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... same at Newport; and even at Brecon, where local prejudice is aristocratically in- timed, a clerk has been equally successful. The time is now at hand when a beginning must be made. A curse, said a German writer, is attached to standing still; be it manor mankind, an association or an Empire. If we prefer the motto of supineness, with us the penalty, the misfortune of such a resolve but do ...

ITIIEDEGAR

... EMGLTSTC BAPTIST CHAPEL.—The re-opening of this place of worship i& announced for cLy and Monday next, when special services wiu be held, which wlÍl be conducted by the R v. T. Thomas, D.D., Pontypool, assisted by several eminent ministers of the baptist and other de- nominations, in the neighbourhood. Collection* are announced to ...

TO CORRESPONDENTS

... No notice can be taken of unauthenticated communications. A tyny case of asaltment at Tesradgunlaise, is unsuited to our columns. We would suggest that the writer turn his atten- tion to something more profitable, than writing and troubling us with such nonsense. The report of the Brynmawr Petty Sessions is unavoidably de- ferred until our next.—Several letters on Sunday Recreation are also ...

TOWN TALK.' v

... TOWN TALK.' fEY OUR LONDON CORRESPONDENT.] IVBJA is in every one's mouth. How times have altered! Once no cared to read anything about it except the yellow-faced old fogies at Cheltenham, who, having lived there almost all their lives au 1 grown gray in the service of the Company, loved to uaak anc read about the spots where they had acted as legislators or heroes. Each mail brings gloomier ...

Published: Saturday 08 August 1857
Newspaper: Usk Observer
County: Monmouthshire, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 2071 | Page: Page 2 | Tags: News 

LOCAL INTELLIGENCE

... ENGLYNION J XR. WILLIAM THOMAS, (AlwÐ Morlaia), Teiynwr, Merthyr, yr IJ el4.,ÛliAJdd virth clmareu 'r Delyn \deir-ret, ya Eitieddjod ■einiol, .J.<tdar, Qorj-henhaf Y 7fed, 1857. Diairigen da ei ymgais,—yw William Thomas, (Alaw :>1odais) ¡ O! Kwvnol yw sain ei lais, Y yw a glywais Sain ei delyn svlii swvnawl,-—i'n meddwl, Maeddodd —bn fycklutfawl! Yn rhwydd iawn fCirdd rhoudwn fawl A f'o ...

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... Private George Garrett, 93rd Highlanders, was tried by a court-marshal at Chatham garrison on the follow- ing charge: For when he was a prisoner in the main-guard loek-up, he called Lieutenant Gortou of the 29th tegiment, who was the officer of the guard, a recruit officer, and, taking up his shoe, threatened to throw it at the said officer. The prisoner was tied up to the halberds and ...

CARDIFF WATER WORKS COMPANY

... MOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the Seventh Ordi- li nary Annual GENERAL MEETING of the Cardiff Water Works Company, will be held at the Offices of the Com- pany, in Charles-street, Cardiff, on MONDAY, the 24th day of -r?US. '^le Chair to be taken at 1 o'clock precisely- I he Books of the Company, for the transfer of Shares will be closed from and after Saturday, loth August, till Thursday, 25th ...

THE INDIAN MAIL

... SOUTHAMPTON, AUG. 4. The Colombo arrived at Southampton this morning with the heavy portion of the India and China mails. Her dates were, Alexandra, July 23; Malta, 26 and Gibraltar, 30 She brought 15ft.passen- gers, among whom were Sir William and Laay Lead, ami Lacy Caroline Fox. Her cargo consisted of 2,577 bales ol Her Majesty's ships Tartarus and Carado.c were at Alexanana, and the ...

Published: Saturday 08 August 1857
Newspaper: Usk Observer
County: Monmouthshire, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 341 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: News 

LONDON PRODUCE MARKETS

... MINCING-LANE. MONDAY, AUG. 3. SDGAR —Only a limited business doing, larger quantities on offer, and prices rule in buyers' favour Mauritius, of low to fine brown quality, selling at 44s to 51s 6d, yellow 52s to 58s, grainy 57s to East India white to 62s, grainy yellow 57s to 61s. Stock of sugar 14 000 tons under last year, but rates keep much above. REFINED SIIGJR a slow sale brown. lumps are ...

Published: Saturday 08 August 1857
Newspaper: Usk Observer
County: Monmouthshire, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 474 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: News 

CARDIFF STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY

... -\T°TICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the IX ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of #11^. Shareholders, in the Cardiff Steam Naviga- 'SSwSesSiir tion Company, will be held at the Company's Offices, Bute Docks, Cardiff, on WBDNESDEY, the 19th August instant. The Chair to be taken at 12 at Noon. THOS. WM. BOOKER BLAKEMORE, Chairman. The Transfer Books will be closed on the 8th of August and not re-opened until ...

THURSDAY, JULY 30. t

... CIVIL SERVICE SUPERANNUATION.—Lord PALMKRSTON, in reply to Mr. S. Fitzgerald, said that as the house had sanctioned by a vote the outlay to be incurred by the Civil Servants Super- c animation Bill, the government would not offer any further resistance c to that measure. t THE DIVORCE BILL.—The ATTORNEY-GENERAL moved the t second reading of the Divorce and Matrimonial Causes Bill. Advert- t ...

Published: Saturday 08 August 1857
Newspaper: Usk Observer
County: Monmouthshire, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 220 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: News 

PENARTII HARBOUR, DOCK, AND RAILWAY COMPANY

... NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the ORDINARY l HALF-YEARLY MEETING of this COMPANY will b2 held at their OFFICE, CROCKHERBTOWN, CARDIFF, 011 the Twenty-eight day of AUGUST instant, at 12 o'clock in the r orenoon precisely. R. WINDSOR CLIVE, CHAIRMAN. Cardiff, August 4, 1857. ...