... A new book store, of a very peculiar description, has recently been opened in Boston, United States. It is kept by S. A. Rollo, late of the house of A. S. Barnes and Co.; it is a publishing and bookselling house; it is modelled and arranged like a ship it is full of nautical things, and the business is carried on in nautical names and sea-going arrangements. As a sign, on a platform outside, ...

... Jlalmi and ftlititarv. THE seamen of the navy in the Mediterranean fleet are being taught the use of the Minie rifle. FRENCH TROOPS, writes the Daily News corre- spondent from Turin, June 2 are still arriving by the Cenis' snowy road. Yesterday evening two batteries of the Imperial Guard made their entrance in this town amidst flowers and enthusiastic reception. This morning they were ...

... HORTICULTURE. From Bell's Weekly Messenger. ] The month of June has been remarkably favourable or •vegetation, and the growth of the various crops has been unusually rapid and vigorous. Indeed, to the fa- cing character of the season must be attributed in a great degree the early tendency to disease manifested bv the Jisu us with gloomy forebodings for this frmn thp 7T,' • •r9frS' which had ...

... CITY, WEDNESDAY, APKII. The funds to-day have been favourably influenced by the siderable rise which took Place yesterday nfternoon on the pariS Bourse, where the Three per Cent. Rentes closed at 68fr. money and 67fr. 85c. for the account. Consols, however, exhibti an improvement of only 1-16 to f per Gent., the let prices or tl,e, morning having scarcely been supported up to the present hoW- ...

... Mr. C. M'Nab, principal coast officer of Torquay, has been promote to be a landing waiter at Cardiff. A SHOULDER oi' MUTTON STOLEN. — About a quarter to eleven, Monday morning, a shoulder of button, weighing about six pounds, was stolen out of the butcher's shop of Mrs. A. Brearly, the Hayes. HORSE RUN AWAY.-As Mr. Stubbs, cordial manu- facturer, and Mr. John Young, were driving through ...

... (SITTINGS IN ERROR.) THE QUEEN V. FOX.—CLERKS TO JUSTICES. The defendant was clerk to the justices at Newport, and his partner was clerk of the peace for Monmouth- sto^e. The question was, whether the defendant wras -within the statute which prevents clerks to justices having an interest in the prosecution of criminals, in consequence of his partner being clerk of the peace. The Court of ...

... Jntttl CRICKET NEWPORT V. CARDIFF.—A nicely played match took place on the Cardiff ground on Thursday week, which we were unable to notice in our last issue. The Newport club was well represented, having on their side some of their best men, besides two professionals (France and Hussey), while, from the little time intervening between the acceptance of the match and its playing, the Cardiff ...

... WHITSUNTIDE IN CARDIFF. ^Ho does not enjoy a holiday? Everyone is ready to gay a All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. To throw off the restraints of every day care atld relax the mind, is mentally and physically bene- .ficial. Once the plan of relaxation is formed, the lielt question is, will it be fine weather ? At this f!eason there has been no lack of means for enjoy- J^nt, and what ...

... NEWPORT POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MONDAY. (Before the MAYOR and W. EVANS, Esq.) A case of coal-stealing, one case of vagrancy, and another or desertion from a ship, were dismissed, the evi- dence being insufficient to sustain the charges. PILOTAGE CASE.—J. Mathling, master of the Staats- with von Block, was summoned by Charles Cox, a branch pilot, for £1 15s. pilotage on his vessel, and the case ...

... STiie Cdtirt, m. THE PRINCE OF WALES IN LISBON. — His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales arrived at Lisbon on the 5th inst., in H.M.S. Osborne, and was remaining there when the steamer left. The landing of his Royal High- ness took place in the Royal Arsenal, which was filled with a numerous assemblage of spectators. Outside the gates an escort of Lancers was drawn up, and inside was a guard ...

... NEW MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS. Several changes have been made in the House of Com mons, death having removed three, elevation to the peer-^B age others, and appointments a third class, who were^B members of the parliament which broke up at the close^H of the session on Monday, the 2nd of August last. few days previous to the pro rogati on—n am el y. on the^B 27 th ofJuly—Sir William ...

... RHYMNEY. The complaints of our friends at Aberdare. made known by the contemporary press, have awakened a strong sympathy in these works, suffering as we do from the same carlessness and incompetence as dis- tinguish the professional employees of other works. We pay threepence in the pound upon our wages for surgical and medical asssistance from these gentle- men, and for a miserable pittance ...