... Continuing its speculations on Tuesday, the Times says :— Without a certain show of guns we cannot reckon a victory as very decisive the enemy who can carry his artillery off the field cannot be entirely broken. Yet only three Austrian guns were taken at Magenta, and, what is a still more suspicious fact, one French gun remained in the hands of the enemy. Again, the object of the French ...

... At the monthly meeting of the Board on Wednesday, the following members were present:—Messrs. Wm. Williams, (chairman), D. Lawrence, E. B. Edwards, C. J. Parkes, F. C. Harrison, H. Lewis, A. Edwards, J. Williams, E. Wood, R Greenway, R. B. Roden, J. Hair, S. Fletcher, J. F. Williams, P. HamMfife*^ J. Davies, and A. Dayies. The surveyor's'accounts, amounting' were passed, and a cheaue givon fa ...

... SATURDAY.—Before CHARLES H. WILLIAMS, Esq. DRUNK AND DisoRDEP.Ly.-T-Villiam Lee, for being drunk on the 30th ult., was fined 5s.- William Fury, charged by P.C. Millett with a similar offence at Blaenafon, on the 28th, was mulcted in a like amount. TRESPASSERS BEWARE!—Three women, named Emma Williams, Mary Eustace, and Ann Jones, were severally charged with committing a trespass on the premises ...

... A POETICAL HISTORIAN. — An extraordinary poetical feat is in process at Paris. The proprietors of the Lihrairie Nouvelle announces that they will publish every Saturday sixteen quarto pages of poetry, by M. Mery, descriptive of La grande epopee, mihtaire, qui se prepare en Italic. The prospectus dwells par- ticularly on the fact that the muse of M. M £ ry will always be inspired by the very ...

... AIR- 11 mio tesoro. Yes, dear John Bright, I grant you, I don't want to go to war. You very well can see why-can't you ? I've nought worth fighting for. But if either side, my hearty, Shall conquer too much sea-shore, I am down upon that same party, And soon you will hear my guns roar I-Punch. ...

... THE FRENCH AND AUSTRIANS AT CARDIFF.— In no port in England is the present war watched with greater anxiety and attention than in the port of Car- diff, where are located so many representatives of the belligerent powers. The news of the French victory at Montebello having arrived on Tuesday se'nnight, a demonstration was made by the respective subjects, and would probably have resulted in a ...

... MY LORDS AND GENTLEMEN, I avail myself with satisfaction, in the present anxious state of public affairs, of the advice of my Parliament, which I have summoned to meet with the least possible delay. I have directed that papers shall be laid before you, from which you will learn how earnest and unceasing have been my endeavours to preserve the peace of Europe. Those endeavours have unhappily ...

... MEETING OF THE LIBERAL A meeting of the Liberal members of the Commons was held on Monday afternoon, at Rooms, London, and was attended by 274 gt representing the various sections of that par proceedings were opened by Lord Palmerston, who observed that the iss which Government had dissolved Parliament the question of reform, or any other matter of leIS' tion, but simply or solely whether or ...

... Miss T., known on the turf at Paris as the fair Amazon at Washington, was so brilliant at the races on her horse, jet black, save a white star on the fore- head, that her appearance was hailed everywhere with admiration and applause. A more lovely person cannot be imagined; she guides playfully the most redoubtable courser. Beelzebub, the name of Miss T.'s horse, is so untameable and ferocious ...

... A TIGER STORY. A letter from Penang narrates the following singular escape from, but ultimate death by, the attack of a tiger on a Catholic missionary on that island, which will be read with painful interest My escape from the tiger (says the writer), was truly miraculous, but that of Padre Cuellon was still more so, as the following details of the attack upon that worthy priest will clearly ...