... LATEST NEWS. WINNING OF THE IRON ORE AT LLWYN SAER, NEAR LLANTRISSANT. PONTYPRIDD, Thursday, 8 p.m. The Iron ore was struck in the workings on this property this morning. The bed is of immense thickness. The landlord of the property is M. W. Harris, Esq., and the lessee is Mr. David Jones. LIVINGSTONE'S DISCOVERIES. Professor Sedgwick has received a letter from Dr. Livingstone, dated River ...

... The Gonstitutionnel of Monday, in an article signed by its chief editor, M. Grandguillot, says that the declara- tions of the Cabinet of Turin, on the subject of the Regency of M. Bouncompagni, are of a nature to make those arrangements possible which have generally been considered as very difficult of execution. It is under- stood that if M. Buoncompagni exercises the regency, it is only for ...

... Austere and crotchety, elderly and cynical, Henry Drummond is an extraordinary man merely to look at. He is tall and thin, with an oval head, a calm, passionless face, and short, scant grey hair. There is an air of the recluse about him. One would expect to find him at Oxford or Cambridge rather than in the House of Commons. Yet not only do you find him there, but he is a favourite with the ...

... THE WRECK OF THE ROYAL CHARTER. The following is another description of the cir- cumstances attending this awful calamity, from the time the ill-fated vessel began to break away from her cables, until her final engulpbment:- On entering the saloon Mr. Allen, the head ste- ward of the second cabin, came and told the pas- sengers they had better not go on deck, as it might cause confusion. The ...

... PARIS, Nov. G. It is stated, on reliable authority, that the Congress will meet in Paris, and not in Brussels. ...

... is, I imagine, a great secret of Sir James's success. He is a boy, and will remain so to the end of the chapter. I know he was born in 1792, that he has been in and out of office times innumerable, that he has sat on ail sides of the House, advocated all sorts of measures, and coalesced with all parties but the enthusiasm with which he does all this, is youthful. He is an artless, simple, ...

... The recommendations proposed in the report of the royal commissioners appointed to inquire into the sanitary condition of the British army, presented to parliament last year by command of her Majesty, are gradually being carried into operation by the present Secretary of State for War, the Right Hon. Sidney Herbert. This is only what might be expected, as the commission itself s,at under the ...

... MARBKGK On Monday last, at St Church, hv thf Rice Jone- Mr.Evan Daviea?of Bridpe-strpet', Mertb?r cHbinet-maker. to Mrs. Margaret RictMvda,-of Thom?? atteet,Thcmas Town, Merthyr, widow. ? f-? On Wpdw criav n ??.Mt ??' wnof 1), P. Rcell S months. \?..?&t t-?'a.?, s?n. a. ...

... COURT OF CHANCERY, LINCOLN'S-INN, Nov. o (Before the Lord Chancellor, and the Lords Justices of Appeal.) IN BANKRUPTCY.—EX PARTE NICHOLSON, IN RE NICHOLSON. This was a petition of the bankrupt, Thomas Nichol- son, praying the Court to vary or annul an order of Mr. M. D. Hill, Comn .itsioner of the Court of Bankruptcy at Bristol, entirely refusing the bankrupt's certificate. The bankrupt was ...

... A most amusing entertainment was given at the Literary and Scientific Institution of those works last Wednesday, by Mr. Basil Young, who in his truly panoramic peeps at modern life, managed to hit class foibles some good hard blows, though they were dealt in that good humoured manner which dis- arms resentment. His Opera without the Crush contained some very clever satire upon the haut ton. ...

... PENARTH. Charles Starr, late of Penarth, butcher, &c., passed his first examination on Thursday week, at the Bristol Insolvent Court, and had the 8th- December named for his final order. ...

... THE FAIR.—On Monday last the usual half-yearly fair was held in this town. In the morning there was a moderately good show of live stock and a few sales were effected. The evening (and major part of the clay) was devoted to such pleasure as is usually pro- curable at a country fair EXTRAORDINARY CULTURE.—In the autumn of last year, the Rev. 1. D. Jenkins, incumbent of St. Fagan's Church, ...