... Petty Sessions, Pontypool (alehouse licellses) Sat., July 21 Lectures (see advt.J—Providence Chapel, Sun Crane-st., County Court-Newport, Mon. t$- Tues; Cardiff, Wed. Sf Th ...

... LAND FOR RULE PRACTICE.—The following is the chief clause of the new act for facilitating the ac- quisition by rifle volunteer corps of grounds for rifle practice :— Any rifle volunteer corps may purchase or acquire by such grants as are hereinafter mentioned any land for rifle praotice, and for the erection of butts ana other accommodations for the use of the corps when practising with ...

... It is a singular thing that all the working & neers and stout-armed '^navigators who planned, and aut, and built up the Great Northern Railway, were compelled, before they commenced their labours, tø. wait for the oath of one man, who happened ta be William Jaaa«8 Robson, th» future forger. Theoots- puliory powers of a railway act cannot be put in fOrtJfI, nod the H t sod of a railway ...

... PROPOSED PEACE WITH MoRocco.-Negotiations i:V»r peace with RY >»JT of (writes a Spanish rrespondent). It is said that immediately after tne C; oture of Tetuan, which place is not expected to make serious resistance, as it is armed only with old cannon, ad as the Moors are suffering from sickness and famine treaty of peace will be signed at Tangiers; ana wiac, t le basis of it will be an ...

... Iflrattllsntras Jinf Trigmtt. AN OFFENCE NOT KNOWN TO T sis- pension has been presented to tl nburgh High Court of Justiciary for a prisoner, n,h ahe ground thit the offence of which he was found guilty—viz., at- tempting to pick pockets—is not an offence known -,o the law. The Lord Justice Clerk has granted a war- rant for his interim liberation, on his finding bail for 21. sterling. THE ...

... Jpsttllmtttars$rttl%race. INNOCENCE.—There is a story about Dick, a darkey in Kentucky, who was a notorious thief, so vicious in this respect, that all the thefts in the neigh- bourhood were charged to him. On one occasion, Mr. Jones, a neighbour of Dick's master called, and said that Dick must be sold out of that part of the country, for he had stolen all his (Mr. Jones's) turkeys. Dick's ...

... FRANOE A POOR CUSTOMER FOR COALS! I hope the notion has been disposed of that the object of France in regard to the article of coal is a military one. I am sure that in the mind of any impartial person it is im- possible that such a notion could remain for a single moment. (Hear, hear.) In the first place, France has contrived at this moment to secure a fleet, by means of which fleet she has ...

... A STRANGE CHARACTER. We have this week to record the death of Mr. James Macdonald, M.A., a remarkable character, well known in Stafford and the neighbourhood. Mr. Macdonald graduated at the University of Edinburgh, taking the degree of Master of Arts, and for some time dis- charged the duties of sub-editor of the Edinburgh Courant. Here is a sketch of his life About thirty years ago he came to ...

... THE PROVINCIAL CORN TRADE. The corn markets have exhibited a further slight improve- ment in prices during the past few days, though the increased demands of holders tended to restrict business. The weather, although favourable to out-door labour, continues to check vegetation, and while this check continues the requirements for feeding purposes must be large, tending materially to reduce ...

... In the Court of Exchequer in London on Saturday the case of CustNI DALE was tried, and was an action for breach of a promise of marriage brought by the plaintiff, a young lady under 21 years of age, through her father as her next friend. Mr. Cusani is an importer of and dealer in foreign birds, carrying on his business in Birmingham, and his daughter assists him to do so. In the month of No- ...

... NOW ARE OUR VOLUNTEERS TO BE- COME GOOD' MARKSMEN? To drill well, and to mak-e good marksmen, are two very different things; or, to use the language of the Mythe Manual of Musket Instruction, marching and manoeuvring can do no more than place the soldier in jRptoest possiblesituation for using his weapon with effect. How are our Volunteers to become good marksnien ? Blazing away at a target ...

... THE ANNEXATION OF SAVOY. The Paris journals of Monday publish the following message:— Cjiambert, JAH. 80. Yesterday the party hostile to a cession of Savoy to France made a demonstration. Nearly 260 persons assembled from all parts of Savoy at the request of the residents of Chambery, and uked information of the Governor as to whether it was the in'ent'op of the King of Sardinia to cede Savoy ...