... THE CONDEMNED PORTUGUESE.—It will be remembered that, at the October session of the Central Criminal Court, a Brazilian seaman, of the name of Charles Annois, was convicted of the murder of the cap- tain of a vessel in which he was employed as cook, and left for execution. The circumstances under which the dreadful act was committed were such as to lead to a strong impression that the prisoner ...

... FOREIGN GLEANINGS A COBHA. — An instance of intrepidity is related by the Bombay Times. It appears that while a party of fifty persons of the Jewish community were engaged in conversation, previous to prayer, Mr. Reuben unwittingly roused from its repose a large cobra di capello, which at once pounced upon the disturber.^ Eluding its grasp the young man caught the cobra in the middle of its ...

... A case was heard on Saturday before the Mayor of Swansea, Mr. Thomas Edward Thomas, and a full bench of magistrates of that borough, which excited a very unusual amount of interest. Elizabeth Thomas, a respectably-dressed and good-looking female, who is the wife of Mr. Daniel Thomas, landlord of the Jersey Arms Tavern, Orange-street, in that town, was charged, in conjunction with Charles ...

... FRIDAY. (Before the MAYOR and E. J. PHILLIPS, Esq.) WAGES.—Thomas Evans, remanded from Wednesday, was summoned for £ 2 9s. 5d. wages, due to William Tur- ner. Defendant did not appear, and.an order for imme- -cliate payment was made ASSAULTS.—Edward Lewis was charged with assaulting Elizabeth Power. Complainant went on Tuesday evening to look for her husband at the Moulder's Arms, where the ...

... VOLUNTEER RIFLE CORPS. MEETING OF DEPUTY-LIE DTE NANTS AND MAGISTRATES, AT THE TOWN HALL, USK. Pursuant to ndtice the Deputy-Lieutenants and Magis- trates present A* th« Quarter Sessions on Mondav, resolved BUTNSS £ ° 8 AFT?TB6 conclusion of TL^ County bu mess, to consider generally the formation of Volunteer JtforS3 f ??UNT? OFMO«aouth, and to receive any reports and suggestions from those ...

... The following telegram was—very unintelligibly— transmitted to Mr. Reuter, and lie gives it under reserve:— PER A, DEC. 28. BOMBAY, DEC. 15. Two thousand rebels, and their leaders, Mammoo Thadoor Benimah (?) and his sons, were made prisoners at the frontiers of Oude. The Legem (Begum?) escaped. ° ...

... It is said that there is now an arrear of 600 divorce cases, and 150 probate and administration cases in the Court of Probate and Divorce. On Friday last a violent storm visited the neigh- bourhood of Calne. It appears to have been a regular tornado, having a curvilinearjjmotion, and progressing at a rapid rate. At about one o'clock the atmosphere became thick and heavy, and the storm ...

... ROME, JAN. 3. The Duke of Grammont has positively stated to the Holy See that the pamphlet Le Pape et le Centres does not contain the programme of the French Govern- ment for the Congress. Thia explanation has produced an excellent effect on the Sovereign Pontiff, and hopes are entertained that his Holiness will not object to be represented at the Congress. ...

... MADRID, JAN 2. Three vessels sailing under the English flag, and carrying contraband of war, have been brought from Ceuta to Algesiras. After a glorious fight the Spanish army, commanded by General Prim, has defeated the Moors on the whole line, and advanced as far as Castilligos. The Hussars executed several heroic charges and captured a flag. The Moors were 40,000 strong, and lost at least 1 ...

... IMiens i0 €frt £ o.r, PENARTH ROADS. SIR,—In your publication dated December 24th I read that Mr. Winstone begged to call the attention of the council to the fact that Penarth roads were not kept in a proper state, ...

... THE DANCE OF DEATH IN 1859. Several sovereigns have died in the year just over, the Kings of Naples and of Sweden, the Emperor of Morocco, and the Bey of Tunis among the number. The death of the bride-Queen of Portugal occasioned sorrow through- out Europe. A long list of British peers is in the necrology of ,1859, among whom Lord Minto, Lord Westmoreland, and Lord Waldegrave, are perhaps of ...

... DEC. 30. Last night we learned with the deepest regret that England had suffered an irreparable loss by the sudden death of Lord Macaulay, at his residence in Kensington, at 8 o'clock on Wednesday evening. Although in 1852 he had a serious and protracted illness, from declared disease of the heart, the attack was subdued, and till within the last three weeks his health was tolerably good. ...