... THE UNION-—The inmates of the Workhouse, ac. cording to custom, were supplied with roast beef, plum pudding, cwra dda, and tobacco, on Christmas Day. Their clean and healthy appearance reflects credit on Mr. and Mrs. Prothero, the master and matron of the establishment. RESIGNATION—On Saturday morning a poor animal of a long-eared and much-abused race quietly walked down through Trosnant, in ...

... IfAliiS Box closes at1 »e« Arrival patched at London Day Mail 10 5 a.m. 10 15 a.m. Lordon Night Mail 8 0 pm. 9 0 p.m. 3 50 a.m. 4 45 pm. 6 0 p.m. 8 45 am. Swansea Day Mail 1 30 p m. 1 50 p.m. *0 30 a.m. 1st Pembroke Mall 8 20 a.m. 8 30 a m. 6 15 pm. Brecon Mail .tit. 10 30 p m. 3 55 a.m 9 0 i>.ni. 2nd Pembroke Mail 10 30 pm. 330am. 9 20 p.m. Newport Rtiral District. 10 30 p m. 5 0 a.m. 8 15 ...

... FOOT RACE.—A one-mile foot race took place ou'side this town on Saturday last, between Abraham Jones and Joseph Bowler, both of Newport, the stakes bfingjEo aside. Bowler gave up when about three parts of the distance, Jones being more than one hundred yards in advance at the time. PETTY SESSIONS.—TUESDAY. (Before the Rev. W. POWELL, and C. NICHOLSON, Esq) THREATENING TO SHOOT. — Edward ...

... Demands upon our space by local matters preclude the in sertion of a summary of the week's American news. ...

... SERIOUS ACCIDENT.—Ou Monday morning (last., some boys were engiged in pushing a tram down a road, when the tram got off the rails and tumbled over a precipice. One lad had his leg so sm ishe.! that amputation on the following day became necessary. Through the skIlful attention of Messrs. Coates and Clapp, the lad is doing well he is only about twelve years ot age. All the other boys escaped in ...

... BEAUFORT. EMIGRATION.-The effects of bad times are daily sesn in preparations made by people to emigrate. Many of the most provident workmen in the district are leaving the Iron Works. THE TEMPERANCE CAUSE.—On Sunday evening the third of a series of Temperance Meetings was held in the English Wesleyan Schoolroom here. A goodly number of persons attended, and addresses were delivered by Mr. ...

... EFFICACY OF DR. DE Jonqh's Light-Brown COD Liver OIL IN CONSUMPTION AND DISEASES OF the CHEST,-It is now universally admitted by the most eminent medical practitioners that Dr. de Jongh's Cod Liver Oil is beyond all question the most valuable remedy for Consumption and Diseases of the Chest. No remedy so rapitily restores the exhausted strength, improves the nutritive functions, stops or ...

... At the Norwich Police-court, ?ron 'av. a maiilv you'.li. a1: ut sixteen, named i!obert Cecil M tning, staled to be a i orkj-liire clergyman's sou, wis charged with obtaining, by false pretences, from Mr. William lJa'fs, and Mr. J. B. Allen, two Norwich jewe lers, a silver English lever watch, value £ 6 15S. a gold watch value £ 1- 8s- a gold chain, value £ 2 10s. and a gold locket, value 10s. ...

... IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS, FRIDW, April 20. Their Lordships met at four o'clock, when the Royal assent was given, by commission, to the County Courts Bill, the Cattle, &c.. Contagious Diseases Bill, and the Manchester Royal Exchange Bill. PARLIAMENTARY OATHS.—The report of the amend- ments of the Parliamentary Oaths Amendment Bill was received and agreed to. HOUSE OF COMMONS. FRIDAY, ...

... NEWPORT AND ST. WOOLLOS BOARD OF GUARDIANS. (To the Editor of the Monmouthshire Merlin.) SIR,-Many of your readers must, I think, have been startled like myself, at the disclosure made by Mr. Bebell of the quantity of wine, spirits, ale, and porter, consumed in the Newport Union. I am surprised that Messrs. Rees and others should have considered that gentleman deserving of censure for his ...

... PROPHESYING within an easy distance of the event, we anticipate this year one of the most pitiful Speeches from the Throne ever delivered to Parliament. For what have Ministers to say 1 Such is the Standard's forecast of the Speech delivered to Parliament in the Queen's name on Thursday. Upon this point there is a re- markable agreement between the journal named and our facetious contemporary ...

... The half-yearly meeting of this company was held in London on Friday; Mr. John Biddulph in the chair. The report stated that the earnings for the past half year had been £16,909, being an advance of JE522 over 1862. The expenditure had been £9145. The net profit was JE7799, from which, after paying interest on debentures, &c., there remained applicable to dividend, JE4449 0j 8J, which the ...