... NEWPORT, SATURDAY, NOV. 30, 1861. WE have no desire to prolong a fruitless contro- versy, especially with an opponent whose tactics are distinguished by anything but candour and straightforwardness; but a sense of duty to our readers and ourselves demands that we should notice an article in last week's Star of Gwent. We know of no instance in which the liberty of the Press has more signally ...

... RHYMNEY. WI,) are sorry to have to record, that one of the womenB injured by an explosion of gunpowder we noticed r -ja cjently, has died under the effects of the injuries she then received. She was in an advanced stage of pregnancy.B The inquest was held before C. M. Ashwin, Esq., Depu'.ySj Coroner, on Tuesday, at which, after viewing the bodvH of Margaret Jones, evidence was given that on ...

... SUMMARY. The funeral of the lamented Prince Consort was the absorbing topic in the early part of the week, and well and widely was the sympathy of the people for the bereaved Sovereign expressed. We have referred to the subject more at length elsewhere. The American difficulty now excites -profound in- terest throughout the country. As the day draws nigh when we may look for official advices ...

... FRANCF,PARI,i, DEC. 21.—The Temps of thix evea mg asserts that a despatch has arrived in London frotq Mr. Seward, replying to a* communication from Russell on the subject of neutral rights. In this spatoh, gays the Temps, Mr. Seward assures iw] Russell that the Cabinet of Washington, faithful to its put policy, is ready to guarantee to neutrals every facilit J^^P^hle with the rights of ...

... E.R. GLADSTONE 0^- MIDDLE CLASS' EDUCATION. (Extract from an address delivered at Oxford.) There is a class, which, lying between the wealthy portion of the community, and the poorer, has not yet received its fair share of attention. It is right if ve move forward that we should move forward all together (cheers) and we owe it to those friends whose efforts we have met to-day to encourage, ...

... We would not be doing our duty were we to fail in reminding our lady readers, from time to time, that when wanting a really pure and good article of Starch, they must apply for the GLENFIELD PATENT STARCH which is the only kind allowed to be used in Her Ma- jesty's Laundry, where it is essential that Laces and Linens must be got up in a first-class style, as nothing short of that would ...

... EBBW VALE. At Tredegar Petty Sessions held last week, before Rev. Edmund Leigh and Capt. Marsh, the only c-ise ofltj any importance was that of two young girls, Maryanngj and Matilda Slade, the former a mere girl of nine years, and the latter 17 years, charged with felony, the one stealing, and the other receiving money and other stolenS property. Caroline Knox, first charged the younger with ...

... POST-OFFICE STATISTICS. The seventh report of the Postmaster-General, which has been published, states that last year the number of post-offices in the United Kingdom was increased by twenty-nine, making the whole present number 11,441. To these must be added 2,473 road letter boxes, 510 of which were put up last year. Thus the whole number of public receptacles for letters is now nearly 14 ...

... ITALY. The Italian Parliament was opened at Turin last week. In the Chamber of Deputies Baron Ricasoli, President of the Council, explained the present state of the Roman question. He said that he had drawn up a plan of reconciliation between religion and liberty, and between the State and the Church. He had requested the Emperor Napoleon to become mediator but, owing to the little disposition ...

... SERMON BY THE REV. DR. JAMES. In the evening a special service was held at St. | Paul's Church, the prayers being read by the Rev. J. T. Wrenford, incumbent, and the Rev. Dr. James, rector of Panteague, occupying the pulpit. The galleries, the pulpit, reading desk, and communion table were draped with black cloth, and the pillars hung with crape. The spacious edifice was literally crimmed, no ...

... gtet THE DUKE OF BEAUFORT AT GIBRALTAR.-The correspondent of the Fièld, describing a run with the bounds of his Grace the Duke of Beaufort, at Gibraltar, says: Our pack has been most beneficially augmenVed this season by the kindness of the Duke of Beaufort, who, having made up his mind to spend the winter on The Rock,' sent out ten couple and a half of first-rate hounds, in charge of- Dick ...

... COUNTY POLICE.—SATURDAY. [The Rev. THOMAS POPE, Chairman and W. PHILLIPS, Esq.] MACHEN.—John Mills was summoned by ene ffy Webb, married woman, who had been deserted by her husband three years, as the father of her illegitimate child. Mr. Owen appeared far the defendant, and he took a preliminary objection, the summons stating the complainant was a single woman, she deposing she was married ...