... FATAL ACCIDENT.—On Tuesday last Daniel Jones, aged ...

... HORRIBLE DEATH. — The Rev. Dr. John George Gordon, formerly of Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, and Trinity College, Dublin, Principal of the Collegiate Institution, Notting-hill-terrace, has been killed on the London, Brighton, and South Coast Railway, and a verdict of Accidental Death returned by the jury em- panelled to inquire into the circumstances. The melan- choly occurrence took ...

... TIE QUEEN AND THE DYING SOLDIER. (From the Xno Monthly .Uayazine for July 5Her the Queen rerenrly visited the ll-val Victeria at Net'ev, th- foundation stone of which h d been laid bv the Price Con o t. This may be considered as the first pubic ant of Her Majesty si- ce her irreparable bereav •- me.1 t- an ct every wav i.povopriate, as well as in accjtdance with her humane disposition J Suv. ...

... On Tuesday a portion of the Risca Rifle band visited Tredegar Park, and played several beautiful pieces. Lord and Lady Tredegar expressed themselves much pleased with their performances, and treated them in a very generous manner. ...

... THE year is dying! all its griefs And joys must pass away The regions of the past have claimed The old year from to day. The sun has shone his last farewell, As clear and golden red He gazed around and slowly sank Into his azure bed. The moon has risen, pale and cold, To watch the old year die; All silently she marks the hour, Receives the latest sigh. Laden with dead leave, comes the wind, ...

... JULY FAIR AND MAUKET on Tuesday last proved very little more importance than a good market. This arises from the hay harvest—which no doubt occupied the farmers. A goodly quantity of stock changed hands. Fat beasts were worth o~ 1 to G| I, arid • heep, 6d to 6j 1 per lb (sink the offal). Very little doing in the pig department. New potatoes, 7s te9s per 112 lbs. The quotation of wheat thi3 ...

... EN-TF.RTAINMENT -The Tredegar Mioistrels gave their M.-uden Couc rt on W eduesday, t/je 9 h instaut, and were honoured with a large and select audience Mr. John Hen'er, (Tempo), in Sally come up, Boh Ridley, and The whole Hog, or none, WaS enthusiastically encored. Ho possesses a good ear, and is fud of humour. Mr. Allcock was also honoured with au encore; he has a good voice, and. w,th a ...

... THE ROYAL AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY AT WORCESTER TRIAL OF STEAM IMPLEMENTS. On Wednesday it was intended that the trials of stearn implements should hive commenced at the Nunnery Farm, about a mile and a half from t ie show yard, and preparations were accordingly made for the purpose- About eleven o'clock some seven implements in cl»38 2 (that for thr;se adapted to small occupations), were on the ...

... B lit 1 H 8. On the Oth inst., at Veliudia, near Cardiff, the wife Thomas William Booker, Esq of a daughter. On the 17th instant at Cardiff Road, Newport, th wife of Mr. E. Hibb id, of a daught r. Oh the 13th install, at Dos Cottage, Newport, the wife of Mr. 1 homas Garrett of a son. MALiRlAGES. On the 16th instant, at Bassaleg, Monmouthshire, by the Rev. Chancellor Morgan, rector of Machen, ...

... THEKING AND THK BANKER. Some time said Nlr. Peabody, the banker, to the writer of the following anecdote, business of im. portance r, quired mv speedy presence at the Prussian capital. Our house had Ion?? before been established, and as the Prussian government wanted rainier, thought it expedient to see their minister myself with- out delay. T journey was somewhat dangerous, the state of ...

... THE ASSIZE CALENDAR.—The number of prisoners for trial at the Assizes this week was 21, of whom 4 were described as able to read and write well, 8 able to read and write imperfectly, 3 able to read, and 32 neither able to read nor write. The offences may be thus classified :-Murder, 1; assault, with intent to murder, 2; rape, 2; arson, 7 wounding, 4; burglary, 4; post office robbery, 1. Result ...

... The report of M. Fould, on the financial condition and prospects of France, has just been published. The Mexican war was of course expected to tell rather heavily upon the finances; but the Minister sagaciously suggests that this and other extras will all be easily met by an anticipated surplus upon next year's account. The figures for the year just closed present an excess of unforeseen ...