... A great murder case was concluded last week at the assizes of La Vendee, which has excited public attention to a degree unparalleled since the trial of Madame La- farge. In November last a half-pay captain, named Olive, was shot dead as he was about to take the diligence between his residence at the village of Lucs for Napoleon Vendee. He fell without uttering a cry. The night was very dark, ...

... Her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales has sent 25 to Mis. M'Nair, whose husband lost his life in Dundee on the 11th of March, in taking down a flag aaed in the rejoicings of the 10th. The Hon. Mrs. .Uruce, in forwarding ihe remittance, states that the Princess has been truly grieved to hear of her (Mrs. -M'Nair's) affliction, and of the manner in which her husband's death occurred. ...

... The usual annual procession of St. Mark, which was prohibited this year in Warsaw by the police, having nevertheless taken place, Archbishop Felinski was con- fined as a prisoner in his palace, and the canons Bialobrzeski, Wyszeski, Poplawski, and others, as well as a great number of priests were arrested. In conse- quence of orders afterwards received by telegraph from St. Petersburg, they ...

... ON Thursday afternoon her Majesty took her departure for Osborne, Isle of Wight, for a tew days, accompabied by the Prince and Princess of Hesse and infant Princess, Prince Alfred, 'Princesses Helena, Louisa, and Beatrice, and Prince Arthur. THEIR Royal Highnesses the- Prince of Wales, Prince Alfred, the Duke of Cambridge, and Prince Louis of Hesse, accompanied by their Grand Ducal Highnesses ...

... The Patrie thus sums up the Mexican news regarding the assault on Puebl* The official reports of the recent military events in Mexico have reached Paris. They confirm the infor- mation already received from various sources of the attack and capture of the city of Puebla. According to our private advices, our troops, at the latest date, were in posses 'on of the town, with the exception of two ...

... The bill before the House of Commons for decimalising our existing system of weights and measures, states in the preamble that, for the promotion and extension of our internal as well as our foreign trade, it is expe ...

... 14 Not a Shopman's communication, and I. R's. lines on the Sabbath Day, crowded out. Shall appear next week. Club Anniversaries at Raglan and Bryugwyn reached us too late. Additional Pontypool Intelligence will be found in a First Edition, to be obtained in that district. ...

... The Rev. William Freeman, the late publisher of a newspaper called the Dial, which formerly belonged to the National Newspaper League Company (Limited) was summoned before Alderman Besley, to answer the charge of stealing a quantity of the back numbers of the Dial, to the value of -660, the property of Messrs. Peter Bayne and Job Pickles, the present proprietors of that journal. Mr. Lewis, jun ...

... WE are happy to say that the differences that appeared to threaten a rupture between this country and America are, at any rate, patched up, if not entirely withdrawn. The announcement that the Government of the United States had decided, in compliance with the demands of Lord Lyons, of delivering up, with seals unbroken, the mail bags captured in the Peterhoff, has been received with great ...

... DEATH OF THE REV. THOMAS DAVIES, M.A. It is with unfeigned regret that we have to report the death of the worthy Incumbent of Trevethin, which melancholy event occurred on the morning of Saturday last, at Bath, to which place he had repaired for the bene- fit of his health, which had been fearfully impaired by several attacks of paralysis, and to one of which, death is to be attributed. ...

... In accordance with a promise made in our columns last week, when recording the demise of the above named inestimable and lamented gentleman, at-the advanced age of 94 years, we now present to our readers a short sketch of his life of usefulness. The Rev. William Powell, B.D., and Canon of Llandaff, was born at Abergavenny, on the 17th Dec., 1769, being the son of the Rev. William Powell, M.A., ...

... General Hooker's Army Across the Rappa- hannock. NEW YORK, MAt 1.: General Hooker's whole army is moving.: A'portion of the army crossed tha Rappahannock at Kelly's Ford above Fredericksburg, on Monday last, and captured the Confederate pickets. General Hooker sent out skirmishers, but found no enemy. Since that time the: remainder of the army has been crossing at three other fords above and ...