... The will of the Right Hon. Henry Beauchamp-Lygon, Earl Beauchamp, of Powyke, and Madresfield-court, 'Worcester, was proved in her Majesty's Court of Pro- bate by his son, the present earl, pawer being re- served to his younger son, the Hon. Frederick Lygon, .M.P., the execivfer. The .personalty was sworn under «fil80,0G0. The deceased nobleman was a general in the army, colonel of the 10th ...

... For the benefit of those who do not study the Almanac, we would observe that there will be an annular eclipse of the sun on Wednesday, the 11th inst., invisible at Greenwich. On Wednesday, the 25th inst., there will be a partial eclipse of the moon, partly visible at Greenwich. It will begin at 8.50 a.m. A Woman Burnt to Death.-An inquest was held at Carlisle, on Saturday, before Mr. Carrick, ...

... THE OF YERK MIBBLE-GLASS EDUCATION. In the course of an-address receatly. delivered at the distribution, of prizes to the students at the Oxford, Cambridge, and Durhasa Universities middle-class ex- animations, the Archbishop of York said: It is a ] characteristic of this.day that we are all pretty well informed about a great many subjects (hear hear). The morning paper somehow puts us all ...

... Two persons were fined the other day by the Stalybridge magistrates, for quitting a railway car- riage whilst the train was in motion. Accidents have frequently happened at Stalybridge from this cause, and these persons were only saved by the. activity-of the railway servants. A characteristic letter from Mr. Buskin has appeared, in which that eminent critic excuses himself from attending an ...

... THE MAYOR.—George Willis, Esq., M.D., has been re- elected to occupy the civic chair for the ensuing year. DROWNED.—A few days since, a woman named Neate, the wife of a forgeman in the employ of Mr. Whitehouse, fell into the river Monnow, a little above the mill-pond, on her way home, and was drowned ...

... CHURCH CONSECRATION.—On Wednesday last, the Pontlottyn new church, in the parish of Gellygaer, situ- ated about a mile from this place, was consecrated and opened for Divine worship. Sermons were preached upon the occasion as fullows:In the morning, at eleven, by the Right Rev. Lord bishop of Llandaff, (in English); in the afternoon, at 3,15, by the Rev. James Newman, B.A., curate of Maindee, ...

... STORY OF LEGACY. The U!v¿vc1siiy Magazine contains an amusing Di- gressive Essay on Wills, in which are related nume- rous examples of carious wills. The following is a specimen :-=-- In the year 179S the following s*.range circumstance occurred in connection with a wiE. Two gentlemen, who.hud been left executors to a friend, on examining the property, fotmd a scrap of paper on which was ...

... ACCIDENT.—On Friday last an accident happened to a miner named David Eva.s, aged about 20, by which he unfortunately lost his left hand. In charging a hole, the wire by some means ignited the powder, and the ramming was forcibly ejected, shattering the poor fellow's tiand so severely, that it required amputation above the wrist. LECTURE.—A lecture on Colliers and Miners was given at the ...

... CHURCH PASTORAL AID SOCIETy.-Sermons, morning and evening, on behalf of this society were preached at St. Mary's church, and we understand that the collections were liberally responded to. A public meeting on behalf f of the same object was held on the following day, at the Grammar School, when several instructive addresses were delivered. POLICE COURT, MONDAY, before W. W. MANNING,, Esquire. ...

... The following dispatch, addressed to her Majesty's ambassador at St. Petersburg, is published in the London Gazette, dated from the Foreign-office My Lord,—Baron Brunnow has communicated to me a dispatch from Prince Gortschakoff, dated August 26 (September 7), in reply to my dispatch to your Excellency, No. 178, of the 11th ultimo, of which you were instructed to give a copy to his Excellency ...

... LEADENHALL.—Hides.—Prices 56Ibs to 641bs, 2fd to 3d:- 64ibs to 721bs, 3d to 3 jd; 721bs to 80lbs, 3d to 4d SOlos tc ftSltml 3Jd to 4Jd; 881bs to SSlbs, 4^d to 5d; 9Glbs to 1041bs, 4 £ d to 5.}d; 1041bs to 1121bs, 5d to Gd. borse hiaes, 10s to 12s. Caif skins, light, 2s 6d to 4s; full, 7s. BERMONDSEY.—Sheep skins, polled, 9s to 123 half breds, 6s 9d to 7s 9d; downs, 6s to 7s. ...

... WORCESTER, DEAN FOREST, AND MONMOUTH RAIL- WAY COMPANY.—The first ordinary general meeting of this company was held at its offices, Furegate-street Wor- cester, on Tuesday, Joseph Robinson, Esq., in the chair. The business was purely of a formal nature. There was a goodly attendance of shareholders, who elected a board of directors which was formed of six gentlemen from South Wales-A. Darby, J ...