... THE WIFE MURDER IN SOMERSET. On Mondav, the Corouer tor East Somerset beHau inquest at Woolvorton, ou the bo ly of Mary Britton. who was murdered by her husband. Intense ev.ciie- ment prevailed in Fromeand surrounding district. A crowd assembled in front of the police station, where the prisoner had been locke 1 up; and all along tha road to Woolverton persons ranafteftho lly in which the ...

... TO COKllESPOXDENTS. We have omitted the letter of .T. 11. His argument is based upon an erroneous impression. The gentleman he alludes to has received an University education and training, and his examination won considerable honour. Lay of the Rejected One.—In our next. Our Correspondents are requested to favour us with their communications as early in the week as possible. as we are ...

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... TO COEBESPONDENTS. -Correspondents a.re requested to favour us with —communications as early in the week as possible, are obliged, every week, to omit many coinmu- ions which would appear if we received them be JThursday. °\iot undertake to return rejected correspondence titers send us anything they deem important they td preserve a copy. ...

... To the Independent Electors OF THE VXITED liOltOt'GH OF MERTBYR TYDFIL, VAYNOR, AND ABERDAKE. GR.xTT.EMrx,—Tho House of Commons having agreed unanimously to accord to our Borough a Sccoifil Repre- sentative, this just measure may he considered as ensured, and, encouraged by the ilatteiing requsitions I have received from so large and influential a proportion of the Constituency, I venture ...

... ADDRESSED TO THE EDITOR. I he Editor is not responsible for the opinions of his Correspondents. PONTYPRIDD FRIEND-IN-NEED SOCIETY. SSijj,.—Ssij^ee the demise of the Friend-in-need Society the numerous members of the same were at a non-plus as to their future necessities. Upwards of two thousand had placed implicit confidence in the stability of the society, and more so in their agent, Mr. D. ...

... On Monday morning, an inquest was held at the Queen's Hotel, Manchester, to inquire into the cause of the death of Mr. Alfred Raumgarten, merchant, who wag found dead in his bed-room at the above-name 1 hotel,under the following extraordinary circumstances: —Finding the deceased did not leave his be 1-rooin the chamber-maid procured a second key, and on entering the room was almost suffocated ...

... A nice, ing of tho shareiiol 'org ot the Uank of Ben- g 1 was hel l on the 17th inst., at which a resolution Was unanimously adopts I in favour of amalgamation with the Bank of Bombay It is understood, however, that the Government will not sanction amalgamation, u-.iiii satis fie I i h.it- the ve-coiistruction of the Bank of Bombay is impossible. Sf loot. A•i:.—tn the schools in Great Brifcian ...

... FHE ADJOURNED INQUEST ON THE III BODY OF MARTHA THOMAS. The second adjourned inquest took place 011 Tuesday last, .),t the Prince of Wahs Inn, before Cox Davies, Esquire, coroner. W. R. Smith, Esquire, attended to watch the case on behalf of a clergyman in the district. Ti e names of the jurymen having been called over, and the previous evidence having been read, a letter was then put in from ...

... BRITISH SCHOOLS. IT affords us infinite gratification to chronicle in another column, the auspicious event of laying the foundation stone of the British Schools in Mer- thyr, which took place yesterday. Considered locally it should arouse feelings of pleasure in the breast of every admirer of secular education but considered nationally it lias a far wider importance. In these days of ...

... ABERDARE. Crucxi-T MATCH.—The Merthyr a-id Aberdire cricket clubs had a frieadly m itch on T.iursday l ist, on the Aber- darc ground Moithrr club proved victors, in their first intung-i, having made sixty-eijut runs, whilst in both innings of the Abjul uv club their score only amounted to sixty-seven. The return maten will come off at Merthyr in a few d iys, and if til vt will piss as pleasant ...

... An order was receive) at Chatham, on Monday, authorising an additional Id. per dn v..besi les the^ 1. already granted, to be pid I to those- non-commissioned ofii-.ers and men*v.ho enlisted rior to the passi g of the Limited Enlistment Act, 1?-W. 1 he whole of the troups at the garrison have been paid the additional 2d. per dav,'aad tho non-commissioned officers and men who have re Unlisted 3d ...