... ILATEST AND SLEG]URAPHIIC NEWS. AgCVIDENT ON THE LONDON A1ND OUTE-WESTERN RAILWAY. B LTS INTERRUPTION OF TRAFFIC, serious inteuption of traffio was caused on Lon~adon and North-weatern Raeway yesterday bebreak-down of a coal train at Berkhanmatead, r London. The trains coming north wore e5byed for several hours. COMMERCIAL. LONDON, FniDAY EVmsING. [BY TELEGRAPR.] Csc&ola opened firmer and ...

... ir), The National Eisteddfod ane great musical festival is to 'aff be held this year at Carmartben, from the 8rd to the 6th of ied September next. Among its presidents, vice-presidents, and 5fn supporters, are distingsiehed members of both Hlones of on Parliament, and gentlemen of great wealth and learning, to Prizes amounting to upwards of £600 will be awarded for en successfal compositions ...

... MERTHYR. CARELESSNESS OF A WORKMAN.-At the Mertbyr Police- court on Saturday, Joseph Williams, an engineman, was: charged with misconduct at his work on the Sunday nigbt previous, whereby an engine shed belonging to the Rhymney Iron Company was destroyed by fire. Mr. C. H. James appeared for the prosecution. The evidence proved that on Sunday night the defendant went to his work early in the ...

... THE CHARGE OF ATTEMPTED MURDER ON THE HIGH SEAS. On Saturday JohnOfwi>. late master of the ship Copse, of Sunderland, was brought up 00 remand, before ffi Paget, at the Thames Police-court. chawr^^ifK =+*1,^ TER1 R captain made twe attempts to murder him Thf^ars^ll the wounds alleged to have bee,Hn £ cUd*0n & sions were examined by Dr. Roee. described some ...

... THE RITUAL COMM01ISSION. te The following is the first report of this CoMnissionD lit To the Queen's oltest Excellent Meaefsty. Your Majesty having been graeiously pleased to issue a Con. mission reciting that 'differences of practice havo arisen from s, varying interpretations put upon the RuLtrics, Orders, and Directions e, for regulating the course and conduct of publie worship, the ...

... THE SPANISH iNSURRECTIO'N. MIADRJID AUG. 29. According t.3clespatches -received by the Minister of War 4000 insurgents have cubmitted to 'the authorities in Catalonia. Pferrad had crossed over into France. The insurgents at 3Bejar had taken refuge in the moun- tains, andthe ?? at Cuenea had given iits submission. The Spanish Consul at Bayonne announces that Con- trera, with the asgurgents ...

... . FORE1?GW INTHLLUGEN-=E. ?? E IN-SURECIO N, IN SPAIN. APa, Aug. 30. Thlie R'edard publishes a despatcfiord Pau, of Oe 28th init., announcing. that a few nsurgents. have been stopped upon theFrenqchtontier. An- other deapatobstates thtthe towns of Bejsr and. . Avila are reported to d have pro4oaued Against the 1: Government under (he ifisenc of the insurgent' GeneralTurin,; whohs ?? Castille. ...

... GARSTANG & KNQTT END RAiLWAY. cor UPROARIOUS MEETING. The half-yearly meeting of the shareholders of this to company was held yesterday afternoon, at the Royal Oak if Hotel, Garstang. There was a moderate attendance. The ] chair was occupied bylH. Gardner. Esq., and there were also present-- Dr. Chapman, Dr. Bell, Messrs. Addie, Moun- soy, Taylor, Robinson, Rooking, Thornton, Kelsall, Thomas, ...

... WEEKLY OFFERTORY AS A SUBSTITUrB FOR CHUTJRO-R&TEfl9, &a. The weekly offertory Is about to be tested in the paish of Alvecburolh, as a eubstitute for compnisoryor voluntary Church-rates, both of which moasures, daring the recent aglitatien of the Church-rate question in various parts of the conntry, bed been unsuccessfully tried at Alvechtroh, which pariah is contiguous to Bliruingham and ...

... Lord Redesdale, the Chairman of Committees in the Upper House, has just given unwilling testimony to the vagaries of English railway legislation. His lordship had imputed to the Great Eastern directors an attempt to hand over jE40,000 of the shareholders' money to Mr. Brassey under the name of paying for the Dunmow Railway. At the half-yearly meeting of the company, Mr. Baxter, of the firm of ...

... A CHILD GORED BY A BULL.—The INHABITAJ'^II Mexico-row and London-road in thi-i town were t ^0 into a stute of consternation by a large bull Gettir^ ILP from its stall at the slaughter-house, and runDlfl^p00 through the above thoroughfares. All PERSONS seeing the animal naturally kept out of tbe wa^'e(J$ the exception of a rather young child wbo was g° po' the animal rather seriously, but we ...

... A SLIP 0' THE TONGUE.—Yachting Biped: Then you'll look us up at Primrose 'ill ? New Acquaintance (gentlemanly man): Oh, yes-near the 'Zoo,' isn't it? We often drop in and have a look at the monkeys! A LrrrLE GAME THAT DON'T PAY.—By the judgment of Baron Bramwell, the operative tailors have loWt the game of Picquet they have been cawying on with their masters, and had better now pocket ...