... GLAMORGANSHIRE.—Aberavon. Oct. 7th Penryn, 8th Swansea, 8th; Caerphilly, 9th; Loughor, 10th Swansea, 19th Llantrissant, 29th Neath, 30th. BRECOXSHIRE. Hay, Oct. 10th. MONMOUTHSHIRE.—Pontypoot, Oct. 10th; Newport, 21 st; Chepstow, 25th Llanarth, 27th. SOMERSETSHIRE.—Wootton Bassett, Oct. 8th (jlaston- bury, 11th Wells, 25th. ...

... SERIOUS COLLIERY ACCIDENT. Shortly after six o'clock on Tuesday morning con- siderable consternation was created on the top of the Strafford Main Colliery, from its being apparent that some accident had taken place at the bottom, from the frequently repeated signals from those at the bottom to be drawn up. Quickly through Barnsley, from which the pit is distant rather more than two miles, and ...

... THE ELECTION.—On Wednesday evening, the 25th ult., a meeting was held by Mr. Richard's friends, nt Moriiih (Independent) chapel. This being the first public meeting held by any of the political parties which have lately been formed in Aberdare and its neighhour- hpod, it was looked forward to with interest by many of the inhabitants. The chair; was taken by the Rev. M. Phillips, Aberaman, who ...

... LONDON CORN MARKET.—MONDAY. The was a good supply of foreign oats last week, but the other arrivals were moderate. There were no exports. The thow of samples of wheat on the Essex and Kentish stands this morning was moderate, with very little fine, part of which was wanted for seed, and sold at high rates. The best milling sorts, being scarce, were 2s. dearer; secondary fully Is dearer. There ...

... folifitjal JittclIiriLni^. MR. DISRAELI has accepted the proposal to confer upon him the freedom of the city of Edinburgh, ou the occasion of his visit there. The Conservative banquet takes place on the 29th of October, under the presidency of Sir Wiilam Stirling Maxwell, M.P. THE BANQUET TO THE CHANCELLOR OF THE ExcnE. QUER.— We are glad to learn that the list of honorary stewards for the ...

... SETTING FIRE TO A BARN AT A REFORMATORY.—In the month of February last, a barn attached to an institu- tion of the abovs description, situate about three miles from this town. at a place called Little Mill, was burnt down, and an inmate, named Davies, a lad about twelve years of age, was subsequently brought before the magis- trates to answer the charge of having set it on fire, hut owing to ...

... THE approaching Elections for Town Councillors are, even at this date, a source of considerable excitement, the tameness of last year's pro- ceedings promise to be amply atoned for, and the general hope is, that as gentlemen of charac- ter and position have come forward, their claims may be acknowledged by the ratepayers, and onr Corporation not only invigorated by an infusion of new blood, ...

... ATIEMPTED SUICIDE.—A young man named Charles Sullivan threw himself into the water from the pier, head, Bute Docks, on Thursday morning, and he very narrowly escaped being drowned, as there was great difficulty experienced by a dock policeman and others, who went to the rescue, in getting him to land. The unlucky fellow was found to be in a state of mental derangement, and was therefore taken ...

... | jlpiilittjj Jiitcllijsittt;. The Sporting Gazette sats that the statement which has appeared relative to the purchase, from Mr. T. Dawson, of Diiffield, of a yearling colt by Blair Athole for 1,000 guineas, at Doncaster, by the Duke of Beaufort, is a pure invention.— Sam Rogers, the well-known Newmarket trainer, was seized with illness whilst on the heath last Saturday morning, and remained ...

... Charles King, a lance corporal in the Roya 1 Marines, twenty-eight years of age, fell overboard from the Ta- mar, in Portsmouth dockyard, whilst walking in his aleea and was drowned. The Italian Government have published the usual monthly statement of the progress made in the MOlt Cenis tunnel. According to this, the length of the boring np to tho 1st of September was 7,402 and as the total ...

... Professor Morley is abjut to edit anew edition of the Spectator. A project is set on foot to establish an amateur thea- tre in London. A choral festival was held the other day in the nave of Glasgow Cathedral. The Orhedra tells us that Mr. Henry Leslie is about to give weekly concerts during the winter. During making for the present year a total of 1,903. The rice crop of the states of South ...

... OUR LONDON CORRESPONDENT. WITH the first clouds of October, the aspect of European politics seem also to become clouded. Events, like men, appeared to be taking a holiday during September, and foreign news of natural growth was so scarce, that in- telligence had to be manufactured for our newspapers by cunning scribes on their continental tours and, to do these individuals justice, their ...