... A man named William Wil1imson, a surfaceman! belonging to the north-west of Fifeshire, was on Saturday apprehended and brought to Cupar, on a charge of having murdered Edward Glenning, a grieve, in the service of Mr. Alexander Hunter, farmer, on the farms of Fordell-hill and Strathburn, two farms in the vicinity of Leuchars, the St. Andrew's Junction of the North British Railway. The ...

... THE OCCUPATION OF THE PAPAL STATES. THE INTERVENTION OF FRANCE. The Times says the Government of the Emperor Na. poleon and that of King Victor Emmanuel have taken up their respective positions. The French expedition to Rome, with which the FioreBce Cabinet was threatened, has been resolved upon in principle in full Ministerial Council at St. Cloud. The execution of this resolution has been ...

... BURGLARY.—We understand that the house of Dr. Llewellyn, of this town, was entered, either on Friday night, or early on Thursday morning last, and several articles cf great value stolen therefrom. We trust the perpetrators will soon be detected and brought to justice, fearing the innocent may be accused. One or two rob- beries have, within these few months, been committed, but no one as yet ...

... The Congregationalists have commenced their sittings at Manchester. The Rev. J. R. Campbell, D.D., of Bradford, the president, opened the proceedings with an address. After enumerating the reasons which kept the Independents distinct from other churches, he referred to sacramental ordination, which, he said, the Independents had not among them the reason for its being neglected was that it ...

... COMMISSIONS SIGNED BY THE LORD LIEUTENANT OF GLAMORGANSHIRE.—1st A.V.C.—A. P. Wilks, Gent., to be Honorary Assistant Surgeon, vico Griffith, promoted. 3rd A.V.C.—R. Boyle, Esq., to be Captain. 16th R.V.C. —J. W. A. Stevens, Gent., to be Ensign. MERTHYII AND BRECON RAILWAY.—Intelligence, which we have every reason to^dcein authentic, was received at Merthyr on Friday to the effect that the ...

... THE COAL AND IRON TRADES.—The staple trades in and around this district are, we regret to say, in a very depressed condition. The men are loosing a great deal of time at the iron works, and there appears every chance of short time being the rule during the winter. At Blaenavon the company are erecting new blast fur- naces, but in the forge there has been little doing for the past fortnight; ...

... DISTRIBUTION OF GOVERNMENT PRIZES AT THE CARDIFF TOWN HALL. On Tuesday evening, at the Cardiff Town-hall, a distri- bution to the successful competitors for several prizes, given by the science and art department of the Govern- ment, took place. There was a tolerably good at- tendance, and the Mayor presided. The CHAIRMAN, in opening the proceedings, expressed the pleasure with which be ...

... The Calcutta correspondent of the Times, an aole but somewhat prejudiced writer, returns to the attack upon the Ir.dia Council. He repeats his argument that India is suffering from want of personal government, and looka back with regretful eyes to the days when the Marquis Wellesley was always fighting against the directors, and the Marquis of Dalhousie extorted their admiration. India's palmy ...

... | INDIA. The Times of India gives the following items of fntelll- fnce up to the 9th of September The Abyssinian expedition is now the chief topic of dis- cufsion :n India. A pioneer force leaves Bombay to- j narrow, n.), according to present arrangements, will be followed a month hence by the main body of the expe- ditionary army. The latest direct news of the Abyssinian capFves is to July ht ...

... yv e hr.ve before us the text of the Papal allocution delivered at the recent consistory. It will be seen that the denunciation of Italy is even more severe than the tele if ram* hud intimated. The Pope spoke as follows :— v etierable brethren,—The Catholic world knows well often we have been compelled to deplore and reprove the i-'reat. toa-ea and heavy injuries inflicted for some years past ...

... In connection with the payment of the approaching dividends at the Bank of England, a new typographical contrivance will be brought into play, calculating greatly to expedite the process, and at the same time to impart to it an extraordinary increase of precision, while it will like- wise in the end effect a saving of labour. Hitherto in the dividend books the names of all the proprietors of ...

... LLANTRISANT NEWS—We understand that the of Llantrisant is to be lighted with gas. The tract for the whole of drainage, stones, lime, &c., bell^i ing to the building, has been taken by Mr. RlC'utb Ijvans, Maesaraul. The works will stand on # side of the town, on the top of Pengawsy H^ field of the property of Mr. David Evans, Greyb Inn, of this town, ft will be a great improvciuC-jy the town ...