... The Lords Justices have before them a case of great im- portance to the charitable institutions in London. By seve- ral wills and codicils made in the French language in 1855 and 1856, Lord Henry Seymour gave all his residuary estate, amounting to upwards of £100,OUO. to les hospices de Paris et Lmdres. The Master of the Rolls decided in 1865 that the true meaning of the word hospices was ...

... EPITOME OF NEWS, BRITISH AND FOREIGN. The Raphael, which sailed in the end of August from Nagasaki for Shanghai, has not since been heard of. Since the closing of the Paris Exhibition the receipts of the theatres most frequented in the French capital have fallen about 6,000 francs nightly to _,500 francs. The Pope is about to bestow a special mark of honour on the Pontificals and French who ...

... Before the same magistrate. IMPORTANT CASE OF SIIEEP-STEALING. A respectable-looking man, named Frederick Thompson, was charged with stealing a sheep, the property of John Pngh Richards, butcher, Commercial-street, Pontypool, on the 16th inst. Prosecutor said he had 47 sheep on his farm. He missed a ewp sheep on Sunday morning. Saw it safe on Friday evening last. The sheep's head produced in ...

... AN AGRARIAN MURDER. An agrarian murder of the worst type was com- mitted at Ballymahon, Countv Longford, on Friday evening. A respectable farmer, named Andrew Waters, who held 400 acres of land under the Hon. King Harman, recently resolved to emigrate to Australia, a.nd obtained permission from Mr. Har- man to dispose of the goodwill of his farm. He was about to complete an agreement with a, ...

... PROCLAMATION of the KING of ITALY. The following proclamation of King Victor Emma- nuel to the Italian people was issued in Florence on October 17th Italians Bands of volunteers, excited and seduced by a party without my authorization or that of my Government, have violated the frontier of the State. The respect equally due by all citizens to the laws and international stipulations sanctioned ...

... MRS. YELVERTON AND HER LOVE LETTERS. The following letter has been addressed by this lady to the New York Herald:- I notice, in a recent number of the New York Herald, that, in accordance with the practice of ancient and modern authors, I am about to give readings from my own writings. I must ask you kindly to correct the error, and try to explain that the Y el verton corre- spondence alluded ...

... The ENORMOUS PROFITS of BUTCHERS. The fsremen of a large factory at Bristol have sent to the papers there an account of some experiments they have recently been trying, to reduce the price of butchers' meat. They have adopted the plan of buying carcases in the carcase market, and afterwards selling them to the workmen by retail- not at prime cost, as that would be unfair to the butchers. ...

... The Manchester p-jpers publish a letter from Air Bright on the obstacles which the ratepaying clauses of the new Reform Act are supposed to present to the enfranchisement of the occupiers of small tenements. Thehon. gentleman points out that it is not necessary that the rates should he paid directly by the occupier, and the system of payment by the owner need not be disturbed if he will ...

... A singular incident occurred early on Monday. John Beck, one of the witnesses, swore distinctly that he had seen one of the prisoners, William Martin, taking part in the disturbance, and alleged th;t he had identified him pre- viously. It transpired that the man he had previously spoken to, John Martin, was not in the dock, anol upon his being sent for, and placed beside the other [Martin, the ...

... LATEST ITEMS FROM AMERICA. The American news brought by the City of London has to a great extent been anticipated by telegraph. We now learn that the Radicals are indebted for their victory in the Virginia elections to the negro vote, which was almost unanimous in their favour. Thirteen negroes are amongst the delegates that have been elec- ted. In West Virginia the Democrats gained largely. ...

... The telegraphic acrent at Xew York who sent the news of the submersiou of Tortola has done the best in his power to appesse public anxiety by forwarding the despatch upen which his own was founded. It came to Nevf York from Porto Rico, vid Havannah, and was as foil -ws :—Tortola disappeared durins a gale, and was submerged for eight hours. All living things perished. According to the same ...

... SHOCKING OCCURRENCE TO AN ABER- SYCHAN YOUNG LADY. (From a Newport Correspondent). Miss a young lady possessed of by no means an ugly countenance, the beauty of which is considerably heightened by resplendent locks of nut-brown hair, which she frizzles up in the most captivating and bewitching manner, left her native place, Abersychan, for the pur- pose of enjoying the company of some smart ...