... SCDDEN DEATH OF A THEATRICAL. On Saturday afternoon a man named James Lister died very sud- denly on his way to the Utley fbil\Y:\y Station. He was atravellmg theatrical, and had been lodin ...

... RPBBERY AN'K SLTICLLIE NEAR BISHOP AUCKLAND. -On Monday the body of a woman was found in the reservoir near Fhidhoe Ironworks. It was identified as that of Mary Ann Pearson, who had for three years lived as housekeeper with Mr. Robert Young, overman, BSTO, Close Colliery. Ou the iu.t..h. taking with her £ 25 belonging to her master valued at £ 20. The police, up to the finding of the body, ...

... The Queen has been graciously pleased to appoint Mr. Edward Thornton, C.B., now Her Majesty's Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the King of Portugal, to be Her Majesty's Envoy Extra- ordinary and Minister Pleninotentiary to the United btates of America.—Gazette rPATFNEE B £ YS 5ROWNDED.—A sad accident occur- red at Norwich on Monday. While a number of bovs were drowned0. ...

... MERTHYR POLICE COURT. SATURDAY.—(Before J. C. Fowler, Esq.) ■WIFE DESERTION. John Sullivan, a dirty-looking fellow, was charged with deserting his wife and family. — Mr. Jones proved that through the prisoner's desertion the parish had been put to the expense of £ 1 lis. 10d., the commencement of relief dating from August.—The prisoner was committed for one month's imprisonment with hard ...

... SUDDEN DEATH. — A poor old woman who got her living by selling apples died suddenly on Tuesday. Her name was Mary Rogers, aged 60, living in Georgetown, and it appears that on Tuesday she went out into the town to beg, her store of apples being almost gone. She returned home about dinner time, and sat by the fire a short time and said nothing. As she did not move, the husband went up to her ...

... SATURDAY.—(Before J. C. Fowler, Esq.) NEIGHBOURLY COMPLIMENTS. Mary Beattie, a woman with a child in her arms, was summoned for assaulting John Green. —Complainant said on Saturday week he went into the barber's to be shaved, and when he came out the defendant ran against him, and called him names most awfully. After some words had passed between them. the defendant threatened to throw a ...

... THE ADJOURNED INQUEST. FRIDAY. The Coroner opened the inquiry this morning at twelve o'clock. Before examining the witnesses, he said that he proposed to examine those on the part of the relatives of the deceased that day. David Griffith, a collier, residing at Blaenlleclia, was first examined. He said he had been working in the colliery for some time, and was working there on the night before ...

... We have been requested to insert the following com- munication :— Copy. Cardiff, 30 Nov., 1867. Sir,—The Cardiff Times has recently published several articles respecting desertions that have taken place from Merchantmen in this port. As these articles may lead the public to suppose that the Foreign Consuls do not take sufficient interest in the matter to prevent these desertions, I have the ...

... LONDON CORN MARKET.—MONDAY. We bad large arrivals of foreign wheat, oats, barley, peas, and flour last week. Exports, 1,010 qrs. wheat, 170 qrs. oats, S40 qrs. rye. English imports, 6,890 qrs. wheat, foreign 54,684 qrs. The show of samples this morning from Kent and Essex was short, and the general condition very bad. The few lots that were dry and fine went off quietly at previous rates the ...

... MB. DICKENS IN AMERICA. A letter from Boston of the 19th says :— The groat event in Boston to-day has been the arrival of Charles Dickens from Enrope per the steamer Cuba. Through the agency of the telegraph annonncemenfs were ma le which gave currency to the belief that the Cuba ani the distinguished novelist would arriveiuthe middle of the afternoon, and although there was no public ovation ...

... TO CORRESPONDENTS. r Our Correspondents are requested to favour us with their communications as early in the week *s possible, as we are obliged, every week, to omit many commu- nications which would appear if we received them be- fore Thursday. [ST A letter on Colliery Explosions, signed L. is again, unavoidably postponed, owing to a late arrival of important local news. ...

... LOWER BRITISH SCHOOL PENNT READINGS.—On Thui day evening week, a meeting for reading and singing w held in this School-room, which was well attended, and t' proceedings gave general satisfaction. CHRISTMAS INDICATIONS.— Our grocers and butche have taken no little pains in the decorations of their wi dows. On Saturday last there was a large display of tl good things of the season in all our ...