... Kinahan's L L and really good old Irish Whisky are synonymous terms. Until the Messrs. Kmahan introduced their delicious old mellow spirit it was impossible to get really good Irish Whisky in England, but now the L L can be obtained in all its purity in every town throughout the kingdom in the well-known red seal, and pink labelled bottles, THE MANUFACTURE OF JEWELLE uy-The striking de- ...

... NEWPORT BURIAL BOARD. COUNCIL CHAMBER, WEDNESDAY, DEC. 30, 1868.— Present Canon Hawkins (in the chair), Messrs. Latch, Cullum,Bebell, Harrhy,Woollett, H. J. Davis, North- cott, Stone, Lewis, J. H. Davies, Phillips, Brown, and Fothergill. The minutes of the last meeting were read and adopted. THE ACCOUNTS. The Clerk reported tlfat the Board had £ 160 in hand, and there was a further sum of jC27 ...

... UnteUigiittt. PRIVATE BILLS IN PARLIAMENT. — The following p-ivate bills were deposited up to Wednesday evening, tie 23rd inst., in the Private Bill Office of the House o Commons, being the latest time, according to the sanding orders of the House, that bills can be lodged fir the present session. The total number is 212. Ust year 228 bills were deposited Bridgend (Gla- norganshire) Gas and ...

... THE ST. LAWRENCE CLOSED.—A Montreal tele- gram of Thursday sava, the St. Lawrence is now closed opposite this dty, and navigation is suspended foi the wiator, ...

... LONDON LETTER. LONDON, Thursday. Of all the curiosities of London, certainly the theatres are not the least curious. It is commonly said that money can always be found to build a ship or a theatre, and this would seem to be true for while we hear constantly of the misfortunes of managers, and of how this or that actor who had realised a good fortune in his profession has lost it through his ...

... Seating Copies. The- vain Pretensions of the Pope have received a poiute rebulfg from the Head of the Greek Church. f 1U3 TV has for some time past been preparing tor an LKiCumeuical Council to be held at Rome about a year hence. In pursuance of his purpose he has sent letters of invitation to representatives of the English and Greek Churches. It is to be lamented that there are probably some ...

... THE HANBURY RIFLE CQPS PRIZE MEETING Was held last week at the Town There was a strong muster, and Captain Hair accessed them in an appropriate manner. The prizes wee then distri- buted as follows THE CORPS PRIZE, 5 rounds at 20F Ad 500 yards, X13 divided as follows Sergt. Jlhn Davies X2 Colour-Sergt. Hambleton, £1 10s. Coipl. J. How- ells, Corporal W. Edmonds, Sergeant G. Joshua, 15s; Private ...

... PONTYPOOL. There was no sitting of the magistrates on Satur- day. aQ THR WEATHER AT CHRISTMAS.—The year looo will long be memorable for its unseasonable character. On the morning of the 23rd we had a violent storm of hunder and lightning on Christmas day up till mid- i ay, we had warm sunshine and an almost cloudless .•sky, and then a repetition of the drenching shower? which had continued, ...

... HOLLOWAY'S PILLS. -Nervous Derangements.-Nob only is the nervous system affected by variations of temperature and atmospheric vicissitudes, but i'also intensely sympathises with disorder in any part ( the body. These excellent Pills, so long noted forgheir powers of promoting digestion, regulating secreions, and enforcing excretions, have likewise proved hem- selves the most certain of neuro ...

... 1. TREDEGAR. VEDDTNGS.—On Thursday week the nuptials of Mr. William Spooner and Miss Mary Walters were ceJebrated at Bedwellty Church. The weather was fat from being propitious, but despite the falling rain, high wind, and dark clouds, the wedding guests Psed a few merry hours at the house of the bride's father in Charles-street, Miss Walters has long been a fav-oui-ite in musical circles, and ...

... ABEKSYCHAN THE IROX WO RKS. -The gloom that pervades the trading horizon of this district is illuminated to some extent by these works continuing in full activity, and it is satisfactory to find that their operations arelikely to be increased by the blowing in of an additional blast furnace. ...

... THE FAGOT AND BLUDGEON CONTROVERSY. (To the Editor of the Monmouthshire Merlin.) SIR,-I was quite astonished to observe in your paper of the 26th instant, a letter from Mr. Llewellin Griffiths, denying that he had written or signed a let. ter bearing his signature, which I had requested you to insert Jin the MERLIN of the 19th December. I do not think there is any necessity for me to go much ...