... The intended attempt on the life of the Viceroy on the 2nd inst., which has hitherto been enveloped in such mystery, that great doubts have been thrown upon its reality, has now been proved to be an absolute fact. The following arc the most authentic facts of the case that have at present transpired. The theatre had been closed for days previously, thus giving the actors in the plot every ...

... A EE IIS Y( Ml AN LOCAL The monthly rnr-ut mi; held ,;ii '.y J i' 11. Lewis, J. ritt. J. Davie*. P. ircvmbloton, T. M.itoheli, J. Davies (M.D.,) and J. T. Lduiouds. The minutes of the last meeting having been read, were followed by the production of some plans for a new chapel for the English Inde- pendents, Mr Thomas, of Swansea, being the architect. These were approved. The Chairman then ...

... Sir Roderick Mnrchison, in reply to a letter asking what is his oplJlion respecting a suggestion of Mrs. Burton, wile of the African explorer, writes as follows tù the London Scotnnan ¡- My argument for believing that my dear friend had really gone westward from the Lake Tanganyika in Older to reach the Atlantic was founded on the sup- position that he had satisfied himself that this body of ...

... At Guildhall on Wednesday afternoon, the Lord Mayor gave his decision in the Overcnd and Gurncy case. The court was densely crowded, and considerable excitement pre- vailed both in the court and its vicinity. Tha reading of the. depositions .occupied from I 3.15 p.m. Mr Edwards, official assignee, of the Court of Bankruptcy, on appearing in the witness. box, was loudly hissed. The Lord Mayor, ...

... Florence, writing the following to the Daily Telegraph, makes a very sensible suggestion, which readers of the opposite sex should take note of:— As St. Valentine's Day will soon be here, it may not be inappropriate to say a few words on the subject of valentines. Why cannot people send something sensible to each other if they want to be remembered ? I believe in Rommel's scent, French kid ...

... THE PHYSICAL EDUCATION OF WOMEN. There is a very important point, which has alto- gether escaped the attention- of the women educators of our day, and that is the relation which exists be- tween a vigorous and healthy mind on the one, and body on the other hand. A weakly frame and a highly- cultivated mind may go together, but the latter is mostly effeminate, and the ultimate ill-effects of ...

... POLICE COURT. SATURDAY. Before II, 31, Kennard, Esq. (chairman), Lieut. Colonel Byrdi, and the Rev J. C. Lleicellin. A WARNING FOR UNDERGROUND MEN. George Morgan and George Golding, of Cwm- bran, were charged with having, they being hanliers, left two doors open in a colliery, where- by ttie lives of the workmen were endangered. Both admitted the offence. Win. Jacobs deposed that about 7 ...

... DEATH OF THE KING OF RAG-PICKERS! A great man has just died in Paris—Pere l'Epingle (says a Loudon contemporary). In Paris, far more than in London, there are private persons who by force of character become in a manner public. They are known to everybody anecdotes about them are cur- rent and there are constant references to them in the public prints. Pere l'Epingle was one of thefe-the king ...

... LADY MORDAUNT AND THE WAR- WICKSHIRE DIVORCE CASE. The Dundee Advertiser says: At a dinner given in the Moncrieffe Arms Hotel, Bridge of Earn, on Tuesday, in last week, in celebration of the marriage of Major Arbuthnott. to Miss Seliua Moncrieffe, seventh daughter of Sir Thomas Muncrieffe, Dr. Laing pro- posed The other Married Members of the Moncreiffe Family, including the Countess of ...

... Utistclliuuous |ntclligciitt, HOME, FOREIGN, AND COLONIAL. MIMIC WAR.—During the late meeting at Berlin of the Society for Givinz Aid to Sick and Wounded in Time of War, the Prus-ian army had a strand manoeuvre. In this they imitated exactly all actuallield of battle. Men were supposed to be killed and wounded, and were borDe off the field. Tbe amhu- lances were all equipped as fur war, the ...

... PONTYPOOL, PAST & PRESENT. No. LXXXIV, PICKINGS FROM PANT-TEG- PARISH PAPERS. However pleasant Pant-teg may be, anil plea- sant it undoubtedly id, there is nothing very attractive about its church, which may be de- scribed as a plain building-, attached to an old tower. It was restored in 1849, Mi* J. F. VVilliii.ni-, of Pontypool, being the contractor and in the new wo.rk stability and ...

... [BY ATLANIlC CABLE.] RIOT BETWEEN WHITES AND NEGROES. NEW YORK, Arr.csr 24. A riot occurred yesterday at Mocon, Ten. nessee, between the whites and negroes. Two persons were killed and a large number wounded, among whom were several officers of the sheriff. The negroes threatened to destroy the town. President Grant is visiting in New Hamp- shire. NEW YORK, AUGUST 25. The Massachusetts ...