... NEWPORT TOWN COUNCIL The fortnightly meeting of the Watch Committee and Board of Health was hold at the Council Chamber, Town- hall, on Tuesday, ?? MAYOR in tie chair, Alder- men Lutch,Towasend, Davis, and Brown, Councillors Thee. ari Beynon, N. Hewartson, H. P. Bath, Robst. Graham, D. W. l'.edfor Morgam, IWyndlam Jones, &c. The minutes of the last Aloes, meeting- having been read, the Chief ...

... TieANIKSGIVItX SERVICvES.-Harvest thjanlksgiving ser- vices were commenced at the church out `'csd;Ly cv jiing, and continued on the following- day. On Tncsday evening prayers were read in Welsh by the Rev. J. hlopkils, curate of ?? Vale, and sermonls were preached rly the 'ev. E. )3evin, curate of Llanover, and the Rev. . ThoImnas. vicar of Abbey Church, Neath. At Tredegar-road sehcol-rcom ...

... THE NEW BARONETS I The selection of new baronets 'ill, we 'think, be generally regarded 'as Wry judi- cious. The nine gentlemen who lave been rained to that honour are nil- .en of good personal standing, who for Rhe most part F have taken a, useful share 'in the public buniness of the country dtring the last 30 yearn. We think it may be stated con- f ildently that none of thea owe their eleva- ...

... I MLTUM 'INARVO. The Belgian journals report the flight of M. 9 Buidin, of Lesaine the chief of the clerica party a of the district. Ue had the management of the f funds for charitable and religious purpose' in the locality, and leaves a large deficit. Father Hyacinthehaslileft for Amerlom. Her bha announced hiulntention of eturning to France before the meeting of the (E0cumenica Comicil, tbat ...

... THH -g, rfvo ol .fZ . tfRK SALUS POPIvL ILX GUPRAXA WN- DOMESTIC. A, perceptible though slight improve- ment in the condition of Lord Derby has taken place, and the hope is revived that his lordship may yet recover from the attack which has 80 seriously endangered his life. The Education League at Birmingham were engaged on Wednesday in discussing the merits of the compulsory and secular ...

... y YESTaRDcAY, a meeting of Burgesses Of Guild Of the city Sa towas held in the Town-Hall- the Dean of Guild in the chair. he d F le meeting was called by the Dean at tire request of th d Iis Assessors, for the purpose of tairing into consideration a G t- letter addressed to the Dean of Guild by the Five Gentle- qi r- men who recently applied for admission as Burgesses of wi 'g Guild, as sons ...

... c W. M'G.'S ATTACK ON THE BISHOP OF io ABERDEEN. b Conife .doc, To the EDITOR of die ABsnunEN JOURNAL. .Hit~ has Son,-'W. M'G. ,accuses sue of having very conve. tests, rsty. niently omitted his niain charge against ties Bishop, of of op5 Inot misrepresenting bhs doctrine ef ties Confession. If IIMW. hefor dry, Md'G. lied carefully reed my letter and done his best to un- If he ts ...

... COR ihi ES PON DOENr S. THE UNITED PROTESTANT D E, MONST IATIO N. ir T TILE EDUTOR OF THlE BELFA T NEWSLETTER. , SIm-The annoancenaent in vour valuable paper he that a great sinsitol irotcztaflt demonstration is a soon to come off in B elfast has ?? the hen.) ts of its all loyal and gnod men with joy anl gladness. That suchL is the fact will be fully terlied by the r thousands wrho will pour ...

... Ijirtlis, -lila^iageji, anil BIRTHS. CORTLEL-On the 25th ult., at The Lodge, Beaminster Dorsetshire, the wife of Captain J. W. Costley, late Royal Welsh Fusiliers, of a daughter. LEWIS. Recently, the wife of Mr Thomas Lewis, en- gineer (T. V. R.), Treherbert, of a daughter. VACHIlLL. -On the 5th mat., at 18, Charles-street, the wife of Mr. William Vachell, of a son. MARRIAGES. GORDON—EDWARDS ...

... Mr GLADSTONE has had an unparalleled run of ecclesi- astical patronage. First the Bisbopof Wl- C HESTER resigned, then EXETER died, next BATH and WELLS became vacant, and now Dr WALDEGKAVE, of Carlisle, is dead. All these high posts are not yet filled up, but the Bishop of OXFORD has been translated to the richer see of Winchester, and the place thus vacated i3 filled by Prebendary MACKAR- ...

... BOARD OF GUARDIANS.—At the meeting of the Board on Monday last, the chair was taken by Mr W. Jones, Bryn- owen (vice-chairman), and there was a large number of Guardians present. The only business which occupied the attention of the Board was the usual relief of the poor, which was carefully attended to. UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF WALES.—The following ten- ders were received for some additional ...

... BANKRUPTS IN FRIDAY'S GAZETTE.—J. T. Ick, New- port, draper. W. Johnson, late of Swansea, patent fuel manufacturer. COLLAPSE OF ANOTHER ASSURANCE COMPANY.—WE learn by a special telegram that a petition for the wind- ing-up of the Imperial Guardian Assurance Company, has been presented in the Court of Chancery. The petition will be heard before Vice-Chancellor James, at the beginning of the ...