... GEN EH A L NEWS. George Armstrong Pye, a fisherman at North Shields, is in custody charged with attempting to nurder a policeman by shoo: ing him, on Sunday, The Musical Standard says that an old harpsi- chord, with two rows of keys and a number of pedals ::0 produce various effects, was recently sold by Mr. 2. Kelly at one of his music sales. The instrument was made nearly a hundred years ago ...

... The annual meeting of the subscribers to this valuable Institution was held at the Town Hall on Thursday. The Mayor (L. A. Homfray, EStl), in the chair the Revds. Canon Hawkins. J. T. Wren- ford, and S. Fox, the Rev. Monsignor De Cavalli; Messrs. T. Cordes, S. Vernon, Wyndham Jones, T. P. Wansbrough, D. Harrhy, T. B. Batchelor, R. B. Evans, R. P. Jones, D. Evans, C. Kirby, E. W. Willey (sec.), ...

... The letter of A Ratepayer, in reply to Mr. E. Phillips, Machen, dees not come nearetietgh to the .pointat issue. ...

... We have long had the fable of the lawyer eating the oyster and giving a shell to each pleader, and now we have a pendant. A French lawyer is re- ported, in a separation case, to have pleaded very warmly for his client, who. he said, was literally dying of hunger, and who had two small children. He demanded the immediate aid of 2000f., in the name of humanity and in the name of Justice, and, ...

... Saturday, the day of the Municipal Election, passed off very quietly in Newport. There being no contest in any but the North Ward, papers were put up on the pillars at the Town-hall early on Saturday, stating that Messrs. B. Evans and G. Hoskins (the retiring member^ for the South Ward); H. A. Huzzey and O. Goss (for the Central Ward).; and J. W. Jones and A. Blake (forthe East Ward) had been ...

... The annual ploughing match of this Club took place on Friday, on Llancayo Farm, in the occupation of Mr. E. David. Thirty-one teams were on the field. At the Three Salmons Hotel there was an exhibition of poultry, butter, and cheese. Prizes were also given for roots, &c. JUDGES. Produce: Mr. W. Morgan, Lodge Farm; Mrs. Watkins, Usk and Miss Morgan. Green Crops Mr. W. Morgan and Mr. W. Lloyd, ...

... The Sydney Morning Herald of April 24 says:- Reference has frequently been made of late to the probability-of his Royal Highness the Prince -of Wales visiting Australia; and it .appears from an explanation made by Sir Henry Parkes on the 16th that on the 3rd of January last the Governor sent a telegraan to the Secretary of State, of which he read a copy:—'January 3, 1879.—Ministers have asked ...

... MAR K E T S WEEKLY REVIEW OF THE CORN TRADE. Bell's Weekly Messenger says :—A week of variable weather, which has been favourable to the grass and root crops, but which has kept the wheat crop in a backward state, has failed to produce any activity in the trade for wheat. In some quarters rather a firmer tone has been apparent, but it has been by no means general; and, con- sequently, the ...

... DESPATCHES FROM WOLSELEY. The Gazette of Oct. 10th publishes despatches from Sir G. Wolseley, presumably those sent home in the care of Lord Gifford. It is stated in them that Cetewayo will be detained in Capetown as a prisoner at large, under the authority of an Act to be passed for that purpose by the Cape Parliament. Sir Garnet has every reaqon to believe that peace will be perma- nent! and ...

... (Before Co). BYRDE and E. J. PHILLIPS, Esq.) STEALING A CHICKEN, — Alice Anne Holder was charged with stealing a fowl, the property of Anne Williams.-Prisoner sold the fowl to Thomas Lewis, jun,, butcher, Pontypool. Her plea was that the fowl was a nuisance to her, as she could not keep it out of the house.-P.S. Young said prisoner came to the station and gave herself up.-Sentenced to one ...

... The Thyetmyo correspondent of the Times telfl* graphed on Oct. 10:—The Mandalay party has arrived. They travelled leisurely, the steamet stopping at every station as usual. At some sta* tions they were joined by British subjects. At nO place did they meet with any opposition or annoy- ance. The Burmese Government had telegrapher an order to offer no obstruction. All the British 1 steamers we ...

... A Madrid despatch of Dec. 5th states that the Spanish Government will despatch several small war vessels to Cuba. Previous to the departure of the 17th Lancers from Natal, Sir Garnet Wolseley granted permis- .sion to a number of the men to transfer thoir services to the Cape Mounted Rifles. The same privilege is to be extended to the King's Dragoon Guards. Hugh Burns, Patrick Kearns, and Marv ...