... Captain R. R. Williamson, of the Royal Monmouth Militia, having concluded a course of drill at the School of Instruction, Aldershott, has been awarded a first-class certificate for efficiency. NEWPORT SCHOOL BOARD. -The monthly meeting was held yesterday, Mr. Homfray in the chair. All the mem- bers, except the Rev. R. Richardson, was present. A letter was read from Father Richardson to the ...

... The tendency of the Stock Markets is unfavourable, and nearly all the changes in prices ate adverse. The British Funds-have been flower, but have recovered In the American market Eries are f lower, and Atlantic and Great Western bonds and debentures The changes ill Home Railway Stocks are a fall of 1 in North Eastern of g in Manchester and Sheffield and London and Brighton of in Great Eastern, ...

... Between four and five o'clock on Monday afternoon, a large body of roughs, numbering about four hun- dred, who are stated to term themselves the slogging gang, matie their appearance, to the great consterna- tion of the inhabitants, in the neighbourhood of Cheapside. After creating a great disturbance, and smashing several windows in that locality, they proceeded to the neighbourhood of Hill ...

... The trial of the prisoner, Arthur O'Connor, for having endeavoured to alarm the Queen as she was about to alight at Buckingham Palace, by presenting a pistol at her, will stand among the judges' list on Wednesday next. Since the prisoner has been in Newgate he seems to have conducted himself in the most harmless and inoffensive manner. It appears that he was visited a few times by a solicitor, ...

... THE LATE MR. HAMILTON HUME.—The morning per- formance at the Haymarket Theatre, in aid of the widow and children of the late Mr. Hamilton Hume, realised over.ello. SHORT TIME MOVEMENT.—This movement has extended to the bakers of the town, who had a meeting last night for the purpose of obtaining concessions as to hours of labour and increase of pay. CALVINISTIC METHODIST CHAPEL, TRINITY-STREET ...

... • r> ^ohn Bonham-Carter, who last .night was selected y the House of C minions to fill the important post vacated by Mr. Dodson, is a Liberal in politics, and represents Winchester, for which city he was first re- turned in 1847. His position in the House justifies a elief that he will be looked up to with confidence by all parties, and as he co-operated with Mr. Sotheron Esteourt and Sir ...

... c TUESDAY, APRIL 9, 1872. THE MARQUIS of SALISBURY has been endeavour- ing to prop up the cause of the Church by misre- presenting the principles of the advocates of undenominational education. At a meeting held last Friday, the noble lord condescended to adopt a somewhat high falutin, style of oratory, and tickled the ears of his audience in St. George's Hall, Liverpool, with assertions ...

... ^i. Stansfeld, yesterday, received a deputation from the Social Science and British Medical Associations, resPecting the Public Health Bill. It was proposed to establish an intermediate authotity between the central epartrnent and the local bodies, for the purpose of sUpervising the latter; but Mr. Stansfeld disagreed With the proposed arrangement, as cumbrous and costly. He likewise objected ...

... METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET.—MONDAY. From Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire we received about 1750 Scots and crosses, from other parts of England 250 various kinds, from Scotland 155 Scots and crosses, and from Ireland about 100 oxen. More liberal supplies of sheep have been on sale. In all breeds sales have progressed slowly, and there has been a decided tendency to lower rates. The ...

... PETTY SESSIONS -At the weekly sessions held at the police court on Monday, Messrs. T. W. Booker (chair- man) and H. J. Evans, on the bench, Mary O'Brien was fined 20s. and costs, or fourteen days, upon the evidence of P.S. King, for drunk and riotous conduct at Milton- street, Roath, on the 24th ult. Mr. Payne appeared for the defendant.—Frederick Power, for similar conduct com mitted at ...

... FOREIGN INTELLIGENC K. lEEUTEIt'S AND PRESS ASSOCIATION TELEGRAMS.] PRANCE. PARIS, Monday.—Rentes closed at 55f. 70c. PARIS, April 7, Evening.—Connt Arnim is not ex- Pected. in Paris until the 15th April. It is stated that the School of Mediqine will re-open 011 Thursday. The priest Junqua has held a conference on the Jllabus. Twelve hundred people were present, iu- CJuding several priests. ...

... A tentative experiment was made at Aberdare, other day, with a view to test the efficacy of the Ballot- Unfortunately the mechanical contrivances were not SO' perfect as could have been desired, and the trial not altogether successful. From the report publish yesterday the public will have discovered that the pJatJ adopted by Mr. Fothergill was somewhat immature respect of the modus operandi. ...