... SEVERN BRIDGE RAILWAY (No. 2) BOrG I The House of Commons Select Committee on this blg resumed its enquiry yesterday; Sir Hedworth Wllialns5O \ the chair. Mr. Granville Somerset, Q.C, slummed up the eoddeno3 on behalf of the promoters of the bill, who. he resTarkod, were g'entlemen of great weight and Influence in tbe ocality. Among them was Mr. Marling Al.r. for the Western Division of the ...

... LATEST NEWS,', (&euter' e lTvira, per 'fess Amociafion.A _. ?? FRANCE. VERSAIFLE%4 APRI. 16. live mift meeting of the Permanep,l Committee was bela 'under the prekaiency 'of m. G',vvy The Minister of the Interior was pi'celet, BrA in reply to M. de Mornay, expressed fet thWA 'the German Govern- ment'should have e'*cled rnaztes of Alsace choosing1 V rench naiionality - but 1'e hoped that the ...

... DilRsarG a sojourn of some weeks in the quaint old city of h Weuringen, I wa3 very fond of visiting the cemetery, which with its secluded walks, its cool, shaded alleys, adorune with Roawers, and its grand old trees, foslaed a pleasant place in s which to dream away the leisure hours of a quiet summer eve- k iog. It was interesting, too, to watch the other visitors to that ti quiet place- ...

... THE UNIVERSITY CONVERSAZEONE. At the University Conversazione the other evening, several articles were exhibited which IV are worthy of special notice. Sir W. Thomson's 'Ii siphon recorder was in operation, and the ex- v planations given by Sir William's assistant b interested a large audience. Messrs D. & Gi. Grahame exhibited their VI electric bells, in which there is a single bell A giving ...

... BRECON. COUNTY COURT.—On Thursday, before Judge Falconer. -David Thomas v. John Thomas. This action was brought by plaintiff, who is a blacksmith, residing in Llanfaes, to recover £ 10, the value of furniture which he alleged were left to him by his mother prior to her death. Judgment %vas given in favour of defendant. — John Thomas v. William Maddy. The plaintiff in this case is a fisherman ...

... SWANSEA. MR. GEORGE GWYNNE Dum, St. Mary's Hospital, of Swansea, has passed his examination for a diploma, and been admitted a member of the Royal College of Sur- geons. A SAD CATASTROPHE.—An inquest was held on Wed- nesday before Mr. Gascoigne, deputy-coroner, at the Arches public-house, upon the body of Peter Meehan, a single man, 36 years of age. From the evidence adduced it appeared that ...

... BRIDGEND. TASTE FOR PORK. -At the petty sessions on Saturday, a woman named Elizabeth Davis, of Maesteg, was charged with stealing 5 lbs. of pork, the property of John Tudor, a pork butcher. On Monday last he missed a piece of pork, and prisoner having been seen in the shop just pre- vious, suspicion fell upon her. A search was made and a piece was found in her house, and after some hesitation ...

... SMALL, POX, -This fearful disease is still committing sad havoc in families QUESTION OF WAGES.—An.impression is generally pre- valent that the coal workers of this valley will obtain very shortly ten per cent, advance, without agitation. THE LATE HICK BURNING.—There is a general impres- sion that this fire was caused by smokers who were tres- passing, if it was not caused wilfully. The company ...

... BRIDGEND. TASTE FOR PORK.—At the petty sessional Saturday, a woman-named Elizabeth Davis, of Maes tegcharged with stealing 5 lbs. of pork, the property of *n Tudor, a pork butcher. On Monday last he missed a piece of pork, and prisoner having been seen in the shop just pre- vious, suspicion fell upon her. A search was made and a *?ece was found in her house, and after some hesitation she ...

... CALCUTTA, April 17, 10 p.m.-At a Legislative Council held by the Viceroy at Government How to-day, the Income Tax Bill was passed. A long and scrutinising debate occurred. The cash balances were -criticised, but Sir Henry Temple contended that they were not too high. ...

... Commcttiiil and JMiivlict^ntelliijcntf. MONEY MARKET. —TUESDAY. The Home Funds are unchanged, but there is a decline of 1 in Erie Railway Shares. In the market for HoU1 Railway Stocks, Metropolitan is lower, North Eastern and Great Eastern but on the other hand, London* and Brighton is i better. In Foreign Stocks, Turkish Five per cents of 1865 and ditto Six per Cents of 1869 are i lower, ...

... THE ARCHIMEDEAN LAWN MOWER. REDUCED PRICES. 10-inch, suitable for small lawns 0 0 12-inch, 11 a lady or boy 4 0 0 14-inch, „ a man 5 0 0 16-inch, a man (on-level lawns). 6 0 0 No Charge for Packing Cases, which are useful for storing machines during winter. Delivered free at all Railway Stations. THR MOWER IS WARRANTED TO GIVE SATISFACTION, and if not approved of may be returned within a month ...