... EPSOM SUMMER MEETING. EPSOM TOWN PLATE. Balquhidar .(Ashworth) 1 j Cranbourne .(C. Payne) 3 Lady Atholstone (Webb) 2 ] (Ten ran.) Letting Even on Jfillesmere, 7 to 1 each agst Pearl and Balquhidar, 9 to 1 agst Admiral, 10 to 1 agst Lady Atholstone, 100 to 8 each agst John Bellington and Cran- bourne. Won easily by two lengths, and a head between the second and third. THE DERBY. The Derby of ...

... NEWPORT. PROPOSED NEW BAPTIST CHAPEL.—Active steps are at present being taken by the members of the Baptist Church worshipping at the Temperance-hall, in Llanarth- street, Newport, to erect a commodious chapel. The site selected is a piec of land belonging to Lord Tredegar, near the turnpike-road on the Maindee-road, but, as yet, his lordship's consent has not been obtained. We hear that some ...

... Mr. John Jones, of Gelli-faharen, Llandyssil, solicitor, succeeds to the reg'strarship of this court, vacant by the recent lamented death (in consequence of a fall from his horse), of Mr. Edmund Lloyd, of Neuadd, Llanarth. The appointment of registrar rests with Mr. Terrell, the County Court Judge. ...

... HOUSE OF LORDS.— MONDAY. A heir lordships met at four o'clock, when the Royal Sent was given to the following Bills :— • 0 Consolidated Fund (. £ 6,000,000), Public Park (Ireland), j..°Unty Buildings (Loans) Deans and Canons Resigna- West Indies Encumbered Estates Marriages 2,c'iety of Friends).. he Royal Commissioners were—the Duke of est i^ans, Lord .Poltimore, and the Lord Chancellor, r, ...

... V [REUTER'S AND PRESS ASSOCIATION TELEGRAMS.] FRANCE. PARIS, Thursday,—The Committeo on Capitulations recommend the trial of Marshal Bazamo. VERSAILLES, Thursday.—A note just published, re- plying to the complaint of Earl Granville in March, declares that the French Customs authorities have only opposed fraudulent declarations as to textile fabrics and Yards. The Committee on Capitulation ...

... Rome. Thursday.—The Burmese Embassy lias ar- rived hero, it is believed it will visit England. ...

... INQUEST.—An inquest was held at the Town-hall on Wednesday evening touching the death of a child six months old, son of Mr. J. Hawks, who died the morning previously. It was suspected that the child died from the effects of an overdose of balsam of horehound. and the jury adjourned the inquiry for a post mortem examina- tion of the bady. Dr. Griffiths, Dr. Ryding, and Dr. Green were present at ...

... The fortnightly meeting of the Watch Committee and Board of Health was held at the Council-chamber, Town-hall, on Tuesday. The minutes having been read, the Chief Superin- tendent read his fortnightly report of crime, offences, statistics, and also a report against P.C. Morgan (34), who had been found by Detective Curtis in the Odd- fellows Arms, Commercial-street, he not having fol- lowed his ...

... THE FORESTERS' ADDRESS. A deputation of the Ancient Order of Foresters of the Cardiff District, and consisting of Bros. John Jenks, P.D.C.R., Phillip Richards, P.D.C.B., G. D. Jenks, P.D.C.R., Evan Joseph, D.S. J. G. Evans, P.C.R.; W. F. Fitzgerald, P.C.R.; John Banweli, P.C.R. J. Spiller, P.C.R.; G. Strong, P.C.R.; and T.E. Thomas, P.C.R.; waited upon Lord Bute on Wednesday morning at Cardiff ...

... MR. JOHN COKE FOWLER ON THE LICENSING QUESTION. The following letter on the Licensing question appeared in the Times of yesterday :—Sir,—My ex- perience in licensing, extending over nearly twenty years, in a very populous district, induces me to ask your permission to say a few words on the subject. I presume that the end which all classes of reformers have in view is, not the closing of ...

... SNIDER GUNS.—The fourth battery of the 1st mouthshire Artillery Volunteers, at Blackwood, been supplied with the Snider breach-loader in lieu ot carbine. Both guns and swords came together. Ther to also a- change to take place in the big guns they are have seige guns instead of the present field guns. TEA PARTY—At Penuel Welsh Independent Ch»P^ at Nelson, a tea party was held on Monday, when ...

... NEW YORK, Thursday. —Intelligence received here 0Ql Japan, via San Francisco, announces that a disaa- g°Us fire has occurred at Yeddo, raging over four ,^ave miles of ground 30,000 persons have been ren- 6(i homeless. ...