... AN 'UNFOuNDED CHARGE,.-At the City Bench, on Friday, J. Goffe, publican, of Reading, appeared on his bail Eto answver a charge of receiving some broken gold rings alleged to be the property of Capt. Young, of the 4th Bat. lion 60th Rifles, and stolen by Charles Groves and Robert Macgregor, of the 1st Battalion 60th Rifles depot. Mr. Godwin appeared for Goffe and Groves. Mr. Superinten- dent ...

... TEBIPERANCE CONFERENCE AT PORTSEA. Trho + ?? -1-3 r . t - - . us Ill h Unr The tbirty-fifth annual Conference of the Western Tern- pi ras perance League was opened on Miondey in this town, when, ti the in the evening,.the R1ev. G. W. 01yer, B.A., principnal of the red Southiands -Wesleyan Training College, Battersea, preached cil ud- the annual sermon in Wesley Chapel, Arundel-street, to a t( ...

... MISCELLANEOUS NE'WS. A correspondent of the FreeanD's Joumal writes- a The report that another coal bed has been discovered at a- place called Carrigamulla, county Kilkenny, induced me to proceed to the locality and make inquiries. I ascertained , that the report was true, and that a coal bed exists in the : locality. As Carrigamilla is but a short distance.from Slieverne, it is believed that ...

... Osptain L E. I. Somoiset has, we undeetalnd, C been appointed to the command of the Favourik vwhiehc wad'paid off yesterday, and is to be re-commissidned to.- H.M.S. Totroh left Fernando Po on the 49th of ,--une yith the Pioneer in tow, casting her off en 'the. Ist of t *July. The. Torch then proceeded for the G(boon River, t and the Pioneer for Rabenda, where she arrivedaon the 7th. I On the ...

... * The fortnightly meeting of the Portsea Island Guardians 1, was held at the Workhouse, on Wednesday afternoon. The Chairman (BMr. A. Cudlipp) presided; and there were present :-The Vice-Chairman (Mr. G. M.. Beck), Aldermen Y Dore and Rent; Messrs. Whitcembe, Harmasortb, Vine, E Howell, Killpartrick, Jepps, Palmer; Arnold, and Spencer. I THE MASTERS REPORT. The MASTER reported as ?? during ...

... I - ALARMING FIRE AT CANTERBURY CATHEDR.AL. An alarming fire occurred at the esat end of Canterbury Cathedral yesterday morning. Men were at work on the roof of the Cathedral repairing the lead covering, and it is supposed that the fire used for melting metal accidentally shed some ashes which communicated with the woodwork. At 11.15 the flames had perfect hold of the east end of the roof over ...

... Dinmissiornsrg of ?? P-nti A ;,4 - ' ?? v n 1 xn n1n1t'U IN 1.1 The Commissioners of the Patriotic Fund, in their report, thus refer to the Captain Relief Fund :- The Pxeoutive committee concluded arrangements with the mianaging committee of the Captain Fund for the transfer to usuof those portions of the Captain Fund which we had empowered them to distribute. The two portions were.-1. For the ...

... ' 6TH HAwrs RIFLE VOLUiTnERS. - Drills for the week:-Monday, Thursday, and Friday squad drill at 7.30. Officer for the week, Lieutenant H. W. )ashwood. A report of the meeting of the Alverstoke Guar- dians will be found in ourn 9th page. THE ATTEMPTRD MURDER A-RD SuIciDx.-The man who attempted to. commit murder and suicide, on board the Waferw~eich, collier, while lying at Cowves last week, is ...

... LET-TERS TO THE EDITOR. b Correspocidents must furnisa us with their names, n ] a necessarily for publication, but as a guarantee of their good. faith. Letters for Saturday's paper, to insure insertion, d should reach tis not later than Thursday. E. H. (Southwick).-Much too old. A. G.-EHow oan we insert a paragraph three weeks old? AN ANxious DAUGHTER' of one of the Ladies of the Improvement ...

... The annual meeting in connection with the Baptist Mis- sionary Society was held in St. Paul's-square Chapel, Southsea, on Monday evening, when the congregation was hlrge. The Rev. J. H. Cooke, pastor of the chapel, pre- sided, and was supported by the Revs. Clement Bailhache (one of the secretaries of the society), S. Sampson (returned missionary from India), H. E. Arkell, H. Kitching, W. Page ...

... V' WlllY .RETU. OF BT'RIHS AND DEATHS IN TIlE BOFOUGH O.F PORTR3rOUJTII. . I ...

... NEWPORT. The 102nd Fusiliers have proceeded from! the on Autumn Mancouvres to the Isle of Wight, in' which is already stationed the 79th Highlanderse.There aie-numerous Mrb detachments in the island, and the practice has hitherto 'iMar been that these should be furnished by thew regiment which- has been longest there. For some reason or other,. how- wel .ever, it has been determined that on ...