... PROVISION TOR P.C. TURNER'S FAMILY. Mr. West asked if anything had been done with regard to the fund raised for the benefit of the widow and children of the late P.C. Turner. The Mayor replied that he had intended to say something on the subject. He thought it would be wise to go to the widow and hear what she had to say, and whether she had any idea to suggest as to how the money could be ...

... AMERICA. THE PRESIDENCY—MR. BRADLAUGH—THE ATTEMPT TO BLOW UP TIIE MOSEL. The Hamburg-American mail steamer, arrived on Sunday at Plymouth, brings New York papers full of excitement in reference to the proposed third-term election of President Grant. A Congress of Methodist Ministers have emphatically declared for Presdt. Grant's re-election, and this is represented by opponents and by ...

... A DETERMINED MURDERER. At the beginning of the century a remarkable attempt at murder was made, in which a Mr. Peter Wainwright was the intended victim. Mr. Wainwright was a well-known merchant of Liverpool, and numbered among his intimate friends a Mr. Theophilus Smith, an earthenware manufacturer of Tunstall, in Stafford- shire. On the 21st of June, 1800, Mr. Wainwright received an anonymous ...

... NEWPORT BOROUGH MAGISTRATES. The Mayor for the time being. The Ex-Mayor. William Evans, Esq. Wyndham Jones, Esq. John Hellicar, Esq., (non- Charles Lewis, Esq. resident) Nelson Hewertson, Esq. Robert F. Woollett, Esq. Henry Phillips, Esq. Samuel Homfray, Esq. George Wm. Jones, Esq. Thomas Gratrex, Esq. James Murphy, Esq. Charles Lyne, Es (. Jehoiada Brewer, Esq. Thomas Cordes, Esq.. M.P. ...

... FESTIVALS, ANNIVERSARIES, &c January 6 February 13 Quinquagesima-Shrove Sunday.. 27 Ash Wednesday March 1 St. David 1 Quadregesima.—1st Sunday in Lent 5 St. Patrick 17 Annunciation.—Lady Day 25 Palm Sunday April 9 Good Friday 14 Faster Sunday 16 „ 23 23 Rogation Sunday May 21 Birth of Queen Victoria n 24 Ascension Day—Holy Thursday Whit Sunday June 11 Corpus Christi ]5 Accession of Queen ...

... I NEWPORT, FRIDAY, JANUARY 1, 1875. HE HERBERT STREET CROSSING. IMONG other matters which engaged the ttention of the Newport Town Council on Luesday was the question touching the public ghts in the neighbourhood of the Herbert- reet crossing. In former references to this latter we have urged that it is clearly the 'i y Corporation to maintain any riglit lc^ the public may be ascertained to ...

... A collision between a passenger and goods train took place on Monday at Hnghley, near Ipswich, on the Great Eastern Railway. No lives were lost. Many of the passengers were considerably wounded and bruised. An accident, of a singular character, happened on Monday at Springs Branch Junction, near Wigan, near the soene of the accident on Christmas Day mominj, but fortunately it waa not attended ...

... DEATH IN THE POT.—The adulteration of Tea-is the universal theme at every Tea Table, and so great is the distrust now prevailing, that purchasers invariably buy only of those who. guarantee their teas to be pure and genuine, and free from mineral facing powder. To avoid disappointment and loss, the public are cautioned to ob- serve that the signature of WH&FJ Horniman, & Co., Tea Merchants, ...

... CHURCH PATRONAGE.- The Bishop of Peterborough has published, as a whole, the charges which he delivered separately during his last visitation. The advantage of this course is obvious. The clergy and lay officers of each ecclesiastical division, having listened to an exhaustive charge on some particular subject of Church interest, are now presented with a comprehensive review of most of the ...

... (Afti'Menu/) b.jar ot a proved OWN edition to Wpublished by sub-crip'ion by Mr. Jos Foster, theoomptlefand publishe- of tho yt,cently-i.,stj,-d volumes Of Lanca.-bu'e an.i P»>digree^, of KoRer GiLle's !Ieaiah u,m Hor.one de Rich- mond. which was originally fodo eize, 17*22, and is now vefy »etu» e. Of this now impies son, ouiy fisty copi es are to printed The plates which appeared in the ...

... SAVAGE ATTACK ON A MAN AT —On Sat urday night, about half-past ten o'clock, a young man named George Phillips, residing at No. 11, Morgan- street, Adamsdown, was in company with his land- lord, a man named Thomas Jones. On their way through Bute-terrace, Jonps stopped behind for a few moments and Phillips went on. On arriving opposite the gas works, Phillips observed a number of young men ...

... BOARD OF GUARDIANS.—Mr. W. ¿-E. Seys presided at the usual weekly meeting of the Board, held on Saturday, and there were also present-Mr. H. Clay (ex officio), Rev. John Price, Messrs. C. T. Chandler, G. Roberts, H. S. Williams, T. Williams, E. Wood- roffe, J. Holehouse, G. Smedley, T. Griffiths, A. Miller, J. Burridge, H. Price, C. Rymer, A. Cadle, W. Blower, T. Perkins, T. P. Williams, and F ...