... A meeting of this committee was held on Tues- day, under the presidency of the Prince of Wales. It was unauimously agreed, upon the suggestion of his Royal Highness^—(1) That a marble statue shall, with tho permission of-the Dean, be erected in Westminster Abbey. (2) That an ample sum having now been contributed, the subscriptions for this object shall be closed. (31 That any surplus from this ...

... NEWPORT POLICE INTKLLIG KNCE. COUNTY POLICE .—SATURDAY. [Magistrates; W. S. CARTWRIGHT, Esq. (ia tho chair), J T LL' GRATREX, and J FIKBANK, Esqrs.; and Lteut-Col. HEYWORTH.] rlAWKixo WITHOUT A LICENSE.—Wm- Lewis, on bail, was charged with hawking without a license at Malady-Fined ls and costs, or 7 days. STEALING A GOOSE.—Joseph Vickery was charged with stealing a goose the property of Edward ...

... In Tuesday's sitting of the Chamber of Depu- ties, the bill authorising the prolongation of existing treaties of commerce was adopted. In the course of the debate, M. Tirard, the Minister of Commerce, spoke warmly in favour of free trade, the effects of which, he said, had been to augment national prosperity. ...

... (Before His Honour JUDGE HERBERT.) MONDAY. THE SILICATE PAINT CASE. His Honour now delivered judgment in the case of Hagward v. Batchellor, an action heard at the last and the previous Courts, in which the plaintiff sought to recover X5 for the painting of defendant's house with silicate paint.—His Honour said he had gone through the prospectus of the makers of this paint, and, as he ...

... MONDAY.—Their lordships met at four o'clock. ROYAL COMMISSION. The Royal assent was given, by commission, to the Dispensary Houses (Ireland) Bill, the Salmon Fishery Law (Amendment) Bill, the Convents (Ireland) Act Repeal, the Public Health Act Amendment (Interments) Bill, the Sale of Food and Drugs Amendment Bill, the Confirmation of Marriage (Her Majesty's Ships) Bill, the Lan- caster Gas ...

... TERRIBLE PRIZE FIGHT NEAR OXFORD.—A terrible prize fight, in which >0 rounds were fought, and both combatants were so severely punished that their faces were quite unrecognisable, occurred at Culliam, on the 7th instant, between a. labourer named William Henry Kandall. who assumed the name of Daddy H ttuhd! and Charles Summerfield, who hails from London, and was styled The Little Londoner, ...

... CAPELYFFIN BAPTIST CHAPEL.—This ancient place of worship, distant some ten or twelve miles from Abergavenny, and whose histoay dates back about 250 years, held its annual tea meeting on Friday, 11th inst. Although Capelyffin is situated in a secluded spot, about 200 visitors came over the mountain from different places to attend the meeting. After tea, the chapel was crowded to excess, when Mr ...

... BLAENAVON. A SAD accident befel a collier named George B urchiH. residing at Hill Street, whilst at work in his stall on Monday, by which his thigh was broken. The unfortunate man was carried to his home, and Dr Quirke and his assistant were promptly in attendance. As he is not young, it is feared that he will not recover for some time. SPECIAL Revival Services have been held during the week, ...

... Was held on Tuesday evening, the Rev T. LI. Jones again occupying the chair, when the building was crowded to excess. In addition to Mrs Payno and Mrs Hayward, a stirring ad- dress was delivered by Mrs Durrant, Secretary of the Working Women's Teetotal League. At the close no fewer than 103 persons signed the pledge, the total number taking] the pledge as the result of tho two nights' meetings ...

... The special correspondent of the Cape Town Daily Telegraph, in a despatch says :— The Colonial wal with the rebel Basutos is causing both anger and grief here. It is only the wisdom of the policy which sustains the popularity of Government. Officers in Basutoland, as in Zululand, seem incapable of doing anything the only difference is that in Basutoland we fight and are defeated, and in ...

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... To heal the sick and alleviate the sufferings of poor frail humanity, is the grandly beneficent office of the physician; and few there are among us who have not, at some time or another, found it necessary to call into their aid the skilful ser- vices of some one of the noble band who have undertaken the self-sacrificing duties of a profes- sion which demands, more than any other, that their ...