... The following, says the Standard, is the true account of the withdrawal of ou-r mission from Mandalay:—Early on the morning of the Cth inst. the Resident sent round a peon with the following circular to the various British residents:—Oct. 6th.—The Government of lndia have decided to remove for the present their representative and establishment. They hope, however, that the temporary absence ...

... ACCIDENT.—On Thursday last an accident, which might have proved fatal, happened to Mr. Sutton, bailiff to H. Parfitt, Esq>, Pontnewydd. It appears that he was engaged gathering fruit, when the ladder by which he ascended the tree gave way. He was precipitated from a great height, and marvellously escaped with a severe shaking and some severe con- tusions. Bostock and Wombwel,l'ik menagerie, ...

... The Proprietor docs not hold himself responsible for the opinions of his Correspondents. The columns of this paper are at all times open to the ex- pression of opiniol. on subjects of a public character. Correspondents are requested to write on one bide of the paper only, and to avoid personalities; and must enclose with the letter their OWN names and postal addresses, not necessarily for ...

... The Crowa Princess of Denmark was robbed daring her recent journey of ornaments worth 60,000 or 70,000 crowns by a sailor Prof. J. Stuart Blackie is reported to be engaged upon a work on the Highland crofter question, The professor is at present enjoying the hospi- tality of friends in the Isle of Skye. A sister ship to the gunboat Phoenix, which was launched a fortnight ago, was On Tuerday ...

... Anniversary services in connection with the Baptist Church, Pontnewydd, were held on Sunday last, when sermons were preached by the Revs. J. Pontoon held in the Good Templars' Hall, fctaeu by a meeting. The B.7. ...

... GRAND POLO MATCH.—On Wednesday, a grand polo match was played on tho Abergavenny race- course, between the Monmouthshire and Sussex Clubs, in the presc-nce oi a brilliant gathering, of the gentry of the county and neighbourhood. The afternoon proved delighfully fine, and the ladies turned out in gay colours. Amongst those present were the Honourable The Herberts, of Llanarth and Clytha, and ...

... SHOCKING CONDITION OF A DRUNKARD AT DERBY. —At the Derby Police Court on Saturday morn. ins, an elderly woman named Marv Robinson was charged with drunkenness in the Corn market. It appeared from the evidence that the prisoner, who is a tramp, was found very drunk in the street, and some people, thinking she was ill, caused her to be taken to the Infirmary in a cab. The doctor, however, said ...

... RETURN OF LIEUT.-GENERAL BROWNE. Lieut.-General Sir Samuel Browne, V.C., K.C.B., lately commanding the Afghan expedition, has returned to England from India, and reported his arrival at the India Office. ...

... A Times telegram, dated Philadelphia, October 4, says:-Great activity still characterises the American iron manufacture, with extensive orders going to England that cannot be executed here. The following have been the iron importations at Philadelphia during the months of August and September:—8430 tons of pig, chiefly Spiegeleisen; 42,788 tons of ore, and 11,752 tons of iron rails. It is ...

... RESTARTING OF TEN CYFARTHFA WORKS.—A cor- respondent of the Western Mail writes —It, is an- nounced from authority of the first character, that a meeting of agents and others has been called at Cyfarthfa to make all arrangements for re-starting Cyfarthfa Works. The re-starting will.at first, it is understood, simply consist of a- forge and a mill, but there can be little doubt but that a ...

... The excitement during the past two montns in Corn- wall, and wherever tin ore was raised or smelted, caused by the successive rises in tin, was redoubled on Wednesday by a fall of £3 in tin standards. Specula- tion is intense wheiher this is a mere temporary check, or the commencement of a reaction. There is no rea- son to believe, however, that the immediate cause is the placing on the market ...

... The latest statemnt with regard to this affair is that Mss Edwards says that on the day she left her home in Liverpool she was decoyed into a house in Blandford-street, and there shockingly wronged, and that when released she suddenly resolved to dis- appear. It is generally believed in Liverpool that Miss Edwards left her home of her own accord. ...