... LOCAL INTELLIGENCE. DEATH OP MRS. S. BATCHELOR.—We last week announced, with much regret, the death of Mrs. Samuel Batchelor, of Glan Newport, Mon, by which sad event numerous true and devoted friends have experienced an irreparable loss. Coming to reside in Newport in 1858, she soon won for herself the love and respect of many valued friends by her warm heart, frank demeanour, strongi.good ...

... At the Liverpool Police Court on Saturday, Messrs. R. R. Minton and Co., oil and colour merchants, having several shops in the town, were summoned under the provisions of the Pharmacy Act of 1878 for having sold a certain quantity of oxalic acid in a packet, the cover of which did not set forth the name of the article or the name and address of the sellers. The informa- tion was laid by Mr. ...

... CALDIOOT. FATAL ACCIDENTS AT THE TUSNEL WORKS.—An inquest was held at tho Old Tippling Philosopher Inn, Caldicot, on Saturday (before Mr W. H. Brewer, di- visional coroner), upon the body of Oliver Sheppard, a married man, living at Undy, who came to his death through inhaling the fumes of dynamite, nsed at the works of the Severn Tunnel, at Caldicot, on the Mon. mouthshire side of the river. ...

... The Duke of Portland has intimated his resolve to remit the whole of the half-year's rents due at Michaelmas. This applies to the whole of his estates in Notts and Derbyshire. We believe this favour extends only to those farmers who have not sent in notices to give up their farms. At the present time the Duke has upwards of thirty farms on his hands. In connection with this subject we might ...

... Lady Truro died on Sunday night, at Falcon- hurst, Shooter's Hill, Kent, the residence of Lord Truro. ...

... On Menday afternoon, Sir Michael Hacks-Beach, Secretary of State for the Colonies, was entertained at luncheon at the Birmingham Conservative Glob, Mr. J. B. Stcnw, president of the Birmingham- Conserva- tive Association, presiding. Mr. H. Chaplin, M.P., in proposing her Majesty's Ministers, said that if he did so on one ground more than anotherdt was that in time of trial and danger, almost ...

... Further circulars have just been issued by Messrs. G. and W. Underhill, the principal iron merchants of South Staffordshire, and who led the declared advance in iron by merchants pre- viously telegraphed. They say:— Owing to the unsettled and excited state of the iron trade, we are reluctantly compelled to withdraw all our prices. We shall be happy to give you special quotations, and we hope ...

... The annual ploughing match and dinner of the above association (took place yesterday (Thursday.) The weather was very fine, and a large number of farmers and visitors assembled on the land of Mr. George Williams, Penycoed Castle, where the plough. ing took place in the afternoon. There were on the field 33 teams. In class 1, three teams in class 2, 16 teams in class 3, three teams class 4, ...

... (Before Mr. JAMES-HUMFKKY and Mr. TYNTE.): AN EJBOTMENT CASE. LTPOU the supplication of Mr. W. Delve»r ef Hargate Lodge, Thnbwdge Wells, agent to the MasquiBot Abergavenny, a warrant of eject- ment was issued against Jane Thomas, to recover pos- session of a house and premises, in the parish of Llaa- tillio Perthofey. THREATS-.i- John Dew, Mill-street, charged his brother-in-law, George Denner ...

... THE FRENCH REVOLUTION.—The fifth of a series of lectures on the above subject, was delivered at the Town-hall, on Monday, by the Rev. J. E. Symea, M.A., in connection with the Cambridge University Extension Scheme. There was a numerous assembly, and the lecturer was frequently applauded in the oourse of the evening. He now dealt first with the proceedings of the National Assembly of France, ...

... An Imperial ukase was issued in Constantinople on Saturday, specifying the regulations under which Baiptists may exercise their religion. Princess Thyia, the Duchess of Cumberland, was safely delivered of a daughter at half-past nine o'clock on Saturday morning, at Gmunden. Mr. J. L. Uoole, the eminent comedian, on Saturday afternoon, laid the memorial stone of a new theatre being erected in ...

... Mr. Amphlett, the revising barrister at Monmouth, decided that a large number of the Liberal objections were frivolous, and characterised them as a wholesale attempt at disfranchising voters. He ordered costs in so many copes that the funds of the Liberal agent were exhausted^ and the remaining objections fell through. The net result was a considerable gain to the Conser- vatives. ...