... WNJEFRACT, WEDNESDAY Nwnr. ORDER OF RTONISO (Thursday}.—Trial, 2.15 Spring Handicap, 2.4o; Hunters' Selling, 3.15; Prince ot^ wales s, 3.4j West Riding Hurdle, 4.15; Badsworth Hurdle, 4.45. ENTRIES.—Hunters' Selling-Bunny (4 yre), Swing (aged), Toes-up (yrs), each to be old for iMO. ScitATciiiNGs. Pontefract Spring Handicap-Vallor- Trial Hanùicap- Laùy Auckland. Carlton Handicap- Lady Lumley. ...

... MR PARNELL AND AI. VICTOR HUGO. Mr Painell has addressed the following letter, dated Paris, 21th ult., to M. Victor Hugo :— The nobleness of your heart, your profound sympathy for the sufferings of the human race, your numerous pleadings for oppressed nations, nIl these characteristic features of your long and nlorious career, are so many encouragements to me to seek your powerful ...

... FURTHER ACCOUNTS OF THE FIGHTING BRITISH LOSS EXAGGERATED. OFFICIAL CASUALTY LIST. APPOINTMENT OF GEN. ROBERTS TO THE COMMAND ANOTHER ACC)UNT OF THE FIGHT. The Tiires corespoudent furnishes the follow- ing account of tho fight :-Our destination, which was kept a profound secret till the moment of starting, was the high hill on the left of the Nek, known as Majub* or Spitzkop. There are two ...

... ENTHRONEMENT OF TIIE CATHO- LIC BISHOP OF SOUTH WALES. A general gathering of the Roman Catholic clergy of South Wales and the adjacent English counties took place at Belmont pro-Cathedral, near Hereford, on Tuesday, upon the occasion of the enthronement of the Right lev. J. C. Hedley, 1 • who, as recently armouiiceu III inese coiuiiiiii, has j^ist been appointed by the Pope to the Bishopric ...

... FATAL COLLIERY ACCIDENT.—On Tuesday a fatal accident befel a coilier named Evan Jones, aged 22. living at No. 17, dive-place, Trecynon, by a fall of stone from the roof whilst at work in No. 7 heading, Level Afon Pit, belonging to the Aberdare and Plymouth Company, TItA.NSFErLS OF LICENSES,—At the police-court, on Tuesday, the following licenses were trans- ferred :-Castle Wine Vaults, ...

... THERE seems to be a dimculty in apportioning the blame in this matter. Some censure the matron for the part she took, while others put the responsibility upon the shoulders of the Clerkenwell sti- pendiary but without entering minutely into this question, we would suggest that it would be as well, to prevent further scandal and do an act of mercy, if not for the sake of justice, if the Home ...

... Mr Richard Holmden Amphlett, the revising barrister for the district, sat in the Jury-room, at ten o'clock, to revise the list9 of voters for the parishes of the county in Monmouth diatrict, which includes Monmouth (out of the borough), Dixton H:tdnock. LIangattock Vibon Avel, Penalt, Kockneld, Mitchel Troy, and St. Mau?han's. Mr W. C. A. Williams, solicitor, gervatives, and sustained two obj' ...

... The Mayor (Mr J. R. Jacob) presided at a special meeting of the Newport Town Council, held on Tuesday. TILK KOYAIJ VISIT TO WALKS. Tho MAYOK stated a.t the opening of tho pro- ceedings that he had received an intimation from the borough member (Mr Carbutt) to the effect that, if proper representation were made to their Royal Highnesses, the Prince and Princess of Wales would probably honour ...

... ^SATURDAY, JANUARY 20t 1831. THERE is serious news from the Transvaal. Sir George Colley, whose progress was said to be stopped by the rains when within a short distance of the Boer outposts, resumed operations with disastrous results. He attacked the pass where the Boers were en- trenched, and wa3 repulsed with heavy casualties. He is now awaiting reinforce- ments in his camp, three miles ...

... THE ACCUSED COMMITTED FOR TRIAL. At the Newport borough police-court on day—before the Mayor (Mr J. li. Jacob) and TJ. Piiillips-aserioui charge of embezzlement brought against John Perkins, a master ninri*? by the representative of Messrs Nelson, ...

... Wiiiiam Casement was murdered on Thursday night at Ardglass, county Dowr. Two men, named Thomas Hughes and Samuel Leslie, have been arrested by the police. ...

... VAYNOR. PETTY-SESSION.—At the monthly sitting for the parish of Penderyn on Friday, the magistrates on the bench were Messrs George Overton and D. E. Williams. The cases heard were few, and of an unimportant character.—Wm. Warner, quarry- man, appeared to an adjourned summons charging him with assaulting Henry Rees at Hirwain. At the court held a month since, Warner wascharged with assaulting ...