... SUEZ CANAL DUES. A reply from the Foreign Office, to the tn* 0i rial from the United Kingdom Shipping, on the Suez Canal dues, hab oeived. It atatfea that the memorialists .9u Plaints have been submitted to the direotors of the Canal Company, who 000 objj- that stress should not be unduly laid on tn« gation to send vessels through the discontinuance of pilots here is out of »■[ tion, and that ...

... .NEWPORT, FRIDAY, AUGUST 11, 1882. THE EXIGENCIES OF THE GOVERN- MENT. THE Lords' Amendments on the Arrears Bill, and a possible misgiving as to the results which a dead-lock between tho two Houses might entail, have brought out the fact that the Government have no wish to appeal to the country on the arrears question alone. No surprise Cln be manifested at such a decision. Ministers are quite ...

... THROAT AFFECTIONS AND HOARSENESS.—AU suf. fering from irritation of the throat and hoarseaess wil] be agreeably surprised at the almost immediate relipi afforded by the use of Brown's Bronchial Troches J These famous lozenges are now sold hy mpst respectable chemists in this country, at Is. 1^ ppr box. Peopli troubled with a hacking cough, a, ^slightcold, 01 bronchial affections cannot try ...

... The.report of the Select Committee- on railway rates and taces, which was finally adopted last week, makes the following reoommendataons: — TiM;t Chambers of Commerce and Agsiculture, as well as other similar associations, a locus ttavdi before 'the Railway ComoMaaion on the certificate of the Board of Trade. That a uniform classification of goods-should be adopted-over thewhole railway ...

... The second section of a new line of railway, from Spalding to Lincoln was opened on Tuesday for pas- senger traffic. It was built by the Great Eastern and the Great Northern Companies, and has been tested and inspected, and found to be perfectly safe. The Great Eastern Company alle new the joint owners, and having running powers over a line of railway from Maceh, in Cambridgeshire, to ...

... The House then went into Committee on the Customs and Inland Revenue Bill. In reply to Mr. MACFARLANE (H.R., Carlow County), and Sir GEORGE CAMPBELL (L., Kirkcaldy), who called attention to the incidence of the import dnties en Indian tea, Mr. GLADSTONE acknowledged the wonderful in- crease which had taken place in the cultivation of Indian tea, and the excellence of its quality. It was, ...

... Lord Justice Bowen and Mr. Justice Williams, the Judges appointed to hold the above Assizes, arrived at Monmouth on Monday afternoon, and at six p.m. the High Sheriff (T. P. Price, Esq., of Triley Court), with the Under Sheriff, Sheriff's Chaplain (the Rector of Llangwm),and His Worship the Mayor of Monmouth, preceded by the macebearers, javelinmen, a poazc of county police, under the command ...

... THE WAR OX THE WEST COAST OF AFRICA. Advices received in Liverpool on Tuesday from the West Coast of Africa state that the war between New Calabar and Bonny has been brought to au end by the efforts of Consul Hewitt. The Bonny men have been fined 200 casks of oil and the New Calabar people 70 casks. ...

... There may appear at first sight to be little ol importance in the simple announcement that an electric light is being used every night on a housetop in Ramleb. That house, however, is the highest point occupied by British troops on the left of their position. It commands an extensive view of Arabi s lines. The light is powerful enough to illuminate these effectually, and the obvious conclusion ...

... The Astronomer Royal iniorms the Central News that M. Paul Henry, at the Paris observa- tory, has discovered a new minor planet. During the current Session two interesting ex- periments in the direction of Grand Committees have been tried with gratifying success. The Scotch Entail Bill was referred to a. Select Com- mittee exclusively composed of Scotch members, whilst an Irish Bill—the Union ...

... Kis Excellency Sir Hennessey, Gover- nor of Hong Kong, on Friday received at Clarddge's Hotel, London, an influential deputation represent-, ing all the British Associations, for the repeal of the Contagious Diseases Acts as enforced in the Oaited Kingdom, and many British Dependencies, .including Hong Kong. In reply to a memorial; presented to him, his Excellency stated that he cwas a member ...

... TO CORRESPONDENTS. Through a pressure upoe our space we are obliged to omit Market Reports, a few items of Local News, and tfee ifaveurs of tww District Corre«pDndents. ...