... gfetopt Jutal nttlligttttt. Mr. James Vaughan, a barrister of note, on the Oxford circuit, presented himself here on Saturday last offering to stand for the boroughs in the Liberal interest. A brother-in-law of John Bright, and of the same political creed, it was expected that he would be supported, but we learn that one member of the council, and the chief leader of the opposition, refused to ...

... iSpttotnect Neto. Advices from Auckland, New Zealand, confirm the statements of the discovery of good coal in that province. The death of Mr. W. J. Champlain, so many years chairman of the London and South Western Rail- way Company, is announced. The Paris correspondent of the Globe says:— Emile de Girardin is coming out with a Letter to Benjamin Disraeli on Universal Suffrage, recommending ...

... Trade on the hills, both in coal and iron, is in a atisfactory and progressive state, The works at Ihymney are now in full career, and it is confidently eported that three new olast furnaces are about ^to w: erected at Abertillery; while the extension of tne c ...

... BRISTOL UNITED GAS LIGHT COMPANY.-The half- yearly meeting of this company took place at the offices, Canon's-marsh, on Thursday, when a divid- end at the rate of t9 per cent. free of income tax, was declared. The captain and crew of the ship Premier, of Bristol, had a narrow escape from death. On the voyage to Bombay heavy storms arose and,- the ship sprung a leak. The crew were exhausted ...

... A supplement to the Invalide Russe of the l6th states that according to a verbal report of Lieutenant Colonel Grabbe, a victorious atsault has been made on Gunib, and five cannons had been taken by the Russians. Schamyl was taken prisoner, and his sons and family were captured or killed. The Russian loss did not exceed 100 men. ...

... JEar&ets. LONDON, MONDAY, Nov. 8. For Colonial Produce the markets have an Inactive appear- ance. Supplies this week will again be large, and rat's have a lowering tendency for several articles In Russian Produce there is, however, more doing, and less disposition to sell. The markets have a brisker appearance for Articles used in Manu- facturing purposes, and the currency has become firm: ...

... A most amusing entertainment was given at the Literary and Scientific Institution of those works last Wednesday, by Mr. Basil Young, who in his truly panoramic peeps at modern life, managed to hit class foibles some good hard blows, though they were dealt in that good humoured manner which dis- arms resentment. His Opera without the Crush contained some very clever satire upon the haut ton. ...

... PENARTH. Charles Starr, late of Penarth, butcher, &c., passed his first examination on Thursday week, at the Bristol Insolvent Court, and had the 8th- December named for his final order. ...

... THE FAIR.—On Monday last the usual half-yearly fair was held in this town. In the morning there was a moderately good show of live stock and a few sales were effected. The evening (and major part of the clay) was devoted to such pleasure as is usually pro- curable at a country fair EXTRAORDINARY CULTURE.—In the autumn of last year, the Rev. 1. D. Jenkins, incumbent of St. Fagan's Church, ...

... MONDAY. (Before R. O. JONES, Esq.) DRUNKARDS'LIST.—Richard Harley, 5s. and costs; John Smith, 5s. and costs, George Bowen, for being drunk and committing a nuisance in Bute-street at one o'clock on Sunday afternoon, 5s. and costs or seven days John Morrison, 5s. and costs Mary Cotterell, a very old Irish women, who described herself as poor and broken hearted, was cautioned and discharged ...

... A new book store, of a very peculiar description, has recently been opened in Boston, United States. It is kept by S. A. Rollo, late of the house of A. S. Barnes and Co.; it is a publishing and bookselling house; it is modelled and arranged like a ship it is full of nautical things, and the business is carried on in nautical names and sea-going arrangements. As a sign, on a platform outside, ...

... Jlalmi and ftlititarv. THE seamen of the navy in the Mediterranean fleet are being taught the use of the Minie rifle. FRENCH TROOPS, writes the Daily News corre- spondent from Turin, June 2 are still arriving by the Cenis' snowy road. Yesterday evening two batteries of the Imperial Guard made their entrance in this town amidst flowers and enthusiastic reception. This morning they were ...