... COLONEL GREATHED'S SERVICES.-It will gratify our readers to learn that the services of the gallant Colonel Greathed have been recognized by the Commander-in- Chief, and that on the arrival of Sir Colin at Alumbagh (.November 9) he immediately gave Colonel Greathed the command of the Infantry Brigade, consisting of the 8tb, 75th, and two regiments of Punjab Infantry. At the same time Sir Colin ...

... LOWER MAUDLIN-STREET. Founded A.D. 1810. Admission -Days-Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday, from Half-past Eleven to One. [Number of Patients attending this Week 220 I Fresh Cases I Surgeon—Mr, BABTI ...

... BEAUFORT. NOVEL SIGHT.-On Whitmonday, all the Sunday schools in Beaufort were entertained with tea. at their differt nt chapels after which they paraded Beaufort, and its neighbourhood, and it was truly a pleasing spectacle to witness. Such a sight was never before seen on the hills of Wales. In the procession we noticed the children of four aerts, Independents, Wesleyans, Primitive Methodists ...

... LLANTARNAM. LLANTARNAM AND LINVRECHVA PATRIOTIC FUND. A most numerous and respectable meeting of the inha- bitants of the parishes of Llantamam and Llanvrechva, in aid of the Ruyal Patriotic Fund, was held on the evening of Thursday, the 28th ult., in the school-room, Cwmbran Richard Brinsley Dowling, Esq., of Llantarnam Abbey, in the chair. The room, which is of considerable siz:1, was filled ...

... AN ACCOUNT OF COALS, FROM 1ST TO 31ST MAY, 1855, INCLUSIVELY, BY MONMOUTHSHIRE RAIL- WAY AND CANAL. Proprietors. Owners. 3 Is UTotal jS O TonsCwt. Thomas Powell. New PeEVvan. 1746 5 Lispentwyne .2698 15 Penllwyne 1S02 5 Wood field 1172 3 Gellygrose Butryhatch New Tredegar. 39 5 7558 13 Charles Prothero Havod Van 317 7 North 152 7 Blaencuffin 743 8 „ 549 » New Place 2738 7 Tyr Adam 208 0 Church ...

... [TO THE EDITOR.] SIR,'—I have been in this part of the world some years, and as I regularly receive my old friend, the MONMOUTH- SHIRE MERLIN, I often see that many of my Monmouth- shire friends emigrate from my former home to Aus- tralia. In the hope of doing some good, I forward you the following, for insertion in the MERLIN, knowing from experience that the information therein is worthy of ...

... A SLEDGE MASQUERADE. Potsdam was enlivened by an animated spectacle on Saturday evening. The officers of the garrison got up masquerade, or rather en costume representation-partly III sledges, and partly on horseback-wherewilh they traversed the crowded streets, to the great delight, but not much to the historical edification of the spectator. The masque represented an episode in the history ...

... SATURDAY. Present: —The Rev. Thos. Pope, Rev. Chancellor Thomas Gratrex, Esq., andW. H. M. Style, Esq. James Perrett was fined 2s. 6d. and 9s. costs, on his P oø of guilty, for riding on a waggon, drawn by four the turnpike road, without having a person to horses. The information was laid by Constable Cook. Sarah Rowlands wa3 charged with assaulting Phillips. Rachel said that while she was ...

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... NEWPORT DISPENSARY. Subscriptions received during May. 10 6 The total before received being 223 15 6 Making together £235 6 0 HENRY WILLIAMS, Treasurer, 10, Yictoria Place, Newport. JOSEPH BRYAN, Jun., Secretary, Gas Works, Newport. Monthly Report, to April 30. Monthly Report, to May 31. Under care Mar. 31. 125 Under care April 30. 119 Admitted since 13(j Admitted since. 147 261 266 Cured 126 ...

... PRINCE GORTSCHAKOFF'S DESPATCHES. rrince Gortsjhafeoff writes to St. Petersburgh on the Oth The cannonade continues against the bastions Korni- toff and X n. 3. The enemy has asked for an armistice, in order that he may bury his dead. Hid loss on the 7th ex- ceeded 4.000 men. In a despatch previously received the Russian Com- mander writes :— On the 30th the enemy's fleet which had attacked ...

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