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PEMBROKE. Sits AT VALLET'S HILL.—This Bale will take place on *wirsday, the 26th of September, and not on the 24th as Pffivionsly announced. Particulars and catalogues will ready in a few days, and may be obtained at the PjHicipal inns, and of the auctioneer, Mr W. Thomas, Of Orange Hall. FLOASE RACE AT PEMBROKE.—On Monday week a waa rijn) twQ mjies on the Downs, near St. £ 20aaide, between Mr H. Hancock's horse, Ugt 7lbs, ridden by Mr Ben. Lloyd, and Mr E Tracey's 8st Olbs, ridden by his servant boy. The starter *?8 Mr Eaton, who got them away well together. A P'endidrace ensued, the horse ultimately winning by half a length, after as game a burst as ever was Tressed. number of the sporting fraternity were on ,e ground, and we believe that a goodly sum of money »janged hands. The judge was Dr. T. Mans3l, of Stroke. SBOCKISG AND FATAL ACCIDENT NEAR PEMBROKE.— p" Monday week a young man named William a*cellt a member of the Castlemartin Yeomanry Cavalry, siding at the village of Cosheston, was killed whilst ^?i8ting Mr Morris in harvesting operntions, at his farm, ajjre8ton. Deceased's leg accidentally got foul of the .1tohinery of the thrashing machine (which he was work- n 8), crqishing it in a fearful manner, Drs Bennett and J*toper, of Pater, were promptly in attendance, and Jested the limb but tlie shock to his system was so Old6'8 unfortunate man, who was only 22 years a> Spired shortly after. He was highly respected. *>M°KE Tows COUNCIL.—A meeting of this body ^held in the Council Chamber on Thursday, Mr Wm jJjWent, the Mayor, presiding. The Mayor said they Hy. together for the purpose of electing an alder- ftj11 Preside at elections, &n. in the place of their late aPta'n Hurlow. Mr Bonniwell proposed Mr Jonas Dawking as alderman. Mr Braham proposed Dr Dr Jones thanked Mr Braham for his good in- ^T°n, but begged he would withdraw his proposition, a'^his opinion, Mr Dawkins deserved to be elected— Lar> hear)—and he had come to that meeting deter- *as!uto support Mr Dawkins' election. Mr Dawkins Jj.en elected, and he returned thanks for the honour. fe Hawkins was also elected presiding alderman at #e» .,5e during the elections. The Mayor said the *er n8 would be the tenders for market tolls. There « e three applicants, viz, George Griffiths, £ 11110; Miller, £ 105 and Stephen Davies, £ 75. After e discussion, Mr G. Griffiths's tender was accepted.

PEMBROKE-DOCK. FR?FIICBR0KE DOCK.- The brig Teyra, laden with timber l^ot -^erhamn, Sweden, arrived here on Tuesday after a boisterous passage, being a month over- DOCK AHTILLERY VOLUNTEEHS.—This T an excurs^on to Milford on Saturday evening Vle ^hey mustered pretty strongly in Diamond-street, Hta°a ^'ley marched to Hobbs' Point, headed by their >j^andfife band, where the members of the corps, lather excursionists, embarked in the steamer Mil- Ven' and Reamed down to- Milford, where they V1* by the Milford Rifle Volunteers. The two bodies through the principal streets of the town, and Cot&s y sa*ne steamer about ten o'clock. The under the command of Captain B. Jones and PBJ °S" Richardson. ,^EMBI-RA°FE*DOCK ARTILLERY VOLUNTEERS -Several ^rbutt° this corps held a carbine shooting match at IflE* an'8' Landreath, on Saturday last. The principal "^200 Cores were as followsDistance, 100 yards yards; five shots at each range: — 2 gunner James Cooke ( £ 1 10s) 24 o ^orporal G. Richards ( £ 1) 23 1: sergeant Webb (15s) 22 ^orPoral Joseph Harris (10s) 19 Were several other prizes of small amount. The fcevj jfr Was very unfavourable for shooting, as the wind Qeavilv throu«hout the entire dar., TI,EAE LATE FATAL ACCIDENT AT PEMBROKE-DOCK.— !lien adjourned inquiry respecting the deaths of three tithe V Were kiJled by the failing of a crane a short "Uhpj80', waa held on Friday, in the schoolroom ^&iu°,C ^t'^ore W.V.James, the coroner, onT v w George Parry was present to watch the ■NerfnJ?'« I1fofthe Admiralty, and Mr W. John, of S »hn, IL 0n hehalf of Messrs Taylor and Co, the .Ndent nf«.ted ,be macljine- Cap! Hall, the super- Slight yard' and Mr J' L Fi"chara- m^ter NidpyaKu^61,6 also Present. Evidence was given at v°ith«P 'enSth, but no further light was thrown P'thaf t»fU8e tl'e accident than we stated at the time, Not# in the balance was insufficient VCrana* e wei?ht on the end of the jib, and hence over. Mr Hodge, foreman to Messrs k**eVp *L. t.l)at the wei&bts placed in the balance I Si 'orv *v,l18U an(^ ,lle cause was an error of judg- letio.,> 0 Partofthe draughtsman, who, in altering V• 6in »! of tlie Riders on this crane from 6 ft 4in to lasts' doubtless forgotten to alter the balance « 8th The coroner summed up at some tNj'h» we ^ury gave a verdict o' Accidental death,' t« 4|fctt»o j weights being improperly balanced. They Sw™ Messrs Taylor to have all their machines «ior to leaving their premises. FATAL ACCIDENT AT PEMBROKE-DOCK.— lo have to record another violent death in this rif'tten Particulars are as followsTwo young gen- »wnamed Rider, a son of Admiral Rider, and iai 8hir?r"Son» a 80,1 of ^,ilPtain Johnson, commanding r'ffey' were on a visit t0 ^3Ptain Hall, super- wj18. eaCh° yard. On Saturday afternoon last, these cltlllbinach about thirteen years old, were playing and Vinous r the timber that is stocked in a store"shed ani° Captain Hall's residence. Johnson lost «khi!R,»t or Jel1 uP°n tllfi wooden thoroughfare beneath, V il> a QK twenty-five feet, thereby fracturing his C^SenSf0ckir'g manner. The employees of the yard p -tlli8 ^ay' toeiD§the holiday civen by the Vt», f^er was t'3e °nly person near. He promptly *h Polit ass'8tance of P.O. John Uaderhood, of the ^rriprt1 ^°lice> aud Mr Sayce, the captain's butler, V* ftSBist l^e poor 1)0y t0 Captain Hall's house, where tance was rendered by Dr Cronan, surseon of ^iP9. b'ufDi? .^r Pickthorn, surgeon of the Nankin 0n) e'r skill was of no avail, as the unfortunate ^abo T s?n) never recovered consciousness, and ut eight o'clock the same evening, ^^0NTUB ■'J0RDS O:P THE ADMIRALTY TO PEMBROKE A T^0.n^ay evening the Lords of the Admiralty, f Milne and Mr Corry, arri-ved off the the' ^°m, Queenstown, in their splendid steam by chantress, Captain J. Petly. They were thdtoI Majesty's ship Revenge, with nineteen \;8''P abn landed at the dock %;Te<3 bv n five o'clock, when they were of th aP*a^n Hall, Mr J. I. Fincham, and other *°hl^6 fort\yar< asalute of nineteen guns being fired Stf^tilley rTrac'ks on the hill by a detachment of th6 {o v16 6uar<l honour and the band were ^6 f ^epot battalion, but their services were yar', the simple reason that they arrived at Nsi"?^d. ?ons^erahle lime after their lordships P Iric0n t r ^°rdsbipa minutely inspected the iron ?Miji ?Q board J'ust in frame- -f" ti30 evening, they tu t ^ed'ani r yac^' anc* on Tuesday morning s Sut 0 WorV COmPleted their annual inspection of ee connected with this establishment. ^olvh °CJ °n Tuesday afternoon their lordships >o*>tand RevenSe firi"gthe parting salute. °' the usual half holiday given to the ahtm„i ,y.ard by the Admiralty on the occasion VUlt, will be held on Saturday. ( '-J

MILFORD. We understand that the funeral of Colonel the Hon. Robert Fnlke Greville, whose lamented death we an- nounce in this day's issue, will take place on Friday nest, at twelve o'cloek. Colonel Greville will be buried inside the Chapel of Ease at Milford.

N A R B E R T H. NARBERTH GAS COMPANY LIMITED.—On Saturday week the fires of the works were first lit by M. G. Evans, Eiq, M.D., chairman of the company. Several of the directors were present, W. W. Williams, Esq, and Mr G. P. Brewer, of the N arberth Bank, Mr John Davis, merchant; Mr J. P. Hitchings, draper; Mr Willia-n Morgan, draper and ironmonger; and also many inhabi- tants of the town. The chairman in a neat and appro- priate speech, stated that he hoped the gas would be beneficial to the town as well as remunerative to the shareholders.

NARBERTH PETTY SESSIONS. These sessions were held on the 5th instant, at the Court House, Narberth, before J. L. G. P. Lewis, Esq, chairman, and G. R. G. Rees, Esq. Margaret John v. Joseph Brown, for an order in bas- tardy. Mr T. Lewis appeared for the defendant. Or- dered to pay 2s 6d per week and -61 16s 3d costs. John Thomas v John Gay.-This was an assault case. The charge was withdrawn. Same v same.—The defendant was required to find sureties of the peace. Bound in the sum of X20 him- self, and two sureties of £ 1 0 each.

NARBERTH COUNTY COURT. This court was held on Monday, tbe 9ih instant, be- fore H. R. Bagshawe. Esq, Q.C. A large number of cases were entered, but there were few of any public interest. Mary Price, of Teaby v William Powe!l. Plaintiff claimed £ 5, money lent. Mr Lascelles instructed by Messrs. Gwynne and Stokes, appeared for plaintiff. Mary Price deposed I keep a lodging house at Tenby. The defendant William Powell, who is a postman, bor- rowed £ 5 of me on the eighth of May last. I have re- quested repayment several times. He said be would pay it as soon as he could, but that he could not then, and he would not wrong me of it. Jane John deposed I beard William Powell promise Miss Price to pay her back the X5 he had borrowed of her. Heard a row between them, when he promised to pay as soon as he could. William Powell, the defendant, deposed that he never harrowed any money of the plaintiff. He said-the only thing I had of her was a watch chain value C2 10s and a shawl. She asked rac to bring them back or pay for them. I said I would, and that I would not be dis- honest. Mrs John was in the room when I took back the chain. I had a letter from Messrs. Gwynne and Stokes, which I did not answer. I never borrowed any money whatever from Miss Price. I told Mr Stokes so. Judgment for zC5 and costs, with counsel's and attor-, ney's fees. His Honour stated that he believed the defendant had committed perjury, and that the complainant might if she wished, indict him for that offence. He ordered the defendant into the custody of the officer of the court. When the Court rose, Powell was brought before His Honour, severely reprimanded, and discharged. Benjamin Phillips v S. Mitchell, of Cardiff. Plaintiff claimed zC6 8s 3d for eggs sold and delivered to defen. dant. Mr Lascelles appeared for plaintiff, and Mr Mor- gan, of Cardiff, for defendant. Judgment for plaintiff, with costs, to be paid in a week. Griffith Price, Sheriff's officer v Thomas Hess, solicitor, Swansea. Claim for work done. Claim allowed with costs. To be paid in a week. Thomas Smyth v William Bryan. This was a Judg- ment summons. Committed for 40 days.

CARD HTTNT HARVEST FAIR.—On Monday last, the 9th irist, the above fair was held' at Cardigan. There was a large number of cattle offered for sAle, hut the buyers were few. The weather was anything but favourable, and in the evening the rain came down in torrents, and made the pleasure seekers retire at an early hour. EIFLB VOLUNTEERS.—This corps assembled on the 4th inst, at the Pentood Range, for the purpose of com- peting for prizes offered by Mr J. T. Mathias, joweiler, &e, of this town. Owing the inclemency of the weather, the muster was very small. There were three prizes offered for competition, viz, 1st, a gold signet ring; 2nd an Album, with the winnez's carte tie visite; 3rd, a v»ry handsome pipe The ranges were 150, 200, 250, and 3i10 yards; five shots at each range. The following is the seorc:— Points. Corporal Villinger 57 Col.-Serrreant. Jones 57 Segeant Morris 5G Corporal D. Jones 47 Private T. Evans. 4') T. Spence 38 T, Jones 36 Corporal Villinger having made less outers took thelst prize, Col.-Sergeant Jones the 2nd, and Sergeant Morris 3rd.

BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, & DEATHS. Notices of Births, Marriages, and Deaths, should be sent to us in Manuscript, properly authenticated. W e cannot under- take tc search other papers for these announcements, which are frequently found o be incorrectly printed, or turr out to be untrue. BIRTHS. On the 11th inst., at St. Thomas Green, in this town, the wife of Mr. George Davies, of the office of this paper, of a son. On the 7th instant, at 6, Market Street, the wife of Mr D. Rees, draper, High Street, of a son. On the 10th instant, at Bangeston House, near Pem- broke, the wife of Mr Thomas Meyrick, of a son. On the 3rd instant, at Water Street, Pembroke Doek, the wife of Mr Thomas Forder (firm of Copeinan and Lacy, merchants), of a son, MARRIAGES. On the 15th inst, at St Martin's Church, by the Rev S. O. Meares, Mr William Rudd, rigger, to Miss Frances Goodridge, both of Pembroke-dock. DEATHS. On Thursday, the 12th inst.. at Milford, Colonel the Honon rable Robert Fulke Greville, only son of Robert FulKe Greville (the third son of the sixth Earl of War- wick), and Louisa, Countess of Mansfield. Colonel Greville was cousin of the present Earl of Warwick. On the 9th instant, at Milford, Mr James Rogers, formerly of Rer Majesty's Customs at the Port of Milford, aged 62 years. On the 11 rh instant, at Barn Street, in this town, Mr John Lewis, printer, aged 74 years. 11 On the 8tii instant, at 6, Cavendish Street. Portland Place, London, John Propert, Esq., M.R.C.S., Deputy Lieutenant of Cardiganshire, aged 74 years. On the Gth instant, aged 33 years, at tbe Emlyn Brewery, Newcastle Emlyn, very suddenly, Mr William Morgan, cooper, late of the Old Mill Brewery, Aberdare, and fourth son of the late Mr John Morgan, Hour merchant, &c, Blue Street, Carmarthen.

ports an example of intolerance which illustrates one of the phrases of the Irish difficulty. A Roman Cath- olic priest near Moate, in the county of Westmeath, having accidentally ascertained that a servant who formerly belonged to his communion had been led to change her religious belief from reading a tract <>-iven to her by Mrs Wakefield, her mistress, wrote an indignant letter, which called foitb a, reply irom Mr Wakefield. In consequence of this, the rev. gentleman assembled tbe congiGgations of toree neighbouring parishes last Sunday, and after en- larging upon the dangers of proselytism, advised that none of his hearers should work for Mr Wake. field. The result was, that that gentleman was left without hands to do his harvest work next morning. Several other speakars at the meeting gave similar J advice. THE SWORD FISH.—The John and Mary, of Truro, in coming up the Bristol Channel last week, was struck by a sword fish, whose weapon pierced the oak planking two and a half inches thick, and broke off in the. cleft. Ships have foundered before now from such an assault when the ivory rapier which the sen-beast carries has not thus stopped the leak in making it. One of the noblest charities in Bristol, we believe, owes its origin to the gratitude of a. merchant of the city whose vessel was attacked like the John and Mary, and saved by the same lucky breaking of the bony sword. a CHURCH RATES.—A novel settlement of the church rate question has been made in Berkhampstead-a parish in which more than sixty seizures have been made within the last twelvemonths. On Friday a meeting was held for the purpose of obtaining the consent of the parish to the levying of a rate for the ensuing year, and it was estimated that one at three halfpence in the £ would produce about jElOO, the sum required for the churchwardens. A rate to this amount was accordingly proposed, when a parishioner named Fordom suggested that the £100 might be raised in twenty subscriptions of 95 each. He guaranteed to raise the sum, and the church- wardens waived the rate. THE ALTON MURDER.—The prisoner Baker since his incarceration in Winchester goal is described as very talkative. He frequently refers to the murder, and savs that he wonders who could commit such a dreadful crime. His own conscience, he adds, is quite clear, and he hopes that the guilty man will be found out. He appears very attentive to his religious duties, and is very fond of conversing with the chaplain. The hops in Mr Chalcraft's garden where the horrible crim was perpetrated were be- gun to be picked on Thursday, and the police are rather sanguine that the clearIng of the garden may lead to the discovery of the weapon with which the crime was committed. Alarge number of persons, actuated by the morbid taste for the horrible, still continue to visit the scene of the sad tragedy.— JYcst Surrey Times. A RUNAWAY STEAMER.—The steam tug Tiger, Captain Sumpson, the property of Mr Thornp. son, of Hull while lying in the river Trent at Gainsborough, the other day, with no one on board, started off-steaming gallantly up the river, to the no small astonishment of her crew, who had gone on shore for a few minutes to I refresh themselves. She kept her course very well until brought up by her anchor (which had only been partly hove) in shoal water a little below Gainsborough, and the only damage done was the loss of a mast, which was broken in coming in contact with the arch of the bridge. I Z, It appears the crew bad got the vessel ready for z, starting and were only waiting the steam getting up to leave the port. They thought they should have time to go on shore, but steam got up sooner than they expected, and they had an amusing race after the run a way vessel for their pains.—Lincohishire Chronicle. GOOD NEWS FnOllf WIESBADEN.—Notwithstanding favourable reports which have appeared in this and other journals, the social ravens, who are particularly well informed from various sources, have croaked persistently concerning the Princess of Wales, and have ended by inspiring a belief, which seems to be pretty general in society, that the Princess is worse, and that relapses have occurred which are carefully concealed. We are able authoritatively to state that there is not an' foundation whatever for such rumours. The Princess has had no fresh illness whatever; no relapse of any kind; nothing to give cause to even the slightest feeling of anxiety. In addition to the exercise which she is able to take in a carriage and Bath chair, over ground however rough, she is able to walk in her room, and, with the help of a crutch, to bear slightly upon the affected joint, which is moveable. Thus even the minor mis- fortune of a fixed joint, which seemed almost in- evitable, is likely to be averted, and an almost unhoved for success will be attained.-British Medi- cal Journal. RAILWAY COLLISION.—On Thursday last the ex. press train from Exeter to London ran into a sheep train in passing the Wilton station on the Salisbury and Yeovil line. The express, which is due at the Fishertou station of the London and South-Western Company at ,114 p.m., was more than a quarter of an hour behind its time on reaching Wilton, where a great speep fair had been held that day, occasioning a great deal of additional traffic. On nearing the station the driver considerably slack- ened his speed, and perceiving that a train of sheep trucks was being shunted across the line, he en- deavoured to stop his train, but did not succeed in time to prevent the express running through the sheep train, nine of the trucks of which were knocked off the line. Had the express been run- ning at the usual speed in passing this station the consequences must have been very serious as it was, it was only going at the rate of about six miles an hour. The front of the engine of the ex- press was damaged a little, but all the passengers escaped without injury, although one of the car- riages was thrown off the line. Nineteen, however of the sheep in the other train were killed. As the line was blocked up for a time, the passengers and luggage were transferred to other carriages, and proceeded on their journey after a delay of about an hour and a half. WILL OF MARIA THERESA.—The will of the Queen Dowager, Maria Theresa, of Naples, has been proved in ISome. It provides that all her property shall be divided into as many shares as she has sons and daughters. Many persons of her court and household receive considerable pensions. She leaves 3,000 scudi to the Redemptorists of Naples, and provides, in case of their suppression, that the legacy shall pass to the house of their order in Vienna. She leaves also LOOO scudi for masses for her soul. She appoints the Archduke Albert, her brother, guardian of her two sons, who are minors (one of whom has since died of cholera), with the pr&viso that her daughters, Maria Pia and Maria Ludovica, shall be educated in Austria, under the supervision of one of their aunts. The will further expresses the wish that she may be buried by the side of her hus- band. In the face of the obvious difficuties in the way of this, the ex-King Francis Second has provided that her body shall be taken to the Jesuit church at Gallora, like that of the little Prince Januarius. To the ex King she leaves a costly service of china by way of souvenir, while on her deathbed she handed to him, in pre- sence of a servant, a casketcontaining, she told him,. valuable papers belonging to his father, and a me- n z, moir of him it is thought, however, that its con- tents were of still greater import. The little Prince Januarius has also left a sert of will. He was in tbe habit of receiving from his mother a weekly allowance for hi-i childish amusements and for alms. At the time of his death it was three months in arrears he desires that two thirds of this should be given to the poor, and the remainder to his sis- ter, Maria Pia, onhev birthday. He appoints Mgr Gollo, who appointed him in bis illness, executor. — Westminster Gazette. j LARGE BUNCH OF GllAPES. -An extraordinary bunch of grapes was exhibited at the flower show of Wednesday by Mr Archibald Fowler, gardener to the Earl of Stair, Castle Kennedy, which weighs 171b. LJoz. A hundred years ago, report says that a bunch of the white Syrian grape was produced at Welbeck which weighed 191b, but many horticulturists have since then doubted its autbenticity.-Glasgow Herald. A CANNIBAL.—John Fitzsimmons, an Irishman, a man of aboat forty-five years of age, is now in custody at Snuderland for having committed a brutal and unpro- voked assault on a woman named Eliza O'Neil, during a. disturbance in Mill Street, on Thursday evening. The man went to a lodging house for the,purpose of borrow- ing money, but being almost mad with drink, it was refustd him, and a regular row ensued. Iho woman O'Neil was sitting at the fire, and, attacking her, he bit a piece of flesh from her cheek, and swallowed it. ECLIPSE OF THE MOON.—There was a partial eclipse of the moon on Friday night. Astronomers had calcu- lated that it would begin at lOh. 57m.; that the middle of the eclipse would be at .12h. 26m. and that it would end at Ih. 55m. on Saturday morning. Of course obser- vers- found these calculations proved by the result. .Nearly nine-severits of the moon's diameter was ob- scured! on the northern liiab. The night was so cle:r that the various stages of the eclipse could be plainly ob- served in the metropolis. DEATH FROM THE BITS: OF A VIPER.—On Thurs- day afternoon a little boy and girl, aged eleven z, and nine respectively, went out hiackberrying. They made they way into Handsworth Wood, near Birmingham, and were busy in their search for the berries, when something bit the girl's leg. She screamed, and the boy being frightened ran off' horwe to fetch his mother, who was the child's aunt, to her assistance.. On the aunt's arrival she fouud the girl apparently in a dying state, quite speechless, and in a few moments she breathed her last. The reptile appears to have been a viper. TRAGICAL DEATH NEAR SNOWI>OX.—A gentleman, thirty-two years of age, named Jones, of Carnarvon, hired a car on Tuesday, the 3rd instant, at Carnarvon, and drove towards Llanberis, a village at the foot of Snowdon. Having turnedjto an inn and partaken of some refreshment, he declined the assistance of a friend, and started, it being theu verydtirk, to Sho; -y-Chwa- rel, where a young lady, to whom ho was shortly to be married, resides. The night was very stormy, lightning and tnuuder, suoceeded by rain, prevailing. In reaching Shop-y- Chwarel he had to pass above the Chwarel (quarry) itself, and in all probability he fell in. His body was not found for six days. Last Monday, as some workmen were passing,, they found a corpse, which waa at once recognised as that of Dr. Jones, who was missing. It was greatly bruised and distorted, and there is no doubt that he had fallen over the cliffs and rolled into the quarry. From the position he held iu Carnarvon and neighbourhood, great sorrow is displayed at the oc- currence. An inquest has been held on the body, and the jury returned a'verdict—Accidental Death. A ST. LEGER VICTIM.—A sad result of the turn of fortune which a great race like the St. Leger gives to betting people, came to light in Leeds on Friday morn- ing. Shortly after five o'clock a workman on the new Great Northern Hotel, in Wellington-street, discovered the body of a man hanging from a rope attached to the scaffolding of the building. In his pocket was a memo- rand um-book containing an eni.ry that supplied a clue to his identiifcation. It was to this effect r—'John Stear commenced work with William Ives, at Shipley, on May 121b, 1867.' On Tillotson, the coroner's oficber, proceeding to Shipley, he ascertained that deceased, who was about forty-five years of age, worked for Mr Ives, that he went on Wednesday to Danca-ter races, and re- turned home in an excited stata. When he arose on Thursday morning, between ten and eleven o'clock, he appeared very low spirited, and as be went out said to the landlord of the housp where he was staying, I must have some drink or else I shall die: Nothing more was heard of him until hi) was found hanging in the building in Wellington-street. An inquest was held on the body on Saturday. It is supposed that deceased's losses had exceeded the money he was able to pay, and that this had led him to commit the fatal act. ILLEGITIMACY IN ENGLAND. —In the year 1845 7'30 per eent. of the births registered in England were of children born out of Wedlock, in the year 1855 6-4 per cent., in tile year 1865 62 per cent—46,585 of the whole 74S,069 born alive. It seems probable, however, that in the large towns some, and perhaps a rather con- siderable proportion of the illegitimate births still escape registration, or are untruly registered. Taking the latest returns, those f.)r 1865, recently issued, the regis- ters represent that in England as a whole 6 2 of every 100 children born in that year were illegitimate; but in, London only 4-4 in 100. In the metropolitan counties also, ond in many of the large towns, the proportion re- turned is below the average. The returns for 1865 show as many as 8'3 per cent. illegitimate of the chil- dren born in North Wales, 8-3 per cent. also in Lincoln- shire, 9 per cent. in Nottinghamshire; 9.3 per cent, in. Shropshire, 9'4 per cent. in the North Riding of York- shire, 9 6 per cent. in Westmoreland, 10 6 per cent. in Norfolk, and 11'7 per cent. in Cumberland, These are the counties in which we may always look for an excessive proportion of children born out of wedlock. A RACE BETWEEN Two RAILWAY TRAINS.—On Wed- nesday the 11th inst the Great Northern and the Lanca- shire and Yorkshire Railway Companies ran excursion trains from Halifax to Doncaster races. For three or four years past the two companies have done the same, and a keen competition has sprung up, and this spirit has extended to the drivers of the trains. Races' with the trains have been run on the Leger day for two or three years, and on Wednesday another contest took place. The trains were announced to start at the same time, eight o'clock a.m. The Lancashire and Yorkshire train got off a minute or two sooner than the Great Northern. The trains proceed by different routes; the former by North Dean and Wakefield, and the latter by Laieter Dyke and that way. The Lancashire and York- shire train arrived at Doncaster about 9-15 a.m., but was brought to a stand, we are told, by a signal befora entering the station. Almost immediately after the Great Northern train came up, and it is said was allowed to enter the station and discharge the passengers before the Lancashire and Yorkshire train. This, of course, gave offence to the occupants of tbe latter train. At six p.m., the trains started back, the Lancashire and York- shire one entering Halifax station about 7.15 p.m., and the Great Northern nearly half an hour aiter. The ex- cursionists by the Lancashire and Yorkshire trains, on finding that they' had won the race, lustily cheered the driver, Mr Holroyd, of Mirfieid, who was the driver last year, and was the successful competitor, FOOLHARDINESS AT THE ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS.- On the afternoon of Friday last an accident occur- red in the Zoological Gardens which might have proved most serious except by the vigilant aud en- ergetic interference of one of the keepers named Cocksedge. A foolhardy man, went under the iron guard in front of the bear-pit, adjoining the dens of the lions and tigers, and commenced teasing a brown bear. The result was that Bruin caught the right arm of the man in his jaws, alter having first taken a piece out of tbe shoulder of his coat, anil was beginning to operate with his teeth, when a. crv was raised and Cocksedge immediately ran to the spot, and by vigourously jobbing the animal's jaws with a stick caused it to release its foolish victim.. Had the keeper not been at band the in- cautious fellow, who seemed to be in liquor, might have lost his arm, but he managed to escape with comparatively little injury, and the damage to his coat. Too much praise cannot be given to Cock- sedge tor his promptitude in extricating the stupid fellow from his perilous position. This incident ought to act as a warning to people who have a. penchant for teasing the dangerous animals in tha gardens.