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POLICE COURT.—FRIDAY, JUNE 24. (Before the Rev. E. LEIGH and Mr. J. G. JAMES.) ASSAULT CASE.—C. Davies, charged with assault- I ing Ann Morgan, in Church-street, on 22nd of June, was ordered to pay Is. and costs. CLUB CASE.—John Morris, Tliomat Weeks, and Charles Smart, were summoned by Thomas Ford, for refusing, as trustees of the Ancient Briton Friendly Society, at Briery Hill, to pay him X3 10s., due for seven weeks sick relief.—Mr. C. R. Harris appeared for Ford, and the trustees trusted in themselves.- Complainant, on being sworn, said he was an old member, he having been one of the founders of the lodge, and the sick allowance was 10s. Had been laid up and produced the required certificate every week for seven weeks, and they still refused to pay. —The defendants said the notices ought to have been directed to the Mayberry Arms, where the Society met and not to their dwelling house. They also de- murred to the form of notice. -Mr. Leigh ordered de- fendants to pay the amount claimed and the costs. LEAVING NN ORK. -Rees Edwards, charged by Mr. Jordan, of Sirhowy, with this offence, was fined 15s. and costs. LARCENY.—Patrick Leary v. Thomas Neale.—This was a case of one lodger robbing another, something after the style of Box and Cox's gridiron, only a shirt was the article used by Neale, and he went off shirt and all. -He pleaded guilty and was sent to Usk for a month. CUTTING AND BOUNDING.—William O'Brien was committed for trial on a charge of cutting and wound- ing Patrick Mahoney, at Ebbw Vale. ABERBEEG FEMININES. — Harriet Haysome and Elizabeth Barrel were summoned for assaulting Rachel Bowen, at Aberbeeg.—The Bench bound Mrs? Barrel over to keep the peace, and fined the other defendant 6d. and costs. A FRIEND IN NEED NOT ALWAYS A FRIEND IN- DEED.—Reuben Turner v. Thomas Cooksey.—This was a chrrge of making away with a mahogany and other bedsteads, an iron safe, and some odds and ends in the furniture way.—The prosecutor owns a colliery at Maesycwmmer, and is a brewer, at Wolverhampton, from which place he brought Mr. Underbill, solicitor, to plead his cause.—The defendant was manager of the pit. He had been provided with a house ready furnished, subject to a yearly rental of £ 15, and the salary was fixed at £ 100 per annum.—Mr Plews ap- peared for Cooksey.—Reuben Turner sworn I am a brewer, at Wolverhampton, and am also lessee of a colliery at Maesycwminer. I appointed Thomas Cooksey manager of the colliery. He lived in Wolver- hampton, and in July last had the bailiffs in his house. I paid out the execution, and received the receipt produced for f83 from Mr. Skidmore, who was auc- tioneer. I purchased the furniture, and subsequently sent it to Maesycwmmer by a furniture carrier named Hayward Amongst the goods were mahogany, birch, and French bedsteads. Cooksey did not go on to my satisfaction, and I gave him notice to leave. On the 26th of May last I instructed the bailiffs to take pos- session of the goods. On comparing the goods and the catalogue the bedsteads were missing. 1 never gave Cooksey authority to part with any of the articles.-By Mr. Plews He did not do any survey- ing for me in 1867. He issued a writ against me. He has since apologised, and admitted I owed him no hing. Cooksey might have produced tracings of the cilliery. Never promised him a share. When I n" rchased Cooksey's furniture the auctioneer said the re was sufficient to cover the sum advanced.—John H tyward deposed to conveying the goods from Wolverhampton to Maesycwmmer.—Edwin Turner, son of prosecutor, said I instructed the bailiffs to let-y on Cooksy's giods. They removed some of the go ods. I was assaulted by Cooksey, and did not go inside the house then. When I saw the furniture there were bedsteads of iron, but none of wood.—By Mr. Plews I gave Cooksey the notice to leave on the 31st of March. He told me he would go wherever the goods were taken.—James White and Thomas Spritt, county court bailiffs, from Newport, deposed to the levying on Cooksey's goods, and the difficulties they had to contend with in removing the goods, how the assistance of the police was needed, and what kind of a row took place between Mrs. Cooksey and Mr. Turner, jun.-Thomas Phillips, owner of the house which Cooksey occupied, said he noticed a mahogany bedstead being removed, and saw some iron ones taken to the house of Cooksey.—Sergeaut James said he executed the warrant on Cooksey. Saw the assault committed on young Mr. Turner.—John Bevan, furniture dealer, Pontypool, said he exchanged some bedsteads with Cooksey. Valued the wooden ones at £ 2. The iron bedsteads were worth 30s. He had some other things, and owed me something.— Mr. Plews made a few remaks, and the Bench at once dismissed the case.

ABERGAVENNY. IMPROVEMENTS WANTED. -Our local authorities are making and have made many improvements on the thoroughfares of this town, amongst which is the laying a compound of tar and ashes on the pathways on the Brecon and Merthyr roads. A continuation of this is badly wanted on the Monmouth road also the Great Western Railway Company would do well to improve their road to the side gate leading to the station. The weather in this district still continues hot and dry much to the detriment of farmers and others. This will eventually he greatly felt by our poorer classes, as the prices of farm produce must advance. A concert took place on the 23d ult., got up by Miss Hutchings, a young lady of note as a pianist. In the programme was the name Miss Foote (Bath), Mr. Drayton, and others but the concert did not meet with the patronage it deserved.

BLAENAVON. LOCAL BOARD.—The usual monthly meeting of the above Board was held in the Girls' School-room, on Tuesday ]a it. Present—Messrs. Hemming (chairman), Lewis, Priteliard, Gill, Burford, John Burgoyne, W. Burgoyne, Parker, Harris, J. Thomas (clerk), and J. Evans (surveyor), &o.—Mr. Thomas read the minutes of the last meeting, which were confirmed.—The Col- lector reported having paid into the hands of the Trea- surer, since the last meeting, the sum of £50 16s. 6d., on account of rates.—The Surveyor's accounts were examined and allowed, and cheques were signed for current expenses.—The Rev. D. Jones's plan of three cottages, to be erected in Waun Field, was passed, subject to the Bye-laws.—A letter from Mr. Henshaw was read.—The following resolution was passed:- That a bridge be erected across the river, opposite the Gas Works, and that Mr. J. Burgoyne be re- quested to ascertain the probable cost of erecting an iron foot-briclge. "-The Surveyor read his report.

PONTYPOOL. The Wesleyan Sunday School children were regaled on Monday, to their hearts' content. They marched in procession, headed by G. R. Greenway, Esq. and the Rev. J. Bramley, and carrying banners and flags, through the streets, to the Park, and partook of tea at the Poulterer's Cot," on the side of the hill. A variety of innocent games wiled away the evening in a pleasant manner. FIFTH MOX. RIFLE VOLUNTEERS.—The Hanbury Ritle Corps mustered for adjutant's drill, on Tuesday evening under Captain-commandant Hair and Lieut- J. T. Williams. The men were put through a variety of evolutions in Cae Nicholas Field, by Adjutant Phipps, andperformed them very creditably.

POLICE COURT.—SATURDAY. {Before Col. BYRDE, E. KENXARD, Esq., Rev. T. EVANS, and C. J. PARKES, Esq.] ASSAULTING HIS WIFE.—Thomas Millgrove, was charged with assaulting his wife, at Gamdiftaith. Complainant stated that her husband accused her of knocking her step-daughter, his child, over a stile she denied that she did so; he then struck her, followed her out of doors, knocked her down, and fell down himself, as he wai the worse for drink. De- fendant retort id that she threatened to poison him, or put a knife into him, and if he had not struck her she would have killed him. The Bench endeavoured to persuade the parties to make matters up, and live comfortably together but the wife declared that she would never live with him again, and wanted a separate allowance. Defendant agreed to allow her 6s a week, and was ordered to pay costs. ENVY AND INSULT.—Mary Dart, was charged with using threats towards Elizabeth Turner. On the other hand, Thomas Turner, father of Elizabeth, was charged with using threats towards Mary Dart. Mr. Greenway, appeared for Mr. Turner. According t) the statement of Mr. Greenway, Dart was a girl of loose character, and was piqued because Miss Turner, a highly respectable young person who happened to live in the same street, would not speak to her. Whenever Miss Turner passed, Dart called after and insulted her, and threatened to give her a good hiding." Miss Turner had allowed this to go on for nearly twelve months, but at last was weary of the annoyance, and told her father. The father went and threatened to summon Dart, who used bad language, and he then lost his temper, and threatened Iter. The Bench ordered both Dart and Mr. Turner to be bound over to keep the peace, and pay 12s Gd costs. Dart was unable to pay the money, and re- mained crying in the dock, till the court closed. TRESPASS.—Mary Cummins, an Irish lady, was charged with trespass on the property of Thoa. Long, of Pontypool. Mr. Greenway appeared for com- plainant. -Complainant deposed that he caught the woman, who had broken down his fence, trespassing 00 his field in order to spread clothes to dry on his grass.—The woman's account was that a cloth had blown over the hedge, and that she only went to re- cover it.—Ordered to pay 9s. costs, or go to gaol for a week with hard labour. ANOTHER TRESPASS.—Mary Lee, a little girl, was charged with trespassing in a garden belonging to Mr. ,,e 1 -1 Greenway.—Mr. Greenway conducted his own case, and called a witness who saw the girl stripping the currant trees.—Ordered to pay 9s. costs, or go to gaol for a week with hard labour. BEERHOUSE OFFENCE. Margaret Desmond was fined XI for keeping her beerhouse, at Abersychan, open during prohibited hours. This was the third conviction. Too FREE WITH His TONGUE.—William Stock was charged with being drunk and disorderly at Ponty- po,ot.-P.C. Gardener deposed that he was called out of bed to remove the defendant, who was drunk and fighting, from the Union Inn, Pontypool.—Defendant was fined 10s.—As he left the Court, he threatened to "wait on the policeman on a future occasion, if it coat him 20s., by For this he was fetched back into Court, and bound over, with one surety, to *keep the petee. DRUNK. —John Stock was charged with being drunk at Blaenavon. Fined 7s. 6d.— LTriah Munday was lined 5s. for being drunk at Pontypool.—John Bryant was fined 6s. for being drunk at Blaenavon.—William Walwyn was fined 10s. for being drunk, and riding in a cart without any one to take care of the same, at Pontypool. USING THREATS.—Daniel Smith was charged with using threats towards Mary Haggett, at Cwmavon.— The language alleged to have been used on both sides was abominable.—Defendant was bound over to keep the peace, and was ordered to pay Ss. 6d. costs. A FAMILY FEUD —Mary Hall was charged with assaulting Jane Bland.—There was a cross-summons. The parties were ordered to divide the costs. ASSAULT.—Mary Ann Collins was charged with assaulting Maria Cokely and Henry Cokely. On the recommendation of the Bench, defendant agreed to pay the costs, without going into the case. RATHER TOO FAST WITH His FIST.-AVilliam Warren was charged with assaulting Aaron Tovey, at P,Iaenafon.-It appeared that defendant struck com- plainant, and disabled him for four days, merely be- cause he asked him for some money due.-Or(iored to pay 20s.—10s. of which was to go to the boy. THREATS.—William Morgan charged with using threats towards David Davies, a lame man, at Garn- diffaith, did not appear, and a warrant was issued. A FLY-BY-NIGHT.—Cornelius Murphy was com- mitted for a month, for not having acted up to the ar- rasigement made when he was convicted, five weeks ago, of fraudulently removing his goods to avoid pay- ment of rent due to Thomas Fletcher, at Pontypool. MONDAY. (Before the Rev. J. C. LLEWELLIN.) U AFGE 0F STEALING MONEY ON THE HIGHWAY. John. Lacey and Patrick Donoghue (the former de- fended by Mr. Greenway) were charged with stealing a purse containing a half-sovereign and 2s the money of James Perry, from the person of William Jones, at Garndiffaith. It appeared that Jones, who did not seer: altogether so bright as he should be, was en- trusted to carry the money to his brother-in-law, and was robbed of it on the way.|He caused some doubt by saying first that it was Lacey who took the money from him, and then that it was a boy named Sbean.- When apprehended Lacey passed a half-sovereign to a Mrs. Harvey and this was accounted for by saying that he owed her money, and had that evening re- ceived the half-sovereign from her daughter, with whom he kept company, and to whom he entrusted hi3 money for safe keeping.—Mr. Llewellin bound them both over in their own recognizances to appear when called upon. DRUNK. -Daniel Conolly was fined 5s. for being drunk. TP,EspAss. Three lads, named Lippiatt, Batt, and Burrows, were charged with trespass on the property of Caleb George, at Trevethin.—Mr. Greenway de- tended Batt, who was discharged.—The other two were fined 20s. each, or seven days. TUESDAY. (Before the Rev. J. C. LLEWELLIN.) T i? F.PASS. -Will iirn Dyke and Thomas Jenkins were fined 20s. each for trespass on the property of Dr. Davies, at Abersychan. WEDNESDAY. (Before the Rev. J. C. LLEWELLIN, and J. C. PARKES, Esq.) DAMAGE AT CWMBRAN. Three boys, William Davies, William Stamford, and George Jones, were sentenced to fourteen days hard labour each, for put- ting a piece of iron ia the cogs of the rolls of the Nut ana Bolt Works.

BEAUFORT. BURGLARY.—Late on Saturday night, or early on Sunday morning, some thieves visited the house of Mr. Joseph Needham, manager of the Beaufort Iron Works, and managed to.. make good their escape without being detected or caught, taking with them a sum of money. In the rear of the dwelling-house there is a small office, and it is believed the rogues made their way through a small window of the tool shop, and after having entered the office, the lock of the desk was forced by a chisel, and the contents taken away.

CARDIFF. FATAL ACCIDENT.—On Monday an inquest was held at the Town-hall, on the body of a girl named Louisa Hedley, twelve years of age, the daughter of a labourer living in Tunnel-street. It appear that the deceased, with two other girls younger than her- self, was playing on the bank of the Rhymney Rail- way station on Saturday evening, when an engine was backing a very long train of coal waggons on to a siding, at the end of which the deceased was standing. The last waggon, struck some others that were stand ing still, knocking the deceased down, and several others passed over her, cutting off the deceased's right arm, and causing such an extensive hemorrhage that she died in a very short time. No blame was" attached to any one, and the jury returned a verdict of Accidental death." SERIOUS CHARGES AGAINST THE KEEPER OF THE COUNTY GAOL AT CARDIFF.—At the Glamorganshire Sessions, opened at Cardiff, on Tuesday, the Visiting Justices presented a report with respect to certain n allegations which had been made against the Governor of the County Gaol. The allegations consisted mainly in the statement of the former chief warden and other former wardens of the gaol, that the governor had appropriated to his own use certain articles which formed part of the county stores used for the clothing or the maintenance of the prisoners of the gaol. One charge was that leather bought by the county had been made up by the priscners into boots and shoes for the use of the governor and his family. That bread and flour had been taken from the stores of the county and consumed by the governor and his family. That he had employed prisoners for making and repairing furniture that female prisoners had been employed as domestic servants that £10 a vear had been charged by the governor for hauling to the garden when no horse had been employed by him that he sent articles, the produce of his garden, to his relatives at Merthyr, and that his relatives had been supplying articles to the gaol without a contract, and that a portion of straw for county purposes had been used to thatch his own private summer houses. Some of the charges the governor admitted, but stated that the practice prevailed before he entered upon his office. Others he denied, stating that in the case of leather, although the prisoners had made the hoots and shoes, he had bought the materials and that as soon as he discovered that bread and flour had been taken from the stores for his own use, by the servants, who were in the employ of the former master, he stopped the practice, and purchased an equal quantity, which was placed in the stores. The visiting justices required that separate stores should be kept, and an officer of the gaol account to the auditor for every article consumed. The £10 a year paid for haulage they reqUIred the governor to refund, and asked the +-+'U f nsui!e him, and inform him that any repe- tition ot these irregularities would lead to their severe displeasure and the probability of his losing his present appointment. The report was adopted. WORKING MEN'S FLOWER SHow.-The annual ex- hibition of plants, the production of workmen of the town and neighbourhood, was held in the Drill-hall on Wednesday. The number of plants exhibited was larger than on former years, but, partly owing to the drpness of the season, they were not so fine, neither did they exhibit such masses of bloom as those last year. The tables on which the plants were exhibited were improved in appearance by a number of choice green-house plants from the nursery of the Marquis of Bute, under whose auspices the show was held. The band of the Glamorganshire Militia attended, and played a choice selection of music.

EBBW VALE. TEA PARTY AND COMPETITION MEETING.On Mon- day the friends of the Sabbath School meeting at Nebo Welsh Baptist Chapel, gave the annual treat of and cake to the scholars. Previous to the tea the scholars, to the number of 200, formed a procession, and, headed by the chapel choir, marched through the town. Afterwards an excellent tea was enjoyed by teachers and scholars. At a public meeting in the evening, the Rev. Wm. Rees in the chair, prizes were awarded to the successful competitors in reading, writing, poetry, music, &c. The English Wesleyan Annual Great Gathering," in aid of the funds of the chapel, took place on Mon- day. From the chapel across the street to the London and North Western station was suspended a string of streamers. Nearly 1000 people took tea, which was served in excellent style by a large number of ladies. In the evening, the Rev. Mr. Goodacre delivered an able and eloquent lecture to a large audience—Subject "Kingly Men." Mr. John Atkins was in the chair. The sentiments of the lecture were frequently ap- plauded by an appreciative assembly. At the close cordial votes of thanks were accorded to the lecturer and chairman, which closed the proceedings.

SWANSEA. Henry Richards, grocer, residing in the parish of Llanguicke, has been fined £17 10s., and ordered to forfeit nearly one ton of gunpowder which he had stored in an improper place, and being 14 cwt. more than he was entitled by law to have in his possession. A melancholy case of drowning has been investi- gated by a coroner's jury, at Swansea. Mr. Benjamin Hyam, a tradesman, who has lately sustained some reverses of fortune, was found lying on the sands, sur- rounded by the receding tide, and having evidently been dead for some time. Upon his person was found a letter which showed that he had been labouring under great depression of spirits. An open verdict was returned by the jury.

RHYMNEY. SHOCKING ACCIDENT.—An accident of a melancholy nature befel a young man named Lewis on Saturday morning, at Rhymney Works, Rhymney. Deceased was employed at an engine, and while oiling the machinery, by some means his jacket caught in some portion of it, and he was dragged into the wheel and 119 torn to pieces before the engine could be stopped.

CHEPSTOW. BOARD OF GUARDIANS.—The usual weekly meeting of this Board was held on Saturday last. Present-- Mr. W. Æneas Seys, in the chair Rev. John Price, Messrs. G. Smedley, G. Roberts, C. T. Chandler, T. P. Williams, T. Griffiths, W. Baker, G. Jones, and L. Pollard Henry Clay, j un., and C. E. Lewis, cx-officio. The balance in the treasurer's hands was stated to be X759 13s 7d.-The master reported that the inmates numbered 116, against 113 last week, 111 the corres- ponding week of last year. The Clerk was ordered to advertise in the local papers for tenders for shaving, to be sent in oil or before the 9th of July next. POLICE-COURT. George Gailor, labourer, in the employ of the Great Western Railway Company, was charged, before Mr. W. JE. Seys, and Mr. H. Clay, with stealing two bottles of sherry from a cask at the pier, Portskewet. Prisoner was committed for three calendar months.—William Atkins, James Atkins, and Edward Vanghan, apprehended under a warrant, were chrged with using threatening language to and William Phoebe Powell, fruiterers, of Aber- gavenny, and were bound over to keep the peace for six months, themselves in X10 each, and two sureties of X5 each.

THE TABLET ON CHARLES DICKENS. (To the Editor of the Monmouthshire Merlin.) DEAR STR,-Amoncrst the great and good objects writers, teachers, and preachers have in view, that of doing away with all envy, hatred, and malice (including bigotry) is a very important one and yet, notwithstanding all their efforts, these hateful vices continue to exist, and to be cultivated and even paraded before the public. For an instance of this allow me to refer you to an article on Dickens in a recent number of the Tablet. We all know that for several years past the Popish style of speaking and writing for the public in this country has been that of ridiculous assumed supe- riority and genuine self-conceit, such as Cobbett called the Peacock style. These qualities we have always expected to find in every Popish speech and paper, and we have rarely been disappointed; but we did not think that any writer, even in the Tablet, could be so void of all good feeling and good taste, and so full of bigotry, envy, and all uncharitableness, as to desecrate the time and circumstance of death-and the death of Dickens-by using them for the purpose of gratifying his envy and bigotry. The paper in the Tablet is too long and too loath- some for me to give it you entire but the following sentences will give you a pretty correct notion of the whole Like all other classes of his countrymen, we think of Dickens with grateful admiration and love." (This is an attempt to get the reader's goodwill under false pretences.) Little Dorrit and Esther Summerson, upon whom he lavished all the sources of his genius, are nothing, though he did not suspect it, but attractive heathens. 'TheT^kalon of Dickens hardly differed from thit of Plutarch and Seneca He loved virtue, not be- cause it is a product of supernatural faith, and rests upon dogma as its basis, but because it wears a fairer form than vice, and is more attractive to the eye. He loved mercy, but rather in the form of natural bene- volence than of supernatural charity. This was even one of the secrets of his popularity. He has been called, said the Protestant Bishop of Manchester, the other day, in Westminster Abbey, 'an apostle of the people.' He preached a gospel of kindness, of brotherly love, of sympathy in the widest sense of the word. And then he added one of those astound- ing observations of which an Anglican Bishop only is capable. Possibly we might not have been able to subscribe to the same creed in relation to God, but I think we should have subscribed to the same creed in relation to man.' "The truth is that such men as Dickens and his episcopal admirer have no creed at all." Then comes some Popish theology with a small mixture of Christian theology to disguise it, attempt- ing to prove that such men as Dickens and his epis- copal admirer have no creed at all; but this attempt is nothing more than an iteration of the ever-repeated Popish falsehood, You must believe according to the teaching of our Church, or be damned." This is followed by an extract from an article in the Pall Mall Gazette of the 15th. The object of the writer in the Pall Mall was to give a description (he did not intend to give a favourable one) of the Broad Church. The writer in the Tablet wishes to point out that Dickens belonged to that Church, and that the Bishop of Manchester, and all such men belong to it still; and if the amiable gentleman's style and tone indicate his feelings, the inference, that they have been and still are on the broad road that leadeth to destruction, appears to have his very cordial approval. Had Dickens or the Bishop of Manchester been weak enough, or base enough, to praise and flatter her whose designation our old writers began with a W., and stated to be of Babylon, and clothed with scarlet, the notice in the Tablet, of Dickens and the Bishop of Manchester, would have been of a totally different kind, though they may have been known to belong to the Broad Church, any Church, or no Church at all. Dear Sir, yours very truly, JOHN JONES. Newport, 28th June, 1870.

BALLARD V. MONMOUTHSHIRE RAILWAY AND CANAL COMPANY. (To the Editor of the Monmouthshire Merlin.) SIR,-I feel it my duty to offer some remarks upon the report of this case, contained in your paper of last week, as it is in some particulars erroneous. No offer to pay Xlooo was made by the Company, though some irregular negotiations took place in the country, unknown to me, wherein such a sum might have been mentioned, but no such offer ever reached me in any tangible form. At the trial, after several witnesses had been ex- amined on the plaintiff's behalf, an arrangement was made by the parties themselves for the payment of a sum of £1000 and costs by defendants but, as you will see, the jury did not "give as damages the exact sum offered by the Company." I am, your obedient servant, J. D. PAIN, Plaintiff's Attorney.

DANGER OF CHILDREN PLAYING WITH LUCIFER MA TCRES. On Wednesday, firemen on duty at the Crystal Palace were called to extinguish a fire raging in the grounds of Mr. D. Child, a carman, situate in the Red Road, Gipsey Hill, Upper Norwood. The engines were drawn out of the Palace and taken to the spot, when it was found that some children whilst playing with Lucifer Matches, had set fire to a stack of hay. The firemen, however, managed to confine the fire to only one stack. Mr. Child, was not insured. -Standard, 12th August 1863.—Accidents of this kind could not possibly arise with Bryant and May's Patent Special Safety Match which ignites only on the box.. p

LONDON LETTER. LONDON, June 30, 1870. Death has whetted his scythe to some purpose recently. His latest stroke has cut off from our midst one of our ablest diplomatists and ministers. The sudden decease of Lord Clarendon came upon us so suddenly that half London could scarcely be- lieve the tale. An old man, yet young in habits, intellect, and work, Lord Clarendon had served his country from his youth upwards in almost every enviable position. He was the faithful servant of his country, and the tried friend of politicians of opposite views. Continental sovereigns were also indebted to his kindly offices-an honour which few men achieve. His place will not easily be filled, though aspirants to the post are not wanting. Lord Granville, the fittest man for the place, will pro- ably take the Foreign Office portfolio, but he will vacate an office to succeed to which will neither be enviable nor easy. The Lords are not earning a character for wisdom in their method of dealing with the Irish Land Bill. The Government have been beaten on several points, but the victories have been acquiesced in, with the knowledge that the Commons will send the bill back in its original state, when their Lordships will have to eat humble pie. The most exciting event, however, of the week was the way in which Lord Salisbury threw up his allegiance to the Tory leader and marched with a band of fol- lowers into the opposite lobby. Lord Salisbury is not a man to be despised, and will some day, it is believed, take a very leading part in office, but the question of thepolicy of his conduct, or the occasion referred to, has been very generally decided in the negative. It has been said that his Lordship's recent visit to Oxford and the homage paid to him as the Chancellor of that University, during the com- memoration week, may have had something to do with the high-handed tone he has adopted in his seat in Parliament. As regards the Education Bill, it is in a fair way .of being carried this session. The Government were right, if we may judge by results, to stand upon their Bill; and the division on Monday shows that Mr. Dixon and his party, though strong, are not strong enough to carry everything their own way just at present. The opening of Keble College at Oxford, last week, attracted a large number of people from town." Like plants which are said to bloom only once in a hundred years, so Oxford has not had a new college founded in her midst during that period. The event, therefore, is historically, as well as socially, interesting. The effort is due, pri- marily, to a desire to commemorate the name of John Keble, the author of the well-known Christian Year but the names of those connected with the movement, which is accomplished only so far as half the building of the College goes, give rise to the thought that the College is to be made of parti- cular service to the high church party. At a time when the popular notion runs in favour of opening the Universities to persons of all creeds alike, this idea forces itself still more upon the mind. The new Warden bears the highest recommendations of Dr. Pusey, the Bishop of Winchester, and Canon Liddon, and their express object is to give a reli- gious tone to the learning to be acquired in the College. The College, however, is distinctly de- clared not to be a theological one, but is to embrace students for all the learned professions. A consi- derable sum of money is yet wanted, and the Bishop of Winchester made a charming appeal for funds to the ladies present, in his most humorous manner. I may add, however, that in Oxford this College is not looked upon with much favour-especially by the other Collegiate foundations. The probable reason is that the founders' hint that such a college is wanted to remove the stigma of irreligion, which seems to be fastening itself upon Oxford teaching. The movement, however, as you will have seen, has the support of the Chancellor of the University, and the Bishop of the diocese. Whilst writing on this subject, I may mention that the Oxford grads (who hold a kind of carnival in the Sheldonian theatre during the commemora- tion week, when the University showers its honor- ary degrees upon distinguished men) fixed upon the representative of a most influential northern Jour- nal, who was attending the proceedings profession- ally, as the object of their accustomed badinage. The gentleman not being aware of the antipathies of the undergraduates, presumed to. wear a white round hat, No sooner had he put his head inside the entrance, that he was assailed with cries of White Hat." He had apparently committed an unpardonable offence, and for some minutes was the subject of remarks and banter of every conceivable kind, until some other arrival drew off the attention of the grads. The journalist, however, stood the banter manfully. He looks back upon the scene with considerable amusement, and revenges himself upon the undergraduates by comparing them to so many bulls maddened at the sight of a red flag. Probably he is right. A recent attempt to get up another Trafalgar square meeting nuisance has entirely failed. Eng- lish slaves" were invited to meet there the other night, but the so-called slaves" did not respond to the invitation, probably because Englishmen don't like the name. A Mr. Johnson, the supposed convener of the meeting, arrived late, and finding no one to address, made himself scarce. The regiment of foot guards stationed at Welling- ton Barracks, close to Buckingham Palace, do not appear to be the best behaved of soldiers, though they have far more privileges than the line regi- ments. They appear to be out at all hours of the night, in the avenue leading to their barracks, and if not in a questionable state, are in questionable society. M.P.'s, going home from their legislative duties in the small hours of the morning, have very rightly complained of the nuisance, and probably something will be done to prevent it in future. The extraordinary part of the story is that the com- manders of the regiment should allow such lax dis- cipline to exist. One writer lays the blame on "the Guards Institute," in Pimlico, which, it is said, is supported by entertainments which have the effect of keeping the soldiers out late. If so, the Institute would be better situated within the Barrack yard. The baby-farming at Brixton has been followed by the discovery of another in Camden Town. The subject is pretty generally discussed, and whilst the practice is, of course, universally condemned, the remedy does not seem to be within easy reach. The latest notion is that as these children must neces- sarily be placed under some charge, the woman who keeps them should be compelled to make a return to some official of the number of infants under theii care. Some sort of inspection would of course follow any legislation of this character. The Conventual and Monastic Institutions Select Committee are going on with their work very gradually but pretty surely. Mr. Newdegate has been calling a few witnesses to depose to irregu- larities and evasions of the law in reference to Con- vents and Monasteries, The oratory at Brompton, is declared to be a monkish establishment, which is of course denied by those interested in it. If Mr. Newdegate perseveres, we may expect some interest- ing experts disclosures in reference to these institu- tions, but they must of course be taken as one view only of the picture. Although Parliament is not over busy with com- mittee work just now, there is another public com- mittee sitting whose proceedings will be of interest to all manufacturing places where steam is an element t o.illi in work. It is that on Steam Boiler Explosions. The object of the committee is to ascertain the best mode of prevention and, so far, the evidence has tended to show that some compulsory power of inspecting boilers must be enforced throughout the whole country. It is estimated that there are about 100,000 bo lers worked in England and Wales, and that about 50 burst annually, at a cost of 75 lives. It is said that compulsory inspec- tion would reduce explosions almost to nil, and that life would consequently be comparatively safe. The cost of inspection is proposed to be covered by levy- ing a fee upon the owner, for each boiler; whilst the machinery to be employed, to carry out the pro- posed act of Parliament, is a Central Board in Lon- don, with local inspectors dotted over the country. The inspectors would be paid, but it is supposed the honour of sitting at the Board would be a sufficient remuneration for its members. The attempt to wind up the European Assurance Society in Chancery has again failed. The Vice Chancellor seemed very wroth at the proceedings, and dismissed it on technical grounds as soon as a chanco occurred.

Mr. Thomas Saunders merchant, Stirling, was killed at the railway station on Tuesday morning. Mr. T. Blacklock, of the firm of Bradshaw and Blacklock, died suddenly at his residence at Weaste, near Manchester, immediately after attending the marriage of his daughter on Wednesday morning. The Duke of Norfolk on Wednesday presided over a meeting at Nazareth House, Hammersmith, for the purpose of obtaining such an alteration in the law of the charities as will insure the exemption of this and similar institutions, also a reduction of the local assessment. The question as to the presence of pearl oysters on the Tinnevelly coast has now been definitely settled by the discovery of the mollusc in abundance. One bank ia four miles in lengthy

( PARIS LET T E R. I PARIS, June 29, 1870. The hour for the government of the country by the country has not come for France. The ap- proaches towards it are like Penelope's work, un- doing in the morning what she made the previous eve. Personal power snatches in detail the con- cessions it had accorded in principle, but it is ne- cessary not to despair over the painful accouche- ment of the new regime. Rome was not built in a day, nor is it possible for a people in twenty-four hours to break with its traditions of leading strings, or for an absolute government to throw off its om- nipotence. Hence the struggles in the Chamber, for influence, between it and personal power, to inake the ruler only the first serviteur of the State. This state of things was fully exhibited in the dis- cussion for allowing the 37,000 communes or parishes to elect their own mayors. It was one of the car- dinal reforms of the Cabinet before entering office, but eschewed by it now, as the mayors will continue still to be the nominees-the functionaries of the Crown. National sovereignty looks like a fiction. The people are allowed to vote plebiscites, to elect the head of the state, but not the mayor. The su- perfluity is granted, the necessary withheld cakes are distributed, but plain bread kept back. France wants a free parish in a free State, but its House of Representatives has voted otherwise. It has, however, approved of a bill for the more effectual ) punishment of midwives practising abortion. It 1 ought to indict some of the numerous parties within its walls, for bringing about abortions in those re- forms pompously promised, and loudly claimed by the nation. Some of the Orleanist Princes have waked up from their Rip Van Winkle slumber of 22 years, and demand as a right to live in France. Their petition will be classed among the "Rejected Ad- dresses," by the Chamber. The Emperor is re- ported to have observed that the return of the Princes just now would interfere with the devotions of the Orleanist party, who are rapidly coming round" to him. Besides, his pet journal regards the letter of the Princes as haughty, and adds that from Philippe Egalite, who carried the cap and bells during the Revolution of '89, and voted for Louis the Sixteenth's death, down to Montpensier, who secretly aided the downfall of his sister-in-law, Isabella, the family has been inclined to conspi- racies. Like the Turk, his Majesty will bear no brother near the throne; further, he will select his own time for opening the gates of mercy. After the plebiscite of the 8th May, the Government ought to have no fear of any pretenders. To keep the storm signals still flying is not the evidence of strength or prestige. It is unfortunate to be a. prince now-a-days; the advantage is all on the side of being a simple citizen. Princes resemble in this year of grace that giant who always was crying, because in his travels he could find no bed in the hotels, to enjoy a full stretch. Had the Orleanist Princes made a dash at Strasbourg or Boulogne, and graduated as a consequence at Ham or Blaye, they would now have been included in the amnesty, and as free to return as that Lord of the Isles, Victor Hugo. Berryer refused for his liege lord, Count Chambord, the right to enter France as a r,imple citizen, because it would be tantamount to the abandoning of his legitimate rights as Henry the Fifth. Would the Twickenham family be able to restrain whatever remnants of their party still exist from plotting-would they be contented with a residence on the Boulevard Haussman, after oc- cupying furnished apartments at the Tuileries ?— to be subjected to the surveillance of the haufa police ? Better to remain at Twickenham, in their money bags, and wait till the nation gives them a H call." The empire could afford to allow these Princes to mingle with the crowd. All proscrip- Z, p- tions are bad, though kings, emperors, and popes kave resorted to them since the birth of history. The Orleanists banished the Bourbons, and both the Napoleons; and the law is still-an eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth. Vowing she would ne'er consent, Isabella, has consented, to retire from business, in favour of her son-Alphonso. The abdication was not so dramatic as that of the Fifth's, and her ex-Majesty, instead of getting to nunnery, and taking to clock making-, will take a course of baths in the South. On Satur- day, Isabella, the Catholic, summoned all her faith- ful Hidalgos of the first order, to witness her decease as queen. Her mourning was a pink coloured dress, trimmed with white lace pearls in her hair and on her neck, and her corsage ornamented with diamonds -not crown ones. On her right was her son, Al- phonso, for whom she has resigned visions of the purple, and around her, the immediate members and relatives of the family. After the act was read, Isabella, bathed with tears, flung herself into her mother's arms. It was a meeting that made amends —and ex-Queen Christina, from having passed through a similar ordeal, was able to furnish the consolations suitable. The document, having been signed, sealed, and delivered, the Prince, was ac- claimed, Alphonso XII—who shall be king hereafter —his hand was kissed, in homage, and the first act of His Majesty, was to call the Duke de Sesto, mar- ried to the Duke de Morny's widow, and said Yon have not seen my new velocipede, come, you must have a look at it. The whole affair, was done in the high Aranjeurs style, but as pleasant as the sha- dowy coachman, described by Scarron, who with the ghost of a brush, washed the ghost of a carriage. The Pope did not send by telegraph, as is his cus- tom on such occasions, either his absolution to Isa- bella, or his blessing to Spain's new King, who may yet be Prim's coming boy. Up to the present the Prince, or rather monarch-for the world has now one more-has not been spoiled. He is mild, active, and intelligent. He too, will send a letter one of those days, to be allowed by the Cortes to enter his native land perhaps. There is nothing to remark about the army of Fathers at Rome, except, that the Irreconcilables," are tackling Infallibility with a devouring activ- ity." In Paris, the Nunico, has got a knock over the knuckles for publishing in the French press, the thanks of His Holiness to the French clergy. Pio IX., can continue to personally scribble his grati- tude, but to do so diplomatically, is not in the bond. Mgr. Chigo, got his master into a similar scrape in 1864, and his veracity was reproved by the Pope, who might say, as Benedict XIV. did of his Grand Vicar, one day, that the latter annoyed him Bene- dict stopped before a large crucifix, and 'calmly uttered, My God, what a droll vicar, you and I have got." It is provoking to hear of water, water being- everywhere, except at Paris. Everything is as dry here as the remainder biscuit after a voyage. The Seine shows indications of becoming dry, and its borders, have that nasty green stuff, and ugly smell unpleasant to perceive. Manufacturers have been requested to economise their draughts in the river, and the streets are to be reduced one-half in their daily beverage, the joy at which, created a dust storm yesterday, in which the Aval soldiers alone shared, from the sentiment of there being no place like home. One day the heavens are hung in black, and in a few hours Mr. Sol appears in all his tropi- cal splendours. We were to have a brisk cannouade at the sky, on the Champ de Mars, to bring down its tears, nolens volens, but this was relinquished at the twelfth hour, as some "Dryasdust" discovered, that during the reign of Louis Philippe, recourse was had to the big guns efficiently to drive away rain. Even the Police Magistrates' hearts are not dried up—not a pochard is brought be-fore them, but pleads extenuating circumstances," as being a thirsty soul, and is therefore dealt with lightly. The wine shops will soon be unable to practise their daily miracle of turning water into wine, and the rising generation has already its millennium in view, as the cows with iron tails, are becoming' rapidly dry. It is fortunate that French people make their toilettes, with invisible soap, in in- visible water." Saturday is a real Saturn's day in the Corps Legis- latif it is then the Committees report on the peti- tions forwarded during the week by the lunatics at large. The last batch comprised one from an in- dependent elector claiming protection from bailiffs -another prayed, that being ill, and not very rich in this world's goods, he would be exempted frol.1 taxes, or his portion levied on the priest-a third insists on the prohibition of gas, oil, petrole, electric light and such illumination—in favour of tallow candles—the only burning and shining lights suited to the age. A bankrupt craves to be set up again, and a lady of uncertain age. requests the Depltie will be gallant enough to look up her claim of nigh quarter of a million, which the Revolution of 1789 abstracted from her father. To be appointed to- bacconists, is the most beloved of State appoint- ments the solicitors, like good plain cooks, have no objection to town or country, and regard a shop to sell the weed, as a place for the weary to rest, and the woundedtodie, old soldiers and used up "Blues," forming 99 per cent of the applicants.

Advices from China, received at Bombay, announce that permission has been obtained at Pekin to carry the China Submarine Cable to Shanghai, provided the end is not landed. The reasons for overthrowing the late Govern- ment in Portugal are declared to have been fully explained in a diplomatic circular note sent to the agents of Portugal abroad.

I FOREIGN TELEGRAMS- ABDICATION OF THE a* S Queen Isabella signed her a faV0Ur 0f J* o'clock on Saturday afternoon -Roval V Prince of Asturias. The SPaQ1!riQ (Lset, W: several Spanish grandees, Generals preTjouS j sund, and San Roman were presen • a affixing her signature Queen Isabella re^ g address to the Spanish people. Pope the same day her abdication, a gpain* Holiness to bless the Prince's cause 1 FRANCE. atotbePeE PARIS, June 25th.—With reference TO tion of the Orleans Princes, it is sta of Government will declare to the Com tra^f Chambers its earnest desire to oblitera of political discord, and to abolish the joeg 0° measures resulting therefrom, but consider the proper moment has yet ITALY. j priB?0S VERONA, June 24, Evening.—The r°J0lisecrjJ and party were present to-day at the eIettton^ of the Ossuary at Solferino. The took place as for the inauguration of the San Martino. VERONA, June 25, Evening.—After the in honour of the slain at Solferino, ColoD 0{ presented to Senator Torillo, in the na-r Emperor Napoleon, the insignia of the legion of honour. Two mortuary c ¥ been erected on the hill at Solferino a jjaJ1 Martino, to contain nearly 9,000 n foreign officers and members of present at the inaugurat ion of the OssU^ AUSTRIA. tbftt L VIENNA, June 24.—It is officially stat es is the intention of all the Hungarian J]#1*1 leave Rome on the promulgation of the dogma. TURKEY. CONSTANTINOPLE, June 24th, Evening- rain fell to-day at noon, and the persons suffered very much. CONSTANTINOPLE, June 25th.—The GREEIOG Neologos has published a despatch alieS gSio^ f. Prince Charles of Roumania had been a". e a The despatch has been discovered to gery, and was not communicated by .^00 graph. The police are endeavouring to author. f INDIA. art)eC BOMBAY, June 25th.—The captain and c ftfi of the Aurora have been committed for trial- captain has confessed his guilt. FRANCE. betS PARIS, June 27th.—News has been receif of the death of M. Barbes, at The Hague. Ii Prince Napoleon has returned from r A rumour circulated to-day of the signation of the Minister of the Interior1 unfounded. Arii$* VEVEY, June 27th.—The Duchess of M*aJ birth to a son at 10 50 this morning. ITALY. FLORENCE, June 27th, Evening.—-The dance Italienne denied the rumour that a_1 from England and Italy will shortly be ad the Greek Government. PORTUGAL.. he I LISBON, June 28th.—The steamer with gu"se expedition on board has sailed gajle^ The American war steamer Juanita has Portsmouth. v.g INDIA.. CALCUTTA, June 27th.—The Eng^ receive „ that the Bengal Government ha^L0q real P structions to levy an education ta* PERTY- „ OF ITALY. FLORENCE, June 27, Evening.—The Deputies has rejected the proposal to adjo^' sittings. The motion of Signor £ h; t^r;al the discussion of the of one STTS on PulSljnstruetion proposes other educational establishments. The King has nominated Signors Delahaj^P Pollak Commanders of the Order of the i/» 1 General Seismit Doda has been appointed^?, mandantof the troops in the province of J*9, ROME. -0,10 ROME, June 27, Evening.—The Officiel to-day announces that the Pope held a Cj"clu<^c when several archbishops and bishops,Ia, TJ, those of Port-au-Prince, Auckland, Spring- and Havre de Grace, were precognised.. SPAIN. eitW* MADRID, June 27, Senor Rivero will assume the Presided &0 Council during the absence of Marshal f 0ftj> Senor Figuerola will undertake the duti t» Ministries of the Interior and Justice « jg absence of Senor Montero Rios. A be held at the Progressist Club on Thurs pr when it is believed that Marshal Prim sent. AMERICA.. idel.g, PHILADELPHIA, June 27.-Three Ilellifttl Starr, Thompson, and Mamir, were to-day for violating the Neutrality Laws in P j States Court at Canadaigua, New York- cage> 0 soners pleaded "Not guilty" in eafj1to counsel asked the postponement of tbe me^3 °n time to prepare the defence. The ar £ u ^et motions to postpone the trial have °° .da>p ,o» heard. The House of Representatives jering a a vote of 109 to 49, passed a resolution °5 jth" r Ways and Means Committee to report go pe bill reducing the duties on imported CGTLT • PHILADELPHIA, June 28.—The Fe:niau Canandaigua have been postponed ti INDIA. T.ell;ffencehasbee1> BOMBAY,June 27, Evening.1?^ °,ie have bee* received here that 180,000 dols. i Mitchell' recovered from the wreck of tn^ Licouna Rocfc which was wrecked la^t Jeax off Shanghai. MEEICA. TASAG'OXFFOM theseaportsu, inland B°Several memorials TROM HNIE £ £ £ ,'& S. CO^ TW ?, of the CNB»"" suraents at Washington 1S announced. ouigema FRANCE of PARIS, June 29.—'The Journal Officiel, the death of Lord Clarendon, says that.the B honoured the deceased nobleman with n .Qgpite esteem and friendship, and his death will i unanimous regret. to Five hundred and sixty millions of the -stin £ be raised by the city of Paris are to meet liabilities, and 130,000,OOOf. will be applje prosecution of public works in the city. A great fire toot place at Beauvais It Tetard's carpet factory was half destroy, jjjg estimated that the loss will be 1,000, hundred men are thrown out of work. PRUSSIA. vro 'eiacla BERLIN, June 29-The semi-offici^ 0f I^ £ Correspondence speaking of the_ de ten°r ^y Clarendon, says his lordship during office rendered through his influence.and1 -^0^ manner numerous services towards the of peace. SPAIN. journals^ MADRID, June 28, (Evening.)-—x dicati00'^ the Government party say that the a, ,y.& ex-Queen Isabella will in no wise in .^ed jj course of affairs. The Cortes have 0perati°° law on civil marriage shall come m the 1st of Sept. next. e aIsbdicgl- MADRID, June 29.—Thenewso her^ tion has produced nogre* Thedeath of^ ^e- tisans disapprove ome ^P'ted among hi* D of Clarendon is MUCXX r g rous friends here. poBTUGAL decree oft It is stated that; a • LlSJ'?N' thTcreation of a national mihtxa. signed for the ttjrKEY.. CHIO^' CONSTANTINOPLE, folfoiefs have he has ALFO0M"JNNE RAIN. I- Money easy. Xewport, Saturday, Printed and Published at C»MNIEICIAL-8TRF5J^ £ ,LABA General Printing />«'<■ *'U„ Y'OF Moumouth,^ Borongb of Newpo: t, MTHECOUNY VULA) GOLD T«P CHRISTOPHEKS. CHRISTOPHEKS. ViLls) G Parish of St. Wooll«»» Newport.