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THE VOLUNTEER RKVIEW AT CLIFTON. Tbe review of Volunteers on Durdham Down, last week, has proved as decided a success, financially speak- ing, as it evidently was in a military point of view. On Wednesday the Review Committee met for the last time, under the presidency of the Right Worshipful the Mayor, and a balance-sheet of the receipts and expenditure was submitted to the mealing, from which it appeared that there was a balance in hand of upwards of £400. This sum is much larger than h-d been anticipated for up to the evening preceding the day of the review it was al- most a matter of doubt whether it would result in a profit or a loss to the committee. The committee were unanimous in their acknowledgmente of the almost super- human exertions ot Capt. Jones, the honorary secretary of the Review Committee, and a proposition that the sum of 2100be presented to him was adopted without a dissenting voice. The committee also determined to present afield glass, value £10, to Captain Pearson, of the Engineer Corps, for the services he rendered in superintending the fencing of the ground, and in other particulars. They also awarded £80 to the band fund of the Bristol Rifle Corps; j680 to the band fund of the Bristol Artillery Corps J640 to the band fund of the Bristol Engineer Corps; and a sum of JE130 to be allotted in prizes to be competed for by the three Volunteer corps in Bristol, during the annual rifle meeting at Sneyd P <rk in August. Votes of thanks were passed to Colonel Cooper and the recruiting staff, for their services in acting as guides to the various battalions; to Captain Blewetf, and other officers of the 32nd Foot; to Major Meik and the Pensioners to Capt. Fen- wick, and the Royal Naval Reserve, for the efficiency with which they performed the onerous duty of keeping the ground. The admirable arrangements of Mr. Superin- tendent Handcock, and the large body of police under him, were spoken of in terms of high praise. The com- mittee also voted thanks to Captain Pattenson, B.V.R.C., for having assisted in preparing the ground to Lieutenant Cooper, Bristol Engiueeern' Corps, for drawing plans for the same to Captain Goodeve, B V.R.C., for assisting in keeping the ground; to Sergeant Chute, for the courteous manner in which be superintended the seating of visitors in the grand stand and to Lieutenant Burges, for general usefulness." Thanks were also unanimously voted to his Worship the Mayor, for the invaluable services he had rendered to the committee. J

THE MURDERS IN IRELAND. The Special Commission for Tipporary opened at Clon met on Friday morning. There were eight cases on the calendar, including O'Halloran and Kennedy, charged with the murders of Mr. Thiebault and Mr. Maguire. The judges, Mr. Justice Fitzgerald and Buron Deasy, entered the Crown Court at ten o'clock. The grand jury was immediately sworn, when Baron Deasy delivered an excellent charge. The grand jury retired, and in half-an-hour returned with a true bill against Thomas Boban, wlfo was imme- diately placed at the bar. He is stout and active, with a soft expression of face, about 5 feet 10 inches high, and 28 years of age. Mr. Macdonough, Q.C., and Mr. Edward Johnstone are retained for both Bohan and O'Halloran. It is said that Mr. Macdonough has received a fee of 100 guineas, and a refresher of 10 guineas daily, paid from a fund collected for the purpose. Thomas Bohan was arraigned, and pleaded "Not Guilty." The Attorney-General stated the case for the Crown. Lieutenant-Colonel William Knox was examined by the Solicitor-General. He deposed as follows 1 reside at Brittas Castle in the county of Tipperary it is about five miles from Templemore I left my house about half past six o'clock on the morroing of tbe 31st of March, to go to the fair of Templemore I was on horseback; I left the fair about half past nine o'clock, and proceeded to the barracks; I arrived there about ten, and left them at one o'clock; I left the barracks on horseback; I went on to the Templemore-road to go home; I was riding slowly after I had gone a little way 1 passed a man driving a cow, leaving him on my left hand after I had gone a little way past the man my horse was stopped by two men, who ran out of the side of the road t would know the man who caught hold of the bridle that is the man (turning round and pointing to the prisoner); I said, Hallo, my man, what do you want?' He said, I want you he was at this moment continuing at the horse's head. Isaid, 'What do you want? Let go my horse;' he said 'I won't;' I then asked him again, What do you want with me? Let go my horse;' he sail, 'I want your itooney;' I said, Pooh. nonsense! I have no money; I bought no cattle,, and had no dealing with you let go my horse at this time the man who was driving the cow came up; he came up to where we were standing still, on the left hand I said, take this man from off my bridle—be s drunk, and if he doesn't let go I will have to break his head;' he stopped and asked the prisoner, 'What do you want with him l' the prisoner went round by the horse's head, and said something which I did not h»ar, on which the man walked on when the man walked on I struck at the man holding my horse I said, You ruffian, let go my horse what do you want with me?' I struck him with this cane which I hold in my hand-with the heavy end of it; I aimed at his head, b it he was too far, and the blow hit him on the shoulder; I struck him several times on the left arm when I struck him on the shoulder he said, I won't let go, I'll have your life;' I called after the man who was driving the cow, telling him to come back and not let me be mur- dered by those rafiiins. He took no notice but walked on I think he was about ten or twelve yards in fl" nt of me at the time the prisoner then called to the second man, Sh-ot him—why don't you shoot him ?" the se cond man was standing on my right a little behind me when the prisoner uttered these words Shoot bilu," I continued to strike at him, and tried to get my horse from him he said, Take your pistol and shoot him j" I then looked back and saw the other man with his arm across, and a pistol in his hand the prisoner retained his hold of the bridle all the time; I said, "My God! you are not going to shoot me on the road ?" the pri- soner, swearing by God, said, I will shoot you myself;" I tried to strike him as well as I could he then put his right hand in his trousers pocket, and drew from it a pis- tol he cocked the pistol with the thumb of his right hand I struck him a severe blow on the back of the left hand when I struck him on the back of the hand he let go his hold I struck him with my full force; he then let go the bridle, and turned roun,\ in front of the horse, and put his pistol up to me I again srruck him on the neck, and in doing so I nearly fell off my horse, and the shot struck me on the temple, on the ear, and went through the leaf of my hat; I bled from the effects of the shot; I said, Oh, my God you have shot me some of the shot struck my horse in the ear, which made him shy, and he went down the road with me; I pro- ceeded towards my own house then I only went a short distance, when I met a man, who said he would go with me he gave me a handkerchief and some water, and washed my face I then came back to the barracks at Templemore; I returned to the barracks Col Irvin was there when I first left the harracks; the place where this encounter occurred is scarcely a quarter of a mile from the barracks, and about the same distance from Templemore when I returned to the barncks I saw Dr. Nunen; I washed and cleaned myself, and rode from the barracks to my own house I next saw the man who fired at me on the 13th of April; he was in the yard of the police barracks at Tburles; there were other persons with him I then identified him as the person who fired at me after I identified him I said, Why, in God's name, did you attempt to take my life?" He said he did not I said, "You did, show me your left hand?" he had it in his pocket; he did not take out his left hand I took it out myself; I observed a mark on it, and said Hallo, my man, I think I left my mark on youthere was a mark of a wound I said, There is no mistaka about you he did not reply. Lieutenant-Colonel Irvin proved that when Colonel Knox returned to the barracks he was bleeding from the gunshot wounds. Dr. John N uuen stated that he ex- amined the wounds, which had been bleeding, but were not when he saw them. Constable G. Millin arrested the prisoner, and found a pistol bullet and a cap in his pockets. Saw marks on his neck and hand, which might be pro- duced by a cane such as Colonel Knox had at the time of tho attack. He had £ 23 14s. lOd. in his pocket. C'on- stable Thomas Killein saw the same marks on the prisoner. This closed the case for the prosecution. Mr. Macdonough addressjd the jury for the defence, and occupied the Court till seven o'clock, when it ad- journed till Saturday morning. On Saturday a great number of witnesses were exa- mined on the part of the prisoner Bohan, to prove an alibi and to testify as to his character, and the Solicitor- General having replied, denominating the defence as a conspiracy, the jury, after a few minutes deliberation, brought in a verdict of Not Guilty." The result wjs received with tremendous cheering by the populace. On Monday O'Halloran was placed upon his trial for the murder of Mr. Thiebault. The Solicitor-General conducted the prosecution and Mr. Macdonough ap- peared for the prisoner. When the case, which oecupied Monday and part of Tuesday, had been gone through, the Judge charged the jury, minutely reviewing the evi- dence adduced for the prosecution. At the conclusion the jury retired, and after an hour's deliberation, re- turned a verdict of Not Guilty." The announcement was received with tremendous cheers by the assembled multitude. The Court then adjourned. Walsh, the accomplice of Beckham in the murder of Mr. Fitzgerald, surrendered, and has been lodge I in Limerick Gaol.

USK. COMMITMENTS TO USK PMSON.—June 19th-Jobn Jones, by C. H. Williams, Esq., charged with being a deserter from H.M. 6ht regiment of foot; Mary Edmunds, by Rev. E. Leigh and H. G. Marsh, Esq., for stealing 421bs. of coal, the property of Samuel Homfray and others, at Bedwellty, on the 11th of June, 1862.—Three months' hard labour. Frederick Jones, by W. CE. Seys, Esq., for stealing six eggs, the property of his master, William Werrett, at Shirenewton, on the 9th of June, 1862.— Remanded. 20th-Mary Ryan, by R. F. Woollett and E. J. Philips. FAW,, for stealing clothes, the property of Catherine Robinson, at Newport, on the 17th of June, 1862.-Seven days' hard labour. 21st-George Miller, by the Rev. E. Leigh, for breach of contract with Jabez Wall, at Bedwellty, on the 7th of June.-One month hard labour. James Russell, by the same magistrate, for vagrancy at Aberystruth, on the 19th of June, 1862.— One month hard labour. John Thomas, by C. H. Williams and H. C. Bird, Esqrs., for stealing a pair of boots, the property of Thomas Thomas, at Llanover Upper, on the 19th of June, 1862 —One month hard*labour. 21st -Margaret Brown and Margaret Hayes, by same ma- gistrates, for being drunk and disorderly at Trevethin on the 17th of June.-Seven days' imprisonment, or pay 10s Sarah Ann Williams, by same magistrates, for stealing various articles of clothing, the property of Thomas Jones and Martha James, at Llanhilleth, on the 14th of June, 1862-Sessions. 24th—Ellen Jaynes, by W. CE. Seys and Thomas Brown, Esqrs., for being drunk and disor- derly on the 21st of June, 1862, at Chepstow.—Twenty-one days'imprisonment, or pay 29J. Morris Griffiths, by C. H. Williams, Esq.. for stealing tools, the property of Thomas Jones, at Trevethin, on the 22nd of June, 1862.— Remanded. ————

TINTERN ABBEY. NEW WESLEYAN CHAPEL.—Almost under the shadow of the venerable walls of Tintern Abbey, there has recently been erected a new Wesleyan chapel, which was opened on Thursday under very favourable auspices. The building i eflects much credit on the taste and skill of the architect, Mr Hancorn, of Newport, who has designed and superintended the erection of several chapels in this and the adjoining counties. The style is decoiated Gothic, of the fourteenth century. The entrance from the road is by low folding gates hung on octagonal freestone pillars. The chapel is entered by a porch with a door at either end. In the interior chaste- ness and elegance of style are combined with utility and comfort in a degree not often seen in village chapels. The roof is ceiled to the ridge, with the rafters showing. The glass throughout is cathedral, with a prettily-designed east window, of stained glass. The seats have low sloping backs. Instead of a pulpit there is a very neat reading- desk. All the wood work, except the reof timbers, instead of being stained, is varnished on the naked wood, which has a very pleasing effect. The opening sermons were preached by the Rev. A. T. James, of Birmingham, the chapel being filled in the afternoon, and in the evening quite incapable of holding the number present. Every arrange- ment was made for the comfort of visitors from a dis- tance. A cold collation was provided at the house of Mr. Roberts, of which all were invited to avail them- selves on their arrival. In the interval between the services a tea meeting was held in the field adjoining the Abbey, where a spacious marquee was erected, and taste- fully decorated with flowers and evergreens. By the kindness of the warden, all visitors were admitted to the Abbey free of the usual charge. The day must have been altogether a very gratifying one to the Wesleyana of Tin- tern, and a very pleasant one to the visitors. The open- ing services are announced to be continued on the two erasing Sunday*, by the Rev. W. Cuthbertson, B.A., I and the Rev. P. Mackenzie.

LONDON CORRESPONDENT'S LETTER. The latest Parliamentary on dit is, that the Session will not be allowed to terminate without a struggle on the part of the Conservatives to retrieve the lost ground consequent on the miscarriage of the late secretly con- trived, but not too openly manifested, bid for office. Upon what especial subject the forces will muster and fight the on dit above alluded to is silent, and \ve may set our wits at work to unriddle the riddle. On the ex- penditure of the country it will certainly not bo for that would divide the Conservative ranks. Our foreign policy is also a topic on which there are divers opinions among the Opposition party. So we must cast around for some small item of disagreement in the carrying on of the affairs of the country; for our American policy, in which there might be a fight, is a mystery which no one can unravel. That there is a little intrigue going on no one doubts. The return of Lord Lyons, and the arrival of Persigny in this country on a purely political mission, both show the colours of the Government'! secret doings. The French papers still stoutly assert that Palmerston has pledged himself to the initiative. When time is ripe, which it may be supposed our wary Premier will consider to be when both combatants are so exhausted by giving blows that for their mutual honour's sake, as well as the saving of further exhaustingbloodshed, alike damaging to either party, they will be thankful to the good-intentioned who will interfere or proffer media- tion. Persigny's political doings are quite mysterious, even his comings and goings are surrounded by doubt. The French papers claimed his presence in Paris, and the English papers at the same instant recorded his doings in London-Are there two Richmonds in the field 1 It would be curious to learn which side France will take of course common report says for the South, but that would be a very unpopular policy. I have spoken with many Moossoos, as Yates calls them, who are here on Exhibition business or pleasure, and they aver all of them that the sympathy of France is unanimously with the Northern Americans, especially the bourgeoise Frenchmen, the aristocrat being a little South ih his views. And the remark was accompanied in one instance, by the shrewd observation—" and it is only natural that, as all Englishmen are aristocrats, from beggar to noble- man, that Englishmen should be South in their tendency." The fact of the sympathy of the Bourgeoise of France accounts for the attitude the young French Princes have taken, being one which will make them many friends in the land from which they are exiled. The Independence Beige, which is very Orleanist, does not fail to mention, from private sources of information, as frequently as possible, in glowing language, the gallant bearing of the young Princes, and the honour they are to "la France." Of course the paper cannot be stopped for this reason, and so the aim desired is accomplished. The French family have abstained entirely from visiting the Exhibition during the presence of Prince Napoleon in London, and singularly enough the Duke d' Aumah;-the great foe of the Prince-met with a severe accident the other day; and beside everything is arranged au mieux. I was in the Great Exhibition on Saturday when the Prince made his first inspection and when I caught sight of him I rushed down from the gallery to make my first inspection of the Prince, and when found to make a note of him. His portrait is familiar enough to all, and it gives correctly a look of Napoleon the First, which the Prince decidedly possesses; but his is a common place likeness of what I presume was (flattery aside), a noble face, for that must apper- tain to every noble mind—at least, such is my theory- and I could not point out a man that would prove it to be an error of judgment; for at the back of ugliness and features awry sits the touch of genius and high intellect which ennobles the face. But to the Prince. He evi. dently apes much, and is by nature much of a bourgeoise —rough and inelegant in every movement—curt of spirit, and dressed to the perfection of negligence and bad taste--plaid trousers and waistcoat, and a well-worn surtout coat of everything but the light fancy colour a a Frenchman loveth, and a castor much damaged and developed into a most magnificent amplitude of brim. He almost ran through the French department with his suite and the English Commissioners, who followed out of breath. He gave a very gruff, short nod of the head only to the Exhibitors, who bowed lowly and uncovered, as be passed their stands. Perhaps this was thostyle of the uncle, and makes the likeness more striking. He did not pay the slightest attention to the marvels in the way of jewels and working in precious metal, to the fine bronzes, to the life-size figures in onyx, or the porcelain vases, or the candelabra, or anything on which the eye of foreign and English visitors to the Great Exhibition rests with such intense satisfaction. Not even the play- ing rabbit, that rattles away at a drum, and, to a French ear must produce martial music most pleasant. But he asked for and was at once shown into the "seedy" department of the French Exhibition. I do not mean to make a pun, but herewith to mention that be visited the agricultural display of the French, and his face brightened up at the inspection. Was this real enthu- siasm, or only ptt on to serve a purpose ? My estimate of the Prince is' that he is very artificial, and that the brusque bourgeoise tone is done to make him a greater re- semblance to Nap. the First, or else to give the character of a straightforward honest man. He seemed withal very fidgetty, and ill at ease. Could be have dreaded that the constant visitors, the exiled French family, would suddenly turn up and confront him ?—I trow not ;—and that he would be wise enough to give them credit for the good taste they show in remaining absent from the Ex- hibition while Napoleon tha. Prinoo U lionising- J h-v. spoken to one or two who have seen him, an.j heard his remarks at the Exhibition, which latter I did not, and they, singularly enough, took a very low estimate of his intelligence. I should be very loth to endorse such an observation-one totally at variance with my distant reading of him for, though he may be denied a first-class position of intellect, he is certainly keen and shrewd enough. The Pasha of Egypt is little seen in London; he is, I am told, very unwell indeed, and lays the blame to the house that he resided in near Richmond, which he says was damp and dismal. Richmond's etitourap is certainly anything but cheerful in wet weather, and rather noted for its moist atmosphere, which would ill agree with the constitution of our Eastern potentate, who makes even the luxurious couch more luxurious by artificial appli- ances. The real secret of the illness of that rather tough-looking body may perhaps be traced to oriental rather than physical causes he is enraged at the fact that precedence is given to the Turkish ambassador, and that he is in all things treated as the Viceroy only of tha Sultan-this, too, after being received en roi in France. Perhaps this shrewd man's entire speculation has been to have his somewhat doubtful position as a roler stamped with the facts of recognition by the Sovereigns of Eng- land and France. In this he is mistaken. England at least stands by its ally, the Sultan, and, if the truth be told, has no very great liking for the Pasha, who has done us the bad service of fostering and abetting tha making of the Canal of Suez, which may prove yet a serious bone of contention between England and France. It is true he received our young Princes most regally, but that is but a sprat for the whale he wishes to catch; and the Times takes a generous but a too quick and un- political view of the treatment of the Pasha. We have also another great man here, of whom you have perhaps not read a line-Prince Hassen Ben Card Ahmed, who is from Algeria direct, and has a grand suite of natives and of French officers. But his light is not sufficient to create a sensation after the Japanese and the Pasha.

PICKINGS FROMPUNGH. LORD CANNING. DIED TUESDAY, JUNE 17TH, 1862. One more strong swimmer gone down in the deep, But not in mist of storm and breakers' roar; He had fought through the surf and gained the shore- His native England's windy whitewalled steep, Which he had toiled, and borne so much to reach. Ah, little did we think, who cheered him in, How busy death was mining all within The while we gave him welcome from the beach. He waived acclaim and greetings of the crowd, And only prayed he might be left at peace, In pomp's eclipse and toil's well-earned surcease- Toil that had stemmed disease, and grief o'ercowed. We who had seen him striving with the storm, In that dread time when England s Empire reeled, Till her foes shouted I- Lo, her doom is sealed 1" And, as foul things round a sick lion swarm, Base creatures on sore stricken England pressed, We who then watched him, patient, calm, and strong Not paying hate with hate, and wrong with wrong, But fear and fury both serene to breast, We deemed him steeled of body as of soul, And when death took his partner from his side, And left him lone, his weary lot to' abide, We said the same high heart could grief control. That had controlled despair, and doubt, and fear; And when we knew that his return was nigh, We planned him labours new and honours high, Blind that we were, nor dreamed the end was near. Of all the gifts that England could bestow He has received but one—an honoured grave; Where knightly banners in the Abbey wave O'er dust of English worthies, heaped below, Another worthy sleeps the black plumes waved Above him, cold and coffined, through the street Where oft, we hoped, he would in council meet For India's weal, the land that he had saved. Not for such council, nor speech of his peers, Comes he to Westminster, but for his grave, Where write, He died for duty-modest, brave. Mild, when the good felt wrath, calm when the trav4 had fears." THE MUSIC OF THE FUTURE.—Promissory now. THE POPE'S APPEAL.—Am I infallible ? Or any othei man ? GLADSTONE AND SHAKESPEARE.—Mr. Gladstone was caught the other day in a shower of rain, and a sudden gust of wind blew his umbrella inside out; upon which, in reproachful accents, he murmured, I tax not you, you elements." A PROPHET RIGHT.-A recent American mail stated as follows :-The iVew York Timei correspondent thinks there is a probability of the Federal army going into trenches before Richmond." The latest accounts show that the prophet was very right, at least to the extent of 2,000 or 3,000 Federals. MONUMENTS ow DELAY.—The Temple of Diana at Ephesus, we are informed by a classical scholar, took not less than 220 years in building. This is certainly a long period for the completion of a monument, but we think we know of one that, if you only give it time and fail tlay, will certainly beat it by half a century at least, and •hat is the Nelson Column.

ATROCIOUS MURDER IN HAMPSHIRE. A murder, revolting in the extreme from the cold- bloodedness in which it was committed, and the bruta; treatment received at the hands of the murderer by his victim, was perpetrated at Fordingbridge, a small town in the county of Hants, twelve miles from the cathedral city of Salisbury, on Sunday morning last. The particu- lars are as follows :-Mary Ann Susan Hall, aged 26, was the only daughter of a Mr. Hall, of Midgham Farm, distant about a mile from Fordingbridge. The family are highly respectable, and rent a good-sized farm. It was Miss Hall's custom to walk to the church at Fordingbridge every Sun- day morning, for the purpose of attending Divine service and on Sunday morning last Ellen Smith, the dairy-woman jaw her leave her father's house about 10 o'clock and itrike into the footpath through the fields that led to Fordingbridge. Nothing more was heard of her until four o'clock in the evening, when a man named George Jacob Gilbert, alias Philpott, informed the police-con stable at the town that, as he was crossing a field called Harding's field, he picked up a lady's parasol, and on pro- ceeding a little farther he saw the body of a woman tying on her back in a gully or ditch that separated Mr. Hall's farm from Harding's field. The constable, a surgeon, and several people at once went to the spot, accompanied by Gilbert, which is situated about half a mile from the town, where they discovered the body of Miss Hall lying against the side of the ditch, quite dead, the hands out-stretched and clenched, the clothes fearfully torn and covered with the mud and filth of the ditch, through which evidently she had been dragged. On her breast was her church- service, and in her hand her hymn-book. The body of the unfortunate young lady was removed to her father's house, the windows of which are visible from the place where the fearful deed was committed, the man Gilbert assisting at the removal. From information received by the police-constable, he was induced to arrest this Gilbert, on the charge of having committed the murder, and from what transpired at the inquest held on Monday, and from circumstances that have come to the knowledge of the police, but which, of course, were not made known at the merely preliminary proceedings of Monday, there seems every probability of their connect- ing him in some way with the committal of the deed. Gilbert is a native of Fordingbridge, but bears a very bad character, having been transported on one occasion for rape, besides being committed on innumerable occa- sions for minor offences. He is now out on a. ticket of leave, and has resided in Fordingbridge for the last twelve months, working as a labourer, although recently be has been unemployed. He is unmarried, aged about 35, and resides with his sister in a small cottage about 500 yards from the spot where the body was found. His statement is that he did not g-o out on Sunday until three o'clock, the time at which he discovered the body, but a shepherd named Garland asserts that he saw him at a quarter-past eleven o'clock on the Sunday morning, in a field about 500 or 600 yards on the Fordingbridge side of the ditch, where the body lay, wiping his boots and trousers with grass. On the spot being examined by the police, there were traces found of such an occurrence having taken place. His clothes, ulso. on being examined, were found to have been re- cently washed, and his stockings were hanging out to dry in the garden of his cottage. It would seem that the murderer met his victim as she was walking to church, at the stile that separated her father's from Harding's field, and there attacked her, evidently with a view of criminally assaulting her, as there seems to have been no attempt at robbery. Here there are evident traces of a struggle having taken place, and of the mastery being gained by the murderer, who, it would seem, dragged the unfortunate girl about fifteen yards up the guliy or ditch (which is completely covered in by the furze bushes on either side) that separates the two fields above mentioned, and where they would be screened from the observation of stray passers-by. Here jit was that the second struggle took place, the girl having been evidently placed against the side of the ditch, with the lower part of her body trailing in the mud and filth, whilst the brute attempted to carry out his object. This he would appear to have failed in, according to the medi- cal evidence. From this spot, then, he dragged his vic- tim by the legs for the distance of 140 yards, through the water, filth, and_ weeds of the ditch, screened from all human observations by the overhanging bushes, finally placing the now lifeless body in the place and posi- tion in which it was found. From the medical evidence at the inquest, it appears that the deceased was alive when her inhuman murderer immersed her in the poisonous water of the ditch, for some of it was found in her stomach. Her inside clothes were torn to rags, and the weeds and mud had even penetrated under her stays.

EXTRAORDINARY ROBBERY IN LONDON. «. On Tuesday, George Mason, a well-dressed man, about forty years of age, was brought before Aid. Rose, at the Mansion House, in custody of Samuel Obee, a detective police-officer, charged with burglary and robbery. The case was remarkable, and the Court was crowded while the circumstances were being stated in evidence. Shortly after eleven o' clock on Monday evening the pri- soner went to the Vine Hotel, in Bishopsgate street Within, kept by Mr. Wm. Attwells, to whom he was a stranger, and engaged a bed for the night. Before going to bed the prisoner bad some refreshment, for whish he paid at once, and also for his accommodation during the night, alleging that he Wistea to I51;a.TlI cari7 is U. morning. After he had engaged a bed the house was quite full, but it happened that one old room, numbered 7, on the balcony, remained unoccupied during the night, in consequence of a gentleman who bad engaged it not having returned to sleep there. The prisoner was shown to the bed-room, No. 6, about midnight. Half an hour afterwards the landlord and his wife retired for the night, occupying the room numbered 9, locking the door inside, as was their custom, and leaving the key in the lock. About two o'clock in the morning, while the landlord was asleep, his wife, hearing a noise as if some one was tampering with the door on the out- side, listened for a few minutes. Presently the door was opened, and she saw some one enter, but whom she did not know in the darkness, though she knew the person to be a man from observing his beard. The prisoner, it may be stated, has whiskers, but no beard. Shenoticed that the man wore a white shirt. She awoke her hus- band, and as she did so the man, whoever he was, with- drew from the room, closing the door gently after him. The landlord and his wife got out of bed, and each looked out of a different window in the room commanding a view of the balcony. There they saw a man, wearing a red shirt, pass the windows along the balcony. The landlord rushed out of the room, and demanded to know what he Wanted. The man, without replying, passed quickly out of sight up a flight of stairs leading to the next floor of the balcony, and in a direction away from room No. 6. and showing that, if that were so, he would have to return that way before be could get to his room, the landlord and his wife kept watch for about twenty minutes from the windows of their apartment. The landlord then saw a man wearing a red shirt pass along the balcony, and go in the direction of the room No. 6. It was then just about daybreak. The landlord opened his door and asked him why he was prowling about at that hour. The man, making no answer, ran into No. 7 (the vacant room) and presently afterwards came out and went into No. 6. The landlord sent the boots" for a policeman, keeping guard outside the room No. 6 until the officer came. On entering the room the constable and he found the prisoner in bed, feigning to be asleep. The landlord desired to know why he had a.' been wandering about the house at that time of night. He assured them he had never left his room. Leaving the apartment for a few minutes, the landlord went round the house, and finding the door of No. 11 on the second floor of the balcony, in which a lady was sleep- ing, a little ajar, he tapped at the door and asked if she had been disturbed by any one. She said some person had put his head into her room, and she was very much alarmed. The landlord asked if she had missed any- thing. She got up and went to a dressing table on which she said she bad placed her gold watch before going to bed, and there she found it covered over with her pocket handkerchief, as she left it, but she missed her purse, upon which the landlord returned to the prisoner's room, and gave him into custody. Miss Elizabeth Bennett said I reside in Bridge-street, Worksop. I stayed at the Vine Hotel last night, and went to bed about twelve o'clock. I locked the door of my room inside, and left the key in the lock. Between two and three o'clock in the morning I was awoke. On looking up I saw the door of my room open. and the upper part of a man's face just inside the door. I cannot say who the person was. I was frighrened, and lay still for some time. By and by a gentleman, whom I now recognise as the landlord, rapped at the door and asked me some questions. I got up directly, and on examining my dress pocket I missed from it my purse, which, on my going to bed, had contained 14 Is. 6d., some postage stamps, and other little articles. The dress-pocket wai much torn. Police constable Obee said, on being called into the Vine Hotel about four o'clock in the morning, he found the prisoner in bed, pretending to be nsleep. The pri- soner was then wearing a red shirt, and afterwards put on a white one. After taking the prisoner to a police. station, witness returned to the hotel, and on searching the house he founj, in the presence of the landlord, in the unoccupied bed room, No. 7, between the mattress and bed, a purse containing i'4 Is. 6d., with other things, and a pair of pliers ingeniously made, and such as could bo used in opening a locked door from the outside, in which the key had been left in the lock inside. Miss Bennett identified the purse as hers, adding that it now contained the exact sum which was in it when she went to bed. Mr. Attwells, the landlord, said he had since tried to unlock his bed room door and those of several other bed- rooms in the house from the outside with the pair of pliers found between the bed and mattress in the room No. 7, and had done so quite ensily. The prisoner was committed to Newgate for trial.

SINGULAR CHARGE.—A curious case has been tried in the Court of Queen's Bench. The defendant was Mr. Webb, a physician and sura-eon, of St. George's-road, Pimlico. and the plaintiff, a young girl named Hancock, who bad been a servant in his house. She sued for damages for an assault which she alleged had been com- mitted on her by the defendant, who had beaten her in an extraordinary and indecent manner in the presence of bis wife, and at her instigation. The plaintiff went into minute details, which were contradicted on oath by the defendant, according to whom the girl behaved very badly. The iury returned a verdict for the defendant.

A PERFECT PAIR John's wife and John were ieff-a* tefe; she witty was, industrious be. Says John, I'vi earned the bread we've ato;" "and I," says she, "havs urnod the tea."

cfoTergit telegrams, ftt. PRANCE.—PANS, June 21.-The Monitcur of thi; morning says The rumour that volunteers for Mexico had been invited from the army of Paris is incorrect. The Minister of War, certain of finding equal action and emulation in every corps, has confined himself to the selection of the troops which are to form part of the ex- pedition." The Temps of this evening says General Forey will be invested with very ample powers. M. de Saligny will he subordinate to him. The Patrie publishes news from Vera Cruz to the 20th ult., asserting that the corps of General Douay has gone to rejoin General Lorencez. PARIS, June 22.-The case of M. Mires will be heard by the Court of Cassation on Thursday next. The Moniteur of this morning says :—" As soon as the regret- able events at Belgrade were known at Constantinople, the Turkish government despatched an order to the Com- mandant of the Citadel to cease hostilities. Ahmet Effendi was also instructed to proceed to Belgrade and make a searching inquiry into the facts which gave rise to the conflict. The Governor of the Citadel has been recalled, and replaced by Rachia Pasha." The Moniteur also publishes the convention definitively settling the debt of Spain to France. Relative to news from Mexico, the Moniteur says:— II We are authorised to declare that the report of Gen. Lorencez has not reached the government. The expected despatches will probably only arrive at the end of the month." ITALY.—ROME, June 20.—General Count de Monte- bello arrived here to-day. Cardinals Morlot, Bonald, Gousset, and other prelates will embark for France on Sunday next. TURIN, June 21.—In the Chamber of Deputies Signor Massari asked whether there was any foundation for the rumour that the Italian Government would participate in the Mexican expedition. Signor Ratazzi replied that the government never had any intention of the kind. Such a participation had never been demanded of the Govern- ment, which, if it were, would act in the interest of the country. Garibaldi left yesterday for Genoa. It is asserted that Garibaldi will embark to night at Genoa for Caprera. Signor Scialoja has returned to Paris, for the purpose of concluding the negotiations for a treaty of commerce between France and Italy. According to news received here from Venice, the Archduke Henry will replace General Benedek during his absence. The Hungarian troops have been withdrawn from the frontier, Mid are expected to be replaced by Croats and Bohemians. The railways are actively employed in the conveyance of troops and stores. GERMANY. CASSEL, June 21.—The formation of a new Ministry, by M. Wiegand, is prevented by foreign in- fluence. Her Von Dehnrothfelser, procurator-general is also endeavouring to form a Ministry to be composed of persons adhering to the Constitution of 1860. CASSEL, June 22.-The new Ministry has been formed, fcnd is composed as follows :—Minister of Finance and Foreign Affairs, Procurator General Dehnrothfelser; Minister of Justice, Councillor PfeifFer Minister of In- terior, Councillor Schernberger Minister of War, Lieu- tenant-Colonel Osterhausen. It is said that all the new Ministers are devoted adherents of the Constitution of 1860. A proclamation from the Government is in course of preparation. The Elector will leave Cassel to-morrow upon a journey. The greatest excitement prevails. CASSEL, June 22, Evening.The Cassel Gazette pub- lishes an extra edition to-day, confirming the new minis- terial list, and announcing that the Elector has sanctioned the re-establishment of the Constitution of 1831, and of the electoral law of 1849. POLAND.—WARSAW, June 21.-The office of the Military Governor of this city has been closed. Pass- ports for foreign countries will be issued by the Govern ment Commissioners for the Affairs of the Interior. The terms will in future be drawn up in Polish instead of Russian. A decree, granting civil rights to the Jews, has been published. SERVIA.—BELGRADE, June 20.-The city still con- tinues in a very critical state. Many shocking incidents have occurred within the last few days. The country people, who were summoned to assist in the defence of the city against the Turks, have plundered even the shops of foreign merchants. Martial law has been pro- slaimed, and two plunderers have been shot. Two Aus- trian post couriers, Tartars, have been murdered. The Lssassin has been arrested. PORTUGAL.—LISBON, June 21.-The Portuguese Chambers will close on the 30th instant. It is asserted Aat the King will espouse the Princess of Hanover. His Majesty has received the Hanoverian plenipotentiary. RUSSIA.-ST. PETERSBURG, June 22.—The Invalide Russe of Saturday publishes an imperial decree, closing 111 the military Sunday schools on account of their hav- ing inculcated seditious principles. Attempts having seen made to induce the troops to break their oath of allegiance, the admission of strangers to the barrack is prohibited. WALLACHIA.— BUCHAREST, June 20.—M. Catazi. )resident of the Council of Ministers, has been assassi- lated as he was leaving the Chamber of Deputies. The assassin has not been discovered. FRANCE.—PARIS, JUNE 23. The Patrit of this evening lays Admiral de la Graviere will return to Mexico iharged with an important mission. General Lorencez's Jroops are On the L4th May they still occupied the plateau of Amozoc." The Pays asserts that M. Dubois de Saligny will return to France. ITALY.—TURIN, June 22.—It is asserted that General Durando intends quitting the Ministry. The Opinione of to- day believes the reports of modifications in the Ministry to be incorrect. The news that Garibaldi has gone to Caprera Is confirmed. The King has received a deputation from ;he Chamber of Deputies, bearing the address recently roted. His Majesty stated that he willingly accepted .he address, and shared the sentiments of the Chamber. He also expressed a wish that the different political parties should become reconciled. GERMANY.—CASSELL, JUNE 23.-The march of the Prussian troops into Electoral Hesse has been arrested. The Elector has lodged a protest with the Federal Diet igainst any violation of his territory by the Prussian troops. The government proclamation, mentioned on the 21st as being in preparation, was issued here yesterday evening; it relates to the re-establishment of the Consti- tution of 1831, and the Electoral Law of 1849. SERVIA.—BELGRADE, JUNE 22.—The armistice be- tween the Servians and the Turks has been prolonged antil to-morrow, when the commission of the Porte is expected to arrive. Hopes are entertained of a peaceful lettlemeutof the conflict. SWITZERLAND.—BERNE, JUNE 23.—A meeting of French legitimists is now being held at Lucerne, and is much more numerously attended than that of 1860. Yesterday, the Count deChambord attended divine service; iOO of his partisans were present. TURKEY.—RAGUSA, JUNE 23.- Dervish Pasha has left Bilecia and arrived at Bagnani, marching upon Grahovo, where Veicolovitch is posted. Hussein Pasha occupies Vasojavich, and Abdi Pasha is at Spuz. The Montene- ?rins have captured 10,000 sequins, intended for the pay- ment of the Turkish troops. FRANCE.- PARIS, June 24.-The Moniteur of to-day says :I' News from Washington to the 9th inst. states that no information posterior to the attack at Puebla had been received. We are, thereforce, justified in consider- ing the rumour of the retreat of the French to Vera Cruz as unfounded." It is said that 12 rifled guns of large calibre have been sold to the Chinese Government by the French War Department; and that an officer of the French artillery has been authorised by the Emperor to take service in the Chinese army, in order to teach them how to use these pieces against the rebels. ITAL Y.-TURIN, June 23.-It is asserted that a com- pany has been formed, consisting of English and Italian capitalists, for the cultivation of cotton on a large scale in the southern provinces. ITALY.—TURIN, June 23, Evening.—The Diritto of to day publishes a letter from Signor Crispi denying that Garibaldi has resigned the presidency of the National Emancipatory Association, and stating that domestic affairs have obliged Garibaldi to delegate him as his representative. A royal decree has been issued closing tho University of Pavia. The Ital'a asserts that the French are evacuating Viterbo. TURIN, June 24.—The letter of Crispi, denying the rumour that Garibaldi had resigned the presidency of the Emancipation Society, declares that a perfect under- standing exists between Garibaldi and the Association. The Munarch'a Xaz'onale of to-day announces that the University of Pavia has been closed. A letter from Flo- rence in the Itiha announces, under reserve, the evacua- tion of the proovince of Viterbo by the French troops. PRUSSIA.—BERLIN, June 23.—The semi. official AllQe- meine I'reu-sische (Stern) Zi-itunq of to-day says:—"In consequence of the oommunication of the programme of the new ministry of Cassell, which promises the re-esta- blishment of the Constitution of 1831, and of the Electo- ral law of ist49, the Government has given orders to stop the concentration of troops for the present. Further action is, however, reserved should the new ministry not realise their promises." DENMARK. — COPENHAGEN, June 24.-The intelli- gence telegraphed to this capital of the acceptance by Denmark of all the negro slaves in America is now re- duced to the following proposition :—Denmark has offered to convey 3.000 slaves who have lost their mas- ters, to the sug-år plantations in the island of St. Croix, and to employ them there upon the same termS" as the free negroes. SPAIN.—MADRID, June 23, Evening.—The Queen of Spain has been safely delivered of a Princess. Her Majostv and the royal infant are doing well. The Duke and Duchess of Montpensier have left for London. The Cortes will be closed this week. TU RKEY.—CONSTANTINOPLE, June 19.-The Pacha of Belgrade has been dismissed from his post for firing upon the town. Two Commissioners have been de- spatched to Belsrade by special steamer. BKr.GHADE. June 23.—The murderer of the Austrian mail courier has been shot in execution of the sentence of the court martial. Two of his accomplices have been condemned to 20 years hard labour. A proclamation has been issued stating that all persons guilty of acts of violence towards foreigners will be tried before a court- martial.

The ppscial commissioners appointed by the Turkish GOT rnin«nt vp inquire into the late disturbances at Belgrade have reached that city. The Prince of Servia, t said, (has demanded tbe evacuation of all the 01 tresses—a demand not likely to be complied with, acked by some of the great powers.

ct ittiirk,tto, &-r. LONDON METAL MARKET.—xMONDAT. i°N*« bafS unaltered in price; ironmasters urly off for orders. Merchant bars have slightly in- leased in demand quotations firm, at £5 5s at the lorkF, a nil £ 5 17s 6d to £ 6, delivered f.o.b. in London, ^taffornemre descriptions of good known brands -teadily enquired for. Makers in some instances are now vorkmg full time. Angle and T-iron is in better re. luest. Swedes bars are slow of sale, at prices varying iom X10 10s, for awkward specifications, to JE11 for fine izes, ex ship, and Ell 5s to £ 11 10s is asked for landed >arcels. Scotch pigs have had a downward appearance _^roughout the past week; mixed numbers now quoted SPELTER.—Daring the early part of the week the 4pelter market was very flat; quotations had declined to !li os, and business was reported as low as JE17. The last day or two, however, an improvement has taken place, and sellers now quote £17 12s 6d, at which busi- ness was done to-day. The ultimate prospect of holders of this metal are anything but such as to encourage specu- -con0; The?t,,ck.s here, on May 31, were upwards of o800 tons, and arrivals to the extent of 300 to 400 tons have taken place since. This enormous quantity in hand, in the absence of a good demand, will most probably oring pricts lower. ZINC is steady, at JE23 to £ 24. LEAD.-The market for English pig has again lapsed intoiqujetude, but quotations continue tolerably steady at the advanced rate ot last week. Sheet not much in request. Shot rather better. Spanish pigs, JE20. D .?n,7 annual Dutch Bale of Banca takes place at Rotterdam, on the 25th instant, and, judging- from apparent indisposition of buyers on this side to operate, we do not think the sale price will rule beyond 67 fl. to 68 n more likely under than above these figures. Busi- ness has been done on the other side in anticipation of the sale, and on sale terms, at 67 fl. Straits dull, at £113. lIK-rLATES. A few more orders are noticeable for this article, and, being mostly for immediate shipment, are supplied from stock. Holders demand for first quality IC coke 22s 6d. LONDON CORN MARKET-MONDAY. The small supply of English wheat to this morning's market was sold at. an advance of Is to 2s. upon the prices ot this day se'nnight. The attendance was good, atad a fair business was done in foreign wheat at the same advance as English. Beans and peas slightly advanced. Oats steady. Good corn brought last week's prices, but inferior is difficult of sale, and rather cheaper. Barrel flour 6,1. to Is. higher. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL MARKETS.— MONDAY. Moderate supplies of meat are on sale at these markets. Generally speaking the demand rules steady, and prices are well supported. Inferior lamb, however, is difficult of sale. Per 8 lb. by the carcase :—Inferior beef, 2s lOd to 38 Od imid(iling ditto. 382.1 to 3s 6 I; prime large ditto 3s 8d to 4s Od; ditto small ditto, 4s 2d to 4s 4d large pork, 4s Od IS, ''A ,D/frIor mutton. 3« 8d to 4s 0d middling ditto, 4s 2d to 4s 4<1 prime ditto, 4s 6d to 4s 8d veal, 3s lOd to 4s 81 small park, 4s 8d to 580,1 lamb, 59 4d to 6s 4d. METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET-MONDAY. The total imports f foreign stock into London last week amounted to 9212 head. In the corresponding week of 1861 wp received 10,075 in 1860, 8083 in 1859, 6936; in 1858, 3964 in 1857. 49J4 and in 1856, 2464 head. iheie was a full average supply of foreign stock on offer in to-day s market, but its general quality was very middling. Sales progressed slowly, and prices bad a drooping tendency. From our own grazing districts, as well as from Scotland, the receipts of beasts fresh up this morning were only moderate, the time of year considered. But I heir general quality was tolerably gooc^^Compared with last week, there A as less activity in tbPbeef trade and in some instanefs prices gave way 2d per 8ib. The best Scots and crosses sold at 4s'8d per Sib. The arrivals from Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridge- shire comprised 2000 Scots, shorthorns, and crosses; from other parts of England including Lincolnshire, 1050 various breeds from Scotland. 300 Scots and crosses and fiom Ireland 20 oxen and heifers. The general quality of the sheep exhibited was somewhat inferior, but the supply of most breeds was large Prime Downs and half breds changed hands steadily at full prices. Otherwise the mutton trade was in a sluggish state, and prices were 2,1 per 81b. lo"er than on this day se'nnight. The top price Was 5s per Sib. Owing to the unseasonable weather, the Iamb trade was in a sluggish state, at Thursday's ofu 1U?(un quotations, which ranged from 5s to 7s per i QO <• suPP'y °f lambs was large. Amongst it were ]80 from the Isle of W ight, and 430 from Ireland Calves were in moderate supply and slow requests at late rates. The top price was 5s per 81b. We have to report a dull inquiry for pigs at previous currencies. THURSDAY. There was a fair average supply of beasts on offer in to-day's market, and the demand for all breeds ruled heavy, at barely Monday's currency. The extreme value of the best Scots, &c.. was 4s 8d per 81b. The show of sheep was moderately good and the mutton trade was very inactive, at late rates. The highest figure for the best Downs was 5s per 81b. We have to report a dullsale for lambs, at a decline in the quotations of 4s per 8 lb Prices ranged frofn 4s 8d to 6a 8J per lb. Calves were in good supply and heavy rcr,ne»t barely Monday-* p,ices. Pig8' ^rc „ j and milch cows were very dull. SMITHFIELD HAY AND STRAW MARKETS.— THURSDAY. Meadow hay, £1 16s to f5 clover ditto, £3 10s to £ 6 3s and straw, El 16s to t2 28 per load. Prime hay in good request. STAFFORDSHIRE IRON MARKET.-WEDNESDAY. Pig iron is certainly firmer here, but whether the manufacturers will agree to give advanced rates for native mine pigs will depend entirely on the state of the trade during thenext month. The demand for manufactured iron has considerably improved, and if this improvement continues to increase, enabling the second-rate makers to obtain the full list price, the makers of the best biands of mine pigs will be able to realise an advance of 2s 6d per ton on their pro- duce. The advices from St. Petersburgh this week are un- favour" ble-tbe disturbed state of the public mind in this city being viewed with alarm on this side-the more because of the terrible mode the malcontents have adopted of bringing their grievances under the consideration of the Czar. Most of the orders in hand here for Russia are suspended until further advices frrm the banks of the Neva. The official list of prices of Staffordshire finished iron is as follows :-Common Staffordshire bars, 27 Os at the works; best bars, £8; sheets, iS 10s doubles, ZCIO j nail sheets, X8 latten, X-1 1 10s; boiler plates, f,8 10s best and best best in proportion common rods, £7; hoops, £7 10s; gas strip, £7 10a Canada plates, £ 1110s, and all other sorts in proportion. Second and third-class makers are selling below these rates.- Griffiths's Iron Trade Cir- cular. ———— LONDON PRODUCE MARKET.—WEDNESDAY. SUGAR.—Prices again rather lower; refined scarcely altered. COFFEE.-Fully as dear, with good demand. r,EA'~ Ci\rren.cy fu"y as high, with a fair business doing JAICE. Rloating cargoes wanted, and bring extreZQ9 rates landing parcels, not much doing, TALLOW.—In good demand and fully aB dear. METALS unaltered. THURSDAY. The sugar sale has gone quietly, at about late rates. Coffee is .selling at full prices. Rice at public sale was bought in at 10s for Rangoon grain, for which 9s 6d was bid. In other articles there is scarcely anything doing. Tallow quoted 47s spot, and 49s last three months'. BRISTOL SUGAR MARKET.—WEDNESDAY; There has been a better supply and demand this week for West India kinds, principally by the refiners, and the sales amount to 550 hhds., and 300 barrels, without alteration. A considerable business has been done in floating cargoes at former rates.-RUM-Sales small. at steady prices. CORK BUTTER MARKET.—WEDNESDAY. -fl'' F-ni ;™SeC02d8!. 91": Thirds, 84s.; Fourths, /bs.; fifths, 62s; Sixths, —s. Mild cured butter: 1' irsts, 98s.; Seconds, 95s.; Thirds, 90s. 1800nrktnain the market.

NEWPORT POST-OFFICE. I S £ SI • £ i SI 2 k £ | «g £ o<2 -3 -jS MAILS. J £ § | |Jf '3 J 38 »S siC «P> yo £ a.m. a.m. p.m. p m. p.m. p.m. Lmdon 3 40 70 80 8 55 70 7 15 North 8 40 9 30 4 45 4 55 3 45 4 0 pm. p.m. 1st Cardiff. 5 10 5 30 110 30 — 9 0 9 15 a.m. Abergavenny. 9 0 7 0 10 30 — 9 0 9 15 Tredegar 90 70 10 30 — 90 91 a.m. 2nd Cardiff 9 15 7 0 8 0 8 15 9 0 9 15 2nd Cardiff 9 15 7 0 8 0 8 15 9 0 9 15 PERIODS AT WHICH PILLAR BOXES ARE CLEARED p-na p m. p.m Town Hall f W 7 25 9 25 Stow Hill 4 0 7 30 — Banes Well 4 0 7 30 — Dock Road 3 55 7 10 — Commercial Road 2 50 7 5 9 5

MONMOUTHSHIRE RAILWAY AND CANAL I Week ending June 21, 1862 £ 2385 2 0 Corresponding week, 1861 £ 2436 1 0 TAFF VALE. Week ending June 22, 1862 £ 5525 14 1 Corresponding week 1861 £ 4924 19 5 GREAT WESTERN. Week ending June 22,1862 £ 66,255 6 5 Corresponding week 1861 £ 59,409 10 0 Newport, Saturday, June 28, 1862. Printed and published by WILLIAM CHRISTOPHERS, of No 7, Commercial-street, in the Boroagh of Newport, a t the MBRLIN General PrintiBK Office,^ No. 15 Commercial* s'reet, Nsirport. .J'