The Brecon County Times Neath Gazette and General Advertiser for the Counties of Brecon Carmarthen Radnor Monmouth Glamorgan Cardigan Montgomery Hereford

EPITOME OF NEWS. --+- IV,UCOUNT CANTERBURY ie -suffering severely frClm an attack of dropsy. ,JtrHE KING oF GREECE has ACCEPTED the Viceroy ør- Egypt's invitation to attend1 the inauguration of the Suez Canal. VICE-CHANCELLOR STUART 'HAN'TAADE an order tffcr a receiver of the assets' of rthíAlbert Assurance 'Company. THE ADMINISTRATION ef the tenant farmers of 'the county Londonderry was lately held at Mag- herafelt, at which resolutions were carried in favour of Ulster tenant right. THE Birmingham Post reports that the agents of the Earl of Dudley have > issued circulars an- nouncing an aclvaaioeof per ton in the price of iron. TELEGRAMS FROM TEE GULF OF SUEZ state that the divers have recovered goods from the Carnatic; also, the dead body of a passenger and his effects. The bullion-room has not yet1 been reached. THE CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES of Greece has just voted, without opposition, a law to sanction a project for cutting through the Isthmus of Corinth, and to regulate the conditions of the undertaking. THE MEDICAL OFFICER of the Dudley Union has given a certificate to a pauper, one Isaac Twiney, of Tryhouse-lane, to the effect that the patient is suffering from hypocrisy and laziness." Le Figaro construes the sale of the Prince of Wales's harriers to mean that the Queen thinks him extravagant, and ordered the eale to reduce his ex- penses. BRIGANDAGE SEEMS TO BE RE-APPEARING or reviving in what was the kingdom of Naples. Two Government engineers and a contractor have been captured by bandits in the province of Aqnila. A DUTCH GALLIOT h-asf founderedo-ff Weymout h with four of her crew. The name of the ill-fated vessel is the Jacoba Catherina, of Groningen, Niereng master, coal laden, from Shields to Barcelona. A REQUISITION is in course of signature in Sheffield to the Right Hon. Benjamin Disraeli, asking. his presence at a Conservative banquet, to be held in the Cutlers' Hall on the 2nd of December. By ORDER OF THE KING OF PRUSSIA, special services will be performed in all the Evangelical churches of Prussia on the 10th instant, the anmiver- Bary of the birth of Luther. A TELEGRAM FROM CONSTANTINOPLE states that the Sultan, on the prayer of the Crown Prince," haa given to King William of Prussia the site Of the Sficient church of the Knights of St. John. THE JUDGES selected for the trial of election petitions during the ensuing year are Mr. Justice Mellor from the Queen's Bench, Mr. Justice Byles from the Common Pleas, and Mr. Baron Bramwell from the Exchequer. THE DEATH IS ANNOUNCED of Lieut.-General Philip Sandilands, in his 80th year. He entered the Itoyal Artillery in 1806, and served with the Expedition to Walcheren, and in the campaign of 1815, including the battle of Waterloo. Miss SARAH WOODWARD, aged 17, of CIapha, Was so severely burnt the other night that she is Hot expected to recover. A lighted candle fell Ipon some light articles of clothing, and the flames caught the young woman's dress. THE KING OF ITALY has been rather seriously ill at his hunting seat at San Rossore, where he I caught a severe cold accompanied by fever. His Maj esty is now much better, and it is hoped that he Will soon be able to return to Florence. AN ATTEMPT was made this week, by the removal of a rail, to throw off the line to Navan a train which was conveying about seven hundred farmers and five priests to the tenant-right meeting la that town. IT IS RUMOURED that the Duke of Edinburgh has made a lucky speculation in New Zealand, having bought shares in a mining company which have risen to an almost fabulous value. Some say he could now k%ke a profit of more than 4200,000. IT IS STATED that the reason why Mr. Layard has not addressed the electors of Southwark on totiring from the representation of the borough is ^rnply the fact that until Parliament meets the right ton. gentleman carmotapply for the Chiltern Hundred?. A SHOCKING SUICIDE is reported from Chester- field. Mr. Luke Lublan, a well-known colliery pro- prietor, blew his brains out with a gun in his own house. It is believed that he had been engaged in Unfortunate speculations in his business, and that their failure had impelled him to commit the act. AIR. KAY SHUTTLEWORTH, who contested East Lancashire at the last general election, is mentioned 8,8 a Liberal candidate for Hastings, vacant by the death of Mr. North. In the Conservative interest the candidature of Mr. James Tickers, of Templeton **ouse, is announeed. THE FOLLOWING GENTLEMEN have been ap- pointed Queen's Counsel, and have taken their seats Within the bar of the various common law courts :— ^essrs. Adams, Fooks, Eddis, Brown, Bristowe, Hughes, Kay, Bore, Henry James, Lopes, Morgan, Fry, and Pope. THE OTHER NIGHT a woman named Sarah Ann Salvage, of Birmingham, was admitted into the General Hospital, suffering from severe burns on the arms, legs, and abdomen. She was sitting by the fire in her house, when she fell asleep, and her clothes caught fire. SIX HUNDRED AND THIRTY-ONE YEARS AGO, on the 3rd of November, a theological council, Assembled l1n.der the presidency of the Bishop of Paris, decided that no ecclesiastic could, without loss of salvation, hold at the same time two benefices of which one was at least worth fifteen livres parisis. DEFINITIONS IN "PLAIN ENGLISH." -Enntti, ill-temper. Dolce far niente, laziness. BecolleUe, half undressed. otium cum dignitate., half-pay. ltequiescatiTh pace, he left a (good) fortune. On dit, Scandal. Ruse, a swindle. Bus in Urbe, a cheated httiapkin. AT THE REQUEST of a number of influential gentlemen of Berlin (Members of Parliament, literary j en, professors, and others), Dr. Arnold Ruge, who has long lived at Brighton, will give a course of lectures at Berlin, on The History of our Time, from 1815 up to the present moment." LORD JUSTICE GIFFARD, in taking his seat Tuesday, referred to the death of Lord Jmstice elwyn, and remarked that no man could have brought 0 the discharge of his duties a more complete ani t'O,dY knowledge, or a more anxious desire that in *Vei7 case truth and justice should prevail. MICHAELMAS TERM has commenced, and with the usual bustle at the Law and Equity Courts. ^he Lord Chancellor has entertained the Judges and Queen's Counsel at breakfast, and they afterwards Proceeded in their robes of state to Westminster-hall, ^here a number of persons had congregated to witness 'heir arrival. IT IS STATED that .Dr. Lushington's continued Sllence on the ;Byron mystery is in no respect attribut- able to his age or state of health, his intellect being ^markably clear and vigorous for his age; nor does he shun allusions to the topic, although he declines to state whether Lady Byron did or did not make the specific charge in question. A MORE EEERAORDIKARY OUTRAGE is reported to ave taken ,place at Drum alee. A body of farmers, Mth two priests at their head, was returning from the tenant-right meeting held at Navan, when a party j^ho were lying in ambush suddenly fired on them, tfling one man, also the horse in the clergyman's icle, and worming. q)V0.OT.nj r-)n-r^^r?q AT THE HAMMERSMITH POLICE-COURT a rail- WAY traveller, named Kember, 85 yeasa of age, resid- at Fulham, has been charged ,with getting out of lirst-class carriage, at Notting-hill Station, before he train stopped. The old gentleman .appeared to unequal to a feat requiring coolness aid agility- 5e fell, and narrowly escaped being dragged under le train. He was fined 5s. and 5s. oosts, CQ^NSEL FOB TIIE ERBSONBB, ;HINSQ:N, *^0 is c«arged with the Woo&gr#en murder, applied^ the **t,of Queen's Bench rule, calling uPQla the Winter ,e £ a local newsps$W to show -cause a ^miaal information should! judges, holding fchat the .cements rcomplain^d !h' were likely to Gdteate a rTI, -rdudioe against the ,iM>-lSQ 1- 1'' Y 't't,.ll!'Jr ,Qn ,fI!. approsigjgjng trial,panted tfee.. appli- [ j t VKB DUKE 0F HAMILTON is said to have offer ? .2115,000,for the island of Arran. THE-GREAT EASTERN SCJEAMKHIP, having com. gsfetefl eoalfeg at Portland, SleSt on Saturday, al &3ur. tp-.Ei., •onl"ner voyage &c India. A STURGEON weighing more than 4-Olbs. was caught 'the other day fey Thomas, of Oxford- street, -EVansea, on the sases^y means of nets. AN EXPLOSION OF GAS in the coal bunkers has taken place on board H.M.S. Minotaur, whereby a stoked was so severelyicj.ured that he was not ex- pected to live. IT IS ANNOUNCED ifcat Mr. William Stockley, J solicitor, of LiverpocL, who about two years ago ab- sconded from that <eity under very painful eirowm. stances, has recentiy iiied at Barcelona. AT EIGHT O'CLOCK ON MONDAY MORNING the Holborn Viaduct was'thrown open for traffic. The scene is descriw;,as ihaving been a very animated one. IT is STATED that by the terms of the will of the late Marquis of Westminster, Lord Richard (hoos- venor, his lordship's second and only son beside Earl Grosvenor, will only receive X2,000 a year. THE fetivMetonistes must be very sore pressed for subjects, a-stthree periodicals are now publishing a" Life of tfche Devil." However, Beelzebub litera- ture has ever ipoad in France. MRo GEORGE WINING, late lessee of the Prin- cess's Theatre, has presented his own petition for an adjudication of bankruptcy. The liabilities are said to be about ^85,000. THE WORKING FOUNDERS of printing types at Marseilles have struck for an increase of wages. As their terms have not been accepted, they have named a committee to treat with the masters. THE DEATH IS ANNOUNCED FROM PARIS of M. Eugene Forcade, the French journalist, whose serious illness aroused -so much sympathy a few months since. ANNE BOLEYN was deformed—six fingerto one hand, and a projecting tooth; Lavalliere was bandy-legged—which did not hinder Henry VIII. from going mad for one, and Louis XIV. for the other.-Victor Hugo. A DESPATCH PROM: GALLE, dated 27th October, says A severe earthquake has taken place at Manilla; every building was shaken, and several walls thrown down. Many accidents occurred at Manilla, and in the neighbouring provinces." MR. AYRTON has enjoyed an unopposed re-elec- tion for the Tower Hamlets, on his appointment as First Commissioner of Works. The right hon. gen- tleman replied at some length to the criticisms which had been passed on his acceptance of such an office. AUTOGRAPH LETTERS-even those of eminent Persons-do not seem to fee very highly valued in France. On looking over the list of a collection for sale by a regular dealer, we find one of Beranger's letters offered for five francs. Two SAILORS, named Alexander Fisher, of Bath, Me., and Michael M'Mann, of Elyria, Ohio, were recently burned to death at Charlotte, a village ,near Rochester, the lock-up in which they were im- iprison,ed,being destroyed by fire. THE COTTON TRADE of Preston continues to improve. Some mills are 'already running full 'time, and others are to follow. In those factories where the hands are not yet on full time the hours of labour have been extended as much as possible. A TELEGRAM FROM MADRID states that the Progressistas and Democrats have resolved to send a letter to Admiral Topete, expressing their regret at the decision he has taken to withdraw from the Ministry. TIDE-END HOUSE, TEDDINGTON, late the resi- dence of Benjamin Higgs, the defaulting cashier to the Great Central Gas Company, has been purchased by Sir Clifford Constable. The sum realised was 6,500. LAST WEEK a whale came ashore in the Firth of Forth, opposite Longniddry, about 12 miles from Edinburgh. It measures upwards of 80 feet in length and 34 feet in girth. The length of the jaw is 17 feet 10 inches. It had got ashore in shallow water, and about 30 rifle bullets were fired into it, THE BADSWORTH HUNT had a memorable but somewhat melancholy day on Saturday. No fewer than three gentlemen of the hunt were thrown from horseback and seriously injured, and it is stated that about half-a-dozen minor casualties occurred during the day. THE ENTRIES FOR THE SMITHFIELD CHRISTMAS CATTLE SHOW are largely in excess of those in any previous year. The number of classes will be 63, and the aggregate amount of the prize list is upwards of £ 2,500. The exhibition is to be opened on Monday, December 6th. A PERSON AT PIKE'S PEAK, writing to a Min- nesota journal, says that the miners are very much discouraged in that region; they have to dig through a solid vein of silver, four feet thick, before they reach the gold. A MONSTER SALMON.—The Elgin Courant mentions that a day or two before the close of the salmon fishing the butler at Arndilly caught a salmon in the Spey which weighed 461b. This is said to be the heaviest fish ever taken out of the Spey. WE (Echo) UNDERSTAND that the Right Hon- H. L. Corry, late First Lord of the Admiralty, is about to retire from the representation of Tyrone. Ill- health is assigned as the cause of this Parliamentary loss to the Conservative party. THE SYNOD OP THE GREEK CATHOLIC BISHOPS, which lately met at Damascus, has ended its sittings The decision has been come to that the Patriarch Melchitus shall go to the (Ecumenical Council at Rome with eight prelates, the others remaining at home for reasons of age or of health. LORD DUNGLAS, the Conservative candidate for Berwickshire, in anticipation of the elevation of jje Present representative to the peerage, addressed the Coldstream electors on Saturday. A vote that his lordship was a fit and proper person to represent the county was unanimously passed, THE BODY OF MR. PEABODY is to be sent to America, to be buried at Danvers, in the grave of his mother. Mr. Peabody's will was made in New York in September last, and the executors named are Sir Curtis Miranda Lampson, Bart., and Charles Reed, Esq., M.P., for Hackney. THE EMPRESS EUGENIE, according to the last accounts from Egypt, will be back in paris on the 25th inst. Her Majesty will proceed at once to Com- peigne, and will thence accompany the Emperor to the Tuileries prior to the grand public sitting' for opening of the Chambers. ne M. LEDRU ROLLIN, in answer to the invita- tion of a Democratic and Socialist Committee, hae agreed to come forward as a candidate for the 4th circumscription of Paris, without taking the oath of allegiance to the Empire. He says that this is a grave determination, but that he has fully consi- dered the responsibility he incurs. ACCORDING TO RETURNS furnished by the engineer of the Metropolitan Board of Works, the daily average quantity of sewage pumped into the Thames at Crossness was 222,806 cubic metres, and at Barking 187,527 cubic metres, equivalent to about as many tons by weight. ANOTHER ATTEMPT IS TO BE MADE to obtain the release of Flint and Fitzgerald, the two men who were committed to York Castle by the Beverley Election Commissioners for contempt of court. An application for a writ of habeas corpus is to be made forthwith to the Court of Exchequer. THE AUSTRIAN TROOPS. are proceeding with great vigour against :the insurgents in Dalmatia. On Friday they attacked and captured Probori, and then advanced across the Maina the insurgents dispersing or surrendering on all sides. By these movements the armed resistance in the mountains between Cattaro and Budua is said to be quite sub- dued. IT IS SCARCELY A TWELVEMONTH,since the head of the Paris Rothschild house was ,laid in Pere Lwhaise. The pxewnt bar=, is, in a state of health that causes some araiety 'to -his -friends. He is subjected to a crimen as simple as that which the Czar Nicholas or ibis father pursued..He. iarthreatened with IG" of sigM. THE STEGROES QF THE SOUTH have, at New Orleans ,&ad other jpoiats, established .newspapers of thecr cowin .elace the ,C1000 of the war. sThe coloured peopfe cf 'i-fesingtoo, JSeotsoky, are abcutrto-start, an orgas- It lie to be edited ,by coloured .person sy,a#d will receive *.tJie^orai >s:qRPQgt of the Grand .Amy itihe Eep.uhliff. Jjj -SIR RODERICK. MURCHISON has receivedl-tters om Dr. Livingstone, which he will read at -&e next meeting, of the Geographical Society. SIR RICHARD LEVINGE, Bart., late MiP. for Westmeath, has consented to stand for Chester in the Liberal iÎnterest.- Echo. THE DIRECTORS of the Bank of Esrgland have raised the rate of discount from 2-L ,per cent., at which it was fixed on the 19 th of August, to 3 per cent. IN TORONTO a young woman wanted to kiss Prince Arthur "for his mother," but when informed by one of the suite that she might do it for his own sake, she indignantly declined. HUMAN BODIES for the purpose of dissection, or for the practice of operations, canbe-obtained in Peris for 4s. 2d. each. In London they cost upwards of .£3. AT A TENANT-RIGHT MEETING held at Scots- town, in Monaghan, a resolution has been passed de- claring the Ulster tenant-right a myth and a delu- sion. THE Chester Gourant is requested to con- tradict a rumour which has got abroad that the cattle plague has broken out in Cheshire. No cases of rinderpest have as yet been reported. THE CREUSA YACHT, which was wrecked some short time ago off Cherbourg, and taken into dock, has been sold for the benefit of the underwriters, and realised only X600. THE LIMERICK FARMERS' CLUB have issued an address in reference to the disturbance at the late meeting by the Fenians, stating their determination to persevere in the agitation OIil. the land question. THE RESULTS OF THE REGISTRATIONS for the county of Middlesex have just been published. The Liberals claim to have made a gain of 504 votes, while the Conservatives allege that their position has feeen improved to the extent of 845 votes. IT IS UNDERSTOOD that Mr. Milner Gibson's hesitation in coming forward for Southwark is founded on a reasonable fear of the cost of a three months' canvass, from which Mr. Labouchere does not shrink. -Echo, MR. MAGUIRE, M.P., spoke lately at a meeting of the Cork Board of 'Guardians in favour of a memorial, which was unanimously adopted, praying for legislation which would protect the interests of tenants without infringing upon the just rights of landlords. A PUBLIC MEETING was held on Thursday at Exeter Hall in connection with the anniversary of the discovery of the Gunpowder Plot, and the arrival of King William III. The invitations extended to persons opposed to Popery, Puseyism, and Revo- lution. TUESDAY BEING ALL SOUlS' DAY, great crowds of people visited the Cemetery of Montmartre, in Paris, and numerous crowds of immortelles were placed on the tombs of General Cavagnac and Baudin. Up to four o'clock in the afternoon order had not been disturbed, nor had the traffic been interrupted. IN REPLY TO AN ADDRESS from the Rector and parish of Bow, in Devon, Dr. Temple expresses a hope that, as Bishop of Exeter, he may know nothing of parties in the Church, but may co-operate heartily and energetically with all who devote themselves to the service of God in purity and in love. AT CLERKENWELL, Thomas and Hannah Genge, husband and wife, living at Upper Bemerton- street, Caledonian-road, were fined 20s. and 20s. costs, for letting a room on the basement floor of the house, in which a person suffering from scarlet fever had been living, without having such room disinfected. A CLERGYMAN FINED. — The other day, at Stockton-on-Tees, the Bev. W. Cassidi, vicar of Grindon, and William Rose, his servant, were sum- moned on a charge of unlawfully removing a number of diseased sheep on the 18th ult. The bench in- flicted a fine of 6d., with 15s. costs. THE BANKRUPTCY of the Countess d'Alteyrac has again been before Mr. Commissioner Holroyd. The granting of the order of discharge is to be adjourned for a short time, so that a proposal made by the bankrupt to set aside half of her income might be reduced to writing and annexed as a condition of her discharge. AT THE REQUEST of several medical and other gentlemen in Wales, it has been arranged to send three reliable nurses from Guy's Hospital to watch the girl who has lately been the cause of so much curiosity in the public mind, and thus, once and for all, expose the imposition in which she has been so long encouraged. THE DEATH IS ANNOUNCED of Sir James Francis Rivers, the tenth baronet. He was born in 1822, and having been educated at Winchester, served for some time as an officer in the army. He is succeeded in the baronetcy, which was conferred by James 1. in 1621, by his brother, Henry Chandos Rivers. THE ROMAN CATHOLICS are reported to be negotiating for the purchase of land at Oxford for a new chapel. The present chapel is very small, and being some distance beyond Magdalen-bridge is not sufficiently central for the attendance of undergra- duates who may be attracted to hear controversial sermons, such as those which the eloquent Monsignor Capel is now giving for their benefit. THE SSEAMERS City of Antwerp and France, which have arrived in the Mersey from New York, brought over a number of United States and Canadian clergymen, the majority Catholics, en route for Rome, in order to be present at the forthcoming (Ecumenical Council. Amongst them were Archbishop Blanchet, Bishop Amat, Bishop Ryan, Fathers Borgetta and Mayo, and the Revs. Dr. Gardener, J. Laughlin, James Torrens, and Ireland. A STOLEN RING SWALLOWED.—At the Man- chester City Police-court, a young woman, who gave the name of Agnes Leigh, was charged with stealing a wedding ring. The prosecutor said that in the afternoon of the previous day the prisoner came into his shop, and, pretending to make her choice between two rings, she took one of them from the card, hid it in her mouth, and, upon being charged with the theft, swallowed it. She was committed for trial. AT THE MANSION HOUSE further evidence has been taken in support of the charge of misappropriat- ing a large amount of valuable securities, lately brought against Mr. M'Lachlan, a stock-broker. The result of the preliminary investigation is the prisoner's committal for trial at the next Old Bailey sessions. MR. GOSCHEN has sent Mr. J. Henley, one of the poor-law inspectors, to Scotland, with the view of inquiring into the practical working of the system of boarding out pauper children in that country. Mr. Henley was for some time engaged as an assistant commissioner upon the inquiry into the condition of children employed in agriculture. TFFIE BRIDGWATER ELECTION COMMISSIONERS have resumed their inquiry at Westminster-hall. la the course of the proceedings, Mr. Lovibond, the solicitor, applied for a certificate protecting him against any ulterior proceedings in respect to the evidence which he had given before the commissioners at Bridgwater; but the learned gentlemen said they must adhere to the conclusion they had formed, that he was not entitled to a certificate. AT EDINBURGH THE OTHER NIGHT a tailor, named William Bruce, was killed by jumping down from the roof to the street, a distance of five storeys. It appears that the unfortunate man was suffering from fever, which had gone to his brain, and that before he could be prevented by his wife, or she could obtain assistance to restrain him. he rose out of bed and made his way out at an attic window on to the slates, from which he leaped. THE PROSPECTUS ikas been issued of a new Portuguese loan for Y,12,000,000 3 per cent. stock, in bonds of X100 and XL,0,0 each, at 32 J- per cent.,which includes interest from July last, thus reducing the price to 31. The instalments will not be finally due until the ead of May next. The dividends are payable in London, Paris, and Amsterdam. One of the principal objects of the loan is to pay off the floating debt of the Government. AN OIL AND CGLOURMAN, carrying on business in Commercial-road East, was summoned at the Thames Police-eourt for having, .cnsupplied with a licence, kept upoo premises a quantity of petro- leum, which gave .of inflammable vapour at less tfe&n'lM degrees. 5Ehe point of the case turned upon the trustworthiness ,of the test applied to ascertain the iempeurafcare at wbiok the vapour would ignite, and ffeapsctmg: this the <gvidence^ w&s .conflicting. The magistrate deciderfi on .convicting .tlie,C.pfendaEt.; and im WHILE HUNTING with Mr. Garth's hounds, the Hon. Mrs. Eykyn, wife of the member for Windsor, had a severe faR. At first it was thought that there was a fracttare'df the collar-bone.; but after Mrs. Pykyn had beem 'Conveyed home, the medical at- tendant pronouasoed her to be sufersing .under very painful contusions. THE COUNTESS PERCY was safely delivered of twins, both girls, at Alnwick Castle, .about ten o'clock on Sunday moaning. Both mother .and children are doing well. Sir James Simpson arrived at Alnwick pastle on Friday, and his Grace the Duke of Argyll on Saturday evening. The Dmehess of Argyll has been at the,castle for some time past. A CIRCULAR HAS BEEN ISSUED from the War Department, calling the attention of volunteer com- manding officers to the importance of being punctual in the transmission of the annual returns showing the strength of their respective corps. Last year, in some cases, the returns came in so late that the necessary figures could not be included in the Parlia- mentary estimates for the year. AT MIDNIGHT ON SUNDAY four men were seen from a vessel lying at the Penroses' Quay, Cork, in angry discussion, when one of them drew a revolver, and shot one of the others in the forehead. He fell on his face, when his assailant stooped and shot him in the back of the head. The three then walked off leaving the dead man in the street, where the body was found by the police. NOTICE OF APPEAL from the decision of Vice- Chancellor James in the case of the European As- surance Company was given on Saturday. Tho arguments will be heard before the Lord Chancellor, and it is understood that the Solicitor-General will appear for the company, and Sir Roundell Palmer for Mr. Robert Crawford, the appellant. THE RECEPTION of the King and Queen of the Belgians in this country promises to be of a very hearty oharacter. At a meeting of the Reception Committee on Saturday, it was stated that the ad- dress of welcome to their Majesties had already re- ceived the signatures of 170 chief magistrates of the contiues, cities, and boroughs of the United Kingdom. IT IS RUMOURED IN OXFORD that the Marquis 3f Bute is negotiating with the Clarendon Hotel (better known to our old readers as the Star Inn) for the purpose of building on this very eligible site a handsome and commodious Roman Catholic cathedral, the present chapel not being sufficiently large to seat the congregations that weekly attend. ON SATURDAY EVENING, M. Prevost Paradol was entertained at a banquet by the Edinburgh Philo- sophical Institution. In responding to the toast of his health, M. Paradol made a feeling and graceful allusion to the enthusiastic reception which her Majesty had that day met with in her passage through the metropolis. THE OTHER MORNING a man was found lying upon Putney-heath with his brains blown out. He had a pistol grasped by his right hand, which was lying upon his breast. He had evidently lain him- self down upon a sloping bank among the furze, with his head back, and had discharged a pistol at it. TWO DAUGHTERS OF THE DUKE AND DUCHESS OF ABERCORN have been married in Westminster Abbey —Lady Maud Hamilton to the Marquis of LaRs. downe, and Lady Albertha to the Marquis of Bland- ford, eldest son of the Duke of Marlborough. The Prince and Princess of Wales, the Prince and Princess Christian, and the Duke of Cambridge, were present at the ceremony. IRREPROACHABLE CABBIES. The Tatria of Naples announces that on the occasion of the con- finement of the Princess Margherita, the municipality of that city will give a new and complete suit of clothes to 20 cab-drivers who have never committed any breach of the city regulations, nor been condemned or admonished—who have, in 4L word, conducted themselves irreproachably- THE BRIDGWATER ELECTION COMMISSIONERS have closed their inquiry. At their final sitting they examined Mr. Broadwood, Mr. Spencer Follett, and Colonel Martyn, formerly members for the borough, Lord Henley, who was a candidate in 1852, Mr. Serjeant Gaselee, a candidate in 1847, Mr. A. W. Kinglake, one of the unseated members, and Sir W. Drake. BROADHEAD, OF SHEFFIELD TRADE UNION NOTORIETY, having lately argued that, although a bad character, he was not worse than the average of the working classes of that town, a meeting was held in Paradise-square on Saturday, at which a resolution was passed, disclaiming any connection with Broad- head as a leader, or sympathy with the crimes of which he had been guilty. LORD LANSDOWNE writes to Land and Water that one morning last week he picked up a Jack- snipe under the wall of the Treasury Gardens, on the Horse Guards Esplanade. The bird, attracted by the light of a lamp, had flown against the iron post with such violence that it must have been killed on the spot, its skull and bill having been fractured by the force of the concussion. THE Homeward Mail understands that at the last meeting of the Council at the India-office, the expenditure of X10,000 was sanctioned to cover the cost of presents to be bestowed by the Duke of Edinburgh on the native princes of India. One- half of this sum will be expended in this country and one-half in India. A large number of costly articles destined for presentation by his Royal Highness, were taken to the India-office for approval last week. ON SATURDAY, between one and two o'clock, as a gentleman named Mason, of Symonds-inn, was leaving the Union Bank, Carey-street, Chancery-lane, he was hustled in the crowd gathered by the holiday, as he supposes, by a gang of thieves. On escaping from the crowd he discovered that he had suffered the loss of X40 in notes, which he had just before received at the counter of the bank, and placed in his waistcoat pocket. FATHER HYACINTHE AND THE AMERICAN PRESS. —"Father Hyacinthe ate a beefsteak lastFriday. The Catholics are much incensed." "Father Hyacinthe ate a broiled beefsteak on Friday because, as he claims, he had a right to do so." These are two scraps of news" just laid before the public. Father Hyacinthe has now seen in operation for the first time a free press." We hope he likes it.-New York Times, Oct. 28. THE ROYAL GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY has held its opening meeting of the session. Sir Roderick Murchison, the President, in the course of his address, mentioned that communications had been received from Dr. Livingstone, who stated that he had made some discoveries which he supposed to be the sources of the Nile. Letters from Dr. Living- stone himself were read, including a long despatch to Lord Clarendon, dated July, 1868. THE ABYSSINIAN MEiDAiIJB.- The issue lef the medals for the campaign in Abyssinia has been con- siderably delayed by the death of the late Master of the Mint, and by the necessity of having the name of each individual officer or soldier engraved on the medal to be given to him. Many of them have, how- ever, now been distributed, and the remainder will soon be delivered. The medals for the campaign in New Zealand will, we understand, be ready for dis- tribution in a week or two.-Irmyaiid Ncwy Gazette. SOME IDEA OF THE ENORMOUS SUMS raised by the Corporation of London for City improvements may be gathered from the fact that within a few years nearly X4,000,000 sterling has been expended in this way. The new Meat and Poultry Market has cost £ 1,000,000 the purchase of Southwark-bridge, = £ 265,000 rebuilding Blackfriars-bridge, £ 350,000 and the Holborn Valley Viaduct and approaches £ 2,100,000. ON MONDAY A SERIOUS ACCIDENT happened in Preston to Mr. Hermon, M.P. He was being driven in his carriage to the Yard Works, and when between Pole-street and Park-road a strap of the gearing broke, and the horse took fright. Dashing aloaag Church-street at a furious pace the animal brought the carriage into violent collision with a railway lorry and afterwards with a lamp-post. Mr. Hermon escaped, as did the coachman. Neither of them wa, much hurt. A. VEKST SINGULAR ACCIDENT occurred Q22. the Bala .and lgelly Railway last week, fortimately, without loss of life. It appears tliat the recent rains had washed a quantity of rubbist and stoos across the .line, not far from Dolgelly, and a tram canning into it was thrown off the way. Sffieh was fee foroe of (the collision, that the top of OOE. carriage was knocked completely off; but though some of dle passengers sustained fractures and tfet ( majorityoif £ hem rstfifiisssl bruises, there was no lose |i xsf life. t T | 1 A BOY, wliile letting off squibs on Guy Pawkes' day, on & farm belonging to Mr. Brigden, a miller at 'ChislefcurEt, in Kent, threw one into a hayrick which isoon caught fire. It was some time before th flames could be--xtinguished, and not before upwards of £ 70 Iworth of property had been destroyed. IT IS OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCED that the directors of the Brighton Railway have determined upon carry- ing .out A revised and reduced scale of fares upon their metropolitan system, from the 1st January next. Iasreased facilities will at the same time be granted te the holders of season tiekets. I A MAN NAMED HALL has been prosecuted at Marlborough-street for having obtained a situation by means of a false character. It did not appear that the offence was committed with a view to the perpetration of acts of dishonesty, and the magistrate reduced the penalty from X20 to .£5. AN AOCIDENT recently happened, which has proved fatal, to the foreman of Messrs. Bradon and Co.'s brewery, Acton. It appears that as Hetton was putting some hops in the scalding vat the railing round it gave way, and he fell in. An alarm was soon raised, and he was with some difficulty got out. AT THE CHAMBERS of Yice-Chancellor James, an application has been made to appoint a guardian of the Jewish persuasion to Miss Esther Lyons, whose name is known in connection with that which has been called the Cardiff abduction case. His Honour de- clined to make the order, the young lady, who is 20 years of age, having become a Christian. THE INAUGURATION OF THE FIRST RAILWAY con- structed in Wallachia, from Bucharest to Guirgevo, has just taken place, in presence of the representatives of the foreign powers. The line, which is not quite 20 miles in length, was commenced in 1863 so that the works have progressed at the rate of 3 1-3 miles per annum. MR. EDMUND TATTERSALL last week offered to public competition at Doncaster the valuable stallions which were bequeathed to General Peel and Mr. George Payne by the late Earl of Glasgow. The horses were not sold outright, but the right of breed- ing from them was to be determined by the offers which were made. The competition realised £ 2,770. IT WAS RECENTLY STATED that M. Henri Roche- fort, of the Lanterne, had arrived in Paris, and that the French Government did not intend to interfere in any way with his movements. The news proves to be incorrect. A telegram from Brussels announces that M. Rochefort is still in that city, and has no intention of leaving THE AVON, a large steamer, trading between Newport and Bristol, came into collision off Pill, a few miles below Bristol, with the steamer Athlete on Thursday. The Avon sunk in five minutes. Twenty passengers who were on board were rescued with difficulty in the ship's boats. The crew swam ashore. Hundreds of pigs, sheep, and other animals were drowned. IN ACKNOWLEDGING the receipt of a memorial from the Church Association, protesting against the nomination of Dr. Temple to the See of Exeter, Mr. Gladstone has written to Lord Shaftesbury stating that in recommending Dr. Temple for the appoint- ment, he was acting under a firm conviction that it would tend to promote the truest interests of re- ligion. VICE-CHANCELLOR MALINS has refused the application for < £ '5.000 out of the assets of Overend, Gurney, and Co., with the view of assisting Dr. Adam Thorn to bear the heavy expense entail-ed upon him by the prosecution of the directors. At the same time, his Honour recognised the existence of the difficulties surrounding the question, and inti- mated that it would be well if the matter could be brought before the Court of Appeal. A FAMILY (father, mother, and two children) were recently caught by a fast train on the middle of a long and narrow bridge at Jackson, Mississippi. The train could not be stopped in time, and the father, catching up the children, told his wife to run and jump. She did so, falling in shallow water, just in time to escape death, while the man lowered himseU and children through the ties on the beams beneath as the train passed over. AT THE LAST CROYDON ASSIZES a Mr. Allington succeeded in obtaining a verdict, with jESOO damages, against the proprietors of Echoes for libel. In the Court of Queen's Bench, counsel, on behalf of the proprietors of the paper, has moved for a rule calling upon the plaintiff to show cause why the verdict should not be set aside, and a new trial granted, on the ground of misdirection. The court refused the rule, but the learned judge who tried the case is to be consulted on the question of damages. ON BEHALF OF MR. LOVIBOND, a solicitor ot Bridgwater, counsel has applied to the Court of Queen's Bench for a rule calling upon the Election commissioners for that town to show cause why they should not be compelled to give him a certificate. It was contended, on the part of Mr. Lovibond, that if a witness gave evidence which might tend to criminate him, the Commissioners were bound to give him a ertificate of indemnity. The court granted a rnle. A SHOCKING CASE OF SUICIDE, after an attempt at wife murder, has occurred at Morden, Surrey. A grocer, named Boaler, who had for some time past been leading a dissipated life, during which he had frequently quarrelled with his wife, returned home from a tavern very much the worse for drink. An altercation ensued between him and his wife, which ended in his making a determined attempt to take her life. The woman, however, escaped, and Boaler then cut his own throat, and died almost imme- diately. A WOMAN ATTACKED WITH MURRAIN.—That foot-and-mouth disease attacks human beings has recently been demonstrated in the neighbourhood of Forres, Morayshire, where this malady has been pre- valent for several months. The other week a woman who had been frequently in contact with cattle labouring under murrain at a farm near Forres, was for several days bad with some sort of disease about her mouth. On examination by the inspector and others the disease was pronounced to be murrain.— Scotsman. LORD MAYOR LAWRENCE completed his year of office on Monday, and Alderman Besley, the new chief magistrate, was sworn in at Guildhall. On Tuesday, in accordance with ancient usage, his lord- ship was formally presented to the Barons of the Exchequer. The order of procession for the Lord Mayor's show did not materially vary in character from those of previous years. DURING THE HEARING OF A CASE at the Liver- pool Poliee-oourt, on Saturday, when some persons were proceeded against for keeping a house of ill- fame, it transpired that four little girls, three of them 13 and one 14 years of age, had been decoyed to the house, and sent upon the streets with address cards, and instructions to "pick up gentlemen" and take them to the den. These children belonged to respect- able parents in Dublin, had run away from that city and made their way to Liverpool for the purpose, as they stated, of seeing the Circus. GEORGE AND WALTER SMITH, charged with stealing X300 of plate belonging to a lady named White, whieh had been left in charge of Mr. Bow- stead, of Craven-street, Strand in whose service as butler Walter Smith was living, were brought up on remand on Saturday at Bow-street, and committed for trial. It was stated that among the stolen articles was an entire set of presentation plate given to Miss White's grandfather by the St. Ann's Battalion of Tower Hamlet Volunteer Infantry, of which he was colonel. A MAN WAS ARRESTED in the grounds of the palace at Compiegne a few nights back. About nine o'clock a sentry saw a person making towards the palace, but endeavouring to conceal himself behind the trees. As he could not give the password he was taken into custody, and on being questioned, stated that his name was Philippe, and that he wanted to kill the Emperor. He was conducted to the police post, where he was searched, but neither papers nor arms were found upon him. The incoherence of his replies and his extravagant demeanour make it pro. bable that he is deranged in his intellect THE HIGH TIDES.—There was another high tiiie on the river on Saturday, It was high water at Losidon-bridge about half-past three, but fully a quarter of an hour before that time the buttresses of the bridges were covered, and the water rose above the Jewel of the pavement on the embankment. Consequent, however, on the preparations made along the bankgof the river after the unexpected high tide of Wednesday, very little water found its way into the docks ani warehouses. On Monday the tide was I again very Mgc, and in the afteroocn ran so low that many of the QRts stesk in the mud till the tide dilEnad.