We are sorry to state, that the only son of the Rev. John JONES, Rector of Killie-Ayron, Cardiganshire, a promising youth of 14, was unhappily drowned last week while bathing in the river Towy, near Carmarthen. The son also of Mr BARRAR, painter of Monmouth, a boy about seven years old, amusing himself with gathering flowers on the bank of a fish-pond at that place, fell into the water, and no assistance being near, he unfortunately perished. On Thursday morning, as the brig Merchant Taylor, of St Ives, Edward JOHN, master, was sailing from Newport to Plymouth, laden with coals, she ran foul of the Caroline, Cork trader and stove in two of her waist planks, which occasioned the total loss of the Merchant Taylor; the captain and crew having only time to save themselves on the bowsprit of the Caroline, before she went down. We are sorry to say, the property was all the captain's, and not a sixpence insured. Lyn Nunn Brisbane Australia

Hereford Agricultural Society was very respectably attended on Thursday. The successful exhibitors of stock for Premiums were - Mr. YARWORTH, of Troy House, in Monmouthshire, for the best Yearling Heifer; Mr. HUGHES, of Macle, for the best Cart Stallion; Mr. JONES, of Sugwas, and Mr. WATKINS, of Brinsop, for the best fine-wooled sheep; and Mr. WALKER, of Westington, near Bromyard, the best Boar. Lyn Nunn Brisbane Australia ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MONMOUTHSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message