... CARDIFF TOWN COUNCIL. A quarterly Town Council Meeting, was held on Monday last, his Worship the Mayor in the Chair. After the passing of the various quarterly accounts, the Council decided upon placing at the Town-hall, for the purpose of cleansing, and using the necessary means for preserving it, a person who would be allowed to live rent free. A policeman who resides near the station-house ...

... TOWK LETTERS.—So. 47. LONDON, including Parliament, has been, according to custom, holiday making, and right English holiday weather have we had. The Cockneys, as usual, did the rustic, as their fathers before them, in the royal park of Greenwich, and Lord John Ilussell started for Manchester to visit that great seat of intelligence and trade. His lordship's visit ig. said to be for the ...

... FRIDAY.-CROWN COURT. BEFORE JUSTICE PATTESO. It being Good Friday, their lordships this morning attended divine service, and did not sit till half-past one. The Court, in a few minutes after being opened, to-day as well as yesterday, was filled to excess. FORGERY ON THE BANK OF ENGLAND. Henry New, a downcast-looking person, was placed at the bar, charged with having at Ledbury, Winchcombe, ...

... dPucral JttrillØ. A FREE PARDON has been granted by her Majesty to Thomas Glenny, convicted at the late assizes for Surrey, at Kingston, for the murder of his illegitimate child. This decision has been arrived at in compliance with the recommendation of the judge (Baron Maule) who tried the case. REMOVAL OF THE VERNON GALLERY.—On Saturday the authorities at the National Gallery received the ...

... A supplement to the Invalide Russe of the l6th states that according to a verbal report of Lieutenant Colonel Grabbe, a victorious atsault has been made on Gunib, and five cannons had been taken by the Russians. Schamyl was taken prisoner, and his sons and family were captured or killed. The Russian loss did not exceed 100 men. ...

... JEar&ets. LONDON, MONDAY, Nov. 8. For Colonial Produce the markets have an Inactive appear- ance. Supplies this week will again be large, and rat's have a lowering tendency for several articles In Russian Produce there is, however, more doing, and less disposition to sell. The markets have a brisker appearance for Articles used in Manu- facturing purposes, and the currency has become firm: ...

... A most amusing entertainment was given at the Literary and Scientific Institution of those works last Wednesday, by Mr. Basil Young, who in his truly panoramic peeps at modern life, managed to hit class foibles some good hard blows, though they were dealt in that good humoured manner which dis- arms resentment. His Opera without the Crush contained some very clever satire upon the haut ton. ...

... PENARTH. Charles Starr, late of Penarth, butcher, &c., passed his first examination on Thursday week, at the Bristol Insolvent Court, and had the 8th- December named for his final order. ...

... THE FAIR.—On Monday last the usual half-yearly fair was held in this town. In the morning there was a moderately good show of live stock and a few sales were effected. The evening (and major part of the clay) was devoted to such pleasure as is usually pro- curable at a country fair EXTRAORDINARY CULTURE.—In the autumn of last year, the Rev. 1. D. Jenkins, incumbent of St. Fagan's Church, ...

... MONDAY. (Before R. O. JONES, Esq.) DRUNKARDS'LIST.—Richard Harley, 5s. and costs; John Smith, 5s. and costs, George Bowen, for being drunk and committing a nuisance in Bute-street at one o'clock on Sunday afternoon, 5s. and costs or seven days John Morrison, 5s. and costs Mary Cotterell, a very old Irish women, who described herself as poor and broken hearted, was cautioned and discharged ...

... A new book store, of a very peculiar description, has recently been opened in Boston, United States. It is kept by S. A. Rollo, late of the house of A. S. Barnes and Co.; it is a publishing and bookselling house; it is modelled and arranged like a ship it is full of nautical things, and the business is carried on in nautical names and sea-going arrangements. As a sign, on a platform outside, ...

... Jlalmi and ftlititarv. THE seamen of the navy in the Mediterranean fleet are being taught the use of the Minie rifle. FRENCH TROOPS, writes the Daily News corre- spondent from Turin, June 2 are still arriving by the Cenis' snowy road. Yesterday evening two batteries of the Imperial Guard made their entrance in this town amidst flowers and enthusiastic reception. This morning they were ...