... On the 7th instant, petitions were presented to House of Lords by the Bishop of Llandaff, against the opening ot the Crystal Palace, at Sydenham, on part of the Lord s day, from the following persons a' places:—The Archdeacon and Clergy of'Llandaff working men of Llantillio Pertholey, St. Mary Hill, Llansannor, llesolven, Aberystrutl1* Peterstone-super-EIy and Michaelstone-super-EIy, thewy ...

... THE COLOSSEUM, REGENT S.PARK.A paragraph, copied from the Morning Chronicle, in running the round of the press, to the effect that the Colosseum Ims been sold, for the purpose of being converted into a Baptist chapel. We have nuthority for stating that there is no truth what- ever in the report. On the contrary, the proprietor is now actively engaged in the preparation of an entirely new ...

... CORRESPONDENCE. PUCK. To the Editor of the Cardiff and Merthyr Guardian. Sir, —I have perused with much pleasure and interest the various communications of your intelligent and talented correspondent Will you permit me to point out what I conceive to be IIn errur in hi- lettels ou Shakespeare's Puck. He denominates that frolicsome sprite, Sliakes- peare's monarch of Fairyland. In the ...

... Mr. Henry Curling, formerly ot the 52nd liglit infantry, writes in a pamphlet recommending the formation of Volunteer and Rifle corps:—The exposed situation of this country renders some extraordinary eilorls necessary, and that those mosl interested in the stake should exeri themselves, and not slumber over, or eveu wink at, the great changes which a few years have made in our military ...

... IMPORTANT TO AUT HORS. The ratification of the copy- right treaty between the United States and England is not expected to take place this session. It requires the vote oftwo-tbirds 01 the Senate to make it Jaw. The enquiry into the late explosion at the Ince Hall Colliery, near Wigan, was brought to a close on Thursday week, when the jury returned a verdict amounting to acci- dental death, ...

... The Pope's visit to Paris appears now to be quite given up, and the concessions by which it was to have been purchased are not to be made. A rescript from the Vatican has arrived in his place. The dissensions in the French Church, occasioned principally by one clever but intemperate journal, having reached a scandalous height, he has inter- fered, taking in effect the side of the journalist ...

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... MERTHYR BOARD OF HEALTH. The regular monthly meeting of the Local Board took place on Monday week, at 11 A.M., when the following members were in attendance:- Mr. R. T. Crawshay, chairman. Mr. A. Hill Mr. 0. H. James I Mr. J. Bryant — W. Thomas I — D. Rosier Oycrton — D. Evans — Lewis Morgan — Lewis Lewis — E. Purchase — W. Evans — 15. Martin. — W. Thomson The minutes of the former meeting ...

... IT appears from official returns that during the half-year ending 30ih June last, eighty-three persons were killeo and ninety-nine injured on railways in Great Britain and Ireland and in the interval to the present time we should think the number is even greatly on the iocrease. PRICE OF COALS AT FOREIGN COALING STATIONS.— Some idea may be formed of ibe hcarcity, and consequent high price, ol ...

... CARDIFF POLICE THURSDAY. [Before W. Williams, Esq., Mayor, and G. Phillips, Esq.] DRUNKENNESS. Ann Gould, charged with being drunk and disorderly in Broad-street, on Tuesday morning last, at half-past two o'clock, was fined 5s. Henry Strong, Thomas Toogood, William Russell, and John Cokeley, were fined 5s. for drunkenness. ASSAULTS. Ellen Thorne was charged with assaulting Maria Hill. It ...

... HOLLOWAY'S OINTMENT AND PILLS.—AN EXTRAOR- DINARY CURE OF A BAD FOOT.—Mr. Henry Kennewell, sou of the late much-respected surveyor of the Southampton district, of St. Pane as, Loudon, states in a letter to his m ithei, from Burra Burra. Purt Adelaide, that in his journey to those mines, from Adelaide, he was compelled to walk, tor want of a conveyance, and in doiug so be grazed and afterwaids ...