... MERTHYR AND NEIGHBOURHOOD. On the 6th of April, Mr. H. A. BRUCE presented to the House of Commorw three petitions from the working- men of Merthyr, Dowlais, and Vaynor against the open- ing of the Crystal Palace on Sunday. The petition from Merthyr had 3,352 signatures thatfrom Dowlais, 1,802 and that from Vaynor, 375. All the persons who signed the said petitions, with very few exceptions, ...

... FRIDAY'S LONDON GAZETTE. — BANKRUPTS. G. Ireland, Old Church-street, Puddinplon, baker J. S. Samuel, llattou-garden, watch manulacturer and jeweller W. Brittain, Fincliley New-road, Hendon. builder& brick maker W. Reading, Charles-street West, Paddington, builder Sarah Mayo, Worcester-street, Birmingham, hotel and tavern keeper J. Brandon, Pensnett, Ringswinford, Staffordshire, draper and ...

... NEWPORT AND NEIGHBOURHOOD The second road over the Chepstow tubular bridge is all but completed. The last girder was raised on the 11th ult. WE understand the Bristol General Stearn Navigation Company's paddle steamer Dart, is undergoing consider- able alterations for the improvement of her speed and accommodation, which will shortly be completed, when she will resume the Bristol and Newport ...

... DWELLINGS AND LODGING-HOUSES OF THE POOR. THE following is a brief report of the proceedings of a public meeting at Wolverhampton on a subject which has engaged much publIc attention, and on which we have, in the GU.VKDIAN, expended advice and recommendation, not altogether, we hope, in vain. We suggested the very same plan now about to be carried into operation in the great manufacturing town ...

... NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That the next HALF-YEARLY MEETING and ASSEMBLY of the Company of Proprietors of the said Navigation, will be held at the SHIRE-HALL, in the Town of BRECON, on THURSDAY, the :28th instant, at Twelve o'clock at Noon. JAMES PEIRCE, Clerk to the Company of Proprietors. Canal Office, near Abergavenny, 5th April, 1853. ...

... WORK AND WAGES. STRIKE AT NEWPORT.-The strike for wages is getting geueral here, The different trades struck last week. This week some f the men on the whaives have followed their example. -Jllonmouth,hi,.e Beacon. IMPORTANT TO EMPLOYERS.—On the 4th instant, at the Court Hou-e, Mold, before E. Pemberton and C. B. Clough, Esqrs., Thomas Binson, anchorsmith, John Phillips and Samuel Sproat, Irs ...

... IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS.—THURSDAY. A congratulatory Address to her Majesty on the birth of a Prince was ordered to be presented, on the motion of the Earl of Aberdeen, seconded by the Eul of Malmesbury. INDIA.—The Earl of Harrowhy presented a petition from the native inhabitants of the Bengal Presidency, complain- ing of their exclusion from office, and of the general mal- ...

... ABERDARE AND NEIGHBOURHOOD. THE NEW CHURCH AT HIRWAIN.-There is every pros- pect of this undertaking being soon accomplished. The inhabitants of the place have come forward very liberally, many of them subscribing largely. The Vicar has issued an appeal; and it is to be hoped that the trustees of the Marquess of Bute will be enabled to grant the site, which, it is well known in the ...

... BHi'MiS. April 14. the wife of the Rev. Thomas Davies, Baptist Minister, Merthy r Tydfil, of a sou. Apni 10, the wife of Mr. J. Reynolds, Sunderland | Bridge Inn, Cardiff, of a son. April 10, at the Cottage, Llantrissent, the wife of Joha Stockwood, Esq., of a daughter. March 30, at Pontypridd, the wife of Mr. Morgan Morgan, (late of Llctty Stetu-yn, Aberdare), of a daughter. April 8, at ...

... THE CARDIFF Axn GUARDIAN. FRIDAY. APRIL 15, WE tleroterl a large portion of our last week's paper to a report of the proceedings of two public meeting held underthepresidencyofthe Bishop of LLANDAFF. The speeches delivered were sound and eloquent, and will not, we trust, be without effect in stimulating Churchmen to the increased support of the objects contemplated by the Society, which are ...

... HOUSE OF COMMONS. —MONDAY. ( Continued from ollr fourth page.) Mr. F. Peel replied to Mr. Walpole, who, he said, had endeavoured to fasten upon this bittthe stigma of a breach of trust; whereas if there one accusation from which it was more free than another it was thi«. All the obliga- tions of public faith were sci upulously fulfilled by the bill, •' hich protected existing incumbents, and ...

... CARDIFF POLICE.—FRIDAY. [Before W. Williams, Esq., Mayor, and G. Phillips, Esq.] FIVE SEAMEN, Belonging to the ship Sophia, of London, were charged with refusing to proceed to sea in her after having signed articles agreeing to do so. Mr R. W. Williams appeared on behalf 01 the men. The Captain said that he came to anchar in Penarlh Roads on Sunday and on Wednesday the men refused to proceed ...