... THE BISHOP OF LLANDAFF held a Confirmation service at Saint Woollos' Church on Monday last, upon which day a large number received the imposition of hands in accordance with the most ancient and scriptural rite of the Church—a practice adopted in the very earliest ages of Christianity. THE DRAINAGE QUESTION.—We invite the earnest attention of the inhabitants to a report of the proceedings at ...

... CARDIFF. On Sunday, September 2oth, the anniversary of Trinity Congregational Chapel, Cardiff, was held, on which occasion the Rev. William Davies, of Fishguard, preached in the morning; the Rev. Samuel Roberts, 31. A., of Llanbrynmair, and the Rev. William Davies, preached in Welsh, in the afternoon; and the last named ministers preached in the evening. On Monday, the recognition of the Rev. ...

... LONDON PROVISION MARKET, MONDAY, OCTOBER 3. Butter, per ewt. s. s. s. Friesland 100 to 102 Cheese, Cheshirepercwt 70t086 K|el 90 94 Cheddar 72 84 98 104 Double Gloucester 66 74 „ 96 100 Single ditto 68 72 H aterlord 82 Hams, York, new 80 90 ir?r'c 94 9S Westmoreland 80 86 Limerick 90 94 Irish 70 76 „ go 96 Bacon, Wilts, green 66 68 l,'re.sli, per d(.z. 12 13 Waterford C2 6i ...

... 0 PONTYPOOL. Sunday last the Pontypool Wesleyan school held their thn -D0rsary- Three impressive sermons were preached by Bferf Wm. Bvtheway, of Merthyr Tydfil and the sub- Ptions amounted to £ 8 8a. 3d. NEW WESLEYAN CHAPEL. No one acquainted with the old Wesleyan Methodist ^apel, at Pontypool, and with the number of the congrega- usually assembling there, will consider that the Wes- ^ans of ...

... CORN-EXCHANGE, MONDAY. The position of Rffairs in the Eaxt appears at the moment to exercise little influence on the trade at Mark-tane business to-day was on the whole quiet. There was a very small show of wheat by lind carriage from the neigh- bouring counties, mostly of inferior quality, atnl in damp condition. The trade opened with great firmness, and, though the demand was not active, ...

... The usual meeting of these bodies took place on Tuesday last. There were present, the Mayor, (in the chair) and Messrs. Latch, J. Davies, Williams, Dowling, Mullock, Brown, H. J. Davis, Evans, Batchelor, Townsend, Turner, Burton, and Lewis. The minutes of the Police business having been read, the attention of the Board was called to the subject of the drain- age of Stow-hill, the cesspool ...

... THE FREEHOLD LAND SOCIETY-BREAKING UP This society was established about four years ago, and for some time went on very prosperously about 120 persons became members of it, many of them having as many as six shares. It was, however, soon learned that no land was likely to be obtained, and that if it could, at any remote time be obtained, it must be at an enormously high rate. This very much ...

... 'MID trees that rain their lavish gold around, October smiles: on either hand a vat, Fresh bubbling with the vineyard's juice the ground Meanwhile budding chrysanthemums, whereat Pale Flora weeps, for these foretell her doom— A stern imprisonment, till rosy Spring Laughs o'er her chains, and lifts her from the tomb. Now fields look bleach'd. and Summer swift takes wing; O'er all the woods a ...

... SATURDAY. Before the Rev. Thomas Pope, and Thomas Gratrex, Esq. Wm. Matthews, farmer, Ebbw Bridge, was summoned for 14 6s. wages, claimed by Ann Haley.—There was no ground for the claim, and the case was dismissed; Mrs. Matthews intimating that she ought to have taken out a summons against Haley, for neglecting her service. Forty -nine poor-rate defaulters, summoned by Mr. Benj. Lewis, the ...

... flio Quarterly statement of the Revenue exhibits it still 0n It. mere not withstanding the lavtflU reductions to Wiieh it iI. for t n o bfen continually exposed. On thc Cu-toum of the quarter compared with that ending '■'ctoiipr, 1832, iherc i« an tucrca^c of £ l20,f>tj7, in (he face I I rt• iIu. •,• 11 duties on SMLr: and tei. TIM Returns of the í Tiado 1) ivc already prepared for this ...

... The next meeting of this Society will be held on Mon- day next, the 3rd inst., the Lord Bishop of LlandnfF in the chair. Wales, and the diocese of Llandaff in parti- cular, has received more than an average share of assist- ance from this valuable Society; and we have great pleasure in transcribing from the last Pe/wrt, read in May, at the eighteenth annual meeting in LOUlion, that part of it ...

... Bad sovereigns of a fair description of gold are in cir- culation, but so liaht that their real value is only 14s. 8d., or thereabouts. FURIOUS ATTACK ON A CUSTOMS OFFICER BY A DOG.— Abraham Naylor, a Customs waterman, while on duty searching a place on board ship, was uttacked ao furiously by a dog, that he has been several days absent from duty, with loss of pay, owing to wounds inflicted in ...