... SATURDAY, MARCH 17. 1S55. ALTERATION OF THB DAYS OF HOLDING THE EASTER QUARTER SESSIONS.—The following alteration of the dan of holding these Sessions was received at our office after the advertisement had been printed in the first page of thig day's paper:—The quarter sessions for this county, will be held at Swansea, on Monday, the 2nd of April next instead of Monday the 9lh, as advertised. ...

... LATENT NEWS. From the TIMES of TO-DAY (FRIDAY). No subject of general public interest was brought forward in the Houses of Parliament on TbursJay night. In a despatch dated Montebello, March 7. it is stated that rorkrts had been thrown into the town. and had set fire to it in several places. Two Russian officers had deserted, and sought refuse in the Eng- lish lines. The siege works were ...

... tfUMOKG^ LK\T ASSIZES, 1335. FRI DA Y—M ARcTriC. BRITONFERHY.— James Grove and William Abbott, were charged with havim; stolen a quantity of ('0,.1, the property of Messrs. Thomas and Joseph, of Not Guilty. CAIIDIFI'.— Ann Donovan, charged with having stolen 501 b weight of coal, the property of Messrs. W ood and others, of the Lletty Shekin Colliery. Isot Guilty. MKUTHYR. — Jane Stewart, 20, ...

... MERTHYR AND NEIGHBOURHOOD. COUSTY COURTS.—The usual monthly sittings of the County Court has been postponed to Wednesday next the large number of four hundred and forty cases have been entered for hearing. COMING EVENTS.—We are happy to find from the Secretary of the Merthyr Library that arrangements have been made with Mr. George Dawaon and Mr. Henry Vincent, for a series of four lectures in ...

... The following i3 from Christopher ldle's volume entitled Hints on Shooting and Fishing:—Christopher Idle's volume is a pleasaut record of experiences, particularly of > certain sporting inciÙent8 in Fra¡¡ce. These are told well. French sport is a comical matter. One instance must suffice.— The moment a Frenchman has killed a jack snipe, you Twill hear him calling his dog at the very top of ...

... Oh if it be a duty to succour those who need, To cheer the helpless wanderer, the weak to clothe and feed, Tains of those wretched outcasts, the ragged children poor. Neglected—friendless—homeless, they lieg from door to door. No loving accents cheer them to choose the path of right, Religion comes not near them, with starry crown of light; Crime-hardened from their childhood, a poor despised ...

... DISGRACEFUL PROCEEDING. — A prize fight was an- nounced to take place near Llantwit-vardre, on Monday last, between two noted pugilists; and on the matter reaching the ears of Mr. Superintendent Thomas, he despatched five of the county constabulary to the scene of action to suppiesa such brutal scenes; but the fellows turned on the officers, and an encounter took place. The gullant policemen ...

... ABERDARE AND NEIGHBOURHOOD. AIR. WILKES' CONCHRT. — We perceive by announce- ment in our advertising columns that Mr- Wilke^ the talented dir^ctor'of the \lenh,yr Mus-cal yniop, intends holding a yocijl riicl instrumental poiifeft, nt ihe National School-rooip, Aberdarp, cn the evening of Thursday next, for h.e has epga^ed the services of Mrs. Allred Gilbert (late Miss Cole), Miss Susannah ...

... LOCAL BOARD OF HEALTH.—FRIDAY, DEC. 29. At theusual fortnightly meeting on the above day, them were prMcut.—W. Coffin,' Esq., M.P., in the chair (the Mayor _!x?ing engaged during the ir/st portion of the proceedings in dispos- ing of some police cases), Aldermen J. Lewis and T, Morgan, and Councillors C. Vaehell, J. Batcnelor, W. Williams, Ü. L. IWe. M. Grover, W. A. Bradley. E. Evans. J. ...

... THE HE W s P A P E H STAMP. (Fr-.un the Examiner,)' Even in the suspense and collapse of acrisi-we may not piss without remaik the proposition in regard to news- papers which the Secretary of the Treasury oil Monday week was to have a-ked the House of Commons to affirm by certain resolutions. The scheme, which we cannot bring ourselves to regard or discuss as merely or strictly a mea- sure ...

... FROM FRIDAY'S LONDON GAZETTE.—JAN. 5. BAMtnurTS. Henry Albert Linford and William Richardson, Sherborue- lane, City, tavern and eatiug-house-keepers George Halt, Strand, ironmonger Geotge James Loc. Chert*ey, builder Charles Maryou Urooks, Church-row, Ilouudsditch, licensed victualler James Welch, Barusbury-place. Islington, innkeeper William Bowler, late of the Cre-ceut, Southwark-bridge- ...

... RHYMNKY RAILWAY COMPANY. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the SECOND ORDINARY HA 1-F-YEARLY MEETING of the Proprietors of the Rhymney Railway Company will be held at the Offices of the Company, No. 28, GUHAT GEOROK-STREKT, Westminster, on WEDNESDAY, the 2Sih dayofFebruary instant, at One o'clock iu the Afternoon precisely, to receive a Report from the Directors, and for other the General Business ...