... GENEROUS CONDUCT OF AN ACTRESS.—Miss Goddard, the tragedian, who has been visiting Australia and Cali- fornia during the last three years, presented her entire share of the last night's receipt of her engagement, amounting to £105, to trustees at Ballarat for the purpose of founding a Stranger's Home. Shakspeares play of the Winter's Tale was performed on the occasion. DEFENCES FOR THE COAST ...

... PONTYPOOL BOARD OF ROADS.—A meeting of this Board, at which the following members were present, was held on Tuesday at the Town Hall, PontY!1o:,l :-Mr. Jenkins, chairman, Mr. Hamilton. Mr. Stevens, Mr Parkes, Mr. Jones, Mr. Greenway, Mr. Fletcl er, Air. Dmie), Mr. Lewis, Mr. Davis, Mr. Roden, and Mr. Harrison. The minute3 of the preceding meeting having been read by the clerk, several bills ...

... CARDIFF POLICE.-Our report of proceedings in the Cardiff Police will be found in the Supplement for this week. The adjourned inquest on the body of Mr. Campbell, late poulterer, St. MaryVstreet, who was discovere i dead from a gun-shot wound in his neck, was held at the Town-hall on Monday last, before Mr. Coroner Reece. Mr. Campbell went out shooting, it will be remembered, and never returned ...

... NEWPORT AUXILIARY OF THE WES- LEYAN MISSIONARY SOCIETY. The annual sermons in aid of this society were preached on Sunday morning and evening last, at the Wesleyan chapel, Commercial-street, by the Rev. T. Talbot, of Neath, whose interesting and appropriate dis- courses were received with much attention by considerable audiences* On Monday evening the public meeting in connexion with the ...

... CRICKHOWELL. On Thursday evening, a very interesting and instruc- tive lecture was delivered at the- National School room, by Mr. Martyn John Roberts, F.R.S. E.D. The subject was Astronomy. The talented lecture; illustrated the movements of the heavenly bodies, by means of a newly-invented appar-atns. Mr. H. J. Lucas, M.Dl, occupied the chair. The lecture was intended for the working-classes. ...

... BRYNMAWR. POLICE STATION.—WIDNESDAY. Magistrates-J. Jayne and G. P. Bsvan, Esqrs. Morrice Jones, of Dukestown, Sirhowy, was sum. moned by Superintendent Evans, on the charge of per- mitting drunkenness and disorderly conduct in his house on^ Sunday night. Mr. E. J. C. Davis, solicitor, of Crickhoweil, appeared for the defendant, and said that he pleaded not guilty to the charge. P.O. Morgan ...

... totitt. NEWPORT COMMERCtA ROOM. HE ANNUAL GENERAL MLETING of the Subscribers will be held on ;SATURDAY, JAN. H 1859, at One o'clock, and will be adjourned to FRIDAY, ■JANUARY 7th, at Seven o'clock in the Evening, THOMAS LATCH, Treasurer. EDWAKD WELLS, Hon. Sec. December 24, 1858. ROYAL HUNT AI) FANCY COSTUME BALL N A T H A N, COURT COSTUMIER, 18, a CASTLE-STREET, LEICESTER-SQUARE, LONDON, begs ...

... BL&INA. The Blaina Philharmonic S)ciety has acbiivr>d unto itself among tho populations-of the surrounding Iron- works a reputation that is en-viable for its performances and taate in matters mtisical ;and deservedly ao^-for when. are-lforne in mind the disadvantages under wheh tueu whose daily occupation is the rude labour of maitufaf-tur- ing iron, or some of its ancillary avocations, the ...

... The Times Calcutta Correspondent says- The wo- men and children began moving from Lucknow on the 20th of November. The Motee Mahal, as you will see from the en- closed plan, must have fallen under the Residency guns. Sir C. Campbell has demanded orders to hold or leave Lucknow. It is not absolutely impossible that Sir Colin may be shut up as Sir Henry Havelock was. He wants reinforcements ...

... ODDFF.LLOWSHIP.—The quarterly and annual meeting of the Aberdare District of 0 Idfellows was held at the Cap Coch Inn, on the 29th ult. Grand Master Thomas presided, and Deputy Grand Master Budd occupied the vice-chair. The district now comprises twenty-nine lodges, numbering 1845 members, After transacting the usual business of the district, Deputy Grand Master Budd was elected Grand Master ...

... Hailmai} (i!t_ Cnlilrs. I KLiYMNEY HALLWAY. UP. STATIONS. Week Days. Sundays. a. m. p. m.]p. m. a. m. p. in. Cardiff (Adam-st. Station) 9 15- 1 25 5 10 8 45; 4 20 Walnut Tree Bridge 9 33 1 43; 5 28 9 3 4 38 Caerphilly 9 46 1 55( 5 40 9 19; 4 53 Yst-rad 10 3 2 10) 5 55 9 37 5 9 Hongoed Arr. 10 9 2 15| G 0 9 44! 5 15 Dep.10 20 2 25 6 10 9 55 5 25 Pengam 10 26 2 31 6 1(5 10 2 5 32 Bargoed iO 32 2 ...

... Cjmstnus in a jauntth joust. [Written for the Merlin.] THERE are many iii,re agreeable ways of spending Christmas than in an empty house. If that house should, moreover, happen to possess the reputation of being haunted, it becomes a trifle more difficult to pass a Merry Christmas. These were just the circum- stances, however, in which I was placed some years ago —it doesn't matter much how ...