... TO THE EDITOR OF THE CARDIFF AND MERTHYE GUARDIAN SIR,—Seeing in one of last week's publications your valuable paper assailed by one E. Hussej', for the unfair and one-sided manner in which you represented the case heard before the magistrates of this town relative to Harding v. Hussey, I think it my duty to say, as an eye-witness, and one that assisted in rescuing the lad from the grasp of ...

... A SAD TRUTH.—What is harder than earning money? —Collecting it. COCKSHY ADVICE.—Don't carry your handkerchief in your breast pocket. If you do, you take a wiper to your bosom. A POSTHUMOUS WOKD.—Some one says, the lobster is a posthumous work of creation, for it is only read after its death. VBBY HABD LiNBa.—The two unhappy failures that have followed the attempt to lay down the Atlantic ...

... MAZZINI'S DOUBLES.—A singular circum- stance occurred a few days ago at Turin. The police had received the intelligence of the arrival in that capital of Mazzini, and at one moment they thought they had succeeded in capturing him. The captive, however, turned out to be a member of the Right, M. Amaldi, who bears a striking resemblance to Mazzini. This gentle- man was of course immediately ...

... USK. PETTY SESSIONS.—FRIDAY. [Before G. R. G. RELPH, S. CHURCHILL, and ILTYD NICHOLL, Enquires.] LEAVING SERVICE.—David Rice was charged by Daniel Roberts, of the Hendrew farm, with leaving his service as farm labourer, without giving notice. Mr. Roberts appeared for the defendant. The complainant stated, that he had hired the defendant in May last, from that time until the end of corn harvest ...

... LIST OF FAIRS, NOTICES, BTC., IN THE COUNTIFS OF GLAMORGAN, MONMOUTH, AND BRECON, FOR TUB ENSUINO WEEK. JULY 18.—7TH SUNDAY AFTER THIN ITY. M oriitig, 1st lesson, 2lst ch. If. Sam.; 2..d lesson, 6th ch. John. Evening, 1st lessua, 24.h ch. II. Sam.; 2nd leuoo, 2nd aIItl 3rd cli. 1. Titus. ——- 19. Dr. Liugard, the Hainan Catholic historian, died, 1851 —— 20. Spanish Armada defeated, 1588 ■ 19. ...

... Sanous ACCIDENT. —A serious accident occurred Wednesday morning, at the woollen factory of Mr. Thus. Jones, Pontrnorlais. A weaver, named Evan Jones, being asked by a young girl to render her some assistance, pro. ceeded to do so. In the meantime he had a skein of yarn Oil his arm. This was caught by the machinery, and hit arm was drawn in. This happened during the breakfast hour, when the ...

... A later telegram was received at the Indian house ptbe i4th instant, from which we make the follow- 8 extracts ALLAHABAD, JUNE 10. Tl. OUDB. rebels are pursuing (he policy of harassing and -aderinl those who show themselves friendly to our and this, doubtless, prevents many from coming openly and siding with us who are inclined to do The KspoorthelU R»j«h of the Jullundur Doab has n»eg a^out ...

... SERVING OUT AN IRISHMAN.—Some years as Captain B of steamer Water Witch, was PaSfV down the Arkansas River, they had pressing need ot g axe, and not having one on board, at the first A' the boat rounded to Captain B despatched an I^ man to the nearest caoin in quest of one. Pretty Patrick returned with an axe; but when, after used it, the captain ordered him to return it. he ie'a point-blank. ...

... How BRUTES LOYE MEN MORE THAN WOMEN.— A writer in the Atlantic Monthly put it thus:—Kate, the other day, was asserting a wife's right to control her own property, and incidentally advocating the equality of the sexes—a toujhy point with her-l put in:—Tell me then, Kate, why animals form stronger attachments to men than women. Your dog, your parrot, and even your cat, already preter me to you. ...

... THE ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH IN AUSTRALIA.— The electric telegraph has now been completed between Melbourne and Adelaide, tha capitals of tha colonies of Vic:oria and South Australia, a, distance of about 800 miles, but owing to some temporary imperfection in iha batteries, it is not yet open to the public. COM- munici, tion between Melbourne and Albury, the border town of New South Wales, is ...

... OUTLINES OF THE WEEK. THE daily papers announce that the Royal Commissioners appointed to inquire into the state of the store and clothing depots at Weedon, Woolwich, and the Tower, have commenced their investigations, and are for the present sitting in No. 11 Committee-room at the House of Commons. All persons desirous of giving evidence are, in the first instance, requested to send a written ...

... Scotland A FEARFUL PREDICAMENT. — One day last week, while four little boys were diverting themselves by leaping in and oat of an old corn-chest that stood in the stable of a farm in the Carse of Gowrie, the whole of them got into it at one time, and drew down the lid, which, being furnished in the common way for a pad- lock, the holder caught the staple, and made them prisoners at once, ...