... CITY, WEDNESDAY, Nov. 3. The funds to-day are better, a recovery of k per cent, having been established. Throughout the Stock Ex change flatness pre- vailed at the commencement of business this morning, but was succeeded by a firmer feeling, although business could scarcely be more inactive than at present. English and French railway shares present an improvement compared with the closing quo- ...

... UNPRECEDENTED FEAT OF ELECTRIC GEAPHT.—We understand that the British and Magnetic Company transmitted from Birminghain Wednesday night last, on the occasion of Mr. liiwr. address to his constituents, and a similar on Friday night, twenty columns of close paper print. We believe that such a quantity of NE^3, so short a space of time was never transmitted from single telegraph station in this ...

... There was a very large supply of beef on or.ler, the num- ber of bead of cattle Cu sboiv being 5,t>J8. The trade was alow, but making a lillle more money than la-t week, the best description of beef fetching 4'. lOtI. per stone of 8.b. Of sheep there was a fair supply, say 22.000. The mutton trade s'ightiy improved, fiae meat making 5' and even a trifle above ibis quotation in tome few ...

... CARDIFF BOAHD OF HEALTH. The monthly meeting of the members of this Board was held on Friday last, the Mayor (C. C. Williams, Esq.,) presiding. There were also present Aldermen 1). Lewis; C. Vadiell; T. Morgan. Councillors, W. Alexander; John Batchelor; R. W. Williams; Langley Lewis lleece; Grover; J. Pride; Owen; Evan Thomas. Dr. Edwards. Absent Aldermen \V. Coffin, W. Vachell. Councillors 1) ...

... PETTY SESSIONS—TUESDAY. Before W. COFFIN, C. C. WILI.IAMS, & E. DAVID, Esqs. The magistrates disposed of some fifty summonses for Board of Health rates. A MISUNDERSTANDING.—Thomas Fry and Thomas Perrott were charged with stealing from Mary Jenkins, Roath, three cart loads of lime and four loads of bricks, and Mr. Alexander M'Donatd with receiving the same, knowing them to have been stolen. The ...

... THE LATE THOMAS ASSHETON SMITH, ESQ. We have been favoured with the following pedigree of this celebrated sportsman — The Assheton# derived their surname from their lordship of A«sheiou-under«Lyne, where they were seated soonafter the Norman conquest, and deduce their liuesge from an era auteconquestum, through an uninterrupted iineof knightly ancestor?. The tirst of the family who took his ...

... CARDIFF AXD ITS NK[Giti] )bTR[rO £ n._ TIIH BRITISH SHIPPING TitAnn IN THIS PORT con- tinues very slow, in c inseqsuuice of tbe great number ot foreign ships which frespient this vast coal and iron emporium. It is now that the ship-owners begin to teol acutely the enects ot the navigation huvs, which alone are the cause ot the coasting freights being kept at so low a rate, as British ships ...

... THE HON.CAPT. BANBURY AT LEOMINSTER. Alluding to the posirioa of the different parties in the slate, and the changes which had been made in them by the progress of time, he said :— The old walh of Whifgi-m and Toryism had cow been broken down, and the struggles for Jlnlilical power were no longer cinfind to these great historical paitiee. The people now claimed to act and speak for themselves ...

... MARK-LANE. MONDAY. NOV. J. A plentiful supply of English AYHEIT to-day, and only a moderate demand at about last Monday's rates. The currency for white ranged at 425 to 49s, and red at 38s to 46s per quarter a clearance not being made. Only a small business in foreign, and large parcels on offer; the rates taken were 42s to 50s, and for Russian 38s to 44s. A fair demand for FLOTJR, and prices ...

... Sanguine hopes are now entertained that the accident which happened to Mr. Watson Taylor, the member fur Ddvizas a few days since, while shooting, will not, as was much feared, totully deprive him of the sight of his eye. Baron Lionel de Roth-chiid, M.P., has intimated his in- tention 10 present the city of London School with £2000 to found a fchotarshipofthe value of £60 per dunum, III order ...

... We are informed that the Time Table of one of our Local Railways is incorrect in this week's issue. It will appear right in our next. MORE PILLS FOR SIMPLETONS.—A rarity in the form of a Welsh quack, adorned with a moustache, and IJlessed with a beerish eye, and much power appeared on the Market Square on not for his own good, ot course not—but,'Ss he innc-cently remarked] for the good of thé ...

... SUcftents anD 0ffence& A LADY LOST ON THE SOUTH DOWNS.—A very distressing circumstance has occurred during the past week in this locality. A lady belonging to a family resident in Worthing, who has been for some time labour- ing under mental depression, left her home on Wednesday, as it was supnosed, to visit some relation. No particular notice was taken of the circumstance until evening began ...