... Loungers of the London streets, with memories a quarter of a century old, will probably recollect large print shop in St. Paul's Churchyard, belonging to Messrs. Bowl. and Carver. The persons who crossed the threshold were few, but there was aWaya a considerable multitude gazing at the windows, for the highlv-coloured prints that adorned the panes belonged to v school of art that had long ...

... A stranger would hardly imagine that we were on the eve of a social revolution. There are no monster meet- ings; no processions of squalid and resolute men; no conspiracies in cocklofts to murder Cabinets at dinner; no men with pistols prowling about Parliament-street no seditious pamphlets nothing in England, or Ireland, or anywhere, that five policemen could not manage. Yet we are about to ...

... From St. N.izaire, in the Bonne Mère -DOS sacks of flour, for Spiller and Browne. From Dantzic, in the Louise Drockelmanu-Cargo of timber, for Batchelor Brothers. From Nantes, in the Joseph Hippolite—150 sacks flour, for Spiller and Browne. From Dautzic, in the Argus-A cargo of timber for Powell and Son. DUTY PAID ON IMPORTATION. Powell and Sons, 430 loads sleepers, ex Argus. Spiller and ...

... ,U08(! the certificate of Mr. Hawkins, a Newport P°or law union surgeon. It appeared that Mr. Paine af taken upon himself, without consulting the oaicl., to call in this functionary ! ...

... GOVERNMENT ECONOMY AND THE TRANSPORT SERVICE. It is only on occasions of great public calamity, such as the disastrous Crimean winters of 1854-55, that the gross mismanagement and ruinous expense attending the routine system of transacting government business comes, to light; yet scarcely a day passes that some most ? glaring blunder is not committed by some department or another, although ...

... Mr. Leonard, an inspector of the City police, and Green one of his detective officers, attended at Marlborough- street Police-court on Monday upon a charge of polygamy against Gloucester Gale, whom they apprehended on Sunday at a place called Marble Hall (one of the prisoner's residences), Egham. The prisoner, who gives his age thirty-five, but looks older, is a slim-built man, has a somewhat ...

... Of all kinds of knowledge there is none less backed by modesty than the universally claimed knowledge of the way to poke the fire. In every one's opinion there is but one right way to do it; and in every one's opinion, that right way is their own. Were an Essay to ba written upon How to Poke the Fire, nobody would read it without feeling quite convinced he could have written a far batter one; ...

... CLOSE OF THE EXHIBITION, Friday was the fourth or closing day of the Smithneld Club Cattle Show, and notwithstanding the many thou- sands of persons who had passed through the Baker-street Bazaar during the three preceding ones, the show was again visited by an almost countless multitude from the hour of its opening, at, 8 o'clock in the morning, until its final close at 9 o'clock last evening ...

... TRIAL OF COUNT MONTALEMBERT. The Court of Appeal on luesday evening pro- nounced its judgment in the case of the Count de Montalembert:— M. de Montalembert has been acquitted of charges of attackidg the principle of universal suffrage and the rights the Emperor enjoys from the Constitution. The Court has reduced the sentence of imprison- ment to three months, but has confirmed the tine of 3000 ...

... THF CARDIFF & MERTHYR GUARDIAN SATURDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1858. CARDIFF BOARD OF GUARDIANS. So for 20 long years we have been under a delusion a happy ds'usion, certainly, but nor. the less a delusion 0t* that account. We have thought during this long pfr'.od that our poor were cleanly and comfortably housed, liberally fed, having meat dinners three times a week,being at least twice a week oftener ...

... [The Editor is not responsible for the opinions of his Correspondents.] CARDIFF UNION. TO THE EDITOR OF TIIH CARDIFF AND MHRTHTR GUARDIAN. SIR,- Public attention having of late been engaged in the affairs relative to the Cardiff Union, I am induced to make a few observations. I cannot but read with disgust the petty but annoying charges, which are being continually levelled at some of the old ...

... [BY OUR LONDON CORRESPONDENT.] THIS is the week in which Londoners, if there are any such beings in the present travelling, emigrating age—at any rate, the permanent resi- dents in the metropolis receive the largest num- ber of their country cousins, and settle those reciprocity treaties, under which oysters and cod- fish are balanced against turkeys, hams, and game. The town is full of ...