... ELY VALLEY RAILWAY. The third half-yearly ordinary meeting of the proprietors of the above railway was held at the offices of the company, Angel-street, Cardiff, on Tuesday last. Mr. Clark, of Dowlais, deputy chairman, presided, and amongst the other gentlemen present were—Mr. Bassett, Mr. Jones, Mr. Tophain, Mr. Richard Williams, Mr. Pritchard, Mr. Harris, aud Mr. Samuel; also, Mr. Pine and ...

... THE MILITIA.— Earl Grey a.ked if the Government was prepared in the present sessions to submit any measure for theimprovemeutofthemttitia. Lord Hardinge said the noble earl could not expect to receive any definite answer. The Eirl of Derby said with regard to the complaint of the noble earl, that no improvement or attention ill the militia would be brought forward by her Majesty's government ...

... BBBCON—SUDDBN DEATH.—An awful case of the un- certainty of life occurred in this town, on Thursday last. Mrs. Elizabeth Price, formerly of the Crown Ion, com- plain* i of slight indisposition about nine o'clock, a.m., when her mother gave her a cup of tea, which she partook of. In about two hours afterwards her mother went up stairs again, and found her daughter dead. WBLL-PLACBD BENEVOLENCE ...

... N. Acame, 9 q'e. 3 bu.III.Is wheat, ex India Batchelor Bi others, 2 loads limbrr, ex Memel F. Maccaroou*, surpiu* fctore* Watsons & CP., 50 loads 36 feet timber, ex Eleanor Batchelor Biotliers. 4 lonris limber, ex C. H. Meither G. Foulk., I loail 14 feet timber, ex Meinel DUTY PAID ON HOME CONSUMPTION. A. Davies, I client te* containing 52 lbs Ditto 6 1, ,t HI lb. W. VVi 11 iaT>i*, 1 ca»k rum ...

... PREFERMENTS AND APPOINTMENTS.-Mr. Francis Barnes, to the Second Mastership of the Grammar School.Haver- sham. The Rev. W. Ball, to the rectory of St. John Cape Town, Cape of Good Hope, Rev. R. Bóckeutatfe to tbe carage of Kdlead, dio. of Connor. Rev.. ...

... The Board met as usual on Saturday last, Evan David Esq., presiding. LIGHTING THE HOUSE WITH GAS. The Clerk read a communication from the Gas Company, in which Mr. Bowen stated that he would fit up certain rooms in the Union House for £13 10s. Alderman Lewis: I suppose you have not received estimates from any one else (laughter) ? Mr. Willett moved that the tender be accepted, provided that ...

... LLANDAFF PETTY SESSIONS.—TUESDAY, Before Waiter Coffin, E.q.. and C. C. Williams, Eaq. Two OF A TRADI &c.— Two )oung Hebrews, named Higham Phillips and Moses Phillips, appeared to answer a complaint made against them by another Jew, named Solonr.on Fteeilman, for using threatning language towards him. The parties reside rear each other at Canton, Illid are pawnbrokers, and the complainant ...

... A coursing match came off on Monday, at Sully, by the kind permission of Mr. John Bland, for a silver cup and money prizes. The Stewarrls were-Messrs. John Calvert, John Bland, W. M. Watson, W. Pritchard, John Thomas, and Lewis Phillips. Mr. E. Williams, was juilge, and Mr. W. R. Cranston, hon. secretary. The day was very propitious, taking into consideration the present gloomy weather but the ...

... Mr. Foley, R.A., has been commissioned by the Queen to execute in marble a life-bust of the late Viscount Hardinge, to be placed in the corridor of Windsor Castle. CANADA—Intending emigrants should obtain the Go- vernment and other pamphlets on the resourcrs of Canada as a field for emigration, the Map of the Railways in Canada and the United States, and the several other docu- ments ...

... GENERAL NEWS. Sir John Ramsden, Member for Hythe, has offered himself for the West Riding of Yorkshire. For the vacant seat at Hythe there are two candidates, Baron Meyer de Rothschild, and the Hon. W. F. Campbell, son of the Lord Chief Justice. The Queen has given orders for the appointment of the Right Hon. Sir. John Young, Bart., K.G.C.M.G., lately Lord High Commissioner in the Ionian ...

... The present t-ession of Parliament was formally opened on Thursday last. The ceremony was evi- dently regarded by the Metropolitan community as something more than a state formality, and the brilliancy of the weather tended in a great degree to heighten the ardour of the vast concourse of people of every class who crowded the line of procession. Her Majesty and Prince Consort, as they ...

... The Emperor Napoleon may be seen frequently driving in a one-horse pbseton throogh all parts of Paris, or visiting the various public works in progress. The Sardinian Chamber of Deputies have voted, by a majority of 111 to 1, the sum of 600,000f. ( £ 20,000) for the dowry of the Priacess Clotilde Mafia Teresa Louisa of Savoy. M. Montalambert has had two silver statuettes made representing ...