... thi e twenty-thtrd annual meeting of the Ilroprietortl of the C!L?n*)a,|y w% ...

... A- Reform Bill appears probably In the eyes of most people a thing of decidedly modern date, but it is not so in reality. Since the first motion was made for improving the representation of the people in the House of Commons there has been a lapse of nearly one hundrad years. During that period the proposals made for modifying the constitution 01 Parliament have been many in number, though it ...

... Mary Hughes, aged 67, a letter sorter, was sentenced to foui years penal servitude at Worcester, for stealing a letter containing two half sovereigns. The prisoner had been in the Post-office IS years ...

... A FAST YOUN& MAN DONE FOR.-On Tuesday horning Mr. Kingston, calling himself the chan- cellor of the vice-consul of Austria, but more com- monly known under the cognomen of the leaden- headed soldier, wishing to display his liberality efore the wondering crowd collected around the Greek sailors who were celebrating a religious super- stition, pulled out a very elegant purse, and handed a ...

... REPORT OF THE ROYAL COMMISSION- ERS ON REFUGE HARBOURS. We extract from this very interesting document that which relates to THE BRISTOL CHANNEL. The trade of the Bristol Channel comprises nearly one-sixth of the shipping and one-tenth of the ton- nage of the entire United Kingdom, and its exporta- tion of coal, amounting to five millions of tons, is daily on the increase. Its foreign trade, ...

... are few carts or horses pass through it, otherwise it is probable many of them would have sunk beyond recovery; and the foot .passengers are fortunate enough to have a pavement each side from one end to the other. The owners of houses stand much in their own light by leaving the street in such an impassable condition and where is the Board of Health ? How is it that they leave things in such a ...

... CARDIFF POLICE INTELLIGENCE. FRIDAY. (Before R. 0. JONES and D. LEWIS, Esqrs.) ASSAULT.—George Calligan, one of the police in the Glamorganshire Canal Company's service, charged an ex-constable, named Parkinson, with assaulting him, while on duty, on Monday, the 26th ult., on the canal path. Mr. Yv ilcocks defended the prisoner. The pro- secutor stated, about 4 o'clock on Monday afternoon, as ...

... IJetscmaL THE DUEL BETWEEN CHARLES JAMES Fox AND MR. ADAM.—Mr. Adam having in vain endeavoured to obtain an explanation of this speech from Mr. Fox, to be inserted in the newspapers, sent Major Humber- stone to arrange the particulars of a hostile meeting. The meeting accordingly took place in Hyde-park, at eight o'clock in the morning of the 29th of November. After the ground had been ...

... RAILWAY TIME TABLES. TAFF VALE. -g Week Days. Sunday^. Q UP- 123 Mjl,2,3 1,2,3 1,2,3 ji# jj a. m.ip. m.ip. m. a m.!p. J 0 Cardiff Docks 9 15j 2 40! 6 15 8 45! 3 ? li Cardiff () so; 2 55 6 30 9 0 4 0 4 4f Llandalt 9 39; 3 4| 6 39 9 91-4 » 61 Pentyrch 9 47j 3 12| 6 47 9 17 4 1? 8 Taff's Well 9 52: 3 17| 6 52 9 22 4 22 fl 12 Treforest 10 3 3 28 7 4 9 33 4$ 13 Newbridge 10 8! 3 3o! 7 9 g 38 4$tl ...

... A PRETENDED MILLIONAIRE.—A remarkable case was disposed of at Ipswich quarter sessions on Friday. A person named Neville Allen was charged with obtaining money from various persons under the pretence that he was concerned in a litigation, Allen v. Allen, referring to vast estates in the West Indies and £2,000,000 or £ 3,000,000 in the funds. His plan was to direct the attention of his victims ...

... The Mottileur unnoancea the retirement of Prince Napoleon fr)m the Ministry.—The retirement of the Prince refe a merely to a question of opportuneness, and a change of persons.—Since his entry into the Cabinet his Imperial Highness has been in frequent opposition, on questions of internal and external policy, to the greater part of the Ministers, and especially to MM. Walewski and Fould. The ...

... SATURDAY, MARCH 12, 1859. LOCAL NOTABILIA. THE Harbour of Refuge Commissioners have is- sued an elaborate report, giving the result of their labours. We print the part which relates to the Bristol Channel, from which it will be seen that the golden dreams of the Swansea peo- ple have been put an end to, Padstow and St. Ives having been named as fitting places for ha-r- bours of refuge between ...