... WERE it not a question of life and death Are should be disposed to remain silent upon the manner in which Mr. Reece, the coroner for this district, discharges the duties of his office, after the frequent comments we have made on the subject. We have repeatedly shown that he is systematically behind his own appointed time, and, indeed, sometimes neglects to make his appearance altogether; that ...

... At the Cardiff County Court, last week, the case of Ferguson v. Bagchet was heard. This was an action brought by Mr. Henry Ferguson of Cardiff, the owner of a ketch called the Devon, against Mr. Edward Bag- chet, of Langport, in Somerset, the owner of the barque Strang, of Bridgwater, to recover the sum of £14, for damage done to the Devon on the morning of the 23rd day of November last, by ...

... ARRIVAL IN THE METROPOLIS. The announcement in the papers, that the Neapolitan exiles would arrive in London on Monday from Bristol, brought crowds of respectably dressed persons to both the Paddington and the Waterloo stations, some uncer- tainty existing as to which route would be chosen. Paddington, however, was the one ultimately deter- mined upon. The exiles arrived by the quarter past ...

... THE EARL OF DEVON.—We regret to announce the death of the Earl of Devon, who died on Saturday at Shrivenham, the residence of his brother-in-law, the Yen. Archdeacon Berens, in Berkshire, after a very short illness. The late Earl of Devon, William Courtenay, was eldest son of Henry Reginald, Lord Bishop of Exeter, and nephew of the first Viscount Courtenay, by Lady Elizabeth Howard, daughter ...

... MUBAL MOKUMEHT TO THH LA.TB SlB ROBBBT PilCE BAST., M.P.—The pretty church of Yazor (eight miles N w' of Hereford, which was erected by the late esteemed and lamented Sir Robert Price, Bart., has just been enriched with a monument to his memory, executed by Mr. B. Jennings jun. The monument bears the following inscription in black characters, uniform in size and appearance :— p A X a In memory ...

... REMARKS.—The position of metals remain as previously reported, scarcely any alteration of the least importauce has o::urred to influence price. a limited business doing at former rates. COPPER-—This metal has undergone no r-hange, the .bip. p1 demand for some time paijt has been very small, but pri es -how nodown Ward tendency, the standard beiug ..II well muntiined is sufficient to prevent ...

... MARK LANFL. MONPAT. MARCTI 21. Purchases readily made in English supply small, aild in some cases a small advance realised: the rates paid for white were 3Ps to 48s; and red 3G¡¡ to 42s per quarter. A firmer market for foreign, with a. fair business, rates ruled at 42s to 52g; for Russian 37s to 44s; and Egyptian'30s to 36s, There is more demand for floating cargoes, and few offering. The ...

... CAMBRIDGE.—A requisition has been presented to Mr. Beresford Hope, M.P. for Maidstone, asking him to- come forward for the University. Mr. Hope has complied with the request. NORFOLK.—It confidently stated that both divisions of this county will be contested. In the west it is affirmed that Mr. W. Bapge, of Stradsett, who represented the constituency for many years, hut retired in 1857, will ...

... Several communications are unavoidably omitted. ...

... A FURIOUS Cow.-A sad accident occurred on the evening of Tuesday, at a farm called Teyhean, near Nantgarw, in the occupation of Mr Thomas. A very quiet cow was taken, it is supposed, with the frenzy, and when Mrs. Thomas went to milk the animal it began kicking and bawling in a peculiar manner. Not knowing that there was anything the matter more than usual before the time of milking, Mrs. ...

... The close of another year imposes on the Education Board for the Archdeaconries of Llandaff and Monmouth the usual duty of conveying to the subscribers a record of their work and of their expenditure during the past season. Both of these have been of the ordinary character, and each have been de- voted to those objects which bear most directly on the exten- sion and improvement of education ...

... Dr. Hook was installed in the Deanery of Chichester Cathedral on Saturday last. On Sunday the very Rev. Dean preached in the cathedral before an immense congregation. ...