... It is understood that the English Cabinet had come to no decision on the American question, up to Thursday evening—the law officers of the Crown not having agreed upon their report; It was reported in London on Thursday, that the ex- port of saltpetre had been proh:bited by an order in Council. ...

... PONTYPDOL PARK CHARITIES TO THE POOR.—The annual distribution of these gifts has been going on for the last nine days among the poor of Pontypool and its neighbourhood on a large scale. The recipients never stood in greater need of these generous and sympathetic acts of the part of their most kind donor, Mrs. Hanbury Leigh, nor were never more gratefully appreciated. This excellent lady never ...

... FRIDAY'S MARKETS. (By Electric Telegraph.) LONDON CORN MARKET.—FRIDAY. Giles, Son, and Barker's Report.—The American question does not as yet cause any excitemeut in the corn market, and trade generally opens quiet for all articles, prices being about as Monday. ...

... GLAMORGANSHIRE WINTER ASSIZKS.3a On Thursday, the 19th, Mr. Justice Willes arrived ai|| Cardiff and opened the Commission. His Lordship camefe into the town quite privately, about one o'clock, andp proceeded to the Judge's lodgings, in Ch-.irles- street. tHis Lordship attended divine service at the church of Sl J ohn the Baptist, where the Sheriff's chaplain preached a sermon. FRIDAY. 3 The ...

... MALADIES OF THE INDUSTRIAL POPULATION.—Dis- eases, dependent on climate, affect all classes of the community. Tho inmates of the mansion and the cottage are alike decimated by consumption and disorders of the respiratory organs; There are, however, some special forms of lung and throat diseases prevalent only among the labouring classes, and which are en- gendered by Farticular industrial ...

... CARDIFF. BOARD OF GUARDIANS.—There was a large attend- ance at the meeting on Saturday last. The chair was taken by R. 0. Jones, Esq. The state of the work- house was thus reported on — Admitted during the week 99, discharged 86, leaving 407 in the house, o f whom 122 are in the refuge, being an increase of 122 on the corresponding week of last year. This was the day for ejecting a master and ...

... FOR THE WEEK ENDING DEO. 7 THIRD MONMOUTHSHIRE RIFLES-, Monday—General Parade at the Armoury, in march- ing order, at 4.33 p.m., for a march in the country. The band will attend this parade. Tuesday—Committee meeting at 3 p.m. Thursday and Saturday-Private practice as usual at 2 30 p.m. By order, WILLIAM WARD, Sergeant-Major.: SEVENTH MOJT. RIFLES. Monday.—Committee meeting, at 7 p.m. General ...

... NANTYGLO. These works were last week retarded for a few days, in consequence of an overflow of water in the coal pits, which is now about three feet deep. The pumping- engine was accidentally broken, and a great number of ki colliers are thereby thrown out of employ, until the w water can be cleared out, gj ...

... favourable character in most instances. On the Great I The Railway returns for the past week are -of an un- Western there is a decrease of LI,670 on the North Western of £ 2,308; on the Midland of £ 3,289; on the South Eastern of 21,822 on the Great Northern of L3,041 on the Lancashire and Yorkshire of £ 3,771. The Brighton shows an increase of £ 169'; the South Western of zCl62 and the Great ...

... FATAL ACCIDENT AKD INQUEST.—An accident oc- curred at Morris's patch, on Wednesday evening sen'night, by which a labourer, about 60 years of age, named Leary Murphy, lost his life, in consequence of the squeezing together of a part of the ground which was being worked. One of deceased's fellow-workmen observed the ground giving way, and immediately gave warning, but before Murphy could get out ...

... -Hf j • FUNERAL OF THE LATE PRINCE CONSORT. DEMONSTRATION AT NEWPORT. The profound sorrow with which the hearts of the British people were smitten on the intelligence of the death of the late Prince Consort, and the deep and un- feigned sympathy felt with the Queen in her bereave- ment, have been clearly evinced. Throughout the country the day of the funeral of the lamented Prince was ob-r- ...

... CAERLEON. DEATH FROM FIRE.—Ou Sunday afternoon last' at the Union School, Caerleon, the clothes of a littlei girl, named Eliza Parry, aged six years, caught Are! in one of the rooms of the hospital, adjoining the school. The child 4ad just recovered from a severe attack of the measles. She was left in charge of a girl named Mary Ann Bevan, aged 15, who having left her for a few minutes, heard ...