... BOAltD OF HEALTH.—The monthly meeting was held on Tuesday, the members present being Messrs, Toms, (in the chair) Coleman, Jones, Geake, Cornish. French, and Francis. After the minutes of the pre- vious meeting had been read and confirmed, Mr. Geake said in comptiance with the resolution of the previous meeting, Mr. Toms and himself had taken measures for the filling up of the open ditch ...

... feentl ftefog. The number of wrecks during the past year reaches a fearful total of 2029. The three Federal vessels destroyed at sea by the' Confederate war steamer Sumter included the Vigi- lant, the cargo of which was insured at Lloyd's about three weeks since. This is the firist loss the room has sustained since the present war risks have been acted upon. About a month ago Mr. Gr. Riddiford ...

... THE COWBRIDGE HOUNDS will meet Monday. Jan. 13 Castle npon Allum Thursday — 16 Landow Cross Roads At Eleven o'clock. THE TREDEGAR HOUNDS will meet on Monday Jan. 13 Llanrumney Lodge — 15 Tregwillym — 17 Dutfryn Each day at half-past 11 o'clock. TAFF VALE RAILWAY. Traffic for Week ending Jan. 5, 1862 dE4251 16 0 Corresponding Week, 1861 4357 12 2 SOUTH WALES RAILWAY. Week ending Jan. 4,1862 ...

... STATE OF CRIME IN THE COUNTY.-The following sta- tistics were appended to the calendar of prisoners for trial at the last sessions :— THE GAOL AT CARDIFF. MALE. FEMALE. For trial at sessions 33 12 45 Ditto at assizes 1 0 1 Convicted at assizes 26 1 27 Summarily convicted 34 21 55 Debtors. 22 0 22 Total 150 NEW YEAR'S EVE.—The departure of 1861, and the arrival of 1862, were announced by merry ...

... AN ADDRESS TO THE JrBW IOUSTAIN AT THE rowir watt Thrice welcome, most auspicious fount! Oh, may thy sight make drunkards count, To what their earnings must amount, Now spent ia public-houses; And if they call on thee instead, They'll have more wisdom in the head— More cash in pockets, and more bread For children and for spouses. If they but try thee, and take heart, They'll soon feel rather ...

... WEEK DAY SERMONS. THE AMERICAN DIFFICULTY. On a subject so important to every man in the British. Isles, it is but right that the secular preacher of the TELEGRAPH should say a word or two, not in conse- quence of there having been but little said, for every paper teems with the views of editors and correspon- dents, but because too many of them begin in a truculent strain, assume a pugilistic ...

... ABERDARE COUNTY COURT. THOMAS FALCONER, ESQ., JUDGE. His Honour, on hearing the first case in Bankruptcy in this Court, on Thursday, the 16th, said :— The common law relating to debtors against whom judgment was had and who were imprisoned under what were called writs of copias ad satisfaciendum, was singularly severe. The creditor was authorised to im- prison the person indebted to him, and ...

... ST. FAGANS. THE BELL RINGERs.-On New Year's Eve, the ringers partook of supper at the Plymouth Arms (Mr. Llewellin's), after which they rung a merry peal prior to the departure of the old and the birth of the new year. The bells are new, and are well- toned, and the trial has proved that they are all that can be desired. The belis were well struck and brought down, ringing; the changes in an ...

... LATEST NEWS FROM AMERICA. Although the anxiously expected Africa, which ar- rived at Quneustown on Wednesday morning, does not bring the answer of the Washington Government, it brings news confirmatory of the feeling towards conciliation an I concession mentioned by the pre- ceding mail, and plainly foreshadowing to us an answer of peace. When the Africa left New York, gn the 20th .December, ...

... POETRY. PRIDE. I have no pride, if pride it is To scorn one's neighbours when they're poor, To speak with lofty cold disdain, And fancied greatness to adore To bow the knee at arrogance, To cringe to wealth with servile smiles, And learn to list without contempt Unto some false-tongued flatterer's wiles. I have no pride, if it is pride To coldly shun some humble friend, Lest some proud fool, ...

... THE LATE FIRE AT WYNNSTAY. SAD DESTRUCTION OF WELSH MANUSCRIPTS. We have been favoured by a friend with the following catalogue of Welsh manuscripts, &c., supposed to have been destroyed in the above noble mansion, during the late de- structive fire :— Syr Watcyn Williams Wynn, Bart., M.P. A catalogue of the manuscripts of Mr. William Morys, of Ceven-y-Braich, antiquary, taken from his own ...

... A respectable farmer, named Keegan, having pro- secuted a man and his son at the Kulucau petty session Ireland, was called out of his house on the 11th instant, when he was set upon by twelve men, who beat him nil they supposed be was dead. He is unable to identify the w ARMING RAILWAY CARRIAGES.—-The directors of the Eisteru v ounties R*il>vay Company have determined adopting the system of ...