... 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 ...

... WE are very apt to [grumble at a certain condition of things, when such condition is due to our own exces- ses, ignorance, rash speculation, or the like, and to grumble superlatively when it arises from circumstan- ces beyond our own control. There is a fine tempta- tion for a display of healthy expletive afforded us by a sample of the latter but we will endeavour to show that the condition is ...

... PRESENTATION TO DAVID WILLIAMS, ESQ., YNYSCYNON HOUSE. (From our own Correspondent.) WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE prominent and noble part which Mr. Williams (Alaw Goch,) has always taken in connection with Eisteddfodau, has endeared himjto his bardic country- men. The active, energetic, and self-denying character of his labours in connection with the recent National Eisteddfod has earned for him ...

... LIST OF ALL THE FURNACES IN AND OUT I OF BLAST IN THE SOUTH WALES DISTRICT. Proprietors'Names. § £ I || c 3 O O w i—i ''Aberdare Iron Co. Abernant, Gla- morgan.. 3 0 3 .GlynNeath,, 3 0 „ Aberdare ,,651 Bailey, Crawshay Aberaman 3 3 0 Briton Ferry Iron Co. Briton Ferry 2 2 0 Booker, T. W. & Co. Pentyrch 2 2 0 Brogden & Sons Tondu 2 2 0 Crawsha}', William. Cyfarthfa and Ynisfach „ 11 11 0 ...

... „ We believe that her Majesty will return to Windsor in about ten days or a fortnight, subject, however, V1 iteration from the arrival of Prince Alfred, and the fixed for the departure of the Prince of Wales for the WolyLand. The Queen moves to Windsor in order to be a«arer to the metropolis, and to enable the Ministers to °°aimunicate more rapidly with her.—Court Journal. THB PRINCE OW ...

... THE CKAWSHAY FAMILY.—This history, portions of which have appeared in our columns, will shortly be continued. OUR NAVVIES.—Miss Marsh, of Beckington, and lier navvies—model ones, not of beer, bacca, and strong swearing, but of tract propensities and reli- gious inclinations — was reproduced on Tuesday evening at the Temperance-ball, by the Rev. Mr. lance, of Newport. The hall was well filled, ...

... AMALGAMATION WITH THE GREAT WESTERN AND WEST MIDLAND. (Specially reported by ourselves.) Yesterday an extraordinary meeting of this Com- pany was held at the Great Western Hotel, Padding- ton, for the purpose of considering and determining with reference to certain heads of arrangement which have been provisionally made between the directors of the South Wales Railway Company and the direc- ...

... The Gazette of Tuesday night contains despatches not previously published. ME. ADAMS AND EARL RUSSELL. The first, from Earl Russell to Lord Lyons, is dated December 19th, and gives details of an inter- view with Mr. Adams on the same day. Mr. Adams asked leave to read a despatch from Mr. Seward. His lordship assented, provided, how- ever, that it did not enter into any controversy with regard ...

... On Saturday eve an cciclent of an alarming though happily not character took place at the Dobcross Mechani ...

... SAYINGS BANKS. Government Measure which has recently COIne into operation is likely to lead to some Confusion of idea as to what is safe and unsafe On the part of savings banks. Naturally the Poor are as sensitive as the rich on the safety Of their money. Real or apparent causes tnay do a great deal to disturb the equanimity of Depositors and especially after such heart- lesS scoundrelism as ...

... The principal sportsmen of France, says fhe Patrie, have resolved to hold a congress at the close of the shooting season, to consult together as to the best means of putting an end to the system of poaching, which has iately assumed such extensions as to threaten the total destruction of game. ...