... FRIDAY MORNING. Many of the regular colliers escaped, having been prevented from going to work through illness. One collier feeling unwell the night before stayed at home, and kept his two boys, who worked with him, at home also. Their joy at their own escape was extreme. By wise arrangement the bodies were not brought up until dark, and then altogether. Had they been brought up in detail, and ...

... The Vienna papers mention a handsome donation made by the Prince of Wales for the benefit of the sufferers by the inundations and unusually severe weather, which latter has greatly aggravated the misery of thousands of poor houseless wretches, driven by the waters from their homes with the loss of everything they possessed. « It is much remarked that at the sitting of the Assembly of Nobles at ...

... CARDIFF BOARD OF GUARDIANS. Weekly meeting, February 15; R. 0. Jones, Esq., in the chair. The Master reported that the follow- ing was the state of the house. Admitted, 116; dis- charged, 91; remaining in the house, 406, of whom 103 were in the refuge increase, 105. A letter was read from the Poor-law Board con- firming the appointment of the master and matron to the refuge, and stipulating ...

... JAPAN. According to the latest advices Japan is quiet. Prince Muto was reported to be dead. His son was making efforts to apprehend the assassins who attacked the British legation. CHINA. The Journal de St. Petersbourg of Wednesday published news from Pekin, according to which the insurrection in Sbangtong and in the central pro- vinces is making progress. The insurgents have informed the ...

... TO CORRESPONDENTS. In reply to Viator's inquiry, we are not aware of a place of worship in Cardiff, for members of the Russian, Greek, or Eastern Church, neither can we inform him what place of worship residents from those countries usually frequent. Can any of our readers give the latter information ? Those of our friends who wish to favour us with their sentiments must bear in mind these ...

... SPORTING NOTES. [WRITTEN BY 'PERCEPTION FOR THE CARDIFF TIMES.] On making my first acquaintance with the readers of your journal-at least with those who hear or peruse with pleasure any information re- lative to the National Sport, I cannot but ex- press a hope that ere the racing season of 1862 is numbered with those that were, the pro- phecies of Perception which will be given at various ...

... AN EXTRAORDINARY COMMUNICATION,—Much re- spected and benevolent sir,—Winsley.near Batli.-Allow me to thank you for the means of recovery from one of the most distressing coughs to which any person could possibly be subject. Before taking your Pectoral Lo- zenges I had been troubled witb my cough eight years, and. had been, of late, accustomed to consider it quite con- stitutional; it had also ...

... DEATH OF A CENTENARIAN.—Ann Dunning, a widow, of Upper High-street, Taunton, has recently died, at the patriarchal age of 105. The Commander-in-Chief; according to the Untied Service Gazette, has prohibited the metropolitan volun- teers from attending the contemplated review at Brighton, on Easter Monday, unless under the command of a general officer. Another frightful aceident has occurred to ...

... SHIBLDS, Friday Morning.-Tbe following is a state. ment, compiled by the clergy and parochial authorities, after a house-to-bouse visitation, of the bereaved families left destitute bv the awful calamity at Hartley Colliery Widows 103 Children • 257 Sisters supported by brothers 27 2 Parents supported by sona 16 Aunt supported by nephew 1 Grandmother supported by grandson.. 1 Total 407 The ...

... GRAND MILITARY CONCERT.—It has been arranged that a concert on a grancl scale shall be held early in ApdJ next, at the Market House, Pontypridd, in aid of tte Band Fund of the Pontypridd Rifles. The minutias of arrangements are not yet made public, but a good working committee are busily engaged in securing the services of professionals and volunteers. Some of our best local professors have ...

... The usual monthly meeting of this society was held at the society's house, 7, Whitehall, on Mon- day last, his Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury in the chair. There were also present the Earl of Romney, the Bishop of Llandaff, Sir S. R. Glynne, Bart., Sir Walter James, Bart., the Rev. Thomas Ainger, Rev. P. F. Stooks, Rev. Robert Tritton, William Cotton, Esq., George Cowburn, Esq., Edward ...

... The miners of Northumberland and Durham seem determined to leave no stone unturned whereby their future safety and comfort may be secured. It is only a week since, in considerable numbers, they assembled to devise plans for the amelioration of their perilous occupation, and on Saturday a meeting of delegates from the various collieries in the two counties was held in New- castle, to consider ...