... BUILDING PROGRESS.—The Rhos L'antwit coal company are building twelve more houses, in addi- tion to the great number already built, for the ac- commodation and use of the men employed a'; their extensive colliery. The Wernddu company are going to build one hundred workmen's house; they are be commenced forthwith. These, with the large number of houses in course of building by private ...

... This Board met on Friday-present, the Mayor, in the chair, Alderman Alexander, and Councillors Whiffen, P. Bird, Evans, D. Jones, Bowen, Thomas, J. Bird, Totld, Vachell, Elliott, and Jenkins. COLLECTORS' REPORTS. St. John's.—Collected this month X244 3s. I0d.; out- standing of present rate, C1298 10s. Id.; arrears, X41 15s. 4d. Private improvements-collected during the month. 115 lis. 9d. ...

... MONDAY. (Before the MAYOR (J. Pride, Esq.). R. O. JONES, Esq., and Mr. Alderman ALEXANDER.) INDECENCY.—John Sullivan was fined 10s. and costs, for behaving indecently in Bute-street, on Saturday evening. JACK MATTHEWS AGAIN.—Jack Matthews, of the Flying Eagle beerhouse, Whitmore-lane, was brought before the Bench by the police, for assautting them and a woman who passes as his wife. From the ...

... WOODIN.-There can be little doubt but that this gentleman is of Saxon origin, descended from that fierce god who has immortalised the middle day of the week. If so, time has brought about strange changes. How terrible the character of the old Woodin; how famous, and funny, and delightful the character of the modern Woodin. We associate one with blood, and slaughter, and solemn rites; the other ...

... THE PREMIER'S CHRISTMAS pj4SENT TO THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS. A' a nieeting of the Fellows of the Royal Coile>« of Physicians, on Thursday, a communication from Lord Palmerston, forwarding to hj college twelve pots of pomade, which had no doubt been recommended to his lordship as possessed o' some remarkable pro- perties. What these pro/ertica were believed to be did not quite appear, ...

... and mineral districts since the last revision in the year *°3. RICHARD BASSETT, Chairman. The Treasurer (E. P. Richards, Esq.) stated that the Bridgend and Newbridge Unions were in arrear in payment of the former rate, and that ten per cent, extra would therefore have to be levied upon them. c°ODty rate of ljd. in the £ was moved by the ^HAUUHAN, and ordered. TK POLICE COMMITTEE. q.. e Police ...

... ABERDARE. ABERDAP.S PENNY READINGS.—The first of these popular entertainments was given in the long reom of tbe Temperance Hall, yesterday se'nnight. In the absence of tbe president and vice-president of the Readings, the chair was occupied by Mr. J. Osborne Riches. Tbe room was crowded, and the programme was exhausted under the most auspicious circum- stances. Four readings—three in English ...

... FENIAX DUEL IN LIVERPOOL, On the evenijpf of Monday last an Irish gentleman carrying on busmess in Liverpool, and well known on the Exchange, previous to going home to his resi- dence at Edgehill, had occasion to call it the bar- room of a highly respectable hotel in Dale-street, which at the time was considerably crowded by gentlemen in his own position in society-a very re- spectable one. ...

... THE SUPPLY OF COPPER.-The war between Spain and Chili bids fair to have an important bearing on the trade of Swansea, for Spain has decreed a blockade for a month of the Chilian ports, from which we re- ceive our chief supplies of copper. Thus out of •60,1)10 tons of ore imported last year, 20,664 were from Chili, while of copper regulus the quantity from Chili was 22,650 tons, the supply from ...

... The following appeared in the Second Edition. AMERICA.— The Times New York correspondent writes, Mar ih 11th, that Lee, it is known to the Fede- ral Government, if not to the Federal people, com- mands an amy of 100,000, of whom four-fifths are veterans, and can defy any assault upon any side of Richmond that Graat may make, with a third of the number. He can consequently spare a respectable ...

... LOCAL TOPICS. IT will be remembered that at the last meet- ing of the Board of Health, Mr. Waring, the Town Surveyor, sent in a written request that he might be allowed to devote part of his time to the general practice of his profession, instead of confining himself to his duties under the corporate authorities. There is no doubt that the public works of the town have so far advanced, under ...

... Open every Saturday from 10 till 2: and on Saturday and Monday Evenings, from Seven till half-past Eight. The gentlemen to he next in attendance are—on Satur' day Mr. Jonas Watson and Rev. Vincent Saulez; Saturday Evening, Mr. Pride (the Mayor) on Monday evening, Mr. Daniel Lewis. ...