... ftortD '-&atcE cbroutcle. I BANGOR, SATURDAY, JANUARY 5,'1867. NEWS OF THE WEEK. Her Majesty's new year's gifts to' the' poor of a Windsor and Clewer were distributed ?? under the superintendence of the local fce'gy. It t is stated by the court Jowernal that the Queen t caught a cold during her visit to the mausoleum r on the anuiiversary of Prince' Albert's death, and 11 tlhat it resulted in ...

... THE CHOLERA AT Carnarvon has for the last ten days been in a healthy state and free from cholera, but we are reliably inform- ed that the state of filth in many of the back courts and lanes, is quite beyond the power of the authorities, and nothing less than a clean sweep will effect a cure. Year after year their condition has formed the theme of ad- dresses from the Mayor in which these ...

... LLANF AIR-DYFFRYN-CLWYD. The friends of Mr. G. W. Jones, the energetic school- master of this parish, will be glad to know that he has lately received a valuable testimonial (a beautiful silver iukstald), from G. F. Preston, Esq., of Llwynoun, for the able assistance given to that gentlemiian's son (by private tuition) in the classics and mathematics.-Com-, mnunicated. TRK..'T TO THE CnHUcHi ...

... 011V xivrarm gable. TFIC M OTHER's FRIEND. 1866.-London : Jackson, Walford, and Hodder. This iB a useful periodical; and if it is peculiarly the friends of mothers, others may derive pleasure, and pro- bably, knowledge, on some subjects, from its pages. There are frequent appeals to the best feelings of mo- thers in the different papers of the volume; and many hints and instructions as to ...

... THE NORTH WALES COUNTIES LUNATIC ASYLUM. The annual meeting of the Coninittee of Visitors to the above Asylum, was held on Tuesday, 15th instilnt. Present:-, homas Hughes, Esq., cliairman; Rev. William Hicks Owen; Rev. David Roberts; Captaiu '1'homiuw, Colonel the Honourable R. T. Powley ; Rev. Henry Wynne Jones; and Robert Brisco Owen, Rsq. At noon a meeting was held under the presidency of ...

... FRANCE. PARIS, Jan. 20. An imperial decree, preceded by a letter from the Emperor Napoleon, has been published to-day ordering the introduction of reforms in the sense indicated yestur- day by the France. The address, in reply to the speech from the throne, is replaced by the right of putting a question to the Government, this right to be subject to the assent, in each instance, of two ...

... NATXuNAr, SanoOn TRA PARy-The ChristMas season is proverbially a time of enjoyment far all parties, whether rich or poor; but it is to the juveniles that this season affords the greatest pleasure. Associated with their recollection of the hoary headed patriarch, float visions of sundry good things that were enjoyed during his reign, consequently they unanimously decide to hail his ...

... CON \ AY. PETTY SESSIONS, Faiday, January 4tb,-Before Richd. Davies, Vernou Darbighshire, and W. F. Chapman, Esquires. William Roberts, of Halfway, Dwygyfylohi, was charged by Superintendent J. Evans, with being drunk and disorderly at Conway, on the night of the 25th tlt., This being the first offence, he was lot off on paying 6s. costs. Hugh Davies, stone-mason, MIandudno, was charged by ?? ...

... GLATOOIVN CHUIIcI CaoxaR.-ThO annual Christmas supper given to this choir, by the lrev. J. Morgan, took place in the Schoolroom on January lat, when about eighty persons sat down to a sumptuous repast prepared under the superintendence of Mrs. Morgan, the wife of the worthy incumbent. The wants of the corn- pany were carefully attended to by the Rev. J. Morgan and Mrs. Morgan, Rev. D. W. ...

... BANGiOR, SATURDAY, JANUARY 12, 1867. Lord Clarence Paget, it is said, is about to go to Egypt to invest the Pasha with the.order of the Bath. It is stated that while the Prince of Wales was in St. Petersburg, during his last visit, he solicited of the Emperor of Russia, as a personal favour, the liberation of Count Stanislas Zarnoyski (son of Count Andrew Zamoyski), confined in Sibora, and ...

... LLANBEDRGOCH CHRISTMAS TR1;AT.-The singers of Llanddyfnan and Llanfairmatlifarneithaf churches met at Tyddyn, on New Year's Day, as usual, to partake of their Cbristwuas dinner, which consisted of an abundant supply of roast' and boiled beef of prime quality, and rich plum pudding which was brought to table decorated with varigated flags bearing appropriate Christmas mottoes. Due justice ...

... FOREIGN INTEILIGENCE. RUSSIA. The Erapeeor of Russia on Saturday issued three u~ses- ooncemning Poland. The first introduces the Rnssimn systema into the financial adlrinistration of Po- land'.andisstablishes a provisional financial direction at Wa=sawunder the control of the Finanee Ministry at St., Ptrbtireheg. The second ukase regulate* the postal adfnimistration of Poland, and ...