... CAUTION TO PARENTS —Last week the life of a young child was sacrificed through the apparent neglect of some of its guardians. It appeared that the father and mother left the house in charge of four or five children. During their absence one of them got playing with the fire, when its garments got enflamed and burnt the child so badly that it died in a few hoars. SERIOUS ACCIDENT.—A few days ...

... COAL AND COAL-MINING. Mr. Warington Smith, in his re' en), treatise on this subject, has very aptly supplied a distinct want that has been frit in the literature of the practical arts. He fur- nishes us with a clear and interesting account of ]ail tbat concerns the winning and working of coal. He is neither so technical, on the one hand, as to drive away all but professional readers, nor is be ...

... RHONDDA VALLEY. TREHERBERT.—LAYING A FOUNDATION STONE.—The ceremony of laying the foundation stone of a new Cal- vinistic Methodist Chapel t&ok gjace here on Monday, the bth instant. The cetemony was performed by Miss Rees, better known by her bardic name of Cranogwen, after which addresses were delivered by several rev. gentlemen. Miss Rees then read some very pretty ori- ginal verses ...

... NEATH. NEATH AND BRECON RAILWAY.—This line has been inspected by Captain Tylor, of the Board of Trade, and with the exception^ a flHY details respecting the fenc- ing and the signals, the works were found to have been completed in a substantial manner. Upon the engineer certifying to the Inspector that his requirements had been complied with. the certificate of the Board of Trade would he sent ...

... MR. Livsn's CONCERT.—We have much pleasure in once again reminding our readers that this Concert will take place on Thursday next at the Drill Hall. We hope our townsmen will mark their appreciation of the taleuts and industry of the leader of the Cyfarthfa Baud by at- tending the Concert. MR. WOODIN gave his* clever and amusing entertainment at the Drill Hall last night (Thursday). Mr. Woodin ...

... LmmoN, Monday, May 13. INDIA. By the arrival of the Overland Mail we have advices from Bombay to April H); Calcutta, April 13; Madras, April 13 ] (Joiumbu, April 16 llong Kung, Aptil 1 Melbourne, March 2b, &c. From Hunnah we hear 1 that the late disorders and the present anarchy are likely to be followed by a famine. At Ma^dalay rice was cent. per cent. dearer than at Rangoon, and the people ...

... PRESENTS AT PARKINS AND GOITO'S. — Portrait Albums of the best make, a choice o. 3,(,00 writing-cases, dressingcases, travelling-Lags, envelope-cases, blotting-books, ink' stands, desks, book-slide- work-boxes, tea-caddies, ladieshand-bags and reticules, card-cases, purses, scent-bottles, card baskets, pocket books, &C. CROQUET 15s., IBs., 30s., 42s., and C3s. the set. Sent carriage paid to ...

... LLYNVI AND OGMORE. A Wharncliff meeting of this company was held on Monday, at the Great Western Hotel, Paddington Mr. A. Macgregor in the chair. The solicitor read the heads of a Bill, authorizing the company to raise additional capital to the extent of ■ £ 100,000, with the usual borrowing powers, and to sanction traffic arrangements with the South Wales Mineral Railway Company. The Chairman ...

... THE WOMEN OF OUR MINERAL DISTRICTS.—A writer in Tuesday's Standard, invokes the aid of men of the stamp of Lord Shaftesbury in ameliorating the condition of the women employod more or less in Merthyr, Dowlais, Aberdare, and in scores of other coal and iron districts in South Wales. If Lord Shaftesbury, and men of his stamp, had to attend to half the appeals made to them by those who appear to ...

... (Before Vice-Chancellor WOOD—April 25.) lie RUSSIAN (VYKSOUNSKY) IRON WORKS (LIMITED). Companies Act, 18G2, s. 35—Removal from List of t'ontribntorh's —Laches—iYe//otu'itiou—Costs. TAITE'S CASE. This was a motion to remove the name of Mr. Taite from the register of shareholders, on the ground of the variance, as to the objects of the company, between the prospectus and the memorandum of ...

... MANOR OF COSUESTON. Bounded on the East by Penmark Lordship, by the sea on the South, and on the West and North by Cogan Lordship. It appears by a Survey taken 25th day of August, IGOO, that this Lordship was then in the possession of PHILIP EARL of PEMBROKE and MONTGOMERY. Tenures. FREE SOCAGE. By INDENTGRE OF LEASE. By GEAXTS. By COpy of Count nOLL. There is only one free tenant, ILLIAM ...

... TABLE OF INTEREST.—The dinner tatde. NEW AXIOM.—A thorn in the bush is worth two in the hand. Which is the oldest river in England ?—The Isis (ice is). No wonder the squirrel is accused of chattering; he is certainly a great tail-bearer. (( An inveterate old bachelor says that ships are calleu sue because they always keep a man on the look-out. One man asked another why his beard was brown and ...