... MAESTEG. AMUSEMENTS.—This town has recently had no lack of entertainments, having been visited, successively within the last few weeks bv Whitworth's American Christy Minstrels, Harvey and Hayes's United Circus, and the Prince of Wales's Theatre, conducted by Warren and Manges. The latter is now giving nightly perfor- mances to large audiences, to their entire satisfaction, Shakspere's play of ...

... The Bishop of Salisbury held his triennial Visitation at Bridport on Thursday in last week, when there was a large attendance of clergy and churchwardens. The Charge consists principally of a vindication of these doctrines 1, that certain men have had intrusted to them by God, as fellow-workers with Him, supernatural powers and preroga- tives. 2, that God had been pleased to give to these His ...

... I\:fARRIAGES,& DEATHS. O BIRTHS. the w*f 'nst> at Spring Gardens, Haverfordwest, wife of William Davies, Esq, solicitor, of a son. in f-v *nat' at Church Lane, St. Thomas Green, ahn 18 *?wn» the wife of Mr Charles Baillieu, boot and maker, of a son; Offi Q ^'le *nst' the wife of Mr John Davies, Police p °f the Pembrokeshire Constabulary, stationed at ^broke Dock, of a daughter. ^{j a ^2th inst ...

... THE HYDE PARK MEETING. By three o'clock the park presented a very strange and picturesque appearance. Overcome with the intense heat, everyone seemed inclined to give himself up to repose, and thus everywhere the grass was dotted with men, women, and chifdren, in all atti- tudes of slumber. The scene was not at all unlike- barring the absence of the military colony—the encampment of a regiment ...

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... PARIS, April 26.—The Legislative body will hold its next sitting to-morrow. It is believed that M. Jules Favre's demand for leave to question the Go- vernment on the Luxemburg question will not be allowed. The Memorial Diplomati'p/e of to-day says:—It is believed in diplomatic circles in Vienna that the Duke de Grammont has brought from Paris the basis of an intimate understanding between ...

... Jttisi|oIIatwtous. WATER FROM THE JORDAN.—There is an announce. ment in the Turkish refreshment-room at the French Exhibition, to the effect that every purchaser of a dozen Celestial wine will receive, as a premium, one bottle of the water of the Jordan for baptismal purposes. A case has been placed in the Patent Office at Waslihigton containing several relics of the late Presi- dent Lincoln, ...

... Jntp^ial IJitiilnummt. HOUSE OF LORDS. MONDAY, MAT 13. The Earl of Derby announced the close of the Conference on the Luxemburg atfair, the íco::clu:;íon of a treaty betweeu tho Great Powers, and that the ratifications would be ex- changed within a month. The terms of the treaty are, that the duchy shall, for all future .time, be considered as neutral territory, acknowledge to be so by all the ...

... (From the Colliiry Guardian.) CARDIFF.—Since last week s report more favourable weather has prevailed, and merchants have been able to ship a larger quantity of coal than during the previ- ous week, although trade has by no means resumed its ordinary normal state. There is a tolerably good coast- ing inquiry for house coal, the est. of England and Irish markets buying pretty freely; in the ...

... ^j?oi;tiw) Jntctligencij. THE Sporting Gazette says there is no truth whatever in the report that Van Amburgh has been purchased by Mr. Chaplin.—Mr. H. Coventry' horses will shortly he trained by Dover, at Ilsh:y,and the t'5,0 '0 match between Lord Lyon and Viriilis will, in all probability, fall through. The Duke of Hamilton has purchased Coniberton, (Jams, and King Allred from Colonel Knox, ...

... HENCEFORTH no one will doubt the valuable properties of I)ul5ariy's hedth-iestoring Revalenta Arabica Inva ills'and Infants' FOLd, to the thousands of blessings it has already received from Invalids whose position had b en deemed hopeless, we may now add that of his Holiness the Pope, wh'se health has been perfectly restored by it after Unity yeaisof nn-nccessfu medical tieatment We quote from ...

... 6.V CHRISTENING HYMNS. 8* I {1 stwi;ng of the son of Prince Christian and tlio >01 the f ua' Pn 1 U'-sd ay, at the commencement of the 30 epJ °N°wing hymn, composed by his Royal High- k» nee Consort, was snn :— -J& n_lifeB gay mora, ere sprightly youth jilt vice and folly is enslaved, ggfi w ^y thy Maker's glorious laiuo aW e 011 thy infant mind engraved. Tv*^ no sh.'tdes of sorrow cloud « ...