... THE CANARY. A charming little household bird- A golden-feathered fairy; Where'er his pleasant voice is heard, His owner must feel cheery. His jatty eye expresses thanks Foreverv small attention; For water clean, for well-blown seed, And green-meat for a luncheon. He must not be in small cage cooped, Like goldy or poor linnet; A roomy one at least for him, To feel he's free when in it. My ...

... THE EXTENSION OF THE BOROUGH. At the Special Meeting of the Corporation on Monday, we had the promised discussion on the extension of the Parliamentary Borough, and division of wards. The MAYOR—and we are happy to acknowledge the attention he has evi- dently given to the subject, in accordance with his pledge on his for the^ third time being elected Mayor of this important constituency—opened ...

... The Official Gazettee of Florence gives the following details respecting the arrest of Garabaldi: — It was during the night that the General was seized at Asin- alunga, together with some of his friends. He was early on the next morning sent off to the fortress of Allesandria. At half-past eleven, the special train which conveyed him passed through the territory of Florence, but without ...

... PETTY SESSIONS.—FRIDAY, SEPTEMBES 27th. (Before JOSF.PH DAVIES and W. L. WILLIAMS, Esqrs ) INEBRIETY.—Wm. Elias, of Abercarne, for having been incapably drunk, was nned Is. and costs. BREACH OF THE PEACE.—James Carter and George Hol- lowav were bound over to be of good behaviour for three months. THE EXCISE LAWS.—David Lewis, Joseph Windmill, and Joshua Jenkins, Abertiilery, brewers, were ...

... BRIDGEND. CRICKET, BRIDGEND v. CWMAVON.—A match between the above elevens was played on the ground of the latter n Friday last, which resulted in a victory for tbe Bridgend eleven. The day was extremely wet, and the ground, except around the wickets, in a very lumpy con- dition. The Bridgend piled up 75 runs in their first innings, tbe principal scorers being Messrs. Jones and Stockwood, with ...

... Dr. Sutherland's report on the unwholesome condition of our Mediterranean stations is made the subject of a long article in the Morning Herald, in which it is affirmed that, though we exercise absolute control over these stations, a foulness is allowed to exist continually, and to court the development of epidemic disease. The results of Dr. Sutherland's inquiry certainly prove a condition of ...

... EVER since the affair of the removal of the buoys, in which the Town Council retired from an untenable position, promptly and with good grace, the relations between the Municipal authorities and the Trustees of Lord Bute have been of an amicable description. We regret, therefore, to observe symptoms of A dis- agreement in regard to the sewage reservoir ques- tion. In this matter the initiative ...

... .A thort time ago a DpLT on Impro\'t ,1 Dwellings for the I.l-ouring Classes was the subject of a lengthened and all interesting d^cussion at a meeting of the Society of Arts. The tppie was one which has commanded increasing public attention, it has become a leading social problem, and while it has been taken up in turn by the statesman, the philanthropist, and the commercial specu- lator, it ...

... A successful nttempt has been made to grow hops in the county of Dublin. A very good sample has been exhibited, and it is probable that the high prices manded by English hop-growers will cause an experi- ment to be made upon a larger scale to introducethe crop in this conn try. Garibaldi's second son, Ricciotti, who was educated at Now Brighton, passed through Liverpool last week He arrived on ...

... Our Correspondents are requested to favour us with their communications as early in the week as possible, as we are obliged, every week. to omit many commu- nications which would appear if we received them be- fore Thursday. Hypocrisy in Aberdare.—We promised insertion of this letter to the writer, upon the supposition that it had not been sent to another paper, but hearing since that it had ...

... Upon the responsibility of our Pontypridd corres- pondent we last week gave insertion to a paragraph written by him, reflecting upon the accuracy of Wright's Rail- way Time Tables. The duties of an editor are at all times onerous, and are often so extensive as to preclude the posssibility of his ascertaining the truth or falsehood of every statement that appears in his columns. There- fore, ...

... THE ADJOURNED INQUEST AT PONTLOTTYN.—On Thurs- day last this inquest was resumed before George Overton, Esq, at the Pictou Inn., One witness was examined, the mother of one of the men who had decamped. There were no important facts elicited in her evidence. As those who are supposed to be the guilty parties, are not as yet captured. Mr. Thomas, who was present at the inquest, informed the ...