... M'Donnell, the Life Guardsman, is considered in a precarious state. An attempt has been made to blow up the armoury of the Rifle Volunteers at Harrow. Orders have been issued by the Police Commis- sioners for all the constables in the Metropolitan Police Force to learn the cutlass drill. There is a slight improvement in the health of the Earl of Rosse. The weather on Friday morning was very ...

... The Congregationalists have commenced their sittings at Manchester. The Rev. J. R. Campbell, D.D., of Bradford, the president, opened the proceedings with an address. After enumerating the reasons which kept the Independents distinct from other churches, he referred to sacramental ordination, which, he said, the Independents had not among them the reason for its being neglected was that it ...

... COMMISSIONS SIGNED BY THE LORD LIEUTENANT OF GLAMORGANSHIRE.—1st A.V.C.—A. P. Wilks, Gent., to be Honorary Assistant Surgeon, vico Griffith, promoted. 3rd A.V.C.—R. Boyle, Esq., to be Captain. 16th R.V.C. —J. W. A. Stevens, Gent., to be Ensign. MERTHYII AND BRECON RAILWAY.—Intelligence, which we have every reason to^dcein authentic, was received at Merthyr on Friday to the effect that the ...

... THE COAL AND IRON TRADES.—The staple trades in and around this district are, we regret to say, in a very depressed condition. The men are loosing a great deal of time at the iron works, and there appears every chance of short time being the rule during the winter. At Blaenavon the company are erecting new blast fur- naces, but in the forge there has been little doing for the past fortnight; ...

... DISTRIBUTION OF GOVERNMENT PRIZES AT THE CARDIFF TOWN HALL. On Tuesday evening, at the Cardiff Town-hall, a distri- bution to the successful competitors for several prizes, given by the science and art department of the Govern- ment, took place. There was a tolerably good at- tendance, and the Mayor presided. The CHAIRMAN, in opening the proceedings, expressed the pleasure with which be ...

... In connection with the payment of the approaching dividends at the Bank of England, a new typographical contrivance will be brought into play, calculating greatly to expedite the process, and at the same time to impart to it an extraordinary increase of precision, while it will like- wise in the end effect a saving of labour. Hitherto in the dividend books the names of all the proprietors of ...

... LLANTRISANT NEWS—We understand that the of Llantrisant is to be lighted with gas. The tract for the whole of drainage, stones, lime, &c., bell^i ing to the building, has been taken by Mr. RlC'utb Ijvans, Maesaraul. The works will stand on # side of the town, on the top of Pengawsy H^ field of the property of Mr. David Evans, Greyb Inn, of this town, ft will be a great improvciuC-jy the town ...

... TO CORRESPONDENTS. 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. ...

... Brothers, from Newport for Waterford, put into Mil- ford Haven 3rd inst. making water. Eement, Jeffreys, from Newport for Cork, put into Milford SOth ult., with loss of fore and mam topmasts. Empress, for Bombay, put back to Penarth Docks 2nd ^Forerunner, from Penarth to Alexandria, has put back to Penarth Dock with hawsepipes carried away, &c. Ironsides (s ), from Liverpool for Cardiff, put ...

... AKTEMUS \V ARD'il OPINIOX OF JULIUS CÆSAR. It was late when I got home. The children and my wife was all abed. But a candle—a candle made from taller of our own raisin'—gleamed in Betsy's room it gleamed for I! All was still. The sweet silver moon was a shinin' bright, and the beautiful stars was up to their usual doins I felt a sentyment tal mood so gently ore me stealiu', I pawsed before ...

... The twenty-three prisoners charged with the murder of Police-sergeant Bimt and the regent outrage in the Hyd^road have now been committed fbr trial. At the last sitting Mr. Roberts called several witnesses for the purpose of establishing an alibi in the case of the orisoner Boylan. John David Fullan, a boy of eleven, staged that Boylan was a teacher in St. Ali^tfa\ School, Every-street, and ...

... We have additional particulars respecting the escape of Garibaldi from Caprera. It was on the night of Wednes. day and Thursday last week that he left the island in his ,,caf,oe,' anVT c°nT*yed to the point of the island of Maddalena which touches Caprera at a point where the posta steamer from Leghorn calls. The night was dark, and all appeared to favour the projects of the General, £ til ...