... The usual monthly meeting of this Board was held at the Town-Hall, on Friday, the 2!)th ult. The Mayor, R. L. Reece, Esq., presided. There were also present, the'ex-Mayor (C. W. David, Esq.); Aldermen Pride and Alexander; Councillors D. Jones, P. Bird, S. D. Jenkin, D. Lewis, J. McConnochie, J. P. Ingledew, H. Bown, S. Nash, J. Elliott, T. Evans, J. Bird, W. Vachell, H. Whiffen, E. S. Hill, ...

... THE COMMITTEE at PONTYPRIDD (Mr. H. HCSSEY VIVIAN, M.P., Chairman) gratefully ac- knowledge the following Subscriptions :— Her Majesty the Queen £200 Lord Dynevor 150 Mr. H. Hussey Vivian, M.P. 100 Mr. Thos. Joseph, Dunraven Collieries. 100 Mr. G. T. Clark, Dowlais House 100 The Countess of Dunraven 50 Mr. N. Edwards Vaughan, Rheola 50 Provincial Banking Corporation 25 Messrs. Brown, Lennox, ...

... HOUSE OF COMMONS. —SATURDAY. The Speaker took the chair at ten minutes past twelve o'clock. Mr. GOSCHEN gave notice that on Monday next lie will ask the A Horney-General a question with regard to the construc- tion put upon certain c1auspsof tbe Reform Act, 1:3G7, in rela- tion to separate ratinir. The Metropolitan Streets Act (1807) Amendment Bill was read a third time and passed. The Lordon ...

... THE INFIRMARY, CARDIFF.—Week ending Dec. 3rd. —Remaining by last week, 42 admitted since, 6 discharged, 3 died, 0 Remaining in the house, 45. Number of out-patients on the books, 321. Medical officers for the week Physician, Dr. Edwards; Sur- geon, Mr. Keece. Gentlemen visitors for the month liev. D. Howell and Mr. Henry Heard. -Edward C Evans, M.R.C.S., House Surgeon. AcciDEXTS.—William ...

... BOARD OF GUARDIANS.—The usual fortnightly meeting of this body was held at the Board-room of the Union on Tuesday. Present: Mr. Howel Gwyn, M.P. (cbair- man), Mr. Griffith Llewellyn (vice-chairman), Mr. Jones (vice-chairman), Mr. Philip Davies, Mr. Charles Price, Mr. Frederick Gibbins, Rev. John Griffith, Mr. Thomas Jenkins, Mr. David Roderick, Mi. J. B. Sloane, and Mr. Graves, Poor-law ...

... Another revolution has broken out in the River Plate. A Colonel Paparicio raised the standard of revolt on the 23ra of October, near the city of Parpandu. It was rumoured that large numbers of the disaffected were joining Aparicio, and that the affair was likely to be serious. Reinforcements continue to be forwarded by the Brazilian Government to its army at Paraguay. The third of the small ...

... CURK, Fridav. Ricbard,on and Sons, gunsmiths, wi-re sacked last night. About 150 stand of arms were taken. A later telegram says that the arms st.,len from Richardson's guushop comprised 130 best breech-loading revolvers, and the remainder were Snider rifles, but without ammunition. The robbers left untouched all old-fashioned arms. A public funeral procession in memoiy of Fenian execution in ...

... CARDIFF POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MONDAY. (Before R. O. JONES, Esq., and Lieut.-Colonel HILL.) DRUNK AND RIOTOUS.—Patrick Daley was charged with being drunk and riotous in Bute-street, Uetween twelve and one o'clock on Sunday morning. The case was proved by P.C. Morley. Fined 5s. and costs, or seven days' im- prisonment. DESERTING A SHIP.— Daniel Dyer was charged ou re- mand with deserting from the ...

... The following is a return to an address of the Honour- able the House of Commons, dated November 21, 1867, for a return of the names, nationalities, occupations, and length of residence of the several prisoners in Abys- sinia, to release whom a military force is proceeding to Abyssinia together with a return (if obtainable) of the. Europeans not prisoners, in the service of the Emperor ...

... MISSIONARY ANNIVERSARY.—On Sunday Ind Monday evening the English Wesleyuns of this town held their annual Foreign Misssionary Meetings. On Sunday two Sermons were preached in aid of the mission fund, that in the morning, by the Key. W. R. Rogers, and that in the evening, by the Rev. C. J. Preston. On Monday evening, the chairman, Mr. T. Greener, being prevented from attending through ...

... ^A FOOLISH ACT AND A GALLANT RESCUE.— Soon after tho Union screw steamer Briton had left the Cape of Good Hope, and while running under full sail aucl steam, a Government messenger, named Jones, an officer of the royal navy, jumped overboard in a fit of madness. Immediately a cry of A man overboard was raised, and a young man, named Dunn, the third officer of the Briton, at once snatched up a ...

... THE Leader of the Opposition in the House of Lords is a restless and crotcketty statesman. In an exceptional session of Parliament, and at a time when the Government were busy in maturing their schemes of legislation, he has introduced the subject of national education in a series of resolutions and an elaborate speech. He failed, however, to command much attention for during the two hours and ...