... 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 ...

... TUE D JBMN- FEXTAX FUNERAL.—A scene occurred in the Dublin Police Court on Monday, when Mr. John Martin and two other persons summoned for leading the demonstrationists in the city on Sunday week ap- peared. Whilst the counsel for the Crown was proving that it was all unlawful assembly, Mr. Sullivan, of the Nation newspaper, who had bee I summoned as a wit- ness, interposed and declared in an ...

... MB. DICKENS IN AMERICA. A letter from Boston of the 19th says :— The groat event in Boston to-day has been the arrival of Charles Dickens from Enrope per the steamer Cuba. Through the agency of the telegraph annonncemenfs were ma le which gave currency to the belief that the Cuba ani the distinguished novelist would arriveiuthe middle of the afternoon, and although there was no public ovation ...

... TO CORRESPONDENTS. r Our Correspondents are requested to favour us with their communications as early in the week *s possible, as we are obliged, every week, to omit many commu- nications which would appear if we received them be- fore Thursday. [ST A letter on Colliery Explosions, signed L. is again, unavoidably postponed, owing to a late arrival of important local news. ...

... LOWER BRITISH SCHOOL PENNT READINGS.—On Thui day evening week, a meeting for reading and singing w held in this School-room, which was well attended, and t' proceedings gave general satisfaction. CHRISTMAS INDICATIONS.— Our grocers and butche have taken no little pains in the decorations of their wi dows. On Saturday last there was a large display of tl good things of the season in all our ...

... A distressing fatality occurred at Fenn's Fields, near to Wolverhampton, last Saturday afternoon. Fenn Fields is about two miles from Wolverhampton, on the road to Stourbridge, and it comprises villa residences. The curate of St. Philip's Church there is the Rev. W. Gay, who has a family of three sons and a daughter. Under the instruction of their father the boys had been made familiar with ...

... T? e Law Times regrets to hear that since Dr. Ken- cdy withdrew hom the defence of the Fenian prison- ers he has received several threatening letters. It has been resolved by the Watch Committee of Lecdr, to give an eftra day's pay to each officer and mat. ,or fhe manner in which they carried out the ar- rangements entrusted to them to prevent anyattempf at a funeral procession in the town in ...

... THE BRISTOL CONSERVATIVE BANQUET. — Mr. Gathorne Hardy, the Secretary of State for the Home Department, has consented to attend the Conservative banquet to be held in that city on the 22nd of next month. DESTRUCTION BY FIRE OF A CHURCH.—A pretty little Norman church, situated at Letwall, in the most picturesque portion of that cluster of ducal residences which adorn North Northamptonshire, was ...

... COMMITTAL OF A POLYGAMIST. A well dressed, middle-aged, and gentlemanly looking man, named George Pearce, described as a sur £ ?°' was brought up at the Southwark Police-court, on lues- lay, for final examination, charged with intermarrying with Catherine Pearce. his first wife, Amelia Pearce being then and now living. He was also charged with having been convicted at Glasgow in I860, of ...