... WHAT IS THE CAUSE OF COLLIERY EXPLOSIONS ?— Mr M. Ennor writes thus to the Mining Journal :-There is nothing strange or mysterious in these occurrences, for as the mines get deep such large spaces are opened that there is a waut of a sufficient current of air to keep pace with them. Large and deep mines will continue to ex- plode, until men will not be found to work in them. If the tide once ...

... 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 ...

... The Dublin correspondent of the London Times 'remarks The portion of the press which circulates most largely among the lower classes of the people is still engaged in its evil work of misrepresenting Eng- land, its laws, its Judges, its jurors, and its Press. Where such poison as the weekly papers especially issue is allowed to be disseminated through all parts of the United Kingdom the ...

... AMERICA. PRESIDENT JOHNSON'S MESSAGE. [BY ATLANTIC CAKLF. ] NEW YORK, TUESDAY.—The is a summary of President Johnson's Message to Congress: — The expectation of an eay restoration of the Union has been disappointed by Congressional legislation. No Union exists as our fit tiers understood it, but, I stiil hope that all will finally concur in a settlement consistent with the country's interest ...

... NEWPORT, SATURDAY, DEC. 7, 1867. IT will gratify our Newport readers to be in- formed that the prospects of the Alexandra Dock Company are brightening. Probably no public undertaking has been started in this locality about which a more wide-spread inte- rest has prevailed; and although it ha3 been understood from the first that the scheme was of a thoroughly bona fide character, yet the delay ...

... 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 ...