... At the Blackburn Police-court, before Mr. James Johnston, Mr. Wm. Stones, and Mr. W. Codrington, William and Harriet Thompson, man and wife, were charged with cruelly ill-treating a boy, 9 years of age, named William Henry Dixbury, son of the female by her first husband, by fastening-him down in a wicker skep for several hours on Saturday last. From the evidence, it seemed that each of the ...

... MR. HARDINGE GIFFARD, Q.C., leader of the South Wales Circuit, is stated to be a candidate in the Conservative nterest for the Cardigan boroughs. THE DEATH OF LADY GOOCH, the wiie of Sir Danie Jooch, chairman of the Great Western Railway, is t nnounced. J ...

... THE ABYSSNIAN EXPEDITION. THE RETURN OF THE ARMY. 8ir Stafford Northcote has received from Sir R. Napier the following telegram, dated Ashangi, 5th Arrived with rear brigade. May 5th, at Lake Ash- ftngi, 130 miles north of Magdala. 5th and 8th Na- tive Infantry have returned to Bombay. Troops and ttores are being shipped away from Zoula fast. Cap- tain Roberta and others wounded, doing well; ...

... Cardiff Crates. u SATURDAY, MAY 16, 1868. SUMMARY OF THE WEEK. The Times says that there is no truth with respect to the reported betrothal of the Crown Prince of Denmark and the Princess Louise of Great Britain. The people of Leeds have experienced a sad dis- appointment. The Princess of Wales will not be able to go with the Prince to open the Art Exhibi- tion next week. The Mayor has ...

... On Sunday evening Mrs. Grossmith was pronounced by the surgeons who are in attendance upon her to be some- what improved, but to be still in great danger. She has far recovered consciousness that she has been able to give her husband an account of the manner in which she was attacked by Arthur Mackay. From circumstances which are within the knowledge of Mr. Grossmith and of his young sons ...

... The weekly meeting was held on Saturday, the Rev. T. H. Jones presiding. The other guardians present were Messrs. J. Pride, P. Bird, R. Cory, Dr. Paine, Dr. Taylor, C. W. David, W. Alexander, C. French, Rev. W. Evans, Rev. V. Saulez, &c. The Master reported that there were 325 paupers in the house, being a decrease of (10 on the corresponding period of last year. The Master of the Industrial ...

... On Saturday last the young man named Thomas Wells, aged 19 years, who is accused of murdering Mr. Edward Adolphus Walshe, the stationmaster of the Dover Priory Station of the London, Chatham, and Dover Railway, was brought up before the magistrates at Dover. The prisoner manifested throughout the proceedings the utmost indifference to the crime with which he is charged. He made no answer to ...

... On Monday, at St. Paul's, Covent-garden, the Venerable Archdeacon Sinclair held a visitation of that part of the diocese of London which is within his juris- diction. The Archdeacon in the course of his charge, said that since he last addressed the clergy an act of parliament had been passed under the title of An Act to Amend the Representation of the People. This measure would introduce a ...

... NATIONAL TEMPERANCE LEAGUE. The annual public meeting ot this society was held on Monday evening at Exetel- Hall, under the chairmanship of Mr. W. D. Lucas- bhadwell, J. P. The large Hall was fitted to its utmost capacity, and on the platform were many piominent suppor- ters of the temperante movement. After prayer by t lie Kev. J. Clutterbuck, M.A., vicar of Long Wittenham, Air. RobertRae, ...

... EXECUTION OF BARRETT. The Fenian convict Michael Barrett was hanged on Tuesday morning in :trOn of Newgate gaoL His demeanour was unaltered to the last, and those who heard his speech from the dock saw another striking illustration of the coolness, resolution, and fortitude he then displayed. Those most conversant with execu- tions declared that no convict ever met his doom with more signal ...

... HORSE-BREEDING AT THE CAPE.-—Extensive horse breeding farms have been established in the Cape of Good Hope for the supply of horses to India. The export of horses to India- from Australia has been checked in consequence of Australian horses having become deteriorated. FATAL GUN ACCIDENT AT PRESTON.—On Sunday morning last, an old man named Richard Croston, years of age, and residing in High ...

... & JiMhljr dmqiian. CARDIFF, SATURDAY, MAY 9,1868. OUR BOARD OF GUARDIANS. WE believe the judgment of the public will be, that as regards the Enlargement of the Work- house tenders the majority of the Board of Guardians are wrong, and the minority right. The line of procedure adopted is altogether without precedent, and cannot be defended on the ground of equity or justice. That this will be ...