... ADDRESSED TO THE EDITOR. The Editor Is not responsible for tho opinions of his Correspondents. THE MERTHYR ELECTION. Sin,—The following passage is weekly inserted in the Merthyr Open to all; influenced by none. I must say I cannot rely on the veracity of this passage, but it ia undoubtedly evident that its columns are at the dis- posal of all vile writers who are bent to use every ...

... I REGARD THE QUESTION OF THE BALLOT AS OF FIRST IMPORTANCE. WHKTHER T LOOK TO THE EXCESSIVE COST OF OK TO THE TDfULT WHICH SO OFTEN ATTENDS THEM, OR TO THE UNJUST AND CRUEL PRESSURE WHICH IS SO FREQUENTLY BROUGHT TO BEAR UPON THE IÆSR INDEPENDENT CLASS OK VOTERS, I AM PERSUADED THAT THE INTEREST OF THE PUBLIC AND OF FREEDOM WILL BE SERVED BY THE ADOPTION OF THE SYSTEM OF SECRET AND FREE ...

... A correspondent writes:—It seems hard that you should so otten have to make this inquiry, and I think the present instance will show what need there is for Some reform in our police regulations. A shopman returning from Battersea with two parcels a few minutes before ten at night was turning the corner of Westmoreland-street, Pimlieo, near the Grosvenor- road station, when he was assailed from ...

... THE PHILOSOPHY OF LEGISLATION. [By a Member of the CARDIFF CHAMBER of COMMERCE.] No. 7. We have defined the origin, province, and end of legislation. By an oversight of the printer, the latter is said to be the liberty of the law. It should have been the liberty of the subject and the majesty of the law. Obviously the right balancing of these two forces —liberty and authority—is the eud of all ...

... SIGNS OF WINTER.—The mountains in the Lake district, and those in the immediate vicinity of Kendal, were covered on Saturday morning with a thick coat- ing of snow, which is the first that has been seen in that locality this season. ATTEMPTED SUICIDE BY A PRIEST.—An extraordinary attempt at suicide was made at the Hotel-des-Invalides. A priest, aged about 50, was visiting the tomb of Na- ...

... Mr. William Ody Hare, one of the oldest and best- known of Bristol citizens, died at his residence in that city on Saturday night. ADVICE TO MOTHERS.—Are you broken of your rest by a sick child suffering with the pain of cutting teeth ? Go at once to a chemist and get a bottle of Mrs. Window's Soothing Syrup. It will relieve the poor sufferer immediately it is perfectly harmless; it pro- duces ...

... TO THE EDITOR OF THE GUARDIAN. SIR, —A letter has just appeared in the newspapers from Mr. G. T. Clark, in which there is a sentence which requires correction, inasmuch as it reflects un- justly on Mr. Fothergill with reference to the question of Education. The statement is as follows: Mr. Fothergii!, being a large employer of workmen, has always dec ined to promote education, and has thus ...

... Socal Jirtctligciuc. LLANDAFF CATHEDRAL SERVICES,—SEVENTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY.—Morning Prayer: Venite, 174 Daily l'salms, 27 Ie Deum, 113, 69; Jubilate, 181 Introit, 195 Kyrie, Aldrich inG Hymn, 174.—Evening Prayer: Daily Psalms, 28, 29 Magnificat ar.d Nunc Dimittis, Aldrich in G; Anthem, God is gone up, Croft Hymn, 11)7.—The Litany Hymns, 189, 170, 17. Holy Communion at 8 a.m. CARDIFF ...

... OUTRAGE IN IRELAND.—Mr. Arthur Foster, of Belle Isle, county Donegal, writes to the Express giving an ac- count of an outrage on the Belfast Junction line. After the 2 p.m. train on Saturday had passed the Boyne viaduct a shot was fired at it which broke the glass of the window at which he was sitting, making a small hole as a pistol shot would leave. There was a clergyman of the Established ...

... Wednesday, Sep. 30, 1863. The bi-monthly meeting of ttis Board was held to-day, W. Perkins, Esq., Chairman, pesiding. FIRE ENGINE FOI THE UNION. The most important business transacted by the Board to-day waa the decision on tb question of having a iire engine for Pontypridd, to be ? the service of the Union. The subject has been discusser at several meetings, and the purchase of such an ...

... trlion is a scheme like the third of a yard ?—When t's a foot. The best thing to do with a glass of bitter beer— Put it down. Why ia whiskey like the rising sun P—It is an Irish- man's daylight (delight). A classic invalid upon being asked if he were ill, promptly replied, sic 111m. Why is a musical instrument like the open sea ?— Because it's often sounded. Time is woman's'rival, for no tight ...

... THE FIRST BOOK OF THE CBBOKICLKS OF TIlE CHILDHEN HI«OX_AXi) KOOAL. XTOW CHAPTER I. -IN mo'en?'? 'u? chronicles of the dwellere among the 2. Who^-THYR. B 'rdaar, and Dowel-Hayes, the mihtv'nli; SL,S AND daughters of Hiron and Kooal, 3- Andf bcliolfl liul rulcrs !)f th« vrlK,le e:vrth sea-3hon> u are ,n number as sands upon the 4. MOR'EOV^FE ARE ^'I1? A,M STRON- •R>- But TLIT- •' C.SONS Hiron ...