... an institution there for more years than we should like to name, a sudden, and no doubt praiseworthy desire animated its members for enlarging the base of its operations, and it has been decided that the Annual Show, instead of taking place every year at Cowbridge, should be migratory. With this decision we have no grounds of quarrel. The society, as it existed up to last year, Was fast ...

... GRAND BANQUET- TO E MR. GIFFARD AT THE DRILL HALL. t I The Banquet given by the Cardiff Constitutional r Association to Mr. Hardinge Giffard, Q.C., the t Conservative Candidate at the late Election, took place at the Drill Hall, on Tuesday evening. As soon as it was known that Mr. Giffard had ac- cepted the invitation of the Cardiff Association, a committee was formed to carry out the proceed- ...

... THE WAR IN NEW ZEALAND. DEFEATS OF THE NATIVES. Details have been received of the recent defeats of the natives in New Zealand. Intelligence from Hawke's Bay says that the rebel position was attacked on the 5th of December. After a short struggle the Maories were driven in, leaving thirty dead and 6,000 rounds of ammu- nition. From Turanganui. December 4, a telegram from Mr. Richmond states ...

... READINGS.—The sixth meeting of these entertain- ments took place at the National Schoolroom, on Thursday evening, the 11th inst., Mr. H. Morgan in the chair. The programme opened with a harp solo by Mr. J. Evans in capital style. This was followed by a song by Mr. W. Collier; Mr. T. Watkins gave a reading, after which the Treberbert brass band played a march. Miss Banting played a pianoforte ...

... A FORTUNATE RECOVERY.—About six months ago Mr. C. Newcome, a young artist of Liverpool, while crossing the mountains at Capel Carig, having lost his purse containing twenty sovereigns, made fruitless efforts to trace it. A few days ago, however, he received a letter from Bettws-y-Coed, requesting his attendance there, and upon his presenting himself there he was agreeably surprised to find ...

... OPENING OF PARLIAMENT. Both Houses of Parliament met at two o'clock on Tuesday for the despatch of business. The opening of the first ses- sion of the present Parliament formally took place, indeed, in December last, but the meeting on Tuesday may be re- garded, practically and substantially, as the commencement af the session. Although it was generally known that the Queen would not come in ...

... BEAUivAI(iS. ANNUAL AMAITesu THEATRICALS AT HENLLV8.-On the eveasogs uf Weduesday and Thursday in last week, the aunual theatrical performances took place at Hen- llya, the beautifal seat of Captain J. L. Ratupton-Lewis. Oa Weduesday evening, fully 150 persons, comprising the tradesmen of this aud the surruuodng neighb.ur- hood, with their faulilies, as well as of ?? who are a euployea on the ...

... COURSING MEETING. The Abergele Coursing Meeting took place on Thure- - day last. The meet was at the Cross Foxes, about a n mile and a half or two miles from Abergele. The cour- I sing was kept up throughout the day with much spirit, N and the numerous sportsmen seemed to thoroughly enjoy I themselves. Hares were in abundance. The ground was very wet, and ini consequence of being slippery, i ...

... I YNINYDD GWYEBODAET, DARGANFYiDDIAD PROF. IUXLEYM, A' DYLEDSWYDD Y CYMRRY. Yi MAEyR ddyledswydd . arbeni arsr bob Li, Cymfru y'n yr amger presennol, i ystyried- en m sefylla mown cyssylltiad a'r cenhedlo0dd ,: ereill sydd yn eu haingylchd.- Ymwtbia y ?? 2G ?? a d navvies anllytbyrenog ,T egrj g:at ygwaith iselaf sydd i'w wneyd mewn cys- ...

... CEINEWYDD:. h LLONG CALCUTTA.-CADEPN OWEN WEDI BODDI. y ?? a Prydnawn ddydd Mercher diweddaf, ta'd ayd. y lie hwn i ofld apalaar annisgrifadwy o herwydd y new- f v vdd torcalobus am y Caleutta, I bod Cadben Oven I YUyn rnyg y rha EL gollasant eu bywydau. Cafwyd i, lawer o gollediob'rflle a'r gym mydogaath hon o bryd r ibyd drwy angei mewon gwalaanol ffyrdd, rhai sr a dirairbaisarfwr. ...

... Livepoo MiAO~i~l ,E O ES, ?? ?? ?? ~~ ?? k' 11 -.1.F° f t0R ?? Y, o'n rjA ptr faich o'ti weledy,,y yn'e gooedddi yn- ?? Sadwri . GYDA theimladay. 0,4fid r l gll griflo yr ydym ieadqw A ono ea'welaeb y gwemiidog enwodg ucbd yflyn a gyriex'dd ¶e ychydi funydau wedi naw o'r gloch nos Iau di- weddaf, yn y Benarth. preswylfod ei fab-yn-nghyf* raith, Richard Davies, Yaw., A.S. Ei oed oedd 72∈ ac ...

... &LYHAFTEN ?? ' l! ?? . ?? , 1~j' ?? D;? ?? ~ ~~ ~ ?? .. .. . V ? .WdeddKMa4,- D.~zmn Richard .Xaplpan i: !qrea . ?? tro wesy~somewn 4lad oingwr gnde ;yn gyrla,:. wedi enseimio, a hetfra--ei ?? .: .. . . .. . ,r - Yr'oedd yu. amr~hssibi nob. yy wig IioJ dna.' bodmab'Mr. MarshmanqywGrpve.., Cafarft Barb&ra.Ag df mewn lle d `g-l,.ar ol. iddi. dywylluso ?? ef .yn ddirgelaiddi -z ff 0f leus i Mr. ...