... %ml littclligcnre. MONEY LOST.—On Saturday a lady walking in Cardiff lost her purse and J623 in gold. It is supposed the purse was dropped in Wharton-street. jg ENTERTAINMENT AT THE STUART HALL.—On Wednesday evening Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Chevallier gave an enter- tainment at the above hall, entitled Christmas Guests at Holly Lodge. The whole of the programme was full of fun and fancy and was ...

... MY LORDS AND GENTLEMEN, I recur to your advice at the earliest period per- mitted by the arrangements consequent upon the retire- ment of the late administration, and it is with special interest that I commend to you the resumption of your labours at a time when the popular branch of the Legis- lature, has been chosen with the advantage of a greatly enlarged enfranchisement of my faithful and ...

... RAILROADS AND ROAD-RAILS. A company has just been formed to carry out an effec- tive system of horse and steam tramways on common roads. Similar schemes have often been suggested, but have failed either from the mechanical imperfection of the means employed, or from the strength of the interests opposed to them. The new undertaking will, it is hoped, avoid both these errors. It will provide ...

... FOREIGN NOTES. TURKEY AND GREECE. The Patrie says the city of Athens has now become quite tranquil. The new Ministry has already commenced reducing the military expenditure, which, in the prospect of war, bad become overwhelmingly heavy. A correspondent of the Post writing from Crete highly praises the activity and skill of Hobart Pasha. No Englishman has previously held such high active ...

... ^HWAY BOARD.—The usual monthly meeting of tins Board wv.s held on Wednesday last. There were Messrs. W. Perkins (in the chair), Penn, E. llliam^W. Pritchard. J. Lewis, Francis, J. David, DavIes. and Maddicks. The Surveyor reported that the road by the new jetties on the Taff side had been injured by water. The necessary repairs were ordered to be one. The Clerk read a letter from Mr. Jones, Mr ...

... BREAKFAST.—A SUCCESSFUL EXPERIMENT.—The Civil Strvice Gametic has the following interesting remarks: There are very few sample articles of food which can boast so many valuable and important dietary properties as cocoa. W hile acting on the nerves as a gentle stimulant, it provides the body with some of the purest elements of nutrition, and at the same time corrects and invigorates the action ...

... (Before R. O. JONES and J. PRIDE, Esqrs.) VIOLENT ASSAULT.—Michael Mahonev was charged with assaulting James John and his wife. Early on Thursday morning the parties came out of the Royal Oak public house, with others, and whilst outside they commenced an argu- ment about a contract, when the accused struck the com- plainant a violent blow in the eye, knocking him down anct making his nose ...

... THE GRANT TO THE VOLUNTEER FORCE. An important deputation representing the Volunteers of Scotland waited upon Mr. Cardwell, on Saturday; at the War Office, for the purpose of bringing before her Majesty's Government, the necessity of an increased capitation grant to the Volunteers of the United Kingdom. The deputation included several Scotch members of Parliament, and some of the leading ...

... CHILD MURDER IN NEWGATE A singular case of child murder has been brought under the notice of Mr. William Payne, the City coroner, at an inquest held in the chaplain's-room of Newgate Prison, on the body of an infant girl, named Mary Jane Baker, aged 4 months. The deceased was the daughter of a. young woman very ignorant, and who could neither read nor write. She had never been brought up to ...

... INTERESTING OPERATIONS. One of the large plates which Sir John Brown and Co., of Sheffield, have made it their special business to pro- duce was manufactured only a day or two back at the famous Sheffield manufactory. Under any system what- ever lines of joints between the armour-plates are admit- tedly lines of weakness, and it was in view of this well- known fact that the late Iron-plate ...

... HORRIBLE MASSACRE OF CHRISTIANS. M. Sorel, an Apostolic Missionary in the western part of Cochin-China, publishes an account of the shock- ing massacre of some of his followers. He says A large placard was posted up in the village of Thudau-mot, announcing that a terrible epidemic was about to visit the country. The priest-prophet, or bonze, who originated it, mentioned as a safe precaution ...

... Agenoria, of St. Ives, Hains, at Plymouth, from Cardiff (coal) dragged anchors and went ashore on Batten; was ex- pected to become a total wreck; crew safe; efforts were being made to save the carge. Australian, Sprague, from Newport for Singapore, which put into Lisbon Nov. 23 leaky, has been condemned, and would be sold on the 29th ult.; her cargo was sold on the 28th. Annie Vernon (a). ...