... LOCAL MARINE BOARD FOR CARDIFF. AT the dejeuner given at the launch of the Rook- wood, on the 1st instant, an allusion was made by the builder, in the speech in reply to the toast of the day, as to the paucity of owners of ship property in Cardiff, and our inability, therefore, of having a Local Marine Board at this port. A feeling seems to prevail amongst some members of our community that if ...

... A.RCHBISHOP MANNING ON SECRET SOCIETIES. On Monday Dr. Manniug preached at Islington and made some allusion to Secret Societies. France had taken tho lead of the other countries of the Continent in this respect, and society had been tainted by such illegal associations. The revolutionary prinoiples promulgated in France had produced a bad effect in Italy. They all knew of the con- spiracies ...

... ROBBERY BY A CLERGYMAN The Rev. Charles Robert Henry James, B.A., was brought up on remand befoae the Cambridge borough magistrates on Tuesday, on a charge of stealing three spoons from a woman with whom he was lodging in Park-street. He graduated at Trinity College in 1829, and after taking his de- gree,, and receiving ordination, was appointed to the curacy of Shefford, in Bedfordshire. He ...

... A shocking murder was perpetrated in Miller-street, Manchester, bctween twelve and one o'c]ock on Saturday. Bonjamin Crawshaw, a tailor, met his wife, Susan, about twelve o'clock on Saturday night, on her return from mar- keting, and induced her to accompany him to a public-house in the neighbourhood. He there met with some associates, and asked- his wife to give him mODey. to pay for drink, ...

... TENTH GLAMORGAN RIFLE VOLUNTEER CORPS.— Orders for week commencing 19th April, 1869 Mon- day, position and recruit drill at 7.30 Tuesday, recruit drill at 7.30 Wednesday, company drill at 7.30; Friday, recruit drill at 7.30. on duty for the week, Sergeant Simpson and Corporal Jacobs. ...

... LThe following appeared in our SECOND EDITION of last Saturday.] ...

... CHILD LI. mER AT ITAMPSTEAD.—On the 10th inst. an inquest was held ca the body of a newly-burn male chiid at the Duke of Hamilto, ;w-end, Hamp- stead. Tho body of the infant was found in a garden attached to Devon Lodge, Alexandra-x-oad, and was enveloped in a new bed-gown, a sheet marked with tho letter K, the whole being wrapped up in a brown paper. The cause of death w is concussion of the ...

... i- BEAUFORT. SUDDEN BEREAViiENT.—It is our painful duty this week to announce the sudden death of Sliss Lizzie Hughes, the youngest daughter of the llev. R Hughes, Carniel. She was in her usual health up to Tuesday night, the lifli inst., and had attended school during the day, but before retiring to rest she was taken with sickness, and next morning medical aid was called in. Mr. Todd ...

... From principal Stations on the North Eastern Railway to Stations on the South Wales Railway by Trains leaving New- a.m., f?oinf» forward trom York at 11.45 a.m, From Swansea to York and Hull by 2 p.m. train. JAMES ALLPORT, irenera! Manager ...

... THE BRECON ELKCTION PETITION. THE TORY MEMBER UNSEATED. The trial of the Election petition against Mr. Howell Gwyn, M.P. for Brecon, commenced at the Shire-liall, on Thursday, before Mr. Baron Martin. The counsel for the petitioners were Mr. Serjeant Ballantine and the Hon. Chandos Leigh, instructed by Mr. Cobb, solicitor and the counsel for the defence were Mr. H. S. Giffard, Q.C., and Mr. ...

... TO THE EDITOR OF THE GUARDIAN. SIR,—Will you permit me through your columns to bring under the notice of the beuevolent public the efforts now being made to secure the admission of Mrs. Day, of No. 4, Luton-place, Adamsdown, into the British Home for Incurables, Clapham Rise, Lon- don, of which her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales is patroness ? Mrs. Day is a widow, fifty-nine years ...

... THE CHARGE OF FRAUD AGAINST ADMI- RALTY EMPLOYEES. At the Central Criminal Court, on Friday, the case in which James Thomas Gambier, a clerk in the Admiralty, and William Rumble, an engineer in the Royal Navy, are indicted for unlawfully conspiring together to obtain by false pretences from Nicholas Mahon Maxwell the sum of £;:)0, came before Mr. Justice Hannen. The Attorney- General, with ...