... CARDIFF CORPORPATION. The usual meeting of the Cardiff Town Couinoil was held wicoc yesterday. Ti aor(r C. W. David) presided, and rspa' there were preesaotMsr. Aldrme vnPide, Reese, bain1 and Aleander; and Cosnoillors Bowsen, Bird, Fisher, ls North, Splencer, IbVConnioehio, Jones, Whiffoen, Vasheil, POW( Slopar, and Thompson. sewe a Just Bs the meeting was opened, and before the Town- won]11 ...

... I PIBUOt MEN ON PU33LIC AFFAIRS I 'Mr. 8t. Anbtyn, one of the liberal member ror West rnwal,sresidedat a publie distribution of eho- I leslie prizes at almnouth last evening. Speaking of the Elementary Education Act he said it ought to have a fair triaL He agreed with Mr. Lowe that it we had a tau ren to wrOkC uno it might not be advisable to adopt te denominationa ovetam, but that system ...

... (By Orlando TWhistlecraft. Report for the week ending December 16tb, 1871. Dec. 4& 71. ' W' Wind. Rain, Character. Dog Deg Su. 10 28 36 N.W. - Fine and frosty. M. 11 20 37 WS.W. - Fine a m., frost ; p.m., thawing. Tn. 12 31 40 W.S.W, - Fine, and milder p.m. W. 1I 34 43 W. - Very fine, and milder. Th. 14 39 46 S.W. 21 Overcast and mild, with rain ?? 15 43 W. - Fine and mild, Sat.16 38 46 S.W. - ...

... ) -U (ESTABIJISRED AYNO 1737.) BELFAST: TUESDAY, DEC. 19, 1871. T E}tulietins ahvt the health of the Prince of l1L hal;ave becomne so uniformly satisfactory th1at anxiety has, inl a great measure, given way t. gr.citude for his sne-xpected recovery. We tarnrstlytrustthat ma adverse symptoms may Plcesnt ?? to ?? this Lniversal re- The celebrations in Derry have passed off 'ithouat, so far ae is ...

... II : PAI1LEY., . ?? ThrFT-r OF. L3&D,-Jained 'Gold, slater, 38 3 jThread.Strect, was chbrged-at the Police lo'urti yesterday 'withj having stolen' 42 lbs. of'ridge lead from the rqof of akila at Saucel, belongirig -to Messrs James Stewart & Co., He pletded grilt',y and was sentencedtop 30 days' imprison. f I m en t ?? : ?? :s ! ?? ?? .- . , 'Twoyoung men, respeotbly' connected in Paisley, ...

... NOT the least interesting of the various summaries compiled at the close of the racing year is that which shows the number of yearlings sold by public auction in the course of the season, and the prices which they realized. These statistics do not, of course, give a complete return of the produce of the year, inasmuch as many owners of racehorses, including Baron Rothschild, Sir Joseph Hawley, ...

... A GAT PARADISE,1- - Nothing more- forcibly attracts the notice- of intelligent foreigner landing in -New YorL- tb= the number of cats which stretch their luxurious length in stores, warehouses, and bouftirig-houseN or sit demurely one the head steps of basement& They have an athomxe expression about them. which shows that they are not -only tolbrated. but are even cared for and petted. When an ...

... AND JOURNAL TUlhSDAY, DEMBER 19, 1871. OUR CHRISTMAS NUMBER ON MONDAY, DECEMBER 25, WILL BE PUBLISHED, IN BLACK AND WHITE, A COOLLEON OF ORIGINAL STORIES, BY L0o.9L AND OTHER WRITERS: L FIFTEE HUNDRED THOUSAND POUNDS. II. LADY LETTICE'S LOVER. III. BOPPS. IV. THE STAR IN THE SNOW. V. SIR ROLAND'S CONFESSION. VI. DEVILSKIN. THE CHRISTMAS NUMBER OF THE 'BIRMINGHAM DAILY POST. The two ...

... IPSWICH. Teuesday, December 19, 1871. The Viscount and Viscountess Sydney have returned to town from visiting his Highness Prince Dhuleep Singh at Elvedon Hall, Norfolk Lord Bloomfield has left town on a visit to the Earl and Countess of Hardwicke at Wimpole Hall, Cam- bridgeshire. The Rev. T. Barber, Elmsett Rectory, Ipswich, has been appointed Local Treasurer of the National Asso- ciation ...

... : LAThEST AND N TELEGRA~PHIC NEWS. TflE- rRINcE OF WALES& YESTERDAYS BLULLETINS. SANDO91NGHAM, Dsc. 18, NINR A.M. His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales has passed a quiet night. The progress continues in all respects satisfactory. SANDRINOeAm, Dne. 10, F1vp P.M. His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales has I passed the day quietly. WILA J M.D. 1 WILLIABE JEW~e, M.D. WMLIA ?? uLL, MI.D.t JoSN ...

... THE FINANCIAL SUCCESS OF THE GOVERIEMENT. At a meeting of the Rayton Liberal Association on Satuiday evening, Mr. Hibbert, E.P., said that, in spite of the extra outlay in the departments of the army and navy, where the principal increase this year had taken place, the national expenditure was still between £200,000 and £300,000 less than it was when the Conservatives left office. (Elear, hear ...

... Ti-HE DERRY CELEBRATIONS. ANNIVERSARY OF THE SHUTTING OF 0CoC THE GATES. ham ?? THE CORPORATION HALT CLOSED BY bui THE POLICE AGAINST MR. JOHNSTON, die M.P.; MR. MOONEY, AIR. JOHUN REA, &cn -A PROCESSION- FORMED AND RE- che PEATEDLY CHARGED INTO BY THE the POLICE-SERVICE IN THE CATHEDRAL a MD and EFrom ouR OWN REPORTEr..] the DERBY:, MoN UtY. 2 TiE anniversiry of the Closing of the Gates exc ...