... SMALL POX.—This terrific scourge still carries away its victims. There are a great many cases, especially in the outskirts of the parish, at such places as Cwmbach. COLLEGIATE.—The Baptist friends of Mr. John Mills will be glad to hear that he has passed a successful ex animation at Llangollen College, standing at the head of a large number of candidates. He has commenced hIs course of studies ...

... On Wednesday, in the Divorce Court, before Lord Penzance, and Justices Mellor and Brett, an application was made in the matter of the divorce suit, in which the Rev. James Kelly, the late incumbent of St. George's, Liver- pool, was the respondent. He now asked his lordship whether he would kindly say when the Court would hearthe motion which he had placed on the files of the court, so that he ...

... CARDIFF POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MONDAY. (Before Mr. R 0. JONES and Mr. Alderman PiunE.) Xkclkctisg TO SHOW LIGHTS ON A NI-ESSRL AT AN- CHOR.—Thomas Wearn, captain of the schooner Eclipse, was charged with infringing the Merchant Shipping Act, by neglecting to show a light while he was at anchor in Penarth Roads. Mi\ Ensor appeared for the Board of Trade, by whom the prosecution was instituted. ...

... The marriage of Lord Garlies, M.P., and Lady Mary Cecil, is appointed to take place on the 18th inst. The Weymouth Local Board has adopted a drainage scheme prepared by Mr. Coode, civil engineer, the estimated outlay for which is £28,000. Mr. Miall, M.P., writes professing to believe that the recently published letter addressed to him by the Rev. Dr. Massingliam is not genuine, as he says he ...

... LATEST TELEGRAMS. CARDIFF TIMES OFFICE, FRIDA-J 4 a.m. FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. DECLARATION OF THE FRENCH ASSEMBLY. VERSAILLES, Thursday.—The Assembly to-day adopted by 472 to 92, a proposal declaring that, with few excep- tions, salaried public functions are incompatible with the position of deputy. THE RUSSIAN REPRESENTATIVE AT WASHINGTON. ST, PETERSBURG, Thursday.—Prince Gortschakoff has ...

... DISSOLUTION OF AN OLD BENEFIT SOCIETY.—After a period of 62 years existence the Union Jubilee Benefit Club, the oldest society of the kind iu Cardiff (it having been established on the 1st of January, 1810, by the late Mr. T. S. Todd, a member of the old Cardiff Cor- poration), was dissolved on Monday last, the members having dwindled down, principally by deaths, from about 300 to only 12, ...

... HONOUR TO AN EMPLOYER.—A gratifying and interest- ing event took place on Saturday evening last, Mr. James Bolton, late of Bristol, the proprietor of the St. Helen's engineering and foundry works, Swansea, being invited to a banquet, and an address being presented to him by the workmen iu his employ in recognition of the esteem and respect in which he is held, but more especially for having ...

... A general meeting of the members of the Central Com- mittee and subscribers to the funds of the National Society for Women s Suffrage was held on Wednesday at the Langham Hotel, for the purpose of discussing the modes of action to be af|°P^' iJv1 Sn° Parliamentary session. Mr. Jacob Bright, M. P. occupied the chair, and the room was well filled, notwithstanding the stormy state of the weather, ...

... NEATH. SERIOUS FIRE.—On Wednesday morning a fire broke out in a building situated in Mr. Henry Lake's exten- sive timber yard, and it rapidly attained such propor- tion that for a long time the adjoining grain stofes of Messrs. Kenway and Rees, with some 15,000 bushels of oats, were in jeopardy. The efforts at arresting the progress of the fire were, however, so well maintained, that the grain ...

... (FROM OUR LONDON CORRESPONDENT.) THURSDAY. The present is probably the most trying time of the year for journalists. It represents that dangerous period of incertitude which precedes the era of substantial facts. Important resolutions are not so completely formed that one can depend upon their oozing out in an accurate form, and coming events do not cast such a tangible shadow before that one ...

... BRIDGEND. BOARD OF GUARDIANS.—Mr. J: C. Nicholl presided over a small meeting of guardians on Saturday. The Clerk reported that the anditor had gone over the accounts of the union during the week previous, and certified that there was a deficiency of 4*120 19s. Id. in the ac, count of the late Richard Leyshon, relieving-officer, and also some items were disallowed because there were no ...

... Soral JntflltQciue. THE CANTON PENNY BANK was opened on Monday evening. There were 04 accounts opened and £1 10s. deposited. A HINT FOR THE CARDIFF CHURCHES.—On Sunday there was an interchange of ministers in all the pulpits of the Nonconformist churches of Newport, and collect- ions were made on behalf of the funds of the Newport Infirmary and Dispensary. THE EXTENSION OF THE ROATH LOCAL ...