... 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 ...

... CONTINUATION OF L'H'AL INTELLL* ;ENCE. THE CIRCUS.—The equestrian drama of Mazeppa has this week drawn largo lvmibers of porson.s nightly to witness it. As an equestrian spectacle, it is very different to the performance which usually takes place in the arena. The piece includes a number of cha- racters, the principal of which are the old King of Tartary Mazeppa, his son the Prince, the ...

... 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 ...

... THE LABOUR TRAFFIC IN THE SOUTHERN SEAS. The murder of Bishop Patteson has created a profound sensation throughout the Australasian Colonies. The ex- pression of regret has not been confined to any sect or class, but all have united to do honour to his memory. A handsome monument to the martyred Bishop is to be erected in the Cathedral at Sydney, and public meetings expressive of the universal ...

... The death of Miss Rae, the last of the famous Scotch family of the Esk Groves, is announced. The Times has authority for stating that the Government of the Dominion of Canada are about to con- struct a railway through British territory to the Pacific Ocean. At a meeting of the Anthropological Society on Monday night, Sir J. Lubbock, M.P., said he much regretted to see valuable English ...

... NEW METAL POCKET VESTA Box WITH PAT'E^ COVER-Bryant and May have recently very useful little Pocket Vesta Box with a most1!' and simple spring cover; it is a novelty in every will soon come into very general use--beinl:i instead of card, and retailed, filled with ves^ penny. Any Tobacconist, Grocer, Chemist, or will supply it. THE LION, THE NET AND THE MOUSE Pirates, and unprincipled Traders ...

... SPIRIT OF THE PRESS. THE TWO The Times, in diseasing the two cases prepared nndr the Treaty of Washington, says the British case is bus!- nes.s-like and lawyer like, digressing little, and never sow ing into rhetoric or sentimentality. Possibly the mind of an English reader may he unconsciously prejudiced in favour of English arguments, but, viewing the two cases as impartially as we can, we ...

... THE PHOENIX PARK ACTIONS. The Marquis of Hartington Mr. Burke, under secre- tary and Colonel Lake, commissioner of police, on Mon- day filed their respective answers to interrogatories ad- ministered to them in the action of Patrick Justin O'Byrne against them for assault on the occasion of the dispersion of the amnesty meeting in the Phoenix Park on the 6th of August. The Marquis of ...

... Mr. M'Namara, barrister, has been selected to ac1^.ais umpire in the arbitration in the steam coal trade which will be proceeded with on the 29th instant. Mr. Bidder will act as arbitrator for the masters, and 11r. Macdonald, president of the Miners' Union, for the men. The rules of the Amalgamated Society of Rail- way Servants, just issued, are described as containing some provisions for ...