... An escaped leopard is traversing New Jersey. He does not tarry long in one place, but changes his spots continually. On Monday evening the schooner Alarm, of Brixham, which capsized in January last in the RiVfr Parret, about four miles below Bridgwater, was blown up by means of two charges of litho-fracteur of about 50ïbs. each. The volume of water and debris thrown up by the explosion was ...

... Accidents upon our local railways appear to be be- coming epidemic. Another of a very disastrous character occurred on Saturday morning, about ten o'clock, on the Ely Valley Railway. A coal train, consisting of 39 laden wagons, was proceeding on its journey, and when rounding a sharp curve near Hendreforgan, from some cause, yet unexplaned, the engine left the rails, and ploughed up the ground ...

... VOCHRIW. CRAXOGWKN.On Saturday evening last Miss Rees (Cranogwen) delivered her celebrated lecture on the sub- ject » Bevond the Rocky mountains, at the Independent Chapel, Vochriw. The Rev. Mr. Griffiths, the minister of the chapel, occupied the chair. Ihe proceeds of the lecture will go towards liquidating th« debt on the Cal- vinistic Methodist Chapel, Vochnw. ...

... TROEDYRHIW. ATISITTO THE SKWACF. GAHDKN-. An i'nportant deputation of members of the Rochdale Board of H-alth recently paid ftn official visit of inspection to the Sewage Irrigation Works of the Merthyr Board of Health, near Troedyrhiw. The party (about a (tenm number), was conducted over the works by Mr. B,.il,;y Denton whft designed them. Dr. James, of the Merthyr Board, also accompanied the ...

... MAES Y C WMMER. The third entertainment, in connection with the Sunday School of the Baptist Chapel at the above place, was held on Tuesday last, when the attendance was very large, The chair was occupied by Mr. Ll. Jenkins Miss Jones and Mr. Williams kindly presiding at the harmonium. The Pengam choir sang several pieces, and were the chief attraction of the evening. Mr. Parry's little ...

... CARDIFF POLICE INTELLIGENCE. ...

... The number of men who have joined the strike for higher wages and more facilities for education in Warwick- ahire is increasing daily. A correspondent in the south of that county has sent to the papers a report of a speech maie by the leader of the discontents. The man's nama is Arch, and he declares he has hitherto been in the receipt of 12s. a week. This is what he said in excuse for his ...

... LOCAL TOPICS. ANOTHEK SLIP 'TWIXT CUP AND LIP. W). have so often heard that the best laid schemes of mice aud men gang aft aglejy' that we are tired of the hackneyed quotation, and yet BUHNS' lines are almost the only popular extract which every day becomes more and more true. That and the kindred saying- so hoary in its polyglottal age that it may have been first uttered by the baffled ...

... Salisbury Plain is spoken of as the probable scene of the .next Autumn Manceavres. At a meeting on Satur- day it was announoed by Colonel Lloyd-Lindsay that Mr. Cardwell bad not succeeded in procuring suitable ground in the North of England. Notice has been given that the example of the Mid- land Company with respect to attaching third-class car- riages to all their trains will be followed by ...

... RHYMNEY. BIBLE SOCIETY.—The Committee of the Bible Society at this place have been so successful during the past year in obtaining subscriptions, that they were able to vote at their last meeting the sum of JB30 free contribution for the use of the Parent Society, which is J610 more than last year. INFIRMARY.—We are glad to inform the public that an infirmary has been built in iihymney. It was ...

... ABERTILLERY. TILLERY STEAM COLLIERIES. Incidents occur occa- sionallywhich affect an individual or a community, either for good or evil. Happily for this place, the former in- fluence predominates, and the recommencement of opera- tions at these pits augurs well for its future prosperity. Some weeks ago alterations on a large scale were com- menced and completed at a great expense, ...

... Mr. Scudamore's official letter, addressed to the Post- master-General, with reference to a resolution of the Manchester Chamber of Commerce, complaining of ft delay in the transmission of telegrams, has been printed in the form of a parliamentary paper. Mr. Scudamoro- writes: On the 7th December. I purposely delayed for several hours the delivery of a telegram, addressed to the Bditor o £ the ...