... The Speaker took the chair at four o'clock. NEW MEMBERS. Mr. PENDER took his seat for the Wick Boroughs, in the place of Mr. LOCH resigned; and Lord R. GROSVENOR took his seat for Flintshire upon his re-election. METROPOLITAN IMPROVEMENTS. The second reading of the Metropolitan Improvements Bill was opposed, but after some diseussion it was read a second time. A further motion to refer the ...

... POLICE COURT.—The cases which came on for hearing yesterday were of no public importance. THE PORT OF —The trade of the port has somewhat slackened this last ten days. The westerly winds which has prevailed for some time has prevented a large number of arrivals and departures. (SOUNTY COURT.—Judge Falconer took his seat yester- day about noon. In the absence of the registrar, Mr. W. Hughes, ...

... The Birmingham League Branch, recently formed in this town, decided in their last meeting that a petition should be sent to Parliament in favour of Mr. Dixon's motion. It has been entrusted to Mr. Sartoris. Another petition is in course of signature in favour of the motion of Mr. Osborne Morgan, M.P., with regard to Welsh Judges for Wales. ...

... NEATH. At the petty sessions, yesterday, before Mr. G. Llew- ellyn, and the Rev. W. Griffiths, Richard William Starkey, a commercial traveller, was summoned by the Great Western Railway Company for riding in a second class carriage with a third class ticket. Defendant said he got into a third class carriage at Llantrissant, but the carriage was wet and dirty; he stood it as long as he could, ...

... IMPROVEMENT COMMISSIONERS. —A monthly meeting of this body was held on Tuesday, the Mayor presiding. Cheques were signed, amounting to e42 9s. The Clerk read a letter from Mr. Tom Taylor, of the local Govern- ment Board (in answer to a petition from the Commis- sioners, for permission to complete the paving and drain- ing of the town), acknowledging the receipt of the memo- rial, and promising ...

... CARDIFF. The Bute Drum and Fife Band, under the direction of Mr. J. R. Davis, had the honour of playing before the Marquis of Bute and a select circle of friends, at the Castle, on Thursday evening. The band consists of more than one hundred members. YOUNG WOMEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION. At the annual meeting, held in the rooms, High-street, Mr. John Cory in the chair. The report was read, and ...

... A BIRMINGHAM POLICEMAN IMPRISONED FOR ASSAULT. At the Birmingham Police Court, Police-constable Charles Cox, of Ladywood road, was summoned for violent y assaulting El ward Sandford, a saddler. From the evidence of the prosecutor and several other wit- nesses, it appeared that whilst standing on the step of his front door the defendant, who was under the influence of drink, came up and asked ...

... An accident took place, between three and four oWock on Thursday afternoon at Briton Ferry Iron Works, by which John Rees, a native of Pembroke, lost his life. An inquest will be held at which the particulars of the sad event will transpire. ...

... JFMPETIAL HOUSE OF COMMONS.—WEDNESDAY. The Speaker took the chair shortly after twelve o'clock. NEW MEMBER FOR LIMERICK. Mr. Butt took t'e oath and his seat for the city of Limerick. TH13 ALABAMA TREATY. Mr. HORSMAN asked the first Lord of the Treasury if he could give an assurance to the House that, with refe- rence to the Alabama Treaty, no new proposals should be made or accepted by the ...

... An alarming fire broke out last night, between seven and eight o'clock, in the chandlery stores of Messrs. ureen & Jonn, grocers, quay-street. It originated in the top of a building called the Making Room. 'The whole of the premises were totally destroyed. The stock, consisting of tallow, bacon, oil, &c., was partially saved by throwing the goods out of the first floor window. A man named ...

... 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 ...