... BOARD OF GUARDIANS.—At the weekly meeting of this Board,, held on Tuesday (Mr. Howel Gwyn in the chair), and subsequent to the re-instating of the various members of committees, and the re-election of chairman and vice- chairmen a discussion took place on the small-pox epi- demic, which eventuated in the carrying of a motion put by Mr. Parsons, and seconded by Mr. Price, that a num- ber of the ...

... Mention of the unhappy Pope seems to have same effect upon Mr. Newdegate, as red cloth has op an infuriated bull. A little while ago, when the I*0 Father was deprived of his temporal sovereignty) the QUEEN, in her private capacity, thought fit to him a letter of condolence, the honourable 11113111 of for North Warwickshire got into a dreadful state excitement, and prophesied all sorts of evil ...

... Mr. Robert W. Keate has received her Majesty's approval as Governor-in-Chief of the West African Settlements and Mr. Anthony Musgrave as Lieutenant- Governor of Natal. During the recess M. Thiers so-far anticipates the re- turn of the Government to Paris as to hold receptions at the Palace of the Elysee, which is being prepared for the purpose. The question of the restoration of two hundred ...

... DREADFUL LEAP OVER CEFN BRIDGE —Cefn fair did not pass away without a most deplorable accident. A coach painter of Merthyr, named Joseph Lee, who had gone to enjoy himself at the fair after the orthodox fashion, was returning home at night, considerably the worse for liquor. By some extraordinary infatuation, when on the bridge he became possessed with an idea that his watch was in the river ...

... CARDIFF CORN MARKET.—SATURDAY. Very little business done at market to-day. Prices of native grain may be quoted about the same as test Satur- day. Foreign grain may be bought at the following rates :—Maize, prime American, 30s per 480 lbs.; seconds, 27s to 28s Egyptian beans, 35s 6d to 86s 6d per 480 lbs. Black Sea grinding barley, 25s to 26s per 400 lbs. French and Russian oats, 21s to 22s ...

... FIRE.—About two o'clock on Monday morning A fire was discovered in the bar of the Volunteer Inn, Llanarth- street, kept by Mr. Parkinson. An alarm was at once given by Sergt. Wimall, who promptly despatched P.C. Gadd for the hose and reel from the Town-hall. The fire was, however, extinguished by a few buckets of water. It appeared that the fire had originated near a gas pipe, which had melted ...

... MISSIONS TO SEAMEN.—The Rev. Canon Jenkins, M.A., preached two eloquent sermons in St. Mary's Church on Sunday in sustentation of the Cardiff Seamen's Mission fund. SMALL-POX.—The summons issued against Mr. Daniel Smart, at the instance of the sanitary authorities, for hav- ing neglected to take the necessary steps to guard against the spread of small-pox has been withdrawn on Monday, on ...

... The publication of several letters is unavoidably postponed. ...

... left ^NTiNorLB, April 23.—Prince Frederick Charles V on board an Austrian steamer for Vienna via hijjj a He has accepted an antique sword, presented to f a souvenir of his visit here by the German colony clothe Sultan the Order of the Medjidie of the first boarj -Prince William of Denmark left yesterday on a French steamer, also en route for Vienna ...

... RELIGIOUS SERVICES.—On Wednesday and Thursday the quarterly meeting of the Unitarian ministers of South Wales took place here. Divine service was held in the old Chapel. The ministers who took part in the services were the Rev. Professor Evans, Carmarthen; Revs. W. Thomas, Llandyssil; T. Thomas, Pantdafaid; J. Evans, Gellyonen; J. Evans, Cefn, Merthyr; and J. Joseph George, Aberdare. The ...

... ELECTION OF GUARDIANS.— W. H. Powell, 1; B- Atkins, 2 W. Evans, 3, ...

... The inoiathly meeting of the Cardiff Chamber of Commerce was held on Wednesday. Mr. G. T. Clark, the president, occupied the chair, and there were present —Messrs J. J. Heist, S. S. Howard, Tellefsen, Ronn- leldt, A. T, li ucoyich, W. J. Trounce, E. C. Downing, J. A. Wilson, Thomas Morgan, Angel, junr., Old field, H. B. Buckingham, S. D. Jenkins, Curtis, G-otterell, Sayee, &e. The papers laid ...