... 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 ...

... CARMARTHEN. THE VESTRIES.—The following gentlemen have been elected churchwardens for the ensuing year: St Peter's, Messrs. R. Lester, and R. M. Davies (re-elected) Christ- church, Mr. E. W. Shackell, and Captain de Kautzow; St. David's, Mr. William Davies, Lammas-street, and Mr. William Davies, Dame-street. CARMARTHEN MARKETS. There was scarcely any home-grown corn offered at this market to ...

... PONTYPRTDD. CLAIMANT'S DEFENCE FUND. A meeting of the believers in the Claimant and those who wish to give him another opportunity to test his case was held in the Butchers' Arms, Pontypridd, on Friday evening. There was a full attendance, and upwards of £ 6 was subscribed. ...

... MERTHYR. BOARD OF GUARDIANS.—The usual weekly meeting of the Board was held on Saturday, when the following members attended :—Mr. G. T. Clark, chairman; Messrs R. H. Rees, Dr. James, Dr. Price, Thomas Jenkins, R. Davies, James Lewis, David Davis, J. Williams, Arthur Jones, Rees Lewis, Pugh, Thomas Williams, B. Kirk- house, George Martin, H. Thomas, &c. The minutes of the last meeting were ...

... THE FORTHCOMING FESTIVITIES. Voluntaryism has had another triumph in Cardiff- Instead of the sums required for the festivities 011 the marriage day being levied by a rate, and largely upon Lord Bute's property, the method advocated by Mr. Councillor Lewis and Mr. Davis has been vindi- cated by a great success. The town has respondedso promptly and liberally that the demonstration wiil derive ...

... BRIDGEND. MEETING OF GUARDIANS. --At the weekly meeting of this Board, held on Saturday, the Rev. C. LL Lewellin presided. The master laid a complaint against the cook, which, after investigation, was amicably settled. The Clerk read a letter from the Local Government Board re- questing the remuneration to be given to the vaccination officers, should not be longer delayed. POLICE COURT, ...

... 2lTh6 cohuboh ESTATES IN WALES. r st report'1'? States Commissioners state in their si6 iritis during this year they have approved i dB0lls> and at?reed uP°n in eight cases of sales of rever- k he value in foe of the estates so agreed to be » of'r °f cas 18 aPProximateIy £ 9,000. The aggregate num- A Pi'o^8 ?PProve^ is, therefore, 3,182, and the value fyf*011!? th°r ea^ w^'h amounts to about £ ...

... A circular, issued by the War Office, gives to the Militia, Yeomanry, and. Volunteer Forces the generic name of Auxiliary. In future all the troops belonging to either of these divisions of the reserve will be under the orders of a general commanding 1 he regular army in the district. A VISIT TO Epps's COCOA MANUFACTORY.—Through the kindness of Messrs. Epps, I recently had an opportunity of ...

... LLANELLY. BOARD OF HEALTH.—At the usual monthly meeting of this Board-present, Messrs. H. J. Howell (chairman), Rosser, Flarries, Randell, Bevan, Evans, and Jones,-—the Surveyor reported in committee, complaints being made with regard to the obstruction caused by the Great Wes- tern Railway at the crossing of the road which leads to the New Dock, and that on Friday the public traffic had been ...

... VACCINATION AND THE DEATH RATE.. To the Editor of the SOUTH WALES DAILY NEWS. SIR,Allow me to call the attention of your numerous readers to the following statistics by your correspondent of the Merthyr Board of Health in reference to the pre- ventive, powers of cow-pox. Out of 826 cases of small- pox which appeared since November, he states that 636 of these had been vaccinated! How came ...

... MONDAY, APRIL 8, 1872. THE celebration of the Tercentenary of Dutch in- dependence naturally awakens some historical reminiscences, and gives rise to reflections upon the present condition of Holland, and of some countries that are or were connected with it. Three hundred years ago Spain was the most powerful country in Europe, being equal on land to France or the German Empire, and far ...

... SWANSEA. SWANSEA VOLUNTEERS.—We regret to find that the, rumours, which have been rife in the town for some days, relative to a break-up of the Kilvey and Hafod rifles, have a basis for their foundation. As its official number proves, the 3rd (Col. Hussey Vivian's) was one of the earliest formed in the county, and has been long well known for the completeness of its organisation, and mus- ...