... FALL OF SNOW.—A heavy fall of snow took place yester- day (Sunday) in Cardiff, and the thermometer sank lower than it has been for many weeks. In consequence of the prevalence of east and north-easterly winds the arrival of a large number of vessels has been delayed. SERVICE FOB THE POLICE.—The Rev. D. Howell, ever active in movements for the spiritual welfare of the people within his charge, ...

... SWANSEA. THE Swansea Local Board of Health Bill was read a second time in the House of Lords on Friday night. COUNTY POLICE.-Befoi,(- Messrs. N. P. Cameron and J. T. Jenkin, a man named Owen was charged with assaulting Thomas Thomas. The parties live at Gwern- llynith, and on the 15th inst., in the course of a quarrel, defendant struck complainant a blow which cut his head open. Fined ;C3, ...

... MONDAY, APRIL 22, 1872. vYE have lately received a large number of letters respecting the spread of what is called Ritualism, and its partial manifestation in connection with Roath Church. Several of these communications have been published in the belief that free trans- mission of thought upon the subject may prove advantageous others, less temperate in tone, and characterised by violent ...

... FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. [REUTER'S AND PRESS ASSOCIATION TELEGRAMS.] FRANCE. PARIS, Saturday.—-In a speccli. at Havre, M. Gam- 13 ta declared his programme to be an educated nation an a national army, and urged that the first reform as the dissolution of the Assembly and the election of a Republican Assembly. ociiAEls' Sunday Evening.—Marguerite Dixblanc is still here. M. Thiers visited Paris ...

... LOCAL BOARD OF HEALTH.—At the usual fortnightly meeting of this Board held in the Town-hall on Saturday, present: Mr. H. J. Howell (chairman), Mr Rees Harries, Mr. John Randell, Mr J. B. Phillips, Mr. David Morris, and Mr. John Bevan, the minutes of the sanitary com- mittee were read and confirmed from which it appeared that the Surveyor reported that the brick water-tables in Burry-street ...

... Correspondence* The publication of letters does not neccs>ariiy imply Editorial concurrence with the views expressed. ...

... THE ROATH CHURCH CONTROVERSY. To the Editor of the SOUTH WALES DAILY NEWS. SIR,-I would refer A Protesting Roath Parishioner to St. Paul's account of the Lord's Supper, 1 Cor. xi. 23-31. There is nothing in the extract given by him that contradicts this; and as to Transubstantiation, which means a change of substance, the extract says the bread and wine is not changed in substance, but ...

... THE PERMISSIVE BILL.-A petition in favour of Sir Wilfred Lawson's Permissive Bill will be presented from this place. It is numerously and influentially signed. ...

... The SforUman Saturday says —From the rnaua# of the Western Mail, published at Cardiff, we yesteriW morning received, along with a copy of that highly teresting journal, the iollowing modest circular using any of the accompanying description of the eeedings in connection with the marriage of the Marquis of Bute, please quote the Western Mail, and seod paper. Now, as the marriage took place on ...

... MAESTEG. READING ROOM.—Another reading room for the benefit of the inhabitants of the Spelter district has been opened by the directors of the Llynvi reading room. BOARD OF HEALTH.—At a recent meeting of the Cwmdu Board of Health designs for pillars and gas lamps from various firms were laid before the Board, and the matter was referred to the Highway Committee.—The surveyor was directed to ...

... ENEMIES IN THE CHURCH. To the Editor of the SOUTH WALES DAILY NEWS. SIR,—I have read with considerable interest the letters which have appeared in your journal, on both sides but I have looked in vain for a denial of the facts stated by a Protestant. I have been informed on good authority that in Roath a clergyman did visit a sick person, and read at the bedside, a prayer in an uitknown ...

... To the Editor of the SOUTH WALES DAILY NEWS. SIR,-In your contemporary, the Cardiff Times, a Tradesman points out that the London Standard has been misled into assigning to Mr Sherley, the Tory agent, all the credit of getting up the late marriage festivities. I don't think he need be very anxious about the matter. Outside Cardiff very few people know who Mr. Sherley is, and therefore the ...