... DR. LESLIE.—Dr. Leslie gave two musical entertain- ments on Monday and Tuesday evenings, in connection with the Temperance Society. TYPHOID FEVER.-P.C. Walker, usually engaged by the Oakwood Colliery proprietors, died on Tuesday last of this fever. How SMALL-POX IS SPREAD.—On Tuesday a tramp, who had walked from Bridgend to Maesteg, made appli- cation for a night's lodging to the assistant ...

... Commercial aud Jftarhet Jntclliociuc. MONEY MARKET. -SATURDAY. A further recovery of confidence has taken place in sympathy with a general improvement reported in the tone of Continental bourses, and the Stock Markets opened this morning with a firm appearance in all departments. The speculative sellers who contributed so much to de- press the markets on Thursday are now buying back in view of ...

... TOWN COUNCIL.—A meeting of the Council was held on Friday. Present, Mr. Alderman Power, deputy-mayor (in the chair), Aldermen Mason and Wells Councillors Jenkins, Birlan, Gifford, Gordon, Gibbs, Rogers, and M Kelvie The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed. Election of an Alderman. -Proposed by Mr. Gibbs, and seconded by Mr. M'Kelvie, that Mr. R. Jenkins be alderman, in the room ...

... BRUSSELS, Wednesday Evening.—This evening's Journal de Bruxelles says, that immediately on receiv- ing the demand of the French Government, the Belgian Cabinet gave its assent to the extradition of Marguerite Dixblanc. PROTESTANT DEPUTATION.—A deputation represent- ing members of all the religious bodies of the country- Church of England, Presbyterian, Weslejan, Inde- pendent, and Baptist—had ...

... Several items of District News are unavoidably crowded out. ...

... Scarcely a day passes without notice being called to- the conduct of youths and children in the streets of Cardiff and other towns. Complaints are made of the way in which persons are annoyed by coarse language, rude behaviour, and mischievous practices, not always of an innocent and childlike character. We have very little expectation that a reformation will be effected among the youths, who ...

... The Castell Coch Bridge Bill was read a third time and passed on Thursday night. WE are pleased to learn that three promising preachers of the Calvinistic Methodist connexion have just passed their final examination for the degree of Master of Arts in the University of Glasgow-Messrs W. Jenkins, of Cadoxton; J. Jones, of Blaenporth and E. P. Jones, of Bala. AT a meeting of the Scottish section ...

... YNISPENLLWCH TIN-PLATE WoRKS.-Early on the morning of the 2oth inst, a serious accident occurred in taese works, to a boy named Evan Evans. He sus- tained serious injury about the legs, which were fearfully mangled, and he now lies in a precarious state. ...

... PARLIAMENTARY GOSSIP. [BY AN INDEPENDENT WELSH MEMBER] The salient feature in the Parliamentary history of the past week was the defeat of the Government three times by a junction of some of their professed friends with their opponents. That which took place on the motion of Sir Massey Lopes on the subject of local taxation, had, per- haps, no very serious political significance. The question ...

... ACTION FOR BREACH OF PROMISE. la the Court of Common Pleas on the 20tb April the case of Issott v. Smith was heard. Waddy said that this was an action for breach of P* mise of marriage, and at the trial at Leeds before vj Justice Keating the revdict was for the ,■6400. Now, unfortunately, tho amount of dam3? and ousts amounted to more thau all the property defendant had in the world. Mr. ...

... WHOLESALE PAWNING BY A WATCIl. MAKER. I At the Westminster Police-court on Mondafj Charles Kelpean, watchmaker, late of 97, Fulhap1' road, was brought up on a warrant by Police-detecti^ Claugh, Walton-street station, charged with defraud' ing a number of persons of their watches. Williao Sayers, 46, Onslow-buildings, Brompton, said he lei. L his watch with prisoner at his shop in the Fulham* ...

... CATHOLIC CHOIRS.—Archbishop has issued a circular order to the clergy of his diocese prohibiting the employment of female vocalists in thair church choirs after the end of September next. FUNERAL OF A REMARKABLE MAN. At Middleton, near Manchester, on the 20th, the funeral took place of Samuel Bamford, one of the Peterloonot leaders, and author of Celebrated Passages in the Life of a Radical. ...