... THE STAK-HALL.—This popular place of amusement continues to hold its own, and during the week has been fairly attended. Professor Jefferson and his youthful assistants entertainment is highly appreciated, as are also the performances of Messrs. Lamb and Chapman, the vonthful darkies. The sisters Tibbett add in no little the evening s entertainment by their dancing Th eSorts of the other ...

... IMPROVEMENT.—On and after the 1st of January the Llynvi, Tondu, and Ogmore Coal and Iron Company will give weekly payments to their workmen, in the current coin of the realm, instead of every eignt weeks as done by the former company. This will no doubt be advan- tageous to the trade of the district. ...

... Another letter on the subject of The Law's Delay, from the pen of Mr. Vernon Harcourt, appears in the Times. Since his last he has received communications from various quarters, which he says cast new light upon the practical injustice accruing from our judicial system. As a justification for prolonging discussion on the subject, Mr. Vernon Harcourt says :—The public must be dealt with in ...

... CoiTOpouttence. THE WESLEYANS AND THE EDUCATION QUESTION. To the Editor of the SOUTH WALES DAILY NEWS. Sir.,—I hope it will not be out of place to reproduce in your paper the following extract from the Methodist Re- corder, which seems to be a comprehensive synopsis of the deliberations and decision of the recent meetings in Lon- don of the Committee on Primary Education, to whom the last ...

... MINERAL AND METAL REPORT. From J. Berger Spence and Co's. report under date yesterday, we learn that, in sympathy with the improve- ment which has taken place in the general trade of the country, but more particularly as a consequence of a re- animation in the activity of our iron industries—the mineral market has maintained a fair degree of firmness and notwithstanding that producers have ...

... THE MONETARY SYSTEMS OF THE | j CONTINENT. A special Commission was, on the initiative of the I. dish Government, appointed in 1869 to introduce | French monetary system into the Scandinavian countries., | Interrupted at its outset by the war of 1870, it was ow last August that a new Commission, consisting of dele- gate* from Sweden, Norway, and Denmark, met at hagen to decide upon the ...

... I FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. [REUTERS' AND CENTRAL TRESS TELEGRAMS.] FRANCE. 1 PARIS, Tuesday Evening.—The Bien, public Ministerial organ, maintains that the speech of M. Thiers confirms that of M. Dufaure but the Conservative journals express disappointment, and j announce their readiness to support the majority, if it break with M. Thiers. The Radicals warmly approve the President's speech. S ...

... THE AMERICAN POSTAL SERVICE.—The Phila- delphia correspondent of the 2imes writes:—The Hon. John A. J. Cresswell, Postmaster-General, shews, as usual, a deficiency in the postal service, the revenues of the last year being 21,915,426 dols.,and the expenditure 21,658,192 dols. There are 251,395 miles of mail routes in operation, 57,971 miles being railway routes. During the year 24,362,500 ...

... Commercial and 3ttarhct Jntcllinciuc. MONEY MARKET —WEDNESDAY. The inquiry for discount this morning has been fair. The brokers are well supplied with money, but the quotation is firm, at 4t to 4 per cent. The Markets for General Securities remain m the inanimate condition which has characterised them of late, and, owing to the busine88 that has been concluded, consisting in a great measure of ...

... The Pall Mall Gazette of yesterday published the under- given letter from the Board of Inland Revenue Sir,—There appeared in your paper of yesterday a circular which has been addressed by some persons lately employed in this department to traders and others assessed under Schedule D of the Income Tax Acts, threatening the Publication of the, amount of profits brought into charge. As this is ...

... MR. HENRi RICHARD.—We would call the attention of our readers to the fact that our worthy member will address a meeting at the Drill-hall this evening. We trust to see a good gathering. BOARD OF GUARDIANS.—The usual weekly meeting of th Board was held on Saturday, Mr. G. T. Clark in the chair. The minutes of the meeting of Saturday last, and of the adjourned meetings held on Thursday and ...

... f PONTLOTTYN. j EXCISE PROSECUTION-At the Merthvr police-court, on Saturday, before Messrs. A. de Rutzen and Dr. Probert, D»vid Williams, Pontlottyn, was summoned at the instance of Mr. Hugo, e-upervisor of excise, with keep- ing a horse without a license. Defendant said he had never been called oil to pay. Thi-s statement was, how- ever, disproved by the evidemce of Nir. Smith, officer of ...