... THE GREAT STRIKE IN THE IRON AND COAL TRADE. ABSURD RUMOURS CONTRADICTED. MORE FURNACES BLOWN OUT. 0 PREPARATION FOR A LENGTHENED STRUGGLE. [SPECIAL TELEGRAM FROM OUR YERTHYR REPORTER.] MEBTHTB, Tuesday. The; situation remains unchanged. Ti-,i ballot meeting last night, at Dowlais, has resulted in nothing the number which .voted being so small that the te t could not be looked upon as a fair ...

... The Cronka de Catalufla states that Mr. William Leigh, of the firm 01 Boot, Leigh, and Co., Barcelona, has been appointed acting English Consul at that port temporarily vice Jaoies Hannay, Esq., deceased. CARGO OF THE GLAMORGAN.—Of the cargo reported to order yesterday, ex s.s. Glamorgan, 350 tierce3 beef and 45 tierces pork are consigned to Messrs Budgett, James, and Branth, of Bii-itol; 2031 ...

... NEATH. UNUSUAL APPLICATION.—At the borough policP-court on Monday, Mr Plews. William Harvev a bailiff, ar>P,ed to the justices for a summons fi -ain t Mr Phillip P.-mes one of the guardians of Xeath Srih. under the statue 4 and 5 Wm, c 76 and 77, for siniplving goods to the ^eatli Tjmon whilst he was a .guardian, as far back as .Jy last. Towards the close of the applica^10n, ,v appeared to ...

... ENTERTAINMENT, lhe fourth entertainment in aid of the Church Sunday school and choir was given in the National Schoolroom, on Monday evening last. The attendance was fair, and the parts wsre performed very creditably. ...

... YARMOUTH, Jan. 13.-The Calenick, schooner, from Middlesborough to Cardiff, has put into the roads, re- ported very leaky. The Brierly Hill, of and from Shields, and the Conrad, of and from Sunderland, for Table Bay, were in collision yesterday. The former lost bulwarks, rails, stanchions, &c., and the latter returned to Sunder- land. ...

... THE TEST BALLOT AND ITS OPPONENTS. [FROM OUR SPECIAL COBRESPONnBNT.] MHRTHYB, Monday Night. The announcement made this morning of a Haiiot meeting at Dowlais has quite unexpectedly provoked an enormous and energetic opposition from the Unionists. All through the town to-day, and in Dowlais especially, this topic has been the theme ef talk, and the subject of conuiderable difference of opinion. ...

... THE DAY OF REST.. A difficult question with reference to the observant the Sabbath was raised Uy the deputation froin Working Men's Lord's Day Rest Association, waited on the Bishop of London on Monday to e;1 attention to the great evil caused by the use of professed Christians on Sundays. Mr. Girdlestone, introduced the deputation, pressed the Bishop to ded,.it a ermon on the subject in St. ...

... WRECKAGE.—Since the rough weather recorded in these columns a few days ago, the shores of Cardigan Bay, from New Quay to Borth have been strewn with large baulks of timber, some of which have been a long time in the water; they also appear to have formed portions of dif- ferent cargoes. On Thursday morning the figure-head and part of the stern of a 2,000 ton ship, was washed ashore at this ...

... PARLIAMENT is to be formally opened to-day, and the business of legislation will commence in earnest. What the QUEEN'S Message will reveal can only be the subject of conjecture, but, as usual, at such a period, speculation is rife, and curiosity excited in a special degree. Naturally enough the country will be congratulated upon the termination of the American difficulty, and the advisability ...

... LISVANE. ENTERTAINMEMT.—An interesting entertainment was SHen on Monday evening' at the Baptist Chapel by the 5$$mbei's of the Tonic-Sol-Fa class, under the care °^vj- T. Samuel, A.C., Tydee. The chair was takenjg Kw. Thomas, Basseleg, better known h? of G wilym ilaesaleg. There was a large audieu ...

... M BARCELONA, Saturday.—The provincial deputa- has voted the purchase of the Convent of St. N-lip Neri for the Working Men's Atheneeum, 44 Internationalist society. » 'BARCELONA, Sunday.— Several Carlists have arrested. ...

... The general quarterly report of the committee of this society was held yesterday at Willis's Rooms, Vice-Ad- miral Goldsmith in the chair. There were also present- Commanders J. E.- I,and, Thomas Wright, and W. Gardner, Staff-Commander J. A. Bcckett, Paymaster A. Ellis, Mr. Case (Navy Agent), Captain Howes, and Vice- Admiral Belcher. Mr. Jefferson, the secretary, read the report, which shewed ...