... CARDIFF. DRUNK AND DISORDERLY.—At the borough police- court yesterday, before Mr R. O. Jones and Mr D. Jones, Thomas Mciivoy, a young man, was fined 5s and costs for being drunk and disorderly in the Hayes on Thursday evening. SHOP ROBBEBT.—Michael Carpenter, a man of respect- able appearance, was charged with stealing a coat from the shop of Mr Blaiberg, pawnbroker, of Bute-street. On Monday ...

... BANKRUPTS. Curwen John Gouch Gale, 31, St. James's-square, Middle- sex, late clerk. John Clarke and Edmund Thompson, 53, C Avenue, Metropolitan Meat Market, London, meat salesmen, trading as Clarke and Thompson. Thomas McKnight, of Whitehaven, commission agent, and also a timekeeper. Joseph Henry McGovern, 65, Newlands-street, and 118. Breck-road, Liverpool, licensed victualler. Titus Lewis, ...

... BLACKWOOD RACES AND PIC-KIC. The annual pic-nic and races, held under the patron- age of Captain E. D. Williams, Maesyrhyddyd, and tlie officers and Fourth Battery of the Monmouth Artillery Volunteer Corps, took place as usual on Whit-Monday. The event took place on land belonging to the Place Farm, situated between Blackwood and Pengam, at the back of the fine old mansion which was at one ...

... mperiat Kariimneni. I HOUSE OF LORDS.—FRIDAY. The Lord Chancellor took his seat at 5 o'clock. ROYAL ASSENT. The Royal Assent was given by commission to the Mutiny Bill and the Marine Mutiny Bill. THE ENDOWED SCHOOLS COMMISSION. Earl DELAWARR gave notice for Thursday next to ask what course the Government proposed to take with reference to the Endowed School Commission. ITHE FAMINE IN INDIA. ...

... LOCAL BILLS IN PARLIAMENT; THE ABERDARE AND ABERAMAN GAS BILL. Yesterday the' Committee of the House of Commoner to whom the consideration of the desirability of this BUt; has been committed commenced their, sittings,.Mr Ger. in the chair. Mr Michael and Mr Richards appeared for the pftome-. ten of the Bill—the Aberdare Gas Company—and. Mr- Granville Somerset for the opponents. Mr Michael ...

... RAILWAY TRAFFIC RETURNS. FOB WEEK KNDING OCT.-3rd. 1874. 1873. Increase. Dec. TaffVafc 49420 8.:0 1120.. Penarth Harbour, Dock and Railway. l,Sf9 1.817 — 8 Rhvmnev 2320 2,138 182 Brecon and Mertkvr 1.030 1,4t3 452 London & North Western..184,t79 180,8.1;4 S647.. — Great Western 110,095 111,S41 1246.. Monmouthshire Railway and Canal Company 3,830 3,955 124,. — i Somerset and Dorset.. 1,152 1.2 ...

... DR. HAYMAN'S CASE. On Monday morning the hearing of the suit Hayman v. the Governing Body of Rugby School was resumed for the third time, before ;Vice-Chanceller Malin. The court was not crowded in the early part of the morn- ing, as on the prev ous days. Dr. Hayman was pre- sent, and occupied his usual seat on the web; and the Bishop of Worcester, arriving soon after the sitting of the court ...

... GLAMORGANSHIRE VOLUNTEER RIFLE ASSOCIATION. The annual prize mfeting began at Port Talbot on Tuesday, and concluded on Thursday. There was a heavy shower in the afternoon. The arrangements were ably carried out by the following committee :-The Lord Lieu- tenant, Major Dillwyn, M, P., Lieut. S. D. Evans, Capt. Hall, Lieut.-Colonel Hill, Captain Llewellyn, Captain E. P. Martin, Major Nicholl, ...

... CARDIGANSHIRE REGISTRATION COURTS. The following is the net results of these Courts, which are now completed. The Conservatives were represented by Messrs Jenkins and Evans, of Cardigan, and Mr J. T. Atwood, Aberystivith; and the Liberals by Mr Thos. Harris, Llechryd. Liberal* Ltbenui vonaerr. Oonserv. admitted, expunged. admitted, expunged Llandysaal 2 3 2 5 Cardigan 43 25 14 26 Lampeter 15 7 ...

... FOR WEEK ENDING AUGUST 16th. 1874. 1873. Increase. Dec. TaffVale £ 8,319 6,808 1311.. Penarth Harbour, Dock and Railway. 1,495 876 619.. Rhymney 2>>61 2,014 237 — Brecon and Merthyr 1.229 1,563 — 384 London & North Weatern.. 186,444 179,649 — 6795 Great Western 113,366 110,321 3015 Monmouthshire Railway and Canal Company 8,983 4,015 37 Midland — — 7051.. North FAstem — — 4444 Ene — — 17,700 ...

... MONMOUTBT BOROUGHS ELECTION DISGRACEFUL RIOTING AND DESTRUCTION NEWPORT, Thursday.—Nothing could surpass the ex- citement manifest on desiring to know the result of the contest of Wednesday, although there were indications that the Conservative party had won the seat, and henCe the jubilancy with which the over zealous partisans talked of the Mayor. After the dose of the poll, the ballot boxes ...

... FATAL ACCIDENT IN A DISTILLKEY. TWO MEN SCALDED TO DEATH. On Wednesday evening a tank in Ucpsrlltue's Dig. tillery, Port Duadas, Glasgow, which contained twenty. tive tons of barley water, bunt, through one of the supports giving way, and three men. named respec- tively Alexander Beaton, John McLean,.and Malcolm McLeod, were severely scalded. Beaton and McLean died shortly after the accident, ...