... DANGEROUS FIRE.—The inhabitants of this town were very much excited on Monday morning, between nine and ten o'clock, by the general cry of fire, a fire having taken full possession of a carpenter's shop in JNicholaa- street. This shop is attached to and surrounded by other dwelling-houses, and within a few feet to the pine-end of the Mount Pleasant Chapel, which was at one time very much ...

... REFUSAL TO ACCEPT A REDUCTION. BLOWING OUT THE FURNACES. MISCHIEVOUS MIS-STATEMENTS. TREFOREST, TUESDAY. Having received information of a condition of affairs in this place similar to that at present existing at Cyfarthfa, I determined to run down and ascertain personally the exact state of the case. A pleasant ride by the Taff Railway soon brought me to this delightfully situated village, ...

... Lord Chancellor took his seat at five o'clock, rp, MISCELLANEOUS. Jjjvj116 Boundaries of Archdeaconries and Rural Deaneries Solii e Colonial Clergy Bill, the Betting and the Con- j^jJUated Fund (i'12,000,000) Bills passed through com- jttee. The Public Worship Regulation Bill was com- ^™ttpro forma, for the insertion of the amendment pro- to b by the ArchUshop of Canterbury, and was ordered e ...

... I THE O Tlie Ouiicw York, brings America i^=-—; of the brutal outrage on th3Yi^ £ 0tn Guatemala and of the summary punlsiSteiic, detail cutor. The World of the 13th inst., in a special (Tegpa^ dated the 2nd of May, layl t> £ nttns? excitem.9nt has followed the arrival of tha ^B^eam3^P Arizona at this port, with news that Mr. John Magee, British Vice-Consul at San Jos6 da Guatemala, had ...

... THE CZAR AT CRYSTAL PALACE. On Saturday afternoon oti? imperial guest paid his long- expected visit to the Crystal Palace, where every effort had been made to provide A brilliant enter- tainment. The affair was a splendid success throughout, the weather being remarkably fine, and the night clear enough to do justice to the fireworks. As might have been expected, the interior of the Palace was ...

... LOCAL LAW CASE. In the Vice-Chancellors' Courts, Lincoln's-Inn. before Vice-Chancdlor iSir R. Malins, the case of the Great Vv extern Colliery Company v. Tucker and another was again heard. The matter came before the court on Wed. on the application by the defendants to have the l)ill dismissed for want of prosecution. After hearing counsel for the respective parties (the plaintiffs having ...

... On Friday evening the Duchess de la Rochefoucauld- Bisaccia gave a dance at the French Embassy, at Albert- gate, to meet their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Prin- cess of Wales. The Duke of Cambridge, the Due de Nemours, nearly all the members of the diplomatic corps and about 500 of the elite of society were invited to meet the Prince and Princess. Several years have elapsed since the ...

... ;— a EGLWYSILAN. SCHOOL BOARD EEE^TION.—A correspondent writes:— This parish, although it has escaped, a contest in the elec- tion of Guardians or the poor, is likely to have to undergo the expense and excitemieht of a contest in connection with a. School Board, election, eight members having been nominated for seven seats. The ratepayers had wisely arranged the members^so that every portion ...

... The Western Merning Newt Madeira correspondent lays:—H.M.S. BatTMoata, frem Cape Coast, arrived Apri128rd, andiwas to leave April 25th, [or .Spithead. Colonel Maxwell: died on board the Africa on the 14th April. The Liverpool Pott states that Joseph Edmund Perry, Liverpool, agefit for the Westminsetr Brymbo Seal Company, has absoonded with &lO,OOO! Biuom.—BrrfS Coooa.—43tBAXMruL eoM- monnk— ...

... NAVAL EXPENDITURE. A Parliamentary return, issued yesterday, shoW £ that the estimated increase of naval expenditure this year, compared with last, will be :£174,760. ...

... CARDIFF RACES AND STEEPLE- PHASES. FRIDAY. The promoters of these sports were most fortunate in having such genial weather for their meeting. O utdoor amusement seems to require the invigorating influence of a sunny sky. The morning of Friday was dull and cold a thick, murky atmosphere portended a change, but at noon the sun broke out again, and the weather for the remainder of the day was ...

... OUR LONDON CORRESPONDENT. LONDON, Thursday. It is by no means certain that the event which the Liberationists desire will not come about, though not in the way which they desire. The letter addressed by the English Church Union to the Archbishop of Can- terbury is a very serious matter. It is temperately worded, and professes a respect for the Bishops, which contrasts favourably with the ...