... An ordinary meeting of this board was held in the club-room of the four Elms Inn last night; Mr. J. Kvanj in the chair, The members present were Messrs. Enoch, Price, Stallybrass, and Thompson. The Inspector of Nuisances reported that there were two cases of typhoid fever in Silver-street, and one in Shakespeare-street. The houses had been disinfected. There were some complaints as to the way ...

... To tltc Editor of tite SOUTH WALES DAILY NEWS. t>i ...

... Calcutta, Nov. 24,-Sir lUchard Temple states that many landholders suspended collection of rents, and ask for no compensation for the land taken up for relief w(,jrks during the famine. Forty lakhs have been advanced to zemindars, land- holders, and merchants for the improvement of land, the benefit of the tenantry, and the importa- tion of grain. The Bengal subscriptions amount to nearly £ ...

... [FROM OUR SHIPPING REPORTER.] LATEST ARRIVALS IN PEXARTH ROADS. CARDIFF, Thursday Night. St Louisa, 55, light. Gusta Helena, 438, ballast. Belle Vue, 679, ballast. Persever- ance, 41, light. Resolution 31, light. Isabella, 74, lig'it. Sniipatia, 409, ballast. Dublin, a, 240, light. Charles, 56, light. Epney Lass, H, hght. Snowdrop, 99, ballast. Britannia, 58, Iipht. Kalewood, 561, ballast. ...

... This event, which for some time has been looked forward to with high expectation by many, came off yesterday. When the matter was mooted a few weeks ago, it was only intended to be an attempt to introduce this kind of thing into the town, as there never had been such a meet- ing of the bards in Haverfordwest before. As time wore on the number of choirs entering as competitors for the several ...

... The annual return of the number of crimes committed, and the manner of dealing with the offenders by the magistrates, was presented by the chief superintendent of police to the watch committee on Wednesday. The num- ber of the police force was stated to be 56, and the salaries, contingent expenses, clothing, station-house charges, &c., amounted to £ 4,865 10s. The sum paid out of the ...

... A SILLY TRICK.—At the petty-sessions on Wednesday, before Air G. Williams (stipendiary) and Mr Shepherd, Geotge Ccllins and Thomas Govier, sinkers, were charged with wilfully damaging a ginger-beer bottle, the property ot Henry Mander, confectioner, Mill-street, Pontypridd, and with assaulting him. Collins was fined 10J, damages, 6d, and costs and Govier had to pay 20s. ASSAULT ON A PUBLICAN ...

... TaE FKARFUL THE n„ CHANNEL OFF THE LIZARD. Monday the Board of Trade inquiry into the cir- piU'jtance.s attending the fearful collision off the Lizard, fftween the iron ships Candahar, of Liverpool, and the v/Vyabridge, both bound to Australia, from London %ch resulted In the loaa of the latter ship, and the' rVtain, his wife, and daughter, and eight of the crew r^ concluded a? Greenwich ...

... A correspondent signing himself An Industrious Trifler, writes to the Pall Mail Gazette, stating that after fioing through the biography of the members of the House or Commons, he finds that nearly one-half of them were edu- cated at public schools. Winchester and Rugby are fan y represented, but they are not nearly so wen Harrow, wliioh is in turn quite e Eton. This latter school has, in ...

... PENARTH DOCK AND RAILWAY DIRECTORS.—Mr. J. Hoist writes to say that he was not present at the meeting of the Penarth Dock and Harbour directors at the Ryoal Hotel on Friday, as was stated in our columns. DEATH BY DROWNING.—An inquest was theld by Mr. E. B. heece on the body of Catherine Purnell, aged 57. Deceased went out about half past seven on Saturday night to meet her husband coming from ...

... The I'ai'ij Jvar/ta! say* that the ex-Queen Isabella, o £ pa in is about to sell h*r diamonds, estimated at a v« )oe of twelve millions of francs. They will be disposed of by auction in London. IT A 14ACT that persons eften pay a high price for Cartes de Virttw, and when they have them tbev He not good portrait. To obviat* tnto, you should visit, the studio of Air. T. L. Hew*, b. Puke-street. ...

... At the Arches Court yesterday, before Sir R. Phillimore the hearing of the second prosecution in the case of Martin Mackonocliie for alleged Ritualistic practices at St Al- lan's, Holborn, London, commenced. Dr. Stephens, in opening the case, said that the pro- motor was Mr, John Martin, a gentleman well known for Ids benevolent exertions in the education of the poor. The learned counsel then ...