... COMING ATMOSPHERIC CHANGES. A correspondent of the Liverpool Mercury writes:—' Dr Knapp has shown in au historical paper to the NetI1 York Medical Journal that all wide-spread pestilences for 300 years past have occurred with the perihelia of the large planets. At former periods it has been noticed that- the near approach of one or more of the larger planets of the solar system occasioned ...

... Citi'diff JnteUigcnct. MONDAY. NEGLECTING TO PROCEED TO JSEA,—At the Police-court on Monday, before Mr. Jt, Jones and Mt*. Alderman Piide, Richard Grant, a seaman, was charged with neglecting to join the ship Lebanon, of New Brunswick, after siguing articles. The ship was bound on a voyage to Kio Janeiro. The piisoner signed on the oth to join on the 6th. The vessel sailed on th-j 8b, having ...

... Sir,- I do not know how far the publication of the analysis of the voting of Friday last which I have seen' to day is justified, but that analysis enables me to lay before your readers the following figures, which show the number of burgesses who voccd for each caudidate at the late contest, as distinguished from the number of votes. The result will no doubt be int -resting and satis- factory ...

... THE GRAND 'OPERATIC CONCERT AT CARDIFF. The annual concert for the benefit of the regimental band of our local volunteer artillery is always looked forward to as the most important musical event of thtr year, as it is known that the very bfst talent will be secured by Colonel Hill and his officers, regardless of, cost. Were it not for their enterprise, Cardiff would not enjoy the advantage of ...

... WINES AND SPIRITS (Foreign) on which duty was prat An London by some of the principal firms during the paat year. WINES (FOREIGN) SPIBITS (FORIIGN) GalIens i Gallons W i JxA A Gilbey 88tf,29S I W &, A Gilbey 348,531 A;inii wall, Portal aud Co 130,S32 Twiss & Browning 193,211 JF W ->7 Max Greger ...

... to iht CHARLOTTE STREET MISSION ROOM.. SIR, I am glad of the opportunity to inform the publie —and the public, I am sure, will be pleased to hear that Miss Jenner, Wenvoe Castle, has been for six days very hard at work amongst the poor, the sick, and the unfor- tunates of Charlotte-street and its neighbourhood. The Town Mission Room was, through the kindness of mem- bers of the committee, ...

... SOUTH WALES TIBiS TABLE. JAN CARDIFET SWANSEA, NEWPORT. — MorniEvcnIHghtMorn EvenjHghtjMorp Even^Hght I6s^day •• rTlrt!7ri~8ll 1711 4l|l8 51 0 5 23 4 17 0 23; 0 55 23 8 0 9117 7 0 31 1 3 22 3 I»vrU^y 1 341 2 is'i3 3 0 45 1 32 17 S 1 42 2 20 21 10 l9 JKontW 3 3 43>24 2 2 18 3 0 18 0-8 9 8 51 22 10 4 22 4 5SIZ5 10 8 85 4 9 19 4 4 30i 5 6 24 9 21 5 33 R 7,27 8 4 43 5 16 20 10 5 41 » H oS « 22 6 ...

... SIR, -General reference has been made to th simple justice of the popular verdict given in last Saturday's election of members for the new School Board. But it has not, perhaps, struck you how mathematically just also is the said vt rdict. Let us take first the numerical order of the elected, and; we find the two Roman Catholic candidates stand thus- Rev. F. liayde No. 1 Mr J. A. Boulanger 11 ...

... RAILWAY~TRAirria RETURNS. FOR WEEK iUNDlj&G JAN. 2nd. 1 1W4. WoS. Increase. Dec. 1W4. IMti.. Increase. Dec.' Taff Vale. £ 5,4«0 1## 23SS — FeaaRtli Rtikov* VmX+*t.. > Railway. 995 1JH& i. 565 —. £ & r. ;vz'SSz^- £ & r. ;vz'SSz^- Calsdoman ;'l -Si 49S4 Nertk BrWiA — 1S«» Great Northern 21«1 SouAR»#«fB> 0 flfit — §64 preit Western ...

... FOR WEEK ENDING JAN. 2nd. 1874. 1873. Increase. Dec. 1070.. ...

... FOR WEEK ENDING JAN. 17. m 1S75. 1874. Increase. Doc- Taff \ale 5,612 8 411 — — l'enarth Harbour, &c. 381 1,954, lihymney THi 21-9 Breconand.Merthyr P-l 13,1 1301 — 167 Pembroke and Tenby 59 46 ] London and N. Western 158 893 152.962 MO — Great Western 97,508 100,372 — 23t4 Monmonthsbire Railway and 2957 3637.. — 680 North has'.ern 1377 Midland 7^86 Lancashire and Yorkshire — 2S28 ...

... RAILW AY TR A FFLC RETURNS. fOR WEEK JAN. 17. and Mfrthvr lR7s 1X7■). Increase. Pec. \a*'irelLayal,daa 1S°3 166 Sreat Western 3923 — 1159 ^ttbroke and Ter.hy' 06'5„7 lc>,)'425 •• -.3308 ^ersot and Dor et J26 ■■ U 1067 1C68 g — ...