... The half-yearly ordinary meeting of the shareholders of this company was held on Tuesday the Cardiff Arms hotel, Cardiff, under the presidency of Mr. John Boyle. The report and statement of accounts submitted to the meeting showed the balance available for dividend upon the ordinary stock, after providing for dividends upon the guaranteed and preference stocks, to be £4219 Id., and recommended ...

... The village Little Elm, near Frome, was the scene of a serious riot on the afternoon of Thursday. It appears that a man named Thomas Bryant died a abort time since, leaving two cottages and some land to his nephew, Francis Bryant The nephew took possession tbe property and removed furniture into one of the cottages, but was summarily ejected by Mr. Gough, bailiff to the Rev. G. C. Fussell, of ...

... emperor with Pilate, for which he was prosecuted and convicted before tin Council State. Working Men's Clubs.—The Chancellor of the Exchequer has refused to concede to friendly societies the privilege of honorary membership of working man's clubs. Replying by letter to the deputation from the Club Union which recently waited upon him this subject, Sir Stafford Northcote says that, having ...

... A large gathering took place on Monday evening at the closing meeting for the season of the Koyal Geographical Society, London, to hear Admiral Sir Leopold M'Clintock read a paper on Arctic Sledge Traveling. subject which no man living has had more experience, and the gallant officer's account was listened to with marked attention and interest. Sir Leopold M'Clintock, who was very warmly ...

... C&rntoall—:>&. AUbU.II, St. Da#, 30; J9; >t. Stephen* 6y 31; Frc'gony, 23; Trew, W« ...

... Suicide.—An inquest was held at the Lamb inn, on Tuesday, before Dr. Craddcck, coroner, on tho body of (Jeorge Cun.lict, aged 77 years, a cooper trade. From the evidcncoof two neighbours, Mrs. Gulliford and Mrs. Padfiold, it appeared that deceased, whom they found suspended a cord round the neck and quite cold iu the cottage where he resided, had been for sorue time past in low and desponding ...

... The master builders of Blackburn have resolved resist the demands of the operative joiners for advance of 2it. per week. The jjiner*, on tbe other hand, insist on their claim, which, they say, would only bring them up to tbe rate of wages paid Preston aud Darwen. The operative plasterers' demands will also be resisted, and a few days they will come out on sttike. A struggle has for some weeks ...

... • Lecture Mr. Handel Cossham.—This gentleman lectured at the Laverton-hall, on Wednesday, on The Sources of England's Greatness. The Rev. J. Kuddoek occupied the chair. Mr. Cossham, at the close, was awarded cordial vote of thanks by appreciative audience. ...

... and so interesting to the general public, is to receive a grant from the Treasury of *200 in acknowledgment of hi* valuable services. The famous amateur photographer, Colonal Stuart Wortley, has just been named as the curator of the Patent Museum. A* the Government propose erecting a new and enlarged museum for patents at an early date, the office will in the future be a more important one ...

... Wednesday's Guardian contains the following :—The Rev. Dr. Massingbam, who, it will b. remembered, had lately a passage of arms with the Vicar of Vrome, has published in the Hour a long letter, in which he makes a new and disgraceful attack upon Sir. Bennett says When I hear rumours of still more startling fact, even that while censuring rashly for my intercourse with Koman Catholic prieeta ...

... The sixth annual exhibition of this ' ociety waa held Thursday, in a field at Garston, kindly lent William Dunn, Esq. The show was on a much more extensive scale than in any former year, the prizes being more valuable in themselves and more numerous. new class for 72 distinct varieties, called the West of *■['««? champion prists, was one the great features of the show, although it brought out ...

... h. per pound—the choicest and cheapest article food in the worid. Solely Stevens Brothers'. Is cheering, days when adulteration and long prices harass the consumer erery turn, able depend with absolute certainty upon the purity of any one article, and especially ami offered at a low floors. These advantages are gained the purchase of Mas Greger*a Carlo wits, under the Wine Flagon which has now ...