... THE BANQUET. The annual banquet of the members and friends of the Licensed Victuallers' Association was held at the Royal Hotel in the evening. A large numi er of members and their friends were present, an t the banquet was, as usual, one of au unusually excellent character. The Mayor of Cardiff, Mr D. Jonef, presided, Air A. Blake, the President of the Association, filling the vice-chair. The ...

... THE ELECTION AT STROUD. RETURN OF THE LIBERAL CANDIDATE. On Thursday night, a liberal agent named Jenkins had his leg broken, and was severely beaten by roughs. Yesterday the polling proceeded quietly. The numbers polled at noon were greatly less than on former occasions. Lord Bury made a tour of the polling places, addressing the electors at each station. The election closed at four quietly, ...

... TRAFFIC RETUHNS. FOR WEEK DEC. 1875, 18 (KA — ^»7Q ^70 v» Pembroke and Tenby.i50,24 144i422 London Canal C54 Moinuoi'thsnire 2 949 3,604 G°?\PvLrr.' •• 91'185 S?'o^ 256 i.w ■■ ...

... SJOTTTWAIJCS X,DE TABU' F|,EKUAF.y. -—Morn Eve., » £ » I! IjII 5 37 Wednesday^ 4 |4 5 8M » 4 46: 6 ]5?0 2 5 4o 6 14 ,6 0 38 Thursday.! 5 37 6 iQ 0 290 11 6 39 7 2.27 11 19 Friday 6 31 *> !)z' ...

... NEATH. PUBLIC MEETING.—Yesterday a public meeting of the ratepayers was held at the Town Hall, for the purpose of considering a resolution of the council, to oppose the Neath District Waterworks Bill. After a consider- able amount of talk a resolution confirming the steps taken by it he council was passed. The Bill will, therefore, be opposed in Parliament for the purpose of getting clauses ...

... Statement of the Receipts and Expenditure for the Year 1874. RECEIPTS. EXPENDITURE. j REMARKS. s. d. & s. d. BY COUNTY ROADS BOARDI Balance Vv last Statement available T, T, ,r w 7 r n ■ ■ & s. d.; £ s. d. fcr 1574 4RR o r To Public Works Loan Commissioners ;;cc>l 7 4 From Tolls:— ^03 p. •• •• •• •• 758 10 Cj Eastern District 5122 IS 3 Stationery Printing, and Adverttsing 49 0 C Northern ditto ...

... RAILWAY TRAFFIC RETURNS. FOR WEEK ENDING FEB; 22. 1875. 1874. Increase. Dec. Rhymney 1,031 2,060 — 1,029 Midland 108,125 100,140 7,985 Great Eastern — — 1,108 Great Westerr. 91.73L 96,14G — 4,509 North I-asiern — 4,299.. Lancashire and Yorkshire — — 2,272 Sheffield — — 2,090 North Western — — 3,262 Great Northern — — 89L Chatham — — Caledonian — — 2,038 North British — ..3,565.. London & North ...

... SOUTH WALES TIDE TABLE. FKbliUARY CARDIFF. NEWPORT. a WAN SEA. MA UCH. &Iorni Even Hght Morn Even Hghtj Morn Even Hght 26 Fridav 10 15!l0 28 25 8:10 23i 10 3324 6' 9 3l! 9 4619 3 27 Saturday.. 10 41|10 57 23 910 49lll 5 22 510 T10 1917 8 28 suncay 11 16 11 39 21 611 24 11 47-19 910 39|ll 215 li 1 Mom ay ..I 0 8|l9 31 0 l«!l7 1 11 271 U4 1 2 Tuesday .J 0 45! 1 35118 61 0 53' 1 4316 6 0 1 0 46 ...

... i — .1 lieaths. Death a. SiS ■o £ 13=^! s ~i i— Districts. || £ Yu |.l t, S o1. £ i • '§ N ^ISI |— h-f—p— Caniiff- 253 Whieh-jrch 6680 66 37! si 0 70780! 720 377', 460; 125'; 69 St. Nicholas 5t85l 8* *$; 44\ 3Pi 9 13 Mynvf^islwyn 11705' Js.5 5si 82i 16i 13 bt. Wo.„.os 8988, 123 54! 72! lfti 17 rh1S',?,rt 3170ft 303 2121 lvtf! 37 Chepstuw 184S0- 35 1 ...

... FOR WEEK ENDING JAN. 31. T „ 1^75. 1874. Increase. De- Lo noon & North Western 113, 80 157,524 5,756 — Great Western 97,502 102 183 — 4 681 Monmouthshire & Canal Con pany P.109 926 B ccon and Mertbvr 1 ,'iSl 1,2;7 — 205 Pembroke and Tenby. 378 400 — ...