... r r | r if! SD, t JNt Uit t a X' X. TUESDA Y, JANu-AR Y 1, 1878. According to a telegram from Batoam, the Rumsians continue to bombard Samasso- I - I I L iA 1mL--- - r.flnlana ContInaut tO ujumoarq amasso- Djino, Tehurtou, and Teburksou. A sensa. tion. has been caused in Paris by the announcement that England has agreed to comply with the Sultan's request to approach the Emperor of Russia ...

... LONDOXN C1irStoNDXN'. I A ?? . - - . . LONDON, A!ONDAY%,- Evvxr,--c. k rem tlic Rotforni Club I liar Ai, r. GradszorLe thinlks Of tskirng a tstill i~nuro aoti yo part in po-litier. durinlg tire coating, year thiin Ire did lazt. His first. step, it is qsit-, on thot, rc-assc-mihiing Qtf l-'aliaincut.. will be to clialleirge the Minie'.y to an appeat to thea ecountry, en wh~atever proposal th ...

... CARDIFF SCHOOL BOARD ELEC. TtON. 'TI | . c o ^ r I ; - I - 4' IL- I : ^ - . x A T LUN. 9 The secularist 'majority of the old Cardiff School Board are mightily sfraid of a contest. in order to avoid it one of their number, Mr I Sanders. raised a miserable technical objection to ( the validity of Mr. Montague Grover'.s nomina. e tion. Fortunately, Mr. Sanders's objection was a case of 'Great ...

... WELS6H CUSTOMS. W hen a. young man and a young woman bad pledged their troth and agreed. to take one another Fort for bettor or for worse, after receiving the Goo2f. consent of the-jr parents, friends were appointed C on both sides to settle the aemount of dowry, &-c. This was done sometimes in writing, and often Dei 6ria tore. Then the banra were, published M fes chburch-as late as thirty ...

... YEW YEAR'S DAY AMONG Tito' ANYilHNT Bfi,'xtONS. The ancient customs observedat Christmas ¶nd N(-w Y -r 8 Day in Wales are deeply interesti'- Histery has be-n defiled by the prejudice of ects and parties, and by the national hatrd sprining from injury done by one to the other. Blut in old customs we find preserved by the masses, who identified sueh customs with their pleasures, utsges which in ...

... EN GL A -AND MEDIATI2JON. A telegram from St. Petersburg, dated MoUday, Esys:-The request of the British Government for information as to whether Rusaia would be dispoecd to enter into peace negotiations at the desire of the Porte has been received hero. If, as appears, from inquiries made bere, statements have already been circulated abroad respecting the ?? answer, anO the conditions which ...

... IHE PUBLICANS AND THE TEU. PERANCE MOVEMENT. Tn ?? of a )Pttr frnm f WVin~rqn In consequence of a letter from a Windsor clergyman to the secretary of the Berka and ; Becks Licensed Victuallers' Association, that body haa issued the following declaration: v ?? We, the licensed victualler3 of the I Berks and Bucks Protection Association, feeling t the importance and responsibility of our ...

... IDST ILCT I'T ELUl GIENCT. IN AID OF nvi; FuNDi for r']icvi:lsf lx). I .lnew Suft(r;ng rkt i the deprc-ed efi: imo riudc il Ecnuzh ?? ?? n ar e aiade in Bi:micgbami with considcralbe 5ntc'~s Ac AiBi ElisrlnDwyoD held at Duwiais, tii. Tleoxky Choir junder the ieaderzhi; of M.. D. 'oAee) were award'd a prize of Z,2 fir ral i r- img The many rend the skies. The same3 me- complished body took a ...

... - - T F- ;?4 ?? ?? - ?? 4 I ?N ? ? I)ITION. ?? ?? 7-iAiL aiJYcCse, 1.30 A.,c I i.UT~:Eti t T TELEGr.aM.l Itt F IN FRANC CE E. .tc. 3I. Aan olliriiol Note is . . * to-drrv ito r. ixcence to th e recent at 1. IriiorynI ietween G nora de J anl' M..laajor Lab h ;rdire. Tae NotNe i ni ti Iat the Movei.oen- of troops ordered (JrO late crisis, au a which gave rise to - dI lent in C3!1 itUest;, was ...

... tan V-IA-eR~ R th. h1- -l; -- On )loaday, at the borough potty sessions, Ncath, Mr. David Thorre, landlord of the Grey- honed Inn, was summoned for an alleged offence against the Licensing Act. The court was crowded, as the case excited much interest in the town. Mr. Leyshon appeared for the defendant. On the ?? being called, PAies-eonstable Wil- blar Price, No. 5, deposed that he visited the ...

... CABDIFF SCROOL BOARD EAF-C.ION. t t.t~t; uiOAJ. On Monday, at tite Town-hall, Cardiff, ths =uyor AIdarma-n Taylor) declared the u.'minei nt cf Mlr. Montagne Grover, solicitor, of Crockl rS. town, as a. candidate fur a seat on the C.vdif School Ucard. to be valid. The objection to the ?? ioL oE the gentleMan1 inqUestioI had i-c-au rcised Iry ile. Sanoers, on the ground ?? one of ttc rnominawors ...

... r 1f t11-ut-1. 2145-a L'UTERS 'TD THE EDITOR. % AlU correspondents must write on OFV ?? op to the pale only, or their letters will be rejected. APrr.nicrn,-It depeuis upou the terms of your in. denture. CC0 As INUAussTANT.-Writeto the authorities respectin; the n3Eglect. di JenN Corny (Cbeltehanb).-Write to the editor of ti lii fh or the ilori at, ~1 b' THE CAEDIFF SCHOOL BOARD SITES s DISPUTE ...