... POLICE-COURT.—The magistrates on the bench were Viscount Emlyn, Mr W. Dn Buisson, and Mr G. H. Relf.—John Davis, Llanegwad, was charged with having game unlawfully iu his possession. Defendant was fined 10s, and costs, the nets and rabbits found in his possession to be forfeited.—John Richards, Lewis Clark, Rees Lewis, Thomas Morris, and William Owen were charged, Thomas Morris with assault, ...

... A shrewd confectioner out West has taught his parrot to say Pretty crcature to every lady who enters his shop, and his business is rapidly increasing.. ...

... Some recently published memorials of China give a curious insight into the relations between the Emperor, his Court, and the mandarins of the empire. On the 7th of January Prince Kung for- mally writes to say that he is much obliged for the Imperial gift of a sable robe. A few days later the Prince of Tun and others return thanks for presents of swallows' nests; while numberless officials ...

... WORKING MEN AND THE POULTRY SHOW. TQ the Editor oj the SOUTH WALE3 DAILY NEWS. SIR, -I liotice oii looking at the catalogue and gomg througn the poultry show at Cardiff, to-day, t n 1,30I'iCinS classes are scarcely represented at all,^and I am not surprised at it, as they can scarcejy be expected to produce and keep such high-class poultry as the nobility and gentry whose names appear in the ...

... NEGLECT TCTISSESS PROPERTY AT CINMRFORD. A grievance has arisen arabng ratepaterk of Hoxley, immediately contiguous to Ciiiderford, iu consequence of its having recently been dis- covered that certain iron mine royalties have for a long time past escaped assessment to the local rates. The matter is now before the assessment authorities. ...

... ABERTILLERY. THE ENGLISH BAPTISTS.—This church has recently built a commodious schoolroom. The contractor was Mr John Edmunds. On Sunday and Monday services were held to ,celebrate the opening of the new room. The sermons were Sreached by the Revs. Mr Lloyd, of Castletown ewis, of Risca Davies, of Newbridge; Wil- liams, of Brynmawr; and Jones, of Blaiua. The collections realised ...

... By Order of Her Majesty in Council, the Con- vocations of Canterbury and York have been further prorogued to Friday, December 6th. While a bowling green was being laid out in the grounds of Conishead Priory, once attached to the monastry of Furness Abbey, and which is now oc- cupied as a hydropathic establishment, an ancient burial ground supposed to be about 700 years old, was disclosed. ...

... A horrible discovery was made in Liver- pool yesterday, the dead bodies of a woman and six children being found in the upper room of a house. There was a coke pan in the centre of the room, and the family are supposed to have been suffocated by the fumes from a charcoal fire, but although there were evidences of poverty, it is not k11on whether the shocking occurrence is the result of ...

... Taken daily at 9 a.m., for week ending Frida y November 8th. Min. tlvLTOm. Day. Rain. Baromj MaxjMin Dry.jWet i 2 Saturday, ••• 30.10 44 34 43 41 N. 3 Sunday.j -02 30.12 43 37 48 45 N. 1 Monday. 29.75 48 35 48 45 N. 5 Tuesday. 29.85 48 43 48 45 n.VS G Wednesday! 29.60 48 41 47 43 NNW 7 Thursday -21 29.72 47 43 47 44 NNW S Friday 29.37 47 29 N.W. Observations — Saturday 2nd, fine, bright. Sun- ...

... The Rev. George Dale Copeland, B.D., vicar of St. Stephen's, Walworth, in the course of an interesting sermon, on Sunday evening, upon the words Ye shall carry up my bOLes from hence (Gen. 50 chap., 25 v.), said that there was one object of strange interest to be. found among that travelling nation pro- ceeding from Egypt to Canaan, over 3,000 years ago. It was never parted with during the 40 ...

... AN IMPRISONED OWL. Tue owner of a large farm not far from Lancaster, a., had an opportunity in the early summer of wit- t saing how an Interloper is punished by the ecies of birds. A pair of martins had taken po*- = Vsion of a small box, and were building their nest. day while they were absent a screech-owl took losscssion of the box, and when the martins came )r e at night would not allow ...

... NANTYAIOEL. COMPETITIVE AIEKTINS.—A competitive meeting in recitations, poetry, and singine was held on Monday evening, at Bethel Chapel, under the presidency of the Rev Air Roberts, minister. The adjudicator was Air Bnallfc Jones, Tonvpandy, The following was the programme Opening song, by Buallt Jones. Recitations, £ i v.n i'pam am hyny—1st. W. Griffitns, Nanty- moel. Solo, Dyffryn Chvyd ...