... The fortnightly meeting of this Board was held on Wednesday, when the members present were—Messrs George Martin (in the clair), T. Williams, J. Gabe, T. Lloyd, J. Bryant, J. Price, J. Jenkins, J. Ross, T. Jones, David Price, B. Kirkliouse, R. T. Griffiths and J. Probert. THE PROPOSED BORROWING OF £2,700. The minutes of the former meeting having been read and confirmed, the Clerk informed the ...

... MEETING OF THE COUNCIL On Friday evening a meeting of the Council of thE Merthyr Chamber of Trade was held at the Bush Hotel. The High Constable, Mr David Williams, presided, the other members present being Messrs W. Smyth, J. W. James, W. Harrap, M. L. Evans, W, Meredith, and D. P-ees Lewis, secretary. THE LONDON AND NORTH WESTERN RAILWAY TRAINS. The minutes having been confirmed, ,the ...

... MERTHYR GITA.RDIA.NS, At the weekly meeting of the Board held on Satur. day the following Guardiuis we.- present — Messrs R. H. Rhys (in the chair), J. Williams, D. E. Williams, W. Bell. T. Edwards. D. DAVIRS, Canon- street, R. T. Griffiths, T. Wiiiiims, D. D-ivies, Glebeland, J. W. James, C. E. Matthews George Martin, D. P. Davies, Mathew Bites, J. Johns, J. Gibe T. Rees. D. E. David, B. ...

... ,THE ZULU WAB. CETEWATO'S PEACJS MESSENGEES. A telegram from which we take the following ex- tracts, has been received at the War Office, from Gene- ral Clifford, Pietermaritsburg, dated Maderia, July 6: —On Jane 10, CfealOck, Fort Pearson, advanced Buffs and One Company of railway engineeers. Strickland reports from DurbanSix weeks' gnpplies at Fort Chelmsford. Eight wagons with supplies on ...

... MR. FOTHERGILL. M.P., AND THE ABERDARE ELECTOUS. On Thursday afternoon a meeting. which was atten. ded by about 200 electors, was held in the Assembly Room of the Temperance Ha!I, at Aberdare, for the purpose of considering matters appertaining to the approaching dissolution of Parliament, and to appoint a deputation to wait upon the present member, Mr. Richard Fothergill, to solicit him to ...

... STORMY VESTRY MEETING AT MERTHYR. On Friday evening one of the most numerously attended vestry meetings ever held in Merthyr took place in the Vestry-room, Glebeland, for the purpose of consenting or otherwise to the revision and alteratIon of fees charged by the Burial Board for the parish uf Merthyr Tydfil, for interments in common graves in the cemeteries of the said Board. The rector, the ...

... A WOMAN'S ADVENTURE WITH A\. 17 BURGLAR. the Runcorn Police Court, William Poxon, aliai Spikey, from Nottingham, has been charged with burglariously entering the house of a Mrs. Carter, the miio of a boatman.-The prosecutrix stated that on le night of the 1st instant, her husband being away, the went home about half-past 11 with her daughter, Iged 14, who was to sleep with her. On getting neai ...

... LZ^tDlsn°i'^ J,L JJUraaul iiUU aoaor ana Man, ana Mr. Thomas Salt, M.P., have been elected Vice. presidents of the Church Defence Institution, and the Hon. Alfred Gathome Hardy, M.P., and Mr. 1 Commit W plaC ...

... AMERICAN INGENUITY. American ingenuity has recently revealed itself in an entirely new invention, worthy to rank with the wooden nutmegs and imitation oats which are re- ported to have made such a brilliant commercial hit in the days of Sam Slick. It would appear that a Yankee traveller in notions has succeeded in clearing something handsome during a brief tour through the Canadian frontier ...

... EXTRAORDINARY SCENE IN LIVERPOOL. The other afternoon the neighbourhood of Watec Street was disturbed by a somewhat exciting scena between a well known Liverpool merchant and a limb of the law. The officer in question, duly armed with, a writ, which he wished to serve with as little pub- licity a possible, repaired to the office of the merchant whose somewhat erratic proceedings of late have ...

... SATURDAY. — {Before John Bishop, James Probert an Thomas Williams, Esqrs.) THE DRUNKARDS' LIST. -Thomas Jones, haulier, found by P.C. Phillips lying drunk and incapable at High-street, Merthyr. on Wednesday night, was fined 5s and the costs. David Jones, collier, summoned by P.C. Evans for drunkenness at the same street, on Sunday, the 6th inst., was fiued a like sum. Elizabeth Hankin, single, ...

... Tne Russians on evacuating Djuma, handed the town over to the Bulgarian Militia, notwithstanding that it belongs to Turkey. The Vatican intends establishing an apostolio de. legation at Tirnova, the capital of Bulgaria, and Prince Alexander has promised not to place any obstacle the wav. it is stated that the heart of Veligeorgie is to be placed in the mausoleum at Missolonghi, where the heart ...