... COMMERCIAL SALES. JOHNSTON, MILES, AND CO., CARDIFF, IMPORTERS OF AMERICAN AND CANADIAN PRODUCE, OFFER FOR SALE- On arrival of a. Rheola- 70 Head of AMERICAN FAT CATTLE. 100 Head of SHEEP. CHEESE, ex Warehouse— 2,000 Boxes, finest American 1,000 Boxes, finest Canadian$* BUTTER, ex Warehouse— 300 Tubs choice State Creamery 200 Tubs new Canudiua Dairy BACON— 10J Boxes Cumberland Cut, 281b av., ...

... GAS EXPLOSION. A steam roller having crushed a large gas pipe' at Croydon, on Thursday, the gas escaped into two houses, and wad exploded by the fires. Both houses were wreck d. ...

... RESUMPTION OF WORK AT FERNDALE. A crowded meeting of the colliers in the employ of Messrs D. Davies and Sons, was held in the Workman's Hall, on Wednesday night, for the purpose of reviewing the conduct of the hauliers in tne present dispute. Some severe strictures were levelled against thit body of workmen, and the attitude which they no'v assume towards the employers was characterised as ...

... JIX A?RAL FROM FERNDALE. The following has been sent to us for publica- tion To the Workmen in connection with the collieries of the Rhondda and Ferndale Valleys, FELLOW WORKAUSN,—To say that I am sorry for our present position is to express the feeling of a large majority of the workmen of the above valleys, and so long as matters remain in the pre- sent state, we—all as a class—are charged ...

... The Bedwellty Agricultural Society, the ope- rations of which embrace the parishes of Bed- wellty, Mynyddislwyn, Bedwas, Llanhilleth, and Aberystruth, in Moumonthshire, Gellygaer, and Llanfabon, in Glamorganshire, will hold their an- nual show at Blackwood, on the 11th September. Mr W. Rees, Llanfabon, is the president, Mr L. Lewis, Glanyravon House, is the vice-president. Mr D. Lewis, ...

... CARDIFF TOWN COUNCIL. j A meeting of the C.adilf Town Council wi s bell on Monday at the Town-hall, Cardiff. The mayor (Alderman Lewis) occupied the chair, and there were present Aldermen Wat-kin- Thomas livans, D. Jones, Joseph Elliott, Henry Bowen, J. Winstone; Councillors M'Connocbie, Sloper, Vachell, Duncan, R. Cory, junr., J. Rowlands, Evans, T. V. Yorath, A. Thomas, Newbery. Sanders, ...

... A correspondent writes to the Turi&n ? GweMiiwr of this week that a. public meeting about to be calle I at the Temperance-hall, Aber- Jare, for the purpose of t king steps to invite Richard Fotliergiil, M.P., back to the district* We want him amongst us again, writes th?, cnrrcl'po'¡dent, as the iiiaster The High Constable will con vonc the g:Uheri»o- ...

... The hatf-yeady meeting of the London Joint Stock Bunk -as Letd on Thursday, iMr La.rna,ch presiding. The net pront wm £U5 19G, of which the uirectors appropriated JE90,000 to payment of a dividend a.t the rate of 15 per cent per annum, carrying forward the b.dance to the next account. The Chairma,a mentioned that the board had co-opera-ted with other leading banks iu drawing up an Act, now ...

... MR JoHS reporter, of Carmarthen, ocofihebest kno'.va men in the three counties c C.irm.rthen, Cardigan, and Pembroke, died Vtty suddenly at his residence, on tile morning of tt;9thm?t. He died in harness, as indeed lie aira-ys wia' ed to do, and, as everybody who kew him will say, his daatit is deeply regretted inCarmarthen and the sarrounding neighbour- hod. ...

... THE FOREIGN POLICY OF THE GOVERNMENT THE ZULU WAR AND THE PRINCE IMPERIAL. THE NATIONAL DISTRESS. NONCONFORMITY AND THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND. THE SPREAD OF INFIDELITY. There was a very large congregation at Hn.nda.fl Cathedral on S:mdy forenoon, the Very Hev tha Dean of LIandaff isaving been announced to preach he:e for the nrat time. DeanVaugha.;), who also took part in the morning service, took ...

... RISING IX tBURMAII. A risin bas taken place in Bhamo against the Burmese Government on account off the excessive taxation. There are no Royal troops there. Mr St. Barbe, the Political Resident, had just arrived. It is rumoured that the agency is to be per- manently abandoned by us. ...

... THE Chinese, whatever may be the chsr cter of the nefarious arts to which they resort to make, tiie best o a bad commodity, can and do send us supplies of good Tea. But then a. hirprice must be paid f >r it. Such consumers of the beverage as are willing to procure genu na Tea, and not lay out their money upon redried, rerolled, and doctored Tea leaves, would do we'd to exercise judgment by ...