... SIGNAL-BOX DESTROYED.—At about 8 p.m. on Saturday the signal box of the G- eat Western Railway &t the lock bridge, North Dock, caught fire, and the contents were destroyed. T e hose was one the snot within a very h,,rt time, hut the building, being creosote wood, burnt quickly, and the instruments, &c., were so damaged as to be useless. BJ;YSON'S QUOTATIONS.—Soles, Is. Salmon, la 6d Sewin, Is ...

... CARDIFF (BOROUGH) BEGISTRA- TION COURT. GREAT LIBERAL GAIN, Mr G. B. Hughes, barrister-at-law, sat in the Crown Court of the Towp-hall, Cardiff, on Mon- day, to revise the list of voters in the borough. Mr W. Sanders appeared on behalf of the Liberal party, Mr Spencer represented the Conservatives. and Mr E. Grogan the Roman Catholics. In the freemen's list the names of Tanaatt William ...

... The executive committee of the National Agri- cultural Labourers' Union, at a meeting held in Aylesbury, on Monday, pasned a resolution re- gretting that in consequence of the lateness of the harvest the oonferenoe intended to have been held to consider the question of agricultural depression was unavoidably postponed. Messrs Aroh, Ball, Goldsmith, and Mitchell, and the general secre- tary ...

... Toww COUNCIL.—A special meeting of the council was held on Alon a v, Mr Mayor Gregory in the chair. A discussion took place in reference to the ownership of a wall adjoining the Wes- leyan Chapel and corporation property, when it was decided that a committee of the council should meet the minister and trustees of the chapel, for the purpose of viewing the wall in question. A number of fields, ...

... CAUTION TO EMIGRANTS. Some letters from the Australian Colonies give a very Lad acccount of the labour market in that part of the world. A large number of men are unable to get work, and many are half-starved. In Adelaide there is great distress, ,and in other districts matters are quite as bad. ...

... ANOTHER DISAPPEARANCE FROM LIVERPOOL. Our Liverpool correspondent telegraphs that another mysterious dis-iDpearance has been re- lorted to the Liverpool police, who, however, at present refrain from disclosing any name. Last Sunday, a gentleman and his wife arrived in the town on their wedding trip, and wit up at one of the principal hotels. On Thursday, the gentle- man, who is about 35 years ...

... A sad case of death by burning has occurred at Chatham. A youth, a stranger, went to the brick- field of Mr Grave, and, to keep warm, slept on the top of one of the brick-kilns. In the morning he was found burut to death, one side being almost entirely burnt away. ...

... This great drawing ol [riHeqn the Art principle came off on Thursday, at the lklif, Temperance-hall. The varied and costly Pio which had been selected were laid out so tll Seej w.^h advantage, and a bright array (11 m»de, in front and on the platform. Fr0.1^ commencement of the operations, a few to three until six, when the last prize was do the ball was filled by young and old anxi? Jt( ...

... LLANDAFF-ROAD CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH, CANTON.—The tenth anniversary was commenced on Sunday with sermons by the Rev. J. Waite, B.A., and the Rev. I). W. Kennedy. 1 'he at- tendance throughout the day was very good. On Tuesday evening the Rev. J. Cynddylan Jones preached, and on Wednesday was held the annual tea, when nearly 200 persons were present. At night a public meeting was held, presided ...

... THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1879. Hannah Cleaver, a young married woman, of Magor, was charged before the Newport magistrates, yesterday, with stealing a bag of flour and other articles, the property of per- sons who had consigned them to the Great Western Railway Co. for carriage. A large series of thefts was revealed, and the pri- soner was sentenced to six months' hard labour. The proceedings ...

... LLANDAFF. PETTY-SESSIONS.—On Monday, John Davies, of Whitchurchj was summoned by Mr Hopkins for deserting his family. There was no aopearaiice. and the case was dismissed.—Jane Hegan was charged with drunkenness on two occasions. She was fined 5s and costs in each case —Samuel Yanghau was charged with assaulting the defend- ant in the last case. The summons was dismissed. ...

... MR, JAMES SHAW AND THE WELSH LANGUAGE. Ti the Editor of the SOUTH WALES DAILY NEWS. SIR,—May I ask for a small space to make a few strictures on a letter written by Mr James Shaw to the Times, and republished in your columns. In that letter, Mr Shaw alleges (1) That the double language of the Principality is its greatest misfortune. (2) That the Welsh language hinders the na- tional progress, ...