... my Tax BRzoza or ?? WM PFIreach in All 3 for Sants' Church, Tindoil street, next Sunday, x to. December 21, in the moraing and evening. Dr ,, Colleatisai wilg be made, for the Pa~aoj 0 ]D hs Society, so ure De% ~ 20:Sus erail. Maimse Vebeals Cod Fish, Pried Soles, Llama., Pilleote of bd Irish. Stew, Oyster Pattleos Brp*bkP` U Jonts: Boast Beed, Saddle or Mt~touj CarzedlA Fl 3t. Bcant Goose. ...

... The Central News says that the situa- tion in Afghanistan is not materially changed. General Roberts is considered to have adopted a prudent course in view of the concentration of the Ghuznee tribes in takinc his army into the Cantonments of the Sheepur. He has a very serviceable reliable body of men with him, numbering about 7,000 of all arms, in whom he reposes great confidence. General ...

... THE FUNERAL OF THE LATE MRS MATTHSWS, wife of the Rev. John Matthews, the well-known Congrega ional minister, took place on Monday afternoon. Mrs Matthews died on Tuesday, the tlth inst,, at the age of 70 years. She was widely known among the Inde; endents, and highly esteemed by rich and poor. The funeral was at- tended by a large number of naniaters, who headed the cortege. Following them ...

... The County-court Judge at Cardiff gave his decision, yesterday, in the case of Evan Evans, Cardiff, a bankrupt. A motion had been made to set aside the payment, before the petition was filed, of certain sums of money by the bankrupt to other persons, on the ground that the payments were acts of bankruptcy, and Lhat,therefore,the said sums ought to be paid over to the trustees of the estate. ...

... AriEjiFILD AS4-' v \-j L, LITTON. The following telegram, da-ed Calcutta, December 12, says;—The Viceroy 011 »rnvin« here this evening was twice fired at, b:.t f -rluitaie.y escaped unhurt. The mom who fired 1, ...

... SALARIES OF TEACHERS. The monthly meeting of the above board how just been held at Pontypridd. Notice of motion was given for the discussion at the next meeting of the advisability of reducing the salaries of the board head teachers. It transpired that the Education Department had declined to recognise the Treforest Catholic Schools for grant pallo poses. ...

... UNITARIANS IN CARDIFF T> the Editor of tht> SOOTH WALES DAILY Nicwee I i\vlllll,u1^ a„11 .deference and respect submit to Perplexity the clear statement of the Apostle John, as to what Unitarianism is (Vide 1 John ii. 23). 44 Whosoever demetll the Son, the same hath not the father. Who, therefore, pronounces Unitarianism to be Godlessness ? JOHN. ...

... On Saturday night two men entered the shop of Mr Burkle. pawnbroker, Treotky, with a piece of cloth, wishing to pledge it for 25s. The j awn- bi oker offered 15a, which was scornfully refused, and the clothes taken away. In about three minutes the men returned, accepted the offer, and had the money. The pawnbroker later on went to look at the cloth, and to his surprise found that the good ...

... SPOHR'S ORATORIO TIlE LAST JUDGMENT. As will be s,n by an advertisement in ou' columns, the above-named masterly work will be performed on Wednesday evening next, at the Drill Hall, by the Cardiff Choral and Orchestral Society, assisted by well-known artistes, including Ma lame Alice Barth, of Her Majesty's Opera, this being her first appearance in the Principality. Madame Barth comes to ...

... THE FIRE AT LLANSAXNOR FARM.—A corres- pondent write, ahout Le above fire. staging that tht: cause of the affnir should be inquired into aud suggests that £200 rew rd should be offered to any person wi.o g ve the name of the carty who committed the deed. ...

... PONTYPOOL. AT THE POLICE-COURT on Saturday (before Colonel Byrde aud Air E. J. Phillips) Timothy Reardon, Daniel McGuire, jun., and Jeremiah Minahan, for assaulting Martha Jones on the 18th inst., were ordered to pay a fine of 10s each, or seven days' hard labour.—-Francis Watson and Alfred Smith, for trespassing on the property of the Blaenavon Iron Company in pursuit of game, were fined, the ...

... PORTHCAWL, AN INQUEST was held on Tuesday on the body of Cradock Burnell, an old resident, 70 years of age, who was found in the dock on Saturday night. He is supposed to have fallen in acci- dentally. A verdict of (Found dead was re- turned ...