... [BY THE CAKMI-F ANTIQUARY.] I. IXTRODrCTOn L Come along you fusty old bookworm, and enjoy a Christmas once in your life time Emma wishes me to say that you shall htve a whole two hours every day to yourself in the library, provided you make yourself sociable during the other hours of your stay. You see we have made up our minds that you are coming, so pack up your necessaries and come away at ...

... GOOD NEWS FOR MINERS, On Wednesday a deputation of the Sliding Scale Com- mittee waited upon the Rev. T. Jones, of Rhymney, at the Black Lion Hotel, Cardiff, to consider a scheme of the rev. gentleman's for decomposing and destroying explosive gases in coal mines. The following 7members of the com- mittee were present :-Mr. W. Abraham, in the chair, and Messrs John Morgan, E. Francis, J. ...

... SLAUGHTERING IN PRIVATE HOUSES AT CARDIFF. An interesting point was raised in the Cardiff police court on Wednesday. As our readers are aware, the sanitary regulations of the Borough do not permit of the slaughtering of animals on unlicensed premises,. With a view to afford full accommodation to butchers and others who in the course of their trades require to kill, com- modious slaughter ...

... Cijc fan about CoWit. Where is Alderman David Erhn answers, where ?— I will admit, however, that the gallant colonel was present at the recent field day of the Council But how often has he attended ordinary meetings He has on all hands been recognised as a gentleman who has done, and is capible of doing much good for Cardiff. His absence at Council meetings is most probably capable of ...

... ExdTixc SCENE AT A SHIPWRECK.—Shortly before six o'clock Ihursday morning, during a furious squall accompanied by rain, the Austrian barque Atlast, 400 tons, with maize, from New York, for Papenburg, was driven ashore on Atherficld Ledge, a dangerous part of the coast at the back of the Isle of Wight, about 14 miles from Ventnor. As soon as the squall had passed over she was observed by the ...

... THE SITUATION AT CANDARAR. D THERATS OF ANOTHER TRIBAL' RISING. Tbe T'wm-s correspondent nt Candahar, in a t2legramr dated the 10th inst., refere to the arrival of Ayoub Rlhai at 1ierat, and says that from this city Ayoub may recom- ?? his intrigues with the romnant of thu Yakoub ffaotion at alazni, and in time may be able to cause fresh | troubles at Caudaller. The force at Candahar mrat be ...

... 11TORAND JtilJ Toot. AND JOIURNAL.| MONDAY, JUNE 21, 1380. NEWS OF THE DAY. The Prince of WALES left Trenther= at nine o'clock on Saturday morming, with several other iuebts of the Duke of SUTHlERLAND. His Gracee and the D~uclhess, with the rest of the partyvisiting Iat Trentham, also took their departure for London' in the afternoon. It is stated that, Major-General Lord CHELS-! FOiR), G. C.B ...

... NEWS OF THEN DAY. TIhe Prince and Princess of )VALES and the Royal children leave Blarlborough House to- morrow evening for Abergeldie Castle, travelling by the Great Northern line. It is understood that Lord TnURLOW will be an- pointed a Lord-in-Waiting to the QuEEN. Earl SiPNcER, the Lord President of the Council, who is at present on a visit to the Mmor) AIvocxr, yesterday inspected the ...

... . lord and Lady liosebory have left Homburg for Frank- fort. The iadies at Mlount Desert carry alpenstocks and red umbrellas. 'lhe annnal conference of the Evangelical Protestart Union willbelheldat Manchester, on Thursday, Octoberl4. M\falarious fever is said to have broken ott among the ?? troops at hlhow, a large military station in Central India. Mr. Edmund Dwver Cray, M.P., has declined ...

... A fearful thunderstorm, causing the death of three lives and injuring at least six others, broke over Manchester yesterday. Between one and two d'clock, in the midst of a tremendous downpour of rain, the lightning struck the corner of a block of buildings abutting on the river bridge connecting llanchesteroand Salford. A large shop on tho ground floor was occupied by Mr. Alderson, a tobacco- ...

... r. Sothern is at Brighton. He has been unwell Prince Bismarok baa quite recovered from his neuralgia C and his rheumatic attack. Mr. Charles Wyndham is at present enjoying a well- , earned holiday in Switzerland., ; Miss Genevieve Ward and her company are about to leave town on a urovinciil tour. The Prince and Princess of Wales, with their children, 0 went to Lady Holland's garden party on ...

... A Reuter's tlezra~m from Plymontb states that the Colo- A Xleuter's telegrramn from Plymnouth states that the Colo- nial iloyali mail steamship) I~l~irsrnts Oastle arrived iu the ound at 11.30 p.m. on londay, witb thie homerardl Cape mails. TIue followig detiails of tibe recent operations against the liasultos are given in the telegram: Official information hais been received ?? a norton of ...