... [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 ...

... ILONDON, MONDAY EVE IX.;. Every fresh aeoouut whbiv COUIs tO ?? erutainly tends to hbow how very eomplete it he victory wvhich Generai Roberts has olaiivad aI C4bul, bat there ie sti1llan anxicty ae to the ltutlea, which is hardly cc ?? 'ith th.' f1s ty, a3prer on the pnfavo. p;vf r L.ota Lv .!n a 1eile if os e S!\ %:q5:6rs; N. to) bo -V,11 > : n F j,:kl Iquesftiou w Sbie ry -; %remain wrhen ...

... ANNU7AL MEETING. I' rnlnt hofig of t he Cardiff Nntniraliet's' heey'51 ldlt 1311 ThIV~ttiiy even~iLig, rn ther 2- t illWyI tt'12( tilt T(4w01 IL.1!, Cirdiff, Dor. T.-y lor in thceci air. D1r. Vct'h'll roiid thib ilu' CfflI ?? ti'thg nfrur whichi tho following 7~itlvrk Veot h (It mraiilhcr cf tho bociolty, VI%., tire Buy' C. W. H. llrowacn, Mr. E. II. Enirico, Dv. F. W't' Evasna, UiiiG. (Ic. ...

... 'J1-E RIECTRI OF ME RI II Y it ON I i THE CEURRCJA AM DTHE PioPJLEI I'c N No. II, ITho foiiowilg is a oeoond contribution to the t, IBorijcl of arrioles on t he above subject, which, it it -will b| remembered, the Rctotr of oi3tthyr intro. duc!ed in an artielo which apipea.Ad in those o columns O O January G g to to I think everyone here will admit that nothing { e laid don clarer in the Bible ...

... THE CARDIFF JUVENIL E STBEET SELLERS' FETE. on Wednesday the Cardiff Juvenile Strost w- Sellers' Fete was given in the Drill.hall, Cardiff, under the immediate patronage of the Marquess Mv- of Bute. The fete was originated by Mise Tenner in 1S72, and the arrangement is that it shall be 'or held at intervals of three yeara. Iqwas therefore due Isst year, but for oertain reasons it was DU ...

... THlE k \PLOSION ON A CARDIFF STEAME3. Tho irqueet on the body of George Finning, o ecam!4,n, vho vae killed in the exptotion whicn d ?? place on board the stenmihip Colato'bine, in tV Iecarth Roads on Monday, was roeumed before Hi Mr. I. B. Reecs, coroner. in the Toen-haII, h Ceardiff, on Friday. Franz Krift, sailor (n board a tie Eteermshxp Columbine, said he wa8 )n boarfd r( tho ?? when ahe ...

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