... At Cardiff on Saturday the Coal Masters' representatives on the Sliding-scale Commit- tee met a deputation of workmen, but no definite arrangement was come to. At the Cyfarthfa Ironworks an improve- ment is shortly to be made in the erection of a new puddling furnace for the purpose of making pig iron. The bodies of the men belonging to the German barques Ida and Ernst—wrecked on Breaksea and ...

... STFFAGANS. CHOIR SupFER.—OnFrida.y evening the mcrn- bers'ftheSt Fauam Church cho:? and a. few friends were entertained at the rectory. A capital s.)t')-er was served, after which ga'nes were enjoyed ...

... BOARD Ot GcARUlAKS.—Mr G. T, dark pre- sided at the weekly meeting of the board, held on Saturday. The Aberdare Training School corn. mittee reported that they had accepted the tenner of the Forchneol Colliery any for thf supply of coal at 8a per ton, en condition that a. three months' supply wao guaranteed. The committee were {informed by the medical officer that the children were improving ...

... A Russian expedition against jfterv has been decided upon, to take phce in the course of next spring. General Kauffman will command the expedition, wiich will be accompanied by the Amir of lukhara and the Khan of Khiva. Itis reported that the Nihili.c conspiracy has been discovered in the rants of the Rus- sian army. Austria intends to insist energetically upon an immediate solution of the ...

... CRITICAL STATE OF THE NEGOTIATIONS. The Timed Constantinople correspondent, tele- graphing on December 31, says it is almost certain that the Greek Government will not appeal to the Powers for mediation. The plenipotentiaries are waiting orders to break off the negotiations. ...

... TEA was given to the tcho]ars of the Calvinintic Methodist Sunday-school on New Year's Day. After the tea. there wa.s an entertainment by the and few W. Evans, proprietor of the Lower Forge Tin- works. Miss Evans presided at the harmonium. As iin encouragement to the younger childr'.n, prizes were givm by the chairtnan, Mr Ro;er James, a,ud others, to the most efficient spellers. Speeches were ...

... A new journal called THE flcui ia TO make ap- pearance, ...

... FIGHT BETWEEN THE POLICE AND THE PEOPLE. A serious affray between the police and the people of Karrone, county Galway, occurred on Friday. About 50 constables were protecting a process server when a crowd collected and attacked them. A sw.ord was taken from one of t! em, and the police fired four shots, none taking effect. The crowd then dispersed. In the hand-to-hand struggle several usly ...

... DEATHS FROM EXPLOSIONS IN COAL MINES. Our readers will learn with some gratification that from statistics published it has been shown: that there has recently been a considerable falling off in the number of deaths from explosions in Coal mines. During the year which has just ter- minated there were 155 deaths from coal mine explosions in this country. In the preceding year —1878—tbe number ...

... The following table, she ing tbe rainfall fot the vear was kept by Mr P. Fees, chief at Her .Majesty s Prison, C».rmart.»eu .—Ja»uarjr 3.83 inches; February. 5'11 inches: Maroh, -i bJ inches April, 2*58 inches W»*i 3'49 inches June, 7*68 inches: July, 4*11 inches; August, 8*78 inches: Se item ber, inches; October, 1*06 inches; November, flf inches; December, 2*88 inclies. Total, TiO'li The ...

... A WALKING MATCH against time came off last Fridav, the pedestrian, Mr D. Williams, engaging fo walk from the De Winton Hotel. Ll II YUIJia, to the Bian.)yArms.Gilfnch Goc'in30 minutts. In fpite of the inclement v. father he did the walk in 29 miuutes. ...

... HAVERFORDWEST. AT THE on Saturday, before Mr T. Skone and Mr R. Carro. Heury Morgan. Richard Jenkins. an 1 Lewis Bowen were charged by George Roch, watcher for Mr Stoker of Cuffe.n, with trespassing in purst.it of game. The three defendants were severally fined 5s and costs. —Henry Naughtou and WiUiam Ketly, two sut.ners stationed at Hnbberston. charged George Evans, a fa.rttier residing near ...