... [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 ...

... & - q ~'THE ORC ~d I) ?? ALL thle Icn meui 01 tie Jivoa, I ail.i ?? c Windsor to observe the anniversary of the Prince Consort', cail, The Princess of Wales and her three daughters arrived on a visit the Queen at the end of last week, and on Saturday morning acc/ a) panied Her Majesty to the Riding School to inspect Mr. J. J C.i. man's bullock, which took so many prizes at the late Cattle Show ...

... 0TH FO, . 4 o Tiei Queen continues to receive visitors at Windsor, Tle Duke and Duchess of Connaught and the Duke and Duchess of Teck last week spent a few days with Her Majesty, Earl andl Countess Granville, Earl and Countess Sydney, Sir 13artle andl Lady Frere dined and slept at the Castle, and the Princess Louisc paid the Queen a short visit, leaving for London on Saturday morning. In the ...

... HIJL LICENSED VI UALLERS' ASSOCIATION. ( ANNUAL BANQUET. The forty-fourth annual banquet of the Hull Licensed Victtualers' Association took place on Wednesday evening at the Royal Station Hotel. About 250 gentle. nen sat down to a splendid menua, which had been pre- pared under the superintendence of Mr H. Logan. The shair was occupied by George Allsopp, Esq., of Burton. ,n.Trent, and in ...

... ?? LATE liA'J OF CBA\TlOPID M;\l) i;AMCARIRES. In the person of Lord Crawford, ?? death is aus t,1uced as Latin- hait. enC on l onnay, at I -lorence, libere he was ;uretedig to j ass the i iuter witit siS tftndy , Logies and heottis, society ,la. sustaid 0l a selious .ass. iits lordship p as . -tter Hnown to the \.crid t at lavge by his tormer titne of lord lnridsav. tad ia the wordl of lte; ...

... LOCAL INEWS. MIr'KICIPAL ELECTION AT OlsEarsT. -A second |ie $By-electiou took place for St. .Mary's ward yester- c day, tihe vacancy being caused by the death of Mr. Councillor Gridtitls. The result was a Liberal i victory, thce returns ?? Hardacre, con- |I tractor ?? 419; Charles it. Duncan, solicitor k(CO), a 47? T. Q. Roberts, wine merchant (I), 5. a Onau~isaniaS DIsNINES AND BELIES' TO ...

... LOCAL COMMS8IONS. - . .k n 1gt L\ ni.-7th Royal Lancashire (Dar- | gav Parker, geatleman, to be second . 3rd West York, the surname of the ehos5 promotion to the rank of major wasI :i in the London Gazte of the 26th November 4 0 . X,,nxaring, and not as therein stated. * is N fv Cva -2nd West York, Lien- I 1c c,.derick Ripley has resigned his com- rigon 4rr.sar.-1st lancashire Corps, 1 he¢ey, ...

... I| i= THE COURT, &c. (Frm the Official 'ourt Cirmelar.) OSBORNm, DEc. 28. The Queen drove out yesterday afternoon with the Princess Louise and the Duke of Connaught, t and Princce Leopold also drove. Colonel Barry Drew, C.B., commanding the c troops at Parkhurst, and Colonel G. Maude, C.B., I had the honour of dining with the Queen and the ' royal family yesterday. - Her Majesty drove and ...

... MRP. SAUNDERS'S BENEFIT AT TIHE PHILHARMONIC. For many years Mr. James Sanders has been I closeiy identified with the musical life of Liverpool, E and his retirement from the ohice of chorus master of the Pthilharmonic Society sorme weeks ago gave n birth to a wish to do him public ounour. This I desire was consummated in the orm of a compi- t mentary concert in the Philharmonic flall last ( ...

... FUNEEL OF A JAPANESE t AMBASS0ADOR. ZiALLjakLUflJ.J l U. 1 i A Paris correspondent gives the following p description of the obsequies of M. Samehima, the Japanese ambassador, which'took place on Tuesday. 4 The preparations at the embassy, in the Avenue Mlarceau, were on the grandest scale. The rich funereal hangings, fringed with silver, which usu- e ally serve at the Invalides, were employed ...