... COLLISION ON THE TAFF VALE RAILWAY; DELAY OF PASSENGER 11AINF3. Last evening, Rbout Seven o'clock, a Collision occurred through a coal train running into ] the tail end or a ballast train a, liicle below Navigation Junction, Frotn th fact that the line was blocked, and there was no communication between Cardiff and Ab„dare Junction, but very few particulars can yet be obtained. Cn enquiry at ...

... TOWNS MEETING. THE WATERWORKS SCHEME. ANIMATED DISCUSSION. At the C.'own Court, Cardiff, on Mouday, a meeting of the ratepayers of the borough was called by the Mayor for the purpose of consider- ing the expediency of promoting a bill authorised by the town council to be introduced in the next session of Parliament. Early in the morning bills were posted about the town headed Ratepayers Beware ...

... HARRIS'.?, Merthyr, is the largest Portrait Painting; place in Wales. 55867 NEURALGIA, TOOTU-ACHF, FACE ACHE, &C.— Remarkable Testimonials daily to the elhc.icy of Bevan's Specific. Proprietor: W. George, M.P.S., fcwausea. 48922 ...

... The following charters for steamers have just been signed Outwards, coal—Cardiff to Port Said, 13s Swansea to Alexandria, 1305 3d (patent fuel); Cardiff to Genoa, 10s 3d; Cardiff to Malaga, 10s 3d. ...

... TiiE CltOPPING GinVANCE AT VAN COLLIERY. TO THE EUrrOR. SiR,—That a. grievance should arise without a 'vestige of truth to support it, and get so much patronage, must be believed—nay, it must also be believed that the wronged has to take the place of the wrongdoer. The Van colliers have ever in my experience enjoyed an income that did not belong to them, and, in order to maintain it, have oft ...

... THE NEW MINISTRY. EVACUATION OF THE SOUDAN. [ OBSERVER TBXEGEAM.[ CAIRO, Saturday.-The accession of Nubnr Pasha to the premiership has met with general approval. The change of Ministry is regarded as giving a more marked character to the action of the British Government. Colonel Moncriefi is expected to succeed Rousseau Bey as Under Secretary of the Public Works Department. Orders were ...

... LOCAL CHARTERING TRANSACTIONS. The following charters for steamers have just been signed :—Outwards, coal-Cardiff to Port Said, 13s Cardiff to Constantinople, 10s; Cardiff to Messina, 10s od Cardiff to Genoa, 10s; Newport to Constanti- nople, 10s; Newport to Bilbao, 6s 3d, Homewards, iron ore-P--rman to Cardiff, 5s 3d. ...

... CARDIFF. TJIB BANKRUPTCY ACT, 1883.-A petition was filed in the Cardiff Court-court on Thursday against Henry Curtis, grocer, Penarth-road, by Messrs Morgan and Scott on behalf of creditors. This is the first petition filed here under the new act. HAMADRYAD HOSPITAL Siirp.-Report for the week ending 2nd January, 1884 :—Number of patients remaining last week, 49; admitted since, 12; discharged, ...

... SAOBED CANTATA.—On Wednesday evening last the Bryninawr Glee Party performed in character, at the Institute, Dr. Parry's Joseph. Notwithstanding the short notice and unfavour- able weather, the hall was well filled with r.n appreciative audience. The principal persona- tions were :-Joseph, Mr David Jones, Bryn- mawr Jacob, Mr John Williams, U.C.W., Ebbw Vale Reuben, Mr Jacob Davies, Bryn- ...

... CARDIFF. CARDIFF MERCIFUL SocileTY.-Tiie sermons in connection with the jubilee year of the Cardiff Merciful Society wero preached at Wesley Chapel, Charles-street, on Sunday last, by the Rev. David Young. The collections amounted to the sum of 243, ACCIDE.N-T. -Some boys were, on Monday, play- ing at throwing bricks at each other at Richari's- terrace, when a brick accidentally struck a boy ...

... Lloyd's agent at Tunis wires that an English steamer is reported to have been wrecked on the Sorelli Rocks. The crew were saved, and are gone to La Calle. ...

... TO THE EDITOR. SrR,-In your issue of the 4th inst., in an account of the Carmarthenshire quarter-sessions, I read with some astonishment, with reference to the judges' lodgings at Carmarthen, the follow4 ing, which I presume is correctly reported The committee appointed to deal with this matter reported that they had found that for a great number of years the county of Carmarthen had provided ...