... BAD WEATHER AT SEA. Our shipping reporter writes The nutters of vessels arriving at Cardiff report very boisterous weather to the westward, several ships being damaged, decks swept, &c. The ba.rque Albion, of Ulasgow, which arrived in the West Bute Dock on Saturday from Villagarcia, Spain, with a cargo oi pitwood, has had a very rough passage, es- pecially on nearing the English coast, losing ...

... LONDON^ LETTER. LONDOV, Monday Night. There is some talk as to whether Mr Gladstone was wise or otherwise at de- ferring the debate on the main principle of the Seats Bill till February 7. It was very strongly urged in some quarters that the best thing to do now was to press the bill iorward till the Speaker had been moved iut of the chair, leaving only the committee tage for February. ...

... On Sunday Professor Tiackie delivered a lecture on love-songs of cot};,¡d to four thousand per- som in t. Andrew. Hr.]], hlaii)w. He said some people though' ik profane to d diver such a lecture on Sunda > but what was said on week- days should Lv, _ahl on Sunday, Ministers opposed his freaking on love-songs and beautiful women, bl clergymen usually sought for beau- tiful wive-- cspecialiv ...

... The s-how of the Haverfordwest Fat Stock Society was held in the m:.rket-haIIonTu°sday, and proved the most succe,Aulll1 connection with the society. It was a. very large show in all departments, there being neu'ly 120 animals ia the pens. The (piaiity of the fat stock wa.3 good allr. ...

... ALL KG ED HOIUUBLI BAR- BARITY IN THE RHONDDA. PUTTING A BOY ON THE FIRE At the Y.strad poticf'-comt on Monday— Michael Suilivan, a young Irish'n.tn, was charged wIth wounding Ev..n Daiton, Ft'rndale. Pdsoner wa a and prose?utor was a door boy. He is 1't years old, and his father and mother are d°ad. He lodged ;t the sa'ne p!a.ce as prisoner —57, Mountain-row. Ti'epoiice authorities stated ...

... THE REPRESENTATION OF MONMOUTHSHIRE. At G!yn Independent Vestry, Risca, on Monday.MrJ.P.Pfice, one of the accepted candidates for in the Liberal interest, addressed a meeting. The Rev. T. Lewis presided.—Mr Ptic3 expressed his views on current questions, which gave extreme satisfac- tion. A resolution expressive of the satisfaction of the meeting at Mr Price's selection as a candi- date was ...

... HE LATE MR JOHN LANCASTER.—A corres- pondent writes to say that from a perusal ot our obituary notice of the late Mr Lancaster it m .g be supposed that he was unseated. on petition after contesting Wigan, the fact bemg tlat Mr Lancaster was defeated, his opponent being un- seated, ...

... A correspondent, writing to the Fiiiczncicil and Mining News of Saturday,says :—I have returned to-night from a week's sojourn in Wales during which time I have had ample time for pondering upon the mutability of human affairs. To-night I have read the able leading article iu yesterday's of the present state of affairs in this country, and from a Welsh point of view, at any rate, I can confirm ...

... [CENTRAL NEWS TELEGRAM.] MADRID, Wednesday.—The authorities, after a minute investigation into the circumstances of the military conspiracy recently discovered here, have arrived at the conclusion that Generals Ferrer and Hidalgo are innocent of any share in the plot. A similar decision has been come to in the case of one captain and ten sergeants, and these, tcgother with the two generals, ...

... MUnDEn OF AN ENGLISHMAN IN CHINA. [REUTER'S TELEGRAM.] TEXT-SIN, Saturday.—It is reported that Mr Bagnall, an English colporteur, has been attacked by Shan Tung natives, and it is believed that he has b eeti killed. ...

... CONCERT AT THE SOUTH WALES COLLEGE. The members of the University College Lite- rary and Debating Society, aviated by members of the Musical Society, gave, at the loctore-hAll at the University CoUesre, a concert and dramatic entertainment on Friday evening, which drew from all parts of the town, in spite of very unfa- vourable weather, & large number of the principal residents. In consequence ...

... PUBLIC PARK FOR CARDIFF. A meeting of the Roath Park Committee was held at the Town-hall on Wednesday, the Mayor in the chair. There were also present Councillors Trounce, Beavan, and Ramsdale. The borough engineer (Mr Harpur) submitted two plans for a public park on land belonging to Lord Tredegar, near Roath Church, and including the land to the west of the footpath to Penylan and the Old ...