... THE WEATHEU AND THE CROP. [FROM MONDAY'S MAR'{-r,ANE EXPRESS.] The welcome rainfall has improved the position of the autumn sown crops without causing any important hindrance to outdoor work. On all sides autumn cultivation is in an unusually forward state, and in the later lands the ploughs are wait- ing for the removal of hurdles. The damp atmosphere has affected the condition of farmers' ...

... COWBRIDGE. ASSAULT BY A TRAMP.—At the T>olice-cotJ»V Tuesday,A tramp, named William BUMFORDI^ brought up in sustody charged with ASSAH.'J/ Jemima Martin in a lodging-house in Cowbry He had used much violence, and was sent to for a month. J SHABBY: SitEEr.—Wtr.. Bowen, of Leechfjjj near Llantwit, farmer, was .summoned for shabby sheep in his possession without ing them, and was fined costs. ...

... THE STRANGE DISCOVEPvl AT TREHERBERT. From inquiries made by the Ysfradyfod Parochial Authority regarding the securities all cheques found in the house of Mr J. L. Bamle and Miss Hamlet, at Treherbert, under cit' cumstances already reported, it has trilrlli spired that the cheques, to the value JB205, were made payable to the deceased brother. It appeMS that at the death of Hamlet the brother ...

... THE STORY OF HER COURTSHIP AND MARRIAGE. Continuing our notice of the gossipy volume, just published, entitled Fourteen Years with Adelina Patci. we come to the second meeting of Adelina with the Marquis de Caux. It soon became evident that he was desperately in love with her, and be succeeded in securing the good will of her father and brother-in-law. THE COURTSHIP. One evening-it was after ...

... TAFF'S WELL. FATAL ACCIDENT.—On Monday afternoon, as a boy named Chivers, son of L. Chivers, blacksmith at the Pentyrch Works, and residing at Garth Works Houses, was crossing the Taff Yale Railway, near Bryncoch House, he was struck by the buffer of a passenger train, and killed instan- taneously. An inquest was held on the body on Tuesday, at the Junction Hotel, by Mr 'E. B. Reece, coroner, ...

... 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 ...

... 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 ...