... The Man About Town. Beautiful snow Yes, there is any quantity of it, and, under certain circum- stances, it is fair to look upon but I should doubt whether there has been anything particularly charming in the general aspect of our Cardiff streets. It seems to have occurred to the Corporation authorities yesterday that snow had been failing heavily in the suburbs for some four or five days. I ...

... A NEWPORT LANDLADY AND HiH LODGER. At the Newport county-court this morning— before his Honour Judp;e.Owen—an amusing case (Culdecot v. Blackmore) ,was heard, in which the plaintiff claimed a pnm of over for board and lodging, &c, The defendant denied thatheovied the money, and stated that lie was in the babit of giving the whole of his earnings to the plaintiff, who in turn boarded him.-Hig ...

... Mr D. Dayies on the Bute-Taff I Amalgamation. Sneaking at iialf-yearly meeting of the Barry Dock attt! Railway Company, held this afternoon in the Royal Hotel, Mr David Davies, referring to the Bute-Taff amalgamation, said that there need be no panic about it, as there would be plenty of traffic for everyone. Some people seemed to think that tho directors, who, it must be borne in mind, were ...

... The Hour of Meeting. I At a meeting of the Cardiff Town Council to- day, a discussion took place on the hour of meeting. On the motion of Mr Jackson, the council abolished the recently introduced five o'clock sittings; and then proceeded to consider at what hour and on what day the meetings should take place. Mr Jackson moved that the meetings be held at 11 o'clock a.m. on Tuesdays; whilst Mr ...

... At the Birmingham police-court, yesterday, John Brown, beerhouse-keeper, Northfield, was summoned for unlawfully assaulting Elizabeth Davis, the wife of George Davis, beerhouse- keeper, British Oak Inn, Stirchley-street.-Tiie complainant gave evidence showing that on the evening of the 26th January the defendant visited the public-house, and complainant served him with a cigar and a glass of ...

... THE SUICIDE OF A CLERGYMAN. I The inquest on the body of the. Rev. John M. Lowther, rector of Bolton Gate, Wigton, was held yesterday afternoon. Evidence was conclusive that the deceased had shot himself with a small eix-chambered revolver one chamber of which had been discharged, the other five being found loaded. The driver of the carriage beside which the occurence took place said that ...

... AN UNNATURAL SON ,AT TYLORSTOWN. At Pontypridd police-court on Wednesday, before the Stipendiary, Jonah Thomas, a dis- reputable-looking fellow, was charged with as- saulting his father and mother on the previous Monday night. Defendant had been that day convicted for an assault on his sister at Ystrad. He got drunk, went home, and, proceeding to his parents' house, seized and knocked down his ...

... The Murdered Journalist. 9 I I BOULOGNE, Wednesday.—The man Vermerscb, arretted on suspicion of being concerned in the murder of Mr McNedl, was to-day examined before a magistrate. In order that his hand- writing might be compared Mth .that of the anonymous ietter,he was tcld to Wife sonv; words, but he lefused, declariug lie could not write. It has, however, been proved that this professed ...

... District Intelligence. 1, CARDIFF. A Nit. PofT OFFicit —The Post-office authorities havedec.ided to open a braneii p^st-i lffcw, money order ottiee, and Havings bank at South Splot- I..nd.. ;\1 r 0, W. Hutebings, newsagent, end stationer. 27, Carlisle.street, has been given charge cf the office, which wiil be open for business in a few day. CALLBO TO TIll BAR.-Among the gentlemen just called ...

... (BY OUR NEWMARKET CORRESPONDENT.) I NEWSURKET, Wednesday.—On the Bury side, George Dawson's DoubleEntendre and Johnny Morgan galloped one mile and a quarter;; Seaton, Hazlehatch, and Ayr. shire covered one mile. Price's Ca-t lian and Blason were sent a similar distance. Hopper's White Flag galloped a little over a mile C Archer's Chelsea and Everstield going a mile. H Ariinit's Eglatnore nego- ...

... The Terms of Union. At Sunderland on Tuesday the second sitting of the Grand Lodge of Good Templars was held. A protest was submitted by Brother Boyd, of Sheffield, from 200 Grand Lodge members against one of the terms of the re-union of the order, which provides for dual grand lodges where diffi- culties of race prevent united working. The protestors prayed the Grand Lodge to retrace its ...

... Yesterday afternoon many of the tradesmen at Nuneaton, Warwickshire, put up their ebuttera in View of the obeervance of an old custom which Prevails there on Shrove Tuesday afternoon, viz., playmg football in the public streets. The game, In which large numbers of persons participate, is carried on for several bov,rs and the cost of Repairing the brok«n wividf'-e, &c,, i« defrayed a fund ...