... 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 ...

... 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 ...

... About fifteen miles from the beautiful city of Tallahassee, the capita! of Florida, lived an old planter whose relations with the Indians had been pleasant that ha had not the slightest fear of danger, although an Indian war had broken out, and he had been warned of the possible result to himself. He had been almost paternal in his conduct towards them, upright and just in all his detlingf, ...

... She: John, what is a coastwise steamer?— He: One that knows how to keep off the rocks, darling. The tramp neves seeki; a vacancy. He has a vacancy of his own, and it takes about all his time to keep it filled. Wife, said a henp^ck^d husband, go to bed. I won't. Sit up, then. I will be obeyed somehow. Br gham Young's oldest »on is rich, but has only three wives. lie appears to have ...

... INTERMEDIATE ENDUC IN WALES. Important Pronouncements, The February number of Cymru Fydd, tha Welsh national organ, contains an important pro- ivmncenrient on Wales and intermediate education. Early last session of Parliament a sub-committee of Welsh Liberal members was appointed to inquire into the best mode of promoting the cause of intermediate and technical education in the principality. ...

... IT o-day's London Papers., THE VOLUNTEERS AND WIMBLEDON, The Times, commenting on the Duke of Cam- bridge's dec sion not to permit future rifle meetings on Wimbledon-common, says :-The Duke of Cambridge holds that he would sacrifice bis interests without rendering Wimbledon safe, and^ without securing duo enjoyment of that portion of his property which the association does not wish to buy. ...

... SUNDAY POSTAL DELIVERIES. A New Experiment in Cardiff and lather Large Towns. We are informed that the Postmaster-General bas selected several of tho large provincial towns, including Manchester, Liverpool, Birmingham, Leeds, and Cardiff, in which the experiment will probably be made of separating letters from news- papers and circulars, with a view to lightening the Sunday delivery by holding ...

... FATAL FIRE AT MANCHESTER. A fatal fire occurred at an early hour this morning in a house off Oldham-road, Manchester, occupied by a man named Oheeseman. During the progress of the fire one of the children, a girl of sevan, named Annie, was missed, and a policeman at the risk of his life entered the house and found her in one of the bedrooms, dreadfully burned. She died an hour afterwards. ...