... MAY 18TH. 1646-(Charles ][.)-The King gave orders to all his garrisons and forces to make the best terms they could with the Parliament -and surrender. 1688-(Charies II.)-The Archbishop of Canrer-1 bury and the Bishops of St. Asaph. Ely, Chiohester, Bath and Wells, Peterborough, and Bristol signed a petition to the King for dispensing with their distributing, and reading m Churches bis ...

... MAY 25TH. 1657 (Commonwealth). The Parliament waited on Cromwell with a humble Petition and Address, desiring him to execute the office of Chief Magistrate of the three kingdoms, under the title of Lord Protector, 1659-(Commonwealth). Richard Cromwell made his submission to the remnant of the Long Parliament, which had been reassembled after the death of the Protector. 1677—(Charles II.) The ...

... THE WEEK'S MARKETS. OORN. CABDIFF, Saturday.—English and foreign wheat sold at an advance of 2s to 3s per quarter. Fiour, 2s per sack dearer. Barley and maize, 6d to Is more money. Beans and peas firm. Oats, Is dearer. With wet weather market closed firm. GLOUCESTER, Saturday.—English wheat Id per bushel cheaper; reds, 4s 3d to 4s 4d; whites, 4s 5d to 4s 6d. Foreign wheat—red Americans scarce, ...

... Rome, Tuesday, 9 p.m.—It has been ascer- tainedthat the Pope, in the course of the day, has had a prolonged fainting fit.—Heater. Rome, Tuesday.—The Pope was suddenly tn,ken ill this morning, and the usual audiences have consequently been suspended.—Beuter. Rome, Tuesday Afternoon.—Considerable un- easiness has been caused by the official admission that the Pope is somewhat seriously ill. It ...

... LIST OF CASUALTIES. i iiou ter'Tek gran. > f Cape Tow; Wednesday. 7.30 a.m.—News lias ariived that Geueral Sir George White cug&ged the Fteo State Botrs advancing upou Lariysmitb, f ...

... MERTHYR STRIKE RELIEF, Audit Further Adjourned. Mr Dolby, auditor, attended at Merthyr on Wednesday to audit the acconnts. Mr F. T. James, clerk to the guar. dians, informed him of the resolution passed last Saturday as to the advisability of closing the accounts, which had remained open since the strike period. The Auditor said that with the exception of the figures from Merthyr Union the ...

... CARDIGAN EISTEDDFOD. Cardigan was on Wednesday the rendezvous of an immense number of people from all parts of the district, the occasion being the holding of the annual Eisteddfod which Jias for its object, besides the cultivation of literature, music, art, photography, &c., the forming of a fund for the purpose of improving the town. The pavilion, erected in a field at Pcntycleifion, was ...

... Sir Redvers Buller telegraph# to the War Office as follows Maritzburg, Tusaday. Referring to my telegram of the 26th of No- vember, the following detailed list of casualties in the night operations of the 23rd of November j near Willow Grange were roeeived to-day from ) General Hildyard:— 0: 2nd EAST SURREY. Killed— Privates If. G. Heater and F. E Reeves. I Wounded—Seigeant T. Hayes (severely) ...

... APRIL 24th. 1846-An attempt was made by the Irish mem- bers to defeat the Conspiracy Bill by coalescing with the Protectionists to carry a suspension of the Corn Laws for three months. 1847-Prince Albert presented to Mendelssohn copy of Elijah with an inscription. 1849—Votes of thanks were passed in both Houses to the Governor-General of India, the Commander-in-Chief, and the officers and ...

... Exports Statistics. The Board of Trade returns for June, giving particulars of the export of tinplate3 from this country, do not afford any ground to justuy the hope of an immediate return of trade to its old prosperity. For the month, the totai foreign exports of tinplates amounted to 17,782 tons, as against 23.206 tons for the corresponding month of last year. The exports represented a, ...

... SUPPOSED SUICIDE AT CARDIFF Man's Body Found in the Canal. On Saturday aiternoon Dock Police Constable Henley brought to the Mortuary at the Bute- street Police Station the body of a man found in the Glamorganshire Canal, near the docks. The body, which has not up to the present been identi- fied, is that of a man 35 or 40 years of age, 5ft. 9in. in height, with dark hair, brown mons-, tache, ...

... MAY 10TH. 1717-.(Goorge I.) About this time 10,000 of bhe land forces were diV,bH„jed( which till now corwsi ed of about 8,000 horse and Dragoons and 24,000 foob. 1733-(G-rg. II.) The' Commons resolved That out of the trlooey arising from the sale of lands ab t Christopher's his Maje'iy should be enabled to apply the sum or i>oJ,UUU for a marriage portion with the Prinenss Royal. 1775—(George ...