... PAST EVENTS IN OUR ISLAND) RECALLED. FEBRUARY 12th. 1855—Dr. Baikie attended a mestift,? c-f the Geographical Mooiety to give an aeeoant of his travels in Africa, and in pariicnlar of his successful expedition up the Chadda. 1858 -Lord Palmerston introduced a Bill for trausferring the government of her' Majesty's dominions in the East from the East India. Company to the Crown. Lord Palmerston, ...

... INTERMEDIATE EDUCATION. Resolutions by the Cardiff Schotl Board. At a meeting of the Cardiff School Board the following suggested amendments to the WaWi intermediate education scheme were adopted and directed to be sent to the Committee of Council on Education, in whose hands the spheme is at present 1. That the number of representative governors al- lotted to the School Beard for appointment ...

... Cardiff Centre. The following are the results of the July examinations of the above college, which took place at the Town-hall, Cardiff. There were 351 entries in all. The theory papers were worked under the supervision of the Rev. Canon Downing, M. A., and Mr F. Atkins, Mus. Bac., Oxon, the representative of the centre, and the practical conducted by Mr Geo. Aug. Holmes, of the College in ...

... THE WEEK'S MARKETS. CORN. CARDIFF, Saturday.—English and foreign wheat hai an upward tendency, and the market closed firm at an advance of 6d per quarter. Flour in sellers' favour, with an improved demand. Maize and barley was 3d dearer. Beans and peas unaltered. Oats firm. GLOUCESTER, Saturday.—English wheat was less freely offered, and farmers were able to obtain an advance of 6d per qr ...

... THE WEEK'S HEALTH BILL. The return of the Registrar-General for the week ending Saturday last, 20th September, shows that there were registered in the last week in tbe borough of Cardiff 99 births, as compared with 75,. 99, and 87 in the three previous. Those 75 births comprised 42 boys aud 33 girls, and corresponded to an annual rate of 23'30 per 1,000 of the population, estimated to have ...

... '-—— THE WEEK'S MARKETS, CORN. GATF NEWPORT, Wednesday.—There was only QT attendaaee at lb-day's market, and business waited. Prioott. owing to the improved. »' *ospects, shqweb a downward tendency. Nl to 6cl lower barley and maize, 3d per Qr* on the week cats and beans unchanged. ri tb, or GLASGOW, Wednesday.-The movements In delle. ket were few, although a fair business was Maize 3d dearer ...

... List of Entries. POETRY. Chair subject, Ode to the SUJI.—12. Heroic Poem, Oliver Cromwell.4. Poem, Arthur in AVales.—3. Poem, H. M. Stanley.—8. Poem (Cywydtl), The Wheat-field.—3. Pastoral Poem, The Shepherd of the Van Lakes.' 5. Poem (Rhiangerdd), The Fair Maid of Seer.—3. Poem (Myfyruraith), The Astronomer.—4. Song, Oraig-y-Nos Castle (in Welsh).—15. Song, Castle (English).-16. Poem ...

... The coal exports from South Wales ports during the last month show a falling off in the aggregate of a little less than 10,000 tons. This was mainly due to a decreased despatch at Swansea and Llanelly. Shipments coastwise have also fallen away, comparing the two periods, at eac:, of the Welsh ports. Below we gi-ve our usual compara- tivaitables CARDIFF. Coal. Iron. Coke. P. Fuel. Jan. 801,820 ...

... Cause List. The assizes of oyer and terminer and general gaol delivery for the county of Glamorgan will be held at the Town-hall, Cardiff, on Satur- day, the 2nd of April, the judges being Mr Justice Charles, who will preside over the Crown Court, and Mr Justice Vaughau Williams, before whom the cases in the Nisi Prius Court will be heard. The civil business will be taken on Mon- day. the 4th ...

... THE WEEK'S MARKETS. COIUr. LIVERPOOL, Tuesday.- Wheat slow, occasionally %d under Friday; No. 1 Coli ornian, !!It 91,4d to 8a iOu rdtl winter, S 41f:,rl to 8s 5^1. Brails 3d to d under Friday. S*|idi, 32s to 32s bit Peas quutt, Id under Friday, 61 4d. Oats slow, new wiiite, 3s 3d. Maize quiet and easier, mixed 5:1 5\1 to 50i 6%cl, bsing id under Friday. Flour 6d under Friday, bakery 29s 6d to ...

... ECCLESIASTICAL INTELLI- GENCE. Llandaff Trinity Ordination, 1891. The Lord Bishop of Llandaff held his ordina- tion in Llandaff Cathedral on Sunday, when the following gentlemen were ordained, viz. PRIESTS WhUIw1'wn 0m-a?i' Br;A-> Exeter College, Oxon. hitele>, Warwick, B.A., Clare College, Carabs. DEAC NS. ^razer' B-A., St. David's College, Lampeter. cS| 0rge Herbert> Gloucester Theological ...

... CARDIFF TIMES ANt SOUTH WALES WEEKLY NEWS. SCALE OF CHARGES FOR ADVEHTLSEMENTS. BUSINESS ADDRKSSES, Publications, and I Educational ? Per insertion. 1 to 5 insertions 4d per line, or 4s per inch 4 6 to 12 „ 3d 3a „ 1 13 and upwards 2d „ 2s LEADER PAGE- 1 to 5 insertions 6d per line, or 6s per inch 6 to 12 II 4d „ 4s.. 13 and upwards 3d 3s PUBLIC AMUSEMENTS, Bazaars, Concerts Eisteddfodau, ...