... Traffic for Week ending Dec. 18,1859 £4f¡71 1 7 Corresponding Week last Year fil89 6 8 RHYMNEY RAILWAY. Traffic for week ending Dec. 17, 1859. £ 670 5 8 ...

... STATIONS OF THE WESLEYAN MINISTERS. ENGLISH PREACHING. SWANSEA.—W. Liadley, W. P. Slater (Neath). BRIDGEND.—Thomas Osborne, who shall change on one Suuday in every six weeks with the ministers of the Cardiff circuit. CARDIFF.—Everard Vigis, Ed ward Jennings (Ponty- pridd), .John Holmes; Robert Bees, supernumerary. MERTHYR-TYDVIL.—Edward Russell, George Cart- wright. Barber, Thompson Hesk. ...

... WESTERN VALLEYS. I UP TRAINS. Week Days. Sttday^. From a.m. p.m. p.m. a.m. P-UV Newport 7 0 12 0 5 30 9 0 5 Rhymney Junction 7 12,12 13 5 43 9 15 5 Tydee 7 17 12 18 5 48 9 20 5 Risca 7 26 12 27 5 57 9 30 5 » Cross Keys 7 32 12 34 6 4 9 39 5 i9 Chapel Bridge 12 39 6 9 9 44 •••. 1239 6 9 944 Aberearn 7 42 12 45 6 15 9 50 5 0' Newbridge 7 48| 2 52 6 22 9 57 6 Crumlin 7 53' 12 57 6 27 10 2 6 V ...

... BANKRUPTS. (From the London Gazette of Fridav.) Andrew Wigdahl, Lower Thames-street, ship broker. Eugene Duval, New Bond-street, milliner. Thomas Pratt, Dean-street, Solio, some time passing under the name of Thomas Mowbray, Gloucester-mews East, Portman-square, farrier William Henry Elliott, Cheapside, clothier. James Louson Anderson, Cannon-street West, linen factor. William Holmes Wakelin, ...

... PACKET SAILINGS—OCTOBER. By the TALIESIN. Cardiff to Burnham. Bitrnham to Cardiff. 29, Saturday 8. 0 p.m. 29, Saturday 5.30 p.m. 31, Monday 6. 0 a.m. 31, Monday 9.15 a.m. NOVEMBEK. NOVEMBER. 1, Tuesday 10.15 a.m. 2, Wednesday 9.30 a.m. 3, Thursday. 11.30 a.m. 4, Friday 12.15 p.m. 3, Thursday. 11.30 a.m. 4, Friday p.m. By the T3LY and JENNY JONES. Cardiff to Bristol. Bristol to Cardiff. 29, ...

... RAILWAY TIME TABLES. VALE OF NEATH. FROM WEEK DAYS. STTSTDAYS. A.M. P.M. P.M. P.M. A.M. (P.M. Neath departure 8 30 2 15 7 45 9 201 9 20 Aberdylais 8 35 2 20 7 50 9 2h\ 9 25 Resolren 8 47 2 30 8 0 9 35.9 35 Glyn-Neath 8 57 2 38 8 8 9 43! 0 43 Hirwain arrival 9 17 2 58 8 28 10 alio 3 Hirwain dep. for Aberdare 9 23 3 5 6 30 8 3510 10^10 10 Aberdare arrival 9 35 3 15 6 45 8 45 10 2O!io 20 Hirwain ...

... FOREIGN VESSELS. ARRIVALS—October 28. Georges, Pestcb, Dunkerque, ballast, 248 October 29. Anna, Eklund, Cadiz, ballast, 592 Colombo, Thomasirli, Venice, ballast, 600 Blonmeutha, Plogheft, Bremen, ballast, 150 Care Frederick, Jahnke, Dantzic, timber, 419 October- 31. Dauson, Richardson, L'Orient, ballast, 217 Victoria, Taylor, Cherbourg, ballast, 149 Wilhelmine Marie, Appen, Bahia, ballast, ...

... TEN O'CLOCK. Thomas 23 Mason. 18 Owen 16 Lisle 13 Abbott. 4 ELEVEN O'CLOCK. Owen. 52 Thomas 52 Mason. 44 Lisle 35 Abbott. 8 TWELVE O'CLOCK. Owen. 130 Mason 108 Thomas 107 Lisle 78 Abbott. 12 ONE O'CLOCK. Owen. 191 Thomas — 155 Mason 153 Lisle 109 Abbott 18 TWO O'CLOCK. Owen. 249 Mason 206 Thomas 201 Lisle 139 Abbott 24 THREE O'CLOCK. 336 Mason. 277 Thomas 254 Lisle 194 Abbott. 20 CLOSE OF THE ...

... An old tar came down to the cabin of Nelson's ship one cold, drizzly day, with some message, whilst Lady Hamilton was present. Seeing the cold condition of the sailor, she asked which he would prefer, a glass of wine or a glass of brandy. It don't matter which, replied Jack, but if your ladyship pleases, I can he drinking the wine while you are pouring out the brandy. FIRST AND SECOND. We ...

... The appointments are now completed. The is a list of the council:— is a Jist of the Sir James Clark, Bart. Sir Charles Hastings, I Mr. Wm Lawrence. I Mr. T. P. Teale, > Crown. Dr. Christison, Dr. Stokes, J Dr. Watson, College of Physicians of London. S Mr. J. H. Green, College! of Surgeons. 5 Mr. J. Nussev, Society of Apothecaries. £ Dr. A eland, University- of Oxford. I Dr. Bond, University ...

... PONTYPRIDD & NEIGHBOURHOOD. HAVOD CoLLiEEY.The proprietors of the Havod Colliery (Messrs. Calvert and Rowlands) have com- menced sinking from their present deep vein to another lower seam, which they anticipate reaching in a few fathoms. Messrs. Fowler Brothers are pushing on their No, 1 opening on Forest Vach with vigour. RHONDDA VIADUCT.—Messrs^ Rennie and Logan have nearly completed th-e ...

... DIPLOMATIC APPOINTMENTS.—The following diplo- matic arrangements have been made: Lord Napier, at present Minister at Washington, to succeed Lord Aber- cromby as Minister at the Hague; Lord Lyons, at present Minister at Florence, to succeed Lord Napier as Minister at Washington the Hon. P. C. Scarlett, now Minister at Rio Janeiro, to be Minister at Florence; the Hon. F. B. Forbes, from Dresden, ...