... ANNUAL CHRISTMAS STOCK SALES. The annual sale of Christmas fat stock, the property of the Marquis of Bute, was held on Thursday at the Home Farm, Blackweir, the conduct of the sale, as usual, having been placed in the hands of Messrs Stephenson and Alexander. An excellent lunch bad been provided by the manager of the Park Hotel, Cardiff, in a large marquee.which was erected for the purpose, ...

... The application of Mrs Ernest Weldon for an interim injunction against the New York Herald was resumed last evening before Mr Justice Denman, at the latter's private residence, when the learned judge made an order restraining the printer of the paper from publishing statements pub- lished on the 25th and 26th inst., as reflecting on the character or conduct of the plaintiff, or similar ...

... In the Boucicault divorce proceedings the Registrar on Tuesdav fixed the alimony payable to Mrs Boucicault at per month, At a representative meeting of Manchester citizens on Tuesday it was resolved to erect statute to perpetuate the memory of the late Mr John Bright, How's your Liver Bad So was mine until I took Anthony's Liverine, 2s 3d and 4s.—39, St. Mary, street, Cardiff. ...

... MERTHYR. ANNUAL MISSIONARY MEETING AT WESLEY CHURCH. On Tuesday night, at We-dey Church, the annual missionary meeting in connection with foreign missions was held, under the presidency of Lieut.-Col. D, Rees Lewis. Among those present were the Revs S. Snowdon (pastor), Samson Weaver, London (deputation). D. C. Edwards, M.A. (Hope Church), D. J. Hiley (HIgh-street Baptist Churph), and W. ...

... CARDIFF EXCHANGE, BUTE DOCKS. TUJWDAY. The lull in the steam coal trade, which has been more or less noticeable for some fow past, still prevails to some extent, albeit the inquiries have been latterly more numoroas than1 t'hey were a couple of weeks ago. The retrogradedaiove has naturally caused some anxiety amongst merchants directly interested in this staple tradel and the somewhat ...

... There is a matter now engaging the attention of the authorities which, if the accusations against a certain police-constable be true, throws all cases which have become public property into the shade. In December last, it will be remembered, a cer- tam man named Thomas Murphy was convicted of tiring at and wounding Pulice-constable Wbitti- more, and was sentenced to ten years' penal servi- ...

... On Thursday evening a public meeting was held at the board schools, Treorky, under the presidency of Alderman W. Jenkins, agent of the Ocean Collieries, for the purpose of taking into consideration the advisability of establishing a library in the locality. There was a large attendance. From the reports received from the various neighbouring collieries, it appeared that Pare and Dare workmen ...

... ZADKIEL AT IT AGAIN. The modern representative of Partridge, the Almanack maker, who veils his identity under the mystic name of Zadkiel. is once more in the field with a sixpenny pamphlet brimful of prophecies for the coming new year. For sixty years has this astrological seer raised his voice in our midst—at least, this is the almanack's 60th year of publication, eo that ho may claim to ...

... BASSINETTES AND BEDSTEADS.—Perkins Bros, H and Co - ...

... ACTION ON A CONTRACT- In the Exchequer Division of the High Court of Jus- tice, on Friday and Saturday, Baron Cieasby had before him again at the Guildhall, London, the case of De Bergue v the Kojslare Harbour Commissioners, which was partly heard a few days ago, when the hearing was adjourned for the production of a do, and which lia, already been described as an action brought by two ladies, ...

... CARDIGAN. BURIAL BOARD. — A meeting of this board was held on Tuesday last, Mr Thomas Da,vies in the chair. The Clerk reported that he had replied to the queries sent to him from the Home Office, and that he had also forwarded the necessary maps. The Home Secretary had replied on the l::th instant, sayiug that as there was no Order in Council prohibiting the opening of the proposed cemetery in ...

... SEIZING A SPIRIT. Some Eochestor newspaper men. says the Ut'a^iit have beeu examining spirit manitei taiicns in One of them has entirely tonvinced liiua-eli of: th ijf position of the spirits, and in doing so kICk a lively row in the c'ueio. ilir. and Mrs. Id11 the operators, the being the medium. vitation, representatives of the city -apers the seance, and acted as a committee of eX £ l tion ...