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OARDIFF. I

NEWPORT.

CHEPSTOW. I

I CRICKHOWELL.

I ABERGAVENNY. I

I MOINMOUTH. I

I BOSS.I

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A CAMP OR A PICNIC PARTY /I

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A CAMP OR A PICNIC PARTY I to THE rorroa ov ma "WKTHM MAIL." I SIR,—A* a Frenchman in Cardiff, I was de- lighted by tha opportunity aflorded by the encam,ment of the 01?orgin V olunteere at Laverceck Point, on Wednesday, of learning some- tbi-g to the i6gHsh m.,o.ent. Tha b.auty of the IituatiOD, the picturesque display of mountain and marine scenery, afforded me quite a panorama of 1oî:e:.ceörieIlwr: \ød to perceive at a dutance aigns of regular military lit?-tezt., for ivotim?e, dotted here and there in symmetrical Hnol. Moncrieff tuns aho manifested themselves above tb, baüerle8, and the scene at once exciting ud agreeable. After a little invaugation, I found myself Inside the camp line,, and wa^ surprised to feel that I was in the D..tre of ht I om u ilitry picnic. I discerned sips and symbol* of every tio ¡:: and :mlirigf aVdr{ shall feci obliged to you, air, to allow me to BY th, b your valuable journal that I am tral, ibitj)oul for à;a:e\ikt; whi.K v as exhibited toward* me. It would be impossible 1,, ,e to praise too exceedingly the work of the :'i:t!r(:.eâ was e:e=tfr: čhcl:e) a. nry accomplished arwto to whose genius In purveying, especially in the admirable concoction of the claret cup, I nay my deferential homage, "A tender my HUMDIO r. t heartfelt praise. Tb(? t(ut, air, in which I waa entertained was in truth a marvel of taste in its excellence of srrange- n.ciit, and ai to the matter of lunching and dining, 1 urn in denbt whether I could have been better reived at the Caf £ Anglais in Paris. The Durronnd. ing scene with reference to the officers' tent was altogether in keeping with this luxurious, method of purveying. 'i?hen were thick rugs 6 protest the fttt f? m the hardness of the ground, and in me eø bold warriors had placed down pla&k O..?s to obviate the inconvenienoea of lodging on the ..I grourd."? The tents of the Lieutentant Colonel and I M;j: wts¡¡¡o g::9fule=01b;eLw oi rare beauty, giving quite a charm of elegance to tb. SClne. In addition, I was greWbly i.to?ot?d in the numtjr of ?l?gnily d,cd? and benutifu' ldi.. p.,cvt, -d wa altogebher de- lighted with tho programme of atnueemenps and pleasures in which I jojfullj participated. At a picnic or out-of door holiday, acoustomei, as I am to the pl U,?. of the envcna of Paris, 1 do not tbilk I ever enjoyed with so much felic?Aysaammw day ?i f,sc? W?d.e?dy at lAverA" dSf ci[:8C;&tbnab:eertloh perhaps not intelligent foreigner," aa you. say. Bat it ?-ou.ed to me to ask y"lf w i :i"l I say. Rut it occurred to me to ask myself whak was propaied by this gigantic picnic. Larnin¡, however, that it "aa seriously Intended for the cultivation of military life II became very astounded. I myself have seen a ite)¡ of war J it. feIfdÏ :u a8&Ure the Glamo4an Arti)lery V oluntee that I EPW nothing of their mode of life in r"A war. Hot acquainted with the ideas of the military authori- ses, I ceBootwywhat may be the really correct objc ct which they aim at. If it is intended iu the tente of an extensive picjotq, then indeed it it a grind fcuccen. But if as a training for warfare, I would rot call it so. With regard to the mg-iiflcsnt hos- p ahty of the oBcert. nothing could be more pati. f iJJg. But. after all, I could not refrain from rfcaUiBg to myself the words of my countryman ?ith r' -i?d to the ehM-ge at Bak m, and ex- claiming, "C'e&t ires magnjfi uc, mais ce n'est jxm la -0?, — I enclose y ??d, and --at- year obedient 1V_IIoIIL obedient servant. A FRENCH TOURIST. Cardiff, July 17.

I THE RTHYR RAILWAY ACCIDENT.…

THE SOUTH WALES ATLANTIC LINE.

I THE MAN. AND DOG FIGHT,

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