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CARDIFF. THE DEAN OF LLAXDAV?.— Owing to the sud- 4cm iiiness of the Dean of Llandaff, the sermon on behalf of the Roval Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to AniinaLs at the Cathedral, on Suu- j Gay, was ¡1ost¡,nued. DKSEKTIOS.—At the borough police-court, en Saturday—before Alderman Jones, Alderman Bowen, ancljMr Alexander Ba->sett—Hans Samuel- Peter Ho,-en, and Paul Moeler, three Daili,h,seamen, were charged with deserting from the Danish slii^ Saga, in July. They were or- i on board. TjEjrPKaANCE MEETING.—A meeting for the ad- Tocay of the temperance principles was lieid on Saturday evening, at the Friend.?' Meeting House, Charles-street. The Rev. G. A. Russell, M.A., incumbent of St. Stephen's Ecclesiastical district, presided, and ad Iresse.s in favour of temperance and the advocacy of the Permissive liiil were de- livered by the chairman, Mr G. A. Edwards, Dr. Fiddian, an l others. The attendance was not large. EVAXGKLTSTIC SERVICES.—The series of week evening services conducted by the Be v. Mr Mc Allen, of St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, at the Presbyterian Church, Windsor-place, were brought to a close on Sunday evening. 2\lr McAllen had to leave on Saturday, and the ser- vices oil Saturday evening and Sunday were con- ducted by the pastor, the Rev. D. W. Xennedy. The attendance during the week evening services was extremely good, and on Sunday the building was well fille t. ANNIVERSARY SEKYTCZ3.—Anniversary services in connection with the Priantive Methodisr Miss ion Fund were held at the Mount Tabor Chapel, Moira-terrace, on Sunday, when the ser- mons were preached by the Rev. J. P. Beliing- oam and the Rev. W. Dinnick. BETHANY CHAPEL SUNDAY SCHOOL.—The sixty- 6fth anniversary in connection with the Bethany Sunday school, St Mary-street, was held on Sun- day. The sermons, morning and evening, were preached by the Rev James Owen, of Swansea. The scholars of the Sunday school occupied the galle ries, and sang a. selection of hymns, under the leadership of Mr J. T. B3.rry, in a highly creditable manner, Mr A. Edwards presid- ing at the ban-onium. In the morning the congregation was large, but in the even- ing the building was crowded, and a large num- ber of persons were unable to obtain admission. The collections at the close of the services amounted to £34 14s d. WELSH CONCERT ATCOVBNT GARDEN.—We understand that M. Riviere, who is at present conducting a series of promenade concerts at the Italian Opera House, Covent Garden, has ar- ranged for giving a "Welsh musical festival on Thursday evening, when a large number of the national songs and tunes will be performed. Amongst those who have been engaged for the occasion are Miss Gertrude Lewis, of Cardiff Miss Babe Davis, of the University College of Wales; Miss Mary Davis, of the Royal Academy of Music; Eos Morlais, of Swansea; Mr Brinley Richards, and Mr John Thomas (Pencerdd Gwalia). ST CHCBCH OF ENGLAND TEMPERANCE SOCITTY.—The members of the above society gave, on Monday evening, a miscellaneous entertain- gent of a very pleasing character at the St John's shoolroom, Crockherbtown. The chair was .taken by the Rev C. J. Thompson, the vicar. The programme was a long one, and a large num- ber c" the members took part m it. The Misses Shac .,li gave a brilliant pianoforte duett, and the Misses Atkins gave a pleasing duett forpiano and harmonium. Mrs Matthews, Mrs Heller- inan, Miss Browse, Mr Allen, and others took t»rt in the voeal portion of the programme. Several recitations were given during the even- ing, and all those who took part in the entertain- ment received repeated applause from a very large audience. Everything passed off very suc- cessfully. FUNERAL OF AN OLD INHABITANT. — The funeral of John Harris, an old resident of West Bute-street, took place on Monday. The body was followed to the New Cemeterv by a large mumber of the members of the Oddfellow lodges in the town, wearing funeral regalia, deceased being one of the original members of the Castell Cardiff Lodge. For the last 42 years he had been in the employ" of the Marquis of Bute, the Bute Trustees, and the late Marquis of Bute. He came to Cardiff in 1836 as foreman carpenter to the late Marquis, and on his death held the Bute flag in front of the Dock office while the funeral proces- sion passed to the landing stage where the body was embarked. He had then only a few work- men under him. but as the business of the Docks increased, the staff of carpenters was augmented, and hs was superseded by more energetic men, and he has lately been employed by Mr M'Conno- chie as pattern maker. He enjoyed excellent health, and was only ailing a few days. Deceased was 72 years of age, and had been for some time a member of the Wesleyan Chapel, Loudoun- square. LECTURE.—A lecture was delivered on Wednes- day evening, at the Bethany Chapel, St Mary- street, on "The Proverbs of George Herbert." The lecturer was Mr J. W. Lance, of Newport. He was listened to with much attention. There was a good attendance. FORESTRY.—On Monday evening, a new court in connection with the Cardiff United District, was opened at the White Lion Hotel, Ely, by jBro. J. H. Downing, D.C.R., assisted by the district officers and the officers of Court Prince of Wales, No 2821. The new court is named "Uncle Jobn, No 6499," and bids fair to become a anc- èfts, 20 members having joined it on the opening night. ITEFIHWOBSS IN ROATH STREETS.—For several nits past the inhabitants of Roath have been I, sauch annoyed by boys discharging fireworks.in. the streets. A lighted squib was thrown at night through an open bedroom window, another was also thrown lighted into the shop of Mr Knox, chemist, Broadway, which burnt the woodwork. This state of things ought to be stopped before bouses are set on fire. PUBLIC IICPROVEHINT.—1Tha unsightly bill post- fag place, formerly near the National schools, j&oathroad, has been removed recently, and a massive wall with a handsome iron railing and two pairs of gates appear instead, which are to enclose the proposed new church for Tredegar- ALLEGED THEFT OF A SILK UMBRELLA.—At the borough police-court, on Monday morning—before Dr Edwards and Alderman Alexander-a foreign Bailor, named Cristen Mingram, charged a woman Hamed Elizabeth Williams with stealing from his fcerson a silk umbrella. Complainant said he was Standing on the corner of Loudoun-square and Canal-parade, when the defendant came up, and, fitter asking him to go along with her, and receiv- ing a refusal, took hold of his umbrella and ran tway with it. Witness had never seen the woman before.—P.S. Sperrin proved that the woman ran iway through Sophia-street and Christina-street, in the latter of which he caught her. The article fna not found on her person.—In consequence of insufficiency of evidence to coariet, the defendant was discharged. Street ROWDIES IN TROUBLE. — Thomas George, Daniel Welsh, and John George were charged with a violent assault, on Saturday night. The complainant, William, Bale, a hobbier at the pocks, said that on Saturday night, at half-past 11, he was on the corner of a street in Roath, Bear his home, with a few others, when the de- fendants came up, and, after interfering with him ind his companions, struck him. Afterwards they and a number of others knocked complainant down and kicked. him on the head and ribs, from the effects of which h had been spitting blood rince. P.S. Harris said he saw a row in Clifton- street on the night in question, and defendant Thomas George was pointed out as the chief Aggressor. Witness followed and secured him, when complainant and bis brother-in-law came up and identified him as the person who had assaulted them. Complainant called a 2 witness, named Jesse Morgan, a lad who swore that complainant and his friends were the first to resort to fighting. The bench characterised the evidence of this witness as gross perjury, but allowed him to de- part after a severe caution. On giving sentence they said they were determined to put down these exhibitions of violence by young men in Jhe public streets, and Thomas George would be tent to gaol for two months' with hard labour, ind John George and Daniel Welsh would be imprisoned for on J month, with hard labour. SHOP ROBBERY.—At the Vjorough police-court an Tuesday—before the Mayor, Aldermen J ones SHOP ROBBERY.—At the Vjorough police-court an Tuesday—before the Mayor, Aldermen Jones and Alexander—Mary Farrell, an elderly woman, Was charged with stealing three boots from the shop of Mr Charles Pearce, 64, Crockherbtown, Prosecutor said, on Monday evening the prisoner entered the shop and asked for a pair of boot laces. While he was selecting them, he imagined that the prisoner was secreting something in her basket. He sent for a police constable, when the prisoner drocued three nairs of hoota nr>.l r«r> •j.ne vessel sailed on Tuesday morning. Soon afterwards Mercantile Marine Police Constable Williams enquired for them at their boarding- houses, and found that they had left about an hour. Their clothes still remained behind. The defendants pleaded that they had been drinking. The bench sent them each to prison for four eek", with hard labour.—James Owen, a seaman belonging to the steamship Pontiac, was also charged with the same offence. Mercantile Mer- ine Police Officer Williams found the defendant Sn Lour-and-half after the vessel sailed, on Tues- ay, on the Pier Head. His clothes had not been taken on board. The bench sent him also to prison for one month, with hard labour. KEEPING A HOUSE OF ILL-FAME. — Jane Griffiths, a woma.n living at 28, Cecil-street, was charged with keeping a house of ill-fame. The fvidence in this case was given on Saturday, by \S. Richards, who entered the house on Friday Ilight, under the power of a warrant granted under the Cardiff Improvement Act, but the defendant Vas then so excited that she was remanded till Wednesday. She now abused P.S. Richards and P.C. Pitman, who gave evidence showing that on Several occasions they had found women of bad Character there at night, and these women they loand there when they entered the house on Fri- ay night. She had been, with her husband, pre- viously charged with the same offence, but on this Occasion the nusband was convicted. The bench tow sent her to prison for three months, with Intra labour. Alderman Evans regretted that the police could not reach the landlord:; of these houses, who were generally connivers at the offence, and who received double and treble rent in consequence of their houses being used for im- moral purposes. P.S. Richards said that in the case of the defendant she was under notice to leave from the landlord.

LLAXDAFF.

DOWLAIS.

LAMPETER.

--PONTYPRIDD.

LLAN CAIACH.

CARMARTHEN.

--PONTLLANFRAITH.

--MISKIN VILLAGE.

NEWPORT.

MERTHYR.

----ABERGAVENNY.

BUILTH WELLS.

LLANELLY.

TRIMSARAN.

--------NEATH.

CARDIGAN.

MERTHYR BOARD OF HEALTH.

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