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FRANCE. TATu^an. n. Yo8f>rd.iy the mauWrs of. the yreseat Ministry re.,cptious i,L their respective oiffoiul itsi- jrn," vs< >, hCIl a p-cai number of persons was pre- MiLny members 0" foriuev Parliaments at- at tie Miuisti-y of Foreigu Aftaiw. Among them was M. Gaisot, who conversed with MM. Ollivier and D{ Persigny for upwards llf three-quarters of an hour. The Murse.Uaitc cays that M. Leuru-Rollm will act as Counsel for the Noir family at the Bü n, I\arte trial. B,ln,pitrte triail. «REUZ0T, JAN. 20. The strike continues, but no dist urbances have (,urred,e,ept,jug that a few yourg workmen jwraded the streets last uiht. M. Sehneide jr has arrived. The JeunwV<!< t<t Scuttle says that the men on strike demrjid that all the hands recently dis- charged for absence without leave shall be taken on again,, Jlll that M. itklaud, the manager of the workshop ). shall be dismissed. Auiongr, the men discharged is the president of the aid f r.nd.

THE FRENCH LEGISLATIVE BODY. I PARIS, JAS. t', In to-diiy"a sitting of the Legislative Body, on the veadiug of the minutes of the previous day. a dis ussion; took place between M. M. Jules Hr ime. Estancelin. sen., and several other depu- '5 on the subject of the figures which were I i iught forward yesterday in connection with the t treaties of commerce. M. Stemaekei-s afterwards f cnu<ised the spectacle afforded y?rd?y at ? Trunpuiuun's execution, when about ten I per? ?re admitted int? t?h-e K.ut prison "i La Roquette to witness all the pre- 1-minai v proceedings. He demanded that such abuses should not be permitted, and that executions should in future take place in the in- terior of the prison. M. Stemaekera was suppoued by Count Lehon and the Marquis de Fire. At. Chevandier ile Valdrome, the Miuister of the In- terior. said he would give an answer to-morrow. M. Jules Simon announced his mtsntion to introduce shortly a bill for the abolition of capital punishment. The matter then dropped, and the Chamber resumed the discussion on the interpellation of M. Jules Brame, relative to the treaties of commerce. M. Jules Simon proceeded with the speech which he < ommenced in jestei- day's sitting.

PRUSSIA. BERLIN, JAN. :aO, EVENING. The Chamber of Deputies, in to-day's sitting. adopted the bill, introduced by Hen-en Duneeker iLBd Eberty. for the abolition of the restrictions v.pon the liberty of the press in Prussia.

THE (ECUMENICAL COUNCIL. ROME, JAM. 13, EVESINO. At to-day's general congregation of the Council six bishops made speeches. The commission on Oriental Rites, and Apostolic Missions is com- posed of the Bishops oi Tyre, Smyrna. Argiel's. Mosul. Farzul, Adrianople, Tripoli, Tasso, South- ward Paplios, Raplive, NicopolLs, Mardin, Erzc- roum. Salmas, Toronto. Angouleme, Burlington. Brisbane, and Ross, and tie Patriarch of Jem- salem.

ITALY. ) FLORENCE, JAN. 19, EVESINU. Signer Lanza has gone to Turin with several decrees for the King's signature, including, it is stated, one extending the prorogation of Parlia- ment to the loth of February, or the 7th of March The .Court of Cassation, reversi.ng the deci.si.on of the Court of Appeal. has consented to the com- munication of the documents in the Lobbia tricl \0 the Chamber of Di-putk-s. FLORENCE, JAN. 20. The Op^nionc, the Ministerial organ, confirms the statement that the prorogation of Parliament will be extended to the 7th of March. The reason of this is that Senor Sella finds it impossible to prepare the budget by the I (it of February, and also in consequence of the interruption to publie business caused by the carnival during that month.

SPAIN. MADRID, The Special Committee of the Cortes will hear eridence from the representatives of the public creditors, before proposing the mode *o be adopted for the uniifcation of the debt. It is stated that the receipts obtainable from the negotiation of treasury bonds, the hypothecation of state dow,ii d the fanning o.t of divers st?r.?s of rev?ntM will MtHce for the payment of t?f inrer-I' est on tbe debt during the next two raxe, with- out any fresh issue of bonik

THE BRAZILS. J LISBON, Jix. 20. The steamer Cordillera has arrived. She leaves at noon for Liverpool, and brings i 1,<>W dollars in specie. i VALPARAISO, PT. 13. Business is dcll. freights low, and shipping: abundant. Harvest prospects are very favourable, Large tires have occurred at Santiago, causing damage to tbe amount of iiC.OOO dok. A company is being forated to buy aad work the two floating docks at Valparaiso. An improvement is expected in the price of copper, which is arriving in considerable quan- tities. MONTE VIDEO, I-BC. 2C. Business is at a standstill. Lopez has tMcn de- fended by .5,00(1 troops and I:jJOO Indiace. No attack is possible in the present position ot the Brazilians. RIO DE JANEIRO, DEC. "I. Money i. very tight, and discount is uuusjially bih. Eiehange very firm, at 1!#Z- to 20. Coffee shipments during December, 145,<W0 bags.

(KEITKU'K TKI.BSRAJI.S.) ROUMANIA. BUCHAREST, JAN. W. 3L Cogalni«>ano, the Minister of the Interior I has addressed a circular to the Prefects, recom- mending theDllltrictly to carry out the ex i sting laws for preventing Jews from obtaining the foreign bond in the places under their jurisdiction AUSTRIA. I VIENNA, JAN. 20, EVENING. A ministerial ordinance has been I :dl *-?,. voking the pl'Ohlbltwn against the exportation of &fms irom the p.?r? of th=- Adrian/. CSPtCIil. TEI.EORAM.) PAPAL INFALLIBILITY. BERLIN, THI-KSDAV. Cardinal Antonelli, in reply to a despatch from the Frtnt-h Government to the Fi-eneh Ambassa- dor, is announced to have stated that tiie Papal Government would hesitate at no steps necessary to secure the undisputed rights of the Church. No rupture between Church and State was to be feared so long as the State allowed to the Church the same freedom as it claimed fur itself.

SIR STAFFORD NORTHCOTE AT II I (SPECIAL I THURSDAY XWRT. Sir Stafford Narthcotc addressed the Exeter Chamber of Commerce to-day. Referring to technical education, lie said that };ngIUL(! would be involved in difficulties unless she put herself in a better condition to compew with other nation* in the excellence of her workmanship. He ex- 1"s8&.1 a belief that tt." Judicature Commi..i9u, uow sitting, would reeoinmend very couiiderable reforms in the whole judicial nynt-em, Whilst ljelieving that the original promoter* h?d of?erated the benefit* to be derived from free t,.&, it iroriod re."lntely to put a stop to any reactionary feeling. The wiwut course ^as to regulate our commercial stlairs without too much re- ference to the plilJg8 of our neighbour*. £ «cij>rocity wu wirable; but matters would not be nwmled by «ayiog that i- rcitriutiona were not token off on tbt oilier iide we sbouli í C8J1oe them oo oars.

90HE CARDIFF ARTILLERY VOLUN. TEEK.S. PIPTRHUTION OF VRIZES BY THE MAYOR. ?Ast evening there wM a large muster of the ArtiUerj Vo???heDn'I HaU, C?M.onthe occa"')' the?.aatd?tnbntion ot pn? byth.Wo?hipf?ut ? the? M-n?r Lieut .Colony !IiU, the I?g, officer, Ma,or r.?acuu-.berof oib?ers "L?,l 2body of preset The men were drawn up in th? form of three ?ofa sunare. and the table ?t which the mayor .at was e numb e r ot pta?on one side of the bildi,??, A krj;e numbor ot la,\ie were present, ?dseveratgeutlemen. Jhe galleriCb and tbe e?tieme ends of the Hoor were set apart ior?sito.s. The band played at intervals durmg the evening. The company having been seated, and the men in portion, Lieat.-Colonel HILL rose and said Ladies and Gentle- men and Volunteers,—lk-fure I proceed to ask his warship to di,tribute the pr.?. 1 will beg perm?.on to i?izkke few remark.. It is now j?t 1U Fur. since this cori s w as estab:ished. When nrst formed, i'. con??ted cf one b.ttte?r? composed, a? most volnnteer corps were at that Eme, of various classes of the community, to whom money was more or less an object of not very great lmpoitiince. Shortly afterwards it was considered desirable to introduce the artisan element into the corps. An artisan battery was formed, and early in the following year I wasmadeeaptain. At that time another volunteer corps was formed by our eshemed Maior, Md it was caUed the I ourtli ArtiUery. Tbe ex?ttnce of these _threc battens each having scparato interests, and each hav? a different uniform, was a matter to me ot very great regret, 1 us deieraiin(?(I not II; tutiI\'tirladgfa \h interests together, and caused them to work for one object-the formation of mch a corps which would be a permun.ut institution, and a credit to the town of Cardiff. This was done by uniting the third and fourth col-I)s into an admiuistratne bngade. Then the uniforms were made alike; andtheu the admi- niitra'.ive brigade was turned into a consolidated brigade, so that the third and fourth became the third. The result f this has fully answered my expectation. By her Majesty s permission we increased the establishment to seven bat- teries, consisting of otW members, and on this we have enrolled 534, of whom oil are efhoients. AA e have not for- gotten the old adage that self-praise is no recommenda- tion but I u--Y that no to- besides C-rdiir ?'} lar-er artUiery corps ? and I trust we shall be ablc t? hoid 9lir own. Such is the history oi our own brigade, there are two others in the county. The hrst is under Colonel t?ncis, and the second under C..pt. Hughe? Of both I c.?ot ?l?eak too highly. I can only regret that distance irtcrferes with our meeting them as often ftswe ho,,I,l wish to dv, 1 trust that the good feeling which nowsubsistsbetween us mav continue, and that we may have more opportunities of wJtiug each other. The first commanding which this c?-psh? w?a gentleman whose memory is dear to us-the venerable Major Hewett. He died in  He was succeeded in the honorary colonelcy by the Maiqui. s j of Uute, a nobleman who has long shown his deep sympathy with the volunteers in many ways, and I don t know one more striking than that of his having bui t the W W hall; n which we are now assembled. I he admnustiatne briade, of which his lordship is the honorary colonel. numbers tICO: of these IKJo are enrolled memtiers, out of which 808 are efhcients. Having given you this short history, I ask permission to ,ay a few words, more especially to its members, It may be useful for me to read a few statistics of our doings last vear. In the first place, the cumber of drills attended was lo.GOt! the average attendance of the whole corps was 30/JS the .cmriissioned orncers averuKe attendance was 41.9; the average attcmlanca of the officers was 36: the largest number of drills attcm-ed by one man was 258, by Bombardier William Berrill, of the E batten'; of the officers, the largest number of drills was ?. by LicuteDnnt Spencer; Captain kPe"-e, t,6; Sergeant.Major. M sergeants, ?. Sergeant PhiHips attended 139 drills, and Corpora) Howell I t- Last jea. Co-poral Howell attended the largest number ot dnUs, 'It \1 .1. but this year ho was beaten oy uomoanuer uen iu, attended 258. Gunner L. Francis attended a-29 drill-, and Trumpeter Vaughan, ?'?. In consequent of the new regulations issued by the War-ctiiM-, we have been com- w'tn:Jej};' of rè¿:e:b;); i)us m,ilt is one with which I am very much !?.ti?ifiel, and I take this opportunity of thanking all who have aided in attaining it. I would especially mention the drill instructors who are attached to our corps. Such a result eOllld not be attained without their attention to the important duties which they have to perform. Allow me now to make a few observations to yourselves. I would remind you what the real mission of the volunteers is. It is not only in lighting an invader when lie comes to our shores, bnt it consists mainly in frightening the invader from ever thinking of coining. I suppose the idea of an invader establishing himself upon these shores is not to be thought of, but much commercial distress has been caused, and may be caused again, by the mere fact of an invader threatening to come. He will not, however, attempt to come over, and try to land on these shores, unless he sees some prospect of success. On the other hand, the British public will not be terrified, for it knows that ;t will be impossible to StlCCt!e11. The grand mission of the volunteers is to create in the of the foreigner a feeling of iro- possibility. while in the breast of the British puMic he will create a feeling of security. To do this it is necessary that, there should he a certain amount of efficiency. We cannot expect to equil the regulars. How is it possible we shouid- But it is needful for us to attain to this amount of efficiency, so that when the foreigner shall look at us, as he frequently does, he may say to himself* 4* These men, although they do not ma- ii(u,tvre o well as regulars, can shoot quite as straight, and they evidently understand the necessity of discipline. They are intelligent men, and in a very short time, in <-as? o? need, '? they will turn out to be exces- sively awkward foes." The British public have been led to fed and see that our volunteer army actually is 'ompo?<t uf mca who are willing to undergo tith I who are intelligent, and have determined to teach the Iigner that he ??,ed not have any doubt as to the ?,ail- ?bit-?-m ot Uritish pluck in every Englishman in the hour of trial. What need I say more to enforce the necessity of individual exertion in order to reach this standard of efficiency Gunners, it is your duty to attend to the instructions t iven to you, to be as regular as possible on parade, and to show yourselves thorou-rhlv amenable to discipline, obeying the orders of your ofceert, for without discipline you are useless, or per- haps worse than useless. Non-commissioned officers, it is your dK to set an example to the gunners in all things it i. therefore nect?!? tht you should know your duty more Ultimately than they do, bec..s, )-- ha"c to give them instructions Uld to set tbem an exwmpl? You ?ave <?o beard it mi(I the the nou.(?om. .=5]cu 'l=n ;i'h}ei: I believe it is so to a great extent is the voluu- teer army. No corps can be in a satisfactory state wheee non-wsusissioned officers are not tho- roughly up to their duly, and zealous in the perfor- macce of Uiat duty. Onu-eM, you hM<! to can-y out the PLANE uri(I wderf of the eoum=ding -alkeer. You .r, in direct ,,mouii?Wion with the corm To 3vu he ?oks for the .ite..w? of discipline. Haw m?dfu), therefore is it that you be thwoughly efficient in your .dutiesIt has been tie reproach of the volunteer service, .although it h.s, perhaps, been somewhat exaggerated, that AVK otliceru.r.e the weakest branch of the voluateer army. This ought not to be, and it need ziot be. No dwbt JIIU ■KBt very uiush engaged is other occupations of import- ance, There is an old adage that" where thwes a will tbme's a W" It do. Ad take -eh trouble to learn all that is Mee?, and that is amply compensated for by the t'aot of knowing how to perforin your duty, and tcfeloeUng of flatisfactioo which that knowledge gives. If you wish under jov to be inSneDoed by yo<ur eu.mple, it iepcr- fert'y neceq?ry to show them that you are tho?.a&y e&eMat. When that is the ease throiihout the v«J*nfiaer armt, Y am(luite??e tberepro?li will depwt from it. It r?t ?vintentHn to refer to the capift, gfit ib. e?e.i.g 'but there i.. matter of great i.p-tmm anocttt? the existence of the volunteers throughout the coiinta-y, to whit* I would fer a moment refer. If the British publie do not wish to retain the services of the volunteers at the cost which is incurred at the present moment, let thm say eo. The volunteers neither can nor will contribute those sums which are at prellent paid by the Government. While I feel disappointed at certain forms which the discussion has assumed, I cannot but rejoice to find that the principle which I have J«d d(nra has been acknowledged, and I believe that when the See,- tary of War considers the propositions, aided II, the opinions of the commandingoffioers, the question of properl v supporting the volunteers will be set at rest, and their position made thoroughly efficient. Ladies and gentlemen suffer me to say a word or two to those who are not volunteers. I am sure the gentlemen will all readily recognise the principle that it is the duty of every English- man to come forward and defend his country in the boar of need. Those of yon who have not joined the Volunteer ranks will, I hope, do all in your power to show your sympathy with them, and to encourage them as tar as you can. Believo me that a volunteer's duties are no' confined to donning a uniform, and marching about after a band. Very often, after a hard day's work, he comes to this haJ). and under oes n severe drill. Let me tell you :haJf!; 1n:'f::rk.8eT¡;: :ntrt :I !O sidcrable merit-,m?. He might spend the evening with his family, but he devotes it to drill, and leally he is entitled to ycur symiwithy and support. You may, per- haps, effect this by joining the corps as honorary mem- bers, and. perhaps, assisted by the ladies, you may get up prizes wbich the "olnnteers may compete for, the competi- tion for which will relieve the tedium of ordinary drill. We thank you. Mr. Mayor, for our share of the liberal donation voted by the Town Council, and, I honestly be- lieve, fully sanctioned by the great majority of our fellow. townsmen. The prizes to be given this evening are all the gifts of officers to their corps. During the ten years I have been connected with the corps there are only three instances in which gentlemen of the town or the neiirhbonrhood have ever given any prizes to the corps. I would fain hope that this is to be attributed to carelessness tether than indifference or the want of sympathy; and I distrust that attention having been caUed to the matter, the en Tuple set in other towns will be emulated, and that at the next distribution we shall have the satisfaction of "eeinf «"ae snbetttntia) marks of sympathy from the ladies and go,-tleiucn of the town and neighbourhood of Cau-diff. The R. v. E. A. Gait FN, honorary chaplain to the corps, said Se had 1.ceo asked to make a. few remarks on this occasion He bad been associated with the corps more or less since it >»as rtarled. Tho-gb he was not actually their chaplain, 7et he prsctjcally discharged its duties when called upon by the offioers to do so. Their colonel had referred to the «ost ten years. He ftooght that the history of those ten #am proved the great valne of the j vcluiiMw IIIOV_ I he foil that It ftiabdobment of volunteer corps throo^bOnt tie; country W exseieed a Veneficial effect in physical, moral, and social point of view. Long siighclt be before the volunteers were called upon to bathe Irtieir swords in the blood of human beings! If tver that time did come, they would respoud to the senti- ment, England expects every man to do his duty." Letthem bear in mind the object for which they existed as volunteers —for the peace of the Queen, the safety of the country, and the glory of God. (Cheers.) The MAYOR then rose, and was received with loud cheers. He said Volunteers, it affords me great pleasure to be Were to present prizes to you this evening, at the request of your commanding officer. I consider that you have en- dea\'Oured to do your auty its volunteers, and that your officers have so recognised your duty by presenting to you' these prizes. However efficient you may have beea in the performance of your duties, you should eudeavour to retain the efficiency by constant attention, and set an example to others who do not receive prizes now, in order to stimulate j them to the like success which entitles you to receive the prizes I am about to distribute. (Cheers.) His Worship then distributed theprizes according to the subjoined list. As each recipient came forward he was lnmilv cheered bv his comrades. LIST OF PRIZES. 1, TI?e 11,??itt ChaUeuge Cup UMtng been won by the H Ba:- tt; ;t\ceo: ;i ¡;OiYcpi amon'st its membersGunner (;. Fentou, "up; tu"?. I. Hol- ?'?d'A?u'nuerJ. F?., 3,d u V,,w,?U,, 4th; Uuuntr J. CribJ3,5th; Gunner D. O'Lury, Cth. ? A Kt.K'u.JutrJ Ch?Ucugc PtRte Yftil be pi-ovide<i to be nm. peted for by the butteri?, po?nti to be giveu with ?t-uu rtvul?- tions. Any battery winning it two years in succession to retain it for MM.K.tition amoBn't its mum or?, aud to bl??owe the pn- vate property of any member wiuuini' it two 3,(?a i? 8UC5S)On. ?'W('u''by ?yli"t'by U'ptL, P,Z Ut?tcuaut-L'otouel HM Kd?d L? to bo diviue.v -X2 for the wiuner; for the 2ud md tl for the M.-H Battery Ser- tr« ai:t Elworthy, 1st j Corpora J. Leary, I'ud j Corporal C. Crew, 4. Major Pajie offered a priie of 1:5, to be coinp*.ttd for by the section*; the points to be awarded in the mme maiuie" as for tin; Ke,'iwental Challenge Plate.-G Iiattcry: C?rpr.1 Leary, ?'t,?'?. CufmerLpou, .:ad,'):HOs.; 8er)f<-itut Stickier, rd, c,, A prize of .1:10 foroompetition by detachments, selected from the members of each battery who have not competed ior the County Association prizes.—borKeant Fisher, B B,lt- Y. ?" A prize of ?5 {? competition by th, r illt, who ade the beat attendance up to aud inc1umug the day of the Govern- m?u't fu?'e?o??< be determined by ?' ciirbiues at !W and Jw yard. F i\' rounds t,!? raugo.—(iunuer T. Morg?, 18t, t2; Corpora) C. Cr,?, 2nd, ?t H)s.; Sergeant Stickler, 3rd, &I; Gun- ner B. Th..?g, 4th, 1" 7. A prize of <15 for the battery making the highest average attondauce butweeu the 1st May and ,p- luid i""Ill "I the G,)v?,ment inspection. To be cO i.? wtl? ('arbiD, ut 150 .d 3('j yard. Five rounds at each raugc.-t1eg{'n:ct.lli.jur Bucknell, let, &2 10-. Sergeant Stickler, 2nd, .Cl Il1.; Gunner (.Soar, owl, .€1; Corporal Leary, 4th, 10s. y. A prize of I'o tor competitiou among te mem»>ers oi the B:md. with CM'bines" at 100 and 'J00 yards. Five rounds at e?h T¡U!!e.-üullUel" J. Forbes, 113t, Ui liuuner D. Gonnan, d, Jtl (iauuer P. Lt..n, 3rd, XI Gunner 1). Coiighlin, 4th, IOs. 9. The buglers were offered three prize for competi,ti,on, with eari'iues luu and AHJ yards. Five rounds at eacll range.—5?. Phillipp, W. Thomas, H, Buckn^ll. PiiiZtti BY OFFICERS OF RATTrRIES. I A Battery: gun and carbiue drill aud general Rttendaloc- Cnrporal Hampson, a picc of plate; Corporal Smith, ditto; Gunner Ii. Goolu, ditto. A 11'imlx.r of other prizes of Bwill nmount were alw owtn- At the close of the distribution Lieutenant-Colonel HILL proposed a vote of thanks to his Worship the Mayor of OardilV for the kind manuer in which he had complied with his request to attend that evening, and distribute the prizes. • Major PAGE seconded the proposition, and referrel to the recent grant of ..£100 by the Corporation for volunteer purposes. A ;cat deal had been said for and against the grant, but he thought the a fors" hittl it. A very important argument had not been noticed. The self-consti- tutcd champions had spoken about the money bring taken from the ratepayers' pockets, but really it did not come out of the ratepayers' pockets. The corporation received about "£2,000 a year from shipping dues. That money was expected to be expended for the benefit of the town in some shape or other. The shipping derived no great benefit from it, and he was of opinion that if the matter were very closely inquired into those dues would be very soon withdrawn. It was much better for the objectors to keep silent. Some people were fancy- ing that no more need be heard of the grant after this year. He hoped, however, the Town Council would be true to them- selves, and repeat the grant year by year. In conclusion, he expressed a hope that many persons would be willing to come forward and otter prizes for the encouragement of the volunteers. (Cheers.) The MAYOR then responded, and said it had given him great pleasure to be present on this occasion, and he hoped the Corporation would continue to recognise the services of the volunteers. In conclusion, he asked them to accept from the Mayoress a silver cup, value five guineas to be competed for by the corps. (Lond cheers.1 Lieut.-Col. HILL thanked the Mnyoress for her kind con- sideration in ottering theprize, and lie was quite sure that the cup would be an object of emulation by all the members of the corps. It was the first prize that had ever been offered to the corps by the Mayoress of Caidiff. to ,1 id then played God s;jifhe Queen," and the assembly dispersed.

I CLERICAL APPOINTMENTS AND VACANCIES. The W?,,l?..d Mow. of Wdh.. Ofo]n h? prMe?Jthe R?. Sm.?l Mch.?yW.rn-n. MA..M<? of th rt w,,ty and rector of een&on, S??. to the M!tory of -er, Surrey (he mw rwtor i? a sou vo Mr. Samuel Warren, Q.ü). ? ? ?rl of F,b.. hM pr?enM the Rev. Cbtfes Xon-M Gray. M.A -.t, of St. John? Kidderuu?ter, to the nt<r.?. of HtJjisley with PocVley, Yorkshire. tire "rilll" .f Dcau and Chapter ut Worcester have prewnt^ M ,t, be R?, H?LawH?mM?M.A.. of St. Jnhu'e CjU<-Ke. C-bridg?, Cnr«te o( Trinity ChMfch. Gt<?t M??ru, te tho viQ&r"ØO of Ber- row, Dux.r T.oilhary. ?" Th. tr., of Neeaton, m?r Bn?Mrth; worth EM a year; Jtntrun, Lady C. Lyster. 4390 a '?.t??'?'?.dO?'kc.n?r S?nry; -<'?? J«ar RU8 house; patrol*, tae Prov" and Fellows of Kigg'. Col- ,?e ilwi. k iP 411 the Bo)toDChu«t InstituUoo; worth il3o a\)'i.n.r. T;h<???y of DevizM; wefth 9150 a y-; pt, '&e Rev. V H T'HIB M,A. The ourucv jA PJatti. Mancl; worth CIO c? year, with thleat'the V&M9 of JffaaBheatei'sLetftOrdinatwnif^tron, th* Fv. J. G(.d?i,4 M.A. 7U? ;y f -rth RL% y-; natr«u, the Rev. Taamtt ftittwn, M.A. ?"?)*r? ?' f???r'e Chtrch. Bta? <fort& ?'M t year! patron, the Rev. W. Toakaw, M.A.  ?c?fj?' HoITTrl Cbircb, 130.uth ?.-B ?MO a JtU; p»t>rou, the BeT. F. F. BSot. *?;,Jr?"o'f'?e?!?'?'Bran&m? ?rth ???. with laraxialed lodgia^s-, patrosj. the Zev, Oaarlea Oom-pbeU, ?T.Ah.. Sandwrn, We at Wie;ht;?!<th ei00t..)etr! P.tr?'E t St. AngMijrch The euraey c< St. JUttfMtiM < Bagrr¡tQne; ^rth 2120 a y- PLtmu, the Rev. C. 3-.Y, ,IigpystoDue;,wsrth

i THE AMENITIES OP AMERICAN PUBUC LIFE. I Mr. George P 68 Train, to w o name the Alnene. papers now prefix Bev. in con nem%e << Ks ?**? taken to li. =,,I,,ys, h- 'Yerd "eeeond aer- nMn° The great featnre of the eTeninc w.M <?e rtft? of an epigram on Mr. Horace Greeley, «Mt8»UHg i thirteen stanzas, of which the following niv far ,ø. iiieni StudiouB, bashful, hot, F.the,'? pideknd mother's Joy; ::j,e' joy; I au lie, you villain, you he* Smelling office all your life, Tmgb m? o go by your wife, You, = flute a uegm fife Your lri8b lIy t: yon !!a;n, JOU lie. Old Pantolooner, Horace Greelev, Eyes w mild -d voice so squealy. Your writing are ?cttioftTe;ym?y. You lie, yo:? 'ilbi. yo. li?. It must not be supposed that Tr. was unprovoked. Mr. Hcrace ?reetey had Mid in the T??< GMrge Francis Train is an M?* lunatic, a charlatan, and a mountebaak -? remark oomethiu, in the style of the ru? school- hovs who chalk on the wall concerning their master h.t .BriM" is ?oo' SomeBhgUhngeofrM- P?biUty woN be an obvious improvement to both sides. ——

A SEDUCER SHOT BY HIS VtCnM.—WMEHNO, WEST YA DM. 31.-Ye.terday afternoon a young wo- ?. D.md B?ttam, who ha.f ?''???.?? named ,M'Nub, viiw his boardrng-hoMe. and callmglum out, demanded the MMm<-nt of his sMage promis^ Upon his refusing, she drew a revolver, and bot him through the bowels. She then surrendered herself to the authorities. M'Nash is mortally wounded. He was pledged to be married to another young woman in a few d a- ?!' Tort rWoMM, TAn. I. dafuoc:;CTIVICTORIA STATION,-Qn Wednesday morning an accident of a very '^king cha- Mcter ?curred at tSe Victoria ?.xb.tationof the J^ndon, Chatham, and Dover Mway. About eleven ocfecka number of men were employed ,hu.<t? ?"'?? engine Md te?er came along on the kbw they were- worjkf- ing. The driver blew his whM<,tt.<t'o'M.f ?'. men MM?! to get clear in the M-foot #ay, but two u^fartu- ute M)owtW<n. knocked ddh b thotZ-,w of ?.' the whoeb of which passed 0, Lem. Bb.% w-, ed np drea<Mo?y mutilated, and were conveyed to 0, t<<o'f Hetpita)int<y"'(rc<M?'<

BOARD OP TRADE* INQIflRY AT. f CARDIFF. Yeatcrdny, IUl inquiry was held at the Town-hall, Cardiff, before Mr. R O. Jones, stipendiary magistrate, Captain Harris, and Lieutenant Elton, R.N. (inspecting officer of Coast-guard for the district), nautical assessors, touchiue the loss of the screw steamer Ironsides, the property of Messrs. G. S. Stowe & Co., of Cardiff. Mr. James O'Dowd, barrister-at-law, prosecuted on behalf of the Board of Trade-, The Ironsides, nnder the command of Captain Alexander Neill, left Fenarth on the morning of the 21st December Itist, laden with aS tons of Powell's DuBVyn steam coal, and proceeded on her voyage to St. Nazaire. Early on the morning of Thursday, the 23rd of December, the weather suddenly became foggy, and she was lost on a reef of rocks, on which is situated La Blanche lighthouse. The vessel became a tottil wreck, and the cargo was lost, but happily the crew were saved. This inquiry was to ascertain whether the loss was attributable to neglect on the part of 'the captain. The following witnesses were called, and an Cpm"their cvidence will show the nature of the case, John Courtney Curtis Hole, the boatswain and second mate of the Ironsides, said the ship had a crew of eighteen on board, and was well manned for a ship of her size. The o??rgo was in the vessse"4 hold, except that for the imme- diate use of the engines. The weather was hazy when she -e of the e,,  left Penarth. After midnight on Wednesday a heavy fog came on, and the captain ordered witness below to get the leadline. The engines ,,r, 1. 1 Ld about 2.10 a.m., and were cOIr:sher.:dl.o":f f:th ,Yer a; given to the engineer until the vessel struck. The captain ogrdi?rell the man at the wheel to "hard-a-port," and the veEsel struck immediately. When she struck she seemed to glide on to a reef; after which she gave a sudden thump. There was a strong tide setting to the eastward. Witness considered that when the vessel struck she was about l miles from La Blanche lighthouse. The ground swell ran under her quarter. She swung round, and, after striking, she began to fill rapidly. The life-boats were got out, and in about half-an-honr after the vessel struck the crew got into the boats and puDed towards St. Nazaire. One portion of the crew was taken up by a French pilot boat, an d the ihe by a steamer, at u\Jîe a f¡:: from bŠt:' NIl¡:e ?le.,hi,) had three conipa.?ses?ne aft, one on the poop, and one on the bridge. They were all correct when the voyage was commenced. Richard Holton, an able seaman, who steered the vessel from 2 o'clock on the morning when the vessel was lost, .i.1 he was steering b..t S. E S., or S. E by S. '? S,, :\¡I a slight st,jtiobo;s S:d ?, tb; SYb'od; of the second officer, just before the ship struck. Witness saw La Blanche light before the vessel struck. He was at the wheel, but was not pitched over. It was after the mte went down for the lead line that the second officcr directed witness to alter the course. Captain Harris: Was the helm ported at all before the ship struck? Witness No; it was not. Richard Rowe, the chief engineer, said the engines of the Ironsides were in perfectly good working order. His watch I on the night of the 22nd was from eight o'clock to two the next morning. She was running between eight and nine knots an how. William Lomas, an able seaman, was at the wheel that morning until relieved by Holton, after which he kept a look-out. Whilst he was at the wheel he steered a S.E. II S. eourse. The weather was hazy when he began to keep a look-out. Whilst he was on the look-out he heard the captain work the telegraph, and he felt the motion of the ship lessened. It was very thick at 2.15 a.m. He could not see the length of the ship's deck, but he could see across her. He heard no directions given by the master until the second movement of the telegraph to stor the engines. That was about 2.30. The foe had grea:iy in- creased then. He was looking 6ut for La BI&nche light. Saw that light half a minute before the ship struck. The captain shouted "Harda-port," and the vessel struck ¡m. I mediately. The fog cleared immediately after the ship struck, and they found themselves a quarter of a mile from the light. By Mr. Jones: They UBed the lead occasionally; but to the eft of his knowledge no one was called to use it on this Capt. Keill put in a statement in writing, the effect of which was, that he attributed the loss of his ship to the fact that a stronger tide was setting than usual, and that he was deceived 01 the fog. He also said he had been in command of coasting and foreign steamers during the last ton vpnis. hut not unintel"ruDted},, Mr. G. S. Stowe, the managing owner of the Ironsides, said tÀe ship came into his possession in October, 1868. When he engaged Capt. Neill, he received a very flattering testimonial from Mr. John Bacon, of Liverpool, in whose service he had sai!ed, and had aiway fonnd him very sober and very attentive to his duties. During 20 years that he (Mr. Stowe) had had to do with ships, he had not known a captain more attentive to his duties than Capt. Neilh This had been a serious loss to him and his co-owners (Messrs. Parfitt and Jenkins), bnt he would willingly give Capt. Neill command of another steamer, however valuable. The Ironsides was insured for XII,O(K), but was worth Z3,000 more. To that loss had to be aided the injir-y to their trade by its stoppage. No part of the cargo was saved. This was all the evidence, as there waa no probability of any others of the crew being forthcoming in a reasonable time, they having gone to sea. Mr. Jones said the court would give judgment this (Fri. day) morning, at ten o'clock.

THE educational conference at akervst- I WITH. Ta THE EDITOR OF THE WESTERN MAIL." I Sir?—I am afraid the promoters of the Lrtucationai von- ference, announced to be held at Aberystwith on the 20th and 26th instant, are not acting "straight and above board," and the letter of the rector of Merthyr in tbe Wfstcm Mall, yesterday, confirms the impression. As soon as I saw that previous application to the se- cretary was necessary to secure admission-and this I dis- covered by accident in a Welsh newspaper—I wrote to Mr. Charles, stating my intention to be present. From that day to this I have had no communication from that gen- tleman. If the promoters of this meeting hope to carry some pet scheme by the semblance of a representative conference, they are mistaken. The conference must be free and open for discussion, otherwise there will be a row." The day is past, even in Wales, when we can be governed by Tooley- street statesmen.—! am, Sir, your obedient servant, u- Merthyr, Jan. 19, DAVID EVANS.

ANOTHER ACCOUNT OF THE AUTEUIL TRAGEDY. The France quotes from the Journal de Site a letter written by some member of Prince Pierre Bonaparte's family, which gives an account of the circumstances which attended the murder:- About one or two o'clock, after lnuch, the Prince was sitting with his wife by the fire in the drawine:room. He was in his th-essing-go?, having a bad cold, and was expecting hourly to hear from M. Bochefort. He said to his wife, 'I shall be sorry if any one comes to- day, for with tia cold on me it is not pleasant!' A servant came in and handed two cards to the Princess, who re?Dpised the names from having _n them in the Radiœl papers. The Prince gave a tru them in the as much $is to say-Are those visitors I expect? His wife nodded affir- matively. The Prince said, 'Have them shown in here, whilst I dress.' The Princess herself gave direc- tions that these gentlemen should be introduced, and withdraw to her own room, which is on the other side of the hilliard-- qd <errantt' staircasa, She was there with her childrenlittle dreaming ht ?g ?e" interview about to -C" when she fancied she heard a shot, and a tioice of voices on the stairs. She fancied the Prince had been shot, and was so agitated that she could not stir nor speak a word. Suddenly she hears the voice of her husband, plucks up courage, and goes to seek him, when she throws herself into his arms; he re-assures her, and inuM?tety relate- things as they had happened. When, on Mit? oat of the apartmenk he had entered the drawing- room, le two persons who had been waiting for him stepped np and haoded him a letter. The Prince approached the wiedow to read it, but after having cast his eyes on the signature, he said, I Bnt this is not from M. Rochefort ?' 1L Voir upon that advanced towards him, and Paid, in an inwout tmel I Rmd it all the same.' The Prince, crump- ling op the letter, answered. 'It's aU read. I am ready to nzht Beehefort, not He cade!' At these words M. Victor Noir p" him a slae in the face, whilat M. Ulric de Fon- TtUe. who kept :ta4)e ::¡ù: a rvrd:t hha, probably to keep him (the Prince) at bay, and prevent his retUl'nÍD8' blow. Vader the impression of this blow and this thNAt, the Prince pulled his revolver out of his pocket and fired one shot at the first of his adversaries."

I TERRORISM IN IRELAND. iSamulers't XcKslctUr a*ya~"The extent to which a?eatening JecMre are sent betckeae a most dejUojtNe _clition of the country, a? numberless UMttnoee haTe -'ltly oecuntf in which, ether from .-ehtetanoetothnm families, or from bettenn? that detection of the wafers through the agency of the constabulary is f««le, cc eehce has own even given ef their receipt to the autho- ri tie& The circle is spreading of the objects of denuma- tio land an eminent member of the bar has been for. wai xleit a missive threatening him with the same death as his (ivet should he venture to argue a case which is now rfenci in one of the Superior Courts, involving a dis- putei'waw,eenalaudlordan rhistenant. Notices are also eztenskVdp circulated through the eonnty Westmeath en- ioinine larties not to pay any rent exceeding oriffith's valuation wd a farmer was accosted a few days ago in the open a V by » fellow who came to the yard where he was with so«* of his labourers, and, presenting a pistol at him; swore h o would shoot him if he presumed to pay his rent until the land question was settled."

Fifteen able M?M" Monpng to the Lord Canning, bound for Calcutta, ?ebeenMnttopriMn  StanehoMe, for refusing to contiL'" tbe voyage beyond Plymouth, on account, as they alle,l tbe di"llitem¡U8 and œismanap. =cut of the c&pwn.. mentof?.?? ??BMWN COD LIVER OIL- number of opinions from eminent .b.m f the F- tywl. b. M.,ded their mphade ro- %tim?f tbi.M*J it. A oebrrfti. Cbronert:.Id.u.n :¡'ed the UMI: 6i ia  de Jmgiea gm%notes O.bB PrdWsb,6 to A'uy -TiSf"Q* 6«Ls Pi&ti, Qaa'iW, pj by So?^Con«gnees, ?'sS.n?t.dttd.n. CMti.R?m:M?M'<tM?t. IBtctikite other kinds, IIAf

SAFETY OF THE GREAT EASTERN STEAMSHIP. (BY ELECTRIC TELEORArE.) I The following has been received from tbe Telegraph Construction aud Maintenance Company :-Captaill Young, of the ship Calcutta, just arrived in London, reports that she spoke to an American whaler, which, on the oth December last, hod met the steamship Great Eastern on the Equator, in the Atlantic, steering south. All well. This intelligence agrees perfectly with tbe po-ition the ship should have reached on that tlay.

THE KELLY DIVORCE CASE. The court resumed the hearing of this appeal yesierday. The respondent continued his address at great length, entering into minute detiils of the domestic life of hiuiself and the petitioner, and making constant references to the evidence taken at the first trial, commenting upon it as he went along. He insisted that, whilst his wife complained that she was being subjected to a system of slow assassi- nation," all his efforts had been directed to amend her, incorrigible spirit, which could only lead to her destruc- tion, and that he should have been wa.ti,?g in hi, duty if he had abandoned the right of a husband to the protection and control of his wife. He had taken every pains to marshal the evidence with the utmost fairness. The Judge Ordinary said this appeared to consist in reading his own letters, but not those of his wife in IIn- swer. (A laugh.) The respondent proceeded to complain that his wife had left him without leave or recognition on his part. He then read a letter of his wife. from which it appeared that she had left for change of air and scene, having nervous symptoms which made her strongly apprehensive of an attack of paralysis, from which her lather Iflid suffered for soraelyears. Ikir. Justice Hannen said it appeared that the eo-re- gpondent had refused to allow his wife to leave unless he accompanied her. The whole of the day was principally occupied by the reading of correspondence; and the respondent, from pre- sent appearances, will not conclude his answer for another sitting.

EXECUTION OF THE PANTIN MURDERER. BY AN EYE-WITNESS. The execution of the murderer Traiipmitnn tool; placo on Wednesday morning at seven o'clock before the prison of La Roquette, and it is now to be hoped that we have heard the last of the horrible Pantin assassinations with which the Parisian papers have succeeded in interesting their readers during some three or four months, and which have been commented upon at length in almost every news- paper in the world. Since last Friday, crowds, consisting of some few hundreds of people, had passed the night at the gate of the prison, obstinately refusing to move in spite of the repeated assurances, on the part of the police, that the execution would not take place; and on Monday night the assemblage assumed such large proportions, and appeared to be of such a hostile character, that it was.found necessary to guard the building where the guillotine is kept, in the Rue Folies Regnault, with a strong body of serjents de ville. Although it was not knownevenatthePrefecture until about 9 o'clockonTuesday n'glit that the execution was rited for the Mowing mor mg, it was generally believed that Wednesday would be the Jay, and immediately it got about Paris that the Place de Roquette WØli in the possession of the police, the crowds began to move along the oulevar in ine direction of the Place du Chateau d'Eau. At 11 o'clock the police were relieved by two or three companies of gardes de Paris à. cheval, and fifty or sixty gendarmes, and a few minutes after twelve the guillotine was brought on to the Place. Then for about three hours nothing was heard but the knocking of hammers, the shouts of the crowd, and the cries of the proprietors of the temporary stands, composed of chairs, tubs, empty packing-cases, and planks placed upon trcssels upon which the sight-seers were permitted to stand on the payment of a sum varying from fifty centimes ,,?t .ad six francs, according to the position. About four o'clock the sound of the hammers ceased, and those of the spectators who had provided themselves with night flasses might then have perceived the executioner, M. de 'aris, as he i, called, a great, broad-shouldered fellow, with white hair, ascend the steps of the scaffold, and minutely inspect everything. This-proceeding might be termed the rehearsal, for, after ascertaining whether everything was properly fixed, and whether the knife fell easily, M. de Paris left the scaffold, followed by his assistants, and dis- appeared within the walls of the prison. Although Frenchmen are very fond of comparing their sy,tem of execution to that of the gallows, it has never been satisfactoirly proved that the head docs not live after being separated from the body whether the body lives is of course unimportant, as it is not the seat of conscious- neSi, Scientific men and physicians have studied the ques- tion, and many are of opinion that the guillotine does not immediately put an end to life. We are told that the face of Charlotte Corday blushed at the insults of her execu- tioners, and Samson, an executioner who flourished during the reign of terror, asserted that the head of a priest named Gardieu bit that of a Girondin of the name of Lacaze, which had been put into the same sack. Of course their stories are mere popular accounts of phenomena easily accounted for, but the doctors Scgaret and Sue affirm with reason that pain can be felt for twenty minutes after the execution, and cite the following experimentsTwo human heads were placed in the rays of the sun, and the eyelids which had been opened were immediately shut, and the head of an assassin named Terrier, which was experi- mented upon for more than a quarter of an hour after having been separated from the body, turned its eyes when called. Dr. M?nessier, who has made this subject his special study, cites a curious experiment made on the head of a calf. A calf was banged in a slaughter-house, in Paris and its head cut off with a knife, the operation lasting about half a minute. The head was immediately placed upon a table, and in the space of six minutes lost about two ounces and a half of blood. During the first minute all the muscles of the face and neck were agitated by rapid and irregular convulsions. During the two following minutes the convulsions assumed a different character. The tongue protruded from the mouth, which opened and closed alternately. The nostrils were dilated in a similar manner to those of an animal breathing with difficulty, the convulsions becoming more violent on pricking the tongue with a needle. On approaching the finger to the eye in the direction of the pupil, at the distance of an inch, the eye closed pre- cipitately, and re-opened an instant after, as though it wished to avoid the shock of a foreign body. This experi. ment was repeated several times until the eye only closed on the eyelid being touched. At the end of the fourth minute the convul.ions had entirely ceased, and were only renewed on the spinal marrow being pierced at the back of the neck with a Tgger; the eye still remained insensible to eveiy- thing ?nd at the end of the sixth minute all was over. thfn'cl:it::i;tIbi:iook.1 ing towards the prison was covered with a compact crowd composed of at teast seven thousand people. Every tree in the neighbourhoo d about the size of thOM which are to be met with on the Boulevards, supp)rted five or fix men or boys, and the roofs of several houses and sheds were literally covered with people. About half-past six o'clock the crowd began to get noisy, and daring the fol- lowing quarter of an how, the knowing ones"-men who had made a night of it at some fashionable restaurant- arrived, accompanied by a large number of cocottes." At seven it was quite dark, the gay lamps along the Rue de ia Eoquette were still horning, and it W" utterly im- poMiMe to dMtingnith the =ife lI:t:tthtom .IMs. At five minutes past seven punctually, Traupmann left the pri-q"j accompanied by the priest, the executioner, and the usual attendants. At the bottom of the steps the priest presented the crucifix acd embraced him; he then mounted the ten steps firmly enough, but made some resistance on the soanold, an the executioner was forced to hold his head in the proper position" until the knife fell. When everything was over and when the body was already on its way to the burial-ground at Troy, the crowd was still gating intently in the direction of the scaffold, endeavouring to pierce the darkness, and abso- lutely ignorant of what had transpired. Tmupwann'a last words were to tell the priest that he persisted in his assertions respecting hil accomplices. From the moment Traupmum placed his foot on the first m:!if the knife fell only pnhl:øo:tbitth: elapsed.

A TBRBIBLE PROSPECT.—Another abhorrent neologism appears in the Western papers. An unfortunate actor named Fleming jumped from a steamboat and was drowned. Immediately it is telegraphed from Louisville that he "suicided." What is to become of the English language if these things are to go on we do not profess to know; but it is reasonable to suppose that we i!Wl soon be speaking and writing a dialect in comparison with whiob the jabber- ing of African savages is P' as Greek and as musical :gIcanThvesis:h ::tAI: r:k ':ID=nC:: quite a large vocab: of verbal horrors, and their in- genuity in this way threatens to be inexhaustible.—Hew York Tribune. THE POPS ON IRELAND.—The Cork Examiner publishes an account of an interview between the Pope oW Mr. J. F. Maguire M.P. for Cork. The account is probably supplied by the bovo?ble gentlemen himself (who is the pro- Ivistor of the &amiIleT), and may therefore be relied UIIOR. Mr. Maguire, the report states, was introduced by the Btriiop of Cloyne, and the Holy Father entered freely into, oeaversatiou, speakiug ia French. He referred more than to Ireland, and said that it was with great satis- &eti,,W he perceived that the government and parliament of Eri bW of late evinced a rW anxiety to Aeal in a ,V,se &,? ge.em- spirit with that country; and that he had leiumed with much pleasure that the government were about introducing a measure to improve the condition of the cultivators of the land-an undertaking which had his best wished for its success. He hoped that such a measare would be goon accomplished, and that it would be attended nth antwi mvlb in Asiinrinff the huntWiipiis and comfort of the people. God's blessing, he saicC would be sure to follo" legialatioc conceived in a good spirit; and he had MM<m to eik tb#A the intention wu wise and good, which it mMt be wbm it wu for the b?wfit of a people MdacMmttj, AtthedeMetanaadien<3eatMme!eaj{th Md of the desped iu?t, the BiskM of OkYnO an mrnw hope that dw life of his Holinos'wai[77,?o., to the Church of towMAtheF?renM-? Abp my dew, bighm I in* zww an old v old mS&-Sd?ebMdS"? W Church is heavy." Thii wu Sd?S'.t.n.«d..pe.n.?. Ke mannw of the JMjr Faew--sopow whM t?Nhn? to hd<md-<Ht ?Mt ..S?nSj?Ma?TS?ee'?' ? ?' matted by iW drN Md jqpw *W "hich 09 Of Mt niarkid chawwrie"

LOCAL LAW CASE. NEW COURT OF. BANKRUPTCY, LIXCOLN'S-INN. JAN. 20. Before the CHIEF JUDOE. IFROM OUR LONDON REPORTER.) RE ROBBER.—A WELKLL CASE. An application was made to the Chief J ndge of the New Bankruptcy Court this morning, in the c?ue of ltoosw, a bucher, 01 Glamorganshire, for a rule nisi in the alteRa- tive, to show cause why the Chief Registrar, Mr. Miller, should not give a certificate of due registration of a deed of composition executed by the debtor Rosser; or, iu the aV teruative, why the plaiiiti3, at whose suit a judgment sum- mons had been issued in the County Court of Lilamorgan, shouM not be restrained from taking further proceedings upon his summons. I ."1r.l{eed, for the applicant, said that when the summons cawe before the l?rned, judge of the Glamorgan County Court, the certificate flf registration of the deed of composi- tion was refused upon the ground that it was only signed by the deputy, instead of by the chiet registrar; und Mr. Reed contended that this was virtually a defiance of the authority of this court, under which protection was granted to the debtor; and his lordship was therefore now asked to stay the proceedings against the debtor. He (Mr. Reed; could not understand why the judge of the Glamorganshire County Court should promulgate a doctrine so entirely opposed, as he conceived, to the very spirit of the Act, and he therefore now applied to this court to assert its juris- diction. The Act of 18U) expressly provided that any registrar might act for the chief registrar; and during his illness, absence, or otherwise, the Lord Chancellor could authorise any registrar of the London court to act in any district court in the country. It might of course be suggested that it the learned judge chose to refuse a certificate signed by the deputy-regititrar (Air. Kellne), whownøactmgon behalf of the chicf registrar, it would be open to his client to apply for a mandamus; but that course, it was obvious, would be productive of much expense aud delay. It was difficult to understand why the county eourt judge should have acted as he did, the words of the different sections being so plain. It was possible that his lordship might say that all had been done which the Act required; and that, therefore, he would not call upon the chief registrar to place his name upon the certificate of registration of the deed. He ventured, however, to think that the Gordian knot might be cut under the provisions of the 198 its. Hon, which provided "that after the registration ot every such deed no process shall issue ugaiust the debtor, es- cepting by leave of the Court." illS lordship had ample power to assert his jurisdiction, and, as in this case there had been an abuse of the protection granted by this court to debtors, he hoped his authority would now be ex- ercised, as against the rJróeeedings taken by the creditor. In such a case, where legal process was issued, the debtor had a right to apply to this Court for an or,ler to prohibit any invasion of his rights of protection. Therefore, he (Mr. Reed) now asked his lordship to make an order, calling upon Owen Owens, the summoning creditor, to show cause why he should not be restrained from taking further action upon the judgment summons, which be had obtained against the debtor. His Lordship decibel that for the present there was no necessity to interfere. He could not, under the circum- stances, interfere with the county court judge, and the application must be dismiFsed. As to the question of juris- diction, that question could be decided when it arose.

NARBERTH COUNTY COURT. WEDNESDAY. (Before Judge TERRELL.) ADJOUENBD CASE. DAVID REES AND JOHN MORSE, OVERSEERS OF LLAN- BOIDY, v. BENJAMIN LEWIS AND JOHN OWKN.—Mr. Lllecelles, instructed by Mr. A. H. Lascelles, for plaintiffs and Mr. H. M. Griffiths for defendant Lewis.—It will be remembered that at the last court his Honour reserved judgment, to consider the objection raised by Mr. Griffiths as to whether this court wns a proper tribunal for the recovery of highway rates. He (the learned judge) now ;ierebad been e 1Ine:r: t:: Dth': pari?e.?. and gave judgment for plaintiffs, with co,te.- Mr. Griffiths stated that the point involved in the caM? was one of considerable importance, and that it vraa his intention to appeal, which he did, not out of any disrespect to his Honour, but in order to have the decision of a superior court upon a point so long unsettled, and applied for a stay of execution, which was refused. TRESPASS. MR. W. R. POWELL, OF MAESOWTNNE, v. MB. D. U THOMAS, OF LL&NBoiDt.-Mr. lawdles, instructed by Mr. George Thomas, of Carmarthen, for plaintiff; and Mr- Clifton, of Bristol, for defend?t.-Claim for,425 damam. for forcibly entering a storehouse in the village of Llan- boi'dy. It seemed that both plaintiff and defe!. ant ewmeel to be owners, the plaintiff contending that a leMe had been granted to defendant's grandfather by plaintiff's prede- cessor for the term of three lives, fie last of which expired' in 1867, the tenant occupying at that time being attorning tenant to the plaintiff. The defendant, on the other band, de- nied the existence of a lease, and said that the storehouse had been built by his grandfather on a piece of waste land. The plaintiff, to show actual possession, caused some articles of furniture to be removed to the storehouse, which defendant threw out, and fastened the doors, for which trespass this action was brought. After hearing the evidence, his Honour thought that virtually the action was undefended, and laid the damages- at Os., with ccsts on the higher scale. TROVER. u JAMES DAVIES v. THOMAS MERRIMAN.—Mr. W. rd. Griffiths for plaintiff, and Mr. A. H. Lascelles for (efen- dant. Claim for j £ l 15s., value of a ewe lamb taken by defendant from plaintiff's field. After hearing the evidence as to identity, his Honour thought, as the plaintiff was in possession of the sheep when taken by the defendant, that the onus of proof of identity lay on him (defendant), and that, having failed to do so, judgment must be for plaintiff, with costs. WAGES. N NO ROE STOREY V. JOSEPH BRIGHT, of Briton Ferry. -Mr. A. H. Lascelles for plaintiff, and Mr. Simons, of Mertbyr, for defendant. The claim was for X40 6s„ work and labour done by lIl.J::iff1a:r defendant. 6t ::ed anth:h: l.:ti'1. who was the defendant's agent, was in the habit of trans- mitting his weekly accounts to defendant, which were all settled. Defendant discovered that plaintiff had received some for him, and which was never accounted for, and discharged him. The plaintiff then sent in t. bill, which had evidently, ben concocted for the puipose, and his honour, without hearing the defence, gave judge- ment for defendant.

THE RfrYMNEY RAILWAT.-Total traffic for the week ending 15th January, 1870, .£960 9i. 3d.; corresponding week last year, .e922 ISs. A correspondent of the Record has made the startling, though rather late, discovery that Dr. Temple's doctrine socinm, umm. is The Ritual Commissioners have agreed to a report on the Lectionary," which has been submitted for her Majesty's "Lectiou The BMhop of Winchester presides at the meet- in during the abence of the Archbishop of Canterbury. ?Hr, FENIAN HBAD CENTRE STEPHENS.—Tho GMt«< de France announoes that the Fenian Chieftain Stephens, who has been a refugee at Paris fot a couple of yean, is sick, and in a state bordering on destitntion. Sic transit gloria mundi. To dream he dwelt in marble halls a brief lustre sine% and to dread the rude tongue of a concierge- to-day! Moral: Fenianism does not pay as well, as Miv O'ConneU's "repale" (the "nnt,"ef course inclusi ve)? The credit is due to'the deposed Prudent of the Irish Be? public in nnbibus that he tried to earn his bread bi giving lessons while he was able in-what do you think ?-why, positively in the Queen's English!-Paris Correspondent. AN ECCENTRIC OLD LADY.—The Devizes Gaxette gives some extraordinary particulars of a funeral which took, place in that town on Saturday. The deceased was a isd wyenty year* of age. Five yearo ago she kd eeM =L, of which she was so careful that she w*W never allow it to be removed from her room, except when ihepaidt an occasional visit to Weymouth, and then she took itwitfc her. She always kept eight half-crowns in it, being fiv* shillings apiece for the bearen when their offioebecam* necessary. The old lady died of dropsy, and the cherished, coffin being too small, it was found necessary to have another made. Her relations, however, would not sepamto her from the O=Bt&nt companion of her old age, and t? they tdt smaller coiffn chopped np =bJ:rWïtrt: corpse in the mine grave. A MODSL BANK DIRECTORATE.—At the renewed ex- amination of Mr. Demetrio Pappa, on a charge of on. bezztement, yesterday, the official liquidator of the Oriental Bank stated that at the time of its stoppage the defendant was indebted to the concern in the sum of 47,148, the whole of which was marked off as bad. Mr. Snicer, a director, was liable for -04,000, Two other directors named Seton and Swann owed A6,000 and £ 10,000 respectively; but they became bankrupt, and did not pay a farthing. Mr. M' enzie, who was liable for' .£19,000, went abroad; and Admiral Burvey, another mem- ber of the board, owed 98,000, but had paid no money. The inquiry was *<Mn <td]oumed, and the defen&mt we& admitted to bail AN ANTIDOTE TO SNAKE Porsox.-Dr. Fayrer, C.SXR well known oat of India as a most eminent surgeon, hae been for some time making experiments on li *ng animals to test the power and the action of anak? poison, and U. value of such antidotes as liquor a mmotm. The work iw oeÎet'u=:nå-ot;oo:iiyhelll1 penah &om snake-bite in India, according to official re- tnrM, which do not tell all the truth. The firstotep to kno;Wp is to diMiptte error, and this Dr. Fayrer has done in the owelusions to which thus far he has come. The poison of on& anaka and ripen the cobra, ban- pm and daboia, tbe mwd common m Nortbaim India, m I c- affect& :eørveco:øÍDor::b\: no antidote is of the Ilightat and. Nothing could be more MI or YwW than the data afforded by the ex- paiments, or the accuracy with which they have been observed and recorded. Short of experiments on man, -ary test k- been ?pplied. u That too, is UOOWR likely to be sq 'ad. AU rndian medical o&m 18 Bm- Indian medíeal rokm of oun  to _d in a 8Dd to faraiak it el=õ= h current.year, and to furnish monthly ntnmshereafter in sreatdetail. ItisnotlongsiN# I80Il 01II18II81. oe au' I.acti8a po ■ j "c: al8rae- tå4Iote. If lIC\ioa,of &be Jeut mi natives, around whose homestead'- is Mc* te 'Mb ft J.. wmL ?Ct tw experiments in Anstr fA ?. wm (ItrrupontoU, mr ?&???