The Central Glamorgan Gazette, and General, Commercial, and Agricultural Advertiser. — 1868-05-01 (Bridgend, Mid Glamorgan, Wales)

VISCO.UNT INGIFSTRE has ',sued An address 85 Tory candidate for the representation of Stamford, in the room of Lord Llmnborue, elevated to the Marquisate of Salisbury.  IT WAS STATRD OD Friday night in the lobbies of the House of Commons that the Government were going to introduce a bill to abolish the "personal payment of rates in boroughs."  MR. ropE lIENN-ESSY, Governor of Iztbnan, is favoumbly mectioned for the Governorship of south Auetralia, vacant by the death of the late Sir Dominick Daly.  SIR Id. PTO has at length applied for the Chiltern Hundreds, and a new election is expected. The contest for the seat is between Mr. J. W. Miles, Conservative, and Mr. S. Morley, LiberaL  THE John Bull has authority to state that the Bishop of Leman has not yet tendered his resignation, and consequently that the announcement as to his successor having been appointed is unfounded.  TILE MEMORIAL STATUE Of the Prince Consort, for which a commission was given to Mr. Foley, R.A., was unveiled at Birmingham on Thursday by the mayor (Mr. T. Avery). TEE ANNUAL DINNER of the Cob4en Club will be held in June, probably at Greenwich, and the Right Hon. C. P. Villiers, M.P., is expected to preside an the occasion.  THE LATEST musical sensation in New York State is a young woman of Batavia, who plays two airs with her right hand, one with her left, and sings a fourth simultaneously. Blind Tom is eclipsed. THE SALES OF Et4GLISII WHEAT noted last week were 38,058 qrs. at 735. Bd., against 54,046 qrs. in 1367, and 72,215 in 1866. The London averages were 755. 101 on 2,630 pl. GENERAL TODLEBEN has been ordered to inspect all the fortresses and ports of the Baltic. On the 13th of May Admiral Butakoff will review 32 war ironclads off Cronstadt.  THE ANNUAL MEETING Of the Society for the Propagation of tbe Gospel WM held on Friday, in St. Jawes'o-hall, Loadnn, tho Arohhiohnp of Cantprbury presiding.  A CURIOUS THING has oceurrei this year in the flock of a Rev. Mr. Wood, of Grendon Bishop, near Bmmyard, where a lamb has been born with the letter W in black wool on its side.  THE Col= OF DIJON ban once more confirmed the declaration that the secrecy of letters is absolute, and that such as have been addressed to a third party cannot be received as evidence.  _ THE EARL OF DERBY has sufficiently recovered from the effects of his recent inners to attend to his public duties. His lordship appesred in the House of Lords on Tharsday night, and was warmly greeted. • • • -  PRUSSIA, which has but recently adopted the use of postage stamps, disposed of no less than 69,661,070 during the past year, thereby realising a sum of 2,759,622 dollars.  CAPTAIN RICHARD STEITIRNS, the commodore of the Southampton and Isle of Wight Mail Company's fleet, fell overboard and was drowned at Cowes on Saturday. ' AT OTTAWA, the evidence against Whelan as the murderer of Thomas D'Arey M'Gee is constantly accumulating, and there is said to be no longer any doubt of his guilt.  THE ADVOCATES of all international copyright hare held a meeting in New York, and formed an association to support the project and urge it upon the attention of Congress._ William Cullen Bryant presided.  MR. SAMUEL SCOWCROFT, colliery owner, of Bolton, has been fined £lO for negleeting to secure proper ventilation in his mine, and £5 for failing to provide "places of refuge" along the tramway. Jr IS CURRENTLY REPORTED that Mr. Gladstone intends, on the assembling of the Reformed Parliament, to propose Mr. Brand as Speaker of the new House of Commons.