Swansea and Glamorgan Herald, and South Wales Free Press. — 1864-02-24 (Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales)

GIRALDCII.  The Prince of Wales was present at the Windscs ste,ple-chases on Friday.  Mr. Osborne intends-to move an amendment on Dillwyn's motion for inquiry into the Irish church.  There is now in De.ptfo-rd dockyhrl a model, constructed in the year 15,58, of the yacht built for Queen Elizabeth. The model is in excellent preservation_ The entire sum subsciibed by Germany for the Danish war is £15,000. The lowest subscription is by Nuremberg, which gives £73 16s. The Queen counts among her subjects a greater number of Roman Catholic Bishops than any other Sovereign in the world. In con:equence of the march of affairs, the Prince of Reese a near relative of the Queen of Denmark, has left Copenhagen. Ilia wife is a Prussian princess. The Freemasons of Warwickshire, la ith Lord Leigh as their Grand Master, are making large subscriptions to aid in the celebration of the tercentenary of Shakspeare. A report from Newcastle-on-Tyne shows how singuly the American war affects different &striae. Seamen, it is said, are scarce in the north-oast ports, owing as it is commonly suppos.4l, to ths large numbers who have entered the Fe,!eral navy.  A Liverpool policeman was on Wednesday committed to take his trial for murder. The d, ceased was a labourer, said to have been intoxicatid. when he was taken by the policeman, and so dreadfully abused that he died shortly after. At a bali recently given by Prince Borgbese at Rome. the Princess MassimQ lost a diamond bracelet worth, it is said, £4,000, and no ti ace of it has since been found.  The official cotrespondenes inspecting affairs in Japan has been issued. The destruction of propetty at Karrosima is estimated at one million sterling, awl. 1,500 persons were killed. .  The •Mo Octoner di, 1812, spciking of the PI de ill the Exhi iton, says, " Mr. It Exsos, who has a metal for plate, exhibits some be tutiful things." Iknson's Argentine is a eplentl d material composea of Litton. metals, with a heavy rteposit of pure .4 ilver. forming one hard compaet body, posse sing all the beauty, richness of colour, and ItUrallil,7y of Silver, at a fraction of its cost. Whim the Argentine and flier...al Silver are placed side by side, the moat firth' .1 judge cannot distinguish between theta, while ito durainlity is so crest that alter many years' wear its appearance remains unaltered During tie last seventeen years it Its. b en in well reareived by the Public, that its manufacture has Mien extended t all those articles usually made in Silver, viz., Spoons. Forks, Dinner, Tea, and Coffee Services, Villiers, Hired and Cake Baskets, Candelahr t, Dishes of various kinds Epergics, Claret Jugs, Sze., aid, Ice .k ample spoon will be Sent post-tree to arty part of the United Kingdom on receipt ef 3,101;111ms ; and tin Illustrated Catalogue containing St.() engravings and full Price-list of the various 111,111•ILICthrell, both Ii Alip wine :tool S:lrer. will by stilt to any atlitre•s Olt 11..34,4 of six clumps. A Prize Medal WIISIINVIIttIeiI Io Benson foe •• Excillenee of manufacture, Argentine and ElectroPI dc.' Post.. .Met Oriers and Cheques should be made pa) able ti .1 a