... I London Gossip. The London correspondent of the South Wales I Daily News, telegraphing last night, says :— I The New Code. The House of Lords had a useful and interesting debate this afternoon upon the New Education Code. Lord Cranbrook declared himself surprised at the tone the debate had taken, no one saying a good word for the code. But there is certainly no room for surprise on his part ...

... Sir Charles Dilke in Dean Forest. CONDITION OF THE LABOURING CLASSES: A largely ittended meeting of Liberals of Lydbrook, Dsan Forest, was held on Friday evening at the Baptist Chapel, Lydbrook. Mr R. Beaumont Thomas, vice-p;e ...

... TH G o u ?? a - ?? THE QUEEN returned to Windsor from town on Saturday During her three days' stay at Buckingham Palace Her Majesty held a Drawing Room, went twice to see the Duke of Edinburgh, drove several times in Hyde Park, and entertained at dinner the Prince and Princess of Wales, with their sons and Princess Victoria, the Duchess of Edinburgh, the Duke of Cambridge, and the Dukes and ...

... THE AMALGAMATION WITH MAINDEE. The monthly meeting of the Newport School Board was held ou Friday, the Chairman (Mr R T. Martin) presiding. Letters were read from Sir George Elliot, Bart., M.P., stating that he had had an interview witfi the Local Govern- ment Board in the matter of the appeal of the board's treasurer against the decision of the auditor surcharging him with the amount of the ...

... The remains of the late Rev Samuel Price were interred at the chapel-of-ease burying ground, in the pariah of Margam, ou Thursday afternoon. The following ministers officiated at the residence of the deceased and at the grave Revs Thomas Richards, Llansamlet; Moses Thomas, Resolven; Rees Phillips, Aberavon Ebenezer Joues, Neath David Phillips, Swansea Win. Williams, Swansea; and D. M. Davies, ...

... THE DORCHESTER SCANDAL. An inquest was held at Dorchester yesterday on the body of Sarah Guy, who died at Dorchester Lunatic Asylum on Wednesday, having been admitted a few weeks ago, suffering from physical and mental collapse occasioned, it is alleged, by having been shut up in a small shed at Broadway Tillage. The evidence given showed the woman's emaciated and painful condition. She did ...

... RECOVERY OF ANOTHER BODY. Early yesterday morning the searchers at the Bircbgrove Colliery discovered the body of the fourth victim of the flooding of the mine, John Hoskins. Near the scene of the disaster is f PODI, and the men on Thursday decided to drain it by means of pipes. This having been done, men were let down by ropes, and one brought up the body. ...

... WELSH GLEANINGS. By Lloffwr. The authorities of the University College of North Wales (Bangor) having memorialised the Lords of the Committee of Council on Education in favour of allowing the use of the Welsh language in examinations in agriculture, the following reply has been received: Depart. ment of Science and Art, London, S.W., 17tb April, 1889.—Sir,—The Lords of the Committee of Council ...

... In the House of Commons on Monday, The CHANOELLOK of the EXCHIQUEB, answering Mr Sweteuham, said he wished that the important matter ot the van and wheel tax could be dealt with by the county councils. He did not propose to reintroduce tbe bill again unless he received strong representations from the county councils in favour of such a coiuse. ...

... In view of the notice of motion given by Dr Moir at the Council meeting on Tuesday last, that the onter marches be ridden, it may not be inappropriate, wxrites a correspondent, to say a few words concern-i ing this old custom,and what we may expect to seeif I the motion is adopted. The duty of periodically perambulating the marches was one incumbent on all magistrates, and the Church at an ...

... UlSTER WOi1EN'S LIBERAL UNIONIST ASSOCIATIGON. ]3NTRUSLILSTIC MIEETING IN ST. GEORGE'S HALL. A MOST successful and enthusiastic meeting, under the auspices of the Ulster branch of the Women's Liberal Unionist Association, was held last evening in St. George's Hail, when Mr. R. W. Murray, . J.P., presided, and amongst those present were:-] Revs. Ptofessor Watts, Professor Robinson, Robert ...

... AN~GLING. Lnocrnw.-The following are the takes by, gentlemen ont from the Tayereggan Hotel on Wednesday:-Mr HawksloS Bedford, Sheffiel 22 trout * Howard Levisey.dS trout. Tg T A .N Monday, an. keeer, cn- jindynate water got a fresh run salmon of 211b. On the Breadalbane Asms Hotel (Aberftld.I) water on Tnedy Messrs Harrison and Stevenson got 9Sb. trout On Wedneseday-tbe same party landed 141b. ...