... NO,!! 0 a E - K . NOT1ES OF TH'E WEEK. .i [By WESTMSTERD] to .1 co] ILONDON, :SATUnDAY. deo The most interesting incident of a by no da means uneventful week is the courteous recep. p tion given by the Chief Secretary for Ireland an last night to the proposals for peace put gr' forward by Mr. Parnell in a moderate and n statesmanlike speech. The vote before the Po House was that for Mr. ...

... CARDIFF BOARD OF GUARDIANS. The ordinary meeting of the Cardiff Board of Guardians was held to-day, Dr Paine in the chair. A letter was read from Mr Edward Fletcher, proprietor of the Theatre Royal, offer- ing to admit the Ely School inmates to the pan- tomime. The offer was tbankfuliy accepted. Another offer from Councillor Brain to supply them with a treat of tea and cake wap also re- ceived ...

... The negotiations for achieving the desirable end of associating technical instruction with the luniversity Coliego of Cardiff are progressing favourably, so far as they have gone. There are ciifficuities in the way of any early decision upon the matter; but the great desideratum—nameiy, a wish ou both sides to bring about such a result -already exists. Matters of detail can be arranged when ...

... An American gentleman, Mr Bell, has just accomplished what is, doubtless, an unprecedented feat. He sailed from New Yoik in the White Star steamer Germanic, ou tile evening of the 12dl ultimo, and lauded at Queenstown at seven on morning of Thursday, the 20:h. After passiug about six hours ashore, and transacting business by telegraph with L?doa and other placer he embarked iu the Tcuhmic, the ...

... MR LABOUCHERE 8 SUSPENSION Au enthusiastic meeting was held ou Tuesday evening, in the Temperance-hall, Northampton, to protest agaiust the treatment of Mr Labouchere. The President of the local Radical Association presided, aud on the motion of Aldermau Mantield, seconded by the Rv. Mr Street, formerly of Belfast, a resolution was adopted, expressing- hearty approval of Mr Laboucbere's action ...

... THE FAILURE OF LORD CLIFTON Lord Clifton, of Dumptou Park, Thauet, who since 21st February has been confined ill the county gaol at Canterbury under committal for contempt of court, was on Tuesday brought up for public examination ill the East KIIL Bankruptcy Court. The petitioning creditor is Dr Grawshaw, of Grave-ieud, by whom judgmeut was obtained agaiust his lordship in an action for ...

... ACCIDENT TO THE ZULU EXPRESS. Another accident occurred on the Great Western, bct-,veen Bristol and Exeter, on Sa.tur- day evenÍ1; The Zulu express, due at Exeter a.t 7.14 o'clock, w&s passing through Cuilompton, when the cra,nk-axle of the engine broke, a,nd the, trn.in rn,n off the line. No one was injured, but traffic four hours. ...

... MADAME PATTI CON- VALESCENT. Madame Fatti, having recovered from her indisposition, had a grand reception in the Winter Garden, Cheltenham, last night, when she sang with all her accustomed brilliancy, beillZ encored on each occasion of her appearance. ...

... Suspcious Death of an Irish Farmer. A farmr. named James O'Mahony, of White- castle, neir Schull, County Cork, was found lying unconscious near his house last night, and died two hours afterwards. A man, named Hurley, isunder arrest on suspicion. ...

... A STEAMER ON FIRE. Two Men Killed-and Others Injured. [BKUTERS TELEORA5I.J YORK, Tuesday.—Intelligence from Key West states that the steamer European, with a cargo of wheat and cotton, had entered there on fire. Tvo firemen had perished, and a number of other men had been injured. ...

... The Late Sir Evan Morris FUNERAL TO-DAY. I J SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO TRE ECHO. J I Sir Evan Morris, of Rosenath, Wrexham, who was knighted by the Queen last year during her visit to Wales, and who died suddenly at the Grand Hotel, Eastbourne, on Friday, was buried to-day in the new cemetery, Wrexham. The funeral was semi-military, and was the largest ever witnessed in Wrexham, every class being ...

... Up to tha present day Vanderbilt's cheque fat 2700,000 was erroneously supposed t., be tbJ largest ever drawn. This has been eclipsed, at one drawn by the Indian and Peninsular Bailroa4. Company for £1,250,000 on the London and! County Bank of London has just passed through the Clearing House. In 1883 the Pennsylvania Railroad drew a cheque in favour of Mesart Kidder, Peabody and Co,, for ovr ...