... I 'DER T AIND ?? a . :. it iPORT OT E aSB4NE A't te-'meetifi te-A ?? of fuardians, on Satisrdf, thet-vhhal'nna'(lyMjr. Fer6ghough) initiated a discussili,,on the prop~osale'f thie iny iouncil to' take over: the'ma~i:d .rads c naention thas nluttr for tioia pau~ose of ?? WI'hb are Iaige ?? the ,lpun ty Counne lge'isionI bave 'the hopo~r.$ fe;preea aomeji formatnin bii ,yb'aya not be abftbe ...

... NATIONAL SOCIETY OF PROFESSIONAL I MUSICIANS. I The following is a liastof the certificates awarded to the successful candidates at the recent examination in vocal and instrumental music held by the above snociety at Derby, Dec. tlth and 12th. The examiniers were Dr. E. J. Crow, of Ripon, and Mr. Franklin Haworth, ?? of Liverpool. The list is arranged in alphatical order:- SINGING. Advanced ...

... - WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 1, 189O. A SATISFACTORY TEAR. TnE year of ograce 1889, which will have ended before this journal reaches the bulk of its readers, is distinctly entitled to take rank as a satisfactory one for the English people. A perfect year we shall never have until the dawn of the millenium, which does not at the moment appear very appreciably nearer, but when, the balance of good and ...

... The Press Association learns that the Diplo- matic Corps generally has been attacked by influenza. The first to be taken was Count Hatzfeldt, German Ambassador, who has been laid up for nearly a fortnight. Lord Salisbury is now sugaring at Hattield, and Sir Philip Currie's private secretary at the Foreigc Office, the Hon. Francis Villiers, is also laid up. The complaint has also spread to the ...

... MR STEAD'S NEW VENTURE. I hear, writes the London correspondent of the Manchester Guardian that Mr Stead is sanguine as to Uteprospecis of his new venture. He has received many letters of approval of his forthcom- ing Review from distinguished men. The Prima MmisUsr writes :—I have little doubt that- the undertaking will be successful, and in a literary point of view very useful. The number of ...

... A LOCAL ALMANACK..—Mr Vaughan has for the third ver- issued his valuable almanack and year book for Swansea. In addition to mass of inter- esting general information, it contains much use- ful matter on local matters, which is wonderfully accurate. A SCHOOL BOARD WITHOUT FUNDS,-At the monthly meeting of the Oystermouth School Board, held on Monday evening, bills amounting to £ 204 14s lid ...

... MLDDLKSBBODGH, Tuesday.—The iron market finished up the year »ery strongly, there being a firmer market than last Tuesday, with price* about per ton higher. Tile merchants' quota- tion for N'1. 3 delivery over Jauuary was 62, (yi per ton. Very few makers wer prepared to take less than 63, ód, stud asked 64s to 65s from January to March, some being ready to accept 65 to June. Generally, ...

... PMBR BRYMBO A'R JYOEDDF I GTADDJ. I Rhag ofn ?? ficeiiaid- raill yn rhywle yn tamsyuio gyda golvg at y Ddeddf ( Gladdu, a thrwy hyny yE anfwriadol(?), I wrth gwrc, yn camarwain amrbol un fOallal, I go yn llwyddo i beri i eraill deimlo en hunain ] O dao rwymana iddynt am en ffafrau,i hallal y tybiwoh yn ddooth gyhoeddi yr ,ohebiaeth ganlynol. Crodaf el bad yn eelboioei ?? aiddoch, &c., JOHN ...

... T 1EB J AY. - - with uil This handsome bird rtesides with us through a the year. and is fiY ommon ~f wodlads. her can be no doubt, however. jr t* that it is getting ?? in places. eu eial t c s where sam , re s igorouey preserved. Bits wel esi h ktown liking for egs and young birds has ever lig e made galceipirg5 its d-termnined foes, while its PA -e partialityto peas aid cherries has equally ...

... SPEROUL TELAERAM U. I MILL EIRE NEAR BELPAST. On M~onday night and -util yesterday morninF the fire brigades of Lisbarn and Belfast were at work on an extensie fire in the linen tbread works of Measrtl WilIa-UBatbdur and Sons, at Aildea. About £26,000 worth of thread was either de- strnyed or dasnag&L Tim PROPOSED CHANNBL TUNNEL. The Press Association is requested to state that the Board of ...

... j?j7?EI1vDEGWM. BACTLLTA HlEJDYGAIN. aeyr YmaetArhvydd Msyn wdi arml byda mei perthd ?? gsyngiadeid a rlO. Llontyd, naeglymau e hol ydrienaniad Gan NghDtdrdeta W rrealy.ao YXa dlysleds iddylein Labdr r.th d oso maen argvlwdd osn Feidwedidamfg. ei barod: fo relyydd iweodi gostyngilad or10ican yn ngyeran ?? denantildi yn Ngar try dwirno a slwvvd YN ils md~b~nl.d~dylecianLdlarnbdr, ssyr ?? weddf ...

... PRESENTATION TO A MINISTER.—On Monday evt-ning, at Saron Welsh Congregational Chapel, a L ...