... The Rev E. S. Savage, vicar of St Mark's, Barrow, has written a protest against parish dances, which, he says, appear to be recognized religious institutions in the town. He says, I wonder what apostolic and early Christian times would say to the present scandal of the Barrow clergy arranging and superintending parish dances, and in other ways attending to the etiquette of the ball room. ...

... THE I.IZARD, Monday,—Paned West-Roxana Star, of London. THE LIZARD, Tuesday.-Wi.d SE, fresh, hazy. Sea moderate. Barometer 29'84. steady. Pained East—Steamers Torpedo, of Hull Cumbrae, of Glasgow Ouse, of Cardiff. Ptusea West—Steaineis Aladra, of Shoreham Westbury, of Bristol City of Kino, of Glasgow. ...

... VISIT TO CALCUTTA. I REUTER'S TIELGRAM.) CALCUTTA, Friday.—Prince Albert Victor arrived here this afternoon on his return to India from Burmab, and met with a most enthusiastic reception. The Marquis of Lansdowne, the Viceroy, welcomed his Royal Highness at the riverside, and drove with him to the Government House. The streets on the way were crowded with natives, who numbered at least a ...

... TO THE EDITOK. SIRt-My attention has been directed to a letter signed One that Cherishes the Memory of the Great and Good with respect to the neglected and discreditable condition of the churchyards of Llandovery, which appeared in your paper of December 26th. I plead guilty as to Llaudmgat, but there are extenuating circumstances, with which I will not trouble your readers. With the other ...

... These sessions were held yesterday before Lord mlyn: The court was occupied the whole day in trying an indictment against David Thomas, butcher, Cawcda, for stealing a ewe, the property of Benjamin Thomas, farmer, Trans- nant, Pencader, on the 8th November last. Mr Glascodine prosecuted, and Mr Lloyd Morgan, M.P., defended. The jury, after a hearing of about seven hours, took over half-an-bour ...

... THE WEATHER.—On Friday evening, the thoroughfares about Newport were in an especially dangerous condition, owing to the thaw. The suburban roads were as slippery as glass, whilst the side walks and pavements were even more dangerous. Men with carts, laden with sand and ashes, made desperate bnt Parting- tonian efforts to provide a comparatively safe track. Skating over the roads on the higher ...

... THE STOP WEEK IN THE TIN- PLATE TRADE. Our Llanelly reporter writes that he learns on reliable authority that the prospects of the next stop week in the tin-plate trade are very en- couraging. Together with the stop week which has previously taken place, the result of the next will practically mean the diminution of the existing stock by about 450,000 boxes. It is greatly to be hoped that ...

... .r T?oABD-—i t,e anuui'' meeting was held ^dnesday.—Ah £ re i E- Evans, chemist, on- lacte'l chairman for the uexs year, ana was el* members fortue honour doue him.— thaukeo oJnm^tee was to meet to matter of market carts.—Reference disco5 T~ t0 the recent pig prosecution. It wasD^reed to take caunsei's opinion on the case. ...

... The annual meeting of the Royal Cambriin Academy was bold recently at Plas Mawr, Conway, the annual report presented indicating that the academy's affairs, financial and other- wise, were in a very satisfactory condition, over L2,000 value of the members' works having been sold at the two past annual exhibitions. The old mansion of Plas Mawr had been found admir- ably picturesque, but ...

... (FROM OCR LONDON CORRESPONDENT. | SPECIALLY WISED. LONDON, Sunday Nigbt, INVALIDED JUDGES. The gale which is blowing here to-night will; perhaps, carry the blessing with it of blowing away the influenza microbes, but for the present it is extremely inconvenient, and is likely to laj up a stock of good old English colds. Our judges are already getting better, those of them who have been ...

... On Saturday afternoon a rather important auction sale ot greyhounds took place at Mr liymill's Reposi. tory, The Barbican, E.C. The majority of the lots offered were saplings, sent uu by Messrs A. W. Morris, Cotterell, Cleminson, Reynolds, Osborne, Hyslop, and other well-known breeders. With very few exceptions the prices realised were but moderate indeed, Tha puppy Spree Boy, by Glenlivct ...

... A DEATH SENTENCE COM- MUTED. At the Manchester assizes, some days ago, Elizabeth Mapp, 24 years of age, a domestic servant, was sentenced to death for the murder of her illegitimate child. The prisoner was con- fined of the child in question at the Stockport workhouse in May last. Ou the 20th of that month she left the workhouse, and took lodgings with a Mrs Kirshaw, Stockport. On the 22nd ...