... MR HOW ON MR GLADSTONE AND THE IRISH CHURCH. Fi-om the Oswestry Advertiser.) A large number of our readers will read with mcch interest a letter by the Rev. W. Walsham How which we publish in another column. There is no clergy- man in this district, or perhaps in the whole of Shrop- shire, whose opinions carry greater weight than those of the rector of Whittington, and anything that he may ...

... BANKRUPTS.—The following announcements appear in the Gazette :-William Lemin Royston, Buckley Flintshire, chemist, Oct. 7, at 12: sol. Mr Allen, Mold, off. assig. the Registrar. Seymour Saffery Sayer Brecon, brewer, Oct. 5, at 11: sol. Mr Miller, Bristol; off. assig. Mr Accraman. Thomas Kirtlan, Bridgnorth, draper, Oct. 14, at 12: sol. Mr Backhouse, Bridg- north off. assig. Mr Kinnear.—The ...

... The Church Congress was opened at Dublin on the 29 th. Mr Anthony Trollope is opposing Lord Stanley at King's Lynn. Ald. Lawrence has been elected Lord Mayor. The voto of thanks to the retiring Lord Mayor, Aid. Allen, was proposed in very dubious terms, and carried in the tace of pppositien, ...

... BRECON AND MERTHYR TYDFIL RAILWAY. Three, meetings of various interest in this company were appointed to be held on the 23rd, at the Lon- don Tavern, under the provisions of the Act of Parlia- ment recently passed. The meeting of the shareholders was to have been held at noon, the meeting of the holders of Lloyd's bonds at half-past twelve, of the debenture holders at one o'clock. The report ...

... THE REGISTRATION COURTS. CARDIG.KN Sfl IRE.-ABERYST WITH. (FIRST DAY.) The registration commenced on the 21st Sept., be- fore J. Percy Severn, Esq. Mr Frederick Roberts, Mr Hugh Hughes, Mr J. Atwood, and Mr W. H Thomas, solicitors, attended on behalf of the Conservatives whilst Mr Smith (of the firm of Smith, Lewis, and Jones, of Merthyr), solicitor, and Mr Evan Davies, L.L.D.,of Swansea, ...

... Mr Bright, bei-f? a3ked wbether ba would ad- vocce the ^pulsion of the Jesuits and the suppression ritualism, has replied re- nark tb ...

... LLANGOLLEN AND CORWEN RAILWAY. This company held their halt-yearly meeting at Llangollen on Saturday. Col. Tottenham presided, and the following report was read and passed The gross receipts for the half-year ending 30th amount to i £ H,625 lis. 9d., as compared with £ 3,4^3 12s-, the corresponding six months of 18t>7- and after provid1 the rent charge and debenture interest, and the worK» h ...

... Facts and Fancies. Do you really believe, Admiral, said a Washing- ton lady to Admiral Farragur, that the dead walk after death? I have not a doubt of it, madam, replied the gallant Admiral, for I have myself heard the 'Dead March in Saul.' An awkward accident happenel to the North Ger- man Gazette. It announced that in his perplexity upon whom to bestow the Governor-Generalship of ...

... Olfc es. Liurne. iÚ L2râ¿..IlJ ¡1 iron > f-f, triai. The shop of Mr J. Ash worth, watchmaker, Rochdale, has been broken into and robbed of a large -»nmber of watches. The premises were watched by a fear ...

... PETTY SESSIONS. September 25th.—Before Earl Vane, W. W. E. Wynne, Esq., and John Pughej, Esq. Keeping Dogs without Licences.—The following persons were summoned by Mr Randle, supervisor of Inland Revenue, for keeping dogs without having a licence, and each fined 25s.:—William Edwards, Ellis Jones, Evan Jones (joiner), David Thomas, Evan Jones, William Davies (Tal-y-llyn), Edward Jones, ...

... Last week will be memorable in the political annals of Aberystwith. Never has there been a registration contest so long in duration, so bitterly fought, or so conspicuously one-sided in the results. Several cir- cumstances had contributed to increase the bitterness of the Conservatives and the irritation of the Liberals. The acceptance by all the Liberal lawyers of retainers from the ...

... THE FAIR.—At the September fair, on Wednesday, there was but a small show of stock of any kind, a few of which found purchasers at low rates, but much went home unsold. The attendance of buyers was very small, doubtless owing to the fair at Newtown having been held on the previous day, and most of the dealers having gone home with their purchases. ...