... When the declaration of the poll became known in the House of Commons some of the Liberals tried to raise a cheer, but the result was such that it is a disputed point point whether it was a cheer or not. The fact of unseating on petition a local man, and a popular man, always tells against the party that is successful but notwithstand- ing this serious drawback, Mr-. Elliott Lees, an entire ...

... Norfolk. l.xfvirsrie L never Knew anyone to naye atrocious taste as Ethel Pierce. She sent me thaii 11idpous vase for a birthday present. Look at it, Nellie; Goodness gracious. I sent it to her last year. Teac'-or: Yon say the tendency of heat is to expand and increase, and of cold to contract lessen. Can vou give some familiar illustration of these effects? Bright pupil: The population ...

... No-F.. We shall be pleased to insert reports of all cricket matches in the district, and trust that Secretaries of clubs will forward same Tuesday evening. REMARKS ON THE GAME. As cricket flourishes so well where we feel con- fident the County Tilne. will circulate freely, and flourish too, we shall pay particular attention to this grand old national game. Each week we shall give reports of ...

... MACHYNLLETH. FAIR EACH YR HAL was held on Alondav, when there was a good show of horses and cattle, but the demand was not very brisk. FISHING.—Owing to the rain the fishing in the Dovey has greatly improved and some fine catches have been made. ACCIDENT.—On fair day a little boy belonging to John Evans, waggoner, was standing near the Red Lion Inn, when he was severely kicked on the side of ...

... l For the first time since the Whitsuntide recess there is a definite prospect that the Home Rule Bill will pass. These are the words with which a leading London Radical paper introduces its article on the morning following the announcement by this so-called democratic Government of their inten- tion to stop all freedom of speech, and to prevent a full and fair dis- cussion of a bill which ...

... CONFERENCE AT MOLD. The gathering of the Xorth Wales Calvinistic Methodtst Association has been held this week at Mold, and has been well attended. It is ten or eleven years since the Association met at that place, and several important questions have been discussed. Annexed is a complete list of delegates and other members of the Association Anglesey Revs. Richard Williams. Llangwvllgo Owen ...

... THE PRESENTATION TO SIR PRYCE- JONES, M.P. The date has not yet been fixed for publicly testifying the respect and esteem in which the member for the Boroughs is held by presenting him with a testimonial to commemorate his victory at the General Election and the unsuccessful attempt made to unseat him. The reason for this is owing to the doubt which exists as to the time when Parliament will ...

... P ATKIOT I C P AR LI AM E NT ARY R E PR E S E X T A TIV E S. SIR PRYCE PRYCE-JONES, M. P.. DOLKRW, NEWTOWN, NORTH WALES. Amongst the members of our House of Commons, who have disappointed the Gladstonians in their expectations of a party triumph at the polling booths, and again ou all election petition, we have none pefhaps, who have carried confusion further into the camp of his political ...

... LLANIDLOES. THE FAIR.—At the fair on Saturday there was a good supply of stock, but the demand was slow, and prices miserably low. Pigs sold well. THE ANNUAL CHORAL FESTIVAL in connection with the Llanidloes Welsh Weslevans was held at the Long Bridge street Chapel on Monday, when choirs attended from Llanidloes, Newtown, Llan- dinam, Cearau, Trefeglwys and Van. The con- ductor was Mr. Wilfrid ...

... FOREIGN AND COLONIAL. THE GERMAN ELECTIONS.— The polling in the second ballots for the elections to the Reichstag- resulted in Berlin on Saturday in the entire repre- sentation of the city. except one district, being given to the Social Democrats, forty-two of whom have now been definitely elected. In the last Reichstag there were only thirty-seven Social Democrats. ANOTHER ARTIC EXPIDITION. ...

... »;i,Al>KTOXJAX SLAVES AND IKISH TYUAXXY. Mr. Balfour on Saturday, addressed a large meet- ing in the Mechanic's Institute, Stockport, the occasion being the fifth annual conference of the Lancashire and Cheshire Conservative Working Mens' Federation. The right hon. gentleman who was given a very enthusiastic greeting' said lie believed he had been President of the Associa- tion from its ...

... SALE OF PROPERTY.— On Saturday Messrs. Mor- ris, Marshall and Poole sold some freehold property in the Tillage, comprising the Post Office and four adjacent houses. The purchaser was Mr. Turnbull of Lymore, Montgomery, for 'M500. ...