... GOOD RUN WITH THE LLANGIBBY HOUNDS. DEAR MR. EDITOR,—I have not had the pleasure of seeing you in the hunting field nor can I call to my recol- lection that I have ever seen you in the pig skin even but knowing your desire to cater for the information and for the amusement of your numerous friends, 1 offer for your publication, a short account of a very good run with these hounds, on Tuesday ...

... ■War* TSAOKS.—We hear constantly of absconding contraetors. It is not a matter of much sur- n it is Teraembersd that it is a regular busi- hesi- fellows to make ireuwes. OiT.—A person was boasting that he was axaily in Ireland.— .LeII, aaid a by. v» sfcen some of the same family so high wid not to^h the ground?1 deal of the brute in man. For ATsmpTg^ c oiatic, often puppy-ish, sometimes ...

... WIFE MURDER NEAR NEWCASTLE. On Sunday morning, one of those shocking cases of wife murder, which are only too common, occurred at Wide Open, a small hamlet near the Six Mile Bridge, on the turnpike road between Newcastle and Morpeth, the unfortunate victim being Margaret Cook, the wife ox John Cook, a hind in the employment of Mr. John David- son, of the Wide Open farm. The facts of the case, ...

... The commissioners appointed to inquire into the pro- visions and operation of the law with reference to capi- tal'pumshment^have issued their report, of which the following are the main portions THE ABOLITION OF —The com- missioners forbear to enter into the abstract question of the expediency cf abolishing or maintaining capital punishment, on which subject differences of opinion exist among ...

... THE FEJSlAff SQUABBLE IN AMEiUCA, The Philadelphia correspondent of the Times fur- nishes a statement of the circumstances attending the recent squabble among the Fenian leaders in America. He says:— The Senate impeaches O'Mahony with fraud, and O'Mahony charges the Senate with perfidy. The Senate impeaches O'Mahony and turns him out of office, and by kicking the 'Senate out of doors. ...

... BRYNMAWR. ADJUTANT'S DRILL.-On Thursday hst the Second Breconshire Volunteers had their first out of door drill for the season. They were met at the Drill Hall here by Adjutant Hughes, Captain Bailey, and Lieutenant Jones. Being told off, they marched, headed by their band, to a field about half a mile from the town, where they went through a variety of military evolutions preparatory to the ...

... LETTER OF THE MUJiDSEEH SOUIEEY. The following is an authentic copy of the lef-er which Ernest Southev, aHas Forsvard, wrote to Mrs. Whits, the mother of the children murdered in London, imme- diately after he committed the horrid crime:- Hurriedly written. Annie, Annie, my poor, dear Annie. My beloved wife. I could bear up no longer. Do not shrink from me. It was an act of true, kind mercy. ...

... SPECIAL MEETING OF THE NEWPORT TOWN COUNCIL. Oa Tuesday a special meeting of the Town Council was held in the Council Chamber, for the purpose of re- ceiving a report from the Parliamentary Committee of the Board, and for other matters. Present: Aldermen R. Mullock (in the chair), H. J. Davis, W. Townsend, J. N. Knapp. Messrs. G. W. Jones, T. Beynon, T. F. Lewis, N. Hewertson, W. W. Morgan, J. ...

... THE COAL AND IRON TRADES OF THE SOUTH WALES PORTS. The Cardiff Sripping Gazette's summary of the export and coastwise trades of the South Wales ports for the past month, shows that during February there were exported foreign from Cardiff 124 707 tons of coal, 8,318 tons of iron, 840 tons of coke, and 3,154 tons preserved coal-the number of vessels employed being 274, of which 110 were English, ...

... ABERCARN. f The Welsh Plygain service was held in the church at Abercarn before dawn of day on Christmas morn- ing. A very large congregation were present. The Rev. David Charles preached an eloquent discourse. A second service was held again in the evening, both services and sermons were in the Welsh language. ...

... At the Norwich Police-court, ?ron 'av. a maiilv you'.li. a1: ut sixteen, named i!obert Cecil M tning, staled to be a i orkj-liire clergyman's sou, wis charged with obtaining, by false pretences, from Mr. William lJa'fs, and Mr. J. B. Allen, two Norwich jewe lers, a silver English lever watch, value £ 6 15S. a gold watch value £ 1- 8s- a gold chain, value £ 2 10s. and a gold locket, value 10s. ...

... CURE OF CONSUMPTION BY DR. LOOOOK'S PULMONIC W AFERS.-From Mr. Richard Meredith, Kington, Here. fordshire —I had a violent cough mauy persons gave their opinion that I should not be long in this world, I had the first advice to no purpose, when, after using Dr. Locock's Wafers, I am now as well as ever. It is my opinion that these Wafers are a gift from God. Dr. Locock's Pulmonic Wafers give ...