... On Monday Mr. Edward Watkin Edwards, whose extra- ordinary evidence in the Overend, Gurney, and Co. case caused such excitement, attended in Mr. Commissioner Holroyd's court to make his explanation. Mr. Edwards in the beginning said there were many circumstances-especially a severe illness which affected his memory-to prevent him giving such answers at the recent inquiry as he otherwise would ...

... FROM OUR LONDON CORRESPONDENT. LONDON, THURSDAY. One danger is safely past—Ministers have got over the difficulties presented by the Irish question, so far as to prepare a Queen's Speech—Message, rather, for the day of Royal Speeches is gone by—and to meet Parliament with an unbroken front. Not the less, however, are there prophets of evil, who predict that this same question will yet break up ...

... STEALING A SHIRT. Thomas John Davies (16), imperfectly instructed, bank-book dealer, Swansea, was charged with stealing one flannel shirt, of the value of 9s. Gll., the property of one Griffith Phillips, at Llangefelach, on the 16th February, 1869, and with receiving the same knowing it to have been stolen. Mr. Bowen prosecuted. Verdict: Guilty. Sentence Two months' imprisonment in the House ...

... literature. ♦ THE ELEMENTS OF ALGEBRA. By James Pryde, F.E.I.S. Glasgow: JohnPryde; Edinburgh: Menzies London Simpkin, Marshall, and Co. WE welcome this treatise on elementary algebra a valuable contribution to our mathematical school books. The work contains a complete course of struction in the principles of algebra, with a copioU3 set of examples for practice, and the arrangement and method ...

... Chairman, at the same time expressing a hope that the Prince would honour them with a visit on his return from his travels. This toast was also warmly received, the band play- ing God bless the Prince of Wales. The Bishop and the Clergy of the Diocese was next given by the CHAIRMAN. The Rev. Canon MORGAN responded. After thank- ing the chairman for the kind manner in which he had proposed ...

... On the 16th January last we published, at the ex- press request of the Rev. M. A. Bruton, au extract from the Westminster Gazette, commenting in an offensive manner upon Mr. Meredith, the Master of our Workhouse, at the same time we prefaced it with remarks of our own deprecating the language used by the Gazette. We regret to find that, notwithstanding our observations upon the Gazette extract ...

... MORIAH INDEPENDENT CHAPEL.— Quarterly services were held in this chapel on Sunday last. when able and eloquent sermons were given by the Hpv. T. Selby, Jones, Preweii, and Miss Paynter. The attendances were very large, and the chapel, which can hold 1200 persons seated, was full at two o'clock, and some hundreds had to stand. The collec- tions were good. SCHOLASTIC.—Many of the readers of this ...

... pairingly for him, anticipates difficulty in dealing with it, owing to the great number of clauses. This is a matter of necessity, for what is wanted is a Consoli- dation Act, to include all those at present in force, ex- cepting, of course, the obsolete and inutile, and adding any that the wisdom of Parliament may deem ne- cessary. We have much to be thankful for in what has been already ...

... YSTRAD, RHONDDA. TESTIMONIAL.—The Rev. Mr. Morgan, the vicar of this parish, was presented on Friday evening last, with a very handsome silver tea and coffee service, on his leaving for Llandderiel, North Wales. The rev. gentle- man having expressed his opinion that he could not sustain the ordeal of a public formal farewell, a depu- tation waited upon him at the vicarage. Mr. Davies, Dan-yr ...

... TOWN COUNCIL.—The quarterly meeting of the Town Council was held on Tuesday, at the Town-hall, the Mayor in the chair. A notice was ordered to be issued calling attention to the Petroleum Act, which came into operation on the 1st instant. The usual quarterly ac- counts were presented and ordered to be paid. A gen- eral district rate of 2s. in the pound was made. Mr. Graham called attention to ...

... ABERDARE. BREAKING INTO THE GLAMORGAN INN.—David Evan and William Rees, were again brought up Oil this charge on Tuesday, before Messrs. J. C. Fowler and R. H. Rhys. After a long hearing, in which Mr. Simons pro- secuted, the charge was dismissed. STEALING SLATES AND CEMENT.—John Williams was brought up on this charge. The things stolen were the property of Messrs. D. Davis and Sons. Ferndale. ...

... A Blue-book was published on Saturday morning containing a statistical abstract of the health of the British Navy for the twelve months ending June 30,1888. Dr. Alexander Mackay, whose introductory report is dated Jan. 15,1869, states that during the period referred to the health of the navy may be considered to have been very satisfactory. Compared with the average taken for a period of ...