... 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 ...

... 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 ...

... On Saturday afternoon the. mortal remains of Mr. Jiirnest J ones were consigned to their last resting-place in Ardwicic Cemetery, Hvde-road, Mai. cheater, and the occa- sion was taken advantage of by the members of the Reform -League to have a large public demonstration. The work- ing classes in particular were exceedingly assiduous to do honour to the memory of the deceased and accordingly an ...

... SOCIAL EVENING.—The eighth series of these popular entertainments took place on Wednesday evening in the National School-room. Mr. J. D. Llewellyn, sur- geon, presided. The following programme was gone through:—Overture, piano, Mrs. Llewellyn and Miss Woodruff; reading, Mr. Joseph Evans; song, Mrs. Jackson reading, Mr. Jones, Whitecross School; song, Mr. Thomas Goodfellow; glee, St. Martin's ...

... CONTEMPORARY OPINIONS. THE OPENING SESSION. The Times, after surveying the long list of perplexing questions which await the solution of Parliament, observes that it is plain the amount of work to be submitted tc the Legislature will be enough to satisfy the most ardeni devotee of parliamentary life. The central question the day—that upon which the present Ministry enterec into office-must ...

... FROM OUR LONDON CORRESPONDENT. LONDON, THURSDAY. Surely never did Session open more tamely than this. Yet it is expected to be the stormiest for many a year past; and remembering those of the last three yearn that is saying a good deal. By common consent there is to be no preliminary skirmishing, but the strength of both armies will be reserved for the great battle close at hand. This rigid ...

... THE EASTERN DIFFICULTY. The state of affairs in Greece must for the present be given up as wholly incomprehensible. Positive informa- tion that the crisis is at an end, and that the declaration has been accepted, reaches London and Vienna in abund- ance but at Paris the most complete ignorance prevailed up to Wednesday evening. No communication had been received from Athens for forty-eight ...