... COWBRIDGE. HIGHWAY OFFENCE.—At the police court, on Tuesday, before Mr G. W. Nicholl,Mr J. S. Gibbon, and the Rev 1. Edmonds, Joseph Smith, TrehaTiin, was summoned lor allowing three cattle to stray on the highway. Police- jergeant Henry Chalk proved the offence, and defendant fined 3d, and costs. NON-PAYMEJ.T OF WAGER.-F. C. Winby, Llantrisant Waggon Works, was summoned by Daniel Shannon, ...

... Another Thbillhtq Stout by the popular authoress, Miss UraUclov, commenced in the Cardiff] Times and South Wales Weekly News of Saturday, tne 26th Augnot. and will be continued weekly^-The story is entitled Weaversand Weft, or. In Love's Nest, and, it is expected, will enhance the »irea»y great fame of its authoress. The, Cardiff Times is sent post free to any address in the United 'Kingdom ...

... SOUTH STAFFORDSHIRE IRON TRADE- [SPECIAL RRPOBT BY OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.] WOLVERHAMPTON, Wedaesday. Best Staffordshire pigs vfry Hrm this afternoon. Makers' stocks reduced, t-ast Worcestershire, £ 4 5s to £4 12s 6d Shropshire 5s, and cold blast £5 10s Staffordshire all minfl, £4 5s to 24 10s best, and £ 3 5s to S3 10J second. North- ampton, Derbyshire. Yorkshire and Lancashire ixteif offered ...

... FUNERAL OF THE REV. SAMUEL WILLIAMS, OF NANTYGLO. The funeral of the Rev Samuel Williams wasnaturally regarded as a remarkable event in the neighbourhood of Nantyglo, as the deceased was the oldest minister in the neighbourhood, having settled in Hermon 35 years ago. He was, besides,one of the oldest ministers in his denomi- nation, having been ordained nearly fifty years ago at Pontllyfin, ...

... ASSAULTING THE TOLL-COLLECTOR.-At the police court, on Wednesday, before Capt. Hill and Capt. Amiel, Wm. Smith, a haulier in the employ of Mr Edwards, of tbe LlantoiBt Brewery,was cla, -rged by Thos. Lewis, collector and lessee of the Brecon ro-tc? ^ate foils, with assaulting him on the 28th ult. Mr Ber oefendec. On the day in question the defendant refused to produce his ticket on passing ...

... PONTYPOOL. A LECTURE.—The Rev J. R. Kilsby Jones delivered his popular lecture on Daniel Rowland, Llargeitho, on Tuesday evening last, at Mount Pleasant Chapel, which had been kindly lent for the occasion. There was present a large and an appreciative audience, and the lecturer iti the course of the evening was frequently applauded. He gav a very graphic description of the state of the ...

... NEW FACTORY REGULATIONS. Some important Amendments in the law relating to the employment of children in workshops and factories are introduced by the new Elementary Education Act, which comes into operation on the 1st of January heit. With the view of giving those interested timely notice of these changes, Mr. Alexander Redgrave, her Majesty's Inspector of Factories, has addressed circulars to ...

... REMARKS ON THE WEATHER, LONDON, FridaT,-A recovery of pressure from the fall noticed yesterday is in progress in the wet, but in all other parts of Western Europe the barometer is falling. The changes, however, continue very slight, so that readings Ve 8tj.lj tfery unifoilu oyer the more eastern statioa*, vhiie flight gradients for southerly breeees prevail in the west. The wind is easterly ...

... CROYDON OCTOBER MEETING. ORDER OF RUNNING FOR THIS Selling Hurdle, 1.30; Selling Nursery, 2.0; WoO.(, Ø¡ Plate, 2.;30; Shirley Stakes, 3-15; Welter CUP,, Maiden Two Year Old, 4.15 Maiden Hurdle, 4.43. LAST NIGHT'S ENTRIES. Selling Hurdle Race—De la Motte ( £ 100), Lady *■ and Shakspeare (each £ 50). „ Shirley Stakes—Albatross, Cosey (each £ 100), gerna, Bridegroom, Miss Patrick, Spectator, ...

... The Lord Chancellor took his seat at 5 o'clock. THE BULGARIAN ATROCITIES. The Earl of ROSEBERY rose to put a question to the noble Earl at the head of the Government, of which he had given him private notice. In the course of the discussion on Tuesday the noble Earl, wishing to give the House the most striking illustration of the complete ignor- ance that prevaded tlie whole of Europe, and ...

... The monthly meeting of this board was held on Thurs- day. The member,3 present were the Revs Aaron Davies (chairman), J. P. Williams, LL.D., R. Williams, Rev J. E. Griffiths, and Mr David Morgan. Some ordinary business having been disposed of, The CHAIRMAN read an important letter from Mr John Rowlands, the master of the Newtown school. The letter stated that in the monthly return of ...

... From various sides, says the Vienna correspondent of the Times, versions are published about the answer which the Powers are supposed to have agreed upon to give to the Russian circular note. All such versions are, to say the least, premature. No such agree- ment has been come to. It seems to be felt on all sides that the 'answer. in whatever sense or form it may be given, will be of decisive ...