... BRUTALITY TO WOMEN. At Norwich Sessions, on Tuesday, Mr. Recorder Metcalfe sentenced George Cullum to five years penal servitude for having knocked about with the tongs and shovel till she was a mass of bruises Jane Margebon, who cohabited with him. The Recorder designated these cases as worse than robberies, and thus deserving of the punishment awarded to old offenders. Prisoner had before ...

... WELSH WESLEYAN SUNDAY SCHOOL. ANNUAL TEA AND LITERARY MEETING. The annual tea and literary meeting of the Welsh Wesleyan Sunday took place on Wednes- day, 26th ult. This yearly gathering has of late become quite popular with the good people of our town, as was shewn by the crowded at- tendance at the school-room and Town Hall on Wednesday week, though the weather was bleak and stormy. The ...

... It has been decided that Prince Consort's statue at Cambridge shall be unveiled at noon on the 22nd inst. The Cfuiir says that among the festivals to be held in connection with the Paris Exhibition of next year will be a great international competi- tion of choral societies, which is to take place in July, and is to be preceded by a performance by the competing choirs. A commission, consisting ...

... RHYL WIMTER GARDENS. We are glad to state that there is a probability of the works of these beautiful gardens bemg pushed on with renewed vigour, so that when summer comes they will be as complete and attractive to visitors as any like concern in the kingdom. We it is intended to erect a conseiwertoire on a large scale and which will be so constructed as to be utilised for other purposes than ...

... ieiv a ^da( k the Welsh Wesley an 1-T'a nnual festival in cc +vl Schools, on Tuesda 0^. ( the scholars in ti ivuvn ei (x] [ 0f whom seenn eut ea good things provi ToAvn rian, -> » » .Udfor esol friends also i :iva,U' L, w„s qui The evening me- meetmgwUcli «s c. „e animal tea and i«s,V -'r 101 Cbapel Sunday S ...

... Tear's Day. The scholars i*™-1 fne13 Vt ;1'' regaled with a good cup o £ tea, accompanied with the usual supply ° £ i: fc' At 6.30 p.m., the literary mc^'S commenced 1 T T?r.iydw3n Jones, Esq. presded over J>y-t Commissioners). The gone through. Gome--™^vas received, as was sll0wn +1. large and appreciative audience. ...

... PROSPECTS OF THE NEXT BUDGET (From the Daily XCiC.) The Chancellor of the Exchequer anticipated last April that he would receive -cc)-oO,clo() more this year than the actual income of the previous one. To a large extent this was a nominal increase onlv, and was balanced by a corresponding aug- mentation of the items of expenditure; but there should nevertheless be a corresponding nominal ...

... ABERGELK A grand Concert was given in the Town Hall, Abergele, on Tuesday last, when an excellent pro- •ryannne was ...

... PRESTATYN, Tun ATLAS CEMENT WORKS.- These Avurks have been closed for the past five weeks, but it is expected and hoped that they will be opened for business in the course of a fortnight. TEA MEF.TIXG AXII CONCRRT. -The Welsh Wesleyans held their annual tea party and Concert on Christinas day. A large number of friends sat down to tea, and to judge from the demand made upon the bun loaf and ...

... Mr RIIYDAVEN JONES regaled the servant the Commissioners to a substantial suppei the Royal Hotel yesterday week. We sorry that we arc unable to publish a re-g- the aftev-suppor speeches, ...

... THE prospect before us at the opening of this year is gloomy enough. The lull in the Turco- Russian war seems to be the precursor of another outbreak of a more violent character. Turkey, though humiliated, is not subdued, and her reliance upon English sympathy and material aid is not yet abandoned. The summoning of Parliament a month earlier than usual has in it all ominous aspect, and various ...

... WE offer no apology for this our first ap- pearance. In the same spirit that actuates the artiste when he first steps upon the public stage, relying only upon his own merits and depending entirely upon his own exertions, we venture to come before our readers and seek the patronage and support of the public. We have felt for some time that Rhyl was not adequately or worthily represented by its ...