... ILAYIN9G THh -FOUNDATIOM STON- OF | I ~A MASONIC EHALL AT ,WANSEA. e li I AProvincial Grand Lodge of Freemasmifs, for the euatern division of South Wales, war held ?? at Swansea, with the view of laying the folin~atimo.stome of a, new Masonic hall. The ceremony was performed by the Eight Worshipful P~rovincial Grand Master, Bra. Theodore Mansel Talboat, thc gathering of Freemasmns from all ...

... OARDIFF IMPRO*FENr BILL. The' following is a transcript' of the ?? ern ea, notes of the proceedings before- the Committee of the Houset LeW of Lords, on Wednesday last :- ghit The conr sel are 'ordered to be callei in. ore *rts The Chairman (Lord Methuen) : The Committee fial of great difficoty. vwithregard to thiif-Blh. They are Eanxious an- to do justice to all parties, and they wish to. ...

... ant ?? ,18 1. 1 MONDAY, JULY 3, 1871. The cqmplementary elections came off in France yesterday, but up to the time of writing no jufor _s _I _ _ _np _ _15tzS|SInAf.r. mation had been received of the result of then polling. MM,. HAUSSMANN, ODILLON BARROT, l and ALFXnD ASsOLANT are stated to have with- p: drawn their candidatures. According to an official statement, the troops. wvho took part in ...

... ?A?TE?T L?TELL1GE1'?CE (rnEUTER'S TlELEGliAI~IS.l FRA NCES. PARIS IT:EM:S. PARuS, JULY 16, EvuarINcA-It is stated thlat 13o pubbec meetings wvill be allowed preparatory to the mlunicipatl elections. The comupluementar y elections for the seats which have becomel vacant through clections being annulled1, or candidates having boon returned in' sevcial places, wvill take place botween the 20th ...

... 'ITE BOILER EXPLOSION IN 6SAF FPORDSIURE. 'Te huller explosion, which v.as briefly recorded vesterday, at' the Biddulph Valley Coal nad Iron th WorksBvindleyFord, North Staffordshire,happened a5 a few ninutes after SiC o'clock, ?? at the time TI when the night and daty men *ero changing- turns, hi but for which circumstance ther Bis reason to of believe that even a greater nurnber would have ...

... | A CLAJIANT OF WELSH ESTATE,. A singular application was made to the magis- q- trates,nt the Birmingham police court, on Thursday, is by a person describing himself as Charles James wI Harmer, agent, 162, Warstone-lane. He said: w This morning, a neighbour of mine called to inform me that last night two detective officers were in to search of .me, and, giving a very accurate de- in scription ...

... I (From ?? London Gazette of ZXwday, .uly 18,) PETITIONiS FOR LIQUIDATI3ON BY ARBRANG . KENT. Samuel Rideall, 210, Westfleld-street, at. Heln's, liceased victualler, auctioneer, and valuer, and of thd Phoonix Foundry, St. Helen's, ironfounder and englneer (trading there with James Atherton as Rideall and Atherton). Creditors meet at the office of Messrs. Gibson chd Bolland, 10, South John ...

... I fib St JoN iFArTI IN' .eA Plu'.llUc Uouf-An aw~fully aV sudidendenth occurred 'lst evening, betmecn five 1 ind Fix o'clock, in Mr. Carter's public house, s No. 4S, I-lington. A labouriug mnill named Robert ?? Ilakeley, about 50 years of age, had ordered a is-gass of gin, and vas in the aot of adding, some water to it, wbcn he fell 4owvn and expired immediately. An inquest will be held to ...

... BALUS POPrL. LRU SUPERXA. S UiMMARY. DOMESTIC. t A Cabinet Council was held on Saturday. l Destructive thunderstorms passed over this district on Saturday. i The ardour of the London protesters i against the grant of an annuity to Prince a Arthur was not proof against the bad d weather which prevailed in London on s Sunday, and the outdoor demonstration in 8 Hyde Park was consequently a ...

... . L P _ r. '1 DOMESTIC. In the House of Lords, on Tuesday i evening, some real work was got through, a batch of bills being advanced a stage. v The most important was that repealing the s Ecclesiastical Titles Act, which passed I through committee. On the motion of the s Earl of Shaftesbury, the house agreed to I an address to the Queen in favour of the t children employed in brickfields ...

... WIMPOVI 9fe=urg. AklUfi POPVLI LEX g5pBRMA. SU MM ARY. DOMESTIC. In the House of Lords on Monday the royal assent was given by commission to a number of public and private bills, iuclud- ing the Ecclesiastical Titles Repeal Bill and the Life Assurance Companies Act (1870) Amendment Bill. The Private Chapels Bill passed through committee, the Prevention of Crime Bill was read a third time and ...

... am = NE 'Tast Q;rr OF iHAGUSA.-ThiS little craft, which - has made two voyages across the Atlantic under perilous circumstances, in charge of Captain Priinorez and Mr. E. 11. ?? Iaytor, was on exhibi- tion yesterday ?? Circus, William Brown- street, and attracted a number of visitors. LAnust MuSHnOOmfl.-MSr. Samuel Meadows, of Court House, Brornbro', has this year produced, from seed obtained ...