... Wt'tlill''91 ll 171milig W'joot AND JOURNAL FRIDAY, MAY 3, 1872. A NEW TALE, BEFORE WIND AND TIDE,'l iS OOMmuXOlD IN THE BIhMINGHA M1 WKERLY POST. NEWSO- THE DAY. In tl:e House of Lords, last niglt, Tnrl GRA N VILLE stated that General SciieNutK had given hin a copy of the despatch of Mr. Fisir. Taking the despatch by itself, it did not cause a solution ?? the unfortunate misunderstanding ...

... The joint Select Committee on this question sat again ystebday; Mr. 0. Fortescue, President of the Board of TVrade, In the chalr. Mr. A2lport, general manager df the Midland Company, was recalled for the purpose of having his oplnon on the Working Arrangements BIll relating, to the West of England. He said be could not sae the slightest differ. ence between this bill and an amalgamation bill, ...

... FRANCE. liontT Vinasisies, April 24.-The Military Tribiunal has pronounced and]I sentence upon the Communists convicted of the massacre of M. titiesJ Sue-at and the other hostages In the prison of La Roquette on whotf 28h aylstTh omn uret acoudemned to etoath. the e' Th ohes enenedar te*~ ailexand Leopold Viol, to fees a two years. 2.The Spanish papers have- not reache Pes rad, to-day, The ...

... >OO~V O M _: a, OA, TO, AluD R A ITH_ + I CONVOCATION AND TEM ATXSIAN I1 1 , I an'm > 0 , .~ . i ., ?? i l -;Both usesof CQnvooation eaton Thursday,tie Upper at Queen Ann's Bounty Oflclo and, the Lower in the Jerusalem Clhamber. The Prolocutor, he Venerable Arclhdeacon Blakersteth, attended by most oP the members of the Lower Houde, prsesnted to' the Upper ?? the seris obf resolutione come to ...

... ITHANKSGIVING FETE AT THE CRYSTAL I I PALACE. [IRox* COfuRREFdONDT.J ] | INEvrE did more glorious 3May-day cheer the r e heart of London obeu that which has just passed, !r- n-t on no pre;vi. as occasion did a more numerous I ti( an-d brilliant crowvd ?? high festival at the !a Crvstal PaAlace. h wrs a dav myade for thankful- .i,; ness: and ii gratitude find its best expression in t' Q.ht Sh ...

... Lucus A NoN LOCENDO.-Tugal', baV' ye got a licht? Yes, Tonal', but it's oot. THE Ir.sns EDUCATION DIFFICULTY.-A difficulty, -when it is formulated, less likely to be followed by a solution than a dissolution. CONsmDERATE.-Firht Private-Be you a marks- man this year? Second ditto-No, I bain't. I don't want to deprive this 'ere Liberal economical Gover'ment of a penny a day !! MRS ...

... PAISILY. Tmzrn.-John MbLntreu aud Alezxsdn w. s son, two lightermen belon ging to Giasgow, er charged at the Police Court on Saturday pe stealing from the lighter David, while Ing a' the quay, 23 feet of rope. Tho men bad get a the spree after arriving here, and sold the0ro 1 one piece of which was traced to a brol:er j town. The charge was found proven, and iatl rCochran, who presided, ...

... GENERAL INTELLIGENCE. I t >X BIRTHDAY OF PRINCE ABTHUB. yg^hday of Prince Arthur was celebrated at W vc,;8. rc'ay by processions and illuminations and eJ°icings. JHOUJ. FATAL FEAY IN IBELAND. Njy 8 Darmody, who was stabbed at Thurles, Tip- dead. The murderer ha s been d for trial. A^JJUPPOSED MURDER OF A BOY. h^orJ'^ a named Smith, was found yester- Qtderelldlng, on Witsey Common, Bradford, ...

... JUBILEE MEETINGS.—Meetings usually held when t debt upon a place of worship is expunged are _design^ jubilee meetings. Such meetings were held in Independent Chapel on Sunday and Monday. ministers that officiated on Sunday were the Revs. ^°5Le yg' Cwmavon, and Davies, Cwmaman; on Monday the D. Jones, Merthyr, and Farr, Cardiff. A great nun: of people attended these meetings, and the amounted ...

... Their lordships met at five o'clock. EARL RUSSELL'S MOTION. Earl GRANVILLE said before the House passed to the orders of the day he wished to refer to the motion of the noble earl (Russell), which stood for that evening. Their lordships would remember that the noble earl's motion had already been postponed, and her Majesty's Govern- ment, while acknowledging the forbearance of Parliament, had ...

... LOCAL TOPICS. THE WATCH COMMITTEE. WHATEVER decision the Watch Committee may come *° upon the application of the borough police for an Urease of salary, their sturdiest revilers cannot charge them with refusing it abundant consideration. Two Months ago it was deferred until the May meeting, and at that meeting, which was held last Wednesday, it was further deferred-till when, and why, we ...

... MERTHYR BOARD OF HEALTH. At the meeting of the Board of Health. held on Wednesday, there wer« present, Messrs. William Jones (chairman), Thomas Williams, W. Gould, W. Rice T. Jenkins, J. Gabe, E. Hawells, W. Harris, J. W. James, and J. James. The minutesof the last meet- ing having been read and confirmed, Mr. Thos. Jenkins reported the result of his visit with Mr. S. Harpur to the County ...