... MOUNTAIN ASH. LOCAL BOARD OF HEALTH.—The fortnightly meeting of this Beard was held on Monday at the Board-room, the members present being—Messrs. J. Griffiths (in the chair), E. Evans D. Colman, E. Thomas, Thos. Edwards, aud Rev. J. W. Williams. The minutes of the last meeting were read and coufirmed. Mr. D. Harris sub- mitted to the board the names of Messrs. T. Jones and J. Davies, builders ...

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... SCHOOL BOARD.—The usual fortnightly meeting was held on Thursday, Mr. James Lewis in the chair. At the previous meeting Mr Lewis intimated his intention of re- signing the chairmanship, but in consequence of the re- presentations made to him by Dr. Price and others, and at their earnest desire, he now consented to retain the position. There was no other business of importance. ...

... THE' TICHBORNE CLAIlfANT.-It is rumoured that the Claimant will extend his Bristol tour through Wales to Tenby, and that he will pay Llanelly a flying visit, or, at least, condescend to receive the congratulations of his admirers at the station, and, perhaps, any trifle of money with which they may feel disposed to present him. VESTRY MEETING.-A vestry meeting was held in the Town-hall, ...

... Lieutenant Vincent, of the Royal Welsh Fusiliers, delivered a lecture, on Friday, at the Royal United Service Institution, on the Russian Army. General Sir William Codrington presided. According to Lieutenant Vincent, the Czar has a splendid army, but not as yet fully organised and workable. He does not think that Europe need fear any disturbance from Russia for some time. She will rather ...

... 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, ...

... In an article yesterday, on the Permissive Bill, tbe Times says :— We must try to relieve members from the tyranny of fanatical minorities. In our worship of the methods we have inherited from the past, we re- fuse to see that what we call the representation of majorities is often, in fact, made a contrivance for en- abling a minority to direct the policy of Parliament. This is incontestably ...

... » v. THE ALABAMA CLAIMS. WE\Y YORK, Thursday. — The Washington corre- ^Poudents of several evening papers state that the iministration has fully determined to take no further to compromise the indirect claims. The Foreign » airs Committee expects Great Britain to withdraw 111 the arbitration. ...

... 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 ...

... DISCOVERY OF HUMAN REMAINS.—The other day an exceedingly interesting discovery of four or five funeral urns was made by some workmen on a farm near Omagh. They turned up several ancient funeral urns, centaining what have been pronounced to be human bones. Several have been recognised as belonging to the skull, vertebras, pelvis, &c. They were all calcined. The urns in which they were contained ...

... LONDON CATTLE MARKET.—MO^J>AY.> There were about 2,900 beasts at this market to-day. Trade was quiet and- prices unchanged. Be^t Scots os 8d per 81J)s.. fThere were rather more than 20^000 sheep. Sales progress slowly. on- farmer terms.7, Best downs and half-%reed,- 6s~per 81bs. Lambs, calves, and pigs were un- altered.At Deptford there were 230 beasts, and about 700 sheep. Trade was dull and ...