... The weekly meeting of this Board was held on Satur- day, Mr Clark in the chair. There were present—the Rev. John Griffith (rector), D. E. Williams, Jenkin Rhys, Wm. Williams, D. Davies, B. Kirkhouse, W. Charles. D. P. Davies, Jenkin Matthews, G. Watson, Aaron Davies, I. Jenkins, Thomas Williams, W. Gould. Rees Lewis. J. W. James, R Griffith, R Williams, D. Watkins, Morgan Morgans, H. Powell, J ...

... | THE VISIT OF THE CZAR. I THE CZAR AT THE CRYSTAL PALACE. On Saturday afternoon our Imperial guest paid hit long-expected visit to the Crystal Palace, where every effort had been made to provide a brilliant entertainment. The affair was a. splendid success throughout, the weather being remarkably fine, and the night clear enough to do justice to the fireworks. As might have been expected, the ...

... ECCLESIASTICAL LEGISLATION. The following has been suggested by a very high authority as a resolution worth serious attention in ruri-rlecanal chapters:- That this chapter, while recognising the need of legislation for the amendment of the constitution of our ecclesiastical courts and of their modes of procedure, and for the correction of evils and abuses now prevailing in some of our churches ...

... THERE seems to be some prospect that cre- mation will becomo popular in the next generation. At the Cambridge University Union, on Tuesday night, the members, consisting of graduates in the various colleges, adopted a motion in favour of the introduction of cremation into England by a majority of 101 votes to 42. It is evident, therefore, that among the alumni of that ancient seat of learning, ...

... THE ROYAL ACADEMY BANQUET. The usual banquet was given on Saturday evening by the President and Council of the Royal Academy to a distinguished company. The Prince of Wales, the Duke of Cambridge, tho Prince Christian, the Archbishop of Canterbury, most of the members of the Cabinet and a very largo circle of artistic and political notabilities were present. The President of the Royal Academy, ...

... On Tuesday the Court of Exchequer refused to grant leave to the above company to appeal against a deci- tion recently given by the same court, in which their lordships ruled against the plaintiffs in an action brought by them to recover from the Norwich Insurance Company the sum of £8,000 on a policy of insurance for the partial destruction of the Alexandra Palace by the well-remembered fire. ...

... From intelligence received regarding* the seal Ashing at Newfoundland, we learn that the steamship Tigress had on the 10th of April to return disabled to Upland under canvas. It appears that the boiler hunt, killing twenty of the crew, including two engineers. Th* Bolton magistrates have inflicted sentence of Imprisonment on offenders charged with kicking. A labourer, for kicking a policeman ...

... The new railway from Boulogne to St. Omer, form- ing the first portion of n. new route to Brussels is inaugurated. The line will be opened to the public on June l. Alsace is this autumn to become the scene of grand field manoeuvres, in ^h tbe concentra- tion of an unusually large tc.form a prominent, feature. The sham battle-field selected is the plain about Brumat. The Hour, after citing the ...

... MR FOTHERGILL, M.P., was one of the guests at Earl Granville's dinner party, on Tuesday last, at which the Prince of Wales and other members of the Royal Family were present. IT is announced that Sir Ivor Guest is to ba the Conservative candidate for the representation of Poole. Sir Ivor is a brother to Mr Arthur Guest, who sat for the borough in the last Parlirment, and of Mr Mon- tague Guest ...

... The Mark Lane Express says:—The past week has given us a specimen of winter which presents a curious contrast to the third week in April, when summer broke in upon us with all the signs of an early harvest. Instead of the sultriness then experienced we have had a smart succession ef night frosts, and had it not been for the absence of rain the damage to vegetation would have been immense. As ...

... THE EUROPEAN SOCIETY TRATION. Lord Romilly sa.t on Monday at Arbitra. tion-rooms, Westminster-chambers, aiU jave judg- ment in the following cases :—Royd Naval In- demnity Lines and Seale, and Group- ing these together as being clo related, his lordship said that he thought tlL, indemnity by the European Society was completa. It won Id be better, however, that the official liquQafctor should ...

... RHTMIEY INTELLIGENCE. FONTLOTTYN.- There is some prospect nt last that a police station will be erected in this thickly populated neighbourhood, which must, when completed, be a great boon to the majority of the inhabitants, and especially to the police. Some of us are very unruly, as your readers are well aware, and it is surprising that we are kept as orderly as we are. when we take into ...