... A TEN PER CENT. REDUCTION FOR COLLIERS AND IRONWORKERS. LYROM Our, SPECIAL CORRESPONDED!.] MERTHYR, THURSDAY EVENING. It will be hardly necessary on my part to repeat that the result of the long-looked for conference to-day at Cardiff has been most anxiously looked for, and that until the final ultimatum of the masters was made known people generally were on the tip toe of expectation. As the ...

... ELECTION PETITION. ...

... Great preparations are being made at Aldershot for the review on the occasion of the Czar's visit. In the House of Commons, on Monday, the Alexandra (Newport) Dock Bill was read a third time and passed and the Aberdare and Aberaman Gas Bill was con- sidered and ordered to be read a third time. In the House of Lords the Worcester and Aberystwith Junc- tion Railway Bill was read a third time and ...

... THE DURHAM COLLIERS' STRIKE. The determination evinced by the coalowners, at Newcastle, on Saturday, has weighed with the South Durham Colliers, and induced most of them to return to work on the eleven days' system instead of the ten days, for which they asked. Yesterday two of Messrs Pease's ten pits were standing out, and two of Messrs Bolckow, Vaughan, and Co.'s fourteen. All Messrs ...

... THE NATIONAL PROVINCIAL BANK OF ENGLAND,—We direct attention to the forty-first annual report of the National Provincial Bank of England, which appears in another column. ThIs old-established and well-conducted bank cannot be spoken of too highly. Bonuses and divi- dends are sure to investors. Out ot profits for the last year, amounting to £ 72o,500, thejdirectors propose to de- clare, in ...

... Messrs. Cockrell report that at the coal market ott Monday morning buyers were few, and the t-udeney of prices was decidedly downwards. i ...

... THE CLEVELAND IRON TRADE. MiDDXESBORbuoH, Tuesday.—Thfe iron market fo-day has been firmer than last week, and therb is more dis- position to tuy. It is difficult to say whether the im- provement wili continue, or whether it is caused by the anticipated strike of Durham miners and the conse- queiit rise in prices. Messrs Samuelson's men refuse to accept the ten per cent reduction or to ...

... THE BUTE DOCKS (CARDIFF) BILL. HOUSE OF LORDS. MONDAY. The Select Committee appointed by the House of Lords to inquire into the merits of this Bill, re-assembled this morning, Lord Hanmer in the chair. Mr. Clerk, Q.C., on behalf of the promoters, objected to one of the clauses giving the Board of Trade power to act as arbitratorR. After a brief discussion, the Committee decided to leave the ...

... SERIOUS CHARGE AGAINST A CHIEF ENGINEER. Yesterday morning, by direction of the Board of Trade, an inqniry was held at the office of the Local Marine Board, Bristol, into a charge of drunkenness and in- subordination brought by Capt. Allen, of the steamship William Batty, lying at Cardiff, against Philip Lewis, the chief engineer. It appeared that^in March last, the steamer was atPomaron, on ...

... EXTRAORDINARY LOCAL WILL CASE. In the Court of Probate on Tuesday, the extraordi- nary will case of Bennett v. Bryan came before Sir J. Hannen. Air. George Browne, on the part of the plaintiff, who resided at Monmouth, said he had to make an applica- tion that the case be tried in London instead of at Monmouth. A number of paragraphs had appeared in the Monmouth and other papers relative to ...

... WATCH COMMITTEE AND BOARD OF HEALTH.—The fort- nightly meeting of these Committees was held on Tuesday, at the Town-hall. The Mayor presided, and there was a large attendance. In connection with the report of Chief Superintendent Huxtable, some questions were asked relative to the late fire on the premises of Mr. Griffiths, High-street, and the causes which led thereto. On the motion of Mr. ...

... On Tuesday, at the Dublin Police- court,^or; ley, described as residing at Holles'-street, V > od Lower Moss-lane, Manchester, labourer, was p ea in the dock charged with having caused the dea bis child, named Ellen Morley, aged seven years, wmie on the high seas, by jumping with the child m I arms overboard the steamer St. Patrick, while she wa seven miles from Liverpool, and oil his way t° • ...