... RELIGIOUS RANCOUO AT MERTHYR. nas _v ars, There are just two places in England and c hizs Wales in which political rancour is cultivated a in The with religious fervour, and in which religious f rch- prejudice, fanaticism, and passion are e rob- included among the positive virtues. One of e yWN these is Birmingham, the heada-quarters of N thie the secular zealots, who would gladly t the break ...

... 'L EIA P AL IA1\iEN T. 'ho I 114PE-R11 v A IA PARilit. kA (P1J;B8 AMMC1AT1Ox TuzE(*IAM.) b HOUSE OF LORDS3.-MONDAY. Th ri1e Lord Chancellor took his seat at five o'clock, epr CHUltCH BUILDING ERTURtNS wel Lord HA MPTON luoved for roturns showing the hot nundler of churches in overy diocese in Inglwad ha b built or restored at a cost exceeding £500 Siaco tho li 3 ,Car 1840. 'Jo thought it would ...

... ?? A I = =U = 1 a gttva a4&i 1 .FRIDAY, JUNE 1'9,1874. , S - - - S- w 1 - - - - 1 The depression of trade in the South . Wales district has resulted in a, notioe for the stoppage of the Landore Steel WNcorks. The contracts are to terminate on the 07th inst., but it is stated that the notices in no way relate to a reduc- tion in wages. It is stated that Dr. PipnowNE, resident canon of Llandafl ...

... ?? in ' lTHlEE MMN SHOCKINGLY BURNT. Id Soon after six o'clock on Saturday morning an I Or explosion of gas took place at Rowlands' Pit, { 63 within a short distance of Pontypridd, which 'hap- Y, pily was unattended with loss of life, but three '0 young men named Morris Lusmore (25), John s Williams, alias Berw (26), and a youth namedi of Edwin Williams, .15 years. of age, son of fa.i d ...

... Iwerc cxuy ?? county rads rate. ~L. tbattldebt onlthe turnpik.- year, with the exception of i Ji. 0. Jones intended at the if to bring forward a scheme for i- the roa(is in this county, but he (I root ?? of the precise nature of t. Elerk read a letter from Dr. Grm: hiB resign-ation as district medical offik ?? lluder the board, in Consoc. ., a ;)poijtntcnt as medical officer of health unuer ...

... ciation of the idea to .; c.,.tion of the ideal to anlything already overchargeL pomne, the produchig( power oi Passed, and hence, diminishet courses are only open to the Al s~ince he 'will not listen to an meaL, reduce plmest the necessary expern ,-c.org1an1isatiOnl of the national forces, I)Ot Le pouaor accept the rational P~ F. y. and ( pr ead the annualrepayrflt~o ~ .o France over a series ...

... WEDNLE2D4 Y, ~TUNZB 3, 1874.. The Bishop of ST. DAVID'S is said to be at Bath, in a state. of great prostration. All the confirmations in the diocese arranged for the present year have been postponed, and his lordship is now awaiting the oompl3tion of the necessary formal documents to enable I him to resign his see. The Great Western Railway has been sub- jected to another robbery. A truck ...

... A letter in the Allgecnein Zeituagi from Matat- Ian, in Mexico, says that the offorts of the Govern- ment to clear th country of brigands have been succesful only in certain districts while in othoer murders and robberies are fn ?? an ever, Even thecapital bas been ai6rme'-W two daring attackr on a Spanish landowner nsimed.alvatie'r& Eto was llrst robbed of 10,000 dols. in hWlr'un house, and ...

... PRIMITIVE METHODIST CONFER- ENCE AT HULL. 4a sh course of Friday's proceedings, the Rev. In a.- nounced that there were now in the W. Lister anm ' chapels, at an estimated value of Cunnexion 3,829 lebt at present upon these pro- £1,597,174. The 91. During the year the debt perties was £'623, v £42,290 133. 7d. The income had been reduced 54 7s. There were in these for the year was 219b. l9 ...

... I am sadly afraid that the result of George Frederick' a 'winning will be the occasion of the general t public being ultimate losers, more parti- b cularly those in the sporting fraternity who are at all inclined to believe in coincidences.t] That he was named after the son of our heir to the throne was but a persistent concurrence of the line of t nomenclature that Mr. Cartwright has j ...

... Wtottvw AlH. FRIDAY, JUNE 5, 1874. Liu LUA163U *s > v0v - ?? D , reference to the St. Mellon's murder. The deceased, a native of Jersey, is said at one time to have been in comfortable circurn- stances, and her education was superior to that usually given to persons in her positio-i of society. It is stated that she was exceS- eivelv foxid of the accused, and the fact that they were unable ...

... - SECOND EDITION, s r WwZM= MAI OMi16, 4.80 AX, (REUad 's TMLGRAMS.) TiHE AMERICAN PILGRIMAGE. RoaE, Jusn 9.-The American pilgrims were received by his Holiness the Pope to-day, together with some American Catho- lies residing in Rome, the total number present being about 200. Several cardinals, prelates, aiid distinguished Roman person- ages attended the audiences Mgr. Direnger A addressed a ...