... SWANSEA. TIIEFT OF WEARING AFPAKEL.—Susan Meyrick, a prostitute, was charged yesterday, before Messrs. L. Williams and C. Bath, with stealing a leather portman- teau, containing wearing apparel. It appeared that a groom in the employ of Mr W. H. Brown, whilst going to the house of Mr Cory, at Sketty, on horseback, dropped the portmanteau, and it was subsequently dis- covered that the prisoner ...

... MONMOUTH. MUNICIPAL ELECTION.-As we anticipated, the election of yesterday was a Liberal victory. We append the state of the pollThomas Jamee tL) 407; Thomas Courteen (C) 344; James Best (C) 168. ...

... THK MELANCHOLY SUICIDE.— Last evening tbe inquest j on the body of Mr Thomas Roper, aged 68, whose dis- tressing death by suicide occurred as reported in yester- day's Daily News, was held at the Tredegar Arms Hotel, before Mr W. H. Brewer, coroner. The facts were brief and simple, and the evidence clearly showed that the de- ceased buffered from absence of mind. A verdict of Temporary ...

... ALLEGED OUTRAGE IN PENARTH ROADS. HORRIBLE TREATMENT OF A COLOURED CREW. According to information which has reached us it would appear that a ship, which left the roads on Monday night, was the scene of a cruel, and, indeed, barbarous outrage. It is stated that the crew consisted entirely of coloured men, who were shipped in Cardiff, and that as soon as the vessel had cleared the harbour at ...

... THE DISTRESSING (SUICIDE AT LLANISHEN. An inquest was held yesterday, before Mr E. B. Reece, coroner, on the body of Mr J amts Vowles Spencer, of the Mill xarcft, Llanishen, who had committed suicide on the previous day by shooting himself. The jury con- sisted of the farmers and fiieuds of the deceased who lived in the neighbourhood, the Rev. T. Rees, the vicar of the parish being the foreman ...

... I FROM øUB SPECIAL CORIUtsPONn A trade in iron rails mv»t, .M,ed, be y '0li throughout the G0^11 « or(jer8 w ',stated in issue of to-day, ™are tiir^0, Wales> b^cau/ereW afford to undersell th^g V 5? ^ere can» therefore, > or(jers WhioK otkrth of England for with «jll th stiU Would, t ...

... CANTON LOCAL BOARD. The monthly meeting of this board was held vesterday. Mr T. V. Yorath was in the chair, and the members present were Mr Glaves, Mr Stacey, Mr Sanders, wijUgller' Mr French> Mr Little, Mr Tylke, Mr TV11 (°'ERK)J Mr James (surveyor). tebe £ 2fo0nfit^lleCteidiUring th1 Tnth wau reported t De H10 lis 6d., and the amount dUe to the treasurer Wate improvements £ 236 6s Id. ...

... CARDIFF, Wednesday.— The schooner, Helena, has arrived in Penarth Roads damaged. ...

... 1'H5 RAIL WAY The N eW)JJrt Eaett:1I[j 1tdcgr(t publilSh;s the [0110 wi ,I; gaturday evening,, but says that only in one or wo instances seveie :-John Price, livir.^ at Mr E. L. Williams, ttiac^wood Mrs Maria 4393 way House, aid Wra. ILees,, Tr arid Waters brother of Mrs Rees. JSfcbwd Evans, Ar.rDlI, Argoeu; M r Gye, 2nù cIa- penger, 000. Tredegar, L* Jenkins, Pias FJMQ, Blacktt. xt'u*8' H ...

... ATTEMPTED CLKRICAL FJJAUD AT R, • R BRECON. Considerable indignatIOD IS FDT BY A NUMBER OF PROTes- nt Churchmen I IN consequence of a notice JHIEH was recentiy ISSUED, PROfES8EDLY TO the clergy d laity, to mde o to discuss the rubrics, but anotice was & e la.ity in such an indefinite incomplete form as> J.^ve them in the dark as to time and PLACE I'HE effect of this little '^GE has been a DEC ...

... The Election of Lord Rector of Edinburgli University took place on Saturday morning. The candidates were Lord Derby and Mr. Lyon Playfair, M.P. The contest was purely political. The numbers were declared as iollows:- 770 Mr. Playfair .1. 583 Majority 187 A procession of students paraded the city after the elec- tion. ...

... OUTBREAK OF FEVER AT LLANDAFF YARD. SANITARY CONDITION OF PORTHKEKRY, PENMARK, ROOSI, &c. The monthly meeting of this committee was held on Saturday, the Rev. H. P. Lee in the chair. There were also present—Mr G. Phillips, Mr C. W. David, Mr J. Evans, Mr F. Wride, Mr T. Tinker, Mr C. French, Mr P. Jones, Mr L. Thomas, Mr D. Morgan, Mr R. Rich- ards, Mr T. Williams, Mr T. Bassett, Mr E. M. ...