... THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2G, 1874. An extraordinary story of an alleged murder on ship-board, in Penarth Roads, was current in Cardiff last evening. Jt was stated that as soon as the vessel left the dock the officers began to beat the crew with pieces of wood, belaying pins, and other weapons, and that ultimately the captain shot one man, who was subsequently treated with gross cruelty by the mate, ...

... LONDON, EvKNtNO. It is understood that the Governments of England, Canada, and British Columbia have AGREED to an arrangement of the questions pending between the Dominion and the Province. It ig farther stated in the Momin/j Post that when the terms of the agreement become known it will pro- bably be found that the just claims of British Columbia have received all the recogni- tion possible ...

... SUDDEN DEATH.-Yesterday morning Mr Edgington, a signalman employed on the Taff Vale Railway, Uok his truant son to school at Whitchurch. W hen he arrived at the entrance to the school, the schoolmaster, Mr Meredith, observing something unusual in his appearance, went and took hold of him, He immediately became insensible. Dr Loughor was at once sent for, but the un- fortunate man expired ...

... V CHARGE OF LIBEL AGAINST DP- KENEALVT. At the Central Criminal Court yesterday, Edward Vaughan Kenealy, Q.O., and alleged editor of a paper called the Englishman, ^WAS ch-arged^with publishing a malicious libel of and concerning Sarah Pittendreigm — Mr. Jiejley defended. Soon after nine (lolock the to the Court became crowded by persons anxious to obtain admission, but a strict order was ...

... Rome, Nov. 24, Evening.—Archbishop Man- ning has arrived, and is staying at the English College. ...

... DREADFUL SUICIDE AT LLANI- SHEN, NEAR CARDIFF. The residents of the small village of Llanisheu were yesterday morning thrown into a state of couternatioll by the rumour which flew about rapidly from one place to another that Mr James Vowles Spencer, of the Mill Farm, had committed suicide by blowing out his brains. The deceased gentleman is the brother of Mr Richard Evan Spencer, of the tirm ...

... The general purposes committee of the Birmingham Board of Guardians yesterday presented ttitir report, lhe committee had had before them an application from a,^jlllan Oathohc priest for seat rent for the ...

... (ARDIFF. CA¶HOLIC YOUNa MrEN'e SoMrEv.-The members of the Catholic Y ung Men's Society gave their In- augural Ethiopian entertainment on Wednosday programme embraced an excellent selection of humoxous9 songs and speeches; and the young men who took part in it were eminently successful in the fulfilment of their various parts. It ls hardly necessary to add that the audience was much amused and ...

... IYAl,',iN(S ' FROM 1'THE WElSJ! PENNY'-1'OBRIBLES. 'itY (l0t1t0N WY. \ FIresrii costlora.si oncro at-'d the Into TMl- I ais n (if ?? nsin Was tho wolsh langungo. 'I'bo s reply of the bard wvas, lor 'Velsbulon to praileo 0usll asbu each other.' No ou1 WBi9 botter ac- (luniltcd woith, or deplored iiOcro, tho weahnossen of B hils countsrynien than poor Tallharn, and thoso c wealnesses lssi st ...

... [FROM OUR SPECIAL correspondent.! MKRTHYli, Wednesday. The result of the council meeting of masters yesterday at Carditf has somewhat taken the men by surprise, for although it was generally anticipated that notices would be issued in view of a general re-arrangement at the end of the year, the conference which had been promised was not looked for so soon, and the men are hardly prepared to ...

... GREAT DEPRESSION IN TH IRON TRAD On Monday nightt meetiug, by the Mayor Darlington, was held to consider means to relieve the.?; distress prevailing, owing to large numbers of men bt out of work. A representative ironworker, Mr Mitch- stated that 7,000 men, chiefly in connection with the manufacture of the North of England, were out of we It was decided to have a labour register, in which a- ...

... The Times correspondent, writing from Morar on i Oct. 30th, narratas the following description of an ?? examination of the presumed Nana:- 14W ' It was rather a strange sight. We formed a F small party some -in white- garb, some in red, only at one in black. In front were about 60 of the Came, Of roians, looking on to see the map, if ho Is the IF, man, vwhom their conntrymen had done so much ...