... THE AFGHANISTAN DIFFICULTY. The Standard corresnondent at Siml writes OI A Tuesday ?? hundred Mollahe are re Dorted, in a Cabal news letter, to be presohing a iehad at &hizni. Thirty thosand mea who have joined them have been ordered by the Ameer to remain at Gbizri, since it is uncertain whether 61 the British will attack themn. i-a have also been V1 raised for a jehad in Kohistan, and ...

... IM1. ALEXANDER MACDONALD, W.P., ON kOORBlGN COMPETITION. ma TO TIIS ED1TOU. d Sia,-I have read your leader in your MoudAy's id imnse with some care, in which you give Mr. H ?? Vivian as an authority that we are shorty to iaa n ionor iron goods sold in America, sa 10 next the Americans are Likely to drive us out of al the markets of the world. Could I believe that re this gloomy foreboding was ...

... I_ 1 SUCCESSFUL EDUCATIONAL I HBESLT8 AT ABERDARE. Aberdare School BZrd held its fortuightly meetin on Thursday, wrhen there were preent Dr. Pnce (in the chair), Eev. E, W. buoyd, sev. T. lnee, Meets. D. Danves (Cantoneeone), and J. Willam. Aprecept upon the overseers for the payment, on aciont ot the board, of £900e wasw ordered to be issued. The atendsoue offier reported that 4 number of ...

... CARDIFF. WITHDRAWAL OF TWO CANDIDATES. The Mayor of Cardiff attended at the rown- hall on Thursday afternoon to hear and decide any objection which might be taken to the candi. dature of the persons nominated tor election to ibe town council. A'l the candidates we-e pre- gent, and in some casea were accompanied by their agents. The papers were sorutnised, but no objections wfere mnade. M~r. 3. ...

... >I)WltNAT1GIN OF S3HERIFFS. . rosa s~lnarr ?? _ Me I -- ?? rhe amnral lnomninatjon of sheriffs for England e *:d ?? ?? Cornwafl and Lancaahire) d -L plauoe i: t!,o Court of Exchequier, at West.. e 'nter. on Touedeby, boing the morrow of St. a] 'rtis Day. aid was attendod with the usual e1 nihabtie8. The oily Mlinisters present on the t waiion were the Chancellor of the Exohequer :. nrtl ...

... THE AF HAN WAR. | ?? OF GENERAL bQ0JiEUTh'6 TROOPS. 1 A i'V ALLI RECONNAISSANCE. ! ; J PQI LT r1'0 NATIVE CHIEFS. I ] ' J:]{;ijj l'lfl'§ AT PEIWAR. 1S EeCtind fdili¶ii of the Times of Friday COn. toi:'i t F4ClifLl ti gram dated Kurum Fort, ?? ,.,ing that GeneralRObertemadea av~iary ?? yesterday, and discovered three reginenws antd twelve guns at the foot of tle liilli makivg for the Paaa. The ...

... THE AFGHANISTAN DIFFICULTY. THE RUSSIANS AT CABUL. LATEST PARTICULARS. A corresPondent, writing from Tasthend to the Rueail WIorld, gives the folloring aeccunt of the ?? of the Rlusian ?? at Cabal:- l jc Sept- ; (old style], towards noon, the Afghan aniaion arrived in tbie town. Already, on JUlY n ?? Stoletoff, accompanied by coL IlosgRnoLl four Dolmedjea, and 22 Cossacks, eet out from ...

... I TBE CEULTS OF .THl SWA~ea A - 1. : . .BLFiEETION8. t ' . . .. .. . . . . .. , I Z.LM.Vfl~~~iNO. the Th. geneald ralt of the rauicipl eloctions at teie Swansea has been to strengthei the voting power amy -of that a4mit-ctlve group in the Towu Council, re from which the-town km deriv6d the least, from oajt * prodeire point or viaw, in the pst,; and from in o wbielsbit wculd be wellnot to expet ...

... THE RIGHT RON. R. A. CROSS ON PUBLIC AFFMRS. Mr. Cross visites Southport on Thursday after. I hav noon. The rigaht hon. gentleman, in uacknowledg. gett iug the heartines os chis reception, said thiat ha officl w~as glad to learn that the Conservative registra. part tion for Southfl Lancashire had been most Jauo- rie] ceesful, for it was in the registration courts that POEi) thebattle of the ...

... THE AGRARIAN G'UTRAGE IN IrLsELD. DEATH OF THE INJUBED MAN. of int SHOCEiNG ESUTALITY. ei The outrage near Moats has ended, a it was all feared it would, in the dath f the fortunate d man Donnallan. The Dailv bepr]n gives the bel following particular of the murder ?? Don. SU nellan, who was a tall, athletic mnO abot 60 eare of age, was in the employment of Major ate Vpton, the landlord of the ...

... l - ?? L . W WULU Lm C.00Ueaw On Tuesday eight a ratepayers' meeting was held at the National Schoolroom, Maindeo, New. am port, to receive a report from the depntation ini appointed some time ago to wait on the Lbs nnman U and vice chairman of the Christhurch &ihool tfc Board relative to the proposed school at Lis. th werry; and to conaider the adisability of forming mi a committee to watch ...

... The vrill (dated April 3, 1873) With three codicils 5 hue (dated Jan. 23, 1874, Deo. 6,1877, and Feb. 1, 18781 in t of the Right Eon. Bertram, Earl of Asiburuham, the late of Ashburnham-plaee, near Battle, Susex, fore who die. ...