... Horatio Suckling, nineteen years old, in thE employment of an engineer in London, has been arrested at Antwerp for the theft of a cheque- book of which he made use. Being a former pupil of the Institute of St. Vincent de Paul at Malines, where 140f. were still due for his board, Suckling went there, handed over a cheque for £20, and cashed the difference in good Belgian money. Ralph Hunter, ...

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... USK AND EBBW FISHERIES. We have been favoured with a copy of the report issued by the Chairman and Hon. Secretary to the Uak and Ebbw Board of Conservators, for the year ending December 31st, 1877. We make the following extracts The fishing season of 1877 was generally wet and as a consequence the nets have done badly, but the putt and putcher fisheries have bad an average take. The anglers, ...

... RHETMATI V;.I promptly relieved and cnrorl by a few applications of '• Dt-edge's Ileal All. Of all che.nisfs, Is per bottle. ...

... In the Court of Arches, on Saturday, the Prestbury ritual case. Combe v. the Rev. John Edwards, jun., was concluded. Dr. Deane, Q.C., and Mr. Blakesley showed that the ritualistic practices were still con- tinued by the Vicar of Prestbury Parish Church, near Cheltenham, and prayed an orley for his suspension. Lord Penzance ordered Mr. Edwards to be suspended for six months, and the sentence to ...

... The Government have purchased from Sir William Armstrong four 100-ton guns, at a cost of zCl6,000 each, and negotiations are pro- ceeding for the acquisition of a number of smaller weapons identical with those already in the service. The same firm, as well as Sir Joseph Whitworth and Company, have ac- cepted contracts to a large extent for the supply of iron gun carriages, to be completed at ...

... The following circular has been issued under date of January 22 To the shareholders of the Llynvi, Tondu and Ogmore Coal and Iron Company, Limited, 98, Canon-street, London, E. C. The directors regret to state that they find it necessary to call the share- holders together without waiting for the time at which they will be prepared to publish the accounts for the half-year ending December 31st ...

... The funeral of M'Cartliy, the released Fenian prisoner, took place at Dublin on Sunday. The procession was four hours in passing from St. Stephen's Green to Glasnevin, round by College Green, the Castle, the scene of Emmet's execu- tion in Thomas street, and the public-house in a street near it where M'Carthy himself was arrested 12 years ago. It was not as large or im- posing as the funeral ...

... -The Speaker took ohe oLtrL. at fjui AFFAIRS AT THE CAPE. Mr. W. E. FORSTER asked if the Government had received any information as to a fresh out- break at the Cape. Mr. LOWTHER said they had received a telegram dated Januarv 1st. from Sir Bartle Frere, stating that Kreli's overtures for surrender had come nothing; that a column under Colonel Glyn had met with considerable opposition; that ...

... On Sunday morning a letter was read to the congregation at the Metropolitan Tabernacle from Mr. Spurgeon, who has been compelled to go to the south of France owing to continued ill-health. Before he left London he was greatly exhausted, and, besides other ailments, complained very much of pains in the head, the result of overwork and study. In his letter he stated that, though he has only been ...

... At Bradwell-on-Sea, Essex, a man has been killed by a bull he was driving. The Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone has returned to Hawarden Castle. The German Emperor will be present at the Strasburg military manoeuvres in spring. A MASK ox GLASS BALLS.—According to the New York papers, Captain Bogardus has success- fully accomplished the feat of breaking 5000 glass balls inside of bOU consecutive ...

... The Pegasus, a six-gun composite sloop of war, was launched last week from Devonport dock- yard. She was commenced about a year ago. Her frame is of iron. The scholarship founded by the Prince of Wales j in connection with the Norfolk County School has been awarded to H. L. Brereton, son of Preben- dary Brereton, of Exeter Cathedral. The importation of hams increases. Numbers come from Canada. ...