... [SPECIAL TELEGRAM.] No bullion. Consols, account, 95 Foreign weaker; Russians, 73's, 78?t to 78j Egyptian Pref., 53! to 53i Unified, 3l £ to 3H; French & lower; Spanish steady. Railways dull; Chatham Pref., 80^ South Eastern Def. H7J. Brighton Def., 116J to 118; North British 87 to 871 Erica, y ^Trunks weaker. Tallow and oils un- changed. ...

... L Cases now and then crop up which give to the outside public some idea. of t.hn domoralisino- sys- tem to be found amongst the humbler classes m their manner of living. On Saturday, the inspector of nuisances for the Carmarthen Rural Sanitary Authority reported that in a dilapidated cottage at Llanarthney, the owner of which had been served with notice to repair, two brothers, aged 23 and 13, ...

... THE CAMPAIGN DTEUROPE. CAPTURE OF SOPHIA. SEVERE FIGHTING WITH BAYONETS. 1,000 TURKS KILLED. RUSSIAN TROOPS IN A SNOW STORM. FIFTY RUSSIAN SOLDIERS FROZEN TO DEATH. BUCHAREST, Saturday.— Tin ''S taken Sophia, Details of the captur ivantilig. Cavalry and troops of other arms are constan y passing through Galatz. T _nnrv Q RUSSIAN HEAD-QXTAKTERS, BOGOT, -J^arydated A telegram received from ...

... TALYLLYN. SAD DEATH: or AN ENGINE DRIVER. — An inquest was held at Talyllyn, on the body of Edward O. \ViI- liams, a driver on the Brecon and Merthyr line, who was killed at Torpantan on Thursday morning. It appears that deceased got off his engine to feel one of the connecting rods. The engine had not then stopped. When the engine stopped tiie sudden jei-k of the wag- ons caused it to move ...

... Whateyei iorm the new ecclesiastical arrangements for Scotland may ultimately assume !n the hands of the Propa- ganda at Rome and of Cardinal Man .ing here,at all events is certain that some addition will be made to the Roman Catholic episcopate to the north of the .Tweed, and we believe one of the new bishops is already selected, namely, the Rev. Richard Gell MacMulIen, at present Missionary ...

... BOARD OF HEALTH.—The fortnightly meeting of this board was held on Thursday, when the members iiresent were Messrs R. H. Rhys (chairman), William Thomas, James Roberts, Evan Thomas, and 1'. Davies.—The minutes of the last meeting, which were read and con- firmed, showed that at the previous meeting a reeolution was passed that the chairman be requested to see Lord Aberdare in reference to the ...

... The Glamorganshire Hounda wj!! meet on Tuesday, Ja.nuf).!y gth, ftt New Inn Bridge; and on Friday, January Uth, at Lianhajjy ViUllge. eah uay at 11, ...

... Dean Stanley, it is stated, lias expressed his willingness to bo nominated for election as presi- dent of the Birmingham Institute. It is announced that Mr Elliee, M.P,, will pro- bably resign hi3 seat for,St Andrew's Burghs before the close of the ureaent Parliament .and Mr Stephen Williamson is already spoten of as the candidate in the Liberal interest. The breaking of the side rod of the ...

... [BY A PRACTICAL FARMER. J CORN. There is really nothing to be said in regard to any variation in the prices of wheat. The irritation in re- gard to the intentions of the Premier in respect to {eace or war has increased during the week. The chances are, if the Earl of Beaconsneld were to declare war in favour of the Turks to-morrow, that the value of wheat would not increase 2s 6d a quarter, or ...

... SWANSEA. FoEE TRY.—The quarterly meeting of the members of Court Douglas 2874, of the Ancient Order of Foresters, was held on Monday evening, at the Wyndham Arms, College-street, when there was a large attendance. The amount of money taken at this meeting was the largest sum received on any similar previous occasion, amounting to no less than B110 oa lOd. The number of brethren in this court ...

... On Friday, at the Neath county police-court, Hannah Williams, alias Quick, James Kerney and his wife Honora, were charged on remand with stealing certain articles, the property of the guardians of the Neath Union. The chief evidence was given by Sergeant Thomas, who said On Monday, the 7th inst., I waited at the railway bridge on the Cadoxton-road, for the prisoners Kernoy. When they came up I ...

... [SPECIAL TELEGRAM.] £ 176,000 gold taken out. B;y»k Reserve 32 per cent. Consols, to !)41; Russians, 73's, íôi; Egyptian Preferred, jlt: Unified, 29 to 29*; French, Italians, and United States Bonds, higher. Railways better; Brighton Deferred, 1231: tol23i; South Eajstern Deferred, 119^ to 119. Rape oil, 33s Vel linseed, 27s 3d. ...