... Ia I -,t A _ 1 as s. ?? The Central News is in a position to state that the report that the Queen will be present at the opening of Parliament is incorrect. Prince Leo. pold continues in such a weak state that he has not been able to take out-door exercise since the Queen's departure, and is wheeled about the castle in a chair. The Press Association states that they are in a a position to ...

... THE DISPUTE AT THE PENRHYN SLATE QUARRIES. Geintlemen,-In your Issues ?? January 9, I have noticed certain remarts concerning the above ditpute which may tend to plare the men employed at the VeL hyn quarries in anr unfair position before the public. In your Ij ue of January 2, the average of wages earned Is laid down as varyiug from £12 to £11 per month. This statement Is an exaggeration of ...

... IR MY f VnYv:!lY I (Br )louswn.) We are evidently improving in South Wales, for Christmas has passed with its many eistedd. focda, and the Welsh national journals are almost free from the usual wails of lusersat the Literary tournaments. There was a time -when the small poets, after the eisteddfodau at Christmas bad been held, deluged the Welsh editors with epistles displaying the displeasure ...

... THE -r, QLTwO KTIJRKISH ?? WAR ATEU' . TELEGRAMS. Ii CLOSSING OF THE .ISAL KANS. | ' l; ADVANCE ON SOFIA. i i.RETihEAT OF THE TURKS. 'TURLRE OF BAKER PASHA. A ?? from thoeRussianheadqnarters, ,t~d Begot, Saturday, ?? have alcd here of the manner in which the -Onsluge of the DBalkans was effected. On DeCceumber 2(; the Russian troops started from UrXiorLio for Tschurpjan, and from Wrats. ciE ...

... The annual Clristmnas Tree Bazaar in aid of the funds of the Dorcas Sooiety was held in M1r Minty'a 8 Hall oln Saturdey laot. Thle Rev. W. W. Peyton, pro- sidlent of the society, openid it by prayer, and after- 8 wards gave a short ilnlress, seatting forthi the workings of the society during tho past fourteen years of its existence, and showinglo Ow it had won the confideneo a and support of ...

... | An accident resulting in the death of a Steeple I u 5 Jack, which has cast quite a gloom over the town al B I happened in Inverness yesterday. For some weeks tj | Messrs Goodchild & Moir, known as Steeple Jacks, of Dundee, have been engaged repairing the Town spire. Recently they commenced repairing the spire t of the Free High Church. Yesterday morning, shortly v after ten o'clock, ...

... TUE RUSSO-TURKISH WAR. .t.1 A ±. - I host PUBLIC MHEETING IN ABERDEEIN. 'et 011CC, .k public mneetin'g, called by t~he Lord Provost in too, scettbCO ithitrequisition to express the mnild of probt fc~ommunie ity h th be p intrelation y that this countrtoughit to will' prn00Ic l elto to the %var in the East, was held last 1%v nigiht in the Meusicnull. Thle Lord Provost wasaccomfpit- liore 0kde, ...

... (T.BxOUsIl Bruynnes .&OIIOY.) SPAIN. MADRIDJ JAN. 10. Sonor ?? HEerrerm has been elected President of the Chamber of Deputies, and Suor 3Barzanallaaa President of the Senate. T ho Constitetional members of both Honsee abstained from voting. NEW SOUTH WALE, S. SYDNEY Nov. 2S. (By teleggraph from Briudisi.) The Ministry has lately been reconstructed in conse- quence of the retirement of Mr. ...

... Ii PENCADLYS RW881ATDD.,mm$mamwr 2il. Ans ol ymdreoli galed *ma 4 N'od yn erbyu Thew, eir, a thywmmhetl, d der gwlid fyuyddig, ymao r1 s GWrko iediepe*y 2:11mnsa dinrbed idhz4 Mam or Qahkeaen, yr hona barhaodd hyd chwob o'r Slooh yn yr hwyr, Uwyddodd y Csdfridog Gourko i feddiannu auddiffydfsydd y Tyroisid yn y lle hhwnw, gyda'r eithriad o un rag-ger yn i gwarobod-dt Yu yatod y noo, dalody I ...

... MR GLADSTONB, A'R BLAID RYDDYRYDIG. E SDRY$I ar y faith fod Mr. GLAozN wedi eggeulaoo cymm'ryd na a'lwo'rrhan hono iorllfylyrB anftgwyd sto of gan yugrifenydd GyQdeitbas Bheffiueld eydd ya ei annog ef i ail ymgymmeryd Ag arweinyddiaeth y bloid Rydd- frydig fel un dra Arwyddol *r yr adeg bres- ennol. Hyd yma y mae efe wedi atteb y cyfryw a.wgrymiidau drwy ddywed nod oeid efe yn coleddd an ...

... BEX FAST TEASCIIERS' A SSOCItATI fON. MSOXTEtLY cXETIXO. D' TEE Belfast Teachers' Association met on; Saturday j last, at three o'clock, in the Peoplo1's inlstitute, rv Donegall Stzeet. In tie ahosenco ofz Msr. T~sdJ', thle t president, tMr. M~axwell, Baiilanccksn, wvas callod t to thle oh~ar. Some accounts were piassed andr hanrired over to the treasurer, M~r. Allen, for pay- x mealt. The ...

... LL-ANRWT A'R CYLCHOUDD. Y Nadolii ?? gwei.-Dyh-. un *yl eeb o blith y lwq woui llithxo dr y dibya. Y goneg bob un ei ddull &'i ffordd Si ban o dreuliw yr *yL Y mae pob nu, wrth gwrr, yn tybio mati ffordd y mae efe yn troulio yr *yl ydyw yr oreu. Ofer yw trothu 0 li6famr yn erbyn dull y noah na'r 119D. Ymlyss pob un yn gyudyn wrth ei ffordd ei hue. Mpn Hufned yn mhell i 'ario eU hbrian, a hyny ...