... ANTI-WAR CONFERENCE AT BIR- MINGHA.,* MR. HENRY RICHARD ON IN- TERNATIONAL ARBITRATION. An fnti.war conference was opened in the Town. hall, Birmingham, on Thursday morning, t? pro- test against any policy or measure that ma jinvolve i this country in war with Russia under present circumstances, and to promote a public opinion in favour of that moat important and practical protocol of the ...

... D, PE~NG F EWJOvERIES I C(flTWG THE-'FIRST bOD BY LADY 6 00CR9. 1 On Saturday, atBlasnavon, a 'few miles from Mseateg, lady Gooch (wife of Sir Daniel Gooch, I chairmnnei the.Great 'WeeternRtailway Company) cut ?? odof two new collieries. Foresme raaetthe Great Westerni Raulway Company Iwhirh it is nowinte'at oer pa Blaenda*t covering an aeo ayri~,wl ewre bytecompany forth pwp fsupplyingthi ...

... THE CZAR AND THE EMPEROR OF GERMANY. The North German Gazette of thfs evening con- firms the statement that the Emperor William has conferred upon the Czar the order Pour le nitrite, together with a portrait of Frederick the Great. The hereditary Grand Duke of Mechlen- burg was the bearer of the order, and also of an autograph letter from the Emperor William, in which the following words ...

... THE FRENCH ELECTIONS. Fresh elections to eight vacancies in the French Chamber of Deputies, caused by the invalidation of previous elections, have resulted in the return of six Republicans aud two Conservative can- didates. ...

... The inquest on the remains of Sir Francis Goldsmid was held at Saint Thomas's Hospital on Monday. The Station-master stated he was unable to ascertain whether the carriage doors had been opened by the porters. The platform was twenty-eight inches below the carriage floor, and the space between the platform and the foot-board was six inches. The jury returned a verdict of Accidental Death, ...

... [SPECIAL TELEGRAM.] LONDON, FRIDAY NIGHT. The Home Rulers do not contemplate appoint ing any successor to Mr Butt. They will pro- bably put the leadership in commission, three or four prominent members acting as leaders. It is stated that Mr McCarthy, of Limerick, for whom Mr Butt obtained an Indian property, worth four millions, has in gratitude presented Mr. Butt with ten thousand pounds, ...

... ACTION AGa; A CARDIFF TRADESMAN. In the Exchequer l>ivision of the High Court of Justice—before Lord Chief Barcn Kelly and Baron Pollock, sitting in banco at Westminster, on Friday—Mr liosanquet moved on behalf of the defendant in the C!k;e of James and another, r. Scarlett, tried at the recent assizes, for a rule nisi calling upon the plaintiffs to show cause why there should not be a new ...

... It announced in Friday's London Gazette that the Queen has conferred upon Mr Gar thorn e j ^Iirdy the dignity of V iscount of the Cnited Kingdom, the title being Vioount Crwbrook, of I Hemated. oountr of Kent. ...

... The first school board election came off on Tues. day, and the result was made known on Wectnee- day. The gentlemen nominated to contest the five seats were the Rev. James Pugh, Rector of the parish; Rev Geo. Grove, Rector of Govilon James Lewis, blacksmith, Llanfoist: Messrs H. C. Steel, estate agent to the Bla-enavoii Company Rees Rees, colliery manager under the company; Thomas Jones, ...

... COWBRIDGE. THE CREMONA MUSICAL UNION.—Under the able management of Mr Leach, of Cardiff, a per- formance cf the above-named musical family was given in the Town-hall, on Menday night. The whole of the vocal and musical entertainment was warmly applauded by an appreciative audience. A COURT LrrT for the Manor of Llanblethian was held on Wednesday, at the Bear Hotel, Cowbrldge, before Mr W. ...

... VERDICT OF MANSLA TIG H Tiro 0.. W. 11..Brewer, held an inquest at the Workhouse, Newport, to inquire into the death of a child aged 3 years, named John Moore. The father of the child has been brought before the magistrates, with the woman with whom he cohabited, on a charge of neglect, and has been remanded. The child b,d been in the Union for some days, in a very serious state, and on ...

... MILITARY RIOT IN IRELAND. A military riot occurred at Clara, Tullamore, on Thursday, between two detachments of Mayo and Westmeath Militia Reserves. Both were ordered to proceed to Cork by special train, but, while waiting in Clara, the men got drunk and quarrelled. A general melee ensued, in which belts were freely used. When at the railway station the men broke the carriage windows. ...