... TIHE EUROPEAN, CRISIS. THE CONGRESS. The Berlin correspondent of the Daily Telegraph telegraphs On the 10th from t.it ?? pleniprenatinris Wl be received an Wednesday in srtate adience by thie CrownPrtice. They will be conveyed to the Palae in state carriages.' Onaf Thursday aftielniomn about two O'clock, congress , will oeef for'ethe first time, and alter the' a transaction' of the necesry ...

... Plymouth Theatre Royal was burnt down bv a fire, which broke out shortly before midnight. It is doubtful whether the adjoining Assembly- rooms and Royal Hotel will be saved. ...

... ON WHIT-MONDAY the children attending tlh4i Nonconformist Sunday Schools, after having; marched through the streets, headed by their choirs, were regaled with ten. Entertainments were held in the evening. A cricket match was played on Chapel Farm, between the Aberoars and Maesycwmmer Clubs, the local team proving the victors by ten wickets. ...

... HAMADRYAD HOSPITAL SHIP, — Report for the week ending the 13th day of June, 1878 :-Number of patients remaining last week, 32; admitted since, 8 discharged, 6; died, 1; Out-patients treated, 57; remain nj on board, 33. —W. Hughes, medical superintendent. AN ADJOURNED SPECIAL MEETING of the Council of the Borough will be held on Monday, the 17th instant, at 11 o'clock a.m., at which the ...

... There is a story told about the Vicar-designate of Kensington. A year or two ago the Prince of Wales was about to pay a visit to Doncaster, and proposed to put up at the Glyn parsonage. Mr Glyn's brother was at the time Equerry to the Prince of Wales, and to him the still youthful pastor conveyed an intimation to the effect that, much as he appreciated the proposed honour, he could not accept ...

... WHIT-MONDAY IN SOUTH WALES. CARDIFF. Contrary to the expectations caused by the gloomy weather on Sunday, brilliant sunshine favoured the Whit-Monday festivities at Cardiff, and brought out an unusually large concourse of pleasure-seekers. At an early hour the streets were thronged with the processions from the various Sunday Schools, which, with rtheir flags and banners, together with the ...

... Mr E. H. Jones, the borough analyst of Mon- mouth, was drowned on Saturday. He started in his canoe on Saturday for Bristol, but he never arrived at his destination, and his body and canoe were picked out of the water. ...

... The flagship of the British squadron in the Pacific has recently visited San Fran- cisco. A member of the American House of Representatives proposes to appoint an Anglo-American Commission, to ascertain the basis on which a Treaty between Canada and the United States might be concluded. According to a Cape Town telegram, j dated May 21st, the fiontier war at that date continued, but hopes were ...

... Contrary to expectation, the explorers at the Wood Pit, Haydock, made no progress during Monday night and on Tuesday. At about eight o'clock on Monday night they found that, despite the efforts which had been made to secure proper ventilation, the quantity of gas in the workings had increased considerably. This rendered the position of the explorers dangerous. They could not make any advance, ...

... A labourer, named Vowles, living at Nemp- nett, Somersetshire, has lost three children under mysterious circumstances. On Saturday, a girl, 16 months old, died without medical attendance. On Sunday another girl, two and a half years old, was taken ill. and the father went for a doctor, but he refused to attend until he had been paid five shillings. The father returned to find a boy four years ...

... A meeting of the directors and shareholders of this railway was held on Tuesday, at the Nev 11 Memorial, Llaneliy. There were present Mr B.Jones, in the chair Messrs Wrii. Rosser, J. W. Buckley, C. W. Gaussen, Thos. Johnson, Wm. Thomas, G. T. Blake, and Capt. Jones. It was ordered that the directors give the necessary notices to pro- ceed. ...

... To the Edityr of the SOCTH WALES I .-IILY NEWS. SIB, I was much amused on losing over my paper this morning to find a letter from the Fey Isaac Elsome, headed as above, followed by a series of resolutions passed by the officers of the Methodist Free Church, Guildford-street, Cardiff, After reading the resolutions, I could not resist the exclamation Save me from my friends Mr Robert Bird is ...