... In the House of Lords, yesterday, the In the House of Lords, yesterday, the Public Health (Water) Act, 1873, received the Royal Assent. The Lord Chancellor, replying to Earl Granville, said the measure introduced to the House was intended to promote the intermediate education of boys in Ireland, but if Parliament desired it ex- tended so as to include girls, the Government would have to make ...

... MIDDLESBOROUGlI ELECTION. RETURN OF THE LIBERAL CANDI- DATE. The Middlesborough election took place on Thursday, and resulted in the return of the Liberal candidate by a large majority. The re- sult of the poll was Wilson (Liberal) „ 5,307 2,415 majority for the Liberal candidate 2,892. At the election in 1874 Mr Henry William Ferdinand Bolchow was returned by a majority of 2,176 above Mr F. ...

... LLANELLY. NEW DOCK BUILDING SOCIETY.—On Friday the annual meeting of the above society was held at the Cambrian-room, New Dock, Llanelly. Messrs J. H. Rogers, South Wales WTorks Henry Pritchard, Dafen William Morgan, Seaside William Davies, Chapel-street; J. A. Williams, and J. L. Bowen, Athenaeum-street, were elected directors, and Mr David Bowen was re-appointed auditor. BOARD OF HEALTH.—On ...

... nV ( \i FiiON, when moving the second read- ,-r,c^ of the Habitual Drunkards' Bil!, wi-!bed to disabuse the minds of members of any mea that this was a heroic measure proposing to oeal v.iJ the -neat national curse of intemperance, or to ™°out the object which it had m view by m- l';f.,t:0113 0f a costly nature, supported out of national funds. All he proposed to deal wita was chS drunkenness, ...

... BliilliS, MARIUAGUS, & I'. A.MS. Notices of Birth*, i! arr mjes, air! Dtathi ore chrtrjed 31 the rat: o' U for On firs' I'u-etUy Words, end 9>l j for Mnl additional Ten Wm-is, and must ùe puitrAiD. hi nil casw the notice must be auiheuiieated by l/te mnne and the writer. j maTH. Use 5th May, at S4;¡\\vcl!. Victoria, Australia, t'j wiie •> £ P'niiip Robert- Ks-j, contractor fumictlv ...

... LONDON. MONDAY EVENING. The:e is a pretty fair denv.r.d for discount at the foll^win^ rates -.— Bank tilt — and 3 montha, 23 per cent 4 months, 2'i per cent; G mouths, 2i 'percent. Trade P.ilK—2 and 3 moutha, 3 per cent; 4 months, per cent, C months, 3 per cent. A very small busiue.is hfw !>een doue on the Stock Kxc:i;ui^t; to-day. !u the home rail'.vny market (ii-eat Northern A Stock has ...

... OUR LONDON CORRESPONDENCE. LONDON. FRIDAY EVE-TYG. MATTERS AT THE CONGRESS—T!IE BI.ESSED TJDfNGS EUROPE—T!;E ATTEMPT ON THE LU'E OF T'.IE EMPEROR OF CAUSE OY PUDDEX DEATH — THE rRKHY 0:' THE — THE NEW FUR T:;E CAFE—THE CAMP AT WIMBLEDON—DRILL I\- AT THN LONDON SCHOOLS— THE PROTECTION 07 IRON FROM RT. The and .To; have taken a heavy Ml out of their contemporaries this morn- ing. While the and ...

... STEAM ON THE SWANSEA TRAMWAYS. GREAT MEETING AT THE MUSIC- HALL. [SPECIAL TELEGRAM.] On Friday night a large meeting was held at the Music-hall, Swansea, in favour of the continu- ance of steam on the Oystermouth Tramway. Long before the time of meeting the hall was well filled. The chair was occupied by Mr W. Robinson Smith, vice-president of the Swansea Ratepayers' Protection Association, ...

... On Friday the above board held their montklj meeting at the Pentre Chambers. There were present, Alessrs. David Evans, John Davies, V. illiam Lax, William Jenkins, Edmund Thomas, and D. Davies. Air David Evans was voted to the chair. The surveyor read his report, and sub- mitted plans and improvement in the road at Miskin. The application for the im- provements of the same was refused. ...

... MOVEMENTS OF ROYAL PERSON- AGES. Prince Frederick Charles and Princess Louise of Prussia, with the duke of Connaught and suite, on Thursday afternoon, left W indsor Castle for Dover, on their return to Germany. The Prince and Princess of Wales, on Thursday, paid a visit to Peterborough. On their arrival from Nottingham, they were met by Earl Fitz- william, and drove to his lordship's seat at ...

... NEW ENGLISH BAPTIST CHAPEL FOR TO YP ANDY. LAYING OF MEMORIAL STONES. On Thursday memorial stones were laid in con- nection with the building of a new English Baptist Chapel at Tonypandy, which is to replace the old structure. The new chapel in course of erection is built the site of the old one, a very suitable spot, as it is in the centre of the district from which the congregation has ...

... ABERAYON, ALDERMAN SMITH'S FUNEUAL.—On Saturday afternoon the remains of the late Alderman Smith (who lost his life while bathing, on Thurs- day evening last), were interred in the New i Cemetery, Every respect was shewn to the de- ceased upon this solemn occasion, business being en- tirely suspended. The procession which was a very large one was composed of a number of Oddfellows (of which ...