... LETTERS TO THE -EDITOR. ¶,¶Ucrepoudets miust wiztii ci n iso ] e paper on~ly, or teir lttsrf-wil be ejeced. S 5Th-The-wact ?? the number of elementary 'a schoolf in* existence under the new Act is iaereas. A ?? stify callihng attention to the above beu;e .. Lkveryone will admit that disaipline is ess~iafl for the 'conductof- a school, quite as' d much as thatof swarmy,:and systems of reiwards ...

... TWO LIVES LOST. A disastrous fire £ which took place in Ennis on Tuesday morning. It broke out in a r-rr. Brady's seed warehous in which there was a considerable storage of aetroleum. The flames spread with fearful rapidity, and the occupants of the house, being driven to the second floor windows, were obliged to jump out into the street, there being no fire-escape or ladder sufficiently long. ...

... On Thursday evening an adjourned meeting ot the ratepayers of Ferndale, Blaenllecha, etc., was held at the Ynysybwl Inn, Ynysybwl. There was a numerous audience, among whom were Mr Thos. Williams, Glog, vice-charman of the Board of Guardians, Pontypridd Messrs M. W. Morgan solicitor; n. P. Thomas, solicitor; James lleea, rate-collector; C. H. Smith, Rhondda House; Idria Williams, W. Griffiths, ...

... THE RUMOURS OF A DISSO- LUTION. (SPECIAL TELEGRAM FROM OUR OWN REPOHTEK] PEYB,)N i', RADNORSHIRE, FRIDAY NIGHT. One of the most successful shows held during the last six years by the Radnorshire Agricultural Society took place at Penybont on Friday. The attendance was very large, and the entries in the various departments were numerous. Thanks to the energy displayed by the secretary, Mr James ...

... The bi-monthly meeting of this board was held on Wednesday. Present: Mr George Martia (chairman), and Messrs J. Probert, Bedlington Kirkhouse, Henry Evans, Thomas Jones, R J. Griffiths, Thomas Jenkjns, William Harris, Lloyd, John Gabe, and Thomas Williams'. — T ie minutes of the last meeting were read and con. firmed.—In the absence of Mr William Jones, Thomas Lluyd moved the motion, notice of ...

... ANINUAL LICENSING AT NEW- PORT. On Thursday the brewster-sessions in connec- tion with the Newporc petty-sessional division of the county was held at the court-room, Victoria- hall. There were present on the bench Mr Thos. G rat-rex (ch airmail), Air 1-4. J. Hall, Mr W.Evans, and Mr 11. W. Hamilton. lnere are in the divi- sion 49 full licences and 36 beerhouses, all the occupiers of which ...

... The eisteddfod connected with the Reading- room and Institute of Maesycwmmwr was given on Thursday, in a marquee erected by Mr J. Smart, of Cardiff, in a field let by Mr D. Love. A fine day favoured the gathering, which was very numerously attended. The eisteddfod was under the patronage of Lord Henry Somerset, AT Col. the Hon. F. e. Morgan, M. P., Mr Ellis Mr L. Lewis, Mr L. D. liees, &c. At ...

... CUTTING A CHANNEL THROUGH THE CANAL BANK. A few days since, four men, name I respectively Evan Davies, John Gorman, D. loer, and John Samuel, were detected in the act of cutting away a portion of the Neath Canal bank, for the pur- pose of floating a barge from the canal to the river by a short route. It appears that in order to avoid taking the vessel round by Briton Ferry, a distance of 12 ...

... The fiftieth anniversary of the marriage of Dr Ollivant, Bishop of Llandatf, occurred ou Thurs- day, and the inhabitants of Liandaff had pre- viously determined to present to the Bishop and Mrs Ollivant a slight expression of their apprecia- tion of the services whfch Dr Ollivant rendered to the Church in the diocese during bis episcopacy, and to Mrs Ollivant for the interest she has taken in ...

... LOSS OF THE CHEW, Lisbon, Saturday.—Advices from Oporto itate that the English steamer Bittern has been wrecked oil Fmisterre. She was pro- ceeding to Liverpool with 152 Pc tuuese oxen. ...

... VA.YNOR PRTTY SESSIONS, FRIDAY, AUGUST 30TH, 1878. (Before Dr. Davies, G. Overton, James Lewis, D. E. Williams, W. Powell, R. Edwards, EIgs.) DEBTOR AND CREDITOR AT LOGGERHEADS. -John Edwards was summoned for assault by Morgan Jones, Neyadd. Penderyn. Complainant said Edwards owed me £9 12s 6d. On the 5th of August I called on him. George Price and William Jones were with me at the time. Ed ...

... Mr. Mundella has addressed a large meeting of hit constituents in the Albert Hall, Sheffield. Arrange- ments having been made that admission should only be by ticket, the hon.gentleman secured an uninterrupted hearing. In the course of his speech he reviewed the work of the past session, dwelling particularly upon the results of the Berlin Congress. Nobody, he said, could rejoice more than he ...