... FOREST OF DEAN SCHOOL BOABD. THE RL IGIOUS QUESTION. D At the Monthly meeting, heid at Cinderford Town-hall or. Wedneeday evening, Mr. boid, of a Newnhmm, the chairman, presided. There were M leo ?? Revs. William Barker, Thomas. S Nicholson, and C. Griftha; Messrs., L. Batten, b C. C. Bough. Alfred Tidler, Joseph Thompson, c T. B. Brain, and Arnold Thonia.-The Rev. William Barker moved, That ...

... ABERTILLERY. THE ENGLISH BAPTISTS.—This church has recently built a commodious schoolroom. The contractor was Mr John Edmunds. On Sunday and Monday services were held to ,celebrate the opening of the new room. The sermons were Sreached by the Revs. Mr Lloyd, of Castletown ewis, of Risca Davies, of Newbridge; Wil- liams, of Brynmawr; and Jones, of Blaiua. The collections realised ...

... By Order of Her Majesty in Council, the Con- vocations of Canterbury and York have been further prorogued to Friday, December 6th. While a bowling green was being laid out in the grounds of Conishead Priory, once attached to the monastry of Furness Abbey, and which is now oc- cupied as a hydropathic establishment, an ancient burial ground supposed to be about 700 years old, was disclosed. ...

... The Rev. George Dale Copeland, B.D., vicar of St. Stephen's, Walworth, in the course of an interesting sermon, on Sunday evening, upon the words Ye shall carry up my bOLes from hence (Gen. 50 chap., 25 v.), said that there was one object of strange interest to be. found among that travelling nation pro- ceeding from Egypt to Canaan, over 3,000 years ago. It was never parted with during the 40 ...

... In the Court of Common Pleas,, on Thursday, it was decided that,, as Mr Richardson. Gardner, M.P. for Windsor, had not given notice in w.rifcinsr, to tha overseers, of his- intention to pay the rates for a large number of cottages which he owned in that borough, whether they were occu- pied or not, 231 persona who had' hitherto been on the registrar must bo disfranchised. This de- cision ...

... SHOCKING ACCIDENT AT PONTY- PRIDD. On Thursday evening, Thomas Morgan,, of the Castle Tavern, Pontypridd, near the railway station, was taking a short cut towards his home, when he' fell down an embankment a distance of 20 feet. He was soon found, and conveyed home; and was attended by Dr Dickson, who found that a shocking scalp wound and other serious injuries had been inflicted by the fall. ...

... On Monday Miss 'Helen Tayler (member ef the School Beard for London) addressed a large meet- ing of her constituents at the South London Temperance Hall, Blaekfriars road. Having alluded to some difficulties and drawbaoks with reference to the business of the beard, Miss Taylor said the greatest of all the difficulties they had to contend with was the matter of corporal punishment. This, more ...

... The following appeared in Tuesday's Da ily Sir,Dr. Kenealy asks for the letter he wrote to roe. I send you a copy of it, which I will thank you to publish with this note. I have abstained from quoting much that Dr. Kenealy said to me fa the couversatiEm he refers to, and I will not go into the reason why he came to the conclusion never again to think of the sub- ject,—but the reason, I suspect ...

... CARDIFF CORPORATION. IMPORTANT MEETING. FURTHER PARLIAMENTARY POWERS. THE TOWN CLERKS SALARY. A special meeting of the Cardiif Town Council was held on Monday, at the Town-hall, to receive and consider the report of the Finance Committee resper-tinsr the town cleric's salary and changes proposed in the office of tho town clerk and to receive the leport of tne special Committee in reference to ...

... S'f. PETERSBURG, Friday.—The Novol Vremja of to-day, in an article on the Afghan war, says that the responsibility for the embassy rests with Russia, not Afghanistan. England, it is added, avoids a strong opponent and falls upon her weak neighbours. ...

... PWSLMLHET. TEmlyDDIAETH DDA. Dydd Ian, yr 2lain cyfisol, cynhaliwyd gwyl ar- dderchog gyda Theml y Plant yu y dref hon. Am 2 o'r gloeh y prydnhawn, ymgynullodd aelodau Ternl y Plant, i gapel Salem, a Ifurfiwyd' gorymdaith yn rhifo tna 000 o aelodan, yna trmnwywyd trwy Church Place, Church Street, High Street, Kingahead Street, North Street, Traeth Street, High Street, Penlan Street, Gaol ...

... ANOTHER MEETING OF THE RUTHUI TOWN COUNOiL. EOME BUSENESS TRANSACTED. A special meeting of the Council was held on Thurs- day, the Mayor (Mr Maroam Louis), in the chair. There were also present Alderman RB G. Ellis, Thomas Jones, John Jenkins, J. RP Jenkins; Councillors T. P. Roberts, D. E. Davies, John Jones, John Davies, Wmi. Edwardb, W. ?? Hunt, R. P. Davies, Hugh Jones, E Iward Edwards, ...