... THE LIVINGS TOM INLAND MISSW KINGL Y COU RTESY. MEN AND MANNERS ON THE CONGO. [SPECIALLY contributed TO the sooth WALtt DAILY NEWS.] _- ...

... THE REPUBLICAN CONSPIRACIES IN SPAIN. MADRID, Friday.-The ministerial journal .Politica of to-day states thai the Govern- ment does not deem it n ecessary to take any extraordinary measaraa, the conspiracies dis- covered at Saragossa AND Getrta having proved to be of no importance. The journal adds that the naval offioera who were implicated in the plot have been dismissed from the servioe. ...

... RUSSIAN POLICY IN THE EAST. A WABLIKE ATTITUDE. PROPOSED JOINT OCGUPATION- OF CONSTANTINOPLE. COUNT SCHOUVALOFFS MISSION. BERLIN, Thursday Night.—The news from Russia this evening is regarded here as very serious. One of the evening papers even treats war as inevitable, in view of the communications which Count Sohonvaloff has made in England and other papers are but little less alarmed by the ...

... ABERDARE. SUNDAY-CLOSING MOVEMENT.—A large meeting was held at the Temperance Hall, on Thursday night, to advocate the closing of public-houses Sundays. Mr T. B. Fox, J.P., Bristol, attended as a deputation from the jwent society. There was a large attendance. The Vicar of Aherdam presided.-In opening the nwsttnr, the Chairman addressed the audience in Welsh, and afterwards called upon the Rev ...

... THE RELIGIOUS QUESTION. The monthly meeting of the above board was held on Wednesday afternoon. Mr Goold pre- sided. There were also present the Revs Thomas Nicholson. C. Griffiths, William Barker, Dr Batten, Messrs C. C, Hough, Alfred Ridier, Joseph Thompson, T. B. Brain, and Arnold Thomas. The main interest of the meeting at- tached to a. resolution of the Rev William Barker, Vicar of Holy ...

... A COXCBST was given at the British School room, on the 11th inst. The artistes were M. J. Griffiths, Cardiff 1 ...

... Joxal$frtos. BANKRUPTCY.—A meeting of the creditors of Charles F. Lewis, publican, of the Hop Pole Inn, was held at the offices of Mr Evan Morris (solicitor te the bankrupt) on Monday last. Mr E. Smith was voted to the chair. The accounts of the bankrupt were examined, and it was found his debts amounted to nearly ...

... ST. MARK'S CHURCH.—The Rev. B. Wallace, iReetor of Moresly, who wrote the extraordinary letter published in the Guttmîltn last week, we are informed was not a curate at St. Mark's. He was merely engaged to preach the Sunday evening cc lectures. WE have been requested to state that skating on Acton pool as m previous years will be open to those who obtain tickets from Mr Liversage, the ...

... ELECTION OF THE DENBIGH SURVEYOR. TO THE EDITOR OF THE GUARDIAN. SIB.—From MR Worthington'sletterin last week's Guardian he appears in a high state of fever, and raves at Mr Joh i Divies for supporting Mr H. G. Jonts, the Land Suveycr, Mr W rtiv.ng-.oa ia wrong in stating that Mr Jones did not send in a plan of the proposed Town Hall at RhyJ, as I saw it myself before the Commissioners; so Mr ...

... ?PEN!NG OFST JAMES' CHU?C?f, CARDU'T.. The n,\V u-on church crdled St Church, just erected near the National School, 'l'redegar- \'u!e, wn,s opc-ned for Divine service ou Tuesday. It a neat rectan,-iilar structure, built with the corrtz,tted iro- 90 feet long a.nd 40 feet wide. lined with wood, arHI neatly iitted up with open banches c-pable of uea.ting -0 parsons. It !i&9 a vestry on one side ...

... The weekly meeting of the Swansea Guardians was held on Thursday. Mr E. Bath presiding. There were also present, Messrs E. R. Daniel, J. Trev. Jenkin, T. Jones, J. Bu-e, P. Jenkins, J. Grif- fiths, W. Monger, W. Williams, H. Bowen, E. Thomas, D. Smith, P. Rogers, T. Phillips, H. Richards, and Dr Rawlings. The minutes of the last meeting having been signed by the chairman, the clerk (Mr C. B. ...

... A CHANGE OF GOVERNMENT WANTED. On Wednesday evening there was a great Liberal soiree at Colston Hall, Bristol, Mr Samuel Morley said he believed never, ia the memory of anyone, was there more general de- pression aud gloom than at the present moment. During the last three mouths there had been more liquidations than in the last 50 years, but he bad no doubt if Mr Gladstone returned to office ...