... THE TRADE MURDER ATWIDNES. SPEECH BY THE CATHOLIC PRIEST. On Saturday the remains of Delaney, who was murdered at Widnes Alkali Works, in conse- quence of his accepting reduced wages, were buried. The only followers of the corpse to the Catholic cemetery, was his wife (who is enceinte), his seven children, and six men from the works. No sympathy seems to have been shown by the people at Widnes ...

... OCAL LIQUIDATION. [rRO1 TUESDAY E. Bauinan, Pontypridd, watchmaker, jewelier, and farniture dealer. M. Davies, Cuba Arms Chandlery, Dowlais, near Mertbjvr Tydfil, widow. J. W?/Pulling, Blaenavon, in Llanover Upper, Monmouthshire, innkeeper. R. Hamlet, Abergavenny, innkeeper. J. Spsfi?y, Christchurch, near Newport, Mon- mouthshire, farmer and cat. Ie dealer. F. A. Curuock, Newport, Mon., milk ...

... SWANSEA U.D. SCHOOL BOARD. Attendance of members for the three years ended 5th November, 1879 :— JI I T •' I I V I I «?' 51 i S s' H -5 '§ 1 g-5 ^a, Jia! « ! ...

... CA1IBRIDGE LOCAL EXAHNA- TIONS. The order of merit of those students who. at the last examinations conducted under the Carti- btidge Syndicate, gained the taark of distinction in the several subjects, has appeared, and the fullowinj; are the poaitiona gained by students at the Iccal centres :— JUNIOBS. Reuoiocs KNOWLEDGE (83 gained the mark of Bracketed 14. W. K. Wiliiairm, Cardiff, Cardiff ...

... is in xn. juo &.&. &. & Brecou olud Merthyr 1083 1162 — 59 fl:-3 725 102 2Vnarth Harbour. &c. 1779 1606 173 8734 7818 916 Pembroke and Tenbv 43ft 451 16 Great Western. 132854 130735 2119 2778 24C6 312 Metronoiitan District 6632 5975 657 Lancashire aud Yorkshire 65734 66263 529 Metropolitan 10318 9938 379 Manchester, Sheffield, &c. 111 Glasgow and S. W. K5 Caledonian — 218 North British — — — ...

... FOUR CHILDREN IN A BURNING PIGS'-COT. TERRIBLE SCENE. A CHILD BURNT TO DEATH. On Wednesday night, four children shut them. selves up in a pigs'-cot on Lord Windsor's estate, in the parish of Bromfield, and commenced play- ing with lucifer matches. Some straw caught fire, and the pigs'-cot was soon in flames. The eldest child ran out and left his companions to their fate. A man named Jones ran ...

... At a sale in Paris, a missal bequeathed to Queen Catherine, wife of Henry V. of England, by her father, Charles VI., and afterwards the property of Henry V-1., Henry VII.. and Ileury VIII., was bought by a Paris bookseller for 76.000f. A manuscript which belonged to Mary Queen of Scots fetched 10,000f. The five days'sale realised 633,000f., and a fourth portion next May is ex- expected to ...

... CARDIFF—ARRIVALS. ROATH BASIN, Jan. 18,-MalIard ss, 602, Dun- can, Penarth, ballast. Nina ss, 505, Stagg, Dieppe, ballast. ROATH BASIN, Jan. 20.—Zenaide ss, 534, Leray, St Nazaire, ballast. EAST BUTE DOCK, Jan. 18.—Hawthorns ss, 473, Batten, Dieppe, ballast. Neptun, 340, Smitslund, Southampton, ballast. EAST BUTE DOCK, Jan. 19.—Rambler ss, 367, James, Bristol, ballast. EAST BUTE DOCK, Jan. 20 ...

... Archdeacon Ffoullier and Mr Hanbu.y Tracy, M.P., were present on Wednesday at a Sunday closing meeting. gyThe members of the International Literary Congress, at the invitation of the Mayor, visited Shakespeare's birthplace on Monday, and in. spected the newly-erected memorial buildings. On Monday a petition in liquidation was filed in tho Wakefield County-court on behalf of St. John's Colliery ...

... THE WEEK'S MARKETS. CORN. 1 CARDIFF CORN MARKET, Saturday.—Whe&* is freely bid for Is over the rate of last week, the nrinuess of holders, who look for further on, prevents business. The conditio 01' the new wheat crop is deplorable America wheat, with a large demand for the Continent, haS- run up Is to Is 6d per qr. Maize and barley arJ~ firmly held at 6d to Is per qr. advance. oats are very ...

... 1879 1811:1 In. De L IC. IC. JE SouthEMtern 29126 31908 2432 London.Dhifhton.&.S.C PS87H 2692 bin MetroMUta.n District C038 5833 133 f La.aCttshire a.nJ Yorkshire oo:;30 66245 5915 Rhymney 3310 2.390 920 mi(itanu 1176:;2 111C73 5979 Metropotittm 10199 10274, 165 I'Aft Viie 8754 7C66 1088 !ena.¡.th Harbonr. &c. 18 !6 1341 47.) Pembroke&ndTenbv -til 386 25 Mi(I Wales oil 609 28 SreeouandMerthyr ...

... RAILWAY TRAFFIC RETURNS. FOli THE PAST WEEK. 13 1879 1878 In. *^| South Eastern 34206 37020 — London. Brighton. & S. C 32103 35340 — Lancashire and Yorksiure 61866 03519 2959 2839 120 Midland 121301 118721 1047) 10334 136 MetroDolitan District 6350 6163 187 Taff Vale. 9455 8908 f;4í Penarth Harbour. &c. 2150 1669 131 Pembroke and Tenby 408 43. — Brecon and Merthyr 1077 1326 — 1l5t London ...