... AN ADMIRABLE OFFER. Mr Andrew Carnegie, of New York, 1 as offered to the corporation of his native city of Dunferm- line, a sum of £5,000 for the establishment of a library and recreation room. At a meeting held on Wednesday, the corporation divided equally on the question as to whether the gift should be accepted or not, without knowing whether it is Mr Carnegie's intention to provide for the ...

... .{FROM TUESDAY NIGHT'S GAZETTE.] J. Jetemia.b, Blackwood, Monmouthshire, colliery ma.na.ger. T. Bennett, Church Park, Mumbles, Glamorgan- shire, boatbuilder. E. Savours, Oxford-street, Swansea, widow and licensed victualler. J. Ewina and Son, Newport Mon., wine and spiri!: merchitnts and restanratieut's also the separate estate of .la'nes Ewins. Da.vi ...

... 1ST SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY. Holy Communion at 8.39, 1$IORNING AT 11- Chants C. L. Willitnis AFTKRNOONat 3.30— Cook in C, Anthem, Judge me, O God. Mendelssohn. Caiioii in Itesidenco, Rev. II. Hawkins. ...

... Mr Reed vas then introduced to a large num. ber of the friends of Liberalism, after which jbose present formed a procession, and accom. panied Mr Reed to the Market, Mr Reed being frequently cheered on his way to that place. Amonff those present at this meeting were—Mr 1.. Davies (Ferndale), Mr Lewis Williams, Mr Rees Jones, Mr T. O. Riches, Mr W. Sanders, Mr R. Cory, Mr G. A. Edwards, Mr W. P ...

... [FROM TUESDAY NIGHT'S GAZETTJ,] Francis Moggridge, late of Caerleon, Monmouth- shire, but now residing at Le Manvor DE Ram- fray, Pies de Granville, in the DEPARTMENT of LA Blanche, France. Richard Morris, late of the Coopers' Arms Provi* sion Stores, Llandore, near Swansea, provision dealer, now in lodgings at Swansea. lolin R. PIM, Foresters' Arms, Canton, Cardiff. LIVNSARL „4. 11 J 1 anu ...

... RAILWAY TRAFFIC RETURNS. FOR THE PAST WEEK. 187J 1878 In. De IC. R. L. £ St 02 J7J5 Soutti Eastern 3: [6 i>3 U:> 1170 2tfco 16 0 81 Û44 C24 20 Pembroke and Teuuy 4'i7 41)6 Si Loniion.Chathaui, JtDover 18 75 1?4 0 -i> Great Western 13*Su> 1 ...

... -Parliamentary Return nas recently been the names and titles of all members L°wer House of Parliament of England, •tland and Ireland, with the name of the con- ^ltnency, and the date of return of each, so far particulars can be obtained, from the ^t,leat times to the year 1702. From this Return Propose to give in this article the members /jhave sat for Glamorgan. abers from Wales were first ...

... MONMOUTHSHIRE COUNTY RIFLE COMPETITION. The annual competition by the members of the Monmouthshire County Rifle Association c ...

... RAILWAY TRAFFIC RETURNS, FOR THE PAST WEEK. 1879 1878 In. De £ £ £ South Eastern to :76 42596 11,2 I London. Brighton. & S. C 3.813 42166 — 4S50 North Eastern — li745 Lancashire and Yorkshire 65352 72563 7211 2HSO 2954 26- Miilam 12»ri21 7076 Metropolitan 10'62 i>900 652 Metrooolitan District 6452 56J1 771 7869 H351 — 082 Penarth Harbour. &e. 1607 1 64 — 3.i7 Pembroke and Tenbv 536 517 11 ...

... At three o'clock on Saturday morning four gamekeepers and two policemen came npon four poachers, who hud tired several shots atp easauts, on a plantation at Disgington, near Newcastie-on- The poaciiers no sooner saw the keepers than they fired at them eight or nine times A policeman named Wneallans w asbattly shot about the face and cbe-t. One of the poac ers was shot in the bead. All the ...

... competition between tbe members of the 10th Glamorganshire Rifle Volunteers, took place on the East Moors, on Wednesday after- noon, when tlie Ware Challenge Cup was shot for -oonditions that the cup should be shot for four times once a month, the highest number of points in the four competitions to be the winner. The following are the highest scores in the first com- petitions (at 200 and 500 ...

... r SPI:CIALL Y CONTRIBUTED.] Fior.i returns just published, wo are enabled to present our readers with some valuable statistics showing the increase of pauperism in Wales aud Monmouthshire, during the last 18 months. On the 1st of January, 1877, the total number of paupers in the 046 unions of England and Wales was 732,523; on the 1st July of that year the number decreased to 70D, G33; on the ...