... ABERDARE. REVIVAL SERVICES, ;t correspondent writes, are being coudncted by Mrs Shepherd and her daughter. The former came here some months ago, and distributed handbills broadcast, announc- ing that if one desired to escape future torment, and learn the road to Heaven, he, or she, was in- vited to go to the Temperance-hall, and listen to Mrs Shepherd. Since her advent Mrs Shepherd has been in ...

... Messrs Thomas Stephens and William Charles, students of the above college, have passed the matriculation examination in the London Uni- versityl this month. Mr. Stephens was Eng- lish prizeman': in 1877, and Thomas scholar in 1878, at his own college. ...

... CHURCH VERSUS DISSENT. A lively, if not courteous, discussion took place during the meeting of the Aberdare School Board, on Thursday. The Chairman (Mr B. H. RÍJys) said he was going to make a charitable appeal to the board. Before him was a list of the clothing made at the Town Schools during the last thrae or four years. There was now in Aberdare a cloth- ing club,in which were the Hon. Mrs ...

... T, A Boston telegram reports that the schooner liapiu is missing, with a crew of four hands ut., f 3A?AC?M AM> PODOPHTILIW.—A fluid eom Dn i°n or derangement ot the lirer, particularly when arising from skylit congestion. By jreritl}- stimulating tae aot-lort ot the liver ami slightly moving the'bwvwte, the:hear?, clroway feeling; with sensation* of fulness, ofMn head-ache, pain beneath the ...

... THE SCOTCH RE-UNION AT CARDIFF. The fourth re-union of the natives of Scotland :md their friends took place on Friday EVENING at the assembly-room of the Cardiff Arms Hotel. An excellent working committee had been appointed, and the arrangements made were such as to insure Lhe most perfect success to a re-union which has now become an annual event at Cardiff. The room was gaily decorated with ...

... CARDIFF. THE 10TH TOLL-STEMS.—The first full dress parade for the New Year took ■ lace on Mondav. The nmster was » good one, and after the parade at the T): ill-hajl the men marched do>\n to the IWn-hall. where tbev were dismissed. TID; DISTRESS—TheE,ev.T.Pliiilips,for the Mayor Bstribiued on Monday a large uuiaber of Bath fcops and peas to the poor, who attended at the Town-had, in the ...

... SODDEN DEATH.—On Sundayevening last, Miss Herbert, of New Market-street, Usk, was seized with a fit, from which she never rallied, and ex- pired early on Monday morning. RELIEF COMMITTEE.—^The committee held an adjourned meeting on Monday night, at which Mr J. H. Clark presided. lie stated that the sub- scriptions amounted to £3J. Seventeen tons of coal, 11 tons of coke, and tickets for ...

... A SECRET TREATY. CONSTANTINOPLE, Tuesday. — Some little exeiiement has been produced in the diplo- matic world here by a rumour that the British Ambassador had presented a Note to the Sultan recommending English control in the Ministries of War, Marine, and Finance, and promising in return a loan of 30 millions sterling. A leading member of the Diplo- matic Corps was &aid to have obtained a ...

... The Ameer of Bokhara has presented to General Yon Kaufmann 50,000 roubles, to be distributed atcooff the wounded in the Turkish eamca'sto, ...

... The result of 12 elections of candidates to the French Chamber of Deputies, on Sunday, was the return of seven Republi- cans and three Conservatives. In the other cases a second ballot is necessary. A telegram from the Viceroy of India, dated the 3rd of February, states that General Sandeman expects a probable satis- factory settlement of the dispute with the Alazais at Chaman, that General ...

... Pleuro-pneumonia continues to prevail amongst the herd of milch cows at Hull, and four more Animals have been slaughtered. ...

... FORM INTELLIGENCE lpIWJI oua OOBREaPONDXNTS. AMSOT, Faass ASISOOIATION, JLSO ASXTSUKU THE ZULU WAR. CABINET COUNCIL. DISPATCH OF STORES.. A Cabinet Council was held in Downing- street, yesterday. All the Ministers were present. The sitting occupied two and a- half hours. „ The Home Secretary left Victoria Station for Osborne on Friday afternoon to have an audience with Her Majesty-, and to ...