... PRESENTATION.—Miis H.u rios. the daughter of the superintendent of the Ely School-, has been presented with a very handsome copy of Dr Farrar's Life of Christ, as a recognition of her services in playing the harmonium at the Wesleyan Chapel, Ely. LECTURE.—On Wednesday evening the Rev James Birch, of Bristol, delivered an eloquent lecture on Albert the Good, or lessons from Royalty, in the ...

... William McGuiness, the labourer convicted at the Lancaster assize of the murder of his wife at Barrow, was executed on Friday morning, within the « alls of Lancaster Castle. Marwood was the executioner. The convict has not been visited by any of his relations or friends since his conviction. Representatives of the press were excluded from witnessing the execution. ...

... PE,KCITS WILL- MRS THOMPSON GRANTED AN INTERVIEW. THE PRIVILEGE SUBSEQUENTLY COUNTERMAN DE D. The Centml News correspondent at Leeds tele. graphed on Thursday, that Peace's will was drawn up by Deputy-Sheriff Ford, who is a'member of a locitifiriii of solicitors. It extends to but four or five line-, and decrees his property to Hannah Ward or Peace, his wife (the mention of her first name ...

... The .special mail steamer from the Cape arrived at Plymouth on bringing ^n. hopeful view of the prospect pparson's g^mentatoadjG°'c^vo's. to mft, de- fendino- his new KraaL Reports of move- ments were, however, uncertain* all war correspondents being Pf^ited from accompanying tl>e British (ore*. Tim s causing much dissatisfaction. Many Zulus were coming in and being disarmed, a piomise bring ...

... AT the Folicf,-court, on Monday, Daniel Mahoney was charged with stealing 28 lbs, of coal from a fire at the Old Dock, the property of the Ebbw Vale Company. The charge was proved by Dock Constable Stovle. Prisoner pleaded guilty.' He had borne a good character for 24 years. He was senteuced to a. day's imprisonment. i ALSE PRETENCES.—A painter, who has recently rendered nimseit notorious by ...

... PREPARATION OF MILITARY STORES. In consequence of the .Zulu disaster, the de- Jiand on the military stores at Woolwich Arsenal and Dockyard is immense, but there appears to be ample supply for all that may be required, ex- cept shot and shell boxes, which will be ready by Friday night. Eighteen 7-ponnder mountain form part of the armament to be sent from Woolwich, the ammunition being packed. ...

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... I- ABERAVON TOWN COUNCIL. A RREARS ON THE GAS ACCOUNT. THE ELECTION PETITION. INTERESTING DISCUSSION. A quarterly meeting of the Aberavon Town Council took place on Wednesday, in the Police- court. The Mayor (Mr ,1. W. Jenkins) presided, and there were also present Aldermen J. D. Daniels, J. David, W. Whitelaw, Councilors J. Jones, T. Ace, R. Thomas, J. Davies, W. Getbing, And W. Evans. The ...

... VESSELS SIGNALLED AT THE LIZARD, THE LIZARD, Tuesday.—Wind, SW, fresh- Weather showery. Barometer 28*8. Passed Eas —North German Lloyd steamer Weser, from New York for Southampton steamer Thetis, of Glas- gow presumed German barque ITierese. Passed IVest-titeainers City of Rotterdam, of Dublin; Irishman, of Belfast; William Dawson of Mid- dlesborough Udea, of Llanelly. ...

... LOSS OF FOUR LIVES. On Wednesday night, -tt,ll p.m., the s.s. C. W. Anders (Capt. Clark) left the Knst Bute Dock, Carddr, with a cargo of 1,512 tons of steam coal slh>ped' by. Means Bumess and Co., and proceeded all well untit within six or seven miles tJiI Nash Point. At one pm. she war in collision willi the brig Shields, for Cork from Newport,, which was lying at anchor, striking her on the ...

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... At Nottingham Assizes, OIl Monday, lwlorfc Lord Coleridge, the iU v. ilr Griffiths »ud Mr H. Stevenson, solicitor, wixt were iudioted for pIta. lishing a defamatory libd couceraiiii; the Rev. F. Bell, were discharged, the prosecution, actiof uuder direction of his lordship, offering Ue, evt denoe. ...