... THE MOVEMENTS OF TROOPS. DISTRESS IN CABUL. THE ATTITUDE OF YAXOOB KHAN. We have received the following telegram from the India Office:- [TELEGRAM FROM VICZaoY-FEBR UARy 14TH.] Stewart was at Robat on the 9th, two marches from Candahar. Part of force returning from Khelat-i- I Ghilzai by Arghassan and Argandab Valleys, in which I supplies have been easily procurable, reconnaisances f and ...

... Titeir lordships met at 5 o'clock. THE GOVERNMENT POLICY IN AFGHANISTAN. Earl GRANVILLE desired to obtain an answer to his question put last night, as to what had taken place with regard to Afghanistan. The noble V iseonnt the Secretary for India had stated in his dispatoh that tlie policy of Her Majesty's Government was to make Afghanistan strong, friendly said independent. He (Earl Granville ...

... THE REDUCTION OF PILOTAfl* DUES. mi The monthly meeting of the Swansea Trust, was held on Monday, Mr F. A. siding. There were also Vivian, M.P., E. M. Richards, J. Glasbrof* Price, C. Bath, E. Strick, G. B. Stric*. Rogers (mayor), Jno. Ivor Evan?, W. II. W. R. Smith, L. Tulloch, W. Thomas, and* Richardson. PILOT REGULATIONS AND GATES. > A special report of the executive committce^ read as ...

... Yr Eld-gerb^d.—YemWioa priodol a thra chym- eradwy. Cman.—Melus a derbyniol, Egwyddor.—Cywir a chymerad.vy. Y Gath. Y mdtlengys. Melusion.—Ie'n wir, melusion iawn; yn enwe- dig ar yr adeg bresenol, pan y mae natu.r a mas- nach fel am y cliwerwaf. Y Corff a'r Meddwl.—Testun gwych, a phenill- ion gwyeh iawn. Ymson y TVeddw ger Bedd ei Phriod,—Penillion tyner a theimlada wy. Gorseddfainc y Gras ...

... The Ordinary general meeting of this company was held at the Cannon-street Hotel, London, on Wednesday. The report of the directors stated that the amount to the debit of the profit and loss account increased by the sum of £3,009 15s 101, arising wholly from the fact that their agent for the sales had been unable to sell the quantity of steam coal which the Cwm Tylery pits were capable of ...

... LONDON, TUESDAY. Government to-day telegraphed instructions to the Viceroy for the immediate despatch of rein- forcements to the Cape. They are expected to leave Madias to-day or to-morrow. Rear-Admiral Sullivan will probably render the first assistance by fetching troops from Mauritius in the screw- steamer Active. The earliest instructions which can reach the Cape will be through the mail ...

... THE BANNER CROSS MURDER. AN INTERVIEW-A CHARACTER WANTED. On the 2nd of November I went to Newgate and asked to see the writer of the letter. To my surprise I was shown my old acquaintance Thompson. He said he was a wicked dreadful man, that he had shot a policeman, but that he did it as he was driven for money, and as I knew. I repli d I did not know that you were driven for money. You ...

... Since the abandonment of the Glasgow lottery scheme a large number of gentlemen in Glasgow and elsewhere have been in consultation as to the practi- cability of adopting some other plan whereby relief can be afforded the unfortunate shareholders of the City of Glasgow Bank. These consultations have now led to the adoption of a scheme which, it is believed, will meet the object in view, and the ...

... On last night in the prze drawings the Algerian onyx and gilt clocI, £10 lOs, wa won by Mr. Dennehy, 56 Lower Baggot-street; the machine, £8 10s, Mr. M'Quain, North Lotts' Buttle Works; large oleograph. £3 lOs, Mr. J Casey, 23 Sackville- street; pair oleograpbs, Mr. Lynch, 92 Meath- street; shade birds, £4 4s, Mr. Procter, 21 Hard- wicke-strest; easel album, 50s; Mr. John Lon- burgh, 29 ...

... LEEDS HfOSPITAL SUNDAY. The medical charities of Leads make their nnual| appeal to the Christian congregations of the town eaad (ii-tliJt to-morrow, when we hope the collection will sur- prL88 ia liherality tlhose of previous H~ospital SaUndays. Thce total rmociunt received list year from this source was £2,710. It might, perhaps, be feared that cxistiug com- morcial depression, anl the ...

... THE AUSTRIAN MINISTRY. W VIENNA, Feb. 15.-The Frevidenblatt of to-day states that the difficulties e attending the reconstruction of the Austrian Ministry under Dr. Stremayr have M bcen removed, and that the new appointments will probably be published in the cbi Official Gaznlle on Sunday next. TI SPAIN. no MADRID, Feb. I .-The British ships bound for Barcelona from the East mi have been ...

... I BLACKPOOL. FATLUOR OF Mr. VILNEcc.-Ths failure of Mr. A. M, Viener, dealer in fancy goods, of Blackpool, Eoothport, and Locndon is announced. Debts said to be £19,000; nssots valued at £7,000., FLEETWOOD. FORLMTIOS OF A RATSiPAYERS' ASSOCATInN.-A meot- ing of ratepayers took place in the Whitworth Institute, Fleetwood, on Friday evening, for the purpose of consider- ing the advisability of ...