... 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 ...

... A shocking case of attempted murder was tried by Justice Lindley at Liverpool, on Monday, a collier being charged with attempting to put an old man employed with him into a furnace. The men had a quarrel, and the younger seized the old man and got his head a quarter of a yard in- side a furnace, but a fatal result was prevented, and the prisoner afterwards kicked and threw the old man's coat ...

... THE JUDGMENT. The Board of Trade inquiry intp the collision and running down of the 1)rque AlIc D-wies, and loss of five lives, in the river Mersey by the steamer Cherbourg, concluded on Saturday. The Uherbourg was held to blame for the casualty. The chief officer's certificate was suspended for 3 months for not keeping a better look out. The pilot was also held to blame in not giving the ...

... THE SCHOOL met at Stepaside, on Fri- day, present — Revs W. D. Phillips (chairman) and G. Bancroft, Messrs D. P. Lewis and Thos. Brown. As a higher scale of salary is paid to pupil teachers than is paid a other schools, the salaries will be revised. THE DISTKESS.—If sufficient encouragement is given by the landowners, colliery proprietors, and others, it is to give work to tile uuem- ployed by ...

... THE OPENING OF PARLIAMENT. THE MINISTERIAL STATEMENTS. THE ZULU DISASTER. THE GOVERNMENT MEASURES. HOUSE OF LORDS-THURSDAY. The Lord Chancellor took his seat at three o'clock. THE MILITARY FORCES AT THE CAPE. Lord TRURO gave notice that next week he should ask whether application was at any time made by the civil or military authorities at the Cape for additional military force, and what rein- ...

... SPECIAL TRADE REPORTS. [FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENTS AND EXCLUSIVE SOURCES.] SOUTH WALES COAL AND IRON SHIPMENTS. [SPECIAL REPORT BY OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.] CARDIFF, Thursday Night.—We have had a very heavy week. of coal clearances during the past week, and certainly not before it was wanted. The figures relating to the coal report trade since the beginning of the year have been most ...

... PS \'T DISPUTE.—At the Llandaff potty-sessions, on Monday—before Messrs Jonas Watson and J. Patchani—-a man named Blake was charged with removing his goods to avoid a distress for reat. The case had been already heard and adjourned. The amount of rent due wa.3 £ 2 4*, and the house belonged to James Green. On tiie 9th of Decem- ber the goods were removed. They were worth, according to the ...

... iP.OM WiMiam FâitbuØU, Car^itf, (tP tlealer atsid fumi- lw*-wfct*r» Emanuel (ioldensoii, Cardi'J, ftmritnre dealer. Wiliam RowLan trading os Rowland 'tl.ul Ithvmuey Coal Yard, OaiinS, utili at Lta-ud:df, o»al merc'iajit. lleary Hoes, PArk Grorve, CsT'ha, oommerciul traveller, birmerdy tjading u itn Jai*ie^ a&hwaj, at Citr»l i IT, as Henry Rees UU.. corn, uoitr, and provision nieccli-uts. er ...