... ,§ix~Tivgd¶land . 1021 AND JOURNAL. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1879. NEWS OF THE DAY. In the Ilouse of Loruds, yesterday, Earl Dr Lx. NVAInt callcd attention to the state of tho law with rogard to the liability of employers to inake comn- pensation for injuries to parsonis in their service, and laid upon the table a bill upon the subject. The Loani C11ANCrgLx OI, while admnittinig thre iii- ...

... SPORTING INTELLIGENC& ?? THE MEETING AT CROYDO&T. T~o Tun zDrTOR O1? THE DAIL NEWS. ?? business was tr~arsaoted on coming great events in London betting circles this afternoon, the Linoolushire Handicap and the Liverpool Grand. National Steeplechase both 'Coming in for a considerable share of attention, notwithstanding the many commissions on the Waterloo Cup that were in the market. The ...

... In the House of Lords last evening, a Bill by Earl De la Warr,dealing with the liability of employers for injuries to their workmen, was read a first time, on the understanding that it should be proceeded with no further, pending the introduction of the Government measure. The Lord Chancellor then intro- duced his Bankruptcy Bill, which he fully explained, and it was read a first time. At tho ...

... Iheir I-iordships met at five o'clock. r r™THE VOLUNTEERS. mi TRlJIio gave notice that on Inday he W r?T?ve ^or returng as to the volunteer force. T TI**LLiABILITY OF EMPL0YERb. .Lord DE LA WARR in calling attention to the state of the law with regard to the liability employers to make compensation for injury to their workmen, laid a Bill on the table for the purpose of amending the law on the ...

... GELLIGAER. FARMERS' SOCIETY.—The farmers of this district held a meeting on Wednesday night, at Ffald- caiach Inn, with a view of forming a Farmers' Society for the parishes of Merthyr, Geliigaer, and Llanfabon, and to get up ploughing and hedging matches. Mr Hopkins was appointed secretary, and several enrolled themselves as members. ...

... This election was held on Saturday. The partiab stand exactly ss in the old board, there being tilret Nonconformists and two Churchmen. The stafc of the poll was br. Thomas, (B) 343 Mr Howell. (C) 218 Mr J. R. Davies, (M). 207 Mr David Rees, (J) 184 Mr John Morgan, (C) 167 Mr John Evans, (C) M6 The old member, J. Evans, was beaten by vote, so that the two Church representatives arc new. ...

... At the Pentre petty-sessions, on Monday—be- fore Mr Jackson and Dr. Leigh—an application was made by Mr D. Blelloch, solicitor, Cardiff, on behalf of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, for summonses in respect to the alleged ill-treatment of colliery horses. As the result of the enquiry into the treatment of horses in the Rhondda Valley collieries, the authorities ...

... - . . . . .- - . I - Lord Lytton telegraphs to the India Office that Wali Mahomed has reached Jellalabad. General Stewart reports that General Biddulph is reconnoitring to the jurctiof Of the Helmund and Argandab rivers. The withdrawal of surplus troops from Candahar had commenced. According to a telegram from Bucharest, it is expected that the Roumtnian Government, by the advice of two of the ...

... coin FURTHER PARTICULARS. N jnto ANOTHER BNGAGEMENT, fora -- ~~~~~~advl 300 ZULUS KILLED, ford N, beer THE INVADING FORCE, the' corn [DAILY NEWS TELEGRAM. thei CArE TowN, JANUARY 24, MIDNIGHT. Fool A pencil despatch from Lord Chelmsford, on the und4 leaf of a. pocket. book, gives some byief particulars of corn the appalling disaster on Wednesday iasat, the 22nd,con confirming the worst rumours ...

... NEW ZEALAND CORRESPONDENCE, [FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.] Is New Zealand, the year, taking it altogether, has been a prosperous one. The exports and imports, according to the latest returns, show a steady rate of progress, consistent with the increase of popula. tion, and it may be noted that the consumption of articles over and above the mere necessaries and ordinary conveniences of life points ...

... TAIE ZULU WAL but ! EnIss ASSOCIATION THLEORjAa5S.J the Nws ws aniously awaited lby the Government yesterday of the arrival of the Union steamshilp ?? att Mladeira, or of the American at St. IVinictnt, as it is hoped they may bring further he details of the Zulu disaster -telegraphed by Lord t of titfod, Neither of the steamuers, however, t had up to this evening be~en reportecl as havingo '0i ...

... LLANDYSSUL. BCHOLASTLC.—In the London University Ia. triculation list just issued, Mr Samuel C. Jones, of Uanygraig, Penboyr, ranks 17th in the honours division, being thus entitled to a prize. He studied latterly at the University College Aber- ystwith, where he entered a few years ago, gaining a valuable exhibition, after beinar a very successful pupil at the Llandyssul Grammar school. He ...