... TV EDNESD.A. y JUNE 18,1879. The second choral festival of the arch- deaconry of Carmarthen was held yesterday at St. Mary's Church, Swansea. The choral services were very successfully sung. As some children were playing near a brook at Haverfordweat, yesterday, a little girl was swept away by the water and drowned. A similar accident occurred at Trealaw on Monday. Two miners were summoned at ...

... An antagonism of an unseemly character sprung up between one section of the Ne'.v.'ort and St. WooIIos School Board towards the other. Not being satisfied with a decision of a majonty of th ...

... PROPOSED DASH ON ULUNDI. THE FIGIITlNoTr THE CAVES. CAPE Town, June 3rd, via Plymouth.— The Prince Imperial, with his accustomed gallantry, had gone out with a patrol from General Wood's camp, and the party, after riding some miles, off-saddled in a mealie field, when they were fired upon by some Zulus. At the first volley, the Prince fell mortally wounded. The folly of off-saddling in a ...

... COBPORJSIOK .EMl'LOr.s AT The officials and workmen employed by the urban srmitary authority, accompanied by a number of invited guests, made an excursion on Moaday to the delightful Bay of Oxwiuh. Leaving Mr Pike's livery stables at -Swau-sea aboot nine o'clock in the morning, accommodated in some four in n brakes, the ö0-enjoyed a pleasant drive through the beautiful aud far- famed scenery ...

... THE LTCH GATE AND T. PETER'S CHTTCCH- YARD.-On Monday the foundation stone of the Lych Gate to St. Peters, in memory of tho late ■\ icar, V as laid bv his daughter. In the evening A meeting was held to consider the bext means of raising a fund for placing a railing around THE churchyard. The Mayor presided, and AMOU- thos* present were—the vicar (Rev. i). r. the Rev. W. H. Sinnett, Rev. W. ...

... The chart represents the western countries of Europe from Norway to the coast of Portugal, and embraces Great Fritain and the British Isles. It also includes the North Sea or German Ocean, the Bayof Biscay,the Mediterranean,the Atlantic, witfc the English Channel. BrMtol Channel, and Irish Sea. IXI'LANATIOX Oll CHART. The direction and force of the wind are shown by ar- rows drawn flying- in ...

... NEWPORT. HORSE AND STOCK FAIR.—On Thursday the an* nual horse and stock fair was held at the New;x>r| Ca tie Market. It is the last remnant of the fair known as Stow Fair, of ancient date. By an ap- plication made by the Monmouthshire Chamber Agriculture, through the Newport Town Council the fair will no longer be held on the Thursday but will be incorporated with the weekly stocl market held ...

... ACCIDENT, OU Monday. as John Thomas WM at work iu the Broad Oik Colliery, he was squeezed against the wall, and two of his ribe were broken. ...

... SELECTIONS FROM TUB SPORTING CLIPPBR.Plate- Bloom, Barns. Cup- Bit, Bass. Welter Beach. Stakes —Bloom. Special — Cup—Save thirty-seven. Plate Forty-three. ADVT ...

... LISBON, Sunday.—Before resigning, the late Ministry concluded a Treaty of Com- merce, Navigation, Extradition, and Sup- pression of the Slave Trade between Por- tugal and Great Britain. The Treaty de- clares the Zambesi and its affluent* free to the commerce of the world, concedes to Great Britain the right of free transit of merchandise to and from the Transvaal, and iffords facilities for ...

... On Tuesday evening, during the big gun drill by the 1st Hanta Artillery Volunteers at Hamble, gun burst, severely injuring two men. One of them, named Borch, was taken in at Netley Hos- etal with a broken, leg. The other's face was jured, ...

... One of the Krupp guns has been recovered from the wreck of the Grosser-Kurforst. Her Majesty the Queen and Princess Beatrice and suite left Balmoral on Friday, and took the train at Ballater, en for Windsor. As three sinkers were working at a pit new Bolton, ou Thursday, the rope got off the drum, and they were hurried with velocity to the bottom. They were dreadfully shaken. No fewer than 40 ...