... The screw-steamer North British, Capt. Brodie, while on a voyage from Silloth to Douglass, on Sun- day morning went ashore on the rocks, in an almost inaccessible part of the coast of the Isle of ^un called Clay Head, a headland forming Situwu eastern horn of Ljasey Bay, near Garwick. The steamer left Silloth at half-past ten on Saturday night, with about fifty passengers and a general cargo, ...

... PARLIAMENTARY SUMMAKY HOUSE OF LORDS.—MONDAY Lord Oranmore and Bro-.vne tailed attention to the continued disturbed state of parts of Ireland, and asked whether IKr Majesty's Government deemed it that the time had arrived when measures should bo taken to assert the supremacy of the law. He moved for a return of all persons now receiving public pro- tection in Ireland, and of public posts of ...

... A CURIOUS ACCIDENT occurred at Sirhowy on Saturday to a young man 20 vears of age, named David Jones, son of Mr W. Jones, mineral agent. While he and some friends were amusing them- selves, by jumping, on the mountain, young Mr Jones was suddenly seen to fall down, and it was found that he had been wounded in the head by a bullet, which was supposed to have come from the shooting range of the ...

... A JUVENILE EISTEDDFOD, in connection with the Abersychan Wesleyan Sunday-school, took place on Thursday, a notice of which will appear in our next issue. THE LITERARY INSTITUTE.—A meeting for the purpose of promoting the establishment of a Lite- rary Institute in Abersychan was held in the Schoolroom of the Independent Chapel, on Thurs- day evening. A full report will appear next week. THE ...

... USK. THE ATHLETIC SPORTS.—The fourth animal athletic meeting, under tho auspices of the USK Cricket Club, is announced to take place in the Old County Cricket Field (kindly lent for the occasion by Mrs Jon^s), on Monday next, J The entries closed last Monday, and the pro- grammes, price, 2 ...

... MOTHER Now, George, you must divide the cake honourably with brother Charles. George What is mother? Mother: It means that you must give him the largest piece. George Then, mother, I'd rather Charlie should 1*3 honourable. LONDON society possesses two ladies who both boar name of Isabella, and who, standing to each other, is they do, in the relation of mother and daughter, ire presumably ...

... A telegram from Berlin says:-In the new Khedive's first letter to the Sultan there ap- pears the following characteristic passage: Being firmly convinced that the welfare of Egypt depends upon the continuance oS the Sultan's sovereignty and my fidelity to the Im- perial Throne, I shall ever persevere in walk- ing in the path of the just, and endeavour to promote happiness and order among the ...

... The Empress has written to her mother inti- mating that she will wait to see the arrival of the remains and the funeral of the Prince before she thinks of leaving England, her desire being to spend a few months in retreat in the convent of Huelgas, near Burgos, before she joins her mother. The relatives of the Empress fear the effect upon the bereaved mother of the funeral and the sight of the ...

... Lord Hartington told an influential deputation fcom Lancashire, which waited on him on Thursday, that he would let them know in a week whether he would stand for North-East Lancashire. ...

... TUESDAY.—Their lordships met at five o clock. UNIVERSITY EDUCATION (IRELAND) BILL. On the order of the day for the second reading of this bill, The Earl of KIMBERLEY said that the noble and learned earl on the woolsack had stated that the bill was one to solve a difficulty, and that it was extremely simple, but, if he had not known the Lord Chancellor's sagacity as a politician, he should have ...

... MR. GLADSTONE ON THE MINISTERIAL POLICY.—■ Mr. Gladstone has written as follows in reply to a. request that he would take part in the proceed- ings of a body called the Anti-Imperialist League, which proposes to hold a series of meetings in London, with the object of condemning the policy of Lord Beaconsfield Sir,-I have read witb interest your communication, including your flattering proposal ...

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