... CAPELYFFIN BAPTIST CHAPEL.—This ancient place of worship, distant some ten or twelve miles from Abergavenny, and whose histoay dates back about 250 years, held its annual tea meeting on Friday, 11th inst. Although Capelyffin is situated in a secluded spot, about 200 visitors came over the mountain from different places to attend the meeting. After tea, the chapel was crowded to excess, when Mr ...

... BLAENAVON. A SAD accident befel a collier named George B urchiH. residing at Hill Street, whilst at work in his stall on Monday, by which his thigh was broken. The unfortunate man was carried to his home, and Dr Quirke and his assistant were promptly in attendance. As he is not young, it is feared that he will not recover for some time. SPECIAL Revival Services have been held during the week, ...

... Was held on Tuesday evening, the Rev T. LI. Jones again occupying the chair, when the building was crowded to excess. In addition to Mrs Payno and Mrs Hayward, a stirring ad- dress was delivered by Mrs Durrant, Secretary of the Working Women's Teetotal League. At the close no fewer than 103 persons signed the pledge, the total number taking] the pledge as the result of tho two nights' meetings ...

... The special correspondent of the Cape Town Daily Telegraph, in a despatch says :— The Colonial wal with the rebel Basutos is causing both anger and grief here. It is only the wisdom of the policy which sustains the popularity of Government. Officers in Basutoland, as in Zululand, seem incapable of doing anything the only difference is that in Basutoland we fight and are defeated, and in ...

... CORRESPONDENCE. The Proprietor docs not hold himself responsible for the opinions of his Correspondents. The columns of this paper arc at all times open to the ex- pression of opinions on subjects of a public character. Correspondents are requested to write on one side or the paper only, and to avoid personalities; and must enclose with the letter their OWN names and postal addresses, not ...

... To heal the sick and alleviate the sufferings of poor frail humanity, is the grandly beneficent office of the physician; and few there are among us who have not, at some time or another, found it necessary to call into their aid the skilful ser- vices of some one of the noble band who have undertaken the self-sacrificing duties of a profes- sion which demands, more than any other, that their ...

... The Wesleyan Conference commenced its 136th annual session on Tuesday morning at Birming- ham, and was attended by about 600 ministers. Dr. Rigg, the President, occupied the chair. There has been considerable diversity of opinion respect- ing the President for the ensuing year, but when the vote was taken it was found that the 'number for the Rev. E. Jenkins was 75, and for the Rev B. Gregory, ...

... We are glad to say that sons of Mr F. Phillips, of Pontypool, and Mr A. J. Harris, of Pontnewyn- ydd, gained prizes at the recent examination of the boys at Usk Grammar School by the Rev. David Jones Davies, M.A., Fellow of Emmanuel College, Cambridge. Harris came out first in Latin and French, and Phillips took a prize for Latin. We understand that the last-named boy was most as- siduous in ...

... NEWBRIDGE. THE ANNIVERSARY SERVICES in connection with the English Baptist Sunday School were held on Sunday last. Sermons were delivered by the Rev T. Thomas of Risea and in the afternoon he gave an address to Sabbath School Workers. The singing and recitations by the children were much enjoyed. ...

... The Orontes, with the remains of the Prince Imperial on board, arrived at Plymouth on Wed- nesday afternoon, and came on to Spithead, where she arrived at four o'clock this (Thursday) morn- ing. The body was lowered from the steamship into a specially-prepared barge, and transhipped to the Enchantress, which subsequently started for Woolwich. ...

... A TRIBUTE OF RESPECT TO THE LATE JOSEPH KAY, ESQ, OF BLAENAVON. To the Editor of the Free Press. Dear Sir,—The doleful intelligence of the death of Mr Kay has filled many hearts with the deepest sorrow, and this sorrow has not been confined to the town with which his name has been so long and so honourably associated, for there are very many in all parts of Wales, and in many parts of England, ...

... BY AN ABERSYCHAN CONTRIBUTOR. IN the Pontypool Police Court there have lately been several cases in which the Local Gas Co. summoned defaulting customers; in one their lawyer asked for a committal of the defendant, and read out the Act with reference thereto, in the other payment was asked for forthwith, but time was given to both defendants—very kindly —and they have now, we learn, hearing ...