... THE MERTHYR LICENSED VIC- TtJALLEKS' FESTIVAL. An adverti?ernp ;t in another column announcoa above 2 )0t'utt'i''8 tor this ye&?'s athtetie feouv?), promote i bv the LiCent'eJVict'?UeM'Associat.io;). Besides L'cal )neM f not:'?, both amateur ?.)d pro- fes.,ional, it seems th.tt the v.duable prizes offered have attracted t.o.euf the leaJIU I)e,testriati.,3 of the country, and wnh the fil ...

... SATURDAY AND SUNDAY DHINK- 1NC IN_DUBLIN. Three hundred and forty-eight cases of drunken. ness and disorderly CtlIl:luct were brought before ti.e police magistrates at Dublin on Monday, all prisoners being arrested on last Saturday and Sun- day ni.ht ...

... BY ADFYFR. The discassions which have taken place during the last two or three months respecting the pro- posed extended application of the Jesus College, Oxford, endowments, have served at least one ex- celleut purpose—they have shown the strength and depth of the patriotic feeling which still exists in the Principality. The con roversi J frays have often waxed warm, and issues which could ...

... A LIVERPOOL DIVORCE CASE. In the Divorce Division, on Fri iay afternoon. Sir it. J. Phillilwre had before him the Biiit of Stafford v. Stafford, which was the petition of the wife for judicial separation on the grouuu of her husband's infidelity. I he respondent, it will be remembered, was recently tried, and sente-lee I to five years' penal B rvitude for ab-conding from Liverpool with £ 15 ...

... A mysterious tragedy has occurred at Toulouse, Three bodies, that of a man of 40, covered with wounds, that of a woman of 35, and that of a young man of 18 or 20, have been found in the canal. A card found on one body and an initialed handkerchief indicated that the victims were Auguste Combeu, a corn merchant at Beziers, and his wife and son, and it is feared that a child aged seven and the ...

... BRITISH MEDICiL ASSOCIATIOy. SOUTH WALES AND MONMOUTH- SHIRE BRANCH. ANNUAL MEETING AT CARDIFF. The annual meeting of the South Wales and Monmouthshire branch of the British Medical Asso- ciation was this year hei'i in Cardiff. The Council Chamber in the Town-hall had been selected for the purpose, an i there were a large number of objects of physiological or pathological interest on tables ...

... FOREST OF DEAN. AT LITTLEDEAN POLICE-COURT, on MondaY David Pritchard, a collier, of Nailbridge, wa. charged with having, on the night of the 7th July been on premises at Flaxley for an unlawful^ ur pose. Prisoner was caught by a police officer in a yew iree belonging to a Mr Palmer in which fowls were roosting. Two other men were near. and, on finding that their comrade was captured, they ran ...

... MEETING OF THE COUNCIL On Friday evening a meeting of the Council of thE Merthyr Chamber of Trade was held at the Bush Hotel. The High Constable, Mr David Williams, presided, the other members present being Messrs W. Smyth, J. W. James, W. Harrap, M. L. Evans, W, Meredith, and D. P-ees Lewis, secretary. THE LONDON AND NORTH WESTERN RAILWAY TRAINS. The minutes having been confirmed, ,the ...

... MERTHYR GITA.RDIA.NS, At the weekly meeting of the Board held on Satur. day the following Guardiuis we.- present — Messrs R. H. Rhys (in the chair), J. Williams, D. E. Williams, W. Bell. T. Edwards. D. DAVIRS, Canon- street, R. T. Griffiths, T. Wiiiiims, D. D-ivies, Glebeland, J. W. James, C. E. Matthews George Martin, D. P. Davies, Mathew Bites, J. Johns, J. Gibe T. Rees. D. E. David, B. ...

... 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 ...