... THE ARCHIVES OF WKYMOUTLL. The archives of Weymouth for the last 500 years were offered for sale on Friday. lhe cor- poration offered £ 100 without prejudice to Parties rights, and protested against the sale, clanr.ing the papers as their property. They were not sold as a guarantee to hold the purchaser undisturbed could not be given. ...

... DR. OSBORN ON MEMBERSHIP, rn, f.BT TELEGRAPH.} The Conference resumed on Friday. Bishop Campbell, the coloured bishop from America, desired to say farewell to the Conference, and, in so doing, he related the steps which had been taken by the board of bishops of his conference in sending him as a delegate to this Conference. He cordially invited the appointment of a fraternal delegation to ...

... SIR GARNET WOLSELEY'S ARRANGEMENTS. RE-OCCUP ATION OF ULUNDI. RETURN HOMR OF TROOPS. MADEIRA, August 7th.—Telegram from Sir Garnet Wolseley to the Secretary of State for War CAMP, LOWER UMLATOVSI DRIFT, 21st July.— Yesterday I held a satisfactory interview with the principal chiefs of the coast district, informing them generally of the plans for the settlement of the country. They expressed ...

... SHIPWRECK AND LOSS OF TWENTY-SEVEN LIVES. A Reuter's telegram from Brest says :-The Marie Louise, a Belgian vessel, bound for Alicante, has been wrecked on the Penarvan rocks, off Ouessant. The captain aad 26 men were lost, only seven of the crew being saved. ...

... Business was resumed on Wednesday. A vote of thanks was presented to Mr Watkins, of Brad- ford, for his generous donation of jS5 for thesecond brize to the students in the institute. It was announced that Mr T. Watson, of Rochdale, and Mr J. L. Thompson, of Sunderland, had promised £5 each, for the prizes to the probationers: next year. The Rev. J. Kirsop having been appointed •ecretary to the ...

... In the House of Commons, on Saturday, the Public Works Loans Bill, after an in- teresting discussion, was read a second time. At Howley Quay, which was flooded by the recent heavy rains six boys are sup- posed to have lost their lives on Friday. The bodies of two of the lads have been re- covered, as well as the wearing apparel of the others missing. It is stated that on his arrival in England ...

... THE TIN PLATE TRADE. MEETING OF THE MEN AT SWANSEA. THE REDUCTION OF WAGES RE- FUSED. At t'e Bird in Hand publichouse, Swansea, on Saturday, a meeting of tin-plate men was held, to take into consideration the reduction ot wages, Sea., lately determined upon by the masters, and to discuss other matters. Mr Lewis, of Swansea, who is the author of a practical and useful work known as the Tinman's ...

... ENGLISH (' ALVINISTIC ''PTHOI)ISM.-A few weeks since the nucleus of what is expected to be a very successful English Methodist cause was started at Penuel Welsh Calvinistic Church. The Church members already number 21, and the Sunday-school 80 persons. Next Sunday the first of the series of divine services will be held. The Rev. William James, of Cardiff, will officiate. Mr David Roser, ...

... FETE.—On Saturday the seventh anniversary of Court Ivor Bach. of the Ancient Order of Foresters, was held. The brethren,'headed by the Meliyngriffith Brass Band, marched to Dr. Edward's house, Taff's well, returning to the Lewis's Arms, where dinner had bees provided by the host, Bro. Whitney. Bro. Spiller, P.D.C.R., presided, and was supported by Bros. W. Newton and Josenh Bryant, P,C. B.S. ...

... THE HAREM OF THE MOUF- FETICH. Sinister rumours reach UR concerning the dis- appear nee of certain ladies who once belonged to the harem of Ismail Saddiok, the celebrate Mouffetich. It will be remembered that, when Ismail Pasha caused his confidant and foster- brother to be seized, poisoned, and thrown iuto the Nile, the women who belonged to his harem were tiansferred to Nasr-el-Ali. The ...

... POTTY-SESSIONS, Friday, before W. Llewellyn, E. Thomas, aid the Rev. Rees Jones, E Iward Lewis, alias She;'pard, of Machen, was charged with being drunk on the highway at Bedwas, and fined 2s 6d and costs.-George Goody, of Aber- carne, was charged with allowing a donkey to stray on the highway. P.C. O'Donnell proved the case, and defendant was fined Is and costs.— Thomas Way, a collier, was ...

... T.) ae E(lit(n- of the SOUTH WALKS DAILT NEWS. HIR,-I have received a large numb.r of com- munications from [lersons employed in the trade establishments of thi town, asking me to try and get the committee of the e,-ted(ifod to movie in the matter of getting a genera! Holiday oil one of the eistelhifod days. I have the good opinion of the tiadesmen of Cardiff that they will grant the request ...