... Mr. E. J. Reed/ALP.the Liberal candidate for- the uoited boroughs bridge, andLI&abrissaot, addressed the electors of Ckrdiff on Monday at the Markethall, his reception being most enthusiastic Br. Edwards presided,.and about two tbousaBd 'peraooa were present. In reviewing the action of the^ Govern- ment, he stated he-believed that there waa^a great deal of reform to. do. One- thing was to give ...

... News of a shocking murder committed in County Moath late on Sunday night reached Dublin on Monday. The body of a man named Thomas Tandy, a large farmer, of Athboy, has been found lying in a ditch in one of his own fields with such marks that show that he has been violently assaulted and shot. Deceased was 60 years of age, and it is said he was a man of eccentric habits. He was worth JE1500 a ...

... James Dilly was executed at Newgate on Monday morning for the murder of his illegitimate child. He was informed on Sunday of the reprieve of his paramour, Rainbow, and seemed greatly pleased thereat. Dilly never denied his guilt, and acknowledged the justness of his sentence. On Sunday night he enjoyed undisturbed repose. He walked with some difficulty to the scaffold, and appeared very ...

... NEWPORT TOWN COUNCIL. The fortnightly meeting of the Watch Committee was held at the Council-room, Town-hall, on Tuesday when there were present :-J. Moses, Esq. ex-Mayor, (in the chair); Councillors W. West, B. Evans, GolS, S. Goss, J. Maddock, H. A. Huzzey, H. P. Bolt, and R. Davies, the new member for the South Ward. u The minutes of the last meeting were read by the Deputy Town Clerk, and ...

... In striking contrast to the scene which took place on the Folkestone and Boulogne steamer Albert Edward, on the 22nd July. when one of the passengers jumped overboard with the intention of committing suicide, and which recently formed the subject of an inquiry before the Wreck Com- missioner, is a report of a rescue in the Irish Sea, on the 18th inst. On that day the steamer Roe was on her ...

... IS Consequence of a report by Zuhdi Effendi, the Turkish Minister of Finance, an Imperial irade has been issued disbanding the first bans of the redifs, and announcing that the third and fifth bans will fee dismissed after the settlement of the Greek question. The army will tnusbe re« duoed to 100,000. ...

... The Times Philadelphia correspondent tele- graphs that the swimming match at Newport between Captains Webb and Boyton ended abruptly after seven hours, Captain Webb having been seized with cramps. Boyton continued till nearly midnight, making 25 miles in 20 hours. ...

... A very successful entertainment waa given in the School-room of the above place last week. The chair was occupied by T. Williams, Esq., of Varteg, who performed his duties So a very able manner. Mr.- John Blatchly was the accompanist. The programme i throughout was performed in a pleasing and excellent manner. The promoters of the entertainment intend holding similar ones monthly in the district' ...

... As a preliminary to his twenty mile match ith Captain Boyton, Captain Webb undertook ou the 13th inst. a swim of fifteen miles. The course was from Sandy Hook to Manhattan, and the feat was for a wager of 1000 dollars. After about a pound and a half of steak, with accessories, for breakfast, Captain Webb stripped for the task and was rubbed with oil, and at twenty minutes to nine in the ...

... A certificate of insanity, signed by a doctor and two justices, has been forwarded to the Home Office from Liverpool in the case of the young man named Wilde who shot his father's servant girl, and afterwards barricaded himself in the house, defying the police with revolvers. ...

... STORMS ANE. BLOCKS. The eictwardinary weather that has prevailed till. week has caused the greatest anxiety amongst agri- culturists aBd othera. Fos days low temperature and almost continuous rain bave beea experienced, with scarcely a trace of the genial suaahine and summec- glow usually looked for at this period of the year, The high wind and heavy rainfall of Tuesday and Wednesday were ...

... A recent Philadelphia telegram says:—The State Department, in reference to the $103,000 Fortune Bay Fishery Claim, announces that it is not a claim for restoration of any portion of the Halifax award. That being considered res adj-u- dicata, the United States have no intention of asking any abatement or reconsideration of the award because of subsequent ill-treatment of fishermen or non ...