... Further signs of improvement in the iron trade are forthcoming. Mr C. Jordan, iron founder has received a good order for castings, and the Wigan Coal and iron Com- pany have arranged to blow in another furnace. At a Liberal demonstration held at Man- chester, on Saturday, resolutions were passed condemning the policy of the Gov ernment. it is reported that the depression in the northern and ...

... The long depression in the Northumberland goal trade is passing away. | Orders are coming in, and one large colliery has received ordera'which will necessitate working deven days per fortnight till January, j?itB throughout Durham are working ten days fort- nightly. ^Our Chester-le-street correspondent telegraphs —The depression in the northern and midland coal trade is passing away. Fits ...

... THE COST OF ROYALTY AND THE PENSION LIST. The useful little Blue Book, just published, which contains the financial accounts of the Uuite i Kingdom,furnishes us ithsome interest ng information with regitrd to the cost of Royalty, an i the expenditure on account of pensions. The total amount issued during the year ending lhe of March, 1879, 0:1 acco nfc of the Civil List was P407,107 15s 6d. Of ...

... SIGNAL-BOX DESTROYED.—At about 8 p.m. on Saturday the signal box of the G- eat Western Railway &t the lock bridge, North Dock, caught fire, and the contents were destroyed. T e hose was one the snot within a very h,,rt time, hut the building, being creosote wood, burnt quickly, and the instruments, &c., were so damaged as to be useless. BJ;YSON'S QUOTATIONS.—Soles, Is. Salmon, la 6d Sewin, Is ...

... CLYDACH (SWANSEA VALLEY.) LICENSING.—On Friday, before the licensing magistrates at the Pontardawe sessions, an appli- cation was made by Mr Dan I liotiias, of Clydach, for a licence to ojien a new honse for the sale of beer aud spit-itious liqllors, to be known as the St. John's Hotel. Mr Plews, of Merthyr, and Mr Turberville, of Pontardawe, supported the appli- cation. Tue former gentleman ...

... l BY PETBR PLATFAIR.J MB RMD'a IIKE'l'ING Of CARDIFf. The great Ijiber&I demonstration in the Cardiff Market, on Monday last, will long be remem- bered. There never was the slightest warranty for the statement that the Liberal party were divided, but the meeting has quickened the several elements into activity and determination. Even in sporting Tory otrcles, Mr Gueft, the patron of branding ...

... A great political demonstration, organised by the Liberal associations of Manchester and SaU ford, and the National Reform Union, assisted by the kindred associations in about 70 Lancashire and Yorkshire towns, was held in Manley Park, JJanchetfter, on Saturday afternoon, and was at- tended by at least 60,000 or 70.000 persons. A meeting was presided over by Mr Robert Leake, president of the ...

... THE BUILTH LODGE OF ODDFELLOWS held their annual feast on Thursday. They marched in pro- cession thro gh the townileadtdby the Brynmuwr Brass Baud. Dinner w.,s provided in the S \all Hotel. ...

... ATTEMPTED MURDER. On Saturday night, in^Chat-wort .-street, Chester, Will. Wood, a In-inter, attempted mur er his wife, from whom be is separated, because she refused to return to his house, from which she ha 1 been driven by b's brutality, lie tried to cut her throat, and failing to do t at, stabbed her in the lieadind the h.inds, inflicting severe wounds. She is recovering. Wood is in custody. ...

... BRECON BOARDIOF CMARDIAKS. ALLEGED IRREGULARITIES. The Brecon Board of Guardians met on Satur- day, the Rev. Garnons Williams, Abercamlais, presiding. A letter wis read from the overseers of the parish of St. John's that the investigation made into the accounts of the late assistant ovei- seer revealed the fact that certain sums of money had been collected, but not paid into the ba k to the ...

... HA VERFORDWEST COUCIL MEETING. A meeting of this Council was held on Friday evening, present the Mayor (Mr James Phillips), and Councillors Bland, Baker, White, Farrow, Hen y James, Thomas James, and D. Thomas.— The Mayor stated that there stood to their debit at the bank £284 18s 9d, and the finance committee had that day recommended payment of cheques for JS174 b 6d, which would make the ...

... MR. REED, M.P., AND NAVAL:| PENSlONS. ed J we sturday s Army and Navy Gazette, commont. EC do ingon Mr. B. J. Reedoaapeoh at. Cardiff fist Ls ne Tuesday,sy Z Mr. R 3. Reed, C.B., who, am of Chief Cou etor at the Admiralty did not go heiitate to expres a feeling akn to contempt for thy Xe opinionof navaloffleere, intends to make an Be attackc upon ?? On the retired lists at an early she ...