... the Editor of the SOUTH WALES DAILY NEWS. SIR,—The more barbarous a nation, the more barbarous its language, is a universal and a uni- versally acknowledged truth, and one that is abun- dantly proved by any savage race existing. The patriotic Welsh, with pardonable pride, assert that their tongue retains all its original purity, and that it is almost the same to-day that it was in the Earlier ...

... ST.EEL BAIL CONTRACTS IN AMERICA. Our Wolverhampton correspondent telegraphed on Wednesday ;-There was a little less eagerness to buy this afternoon, yet sales were e:ffeoted, in one case for a thousand tons of pigs, at a good rise upon the recent minimum quotation. Cinder pigs and a few good Staffordshire vigs were unchanged. One local firm has orders for 10,000 tons of pigs. the half at a ...

... DOCK DUES AT CARDIFF. IMPORTANT DISCUSSION AT CAR- DIFF CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, The monthly meeting of this Chamber was held on Wednesday, Mr J. H. Wilson, the president, in the chair. There were also present—Messrs E. S. Hill, J. Watson, J. A. Ie Boulanger, J. Davies, E. C. Downing, 0. V. Harrison, John Moore, Louis fylor, K. H. Bennett, G. S. Stowe, W. J. Trounce, J. O. Lewis, and W, L. Hawkins ...

... THE AFGHAN REVOLT- SUSPICIONS OF THE AMEER. ALLEGED COMPLICITY IN THE T MASSACRE. HARD FIGHTING EXPECTED. (REDTER'a TELEGRAM.] SiMLA, Monday.—The Government of Bombay has been entrusted with the organ- isation of transport and supplies for the Oandahar forces. ...

... EMANCIPATION'OF SLAVES IN CUBA; NEW YORJ:, Monday.—Intelligence re- ceived here from Santiago de Cuba, via Ha- vanna, states that the slaves employed on the plantations in that district have de- manded their liberty, which the masters have promised on condition that they engage to continue to work for wages for three years. The slaves are, however, running away, and the authorities have asked ...

... NEATH. ENCOURAGING DRUNKENNESS.—At the county petty-sessions, ou Saturday, William Jenkins, landlord of the Cross Keys. Britonferry, was charged by Mr Supt. Howleit with permitting drunkenness. From the evidence of P.S. Baker and P.C. David Williams, three sailors who had been refused driuk at two other public-houses went to the Cross Keys and obtained aquait of beer, which they drank, and ...

... SHOCKING ACCIDENT TO A LAD AT DOWLAIS. On Sunday a shocking accident happened in the railway yard at Caeharris, Dowlais, a lad named Enoch Gabe, 11 years of age, son of John Gabe, residing at Cwmcanol-street, Dowlais, being crushed to death between the buffers of two trucks. The deceased and other lads were pushing the trucks about when he got squeezed in between them. He fell to the ground, ...

... SAD DEATH AT PONTLLAN- FIIAITH. On Wednesday, George Treasure, a young man, was interred at Penmaen Independent Chap-1. Deceased was one of tut persons who committed the assault last year on one of the police-con- •tabl- s of the di-trict. He and two other named Charles Thomas and John Conuet, were im- prisoned, Thomas for a year and a half. an Treasure and Connet for six months' each. It will ...

... THE SOUTH STAFFORDSHIRE IRON TRADE. WOLVERHAMPTON, Wednesday.—No pigs of much value were to be bought this afternoon under 2s to 3 rise upon the late minimum. Common r,a.3 also were np upon ti e former minimum by from 58 to 7s 6d, owing to the sc rcity of old rails of which they have been made. Sheets were not bought freely, and makers were seeking specifi- cations pricts nf sheers wei e ...

... 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 ...