... FROZEN HEARTS: A Tale of Coronation Day Fifty Years Ago. By J. C. Manning (Cart Morganwg), Author of Gwendoline, Saul and other Poems, The Philanthropist, Ye Ballade of Ladye Marguerite. The Coastguard, and other Works. CHAPTER XXXII.—SORROWING IN THE SCNHHINK. The gladsome days amonp tho peaceful vine- yards of Bordeaux, with their cloudless skies and their never-ending sunshine, would ...

... BY VIATOR. By all means go and see Strata Florida I I do not refer to the railway station of that name some five miles beyond Tregaron, on the route from Carmarthen to Aberystwytb. The Strata Florida to which I refer may be conveniently reached from that station, as it lies only two or three miles off, and conveyances are usually in waiting to oblige those who prefer driving to walking. The ...

... OSSIAN'S SUCCESSOR, The Rev William Pierce, pastor of a large and prosperous church at Birmingham, has, by 252 votes against four, received a call to the pastor- ship of New Court Congregational Cburcb, Tollington Park, the late pastor (the Rev Ossian Davies) having to remove to Bournemouth on account of the state of his son's health. ...

... STATEMENT BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE VIGILANCE COMMITTEE. Mr Albert Backert, chairman of the White- chapel Vigilance Committee, writes as follows:- As chairman of the last formed Whitechapel Vigilance Committee, I have been questioned by a large number of people about to-day's discovery. From the time our committee was formed my colleagues and myself have done all in our power to discover the ...

... TREHEIIBBRT. THE RHONDDA LIBERAL ASSOCIATION.—A pub- lic meeting of Liberals took place on Tuesday evening in the Public Hall in connection with the Rhondda Liberal Association now in course of formation. iThe meeting was held to elect a com- mittee for the Treherbert district. There were present—the Rev. W. Maurice (chairman), Rev. — Jenkins, Rev. M. Jones, Messrs D. D. Joseph, John Jones, W. ...

... BARGOED. THE ART UNION PRIZE DRAWING.—On Friday evening, the committee for carrying out the Art Uniou prize drawing, in aid of the relief fund for Mr Riohard Morgan, the blind coliier, met to arrange for the concert on Tuesday evening. The artistes are Miss S. A. Williams, R.A.M., Mr Tom Williams (Pontypridd), Eos Alana, and Eos Fach (Dowlais). ...

... A EUROPEAN NOTE PRESENTED TO TURKEY; The Vienna correspondent of the Times tele- graphs The Ambassadors in Constantinople on Thursday presented at the Porte another Collective Note, stating that the answer of the Porte relative to the Montenegrin aifais has not been satisfactory. The Ambassadors, by instructions from their several Governments, call upon the Porte to declare within a short time ...

... THE IRISH UENT QUESTION. Twenty sheep having been seized for rent in the neighbourhood of Lougiirei, the tenant and a number of the peasantry went to the bailiffs, and having bound him and threatened to take away his life, retook possession of the sheep. When the police arrived the sheep had been taken away. ...

... THE BRITISH IRON TRADE ASSOCIATION. The annual meeting of the British Iron Trade Association was held on Thursday. Mr A. Samuelson, M.P.. presided, in the place of Lord Frederick Cavendish, whose acceptance of office was incompatible with the presidency of a trade society. The chairman said they might be cer- «in that under the present Government the in- rests of trade would not be neglected. ...

... CARMARTHEN COUNTY ROADS BUARD. THE TURNPIKE ROADS (SOUTH WALES) BILli; IMPORTANT MEETING*. A quarterly meeting fir the Carmarthen Coilfily Roads Board was held at the Shire-haiij Carrnaf- then, on Wednesday, Mr It. JennihgS) Geliydegj pfesidihg. and fchfefe being & large attendance of members. A very long discussion took place on fin appli- cation fro tit Mr J. Waddell, railway contractofi for ...

... Stone's Mill, Ripponden, near Halifax, owned by Messrs Joseph Wliiteley Rud Son, cotton spinners, was on Mijaday morning destroyed by fire. The cause supposed to have been the over-heating irf^the machinery soon after th*' engine started The damage is estimated a|, b-itweeu £ 15,000 aud £ 20.000, mainly covw^UjJ i'.»«v4uce. ...

... LECTURE.—On Monday evening an interesting lectnre was delivered at the Drill-hall by the Rev. J. Harris, of Abersychan. The subject was Shenkin Penydd, the eccentric preacher of Wales. The rev. gintleman told, in a very dra- matic manner, the principal events in the career of this distinguished evangelist, as well as tracing the Welsh in their origin, language, peculiarities, manners, And ...