... MYNYDDISLWYNICHOOL BOARD The first meeting of the newly-elected School Board for Mynyddislwyn was held on Thursday There were present Rev. J. Griffiths, Messrs J. T. Green, S. M. Phillips, D. Edwards, D.Bowen, J. James, J. M. Jones. At the outset Mr Ed- wards proposed that Mr Bo en be elected chair- man pro tem. The motion having been seconded, the Rev. Mr Griffiths proposed an amend'nent that ...

... PUBLIC MED I CIN [-Cll ESTS. T1 e French Minister of the Interior has lately issued au order for the provision, in communes where there is no pharmacien. of chests containing medicines and other materials necessary for use in urgent case of illness' or accident. Each chest is to be divided into two compartments; one is to be reserved especially for the medical men, and the other is to be open ...

... MH. CHAWS ] IA Y BAI LEY'S MUNIFICENCE. A NEW CHURCH FOR YSTRAD- IinoNDDA. The generosity of Mr Crawshay Bailey has found a fresh outlet. A splendid church—one of finest, no doubt, in South Wales—is about to be built at his expense at Ton-Ystrad, Rhondda Valley. The site (on Mr Bailey's land) is a beautiful one. The road to the church from the main street has just been completed, at a cost ...

... THE LATITREV. W. MORRIS, BRYNMRNIN. The remains of the lato Rev. W. Aloms, Brynmenin, who was accidentally killed while alighting from the train at Llanelly a few days ago, were buried on Friday at Brynmenin in the presence of an immense concourse of people. At the service in the house the Rev. J. Roberts, Neath, read and prayed. The procession then started to the chapel, the people, led bp ...

... THE OXFORD vJOURNAL, SATURDAY, ApRIL 17. THE EW . E A Cabinet Council was held on Wednesday in Downing- street. The Ministers present were the Earl of Beacons- field, the Lord Chancellor, the Duke of Richmond and Gordon, the Duke of Northumberland, Mr. Secretary Cross, the Right Hon. Sir M. B. H. Beach, the Right Hon. Colonel Stanley, Viscount Cranbrook, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the ...

... One one, many shady promenades and picturesque villages that of old skirted tbe banks of the Thames above Westminster and Lambeth have disappeared are disappearing, or, worse still, are losing their old aspect of retirement and repose. Even Chiswick-inall, where the statelv Miss Pinkerton kept her venerated establishment for young ladies, and Becky Sharpe ungratefully hurled back the copy of ...

... (BY (I'EOil OWN Ct'KItKSI'ON-DENT.) JJC'BLIN, APEII, It is probable that the Irish Home Hula members will ho!d a conference before the assembly the new Parliament:. To-day the Corporation granted leave to the Lord Mayor (Mr. E. iJwyer Gray, M.P.): to grant the use of the Council Chamber for purpose. ...

... .- ?? 1 ne: h THE--- , ' ?Gg. XE?t.AL',,,9LEQTIO.N. ;otJE NCO 'r cchltk ;LECT ION. H- E' (seaLPEOUL T ilg EAMS) Free' n Office, Cork, Weduesday Night. The counting of the votes was expected to have been procedded with this evening at oilo'lo ock, when all the baslot.boxes should have arrived. Owing to an objection, however, on the part of gessrs. Shaw and Colthurst, and to the Wamifeet ...

... 2UbILANL,' nNSTITUTE' OF MNN ENGINEERS. ihe metnelsrs of the above I,,stitute met and dined n, o-: n!0 Wednesday last at the Hing's ?? Hoiel ' 1,:. - I `LA rmatitig was afterwvards held, when Mr. C ?? .G. President of the Institute, occupied d i. t , r 1. 2llrten thle vice-chaiar. There were also LI T[ix B. latrshall, MayIvor of Barlsl!ev' Mr. T. dI V . 'non!0 ~11. 5Itetshloy iMr. .T 'Yvas, ...

... I (From oR ouvr ConhaESuonmT.) Paus, Tuesday. Just six years ago, when Great Britain was entering en the last General Election, a mysterious grievance was raised by the incoming against the outgoing Premier in reference to sundry Idihes of the plundering and blundering Government connected with the Straits of Malacca. What the sins of omission with which Mr. Gladstone's Cabinet was ...

... (BY ParV mTB3 TBLEGRAPB.) di CC Lord Beaconsfield went to Windsor yesterday morn- hi ing, and tendered the resignation of his Ministry. to There can be no doubt of that fact, and as little that se 11er Majesty accepted the resignation. Almost the hi last act of the Conservative Government may sl now be said to have been performed, and t, public interest is transferred to the persons whom rf ...

... THE BRADFORD IIAILWAY STATIONS. te A few years ago, when trade was prosperous, and when of! the various railway companies who have connections w.ith f t Bradford had their lines over-burdened with goods trafc, b and the passenger stations wvere found inadequate fully to yi eet the wants of the travelling public, attempts avere nd tmade to imnprove both the Midland and the Exchange be Stations ...