... FLINT AND DNsmos HUNTr ANNUAL BALL.-This .event took place on Wednesday night last at the Plough Hotel, and passed off in a most suocessful manner. Dancing commenced soon after 10 o'clock,and the music was rendered by Mr Stephenson's (Wrexham) band. The new room, built expressly for such events, seemed to answer the purpose admirably. The catering of Mr and Mrs Cleaver, who had charge of all ...

... iISCE aLA NEXOU SB .NEWS. Dlr-JnD. Stoyle, the burlesque actor dikd on Friday i week, lat his residence in -Walhatmn Green, of 'con. slumptldnp' hlaiing -on' the previoui night 'amused a large -adience -by his .performDdee of the B3oa'un in a Bi11te T~ylori, art- ?? etre, -, ?? VZRITABUE CsHNTHNeARA.-A ' venerable lady, r Ziss' Macleod, died' on Mluanday at Mannera road, 2 Hlaiipstead; having ...

... AN INTERNATI6SAtR~'ECUTIY'; ' :i ; , DULCIGNO.0:- , I ?? It may bea, profitable .hat,Dthe r'c`8t, , tho of th upited fleet of tho',&liea Poydrn o urEeirbe , ujef&5ete to ibeapplicationof.a joint threat toooerce. 'urkey' into the ceepiono'f Dulcigno to tbehfontenegries, should' be studied by,thse friends~of peac ?? in eir ownipoint 'of vi ew. . For it is one of;'t eost striking illunstratione ...

... . . , MEETING OF THE BOARD OF GUARDIANS. The Board met on Thurelday, Mr T. G. Dixon in the chair. There were also present:-Rev. J. Pugh, Messrs W. Price Jones, R. J. Sisson, Dr. Davies, John Price, William Bell, William, Littler, John VaughaH, John Knowles, E. Angel, Edwin Morgan, Rev. W. E. Jones, John Davies (Lodge), John Roberts (Geinas), E. Wind-' ser Davies, T. Sleight, T. HowatioD, and ...

... THE HOURS FOR M&RRIAGES IN ENGLAND. It remains to be seen vyhether, iu the coting all. engrossing session on coercion in Ireland and Irish l4ud, Mr R. P. Blennerbassstt, M.P. for the I county of Kerry, Ireland, will this year (and for the third time) reintroduce his Marriage Law Amnmsdment t Bill, to enable all marriagas in the future to be celebrated up to five o'clock each afternoon. The ...

... HOUSE OF LORDS. On Thursday the second eesslon of the tenth Parlia. ment of her Majesty'a reign was opened by Royal CommiSsion. THE QUEEN'S SPEECH. The Lord Chanoeller reai the following message from .the Throne My LORDS AND GENTLEMEN:- I have called you at a period earlier than usual to the resumption of your labours, as some affairs of more than common urgency demand. your attention. My ...

... II NouTa WAr8 CoUNTY LUNATIC AiSYmL.-The ?? neting of sa-bsoribsei and visitors appointed by the ?? isasnuouned tobe heldat ?? on Tuesday next. Tas ANNUAL BALUin aidof ?? Rifs Volauatser Corps will be held in the Couuty Rall, on Thursday: next; and the eighth annual ball of the nonoomai'e iuuoed offoors is advertised for the following might. The Flint mud Denbigh Runt aunual bell is an. ...

... TH;E NERW 'BRThEiRY -BILLJ.. nt 'The Bill introduced by the Attorney-General for Ir dealinO with corrupt 'and illegal practlese at Parlia. .e mentary eleotions has Wno been prnted. Phe stringent a. provision described in outline by the Attoaoey.Gen era! r on January 7th areexhibited by the Bill in legal, form, n nnd certainly' do not thereby lose in severity.' The e Governient has evidently ...

... ECOLESI ASTICAL INTELLIGENCE. CANNON FAUP.AR ON 'PRE ESrADBLIBED CHURuO.- Canon Farrar began bis third sermon on the Establish- ment, at Westminstor Abbey on Sunday, by repudiating the complete mieconcepfion that he was onewering any srermons preschad in any other p'ace. He addresied himself to large principles, not to small antagonisms At a time when voices had been raised, even within the ...

... ftortD , aleo QrtOutvi SATURDAY, JANUARY 8, 1881. THE LIBERALS AND THEIR .PRO.ISES.. Eight months have elapsed: since the advent of the Liberals -to power, and yet we see no signs of the beneficial ohanges which were so freely predicted in 'the spring. Everything was to be transformed.; -all things were to become new. 1enoeforth we were not so much as to hear the rumours of war. Mr Gladstone ...

... THEI STATE OF IRELAND. A CHRISTMAS RIOT IN DUBLIN. The Irf himes gives8the following description of a moene which took place in Dublin on Christmas Day A private of the 2nd Dragoon Guards and a man of tbe 47th Regiment were walking along the west side of Stephen's green, when a middle-aged man of the aTtise. E class come up to the. dragoon, and, as the soldiers I alleged, calling 1im a 'Saxon ...

... SNOweToRms.-Daring Wednesday nigbt there was a fall of snow, and on Thursday morning the whole eountry round was covered to the depth of at least six inches. CaomR Surpa.n-On Friday evening, the 7th instant, the choirs of Bala and [lanycil churches bad their an. nual supper at the Plascoch Hotel. In the unavoidable abeence of the rector, the Rev. R. Jones, the Rev. Tio. mas Jones, the curats, ...