... A temperance conference was held on Friday afternoon fat the Town Hall, Cardiff, clergyWfci from all parts of the diocese attending. A deputation from the Church of England Temperance Society was decided to be established. The Lord Bishop of Llandatf thought the Chancellor of the Exchequer looked more than he ought to for reverence from spirits. A public meeting was held in the evening. ...

... BKOADWAY ST: NO A v SCHOOL.—The sacred cantata Nativity was given in the Weslevan schoolroom, Broadway, on Tuesday evening, in support of the funds of the Sunday School library. BETHANY CHAPEL, ST. MARY STREET.—A lecture 011 Checks and BaliJnces was delivered in this chapel on Wednesday evening, by the Rev. James Owen, Swansea, the Rev. W. E. Winks in the oaari. In the course of his ...

... I A VINDICATION. The fulminations of our daily contem- poraries about the Sunday Closing Bill for Wales are extremely ridiculous, and offer another instance of their inability to deal properly with an important public question. We had occasion recently to criticise on good grounds, a paragraph which appeared in one of these papers, and to show that it was an attempt to pat the Licensed ...

... The Revision Court at Cardiff was opened at the Town-hall, on Wednesday, by Mr. G. B. Hughes, revising barrister. Mr L V. Shirley, assisted by Mr. R. P. Rennie, Conservative registration agent, represented the Cardiff Conservative Association Mr E. Grogan (of the office of Messrs. Morris and Soot, solicitors) appeared on behalf of the Roman Catholics and Mr W. Sanders, Liberal registration ...

... I [BY CYMRO. ] I THE CARDIFF DREAMERS. LLEWELLYN.—We have for some years had, The Cardiff DrapJrs, The Cardiff Clothiers, The Cardiff Hatters, and The Cardiff Hosiers. Dining the past week we have had a startling addition to those celebrities. The new company has adopted the appropriate style of, The Cardiff Dreamers. CATWC.—You surprise me. Do you know any- thing about them. LI --All ...

... THE mati is ruined—hopelessly ruined. The words startled me. So bad as that? said the individual to whom the remark was made. Even so bad. Of whom are you speaking? I ventured to ask. Of Jacob Atwood. I started to my feet. He was one of my old, inti- mate, and long-tried friends. did you eay? That man ruined? Im- possible J There is no doubt of it. I received my informa- tion from those ...

... LORD BEACONSFIELD Viewed Psychologic- ally, is the tempting title of a paper in the new number of Dr. Forbes Winslow's Journal of Mental Pathology. A good deal has been said and written already about Lord Beaconstield, but psychologically has an imposing sound, and suggests that the writer has something new and interesting to tell us about the evolution of the statesman's mind. We confess ...

... GALES AND LOSS OF LIFE. Since November 21st violent gales have been re- ported from different parts of the United Kingdom. A storm the severity of which has not been equalled since the Sunday when the Tay Bridge fell, swept over Scotland on the night of the 22nd and the follow- ing morning, causing great destruction of property, and alao unfortunately the loss of several lives. -At Millerston, ...

... AFGHANISTAN. I THE LATE RATTLE. The correspondent, dating front Killa AbduJa, Oct 2nd, Bays The details of the Aml'l'r' victory tele- graphed last Sunday are g-,nsrally correct, but it was not fjui!^ so easily won a-s at tirst reported. The Candahari regiments who formed Ayoob's front line at iirst repulsed the Ameer's attack, and even captured three of his guD, when one C'abuli and three. ...

... The Irish Land Bill Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone, (Price 6d0 Published by the National Press Agency 13, Whitefn irs-street, E-C. This pamphlet is published by authority at the in- stance of the Liberal Central Association, and is in fact, a verbatim report of the now celebrated speech delivered by the Prime Minister on rising to move foi t°M g in the lrish Land Bill. The correct text of Mr. ...

... The annual meeting of the members of the Central and Associated Chambers of Agriculture was held on Wednesday at the rooms of the Society of Arts, London. Lord Carington presided, and was supported by Major Paget, M.P.,Sir B. Leigh ton, M. P., Mr. T. Duckham, M.P., and others. MR. GLADSTONE AND LOCAL TAXATION. Captain Craigie, the secretary, announced that in reply to a request that Mr. ...

... Cjbe Mail about SToton. There was much good humour manifested at the Women's Suffrage Meeting on Wednesday evening at the Assembly-rooms of the Town-hall. In accordance with the announcement that I had made, Miss Jenner appeared on the platform and delivered an address. It was a happy thought of hers that the proceedings might fitly be concluded by the singing of the National Anthem. And the ...