... The trial of Mabel Wilberforce, charged under 22 counts with having committed wilful and corrupt per- jury during the hearing the case of Wilberforce V. Philp, in the High Court of Justice, in July last, has taken placa at the Central Criminal Court, before Mr. Justice Hawkins. When the indictment was read the prisoner declined to plead, stating that the court had refused her time to prepare ...

... 1 THE MEMBERS FOR MERTHYR. ON Wednesday the series of addresses which Mr. RICHARD, M.P., and Mr. JAMES, M.P., propose to give their constituents in the Merthyr Borough, was commenced at Mountain Ash. The attendance of electors was not so large on this occasion as was anticipated, and the speeches delivered were not of the highest order. The enthusiasm of the Welsh people, too, did not appear ...

... In anticipation of a threatened measuie of confisca- tion of conventual piopeity by the new French As- sembly, a community of French Nuns, Les Fillea de la Mkre de Ditu, a wealthy educational Order, has arrived from Brest with 20 pupils, and settled at CUftojs ...

... 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 ...

... 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. ...

... WVEATHERl FORECASTS. The following report was issued from thie Meteorological Department at 8 p-.e yesterday:- DIsTRnCrs. FosEOASMr. Sc n N .. North-westerly winds, strong cloudy, 0. Scotland, ?? with. occasional cold showers. . Scotland, E. Westerly north-westerly winds, uoderate 2. Sengland, NE. ;. .. strong*; fair generally, hut clouding over 2. England, N.1: ?? at times, perhaps with rain. ...

... - BIRMINGHAM AND MIDLAND I INSTITUTE, OPENING OF THE NEW BUILDINGS. SPEE CH BY MR. J. CHAMBERLAIN, M. P. The new lecture theatre and other buildin~gs lately t silded to the Birinillghani and Midland Institute were 3 formally opened yesterday. In the morning a breakfast was t held in the T1owns Hall, to which thle principal donoars to the 3building fund and members of educational bodies wore ...

... WvOLVEHHAMp: i IPTON \VEDNESFTIILD sr.nnoL )loaRin-The snontisly meeting I of this Board seas hold On Men01ds>' nighlt ; Dr. H. Siuny nmerhljl presiding. '1'he repot of the visitinig ofbc~r showedc that as comiparedl w.sith il corresgponding month of last year there were onl tihe register 1,858, a deerease of 5 ; average attendance, 1,'441, a deereaes of 117 ; end iil actual aittenelaune, 1 ...

... n Mrhl L. S. RIOHARDS'S CANDIDATURE. t it On Monday evening a public meeting in support of the t a candidature of Mr. L. S. Itishards was held in thoe lking- n tell Street Board Sobonls. Mr. V. IKerby presided; and r a amongst thoso present were Couneillor Beard Messrs J. 1. Wnlker, D. Darrel. J. B. Dyson, F. Taylor, i. C. ,Tarvis, Y Juxon, Cowan, D. Trueinan, T. Shipman, W. F. Hlyde, &o. The ...

... UNITED KINrGDOM ALLIANCE. The general Council of the United Kingdom Allialce met yesterday morning, in tile Friends' Mcetiln euse, at Street, Manchester; Sir Wilrid Lawson, M.P., presidinr There were preserit Mr. B. Whitworth, M.P., Mr. T. BIn MP., Mr. S. Pope, Q.C., Mr. IV. Hoyle, and a lar, number of delegates from all parts of the country. Sir I. Lawson, in the course of his opening ...

... - . 0 1VOLVERIIHAPTON. Tinm PAN NoaSANCon.-Thc Team Committee of frits Corporation leve at last decided to remove. the nigbt-soil pans in thle night inistead of in the day. The inew regssla- tinn will come into force in the beginning of next week, cehers all thle housrholders using these pans will have received notice of the c6nsmittro'e determination. 'Tim alteration has givenl great ...