... FLEASANT WORDS never come .mis. To the poor they give cheer to the sorrowful, comfort to the happy, greater happiness. Perhaps we are always care- ful to speak kindly to the poor, the sick, the aged; but are we always as ready to give a pleasant word to the rich, the gay, the apparently happy? Do we not sometimes forget that there are diseases of the soul; that there is a hunger other than ...

... STATE OF ZJLULAND. A correspondent in Northern Zululand, under date Dccembc-r 29, sends the Durban representative of the Times disquieting accounts of the state of things there. The general opinion in the country is that the people are sleeping (.n a volcano. There is jnifgovernraent everywhere, from the chiefs. to the smallest captains. Thne is no hand to restrain them I ;and there is no ...

... A curious case of stolen treasure has been heard at Kilmainham Court-home, Dublin, Robert M'Hugh, aged only 19, who had been in the employment of a Mrs. Kelly,a publican,wa3 put forward to receive sen- tence for stealing money, the propeity of his em- ployer. He had surrendered plunder to tha amount of 2386 since his conviction. Suspicion as to his honesty being raised, two half-crowns, marked ...

... Mr. Mark Whitehead, a jeweller and watchmaker of Chichester, on Friday surrendered to his recog- nizances at Clerkenwell police-court charged with receiving a quantity of stolen jewellery, the pro-perty of Mr. William Windhurst, wholesale jeweller, of Clerkenwell, and Benjamin Frost, 18, errand boy, George Frederick Stokes, 18, labourer, and Harvey Dickson, 19, a milkman, were charged with ...

... Mr. M. A. Bass, M.P., addressing his constituents at Harbourne on Wednesday, predicted that, mon- strous as it might seem,there would next session be an alliance between the followers of Mr. Parnell and the Tories. It would be one, he said, that would run the Government very hard indeed,and he therefore warned his constituency to be ready for another election, whether it came this year, or ...

... SCANDAL AT LEAMINGTON. Some years ago there was an improper acquaint- a.nce between a surgeon of Leamington named James Russell Jeaffreson, who is now married, and Mary Charters, of the same place, and recently the latter has caused Mr. Jeaffreton some little annoyance. A few days ago she went to his stables, struck him in the face with her umbrella, and threatened to do for him, creating a ...

... DISRICT' NTEWS. CARDTE. Snr. Srssnsrs's Czuacax-On Wednesday even- w ell lug, a tea was given to the choir of; aof Mariner Coffee Tavern, by Mir. fi. Sleep, the choir- ticucl ihafwo hi reda h has master. The young people spent a very pleasant ! o evening and thoroughily enjoyed themselves. The duff, incum-bent, yids. Russell, and Mr. HZillestrom, the .incumbent's warden, w ere present. Credit ...

... NEWSf S UMMARtYJ-1 --o . -l The newv ?? an1d pier at M:ilford flaven were formrallyv openedZ yesterday b y Mr . W. n~avies, IVP~.. wvho deliveared a short adl- 3L dress. In the eveninlg a banquet was given by the contractors. Great excitemxent ha3 been caused through- I out France. an~d l'ar is is saidi to be in a panic, tot owtingr to the rejeeition of the &v'etin cie Usf'e. Du It is ...

... IfCAR1.IARTllEN BOARD OF [. GUARDIAN$S. . ~¶UAstLW1LNr. .At the forenightly me.eting of this'board, held on ,Saturday-, an anmnated discussion took place re- ;specting the place or places to be selected for dis- .tributing relief to out-door paupers in the parish of .St. Peter. The Chairman said that the agent for ,the lessee of the Carmarthen Miarket had refused .to accept the tenancy of th~e ...

... P],N.AR.l 1LOCAL BOAR2D. The uscual mlonthily- meeting oF this board ?? hekld on Mlonday evening. -lihen ther-e wvore presenlt the chairman (M~r. Jawnes Richards). Messrs. RI. Forrest, T.PH.Thompson, rL A. Jones, JolnmRichards, R. HR. Strong, and J. At. Cnrlactt (clerk).-The Clierk said thakt since ILast meeting he lied written to tho Cardiff W~aterwvorke Committee, as instructed, .nd rculive. ...

... * * DISTRlICT NEWS. ied ?? ~ CARDIt FF. I :ns Passucva'rsros.-The mnembers of the South 'en Walrd Conservative Working .MenL's Club purpose of presenlting a testimnoniall to their secretarv-, con- me sisting of i. handsomze claret cup, which is now on so giew at the shop of Mir. W. Hellier. The daytixed go foe-the presentation wvas the 13th of Janluary, hzut -he it has now been decided to ...

... ALARMING AND DESTRUCTIVE FIRE. — On Fri- day evening last, a fire broke out in a store-room ALARMING AND DESTRUCTIVE FIRE. — On Fri- day evening last, a fire broke out in a store-room at the Abbey (Tintern) Wire and Tin Works, near this town, and, as there were quantities of oils of various description on the premises, the fire spread rapidly and raged with great fury. Num- bers of men were ...