... SUSPENSION OF A CARDIFF CAPTAIN'S CERTIFICATE. On Wednesday, at the Bristol Local Marine Board office—before Mark Vvbitwdl (chairman), Mr Charles Nash, and Captain Thompson—the hearing of the charges agninst John Morgan, of George-street, Cardiff, was resumed. Tiie de- fendant was master of the barque liedesdale, and he was charged that, while on a voyage of the barque from Cardiff to the West ...

... A perfoimanee of the Victories of Judali after the Captivity, a new cantata with historical readings, was given in the Wesley;m Schoolroom OIl Monday evening by the Salem Chapel choir, under the condnctorship of Mr R. Martyn. The readings were given by the Rev. Mr Brigden. The soiosand choruses were well rendered, the former being sung by members of the choir, assisted by Mr Edwin Thomas, ...

... WOLVERHAMPTON, Wednesday.—The market to-day was unimproved, but a few good parcels of finished iron changed hands for export. The first were J612 for the Severn brand, £ 13 for best sorts, and E14 for double bars, £ 6 158 to B7. Tin plates were in slow demand, with prices regulated by speculation. Some pig vendors, who last week could effpefc no sales, did business to-day. Part- mine pigs, 47 ...

... MEETING AT MILFORD HAVEN. A meeting of the members of the Mechanics' Institute was held on Tuesday night. Mr W. Williams, the chairman, read a letter from the town clerk of Cardiff, asking the institute to sign a memorial to the Education Department, praying for the establish- ment at Cardiff of the proposed new college. He had read the elaborate statistics prepared by the Cardiff Corporation, ...

... Or COURSE, it may be argued that there is no need of speech-makers in the House of Commons, where there are too ma,uy already, but Mr Dawnay is not only no speech-maker, but Ids main subject of thought and ta?k s&em to be jingoism pure and simple. As to what the agricultural portion of the constituency think of the rival claima of the two candidates, we may be permitted to quote from ...

... ATTACHMENT OF A SOLICITOR. Vice-Chancellor Bristowe, sitting in the Pala- tine Court of Lancaster on Monday, made an order for the attachment of a Liverpool solicitor. The ground of the application was an allegation that the solicitor had retained a sum of money to cover his costs, and in spite of repeated applica- tion had neglected to deliver his bill of costs. The Vice-Chancellor made an ...

... MONDAY. His lordship opened the court this morning at GRAND JURY. The following grand jury was sworn Colonel Lewes, Llanllear Colonel Lewis, Clynhew Messrs W. O. Brigstocke, Parkygors T. H. Brenchley, Glaneirvv; D. G. Davies, Castle Green Thomas Davies, Bank House C. H. Lloyd Fitzwilliams, Adpar House; Major Howell, Noyadd Trefawr; Charles E. Longcroit, Llanina; Thomos E. Lloyd, Coedmore James ...

... At an inquest held at the prison at Maidstone, on Monday morning, touching the dettli of two prisoners, it transpired that an epidemic of small-pox of a virulent nature was raging within the prison wallg. A Government inspector has been down, and the authorities are making every possible effort to stamp out the disease. ...

... MANCHESTER, Tuesday.—Our market to-day is without much change, a dull tone being still its chief characteristic. In no department is there more than a very moderate inquiry, buyers generally avoiding all speculative busi- ness but on the other hand, there is still pres- sure to sell. Prices as a rule remain steady, at last Friday's level. ...

... A CHINESE MURDER CASE. A horrible story is told in a recent number of the Ptkin Gazette. There was a young man of so bad a disposition that his father compelled him to fen chia (set up a separate establishment). One day the old man came to the son's house intend- ing to pawn one of the young man's coats in order to gamble with. The son refused, objecting also to give him a pair of stockings he ...

... At the Cardiff couuty court, on Tuesday, be- fore his Honour Judge Herbert, an action was brought in the Admiralty division by tlie owners of the s.s. St Andrew, to recover from Messrs Spiller and Co. £ 76 7s 6d, a day's demurrage, and legal costs. Mr Downing appeared on behalf of the plaintiffs, and Mr Vachell represented the defendants. The ss. St Andrew was, in the month of May last year, ...

... GOOD FRIDAY.—A special programme. Stuart- hall, Cardiff. Poole's Great Diorama. Sacred music, &c. Two representations Afternoon at 3 doors open at 2.30. Evening a.t 8 doors open at 7.15. FOSTER Monday also at 3 8. ...