... 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 ...

... * * 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 ...

... MR GLADSTONE ON THE LAND QUESTION. THE speech delivered yesterday at Hawarden by Mr GLADSTONE will not, we fear, convey much comfort to the tenant fanners of England. It is quite true that the farmers are not much inclined to pin their faith again to Protection or to look to it for a remedy. What Mr GLADSTONE said about the price of wheat under the shelter of Pro- tection and afterwards when ...

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... LONGEVITY. The Ou'tuary of the Times on Wednesday con- tains some remarkable illustrations of prolonged exifctauu. m t.ie case of junc persons—viz., six lames and tnree gentlemen, who** united age, amounted to /74- \ears, giving an average of exacuy oo years to each. The oldest was a lady woo bad reacned toe a,?c of 96 years the youngest of t.ie same sex wa.s 0l. Qf the gentlemen the o Id est ...

... On Wednesday night Messrs William Abraham and David Morgan, two of the workmens' repre- sentatives upon the Sliding Scale Committee ad- dressed a well-attended meeting of miners, at Blaenavon, with respect to the amendments pro- posed to be made in the present sliding-scalc arrangement. Mr Walter Barry presided.—A resolutiou was unanimously passed in favour of the continuance of the present ...

... On Tuesday morning a fisherman named Ben- jamin Edwards, was in his coracle on the river picking up wood floating on the water, there being a heavy flood after the late rain. When near Danyrallt Farm, opposite the tin works, he saw a man on the bank of the nver, near the rifle range throw his hat down and Jump, into the river and disappear. He believed the man to be William Davies, a mason, ...

... NEWTOWN. POLICE NEWS. On Wednesday Richard Humphreys, a labourer, was charged before W. J. H. Blythe with stealing a quantity of tobacca from John Edwards, tobacconist, Broad-street, the previous night. Prosecutor said tho prisoner had been in his shop the previous night for half- au ounce of tobacco. There were 80m3 or tobacco on the counter, some of which he missed. —Sergeant Hudson said on ...

... THE DECISION (\i THE CALLIOPE CASK. THH judgment given In the case of t!is Ciuliope may seem to muny to be need- lessly severe. One na.tumlly sympathiser with the owner of a vessel who, it be :1:ullled, loses quite enough when cargo &nd evcrytlmig else h.tve Tl!.en it lias to be borne in mind thn.t the &i.'n of men ftCCUlllulate and fall :).t last, uot upon those who have been pronounced ...

... [FKOM OUR WELSH CORP.ESFOXOENT.] The council of the Cymmrodorion Society met on Wednesday evening at Lonsdale Chambers, Chancery Lane, Mr Stephen Evans, J.P., Chisle- hnrst, presiding. The following members were present:—The Rev. John Da vies, M.A., Mi- Mr Howel W. Lloyd, M.A.,Mr Brinlev Richards, Dr. Isambaid Owen, M.A., the Rev. i. Morgan, M.A., the Rev. Evan Jones, Mr R. H. Jenkins, Mr ...