... THE SErYCHELLES THE opening of the Suez Canal was not merely a boon to merchants and tiavellers, but brought within the pale of civilisation many countries which had, till then, little intercourse with other parts of the world. Amongst these was a small group of islands in the midst of the Indian Ocean, 4' below the Equator, and a thousand miles from any land-the Seychelles. This little ...

... I R. CHILDERS Oi PUBLIC ; ,Armis.I - ?? The light ion. H. c. r. childers, addressing a b meeting of his constituents in the Town-hall, Knot- C tingley, last night, after a few prefatory observa- d tions, said in the short address he should make he t hoped to say a few words in explanation of the pre- sent political position, of thd prospects of good legis- e lation, and how and in what ...

... PrPsToa-.-Yesterday morniug, a deputation of working men waited upon M1r. Ayrton, at the Victoria Hotel, where they also met the executive of the Liberal Association. After a long conversa- tion the subjoined statement for publication was jointly drawn up by the two parties:- The working men of the Liberal party having invited the Eight Hon. A. S. Ayrton to come to Preston, that gentleman ...

... | PRESENTATION OF SCIENCE ANUS | IART PRIZES AT CAR.DIFF. -- navies, $ Ryan H the distribution of prizes awarded by the Frederic] Science-and Art Department, and the local corn-f Howeils, ason, mines, to the students of the Cardiff Schools, for Alisen E ? the sees its of rooms, ion 1880-81, took place at the Assembly- E. Robe -, the Town-hall, Cardiff, on Thursday evening. David iii adds There ...

... Dr. -vnffi. -Toues, of Ospatria, charged with criminally assaulting four girls under twelve, was, at ljarlisle Assizes, ordered to be detained during the Queen's pleasure, on the insanity plea. A fire broke out at Clongowea Wood College, on Jan. 12th in a building known as the OldlInfirmary. The students extinguished the tire before the engines from Maynooth arrived. The building is insured. ...

... ACTION FOR LIBEL AGAINST IHE S TAR OF The case of Graham v. Johns was opened on Tue3 day afternoon at the Worcester Assizes, before Mr. Justice North. The plaintiff is fr. Robert Graham, solicitor, formerly of Newport, now of Kidderminster, and the defendant, Mr. W. N. Johns, proprietor of the Evening Star of Gwent, a paper published at Newport. Mr. Jelf, Q.C., and Mr. Bosanquet more for the ...

... THE GREAT WESTERN RAILWAT BILL (No. 1.) —This Bill yesterday came before Mr. Frere, one of the examiners of the House of Commons, Bitting for standing order proofs. The objects of the Bill include additional lands in Worcester; the stoppiog-up of roads in Brecon; additional lands in the city of Here. ford power to subscribe to the capital or debenture debt of the Alexandra (Newport) Oock ...

... THE PROPOSED COLLEGE AT CARDIFF. The Cardiff committee, for securing in the locality the proposed university college for South Wales, met on Monday, and decided to raise a fund of £ 50,000 towards building fund and scholarships. The following new subscriptions, amounting to over J6500, were announced Col. Page £ 105 Right Rev. Bishop Hedley £ 100 Mr Wm. Graham (Newport) £ 100 This brings the ...

... AJJ?INTMENT OF CHIEFCON- STABLE FOR BIRMINGHAM. Watch Committee met f „ epi^f „ • con«'der the appointment resided TIi ln ^le I,1:lce of ^AI°R «ond, office for 3vT(iWe 1 ^pphcations for the The five ra.Jjn 5 S £ l r~v £ 700 per annum, chief con«tllldatM^flef?ted are Clarkson, metropolitan inspector 1 Cut,b.u!h' a stable, Leicester Mr' T?,, °'Ue{ Blackburn and' Cant n C\n-el COnsta!),le> ...

... CARDIFF. LLANDAFF CATHEDRAL.—Third Sunday after Epiphany.- 8 o'clock, Holy Communion. 11, service Chants. Preacher, Chancellor Woods, M.A. 3.30, service: Goss in E. Anthem, Come, let us return (Goss). Preacher, Rev. J. Trelawny Ross, M.A., Minor Canon.—E. A. Fishbourne, succentor. H.M.S. HAMADRYAD HOSPITAL SHIP.—Re- port for the week ending Jan. 18, 1882.—Number ot patients remaining; last ...

... OnFriday theWolveriiampton Chamber of Com- merce received a communication from the Asso- ciated Chambers stating that the evident inten- tion of Austria touching the pending commercial negotiations was to increase her tariffs on iron and metal wares. ...

... THE BRIBERS THEN AND NOW. Whbx the political agents- who were con- ricteil of .bribery some- time ago. and sen-I fenced to tezLTl3 of unpruopjoieut, were fed sway pay their penally, bhsy 1 tJ, be aariiiicj^ bcc casi clow a.. ) Like the bank directors in Scotland who ) were similarly disposed of a few years ago, they seemed to take it as a kind of joke. Or it may be that, as men naturally brave ...