... | LONDON LElTT ER. I- at l {FROM OURL OWN CORRESPOa'EnxT.) is- LOND)ON, WsEDNEsDAY NIGIT. ,te Temost ardent lover of Home Rule for. ile Scotland could hardly have complained of the odtimle occupied by and the attention given to- heday to Scotch subjects. This was essentially ill a Scotch Wednesday. In wvhat, having regard t to the nationality of the speakers, might be c ed fairly called a ...

... LET'fl?RS ?VC) ThE ED[TO.R. *i i~ ~crrsspondentsmt-l iwrite en exa sos of the . paper ettis'. or thefir letters ?? be itejeit-ed. it W reva une'o publi sn rany letter uralese t he w riter sends ed bis Is~AJ SAMill ISOi .saLsreSSS net 'scwesssrilv tir pub- l3 ica~tion *'ot tsea Guaranteer ci tadi.urth. ?? ]'diwrc cannot usidertak-ie te returnl rejeeted corn 3ly mlunicajiesis ilnderany ...

... The Swansea School Board and the corpora- tion are now upon the best of terms precepts are paid without the threats of a mandamus, and the two bodies have given up bandying words with each other. But still all is not peace. The local magistrates and the school board are now at vari- ance, and a meeting of the educational body will be held to-day, principally for the purpose of con- sidering ...

... rIlE STATE-OF IRELAND MOTHER FARMER SHOT. CREASE OF OUTRAGES. 1 f4rn-!f,eiV)rtec* ^y a Distowel correspondent that Kerry nan*erl Ca.stello, of Ballyunion, North ^ ...

... SIXTH DAY. SENTENCE OF DEATH. Tha trial of Dr Lamson for the murder of Percy Malcolm John was resumed on Tuesday morning before Mr Justice Hawkins at the Old Bailey. Mr Montagu Williams, continuing his address to the jury, reiterated his complaint against the Home Office for refusing the prisoner the right of having a. representative present at the snalysis of the intestines. Dealing with the ...

... ORDINATION SERVICE.—The Rev. W. G. Davies, the recently appointed minister to the Penarth Baptist Chapel, was ordained on Monday after- noon, at the above place, of worship. The Rev. T. Witton Davies, B.A., classical tutor of Haver- fordwest College, delivered the charge to tho pastor, and the Rev. Robert Lloyd, Castletown, to the church. ...

... MERTHYR. MERTHYR AND CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL.— 1 he firth meeting- of the donors and sub- scribers to the ftoove institution was heM the hospital on Tuesday, and there were present the following gentj.iincn J. Plews, C. Henry -'anes, C. iv Matthews, D. Davies, Thos. Williams; DM. T. J. Dyke and C. Biddie and Rev. J. Griffith. Ladies: Mrs Plews, Misa Lewis, M iss Kirkhonse, and Lawrence. Tha ...

... THE AILEGED IASSACRES IN ASHANTEE. It appears that a further despatch from Sir Samuel Rowe, in contradiction of the alleged massacre of 200 young girls by the King of Ashantee, has been received at the Colonial Office: and that Prince Ansalt has been 'authorised by Prince Buaki, the father of the King, to declara that there was no truth in the story and that it has been invented by the enemies ...

... SWANSEA, Tuesday.—Wind W. strong. Weather cloudy. Passed East-barqtie Anne Beal, of Swansea; schooners H cnrietta and Electra; steamers Antelope, of West Hartlepool; Resolute, of Liverpool schooners Sea View and Margaret, both of Dublin. ...

... ROAn IMPROVEMENTS.—There is every sign of thing's being brisk here for the next six or eight liit.iitlis, as the long-talked-of new colliery road is to) be commenced shortly. A good road to thyr from this place will result from this, and in fact it will shorten the present distance consider- ably. In addition to the above road, it is ex- pected that the work of building the new boartj school ...

... A monthly meeting of the Swansea Harbour Trust was held at the Town-hall, on Monday, Mr G. B. Strick presiding pro tern. There were also present the Mayor of Swansea (Alderman Davies), Ivlr F. A. Yen, J. R. Francis, John Glasbrook, Cady, L. Tulloch, R. D. Burtiie, Edward Bath, Air F. A. Yeo, J. R. Francis, John Glasbrook, Cady, L. Tulloch, R. D. Burnie, Edward Bath, .1. Crow ltiehardson, ...

... HIGHWAY BOARD.—The monthly meeting of the U sk and Pontypool Highway Board was held, at the Sessions House, Usk, on Monday.—Tha Clerk reported that Mrs Greenhow Relph had consented to the board taking 200 yards of stona from her quarry at Beech-hill Cottage free ot charge, and the chairman was requested to write and thaali Mrs Relph for her kind offer.—A; letter was read from the treasurer ...