... LOCAL. ifA'htlMONIAL ADVERTISING. THAT marriage is a lottery is a truism which cannot be controverted. There is another oltf proverb which to some extent explains the one we have quoted— we don't really know anyone until we have lived with them. Before marriage it is seldom that the faults and failings of either become known to the other, and the know- ledge gained by every-day intercourse ...

... PENDERFYNIAD. Art iawn yw penderfyniad,—e' dyr rawd Drwy wyll i ddyrchafiad Arf hen, a gwell durfiniad N a'r un a geir yn y gad. NATHAN TwRCB. ...

... PROPOSED RETURN OF THE EX- KHEDIVE. PARIS, April 9.—The question of the return of the ex-Khedive's family to Egypt seems likely to be troublesome. Two years ago the ex-Khedive wrote to the Sultan, as Caliph, to solicit permis- sion for his family to return to Constantinople. He received word that it was admitted that the ex-Khedive's family, especially the female portion of it, could no longer ...

... THE OPENING CEREMONY. On Wednesday the Free Library and Museum sub-committee sat at the Town-hall, Cardiff. Arrangements as to the furnishing of the new building were made. In the afternoon ef the same day there was a meeting of the committee appointed to make the arrangements necessary for the opening ceremony, which has been fixed for the 31st May—which will occur in the Whitsuntida holidays ...

... John Daker wsu* again remanded at the High- gate Police-court on TuQ?da^, charged with being concerned in a burglary at 1 ...

... MOVEMENTS OF, MINISTERS. Mr and Mrs Gladstone and family left Dowii- ing-street on Tuesday afternoon for Hawarden Castle, and. return to town on Saturday week. Sir W. Harcourt has gone on a week's visit to Falmouth. Mr Chamberlain and Mr Bright have left for- Birmingham. Sir Charles Dilke left on Tuesday evening for his chateau in the south of Franco, stopping for a day in Paris. Air Childers ...

... THE BIBLE READING QUESTION. The monthly meeting of the Llanwonno School Board was held on Wednesday afternoon, Mr Thos. Edwards, Mountain Ash, m the chair. The clerk, Mr T. Shepton, reported that the income for the past half year had been JB5,264 5s expenditure, £4,513 9s 5d cash in hand on the 25th ult., £ 750 15s lOd. The estimated income for the half year ending September 29th next was £5 ...

... MANCHESTER TRADE REPORT. MANCHESTER, Tuesday.—There is no improve- ment to report in the condition of our market to* lay. The demand still continues small in most branches, and prices are unsatisfactory to pros Jucers generally. Home trade yarns are fairly mder contract, and not pressed for sale, bufc shipping qualities remain in poor request, and are; tiarely steady in value; whilst Eastern ...

... THE PROPOSEO-DISFRAN- CHISEMENT OF GLOUCESTER. TItB Mayor of Gloucester has received an autograph letter from the Premier, acknowledging the receipt of a petition against the proposed dis- franchisement of that city. Mr Gladstone begs the Mayor to accept the assurance of the groat regret with whi)ch the Government an-ived at their decision, and added that that decision was adopted in a ...

... CHARGES AGAINST A CAR- DIFF CAPTAIN. On Wednesday, at the offices of the Local Marine Board, Bristol—before Mr Charles Hill (chairman), Captain Thompsou, and Mr Herapath —John Morgan, of George-street, Cardiff, was charged that whilst acting as master of the barque Redesdale, on a voyage from Cardiff to the West Indies, and thence to Havre, between the 18th day of August, 1881, and the 30th ...

... The operatic and ballad concerts which have now for several years been given at Cardiff, under the auspices of Lieut.-Col. Hill and the officers of the Glamorgan Artillery Volunteers, have done much to cultivate a taste for a higher class of music than is usually heard at concerts in provincial towns. Had it not been for these concerts, few if any opportunities would have oc- curred to the ...

... THE BUDGET RESOLUTIONS. On the report of ways and means, Mr HARCOURT (C., Oxfordshire), thanked the present minister for the manner in which he proposed to deal with the question of highways. Mr RYLANDS (L., Burnley) expressed a hope that an opportunity would be afforded to hon. members of stating their opinions on the great and growing expenditure of the country on the Inland Revenue Bill. ...