... AFFAIRS IN SOUTH AFRICA. [TIKES TBI,KCRAM.} DURBAN, May 1.—The Zulu deputation, num- being fully 1,800 persons, has returned to Zulu- land, after eight days' sojourn near Maritaburg. It appears that they had followed the Resident into the colony, without waiting for the decision which he was to obtain frera* the Governor re- garding their reception. The action being un- authorised and denant ...

... MR W. J. NEWBERY'S ESTATE IN LIQUIDATION. At the Royal Hotel, Cardiff, on Tuesday after- noon, Messrs Tribe, Clarke, and Co. offered for sale by auction property of the estate of Mr W. J. Newbery, in liquidation. Three lots were offered together—a piece of freehold ground, with a frontage of 26ft., facing Romilly-crescent, to- gether with a paddock field; a piece of freehold ground facing ...

... At Monmouth county court on Monday, before his Honour Judge Herbert, the case of 3F. W. Barling, veterinary surgeon, of Ross, v. Benjamin Stephens, tannery proprietor, Mon- mouth, was heard. It was an action in which the plaintiff sought to recover the sum of £ 34 from the defendant an account of a horse sold and deli- vered. Mr Piddocke, of Ross, and Mr Goldring, of Newnham, appeared for the ...

... ERFYNIAD AM FLWYDDYN DDA. O! fy Arglwydd arnaf erglyw, Crewr y ddaear a dynolryw, Fy neisyfiad arnat ydy w, Blwyddyn newydd dda Ti a'i galwodd i fodoliaeth, O'r diddimdra, er dynoliaeth, Gwisg hi etto a rhagoriaeth, Blwyddyn newydd dda; Rheola'r elfenau, Ffrwythlona'r tymorau, Roll yn hardd, 0, Dduw, gwna hi Yn addurn i flvnyddau. Gwyddom ni nad 'ym yn liaeddu, Unrhyw fenditli fach o honi, Ond ...

... MR BRADLAUGH AND THE DEPUTY SERGEANT-AT-ARMS. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL (Sir Henry James) rose to ask that the House should take notice of the writ served on Mr Erskine, the deputy Sergeant-at-Arms, at the instance of Mr Bradlaugh, for assault. He said there was no doubt that the judges of the courts of law had no jurisdiction over the officers of the House in re- spects to acts done in the ...

... SUPERSTITION IN WALES. IT has ever been found that in countries most rich in legendary or folk lore, the people are the most superstitious. Wales, like every other country whose language dates back to prehistoric times, is excep- tionally rich in legendary lore, as SYKES has proved in his British Goblins. Stories of fairies, ghosts, dragons, and witches are still common in the country ...

... HORSE SHOW SOCIETY.—The annual general meeting of the members of the Abergavenny Horse Show and Agricultural Association was convened at the Angel Hotel, on Tuesday, Major Herbert being voted to the chair. Capt. T. Freke Lewis, Mr Gardener, Mr Jno. Pritchard, Angel Hotel; Messrs Wm. Charles, Geo. Pritchard, J. Richards, Goytre Evan David, Robert Davies, Monachy; and Jas, Straker, secretary. It ...

... DOWLAIS. FIRE.-On Friday evening, about seven o'clock, some excitement was caused by the report that a group of four or five houses, known as Blaen- Dowlais, situated near the London and North Western bridge at Caeharris, was on' fire. It appears that some sparks from a passing engine alighting on the thatched roofs, caused the .con- flagration. The houses were totally burnt down, but, ...

... FIRE.-A fire broke out on the premises of Mr Richards, draper, on Saturday morning, but happily was observed before it assumed serious dimensions, and with timely assistance from the neighbours it was soon extinguished before much damage had been done. ...

... LLAETH UDGYRN CHWYTHWYR ABERDAR. 'Rwy'n clywed bob boreu, rhwng cwsg a dihun, Rhyw fiwsig melodaidd, o'r Llun hyd ddydd Llun, A chlywaf ef deirgwaith, ond odid, 'n y dydd, A'i sain ef mor glochaidd a lapstone y crydd. Deffroa bob dynes a dyn drwy y dre A swyna'i beroriaeth holl bobl y lie Nid rhyw fath o fiwsig, dichwaeth a dinod, Ond llawn o amrywiaeth o'r goreu sy'n bod; Mae'i swn yn fy ...

... SIR JOHN JONES JENKINS, « THE NEW KNIGHT AT WINDSOR. On Tuesday afternoon Mr John Jones Jenkins, M.P., received the honour of knighthood from her Majesty at Windsor Castle, Mr Jenkins travelled to Windsor in the special train convey- ing her Majesty's Ministers to Windsor Castle to attend the privy council, these including Earl Granville, Lord Carlingford, Sir W. Har- eourt, and Lord Sydney. ...

... The first race of the season in connection with the above club took place on Saturday afternoon. The two following crews competed in in-rigged four-oared eigs:—Messrs Warren (bow), Bodle, Dallas, Scott (stroke), C. E. Evans (cox.); and Messrs Watts (bow), Higgins, Batchelor, Deacon (stroke), H. J. Vellacott (cox.) The weather was most unpropitious, the wind having risen to a perfect gale from ...