... of ted 12, TUESaid MAt TUE~SDA Y. 3/CA Y 23, 18S2. THE NEW WAY 0F PAYIN-G OLD DEBTS. 46554 DEBTS. M1r. GLADSTONE last eveninj moved the B R second reading of the Irish Arrears of Rent Bill, and in doing so took occasion to object to the principle of lending public > E. money to enable persons to fulfil private en- gagements, this being an attempt to meet by I of the anticipation a very ...

... THE PLEASURES OF ARMY STUDENTS. At Steyuing petty sessions, on Monday, five army students—Lord Herbert Vane Tempest, the Hon. R. C. Hill, the Hon. William Lambton, Mr Mortimer Drummoud, and Mr J. A. Phillips, preparing at the establishment of the Rev. Mr Faithful! at Storrinrton, were charged, at the instance of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, with ill-treating and ...

... GREAT FREDKRICK STREKT CHAPEL.—A concert is to be given this (Tuesday) evening in the school- room of the above chapel, as will been seen in an advertisement column. The Misses G. and J. Lewis are to take a prominent part in it, as well as other local artistes. THK CHURCH Mon- day evening a meeting in connection with the St. John s Auxiliary to the Church Mis sionary Society was held at St. ...

... THE POWERS AND EGYPT. PROPOSED INTERNATIONAL CON- FERENCE. [ST. JAMES'S GAZETTE TELEGRAM.] BKULIN, Tuesday.—The report that an inter- national conference on the Egyptian question is about to meet is premature. The Powers await from England and France proposals for a definite solution of the Egyptian difficulty. The haste of the Western Powers in despatching squad- rons to Alexandria without ...

... HORRIBLE REVELATIONS. On Tuesday morning, Mr George Collier, deputy-coroner for the East Division of Middle- sex, held an inquest at the Morpeth Castle, Wick- road, London, on the body of Rosa Rowe, aged thirteen months, who died on Thursday last.— Flora Rowe, 2, Bridge-place, Wallis-road, Hack- ney, stated that she was a single woman and dressmaker. She was mother of deceased, who was a full ...

... BOARD OF THADE INQUHtY AT CAKDIFF. THE LOSS OF THE CYENUS. An inquiry by direction of the Board of Tradd was commenced at the Town-h?U, Cardiff, on Thursday, before Mr R. 0. Jone.s, assisted by Captain Burney, R.N.H., and Captain Forster aa nautical assessors, into the circumstance attend- insrthelust ...

... MEETING OF WELSH M.P.'S. SOUTH WALES ROADS BILL. RIVERS CONSERVANCY BILL. A meeting of members of Parliament represent- ing the counties and boroughs of South Wales was held during the sitting of the House of Com mons in a committee-room, Lord Emlyn, M.P., in the chair, to consider the share of the proposed grant to main roads which will fall to South Wales. This, it was understood, the ...

... SWANSEA. POMCE INTKLI.IGKNCR.—At tha police-court on Wednesday, the bench dismissed a summons in which Margaret Davies, a married woman, charged John Barrow with assaulting her on the 16th jost Mr Glascodine appeared for com- plainant, and Mr Lawrence for the defendant. llt CHAPMAN will be in personal attendance t hs studio, Ili^h-street, Swansea, throughout the Whd- sun^liolidays, from 8 a.m. ...

... The Eondxty Gazelle gives an account of a re- markable fish recentlv on view in that city, which, according to the exhibitors, is a distinct proof of the existence of the mermaid. The animal brought to Bombay from Aden in one of the Rubattino steamers by two Turks, who alleged that they caught the creature alive on the coast of the Hod Sea near Jedda, It had got into shallow water, and with ...

... ft MILFORD DOCKS BILL. A petition to introduce an additional provision in the above bill came before Mr Charles Frere, one of the Examiners of the House of Commons, at Westminster, on Tuesday, for the purpose of complying with the standing orders. The petition is from the Milford Docks Company, and sets forth the following particulars :—The petitioners are now promoting a bill in Parliament ...

... STRANGE DEATH.—Thomas Williams, aged 32, single man, living at Porth, has just died at the workhouse, under peculiar circumstances. It ap- pears that a little while since deceased got drunk, retiring home at night and then got meddling about the fireplace the upshot was that he upset ttteakettle, was entangled about the fire bars and'received such scaldings aud burns as at length proved fatal ...

... SUMMElTASSIZES. At a meeting of Judges at Westminster, on Friday afternoon, the following arrangements were made for the Summer Assizes :—Northern Circuit, Mr Justice North and the new judge to succeed Sir John Holker North Eastern, Mr Justice Cave and Mr Justice Mathew; Mid- land, Mr Justice Grove and Mr Justice Fry Western, Mr Justice Lindley and Mr Justice Lopes South Eastern, Baron Pollock ...