... GLAMQORGAN AND CEARAR TEN EN-GL1SH BAPTIST ASSUOCIA- TIONc I,v We The annual meetings in conneetion with the above association were continued at the High. 7- street Chapel, Merther, on Wednesday mornin§ 5e Mr. William nSauiuel, Lianelly, ?? presiding. d The TnxaeuRaa (Mr. Roberts), Swansea,7 sob. o mitted a balanrc-sheet of the accounts for the pust at Yea. The general account showed that ...

... rHE LADIES' COLUMN. HOUSEHOLD HINTS. HALF-PAY PUDDING.-Four oz. of suet, 4oz. of raisins, 4oz. of bread crumbs, two tablespoonfuls of treacle, and half a pint of milk. Mix all to- gether boil in a mould for four hours; serve with wine or brandy sauce. STEWED CUCUMBER.—Pare a cncumbes, and slice an onion cut the cucumber in thick slices, and fry them and the onion in butter. When done, take ...

... THE PEMBROKE BOROUGHS. MILFORD, Thursday Night.—Contrary to ex- pectation, Mr Harben, one of the Conservative candidates, d:d not tarn up to address the elec- tors this evening, but has written to all influential Conservative to say that he intends doing so in August next, when things get a little more settled. The Milford Tories say they will not have Mr Harben at any price, and intend to ...

... On Thursday afternoon, Mrs Howel Gwyn, of Neath, laid the foundation stone of a church, to be called Holy Trinity, at Gorseinon, in the parish of Llandilo Talybont, where the only ac- coinmodation at present provided for Church of England members is a temporary structure near the railway station. The new edifice, designed by Messrs Taylor and Bath, architects, of Cardiff and Swansea, is ...

... GLAMORGAN & CARMARTHEN BAPTIST ASSOCIATION. The annual meetings in connection with the above association were continued on Wednesday in High-street Chapel, Merthyr, under the presi- dency of Mr Wm. Samuel, of Llaneilv. There was again a large attendance of delegates. At the morning conference, Mr RICHARD CORY (Cardiff), who was selected on the previous day to write next year's circular letter ...

... SWANSEA. POLICK I NTF.LLIGKNCE.At the borough police- court on Wednesday, a charge against John Harris, labourer, of staling a lowl was dismissed, —Five boys named Widding, Lansley, Walls, Evans, and Healy were fined 6s each for stone throwing, an offence which. according to a state- ment made by the chief c--net-able, La., of late been on the incre we. The DEATH FROM LOCKJAW —At the Swansea ...

... WEST MIDLANDS TRADE REPORT. BIRMINGHAM, Thursday. The market this afternoon wore quite as good an appearance as last week, both as to demand and prices. Vendors of raw and finished iron expressed themselves well satisfied with the course the market was taking. There was a decided reluctance to look far forward, since it is held to be almost certain that prices will continue to rise during the ...

... THE CRISIS IN EGYPT. THE WAR PREPARATIONS IN ENGLAND. [R KUTKK'S TELEG R A MS. ] Wednesday.—The conference will meet to-morrow evening after dinner at the residence of Count Corti, Italian ambassador. MALTA, Wednesday.—Her Majesty's despatch fcssel Iris has arrived here from Alexandria, bringing invalids from the fleet. ALEXANDRIA, Wednesday.—In consequcnce of the recent assassination of two ...

... The borings for coal, which have been carried on for some time at Westbank, near Carlton, have proved successful in so far that good coal has been reached. The thickness of the seam has not yet been divulged, but the discovery of the coal at the depth named is precisely in accord with the scientific evidence recently given before the House of Commons' Committee on the Hull and Barnsley ...

... SUPPOSED FENIAN1SM IN CHESHIRE. GREAT THEFT OF EXPLOSIVES. The Cheshire county police are making strenu- ous efforts to arrest John Hemberton, a navvy, who has suddenly disappeared from the Mersey Salt and Brine Works, of which the Right Hon. C. Raikes is chairman, with lOlbs of nitro glycerine, 51bs of compressed powder, and five rings of patent fuse for exploding purposes. The police regard ...

... dilo, on Thursday morning, Viscount Emlyn, M.P., presiding, in the ABSENCE of the chairman J and vu'e-chairuiun. These was a good attendance of magistrates. The county rate accouar. THE to have been £2,398 ILS 6d, the expenses 17 9id, leaving a balance of L987 14s 5d due to The Government communications were compara- tively unimportant. The Secretary of State wrote acknowledging the address ...

... SOUTH STAFFORDSHIRE IRON TRADE. WOLVERHAMPTON, Wednesday.—There was a cheerful market to-day. Galvanising and mer- chant sheets wee ragain strongly demanded, and some makers reported themselves with two or three months' work ahead. Sheet prices were stronger by 5s than three weeks ago. Singles, JE8 to £ 8 5s, and doubles, J68 10s to JE;8 15s. Extra sizes of common bars were advanced, and the ...