... ; SCENE AT THE SALE OF A LIVING. There was a disorderly scene at the Auction Mast, Tokenhouso-yard, London, on Friday, when Mr. Tewson attempted to sell the advowson and next presentation to the living of Fishtoft, Lin- coltishire. 'the Rev. G. Heinuiessey, of St. Au-us- tin's, Haggerston, protestedagainst the sale. Mr. Tewson said tunt this individual-he would not call him a i gentleman ' ...

... L0N DON LETt.u a- I ?? .~ v - -] tie a- (FRost ?? oWN CORRFSPDP~NT.) LONDON, FIth Y ny1fky So great was the dulness of this july da? that the gaslight had again to be called into requisition this afternoon soon after the le Speaker took the chair at a quarter past two al The atmosphere was hot and oppressive, aid' this fact mnay have accounted for the la'cti. g daisical spirit in which the ...

... HPPA S COCOA.— ( BATEFI R, ANO COIU'-ORTING. By a the rough k- .ow uiijeof the natural laws wlild? govern toperations of digestion and nutrition, an ...

... CRICKET. SOUTH WALES CHALLENGE CUP. SWANSEA V. SWANSI-IA WORKING MEAS CLUB.— This match took p.ace at Swansea on Saturday, and had been looked forward to with mucn interest. Too weather was all that could be desired, and the wicket as in good condition. Play commenced att«elve, the representu.ives of the Working Men's Club going first to the wickets, to the bowling of L. Harrop and K. AI. ...

... ARABFS OFFER TO SURRENDER. ANOTHER SUPPOSED HOAX. THE ACTION OF THE SULTAN. ANOTHER EXPEDITION AGAINST THE REBELS. ARABI'S PROPOSAL FOR PEACE. CENTR-KL NEWS TELEGRAM.] ALEXANDRIA, Friday, 10.35 a.m. Arabi has this morning proposed terms of peace. He offers to retire from Egypt to the Arabian Monastery, retaining his pay and rank of colonel, and asks the same for nine of his colleagues, namely ...

... I NEWPORT BOARD OF GUARDIANS. EXCESSIVE OUTDOOR EXPENDI- TURE. At the weekly meeting of the members of the Newport Board of Guardians, held at the work- house on Saturday, Mr P. Woodrulf, the chair- man, presiding, Mr Bircham, Local Government Board inspector, attended, and made some re- marks on the pauperism of the Newport Union district, founded on the last half-yearly return. The inspector ...

... HOUSE OF COMMONS.—WEDNESDAY. The Speaker took the chair at 12 o'clock. AFFAIRS IN EGYPT. Mr GLiAUbJLUiNJi, in reply to Mr Norwood, said it was hardly necessary for him to give an assurance that in the steps about to be taken for the protection of the Suez Canal there was no in- tention to interfere with the existing administra- tion, or deprive it of its position as a purely com- mercial ...

... ENGLISH CON G UIvGATION Air UNION. GLAMORGAN AND CARMARTHEN, DISTRICT. •, The quarterly meetings of the above association have been held th: week, under most favourable circumstances, at Burry Port. They commenced on .^onuay evening with a sermon, prcached by the Rev. R. C. Lewis, of Jlorriston, from Rcvela- tionsiv., 1. The devotional exercises were coil- ducted by the Rev. R. T. Howeil, of ...

... SWANSEA. BOARD OF GUARDIANS.—The weekly meeting of this board was held on Thursday, Mr J. T. D. Llewelyn presiding. The board considered several) applications for the post of collector of poor rates for the parish of Llandilo Talybont, and Mr Thomas Williams was appointed, on the under- standing, however, that the amount of poundage to be paid, which a special committee were con- sidering, ...

... THE DIRECTORS' REPORT. The half-yearly account and report of the Pontypridd Waterworks Company, of which Mr John Morgan is secretary, states The direc- tors now place before the shareholders the accounts of the company, duly audited, for the half-year ended the 30th June. After payment of interest on mortgages, and providing a divi- dend on the £ 3,560 L5 per cent preference shares: a dividene ...

... .EPFs s COCOA.— GRATEFUL AND COMFORTING.— By a thorough knowledge of the natural law s which govern the operations of digestion and nutrition, and by a careful application of the tine properties of well- selected Cocoa, Mr Epps has provided our breakfast ta'iles with a delicately flavoured beverage which may save us many heavy doctors' bills. It is by the judici- ous use of such articles of ...

... THE SALE OF ADVOWSONS. TO THE EDITOR. SLB,—Some person acquainted with my ad- dress, and, therefore, presumably not the author of the article, has forwarded me a copv of the Cardiff Times with the article on the sale of nd- vowsons, and with a part of it underlined. The part underlined says that in a parish not far from Cardiff the parish church is left without a clergy- man until the patron ...