... -, - ?? , n.Ir 41DOU { - 1 - 1!1 I 9ED VEess Y. Ad uG UsT 9, 1SSP. .I - ~ I ,(TEE PROTECTOTP.ATE OF TIIE SUEZ It CA' N ATL. . I The protectorate of the Suez Canal is an Pei honour to which nearly all the Pgowers of dat CO] Europe seem to aspire. Italy, whose ?? 'S sions in this respect are of the newest and the least defensible character, has been Eal urging them with such persistence as SW ...

... SHOCKENG- 1RI In the Divorce Court on Wednesday thecaseO Pritcha~rd v. Pri rohard and Doznogisue was hearI The petitioner, Alfred Thomas Prichard, ar lyrez officer in her Majesty's navy, Petitioned fopetts ,tas, dissolution of )is marriage with Alice Pri ch ran. the ground ofhedurrwih iir ages The petitioneran the respondent.we% onogboe tbae April, 1875, le being atethetime 21 andsht yeatis of ...

... FREEHOLD PROPERTY 13 CARMARTITENSHIRE. rd: TIPORTANT SALE AT LLANDOVERY. sl On Wednesday some valuable freehold property, ks: being the third sale of outlying portions ey, of the Llwynywormwood Estate of the ar- late Sir Erasmnus H. G. Williams, Bart., Ur. comprising several farms in the parishes of id, Liandingat, Llanfairarybi'yn, and Motlivey, all syclose to the town of Llandovery; and 60 ...

... CAR1AIRTHEN TOWN COUNCIL. M ABOLITION, , OF THE OFFICE OF ENGINEER. 9- REDUCTION OF THE MEDICAL le OFFICERS SALARY. St le A special meeting of the Carmarthen Town pu Coo 1cil was held in the Guildhall on Fridav, the. t mayor (Mr. J. Jenkyn Jcuses) presidingthore being l alsco present Aldermen Jones lnod Warren, Coun- cillors W. Jones, T. Mostyn Davies, H. Norton, John bd Lewis, A. E. Rogers, T ...

... .1 s - - we -I WMREE MAIL OFFIEc, 4.30 A.M. LAEST GENERAL NEWS. tet The Mansion House fund for the relief of Egyp- L tian refugees last night amounted to £6,700. th Mr. Tom Nash, barrister, Manchester, has been is- selected as the Conservative candidate for Stock- sh port. r(I r. Albert Bruce Joy, sculptor, has been en- oer trusted with the commission for the statue of the ?? | late Lord ...

... THLE ALEXANDRA, NEWPORT, DOCK BILL. THE PREAMBLE PROVED. The Select Committee on the Alexandra (New- port) Dock Bill resumed proceedings in the House of Commons on Friday. Sir H. Selwin Ibbetson (chairman) presided; and theothermembers of the Committee present were Sir Eardley Wilmot, Mr- i dli, and Mr. Borlase, The counsel ?? l the promoters, Messrs. Bidder, Q.C., Michael, Q.C., Jeune, Batten ...

... SOUTH WALES MORTALITY I STATISTICS. I .ab- QUARTERELY RETURN OF BIRTHS all AND DEATHS. Wi. The Registrar-General states that the birthi-rate ice for England and Wales is 3il5 for the past quarter. eon- thus not reaching the mean of the ten yearsd 1872-81, which is 36-0. It is, however, higher thanj farthose for the two previous correspondin g quarters. five Two years back the June rare was ...

... The weekly meeting of this board was held on Saturday, Mr G. W. David in the chair. There were also present Dr Paine and Mr O. H. Jones (vice-chairmen), Revds V. Saulez and — Rees, Messrs T. W. H. Plain, J. Ramsdale, E. Herne, T. W. Jacobs, D. Richards, W. Adams, Thomas Williams, W. Headford, J. Lee, L Bassett, Ferrier, and E. Davies. The master of the work- house reported the number of pauper ...

... IMPORTANT ACTION AGAINST PONTYPRIDD SOLICITORS. EXTRAORDINARY ALLEGATIONS. A special jury was impanelled to try the action of Davies v. Hollier and Williams. The counsel eneaged were Messrs Mclntyro, Q.C., and B. Francis-Williams (instructed by Air W. H. Morgan, Pontypridd) for plaintiff Mr'W. B. Rowlands, Q.C. (instructed by Messrs Jacobs and Vincent), for defendant Williams, and Mr W. Evans ...

... INDUSTRIAL AND FLOW^ SHOW AT SWANSEA. The industrial and flower exhibition bjjjj Sunday school scholars and friends af Pleasant Chapel was opened to the Wednesday aitemoon, at the Albert-hall, .jj exhibits consist of a large variety of artist'^Jj contrived articles of almost every shape aa ...

... FORESTERS HIGH COURT MEETING. ...

... WRECK OF A CARDIFF SHIP. A Lloyd's telegram says :—A steamer is ashore near Teniche—the Hangollen, of Cardiff, 1,752 tons burthen, bound from Cardiff to Cadiz. She is expected to become a total wreck. The repre- sentative of Lloyd's agent has gone to the spot. Eighte'in the crew have been landed at Baleal. Five of ti remain on board. ...