... 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 ...

... EXECUTION OF A COOLIE IN D-URBAN, A SICKENING SPECTACLE. EARLY on Saturday morning, ibrahim Sbibl,3 coolie, who was sentenced to death at the ?? Circuit Court, at Verulam, for thre murder of II: wife, suffered the extreme penalty of the lawI the Central Gaol, Durban, in the presence of lit. A. Clarence (sheriff), Mr. R. I. Fiuncnore (re. sideut magistrate), Mr. W. H. Addison (distri t surgeon) ...

... ST4TH OrTHEO REBEL REB~ELORES J' THE LAST RECONNAISSANCE. p WANT 'OF COMMUNICATION WlTH.SUEZ. T W T13M CAPTURE D IIDSHIPMAN.. Or MANIFESTATIONS OF NATIVE FEEGLING. IU a ALARMING REPORT FROM CAIRO. d THE EUROPEAN QUARTER SAID TO BE t, IN FLAMES. a . f . ?? ;STANDARD TELEGRA1M. . n ALEXANDRIA, THURSDAY, 11-0 A.. I In consequence of the break the ironclad trai n t was obliged to return without ...

... DEPARTURE OF TROOP,'. INSPECTION BY THE QUEEN. GLASGOW, FRID.Y.-TIIe Ist Battalion of Royal Highlanders (late 42nd Regiment), 260 stron, left Maryhill, Glasgow, this aftirnoou for Edis. burgh, to join the regimeut, which dceparts for Egypt on Tuesday. M-ajorJohn Selby Walker is in command, and groat enthuneias:n was manifested as the men narcheld from the bar. racks to the station, headed by ...

... 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. ...

... THE IPSWICH JOURNAL. ITHE LORDS AND THE ARREARS BI:LL. An attempt is being made to raise the country against the House of Lords on ac- count of their daring to attempt to amend Mr. Gladstone's work. At present there is only at slight responsetothe wire-pullers, notwithstand- ing the dark enormity of the oftence of the Peers. In fact the Caucus managers are learning the truth of that axiom of ...

... PBEACHYM FOR T(OUOP.RW. Wealmmnster Abbey-The Bev.r 8 Uachtgak Zapt I~erterer. lO; the Rev. ClanRouseD, B 3. ' St. Raoys CathedSal-The Rev. PGeueiesy Capr CIIe, 10.302; *eBev. Dr. Id~deeCnonfeo, 3.16;the Rtev. U. . G ldeon ., 7. Chapel Ro61, Whitell-The Rev. B. F. I, Qit, 11; th Cbspel Royal, dl. Jame' Palac-e Rev, the Su-en Chapel ReyeZ Eawvo-The R1ev. Cecil .dhlpwn 11.3; the Bev. U. X. ...