... QACDIFF PARLI.AMENTARY DEBATLN'G SuClClY THE SPEAKEIUS D INNER&'Ir The Speaker's dinner in connection with the above society, inaugurating the operini of tle winter session, took place at the Roval Hotel of Mhonday evening. Tue society now Hotiuers abautl on 6to men. ers, and Ls in a ?? fiturisliine condi- Lio. Mr.F.de Glbbons, die t Speaer pe i over a large and very repr-entaive ...

... - FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE CHINESE PREPARATIONS TO BLOCK CANTON. | aRUTSB'S TELEGRAM.] HONG KONG, OcT. 18.-The Chinese authorities are makting all necessary preparations to block the port of Canton, SERIOUS MUTINY IN A FRENCH CONVIOl' STATION. [ TItS TELEG RAM. I t PARIS, Oer. 17.-At Voulo Condor, an island belonging to French Cochin China, 150 Annatnite ' convicts employed in erecting a ...

... THE NEW EDUCATIONT CODE. There is one gratifying fact in connection withthe Education Act. -lixpensive though u it is, a perusal of the latest edition of the Code proves very conclusively that the De- partment desires the country to get it money's worth for the large outlay on Ele- I rinentary Education. From this valuable V pablicaf.on we learn that Government grants s were first made in 183w ...

... ras L'~ARDEF'K E.?*3 Bw, M.P.-We understand that Sir wla Lat) .J.Reed', MYI., has accepted the invitation to Pr ms, aten he d inner to be given on Monday next to ap ILthe Speaker of the Cardiff Parliamentary Debating Bei eld, Soiey Mr ?? ALARY Or 7W, SUPERNTENDENT~ OF PO-Icr. t -gIn copliance with the memorial presented to in. theehim tie Myorhas convened a meetring, to be held ere in the Town ...

... VERSITrY COLLEGE OF OCURT WALES. ant. I St uch MEETING OF 'TiE COUNCIL. q Itad Thle -weekly meeting 'of the Council of the v the Un~riversity College ?? Wales and Moantrouthl- hi Oow- Ishire a dyb er ieen was presided over on Monda by Othe dor I ey Rev. the Dean of Lil ndaff. There were also ci for ?? Ven. Arclivleacou Grilffllhs, Messrs. cf try- ILewis Williams, Lascelleis Coarr, Allred ...

... CARDU7 . WATCH WimNIrrTE E. cn ofTH CHIEF~ CONSTABLES AINNUAL REPORT., Ing ?? idct IMMORALITY IN TEMPERAXCE-bOWN. 8, and THE SUNDAY CLOSING ACT AND CLUB others of the DRINKING. d the This committee met onl Wednesday, his Worship Oin ths thle Mayor in the chair. There were pre~sent- Aldermaui D. Jones end D. Duncan; Councillors A. ?? a Fulton, E. Jones, Varlughan, A. Thomlas, E. Betavan, C ...

... C.;PrxFF MUNC[IPAL ELECTION. | rk .-ha ?? in r n - Theres will this year be contests in only two of efi the live wards into which the borough of Cardiff is divided. In the South Ward, SMr. Evan Jones ur stands for re-election, and Mr. J. A. le lloolanger trakeg the piace vacated by Mr. Robert Johnston. Fe Mr. Boulsrngsr is a genitleman well known and to highly, esteemed in the town, and his ...

... RA?Uus.lo 3d We note the appearance of another excellent te, milnumer of the N.aiolnl Magalzine of Wales. ce Among tile contents of tile November issue will be found an exceedingly well-writlen melmoir of rt1e Ir- widely-knv rti Weisth newstipyer correspond~al he Y Goliebydd, of whom an adaninrbl. portrait is de given. The writer is Professor Rowianids, lt.A. Bh beacon Colltage. Rev. SR . ...

... I* WzrsnWN MArC, Orn&, 4.30 A.m. LATEST GENERAL NEWS. It is expected that the Leeds Musical Festival, which closed on Saturday with a people's concert. will leave a profit of over a2,000, which will be divided amongst the medical charities of the town! St. Jude's Church, Liverpool, was closed yester- day by direction of the Bishop, it having been represented to hin, both by Mr. Fitzroy and his ...

... R[E REFORM CONFEA RENCE -AT LEEDS. GREAT JIBERAL DEMONSTRATION. SPEECH BY MR. BRIGHT. The Liberal Conference on Parliamentary Reform was colntinuied yesterday morning, in the Albert Hall, Leeds. ldr. John Morley presided, and there was a very large attcndalnce of delegates; amongst those present on the plstform being Sir Wilfrid Lawson, MY.P, Sir H. Havelock Allan, Sir A. Fairbairn, M.P., Mr. ...

... THE. SOCIALSCIENCE CONGRESS. Favoured bybright weather on Saturday, the visitors at by the Social Science Cong-ress, at Hluddersfield, were able to hrtake foil advantage of the Isaif-holiday wisich anl early adjourinient of thle sections per-mitted thorn to enjoy. a Alitlthe deparitments met, hut thle programme of papers aet an eicsions uison them ware shorter than used.l Theooig addres in the ...

... /Zll?;o 'I 0 ? I 1 4 THE HUGE ELECTRIC Lic~tsr TowlER. at Hell Gate, New York, which is to illuminate the harbour, will be finished in January. TIlE QUICKEST DELIVERY OF TIlE AMERICAN MArLS IN PARIS on record was made last week, when the letters and newspapers only took nine days in transit. TwVo FINE AMlERICAN Bus'rALOsare being brought to Scotland for the Duke of Argyll, who intends to house ...