... SIR AUGUSTUS PAGET, G.C.B. Tuesday's Gazette contains an announcement that Sir Augustus Berkeley Paget, G.C.B., late British ambassador to Italy, and the father of Lady Windsor, has been appointed ambassador to Austria. Sir Augustas Paget dined with her Majesty on Monday evening, and on Tuesday kissed hands on his appointment as ambassador at Vienna. ...

... THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS OF THE SHIPPING LAWS. About a month ago, the Board of Trade issued a circular to shipowners and others throughout the kingdom, containing a number of statements and proposals directed towards an amendment of the law, with a view to lessen loss of life at sea. The circular also included a list of shipping casa- alties, showing the increasing fearful loss of life which ...

... At the Pentre police-court on Monday—before Mr Gwilym Williams—Wm. Lewis, George Davies, Evan Davies, Edwin Phillips, Henry Trueman, Dd. Griffiths, Jno. Thomas, and J no. George, were brought up in custody charged with breaking and entering into the Lamb and F.1ag public-house, Pontypridd, on Sunday evening last. John Davies, landlord of the Lamb and Flag, was called and said that he and his ...

... TVAV'J C.>M?OCKr», for Colds and Cough?. Said THROUGHOUT the world. Is lid, 2s9d, &C. WILLIAMS'S (Pontardawe) Womi LOZENGES are universally considered the effective remedy for TH-1 human SYSTEM cf aU kinds of worm*. Sir, — I have for some time used your Aui hoiiniutic or Worm Lozenges in my and tind them a wry speedy aud efficacious cure for ascuridss, and their A?;reeable and convenient form ...

... ThlANSLAUGHTER BY A SALVATIONIST. A verdict of manslaughter was returned against John Fairchild, an officer m the Salvation Army, at an inquest h:dd on Saturday, at Peterborough, on Thomas Gnrton, a youth, who was killed by a blow from Fairchild during the passing of the Salvation Army procession. It appeared that deceased was not connected with the army, and merely followed the crowd, The ...

... [CENTRAL NEWS TELEGRAM.] BRUSSELS, Thursday.—General Gordon is stay- ing at the Hotel Belle Vue. He has not yet seen the King, but will have an interview with his Majesty very shortly. ...

... [CENTRAL TELEGRAM.] BERLIN, Saturday Eveniug.—Addressing a meeting of municipal electors here recently, Deputy Ranchhangst stated that he had been in- formed that the Crown Prince, on his return from Spain, informed the Emperor that a French war vessel had collided with his yacht off Valencia, and afterwards moved off without taking the least notice of the occurrence. The German Govern- ment ...

... THE COAL TRADE AT CARDIFF. Within the last few days the tipping of coal at the Cardiff Docks has been carried on with a. rapidity never previously reached. Some of the coal-tips, it is said, are tipping 30 per cent more coal than they did last year. All the officials at the docks are in an unusual state of activity, moving about from tip to tip, and hurrying on the coal trimmers and coal ...

... The election of an Anglican bishop for the united sees of Killaloe and Ardfert, in the room of the late Dr. Fitzgerald, took place on Wednes- day, in St. Mary's Cathedral, Limerick. The choice fell upon Archdeacon Chester, of Killaloe, Archbishop French presided, and Judge Warren acted as legal assessor. At a largely attended meeting in Edinburgh on Wednesday, of representatives from all parts ...

... Pa nifer 0 lygaid dysglaer a dywyllant; pa nifer o ruddiau tyner a welwant; pa. nifer o gyrff hawddgar a ddihoenant i'r bedd heb neb yn gallu dweyd yr achos o edwinedd eu hawdd- garweh ? Fel y gwasg y golomen ei hedyn at ei hystlysau er mwyn cuddio a dirgelu y saeth sydd yn anrheithio ei chalon, felly y mae natur merch yn cuddio pangau serch clwyfedig o olwg y byd. Y mae cariad benyw wylaidd ...

... [BY ADFTFR. ] The year of 1883 has drawn to its c!ose, and standing on the threshold of the new year, it is natural that we should take a glance over the shoulder and scan the pathway over which as a nation we have traveled during the preceding twelve months. The exclusive kinthip of a com mon tongue still gives us a distinct place in the federacy of peoples, though prophecies are now more ...

... EXTRAORDINARY CLAIM FOR £10,000 DAMAGES. THREATENED ACTION AGAINST THE CARMARTHEN BOARD OF GUARDIANS. The chairman of the Carmarthen Board of Guardians (Mr J. L. Philipps) was, at the meet- ing of the board last Saturday, served with a writ in an action which Dr. R. H. Howell, of St. Clears, threaten* to bring against the board to reeover j610,000 damages for promulgating a wilful libel that ...