... MR OSCAR WILDE.—The apostle of modem aestheticism, is announced to deliver two lectures at Newport, ou the 31st inst., the subjects beirt £ The house beautiful and Personal impres sions of America. THE SALVATION ARur.-A disturbance occurred at the Sunday service of the local contingent of the above army, caused by some young men be- having badly. A police oificer removed one of the ...

... THE BARRACKS.—Two companies of the Royal Munster Fusiliers (101st Regiment) on Wednes- day arrived at these barracks from Pembroke Dock. The companies number three officers and 150 men, but the great proportion of the latter are recruits. The reason for the removal cf the men is that the barracks at Pembroke are incon- veniently crowded. THE BURGLARY SEASON.—Several cases of housebreaking have ...

... [RETITEK'S TELEGRAM.] SUAKm, Friday.—The .Sheikh El Morghani and another Sheikh from Mecca have gone to-day to the British camp at Handoob to receive some Sheikhs, formerly supporters of Osman Digna, but now friendly to the English. A large meet- ing is expected. ...

... NEWPORT. BUILDING SOCIETY.—At the annual meeting of the depositors and investors in the Newport, Pillgwenlly, and Maindee Building Society, the Chairman stated that 30 new houses per month were being erected in different parts oi the town, and although only a young society, being esta- blished in 1877, it had during last vear advanced nearly L5,000 on house property. The report, which has ...

... home telegrams. The Marquis Tseng, together with his family McCartney, arrived in London on Wed- afternoon from Folkestone. Mr Mundella is confined to his bed with a and will probably not be able to attend to IS úfficial duties for a day or two. 011 edntsday evening Mrs Gladstone, Lord yy. pady Hampden, Mr Dobson, and Sir F. de iiuoa arrived at Windsor, and proceeded to the 'j 0Q a visit to ...

... BARROW, unexpected check boe sustained in the hematite iron trad ...

... hpF'°'V a Parliamentary return just issued it ap- Con*/a po]ice h)tce of England and Wales 3 409iSlS ^32 supfci-iut.:nd?nts, 1,483 inspectors, and 2,8,331 constables. The total cow ^1 °f the Scottish police force is 32 chief &o''ta-'cs, 110 t:ii!)oi'inten('.cn'j=, 176 inspectors, 8ergi:ltt, and 3,257 ...

... PONTLOTTYN. RAFEPATABS' PROTECTION SOCIETY.—On Tues- day evening a meeting was held at the Lord Nelson Hotel Assembly Room, which was con- vened by circular, for the purpose .PF taking into consideration the desirability of establishing a society to protect the interests of owners or *>ro- party and ratepayers generally in the locality. Several gentlemen most interested in the matter were ...

... IMPORTANT DECISION OF THE ASSESSMENT COMMITTEE. PROPOSED INCREASE OF 7 £ PER CENT. At the monthly meeting of the Merthyr Union assessment committee, held on Saturday, Mr R. II. Rhys, the chairman, in introducing the motion of which he had given notice with reference to an increase being made, in the rating of collieries within the union, said he had taken upon himself a rather unpleasant duty, ...

... THE ALLEGED BOGUS DIREC- TORY CASE AT CARALVUTilLN. At her Majesty's prison, Carmarthen, on Wed- nesday, before Mr J. L. Philipps, the adjourned hearing of the charge of obbiaing money by false pretences against George Boll Dawes, of Wis- beach, was taken. It will 00 recollected that on Friday last the case was partly heard, and it appeard that the prisoner had visited most of the principal ...

... In connection with tho attempt to found scholar- ships at tho South Wales College, initiated by tho Rhondda Valley Chamber of Trade, Mr Davirl Davies, M.P., of tho Ocean Collieries, and Mv Insole, proprietor of Cyminer Colliery, have been communicated with. Both gentlemen approve of the movement* and confident hone* ara enter- tained that ilf Insole, will contribute to the R5.000 fund. Me M.P. ...

... JroGF. B. T. WILLIAMS AND FRIENDLY SOCIE- TIES.—At Pontypridd County Court on Saturday, a case was heard in which a friendly society was sued for funeral expenses. Incidentally it trau- spired that the deceased member had died leaving a widow but no children. By right the widow should, in consequence, have half the claim, and the relatives another half, but here the widow* had only had a third ...