... FEARFUL CRIMES IN BERLIN. [CENTRAL NEWS TELEGRAM.] BERLIN. Tuesday.—Berlin has been agitated by some terrible crimes. A girl was murdered by her lover, who, overcome by what he had done, was found next day beside the body. More ter- rible still, a man named Gioiiocb, returning home a mid-day, attacked his wife with a knife, killing heJ on the spot. Her sister, running to her assistance, was ...

... [CENTRAL NEWS TELEGRAM.] CONSTANTINOPLE,Tuesday.—A gambling scandal has arisen in connection with the Oriental Club. A certain baron, a diplomatist, lost a thousand pounds recently, and was forced to obtain the money from his mother. But before the money came his debt had swollen, through some vicious system of exorbitant interest, to the total of £ 1,400. Roguery is not unnaturally spoken of. ...

... A FORTUNE WAITING FOR A CLAIMANT. An advertisement appeared in the columns of a Liverpool daily a'iout a fortnig-ht ago, stating that A. Pinn, sailor, wdio married Kate Savage, barmaid, Liverpool, about 1857, and bad two children, will hear of something to his advantage by applying to T. Ireland, care of J. Morris, 71, Clerk-street, Edinburgh. From information which has since transpired, it ...

... At the Worship-street police-court, Edward Moss, 45, an oil refiner, living in Caroline-street, Stepney-causeway, was charged on remand with having feloniously intermarried witlt Louisa bummeriieldScott, his wife, Hamia >reua Matthias Moss, being then and now alive. The charge made by the police, the prisoner having given himself up, but both wives were in court, and fhe second wife, of ...

... TENBY. TOWN COUNCIL. —A special meeting of the town council was held on Wednesday, the Mayor in the chair. His Worship stated that the British Archaeological Association intended to. hold their annual congress at Tenby, and bo moved that the corporation give them a cordial invitation of welcome to the town. It was not definitely fixed when the meetings would be held. but probably about the ...

... The first meeting of creditors in the bankruptcy of Messrs. Parker, of Bedford row, solicitors, was held at the London Bankruptcy Court on April 18. Messrs. Wbinney and Turquand were elected trustees, and the meeting was adjourned for the Rppcintment of a com- mittee of inspection. Mr. Whinney made a statement in which he said the liabilities would not be less than £ 1,100,000. Securities were ...

... The fire at Belmont Castle, the seat of the Earl of Wharncliffe, reported on Tuesday, originated about seven o'clock, in a bedroom adjoining the nursery in the main part of the building, which contained the principal rooms, dining and drawing rooms, library, &c. About ten o'clock the whole of the west and south portion of the building was une mass of flame. The conflagration at this time, as a ...

... Last Sunday moruiug the Rev. W. Conybeare Bruce Vicar of St. Woolos preached aa impre%8ive sermon from the text Wnosoever sins ye remit, they are remitted unto them, and whosoever ..us ye retain they are retained He said that on these words were built up the pretensions of one section of the Church to teach and practice what was kUo*n as Sacramental Confession. The coincidence that the words ...

... SHANGHAI, Monday. Li Hung Chang, Viceroy of Canton, has been impeached by several members of the Ta Cha Yuan Board of Censors, and has also been repri- manded privately by the Empress for indifference and want of foresight in the discharge of his iunc- tions.—Renter's telegram. A telegram received here frorn Shanghai, dated to-day, states that changes in the CABINA* Err 2*5^ ?GT promoted. A ...

... The annual meeting of the Board was held on Saturday at noon, the Guardians present being the Revs. W. Davies, J. Davies, Dr. French, E Jenkins, J. Jones, F. B. Leonard, and D. Roberts; Messrs. T. L. Baker, J. W. Bebell, W. Collett, E. Davies, T. Dutfield, E. Edwards, W. Evans, J. H. Hillier, E. Hill, J. Hunter, P. James, 1. Lawrence, H. Lawrence, C. Lyne, H. L. Morgan, P. A. Parry, W. Parry, ...

... EASTER VESTRy.-This was held on Saturday, the Rev. Canon Capel (vicar of Abergavenny) presiding. The accounts for the past year, which had been audited by Messrs J. O. Parish and L J. Morgan (the sidesmen) showed a balance in hand of £6 15s. 9d, but there was a sum of J637 16s due to the parish dark for the years 1882-3.4. The accounts were adopted on the proposi- tion of Mr. Gardner, seconded ...

... BLAINA, DEATH OF MR. JOHN LANCASTER. — Much regret is felt here at the death of Mr. John Lancaster, who expired on Monday afternoon at his London residence aged 69 years. The deceased gentleman, who was head of the firm of John Lancaster and Co., iron- masters and colliery owners, spent the winter on board his yacht in the Mediterranean, and returned home a wesk or two since. Unfortunately the ...