... LONDON, Saturday. Some slight demand prevailed for money to-day, but it was not sufficient to influence quotations to any extent. Short loans were quoted at 1 to li, aad three months' bills taken at lâ per cent. The Paris Cheque Exchange was telegraphed 25. There was a very thin attendance on the Stock Exchange to-day, scarcely anything being done. The holidays have been a great hindrance to ...

... JFROM MONDAY'S MABK-LANE EXPRESS.] Another week of dry weather and cold east norta-easu winds has given intensity to drought, which has prevailed throughout the month of May, broken mainly by a few local thunder- storms? iho cold days a.nd colder nights have checked alt vegetation. The wheats on cold lands or thin soils have lost colour very fast, a.nd have assumed a, spindled, starved ...

... REVIEW OF THE POSITION. Our special correspondent in Cardiganshire, writing on Saturday, says :—In obedience to your instructions, I have during the past few days in- terviewed a number of prominent members of the two sections of Cardiganshire Liberals, i.e., those who brought about the resignation of Mr Pugh and those who were inclined to run him again. On commencing inquiries, I found that ...

... FURNITURE. — Largest Stock in Monmouth- shiie or Soitth Wale«.—B?vau, Poniypool & Blaenavon, ...

... TREDEGAR. CHARGE OF INDECENT ASSAULT.—Albert George Wat-kins and Thomas Williams, young men, were charged witn iadecently assaulting asingle woman named Mary Margaret Sullivan, at Beaufort, on the 6th mst. Mr T. G. Powell defended. After evidence had been given by the prosecutrix and P.S. Kendal, I ie bench remanded the prisoners on bail for a w-ek, themselves in £100 each, and two sureties of ...

... OUTRAGEOUsTsSAULT ON A FAIR WATER FARMER. Before Messrs H. J. Paine and E. Lewis, at the IJandaff Police-court, on Monday, Henry Thomas, James Frederick, Edward Thacknell, John Owen, and John Evans were charged with assaulting William Baker, on the 4th inst. Owen, Evans, and Thackntll were also charged with assaulting Thomas Tadd at the same time and place.—Mr Ensor appeared for the prosecutor ...

... The correspondence which took place at the Foreign Office respecting the agitation in Switzer- land at the bef>'inning of this yi--ar, tlouiig i the proceedings of the S lvation Army, has been issued. lu this it i., stated that Miss Booth in- tends t.h,s month to prosecute liar appeal to the Federal Assembly. Mr Thornton, in his latest despatch to Lord Granville, from Berne, says that, ...

... «REACH OF PROMISE. At York, on Saturday, the Under-Sheriff and a jury sat to assess the amount of damage* in an action for hi each of promise, brought by Miss Annie Burred, daughter of a gentleman farmer living near Wethetby, against J, W. Gibbs, a iKisier, of Leeds. The defendant admitted his liability, but pleaded that in breaking off the engagement he from a belief that he not for some ...

... Bum yn llanc ieunac, hoyw,—ac bwylus, Braidd ewelid fy nghyfryw: Ond fy ngwedd, erbyn heddyw, Llwyd, gwael, a drylliedig yw. Diddanwch dyddiau einioe6,-a gwenau Teg wanwyn y feroes, Eu hymlid gant gan aml-ioes Anedwydd iawn diwedd oes. Hoff weis y corff sy'n llesgau,—yn darfod At derfyn fy nyddiau; Y clyw o hyd sy'n culhau, Ac edrych raid drwy'r gwydrau. Fferau, gewynau yn weinion,—cyfyng Yw'r ...

... The Lor?don. Gazette of Tuesday night contains the following :— War Office, Pall Mall, June 10th, 1884. LINK BATTALIONS.—The Welsh Regiment.—Captain John Owen Quirk to be major, vice E. V. lluythe, seconded for service as a deputy assistant commissary- general. Captain Walter F. J. Parreidt retires from the service, receiving permission to retain his rank and wear the prescribed uniform. ...

... CARDIFF CENTRE. The following ladies were successful candidates at the recent examinations beki ill Cardiff UARMONV (Senior).—Janet Rosier, Mary Charlotte Joner., Penarth and Jane Tirz-Ui Gibbs.. PIANOFORTE (Senior). — A :nio Sophia Edwards, Beatrice Muid Forster, Theresa Hibbs. Lily Jones, Kate Lindbeiyh, Margwct M. Loweii. Eleanor Ph-dp Rosalind Cecilia Thomas. Daisy Simkin (Penarth) Ceinwen ...

... EMPLOYERS' LIABILITY CASK —On Wednesday before Judge Falconer—an action was brought under the Employers' Linbi ity Act, by Mary Ann Owes, who lives atCwmlhne, Montgomery- shire, to recover the sum of £250 damages sus- tained by the death of her husband, who was killed at the West Rho idda Colliery on the 13th of February last.—Mr Griffiths Jones appeared for the plamt'ff, and Air G'bbo ...