... The annual dinner of the members of the Cob- den Club took place on Saturday night at the Ship Hotel, Greenwich, Lord Carlingford pre- siding. In proposing the Members of the Cob- Dointol OH* S?K y ,'HE Club, the Chairman Sf n?hB the struggle which Cobden £ h hVi^CaUS!u° freedom, and the efforts nations -rt 034186 peace among the timp ATr r kJ n-0t know what>in P«sent S^,aV; Cobden s views ...

... ,ATE8r HOME TELEGRAMS. fire occurred at Go won't! Farm, Gletrbwvi% L'ridày night, dosttaying: a farmbcatlei and ivng-tww male servants to dosth; ,ilep.arser- of the Anchox Lino, stoamei ticssia, Chaties G. Browu, while ahowng-a.iEi^a that vessel on Saturday fell into the s iiistantancously killed. coroner's jury at Bootle on. Saturday. *1 a verdict of Wilful Murder1 a*a™str 'lassidy for ...

... VERNON TINPLATE WORKS. Though dark clouds are hanging over Briton Ferry, ■through the stoppage of the ironworks, thers is a hope fo.' bright times in stpre for the Vernen tinplate workers. Mr K Edgar Morgan on Saturday last com- pleted the arrangements for purchasing the works. This h;), t been anxiously anticipated for a long time. At present only a portion of the worts will be started, and ...

... [CENTRAL NEWS TELEGRAM.] ST PETERSBURG, Friday Mghfc. -The cattle plague in the provinces of Simbirsk and Samara is spreading with great rapidity. Anti-Semitic demonstrations are still being carried on at Nijni Novgorod. Another outbreak is feared. A large force of military is present. ST. PETERSBURG, Friday (via INSTERBURG), Saturday.—The Moscow Gazette states that the recent anti-Jewish ...

... THE GLA^ iAXSHIRE BANK. BANKRUPTCY OF THE EX- MANAGING DIRECTOR. Quite a sensation was caused at Swansea Saturday evening by a rumour that Mr S. S. H. Horman-Fishar, barrister-at-law and justice of the peace for the county of Glamorgan, had filed a. petition in bankruptcy. Our Swansea repre- sentative at once instituted inquiries, and dis- covered that the petition in bankruptcy has actually ...

... SALE OF PART OF CASTELL- MYNACH ESTATE. On Saturday, at the Royat Hote], Cardin', Mr Alexander (Messrs Stephenson and Alexander)- offered for sale to a large and inHuential assembly a portion of the Castell-Mynach estate,, property situated in the parishes of Welsh St. Donatt's, Hanblothian, St. Hilary, and in the town and parish of Cow bridge also a piece of pasture land on the East Moors, ...

... FIRING OF A WOOD.-At the Newport county police-court, on Saturday, Joseph Gray, a lad It years of age, was charged with unlawfully setting fire to a wood near Cross Keys, belonging to Lord Tredegar. The prisoner, in company with several other lads, on Wednesday went to the wood to procure sticks. Finding an ants' nest, one of the lads suggested that they should fire it, and this prisoner ...

... BOARD OF GUARDIANS.—At, the usual weekly meeting, on Saturday—Mr R. H. Rhys (chair- man) presiding—the out-relief granted during the past week was reported to have been as follows :— Aberdare, E56 18s 5d Gelligaer, E22 2s 7d Merthvr Upper, jB62 3s 4d Merthyr Lower, £4-7 Os Id non-settled, Ll 14s total, £ 189 18a 5d.—There were 118 children in the Aberdare school at the end of last week, and ...

... SIR GEORGE ELLIOT AND THE BARRY DOCK BILL. We have been requested to publish the follow- ing correspondence The Fields, Newport, Mon., June 21, 1884. Sir Geo. Elliot, Bart, M.P. My Dear Sir,—Most of my friends here are very much pleased with your action and evidence in the Barry Dock Bill, believing, as they do, whatever may be the result of the Barry Bill, the action or side you have taken is ...

... 71Mn AVOtR' OF A i t~fL NONCONMoRMIST. AFFILIATION PROCEEDI)rJS ATr NEA~Tq AN ORDER MADE ON TUEF DEFEN`,DAN-T. At the Co1ancy Petty Selssions , Neath, on Friday, Griffith Thomas, of, 'Veruncr-terrace, Briton .Ferry, or formerly a foreman at the Vernon Tin-plato. Works, Sc was sumndb ?? h aeplace, D. to show cause, &c. -flefendent is a mred an m and until i-cenLI,? held aL prom inen pition, in, ...

... lIONDAY, JUNE 30, ANOTHER VOTE OF CENSURE. WM have uot yet he&t'd that the Conserva- tives intend to commence every week with a vets of censure upon the Government. They a.re quite stupid enough to do it, but there be acme of them intelligent enough to understand that the country will lose pa.tieucc with them if they do not set some limit to their senaeleas practice. They have tried this ga.me ...

... A memorial has been presented to Mr Glad- stone expressing the widespread desire for the immediate and total repeal of the Contagious diseases Act, It is signed bv a number of lead- ing Liberals and by representative men of various classes, by clergy of all sections (including five bishops), and 14 pregent or late head masters of public schools, by the official heads of all the principal ...