... THE VARIOUS FORTUNE OF A FRENCH MINISTwi? aveno'er TIT'F' T th° rol« avenger. The Irencli are by nature a war- like People. Fro, tll(,, eariio,,t peri0d of thoir hh;tory to the present day they have arms. to be nm'f P°ople who seem e,t or' S d ...

... The usual monthlv meeting of the Swansea L School Board was hela at the Guild-lall, Swatnsea, on WednIesday. Thb members present were Mr. - F. W. Richards (chairmianl, blessrs. E. J. Wolfe, Morris Morgan, Edward Roberts R. Martin, R. Reed, W. Morgan, Sutherland, and J. Roberts. Mr. EDnwAD ROBERSTm oved the adoption of the report of the Schools Mrnagement Committee, 3 whic aittiorised certain ...

... CORRESP'ON DENCE. XWe casiiot publisil any letler sussleis te writer sliuds his ?? xastv ANLiD Aimess, not iteces'srily for pab- licatln. blt 115 a Guarrlstee or good faith, The ieditor casinor. ud' etake to retuses rejected reona- mu n iatiot15 uitderadrasycirciusmstiajce.* t4 Allcorrespusideuts nmust write on ONE 3iDX of the pa per .ssii, or their letters will be rejected. FRIXenLY SocxTT. ...

... . I'lE RED1STRIBUTIOPT OF oEA1S I . BILL. It ?? - at roml rpe- bile ted eat- Irip -hes to 'oro, ants tie ther The Ifter rusi oni iave ths the the teil nlon, well pre- 4tem'e .t it senui and dLd, here poet ,nti- tism ring if of !ight I by near dig- y be BTit into tinne ian; ff by nius. ) the hich n is ; he 'in- hing tises ally, b on B. esjo This Bill, having now passed through Its tinal take ...

... ~EASTER VE~STRIES,' G ea, rerire at CA DIFF.was appo tlyY ST. JKNe's,-T4e usual Eas1ter Vestry meetina petoples. wewas held in the vestry of the Parish Church on pesoplne re. Monday, the Vicar (thea Rev. C. 3.2 Thompson) pre- Werviten ad silding. Mir. Sergeauent was re-elected 'vicar's metn alt; claurchwarden, and Mr. T. H. Stephens peopl's meetcingi ~17 warden. Tire Vicar congratulated themn ...

... !1 ?? Majz owu a %S1 . v WwmEN MAUz Omen, 1O'.3i. a THlE ANGLO-RUSSIAN b CRISIS.R FRESH 1IUSSIAN ADVANCE. ENGLISH WAR PRlE- PAlIATIONS. LOINDUN, MONDAY, In anticipation of an important statement by Mr. Gladstone on the Anglo-Russian j4 crisis, there was a large attendance at the House of Commons, and the House and the lobbies presented a very animated appearance.C 'Tbe Premier's statement ...

... LAZEIT' NL\S. FIRP1 T MEETINGS AN]D DATES OF PUBLIC EXAMINALTIONS. Georgc Allen Davies, ol JLIbilee Haouse, Od Bridge, Maverturdw est, builder; first rocetirrg April 17, eleveu a-n, CQstle 11otel, Haverfordwsst. Elias Davies, 23, High-stiree, 'Tenby. tailor; public examination April 15, c.3Q,, Couilty Court, Pembrokae : Jiock. William Graffuider, 206, Bute-road, Cardiff, boarding. ] oruse ...

... 'OTES, ~arn Y' [taoit ?? OWN C0A PONNDRNT5.3 Sinj MoNwNY NIGHT, tbh y A couple of the Welsh members had £ spa rather bad quarter of akn hour of it in the not Y Commons this evening. On tha discussion of pMr.Gladstone's motion that notices relatingto the Redistribution Bill should h4ve precedence ( over allother matters, Lord ?? ClhilroilI went for Mr. Diillwyn in a way which piust have made ...

... THIE NAVY ONCE MORE. b The most sensible thing that has been said | in recent debates on the condition of the Navy yj is Mr. D. DAVIls's candid declaration that t, i he would not mind if we had a bit of a n brush with a foreign enemy, just to gain a e, little experience of our ironclads. This f remark betrays the impatience with which ti the public regards the incessant wrang- t lings of ...

... 1, 99, , ll? rw - - ?? E ?t, Q'I'IR-705S, q I %Stetcl %It,4 I14 )T-B-D.YI:BSDA Y. APSIL 1S, ISMS I l, qt rnhi of thA e Rp-;n- ?? . e I latest phase of the Russian difficulty; a brief conversation took place upon the proclamation calling out the Reserves, and there was a discussion upon the telegraphic connec- tion with I-long Kong, after which their lord- ships adjourned. In the Bouse of ...

... THE WELSH PRESS. [BY CUNEGLAS.] THE IXTKBMKDIATS EDUCATIOX BILL. The Tyllt ai, Dydd is, this week somewhat dis- posed to apologise for the failure of the Welsh members to secure the Intermediate Education Bill. It maiutams that the thirty Welsh mem- bers are as good as a similar number from any other portion of the kingdom, and that incessant attacks upon them will be merely stepping-stones to ...

... THE REPRESENTATION OF THE FOREST OF DEAN. —On Monday night a. hastily called meeting of members of the above club was held at the Club- rooms, Mr R. T. Thomas, one of the vice-presi- dents, occupying the chair. There were also present, by invitation, representatives of the new Liberal Hundred from Lydney, Blakeney, Ayl- burton, and Tidenham,—The chairman explained that the meeting was called ...