... DAMAGES FOR THE LOSS OF A HUSBAND. At the Liverpool Assizes yesterday Elizabeth Bentley, of Great Harwood, near Blaflfcburn, sought to recover damages from the Lincoln- shire and Yorkshire Railway Company for the loss of her husband, a stonemason, who was killed at Rishton while crossing some shunting lines to reach the station. The defence was that the man's death was the result of his own ...

... VOLUNTEER INTELLIGENCE. I MERTHYR SHOOTING CLUB. I A spoon competition took piace on Saturday at the Merthyr range, with the following results Mr Darke, 57 (spoon) Private T. G. Jones, 57; Sergeant Siedle, 52 Corporal Robert David, 56 Col.-Sergeant Lockyn, 52 W. Morgan, 51 Private Dennis Downing, 51. ENCAMPMENT OF THE 4TH SOUTH WALES BORDERERS. On Saturday the Newport Corps of the 4-th ...

... SLEEP-WALKING. Sleep walking or somnambulism is explained on the hypothesis that the sleep is partial in its area portions of brain which are usually involved in the physiological condition peculiar to sleep remain exempt, so that the sleeper exhibits powers which sleep usually annuls. The individual appears to possess an unusual power of calling his muscle# generally into activity in response ...

... TWO LADIES DROWNED. A distre.'bing boat accident occurred at Fleet- wood,Lancashire on Monday afternoon. A pleasure party, contesting of iour gentleinen and three ladies, went'.for a sail in a small pleasure boat. A stiff breeze was blowing, and there was a strong tide beating up the channel. Within three hundred varcb of the shore the boat. vvg 4 driven across the mmring chain of a dredger, ...

... Theatrical Sketches. No. V. THE PRIVATE SECRETARY. D' yeou know that one of the bast farcical comedies extant is the clever and entertaining piece at present tenanting the Theatre Royal, Cardiff. There are, perhaps, few playgoers in the United Kingdom who have not laughed at the grotesque AND ludicrous situa- tions abounding in this admirable comedy. No one could witness unmoved the quaint ...

... SOUTH GLAMORGAN. Mr Richard Cory was no sooner disqualified as a candidate for the South Glamorgan Division, in opposition to Mr A. J. Williams, than the Liberal Secessionists and their Tory allies com- menced to look about for a gentleman to fill his place. A joint committee of Conservatives and Liberal dissentients was formed,and several names were taken into consideration, with the result ...

... The hearing of the Stepney election petition was resumed to-day, in the Queen's Bench Divi- sion. Mr Justice Denman said that since yester- day he and Mr Justice Field had examined the act of 1883, and had decided that no right was given to the counsel representing the Public Prosecutor tq cross-examine witnesses Incon- venience was experienced yesterday by the inter: ference of learned ...

... Sir E. J. Reed, fit TO THK EDITOR. SIR, have received a telegram from Sir E. J. Reed, stating that he will arrive in Cardiff to- morrow (Wednesday) afternoon by the 5.35 train. It is hoped as many members as possible of the Liberal and Radical Associations will be at the Great Western Railwav Station to give him a hearty reception.—Yours, hearty reception.—Yours, R. OAKES, Secretary Joint ...

... f Dr. Curtis, Assistant Commissioner OI trj tion in Ireland, died last night of tongue, ...

... (BY QUIt EWlARKET CORRESPONDENT.) 1 NEWMARKET, Monday. On the Racecourse side Bloss's Montreal and Sir Kenneth had a good gallop of two miies; Timias and Corunna covered one mile and a quarur John Dawson's, jun., Belinda and Demagogue negotiated one mile and a half Highland C¡( Clr:otl, aud Peacemaker going- one mile. T. Brown's True Blioi and Gossip colt were cent two miles. Martin's Datnu ...

... The late Miss Gamble, of 66, Portland-place, has left Girton College, Cambridge, a legacy of £ ).9,Q00. j ...

... Seven Persons Drowned. 1 IREUTIWS TELEGRAM. I NEW YORK, Saturday.—A yacht, while on her way from Philadelphia. to New York, capsized to-day off Sandyhook. Six ladies and a gentle. man were drowned. ...