... CONVERSION OF THE i>U L.LTC-Ii In the latter part of fa-t week -hire w~a registered in London a public comp .y, to ba known by the style or title cu the Qieen-tre.efc (Cardiff) Arcade C onipany, Vmiteu. Ae: ro' forth in the prospectus, 11.: oldcct tl-lg new commercial corporation is t.) con- struct another arcade in ON jiS, :c order to c..rry out so important ness undertaking, the company w: ...

... Mil ARTHUR J. WILLIAMS ON THE 1IUSH QUESTION. Williams, M.P. for South Gla- morgan, has written to Mr Idris Williams, Bryn- glas, Portli, expressing a hope that my people wiil be true, as they always are, to the great principles of justice, and back up our great Prime Minister. The hon. gentleman is anxious to con- fer with his constituents, and will probably ad- diess them at Cymmer or ...

... LOCAL BOARD.—Tiie last meeting of the old board was held on Wednesday. The medical officer and surveyor were re-appointed for the ensuing twelve months, and a vote of thanks was passed to the retiring chairman (Mr Hemming). ...

... GENERAL. KING THEEBAW'S JEWELLERY. WHEN the Summer Palace at Pekin was sacked by the soldiers of the French and British armies, a costly necklace, worth about £100,000, was handed over to Count PALIKAO, who presented it to the Empress EUGENIE. The strong language used by the French press, however, caused her to give it back to the Count, and it was afterwards ex- posed for sale in a jeweller's ...

... M.TRslTY OOLLEGE, •-■AROIFF. Mtiipr--? Piasttnf « cooaril of the of Sjut' Waler- d Mon- -'r; jn Wednesday. Dr Kdi.3.rc. 's r: thf- ch«..f -»t»d the other members {*•*6wei-a the 7 'ir.wpal- the Revs W. Bmoe, J. Ij. TftXijr*. liiiy, Nathaniel Thomas, L;avid 1 sci-i i>avid Evans, and Mr John only mister of public interest •• ir.the report oi the genera; purposes sifted that a depute;ion was ...

... ATTACK ON AN EX- BTRLGARIAN MINISTER. [BTTTKHS'S TELEGRAM,] Pai*i?i*o?oizs, nday.—M. Brom, a former Minister. atl sd to-day in the neighbour- hood ct s city bj eight individuals armed with •ticks, and sustained serious injuries. The out- rage is believed tc « due to political motives, and ibe affair has «ssed great sensation. ...

... FLIGHT OF THE REBEL LEADER. [REUTER'S TELEGRAMS. ] MONTE VIDEO, Monday. — It: is officially announced to-day that the revolutionists have been completely defeated, and that General Arredondo, their leader, has taken refuge on Brazilian territory. BOEXOS AYRES. Monday.—The revolution in Uruguay has been finally suppressed by the Government. ...

... On Sunday m oming A hark waa dis- covered by John WUitams, a fisherman, washed ashore on the beach by he Cockle Rock, at Ferry- side. It seemed to Î1810 va died onlY a few hoars before ITS DISCOVERY. MEASURED^ feet 6 inches I in length and 2 feet 8, UO&SAIN TF*th, and had fins 20 inches long, and tr.'° .row. of teeth. Many '»'• V WENT to S-* IT FDNAAG the day. A heavy •in pr-vaiWi *■ ...

... BUILTH WELLS. RADNORSHIRE DISTRICT quarterly session of this lodge was heia at Jlundred House,near Builth, on Friday. The officers reports were very cheering, showing ail iuc £ 30 in the adult membership, and 50 i° Juvenile department during the past .All the nine lodges in the district were saia to be in a prosperous condition. ...

... PONTYPRIDD. BANKRUPTCY PROOIRDUJGS. Mr Registrar Spickett, on Tuesday, presided over the public examination of a number of debtors. The case of W. T. Evans, grocer, twice adjourned, was now declared olosed.—-The public examination of Miss Thomas, Pentre, was also closed. — John Williams, Gilfacn Goch, grooer, was examined. He had commenced business with £ 2.—Tae examination of Ann Evans, ...

... • A day or two since, after the floods had sub. sidedat Cwtnbach, two boys found at the river- side the body of a child with a cord round its j necK. The police were communicated with, and .■>> post-mortem examination made. It is believed ) that the child, which was about a month old, had neen :n the water about a fortnight. An inquest ■WAS opened on Tuesday by Mr Leigh, deputy and adjourned. ...

... The Row Jonathan Howell, B.A., has beB appointed to the perpetual curacy of Ebbw Vale, v-cated by the death of the Rev. William Hughes, M.A., aad to the perpettuAl curacy of wùnno, pre^iotssly stated. Or the evening of Friday last body of a child was found in the river Wya at Rhayader. The body was wrapped up in a copy •>f the Sout/1 Wales Daily Neitt oi February 7tn, 1880, and was enclosed ...