... t Th; Fiasco at Leicester. icesteh 1DR tfae sale was announced at a '°r tefuJ °tel of goods seized from Robert King 'i°n. Th1^ to Pay a ^ne ^or neglecting vaccina- thQ i,6 ^De Was 'mPosec* 'Q February last year, child died in May, and King heard no di!Jtraill February of the present year, when a ^'les Wat! notified. The Home Secretary de- ^'°rtlin»0 k'Dter^ere' and a crowd collected this K°°d» ...

... ARSON AT GORSRHYD. [SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE ECHO.] I At the Glamorganshire Assizss Swansea, this morning. Timothy Evans (58), labourer, was charged with feloniously setting fire to a stack of hay, corn, and oats, the property of Timothy Evans, at Gorsrhyd, near Aberayroo, ion January 15th. Mr Abel Thomas was for the prosecution, and Mr W. B. Rowlands, Q.C., M.P., defended. It appeared that in ...

... RUMOURED CABINET CHANGES I The London correspondent of the Daily Post says Mr Hy. Matthews has faile ...

... Mr Foster, of N ewcastle-on-Tyne, was engaged as Eolicitor in a dispute between Robert James Phelps and his wife. Phelps having failed to carry out an arrangement, execution was issued against him, upon whicb, meeting the unfortunate solicitor, he belaboured him with a stick. For six months he must now be of good behaviour to all her Majesty's liegh subjects, or forfeit a heavy penalty. ...

... E iterprise and the Derby. Ti:e Press Association, telegraphing this afternoon, says :-Nlt Ryan. the t'ainer of Enterprise, has tele- { graphed from Newmarket to-day to the Leeis Daily Ifeics st-ati, that Enterprise will not be scratched for the Derby, and that the colt is rather better now. ...

... Wife: Dear, I wi^h you would invite young Prof. Y. som* day. T hear rie dreadfully abieui-iain'ici!; yarh». 's he w;{i tivk»; our Cecilia. ...

... A dinner was given at the House of Commons* on Thursday evening, to the colonial delegates, by about 70 members of Parliament. Mr W. Holdsworth prasided.Sir Samuel Griffith, re- sponding to the toast of The Colomes, said tblt; the work the Colonial Conference had done \Va well done, and would be endurinsr. He spoke, strongly in favour of Imperial Federation,and said men in the colonies who ...

... There is to be nothing lacking, so far as Cardiff is concerned, to make Mr Gladstone's welcome to South Wales a gracious and a hearty one. The junior Liberals appear to have outstripped their seniors of the Liberal Club, and have already arranged for a special train for themselvesand their friends, who will make a midday call upon Sir Hussey Vivian's illustrious guest. Merthyr and the hills ...

... Dublin Court of Bankruptcy to-day, 0f .*e said, after the decision of the Court PPeal in Father Keller's case, he directed his f.rar. t° ascertain whether the informalities ln* ,Q that case also applied to the case of Ryan and Mr Slattery, the witness com- jj ^ong with him. Finding that they did, 'ho lrt6CteCl '^a^er ^yan aQd Mr Slattery of Vi5 bought to court to-day for the purpose •r#i ln £ ...

... A BEERSHOP ON WHEELS. An Excise case of a somewhat unusual character has been before the Highgate magistrates. Wil- liam Elworthy, of Station-road, New SoutbRAtst was charged with selling beer by retail in the parish of Friern Barnet without having a licence- Defendant had a cask of beer fixed in a cart, and was going from door to door retailing the same at two pence a pint, when the Excise ...

... ThF- Walker Hey Mill, at Burnley, took fire at five o'clock this morning (the Barnes. breaking out in the top storey), and was practically gutted before the brigade could control the conflagration. The operatives were beginning to arrive at t'n- time or the outbreak, and they saved a large quan- tity of cloth and twist. The damages will amount to about £ 16,090, but it covered by insurance. ...

... A SAILORS' AFFRAY AT SEA. At Liverpool, yesterday, a sailor named Swen- sen was charged with causing the death of Thomas Kavanagh, at sea. Deceased was second mate of the Annie Gourley, and in April last be made several attempts to strike the prisoner, who was in the rigging. On the third attempt prisoner threw a marlinespike at Kavanagh, who was struck on the head, sustaining fatal injuries. ...