... A NEW STEEPLECHASE MEETING IN SOUTH WALES. [SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE ECHO.J At a meeting, at which Lord Tredegar presided, at Newport, this afternoon, it was decided to establish a steeplechase meeting in connection with Llangibby and Tredegar Hunts to be held near Caerleon on Friday in the cattle show week in November each year. ...

... CORRESPONDENT. I Tuesday. On the Racecourse side, J. Cannon's Cormeille and L'Orpheline colt.galleped six furlongs. Hayhoe's Middlethorpe went two miles Beaver going one mile and three-quarters. Waugh's Eurasian went nearly two miles; Aintree going seven furlongs. Brown's Gossip gelding and Peeler galloped one mile and a half. Bloss's Corunna and Isosceles were sent one mile, and a quarter. ...

... Newmarket Training Notes.. CUll CORRESPONDENT, i NKWMAIIKRT, Thursdsy.-Oii the Racecourse side, Gurry's Sweetheart galloped one mile and a half Merry Hampton was sent one mile. Jennings' junr. Consolide, Combature, Stanislas, and Mamia went one mile and a half. Enoch's War Path, Easington, and Tracker going three miles and a half. C. Archer's Lu'ninary, Cynosure, Pizarro, and Cynosure ...

... HEALTH OF MR PARNELL. Mr Parnell's health is considerably improved. Dr Kenny, M.P., wiio saw him yesterday, he will be able to return to Parliament on Friday without incurring too much risk of a relapse, ...

... The Miners' Dispute in North Wales. THE MEN RETURN TO WORK- [SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO Tal The miners in the Ruabon district who work yesterday, and surrounded the house in a threatening manner, have work this morning. Great excitement over the whole distriot yesterday, as a riot anticipated. The police patrolled the throughout the day for fear of an outbreak, large contingent was held in readiness ...

... THE RECENT DISMISSAL OF CARDIFF CONSTABLES. A Curious Question of Dates. According to the reports made to the Watch Committee the assault upon the man Cochlin, in connection with which three Cardiff constables have been required to leave the force, was committed on Sunday, the 1st of May, and the case was heard at the police- court some days afterwards. As a matter of fact the affair happened ...

... Mr M. F. Carter, district coroner for Dean Forest, held an iuquiry, on Thursday evening, into the death of a young man named Henry Martiu, 20 years of age, a waterman, of Arling- ham, whose body was found in the river Severn, near tho Slip, Newtibam, on Wednesday morning. —The principal witness was a man named George Pocketn, who said that at ten o'clock p.m. on Monday night, the 9tb, he ...

... The South Wales Divorce Suit. The Petition Dismissed. In the Prohare and Divorce Division, on Thurs- day-before Mr Justice Butt and a special jury- the hearing was resumed of the divorce suit Wilson v. Wilson and Bennett, which stood adjourned from Saturday last. It was the husband's petition for a dissolution ot marriage on the ground of the wife's adultery with the co-respondent, Mr Hugh ...

... SHOCKING RAILWAY FATALITY. On the North Staffordshire Railway, near Congleton, last uight, a good* train left the metals, and the driver aud stoker were thrown Iff. The former was killed instantly, and the latter received terrible injuries from which he subscqueutly expired. ...

... FATAL FALL DOWNSTAIRS. TSesterday afternoon a sad accident occurred to J'auny Mary Brown (38), domestic servant at the boose of Mr Albert W. Morris, of Bengewortb, MAr Evesham. The poor woman was on the awrs, and from some unexplained cause fell violently, her head coming in contact with the toor. When picked np almost immediately after the accident, sn, was apparently dead. Mr Horace Hayes, ...

... The preliminary conference to consider i the formation of a National Prohibition Party was held this morning at thft Memorial Hall, ~arringdon-street, under the presidency of the v George Brooks. Mr Axel Gustafson de- '*ar«d a long address in favour of the total Prohibition of the drink traffic, as against local OPtioa. He contended that local option was rong in principle, and bad failed ...

... Green Room Gossip. Once more the Actors' Benevolent Fun 6 indebted to Mr Irving, who has promise » behalf, a morning performance of Loius on Thursday, June 9. The critical public of Edinburgh, whP have thusiastic admirers of Miss Mary Andersen, been able to persuade her to alter her ff80,, only to play Hermione and Perdita w Winter's Tale once out of London, will be repeated on the last night ...