... Sir E. J. Reecfé Evidence. At Bow-street police-couft, London, on Wednes- day, Mr Cunninghame Graham, M.P., and John Burns were again charged before Mr Vaughan with obstructing the polics in Trafalgar-square on last Sunday fortnight. The former was also charged with assaulting thejpolice. William Myson, hall porter at Morley's Hotel, deposed to seeing the scrimmage, in the midst of which ...

... A MERTHYR APPEAL CASE. In the Court of Appeal, London, on Wednes- day-before the Master of the Rolls and Lords Justices Bowen and Fry—Mr William Evans moved the court on bebalf of the defendants for a stay of execution of the judgment of Mr Justice Denman declared in favour of the plaintiff on the the 18th of November last. The plaintiff brought the action to recover from the defendants, who c ...

... Mr Osborne Morgan, Q.C., M.P., addressed a large meeting of his constituents a5 Brymbo, near Wrexham, oil Mouday night. He said the Con- servative caucus at Oxford had arrived at four conclusions—to tax the people's food, to maintain the Welsh Chuich, to gag the House of Commons, and to stamp out the last vestige of liberty in Ireland. (Shame.) Ihe question of Welsh disestablishment was ...

... She (slightly seasick): Somehow or other 1 can't eat on board these boats. He What do you want to eat for ? Don't you know that. wilful waste makes woeful want ? ...

... The American Magazine for December is in its features a Christmas number. The lead in# article, Christ- edeals in American Art, by Wm. H. Ingeraoll, gives occasion for the frontitr piece, The Boy Christ Disputing with the DoC tors, engraved from a picture by Frank Mo* and a sculptured Head of Christ, by LauØt Thompson, is reproduced in line engraving on the cover. The article is replete ...

... Mr Dflmimc Watson,one of the members for the West Ward in the Cardiff Town Council, has sent in his resignation, he having taken up his abode near Bath. Mr J. H. Jones, solicitor, who at the last November election contested the ward, and polled only 26 votes less than Mr Richard Price, who was re-electod, is again in the field, and his address will be found in another column. Mr Solomon ...

... At Newport borough police-court, on Monday, Thomas Taylor, 15 years of age, son of a moulder, living at 52, Tyndall-street, Cardiff, was charged withconcealinghimself m thpKing's Arms, Commercial-road, and stealing 5s i in coppers, 211 in silver, a bottle of whisky, and two cigars.-About 11 o'clock last (Sunday) night P.S. Evans stated that he met the prisoner pro- ceeding along Portland ...

... A NEW AND ORIGINAL STORY. THE SECRET OF SINCLAIR'S FARM. By HARRY BLYTH, -Author of SNATCHED FROM DEATH, OF THE AIB, DONE IS THE DISS/ A WILT WOMAN,' & &C. ^HAPIEK VIIL—DIS^OKGIXG. was so anxious to escape, ar.d by a stern-looking: gentleman who regarded him with obvious ill- favour. But be recovered himself at once., and, wlto a short laugh, said— Ah, Ralph, I'm glad I've met you. Why ...

... Wife (at breakfast): I want to do somis shopping to-day, dear, if the weather is favour- able. What are the probabilities ?' Husband (consulting his paper): Rain, hail, thunder, and lightning. ...

... Shop-breaking at Pembroke Dock.—Soma time early on Sunday uioruuig, ond of the windows of the shop of Mr W. T. Smith, grocer and wine and spirit merchant, in Bush-street, was broken, and a email quantity of KQuQ, taken awat. ...

... A MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEAR- ANCE. days r?ceived of Mr tvi uld MiTei11' of tbe Sportsman staff. Mi M Neill was despatched from Loudon on Saturday, the 17th inst., on the occasion of the receut fight between Smith and Kilraiu. It is R «,l i'° ^r'\i?arked board the boat at Boulogne for Folkestone on Tuesday morning, but the followiug telegram from him was on that afternoon received by the editor of ...

... [ALL RIGHTO RESERVED.] [Now First Published.] HERR PAULUS: illS. RISE, HIS GREATNESS, AND HIS FALL. fy WALTER BESANT, Author of All Sorts and Conditions of Men, &c., &c. (TH. RIGHT OF TBAKSLATIOK IS RESERVED, J BOOK THE SECOND. CHAPTER XIII.— SLUDGE. was possible. But ha arrived at; Beau- mont-street with looks still perturbed and a soul still agitated. To bo called a Liar and a Dscoivor, ...