... An adjourned special sessions for the granting of theatre licences was held at the Town-hall, Newport, on Monday. Tlle Mayor presided, and there were also on the bench Colonel Lyne, and Messrs. 0. Goss, G. Hosbins, T. P. Wansbrough, H. J. Parnall, R. G. Culium, J. V. Jones, and J. Moses.-The sessions had been adlournad from January 2 for the purpose of allowing the theatre proprietors to carry ...

... D1H ]IVE{' LJUCKI( A T'il E iul C AERDIISF T fIIEA TitE. ar eni in their search for realism playwrights, WI)elsc would have tlrougict,hlid completely exlrausqtdal the stock of subjects at their dreruoerel, but The u Di ver's Luck ire the Cardill Tlriretre Royal title 512 week takes iln altogeLbhrL new departure, cud firids be its CIlMUX in thre bed of the Ocean. Jules Veriro xvi bits donle ...

... ART EXHIBITION AT LLAI. DILO. An exhibition of works of art took place at the Diili-liall, Llandilo, on Friday. This exhibition- tine first of its kind at Llandilo-was made in con- nection with tine recently-established drawing. class, under the mastership o1 Mr. NY. Sones; science aud art teacher, Carnmarthen. Dr. Lloyd acts as hoonorary secretary of tine local branch, and Lo him much of the ...

... STRANGE STORTY OF A CONVICT. A dispatch from Ciicngii, datetl December 14, which appears in ?? Xeew Iori; World, says:- Villamn Thottots, whlo wns pnrdoned by Governor'i Oglesby yuhterd.Ly alter seeving six of tjieeeve,- tein yerm to h w atencd for murder, wire~amu to Chicago to-morrow. Tlie story of the clime for wiico Thomas hlis suffered is a I sitrange tine, and furnished tito plot for I ...

... CARDIFF AMUSEMENTS- THEETRE ROYA.L. The stage of us Theatr Royal is ?? week occupied uw what is described as o greatl realistic ti drama, wrilton by Mrr. A.£ Scudainore. Is Life S la Worth Living-ioc that is tbT) profoundly 4 philoophIes) ntitl of the play-is a melodrama of SI th rmo ?? type. The villain I. the b , veyembodiment of Unscrupulous rascality, and C S5a thlel good. qualities of ...

... THE BELTnR LAND. ThI ieflt Iand Slssex Conurier publishes Ibe follow- s iN versus, which were recited last week at the n Tunbridge Wells C nstitudional Club supper:- e SON liitiiwtiw- . I henr thee speak of a better land, g Its Members thou cnliest a happy band: 3. DnddY ! Oh coino to that radidnt shore, d And fret in minority's shade no *nore. e Is it the land where the roses wave, *f And ...

... I r. INEWPORT SCHOOL OPF ART .I AND SCIENCE. t I f PRESENTATION OF PRIZES1. Al The annual present ation of prizes and certificates U in connection with the Newpor't School of Art and II Science (which is an adjunct to thle Free Library) Pi was held at ?? Town-hall on Monday evening,.; at The Mayor (MNr. IT. Pugsley) presidled in his robes, ' bv MeAavoress. ghr wsaoood attendance. a nopening ...

... -CHBISTMA mAUSyMENTS - -AT OCARDIF.. - : r ALDINM,& ...

... THE OPENING TO-DAY. The Cardiff International Exhibition, which is under the special patronage of the Marquess of Bute, E.T., will be opened by the Mayor of Cardiff (Alderman T. Wind6or Jacobs) in state at three o'clock this (Wednesday) afternoon. The proces- n Sion that will escort his worship will leave the a Town-ball at half-past two, and will be of an im- posing character. It will be ...

... BRlISTOL TIRIENNIAL MUSICAL YESTIVAL. ro OPENING PERFORMANCES. a! The Triennial Musical Ifestival at Bristol was ih opened at the CoIlson-hsll on Tuesday, but not with tbose manifeslatiotns of excitement wbich marked previous Catherings of a like nature. Mendelssohln's ,acred masterpiece }Elijab was selected as the ?? work. and, everywhere in favour, there was a large audience at ics ...

... NEWPORT MEETING. COMPARATIVE' STATEMENT O0 ENTRtIES. The Newport meeting, comnecing oan Wednea. day, Suno G, of this old-tablished society %-la be. one of the mnst extensive the societr has ever held. The entries of live stock and dairy produce total up to L,376, vhist no les Lhat 22.374 feet run of space for inplements, machinery, carriages, and miscellaneous nrticles have been allotted. At ...

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