... A Renter's teletfram dated San Francisco, received bere from taTIMO 1 tun statM that on APnl 16th, at10 o clock m the ev.ning, the Brituh barque Henry James, from Newcastle, N.S.W., tor ban Francieco, ran on a sunken rock not pYmvr* Tni ci»*rts. 55 mile, north-weet of 1 almyj-a Ijlamj, and becamn a total wreck. The crew, numbenuK twenty-seven men, and ten pas- sengers were saved in boate and ...

... THREE PRODIGIOUS CHILDREN. A TRIO OF GIANTS. The Oceana steamship, which has arrived at Plymouth from Australia, has brougat among her passenger, three children of enormous^d known in Australia a* the Snell gianuTm y 1 ney are Australian bora, but tb« children of Devonshire parents. The father, Mr Wiiilani wih tor,n*riy baker in busiues- at Exeter m?VT\ a M,w' s Sueii, So ti daughter of a ...

... MEETINQ OF KAILWAY SER- VANTS. A well attended meeting of railway servants was held at the Driil-hail, Swansea,cn Sunday, for the purpose of having explained the objects of the Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants. Mr Burnie presided, and Mr D. Randell, M.P., was also present. Mr Watson, organising secretary, having spoken, a motion was passed pledging the meeting to do everything in its ...

... TECHNICAL EDUCATION. Speaking on Saturday afternoon at a meetinfc of the National Association for the Promotion of Aechnieal Education, held at tbe Society of Arte, John-street, AdeJphi, Lord HARTINGTON remarked that since tbe society ball oeeu established—a year at(o-weet. ings had been held in some of tbe principal commercial and industrial centres, which bad been followed by the ...

... The Voice of Truth, The Prince and Princess of Wales, who are staying at Sandrinirham with their daughters, return to Marlborough House next Monday for a few days, after which the Prince will jam his yacht for a cruise, and the Princess will go to Osborne Cottage. They start for Germany about the second week in next month, the Prince for Homburg, and the Princess for Schwalbach. They will be ...

... WELSH ECHOES FROM LONDON. POLITICAL, LITERARY, AND SOCIAL, (From Our Own Correspondent.) PROCLAMATION OF THE 1889 EISTEDDFOD — CTWTD- FARDD AT THE GORSEDD— BRECON & THE NATIONAL INSTITUTION—ARCHDEACON GRIFFITHS ON THE HISTORY OF THE EISTEDDFODAU-ADJUDICATORS AND THEIR APPOINTMENT—THE NATIONAL JdS TEDDFOD ASSOCIATION—PRINCIPAL SUBJKCT3 FOR COMPETITION AT BRKCON—THE WELSH STUDENTS' SOCIETX—THE ...

... The following is a ci>Y a mam-csto which is being sent to the secretaries of all the federated organisations in South Wales and Monmouth- shire IMPRISONMENT OF MR JOHN DILLON. M P. Sout Wales aud Monuiouthsuiie Liberal Federation, 53, Queen.atreet. Canliff, 11th July, 1888. Dear ir.- Wenclose copies of the resolutions passed at the meeting of the executive committee he;d yester- day. 'Jbe ...

... Wales and the Probate Grant. House went into committee on the Local r0V(*nmeut(Englaud and Wales) Bill, and resumed J,6Conside ation of clause 21, which provided for grant to county councils of a portion of the Pr»hate dnt.y. r RITCHIE moved the insertion of words ttliU the distribution should, during the hv« local financial years, beguiuing on the appointed day, be in proportion to the ...

... THE DEATH FHOM SOALDiKG AT CARDIFF. At a meeting of the C irdiff Board of Guardians on Saturday, under tho presidency of Dr Paine, Mr Ramsdale drew the attontiou of the board to tha case of a child named Edward Lewis Hughes, aged three years and six months, son of James Hughes, of Oairns-f-treefc, Oathays, who had been scalded severely through tho capsizing of a kettle of boiling wittsr, and ...

... Miss Violet- Your brother Percy is studying for the ministry, is he not ? Mr Daze- Yes, and he is going to take orders in a few weeks. Miss Violet— Going to take orders ? Good. ness It is bard that he should have to abandon his good calling to wait iu a restaurant. ...

... THE LEGACY OF CAIN. | BY WILKIE COLLINS, Author of The Woman in White, The Evil Genius, &c., &c. [ftm RIGHT or TRANSLATION IS RESERVED.] CHAPTER XXXVIII.— RELATED BY THE t- GOVEKNOB. WAITED a little, after tbe receipt of Mr Grace- dieu's message, considering under its new aspect the position in which I found myself placed. -aad the minister's deaire to see me been inspired hig daughter's ...

... —— THE SPEAKER POORLY. Our London correspondent writing on Wednesday said ;—liveryone in the House is sorry to find that the Speaker is again on the sick list. If he had followed his doctor's instructions he would have left town last week, and stayed away until the House resumed after the Whitsun recess. But he insisted that he was able to go through the labours of his position, and returned ...