... PROPOSED RE-OPENING OF THE WIND-STREET STATION. On Saturday morning Councillor Maliphant and Mr D. P. Jones, representing the tradesmen of Wind and the adjacent streets, waited on Mr Henry Lambert, general manager of the Great Western Railway, at the 'l\hclnvorth Hotel, with the object of urging on him the necessity for re-opening- the station at tha bottom or NVind- street.—Mr Maliphant ...

... The London Gazette of Tuesday night contains the WAR OFFICE, Pall Mall, January 10th, 1888. LINE BATTALIONS.—R >yal Welsh Fu>iiinr.>.— Supernumerary Major Compton Norman to be major, vice C. G. A. Mayhew, retired. ...

... THE BANKRUPTCY AI.T. DISCUSSION AT MERTHYR CHAMBER OF TRADE. The Merthyr Chamber of Trade met on Tues- day night at the Bush Hotel Assembly-rooms. Mr R ig-er Edwards presided. The discussion on the working of the Bankruptcy Act, 1883. intro- duced by Mr Peter Williams, was resumed.—Mr Rowlands, referring to a speech by the Official Receiver at the last meeting, said even supposing the ...

... A LAMPLIGHTER S SrORy. The Bridgrioater Mercury furnishes the following interesting Manley, uf Bridgwater, is a happy man. His good fortune deserves to be made public. Having hveti among as all hill lite, nnd held t.he position of lamplighter for over 29 years, his name and face are familiar to everybody in Bridgwater. He is liked by ali, and it is safe to say cne may go here, there, or yonder ...

... Under this title, Dr J, B. Daly contributes a short paper to The IVelromr on the story of the electric telegraph as embodied in the eariy strug- gles of Morse to get his invention introduced to the commercial world. The hardships Morse had to undergo wiil be understood by the following anecdote of Strother s. It seems Strother was a pupil of Mor.re, paid Ins dollars in advance, but owing to ...

... A telegram from Birr announces the arrival there, by the midday train on Monday, of Mr Wilfrid Blunt, Lady :nne Blunt, Mr Evelyn, M.P., and Tiie Macdermott, Q.C. They were met at the railway station by a large crowd of people with the town band. An address from the towns- people was presented by the Rev. Dsnis Sheehnn, and the party proceeded to the Parochial HOUSE, where they were entertained ...

... THE W AVE OF PUGILISM REACHES CARDIFF. VISIT OF KILTTAIN AND MITCHELL. It would appear as if the Welsh metropolis were to be given over entirely this week to the pugilistic and prize-fighting fraternity. John L. Sullivan, the Boston rjet, as has been already announced, is engaged to appear at one of our music-halls for several nights, but he is not to be permitted to star alone, Mr Watts, ...

... LLANDOVERY. REMISSION OF RENT.—Tho rent audit of the Llwyuoiain estate was held at the White Hall Inn in this town on Wednesday and Thursday last, wheu tha landlord, Mr Carbery Vaugh&U- Pryse-Rice, again granted a remission of 10 par cent. to all the tenants. The rents received, as usual, by Mr John Thomas, town clerk. ...

... THE WEATHER AND THE CROPS. [FROM MONDAY'S MARK'LAF.: The old year na.s closed with seasonable weather. The frost has not been severe, and has been unac- companied by biting easterly winds, so that the position of growing crops has been thereby im- proved rather than otherwise. This moraine there was a rapid thaw with the prospect of ram. The state of wheats and all other autumn sown crops ...

... RHEUMATISM, acute or chronic, relieved by Column's Concentrated Mustard Oil. TRUTH of Dec. 3, 188a, says Do you know anyone who suffers from Rheumatism ? I ask because if you do I ean tell him or her about a wonderful remedy. You have seen i olman's Mustard everywhere. Well, the original Colman had rheumatism, and discovered that there is a green oil in mustard seeds which cures it. Numbers ...

... THE SWANSEA WIFE- MURDER. FURTHER PARTICULARS. THE INQUEST AND VERDICT. ANTECEDENTS OF THE PRISONER. !.SPECI AL, J The interest taken by the people of Swansea in the details attending the murder, and their anxiety to know more, is as great as ever it was. But nothing more can be forthcoming, if the prisoner remains silent, of either the circumstances attending the tragedy or of the motive for ...

... FASHIONABLE MARRIAGE AT PEMBROKE. On Tuesday, the marriage of Mr A. Pollard Lewis, manager of the London and Provincial Bank, Pembroke, with Miss Mary E. A. Browne, eldest daughter of the Rev R. C. Browne, chaplain of H.M. forceF,andgr4nd.daugbterof the late Gen. Sir Henry Browne, was solemnised at St. Mary's Church, Pembroke. The ceremony took place at two o'clock in toe afternooa, and wai ...