... THE BRADLAUGH-PETERS DISPUTE. In reply to a resolution praying the House of Commons to refuse a select committee on the matters at issue between Messrs Bradlaugh and Peters, and to allow the action to be tried in the conrts, Mr W. H. Smith has written that he informed Mr Bradlaugh in the House of Commons that as the whole question between him and Mr Peters was about to be raised in a court of ...

... 1ERT-AL PAR moro A 'Mr A a son A n TUESDAY, FEBRUAIM 14. ?? LEADING INCIDENf i HOUSE OF COnMONS, TUzAY NiGhT, nG The question of meeting so -morrow, Ash n Wednesdy, at two O'cl10k, instead of the usual b3 Wednesday hour of twelve o'clock, did not give of rise to any debate this afternoon, MrCr.ae sayiI he would not move any amendment in order to at ease the time of the Hous The motion was wv ...

... 1 Analysis of births and deaths registered in Bristol during the week ended Saturday, February 11, 1886:- Total births . 105 Bate per 1000 per annum of births .. 3800 >, Total deaths 77 t Bate of mortality per 1000 per annum .. 17,7 1; Rate of mortality from zymotic diseases .. 138 Died aged GO and upward . . 80 Under one year old .. . . 19 Of fever . . 0 Snllpo . .. . 1 Scerict fever. .1 ...

... Dr Robert Johnston, founder of the Stockport Visitor newspaper, died on Monday, at Souctipjrl, ageu 76. DKATH AT A PIIAYTR The Rev Bei.j-mm Wood, of the ij..p:i«t Chapei at Bra jforo, suddenly fell dead wnii.-r giving out the byir.ii at a prayer ine«t.ing on Monday night. He had been a pastor 28 years. LANEZRUPTCY CF LOUD ALGCSTCS LOFTUS. At the -Joooiid meeting of the creditors of Lord ...

... LORD BRA?SEY'S IMPRESSIOI*?S O? AU8TBA2LIA. ?? ,s last oveniugatth ?? LordBrasseydelivered W! n leoture upou bbsi Re~cent Impress one inx Australia.; Lord Dunraveu n seeided, arid there was an ?? *4 large gathering. (An the platform were several Agents- j t General aurid othc ner soor 1 malrk representing our Colo- th nies. Lord Brensr.ly said he. proposed to deal mainly ij with thoprospeot2 ...

... I I Nos Fercher darllenodd Dr W. J Wil- liams bapyr rhagorol gerbron aelodau Cym- Y, jeithas Lenyddol Moriah ar irouliad si Ymborth. L Nos Waner cyn y diweddaf bu aeloda u Cymdeithas Lenyddol Engedi yn mwyn- G hau papyr gwrir ddyddorol a llafurfawr o ff eiddo Mr Robert Jones, Chwarel Pen-yr- rt orsedd, ar Babyddiaeth.-Nos Wenrer di. ei weddaf darllenwyd ipyr yagrifenedig gan b, Mr J. D. ...

... This morning the Nottingham borough magis- trates committed for trial William Booth, a fitter, in custody on his own confession, charged with murdering his six-year-old daughter by cutting her throat with a razor, on the 7th inst. The child's mother died in September last. Prisoner married again five weeks later, but a separation soon took place. Prisoner drank heavily, but was in work when ...

... Postponement of Leicester Races, We have received intimation from the clerk of the course at Leicester that, in consebuence of the heavy fall of snow, it will be impossible to commence rac ng at Leicester to-morrow (Thursday) but in the event of rain setting in—of which at the despatch of this mes sage there was every likelihood—the meeting, with the consent, of the stewards, may be brought ...

... THE INTER-UNIVERSITY WELSH STUDENTS' UNION. The movement towards the formation of a union between the Welsh students at the various univer- sities in the kingdom is making rapid progress. The Edinburgh Welsh Society a few weeks ago sent a circular to all the universities and univer- sity colleges, and as a result the Welsh stuc'ents at Bangor and Glasgow have unanimously agreed to join this ...

... MISSIONS TO SKAMEN SOCIETY. MEETING AT SWANSEA. The annual meeting of the Swansea Missions to Seamen Society was held at the Albert-hall on Tuesdi-.y evening, under the presidency ot the Rev Canon Wilson. The annual report, read by the Rav E. J. Wolfe (the chaplain),, showed a very satisfactory state of things. During the year there had been 2,596 visits to ships by the chap- lain, and 4,810 ...

... BETHEL ARFON. Traddodwyd darlith ragorol yn y capel uchod, nos Fawrth, gan Mr W. Owen (Hebronydd), Pwllheli, ar Siencyn Pen- bydd. Cafwyd cynulleidfa bar'hus. ac elv- da, fel y gobeitbiwn, pa un a drosgIwyddid ya gyfangwbl i'r darlhthydd er ei gynorth- wyo i gael ychwaneg o addysg. Gweithiodd y Mri Robert Thomas, Tyddynybertb; Isaae Parry, Ty'nyclwt; ac Owen Williams, Cefn- rhos, gydag ...

... sTH{E C REATIONS AT S1JDBURY. Uncder ths auspices of the Sudbury Musical S~ociety, Hayiiil's splendid oratotrio, ^The CreatioD, w as effectively rerndered in the Victoria Hell on Tuesday eveninz. iotwvithstanding the inclemnent weather, the nttendance was lar,,e an~d fashionable, and tlhe seaetiug arrangements were admrniably carried out under tbe persoutl supervision of Mr. B. RG. Merw en ...