... The trial took place at the Old Bailey, London, to-day, of Charles Bcntell (30) and Frederick Brenham (22), who are indicted for forging and uttering a cheque for C5 with intent to defraud. BonteII was convicted last sessions for shooting at Inspector Lansdowne. It appeared that the cheque had been taken from a cheque book contained in a portmanteau, which was stolen from the servant of Lord ...

... EXTRAORDINARY CHARGE AGAINST A DOCTOR. At Belfast a Local Government Board In- spector held an enquiry into charges preferred against a local doctor. The allegation made t y the town missionary and othir persons was to the effect that the doctor attended a dying young woman when in a state of drumkenness, and that in that condition sat on the bed. The patient complained to the missionary, who ...

... n the course of the Cambridge University Lent Races yesterday afternoon the Clare College crew made a bump, and were dragging to the opposite side when the Trinity Hall bout, ptessed bard by Emmanuel, ran into the Clare boat, the bow of the Trinity boat entering the chest of Mr E. S. Campbell, oue of the oarsmen, killing him on the spot. ...

... District Intelligence, CARDIFF. A Niiw POST oi I ICE HAS been opeued at Cvnt* well, 11 ar Ey. where ordinary post-office business will ha transacted. CLIFTON CHAPKL, -ROATH.-Tiie Rijv J. M. Saunders (son of Dr D. Snunders,Swansea), who has just returned from America, where he has been doing good work, is announced to preach he :v, to-morrow. BOAHU of 'I'KADE EXAMINATION.— At the Board of Trade ...

... ENGLAND AND THE EUROPEAN POWERS. The Times, commenting on the debate on Mr Labouchere's motion, says :-The country people agree with Mr Gladstone in accepting as satisfac- tory the renewed assurances that her Majesty's Government have entered into no engagements with any ot the powers except those which are known to exist. It is not from the action of Governments but from the ill-regulated ...

... A SNEEZING CONGREGATION 1 -a, The Salvation Ai Little Lever, near Bolton, have bad an a n\iina'ole trick played upon them. As the meeting was proceeding in the bariacks the congregation began coughing and sneering, and many had to leave overcome with .bausea. It was discovered that a piece of ignited cotton saturated with cayenne had been thrown into the room. The police are making inquiries. ...

... LARGE ORDERS FOR RAILWAY MATERIAL. Yesterday it was reported that ono of the largest iron railwp-y carriage and waggon building companies in the South Staffordshire district have just booked a forcign contract valued at £ 100,000. The name of the successful company has uot yet officially transpired, but it is known that nearly all the makers are now very busy on orders from South America, ...

... THE ELECTION AT liAMPSTEAI), I A WALK OVER FOR MR BRQDIE- H0ARE. Mi E. Brodio-Hoara, C >a ...

... To-night Judge Brynmor Jones will read a paper at the Cymmrodorion Lecture Hail, Cardiff, upon The Distinction between Cia-ises of People in Medieval Wales. The meeting is held in connection with the Cambrian Society of South Wales and Monmouthshire, and admission will be free. To-morrow night Judge Gwilym Williams will, in the same hall, address the Cymmrodorion on The Administration of the ...

... District Intelligence. CARDIFF. ART CULTURE AMONGST LOCAL -ARTISANS, with practical examples of Art Workmanship. Ad- dress by Mr E. Seward, architect, as above, Saturday, 7 p.m, Town-hall. Admission fiee. Piscugaiou in* vited. IMPORT,INT. -Bowen's unrivalled Butters will be reduced at both stalls, Cardiff Market, next Satur- day. tiAMPEL BROTHERS' Grand Display o! AU umn and Winter Clothing ...

... At Newport county court, to-day, the public examination took place of Ernest Jordan, of No. 25, Bailey-street, Newport, formerly builder, but uow out of business. The debtor commenced business as a builder in 1885, previous to which date he was a journeyman mason, with a capital of £ 15. He had been engaged principally in the erection of a number of cottages at Rogerstone, and two villas on ...

... The Cambridge crew were prevented from rowing on Saturday by ice on the rivers both at Ely and Cambridge. They took walking exer- cise instead. ...