... I The Voice of Truth.' It Professor Huxley, who is now s^ay114 Bournemouth, has been seriously ill dunnf? spring, and he has been ordered to Switzerland for the benefit of his health as 8 as the weather becomes fine and settled. *• # ft'ft Mr James's celebrated herd of Guernsey Ca which has secured so many prizes of late ye*'e' to be sold off at Bournemouth curing & and West of England Show. ...

... The Accused Committed for Trial. [ The charges against Chesnufcte Smyth, Dr J. C. Smyth, Robert Dunlop, and J. Spiers Orr, in connection with the Belfast insurance frauds, were further investigated yesterday at Belfast. The greater part of the day was occupied by Mr O'S laughnessy with a speech in defence of the priHoner Dunlop, who, he contended, had merely committed an indiscretion in ...

... EXTRAORDINARY CONDUCT OF A FATHER. WIFE BEATING AND ATTEMPTING TO DROWN THREE CHILDREN. At Dundee Circuit Court, yesterday, James Young, labourer, Breohin, was charged with assaulting his wife in a house in Bridge-street, Brechin, and attempting to drown his three children, aged nine, fi ve, and three years. He pleaded guilty. On the evening in question prisoner went home late the worse of ...

... THE APPLICATION FOR A DRAMATIC LICENCE, At the Cw'ufI p lirce-couit this morning—before a, special bench ot of magistrates, tiie mayor (Alderman Jacobs), MrT. W. Lewis (stipendiary), Dr Paine, Aiderumu Taylor, Alderman D. E. Jones, and Mr W. Sanders—the hearing of the application from Harry D ty, les.se,3 ot the Granu Th-.itro IIf Virietio-, Westgate-street, for a dramatic licence, which had ...

... A HUSBAND'S CALLOUS BRUTALITY. Alice Kitt, a young married woman, told painful story at the Thames police-court on Saturday. Before her marriage to Charles Kitt, with whom she now lived in Vine-street, Great Pearl-street, she was a respectable girl. Three months after the wedding he threw himself out of work. You are a fool, he said to her, not to go on the streets, when you can, by doing it ...

... CARDIFF SAVINGS BANK AND TRUSTEES LIABILITIES. Au attempt having been made to throw dis- credit on the information which we published yesterday, to the effect that the Government have definitely resolved to secure for the depositors in the Cardiff Trustee Savings Bank, 20s in the J6, with interest up to date, we think it desirable to repeat the statement, with the addition that it came from an ...

... MUMBLES I,IGHTHOUSE, Friday.—Wind WSW, tight. Weather clear and Hue. Sea moderate.. Passed East- of Ba.rr' ...

... We beg to announce that.local Jokes, anecdotes, ? r. bits of historical information, Ac., wUl be welcomed. Contributions, which may be in English or Welsh, should be written on one side of the paper only, 1Io8d addressed MERLIN Cardif Time* Office, Cardiff. Easiness ^frftrgsass. ...

... DEATH OF MHS EDWARD DAVIES, PLASDINÀM. We deeply regret to announce the death of Mrs Edward Davies, of Plasdinam, Llaudiuam, which took place at Liverpool on Saturday. The melancholy occurrence was to some extent unexpected, as the deceased lady was in the prime ot life, and the news will create widespread grief and regret amidst a very large circle of relatives and friends. Mrs Da vies ...

... Cultivation of Waste Land. Mr BRADLAUGH moved That in the opinion of this House, ownership of land in the United Kingdom should carry with it the duty of cultiva- tiou or utilisation, and that in all cases where land capable of cultivation or utilisation with profit. and not devoted to some purpose of public utility or enjoyment, is held in a vacant,waste,or uncultivated state, the local ...

... WELSH MUSICAL EDUCATION. THE Council of the University College at Cardiff have had again under their con- sideration the question of musical education in connection with this institution. When Mr TEMPLETON some months ago resigned, the Council thought it desirable, in the interests of economy, to suspend the lecture- ship. They were the more ready to do this from the facto that the musical ...

... FURIOUS AT CAEKLEOX. -Frederick Green was summoned at the p^ttv -sessions on Thursday for furious driving at Caerleon on tho 26th iiitirno., and defendant was fined THE YOUNG MAIMHEn WOMAN AND HIGHTS,At the same court Martha Hoikam was suminonnd for assaulting her husband, James Holkam. porter at Cwmbran Railway Station, stated that on Thursday evening last his wife caLLe ta the station and ...