... Mr Gladstone has addressed the following letter to a correspondent:- Sir,-I have censured, and I should continue to censure, the practice in Ireland of enlarging criminal sentences upon appeal, and of inflicting cumulative punishments in such a way as to defeat the evident intention of Parliament that no one should receive more tl,ati one month's imprison- ment under the so-called Crimes Act ...

... THE POPE AND IRELAND. GREAT MEETING IN PIKE NIX PAltK. SPEECHES BY MR DILLON AND MR O'BRIEN. I FROM OUR OWN COKHESPONDEN'T.] DUBLIN, Suuday. This afternoon a Jargely-Itttellded. Nationalist meeting was held in Piioea x Park to endorse the action of the Irish Roman Catholic members of Parliament in reference to the Papal circular. Several trades bands attended playing national air, The LORD ...

... SWANSEA. PRESENTATION TO MR W. H. EDWARDS.— Lieutenant Edwards, of the 1st Glamorgan Artillery Volunteer force, was on Saturday waited -on by a deputation representing the non- commissioned officers and men of his ibattery, and presented with a handsome glass (which can be used as a held, marine, or opera glass), as well a; with a beautifully wri^agiit silver match-box. The gift is a wedding ...

... THE JUBILEE CLOCK—Ever since Mr D. Pugii, AT. P., presented the tuivii with a clock on the occasion of the Jubilee, it has been the cause of repeated and hot contention at the local board. Having placed in the church tower, a section of the board objected to any portion of the rates being applied for its maintenance and care. A short time ago, on the board refusing to pay for gas that had been ...

... OBSEQUIES.—Ihe funeral of Mrs Yeo, wife of Mr T. Yeo, secretary of the Penrhiwceiber Colliery, took place on Friday, when a large concourse attended. Excellent wreath3 from the following friends were placed on the coffin—Mr and Mrs T. W. Yeo, Mr and Mrs W. Thomas, Brynawel, Aberdare Mr W. F. Thomas, Pen- rhiwceiber Mrs Yeo, Sketty, Swansea; the Penrhiwceiber office staff, and servants of the ...

... SATLRHAY NIGHT. Nothing could shake Johnny Morsau in the Man. chester Cup betting to-day, B to 2 being always taken. There was notidnc to choose between lissapherne- and Selby, and Reve d'Or, after opening at 10j to 15, left oil at. 6 io 1. takeu. scottish King was fcood 100 to 12, which pro-e w;is want, d tinaliy, and 10 to 1 was asked f,)r about Merry Andrew when the assembly at the club was ...

... THE CZAR DECLARES FOR PEACE. A STATEMENT MADE BY THE CZAR. According to the latest intelligence troinst. Petersburg, the Czar, in an audience he has jut giveu to a deputation inviting him to the Ninth Centenary of the Conversion of Russia to Christianity—an event which is to be celebrated in July at Kieff, spoke as follows: I sincerely wish, or, as another version has it, I hope that this ...

... Shortly after eight o'otock on O;atuirdsky t.-rrific explo! ...

... HLNE CO-RESPONDENTS. the Aberdeen Sheriff Court, on Tuesday, a to ness in an Aberdeen divorce case, who is about >Ptoceeci to Canada, was examined on commis- .? before Sheriff Brown. The action is at the tee of John Ferris, bookseller, Aberdeen, Beeks to be divorced from his wife on the of adultery. The co-defenders are David ■&rn 6 Hendry, sheriff officer, Aberdeen; Q(i Kay, Aberdeen Arthur ...

... FOOTBALL. THE LONDON WELSH UNION cr.U8 At the annual general IIIH tin of tlti important club which was held in the large dining-hail at Anderton's Hotel, Fleet-street, London. Mr Prcc Jenkins occupied the chair, and thera was a full attendance of members. Proceedings commenced with reading the minutes of the last meeting, which were passed as reai After this the chairman called upon the ...

... 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 ...