... A LOVER'S FRENZIED ACT, The other night a youncr man named Thomas Carmyllic, employed as a gardener, and residing at Fort-street., Brought-y Ferry, attempted to commit suicide in his lo-loring* hy catting his throat with a razor. At an early hour in tho evening C irmyllie emered a oloset, and, as he was rat seen for several hours, his land- lady began to think something was wrong, and entering ...

... The Kentish Observer has received an interesting explabation of the caterpillar visitation which ig proving so destructive to the fruit and nut crops in Kent. It states that a farmer who has beau making an investigation into the subject has co-eta the conclusion that the spawn which produced the caterpillars was deposited by the swarms of but- terflies which swept our coasts last autumu, find ...

... MEETING OF FOREST OF DEAN MINERS. The annual demonstration and gala ill con. Section with thalocal miners' union was held on Saturday at the Speech House. The different lodges formed into a procession and, headed by the brass bands of the district, marched to the Speecli ouse, where a great public meeting was held. Mr John district presicieiit, tl)B clitir,Ilr j. Baldwin ivioved tile first ...

... I [SPECIAL TKLKGBAM TO THE ECHO. I The London correspondent of the Dub- lin Evening Mail says party feeling is very strong in London It is whispered that two M.P.'s, one a Nationalist and the other a supporter of the Government, met at a well- known restaurant in Piccadilly on Saturday night, and got to such hiph words that the Parnellite aimed a blow at the other and they had to be forcibly ...

... A PREVIOUS BOGUS CONFESSION. With reference to the alleged confession of murder at Bow-street police-court on Saturday, made by Walter Haylings, alias Benjamin Brooks, a private m the Grenadier Guards, the Aston police state that the man is the same person who was brought up at a London police-court some 18 months ago, in consequence of his having confessed to the murder of the groom in the ...

... I THE LATE MR FORSTER, The memorial tablet to the late Mr Forstsr will be unveiled in Westminster Abbey by Lord Knutsford on Friday at four o'clock. ...

... THE ACTOR'S LOVE-SIOK ADMIRER, Our readers will remember Miss Harriet Coffin, the young American lady who, when her affections had been spurned by the handsome KyrltJ Bellow, followed him about from plicfi to plac.e, literally thirsting for his blood. Well, Miss Coffin basscou become reconciled to her fate. She was married the other day to another actor, called Wood, and the happy pair have ...

... Affairs in Ireland. THE PAPAL RESCRIPT. ARCHBISHOP WALSH'S MISSION TO THE POPE. AN ADDRESS OF WELCOME. Archbishop Walsh has received from the Dean and Chapter of his diocese (the Central News telegraphs this morning) an address of welcome on his return from Rome, recognising that the Pope took him into council on the temporal concerns of Ireland, and lamenting the persistent perversions and ...

... [CENTRAL NKYVS TKLKGBAM.L I bT. IRETKHSBTUIG, Friday.—The celebration of the ninth centenary of the conversion of Russia to Christianity commenced through- out Russia this morning. Solemn religious services are being held even in the smallest villages. The afternoon and evening will be given over to festivity, and municipal banquets will take place in all the important townb. Political ...

... I Committal of the Prisoner. At the Wandswortb (London) police-court to-day, John Walton, carman, was chared with attacking Warder Skipper in Wandsworth gaol on the 23rd ult. The prisoner was on that day sentenced at Southwark to a term of imprison- ment, and on reaching the gaol was attended to by Skipper, when it was alleged he rushed at him and threw him against the wall, inflicting serious ...

... ASSAULTING A FOREMAIAT DOWLAIS WORKS. ITXLSGBAU FROM OU11 MBRTHYB At Merbhyr to*day# 1 Williams, Btok>- wa3 brought up on atraut; charged with tiy assaulting John foreman in department, Dowlais0rjjS> in November ad was fined 2013 afcoatEi ...

... THE SCOTCH ADVENTURS. Mrs Gordon Baillio, the Scotch adiuress, and her husband are in custody at Wflinster i ciiarjjarf with and false pretcncet, ...