... TRE TERRIBLE CALAMITY NEAR PENARTH. LATEST DETAILS. The Rreatest excitamont continues to prevail both at Pooarth and in the Laveroock Camp as regards the terrible fatality that took place oS the point last. night. The aurvivora-were rescned so late ia-tae evening andwere so fatigued by their exertions that very little could be gleaned ...

... [CXSTRAL NEWS TELEGRAM.] NEW YORK, Tiiuriiday.-A prize fight between Frank Murpby, a well-known Euglish light- weight pugilist, and Jack Havlin, of Boston, was brought off on an island in the Hudson to-day. The fight was for 3,000 dollars and a championship belt. Forty-nine rounds were fought, at the end of which the contest was declared a draw. The fighting was very hot throughout, and both ...

... ATHLETIC SPORTS AND Hoiing RACING take place on Monday next. Entries close Friday, 3rd; numerous entries received. Brass Baud in attendance. D.mcins on the green.- All letters addressed W. Burnell, Sec. 1251 ...

... DEATH FROM SCALDING.—On Thursday evening EiizaOcuu Aiurgau, tne child of John Morgan, 68, Green Park sreet, succumbed to injuries received ou Monday. Deceased feil over a bucket of hot water which had been placed on a stool, and was severely scalded about the face, neck, and chest, ...

... It is stated that there is no doubt that Thomas Wright, who is charged upon his own confession with tbe murd..r of Mrs Squires and net daughter at Hoxton in 1872, was not responsible for his actions when he made the statemant. The police authorities do not attach much importance to it, but of oourse they are making all necessary inquiries into the matter. Mrs Wright, who has been married to ...

... TO THE EDITOR. SIR,-It would appear that much of onr philo- logy to-day is in a similar condition to that which Was satirized by Dean Swift when be proposed to derive all words from English, giving as examples, Hercules, from Hark, ye lads Achimedes, from Hark, ye maids apothecary, from a-pot-be-cary Alexander the Great, from All eggs under the grate It seems to have made little difference ...

... CONFESSION OF MURDER. NEW YORK, Wednesday.—A man named Jean Steyert, who states that be is a private in the Belgian army, has confessed to the murder near Ghent in March last of M. Van de Walle, a wealthy merchant. Steyert is being brought to Europe in the Belgenland in charge of a marshal. ...

... REPORTED rOUNjililNG OF THE p IH IX. A Router. telegrtm, daed St. Petemburg, British steamer PES* W ROMO THAT £ ° merchandise through the £ °b S foundered on Yenisei R^erl^ Sbaftf^Ph10^0^' he f»ct 'of the case necessary to replace her for rivi. '*■„«!(, A new ?oTo?n t'h«bT Si?a^,1]' TLa accorangly despatched fe ver TL r,M henPR0CEEL'DB to Yenissei River. The Seagull will conv R„00(i8 from ...

... MINISTERIAL.—Tbe members of the English Baptist Church have given a cordial and unani- mous call to the Rev. E. Aubrey, of Pentre. The rev. gentleman has accepted the invitation, and will commence his labours in October. ABEROARN ATHLETIC SPORTS, Sept. 15.—Nearly B50 in prizes. Entries close ept. 8. Special railway arrangements.—Hon. Sec., A. Morgan, Aoercarn. 1706 ...

... LONDON LETTER. [BY OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT. I [SPECIALLY WIRED. I LONDON, Wednesday Night. The turn events took 011 Monday before the commission of judges is likely to have an important effect upon the progress of the action entered by Mr Parnell against the Times in the Scotch courts. Under the impressiou, entertained on both sides, that the commission of judges wuuld more or less tollow the ...

... REALISTIC PICTURE AT THE ART EXHIBITION. A realistic picture of the fire of Monday night last has just been placed in the Art Society's Exhibition at Cardiff. The fire was ketched from Windsor terrace by Mr Parker Hagarty, R.C.A., of the Liverpool Academy, who is the guest of Mr Edwin Seward in connection with the arraugement of the exhibition. Mr Hagarty has now produced a most effective ...

... Daniel Rowlands, traveller, of Cardie WM charged on Wednesday at Merthyr police-ctiurt- before Mr North and MrSuiyth—with embezzling JB1 belonging to W. E. Williams & Co., wine, and spirit merchants, Merthyr, his employers. Mr Chas. Russell James, for the prosecution, mentioned that the defalcations amounted to j672, and they were afraid it would really reach a much larger amount. They had ...