... Messrs Jones, llennett, and Hopkins, London, received the following cablegram from New York on Friday The wheat market opened to-day at a decline of i of a cent for December, although no special reason could be assigned for it. Crap reports continue unfavourable, but the export demand was very poor, and large receipts are anticipated. The market at one time looked like selling down, but again ...

... TO THE EDITOR. SIE,—At the last meeting ot the Egiwysilan School Board, Mr Eh Jenkins intimated his in- tention of moving at the next meeting lhat Welsh be taught in as a spedific subject in all the schools under the said board. This step has long been anticipated, and I must express surprise that a community, wholly Welsh and representing the educational interests of a thoroughly Welsh ...

... THE HORRIBLE CASE OF SELF- MUTILATION. Mr Gannon, the Dublin student who, on Monday, tore out his eyes, had for some time past been wandering about Dublin in a demented state, and almost daily called at the prdice office to compiain that men were following him to murder him. Acting under this delusion, he attacked and assauir.ed a number of people in a thoroughfare. He had since beeu arrested ...

... We understand that the mill workmen have arranged to commence work tnis (Monday) morning. It is to be hoped that the men in the other departments of the works will also soon come to a settlement. ...

... DIED WHILE DANCING. In tbe course of a coroner's inquiry at Anerley concerning the death of Louisa Ingledew, aged 69 years, a maiden lady, lately residing at Hope- villas, Bexley-heatb, Kent, Mrs Lawrence, a widow, of Anerley-road, stated that the deceased, who was her aunt, was paying her a visit. She had suffered from an affection of the heart. On Wednesday evening they dined at six o'clock, ...

... The success of Llandovery College this year in the Oxford and Cambridge public schools' exami- tion-whose results nave been recently announced —is, we believe, 111 respect of the number of certificates gained, unequalled in the history of Welsh schools. Sixteen higher certificates and seven distinctions, 13 lower certificates, and 28 first-claases were obtained. R. V. Johnson, J. D. Jones, T. ...

... PROPOSED NATIONAL MUSICAL ASSOCIATION FOR WALES. ADDRESSES BY MR JOSEPH BENNETT, MR D. JENKINS, MR JOHN THOMAS, PROFESSOR RHYS, AND OTHERS. The Cymmrodorion Society met at nine o'clock this (Thursday) morning, when a large number of Welsh musicians and others assembled to hear a paper from Mr Joseph Bennett, the musical reporter of the Daily 1. elegraph, on A proposed National Musical ...

... LOCAL PATENTS. The following record to Sept. 1st is supplied by Mr N. Watts, Offices for Patents, Designs, and Trade Marks Registration, 31, Queen- street, Cardiff; 30, High-atreet, Newport; and 62, Wind-street, Swaosea: ApplIcation for Patent: John Cooper Dodd, Cardiff, Open- air open set floating bathing machine. No. 12,204. August 24th.—Provisional specification accepted VVilliain Henry ...

... MONMOCTHBHIKK POLO CLUB RACES; The eighteenth annual meeting will lake place at the Abergavenny Bacscourse on Friday, September 7th, under National Pony and Galloway iuiles. Eight events. 1896 ABERGAVENKY ATHLETIC SPORTS Bailey Park, SlJptemiJer ilOth. — £ 10 10s Od. 120 yards handicap, quarter, half and mile handicaps f 'r amounts, and other events. Cheap tickets b)- L 4 N.W. and G.W. ...

... VITAL STATISTICS.—Week ending Sept. 1st, 1888.—Births registered, 30 annual rate per 1,000, 20'4. Deaths registered, 11 annual rate per 1,000, 7 5.—W. T. F. DAVIES, pro. EBIi:, DAVIES, Medica! Officer of Hei.lth. THE ALLEGED IK DECENT ASSA.ULT.-At the borough pohce-court on Tuesday—before Messrs J. C. Fowler, D. Jones, and W. Stone-the old man Daniel Matthews, who was on Monday charged with ...

... HOXHSTLY admit that they cannot cure advanced kidney disease. Others say they can, but don't. Warner's SAFE Cure says nothing, but cures. That is the secret of its wonderful success. It is a scientific preparation. It is time-tried. It is made on honour. Its ten years of trial has proved its superiority, and its marvellous power over kidney disease is evinoed by the following 59, Sankey-street ...

... WOLVERHAMPTON, Tuesday. Yesterday the South Staffordshire iron merchants received circulars announcing the formation of a makers' association in the boop-ircu and thin strip trade and advanced prices for thin gauges. The iron chiefly affected is lock making strips. The basis price has been advanced to jB5 10s, and extras of 78 6d, 15s, 22s 6i, 30s, and 37s 61 are now to be enforced on thin ...