... Gossip of the Day. i From To-day's London Letters. I The National Association of Journalists. Journalists in London, as elsewhere, are looking forward (says the correspondent of the Bristol Times and Mirror) with considerable interest to the forthcoming conference of the National Association of Journalists, which opens at Bristol on Saturday. It will be a very important meeting, for the ...

... The Central in Trouble. I WHAT BECAME OF THE 6d ? A Fine of X50. At the Cardiff police-court to-day—before Mr Goodwich (deputy stipendiary) and Dr Paine— Charles Hardy, of 72. James-street, Docks, was charged with selling by retail beer and spirits without a license. Mr Beer, Inland Revenue, conducted the prosecution, and Mr Barnett defended. The maximum penalty for selling the spirits was £ ...

... Another London Mystery GHASTLY DISCOVERY IN THE I THAMES. A profound sensation was created late on Tuesday afternoon by the report that another fiendish murder bad been committed, this time in the western part of London. There is, unfortu- nately, too much reason to believe that the report will prove to be absolutely correct, and already the police are pursuing enquiries based upon this ...

... A CARDIFF REFRESHMENT- HOUSE IN TROUBLE. HOUSE IN TROUBLE. I A Fine of L-5. At the Cardiff police-court to-day-before Mr L. Goodwich and Dr Paine-Louis O'Gradv, licensed refreshment-house keeper, 41, Bute-street, was sentenced to L5 or one month for allowing beer to be consumed on the premises when they should have been closed on the 26th of August. Inspector Tamblyn visited the house and ...

... In consequence of the numerous suicides in Liverpool by drinking carbolic acid, the health authorities of the city have determined to memorialise the Privy Council to place carbolic acid under similar restrictions to other poisons by making it compulsory on those selling it to label it Poison, and to withhold its sale to children. ...

... THE MANCHESTER SHIP CANAL I The present is the first unbroken week that the navvies on the Ship Canal undertaking have worked since Whitsuntide, rain having fallen more or less on one or the other of the days intervening between the time stated and Thursday of last week, and had the effect of causing the navvies to cease work at intervals. The works this week have been proceeded with in the ...

... After six wickets had pretty some splendid batting by Trott, who put together seventy three mas# and Turnet oaused the Aus- tralians to put Shaw's team ih a second tine at Manchester yesterdoy, hot by balf Pllrst foa. the latter had wen their second engagement with the > Colonists with nine wickets to spare, this Making the fourteenth defeat sustained by the Antipo- deMM daring their present tourg ...

... A MONMOUTHSHIRE BANK- RUPTCY CASE. At the London bankruptcy court yesterday, the first meeting of the creditors under the failure of Arthur Bird was beld before Mr Wreford, assist- ant receiver. The receiving order was made against the debtor on the petition of the Resowen Tinplate Company, Liverpool, creditors for E258, the debtor being described as of 18, Leadenhall street, London, and of ...

... Newmarket Training Notes. (BY OUR NEWMARKET CORRRSPOITDKFLT. I HEWMARKKT, Saturdav. On the Racecourse Sberraid's Acme and Governor Waller negotiat-ed a mile and a half Abelard, Senanus, and Cohort were sent a mile and a quarter Morton's Gallinnle, Pelto can anii Althorp covered nearly two miles. Hayhoes Theodore, Tondina, Brio, a.nd Cotillon galloped mile and a quarter. J. Dawson's, jun, l ...

... THE BEAUTY SHOW AT SPA. A Times telegram, dated Spa, September 16, says :-The old watering-place of Spa, in Belgium, has during the past few years almost regained its ancient fame. A very largo number of distinguished persons of all nations havo gone there this year to -drink the ferruginous waters and to inhale the invigorating air of the Ardennes. The administration has done its utmost to ...

... ?? M 3IINERS' DEMONSTRAITION AI1 WIGA N. An imposinz demonstration of Triners corr -teg- with the West Lancashire district was he~d at W igan on Saturdayv The various lodies, besde4 by brass bands, marched to the 3iarket-rstn where a procession wvas formed. It was esi ±e4 that between 000E and SOGO miners atssndciW After parading the principal streets, the p-o ce-sion wade its way to the ...

... I___ - LOCAL-N EWS., & Tir La'&E Sip JoesrE W ?? residuary legatees of Sir Joseph WhitWorth are continuintr to distribute large sums of m0oney to the charitable and ?? institutions of Man- chester and district. A further list of gifts was announced yesterday, amounting to over £25,000. The Manchester School of Art and the High School ?? £2MOfgortheendowfmentofscholar- sbips; the Grammar School ...