... LOCAL COMMISSIONS. The London Gazette of Tuesday night con- tained the following War Office, Pall Mall, October 9th. LINE BNRTALIONS. -The Royal Welsli Fusiliers: Lieutenant Denis Andrew Mnlachv Daly, from the Royal Irish Regiment, to be lieutenant, vice N. C. Castle, who exchanges. The South Wales Borderers; Lieutenant William Henry Manning has been seconded for service with the Judian Staff ...

... A destructive fire took place in the Strand this morning close to Exeter-street, a point around which many of the theatres cluster, the Adelphi being the nearest. The fire originated in the rear of the building in rooms used as furniture stores. Several engines were quickly in attendance, but notwithstanding their services and the efforts of a large body of firemen, the flaines spread to the ...

... A dense fog prevails over Portsmouth Harbour and Spithead this morning. All passenger traffic to the Isle of Wight is suspended. The mails were despatched in a small steam launch. ...

... MEETING AT PENYDLARREN. I Early on Tuesday evening Mr Pritcbard Morgan addressed an open-wir meeting in George street, Merthyr. OJhe audience largely consisted of boys and other enthusiastic politicians who were attracted, if not by the fire of the candidate's eloquence, at least by the effulgence of the great oil lamp which illuminated the scene. Softnewhat appro priateiy, the light went out ...

... IMPORTANT SCRATCHINGS. I Messss Weatherby officially announce the following scratching.* :— Cambridgeshire— Lisbon. Homditon Stakes, iN c Inal ket-F abl-'r. Newmarket Free Handicap, Thursday—Crowberry anu Aner.-e. All engagements—Miming and Mischief. Rollstons Nursery, Hull—Curnmbmore. ...

... TOBACCONISTS COMMENCING.—HOW to open re jjunurati Vfly from any amount, however small or large jend for !• nitrated Catalogue, just ;rec\ Lesser friedlander, 3, Houndsditch, London. [Wholesale]. 73 ...

... Everyone now must be presumed to have heard the result of the Channel race between the Frances and the Iolanthe. The flight of rockets and the 'firing of guns, together with the vociferous Cheers which greeted the boats as they VMurned to Cardiff, were so many demonstrations of the interest of Cardiff people in the competition between the two crack boats of our pilotage fleet. There are ...

... THE LATE MR EDWARD JEN- KINS, OF CARDIFF. Funeral To-Day. To-day the remains of the late Mr Edward Jenkins, of Grcenlawn House, Penylan, Cardiff, were interred at the New Cemetery. Tho funeral c>rtee:e consisted of the heawse and five carriages while at the cemetery itself a large, number of gentlemen assembled t,) i):;y tribute of respect to ouo who had for many years been a prominent figure ...

... LonD PARTINGTON AF I BELFAST. The Maiquis of H.irtington arrived in Belfast shortly after five o'elock this morning bv the sleatuor Londonderry from Barrow. The noble lord staited frum the Duke ot Devonshire's seat. Knole Grange, about seven hist night. Tho passage across was remarkably smooth, the fog, which had threatened to impede progress, cleared off .s0„n after tha start, and everything ...

... The Rev J. R. Williams, pastor of Nebo Congregational Church, Hirwain, died at three o'clock on Wednesday atternoon at the house of the Rev D. Phillips, Treharris. The deceased had been announced to take part at the annual services in the Tabernacle, Trebarris, on Sunday last, and came from home for that purpose ou Sunday morning. He complained of feeling unwell, however, and retired to the ...

... I THg THIRD TIME OF ASKING. I A charter of incorporation has been applied for A charter oi incorporation has been applied for for Bournemouth for the third time. ...

... At a special meeting of the N ewcilstle Social Democratic Federation last night the following letter to the secretary was read — 95; Elm Park gardens, South Kensington,S.W. De:-r Sir,-I cannot comply with yonr invitation to take part in a pulic debate on the eight li o u t, question. In t.he first place, my hands a.0 too full of public work already. In the second, I do not think such a debate ...