... Messrs Jones, Kennett, and Hopkins, of London. leceived the following cablegram from New York on Thursday :-Al' hough with no specific reason, the wheat market opened at an ativalici4 of j to 4 of a cent on the May option. There was again 110 aem»nd for export, but, on the other hand, receipts were com- paratively moderate, and for a time prices had the appearance of ruling higher, but they ...

... GOVERNORS' }.IEETIiSG AT PENGAM. A meeting of the governors of Lewis's (Gelly- gaer) Endowed School, Peugam, was held 5at Petigam on Thursday.—Mr C. Herbert J amaH wa re-appointed ciiairinaii of the governors.— The Chairman referred to the application from the Gellygaer School Board for an extra grant of jE50 towards the education of girls at the ivdvauoed School at Pontlottyn. They bad been ...

... EXTRAORDINARY EX- PLOSION IN CHESHIRE. On Wednesday three boys, named Stevein-on, were admitted into the cottage hospital, Fen- combe, Cheshire, suffering from dreadful injuries following au explosion. After the boys bad goho to bed, one got outs to examine » canister con- taining explosives, and was hammering the can, when it burst with a tremendous report, The room was wrecked and the window ...

... LORD SALISBURY IN SCOTLAND. AN EXTRAORDINARY SPECU- LATION. The annual conference of the National Union of Conservative Associations was held in Edinburgh on Thursd-y, when there were present between 700 and 800 delegates from all parts of the country. LORD Biifour of Burleigh presided. Lord Salisbury was not present. The chairman, in moving tha adoption of the report, congratu- lated the ...

... At Merthyr police-court on Wednesday James Heury Vivian was charged with stealing two silver medals, the property of James Oregan, on 16th October; also with fraudulently obtaining food and lodgings, the property of Jamea Oregan. The prosecuter is landlord of the Vanguard Inn, Mertbyr, and he now stated he had served 40 years in her Majesty's service. Ho bad beeu in the navy, and afterwards ...

... 1 On Wednesday a new Wesleyan Chap0 jp opened in the above town, the building used being found too small. The new strU is a handsome feature in the main street, aD J|J( I building work has been well finished contractor, Mr W. A. James, vestry and rooms occupying space at the rear of the c and there is now ample accommodation of congregation aud Sunday-school. The jjif Cowbridge (Aldermau ...

... Mr Evans (brother of the well-known musician, Mr D. Emlyn Evans), and a student at Glasgow University, having recently taken bis degree of M.A., with first-class honours in philosophy^ has been elected to the Ewing Fellow- ship, which is the highest of the year awarded in philosophy aud literature. The fellowship is of the value of £80 a year for four years. It will be remembered that Mr Evans ...

... TO TnE EDITOR. SIR. In Abercarne thero are eisteddfods held frequently, and whether the committee are aware or not that there are other m&le voice choruses except COlrlradeg in Arms I cannot say; but, anyway, anyone would think that they were ignorant of the tact, as they are continually bringing it to the front for competition. 1 thought by sending for the programme I should surely see a ...

... LONDON, Monday. The Money Market has fairly steady. Although there is much less anxiaty respecting bullion movements, short loans are charged 4 to 4i, and a better inquiry is looked for to-morrow iu connection with the settlement. Discount rate for three months' bills was about 4 per cent. Paris Cheque Exchange, 25'30. Not much business was passing on the Stock Exchange to-day in view ot to ...

... TO THE JtOlroR. SIR,—In your issue of Friday, inst., we notice a report of an action .toueltt by Mr T. H. Parker, a solicitor of (for wlioin we acted), against Mr T. P. Pricp, M.P. The necessary inference to be drawn from your report is that Mr Parket altered the deed in question atter it was executed, and that rather than have the matter one into he accepted a judgment of nonsuit. Now this is ...

... NEATH TOWN An adjourned meeting of the Neath Council was held on Monday, under the dency of the Mayor (Mr J. B. Davies). Tbef was a fnllnttendanoe. The various having been appointed, the council proceeded discuss the scale of charges for the Gwyn-h*n* The charges were, upon the motion of Council! Trick, agraed tj as follows:—For local concert** lectures, £ 2 2s for the first night, and £ 1 61 ...

... MR D. RANDELIIS PAYMENT OF WAGES BILL. Mr D. Randell, M.P., has obtained the discharge of the order for his bill on the subject of the preferential payment of wages in cases of bank- ruptcy, and has introduced into the House of Commons a second bill, somewhat wider in its scope, dealing with the same subject. The measure now before the House has been drafted with the acquiescence of the ...