... On Tuesday a child 24 years of age, named Richard John Sheppard, the eon of 'Thomaa Sheppard, haulier, living at 1, Catherine-street, Pentre, succumbed to injuries received on the previous day, through a kettleful of boiling water falling over him. ...

... Frank Grafton, aged 14, living with a family named Brown at Plumstead, on Saturday was handling a revolver which he supposed to be unloaded, belonging to a lodger. He pulled the trigger, and the bullet entered the bead of a little boy, son of Mrs Brown, causing injuries whioh resulted in death three hours later. Mrs Brown was present at the time, and, knowing that the affair was accidental, ...

... The Appointment of County Justices. For some time the Abercarn Chamber of Trade have had under consideration the advisability of nominating a couple of gentlemen in the Neighbourhood for the lionotir of justices of the peace for the county of Monmouth, and recently a meeting was held in camera, at which the matter was brought to an issue. The gentlemen suggested were Mr J. T. Green,malinger of ...

... The Wellington of Commerce.* As was brieflly stated in yesterday's Echo, Mr John Rylanas, head of the great firm of Kylands and Sons, Limited, died on Tuesday morning at his re-ideuce, Longford-hall, near Manchester. Mr Rylands, who was in bis 88th year, began business in a small way with his brother and father, and travelled in the old style with bls pack-saddle full of patterns to the ...

... At the preliminary exhibition of plaia needle- work held in London for the International Exhibition, Glasgow, Miss Maggie Watkins, Georgetown School,has been awarded a certificate of merit for the best work in Section A, Class No. 1, The certificate bears the signature of H.R.H. Princess Christian of Schleswig-Holstein, president. ...

... SIR W. THOMPSON'S COMPASS. TINY weather which we have lately experienced turns the thoughts irresistibly to those who go down to the sea in ships. The master mariner who is approachilhg land has not only the dangers of the deep to encounter, but with a sky probably clouded for days there has been no opportunity for taking a reckoning and his position, owing to the variation of the compasses, ...

... ADDOLDY NEWYDD. (BUDDUGOL.) Ty-aaawl da ddwyfawi Duw Ddofyddt-gatwyd I gofio Goddefyda Dyma fan yn rhan a rydd Arddeliad i'r addolydd; lOLO CAERNARFON. ...

... A PLEASANT EXPERIENCE. I have suffered for many years with Rbeu- matism, writes Mrs Sarah Mumford, of 39, North-street, Madchester-square, London, W., and I never found relief until I had taken a course of' Warner's SAFE Cure and Warner's SAM: Rheumatic Cure.' I tried doctors' prescrip- tions, and many advertised preparations, but gradually grew worse. My hands and feet were badly swollen, my ...

... On Sunday a banker at the George Pit, Cwm- pennar, accidentally fell backwards from the landing plate at the top of the pit into an empty tram which was descending. A man, named Walsb, observing what had occurred,signalled to the engine-man, and he stopped the engme when the tram had only zone down a short distance. When the cage was brought up again the unfortunate man was found to be dead. ...

... A Whitby correspondent telegraphs that at Staithes, ten miles north of Whitby, on Tuesday, the fishing cobies were caught in a gale whilst taking in their lines. The lifeboat, wnich had previously beeu off in attempting a rescue, upset* and the crew of twelve ie, it is teared, drowned. The darkness prevented the possibiliy of ascer- taining the fate or the whole of the crew ecoept two, who ...

... IRISH MIRACLES. A Londonderry correspondent states that ex- traordinary excitfimem is uemg caused turouguout Donegal by what are declared to be miraculous cures effected by a yciMiP' n n DlIiJtJ Larltin. late!v Jir- voi -«, c\ crot- exci are l-wi bet.t. a*. assi a«.j eight a rest s.v U s. blm-.j. ...

... EARLY CLOSING LEGISLATION. By W. ABRAHAM, M.P., Mabon. The case of the shop assistants the necesaity for legation towards reduci,og £ 1V-r iim- Ii>at committee reported unanimously • That in many districts the shops are kept open until very late, especially on Saturdays and that they were satisfied that in many districts the hours of labour of many shopkeepers and shop assistants range as ...