... LONDON LETTER. a (FBOM OUR LONDON CORRESPONDENT.) SPECIALLY WIRED. LONDON, Wednesday Night. The proceedings in the House of Commons this afternoon consisted, through several hours, of long speeches, in which the old indictment against the police rule in Ireland were once more brought forward. Mr Healy bad come back, making his appearance for the first time since the Whitsun Recess. He spoke ...

... THE ELLESMERE CLUB CASE. THE ACTION AGAINST CARDIFF POLICE OFFICERS. The hearing of the action for f,1,000 damages, brought by Mr Abraham Autbers against Supt. Price and Sergeant Heywood, of Cardiff, for false imprisonment was resumed at tbe Glamorgan Assizes at Swansea on Wednesday, before Mr Justice Manisty. Mr Abel Thomas and Mr Allen Upward, instructed by Mr J. H. Jones, appeared for ...

... EXTRAORDINARY AFFAIR At CARDIFF. SERIOUS ALLEGATION AGAINST A POLICE CONSTABLE. On Wednesday, at a meeting of the Cardifl Watch Committee, the Mayor presiding, th ...

... THE PRINCE OF WALES. The Prinea of Wales has proceeded to' the continent. The Lancct learns that his Royal Highness has been suffering from gouty affection of the leg, which has necessitated rest. He has much improved, and it is fully expected that the treatment at Homburg will greatly benefit him. ...

... l mtNTRAL NEWS TELEGRAM. 1 BRUSSELS, Friday Evening.—Count Von der Stratenponthoz, Grand Marshal of the Court, died this morning at the age of 81 years in Brussels. He bad a distinguished diplomatic career. Entering the services of his country in 1831, he was attached to the Court of Louis Philippe, King of the French, in 1847, and at a latter period was Belgian Minister to the Holy See and to ...

... AN EFFICIENT SCHOOL—The board school scholars here have again done excellently at the Government examinations. Tbe passes are actually over 99 per cent, ...

... ly it be possible to speak fra.nkly about the University College of South Wales and j Monmouthahire without giving offence to anyone, we think the time has come for making the attempt. The institution has been in existence now for several years, and it would be only fair to expect it to be gaining in hold upon the people. It would be im- possible to convey a just impression of the labour that ...

... Messrs Considino and Bodkin, resident magis- trates, sat specially at Carrick-on-Suir on Monday to hear an application on behalf of Mr William O'Brien, of which they had received notice. Mr O'Brien, however, did not appear, and the application could not bo proceeded with. The mngistrates therefore issued a warrant for Mr O'Brien's arrest, and it Wf; forwarded to tiie detccCi ve department iu ...

... The Star says a specially summoned meeting of the executive of the Irish National League of Great Britain considered on Tuesday the correspondence between Mr \v ilson, the Liberal candidate for Govan, and one of their organisers, and passed the following resolution That the executive of the Irish National League of Great Britain having carefully considered the corres. pondence between Mr ...

... Messrs Jones, Keunett. and Jlopkin. of London, received the following from Now Y oric on Tuesday :-In sympathy with advices business commenced with aKetieially sjtr0Uftet,althoug!i inesular, tone. There is a. total ibaenee ot eXport demand, and altogether the market Hot present any prominent feature. Itcceipis ccnLil1 ue snia]]. prices at one time gave way to a moderate x -I'Ll but inj. ...

... THE LONGEST DEBATE ON RECORD. The New Zealand House of Representatives adjourned on Saturday after a continuous silting of 76 hours, entirely given up to the discussion of the Representation Bill. The object of this/ measure, which was introduced by the Govern- ment, is to give the country districts a. third more members of Parliament than the towns. The debate will be resumed to-day, and it ...

... CARDIFF. MONDAY.—Before Mr T. W, LEWIS (stipendiary), D PAINK, and Mr J. LK BOCLANGlCR. TWICNTY-XIIVIC SHILLINGS A Wil- liams, 23, was charged on bail with refusing to pay his tramway fare at Crwys-road on the 27th inst. The prisoner not only refused to pay, but produced a smali piece of paper which he had torn from a large sheet, and pretended that the conductor had given it to him. —The ...