... WOLVERTTAJIPTO.V, Saturday.—There is at dite a fident air abulic the iron market here, 11 tw.thstan -ing that the sheet makers are not lm*y. It cannot be report-d that these firms a e yet much bettoremidoyed x as a whole, though some f them have witUm the vast few days received distinctly better inquiries. These are mainly from merchants, no.; from gaivaniscrs. Tile confident expectation is, ...

... ACTION BY A MEDICAL MAN. IMPORTANT CASE AT PONTYPRIDD. His Honour Judge Williams was occupied during nearly the whole of Thursday last in hearing an action brought, at the PoDtypridd county-court by Dr D. W. Davies, of Llantrisant, against the Great Western Railway Provident; Society. The claim was for JB50 damages iø consequence of the wrongful dismissal of the plaintiff from the post of ...

... SALES IN WHITLAND DISTRICT. „ The first tithe war meeting fbr this seasoa in this renowned tithe war district opened in the parisa of Llanddewy Volfrey, Whit- land, on Friday. 'About 10 30 a.m. Bryn- havod was visited, where about £ 6 and expenses were due from the tenaut.Mr Scourfieldjand where a rick of fay had been impounded. The tithes were due to the Rev W. Harries, the vicar. His agent, ...

... A meeting of tin plate manufacturers, tc consider the projected syndicate, was held at Lianelly yesterday. Among those present were Messrs J. S. Tregoning, J. H. Rogers, Joseph Maybery, Ernest TrubshaWj and Capt. H. Rees. A resolution was adupted to the effect that these present were of opinion that any syndicate established for the purpose of controlling the tin- plate industry would be ...

... CHORAL FESTIVAL AT SWANSEA. The annual festival of the members of the Choral Union of the Archdeaconry of Carmarthen was held at St. Marys Church on Tuesday. The following choirs were present and took St. Mary's, St. James's, St. Mark's, Kilvoyf and. Ohristchurcb (Swansea); Mumbles, Llaasamlet, Kidwelly, Llandilo, and Llangennech; St. Peter's, St. John's, and Christcburch (Llanelly); ...

... WILIJIAMSTOWN. RECOGNITION ERVICES,-The anniversary ser- vices in connection with Saron Independent CtIapel were held on Sunday and Monday, and advantage was taken cf the occasion on Monday to recognise as pastor tbe Rev LI. S. Davies, late of Shawnee, America, bat a native of Liandyssul, Cardiganshire. Tbe Rv D. Thomas, Cvmor, introduced the service the Rev T. P. Phillips (the pastor of Mr ...

... ISPECIAL TELEGRAMS FROM LLOYD'S AGENTS. I The steamer Esc&lona is reported by telegraph to have floated and left for Montreal on Friday. A h adboard, marked Comadre, has been picked up and landed at St. Ives. A Malta telegram states that the Greek brig Cipro has put in leaky and with ,erions damage to the fore- foot, after being ashore. She has been surveyed and will be repaired. A collision ...

... FATAL ACCIDENT AT EBBW VALE. I A WOMAN BURNT TO DEATH, A terrible accident befel a woman named Mrs Smith, residing in Commercial-street, Ebbw Vale, on Saturday night. The unfortunate woman, it appears, was about to retire for the night, and proceeded to blow out the lamp, which was upon the mantelpiece. The vessel suddenly exploded, the contents burstiug over Mrs Smith's clothing. The poor ...

... BURRY PORT. SUNDAY-CLOSING Acr.—This act has been dis- cussed at the various chapels in this district, and the following resolutions have been unanimously adopted, and will be laid before the Royal Com- missioners :-(I) That the bona fide traveller clause be abolished. (2) That clubs b subject to same supervision as public-houses. (3) That the administration of the licensing laws be conducted ...

... DAMAGES £5,000. A fire was discovered on Monday morning, about 2.30, at the Tannery in Monnow-street, belonging to Mr Stephens. The premises are large, consisting of several bark stores, hide stores, engine bouse bark millroom, etc., besides coal and coke stores, all of which adjoin the back of Mr Stephens' dwelling-house, and extend backwards for about 100 yards to the bank of the river ...

... A SUMMARY OF THE WELSH PRESS. [BY ADOLTGrDD.] TRIC COCNTT COUNCIL THLUMFUS, All the vernacular papers last week devoted considerable space to a review of the county council elections in the Principality aud gratifi- cation is expressed at the unmistakeablo testimony which they supply to the Liberalism and ths Nonconformity of the Welsh people. Toryism in Wales, it is generally obsorved, has ...

... The French lugger Garibaldi having exhibited signals of distress while riding in the roadstead at Bridlingtou, Yorkshire, during a strong gale on Sunday night, the lifeboat William, John, and Frances, stationed at Bridlington, put off to ber assistance in a heavy ses, and rescued her crew, consisting of five men. The lugger bad been damaged by collision with another vessel. ...