... SPORTING ITEMS. Tile Lewes jockey Ecott thinks Frigate is bound to win the Grand National. Indian Prince has won a big trial, and he is booked a certamty for the Llyerpool Spring Cup. It seems that Tommy Tittleuaouse beat both Yarm and Frapotel in a trial that took place on tbe new Hedon racecourse. Helmsley cleared out a lot of Sherrara's horses in a trial, and he will, if started, win the ...

... District Intelligence, CARDIFF. DON'T FORCICT SEVFR'I'IiOkD BOARn SOHOOI* CONCERT, to-night, Coioniai Hali, inew-street, Cardiff. Armada and ^hakespeare, in beautiful cos- tumes. 1 rices 2s ana Is. Tickets may be bad at the doors. gill For high-class Portraits go to A. & G. Tayloi's, Duke-street. One quality, the best one price, bI per dozen. NEWPORT. Rover Safety has set the fasuion to the ...

... THE BOAT RACE. The Cambridge University crew bad a couple Oxford* ...

... I A Very Proper Verdict. I t In the Queen's Benoh Division, yesterday— before Mr Baron 14ddleston and a common jury —the case of Simpkins v. Garrett was tried. The plaintiff, Mrs Eliza Anne Simpkina, sued Mr John Garrett to recover damages for breach of promise of marriage. The defendant denied tbe promise and the breach, Mr Lyon and Mr Lyndon Bell appeared for the, plaintiff; while Mr Cock, ...

... DEATH OF AN EMINENT WE8LEYAN. Wesleyan Methodists everywhere will hear with regret of the death of the Rev Luke TyermaD, one of the foremost ministers of the denomination, which occurred on Thursday at his residence, Clapham Park, London. The imme- diate cause of death was dropsy. The deceased entered the Wesleyan ministry in 1844. He is well known as the biographerof Wesley, Whitefield, and ...

... THE ESSEX VICAR'S CATECHISM Opposed to Christian Charity and the Church's Teaching. The Archbishop of Canterbury, replying to a correspondent, strongly condemnh the catechism published by the Essex vicar, Mr Gace, which recently attracted much attentiou. The Arch- bishop says much of it is opposed alike to Christian charity and the teaching of the Church of England. ...

... WHAT THE OLD CLOCK SAID. Here I have stood in the wide, roomy kitcbea for the past sixty years, and, as you may suppose, have seen a good many things in my day. As a rule, I am good-natured—unless a amall boy pokes me with a stick, or another ill- conditioned little wretch evinces a desire to pry into my internal economy; such rudeness always riles me—and tick away patiently in my corner, ...

... TRUE AS STEEL. It was on the night of Mrs Clairmont's party that Kate Dean took up the one great burden of her lite. Up to that time she bad been so happy that the whole future seemed to open before her like a paradise on earth-but now she bad learned that in this life there was nevermore the happi- ness for her that fell to other women. Kate was an heiress. Her father having accu- mulated ...

... I District Intelligence, I CARDIFF. l:\Qt.:ESl'S.Ac, Roath police-station, on Friday night, Me E. B. Reece held nn inquest on the body of Hannah Scellox, :tgtd 69, who was found dead in oed at her house in Richara's-terrace, under circumstances already reported. The jury» aftar hearing the evidence oi Dr Morris, found that deceased died from heart hiseaae -Sub-e- quently Mr Reece held an ...

... LOCAL COMMISSIONS. th(Ptollow?n°n ^a~eite of Friday night contains R WAR OFFICE, March 22. LINK LATTALIONS.—The Welsh Regiment— J* reks ijewiM Prothero, in succession to Lieutenant Newnham Davis, promoted. Militia Artillery, 3rd Brigade, Welsh Division, the undermentioned second lieutenants to he lieutenants :-G. Phillips, C. G. Coningham, A. G. Parker, W. Kennedy 4th Brigade, Welsli Division ...

... LATEST SCRATOlilNGS. I Messrs Weatherby officially inform us of the follow. ing scratchings Grafton. Mirror, and Horton out of Lincoln Handicap Horton out of City and Suburban ...

... CARDIFF AMUSEMENTS. Grand Theatre. 'Twixt Axe and Crown, which occupies the boards ot the Grand Theatre this week, is one of Tom Taylor's best dramas. The events of the short but terrible reigii of Bloody Mary form the material out of which the play is constructed, and it need not be said that it is full of thrilling situations. Mr Wybert Rousby has staged it exceedingly well, and the costumes ...