... The Murder of the Widow Roux. PARIS, Tuesday nigut.-Ths trial of Corporal Geomay for the murder of the widow Roux in the Boulevard St Germain, in January last, took place to-day The victim was au old woman who lived quite alone. She was found with her skull battered in, and as many as forty blows of a hammer were counted upon her head and body. Thirty- two splinters of the cranium were found ...

... | Mr John Bright died at hi3 residence, i One Ash, Rochdale, at half-past eight o'clock If1 this morning- | U S 3 THE LATE liB JOHN BRfGHT. ...

... LLANDAFF POLICE-COURT. f TO-DAY. I SPIRITS BELOW THK STANDAUD.—At the Llan- daff police-court this morning—before Colonel Woods, Dr Paine, and Mr J. Jone«—E. Thomas, landlord of the Cow and Snuffers, Llandaff, was charged with selling gin and rum several degrees below the standard required by Act of Parlia- ment, and was fined 5; and costs in each C:1se.- Heury Aldersley, landlord of the ...

... [BMCIAL TKLEGKAM TO THE ECHO. I It ia announced to-day that Mr W. Wilkinson, Belfast, has been sent to Wales to investigate Lhe spot the allegations that Sunday has led to increased drunkenness in the Principality. The matter which Mr Wilkinson expected to obtain will be made use of on Wednesday's debate in support of Sunday-closing England. ...

... Messrs Weatherby oflicially inlurw us of the follow- in scratching* Brockleshy Stakes. Lincoln—Restorative tilly. Trial ta\¡,es.Lincolll-{;¡e:5nubler and Cape Race. ...

... Mr Melville's Horton will run in the Li ncoln shire Handicap, and be ridden by Mullen. It has finally been arranged that A. Hall will ride Magic in the Grand National, and Sensier has been engaged to steer Hettie. Merry Maiden may be looked upon as a certain starter for the Liverpool Grand National on Friday next. The mare will be rid lnn in the race by Captain Lee-Barber. In the Brocklesby ...

... CHEATING A SAILOR AT CARDIFF. Severe Punishment. I Isaac Smith, a lodging-housekeeper, of Hannah- street,Cardiff, was summoned to-day before the Car- diff magistrates on a charge of refusing to deliver to Patrick Hands the sum of JBl 18-t 6d deposited with him for safe keeping. Mr George David defended. Complainant was a seaman who had arrived in Cardiff last Thursday from Falmouth. On Friday ...

... Serious Charge at Cardiff ALLEGED CRUELTY ON THE HIGH SEAS. Extraordinary Magisterial Decision. At the Cardiff police-court this morning—before the stipendiary (Mr T. W. Lewis) and Dr Paino —Michael Brickley, aged 25, mate of the British ship City Camp, was charged oil a warrant with assaulting James Morgan, a coloured seaman, on the high seas on January 23rd last. -Mr E. Hern appeared to ...

... A DUKE'S SON IN THE BAMKHUPFCY COURT. At the London Bankruptcy Court to-day, in j^ttBequence of failure to effect a settlement with creditors, the affairs of Viscount Mandeville, eldest son of the Duke of Manchester, were ordered to be wound up in bankruptcy. ...

... ANOTHER CARDIFF STREET IIMPROVEMENT, The public works committee of the Cardiff Town Council to-da) decided to recommend the council to accept the tender of Messrs Turuer and Sons, Penartb, for the re-construction of the Feeder Bridge, Bute-terrace, at a cost of 2588. ...

... Appended is a list of persons nominated to serve on various local boards in South Wales. As a denotes an old member:— ABEEDAEE. The following gentlemen have been nominated to contest the No. 1 or Hirwain and Trecyao Ward at the forthcoming local board election Mr Owen Harris, grocer, Trecynon Air Jan-jeg Lewis Thomas, colliery manager, Brynawel and Mr Rees Thomas, colliery manager. Hirwain. I ...

... a j ?? Y a SATURDAY, MIAR~CH ~2, 18,R9. iG - : - In the Ilouse of Lords last night the ; d amendments to the Standing Orders of thel Ilouse were ?? to. A hiif I I-louse were agreed to, A brief conversation ce having taken place on a question relating to w the Naval Yolwateers, their Iornhips rose at ti 5O.40 01 E, j 'The particular form of obstruction Drac- C tised by the llarcourt-l-lealy ...