... CRICKET. PlSed^on^Rs v. A?SDOWN.-Th!s m?t?, ?g playeù o??? Friday aC the Ro?th P.r?M? resulted in an -easy victory the Juniors by 8 wickets ad 13 rtl?' to 'p;e. cores Juniors, 24 for 2 wickets ;Aa. ?? Mores :-jnn?t.s. ?? ...

... STABBING A CARDIFF CONTRACTOR. A Leap Into the Canal, I At Cardiff police-court to-day-before Mr T. W. Lewis (stipendiary) and Dr Paiue-Thomas Pearce tlg) wa-, charged with cutting and wounding John Meredith with a knife in North-street, and also with damaging the uniform of P.C. Pedlar, on the 16th inst. -Prosecutor, who lived at Roath, and was a contractor, said that he was connected with ...

... Evictions in Ireland. EXTRAORDINARY PROCEEDINGS Exciting Scenes. The Press Association correspondent at Falcar. ragh telegraphs:—The arrest of Mr Harrison, of Baliol College, Oxford, on a charge of supplying a loaf to a besieged tenant who had retaken possession of the homestead has been followed by extraordinary proceedings. At three o'clock this morning the police force at Falcarragh was ...

... The Civilian announces that the Government have just completed an arrangement with Messrs De La Rue, under which, on the basis of a renewal of their contracts for a limited period, the contractors not only surrender a sum of of profit, but also so reduce their prices as to load to a saving to the Imperial and Indian Exchequers of as much as £60,000 a year in respect of the manufacture of ...

... At a meeting of the parks committee of the Cardiff Corporation, held this morning, Councillor E. Beavan in tbe chair, the Town Clerk reported that he had received notice from the Ystrady- fodwg and Pontypridd Joint Sewerage Board of their intention to commence the work in connection with the laying down of their system of sewerage, a portion of which would intersect the Roath Park. The ...

... The sale of the tickets for what proves to be tb8 most popular excursion ever promoted in Cardiff ia very br'isk, and the committee are more than satisfied with the support that the Liberals atO giving to this new departure in Easter excursions. Tickets cannot be obtained on Monday, and thood Liberals who still intend to take part in the outing should apply to Mr R. N. Hall, 53, Queeø- street, ...

... V C ,* as -k It r iftottt B38 Ikr TUB&,SAF, ARR~IL 16, Z88.9. &, r I - - - ?? j In the IIouSe of COThrnnonS last ni2ht -Ml ! e i Goschon. in introduoing the i-jldegt, stid ] -~ o ?? . ?? - -1- ?? a- *t .Li~ I * there w-as a surplus on the year of two-and- I 10 a-half millions. The Estimates for the cur- I ilia 1 rent vyear showed a deficiency or ?? . I No remission of taxation was possible, ...

... ?? CAR1DIFF COUNTY COUNCIL. I . ?? ro' CORPORATION JOBBERY. LI; R MIt, T. lILES AND THE ?? MAIL. co A special meeting of tle Cardiff County Borough CA F Council was held on Wednesday. The moyor (Mr. UY s D. Julnes) Presided, and there were also present fis ie A &rrmen Lewis, Jaoobs, Yuratl, Wairig, asid D. J. v E. Jones, Councillors Sir M. Morgan, Bins, Proges, G. n Trounce, Reynolds, E. ...

... KIG'S NORTON BOARD OF GUARDIANS. E1BEZZLE M1EN\T BY A RE LIEVING OFFICER. The annual meeting of the Kin-s Norton Board of Guardians was held yesterday, at the Workhouse, Selly Oak; Mr. T. S. Feallows ?? the motion of Mr. Foao, seconded by Mr. WaELon, Mr. T. S. Fallows wasre-elected chairman for the ensuingyear. Messrs. WV. Dyke WVilhiuson and Welch were elected vice-chair- ?? some preliminary ...

... =1 CONGREGAETIONAL UNQON. The three boards of Independents, Presbyterianl, and Baptist ministers, held their manual united meeting at the Memorial -Hall, London, yesterday, there being a large and influentialattendance. The Rev. Percy Strntt presided, and the Rev. Walter Morison, D.D,, acted. as ?? the transaction of routine business the following resolutions were submitted and carrieA ...

... AN' OLD NAVAL SKETCIL Sir, recently grumbled ant old sea captain, thosc age is commoonly beolieved to be 90- P i lie exclaimed to me, in my time, if a C inrk gave troublc, we tied him up and we r m-pceacd-eanglcd him, sir, and laid on with a D till, aed the flaying, sir, not only made c Itini a good seaman bht a respectable t ?? of society. Al:, those were the a 1ine tines! No lime juice ...

... METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE, LONDnOl, , Thursday, 8'30 p.m. da The anti-cyclone recently noticed on our western p coasts has extended eastwards over England and France, where the weather has become fine and 6 milder than of late. Il the course of to-day the L thermometer has risen to 60 degrees at Aberdeen, Shields, and in London, and to 64 degrees at York. The barometer, however, is now falling in ...