... The House of Commons yesterday went into committee on the Civil Service Estimates. On the vote for Woods and Forests, Dr CLARK complained that the royalties on gold miut), in Wales wero prohibitive of their being worked, and his own constituents suffered from excessive royalties. The CHANDELLOR ottheExCHKQUKR replied that the loyalties were paid as the result of competi- tion, and it was ...

... COERCION'S LATEST VICTIM. I Mr Carew Shattered in Health. Mr Carew, M.P., who in consequence of ill- heaith was released from Kilmainham at 1.30 o'clock on Monday, alleges that while in Kilkenny Prison six warders entered his cell aud tore off his clothing after a struggle in which his right leg and left arm were hurt. They then tried unsuccessfully to put the prison clothes on him. He ...

... PRESENTATION. TO A NEWPORT MATE. Another Recognition of Humanity at Sea The Burning Shin Attacked. I At Newport Town-hall to-day, another New- port-born citizen received a testimonial for bnmanity to the crew of a foreign vessel at sea. The recipient of a handsome telescope, awarded by the Government of the Netherlands, was Mr Henry Rosser, holding a mate's certificate. The service be ...

... TO-DAY'S MONEY. STOCK EXCHANGE, LONDON, OPENING 11.20 A.it Business is quiet in the Stock Markets, and prices show undecided tendency, there being special feature in any department. Consols art steady. Foreign Bonds dull, several titocks g to 4 lower Greeks, however, are in demand, being | higher Russian, £ better. Home Railways irregular—Lancashire and Yorkshire, i higher; other changes of t ...

... Application for Relief from Penalties. In the Q leeu's Bench Division on Thursday, the matter of the Carmarthen County Council election was brought before Mr Justice Field and Mr Justice Cave.—Mr Bray said this was a renewal of an application ou behalf of Lord Dynevor, who was elected for one of the divisions of Carmarthen, and Mr Lewis Bishop for exemption from penalties for inadvertently ...

... Letter from Sir S. W. Griffiths. The following is a copy of a letter recently received from Sir Samuel Griffith, Prime Minister of Queensland, in repiy to a communication sent him by the Henry Richard Memorial Committee some months ago. The admirers of the late Mr Richard in that distant colony have earnestly taken up the memorial scheme, and are deter- mined to nssist their countrymen in ...

... THE PROPOSED NEW DOCK FOR CARDIFF. Letter from Mr John Boyle. We have received the following letter from Mr John Bayie, chairman of tbe Rbymney Railway Company. It will be noted that Mr Boyle does not deny that the construction of a new dock has been under the consideration of the Rhymney directors, but simply that no final decision lias been come to on tbe subject :— TO THE EDITOR, Sitt, ...

... GRAND CRICKET MATCH.-—T. Page Wood and Co. respectfully invite cricket and lawn tennis players to inspect their large stock of cricket and lawn tennis requisites by the most noted makers.—21, Castle- street (opposite the Castle), Cardiff. ...

... At half-past 12 o'clock this afternoon, while a httle-ftirl named Mabel Florence Hares, of Baker'e- row, was crossing the road at the junction of Wood-straet and St Mary-street, she was knocked down by a brewer's cart. The injuries she received wore mainly on the bead, which was covered with blood. She was first taken in the arms of two men to the neighbouring chemist's shop of Mr Coleman, but ...

... PRIZE-FIGHT NEAR CARDIFF. STEVE GIBLIN MEETS PRINCY. Twenty-three Rounds Fought.. Ou Saturday afternoon another local prize fight came off near Cardiff between two well known professors of the nobla art living at Penarth, and known as Steve Giblin and Princy. The epot obosen for the fight was situated near Dynas Powis. The stakes were JE5 a-side. The two men met in a duly constituted ring ...

... BANKRUPTCY CASES AT NEWPORT. At Newport county-court this afternoon-before his Honour Judge Owen-two bankrupts applied to pass their last examination and receive orders of discharge. The first was Thomas Williams, grocer, Coleford. He bad been in partnership with a man named Brown, who had absconded. The debts amounted to nearly £ 1,100, and the estate paid a dividend of only 3ii in the £ ...

... Taxing the Bill of Costs. [SPECIAL TKLKGRAM TO THE ECHO. | The bill of costs in respect ot the election of a county councillor in Merthyr Town Division, April 26th (Mr T. L. White returning officer), came before his Honour Judge Gwilym Williams, at Mertbyr, to-day. The amount of the bill was E120 2s 6d. His Honour taxed off £ 24 3s. ...