... Mrs Chamberlain has not yet made much progress with the task of softening the asperity of Mr Chamberlain's political manner. Here, for instance, is bis letter about the Welsh Noncon- formists, in which Mr Chamberlain wails aloud before a derisive audience over the way in which they have treated him. They also covered with obloquy and personal abuse long-tried friends of their cause, who, like ...

... A strong feeling seems to be rising in Middles- brough acrainst the adoption of cremation in the town. The vicar of All Saints' addressed a meeting on Christian Burial v. Cremation, after which a resolution condemning cremation as an anti-Christian and an unnatural practice, and calling upon the town council to rescind its declaration in favour of cremation, which was an outrage on the ...

... I THE CHURCH IN WALES. I Letter from Mr Chamberlain. In answer to a request to speak and vote ia favour of Welsh Disestablishment, Mr Chamber- lain has addressed, under date May lltb, tba following letter to Mr' Hughes, a student at the Universitv C!r.lies:a of Wales, Aberystwyth 40, Princes Gardens, S.W., May lltb, 1889. Dear Mr Hughes,-I intend to vote according to my conviction in favour of ...

... NONCONFORMISTS AND THE I PARIS EXHIBITION. Sunday Opening Condemned. I says iu most of the SfonconiormiRt Churches of England special reference was made by preacln-rs yesterday to the P.tris Exhibition, the Nonconformist pastorate having amalgamated for the purpose ot congratulating American and British exhibitors for discountenancing the irreligious practice of opening the exhibition to the ...

... NEWPORT BOARD OF GUARDIANS. At the weekly meeting on Saturday, the chair- man (Colonel Lyne) presiding, a discussion arose as to the enforcement of compulsory vaccination. The Chairman mentioned that four caseii of non- vaccination were reported, and that the relieving officer asked what steps should be taken. — Mr W. H. Browu strongly objected to summonses being against parents, and said that ...

... ANARCHIST PLOT IN SPAIN. I [Ci £ N'TKAR, NENVS TELILGRAMS. I MADRID, Saturday.—An alarming conspiracy, which is clearly traceable to Anarchical and Republican instigators, has just been brought to light at the little town of Sueca, in the province of Valencia. The conspirators, the majority of whom wera peasants, headed by the leading local Republicans and Anarchists, intended to take ...

... News has just been received of the murder of the Rev C. S. Hobson, Baptist missionary in the Island of Ruatean, Spanish Honduras, together with his wife and a little girl who resided with them. The murderer, a native of Jamaica, was on friendly terms with t/¡;1 Hobsons, and took tea with them a few hours 're the ghastly deed was perpetrated. Towards midnight he stealthily entered the mission ...

... HOW THE EVIL SPIRIT WAS LAID. Ere closing this letter, I would put my whole heart into an entreaty that you wiil come and spend September with me. My parents will then be absent on a long visit, and I shall be left with the care of the house. Brother Will has promised to come home tor a whole fortnight, and you must kuow Will be is ouiy two years my senior, and my masculinized counterpai r. So ...

... II? ? TY Y CYFREDIN; DYDD GWENEm, Mai 10Jed.-Cymmerwyd y gadair am ddau o'r gloch. Y'Toltau ar Siwgr. Wedi i W. Allanson Picton roddi rhybudd o'i fwriad i gynnyg na b1o y doll bresennol at d6 yn cael ei pharhan: amwyddyn etto, dywedodd Syr Michael Hicks Beach,taewlmattebiad i Syr William Harcourt,; fod pob.gwlad, gyda'r eithriad o Unol Dalaethau yr Americal-pob gwslad ag oedd o gwbl yn debyg o ...

... | WELL DONE, MKRTHYR AND ABERDARE FARMS COMMITTEE, Tun joint fartm committer of Merthyr and Aberdaro may be congratulated upen the happy issue of their labours last year. They hav^ made substantial profits, and have divided £ 1,100 substantial profits, and have divided £ 1,100 between the two local boards. It was not always so. Not only have the operations of the past year been successful, ...

... [BBPTEB'S TELEGRAM J NEW YORJt, Saturday.—In yesterday's play in the Chess Congress Mr Mason (London) defeated Mr J. Baird, Mr Gunsberg defeated M. Tauben- haus, Mr M'Leod defeated Mr Blackburne, and Mr Pollock defeated Mr D. Baird. The game between Mr Burn (Liverpool) and Herr Weiss was drawn. NEW YORK, Sunday.—Yesterday's play in the chess congress resulted as follows:—Gunsberg defeated ...

... The only definite engagements entered into by Mr Gladstone with regard to his Whitsuntide yachting trip on the south coast of Devon and Cornwall are to visit Torquay and Plymouth. The right hon. gentleman proposes to land at the former place, where be will be the guest of Sir Arthur Hayter, on Whit Monday. He will re- embark on the following day, and will be at Plymouth on the Friday. Up to ...