... LSPECIAL TELKGRAM TO THE ECHO.] I This morning Mr Richaid Davies, a well-known farmer, of Llwynywrcb, Coychurcb, committed j suicide by jumping over the Great Western j Railway Company's viaduct at Bl'ackmill. He ilived a. couple of hours after being picked up. ...

... THE JOURNALIST AND THE DUKE. An application will be made to-morrow (Friday morning) by Mr E. S. Abinger, instructed by Messrs Dolter & Co., for a rule of mandamus calling upon Mr Bridge, one of the magistrates of Bow-street police-court, to show cause why he should not issue a summons against tha Duke of Cambridge and Inspector Robinson in connection with the alleged assault upon one Simms. ...

... MER1¥R. WEPESDAY.—Beiore Mr ,WIR.Li.-iM3, Dr DYKE, alJd Dr THEFT OF BOOTS,—-Da' Miles was charged with stealing a pair °l)oots, value 15s, the property of David PbdllPJD the 4th instant.— The boots had been tal¡ from a bag which prosecutor, a p3stInater Quaker's Yard, bad with bim at the Bail ourt public-liouse.- Prisoner's defence waR :ttJ he bad bought the boots. He was fined 30-v'r flay, ...

... A MAGNIFICENT WEDDING CAKE. Mr Stevens, confectioner, of Queen-street, Cardiff, baa just completed a splendid wedding cake which, in design and execution may fairly be described a masterpiece of the confectioner's art. At tbeGbase are six panels, each bearing a basket containing stephanotis and orange-blossom, the whole of the intricate decoration with the exception '6f the flowers being in ...

... THE WAKENING OF THE WESTo MR. GLADSTONE AT SOUTHAMPTON. FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT. SOUTHAMPTON, Monday Night. Mr. Gladstone's holiday ; and if events follow the same course as they have taken to-day, the holiday of the Special Correspondent too. At any rate, should the glorious weather which has fallen to our fortune since leaving Waterloo at midday continue in full measure during the ten ...

... R.AILINAY TRAFFIC RETURNS, Taaf Vale and Fenartn H1arbour .. ?? 18205 Khyin ..ev ?? ?? 3730 Cambrian l'lwavs ?? 4327 Cram a-nt elertlivr 1921 Pembroke and 1'eibv 518 Brightoni and Bourh Coa ?? South ?? - Great Vaesterb . .. fSt. North of scotlani - M exican ?? ,, - Lane. and Yorkshire ?? Greatnortern ?? SheffIele ?? Gale oo ~t ar , 44 44 44 444 44 - G i ag o w S . W s t r - North ...

... LONDON LETTER. (FROM OUR LONDON CORRESPONDENT.) SPECIALLY WIRED. LONDON, Wednesday Night. Mr Gladstone started on his holiday trip to-day in bright sunshine, and cheered by an enthusiastia crowd. Some efforts were made to induce him commence on the spot his projected long series of speeches. But he smilingly shook his head, an nodded farewell. He looks in excellent health, and talks quite ...

... BARNARD CARTIST HIGH-tWAT BO)A RD. The ucoal nini il lv mn-ol ing *-f the allove Board wtm .l11o yestprdy - Ufr R. S. 13,tiolridice pre. .idiiig.-Tlie Sinrveyortm wa#iH9 lirtc for tile pawt .nM.lth was oxetrnhiio l :poll na ci r,,xqi ird fur V2'!111 3 I R 4, 1h1P niori-mt. ThpiSe rievw i ?? ?? t(he drains at both sideS .f WVIIStr.kl Were 0rck-l, I; rlu. nih Lhey w,,re us-i by ?? RIinrAl ...

... PETERHEAD FEUARB' MANAGERSe A meeting of the Peterbead Feuars' Managrer wast held within the Council Chamber on Tuesday night -Provosi Smith, chairman, presiding-and there Ti ices a good attendance. Pior roROFxOSC IMPROVEMENTS. Lauii A communication was read from the Police Coin- 25 vitrssioners, dated 8th April, with reference to laying ]tntl herb along Charlotte Street, from Messrs Ritchie's ...

... THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE PRESBYTERIAN CILURClI IN IR Pi E, L NI IND furt1--- e e ta h i m THMIRD DAY. TH E General Assembly of the Prebhyterian Church in Ireland resumed its deliberations yesterday morning, at ten o'lock, in the Cooke Memorial Church, May Street, thee Rev. thee lodaertor pre- siding. A fter devotional exercises, conducted by the MoDnuAtrol, l'ev. Dr. Orse (chief clerk) read ...

... GsEAT NATIONALIST DEMON- I STRATION IN BELFAST. LETTER FROM MR. GLAD- STONE. PEECOHES OF MESSRS LEAMY AND 3. E. REDMOND, ?? Belfast, Wednesday. T.nigmit a great Nationalist demonstration held in St Mary's8 Hall, for the purpose of !esrieg addresses from Messrs John E. Redmn d, rp. and Edmund Leamy, M.P. The lon gentlenwell arrived in toua by the afternoon si, and were very warmly received by ...

... A MEMBER OF LONG FIRMS A Cardiff Case. At the London Sessions yesterday David Jenkin Jones, 42, formerly a clothier, carrying on business in Bute-streetj Cardiff, was indicted for obtaining a number of mats by false pretences from Walter Dagnall. Mr Eardley Wilmot prosecuted, and Mr Geoghegan appeared for the prisoner. The prosecutor, who is a mat manufacturer, received several communications ...