... RAILWAY MEN & THEIR WAGES. Some weeks ago the men employed in the London and North-Western Railway Works at Crewe, over 6,000 in number, memorialised the directors for an advance of 29 per week wages. Beyond a reply from an official that tha memorial would receive consideration nothing further has been beard of it. The men, considering that an unreasonable delay has elapsed, have now for- ...

... A frightful disaster happened oa Mondty mornmg at tha Aiexan £ ira pit of Wyken Colliery the Warwickshire coalfield, and situate abotio ii rbe miles from Coventry. Between five a-d £ hundred men are employed there. Shortly iter six o'clock seven getters entered the cage *,t ;^e pit mouth to proceed to work. After rea4- S the bottom of the shaft it waa their duty to walked down the incline, ...

... Two respectable-looking men, having procured the keys of St. Mary'a Church, Chsshunt, the other day, broke open the alma boxes and extracted the contents. Not satisfied with this, however, they opened the safe in the vestry and stole three bottles of sacra mental wine, drinking one bottle before they left the church. After smashing a clock they retraced their steps from the sacred build- ings, ...

... AN ELEVEN-YEAR-OLD GIANTESS. The most famous child in the German Etop1 is Elizabeth Lyska. All Bsrlin is calling bar, as all Vienna called upon her a. few ago when she was at the Austrian capital. fessors, and officers, and doctors, and privy cillcrs, and other German bigwigs are received her daily. Elizabeth is getting all this attenti0^' not beoau»e she is pretty or clever, but she is big. ...

... The Celt (Nationalist and Congregationalist) thinks it is the duty of Liberals to assist the anti-tithepayers in their fight. Let but suitable opportunities be afforded, and money will doubt- less ponr in sufficient to secure victory. Let the anti-tithe men in each district so arrange among themselves that the funds may be evenly and justly distributed. There should be in each county ...

... DEATTTFROM FRIQHT. A young lady named Lizzie Barnes, who re- sided with her mother at Helpringham, near Sleaford, has just died at bkegness, under very sad circumstances. From inquiries made on Monday it transpired that deceased expressed a wish to go to Skegness for a short holiday. Having made arrangements for tbe v'sit she started from Heckington-station on Thursday, apparently then in very ...

... BLIND LOVE. BY WILKIE COLLINS. ITHE BIGHT OF TRANSLATION IS RESERVED.] CHAPTER XXI.—THE PARTING SCENE. The evening had advanced, and the candles had just been lit in Mountjoy's sitfnng-room st tbe hotel. His anxiety to bear from Iris bad been doubled and trebled, since he had made the discovery of her father's visit to the doctor's house, at a time when it was impossible to doubt that Lord ...

... Lord Randolph Churchill visited Machynlleth on Saturday. Addressing tbe representatives of all the Conservative Associations in Montgomery- shire and border counties, Lord RANDOLPH CHURCHILL, who was received with great enthusiasm, said it was very enjoyable to meet the Primrose League that afternoon. THE OHUBCH IN WALES. He than said he wished to allude to a question. which greatly interested ...

... On Thursday, shortly after ten p.m., a little boy named William Edward Brooks, living at 26, Pellett-street, while playing at home, acci- dentally fell off a counter and fractured his thigh' He now lies at the Infirmary. -Mary Barry, a woman of 30, living at 30, North William-street, is also being treated at the Rifirmary. She was preparing breakfast for her husband this morning, when she ...

... fiEHOBOTH CHAPEL, BRYN- MAWR. The congregation at the above place of worship has given a call to the Rev J. Evans, of Bodring'llt, who, we are informed, has accepted it, and will come into permanent residence the first week in November. Mr Evans is well known throughout Wales as an excellent preacher both in English and Welsh. ...

... At Immanuel Church. Eastbourne, on Sunday, Mr Sydney Ge>ige, M.P., read the lessons and preached the sermon, which was on behalL of the Church Missionary Society. Mr Gedge was robed as a clergyman, and his discourse was based on the missionary labours of St Paul. He urged that the Gospel and not progressive civilization would save the heathen nations from decay and the degradation of women, as ...

... Seamen's Advance Notes. An important Act has just been issued by the Queen's Printers. It is dated the 26th August, 1889, and is founded upon two bills, one upon advance uotee, introduced by Mr Alfred Thomas, and the second upon the recovery of masters' disbursements, introduced by Mr Gainsford Bruce. In this act a master of a ship, and every persou lawfully acting as master of the ship by ...