... Members of Parliament used to receive wage, but from their _constituents. County members, mgbts of tha shire, four ihillings a day, and borougU members two. The custom of paying adoration. Andrew Ph.Ti' Tt f°r ,HU> (>™°g the reign of ■*? rec*,v*'l 6s 8d a day during the session, be-.dM numerow presents fJom his con- stituent*. Hen believed to have been the last mem- ber of Parliament who ...

... TO THJt KDITOS.. .cannot agree with /«Eisteddvodwr » that the lights and shades used in the u a by were mechanical and unAYLUPSthetiC, and the fact (is it a fact, tbouh 1) that the singing was too soft for such a large building ought not to he taken into account, for many reasons which it is not necessary now to enter ^nto- P3*?' shall always hold that the adiuaicators had no right to make the ...

... [SPECIAL REPORT FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.] SWANSEA, Thursday.—The entries of tonnage in the past week display a considerable improvement over the previous week. The arrivals, however, came to band too late to increase the exports of the week, which hive been less than the average. On the other hand, the import trade has been very satisfactory. The irnrmrts amount to 16,451 tons, and exports ...

... A serious accident happened on Tuesday to filiss Glyn, of Dnmngton House, Harlow, The lady was driving in the neighbourhood of Sharing, the horse shied and threw her froiji the rap. Miss Glyn fell heavily, and was picked up Unconscious. She lies at Dunington House- in a tritical condition. ...

... CARMARTHENSHIRE REVISION COURTS. TO THE EDITOR. SiR, -My attention has been called to at account in the Soutit Wales Daily News of the 20TB instant, of the proceedings at tie revision court held at Carmarthen on the 18th instant. Th( barrister (Mr Dillwyn) is reported to have said He also had to complain that the clerk of tb( peace had not sent n sufficieut number of blanl forms to the ...

... As the Vicar of St. John's, Cardiff, deemed it advisable to refer last night to the refusal of the Corporation to give an official recep- tion to the Church Congress next week, we feel bound to allude once more to the subject. We are pleased to observe that the Vicar was careful to point out that it ia only the official reception that will be withheld. Cardiff will not, we are sure, be behind ...

... THE SEAso.-If you suffer from headaches, biliousness, indigestion, or the liver, try Kernick'3 Vegetable Pills, la boxes, ? £ d 13jd, and 2s 9d 3342 ...

... CARDIFF TRAMWAY-MEN'S GRIEVANCES. INTERVIEW WITH LOCAL DIRECTORS. A deputation from the employees on the Cardiff Tramways had an interview on Saturday evening with the local directors, Messrs Andrews and Hern, to lay before those gentlemen a statement of Grievances which the men desired to make them aware of. The first was in reference to the rule whereby the men were subject to dismissal at a ...

... PRINCIPAL WINNING JOCKEYS ON THE FLAT. (Compiled from March 25 to Sept. 20.) Mounts. Lost. Won. 471 345 126 GBarrett. 490 393 97 F Barrett..328 262 66 J Watts 255 190 63 J Fagan 201 149 62 T Weldon 223 171 52 S Chandley 381 136 46 2b8 2H 41 A White.. 177 ]39 33 F Rickaby 280 242 38 196 31 243 20/ 36 122 95 27 J Woodburu 2S2 258 24 142 120 22 ^d'liard 157 136 21 W Blake lbO 140 20 J Osborne 162 ...

... HOW ONE MEDICAL CERTIFICATE WAS MADE OUT. IN the Report presented yesterday to the Cardiff Urban and Port Sanitary Authorities by the Medical Officer of Health, one case is mentioned which seems to call for some explanation. Dr WALFORD, the officer in question, informed the Sanitary Authorities that, on the 25th of August, he received a written notice from the Registrar that a death was ...

... (FRO) LONDON CORRESPONDENT.) SPECIALLY WIRED. LONDON, Tuesday Night. NEW PHASES OF THE STRIKE. Until the end of the weak it is improbable that there will be any material change in the position of the strike. The men, who are in a better finan- cial position just at present than at any time since the dispute arose, show no signs of yielding, and the directors, it is said, have reached the con- ...

... ACCIDENT TO LORD WOLSMLEY., Lord Wolseley seems to have had a very neai queak for bis life last week, for the bullet from the Run that exploded went within two feet of him. About the middle of the month the Adjutant-General is going ou a professional visit- to the battlefields of 1870, and afterwards he will, join Lady Wolseley and his daughter, who are'at present at Marienbad.—World. ...