... The Murder by a Lady in New York. Nicw YoftK, Saturday Night.—The tragic shoociug of .Major Pectus ia the open day in crowded Fulton-street bas produced intense excitement. Mrs Southworth, who killed him, and was at once arrested, is a fine lookiuer woman of thirty. She expressed no remorse at her deed, but said, He has betrayed and disregarded me. He has disowned me and has ruined my ...

... The Press Association says-Lord Penzance will bold a sitting in the House of Lords to. morrow to hear an application to commit the W. Benson, vicar of Hod, to prison for contempt of court. The rev. gentleman was recently suspended by Lord Penzance for twelve mouths for refusing to administer the Sacrament to Mrs Swayne, the wife of a medical practitioner, on the ground that she attended a ...

... Gossip of the Day. I I From To-day's London Letters. CANADIAN BUFFALOES. The Marquis of Lome has resolved to import some Canadian buffaloes, not merely to preserve specimens of a race of animals that are rapidly dying out in their native land, but to mingle with his Scotch cattle, which, he thinks, would be strengthened by crossing with the American breed. -0-- I A LIST OF BANKRUPTCIES. The ...

... In anticipation of the vacancies in the East and boutii Wards, created by the expected operation to the aldermanic dignity of Mr J. W. Jones and Mr G. Hoskins, the wlri L:oeral Associations have selected Dr Garrod Thomas for the Est Ward and Mr J. A. D. Whittaker for the South Ward. Both gentlemen will go the poll should a contest be forced by the other side; but after the decisive figures iu ...

... UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF NORTH WALES. The new Board of Agriculture has awarded to the University College of North Wales, Bangor, the sum of £ 400 as a grant for tha current year to aid the college in its schema of agricultural education and dairy farming in North Wales. The Government grant IS given to supplement a special I fund raised by the college by way of subscription, the subscriptions ...

... While the Municipal Elections in England and Wales show a gain to the Liberal party, it must be socrowfully said that Cardiff has not acquitted itself as it ought to and might have-done. Although the loss of one se%t is no great matter for lamentation in itself, I must confess that the result in the West Ward is a grievous dis- appointment. We might set off against it the splendid majority by ...

... A MANCHESTER JOURNALIST'S APPEAL. In the Queen's Bench Division of the High Court of Justice, on Thursday, the case of Mackay against the Manchester Press Com- pany, Limited, and Phiilips was brought before Mr Baron Huddleston and Mr Justice Stephen, by way of appeal by the defendants from an order made by Mr Justice A. L. Smith in chambers. Mr Marshall supported the appeal, Mr Arbuthnot ...

... On Sunday morning, Inspector Cox, of Roath, made a raid upon the house in Pearl- street, in the occupation of a man named Hoyle, and seized a 44-gallou cask. Prior to their entry the police had watched tho premises for some hours, during which time they saw a large number of men, women, and children coming from the house, apparently with liquor in their possession. When they entered they found ...

... A man BURIED ALIVE AT SWANSEA. The coroner, Mr Edward Strick, has received the notification of the death of John Howe, liv- ing at Llansamlet. Howe, who is 47 years of age, was engaged digging clay on the marsh near the Foxhole Spelter Works, Llansamlet, when some of the earth gave way, burying him. Some time afterwards he was recovered, but be was quite dead. Deceased's skull was fractured. ...

... About seven o'clock on Sunday evening an old lady, residing near the Northern District Uo- operative's Society's premises in Brunswick- street, Edinburgh, heard some hard knocking through the wall of her bouse, and a bird cage, which was hanging on a nail on the wall, was shaken down. Much alarmed slje informed the pol iceman on the beat that t here were burgiars in the co-operative society's ...

... PREFERRED SUICIDE TO TRIAL. The trial of a young man, Martineau, of Marsr.ngis, was to l'.r.ve commenced to-day, says a Paris correspondent. He seduced the daughter of one of his father's farmers, and, later, fearing the consequences of bis conduct, shot her during an evening stroll m the woods. When be was arrested he confessed his crimp, but pretended that the girl had asked him to kill her, ...

... TO-DAY'SSHIPPING. I Lloyd's Casualty Telegrams. A telegram from Dunnet states that the steamer Minna still lies on NESS o'Quays, PeutUiul L irth, and is full of water. The steamer Strathesk, from Glnsgow for Newry, with coals, is ashore at the entrance of Curlinglord Lough, Hull, and is covered at high water. The crew is saved. A cablegram from New Orleans statrs that the French steamer HATRE, ...