... THE SLEAFOfiD ELECTION. The Sleafohi election expenses of Mr Henry Chaplin. M.P., have been returned at 21,417 1-k 9-J, which is nearly the full amount allowed. The amount inclades £ 197, returning officer's charges £ S5, personal expenses 2235, agent's fees £ 394-, printing and advertising and 2151, postage and telegrams. Mr Otter's election expenses have been returned at £ 1,244 3. 6d. ...

... 1- 7 The Murder of a Tourist. TRIAL OF LAURIE. The trial of John Watson Laurie, who is Accused of the murder of Edwin Robert Rose, of Upper Tooting, by throwing him over a precipice near the head of Glen Sannox on July 15th last, eommenced at Edinburgh to-day before Lord Kingsborough, the Lord Justice Clerk, and a Jury. Great interest was taken in the case, and the approaches to the court were ...

... At the Cardiff police-court to-day—before the Stipendiary—John O'Brien, alias Wallace, wai charged with maliciously cutting and wounding Evan Parry with a knife at the S ,ag and H unds. Great Frederick street, un the 13tf;, inst. Prisoner, it appeared from tb. evidence, fell asleep at a table in house, and, being aroused by complainant, ht seized a knife and attacked him aud the landlord, ...

... The Severn Waterway. I A WORCESTER DEPUTATION. AT CARDIFF. MEETING OF THE GENERAL PURPOSES I COMMITTEE, A meeting of the General Purposes Committee Of the Cardiff Borough County Couucil was held at the Town-hall to-day. The Mayor (Mr Alder- ro Wanders) presided, and there were present Aldermen Cory, JaOobs, Carey, Cory, and Yoratb Councillors Proger, lvur.sdale, Trounce, 11. Price, Riches, F. ...

... Some extraordinary salmon have been killed on the Tweed this week, and it was about time for things to look up a bit, as the season has been awfully bad. The largest fish was unfortunately not fresh run, or be would have been a grand take for the rod. Mr Bretort, who is renting Lord Polworth's water at Mertoun, was tbo fer- tunate captor. The fish pulled the scale at SSlbs. -Several others ...

... GRIEVANCES OF CARDIFF TRAM-MEN, Another Sunday Meeting. I A meeting of the Cardiff Tramwaymen's Asso- ciation was held at the Washington Hotel on Sunday to hear the report of the deputation who went to London to wait on the directors there in refereuse to their grievances. Mr A. P. Preston, the secretary Mr Henry Brown, the chairman and Mr Henry Butler, poor law guardian of Canton, gave an ...

... Acsording to rumour Mr Abington would be better pleased to see Quartus win than Lady Rosebery, and this may ue true if, as is said, be is interested in the Spigot Lodge colt. ...

... [TO THE EDITOR OF THE SOUTH WALES FCIIO. I SIR,—In reading your local evening con- temporary of last night I found that that truthful organ makes the assertion that Mr Symonds when building the South Walcs Daily News Offices employed non-union men, and had his joinery prepared in Gloucester. I must give this assertion a most unqualified denial. I was em played at the time by Mr Symonds as ...

... llonOilr to whom Honour is Daa writAs On the night of the 29c:i of October last MrPeury Lloyd, of Glauhenwye, Glasburv, was at anchor in bis steam launch in Southampton Water. The only occupants oi the launch were himself and his engineer. The night was dark and foggy. Sud- denly Mr Lloyd heard a splash overboard, and cries for help 111 a voice which be recognised as that of his engineer, wbi ...

... SUPPOSED FOOD POISONING CASES IN CARLISLE. I Death of a Farmer. A number of supposed fr>od poisoning cases have occurred in tb-j Carlisle district owing to the eating of noxious pork. Mr Slack, tolls collector for the city of Carlisle, and Mr Irving, farmer, of Gdsland, purchased and eat pork pies in a refresh- ment house in Carlisle on Saturday and Mon- nay week respectively, and during the ...

... THE QUEEN'S VISIT 10 WALES. I iSPEOIAL TELEGRAM TO THIt c, HOHO.) Messrs Lettsome and Sous, photographers, Llangollen, have received a command from her Majesty to prepare photographs of all the views and scenes witnessed by the Queen during her recent tour in Wales. Upwards of 100 photo- graphs have been forwarded to her Majesty at ] Balmoral. j ...

... REMOVAL OF THE CONVICT. The Date of Execu* John W. Laurie, who was r tb at Edinburgh on Satir-J Rose on f k P, e to-day fro ??F??.?t?y ...