... SUND AY DRUNKENNESS IN 'WALES. - I IN ?? EFFECT OF THE SUNDAY CLOSING ACT. The annual return has just been issued for England and Wales in respect of shieh offences under the following; enactments as involve drunkenness:-3 and 4 Viet. o. 97, a. 13; 10 and 11 Vict. a. 89, as. 29 and 611 and 35 and 36 Viet. o. 94, a. 12 ; committed during the year ended the 31st of Decembcr, 1892 (1) after 12.30 ...

... PAIRLIAMENT. ' HOUSE OF COMMONS,-WEDNESDAY. -l The Deputy-Speaker took the chair at twenty five minutes past twelve o'clock. PARISH COUNCILS BILL. cet, RE SULT OF THE COMPROMISE, RAPID PROGRE SS AT LAST. The House immediately afterwards went into Committee on tho Local Government (England 5 and Wales) Bill. The discussion was proceeded with on Mr. Fowler's (Pre sidont of the Board of Trade) ...

... PRIZE DISTRIBUTION AT DOWLAlS. The annual distribution of prizes to the Dowlais Volunteers took place on Friday even- ing ?? Boys' School in the presence of a very large audience. The distribution was made by Mrs. H. W. Martin. The most valuable of the detachment prizes was a mnag- nificent silver cup, presented by Mr. Godfrey L: Clark, and won by Corporal John Thomas, Russell-stroet. The ...

... THE POLITkS OF TER DAY. It is clear that, whatever political feeling there is in the country, it is bent strongest I of all in the direction of Labour questions. I Throughout the Horecastle contest it has been neither Home Rule nor Disestablishment i which has commanded the chief attention of the electors. What was more significant was that, in spite of all the blustering of Major E. R. Jones, ...

... GLAMORGAN S'TVANDING JOINT COMMITTEE. THE MORALS OF THE COUNTY. OFFENSIVE WORDS IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE. ''lie rpsirterlc mieeting of the Gl:amorgan- ...

... I & LINK WITH SHAKRSPEARE CHARLECOTE PARK UNDER THE A AUCTIONEER'S IAMMER. An ?? link with tie BarInf A70n iS J now in ti-) market, viz., Charleoote Psik, in the p ?? I ?? Inte the residenoc of Mr. H. ? .a.Tl mention of luoy and Char - I .- , .- 'i-ry oeafdrs an early indi- a i c-aro. He had, observes A - .; Shaixperiam student A J, IS tlle. ost frut- , ?? ' tie heby a mis- n ?? ?? young ...

... MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, CARDIFF. REVIEW OF THE SITUATION. EXCITING CONTESTS PROMISED. It appears, after all, that a considerable amount of interest will be evoked in the niuui- cipal elections at Cardiff this year, notwith- standing the fact that in several oases the can- didates will be allowed a walk over. In the B Central Ward it is now cortain that MIr. Charles Waring, who during the short ...

... I ' THE MARQUESS OF BUTE AND FORESHORE RIGHTS. -c le APPOINTMENT OF A SUB- i- COMMITTEE. e -- ?f A special meeting of the records committee 'd of the Cardiff Corporation was held on Friday afternoon at the Town-hall, Cardiff. There were present:-Mr. Edward Thomas (in the chair), the mayor (Mr. W. J. Trounce), ihe ex-mayor (Mr. W. E. 1Vaughan), Alderman eO Sanders, Alderman Jacobs, and Messrs r ...

... HIORNOASTLE ELECTION. SPLENDID UNIONIST VICTORY, INCREASED MAJORITY. WELSH MEMBERS SATISFIED. DEFYING MINISTERIAL DiS- .PLEASURE. The Pross Associatiou special correspiondent tologuaphillg Oil Friday says :-T4ho Counting of the votes begsn at halt-past teno this morning at the Ilasonic-hall, Spilsby, in thc prosence of the under sheriff and Mr. Reginald Stephen, deputy I-eturning officer. The ...

... MR. BEN TILLETT IN CARk:DIF'F. Oai Sunld.a1y eveniilg at tho Coloniail-hall, Cardiff, Mr. Ben Tillett dceliver~ed g address under the auspices of the Canrdliff Labour Church. Mdr. W. England (Labotururs' Ullion) occoupied the chair, supported by Dr. Joiles (Granigetowil), Dr. A. 0. E. Parr, Dr. Fox, and some of the most prominent members of the Labour party. The room also wias scell filled. Mr ...

... THE ADMIRALTY AND PEM- BROKE DOCKYARD. TRANSFER OF JOINERS AND MACHINERY TO PORTSMOUTH.I. During the present weelc twenty shipwriglits ?? been employed at joinery,. owing to the pressure of work in that department, and. yet 40 joiners are to be sent to another dockyard from here, whore the local officers cay theirf services are reqnired. The transfer of men is said to be caused by the wages ...

... THE DECADENCE OF L SmE . I The spectacle of what is going on in the camps of Liberalism at Horacastlo just now is not likely to be forgotten by future his torians of the political life of England. If Unionists cared only for their own triumph as a party, independently of the great prin- ciples at stake, they would rejoice greatly They are, however, essentially patriotic, and the old historical ...