... Masphcrson, who is much fancied in the nortb for the Grand Naiioual, is likely to be seen out before the big cross-country event. ...

... Although many mouths have now elapsed since the last Wtntechapol Murder, the Scotland Yikrd auttiorities ara still engigckt in the en- deavour to fathom the mystery. A well-known inspector, attached to the Criminal Investigation Department, has the matter in hand; and thougu, owiug to his temporary indisposition, a rumoiy has become current that the efforts in question wero beiug relaxed, he ...

... ITelegraph i sts'G ri evances I With reference to the serious statements con- tained in the Postmaster General's letter, pub- lished in the South IVales Echo yesterday, we have reason to believe that at the time of his visit to Cardiff some months ago, Mr Raikes learned that the advent of his arrival had found its way into the press. He had evidently come to the conclusion that, as the message ...

... A service of an unusual character will take place in St Paul's Cathedral on Friday, the 28 th inst. By the kind permission of the Dean, the annual Welsh Festival Service will be held in St Paul's at 8 p.in.-the eve of St David's Day. The whole service will be in Welsh, and the sermon, also in Welsh, will be preached by the Lord Bishop of St. Asapb. The choir will be supplied from the Welsh ...

... • A VIOLENT LADY AT CARDIFF. She had Fits. I Mary Ann Smi:h, a diminutive-sized woman, i was charged at tbo Cardiff police-court this morning with being drunk and causing au obstruction in Bute-street yesterday evening, and also with damagiug the uniform of P.C. James, who locked her up. The oiffcer stated that prisoner was intoxicated, and was the means of attracting a fairly large crowd, ...

... A gentleman unk:=- ffU or jumped from a nrst-claas carriage f a tn«n tr?Tetiin? near Walton, Surrey, last night. The Jbody has been found, but theafiair is mysterious. ...

... A correspondent writes The reports received from agriculturists in various parts of Lincoln- shire show that the rat plague still continues in tiie Fens. Large numbers are being killed daily. Whilst a small wheat stack was being thrashed out at Long Sutton, near Spaldinr, no fewer than 120 rats were killed. 10 auother stack some 140 rats were found and killed by the dogs. In the Alford ...

... i t ANNUAL DINNER, ti Dri The annual dinner of the Cardiff Conservative i working Men's5 Club was ield at tlie club ons Wedl- drt needaycevrening, when about 100 meombers sat of down toa selisrved dinner, prepared by Mr. Th' Richards, mcinager.-Mr. H. Cousins, senior vice- president of thle club, presided, and amnonigst those Mr presentI were :-Dr. Mdoir; Messrs. J. Andrews, sP1 A. W. ...

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... ,IR. HENRY M. ST.A!NLEY YN GA I RO. APIAET TH DDY1 .OVRO.L AR El a 1' LTITIAETHAU 3DIWEDDAF?.. AR yr 20 red o Ion axvrr ?? . y teithydd lya.r olodir, Nir. IH. M. Staniley, frunteih ddyddordl yn (;airo, weiva gwiedd a Toddvyd4 iddo. gan. Lywodr- aeth yr Aipht, ar ei auturiaethan diweddaf mei cyssy11tiad j t'i ymchwvil am Eiiziu Pasba, yn nglanol- barthi Aflrie'i.. Yr ydym yma yn r4oddi l3ed gyf ...

... THE PARNELL COMMISSIONERS' REPORT. So far as the Report of the PARNELL Com- missioners has reached us, the forebodings of the timid and the hopes of the Unionists have been entirely crushed. Mr PARNELL, aio all events, comes out clean handed. Whatever con- spiracy there may have been was only the legitimate conspiracy of a trades union. It was conspiracy to protect the poor, the weak, the down ...

... [BEUTER'S TELEGRAM.] NEW. YORK, Saturday.-A farmhouse near Westport, New York, was entered last night by burglars, who killed a woman and fatally wounded her husband. ...