... I Public Opinion. I I T. II. S. (LLANISHEN) and ONE OF THE PUBHC —As the strike is over, the undesinibility of ihsertin? con troveisial letters on the bject is obvious. I IS STANLEY A HEROP TO THE KDITOll OF THE SOUTH WALES ECHO. HIK,—I am very glad that Patriot has had the courage to raise his voice against the flood of S-anley worship with which we are threatened to be overwhelmed. Surely ...

... Cardiff Savings Bank. ACTION IN THE CHANCERY DtVt8)ON. Mr Pete!' Davies'sCase. The CardiS Savings Bank case, which was opened before Mr Justice Sterling, in the ChaTt- cery Division of the Higlii Court on Tuesday, and was further proceeded with on Wednesday, was resumed on Thursday. wuontheAttoruey-Gacerat rose to proceed with his reply on the whoio case. He said ho ventured to resume bis ...

... SMALL-POX WITHOUT DOCTORS. I BRAINTREE, Feb. 14.—A serious epidemic of small-pox lias broken out in the villages of Cress- ing and Notley, near here, among the Peculiar People, whose faith forbids their calling in medical aid. The sect is very numerous at Crossing, and the disease has spread from house to house. The rural sanitary authorities of the Braintreo Union are taking steps to isolate ...

... An enthusiastic meeting was li6ld last night a. Howe's Commercial Hotei, Cadoxt.on, for tir; purpose of establishing a branch of the Natioua: Amalgamated Labourers' Union. There was large attendance. Mr J. 1). Irish, of Cadoxton; presided. A. J. K-iitiy, of Cardiff, the secretary of the union, delivered an address t: the met!, in which he pointed out the adrantages gained by working men on ...

... THE CHEci CHAMPIONSHIP. HAVANA, Mond y. -U- un sberg won the game played to-day in the match between himself and Tschigorin, and the score is therefore nine each. As the scoring of tlio match is depending on the winning of ten games, another victory for either player must decide the contest. Never before has reuch excitement attended a chess contest and whatever the result may be, it is ...

... COURSINCI, WATERLOO CUP. { ri  A VISIT TO FORMBY. [PRESS ASSOCIATION TKLKGRAM. | With very few exceptions, most of the probable run. ners for the Waterloo Cup are now located within easy distance of the coursing ground, and during our visit to Formby and Hightown this mornins a good per- centage of the greyhounds that will take part in this week's ^reat contest came under our notice. First of ...

... THE ALLEGED BURGLARY ATI ABTRDARE. {SPECIAL TELKGUAii TO THE EOHO) Charles Carter aud John Jones, who were brought before the magistrates at Aberdare yes- terday, were charged on remand at the Mertbyr police-court to-day—before Mr North—with breaking and entering the premises of Mr E. Burkle, pawnbroker, Aberdare, on the night of January 31st, and 3tealiug a large number of watches and nugs. ...

... ASSAULT ON A CANON'S WIFE. On Monday afternoon, Mis Wilkinson, wife of Callon Wilkinson, rector of Si. Martin's, was paying a visit to a poor parishioner, living in 19 Court, Lower Essex-street, when she was met by a miati named James Hawkesley, living in the same court. Hawkesley went up to her and accused her of having given him time some years ago. She denied ever having seen him before, ...

... A MARRIED MAN COMMITTED FOR THIAL. At the Caerleon police-court, to-day-before General Watson and Messrs C. Nicholson, T. M. Llewellin, and D. W. Jenkins (magistrates)—a married man named John Taylor, a puddler, of Cwmbran, was charged under the Criminal Law Amendment. Act with criminally assaulting Aunie Pritchard, and was. further charged with attempting to criminally assault the prosecutrix ...

... I £1.000 DAMAGES BY FIRE. By the fracture of a cylinder to-day some cotton was ignited at a leather cloth factory at West Ham, and before the flames were checked damage to the extent of was ...

... .DAY'S PARLIAMENT f HOUSE OF COMMONS. I The Speaker took the chair at ten minutas past lbree ,'cl(,ck. Leave was given for the introduc- I tion of a number of private bills, and others were lead a tirs time. I VOLUNTITKIiS AND THEIR VOTES Colonel HUGHES asked the Secretary for War Whether he was aware that volunteers absent .from hoipe on duty in barracks at Easter were thereby subjected to ...

... I Mr Justice Field to-day retired from the Bench, and took leave of his colleagues and the Bar in the Lord Chief Justice's Court, which was crowded. The Attorney-General made a speech, dwelling on the love of justice and the painstaking deter- mination of his lordship to arrive at the truth. Justice Field, in bidding farewell, alluded to his infirmity, which be did not think had interfered ...