... CARDIFF WATERWORKS COMMITTEE. At a meeting of the Waterworks Committee, held this morning, Alderman D. Jones (ex- Mayor) presiding, thero were present Alelermen Lewis,W. Sanders (Mayor), Waring,Jaad Jacobs Councillor Heme J. D. Williams (deputy town clerk). The minutes of the last meeting, iociuding the revised scale of salaries, were read and confirmed. Mr H. Fothergill (junior ...

... FATALITY IN THE HUNTING FIELD. Whilst hunting with the Quorn Hounds, near Melton, yesterday, Captain Barclay, of Seraptoft Hill, near Lsicester, was thrown from his horse in tuking a high fence into the hard road and broke his neck. The body was removed to Serap- toft, and sport was suspended. The deceased was brother of Mr Barclay, of London, owner. of Bendigo, winner of the Derby, and was ...

... Last Night's Division. Mr Cunnirighame Graham's amendment tol\be Address, to empower the British representatives at the fortbcomin labour conference at Berne or Berlin to discuss the questiou of the restriction of tha hQuril of labour, which was rejected by 193 votes to 87, was supported by 56 Gladstonian Liberals, 30 Irish Nationalists, two Liberal Unionists, Mr Caine and Mr Caldwell and one ...

... I THE WORLD'S FAIR. [CENTRAL NEWS TRLKGRAM.1 WASHINGTON, Monday.—To-uay the House of Representatives, at the eighth ballot, selected Chicago as the site of the World's Fair. ...

... A meeting of the Chamber of Shipping has been summoned for Friday next to consider the compulsory Load Line Bill. In the mean- time it may be stated that Mr Donkin, the Member for Tynemouth has submitted to the President of the Boaed of Trade and the promoters of the Bill an amendment, the adop- tion cf which would commend the measure to the general acceptance of- the suipowning in terest. It ...

... IMR BROWNLNG'S WILL. The will of the late Mr. Robert Browning, who was ,born in Camberwell in 1812, and died at the Palazzo z Rezzonico, Venice, on the 12th December last, is entirely J in his own handwriting, and is as follows:- This-is the J last will and testament of me, Robert Browning the younger, of 19, Warwick Crescent, Harrow Road, c esquire. ~First, I revoke allotherwills. Also, I ...

... I 0 LONDON CORRESPONDENCE r 0 ?? Friday Night. > Tna Government, I am informed, is nrw engaged i in-considering the main outlines of the promised s Local Government Bill for iceland, with the view a to its introduction if possible before the Whitsun- aetide recess. As has already been understood, a however, Ministers entertain little or no hope of t being able to pass the measure into law this ...

... iR eures Telegram. D PAns, February 22.-The Council of lfinisters this morning had under consideration the case of the Doe d'Orleans, but-tbe decision arrived at is not yet known. The Ministers are stated to hold very divergent views in the matter; but in Parliamentary circles it is believed that the pardon of the Prince will shortly be announced. Just before the rising of the Chamber of ...

... THE ALLEGED LIBEL ON RYLAND CROOKE. - I COLLAPSE OF TEE ACTION. Yesterday, at the Council House. the action for libel brought by John Ryland Crooke, bankrupt, against the Rev. S. C. Church (curate of St. Gabriel's) was resumed before Mr. E. Ridley, barrister, to whom, with full powers of a judge at Nisi Prius, it was referred by Mr. Justice Hawkins. Damages were laid at £5,000. Mr. William ...

... . LOCAL WITNTESSES. At the Railway Commission, ?? Balfour of Bu-leigh ?? Phillips, bedstead manu- facturer, Birmingham, representing the Metallic Bed- stead Association, gave evideofice. In reply to Mr. Clifford, he said the bedstead trade was of- con- siderable local importance. About 50,000 tons were made yearly in Birmingham, or about a million bed- steads; and these were despatched all ...

... . I I Bort8 S. S. SrMsE IN A WoazoosLE.-A shocking amse-of jb suicide has occosred at Witbington Workhouse, .near Manchester. A blind pensioner of the 50th d Re4ment of Foot, Thomas Nugent, was heard le caling out-for the night Durse, to whom be-said, 'Send for the doctor; I think my inside is > coming oat. It wasf ound that the man bad cut himself open with a nife ashelayin bed. The injuries ...

... I The Dean of Liandaff is improving in health. FIThe Rev. L. Hobson, at St. Nathaniel's Church, Windsor, is now giving a series of sermons on the Prayeqr Boo0k on Sunda'y evefliI~s. On Saturday the Rev. J. G. Mzontford-Mont- ford, rector of Lianinrewvig, Mcntgonieryshire, w~o bad been in delicate health for ems~ tune, died at his residence near Abermulie. The next confirmation by the Bishop ...