... On Saturday night the oiffcers of the 3rd Bat- talion Sof the li'tyal Welsit Pusiliers dilled at the Holboru Restaurant, ill accordance with annual custom. There were prAsent-MajorR Hughes, Lord, and Sandbach Captains Philips, A. P. Lane, C. R. Mostyn-Owen, J. L. Dickin, Touzel, and tha C. JG. Hill-Trevor; Lieut.. Potter; aud the Hon. N. Hdl-Trevor and Mr Pearson, ...

... OPPOSITION TO THE AMALGAMA- TION. FEELING AMONG THE MN-. The amalgamation of the 1st and 2nd Cardiff Detachments of the 3rd V.B. Welsh Regiment con- tinues to ...

... DAN WJET 3? THE PRDYOSTS OF SCDTLAW. In the aeveirsg the Lerd Mayor of Londonl wsra entertainsed to a banquet given in the Waterioo ; l Hotel, Zdinbargh, by the Lord Provosts and v Prevreet of Scotland. Tbe Rigbt Hon. Lord Provost Boyd of Edinburgh presided. Covero . were lasid for 120 geotlemes. The chaiman was |J su~pprted on the right by tbe Right Hor. the'i Lord Mayer sE Londop, Barern ...

... 7--Iae SAt of WrtoI. Probable abandonment of the Harbour Railway Extension and Coaltip Railway Bill I This was the rumour circulating in commercial cireles on Saturday, and on inquiry we found thab it had some real foundation, inasnmuch as a Council meeting is to be eummoned for Friday next to consider the subject, The Bristol Corporation have done a great deal for the Great Western Railway ...

... A WARNING TO YOUNG MEN. A correspondent writes: May I say a word to warn any young men wha might be tempted by a high salary aud good prospects to go out to the rivers Madeira, Ber.e, aud Mannoit, in Bolivia ? Last autumn four young went from Liver- pool aud Manchester with a wealthy Spaniard to his estate in Bolivia. Titey found on arriv- ing that it was a slave-worked lubber plan- tation, ...

... A GOVERNMENT WHIP. I Urgent whip.; have beeu issued urging attend- ance of membrrs in the Houso of Commons this at tern >.Uj au important division being expected. The Government whip is underlined Ii ve times. h_ ...

... I THE TOURNAMENT AT PENARTH. 1 Opening To-day.  Opening To-day. This morning, in the most brilliant weather, the annual tournamfnt %f the Penarth Lawn Ten- nis Club opened at Penarth. Thachief paint of in- terest in the programme, which will extend over three days, is, of course, the Welsh Championship. The present holder is Mr W. J. Hamilton, and as be has held the cup for two successive ...

... iTHIS IORNINGS EWSO T-0DAi-Y3S LUN D ON-PAPE RS. ,THF FOSITIQ OF THE MINISTRY. Tfhe Ch rose maintains that the licensing clauses in ' the, Loesol Taxationi Bill are. breaking to pieces the Liberal .Unionist raik and, file. it is calculated that the Liberal Unionists :-have on, their boohk in London 15,000 .voters,.. not coanting those attached to the party by looser, ties. It is understood ...

... LONDON LETTER. lFMM OUR LONDON CORRESPONDENT. | [SPECIALLY WIRED. IX)NBON, Sunday Night. THE AGITATION AGAINST COMPENSATION. There w.'s a rumour about yesterday, and it has found publication to-day, that as a result of the conference of Ministers on Saturday it had Ibeeu decided to withdraw the licensing clauses of the Local Taxation Bill. The statement was accepted in some quarters, but in ...

... MEETING OF ABERDARE FIREMEN. A meetiug of Aberdaro colliery firemen was held on Saturday evening, at the Futbergills Arms, Aberdare. The wag-o question was dis- cussed, but our representative was unable to give a report of the proceeding, as they were repre- sented to ba of a private nature. ...

... ST. PAUL AT THE CRYSTAL PALACE. I It was an exceptional honour for the members of ) tbe Bristol Choral 5o0iety tobe invited by Mr August i Manns to take part in the grand performance of x Kendelssohn's oratorio, St. Paul,' at the Crystal P Palace, on Saturday, by 3500 performers. Of oourse, ) in euch a mass of voices the individuality of the s Bristol four or five hundred was lost, but that ...

... TO-DAY'S SHIPPING. — 4* Lloyd's Casualty Telegrams. 1110 steamer Cincora, at the Ro.itli Dock, carcliff, which caught tire on Saturday was eventually extinguished, with deck buckled. lhe steamer Louise, of Caiditf, in proceeding down the Clyue grounded floated yesterday The talller Devonian put hack to Greenock yester- day vuih her pressure piston reported disabled. A Penzance telegram states ...