... Wreck of a Vessel. REPORTED LOSS OF ALL HANDS The Press Association's Lerwick correspondent telegraphs:—Information has reached hereof the wreck of a large vessel at Papa Sound, on the west side of the Shetland Islands, on Sunday evening, with, it is feared, all hands. A qutn tity of wreckage hap been washed ashore, and one piece of wood bearing the letters A L has been picked up, but no ...

... HOW MATTERS STOOD LAST NIGHT. I It will thus be seen that the only points yet remaining open are those of the percentages and the audit. With regard to the former, the work- men, as we have before stated, are determined that they sball not be reduced below the nine per cent. which they at first offered to accept. The difference between this and what the masters propose is only half per cent. ...

... M ?ta la,,kb m?ht the block fnpl m?nu'Mtory of Forbes, Abbott and Lmnard. at Green. WI?, ?*s discovered to be on fire. The fire .'??'.?? in a building 60 f?et square, in which He ??? ?'? of b](?ck fuel was stored. A ao?mn building, 80 feet square, al«o stored with fuel iJuIIdlll, 80 fp(\t squal'e, alo shred with |nej W*t ...

... SUDDEN DEATH OF A RETIRED | N I ) E A I- i i O F r RETIRE[) I PEDLAR. Th()ma Pick;r and-- mnn died suddenly ]:lc nigl1t (t slo:) 'in Ja\herl1e;.d. w¡e hb bac?  e hb b? iJHe h' order coal. The d:!Ci:!af:'eJ W:l a retired PeLi, ?ll', '%vllo arn,,sied a fortune. Jor the 1year,5 he had h81n li.-iIl on h15 ?'\? ???b:mkin:at.c'Timt, aim pecu' in stocks. ...

... I BILLINGSQATE IMPROVING. From the annual t'eports of missionary work it is gratifying to find. that Billingsgate is improving in its language. Qrmerly scarcely a single fin Changed hands an exuberance of lan- Klage which gainea fOr the market the premier ple for adjectIves that ought to be avoided. In those days herring-dumpers showed scant courtesy to thOSE. o came among them to spraa.d. ...

... SEVERE WEATHER. I This morning there was a fall of snow in Cardiff and the district. Snow fell heavily in South Lincolnshire this morning, and there is every indication tht the severe weather will continue. Gooll skating is aga-in available on the well-known Uowbit Wash. Snow lies thickly on the ground in North Notts, and here, too, open watercourses are frozen over. Snow has also fallen in ...

... A LOCAL COLUStON CASE. I On Wednesday, in the C'ty of London courL-- l!f'f'):'oMrComniif)oncr Kerr—MrJ. G. Phelp, or Mevagisspy, near Truro, Cornwall, the pro- pr!et ...

... We J'egret to announce the sudden ^laath of Mrs M. Sitmud, of 5, Peinbri.ke-tci ac, CVrciiif, wbioh occurred at her residence this morning about four o'clock after but an hour's illness. The de-ceased, who had reached the advanced age of 72, was the mother of the Brothers Samuel, outfitters, of St. Jvfary-stroet, and had resided here for a period of 50 years. Had she lived, her golden wedding ...

... A DISORDERLY HOUSE AT CARDITF. At the Cardiff police-court this afternoon Annie Williams, aged 25, was charged with keep- ing a disorderly house at 40, Ordell-street. Air Frank Williams defended. Acting Inspector Burford and Constable John Hudson gave evi- dence as to the character of the persons they had seen frequenting the house.—Mr Frank Williams contended these persons were simply ...

... SERIOUS BRFUSH REVERSE !N NYA8SALAND. t. RENTER'S TELEGRA'.IS.] MoxAMBI?c'E, Thursday. Nt'?.'= of A ?rious disaster to the force unde?' Mr H. H. Johnston ha.s b:Cll received here from the of the Lakes Company in i Nyassnifmd. Consul Jchnston h ...

... THE DEATH OF THE DUKE OF CLARENCE. Lo,ir)ov, FridAy Evening. The member.t f)f the Cabinet ha.d not been in- fornt ...

... CLEARING A FLUE WITH NAPHTHA. An- alarming explosion occurred shortly after midnight on Thursday4at the Corporation Ga Works, Windsor-street, pirmingham, resulting in the death of one man and serious injuries to another. One of the workmen, named James Merrill, after ceasing work at midnight, went to tha mess-room, where a number of men had assembled. The kitchen or mess-room is provided with ...