... LOCAL BOARD ELECTIONS. Biaenavon. The result of the election was declared Saturday evening as follows ELECTED. *R. V.r. Kennard 1,051 James Barrett '863 John Howells 628 Rev William Rees 625 Henry Parry 537 NOT ELECTED. Daniel Jones Hirst 495 Joseph Evans 4:6 William George Dowden 395 Charles Prosser 355 Henry Jeffrey Jones 305 Edward Lewis Harris 293 Eli Williams >74 Charles Jordan 195 ...

... ATTEMPTED SUICIDE AT NEATH An Actor's Sad Plight. A sad case of attempted suicide occurred at Neath on Tuesday. It apjwars that an actor named John Forsyth had been staving at the King's Head Hotel, and intended joining one of the provincial theatrical company's about to visd., the town. About four o'clock another jierson staying a.t the hotel was proceeding to his ronin, and on passing the ...

... The return of the Registrar-General for the week ending Saturday last 27th February, shows that in 33 of the larger towns in England and Wales, each containing 70,000 persons or more, and of which Cardiff i3 on0 'there were registered 6,449 births and 4,571 'deaths. The deaths corresponded to an annual rate of 23'4 per 1,000 of the population. The rates of mortality in the several towns, ...

... The polling for the election of five members of the Bettws School Board took place on Monday. There were two polling booths, one at the Bettws Schoolroom and the other at Pontyrhill. There was a great deal of interest'manifested by sup- porters of the different candidates. The counting of the votes took place at tho Workhouse, Bridgend, on Tuesday, and the poll was declared as follows ELECTED. ...

... Taking the composition of parties at the time Parliament dissolved, we have the following changes, viz.:— LIBERAL GAINS. TORY GAINS. Boston. 1. Nottingham West 1 Durham 1 York 'Greenock 1 Rochester Hereford.1 Scarborough 1 Stafford 1 W'lv'rhanipton, West. 1 Lincoln 1 Reading 1 Perth City 1 East Bradford 1. Barrow Stockport 1 St Pancras (West) 1 West Ham 2 Edinburgh (West) 1 Grimsby. 1 Glasgow ...

... Advent Ordinations at LlandafF. The Lord Bishop of Llandaff held r.n ordination in Llandaff Cathedral on Sunday, when the following gentlemen were ordain^, viz. :— DEACONS.—John Llewellyn Croft, L.D., St. Bavii's College, LMnpcter David William Evam, St. Bees College, Cumberland David Austin Fisher, B.A., S'. David's College. Lampeter James Hughes Jenkins, a literate John Kobero Jones, B.A., ...

... A VESSEL FROM BARRY WRECKED. Part of the Crew Lost. } Lloyd's agent at Saigon telegraphs on Monday that the Bntish ship Gretna, bound from Barry to Hong Kong, has been totaily lost on the Rifleman Shoal. Part of the crew were saved and landed at Saigon. The Gretna left Barry on July 6th. She was all iron sailing ship of 1,711 tons gross, built at Port Glasgow in 1883, and was owned by Mr T. C. ...

... THE WEEK'S MARKETS. CORN. CARDIFF, Saturday.—English and foreign wheat sold at last week's extreme prices. Flour in demand at full rates. Maize and oats firm, with an occasional advance of 6d per quarter. Beans 6d dearer. Peas unaltered. GLOUCESTER, Saturday.—The supply of English wheat was again moderate, and trade was easier at last week's prices. Foreign quiet at previous rates. Grinding ...

... The return of the Registrar-General for the week ending Saturday last, 23rd January, shows that in 33 of the largest towns in England and Wales, each containing 80,000 persons or more, and of which Cardiff is one of thorn, there were registered 6,228 births and 6,884 deaths. The deaths corresponded to an annual rate of 25'4. The rates of mortality in the several towns arranged from the lowest ...

... Appended are statistics showing the export of tin-plates from South Wales during the month of August:— Destination. Tons. Value 1,977 £ 24,434 193 2,687 6,276 468 6,827 24,221 314,868 609 8,120 British North America 531. 8,471 Other countries 3,868 — 53,374 32,290 £ 425,107 These figures compare as under with the returns for the corresponding month of the two previous years :—1891, 14,574 tons ...

... The contest at Haverfordwest resulted in the return of the four retiring members, the poll beinc declared about nine o'clock as follows Dr Williams 561 R. Mumford .C 531 1 509 W. Lewis L 445 313 ...

... ELECTION OF GUARDIANS. Oardiff. The triennial election of members for the Cardiff Board of Guardians took place on Mon- day, more than usual interest being centred in the results owing to the recent redistribution of seats, which added five more representatives to the town parishes, this number being taken from the country districts. The counting of votes v as done in the Workhouse Board-room, ...