... Trades Unionism. CONFERENCE AT BELFAST. The 26th Trades Union Congress was opened at noon to-day, in the Ulster Hall, Belfast, the chair being taken by Mr John Wilson M.P., vice-chairman of the Pariia.mentary Committee. There was a good attendance of deltgates from all parts of tbe United Kingdom, among the more prominent being Mr John Burns, M.P., Mr Keir Hardie, M.P-, Mr C. Fenwick, M.P., Mr ...

... THEFT OF CLOTHING. Bf?.)ro Uie ?:Jpen?!arv (Mr T. W. Lewis) and other magistrates, at the Cardiff Police-court, tins mormnp,\V.:itaMJenkins(16)p'Padpdgumyto a charge, of stealing a pair of trousers from the 1 shop \t No. 50, James-street, on the previauH dny.—There were two previous CMlVtcMr.ns. :Hd prisoner .was sentenced to a month's imprison- ment, ...

...     (1 Q4'd ¡ [\   v ?; ? ¡ I he ran?ro of a South \,¡ n! n I I c ?-?) Goliiery Go. I L? STATEMENT OF AFFAIRS. Tiie first meeting of the creditors in tllf matter of tiie Gurw Llautwit Colliery Company,, Limited, was called for this morning at the officÐe of t'ne official receiver in bankruptcy, Queen* street, Cardiff. Me Cur, the deputy official receiver, presided, but there were not ...

... VITALITY REGAlXKD.—Mcn and v/omen ft'0!r)Io. ...

... South Wa!es Coa! Trade. START'NG OF ?ORE COLL!E?!ES I I Ti.i.? mo-H;:? ?dvico? v/?re rec?-pd ).y ?h- W. G.tsc?y):e I??ie). s?erp???y to t.tt Mnnu?nLh- shirc and S?uth Wales CQn!owne.'&'A?(,o!at.tO)), to the pifect that work LMhpenf?.?unpd n?he col'ierips :—An r.u-tri(]ga Jones Co.'s pits ti:e of C:r.pp r.nd r';ewport; Powe)i's Tiiioy V.'ostprn V;I1(>y; ntid the C.m CoHipries. It thnt the Nort ...

... I Here and There. Dm-ine; hist year 254.,C'!31b. of valurd nb £112,161, were made in {ins couni.ry and export. The Duke and Duchess of York have cor.sented to open the Park atStockt'm on O.-tober 4th, the day prior to then- \-i)t to York. L'trdand Winiborne a;e to pay a series of visits shortly to Hcothtnd, and t.hny do not intend to go abroad as has bean Mr Cbamwriain wi:I leave Enghmd for ...

... THE STRIKES IN BELGIUM AND FRANCE. I Ten Thousand Men Out. I PARIS, Friday.—The Figaro to-day states that it may fairly be hoped, from the present aspect of the situation in the Pas de Calais, that the miners' strike, which has already cost the men 2,000,000f., is nearing its end. The Matin re- marks that the coal-mining companies have fol- lowed the example of firmness set by the English ...

... ACTmTYiNTHE HHONDDA VALLEYS.) TEEORKY, 10 a.n:.—AH the Phondda. pits are going to-cir.y. The miners tha.t came out on strike Portb up to Dinenr!]o:tdda are workmg to- (by, and bythe beginning of next; week a!i thepits tbroughout t!!0 vaHnys win be in inn stv.ng. ...

...  :7-;D A BOAT CAP??D, Three Satiors Drowned. B'MIN, rrhmslby. — has been rt'cc-tved h(-refromSassnux,n°:u-S!:r:usuuc) that tliree sailors Monging to the crew of the Gprmnn torpedo boat Blucher have been drowned oS tha. port o\v.ug to the capsizing ofone(,f the ship's ...

... London Setting. U ¡ u 11 t 'd. ¡ g. I-IUDAY NIGHT. A very strong favourite was found in I'ri-ot.e tor dh c esarev.itch, as after his Doncaster victory he advanced rapidly, until at length 5 to 1 in hu , ...

... Effect of the Stoke at NewporL At the A)exa.ndr:t. and Oid Dock (;al was shipped !M smaU quantities on Thursday. The s.s. Refulgent was shipping Ebbw Vale coal, and Hie s.s. Lnndy was a.tso receiving a carp,'o n'om the ptts of the sa,me district. The s.s. Camng() was being laden with from the Oce:).n Cf'l- Heries, a.nd the Bay Fisher, a coasting -stonier, was in a cargo of Tredegar and Dowlals ...

... Meeting of the Sliding- scale Joint Committee. THE SUMMONSES AGAINST THE HAULIERS. A meeting of the shdmg-scale joint committee was held this afternoon at the Ange! Hotel, Cardiff. Mr William Abraham, M.P. (Mabon), presided in the absence in Scotland of Sir W. T. Lewis. Mr El (i ivard J ones, occuping- the vice-chair, There were present on the owners' side Messrs Graeme Oghvie (chairman of the ...