... ITALIAN BANK SCANDALS. ROME, Wednesday.—It is stated that about 12 million lire in Banca Romana notes are un- accounted for. It was believed some error had been committed in the circulation' returns which would account to.' this difference, but a Iresh investigation has set aside any theory of error in the returns. Another rumour says the missing 12 millions have been concealed by some ...

... On Wednesday morning a farm labourer named Reynolds was attacked by a mad bull at Gulde- ford, Kent. H was gored in a terrible manner, and succumbed to his injuries shortly after being rescued from the infuriated animal. ...

... ACCIDENT IN Tuesdaj evening- John Carter, maTf, Waq crossing CulDl mercial-road when he vYa3 knocked down by ...

... COLLISION WITH AN ICEBERG. The last arriving mail steamer at Liverpool, from New York, brought particulars of the col- lision of the vessel San Joaquin with what was veritably an island of ice—indeed the vessel had a most unusual experience, being ashore in mid-ocean for over an hour. The San Joaquin is a sailing vessel, and was going from Yokohama to New York, and arrived at the latter port ...

... A joint meeting of tha governors of the Cardiif Intermediate Scheme was held in the Town-hail on Tuesday afternoon. Alderman Sanders presided, and those present included Alderman David Jones, Councillors J. Munn, H. White, and E. Thomas, Professor Virianiu Jones, ,Ifr Iofiii DLii)c,,ti), ]-)i,. Treharn ...

... The annual election in connection with the Bute Lodge of Freemasons took place at the Masouic-halJ, Working-street, on Tuesday evening. There was a large attendance of members of the craft, the Cardiff and Newport Lodges being strongly represented. Those present in- cluded the Deputy Provincial Grand Master, Bro. Marmaduke Tennant; Bro. Harry Samuels, the Worshipful Master of the Bute Lodge. ...

... PROPOSED PERMANENT FUND. MEETING AT CARDIFF. In accordance with the suggestion made in these columns, a meeting was held at the Cardiff Town-hall, on Tuesday afternoon, with the object (of raising a substantial fund for the relief of th« distressed and dstitut veterans of the Crimea and Indian Mutiny now resident in South Wales and Monmouthshire, or connected with Welsh regiments. Canon ...

... MR HERMON-HODGE AND THE ACCRINGTON ELECTION. Mr Hermon-Hodge writes to the Ti-nies Perhaps IYou will kindly allow me to state my position during the Accrington election upon the contracting-out clause of the Employers' Liability Bill. I repeatedly denounced the Government for their apparent willingness to per- mit the destruction of existing mutual arrange- ments for the payment of ...

... MURDEROUS ASSAULT ON A CLERGYMAN. At Lambeth, on Wednesday, Chas. T. Ritchie (19), labourei, was charged with attempting to murder Cornelius Martin Ellingham, described as a clergyman, at Camberwell. Prosecutor, who is an aged man, was found terribly injured about the head, and a broken and blood-stained pokir was found lying near. The prisoner was suspected and arrested, and a police witness ...

... ALLT WALTS. BOARD Scnoot.—The reports of her Majesty's Inspectors just to hand for above scfiool is at follows — Drawing.—Excellent. General.— This school has improved very much during the year. The elementary work was in most respects very good, getting the higher principal grant also for discipline and organisation. Two years this school was reported inefficient, but since has been taken in ...

... SIR WILLIAM. Having been carried into Christinas time, it is only natural that the proceeding of the House of Commons should degenerate into pantomime, Joey taking a rise out of the S >licitor-G,?np.ral, whilst it is surely burlesque for Sir William Harcourt to label each Govrrnmontal statement, This is a g-?ak In Mr Gladstone's absence, Sir William Harcourt is leader of the Hou?e, and ...

... 20 YEARS PENAL SERVITUDE FOR A BOY. At Munster Assizes, yesterday, Mr Justice O'Brien sentenced James Moray, a boy of 15 years of age, to 20 years' penal servitude, for having in the County Clare twice discharged a loaded firearm at Weldon Moloney, solicitor and agent, while on his way to collect rents. There is a second prisoner awaiting trial for having actively participated in the outrage. ...