... This forenoon a special meeting of th9 Parlia- mentary committee of the Cardiff Corporation was held in the Council Chamber of the town- hall, Cardiff, for the purpose of appointing sur- veyors to assist the borough engineer with the estimates required in connection with the schemes included in the Bill to be promoted by the cor- poration in the next Session of Parliament. Alderman T. W. ...

... THE MATABELE CAMPAtGN. I JOHANNESBURG, Saturday Ni(;ht:.—The force despatched from Fort Victoria, on the mstruc- tions of Mr Rhodes, with the object of rescmng a large number of women and children, raided from the Mashona. chief Bere& some months ago, has been completely suceessfuL The force pene- trated about 70 miles from Fort Victoria and recovered not only the captives but 800 hea,J of ...

... n _n CRUSHED TO DEATH. At Littla Wenlock, Shropshire, last evening, man named Wm. Morris was instantly killed by a traction engine, of which he had charge. He slipped and fell under the ensine. ...

... Fate of Capt. Wilson and his Party. I ALARMiMG RUMOURS, The Pall Mall Gazette on Wednesday The Pall fall Gazette on \Vednesday night gave currency to an alarming rumour of a disaster in Matabeleland, and supposed annihilation of Major Wilson's force. It says News has been received in the City by cable to-day by Messrs Mosenthal and Sons, the South African merchants, an' others, of a terrible ...

... FIRE AT A FOOTBALL MATCH. Great excitement was created on the afternoon ( f Christmas Day at Ewood Park. Blackburn, by the discovery of a houe on fire ou the outskirts of the football ground on which the Rovers and Darwen were playing a League game before 10,000 spectators. A tremendous shea* of re ran round the ground, but althoug'h the house was seen to b, burning furiously 'not a single ...

... I DUEL !N RU88!A. ST. PETEESBURG, dlW1 M'M j fought yesterday :it Tsan:;k.)8 Selo Letween Prince GagAzinp, a retirpd ofE,(-r of the Imperial Guard and ?idc-de-camp to thf Grand Duke V)?im.!r. and Captain M?tefF, ? fot!))( r brother f'fHeer. The weapons chosen wpve pistcis, and the upon was 20 paces. Nuither combatant, however, was hi'. The aiff.ir is sa.id to huve arisen cut of a. depute ia ...

... with Monson. He said it began in the eariy part of last year. Subseqeently witness became associated with the project for purchasing Major Harnbrough's life interest. Monson asked him to act as a kind of trustee for young Monson. Ultimately ail arrangements, so far as witness was concerned, fell through. The Solicitor-General here handed a document Ithe nature of which did not transpire) to ...

... RHONDDA AND SWANSEA BAY RAILWAY. The break in the Rhondds and Swansea Bay Railway extension at the Bagian brook, near Briton Ferry, exists no longer, the railway company exercising the compulsory powers given them by their Act of Parliament invited the intervention of the Board of Trade, which authority empowered Mr Wm. Graham, of Newport, to assess the value of the propertv to be taken, and ...

... FATAL FIGHT BETWEEN BOYS. ,'y The East London coroner field air inquiry on. Thursday touching the dei-ih of John Ower, aged thirteen years, living at Stepney, whose mother deposed that on the 16th inst, the de- ceased came home and said he had been beaten about the head by another boy. He went on ail right till last Thursday, when he was very sick, and finally he became unconscious, and died ...

... NOTABLE PERSONAGES. Lord Salisbury arrived in London this (Tues- day) morning, and drove to Carlton Gaj-dens, where he had a long consultation with Mr. Balfour, it is believed that the visit had reference to the Navy debate to-night. The Speaker, who is suffering f'om nervous exhfl-ust on, is still confined to bed. Lord Hamilton, of Dalzell, to-ri is strong enough to be moved from the Arthur ...

... In the Queen's Bench, London, Stevenson, General Secretary of the !*as*9$;lcr *ib«j X TfWi- phreys, the President and General' Secretary respectively of the Navvies, Bricklayers' Labour- ers'. and General Labourers' Union. The plain- tiffs case was that defendants published circulars accusing him of having, at the bidding of the Master B uilders' sociation, secretly signed an agreement w ith ...

... PITH AND POINT. + Of the twelve largest cities in the world three are in Japan. The Dean of Ely, who caught cold on Friday, is in a critical condition. He is conscious, but unable to speak. A well-dressed young man shot himself on Fri- day in the confessional of the Church of Nore Dame, Nice. M. Loyson, better known as P6re Hyacmthe, has now formally identified himself with the Pro- testant ...