... MEMORIAL BAPTIST CHAPEL, SY/ANSEA. CHRISTMAS TREE AND SALE OF WORK. This sale was continued this (Thursday) after- noon at the schoolroom, Walters-road, when Mrs., Jenkin, of Glanrhyd, formally opened the proceed- ings in a short speech. His Worship; the Mayor (Col. Pike) was also present and addressed the assembly, explaining tha cause of his inability to be present the previous evening, and ...

... OXFORD STREET. PRITCHARD. This well-known drapery house is too well es- tablished to need recommendation. Mr. Pritchard keeps nothing that he cannot recommend He holds a fine stock of heavy drapery, dresses, &c., and in the; fancy departments, which claun chief attention at this season, he comes out particularly strong, and can show a stock of laces, ribbons, gloves, fancy goods, &c., which ...

... A DARING AMERICAN PLOT. « It is reported from Abilene, Kansas, that a plot has been discoyered there to kidnap Miss Ruth Cleveland, the President's eldest daughter, next month, in order to claim a heavy ransom. Two women are implicated in the affair. ...

... 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 ...

... At the inquest on the remains of Professor Tyndall to-day (Thursday), Mrs. Tyndall said her husband had been in ill-health, wrestling with death, for three years. He took a small dose of chloral every night, and on alternate mornings he took sulphate of magnesia. The bottles were kept side by side and labelled. On Monday she gave him what she believed to be sulphate of mag- nesia, and he ...

... To the Editor of The Lincolnshire Herald. My DEAR SIR,—I am a postman at Grantham, in Lincolnshire, and have suffered for a long time back from rheumatism, which rendered me unable to perform my round as usual. I have been off duty several weeks, and have tried almost everything I could think of to cure me, but without deriving much benefit. I saw an article in the Lincolnshire Herald ...

... JEWELLER, CAM. AT ONCE, ...

... The keel plates of tke Magnificent, a battleship, were laid yesterday at Chatham. She will be the largest ship built in the dockyard, and will be 390ft .long and 75ft. broad, ...

... This match was played at Llanelly in fine weather the home team being short of Daniels, Nichol, Thomas, Bowen, and Lloyd. The first half. of the play was of a give-and-take character, the Lampeter forwards quite holding their own. When, however, the ball got loose the Llanelly backs passed and ran well. Tries were scored by Lewis and Lovering. In the second half Lovering scored twice and Owens ...