... NEW YORK, Tuesday. The White Star steamer Tauric, which arrived to-day, landed the captain and crew of 14 of the ship Riaito, which was abandoned at sea on the 10th inst. in a sinking condition. The Riaito was bound from Valparaiso to Antwerp.—Central News. ...

... GREAT DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY Early on Tuesday the railway station at Motherwell, one of the largest on the Crtledonian Railway, was discovered to be on fire. The driver of a passing engine first discovered the flames, and raised an alarm. The fire brigade were hastily summoned, but despite their efforts the station was almost destroyed. The damage amounts to several thousand pounds. ...

... A MILLIONAIRE'S PURCHASE. £2,900 FOR A NECKLACE.. At a sale of jewellery in Chancery-lane on Tuesday, a pearl necklace was bought on behalf of Mr W. Vanderbilt, the American millionaire, for £2,900. The necklace, which comprised 39 pearl. weighed 621% grains, 600 grains nett. ...

... WELSH DISESTABLISHMENT BILL. Mr BALFOCK asked the Cbief Secretary, in tbt absence of the Cbancellor of the Exchequer, what business the Government proposed to take on Thursday. Mr MORLLY said that he understood that unlear there should be any accidental interposition, tht Welsh Disestablishment Bill would be taken. MINERS' EIGHT HOURS DAY BILL. Mr S. WOODS brought in a Bill to restrict the ...

... THURSDAY. May 16th. 1GS5. The market was restricted again to-day, ma the decreased traffic receipts during the aast week had an adverse effect upon local railway securities. Taff Vale went down a further and Barry Stock was fractionally weaker. There was a deal in Barry 5 per Dent. First Preference Stock at 166%, and with this exception Barry Stock was jeglected, so far as real business was ...

... THE BIGGEST DEMONSTRATION OF THE WEEK. THOUSANDS AT ROATH PARK. From Grangetown the party drove in the evening to the south end of the Recreation Ground at Roath Park, where the largest meeting of the day, and the biggest demonstration held during the week was held, there being at least five.'thousand persons present, and the most enthusiastic Liberal spirit prevailing. Councillor Morgau ...

... CARDIGANSHIRE. MR HARFORD AT CARDIGAN. The lory-Unionist candidate for Cardiganshire addressed a meeting at the Guildhall at 3 P. in. on Saturday. Colonel Howell, Pantgwyn, pre- sided. Mr D. Morgan Richardson (Noyadd-wilym, Captain Jonos-Parry (Tyllyd), Colonel Picton Evans, Mr Morgan James, etc. The Chairman, in I I i,-j opening remarks, having referred to Mr Vaughan Davies's conversion to ...

... CARDIFF. | SHEBEENKRS CONVICTED. Catherine John- ston was, upon the evidence of P.C. Thomas Maxwell at Cardiff Police Court on Tuesday afternoon, fined and costs or one month's imprisonment with hard labour for selling beer without a licencs at No. 2, Gough-sfcreet, on the 2nd of .Tune.—A like penalty was imposed in the case of Mary Fitzpatrick, charged with a similar offoncf at 19. kelson ...

... F&Izitfa kithTTen, one of the relics of what. was one of the most hideous and dangerous of London; slums, is situate at the bottom of Great Saffron-* hill. It is part of a dirty and ruinous old tene- ment, exactly coinciding with the infamous den to which the Artful Dodger led Oliver Twist as a new pal for a first visit from Greenland. The den has several ominous-looking staircases leading ...

... THE LIZARD. Wednesday. Wind Ng, fresh. Weather cloudy. moderate. Barometer 29 60, rising. South cone lowered. Passed East-Violet, of Bristol Carmen, of Fredericia st.eatrers New York, from New York for Southampton Volante, of Liver- pool Marengo, from New York for Antwerp Henry Fisher, of Newcastle cable steamer Bittern, of London Gemini, of Cardiff Cros.-hill, from Newport for Flan^ria, from ...

... MEETING OF MINERS' REPRE- SENTATIVES. Arrangements have been made by Mr Lewis Miles, miners' secretary, for a committee meeting of the members of the round table conference on Wednesday next at the Park Hotel, Cardiff, for the purpose of discussing the proposed new trust to be formed in respect to the outstanding money collected towards the widows and orphans of the Cilfynydd Colliery disaster ...

... INVASION OF CHINA. SIEGE OF WEI-IIA1-WEI. DE8PEKATE NAVAL ENGAGEMENT. TWO CHINESE BATTLESHIPS SUNK. JAPANESE LOSSES ON LAND. A GENERAL N I L L El D. CHINESE STILL HOLDING OUT. Wm-HA!- WRr, Tuesday (via 'ral ion wan). -Tile Chinese fleet has practically ceased to exist. The two great battie-ships, the Tingyuen and Biti Cheiiyun, have been sunk, and the other vessels of the enemy's squadron are ...