... 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 ...

... SERIOUS CHARGE.—Upon a charge of ob- taining sums of money from Mr W. Whitby, Mr W. N. Davies, and Mr J. S. Davies, Dowlais, by means of false pretences, D. J. McMurray, Penydarren, was on Monday com- mitted by Merthyr magistrates for trial at Quarter Sessions. It was alleged that prisoner, who was arrested by Police-sergeant Bennett, had obtained the money upon tbe representation that it was ...

... ARRESTED IN COURT. During the hearing of an affiliation case at Cardiff Police Court on Monday, Foxall v. Hole, the defendant Foxall was asked by the Stipendiary whether he had sent any communication to the plaintiff since the service of the summons. Defendant replied in the negative, and was warned by the Stipen- diary to be careful. He was closely pressed, but adhered to his statement. A ...

... THE GLAMORGAN JOINT | STANDING COMMITTEE. ELECTION OF CHAIRMAN. THE COUNCIL'S NOMINEE REJECTED. The quarterly meeting of the Standing Joint Committee of the Glamorgan County Council and Quarter Sessions was held at the County Offices, Cardiff, on Monday. Councillor Jotham having been elected chairman pro tem., the first business of the meeting was to elect a chairman of committee in the place ...

... ARREST OFJA RUNAWAY WIFE. At the Harewood End Courthouse (Ross) on Tuesday—before Mr W. Wylie—Sarah Jane Preddy (33), married woman, and William Harris (30), quarryman. both of Welsh Newton, were charged with stealing a wagon and a set of harness, value £15. the property of Ernest Preddy, farmer, ot Welsh Newton, on May 24th. The female prisoner is the wife of the prosecutor. On May 2fth Mr ...

... LONDON LETTER. (FROM eUR LONDON CORRESPONDENT). SPECIALLY WIRES. LONDON, Wednesday Night. BUSY MORNING SITTING. During the great part of the afternoon the House of Commons has presented an appear- ance of greater vitality than is usually seen at morning sittings, especially when Ireland in the subject under discussion. The attend- ance has, indeed, been larger than either yesterday or Monday, ...

... LIVERPOOL, Saturday.—A few important lines of business have been put through this week at slightly improved prices for very forward deli- very, and there are still large inquiries in the field. This would be very encouraging were it not that our industry is enveloped in cloud. Glowing accounts continue to come from America about the rapid progress being made there in tin- plate manufacture, ...

... ted Elstow Church, which is inseparably cottne0 jJ with the memory of Buuyan's earlier days, itself a building of some size and consider* interest. Parallel with the wall of the yard is the village green, an ample tract of rf>u»g greensward, bordered by homely cottages. western end is the stump of an old stone towards its eastern abrick-and-timber buildm^j the market-hall in the days when ...

... INTERVIEW WITH MR J. REDMOND, M,P. MrjJobu Redmond, leader of the Pamellitft party, who has been absent in Ireland for some time, returned to Westminster to-day, and was interviewed by a representative of the Press Asso- ciation. The honourable member reiterated his assertion that the real reason of Mr Gladstone's retirement was the refusal of his colleagues to dissolve Parliament aiter the ...

... THE VACANT PROCTORSHIP IN ST. DA VIDJS A Consistory Courb was held at St. Peter's Church, Carmarthen, on Thursday, to elect a proctor to represent the clergy in Convocation in the room of Canon Bevan, who had vacated his seat by reason of his elevation to the position of Archdeacon. The Bishop of the diocese pre- sided. The Rev. J. Owen, Principal of St., David's-College, having declined to be ...

... MARIOLATRY AT ST. AGNES, CARDIFF. A meeting of communicants was held at St. Agnes Schoolroom on Wednesday evening, when a lntter was read before the meeting to appeal for the return of the statues that have been removed by the Lord Bishop. The letter asked for the return of at least the crucifix, as the whole of the congregation asked for it. Some of the oldest communicants, amongst! whom was ...

... The Lobby representative of the Press Associa- tion has interviewed a number of members prominently associated with the various legisla. tive movements to which the retiring Government were more or less committed, and has obtained from them an outline of their views with regard to the situation. MR T. W. RUSSELL. Mr T. W. Russell says he thinks that the best tactics under the circumstances ...