... SUICIDE IN A ROYAL PALACE, MADBID, Thursday.—This afternoon a poorly eladiadividualmadehis way into the Royal Palace quite suddenly, and, before ...

... Singular Proceedings at Dever. A strange fishing case reported from Dover' The gunboat Leda yesterday caught a Boulogne Binack fishing within the three-mile limit and took her to Dover, where Louis Sauvage, the master, was formally charged, but as no one appeared to prosecute on behalf of the gunboat, the case was dismissed. As Sauvage, hovrever, was going down the street he was met by some of ...

... In the Select Committee of the House of Com- mons, over which Mr Mount presided on Tuesday, an application was made by Mr Balfour Browne, Q.C., on behalf of the promoters of the Mertbyr, Local Board Water Bill, that this Bill, which had' been struck oub of the list, should be recommitted to this committee, in order that it should 00 passed through Parliament this Session. Owing to the scarcity ...

... Before the Stipendiary (Mr T. W. Lewie), Aid. T. Rees, and Messrs C, H. Evans, R. Hooper, and F. C. GooGh-a burly fellow namltd John Sulliyan was sent to prison for six weeks with hard labour for assaulting his wife on the 22ad of June. He bad several timea been ppli. victad for similar offence3. Mr Frank Williams appoared for complainant. ...

... Bisley Meeting. 1 CAMP, 10.0.-To-day the rival eights jrepre- senting England, Scotland, and Ireland will compete for the Elcho Shield, each man firing 15 rounds at 800, 900, and 1,000 yards with match rifles. The weather is beautifully fine, and some high scoring may be expected. Another interest- ing competition is that for the Prince of Wales's Prize, restricted to winners of the National ...

... (SPECIAL TELEGRAM.] Stock EXCHANGE, LONDON, OPENING 11.20 A.M.i —The attendance at the Stock Exchange is limited and business very moderate, and prices show dulness on realisations. South African Mines fairly supported, whilst in Land Shares United African is in request at 14s. Console steady. Rupee Paper firm and higher. Foreign: Bonds weak at a slight decline, but Italian firm and higher. ...

... The Welsh Campaign. Sir E. J- Reed at Cathays. CORRESPONDENCE WITH MR MACLEAN. Last evening a meeting of ■ working-mea electors was I held at Cathays terrace, under the presidency of Mr William Jenkins, ward association chairman, for the purpose of furthering the candidature of Sir Edward Reed for the representation of Cardiff. There were on the platform, besides Sir Edward Reed, Alderman ...

... SPORTING ITEMS. I Rockdore has been quietly backed by the Irishmen for the Liverpool Cup, says Sporting Luck, win and place, and Clayton, the light- weight jockey from the Green Isle, will have the mount. Kempton Cannon will not in future be able to claim the 5:b allowance given to apprentices under Rule 55, as 12 months have elapsed since be rode his first winner. Nunc Wallace is matched to ...

... 8D^S.18,10I# of Hereford's Opinion. ?cc?ioo ? ??o P?!aca yesterday on the 5,-Uio (Jf tb ?nnu?t distribution of prizes in ¡ ??aectiQ? ??'the High School for Girls, Dr. Perciv, said he Was glad to see th?t education of 'och sou?d ?d useful character was given at that I' educate school. that girls ought not to be edu Cated r'aetoly in accompHshmeuts of this and kbat *1 16 ? form of Ktrts' educat ...

... Alleged Forgery. LADY FRANCES ROSE GUNNING -AT BOW-STREET. At Bow-street to-day Lady Frances Rose Gu ning, 54 years of age, was charged on a warrant with uttering a forged bill of exchange for 250, well knowing the same to have been forged. Mr Colbeck, who prosecuted for the Treasury, said that in June, 1894, the accused went to a Mr Edwards, billiard Labl, manufacturer, Kingsland- road, to ...

... AN ELECTION SCENE. Attack en a eting Minister. I During the polling at Saffron Walden this morning several men attacked the house of Mr Plowright, Dissenting minister, at Kenbam. Mr Plowright was beaten by the men and left unconscious on the ground. Sir Walter Gilbey ha.s telegraphed offering a reward for the capture of the offenders. ...

... Admirers of .modern melodrama will bear with regret that Mr Paul Meritt, who had for many years made no inconsiderable contributions to that branch of stage literature, died yesterday afternoon. Mr Meritt rarely produced a play without the assistance of a collaborateur, and it was not very long ago that his old associate, Mr Henry Pettitt, passed away, The two dramatists wrote many plays for ...