... FIREMAN'S ESCAPADE AT NEWPORT. William Lyons is a fireman, and one of the crew of the s.s. Howick, which is lying at the Alexandra Dock, Newport. Lyons was ashore yesterday and imbibed freely in the evening he called in at 'the Hope and Anchor public- house, Cross-street, for just one more drink. The landlord concluded, however, that the sea- man had already taken too much and politely refused ...

... TO-DA Y'S COU RSI NG. Sleaford Meeung. A lovely day for the opening day's sport, and a go dly crowd met at the station gates to witness the sport, the first few trials shoniug that the hares were likely to fully tet the merits of the competing greyhounds. In the Bristol Stakes, wilh which the pioceedinjjs beg in, Hawfccombe Head, no stranger to the ground, appeared to go fast am: with plenty ...

... BILLIARDS. J. ROBERTS v. W. J. PEALL. On Tuesday, at the Egyptian Hall, London, these professionals resumed their spot-barred game of 24 000 from overnight scores of :-PP:\1! (receives 9.000), 18,963 Roberts, 15.700. The j scores at uight stood;—Peall, 20,250 Roberts, 17,551. ...

... INCIDENCE AND COLLECTION OF CARDIFF RATtS. At a meeting of the Cardiff Town Council to- day. the Mayor (Alderman P. W. Carey) presiding, Councillor S. A. Brain pro- posed, and Councillor Riches seconded, the adoption of the Finance Committee's ininutea, which contained recommendations that a borough rate be made to provide for 912,382 69 5d, deficiency shown therein, for the balf-year ending ...

... PRIZE FIGHT NEAI-I YNYSMINTON I Early on Monday morning a prize fight is alleged to have taken place on the mountain near Ynysminton, not far from the new waterwerksfor Aberdare. The spot selected is on the confines of Breconshire and Glamorgan- shire, some four miles from Hirwain and six from Aberdare. Great secrecy was exer- cised, and although a very fierce fight took place, both the ...

... POISONED BY CHLORODYNE. Dr. Gr Danford Thomas held an inquest yesterday afternoon at St. Pancras Coroner's Court on the body of Edmund John Burke, aged 63, described as a commercial clerk out of employment, lately residing at 366 Newcross- road, EC., who on the previous morning was found j dead at 51, Tonbridge-street, Burton-crescent, W.C., death be mer the result of psison. The deceased, it ...

... FEMALE MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS. In the issue of the British Medical Journal for the 28th September, the following instructive letter appears, written by a London doctor Sir,—I read with great interest the admirable article in your Educational Number, by Dr. Jiti ztb-tli Garrett Anderson, on the qualification of Female Practidoners. It is full of vaiiiabif information to gins who contemplate ...

... STRANDiNG OF THE S.S. I Bonre) ofTrpda !nquu'y. I At the Town H. C!ad!n'. un Wednesday— before !vIr Mortun Hl(lwn aasi8ted by C-'pta)n- ...

... {JLA.I11 AGAINST TH NEATH CANTL COMPANY. CTION AT THE COUNTY COURT. At a special sitting of the Neath County- y Ul't, hold this (Thursday* afternoon, his 0nour Judge Bishop resumed the hearing the elaim brought by Miss Ivata Italie ^&0ci8 Lewis, of Old Market-street, Neath, Navigation Company. T r Plews (instructed bv Mr W, H. David), j?P*ared for the plaintiff, and Mr S. T. f *ans, M.P. ...

... GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY, GOODS CLERKS AND THEIR PAY. One of the Aggrieved from the goods department. Paddin|rton Station, writing in reference to our note on the grievances of the audit clerks on the Great Western Railway (says the Daily Chronicle), hopes that Lord Emlyn will Rdjust the many grievances that exist in the goods department, as well as in the audit. The average salary of men ...

... BRITISH Git A V ES OUTRAGED IN MADAGASCAR. ^ENCH VICTORIES REPORTED. A. Pail ]\fall Gazette telegram from An- ^nanarivo, dated September 25, stales that outrage has taken place there which has ;tlised considerable indignation. A cl0t°us niob assembled in the British ^etery, smashed open the coffins, .j, mutilated the corpses within. a ^ala; rasyArmy is now at Ambohimanga. IS close) y pressed ...

... l\1R. GLADSTONE AND TEMPE- HANCE LEGISLATION. The Press Association states that Mr. a ...