... WHO IS THE MOTHER P Coroner Baxter had arranged to bold an inquest at the London Hospital yesterday on the body of a child, of about 18 months, who died in that institution on Friday afternoon. The woman who took the child to the Hospital told the house surgeon that a woman, who she supposed was the mother, asked her to mind the child for a abort time while she (the mother) went somewhere. ...

... Various. I FIVE MAIDENS FOBCORN. I In Wurzbuig, Bavaria, last week, there occurred on one afternoon five suicides of young girls, all of whom had been deserted by their lovers. Ib appears from official statistics thab from October, 1895, to October, 1896, 783 girls committed suicide for this same reason. QUEEN AND EMPRESS. It is said that from a popular point of view the most imposing ...

... A PROFESSIONAL DEADHEAD. I Ernest Robert Till (54), described as a cook, yesterday pleaded guilty at the Old Bailey to lorgmg a ticket of admission to the Tivoli, also to obtaining money by false pretences. The prisoner, writing as the Federated Press Agency —the address of which he gave at a small shop where he could have letters left- applied to various London theatre and music hall ...

... [SUPPLIED BY MESSRS WKATHKRSY.] All engagements—Perth La.d, cnestnut colt by Rusticus dam by Sterling out of Casuistry, History (two years). Lingfleld eii,gagemnts-Arniitage, Montauk, Arab King, Ha Ha, Salvini, Lord John. All handicaps at Lingfleld—Playwright, Petras, jfuist Park engagements—Whitewash. Windsor engagements—Armitage, Montauk; White- wasli. Nottingham engagements—Arab King, ...

... Welcoming the New Commissioner. I NEW YORK, Wednesday. -LaAt night a, monster demonstration was given to welcome Mr Booth Tucker, the Salvation Army Commissioner, who replaced Mr Ballington Booth in the United States. Six thousand persons were present, and an enthusiastic welcome was given to the new Commissioner.- Central News. ...

... Talk on 'Change. I HEARD BY THE MAN UNDER THE CLOCK. I WEDNESDAY, 12.30P.IL I I Will the Collieries Be Stopped P I This business will make trouble The only thing I see-and it will have to come that—is a stoppage of the collieries. Not the wicked working man this timt either, What are we to do ? Here's the shipowntft comes and says, I won't take the coal unleal you pay 2d a ton extra on every ...

... Swansea' Football Club. REVIEW OF THE SEASON. With 30 played, 15 won, 7 lost, and 8 drawn, Swansea cannot claim to have had a successful season, but on a careful analysis of the results a much better complexion may be put on their doings, and some solace be found to assuage the disappointment felt by those keen devotees of the game who have followed the St. Helen's men throughout the season in ...

... The Right Hon. Arthur James Balfour, M.P., -on r,f J M. Balfour, Esq., ot Whitbinghame, and j Lady Blanche, daughter of the second Marquis oi Salisbury, was born July 25th, 1848, educated at Eton, and at Trinity College, Cambridge. He I BIOHT HON. ARTHUR JAMES BALFOUR, M.P. was Private Secre- tary to Lord Salis- bury when the present Premier was Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, 1878-80; ...

... The Deputation to Newport, ANOTHER MASS MEETING, Enthusiastic Reception of the Miners' Agent; a Policy of Negation. A crowded mass meeting of I lymoufcb fflwthyi) workmen was hold at the Temperance BIUJ, Mertbyr. this morning, Mr A. Robbins in the chair. Alderman David Morgan, minors' •gent, reported what had passed at the interview With Mr E. Jones Varteg, at Newport yesterday. He told Mr ...

... UNLAWFUL WOUNDING AT YSTRADTFODWQ. Joseph Rowles (6), collier, pleaded guilty to a Jbarge of unlawfully and maliciously wounding one Sarah Ann Bulgin, at Ystradyfodwg, on January 26th. Dr, Win, Evans Thomas gave evidence concerning the nature of the wounds received by the prosecutrix, and his Lord. ship, in passing sentence, said that prisoner had been guilty of a cruel and unprovoked attack ...

... THE BRISTOL TRAGEDY, I Inquest and Verdict. An inquest was held at Bristol yesterday on the body of Wm. Henry Ware, an accountant's clerk, who shot his wife 'on Thursday morning, and then committed suicide. The evidence showed that deceased had been strange in bis manner as the result of a peculiar nervous attack a short time ago which the doctors thought would lead to paralysis. He harboured ...

... NEWMARKET, 1.30.-An uncompromisingly wet morning, with air raw and cold, did not deter the Prince of Wales spending a couple of hours on the Heath before breakfast, wrapped to the ears in a blaok cape mackintosh, and mounted on a small brown pony. He trotted up with Lord Marcus Beresford about 9, and the Egerton House horses were at once sent a canter. Among others on the Heath were Lord and ...