... Up to Easter the number of divisions in the House of Commons were 85. The voting of Local members was as follows :—Wr. Abraham, Rhondda,15 M. Vaughan Davies, Cardigan, 47 W. Rees Davies, Pembroke, 31 S. T. Evans, Mid-Glamorgan, 23 Sir J. J. Jenkins, Car- marthen District, 16 D. Brynmor Jones, Swansea District, 32 General Laurie, Pembroke District, 32 Sir J. T. D. Llewellyn, Swansea Town, 60 J. ...

... THE RKV. GRIFFITH PARRY, D.D., Camo, will occupy the pulpit of Pontmorlais Welsh Calvinistic Methodist Chapel on Sunday next. GENERAL HOSPITAL.—The committee of the Welsh Rugby Un:on has voted the sum of JB25 to the hospital. £1,000 being distributed in all amongst charities and hospitals in South Wales. DEATH.-We regret to announce the death of Mr. James Bull, butcher, Victoria-street, which ...

... TROEDYRHIW. P.C. ADAM*This officer is to be praised for remind- ing those persons who take goods about in hand-trucks that it is their duty to keep on the road, and not tbe pavemen t. He did so to one last week. PERSONAL.—We congratulate Mr. Tom John upon his success in winning the bass solo at the Temper- ance Hall, Merthyr, on Saturday last, out of 16 com- petitors. Ewch rhagoch. TENNIS. —We ...

... Cyfeirier pob gohebiaeth Gymreig ar byiiciau dyddorol, lleol, neu weithfaol, yn nghyd a'r farddoniaeth, i'r swyddfa fel y canlyn :— IORWERTH, Merthyr Times Office, Merthyr. COLOFN Y BEIRDD. I'R BEIBL.—Dwy englyn rhagorol. T NADOUC. — Penillion doniol a darllenadwy, yn cynwys moeswers iachus. I'R BEIBL. Y Beibl ydyw bywyd,—angor dyn,— Cynghor Duw i'r hollfyd Ei ddwY8 eiriau Dduw sicryd, { ...

... THE STRAND TRAGEDY. John Robert Allison, public-house manager, has been sentenced to death for the wilful murder of his wife, in the Rising Sun, situate near the famous London thoroughfare known as The Sirand. It transpires that the weapon with which the fatal wound was inflicted, which remains now in the pos- session of the police, was purchased over 18 yearl ago by an acquaintance of one of ...

... LI.VION TAKEN ILL TUK TRACK.—On Saturday nine competitors started at 6.13 at Buffalo Velodrome in (124 hours' race. Linton at once dashed a.way from tiie rest, and at the end of the first hour had covered 44 kilometres 753 metres, being four laps ahead of Riviere, who was second, whilst Liermi was third. Linton was paced by eight quadruplets and 60 men, Riviere by 45 men. The 24 hours' bicycle ...

... THE Liberals of South Wales mean to fight the Education Bill in downright earnest. The committee appointed by the Neath Conference met on Tuesday; and laid, down the general lines on which the campaign is to be conducted. A set of resolutions was formulated, defining the objections to the Bill. Nonconformists and Liberals were cautioned against signing petitions promoted by Anglican and Roman ...

... The Chinese mission tinder Li Hung Chang, com- prising 11 Chinese Court dignitaries, mandarins, and numerous attendants, which is deputed to attend the coMinntion of the Tsar, have arrived at Odessa from Port Said on board a Russian steamer. The authorities have bad the port decorated in honour of the arrival of the mission, which was received by the civil and military authorities and the ...

... DISMISSAt. OF THE GOVERNOR OF GUIANA. The Paris lulair publishes an extract from the letter upon which, it alleges, ex-Captain Dreyfus was found guilty of treason. The letter was written in cipher from the German Embassy in Paris to the Italian Embassy. It was abstracted by French agents en route and photographed. The War Office had the key, and was thus able to read the letter, which related ...

... WEDDING.—On Saturday last, there were stlenni- ised in Merthyr the nuptials of Mr. John Jone^ Hafod-street, and Miss Gwen Jones, daughter of M> and Mrs. John Lewis Jones, High-street, Cefn. DEATH.—We regret to record the death of tie youngest child, about seven mouths old, of Mr. and Mrs. Sutherland, Lower Vaynor-road, which occurred on Monday morning. Mr. Sutherland is the cashier of the ...

... IN connection with the proposed railway to the Jungfran, it is proposed to establish a series of me- teorological stations at different altitudes, where the weather will be observed. That on the summit will cost about £4000. TUB giant red pickling cabbages now to be seen in the English markets are sent to us from Rotterdam by the Dutch growers, who are expert producers of them, all tbeir ...

... FATAL BOATING ACCIDENT. TlIHBE LIVES LOST. A boating accident, resulting in the loss of three lives, occurred near Conder-grecn village, on the river Lunc, on Sunday afternoon. A party of eight persons had been enjoying a day's outing at Glasson Dock, and were returning with the How- ing tide. A sudden gust of wind is stated to bare struck the boat, which capsized. Two boatmen named Jackson ...