... CARDIFF EXHIBITION, I Meeting of the Executive. I A meeting of the Execu^va Council of the Cardiff Exhibition was .held on Monday ab the Mart, Mr J. B. Furrier preflier an attend- ance comprising Mr E. W. «'rb'rtb, Mr Edmond Handcock. jun., Mr h umpson, Mr J. G. Todd, Mr E. Trebarne R^os, Mr Laooelles Carr, Mr F. H. Jotham, 0.0.. Mr T. H. R;oh?. Mr D. T. Alexander, Mr J. H. HaDett, and Mr 0 J. ...

...  HOUSING OF THE W0HKING I .CLASSES. i A meetiing of the Housing of the Working C!;IS« S' Act Committee of the Cardiff Corpora- tion waR held on Monday afternoon, under the presidency of Councillor E. Thomas, when a lettr was read from Mr S. Hern, offering to sell N,. 31. Bute-street, for the purposes of common ?o ...

... ROMANTtC SUICIDE, A vefdict of Suioide whiht tempOMfily ina&ne was returned tt Canterbury on Monday at the ioqneet on the body of Miss Edith Johnaon, who wounded hwrettf in the thigh while visiting her tovor. and bled to de*th through the severance of the branch of the ftmor&t Mtery. The e ...

... There was a gratify1^ attendance at the popular concert at I he Park Hall, Cardiff, on Saturday evening. Many were attracted, no doubt, by the announcement or the appearance of Madame Lucy Clarke, and in this they were not disappointed. The brilliant songstress was in excellent voice and charmed every member of the audience. Her first song, The rrotnise of Life, was rapturously applauded, ...

... QaS bDR- mfl ? the Final prtJparation :O-I:bem mAde for the ?- S?rv? ? ?Rotol t.ho Cimiez. Nice. A rY Of batuboos is L.ing plauted 10 | >^ki»g i6 ,S» hoS. ...

... CORRUPT PRACTICES ACT. I Meed for Amendment. Mr Albert James Blackman, of Southampton, who was found at the Southampton election petition trial to have been guilty of a corrupt practice in paying the railway faro of a voter, but was granted a certiGcate from the criminal consequences of his act, this morning asked Justices Wright and Bruce to extend the certifi- oate so that he should nob be ...

... I [SPECIAL TELEGRAM.] STOCK EXCHANGE, WBON OPSVINO, 11.20 A.M. —The final adjustment of the fortnightly settle- ment on the Stock Exchange is engaging the chief attention of dotiers, and is being satisfactorily arranged. Consols and Rupee Paper steady. Foreign Bonds quiet; Chinese Silver Loan and Italian firm and higher Uruguay easier. Home Railways 6rm at oooasional advance. American Railways ...

... MADEID, Wednesday iNiglit.-At a Cabinet Council held to-night ib was resolved to dissolve the Cortes. The Queen will sign the formal decree on Friday. The election to Congress take place place on April 12th, whilst the senators will be elected on April 2&th. The new Cortes meets on May 12th. A meeting of ex-Ministers and Liberals held at Senor Sa Gasta' house has resolved to drotest against ...

... EXCITING SCENE. Yesterday morning a fire occurred at the ami Ear Infirmary, SFI. PaulVsquare, Liverpool On the arrival of the brigndo the flames were issuing from the dining-rxim of the fir-t floor. The work of rescuing the inmatec was witues«ed by a large crowd, among whom intense excitement prevailed, and cheer after cheer went up as the tirem*n appeared with theit living burdens. Beforo the ...

... STOCK LONDON, OPSNTNG, 11.20 A.M. —a he fortnightly sebwemenb eclitinue-s to engage the attention ot dealers, and is progressing favourably, and prices show littio changfv. Oonsols staady. liupse Paper better. Foreign Bonds dull and occasionally easier. Home ll-ailwaya inactive, fotv slight ohangea evenly balanced. Auericaii Railways dull and mostly lower on realisations and foliowinsr ...

... POLICE AND DRUNKEN MEN. An Important NoufOi'der. I Mr Pook, aolioitor, in the course of the bearing of a case at Greenwich, mentioned that an order had been received from Sootland Yard to the effect that if a constable saw a drunken man approach a public-house he was to prevent his entrance, and if a drunken man got inside to warn the landlord of his condition. Mr Kennedy remarked that this ...

... KGWSU15.K.ET COB.KHLHPONtU^tT. 1 I Wednesday.—The frost was again sharp last night, and the majority of the teams have not been out up to the time of sending this message. On the Bury side, Gurry's Tho Idler, Millennium, La. Sr?os?e. Norh Sandys, and Spring Gm%s galloped six furlongs. Goldin'8 Gribou, Acrobat, Barbavy, Marius II., Newsmonger, Prince Simon, Pomade Divine, Ro?e Kin?, Setteo, ...