... The Castle Case. I ^he result ot the trial of Mrs Castle faaya the New*) was the inevitable, but it is not **tisfactory. We are far from sympathising with tendency, which reaches its height in the trenob courts, to find excuses for crime in almost kind of sufficiently morbid psychology but tbe same time, it ever there was a distinct case Of kleptomania-of theft without the guilb of ...

... TO-DAY'S MONE*. [SPECIAL TELEGRAM.] S'rotiK EXOHANAB, LONDON, OPENING, 11.20 A.M. —Business continues quiet in the Stock Markets, and prices with some few exceptions show dulness without special feature. Consols firm, being better for account. Foreign Bonds irregolar- Iqalian in demand at advance; Brazilian flat at decline, on sales Argentine 1886 Loan and Russian lower; Portuguese, Vg. Home ...

... ABERUARE COLLIERSI ASSOCIATION. The monthly meeting of the Aberdare and Merthyr Colliers' Association was held on Monday at the Farmers' Arms. Cwmbach, Mr David James, Biaenant, occupying the chair, and Mr John Roderick, Werfa Colliery, the vice. chair. There were also present Mr D. Parker, secretary, Alderman David Morgan, miners' agent, and a good representation of the various collieries and ...

... AN ANATOMICAL CURIOSITY. S A Short Cut to Heaven. ^The man who ties himself into knobs has often '5eeQ mentioned in fanciful literature, -*• night the anatomioal students of St. \rV*V^08P'tal were invited Jo one of the >f that grand institution to see a i#. contortionist go as near that feat as has probably ever gone. The performer, ^tifeut, victim, or by whatever name he may be elllsd, is ...

... BY OUR NBWMABKM OORRKS|>ONORNT. NiewmARx icT. Thursda.y.-On the Bury side, J. Daw* son's, jun., Villiers, McNeil, Lord Hyde, Lord Hervey, Fortalice, and Miss Fraser galloped five furlongs. G. Dawson's His Reverence, St. Issey, Red Marshal, Berriedale. and Hamadryad w>nt six furlongs. Walters's Quarrel, Velasquez, and Chelandry covered five furlongs. Hayhoe's Moor and Tonquiu were sent six ...

... PENARTH HARRIERS. I The first run of the above club was held on Wednesday evening, and was a cuniple.p success, 26 members turning out for a three nsiles run, This is a very encouraging start. The men finished the following order H. P. Evans (captain), O. Court, W. Paw ley, C. Pawipy, F, Jiirby, T. Trout, D. Griffiths, E. Knight, F. Jenkins, W. Smith, J. Hill, A. Fardo, D. Heap and W, C. Collins. ...

... IMPUDENT ROBBEIiY. A Canton Pawnbroker's Shop Entored. A daring robbery was committed on Sunday evening at the shop of Mr Fligelstone, pawn- broker, Cowbridge-road. It appears that a constable was passing the rear of the premises at about 10.39 pm., when he found that the back door was open, and becoming suspicious, made investigations, with the resut that he found that an entrance had been ...

... If An VICE TO MOTHXBS. —Are you broken in your rest by a sick child suffering with the pain of cutting teeta 7 Q0 at once to a chemist ana get a bottle of MM WINSLOW'S SOOTHING SYRUP. It will relieve the poor little snfferer immediately. It is plea sant to take; it produces natural, quiet sleep by relieving the child from pain, and the little cherub awakes • as bright as a button. Of all ...

... [ PATTI CONCERT IN LONDON. The diva, who arrived 'in London on Friday afternoon from South Wales, attended Messrs Harrison's grand concert, which was given in the Royal Albert Hall on Saturday, and as it was extensively made public that this would be her only appearance during the winter season many of her patrons made a point of being present on this occasion. Every available portion was ...

... A RAILWAY DISASTER, Six Persons Killed Seven Injured. I ST, PETERSBURG, Wednesday. — An express train from this city to Warsaw while runnin at a high rate of speed between Kusbnitza and Sokolka came into collision with a goods train, which, contrary to regulations, had been shunted on to the main line. The express was partially wrecked, six persons being killed and 13 injured. the latter ...

... MOVEMENTS OF LOCAL VESSELS I Kirkby left New York for Savannah 7th J'reston left Odessa for London 9tb skidby left, O^te safer Rotterdam 9th Moorby passed Gibraltar for Antwerp 9th Hartburn left Constantinople for Suiina 10th Activity left Havre for Swansea 11th Boileau left Rotterdam for Barry 11th Glendower arvd Bilbao 10th Cairo arvd Giini-by 11th Usk arvd t Malo 11th Lady Havelock left ...

... LOCAL AMUSEMENTS. Skippod by the Light of the Moon M at the Grand Theatre (Cardiff*. This paragraph is not written to record the fact that one of our neighbours bas done a moonlight flit, but simply to draw attention to the fact that next week the Giand Theatre, Cardiff, is to be honoured with a visit trom the latest addition to the ranks of musical comedies, viz., Skipped tip the Light of ...