... SENSATIONAL INCIDENT IN A CHAPEL- As was reported in the later editions of the Echo last night, Dr. Berry, the well-known and revered pastor of the Queen-street Congrega- tional Church, Wolverhampton, died suddenly yesterday afternoon, under circumstances of a most unusnal and melancholy character. A few days ago his medical attendant, Dr. Totherick, of Wolverhamptoa, passed away after a shorl ...

... WANTED, AN INTERPRETER. A Disaffected Crew. The desire of an Italian ship's carpenter for a disinterested interpreterled the Cardiff magis- trates to-day to adjourn a case which was before them. Mr A. M. Ingledew told the Bench that the master of the Italian vessel Julia R. desired the assistance of the Court to compel the mem- bers of the crew to resume duty. The complain- aut was Frederico ...

... THE POPE AND THE PEACE CONFERENCE. ROME, Wednesday—A change is n^eoable to- day in the attitude of the Govcrnznout Pre. on the question of the Pope and the Peace Confer- ence. The J'oiinh) iioinc.no and other Ministerial jonrnals to-day express themselves as in favous of his Holiness being represented nt the c^r.n-, encti.—Central ...

... I Excitement at Willesden. I Attempted Capture by a Boy, A lion escaped from Sanger's Circus at Willew den yesterday afternoon. The grooms and labourers gave chase, while a crowd rapidly gathered on the railway bridge near by. Presently the lion became frightened, leaped from the embankment on to the railway, and fell into a manhole. He was pulled out by ropes, and sub- mitted quietly to being ...

... A novel project is now bring promoted the colliery workers ol East Durham. A com- mittee, with Air Jobn Wilson, M.P., at its bead, has decided ...

... THE NEW JUDGE. Mr Cozens Hardy, the newly-sppoictou Judge in tho loom of Mr Justice Homer, translated to She Court of Appeal, took his seat in court No. 3, Chancei'y Division, this morning. ...

... I MAN UNDER THE BED. I A Newport Landlady's Pluck. airs Gordon, the landlady of the Britannia, beerhouse, North-street, Newport, received quite a shock just after closing time yesterday after- noon by discovering a man's pair of boots on the floor in one of the bedrooms. Mrs Gordon called to her husband, and the couple made search together, and in the bedroom adjoining the one in which the ...

... MARK MASONRY !N SOUTH WALES. The Prince of Wales as Grand Master of Mark Masons has appointed Sir Edward Hill, K.C.B., M.P., to be Provincial (aranc, Master of Mark Master Masons for South ...

... ODDFELLOVVSHiP AT PONTY- PRIDD. Suggested Friendly Society Council. At the usual lodge night of the Loyal Hope Lodge, M.U„ held at the Greyhound Hotel, Pontypridd, this week, the following gentlemen were initiated honorary mem- bers, being read in bv Mr J. II. Davies, Porth, P.P.G.M. Mr Arthur 0. Evans. architect Councillor Edwaid Williams, Malts- tsrs' Arms Hotel MessJs Joseph Jenkins, ...

... Death of a Racing Official, The Press Association states that Mr Charles Frail, of the well-known firm of Messrs Frail, clerks of the course of several race meetings, who has been Iving seriously ill for some months at his residence in Lon- don. died at 8.30 this morning. ...

... OLD NEWPORT RAILWAYMAN'S DEATH. At the Town Hall, on Tuesday, Mr Digby Powell, deputy borough coroner, held an inquest on the body of William Bryant (60), platelaver on the Great Western Railway, who had resided at Railway-terrace, Aberbeeg. The deceased was engaged at the Aberbeeg Station on the afternoon of the 23rd alt. in cleaning and oiling the points, and he was in the act of clean- ing ...

... #1 NEWPORT MAN 3 DISAPPOINTMENT, Frederick Sims, a railway porter, told the Newport borough magistrates at their sitting to- day that on Sunday morning last he went to get his Sunday suit from his box, and that he then found that his nether garments and vest bad dis- appeared. Subsequently it was found that toilet cover and a nightdress had also dis- appeared, and inquiries resulted in ...