... INTERESTING LOCAL WEDDING. We learn that in the second or third week cf March Alderman William Sunders, of Cardiff, will be married to Mrs Brown. Mirador-creseent. Swansea-, widow of the late Mr Brown, school- master, Morriston, an estimabie and highly- popular 1' reeruason in his day. Mr Sanders was ?l f i- Sa?nOer Nli L, for many years the secretary of the Cardiff Liberal Association, and ...

... SOUTH WALES COAL TRADE. I On Tuesday Messrs T. Richards and Alfred Onions, secretary and treasurer respectively of the South Wales Miners' Federation, accompa- nied by the trustees—Alderman William Jones (Mountain Ash), Mr Lewis Miles (Bedwas), and Mr Edwards ((Iniore)-were at the Park Hotel, Pontypridd, and transferred several thousands of pounds from the current to the deposit account of the ...

... STILL QUARRELLING AT I LLANT WIT LOWER. .ANOTHER LIVELY SCHOOL BOARD MEETING. THE CHAIRMAN TAKES A FIRM STAND. L A special meeting of the blantwit Lower School Board was held on Tuesalay, under the presidency of the Rev.. W. oaorge., T he other memoers present were Messrs. Edmund Law i(viee-chairnian), David flees, and the Rev, E. O. Evans. At. the outset of the meeting the C'hairman addressed ...

... AXERICA AND THE PHILIPPINES. BOMBARDMENT OF ILOILO. THE TOWN CAPTURED. c HEAVY REBEL LOSSES. Telegraphing from Manila under yesterday's date, a Press Association special correspondent ?? American gunboat Petrel arrived here last niglt with despatehes from General Miller to General Otis, announcing that Iloilo wvas taken by t the combined -wilivaty and naval forces on Saturday morning. General ...

... MADAME PATTI AND BRECON. At the Brecon Town Council meeting on Taes. day, Alderman de Winton presiding in the unavoidable absence of the Mayor (Colonel Morgan) through ill-health, a letter was read from Baroness Patti Cederstrom warmly thank- ing the Mayor and Corporation for the hearty 1 welcome they had accorded her and Baron Cederstrom on the occasion of their marriage, and especially ...

... COULT AT -D PERSONAL. RETURN OF TEE QUEEN TO WINDSOR. The Queen. who was accompanied by- Princess lfenry of Batilenberg and Princess Iouis of Battenberg, such the children of Princess Henry. left Osborne at half- past ten yesterday inorning for Wrindsor. Tier MIajes-ty 'Was favoured with tide weather, although g-ales have prevailed since Saturday. The departure of the Queen -as witnessed by a, ...

... , varict P, MM King BIATHI. noon The annual meeting of the Southern Dispensary was held yesterday morning in the committee room Ldon, of the Institution. Mr Russell Duckworth presided. red a The report and balance sheets were taken as read. The medical offlicer's report stated that during the *w11 year 1898, the number of tickets issued was 696, an increase of 31 over the previous period. Of ...

... 1CDC 36riztel mmrurp WVEDN ESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 189D. rhe BRnsToL DMERcUnY was established March 1, 1790 Tile BRISTOL DAILY POST wVaS issued in conjunction YvithI the mEmICURY January 24, 186o, and incorporated with it January 26, 1678. TuELPiONE ;No. 149. I'Vaits. 117a. do not object to the adoption of the Docks Committee's report with icgorlid to the salary of the - 1-As v A .- A 1 . new ...

... VALE OF ALL0111) ANALYTICALJ ASSOCI ATION. I j EClTUfRE ON MEAT I[NSPIECTION. Yesterday Mr James Wilson, M.A., BSe., leoLurer o01 agrisulture, MKnrisvchal College. Aber- (lean, deliverad a lecturs on Mcalt Inspection, Under thle aws.pis'.c of the Vale of Alford Ana-ly-j tical Association. in the Pubilic Hell, Alford, ! j Thero was a good attendassee of fanrner6, ple- t eided over by Mr ...

... Washington, Wednesday Morning.—The Foreign Office has received advices from the Nicaraguan represor.tative announcing that the G ovornmellt troops have captured Greytown. The only possession of impor a.nce now remain- ing in the hands of the rebels is Bluefields. The Nicaraguan Government hope in a few days to have entirely suppressed the insurrection._ Clets. tral News. ...

... CENTRAL COMMITTEE OF j THE LIQUOR TRADE OF IRSELAND, I I -- ANNUAL MEETING-SPERCH BY THE LORD MAYOR. ;Yestsrday the annual meeting of the Central Committee of the Liquor Trade of Ireland'was held in the offices of the Licensed Grocers and Vintners' Association, Commercial Buildings. The Lord Mayor of Dublin, Chairman of the Association, gresided, and afterwards Mr Patk Casey, TO, Cork.; There ...

... NEWS FROM 'WEST AFRICA. AN LMPORTAINT EXPEDITION. POSITION IN SIERRA LEONE. PRESS ASSOCIATION FOREIGN SPrCIAL. LIVERPOOL, TUs.SDAY.-The Elder Dempster liner Oron arrived here to-day with mails and pas- sengers from the West Coast of Africa. The rorn left Old Calabar on the 17th January, and Bonny on the 19th. On the latter date the Protectorate gunboat Ivy, with Lieutenant Moore in command, ...