... LOVE LEADS TO SUICIDE. I At Sedglsy, Staffordshire, to-day, a young lady named Hannah Flavell was charged with attempt- ing to commit suicide owing to disappointment over a love affair. The prisoner had been courted by a young man for six months, after which he suddenly broke off the engagement. Prisoner afterwards became very depressed, and cut her throat. Subsequently she stated it was owing ...

... ENGLISH OHURCH UNION I In the House of Commons on Tuesday Mr S. Gedge gave notice that on that day four weeks he woull move an Address calling her Majesty's attention to the memorial recently put forth by the English Church Union, and praying that her Majesty would not appoint to any office in the Church any member of that Union unless he formally dissociated himself from that memorial. ...

... CARDIFF DIVORCE SUIT. Butchart v. Butcliatt and Hill. I In the Divorce Division tc-day further evidence was taken in the Hutch art divorce suit (before the President and a common jnry.) The petitioner, Mr James William Butcbart, manager to a firm at Cardiff, sued for a, divorce from his wife, Mrs Alice M. Bufcchart, residing at Bristol, on the ground of her alleged adultery with Mr Erne st ...

... CIGARS FOR THE JURY. I An Ainericen contemporary gives the bill which was recently run up by a jury in a in order case and allowed as expenses by the Judge. It in- cludes the following items --Cigars (eight boxes) 16 dollars three packs playing cards, 50 cents half-pint Old Crow, 35 cents ditto blackberry brandy, 20 cents; eaJts, 10 cents 41b pulverised sugar, 32 cents; medicine tablets, 13 ...

... THE GENTLEMAN SLAVEY. By T. MULLETT ELLIS. (COPYRIGHT.) It Is very sad, said the lady slavey, neatly banging up the dustpan in the proper place and tidily arranging her white wristbands, for she had early finished her morning's work, as her custom was, she being an early riser. It is more than sad, it is really pitiful. My sister Ida, who was left penniless when father died. writes me that ...

... HOLIDAYS HOLIDAYS I HOLIDAYS !—If you want to enjoy your holidays be well dressed. Chabrel and Co. supply grand new Spring Suitings at 42s. A per- feet fit Guaranteed. Competition defied.-32, Royal Arcade 9570 In all diseases consult the eminent specialist r. Bridgwater, M.D^ U.S.A., Custom House-street. ...

... CRIMINAL COURT. I (Before Justice Channel.) 'Hie trials of prisoners were resumed this morn tag at the Town Hall, Cardiff, before Justice Channell. DID NOT SURRENDER. I John Francis Retekin (35), general dealer, 20 Wellington-street, Cardiff, was indicted for steal. ing a pair of boots and two brushes, the property of the Great Western Railway Company, on January 9th last. Accased did not ...

... SCENE IN A MENAGERIE. A Lion Tamer Injured. A correspondent AT Blyth telegraphs :-An exciting scene occurred here on Saturday night during a performance of Buffalo Bill's No. menagerie, at present located in the town A lion t..wer, named Alicanza, was going througi bis petlormance, during which he wrestles with a lioness. During THE wrestling his feet slipped and ho I-ell upon his back. The ...

... I TH1JRSY -MARCH, 16, -i899. SUMMAR---Y -NES. SUMALLY~ -.NEWS. . A, Washington dispatch taates. 'the Russian f Government is eeeinlg to arrange a reciprocal t commercial treaty with the United States. The- National Zeitung (Berlin) says the report as to an agresment on the subject of Samoa. is premature: . r TheHonse of Commons on Wednesdayhby 244 , votee to 159 rejected the Petroleum Bill, ...

... COLLAPSE OF THE BUIILDING A FEARED LOSS OF 25 LIVES. A Reuter's telegram from New York on Friday A: says:-A fire broke out in the Windsor 3 Hotel, in Fifth-avenue and Forty-seventh- 3 Street. this afternoon. The flames spread with - I great rapidity, and. the entire building, which l occupies the eastern side of Fifth-avenue, l between Forty-fifth and Forty-sixth streets, was soon in a blaze. ...

... LOCAL NEWS PARAG9APHS. ug, Dinl ule ess Mt. ?? on- fit- liss ,Ice tle, eet aer or, reb Ve, for :Mr: Colston Higgs, groder and Mr;. Thormas Jordan; farmer, have been elected members of the Lydney District Council as representatives for the parish of Woolastoen. I'Mr.; Adams, 'of the' Higher Gdrade E'School Portsmouth, has been selected as headmaster of. the Pembrroke Dock 'Highir. Grade School ...

... I SCOTTISH ALERXS' ASSOCIATON G1NERAAL COUNCLL AMBET(G. At the annual meeting of the General Council of the Scottish Clerks' Aeseiti held in Glasgow, delegates Aere present from Aberdeen, Dundee, Edinburgh, Falkirk, GIaagow, CbGreenock, Paisley, Kilmarnock, Mlaneester, anid London. In the ale-ce of .Mr Booth, Dundee, chairman of tihe councill, the ineo chairman, Mr H. B. Kerr, Edinburgrended ...