... Andrew Fletcher ol Saltoun, in a letter to the Marquis of Montrose, wrote :— I know a very wise man that believed that if a man were permitted te make all the ballads he need not care who should make laws of the nation. ...

... ADDITIONAL SUBSCRIPTIONS. We understand that the Mayor has received the following additional subscriptions towards ihis fund :—Messrs Coileit and Isaac, £10; Mr a.nd Mrs J. K. Collett, £5; Dr. J. Lynn Thomas, £1010s; Councillor Sydney Robinson, £150 Mr T. W. Da.vid, £25. Messrs Morel Bros., Limited, which has been doubled, was erroneously put down in the na.me of the Mayor iu the list which ...

... HER DREADFUL SECRET. Or WHAT A POOR GIRL DID FOR GOLD. Being the Remarkable History of a, Beautiful Adventuress, by the author of Nina, tho Nihilist, The Crime of Mad King's Ball, Murdered at Mid-day, Who Killed Jehu Cameron, &c. CHAPTER LI. 11 I Am Not the Murderer of Her Father, and Yet I Have Everything to Fear. Of course our hero became instantly aware that Mr Hardaker must have ...

... Old Skinner expressed a desire to be cremated, but I see they buried him. Yes, but he may fool them yet. j Charles Bragg: Yes, Miss Brightly. it costs me ten thousand a year to live.—Miss Brightly: Ob. Mr Bragg, do you think it's worth it ? Hotel Proprietor We don't allow any games of chance here.—Gambler This isn't a ga.me of chance. My friend here has no chance. j In a description of a ...

... Monday.—The National Zeitwig says g. German proposal for tho partition of the 6gt j 3,l Islands among the three Powers inter- h e« has met with sncli little response, Particularly from England, that the scheme may be regarded aa abandoned.-Rsuter. ...

... Madrid, Monday Evening,—The Government decided to re-establish and keep in force the e*y heavy duties that were imposed before the war. This will affect all goods entering ^Tew*1 from every European country.—Central ...

... Mr John Sherman, who was Secretary of to the United States Government during the early days of thn present Administration, and who Wall recently reported to have died whilst returning from the West Indies in the steamer Paris, has not up to latest advices shuffled off this mortal coil, although he is in such a condition that his recovery is regarded as hopeless. He may yet, however, live for ...

... We are glad to be able to announce that Supt. Parry, of the Monmouthshire County Constabu- lary, stationed at Risca, has been appointed to be deputy chief constable of Kent. and will take up his duties at Maidstone in the course of a, few Weeks. Mr Parry, who is tbe son of Captain Parry, Government inspector of police and con- stabulary, succeeded Mr Bosanquet in the con- trol of the Newport ...

... EIDDIGEDD. Eiddigedd ar lwydd wga,—nwyd yeol Ydyw; iasaidd ysfa 0 geniigen a. faga Wynian blin—mynwesol bla. C&erfyrddin. IOAN MYRBDIN. Y LLYGAD. Aelod gloewdeg, gweledydd-y corph yw, Craff iawn arolygydd Yw'r llygad, pur dad ein dydd, Yn nor bún, tyner weinydd. Caerfyrddin. lOAN MYRDDIN. YR HEN FERCH. Ow, beth! ai wedi methu—mae'r hen ferch Yn mirian fyd earn ? O! nage I myn fvnegu, Am fy'n ...

... Sequel to a Licenceless Dog. The proceedings at the Pontypridd Police Court on Wednesday were somewhat enlivened during the hearing of a, case in which Mary Comp- ton wa's summoned for keeping a dog without a licence, her husband in his evidence alleging that she had eloped with a boy. Mrs Compton de- clared that the dog belonged to her husband, but when he went to the witness-box he denied ...

... St. Petersburg, Monday.—Count Muravieff has isr*1 a c*rcaar to Russian diplomatic represen- Qtlves abroad instructing them to convey the S&i's thanks to all those who by letter or tele- have expressed their assent to his Majesty's Sanitarian work.—Router. ...

... ACCIDENT TO MISS CHAMBER- LAIN. An accident, which might have been attended with very serious consequences, occurred about 3 o'clock on Friday afternoon to Miss Catherine Chamberlain, daughter of Mr Arthur Chamber- lain, Moor Green. The young lady had arranged to leave home for a ride, but owing to the slippery nature of the ground the horse, as s°9n as she had mounted, stumbled and fell. Miss ...