... Railway Company's Broach of Contract. A .Leiceslar gentleman and his wile have obtained damages against the London and North- Western llaiiway Company for breach of contract under singular circumstances. In November the company advertised long date excursion tickets for Lleinbargi2 at single fare for the double journey. On the 6th of December the plaintiff's obtained a bill with this offer, ...

... BARRY GAS AND WATER COMMITTEE. This committee to-day held its first meeting of the new year, under the presidency of Alderman J. C. Moggitt (the chairman), when there were also present Councillors W. Paterson, A. T. White, and Evan Jones. The Engineer and Manager reported that 41 ordinary and prepay- ment gas meters and 41 cooking stoves had been fixed during the past month. Thirty-seven ...

... MARRIAGE A FAILURE. EXTRAORDINARY CASE IN THE RHONDDA. Watching the Lodger and the Wife. 1 This afternoon at the Porth Police Court (be- fore Messrs Ignatius Williams and D.Thomas,and Drs. Lewis and Parry) Edmund Williams, col- lier,11, Pcnrhiwfer-road, Tonyrefail, made an a plica tion for the discharge oi a maintenance order for 10s per week issued against him on the 29th July, 1898, for an ...

... A BEGGAR'S THEFT AT MERTHYR. I At Merthyr Police Court this morning (Mr North and Mr Joseph Owen, J.P., on the bench) James Hearty was charged with stealing two tius of syrup, value Is, from the shop of Mr David Daniel grocer, Yuysgau, on the 25th inst. Irs Daniel said that prisoner came to her shop on the day in question and begged. Witness refused to give him anything. Prisoner left, but ...

... CARDIFF. Welsh Congregational Musical The annual feslival in connection with the Welsh Congregational churches of the district will be held to-morrow, as announced in another column. The committee have secured the services of Mr '1'. Glyndwr Richards, who will conduct both afternoon and evening. ...

... The Winding Accident at the Maritime Colliery. I ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS. Writing this morning our Pontypridd reporter states that the terrible accident, which (as reported on the 4th page), occurred at the Maritime Col- liery yesterday evening, resulting in the death of two of the old workmen, has aroused profound feeling in the district, which has been remarkably free for a considerable time ...

... DENMARK & BRITISH TR-AWLERS I A correspondent states What is believed to be the worst case of treatment of British trawlers by Danish authorities is furnished by the ex- perience of Skipper Freer, of the Grimsby tracer Corvus, who has returned home after being captured at Iceland. He states that while passing through a fjord at Faroe on the 10th inst he was arrested by a, Danish gunboat for ...

... FATAL FIG-ET MAKGCHESTERt IN CHARGE OF WILFUL MURDER Between twosn~d teocloc on Tuesdsyefte flon apolice nten duty in the neighbour- hood wa Informed that two men were fighting f hlils house in Nelson-s off Rochdcleoroad. Ont proceeding o the house indicated he found B a man named James Monks but bettr n A: .or, 1ying unconscious on a bed in the a garret. He had evidently been stabbed and was ...

... X pverpoUL LE SRltXM. EiALUSB PONYL LEM SUPREA 0- THIS MORNING'S NEWS IN BRIEF. A Bill having for its object the repeal of the Irish Crimes Act passed in 1887, was re- jected in the House of Commons yesterday by 220 against 141 votes. Mr. John Morley will address the Liberal meeting at Lydney, Forest of Dean, on Whit Thursday, May 25. Speaking at a Primrose League gathering yesterday, in ...

... AYFIELD WESLEYAN CHAPEL 4 . A bazaar, for the purpose of enabling the ladies' committee to purchase additional church furniture, to release the trust from an annual liability of £50, and to place the church in a sound financial position, was opened yesterday afternoon in the Wesleyan Chapel, Oatfield-road. Alderman John Eltison presided over the open- ing ceremony, and was supported by the ...

... POSTOFFICES ROBBED. A telegram from Berwick says -Early on Wednesday morning the postoffices at Ayton and Reston were broken into and postal orders and stamps to the value of £70 carried off. Up to the present the police have no clue. GRAVE CHARGE AGAINST A LABOURER. At Cardiff. yesterday, a labourer named John Shea (28) was charged at the instance of the Treasury with causing the death of a ...

... OUR AMERICAN LETTER THE NEW YACHT. RUMOURED PEACE PROPOSAL (SPECIALLY CABLED.) NErkw YOB, Tii}SDAY. The foundation is contemplated of a col- lege whose aim would be to instruct people in the best means of handling and extinguish- ing fires, saving life, &sc. AMr. Bonner, chief of the Blew York fire department, will prob- ably resign his post and become principal of the college. Mr. Rudyard ...