... A little boy having lost his balloon, his sister said Never mind, Neddy, when you die and go to heaven you'll get it. Featherstone I wonder if your sister realises, Wilt., that during the last month I have given her ten pounds of sweets and some flowers ?— Willie Of course she does. That's why she is keeping her engagement with Jim Burling a secret. Hostess: Well, Tommy, you can tell your ...

... ACCIDENT ON A CARDIFF STEAMER. I Body Landed at Barry. I Early this morning on the arrival of the steamship Racine, belonging to Messrs L. Gueret and Company, at Barry Dock, the master re- ported that the boatswain, William Henry Cott- rall (25), had met with his death through falling down the hold. a distance of 35 feet. It appears that when the vessel was about nine miles out from Havre, on ...

... MARRIED WITHOUT LEAVE. I A young woman was beiore Mr E. S. Ford- ho,m, at North London Police Court. asking for a maintenance order against her husband. He was a soldier. He had married her aud then gone back to his regiment, but had not contributed to her support. Mr Ford ham Did he marry you without leave ? The Applicant: Yeq. Mr Fordham: Then I am afraid I cannot help you. He married you ...

... THE DOLLAR DINNER. I New York, Saturday M(-rning.-A gooci deal of interest is being excited by the dollar dinner of the Bryanites, which is to be given to-night. It has been organised in opposition to the great Tammany ten dollar banquet. Those Silverites who are unable or do not desire to pay the dollar are to be admitted after the dinner on payment of half a dollar to listen to the speeches. ...

... TO-DA Y'SARKETS. CATTLE. London, Friday.—Beast supply consisted entirely of fat bulls and rough cattle, for which trade was rather slower, Monday's rates however governing all transactions. Few fat beasts in market lairs, but not being wanted were not brought out for sale; quotations consequently impossible. Fair average supply of sheep, including a larger proportion of lambs. These being in ...

... SUiCtDE AT NEWPORT. tnsurance Agent Hangs Himseif- At the Newport Town Hall on Wednesday Mr Lyndon Moore borough coroner. held ftn inquest on the body of Alfred George Lewis (25), insur- ance who lodged with Mr George Beava.n' 8, O&k-street. Ca.er!eon-road, who committed suicide by hanging, at his lodgings on Monday night. The evidence showed that Lewis witnessed the football match between ...

... Breach of Promise Case. I ACTION BY A GROCER'S DAUGHTER. In the breach of promise of marriage action, Lambourn v. Walsh, bc-ard yesterday in the Queen's Bcnch Division (before Mr Justice Lawrance and a common jury),the defendant ad- mitted the promise, and said that he had always been willing to marry the plaintiff, and that ultimately when be renewed his offer she refused to marry him. Mr ...

... CARDIFF.1 McCaltum's Marine Engineers' Academy, Working-street (opposite Free Library). — No candidates ware sent up for examination from this a.cademy this week. 218 Tod's Marine Engineers' Academy, Pem- broke-terrace.—At the Board of Trade examina, tion held in Cardiff this week for engineers Mr Will. Morgan, Cardiff, was successful in obtain- ing his first-class certificate, and Mr Michael ...

... THE QUEEN, THE OLD WOMAN, AND THE VIEW. An incident of the Queen's sta.y at Nice, which if not true is well imagined, is told by the Croix dtt Pa-c-de-Calais, a clerical newspaper. The day aiter her Majesty's arrival, according to this account, she drove in her donkey chaise Princess Beatrice to a spot from which a magnificent view of the Mediterranean is obtainable. But the best position from ...

... I NEW COTTAGES FOR DOWLAIS. The Dowlais Iron Company sent a letter to the Merthyr Board of Guaraians this morning intimating that thay had an application for ground now partly occupied by a irass of broken ctones at Gellifaelog, as a site for a number of cottages. They would be glad to hear promptly how soon the board could remove the stones so that they could let the ground far building, as ...

... I FACTS AND FANCIES. Teacher: What is the definition of flirtation ? —Intelligent Pupil; It is attention without intention. Said He, Matilda, you are my dearest duck. Said She, Augustus, you are trying to stuff me/' She was too sage for him. Photographar: Now try to look like yourself. (Noting the effect.) Ah, no t That won't do try and look like someone else, Ethel: Maud has been trying to ...

... TO TTjR g.DITOR OF TrEP DAILY YIWWS. Sir --UWill you permit me. as a membelr of ord ?? recl~t Co(:otnittor un ()!d Age oln- 1 atioid, to pltilf, out ?? yo0 d1o the oo lrmil'rs' n liI that t om -r-i fee tl in i it;JU i s I n raying g in y.ur I-aso, ater II t ryday and in a, lfl3dtig anr til hi, h appe Irod in Your CuitimoTs aL few wee ks ago tha:t Sir Specer - v |\\&lpeo di -ntrl froril hik t ...