... The wife of a labourer named Charles Reader asked, at Stratford on Saturday, for an order for maintenance on tbe.grl)und of her husband's i cruelty and desertion. Mrs Reader, after giving-her evidenceirepeatedly interrupted her husband when he was entering upon his defence, and at last Mr Burnett Tabrutn (the chairman) exclaimed, Oh, do hold your tongue-il,you,oan. I know it is a hard thing. ...

... DISTURBANCE AT PENYDARREN. When P.C. Woods was on his beat in Peny- darren on the 3rd inst. he was disturbed by the tippearance of a large crowd, some scores of men sitting on the walls. He then saw twwo men, George Williams and Cornelius Hart, fighting. The latter appeared to-day at the Merthyr Police Coatr and admitted there had been a disturbance, bat drew the line at fighting. Defendant* ...

... THE WINE DUTIES. I A Bordeaux correspondent writes Sir Michael Hicks-Beach's proposals for the increase of the duty upon wines imported into England have caused a very bitter feeling here. I find that the following represents the general opinion. The extra duty on botcled wines will now mean 6d per bottle. The ordinary cheaper class of wine from Bordeaux, Burgundy, Moselle, etc., will not be ...

... COURT CIRCULAR. I CIMIEZ, Saturday The Queen went out yesterday morning with the Princesses. The Duchess Dow?.ger of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha lunched with her Majesty. The Queen drove in the afternoon accompanied by the Princess Christian of Schleswig-Holstein and Princess Henry of Battenberg. The Bishop of Gibraltar and Mrs Sandford and Mr Victor Drummond, her Majesty's Minister Resident at the ...

... Additions to the Relief Fund. j The Mayor of Southampton's Stella Relief Ftsnd to day reached £ 1,800. Sir Barrington Simeon and Sir Charles Scotter, two directors of the Sonth- Western Company, have contributed 450 each. The body of Mrs Henney, of Folham- loa-d, London, was landed at Southampton this 'ttiomiag, and that of her husband is expected to. morrow. ...

... Only Two Cases for Trial. Monmouthshire Quarter Sessions were held at Uak to-day (before Mr S. C. Bosanquet, chairman of Quarter Sessions, and Sir Henry Jackson, Bart., deputy chairman). There was a good attendance of magistrates, and Messrs H. A. Williams, Llangibby; A. Willianiz, Caerloon and E. Lyne, Newport, qualified as the latest additions to the commission of the peace. There were only ...

... COLLAPSE OF A GRAND STAND. 11 Biarritz, Wednesday.-A torchlight procession took place here yesterday evening in honour of King Oscar of Sweden and Queen Nathalie of Servia. A grand stand collapsed while the pro- cession was passing, but no one was injured. King Oscar gave a banquet last night in honour of Queen Nathalie.-Reuter. ...

... AFTER THE CONCERT WAS OVER. At the North London Police Court yesterday Kate Butt, described as an actress,of Milton-road, South Hornsey, who was attired in a rose-pink figured silk dress, covered with a fashionable waterproof, and who, writes a Police Court repor- ter, was wearing a jaunty bat and a saucy smile, was in the dock on a charge of being drunk and disorderly at Cnlford-road. ...

... The SIXTH EDITION of the 11 SOUTH WALES ECHO, is Published at 7p.m., and-contains the LATEST Foreign,General, and Sport-ing Telegrams up to the TIME OF GOING TO P BESS. ...

... I AN UNGRATEFUL RASCAL. At the Chepstow Petty Sessions on Tuesday William Lane, of Mynyddbach, Shirenewton, was charged on remand with stealing 15s, the property of John Charles Maybrey, at Earls- wood, Shirenewton, on the 28th of March, end further with attempting a rape upon Ellen Maybrey. Prisoner, who worked on the road breaking stones, went to Maybrey's house for some cider, which was ...

... AN EXAGGERATED STORY. There has been a rumour that Lady Sophie Scott, second daughter of Lord Cadogan, and wife of Sir Samuel Scott, M.P., was missing from her home. The facts, we learn on the highest authority, were grossly exaggerated, and that Lady Scott was, last night, residing with her relatives. It is, moreover, satisfactory to know that the whole matter is in course of amic Daily ...

... The Alleged Nuisance. At a meeting of the Health Committee of the Cardiff Corporation this morning, Councillor R. Hughes presiding, the Medical Officer of Health reported that the sub-committee paid & surprise visit to the Grangetown Gas Works on the 19th inst., and that the committee desired to place on record their thanks to Mr Morley, the general manager,for the courtesy with which be ...