... CZAR'S THIRD DAUGHTER. A Prophecy Being Vicariously Fulfilled. St. Petersburg, Jnne 27th.—The birth of a third daughter to the Czarina has visibly damped the hopes of those about the Court though in the Imperial family and household there is much jov at the event. It is reported that as the Dowager Empress arrived at Peterhof she met the Czar with these words Six daughters have been foretold ...

... EXCAVATIONS IN THE FORUM. I A Rome correspondent telegraphs that the first block of marble belonging to the sculptured cornice of the Basilica 2Enailia came to light on Monday in the Forum. The fragment is in splen- did preservation, and is decorated with rosettes, which are known to have formed one of the dis- tinguishing features of the cornice of the Basilica. Other interesting remains, ...

... Herne, Wc.ilpbalia, Friday.-L&st*i' ight passed quietly in this district, and the strike of tlye coal- miners appears to be drawing to an end. At all the mines affected by the strike a large number descended this morning, a,nd those still absent a expected to resume work in the course of the day. The town continues quiet, and no fresh disorders have occurred.—Renter. ...

... LLOYD'S IN SOUTH WALES. A Visitation Committee, comprising member( of the committee of the important classification society known as Lloyd's Register of British and Foreign Shipping, including the newly-elected chairman, Mr John Plover, and several members of the London staff, are about to visit the ports of South Wales and make a tour of the docks, shipbuilding and shiprepairing ya.ds, steel ...

... .MM INTERMEDIATE EDUCATION OPENING OF PEMBROKE DOCK SCHOOL. The Pembroke Dock Intermediate School wai opened by Mr H. G. Allen, Q.C., chairman of th ...

... English Congregationalism.—A new place of worship has been erected by the English Congre- gational Church. It is a handsome structure in the Gothic style, having 360 sittings, with a gal- lery over tho front end to accommodate 80. The the Gothic style, having 360 sittings, with a gal- lery over the front end to accommodate 80. The schoolroom at the rear of the chapel is separated by means of ...

... PADDOCK GOSSIP. Newmarket, Wednesday.—Bright and breezy5 summer weather found a. goodly company pre- sent for the second stage of the July Meeting, and among the Royalties seen was his Royal Highness the Duke of York, who travelled down by the public special train. The match between the selected of Lord Harewood's and Lord. Has- tings's braces of two year olds was declared off, so. proceedings ...

... FATAL STREET ACCIDENT AT CARDIFF. On Thursday a girl named Beatrice Jeremy, the two year old daughter of a prison warder living at 58, Treharris-street, was knocked down by a cart while playing iu Treharris-street (off Castle road). The child was immediately picked up and taken to the Infirmary, where it was found that she had sustained severe injuries to her head. Death ensued a couple of ...

... OLDHAM ELECTION, PROGRESS OF THE CONTEST. Oldham, Thursday Night.—It is now bats week to the polling day, and a great deal remains to be done. From early morn to dewy eve, and even far into the night, the work of prepara- tion goes on. As may be supposed, the sup- porters of Messrs Runciman and Emmott ate making the most of the revolt of Mr George Whiteley, the member for Stockport, and ...

... Sudden Daath,—A fireman named Thomas Davies, residing at Dover-street, Mouutam Aeh.. suddenly died in Messis Nixon's Navigation Collierv on Thursday. The decaased was about 55 years of age, and had been ill for the past few weeks, only resuming his work on Thursday. He was returning after making his daily inspec- tion of the workings in his districc, when he met a foliow-workman, to whom he ...

... GARDENING AND LONGEVITY. Anyone who desires to live to a pa £ rinrcha,l.flpfi should become a gaxdener. This fact waaeinpha- sised on Wednesday by the Earl of Derby, who presided at the anniversary dinner of the Gar- deners' Royal Benevolent Institution, in the. Hotel Meiropoie, and explained that out of 174 recipients of life annuities four were over 90 years of age, 36 over 80, and 87 over ...

... Samples Filthy in the Extreme. I At the ordinary monthly meeting of the Urban District Council, held on Wednesday evening, the report of Mr J. R. Thompson, the county analyst, on two samples of water submitted to him by Mr Widdowson, the surveyor, at the instance of Dr. A. B. Avarne, was presented. The samples were obtained from an old well situate at the foot of the hill near the Great ...