... RITUALISTS AND THE ARCH- BISHOPS' DECISION, The Rev. F. M. Bell (formerly a curate of St. Mary Magdalene, Munster-sjuare), vicar of St. Catherine's, Ahercromby-square. London, the Bishop of Liverpool's parish church, has decided much against his will to give up the use of incense. The Rev. S. H. Bennett, vicar of St. Mary, Bishopshill Junior, York. has taken the same course. He has told his ...

... Alleged Theft of a Dog Collar.—At the Swan- sea Police Court on Monday Edward Harris, a hawker, of Vaughan's lodging-house, was charged with stealing a dog's collar, the property of Mr J. Parry. The case was adjourned for the production of evidence. ...

... SOLDIERS IN DISGRACE. Rangoon, Friasy.-Six soldiers of the West Kent Regiment have been committed for trial at the Sessions on a charge of having outraged a Burmese woman.—Renter. ...

... THE ROYALIST PLOT. THE BELEAGUERED GUERIN. THE NEGOTIATIONS FOR SURRENDER. INSISTS ON HIS OWN TERMS. Paris, Friday, 1.30 p.m.—M. Lasicc: this morn- ing had an interview with M. Demagni, Secretary- General of the Ministry of the Interior. He informed M. Demagni that he renounced the conduct of negotiations for the surrender of M. Guerin. M. Lasies, nevertheless, asked for a continuance of his ...

... WELSH GOSSIP. The proceeds of the Newcastle Emlyn Eistedd- fod and concert this week amounted to neady JE500. Mr William Jones, M. p will shortly sail to America, in response to an invitation to deliver a series of lectures in some of the scholastic centres of the United States. The Welsh novel an which Elwyn and Watcyo Wyn have collaborated will finish its course as a serial in the'Diwygitor ...

... FOOTBALL. MRRTHYR ALEXANDRAS. A meeting of the above club was held on Wednesday night at the Nelson Inn, Merthyr, Mr D. J Morgan in the chair. Mr G. Ferguson was elected captain for the ensuing season, Mr J. Ba*ry vice-captain, and the oli committee was re-atectejl, and a deputation was appointed to wait upon Mrs Da vies. Cefn, with reference to the renting of a field. Mr D. J. Morgan was ...

... FRESH ARBITRATION PROPOSAL. TO THE EDITOR. Sir,—I have read in yoar issue of to-day what Purports to be a. statement by Mr John Williams the miners' agent) in reference to this strike. My company had nothing whatever to do with me letter appearing in your issue of the 4th inat. JiRned One who Suffers through the Strike. With regard to the alleged statement by Mr John Williams, my company are ...

... HOW SAILORS ARE DRIVEN TO DESERT. A BARE-FACED SYSTEM OF ROBBERY. A Blue Book recently published, writes a cor- respondent, contains reports respecting the deser- tion of seamen from British ships by 11 Consular and 4 Colonial authorities, and gives their opinions as to the causes of, and suggestions for the checking of, desertions. The conduct of ship- owners and masters, seamen of all grades ...

... BRITAIN LOSING PRESTIGE. (Press Association Special Telegram.) Pekin, Monday.—A foreign diplomatist of great experience in China, in the course of a conversa- tion which I had with him to-day, expressed the opinion that Great Britain had been practically reduced to a suppliant at Pekin, ttod this he considered the natural;outcome of .the consistently weak policy adopted in dealing with ...

... AMERICA'S COLONIES. SPANISH OFFICERS COURT MAHTIALLED. Washington, Monday Mrrning.—The War Office has been advised that three Spanish officers have been Court Martialled by the, United States commander at Manila on a charge of having re- tained the command at Presidio after Manila had been captured. Two of them were convicted on a second charge of embezzlement and were sentenced to three ...

... CHILD RUN OVER BY A CAB. DISAPPEARANCE OF THE CABMAN. On Monday evening, about 6.30, a serious accident happened iu Cathays-terrace. A little boy named Charles Turner was going shopping for his mother, who is ill, when crossing the terrace he was knocked down by a cab, which passed over the middle of his back. When picked up he was unconscious, and was taken to the Infirmary. The lad is about ...

... OUTBREAK AT GAINSBOROUGH. A Gainsborough correspondent telegraphs that small-pox has again broken out in the town. At a special meeting of the Urban Council on Monday orders were given for the isolation of the cases, and preparations were made for the possibility of further cases occurring. Two cases have now appeared. ...