... Wedding Guest Committed for Trial. There was nothing mean about the ceremonies or entertainments that marked the marriage of Mrs Alice Martin. The guests were numerous, and at the house in Hillingdou-street, Walworth, where the wedding festivities prolonged them- selves into Sunday night, all was merry and har- monious. But suddenly a jarring note was struck-the bride had missed her gold watch ...

... HEIRESSES GOING CHEAP, i MATRIMONIAL AGENT IN TROUBLE. AMUSING EVIDENCE. A moving story was told to Mr Plowden at Marylebone on Saturdpy by a disappointed swaia who had failed in his ardent efforts to secure matrimonial felicity in other than the ordinary channels of wooing. The prisoner, originally known as F. G. Hodges, but whose real name appears to be Arthur Slavin Jones, is a man of some ...

... TAFF VALE RAILWA YMEN' E GRIEVANCES. A meeting of signalmen employed on the Ta* Vale Railway was held on Sunday at the Empire, Pontypridd. Resolutions were adopted to a.sk for an eight houxi shift for all busy and important boxes for an advance of 5s weekly all round for all regular and relief signalmen, that Sanday duty should be paid for at the rate of time and a half that the company be ...

... An inmate of the Lambeth Workhouse, has been sentenced to three days' bread and water at a disciplinary measure for attempting to pond with one of the females inmates. The ia- cident was reported by the master to Wednes- day's meeting cf the guardians. A member of the fcj&ra stated that the man and woman were yonisg atd able-bodied. Both had been educated at Norwood Schools. Ti-ay were much ...

... MR J. H. WILSON AND THE CUNARD COMPANY. LIVERPOOL DOCKERS' ATTITUDE. Mr Havelock Wilson, M.P., has lodged a com- plaint with the representative of the Baara of Trade in Liverpool that the Cunaro Company have induced 50 Hull dock labourers to sign on 1 as firemen for the Rteamer Campania, to-day (Saturdavj from Liverpool to New York, and who arrived in Liverpool yesterday. These men are, it is ...

... EXHIBITION OF LAUNDRY WORK. An interesting as well as unique exhibition took place at the South Wales and Monmouth- shire Training School of Cookery and the Domes- tic Arts, Cardiff, yesterday afternoon. The students of laandry work, who had finished their three months' training, were responsible for a varied and artistic display of linen which they themselves had laundered. This diploma is ...

... BAND OF HOPE UNION. WOMEN AND TEMPERANCE WORK. In connection with the Band of Hope Union meetings at Cardiff there was held last night a meeting of ladies in the Cory Hall to hear Mrs Duncan Smith, ex-Mayoress of Halifax, and Miss Salmon speak upon the work of women in the temperance movement. A musical programme was provided by Miss Kitty Davies, Miss Kitty Rowlands and Mr Williams's ...

... The Lizard, Tuesday.—Wind N.N.W., moderate gale. Weather showery. Sea moderate. Barometer 29 78, falling. Passed East—Else, from San Juan for Falmouth Johanne, from Rosario for Falmouth Perseverance, from Iquique forDunkerque; steamers Menominee, from New York for London Bethania, from Baltimore for Hamburg Lotus, of Antwerp Trave, from New York for Southampton and Bremen Cambrian, from Boston ...

... THE WEST AUSTRALIAN MARKET.— Onr report just issued gives full particulars of the best shares to buy and those to avoid. Very important at the present moment to operators.— Address London and Paris Exchange, 24, Throg- morton-street, London, E.C. Established for transacting business in all Stock Exchange securities. Telegrams: Plenarily, London. Telephone: No. 1861, Avenue. 1438 ...

... The lUU for the following pari'hee were rerised :—Aberwheeler, Denbigh. Bylchan, Trcf* nant, Uendyrnog, Llangwyfan. Llanrhaiftdryn Ciramerch. Llnnsannan, Llannefydd. >an»* glyn, Penbedw, and Cefn. ...

... as long I am here (hear, hear). I don’t care what devil is here before me—(laughter and * Oh, oh !’}. Mr. Wynne E Iwards—Which is the devii One of must be ; waic’.i is the devili laughter-. ...

... :O ,: D: LBOUR-HAF4-M --:s WAGES IN T.HE :TEEL TRADE. I The Scotch Steelmastera' Association met* yesterday -and considered the Wtae gequestion. They found that the price of pig iron at ?? sent is the same as it was in July Iast, when;: the men got an advance of 10 per cent. cnf, their Wages They, therefore, decided that a her increase was not wazrarlted at the present time. The meeting, ...