... The gold dinner re-vice, which token its case* at Windsor the ooeoslon the recent visit of the Emperor and Empress Germany, includes sntticient plate- oi all sizes for persons. At the State Banquet, dinner was served on these far the sweet course, when lovely l res was substituted, this service bavin? been given the Queen by Napoleon 111. Her Majesty possesses taveral other magnificent china ...

... ABEKGELE POLICE COURT. PROPOSED DIVERSION OF FOOTPATHS. The monthly petty sessions for Abergele and dis- trict were held on Saturday, beforeMr W. T. Mason (presiding), Dr. Wolstenholme, and Mr Joseph Jones. On the application of Mr J. Pierce Lewis, of Rhyl, the license of the fair View Inn. Llandulas, was transferred temporarily from William Roberta to Benjamin Roberts. Mr E. A. Crabbe applied ...

... I'LADY DOWNSHIRE'S RESIDENCE BURNED DOWN. The residence of the Dowager-Marchioness fDownshire, Nizelle, near Tonbridge, has been estroyed by fire. Shortly after ten o'clock on Sunday night one of the maids on entering Lady Downghire's bed-room noticed a smell of burning and dense volumes of smoke and reported the matter to the housekeeper. In a few tjnutes it was found necessary to alarm the ...

... THE DUKE'S WINE.- The old Duke of Hamil- ton on one occasion was dissatisfied with his wine-merchant, so he wrote off to Bordeaux. Samewhafc ostentatiously, he signed, as a rule, all his three great titles-those of the dukedom of Chatelherault in France, Brandon in Suffolk, and Hamilton in Scotland. Accordingly the wine-trader received a letter ordering so many cases of claret, the wine to be ...

... THE STORY-TELLER'S COLUMN.. AN UNSKILLED LABOURER. Feller-citizens, said a political agitator addressing a body of electors, I am a hard-fisted son of toil. I am a bricklayer by trade, and not a bit ashamed of it. No, sirs, I wasn't born with a silver spoon in my mouth, or cradled in the lap of luxury. I'm a self-made man, gentlemen. You'd better have let out the job remarked a voice in ...

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... Y Oymdeighas Odirwestol Gyfun- debol. ' I RHANBARTH - CYMREIG -SIR, BENFRO. Mae pwyllgor dirwestol Sir Benfro yn gweithredu .:wrth gynliun a dderbyniodd gymeradwyaeth y Cy- farfod Misol ddiwy flynedd yn ol. Oynwysa y cyn- Hun crybwylledig'fodd cyfarfod blynyddol cyhoeddus i'w gynal. ymhoh dosbarth, trefniadau ar gyfer pa ,un a wneir gan bwyllgor dirwestol y dosbarth ei hun; a chyfarfod ...

... Idbf - [GAN NELI.I AT BLANT Y FANER. A GARECEI chwi geel gwybod ar ba cwau y gelwir plant y Chini~ad; a pha fodd y rhoduwyd y fath enwau digrifol arnynt? Yn nlref Haii' Chen, ac am rai milldiroedd o'i hamgylec, ,nao y. oll o'r plant, o'r brou, ye cael eu galw ar ol rhylw fath o fuwob, fel hyn:-' Ling Niu.' hyny yw. Arweinydd fuwob; 'Ken Nio,' Dilyn fuwch.' Mae rhieni bob amser yn fwy awyddols ...

... PROFIA .) AMAETHWR. ER'S peth anaser, nid oes dim wedi tynu Mwy o syw van y byd amaethyddol na'r llyfr a gyhoeldwvd yn ddiweddar gan Mr. RIDER HAG;;AI: ). y nofelydd adnabyddus, dan y teitl I Bl3v yddyn Ffermwr ?? Fatern- er's ?? ?? A.etheli at amil un o flaen y lenor galluo, hlwn i ymofyn am brofiad a chyfarwryddy(1 :r amaethu tir, a'r cwest- jynau sydd yr, gyssylitiedig a hyny. Ac etto, y ...

... George Catling, journeyman tailor, parted from his wife and five children, on Saturday shot at and dangerously wounded Mrs. Wilkinson, the wife of a grocer and barber at Durham, with whom he lodged. Catling im- mediately afterwards shot himself fatally. As the deceased and the wounded woman were alone in the house at the time and no quarrelling was heard the motive for the outrage is un. known ...

... Amos Brothers have just received a large con- I signment of Commercial Stationery, including Ledgers, Day Books, Cash Books, &c.—13, Sussex Street. ...