... In anticipation of the vacancies in the East and boutii Wards, created by the expected operation to the aldermanic dignity of Mr J. W. Jones and Mr G. Hoskins, the wlri L:oeral Associations have selected Dr Garrod Thomas for the Est Ward and Mr J. A. D. Whittaker for the South Ward. Both gentlemen will go the poll should a contest be forced by the other side; but after the decisive figures iu ...

... MYSTERIOUS DEATH AT SHEFFIELD. Serious Allegations Against a Soldier. An inquest was opened and adjourned at Sheffield to-day, on the body of a young woman named Harrison. She went to Manchester on Bank holiday and afterwards died from injuries she said were caused by a soldier. ...

... u- SERIOUS ACCIDENT AT NEWPORT. Early this morning a lad named Daniel ISvans, (Joe at Bristol House, Alexandra-road, was at work at the Eastern Dry Dock, iiii clothes caught in the machinery, and be could be extricated he sustained a frac- nf the right leg and left arm. The injured ad, mi ho had a miraculous escape from death, was to the Infirmary, where he is detained. ...

... The Late Justice Manisty. A Good Judge, a Good Lawyer, and a Good Man. In the Queen's Bench to-day, there was a full attendance of the Bar to do honour to the memory of the late Justice Manisty, The Attorney- General and the Solicitor-General, representing the Bar, paid warm tributes to the memory of the deceased judge. The Lord Chief Justice, with whom were the Master of the Rolls and most of ...

... The Man About Town It may be hoped that it is too soon to say that the New Year has brought misfortune in its train to the great population interested in the maintenance of peaceful relations on the wages question between the Coal-owners and their workmen. In the happy agreement of the Aberdare Conference there seemed to be a bright prospect, and so far as the colliers were concerned there was ...

... An elephant which had been given a box of fusees sevorely crushed a womau who the night before had taken the matches from him. ...

... SUICIDE AT BRECON. i On Monday a man named William Price, shoe- maker, residing in Llanfaers, Brecon, com- mitted suicide by cutting his throat, Price. who had been given very much to drink, was living in a cottage by himself, his wife, through his conduct towards her, having left him. About six o'clock in the evening Price's daughter went to the house, and, discovering what had occurred, ...

... DANGEROUS LARKING AT NEWPORT. At Newport borough police-court, to. day, Hannah Canfiold, a girl of 18, was summoned for assaulting Edward John Parry, and breaking a square of glass. The complainant is a shop assistant to Mr Evans, proprietor of the Temple of Fashion, and last evening, as he was on a pair of steps outside, taking- in the coats, the defendant pulled away the steps, and Parry ...

... r REGTb;R'S TJLI(GRAJ\r) CHERBOURG, Victoria, itccompcuiied by IjViucess Beatrice find suite, arrived here this morning by special train from Biarritz, the Royal party being received by the port officials. Troops lined the approaches to the dockyard, and the band played God Save the Queen. Her Majesty thauked the authorities and the council for the cordial reception extended to her. fhe Queen ...

... lOKNTRAI, NKWd-ISLUGRAM.] BERLIN, Wednesday.—An official .unimutc*- ment, issued Munich, states that King Otto of Bavaria, is now so hopelessly deranged as to be unnhle tr participate in any family events. ...

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