... MERTHYR STRIKE RELIEF, Audit Further Adjourned. Mr Dolby, auditor, attended at Merthyr on Wednesday to audit the acconnts. Mr F. T. James, clerk to the guar. dians, informed him of the resolution passed last Saturday as to the advisability of closing the accounts, which had remained open since the strike period. The Auditor said that with the exception of the figures from Merthyr Union the ...

... CARDIGAN EISTEDDFOD. Cardigan was on Wednesday the rendezvous of an immense number of people from all parts of the district, the occasion being the holding of the annual Eisteddfod which Jias for its object, besides the cultivation of literature, music, art, photography, &c., the forming of a fund for the purpose of improving the town. The pavilion, erected in a field at Pcntycleifion, was ...

... Sir Redvers Buller telegraph# to the War Office as follows Maritzburg, Tusaday. Referring to my telegram of the 26th of No- vember, the following detailed list of casualties in the night operations of the 23rd of November j near Willow Grange were roeeived to-day from ) General Hildyard:— 0: 2nd EAST SURREY. Killed— Privates If. G. Heater and F. E Reeves. I Wounded—Seigeant T. Hayes (severely) ...

... APRIL 24th. 1846-An attempt was made by the Irish mem- bers to defeat the Conspiracy Bill by coalescing with the Protectionists to carry a suspension of the Corn Laws for three months. 1847-Prince Albert presented to Mendelssohn copy of Elijah with an inscription. 1849—Votes of thanks were passed in both Houses to the Governor-General of India, the Commander-in-Chief, and the officers and ...

... Exports Statistics. The Board of Trade returns for June, giving particulars of the export of tinplate3 from this country, do not afford any ground to justuy the hope of an immediate return of trade to its old prosperity. For the month, the totai foreign exports of tinplates amounted to 17,782 tons, as against 23.206 tons for the corresponding month of last year. The exports represented a, ...

... SUPPOSED SUICIDE AT CARDIFF Man's Body Found in the Canal. On Saturday aiternoon Dock Police Constable Henley brought to the Mortuary at the Bute- street Police Station the body of a man found in the Glamorganshire Canal, near the docks. The body, which has not up to the present been identi- fied, is that of a man 35 or 40 years of age, 5ft. 9in. in height, with dark hair, brown mons-, tache, ...

... MAY 10TH. 1717-.(Goorge I.) About this time 10,000 of bhe land forces were diV,bH„jed( which till now corwsi ed of about 8,000 horse and Dragoons and 24,000 foob. 1733-(G-rg. II.) The' Commons resolved That out of the trlooey arising from the sale of lands ab t Christopher's his Maje'iy should be enabled to apply the sum or i>oJ,UUU for a marriage portion with the Prinenss Royal. 1775—(George ...

... rubove is Old Lion of St. Mark, Venice. Opposite is Doge's Chamber in the Palace was a head of this °n, with mouth open, into which persons secretly _rew whatever was to meet the eye of the Doge. at the head of this column to indicate that *ic letters are received by us, and also letters re- quiring answers on le. ...

... The following is the result of the* election of the above board ELECTED. Daniel Meredith, colliery manager .N. 2,825 John Jenkins, G wauncaegurwen .N. 1,815 Rev. J. Rees, Cwmllynfell N- 1,733 James Williams, Ystalyfera. N. 1,592, Thomas Howells,Pontardawe N. 1,580 T. Wade Evana, Ystalyfera C. 1,546 J. M. Price, Brynamman N. 1,527 W. Morgan. Ystalyfera N. 1,467 John Williams, Ystalyfera „.N. 1 ...

... JULY 20TH. 16W»(Charles I.)—The King raised an anny of 20,000 men against the Scots, towards the maintaining of which the nobility and gentry advanced him BSOO.OOO. but the City of London refused him the loan of £ 100,000. 1669—(Charles IL)-Lord Roberts having been made Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, embarked for Dublin. 1683-(Charles II.) -Walcot, Hone, and Rouse, Rye House Conspirators, were ...

... ADDITIONAL MINISTERIAL APPOINT- MENTS. The following additional Ministerial appoint. ments were officially announced at the Foreign Office this evening :— First Commissioner of Works (with seat in Cabinet) Right Hon. A. inkers Douglas. President of the Board of Agriculture (with seat in Cabinet) Mr Walter Long. Chief Secretary for Ireland. Mr Gerald Balfour. Postmaster-General Duke of Norfolk. ...

... JULY 2nd. 1889—Mr Milner Gibson resigned his seat for Igswich on the ground that his feelings wire at variance with tbe Conservative party. 1844-Mr Duncombe moved for a. Select Com- mittee to inquire into the Secret Office Department of the Post Office. 1845—P rince Albert caused the uniform coat and vest which Lord Nelson wore at the Battle of Trafalgar to be puchased for £150, whjh fiie view ...