... THE SOUTH wales CONCILIATION Arrangements have at last been made for the meeting ef the committee of masters and men, who have been selected first of all to form a sliding scale committee, ora committee for the s+ttl-ment of a on which the rate for cutting coal should be fixed. On ‘iuesday, the tatives of the mem met at the Black Lion, St. -street, to form a sliding scale basia, The masters, ...

... MURDEROUS ASSAUL AT WELLINGTON. At the Wellington Police-court, on Tuesday (before Mr, 8S. Fox and Mr, Dobree), a man named Joseph Tancock, and a woman named Prowse, were brought u custody charged with the murder of Richard Baker. The evidence was to the effect that on Monday the prisoner Baker, who is mason employed at a new building at Fox- dowa, near Wellington, was absent from work ...

... PITAL D LA The Fintshire colliery owners issued a notice on Satur- day of a reduction ia colliera’ wages of fifteen per cont, The m:n will probably endeavour to induce the masters to accept a ten per cent, reduction, the Wages Committee at Wolverhampton having ascer- tained that the mean average price of finished iron in the last quarter was £9 lls, bi, they have declared a reduc- tion of 2} ...

... R. GL TONE ON POPE PIUS IX ‘The following entracts from Mr, Gladstone’s article in the Quarterly Review, published on Saturday, contain the substance of the right hon, ‘a and will be found to illustrate both the view he takes of modern Papacy and the motives that have led him to speak so strongly on the Vatican Decrees aa he has done in his “ Ex lation His text is found in two volumes pub! Red ...

... does not seem clear who first te A“ Sa was standing on the steps at Evans’ Hotel Covent Garden, where the when same up to him and im if there with one e: Walker in the “I don't mame of his other eye?’ bs oa we and as # tok soning party acknow Badger, at Nos. 7 and 13 to the elnb one of to fr he piano is one the c ief treasures of the club, Thus was iba ...

... A TRUTH Fon BBoCE 0o1 BEACONSFZELD.-FirdWorks must be paid for. CUarOVS OPTICAL PHENOMiENoN. - (SeO the Home Secretary's Southport Oratioul.)-The Lqok1 of ^iaa.is ifb General,-By direct light, black as thunder; by Cross lightt, couldeao de rose. SIMgtA SIuiCsdUS. - The Maharsjah of A 3ar-a wotentate of Siinla, who onglit to be enconuteroc y the sabarajah of Nowar--has volunteered to eq.ailp ...

... T; QlUEEN'S FORTHOOKING VISIT TO ITALY. The Wine correspondent of the Tirnws writes:-Clreat pleasure is 'expressed by the Roman press in anticipatioa of Queen Victoria's intended visit to Italy. Although travelling strictly iilcooflita, under the title of the Countess of Kent, her Majesty will be received at the frontier by the Duke of Aosta, who will escort her to llaveno, on the Lago ...

... BRISTOL dr RUCH MISSIONARY ASSOCIATION, The U6th anniversary of this organisation was ocelo. biated yesterday at the Victoria-rooms, a well-atteudsi MlOinirg meeting being held in the larger hall undter the presidency of the Bishop of the diocese. The deputa- tion consisted of Major.General Hill, Revs. J. WI. Spcechly (Bishop designate of Travancore), J. B. Wooi (missionary from Yoruba), and F ...

... RBISTOL BOARD OF GUARDIANS. ±U1iOIV.U DVJMA WV' I U lf The weekly meeting was held yesterday, at St. Peter's . tr, Hospital, the gulardians present being Messrs. J. Bessell E (chaurirmas), C. Wintle, (vice-chairman), T. Davey, H. G. koi Gardner, W. Lee, E. Follwell, T. Gibson, H. Naish, . Go G. Barnett, G. S. Tfricks F. W. Tricks, E. G. Loryiner, Co G. Pearson, W. Pearce, d. Wills, E. J. ...

... aTartoyonunct. AU legtCrs must be accompan icd by the names and addreses of the voitera, not neesearily for pufiicatio, but for the 8atisfaction of the Editor. We cannot undertake to retur* rvecedci comunlzaielans. TO CORRE SPONDENTS, The pressure on our news columns mast be our excuse for the non-appearance of several favours, THE LATE INSPECTOR RIORDAN, To the Ediitor of the Mercury and Po8s ...

... 15 lit Ai ti * t Atio. B kiH. Acomzcn .-A man named Gcorge Williams in the employ of the city engineer (Mr. Mitchell), was knocked down by a tram at the Midland station yesterday morn-. ing,- and had his leg and thigh fractured, CONTYcOUIT,--His Honour (C. F. D. Oaillard, Esq.) had before him ?? the case of Elizabeth Hicks v. Radatock Coal Company, Mr. F. S. Clark appeared for plaintiff, and ...

... AhIS&POORATIG WEDDING. - 11r.E..- -, 'P~;n~pq On Saturdy nafternoon, the :ince and Princees Of Wides and the i D uka and )ucheseie of- T ea,. together with a distingulished oD1pany, assembled atthe ChplPal Royal, Whitehal t to witness the marrige'of George Manners Astisy, twentyrfourth Lord Hastings, with the Hon. Elizabeth EvyiJn Rarbord, thirddaughter of Lord and Lady Suffield. The-chapel ...