The Herald of Wales. — 1888-08-04 (Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales)

THE LOCAL UOVERNMNET BILL  THE COUNTY AND BOROU OH COUNCILS.  The Horning Post, on Friday, aye :—The Cmimission which is to be appointed to settle the finanoial question tinder this Local Government Act, as between County Councils and County Boroughs, will (*mist of the Earl of Derby, Mr She w-Lefevere, Wharton, M.F.,Mr J. Mowatt, and Mr L J. Henley. The names of commissioners will be submitted to Parliament for confirmation before the Looal Government Bill is disposed of. The Dotty Telegraph, on Friday, says :—ln consequence of the statement made lest night by th e First Lord or th e Tremor ry,tords Advocate has been requested to 911113111011 It conference , of Scotch representatives of all parties to consider what will be the moat acceptable 00111116 to PUr6lll3 in regard to the Scotch Bill eompreended in the Ministerial programme. The Staridard of Friday says :—The general belief on both sides of the House is that it will be impueeible to carry through the business suggested by Mr W. H. Smith laat night, and , at the same time adjourn in the second week in August. To enable the House to rise even on the 17th of August it will be necessary to postpone several of the Bills mentioned by Mr Smith yesterday till the autumn meeting of Parliament.  The Grand Duchess Paul of Meoklenberg83hivein, although weak, continues to make eatiefactory progress towards recovery The sixth annum athletic sports in connection with the ?entre detachment of voluateers WAS held in the Volunteer-field on Monday. The weather being unpropitious. the attendance was comparatively email On Monday, at the Ystrad Polk* Court, Robins end Gage, labourers, were charged with viol.-ntly assaulting Michael Connor, Hannah and Margaret Murphy. It was alleged that the defendants, being in complainants' Louse, made some improper advances to the females, and were consequently pushed out. They thereupon gathered a band of ruffians, forced their way into the house and committed the assaults complained of. lia:bina, who incited the men, was sentenoed to six inonthe' imprisonment, with hard labour; while Gage, who attacked Connor, was ordered to be imprisoned for two months. A North Wales cotreepondent writes :--"In consequence of the incessant downpour of rain over North Wales for several days past, the cavern and Dee and other streams have overflowed their banks, and many acres of corn are submerged, while numerous dwelling houses in the lowlands are swamped. An immense quantity of hay has been 301np1ete17 spoiled by the heavy rains. &wee of acres have been out down fully a month, and now he rotting on the land. The crops generally are unusually heavy, bat the Larveet reaped will be enneiderably lees than in recent years, owing to the extraordinary weather." Another Alpine accident is reported from the tialzkaromergut. The body of a youth, disfigured beyond recognition, was discovered by some shepherds at the foot of a steep precipice on the Faetenberg. The Minch of fresh edelweiss in his hat told the sad tale of fatal daring. A Central News telegram from Berlin, on Tuesday, says :—The newspapers announce 'hat a French naval officer has been arrested at Kiel on suspicion of being a spy.  Henry eultint, a rails-ray Verter, was Bens traced to clse.th at the Hereford Assizes, en Tuesday, for the murder of his sweetheart at Manley, on March 7th.