The Herald of Wales. — 1888-09-15 (Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales)

GLAD.TOXII. Ivor James, Emq. P. 13.—1 feel sure you will nor disapprove of my procuring the publication of this letter as the beet means of making my apology effective."  The body of a man about thirty years of age was found lying, on Sunday, in West Avenue, a low quarter of Sunderland. During the day two women and a man were arrested on a charge of robbing him and causing his death. The body was on Sunday evening identifikl as that of Captain Harris, of Harwich. \ A Belgian lady, dine. Topelin, ha obtained her diploma as doctor of laws, and claims to be &Rowel to practise as an advocate in the oourts of the kingdom. The Prooureur-General opposes her claim, but she is supported by several eminent lawyers. If she succeeds she will be the first woman lawyer in Belgium. The soldier named Schumacher, who wee sentenced to death on the 11th of July last for the murder, while on furlough in Paris, of an old woman, whom he strangled in her own house for the sake of robbing her of her watch and 6 fr., has been executed. The condemned man, who confessed his crime at the time of his condemnation, met his end with great fortitude.  Several persons have been seriously injured at Blackpool, on the occasion of an "serial flight," an invention that is intended to rival the switchback and toboggan, and which, it is said, " giymi the sensation of ballooning without danger." A wire rope gave way, and a car, in which were seated four men and three wcpi en, was dashed to the ground from a height of about 30 feet. The most seriously injured are Mr and Mill Cooper, of the Lord Nelson Hotel, Aneoate, Manchester. Mr Joseph Pool, the head of the English. American Syndicate, says a Philadelphia correspondent, proposes to build a road across Mexico, from the Gulf to the Pacific. lie claims to have obtained a subsidy from the Mexican Government. The western terminus will be Tousle, the eastern, San Jean Batista. By this line the route to New York would be 800 miles shorter than by the Isthmus of Panama.  Telegraphing from St. Petersburg the Pally News correerndent says : 'The Rrnsian Government is about to conclude an arrangement with a German engineer for the construction of a narrow gauge railway system which is to be laid over the vast territory c f the Mery oasis, which the Czar has declared to be his own personal property. The engines to be used are very small and excessively cheap. The inundations in Made have fortunately subsided, but have done oonsiderable damage. They were the worst known in Hernia for eighty-four years past. The Minister!' of Commeroe, of Public Works, and of the Interior have appointed a oommittee, under the presidency of Professor 3arbe, of Berlin, to investigate all the ciecumstances connected with the water system of Germany, and especially with inundation s, irrigation, water power, and water supply. Apropos of the railway catastrophe at Dijon. a correspondent of La France adopts the theory that the rolling-stook of several trench cornramie. is only adapted for very slow traffic. M. Delattre, a deputy for the Department of the Seine, will renew the efforts made two years ago by M. Wickersheimer to bring the question of the security of railway travellers in France before the Chambers. On Saturday, a meeting was convened for the purpose of discussing the best means of forming the juvenile tents into a districthe B representatives who were present were invited to a substantial tea by Bro. J. W. darns D.S.J.T., of Morriston, whLeh was provided by Bro. J. B. Bichard• D.T., of Landorc. The meet. ,ng was opened by Bro. J. W. Harr 11.z...T.T., at 5.30, and after several remarks from the brethren, it was resolved to forno COrn. akitteem in the different loctili,!, s. th! re L in. .ex conveners. the represent ives were &bk.,: to bring the question on in their various tents. dnd to report thereon to the conveners whc wi ! itssin meet on ri.turday, October 13th.