The Herald of Wales. — 1888-04-14 (Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales)

NGLAND AND THE  PORTE.  t: Standard Constantinople correvondent, tel aphiug on Tuesday, Kays : —The uegociatime/ for a direct understanding between England and Turkay upon Egyptian affairs us likely to be resumed at an early date. Upon the strength of a favourable reply to its overtures, the Porte is now preparing to despatch to London a epecial commissioner, and the choice lies between Heiman Feluni Pacha and Artim Dadian, Under Secretary for Foreign Affairs. it probably the latter will receive the apitment.  Most point— A, fire occurred on Tuesday in a cottage at Rural Vale, Rosherville, Gravesend, by which two boys named Jenkins, aged fourteen and eight, eons of the tenant, were burned to death. Right houses near Coatbridge were burned to the ground on Wednesday night, all the occupants being rendered homeless. The Daily News Ctlontta correspondent, telegraphing on Wednesday night, aays : —The Dufferin Memorial Fend now amounts to 48,000 rupees.  The Daily Chronicle Vienna correspondent, telegraphing on Wednesda7 night, says : Connt Meroonden, the captain of the passenger bout Hapsburg, which collided with the Stadt Lindan, on the Lake of Constance, some time agd' was to-day sentenced to nine months impritonment. *t Aberdare Police-court on Tuesday, Frank Wiill, a small farmer, was summoned for being the father of the illegitimate child of Emily Detmead, a girl 15 years old, of Henry-street, Mountain Ash. A letter was prodnoed, wherein the defendant promised the girl 2.. 6d. a week, but the bench made an order for 3s. weekly. • oollier's wifejagedl2o, named Sarah Jones, who had been married only six months, died suddenly the other day at Troedyrhiw, and at the inquest on Monday evening, it was shown that death was accelerated by want. The husband's wages varied from 8s a week to 13e. He and his wife were in great poverty, and, in the case of the latter, through want of proper nutrition, angina pectores set in, and death supervened. The jury returned a verdict in scoordanee with the medical evidence, that death was accelerated by want. The trial was concluded on Wednesday at the Wicklow Assizes, of the young man Cournane, for partieip,tion in the murder of the old man Patrick Quirks, at Likahane. The jury, after forty minutes consideration, found the prisoner guilty, but recommended him to mercy on acoonnt of his youth. Judge O'Brien rimed the death sentence, but said he woulp forward a recommendation to the Lord Lieutenant. The prisoner, who is only seventeen years of age, proteeted his innocence. The execution was fixed for the llth of May. At the Middlesex Sessions, on Wednesday, I Peter Smith, jeweller, Arthur Kemp, dealer, and William Harrison. musician, who were convicted of stealing furniture the property of Mr Wilson B.rrett ; and Frederick Denny, convicted of receiving the same well knowing I it 10 have ben stolen, were brought up to receive sentence. Smith and Kemp were sentenced to five years' penal servitude; Harrison was sentenced to twelve months' hard labour, and Denny had a similar sentence passed upon him. Three men who surrendered themselves on Tuesday in connection with the outbreak at Dell farm, near Stornoway, were brought before Sheriff Fraser en Wednesday, charged with malicious mischief in breaking down part of the dyke, and taking forcible possession of part of the Dell farm. Two of the prisoners, both named Macleod, were committed for trial, bail not being forthcoming. The third prisoner, an aged and•decrepid man, named Macdonald, wise is only able to walk with the aid of crutches, was liberated without bail. A fearful tragedy is reported on the Continent. Le Lannionais says :—An inhabitant of the village of Perbits, in Haute Franconia, a man sdvanced in years and in easy circlessteam', has literally crucified himself. Attar constructing a cross, he nailed himself to it, and by means of a long rusty nail had his feat transfixed—the one on the other. He then fastened his left hand by means of a cramp Iron, specially prepared for the purpose. Es this state the members of his Lamely found him. The man had been once planed in • lunatics asylum on account of religious laaada. When his wounds were reopened and drafted, not a single cry of pain escaped from him; but the rust had already been conimunioated to the . and the unfortunate kinatio haa ix.  vand