Bridgend Chronicle, Cowbridge, Llantrisant, and Maesteg Advertiser. — 1883-04-06 (Bridgend, Mid Glamorgan, Wales)

COMM... had an interview with the Chancellor of the Each-quer to urge upon the (lover:uncut the ab..lititin without delay of dutle,s upon gold and silver.  The Star Theatre and Music 11 at Stockton-on. Tees was burned to the ground early on Tuesday morning, and the whole of the scenery and properties destroyed. Fortunately, ittwence of any wind prevented the fire from spreading.  The Dublin 3/ail understands that a moot- imnottaukand vital change with regal d to Irish national education has been recently made, which, , if practionlly carried out, will amount to denotnination.thsui in the schools of the country.  It i stated that Dr. Lyon Playfair has accepted the chairmanship of the Endowed Schools Counothoion, the salary of which is V.,000 a year, and that ha will resigs his seat in the course of a few days. •  The Lima, of Brevig, laden with ice, for Ler. wick, is reported by a Lloyd's telegram from Lerwick to have begin totally wrecked on Saturday morning at Nesting. The crow, with one excel,. tion, were drowned, tho only survivor being Peter Olsen, an able 5e141.11.  George White was charged before the Wincanton magi,trates on Monday %hit the murder of his wife Clara at feasting.. The evidence w.is similar to frit at the iaqui death being attributed to a siab in the neck. Tao prisoner was cquituitted to the Taunton Assizes.  Then Presa Association stye that, as already stated, there is a strong belief. JO legal circles that the puiane judgeship, vatant by tha promotion of Mr. Justice Pelt to the Odirt of Appeal, will be offered to Mr. Waddy, tgenaiser for Edinburgh.  The meeting convened in connection with the Parnell Testimonial at Limerick on Tuesday was a complete failure, only about a &run persons atttwding. Two Uovernment shorthand writers and a large number of detectives were present. At the annual alerting of the Bank of Scotland on Tuesday it was reiolvoll to pay dividend of 14 !ter cent, for the peat half-year against 13 per cent. six months ago. After payment of the two halfyearlv dividends £20,000 is carried to the reserve and next account.  Mr. John Philipson's designs for parcels post va taws, and liatid.barrows have been approved by the Postueister-lieneral, and Messrs. Atkinson and PhiUpson, coach manufacturos. Newcastleupon-Tyne, are making a set of vehicles suitable for the Parcels Post Service. At a special meeting of delegates of the Durham Miners' Association, Field on Saturday at Durham, resolutions were carried in favour of restritting the output by working ordinary ten hours per day. This action was taken in connection with the movement at Manchester for is general restriction throughout the country. A motion was proposed at a meeting of the Drogheda Corpouttion on Monday in favour of I rescinding the resolution conferring the freedom of the borough on Lord Wolseley. After a very stormy debate the mayor refused to put the motion, is decision which gave rise to further disorderly Seen..  Letters have been received by the Lords of the Adminilty horn the Commander-in-Chief of the East Indian Fleet ; and, among other movements chronicled by. him, is that the Harrier has been ordered to creme off the coast or Madagascar, particularly in the Moronhique Channel. The Dryad still remains at Madagascar. _ .  At Sheffield, Tuesday, the Rev. (LC. Ommanney, vicar of St. Matthew's, Sheffield, obtained a awnmons against Mr. Walter Wynn, people's warden, for alleged violent and riotous behaviour in the Parish Church on Monday meriting. Mr. E. intalley has Ato taken out 4MM:111101a against Mr. Wynn for assault. A rule for criminal information was granted in the Queen's Bench, London, on Tuesday, against the Itirminileane Genettc for alleged libel on Sir Henry James. Thu newspaper asserted that the Attorney' General had been influenced in refusing the hat to argue a local rase by party feeling, and by Mr. Chamberlain's influence.  At the Convention of the Scottish Burghs in Glasgow on Tuesday a motion was carried declaring that it was iinpos.ible to govern Scotland satisfactorily by an English Department of State, and that the convention, therefore, memnrialise Parliament to create a separate department for the ! conduct of Scotch affairs. The retirement of the teen