The Herald of Wales and Monmouthshire Recorder. — 1885-09-12 (Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales)

SATURDAY—inpotEtintit- • it—Mls dew  Rim Antes are again current at Swaim of ttre A Of Osman Digs. &Orr Loosen, a lawyer of Alsaoe-Lorinsine, ertro is well versed in French law, has been tappointed as German Consul in Paris. The miners in the Forest of Dean have decided to join the general agitation of an immediate advance of 15 per cent, on their wages. Henry Livingetone, the manager of MEWTH Lenton'a oilcake mina, Nortliampton,, has committed suicide. It is stated that Dr. Train has been offered a Commistrionership on the Endowed Schools Commission, Ireland. Mr. John Bright, wriling from Scotland, say, he is compelled to dee ine many invitations, although it it a eonlittual eource ef regret to him. Loi d Compton , speaking at Barford on Monday night, said his great desire was to undermine the principles on which Conservatism meted, and bring it crushing to the ground. There are no signs of an early termination to the strike at the Elswick Works, Newcastle, both directors and workmen tieing determined not to give way. There is nothing absolutely f reek to be stated with reference Se the present strained relation between Spain and Germany, but it is hoped that matters may be amicably &Wed. A telegram from Berne, on Tuesday Pays:— The Federal Council have deciied to expel from Switzerland several well known anarchists, who have been concerned in circulating revolutionary proclamations. A central news telegram from Paris, on Tuesday, says that Queen Isabella of Spain has formed an interviewer that she hopes and believes an amicable settlement of the dispute with Germany will be arranged. Mr. Chamberlene in a letter, briefly replies to some charges made against him to the effect that be and his relatives and friends were managers of King Edward's School at Birmingham, and that certain objectionable changes had been made in the character of that institution. Mr Stephen Seward Pearce, an ex-Sheriff of Southampton, was charged at the Fareham County Bench with embezzling various sums of money, the property of his employers, a firma of coal merchants at Portsrin,uth, and with having forged two bills of exchange. A telegram from Madrid on Sunday says that the pre.or cen-ordiip is extremely severe. General Martinez Campos, on being interviewed, censured the King for rentaiaing absent from Madrid. The time thus lost, he said, is again to the revolutionists. Bosworth Palk, Leirestersbire, for many generations the seat of the Dtzie family, and recently offered for sale by auction, leas been sold by private treaty to Mr. C. Tollemaohe Scott. The purchase includes part of the celebrated Battle Field of Bosworth. A fatal accident has occurred at Ramsgate. Two lads who were bathing on the sands were observed to be in danger of drowning. Mr. John ltunes Roberts engraver, of 261, White. ehapel.road, London, went to their rescue. The beys clung about him so wildly that he was dragged under water and drowned, while the boys were remised.  A considerable body of volunteer firemen, representing the Fire Brigade of Peterborough and Grantham, have ari ived in London to inspect the systems of the Metropolitan Fire Brigade. They were received at the headquarters, at Winchester House, Southwark-brulee-road, by Mr. Simonds, the second officer, who showed the men the whole apparatus of the Brigade. Information hss been received in Leicester by those who had interested themselves in the matter, that the Home t eeretary had issued inetructions for the release of Alfred Reeves, a cooperative store-keeper, who was convicted of arson at Lough-borough, and sentenced to penal servitude. Two brothers were cultivating the ground together; the eldest weut home first to prepare dinner, and then called his brother; upon which the latter cried out, with a load voice, "wait till I have hidden my spade, then I will come directly." When he came to the table, his brother seeded him, saying, "When one hides anything, one ought to be silent, or at least to speak about it with a low voice; for by bawling out as you did, one risks being robbed." The dinner being over, the youngnr brother went again into the field, but on seeking the spade, he only found the place where he had put it. He immediately ran back to his brother, and approaching his • ar mysteriously, he whispered, "my spade has been Wien." Mr. Threlfall, Chairman of the Trades Union Congress read the inaugural address on Tuesday morning, at Southport. He expressed his believe that the greatness of our empire would be best secured by reformi..z abuses, and by recom.ising the full responsibility of the State to the poor by &Wishing class treatment, and alias laws, and by higher moral, mental, and social education, The arrangements for the opening of the Ladies' Hall of the Cardiff University College in October next are being prosecuted with vigour. The necessary furniture is being purehased,and, what is more satisfactory, applic inane have already been received from candidives for admission. The honorary principal and the honorary secretary are indefatigable in their efforts to complete the neemsery list of subscriptions, which now amount to over