... FIRE A r CARMARTHEN. There was a big at the stables of the Bush just at the dawn on Friday, and but for timely intervention the royal hotel would have been eadaugeted. The fire was discovered about j 3 40 in the upper outbuilding, where valuable horses and priza dogs were housed. The yelping! of the latter and the neighing of the former rousea the occupants of the hostel, and when they tan to ...

... THE ENGAGEAMET OF SIR ROBEMT PEEL A REMIARKABLE STORY. Om Thml say morning we ubishad an an- nouncerment, on the authority of Lard Ashton, 'that there is not the remotest possibiity of a marriage taking place between his daughter and C Sir obert Peed, and that the staement n- R veyng the engagement of his daughter- was-not ct published with his knowledge or cecent. n: V-t&Y regard to this ...

... ?? - or il f i.: . | W ?? Ad w,1 p-z s R in ?? . amp 0S0S j ?? THE MATOPPO SURRENDER.-Although the practi- cally unconditional submission of the indunas at bay in the Matoppos does not ihvolve the irftmediate temrinatinof the I insurrection, it certainly tends towards pacification. These puissant chiefs would not have caved 'in, we surmise, had they not become aware that the - fighting ...

... Array Manrsuvres (continued). W.flr0l'v -k F¾!e, 2 to lOc0. ?? at t4ceen' Hail, B to 11. Tir orkts rat the Crystal] Palace. 8.30. Wiliewden Agricultulral ShovW. 10,30. Ptronr. E-srsro ?? or.N.-National Gallery, Tra- uare (fice) 10 to 7 : National PortLat *freeti, 1 to 7 Lemiveter Gallery, 10 to 6i Hanrver fijliery, 10 to 6. ?? . &c., One,. -Cry-sal Palace, from 10; Madaume Ttju&aud's, M ...

... THlE DISPUTE IN THU ENGI- I I NBERING TRADE. I ULTIMATUM 01F THE MASTE RS. The unlanimous decision of the federated masters in 7 conference at Carlisle yeslerday Lo put the lock-out in I ges iorc & on %Hoitmhber 12 was what had been generally W expecied. ho fact that the look out notices will be posted on Weduesidaey, September 2, and will not come into faorcs until Saturday, Septnember 12, is ...

... On Thursday night a boilar at the ?? works of the London Extensiou of the Manchester, $heffield rind Lincnniohire RaUiway, burst. OUn fmru: was lilled and another seronely injured. The deceased, Walter Johsoou, aged 35, who resided at West Hamp- stead, was staniding near the hoiler at the time of the e lioic an, was eubqac1oil3t found at the other e eno et! /.he eligine-roon. 11t, wai then ...

... ASSAULTS ON ITALIANS AT RIO. Tuesday.—According to a telegram thl'' morning from Rio de Janeiro a ,?1' is current that the Italian Legation will ^aNv,|,(!i|xwn. The Italian Minister, ifc is 1. final Tuesday.—A further despatch from Rio states that 40 persons were injured in tii'g betwe ...

... GOSSIP FROM THB BUTTS. Daring the firing at 800 in the Talbot final yesterday the crowd were very demonstrative, and once or twice Colonel Trick had to tmn round with the warning cry, Not so much noise there. Of the 30 competitors in the second stage of the Talbob only two, Private Starkey and Lance- Corporal Willmobb, both of Cardiff, fired lying on the back. Very varying was the ainounb of ...

... WATER POLO AT SWANSEA. The international trial match for the selection of the Welsh team was held at Swansea on Thursday evening. The teams were :-Reds- Goal. E. Lang, N.S.C. backs, H. Herbert, N.S.C., and F, Morgan, S.S.C. half-back. E. C. Edwards, P.S.C. forwards, W. Doberfcy, S.S.C.; R. Sketch, P.S.C., and 0, Morris, S.S.C. Blues -Go.%), P. Jones, S.S.C. backs, T. O. Davies, C.S.C., and R. ...

... TE RIOTS AT CONSTAN- TINOPLE. serious state of flairs at Constaatinople. Sailors d marines have been landed to protect the Bri- tish linbassy, the Consulate, and the Post Ofiice. n ?? were at the time the telegrams zvere: despatched attacking the Armenians and subjecting them to various forms of ill-trea;lznent. Official telegrams received from 3fr. Eetbert at Constantinople confirm the nev; ...

... We have heard a great deal lately of the injurious influence that cycring is exerting upon reading; indeed, it is freely as certed that the mania. for the wheel is, in many places, ruiaing the book trade. The accusntion against the book-loving public is one that, in Belfast, at any rate, can scarcely be borne out by the facts. Booksellers tell me that trade, so far from being on the decrease, ...

... ? . . . . , , - . 4 . . j fN - 6 f0l - LOP1.0 LOW i I ?, I *i.&w I@Oyrsna-T#uNTA4ue Wai:S -I ,-Tu Usa O G;&.-Mna BDETON.-AUTUMN . U-A-&uV1W Hkr.-OoonEsY Tinie T&nBLn9. -A XJW ror.-DAN GODFBSY. R ne ~Qaeet his week a somewhat lengthy em a mtterwith rogd to which I can spsak with ujherne, and that iu the ?? somstimea t ~emoad getting alus stopper out of a ?? . Of 4 eatb do it is to drag at ...