... SATURDAY. Before Colonel BYRDE (in the chair) and Mr E. J. PHILLIPS. A FIRST APPEARANCE. George Day was summoned for being drunk and dis- orderly at Pontnewynydd on the previous Tuesday.— P.C. Morgan deposed that at 10.45 p.m. on the pre- vious Tuesday he was on duty at Pontnewynydd, when he saw defendant turned out of a public-house. He was very drunk, and used abusive language. He spoke to ...

... Cfuardian, telegraphing on the 28th, says :— The Lazie population of Batoum protest against annexation by Russia, and a deputation is said to be on the way to Constantinople 80ffer to raise, if necessary, an amount of money equal to the share of the indemnity represented by the cession of Batoum Twenty thousand Lazies are said to be mustered near Batoum ready to dispute the entry of the ...

... engaged to proceed to Reni to fortify the place. The Superintendence of the defensive works is entrusted to i e*\e.ral Drentein, who will also construct a strong strategic oding_gtage near Reni, on the River Danube. The war t(( jay running from Bender to Galatz has been incorpo- 'ed with the Odessa Railway. ...

... The American Correspondent of The Times writes -There are rumours to-day from San Francisco to the effect that Russian agents are negotiating for a steamer to fit out as a privateer. Blank letters of marque and blank commis- sions for officers are reported to be there ready forfllling up, while 200 men, drawn chittly from the unemployed classes, have alrtady signed articles. Two officers, ...

... The Times of Monday has the following leader on Her Majesty's visit to Lord Beaconsfield On Saturday Her Majesty was graciously pleased to pay a visit of aconpfe of hours to the country residence of the Prime Minister. It is a pity that an announcement so simple will not be everywhere received with a corresponding simplicity of mind and of spirit. The Queen moves from Berks to Bucks. She ...

... The Special Correspondent of the Daily News, writing from Plevua, gives the following particulars respecting the meeting of Bey ;— Osman Pacha during the whole time of the siege of Plevna up to the last day lived in a tent, although there are a great many comfortable, even fine, houses in the town. A true soldier, he preferred being almost as much exposed to the inclemency of the weather as ...

... The meeting of the Guardians was LteHi the Union Workhouse, on Thursday. HENRY LEWIS, Esq., chairman. Also present: Messrs J. E. Price, T. Derrett, E. Pritchard, C. Cook, W. Jones, T. E. Cooke, R. Greenway, E. Jones, T. Phillips, E. J. Phillips, C. J. Parkes, J. T. Edmonds, J. Howells, C. Conway, Col. Byrde, W. Parker, J. Morgan, H. Parfitt, E. Holdsworth, and E. Browne. The minutes of the ...

... (Extracts from the Journal of a first-class passenger.) Tuesday, Oct. 23, anchored at Gibraltar at 7.0 a.m.,—beautiful morning-all on deck in excitement about landing. The homeward- bound P. and O. steamer Peshawer about to sail. The cliffs are very ragged and very steep and goats are feeding on the scanty herbage. Landed in boat, having taken an official ticket, 2s., which enables me to go ...

... COUNTY COURT. A sitting of this Court was held at the Town Hall on Wednesday, before J. M. Herbert, Esq., Judge. The following were the only cases of interest:— JUDGMENT SUMMONS. Catherine rugh, formerly a licensed victualler at Varteg, was summoned at the instance of Mr J. G. Williams, brewer, of Blacnavon, for failing to comply with the order of the Court. In August of last year, plaintiff ...

... LOCAL AND DISTRICT NEWS. THE MONMOUTH ASSIZES will commence on Monday, the 28th of July. TIME FOR REFLECTION AND PAYMENT.—On Monday, at the Town Hall, William Screen was charged before the Rev J. C. Llewellin with being drunk on Saturday night, at Abersychan. Sergt. Lewis supplied the evidence against him, and he was ordered to pay a fine of 10s. and costs.—He applied for time and was allowed ...

... DEATH OF THE REV. V. M. MAYBERY. We regret (says the Suffolk Times and Mercury) to anaounce the death of the Rev. Valentine W. Maybery, of Tacket Street Congregation Chapel, Ipswich. Mr Maybery was born in the neighbourhood of Pontypool on February 14th, 1843, and received his ministerial train- ing at the Western College, Plymouth, of which the late Professor Charlton was then the principal. ...

... (Before E. J. PHILLIPS, Esq., and Rev T. EVANS.) CRUELTY TO A HORSE. Thomas Morris, a haulier, of Pontnewynydd, was summoned for cruelly ill-treating a horse by work- ing it in an unfit state.—P.c. Gardner deposed to having seen a son of the defendant's driving a horsp. in Sebastopol; he examined the animal, and fonna under the collar two large raw wounds, which must have caused intense pain ...