... same at Newport; and even at Brecon, where local prejudice is aristocratically in- timed, a clerk has been equally successful. The time is now at hand when a beginning must be made. A curse, said a German writer, is attached to standing still; be it manor mankind, an association or an Empire. If we prefer the motto of supineness, with us the penalty, the misfortune of such a resolve but do ...

... EMGLTSTC BAPTIST CHAPEL.—The re-opening of this place of worship i& announced for cLy and Monday next, when special services wiu be held, which wlÍl be conducted by the R v. T. Thomas, D.D., Pontypool, assisted by several eminent ministers of the baptist and other de- nominations, in the neighbourhood. Collection* are announced to ...

... J j order to arouse the attention of workmen :\crally, to the advantages obtained from euseof the above institution, its founders, in ...

... HIRWAUN COMMON.—Owing to the absence of other ground a large number of houses and cot- tages have been built during the last twenty years on the Common, both at Hirwaun and Aberdare. Something like £30,000 is thus in- vested; and within the last few years about one hundred and fifty huts have sprung up between Hirwaun and Aberdare, giving the traveller a picturesque idea of an infant republic. ...

... SATURDAY. — J. C. Fowler, and David Evans, Esqrs.) FAMILY QUARRELS.—Margaret Michael was charged with breaking the windows of Ann Samuel's dwelling house. The ladies were cousins and consequiently considered themselves privileged to speak their minds freely to each other. The complainant thought the defendant ought to keep more at home, and the other tliouj^it that if her fair cousin attended ...

... TO BUIlDERS. 'pEJffDERS wanted to Build a SUBSTANTIAL X HOUSE at THOMAS TOWM, in- Marthjr Tydfil, for Air. IL JUlES. Plans and Speeilicatio-i to he seen at. the Office of Messrs. C. ii. and F. JAM £ 8, Merthyr-Tydfil The Tea? ders to be sent lIl, OM or befo e toe of JANUAKY instant. Tne lowest Tender will not necessarily be accepted. Merthyr, January loth, 1S57. ...

... FATAL ACCIDENT.—On Saturday last an in- quest as held before Geo. Overton, Esq., on the body of James Macdonald, aged 50, at the Talbot Inn. James Maddock, puddler, Penydarren, said that the deceased had married his aunt, and he lived a few doors from him On Saturday night 22nd November, he was called by Michael Bradin, I who lodged with the deceased. He went in and found that deceased was ...

... BIRTH. On Tuesday last, Mrs. Thomas, the wife of Mr. Samuel Thomas, grocer, Dowlais, of a daughter. MARRIAGE. At Dowlais Church, Dec. 1, by the Rey. Canon Jenkins, Miss Jenkins, C»»ircV. Dowlais, eldest daughter of Mr. T. Jenkins, to Mr. David Lev.ii, Chemist, Oowlais. ...

... MAKRIAGSS. On the »th inst,, at High-street Chapel. Merthyr, bj the fter. T. Roberts ot Habrcm, Dowlais, Mr. John Muueklar, to M3M Mary Price, both of Dowlaiji. On the 5th i.ii* at Risi-rtraet Chapel, by the Bev B. Bvaoe. Caersalein, Dowiai», and ia the pretkiuse of Mr. Morgan Will tame registrar, the littv.-t'. Koberiii, baptist Biiiiister, Hebron to Miai Davids, .'ieiiirjrfb?, èldtJIt ...

... MERTHYR POLICE COURT. S LTUBDAY,—{Before the Rev. J. C. Campbell.) SiraviciOTrs CASE. — Bridget Carey, a young vroman whose father absconded from this place, some time since, was brought up on suspicion of having illegally in her possession a gold locket! and guard chain. She offered it for sale for 15s. and it being worth £3 15s., the police were infor- med of the circumstance. She said that ...

... ÅFTER a long and sharp engagement the con- flict has ceased, as will be seen by the clear and masterly decision of our Stipendiary Ma- gistrate—a decision, also, in which W. Thomas, Esq., coincided. The question has beeii contested manfully, and an amount of scientific knowledge brought to bear upon the matter such as was never dis- played in our court before; plaintiff and de. fendant ...

... No notice can be taken of unauthenticated communications. A tyny case of asaltment at Tesradgunlaise, is unsuited to our columns. We would suggest that the writer turn his atten- tion to something more profitable, than writing and troubling us with such nonsense. The report of the Brynmawr Petty Sessions is unavoidably de- ferred until our next.—Several letters on Sunday Recreation are also ...