... FENIAN PURCHASES or ARMS.—We reported on Mon- day the examination of a man who gave his name as Pherson, and who was arrested last week in Man- chester with a quantity of revolrsrs in his possession supposed to be intendad for Fenian conspirators. Pre- viously to the attack on the Manchester prison van And the murder of Sergeant Brett, a Lumber of pistole were bought in Birmingham by ...

... Wgniianoei. But the prosecution did not do so: the pnicemen saw every day what was going on, and yet VOUt any warning they put her in the dock. With •v Mgard to the witness Wood, he oontended that ahe was a prostitute, and that being so, he challenged them to sty what evidence there was on which to convict the defendant; The Chairman, in summing up, said the jury might dismiss Wood's ...

... An explosion of a powder mill took place at a few minutes before eleven a.m. on Saturday, at Fav ...

... CARMARTHEN Elf-PTEDDFOD. We are requested fo'ins'ert the following letter, which has been addressed by W. Meredyth Thomas, Esq., sculptor, to the Secretary of the Fine Arts Exhibition of the Carmarthen Eisteddfod :— SIB, -As this is the last day of the year 1S67, I think that it is a duty which I owe the public of Wales to state the following facts, in reply to the unsatisfac- tory letter ...

... DOWLAIS- THE CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS AT DOWLAIS CHCBCH have this year been of a singularly appro- piiate character. While sufficiently ornate, the em. bellishments have not been exceptionably profuse. Remarkably good taste and artistic skill have been combined with a due regard for the special adorn- ments of which the sacred festival commemorated is suggestive and the effect produced reflected ...

... ELECTION OF BOROUGH SURVEYOR.—A meet- in» ot the Town Council with reference to this matter was luld on Tuesday. The members P^sent »ere ThJa.G.atr.x.E.q.. Mayor, in the chair; Aldermen Tlomfnv Edwards, Mullock, and Townsend m! srs Lvne, H. J. Davie, Brown, Williams, Moore, ? 88 Httrrhv, John Lewie, Sheppard, and Morgan. Mr. Jones, H«r J, applications had been examined biur^mittee according to ...

... K'LOWLY the gloomy funeral windB, Around the lofty mountain's base Perchance it is some hallowed friend They're bearing to his resting place. Still, still, they oomo how long the train Of mourning relatives and friends The lar t sail tribute of respect That rich and poor alike attends. Anll now upon the still air fleets The solemn requiem of the dead Those warning votes that tell arouud, ...

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... THE QUEEN v. CHARLES BURTON FOX IN THE COURT OE QUEEN'S BENCH. WESTMINSTER HALL.—JAN. 31. Mr. Phip!.on If your Lordship pleases, I am to shew cause against a rule obtained by my friend, Mr. Welsby, calling on Mr. Charles Burton Fox to sheiv cause why the Muster of the Crown Office should not tax the costs of the prosecutor, ON the proceedings in iwror, in addition to the costs which have Leen ...

... INQUEST. —On Tuesday last, E. J. C. Davies, Esq., held an inquest at the Griffin Hotel, on the body of David Davies, miner, who was killed by an explosion of powder, in the Nantyglo mines. It appeared by the evidence that the deceased after boring a hole for the purpose of blasting, filled the same with powder, and after firing the fusee, he went away, hut seeing 110 sign of it taking any ...

... IContinued from the eighth page.!) A contribution of two pounds ten shillings, col- lected at Langstone church, has been forwarded to, and the receipt acknowledged by, Mr. J. W. Madura, hon. secretary to the committee for the relief of the Lancashire operatives, NEWPORT ATHENAEUM.—We are pleased to find that the directors of this institute have secured the well- known orator, Mr. Henry Vincent ...

... MISSIONARY SERVICES'-On Sunday last, according to previous announcements, the annual missionary ser- vices were preached in the Primitive Methodist chapel. The deputation, the Rev. T. Drew, of Bristol, was to preach in the morning but a letter was received the day previous stating that he was suffering from indispo. sition, and could not come. In this emergency, Mr. John Warnes officiated, and ...