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... Provincial EARNINGS OF A BEGGAR.—On the person of a cripple named Jos. Walker, just sentenced at the Dewsbury sessions to two months' imprisonment, for dog stealing, a pocket-book was found containing entries during forty days of the amount he had received in charity while pursuing his vocation. These sums amounted altogether to X9 14s. OJd., yielding him an average of 4s. lOd. a day. The ...

Published: Saturday 18 August 1860
Newspaper: Usk Observer
County: Monmouthshire, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 387 | Page: Page 4 | Tags: News 

ALLEGED CRUELTIES TO A MERTHYR GIRL

... IN LONDON. Viscount Raynham, M.P. for Tamworth, on Friday, August 10, waited on Mr. Tyrwhitt, on the representa- tion of Mr. Samuel Warren, master tailor, residing at No. 9, Titchborne-street, Piccadilly, to complain of alleged gross ill-treatment to a young servant girl, in the service of'a lodger in the house of the latter, and who, since the last assault on her on Sunday last, had suddenly, ...

CARDIFF REGATTA

... It is curious to note with what rapidity well-directed enterprise and its indispensable accompaniment, wealth, have enabled humble fishing villages upon our coast to rise, within a few years, to the rank of important towns. The history of Cardiff presents a striking instance of this good fortune. It was anciently a very small town, con- sisting of a few houses, about a mile and a half from the ...

CARDIFF POLICE INTELLIGENCE

... FBI DAY.—Before the Mayor, and R. O. Jones, G. Bird, and C. VV. David, Esqr3. SMUGGLING.—Pieter Rossier was charged with smuggling of cigars. This case was reported in our last week's impression, and as stated then was left over for the Custom- house authorities to determine what course should he taken. Instructions having been reeeived, the captain was fined in the sum of £100, and £2 10 ...

SHALL WE BE TAXED BY THE LOIiDS OR THE COMMONS

... THIS is now the important question of the day. The Lords, by their actions, give an unhesitating affirmative to the question—the people as unhesitating a negative, while the House of Commons, on whom the decision rests, keeps for the time in mute hesitation and refuses to express an opinion on the sub- ject. I A few evenings ago, the Lords, stimulated by their success with the Repeal of the ...

THE CASE OF JHE JOURNEYMEN n c t- i • BAKERS

... Un (Saturday evening a crowded meeting of journey- men bakers was held at Sussex-hall, Leadenhall-street, for the purpose of receiving the report from the execu- tive of the Journeymen Bakers' Association of the result of the meeting of master bakers which took place on Tuesday last, at the London Tavern, respecting the demands of the men to have their hours of labour limited to twelve per day ...

Published: Saturday 18 August 1860
Newspaper: Usk Observer
County: Monmouthshire, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 533 | Page: Page 4 | Tags: News 

FOREIGN MISCELLANY

... F, O R i ,J ! * .S I U OEGN ,I,$CELLANY. ,, FOX11_~.i4~SAAARE T. 3. Hutchinson, Rsq. the British consul at.Fer. nandoPo, left that place on the Ath June, in the Spanish steamer for Cadiz. - . Advices from British Col mbia to the. 14th July state 'thatanew gold mining region had been disoovere in Oakinagan and Ins'ulle counties., The brig Africanus, of London, Captain Reyfiolds, Tan on shore on ...

Published: Saturday 18 August 1860
Newspaper: North Wales Chronicle
County: Caernarfonshire, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 1766 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: News 

LLANDUDNO, NORTH WALES

... 3LL-tNDUDNO, NORTH WALES, -7 h o t 1/int! o the lad Inao Direcdory. eit, S I- h.i idi diil you .tile an*nexsd repeort of the b Ic ealther, 11ir. dle ti. olf' July lust, t beg to ?? a dl itiin n epid ecial ly ill regard to tem - . 'I~irle:re 110 Jti oltlt ib siiki ii 1y ieith thec lidrieopon'd l;6 .olinonltIl ol iS5) _L; st VyIar tbe mea1, telliniilttllle was 1 tll~i yelr. it wis oflly Yi 6, ?? ...

Published: Saturday 18 August 1860
Newspaper: North Wales Chronicle
County: Caernarfonshire, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 1015 | Page: Page 11 | Tags: News 

Suiters icr flit

... THE LATE FETE FOR THE YOUNG MEN'S ASSOCIATION, CARDIFF. SIR,-Your last impression contained a letter from a member of the 10th Glamorgan Volunteer Rifle band. The public well knows that the gentleman who was engaged to collect and lead the monster band on this occasion is also band master of the 10th corps. Myself, with the latter band, played at the fete, and I beg to say that Mr. G. F. Davis ...

Published: Saturday 18 August 1860
Newspaper: Cardiff Times
County: Glamorgan, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 213 | Page: Page 4 | Tags: News 

PEN ALT

... DIABOLICAL ACT.-Last week, some miscreant eut the ham strings, and sinews of a mare, graziug on the eom. tnon, belonging to Mr. Griffiths, farmer, and the poor ani. mal bled to death. The perpetrator of the base act, has not been discovered. ...

Published: Saturday 18 August 1860
Newspaper: Usk Observer
County: Monmouthshire, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 44 | Page: Page 1 | Tags: News 

PERSONAL. --+--

... PERSONAL. PRINCE LUCIEN BONAPARTE.—This member of the Bonaparte family, who has attained an honourable position in connection with scientific pursuits, has recently visited Norfolk for the purpose of taking rubbings of the monumental brasses in some of the churches. The Prince, it will be remembered, has also devoted much attention to the peculiarities of the provincial dialects of England, in ...

Published: Saturday 18 August 1860
Newspaper: Usk Observer
County: Monmouthshire, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 1837 | Page: Page 4 | Tags: News 

COWARDLY ASSAULT. -

... COWARDLY ASSAULT. Our readers are aware that several distinguished mem- bers of the Russian Imperial family are at present stay- ing in the beautiful watering-place of Torquay. His Imperial Highness the young Prince Eugene lives with his brother, Prince Nicolas, at the Villa Syracusa; and the Grand Duchess Marie, the young Princes Serge and George, with the suite, occupy a mansion called the ...

Published: Saturday 18 August 1860
Newspaper: Usk Observer
County: Monmouthshire, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 365 | Page: Page 4 | Tags: News