... THE FROME MURDER. | At the assizes, at Taunton, on Monday, before Mr. | Justice Williams, Byward Greenland (31), a powerful- | looking labourer, was arraigned on an indictment, and on the coroner's inquisition, charging him with the wilful murder of his nephew, Uriah Greenland, at Frome, on the 10th of August last. Mr. Prideaux and Mr. T. W. Saunders conducted the prosecution and at the ...

... CHRISTMAS.—Th is festive season, which is looked orward to with so :much interest by the thousands of our country, has, a s usual, witnessed the enjoyment of much social inte rcourse. But to many families in 3eaufort, Christmas has been a period of sorrow and nourning sickness has been very prevalent, and at me time during this week no less than six infants vere lying dead. THE PRINCE C ONSORT ...

... A RIDE FOR S50 FROAT LONDON TO PLYMOUTH. A few days ago it was announced that Mr. Frederick Pengelley, cab proprietor of Plymouth, had undertaken to ride from London to Plymouth in forty-eight hours, and that some heavy bets were depending on the accomplishment of the feat. The horse with which Mr. Pengelley undertook the task is a common hack, and is named Fanny Grey, being formerly the ...

... MERTHYR, TREDEGAR, AND ABER- GAVENNY RAILWAY COMPANY. (Lease of Undertaking to and Working Arrangements with the London and North Western Railway Com- pany and Shrewsbury and Hereford Railway Company and their Lessees^ some or one of them; Amendment of Acts.) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that ap. plication is intended to be made to Parliament in the ensuing Session for leave to bring in a Bill to ...

... INQUESTS.—Two inquests have been held recently, which exemplify in a striking manner the reckless habits )f collieis at their work. In the first case, Thomas Morgan the younger, whose father died a week ago of in- juries received at the same time, died on Sunday night, tnd the witnesses proved distinctly that the elder Morgan, father of deceased, in defiance of repeated warnings from lis ...

... VENTILATION OF COLLIERIES.—At the Lower Djffryn and Navigation Pits a new mechanical ventilator has just been erected and set to work by Messrs. Nixon, Taylor, and Co;, the improvement being the exhaustion of the air by a horizontal cylinder instead of a vertical one, as used by Mr. Struve. By this means a vast economy of power can be effected, as the friction is reduoed to the minimum. ...

... ABERGAVENNY. MONEY CIAJB SUPPER.—On Monday night last the annual supper took place at the Forester's Arms, Tu or- street, Abergavenny. This society has existed for many years past, and its annual gatherings have always passed off with credit to the members, as well as the landlord and his wife, Mr. and Mrs. Price. The night proved so unpropitious that many of the country members were not ...

... o GOD, supremely wise, Thy goodness justifies Thy searchless ways I Too often we repine At fix'd decrees of thine; Yet, Lord, Thine ear incline- A nation prays! Prayers for a Queen bereav'd, Prayers for a people griev'd, We pray Thee, liear Strength to our Queen supply, Comfort her from on high Thy love her tears can dry, Her spirits cheer. o Lord our God impart Balm to her wounded heart; On ...

... (From S. Trade Circular.) WOLVERHAMPTON, DEc. 21st, 1861. THE IRON TRADE OF SOGTH Sf.A, Fl,'OIID.S III IZE.- The only feature worthy of notice in the iron trade?! this week is an advance in the price of all kinds offj haematite pigs. It will be observed that our quota- tions for Cleator lieeniatite iron is advanced from £ 3 5s. to £ 3 9s. The stocks at the Cleator Works! last quarter-day were ...

... [TO THE EDITOR OF THE MONMOUTHSHIRE MERLIN.] SIR,—In reading the speech of Mr. James Brown, on the occasion of his re-election on the 9th instant, one must certainly be impressed with a mingled feeling of pity and contempt. That the worthy gentleman is la- bouring. under some mental hallucination no thinking mind will doubt, and the joyous excitement created by the successful issue of his late ...

... RISCA. TENTH MON. (OR RISCA) RIFLE VOLUNTEER CORPS. -On Christmas day, the corps, numbering about sixty, assembled at the armoury at 9 a.m., and pro-1 ceeded to Pontymister, under the command of Lieutenant Morris, to join the Third Monmouth- shire, which was commanded by Captain Banks, ind proceeded to Risca Church, headed by the band )f the Tenth Monmouthshire, playing the Dead March in Saul. ...

... THE CYMMEU COLLIEKY EXPLOSION.—The fatal ex- plosion at the Cymmer Pit, South Wales, which occuried on July loth, 1856, and resulted in the death of 114 persons, will be still fresh in the memory of our readers, and they will also recollect the liberal manner in which the public subscribed in the formation of a fund for the relief of those ueprived of their supporters by the casualty. The ...