... SATURDAY. MANSLAUGHTER AT YSTRADYIOPWO. Richard Watkins, aged 25, a collier, was charged with the manslaughter of Daniel Jones, on tin* 15th of August. He was also charged on the Coroner' warrant. Counsel for the prosecution, Mr. W. H. Michael far the prisoner, Mr. Bowen. Mr. W. H. Michael, having brit-fly and with much fairness stated the facts of the case, called Jenkin Williams, who deposed ...

... PETTY SESSIONS- WEDNESDAY. (Before G. WILLIAMS, Esq., and the Rev. D. WILLIAMS.) STEALTHO A COAT.—Idris Lloyd, collier, living at Pon- typridd, charged James Harrison and David Llewellyn with stealing a coat from him, valued 10s. The garment was taken about three months ago. The coat, on being pro- duced to the prosecutor, was reluctantly recognised as his. The qucsiaons put to prosecutor were ...

... NEW TREDEGAR. A new and elegant schoolroom has been erected at this place, with a master's house attached. Ii is to be opened in a few days. OwiDg to the want of a proper schoolroom, the children from Tir Phil have been obliged to walk daily to Rhymney, three miles off. ...

... This Board met on Tuesday evening at the Four Elms Inn, Mr. C. Pearson in the chair. There were also pre- sent Messrs. J. W. Thomas, D. Thomas and J. Thomas. The minutes of the last meeting were read and con- firmed. The Surveyor was directed t3 advertise for tenders for the private improvement of Montgomery-road. The Clerk reported that Mr. Price had further repaired his work on the Newport ...

... THE MINI-TERIAL CHANGE^.—The Glebe believes it will be found that the following libt of changes in the Ministry is correct:—Sir Stafford Nortbcote will suc- ceed Lord Cranborne at the India Beard, the Duke of Richmond becoming President of the Board of Trade the Duke of Buckingham will succeed Lord Carnarvon at the C 'laniai office, the Duke of Marlborough being appointed President of the ...

... I- the liotiso of Commons, on Tuesday, during the dobafca on Professor Fuwoett's motion for tho exten- sion of the Factory Acts to agricultural labourers' cliildran, Mr. Bruce, M.P. for Meitkyr, said :—Whether thy ban, member for Brighton presses his motion or not, 1 am su' e :t will b,. the opinion of this House that the discussion cannot have been without use, and I must eay that the ...

... As many as 130 persons were killed in our mines in the year 1865 through naked candles being burnt. The inspectors' reports on that year have recently been is- sued by the Home-office; but they purport to have been sent in a twelvemonth ago. Two day labourers were at work in the luce-yard mine, and, wanting some rails, went for them in'o a part which made gas, and into which they had been ...

... FREE LIBRARY VENTILATION. > SIR,-A few weeks ago you inserted a letter from a mee' respondent signing himself Inodorous,complaining of tt erthyr bad ventilation of the Free Library. For a couple of dsj On topi, his advice of leaving the door open when the gas was lit ring was attended to, which rendered the room comfortable *8 sul jt- healthy. But lately the room has been left in the sat of ...

... CARDIFF BOARD OF GUARDIANS. This body, on Saturday, was presided over by the Chairman, E. W. David, Esq.; besides whom there were present the Vice-Chairmen, the Rev. T. H. Jones and Mr. W. Alexander; Dr. Paine. Rev. V. Saulez, Rev. and Mr. W. Alexander; Dr. Paine. Rev. V. Saulez, Rev. J. W. Evans, :Mesers. Cory, Pride, J. Bird, Ainsley, French, T. Williams, Griffin, ...

... A second sporting match took place on Monday be- tween Mr. Gumbley's brown mare Lizzy and Mr. Potter's grey horse (which he won in a r file at Ponty- pridd about six weeks back and christened The Buck) on the Mynydd Gaer Mountain, over three quarters of a mile, which was decided by Mr. Gumbley's mare winn- ing as she liked. She was ridden by Mr. James Gnmbley, who deserves great credit for ...

... I PETEESTONE-SUPER-ELY. On Tuesday morning the Three Horse Shoes, in this village, was broken into and a quantity of spirits stolen. ...

... The spring assizes for this county was opened at Swansea, on Tuesday, before Justice Keating. His lorduhip arrived from Carmarthen, by the half-past ten o'clock train, and was met ot the railway station by the high sheriff of the county, Thomas Penrice, Esq. (of Kilvrough), and a retinue of javelin men. He at once proceeded to the T >wn-hall, where he was met by the mavor (Thcmas Phillips, Esq ...