... A BIRMINGHAM POLICEMAN IMPRISONED FOR ASSAULT. At the Birmingham Police Court, Police-constable Charles Cox, of Ladywood road, was summoned for violent y assaulting El ward Sandford, a saddler. From the evidence of the prosecutor and several other wit- nesses, it appeared that whilst standing on the step of his front door the defendant, who was under the influence of drink, came up and asked ...

... An accident took place, between three and four oWock on Thursday afternoon at Briton Ferry Iron Works, by which John Rees, a native of Pembroke, lost his life. An inquest will be held at which the particulars of the sad event will transpire. ...

... THE death of so eminent a patriot as MAZZINI naturally directs attention to the country for which he made so many sacrifices, and to which he devoted his life-long labours. Death brought his virtues to the surface, as it does with most men. Although to a certain extent tabooed by the powers that be, honour was immediately accorded in Par- liament to his memory. His bust was placed with ...

... THE CARMARTHEN AND LLANELLY SCHOOL BOARDS. To the Editor of the SOUTH WALES DAILY NEWS. SIR, Your correspondent G.O.F.'s idea (if he has any) of the nature of the objection raised by the Carmarthen Nonconformists to compulsion is of a very hazy character. Dissenters do not object to compulsion as forming part of a complete scheme of national education, but they are strongly opposed to that ...

... To CORRESPONDENTS. Letters to ensure insertion must be concisely written, and upon one side of the paper only. We desire to impress upon our representatives and friends the absolute necessity of sending in their reports immediately, so that they may appear upon the morning of the day following that on which the events transpire. —-j ...

... R. S. P.—The proceedings at the annual meeting of the Iron and Steel Institute were reported in our columns several days ago. Letters to ensure insertion must be concisely written, and upon one side of the paper only. We desire to impress upon our representatives and friends the absolute necessity of sending in their reports immediately, so that they may appear upon the morning of the day ...

... UNITARIAN RELIGIOUS SERVICES.—An interesting ser- vice was held in the Unitarian chapel, on Thursday night. It was the annual meeting of the various Unitarian con-, gregations of the Merthyr and Aberdare valleys, for the purpose of unitedly partaking of the Lord's supper. The inclemency of the weather prevented the friends from a distance attending in the usual numbers. The intro- ductory part ...

... A second meeting of the celebration committee waS held on Thursday evening, at the Town hall, Cardiff* The Mayor presided, and there were present Messrs. Alderman Alexander, Alderman Watkins, Alderman Evans; Messrs. Councillors, J. Bowen, P. Bird, Jones, W. Taylor, M.D., W. Vachell, E. Wiiiffen, J. Flint, n. E. Spencer, of the Corporation; and Messrs. T. G. South, T. Plain, T. Evans, High ...

... REUTEE'S AND ASSOCIATION TELEGRAMS]. FRANCE. SHIPWRECK. BOULOGNE, March 28.—The Australian packetship J-atala, 1,127 tons register, Captain John Legoe, from Adelaide on December 19th, bound for London, with 35 passengers and miscellaneous cargo, was stranded between Andrqsselles and Cape Grisnez at two o'clock this morning. The passengers and crew have been saved. ITALY. ROME, March 28.-The ...

... THE SCOTCH EDUCATION BILL.-The Free Church Presbytery of Glasgow discussed the Education Bill on Wednesday, and decided, by 36 votes against 14, to pe. tition Parliament lin favour of the Bill as a whole, it being adapted to the circumstances of the country and commensurate with the wants of the people. A large meeting was held at Selkirk, on Wednesday night, in favour of combined secular and ...

... The statement that has appeared to the effect that the Royal Academy Exhibition in London will be opened on Thursday, May 2nd, and that it will be closed on Wednesday, July 31st, is entirely devoid of foundation. The Academy Exhibition will be opened as usual on the first Monday in May, in accordance with the custom which has prevailed for the last 103 years. The Guardian says .-It is now some ...

... A woman, inhabiting a cellar at Bethnal-green, drinking water from a hole in the ground, and sleeping with her paramour on a bundle of rags, has been found sitting dead irf a broken chair. She and the man hal lived together for three years in half the amount of cubic space which would be allotted to them at the workhouse. Yet compared with most of their fellow- ledgers, they were a privileged ...