... | FRAUD AND FORGERY. At the Hammersmith William Hemming, an auctioneer, of Stamford-street, Blackfriars. was brought up in the custody of Mr. Palmer, chief inspector, Scotland-vard, charged with obtaining a cheque-book from the Notting-hill branch of the National Bank by false representations, and with uttering several forged cheques. Mr. Elsie Wyatt, accountant at the Notting-hill branch of ...

... I — = e ROATH CONGREGATIONAL CHORCH.—On Wednesday t evening the Rev. Kilsby Jones lectured at the above f church on the life and times of John Penry, the Brecon- shire martyr. The lecturer rivetted the attention of a. very good audience while he portrayed forcibly, pic- e turesquely, and with inimitable humour, the good old times in which Penry challenged persecution and death e by his ...

... [ MOUNTAIN ASH. 1| LOCAL BOARD.—The fortnightly meeting of this hoard Vt -was held at the Board-room on Monday, when the follow- M ing members were presentMessrs. G. Wilkinson (in the chair), E. Evans, D. Williams, J. Griffith, J. Grey, T. Edwards, D. Morgan, E._ Thomas, and D. Coleman. The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed. A letter was read from Mr. Sheppard respecting the ...

... It is stated that the Secretary of State has commuted the sentence on Madame Rachel, who, in 18 69, was sen- tenced at the Old Bailey to five years' penal servitude for obtaining a large sum of money from Mrs. Borradaile, under the pretence that she was to be made beautiful for ever, in order to marry a tiobleman. DR. LIVINGSTONE. At a meeting of the Royal Geographical Society, on Monday ...

... PROyi*c- A.WILL.-—'Lord Penzance has pronounced m favour of the will of the late Miss Cordelia Angelica Reed, the owner of the ruinous property which for so many years disfigured the south-west Corner of Stamford-street. The old lady Jeft the bulk of her fortune, amounting to about £100,000, to the Hospital for Consumption at Brompton. ANCIENT MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS EXHIBITS-A meeting of the ...

... INDBCENT ASSAULT.—A carpenter named Matthew Jenkins was charged with indecently assaulting Cecelia Morgan, a little girl eleven years of a^e, who resides with her mother in Oldcastle. The prisoner was working at a house in the locality, and complainant came to the room to call another little girl, when tho improper conduct on the part of Jenkins took place. Prisoner, who was stated to be drunk ...

... ARREST OF A CLAIMANT TO THE EARL- DOM OF ABERDEEN. Intelligence received in Liverpool from New York states that on the 9th inst. Deputy Sheriff Judson Jarvis arrested Lord George Gordon, alias George Henry Gordon, alias Gordon Gordon, at the suit of Jay Gould, on an order of arrest granted by Judge Brady. It appears that Mr. Gould swears that on the 1st March last he delivered to Gordon 600 ...

... RELEASE OF THE CLAIMANT. It is said that the Tichborne claimant will probably be released on bail to-day Friday). THE EMPRESS OF GERMANY. It is stated that the Empres3 of Germany will pro- baiilj come to England shortly on a visit to the Queen. WBXFORD ELECTION. CLOSE OF THE POLII.—W. A. Redmond. 321; Walter Redmon, 51; Bacon, none. FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE CAMBRIAN RAILWAY. John Whittiogton, a ...

... Several labourers who had left their employment in the neighbourhood of Newmarket with the view of bettering their condition in the north of England have returned to their old homes, whIch, after all, they seem to prefer. It is expected that agricultural wages about Newmarket will be carried to 12s. per week, plus allotments and other Per!.lu,IS, fi, Some of the Newmarket trainers have acceded ...

... CARMARTHEN. BOARD OF GUARDIANS.—At the meeting of this Board on Saturday, Mr. J. L. Phillips was re-elected chairman, and Mr. Williams and Mr. John David were re-elected vice-chairmen for the ensuing year.—Mr. D. B. Edwards gave notice that on that day month he would move that a person should be appointed to assist the relieving officer for the parish of St. Peter's, whose duties weN far too ...

... Under the above heading for the last two years the public have heard all sorts of rumours, how creation was to be and had been whipped by some enthusiasts the other side of the Atlantic, and how our own crack professionals had fared in a series of races in fours and sculls. No two American accounts tallied, at one Regatta the Biglin, at another the Wards, were indisputably proved to bo she ...

... RHYMNEY VALLEY. SNOW.—During the past few days the weather has become very cold and sharp frosts prevailed during the nights. On Saturday the wind changed to south, and rain fell thick but during the night the wind became very rough and boisterous, and early on Sunday morning snow began to fall thick and fast, the wind being very sharp and piercing cold. The leaves on the hills are be- coming ...