... MANSLAUGHTER ON BOARD A MAN-OF- WAR. A Plymouth correspondent telegraphs:—Silas Gay- land, marine, and John Hill, stoker, both belonging to the Indus, were working on board the Dublin, and quarrelled, The altercation was renewed when passing up the ladder to the Indus, when Gayland drew his knife, and, with violent words, threatened to stab the other man, who tbeieupon struck him in the face ...

... THE WAGES QUESTION IN THE HOUSE COAL TRADE. CONFERENCE OF OWNERS AND COLLIERS. Although there is every reason to hope and believe that work in the house-coal collieries will not suffer any stoppage, it is probable that a few days' suspension of operations may take place, while the men con- sider the present state of affairs. A month ago they gave notice for an advance, and that notice expires ...

... BOARD OF CONSERVATORS.—An adjourned meeting-was held yesterday (Wednesday), at which there were present, Messrs. W. R. D. Campbell Davys (in the chair) T iK™ ,Phllll £ y,' Hu M°rgan, T. T. Mousley, and J h !ta J he 5:hair;nan offered to put a man to watch the upper portion of the Towy, from near Llan- dovery to its source, during the winter months if the Board agreed to pay the half of the ...

... SATURDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1872. TELEGRAMS received from Paris yesterday assure us that steps will be taken to test the validity of the right to expel Prince NAPOLEON from France. We are by no means surprised that such should be the case, since it is impossible not to feel that a blunder has been committed. M. TRIERS has proved himself so wise a statesman and so admirable an administrator ...

... [REUTEB'S AND CENTRAL PRESS TELEGRAMS.1 T FRANCE. tHE ANGLO-FRENCH COMMERCIAL TREATY. PARIS, Friday.—The complete text of the new ;^ttglo-Freiicli Treaty of Commerce, drawn up in r^glish, as arranged among those intrusted with s Negotiation, is in the hands r.f the French Go- berrlluent. The Treaty, as it now stands has beenrer- b apy approved by the French Government. It is now translated ...

... THE PRXXCE OF WALES.—lit is expected that HIS Royal Highness the Prince of Wales will, in THE hunting season, honour the Duke of Mariboro'^gh witb his presence at Blenheim Palace. FATAL, EXPLOSION.—At Bilstonf, Staffordshire, little girl named Noake has died from injuries received by the explosion ef a petroline lamp. The decea.se and another child had,, in the absence of their mothers* ploed ...

... A correspondent to the Central News says :—One of the measures which we shall have a right to look for next session is one for preventing corrupt practices at elections. This was promised last year, but Ministers had not time to fulfil their promise, and were obliged to re-enact Mr. Disraeli's expiring measure of 1868. Should Mr. Forster be more successful next year,we may be certain that a ...

... EBBW VALE. +i,0linrlinclayf.0cti>^ 6th, special services were held at theJ-onoregational Chapel in this place, when three ser- mor» were delivered by Professor Oliver, M.A., classical w ie^of p5efm°.nal Colle-e- Brecon' The EeV B- Hufhe. of Beaufort, preached in Welsh in the afternoon. ...

... RHYMNEY. CONTEMPLATED STOPPAGE OF THE WORKS.—Late on Saturday afternoon last notices were issued intimating that all present engagements between the Company and their workmen will terminate at the expiration of a calendar month from that date. Many and various are the surmisings as to the cause and objects of them, and a deputation of some of the branches of industry will wait on the several ...

... THE NEW RECORDER OF CARMARTHEN. The appointment of Mr. B. T. Williams as Recorder of Carmarthen, will be a source of satisfaction to the community at large. As a magistrate he is well known in Pembrokeshire for his probity and steidmg integrity as a Chancery barrister he is esteemed foi his sound legal knowledge, and as a gentleman thoroughly ac- quainted with the Principality he occupies a ...

... FATAL ACCIDENT.—On Monday evening a fatal acci- dent took place in the Hill Pit, a boy aged 12 years, son of Henry Jones, of this place, being crushed by a fall of rubbish. When taken out he was alive, but he died within ten minutes. ...

... tbr: Tom Marshall, senior, well known as the clerk of tbtt Coure at various race meetings throughout the try, died at Northampton last night, aged 82. thrtbe Legislature of Massachusetts have decided that -f is authorised to establish schools of design in SUchVu ge. antl comPelled to maintain at least one school in every town of 10,000 inhabitants. ^ ...