... OARblPF SCHOOL BOARD. The monthly meeting of this Board was held at the Town Hall,on Monday, Mr John Batchelor in the chair. There were also present Mr L. Williams (vice-chairnjan), the Revs J. Waite and Father Hayde, Messrs T. Rees, J. Cory, and T. Evans. MR EVANS'S EXPLANATION. Prior to the commencement of the business of the meeting, Mr THea. EVANS said that he observed on the agenda paper ...

... THE EXPLOSION A.T YNISFEIO COLLIERY. On Wednesday, at the Treheibert Public-hall, before Mr Thomas WilUams, deputy-coroner, and fourteen jury- men, the inquest was hela upon the bodies of John D. Thomas and David Lodwig, who were killed by an explo- sion which happened at the Ynisfeio Colliery on Monday, the 23rd ult. Mr T. E. Wales was present. The particulars of the catastrophe have already ...

... MISADVENTURE BY A QUACK NEAR LLANELLY. Aa inquest was held on Saturday evening, last, at the Smith's Arms, Penceiliogi, before the district coroner. Mr J. Rowlands, and a jury of which Mr Frith, landlord of the Nortbgate Hotel, was foreman, to investigate the circumstances which surrounded the death of a child fourteen months old, named John Jones, son of Henry Jones, a labourer, of the same ...

... NEWPORT. horse was drowned at the Newport dock, on Thurday. It was yoked to a cart, and when near the dock side it backed the cart into the water. It belonged to a milk-seller, named Greaves. The horse and cart were got out of the water. PRESENTATION TO THE REV. JANSEN DAVIES.—A public meeting was held at the Tabernacle Independent Chapel School-room, on Thursday evening last, at which about ...

... THE FATAL BOAT ACCIDENT AT T.. PLYMOUTH. It is now ascertained that of the fifty-two Royal Marines who were on board the lighter which sank in Jtiymouth harbour, ten are missing,and are,without doubt, ~fp'raed% None of the bodies have been recovered, tbe strong tide which waa running at the time having doubt- less carried them out to the Sound. An inquiry was opened at Plymouth yesterday. ...

... PONTL A:S FRAITH. SERIOUS ACCIDENT.—On Sunday afternoon a man was found on the turnpike road injured badly. It was found that he had borrowed a pony and trap at Maesycwmmer, and drove off to Abercarne with some companions, and on their return journey a quanel took place, when Bijch fell out, and the wheels of the trap passed over him. His comoanions went off and left him. When found he was to ...

... THE LATE FISTEDDFOD AT HAVERFORDWEST.—Owing to the dissatisfaction caused in awarding the first prize in the competition Sing unto God, the following letter, a copy 'of which was handed to Mr Brinley Richards on the platform, on the da.y of the eisteddfod, has beensent us for publication :—King's Arms Hotel, Haverford- west, August 28th, 1875. Mr Brinley Richards,—Will j ou de) the choire who ...

... BOATID or G;; Ar.DiAxs.—The usual weekly meeting of this Board was held on Saturday last, present-Messrs W. K. Seys (chairman), J. Taylor (vi^e-chairman), Revs John Price, E. T. Williams, J. T. Ford, and W. H. Barthropp, Messrs T. P. Williams, D. Baker, T. Perkins,. A. Cadle, &c. The Master reported the number of inmates as 128, against 125 last week, and 128 during the corresponding week of ...

... OGMORE VALE. TYNEWYDI) -F.ISTKDDFOD. — This eisteddfod was held at the Tynewydd School Room.on thelSth inst.,Mr Jones, manager of the Wyndham piLs, presided. The following were the competitions:—Song, Plas Gogendan, by Samuel Evans, Aberkenfig. For the best rendering of the duett Hywel a Gwen, two parties competed,. prize awarded to Thomas and John Roberts, Cefncribwr. Adjudication of the ...

... ABERYSTWITH. COTTAGER'S FLOWER SHOW.-The first exhibition m connection with the Cottagers Jmprovement Society recently instituted in this town, was held on vV ednesday afternoon. The management -of the proceedings were kindly undertaken by a committee of ladie^ aMisted by Captain Cos«ns, director, and the secretaries, the Ilev. J. Pugh Vioar of Llanbadarn-fawr, the Rev. Jas. Lewis of LlaniUr ...

... If there are any Ladies who have not yet used the GLENFIELD STAECH, they are respectfullv solicited to give it a trial, and carefully follow out the directions printed on every package, and if this is done chey will say, like the Queen's Laundress, it is the f-ne-C Starch they ever used. When you ask for GLENTIELP STARCH see that you get it, as inferior kinds are often substituted for the sake ...

... School Board —The monthly meeting of thi Beard took place on Monday evening. Present, M-rsr.- George and John Green (vice-chiiraan), the K-r F Foster aDd Dr John. At the bu;Kistit,: (it tht ChfurmaD, the teachers of the several schods aider the Board are to produce their books at each nonthiy ilee, iap of the Board, sho*'inc the average .-cteniince of children at such schools. The archit'ct ht ...