... THE HADSTOCK ACCIDENT. (Tasitain Ti'er resumed his inquiry into the Pads feck ra:tw:w accid-nt on Saturday, The st-tion m-ister, telefei-anhclerk, and signalman at the Rad?to ...

... OUTRAGE BY POACHERS IN WARWICKSHIRE. (SPECIAL tblegram.) At the Naneaton petty sessions, on Thursday, Thomas Gazey, miner of Bedworth, was sentenoed to three months'hard labour for night poaching on land belong- ing to Mr C. N. Newdegate, M:P. The accused was one of a gang of poachers who, with dogs, recently viaited Mr Newdegate'a game preserves. A gamekeeper named Olner, who was watching on ...

... FOR THIS PAST WEEK., 1«73, 187«. Increase. Decrease £. SET:: = Sg Jg s= SS London & North Western lmri i Great Western 1255 Brecon antf Merthyr I'Of 1455 ?S — Pembroke and Tfcnnv WW 550 18 ...

... PROBABLE HOSTILITIES WITH DAHOMEY. Writing from Whydah, West Coast of Africa, on June 1st, the correspondent of the Western Morning News sends important news respecting our quarrel with Dahomey. He says the reason for refusing to pay the fine inflicted by Commodore Sir W. Hewitt on the King of Dahomey, in consequence of the outrage on English merchants, was that the meddlesome captain of an ...

... THE~C0NTIN ENTAL MAILS. Some time ago it was announced that the Continental mills be despatched from London a quarter of an hour later for Paris, to give the northern commercial centres more time for forwarding their corres- pondence to London; but the Trench postal and railway authorities not being consulted the pJaa fall through. Arrangements have now been n»«te hj thsria by which the night ...

... A TRIBUTE TO MRS. GLADSTONE. At the close of the meeting at Staindrop, on Saturday afternoon, a cordial cheer was given for Mrs Gladstone, who bowed her acknowledment. Mr GLADSTONE said,—Although I said I had nothing more to say, Mr Pease has in a manner struck a new coal measure. (Laughter and applause.) It is true my wife has been the sharer of my cares and labours, and my joys andsorrows, ...

... P0NTYP00L HORTICULTURAL SHOW. On Thursday the annual show of the Fonty- pool Horticultural Society was held, under a conditipn of the elements which proved exceed- ingly disastrous. At an early hour in the moruing several large tents were placed in a field near the railway station, where it was arranged for the show t » take place. The preparations were of a some- what elaborate character, ...

... LUNACY INQUIRY AT SIIEFFIELD. Alone inquiry was eoaclnded at Sheffield, yesterday, ttefore Mr Battaw, Master in Lanacy, into the state of shied of Milfl Elisabeth bhearwood, an elderly lady of great weaitti, who bas many relatives in the town. The My, with her sistrT, was in prison 23 years for refusing to of^ey an order of the Court of Chancery. The sister fowtaeted hezwif ko strangely on her ...

... I CHURCH TEACHERS' BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION. | On S iturday the annual general meeting of this i tution was held at the room; of the National Socif' Broad Sanctuary, Westininster,the ijord Mayor 'Ihe LORD MAYOR, in moving the adoption of report, said the sum received through sermons was„ small, and he waa rather grieved at this, bt cause 0 was no doubt that the male and female teach6' of every ...

... SWANSEA SCiLOOL BOARD. The usual m mthly meeting of the members of this boa'd was held on Tuesday, at the offices of the bo.rd, Rutland treet, pres.nt-lr T. Trew (vice-chairman, who prMded in the absence, thxmgh ii]nes-, of the chair- mtn, Mr WiLon), the Rev B. Williams, Mr F. Richards, and Mr Llewellyn Davies. Mr Cole, the inspector of schools, Wag also present. RESIGNATIONS. Ater the ...

... SIR CHAS. ADDRRLEY .AT nArLEY. Sir Charles Adderley, President of the Board of Trade, speaking at a Conservative dinner at Hanley on Tuesday said that during the past session he had bad the good fortune to conduct through Parliament a bill more important than any which he had had to deal with during the thirty-five years he had represented North Staffordshire—namely, the Merchant Shipping Bill ...

... PONTYPRIDD niBAN SANITARY AUTHORITY. The usual fortnigbtlyneeting of this board was held yesterday. There wei present Messrs J, Jones (in the chair), W. Philfips, R 1 homas, H. Cule, Jahez Evans, D. Leyshon, W. Mor-in> W. Davies, E. Lewis and T. Crawsbay. ? The minutes of tb last meeting were read and con* [ firmed. I NUISANCES. The S'lrveycr rented that the committee appointed to visit the ...