... SATURDAY. Before Coloael BYRDE and E. J. PHILLIPS, Esq. K0N-PATM3NT OF RATES. John Turner was charged by Mr Gwatkin with non- payment of rates to the amount of 13 17s 8d. Ordered to pay. COAL STEALING. Daniel Goss was charged with stealing a quantity of coal from the Great Western Railway at Llanhilleth. Mr Watkins appeared for defendant. P.c. Taylor fe/wed that on Friday, 25th of January, at ...

... NIGHT LODGERS IN NEW YORK POLICE STATIONS. The tramp question in America is fast becoming one of vital importance, and is attracting the attention alike of the philanthropist and legislator. During the summer weather these dangerous classes quit the towns and cities for the country, where they become objects of terror and dislike. Murders, robberies, and outrages of all kinds are committed in ...

... ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. 3.—The Golos of this morning pub- lishes a telegram dated from Kars to-day, saying The Tarks in Erzeroum are subject to most horrible sufferings. About two hundred die daily from typhus fever alone. There are no provisions and no firewood iu the place. Ismail lIakki Pacha is dying. The Turks have repeatedly offered to surrender, but insist upon the condition that the ...

... REGIMENTS FOR FOREIGN SERVICE. The infantry battalions now standing at the head of the list for foreign service are the 2nd Battalions of the 4th, 5th, 6th, 10th, and 14th Regiments, the 26th, 29th, 30th, 41st, 3rd Bat- talions of the 60th Rifles, 86th, 93rd Highlanders, and 1st and 3rd Battalions of the Rifle Brigade. The order in which they would be sent out would depend very much upon the ...

... EXTRAORDINARY ATTEMPT AT SUICIDE. —On Wed- nesday a most extraordinary attempt at suicide was made by Mr Henry Smith, aged 44, carrying on busi- ness at Park-street Viaduct as a shoemaker. For some time past the poor fellow has been labouring under mental derangement, and his friends felt that it was almost necessary that he should be removed to a lunatic asylum. His aberration of mind, ...

... I THE LATE POPE. HIS TWO WILLS.-THE PAPAL CONCLAVE. ROME, Feb. 11.—The late Pope has left two wills. In the first, which is drawn up in his quality of Pontiff, he leaves an annual sum of 3,500,000 francs to his succes ;or for the expenses of the Holy See, and an annual allowance for the employes of the former Poniilica. administration. In the second document the testator, speaking as a private ...

... THE CONTAGIOUS DISEASES ACTS ANDT tB HEALTH OF THE NAVY, In connection w, u toe above subject, the follow paragraph has gone the ,-ound of the Press 7hr advantages of the Contagious Diseases Acts are shn..v:. by a comparison ot the tive ports in which these art force, as compared with other five where they do rrt prevaii. In reply to this, it appears that the compa- rison referred to -vas ...

... A Scotch miner was recently fined at Hamilton for smoking his pipe while his Davy-lamp was found un- locked. And another Scotchman writes to a contem- porary, asking whether it was not possible to deyise a tobacco-pipe so fitted with a gauzo-wire top and capa- cious bowl that the workmen may—arrangements being made for lighting it at safe safe points in the workings —enjoy, to a reasonable ...

... FURTHER SUBSCRIPTIONS.—Richard Jones, grocer' lOOlbs. of bread; Thos. Williams, coal yard, Trosnant, 50 cwt. of coal; Mrs Johnson, Birmingham, £ 4 (per Rev R. C. Page); E. Fowler & Son, L5; Mrs Davies (London), 5s; Per Miss Statter, X5; Saml. Little (draper), X.1 Is; J. F. Williams, Sl Is; Entertain- ment at Pontypool, X9; James (Bristol), 2s 6d; T. Williams, 7s 6d Hy. Smith (bill poster), 6d; ...

... The Golos of Monday evening publishes an article ill which it says:—It ought not to create astonishment if the Rus- sians who entered upon the war for the protection of the Christians should occupy Constantinople, as the English Government itself has considered it necessary to protect the Christians. It is to be hoped that the Government will make a declaration to this effect. It is probable ...

... The latest account from Mr. Spurgeon, who is still at Mentone, states that he is progressing favourably, and that there is every likelihood of his complete restoration to health and strength before the lapse of many weeks. The members of his numerous congre- gation, who feel the utmost regret at his enforced absence, entertain the hope that their esteemed pastor will be able to resume his work ...

... ANNIVERSARY DINNER OF THE HOSPITALITY LODGE OF ODDFELLOWS. On Thursday, the 31st ult., the anniversary dinner of the above lodge was held at the Montague Hotel, Pont- ypool, when the members sat down to a capital spread provided for them by Host Beacham, and did ample justice to it. The chair was taken by P.P.G.M, Henry Griffiths, and the vice-chair by N.G. C. W. Toye. The first toast on the ...