... THE THUNDERSTORM. At an early hour on Monday morning a terrific thunderstorm broke over South Wales. The peals of thunder were deafening and the lightning flashes every vivid. The rain tell very heavily and at Caerphilly the centre of the town was floaded, while the articles of furniture on the ground floors of the houses floated about. At Tondu the lightning struck the chimney of No 47, Park ...

... CWMLLYNFELL. HARVEST THANKSGIVING SERVICES, conducted by the pastor, the Rev. J. Roes, were held on Monday, at tho Independent Chapel. Sermons were delivered by the Rev. J. Price Jones, of America, and the Rev. I. J. Evans Heolgerng Merthyr A collection was made at the close of the services towards liquidating the debt of the Independent Chapel at Heolgerrig. ...

... MR ABRAHAM AND THE NEGOTIA. TIONS FOR A SETTLEMENT. On Monday, at the colliers' delegate meeting, held at Merthyr, for the purpose of considering the advisability of forming a Permanent Relief Fund, Mr David Morgan, Mountain Ash, presid- iag, Mr William Abraham asked permission to make a statement in reference to the position o ...

... t«ord Brooke, eldest son of the Earl of Warwick, heen struck oft the Warwick borough list of Voters by the revising barrister. The qualification t up by the Conservatives was that Lord Brooke tellteda Held of his father, and used it for his horses, but it was shewn the Earl's horses were Qso turned into the field. ...

... LOSS OF A VESSEL AND CREW OF 29 HANDS. On Saturday afternoon a Dottle was picked up on the South Sands, Tenby, by a man named John Leonard. The bottle contained the follow- ing, written on the margin of a newspaper :— Sunday, September 29.-The Magi Crescent, 2,000 tons, struck off the Longships, going down with all hands. Good-bye, all friends. Please tell my poor wife, Jane Thompson, 4, Cows ...

... MONMOUTHSHIRE AND SOUTH V/ALES MINERS PERMANENT tiELIEF FUND. LETTER FROM MR W. ABRAHAM. To the Ediior of the SOUTH WALES DAILY NEWS. NVill you kindly allow me, through the of-your valuable publication, to call the attention of the iniuers of Monmouthshire and Stlnth Wales to the delegate meeting that is to be held at the Cross Keys, Merthyr Tydfil, on Tues- day, the 8th inst., and the ...

... At the Llanelly petty sessions on Wednesday, Catherine Connolly, Gilbert-place lodging hous*, Llaneily, was charged with stealing two flannei VC8t3, value 9s. She said, in defence, that she bought them, but ultimately pleaded guilty. Prisoner bad been convicted for larceny in 1874, once in 1875, once in 1876, and unoe in 1877. The bench gave her six mouths' hard la.bour. ...

... iXErrrciEXT Li.riiTrva AXD OVE^ CROWDiN:> UiiAXulifoWX. Tj the Bourtf HrAi,Rs foiit, xu i;;y opiiiion a i-vat^pMV-r Vi town has scarcely touched upon he has mentioned, especially tiiosc oi ir.g, and also ths absence of lights on t:o rv-a I from the Docks to Granget-ovvn and the i>'orry. liiy.sclf live at the Lower Grange, and my compels me to walk the road at all iio-irs of th3 night. I ...

... PONTYPRIDD. AT THK Pj-iTfT-SESSTOXS, oil Tuesday Flyim, Dinas, was summoned for irvi-pavsiu- oa tlu- laua oi .j; Loses Rowland, colliery proprietor, lined 03..John Jj-nvis snesi dolm Davies foe £$12s, wa-e, due ior hauling. Plaintift's wif« appeared, and said'that wurkiiad been done to tl)e aniount of £ '5 12s, of whicii JL'2 had been ivaid. Defendant sajd ail had been p.ud except 14s CKL 1 ...

... MAESTEG. AWFULLY SupDEN DEATH.—On Tuesday even- ing after, a day's toi!, a youth named John Edwards, son of James Edward* Coker, was re- turning home from a potato neld,in company with his father, when he suddenly fell down and ex- pired in his father's arms. ...

... A Central News telegram say The rumour that two of the Liberal candidates intend to re- tire, is not correct. So far, all live candidates intend going to the poll. The co ntest, it is ex- pected, will be very close. ...

... To the Editor of the SOUTH WALES DAILY NEWS. DHAR our new Mayor do in regarcHo the banquet ? Will he invite a number belonging to a certain section in society, and offend old friends who will consider that they ought not to be forgotten, and entailing the ex- penditure of one-half of his salary, leaving but a very small amount for charitable and other pur- poses, taking into account the waut ...