... A few mornings since an explosion occurred on board the Union Company's steamer Pretoria, lying in the Southampton Docks, inflicting severe injuviee on eight men, one of whom named Batchelor, died three hours after his admission to the infirmary. Another lios in a precarious condition, while the rest arc more orlessinjured from burns and bruises. The vessel had coaled the day previous, and, ...

... LOCAL NOTES. BREAD-BAKING AT THE UNION. IT will not be a matter of surprise to the public to find that the Merthyr Guardians have again altered their minds respecting the baking of bread at the Workhouse. It was only a very few mouths ago that, owing to the bad way in which the bread was baked, and the fact that it cost more, even with pauper labour for nothing, to make it in the house than it ...

... Needles are made from soft steel wire, whfen mre- ceived from the manufactory in coils. The wire is cut by fixed shears into lengths sufficient to make two needles. These blanks, being bent, require straighten- ing, which is done by placing soveral thousands of them between two broad, heavy rings, and heating them to redness in a furnace. They are then removed ana plaoea still in position ...

... MOTHER RAILWAY ACCIDENT. f A railway accident happened on Monday evening on the Great Northern line close to the Nottingham etation. It appears that a passenger train consisting of fire carriages an engine and guard's van left Pinxton, Derbyshire, for Nottingham, in which town it was due at 6.24. On getting within a short distance of the destination, when the steam had been shut off and speed ...

... C5TNRYCHIOLAETH BWRDEISDEEF UNEDIG MERTHYR TYDFIL, &o. LLYTHYR II. STB,—Ymdrechwn yn awr i ddangos mae dyledswydd a rhwymau y Fwrdeisdref Unedig yn yr etholiad dyfodol ydyw talu parch i'r hwn y mae parch yn ddyledus. Un o brif nodweddion rhagoriaeth moes- garweh a rbinwedd bob amser ydyw parodrwydd i gydnabod teilyngdod ereill fel y dymunir cael cydna- byddiaeth. Dyna safon yr egwyddor a ...

... An extraordinary self-accusation of murder haft just been made at Bedford by a surgeon named Mon-' tague Stanton Ford, who resides in that town. He went to the police station about one o'clock in thei morning and informed the sergeant in charge that he had poisoned a lady in Liverpool. The sergeant askeJ him to put his statement in writing, which th# man immediately did, asserting that the ...

... At the Birkenhead County Police Court, on Mon- day, Irving Brown, farm bailiff to Mr. John Torr, M.P., of Eastham, was summoned for assaulting Josesph Wartschki, who said he was a general dealer, living in Russel Street, Liverpool. A cross-summons was also heard, charging Wartschki with assaulting Brown. Mr. Hannen was for the former, and Mr. Moore for Mr. Torr's bailiff. Complainant said that ...

... The other afternoon, owing to a report which had been put in circulation, crowds visited a giasfc field on the Old Nottingham Road, Belpher, in the possession of Mr. Samuel Alldread, grocer. In a corner of the field there was to be seen the body of a human being, the head being next to the wall, in a state of corruption. The clothes upon it were satu- rated with the late heavy faim. The body ...

... THE FAT MEN'S FESTIVAL. Down at Dorlon'S place on Gregory's Point, says tho New York Herald of the 14th inst., where the Norwalk River enters Long Island Sound, a peculiar atmospheric phenomenon was observed yesterday, as it has annually been for thirteen years past. The air suddenly became surcharged with a savoury aroma, that made coasters smack their lips and landsmen hurry on their Sunday ...

... An accident has occurred to the Loanhead and Edinburgh coach, by which two passengers named Smith and Louie, the one belonging to Loanhead and the other residing at Abbeyhill, Edinburgh, lost their lives,and.averal others wereseverely injured. On the road near Liberton the coach was being driven close to the side of the roadway to allow another carriage to pass. The wheels ran against a large ...

... BURIED ALIVE. A young Russian nebleman, having squandered his fortune, appealed to his sister to relieve his wants. This she refused to do, and he thereupon determined to make away with her for the sake of inheriting her property, and found means to give her a draught, whioh was probably intended to kill, but which only produced a deep sleep. The funeral was hurried for- ward, and the service ...

... Mr. Jamea Samuelson, who is on a riait to the: United States, is at present staying at Washington/ as the guest of General Albert Meyer, head ol tht £ United States Signal Department. When at Chicago* Mr. Samuelson despatched the following letter to lar* Arch on emigration:- Chicago, August 13th, 187&. Dear Mr. Arch.—In compliance with your wish am directing my attention to the question of ...