... Dymunir i'n gchebwyr Cymreig gyfeirio eu goheb- iaethau, llyfrau i'w hadolygu, &c., fel ycanlyn —DAFYDD MORGANWG, Hirwain, Aberdare. ...

... PETTY.SESSMNa.—On Tuesday—before Mr R. B. R. Mynors (chairman), :5ir R. Green-Price, Bart., M.P., Uapt. Otway, Capt. Beavan. and Mr E. Coatea—Wiliiatn Da vies, of Seannton-on- A'row Farm, labourer, was charged by Hannah Alatthews, of the Slough, with being the father of her child. Order made for Is 6d per week and coftx. Defendant did not appear. GAMB TRDPA88.Thomas Thomas, junr., aK ...

... CRICKHOWELL BOARD OF GUARDIANS. as THE BOARDING-OUT SYSTEM' JJst The fortnightly meeting of this board was ft 4°s' on Mon lay, when there were preseut Sir J. j, Bailey, Bart., M.P., chairman; Messrs (vice-chairman), Miles, Raikes (ex officio), Gu «*n Davies, Hicks, Morgan, Richards, J, Willis' and Rev. J. Hughes. With reference to the f, a' posed plan of boarding out pauper children,' i ...

... A PROTEST. Sit) TO TilE EDITOR. SIB,—In a speech delivered on the occasiOll. presenting a testimonial to Mr W. T. Le Jort Maxdy, Nov. 10, 1880, Mr Illiys Hopkiu Rb Plasnewydd, Aberdare, has been reported in It newspapers to have said: That he thought' was abominable the way in which the mini»tv &>n hai been teachiug hypocrisy to the i;eopj Instead of teaching men to be true and lioB«^ wij ...

... THE UNION FARM. ( JUVENILE OFFENDERS. Mr P. W oodruffe presided at the meeting of Board on Saturday, when there werealao prese^ JV. —Colonel Lyne (vice-chair), the Revs. J. y> Darby, 1), Roberts, F. B. Leon ud, E. Jenfe'/? ) an I J. Davies; Messrs E. Thomas, J. H. Hi'}.1 A W. Evans, Rees Keene, S. Scard, E. Philip D. Harrhy, H. R. Evans, E. Cross, W. (Cefnllogel), and W. Price..j j^d f /The ...

... In the next session of the Servian Parliament a Bill is to be brought in for the emancipation of the Jews. Independently of the damage done in the city of Agram and the vicinity, it is found that no fewer than 24 castles and extensive country seats in Zagoria alone have been ruined by the earth-* quakes. Mr Stanley E. Gibbs, described as a fine young fellow in his 20th year, died oh Tuesday, ...

... MURDER BY A MOTHER. The County Coroner, Dr. Churton, of Chester, held an inquest at Audlem, on Thursday, on the body of Mary Jane Smith, aged 15 months, the illegitimate offspring of Ann Smith, a farm ser- vant, formerly living near Oswestry. The mother was in court in the custody ot Supt. Lugard, of the county constabulary.—Martha Clewes, half- sister of the mother, said that for three parts ...

... THE DETECTION OF FIRE-DAMP IN MIN ES. A most ingenious plan for detecting the presence of fire-damp in mines in time to obviate its disastrous effects has been recently suggested by the celebrated Belgian engineer, M. Sonczee, whose eminent name and well-known experience are sufficient guarantees that he would be the last man in the world to Lendliis name to anything chimerical. It is well ...

... TURCOMAN MARAUDERS. IN AFGHANISTAN. A telegram from St. Petersburg on Tuesday says :—Anarchy reigns in the northern provinces of Afghanistan. Turcomans, belonging mostly to the Merv Tekkes, are plundering the villages and robbing the caravans. The Russian troops have in consequence of these depredations taken posses sion of the lands belonging to the Akhal Tekkes, and the Persian Government ...

... It is stated that a team of Canadian la crosse players will probably visit England during the spring and summer of 1881, for the purpose of increasing the popularity of their favourite pastime in this country. In St. Petersburg it is anticipated that a heavy increase of import duties will be resorted to in order to make good the loss resulting from the abolition of the salt-tax. It is stated ...

... RISCA. ASSAULTING 4 Newport, on Saturday, Mr. Chivers, a landlady of Risca, o'nrged David Davies with assaulting her. The ...

... BARGOED. CAERSALEM CHAPEL.—On Sunday, anniversary eor vices were held. The Rev. W. Williams, Rhos Cuapel, Mountaiu Ash, preached. ...