... ATTACK ON THE BRITISH AT GUNDAMUK. We have received the following from the India Office (From VICEROY.) December 30.-Bright reports Norman attacked at Gundamuk yesterday by Azma- tullah Khan and Lughman Chiefs, with about 2,000 followers; enemy driven off. Our loss, Lieutenant Wright, TL A., and one man killed; one man wounded. Norman advances to-day to re-occupy Sehbaba and Lataband. ...

... NEWNTHAM. COUNTY-CC R.T.—Th^ court was held on Wed- nesday. before His, H-uour C. Sumner, judge. One of the heM: was that of Organ v. Richard Williams. Tie parties live at Cinderford, and the action was bright to recover £167;; Id for masonry at the Teuperance Hotel,Cinderford. Mr Jackson appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr Goldring for the dcfeidant. It was contended that Williams was ageit ...

... THE FIERCENESS OF THE HURR- ICANE. The fearful nature of the utorm is well indicated by the statement of Professor Grant, of the Glas- gow Observatory, who, by means of his self-re- cording instruments, aunounces that at seven p.m. on Sunday the barometer stood at 28*98 inches, and the wind was blowing from the S.S.W. with a speed of 72 miles per hour. He says A little before 3.0 p.m. the wind ...

... THE KEANSLRY COLLIERY EXPLOSION. The coroner's jury on the inquest on the remains of the five miners who perished by the explosion at Kearsley, near Bolton, have returned a verdict of Accidental Death but recom- mend that more precautions in future be taken on the part of the officials of the colliery. It will be recollected that the mine has been worked for years by naked lights, and that it ...

... The proposal for the establishment of a Society for Musicians in Wales was discussed on Monday night at Carnarvon Guildhall, there being a laree representative gathering of persons interested in the music of the Principality. The formation of the society was decided upon; the Rev. E. Stephen (Tanyrwarian), composer of the oratorio The Sea of Tiberius, being elected president, and Dr. Parry, ...

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... GAS SHARES. The sudden fall in the price of gas shares, con- sequent apparently up-n the telegram in the Times relatiug to Mr Edison's doings at Menlo Park, suggests ti e reflection that neither stock- broker nor stockholders are mindful of the Horacian advice. The grateful and enthusiastic correspondent somewhat marred, perhaps inten- tiorally, the value of his admiration by referring to the ...

... CABINET COUNCIL. J SPECIAL TELEGRAM.] On Wednesday night summonses were isned for a Cabinet Council, to be held at tSie Prion Minister' official residence on Saturday tiext, sA three o'clock. ...

... FATAL FALL FKOM A WINDOW AT PEMBROKE. An old woman named Sayse, living at Monk- ton, was on Wednesday morning, about two o'clock, discovered lying on the ground beneath one of the windows of the house in which slM lived. She as found by a neighbour who was dircc- ted to the spot by her groans. She expired abou ...

... THE GLASGOWBANK FAILURE. go A TRAGIC INCIDENT. at ^4 The following extract fromaletterwhichhas T f, been received by a resident in Bristol from a reola. h LO tive in Scotland reveals a tragio incident arising le out! of the Glasgow Bank failure :- I write a w fevlines to inform you of the death of my brother, re r. which took place at Morningaide Asylum on the a ly 21st nlt. He was one of the ...

... LETTEJS TO THE EDITOR. I X . z ?? t ?? All ?? oudelonta n vt write oD o01 Sila oai ?? plarer oly), or ?blelorotcWel K:of ho rejectied We u tl llmel iibisli IIny 1 r ?? tihe' writer 51word tis liia I WA001; AVPt APItIME, 11. ?? Psarily for 1uhl'3, cati l:. 1)2. ?? (,lUliflui:tcA of ?? faith. Th', ji . rtniot ?? to retum ?? 0 IL Lit1 . ' ?? tI t)ir U L li l ?? J .SA rl .1 ii (Crtiill.- ,v~~iellr ...

... The charge of grossly assauling the head water-bailiff at Carmarthen win concluded yeaterday, and the prisoners, Owens and Evans, were each sentenced to tvo -months' hard labour. A meeting of gentlemen inteiested in the study of music in Wales has leen held at Carnarvon, and a resolution pasied to form ajsociety for musicians in the P-incipalifcy. North and South are represened. 011 the ...