... JANUARY FAIR.-This annual Fair, which was established last year, was held on Tuesday, but there was a very small supply of stock, and trade was dull throughout. There were comparatively few store cattle on offer, no doubt owing to the severity of the weather. Prices seem to be unal- tered. Beef firm; mutton has an upward ten- dency. Pigs are very dear; some sucklings were sold on Tuesday at ...

... CAMP MEETINGS IN PON fYPOOL. At the last anniversary of the TJndenominational Mission, Pontymoil, Alderman R. Cory, the presi- dent, in the course of an earnest and encouraging address, threw out the suggestion that, before the summer was over, a vigorous revival should be held in Pontypool; and he recommended more par- ticularly that it should take the form of a series of open-air or camp ...

... MATCH FIXTURES OF THE PONTYPOOL FOOTBALL CLUB. „ Newport 17.. Pont\ju idd or Blaenavon 11 Pontypool 24.. Newport Pontypool January 5-. Crusaders. „ Newport i- Pontypool Feb. (early in) Mon. Grammar Seliool Pontypool Chepstow Pontypool March 2..Maindoe Maindce 1G.. Abergavenny Poutypool RACE MOUNTAINEERS' FOOTBALL CLlH5 FIXTURES. Dec. School Monmouth 17. Ci-u-:adLis Poiitypool 2-t..Lsk 3l. ...

... In the German Reichstag, during the debate upon the Estllles of tlC Imperial Department for Home Affalrs, attention was dra vn to the increase of emigration of lata years, and several Deputies dwelt on the need for a law giving greater protec- tion to emigrants. Some time ago a largely-attended public lwc-et- lIg wa. held in Derby the advisability of erecting a theatre and opera house there, ...

... THE STATE OF IRELAND. At Mullinavaft, co. Kilkenny, on Tuesaay night, about eight o'clock, a shocking muidcr was perpe- trated. A man named John Long, a small farmer and labourer, and a person named Michael Brien, were drinking in a public-house, when an altcrca- tion arose. The parties having left the house were proceeding home, accompanied by Long's wife, when they began to light. Long was ...

... EBBW VALE. It is with deep regret that we have to record the death of our esteemed townsman, Mr Lewis, of the Dryssiog Farm, which took place on Friday evening last, at the age of 63. The deceased, who owned considerable property at Briery Hill and the neighbourhood, was highly esteemed for geniality, straightforwardness, and strict integrity in all his transactions, and by his death many will ...

... BLACKWOOD POLICE COURT. FRIDAY. Before Mr M. W. MOGGBIDGE (in the chair), and the Rev J. GRIFFITHS. INTIMIDATION AND ASSAULT. Septimus Beatson and Geo. Greenwood were charged on an adjourned summons with compelling Daniel Bridge and John Booth to abstain from their work as steel-melters for Wm. P. Stewart, Blackwood, on the 23rd ult. Mr J. Plews, of Merthyr, appeared for the complainants ...

... JOSEPH HARRIS STEPHEN, OF TALYWAIN. It is with great rogret that we record, this week, the death of Mr Joseph Harris Stephen, of Talywain House, which occurred on Friday last. He was 43 years of age. He had suffered for a long time past from an attack of consumption, and took a voyage in the Mediterranean some months ago to try the effect of sea air and a warm climate upon his health, but, ...

... LOCAL AND DISTRICT NEWS. IMPROVEMENT IN TRADE.—A\ e an glad to ob- serve that a blast furnace was recently blown in at the Ebbw Vale Company's Race Works, and also that another is being repaired and will be blown in as soon as practicable. ACCIDENT TO A CONSTABLE.—About 2.30 on Thursday morning P.c. Gardner, while descending the mountain from Penyrheol, slipped owing to the frosty nature of ...

... John Jivans, landlord of the |Fountain luu, Blaen- avon, was charged with having in nis possession a billiard-table tor which he had not taken out a licence. -Mrs Evans appeared.-Mr L. E. Woub represented the defendant, ana pleaded guilty, but urgdd that tue offeuce was committed in ignorance, and asked that a small penalty only might bd imposed.—P.S. Thomas said tnat at 8.30 p.m. on the 16th ...

... On Wednesday morning a serious accident occurred to an elderly man named Abraham Shurvey, whilst at his work in the Forge Slope. A heavy fall took place, and Shurvey was buried beneath the debris, some time elapsing before he could be extricated. He was carried home in an unconscious state. The colliers came out for the day, in accordance with their custom when a bad fall takes place. Mr E. ...

... A Spanish officer has been in this country for some time arranging for the building of a seagoing torpedo-boat destroyer. The design of Messrs. J. and G. Thomson, of Clydebank, has been accepted. The contract has been signed by Captain Vifiimil on behalf of the Spanish Government. This war vessel is intended to carry out the ideas of Admiral Perzueli, the Spanish Minister of Marine. It will ...