... HIGHWAY ROBBERY AT CARDIFF. Before Mr R. O. Jones, at the Cardiff P.ojice- court on Monday, George Jones (22) aucl *V .aia Harris (20) were charged with stealing with violence, in Leckwith-road, from the person of Henry Collinsoo, a scarf, handkerchief pIpe, and 7s. also with willfully breaking a pane of glass iu the window 01 Glynn-street, ou the 21st inst.—Prosecutor stated that while in ...

... A special conference of working MEN delegates will be held in London on Wednesday next, 61 For the purposs of considering the action of Parliament in slopping the passage of labour measures through what are called standing orders. Several members of Parliament will attend, V ...

... An interesting experiment in agriculture about to be tried on the Duke of Portland's jfettingbamshire estates. His Grace I let a firm of 48Q acres at Gringley C^RR to A company of six agricultural labourers, THE-J7 aro aliowed to take the farm all it tita-nd i, -Viihcut paying valuation or tenant-right, the DAVI ENDING them stock, implements, HORSES, & EDGING them a low R^OF interest on whole. ...

... KILLED BY A GROCER'S CART.—On Saturday an inquest was held at the Farmers' Arms Inn, Beaufort Hill (before Mr A. Addams-Williams, deputy coroner), upon the body of Benjamin Jordan, aged 2 years and 10 months, son of Thos. Jordan, collier, who was run over and killed by a grocer's cart belonging to Messrs Pegler and Son, of Blaenavon, on the 17th inst. The evidence showed that the child ran ...

... CONFESSION OF THE CULPRIT. In tfhe course of a private levt-- to Mr Governor Knight, Nash wrv'} I had planned out what to do. I took berdowa. co tha beach first, and through the tide being so roac; i I could not; git near enough to the water to throw hdf iù, but tta pier head name into my head, and down I went with her, and at about the fourth or sixth seat I made attempt- and the third time ...

... COLLAPSE OF THE TORY PARTY. The usual meeting of the above society was held on Tuesday evening, at the Crown Court. Mr H ugnes in the chair. Mr E. G-ronow lotro- ciused a motion for the expulsion of the bisaOpoJ from the House of Lords, which was seconded by Mr S. Evans. The bouse then turned pectently the Conservative benches for the usual ppc .ition, but notwithstanding the pre- sence of ...

... A BOY ACCIDENTALLY SHOT. About four o'clock on Tuesday afternoou a sad accident took place at Sully, whereby a boy named Thomas James, 16 years of age, lost his life. It appears that deceased, in company with two other boys, named Brown and Prom, went out to have a ramrod put to a gun. Perm t >r>k the gun in his hand, not knowing it was loaded, and it accidentally vent off, and the contents ...

... Tra anian hoff yn gwisgo'i dillad gore', Pob maes yn wyn ar hyd gwastadedd Mamre, Hen Abraham, dan goron y pren almon, Eisteddai ger ei ddrws wrth fodd ei galon, Gan ymfwynhau dan wenau lachus natur, A'i enaid fry'n ymtirolli yn ei Hawdwr; Ond yu y myfyr hwnw codai'i lygaid, A chanfu dri o wyr y Nef fendigaid Yn sefyll ger ei fron mewn urddasnlrwydd. Ei galon gyda'i gorph mewn gostyngeiddrwydd ...

... CARDIFF CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. WATER COMMUNICATION BETWEEN CARDIFF AND THE MIDLANDS. The ordinary monthly meeting of the Incor- porated Chamber of Commerce was held on Wednesday in the Exchange Buildings, Cardiff, and as the business to be transacted was of an important nature, there was a large attendance of members. The president of the chamber (Mr J. Gunn) occupied the chair, and the other ...

... The PRESIDENT, in calling at!ontion to the scheme for improving the water communication between Cardiff and the Midland district, said he was not in the best p -tiou for giving all the facts be.ir.ug upon this Question, which was mentioned at tne last meeting. He ueiieved tha' the best uite: estr of Cardiff would be served by tiK proposed c ...

... The N'avy estimates just published shew that Peer.; :ke Dockyard is well provided fr The numb? • of establishsd and hired men employed in the yard last year v.-a-- 2,113 this year the aumbf provided for is 2,367, being an increase of 254..he wages to artificers and labourers last year a lounted to £ 143,570 this year tho sum is £ 151,, 51, being an increase or £ 7,661. A sum of £1 is to be ...

... PROSECUTION OF THE AGENT AND MANAGER. At the Pontypridd poboe-court on Wednesday, Mr Thomas Williams, coroner. Meithyr, ad- dressing the bench (Messrs 1. Williams and W. Jones), said :—I am instructed by the Secretary of State for the Home Department to make an application for a summons against Mr William Thomas, agent of the Mardy Colliery, and Mr Griffith Thomas, the manager, for violation ...