... A case of a painfully sudden death occurred on Sunday, at Cross Key, Monmouthshire. Dr Jones, who was assistant to Dr Richards, of Rises, bad been visiting patients in the morning, and returned to bis residence in time for dinner. Whilst in the act of going te the toble be suddenly fall upon the rug before the the and expired within 15 minutes. Deceased, who was unmarried, was highly popular ...

... ABERGAVENNY IMPROVEMENT, COMMISSIONERS. Afctasmeeitng-of tBra boaxdoir Wednesdsy-sJBr J. Bishop presiding, it wae-deeided tbatwhst is knows aa-the Great MarketllboQldba held ou the Friday before Christmas D*y, and that the market ordinarily heid on Tuesday be held oa*Ue Monday preceding Christmas. It was also decided that the Saturday preceding New Year's Day should be observed as market day ...

... THE WINTER ASSIZES MONMOUTHSHIRE. These assizes were resumed on Saturday morn- ing at the Sbirehall, Monmouth, before Mr Justice FIELD. THE NEWPORT RAILWAY ROBBERIES. Richard Criddle, 35, engine driver, Newport, who on Friday, pleaded guilty to robberies from the Great Western Railway, &c., came up to receive sentence. His Lordship examined the 23 pawntickets and the pawnbrokers' books. Mr W. ...

... On Wednesday, at Cardiff police.court-befor8 the Mayor (Mr David Jones), Alderman Jacobs, and the Stipendiary (Mr T. W. Lewis)— the charge preferred ngainst John Pntchard Christopher, a Cardiff postman, ot stealing a letter containing a postal order for 20-t was resumed. Mr T. H. Ensor prosecuted, and Mr T. H. Belcher defended,—Alfred Wells, machinist, Merthyr Vale, said he posted a letter ...

... ANERCHIAD, Ar ol clywed Darlith gau y Bardd, y Pregethwr, a r Henafieithydd byd-glodus Glanffrwd, yn Neuadd y Cymmrodorion, Caerdydd, Tach. 16, 1888, yn yr hwn le befyd y canodd Mrs Glau- ifrwd Thomas nes gwetreiddio vr holl dorf.— Testyn y ddarlitb, Beirdd Tir Iarll. Mae beirdd Morganwg eto'n fyw, A beirdd Tir Iarll fel paD Y daetb y Norman yn ei nerch I wneud ein cenedl ferth yn wan. Hen ...

... Scandal in High Life., SENSATIONAL BREACH OF PROMISE CASE, An Extraordinary Story. The case of Weidmann v. Walpole is an action for breach of promise of marriage and for libel, brought by Miss Wiedmann against Robert Horace Walpole, damages being fixed at £ 10,000. It came on for hearing before Baron Huddleston on Wednesday. Sir Edward Clarke appeared for the defendant. VERY EXTBAORDINART AND ...

... Quarterly Meetiug at Cardiff. The ordinary quarterly meeting of the board of management was held attheAngel Hotel, Cardiff, on Saturday. There were present Messrs Louis Tylor (in thechair), W. Jenkins (Ocean), G. W. Wilkinson, W. Thomas, Dr Parry, D. Williams, 1). Bowen, D. R. Lewis, J. Prosser, A. Richards, J. T. Da vies, W. H. Magor, J. Sage, E. Richards, J. Jones, Stendman, Mr Owen, general ...

... At the Wandsworth police-court, on Tuesday. John Dowling (12), a schoolboy, was placed in the dock for burglariously entering 4, Palmerston- road, Battersea, and stealing a purse, containing money, belonging to Mra Lucy Caroline Vine.- The prosecutrix said early that morning she was awakened by her bedroom dcor being forced open, and found the lad on his hands and knees in the act of crawling ...

... The nrices for South Wales coal are now so high that several large contracts have recently been removed from Cardiff to Newcastle-on-Tyne, including two for Egyptian and Indian stations, amounting to 240,000 tons.—Truth. ...

... Thore was a scries of exciting scene, yesterday,at Llandwrog, Carnarvonshire, in connection with d'straints for tithes levied on four tenant farmers in the parish by the rector, the Rev Bankes Price. The agents f- r the rector were Messrs Carter and Vincent, solicitors, of Carnarvon; and when they appeared on the 8cene, early as it wa! ...

... Tho following letter Teleysaph Sir,—Th: Century of Australian my old friend I thai you will allow me t- me for publishing Ori farth'.ng. 4 I want to L cannot run about aski, book' This disposes of years ago incidentally refer ing his action to that time failed ma at do this justice to the long weighed on mJ obecMent servant. MetthyrTydti), ...

... STRANGE STORY OF A* CONVICT A despatch from Chicago, dftted D-wember 14th, says :— Wiiiiain Thomas, who was pardoned by Governor Oglesby yesterday, after serving of the seventeen yoars-to which be was senteoced for murder, will return to Chicago to- morrow. The story of tht crime for»wbich Thomas tiau euffeoed 1* ■- strange one, and fumiislisSd tba £ !ot for 1 ilis broken Sword,' a novel t-y ...