... EXTRAORDINARY ROBBERY BY BOYS. Four boys—William Stott, Frank Skuse, Henry Eley, and Frederick Bliss tho three formor of Freeling-street, Caledonian-road, and the last- named of Burton-crescent — were charged befote Mr Horace .Smith, at the Dal- ston polics-court, yesterday,, with stealing a bag containing £ 15 in silver, the property of Christian Lewis Heiser, a baker, of 22, Seven Sisters' ...

... Glamorganshire Quarter Sessions. THIS DAY. The Glamorganshire Quarter SeAikioua were opened to-day in the court-house at the Town- ball, Cardiff, at one o'clock, when the following magistrates were presentMr J. T, D. Llewellyn (in the chair), Mr L. LI. DiUwyn, M.P., SirHussey Vivian, M.P., Rev C. R. Knight, General Lee, Mr Henry Lewis, Sir J. L. E. Spearman, Mr R. A. Valpy, Mr M. B. Williams, ...

... A BORDER BULLY. The killing pf Joe Hall, the rowdy, roysterer, gambler and all around border rough, by Herbert Reynolds, the cowboy, at Whitman, this State, one year ago, was a sensational murder, and one that created much excitement at the time, at- though but httie about the affair was ever heard of through the Omaha press. Joe Hall, the victim of the tragedy in ques- tion, made his ...

... His motto of the new yea card of the Welsh Calvmistic MethodIsts is a/ty apposite one— Ye have not passed in ...

... The Man About Town. It is very shabby of the clerk of the weather, after spoiling our holidays by a heavy and persistent downpour of rain, to add insult to injury by dealing out bright frosty days just as everyone is obliged to return to work. The vagaries of the British climate are incomprehensible and since the Americans took in hand the duty of regulating out our weather, things appear to ...

... RACING ANTICIPATIONS. The frost has not touched the running truck at New Barns, and an interesting meeting is anticipated. The arrival list is very satisfactory, and for the opening day I shall rely on the following selections t«— Hunters' Flat—MINSTBIL MAID. New Year Hurdle-ARTEIUDOROS. Selling Hurdle-BLUz GoDrKyy. Tuesday Selling- BEDFELLOW. Hunters' Steeplechase—CoROJfBT. Qualifying ...

... Newmarket Training Notes. (BY OUR NEWMARKET COERESPONDENT.) NEWMARKET, Tuesday.-Another sharp frost during the night, which rendered the ground quite unfit tor training therefore none of our horses that ventured out up to the time of sending this message did nothing beyond healthy trotting work. On the Racecourse side, Ashby's Ma. Bella colt. Kingcup filly, Elsie Mary colt, and Loch Garry ...

... CABDIFF. As ?? Fzar broke upon Cardiff the streets were crowded with people comning fr tevarous ofurthes oldhere they hod been watching the dying ofteodyear and ushering in the neW. What 9 myriad of retrospects and resolves did the, ?? preceding midnight witness, to be kept-how long? The ringing of bell, the screeching of alarms, end the hoarse hoot of the fo; 'horns front the docks which ...

... EXPERIMBNR WITH ELECTRICITY. A curious execution, has been accomplished at Philadelphja-t putting to death of the famous elephant, knowx as Chief, and owned by Mr Eorepaugb, circjs proprietor. Tbe elephant was very large and exceeding vicious, having killed seven men during the nine years he has been in this country. lie was about 40 years old. The killing of the animal was effected in an ...

... COLLIERY WARNINGS AND EXPLOSIONS IN 1888. The loss of life from fhedamp during the past year again shows a great falling off from the records of a few years ago. The casualties num- bered about a dnzon, only hair of which were fatal the deaths from explosions and accumula- tion reaching 47, the lowest total yet recorded. Thirty lives were lost at St. Helen's on Apfil 19, and fivo in Ogmore ...

... EARTHQUAKE IN INDIA. On Monday week a severe shock of earthquake was experienced in Calcutta and throughout Bengal. In Rajshahye largo, fissures ^opened, whence hot liquid Biud was pjectod, No loss of. life is reported. ...

... TIE LATE MR.. CHAREgs BATH, OF SWANSE. . : FUNERAL OBSEQUIE3S. Jon en On Monday, afternoon the mortal remains of the byr On late Mr. Charles Bath were laid to rest fn the a,e rti- Swansea Cemetery. The respect In which the Cia Its deceased gentlemcin was hel d was coeds jud be, manifest by the many, signs of mourning qul he which met the eye in passingkthrough the towAn. eag i~d The flags ...