... THE PERFORMANCE OF BRITANNIA AND HER DAUGHTERS. From the balance-sheet, we find that the net proceeds of the above performance at the Town Hall amounted to .£14 Explosion Relief Fund. The cost of the ga.s was defrayed by Mrs John Bevan, Pontypool. In our report we should have stated that the accompan- ists were:—Piano, Miss Annette Griffiths; organ, Mr Silas Tucker. ...

... At a committee meeting, held in the Heading-room, New William-street, Blaenavon, on Tuesday evening, a great many canvassers handed in their books, and after adding the various amounts together, it was found that, the total came to f-WO. It is fully anticirwted that be- fore tho fuud closes it will reach This was con- sidered very satisfactory. ...

... MOUENERS' SERVI E AT TREVETHIN CHURCH. On Sunday afternoon, a service specially in- tended for the mourners in connection with the Llanerch Colliery disaster was held at Trevethin Church, and was attended by an immense congre- gation, every part of the sacred edifice being densely packed. Late comers had to be content with standing room only, and many persons failed to gain admission at all, ...

... THE EXTENT OF THE FUND. The Mansion House Fund for the relief of the sufferers by the Llanerch Colliery accident, now amounts to X3,uU0. The local fund at Newport and the collections in other parts of the country have realised £11,000, making a total up to the present from all sources of JU4,;}00. As £25,000 in all will be required to provide for the 70 widows and V) orphans (at the rate of os ...

... DEAIH OF MR GKORUK BURFURD, FORMERLY OF BLAENAVON. The funeral of Mr George Burford, Fair Oak Villa, Maindee, took place at St. Peter's Church, Blaenavon, on Tuesday. Deceased, who was well known and highly respected throughout the dis- trict of Blaenavon, where be formerly resided, was an entirely self-made man, having risen by his in :ust ry and integrity, to a position of well merited and ...

... lamps is not in lieu of ventilation, but only a safeguard in such cases as may be exceptional, as Mr Jones admits was the case on the occasion of the recent explosion at the colliery. Firedamp has been occasionally met with in the workings for some time past, showing that in any temporary obstruction of the ventilating current, firedamp may be expected to accumulate more or less. Under these ...

... SECOND DAY. The Inquiry was resumed on Wednesday morn- ing, when the re-examination of Ashman, the fire- man, was proceeded with. There was again a large attendance of parties interested and of the general public. The Foreman asked for production of the report book. The Coroner said Superintendent James had been checking the entries in the book relating to the finding of gas, and the book ...

... The following remarkable letter is worth reading- Jesse Vater, 15, Albion Road, Pontypool, writes to 1VEE E. COOPER, & Co., 599, Commercial Road, London. E.:— Gentlemen,—For six weeks I had been in great pain from Muscular Rheumatism, and for two weeks previous to the 6tb of this mosth I failed to follow my employment. I was prescribed by the work doctor, but his remedies took no effect ...

... THIRD DAY. The inquiry was resumed on Thursday morning, and as soon as the jury had answered to their names, The Coroner intimated that after the court rose on Wednesday, a deputation of several of the men spoke to him with reference to the loss they would be sustaining by attending there from day to day, whi h they felt very severely owing especially to the fact that they had already been out ...

... WEDNESDAY. Before Mr W. P. JAMES. ALLEGED THEFT. Joseph I'ap:fitt was charged with stealing two watches and a quantity of wearing apparel, the property of Thomas Eatwell, Morgan Jones, and John Harris, of Abercarn, on the 10th of February.—The property bad been recovered.-Prisoner was remanded to the Aber- earn petty sessions, to be held on Friday next. ...

... LOCAL Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp, Sebastopol School, next Wednesday and Thursday. MILITARY. — We learn, on good authority, that the War Office authorities have sanctioned the formation of a brigade of mobile Artillery in Monmouthshire, one battery of which (consisting of 2 captains, 3 subalterns, and 160 men) will bo recruited in the neighbourhood of Pontypool, with head-quarters at the ...

... Before Dr A. DAviza and Mr W. P. JAMBS. A DESERTER. Wm. McCarthy, a young man said to belong to New- port, was charged with deserting from the 24th Regt., South Wale« Borderers, at Brecon, on the 16th Jan.— Prisoner, who pleaded guilty, was apprehended by P.C. Morgan at Abersychan,-He was remanded to gaol to await an escort. A DANGEROUS SLERPING-FLACE. Patrick O'Neill, an elderly man, was ...