... Phinel. and Ann Boden, husband and wi, were charged before the Ironbridge magistrat yesterday, with cruelty to a boy, the son of first-named defendant. from the evidence appeared that the child bad only two meals day, these consisting of bread-and-drippinf He seldom hjyg anything to drink, and it was stated was frequently illusc without any provocation. Though nearly fou years eld he only ...

... l SPECIAL TELERAM TO THE RCH '1 The latest telegrams from Egypt aceived in Merionethshire state that tb county aaamber, Mr Thomas E. Ilil, still ties dangerously ill of malaria fev at Luxor. Great anxiety prevails among the on* member's friends. Miss Ellis has receive!* summons to proceed to her brother without deTi and is now route for the Nile. 1 —i Cardiff School Board Election. THE ...

... I NEW YEAR'S EVE. I CARDIFF. ew Year's Day was awaited at Cardiff with f. outward manifestations, of rejoicing. At nny cf the churches and chapels watch night svices were held, and were largely attended, bt there were scarcely as many of these devo- tnal gatherings held as usual. This is due tI te increase in the number of home celebrations. the railway lines and the docks hooters and nistles ...

... Mr T. Lunn has purchased a colt by Foragei out of Vetius. and entertains great hopes of ltc future career. T. P. Conneff, the well-known Irish amatent runner, is still laid up with typhoia fever in one of the New York hospitals. Ostrogoth, who couid not be thoroughly vound up last season, is spoken of as a likely outsider ta wm the Derby. While Riviera continues to do well at New market, the ...

... THE FATAL COLLISION IN PENARTH ROADS. -?——  The Board of T??? ?uq'ry at St. Georgè'«. b?U, HverpooJ. '? 'ho circumstances att'mc?? j the collisit?b???' ??' Liverpool Bt? M.&untAn'??  barque Sino. ? I momi? ? *^0 ? October last in 1-' w-to morning Crdiff which a ffremaa!? '• ''? roads Toead?y. when Mr F ah? enr of the Maumani?. ? bunker ? aupcUed ? tb* wcr' ...

... Singular Discovery near Haverfordwest. I I HUMAN REMAINS UNEARTHED. On Friday last the son of Mr Philip Mathias, farmer, Camrose, whilst ploughing in one of his father's fields made a singular discovery. One of the horses' hoofs suddenly went through the earth, causing the animal to stumble, and on youug Mr Matbias going back to ascertain the cause he was astonished to find a hole several feet ...

... ) FACTS AND FANCIES.  Johnny: Dear papa, I love you so much. I love you, too, Johnny, when you are good. ) h u,, Y But. papa, I love you even when you are not good. c. What are your charges, doctor? Three dollars a visit. Well, we don't want you to come on a visit, but just to stay ten or fifteen minutes. Do you think it will rain to-night ? asked a citizen of the policeman. 11 Oi don't ...

... I GLAMORGAN COUNTY COUNCIL. Morgan Thomas's Candidature. Mr Morgan Thomas, jun., the Liberal candi- date for the representation of the Ferndale Ward on the Glamorgan County Council, aoMressed a fairly large meeting of the electors at the Salem- newydd Baptist Chapel, Ferndale, on Monday evening, Mr William Ellis, chairman of the Ferndalo and Mardy section of the Rhondda Liberal and Labour ...

... GLAMORGANSHIRE EPIPHANY SESSIONS.] TO-DAY'S TRIALS. I FIRST COURT, Before Mr J. COKE FOWLKK AND Mr P. DltLA HECHE DiLLWTX- THE BOX AND OOX CASE. Louisa Carter, who was found guilty the pre- vious evening of obtaining a parcel of clothing from the Great Western Railway Company by false pretences was put forward to receive sen- tence. It was stated that she had a family of four or five children ...

... A serious accident happened in Jersey on Tuesday afternoon. Some harboiir works are being constructed, and, while a number of men were at work, a large gautry fell, and seriously crushed and injured three moo, tw of whom are not expected to recover. THIC ADVENTURES OP A WATCH. IDavid Kerr Cross the intrepid traveller and mis- sionary, receutlj paid a marked tribute to the trustf companion of ...

... At Borrisinossory, Queen's County, on Toes. day, a man named Quiati was charged with the murder of his aged mother. It was alleged for the prosecution that prisoner brutally maltreated the old womau, broke several of her ribs, and knocked out tionie of her teeth. The woman died from the effects of the injuries. Quinn WIoI com- mitted for trial on the capital charge. ...

... THE BITBITTEN. Perverted ingenuity has brought a porter named James Walsh, hailing from Burton Crescent. into the sad predicament of spending a month in prison at exhilarating bard labour. Disguising himself all a railway carman he went to a bouse in Great Tower street, London, with a parcel under his arm, and,on the pretence of being in a great hurry, addressed the caretaker thus, Parcel ...