... SPECIAL MEETING. A special meeting of the Abersychan Local Board was held on Tuesday afternoon for the pur- pose of passing a resolution authorising the Board to oppose the Pontypool Gas and Water Company's Act for extending the limits of their water supply, constructing additional water works, and raising further capital for that purpose. Mr W. L. Pratt presided, and there were also present ...

... PONTYPOOL LOCAL BOARD. OPPOSITION TO THE WATER COMPANY'S BILL. A sptcial meeting of the members of the above Board was held at the Board-room, George-street, on Wednesday morning, to consider the applica- tion of the Pontypool Gas and Water Company for powers to extend the limits of their water supply, and to pass a resolution thereon. Mr D. Williams occupied the chair, and the other mem- bers ...

... The ordinary monthly meeting of this Board was held on Thursday week, when there were present Councillor H. J. Phillips (Chairman), Messrs. C. 0. Clarke, Joseph Wallace, W. B. Harrison, Thomas Robins, Joo. Alex. Sbepari (clerk), and Jus. M.B ...

... BLACKWOOD POLICE COURT. [ FBIDAY. Before the Rev J. Griffiths (in the chair). CONFESSING HIS FAULT. Selby, collier, was summoned for being drunk and riotous on Jrioxing Day at liaesyewmmer.-Defen. dant pleaded guilty, adding that it being Boxing Day and ail, he had a drop too much.—P.O. Watkins said that at 8 p.m. on the 26th defendant was very drunk, and was using very bad language on the ...

... CONSERVATIVE MEETING AT PONTYPOOL. ADDRESS ON THE POLITICAL SITUA- TION. On Monday evening, a meeting under the auspices of the Poniypool and District Woriciug Men's Conservative Association was held at tlie Town Hall, Pontypool, when an address 011 The Political Situation was delivered by Mr A. Griffith Boscawen, M.A., Trevalyn Hall, Wrexham. Mr E Jones, J.P., Snatehwoocl House, had been ...

... AUORAVATED ASSAULT. At Caerleon Police court Thursday-week (befovp Messy,. T. M. Li- .vellyn and D. W. Jenkins) Mr H. lo.viisend, ironworker, and landlord of Railway Iun, Cwmbran, was charged with i • saulting his wife, Mary, on the night of Decern- ber 15. Complainant said that her husband htul lately been very much given to drink. B; attacked her on the night in question, striking her very ...

... WELSH HOSPITALITY. To the Editor of the Free Press. Mr Editor,—Being present at an entertainment bald at tbePresbyterijns Thursday night, and having listened to a reading on the above subject, with your permission I should like to n.ake a note of the same. As to the composition itself it would be degradatory on the part of any one to notice such a base and lioellous trash, but I want to point ...

... USK r. PANTEG. To the Editor of the Fret Prets. Sir,—In a teewit isstw I noticed a reply from A Pl-iyer in reference to the above mateh, I defy him to show me a rale which says the try holds good, and I i:Q invite him to submit the matter to arbitration; the umpire to be one of the Welah Unioa committee. I am not disgusted at my knowledge of the rules, bat regret to think that there are still ...

... To the Editor of the Fre. Press. Sir,—Allow me a small space in your next issue to answer briefly Mr Parfitt's letter, published in the Free tress of last week. The interview which he speaks of came about quite accidentally while I was in Mr E. Francis's shop; and if, Mr Parfitt had been calm he would not, perhaps, have said to me what he did, which he can do no good in repeating. He certainly ...

... SATURDAY. Before Colonel H. C. BYRDE (in the chair), Mr C. J. PARSES, Mr E. J. PHILLIT S, Mr 1. BCTLER, Dr A. DAVIES, and Mr VV. P. JAMES. A FAMILY FIGHT AT TALYWAIN. Mary Ann Powell was charged with assaulting Elizabeth Williams, Pontypool, at Talywain, on the 27th December, and Daniel Webb was charged with assaulting William Williams, husband of the first- named complainant, on the same date ...

... WEDNESDAY. Before Mr C. J. PARKES (in the chair), Dr R. EDMUNDS, and Mr A. A. WILLIAMS. OBSTRUCTING THE HIGHWAY. Enos William and Jonathan Hole were charged on warrants with obstructing the highway at Blaenavon by allowing carts to remain thereon.—Defendants pleaded guilty, but said it was due to no neglect on their part.—Mr R. Hili, surveyor to the Local Board, said he saw two carts standing ...

... To the Editor of the Free Press. Dear Sir,—Would you kindly allow me to call the attention of the Abersychan Local Board to the dis- graceful state of some of the houses at Valentine's- row, Abersychan? As I was standing on the platform at Abersyoban railway station a traveller called my at- tention to the pools of water standing at the back-doors, to carry off which it did not appear that ...