... ABERSYCHAN. POSTAL.—We are informed by the Postmaster of Pontypool that the additional mails for Aber- sychan and Pontnewynydd, announced in a pre- vious issue, should be as follows :-An_ inward parcel and letter mail on week days, which will be available for callers only, will arrive at the Abersychan Post Office at 5.45 p.m. daily. outward mail from Pontnewynydd for parcels and letters, ...

... At the Jjambeth Police Court, Henry Dew (alias Davies) was charged on remand with carrying on an illegal lottery.—Mr. Sims now attended to prose- cute on behalf of the Treasury, and Mr. w. H. Armstrong defended.—Mr. Sims briefly opened the case, and said the prisoner could be charged under two Acta of Parliament, one for keeping an illegal lottery, and the other for selling lottery tickets. ...

... A correspondent sends a funny stery aboutJlm old lady at Margate, who went to a poulterer's shop to purchase a goose. She wanted to buy a fine plump bird, but the poulterer's girl, who was alone in the shop, said she had been distinctly forbidden to sell it if the purchaser did not take over at the same time a more meagre specimen of goosehood that dangled by its side. The old lady at first ...

... The fortnightly meeting of the Board of Guardians was held at the Workhouse, Griffiths- town, on Thursday week. Mr. E. J. Phillips, J.P., presided, and there were also present Dr. A. Davies, J.P., Messrs. R. Greenway, J.P., W. L. Pratt, J.P., C. Voyce, P. Eckersley, W. Marfell, J. E. Williams, J. S. Stanfield, and the clerk. The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed. ...

... The Master's (Mr. Hartley Feather) fort- nightly report was as followsNumber of in- mates at last meeting, 173; admission, 35 born, 1 discharges, 22; dead, 3; remaining 184 men, 82; women, 55; children, 47; number on the corresponding period of last year, 152 increase, 32; number of vagrants relieved m the casual wards, men, 26 women, 2 children, 2 total, 30 number of children in the Cottage ...

... • .V TUB. LliANXABNAB§ SCHOOL BOARD & ITS > GIRLS' MISTRESS. ;To the Edit&r df the Free Pfcts. • • ^rj-Referring to the report of the proceedings of the above Board which appeared in your issue of tfW- lifch inst., it will be seen that a refeftlutiob was plpse#at a special meeting inviting the girls' mi»- tte»s,MisK L, J ones, to tender in her resignation. From the columns of last weekV Press ...

... LIBERALISM IN SOUTH MONMOUTH- SHIRE. An executive committee of the South Mon- mouthshire Liberal Association will be held in the course of a few days to ratify the selection which has been lately made of a Liberal candi- date to contest the representation of the Southern Division of Monmouthshire Until the selection is ratified the candidate's name is withheld. ...

... Measured by himself every man is six feet high. Do not throw a stoM into the well from which thou drinkest. He who won't sow when it is cold won't reap when it is hot. You may light another man's candle at your own without loss. He who waits for another man's platter has a cold meat HOLLOW À Y'S PILLs.-Changes of temperature and weather frequently upset persons who are most careful of their ...

... SHOCKING STORY OF MISERY. Mr. Baxter held an inquest at the Vestry Hall, 3t. George's-in-the-East, respecting the death of ;he male child of William Harris, a dock labourer, esiding at 24, Thomas-court, Pell Street, E.- William Harris, a poorly-clad, half-starved-looking ndividoal, stated that his wife was confined of ;riplets. The deceased only lived an hour and a aalf. —Laura Madden, 5, Pell ...

... By TUBAL CAIH. A certain sage hit the nail on the head when he observed that The newspaper has become part of human nature's daily food. It may be contended that the observation is rather extra- vagant and far-fetched. First considerations may precipitate one to such a conclusion, but a little reflection will convince us that there can- not be a wide divergence from the truth in the sentence, ...

... BLAINA. ( DARING BURGLARY.—On Thursday week, house in Surgery-row, occupied by a Mrs. Rees Davies, her son, a daughter, and three lodgers, was broken into. One of the lodgers, named Preece, hearing a noise below, went downstairs, but before reaching the bottom the door was slammed to. Investigation revealed the fact that a chest of drawers had been broken up, and two watches abstracted. ...

... PONTNEWYDD. V^INTSTRW UKION.—The monthly meeting of Fraternal Union of Baptist Ministers of the intern Villeys was held at Richmond-road -^J^pel on ^Tuesday last. In the afternoon, a v*tterence presided over by the Rev. T. Cocker, W**eld in the chapel.—The Rev. J. Cole hav- engaged in prayer, the minutes, read by the ^v-J. Rees, were coiifirmed.—A paper on The s Supper was read by the Rev D. F ...