... EDUCATION AND STARVATION. At the North London Police Court, a poor woman named Ireton, who had a sickly-looking baby at the breast, surrendered to undergo three days' imprisonment in default to paying a fine o ...

... A tragic affair has occurred at New Shildon, near Bishop Auckland. A man named George Meynell, mechanic at the Shildon Works, and who had been in failing health and despondent for some time, went home, and whilst sitting in a chair by the fire. side, suddenly attacked his wife, who was cooking the supper, with a coal-rake from behind, giving her several severe blows on the head. She reeled and ...

... Intelligence from Chili announces that after several skirmishes the Government troops have succeeded in retaking Pisagua. A nre broke out at tne Stanley bpinniug company's Mills, Oldham, caused by friction. Notwith- standing the efforts of the fire brigade, with a large number ot steam lire engines, the flames were not put out until damage to the extent of X,10,000 had been caused. An ...

... A YOUNG THIEF. wbefore the Warrington magistrates, a lad xiamei ■lUiam Clark,. Tesidiug with his parents, was i^rgecl with stealing potatoes to the value of the property of Mr. Percival, potato mer- The lad was some time ago employed by ji1- Percival to deliver potatoes to customers. ^°th the complainant and defendant had a key to .Ie stores, and the latter on three different occa. t}»0lis ...

... | A VISIT TO TIIE KOP.TIl' -.WIND. Once on t» time Were was an eld widoV who hrfc? one son and as t-bc was poorly and weak, .her had to go up into l-.hu tu iotcii cook- ing but when be got. outride tW snt«v fort. w.#»- just going down tho steps, liiere tJtO North W iini, pulSng and blowing, eanglib up the ult,a!, and away with it through the air. Tinas* the Jaii went back the safe for inure ...

... i Au, .chin of sayon 1 yawrs went a barber'^ | shop at Racine, Wisconsin, and oi-«.a^«Jftlie bat-bee fco-ca* his hair as short shears oajrid- do it. Qft \va» asked if his-uaothea-ordered )> way ? -Jio, said lie-;•■school ommewces next Nv. eak. we Aive gi^AUia& pulls Tommy Mamma*, is baby Mamma; 44Dear me, yes, aiiiid Extraordinary question Tommy As-w«»li bred as -viy; Let ...

... The Kreut Zeitung states that Emin Pasha will undertake an expedition to the Lakes District in place of Major von Wissmann. Seventy-seven Milan working men's societies have agreed to form a labour exchange with the help of the municipality. At San Francisco intelligence received by mail states that piraey is again increasing in the China Seas. Twenty-six pirates have been beheaded at Hoiliow ...

... The ordinary monthly meeting of, this Board was held at the Town Hall, Pontypool, on Tues- day afternoon. There were present: Mr. E. Jones, JJP. (chairman). Dr. A. Davies. J.P., Messrs. R. Greenway, JJE*„ W. L. Pratt, J.P., J. Daniel, W. Lewis, W. H. Davies, and H. Byth- way (clerk). The minutes of the last meeting having been read, Mr. Lewis said there was one out of the minutes to which he ...

... ::U. justice Scott's scheme of financial re- form for Egypt has been rejected by the Com- mission appointed to examine and report upon it. Of all the bread which has recently beer put j to the test, the ANALYSTS adjudge Furlow's the very T>2-t.—ADVT. ...

... 'E Y «5§l»—The Monmouthshire Moj^L yal Gloucestershire Hussars gave I bill the Westgate Hotel on Thurs- About 60 couples were present, and 'iiiSfBTfere very enjoyable. »CHOOFC UNION.—At the annnal meet* riends of this union, it was stated ;ools had been added during the year, mi ars had been admitted to church Mr. W. Graham, J.P., was elected '■s kL_ Mr. W. E. Morgan vice-president. The ...

... v a&mmi-r: i » .tlte B&tar tlf tlie Free Pimn Sir,—May I beg you tp jgsert.the following: letter, which was'sent in tcf thd ifontSniam SdhooT Board p Wednesday last. The letter was addressed the Chairman (Rev. E. Rowe Etans), and aced ion the table, but he did not, I presume, think it necessary to read the explanation therein, pr acquaint his colleagues that it had been «KivedJ 1 do not ask ...

... JUDGE OWEN'S DECISION UPHELD. BRACE V. THE ABERCARN COAL COMPANY.— In the Queen's Bench Division of the High Court of Justice, London, on Friday, the cases of Brace v. the Abercarn Coal Company, and Higgins v. London and South Wales Coal Com- pany (two important appeals affecting the South Wales Coal trade) were down for hearing before Baron Pollock and Mr. Justice Charles, sitting as a ...