... At Bridg-end police-court on Monday afternoon, Mr E. B. Reece (coronet) held an inquest touching the deatn of a newly-born female infant child, alleged to be the offspring of Annie Bevan, cook Vi- Hi? e,llP'oy of Miss Head-Deacon, of Laleston. Mr T. J. Hughes, solicitor, of Bridgend, watched the case fur the mother of tiie deceased child, i'he following medical men were, presentDr Egbert ...

... VALOUR AT NEATH, Presentation of Medals. A highly interesting meeting was held at the Gwyn Hall, Neath, on Monday. The Mayor (Mr E. Evans-Bevan), who presided, wore his scarlet r0fT?i °^ice- The following also were present •— Iho Mayoress (Miss Bevan), the Ex-Mayor (Mr J. I). Llewellyn), Alderman Rowland. Coun- cillors Edward Davies, J. B. Davies, Johu Arnold and A. Russell Thomas, Mrs C. ...

... CARMARTHENSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL. A special meeting of (the Carmarthenshire County Council was held in the Shire-hall, Car- marthen, on Tuesday, Mr GwjJym Evans pre- siding. A vote of condolence with the family of Mr D. H. Thomas, Derllys, was passed.—Tho award of the Carmarthen and I lanellv floads Arbitrator (Mr Rees Jones, Aberystwyth) was submitted to the meeting. It appears that £924 17, 3n ...

... Is one of those things that must not ')e forgotten in the various new garmeuts that demand pre- paration. The fashions of babies do not changoe quite so rapidly as ours, but th«y cc-rtainly vary and admit alterations of form in mam- ways. Few kinds of mantles aro capable of being made in a greater variety of materials than a baby's cloak. You may ring the changes on silk or fine woollen ...

... We rpgret to learn that Lady Vivian is confined to her room at Singleton, Swansea, through an attack of inflammation ot the lungs. Dr Guffithd rt £ ards attack as slight, Mid hopes lusptttmnt will 00 able tw leave her room in a fortnight. As a consequenoo of this indisposition, however, all engagements have for tha present, been oanoellcd, and a house party has been put off. ...

... GENEROUS' GIFT TO WARRINGTON. At Tuesday night's meeting of the Warrington Town Council, tho Mayor announced that Mr J. Charlton Parr, late chairman of Parr's Banking Company, Warrington, had offered the town five tlwm,anc1 pounds for tho ercctwu of a Public Hall. A vote of thanks was passed to Mr Parr, and the letter referred to a committee. ...

... INQUESTS AT CARDIFF. Sudden Death of a Boy. At the Town-hall, Cardiff, on Saturday even- ing, Mr E. B. Rsece, the district coroner, held three inquests. The circumstances attending the death of Isaac Livinaki, aged eight, of 70, Union- street, were first inquired into. The medical evidence went to show that the child, whose parents were foreigners, died on the evening of the 29th of December. ...

... ASTRONOMY IN 1882. [BV R £ V W. sr. WINE.S.], No apology is needed now a-days for the space occupied by astronomical news in the daily papers. Astronomy is rapidly coming, if it has not already come, to the front as a subject of popular interest. Many causes have conduced to this. Much is due. no doubt, to the general interest taken in all scientific matters at the present time. This is the ...

... Andrew Fletcher, f Saitoun. in a letter t. the Marquis of Montrose, wrote:—I know a very wist min that believed that if a man wer* pennitteù tll all the ballads hp need nat wha shtuld th« Lws «: the nation. We cannot live forever, dear, Some clay tlw call will conie, And you or I will tel away As other lives have done. Then one of us must tarry here, To fill life's 'Jotted score. And live ...

... ALLEGED HOUSEBREAKING AND ROBBERY AT ABERDARE. At the Merthyr police court: on Saturday— before Mr North, Air W. Smyth, and Aid. Tho?. Williams—Michael Hy. Simlet was charged with breaking into the house of Wm Morgan, butcher, Jenkin-street, Aberdare, and stealing, from a drawer, the sum or B2, on the 27th ult. Prisoner was arrested by Police-sertfeKUt James, in a hay- loft, in Green-street, ...

... THE ATTEMPTED SUICIDE AT LOUGHOR. At Swansea county police-court on Saturday, Henry Jackson, clerk, of Loughor, was charged with attempting to commit suicide on the 1st ult. —The magistrates consented to the charge being withdrawn on the son entering into recognizances of jB20 to produce his father if called upon. ...

... The Coal Trade. FEDERATION V. SLIDING-SCALE. MEETING IN THE RHONDDA. Sripches by Mabon, M.P., and Councillor Richards. Jh Saturday afternoon a public meeting of mill'was held at the Driil-hail, Pentre, to hear %ddi sses by '• Mabon, M.P., and Councillor T. T cl ids Jieanfort, upon the subject of Federa- tion v Sliding-scale. Mr ffm. Morgan, collier, p *ded. Co RICHARDS, speaking in English, ...