... on. e ANOTHER FATAL ACCIDENT NEAR M, OsRTAR.-On tlhe morning of the 11th a sad accident occurred at the tunnel n between Merthyr and Aberdare, on the Vale of Neath Rail- it way, by which one man was killed and two others were se- riously injured. They ...

... but the colliery proprietors deem it inap- plicable. The proposed conference is not likely to take place shortly. Several Merthyr pro- prietors have refused to pay poor-rate on the works which are closed. A public soiree in connection with the Route Tenants' ...

... remarkable. At Merthyr T ydvil the deathr ci ns rate was reduced in a few years from32.2 to 22.6 TI d, per 1,000 of the population annually; at New- ah port from 31.8 to 21.7 and at Cardiff from 33.2 It: in to 22.6. In other words, at Merthyr 659 lives; 01 ...

... avo-l cation il to hunt up the slums of Merthyr Tydfil, one of the chief centres of the iron and coal trade of South Wales. As a rule, such towns are by no means nice places; they are full of all manner of nastiness ; but Merthyr seems to be exceptionally ...

... MMahon, Carrowkella, Coon ti Clare. A fall of a roof took place early yesterday in morning at Abereanaidl Colliery, near Merthyr vr Tvdvil. One man was killed and fifty-eight t} others -were entombed, but have since been in rescued. dl The stcamer Curfew ...

... hear.) Another man went further than that. He said that he (Sir Jaames) did own some of the worst slums in the city of Belfast, and traded in those slums so that he might cell them back to the Cor- poration at a profit and at ?? prices. He stood there ...

... and the Liberals ten, so that the net Liberal gain is three, cwumting six on a division. The Liberals have lost one seat at Merthyr Tydvil to the Independent Labour party. THE POLITICAL BALANCE- SHEET. Conservatives ?? 185 Liberal Unionists ?? 28 Separatis ...