... BLACKWOOD POLICE COURT. FRIDAY. Before Mr M. W. MOGGBIDGE (in the chair), and the Rev J. GRIFFITHS. INTIMIDATION AND ASSAULT. Septimus Beatson and Geo. Greenwood were charged on an adjourned summons with compelling Daniel Bridge and John Booth to abstain from their work as steel-melters for Wm. P. Stewart, Blackwood, on the 23rd ult. Mr J. Plews, of Merthyr, appeared for the complainants ...

... JOSEPH HARRIS STEPHEN, OF TALYWAIN. It is with great rogret that we record, this week, the death of Mr Joseph Harris Stephen, of Talywain House, which occurred on Friday last. He was 43 years of age. He had suffered for a long time past from an attack of consumption, and took a voyage in the Mediterranean some months ago to try the effect of sea air and a warm climate upon his health, but, ...

... LOCAL AND DISTRICT NEWS. IMPROVEMENT IN TRADE.—A\ e an glad to ob- serve that a blast furnace was recently blown in at the Ebbw Vale Company's Race Works, and also that another is being repaired and will be blown in as soon as practicable. ACCIDENT TO A CONSTABLE.—About 2.30 on Thursday morning P.c. Gardner, while descending the mountain from Penyrheol, slipped owing to the frosty nature of ...

... llUfaapirliian Gossip, BY OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT. rrhe remarks under this head are to be regarded as the ex- pression of independent opinion, from the pen of a gentleman In wh0m we have the greatest confidence, but for which we nevertheless do not hold ourselves responsible.] As we approach the period for the General Election, which will be a thing of the past in about another month, the ...

... At the Surrey Sepsi ns, Charles Jenkins, foreman to a building firm in London, and Emily Jenkins, his wife, for some time occupying Ku. 5, Camberwell New- road, were indicted for stealing a table cover, the pro- perty of Anne Roberts and four yards of carpet and other property belonging to Mary Stuckey. It appeared that both the prosecutors occupied un- furnished apartments in the prisoners' ...

... The Daily Newt of Saturday thus describes the trial of this monster gun It is not many years since the 35-ton gun, familiarly known as the Woolwich Infant, was the largest gun in the world, and excited universal marvel by com- parison with the gUllstheu in ordinary use. Yesterday the Woolwich Infant, hidden under a cloak of tar- paulin, and showing other indications of being laid on fhe shelf ...

... The two children of Captain Grinatead, the master of the steamer Princess Alice, have been admitted into the Masonic Schools. The father was a Free- mason, and his brethren have naturally inte- rested themselves in behalf of his family. The admission of the two children, a boy and girl, has been accomplished without prejudice to other candidates, the sum of 2310 having been paid by the Mansion ...

... POLICE COURT. SATURDAY. Before Col. Byrde, C. J. Farken, Esq., E. J. Phillips, Esq., and Rev T. Evans. POOR OLD HORdE, THEY WOULD NOT LET HIM REST. George Coward, Thomas Protberoe, and Thos. Silcox, of Abersychan, were charged with ex- huming the bones of a horse, contrary to the Statute, on the 13th of April. Defendants pleaded guiity, but not on the date named. .P.c. Griffiths said that the ...

... John Jivans, landlord of the |Fountain luu, Blaen- avon, was charged with having in nis possession a billiard-table tor which he had not taken out a licence. -Mrs Evans appeared.-Mr L. E. Woub represented the defendant, ana pleaded guilty, but urgdd that tue offeuce was committed in ignorance, and asked that a small penalty only might bd imposed.—P.S. Thomas said tnat at 8.30 p.m. on the 16th ...

... On Wednesday morning a serious accident occurred to an elderly man named Abraham Shurvey, whilst at his work in the Forge Slope. A heavy fall took place, and Shurvey was buried beneath the debris, some time elapsing before he could be extricated. He was carried home in an unconscious state. The colliers came out for the day, in accordance with their custom when a bad fall takes place. Mr E. ...

... LOCAL AND DISTRICT NEWS. AT the ^examination of the pupils of the Llan- ] daff Deaf and Dumb Schools, Llandaif, held on Friday last, at the Town Hall, Newport, the fol- ...

... FATAL ACCIDENT WHILST BATHING.—A little boy, a pupil at the Monmouth Grammar School, between 13 and 14 years of age, was drowned on Friday last while bathing at the Gamblings, the bathing-place on the Wye. The name of the de- ceased was Charles Jjlewellin, and his parents keep •an hotel at St. Pagans. near Cardiff. The fatal 'accident is alt tbo re sod hnynoyer rose but once, as if he had done ...