The Merthyr Telegraph and General Advertiser for the Iron Districts of South Wales

HEKTHYE POLICE COIt'^T. SATTTBDAY.—{Before J. C. Fowle, Esq.) AN IMPUDENT THIEF.—Mary Pitman was charged with stealing a pair of gold ear-.riQK8> the property of William Hill, at Merth> £ Marena Hill said: I am the wife of William B. ill. brewer, Caedraw, Merthyr. On Tuesday even- ing last about half-past four o'clock, my little girl, about three years old, had a pair of gold rings in her ears. On Wednesday morning when I went to wash the littlegirl I missed the rings from her ears. They were presented to her by Mr. Levi. These are the rings produced. I can swear to them. I have known the prisoner a short time; she resides near us.-Elizabeth Smith said: I am the wife of William Smith. On Tuesday evening last I saw the prisoner carrying the prosecutor's little girl in her arms. They were going down Wellington-street. I am certain flhe is the person. I knew her before. I Jive closo by her.—Mr. Nathan Phillips said I am pawnbroker, at High-street, Merthyr. On Wednesday evening last, between six and seven o'clock I received the rings in pledge from the prisoner. She said they were her own, and that she had given four shillings for them about five months ago. The value of them now as old gold is about eighteen-pence.—Prisoner preferred being tried by Mr. Fowler, and pleaded "guilty" to the charge.—Mr. Fowler said: it was a very bad case if people of the prisoner's description were tolerated to escape by light imprisonments, there wouldbeno protection for li ttle ehi 1 drenabout the streets. An offence like that which prisoner had done was a theft as remarkable for its im- pudence as atrocity. The sentence upon her was that she should be imprisoned with hard labour in Cardiff house of correction for six wI"pb., OBTAINING GOODS BY FALSE TXSISITCSJ.— William Phillips, who had been remauueu Oil the above charge from Aberdare on Tuesday last, was to-day brought up at the court and the fol- lowing additional evidence adduced against him. -Mr. William Miles said I am a grocer and draper at Pontypridd. I know the prisoner, and recollect him dealing with me in 1856 and for years previous to that, as a ready money customer. I never gave him any credil. His name was never entered into my book as a debtor. He came to me and asked me for a paper to shew that he owed me nothing. I gave him one written. I never saw the paper afterwards. The contents were as near as I recollect to the fol- lowing effect:—"William Phillips has been dealing with me for two or three years. He owes me nothing. No trust is the best." About twelve months ago he came to me for another paper. I gave it him, but I did not write No trust is the best" in that paper. I did not address it to any person. I will undertake to swear that the paper contained no recommendation from me, but merely that he owed me nothing, as I have already stated.—Prosecutor re-called said The paper certified that prisoner William Phillips was an honest trustworthy person, that he had dealt with Miles and had monthly credit, and always kept up his payments. He also said, I have a pass-book from Mr. Miles." It was quite a difterent paper altogether from the one de- scribed by Mr. Miles to-day.—This concluded the evidence, and the prisoner, in answer to the charge, said, "I don't wish to have anything written down, but as for denying, that I will do as long as I have breath."—He was then com- mitted to Cardiff gaol for trial at the sessions, to be holden there on Tuesday next. PUBLICANS' OFFENCES— Eichard John, the landlord of a beer-house at Troedyrhiw, was fined 5s. and 10s. 6d. costs for having his house open illegally on Friday, the 15th ult. John O'Connell, of the Royal Exchange, Brecon-street, was summoned for permitting drunkenness in his house on the 16th ult. P.S. Thomas said he visited this house on the 16th ult. between eleven and twelve o'clock at night, and saw fifty or sixty men all more or less drunk. Some were lying down drunk, others were stripping to fight. A previous conviction was proved, and defendant was now fined £2 and 10s. 6d. costs.—;—George Cross, landlord of the Vulcan Inn, High-street, Dowlais, was summoned for having his house open during prohibited hours on Sunday, the 17th ult.-The drinking of spirits was admitted by defendant, who said that the parties were travellers.—Mr. Wrenn said that one of the persons in the house had called upon him, saying it was be who called and paid for the spirits, he had come from Sirliowy, and considered himself a traveller. He (Mr. Wrenn) knew that per- son to be a highly respectable man, and if the Bench considered him a traveller, although he lived in Merthyr, he had no desire to press the case any further.—Mr. Fowler said he thought a man coming from Sirhowy had a right to have refreshment on the road between that and Mer- thyr, and the case was accordingly dismissed. John Parry, landlord of a beer-house in Victoria- street, Dowlais, was fined 5s. and 8s. 9d. costs, lor having his house open illegally on Sunday, June 17th. K/ehard Felton, of the Three Mariners, Caedruw, for a similar offence to the last, was fined 6s. and lis. 6d. costs. ASSAULT.—John Thomas, rougher, was aum« S&QQed for assaulting Gabriel Thomas, mil| Dowlais.—Complainant said: On the ""•U-II f°r defendant and asked him, Will you be idle a week, or go to work ?" He nad, been drinking. He said, I will be idle, I don't want your work dear me, what a man you are gone. I will knock your head off; I will lick you in two rounds if you will fight me." I told him to go away. I went off and he followed me. I saId, keep back." He came on again and took hold of me by the sleeve. I said, "loose," and snapped my clothes. I turned round and he struck me on the head till my hat was off. I got three blows in all.—Fined 10s. and 8s. 9d. costs.- He was then charged with assaulting P.S.Hodg- son at the works on the same night as the above assault. — Complainant said On Wednesday night I was called to the works to put prisoner out. He was very drunk. He came up to me in a fighting attitude. I took hold of him and said," go out of the works." He said, I won't." I tried to take him out, but he kicked me several times and threw me down and had hold of me. 11 asked him again, will you go out of the works ?" He said, yes; let me get up." He then struck me on the face, and kicked me again. --Fined 10s. and 5s. 3d. costs. ASSAULT.—Elizabeth Jones was summoned for assaulting Robert Marshall. The complainant on applying for the summons said he had no de- sire that the defendant should be punished in any way, but what he really wanted was to have her to keep the peace. The complainant appears to have been one of the party who it will be recol- lected some time ago left here for the Brazils. The defendant's husband was also one of the party, and he through some means or other had the misfortune to lose his life. Subsequent to his death the defendant has received correspon- dence from the Brazils which has caused her to denounce the complainant as the murderer of her husband. The complainant now wanted to clear his character from such imputation before the Bench. Mr. Fowler then issued a summons against the defendant, for assaulting the complain- ant, by rubbing her fist in his teeth 011 Monday last, at the same time telling him that he (Mr. Fowler,) could not hear the complainant's statement with regard to the imputation made against him, as a murderer, in evidence, but if he chose at the hearing he could make any statement he might wish with regard to it in court. The parties in compliance with the summons appeared this day. Mr. Simons appeared with the defen- dant. Mr. Fowler said he thought that the best thing they could do was to let the matter stand as it was, and the defendant to promise'not to annoy complainant any more. Mr. Simons said: that if the complainant was going to make any state- ment with regard to the death of Jones, he (Mr. Simons) was prepared to put in correspondenco received from the Brazils, which shewed that the complainant had suddenly left that country, and, that in the course of a shcrt time, a warrant was is. sued for his apprehension for the crime which be was imputed by defendant to have committed. However, if complainant would consent to let tho case stand as it was,the defendantwouldwithdraw the imputation and promise not to annoy him any more. This suggestion was agreed to and both parties left the court. —•<$>— MURDER AND SUICIDE. On Wednesday morning a desperate act of suicide was perpetrated by a gentlemanly-looking and weU-attired man, apparently about 30 years of age, in Hyde Park, opposite Clarendon-place, 1.1 the Bayswater-road. The appearance of the deceased, together with the documents found on his person, led to an impression that he was a Frenchman, and that he had been actuated to a commission of the act by a feeling of remorse at having been engaged in the violent ill-usage, if not in the actual murder of some female. The body was discovered about half-past nine o'clock, by a man who resides in East Hackney, who was crossing the pax k. A pistol was found near h;m, v ith which he .had attempted to blow his brains out, but not having injured himself to any great extent, he had then nearly severed his head from his body with a :large clasp knife, found near his hand, and also a second pistol, with powder and percussion caps; .2s. 91 d. in a purse, and some letters were found, which, being partly written it French and English, could scarcely be made intelligible. One, bearing date Tuesday night, and evidently written in great haste, was ad- dressed from Oxford-street, and, as far as the writing could be decyphered, it ran as follows:- Mon chere George,—Through her temper I was tempted to strike her. Oh, pity, pity me. Do not send me to that infernal prison. I will by the sacrifice of my own life endeavour to re pay for the crime I have committed." There is scarcely a doubt that the man, ia ad- dition to having committed suicide, had also perpetrated one of the most horrible rmxrders that for many years' have taken place in this country—the murder being attended with cir- cumstances of peculiar atrocity. It appears that. about ten days ago the man, whose name is Antonio Dherang, who was about 35 years of age, and a tailor by trade, accompanied by his wife, a young woman of 24, named Caroline, an. Englishwoman, and very good-looking, took a. top floor rt the house of Mr. Bolland, confec- tioner, Oxford-street, the rent being 5s. a-week. Nothing particular occurred, till the previous Saturday, on which afternoon the man went out, it is believed to see the volunteer review, and. while he was absent the murdered, woman was seen by Mr. Bolland cleaning the stairs. About; nine o'clock at night the mail returned, and. having asked for a bottle of pnger-beer, drank: it, and wishing the person in the shop" good- night," went upstairs, nothing more being seen or beard of him. It may be here stated that Mr. Bolland only occupies the lower part of the house, the two intervening floors being empty. On Wednesday, nothing being seen of the woman or her husbsnd, Mr. Bollaud became iather uneasy regarding them, and was about trying to open the door of the room occupied by them, when at that moment a constable and a park-keeper arrived, bringing news that the man had committed suicide, as above staled, a letter found on him leading to his identification. The room door was then burst open by the con- stable, and a most frightful spectacle prosentell-i itself, for on the floor was the body of the wife, stark naked, and headless. A search about the room, which was covered with blood, lead to the discovery of the head of the murdered woman, it having been thrown into a coal cupboard, having previously been wrapped in a towel, evidently for the purpose of being conveyed away. On an examination of the body, it was found that attempts had been made to sever the legs and arms of the murdered woman from her body. There were several knives found about the room, and the place seemed in the greatest disorder, some work of the man's being strewn about in an unfinished state. There seems to be very little doubt that the motive of the man for destroying his victim was jealousy, as it is stated that he had told a brother a short time since that he could stand it no longer, and on examination of his bcdy on his breast was found picked in ink, "Death to an unfaithful woman;" also on his arm a portrait of the Emperor Napoleon, which is stated to be a good likeness. -=-=- .==-=-= :a_-=-

A SPLENDID ear but a very poor voice, as the organ-grinder said to the donkey. WHY is a tender-hearted person tike a house- keeper w ith little furniture ? Because he is easily moved. j FLOUR is an article well enough in its sphere, but S we deprecate the rubbing of it on ladies' faces. SiMurNS remarked that money is a great lever in the aff airs of mankind. A very great leaver indeed. replied Blinks; I never can keep it." THEEE is a lawyer so excessively honest that he puts ail his flower-pots out over-night, so deter- mined is he that everything shall have its dew. Paradoxical Puzzle—Wh'ti; is that which, if I ha £ it, I sbciiWr: wish to lose it; if I hav«- not. I do not eish to h:»w> ii:; but li I gain it, I i Monger have it A 1

A TRUCK LESSON. BY THE RIGHT HON. BENJAMIN D'LSBAELI, (Late Chancellor of the Exchequer ) The fact is, we are tommied to death." You never spoke a truer word, Master Nixon," said one of his companions. It's gospel, every word-of it, said another. "And the point is," continued Master Nixon, what are we for to do ?" Ay, surely," said a collier, that's the mar- row." J Ay, ay," agreed several; there it is." The question is," said Nixon, looking round with a magisterial air, "what is wages? I say, 'tayn't sugar, 'tayn't tea, 'tayn't bacon. I don't think it's candles; but of this I be sure, 'tayn't waistcoats." Here there was a general groan. Comrades," continued Nixon, "you know what has happened you know as how Juggins applied for his balance after his tommy-book was paid up, and that incarnate nigger Diggs has made him take two waistcoats. Now the question rises, what is a collier to do with waistcoats? Pawn 'em I s'pose to Diggs' son-in-law, next door to his father's shop, and sell the ticket for sixpence. Now, there's the question; keep to the question; the question is waistcoat and tommy first waistcoats, and then tommy." "I have been making a pound a. week these two months past," said another, but, as I'm a sinner saved, I have never seen the young Queen's picture yet." And I have been obliged to pay the doctor for my poor wife in tommy," said another. Doctor,' I said, says, I, 'I blush to do it, but all I have got is tommy, and what shall it be, bacon or cheese ?' 'Cheese at tenpence a pound,' says he, which I buy for my servants at six- pence Never mind,' says he, for he is a thorough Christian, I'll take the tommy as I find it. "Juggins has got his rent to pay, and is afraid of the bums," said Nixon; and he has got two waistcoats!" Besides," said another, "Diggs' tommy is only open once a week, and if you're not there in time, you go over for another seven days. And it's such a distance, and he keeps a body there such a time-it&s always a day's work for my poor woman she can't do nothing after it, what with the waiting, and the standing, and the cussing of Master Joseph Diggs,-for he do swear at the women, when they rush in for the first turn, most fearful." They do say he's a shocking little dog." Master Joseph is wery wiolent, but there is no one like old Diggs for grabbing a bit of one's wages. He do so love it! And then he says you never need be at no loss for nothing; you can find everything under my roof. I should like to know who is to mend our shoes. Has Gaffer Diggs a cobbler's stall P" Or sell us a penn'orth of potatoes," said another. Or a ha'porth of milk." No; and so to get them one is obliged to go and sell some tommy, and much one gets for it. Bacon at ninepence a-pound at Diggs', which you may get at a huckster's for sixpence and there- fore the huckster can't be expected to give you more than fourpence-halfpenny, by which token the tommy in our field just cuts our wages atween the navel." And that's as true as if you heard it in church, Master Waghorn." This Diggs seems to be an oppressor of the people," said a voice from a distant corner of the room. Master Nixon looked around, smoked, puffed, and then said, I should think he wor; as bloody-a-hearted butty* as ever jingled." "But what business has a butty to keep a shop ?" inquired the stranger. The law touches him." I should like to know who would touch the law," said Nixon; "not I for one. Them tom- my shops is very delicate things; they won't stand no handling, I can tell you that." But he cannot force you to take goods," said the stranger he must pay you in current coin of the realm, if you demand it." They only pay us once in five weeks," said a collier; and how is a man to live meanwhile. And suppose we were to make shift for a month or live weeks, and have all our money coming, and have no tommy out of the shop, what would the butty say to me? He would say, 'Do you want e're a note this time,' and if I was to say No,' then he would say, 'You've no call to go down to work any more here.' And that's what I call forsation." Ay, ay," said another collier; "ask for the young Queen's picture, and you would soon have to put your shirt on, and go up the shaft." It's them long reckonings that force us to the tommy-shops," said another collier; and if a butty turns you away because you won't take no tommy, you're a marked man in every field about." There's wuss things as tommy," said a collier who had hitherto been silent, and that's these here butties. What's going on in the pit is linown only to God Almighty and the colliers. I have been a consistent methodist for many year,, scrived to do well, and all the harm I have ever done to the butties was to tell them that their deeds would not stand on the day of judg- ment," They are deeds of darkness surely; for many's the morn we work for nothing, by one excuse or another, and many's the good stint that they undermeasuro. And many's the cup of their aie that you must drink before they will pive you any work. If the Queen would do something for us poor men, it would be a blessed job." "There ayn't no black tyrant on this earth like a butty, surely," said a collier and there's no redress for poor men." "But why do not you state your grievances to the landlords and lessees," said the stranger. I take it you be a stranger in these parts, sir," said Master Nixon, following up this remark by an enormous pulf. He was the oracle of his circle, and there was silence whenever he was inclined to address them, which was not too oh en, though when, he spoke, his words, as his followers often-observed, were a regular ten-yard coal. I take it you be a stranger in these parts, sir, or else you would know that it's as easy for a miner to speak to a main.master, as it is for me to pick coal with this here clay. Sir, there's a gulf atween 'em. I went into the pit when I ■was five year old, and I count forty year m the service come Martinmas, and a very good age, sir, for a man that does his work, and I knows what I'm speaking al out. In forty years, sir, a man sees a pretty deal, 'specially when he don't move out of the same spot and keeps his 'tention. I've been at p)ay/ sir, several times in forty year, and have seen as great stick-outs as ever happened in this country. I've seen the people' at play' for weeks together, and so clammed that I never tasted nothing but a potato and a little salt for more than a fortnight: Talk of tommy, that was hard fare, but we were holding out for our rights, and that's sauce for any gander. And I'll tell you what, sir, that I never knew the people 'play' yet, but if a word had passed atween them and the roain-masters aforehand, it might not have been settled; but you can't get at them any way. Atween the poor man and the gentleman there never was no connection, and that's the wital mischief of this country." "It's a very true word, Master Nixon, and by this token that when we 'went to play'in '28, and the masters said they would meet us what did they do but walk about i;he ground and speak to j the butties. The butties has their car." "We never want no soldiers here if the masters would speak? with the men but the sight of a pitman is poison to a gentleman, and if we go up to speak with''em, they always run away." It's the butties," said Nixon; they are wuSRer nor tommy." "The people will never have their rights," said the stranger, "until they learn their power _no •. in the mining districts is a middlemau or agent: a ) is hi" nianagov. The- Rnttv gejwi-ally keejw a 'Vou»my or Ttadt ",Ii'fl, awl. <'(.' < J liis labourers in goo.ly. Si i.ou mincis, and coUieig •jtiikf,j they term it "swag to eiyy." j Suppose, instead of sticking out and playing fifty of your families were to live under one roof. You would live better than you live now; you would feed more fully, and be lodged and clothed more comfortably, and you might save half the amount of your wages; you would become capitalists; you might yourselves hire your mines and pits from the owners, and pay them a better rent than they now obtain, and yet your- selves gain more and work less." Sir," said Mr. Nixon, taking his pipe from his mouth, and sending forth a volume of smoke, "you speak like a book." "It is the principle of association," said the stranger; the want of the age." Sir," said Mr. Nixon, this here age wants a great deal, but what it principally wants is to have its wages paid in the current coin of the realm." + EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENCE. The Editor does not hold himself responsible for the sentiments expressed by his correspondents. THE JUVENILE RIFLE CORPS. To the Editor qf the Merthyr Telegraph. SIR,-I thank "A Friend of the Juveniles" for his gentlemanly letter, and wish this little dis- pute of ours could, so far as he is concerned, be taken as the model for imitation by all who select a newspaper as the medium for the expression of opinions. But I am unchanged in my views. I agree with him in the remark that we should not undervalues any and every means for strengthening^ne influence of home teaching, but I am« persuaded that the influence of a juve- nile corps will be in a great measure to counter- act home teaching. We shall see little mani- kins instead of boys, the majority of whom will grow up with fast notions and habits. They will, I in time, think a latch-key, a cigar, and the ability to drink a glass of beer, things to be striven for, not because the latch-key is associated with late hours and free and easy company, or the cigar and beer for the simple excitement they yield, but because they will deem them manly essentials, the characteristics of manhood in fact. This training, innocent as it may appear to many, is in reality hot-house forcing, and will give them mannish views out of keeping with their age. I have no doubt my opponent, like myself, would prefer seeing the boy rise gradually than leap suddenly in mental, moral, or social growth; rather see our good old rhyme and story books remain the mental food for a due season, than see them discarded for rifle books, naval and military guides. The ot^her day I passed three small lads walking briskly, and from a few chance words overheard, the subject of conversation to be, not Tom Brown, or sports and pastimes, but our English colonies, and the superior power we possed in retaining them by our greater naval resources! Another result of the corps will be to lessen the influence of parental authority. Young soldiers will think it childish to remain tied to the mother's apron, will feel it irksome to endure the father's will in matters that to the sire may be natural, but to the son undignified. My friend and opponent admits the universal love for playing atsoldiers, but contends that it is the music, the uniform, &c., that attracts, not the idea of killing men. Not so; it may be to the ladies, but when I was a boy we had pre- carious notions of doing daring things, of becom- ing soldiers, and winning names on flood or field in defence of ladye fair, or king and crown, not rocing content with the gay colours and the pleasant sounds. Once for all, in my humble opinion, the good of the corps is more than counterbalanced by the evil produced. Yours &c.. AN OBSERVER. WORKING BOYS. To the Editor of the Merthyr Telegraph. SLE,—I am glad to see public attention directed so closely to the bill now passing, or just passed in the H.)use of Commons, and known as the Mines Inspection Bill. Amongst the clauses which were excluded when the bill was in com-, mittee, one appeared to me deserving of better treatment than it received. I for one cannot conceive why there should be a distinction be- tween one class of workmen and another in the matter of the duration of labour for youth..The evil effects of severe labour on boys is so per- ceptible, it underlies, so to state, the whole stratum of our condition, so markedly, that a graver question eould not be discussed. What becomes of overtasked boys ? The mass die, a great proportion of those who live grow up en feebled, and hand down in sickly children the outrage committed on nature and the crime com- mitted against man. We talk of educating the children of working men, of giving them certificates for good conduct and attending to their studies—we try to win them to become members of a religious denomi- nation. weaning them from love of beer and sensuality, but is this not simply lopping the faded branches, removing the blighted leaves, and NEGLECTING the while a curse preying at the root and slowly, but surely bringing the human fabric to an untimely end. It is useless to contend that .the affection of parents is sufficient to restrain them from over- tasking their children. They may love their sons, but their own wages are barely adequate for the family support, and too often the drink- ing propensities of the man throws the great burden of maintaining mother and sisters on one or more boys. A poor woman met a gossip in our presence, and was comparing family in- cidents with her friend. Amongst other matters the friend said, "How do John keep himself now?" "bad enough," was the reply, "he has been drinking all the week, and every week he loses more turns than be works." "Well, well," added her friend, and how in the world do you manage P" "Why," was the rejoinder, "my eldest boy earns 7s. a week, and is a steady boy. God knows what we'd do if 'twasn't for him." And this is a little photograph that may repre- sent many a Merthyr home. Young shoulders are made to bear heavier burdens than their physical power will admit of, and no wonder in such a case, that so many sink ere manhood has been reached and without a share of that enjoy- ment for which man was created. Hence, the necessity for a power higher than human affection to restrain parents from over- tasking their offsprings, and masters from de- manding more labour at the hands of youth than is capable with the health, strength, and enjoy- ment of youth. And unless Members of Parlia- ment see the necessity for making such a law, I for one can foresee great and irremedial mischief produced. Better, far better, for a mass of youth who abound in coal pits and mines, and drudge on a life made wretched by disease, that the light of life had. been to them as hidden as the gleam of happiness is now. Yours truly, Vox POPULI.

"THE ugliest of trades," said Jcrrold, "have their moments of pleasure. Now, if I were a grave-digger, or even a hangman, there are some people I could work for with a great deal of en- joyment." FOREIGN WOBKMEN.—Some foreign workmen are a reproach to our own in the resources at their disposal from their ability to do more than one thing. The Swiss peasantry of the Jura occupy themselves with their little farms during the warm months, and when snowed up in winter betake themselves to the extremely delicate and intricate task of constructing the works of those Geneva watches which are renowned all over the world for their neatness and accuracy. In those deep awful valleys of the Alps, where the people are so often stricken with organic disease, it is beautiful to see the versatile ingenuity with which they employ their remaining faculties in ornamental woodwork and other minor arts. With us it is too often seen in the humbler classes I hat n a«i tors I deformity, or the accidental loss of a sense or a limb, is held to justify an abandon- merit of all effort at self-support, and a i-eeumbency ou pauperism* 1

GLAMORGANSHIRE QUARTER SES- J SIONS. At these sessions held on Tuesday last, the toi- lowing prisoners from this district were tried;— Ann Stack, alias I/eary, for stealing a sovereign from a little girl named Leah Williams, at Mer- thyr.-Sentenced to three years penal servitude. A previous conviction was proved against her. Edmund Morgan, tailor, for uttering a counter- feit florin, and being in possession of a quantity of other base coin.—Guilty.—Six months' hard labour. Charles McCarthy, for stealing coal, the pro- perty of the Bhymney Iron Company, after having been previously convicted.-Three months' hard labour. Mary Richards, of China, for stealing from the person of John Denman.—Discharged; prose- cutor not appearing. William Thomas, alias "Billy Jane Boots," puddler, of Dowlais, charged with stealing a carpet bag and clothing, the property of Miss Maria Bevan, of Ebbw Vale.-Guilty. Two pre- vious convictions were proved, and he was sen- tenced to four years penal servitude. John Jones, haulier, for stealing a bag of horse feed, the property of the Dowlais Iron Com- pany.-No true bill. William Wilkinson, alias Kenna, for stealing a shovel, the property of Fatrick Daley, and another shovel, the property of Joseph Green- ing, at Merthyr.—Guilty.—Two months' hard labour upon each charge. Catherine Doran, charged with stealing money from the person of Julia Walters, at Merthyr, was acquitted. Evan Howell, of Dowlais, charged with as- saulting Mary Jane Williams, with intent, &c., at Dowlais.-Guilty of a common assault.—Sen- tence-three months' hard labour. Hannah James, charged with stealing wearing apparel, the property of Mr. Henry Watkin Harris, whilst in his service.—Pleaded guilty.- Sentence, three months' hard labour. William Lawrence, charged with stealing a pair of trousers, the property of John Thomas, in the Market at Aberdare.-Guilty.-Two months' hard labour. William Phillips, charged with obtaining a quantity of grocery goods by false pretences from David Davies, at Aberdare, was acquitted. MARKET INTELLIGENCE. LONDON PROVISION MARKET, (Monday, July 2).-The arrivals last week from Ireland were 2,929 firkins butter, and 1,877 bales bacon; and from foreign ports 16,868 casks butter, and 1,280 bales bacon. The business transacted in the Irish butter market is still extremely limited, owing to the high prices asked, and quotations are nearly nominal. Lower rates are expected, as supplies are increasing to the north markets. Foreign met a good sale, and best Dutch advanced to 100s. The bacon market ruled very quiet till the close of the week, when there was a little more inquiry, and sales of best Waterford made at 75s., and 76s. on board for shipment. LONDON CATTLE MARKET, (Monday, July 2). —We had a fair average supply of foreign stock on offer to-day, but its general quality was infe rior. The arrivals of beasts from our own graz- ing districts were only moderate, and very defi- cient in quality. The primest breeds change hands somewhat steadily at full prices. Other- wise the beef trade ruled heavy at a decline in the quotations, compared with Monday last, of 2d. per 81bs. From Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire we received 2,000 Scots, short- horns, and crosses; from other parts of England, 600 various breeds; from Scotland, 21 Scots and crosses; and from Ireland. 17 oxen, &c. The show of sheep was again but moderate. On the whole the mutton trade ruled firm at fully last week's currency. The best downs readily pro- duced 5s. 6d. per 81bs. For lambs, the supply of which was rather limited, there was a good de- mand on rather higher terms. Down breeds having realised 7s. per 81bs. Calves were in good supply and steady request at very full prices. In pigs very little was doing at last week's quota- tions. LONDON CORN MARKET, (Monday, July 2).- There were good arrivals of foreign wheat, oats, and flour last week, but the other supplies were short. The exports were 60 qrs. maize only. Of English wheat there were 2,477 qrs., of foreign 20,381. There was a very short supply this morn- ing from Kent and Essex, but the weather hav- ing taken up with much more prospect of conti- nuance, millers still kept aloof, and the little business done in English was at fully 2s. per qr. reduction; to sell foreign in quantity a similar decline would have been necessary, but factors were against pressing sales. Of country flour there were 20,727 sacks of foreign, 10,467 sacks 5.577 brls. Norfolks were very little inquired for, 40s. per sack being a full price, though Is. below the previous rates. French and American were also but little songht, being held at last week's prices. Town samples as then. Of En- glish barley there were only 31 qrs. per rail; of foreign, 4,560 qrs. There was a steady demand for grinding foreign, at fully the previous prices. The better qualities, though less in demand, were firm. In malt business was very slack; but no change of value could be noted. The whole sup- ply of oats was 45,213 qrs., of which 1,344 qrs. were English, 1,712 qrs. Irish, and 42,157 qra. of foreign. The continuance of heavy arrivals has brought some dullness into the trade, at a de- cline of 6d. to Is. per. qr. on Russian and low qualities, but fine heavy corn was scarecly cheaper. IRON. -Orders appear to be again decreasing, and although ironmasters quote 95 5s. to 95 108 for rails, it is questionable whether buyers would exceed 95 for ordinary sections and specifica- tions, cash terms; the latter price was taken a short time since, which gave a slight impetus to the market for a short time, but now higher rates are asked comparatively few orders are given out. Merchant bars have been in less request, and no change from former quotations has taken place. Staffordshire kinds are still quoted as before; contracts, however, are of a very limited ciiaracter. Swedish bars are neglected, and to effect sales holders must make a. considerable concession. Scotch pigs the last few days have assumed an upward tendency, reported to have arisen in consequence of speculative purchases although the price is low at the present time, there is no prospect of any advance being main- tained for any length of time; the slight rise effected may be looked upon merely as a tem- P°ra^ the price has run up from o0s. 35d. to 51s. 3d. cash paid. Shipping iron in makers hands can be bought about 6d. per ton under warrants.—London, June 29.

THE North British Mail says From present appearances the potato crop this year is likely to be very abundant. A large grower in the Lothians of Scotland has offered to contract to send into Glasgow, as soon as ready, 1,000 tons uf early potatoes, at £ 5 per ton, to be delivered free. THE phenomenon of a fall of discoloured rain occurred in Brassington and neighbourhood on Monday night last. It was so dark in its hue as to appear of a blue-black in quantities of less than half a gallon, and when massed in a clean tin receiver, it seemed black as dye in a. dyer's vat. A glassful was taken and left undisfcurjjgj for eight or nine hours, its colour in the glass was of a dull leaden tinge, it deposited no sedi- ment, and remained of the same tint, and as transparent as coloured glass of a similar shade. IT is said that Generals Lanza, Letizia, 8a 1- zano, Catoldo—all of them disgraced after their ignominious return from Jralmero—areto be tried by court-martial under the presidency of Lieu- 3nant-General the Marquis Delcaretto. Colonna is the only general excepted. Amongst other charges against them is the rather singular one -hat the 3,000 bomshells fired upon Palmero were ?iHtrged hP.! f wi th day or common earth, and half A ith powder—these officers pocketing the money ralue of the difference,

NEWPORT, ABERGAVENNY, & HEREFORD tND TAFF VALE EXTENSION. Week DAYS. | SuNPAva PROM 1,2,31,2,311,2,31,2,31,2,3 a.m. p.m. p.m. *.M. a.HI. Merthyr dep. 10 10 1 45 5 40 9 15 4 45 Troedyrhiw 10 lfl 1 -W 9 23 4 65 Quaker's Yard '!<• !>; o v, r. -> 5 Llancaiach (XcUou) »• < v) 14 Rhymney Junction lo 6/ z V> !o| 9 52 5 24 Tredegar June.(Blackwood.. 11 2 2 40 <5 >0 9 57 5 29 Crumlin 11 12 2 V; <; vvio 7 5 38 Pontypool 11 25 3 c.» 10 20 5 50 Pontypool Road dep. 11 32 3 ti i:)10 25 555 Newport arr. 10 0 4 L8, 7 3010 50 7 30 „ dep. U 10 3 Oj 6 3010 0 5 30 LJanvair 11 52 3 39) 10 40 6 9 Penpergwm 12 0 3 471 7 1410 48 6 17 Abergavenny 12 10 3 58! 7 2211 0 6 28 Llanfihangel 12 20 4 81 11 11 6 38 £ andy 12 27 4 15; 7 3711 18 6 45 Pontrilas 12 38 4 28| 7 4911 32 6 59 St. Devereux 12 48 4 37 11 42 7 8 Tram Inn 54 4 4o! 11 50 7 16 Hereford 5[ 4 55) 8 10'j2 Qj 7 M Week DAYS. I SUNDAYR. a.m. a.m. Ip.m. p.m. p.m. PROM 1,2,31,2,31,2^3T, >2,31,2,3 Hereford. 8 0 9 301 6 55 9 0 5 30 Tram Inn 8 11 9 50, 7 6 9 12 5 43 St. Devereux g 1810 51 7 13 9 19 5 51 Pontrilas 1 2810 25 7 23 9 29 6 2 Pandv 8 4010 45 7 35 9 42 6 15 Llannhangel 8 47 10 55 7 42/ 9 49 0 21 Abergavenny 9 0 11 15 7 5510 3 G 36 Penpergwm 9 811 25 8 310 11 6 44 Llanvair 9 1511 37 8 10*10 19 6 51 Newport arr. 10 012 40 8 40^10 50 7 30 „ dep. 9 0 11 10 6 30^10 0 5 30 Pontypool Road arr. 9 3012 10 8 25jl0 32 7 5 Pontypool 9 40 12 15 8 3010 40 7 20 Pontypool 9 40 12 15 8301040 7 20 Crumhn 9 5512 30 8 4510 55 735 Tredegar June. (Blackwood) 10 512 40 8 5311 5 7 45 Rhymney Junction 10 1012 50 8 5811 12 7 50 Llancaiach (Nelson) 10 20 1 09 811 228 0 Quaker's Yard Junction .10 30 1 10 9 1811 35 8 1 0 Troedyrhiw 10 43 4 2 9 3111 48 8 23 Mertoyr 10 50 4 10 9 4011 56 8 35 RHYMNEY RAILWAY. DOWN.—WEEK DAYS. I SUNDAYS. FROM 1,2,31,2,31,2,3 1.3,3 1,2,8 a.m. p.m. p.m. a.m. p.m. Rhymney 9 30 1 55 4 15 9 10 3 55 Bargoed 9 51 2 16 4 36 9 34 4 19 Hengoed arr. 10 5 2 30 4 50 9 50 Ystrad 10 17 2 45 5 510 6 4 42 Caerphilly arr. 10 30 3 0 5 2010 22 4 58 Cardiff (Adam-street Station)!! 0 3 30( 5 5010 55 5 30 UP.—-WEEK DAYS. | SUNDAYS. FROX 1) 2,3 1,2,3 1, 2,3 1, 2,3 1, 2,3 a.m. p.m. p.m. a.m. p.m. Cardiff (Adam-street Station) 10 0 1 40 5 20 8 45 4 25 Caerphilly 10 30 2 10 550 9 19 458 Ystrad ..10 45 225 6 5 937 5 14 HenffoedfN A &H J F ^RR" • 50 2 30 6 10 9 44 5 20 nengoea^.A.,«cn.J.|Dep u 0 2 40 6 2010 0 5 30 Bargoed 11 14 2 54 6 34 10 16 5 46 Rhymney. 11 35 3 15 6 55J10 40 6 10 VALE OF NEATH RAILWAY. DOWN TRAINS.—WEEK DAYS. I SUNDAYS. 1,2,31,2,31,2,31,2,3 1,2,3 1,2,31,2,31,2,3 STRT. FR. a.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. a.m. p.m. p.m. Merthyr 8 55 1 5o 6 0 7455 50 Abernant ..9 7 2 2 6 12 7 57 6 2 Lhvydcoed. 9 12 2 7 ..6 17 8 2 6 7 Hirwainar. 9 18 2 13 6 23 8 8 6 13 Abrdr. dp. 9 0 1 55 3 20 6 5 8 10 7 50 5 55 9 60 Hirwn.ar. 9 13 2 8 3 35 6 18 8 23 8 36 89 5 Hirwn. ar. 9 13 2 8 3 351 6 18 8 23 8 36 89 5 Hirwain 9 21 2 15 6 25 8 10 6 15 Glyn Neath 9 41 2 34 6 44 8 29 6 34 Resolven 9 olj 2 43 6 53 8 38 6 43 Aberdylais. lo 5j 2 55 7 5 8 50 6 55 Neath lolo 3 o 7 ip[ 3 55 7 0 UP TRAINS.—WEEK DAYS. I SUNDAYS. 17^3172,31,2,31,2,31,2,3 1^31,2,3,1,2,3 STRT.FR. p.m. a.m. p.m. p.m. p.m. a.m. p.niJr^m. Neath 8 3o 2 52 7 4") 9 2oi « jO Aberdylais 8 35 2 57 7 5o 9 2o- ii 35 Resolven 8 47 3 9 8 0 9 35 8 (5 Glyn Neath 8 57 3 19 8 8 9 48 8 53 Hirwainar. 9 17 3 39 8 2P lo 3: 9 n Hirwn.dp. 9 23 2 20 3 45 6 3o 8 lo lo 6 2o 9 20 Abrdr.arr. 9 35 2 30 3 57 6 45 8 45 lo 2o 6 35 9 30 Hirwaindp. 9 2o 3 42 8 iJ1 lo 6 9 16 Llwydcoea. 9 27 349 8 38 lo 13 9 23 Abernant.. 9 37 3,59 8481o23 9 33 Merthyr 9 5o 4 12 9 olo35 9 45 TAFF VALE RAILWAY. DOWN TRAINS.—WEEK DAYS. [ SUNDAYS. STARTING FROM 2,8l,2,31,2,3il,2,3 a.m. p.m. p.m. a.m. p.m. Merthyr 8 15 2 0 6 40 9 10 4 10 Troedyrhiw 8 23 2 8 6 49 9 18 4 18 Quaker's Yard Junction for N. A. and H. Railway 8 34 2 19 7 1 9 29 4 29 Aberdare Junction 8 47 2 32 7 15 9 42 4 42 Newbridge 8 57 2 42 7 26 9 52 4 52 Treforest 9 2 2 47 7 31 9 57 4 57 Tafl's Well 9 13 2 58 7 42 lo 8 5 8 Pentyrch 9 18 3 3 7 47 lo 13 5 13 Llandaff 9 26 3 11 7 56 lo 21 5 21 Cardiff 9 35 3 20 8 51o 30 530 Cardiff Docks. 9 4o 3 25 10 35 ABERDARE BRANCH. ——— ———-———. Aberdare 8 20 2 5 6 48 9 15 4 15 Treaman 8 24 2 9 6 52 9 19 4 19 Mountain Ash 8 32 217 7 0 927 927 Aberdare Junction. 8 42 2 27 7 10 9 37 4 37 UP TRAINS.—WEEK DAYS. IS STARTING FROM 1,& 3j 1,5W „ „ a-ro- p.m. p.m. a.ln. u.«. Cardiff Docks 9 20 3 o 8 A 8 45 ? ?rd^ 9 3o 3 10 6 3o 9 « 4 0 £ landatf 9 39 3 19 6 40 9 9U 9 9 47 3 27 6 48 9 17 4 17 Tafl's Well 9 52 3 32 6 53 9 22 4 22 Treforest 10 3 3 43 7 5 9 33 4 33 Newbridge lo 8 3 48 7 11 9 38 4 38 Aberdare Junction lo 19 3 59 7 23 9 49 4 49 Quaker's Yard Junction for N. A. and H. Railway lo 32 4 12 7 3G lo 2 5 2 Troedyrhiw lo 43 423 7 48 lo 13 5 13 Merthyr lo 00 4 30 7 55 lo 2o 5 2o ABERDARE JUNCTION. ——-———-———————— Aberdare Branch lo 20 4 0 725 9 50 4 50 Mountain Ash 10 30 4 10 7 35 lo 0 5 0 Treaman 10 38 418 7 43 lo 81 5 8 Aberdare 42 4 22 7 47 lo 12 5 12 WESTERN VALLEYS RAILWAY. DOWN TRAINS.—WREK DAYS. j H7K\OAY ^7 STARTING FROM p., TR A-M-LP.UI.LP.Tn. a.M. p.M. Ebbw Vale 8 45 2 151 7 2o 11 2o 7 5 ictoria 8 &O 2 2o 7 2511 25 7 lo Cwm 8 57 2 27 11 331 7 17 Ahergeeg Junction 9 8( 2 38' 7 4211 44j 7 28 _1_1_- Nantyglo 8 451 2 15 7 2o 11 2o| 7 E Blaina 8 51! 2 21 7 2611 26' 7 1? Abertillery 8 58! 2 28 7 33 11 34 7 1« Aberbeeg Junction 9 8| 2 38 7 42.11 44 7 2» Llanlnlleth 9 14 2 44 11 51 7 3? Crumlm 9 2o' 2 51 7 51 11 58 7 4O Newbridge 9 25, 2 5(J 7 50 12 3 7 4o Abercarne 9 3o 3 2 8 212 9 7 5? cross Keys 9 4o! 3 13 8 11 12 2o 8 9 47' 3 2o 8 18 12 28; 8 l2 9 50! 3 3o 8 21 12 38I 8 22 "nymney Junction lo 3' 3 37 8 30 12 45I 8 3« gewport lo 15 3 5o 8 48 1 ol 8 4% UP TRAINS.—WEEK DAYS. I SUNDAYS. STARTING FROM 1,2,31,2,31,2,31,2,31,2,3 _R a.m. noou.I p.M. a.m. p.m. Newport 7 o 12 o. 5 3o 9 O 5 15 Rhymney Junction 7 1212 13 5 43 9 13 5 28 1'YLEE 7 17 12 18 5 48 9 18.' 5 33 Risca 7 26 I2 27 5 57 9 271 5 42 Cross Keys 7 32 12 34 6 4 9 341 5 48 Abercarne 7 42112 44I G 14 9 45! 5 58 Newbridge 7 48 12 5o 6 2o 9 52 6 4 Crumlin 7 5312 55 6 25 9 57 6 9 Llanhilleth 1 2 6 32 lo 5 6 LTF Aberbeeg Junction 8 6 1 lo G 4o lo 13 C 23 Abertillery 8 14 1 18 6 48 lo 21 6 31 BLAINA 8 24 1 29 6 59 lo 52 6 49 Nantyglo 8 32 1 3/ 7 7 lo -IO 6 bo Aberbeeg Junction 8 9 I 13 G 44 lo 1G G 25 8 19 1 24 6 54 lo 27 6 26 Victoria 8 26 1 31 7 1 lo 34 G 44 bbbw Vale ( 8 32 1 37 7 ,• Jlo 4o 6 50 Printed and Published by PEIEB W ILLXAMS, at the TELEGIUEH Office, High Street, in the Towa.an<J F ianshiae of Merthyr Tydtii- in the County of 8»tuifd&jr, July 7, 1860*