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

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ABERDARE INTELLIGENCE. THE NEW OMNIBUS MOVEMENT. — The company which has placed I the 'bus upon the roads here are so satisfied with the results that they have decided to have a second immediately. There is a very common wish that this movement may be but the prelude to another for introducing tramways into the town and district. It is to be hoped that the 'bus company will take courage to initiate the tramway system.

ABERDARE POLICE COURT. TUESDAY.— Before A. De Rutzen and R. H. RhYI, Esqrs.) A SUSPECTED POACHER.— Edward Phillips, Tre- cynon, collier, was summoned for having been found coming from land where he had been trespassing in pur- suit of game, with certain instruments for taking game in his possession.—Mr Simons, who appeared for the prosecution, called P.S. Parry, an officer in the employ of the Abernant Iron Company, who proved seeing the defendant the day previous inside the fencing of the Great Western Railway, near Ysguborwen. Upon seeing witness he moved on, and just at that moment a dog sprang from the cover upon the adjoining land, which abounded in hares, pheasants, rabbits, &c., and came towards the defendant. The latter then walked along towards Abernant, and upon coming up to witness, inquired the way to Aberaman. Witness asked his name, but receiving no satisfactory reply, proceeded to search him, and found upon him a "gate" net, two purse nets (i.e. nets for covering rabbit holes), and a ferret.—In reply to further questions he informed witness that he lived in Dowlais, near the Horse and Groom Inn, Lewis-street. Upon being told there was no such house in that street, he admitted that he lived at Mill-street, and said that he was on the road to Aberaman, with the nets and ferret on a rat-catch- ing expedition. The size of the meshes of the various nets, however, clearly pointed out that this latter state- ment could not be true.-The Bench said that the case certainly involved a deal of suspicion, but as the Act of Parliament under which defendant was summoned was a peculiarly stringent one, they bad no wish to stretch its provisions in any way. Defendant would therefore be discharged, no case being in their opinion made out against him. DRUNKARDS.—James Jones, collier, found in a help- less state in Brynhyfryd-street on the 26th instant by P.C. James, was fined 5s and the costs.—Evan Jc ikins, collier, arrested by P.S. Rodman in DufFryn-road, Mountain Ash, on the 27 th instant upon a charge of riotous drunkenness, was fined £ 1 and the costs, this being his second appearance within a very recent period. —Jane Owens, widow, found in Brynhyfryd-street the previous (Monday) night by P.C. James lying in a stupidly drunken condition, was discharged with a caution.—Henry Thomas, haulier, was called upon to answer a charge of riotous drunkenness in Commercial- place on the 22nd instant. Defendant did not put in an appearance. His bail, who was in court, was ordered to pay down the amount of his recognizance (£2), which he at once did.—Edward Tucker, shoemaker, proved by P.C. Robb to have been guilty of similar conduct in the same thoroughfare, the same evening, was fined 10s and the costs.—John Watkins, a harpist, locked up by the same officer for a similar offence in Mount Pleasant-street, Trecynon, the same night, was similarly dealt with.—John Jenkins, puddler, brought up under warrant charged with havina: been found drunk in the Engineers' Arms on the 29th ult., was fined a like amount.—Thomas Evans, collier, was sum- moned for drunken and riotous conduct in Cardiff-road, Mountain Ash, on the 14th instant. P.C. Emanuel gave evidence. Defendant called witnesses, named Hodges and Jenkins, in contradiction of the constable. These, instead of doing so, however, confirmed the statements of the latter in several instances. Defen- dant, being an old offender, was fined S2 and the costs. —Henry Hughes, collier, drunk and disorderly in Com- mercial-street, Mountain Ash, on the 14th instant, was, upon the evidence of P.C. Ford, fined 10s and the costs.-Job Smout, collier, summoned at the instance of P.S. Rodman for an almost similar offence in Oxford- street, Mountain Ash, on the same day, was, notwith- standing his endeavours to show that the prosecution h.t ) been instituted out of malicious motives, fined a liked sum.—Thomas Evans, collier, a most respectable- looking young fellow, found by P.C. Gambling stagger- ing drunk down Cardiff-road, Aberaman, on the 15th instant, was mulcted in a similar sum.—John Evans, fitter, for a somewhat milder offence in Cardiff-road, Mountain Ash, the same night, was, upon the testimony of P.C. Ford, fined 5s and the costs. ASSAULTING THE POLICE.—Wm. Jones, shingler, surrendered to his bail charged with assaulting P.S. Parry in the execution of his duty.—The officer stated that on the 26th instant (Sunday), at two p.m., he saw defendant lying in an apparently helpless state of drunkenness in Trap-road, near the Iron Bridge Inn. Witness roused him, got him to his feet, and ordered him home. The fellow, instead of complying, became very abusive, and struck witness several times in the chest. He afterwards lay down, and (after threatening he would do so) attempted to do witness a revolting injury. Assistance, however, arrived, and he was taken to the lock-up.—Defendant now appeared sorry for what had transpired. It appeared that he had been twice in custody before. -The Bench told him that had he but succeeded in the attempt to injure the constable, they would unhesitatingly have sentenced him to a long term of imprisonment without the option of a fine. As it was, however, he would have to pay a fine of X2 and the costs, or 14 days' hard labour in the alternative. REFUSING TO QUIT,—Patrick Morrison, Jeremiah Lambert, and Cain Mahoney, labourers, were summoned for having refused to quit the Allen's Arms Inn, Mountain A.sh.—Mr Evan Evans, the landlord, stated that on the 20th inst. the three defendants came drunk to his house, and demanded of his servant a pint of beer, which was refused them. Witness asked them to leave, that they had already had enough. Each of them, however, refused to do BO, and ultimately they got fighting with some of the other customers.- Mahony, who was the only defendant who put in an appearance to-day, contended that the row was com- menced by a "great big monster of a man (not sum- moned) who had offered to bet any amount that he would hit him (Mahony) twenty times on the nose in twenty seconds (laughter).-The Bench considered the case proved. Mahoney was fined 10s and the costs. The summonses against the other defendants, who had Sent female representatives, were ordered to stand ad- journed for a week for their personal attendance. THEFT BY A FELLOW WORKMAN.—Thomas Smith, mason's labourer, was brought up in custody charged with stealing a two-foot rule, the property of Charles Price, carpenter, on the 14th of September last. It I appeared that the prosecutor and prisoner were employed ppwUs to* hgvao ef ft Mt Wwdwwd, « wttif (Mwr, residing at Aberaman. Mr Woodward gave them an allowance of beer, which they proceeded to drink to- gether with some two or three others in a stable belong- ing to the former. Prisoner and prosecutor sat next each other, and it was upon that occasion that he last remembered having his rule safe. The following Mon- day morning he missed it, and hearing that it had b-an seen with the prisoner, he went and inquired of the latter for it. Prisoner ultimately admitted that he had sent the article to pawn and premised to redeem it. Finding he did not keep his word P.C. Whitney was communicated with, and the prisoner was taken into custody at Cwmneol Colliery. When charged with the theft he made a clean breast of it, admitting taking it, and pawning it.—David Jones, whom prisoner had sent with the rule to pledge, and Mr John Cohen, pawn- broker, who had taken it in, havinf been called, pri- soner pleaded guilty to the charge. He, however, pro- tested that he had not taken the artiole from Price's pocket, but had found it in the trap wherein they had been sitting. He didn't think of returning it because he went away the following Menday to work in another pi tee.—Sentenced to 21 days' imprisonment with hard laoour. A BATCH OF ASSAULT CASK.—John Tapp, collier, was summoned for having assaulted Emma Summons, singlewoman, at Mountain Ash, on the 12th inst. Mr W. Bed doe, who appeared for the complainant, stated that he should not have thought it worth his while to trouble the Bench in this matter at all, had it not been for the fact that his client, who was at the time of the commission of the assault, a servant at the Collier's Arms Inn, had sinee been dismissed from her situation in consequence of her refusal to compromise the matter with the defendant; and that sinoe then she had en- tered a plaint against her late master ia the County Court for wrengful dismissal The assault in itself was not a serious one. A dispmie having arisen between the parties respecting a glass of beer, defendant, by way of settling the matter, threw the contents of a tumbler in complainant's face.—Complainant having been called in support of this statement, Mr T. Phillips (Rosser and Phillips) for the defendant, succeeded in shewing that the whole thing was a mere lark, complainant herself begining the affair by dashing some beer in defendant's face. The Bench quite coinciding in this views dis- missed the summons. Ellen Lewis, married, was summoned fer having assaulted Esther Adams, single, on the 13th inst., while John Adams, the father of this complainant, was summoned for having assaulted the first named defendant on the ISth inst. Mr T. Phillips appeared for Mrs Lewis in .both oases. The parties, it seemed, reside next door to each other at Penwaun, and the Adams's were shown to have quarrelled with al- most every individual in the hamlet. It was manifest that the girl Esther Adams had been coached by her parent to tell a most absurd and palpably untrue tale of the way in which she had been assaulted. Her own witness contradicted her even. The Benoh, after strongly deprecatiag the conduct of the parents, dis- missed that summons. The one Lewis v. John Adams, was, however, considered proved, and defendant was fined 5s and the costs. Mary Ann Rees, married, was summoned for having assaulted Jane Rees, single, on the 15th inst. The parties in this case were sisters- in-law, and the assault was alleged to have been com- mitted near the Market Tavern Inn, at Aberdare. It transpired that defendant was jealous of the interfer- ence of her husband's sister in her domestic matters. Mr Beddoe, who appeared for Mrs Rees, called evidence to rebut that adduced on behalf of the complainant. The Bench eventually bound over both parties in £5 each to keep the peace towards each other for three months. Mary Howell, single, was summoned for assaulting Rossanna Jones, married, at Aberaman, on the 14th inst. Defendant completely turned the tables upon her opponent by calling two respectable female witnesses, who proved to demonstration that the assault had been committed upon, and not by the former. The summons was consequently dismissed, with costs against complainant. TRANSFXB or Lie £ Nsis.—Mr Phillips applied for an endorsement of the Puddler's Arms Inn, Hirwain, from Jane Reynolds to Jchn Thomas. Satisfactory testimonials of character having been put in, the appli- cation was granted. The same was also the case with the following:—Stag, Mill-street, Trecynon, John Griffiths to William Phelps; Cambrian Hotel, Weatheral-street, H. M. Davies to T. Dyke. MOUNTAIN ASH. DEATH OF MB Ens WILLIAMS, CKFNFENNAR. —We regret to announce the death of the above gentleman, which took place on the 25th inst. Mr Williams had been a member of the Mountain Ash Local Board since its formation, and for some years filled the office of chairman of the Board. He was, if we mistake not, also a member ef the Merthyr Board of Guardians. The loss of the deceased gentleman's practical know. ledge and sound advice will be much missed at the Mountain Ash Local Board. Mr Williams suffered for some years from a chronic disease, and lately under- went a severe operation in London, but succumbed to the disease. RHYMSEI INTELLIGENCE. PBIKITIVS METHODISM AT VOCHRHT.—The opening services of the new Primitive Methodist Chapel of this place took place on Sunday last, when the Revs J. Dinnick, of Merthyr, and E. Powell, of Swansea, preached at Nazareth Calvinistic Methodist and Bethany Chapels, kindly lent for the occasion. Collections towards the chapel funds, made at the close of each I service, amounted to a considerable sum. LAYING THE FOUITOATION STON. OF A NEW CHAPEL. 1 —On Monday last the ceremony of laying the first stone < of a new Primitive Methodist Chapel, at Pontlottyn, was celebrated with great success. The old chapel, which has been erected about 25 years, had become too small for the increasing congregation, and it was deter- mined that an effort should be made to erect a larger building. A site was obtained, and on Monday after- noon a large audience assembled to witness the cere- mony. A tea meeting was afterwards held in the old chapel, and in the evening a meeting took place in Nazareth Independent Chapel (kindly lent for the occa- sion), when addresses were delivered by ministers of the < various congregations. ANNIVERSARY.—On Sunday and Monday special ] anniversary services were held at Moriah Chapel, when ] sermons were preached by the Revs. T. JU. Jones, < Machen; D. Thomas and J. Evans, Dowlais. Collec- tions were made towards the chapel debt, which realised f the handsome sum of upwards of JE120. The church a and congregation have also recently defrayed the cost of t about JS80, incurred in repairing and painting the chapel ( preparatory to the ordination of the Rev. D. S. Evans, whose ministry appears to be very successful. ] DEATH or A MINISTER.—It is with a profound re- I gret that we have to announce the sudden and unex- ( pected death of the Rev. J. Jarman, who had but recently undertaken the pastorate of Beulah Baptist 1 Church. Returning heme from work in his natural ( good health on Saturday afternoon, and whilst washing, 1 he suddenly fell, and sustained a severe contusion of the < leg. He became insensible, and did not regain con. ] sciousness before he expired at about half-past eleven the same night. Mr Jarman was a very energetic young minister, and greatly beloved by the members and congregation, which through his efforts have been more than doubled during his short term of ministry. RAILWAY SERVANTS' BBNEJTIT SOCIETY.—On the even- ing of the 24th inst., a party of fifty sat down to an ex- cellent supper at the Castle Hotel. The object of the meeting was to inaugurate the opening of a new district branch of the London and Provincial Railway Ser- vants' United Benefit Society." After supper, Mr Tur. ner, assistant-surgeon to the lodge, was unanimously voted to the chair, and Mr Randall, district agent, to the vice-chair. The chairman proposed the toast of the evening, "Success to the Society." This was responded to by Mr C- Shrives, of London, secretary of the union, who, after giving an account of the origin of the move- ment, and the many difficulties the promoters had to contend with, stated that the society was now in a flourishing state, and that railway servants, seeing how well it was working, were more ready to io'n. He ad- vised any who were present who were not members to join at once, as delays were dangerous. After giving some good advice to the members, he proceeded to read the twelfth half-yearly report, from which it appears that the amount paid in cases of death and sickness since the society started in 1867 is £2.177 lfe 3d. The increase during the year is something over JE53 to the funds. A Widow and Orphan's Fund has also j ust been established where, by payment of 5d per month for the wife, and lid for each child, in case of the death of a member the widow will be entitled to 3s per week, and Is for each child as loag as she remains single. A superannuation ( fund is about being added, and then the scheme will be considered complete. At present there are nine district branches, and the one now opened will make the tenth. Mr Power, agent for the Cardiff district, gave a short account of the progress of the society there, and the vice-chairman stated that since the society had com- menced in Rhymney they had gone on progressing, and now numbered 30 members, Several other toasts were OPENING or TUB NEW CATHOLIC SCHOOLS. The opening of the new schools for the Catholic population of Pontlottyn took place on Monday last. In the morn- ing high mass meeting was held in the Catholic Chapel, Rbymney, which was densely crowded. A 8ermoa on education was preached by the Right Rev J. C. Hedley, bishop of Caesaropolis. The Bishop condemned the principle of secular education and "trongiy ^ed denominational education as the means of training the children in the faith of "Mother Church. In the afternoon a demonstration took place, when a Proces- sion was formed at the chapel of children and adults, numbering upwards of 450, headed by the clergy and the Irish drum and fife band, and carrying several appropriate banners with inscriptions in Latin and English, and various emblems of the crucifix, fco. The new schools have been built by the Rev A. P. Wilson. and are opened free from debt. The building is situ- ated in a very commodious part of the locality; its dimensions are 45 feet by 18 feet, and it is capable of holding 100 infants. The Very Rev Canon Price, O.S.B., Rev J. R. Caldwell, O.S.B., H. B. Hanworth, O.S.B., A. Percy, and B. Dudley, O.8.B., were pre- sent, and took part in the services and the opening of the schools. Miss M. A. Kelly performed Beethoven's Mass in C, and at the offertory Kingnella's Landette,on the organ. The Rev A. P. Wilson conducted the whole of the proceedings, and previous to the Bishop declaring the new schools opened, the rev. gentleman presented the Bishop with a congratulatory address on his eleva- tion to the Episcopate, and also congratulated the audience on the success whioh had followed the under- taking, his schools being opened and completed long before the Gellygaer School Board schools, although the latter had been started long before his, a fact which, according to his opinion, exhibited a more active and energetic spirit in promoting education on the part of the denomi&ftttaatlirti this 08 ?* part of Rfbtel SoartU,

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the H igh-street a little to the left, leaving the block of houses where the road parts standing as they are, and on the right of the proposed road. This he estimated would involve an outlay in the first place of JB6,000 or £7,000, but he also calculated that with the improved frontage they would be able to re-sell the part not re- quired for as much as they gave for the whole, within about i'1,500, so that it would cost the ratepayers but the latter amount. Mr J. "W". James doubted if they would be able to realize that much for it. The Surveyor pointed out that the buildings were old. The Star was an old tumble-down place, and so were all the rest of the houses, right down to the Rail- way Inn, except two houses belonging to Mr Griffiths, Mr Thomas Jenkins You will find that the owners will put a different value on them when you go to buy them. Mr William Harries I have no doubt we could sell he frontage at a good price if we purchased the free- hold. but I rather doubt the price, and I think we might put another JE1,000 on the estimate. Mr J. W. James Suppose that if the cost was £ 6,500, they would have to borrow the money and stand their chance of getting it back again. With reference to the approach to Thomas Town from the lower end of the town, the Surveyor said it would entail pulling down one house near the Glove and Shears, which was worth about £100, and then there would be a straight entrance through to the tramroad. Mr William Harris said this was certainly much wanted. It was one of the worst places in the town, and he was only surprised that some had not fallen down and broken their neck there long ago. Mr Simons thought that as such large contributors to the rates the Thomas Town people had a right to de- mand such access. THE ABERCANAID BRIDGE. The Surveyor thought the Board would have nothing to pay on this account, and he would not have recom- mended the Board to apply for an order for this alone if they had not other matters in hand, but they might as well include this in their scheme, and the public would then be safe from the landowners, otherwise Lord Dynevor and Mrs Richards might allow them the use of the land required, and even subscribe towards the bridge and afterwards charge B200 or J300 a-year rent for the land therefore it would be well to include this in the provisional order, and they would get the land at valua- tion for a very small. amount; but for building the bridge and the approaches thereto he could not name a less sum than £1,200. The ground wanted was not of much value, it was only waste land. Ml- Thomas Jenkins They'll not call it waste land when you go to buy it they'll call it building land then. THE BARGoED-TAFF ROAD. This was a project to construct a road from Quarker's Yard through Llancaiach. It was stated that the Dow- lais Company would make the road down as far a-3 Cwmfellin, and the parish would be expected to make the remainder. Mr Geo. Martin said he did not think the Dowlais Company wn responsible for any part of the scheme. The parish should make all this road. The Surveyor intimated that he had not yet prepared a plan of the place, and therefore could not give any idea of what would be required, but it was a large scheme. Mr Simons said he understood that the landowners were perfectly willing to give the land required for the purpose, and the Plymouth Company was about to sink four new pits in this locality, three of which would be in the parish of Gelligaer, and one in Merthyr, and there was really no road at all to these plac One of the piis was about a mile and-a-half beyond Danderi, and Mr Fotherj,!11 was under an agreement to have it opened with'n twelve months. The whole place would be opened up before very long, and there was no road to convey anything there. Mr Gabe If the pit is not to be opened for twelve months, there will be plenty of time for us to think about making a road twelve months time. Mr Simons asked how they were to get the necessary material down if there was no road. Mr J. W. James Are we to make a road for Mr Fothergill ? Mr Simons If you make a road you will have houses built down there, jut if you make no road there will be nojhous- Mr R. dr Ison But the people who sink the pits should make the ro ds themselves to the place. Mr Simons Tha 'a what public bodies generally say, and then they get no rord at all. There is no parish road near this place, or any access whatever. Mr J. W. James did not Lee that the Board was at all called upon to make this road. They had lately re- fused to open up an old road for the inhabitants of Penheolgerrig, and why should they make altogether a new road for this place. Mr Gould We should see that they don't build any houses without making a road first. A member suggested that if a person built a hundred houses down there they could hardly ask him to make three miles of road to them. Mr Simons said they could easily settle the matter greatly to the detriment of this parish. If people were not allowed to build here they would do so in Gelligaer. Mr J. W. James Let them do so. Mr Simons I should like to see Dr James going over to see a patient there without any road. Mr J. W. James They would not send for me if there wasn't a road. Mr Simons said the same principle had been carried on in the Rhondda Valley formerly, and now the authorities were making roads at +en times the expense at which they could have been done formerly. Mr Thomas Jenkins thought that as a large portion of this road would be in the parish of Gelligaer they had better see what the Highway Board of that place would say to them. A Member What is the length of the road? The Surveyor Five miles. Mr Thomas Jenkins And three miles and-a-half of that will be in the parish of Gelligaer. Mr Gould could not see that it was the duty of the Board to make conveniences all over the town. It was not within their province they had to look after the in- terests and health of the town, but as they contributed largely to the County for roads, let the County make these roads. Mr Simons explained that this had nothing at all to do with the County. It was entirely a separate interest from the turnpike roads. Mr J. W. James said the proposed road was quite on the boundary of the parish. Gelligaer would get as much benefit from it as themselves. Mr Thomas Williams intimated that this was a mere waste of time. There were no plans of this proposed new road before them, and he for one would never be a party to consenting to a scheme of the details of which they were entirely ignorant. Mr William Hrrrris said this was an important matter and one that should not be lightly dismissed, but he was not prepared to go into the matter without first seeing the place. He would propose, therefore, that a com- mittee of the whole Board visit the ground. If some members only were appointed as a committee the others might say they knew nothing at all about it, but if the whole Board were appointed a committee,it would be the fault of any member who did not make himself acquainted with the place. He had no wish to spend money more than any other member of the Board, but from the plan before him he saw there were no less than seven coal pits about to be opened in this district, besides the present levels, and if, through sheer neglect of doing what was required, they threw aside the large income which would come into this parish, and allowed it to go into the adjoining parish of Gelligaer, they would not be doing their duty by the ratepayers. Mr Simon- said that the four pits about to be sunk by Mr Fothergill, would cost f 800,000. Mr Harrison asked whether the rates would come to this parish as well. Mr William Harris replied, of course they would, and besides all that many more houses would be erected. He certainly proposed that the Board should visit the place. Mr Thomas Jenkins I second it. Mr J. W. James thought it involved an entirely new principle that they, as a Board, should make roads for the convenience of wealthy individuals—f it really amounted to that-who chose to sink pits where there were no roads, and then come to the Board and ask -them to make a road. It was only the other day they tad refused to open up an old road for the inhabitants of Penheolgerrig, and in the face of that they were now asked by wealthy individuals to make roads to their pits, and were told that if they did not do so the people ■would all go and live in Gellygaer. So much the better if they did; let them go, and this parish would not have to support them when disabled by accident, which was the cause of most of the expense to a parish like this. If the people did not live here the parish would not be liable for accidents. He thought that the construction of this road was an outrage on every principle hitherto laid down y the Board, and he could not see his way to it at all The road would be almost out of the parish, and in fact three miles of it would be in Gelly- gaer, and if such a road were made at all it should be made jointly with the other parish and with the owners of the property, not as was proposed tor this parish to do it all.. T Mr W. Harris; 1 proposed nothing at all of the kind. Some members of the Board pleaded ignorance of the place, and I merely proposed that they should make themselves acquainted with the district. I call it a gross abuse of language for Mr James to say I proposed anything of the sort. Mr J. W. James I never even mentioned your name. Mr W. L. Daniel said he had been listening atten- tively to all that had been said, and it struck him that as the parish was groaning under a very heavy burden, it was the duty of the Board to do all they could to in- crease the rateable value of the parish, so as to ulti- mately reduce the burden of taxation. Mr James had said they were going to make roads for wealthy indi- viduals." Now he (the speaker) did not see that at all. The Board was going to nothing of the kind. (Hear, hear.) Here was t800,000 going to be spent in develop- ing the resources of the district, and the Board was going to make improvements for the purpose of increas- ing the rateable value, so that more houses might be built, and more business brought into the town, instead of being taken elsewhere as would otherwise be the case. He could not see that anything was contemplated but what would eventually contribute to the welfare of Merthyr. He was certainly surprised to hear Dr James speak in the way he did about accidents, for they knew very well that Gellygaer was next the parish of Merthyr, and accidents were defrayed out of the common charges of the various parishes, so that Merthyr had to pay a chare. He strongly urged the necessity of carrying out the suggestion made by Mr Harris, to see for them- selves what was best to be done, and if they found that the making of this road would tend to increase the rateablejvalue of the parish, by all means let them go in for it. Mr Gabe proposed, as an amendment, that the question be postponed for six months. The Board divided, and the motion of Mr W. Harris p earned by a large majority. SITES FOR SLAUGHTER HOUSES. The Surveyor said that his proposal for slaughter- houses was that the Board should set aside an acre of land at the top of Penyard, between the proposed new road to Gellygaer and Caemarvdwn farm, for a slaughter-house for Merthyr. £1(<:) ought to pay for this. Mr Thos. Jenkins called it JE200. Mr Martin Is that a suitable ploce for Merthyr? It would not do for Dowlais, certainly. The Surveyor 1 can't think of a more suitable place for Merthyr, and for Dowlais you can get an acre from Mr Thomas Williams, near Gellyfaelog, near the powder-house, but it will cost more because it is build- ing ground. An acre there would probably be worth JE300 or 9400. IMPROVEMENTS AT DOWLAIS. Mr Thos. Jenkins said they wanted something done in Dowlais as well. The surveyor had overlooked the necessity of extending Overton-street and Alma-street, besides bringing Morlais-street down into Balaclava- road. Dowlais contributed a third of the rates, and it was only right they should have something. The Surveyor said that Mr Davies was having a plan made for the extension of Morlais-street, and would do that himself. As for the other two streets the im- provement spoken of by Mr Jenkins would involve buying two houses in each street. E200 in each instance should be sufficient for that. APPROACH TO TWYNYRODYN. The Surveyor said the continuation of the road from Courtland-terrace through into Twynyrodyn would be a great improvement both to the Court and Mardy pro- perties, and he did not think it would involve an outlay of more than JE500. MISCELLANEOUS. Mr Gabe drew attention to the inconvenience of having no passage from Thomas Town through John- street, by the Temperance-kali. He thought the Board should take steps to compel the owner to re-open that gate. Some doubt arose as to whether this could be made available as a carriage road, and it was ultimately settled that it could. The Surveyor put down the cost at # A projecting corner in Vaughan-street, and another in High-street, opposite Swan-street, were also put down. Mr J. W. James reminded the Board that as yet they had made no provision for public baths and wash-houses. Mr Gould drew attention to an old scheme for making an opening through the tip from Brecon-road to the Glebeland. The Surveyor: You would want a retaining wall, and that would cost £1,000 at least. Mr J. W. James said he did not know how far they were justified in going to Parliament for a lot of things that would take them a long time. It appeared to him that they should confine themselves to what they could get through in a year or two. The surveyor had orders already to put all the public roads in proper order-for the last two years and a half in fact—and as yet there were not half a dozen of them done. Then there were the sewage operations still on hand they had as yet only succeeded in obtaitlid 220 acr' out of the 400 re- quired, and there was a oeal of trouble about Ynys- cadudwg which had not been purchased yet, at least they had paid £4,000 for it, a.rd it s< emed not at all im- probable that they would have to pay £ 20,000 perhaps before they had done with it. He thought the surveyor had already enough work on hand to last him for 20 years, and if they put any more work upon him, he would never get through it all. They were only here for three years, and he would ask if they were justified in laying out work for those who were to come after them. If they asked the ratepayers, they would, doubtless, admit that there was a new iron bridge want- J, but it was too much of a good thing to do all that has been proposed ta-day, and he was sure the town would never sanction such a tremendous ex- pense. They had already three Is rates, and with the other rates the people were taxed to the extent of about 5s in the S. Now, to do this, there was another £20,000 or £30,000 to be borrowed, and that would be another Is or Is 6d rate, and he thought they should be very careful in spending public money in this way. Mr Wm. Harris asked what would be the difference in cost between getting an order for any one of these things or all of them. The Clerk explained that, of course, by including so many schemes, they ran more risk of opposition, but apart from this it would cost no more to apply for powers for a dozen things than for one, and they were not bound to carry out the schemes after the order was obtained unless they chose to do so. A provisional order usually lasted for three years, but they could always extend it, and take their own time. Mr J. W. James was quite willing to apply for powers if they could take their own time for doing the work. TOWN HALL SITE. Mr Simons remarked that the building powers for the town hall had expired, and it would be well to renew them. It might also be well to consider the advisability of changing the site, for the present one was quite a mistake. The place mentioned by Mr Crawshay, at the junction of Glebeland-street and Castle-street, was the most fitting one, and as Mr Crawshay had offered £1,00J towards the erection if placed there, the wonder was that this offer had not been accepted. Mr Martin fully coincided with Mr Simons's views as to the proper site for a town hall. After some further remarks, Mr Thomas Jenkins proposed that the Board apply for a provisional order to acquire all the lands necessary for carrying out the various schemes mentioned above. I:> Mr W. L. Daniel seconded the motion, which was carried. It was then arranged that the Board should visit the lower part of the parish for the purpose of seeing as to the advisability of making a new road through the Colly, on Friday, and the meeting separated. ♦ MERTHYR POLICE COURT. SATURDAY.—(Before R. H. Rhys and E. Davies, Esqrs.) DRUNKARDS.—Henry Stokes, collier, found by P.S. Jennings lying drunk and incapable in Pond-street on the 23rd instant, was lined 5s and the costs.—John Manning, navvy, an old offender, picked up by P.C. Jenkins in High-street the same day in a similar state, was fined 10s and the costs, and in default of payment committed to Cardiff gaol for fourteen days with hard labour.—John Lehane, another navvy, summoned at the instance of P.C. Davies for drunken and riotous conduct in Evan Wynne-street, Pontlottyn, on the 12th instant, was fined a similar sum.-Ellen Davies, an "unfortunate on tramp," for a similar offence in Castle- street, Merthyr, on the 24th instant, was sent to the House of Correction for seven days with hard labour in default of paying a fine of 5s and the costs. REFORMATORY ORDER.—Elias Mahoney, mason, was summoned to show cause why he should not contribute towards the support of his son, who is at present con- fined in the Devon and Exeter Reformatory, at Bramp- ford Wood.—Mr Superintendant Thomas informed the Bench that he had received instructions from the Rev. Sydney Turner, inspector of reformatory schools, to ask for an order in this case for payment of 2s per week. He had spoken to the defendant about the matter before applying for the present summons, and the reply the latter gave him was that he could not possibly afford to pay more than Is per week. -Defendant now said he would willingly assent to an order for the latter sum. He admitted earning 5s per day, but the weather pre- vented his being employed regularly, and he had three children to support besides.—The Bench saw no reason why they should order any less sum than what had been asked for. viz., 2s per week, and costs. BROTHEL ROBBERY.—Gwenllian Thomas, alias Mary Griffiths, alias G wenny Falb, and Elizabeth Edmunds, single women, residents of River-side, were brought up in custody chrrged with stealing X5 10s, two medals representing a guinea and half-a-guinea, one halfpenny, and two farthings, the moneys of James Little, mason, Treforest, from his person.—Mr Simons defended the girl Edmunds.-This was one of the usual class of brothel robberies. Prosecutor, who evidently had more money than wit, brought £11, and some odd, with him to the Patriot Inn on the 24th instant. At this place he fell in with the prisoners, whom he treated to two glasses each of whisky. At prisoner Thomas's solici- tation he accompanied her to a house at River-side, where he invested a further sum of 3s in the same beverage. After partaking of a glass he fell asleep, and did not awake again for a couple of hours at the least. (He protested that his drink had been drugged.) He was roused from his slumbers by finding Gwen handling his clothes. The latter then asked him what he intended giving her, to which he replied 5s, and left the house. Edmunds followed him, and thrust her hand into his inside coat pocket, and he then put his hand in and found his purse gone. Three sovereigns, however, remained in the pocket, and upon searching his outside pockets, he found the purse in one of them empty. Edmunds then told him that that other b-- had picked him up of a fiver, or more." He re- membered Edmunds sitting upon his lap in the house. Information was sent to P.S. Jennings, who arrested the prisoners, and subsequently effected a forcible en- trance into the house, which they jointly occupied, upon a shelf in which be found a the imitation guinea, half- guinea, old black halfpenny, and two farthings men- tioned by the prosecutor.—Thomas, in answer to the charge, at first denied having seen the latter at all. She, however, afterwards admitted having been with him at the house, and receiving 5s from him. Edmunds denied stealing the money, or seeing any with the pro- secutor more than the 2s he gave her to fetch some whiskey.—In answer to a somewhat lengthy cross-exa- mination by Mr Simons, prosecutor admitted being a married DJan; denied that he was drunk, or that Edmunds had picked up five of his sovereigns off the ground, a.nd expressing her surprise as to how the money had got there.-The Bench, after hearing Mr Simons on behalf ef Edmunds, said they were deter- mined to send both prisoners for trial at the next seSSIOns, tbere being previous convictions against each of them. ALLEGED INDEOENT EXPOSURE.-Thomas Davies, i youthful appearance, was summoned for M riaaTh a°d obscenely exposed himself to one anoeare^fr8;>1Wlt]1iritent to in8ult her-~Mr Simons hflvp IwTi on defence.—The offence was alleged to the 16th ^wernllwynfach, Dowlais, on defendant if and language and gestures of the respectable 8vT0rn.to by complainant and another respectable female witness, named Sarah Jervis, were f oc'ious character.—Mr Simons elicited that i j memoers of complainant's family were, and %j, u? °rf80me time previousl}, on very bad terms witn tnose of the defendant, but in no other respect was the evidence s^aken.—The Bench, however, thought that the disarrangement of defendant's clothing and the consequent exposure was more the result of accident than design, and the summons was therefore dismissed. ROBBERY AT THE "WESTERN MAIL" OFFICE.— Samuel Rees, 18, stood in the dock charged with steal- ing £3108, the moneys of Wm. Jardine Press well, the Morfcbyr %goiat and wnwpQadeat of that ntwupapw, Mr Plews appeared for the prosecution, while the pri- soner was defended by Mr G. C. James.—Mr Plews, after briefly detailing the circumstances of the case, called Mr Presswell, who stated that the prisoner was employed under him at the office at weekly wages. His duties consisted in receiving the papers in the morning from a man nauifd Lake, who was employed to convey them from the f aff Vale Station to the office, and to take the moneys, arising out of the sale of the same, from their daily and weekly customers. On the morning of Thursday, the 27th instant, Lake brought witness a message, in consequence of which he (witness) went to the office, where he found the prisoner serving out the papers. After he had done serving, witness said to him, Where's the money gone from now, then?" Prisoner replied, From under the coal heap. The drawer has been broken open as well, and 10s in copper taken iVom it." The drawer referred to (produced) fitted in the counter, and prisoner, pointing to it, said, Here's the drawer broken open, and someone has done it with a knife." The drawer was at that time drawn out, with the bolt of its lock down. Prisoner kept the key of that drawer. The latter told him that X3 and some odd money had been taken from the coal heap. Witness had lost money upon two previol I occasions since the prisoner has been in his service. After the second loss be and the prisoner agreed that the money should be hidden in the coal heap, which "j prisoner admitted was only known to themselves. The office was locked up at night, witness and the prisoner having each a key. It was the duty of the latter to open the office in the morning, and account for all the moneys received by him at the end of every week.—By Mr James Lake, who brought him the message, said he had been sent by the prisoner. The plan about depositing the money in the coal was devised on the 8th instant. No other hiding place had been agreed upon. He did not know the amount of money prisoner had hidden. At the time the latter left the office on the evening before the robbery he (witness) was in the office for about five or six minutes alone. He returned to the office about half-past eight that evening, and remained there nearly an hour. The place was all right then. He locked the door, and tried it to see that it was secure. There was no duplicate key to the drawer. Prisoner came that night to witness's lodgings for his key, which he had left in the door.—P.S. Davies, who was next called, testified that on the 23rd instant he went to the Western Mail office about 8.30 a.m. Mr Presswell and the pri- soner were there. The former told him that he had lost some f3 10s. Prisoner, pointing to the drawer, said, There was 7s of it mine. It was in that drawer. See, sergeant, it has been cut with a knife." Witness asked the prisoner to show him his knife. He handed it to him, saying, the money was in here under the coal, but fresh coal has been put there since then it was in them papers there by your feet (pointing to an empty paper parcel) he (the presumed thief) he continued, has left them altogether. I have the key of the drawer, "here it is" (producing it). The drawer was at that time unlocked. Witness tried the key in it. He noticed that there had been some whit- tling of the edge, and therefore tried the pen blade of prisoner's knife in that part. Prisoner said oh, that's not the knife that done it." Witness found the point of the blade turned, and the bolt of the lock a little scratched. Respecting his previous losses, Mr Press- well said to witness in prisoner's presence, we've lost some money before from this drawer, and since then we have been very cautious. Prisoner replied "yes, and we agreed to put it in the coal." Mr Presswell said to him have you told any of it ?" Prisoner replied not a single soul." It was impossible to force down the bolt of the lock of this drawer with a knife or any other instrument without breaking the lock. Witness had examined the place where the bolt shut into. The wood was not cut or split, and it would have been im- possible to open the drawer without unlocking it. Prisoner showed witness how far the drawer had been opened when he found it in the morniug. Witness then took him into custody and (old him the charge. He emphatically replied that he knew nothing at all about it; That he had left the office about half-past five the previous evening, and had afterwards gone to Mr Presswell's for the key, and to a house in Thomas Presswell's for the kev, and to a house in Thomas Town for a minute book of a Good Templar's associa- tion that he had gone to bed at half-past ten that night, and got to the office next morning at half-past six to find the money gone. —By Mr James: He answered all the questions put to him voluntarily, keeping back nothing.-The next witness called was James Lake, who said he was employed to fetch the newspaper parcels to the Western Mail Office, from the Taff Vale station by the early morning train. On Thursday, the 23rd inst., he brought a parcel from the station about a quarter past six a.m. At the gate of St. David's schools, where his father resides he met the prisoner, who accompanied him to the office. Prisoner entered first, and directly witness placed the parcel upon the counter the former said James, the office has been robbed." Witness advised him to send at once for Mr. Presswell. Prisoner had not searched among the coals or anything of that sort before mentioning the fact of the robbery.—Cross-examined Did not know the exact time he was at the Taff Vale station. It might have been twenty minutes to seven when he saw the prisoner at the gate. He had only seen the prisoner once before at the gate. He (witness) was usually obliged to go ,e into the house and announce his presence. Prisoner told him at his father's gate that the office had been robbed, and he would not swear that the former did not then ask him to fetch Mr Presswell. Prisoner told him at the office that the drawer was half open, and witness saw that it was so. He always walked straight from the train to the office. On this occasion he had two parcels, the Daily News in front, and the Western Mails I behind (laughter).—This being the whole of the case for the prosecution, Dr Davies, who had sat alone throughout the hearing, expressed an opinion that vari- ous points bad arisen in it which required some con- sideration.—Prisoner would therefore be remanded until Wednesday next. -Bail was taken for his appear- ance that day, himself in E20, and the Rev. W. Davies, vicar of Penydarran, in £20. NOT QUITE MADE OUT.-Elizabeth Rees, described as of Melyncrythan, near Neath, was summoned for not having provided proper accommodation and means of drainage for certain dwelling-houses, her property, situate within this parish.—Mr Williams, from the office of the clerk to the Local Board, appeared to ask for an order to compel defendant to execute the re- quired works.-The facts which transpired respecting the service of the notice issued by the Local Board re- quiring the removal of the nuisance were in this case somewhat peculiar. One of the Sanitary Acts (18 and 19 Vict ) provides that where a defendant resides more than five miles from the office of the Inspector under the nuisance authority, all notices, summonses, orders, &c., may be served by registered letter.—The notice in this' instance was duly posted in such a letter, but after the lapse of some time, was returned to the clerk through the Dead Letter Office, and endorsed on the envelope were certain memorandums, to the effect that the addressee had refused to take it in that it was thereupon re-addressen. to a party of that name at the Gwaun Adda Arms, Ystrad, who opened and returned it to the post office there, with the intimation that it did not belong to her. Mr Williams contended that the service of the notice at Melyncrythan was completed. Mrs Rees's refusal to take it in did not vitiate it at all. Mr Lewis (the clerk) But how do you know that Melyncrythan has not more than one Elizabeth Rees, and that your letter did not set into the hands of the wrong one ?—The Bench thought this difficulty to be insurmountable. The best thing to do under these cir- cumstances, would in their opinion be to adjourn the case for a week for further inquiry respecting the ser- vice of notice, without which the Board would have no locus standi. TRANSFER OF LICENSES.—The Bench granted en- dorsements to the following applicants to enable them to continue selling until the regular Transfer Day.- Bird-in-Hand Beerhouse, Brecon-street, Dowlais, from Elizabeth Morgan to ex-P.C. Israel Clark, who has taken to the business and the previous landlady's daughter. —Rheola Arms, Caedraw, John Griffiths to Benjamin William Miles, mason.—The application for the endorsement of the Mardy Hotel, Plymouth-street, was adjourned in order to give the intended transferee an opportunity ot producing the written consent of the outgoing tenant to the proceeding. MONDAY.—{Before A. De Rutzen, Esq.) SERVE THEM RIGHT. -Charlotte Price, married, was summoned for having assaulted Charlotte Clarke single, on the 18th instant.-Mr Plews, who appeared for com- niainant stated that the defendant entertained a strong ill-feeling towards his client owing to the fact that her son kept the latter's company. On the day in question complainant and her sister had occasion to pass defen- dant's house. Mrs Price, espying them, came out, and used most offensive observations towards Mi -in, and ultimately struck complainant with a bnc!<-bat in the face doing her very considerable injury. Not content with that, she followed the young woman to the very door-step of her father's house, hurling vollies of abuse and stones after her the whole of the way.—After hear- ing the evidence of complainant, and two witnesses in support of this statement, his Worship's attention was directed to the other phase of the affair by the testimony civen by three witnesses called for the defence, which was to the effect that it was Miss Charlotte who had taken the Initiative on the present occasion by dragging her opponent out from her own house into the street by the hair, and then spitting thrice in her face. It further transpired that the greater part of the evenings of the last five or six Sundays had been devoted by this pre- cious couple to venting their grievances against each other to the intense delight of a crowd of rowdies, who made it a point to attend to listen.—His Worship thought such conduct scandalous in the extreme. He would bind both women over in £ 5 each to keep the peace for three months, and he would, moreover, lilve the police to keep an eye upon them during that period. Each party would also pay her own costs (7s 3d). AN IMPORTANT PROVISION IN THE PAWNBROKING ACT.—John Dunne, alias Downey, labourer, was brought up on remand charged with having offered by way of pawn to one Henry Thompson, pawnbroker, Aberaman, a certain watch without being able, satis- factorily, to account for the means by which he became possessed of the same, contrary to section 34 of the Pawnbrokers' Act, 1872. The prisoner, when first exa- mined, was charged with having stolen the watch, and was then remanded, in order that the police might have time to hunt out the owner, but inasmuch as the latter personage could not be got at, the charge was altered into its present form. A report of the case has already appeared in our columns.—Mr Thompson, pawnbroker, who was to-day called, stated that prisoner told him, when offering the watch in pledge, that it was his own. Witness then asked him how came the name of Wm. Kingston to be engraved upon the case, to which pri- soner replied that he had bought it second band. He, however, almost immediately afterwards said that he had found it in Queenstown, Ireland, the day before. Witness then told him that he should not give the watch up unless a policeman were fetched. Prisoner went out upon that, and returned with P.S. Cook, to whom he stated that he had picked up the watch the day previous, in a water closet, at the back of the Xhm Howe §hoe» Inn, Higli-itroct, Que«a»towu.—Mr Superintendent Thomas informed his Worship that he had written to the chief officer of police at yueetist.own, and the reply he goc was that there was no such inn nor street in the place. Prisoner had only recently been released frora Brecon gaol, where he had been incar- cerated three months upon a charge of felony.-His Worship thought the case had been clearly made out. The pawnbroker had in this instance acted in a highly commendable manner. Defendant might not be aware that he had rendered himself liable to as high a penalty as £10. He would be fined £1 and the costs, or 14 days' hard labour in the alternative. DRUNKARDS.—Taomas Jones, collier, drunk and in. capable, on the 25th inst., was, upon the testimony of P.S. Davies, fined 5s and the costs.—John Richards, sinker, charged by the same officer with drunken and riotous conduct in the same street the same night, was -no new thing to him—fined 15s and the costs, or 14 days' hard labour in the alternative.—John Murdock, puddler, arrested by P.O. Evans in Pontmorlais-street the same night, upon a similar charge, was fined 10s and the costs.—John Murrigan, navvy,charged by P.C. Evans with similar conduct in High-street,was similarly dealt with.—Thomas Brown, another navvy, picked up in a deplorable condition in the same street the follow- ing night, by P.C. Brownjohn, was ordered to pay a fine of 5s and the costs.—Timothy Reardon, labourer, charged by P.C. Evans with drunken and disorderly conduct in Wellington-street the game night, was fined 5s and the costs, and committed to gaol for seven days with hard labour.—James McDonald, navvy, arrested in Gas-row, Dowlais, the same night by P.C. Parsons, upon a charge of drunken and riotous behaviour, was fined 10s and the costs, with 14 days' imprisonment with hard labour an an alternative. ASSAULT IN THE MARKET HOUSE. — Ann Jones, married, a respectable-looking woman, was summoned for having assaulted Hannah Jones, an elderly married woman, residing at Georgetown. Mr Jones, from the office of Messrs. Simons and Plews, appeared far the de- fence.—Complainant, who gave her evidence in an ener- getic aud very emphatic tone, stated that on the"18th inst. she met her rival in the Market House. The latter at once commenced calling her scandalous names, and upon her remonstrating, struck her in the eye with her fist, blackening it and smashing her spectacles to smithereens. A crowd of people then gathered round them, and but for that defendant would have treated her much worse.—By Mr Jones: She did not put her thumb to her nose immediately upon seeing defendant, nor collar the latter and strike her in the face.— Wm. Thomas, a miner, and a Mrs Ann James were colled in corroboration. It was elicited that an ill-feeling existed between the parties, owing to the interference of the complainantin a dispute which had arisen between defendant and her step-father,concerning some property. —Mr Jones for the defence, called a young man named Levi Edwards, who happened to be with defendant in the Market House upon this occasion. He swore posi- tively that complainant had in the first instance made faces at defendant, and then grasped her by the throat. It was in the scuffle to free herself that defendant broke her opponent's spectacles.- His Worship did not believe a word of evidence for the defence. It was outweighed by that given on the other side, and rendered improb- able by surrounding circumstances of the case. He de- precated very forcibly the practice prevalent amongst the ignorant portion of the female community here of calling each other abominable names. Defendant would be fined 5s, and the costs 17s 9d or seven days' imprisonment with hard labour in the alternative. WEDNESDAY,—(Before A. De Rutzen, and E. Davies, Esqrs.) DRUNKARDS.—David Evans, labourer, found by P.C. Allison, drunk and soliciting alms in High-street, on the 23th inst., was fined 5s and the costs, and committed to gaol for seven days with hard labour in default of payment.—Jeremiah Regan, labourer, charged by P.C. Lideuton with drunken and riotous conduct in High- street, Penydarran, the same day, was committed for a similar term. in default of paying a penalty of 10s and the costs.—Edwin Morris, tailor, drunk and incapable in North-street, Dowlais, on the 27th inst., was, upon the evidence of Inspector Thomas, fined 5s and the cost. —William Williams, sinker, brought up under warrant for having disobeyed the summons previously issued, charging him with drunken and riotous conduct in Car- diff-road, Ynisowen, on the 29th Oct. 1872, was ordered to pay a penalty, inclusive of costs, of 15s 9d. P.C. Hopkins proved the charge.—Peter Jones, labourer, charged by P.S. Jennings with having lain drunk and incapable in High-street, on the 27th inst., was dis- missed with a caution.—John Oakley, mason, brought up by P.C. Dyment. charged with drunken and riotous conduct in Cardiff street, Aberdare, the previous (Tues- day) night, was fined 10s and the costs.—Cornelius O'NeH, shoemaker, arrested by P.C. Thomas in Glebe- land-street, on the 27th inst., upon a' similar charge, was similarly dealt with. REFUSING TO QUIT. John Campbell and John Dwyer, Scotch pipers, were placed in the dock charged with this offence. -Mrs Hannah Hughes, landlady of the Holly Bush, Penry-street, stated that the prisoners came drunk to her house about ten o'clock on the night of the 28ih inst. She refused to supply them with beer and ordered them out. Finding they were not disposed to obey, she sent for the police.-P.C. Evans proved finding Campbell flourishing a dagger about in a most threatening manner in the tap-room of the Holly Bush. Witness wrested it from him, and turned both men into the street. On the way to the station Campbell became very violent, making such desperate efforts to release himself that the kilt he wore was torn to tatters. -The Bench considered him the worse of the two, and fined him] Os and the costs. Dwyer was let off with 5s fine and!costs. Both were committed in default of payment for 14 and seven days with hard labour respectively. BROUGHT TOGETHER. — John Lloyd, mason, was brought up under warrant charged with assaulting Gwenllian Lloyd, his wife.—Complainant stated that she had no wi,.h to press the charge, provided defendant gave her back her household furniture, and promised to pay towards herself and her children's maintenance. —The Bench You had better retire together and make any arrangement you please amongst yourselves. Any- thing that we might do would only tend to widen the breach between you. Defendant: If she forgives me now gentlemen, I promise you I'll be a good bov for the future.—The pair then retired, and eventually complain- ant withdrew the proceedings. A LENIENT PROSECUTRIX. — Johanna Sullivan, married, was brought up in custody charged with wound- ing Mary Milligan, married also, with a poker, on the 27th.—Dr Ward, who was the first witness called, proved attending to Mrs Milligan's hurts. He found a wound on the cranium extending to the bone and a bruise upon the left eye-brow. The wound on the cranium was small in itself, but the contusion around it was considerable. Any blunt instrument used with a great ampunt of violence might have inflicted such in. juries.—Prosecutrix, after being sworn, declined to press matters against the prisoner.—The Bench in ad- dressiug the latter, said she had much to be thankful for in this instance. They hoped the narrow escape she had just had would prove a lesson to her for the remaiader of her life.—Discharged. AFFILIATION.—John Picton, collier, was summoned by Mary John. a single woman, residing at Upper Club Houses, Troedyrhiw, as the father of her illegitimate child, born on the 18th of September last. The parties were of an extremely youthful appearance, and as after- wards transpired their looks did not belie their ages, complainant being only 16, and defendant 20. The latter admitted the paternity, and an order was made upon him for payment of 3s 6d per week from the date of application for summons and costs. A MODEL LANDLADY.—Margaret Weale, married, surrendered to her bail, charged with stealing a Geneva watch and Albert chain, the property of Charles Hitch- cock, smith, and also with stealing a vest and pair of trousers, the property of Robert Billham, labourer.- Mr Simons appeared for the defence.—Prisoner when arrested, protested her innocence as far as the' watch was concerned, but as to the clothing, although she denied stealing, she admitted pawning it. In her pos- session when searched were found no less than 71 pawn- tickets.—Prisoner was committed for trial on both charges to the next Sessions.-Bail, herself in JE20, and two sureties in £10 each, was taken for her appearance. THE EXTRAORDINARY CHARGE OF ROBBERY AT THE "WESTERN MAIL" OFFICE.—Samuel Rees, 18, sur- j rendered to his bail charged with stealing £3 10s, the moneys of Mr W. J. Presswell, the Western Mail correspondent in this town. A report of this case will be found elsewhere in our columns.—Mr G. C. James now proceeded at once to address the Bench for the de- fence, contending that the whole case had utterly broken down, the prosecution having entirely failed to establish anything beyond a bare suspicion. — The Clerk But we must first read over the depositions. Mr De Rutzen was not present at the last hearing, and is not therefore in possession of the facts.-This process having been gone through, with all the witnesses ex- cepting Lake, who was non est, Mr Presswell was interro- gated with respecting the practice he had adopted with regard to the days of reckoning with the prisoner while the latter was in his employ. It transpired that on the Wednesday previous to the robbery the prisoner had accounted to him for all moneys due up to the previous Saturday, and that all sums received from the latter up to the day of the robbery had been received by the prisoner. He (witness) had had considerable trouble with the boys in his employ before, but no actual robbery had occurred previously, the previous tran- sactions being mere deficiencies in the amounts received. -The lock of the counter drawer was then minutely examined by Mr De Rutzen, who expressed an opinion that it had been tampered with by some other instru- ment than a key.—Mr Plews But it is impossible to force down the bolt of this lock without the key, and we have it in evidence that the bolt was down when seen the next morning, and also that the prisoner had posses- sion of the key.—Mr James: But someone might have got hold of another key.—Mr Plews: But this is a peculiar lock.—Mr James now created some sensation by finding upon his own bunch of keys two which would lock and unlock this drawer.—Mr Plews ironically suggested that Mr James had better be taken into custody. Mr James (warmly): Peculiar lock peculiar key don't talk of such rubbish.—His Worship Let a locksmith be sent for, and we'll take his opinion as to whether the lock has been tampered with or not.—A man named Jamas Taylor, in the employ of Mr Griffiths, ironmonger, High-street, was then brought into court, aud he stated his conviction that the lock and the wood near the key bole presented indications of having been tampered with, and that considerable force must have been used to produce certain marks which were visible thereon. -By Mr Plews It is a lever lock. Anyone trying to pick it would have no need to cut away the wood near the edge.—Mr Plews: That is what we say. The cutting of the wood was merely a sham. —Mr De Rutzen In what state was the upper portion of the counter where the bolt of this lock fitted into I should like to hear some further evidence upon that point.—It was at this juncture suggested that Mr Supt. Thomas should exomine the part referred to and return with the result into court.—Mr Thomas then left court, and shortly afterwards brought back with him the iden- tical part itself. In his opinion the then state of the wood prwlufod the powitalitjr « £ tin dwrw Hill opened without its being first unlocked-—Mr De Rutzen: We have carefully considered this matter, and we think it a case for a jury.—Mr James Then I shall ask your Worships to hear the evidence I intend to call, and bind over the witnesses to appear at the Sessions-my client can ill afford to bear the expense of taking them there without that.—The Bench acceded at once. The fol- lowing witnesses were then called, with the view of accounting for the prisoner's actions from the time he left his employer's office, on the 22nd inst., until after the perpetration of the robbery.—Mr D. Evans, col- lector to the Merthyr Gas Company, deposed to being present at a Good Templar meeting, at the White Lion assembly rooms, on the evening of the 22nd inst. He entered about half-past eight o'clock. The prisoner, who was then there, acted as secretary that night, and remained there until the close of the meeting-about five minutes to ten o'clock.—Mr John Lewis, son of Mr Rees Lewis, Fellten office, proved seeing the prisoner about ten o'clock on the night in question near his (wit- ness's) father's shop door. Witness conversed with him for a minute or two.—Thomas Underbill, coachman to Mr Williams, deputy coroner, testified to seeing pri- soner near the Lord Raglan Inn, about ten o'clock on the night in question. Witness intended going next day by first train to Bristol with his master, and he wanted prisoner to lend him a pipe. Prisoner replied that he had one in the office, and they thereupon parted. Next morning witness saw prisoner coming from^his father's house towards the gate about half-past six o'clock. They renewed the conversation about the pipe, and witness ultimately accompanied him to the office, at the door of which prisoner took out his key and tried it in the lock. Finding it wouldn't act ke turned the handle and the door opened at once. Pri- soner seemed thunderstruck -almost ready to faint in- fact-at this. He walked round the counter, searched among the coals, and exclaimed somebody has broken in and robbed us." Witness got the pipe and left him there. —By Mr Plews Did you see Lake, who brings the papers there. Saw newspapers on the counter-what appeared to be a bundle of them. He (witness) was only about fivemintues there altogether. Had seen the drawer open, but perceived no marks on the outside door. The drawer was quite empty.-David Rees, the prisoner's brother, who was then called, stated that pri- soner came home about ten minutes past tenon the night in question. They both went to bed together, and pri- soner did not get up until about half-pst six next morn- By Mr Piews It was just across the street from their house to the Western Mail office. Prisoner was up first that morning. He (witness) had been appren- ticed to Mr Southey, Express office,but they quarrelled, the consequences being that his ind ntures were can- celled, and he was instantly dismissed. He slept with his brother the night the latter lost 13. There were only his father and mother, himself, his brother and sister in the house that ni.ght.-Tae witness, Underbill, was now re-called, and stated that the height of the bundle of papers upon the counter was about nine inches. He saw no one go into, or come out of, the shop whilst he was there.—Mr Pres- well was then re-callcd, and, in answer to Mr Plews, said that there was no bundle of papers, Us de. scribed by Underhill, upon his counter the night before. From what the latter had said, witness thought this bundle could be none other than their morning parcel from Cardiff.—This being the whole of the evidence, prisoner, who replied to the usual caution by declaring his innocence, was formally committed to take his trial at the ensuing sessions. Bail was, however, accepted for his appearance—himself in JE20, and one surety (Mr Wm. '.Villiams, County Court office) in a like sum. -The case lasted about two hours, and created a con- siderable amount of interest. We prefer leaving all comment upon the matter to our readers, for whose benefit we have given this report in extenso, and without the slightest leaning towards the one side or the other.