Pontypool Free Press and Herald of the Hills

COAL AGAIN. Emma Barrow and Margaret Jenkins, each about 10 years of age, were lined 5s. each, or 7 days' hard iabour,for trespass on the property of the Ebbw Yale Co. Mr Alexander Edwards prosecuteel, and said that the company lost a great eleal of coal. Both prisoner's pleaded guilty, P.c. Humphries said he had seen Jenkins there frequently. Marv Whiting, an elderly married woman, was charged with a like; offence. Mr James Griffiths, foreman of the fitters at the Haee, fie- posed that defendant anel her girl came twice to the engine-house to take coal, and he caught them on the second occasion. Defendant's pica was. that her husband had been wc.iking under the Company, and had paid 14s. a month for house and coal that when the furnace was blown out and her husband was discharged, Mr Price, the furnace manager, told her she might keep on the house, and she there- f(.re thought she was at liberty to take the coal j and pay for it, with the rent, when the furnace was blown in again, and her husband came back to wo; k. Mr Parkhurst, house-agent to the Company, j said that defendant had paid no reuit since Oe- tober, was only in the house on sufferance, and j had no right ts take coal. The Bench discharged her, but recommended her not to do the tiling again. James Fitzgerald and Elizabeth Kendall, chil- dren, charged with a like offence, cid not ap- pear, and were lined os. each.

THE ELECTION RIOTS CLAIMS FOR DAMAGES. A special Bench was held at Pontypool on Tuesday, for the purpose of hearing the claims under £30, preferred by persons whose pro- perty was injured in the riots on the 24th ult. j The sitting magistrates wcrc H. C. Byrde, •' Esq., H. M. Konnard, Esq., the Hcy J. C. Llewollin, and the Rev T. Evans. WHITE HART, GEORGE-STREET. The first claim heard was that of Mr Alex, Ilowed Jenkins, owner of the White Hart Inn, Pontypooi. The amount was £ 1:2 2s. Gd. Mr j Wadelington, of Dsk, and Mr Alex Edwards supported the claim. Mr Waddingtem said the Acts under wdiich he contended that the Hun- dred of Abergavenny was liable, were the 7th and 8th Geo. iv., cap. 311 and the 7th und 8th He also referred to 24 and 25 Vict., c. 9, s. ll,Avhich related to felo- nious inte-nt. To prove the damage, he called Joseph Howell?, and Mrs Jone-s (the landlady of the White Hart,) who stated tbt tIle mol) not only broke the outer Avindows, throwing stones of 20lbs weight, but broke the interior doors and Avindows in the bar parlour, the clock, decanters, &c. and also got in and hedpeel themselves to all the spirits and beer. (Mr Wadelington. suggested that )Ir8 Jones's own claim should be considered at the same time as Mr Jenkins's.) Mrs Jones further said that all the money in the till, about 30, was taken, and that she and from the house and leave it to the mercy of the mob. Her own claim 12s. Mr glazier, deposed that he visited the premise on the morning after the riot, and gave the amount of the damage in detail. Mrs M. A. Daniel, daughter of Mrs Jones, deposed that she lived with her mother at the White Hart; that there were broken 10 quart cut de- canters, 3 doz. rummers, 12 spirit glasses, 12 wine glasses, 12 gins, 12 china pints, G pints, &c. &c. and that there were drunk and wasted 7 gallons of spirits, 10 quarts of wine and spirits, 18 gallons Mr Philpot, auctieineer, handed in a list of things that he was told of lrnxt morning. The decision was deferred till after the other cases had been lmard. M R HOLLOW AY. The claim of Mr Henry Holloway, tailor, >uppwtul by Mr Alexander lid wards,) was next gone into. Mr Holloway gave evidence is to the breaking of his windows by some per- sons in the mob, to the value of Mr Jol- liffe was called to prove the value. Mil GOLD ING. Mr W. G. Gelding, jeweller, claimed £3, md gave evidence in support, and said that the hunage was etone by the same mob who did lie mischief at the other places. Ir Joliitfe deposed that three panes Avere broken, value 7s each a Venetian blind, &c. MR BEVAN. Mr Arnold Lcvan, skinner, claimed 10s. Mr John Ilowells deposeel that the whole of I the windows in front of this house were: sma-hed, and that the limb afterwards cried, Let us go to tin; White Hart." Mr Bevan deposed that ho and his family were in' the front room when tho smashing commenced. Besides the windows, there were broken a chandelier, chairs, &r. and the table, Avails, fan-light, front door, &c.,Ave-re damaged. They had to it y for their lives. Mr John E. Williams gave a detailed esti- mate of the damage: total, £2;3 10s. MR MOKGAN. Mr John Morgan, contractor, George-street, claimed £8 1 Is. 6d. for damage to his window, chimney glass, small glasses, &o. He said ho could not tell Avhether any of the mob entered his house, as all his faniilv fleel out of it. Mr lIowdls deposed that the mob pulled down the shutters and broke the windows with them, and also threAV stones. Mr Morgan's nephew, James, and Mr Meirgan himself, came round and laid hold of some of the rioters, and that stopped them. MR WOOLLEY. Mr Woolley, draper, claimed £ 13 17s. He deposed that he saw the mob in front of his house, and found large stones in the room. Mr Jolliffo was called to prove the details of damage. Mr Alexander Edwards supported this and all the previous claims. MR LEGG. Mr Thos. Lcgg, grocer, High-street, claimed £ 1 13s. Mr GreenAvay supported the claim. Mr Jolliffe deposed that the panels of the doors and the Avindows were broken in. MR RODERICK. Mr Thos. Roderick, chemist, claimed £9 Is. He was too uiiAvcll to-day to attend personally, but Mr Golding proved that the damage was ehmc by the mob, and Mr John F. Williams gaye details as to the value of the property destroyed. MR GREEN WAY. Mr Greenway here said that the row corn- menced with a stone being thrown at himself, and that showed that personal violence was tended. his office, hehl at the Red Lion, Blaenafon, and said that his books there were burned by the mob. Mr E. B. Edwards thought that Mr Greenway could not recover against the Hundred, but might procced against the lamllord. Mr Greenway said he had no objection to the claim being thrown in with the landlord's. MR BROOM, BLAENAFON. Mr George Broom, buileler, of Blaenafon, claimed .£5 16s. 8d. Mr Alexander Edwards supported, the claim. Mr Broom said this was for damage to a new building, which was partially thrown down. Tho furniture from the Red Lion was thrown over the walls, and there set on fire; and the walls were so damaged, that 10 perches had to be pulled down. The scaffolding, &c., were thrown on tlte jire. TiteBencit said this case did not come within the statute, and dismissed it. MR LEWIS. MrDavid Lewis, carpenter, Blaenafon, claimed £4 4s. for tools belonging to llim, left at the Lion, anel there elestreij'ed by the meib. This claim, which was supported by Ir Alex. Edwards, was also dismissed, us not coming within the statute. MR PHILLIPS. The claim of Mr John Phillips, Blaenafon. supported by Mr Alexander Edwards, was aeljou rnod. THE ROYAL VINE TREE LODGE (Mr John Morris, grand master,) lis. 4d., for books, &c., belonging to the club, (which was held at the Red Lion) destroyed by the mob. Mr Alexander Edwards supported. The claim was struck out here, to be brought in as part of the landlord's claim. MR PARCEL. Mr Benjamin Parcel, of the Royal Arms Ho- tel, Pontypooi, claimed £2G 8s. Mr Alexander Edwards supported. Mr Parcel deposed that Mund.-iy and another man came into his house and demanded beer and 5s. Thex were refused anel were pushed out. aud then ill's windows were broken and also furniture in the house. Mr Palmer, glazier, deposed that his bid for repairing the outside glass was £6 13s. 7d. Mr Lane, carpenter, deposed that his bill for repairing the woodwork was £ 5 7s. 6d. this included sashes, fan light, &e. MR JORDAN. Mr Edward Jordan, shoemaker, Pontypool, claimed 1.:7 lis. 6d. Mr Alexander Edwards supported. Mr Oliver, draper, deposed to the damage beiug elone by the mob, and Messrs Palmer and Lane gave evidence as to the value of the damage. j Mr W aeldington again addressed the Bench, saying that he hoped he had proved that the elamage had been done by a mob of peonle tu- multuously assembled. Mr E. B Edwards thought that the mob must j demolish a house to make it felony. Mr Waddington said he relied on the 7th and 8th Geo. iv., c. 30, s. 8, which enacteel that if a mob demolished or began to demolish a house, that, wouhl be a felony. Mr E. B. Edwards "Haill it had been ruled by the Judges that there must be felonious intent. Mr \Vaddington said ho relied on tho Act, in which intent was not mentioned. The next Act, 1 other, and threw the burden of the damage on the hundred. He also relied on the 24th and 25th Viet., c 97. The Bench said that they would give the ar- giinients their best consideration, and reserve their judgment for a mouth. The claim of Mr Gabb was also adjourned. Miss FKAXCF.S IIANIIURY'S MARRIAGE.—We learn from our excellently-ceuiductcd contemp- orary, Pulman's Weekly Nevss, that after the marriage ceremony, the bridal party proceeded | to Mrs Hanbury Leigh's residence in Park-lane to breakfast, and that the bride and bridegroom afterwards left for St Giles, the seat of the Earl of Shaftesbury, to pass the honeymoon. In our last we mentioned one of the bridal presents. | We have this week seen another, a large and "CIY creditable portrait of the late Mr Capel Hanbury Leigh. This was drawn by Mr W. H. Lewis, on of Mr Abraham Lewis, of Ponty- inoil. It bears the following inscription :— "Prcseured to Miss Frances Hanbury, on her marriage, by the children of Mrs Hanbury Leigh's school and a few friends. Copied from the pnirting in Pontypooi Town Hall, by a lad who was educated solely at the Pontymoil school." EXTRRTAINMKNT.Such is the unassuming title of one of tho most spi- rited and laughter-provoking entertainments we have attended for some time. Air Melton and his talented troupe opened our Town Hall on Monelay anel Tuesday nights, and had to contend not only with bad weather anel counter attractienis, but with the bad impression left bc- hind by the late visit of "tho real original Christy's." About Mr M el ton's troupe there was no deceplion. The programme was faith- fully and effectively carried out the little Ju- ba was quite as smart and clever as he was re- presented to be Mr Campbell realised the ideal of a funny nigger," and kept the house in roars of laughter; Mr Melton gave a capital impe rsonation of a Yorkshire rustic and Miss Ada Marchant not only possessed a rich and powerful voice and all with great animation, hut, in her box trick," so completely puzzled the audience that theymight almost be excused for believing in spiritualism. Her feat is much more clever than Stodare's great Indian basket trick. Mr C, Belville, in "Beautiful for ever," lashed Madame liachel and her cllstomers III very amusing style. n-

HOLLOWAY'S GINTMICNT AND PII.I.S. All per- sons afflicted with bad legs, sores,^ ulcers, and skin eliseases, who, iioui want of means and other reasons, cannot avail themselves of surgi- cal treatment, may be relieved from their com- plaints by using Holloway s purifying, soothing, anel healing remedies. In every outward aii- merit this wonderful Ointment brings about tIJe most beneficial results, by checking inflamma- tions, cleansing ulcerations, and restoringsound- | nessL Internal pains, rheumatic and gouty tortures, enlarged joints, scrofulous swellings, aud eoiitracteel sinews maybe overcome by dili- gently rubbing this cooling unguent into the skin. In all maladies of unusual severity or excessive dotation the Pills should be taken, to j root out the last seeds of the disorder, and so. hasten the desired cure.

OUR CHRISTMAS MEAT SHOW, After some hesitation as to Avhether it should bo held at all, commenced on Tuesday and, according to custom, Ave givealistof the fare which our bulche-rs provided..Right good fare it was just such as an epicure would like ou his table not., as is too commonly the case, so overbidem Avith fat as to be undatable, but well-grained, juicy, and toothsome, answering to the Ideal cut described in Dean Swift's Avell- known serio-comic lines. George the Fourth used to say that a loin of Welsh muttem was a dish for a king; and as he did not forget to look after his own pleasures, we must confess that in such matters as these he was entitled to be looked up to as a judge, Avhatever may be thought of his merits as a king. How ele- lighted his Majesty would have been with our show on Tueselay! How critically would he have looked at this and that; how lovingly would he have expatiated on the tid-bits that met the eye in every direction. Pontypool is famous (Avhether it knows it or not) for its venison-like mutton and here was not only mutton, but everything else, in perfection. The grand show of the day was unepiestion- ably that of Mr John Pugh Richards, Com- ] mercial-street, and this was the grand centre of attraction, as it deserved to be. His stock included a magnificent Short-horn heifer, a very handsome Scotch heifer, and two fine Pembrokeshire heifers, all fed by Lady Llan- over; four prime Hereford heifers, secured at last week's fair 30 prime Welsh Avethers, fed by Mr Geo. Fothergill; six black Welsh we- thers, fed by Lady Llanover; 20 other prime sheep, fed by the exhibitor; four very prime bacon pigs, fed by Mr Parker, Fk; and six choice little porkers, fed by th: exhibitor. All in this establishment was of very superior quality. Very high merit also was perceptible in the next shop visited, that of our old townsman Mr Pullin, Commercial-street. He exhibited, among other stock, a very fine fat cow, bred and fed by J. Taylor, Esq., Prior's Court, near Ledbury; a prime heifer, bred and fed by Philip Williams, Esq., Allensmore, Hereford; and a fat pig, bred and fed by Mr Davies, Llanover; 20 Leicester sheep, from Thomas Powell, Esq., The Gaer; and 20 nice little Welsh sheep, from Mr Nicholas, Mardy Farm, Llanover. Mr David Lewis made no special show. Mr Lloyd, near the Post Office, had a grand show in the porcine line, comprising 22 fine bacons, fed by Mr Ford, Nantyderry; some excellent porkers, fed by Mr Culver well, Pen- rose; several ditto, fed by Mr Coleman, The Mill; and some capital bacons, from other places. He also exhibited some first-class He- reford heifers, from the herd of MrKeene, Pen- craig, and exhibited at the recent cattle show; ditto, fed by Mr Edwards, Llanarth; a fîlle Hereford ox, feel by Mr Pritchard, Pergoed and some prime Welsh wethers, fed by Lady Llanover. Mr llichings, Crane-street, had, as usual, a good stock of well-fed and nicely-dressed porkers, with brawn, sausages, &c., of excel- lent quality. Mr F. O. Lawrence, Crane-street, exhibited a first-rate Hereford heifer, fed by Mr Iloddell, Llandilo; one prime ditto, fed by Mr Forrest, Llanfoist Farm an excellent cross-bred heifer, fed by Mr Pritchard, Llanarth; eight veiysu perior young English CAVCS, fed by Mr Harris, Bettws Newydd ten prime Welsh sheep, fed by Mr Giblttt, Grosmont; twelve excellent lambs, fed by Mr Harris, Fellin Ocvan. Mr Lawrence's stock was highly praiseworthy thro ugh out. Mr William Morgan, Crane-street, had a nice little show, noteworthy in Avhich were a very fine Hereford bullock and a prime Hereford heifer, both fed by Mr Coleman and 10 capi- tal Radnor ewes, fed by Mr Brown, Llangibby. Mr Thomas Lewis, Crane-street, provided on an cxtensiye scale. Among the stock which he slaughtered for Christmas were two prime Hereford heifers, bred and fed by Mr Williams, Sunny Bank; two shorthorn Durhams, bred and fed by Mr Matthew Hales, Cold ILobour Farm; two nice heifers, bred and fed by Mr Johnson, near Abergr nny one fat pig, fed by Mr Walters, Mamhilael; 30 Welsh wethers, fed by Mr J unes, near Abergavenny 12 prime wethers, fed by Mr Jenkins, near Usk 20 excellent sheep, fed by Mr Williams, Lower House, near Longtown 30 piime Down lambs, fed by Mr Lynch; 15 Scotch wethers, fed by Mr Barrett; one fat bacon pig, bred and fed by Mr Gilbert, Llanorwith, near Raglan. At Abersychan, a very tempting display of, seasonable cheer was put forth by Mr Beuja- min Pearce. It included two prime Hereford heifers, fed by Mr Saunders, Lower House, near Abergavenny; one excellent Shorthorn heifer, fed by Joseph Whitehouse, Esq., Green Lawn; one very fine Scotch ox. fed by Mr M'William, Brecon 20 choice Welsh wethers, fed by Mr Edward Morgan, Cwmnantybwch; 15 prime Southdown wethers, fed by Mr S. Hopkins, Llantarnam eight capital porkers; 30 prime turkeys; 100 fine geese; 75 couple of ducks 60 ditto of fowls: and a large stock of English and foreign dessert and other fruit, of the finest quality. n_ __n-

NOTICES TO CORRESPONDENTS. X Y Z.—The advertisement referred to appeared in our iyuc of Dec. 31,

_=-=- ,-==-==-==- ABERSYCHAN POpn,\R READINGS',—The second of the seriee of readings at the New Inn Assembly rooms, took placo ou Tuesday, and proved ia every respect a signal suc- cess, although there was a counter attraction at the schools in the form of a troupe of Nigger melodists." The chair on this occasion was occupied by the Rev Mr Griifkh (Siloh,) who, in the course of the evening, made a few appropriate remarks. The readings were given by Messrs Hughes, Jones, Crawcour (senielr), and Iftvard. Mr Crawe')ur, pin., gave the dialogue be- tween Hamlet and his father's ghost" in a masterly style, proving himself anything but a uovice iu the Tragic Vein." The glee singing, under the conduc-, torship of Mr Lewis, was admirable; this gentleman also sang a duet with Miss Lewis, and a song. S >ug» were also sung by Mr Rjbcrts, Mrs Price, and Mise Thomas.

SAINTLY HEROES. Of all the objectionable forms of ssntiuien- tality, one of tho most nauseous is that which seeks to invest with a halo of saintly piety the horrible work of slaughtering and maiming human beings. We have recently met with its recurrence in a too familiar form. A ctifain lady orator 00-41 Temperance platform, in-,fnu- merating the good'deeds of a teetotr.1 convert, an artilleryman in the Crimean War, stated that, while serving his guns for hours under fire, U bis heart, was full of prace andjoy." This description of saint!mess is thus commented ON by a writer in the ''Saturday Review —" The notion of a gunner getting a good on' with his piece, at a dense column of Russians, and feeling his heart full of peace' and 'jov,' as he nieiwerl them down, is probably unique among the records of Christian heredsin." During the late American War, there was much similar sentimentality uttered respecting the holiness of "Christian warfare." How Christian" the events of that war were is but too well known. The following incident at tho taking of Fort Saunders in Tennessee affords an illustration. The Confederates, under General Longstreet, came rushing forwards to charge a regiment of Massachusetts men from eminently Christian New England. These had prepared for their Southern brethren by chivalrously stretching wires from stump to stump of the felled trees in front of their entrenchments. Ovor these wires the impetuous Confederates fell in all directions, and of courso became easy victims to the Federal batteries above them. But further, the Northern chremicle records, Our artillerymen hurled shot by hand forward upon the fallen and doomed rebels." Hot and hotter also came the storm of shell from the batteries till the ground over which they passed was carpeted with the slain. The ditch was tilled with the dead and with the wounded writhing in their agonies. Not one of the Con- federates faltered not a score of them escaped. And then the rising sun looked down through the cold mist and chill of a November moruing on a thousand prostrate rebels, the victims of so called Christian warfare.

now TO FATTEN TIGS CHEAPLY. David Williams and Chas. Jones were charged j with stealing a qnantity of beans, belonging to | Mr Win. Webb, maltster, of Aberbeeg. James Yemhdl deposed that he saw Williams carry a bag, containing beans, on his back-. ] from the stable. Jones was with Williams. Mr Webb laid hold of Williams, and said, What Lave yuu got there'?"' Williams said''Nothing." "And where are you going with it?" asked Mr Webb. ''Nowhere," saiel "Williams. ''Then J 011 go and take it back," saiel Mr Webb. W il- [ liams did so, and said he was very sorry. The other man (Junes) walked away as sharp as he 1 couid. When asked if lie was guilty, Williams said he was guilty having the beans on his back, but not. of stealing. Mr Webb said he did not wish to prosecute in this case. Mr E. B. Edwards Yon can't help it now. The men have been arrested. Mr Webb But I only wish thein to pay the | expenses. Mr E. B. Edwards That can't be. It is a felony and they may prosecute yon if you don't prosecute them. Mr Webb: TIley both admitted it to me; but they have been with me about 10 years, ami I do not wish to prosecute them. Col. Byrde It is a public matter. The QlleclI is now the prosecutor. Mr Webb Well, be as lenient as yon can. P.c. SO deposed that when he arrested illi- ams, Williams saiel, "I did take the beans but it was for Charles Jones." Jones said "It was to be divided between us." Mr E. B. Edwards Are yon guilty, .Tones. Jones: I am guilty of shutting the door after the other man went out. Supt. M'lntosh That is not stealing,—shut- ting the stable door. that Williams asked bin. to help him. Both prisoners them pleaded guilty of theft. Mr E. B. Edwarels Had you any reason to suspect theun before? MrWebb Last winter we had some suspicion that things were being stolen by some one; but could not tell whether it was by the prisoners. Mr E. B. Edwards Do they keep horses? Mr Webb: Ne>, pigs. Coi. Bynic sai l that the Bench had a painful j duij i;i •.•i.ir.iuiitiiig a man to prison against the wish of his master; but this being a public of- fence, it was impossible that they could pass it i over. When a man was once handed over to police, it became a public duty that ho j should be punished. They had no alternative | but to pass sentence but taking into consielera- tion Mr Webb's pleading for theji, the prisoners would only be committed for 14 days each, with liarel labour. He added that the offence of rob- bing an employer was a very aggravated one.

THUOUGH IT AGAIN, Mrs Evans, wife of the lanellorel of the White lIart, Garndiifailh, applied that the charge j against her husband, of keeping hit! house open, Illight he heard over again. Col. Byrde said that they. did not understamh till after the case was over, at the last court, that defendant was unable to attend in conse- j quencG of the burial of her child on ihat day f hat being the case,they wonld grant the appli- cation. Sunt, MTutosh said that p.c. Guinea, who gave evidence against tiie house at the last court, was not present to-day. The re-hearing- was therefore postponed.

TRYING TO MAKE MEN S0BEK BY ACT OF PARLIAMENT. John Griffith Williams was summoned for keeping his house, the Old Oak Inn, Blaenafon, open during prohibited hours. P.c. deposed that at D.45 on Sunday morn- ing, he found two men in the house, with a pint of beer. Mrs Morris (mother of the Mr Morris whose house waa sacked by the rioters) said that she coudueii'd the house she admit- ted that a pint of beer was drawn for a man w ho lived next door the other man had bremglit a neite from Mr Williams. Supt. MTutosh t'aid this was the first com- plaint against the house. Fined 10s. 'ITiK NKW SERVANT. Wm. Aubrey, beer-house keeper,of Blaenafem, was charged with a similar ofience. P.c. F. Lewis (GO) pioved the case. Mrs Aubrey said that a m-.w servant came to her on the Saturday night, and on Sunday morn- ing; drew a pint, of cider in ignorance, before anyone else in the house was up. Ordered to pay (>s. costs, and to give better instructions to the servant in future. AVHKN* IS A WOl!AN IIKL'NK ? Sarah Thomas and Maria Andrews were ciiargedwith being drunk and disorderly at Blaenafon. Andrews I was not drunk, but riotous. P.c. 8 deposed I found these women in Prince's street, drunk, haliooing, ami pulling each other about. One (Andrews) was almost stripped, and the other (Ihomas) had her face bleeding. Thomas, burning into tears I um sorry I took this woman into my house. She owes me II shillings and font-pence half-penny. She had a little drop of drink ill her, and I had a ( drop in me; but I do not call a woman diunk j who can stand on her teet. Slle cut. IIle with a plate, and 1 was all over blood and this policc- man came, and as fast as I was pushing her out, be was pushing her in a. a ill: till Sergt. t Coombescame. and he said, •' Mrs Thomas, you ( haven't had much—you sit down and he put ) her out. Andrews: Have you done ? I f you please, I 1 lived iti her house, and had lodged there six weeks. That day 1 was ironing, and six of us women had 2s. worth of liquor between us. I got a HuD tossieated," but Mrs Thomas went out. and rot very tossieated. and came and si. m k mi—nm! was I tu tUami t!<ar ? p.o. b r.-i:. v < in [i, ,,¡, opposite tho AmhcVs v/as tunie.-d Olit of doors, and iiad ui;iy pan of my tilings on, and had to be out in the wet all night. Supt. MTutosh Mrs Thomas has been here, frequently. Thomas Well, I have. If I do have a drop, I don't tell stories like her. Col. Byrde: As this is not your first offence, yon must pay Us. The other woman (An- el rows) must pay 5s. ways. (Roars of laughter.) I will blow on the: policeman, and then it will be done with. 0 dear Tiiem that gets drunk most, gel paid for worst. NOT QUITE SETTLED. David Flynn was charged with assaulting Ellen Harrington. Defendant said that he and the complainant, who did not appear, had settled it. He was, however, ordered to pay the costs, THE HOOTS CASE. Wm. Cable, WHO hail been remanded on his own bail, charged with stealing a slop and a pair of boots, the propcity of John Pugh Rich- ards, was again arraigned. He now said that he benight the slop, and Mr liieharels gave him the boots. Mr Richards eliel not appear, aud the prisoner was discharged. AN IMPUDENT CHARGE AND POOH REDRESS. Alfred Price, a young man of respectable and intelligent appearance, was charged with steal- ing a coat, the property of Reuben Ilimms, of Blaenafon, on tiie 14th inst. Supt. MTutosh said that Price wap brought down in custody, but be found that there was a elispute about tIle ownership of the coat, and instead of el Staining Price, he requested him to attend Ilere to-da y. Ilimms, a not very attractive-looking old man, deposed that the coat was takoll off a pin in the stable where he worked. He lost it on Wednesday. He fcrfcihl swear to the coat pro- duced. He had had it 11 or 12 years. It had belonged to the son of sepiire Bardon, of Chep- stow, and was given to him by the steward. Price I swear it is my coat, and can call witnesses to prove it. Ilere is another ce>at that was made off the same piece. Price's mother here produced a coat which j was nearly a fac-simile of the one in dispute. The material, a very peculiar one, and the linings, matched exactly. Mr E. B. Edwards, (clerk to the Magistrates), to Ilimms How do YOIl know it is your coat ? Ilimms By the buttons. P.c. Preece (48) deposed that Alfred Price said that Morgan brought the coat to him, and that it was his own property. For the defence, Sammd Price, brother to the accused, depeised that his brother Alfred lent liini t I: e cnat, and he hung it up in the stable, to which Ilimms had access. "When he went to look for it, it was gone. There wouhl be found a small hole in tl\e b&ek of it, where it was caught by a vice, if Ilnnms had not mended it. The coat was held up, and sure enough,there was the hole. Samuel added that when he missed (he coat, he questioned Ilimms about it, and Hiinms said he had not seen it- Mrs Priee said that both coats were made up by the same tailor, for her children. CuI. Bnrle: We believe that the two coats were of (the same material. It is a particular cloth. George Morgan deposed that he saw the coat wdiieii was in dispute hanging up in the stable, and knowing that it belonged to Alfred Price, he took it away and gave it. to him. Ilimms had before elenicd all knowledge of it and after this, came and "bully ragged" him. Col. Byrde (to Price): We have no cloubt it is your coat. It was never made for a gentle- | man. It is not a gentleman's coat. We think I vou must haA'e maele a mistake, old man. Price I now give that man (Hinuns) into charge for stealing my cord,. Mr E. B. Edwarels No, no, it is ail over now. j Mrs Price But we must have a summons for him. Mr E. B. Edwards: No, no. Mrs Price How would yon like one of your children taken up for theft ? Mr E. B. Edwards: Well, be is exolJcmteJ now. Mrs Price still r>,v TT ,ums taken into custody. ) Thomas Si. assaulting Samuel Godw d Complainant i.^ ..it a,, d ,.Ian IPunect Harvey was beating a., old sailor named Bush, and he went to interfere, when Silcox threw stones at him, one of which struck him in the face, and hrukc tbre of his teeth. Complain- ant was tusselling with Harvey at this time. James Elstone and John Godwin gave similar evidence. Mr Alexander Edwards, for tho elefence, e'alleel Henry Harvey and Mary Harvey, (mother to Henry,) who deposed that the Godwins and Elstone sadly ill-used them and tho defendant, j Mary aehled that Ketone caught hold of her aud j fell backwards, holding her down, and calling on the Godwins to "kick the b to eleath. P.c. "Watkins (84) said he saw Silcox running off as if 110 had not been very severely hurt, The Bench considered the assault proved, and A young man here stepped up, and said he j had come as a witness, but had not been ex- amineel and he had heard tho Godwins threaten to have Silcox's life.

GARNDIFPAITH". A SAD ACCIDENT happened on Friday last, at the Varteg Mine Pit, to a man named Caleb Carter, in tbe employ of Messis Partridge and Jones. While engaged in his usual employment, the roof fell on him and in- jured him in a shocking manner. He was extricated by his fellow-workmen, and taken horne, where he was attended hy Dr Lnpton and Dr Verity, who very skil- fully amputated one of his legs hut wo are sofry to state that professional care proved unavailing, and he died four days after, leaving a wifo and two children to. lament his untimely end.

BLAEXAFON THE NEW ORGAN at the English Congregational Church was opened on Sunday, the ministers officiating on the occasion being the Rev D. Morgan (Baptist,) J. Hughes (Baptist,) and D. Evans (Independent.) The congregations were numerous, and the collections liberal. Tbe gentleman appointed as organist is Mr John Morris, whose merits as a man are as well known here as are his abilities as a musician. THE Snow OF MKAT in the shops and market (par- ticularly beef,) for this Christmas, has greatly surpassed that of former years, and prices ranged from 6d. to 7d. per lb.

LORD TREDEGAR'S CATTLE SHOW," AND THE NEWPORT CORPORATION. On Tuesday, at the fortnightly meeting of the Town Council, the only matter of interest brought forward was the omission, at thereceot dinner, of the toast of The Mayor and Corpo- ration." Mr Beynon asked if the Corporation 20 guinea cup was to be again given, as he thought the conduct of his lordship in omitting the toast was a delicate hint thai, the prize was not wan- ted. lIlr Alderman Brown said the insult otrere(i the Mayor was premeditated, and he cousidereel it an insult to the whole town. Ho knew that before his lordship left the table two of bid friends had pointed out to his lordship tbe pro- priety of giving The Mayor and Corporation," but his lordship had given a stern refusal. Tho grounds of offence, it was rumoured, were found in certain speeches of the Mayor at election meetings. As to Lord Tredegar proposing Sir John Hamsden's health, lie could do no other than he had done, for Sir John was older in line- age and baronetage than his lordship, and Lady Ramsden had a title in her own right. But Lord Tredegar had complained of tho speeches of Sir John's supporters, though he could not, 110 said, put his linger on an ungentleinanlv expression of Sir John. Still, lords no less than couuneuiers should keep clean hands. What- ever the Liberal party had said was covered by a remark of Lord Tredegar, in a public railway carriage, and which had reference to Lady Llanover and Mrs Leigh—that they were" wo- men in breeches." But if that was so, they had also a peer in petticoats" (laughter). Mr Brown then went info an analysis of the sources whence the subscriptions to the Agricultural Show were derived, and contended that it ought to be, on that ground, called the South Wales or Silurian, and not the Tredegar Show. In cemclusion, he said he should oppose any further grant by the Corporation to the show as at present managed. In answer to Mr Beynon. the Mayor said that a memorial, personally affecting himself, had been sent to tbe Home Office, as to the recent disturbance. He had bad a letter from the Home Office, and replied, courting a full inquiry.

MR WIIKKLER, the acting agent for emigra- tion for Queensland, has received instructions from the Colonial Government to re-establish the assisted and free emigration, the improving condition of the colony and the success of the gold fields having again created a demand for various kinds of labour. Under the New Land. Act, in addition to the £30 land oreler per adult persons paying their passage to the colony can make free selection of a homestead of 80 acres of the best agricultural land, or 160 acres of first or second class pastoral land, at a nominal rent for five years, when they become entitled to the. freehold. Larger areas of land can also be taken up at 15s., 10s., and 5s. per acre, pay- able in 10 annual instalments. By the opera- tiou of this Act also one half of caeh sheep run in the settled districts will bo resmn'n! by the Government and thrown open to the public, so that some millions of acres will be available for free selection. The Act provides, moreover, that those who go the cedouv, whether wholly or in part, at the expense of the Government, will be entitled, after three years' continuous residence, to select a homestead of 80 to 160 acres, with the same privileges as those who pay their own passage.—From the Times, De- cember 21.<;t.

DEATHS. Drc. 16, at Garndiffaith, aged 22 years, Mr William Charles, coal miner. Dec. 17, at the Tranch, aged 18 years, Edward, son of Mr Charles Moore, sinker. Die. 21, fit Garndiffaith, aged 42 years, Mr Michae;l Taylor, coal filler. At Engine-row, Blaenafon, at the advanced age of 97 years, Mrs Rachel Davies, widow.

FIUENDLF.SS FAI.T.KN,—E.W. Thomas secretary London Female Preventive and Reformatory Institution, begs to acknowledge the following donations in reply to his recent appeal — John C. l'ruetur. Esq., 10s; It. A. R., £1; A. H. (i., £ 5.—200, Eu.iton road, London, N.W. Ilorinman (f- Co., London, disallow the usual but most objectionable practie-e of coloring tea with plumbago, Prussian blue, or any other hurtful "facing'' powder. As their imports consist only of young leaves—choice and strony — they are delicious in flavour and truly cheap; real judges of tea have but to make a trial to become constant purchasers, The extensive demand for Ilorninum's Pure Tea has induced some to imitate their packets, hence the publio are cautioned to observe that the signature of Horniman Co., London, Original Importers of the Pure Tea" is on all the packets; 2,538 Agents are appointed. Local Agents are adver- tised in our columns. Printed and Published hv Ihvín WAUHSSHAW, at his General Printing Oifice. Corn Market House. Pontypooi. in the county of Monmouth.—Saturday^ Dec, :26, 18OS.

11 -r i.v.1 .i I. t.OVl HJCMKyr UOAKD. ¡. The adjourned woe kcH c. TV. luv. kios, Kfc-plttjiis, Evans, their, v.'f.y, Ag:r, Bun- luing. W«olU-v, Fletcher, Ak-xif.-ik-r Edwards. minutes d the Ot tobtT meeting were read last liu-cting having been hurried.) "With reiere'iuc to subjects mentioned in these The biiivtyor ni1 ihat the tire engine had not yet tern remored to the Town Hail, but the platform to facilitate its parage over the pavement and steps had bur. t.iuned uud was being mule., ) "With n card to the lam;) near MrLawrence's, | sevenu members of the lJonrd tnid that they had given it their attention siree the lost meeting and that they did not think ihat the proposed re rnovai would be productive of much, benefit. It appeared, moreover, that Mr Lot Holder, though he had given permission fcr the lamp to be placed in its present position, objected to have it tampered with, as he had just gone to the expense of having his house front newly plastered and decorated; and at the same time Mr Lawrence objected to have it put on his own house. The Board came to the conclusion that the benefit of the altera- tion would not he sufficient to justify the cost, and that, having reconsidered the matter, it should be adjourned sine die. The surveyor reported thfltrrHclller ob- jected to the removal of the lamp; that the Bell-pitch had been repaired; that a. pitched gutter hud been laid down opposite the en- trance to the hark gardens that the paving had been repaired in Jl igh-streetand elsewhere where required; and that preparations had, been made for the work on top of George- j street. The chairman then read the minutes of the November ineelirg. Mr Fletcher thereupon remarked that p; t of the uev buildings at the convent had fallen dow n, owing to some fault in the foundations. The surveyor stated that the drains had been made at the eonvt nt, but the building was not going on, the Lady Superior being very ill. The chairman read a letter from 1r James Gwatkin, complaining that the coping had not been placed on the wall in front of his pro- perty in Park-terrace, and that the step at Mrs Armstrong's door a net as it ought to br. Mr Gwatkin also came before the Ham d to mulce his comphint forthwith. It was npeed that the coping should be at once attended to, and lr Gwatkin agreed to withdraw the other matter. The surveyor further reported that the highways had been repaired in several places, that stones were being broken for further re- pairs, and that he had had the causeways rc- paired on both sides of Lark-terrace and other | places where required. II r Fletcher asked wh( tiler Mr Morgan, of Little Mill, had paid for the use of the fire en- gine yet. The surveyor replied that he had. P.s. Lasham presented his report as inspoc- tor of nuisances.

CHRISTMAS TIME IN PONTYPOOI. j Except that the boys had counted on the almanac the number of days that bad to dq's before Christmas came, and joyfully proclaim- cd every now and then the lessening sum, one y/ould hardly have known, in Pontypocl, that Christmas was coming at all this year. Win- ter! we've seen none of it yet! The Culf Stream must have been playing seme fresh va- garies, r.ot to be behindhand with Vesuvius and Etna and the subterranean forces whien have done such damage in South America and New Zealand and have given us a gentle shake-up among our own old mountains. The air has possessed a warmth which must have been wafted from a tropical shore and have played fiercely on dark-coloured skins and wonderful vegetation bei'ore it set out en its journey over the sea to us Instead of frost and snow, we have had the weather of April; only instead of intermittent showers and sunshine, we have had an almost eontiniious pouring of the hea- viest rain ever since the riots, drenching us by day and at night playing a wild and sle ep- preventing tattoo on our windows. The ferns are still bright green by the road sides; and here and there the "all y" trees have put out their flu fly yellow catkins under the impres- j sicn that sprirg had come and that they had better begin blossoming as fast as possible, a mistake that they will probably suffer for byo- and-bye. But, a week ago, the conviction of the near approach of the Great Holiday seemed to come on our tradesmen like a thunderbolt. The sdiop windows were suddenly veiled by thick coats of whiting, and every now and then as- j gist ants weie to le seen popping out at the, floors and (ping anxiously in through little finger-rubbings on the whiting. The curiosity Df the small boys was strongly excited, and to work they went, iubbing peep-holes on their own account in every direction, and then wri- ting up the result of their investigations in such criticisms as verry Good" or "Not for Joe," intcrsperf ed. here and there with a Saxon Avord or two more expressive than polite, un- til the sheets of plate glass were scrawkd all over Jiko copy-book pages. At hast, with a great deal of rubbing and polishing, the- whiting was removed altogether, and then the secret was out. The windows had been dressed for Christmas. The booksellers had hung their panes from top to bottom with pretty little valentine-like card about Merry Christ- masses" and ilappy New Years" and full of. the cock robins and snow storms that are posed to be seen at this time of the year an 1 had also exposed tasty nick-nacks of all kinds, with showily bound books, suitable for pre- sents. The drapers exhibited warm Avinter stuti's and tlJUse gorgeous elaborations of scraps that have taken the place of bonnets, to- gether with chains, and ear-drops, and bottles of scent, and a hundred other articles that were never dreornt of by the ohl-fashioned dealers in calico. The grocers—but there, what was it j ihat they did not do to drive poor boys wild | with longing? They showed Cjskfuls of cur- rants and raisins standing up divested of casks, or pressed against the windows so densely that 1 little heads wondered whether the panes would burst and there be any chance for a handful of the scattering sweets; they showed the most tastily decorated boxes that ever held fruit, and the most e nticing fruit and candies that, ever went inside boxes; ther wrote their own name's in nutmegs and speTleel out the compli- ments of the seaton in cinnamon ar.d spices; i they piled up great loaves anel greater cheeses indicative e»f anything but famine in the bind anel they embellished the: whole with sprigs of { holly and mistletoe that wore iuo<t provokingly suggestive. their minds as to whether they should have a show or not. I irst they wouldn't; and then they wonlel; and tLtY (bl at last, on Tin >dav night. The confectioners had lots of phun j fakes and white sugar pahices; and in Air Eietcher's window was a larjre model of l'unty- pool Park House, in a state of glorious illu- minatuai. The iraiket on Saturday was f-oniewhat j spoiled by theoilicial determination of the Lo- cal Board that the Great Christian Market j should beheld on Wednesday but still it was a tolerabb* market, tull of gcod Christmas; fare and accompanied by Christ mas jollification- 'Ihe mummers e>r Chn>tmus Boys" came out, > two parties of them, quaiu'ly apparelled and j followed by crowds of admirii.-g youngsters. j The palm fir ipeiiL must be given to ll.e party of five lads from Abersychan. lour of these J were elresscd in tunica of gay colours, elabo- rately ti-immed, with scarves and stars, and c caps ornamented with plumes of re el and white leathers; wh'le the fifth, Avearing a more sum- bre tunic, had an iT.oirwns artitici.-d hump on c his back, and on his face a' nii^k wiih a long j flexible snout, nppare-ntly coined fro.n that, of ihe probovj's 'laankey. -Boldly entering the '}/J'V- ',¡"J.tJ.l).J."¿;' 1' inns, these- b.ds cleve rTy red ted the b.Jiad of i s Ivobiu ilood and the Shepherd, which ,ill i t e teuiid in the unci' nt eo:lection known u.h 'Robin Fred's c\r-i-;s,l. (ror the benefit of I I; .,t:, Ll' i¡llJ. :}:1 i: j he Cottage Library/" anel may be b mpht for a shaiing.^ HOAV Pabni foun 1 the jolly shepherd lying on the ground, and demanded him to tell what he had in Ids hot- | tie and bag how the shepherd pluekily re- fused ami showed fhht; hew Robin laid twen- ty pound in good red gold, and the shepherd laid his bottle and bag, as to which would win how they tell to it, hard and sore, from ten o'clock till four in tin; aft/moon. Robin anneal with sword and buckler, and the shepherd with his lwok; how Hobin was felled to the ground, and, having begged a boon. bleAV thre e blasts on his bugle horn and brought Little John trip- ping over the plain; how Little John and the shepherd then fought, and how this "flower of shepherd swains" again conquered all this was acted by these Abersychan boys, with a display of swordsmanship that was highly edi- fying. The snouted mask then crouched in the midst, and the rest having marched round him, singing "\V e']1 hunt the buffalo," he sprang up and began hunting for coppers. These were not the only candidates for public favour. The palmy days for the Avandering minstrel are gone but the Avandering minstrel still comes, and generally brings his woman with him. 1 Avonder was his stereotyped phrase, Like to hear a song this evening, gentlemen?" as he pokes his very oily head round the door into the room, bequeathed to him by the troubadours of old. 1 wonder had those troubadours the same jaunty, slangy, rough-and-ready air that the minstrel of the present day has; lllll come to the conclusion that Uliland's lay of the "Minstrel's Curse" is all a hum," that if the queen did throw a rose to the young singer, the king must have been excessively ugly or ho would not have become so furiously jealous as to slay the poor follow on the spot. But there, a epieen e)f France did kiss Alan Chartier as he slept (only Alan was a smart young fellow about court), and high-born women besides Hamlet's mother have had queer tastes before now. Still, I do not believe that any of the lady minstrels who come round with their lords and hold out their hats for halfpence have been enticed from princely homes," let them sing ever so sweetly. The pair who followed the mummers on Sa- turday night were far from destitute of talent, but did not quite realise the romantic ideal of the minstrels of the olden time. Christmas Day is yet before us as I siring this rambling gossip together. The fat oxen have not yet been cut up, the fat geese have not yet been brought into market, the big plum puddings have to be boiled again, the church decorations are not yet finished, the Christmas anthem is yet unsung. There is a world of pleasant anticipations before us and we are all, like a young girl putting on her wedding elress, in a delightful tremor of anxiety that all should go e>ff well. May every expecta- tion of happiness be realised. May—what? give it in rhyme Well, for friendship's sake I mind if I do; and I will call it A CHKISTJIAS GRELTjyG. Now, blessings be on every hearth Where'er the Yule fires play May cot and castle share alike The fullest joy to-day May every lintel sprinkled be With balm of love and peaoe, And every ill pass harmless by, And every good increase. 0 cheerful flames leap up and light A glow in every heart; Bid all that's gloomy from the day And from the mind depart. 0 children now at every door A greeting sweet begin And may your carols echoed be By happy songs within. Pile now the board and while old friends A Avcleome warm receive, Let not the outcast suppliant Tliegatcwitlihnngerleavc. Bring out the gladdening cup and scud It sparkling brightly round And everywhere, unchilled by care, Be Happiest Christmas" found. W. II. GRKF.NE.

Till-; WRONG MAN' IN THE iio: Jeremiah Dnscoll was charged with trespass on the properjy of Benjamin Parcell, on the 2-1th of November. Mr Dent was called as a witness; but on en- tpriog tile hox, said tbe prisoller was not the person wllom he saw breaking windows, it was a boy. Supt. M'lntoshsaiel he had no other evidence, and that Di iscedl was brought there on MrDent's evidence.

POLICE COURT. SATURDAY. Bifore Lieut.-Colonel Bjirde and the Rev J. C. Lleiccllin. I'A-VIXG FOR FOLLY. David Burgess, who ha I been remanded on I bail, was charged with trespass on curtain pro- 111t. IJe^leaded guilty. John Howell deposed that on the 24th ult. lie saw defendant throwing stones at the windows j of Mi1 John Morgan, contractor, of George- street. Defendant and another boy drew out the- two in ill ill i.' shutters, and broke the windows with them. Mr Morgan and ins nephew. James i Morgan, eaine out and stopped them. Saw de- fendant after that at tho White Hart and at Mr Bevan's. At the latter place, the wall was pus-he'd down in order to procure brick-bats to throw nt the house. Also saw elufondant at the | Crown. Defendant Mr Morgan said that he showed mo to some man, and that I pulled down a shutter. ír E. B. Edwards: This witness has sworn that lie saw you pull down tho shutters and throw at the windows. Witness said he was quite positve about de- fendant and the other young man, Tapp. In answer to the Bench, Mr Edwards, draper, 1 said that defendant, who was apprenticed to him, came from Lantwit Major, in Glamorgan- slri 'e, and was the son e>f a widow. The shops were closed the whole of the clay on which the | riot took place, and defendant had leave to be j out. Defendant was a very civil and g-ood boy, and he did not know what could induce him to act in this manner. He was not earning any- j thing yet, and it would bo ten months before he got anything in the way of salary. Col. Byrde said there was a question in the | minds of the Bench as to whether they should not inflict a fine of and in that case elefendant would have to pay 2 or 3 five pounds but owing to the gooll character given by Mr Edwards, and to the elefetidaut's mother being a A\ idow, they would only inflict They had no power to mi'igate the penalty j lower under any circumstances. They were very glad to hear Mr Edwards sneak so favour- of the young man. AX KXCISI; rnosrxTTiox. Lewis Williams, of ihe Itose and Crowu, :ar!JiiiJLli¡ II, W!IO did not appear, was charged with not entering a brewingon the 8th of Octo- j her mi the paper left wills hnn tor that purpose. Mr-T'evari said she managed the business,anel i >he did enter it. Thomafi Buckley Wyatt, officer of Inland Revenue, proved the service of the summons. Mr Metcalfe, supervisor, said this prosecution vas under the Acts f and 2, George 1 cap. i intended vious to mashing, under pain of a penalty of t'2(JU. lit thiscasf, the defendant's people ■ were found in the very act of brewingon the brew on that day. The paper was here put in j to show this. Mr w yatt then deposed that ho visited thede- i fendant s house between 7 and ),1 o'clock on the evening in question, ittK| f,,uu,] niashing then joing on. Ihe presumption v, as that ihev w ire ;oii;g to lirew that nigut, and again on the o\ng" monong. Mr E. B. Ldwan.s did not think w itness had my lielit to pre*nui' that. Sir Wvatt said that the mail wis mashed, un- juest humbly. 1 Mrs Bevan snid that she could call witnesses o prove that, it was J) minutes to 0 before the ixeisenian visite-d the honsr. Byrde as keel if the commissioners s lis- ted ed t'l ;) r.d ill this case. The supervisor said tin}' did not prosecute mh ss t!;ey bad sir-pich > The law d;M:: ctly liiled that the entry unbe made on the day rtvioud to the n.ashing. The magisLi ates had the vrvver {(J mitigate t! e peneltv t,) one-fourth, (.1' rõ. 1: i :U: kit j'f [: l L, t) (. ;e:r:!l '1l 1i1 •Vocm c(¡,}\{: Tj!OL-(H Tin; GAT! Thomas Thomas was charged with claiming exemption from toll at the Llanfihangel Polity- i moil gale, he not being legally exempt. Mr Beckinsale, the lt-ss-e, and ins sou, gave evidence to the efleet ihat the defendant's team j passed through the gate, nominally for the pur- pose of fetching ashes as manure but w ere, used at Abersychan to convey ashes for build.ng i purpsS'-r, at defendant's new buildings there, j They did -noi return the same dav. and therefore, | even if they had done nothing but fetch manure, j were not exempt. The lessee added that he had j the privilege of taking toll and giving a ticket marked "manure, exempt," when the team | went through first; and then, when the manure j was brought back, (if the same day), of refuud- ing the money. That was done with strallgers. Defendant was ordered to pay the toll, anil 10s. costs.