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POLICE COURT SATURDAY.—Before C. H. WILLIAMS, Esq., and J,ieut.-c,alonel 1-1. C. J3ird. THE LATE ASSAULT CASE.- lignotliy Gorman and James Smith were brought up on remand, charged with assaulting James Doyle, on July 9th, Both prisoners pleaded not guilty. Prosecutor was so far recovered as to be able to attend and give evidence against the priso- ners. His head was bound up in a handkerchief which secured the surgical strappings, his right eye was still black, and his face showed signs of recent contusions. After being sworn prosecutor said he was the worse for drink and got into the Cwm. He could not say what day of the month it was, as he had been ill in bed since. He was at the Unicorn with the two prisoners and a young man. Prisoners asked him to have some cider- he did so, and when it was out ordered a half-gallon of beer, which he paid for, and suppoesd he must have mislaid the change, as he could not find it, and left the house directly after. The two prisoners followed him into the road, where Smith wanted to fight him. Prose- cutor begged him not to strike him, but he did and knocked him down. He could make no resistance, and a touch would almost have knocked him down owing to the quantity of drink he had had. A young man named Carrol wanted to take prosecutor away, but prisoners would not let him do so. He recollected that Gorman struck him, and that Smith beat his head either against a tram-plate or a piece of pig iron. Prosecutor asked if they wanted to kill him, when Smith said You've not had half enough yet." Had been in bed ever since from the injuries he sustained. His head was cut severely.—Bv the bench Both prisoners drank a share of his beer.—By prisoner S i 1 Prosecutor met bnth prison 1 œt 1 0 U.1 I dr tiUU auavt". for them. They had a (lIspate about some change. B could not say whether he did ordid not take his coat off to fight, because he was drunk, but the prisoner Smith was sober. Mrs. Bond recapitulated the evidence given before the magistrates on Saturday last, and said she saw Gorman strike prosecutor.The prisoner Smith said he would leave it all to James Sheen, who was there and saw it all, and would take the consequences of all he said .Mr. Al,ilitosli said that person had refused to attend, and he did not think it necessaiy to summon him .The magistrates told prisoners that if they con- sidered the evidence of this witness material they should have summoned him., The prisoner Gorinan then said he should not have fought, but prosecutor made him. The magistrates said the assault had been of an aggravated nature and deserved severe punishment. Prosecutor's account of the affair had not been very clear, no doubt owing to the injuries he had received, but they considered that the prisoner Smith was the most f o bial-ne in the matter, and they should send him to the House of Correction with hard labour for one month, and Gorman to three weeks, not including the week they had already been in prison. THE BOATMEN & CANAL Co.—John Stephens, boat- man, Brecon, was summoned for having infringed the rules of the Monmouthshire Railway and Canal Co. Mr. Hill, the Company's inspector, appeared to prose- cute, and called Thos. Lloyd, who proved the charge, which was that defendant had lowered the paddles and shut some lock gates on July 17, by which they lost a quantity of water.—To pay the expenses incurred. THE OLD MAN AND THE CI-IILD.-George Wilson, an old man, was charged with stealing 2s., the money of Thomas Wood, ragman, on Friday night. Agnes Wood said she went to borrow 6d. from Mr. Jones at the lodging-house, ih Trosnant, to get some coal, and he gave her a half-crown, which she changed and gave ? little boy 2s. to take to Mr. Jones. The boy gave the money to Thomas Morris, who put it down on a table, and two children, one six, the other four-years old, saw defendant take it up.—Discharged. AN ASSAULT AND NO HARM DONE.—Lyua Burton charged Jane Parker with an assault. They lived near each other at Snatchwood. Complainant took a sauce- pan into Mrs. Parker's, put it down on a chair, and was leaving, when the latter met her, said "You stole my potatoes, you thief," and hit her on the face with her open hand, but did not hurt her.—To pay costs 6s. THE DEVIL AMONG THE TAILOlts.-David Davis, a tailor, charged Leivis Davis, another snip, with assault- ing him. This was a shopboard quarrel about an inch measure, and defendant acknowledged giving the other a" flll).To pay 12s., including expenses. DnuNK, INCAPABLE, AND RIOTOUS.- a wood-cutter from Monkswood, charged by vVatkins, p.c 83, with being drunk and incapable, was fined 5s.— William Johns, Thomas Phillips, and B1Jan Evans were charged by M'Evoy p.c. 29, with being drunk and riot- ous at Blaenafon on July 9th, when the constable found them fighting in the street. Johns, who did not appear, was the worst, and he was fined 10s.. the others 5s. HOW A DOG WAS KICKED & THE KICKER BEATEN.— William Harper charged Edward Wilcox with assaulting him on Tuesday, July 15th. The case, as minutely de- tailed by prosecutor, was, that on Tuesday evening the defendant asked him to go into a stable at the back of his premises, for the avowed purpose of looking at a dog. Prosecutor went in, when, defendant fastened the door, took off his coat, and making use of a vulgar ex- pression, hit his head against the wall, and otherwise illtreated him.-To pay 40s., including costs.

THE CASE OF MR. WIGHTMAN AND THE PONTYPOOL IRON COMPANY. An adjourned hearing of the above arbitration case took place yesterday at the Town-hall before W. S. Clarke, Esq., commencing at twelve and ending at five o'clock in the afternoon. As before, the Pontypool Iron Company were represented by Sir Thomas Phillips, and Mr. Wightman by Mr. Edlin, of Bristol, and the sur- face of the large table in the hall was completely hidden beneath maps, sections, and papers necessary as referen- ces for the arbitrator and counsel on both sides. No time was lost, but the examination of James Powell as to the lateral workings in the upper level was at once com- menced at the point where it ended at the last sitting. "He said he went into the upper level in Mr. Habakkuk's time to see if there was any coal there, ond found it in good condition. It was driven through the solid coal, and the upper coal left to support the roof. All the coal had been worked out by Mr. Wightman, and lateral openings driven. John Atkins, collier, 73 years of age, had worked in the Meadow Vein Level all his life, described the upper as a hoi-se level and as firm as it could be before Mr. Wightman's time, Henry Powell had worked in the Meadow Vein Level five or seven years, and said the water and sludge used to be taken out in trams before the new watercourse was made, and des- cribed the workings in the skip. lie said the withdrawal of the pillars of coal had caused it to fall in William Habakkuk, mining engineer, was examined at length, and produced a plan of the level and skip, with the lateral openings marked. He also gave evidence as to the tipping ground.Thomas Wil- liams, a timber-man, gave evidence as to what he had done and seen during 18 months' employment in the level.The sitting concluded with the examination of this witness. All the witnesses underwent a searching cross-examination by Mr. Edlin. The court was adjourned till Friday.

LETTERS PROM PONTYPOOL EMIGRANTS TO BRITISH COLUMBIA. [ Continuation of Diary to arrival at San Francisca.] 6.—It is burning hot to-day, and has been so since we lef Palermo-ziot a breath of air going. We passed under the sun when coming down through the West Indies, and to-day are right under it again. We were coming south then, and are going north to-day, so it is as hot as it can well be-much hotter than it was at Panama. 7.-Passing some splendid scenery on the Mexican coast, where we can see them working some silver mines Some of the mountains are bare rock, and of immense height; but we can see some far above the clouds and back in the country a hundred miles. All the coast, as far as we have gone yet, is rugged, and so barren, that not a blade of anything green can be seen anywhere; but the scenery of some parts of it is beautiful. 8.-S:ill keeps very warm-too warm for people to keep any clothes on by night and very little by day Indeed, I have seen scores sleeping atnight as naked as they could be--not a rag on them-and yet in a continual perspiration. We are going to put in at Acapulco to-night— (not Mozotlan," as marked on Wheatlv, Stor, & Co.'s map which we had from 9.—Arrived at Acapulco last night at nine o'clock. Being ^ark, w could not get v, gcod^iew of tlie place. We called for coal, water, and live stook. It is a very small harbour, and the entrance is so narrow, that, when in, you cannot see which way you have come in. The town, like the rest of Mexico is surrounded by high mountains, which run down to the water's edge. Directly we got in the natives were all round the ship in their canoes, with fruit of different kinds and curiosities made of shells. It was a sight not easily forgotten to see them with nothing to cover them but an old shirt and large hat, and in every ooata torch made of some wood which flared and blazed, and threw a livid light over their dark-brown faces. One of the boats, containing three natives, upset, and the fel- lows were near being drowned. One swam to a boat that was putting cattle on board our ship, hut no sooner had he caught hold of the side, than he received a tremendous blow on the head or finders (I could not see which) from a native who was he ping to unload the cattle, that made hia. glad to let ffo his hold and swim for his own boat, wlrtch they righted after a while, buc their fruit had suuk to the bottom. So you see thr, Y' are anything but kindly disposed towards on.? another. We were told if they had been drowned there would not have oeen the least fuss about it, nor even an inquiry what bad become of them. There was one sight, above all the rest, Tom and I wished some of YOU could have seen. It was one of the natives who sat astride on the side of the ship that was discharging her coals into ours. Every rag he had on was part of an old shirt, in a thousand tatters, and on his head a hat that measured at least a yard across. But that was not all. In his hands he held a torch about six feet long, which completed his turn-out He was placed there to give light to the men who were loading the coal. 10.—Nothing particular going on to-day, so I will tell you what sort of cattle we took on board at Acapulco. I hardly "know how to describe them, they are such wretched animals They are small, with large hones and horns, and so t'iin, that if they were not tied in their place, the wind would blow them if they were not tied in their phce, the wind o11ld blow them aypaJ*- While the butcher was killing one this morning, ano- ther dropped down dead That's a fact. Poor devils I should be very glad it they all died, as they would then be thrown ovei board for they are not fit to eat.—There are now- in .sight some beautiful rocks on the coast, which look like the ruin* of so many old castles. We have not been out of sight of land for a whole day since leaving Panama. 11.—Service as on last Sunday. If Henry Morgan had been along, he would have been a most useful man to-day, as there was no one to conduct the singing, and none who cared much about answering the parson. The service was not that of the Church of England, but the minister preached an excellent sermon. His preaching, however, does not seem to have had much effect as yet, for not a day has passed but I have heard of some one or other being robbed of money or clothes, one man of £ 35 in gold. 12.-A great alteration of the weather it has changed from great heat to, I may say, extreme cold-so cold, indeed, that people are obliged to wear their great coats. Such a sudden change is trying to the constitution. IS.—Crossing the Gulf of California, where it is a little rough, which makes our old ship leak worse than before—not a pleasant thought when out of sight of land, as we are to-day. 14.—Our old tub going very slow, as usual, or, bv right, we should be at' San Francisca to-day. But we have pretty good living, that is one comfort. We have not forgotten that it is Abergavenny fair to-day, and are wondering if any at home are there. 15.—A number of birds seen to-day—lots of pelicans and a large bird called the albatross, and thousands of the Stormv Petrel (or Mother Carey's Chickens,) -a small black bird very y much like a swallow. Just as it was getting- dark, we being hear land at the time, some hundreds of black ducks (about the size of our own) came flying around the chip. 10.—We were tormented awfully by the rats last night. One camfe across my face at full a. op, aiitl one came and sat on Tom's face. They are as quick as lightning, and don't give us a chance to catch them. One of the third-class passengers had his toe eaten off by one of them. He is in bed, with the sur- geon attending him, to-day. The daily amusement is card- playing, some fellows losing ten or twelve dollars in a day. An old digger from Australia lost 150 dollars last night. There are plenty of sharpers on board. We have made acquaintance with two or three Canadians, as nice fellows as any one could wish for. One is a farmer, but has been a steward in one of the steamers on the lakes of Canada-a most intelligent, agree- able fellow. Another is a corn dealer, but has a knowledge of medicines, and is going to try his luck at the diggings. 17.—Although approaching near to California, the weather continues exceedingly cold, which we are told is very unusual. We. saw two immense whales this lyiorniiig-much the largest we have seen they looked as large as our steamer nearly. Our old ship has still a few feet of water in the hold, and creaks and strains so, that anyone a little timid would think she was going all to pieces. Her engines are out of repair, too. This is her last voyage for some time, as she is to be thoroughly repaired at San Francisco. No doubt you are surprised at the number of passengers. The ships of this company are fitted up purposely for passenger traffic, but the number we have on board (1300) is more than even this ship can accommodate, and I am rather surprised there has been no sickness on board. About four years ago this same ship took from Panama to San Francisco about the same number, and 900 died on the voyage, the cholera breaking out among them from the effects of eating fruit at Panama and Acapulco. 18.-Arrived at San Francisco. ['lb be contimted. ]

THE WAPDE-NIS FETE AT RAGLAN. (See Adot.) Toiling hard for a little tin, Ob, how slowly the money comes in! And when it conies-oiiee now and tnen- How awfully last it goes again! » All sorts of people, with all sorts of pleas, Dip in their digits our pockets to case. Grocers and drapers, and butchers and bakers, Tailors, and hatters, and boot and shoe makers- • These are enough in a regular way, But often, besides, there's the-doctor to pay, For curing our bodies (or killing, by Goles !) Xoi to mention the parson for curing oor souls. The publican, too, must come in for a slice, Tinlecs we drink water—and. that isn't nice. And when these have done, it we 5ve ttiii got a rap, What numberless jaws open wide for a snap Panoramas, Bazaars, Lectures, Concerts, and Savages Attack our poor purse, and make terrible ravages And then entersIleenan, and next we've the Players, And before they are gone comes tho champion Sayers t And this is not all-there are other diversions— Pic-Nics, and Soirees, and Railway Excursions To the Great Exhibition or Palace of Sydenham, Where little folks go because great folks have bidden lem, But for me, I declare, I've hut little to spare, And if I must speud it, I'll just tell you where- I 11 spend it at Italian the lovely and fair For I see in the Press that the Warden's Fete there Will take place NEXT THURSDAY. Admission and fare Will be only a trifte,-and what's rather rare, The ruins, I hear, are in famous repair, In beauty surpassing all ruins elsewhere And there, while you stare, and inhale the pure air, You may cast from your mind ev'ry feeling- of care- All thought of the Present, its gloom or its glare, And conjure up scenes of the Past, when the blare Of the war-trumpet startled the hare from her lair, And Wor'ster the conquering Fairfax did dare To the last for the King, with his gallant sword bare. AU this you may gather-all this and much mair— (As freely as reading at'home in your chair) From the WARDES, whose manners are so debonnair That a Frenchman would tear his hair bare in despair Of ever deserving with him to compare. And to wind up my story, the Fireworks will flare- Bands will play-tbere'll be Dancing, in which you may share- The Archery Club will be present—and there Will be Cupid, the archest of all, you may swear, Whose arrows will issue from many a pair Of bright eyes, under hair that is raven or fair- Of whose dangerous glances I bid you beware; And I'll only now add, in conclusion, a pray'r That St. Swithin (the bear!) his libations may spare, And thousands that day throng the broad Castle-square [

WEDNESDAY'.—Before C. H. Williams, Esq. THE STRIKE AT BLAENAFON. For some time past disaffection has shown itself among the workmen at the Blaenafon Iron Company's works, and occasionally the men have threatened a strike, and a good deal of alarm has been occasioned. But up to the present time none of these outbursts have been se- rious. Some time since, several men were summoned for leaving their work without notice, and to-day similar means were resorted to. While the com- pany complain of the men in their employ, the men, on their part, complain that they were unfairly treated by one of the agents. The court was densely crowded to hear the case, nearly the whole of the puddlers in the employ of the company coming down to ascertain how their brother Workmen would fare. The workmen sum- moned,—viz., Thomas Phillips, Thomas Ilulball, John Daniel, Wm. Alsopp, Wm. Jones, John Millar, Wm. Powell, and Edmund Lloyd, puddlers,—all answered to their names when called upon, and took their places in the dock. Mr. Sayee, solicitor, Abergavenny, said he appeared to defend them. On the part of the company, (Messrs. llennard and others), represented in court by T. W. Plum, Esq., Mr. Greenway appeared to prosecute, and said they felt great regret in having to appear against a number of their own workmen, but they were compelled to do so because they bad left then with a determination to stop the work, and their leaving had thrown some hundreds out of employ, and done much damage to the works. Such being the case, they were reluctantly obliged to take these steps, in order to make an example, and put a stop to such proceedings. He called John Price, an overman, who, on stepping into the witness-box, declared he had nothing at all to say about the matter. However, in answer to questions from the company's solicitor, he said he could not say that all the defendants were at ivoik on Friday. He knew that John Daniel and Thomas Hubball were, and that they finished their turn on Saturday morning. They should have gone on again with the work on Monday morning, but they did not—because they could ) Cross-examined by Mr. Sayce: lie knew all the ) lie tidy men. DId llot know why they J £ nfc\v Mr. Morgan, who had been at the works for three months, during which time there had been frequent disturbances, and the men said he was the cause of them. The men could not work be- cause the furnaces were not lit. The night-turn men ought to have fed the furnaces and kept them in. They did not mention anything to him about the furnaces not being lit. By the Bench Saw Daniel in the evening of Monday, but he gave him no reason why they had not worked that day. H..Williams said he was an overman. On Friday, Millar, Jones, Alsopp, Powell, and Phillips commenced working, and wanted to know what they were to have for the metal, and witness told them they must go to Mr. Morgan about it. They then left their worki and in consequence, the work-was stop- ped, and hundreds of men thrown out of employ. Cross-examined by Mr. Sayce: They had not been ac- customed to work metal at Blaenafon-at least, very little. He supposed a dispute arose between them and W. Morgan because they were not to be paid enough for e ivoi-k. There was no contract entered into with the men to work the metal..They commenced work at about ten on Friday morning to try the metal, and worked till ten on Saturday morning. He could not say whether the men were to try the metal first, and arrange as to payment afterwards.Thos. Hemmings, mill manager, sworn: All the defendants were employed on Friday to work metal. They frequently worked part metal and part pig, as they wanted it mixed. The men got less money when they worked metal. The price was rather more than they would get at the neighbour- ing works, but they refused to go on; and the conse- quences to the company were serious. Cross-examined by Mr. Sayce: Knew Mr. Morgan, but did not know that he had anything to do with the men leaving their work. Witness asked the men about the work, and they said they were not satisfied with the manner Mr. Morgan had treated them, and witness said he would do all he could for them. The metal required more labour than the pig iron, but they could get a fair day's wages for it. Remembered hearing Mr. Morgan say, in the presence of the defendants, on Monday morning, that they should do no more work. Morgan bad authority to engage and diseliarge the men. The defendants (and others out), were all ready to go back to their work- they were all honest hard-working men, and would do anything for him. He had no fault to find with them except the present strike. Believed Mr. Morgan stop- ped them on Saturday-at least they stated that he said if they did not like to work the metal, they need not, for there were plenty more men to be had—and the men accepted it. The men were paid for it by the ton, not by the day, although they were supposed 'to be engaged )V the month. By Mr. Greenway Mr. Morgan looked fftr the metal, be did not. There was a difference of -r -pi-, n. no i r ui to suppose Morgan a bad master. 1ns- tnte here said, that, as the men seemed to have had /•■lie authority for leaving their work, and as they were wdling to go back, it would be better for them to settle the matter Mr. Greenway demurred. They bad tried that plan before, and the men had taken advantage of it. Mr. Morgan, sworn, said he was mill manager at Blaenafon Iron works, and could engage or discharge the men. He told defendants they should not work on Monday, because they neglected the work on Saturday. > were to have 5s. 6d. per ton for working the metal, "i. til was a fair price, and lOd. more than they could at other works. By Mr. Sayce The men wanted 6s 6d. per ton, but they could not agree because he told + on Saturday morning they were to have but 5s. 6d. [_ s Greenway remarked that as they bad commenced w ik, they had no right to leave it.] By Mr. Sayce 0., Saturday did not tell the defendants to charge with pig iron. By the Bench It was not usual to make a fn h contract with the men when they changed the ,-k. By Mr. Sayce Was employed at Workington, in Cumberland, before he came to Blaenafon. Why did he leave there ? Because—Mr. Greenway You are, not bound to answer that question The Bench I-lq may answer it if he likes Mr. Sayce: I will take it as a refusal.The Bench said he might have been discharged for incompetency, which would have a material effect on their decision. By Mr. Sayce He went up to the men, and found them charging with pig iroo, and told them they had no business to do so. and they acknowledged they had made a mistake. (Oh! and commotion.) He told them that if they did not charge with metal there was plenty of men who would, and they might go about their business as soon as their notice was up. (Oh Oh and commotion.) Would swear he mentioned the notice. Five of the defendants were present and heard him say so. When they drew the charges he told them they should have pig iron the following week. The Bench It is A pity the case cannot be settled amicably. Mr. Sayce I think so too. Mr. Greenway: It is all very well for the defendants to want to do so when they know they are in a fix Mr, Sayce said if Mr. Morgan was sent back to Workington, all would be settled; and appealed to the Bench as to the necessity of witnesses, as he couionded that the case had entirely broken down. The magistrate sajd the evidence offered was by no means satisfactory. If it bad been, the law would be severe upon the men; and he should again advise the company to take them back Mr. Greenway But the men declined to go back when we were willing to take cliew.—He called T. W. Plum, Esq., who said he manager of the Blaenafon Iron works. It was j t1 u n^t^t.t nractice to change the materal used 20 r ui six. months, and the pay was a question of ar- iaiiK< ment between them when they got more than usuid, they paid them more—when less, they gave less, but the men had no right to leave because of the latter alternative. The price they were to have beep paid was a fair one. In consequence of defendants leaving, 30 cr 40 others struck to support them. By Mr. Sayce They did not leave because they could not go on with the work. By Mr. Greenway: Authorised Morgan and Hemmings to take the men back on Monday, but when lie was informed that they could not succeed in doing so, he took measures to bring them before the magistrates, in justice, not only to the company, but also to the men themselves. The Bench said that if the case went on they should like further evidence as to the conversation between Morgan and the men on Saturday.. Mr. Sayce said that if 11:- Greenway did not bring evidence, he should.The Bench said they had no- doubt as to"Mr. Morgan's authority, but it was the facts they wanted to pet at, and again recommended an arrangement Mr. Plum said be looked at the consequences of such a step. The men were bound to give a month's notice, and could not be discharged without a simi- lar xioice. There were six furnaces set for this particular work, and the puddlers, instead of going on with their work on Monday, had refused to do so The Bench said that in cases of dispute between masters and men, when they found any dereliction of duty, they would punish them severely Mr. Plum, addressing the men, said he never refused to hear their complaints, and it was very wronof them to strike. A heavy responsibility rested on him still, if the men would acknow- ledge they had done wrong, he would not. press the charge, but they must behave themselves for the future Mr. Green- way said he should like it to be urged upon the men that the legal consequences would be serious.Thi? magistrate re- minded Mr. Greenway that he had already done so. Their roaster had met the case in a free and handsome manner, and he hoped defendants would agree to it One of them said they were all willing to go back on condition that Mr, Morgan left the works Mr. Plum, addressing the men said that Morgan cam to nlln a perf('c stranger, but with favourable recommendations and lie believed him to be the workman's friend, and that the prejudice against him was without founda- tion. If they wanted redress, the men should come to him about it. lie would only take them back upon the conditions bad st, all he had stated.After a little consultation, defendants through their solicitor, said they would not give in except on the condi- tion they had named. Other men depended upon them and -1 they wished to consult together about it. They asked permis- sion to lcave the dock in orner to do so Mr.' Greenway said it was evidently not a q1.le;t¡on of wages, but of strike, and if the case went on he should ask the company to summon every man The magistrate thou7ht the defendants would gladly ) have taken advantage of Mr. Plum's lenioncei. All adjourn- ment was then granted, and the defendants met the rest of the .puddlers outside, and talked the matter over. In about ten minutes the defendants reseated themselves in the dock, the crowd again filled the hail, and jNl, Sayee said the men were Willing- to go back, but grumbled because they had lost two days' work Mr. Greenway replied by reminding them what the company had lost by the stoppage—and thus the matter ended before the court; but groups of workmen in the street continued to discuss with animation the important question they had heard tried. FELONY,—A man named Pullen was charged with stealing a fork, a beetle, and a picce of timber, the property of Mr. John Twissel, on Friday morning. It appeared that prisoner occupied one of prosecutor's houses, and was" flitting" with his goods early in the morning, without paying the rent, when he met the prosecutor, who stopped the cart, and on it found "the mallet, fork, and timber, which he at once as his property.—The case was adjourned till Saturday, the prisoner being liberated.on his own recognizances.

THE G KTIIIN COLLIERY EXPLOSION.—The two bills of indictment against the overman, John Moody, for manslaughter, were ignored at Glamorgan Assizes. ROBBERY OF L-400 WORTH OF JEWELLEKT.—- Superintendent Fowler, late of this town, has distin- guished himself at Tredegar by the detection and can- I ture of the thief who, on the 9th of June, at that place, stole a ease of jewellery from the bedroom of Samuel Isaacs, of Merthyr. His name is Barnard Samuel, and both parties are Jews. Aportion of the property was discovered in Bristol, and when the prisoner found that he was detected, he restored the box and the remainder of its contents, which he had secreted in various places. About two years ago, a robbery to the extent of L200 was committed in the same house (that of a person named John Jones, in Queen-square,) and the money was never recovered, ART UNION OF GREAT Jim TAIN.—A pm-e photograph from the beautiful painting of « May-Day ^tae lbth Century is now to be seen in the window of Air, Tuomas, draper. It is a gem of art, and can hardly be considered inferior to the original. We shall shortly have another scries of tickets to dispose of, and trust'that many other of our ineaos may prove equally fortunate. TOM SAYESS' CrECDS was liere on Monday, and attracted considerable crowds, both outside and in, The attendance would doubtless have been greater but for the counter-attraction of Hord's theatre, and the approaching cheap treats for which prudent pleasure- seekers are husbanding their resources-r-we mean the Warden's Fete at Raglan and the cheap Excursion to London. (See advertisements in our first column.) LITTLE MILL.—An endeavour is being made, by means of a memorial to the West Midland directors, to secure the re-opening cf a railway station at this place, the want of which iB a source of great in- convenience throughout a large district. Little Mill is a central print towards which many roads converge, and a new road, which is now open, was being formed, with a view to afford further facility of access to the railway, when the station was closed. Much inconvenience* aiao ensues with regard to the County Reformatory—the old station having been its near neighbour,—and trouble and loss of time is entailed upon magistrates and other gentle- men who visit the institution ofncially, throughlack of the railway communication which existed when the site of the school was selected, and which formed an important consideration in the selection. On an examination of the facts submitted to them, it is to be hoped that the railway authorities will endeavour to meet the wishes of the petitioners. NEWPORT.—On Tuesday the 7th Mon. Riflemen were again treated at the Tea Gardens by Capt. Cathcart and the officers. The weather proved wet, but still, sheltered in the bowers, they enjoyed themselves with ale, porter, or fruit, camp fashion, and in the evening retired to the large room, where they remained until the bugle-call brought them to attention outside and a march through the drenching rain to the drill-hall, where cheers were given for the captain, officers, and band. The gallant captain, in resnonding, promised another march to the same place on Tuesday next, and a fete at Caerphilly Castle on the 4th DEERFOOT.—On Wednesday this extraordinary run- ner and walker visited this place, and prize matches for running, jumping, walking, &c., took place in a field on Mamdee-road, where a large assemblage gathered which no doubt proved remunerative to the Indian. ORPHANS' SCHOOLS. On Wednesday evening, aithe Town Hall, the anniversary sermon on behalf of these, schools was preached by the Itev. John Williams, late of Glasgow.

APPOINTMENTS FOR TIIE WEEK. Anniversary Pinner, Three Cranes (seeadvt.) Saturday bales oy Mr. P!ulpot—(see aavts.J — Cattle Market. Pontvvooi Saturday Snatchicood, Mondays? Tuesday Abersiichen W Excursion Train to London (see advt.) Monday Petty 8essi.ms, Oaerieon (highway purposes) Tue*d«g Grand Fete at llaglan Castle -(see advt.) Thtn i I Fair at Chepstoic j.,

NOTICES TO COKRESPOimENTS^ We are requested to state that -in a « tn e of the Abet < Wesley em Sunday School Aunnersai tj, the cred i of the choir should have If n given to olEr. Cleates v hct held that position for V = last yiars.

BIRTHS. July 22, at Blaenafon; the wife of Mr. Henry Day, tailor, of a daughter. July 23, the wife of Mr. Alfred Davies, Blaendare, cf a eon. MARRIAGES. July 14, at Llanhilleth, Mr. Enoch Morgan, of the Vartee- tc Elizabeth, eldest daughter of Mr. Richard Powell. Talywiin July 19, at Ebenezer Baptist Chapel, Blaenafon, Mr will Price, smith, to Miss Sarah Davies, both of that place, DEATHS. July 18, at Blaenafon, Mr. Philip Williams, aged 67 July 19, after a long illness, aged I (i, Charles, second son of Mr. Martin Harris, Wellington Inn, Sowhill. .< rtV^T.22)] 3?' tue,wite ofMr. Wm. Jones, formerly of the Old Lull, Pontypool. July 22, after a short illness, aged 56, Mary Ann, wife of Mr. Wm. Williams, of Pontnewynvdd, formerly of the Priory M:ll* July 23, aged 29, Mr.Thos.Williams, farmer, near Penvrheol" son of the late Mr. Lewis Williams, Aberdowen.

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