Pontypool Free Press and Herald of the Hills

NIGHT SCHOOLS. To the Eilito)-,)f the Free Press. Dear Sir,—Allow me heartily to thank you for your article, in last week's issue bearing upon the utility of night teaching. In this a school for adults would pro ce of inestimable value, and 1 feel assured many would join it, and there would be also no lack of teachers the chief diffi- culty is, not for want of teachers or pupils, but in obtaining gratis a room. If a room could be had say four or five nights a Iced;, a small charge could be made that would pay for light, fire, d'c. I trust the matter iiill not be allowed to die away, but that by next autumn such steps may be taken as will ensure a night school for the winter Il1869. 1 shall, personally, be most willing to aid it. Yours faithfully. ABERSYCIIAN.

LETTER FROM AN EMIGRANT. Thefullrucing letter has been received by Ilr Benjamin Pcarce, of A bersychan, from his bro- ther, who is well known to many of our readers;- Carbon Coal Mines, Wyoming Territory. Dear Brother,—I have now found time to ad- dress these few lines to you, hoping to find you all well, as I am happy to say this 7ite at sent. You will see by my letter that I have left Shawmut, and though still in the land of the,4 living, I am not in ct land of civilisation. I am seven hundred miles west of the United States, and within, two hundred miles of &llt Lake city. The Union Pacific Raibvay is expected to reach the city in the next month. My wife and are at Pittsburgh; I took them there two months since, when I came here. You have, likely, heard tell of the gtCllt Rocky J/ountains If Western Ame- rica. J am now at the summit of them. It is a new territory, part of Utah and part of Dacota, so that you cannot find it o)e the map of America; but you can tell partly where I am. I am two j thousand miles from New York, by rail. Now, after telling you as near as J can where I am, I will try to describe the country. The land is not much good; the valleys being all sand, and the mountains all rocks. It is inhabited by native redskin Indians, all hostile to the while men, so that we are in danger every day of our scalps. There are about forty of us here, open- ing mines, and there hare been five of us killed by the Indians, two befoi-e I came, and three since; but it is partly their own fault, for not keeping within bounds. There are three different tribes of Indians here, and, they are all from ten to fiftan miles from our camp, and their hunting grounds do not extend to where we are. so it is when our men go on to their hunting grounds that they lose their hair, or what they call their scalp. Our chief living is antelope, the finest meat I ever ate in my life. We have two houses built here, in which we cat our meals, but we all sleep in holes dug in the sides of the mountains. Each man is furnished with a rifie, a revolver, and a botcie knife. Yon roll yourself up in your blanket, or buffalo skin, if you hace one, your rifle beside you and your revolver in your hand. You can go to sleep then, or kee/> awake; but you nerer take your clothes off. 1 have never had my clothes off^ suice I left Omapa, that is a city seven hundred miles fm/IL here. It cost us a hundred dollars | each for our fare from Pittsburg here. I Wit making from seven to eight dollars per day board ing is fifty dollars per month. If I do red to send fur my family here I could do well; but I shall nerer send for them here unless the government make a treaty with the imlians. There is no law here but Lynch law, and woe be to the man that commits any depredation or in time of j danger. The Indians have never attacked our camp yet, but they were led on to us one Sunday by a white man they did not interfere with us, as we had not much to steal, but their leader teas captured and hung the same night. I titai-i is comparatively safe if he keeps vuthin camp, but not a mile away from it. I intend to stop here a few months, that is if I keep my hair on, but I think to push on for the gold mines in the spring. I can get to Colorado in tiro days from here, and when there I am clone into San Francisco, the, most flourishing place in the world. I (lo not thiiile that I shall go bllek to the States for a year or two, that is if nty family keeps well. If I keep my health, I can send them more money from here than I can work for in the States. I r/ln some little risk, that is sure; but '• a faint heart never iron a fair lady." It is a queer life, but it is a life of excitement and adventure. 1 was a little timirl at first, but I am got used to it now. I had a letter from Polly this morning my little boy wrote it; it is the thit-il lettei, he has written to me since I hace been here, and he will not be six years old till the fifth of next month. Dear brother, I often wish to see you, but ivould not send for you to a place like this; but Bert., 1 think there is not such a place in the world for game antelopes, buffaloes, sage hens, and elk. I saw a dfhve oj antelopes to-day over two miles tony. They are like a deer, but they have no horns. Dear brother, I liave no more news at present, but I want you to answer this letter as soon as you crw, in fact, I will wait lucre until I hear from you. llemember me to at: friends, and believe m, to be your ajfectionate brother, HEXRY PEARCE.

ADVICE TO MOTHEKS. —Are you broken of your rest by a sick child,suffering with the pain of cutting teeth ? (u> at once to a chemist, and get a bottle of Mas. Wixsi.ow's SOOTHING Syitup. It will relieve the poor sudVrer itn'nediiitely it i perfectly harmless it produces natural quiet sleep, by relieving the child from pain, and the 1'ttie cherub awakes -as bright as a but- ton." It has been lon» in use in America, and is high- ly recommended by medical men it is very pleasant to take it soothes the clmd it softens the gums, allays all pain, relieves wind, regulates the bowels, and is the het known remcdv for dysentery and diarrhoea, whether arising from teething or other causes. Be sure and ask for Mas WINDOW'S SOOTHING SYKUI>, and see that Curtis and Pckins. New\ork and London" is on the outside wrapper. No mother should be without it. -Hultl bv :\11 rrwdieine dpalrR at 15 1 iJ per Bttle, Ijtmdon Depot, 20a, iliSh Holborn.

-< .o¡' THE DOLPHIN HOSTELRIE. A rererv in Monnioulh. fitting in illy t cosy file, yard of clay" in nty mouth,and beside me a glass of good old ale, "lousy" ale, ale that covers the glass which contains it with ten thousand little winking, blinking bubbles; sitting thus, I say, in the good old borough of Monmouth, in the palmy days of our so- vereign lady Victoria, I often turned back with a curi- ous eye into tile" auld iang syne," and wondered who was who in that same gy.d old town in the misty and mysterious past. There are plcuty of objects still re- maining there to show what funny ideas people must have had in those dead-and gone times. I think that St Thomas's church shows that its builders had some very curious notions about religion, because they built such a heavy, dark, and grotesque temple. Then the Norman ruins on Castle-hill, and the old gateways on the Monnow bridge and at Old Dixton gate show that there were also rather poor notions about riht of pro- perty, loosely defined notions as to mine and thine and who ought to be lord of all, since such cumbrous and massive buildings were required in this little place to guard the goods and chattels of the inhabitants. And if we come to private houses, people at a later date seem to have considered the most convenient style of build- ing to be exactly the opposite of that chosen by the Chinese for their odd-looking tapering pagodas, and to have begun with the smallest end downwards, the smallest rooms Oil the ground floor, increasing the size of each successive story till the roof exteuded over a much larger expanse of ground than did the base. There are severa' examples of this in one of which remains in Azineotirt-square, and in it Mr Joseph Coati-s retails hardware for the million. The old shop is familiar to every one; but. there was a time when a pretty daughter of a red-nosed Honiface sat in the front room, and smiling showed her pearly teeth, and dazzled customers with the Hash lIf her bonny dark eves. How is it that most of toe people born here have such lustrous, liquid, long-lashed eyes? How- ever it comes about, the fact strikes an "outcomer" (as the Monmouth folks cull every one not born among them) direetly. I noticed it the very day that I Drst set foot within the shadow of the Knnin. The shop referred to did not once glisten with the goodly array of shining metal utensils and japanned goods which it now contains, and its windows in 161-5 were filled with lic-l,, greenish diamond-shaped bits of glass, that made it almost doubtful whether they were ever intended to he seen through. Pretty Barbara (that was the fair llehe's name) of'.en flattened her nose against them to look after the troop, of gay cavaliers who in their feathers, and ruffles, and big hagiry hoots rode backwards and forwaids before them. Royalists and Roundheads were then scrambling for the mastery and cutting each other's throats m this pleasant i.-de of ours; and there were very exciting conversations held in the Dolphin. The Dolphin was then the name of Barbara's home, demonstrated to (very eye by a swing- in sigllbllard on which was painterl, in conventional style, a bull-headed fish, bestridden by a snub-nosed Cupid, and writhing itsplf into attitudes that would have been impossible to any fish possessing an ordinary back-bone. A rudely carved "tnanient also hung from the gable eaves, in which other strange beings were re- I presented as chasing each other high and lo,,x- in a per- petual game of catch-who-catch-can. A bit. or this ornament still Hedecks the gable fronting the street. In those days the house stood nearly isolated; and it was mine host's hobby to take an out-comer" round the premises and show him no two windows in the! hmse were constructed alik-i. It was then almost new, and the initials, "W.R., lt)2l," still apparent in its front, were not then, as tl.ev are now. a puzzle to the gazer. Everybody knew W.it., and how he had made this building the crowning glory of his life and exer- tions. He had frequently sat in the ample willdow whichoverhaugsthe front door, sometimes casting his eyes up to the fruit neatly done in plaster on the ceiling (at such times he was meditative), or rolling his trreen- grev eves up wv :1 .lev;: M i.iow-street (then he wa-. vsiin-^loi ;1, ;¡ (v). But, worthy "W.U," I have titt.ie to do with thee: i I see only the preitv Birbart handiag one of those black bottles, something like a ^t'oie-cu iprV mallet in shape, tit the little uirl with a pallid face, the daughter of the widow iri Capper's Town who claims a distant relationship to Barbara (as all Monmouth folks do to • each other) and who, Barbara is aware, has little enough of creature comforts, therefore she sends her this cob- web-covered bottle. It is a gift; and every dimple in Barbara's face smiles out benevolence. it flan- nel petticoat from 'Bergavenay would be a more useful present. But Barbara is no philosopher. She gives what she has, and gives with a hearty good will, so I cannot allow you to blame her. And now Barbara turns to the comfortable burgesses who are palfing out smoke for dear life from queer, dumpy-bowled elav pipes such as are sometimes dug up in our gardens. Each has hefor" hilll his tw,)pennll'rth or wine, or his little drop of something that will make him drunk quicker, that will send him more readily in- to that Paradise of oblidlln which in spite of the tee- totallers will be ought by the king on the throne and the beggar on the road till there shall be no more malt and hops, no more apples, no more grapes, no more SHgar-canes, no more no more men to drink fer- mented liquors. Barbara ha.s a quick reply for all these gossips and yet Barbara's heart is not altogether merry. There hangs about it an undefined horror, a nausea, a vague expectation of something about to hap- pen, that she cannot account for and that makes it beat | quicker. She is interested in the conversation, and wishes that that little farmer who makes himself a nuisance and who will sing- scraps of songs, interspersed with convulsive "hies," instead of mounting Dobbin and riding home as he ought, was already on the bridge at Tregate. Barbara does not notice that the wick of the candle placed for the use of the smokers has grown long and knohby, and that tÍle grease is dropping on to the sleeve of Master Careless's new brovvti coat aud spoiling its gloss for ever. Listen tu the tillk. "And yc saw him, did ve, Howell? What was he like ?" Well, Pl,i], 'tic was neither like thee nor 1. lIe bestroiie his jaded horse with a grace, I can tell you; and his countenance showed high lifo and high breed- ing, tnough it is rather spare and over thoughtful, and tli< re is something that comes from under his brow that shows he has a will of his own." "Aye," said a third guest, casting his eyes to the door as he snoke, and there is nobody here but our- sdns. and I'll say it ev. ry inch a kinir a king whom we shall not better, anU I'll say it! Here's to his bet- ter fortunes, God bless him Every glass went to its owner's lips; every drop in, every glass disappeared down loval throats. If there was a difference of opinion it certainly was not made manifest. "But you must mind, master quill-driver: the Dol- phin is looked on suspiciously and if some of oar neighbours hear of our wish, we may hear of it again if it is carried to a certain quarter, and that it will sure to Well said. Howell. We don't live by king nor bv parliament, and must look to the buttering of our li ead. But, hang it. I like this King Charles better than that hypocrite, Oliver the brewer. Cromwell wants to be king 1 can see it as plain as as plain as the nose ou your face." The gossips smiled, for Master Howell's nose was I considerably over-sized and not over handsome. The drunken fanner was nodding and only half-un- j derstood what was said. Barbara 1" he roared; I where's Dobbin ? Is 'C..s I ruusl be ofl. Hur(,, lta% e -,vi' life 1 can pay for it I can buy you up, man, any day. As for Noll, d N'dl ami ai; c.ant'tii; rognes like him!" And heie he chain.ted a conph t of no high order, hut which had gained some popularity among Royalists: — For Noll may scratch the hair off his head, lIe never s\¡;di s!ef'p ill Charlev's hed! I sav, Howell I'll show more pounds than thee can'st. show pence. 11, 11 j. 1'1'1. n i ,1:,] 1111 11t. \.»u w. i, U i.« IL í o. I t, :;e >:e i 11 For Noll 111:[:: scratch -^iiic) J Is Dobbin ready ?" ".Master Jones, you've had ell,,¡wl, and Dobbin's ready, and you ought to be much more careful of your tongue," preached Barbara, with a serious expression that only made her look more charming. "Caioful be hanged! I'll go home when I like; and — hie—sing what 1 like arid—liic—go home when j I likeI •' Well, Phil," rejoined Howell, as Master Jones sunk back illto the settle with an unmeaning drunken smile after having insisted on shaking hands with the man who sat next to him Well. Phil, the king- has -One down to Raglan to-day, with more woe under his coat than I wouitl carry for a crown." Ah, 't was a dreadful buttle at Naseby," remarked the tall old man who had been culled the quill-driver; tnd the (the devil ttke the hotjii(is) iikui- dered the poor women like so many sheep. Five thou- j sand prisoners were taken. The king rode about like mad, and tried to his men but it was of no use Fairfax drove them like chaff from a thrashing floor." j "Let me sec," said Howell, "Master John from the big house must have been in that. His regiment was there. Have you heard aught of him Master Quiildriver frowned, looked a command for silence, and pointed furtively over nis shoulder towards Barbara. The caution was not observed b. all, anil another gossip exclaimed, "Ah, Master John! He was a merry fellow, was Master John. He was a-si!tin;r last Christ- j nias where you are now, Howell, and lo w he did make us roar! how he did make us roar! lie was rather fond of whispering to you, Barbara." Barbara bad become more deeply interested. Her face was now indeed serious, as she said, Have you heard of him ? Do tell me, master schoolmaster, what you have heard." Barbara was quite colourless now. There was no answer for a few riionients. But, drullkt-n Jons had caught the word", and blurted out, Why, shot through the head Dead as a door nail, lie %v,)ii't cortie stie;tkin,, here ni,,r(, Barbara stood a moment, still as a stone She did not speak she did not faint but took up a candle and walked, with strong emotions writhing in her face, up to her room, and sinking with her face in the bed clothes, sobbed out her deep grief, her grief that miht not perish for many a day to come. I hear her cho- king anguish now, her low wailing cries, her Bless me Mv pipe has gone out, and the fire is getting low. Here is a fine run my fafley has had getting low. Here is a fine run my fafley has had through tlriuking of the old house in Aaineourt-square!

':Tf"L,-r..< ,Ir', _J. POLICE COL Itr. Before Lieut.-Colonel Byrav, and the Rzv. J. C. Llewellif: POACHING. James Parfitt was charged with having, on the Gt h inst., by night, entered a certain enclo- sure belonging to the Trustees of the Park Estate, for the purpose of taking game or coneys. TVilliain Price, a keeper, deposed that about half-past four this morning he was watching some traps, and saw defendant go to one that was det, and then go and set another. Witness then jumped up and went to Lim. Defendant said be was tlure, but he did not set the traps. Henry Buffrcy, another keeper, who was with Price, gave corroborative evi< ence. Col. Byrde told defendant that night poach- ing was regarded as a very serious offence, and the Bench had no power to iLHiut a fine. He was liable to three months' hard labour, and the Jaw required that at the exl)i,Ltioii of his sen- fence he should give sureties for his conduct for the ensuing twelve months. In case of his not finding sureties, lie would be liable to fur- ther imprisonment. Defendant must go to the House of Correction for three weeks, with hard labour and after that must be bound over, himself f-tl tlO and two sureties in £5 each or one in £ 10. INGRATITUDE. Walter Oldland pleaded guilty of stealing; a large quantity of drapery goods and two bottles I of wine, the property of his master, John D.ini- el, it AI)ci-s.veliiii. Mr Daniel depcsed that prisoner was em- ployed by him and lived in his house. From time to time, he had missed tilings out of the shop, and suspected the prisoner. The goods prodllcHI were his property. P.c. Lewis, G"2, deposed that he search ell pri- soner's box at Mr Daniel's house, and found therein the drapery goods produced. The two bottles of wine were hidden in another place. When lie apprehended the prisoner, he told him that he need not tell witness anything unless he wished Prisoner then stid "I did take tlieill." Mr Alexander Edwards said that Mr Bluett instrucied him to aitend and give the prisoner an excellent character Prisoner had supported his mother, and was about to take her to Aus- tralia. A written character from Mr Lewis was also handed in. Leonora Carter, shop woman to Mr Daniel, identified some of the articles produced. Col. Byrde said that the Bench took the pre- vious character into consideration, but it was a very bad case. If sent to the quarter session or assizes, prisoner would very likely get 12 months' hard labour but on account of his character, the Bench would deal with the of- fence at once, and sentenced him to six months' hard labour. THE CHAIiGK OF ENCROACHMENT AT GOYTRE. The case of John Waters, charged with en- croachment on the highway by placing a qiuiu- tity of earth within 15 feet of the centre there- of, had been adjourned till this day. It will be remembered that Mr Greenway contended that defendant had been in possession of the strip of siding for 35 years, and had a perfect right to it. Mr Gabb now attended on behalf of the Earl of Abergavenny and Mr Greenway again ap- peal ed for defendant. B),i-,Ie stated that the majority of the Highway Board had decided to withdraw the case. Mr Gabb questioned whether lie could not take up the prosecution, as the Highway Board had retired. Mr Greenway urged that Mr Gabb could not. Col. Byrde thought the only course would be for the tenants to move in the matter. PA, DEAR James Cathel, a young miner, was summoned as being the father of the illegitimate child uf Harriet Price, single woman, of the Cwm. Defendant said lie did not know whether the child was his or not. Martha Thomas deposed tliat, Lefore the child was horn, defendant admitted that the child was his and said he would take to it. The mother said that the only thing that de- fendant had given to the child was a flannel, in which he sent it to the workhouse. Ordered to pay 2s. <>d. a week, the midwife's fec.andthecost. MUST PAY UP. Several persons, summoned for rates, were ordered to pay. MONDAY. Before the Rev J. C. Llewellin. A DIRTY CASE. John Richards and Thomas James were charged with assaulting P.c. Lawrence at Bla- etiiifon, arid Thomas Richards, brother to John, was charged with resisting P.c. Lawrence in the execution of his duty. The defendants, who were all young men, pleaded guilty. P.c. Lawrence deposed that about one o'clock on the mornii.g of the 7th, a man came and told him that some men were in his pigs-cot and he thought that they were injuring his doukey. Witness went to the pig's-cot and there found seven or eight men with a woman. Tile woman was groaning. Witness said What little game is this?" On that. John Richards threw him. and while they were scuffling, James threw himse'f on witness. Ti )ii)a Richards said "This is my brother, and if you don t let him go I will knock your ti- head off." Two other constables came to witness's assistance, and defendants were then taken into cllstody. Defendants, who had nothing to say, were each ordered to Pay 12s., or tiii(iei-,O seveil I.,tt)owir. The money was paid. THE LADY AVHO WAS TN THE TIGVCOT. Rachel Jones, a lady ()f not very inviting ap- pearance, was charged with being drunk at Blaen afoti. Supt. MTntosh said that defendant was so very drunk that she had to be carried. P.c. Lawrence said that this was the woman who was ill the cot with the lot ot men. Defendant said she hawked caps about, and i having a 'drop with one and the other on an empty stomach, it overcame her and the men dragged her into the cot. 1 hat, shawl, aud some caps. She came from Xewpoit. but wa> a Unlive of Cardiganshire. Mr Liewel 1 i11 told her that her conduct was j very disgraceful. She must pay 7s. Gd., or go to gaol for seven days, with hard labour. Com- mitted. LOOKING FOR LODGINGS. James Ilerti. an old man, was charged w ith being drunk at Biaenafon. P.s. Coombs deposed that defendant was try- ing the doors iii sea.'di of !>, igiiigs, and making a disturbance in the streets. c Fined 5s., or seven days' hard labour. Com- mitted. GETTING INTO THE WHOXG HOrSE. Dennis Murray was charged with damaging the property of George Jenkins, at Biaenafon. Defendant said he thought it was his own lodge." Jenkins deposed that he had gone to bed, when lie heard some on break his door open. He ran down, and found defendant in the house. Ordered to pay 2s. damages, and 12s. 8d. costs.

BREAKFAST. A SUCCESSFUL EXPERIMENT. The Civil Service Gazette has the following inte- resting remarks There are very few sim- ulp articles of food which can honst so many valuable and important dietary properties as cocoa. While acting oil the nerves as a gentle stimulant, it provides the body with some of the purest elements of nutrition, and at the same time corrects iiii iiivignrntes the action of the digestive organs. These beneficial effects depend in a great measure upon the manner of its preparation, hut of lute years such close attention has been given to the growth and treatment of cocoa, that there is no dillicul- I ty in securing it with every useful quality fully deve- loped. The singular snceess which \I r Epps attained hv his homoeopathic preparation of cocoa lias never been I surpassed by any experimentalist. Far and wide the reuutation of Epps's Cocoa has spread by the simple force of its own extraordinary merits. Medical men of all shades of opinion have agreed in recommending it as the safest and most beneficial article of diet for ])« rsons of weak constitutions. This superiority of a particular ,f ov(,.r all ..tliet-s is;i of the gieat results to he obtained from little causes. Hv a thorough knowledge of the natural lnws which govern the operations of digestion and nutrition, and by a careful applieafioit of the tine properties of well- selected cocoa, M r Epps litis p-ovided our breakfast ta. bles with a delicately flavoured beverage which may save us nrariv heavy (I-)ct,,r,' hilli. It is by the judi- cious use of uph articles of diet that a constitution may he gradually built up until strong enough to resist every tendency to disease. Hundreds of subtle maladies are floating around u»"veady to attack wherever there is a weak point. We may escape many a fatal shaft by keeping ourselves well fortified with pure bloud and a properly nourished frame." I "J. ..I. 1_

L _wO. T.' FATAL AT l \:l:V. i-i On the 3rd instant, an accident, which has already dop'-ived one poor fellow of life, and Las imperilled the liveo of t o others, took place at the British works. It appears that the fur- nace was not working well, and the tiro went irregularly. One gllsh came, which blew the Lover off the furnace, and the flaulC spread out or B kicked," and badly burned three men. One of these, Dellllis Crilllrnills, who was sitting by the furnace, taking a "spell," died next day in consequence of the injuries. An inquest was held at the Bell IlIn, on Saturday, before Mr Batt, Nvlieti it verdict of Accidental death" was returned. The other two men are in a pre- carious state. Their names are Michael Sweetly ,in(] Joliii ILI'Cai-tiiy. w

ANOTHER FATAL ACCIDENT AND IN- QUEST AT ABERSYCIIAN. An inquest was held at the Union Inn. Aber- syciian, on Wednesday, before Mr E. D. Batt, coroner, touching the death of Levi Davies, aged 64, a tailor. Dr Lupton deposed I was sent for to see the deceased, on Monday the 8th inst., about 2.30 in the afternoon. I found him lying on a stretcher, dead, in his house. I examined him, and futind a slight bruise on the right cheek, i and appearances of blood welling from both ears. He had fallen from the top of the stairs to the lJOttolU, and had fallen on his head. I found blood on the bottom step of the stairs. I examined the neck, aud from the cursory ex- amination which I made, fancy that he disloca- ted it. I could not find fracture of the skull, unless there was fracture of the basis, which was very probable. Either dislocation or frac tnre of the basis of the skull would have pro- duced sudden death. There was (i sliglit smell of drink about him. apparently of beer. I ex- amined the legs and anus, but found no hones were broken. I did not examine the body to see if there were any bruises. The coroner ouserved that that ought to have been done. Jane Evans, aged 13 years, grandaughter of th deceased, deposed I lived with my grand- father aud my uncle. On Monday, I saw grand- father in bed about 5 past 2 in the day time, 4 Ilo, about 11 o'clock, after looking about for his money. About 12 he ate a good dinner of beef steaks. He always went to bed after lie had his dinner. He had had a glass or two, but was quite sober when he came in to dinner, and was sober when he went to bed. I next saw him about half past 2, lying in the bottom of the stairs. I had been in the coal hole for a bit of coal. I did not tOllch grand- father, but ran and called Mrs Dando, a neigh- bour. We then found that he was dead. My uncle had his dinner after grandfather went to bed. Uncle then went to the bottom of the yard, and did not come in till after I found grandfather dead, when I fetched him. Grand- father came home drunk about once a mouth and then it was always on a Saturday night. He never came home drunk in the day time. William Davies, the uncle alluded to by the last witness, deposed I alii son of the deceased, and am a tailor. I lived with my father, and worked with him. When I came home from Pontypool, I found hiin eating his dinner and he offered me half of it. I told him to cat it and I would put some for myself. He ate his dinner 1 had mine afterwards, lie hits | gone to bed after dinner ever since I can re- member. I staved in the house till about 20 minutes past two, sitting by the fire. I went into the back yard and was absent about 10 minutes, when the little girl came and said "Uncle, come back grandfather has fallen down stairs, and I think he is dead." I went in and found him at the bottom of stairs, dead. Mr Dalldo and others Ilad got into the itouse before iiie. I had always lived with my father, and on pretty good terms. He found me in victuals and clothes, and I gave him all the money I got. I did not see him the worse for beer wlten he went to bed. He sornetilues took more than he ought to but had been bad a fortnight, with lumbago in the back, and only cleared off his club on Saturday. The little girl, re-called, said sho did not heat- her grandfather fall down stairs, as she was after the coal at the time. The jury, having consulted for a few minutes in private, returned a verdict that deceased was found dead in his house, and from the informa- tion they received, death appeared to have been caused by failing down stairs. The coroner (observed that the jury thought Dr Lupton should have made a more careful examination, so as to be abie to form a decided opinion as to the cause of death. Dr Lupton said he should have been happy to make post mortem examinations in both cases, had he been requested to do so. He could not otherwise have arrived at the exact stato of the body. Tlio coi-orier said that the jury did not think j it necessary to adjourn for a post mortem ex- animation. Several of the jurymen expressed their opini- on, founded on their own observation, that de- ceased was sober on the day of his death.

INQUEST ON AN ILLEGITIMATE CHILD AT ABERSYCIIAN. On Wednesday an inquest was held at the Union Inn, Abersychan, by Mr E. D. Batt, coroner, touching the death of William Francis, aged 3 months, of Garnditfaith. The jury, of whom Iti- D. P. Jones was chosen foreman, hav- iiig bveii svoi-i), I)r Lupton depose(] I seiit for to see this child yesterday morning, about 7.30. I be child WBS dead when I arrived, and had been dead about 20 minutes. Therewere) no marks of violence abollt it, ijor tiiv appear- ance of disease. I attended it about a month a"-o • it was then suffering from hernia. It was naturally a weakly child, and I attribute death to the debility. It was an illegitimate child, out at nurse. The nurse seemed very killd and I attentive to it whenever I saw it. The debility did not arise from want, of food, or anything of j that sort. The nurse told me that she had been up with it all night, ami that it had been crying all Ann Evans, the nurse, deposed: I am the wife of a halllier, and have one child living, aged 5 years. The deceased. Win. Francis, was sent to me to nurse by his mother, Margaret Francis. I was promised 2s. Gd. a week, but have only received one 5s.. which was paid to me in advance. I have harl the child three mouths. The father is Mr Win. Rees. He did not promise me anything. Tile child was a seven months' baby, and never was well. I dry-nursed it. The child ate a teacup-full of food and took the the night, before it died. I took it to bed with me. The child was taken worse about 7.30. It began to throw up. I called a neighbour in, and ran for Dr Lupton, and before I camp back it was dead. Mr Lup- ton had recommended me to get cod-liver oil for it, and I had done so. Ihe child turned black in several places about a quarter of an hour after it died. The mother lived at Ponty- moil, but lIas gone away. I have not seen her for the hist three weeks. I don't know where I am to look for the money. The child was sworn to the father about a fortnight ago, anil he was ordered to pay 2s. a week. The coroner observed that there appeared to he no suspicious circumstances in the case. The mother had gone away, but the father could be called on to pay, now that the order had been made. Dr Lupton observed that the child was one of the smallest he ever saw for the age. The jury returned a verdict of" Death from natural causes."

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■H'l'LD SUDDEN Dh THS. L><bh: -> t;II" liiti,- one llll wlium ts>e in.of sr was held 011 Wednesday, two other children have died somewhat suddenly in this neigh- bourhood. One, Thomas Evtiii;, sciii of Jane Evans, died on Monday, aged 2 years, at Garn- diffaith. The other, Rowland Smith, died at Talywain, on Sunday morning, aged six months. Inquests were unnecessary, as Evans's cbild had been suffering several days from typllOill fever and pneumonia and death in the other case also resulted from natural causes.

ACCIDENT AT VIPOND'S INCLINE. 011 Thursday, the 4th inst., some trucks of coal were being let (lowil the incline, when the rope suddenly broke, aud a frightful smash was the consequence. Four trucks were broken, two of them reduced to aOllJH, and the ooals, &c., were shot right over the river.

THE DREADFUL CASE OF A MAN BEING KILLED BY PASSING THROUGH THE MACHINERY. We recorded last week the fact that a man was killed in the Blaer afon Forge in the shock- iJlg IlIallllcr above indicated. His name was Benjamin Ross, a roller, aged 47, and the par- ticulars of the unfortunate occurrence will ap- pear from the evidence given below. The inquest was Held on Thursday, at the Rising Sun Inn, before Mr E. D Batt, coroner, ar d a respectable jury, of whom Mr T. Jordan was chosen foreman. The jury having returned from viewing the body, Edward Joshua, roller, deposed On Tuesday morning, the 2nd inst., about 7.20, I was at work near the deceased, who was employed greasing the rolls. His foot slipped, and the spindle of the machinery caught hold of his smock-frock and dragged him in. I rang the signal bell for the engine to stop, and the steam was shut off in a second, hut it took about a minute aud a half before the machinery could be brought to a stand-still, and the deceased was dragged through it about twenty turns before he could be extricated. When taken out his body was completely smashed, every bone being broken, and he died direct ly. Thomas Davies, puddler, gave similar evi- dence. and both witnesses stated that the de- ceased knew his work well, and had been used to it for many years; but they thought he was rather too venturesome. Dr Steel deposed that he saw the body of the deceased, and that his death was attributable to the accident. The coroner having summed up, the jury re- turned a verdict of" Accidental death." [The Company have had a safety guard put up since the accident, in order to prevent such sad occurrences in future, and they are ever ready to do all in their power for the protection of their workmen from injury.] SenPEN DKATH AND INQUEST.—An inquest was held at the Rising Sun Inn, on Wednesday, before Mr E. D. Batt, coronel, touching the death of John Densey, aged 35, who died some- what suddenly about 10.30 o'clock on Monday i night. The evidence showed that deceased liati been ailing since the previous Tuesday, and had, on the day of his death, gone to Dr Steel's, and was there supplied with medicine. George O'Connor and John Fly were with him when he dh-d. The jury returned a verdict to the effect that death resulted from natural causes. PENNY READINGS.—The lirst, for tins season, of a series of penny readings, was lield at the White Horse Assembly Rooms on Aloticlay evening last, and was attended with great success, there being a large and respectable audience present. The well-selected programme was verv satisfactorily rendered, and Mr Win. Parry ably discharged the .duties of chairman. The following is the programme Introduction, Pianoforte-—Mrs Hlooin Heading —" The Hermit — Mr 8. lUirwell Glee—" Come let us all a Maying Go "—Glee Psirtv Recitation—"The Spanish Champion"—Mr W. Wil. liams Song—"The Lass of Richmond Hill — MrS. Townsend Reading—"Sam Smith's Solilf.(Iki v "-I,fr D. L. Jones Duet—" Hark The Goddess Diana"—Mr S. Towns- end and Miss Cox Reading—"The cold water Bath "—Mr Geo. Jenkins Song and chorus-" God Bless our Sailor Prince"— Mrs Andrew and Party Reading-" The Doctor and his Pupil"—Mr T.Jordan Glee-" May Day "-Glee Party God Save the Queen.

A NAVVY KILLED ON THE NEW RAILWAY. FnEE PRESS OFFICE, Thursday. This evening a man employed in making the line between Biaenafon and Brynmawr, got by some means under the trucks, and it is stated that his head aud oue arm were separated from his body.

FRANCE. The France says that General Prim is not a partisan of the candidature of the Duke de Montpensier for the Spanish throne.

SPAIN. MADRID, Wednesday Evening.—The Impar- halof to-day states that the Government has telegraphed to General Dulce, ordering him to suspend the execution of those insurgents in Cuba who have been condemned to death.

AMERICA. (jBY ATLANTIC CABLE. WASHINGTON, Wednesday.—President Grant has accepted the resignation of Mr Stewart as Secretary of the Treasury. In to-day's sitting of the House of Repre- sentatives, Mr Butler reintroduced his bill for repealing the Tenure of Office Act, which was passed by 1-13 to 16 votes. PHILADELPHIA, Wednesday.—The Hepubli- cans have carried the elections in New Hamp- shire by a majority of 3000, being a Demo- cratic gain of 4000.

MEXICO. Mexico is again in the throes of a revolution, I and the Government of Juarez is seriously j threatened. On the 17th nit. the revolutionists | were within thirty leagues of the capital. The whole population of Merida had revolted, and the troops in iii(itij)le(l. Puebla had al- j ready pronounced against Juarez, together with! the troops. Insurrection was rife in Tlaseala and the places in that vicinity. A had also broken out in Nnevo Leon. Quiroga, with twelve hundred well armed men, had pro- j nounced in favour of General Saiita Anna. A force of troops on the railroad i,ear Mexico city pronounced on the 13th nit. in favour of the] revolution. General Rivera left Mexico for the purpose of joining the insurgents, but was ar- j rested. A pronunciamiento was found on his person. Several other generals of the Govern- ment troops have also raised the standard of insurrection, and Mexico, from one end to the other, is again in a state of anarchy. Juarez s j spirit of savage vengeance is re-kindled. Eight 1 young officers of the best families are said to be among those who have just shared the fate of the Emperor Maximilian, while the dungeons arc crowded with icbellions spirits.

TIIE WHOLESALE IXFAXTICIDE IN FRANCE. The Monfauban I. baby farming" case termi- nated on Tuesday. "e chipf culprit, a WOlllan named Delpcch, admitted that she had at vari- ous times received nine new-born children to Pilt Olit to EiArl)t of tlietit dto\vii(--(] in a pail of water, and buried them under her staircase, where their hones were found. The ninth she destroyed by giving him a little vitriol in a gla"s of water The other count ",I i ri s against the prisoners cannot possibly be more tllan (hrkly referred to, but it is perhaps requi- j sitl to state that the woman Delpech above al- luded to, plied her horrible trade on her own daughter Delpech and Coyne were sentenced to the galleys for ten years the other senten- j ees were,: Barriere, two years; Vein, four Pauline, three Eulalie, two and Plautade, one year's imprisonment. The womau Buyer was acquitted.

THE REFORM LEAGUE. LONDOM, Wednesday Night.-At a meeting of the Heform League held this evening, Mr Edmond Beales resigned his office as president of the association, on the ground that the ne- cessity for the maintenance of the League no longer existed. M r George Howell, the secre- tary, also gave in his resignation. J.tonni:¡¡;Ý\ .qdtf(lt I.S. nt ,1rrlr o»-

P.\ NIT:, i 1; { IJ1,lj The monthly meeting was held on Tuesday Present Messrs A. A. Williams (chairman"^ H. J. Pai.iijurst, W. Parker, Eiey J..din Rossei'.| John Williams, Josh. Jenkins, and T. Williams,1 The minutes of the last meeting having been gone through, the Chairman observed that only two matters arose out of them, one relating t<7 the Slovad road aud the other to the prnvisK'H of stune. He suggested that the Slovad road question might be deferred, and that that of the stones might, wish Mr Parker's intended motion as to the repairs of the highways be considered after all the oilier business was dis- of. It was agreed to postpone the consideration of the Slovad road improvement till the nei meeting. The Surveyor's Report was read as follo\s Gentlemen.—I be to report that Treliei-bert rfrd has been put in good as ordered by the BOARD its last meeting, and that the new bank adpiiniri"- rji» Slovad farm, for the road improvement, is made tbit the larch poles, quick, and wire for fencing have betØ procured, and that the contract will be completed if about a fortnight. THE surveyor would suggest that the cheapest way 4 removing the earthwork at the Slovad farm would If by contract, and also the raising of the stone for raakhtf the road. I beg to direct the attention of the Board to tIll nece»sity for making aa order for stones for the repaid ot the roads, as the preseut supply of stones will U exhausted. 1 have collected during the last month, of the I-Iihf I way liate £ 39 16". f:1;d., and of the General Di,tri Rate £ 17 Is. od., aud paid the same to the Treasure as per bank book. I am, gentlemen, Your obedt. servant, A JOSEPH GOODENOUGH. Cheques were signed for payment of £ 3 6s. Id. bills, and Is. Gd. wages, and the ciiairmaO stated that there was £ 99 3s. 6d. in the bank to the credit side. Some time was occupied in going throng:, the list of void property, and the list of persons who ought to be excused from payment on the ground of poverty. Eventually £ 50 odd vvaS allowed for void property in the highway rate, and £G3 odd in the general district rate. Mr David Andrews produced amended plans of his proposed cottage at Sebastopol. and those were approved. The Chairman strongly recom- mended the adoDtiulJ or an earth closet. The Board then went into committee on the highway question, and this was conducted in private.

A GOOD BEGINNING, PLOUGHING JATCH AT THE CHUUCH FARM.— On IN"c(lnes(Jav last, a iiiatch, wliieli \e believo is henceforth to be an annual affair, came off at the Church Farm, in the occupation of Mr Caleb George- F here had been no public announcement, or undoubted- ly a very large number of persons would have attended, Those who had been let into the secret mustered early, and took great interest in the proceedings. Ten teams competed; and there were three classes. Mr John knuie and Mr Morgan Evans acted as judges; Mr Lced as umpire; and Air Johu Thomas, of the Ye\v Tree Inn, as clerk. Swing ploughs were used; and the matches resulted as follows — KU-ST class two star- ters; l.t prize, 30,„ Mr Ur.ce, 'f"rt Second class, four started 1st prize, 30s., Frederick Williams, servant to Miss Jenkins; 2nd jE). Isaac Watkius, servant to Mr Brace; 3rd, 10s., William Ridier. servant to Mr J. P. Richards, Star farm. Third C::l", ¡"II' ,;tartPd; 1st prize, £ 1 7s. 6d., Edward Jones. servant T<> Mr David Jones, L'ENWSRARN 2nd, 17s. 6d., Vaughan Davies, servant to Mr W. Reed. A diiinir was afterwards given to the ploughmen by Mr Caleb George.

BRISTOL BANKRUPTCY COURT, TUESDAY. HE G. KNIGHT, Kemeys-Commander, near Usk. farmer. MI Beckingham, who renresenfed the ASSIGNEES, sla- TED that he was not instructed to offer any opposition to the binkiupt s appdeation to pass IDS last examina- tion and take his order of discharge. MR X un is (instructed by and Salmon) opposed for creditors, and after examining the bankrupt tip,iii a number of transactions with persons (SOME OF whom were relatives) to WLVM he had given hills of sale shortly before the bankruptcy, applied for all adjournment of the order of discharge, in order that the opposing creditors might consider whether, by the obtaining of fresh evidence, they might not be in a position to ask the court to commit the bankrupt for misdemeanour. Mr Beckingham explained to the court the circum- stances under which the bills of sale were °-iven, to show that the bankrupt had not committed the oifeace alleged against him. llis Honour said he did not wonder that the suspi- cions of the creditors had been excited by these family proceedings but from his experience in criminal mat- ters he did not think that the opposing creditors would 1 get a verdict in this case He would, however, grant an adjournment at peril of the costs, if nothing resulted from the adjournment. After a brief interval, Mr Xorris said that he h&d consulted with the gentleman who instructed him, and he was now requested to state that the creditors would offer no further opposition to the bankrupt leceiving his order of discharge. His Honour said he thought Mr Norris had given his client very sound advice." Mr Xorris said that it was rather against the wish of the creditors. His Honour said he did wonder at that. He saw much in the case that deserved scrutiny; but after forming the best judgment he could, after'a long expe- rience, he did not think the result would be satisfactory to the creditors. Mr Norris said that Mr Salmon wished FC" to say that he was only agent in the matt?r (the P..cipals living at a distance), and that he had felt CONSIDERABLE difficulty in acting upon his own judgment upon the question. His Honour said that very naturally Mr Salmon would nor like to undertake the responsibility. Mr Norris applied to the court to allow the opposing creditors' costs. llis Honour, after hearing Mr Beckingham against the application, declined to make any order for costs but allowed the opposing creditors a sum of five guineas towards the expenses to which they had been put. His Honour then allowed the bankrupt to pass his last ex- amination, and ordered the discharge to be issued on the bankrupt paying the five guineas. The bankrupt expressed bis belief that he would bo able to pay the inouev in a fortnight.

BIUTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS. [It is our rule to select from the Registrar's office, every Thursday, deaths registered up to that day. Notices of deaths that have not been registered should be sent, properly authenticated, to the Editor.-All births and marriagea will be charged One Shilling- each.1 MARRIAGES. Feb. 28, at Trevethin church, by the Rev J. C. Lleweiliii, Mr James Giles, guard, G.W.K., to Eliza, second daughter of Mr Thos. Gooding, guard, M.R.&U. Co., Pontypool. DEATHS. March 2. at Gwent-street, Pontypool, aged 44 years, 1\11' Isaac Rowlands, coal miner. March 4, at Abersyciian, aged 39 vcars, Mr James Jones, plate-layer. March 5, at Irosnant, aged 82 years, Esther, widow of tLe late Mr James Henderson. straw bonnet maker. March 6, at Cwfn House, Pan teg. aged 1 year aud 4 months, Charles Edgar, son of Mr Emanuel IIol.k- worth, accountant. March 6, at Pontnewynydd, aged 63 years. Mr Morgan John, colliery proprietor. Much 7, at the Old Furnace, aged 7 years, Lydia, daughter of Mr John Kerry, coal ininer. March 7. at. Abersyciian. aged 10 vears. Geo. Rinion, son of Mr David Hughes Kelly, accountant. March 7, at the Firs, near Wellington. Surn. Cor- nelius llanbury, Esq., aged 73. a member of the Sonietv of Friends and a descendant of Richard ilanhuiy, who, in 169o, was interred in the Quakers' burial ground at Pon'ymoil. Maich 8, at Garnditfaith, aged 80 years, Mary, widow of the late Mr Henry Stewart. March 10, at Garnditfaith,aged 1 year and 5 months, Elizabeth, daughter of Mr Morris Meachen, top sawyer. March 11, at North-road, Pontypool, aged 59 years, Mr Wni Davies, coal miner.

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NOTICES TO CORRESPONDENTS. Turc PLOUGHING MATCH.—We arc compelled to postpone some remarks on this subject. OUR SUBSCRIBERS Are respectfully iciuinded that the Quarter expired Febiuary 13th. Printed and Published by DAVID WALKINSHAW, at his General Printing Office, Corn Market House, Pontypool, in the county of Moumouth.—Saturday March 13, 1869. f"r_ (.