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BOROUGH MAGISTRATES' COURT.

CHRIST COLLEGE, BRECON.

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ABERYSTWYTH COUNTY COURT.

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RURAL SANITARY AUTHORITY.…

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PENCADER CHAIR EISTEDDFOD.

THE CYMMRODORION SOCIETY.

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PONTRHYDYGROES TROTTING MATCHES AND ATHLETIC SPORTS.-The above sports came off at the Black Lion Inn, N&nty- berws, with the following results:—The Lord of the Manor's stakes, open to all horses, Mr Edward Morgan, Llwynygog, 1st, Mr Evan Evans, Tynyresgair, 2nd, Mr James Raw, Tyllwyd, 3rd; the pony stakes, for ponies under 13 hands, Mr David Davis, shop, Yatmd Menrig, 1st, Mr Daniel Jones, Tanyrhidian, 2nd, Mr Petar Jones, Penwernhir, 3rd. The Donkey race, Mr Joseph Jones, Bronant Mill, 1st, Mr Richard Bennett, New Row, 2nd. Open flat, raco 440 yards, for men, Henry Harries, Pontrhydfendigaid, 1st, Daniel Jones, Tan- yrhidian, 2nd. Flat race, for boys under 15 years of age,!Twm John, sawyer, 1st, John Ishmael, Ta.nygro, 2nd. Three Legzed race, William Hughes, Hafod, and Tros. Williams, Llanavan, 1st, David Pugh and Emanuel Lewis, Yspytty. 2nd. Wheeling the wheel- barrow, blindfolded, William Hughes, Hafod, 1st, Thomas Pngh, Yspytty, 2nd. Jumping in sacks, William Hughes, Hafod, 1st, David Morgans, Binkin, 2nd. Climbing the greasy polo for leg of mutton, not awarded, out of a dozen competitors. Every one failed to go up two-thirds of the pole. The whole of the above were well contested and everything passed off in peace,, harmony, and thorough enjoyment. There was a vast concourse of people, and notwith- standing it was pay day at several of the mines in the neighbourhood, there was not any occasion to call for the interference of the police, of which .there w.\re two on the grounds, in fact, so far as the sports were concerned, their duty was simply a sinecure. An ex- cellent spread was provided for the committee and friends by Mr and Mrs. Messr, of the Black Lion.

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