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CRICKET. VOLUNTEERS v. CIVILIANS.—A match was played on the Island at Usk, on Saturday last, between the volunteers and civilians ot the town, which resulted in a victory for the former with seven wickets to spare. Subjoined are the scores:— CIVILIANS. 1ST INNINGS. 2ND INNINGS. H. Davies, c and b Morgan 1 c Roberts, b W. Davies 5 J. Edwards, run out.. 0 b Hambly. 2 F. Davies, cDay, b Roberts, 8 b Morgan. 3 F. H. Davies, run out. 1 c Waters, b Hambly. 21 J. Sharpe, b Morgan, 1 not out 0 W. H. Slade, b Morgan. 1 c Clark, b. W. Davies 5 Frank Edwards, not out. 9 st. Clark, b Hambly. 0 E. Williams, b Morgan 0 run out 0 A. Edwards, hit wkt, b Morgan. 2b Hambly 0 T. Davies, h wkt, b Morgan 2 run out. I F. Hale, b Roberts 2 b W. Davies. 1 Extras. 3 Extras. 3 Total. 30 Total. 41 VOLUNTEERS. T. Hambly, b H. Davies. 2 W. Davies, run out 0 c A. Edwards, b Slade 0 W. H. Clark (sub), b H. Davies. I c J. Edwards, b Slade 5 T. Morgan, c J. Edwards, b Slade. 1 not out 1 W. A. Day, b Slade, 6 R. Roberts, c Slade,b Davies 3 not out 13 B. Stockham, c A. Edwards, b Davies. 16 b Frank Davies. 8 W. Roberts, b Slade 1 J. Waters, not out 7 P. Murray, b Williams. 0 G. Griffiths, b Davies 1 Extras. 8 Extras. 1 Total. 46 Total. 28 DRYBRIDGE v. USK.- This match was played at Dry- bridge on Thursday last, and resulted in a draw, there not being sufficient time to play the game out. Messrs. Salmon and Brown bowled extraordinary well for the Drybridge. At the conclusion of the game the scores stood as follow — DRYBRIDGE. 1ST INNINGS. 2ND INNINGS. Brown, b Slade 12 c Stockham, b Slade 5 Hickman, c Davies, b Slade. 9 b Slade 0 Wanklyn, b Slade. 0 st. Clark, b Slade 3 Prangley, run out 5 run out 4 Wilson, run out 0 bLewis 1 R. T. Williams, run out. 12 not out 7 Atkinson, c"Watkins, b Morgan 3 1 b w, b Slade 3 Salmon. c Davies, b ]\{organ. 0 b Watkins 0 D. G. Davies, c and b Lewis. 14 c Stockham, b Slade 11 Deakin, not out 9 bLewis 3 Herbert, b Watkins 0 o and b Lewie 2 G. T. Williams, b Lewis 1 b Morgan 12 .Extras 4 Extras 4 Total 6 9 Total. 65 USK. "W.II. Slade, cSalmon, b Brown 4 b Salmon, 0 W. Davies, b Salmon 0 not out 1 G. Smith, c Salmon, b Brown 3 c Prangley, b Salmon. 2 J. D. Lewis, b Salmon 3 T. Watkins, b Salmon 0 F.H. Davies, cDavies, b Brown 6 B. Stockham, b Salmon 0 W. H. Clark, c Wanklyn, b Salmon 2 T, Morgan, bit wkt, bBrown. 0 Littlehales, not out 1 run out 0 T. Hambly, b Brown 0 II. Davies, b Salmon 0 lixtras i Extras 1 Total 20 Total. 4

FOURTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE INSPECTORS OF SALMON FISHERIES ON THE UsK. The Usk is a smaller river than the Tyne. The latter drains 1,130 square miles of country; the former only 540 square miles. It speaks highly, therefore, for the care which has been bestowed on its fisheries, that its Conservators have at their disposal a larger income than any other Board except the Tyne. The amount of its revenue justifies me in giving the Usk the second place in this review. The Usk had enjoyed the advantages of preservation before the Act of 1861 was passed. A voluntary association, of which the late Lord Llanover was chairman, and the late Mr Stretton, hon. secretary, had worked for years with ability and discretion in protecting the fisheries. This association bad taken some of the fisheries in its own hands, and had re-let them on conditions of its own making. In particular, an important fishing weir at Trostrey, below Usk, had been made passable to fish. The best results had followed these wise proceedings. The decay of the river had been arrested and the fish had increased in numbers. When the Act of 1861 was passed an organisation already existed, prepared and competent to undertake the work of protection. The same policy which had already been pursued was carried out more actively than before. In 1869 Trostrey weir was purchased and thrown down. Forge weir and Newton weir on the main river have been provided with passes. The Cynrig, the Senni, the Bran, and the Tarrell have been partly opened up or kept open by the provision of fish passes and,' the work of cultivation has been carried on in the most comprehensive and scientific manner. Scientific cultivation, energetically carried out, was at. tended with its natural consequences. The Usk,' wrote my predecessors in 1S61 (1st Report, D. 9):- 44 77 miles in fengin, ana considerably the smallest of these three rivers (viz.,the Severn, Wye, and Usk), is an example of what, could be effected for the im- provement of salmon fisheries, even with the former contradictory and imperfect law. Seventeen years aiiO, a fishing mill weir at Trostrey, eight miles above the tideway, barred the river completely, and not a fish escaped the boxes; the value of the mill and fishery at that time was £ 27. An association was then formed by the energy of one or two neighbouring gentlemen, who rented it, together with the fishing, from thence to the mouth of the river. The weir had been raised (as we have found 111 other cases) far above the height required for the working of the mill, with the object of discharging through the boxes the surplus water, which otherwise would have gone over the weir, and enabled the fish, taking advantage of the flood, to overcome the obstruction. Their first step was to alter the boxes, so as to give the fish a free passage upwards, and to reduce the height of the weir to that which was necessary for the mill. The net fisheries below were sub-let, and the other water preserved for rod fishing i to subscribers. The result has been that several putcher fisheries have been set up on the coast, where none previously existed; the existing putcher fishery is said to have been doubled; the net men, restricted to fishing four days a week, pay the same rent that they previously paid when allowed to work without limit; that the water above the weir, where fishing was never thought of, has now become valuable, and that, although when the association was formed there were only 14 or 15 resident salmon rods on the river, there are now 120, in addition to which many strangers avail themselves of the permission given to take season, or weekly, or daily tickets." Since that time the increase has been much more marked the river is literally full of fish; it has earned the reputation of the best angling river in England and Wales the value of the Axed engines at the mouth is steadily increasing, and 2,000 fish have been taken in a year with the rod by the ItsO gentlemen who fish the Usk. "It may, perhaps, be asked why the increase of fish in the Usk has not, like the increased stock in the Tyne, produced over-netting. The answer is easy. The Usk is one of the rivers which flow into the Bristol Channel, and the peculiarities of the estuary necessitate its being fished with fixed engines -putts, putchers, and stop nets.* Fixed engines, however, are legal only when they have existed from tune immemorial, and there is therefore no pos- sibility of an addition being made to their number. There are indeed other portions of the river where moveable nets could be used but the best of these portions are rented by the Association, which actively assists the Conservators; and netting is either not permitted at all, or allowed only under the super- vision of their own officers. So far from being over- netted tha river hardly produces the harvest which, from its stock of fish it might fairly be expected to yield. But, though the Usk is consequently free from one of the serious dangers which threaten destruction to the Tyne, there are other ditticulties upon it which require nonce. The chief tributary of the Usk is the Ebbw, and the Ebbw is totally destroyed by pollution. The next tributary of importance is the Afon Llwyd, and the Afon Llwyd is almost as polluted as the Ebbw. The main river is, in itself, aftected by the sewage of Abergavenny, Crickhowell, and Brecon, while its tributary the Clydach is also polluted by the refuse from a rich mining country. The evil which theae pollutions occasion is augmented by the circumstance that a considerable portion of the river (in dry weather the whole river) is diverted into a canal at Brecon, and that the volume of its water is further reduced by the London and North Western Railway Company's pumping station at Abergavenny. The Usk Board have endeavoured to do their best to minimise these evils. I have on more than one occasion attempted to render them such assistance in the matter as I was able to afford. But the evils are not cured; they are, at the present moment, nearly as serious as ever, and the Usk, like the Tyne, is therefore exposed to a serious danger which nothing but a Pollution Act can effectually remedy. The stones in the tideway half a mile below the point at which the Afon Llwyd flows into the Usk, were, I was informed last February, stained a bright yellow with the refuse from the tinplate works on that tributary." For a description of these see Inspectors' ]2th Report, p. 86.

GENERAL NEWS. COLLISION ON THE TAFF VALE RAILWAY.—Few rail- ways have such immunity from accidents of a serious nature as the Taff Vale Railway. The reins of manage- ment are so well in hand, and the servants are as a body so intelligent, that passengers the moment they enter the Taff Vale carriages feel confident and safe. But on Saturday the inhabitants residing in the neighbourhood of Porth, Rhondda Valley, were greatly startled by the crush of a collision near the Ferndale Junction, when ten coal waggons were shattered to pieces. It appears that this junction is in charge of a man named Herbert Jones, the son of a clergyman, who has spent upwards of thirty years in the service of the company, and who had been selected for this important post as a trustworthy servant* On Saturday nioiniug, a little before the passenger train (11.35 a.m.) was due down the valley, a train was turned into the Ferndale branch. This was followed by an engine and a train of empty waggons coming up the valley. At this moment an engine, with, a long train of loaded waggons, appeared coming down the valley at a rapid rate. This engine whistled, and Herbert Jones sigualled all right" to both. it is alleged that, unfortunately, he had forgotten to turn the points after the first train had entered the Ferndale branch, and the consequence was that the engine pro- ceeding along the up-hne turned into this branch, and the waggons were right across both lines, and the down mineral train dashed into them with tremendous force, smashing nine or ten empty waggons into shreds. The engine attached to the mineral train was also much damaged, but no person was injured. The moment the engineer and stoker saw that a collision was inevitable, they reversed the engine and applied the brakes, and this lessened the force of the shock considerably. The chief office at Cardiff was immediately communicated with, and Mr Buruian, traffic manager, Mr Morgan, and other officers of the company arrived upon the scene by special train in a very short time. SUICIDE AT MEHTHYR.—On Saturday afternoon, at about one o'clock, Rees, the lock-keeper on the canal near the Cytarthfa Works, observed the body of a woman floating halt in and half out of the water. On pulling the body out it was found to be the corpse of J ulia Thomas, a middle-aged woman, the wife of David Thomas, shoemaker, of 43, Glebeland-street, Merthyr. She was removed to the Wheat Sheaf, and in the evening Air G. Overton, coroner, conducted an inquiry into the circumstances of her death. James Appleton stated that he had seen the woman apparently in good health about the middle of the morning, but the remainder of the evidence went to show tti-t her mind was affected, and a verdict was returned in accordance with the facts. FATAL ACCIDEKT AT .MERTHYR,. The lifeless body of William .Lloyd, a labourer, oO years of age, who resided with Ins wife and family at '62, Tramway-side, Merthyr, was brought home from Lletty Shcnkin, on Saturday, crushed and mangled by a tail of rubbish which took place while he was working in tile pit. The body now awaits an inquest. NUISANCES. Several young men were fined by the Cardilf magIstrates on Monday for uproarious and disorderly behaviour in the streets of the town on Sunday night; and the Chief Superintendent of Police took occasion to declare that on the evening Of the Sabbath day scenes of the most abominable character were enacted in the public thoroughfares. It appears thst on these occasions the streets are infested by a number of inebriated youths, whose facetiousuess takes the objectionable form of hustJing aUHI íusultlIlg the young girls who happen to be walking there at the time. The iiench expressed a determination to effectually check the jocular tendencies of these street pests.

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S. Batchelor, and Co., was severely injured by a piece of timber falling on his leg. He was standing on a stack of timber, and a man rhouted to him to get out of the way. He made a spring, but his foot caught and he fell. A piece of timber then fell on his leg, and crushed it severely. He was removed to the infirmary, where the limb was ampu- tated below the knee. Harry is about 25 years of age, and a native of Cardiff. He is doing very well. FATAL CARRIAGE ACCIDENT. -On Wednesday after- noon Mr W. H. Brewer held an inquest at the Queen's Hotel, on the Dody of Maria Chapman, aged 48 wife of Mr Edward Chapman, boot and shoemaker, Commercial-road and High-street, who was killed on Monday evening last, by jumping from a waggonette on Stow-hill, From the evidence it appeared that Mrs Chapman was one of a party of six females who hired a waggonette to visit the scene of the Cwmcarne catastrophe, and that on their return, from some un- explained cause, the horse began to trot very fast down Stow-hill. Deceased was greatly alarmed, and jumped out neat to Havelock-street. She died im- mediately after being taken into the infirmary. The jury returned a verdict of ''Accidentally killed," and expressed the opinion that a break was not a sufficient precaution in such a case, and that a drag on the wheel would have been a greater safeguard with such a load behind the horse. 11>. ABERGAVENNY. YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION.—During the past week, several gentlemen from Newport and elsewhere belonging to the association, delivered addresses: to young men at the Corn Exchange. There was a only a moderate attendance. ANNIVERSARY.—The anniversary of Sion-street chapel was held on Sunday last, when sermons were preached in the morning, afternoon, and evening, by the Rev W. Rees, of Blaenavon. MANSLAUGHTER.—On Thursday last. an inquest was held at the.Grofield Inn, Abergavenny, before Dr E. D; Batt, coronor, touching the death of Caroline Hodges, wile of William Hodges, of the Bell Inn, Tudor-street, who died on Tuesday last, under rather suspicious circumstances. The first witness examined was Dr Irvine, who deposed to having been called to see the deceased on Monday last. He found her suffering from an affection of the brain, arising from injuries about the body, and debilitated conjestion, which he thought arose from excessive drinking and other bad causes. He saw her again that day about 11 a m. and he found her convulsive. This convulsion continued more or less to the time of her death, which took place on the following evening He attributed her death to convulsions arising from bodily as well as constructive cause's. He observed several marks of violence upon the body-—a cut over the right eye, bruises on right arm, and other injuries, on account of which he declined to give a certificate for her burial when requested.-—Dr S. Steel deposed to having made a post-mortem examination, and stated that death was evidently caused by the clotting of blood on the right side of the brain, no doubt caused by a blow, which brought on convulsions.—Evidence was given of the unhappy life deceased had lived for some time past with her husband, and of the fearful quarrels which have taken place. The jury returned a verdict of manslaughter against Hodge, and he was given in custody on the coronor's warrant, but admitted to bail. COUNTY COURT.—FRIDAY. Before J. M. HERBERT, Esq., Judge. EXECUTORS OF MR WATKINS V. J. G. PRICE.—In this case, which has been adjourned so many tines, his Honor gave judgment against the defendant by refusing the order to amend the award of the arbitrators. JUDGMENT SUMMONSES. BROCK V. W. MARTIN.—The plaintiff charged the defendant with the non-payment of a judgment for 35s, the balance of an account for a sewing machine. Defendant did not appear. Defendant is a hawker of tea and jew- elry, and a commission agent he used to be a grocer in the town. The Judge reduced the order to 5s per month. E. MORGAN V. STRACHAN.-Mr Farquhar for the plaintiff, and Mr Baker for the defendant. This was a claim of £ 5 for an assault. The parties are farmers and live at Llanvetherine. The plaintiff deposed that on Wed- nesday last, he was in his garden in his shirt sleeves The garden is near the road. Whilst he was there, the defend- ant passed on horseback, driving some colts before him. He got off his horse, came to the house, and asked for some cider, and witness's man gave him some. He then went into the road, and witness went with him. He then com- menced waving his stick about, and asked a man named John Jones, who was standing by, if plaintiff was the best man. Jones said he did not think he was the best man, but the second best. Defendant then got on his horse, but did not go far before he got down again, and threw witness against the hedge; a scuffle ensued, when defendant plucked a quantity of whiskers off witness's face by the roots, tore his shirt, and otherwise severely abused him. Cross-examined: had been sheep-washing that day, but' was not drunk, Strachan was, however, rather drunk. Did not give him cider to make him more drunk. Took the stick out of his hand, and flung it into Davies' field, while he was on^horseback, and before he struck him. As soon as I did this, he came off the horse and struck me. Eliza Watkins, plaintiff's housekeeper, was then called, and she swore that her master was sober.—George Teague gave similar evidence, but upon being questioned by Mr Baker, he said that after Strachan had got on the horse the second time, Morgan followed him. went up to the side of the horse, and snatched a stick which Strachan had in his hand from him, and flung it over the hedge into Davies' field. The defendant then got off his horse in a passion, and struck Morgan into the ditch, where they had a squab- ble, and it was there and then, witness supposed, the whiskers were plucked.—The Judge: Well, under the circumstances, the plaintiff commenced the assault. If you attack a man going home on horseback, half drunk, what is the consequence ? why, he gets off his horse and has a fight.—Mr Farquhar, to witness Teague: did you see the whiskers at all ? Witness I believe my]brother picked them up the next morning.—The Judge non-suited the complainant. CHARLES ATKINS V JOHN HARRIS.—The plaintiff, a pig dealer, sued the defendant to recover :f1 9s 6d under a breach of warranty. From the evidence it appeared that the plaintiff bought three pigs about ten weeks old, from the defendant's wife, at Tynewen farm for three guineas she warranted them sound and healthy, but when he got them home, he found them to be very unhealthy, and they would not eat anything. He took the worst back tn the following Saturday, and it died on the Sunday. After doctoring them for about a week, Jhe sold the other two for a shilling each more than he gave for them. The defendant's wife denied having warranted the pigs, but upon his Honor asking her how she described the pigs when she sold them, she replied that she said that they were well and hearty. The Judge informed her that that was a warranty. His Honor said the only question to him was whether the husband was responsible for the wife's I warranty after some consideration, his Honor said he thought the wife muet be considered the manager in this case, and gave judgment for £1 2s, with costs. E. H. JAMEs v. GIBLET. The plaintiff, who is the incoming tenant of the Penyclawdd farm, near Llanvi- h an gel Crucorney, sued to recover a twelve months' tithe, which he had been obliged to pay, the defendant having neglected doing so. Mr Farquhar appeared for the plain- tiff, and Mr A. G. Jones defended. After hearing the evidence on both sides, his Honor said that the incoming tenant could not recover the tithe which he had thus paid from the outgoing tenant, unless he paid it under a notice of distress; but in this case, Messrs. B. Addis, Edward James, and Henry Silver, having proved hearing the defendant promising payment, this objection was waived. But there was another question the tithe was payable in October and the defendant had taken away his off growing crop of wheat, upon which this tithe was payable before October, under those circumstances he should give judg- ment for £ 2 18s 5d, that being half the years tithe only. Mr Farquhar applied for costs, which were granted. CHARLES TUCKER V. GEORGE JONES.— lhe plaintiff sued the defendant for £ 7 14s, for trespasses by defendant s cattle on his meadow, turnip, and potatoe lands, on the 18th and 19th of August last. Mr Thomas appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr Gardner defended. From the evidence it appeared that on the 18t.h of August, 3 of defendant s cattle trespassed upon plaintiff's meadow land, for which he claimed,3s. On the 19th, eleven cattle trespassed on meadow land, for which he claimed lis, and on the same day a number of cattle were found by a witness in the potatoe and turnip field, the damage to which plaintiff estimated at £1. The remaining Y,6 the plaintiff claimed for two ewes with lambs, which defendant bad detained for a number of sheep trespassing in February last. For the defence, the plaintiff and another swore that the cattle were too far off onlthe 18th and 19th of August, to have been near the plaintiff's land. As to the two sheep, they had been taken to pound, and therefore the plaintiff had nothing to do with them, and moreover the claim for the sheep could only be made by replevin". The Judg concurred with Mr Gardner as to the two sheep, and gave a verdict for £1 56 for the trespasses. POLICE COURT.—WEDNESDAY. Before Capt. HILL (Chairman), Capt. AMIEL and Capt. WHEELEY. WIFE BEATING.—Upon the case of Caroline Hodge v. William Hodge, of the Bell inn, Tudor-street, for beating and illusing her, being called, the sergt. said the com- plainant died on Tuesday, and it is rumoured through the effects of the assaults. However, a post-mortem examina- tion was to be held that afternoon, and it was intended to hold an inquest upon the body. The chairman then struck the charge of assault out, and remarked that if the def- endant was guilty of anything, it was indubitably man- slaughter. AN IRISH Row.-Catherine Regan, a well-known in- ebriate, was charged by Julia Barry, Tudor-street, with using words towards her tending to cause a breach of the peace. Mr Gardner defended, and upon cross-examining the complainant, she said she did not intend to commit a breach of the peace. The case was dismissed. LEAVING SERVICE.—Edward Harry was charged by W. Williams, of the Bull inn, with leaving his service without notice on the 5th instant. Mr Jones defended, and held that as the defendant was a domestic servant, he ¡ could not be charged before the magistrates, but it was a case for the county court. Mr Batt (clerk) concurred, and the case was dismissed. A BOISTEROUS COLLIER.—John Parry, of Govilon, collier, was fined 10s and costs, for being drunk and disorderly in the neighbourhood of Pandy, on Monday last. From the evidence of P.C. Dare it appeared that the prisoner's conduct had been most disgusting. TRANSFERS.—Upon the application of Mr Alfred James, auctioneer, the license of the Swan inn, was transferred from John Goodwin to Henry Wibberly; also, the license of the Bridge End inn, Llanfoist, from Jas. Taylor, deceased, to Elizabeth Taylor, his widow. LIANVRECHVA UPPER. LOCAL BOARD.—A meeting, adjourned from the 5th inst., was held on Monday. There were present-Messrs D. Llewellin, C. A. Brew, H. Partit, Robert Richards, H. Knipe, J. Watkin, and C. Conway.—The Surveyor, in his report, stated that the Patent Nut and Bolt Company had obstructed the high way at Upper Cwmbran by erec ing a wooden gate on it. The Clerk (Mr H. J. Wainwright) was directed to write and request them to remove the obstruction, and also to fence their land to prevent their cattle, &c., trespassing on to the road. With respect to the drainage of Griffithstown, it was decided to let the work by contract, and to insert for three successive weeks advertisements inviting tenders. -Mr Conway called attention to the destruction by the flood last week of the parish stone bridge at Pontnewydd, over the river Afon Llwyd, and said that it would be necessary to take prompt steps for having it re-built. He suggested that, instead of a stone bridge, an iron girder bridge should be erected, as being less expensive and more preferable than one of stone. He thought this would be a proper time to improve the site of the bridge; and in this other members of the board concurred with him. At present, passengers have to pass over a wooden bridge erected expressly for the use of Mr Conway's workmen and this was found to be highly objectionable, on account of the number of idlers brought to the premises. Eventually it was suggested by the chairman (Mr Llewellin) that a committee should be appointed to attend to the matter. Mr Robert Richards thereupon proposed, and Mr H. Knipe seconded, that the. com- mittee should consist of Messrs. Conway, Llewellin, Brew, and Parfitt, and that they should have full power to do what was absolutely necessary for re-placing the bridge. This was unanimously agreed to. It appeared that the boundaries of the three parishes of Llantarnam, Llanvrecbva Upper, and Llanvrechva Lower, met in an angle near the centre of the bridge, and that the expense of re-construction would have to be borne equally by each of those parishes. It was thought that-the cost would amount to between X500 and £ 600. This would render necessary an additional highway rate of 6d. in the pound for Llanvrechva Upper. Mr Brew said that the highway rate of 6d. in the pound, which had recently been ordered would have to be increased to one shilling, in order to meet the additional cost, and he gave notice that he would bring forward a motion to that effect at the next meeting.—A letter was read from Mr A. A. Williams, agent to the Pontypool Park estate, stating that the application for leave to widen the road near Sunny Bank, and to take a strip of the meadow land belonging to Mr H anbury, to enable the board to widen the road to 18 feet between the banks, had been submitted to that gentleman, and that he would give his consent on the following conditions 1st, the road to be widened to ] 8 feet. 2nd, the culverts or drains interfered with to be continued in their course, so that the flow of water may. not be impeded. 3rd, the old fence is not to be removed until the new fence has been put up, such new fence to be substantial, in which good quick sets are to he planted and maintained, and laid well by the board, after which the same will be taken by the occupier. 4th, a minute embodying the above terms is to be assented to, and copy sent. On the motion of Mr Brew, seconded by Mr Conway, it was unanimously resolved—" That the thanks of this board be given to J. C. Hanbury. Esq., for his gift of the land to widen the highway near Sunny Bank, and that the conditions contained in Mr A. A. Williams's letter be agreed to, and such letter entered in the minutes." The Clerk was directed to seud a copy of the resolution to Mr Williams MONMOUTH. TOWN COUNCIL MEETING.—A special meeting of the town council was held on Monday, the Mayor (Alder- man Baker) in the chair. There was a full attendance of councillors.-A letter was read from the Treasury sanctioning the sale by public auction of the corpora- tion property, in order to raise the necessary amount, estimated at £3,300, for the construction of the new cattle market. On the motion of Alderman Watkins, seconded by Mr J. Rees, it was unanimously resolved to carry out the works.-The plans and specifications for the conversion of the new market hall into a build- ing for Athenseum purposes were inspected and ap- proved of. It was agreed to commence the work immediately upon the signing of the contract.—There was no business of public interest transacted. COUNTY POLICE COURT.—SATURDAY. Before Major DAVIES and Major G. G. TYLER. SALMON POACIIING.-Charles Jarrett, labourer, o Doward-hill, was charged with illegal y fishing for salmon, on Sunday night, the 26th June.-After hearing the evidence, the magistrates ordered defendant to pay double thf a";ount of the license, jES, and the expenses. —A second summons was not proceeded with. 150UOUOil POLICE.— SATURDAY. Before the MAYOR and Mr Jom-t WOOLLISTT. STEALING WEARING APPAREL.—Mary Anne Roberts aoied 17, of Coleford, was charged with stealing three cotton aprons, stockings, and other articles of wearing apparel, value 4s. 6d., the property of Julia Donovan, nurse to Mr Joseph Coates, ironmonger, Monmouth. From the evidence it appeared that the accused was formerly employed by Mr Coates, but had been dis- charged on the 27t'h of June. Previously to that, prosecutrix bad missed the articles and questioned^the prisoner, who denied knowing anything about them. Sub- sequently to her leaving she (prosecutrix) communicated with the police, the result being that on Saturday, the 17th inst., she was apprehended by Police-constable Cox in Monnow-street, with the articles in her possessiou. —Prisoner, at first alleged that the articles had been given and lent to her by the prosecutrix, but afterwards pleaded guilty.—It transpired that she had entered Mr Coates's service by means of a forged character, and that she had also endeavoured to obtain employment with Mr Knott, of Raglan, by forging Mr Coates's name to a reference.— The Bench sentenced her to six weeks' impnsonment with hard labour. COUNTY COURT.-MoMAT. Before JUDGE HERBERT. SUPERINTENT)A\T WHEKLDON V. JOHN HERBERT.—Mr S upei intendant. VVlieeldon, of the borough police, was summoned, in his capacity of billet master to the Royal Monmouth Militia, by Mr John Herbert, land- lord of the Cherry Tree Inn, for the sum of £ 2 12s, for the accommodation of six men for 26 nights. Mr T J. A. Williams appeared for the defence. The case was brought under the Mutiny Act. It appeared that the defendant decided that the complainant's house would accommodate six men, and the complainant arranged to receive that number, but they were not afterwards sent there, and he never had the official billet-paper. Captain Hickman, adjutant, explained to the judge that the captains of companies were iable, but only then when the landlord had been given he billet-form. The judge decided that defendant ould not be liable in his office, and non-suited the C)mp)a.inant. of- BLAENAVON. ( THE PRIMITIVE METHODISTS were to have held their I annual camp meeting on Sunday, but owing to the wet weather service was conducted in-doors. Two ser- mons were preached in the morning by the Rev. J. P. Bellingham and Mr Whiting; and two in the afternoon by Mr Harvey, of Pontypool, and^Mr Bellingham. — USK. CHILDRENS' OUTING.- The children of the National Schools, were, on Tuesday last treated to an outing by Mr W. Lewis of Porthycarne House. The children to the number of one hundred and fifty assembled at the schools at three o'clock, and accompanied by their teachers they marched in procession through the town to the beautiful grounds surrounding Mr Lewis's house, where they were regaled with buns, cake, tea, &c., and after a pleasant afternoon had been spent in racing, swinging, Aunt Sally, and the other juvenile sports provided, they returned to their homes about 9 o'clock, seemingly well pleased with their afternoon's recreation, and full of gratitude to the generous donor of the good things partaken of. THE PRIORy.-We understand this residence has been taken by William Percival Beathcote, son of Sir Win. Heathcote. THE STREETs.-On account of the frequent falls of rain, the streets, during the laying of the sewer, have been in a very filthy state. It is now ascertained that the railway company is to blame for the protracted time in getting the sewer completed. The pipes have been forwarded to Exeter by mistake, and nearly a fortnight's delay has been occasioned. The pipes have not yet arrived. VOLUNTEERS' FETE IN THE CASTLE.—On Thursday evening, notwithstanding the unpropitious weather, about 200 attended and danced to the strains of the Militia Band until nearly ten. THE FLOOD.—A report of the damage done by the recent rains will be found in another page. LOCAL BOARD. An adjourned meeting of the board was held on Monday. Present—Messrs J. H. Clark (chairman), O. Davies, J. Parker, C. Stockham, T. Dunn, C. Miller, and John Thomas. The rate was laid before the meeting and signed, and it was ordered to be payable on the 2nd day of August. The Chairman inquired if any member had any remarks to make relative to the sewage works going on in the town. No remarks were offered. The Chairman said on behalf of the Street Committee he must exonerate them from blame. The manner in which the sewerage works through New Market-street and Bridge-street had been carried out was not satisfactory to the Street Committee. An engineer had bsen employed by the board to superintend the works, and the committee felt that the manner in which he had acted had brought discredit upon them and put the public to annoyance and inconvenience. He had permitted the streets to be broken open in several parts at the same time before the pipes were ready on the 'ground, and consequently kept the trenches open an unnecessarily long time. The committee spoke to him several times on the subject of enforcing the contract, but their wishes were disregarded, and when the trench was opened at the top of Bridge-street, a fortnight ago, it was found provision had not been made to obtain the proper sized pine. With whom the fault rested -whether with the engineer, the contractor, or the party of whom the pipes were ordered—the committee could not say, but it was patent to all there was neglect somewhere. The trench had thus been left open for nearly a fortnight to the annoyance of the parties occupying the houses near, and at length, on Saturday night last, when he (tha speaker) found there was no provision made for closing up the trench and the engineer had gone off to a distant part, perhaps for some weeks, without fixing upon any person to superintend on his behalf, he (the chairman) employed men to fill up the trench at a late hour at night. In the contract is a clause by which -the contractor pledges himself to fix up barriers at the beginning and the ending of each length of cutting, and to place a watchman during the night when necessary this has not been done, and as the engineer has left without making any provision for a substitute to superintend the work, in his opinion the board could not do better than appoint some one. Mr Oliver Davies said he had received a letter from Mr Boulton, in which it was stated that he would come from Dartmouth if his attendance was required. The meeting considered it was necessary that he should be on the spot while the pipes were being laid, or a competent person appointed by him to act in his stead. It was resolved that Mr Boulton should be telegraphed to to that effect. It was resolved that the Street and Drainage Committee be empowered to enforce the strict compliance by the contractor of the terms of his contract, particularly with reference to the removal of the heaps of stone and rubbish on the streets and the filling in the cuttings. The Chairman said some time since the meeting would recollect a person had applied to the magistrates for an order on the clerk to produce the books of the board for inspection. The magistrates could give no such order. During the last month fourteen days' notice was given of the auditor's intended visit, and an intimation to every ratepayer to inspect the books. Not one person had been to do so, and on the day of the audit not one ratepayer was in attendance. Mr Parker said the only construction that he could put upon it was that the ratepayers were perfectly satisfied at the manner in which their money was spent.