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lSirtf)0. At L sk, Oct. 31, the wife of Mr. Samuel Robinson, drusrsrisfc. of a daughter. At the Vine Tree Inn, Usk, Nov. 1, the wife of Mr. John Jones, of a son. jRarrfages. ■vrAt Aber?;avenny> Oct. 26, by the Bev. Canon Williams, Mr. George wallington. saddler, Hi«>h Street, to Jane, youngest aaughter of Mr. John Yntes, of Penrhos. At the Independent Chapel, Monmouth, Oct. 30, by the Rev. Nk7. Campbell, M.A., Mr. Isaac George, to Jane, youngest daughter of .:Ill'. John Cumblev, brightsinith and beilhanger, all of Xunmouth. luteals. At the Cardiff Union Workhouse, Oct. 19, deserted by her husband, Ann, wife of Mr. W. L.Williams, veterinary surgeon, Hereford, and first cousin of the late Gen. Sir Edmund Wil- liams, of the Wyeiands, Chepstow, and -of the late Edmuud vV lUiams, Esq., of Maesruddud, Bedwellty, Monmouthshire. At Bath, October 30, (shortiv after leaving Usk,) Walter wilbraham, second son of Randle Wilbraham Falconer, Esq., M.D., aged 19 years. At St. Mary Street, Monmouth, Oct. 22, of scarlet fever, jbaany thfia, youngest daughter of Mr. Watkins, butcher, aged 2 years. ° At Blaenavon, Oct. 26, Mr. John Howells, pit banksman, aged 70 years. At Blaenavon, Nov. 1, suddenlv, Mr. James Gant, aged 33 years. At George Street, Pontypool, Oct. 22, George Lippiat, shoe- maker, aged 53 years. At the Six Bells, Llanhilleth, Oct. 21, John, son of Thomas Clarke, plate-layer, aged 15 years. At Church Wood, Treve.thin, Oct. 20, Amelia, daughter of John Thomas, laborer, aged 7 years and 3 months. At the British, Abersychan," Oct. 24, Stephen, son of Mr. David Williams, furnace manager, aged 2 years. At George Street, Pontypool, Oct. 23, Catherine Rosser, aged 52 years. At Abersychan, Oct. 31, Elizabeth, wife of John Bolwell, collier, aged 24 years. At Graigolwriv farm, near, Usk, Oct. 30, Thomas James, eldest son oi Mr. John Ilaycox, aged 9 years and 10 months. At London, October 29, James lieunie, Esq., of Maindee Park, near Newport, aged 61 years.
TO CORRESPONDENTS AND READERS.
TO CORRESPONDENTS AND READERS. Additional Blaenavon Intelligence appears -in a First Edition of to-day's issue, which may be obtained at the usual places of sale in that locality.
&lje fteetiiet.
&lje fteetiiet. THE thanks of the travelling community are due to Lord Llanover for directing public attention to the manner in which the Great Western Railway Com- pany is using the monopoly it has acquired in this district, and for the trouble he has taken in collecting hard facts wherewith to enforce the allegations of mis-management he has felt called upon to make—allegations, the truth of which all who are unfortunate enough to be compelled to travel in these parts are but too familiar with. In another column will be found a letter addressed by His Lordship to the Pontypool Local Government Board on the subject, which is in substance precisely simi- lar to a communication he, last week, made public through the medium of fhe Times. The charges alleged, and substantiated by actual observation, are, that through the tardy rate at which tlw trains travel, combined with frequent stoppages and vexatious delays, the service of the district is "extremely bad," whilst "punctuality seems to be wholly disregarded." These assertions are undoubtedly true, and referring as they do to through traffic, which it is to the present advantage of the Company itself to maintain in regularity, it is easy to imagine wjiat the effect is upon the purely local traffic, where the only incentive to regularity is the public convenience. Were it not that the irregularities and delays that come under our notice are of too common occurrence to admit of an attempt to particularise them, we could quote instances of a persistent disregard of punctuality, and at the same time of public convenience, un- paralleled, we imagine, in the history of railways. One instance, of so recent occurrence as the past week, will suffice to confirm this remark: A Sunday train from Monmouth, due at Usk at 8.45 p.m., did not arrive until 12 at midnight, an unusually large number of passengers being kept awaiting its arrival for three hours and a quarter on a cold winter's night; whilst others whose patience had become ex- hausted, either returned to the town for the night, or set out on foot for their destinations, the remain- ing portion being delivered at th-ir homes at a more or less advanced period of the following day. To enlarge upon these and kindred points connected with the railway arrangements of the district with the hope of effecting a remedy, under the existing monopoly, and when the Company exercising that monopoly has shewn itself so deaf to the representa- tions made to it as the Great Western appears to have done, would, we feel, be fruitless it therefore only remains for the public to seek a remedy in other quarters. There are various schemes for additional railway accommodation for this district now in the course of preparation to be submitted to Parliament, and it is in this direction that the remedy must be sought. Let the public, then, after assuring them- selves of the bona fide nature of such, schemes, of which there can be little doubt, unite to lend all the aid in their power, morally as well as substantially, to any project, the accomplishment of which promises a release from the bondage they have as yet had but a foretaste of, There is no doubt but that the Great Western will pursue its wonted "dog in the manger" policy in opposing the schemes referred to to the utmost extent; hence the necessity for an increased measure of active support.
USK.
USK. PETTY SESSIONS, OCT. 28, before S. CHURCHILL Esq., and Major STEETTOH. GAME TRESPASS.—'John Williams, carpenter, Gwehelog, was charged with trespassing on lands in the occupation ot Catherine Knight, at Irostrey, in the pursuit ot game. Mr, Partridge appeared for defendant. Peter Wright, game-keeper to Major M'Doncell, deposed that he was on-Mrs. Knight's farm with his master on* the 10th of October, when he heard a gun fired in a brake adjoining the field in which they were; by direction of his master, he went in search of the person who fired,, and upon get- ting towards the lower end of Llanwylka wood, which adjoins the brake in question, he heard dogs hunting, as he supposed, in the brake, and shortly afterwards he saw defendant's son in a field adjoining the wood anci brake, and having crept on his hands and knees, to avoid being seen by the youth, through the corner of the wood, he saw defendant pass along a path in the brake with a gun in his hand and two dogs following him; he next heard Major M'DonneJl talking to defendant, and upon going up saw the two dogs he had previously seen and another with defendant. Witness further stated that Mrs, i Knight was tiie occupier of the brake in question, which consisted partiyot pasture lundllnd partly 01 a brake; and that the patti where he had seen defendant was merely a shooting path, not a public foot-path. By Mr. Partridge; I did not see defendant shoot; somebody else might have shot and got out of sight. Major M'Donnell confirmed the statement of his keeper, and added that on going into the brake, where he heard dogs beating, and over a fence into land belonging to Sir George Chctwyn, he saw defen- dant creeping up the hedge of the brake, about twenty yards from him, with his gun in a position to snoot; the field in which he was belonged to Sir George Chetayn, but the dogs were beating the brake; upon witness telling defendant that he shou d summon him, he said he had a right to be where he was. Cross-examined I have an agreement in writing with Mrs, Knight, but decline to produce it; I only saw defendant on Str George Chetwyn's land I have not permission to shoot on Sir G. Chetwyn's land, Mr, Partridge contended that, it, had not been proved that defendant was on Mrs, Knight's land, and called Arthur Williams, son of detendaht, who deposed that be RJii out ilil his lather shooting un the day in question; that he was not fifty yards from his father all (Jay, and that his father was not off the Wern farm (Sir George Chetwyn's land) during the day. Witness added that upon his father shooting a rabbit it ran into a stub in the hedge which divides the land in question from the brake, and his father went to look for it. Defendant was ordered to pay dBl lls., fine and costs, in a week, or in default, twenty-one days' hard labor.
MONMOUTH.
MONMOUTH. ELECTION OF RELIEVING OFFICER.— At the meeting of the Board of Guardians held on Saturday last, Mr, Albert Stephens, of Berry Hill, formerly assistant-overseer, was elected to the office of relieving officer for the parish of West Dean, rendered vacant by the decease of Mr. Messenger. There were thirty-two candidates. LOWY COUNCIL ELECTION.—The annual election of four councillors for this borough took place on Tuesday last. The retiring members were Dr. Andrews, Mr. Prosser, surgeon, Mr. Dawe, druggist, and Mr. Mills, innkeeper, (elected recently in the room of Mr. Swift, deceased). The candidates were, Mr. Wm. Hinging] grocer, Mr. Thomas Prosser, surgeon, Mr. Philip Endell Wanklyn, surveyor, and Mr. Benjamin Price Hyam, merchant, all of whom were duly elected without opposi- tion. An extraordinary vacancy, caused by the election of Philip Endell Powles, Esq., to the post of Alderman, in the place ot Mr. Henry Williams, was filled by the election of Mr. Thomas Berrow, ironmonger, Agincourt Square. BURGLA.RIEs.-Several offences of this kind are reported to have been committed in and about'this neighbourhood. On Monday last the Gloucestershire House, in this town, was entered, the object of .the burglars being, it seemed, to obtain possession of the club box; they were. however, disturbed and made good their escape. On Tuesday an entrance was effected into the dwelling-house of Mr. T. Showell Williams, Vauxhall farm. On the family rising on the following morning they found all the do rs open. It is.supposed the miscreants were frightened off by the house dogs.
BLAENAVON.
BLAENAVON. INQUEST—The adjourned inquest on the body of Henry Hubby, who met with his death on Monday week by fall- ing down a cinder pit, as already reported, was held at. the King's Arms Inn, on Saturday last, before E. D.Batt, Esq., and a respectable jury. Edwin Jones, who was em- ployed at the top of the pit at the time of. the sad occur- rence, deposed to having seen deceased leaning against the pit framing, and on looking again he saw him dis- appearing down the shaft, head foremost. Thomas Morgan, sinker, who was working at the bottom of the pit on the day in question, deposed to having heard some- thing fall upon a scaffolding near him, and on looking round he discovered it to be the body of deceased, quite dead. Witness also deposed to having seen the unfortu- nate man about two hours previously, when he appeared to be quite sober. The jury returned a verdict of "Accidental death." SUDDEN DEATH AND INQUEST.—An inquest was held on Wednesday, at the Rising Sun public house, on view of the body or the landlord of that inn, Mr. James Gant, who was found dead in his bed on the previous morning. Deceased, it was stated, had been afflicted with disease of the heart and lungs for the last nine years, but he was observed to be very smart on the evening before his death, and appeared to be as well as he had been for some time. Verdict—"Died from natural causes."
RAGLAN. :
RAGLAN. THE NATIONAL SCHOOL.—This school was inspected and examined on Wednesday sennight, by the Rev. J. W. D. Hernaman, Her Majesty's Inspector of Schools; and on Tuesday last, those of the scholars who had qualified themselves for examination by more than 200 attendances during the school year, and were present on the day of inspection, were treated by the Rev. A. M. Wyatt, (vicar of Raglan), with a liberal supply of tea and cake, not only as a reward tor the past, but also as a stimulant to more regular attendance and attention to their duties in the future. The worthy vicar spoke affectionately to the children, and encouraged the teachers by his cornmenda- tion of their characters and usefulness. He also told the scholars that the proportion paid by them for their educa-, tion, was less than one-sixth of the entire cost; therefore, the school managers had a right to expect their regular and punctual attendance. He expressed his most earnest desire that the children of parents belonging to the estab- lished church should attend both day and Suuday schools. The national school has now been placed under the man- agement of the following gentlemen, as a school com- mittee: Lord Raglan, Archdeacon Crawley, Canon Price, G. Tyler, Esq. Mr. W. MacMaster, and Mr. W. Mur- j gan (churchwarden); and their first meeting took place in the class-room on Monday last. The vicar has also succeeded in obtaining the assistance of a number of ladies resident in the village, to visit the school in rotation, to encourage and support the teachers and children in the performance of their respective duties. MISSIONAKY MEETING.—A meeting of this kind took place at the Baptist Chapel, on Thursday sennight, on which occasion the Rev. B. Johnson, presided. Atter a preliminary address from the chair upon the object of the meeting, the Rev. Mr. Mc.Master, a deputation from the parent society, was introduced, arid on coming forward he acknowledged, in complimentary terms, the manner in which the missionary cause had been introduced to the meeting by the chairman, and then expressed his gratifi- cation at seeing so good a meeting, and said, appearing before them, as he did, a perfect stranger, it forcibly brought to his mind an anecdote respecting a minister who was performing the sacramental requisites in a strange church, who, in holding up the cup, observed to his audi- ence, that though they and he were strangers to each other, they were yet blood relations in Christ and in meeting that evening their sympathies were one, they had met on common ground, in a great, noble, blessed, and glorious enterprise—to aid in Christianising the heathen, of which there were many evident signs ot ultimate success. How may they best promote the pur- poses of the Christian mission, he (the speaker) thought was their first consideration. A celebrated sceptic had j said that the Missionary Society was founded in an heroic passion, that the passion would sooner or later subside, and the mission then die out; he (Mr. Mc.Master) ad- mitted the first part, but time, he said, had borne a refuta- tion of the latter part. The Missionary Society (the speaker continued) had been established 71 years, and was more powerful now than at any former period. It was not dependent upon momentary excitement, which but a brief survey of the mission field would prove; there were great incentives to action; they must use the means, con- secrate their wants by devotion and dependence on divine power, and their great work would be accomplished. R, Chilie, a catholic, had written a book, in which he held up the foreign mission to contempt, as being full of evil, but facts contradicted this writer's assertions great evils had been abolished thereby, as every one knew. The speaker denounced the character of the, heathen creeds as being generally of the most degrading and revolting kind, ob- serving that there were 350,000,000 gods in India, and all were of bad reputation. After deploring the scarcity of Baptist missionaries in the presidency of Madras, the speaker referred to the Friendly Islands, where, he said, there was now no heathen god to be found, and every relict of heathenism had been swept away; where, at one time, the oven in which the victims of wicked idolatry were cooked for human food had never been allowed to cool, the ghosts of idolatry had vanished before the light of the gospel; in Jamaica, slavery had been swept away, perpetual widowhood, and other mum- meries bad been abolished; Hiildooism was dying out, but it must be attended to until the last shadow of its remains had vanished. The missionary cause had, however, (the speaker continued), great difficulties to encounter, although it had overcome many, the bible having been translated into 60 different languages, and 175 dialects. Madagascar, the place where the queen had- sat to view from her parlour, the dying agonies of her victims-the Christian martyrs —was now selected as a site for a building for their mission. A British statesman had once said that if 100,000 of the Hindoos should be converted, it would be the greatest calamity that could befall the country; but that had been accomplished years ago,and without the calamitous result predicteo. When Mr. Roe first went to Jamaica, the newspapers were filled with the slave dealer's advertise- ments; other noble-hearted men followed to his assistance, and with their burning eloquence denounced the slave system, and as the result, 20,000,000 slaves were made free men in one night, and which was chiefly owing to the Christian mission. Now, in that country, there were 74 Christian churches, attended by 30,000 souls, self-sustain- ing, and sending out missionaries to Africa as well. After dwelling upon the beneficent influence of the Christian mission generally, the speaker observed, he thought Andrew Fuller's illustration—" Charity begins at home -very appropriate with regard to Christian missions, for it appeared that those who did most for the home mis- sions, also did most for the foreign; some thought that foreign sympathies destroyed home claims, but love was never lost, and love never exhausted the heart, nor the pocket was never emptied by giving. At the conclusion I of Mr. Mc.Master's able and practical address, a liberal collection was made, and the proceedings terminated. PETTY SESSIONS, OCT. 28, before S. R. BOSANQUBT, J. A. HEBBEET, and P. P. MARSH, Esqrs. A DRUNKEN WAGGONER.—Charles Price was charged with riding in a waggon of which he had the charge, and with being incapable of taking care thereof. P.C. Hop- kins proved that on the 2nd of September he met a waggon and three horses, without a driver, on the turn- pike road near Llanarth, with some ropes, intended for reins, hanging about the horses' heels, and at which they were kicking; he ascertained that the team belonged to Mr. Merrick Jones, of Raglan, and having stopped the horses, he found defendant asleep and drunk in. the waggon. Defendant, who did not appear, was convicted .1 in the penalty of 20s. and costs, or a fortnight's imprison- ment in default. A MELEE.—T. F. Edwards, jun., and William Hobbs appeared on cross summonses, each charged with violently assaulting and beating the other. William Hobbs stated that on the 8th October he had been raising potatoes in some ground which he hired of Edwards' father, and, about five o'clock in the evening, was proceeding along the path of the field inxthe direction of his home, when he met Edwards and a sporting party, to whom he said" Where is your certificate? to which one of them replied" It's no odds about that"; he (Hobbs) had then a bundle of grass and hedge "drashings" on his back, which he in- tended to cover his potatoes with, and Edwards objected to his taking it away, telling him to take it back where he had it from, which he refused to do, whereupon some words ensued, and Edwards, after a struggle, took the bundle from him; but in the course of a further struggle, which followed, witness regained possession of the bundle, and Edwards then said with an oath, are you going to strike me with that stick," at the same time striking him on the face with a wooden frame which he held in his hand; Mi-. Frost, one of the company, then took the frame out of Edwards' hand, and witness fed into the ditch from the effects of the blow, Edwards at the same time jumping upon him and otherwise abusing him, and swearing that he would double him up and burst him;" he (witness) afterwards became stunned and knew no more about it. A lad named John Pritchard corroborated the last wit- ness' statement, and added that Hobbs laid in the ditch about a quarter of an hour; that he could not rise during that time with his (witness') assistance, and that he was nearly suffocated with blood. Cross-examined by T. F. Edwards: Heard you say you would "double him up and burst him; did not see Hobbs strike you on the head with a stick; did not hear you say that straw and other things had frequently been stolen from the premises; did not hear Hobbs say be would see you d—-d before he would take the stuff back. Henry Shepard, surgeon, said he attended. Hobbs on the 8th of October, and found him much bruised about the face and head, one of his eyes being completely closed and the other discoloured, and upon examination he found that his nose was fractured and one of his ribs broken. Witness had visited him almost daily since, and he was now suffering from the j injuries he received, also from lumbago, occasioned by a 1 cold. T. F. Edwards, on being sworn, deposed: On the day in question I and Mr. Frost were out with Colonel Somerset and Majx>r Rolls marking a>d shewing the Duke of Beaufort's property, and on coming into my father's land I met Houbscarrying away what did not belong to ibirn-the hedge "drushing." referred to—which was in- tended fur our own purposes, aud upon my asking him where he had it from, he told me froji where he had been raising potatoes; I then said that things were always being (ttoiun off the laud, and requested him to take it back, upon which he told me that he would see me d-rt first, and that it was of no odds to me; I took the stuff from htm and was taking it back whence he had taken it, when he followed me and demanded his strap which was around the rubbish, at the same time striking a violent J blow at my head with a heavy stick-the one I now pro- duce; I protected myself from the full force of the blow, and he afterwards jumped at me; we had a "tussel" and both fell down into a ditch together; I asked him to let me get up, but he would not; Mr. Frost was close by. Joseph Frost, farmer, Llandeuny, fully corroborated Edwards' statement, and added that when the parties were struggling in the ditch Hobbs nearly turned Edwards over. Witness heard Edwards say You old villain, jou struck me on the head with a stake," and Edwards then struck Hobbs in the face with his fist; he (witness) then said to Edwards "Tom, come away," and he did so. Cross-examined by Hobbs.- I was within two yards dis- j tance of the affray; Edwards came away the moment 1 i. called him; the wooden frame was in my hand the whole of the time, and it was quite impossible for Edwards to have struck jou with it. The magistrates ultimately decided upon dismissing both cases, each party to pay his own costs, Mr. Bosanquet observing that although a man receiving a blow had a right, in defence, to give the second, still he thought from the nature of the injuries received, that too much violence had been used. T. F. Edwards was then called, upon to answer another summons, arising out of the same affray, the object of which was to place him under sureties of the peace. De- fendant told the bench that Hobbs was a must violent character, that he had committed murderous assaults upon different individuals in the neighbourhood, and that he was in the habit of coming tj the Beaufort Arms fre- quently and making disturbances. In this case Edwards was bound over in his own recognizance of C20 to keep the peace towarls Win. Hobbs for the term of six months.
: ABERGAVENNY.
ABERGAVENNY. PETTY SESSIONS, WEDNESDAY, before the Rev. J. FARQUHAR, CAPEL HANBURY WILLIAMS, Esq., and THOMAS DAVIES, Esq. STEALING W AL:;¡UTs.Tohn Brown, Alexander Jones, John Jenkins, and John Bdswell, were charged with steal- ing a quantity of walnuts, the property of John Jones, of Llanwenarth Ultra. Prosecutor having said that he did hot wish to press the charge, the defendants were dis- charged upon payment of the expenses.. CHARGE OF STEALING A COAT.—Robert tfimmonds was | charged with stealing acoat, the property of James Biddle. Mr. Farquhar appeared for the accused. Prosecutor deposed: I am a smith, and live at Tredegar; I came to Abergavenny on Friday morning last, and remained about the town during the day; in the evening I went to the Butcher's Arms Inn, and afterwards to another public- house I don't know the name of, with the prisoner, and whilst there missed my coat; the one now produced is the same, and it is worth about 5s. By Mr. Farquhar: I was rather drunk on the evening in question. A witness, who lodged at the Butcher's Arms, deposed: On Friday even- ing, prosecutor came into the house, and having pulled off his coat, lie placed it at the foot of the window; after re- maining there some time, he went away with the accused, taking his coat on bis urm; having been away about a quarter of an hour he returned, saying he had lost his coat; I asked prisoner where the coat was, and he said that Mrs. Phillips, the landlady, had it in her possession some words ensued, and I went to Smart's public-house, when I saw the prisoner taking the coat out of the bar; I said, that is the coat." and he said it was not, and refused to give it up. By Mr. Farquhar: Prisoner did not say that he would not give the coat up to anyone else but the owner. Mrs. Smart deposed: On the day in question, the accused brought the coat to my house, say- ing that I had better keep it until some person claimed it. Sergeant Edghill remarked that Mrs. Smart had previ- ously.told him a different tale about the coat. She had said that the accused had told her not to give it up to any one but himself. The evidence being insufficient to sup- port the charge, the case was dismissed. .AsSJ..ULT.-Eliza Price v. Catherine Symonds. Mr. Farquhar appeared for defendant. The evidence in this case was very conflicting, and the case was dismissed. CHARGE OF MALICIOUSLY WOUNDING. — Andrew Hamilton and Mary German were charged with mali- ciously wounding John Dowley. Complainant was said to be too ill to appear, and the case was adjourned until he should be able to do so.
ILOCAL GOVERNMENT BOARD.
LOCAL GOVERNMENT BOARD. The monthly meeting ot this body was held on Friday, the 28th ult., when the following members were present, viz.:—Messrs. E. B. Edwards, (chairman), Owen James, Alexander Edwards, W. H. Lloyd, J. F. Williams, Wtul Davies, Wm, Conway, D. Lawrence, Wm. Thomas, Wm. Haskius, Henry Holloway, and Stephen Fletcher. The financial committee having examined the accounts cheques were signed for 977 5s. 3d. for bills; £28 18s. 5d: for wages, and tor 91 8s. 4d. for salaries. The collector reported that he had received 981 13s. 8d. on account of the district rate. The minutes of the last meeting having been read over Mr. W. H. Lloyd drew the attention of the meeting to the dangerous state ot the bridge over the railway near Fald Lane, from there not being any spikes or other pro- tective means adopted to prevent children climbing up, which they were in the habit of doing; and he also spoke of the annoyance arising trom the water dropping from the railway bridge on Albion Road, in regard to which it was thought that something ought to be done immediately to abate the annoyance. Mr. Fletcher moved for the particulars of the expendi. ture incurred in paving George St.,which many of the mem- bers considered to be the best job that bad been done for a length of time in regard to sanitary measures. The papers moved for were ordered to be produced. Mr. Conway wished for information in regard to the financial position of the board, of which a statement will be produced at the next meeting of the members. Some other matters of minor importance were brought before the meeting, after which attention was called to a COMMUNICATION PROM THE LORD LIEUTENANT, In speaking of which, the Chairman said he had written to his lordship, respecting a resolution passed by the board to memorialize the Postmaster General, for the pur- pose of obtaining a mid-day mail, aud had received the following reply from his lordship: Llanover, October 17th, 1864. SIR,—On the receipt of your letter of the 11th inst., I wrote to the Postmastei" General, and expressed a hope that his lordship would grant the application contained in your memo- rial. I also set forth the importance of the works and the trade of Pontypool, and stated my opinion that a day mail ought te be provided to facilitate the postal communication between. Pontypool and the manufacturing districts of the north. I think it would be extremely desirable that the local authorities of Pontypool and the other important tovrns in the county should take into their consideration the present most unsatisfactory state of the railway arrangements in their re- spective districts. At present the" service" is extremely bad, and as to punctuality, it seems to be wholly disregarded. With reference to the time consumed in She journey from Lon- don-you will find that, although Bridgewater on the one linn and Newport on the other line are nearly the same distance from. London, the time required to perforin the journey to the former place is much less than the time required to reach the last named place. The cause is obvious. The same train may take the carriages for Bridgewater and Plymouth on the one line, and for Kewport, Cardiff, .Swansea, and Milford on the other, as far as Swindon. But as soon as the Gloucester and South Wales train leaves Swindon a different system is pursued with con- stant stoppages and a slackened speed. Again, 011 the West Mid,and line, which is now amalgamated with the Great Western, and by which Pontypool and Abergavenny are served, the case is much wor.,sc-the trains are slower and most un- puaetual, and the inconvenience is experienced to a much greater degree since the amalgamation. The whole system has unfor- tunately got into the hands of one company, and this county and the great ports of South Wales, together with the trading and passenger traffic, are at the mercy of that company. Previous to that amalgamation a passenger going, even round by Worcester, to London fram Abergavenny, (and the case ap- plies to Pontypool with the slight difference of distance;) could reach London in six hours, now he is seven hours and a halt. In returning from London he could leave at 1.40 and be due in Abergavennyat 7.30, being less than six hours. But now he must leave at 1.15 and is due at Abergavenny at 8.51, or seven hours aud thirty-six minutes-and he is very fortunate if he arrives haif-an-Uour after that time. I have frequently had my horses and carriages waiting at the station for hulf-an-hour,, and sometimes three-quarters of an hour in the cold nights, and have represented the same to the Great Western Company. The same want of punctuality must of course have been felt at Pontypool and all the other stations oil the line. If you will look at the time tables of the company with reference totraius arriving at Newport, and departing from that town, by the main line, and then examine the time table of the West Midland with reference to trains arriving at and departing from the same town, (which trains ought to be iu connection with each pther,) you will find." thetu most inconveniently arranged. This inconvenience is increased by the company not uniting their stations, which they are empowered by Par- liament to do, aud also by the excessive want or punctuality, especially ou the West Midland line. I have reported to the company several instances in which passengers have arrived so late at Newport that the up West Midland trains have departed, and I have also stated to them other cases in which the West Midland trains have been so late into Newport that the South Wales trains have departed, leaving the unfortunate victims to remain in Newport for several houis before they could proceed. For example—recently, on four several occasions, Colonel Clifford, Mr. Herbert, of Llanarth, Major Wickham, and my- self, all intending to arrive at Newport oy the London train at 5.15, were too late to proceed by the West Midland trains, and obliged to post to our respective destinations. So again as regards detention on the West Midland line. Some friends of mitie leaving this place a few days ago in order to proceed to Caernarvonshire, via Newport, were delivered too late at Newport and obliged to proceed by a slow train. In order to test the want of punctuality on the West Midland liue, which serves Abergavenny, Pontypool, and other impor- tant places, I desired a person to note, ou six consecutive days, the arrivals and departures of the trains intended to reach Newport in time lor the down trains to Cardiff, Swansea, Llanelly, Caennarthen, and Milford Haven. It will be seen by the company's tables, that the 1.23 train is intended to reach Newport at 2.5, in order that it may be in time for the South Wales express at 2.20, and as it takes at least from ten to fifteen minutes to get with luggage f. out one station to the other and obtain fresh tickets, it tollows that the greatest punctuality ought to be observed. The 4.20 train is tirued to be at Newport at 5..10, to catch the South Wales train at 5.25. The result of the enquiry is as follows;-che 1.23 train was so late out of Abergavenny on every one of the six consecutive days, (and of course similarly late out of Poutypool,) that unless the greatest speed was put on, every passenger must have been too late for the down express, and must have been detained in Newport for three hours and a h df, and tlWil have proceeded by a slow traiu. The other traiu, viz., the 4.20 train was also oil all those days so late that no possible amount of speed could have run it into Newport in time for the 5.:>0 down train, and passen- gers for places oetweeu. Newport and Swansea must have waited at Newport till 9.39, whilst other passengers for Llanelly, Caennarthen, Xeuoy, Milford, &0., must have remained there till 3.40 the following morning!! Besides the 4,20 train from Loudon, Worcester, Hereford, &c., there is aaotuer train from London and the same places whicu was due last month at 8.46, and although all kour and a half has been added to the time formerly required to perform the journey by this train, it was late in leaving Aocrgavenny StatlOn: on Monday, September 19th, 51 iniuutes; Tuesday, 20th, 20 minutes; Wednesday, 21st, 21 minutes; Thursday, 22nd, l(i minutes; Fnday, 23rd, 21 minutes; anu Saturday, 24th, 26 minutes; being an average of 36 miuuies on each day in the week! 1 and 01 course equally late, or peihaps later, at Pontypool. But 1 was informed that this was better time than usual. I reported these to the Secretary of the Great Western Company, and received promises of inquiry, but the evil still continues. Wishing (after all these promises) to test still further the want of punctuality on the the line, I again had the time taken of the departuie of the trains every day last week, and I find that the result is nearly as bad as before. For instaiiee-tlij 4.20 train from London, Worcester, Hereford, &c., was late onleaviug Abergavenny on Monday, the lOtli inst., 28 minutes; Tuesday, lltli, 22 minutes Wednesday, 12tli, 28 Thursday, 13th, 11; Friday, 14th, IS and oil Saturday, 15th, 54 minutes; or an average of 27 minutes each day so that on one day only, viz., Tnursday, the 13th, could the passengers have reached Newport in time for the. South Wales traiu—aud on that day only if excessive speed had been used on the line,—and with regard to the last train due from London, that train was also late on everv even- ing, although still further time has been given for its ani val during the present month. It must be borne in mind that the Great Western aud South Wales Companies, acting together under the same engineer, and now amalgamated, ongwallyprojected and commenced a line through the centre of tne county, and upon which line a very large sum of the shareholders' money was expended. This liue was then abandoned, and the bl idges, viaducts, earthworks, &c., remain unfinished, and whenever any attempt has been made to serve the district by another company, and to mJke new lines from London, the Great Western Company have opposed such projects, and unfortunately been too successful, for instance—some years ago a more direct line was proposed by theWest Midland Company-then an independent company. The Great Western Company defeated the scheme, and subse- quently amalgamated with the West Midland. Subsequently another line was projected from Farringuou to Cheltenham and Gloucester, which would have shortened the distance to South Wales about all hour, or more. The Great Western Company again opposed and now having obtained complete control of the country, the traders, and the inhabitants, and the travellers, are at their mercy—very little of which is shewn us. I have urged the company to give us a more expeditiou8 ser- vice and they have refused to do so. I have also urged them to insure us punctuality as regards the trams, slow as they and with stoppages most annoying, but they seem regardless of the representations made to them by myself and others. I was told oil Friday last, by a tradesman in Abergavenny, that he had received a notice of increase of charges for freights on the line, and yet so far as I can learn, aud I have been so informed by very large freignters on the line, the want of accommodation and the waat of punctuality is most disastrous to the traders. I have directed your attention to thesq points because I think such matters are well deserving the consideration uf the, local authorities ot ihe county, and looking at the vast trade and commerce of the great area of the South Wales distnet-Hl- creasing as it does year after year-eomaining some of the finest iron W JI'KS and collieries in the world, I think that our interests ought to be better eared for, aud our wants more effectually supplied by the company whicu at present lias, for us, almost the eutire monopoly of this important portion' of the kingdom. I am, Sir, yours taitUlully, K Edwards, Esq., LLANOVER. Chairman of the Local Board, Pontypool. A short discussion followed the reading of the above letter, in which the Chairman said he fit the U1\Jetlll.:{ would fully concur in the Lord Lieutenant's views, witn regard to the irregularities ou tile railways, as it was a subject of general complaint; lie further cited instances that had come under his own observation of considerable inconvenience arising from detention on the Great Western Kailwuy, and added that he thought the district generally ought to be much obliged to his lordship for taking t Ie matter in hand. Several other members, some' of them extensive freighters, added their testimony iu corroboration of Lord Llanover's statements, after which the following resolution was passed:—A letter having been read from the Lord Lieutenant, complaining of the great irregularity of the trains oo the Great Western Itailway, to the inconvenience of the trade arid general accommodation of the district, it is resolved that this board quite agrees with the remarks of his lordship, aud considers that some steps ought to be taken to remedy the evil, and recommend that a public meeting be con- vened to conside- the best remedy." After some business of a formal character had been transacted, the members separated, n Printed, and Published bp the Proprietor, WILLIAM HUNIIV Cl.AKK, at his Offices, Bridge Street, Usk, in 1116 C<.Ilm/1I "r' Monmouth, November 5, 1864.—Second, Edition,
CAERLEON.'
CAERLEON. THE SHOOTING CASE.—The victim of the outrage at the Park farm, reported in our last, William Muulton, is, by the latest accounts, progressing less favorably than was anticipaterf. Although there is at present no fear of his injuries terminating fatally, his state is such as to render necessary a further remand of the prisoner (Ball), who will be again taken before the magistrates this day, (Friday). POLICE COU-RT, OCT. 27, before the Rev. W. POWELL and C. NICHOLBON, Esq. DOG STEALING.^—James Stokes and John Stokes, a couple of the gipsy tribe, were charged with stealing a dog, the property of William Floyd, of Cwmbran. It appeared that the prosecutor lost a young dog, and hav- ing given information to the police, on the following day P.S. Hale searched the tent ot the prisoners, and tound the dog, which was ;dentifieit by the prosecutor, covered up with a coat.. The prisoners, offered to sell ,the dog to the sergeant, saying that, they had had it some months. In their defence, prisoners now alleged that the dog f followed them. They were committed for 14 days' hard labour. PETTY SESSIONS, TUESDAY, before JOHN JAMES and C. NICHOLSON, Esqs. CHARGE OF STEALING A SMOCK.—James Price was charged with stealing a smock, the property of David Powell. This case had been adjourned from the last ipetty sessions to enable the accused to have the benefit of legal advice, and Mr. Robert Graham now appeared on his behalf. From the evidence, it appeared that the pro- secutor, prisoner, and a man named John Ball, were har- vesting together on the 8tu of August last, at Penypark farm, Llantarnam, when, as he was preparing to go home, prosecutor missed his smock, the prisoner and Bail having previously left the field. Information was given to the police, but nothing was heard of the missing smock until a month after, when P.C. Burroughs observed prisoner wearing- a garment answering the description, and in answer to the officer's inquiries as to where he had got it from, prisoner said, Jack Ball gave it me." P.C. Bur- roughs then took prisoner to confront Ball, when the latter, after repeatedly denying the prisoner's assertion, ultimately said, if I did give ii, you, you gave it me first." Mr. Graham forcibly addressed the bench on the part of detendant, and the magistrates, thinking the case was hardly clear against the accused, gave him the benefit of the doubt and discharged him with a caution. ASSAULT ON A LAD.—James Waters, of Llanfhewv Vacu, whose face, from his frequent appearance, is well known to the court, was charged with having assauited Patrick Collins. Complainant stated that he went, in company with another fad, to the house of defendant, to return his brewing vat, when they said to Mrs. Waters, "is there any chance of some walnuts P" and as Mrs. Waters gave no reply, acting upon the principle that silence gives consent," they went to the trees and began helping themselves; defendant thereupon came'up, and saying, "I'll give you walnuts," struck Collins on the face, knocking him senseless. The bench, observing that al- though the offence was proved there had been great pro- vocation, tined defendant in the mitigated penalty of 20s., including costs.
PONTYPOOL.
PONTYPOOL. TOWN HALL, SATURDAY, before H. M. KENNAED and JOHN THOMPSON, Esquires. OFFENCES AGAINST LICENCES.—Daniel Lewis, Garn- diliaitu, was charged with an offence of tuis nature. P.C. Coombs deposed that on the morning of Sunday, the 16th of October, at about two o'clock, he saw a tnan named Mike Conwav go to tne house in question, which appears to be kept by a man of the name of Harvey, to whom he said, after tapping at the window, "let we have hait'-a- gallon of beer," anll a short tune after, he (witness) saw Conway cume away from the house with a jug containing beer. Air. Greemvay, who appeared for deiendant, called several witnesses to contradict the evidence given by the policeman, and the case was adjourned lor the officer to produce corroborative testimony. William Coles was charged, on the information of P.C. Lewis, with a similar offence. It appeared the officer had, found ten men drinking in the house during a prohibited hour, for which defendant was convicted in the penalty of 15s., including costs. CHARGE OF WIFE DESERTION,— William Watkins was charged with having left his wife chargeable to the parish of l'revethin. 1\11-. W. H. Lloyd appeared for de- lei .dant, and the case was adjourned for a week. A WEAK CHARGE.—Three lads were charged with having stolen a quantity of horse feed, the property of the Ponty pool Iron Company. It appeared from the evidence of another lad named Wallace, aged eleven years, that ha saw some of the defendants go through a hole to the place where the feed was kept, at the New Pits, and fill a nose- bag. The bench intimated that it could notconvicton such evidence, and defendants were discharged. CHARGE OF STEALING A HAT.— William Joshua was charged with having stolen a hat, the property ot James Jones, a canvasser for orders books. This was a charge of a very frivolous nature. It appeared that on the even- ing of Monday last, defendant and complainant, with other people, were drinkiug at the Wheat Sheaf Inn, Market Place, Pontypool, and defendant, thinking that a hat he observed under the settle belonged to an old man from Mountain Ash, who he supposed had gone away and forgotten it, took charge of it, and left itat.Mr. Hugues's, Batti Beerhouse, with a request to a boy in the house, named Thomas Jones, that, he would take care of it. From the evidence of William Bishop, son of the occupier of the Wheat Slxeaf, and Thomas Jones, it would seem that defendant took the hat in an open and unconcealed manner, and in fact that he had taken it for safety, under the impression that it really belonged to the old man in question. Having asked the witnesses several questions, by which these tacts were elicited, their worships dis- missed the case.
WHOLESALE ROBBERIES.
WHOLESALE ROBBERIES. Several charges of theft were preferred against Ann Ellis, of Blaenavon, on whose behalf Mr. Alexander Ed- wards appeared. The first charge gone into, was that of stealing two silver spoons, the property of Samuel Owens, who deposed that at the present time he lived at Neath; that twelve mouths ago, when removing his goods to the railway station at Blaenavon, where he had previously resided the prisoner assisted in the work; and that on arriving at Neath he missed the spoons. Mr. Alexander Edwards cross-examined complainaut, with a view of showing that the spoons had been missed from a basket which some other person had carried to the railway station. P.S. Griffiths deposed that on searching the prisoner's box he found the two spoons produced, which prosecutor had identified as his property, and he (the officer) charged her with having stolen them, in answer to which, she said She had bought them off a travelling man, about two months since. Prisoner was next charged with having stolen a pair of scissors, the property of John Jonathan, Blaenaton. Alice Jonathan, wife of prosecutor, in identifying the property, deposed, that about five weeks ago prisoner worked at their house during three days, after which the scissors were missed. P.S. Griffiths said that in searching pri- soner's box he also found the scissors, and she accounted for their possession by saying that she bought them at Bristol two years ago. Prisoner was again charged with having stolen from the back-kitchen of the Brewery Tap, Blaenavon, two skirts, one shawl, one towel, one jacket, two pairs of knicker- bockers, one bag, two hair brushes, two pairs of stockings a comb, a common payer book, &c., the property of Mary" Anne Phillpot, and others. P.S. (iriffiths proved to hav- ing found the articles concealed under some rubbish on the premises where the prisoner resided, and charged her with stealing them from the house mentioned, when she denied the charge. The prisoner endeavoured to account for the property being in the backyard, by saying that it had been thrown over the wall. The next charge preferred against prisoner, was that of stealing an umbrella, the property of Jacob Jones. Su- sannah Probert deposed that prisoner came into the Vic- toria Inn, on the night of the 22ud Oct., and asked for a private room, under the name of Mrs. Hambleton at which time she had no umbrella in her possession and that one was missed from the premises alter she had gone. The wife of prosecutor said that she saw the prisoner come into the house, and she had not an umbrella in her pos- session. P.S. Griffiths deposed that on charging the prisoner with stealing the umbrella, she said that she had merely taken it iu mistake for her own. The prisoner, who was said to have been latterly leading the life of a prostitute in Bristol, was committed to take her trial at the ensuing Quarter Sessions, bail being refused,