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5 ] ABERDARE. ] FATAL ACCIDENT AT FOBCHAMAK, ABEKDAEE.—On Satur- j day lust, a fireman named Thomas Rees, was accidentally killed in Forelianian pit, Cwmaman. Deceased, who was a respec- table workman, was crossing the pit at the bottom thereof, when a cage which was descending the shaft at the time came upon him and killed him on the spot. An inquest was held before the deputy coroner for the district (Mr. Thos. Williams), on Monday last, and a verdict of accidental death" was re- corded. TUESDAY.—(Before Mr. Fowler.) ASSAULT.—Mary Richards charged Ann Hopkins with an assault. This was a case in which two women had quarrelled very savagely about their children. From a war of words the affray became a very serious one. The women fell on each other like a pair of tigresses, and eventually came into the police-court to have their differences adjusted. After hearing a mass of evidence detailed by witnesses, who gave somewhat contradictory statements, the bench fined :the defendant 2s. and costs. ILLEGAL HOURS. Edward Clement, of the Gloucester Arms, was charged with having sold a pint of beer on Sunday, the 17th ult., at half-past seven o'clock in the morning, being an illegal hour. The offence having been proved by Sergeant Matthews, the bench inflicted a fine of 10s, together with costs.—John Thomas, landlord of the Bailey's Arms, was fined 95 and costs for a similar offence. The charge was again proved by Sergeant Matthews. The magistrate expressed himself quite shocked and disgusted at the description given by the police sergeant of the disgraceful scene which the house presented when he entered it. ALLEGED NciSANCE—Mr. Samuel, solicitor, appeared to prefer charges brought by Mr. Davies, the surveyor of highways, against Mr. Crawsbay Bailey, M.P., and others, for having allowed putrid water, &c., to flow upon the turn- pike-road, and thereby causing a nuisance. It having been discovered that the summons against Mr. Bailey would not be proceeded with, Mr. Samuel asked the Bench to take the case against Mr. Griffith Davies, Ynyslwyd. It appeared that there were legal difficulties in the way of proceeding with the cases in their present shape, and the Bench, quite con- vinced that something should be done to remove the nuisance complained of, suggested that some arrangement should be come, to with Mr. Davies, which would preclude the necessity of litigation and get rid of the nuisance. It appears that Mr. G. Davies is the lessor of land, upon which houses are built partly in Cardiff-street, and partly in Albion-street. The nuisance complained of arose from slops and refuse thrown by tenants of these houses into an unformed street, over which the nuisance flowed on to the turnpike. Mr. G. Davies con- tended that he had legally parted with the land over which the filth flowed, but Mr. Samuel disputed this. After a good deal of difcussion between the Bench and the parties con- cerned, it was decided that the summons should stand over for a month, Mr. Davies's agent expressing an opinion that the ground for complaint would be removed. NUISANCE. John Thomas and others, being the tenants of houses in Cardiff-treet, opposite which a filthy open drain was running, were fined Is. each for contributing to the nuisance STEALING SHOVELS. Enoch Morgan was brought up on remand charged with having stolen two shovels at the Aber- nant works. Defendant having no evidence to offer in defence, and the bench, considering the evidence given at the hearing last week perfectly convincing as to his guilt, committed him to gaol for a month. WIPB BEATING.—James Phillis, a dogged-looking customer, was brought up in custody charged with having beaten and wounded his wife, on Tuesday morning, October 3rd. The injured wife having related the circumstances under which she had been beaten, and exhibited her head, from the back of which the blood had been recently flowing. Sergeant Thomas, who apprehended the prisoner, produced the knife with which the wound was inflicted. Defendant was committed for trial. ASSAULTS.—Laban Macey v. Thomas James.—An assault case.-Masey stated that on the 16th ult. he was going home from Aberdare to Cwmbach, when James, after asking him something, pitched into, and struck him down two or three times. Several witnesses, whose testimony was of a con- flicting character, having been heard, the bench flued defendant 10s. and costs. Daniel Phillips v. Jane Griffiths,-The complainant, a child about three years old, appeared in his mother's arms. Evidence to the effect that defendant had slapped the com- plainant in the face, and made a mark there, was given. Defendant excused herself for having smacked the boy, by stating that the little fellow had beaten her child, which was only two years old. The bench said defendant did wrong to strike the child, especially on the face, and she would be fined 2s. 6d. Eliza Howells charged Elizabeth John with an assault. The complainant, a woman 52 years of age, stated that defendant came into her house on the 23rd ult., and, without any provocation, belaboured her with a stick which she pro- duced. After having heard two or three witnesses, who con- tradicted each other, the bench dismissed the case. David Jones, a boy, charged Morgan Parry with having struck him two or three blows with a stick. It appeal ed from the evidence that the complainant was with a number of other boys, kicking up a row in front of a house at Hirwain, in which there was a sick man. The defendant, being the owner of the house, was called to send the boys away, a woman who lived next door, and who had been appealed to by the sick man, having failed to do so. It having been proved that defendant had simply given the boy a cut or two with a birch, in order to drive him away with the others, the bench inflicted a fine of 2s., but refused to allow any costs. Elizabeth Jones charged Edward Jones and Thomas Thomas Corrinder with an assault. Complainant, a smart- looking young woman, stated that she had been attacked by a lot of roughs, of whom the two defendants were the ringleaders. Adjourned for a week, for the production of a witness. FUBIOUS DRIVING.—William Thomas, grocer, was charged with having driven furiously through Commercial-street and 20s., including costs. m-oved BRIDGEND. PETTY SESSIONS.—Saturday.—(Before R. Franklen, T, R Morse, and W. Llewelyn, Esqrs., and the Rev. C. R Knight.) GAME.—William Stubbs, of Margam, gamekeeper, charged Steel Treharne, Edward Thomas, Daniel Beynon, Joseph Davies, and Richard lioseward, all of Maesteg, with trespass- ing in search of game, and also with killing game without a licence. The two latter defendants did not appear, and war- rants were issued tor their apprehension. The two first named were fined 4J2 l1 s. each for each offence and the ousts. Daniel Beynon was fined 92 10s. and -oosts for the trespass. The other charge against him was dismisssd. ASSAULTS.—Johnson Granville charged the same Richard Rosewood with an assault. Another warrant was issued for his apprehension. William Roberts v. William John, both of Coity.—The case was a trivial one, and the magistrates recommended the parties to settie t e matter, which was ultimately done. John Came, station-master at Tandu, summoned William David, grocer, of Cefll, fir impeding and obstructing him in the execution Qf his duty. It appeared that in consequence of a conoert given by Miss Watts, at Porthcawl, last Wednesday, a great number of people travelled on the railway, and fame did duty as guard. At l he Ceill Station Cam had sIgnalled the engine to move on, when deiendant caught hod of him round the neck and struck him once or twice. The train went on without him, and the lives of all the passengers were en- dangered, there being nobody in the break-van. Defendant was fined dEaand Us. 2d. costs. VAGRANCY.—Thomas Roberts, a tramp, was charged with destroying his clothes in the workhouse. He was sentenced to 14 days'imprisonment with hard labour. WIFE BEATING, David Lewi<, of Kenfig Hill, was charged with beating his wife. He was committed for a month with hard labour. DESEBTIKG SERVICE.—William Williams was charged with running away from the service of Joseph Joseph, of Cwmalwg. lie was sentenced to a week's imprisonment. LARCENY.—Thomas Ford, pedler, was charged with steal- ing 73 bs. weight of rope, the property ot Messrs. Vivian and Sons. lIe was convicted, and sentenced to a week's im- prisonment, MANSLAUGHTER.—Patrick Heily, of Splott, farm servant, was charged with the manslaughter of John Leyshon. "he prisoner was proceeding from Aberkenfig to BriJgend, on the 10th ult., with a waggon laden with coal, drawn by three horses. He was driving faster than he ought to have done, and rode himself on the shafts. NT arthe new asylum he met the donkey cart, in which deceased was sitting; he was unable to stop his horses in time, but drove over the donkey, cart, and boy. The boy did not recover the shock, but died from morti- fication in the leg on the 22ud uit. MERTHYR. CAB COMPANY.—A cab company is, we are informed, to be started without delay in Metth) r. We wish success to the project, as it will supply a generally admitted want. LIBRARY READINGS.—These entertainments will be re- sumed in a few days, under the same management as in the past season. A NARROW ESCAPE. On the return excursion of a train from Carmarthen to Merthyr, on Monday, a little girl looking out of the window overbalanced herself and fell out of the carriage. In the compartment there weie several people, the father of the little girl and his son being amongst the number. Without a moment's thought he jumped out, and away wheeled the train leaving, for all the lookers on knew, two mutilated bodies on the rails. At the first station the tele- graph was put to work, and instructions sent to start a man up the rails to see for the two unfortunates, living or dead. The man sent met them coming towards the station, the girl, apparently, none the worse, but the man considerable shaken and knocked about the head, A handful of nuts given to the girl made her speedily forget the fright, but it was found that the injuries to the man were more serious, a rib was broken and the head much bruised. These injuries were carefully looked to, and after some rest he had a little wine given to him, and was assisted to Merthyr in a fair way to rally. POLICE, Saturday.- (Befoie J. C. Fowler and E. J. Davies, Esqrs.) DRUNK AND HioTOPS.—Chades Taylor was charged with being drunk and riotous on the 17th of September.-P,C, Poynton proved the charge, and the prisoner was fined 7s. 6d. FOUND IN A GARDEN.-Ree& Griffiths was charged with being in a garden, the property of Mr. Jones, Thomas Town, for an unlawful purpose.-P.C. Mellish said he found the prisoner in the garden in question, about 20 minutes past 2 o'clock in the morning. He feigned sleep. He refused to give any account of himself.—Prisoner said he was after the girl whom he had courted several months.—He was dis- charged with a caution. EVADING TO PAY Tons.—-James Beecher was charged with a violation of the Market Act, by selling turnips in the open streets.-Defendant denied the charge.—Geo. Edwards, lessee of the market, said he saw the defendant sell a sack of turnips to a woman in Well-street, and receive the money for them.—Defendant said he was only delivering them; he had sold them previously at his shop.—Defendant was fined Is., he being a stranger in the place, WEDNESDAY, before Mr. Fowler. BEGGING.—Edward Hughes, alias John Thomas, was charged with begging alms from door to door in Dowlais, with false pretentions. He was convicted on the evidence of P. S. Howlett, who said that the prisoner was a citizen of China, and subsisted on prostitution. He was committed to prison fit Mkodar month. NEWPORT. NEWPORT AND ABERDARE COAL FIELD.-It is in con templation to apply in the next session of Parliament fo powers to construct a new line of railway between Newport and Merthyr and Aberdare. This line will branch off from the Vale of Neath about one mile from Merthyr, thence by a new railway on the west side of the Taff river to Quaker's Yard, on the Great Western. From Quaker's Yard to Tre- degar junction it is proposed to run over the Great Western and from Tredegar junction to a point on the Potltypool, Caerleon, and Newport Railway, about one mile from New- port, a new line will be constructed. The entire length by this route between Merthyr and Newport will be 23 miles between Dowlais and Newport, via Bargoed Taff branch, 22 miles; and between Rhymney (Glamorganshire side) and Newport, 20 miles whereas the shortest routes to Cardiff are respectively from Merthyr, 24 miles Dowlais, 26 miles and Rhymney, 21 miles. The new line will also place Aberdare equi-distant from Newport and Cardiff, and it will form the shortest practical through route from Aberdare to LnllcOl1 and Southampton, in connection with the high-level bridge scheme at Chepstow. ° MR. SPURGEON AT NEWPORT.-On Tuesday hist Mr. Spurgeon preached in the morning and afternoon at the Cattle Market, Newport. It was computed that there ii ei-e about ten thousand persons present at each service. The sermons were, as usual, pungent, telling, and full of anecdotes. A charge of Is. was made for admission, the proceeds to be devoted towards paying the debt on the Commercial-road Bap- tist chapel, Newport. Mr. Spurgeon was the guest of Mr Mr. Win. Evans, J.P., Fields-house, during his stay at Newport. PONTYPRIDD BOARD OF GUARDIANS. ,vTI,ie u,sua! meeting of this Board was held on nveClnf Wy' in the chair- '^ere were also p.esent Messrs J. S. Maddicks, G. J. Penn, David Davies » {WTUU) E^vans, David Davies, R. Jenkins, Thos. Jones. V Thomas, Thomas Thomas, WTilliam Williams, David Jenkins Edmund Thomas, Thomas Joseph, William Morgan, Pritchard, and John Davies. The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed, .i !e,r read a letter frora the Poor Law Board, inclosing the following copy of a letter addressed that day to Mr. W. Cooke, one of the medical officers of the Pontypridd Union J am directed by the Poor Law Board to inform you that they have received from their inspector, Mr. Graves the report of the inquiry recently held by him under a complaint preferred against you by the Guardians of tbe Pontypridd Union, for having improperly charged the sum of £ 5 for your services as medical officer in treating the alleged compound fracture of the thigh in the case of James Wankling. The Board have also received the evidence taken at the inquiry The Board have very carefully considered the report'and the evidence, and they direct me to state that in their opinion you have failed to substantiate your claim for the E.5 for the treatment of the compound fracture. Looking at the circumstances connected with your claim, and that of the fact that you havebyvour proceedings for- fcited the confidence of the Guardians, the Board cannot avoid the conclusion thet your further continuance in the office of medical officer would be prejudicial both to the interest of the Union and the sick poor intrusted to you, and they therefore request that you will at once place your resignation in the hands of the Guardians. Mr. W. Cooke." T' FlETCHEK' A^tant Secretary, The Chairman said a great deal had already been said on this painful subject, but lie thought the guardians would be able after hearing the letter from the Poor Law Board to feel confident that the Poor Law Board had sufficient reason for calling on Mr, Cooke to resign his situation as medical officer of the Union. It however appeared that Mr. Cooke had not sent in his resignatien, neither had he taken any notice of the letter sent to him by their Clerk, informing him that his con- tract as public vaccinator would terminate in 28 days time He had been a servant of the Board for many years, and he (the Chairman) was sure they all much regretted the necessity of taking such a step. Mi. Maddicks then introduced his notice of motion on the propriety of dividing the Llautrissant district for medical re- lief and vaccinating put poses. He said he had no occasion to make any apology for bringing the motion before them, as it was one he considered of great importance, and one that re- quired their serious consideration. He thought, perhaps, there were some extenuating circumstances in connection with the charges brought against Mr. Cook, that his district was so large and the amount of business he had to transact so heavy, that he could not properly attend to it. The amount of ex- tra fees prored it to be large. The total vaccination fees for the whole union were 128 10s., but the Llantrissant district took C54 18s. of that sum. This was somewhere near one i if mi'6 ex':la meclical fees the proportion was more than one half. The total sum for extra medical fees for the union was £56, and the claim from the medical officer for this district out of this sum was £39. He also thought by the 158 and 159 sec. of the consolidated orders, the Guardians were bound to divide the district. In those sections it was provided that the district should be divided when it exceeded the area of 15,000 acres. The Llantrissant district included an area of 19,910 acres. They were, therefore, not only allowed by law to make the alteration, but they were authorised to do so by law. In the same way if the population exceeded a certain number, it was in the power of the Guardians to make the division. He then moved "that in the opinion of this Board, the Llantrissant district for medical relief and for vaccinating purposes, be divided. Mr. Maddicks was about to point out the boundary line of each division, when the Chairman suggested that the matter should be left to a committee. Mr. Edward Thomas seconded the motion of Mr. Maddicks. Mr. Davies, of Gellyweon, proposed as an amendment that it would be advisable to postpone the further consideration of the subject for a fortnight. The amendment was seconded by Mr. D. Evans, of Llantrissant, and carried. The Committee suggested by the Chair man was then formed tyi iCQP*isf: of '1;.t 5~^o MI. Lemuel Howell, surveyor, was then appointed inspector of nuisances for the parish of Ystradyfodwg at a salary of JE10 per year. The Chairman said it had been suggested by several persons that it would be advisable to form a committee for the removal of nuisances in every parish. The Act of Parliament pro- vided for the formation of such committees, and he thought they could not do better than appoint the guardians of each of the parishes to act as a committee in their respective parishes. They were threatened with a visitation from a dreadful disease, and though he hoped they might escape the visitation, still it was spreading towards them. One of the greatest preventatives was cleanliness, and it was their duty to do what they could to preserve cleanliness in their respective localities. He found from the Clerk that only one parish in the Union, Llanvabon, was without an inspector of nui- sances, and he hoped there would soon be one appointed for that parish. Mr. Perkins afterwards gave notice that he should move at the next meeting the appointment of committees con- sisting of guardians of each parish, to act in each parish as a Nuisance Removal committee. He next alluded to the com- pletion of the new workhouse. He was glad he said to state that the new building was almost in a state to reoeive paupers, and he hoped at their next meeting it would be in such a state as to enable them to select those persons who should become inmates of that place. They might expect trom him some account of the manner in which the building committee had acted. He could assure them that every mem- her of the committee had done his utmost to watch the growth of the building, to see that it was in every respect as ooml,leta as was necessary, and at the same time to pay the most scru. pulous attention to economy. They would no doubt, some of them at least, recollect that the original contract was for £5991) and they would also recollect that at the time they en. tered upon the contract they anticipated that there would be a considerable outlay for extras. Now the contract had been concluded, the accounts had been examined, and the building committee had that morhing brought their labours to a close. The total cost of the extras had however only amounted to £ 581. This br mght the total cost of the building itself to the contractors, Messrs. Jones, up to i6491. The architect's fee as by agreement amounted to £150, but as there were extras. in the budding the architect was entitled to some addition to this agreement' These extias however only amounted to £ a 18s. rhe next item was the salary paid to the clerk of the work, Mr. Moses Trew, which at 30s. per week amounted to £ 117. These sums made the entire cost of the building in round numbers £6764. It might seem that this was a large sum of money, and he was of opinion and he was fortified in that opinion by persons who were excellent judges of property, that they had a capital house and a cheap one. Some persons might consider there was no necessity for erecting so large a building, but he thought they bad come to a sensible determi- nation to look at the future contingencies. The Chairman concluded by expressing his entire approbation of the manner in which the work had been executed by the contractors, and of the exertions of all persons connected with the building. Mr. Pritchard moved that as the building was so nearly ready, the next meeting of the Board should be in the new workhouse. The proposition was adopted, and the meeting separated. SWANSEA. SMOKING FN A CoLUERT.—At the Swansea Police-court, on Saturday, one of the colliers in the employ of Messrs. Williams, Foster, and Co.. was charged with opening his safety lamp and smoking in their colliery, at Llangyfelacb. The prisoner was sentenced to suffer, as the penalty of the indulgence, the term of two months' imprisonment in the Honse of Correction. SUDDEN DEATH NEAR SWANSEA.—An awful instance of the uncertainty of human life occurred near Swansea on Monday last. It appears that a woman named Holmes, residing near the Red Cow, at Waunwen, was in her house in company with a child, and sent the latter on a short errand. On returning shortly afterwards the child found the poor woman quite dead. An alarm was immediately given, but life was found extinct. THE YELLOW FEVEtt.—Our London contemporary, the Morning Post, thinks it ought to be reassuring to the public to know that the real yellow Jack" is incapable of propaga- tion in ou.. temperate climate, and that it is only amid rotten vegetation and excessive humidity in countries with a mean temperature of 82 F. that this scourge has prevailed, As to the present Swansea fever, it is to be hoped there will be a rigid examination. In the meantime, it is important to recall attention to the fact that the Scottish epidemic of 1843 waa nover supposed to be of foreign origin. It almost simulta- neously sprang up in several towns and that chi. fly among the crowds of Irish reapers in localities always filthy and overcrowded. While it spread from top to bottom of lofty lauds" in the High-street, scourged the adjacent closes, and reigned for months triumphant in the lodging-houses of the Grassmarket, Westport, and Cowgate, it did not cross the bridges to the New-town. No doubt a few scattered cases did occur in the airy etreets of the New-town, but they were all cases clearly traceable to contact with congregated sick in the Old-town. Physicians, medical assistant in the hospitals, missionaries, and nurses, were those only who sutiered in the New-town. In the other Scottish towns visited by the epi- demic, the exemption of the disti .ets under good sanitary con. ditions, and of the well-to-do classes, wM as marked as in Edinburgh. Therefore the announcement of yellow fever at Swansea, truthful though it be, i, not veiy alarming, but ■ ought to be accepted by the municipal authonties ut CiiHt and "J other towns as a warning to conform to the natural laws health,

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