... EXTRAORDINARY ROBBERY BY BOYS. Four boys—William Stott, Frank Skuse, Henry Eley, and Frederick Bliss tho three formor of Freeling-street, Caledonian-road, and the last- named of Burton-crescent — were charged befote Mr Horace .Smith, at the Dal- ston polics-court, yesterday,, with stealing a bag containing £ 15 in silver, the property of Christian Lewis Heiser, a baker, of 22, Seven Sisters' ...

... Glamorganshire Quarter Sessions. THIS DAY. The Glamorganshire Quarter SeAikioua were opened to-day in the court-house at the Town- ball, Cardiff, at one o'clock, when the following magistrates were presentMr J. T, D. Llewellyn (in the chair), Mr L. LI. DiUwyn, M.P., SirHussey Vivian, M.P., Rev C. R. Knight, General Lee, Mr Henry Lewis, Sir J. L. E. Spearman, Mr R. A. Valpy, Mr M. B. Williams, ...

... A BORDER BULLY. The killing pf Joe Hall, the rowdy, roysterer, gambler and all around border rough, by Herbert Reynolds, the cowboy, at Whitman, this State, one year ago, was a sensational murder, and one that created much excitement at the time, at- though but httie about the affair was ever heard of through the Omaha press. Joe Hall, the victim of the tragedy in ques- tion, made his ...

... The Man About Town. It is very shabby of the clerk of the weather, after spoiling our holidays by a heavy and persistent downpour of rain, to add insult to injury by dealing out bright frosty days just as everyone is obliged to return to work. The vagaries of the British climate are incomprehensible and since the Americans took in hand the duty of regulating out our weather, things appear to ...

... RACING ANTICIPATIONS. The frost has not touched the running truck at New Barns, and an interesting meeting is anticipated. The arrival list is very satisfactory, and for the opening day I shall rely on the following selections t«— Hunters' Flat—MINSTBIL MAID. New Year Hurdle-ARTEIUDOROS. Selling Hurdle-BLUz GoDrKyy. Tuesday Selling- BEDFELLOW. Hunters' Steeplechase—CoROJfBT. Qualifying ...

... Newmarket Training Notes. (BY OUR NEWMARKET COERESPONDENT.) NEWMARKET, Tuesday.-Another sharp frost during the night, which rendered the ground quite unfit tor training therefore none of our horses that ventured out up to the time of sending this message did nothing beyond healthy trotting work. On the Racecourse side, Ashby's Ma. Bella colt. Kingcup filly, Elsie Mary colt, and Loch Garry ...

... COLLIERY WARNINGS AND EXPLOSIONS IN 1888. The loss of life from fhedamp during the past year again shows a great falling off from the records of a few years ago. The casualties num- bered about a dnzon, only hair of which were fatal the deaths from explosions and accumula- tion reaching 47, the lowest total yet recorded. Thirty lives were lost at St. Helen's on Apfil 19, and fivo in Ogmore ...

... EARTHQUAKE IN INDIA. On Monday week a severe shock of earthquake was experienced in Calcutta and throughout Bengal. In Rajshahye largo, fissures ^opened, whence hot liquid Biud was pjectod, No loss of. life is reported. ...

... At the Ystrad police-court, 011 Monday, before Mr T. P. Jenkins, Mr W. Abraham, M.P. (Mabon), and Mr D. W. Davies, four men, named Thomas Davie*, Richard Evans, Thomas Healy, aud Andrew Harper, were charged with having, on Saturday evening, criyyiinally assaulted a married woman named Maria Davies, at Dinas. —Mr James Phillips, Pontypridd, prosecuted; and Mr Rhys appeared for the defence.—Com- ...

... BEATING THE RECORD. Another item of news from the Western city is that a Chicago man has beaten the record in the time of obtaining a divorce from his wife At five o'clock one evening last week be tiled his application for divorcc, and at half-past nine o'clock next morning Ilia divorce was granted. His marriage only lasted a. year and a half. His wife was a young Canadian girf, the sister of ...

... Yesterday nuoming three bullocks belonging to Mr Newman, batcher, WPstgate-gtreet-i toere brought to a slaughter-house underneath Orange- court, Batb, from Newton St Loe, and at about balf.past eight one of the animals escaped.. It ran up RridKe-street, and caused much com- motion in tho provision market. Ultimately it was driven into queen-squares where, in its efforts to evade the pursuers, ...

... An inquest was held yesterday at Rybope, near Sunderland. body of a man named Thomas to?1 Rooingon, age b2 yearSj who was f6tmd irozW, to 1 death ou Saturday morning> The deceased; missed w»y and fell over a bridge, and being jv)l; unable to help hinjS6]^ diad ag 8tate(j. -A ver(j;ct. ia accordance wittj tfaia evidence was returned. If wa £ stated that the deceaaed leaves a widow wh' o„ is in ...