... COACHMAN'S CRIME. I A coachman is in custody at Slough in connec- tion with an extraordinary shooting affair at Stoke Common. It is alleged that be to the Fox and Pheasant public-house, put his | xonad the neck of the landlord's daughter, Mias j Ridgway, and shot ber behind the ear. The bul- let was fortunately diverted by a bODe otherwise A. 'a. ...

... COMPENSATION AOT. Serious and Wilful Misconduct. On Monday at the Mountain Asa oounty uonrt Judgo Gwilym Williams bad before him the application of Mary Edwards, daughter of Thos. Nicholas, an aged coiiiery workman, who was killed by a journey of trams in the Lower -Duffryn Colliery, Mountain Ash, on Jnly 12th ■ last. The respondents were Mesrra Nixon's Navigation Colliery Company. Mr Nicholas ...

... APPROACHING BATTLES. I SIEGE OF KIMBERLEY. Position at Ladysmith. FREE STATE BESIEGERS GOING HOME. I Fatal Railway Accident. I RELIEF WORK AT DURBAN. j (Central News Telegram.) DURBAN, Wednesday. The authorities at Fcere are in daily communi- cation now with the Ladysmith garrison. The latest reports received were All well; bombardment still ineffective. It is calculated that by now 6,000 of ...

... FEARED LOSS OF A CARDIFF CAPTAIN AND CREW. Couiderable anxiety prevails codearning the safety of the Plymouth steamer Saltram, last heard of on October 28tb, when she passed Dela- ware Breakwater bonnd to Havana, with coal. This voyage is usually accomplished onder a week. As several derelicts have been seen in the track it is feared that the steamer has foundered with all hands. The crew ...

... LOCAL LAW CASES. I A BILL OF SALE. y,sterào:v (belure Justice D.%r?ing and M' ,Jnt¡cc Ch:tnnelL Rjtt:ig a. Dj\'¡i0al Conr., thecasu rf D%ic-s v. CHme on fo,: trial. ?ttr Mo!H!'an Lnsh '?Md th.s v.'M a. s.a to the cf a. bill of f.11e. appeared for the who ...

... Defence of MM. Deroulede and Guerin. I Pa,ris, 'b'naa.y.—The case for the defence WLLS begna in the Hifl:h Court to-da,y. M. Jt'?ea Lemajrtrj a.&rmfd that the demonst.ratioos were not concerted between the Leagues and that they were a:!i.de in response to the demonstrations againk3t the Army. M. Miilevoye, auother witness, corrohortei this stutemenc whilst severe wit- nesses a.Gjrmed tha ...

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... SALVATION ARMY.—WOMEN'S SOCIAL I WORK. TO THE EIIITOR. I Sir,Will yon again allow me the privilege of appealing to onr friend.; through your valuable paper ? We Wftnj to give our large family at the home a very hippy Christmas, and should be mosc grateful for gift3 of money, meat, fruit, vegetables, sweetmeats, also old clothing, boots, &c., to help us carry out this purpose. Many of our dear ...

... PONTYPRIDD MAGISTRATES' CLERK. I A Question of Accounts. One fir the items on the agenda of the Finance Committee of the Glamorgan County Council, which met to-day at Cardiff under the presidency of Alderman T. J. Hughes, was the following To receive the report of the accountant clerk on the accounts of the clerk to the Pontypridd stipendiary justice, and any report of the sub- committee ...

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... Important Decision at Cardiff. At the Cardiff County Coart this morning (before his Honour Judge Owen) judgment was given in an action brought by George Henry Locke, 147, Railway-street, under the Workmen's Compensation Act, against the North's Naviga- tion Colliery Company, claiming damages for injuries sustained while discharging his duties aa a deck labourer in defendants' employ. Mr Bail- ...

... A CREATURE OF CLAY. BY RICHARD RUSSELL, inthor of A Nice Predicament for a Curate, The Lady's Dreum, Checkmated, M A Brace of Pheasants, etc. (COPYRIGHT.) Eustace Hainton, the Earl of Frawleigh, of Jrawleigh Conrt, in the iccnty of Somerset, was t man of iixty-thrse years when he retirad from lucrative post, which he had loug held in Indian Civil Service. In appearance his Lordship wa3 of ...