The Central Glamorgan Gazette, and General, Commercial, and Agricultural Advertiser. — 1877-11-09 (Bridgend, Mid Glamorgan, Wales)

BRUTAL MURDER. AT BRADFORD. Late on Saturday evening a brutal murder was I committed at the Spinners' Arms, Clifford street. Bradford. On Saturday several men went to the Spinners' Arms and remained there drinking until a short time before eleven o'clock. In giving an order for more beer a dyer's labourer, named Michael Dunn, 28 years of age, complained to Donoghue, the landlord, that ! the beer he had previously was bad. A quarrel ensued, but Donoghuebrought some fresh beer, and Dunn was quieted. In giving change for the beer, however, Donoghue pulled out a sovereign, which was snatched from his band by one of the men present. A disturbance ensued, and a police. officer named Watmough, hearing of it, entered the house, but was obliged to go for Desistance. As he was doing so he was set upon by 500.5 of the men who had been in the house, aud was severely hurt. After the disturbance was over 1)01.0 remained in the house, and NVatmough was taken to the Infirmary. Subsequently two I constables went a little before two o'clock on Sunday morning to Donoghue's, to ascertain the Rallies of the men who h Ntl I assaulted Watmongh, taid they found the I dead body of Dunn lying in the back passage In a pool of blood. The body was removed to the Town Hall and there examined by a medical man, who found the skull fractured in fiveplaces. Other injuries had been inffictea on Dunn, and an apparently had been caused by a weapon resembling a loaded riding whip which heltnwed td Donoghue, and was used by him is the first row. Donoghue and a lodger of his named Michael Lyons, a sailor, were immediately hppreliended on a charge of murder, end übsofluently Mrs. Donoghue was arrested as an, accessory. Blood has been found in profuse quantities; in the house and from the back door to the place where the body of Dunn was found. Blood has also been discovered on Dotioghtlea' clothing. Two other men—Jonathan Conroy ea James Whelan—are also in custody for having assaulted the constable, Watinoligh.  Earl Beaconsfield intends to trump Mr. Gladstone's Irish card by giving next ssiou a chapter of incorporation to the Catholic University of Ire, land.—Comitig Events. The Oth Dragoon Guards are held in readiness to embark at Portsmouth for India on December 29th. The regiment will embark on board her Majesty's Indian troopship Euphrates. The Bristol Chamber of Commerce have carried , • resolution in favour of converting the river Avon into a floating dock throughout the seven miles of , its course from Bristol to Kingroad. The Prince of Wales is to visit Spain in the spring, on the personal invitation of the King, who received much kindnessfrom his Highness when he was a Woolwieli cadet.—Continy Events. Byron's " Manfred," with Schumann's music, has lately been performed several times at the Stadtheater, Frankfort-on-Main. "The French Politician," whose letters in the D ray News give a striking picture of the situation ' in France, is M. Scherer, one of the editors of the Temps, and a Senator. The business of Mr. Sand. Tinsley, of Southampton street, London, which was established some six years ago, will in future be carried on under the titlo of Samuel Tinsley an 1 Co. The distinguished Swedish writer on music, Carl Wilhelm liana, died on October 8. He was born at Goteborg, December 13, 1808. Bauck was esteemed the best living musical critic in Sweden. Miss Bethel/I-Edwards is engiip,ed upon a monogralih on "Jean Royuaud, French philosopher and mystic,' one ox the most original and pa thoti,, AganaLu icsuola litAatuie.