The Pontypridd District Herald and Rhondda Valley, Llantrisant, Caerphilly, and Mountain Ash News. — 1880-02-07 (Pontypridd, Mid Glamorgan, Wales)

RIOT IN A REFORMATORY.  At the County Magistrates' Court, Liverpool, ten inmates of the Roman Catholic Girls' Reformatory, Old Swan, were chirped with refusal to comply with the rules, and the evidence disclosed a riot on two days. An inspector said that the prisoners had been bent to the reformatory for various periods by the magistrates. There was a change of management, and at six o'clock next morning a riot occurred among the inmates, who smashed the windows of the zormitory. The disorder continued throughout the day, and was renewed the following morning. There were altogether fifty-three inmates. Mr. Richard Yates, secretary of the Roman Catholic Reformatory Association, who lived near the Reformatory, said that he received a message informing him that there was a disturbance at the place.- On arriving there about half-past six he found the ground outside the house littered with glass, the windows having been smashed. The girls were howling in the most frantic manner. The place was a perfect pandemonium. The girls knocked the furniture about and made all the disturbance they could. In the evening the disturbance was subdued, but on the following morning it was as bad as before, and when he returned on that day the girls were bowling in the most abominable manner. They said they intended to carry on the riot, as they wanted to go to prison. The place was so utterly wild that he advised the removal of 'a number of them into custody. One of the girl, said they would smash every pane of glass in the house. The defendants made a statement to the effect that the Sisters who had managed the place had left, and had been succeeded by. strangers. Mr. Yatee said the immediate cause was a change in the management. Formerly the place was in charge of the Sisters of Charity, and on the day preceding the disturbance the present superintendent was placed in charge. The girls only said they wanted the Sisters back. There had been no other change in the rules or discipline. Mr. Gibbon, the magistrate, told the prisoners they had all acted in the most shameful way, and he was afraid that many of them were too familiar with crime. They must all go to prison for three months, with hard labour. Four other girls, charged with having emai ed from the reformatory, were sent to prison for three months, with bard labour.  M. Dnarn.ux, who has for a long tune been the permanent Chief of the French Foreign Office, is about to proceed as Ambassador to the Vatican. Numerous other changes in the staff of that department are to be made, as well as in the diplomatic service. Tux DIRECTORS of the London and St. Katharine's Dock Company have given notice that they invite tenders for lighting the Victoria Dock Brtenrion with the new electric light, both internally and externally. They purpose having fixed lights for lighting the quays and roadways and also the interior of the sheds, where some of the/ lights will of necessity be movable also. _  --TRZCOVRT OF CABSATION at Rome has affirmed the sentences peeled by the Court of Assize in the Pad& murder case, oondemning Cardinsli to death, and the woman Saraceni to penal servitude for life for the murder of Captain Fadda.  HoukteAT's 0111111(I3T AID PILLS effect wonder. fal cures of bad legs and old wounds, if thane medicines be used according to the directions which are wrapped on each pot and box, there is no wound, bad leg, -or ulcerous sore, however obstinate, but will yield to *sir curative properties. Numbers ii per sons who had been patients in the large hospital and under the are of eminent surgeons, withoui deriving the least lxmeilt, have been eared Holloway's Ointment and Pills, when other remedim had signally failed. For glandular swellings, tumours, scurvy, Ind ;diseases of the skin there II no medicine that an be used with., goodln geed. Though potent for good, it is powers.. fog has, and though the sure it effects is rapid, lii, r complete and permanent.  korai i PllO I