The Central Glamorgan Gazette, and General, Commercial, and Agricultural Advertiser. — 1874-04-03 (Bridgend, Mid Glamorgan, Wales)

THE GOLD COAST.  A Cape Coast Castle correspondent of the Western Morning News describes the confusion existing on the Gold Coast, resulting from the non-arrival of mails, and the refusal of Mr. Berkeley to exchange the governorship of Sierra Leone for that of Cape Coast Castle. He was to have been succeeded at Sierra Leone by the Governor of Gambia, but after two or three journeys to and fro of her Majesty's ship Barracouta, involving considerable expenditure in coal, for it is a 900 miles' voyage, all this is upset, a temporary military command at Cape Coast is arranged. All was quiet at Cape Coast Castle, and legitimate industry was beginning to revive. A very bitter feeling was stated to prevail among the inhabitants of Sierra Leone at the treatment experienced by the many hundreds of carriers exported thence to the Cape Coast during the expedition. Their wholesale desertion is attributed to the brutal way in which they were treated, and the Sierra Leone Independent demands an investigation into what it declares to have been the cold-blooded and inexcusable murder of a loyal black man by an English military officer.  A young man named O'llagan was charged at the Mansion [louse on Monday uithubtainingX2B.oooby fal-e pretences. He had induced the prosecutor to pur•hase a colliery for £90,000, which had been already offered for .£60,000. The prisoner was remanded.  Cussous AvromaLy.—We hear of a curious anomaly connected with certain departmental rules in force in a Government Office not a hundred miles from St. Martin's-le.Grand. The per diem subsimeuce allowance of a class of travelling officials is 108. a day for a week or less, spent at one place. and 7s. a day f r longer periods. Thus if a man can get through his work at, say, Puddletown, in seven days, he receives for his week's board and lodging 70s. If the work he has in hand ocCupied him eight days, he receives not 80s., but 568. It is presumed the theory is, that a man can take 'lodgings for periods over a week, instead of living at a hotel; but if he does this he may have to pay fora second week on staying a day over the b.:A week. At all events, chatever, the theory, ! opera' ion of the rule is obviously and absurdly unjust in the ease we have put, which has actlally occurrel If this allowance be iteduced after seren days, it should be for•the OICCSS day, not Ihe wholz. Que.—Gait Sis•rice et  - It ill reported thr.t the Duke and Die..l cf Edinburgh have tak....1 a lease of Taymouth Perthshire. the sesta the Marquis of Breadr. I have the uuthority of the M.rquis himseli contradicting the statemett.—Leez Mercury core ;spoudent. Holy Trinity Church, Brixton, which was recently seized for debt by the Sheri 2 of Surrey while under the ministry of Dr. Card n. has been released from the execution. The church has passed into other hands, and he Rev. 11. 0. Meyers will oiliciate in the performance of divine worship for the future.  A sum of 41500 has been crercd towards the erection cf a public ball for to town of staff°, d by Pochin, on condition tb:.t a site is punbase i and plans advertised within three months. If the Town Council determine to form a limited liability company be will take shares Vfficieat to incrense Lie gitt'ks 43000.