The Central Glamorgan Gazette, and General, Commercial, and Agricultural Advertiser. — 1868-06-12 (Bridgend, Mid Glamorgan, Wales)

THE LIVERPOOL POLICE-COURT on Saturday, Elizabeth Evans was charged with the wilful murder of her new-born child. She was her own azcoucheuae. The infant was found alive in the soil of the water closet, partially covered with small coal. It died next day. The prisoner, who is a married woman, but separated from her husband, was committed for trial for wilful murder.  THE ANNUAL FESTIVAL Of the Newspaper Press Fund took place at Willis's Rooms on Saturday evening with great eclat. The Duke of Cambridge was in the chair, and among the speakers were Prince Christine, Lord Houghton, Lord W. Hay, M.P., Sir John Burgoyne, Captain Sherard Osborn, Dr. W. H. Russell, and Mr. Arthur Helps. In the course of the evening subscriptions and donations amounting to nearly £l,OOO were announced. AN EXTRAORDINARY ACCIDENT occurred in High-street, Sheffield, on Friday morning. About ten o'clock, when the street was full of people, a large corner stone fell from the top of the house. One woman was struck down dead, and six other persons were very much injured. They were removed to the general dispensary, and it is stated that one of them has since died. The stone overhung about 15 inches, nine Inches only resting on the wall.  IHE ACCOUNT which lies been circulated of the accident to the Dake of Wellington is very much exaggerated. His grace, after the fall from his horse while riding at Strathfieldsaye, was able to walk home without assistance. The only injury received was a somewhat severe contusion, and in a day or two he will probably be restored to his usual health. A HALIFAX BUTCHER, before the local County Court judge last week, being asked if he kept any books, caused much merriment by replying :—"Ill tell you, Mr. Stansfeld, how it is. We keep books in ahr neighborhooid under th'old Act—a cipher stands a sovereign; a cross stands for ten shillings; a hofe rahand stands for sixpence, and a strooak for a penny." A CORRESPONDENT of the Atlas forwards a local paper, which describes the attractions held forth by the booths at some races recently held at Wye. In several instances these consisted of skeletons; and, in one case, the interest was heightened by the announcement that the remains were those of one of the victims of the Clerkenwell explosion.  MR. ADDERLEV, true to the promise he made last year to Mr. R. Mills, has introduced a bilk to stop all further payments out of the Consolidated Fund to the West Indian clergy. Life interests are, however, to be respected. Ultimately the country will save £20,300 a year now paid to "divers bishops, archdeacons, ministers, catechists, and schoolmasters."  AN ENGLISH COMMITTEE, consisting almost wholly of gentlemen interested in the Australian colony, has been formed for the erection of a memorial in Sydney to commemorate the gratitude of the inhabitants of New South Wales for the preservation of the Duke of Edinburgh from the hand of the assassin *ho attempted to take his life.  THE' DUKE OF NORTHUMBERLAND has consented to fill the post of president of the Fisheries Preservation Association, Lord De Blaquiers becoming the vice-president. The great interest taken by his grace in fishery matters renders his acceptance of the office a very satisfactory circumstance, and it is to be hoped that the society will work with fresh ardour to remove some of the many abuses from which our fisheries are suffering. MR, ANDREW HALLIDAY DUFF, the wellknown essayist, critic, and dramatic author, has, we understand, been invited to offer himself as a candidate for one of the seats about to be granted to the Scottish Universities. Mr. Halliday Duff will come forward as a thorough Liberal. His is himself an alumnus of one of the Universities, and has written some admirable essays on the educational institutions and systems of Scotian&