The Herald of Wales and Monmouthshire Recorder. — 1885-11-28 (Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales)

APPLICA.,  Four unfortunate girls appeared before the bench, and said they had no place to live in. One said she had dept out for the last fortnight. Should Mr. Fowler grant her a letter to any that she was no longer a prostitute she could get lodgings; she meant to live a better life. Mr. Fowler told the girls hewas anxious to do something for them, but tlie difficulty was to do it at once. He asked the girls to gay below for a short time.  A central news telwam on Taasday, says:— I Harvey Woods, bead keeper, Ingtbam, near Seven Oaks, was shot last night by poachers, whom he challengecL He was badly injured in the legs.  Between one and two o'clock on Monday morning, a fire broke out in a home at Bt. George's-street, Cheltenham., in which a woman and three children were living. The woman raised an alarm, but before the firemen had arrived all four were burnt to death. The husband was absent.  Thomas /Learns, pugilist, and three women, were charged on Monday, in the Dublin police court, with the murderous assault on Policesergeant Doherty and Constable Tomkins, early on Sunday morning. Tomkixv was dangerously wounded, his life being dispared of. The prisoners were captured with great difficulty. The Time correspondent at Calcutta says:— The account., of the destruction caused by the cyclone in Deism are muelt more serious than at first reported. The Lieutenant - Governor is Inquiring into the calamity on the spot. As yet no accurate estimate of the lose of life has been arrived at, but it seems certain that at least 5,000 persons were drowned and more than 150 villages submerged. - -  Our Sheffield correspondent, telegraphing, on Monday afternoon, Pays:—" One of the mindidates for the central division of Sheffield, Dr. Millar had a rude awakening this morning. Accompanied by his agent, he handed in his nomination paper to the mayor, who held that it Was invalid in consequence of the name being in Millar's handwriting. Thereupon Dr. Millar tore up the nomination paper, abused his agent, and ultimately assaulted him by striking him several times on the Lead and *toe with his hat." . . .  A St. Peter.burg telegram, in Monday's aerond edition of the T 00,,, *Rates that a letter front Djarkent has appeared in Neea.tti, deiteribing the di.turbale in Citittese icoldja and on the Rms.  :den fro, ier. on the 7th Sept mils,. The marauders not only burnt a quantity of corn, but ',ley murdered ten men and the officer. • A dek. ment of troops was tient against them. An.. or marauding party slaughtered at the some time 400 men.—On the 13th of October, 300 Chinese Eashi-Bastouks laid senate the settlement at Akturlee, near Kuldgatown. The brigen& are moody Chinese deserter.. The Commit ' pickets were powerlees. H.M.S. CliMpeMOWll, the largest vessel ever designed to be launched from the elipe, was launched at Portsmouth. on Tucselay. She has had all her annsur placed on her sides excepting that for the bsrbettea on board. which could be fixed under the roofing of the 'Mips, owing to the immense height of the hull. She will carry 900 tone of coal, and her Weight, when fully equipped, will be 10,000 tons. The armour floating, which is of steel, ranges from 18 inches at the sides to 14 inches at the barbettes. Her armament will consist of four 63 ton breechloaders in the barbettes, six 6 inch breechloaders, on the spar deck, and twelve 6 pounders, rapid firing guns, with four Gatlings. Eighteen g Whitehead torpedoes will be taken on board.