The Bee-Hive. — 1871-03-18 (London, England)

BLACK WOOD, MONMOUTHSHIRE.  THR MINERS OF WALES.  A mass meeting of the miners of Monmouthshire was hold at Plas k'arrn Field, on Monday, the 13th; Mr.. John Lloyd was elected chairman. After a few, brief introductory remarks in both :languages, he called Mr. Abeiliaego Williams, Miners' Agent; Pontypridd, to address the meeting in Welsh. Mr. Williams very ably 'pointed out the defective clauses in the Mines Regulation Bill as it is prepared by Mr. :Secretary Bruce and Mr. Shaw Lefevre. After reading the defective clauses minutely, he asked the men if they were satisfied with ,such a Bill, and they all with una voce shouted out, "No." Then he proceeded to explain the amendments which are prepared by the miners' representatives, who are folly prepared to discuss the subject when the Bill cOlllOB •to Committee. They all, with one voice, recommended the: amendments. So far we are server prams to meet our opponents; and after few further re?... marks on u nion principles, Mr. Williams sat down amidst"great applause. Mr. James Medley weA the next apeaker and he delivered a very thrilling address in English on union principles, urging upon the men to be amalgamated, and join the union, as the only way to secure better pay and better regulation in mines., After a few 'remarks from the chairman,. and a' vote of thanks to the speakers, the meeting illspersed.in good order. The number of miners present was about 2,000. A delegate meeting of a roan from each colliery was 'announced to take place at the Colliery Aries, Mill-street, Pontypridd, on March 20; to item from. the Loudon deputies *hat passed in London and Canvaovino.  Lord John Day°, one of the Lords of the ..1d miralty, visited Melville Hospital, and made a minute inspection of all parts of the establishment, being accompanied by Dr. U. J. Dotrivain, Inspector• General of.llospitals and Fleets, who is head of the hospital. Lord John nay expressed his entire satisfaction with the results of his inspection.  Thera was a hoavy fall of snow at Windsor on Wednesday, and snow also fell in the metropolis.  Judge Keogh, in addressing the grand jury for the «may oi Oalway on Tuesday, said be was happy to be able to inform them that the xtato of the comity Was extremely tatisfactory. The cascs in, the calendar ;were not numerous, and the offenues, except one of murder, net at all serious. They might feel proud of this, considering the present condition of other counties.  The first meeting of the nigh CommissiOn was to be held in Washington on Monday.  A.Swiss paper mentions that Count cl'Ett, eldest son of the Duke de,Netxtours, has just passed through Basle with his wife- and suite, Qll his way to Belgium.  Gener.a von Ifeden has imprisoned in the Felt tie la Bridle the Canon of St. Denis Cathedral, the Abbé , Testonv for having signed a letter pub. lisheil by the English journals., enumerating the depredations committed in the cathedral by the Prussians.  A letter front Wiesbaden to the laciasche Kurier says that Prime:Metternich has offered his demesne at Johannisberg to Napoleon M. as, his residence fur the tillinnier.  ,Alphonto Lam ono of the most popular writers in Franco, bits boldly (;orae out with an announcein favour of it limitation of the sulfrago—an idea which most Frenchrnen conversant with tho working of the system have at heart, but which, until new, few have had the courage to proclaim.  Threo of the eight persons accused of having taken part in the affair at tho nowt „de VIM on the 22nd January have been condemned by: tho Third Council of War to various terms of imprisonmeat.  Count Bismarck writes, in answer to a telegtuni sent by the President of the, German Peace Festival in Pesti; " I thank yett.for per friendly greeting, and join with all ley hoart in the 4heer raised in honour of the friendship of Geropmy and Atwtria."