The Central Glamorgan Gazette, and General, Commercial, and Agricultural Advertiser. — 1873-02-28 (Bridgend, Mid Glamorgan, Wales)

SUICIDE OF A MARRIED WOMAN AT DRIFFIELD.— An inquest was held at Rarpham, near Driffield, on Saturday last, before Mr. J. m. Jennings, touching the death of Elizabeth Newlove, the wife of Richard Newlove, railway gate keeper at Harpham and porter at the Burton Agnes Station. The deceased was 27 years of age, and had been unwell, and in consequence had been in a low and depressed state of mind. William Newlove, her son, aged four years, stated that his mother gave him his break .act on the previous morning, and remained with him and the baby, seven weeks old, until half-past nine, when she went out, without having spoken to him all the morning except telling him to be quiet when he had not moved or spoken. After waiting for her return until eleven o'clock he went to seek her, and found her in the rain-water, tub. He took hold of her to try to move her, but as he could not he ran to fetch his father from the Burton Agnes Station.—The father said that he, in company with another man, immediately proceeded to his home, and found his wife in the water-tub, quite dead. Dr. Savile stated that he had attended the deceased since her confinement up to the Bth inst., and that she was suffering from causes, which he described, which made her weak and low spirited. The jury came to the conclusion that deceased's mind had been thrown off its balance, and that she had drowned herself whilst in a state of temporary ;nental derangement, and gave a verdict to that sffect4 Though the pearl fisheries of Ceylon are at present failures, the planters' prospects, says the Times, are improving, owing to the cheapness of railway traffic. The military question is engaging much attention. The steam shipping trade is increasing. The municipal reforms lately introduced are not successful.  It is stated on the authority of the secretary of the "United Kingdom General Post-office and Telegraph Service Benefit Society" that the question of an increase of the pay of the Post-office employes is under the reconsideration of the Lords of the Treasury, ana that he expects the decision in a few days. TILE .CAsE rw Mc. EowIN JAMEs.—On Saturdn.:  .., afternoon, at the close of Mr. Edwin James's ad- ease was a very cruel one indeed, and that she had dress to the Judges, their Lordships decided thathe never had a chance of getting a living in the cornhad shown no adequate cause for reversing the de- plainant's employment. They would have thought cision of the Benchers of the Inner Temple; and that the complainant would have found it to his They not eecnultry act. refusedbuttotohrdeyer Lhe it ntadsed• that be could not, therefore, be re-admitted to interest to see the young woman properly lodged adwidtfed to . fuTifihle practice at the Bar.—Olscreer. n...enIt is stated that if the rules of the service were not SO stringent, a deputation of naval medical officers would wait upon Mr.Gosehen to remonstrate Dr. Barclay, Principal _ of Glasgow University died on the appointment of a civilian to be the medical ,sn ....—i- -t.-- - . ••• f.,fue-feY ....jra'...,11 from bronchitis, at the age of attendent to Greenwich College, notwithstanding that many able 81 years. I - men belonging to the Royal Navy are desirious of being selected for the post. T,ne North Staffordshire Miners on Saturday served At the Skerne Ironworks, Darlington, a new mode on their employers a demand for 15 per Gent of fettling has just been adopted which promises to increase' effect a considerable economy in the manufacture of The Rock says that the Free Church of England finished iron. It is the joint patent of Mr. Thomas party have now adopted evening Communion in all Greener, mining engineer and coke merchant, Dar- their churches. lington, and Mr. William Ellis, late manager for Baron Anselm Rothschild, the chief of the Vienna Messrs. Belekow and Vaughan, at Whitton-park. branch of the well-known banking house, is seriously Mr. Thomas M'Kenna Hughes, M.A., of Trinity but not dangerously, ill. • ' • Colleiv has been elected successor of the late l're.. fesser Sedgwiek, in the Woodwardifin Professorship Academy It is reported that it is the intention of the Royal to hold a public exhibition of Mx. Mason's of Geology at Cambridge. The voting was as fol- works at Burlington House. lows f—liuglies 112; Bonney, 105; Fisher 4, Morris 1. The new professor is a member of Trinity Col- The Wrexham and Ruabon colliers have deman-1,43, where he crAdfiated as B.A. in 1857, 10 years dcd an advance of 20 per cent., which it is con1.. t ,!a• nreceeded M.:l, enlered the masters will concede.  Printed and Published for the Proprietors, by JOAIN HEM mix°, at the Offices of the "Central Glamorgan Newspaper Company," (Limited), No. 1, Unionplace, in the Parish of Coity Lower, in the Town ol Bridgeud, in the County of GIaMOrgaI—