The Central Glamorgan Gazette, and General, Commercial, and Agricultural Advertiser. — 1878-06-07 (Bridgend, Mid Glamorgan, Wales)

COACHES.—Two more stage coaches commenced running from London on Saturday —one to Oxford and the other to Brighton. One belongs Ito Captain Carleton V. Blyth, and the other to Captain Clitheroe and Mr. Stewart Freeman. The electric light has been succesgully applied to the Avenue de l'Opera and the Arc de Triomphe, Paris, the effect at the latter point being N ery striking, notwithstanding mist. It is to be.next extended to the Palais Bourbon and the Madeleine. 11 A live Colorado beetle has been found in a box of bacon landed at Bristol from the steamship Aragon, from New York. The beetle Was rescued, 1 and has been sent packed in spirits by the Cos. Items officials to the Agricultural Department of the Board of Trade.  I The Bristol Times regrets to hear that the state of Sir W. Miles's health is such as to cause the most serious apprehensions. He has just coin. Ipleted his eighty-first year, b ming been horn in 1797. He retired from the representation of ISomersetshire in 1865.  At Portsea Police Court, on Mcmday, John Warrington, a pensioner, was remanded on a charge of 'having murdered his wife by cutting her throat. The prisoner alleged that his wife had committed Isuicide, hut it was found that the heltd was nearly severed from the body. The Queen's gold medal, awarded this year by the Council of the Institute of British Architects to Mr. Waterhouse, was presented to that gentleman on Monday evening at the meeting which commenced the Conference of British Architects, to be continued during the week. A LARGE CARGO or LIVE Pros.—The largest number of live pigs ever brought to Liverpool from America in a single steamer were landed on Monday by the American line steamer City of Bristol. She arrived from Boston, and bad on board 2,300 pigs, as well as 28 head of American oxen. At a conference of in ers' delegates, held in Manchester on Tuesday, it was resolved to form a federation of local miners' unions, under the title of the Oenoral Amalgamated Association of I Miners, which will differ from the National Union lin having power to support its members when on I strike or locked out.  At the half-yearly cotnmunication of the Grand Lodge of the Mark degree of Freemasonry, on Tuesday, Lord Skelmersdale was installed as Grand Master; Lord Donoughmore was appointed Deputy Grand Master; • Lord Henniker, Grand ISenior Warden; and Mr. Thos. F. Halsey, M.P., Grand Junior Warden.  A Lloyd's telegram from Ponce, P. 11., received by cable, states that the Tasmanian is ashore in a bad position with a list to starboard, and making water badly. She has 18 feet of water in the after compartment. A steamer, with lighters and steam pnmps, has been sent to her assistance. Part of the cargo has been discharged, and a pertion jettisoned.  . A boy ten years of age named Gibbons, alias Rose' was sentenced to fourteen days' imprisonment and five years in a reformatory, at Ixworth, lnear Ipswich, on Monday, for placing a fish-plate on the.rails of the Great Eastern Failway. Re said he did so to kill people, or, rather, to throw Ithe carriages off the line. Fortunately the train passed safely over the obstacle.  An inquest was held on Monday evening by the coroner for the Verge at the Royal Mews, Windsor Castle, upon the body of Mr. Robert Moon, clerk of her Majesty's stables,. who committed suicide last week by drowning himself in the Thames at Old Windsor. The jury, it is understood, were I selected from the Queens servants, and the inquiry was conducted with closed doors. It is not stated what verdict was given. The Times has received a telegram from Aleppo istating that Captain Butler, of the 9th Regiment, is returning from the frontiers of Khorasan, after I attaining complete success among the Turcomans. It is just possible that Captain Butler may have had some share in the recent reconciliation between the Turcomans and the Persian Govern: ment ; a reconciliation of which the motive was not by any means clear.—Globe. The Birmingham Town Council, on Tuesday, discussed for a short time the report of the Watch ICommittee relative to the conduct of the detective force of that town in relation to the Stephenson frauds. The Council, on the proposition of the Mayor, resolved to postpone the further consideration of the report, in order to give Ald. Brinsley, against whom curious allegations were I made, an opportunity of vindicating himself. Of 14 rioters brought up at Northampton, on Tuesday, 12 were committed without hail. The militia behaved In a riotous way at night, march, lug through the streets shouting and flourishing their belts. A free fight subsequently took place between about 100 militia and a body of constables. The militia, who had stones tied in their belts, were dispersed. It was said an officer was wounded. The mayor decided to bring out an armed picket. As the up Irish mail was entering Stafford station on Sunday morning, about three a.m., a wheel on the fore axle of the mail van twisted clean off, owing to the axle-box and journal becoming red hot from want of grease. Fortunately the train was -going slowly, and the result was not serious; but had the accident occurred when at full speed the train would probably have been completely wrecked. A fresh van was put on, and the mail proceeded with but little delay.