The Central Glamorgan Gazette, and General, Commercial, and Agricultural Advertiser. — 1869-01-08 (Bridgend, Mid Glamorgan, Wales)

GOOD- -SUGGESTION.—It is suggested that the proposed memorial to Sir Richard Mayne, which is to be raised by the subscriptions of the police, should take the form of a large and commodious school for the sons and daughters of the men in the force, in whose welfare Sir Richard had always expressed the greatest interest.  ANOTHER nicAra, that of Daniel Anderaon, occurred on Saturday In consequence at the explosion at Messrs. Hall's powder works on the previous' Wednesday.  A YOUNG Cineinatti dentist baying been introduced to a fashionable beauty, gracefully opened the con. rersation by saying, "Miss —, I hope I may consider that we are not entirely unacquainted. I had the plea. sere of pulling a tooth for your father only a short time ago." SINGULAR AND rAT AT Arctrtrarr. I\ h. al,ll Bishop, a seed sampler, aged fifty. one years, was standing, on Christmas evening, on St. Bride's Wharf, near London-bridge, when from some unexplained cause he fell from the quay, and striking against a vessel which was alongside, rebounded, and falling into the river was drowned before he could be got out.  THE FOLLOWING ADVERTISEMENT appears in a London local paper :—.. Females, young or old, will get paid for having their hair trimmed one inch short.. Apply —.'  Tam DEATH of Mr. John Simmonde, one of the senior clerks in the Legal, Duty Office, is reported. He died on Friday last. The deceased gentleman had been engaged in Somerset-house for more than 40 years. MISS MARIE Sr. DENTS, RD actreas of great merit, who promised to become the star et the Australian stage, committed suicide on the 24th Nov. A love affair is said to have been the cause.  ThE LATI ST COLLIERY ACCIDENT in SouthWest Lancashire has been of a very destructive character. The scene of the explosion was the Haydock Colliery, the property of Messrs. Evans and Company, and situate about three miles from St. Helens and seven from Wigan. Twenty-two men were brought up dead, and three, who had survived, were very severely burned. THE Stit3Bl2X MunDEL—The trial of Martin Brown, at the Lewes Assizes, for the murder of Daniel Baldry, was concluded on Wednesday. Mr. Besley, for the defence, contended that the chain of evidence was not safficient to bring the charge home to the prisoner. The jury, however, thought otherwise, and found him guilty. He was sentenced by Baron Channell to be lunged.  A QUARTZ GOLD NUGGET has been found at St. Amend, weighing 500 ounces, of which over 400 are supposed to be gold. It was found in a quartz reef then being prospected. The party also obtained 400 ounces of other specimens.  RZNO, one of the express robbers, who was hanged recently by a mob at New Albany, Ind., confessed to his guilt in convereation with the Governor at Toronto, but claimed that Andereon, another of the mob's victims, was innocent.  AMONG THE recent visitors to Delhi reaiding.at the Hamilton Hotel, is the Marquis of Blandford, who has lately returned from Cashmere, and who is waiting for his travelling companions, the Marquis of Huntly and some other gentlemen, to accompany him to Ulwnr AN ACCIDENT of an alarming character occurred a few days ago in an ironstone colliery in Shropshire. About a dozen men were employed when the gas in the workings fired, and all of them were Injured. It is hoped, however, they will recover.  ONE Of the best painters of Rome, Cesare Fracaesone, has just died, at the early age of 30 years. His remains were accompanied to their last resting. place by all the artists of Rome, the Pope having on this occasiOn relaxed the law against funeral processions. Fracassone's greatest work was the "Martyrs of Garinchura."  TA BOY, ten yeare ot age, named Tom Jones, at Drillield, has been killed by his sister Marguerite, two years older, by a blow inflicted during a quarrel. At the inquest the coroner gave the girl a severe lecture, but she was not sent to prison.