The Central Glamorgan Gazette, and General, Commercial, and Agricultural Advertiser. — 1877-03-09 (Bridgend, Mid Glamorgan, Wales)

STRANGE LOSS OF A CHILD.  A woman named Fitzgibbon, living in Heattipool street, Paddington, applied to Mr. Mansfield, at the Marytaboo° Police Court, London, on Saturday. She stated that as her husband was out cf work she had decided to take a wet nurses place. She went to tiw hospital last Wednesday week, and as she was leaving she was accosted by a ladylike person, who said that she required a wet nurse, and that, from the applicant's appearance, she would probably suit. They went by train to the Gloucester road Station. Whilst waiting at the station the child of the applicant cotnmewled to err, on which she was asked to go to a public-house to have something to drink. They went. and, as the child continued to cry, the applicant was asked by the woman to let her mind it, and the complainant then gave it to her. She (applicant) felt very miserable, and commenced to cry. Whilst she had her handkerchief to her eyes the woman decamped, taking with her the child, and nothing could be see, of it, although inquiries were made of persons who were outside the publlo-house.—Mr. Mansfield said it was a strange affair, but he could not assist her,  The Clyde shipwrights are about to agitate for an in°ream of wages. A large " basin" of steam coal has been found under the Gloucestershire coalfields.  The grand jury of the King's county have awarded to Mrs. Margaret Feehan, widow of the victim of an agrarian murder, a sum of .e5OO as compensalion under the Peace Preservation Act. It is stated that the recall of the Mediterranean squadron to Malta is only preparatory to a reduction of its strength. Two or three of the ironciads will be withdrawn.  A Jersey jury have acquitted Henry Lemasson, a French farm labourer, who was charged wi,h he murder of his wife, five out of the 24 jurymen having found him not guilty,  It is telegraphed that the Czar has issued a ukase renewing an old decree forbiddmg landowners to receive in their house as guests more than five persons at a time. Mr. Thomas Starkle Shuttlewortb, Clerk to the Crown for the county of Lancaster, died on Saturday 'at Preston. He had just completed his 77th year, and I had held the MTh* mentioned nearly llity years. I A coroner's jury at Leeds, on Mondsy, returned a II verdict of wiltul murder in the recent case of eh Id poisoning. In the case of the mothar, who committed suicide after murdering the Infant, the jury found a iverdict of temporary insanity. ' At Cambridge, on Saturday, Mr. J. Gibb, of thc London Athletic Club, ran three miles in 14 minutes 41; seconds, in competition en the university athletic field. This N the fastest amateur time on record for thitt distance.  The annual meeting of the Nava Toluntear Artillery took place on Saturday, under the presidency of Viscount Ashley, the eldest son of the Berl of Boratesbury. The chief subject spoken of was the chance of the Admiralty granting to the brigades hew and larger ship. In consequence of the murder of the Dutch viceconsul and other inhabitants, and the disturbed state of affairs at Cartagena, it is announced that one of her Majesty's ships of the West India squadron has been sent to that place for the protection of British interests should occasion arise. The Portsmouth Times chronicles the fact that on the return of the Seraphs to that port after her last cruise, her engines and boilers were in such a very creditable condition that there were not any defects to be made good, notwithstanding the vessel had run over 12,000 miles.  A telegram has been received in Paris announcing that the Marquis de Compkgne, the African explorer, who recently wrote a book oh the interior of Africa has been killed in a duel at Cairo. No infortuation has come to hand concerning the causes which led to ithe duel. The Marqui: was only thirty years of age. The death is announced at Aldborough of Mr. James Murray Dale, a sun of the late Dean of Rochester. Mr. Dale was a great authority on ecclesiastical law, and was at one time solicitor to the Church Association, but when be considered the law had been ascertained he declined any further connection with that body. He was a brother of Mr. Yelliam Dale, of St. Vedast's.  Folerear-rEti.lso.—At. Birkenhead, on Monday, a respeetable-looking young woman was sent to gaol for a month for fortune-telling. She had induced two servant girls to give her money on the pretence of working a charm. One of the deluded girls gave her I:2, a dress, and some other artieles, and the other gave her some silver. They were to marry well, and come into possession of a lot of money. The prisoner was captured at Manchester. The magistrates at Horsham on Saturday fined a boy twelve years of age, named Cheat, 50s. for c.rrying a gun without a licence. An inland revenue officer said he saw the boy shoot a small bird, and was bound to prosecute hILU, but, as he did not believe either he or his father was emit° of the requirements of the law, he wood not ask for a severe penalty. The magistrates said they would recommend the Board of Inland Revenue to remit tho fine altogether. CURIOUS CASE Or FeLer:v.—At the Bristol Police Court., on Monday, Francis Plumley Larburv, commercial traveller, was committed for trial for stealing .1:30 worth of jewelry, the property or Mr. Punshon who lodged in his house. When the things were mis-vd suspicion fell on a servant girl who had left defendant's service. The prisoner gave information to the police, which id to her apprehension, and in the course of inquiries it was found that Lasbury himself had pawned the things at Bath. T:10 Lords' Committee on Intemperance met again on March 2. Mr. Lawrence, who repre,ented Lancaster Lv Fore its disfranchisement, wagthe first witness, and went strongly against free trade. Mr. Caine, of Liverpool, gave evidence In favour of consulting local opinion before opening a new public-house. Be propond that no new house should be opened unless the district demanded it.