The Central Glamorgan Gazette, and General, Commercial, and Agricultural Advertiser. — 1876-08-25 (Bridgend, Mid Glamorgan, Wales)

BATRAORDINART &RIDE OF A GIEL.--On Saturday, an inquest was held at Birmingham, respecting the death of Mary Pearce, ag-d 17 years. On the previous Tuesday evening the girl and her sister went on an errand, when, being caught in a storm, the latter suggested they should shelter in an entry. Deceased answered, " That is not an entry; it is an entrance to the • cut (canal), and I wish! was in it." The slater remonstrated with the deceased, whereupon, according to the former, the latter became "sulky," and, parting, they walked home on opposite sides of the street. Upon reaching home deceased said to her sister, "You can tell Emma (an elder sister) she can have these clothes, as I shall never want them again." Shortly afterwards the girl was found upon the bed in convulsions, and, in reply to her mother stated that she had taken poison, adding, "because all the family are against me." Death took place soon afterwards. Further evidence showed that the girl had formed an attachment to a young man, and that her parents objected to the intended marriage. She had frequently remarked that if she could not marry the young man she would marry no one else, and that she had something by her "which will do for me in a minute." The family treated those . .  sayings as idle, upon which deceased would exclaim, " Oh, you will believe it when I do it, and when I attempt it I shall not half do it." The poison taken we " Battle's vermin killer," the principal agent in which, according to medical testimony, is strychnine. The ji.ry found that the girl committed suicide whilst in a state of temporary insanity.  SEVERE SENTENCE ON A SALFORD EMI iN.-At the Salford Hundred Intermediate Sessions, in the Assize Courts, Strangeways, James Wood, 10, nmehire finisher, was found guilty of unlawfully and maliciously wounding Joseph Jones, at Salford, on the 30th July. The Chairman (Mr.Higgin, Q.C.), in passing sentence, said :—As I have hod occasion to remark Wore, it Is necessary, if possible, to put an end to the disgraceful state of things which for some time past has existed in the borough of Salford. I haves letter  from Sir John Iles Mantel', In which he tells me that since last Saturday night—that is, between Saturday night and this (Monday) morning, there are no less than six charges of this kind to be investigated at the police-court. It is, therefore, high time that steps were taken to endeavour to put an end to this very disgraceful state of things. When events of this description get to a head we have only one means of meeting them, and that is by inflicting punishment of a severe kind. We find it our duty to visit these cases with great severity, and In this particular case, one in which 3ou had no quarrel with this young man (the prosecutor), in the middle of the night you invite him across the street, obviously intending to beat him; you knock him down and kick him on the mouth with your clog; you knock him down again, and while he Is down 3on take out your knife and deliberately stab him in the eye. You then leave him in a fainting condition and skulk away to your own lodgings, and try to hide the knife with which you committed the offence.—The rritoner was then sentenced to eighteen months' imprisonment with hard labour.  Orntion ON A YOVNG LADi".—A DE.rERATS RtTvFIAN.—On Saturday morning, at the Maidstone Petty Sessions, a powerful•looking fellow, named James Solway, was brought up on remand on the charge of committing a violent innault On a young lady named Annie Cheeseman, of Boughatn, and also with assaulting Mrs. Walne, a young married lady, living at Len. ham. It was stated that the prisoner was a desperate character. Three years ago he was convicted at the Kent Assizes of a highway robbery with violence on a young lady at Dover, and was then sentenced to 18 months' hard labour and to receive 25 lashes with the "cat." Miss Cheesenum, it appeared, was walking along the highway towards her home, when the prisoner emerged from a field and struck her several blows in the face. She felt down insensible, when the prisoner ofnoluitted a further outrage upon her. Mrs. Wattle was proomding to the railway station the same afternoon, when she was attacked in a similar manner by the prisoner. She was severely injured by him, and be was seized by prOsecutrix'S husband while in the act of committing a further assault. Prisoner's legs had to be tied before he oould be got into a cart to be convemd to the police-station. While a ~.an was stmding at the horse's head the prisoner lashed the animal, which bolted off at a terrific speed, and reached Lenham without a driver. Prisoner was afterwards apprehended by the police, and when In the oell he brae all the windows, de,trojed the bed, and was discovered in the ad of coma iiting suicide. lie had placed a chain round his neck, and was insensible when 'he warder entered his cell. The prisoner wan now coTninitted for trial at the next Maidstone Assizes, and was re.noved in charge of a strong body of police.  The Amer.= tour of Madame Janaurchek will commence in November, The Spanish tenor, Senor Carrion, who was no well known in Italy, die i recen ly ip I M. Barden has given to the Porte S lint-Martin an historical drams, "Lea F-ile."  The pwrophlet on the Slavonian Provinces of Turkey is said to be by Mr. Sutherland Edwards. Mr. Robert Nekon, brewer, died in the Aberdeen Infirtnary on Sunday night from hydrophobia.  nem Bniry will open the Court Theatre in the mouth of September with two new comedies.  Twelve tens of currants have been received by it New York fruit dealer, tin) )ield of a siugle Jersey farm.  Mr. Schuyler's book on Central Asia. nnl one by Captain Bornaby on the s :tue subject, will b.,th appear in October.