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I DISCOVERY OF A REMARKABLE…
I DISCOVERY OF A REMARKABLE SUNKEN FOREST AND BOG IN THE CENTRE OF SWANSEA. HAZEL NUTS, FERNS, GRASSES, MOSSES AND BEETLES. THE INTERESTING GEOLOGICAL CONDITIONS WHICH PREVAILED LONG AGO. ATTENTION has often been called to the evidences which exist on the shores of Swansea Bay, just below high water mark, that the land formerly stood at a greater height above the sea level, and that there was a belt of forest all round the coast. The remains of this "forest primeval" have been uncovered from time to time, not alone in front of Singleton Estate, but at Port-Talbot on the east, and at various points on the west, from Mumbles to Porteynon. Geologists declare that the same kind of arboreal and vegetal remains exist all round the coasts of Britain. When the Swansea Harbour Entrance has been deepened, at different in- tervals, and alike when the excavations were being made, in turn, for the South Dock and for the East Dock, beds of intercalated clay and peat were laid open, and a very handsome chair, now in the Committee room of the Harbour Offices, w?s made out of the bog oak which was foundl embedded in the peat. It is to be regretted that more careful drawings and sections were not made and preserved when these facts were brought to light. Very much of what might have been very useful geological information, pertaining to our own district, has been thus lost; but, happily, a new and keen interest appears to be now awakened in this and similar subjects, and, as the discoveries of to-day are being recorded in the transactions of the Swansea Scientific Society, those who come after us will be in a better position than we ourselves are, to arrive at just conclusions concerning the local conditions which pre- vailed preceeding the modern era. Many of our readers must have been struck, by the large quantities of clay and peaty material which have been tipped during the last few months on the Foreshore, outside the South Dock. Passing that way a week or so ago, the Rev. Mr. Jackett and ourselves were puzzled to think where it had come from, but failed to get any information on the spot. By an accident, however, it was discovered, on Saturday last, that the material came from some extensive excavations which are going on on the site of a new Gasometer, in the ground belonging to the Swansea Gas Company. ° D On Monday afternoon, a party of amateur explorers met at the Royal Institution, at four o'clock, consisting of Colonel Morgan, Mr. C. W. Slater, Dr. Lancaster, Mr. B. Evans, Mr. Evans, F.G.S., Mr. John Thomas, Surveyor; Mr. C. Poly blank, Mr Fitt, Mr. Da vies, Mr. E. H. Parry, Major Trick, Mr. S. C. Gamwell, Mr. E. Lewis, Mr. John Dixon, and several others. After examing the specimens of wood, bark, moss, grass, fern roots, clay, shells, nuts, &c., which had been previously found in the excavation, and brought to the Museum, the party marched off to the Gas Works enclosure, where they were courteously met by Mr. Thornton Andrews, the able manager of these success- ful works, who, we are glad to see, seems to be very much the better in health for the extended voyages he has recently made in search for strength. We were also met by Mr. Smith, the very kindly Foreman of Works, jnder Messrs. Aird, of London, the eminent ;ontractors for the extension works now in course of progress. It is not easy to convey in words, without ;he aid of diagrams, anything like a correct lotion of the kind of thing which presented tself to the eyes of the visitors. The mag- aificently walled pit, which is to hold the jottom of the new gasometer, is, roughly j 'stiinated, about a hundred yards in diameter. rhe walling has been carried down a very jonsiderable depth, so as to get a firm foun- lation. It was not, at first, intended to ixcavate the pit so deep AS it is at present, jut, as the work proceeded, it was discovered jhat the bottom was disappointingly soft and fielding, so that it would have been risky to ay the bed of puddle," or waterproof lin- jig of clay on so yielding a substratum. It, iherefore, became necessary to cut down to a greater depth. The first step was to make ;rial pits, so as to see what the soil con- ;isted of beneath. These pits revealed suc- ;essive layers of earth (on top), then clay fairly stiff), then peat, with roots of trees, fcc., then clay, then, thick bed of vegetable i natter, then "sand and comminuted stone of various sorts, including limestone, Old Red, md Grit pebbles, then clay, this time )f a stiff consistency again. It became neces- sary to remove a very large mass of this varied and uncertain bottpm material, and the labour is still proceeding. When we were there on Monday, about three-quarters of the svork had been got through, but sufficient of the material was still left in its imdisturbed state to exhibit some very interesting sections of all the characteristic strata. The coloured sectional drawing which Mr. Thornton i Andrews held in his hand was also of great service in elucidating the condition of things which first revealed itself to the workmen. # A study of the drawing, and of the stuff remain- ing in situ, shows that the so-called forest bed is really an old Bog, or a depression, in which a rich vegetation grew, or into which vast quantities of vegetal growth were ve" washed. The numerous trunks of oak trees unearthed, point to a very long continuance of the local conditions of forest life, while the remarkably well-preserved remains of grass, moss, silver birch, alder, hazel, sedge, reeds, &c., lend additional interest to the inquiry. But what most of all awakened curiosity was the discovery of large quantities of fine large hazel nuts, and seeds of various plants, em- bedded in the softer mosses. The nuts, which we found on the spot, are now kernel-less, but they are as big as filberts, and, on being cut open, they discharge discoloured water, with which the whole of the peat deposit is still saturated. ■. The party descended to the pit, some by means of the long ladder, and some in the bucket of the excavators, and we pottered about for some time, trying to find specimens of animal as well as of vegetable life. In this we were unsuccessful, but Colonel Morgan was keen enough and fortunate enc ugh to unearth several beautiful purple wing cases of a species of beetle, who had evidently gone to sleep their last sleep among the soft fibrous roots of the ferns. One of the workmen declared that he had. found the jaw of a young shark above the upper clay, and his testimony was received with due incredulity, until he went off and produced one side of a fish's jaw, between three and four inches long, with the teeth remaining in it. He further astonished the hearers by the statement that he had also found several tobacco pipes, with the impress of "the Prince of Wales's" feathers. The pipes were not forthcoming, but the fish-skull, and specimens of all the other-finds, are now on view at the Royal Institution. The site of the Gas Works enclosure is one that was, undoubtedly, within comparatively recent geological times, under water from the sea But there is sufficient evidence to con- clude that the whole of this bog vegetation, Z!l 0 and most of the material lying beneath, above, and between it, owe their origin to fresh water action Within the last hundred years this spot was known, and is still mentioned in some deeds dealing with properties in the locality as "Goose. Island," and many of the older residents of the place say thev recall the time when' the "Town Ditch "or Open Sewer, ran over the fields here- abouts This remembrance, however, is a very recent and superficial affair, and is evidently almost immeasurably remote from the time when the l-oo- was formed, in a natural depression of the ground, which then stood much higher above sea level than is the case to-day. There is some reason for believing that this little bof is of about the same date as the Sunken Forest on the shore, and that this. in turn, points back to a pirt of the long period when the Osborne Hotel Cavern, and the remainder or the Gower Caves, were used as HvamaV Dens. Probably a closer investigation of the veget- able and insect remains which have just come to light, will help us to clear up some of the mist and darkness which still hang over the earlier geological and palseontological history of the Swfnsea district. The assistance of anyone who can throw any light on the subject wil! be cordially welcomed.
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!NEATH AND JlH DJSTKIO'l.…
NEATH AND JlH DJSTKIO'l. NEATH HIGHWAY BOAKD.—At a meeting- of this board held on Wednesday, the Rev. David Griffiths, M A. (chairman) presiding, it was announced by the clerk that Mrs. Tennant, Cadoxton Lodge, had offered to give the land required for the approach to the bridge now in course of construction at Aberdulais. A vote of thanks to Mrs. Tennant was carried unanimously. YsTAiiTFEEA.—We have to announce the death of Mr. David Gape, who died at his residence, Gape's-terrace, Ystalyfera, on Tuesday, in his seventy-third year. The deceased had been as- sociated with the place for more than 50 years, and was highly respected and esteemed. At the time of his death he was one of the deacons of Jerusalem Calvinistic Methodist Chapel, a post which he had held for a large number of years. He leaves a widow and seven children. The funeral, which will be a public one, will take place on Saturday at two o'clock, the place of interment being St. Peter's Church, Pontardawe. DEATH OF MR. EVAN SAVOURS. —In our last issue we referred to the illness of Mr. Evan Morgan Savours, landlord of the Anpel Hotel, one of the oldest townsmen in Neath, and we now regret to record his death on Wednesday last, after a very short illness. Mr. Savours was much loved by the inhabitants generally, and by his death the town loses one of its best and cheerful burgesses, esteemed alike by rich and poor. Mr. Savours had carried on business in the borough for a very prolonged period, and we are sure the Marquis," as he was familiarly called, will be missed and lamented by many. The interment will take place on Saturday, at the Llantwit Cemetery. NEATH COUNTY POLICE-FRIDAY. [Before J. H. Rowland, Win. Leyson, and Thomas Powell, Kqs.] TRANSFERS.—Mrs. Ann Bailey, of the Hope and Anchor, Green, Neath, applied tor the transfer of the license of the above house from her late husband. Granted.—Rich ard John, of Sully, nenr Cardiff, was also granted the transfer of the Rose and Crown, Briton Ferry, from Thomas Griffiths to him. NEW RATE.—A special poor rate of 6d. in the pound was allowed and signed for the parish of Ne*th Middle. DISORDERLY.—Catherine Anniford, of Cwm- avon; Daniel Hickey, of Cwiurtvon rThos. Morgan, of Pontrhydyfen; and Charles Wonnocott, of 1 Briton Ferry; were severally charged with being drunk and disorderly, and were fined in sums vary- ing from 5s. to 7s. 6.1. and costs, or V days each. — John Beynon being on the premises of the Farmers' Arms, Skewen, during illegal hours, was oraered to pay 10 and costs, or seven days. IURIOCS RIDING.—Robert Thomas, John Rees, and David Davies, were charged with furious driving on the Neath Abbey Road, and were fined 10s. each and costs. ASSAULTS.—Mary Griffiths, Skewen, was charged with assaulting, on the 18fh of June, Elizabeth Jones. The dispute arose about a path. Defendant; was ordered to pay 5s. and costs.—James Rees v. Joseph Rees, ot Aoerdylais. This was another case of assault. The defendant pleaded guilty, and was fined 20s. and costs, or 10 days. AFFILIATION CASES.—Clara Greenwood sum- moned David Shea, working at the Copperworks, for not contributing towards his child, he being the father. Complainant was a single woman and was now at the Workhouse. Defendant was ordered to pay 3s. per week. 10s. costs, and the advocate's fee, Mr. Edward Powell, appearing for tbe woman. Mary Ann Lewis v. Edward Miles.—This was another case of affiliation, the parties living at the j Green. The defendant was ordered to pay 3s. per week and costs. NEATH PETTY SESSIONS.—MONDAY. [Before the Mayor and ex-Mayor.] LICENSING OFFENCE.—Morgan Thomas, landlord of the Aucient Briton public honse, Wind-street, was charged by the Head Constable with having his house open at illegal hours. From the evidence of Acting Sergeant Barnes and P.C. Davies, a bottle of beer and a quart tin also containing beer was passed over the wall at the baik of the house. Mr. E. Powell defended. The case was clearly proved and a fine of 40s. aud costs imposed.—The mouey waR paid. SUBETIKS.—Catherine Bamford, of Francis-court, » married woman, was charged by Jeuiima Samuel with using abusive and threattning language towards her. The parties are neighbours, fell out and had a row.—Bound over for six months aud pay costs. DRUSKAROS.—Alfred Pascoc, a seiman, now re- liding at Skewen Gwenllian Singleton, 2:3 years of tge, of the Latt; aud Anu Dean, Lake's Court Sreen, were charged with being drunk and causing Jbstructions. Sergeant Jones, P.C.'s Cross and Morgan gave the necessary tessiniouy.—Fines of )s. and costs were imposed In each ease. OBSTRUCTION.—William Dixon, a coal tipper, of seven Sisters, waseharged with tuu>ingau obstruc- tion in Cew lane, on Saturday niglit last. P.C. Vterriman proved the charge.—Bound over for six tenths and pay costs. AN ABSENTEE.—A warrant W .s issued against a lI1an Darned George Lorey for drunkenness 11.1 which :aae defendant did not appear. NEATH BANKRUPTCY COURT.—TUESDAY. [Before Mr. Registrar Charles.] Be WILLIAM WILLIAMS, china dealer, the Market Neath.—Mr. A. Russell Thomas appeared tor the debtor. The liabilities amount to £1,330 17s. 4d., and the assets to £367 19s. 3J., leaving- a deficiency of £962 18s. Id. Dsbtor said he started in business about thirteen years ago with a capital of 16s. He had not kept a Jash-book He had had two shares in the Neath Starr-Bowkett Society, representing £24 19s., which he had deposited with his solicitor to cover costs. He had sold his book debts (£400) for £30 to a Mr. Jacobs. The case was adjourned peudinff a meeting of creditors. Me J. A. REES AND MARY HIS WIFE. — The debtor was a coachbuilder, carrying on business in Windsor-road, Neath. Not putting in an ap- pearance, the Official Receiver applied to the registrar for a warrant to arrest the debtor. The application was granted.
SCENE AT A NEATH POLICE COURT.
SCENE AT A NEATH POLICE COURT. THE MAYOR UPHOLDS THE DIGNITY OF THE BOROUGH. Most of our local readers are familiar with the fact that two regular Police Court Sittings are held in each week at Neath, one on Fridays, by the County Magistrates, who exercise jurisdiction over what is known as the Hundred ol Neath," and tbe other on Monday, by the Mayor and Ex-Mayor, who preside over the Borough Police Court. The County Magistrates have powers concurrent with those of the Borough Justices, but it has, for a long time past, been their habit not to try cases which were capable of being dealt with in the Borough Court. A fortnight ago, however, an application was made to the County Justices in open court, on behalf of Mr. David Humphrey Jones for a against Mr. Davies, in respect of an assault alleged to have been com- mitted by the latter upon Mr. Jones, within the borough limits. The Magistrates, feeling doubtful whether they had the power 6to refuse such an application reluctantly acceded to it, and ordered the summons to be returnable at the County Police Court, on Friday, 24th June. The Mayor, upon hearing of the existence of this summons, iuitiated steps with a view to the transfer of the case to the Borough Court; but this beiugfound impracticable, he and the Ex-Mayor determined to attend the hearing of the summons, and to take part in the proceedings at the County Sessions. This they did with the entire concurrence of the County Magistrates on the rota; and the Mayor, having precedence by Statute and custom over all other Justices in Borough cases, occupied all this occasion the Chair, the Ex Mayor (Mr. W. B. Trick) supporting him on the right, and three County Justices assisting in the conduct of the case. The defendant pleaded guilty, and the Mayor, in due course, announced that the Bench had decided to fine him 20s. and costs. Before leaving the Court, the Mayor stated publicly that he and the Ex-Mayor were present by way of protest against the taking of Borough business into the County,—that they had attended, aud he had himself presided with the full approba- tion of theCouuty Justices—and that he hoped it would not again happen that practitioners in the town would cause a repetition of what had happened that day, and take into the County Petty Sessions cases that properly belonged to the Borough.
MID-GLAMORGAN.
MID-GLAMORGAN. MR. GROVE'S CANDIDATURE. SUPPORT OF THE LICENSED VICTUALLERS. At a meeting of the licensed trade, held at Neath, the replies of Mr. F. C. Grove were sub- mitted, and it was unanimously resolved to support his candidature for the Mid-Division. Mr Grove has attended several meetings during the week, and has produced a most favourable impression by his eloquence and statesmanlike views. ..L- t. Mr F C Grove addressed a meeting of the electors at Onllwyn on Monday afternoon, under the presidency of Mr. Griffith Thomas, Court Herbert. Mr. Grove, in a forcible speech, pointed out the disastrous effects Home Rule, if passed, would have upon the trade of the country, and especially of the mining districts. He also drew a striking comparison between the peaceful and prosperous condition of Great Britain under Lord Salisbury 's able administration and that of Mr. Gladstone, under whose government the country was plunged into expensive wars, causing great stagnation of trade and distress.—His remarks were well received. Mr. F. C. Grove on Monday evening, addressed a meeting- of the electors in the schoolrooms at Cadoxton-juxta-Neath. The Rev. Lewis Jones presided. — Mr. Grove delivered an eloquent speech, which was frequent applauded, and at the close a vote of confidence in him was passed with acclamation. — Tne usual vo+e of thanks to th? chairman terminated the proceedings. On Tuesday night the Conservative candidate addressee- an audience of 600 persons at the Melyn Schools. Melyncrythan. Mr. A. S. Gardner presided. Speeches were delivered by the candi- date, and by Mr. Newall Moore and Mr. Lewis Kempthorne. ALDERMAN MONGER AT NEATH. After several days of suspense, Alderman Monger has, at last, announced himself a candi- date for the Swansea District, in opposition to Sir Hussey Vivian, Bart. He has aimed at high game, and if he will persevere, he must expect to have a rough time of it, as Sir Hussey is a veteran M.P., a real power in the district, a large employer of labour, and an able and experienced administrator. AIJerman Monger commenced his campaign at Neath, on Monday night, Mr. John Hill in the chair. Strange to say, it was apparent that there was no organisation, and that the gallant alderman was not backed by the itgis of any party Conservative, Radical, or Socialist. He manfully stood alone, and in the power of his might, however much that will prove. The young alderman after a series of interruptions, at last obtained a fair hearing, and made a long speech, explanatory of his political views, which was in good taste, respectful to sir Hussey. and acceptable to most of his hearers. He declared himself to be a Liberal Unionist. He was thoroughly in favour of the Unionist programme, and also in favour of an Eight Hours' Bill for Miners. Though himself an adherent of the Church of England, he believed that the Church would be more powerful if it were free entirely from the trammels of the State. (Applause.) With regard to Sunday-closing, he thought that the restrictions should apply equally to the rich as to the poor. and that the rich man's club should not be placed on a different footing to the public-houses. The candidate proceeded to comment upon what he said was a fact, that the tenants on Sir Hussey Vivian's estate were pre- vented from borrowing money fr.^m a building society, without payment to the landlord or his agent of a guinea, and that if he mortgaged his deeds without the landlord's consent, the latter could take from him his house and everything upon the land. Mr. James Davies inquired, amid applause, whether Mr. Monger was not aware in 1886, when he was so thoroughly in sympathy with Sir Hussey Vivian, of the pernicious clauses he now referred to r (Loud applause ) Mr. Monger I was aware at that time of those clauses. (Shame.) I may tell you, however, that I wrote to Sir Hussey Vivian, Mr. Dillwyn. and Mr. Bowen Rowlands and others asking them to do all in their power to get those clauses abolished. (Laughter.) I would support him to-day even with those clauses in, but I regard the integrity of the empire as of paramount im- portance. Mr. Prosser Is it true that the alderman and his family have been for many years and are now living in Sir Hussey Vivian's house rent free ? He did not intend to enter into personalities, but the candidate had himself to thank for it. (Ap- plause.) Alderman Monger: I have lived in the same house since I am capable of remembering, as my father and grandfather have before me. It has been granted for services rendered and well earned, and I think the questioner will agree that every candidate is worthy of his hire. Mr. John Rees, ex-Mayor of Neath, asked why, seeing that Mr. Monger was one of Sir Hussey Vivian's greatest supporters six years ago, he was opposed to him now? (Applause ) Aid. Monger replied that when he was at Neath, six years ago, and more recently at Aber- avon, he went there as a supporter of Sir Hussey Vivian, who, however, had then issued a Unionist manifesto, and if Sir Hussey had stuck to those principles, he would be supporting him that day with pride and with pleasure. The candidate's replies were received amid a running fire of derisive cheers. The Conservative party very discreet y, notwithstanding the loud cries of Vote Vote!" decided not to move a vote of confidence. THE GENERAL ELECTION.—In a few days we shall be in the throes of the General Election, and worry a101d excitement will be the fate of most. 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REVIEWS. We have before us a copy of the 510th thousand of the corrected and improved edition of Every- body's Pocket Cyclopaedia, of things worth know- ing, things difficult to remember, and tables of reference." It is compiled by Don Lemon, and is published by Saxon and Co., Bouverie-street, London. Among the contents of this mar- vellously cheap and handy sixpennyworth are many thousands of interesting items, historical, geographical, and literary; with useful and acute information concerning love, marriage, etiquette, sport, science, architecture, household facts, arithmetic, commercial matters, weights and measures, and physiological and medical notes. It would be much more easy to attempt to say what is not included in the book than to state what is included. The man who knows half or quarter of what is summarised in this sixpenny booklet would be a marvel in the way of information. THREE USEFUL LITTLE HANDBOOKS. — We have just received from the publishing house of John Walker and Co., London, three neatly printed and bound books, which ought to be of considerable use to large numbers of writers and speakers in this pre-eminently writing and speak- ing age. One of them is entitled "Just the Word Wanted. A Handbook of English Synonyms. Giving a List of Wc>rds expressing every shade of meaning, from which an appropriate selection can be made." The second book is entitled The Handy Guide to correct Pronunciation and Spelling. Giving a complete List of Words commonly mispronounced and mis-spelt, with their correct renderings according to standard authorities." The third book is entitled "The Pronouncing Dictionary of Mythology and Autiquities. Giving a Concise Account of the Gods, Heroes, Statesmen, Poets, Philosophers, Sculptors, Places and Wonders of Antiquity" These little books deserve, and no doubt, will have, a widespread popularity and usefulness. PERRY'S MANUFACTURERS' AND MERCHANTS' DIRECTORY OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND, AND CONTINENTAL, AMERICAN AND COLONIAL MERCANTILE GUIDE.—A very cursory glance at this large, well-compiled and valuable book is enough to convince anyone acquainted with the requirements of a merchant's office how useful, nay, indispensable an adjunct it is to all whj know its merits. The volume, which has been very much extended since the previous publica- tion, consists now of no less than 2,000 pages, and and the index contains nearly 2,000 trades. In addition to a vast amount of recent and correct information of the most generally useful kma. the book includes provincial lists of engineers., iron manufacturers, ship builders, steel manu ac- turers, and tin-plate manufacturers. 1 le information concerning the latter show no on y the names and addresses, but also tne ran s ant trade marks, &c., of the leading firms in the Principality. The book is a oapitaUi printejl one, in clean type; its guaranteed circulation is extremely extensive and it is very hignly spoken of by most of the leading journals of London and the Provinces. At present the book quite rivais in size the London Post Office Directory itself, and the classification and arrangement wrucn has been adopted is such as to facilitate in every way possible the labour of referring to its pages. It therefore has special features of value to the Mercantile World at large, and to the metal manufacturers of South Wales in particular.
--------AN AGED MOTHER'S WISH.
AN AGED MOTHER'S WISH. Heard expressed in one of the poorer streets of Swansea. Two old and sad-eyed women, In raiment thin and poor, With quavering voices gossiped Outside a cottage door. Upon their wrinkled faces There lay a look of woe That, in a Christian country, Old age should never know. The stream of people passing Went by on hurried feet, So narrow and neglected And noisome was the street. I, bent on other business, Stayed but to heave a sigh, And, listening, caught this fragment, Of a sad colloquy Aye, my good man is buried Tis ten years since he died "I'm lonely now, and often Wish to be by his side." "But where are all your children— I never had but one That turned out good and sober And helped me-and he's gone." "What? Alfred?" "Yes, my Alfred- He was my only stay. O, God was hard upon me In taking him away." "But you had many others 0, yes I brought up eight." And don't they help your" "HelpnieP Themselves they can't keep straight. The drink has been the ruin Of some, and laziness "Of others. All are married, ''And all are in distress. But for the parish pittance, And what I got beside From charity, last winter I'm sure I should have died." "But still they come to see your" They neither know nor care If I have e'er a mouthful; And they have none to spare. I never hear about them Without a sort of dread Of trouble. God, forgive me: "I wish they all were dead." PIERRE CLAIRE. Swansea, July, 1889.
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] WHY SHoULD NOT HOUSES BE REGISTERED AND CERTIFICATED, LIKE SHIPS. HOW TO PREVENT THE FURTHER ERECTION OF JERRY BUILDINGS. A SUGGESTIVE CONVERSATION BE- TWEEN SWANSEA BUSINESS MEN, WE were talking, three of us, one day last week, about the almost phenomenal growth of Swansea town in a westerly direction during the last few years, and felicitating ourselves upon the fact that the community in which we live is a rapidly extending and increasingly prosperous one. From the rapidity of local building operations, to the quality of the structures that are being run up so fast, was an easy and natural transition. One of the trio regretted to have to say that thejnewer parts of Swansea, like the newer portion of Cardiff, is very much made up of "Jerry Buildings." He went on to mention a very large and pretentious hotel in one of these two towns,-a new structure in red brick, which is already showing signs of serious de- cay, though it has been in existence only about six or seven years. The fact is," said another, the imperial, or the local, authorities ought to step in, and put an end to the vicious operations of the builder who only builds to sell, and who does not care what sort of rubbish he puts into the building, as long as he can get it off his his hands, and make a profit by the transac- tion." U It is not all the fault of the cJerrry builder/ urged the third spanker. He only supplies what the market demands." Yes, that is all logical enough, no doubt." was the reply, "but a logical reply is not sufficient to settle all questions. The market may demand a certain thing, as you say, but it is the duty of the governing authorities of our country to see that market demands do not foist upon the innocent and ignorant people commodities that are dishonest or in- jurious or dangerous. The market demands very cheap food. In order to supply it cheap enough, adulteration of food has been resorted to. Then the Legislature has to step in and protect the public against the wily arts of the Adulterator of Food. In the same way, the market demands the construction of cheap ships, and cheap ships are an advantage so long as they are seaworthy and safe, but it is found in practice that cheap ships are apt to be poor or unsafe ships. The result is that the Board of Trade has to step in, and either refuse certificates to the bad ships, or issue only inferior certificates to inferior vessels. Now, why should not something of the same sort be done in the case of houses ? Why should not each house that is built be properly classed and certified before it is let or sold ? The tenant or the purchaser would then know what he was hiring or buying. The house would have been examined by indepen- dent and impartial persons, and it would be certificated either as Al, or as second or third class, and thus an end would be put to the building and sale of Jerry houses as well-built houses." It is now impossible to tell what sort of a house you are offered, if it is a new one, and if it is well-plastered." Exactly, but the examination for classifica- tion and for certificate would be made while the house was in course of construction, and thus each house in every town would be classed in the first place, as soon as it was built, 1 and afterwards it would be examined from time to time. and. according to the wear an1 tear it < had undergone, and also according to the amount and the efficiency of the repairs that had been done to it, it would again be classed or reclassed, ( and another certificate would be issued by the ( proper authorities." There can be no doubt about it, that such a < system would have the effect of keeping up the i sanitary and other standards of house property, i The owners of houses, like the owners of ships, j would then take care to keep their property up 1 to the mark, and, more important still, the ( builders and vendors of badly-built houses would r not be able to palm off their badly-built, but well ( plastered, edifices upon the public as fit and ( proper domiciles." ( This is a suggestion which the Sanitary j 1 Authorities of the country might well take up, 1 and help to carry into effect. Perhaps it would i need an Act of Parliament to make the suggestion ] anything like really operative; though, as soon i as the benefits of the system became apparent, t I feel sure the people of the whole nation would < adopt it as a most sensible and beneficial one. i 11 Would it not be well, under these circum- £ stances, to call the attention of the Health Com- c mittee of the Swansea Corportion to the ( necessity of the adoption tentatively of some i such system in the Swansea district ? Surely it J i would" be the means of materially facilitating 1 the work of Health Committees, and it would also have the effect of imuroving the health and < happiness of the country." J
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1 SUN INSURANCE OFFICE (FIRE). This well-known Association, which was founded in 1710, and whose chief office is at 0;), Thread- needle-street, Londoe, E.C., with brnnch offices ail over the country, has just submitted its annual report of the directors for the year ending 31st December, 1891. It reads as follows The Direc- tors present to the members the following report, together with the accounts and balance sheet of the Sun Fire Office for the year 1891. The pre- minms received, less re-insuiances. amount to k957,332 4s. 2d., being an increase of £ So,653 2. Od. over those of the preceding year. The total of the sums insured during the year, after d^duc'ion of the amounts re-insured, amount to £ 373,716,110, being an increase of £12,238,490 over the cones- ponding figures for the year 1890. The losses paid and outstanding amount to £ 564,076 18s. Id., being at the rate of 58"9 per cent, on the premiums received The expenses of management (including commission to a (tents and working charges of all ki dT) amount to £ 297,923 8s. 9J being at the rat, V cenf The income from investments ;ni £ \l lllrhis amounted to £ 69,250 14s 5 J., and after providing for the usual reserve of 40 per cent. of the premiullls to cover haolht16s under current policies, a profit of £ 130,oJl i> • been realized, which has been transferred to the credit of the profit and loss account. p PKOFIT AND Loss ACCOUNT AND DLVIDFN" The balance brought forward from last year amounted to £ 205,165 Os. 7d., out of which there has been carried to general reserve —2o,u0U; paid for dividends and bonus in respect of the business of the year 1890. £105,600; leaving a credit balance of £ 74,565 0s. 7d., which by tue operations of the year has been increased to £ 194,191 18?. 4d. Out of this amount an interim dividend at the rate of £j on each old share in the Sun Fire Office, absorb- ) ing £ 24,000, was paid in January last, and the directors have declared a further dividend of the equivalent amount, viz. two shillings on each new share together with a bonus of four shillings a uli sixpence on each new shpre, payable on the 11th July, which will absorb a fuither sum of £ 78,000, and leave £ 92,194 18". 4d. to be carried forward. CAPITAL.In accordance with the provisions of Oonumnv's Act of Parliament, which came into effect on the Ist January, 1892. the sum of jei20,000 is transferred to capital account as on that daie, „ i0s. per share paid up on each of the 210,000 w°shar'es of £ 10 each. This amount has been Tfbpn from the dividend reserve, leaving a balance on that account of £ 10,000. X'r,«n« —The funds of the office will then stand fnUows —Capital paid-up, £ 120,000; general H £ 1125 000; reserve for risks not yet expired £ 382,932 17*. 8^. dividend reserve, Pin nnn- investment surplus and sinking fund, 0710*14* 4il • balance at credit of profit and loss 1 Vr'invment of dividends and bonus, H 4 f total, £ 1,801.409 0*. 4J. By ordtr of th^ B''ai'd, K. H. MANNERING, Secretary, June 13th, 1892.
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AFTER DINNER CHAT. "The world is all agog With Whig and Tory jar: I care not which is in, So I have my cigar!" TOM HOOD. An Election is coming on, and, of course, both parties abuse each other indiscriminately. The worth (or otherwise) of this abuse reminds one of a forgotten incident of a forgotten election. Lord Brougham travelled post to address the electors of Leeds, and, straight from carriage to meeting, eloquently raising his hands, said,- These hands are clean!" But they were very dirty, and the audience saw it. The vows of candidates are as white as a swan's wing, until- Talking of swans, which do not sing, except in the classics, reminds me of the cuckoos, which have only one song. O. so you have missed them, too. Yes, they are gone. You remember what Logan wrote a hundred years ago,- The schoolboy wandering through the wood, To pull the primrose gay, Starts, the new voice of Spring to hear, And imitates thy lay. What time the pea puts on the bloom, Thou fliest the vocal vale, An annual guest to other lands, Another Spring to hail!" That brings to my mind something an old gamekeeper once told me of a hen cuckoo sitting her own egg with its foster-brethren in a black- bird's nest, to the very evident disgust of the blackbirds. 1 That may appear naturally unnatural on the part of the cuckoo, but what do you think of a cow eating salmon and trout, as is related in one of the items of Wales Day by Day in that irrepressible Western Mail. j I don't see anything to doubt in that, for in Northern Norway the cows are fed in winter on ( mashed cods' heads. FAct. 1 Then think of the Esquimaux dogs of Captain Kane and other explorers being fed through the I long Arctic winters on salt fish, and thriving and keeping useful and muscular on it. Some of the 1 1 old Hudson Bay Company's employees have lived [ < for six months out of the year on nothing but pemmican (compressed meat and fat) and salt fish, and in spite of the want of bread and I vegetables, have kept excellent health. Of course, climate both necessitates and enables the consumption of different foods with advant- age. An Esquimaux will eat a few pounds of j tallow candles, or luxuriously absorb several yards of seal-gut, gaining thereby rapid nutriment and ready heat, whilst the Burman can carry heavy burdens through jungles and across rivers ail day, exhilerated by a handful of rice. There is a kind of food very plentiful here- abouts, and especially in Oxwich Bay, which is never touched, but which would be greedily sought after in other parts of Britain's coast. Walk along the edge of the water at low tide in Oxwich, and you will be surprised to see, right and left, a couple of yards in front of you, sudden jets of water and sand squirted a foot or so into the air as you approach. That is the parting salute of the razor-fish, who burrows deeper, when, by the vibration of your footsteps, he knows the universal destroyer, man, approaches. If you get a hooked wire, and howk these shell fish from their fastnesses, then boil them with a pinch of salt and a bit of fennel, you will find another reason why life is worth living, and any Cardi will tell you this is true. The sea-coast naturally reminds me of the Gower Caves, and they of the bones in the Swan- sea Museum; they again of the specimens and their classification in the said Museum. I remember seeing, a couple of years ago, a very smart article in the columns of this paper, con- cerning an imagined progress of inspection taken through Swansea by Sir Francis Grenfell s best mummy. He saw much to condemn and desired to alter many things, but when The glow-worm showed the matin to be nigh, And 'gan to pale his ineffectual fires." Ptolemy the 120th, or whatever number he was, remembered he had other engagements. But before he retired (for a century or so), he must have altered the labels attached to certain specimens in the Museum, and out of mere devilment, too. For it hurts the feelings of a kindly man, who takes his children to admire the beauties of preserved nature in that glorious Institution, when he must, perforce, permit his offspring to view a truculent brute two feet long, with glaring green eyes and long teeth, labelled Dormouse." And his credulity is shocked when a placard informs him that certain barbed spears, and some great clubs fringed with sharks' teeth, were captured from the Russians in the Crimea. But the time is not very long gone by when even that would have been believed of Russian warriors. "We shall see," said one of Bona- parte's soldiers, marching in Northern Italy against the Russians under Suwarrow,- (Hit off by Byron in Don Juan, Hero, buffoon, half demon and half dirt.) "We shall see whether they have four arms Marching back after the victory, he said. par- bleu they have only two arms, and don't know how to use them! And, Lord! as old Pepys used to say, that reminds me of something I thought of before. Why don't the candidates in this election use smokeless powder? It kills better and makes less dust. FELIX.
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Above all see that ycn cet the right article, with the name "GWILYM EVANS" Oil Stamp, La!>el, Mnd Bottle, withou1; which none is genuine. Hefu"e nIl imitations, Mid insist upon having Nothing but Gwilym Evans' Qninine Bitters. Prices, 2s. 9d.; donble siz', 4s. rid. Sold by all Chemist-. Agents in all parts of the world. E jualiy suited for all climates. Proprietors-QUININE BITTElcS CO., LLANELLY. American Depot: Mr. n. W. D. WILLIAMS, PLY MI UTH, PA. [F 26 Mrs. S. A. Allen's World's Hair Restorer. The natural colour re- stored and preserved. IT IS NOT A DYE. An absolutely perfect Hair Restorer and Dressing. [2736 DOCTOR BTEDMAN'S CAUTIOIT. TEETHING THE FATAL | EFFECTS fre- POWDERS. quently following the use of Soothing Medicines, on account of tbe opium tbey DOCTOR STEDMAM'S all contain, should render tt parents extremely cautious TEETHING how they administer such dangerous remedies to POWDERS, their children, who are easily affected by opium. The Proprietor of DOCTOR STEDMAN'S DOCTOR STEDMAN'S TEETHING TEETHING^ POWDERS, feels it due to tbe public and bimself to assure it that his Powders CON- DOCTOR STEDMAN'S TAIN NO OPIUM, and are on that account the TEETHING SAFEST AND BEST for Children. Parents will POWDERS, readily see this for them- selves when they consider the number of inquests DOCTOR STEDMAN'S that are held in the year on children dying from TEETHING the effects of soothing remedies. POWDERS. The Analytical Insti. tution, 54, Holborn Viaduct, E.C., London, DOCTOR STEDMAN'S November 29, 1877. Report on the Teeth- TEETHING iwg Powder prepared by Dr. Stedman, Hoxton :— POWDERS. I hereby certify that I have purchased a sample of Stedman's Teething DOCTOR STEDMAN'S Powder, and have, at the request of tile proprietor, TEETHING subjected it to analysis for morphia or opium in any POWDERS, form. "I am enabled to state that I found the sample in DOCTOR STEDMAN'S question to be absolutely t N free from morphia or any TEETHING other alkaloid or constitu- ent of opium. POWDERS. Thus Stedman's Teeth- ing Powder is favourably distinguished from similar DOCTOR STEDMAN'S preparations. "ARTHUR H. HASSALL, TEETHING Ask for POWDERS. DOCTOR STEDMAN'S DOCTOR STEDMAN'S TEETHING POWDERS. TEETHING Observe Trade Mark, a Gum Lancet, on every POWDERS. Packet and Powder, with- out which none are DOCTOR STEDMAN'S genuine. Depot: TEETHING 125, New North-road, London, N. POWDERS. [2184 CITY DRESSMAKERS PARIS HOUSE, 47, OXFORD-STREET, SWANSEA. PRICE LIST. Ladies' Walking Costumes 6s. 6d. Home Dresses 5s. 0d. Morainer Wraps 2s. 6d. Ball and Evening Dresses, from 3s. Od, Children's Pretty Costumes, from 2s. 9d. LADIES' OWN MATERIALS. These prices are strictly for Cash. r1699 SPRING CLEANING. 1892. SPRING CLEANING. CARPETS beaten by steam-power. Weather no hindrance. CURTAINS cleaned, tinted, and beautifully finished by Manlovc's nnrivallod Curtain Decoudum. Three pairs for 2^=. 6d. Cretonnes and Chintzes cleaned and re-glazed. Swansea Baths and Laundry Co., Ld., St. Helen's, Swansea. [1531 I HOTELS. f CASTLE HOTEL, SWANSEA, OLD-ESTABLISHED FAMILY AND COMMERCIAL HOTEL: CENTKALLT SITUATED. Omnibuses meet all Trains at Railway Stations. ORDINARY EVERY SATURDAY AT 2 O'CLOCK. 601 A. THOMAS, Pi oprieT ess. CASWELL BAY HOTEL. CASWELL BAT, NEAR MUMBLES. About a mile from the Terminus of the Mumbles Rail tray. l'his Hotel is beautifully situated on the rocks over- Ioking the bay, having an IInioterruptpd view of the Bristol Coannel, Devon an.1 Somerset Coasts. The extensive sands are tb" most Jove], OIl the Welsh coast. affording the best and safest bathing in the neighbourhood. It is most conveniently sit..tP<! Llr tlnse who decire t,) exnlore the interesting peninsula of Gower. LAWN TENNIS, BOATING, AND GOOD ?EA FISHING. [:n,1S Oxford. Hotel, 15, OXFORD STREET, SWANSEA. (Under entirely Xew 11anagement.¡ MISS FRANCES JONES (Late of Boot Hotel, Aberdure), nEGS most respectfully to inform her friends ann the Public generally that sue JIMS opened the abeve Hotel, which has been thoroughly refitted and renovated. Visitor wil) find every home comfortand accommoda- tion at this Hotel, at strictly moderate charges „ ORDINARY DAILY. ines, SpinN and (Mg u*s of tbe best brands. Bottled Ales and Stouts Wholesale and Re-ail. Families supplied. Only the Best Quality kept in Stock. [2603 JLFFRET,-> ARMS HOTKL, vXFORD-ST Within five minutes walk of Show Yard. YISITORS will find every accommodation at t this old-established Hotel. Luncheons dhily, and Dinners at fix o'c'ock. An Ordinary every dav a. 1 o'clock. T. C. SMALL M.i;.C.F.S. Proprietor. N.B.—Good Loose B xi sand S*ah:ing. [2711 LONDON & NORTH-WESTERN HOTEL, Rutland Street, Twansea. Adjoining the L.N.W. Victoria Station and Mumbles Railway Station. CLOSE TO SEA BATHING. THIS HOTEL is under entirely new manage- JL ment, being newly furnished throughout. Every accommodation for Commercial Gentlemen. Families, &c. Every comfort at very moderate charges. Visitors boarded and lodged at special rates per week. Beer, Wines, and Spirits of the Best Quality. PROPRIETRESS— MRS. N. T. HUMPHREYS. 12978 SHIP and CASTLE Family and Commercial Hotel. Mumbles- THIS OLD-ESTABLISHED and Replete JL HOTEL, is now under NEW and EFFICIENT MANAGEMENT. Commercial gentlemen and visitors afforded every accommodation with the best attention. Beautiful view of Swansea Bay and surround- ing neighbourhood. 2482] SARAH JONES, Proprietress. Bath House Hotel, Norton Koad, Mumbles. FirEt-Class Family and Commercial Hotel. Proprietor. — A. ELLERMAN (Late of Esplanade Hotel, Porthcawl). BEAUTIFULLY SITUATED, facing Swansea Bay, Mumbles Head, k Oystermou'h Castle, containing a^out 70 Private Sitting Rooms ana Bedrooms. Dinners, Teas, &c.. provided at the shortest notice. Good stabling. An unlimited supply of spring water on tbe premises. Steam tiams stop at the door. Terms on application. [2744 GEORGE FAMILY & COMMERCIAL HOTEL, MUMBLES. Head Quarters Mumbles Rowing Club. EXCELLENT Accommodation for Commercial Gentlemen and Families—Apartments or Coffee-room. Charges moderate. Porting in all its branches. The above Hotel has been reno- vated throughout. For Tariff. &0.. address the Proprietors, Messrs VIVIAN & BERRY, 2737] (Late of the Elms). King Arthur Hotel, Reynoldstone, Gower. PROPRIETOR :-MR, JOHN BEVAN. MR. BEYAN BEGS to ANNOUNCE that tbe above Hotel has been greatly tnlarged to meet the pressing requirements of Tourists and others, and is now able to accommodate a party of 2UO to dinner. Conveyances can be had on the premises. The Hotel is under the personal supervision of Mrs. Bevan as heretofore. 967 SHIP INN, RROSSILY. NEAR WORM'S HEAD, GO VER. WILLIAM BEYNON, POTATO MERCHANT, MARKET, SWANSEA, BEGS to inform nis friends «nd the Public generally, that he hug OPENED the above Premises, and trusts by strict attention to business, to n1Prit H ishare of their p>\tronagr. WINES and SPIRITS of the choicest quality. Celebrated Ales and Stents. Also all kinds of NON- ALCOHOLIC DRINKS. Visitors to this part of the Peninsula wiil find it one of the hefllthiest in Wales. GOOD STABLING AT MODERATE CHARGES. [2041 KING'S HEAD HOTEL, LLANGEJNNITH, GO A ER. VISITORS WILL FIND EVERY ACCOM- MODATION AT THE ABOVE HOTEL, Which is situate within a mile of the Sands, and about two miles fr )m Worm's Head. A 'BUS leaves Llangennith at Five a.m. on WEDNESDAYS and SATURDAYS, returning at Five p.m. from the OXFORD HOTEL. Oxford- street, SW3.IlSea, the same days. Horse and Trap to Railway Station by com- munication. 2707] GEO. REES, Proprietor. Gower Inn, Parkmill, Gower. rrHIS Old-established Hostelry in now under t NEW MANAGEMENT, with every accora- modation for Visitors and Picnic Parties, as heretofore. 1150J GEORGE MORRIS, Proprietor. The Sherwood Hotel, 19, ADAM-STREET, STRAND, LONDON. (LATE W. H. PRUST, SWANSEA.) "V' EAR Law Courts. Houses of Parliament, i^l and in the midst of all the principal Theatres- Has been re-furnished, and offers every comfort at very moderate charges. Bed. Hreakfast and Attendance. 5s. 6d. Communications to -5] MANAGER. THE RUNNACLEAVE. PRIVATE HOTEL AND BOARDING HOrSE, ILFRACOMBE. LARGEST in the towr. 120 Beautifullv Ap pointed Booms. Capital Tennis Courts. LARGE RECREATION HALL to seat 500, with fitted Stage for Private Theatricals. Concerts. Tableaux A ivants, etc. Handsome Bihhird Boom. Dark Room for Amateur Photogiaphers. 27 TON YACHT for sole rse of Visitors. Tariff of 27241 T"E MANAGERESS. The Universal Bill Posting Co. 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-*■ THE EXPLOSION ON BOARD…
-*■ THE EXPLOSION ON BOARD THE S.S. c, WILBERFORCE." RESUMED INQUEST. IMPORTANT RIDER TO THE VERDICT. The resumed inquiry into the circumstances touching the death of Richardson, an able-sea- man, who died at the Hospital on the 16th inst., from the effects of injuries received by an explosion on board the s.s. VVilberforce," on the morning of the 13th inst., was held at the Hospital on Friday evening last before the district coroner (Mr. Edward Strick). Mr. R. C. T. Naylor again appeared on behalf of the owners, Messrs. Harrowing & Co., of Whitby, and Mr. W. P. Smith was for Mr. Chas. Watson (agent to Messrs. Pyman and Watson, shippers, Cardiff). At the outget a few remarks were made by the Coroner with reference to the inquiry having been adjourned on the previous day because of the absence of Mr. Charles Watson, who had been ordered to attend as a witness, but upon Mr. Smith explaining that there had been a little misunder- standing in the matter, the inquiry proceeded. Mr. Charles Watson was first sworn, and was examined with reference to the quality of the coal shipped by his firm, but he knew nothing beyond the fact that the coal was shipped here. Neither did ke know any;hiog whatever of the cause of the explosion. A Ofeat Western Railway emploje, named *kVan, produced some consignment notes showing the coal came from the Lletty Sbenkio °Uiery, last witoe#* called was Mr. J. S. Robson, •"I. Inspector of Mines for the Swansea District. 4fter haviDg given evidence relative to the fiery Mature of the steam coal with which the vessel was loaded, though explosions lit the mine had been very rare of late, witness explained by means of a diagram the places where free access was allowed for the currents of air. He would have been in. clined to think that the ventilation afforded to the hold was quite sufficient to prevent any accumula- tion of gas had it Dot proved to the contrary. There might, however, be free currents of air abuve, and yet an accumulation of gas in what was kuown as the fore-breast. By Mr. Naylor: Wherever there is coal it is almost impossible to prevent the accumulation of ga.s?- \Vitnes: Yes, but given a space over the and putting on a covering, you increase it. Coi> wnuing, witness said that if one or two more of the Planks had been rtmoved from the hatchway, and the ventilators open, it would not have been likely that the gas would have accumulated sufficiently as to ciuse death if a slight explosion occurred. By the Coroner You could not tell when yon eXamined the ship whether it was an explosion of coal-gas or petroleum-gas ?—Witness: Ob. yes, if had been petroleum I should have expecred to have seen something which had been set on fire. The Coroner here observed that, according to a Regulation of the Harbour Trust, it said that "hatchways on coal-laden vessels must be kept open while in the docks or harbour to prevent eXplosions." By a juror Quite right, too, sir. The Coroner also read a certificate from the OWners to the efftct that the ship had never been laden with petroleum since she Whs built, in 1882, the Coroner adding that the report circulated to the contrary was therefore inaccurate. This concluded the evidence, and the Coroner, in summing up, said that there would be no difficulty 2^ the part of the jury in deciding as to the cause of Richardson's death. There was no doubt that it y*as through an explosion of coal-gas which came *n contact with the candle which was handed y°wn to Peart, the other man now lying the Hospital, the deceased being theu further down the hold. The question for the jury to consider was whether there was Sufficient ventilation on board the vessel under Ordinary circumstances, and, if not, whether any- b°dy was to blame for it. He gathered from the eviden,ce of Mr. Robson that a part of the hatch- way being open, together with the openings in the tore-breast into No. 1 hold, no serious accumula- tor! of gas would have been expected. Therefore, it seemed to him (the Coroner) that there was no such negligence on the part of any officer of the ship to make him criminally responsible for the death of the deceased.. The jury then considered their verdict, and ^fter the lapse of about half-an-hour announced they bad agreed. The Coroner, having been re-called, the foreman (Mr. George Dolman) then read a verdict to the effect tbat the ventilation *as incomplete, and the ship was to blame for the Negligence. Some discussion ensued as to what was meant by the "ship," the jury contending that they meant the owners, while the coroner pointed out that the ?wners could only be brought into the question J? case of civil proceedings being taken by the rela- ves of the deceased. Mr. Naylor submitted that the owners, having Complied with the regulations of the Board of Trade, could not be held responsible for any criminal Negligence. Eventually, a verdict was returned to the effect hat deceased met with his death from shock to the system consequent upon injuries sustained by explosion on board the F.S. Vvilberforce," the Jury being of opinion that the explosion occurred £ y reason of insufficient ventilation over hold 1, and that the ventilation was insufficient becau8e nearly the whole of the hatchway was closed the ventilators were not properly attended to from the time of loading the coal. The Coroner observed that it was quite clear that no person was implicated as regards criminal Negligence. The jury concurred, and the pro- ceedings terminated.