Weekly Mail

CARDIFF rOST-OFFICE NOTICE. Commencing on Monday, the 21st met., a new mail wili be despatched from Cardiff to London by the 1.28 p. in. train, and letters pcsted at the head post^ofhee, St. Mary-street, before one p. m., arid at the Docks District Pcst-otfice before 12.45 p.m. lirstead of twelve r.oon, as at present) will be delivered in the East Central dist.ict of London the same night, and connect with the outgoing mails for the Continent of Europe, despatched from London the same evening. Correspondence for India to be forwarded bv the mail lea ing London on Friday evenings must still, however, be posted at Cardiff Head 4 Post-office, or at the Docks District Post-office before twelve noon, aa the new mail will not connect.

DEATH OF ST7PT. EVAN JONES. Superintendent Evan Jones, the deputy chief- coMtabte of Glamorganshire, di'i.t on Monday at bo true Villa. Ferryside, whither he had journeyed three or four days ago from Pontypridd to recuperate his health Superintendent Jones (who was accom- panied to Ferryside by Dr. Howard Duvies, Ponty- pridd) had been in a weak state of health for several months. He was held in great respect m Pontypridd and throughout the Rhondda Valley, where he was stationed previous to his promotion 11.00 removal T.) Pontypridd, in succession to his predecessor, Mr. Superintendent Matthews. The dr. ceased officer, who, from sheer merit, had risen from the ranks, was comparatively in the prime of life, so that the cutting short of the career of such a pro- mising and efficient officer is all the more regrettable and his early death is deplored throughout the force generally. Mr. Jl1nrs possessed literary and scien- tific tastes, and on several oCC8Aions carried off prizes in coniteetioa with the county technical instruction eta.sms at Porth. The late deputy ohief-oonstable was born in 1847, and joined the force when be was twenty years old. He was promoted to the position oi sergeant in 1B73, and to that of inspector in 1884 He was appointed superintendent of Pontypridd in 1F91, and deputy chief-constable in 1894. The de- cesspd leaves a widow and family to mourn their loss, (.ne of bis sous being Mr. M. Jones, clerk to the Pontypridd School Board. BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH. Superintendent Evan Jones, of Pontypridd, was born at Llancrwys, Carmarthenshire. in I 1847, and joined the Glamorganshire Police Force as a recruit in the summer of 1867, when ¡ he was only nineteen years of a.ge, and his first important duty was to attend a series of meetings of strikers at Coedcae Colliery, where a. dispute had arisen, his object being to ascer- tain what course the men intended adopting with regard to about 200 "turncoats" (as they were then called) who had been imported from Staffordshire and Cornwall. From an interest. ing sketch which appeared in the "Pontypridd Chronicle," under the heading, "A Detective Story from Real Life," we gather that Mr. Jones appeared a.t the meetings- referred to in the guiso of a collier, and his knowledge of the Welsh language proved very useful to him au that occasion. The result of his presence in those meetings was that the plans of the strikers were frustrated, and subsequently twenty of the men were sentenced to fourteen days' imprisonment at Cardiff Gaol. The justices present gave orders that the men were not to be handcuffed, their leader being allowed to have a whistle and walk in front of tho police in charge of the prisoners. Sujierintendent Jones was one of the esoort who conveyed the Fenian prisoners from Merchyr to Cardiff in 1868. The escort was under the personal supervision of Colonel Lindsay, then ohief-constable, a special train being chartered owing to the fear that tho ordi- nary paa-senger trains would be upset. At the time of the railway accident at Pontypridd in 1879 Mr. Jones, with the late Dr. Hopkin. was one of the first to render assistance to the ir jured. The stirring incidents which occurred in connection with the Parliamentary election of 1886 led. amonnt other things, to riots at Porth, and on that occasion Inspector Jones bory like a hero the stoning to which he and his men were sub^oct-ed in keening oock srrging crowds who wished to join the rioters. Another important case in which Mr. Jones was laboriouslv employed was that against two persons for obtaining possession of horses ty fraud at Caerphilly Fair, whilo the capture of burglars and the finding of JB200 worth of iewellerv hidden in a garden elicited for Mr. Jones special compliments from her Majesty's inspector of constabulary. At one time a sum of JB130 was stolen from Gvfeillion Shop, and one of the nrinci-pal difficulties of the proso- cution was that the money could not be found, until eventually Mr Jones found the missing money hidden in a cask of pig's wash.

DEATH OF AN EX-M.P. Mr. Joseph Ruston, ex-M.P. for Lincoln, and bead of the firm of Ruston, Proctor, and Co., engir.eeie, died at Lincoln on Thursday night, after a lon^ illness. The deceased was 62 years eld. He was Deputy-lieutenant of Lincoln- shire, and had been mayor of the city, and high- sheriff of the county. He represented Linooln in Parliament as a Liberal, in 1884 being- elected at a bye-elcction. He was again successful in 1£85, but split front the party on the Home Rule question and retired. His decorations were the CroRS of the Legion of Honour and the Order of Osmanieh.

DEATH OF A CLEBGYMAS". The Rev. John Morgan, vicar of Abernant and Conwil, died at his residence, Blaenbryn, on Friday afternoon. The deceased ren .an. who was 85 years of age, had filled the pulpits of the joint parishes for 45 years, and endeared himself to Churchmen and Nonconformists alike by his quiet, unassuming, and irreproachable life. Failing health had prevented him fulfilling any duties for a long time past.

MILITARY FUNERAL AT CARDIFF. Th funeral took place on Saturday after- noon at Oaxdiif New Cemetery of the late Sapper J. Wareham. Royal Engineers (Volun- teer) Severn Divi&xon, wno, aa already an- nounced, died suddenly wluie en duty. He was one of England's heroes, having been with Lord lioDerts, V.U., during the Afghan cam- paign, and was present at the celebrated marcu from Cabin to Kandahar. After the conclu- sion of his eervioe with the co.ours and reserve, he volunteered for active service and went through the Egyptian campaign, under Lord Wolseiey, and had the medal and bars for In-xa and the star for Kandahar, and the Egyptian medal and etax. The members of the Severn Division R.E. undertook (he responsibilities of the funeral, and a band was formed to take the place of the band of the division, which wao recently dis- banded. There was a goodly muster of Volunteers of the Severn Division Royal Engineers, the men on parade numbered upwards of 130. under the command of Lieutenant Caple. The other officers attending were Lieutenant Lieutenant Evans, and Lieutenant Hooper. The Rev. Mr. Heathcote, chaplain of the corps, offi- ciated, and the obsequies were attended by Armv and Navy veterans, notable among whom was Sergeant O'Brien (who is now caretaker of the Bank Chambers), an old comrade of the deceased, having served with bim in the Afsrhan campaign and the march to Cabul in his regi- ment, the Second 60th Rifles. Other veterans present showed pretty nearly every English war meckl granted from the Crimean up to the present time. The members of the division marched down from the headquarters in Charles-street to the residence of the deceased in Hereford- street, Grangetown, and the funeral procession thence was headed bv ft firing partv of f ur <5en non-commissioned officers and men marching with arms reversed. After them came the shellibier containing the coffin on which lay the deceased's clothes, accountrements, and decoration^ which were surrounded bv several wreaths. Next came the mourners, the most noticeab-e among whom were the T-eternn« t' silver on whose breasts spoke eloquently of ^a-rdqbippi suffered in behalf of their countrv. Following, the deceased's late comrades marched in open file, and the reir of the precession was brought up by the Cardiff Military Band. The progress of the cortege to the cemeterv was witnessed by a large concourse of spectators. The undertakers were Messrs. Stone Bros. Ex-inspector Thomas King, late of the Gla- morgan countv poPoe force, died at his resi- dence in Albert-road, Pen"rth. on Saturday afternoon, ft the age of 64. Dec-aased wig seized with paralysis about two years ago. and for the last l ine months had been confined to his bed. He joined the force in 1852, and served 35 years.

CAMBRIDGE MATHEMATICAL TBIPOS. The following are the wranglers in the Cambridge Mathematical Tripos:—Senior wrangler, H. Austin (Trinity and Mason Col- lege); 2ffd F. J. W. Whipple (Trinity); 5rd, F. W. B. Frankland (Clare); bracketed 1th, Ezechiel (Trinity), G. W. Walker fTrinjty) bracketed 6th. Darnley (Trinitv), Griberd (Trinity); bracketed 8th. Channon (Corpus1. T. P. Thompson (ChrisÚ); brac- keted 10th. Blandford (St. John's), Tuckey (Trinitv); 12t.h. P. M. Parker (St. John's) I 13th. Veater (Trinity); bracketed 14th. John- ston (Pembroke), Tobin (St. John's). Milne (Jesus), otephenson (St. Catherine's). Wag- staff (Emmanuel); bracketed 20th, Lunn (Queen's). Todd 'King's); bracketed 22nd. Green (Christ's) Hollingsworth (Sidney), In- glis (King's); 25th, Hewlett (Trinity); 26th, Conybeare (King's); bracketed 27th. J. J. Cooper (Queen's). Fawdry (Corpus), Hyde (Corpus), Winder (Caius); bracketed 31st. Locko (St. John'si Slater (Emmanuel); 33rd, V. Le. Foster (King's). No woman gains a place among the wrang- lers. THE SENIOR WRANGLER. William Henry Austin, senior wrangler, was educated at Mason College, and is a scholir ,1 Trinitv. He was born June 3, 1875. Francis John Welsh Whipple, second wrander. is a scholar of Trinity, and has won the (lni- versitv Barnes Scholarship. Born March 19. 1876. he was educated at the Merchant Tay- lor's School. He is a son of G. M. Whipple, late superintendent of Kew Observatory. Francis William Barrett Frankland," third wrangler, is a son of Mr. Frankland, head- master of Ossett Grammar School. Oakworth, near Keighley born March 1. 1875 educated at Ossett and Wakefield Grammar Schools; entered Cambridge University October. 1894. Percy Herbert Ezechiel. bracketed fourth wrangler, was educated at Bombay University. George Walker, bracketed fourth wrangler, is son of the late John Walker, and was born a.t Aberdeen on February 24, 1874.

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THE CURATE AND HIS SPECULATIONS. ftXJALIFICATIONS FOR A LONDON RECTORY. In the Wandsworth county Court on Monday (before Judge Lushington) some amusement was caused by a renewed endeavour on the part of the Rev. W. Earle, of Savoy-buildings, Strand, and curate at one of the churches in the neigh- bourhood. to reoover the sum of £20, deposit paid on account of the purchase of certain houses ill Garshal wn. The defendant was a gentleman residing at Tooting. In reply to his honour, who stated that on the previous occasion he had revoked his judgment and left the phu-tiff to do what he leased. Mr. Dawson, for the curate, said hIs case would be based on alleged misrepresentation. The plaintiff in his evidence said that in July last he saw an advertisement of 23 oottages, one villa, and two shoos to be sold at Carsha.lton. He wrote to l .6 defendant, and afterwards saw him. Defendant asked JB600 cash tor the pro- perty, or £650 if the money were raised on mortgage. He said nothing about a new drainage scheme, and plaintiff paid £20 deposit. Defen- dant told him he oould raise nearly the whole amount on mortgage. The next day he went down to see the property, and found it in a miserable condition. He had tried twelve legal i gentlemen to see whether he could raise a mort-! gage, but they said the property was worthless for the purpose. Mr. Smith, for the defendant, objected, and said this was not true, one gentleman being willing to lend £500 until plaintiff refused to pay the cost of the deeds. Plaintiff: I am on my oath and speakincr the truth. I will report you to the Lord Chan- cellor. sir. Cross-examined: It was true that on the 22nd of September he wrote stating that he was per- fectly satisfied with the property. He also wrote asking that the sale might be speedily completed, as he was trying for a London rec- tory or vicarage, and wanted to stow that he was possessed of considerable property. (A laugh.) On the 29th of October he wrote to the defendant that he had nothing whatever against him. If lie^was right before God he was ri^ht before plaintiff. But he wrote also that he had the gravest doubts as to the defendant's salvation. He on^ht to respect and seek God. In the same letter plaintiff said if defendant did not accept his terms without murmur he would sue him for £100. In a subsequent postcard he wrote 1 bone you will not tempt God further by resisting my will." Defendant, examined by Mr. Smith, said plain- tiff came to him about the purchase of the pro- perty. He said he had rioh relations, and if witness would stand him £150, he could easily raise the balance of £500. Witness never to'd him the property could be mortgaged for nearly its full value. Phint;ff: Tt's a lie. A hundred pounds would not cover the loss he had sustained through the plaintiff, who went down the day after he had paid the £20 and in- terfered with the tenants. He only claimed £15 as legal expenses. His Honour: I am not going to waste words over this case. There has been no misrepre- sentation whatever, and there will be judgment for the defendant on the claim and the oounter- olaim.

ACTION FOR LIBEL BY SIR JOHN WILLOUGIIBY. AN APOLOGY AND TWO HUNDRED POUliDS DAMAGES. In an action brought by Sir John Wil- loughby ir. the Queen s Bench (before Justice Hawkins) against Kegan, Paul, and Co. for a leged libei in a book on South Africa by them, defendants made a full apology and paid J3200 damages. Dr. Jameson, Major Coventry, and others wera present. The book to which exception was taken was written by Major Arthur Lenna.rd. When the case waa called, Sir E. Clarke, for plain- tiff, said he had received a communication which would render it unnecessary to trouble the jury. Mr. Cock, for the defendants, said they were only the publishers of the book. and he thought Sir J. Willoughby had very properly taken notice of certain statements in the book which reflected on his character- Defendants re- gretted exceedingly what had occurred, and had agreed to pay £200 to cover any expenses which p'aintiff might have incurred in the a-ction. They were convinced that there was no foundation for the remarks reflecting on plaintiff's character. Sir E. Clarke said that if Sir J. Willoughby had fofnd himself in communication with the writer oi the book he would not have taken the present action. The book was founded on what purported to be a diary kept by an officer under Sir J. Willoughoy's command years a,go, and was only issued to the public at a time when, in consequence of other matters which occurred last year, it was particularly likely to injure pontiff's prospects. He waa not only attacked in his military character, but was accused of touting for companies. Having, however, shown his willingness to meet the allegations, and defendants having admitted they were without foundation, he felt that his character was cleared. Mr. Justice Hawkins said Sir John Wil- loughby could not have slept under the charges without ohal enging those who made them. The outcome, however, was creditable to the defendants and satisfactory to the honour and character of plaintiff. Mr. Cock said defendants withdrew every statement of every kind made against Sir J. Willoughby.

VACCINATION LAWS. At West Ham on Tuesday Benjamin Morris appeared on an adjourned summons for neglecting to have one of his children vaccinated. Defendant objected on what he alleged were reasonable grounds, three of his children having suffered after vaccination, whilst one had died. Another child had been examined at the instance of the Royal Commission on Vaccination, and the follow- ing certificate given:—"I certify that I examined Benjamin Morris for the Royal Commission on Vaccination in May, 1890. when he was fourteen months old. He was then suffering from general acute eczema. He was vaccinated in the previous January, the vaccination having been postponed, as I was at the time informed, on account of a previous attack of eczema. The second out- break of eczema started from the vaccination wounds, and seema to have been excited by injury to scabs about six weeks after vaccina- tion.—(Signed) Theodore Dyke Acland. Mr. Baggally, the magistrate, thereupon said he would not make an order, and dis- missed the summons.

THE SUNDERLAND BANK ROBBERY. At. Sunderland on Tuesday Arthur Armstrong was again brought before the magistrates charged with being concerned iD robbing the Sunderland branch of the Xorth-Eastem Bank or £5,896. He was again reo manded, and the prosecuting solicitor intimated that at the cnd of eight days be should have to apply for a further remand because the London witnesses, in consequencc of the Jubilee, would Dot be able to leave tht Metropolis to attend eiirht days" hence.

PRESIDENT FAURE FIRED I AT. AN INFERNAL MACHINE EXPLODED. A Reuter's telegram from Longchamps on Sunday, at 3.25 p.m., says:—This afternoon a young man, standing in a crowd about 150 yards from the racecourse, fired a pistol at President Faure. Neither the President nor iiyone was hurt. The man, who appeared to be about 25 years of age. was immediately ? Tested. Moreover, an organised attempt to assassinate the President appears to have been 'Uade, for some kind of infernal machine, made Ot iron piping, was exploded about the same time. All the people in the immediate vicinity of the spot whtre the explosion occurred ..ere at once surrounded by the police and taken into custody. A later Reuter'a telegram says —The explo- sion occurred in a thicket near the couise. When the place was searched the remains of an iron pipe were found, and by them a news- paper containing a gross cartoon insultiag M. Faure. A pistol W.1!1 also discovered lying rear, on which were engraved the words, "Mort a Felix Faure," and with it a small dagger. The knife was likewise engraved with words of a similar purport. These dis- coveries were regarded as lessening, rather than enhancing, the gravity of the affair, for they seem to point to the act of a madman more than to the work of serious conspirators. No one was injured by the explosion. A man who at the moment of the explosion ran away, leaving his hat behind him, has rot been traced yet. The President was on his way to the racecourse when the pistol was fired and the bomb exploded. A Central News telegram from Paris on Sunday evening says:—No injury was caused to M. Faure or his entourage, and on reaching the grand stand the President proceeded direct to his box and showed himself to the people, who greeted him with vociferous acclamations. The crowd had meantime seized and seriously maltreated a man, who turned out to be a plain- clothes detective, and who had made an ener- getic attempt to pursue a man whom he sus- pected of committing the outrage. The detec- tive had to be sent to hospital. A Reuter's telegram. from Paris says:- Gailefc, the man in custody, savs that he hs no occupation, and that he lives at Levallois. His lodsrings are being searched by the police. Another young man, nineteen years of age, was also arrested and interrogated. It seems that Gallet. who is believed to be insane, cried out loudly as the Presidential cortecre passed, and so attracted the attention of the crowd, who pointed him out to the police. Hence his arrest. The man who actually caused the explosion is believed to have escaped, be having been hidden among the bushes. President Faure returned to the E'vsee at eix o'clock, heartily cheered by the people. RIDICULING THE AFFAIR. A Reuter's telegram from Paris on Monday says —The newspapers agree in regarding yes- terday's outrage at Longchamps. which some of them describe as only a pretence of crime, either as the work of a madman or as a practi- cal joke. Reporters who have followed up the police investigations in places usually resorted to by supporters of the "propaganda by action" state it is clear from these inquiries that the Anarchists had nothing to do with the affair. According to the "Figaro," the Prefect of Police himself says he cannot believe there is any question of a serious attempt to assas- sinate the President, and that he. too. is of the opinion that the act was that either of a lunatic or a practical joker. Everything was arranged in such manner that no harm could come 0 to anybody. The place where the explosion occurred was an out-of-the-way spot. and pistol and knife were laid out osten- tatiously. Inquiries are still being prosecuted. A Reuter's telegram from Paxis on Tuesday savs:—In spite of the discovery of a second tube and fuse, the newspapers continue to attach little importance to Sunday's outrage. and express the opinion that the police should confine their investigations among persons of unsound mind and those with an inclination for ill-advised practical jokes.

AMERICA AND HAWAII. TERMS OF THE ANNEXATION. The "Daily News" correspondent at Wash- ington telegraphs:—Tbere is no doubt that the President hélf; decided to send to the Senate soon a treaty for the annexation of Hawaii to the United States. It is said that the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations will favour the adoption of +he treaty, and that the neces- sary two-thirds vote in the Senate is assured. The terms of the annexation are believed to be as follows:- (1) Hawaii surrenders all territory, includ- ing seaports and Crown lands, to the United States Government, and becomes part of the States under the name of the Territory of Hawaii. (2X The States Government not only extends to Hawaii the protection demanded, but assumes the debt of Hawaii up to a total of 4.000 000 dollars. (3) All the citizens of the present Republic of Hawaii become citizens of the United States exctept those Asiatics who are already excluded from the privilege of States citizemlrp, and the Chinese now in Hawaii are forbidden w: migrate thence to the States proper, exccpt as may be permitted under American statutes. (4) The present Government and laws of Hawaii are to continue in force there, except so far as they directly conflict with the laws of th* United States until Congress shall have had time to form new laws for the government of the annexed territory. What impels the President to take this step now is unknown. One theory is that the com- plications caused by the eugar schedules in the new tariff may have influenced him. There are certain to be vigorous protests from various parts of tV country, but, if the Stenete is really determined t put tha treaty through, these will have no effect.

THE CONGO RAILWAY. FIGHTING AMONGST NATIVE WORKMEN. A Reuter's special telegram from Liverpool on Friday &avs :—The following intelligence has been received here from Boma, dated May 14: "News has oomb down the river from N'tumba of a terrible fight among the men employed in the construction of the Congo Railway, and, although no precise details are to hand, it seems there has been serious loss of life. N'tumba is a day's journey by the new railway from Matadi. There are over seven thousand men employed making the line. Many of them are natives from Sierra Leone and other British West African Colonies while some twelve months ago nearly a thousand Senegalese, who are of French nationality, were taken down to the Congo to work on the railway, under a three years' engagement. It was between the Senegalese and the Sierra Leoneans that the. fight appears to have taken placte. though some other natives are also reported to have joined in. Twenty of thfe combatants are reported to have been killed and forty wounded. The Free State authorities appear to have interfered, as the affair is said to be now at art end. Intelligence has also come down of some sterious trouble with the forces who are in the upper river distriot. fight- ing the Mahdisto or the Arab slavedealers. Everybody here is very reticent abort the matter, particularly the Free State omcials but that the matter is very serious there is no doubt, as all the available whites in the lower Congo are being sent to the front as quickly as possible, with whatever fighting men or materials they can collect."

ABOLITION OF SLAVERY IN ZANZIBAR. Mr. Francis W. Fox, who has just returned from paying a series of visits to the Islands of Zanzibar and Pemba. and also to Mombas"a., has given the following description of affairs there to a representative of Reuter's Agency: — "The present Sultan of Zanzibar hag aoted throughout most loyally in connection with the various measures to be taken in the issue of the edict against slavery. He has impressed upon his Arab subjects the advisability of their at once entering into more friendlv relations and mnking new agreements with their slaves, under which the latter would be free to cultivate on their own account for three davs in the week their own plots of land. and, in lieu of paying rent for huts and land to give three or four 1 days' gratuitous work to their masters. Several Arabs, I am informed, have alreadv made artargements with their slave* on these lines. ^tie Sultan has also ordered that the nentile on his own and other Arab plantations, instead of beinsr descrilwd as watumwa (slaves!, shall in future be spoken of as watoto (children). Up to fhe present Tim" very few slaves h..ve aprVlied for their libertv. but one of the effects of the ipr.u-? of the anti-slavery cdicts has been to make the rr asters already more considerate and indul- gent."

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LOCAL & DISTRICT. Mr. Joseph Williams. Burry Port, formerly student at Brecon Theological College, has accepted a unanimous call from the Maesteg English Congregational Church to become their pastor. The "London Gazette" of Friday night -LAtes that at an extraordinary general meeting of the members of the United Mortgate Company 'LimlU-d), n-ciit-Uy held at 3, Nolton-street, Bridgend, it was resolved and duly confirmed that the company be wound-up voluntarily. M»esr8. ltandall and Co., of Bridgend, Glamorganshire, are the solicitors for the purposes of fcuch winding up. At a meeting of the board of the Taff Vale Railway held on Friday Mr- Russell Rea, a member of the firm of R. and J. H. Rea, London, Cardif, and Southampton, shipowners and coal exporters, was elected a member of the board in place of the late Mr. J. Pyke Thompson. Between seven and eight o'clock on Tuesday evening a man named James Ward, of Oow- lais, whilst under the influence of drink, jumped ;nto the River Tali from the old iron bridge at Muthyr with the supposed intention of com- -.aitting suicide. He was wet out of the water and conveyed to the police-station. Thi new wool fair for Cardigan, established by the present mayor (Mr. W. J. Wiliiams), was held in the lower market on Saturday, and attracted a large rumber of buyers. There was an extensive collection of wool offered for sale, of excellent quality, realising from 9d. to 9id. per lb., while some extremely tine samples "went at id. higher. General satisfaction is expressed all round at the establishment ot the ne v fair. On F..day evening last Mr. Broadhurst, M.P., drove over from Knighton, with Mr. Frank Edwards, late member for Radnorshire, and addressed a, crowded meeting at the Assembly- rooms. He referred at length to the question of Proteotion versus Free Trade, and spoke strongly on the necessity for reform in the House of Lords. In connection with the meetings of the association for promoting the education of girls in Wales to be held in Newport during the eisteddfod week, Miss E. P. Hughes, of Cambridge, Dr. Isambard Owen (senior Deputy-Chancellor of the University of Wales), and Mr. T. E. Ellis, M.P., will be the principal speakers. On Saturday evening a deputation of officials of the Park Collierv, belonging to the Ocean Collieries, Rhondda Valley, presented Mr. Tom Davies, of the Ocean Collieries. tcret rv to the Rhondda Cvmmrodorion Societv. at his private residence, Ton-Pentre. with a beaut ful silver egg-stand, on the occasion of his mar- riage, as a token of the respect in which he is held by his co-offioials. Notice is given that candidates desiring to compete for scholarships at the Glamorgan County Schools, which are open to children attending elementary schools in the county, shou d apply not later than the 23rd inst. The examination in the districts of the Penarth, Barry Cowbridtre, Bridsrend. Neath. Ystaly- fera, Merthyr, Pontypridd, and Porth County Sonools will be held at those schools respectively on Sat'av the 3rd of July next. On Friday an adjourned meeting of the members of the Pembrokeshire Liberal Three Huifdred was held at Haverfordwest, to con- sider the question of selecting a Liberal can- didate to contest the county. Two gentlemen were mentioned, namely, Mr. Henry Sevmour Allen, of Cresselly, and Mr. J. Wvnford Philippe, of Lydstep, South Pembrokeshire. Mr. Philippe waa selected, although not unanimously. The first meeting of the creditors of William Good, 16, Bethania-row, Tynewydd, assistant butcher, was held at the office of the uncial Receiver, Queen-street, Cardiff, on Monday. The statement of affairs showed that the lia- bilities amounted to JB276 8s. lid., and the assets JB30, leaving a deficiency of £ 246 8s. lid. The cause of failure was alleged l, debtor to be due to bad debts and loss of stock. No resolution was passed, and the Offioial Receiver remains trustee. At the meeting of the publio works com- mittee of the Barry District Council held on Tuesday evening at Barry Dock plane were approved of seventeen houses in Dock Vieov- road and ten houses in Jewel-street, Barry Dock, for Mr. A Richards; a tempora-Ty navvy mission-room in Holton-rcad, and twenty houses in Albert-street. It was also decided that the whole of the recent additions to Merthyr Dovan Cemetery be consecrated according to the rites of the Church of England. A movement is 00 foot in Carnarvon to secure !L portion of the collection of pictures at South Kensington, and this is regarded as the first step towards securing the establishment of a national museum. Should the claim Le conceded, the suitability of Carnarvon Castle as a site cannot be overlooked, and it is a note- worthy fact that for years past Sir John Pideston, the constable of t.he castle, and Sir Llewellyn Turner, his deputy, have been busily engaged in carrying out certain improvements within and without the walls of the historic pile. At the Neath County Police-court on Friday David Meyrick, haulier, TaiLwyd, was oharged with unlawfully wounding Thomas Thomas ou the night of June 5.—Thomas, who appeared in court viith his head bandaged, said he could not swear that Meyrick actually threw the stone, but immediately before receiving the blow he heard him say, "lake that.' Complainant was rendered uncor scions for hours by the blow, and had been under doctor's care since.—Margaret Thomas, vsifeof the complainant, said the (tefen- dant picked up a stone and struck complainant on the head.—Ttw Bench committed Meyrick to the qvarter sessions. A special meeting of the Cardiff Shipowners' Association was held at the Exchange on Mon- day, under the presidency of Mr. W. W. Jones, for the purpose of formulating a pitwood charter for the Welsh coal ports. A copy of a Spanish and French charter, drawn up by a special sub- committee, was submitted to the meeting and disct.ssed, and, several minor alterations having been made. the Iraft was approved—Mr. W. W. Jones was appointed an arbitrator on behalf of tho association in the case of a dispute between a shipowner and shipper, and the secretary was instructed to notify the shipowner and merchant re! erred to. Three men, named Dodd, Duckworth, and Burrows. were charged on Thursday at the Sandbach (Cheshire) Petty Sessions with obtfructing the highway at Betehton.—Superintendent IALi-ge said that on the 5th he was driving down Bet.-hbom Hill when be saw a wedding carriage in front of h.m stopped by the (lefer.dantS. Duckwoitih and Burrows had placed a rope hci-oss the road, and stopped bh conveyance and the carriage. The witness's horse ran into it before he could pull up It was the custom in that pajt of the country to rope wedding partle8.-Leona.rr1 Cooke. driving the <veddiug party, said he was stopped by Duckworth and Burrows, and after those inside had given them a shilling each tnev were permitted to prccced, but he was stopped by Dodd with another rope across the highway.—Dodd was flned 5s. ard costs, and Duckworth and Burrows balf-a-crown each. A pair of runaway horses were pluckily stopped in Cardiff on Tuesday morning. The horses, attached to a coburg van belonging to Mr. Aliwood, grocer, were at a standstill in Westbourne-crescent, and when started by some cause or other they went at top speed up Cowbridge-road, and careered madly up Cathedral-road. On this corner Police-con- stable Edwards (24) was on duty, and, without a moment's hesitation, he sprang forward, grasped the reins, and, though dragged for some distance, he held on till the horses were brought to a standstill. Mr. Wyrill, th., borough engineer, during the course of sewerage excavations at Morriston has discovered a large number of pebbles which bear unmistakable signs of belonging to the glacial period- Hitherto the nearest like discovcrv hue been at Ystalyfera. Mr. like discovcrv has been at Ystalyfera. Mr. Wyrill c ders that this discovery goes to prove ( 11 theory in "The Great Ice! Age" 'j.: .Swansea is somewhere about the southern extremity of the ice-sheet. Mr. J. Stcrlio, of Cardiff, does not see anything extra- ordinary in the discovery. Evidently the Kjllay Mountaxi was formed during the glacial period, but he would like to obtain some speci- mens before he could express a definite opinion. The first meeting of creditors of the estate of John Howard, of Crossways, St. Maughans, blacksmith, was held at the office of the John Howard, of Crossways, St. Maughans, blacksmith, was held at the office of the Offioial Receiver, Newport, on Monday. The liabilities expected to rank for dividend were sot down at £ 156 Is. 9d., and the assets at j347 10s. 9d., leaving a deficiency of £ 108 lis. Debtor had been in business sinoe 1870. He attributed his failure to bad debts, large famiy (ten children), and illness of family. His average profits for the past three years were stated to amount to about 14s. per week. and Iris household and personal expenses for the same period were placed at the same sum. No reso- lutions were passed, and the Official Receiver remains trustee. A well-attended meeting of railwaymen was held at the Victoria-hall, Cardiff, on Sunday, under the auspices of the Cardiff No. 3 Branch of the Amalgamated Society of Railway Ser- vants. the chief object of the meeting being the presentation of a silver medallion to the Rev. John Thomas, of Carlisle, in recognition of his services towards the railwaymen in the North. The medallion was sent from the Car- lisle branch to Mr. A. Webb. of Bristol, who came to Cardiff (where the reverend gitleman now f sides) to present it to him. The Rev. J. Thomas addressed the meeting on "The Brotherhood of Man," appending to his hearers to adhere to those principle# which were con- ducive to the welfare of all. At the monthly meeting of the work visiting committee, held at the Cardiff on Tuesday afternoon, the salary of tj1 tant medical officer was recommended increased by JS25 per annum. The Swansea pilots say they have seen d the recent hot weather the dorsaJ fins of small sharks, while the crew of the VrviaJ1 tnait while hauling in a conger the other a shark seized the tail ond and bit it 0 j4 At Neith Ba n k ru otcy c or irt on William Llewelyn, Neath-road, Llaw was examined. Debtor's liabilities a(lJO to £ 677 4s. 10d.. and deficiency to £ 636 1' The case was adjourned. John Henry professional diver, fishmonger, and jjjl Taibach, was also publicly eDLminecL deficiency amounted to £ 77 8s. 10d. was closed. A Central News telegram says: —The Morris Roberts, who has beeu for tbe Ian«ol>S years assistant chaplain of the Meirop^ Welsh Church, and who has done mnch pi Welsh Church in London, is about to SffIf tJ connection with the Welsh community, (| timonial fund for him already amounts to Mr. Simner, 82, Viotoria-street, Wastmin^1 the treasurer. jA At Tuesday's meeting of the A Town Council, the mayor (Councillor Doughton) presiding, it was unan'BJ°j| decided to support the memorial of the Corporation to the Privy Council that the armorial bearings of the PrinciFjJJ should be included in the Royal shield of the United Kingdom. ja The annual singing festival in oonPr-^l with the Rhondda Fach Welsh CaJ^J^jp Methodists was held at the Welah Met Chapel, Ynyshir, on Monday, under th«jjf ductorship of Mr. John Thomas, w The accompanists were "Alaw R Messrs. W. J. Davies and H. Howells, I and Miss M. A. Griffiths, L.C.M., Ynyrfjj^ At the monthly meeting of the Liang." .» District Council ou Tuesday, the (Mr. Rees Harris) mentioned the questi%Ji the proposed joint infectious diseases hoSr^ and said that, unless they heard something satisfactory from the Swansea Corporation reference to the joint erection of an hogpit council ought to at once consider the a bility of having an independent oil decided that a committee should dra." report. I At Carmarthen County Petty Saturday Dd. Davies, fisherman, of House, Ferryside, charged a neighbor fisherman, Benjamin T. R. Davies, {j maliciously daniagincr his seine net to f extent of 7s. 6d. Lengthy evidence duced, but the Bench held that, though oumstances nere suep;cious, the proof of dant's guilt was not satisfactory. Tbe j* trates intimated that it was a serious and anyone found guilty of it would to prison without the option of a fine. olJ The annual meeting of the Cardiff B-11 Association for the Prevention of Crueltfwj Children was held at the Park Hotel, C* Jr on Friday, when Canon Thompson, D-D-v^l sided over a very small assemblage, *^g whom ladies largely predominated. The (read by Mr. Herbert Thompson) and statement of aocounts (which Mr. 0 Thompson presented) were adopted, excellent speech by the canon, in which reference was made to the work done by i Donald Maclean. There WIUI a defioiencjjj something .ike £4(), which had to be met contribution from the general fund, and was expressed that this should not again.—The usual formal resolutions p adopted, and thanks were accorded t° ladies who had taken part in the work. v At a meeting of the Swansea Finance J mittee on Friday accounts were i in connection with the Triple Scheme last year to the amount of £ 1,100-^ m accounts were passed.—In connection vear's costs, Mr. Freedman asked if thev not borrow to meet the sum.—The 'Mr. Rocke) said that if the Bill had through they could have done so; no^ ever, it must come from revenue.—The were also passed for the Parliamentarian?' mittee's expenses in connection with this Bill of £ 24 5a per member.—It ffjj, nlained that the officials, whose time k for by the corporation, charged the I members.-—The dcoount-^f tn8 directed to prepare a detailed accord -rhole of the expenses of the scheme.. At All Saints' Church, Penarth. on pc* afternoon. Dr. George Frederiok Burd. Cross, Yorkshire, was married to Beatrice Jefferies, second daughter of tbs? Mr. Henry Jefferies and Mrs. Jefferies, Of ;,et' Newvdd, Penarth. The officiating clero,$ the Rav. Frederick Burd, vicar of Neen sa fl, Shropshire, prebendary of Hereford endf ta dean, and the Rev. Percy Burd. rector tenham Abbots, Berks (uncles of th? v rroom), assisted by the Rev. Wvndb121 ijw Heathcote, vicar of All Saints'. Penarth. bride, who was given away by her Eyres), wore a dress of rch white satin, trimmed with natural orange b1°* and white chiffon, and carried a lovelv of white roses, orange blossoms, and notis. The bridemaids wer° Mi.'s May V ries and Miss Gwladys Jefferies (sisters ff bride). Mr. d'Arblav Burney, of KeW^, > lege, Oxford, was best man. At the r of the bride's mother luncheon was rartak^Ljf after which the newly united pa:r left f°T land, where the honeymoon will be spent.

THE LIGHTS OF CAR]) ELECKRICITY MAKING ST PROGRESS. • i A meeting of the Cardiff Lighting Jj» Electrical Committee -was held on morning, when Alderman Carey A Mr. W. H. Massey, the engineer JK employed by the corporation when the: down their electrical plant, stated in a, # that he found on an examination of counts in the borough treasurer's office considerable sum was due to him for 0f sion at the rate of 5 per cent on the expended on the works. He did not, ho jf send in any account.—The Chairman* jjf other members of the committee state^^S they were quite prepared to pay Mr. whatever was due to him, but it waa in the first instance, to make out a It was resolved that the town-clerk him to that effect. if At the last meeting Mr. electrical engineer, reported that an tion had been received from the v Mail Limited requesting the dr connect the Conservative Club f\ mains. It was then mentioned th** "Western Mail" had their own dynftO^ supplied themselves and the club. TbeJjp. wanted the connection with the corp^^ in case of any mishap occurring. A Qrtf arose as to whether the "Western ? supplving the club were not infriniT™,K Provisional Order of the corporation* jW. matter was referred to the town-clerJ^K J. L. Wheatlev). who reported on }■ that the "Western Mail" were within |f^ rights in supplying electrical energy portion of their own premises, so long 1 0 did not interfere with the highways borough. If they complied with the ments of the corporation they must plied.—It was resolved that the apP W& be comp ied with on the understandiJw^p the question should be brought up sl% hence, when the committee will whether. under the circumstances, not charge the "Western Mail" the A rate of 8d. per unit. ,$ The Electrical Engineer report dd were now 14.113 lamps supplied, T Atfi an increase of 1,601 compared with & responding period of last year. Jr also 1,123 lamps waiting conne^j^y Board of Trade unite generated laS amounted to 28,806. which was -j of 7,483 units compared with May 1 tfrjt estimated revenue was £ 429 19s. 6d. £ 340. The engineer supplied a» >J for lighting the union workhou^ last guardians paid the gas company k £ 351, and he had prepared a scale the lighting of the institution by jjYy would cost £ 420. an increase of »b° The scale was approved, and the will be communicated with in due co

DOWRY FOR go 0 -W 3.1 It will be remembered that, things, Lord Bute celebrated his 3U by ordering ajl,000 to lie .aveetod and the interest thereon to be g»v j e c°. & two poor girls at Cardiff as a ° tj! At a meeting of the finance .co!T1_,orii' £ i Cardiff Corporation on Tuesday mlaiP-sft town-clerk (Mr. J. L. Wbe8tley) position, and it was agreed that w>■ yCt' candidates should be left to the borough. 4$

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MEDICAL. CONDUCTED BY A PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON OF TWENTY YEARS' EXPERIENCE. POISONS. The name of Poison is generally given to any subetance which can destroy life in cirall dceea when taken internally. They may be deadly drugs in solid or liquid form, or natural sub- stances, such as leaves, fruits, seeds, or roots. They may cause death by being caustic, or irri- tant; or by causing- insensibility by reason of affecting the brain; or by causing faintness by affecting the heart. There are certain other sub- stances which will destroy life if swallowed, and which act mechanically, and are not gene- rally called Poison a, such as powdered glass and finely out hair. There is no one drug or remedy which is a universal antidote, so that it is very desirable for a consideration of the treatment of poisoning to sart out the varieties of poisons into several classes, marked bv the most gene- rally observed symptoms. But before proceed, ing to this classification we must point out that, beside the poisons as above defined, almost all commonly used solids and liquids may cause death in great excess. For example, alcoholic drinks may in la rye doses cause rapid death. Many common vegetables taken to excess may cause fatal diarrhoea. But. bevand aJl other common foods there is a special danger of disease and death from products of decomposition in badly- closed tinned foods, milk, meat, and fish. Disease germs and poisonous products mav also occur in pies twice oooked and in some sorts of cheese. It is often very difficult to discover in cases of accidental poisoning whether the symp- toms have arisen from some disease germs in food or from some poison having been intro- duced in the processes of cooking. It is very dangerous for cooks to keep any poisons in Intahens or in pantries, since mistakes may so easily arise; for exaanple, white arsenic has been used for powdered sugar, and so has white lead. Oxalic acid is found lying about on kitchen shelves because it is used for cleaning brass. Carbolio acid of a strong and caustic oommon sort used for drains is frequently taken for sauce in bottles. Lanre-1 leaves containing prussicacid mar cause illness, and in a few cases the roots of aconite plant have been supplied in mistake for horse radish. "jMik;M."—Do not be persuaded to leave off the iron medicine just yet. "Nemo "—D<> not be induced to dose yourself with tincture of belladonna, for serious results may follow. S."—Try ruore open-air exercise by all means. Take lor-jr walks, but endeavour to stop short of actual fatigue. "H-"—The remark is all nonsense. There is no special liability to disease or to death between the ages of 60 and 63 years. L. M. CreeoJ:.—The nitrata of silver hair-dye is very difficult to usi, and you may only succeed in making the hair of a purple colour." "S. K."—We believe there are many pe roc rut who have a vague recollection of some notable event at two years old, but we cannot quote any printed book. "T N (Neath).—We are not inclined to give advice upon such matters. They are not fit for public dig- et,adon, and if you want an opinion it ia only right you should have to pay for it. "Cymro Du."—Take doses of Ave minims of tincture of digitalis in water two or three tmeR a day for a week, and watch the result. Then try cartina pilules, which n druggist may procure for you. "Nansen."—Your system is not strong enough for you to undertake such tasks. If you are wise you will maintain a steady, quiet life, or else your htart will be apt to fail you at some critical moment. Wm. James.-We 110 not write private advice by letter. Tie treatment most likely to be successful in your case would be by a mixture of sulphate of magnesia, rhubarb, soda and ringer. Apply *0 a druggist. F. E. Smart.—Your case is much too complicated to be treated by correspondence. You cannot get medical fctteadance at a hospital in the evening; you must employ a private medical man, or attend the hospital at the usual hours for consultation. "Nenif)You should remove from that low-lying moorland district, for so lorg as you live there you will be Bp really liable to attacii of ague, and repeated attacks are verv liable to be fol.owed by eclcrgcment of the liver and the spleen. R. A-The mistake made wis in delaying to have the dislocated shcnlder reduced the same night. Under chloroi< rUI it Bright have been done quite easily, fut. wht:o the operation has been delayed a week th< difficulties attending a successful operation are greatly increased Edw. K.'hon.—You should avoid the muse you men- tion, and bathe them in cold water instead of in hot water. The sk n appears to he in an irritable state. Take & course of purgatives and vegetable tonics. It is not likely that lotions or ointments would do good unless you have a definite HkLI disease. "W. L.The Vaccination Acts of Parliament render vaocipatfon compulsory on all infanta in every district. The only diference between districts is that, in some every person refusing to comply with the !■> w is at once prosecuted, while in a few parishes the officials do not prosecute until the Local Government Board compels them to act "Nomad."—You will not obtain much benefit from such frequent change of residenco. Simple change of will never cure you of your symptoms while you insist upon habits of too free drinking. Your only chance of a long life rests in a temperate, if not teetotal, life. Or the two complete abstinence Is much the more eatiy to fuifi). "Independent."—You mav be tlned vexv heavily bv a magistrate if the modicaf officer of health discovers you have haj a caae of scarlatina in the house where you carry on a baker's husiress. It is shameful of you to have risked the lives of so manv of your customers. Every loaf of bread vou have kneaded after helning to nurse this child has some disease germs attach ng to it '■May."—Iron and quinine medicines a.nd cod-liver oil »i d »xtract of malt are the bcifc means to increase fat Excessive exej-Hse will make vou too til'n. no dcur-t; but moderate cycling will make you strong, even if nt,1 far,Strength is better than fat, for fat is cniv errtra weizht- to carry abo-it Of course, you must make sure yon are not wasting from some con eumplivr d'seas-, because, if you are, then the cyoliiig CMy max" matters worse.

LEGAL. Custody of Child.—"Jack."—The father can, if he I ehocees. claim the custody of the child. Claim for Damage.— M. K.You certainly appear to be entitled to bring an action against the com-1 pany to reco'T damages for the accident to your wife Land Tax—"Hampshire."—Land Tax is not incumbrance in the technical sense of the term, and we fear that you have r.o option but to pay the aoroonfc. Prohibited Degrees.—"F. Tf. S."—A woman cannot, marry Hr nephew by blood or by marriage, that relationship be'ng prohibited by the Church, and, therefore, also by taw. Brother's Property —"E. M.You can compel the trustee to take the necessary steps to pay off the mortgage at once and to divide the property between you if you choose to do so. Obviously your proper plan is to oonsult a soJicitor in your town. Estate Aaent.—"A Reader."—You will incur no liability by removing the property from the hands of the agent unless you have agreed to pay a fee for placing the matter :n his hands. If vou have done so of course, you will have to pay such fee. Obstruction of Light—"At.emone."—We think vou' are entitled Ui obtain an injunction to restrain "he owner )f the middle cottage from building so as to damage Ihe cottages belonging to you. You had better consult a solicitor upon the sublect, as no doubt a letter from your legal adviser would produce the required effect. Claim for Ac"ident.—"G ff. -As far an we can see the accident was an accident pure and simple, in which the person in charge of the evele would have to bear the coits occasioned thereby. Of course, if the driver of ths cart was guilty of negligence in the management of the horse and so brought about the accident, he wou.d have to bear the cost Married in Wrong Name.—"Married."—You do not say whether at the time of the marriage the bride- grotm had acquired by custom or perscription the ns-rae in which he was married or whether he was married in the wrong came With the intention of deceiving lira wife or whether she was actually de- ceived or not. If you will give us this further infor- mation we will answer your quest on. Ring in Marriage "Maban."—The ring is always used in religious o»rerornies of the various sections of Christians, hut. its use is not in any way essential to the legality of the ceremony. There is no pro- vision in the formula, used in the marra.ges in registry offices for the use of the ring, and. although the ring may be placod upon the bride's firrger ou such occasioj.g, it is planed there in pursuance of the wishes of the pariiaH ceicerr.ed, and not l*rause tnere is any legul necei^y for it. It does not malce the smallest differ.?,see on which finger the ring is placed. Custom ordains tliat it shall be placed upon the third finger. Custom ordains that it shall be placed upon the third finger. Information as to Will.—"Park."—If the will has I been prc ed you can obtain a sight of it at Somerset HttMe. the fee for inspection being Is. You can also obtain a copy, the cost of which wouid depend upon tin lenjrth of the document, hut you would he jJJriwed to take a note of the names and addresses of the executors with nit charge. If the win lias not been prtved you wii) have to ttnd out In whose custody it is. and apply to them for a sigilt of it. Whether they would grant it depends upon what right you have to nee it, on which point you give us no infor- mation whatever. You would be able to obtain infor- mation m to the funds in which the property is invested from the executors or trustees. Bating App..al -"X. Y. Z.1t appears to us that you have good grounds to complain against the way in which yo'i have been dealt with, and it is pro- bable that cr appeal to the quarter sessions you would obtain 1 material reduction. An appeal to the &ersions, however, is a somewhat expensive matter. It is alr-o a highly technical procce<'injr, and it will be neceftary for you to obtain assistance of skilled legal advice from the very first. In fact, we do not think that you could take any step in the matter without consulting 9. 80Hdtor in your town. This, we think, you should do immediately, II. the notice of appeal must he served 21 (Lays before the com- RierCfinent of the next sessions after the final deci- siou of the assessment committee. In all probability, therefore, you have uo time to lose. We observe your red ink nóte. hui think that J'ou Hh0uln 00 us the justice to assume that all matters brought under our notice for treatment in these columns receive our most careful attention whether srreat or small careful attention whethPr srreat or small Commission on Sale.—"W. S "—So far as we can see Mr. J. has no claim whatever. Telegram of Congratulation.—"Oddfellow."—Why not send it on the day and to tne lady in question? Marriage Settlement.—"Oretch«n "—C's will is valid and should be proved at ones by the executors janied therein. Custody of Child.—"Anxious," "B. J."—We think the father can claim the custody ot the child tinder the father can claim the custody of the child under f th9 circumstances I Witj'ess to Wili.—"Edie."—The wife of a witness ¡ to a will is incapacitated from taking benefits under the will, hut not the children. Money Club.—"Anxious."—Can you send us a copy oi the rules of the club to which you refer'' We do D0t U11derstand what vou sav about a guarantee. Letting Licensed Premises.—"Biackfriars."—Your Prilosec tenant will have no claim for compensation for goodwill or anything of tha.t nature at the end of tùe term. Distraint on Animals.—"Cvmro."—You clearly cat a-) t he charged rrgain, but. with all respect, we tliink your proper course is to consult a solicitor, and take action a.<! you may be advised. Brother's Property.—"B. F. O."—The eldest brother has- no preterential claims unless the property is freehold or copyhold, and in the latter case bts rights would depend upon the custom of the manor. The married sister is equally entitled with the rest. &.ot.n:iy.Cox.-The proper course to adopt is for the father to enter into a bond or covenant to pay a stipulated amouat and for the lady to find two sureties who will enter into a bond or covenant that she shall not in any way annoy the father, and if she does they or one of them shall pay a stipulated sum all liquidated damages. No agreement, however, win prevent the lady from taking Che usual steps to obtaiu an order of the justicts in the usuai manner Prize Drawing.—"One m TroubJ»?.—Yow esse seems to be Ro somewhat difficult G1I.e Yon atipear to have actually given the money to the husband. Of course, if the wife left him he ctnild be compt iltd to maintain her, though it might lie neces-tary for her to go on Ule parish i11 ordn to 2omi»el him to do so. We csnnat advise her to get hold el the money a.nd leave, because such action on her part would be open to very eeriou8 misconception. IJi-nt in Arrear.—"Ignoramus."—You are clearly liahle for the rent from the date of your bankruptcy until your landlady's death and oW to the present time. Your landlady's husband, however, wûuld appear to have no claim whatever fI,o compel you to pay, as you would seem to be the tenant (,f the niece. Any rent for which you may be liable for th" period prior to your landlady's death forms part of her estate, and is payable accordingly to the niece. I Money in Joint Names.—"Jubilee."—As a rule money invested in joint names belongs to the inves- tors in equal shares, and in the (tup <4 the death of one of them it would be presumed that they were au I ertitled and either of them could bequeath his fliare as he chose' but it is quite possible that it may be proved that the money belonged to them jointly, in which caM the one who survived would be entitled to the whole It would, however, be necessary to produce the strongest evidence of the existence of such an arrange- ment. 8tithp. )3,W in ordinary cases 18 very strongly against this mode of dealing with property. Assignment of Debts.—"J. F."—We cannot say that we consider the form to be a good one, because it contains no statement of consideration. It should have been under seal. So far as thp consideration is concerned, it could, no doubt, be proved, if occasion arose. by reference to tbe oond:t¡ril16 of saJe. and, therefore, the document, when properly staruptd, would, no doubt, serve its j urpose. We return the document, but must beg you not to eend orig-;nal oocu- ments to lli1! if you should 'm v.' common tfJ a.'k ')'.1.' advice in the future This rule is made in the in- terest of those who ask our assistance and n0t in any way for 0ur own purposes DDc ments have an unaccountable habit of going astray.

GENERAL. "War Cry."—The Abyssinian War was in 1867. "J. B."—The Great Exhibition w*3 held in 1351 "F."—The salary attached to the Ohiltern Hundreds is 25s, "Customs."—The duty on proof spirits is 10s. lOd. per gallon. "Parliament."—Tbere are 27 Parliamentary divi- sions in Yorkshire. "Patentee."—About 25,000 patents a.re taken out acr.uaily in England. "Teuton. "-The (knnan Emperor was born in 1859. and was crowned in 1888. "Aquatic." -Tbe first University boat race was rowed over the Henley course. "L. S."—Tie greatest number at Acts of Parlia- ment passed in any year was 570 in 1846. "Q."—The treaty of Westphalia was signed in 1648, and closed the Thirty Years' War.

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FTJSIXiIEBS AT CARDIFF. The 2nd Battalion of the Princess Victor a's Royal Irish Fusiliers, lately stationed at Cork, I pa,ed through Cardiff on Tuesday morning en route for London, where they will take part in the Jubilee festivities on Tut>6day next. after which they will go throuda their summer manoeuvres at Aldershot. The battalion will afterwards remove to their new station at Col- chester; For the purpose of conveying thp men to Aldershot two special trains ere requisi- tioned. the first of which, containing the com- manding officer (Colonel Reeves), several oncers, and 430 men, stopped for a. few minutes at Car- diff Station at 1055 a.m. The second train, with the rest of the officers and 340 men, arrived at Card ff at 11.20 a.m. The battalion, which was spooialh" selected to represent the Irish corps. is noted for the splendid physique of the men, whose appearance, travel tailed as thev were, havinar journeyed since seven o" clock on Monday evening, when they left Cork, excited the admi- ntion of tve members of the Dublic o<~ the station platform. The distinctive name, 'Prin- c^ss V ctoria's," was acquired by the retrimenr uoon the occasion of the presentation of the colour? by her IVlaiestv befoyp her accession to 4 the throne. Durinc her re^gn the Queen has elso presented the regiment with colours on two oreisinns ^'ith t-he«< honour* at the hand? of her Majesty, it is fitting that the recurrent should be well-represented at the Diamond Jubilee.

SHEBEENING AT ABERDAR-E. "This is a very bad case, ajnd I would like to know what tradesmen supplied you with the drink. You will be lined 1;5 and costs, or, in default, go to prison for a month," remarked Mr. Stipendiary North at Aberdare Police- court on Tuesday to Mary Anne Jones, who was summoned for selling beer without a licence on Sunday, the &th met. Pol.ce-sergeant Evans and Police-constable Jones had watched defendant's house in Abernant-place from six to 7.40 a.m.—Defendant aslced for time to pay the fine, when it transpired that she was in receipt of relief from the guardians.—The Bench decided to allow hetr a fortnight. The beer was ordered to be confiscated, Sir. North expressiug the hope that .it had not been paid for. Robert Davies. Reuben Timothy, James Jones, Thomas Gibbon, and Michael Weston were each fined 20s. and costs for aiding and nbetting the above defendant, thev being on the premises drinking when the police entered.