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gittsiucss Addresses. ,ITR; DUlrn Si-itEET-DàAPEJiy, CAR-RET, -0 AND MOURNING WAREHOUSE, 23, DUKE-STREET. CARDIFF. W. 11. V^MITH & QOMPANY Having nearly completed THE EXTENSIVE ALTERATIONS Qn these Premises, are now enalrferi to show the following goods, at the Lowest Possible Price, for cash, namely :— JpURNISHING JQEPARTMENT. 4-4 FELT CARPETS, 9!}<1 per ya.r<1. NKVV DKSIUNS IN TAW5STKY OAliPKTS, Is Jjtl per yard. 4-FRAMB BRUSSKliS CARPETS, 2s 11 Jil per yard. VrRAME 'IRU.SSEbS CARPKTS, 3s 11 Jd per lu IN NF.W PATTERNS, from tid per square yard. A SPECIAL LINE IN MUSLIN CURTAINS, from ) III per pair. HEARTH RUGS, DIMITIES, &c., &e., at equally low priecs. JjllESS 1T DEPARTMENT. An ENTIRE NEW STOCK, carefully selected of REITF.S, FANCY SERGES, ami al the New Shades for the Spring in Coloured ATHOLKS and pure MOHAIR ALPACAS from :>(<t per yard. DEPARTMENT. We now hold some of the best well-known makes in BLACK SILKS from Is 11 pi per yartl Also New Shades in OOLOliHKl) SILIŒ' adapted for the coining' season. PA Ncy DEPARTMENT. LAKlES SI LK SCAIiFS, in all the new patterns, from .VJii. Lac-j and Mtislin Collars, quite new, &c., cce., &e. J^jANCilESTE R JJEPAHTMENT. WORTHY OF ATTENTION W)IWOCI{!" anti other makes, illclmling the Celebrated AMERICAN WHITE LuNG CLOTll, from yjd per yard. Quite pure Also a well-assorted Stock of ^SIERY, HABERDASHERS, CLOVKS, TRIMMINGS, &c., &c. W PLEASE NOTE THE ADDRESS TD> COUTH AND COMPANY, JLA/O O 4170-14101 If. D u K 15 S T R E E T, C A R D I F F. J gESSIONS AND gONS, CANAL WHARF EAST, AND JOHN STREET, CARDIFF, FOR ROMAN TILES, FIRE BRICKS, FIRE SQUARES, BURS, AND ROOFING SLATES, AND AT DOCKS, GLOUCESTER. 14008 JU u MG A RTE^'S IN VIG^Jlt A TIY E NBRVINK ESSENCE, powerful nutritive cordial, which r stored to their condition all the secretions on tha integrity of which rtec' health depends, REPORT BY DR. 11 ASSALL. navIng analygeil the preparation to which Messrs. Baum- jK'jfcn and C_>. have givan the name of INVIGORATIVE ESSENCR," I am of opinion that it is a combination calculate!, from its containing, among other ingr dicnts. and Phosphate of Soda, to prove moat serviceable tc Debilitated, tho Nervous, and the Dyspeptic." I^ftce Hs. per bottle, or four 81 bottles in one, 22a, carriage -Jl^agents, BRANT and Co., 283 Strand, London, W.C. 3339 bUllNISH YOUR HOUSE, OR APARTMENTS THROUGHOUT BY JARVIWS HIRE SYSTEM. The ORIGINAL, BEST, ANI) BIOST LIBEltAL CASH PRICES. No EXTRA Cuaroh Timb Givkn. LARGE USEFUL STOCK to select from. Prospectuses on Application to JARVIS & SON, STEAM CABINET MANUFACTURERS, 22 & 23, METEOR STREET, CARDIFF. ^^8 40G!) ^POLLINARIS. „ NATURAL MINERAL WATER. VTefV( 8 Special qualities of purity, freshness, persi tent 1r«»i-^ceUcev?n!l agreeable flavour, alone or mixed with wine3 /'■,a-titfmwr. 60 QUARTS 2Cs, 100 PINTS 42s, In London, 3r 50 QUART.* 19s, 100 PINTS 46s, ^ttawpaii to any Railway Station in tnc United Kingdom. Bottles included and allowed tor on return. Smaller quantities of Chemists, Wine Merchants, &c.. at Per DOZEN PINTS, and 8a o r DOZEN QUARTS. 1-ttE APOIiLINARTS OOMPANY, LIMITED, 19, EBXJSMT STRELT, LOtvDDN, S.W. 4037 (THE OLD HOUSE.) ^"°HNSTOS'S coitn I1 LOUR 2?tL3555 Is the Best. ITE FREE FROM ADULTERATION".—Lancet. -lS DECIDEDLY SUPERIOR.—Lancet. A N E Y E R-F A ILIN G REME I) Y FOR LIVER COMPLAINTS. J[R SCOTT'S BILIOUS~AND LIVER PILLS. 6Udr?re<* without mercury, are invaluable to all who suffer from ^ODrra and LlVBR CoitPLADfTB, IXM0H8T10(f, WlND, SPASMS, toas/TWiATH» NKKVOCS Dbp&ubiox, IRRITABILITY, Lasshiidk, LQyZ_°r Appbtitr, DYSPEPSIA, HEARTBURN, SOUR Kjiuctatioxs, £ ?"«R8a or SPIRITS, with sensation of fulness at the pit bt the Giddlkhss, Dobikbss of the EYES, and all those other which none but a sufferer can describe. For Habitiiai, gjjwvsssfls, or for persons suffering from the I'lkus, they will be „ jFw most efficacious. kj** A Gkskral Fault Ai'kjiiext Medicm they have no equal, Daild io their operation, and grateful to tho stomach. Mjey tilt* Wealthy tone and vigour to the different secretions, causing ^iiocessary organs of the Stomach and Liver to resume their thus restoring the appetite, promoting digestion, and »^"g« £ theuing the whole system. SnlH^*ared only by W. LAMBERT, la, Vere street, London, W all Chemists, Is ljd aod 2s 9d, or post free 15 or 35 The genuine are in a square green package. Take no instead. 11391 gROWN & pOLSON'S CORN FLOUR IS EQUAL TO THE FINEST ARROWROOT. HAB TWENTY YEARS' WORLD-WIDE REPUTATION. COMMANDS THE HIGHEST PRICE. ^526 AND THE LARGEST SALE. 41 A. AND PERRINS' SAUCE. In consequence of Spurious Imitations of ORCESTERSHIRE SAUCE, which are calculated to deceive the Public, LEA. AND PERRINS' have adopted a NEW LABEL BEARING THEIR SIGNA- TURE, LEA AND PERRINS, which is placed on every bottle of WORCESTERSHIRE SAUCE, and without which none is genuine. Wholesale by the Proprietors, Worcester; Cross* a ad g*»'ell, London; and Export Oilmen generally. by dealers In sauces throughout the World. 3176 ii°<iWTnir>a -D A, AS BEEN AWARDED TnnEE GOLD MEDALS volt its SUPERIORITY over ALL OTHERS. Wakes Ureal, Pastry, Pudding", Ac., light and wholesome. anu packets; a'so 6J, Is, 2s 6d, and Bs patent 'am lies, schools, and lv.<tei8 will secure considerable by purchasing the 2i (jsl or 5s pateot boxes. 3797 pA IN K I L L E II a purely vegetable MEDICINE, cures Cnimp and Pain in the Stomach, Di; r- Dysentery, and Cliulent. p A J N U R. cures Colds, Coughs, k"1'" J'0Ltts, Bronchitis, and any Disease of the Chest or PAIN IU LLElt cures Rheumatism, Gout, and Neuralgia. pAlN JOLLEH wires I'yspepsia, Headache, and Fever. PAIN KILLER cures Ki.hiey Complaints, Lumbago, &c. KILL ER cures Burns, Bruises, Sprains, and Wounds. J* A I N K I I. L E R is sokl by all t*. 8d. Chemists and firtxlir-ittu Vendors. Price Is. Ud., 2s. 9d. » a»d J la. (id. per Bottle. (Larye Bottles cheapest.) 210 36
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Ra tlw ay TRAFFIC RETURNS. FOR THE PAST WEEK. 1877. 1876. Ill. De. 1(' 'i" 27570 "a;581 1189 *6^5?& s. C. 2C.S3 23059 2»24 — 10Sn;{ »4!)8 80!) i^oali liistrict 6f«r> SSH 221 — and YorUshire C5C-24 CJ188 1446 — ghymJi, 109S9'# 107187 2712 24S«J 1891 rm i> i S170 7S78 001 ILwbour, i;.50 1476 284 — J^^wwton, l] 118094 1202 — V'>rlaln,& ,)ovf:r lr,l'9:> 2109 — to^-Wkjr N°rth-Wcstern 10SI05 few^^Mcrthyi- l.«5 1:507 237 W4K,™ ooutJ>-Wcstom ;i:iS 'S r>JS8J 2226 l?°l»rokr. V Jn 1710 '"id Tenby iS") ,'j75 10
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ife Welt l; ?AN il V01.UNTEEKS. — Orders for 2^1 at 7 I?' "C1.Hf"K dlh. Fehmary, 1877. — Monday, battalion Its? tJiiifon,; \vr°r,n' ,134111(1 t'» Officers, 1111- 8^ at 7 or,Hf -f-'y ar!l1 Friday: Position and recruit ^^caiit j iwi- 'A J' Z,1 Khu w'«ek—Lieut. J. G. Thomas, S«r /*?'■ Buffler W" Williams.—IJy r OiptaiH Commandant. ^Mi-^A*r0R0AN. Rtr; VoiA-NTBRn Oonra. -Oixlers Sfe." tsasTV^sa'21 »»-you talk i'«; "a at mine liad been but segrct—Ohl tolserj was nothing tomiaol" <J
Family Notices
BIRTHS, MARRIAGES. AND DEATHS. Notices of Rirtit*, Marriages, ami Deaths, are charged at the rate of Is for ei't'i' .1/ tvn word*, hi all cusa the Notice be authenticated Uj tthe, name and addremi of the sen.ier. BIRTHS. 1 HUNT-—February 13, the wife of Mr Thomas Hunt, clerk, Tail' Vale Railway Storekeeper's Olii'-e, Cardiff, residing: at 7, Copjxsr- strect, bplotlaiids, of a son. ,'f f FHA.wis. February 12, at Gwydir-ffardens, Swansea, tne wile or John Richardson Francis, iCsq., or a son. Nouth.- l'braary i I'm- wife of Mr A. North, Park-place, 01 a daughter. Lck:kk- February 1.4, at 20, Brynymor-tcrrace, Swansea, toe wire of Mr .1. J. Locke, rep<nt.er, of a daughter. WATSON.February 0, at 2, Clifton place, Newport., the wife ol Mr T. K. Watson, of:1 daughter. THOMAS.February 10, the wife of the Rev William Thomas, M.A., the Grammar School, Llandyssul, of a son. ,I Jlo:io\Ji.—February 11, at Aitercsirn llotta^f, the wife of Mr John Morris Morifan, or a son. Smithyman. February !), a' St;inlwiy House, Wcstbmy-on- Scvern, Gloucestershire, the wife of W. Iv. bmitliyman, of a son. DAVLK?. February 11, the wife of Mr David Davies, builder, No 1, LaUefiold-stroet, Llauolly, of a son. PACK. Febnutry 1, at Whitchurch, the wife of Mr lid. Pa.e, of a daughter. MAIIlflAGF. GitoVKa—Oswix.—February S, at. the jia^isb church, F.dmoiifcon, by the vicar, tlie Rev. it. F. Cop'est'jne, M.A., Montague Grove1', solicitor, to Mary, widow of the late Henry Oswin, of CanlitT, and third daughter of the late William La, x.ou,al.D., of Coventry. Cox PnifAiii'S. —February 10, at Llautlaff Cathedral,by the Lev — Fergussoii, Cieorge Cox, solicitor, eldest, son of George Cox, soli- citor, Putney Park Lodge, Putney, to Jennetta, daughter of William Phillips, Yuis-ccdyn, Cardiff. DretiiiAM—.Iovks—February 13, at St Woollos Church, Nevvixirt, by the Rev J. Bowen, Alfred Edwin, second son of the late Robert Duckham, of Newport, to Emily, eldest daughter of Frederick Jones, of Sandford N'illa, near Ross. Mansfikld —Hf.ywortii.February 7, at St George's, Hanover- sfiuare, by the Rev Henry Coventry, assisted by the Rev R. Payne, Charles Basil Mansiiekl, of St Clears, Carmarthenshire, to ilinily Frances, eldest daughter of Captain John 11 eyworth, of 13, Park-crescent, London. MoiiTiMKi: -VoiiATii.—I'ebniiiry 8, at St John's Chursh, Ley ton- stonc, Essex, by the Rev W. J. Bettison, vicar, Osborne Edward Mortimer, of Leytoustone, to (Jeorgina, youngest daughter of the late Rev Jame.! Vorath, NewjKirt, Monmouthshire. (JiUTT0Sr-WATTS*—February 13, at Edi;igton Brittle, near Bridg- water, Somersetshire, by the Rev J. G. Underwood, F. _W. Gritton, jun., of the King's Ilea l, Newport, to Miss Clotilda Watts, of 4, Moira-terrace, Splotlanils, Cardiff. Smith Mazkv. -February 0, at the parish church, Wenvoe, by the Rev Cliarles Hugh Jenner, Mr Hopkin Smith, eldest son of Mr .lohw Smith, New Wallace Finn, to Miss Catherine Mazey, daughter of Mr William Mazey, North Clift Farm, both of the parish of WVnvoe HEAT MS. Dvsi'isii.—February 0, at Tenby, Fanny, the wife of Frederic D. Jlyster, M.)). WÚiŒH,Februa.ry.1, at Woodland-road, Maindec, Newport, Monmouthshire, Elizabeth Waters, aged 78 universally loved and respected. GHANVIM.K. —February 7, at G, Victoria-terrace, Aberystwith, Cecilia Anne, thc heloved wife of Freùenck Granville, Fsij., aged :it. WH/I.i amk. I 'obruary 10, the Rev D. Arthur Williams, of Arundel ITou.se, Sydenham, third son of the late Rev Herbert Williams, of Yiiyslas, CannarthensliMW, aged 41. DAviBS.'—February 10, at Great Malvern, Rebecca Davies, youngest surviving daughter of the late Rev Richard Davies, of Court-y-Gollen, Crickhowell. in her 70th year. MORGAN.-FelJruat.y 10, :I,t Oystermoiith, near Swansea, Caroline Elizabeth, widow of the late. Charles Morgan, Esq., of Caeforgan, Llanrhydian, near ,Swan.en, 111 «l of Shc1"lJOrne, Dorset, aged 65.
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"PUF.VKNTiON us lil^TKR THAN CltKK.To IwkA food and drink, oonmnnei's must pntnutk' the efforts of tlx* London Finns wh" give, the best, v*luc for money, :1.1'-1 guar.uttee 1.1i" purity of t.l;c article soi l for 10 years M«.srs P;ONlill1a1l I-kw !IIPplit."1 the puolie \1.1, u genuine TV*, strong rteliciowi, in vigorating, ami free from the usual mineral f.v'.mj jx»<v:leri;sed on ordinary tea, to !u<!e worthless it1!N. lioru&mtMi'" '('N A»rei)t§ advertised io t!,».s oawa'
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1877.
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1877. r FRESH MEAT. IT is not the farmers but the butchers who are crying out against American meat. Some of them, imitating the wicked fairies who had a disagreeable habit of palming off upon a fond parent an ugly changeling, have been placing the worst specimens of English beef in their windows, and placing upon it the" American ticket. We suppose that, although it is, in certain cases, illegal to sell an article which is other than this which the vendor professes, it would be hardly possible to prosecute butchers under the Adulteration Act, yet they would surely be liable to an action.in the County Court if they sold in- ferior English meat for good American. The ruse, however, of ticketing inferior wares as the flesh of American oxen has not suceeded, so the butchers have boldly come forward and declined to deal in the, to them, obnoxious article. The result is that the trade is being conducted by outsiders,to the great benefit of the public, who get their meat much cheaper. A CATHOLIC'S OPINION OF RITUALISTS. THE Rev Vathkr MACARTNEY, Catholic priest of Wolverhampton, does not love tho Ritualists, who, he thinks, are near akin to traitors to their Church." In the course of a speech delivered on Monday night, he told a laughable story of a Ritualist who begged a Birmingham manufacturer to let him have exactly the kind, of vessels for his church as were used by the priests of the Church of Rome, and who, moreover, sought instruction in the art of I using a censor. This reminds us of a fact vouched for by a Roman Catholic priest in Wales. The priest one summer afternoon quietly entered his church, and found a cleric on his knees before the image of the Virgin. After a time, the worshipper arose, and the priest hailed him as a brother, but was much astonished to hear the reply, "011, no sir, only an Anglican." DISSATISFIED INTERESTS. THE GOVERNMENT has already had to apologise for omitting to mention in the QUEEN'S Speech the cyclone in India, a calamity equalling in its violence, loss of human life, and destruction of property, any other on record. And now the soldiers and the farmers are complaining that they have been neglected. The former thinks that at a time when there is so much talk about the power and influence of England, the Speech might have might have contained some reference to the force upon which that power and influence in no small degree cncircles. The agriculturists, too, feel aggrieved that, when crops have proved weak, the seasons unfavourable, diseases rife, and competi- tion threatened from America, the" farmer's friends "should not have a word of consolation or of hope to offer. THE IMPRISONMENT OF SWANSEA SAILORS. A FEW days ago part of the crew of the Ogmore, a Swansea vessel, were charged before the Weymouth magistrates with refusing to proceed any further in the vessel, and were committed to prison. A memorial on the subject having been addressed to the Home SECRETARY, the Board of Trade ordered an examination of the vessel, the result being her detention as unseaworthy, and the seamen were accordingly liberated. In the House of Commons on Tuesday night Mr PLIMSOLL made some in- quiries on the subject, and Sir O. Adderley stated that the Board of Trade had no power to com- pensate the men for their illegal imprisonment, but that the recent Act gave ample power for obtaining compensation from the owners. ° THE CARDIFF GAS. It remains to be seen whether the motion of Mr Sanders, with respect to the impure quality and low illuminating power of the gas, which was aoTeed to by the Corporation at the meeting on Monday last, will have any effect in preventing the horrible stench emitted by the gas for the past few weeks. We are doubtful as to the good which will be effected by the motion, for as Mr SANDERS rightly observed, the Chairman and Secretary of the Gas Company being aldermen of the borough, they possess an influence which no seller of an article to the Coloration ought to possess, and it is thus almost futile to look for improvement in quality, or a decrease in price, A BURIAL SCANDAL AT BATH. A Rubric prefaced to the Order for the Burial of the Dead in the Book of Common Prayer, says -— Here it to be noted, that the OffinA nuV to 1U1 <l".y are unbaptised, or excommu™c»te, or have aid violent hands upon themselves, and hence the Rev. Q. HORTON in themselves, and hence the Rev. G. HORTON in refusing to read the service over the body of a boy aged 14 years who had committed suicide, was- within the strict letter of the law. It has usually been the practice for clergymen to refuse burial rites only m cases of verdicts of << Felo de se," but the Vicar of Weibw is evidently not guided bv custom, but only by law, and cares nothing for the outraged feelings of relatives. 0 A CURIOUS BRIDEGROOM. As a general rule, the more spectators present at a wedding the more highly flattered do the con- tracting parties feel, and though the knowledge that hundreds of eyes are upon them many cause the happy man a little embarrassment, and more bungling, and raise a blush on the cheek of the bride, perhaps causing her voice to sink to a whis- per yet we seldom hear or read of an objection on the part of either ot the two to the public congre- gating to see the fnn. At a Nonconformist chapel in Bedminster on Sunday morning last, now it was otherwise. A conple presented themselves to be married. The bridegroom, however, could not make up his mind to become the observed of all observers," and bluntly said « He'd be blowed if he'd gratify their curiosity." Choosing rather to pay the fees and postpone the ceremony till another day, ho and his disappointed companion left, to come again when no curious eyes were there to see him" spliced." PARLIAMENT. Parliament has begun work in good earnest. One important Bill has already been read a second time, and several others have been introduced, so that Sir STAFFORD NORTIICOTE has reason to be satisfied with the progress of business. If he will only hus- band carefully the precious days, too often wasted at the beginning of the Session, he will save him- self some pain and perhaps do his country a service. Tlie great strife of tongues upon Eastern affairs is impending. Questions are being asked, explanations solicited, papers read and these betoken the extensive preparations which are being made for the attack. The Liberal leaders do not mean to go to work until they have ample incremation. ently,80 sere. be had left Wenclelv* JIATCHAM: CAlm. t>e £ un, '->13 to the last Mr TOOTH and his church, wardens refused to allow the curate whom the Bishop had licensed to the living of Hatcham, to enter the church, so under these cir- cumstances there was no resource left but to break the! door open. It was clear that the building could not be permitted to be kept closed any longer merely because two or three au- dacious men choose to keep possession of the keys. Accordingly the aid of the Messrs Chubb was sought, and by violently rending apart some of the stonework into which the bolts were fixed, the vestry door was opened and access obtained to the parish sanctuary. A service of the most severely evangelical type was performed 011 Sunday. COEbECTINO BAGS. TnM Bishop of Lsnooln has a keen scent for an innovation, as the Wesleyan tombstone case will testify. His Lordship has just fallen foul of collect- ing bags, which lie considers are not exactly legal. Moreover, he objects to them because scraps from scurrilous newspapers are sometimes put into them, while the rich can drop in the widow's mite instead of a guinea. We have always understood that the reverse was the case, and if report speaks truly, the collecting bags at Ritualist churches are generally well-lined, ladies having been known to deposit within the velvet receptacle their rings, and gentlemen their watches. But it is not at every church that the preaching is good and the music effective. ELECTIONS. There will be a severe contest for the scat vacant at Wilton. Liberalism and Conservatism will run a fair race, Mr Noiuus coming out as an advocate of disestablishment or disendowment, the exten- sion of the county franchise, and other so-called extreme measures, while his opponent- is a champion of orthodox Toryism. The struggle at Halifax will be waged upon thorough party principles, and no doubt the seat vacant by the death of Mr Cobbett, at Oldham, will bring out two candidates. There are now capital opportuni- ties for testing the feeling of the country north and south.
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THE SUNDAY (LOSING OF PUBLIC HOUSES IN IRELAND. ON Monday night the House of Commons agreed by a decisive majority to the second reading of Mr Smyth's Bill for closing public houses in Ireland on Sundays. Brought forward by a private member, and finding no place in the Queen's Speech, the Bill marks a large and sig- nificant advance in the reform of the liquor trade. Its history is exceedingly interesting. It was introduced at a time when the licensed victuallers were in the full plenitude of their power, and consequently no one felt surprised that the present Government opposed it. The mover and the seconder, however, showed clearly that it was desired by a majority of the people, so the opposition was futile, and proved how little the true feeling either of Ireland or of Parliament had been understood. The principle of the Bill was assented to last year, though at so late a period of the Session that there was no possibility of making it law. On Monday it was introduced again and the second reading carried, the Government, after the division of last year, offering no impediment to it. They suggested, however, that it should be referred to a Select Committee to ascertain the possibility of ap- plying its provisions to the large towns of Dublin, Belfast, Cork, Limeiick, and Waterford. We see, therefore, about to be tried another experi- ment in the regulation of the drinking habits of the people. And several important results fol- low. The principle of Sunday closing is estab- lished in Ireland as well as in Scotland; the principle is established at the desire of the peo- ple themselves one seventh part of the proceeds of the capital invested in the liquor trade has been practically confiscated and no claim en- forced for compensation; last, though not least, it is admitted by the Government that Sunday closing may be partial instead of universal, may fairly be carried out in certain districts and not carried out in others. The most interesting feature in this matter is that the Bill is supported by the general opinion of the Irish people. It is true that this state- ment was denied in the House, but the force of the denial is weakened by the fact that it pro- ceeded from the representatives of the trade in a few large towns, while, on the other band, a house-to-house canvass, which has been made, gives direct and overwhelming evidence that public opinion is undoubtedly in favour of the change. It is amusing, after the Irish people have been petitioning for Sunday closing, that they should be told that they are in favour of some- thing which is the very opposite to that. Again, there is an assertion that although the people in the rural districts may approve of the measure, it is unpopular in large towns. It so happens, however, that the committee appointed to pro- mote the interests of the Bill, have made a house- to-house canvass, for the purpose of eliciting opinion respecting the matter, in nineteen towns of Ireland the result being that the people, in the proportion of nine to one, are in favour of Sunday closing, while in the six largest towns the voting was nearly eight to one in favour of it. Further, 1,255 licensed victuallers voted for it, and 1,057 against it. The Select Committee will be called upon to take evidence as to what shall be the mode of dealing with the towns of Dublin, Belfast, Cork, Limerick, and Waterford, and the committee who have conducted the house-to-house canvass will be able to make their statement, while the opponents of the Bill will also have fair play. Sir M. H. BEACH fears that in the towns just named, the minority who disapprove of the Bill is so large that they would feel Sunday closing a hardship, and revenge themselves by rioting and outrage, or by evasion of the law he there- fore suggests that it may be found ADVISABLE merely to restrict the hours of sale in those districts on Sundays, instead of stopping the sale altogether. It is remarkable that during the centroversy on the Bill, so little has been heard respecting the compensation of licensed householders for the compulsory closing of their houses on one day out of seven. Mr Murphy, indeed, raised the question, contending that the licensed victuallers were as fairly entitled to compen- sation as were the officers in the Army on the abolition of purchase, for the system of over- regulation prices was illegal, whereas the trade of the licensed victualler is as legal as an Act of Parliament can make it. The point here raised did not evoke a response, and we cannot help thinking that by the want of solicitude shown in this matter, the trade has completely ceded the Ol compendium J.110 principle is the same, whether the sale is stopped for a day or for ever. We a RETOLD that there is some danger that the remarltaSE&nanimity of the House of Commons upon this question is liable to misinterpretation, and that it is not to be supposed that the House has affirmed its belief in the principle of Sunday closing generally. True, the application of the principle may work well in Scotland and in Ireland, yet that is no reason why it should work well in England, and there are not a few gentle- men who talk in this way, and thus prepare for that reversal of their opinions which they may feel called upon to effect when a measure apply- ing to England is introduced. No doubt there are decided differences in the circumstances of the two nations. The Irish, like the Scotch, drink spirits for the most part; while the English, especially on Sundays, drink beer, which besides being more wholesome and nutritious, is less intoxicating than spirits. Notwithstanding these differences, however, Mr C. Wilson, one of the Liberal members for Hull, proposes to bring in a Sunday Closing Bill for this country. The project did not meet so much favour on Wednesday, when it was mentioned. It experienced on the whole a cool reception, and Sir C. Dilke, A man not given to use the language of exaggeration, ex- pressed a belief that such a measure, if it refused refreshment to bona fide travellers, would cause riots all over the country. Very likely it would cause a very bitter feeling; but Mr Wilson does not propose to shut out bona fide travellers from partaking of reasonable refreshment. That pro- posal came from Mr AssheToN, who complained that the Bill did not go far enough but the meaning of his action can be correctly estimated when we remember that he voted against the Irish measure, and was one of its chi,ef opponent. A little alarm has been caused in the minds of some hon. members in connection with the Irish measure. It was agreed to principally on the ground that it was desired by the great bulk of the peoole of Ireland. Now the time wav come when the Irish members will show that the majority of their supporters earnestly desire Home Rule, and they may argue that as the Sunday closing of public houses was carried because the people wished it, so self-government should be conceded on the same principle, and for the same reason. This point is urged with such pers istency that several of the leading journals have devoted themselves to the task of refuting the argument. It ought not, however, to need refutation. We may fairly give a child something which he asks for, and which will do him good, but with equal justice we may refuse him something else which he asks for, and which would do him harm. At present the Home Rulers have a great many elections to win before they can come forward and demand Home Rule in the name of the people of Ireland, and until that time arrives, the English House of Commons which has abolished an alien Church, re- formed a tyrannous land law, and given heed to the popjilar requirements in respect to the drink traffic, may fairly claim the confidence of the Irish nation.
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EDUCATIONAL DIFFICULTIES IN CARDIFF. WHILE congratulating the Cardiff Town Council on the judiciousness of the course they adopted on M on- day to relieve the borough from the unworkable dead-lock into which it has been brought by the 17th clause of the Cardiff Improvement Act, we nevertheless think that it would greatly facilitate business, and tend to sustain the dignity and in- fluence of the council, if members would seek to apprehend clearly the questions which they venture to discuss. The strength of a series of links is but the strength of the weakest, and the wisdom of a town council is but the knowledge of its least-instructed members. It. is comparatively valueless for the majority of a town council, or of any other deliberative body, to hold with firm grip the merits and the precise differences of the questions coming before them, if the loose thinkers of the body are to be tolerated in wasting time and taxing patience by discursive wanderings, far away from the subject, into mist and obscurity. The majority of the members of the Cardiff Council on Monday seemed;clearly to ap- prehend the anomalous position of the borough,and the educational difficulties which threatened it in consequence of the unworkable 17th clause of the Improvement Act. The Ex-Mayor, Mr JONES, most fully and satisfactorily explained the reasons why the clause was inserted in the original Bill. Llandaff and Roath, being then suburban parishes of Cardiff, had declared bv the votes of their ratepayers against the formation of a school board in either of these parishes, and it was felt by the promoters of the Cardiff Improvement Bill, which sought to include these parishes within the Cardiff borough,that it would be an injustice to bring the inhabitants under the jurisdiction of the Cardiff School Board by the operation of a social and sanitary measure. Hence a clause was inserted that unless and until the Education Department, in accordance with the provisions of the Education Act, shall otherwise determine," the borough for the purposes of the Education Act shall be deemed to consist only of the existing borough. Now, as the Education Act gave the Education Department no power whatever to "otherwise determine," the operation of the clause in the Improvement Act would be to exclude Canton and Roath—the newly added portions of the borough—for ever from the jurisdiction of the Cardiff School Board. This, however, whatever municipal inconvenience it might occasion, would be but a simple anomaly in borough government, provided the Canton and Roath districts would supply sufficient and efficient elementary education for all the children of their districts. But this Canton and Roath have not done, and are not by any means likely to do, and consequently other agencies come into play. By the Education Act of last Session, and the provisions of which came into force on the 1st of January, it is enacted that efficient elementary instruction in reading, writing, and arithmetic" shall be given to all children of school age in the kingdom. The local authority in each district is enjoined to see that such efficient education is provided by the parents, and the duty of the parents to provide such educa- tion is enforced by penalties. First, children are absolutely prohibited from being employed in any wage-earning service until the age of ten and if above ten they are in like manner prohibited unless they can produce certificates of proficiency in reading, writing, and arithmetic. Next,parents who neglect sending their children to school are punishable by hue and if they habi- tually neglect, a complaint shall be laid before a court of summary jurisdiction, which shall make an order that the children shall be compelled to attend some certified efficient school in the district. The cc local authority is given jurisdiction in all these matters, and, notwithstanding the 17th clause of the Cardiff Improvement Act, Canton and Roath, like all other portions of England and Whales, are within the purview of the Education Act. The Act will therefore have to be enforced in Canton and Roath; but the puzzling ques- tion is, who is to enforce it ? The Act says the "local authority;" but who is the local authority ? If it were not for the blun- deringly-worded 17th clause of the Cardiff Act the Town Council would be indisputably the local authority, and we contend, despite the clause in the Cardiff Act, that they are still the local authority. Tlie 7th clause of the Education Act of 1876 enacts that the local authority in a borough is cc the council of the borough and if it is a parish, then the local authority are the guardians of the union comprising such parish. It is contended, however, by some whose legal knowledge entitles their opinion to profound respect, that the 17th clause of the Cardiff Improvement Act, notwitlistanding the Education Act of 1876, actually operates to keep Canton and Roath outside the borough for educa- tional purposes, although within the borough for all other purposes. If this opinion be correct, then the Guardians of the Cardiff Union are the local authority for educational purposes in Roath and Canton, and not the Cardiff Town Council. This would be not only an anomaly, but a municipal ab- surdity, and many delicate and difficult questions of rating.and concurrent and overlapping jurisdiction, would then arise. The Cardiff School Board, by the 17th clause of the Improvement Act, is excluded from exercising jurisdiction in Canton rmrl pY.ntl-i and as there is no school board in these districts of the borough,the Cardiff Town Council would by the 7th clause of the Education Act of last Session appear to be the local authority. But if the opinion of competent authorities be correct, and these districts are for educational purposes outside the borough, then Cardiff is placed in this absurdly anomalous position, that an outside authority—the Board of Guardians—which, by the 7th clause of the Education Act is prohibited from exercising educa- tional authority within a borough, is nevertheless by the operation of the clause in the Cardiff Im- provement Act, empowered to levy rates for educa- tional purposes in Canton and Roath, although these districts are within the borough of Cardiff over which the Cardiff Town Council are declared alone to possess jurisdiction. This is the difficulty into which the absurdly-worded 17th clause of the Act has plunged the borough. To escape this difficulty, and to restore Town Council jurisdiction for educational purposes over Canton and Roath, was the object of the resolution pro- posed on Monday. The Education Department suggested that the best, the cheapest, and the most efficient mode of getting out of the dead-lock and the anomaly of an outside local authority exercis- ing educational authority within the Cardiff borough, was for the Cardiff Town Council to memorialise the Local Government Board to alter the 17th clause of the Cardiff Act by means of a prbvisional order, which, by the 303rd section of the Public Health Act of 1875, the Local Govern- ment Board is empowered to do. In obedience to tliis suggestion, a resolution to memorialise the Local Government Board was proposed at the Town Council meeting on Monday. This resolution met with the instant approval of the large majority of the Council, but unhappily there are in town councils, as in all other represen- tative assemblies, gentlemen 30 perversely consti- tuted as to misapprehend the plainest and the clearest questions under discussion. It is obvious that the matter did not affect in the slightest de- gree the educational liabilities or independence of the inhabitants of Roath or Canton. The Education Act of 1870 renders it^imperative upon I them to give all the children of school age within the two districts an efficient elementary education," and it empowers the" local authority" to see that that education is thoroughly given. The sole question is, who is the local authority ? Is it the Cardiff Town Council or the Cardiff Board of Guardians ? For one or the other will have to enforce the provisions of the Education Act in Roath and Canton. To make the Cardiff Town Council and not the Board of Guar- dians the local authority within the borough of Cardiff was the alone object of the resolution pro- posed on Monday, but Mr Alderman Winstone, who scents a motive as keenly as a buzzard does a field-mouse, at once detected some deep laid scheme against the educational liberties of Roath and Canton. He contended that the Council were bound by the clause in the Improve- ment Act not to apply the provisions of the Educa- tion Act of 1870 to Roath and Canton, and insisted that the wishes of the inhabitants should be con- sulted before any steps be taken in the matter. Mr Alderman Winstonk forgot to understand that it is the Education Act of 1876,and not the Cardiff Town Council, which enforces its provisions upon Canton and Roath, and that the will and the wishes of the inhabitants are of no weight wliatever. The Act is passed, it came into operation on the 1st of January, and the local authority, whether the Town Council or the Board of Guardians, will have to enforce it. We can understand Alderman Winstone to have his preferences and pre- judices, and that he might wish to see the Act carried out in these two por- tions of the borough of Cardiff—for carried out it must be—by the Board of Guardians rather than by the Town Council, but that he could imagine that Caanton and Roath have any voice whatever in the matter, or that the Cardiff Town Council by the action suggested were breaking faith with these two districts, strikes an onlooker with astonishment,if not with dismay. There are many examples beside the one with which OxENSTSJRN sup- plied his son, showing with how little wisdom the world is governed. The clear perception and the surprising knowledge shown by Alderman Win- stone of the question at issue, stimulate Mr* Councillor Bodington and the new councillor for Roath, Mr Daniei, LEWIS, to emulation. These gentlemen exhibited a knowledge of the subject as profoundly obscure as that possessed by Mr Alder- man Winstone, and must have excited the worthy Alderman's envy in return. Mr Daniel LEWIS as- sured the Council that at a meeting in the Elm-street School room in 1874, it was distinctly declared that the Cardiff Improvement Act would not extend the j urisdiction of the Cardiff' School Board to Roath; and now the Council, he said, were about to violate their pledge. Criticism stands aghast when it has to review such arguments as these on such a ques- tion. Happily for the reputation of the Cardift Town Council, it possesses a majority of members differently constituted from these gentlemen, and the result was that the resolution recommending that a memorial be sent to the Local Government Board was carried by an overwhelming majority.
ETCHINGS IN THE SWANSEA TOWN…
ETCHINGS IN THE SWANSEA TOWN COUNCIL. AMtuST much that is commendable iu the proceedings of the Swansea Town Council meetings there exists one grievous defect. We will dispose of the ungracious part of our task first, and have done with it. The proceedings of the Council err by excess. The stream of talk is not only perennial— it is overflowing and especially was this the case on Wednesday. We are very far from suggesting that the talk is not good- for it is good. Even the strong prejudices of Mr John Glasbeook, delivered in his "unadorned En dish," relieve the exhausting mono- tony of a long- sitt; "ilc it is impossible that tedious- ness can approach a ,;uoil hoard which is enlivened by the racy personal episodes of Dr J ONES Rogers. Never- theless, it is sometimes possible to have too much of a good thing; and we cannot but think that when a ques- tion.is not only threshed but winnowed it is the height of unwisdom to thresh it again. If A has by a little par- donable strategy managed to catch the eye of the Mayor, and has forestalled B in the "few short remarks" which B contemplated making, there is surely no reason for B reciting tho views of A for the alone purpose of endorsing them. A vote is prefer- able to a speech when the subject is once fairly within the ken of an audience so appreciative as the Swansea Town Council. Apart from what we cannot help considering to be the unnecessary multiplication of speeches, the proceedings of the Swansea Council are characterised by much patriotic public spirit, and by an unusually intelligent apprehension of the subjects dis- cussed at the board. The punctuality of the members, and their conscientious attention to the business of the borough, are equally noteworthy. Immediately after the commencement of the meeting on Wednesday there were 24 members seated around the Council table, and as the CounÔl is composed of 21 members, it follows that neither the Mayor nor a single alderman or councillor neglected his duties to the burgesses. The Mayor, too, held the meeting under admirable con. trol. By checking all discursive flights into the region of the irrelevant, he enabled the Council to get through a large amount of work yesterday, despite the unnecessary —as we cannot but think it—repetition of speeches on questions which had already been exhaustively discussed. A long, an earnest, and an animated discussion arose on the motion moved by Mr Alderman J. J. Jen- kins, the Chairman of the Property Committee, that the report of that Committee be received. Three prominent features of the report more specially dwelt on by Mr Jenkins were the recom- mendation of the Committee to let by auction upon lease the Council property in Somerset-place; the recommenda- tion not to purchase property in Orajige-street for the purpose of extending the Swansea market, and the Free Library question. He advocated with much vigour and, from his own standpoint, with consider- able success, the suggestion of the Committee to let the Somerset place property by auction next summer, inasmuch as land for building purposes is looking up in the market; while he earnestly vindicated the committee for not taking such action before, on the ground that depression of trade for the last couple of years would have prevented the Council from realising such good prices as they are likely to obtain now. He rather marred the effect of his argu- ment, however, by his subsequent recommendation as chairman of the Property Committee that the agreement of several parties who had taken building land from the Council should be rescinded at their own request, on the ground that trade was so deplorably bad that they were nnable to carry out their contracts. Mr GLOVER, moreover, as a member of the Committee, did not in a subsequent part of the meeting strengthen the argument of Alderman JENKINS for the forfeiture of these leases by his statement that the Corporation property was increas- ing in value, and that the applications for leases are numerous. The difficulty of giving an accurate portraiture of the discussion initiated by Alderman JENKINS arises from the fact that each speaker thought it necessary to discuss the Somerset-place scheme, the extension of the Marked- house, and the Free Libraries, all in one breath. Dr. Rogers, wliile advocating the leasing by auction of the Somerset-place property, contended further that the "P(ywu v_ ierii naa ilubuokch nt-i iu3wuk.-uuua «iwu that* the Market could not be extended save under the provisions of an Act of Parliament- He was not asked his opinion on this question at all, so Dr ROGERS maintained, but was requested to obtain some approximate estimate of the value of the Orange-street property. Mr Buse joined issue with Dr ROGERS, and justified the action of the Town Clerk, affirming, moreover, that increased space in the Market was not needed at present, and that the tendency in all large towns is to multiply markets, and not to concentrate the selling place in one spot. Mr Harvet wandered from the Market back to Somerset-place, and maintained that if there were a reason for withholding that property from the market last year there was an equal reason now. Auctioneers could not ""get a bid for the pro- perty they offered, and it would only depreciate the property by offering it without the faintest prospect of its being taken. Mr Yeo agreed with the last speaker that if the property was not taken when offered by auction the value would be reduced, while Alderman PHiLtirs contended that, as respects the Orange-street property, the Town Clerk had followed strictly the in- structions of the Committee.. It was the absurdest folly to buy property to extend a market which could not be extended save by the authority of Parliament. Dr Rogers insisted that tlie "minute," which was the authority for the Town Clerk's action in the matter, should be read. Alderman Pn ru.ips ap- pealed to the Doctor to allow him to finish his speech, but the minute lay heavy upon the Doctor's soul. He would have it read, and as it was not read the Doctor, in a tone of chagrin, if not of indignation, charged the MAYOR and the Town Council with acting discourte- ously. Me Livingston contended that the Town Clerk acted with sound common sense. To acquire property now to be utilised in twenty or twenty-five years to come was a municipal absurdity — but Dr Rogers met every suggestion and every argument with a demand for the "minute." Alderman Brown hoped that as the Mayor had ruled that Dr ROGERS was not in order, the Doctor's good sense would moderate his excitement, and that he would leave the" minute" alone. Mr Yeo then proposed that the Property Committee's report be ap- proved of, save that portion which referred to Somerset- place and Mr Moxham, in supporting -Mr YEO, maintained that no fair price would be given at the present moment for the Somerset- place property, while Mr Livingston clenched the argument by narrating the complaint, often repealed against their predecessors in the Council, that they had disposed of Corporation property in times of depression at a low rental, and he warned them not to follow the example now. He knew many who wanted to bw tho property, bv^ he ptroaul* th? Corr«oratkin not to sell. Mr William THOMAS supported this view, and maintained that the Council should buy property at the present time rather than dispose of any. After a lengthened discussion, in which Dr Rogers, Mr Glasbrook, Mr Thomas Davies, Alderman Ford, the'Mayor, and Mr Alderman JENKINS took part, the amendment proposed by Mr YEO, not to offer the property by auction at present, found 10 supporters, while the resolution, embodying the recommendation of the Committee, was carried by a majority of 14. A lengthened and, occasionally, a somewhat sharp dis- cussion took place as to the dismissal of the master and matron of the hospital. The master had contracted habits of intemperance, but the universal opinion and wish of the Council was to retain the matron. The highest testimony to her ability and fitness was given even by those who condemned her husband, During the discussion smart passages of arms occurred between several of the member notably between Mr Livingston and Dr Rogers, which the former gentlemen effectually grappled with j pugnacious proclivities of the redoubtable Doctor. Eventually it was proposed and carried that the matron J be kept on for a month, to test her j>ower to manage the Hospital alone.
■i ETCHINGS IN THE NEWPORT…
■ i ETCHINGS IN THE NEWPORT TOWN I COUNCIL. Whoever doubts that "silence is golden" is recommen- ded to attend the Newport Town Council meeting on a grand field day, when finance is to be specially discussed, and when the meeting is to be held in the Assembly Room, as was the case on Tuesday. An irate vicar was once rebuked for not imitat- ing the patience of Job when a careless servant left the tap of the beer barrel open, and the precious fluid all ran to wayte, and he justified his anger on the plea that Job never had a barrel of good beer running about his cellar. We are equally certain that Job never attended a Town Council meeting in a room specially constructed for not hearing and- where so many speakers made no effort to be heard. High treason might have been spoken at the Council table if any Councillor felt disposed to deliver his soul after that fashion, without the slightest fear of his next neighbour giving evidence against him—unless during those moments, few and far between, when there was a preternatural still- ness pervading the chamber, when heavy carts ceased to rumble outside, and Councillors to whisper within. The Town Clerk made heroic attempts to overcome the noise and the echo, but what with his own inarticulate voice, and the wretchedly acoustic properties of the room, we cannot truthfully affirm that the attempt was a success. He, therefore, feeling the uselessness of contending with the impossible, speedily subsided into himself read and read in a voice which, if it did not resemble "linked sweetness long drawn out,' reminded one of faint mutterings of thunder amongst the distant hills. So utterly impossible was it to catch an articulate and intelligible sound that Mr Alderman Davies, who did not sit more than five feet from the Town Clerk, rose and affirmed the whole proceedings to be absurd,because it was impossible for anyone to hear a single word. Alderman Townsend thereupon improved the occasion by earnestly advising the Town Clerk, in the most fraternal manner, to buy a speaking trumpet. Reporters were absolutely in despair, and, though using their two hands as ear trumpets, failed to take a singlenote, while some of the craft, seated at a movable table, actually took up their table and walked nearer to the Town Clerk. But the issues, we believe, were fruitless. Town Council proceedings resolve themselves into a farce when the minutes read are not heard, and official explanations are practically given in dumb show. The Mayor, whose enunciation is distinct and euphonious, at length rose to the rescue of the baited Town Clerk, and begged the gentlemen of the Council to exercise patience, because the room was not built for hearing in. Under the shelter of this pleasantry the Town Clerk finished his task without further interruption, and both he and the Town Council- lors seemed mightily glad when it was over. We would make a suggestion for the interests of Newport public business, and for the relief of the sorely-tried Town Council, and that is that the Mayor shall henceforth during his term of office be respectfully requested to read the minutes. Out of the 15 items on the agenda paper, the two most important—or, at least, the two upon which the members of the Council were most exerci«" '.vere the question of stones, their quality and break: 1 the increase of the Surveyor's salary. The stone > -'on was brought before the Council in an earnest and somewhat vigorous speech by Mr Jacob who made some special inquiries as to the reason for the large increase in the outlay for stones during the last quarter. He said that in the two quarters of last year ending January and April, the whole expenditure was£G--í3, whereas in the last quarter ending January, the expenditure was .£G11. The Surveyor having given an explanation, Mr McnrHY contended that this would give rise to an inquiry into the quality of the stones and the mode of breaking them. He affirmed that the quality of the stone laid upon the Newport streets was very inferior, and he should strongly recom- mend granite. Some persons objected to granite, but he would refer them amongst other places to Bristol, where, for instance, the whole of Victoria-street was laid with granite, and which proved itself to be most durable and economical. Mr Graham wished to know whether stone crushed by a machine was as durable, and, taking all matters into consideration, as economical, as stone broken by hand. The Surveyor was in a strait betwixt two in giving his opinion, although, all things considered, he thought stones broken by hand the best. He was, however, not even so positive as this as to the good quality at the present stone, and if we caught his words correctly he recommended the Coun- cil to get stone of a better quality. Mr BOLT went in strongly for a stone roller, by which he said 20 per cent of the expense of the roads would be saved, and by the use of which there would be less dust in summer, and less mud in winter. Alderman LLEWELLIN maintained that the reason these roads were so bad was that they put nothing down with the stones to bind them. Mr Murphy complained of the constantly increasing and heavy expense for stones, and contended that a main cause of this was the use of stones crushed by machinery. He affirmed that these stones, instead of being broken into a shape approaching the globular, came out in flat cleavage pieces like slate. Eventually the question was left with the Committee. The question of the increase of the Surveyor's salary to B400 gave rise to an animated and warm discussion. Amendment after amendment was proposed to the reso- lution recommended by the Finance Committee, only to be lost and a fresh amendment to be offered. The propo- sers and seconders of all* the amendments spoke in high commendation of the energy and ability of the Surveyor, but some thought that in the present depressed state of trade it was not right to increase the town expense others wished to give a less increase, and to raise the salary by degrees, while others, of whom Alderman Townsend was the most eloquent champion, advocated payment by results. They wished to see the Surveyor's work in the altered circumstances of the town before raising the salary. Alderman Llewellin, as Chairman of the Finance Committee, defended the recommendation of the Committee, and contended that they ought to pay their public servants properly, and that a wise expenditure was always the truest economy. This sound apothegm seemed to convince the majority of the Council, and on a divi- sion 15 members voted for the increase of the salary to £400, and 10 against. With this division the interest seemed to subside, and although many subjects were subsequently discussed, the discussions were less animated and earnest.
FROM OUR LONDON CORRESPONDENT,
FROM OUR LONDON CORRESPONDENT, LONDON, Thursday. I do not see how anyone can doubt, after reading the account of the Russian military preparations in this morning's London papers that Russia means war. There can also be little doubt that Russia is fully prepared for w»r. The ZXiHy Tetegraph,, which is. always boasting abont a national policy, but has for a long time preferred Turkish interests to English, sees that war is impending, and engages in the desperate and forlorn attempt to per- suade its readers that England is bound to fight against Russia. Why, Lord Derby discovered nine months ago that this would be impossible! Before anything had been heard of the Bulgarian atrocities he wrote a despatch to Sir Henry Elliot saying that he had warned the Turk- ish Ambasador that" the state of feeling in this country had very much changed since the Crimean war, aud the Porte would be unwise to be led by recollections of that period to count upon more than the moral support of Her Majesty's Government in the event of no satisfactory solution of the present difficulties being found." That was written on May li", and though the despatch was suppressed iu the Blue Book- very improperly suppressed, and brought to light only by the acuteness of Mr Foriter, and the blunder of the Foreign Office in not suppressing also the reference to that despatch; yet it stands as a record that so long ago as last spring Ministers gwere fully con- vinced that the country would not, no matter how treaties might bind them, go to war on behalf of Turkey. Lord Derby has lately explained that the treaties mean no- thing, that they are like h is celebrated Luxumbourg Treaty of 10 years ago, which had no ffctive signification. Never- theless, in spite of this—in spite of the Batak crimes in spite of the defiance of all Europe by the Porte in spite of the absolute refusal to give any guarantees for good government, the Telegraph urges that war, if it should come, wlU be a groundless, wicked, and aggressive war on the part of Russia," and that "the enforcement of coercive measures by Russia alone is one to which English- men, whatever their political faith, are bound to offer un- divided hostility." It is not to be inferred from this that the Telegraph is prepared to accept joint coercion. It denounces that, and tells the Libeials that if they advo- cate it the policy will be suicidal to the Liberal party (how one thing can be "suicidal" to another is not quite clear). Thus, the chief organ of the Turks and the Turkish bondholders leaves no alternative to England but resolute opposition to Russian designs—a course which, if it means anything, means a new war against Russia. The vacancy which has arisen in the representation of Oldham will give ripe to a. most intsrcstbig contest. Oldham is a town of considerable importance havhi" nearly 120,000 inhabitants, and nearly 20,000 electors, and stands in quite a different category from the two last boroughs which elected representatives —Liskeard and Frome. Moreover, it has always been faiuous for tho closeness of its oontests. Three years ago one of the ¡. most esteemed Liberals of thejsccond rank was defeated by a majority of 144 in a total poll of nearly 17,000 votes. vjinco 1074 Lanewlyre BB.o_WJl flfros of a. paction from the great • v Uf Conserve' 1868, and again 5J, year id Warrington the Libera' the Liberal leaders are ling Oldham. Very r "Ill as to the result though Mr G amMc, the V' de a strong fight against Jl c three years ago. At Wi] "advanced" in their vie Jl Mr Norris, the Bristol ba- thelrmind. Still, Ishallb s's brother is beaten in sigh' Mr y v'tu, does not intend to re-in trod' > is LJ1 t'o: protection ofinfauts. But he ho a-it i • "cn up by the Attornev-Cencral, -Mi plain V i Holker, made the Bill the subject nia'den in Parliament. The measure wa.s k-n than .sequenceofthe op]K>sition of the poli- c. .i I iaxlks. it .vas not a very wise opposition, audit «;<)-.€ the sarcasm that while they were anxious 'o pn. on for themselves against the tyranny of hu*ii;, .is, they were quite indifferent to the fate of I>abf >:L nandsoftlieircruelmothers. Atthepresenttime • in a most unsatisfactory state, for no jury can be jO treat infanticide as murder, and the criminal is y let off on that charge, and punished for quite a nt offence-conoealment of birth. A sentence of imprisonment such as Mr Charley suggested would i: .e much better chance of being enforced, and would, therefore,tend to diminish the frequency of a crime which has become terribly common through the failure of justice; which usually takes place when a criminal of that kind is tried. One of the most diligent attendants in the House of Commons lobby after the questions have been answered, is Mr John Pender. Short and stout and active, he certainly docs not look on the shady side of GO; yet he was born in 1816. He is a man of many engagements. He beats Sir Boyle Roche's bird, for, according to Dod, he is a merchant in three places at once—Manchester, Glasgow, and London. He has made a large fortune in grey cloths and yams has done a good bit in iron and rivals even Mr Mundella in the multiplicity of his chair- manships and directorships. They must bring him a handsome income; but, somehow, the shareholders do not seem to benefit under his guardianship. He is the guiding spirit of four telegraph companies, and the shares are respectively at 27, 30, «>>, and 55 discount; so that it is not surprising that the Direct United States shareholders decline to be absorbed in his undertakings. By virtue of his many pro- jects he has many acquaintances, and at one time he was very intimate with the Duke of Sutherland. The intimacy is not so great now, and Truth explains the reason. The commoner invited the peer to go into raw silk, saying that they must certainly make a handsome profit. The affair turned out an ugly loss, and when Mr Pender asked his ducal partner for a cheque of £1;000 to cover his share of it, his Grace sent, instead of a cheque, a note reminding his colleague that he had said that the speculation must result in a profit, and he, the-Duke. had gone into it solely on that assurance. Mr Pender has the good fortune to represent a borough or group of boroughs so far off that his constituents can rarely trouble him in person. No doubt he looks after their interests quite to their satisfaction, and YV i -k seems to have no Robert Harris to vex Mr Pemler, and to revive old memories of Totnes. Nevertheless, Professor Bryce ran him hard at the last election. Two more different men there could hardly have been, the one a shrewd, hard-headed money-maker, the other a profound student and brilliant writer. I own that I wish the Duke of Sutherland's tenants had preferred the Professor. We have so many men of Mr Pender's stamp in the House, and so few of Professor Bryce's. Perhaps we may see a change next time, thanks to the raw silk transaction. The Duke-of Sutherland's Scotch neighbour, the Karl of Caithness, is an inventor of considerable skill. He has perfected a steam carriage so that it will run on an ordinary macadamised road, and he may be seen occasion- ally driving his own engine. He has also invented a tape loom enabling the weaver to stop any one of the shuttles without stopping the whole loom. And he has devised a gravitating compass, which is said to be the steadiest known. While of an intensely mechanical turn of mind himself, he has married as his second wife an ardent Spiritualist. She is a Spaniard by birth, and was the widow of Count de Medina Pomar. By her first husband she had a son, who styles himself the Duke Medina de Pomar. He is still very young, though he has written a couple of Spiritualist-fashion- able novels, which, by the way, were 'severely cut up in the reviews. Youthful though he be, he seems to have trod on Mr Labouehere's corns, for he was most mercilessly attacked a few weeks back in Truth, and was plainly told that he was an impostor for assuming a title which did not belong to him. His mother has sent a reply, from which it appears that her son has received his title from the Pope. But the Pope's dignities are not recognised in this country, and there are more than one of these Vatican noblemen in Parliament who nevertheless have the good sense not to parade their honours. The Spanish duke will have to drop his dukedom, at all events on this side of the Channel.. Few societies have a longer list of distinguished sup- porters than the London Cabdrivers' Benevolent Association. Its president is the Earl of Lichfield. It has among its vice-patrons and vice-presidents four dukes, four marquises, ten earls, and a large number of other peers, sons^ef peers, and M.P., with two bishops, Bath and Wells and Chichester, and Cardinal Manning. There are between 10,000 and 11,000 cabdrivers in London. They are greatly exposed to the weather, and thus often fall ill. The object of the association is to promote self- help and thrift, sobrietyalld honesty, and general good conduct. About 1,100 men belong to the association, and they have formed a fund of £ 2,250, partly by their subscription of 5s. a year, and partly by donations from the nobility and gentry above referred to Eleven pensions of £ 12 a year are granted to super- annuated cab drivers..An offer has been made of a piece of land on which to build an asylum for disabled men The Marchioness of Westminster has given JEoO to the fund so have the Mercers' and Goldsmiths' Companies, and the Fishmongers have given 50 guineas. Lady Eliza- beth Dashwood has contributed £23; Cardinal Manning- JE10 the Baroness Meyer de Rothschild, 1:20. There is an insurance company in London of rather a unique kind, and which is doing a very large amount of business. It insures the owners of horses, carriages, and other vehicles against loss arising from death or injury caused by accident or the fault of others. It indemnifies owners against claims arising from damage occasioned by their own horses or carriages to those of other persons it encourages careful riding and driving by grooms and coachmen, by offering them a good-conduct bonus; and it forms a benevolent fund for infirm and aged coachmen and grooms of good character. The table of premiums shews that £1 15s will insure a carriage up to JS100, but one-third more must be paid for vehicles used over asphalte paving. Four horse teams are considered very risky, and the minimum premium in such a case is 10 guineas. Two-wheel dog carts have to pay £2 10s however low the value. For the past half-year profits have been considered sufficient to pay 6 per cent. Reference was lately made to the Working Men's Club at Nottingham, and an anything but favourable report was given of it by the chief constable of that town. I am told that at Birmingham also a similar institution exists, and is the scene of late and excessive drinking. It goes on till after 2 a.m., but the place being a club, the police have no power to interfere with it. Discussing the mat- ter with an M.P. a few hours ago, he confessed himself fairly baffled by the greatness of the evils to which the liquor traffic had given rise. He is not prepared to accept any of the remedies which have been proposed in Parlia- ment, and entirely disapproves of the Permissive Bill; yet at the request of his own tenants, he has refused to let any of the houses on his property be licensed. It had not struck him that if he had not been the landlord the magistrates would in all probability have granted licences in opposition to the wishes of the tenants. The worst of it is that tho trade becomes more unwieldy, more difficult to deal with every year. For instance, Mr Gladstone's licences have given rise to quite a new business in the shape of single bottles of wines and spirits sold by grocers, a. business which Messrs Gilbey & Co. have developed to I an enormous extent.
t"°}J HAVELOCK-STREET PRESBYTERIAN…
t"°} HAVELOCK-STREET PRESBYTERIAN CHUltCH, NEWrOBT. On Thursday evening services were held in connection with the recognition of the Rev D. W. Davies (late of Brecon) as the pastor of the Havelock-street Presbyterian Church in this town. Previous to the public meeting there was a large tea meeting. The Rev J. Mortimer Green, the late pastor, took the chair at the subsequent proceedings. There was a very good attendance. The chairman was supported by the Revs David Edwards, Mr Howells (of Trevecea College), James Davies, John Douglas, J. llamshaw, and other ministers. After open- ing the meeting the Rev John Edwards spoke on our Church policy, giving an explanation of the principles of Presbyteiranisui. Mr W. Jones having related how the church had been induced to select Mr Davies as their pastor, Mr Davies thanked his brethren, the church, and the friends who had assembled to give him welcome. The Rev P. Rutherford, of Bristol, delivered the charge to the newly-recognised minister, and in doing so win ted out the relative duties of the liastor and the church, The Rev W. Howells delivered the charge to the church. He counselled the church not to stand face to face with fellow Christians, nor back to back, but stand shoulder to shoul- der against the common foe of ignorance and sin. Other addresses followed.
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TREDEGAR COUNTY COURT. At the Tredegar County Court yesterday, Joseph Gibbs sued W illiam Evans for ;1;0, for the value of a maie lost Inrough a.n accident, caused by defendant's haulier run- ning a tram, down an incline over the forefoot of the animal on 21th Novemlwr last, nesw Trefil quarries. Air Plews appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr Grecnway, of Pontyiwol, for thedefendant. Plaintiff and defendant Lwe contracts at the limestone quarries at Trdll, under the Ebbw Vale Company, and employ hauliers to drive the trams down from the quarries. On the 21th November defendant's haulier (Thus. Evans) had a tram of clay standing on the tram road at the foot of the incline leading from the upper quarry. John Thomas, who was hauling for pi. sin tiff, came from the lower quarry with two trams of stone, and called to Evans to move on with the day tram, but Evans took no notice. A- short distance up the incline a young man named Joseph Evans had two trains, whieli he had let down by spragging. Thos. Evans called to Joseph to "let go," and the tram came down before John Thomas could move his horses out of the way, and the fore foot of the hind horse was almost cut off, and the animal had to be killed, as a cure could not be effected. His Honour was of opinion that the accident was caused by the negligence of both uarties, but took time to 000- uider his
'" IMPORTANT ARBITRATION CaSF…
IMPORTANT ARBITRATION CaSF CARDIFF. At the Town-hall, Cardiff, yesterday, Sir Hemy ffiilA surveyor to the Government Board of Works, Eat as uur pire. to assess the value of the premises at the comer St, Mary-street and Wharton-street, now in the occupy tion of Mr Ambrose, ironmonger, which arc required bj the Cardiff Corporation for the improvement of the town, under the Cardiff Improvement Act. of 1875 Mr B. F. Williams appeared for the corporation, instractcd hy the Town Clerk, and Mr Archibald L. Smith, London, instructed by Mr B. Matthews, solicitor. Carditi', for Mt H. W. Williams, the owner of the premises. Mr Smith opened the proceedings, lie stated that the Cardiff Corporation were desirous of carrying out an im- provement in Wharton-street, and obtained for that and other purposes an Act of Parliament. On the 3rdol May, 187G. notice was given to the owner of thy [Jew: ita quo, Mr it W. Williams, that these premises would be required for the above purpose, and on the 0th 'f.Tune, 1876, the owner sent m a claim for £ 5,000 as the value oi the property, but this was subject to any c laim which MI Solomon Andrews might Jiave on the property. In 1874 there had been some talk, but no agreement had lieen entered into, between Mr Williams, the owner of the fot simple, and Mr Solomon Andrews, for a kv.se r.n theae premises. Some suggestion was thrown out, ¡" i. was not reduced to writing, that Mr Andrews would k-aae the premises for 00 years at a rental of £ 100 a-ycar, although that sum was utterly inadequate now to the value of the site for a business premises, and upon the notices tjmag served by the corporation Mr Andrews put in a claiinfot damages for being deprived of the opportunity of leasing this property. Whether he had a legal claim for damages was not a. question for their consideration that day, and the claim of Mr Williams was sent in irrespective of any claim which Mr Solomon Andrews might have. The corporation made an offer of £:),000 for the j lemises, but this not being accepted, Mr Stephenson \v s ppointed arbitrator for the corporation, and Mr Warbif.- for Mr Williams, and on the Fith of December, .(rtjd, rm agree- ment wali come to by these gentlemen that i,ll;> corpora~ tion should pay Mr Williams S3,200. or th:1t that sum w ould he a hi" aloe for the property, the con .oration to lake upon themselves any claim which Mr Solomon Andrews might setup. The corporation refused to take this ilaim upon themselves, and the consequence was that ;1 umpire WM appointed to .assess the value. The piece of ground in ,1isJ>t.e had a frontage of Ijft, Sin. in St. Mary-street, and 40ft. gin, in Wharton-stroet. 1 he >>remi- w on it were now let-for £ 50 tqion an old lease, but h \\a well- known that the value of proj*>rty in St. Mary -I,' had increased remarkably within tlw last few Y":tJ", The value vf the bwl had very materially increased n¡J,.lIt,\iC!t more expensive buildings had been erected in the place of the original ones, altering entirely the character of the street as a business thoroughfare. The premises in dispute were situated in one of the best portions of St. Mary- street, aud were suitable, for business promises of [I. very valuable character, to be erected on them, capable of commanding a high rental, and he should he able tq prove that if tJ,[iOO were laid out on the premiss > r 'lit of £ 280 or £ 300 a year could be easily obtained to: them. Mr Thomas Waring, C.E. and surveyor, said he had practised at Cardiff' for 23 years, and was, di ving that time, surveyor to the b< .rough of Cardiff 20 years He was fully acquainted with ma.ny of the hom e f.liat had been built, let, and r*.built in St Mary-street-. There had been a very considerable improvement in the character of the buildings in St Mary-street within the last two years. Much larger ground rents had been given since than prior to that time, and much more expensive had been erected. St Alary-street was by far the most valua- ble street in the town, and the east side of the street especially so. 1 he building on the site in dispute were quite inadequate to the requirements of the jiositio i of the site. If he had the site in hand he should suggest the erection of a large millinery or drapery establishment, with large shop, show room over, and work rooms over that, at a cost of £ 1,»00, and if such a building was erected there would not be the slightest difficulty in letting it. The next shop was let to iVIessn; Powell and Nicholls, who paid fi-r the whole ,t;{()() a year, they snb. let one shop and a room at the back for til 50 a year. Messrs Powell and Co. held the premises nil s repairing lease for 15 years. The frontage of these premises in St. Mary-street was 27ft. Sin., and this was divided into two shops. There was also a side frontage in Wharton-street. The shop of Mr Corin, news agent., St. Mary street, was let for £ 140 a year, on a lease for 50 ye ars, begun J&8. year. This had a frontage of 25ft. 9in., in St.. Mary- street. The shop of Messrs Wheeler and Wilson let MP noo a year, with a frontage of 13ft. in St. Mary-street but the shop itself was 0nly 8ft. wi,1;\ 'iNhis wj* only a recent letting, the landlord paying rates and taxes. The premises of 1\e81?- Cross Brothers was let for £ 250 a year, on a 50 yeatfc* lease, with a covenant to ;>pend £ 2,000. Moss»nSaukey^? premises adjoining paid a rent of fi ;)0, 0; a ler.se of tt years, with a covenant to s{iend £ 250 on the premise This was underlet,half the shop and the first floor, at £ l(& Mr Dobbin's premises let for flM a year, on a lease fOt m years, The value of projierty in St Mary street w* rapidly increasing. If a building was erected on the sifct of ground now under consideration, aud In.:ln() npei# thereon, there would be no difficulty in leasing it for W or 14 years at £ 280 a year. If a lease were grautod for A longer term, an increased rent would be obtained. Th* sum he had capitalised in this way 30 years' pur -lu.se ta ground, at £120 a year..£3,1)(){): sixteen years'purchase o' building, at £ 100 a year. £ 2,5*60 making a total of £G, J GO Deduct from this the cost of building and fitiiig up, £ 1,600. which would give a sum of £ 1,560. Tc i per cent foi compulsory purchase, £4!)(j added, gave a net balance to the premises of £5.01(;. Cross-examined by Mr B. F. Williams lie considerec that property situated at the northern part of St Mary. street was of a greater \3.llle than projtcrty at the uppm end of High-street. The premises of Messis Masters, outfitters, were let on a lease at JC530 a year, tlie tenant to spend £4,000 on them. Mr R. W. Williams, solicitor, Cardiff, the owner ol the premises, was called, and gave evidence as to the negotiations that had taken place between hi n and Mr Sohimon Andrews with reference to the lease. After the notices of the corporation going to Parliament for the Cardiff Improvement Act had been issued, Mr Andrews wrote to him res]tecting the completion of the agreement. He wrote back that he was willing to carry out the arrangements projtosed to be entered into, hue reminded :\1 ¡- Andrews that the corpuration had issued notices for improving Wharton-street. In view of those :1 itices he declined to grant,the lease. Mr Howell, draper, St Mary-street, gave e\idence respecting the great increase in the rent dem.uded for business premises in St Mary-street. He had no doubt that any premises such as promised and erected on the place now occupied by Mr Ambrose would realise from \:2:>0 to £300 a year. Mr J. F. Fawckner, architect, Cardiff and Newport stated that the value of business premises in the town had increased very much. He would suggest erecting on the site in question a business premises three storey high, having two fronts—one in St. M'ary-street, and one in Wharton-street. He had sold land in St. Mary-street at £ 5 per foot frontage. He had known as much ;¡. £7 10s per foot frontage given for ground rent in SL. Mary- street. This was the case for the owner of the premie s. On the part of the corporation Mr B. F, Williams called the following witnesses :— Mr J. A. B. Williams, borough surveyor, said he had known Cardiff for many years. He knew the premises of Me ssrs Masters in St. Mary-street. The frontage was 40 feet, with a depth of Infect, total area, 5,025 square feet. The rent would give a value of something over £ 4 per foot and about 7d per foot for the supeWtcial area, lie knew Carpenter's premises. The frontage was 22 feei, G inches, depth 189 feet, giving an area of 4,472 square feet. The rent, he had been informed, was £ 100a-year. Mr Conn's premises had a frontage of 25 feet 9 inches, with a depth of 47 feet. This, let at £140 a-year, with a covenant to lay out £500, made a rental of about t1iO, or about £1; lis per foot frontage. Mr W. P. Stephenson, auctioneer and valuer, said that he had carried on business at Cardiff for many years. He was appointed arbitrator for the corporation for the piece of land now in dispute. He considered that a fair value for the premises was S2,MO. He took the ground rent as worth about £100o.-year. He valued it as third-class property, because the sum £ 1,500, which it was considered could be advantageously laid out on it, would not bring it up to what might be called first-class property. He therefore capitalised it at 23 years pur- chase, which, with 10 per cent for compulsory purchase, made'the llet vahle at £2,330. He consented, with the arbitrator on the part of the owner, that the corporation should pay for it £ 3,300, but at this time he was aware that the corporation had offered £3,000 for j1, and in order to avoid the delay and the costs of arbitration h< reluctantly consented to a valuation of £3,:WO being sent in to the corporation. Mr W. P. James, architect and survevor, Cardiff, expressed his opinion that the ground rent for the pre- mises was worth B92 a-year, and, including 10 |ter cent for compulsory purchase, capitalised at 25 years' purchase amounted to f2.300, which he considered the full value ol the property in dispute. He was of opinion that the i-ack rent given bythe witnesses on the other side was too high. A building that cost £ 1,500 would only realise about £ 20t] a-vear. Mr C. K. Bernard, architect and surveyor at < Cardiff for 2H years, next gave evidence. He stated that he put a high value on the land when he* put the ground rent at tOO a year, which, at 25 yeai-s' purchase, including 10 pel cent compulsory purchase, would amount to £ 2,425. Mt Corin's premises on the other side of Wharton-street were much more valuable. The premises of Mr 1). Lewis, High-street, were held on a lease for 99 years at a ground rent of £ 240 a year, equal to .£4 per foot frontage. Thcr» was a covenant in the lease to spend :C4,OOO,hI11 :C8,OOO or £ 9,000 had Eeen spent on it. The ground was formerly let at £ 75 a year. Mr Sturge, surveyor. Bristol, stated that a piece of land let for £ 90 a-year upon whieh a lmildin(-(of 5;1,00 could be erected was not worth in his opinion more than 22 years' purchase, as on a !} years the purchaser would expect to make 4. per cent, He valued the proncrtv at £ 2,200. Mr B. F. Williams addressed the court for the eorjjorsk tion, characterising the valuations placed on the pro pert j by the witnesses for the owner as absurd and extreme, He contended that the true value had been fixed by hit witnesses. Mr Smith afterwards addressed the court for tb, owner. The Umpire expressed hi" intention of viewing the pro- perty, anil also the other premises which had been brought under his notwe by the witnesses. The court then rose.
THE CARDIFF SHIPOWNERS' ASSOCI…
THE CARDIFF SHIPOWNERS' ASSOCI ATI ON. MrW, L, Hawkins, secretary of the Cardiff Ship* owners' Association, has forwarded us the copy of a letter from the Home Secretary stating that, after communica- tion with the Mayor of Cardiff on the subject., Mr Crom has thought proper to approve, and does hereby approve of the Canliff S]1Ïl'°'Ilt'N' Seeiety ;I." the Ixwly whi-eh ill to frame a list of jiersons from whom one of the two assessors i¡,; 1; be sUlJlmOlwd fOl" t'aeh ease hefore the Court of Survey at Cardiff, under Lhe Merchant Shipping Act, 1876 (section 7). i
HARDY (ULLAR.DS PANORAMA AT…
HARDY (ULLAR.DS PANORAMA AT TUB STUART HALL, CAillUKF. As our readers will observe from our advertising columns, Mr ITsusly Gillard's most entertaining pano- rama of America will be exhibited at the Stuart Hall foa thektst time 011 Saturday, the 17th instant. We would, theretorc, take this opportunity of agnin-urging upon our readers not to lose the chance of witnessing a lengthy series of admirably-executed paintings of sonic of the most luxuriant sccucry of the 1 <uited State*. The pano- rama conducts the sp, c(ator by easy, sfages along thai t¡1UlUph of ll1odf'n engineering enterprise, t.11* Pacific Railway, from New York to San Francisco, aud as he is mentally earned along the route 'die most interesting points 01 it ue_bruugh;, -it vb idly, not only by the wefl- pamted sketches before him, but by (.he entert.'iiu».\j» lecture of a <'lever lecturer. The panorama e\lobifn •,( the Muaicdiail, Swansea, on Monday next.