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P°IFDON CORRESPONDENCE.
P°IFDON CORRESPONDENCE. ^AFFORD WANTS MORE PAPERS — OLIVER I**18T NOTHING TO HIM—TACTICS AND FACTS -ARAKI-BARTLK1T-BEY — WHAT MIGHT B4\'K BEEN DONE—MR BRIGHT'S RESIGSATION- TLT* HISTORY OF A RUMOUR—RECONSTRUCTION TH* MINISTRY—A NEW FACTOR IN LONDON | WLTB—THE END OF THE SEASON. [L, LONDON, THURSDAY. Ujjj1* Opposition in the House of Commons, b llnK to wound, are still afraid to strike. From jj&e to time, dragged out by the young men be- L* gangway, Sir Stafford Northcote presents n*isetf bellicose attitude, and entreats the Go- pJHoent to furnish him with an opportunity for J* Like the Irish boy of fame, he is blue- H^dy for want of a batinV The particular ^°n assigned by Sir Stafford for his forced in- Ott is worth considering as fairly representing tof tactics upon which the Opposition y in tlieir effort to discredit the Government. *>11 see nearly every night in the House of :urnrnona Sir Stafford Northcote wringing his and crying aloud for papers. When will 6 lepers be ready? Give us the papers You keeping them baelf because you are afraid to F^ciose the springs of your policy, and know that ^9 ,n°roent we have these papers in our hands, abaU jump on you and grind you to powder." ( he precise meaning of this is very well known the House of Commons, where the Conserva- cheer, the Liberals laugh, and, the perform- over, something else comes on. But Sir ord Northcote is speaking not to the House t to the country, and reckons upon catching ear of some people who are either too .a1 or too careless to master the facts, and who h therefore, accept his version. The facts are ify simple. With an expedition, which certainly Ids no parallel in the administration of the late overntaent, the Foreign Office have got out all e papers relating to Egypt up to the date of the toference. Beyond this, they are not free agents. far as I know, there never was a case in which ^pers, relating to the proceedings of a conference, ,ire published whilst the conference was sitting. | the case of the present conference, there is a reticular reason why this could not r* done. On entering the conference the repre- L^tatires agreed that their proceedings should be absolutely secret till such time as their task accomplished, and thetr respective govern- joined in the undertaking. Hence Sir r~arles Diike is strictly debarred from taking a urse that would at any time be unusual. Sii afford Northcote knows this very well, but he 1 cries for more papers, and indignantly de~ the criminal cowardice of a Government having hopelessly gone wrong, deliberately :eeP» back proof of its guilt, a.ud so attempts to censure of honest men. Whilst the leaders of the Opposition are thus kicked by the iniquity of the Government, it Ultimately happens that soma members of the ttrty. free from official restraint, are *able J Uplift in the House of Commons e voice of honest indignation. Sir lenry Wolff nightly baits Ministers, d is assisted by the other eminent diplomatist, •town in the House of Commons as Ashmead- ^bi-Bartlett-Bey. A short time ago it was the of these geutlemen to denounce the Govern- for delaying action at Alexandria and per- aittitig the growth of the fortifications. These ^V*°R been knocked down. Sir Henry Wolff. jj'th Uublushing front, comes and denounces the °vetnment for being in such a reckless hurry. ,ey should, he said, have waited for the troops, all would have been well. ""On thig particular score, of which wo shall hear 1 great deal when the inevitable debate does :ane on, there is on the Opposition side full acquaintance with the facts and deliberate snppression of them hich sometimes becomes an appall- re feature in political warfare. Sir Henry Wolff, Stafford Northcote, and even Ashmead-Arabi- ■artlett-Bey know as well as Mr Gladstone does at this country had no authority to land a body jf troops in sufficient force to give battle to Arabi. Whether that is a fortunate or an unfortunate ^rcumstance is a matter of opinion. But the fact femains. It will have to be done some day; but he very question the conference was summoned decide, and is even now discussing, is—Who hall undertake this task? Shall it be Turkey, England, and France in joint action, or England ^>ne? For England, whilst her representative ^as sitting in this conference, to land an army 'orps, ocoupy Egypt, and give battle to Arabi, J^ould have been. a procedure on which it would J* exceedingly interesting to hear Sir Henry Volff after the event. Of course there was an alternative, though the ^position, warily indefinite, do not commit "^emselves to it. Admiral Seymour might before "he bombardment commenced have landed Marines and'bine jackets, and stormed Alexan- *na, This, would have interfered with the work- of the guns, and there would have been a •esperate battle in every street. The city would ■*ve been burnt all the same, since the petroleum ad been stored ready for more than a week, and he number of people slain, including the British orcc, would have greatly exceaded those killed hiring the pillage. Yet this might have been tone, aud the Government might have been able show that the force landed was detached simply W police purposes, and so have preserved the teace with the other powers. Whether on the ^hole it would have been a more desirable course a question on which each one can form an pinion for himself. The resignation of Mr Bright has ceased to be ^Iked of, and there is even some surcease of the *ild rumours current as to his successor. Several these have been impossible, and all have been absolutely unfounded, from the simple fact that Gladstone has take no steps in the matter, In one report it was gravely announced as lite result of a Cabinet Council held on Monday, that Mr Forster was to be invited return to the Cabinet. A fundamental error In this lies in the fact that the Cabinet have Nothing to do with the appointment of Ministers. U rests entirely with the Prime Minister of the &*y, and Mr Gladstone has never shown himself Inclined to take counsel in the matter. He could, If he liked, dismiss all his colleagues to-morrow, *od appoint fresh ones in their place, subject-^ tourse, to the" approval of the Queeg. -^s not in Wie slightest degree to his oolleagues in •he Cabinet. The^st»^y^f tbo rumour about" Mi Forster, "iWi, after it had run through some country papers, tho Morning Post pom^wusly adopted as r8 own, is instructive and amusing. On Jlonday night, during a division taken just dinner on an amendment to the Arrears rill, Mr Gladstone met Mr Forster in the lobby, jtal desiring to consult him oa some point touch ing the working of the new Oririie Act, drew him into one of the alcoves and conversed with him during the six or seven minutes the majority were streaming past. This incident was talked about, and some people who, like nature, abhor a vacuum, and are uneasy tillMr Bright's place is filled up, I jumped to the conclusion that Mr Gladstone was then and there pressing Cabinet office upon the acceptance of his former colleague. A crowded I division lobby is, perhaps, notthemost convenient spot for such delicate negotiation but that is a mere detail. ^«; far as any intention has been found with respeCt W ^ie vacancy, I believe it runs in the direction of Mr Bright back- He has left it jr. rmrely iierfon^! grovmds, for his unswerving prejudice against utl^er any circumstances cannot be called a policy, t K^OW that at least two of Mr Bright's colleagues in the [Jabmet en- tertain the expectation that when the trw1 Egypt is over he may return to a Ministry which he is on every other point in full accord. I fancy that this expectation may fail of fulfil- ment owing to Mr Bright's growing disinclination tor the toils of office. He has never cared for office, is now growing a little feeble in health and strength, and is, on the whole, glad to be out of it. This feeling may or may not be overcome. But I believe matters in the Ministry will stand over for a couple of months in order to give this scheme a chance of working. Mr Bright's executive office is one that can very well do without an incumbent for a month or two. When it is filled up there will be a general reconstruction of the Ministry, and probably when Parliament meets again in the last week of October, it will find amongst other changes a new Chancellor of the Exchequer on the Treasury Bench. Some weeks ago I mentioned that an enterprise was on foot of great magnitude, and which if brought to the head was calculated to effect a revolution in the commercial and domestic life in London. This was a proposal to invest London with hydraulic power, which, laid along the streets, could be served out to houses, offices, warehouses, and hotels just as gas and water for domestic purposes now are. The scheme, which at one time seemed like a page from "Gulliver," is now a practical enterprise, and in a short time London will have this new joy. Parliament has sanctioned the scheme, it has been taken up with great spirit by practical men, including several of the big firms and associa- tions, who already use hydraulic power, and pre- sently wo shall ha ve the streets up on this new mission. It appears that hydraulic power for lifts is already largely used in London, but it stands something on the same footing as the electric light. Hotels, warehouses, and the vast piles of buildings known as residential flats have their lifts, but in each case have to have costly machinery and a staff specially maintained to work it. In all but the cases of very large institutions the cost is pro- hibitive. Now, when the hydraulic mains pass along the strept,anybuildingcan be connected with the working at a moderate cost. As I mentioned before, all the houses in the aesthetic village to be built on the site of Kensington House will be fitted up with hydraulic lifts, just as houses are now fitted up with bell wires. The lifts will take up the dinner and deliver it piping hot; carry up coal and waters take away the dirty dishes, and 1 am not sure whether, as science advances, it will not brush the table-cloth, fold it up, and put it away. To-morrow night there is to be a dance at Marlborough House, after which no one careful of their reputation in society will be seen in town, unless, indeed, they are staying for Lady Hol- land's garden party on Saturday. We cannot, with literal truth, say that the summer is over and past since we have had no summer. But the time of the flight of society's plumed birds is cer- tainly at hand, aud already houses at the West End begin to assume the ghastly appearance bestowed upon them by closed shutters or blinds of brown holland drawn down. It is, perhaps, not wonderful to find people glad to go. Work is hard enough in Parliament, what with all-night sittings and motions for adjournment at question time. But it is nothing to the life of a consci- entious devotee of fashion in times when, unless you have been to five parties in a single evening, you have had a quiet day.
SOUTH WALES INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERS.
SOUTH WALES INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERS. The quarterly meeting of the members of the above institute was held at the Royal Hotel, Cardiff, on Thursday, Mr E. Williams, the presi- dent of the institute, in the chair. There were also present Mr James Murphy, Newport Mr James McMurtrie, Radstock Mr Marcus Mox- ham, Swansea Mr W. P. Stewart, Blackwood Mr Thomas Griffiths, Cymmer Mr T. Hurry Riches, Cardiff Mr J. Waddle, Llanelly Mr A. B. Bassett, Cardiff Mr Charles Thompson, Car- diff Mr A. Slater, Gloucester Mr Henry K. Jordan, Newport Mr T. H. Deakin, Pontypool Mr T. G. Davies, Treorky Mr Charles F. Gooch, Cardiff Mr Hort. Huxham, secretary to the in- stitute, Swansea, etc., etc. The following gentlemen were elected:—As members: Mr Charles Liddell Waugh, mining engineer, the Burroughs, Cockerinouth; Mr George William Wilkinson, mining engineer, Risca House, Risca, Mon.; Mr Evan Thomas, safety lamp manufacturer, Abcrdare. As associates: Mr Edward John Howard, mine owner, 34, West Bute-street, Cardiff; Mr Robert William Tol- free, iron and steel works, Treforest. As gradu- ate Mr Robert Walter Tolfree, mining surveyor, Tredegar, Mon. Mr HKDLEY, whose paper on a breathing ap- paratus, to enable persons to pass safely through foul gas in a coal mine, was read at the last meet- ing, gave some explanations referring to some ex- periments where the apparatus ha; been ti-ied at a recent explosion of coal gas, and which were in ever respect satisfactory. A very able paper, on the Economy of tlJC Blast 1! uruacc," was read by Mr 1. L. Bell, F.R.S., the eminent ironmaster, of Middles- borough, who went minutely into the theory and practice of the manufacture of pig-iron, itnd the consumption of fuel in blast furnaces. The paper was full of figures and formulae, which will be a valuable addition to the published proceedings'of the institute. The cordial thanks of the members were passed by acclamation to Mr Bell. A valuable paper was also read by Mr Sydney F. Walker, M.I.T.E., on the Principle of Electric Lighting and the Transmission of Power by Electricity," directing attention tothe different systems of electric lighting, which have been brought before the public, and the special adapt- ability of electricity to mining operations. These papers were briefly discussed, and then adjourned to the next meeting for further con- sideration. In the evening the members dined together at the hotel, under the presidency of Mr Williams.
THE LATE MR JOSEPH EDWARDS'S…
THE LATE MR JOSEPH EDWARDS'S MEMORIAL. (FROM OUR LONDON CORRESPONDENT). A meeting of the subscribers to the Joseph Edwards' Memorial was held on Monday last at Lonsdale Chambers, Chancery-lane, Mr Lewis, M.A., in the chair. It was stated by Dr. Isam- bard Owen, M.A., the hon. treasurer, that nearly j680 would be available for the purpose of the me- morial. In the list of subscribers we find the names of the Right Hon. Lord Aberdare, Lord Ronald Gower, Mr Henry Richard, M.P., Mr C. H. James, M.P., Mr G. Frederick Watts, R.A., Mr T. Woolner, R.A., Mr Robert Crawshay, Mr Stephen Evans, J.P., Mr S. R. Bosanquet, Mr Lewis Morris, Mr T. Marchant Williams, Mr John Hutton, Mr S. C. Hall, Mrs Thomas Stephens, Miss Mary Davies, &c. Mr Woolner, R.A., and Mr Stephen Evans act jointly with Dr. Owen as trustees of the fund. After some discus- sion it was decided that hard Sicilian marble afforded a better material for the monument than granite and bronze, and a sketch design was adopted, embodying an up- right monument in a sintrl?. block, capped by a plain pediment, a copy of Mr Edwards' "Spirit of Love and Truth," being carved on the pediment, and a portrait of Mr Edwards sculptured in relief in a medallion below. On the motion of the chairman, Mr F. Winter and Mr W. Merritt, pupils of the late Mr Joseph Edwards, were requested to prepare a model in clay, and submit it to a meeting of the subscri- bers, to be .held on Monday, the 9th of October next. •
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THE TREDEGAR RIOTS. ...
THE TREDEGAR RIOTS. THE PRISONERS BEFORE THE MAGISTRATES. THREE ADDITIONAL RIOTERS APPREHENDED. CONDITION OF FITZGERALD, THE CONTRACTOR. The further hearing of the charge against 13 men accused of complicity in the disgraceful riots at Tredegar, on Saturday and Sunday evening week, was resumed at the Court-house, Tredegar, on Monday. The magistrates present were Captain Williams, Rev. W. Hughes, Dr. James, and Mr E. Thomas. Mr Simons, of Merthyr, appeared on behalf of the prosecution and Mr D. Lewis, barrister, South Wales Circuit, in- structed by Mr Dauncey, for all the prisoners except Frederick Hunt, in whose behalf Mr L. J?rown, Abergavenny, appeared, and set up an alibi, The court was crowded throughout the day. The prisoners were Reece Thomas, Morgan Jones, William Ree&v John Price, Alfred Mors- den, Frederic Hunt, T.Smas Prosser, William Turner, William Greenland,v George Crompton, Pendre Williams, Evan Owen, aT*d ^Toiin Meara. These prisoners all appeared on the fa occasion, with the exception of the two last, who navci been since apprehended. The nationality of the last- named is Hibernian. During the afternoon a fourth man, namei Joseph Twigg, was brought into court, having just been apprehended. Mr Simons, in opening the case, said that nothing serious, or beyond what sometimes oc- curred in that district, happened until Thursday. On that day there were af-ts of violence which partook of the nature of a fray on Friday these acts became of a more aggravated character, and on Saturday the outrages became very violent in- deed, whilst on Sunday they were also of a most serious nature. The houses of several Irish residents were broken into and wrecked, and numbers of windows were smashed, and on Sunday night one was set on fire, and would have been I burnt but for the active interference of the police, who put out the flames. Some of the persons, at all events, engaged in rioting on Saturday were also present on other evenings, and it would thus be seen that there was continuity of common pur- pose on the part of many of theie men to commit outrages against Irish residents. He did not; to sustain the charge of rioting, propose to distin- guish between offences which occurred on Satur- day and Sunday evenings, but to regard them as a continuous riot. The prosecution could not give evidence against everybody, but persons joining in the fray after it had begun were, he pointed out, equally responsible with those engaged in the beginning of it. So far all he could glean, the un- pleasantness first manifested itself in consequence of the Irishman Meara having inflicted a wound upon another man. He referred to this as indi- cating that the two populations were on the watch against -«ach other, and ready'to create a disturbance on the least sign of aggression. Inspector Williams recapitualated his evidence given on the occasion of the first hearing. The disturbances began on the 5th, and continued until Sunday night, the 9th iiist. On Thursday the police first actively interfered with the crowd in Red Lion-square, when the latter committed acts of violence by throwing stones at the windows of Irish residents. On Friday the disturbances were renewed in Castle and Queen streets and other thoroughfares, and the police endeavoured to get the Irishmen into their houses. Meara, one of the prisoners, said he would fight any three Welshmen in the town, and another Irishman, not in custody, said" X es, we will fight fifty of them." The witness proceeded to describe the progress of the riot. During Saturday and Sun- day 50 houses were wrecked and gutted. On Sun- day evening he went into Duke-street and found that a house formerly occupied by Michael Foy was on fire. There was not an article of furni- ture in the house, but part of it was burning in the road in front of the door. The police put out the fire in the house, the woodwork of which was burning. He visited several houses, and found injured Irishmen in them, one Edward, alias Tim Woods, being un- conscious. On both Saturday and Sunday even- ings the nights were dark, and the street lamps were not lighted. Witness also spoke to going to Georgetown, and wresting the gun from the hands of i itzgerald, who lived there. He also found his wife armed with a brush. The crowd got at Fitzgerald and beat him most unmercifully. The complaint of the crowd was that he had shot two children, and Captain Parker offered to take him to the station. As the police were taking him away, the crowd rescued him, and kicked him a second time. He cried, "Have mercy! have mercy! don't kill the man in our presence." It was impossible for any number of policemen to have quelled the disturbance, because the men were so hemmed in. Witness identified defendants Thomas, Price, Marsden, Prosser, Turner, Crompton, Meara, and Williams, as taking part in the disturbances, and gave details as to the acts of each. The conduct of Meara, one of the two recently apprehended prisoners, appears to have been very bad. Witness saw him on Wednesday and Thursday evenings with the Irish section of the crowd, challenging the Welsh to fight. At this time the police were holding back the Welsh and English from entering the square. On Saturday he saw Meara throwing stones, and the mob broke past the police, and a terrific fight ensued. One house, occupied by a resident of Welsh nationality, was broken into, but he was not aware whether it was ransacked.—In reply to Mr Lewis, the witness said he did not take the prisoner Meara into custody on Thursday or Friday, be- cause he was afraid to do so, feariusr that by so doing he should promote the uproar. He thought by getting the Irish into their houses he should have prevented any uproar. Mr Lewis You knew this man Meara was a regular firebrand. Why did you not apprehend him on Friday or Saturday night ? Mr Simons submitted that the qiia.stion was not material to the issue. Because the police did not take a certain course and apprehend a par- ticular man had nothing to do with it. Mr Lewis submitted that if the police had taken a proper course, that inquiry would never have been held. Rev. \V. Hushes Would the fact of an error of judgment at all justify the acts of these men? Dr. James As a matter of fact, no one was ap- prehended until Monday,so that Meara was on ti:o tame footing as the other men. Mr Lewis did not press, the question. I In reply to further questions, tho inspector said he recognised a number of Irishmen who had not yet been apprehended, but against whom I warrants had been taken out. He saw prisoner Price as he was going through to a house in Red Lion-square take a pistol from a man, a printer, who lived there. As he entered the house the man was loading it, and said he would blow out the brains of the first who came in. Turner was in the act of pushing an Irishman out of the door of a house to the mob outside, when he saw him. Crompton was under the influence of drink, and when witness pushed him back he said, Let's have a bit of fun with 'em." In reply to Mr Brown, the witness said that Hunt was apprehended from a description given of him by the police. He did not see him that he remembered. Captain Parker, also called on the occasion of the first hearing, spoke to the disposition of the police-force on Saturday. About half-past seven in the evening he proceeded with 16 constables to Red Lion-square. He found no less than 6,000 people assembled. Stones were being thrown on both sides, but mainly from the side Where the Irish reside. Missiles were thrown from the win' dowa and doors, and when any individual Irish- man appeared, a cry was raised and a rush was made. The police could not act together, but they repeatedly prevented acts of violence. He himself was struck on the side of the head by a Welshman, as he was endeavouring to prevent him from attacking a prostrate Irishman. On Sunday night he was pushed into Fitzgerald's house, when the mob went in to drag him out into the yard, and kicked him. Witness and the other constables with him dragged men from him, but did not succeed in effectually protecting him. He lost much blood, and when got into the station seemed hardly conscious. Witness spoke of a house in West-lane, which had been damaged by fire, making, with the one in Duke-street, two houses which had been fired. Major Herbert, chief constable, was examined, and spoke generally to the conduct of the mob on the days named, and the damage done, but did not identify any of the prisoners. He arrived at Tredegar on Saturday, and saw to the disposition of the police force. He inspected the town, and found it quiet. He left for home, but on Sunday afternoon received tidings -that disorder had broken out afresh. He drove over to Tredegar, and found the magistrates sitting at the Tredegar Arms Hotel. When the news came of tho sack- ing of Fitzgerald's house, the special constables were called out. The Riot Act was afterwards read, and the rioters charged. At this time the severer portion of the riot had taken place. It would have been perfectly impossible to control the crowd in Red Lion-square* with the police force at command. It would have,takon ten times the uumber. There were 71 special constables sworn iu. The further hearing of the case was then ad- journel until Wednesday. Mr Lewis asked that bail might be allowed, but the bench declined to grant the application. At Tredegar Court-houso, on Wednesday, the magisterial investigation into the conduct of the 14 men who have been apprehended charged with complicity in tho recent riots at Tredegar, was resumed. The magistrates present were Capt. E. D. Williams, Rev. W. Hughes. Dr. James, and Mr E. Thomas. Mr Simons, of Merthyr, prosecuted oa behalf of the Crown; Mr T. B. Gibbons* barrister (instructed by Mr Ensor, Cardiff), appeared for John Meara, one of the ringleaders of the Irish mob Mr D. Lewis, bar- rister (instructed by Mr Dauncey), for the prison- ers Reece Thomas, Morgan Jones, Wm, Reece, John Price, Alfred Marsden, Thos. Prosser, Wm. Turner, Wm. Greenland, George Crompto" Pendra Williams, Evan Owen,- anJ- jOSC.,h Twigg. Mr L. T. Browne, soliQ;l^^kergaveuuy, appeared for the fourteau^ prisoner. Frederick Hunt, in whojc.l^ ait an alibi has been set up. bupjii'n ^.ndent Freeman, Abergavenny, was „ue tirst produced to give evidence. His testi- mony was the last of the -group of general evi- dence, which has been already: pubHshed. He spoke to the state of the town when be arrived with a fore of police, and as to lawless acts on the part of Irishmen and Welshmen of which lie ,was,an eye-witnesj. On Sunday afternoon wit- ness said he observed rioting going on in Red Lion-square and otherpartaiof the town.—Mr Lewis objected to the use of the .word riot by the witness, because it had a legal meaning dif- fering very much from what the officer probably intended.—Mr Simons: We will take the mean- ing in the vernacular, then.Mr,Lewi8: But I object to the use of the word. — The Chief-constable: It proceeds from bis (wit- ness's) ignorance. Witness fcontihued that on Sunday evening, when Fitzgerald, the contractor, was being protected by the poHcc, the niQb pontinued to kick _%t_bun. Fitzgerald, was aeaselegjif at thie time and bo told the taob that I the man was dead, and that it was no use to' kick a dead man. The mob then desisted, and joined in the destruction of the furniture of the house. Afterwards the crowd returned from tho contrac- tor's house, which is at Georgetown, to the town, followed by himself and the other police. The Riot Act was read whilst the crowd was attack- ing the King's Head Inn, of which Mr Spooncr is landlord. The special constables were called out, and the police dispersed the remnant of the mob —between 300 and 400—which remained. Wit- ness could positively swear to only two prisoners (Reece Thomas and John Meara) as having en- gaged in the disturbances. Thomas threw stones in one of the thoroughfares, and struck at Fitzgerald over his (witness's) shoulder with something which bounded off his body. Witness was positive as to I, this because he thought the blow was intended for himself. He heard Thomas say that he would have one hit at the Witness considered that Thomas was one of the ringleaders. Witness saw Meara on Saturday in Red Lion Square, facing the Welsh crowd, and defying them to come on. In reply to Mr Gibbons, thesupet-inteadent said that women and children were trying to induce Meara to go in-doors. The Welsh were the attack- ing and the Irish the defendiiigporty. He did not think it would have been advisable for the police to have sent the Welsh away, because the Irish would then have come out behind the police with stones. (Laughter in court.) By Mr Lewis Meara was threatening that he would and could fight any number of Welshmen, and challenging them to come on. Rees Thomas struck at Fitzgerald before the latter fell to the ground. He identified him by being bandy-legged, and as having a pugnacious, fighting appearance. He and Meara were the only two remarkable look- ing men amongst the prisoners—Thomas, on ac- count of his dwai Sshness, and Meara, because of his height. Witness believed that what Thomas threw at Fitzgerald was the leg of a chair. Re-examined There was great confusion and hustling of the police. The police were neutral in Red Lion-square. The Welsh section of the crowd was too large for the police to grapple with, and they used influence with the Irish sec- tion because it was the smaller body. The Welsh crowd loudly complained that Meara, the Irish- man, had cut a Welshman across the nose with a scythe, and had wounded others with the same weapon. The crowd demanded that the police should take Meara into custody. Meara was standing in the crowd, and must have heard it, notwithstanding the shouting which was going on at the time. James Evans, liitcher in a colliery, was the next witness. He appeared in the box with his nose bandaged and his eyes blackened. As he was passing by the Red Lion, in Red Lion-square, about seven o'clock on Saturday evening, a stone struck him in the left eye, He was not engaged in the disorder. He turned back, and as lie did so saw Meara approaching with a scythe in his hand. Meara was cursing and swearing, and say- ing he would have some of their heads off." There were only a few boys near besides himself, Witness thought Meara Would kill somebody, and ran on. Meara aimed a blow at his neck with tho scythe. He raised his arm, and received a cut on it. The second blow aimed at. him cut bis nose nearly off. It had since been sewn up, six stitches being put in by the surgeon. Before receiving the wounds he had said and done nothing whatever. He was taken away by some men to Mr Brown's surgery. Inspector Williams produced the weapon, which is rusted and dented along the edge. The bench afterwards examined the weapon, and pronounced it to be a Turkish sword or scimitar. Mr G. A. Brown, surgeon, said the cut over Evans'nose was deep and severe. The cartilage was severed, but be was progressing favourably. The cut on the right forearm and on the nose were such as might be inflicted by the instrument pro- duced. Witness had attended a large number of other persons, a man named Evans for a severe cut over the face; Richard Williams for severe cuts on the nose and leg, and a scalp wound and Fitzgerald, at the station. The last-named was suffering from general contused cuts about the face and head, and an injury to the right ribs —not a fracture, but a separation of the bone from the cartilage. When he first attended Fitz- gerald he was in a condition of some danger, but now he was out of all danger. A man named Phillips was also very badly hurt. He had a cut over the right elbow, which might have been pro- duced from the sword. There was a large number of other persons injured. H. Bickerton, the man shot by Fitzgerald, had lost the sight of one eye. A pellet had entered the pupil, and destroyed it. Three boys—Morgan, Jones, and another—were also shot, but the pellets had been extracted, and the wounds now caused no inconvenience. Fitz- gerald was at the police-station in semi-custody, and would be able to be present in the course of a few days. Evan Williams, sergeant in the Monmouth county constabulary, stationed at Risca, spoke to the riot in Red Lion-square on Sunday after- noon. He identified the prisoner Turner as being one of a crowd following an Irishman, and saying Kill him kill him," after he had been pulled out of a house. The crowd were kicking and aiming blows at the Irishman. Turner was as busy as anyone inciting the crowd. Witness afterwards saw Turner foremost in Iron-street, where the police rescued a wounded Irishman, who was in an upper room, and whom the crowd were trying to get out to further maltreat. Wit- ness also identified Evan Owen as one of the mob who attacked Fitzgerald's house. As the con- tractor was being pulled out of the house, witness pulled back Owen several times, and caught him by the collar, but he succeeded in getting past him, and kicked Fitzgerald once or twice. Police-constable Frederick Stevens, stationed at Tredegar, identified Meara as being actively engaged in the disturbances as early as Friday evening.—In reply to Mr Gib- bons, witness said he heard the Welsh say that the Irish had attacked them,By Mr Lewis: He told a man named Thomas, not in custody, to cease throwing stones, and he did so. The Welsh acted like men, and stopped the stones when he begged them to do so, or very likely he should have been killed himself. He was on duty in plain clothes at the time. Police-constable Craig, also stationed at Tre- degar, spoke to the activity displayed by Meara and other Irishmen in an attack on Welshmen on Friday. On Saturday ho saw Reece Thomas suia^ii in & door in Red Lion-square; and again on Sunday in the same thoroughfare breaking house* and smashing up the furniture which was thrown out. Witness spoke also to Prosser, whom he saw smash in the door of a house in Red Lion square and break a window. He s-aw Cromp- ton on S:mday in Tinker-street, throwing out the furniture from T. Wood's house. Another man's furniture was burning at the time, and Wood's was thrown on the mass. He heard Crompton say, "Come on, lads and the crowd followed him to the house of O'Neil's in Queen-square. The furniture was taken out here, and broken. Witness spoke to Crumpton in Queen's-square, and told him lie had better leave off. Crompton replied, We've not finished yet." Police-constable Samuel Davis, also stationed I at Tredegar, identified Thomas, Marsden, Price, Prosser, and Hunt, as all throwing stones in Red Lion-square on Saturday evening. On Sunday he saw Williams following a man whom the police were guarding away from a house in Commercial- row. Williams said, Let's have a kick at him." Witness told him he should mark him if he did not go away. Williams again said, Let's have one kick at him and continued to follow the officers.—By Mr Browne If the prisoner Hunt was not in Red Lion-square, it was somebody very much like him. (Laughter.) Re-examiued; I believe Hunt to be the man. Police sergeant Guinea, stationed at Tredegar, on Friday saw Meara and two other Irishmen, in liquor, threatening that they would fight any number of Welshmen. A crowd afterwards col- lected, and stones were thrown. On Saturday evening he saw Meara throwing stones. He counted three heaps of stones and broken brickf which had been collected. He succeeded in getting Meara into the house, but he afterwards came out again. On Sunday Thomas headed a crowd which attacked an Irishman. Ho had a stone in his hand, and said, Now, lads, let's go into him."— By Mr Gibbons It was the talk of the town that there was to be an attack on the Irish on Satur- day. Police-constable Potheram, Abergavenny divi- sion, spoke to Thomas and Greenland as taking an active part in the disturbance. Sergeant Allen, stationed at Abersychan, saw Crompton in Timothy Wood's house, on Sunday, breaking the furniture. Two men, ia an uncon- scious state, were then in the house. Witness took hold of Crompton, and asked him to go out. Crompton replied, "We won't go out until we have killed all the —— Irish." Witness also id3n- tified the prisoner Twigg. Police-constable Milsom, stationed at Bassalleg, said ho saw Crompton in Tinker-street strike another man with the leg of a chair. He took it from him. The mob afterwards went away to Queen-square. Y Police-constable Porter, stationed at Liswerry, said that on Sunday afternoon he was iu Iron- street, when he heard a voice from a house say Have mercy 1 have mercy!" Crompton came out of the house, and holding up his hat, said Come, ou, Jacko." Men then came up, and they and Crompton went away up the street. Police-constable Watson saw Thomas and Wil- liams engaged in the row on Saturday, in Red Lion-square. They were all breaking windows. On Sunday Crompton was so active in throwing furniture out of houses on to a fire in the street that he almost pushed him on to the fire. (Lauarhter.) He told Crbmpton not to bo foolish. Police constable James, Abersychan, saw Thomas engaged wrecking a house, and begged him in Welsh not to destroy the poor people's things. Ho saw Crompton breaking property on Sunday, and late at night, whilst the Riot Act was being road. He heard Greenland tell his mates to come on, and that they would fight the policemen too." Mr Spoonervs house was being sacked at this time. Police-constable Morris, stationed at Newport, on Sunday saw Jones ill-treating an I^'iTtflan. He remonstrated with him, when ones said, "Get out of the way, or *"1 serve you the same." Afterwards saw Marsden: at Fitzgerald's house tryinjj tn '"usu in the side door. Previously he Pa(* him throwing stones at the windows. Sergeant McGrath, and Police constables Davies, Pettitt, Tucker, and Willcox, gave evi- dence implicating Owen and Turner, as well as the prisoners already mentioned by the foregoing withesse*. Richard Williams, collier, 39, Queen-street, said on Saturday evening he was wounded on the head, nose, cheek, and leg by some sharp instrument, in the hands of a pcraon whose name he did not know. He was walking quietly up Mpunt-siieel, having spoken to no one,"when he was attacked from behind. He saw a piece of tho scythe or .sword, but not tho man who carried it sufficiently to be able to identify him.—By Mr Gibbons He was struck down about 50 yards from Red Lion- square. He had not been near the row, and was walking to the Salvation Army Chapel. John Martin, boiler-maker, Dukestowri, said that at a quarter or ten minutes to eight o'clock on Saturday evening he was standing at the doors of the Salvation .Army chapel, and saw Williams running towards him, pursued by the prisoner I Meara. After Williams had been knocked down with too sword, witness saw Meara running after another man a little further on. He cou'd not ] s»y whether he struck him, but he saw Meara 1 return t. the prostrate form of Williams and strike him in the face or head with the sword, and also on the leg, (Sensation in court.) Meara ran away. He knew him as having worked at Sirhowy at the same time that he did. Afterwards he went to get a policeman, and whilst he was trying to get past the crowd at Red Lion-square, he saw Meara come running down like a mad beast, and strike with the sword at the crowd. He did not knew that anyone was hurt, but j Meara was felled, and the weapon wrested from hiii!. — By Mr Gibbons: If he never saw Meara before that evcniiig, he tool: partieu- lar notice of him then, but he knew him from having seen him working at Sirhowy. P.O. Davies identified Hunt as being one of the crowd at Fitzgerald's house by his having a round mark, apparently a rclic of an attack of small- pox, in the-centre of his forehead. A paraffin lamp was held out of an upper window by one of the rioters, and Hunt was facing him close by. Witness also spoke to Reeco and Marsden. I Mr Emlyn Jones, accountant at the Tredegar branch of the London and Provincial Bank, a summoned witness, said he saw a dozen youths go into the house of Mr Brennan, insurance agent, in Tinker-street, and break the windows. In the evening be heard of the attack on Fitzgerald's house, and ran to give infor- mation to the police. Witness swore to Twigg and Crompton, and he ;believed Hunt also was actively engaged in the riot. He saw Crompton come out of the second house attacked in Tinker-street. He was tying his scarf and adjusting his hat, and looked as if he had been engaged in a tussle. He saw Twigg bringing insurance papers out of Brennan's house, and throwing them into the air and on the fire. He was also smashing iron pots on the pavement.1— ByMrBiowne: Hunt, or a man very like him, was iu a house in Tinker-street, throwing beds out of a window.—Mr Browne What were you doing there ?—Witness I was looking on.—Mr Browne You might haye been a rioter as well as a poor man. (Hear, hear, from the court.)— Witness I don't sland here to be bullied by you, Mr Browne. I shall answer you very briefly.— Mr Browne That is just what I want.—After- wards, when questioned by Mr Lewis as to why he had declined to give evidence voluntarily, the bench, on the appeal of witness, protected him, and said they thought the answer he had given, that he did not wish to be implicated in the matter, was a very fair one. P.C. Joshua Evans, stationed a.t Pontypool, iden- tified Meara, Thomas, Turner, Williams, and Hunt. The witness was closely examined by Mr Browne as to his antecedents, a.nd how many times he had been reported for drunkenness. The Chief-Constable said that was a reflection on his conduct of the force, which Mr Browne had no right to make.. Mr Lewis said he intended to ask the witness similar questions, however unpteasant it might be to Major Herbert to have such questions put re- specting the police force. They went to the credibility of the witness. Mr Simons objected to the witness being re- peatedly questioned on the .same jpoint after he had given an answer. Mr Browne: I know he has been convicted twice of drunkenness. He Milling a lie. Captain Williams (to Mr Browne) I do not think you have any right say that the witness is telling a falsehood. You must prove it before you can do so. P.C. Sullivan, from Pontypool, saw Hurst on Saturday evening throwing stones, and heard Thomas inciting the mob to "lty iato him (wit- ness). He saw Owen kicking a man named Dris- coll in an upper room in Iron-street on Sunday.— By Mr Gibbons He saw Meara after he was got into a house on Saturday evening, The Welsh then broke in, and Meara was kicked and ill-used whilst he was lying on the floor.—By Mr Browne Hunt was in Meara's house, and was one of the men who kicked him. Witness took out his staff, and Hunt said to him, If you do not put your staff in I'll knock your brains ont."—Mr Browne: How could he knock your brains out if he had nothing in his hand ? (Derisive laughter in court). —Witness He could pick up a stone, I suppose. John Phillips, collier, Tredegar, who appeared in the witness-box with his left arm in a. surgical bandage, said he was going towards the Salvation Army Chapel, when he was attacked by Meara with a scythe-blade, or sword. He cut at him over the shoulder, and when he raised his arm to protect his head, he received a second blow on the elbow. He fell, and bled very much, and was carried home. P.C. John Evans said he-apprehended Twigg on Monday afternoon, when he said, "I was there, but did not break anything." He saw Twigg on Sunday in Tinker-street, standing on a bed which had been thrown out of No. 10. On Saturday lie saw Prosser and Crompton amongst the crowd. Mr Simons said he had to inform the bench he could not finish the case for the prosecution that evening. Two men took the sword from Meara, and these he could not produce that evening. The magistrates could not, in his opinion, close the en- quiry without taking the evidence of some of those who had been injured, because they might be able to identify some of the prisoners. Mr Lewis admitted that there was a case against some of the prisoners on which the bench would have no alternative but to commit to the assizes but asked, with regard to the others, whether they thought there was enough evidence to place before a jury. He did not intend to call any wit- nesses, and looked upou the case for the prosecu- tion as virtually closed Mr Browne asked the bench to say whether they thought there was sufficient evidence against his client, Hunt, to commit for trial, because he had 19 witnesses to call to set up the alibi lie was pledged to. The Bench said they thought there was a prima facie case made outagainst all the accused, but as the evidence which remained to be called might affect some of. them, the magistrates thought it would be more satisfactory if the further hearing was adjourned until Friday. The enquiry was then further adjourned, the magistrates having sat nine hours. TO THK EDITOR. Sm,—There are in Cardiff upwards of 150 desti tute people who have been driven out of Tredegar by the late sad disturbance, and, whether wrongly or rightly, they are suffering, and the feeling of common humanity would suggest to us that we ought not to allow these poor persons—principally composed of women and little children—to starve. A small sum has been already collected, which is quite insufficient to meet their immediate pressing requirements. Should anyone feel inclined to help, we shall be very happy to receive subscrip- tions, and to acknowledge the same through the press if required. All moneys received will be handed over to the Catholic clergy, and will be distributed by them, with the assistance of a representative committee.—We are, &c., P. W. CAREY, President of the Catholic Association. EDWARD GROGAN, Cardiff, 19th July, 1882. Hon. Sec. _0-
LOCAL LAW CASES.
LOCAL LAW CASES. A CARDIFF SALVAGE ,CLAIM. THE ROSK V. THE COAXWOOD. In the Admiralty Court at Westminster on Wednesday, before Sir R. J. Phillimorc and Captains Were and Nesbitt," a claim of salvage was brought by Captain P. Rowe, of Cardiff, the owner of the Rose, a steamship of 1,193 tons gross register, against Mr Alexander Dick, of North Shields, the owner of the Coanwood, a* screw steamer of 1,091 tons gross register. Mr Butt, Q.C., M.P., with Dr. W. Pliillimore, were counsel for the plaintiff, and Mr A. Cohen, Q.C., M.P., with Mr Mil vain, for the defendants. The facts of the case were that on the 13th of March last the Coanwood, with a cargo of wheat, oats, and rye, and in charge of a Government pilot, left the bar of Otscliakow on a voyage from Nicolaieff to Hamburg, and at about 11 a.m. on the same day took the ground on a patch oj sand abreast of the village of Sievka, about fifteen miles east of Odessa. The weather was fine, and there was a light wind from the north, with a perfectly smooth sea. The boats of the Coanwood were at once lowered, and attempts were made to lighten the ship, in order to get her off the sand, and signals for assistance were hoisted, which were seen by the Rose, which at the time was on a voyage from Nicolaieff to Rotterdam with a cargo of rye. The Rose bore down-upon the Coanwood in answer to the signals, I am in want," Come on board." A rope was then got on board the Coanwood, and the Rose commenced towing to get her off the Mnd, and got her head off the shore. It was then determined to jettison some of the c?. ••go, and about 200. quarters of grain were thrown overboard, and some of the ship's effects. Ultimately the Rose towed the Coan- wood off the sands into deep water, and she was put on a course for Odessa, the Rose following her, and she was anchored in a place of safety there. The value of the Coanwood was about d621,000, and that of the Rose £32,850. There was no tender. The court awarded to the salvors the sum of £ 700.
LOCAL COMMISSIONS.
LOCAL COMMISSIONS. The London Gazette of Tuesday night contains the following :— War Office, Pall Mall. July 18th,1882.. LINK BATTALIONS.—The ijuMth Wales Bor- derers Lieut.-CoL John F. Caldwell has been appointed, to command a battalion dated 9th ult. Major Russell Upclver to be Lieut.-Col., vice Col. R. Dagacher, C.G., placed on half-pay dated 9th ult. Captain Herbert B. Moffat to bo major, vice R.-U('cher dated 9th ult. Captain William Sugdenhaa been seconded for service as a probationer for the army pay department; dated 5th inst. RKSEUVE OF OKFICKKS.—Lieut. Reynolds, cap- tain of the 3rd battalion The Welsh Regiment, to be capf^hi; dated 19th inst. J'LKST WORCESTEKSHICE'ARTILLERY VOLUNTKKU CoitPrf.—Nos. 9 and 10 (Risca) Batteries. Drill- station, Risea, -Mon.—The following appointments have been gazetted: Capt. Jas. Williams, r Lon- don, transferred form 2nd GL4JBAR^AII Rifle Volun- teer Corps; Geo. W. Witkir»>ii, Risca, to be I captain. Edgar Watts (Penafth), Jamea Miles (Risca), and Jno. T. Thomas (Risca) to be lieu- tenants dated July 8th, 1832.
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REVIEWS.
REVIEWS. BAEDKKER'S HI-TDK 15^KS.—"Switzerland "The Kline;" "Belgian and Holland;" "Northern u c-miaiiv .uuthern Germany "Eastern Alps;" "Northern Italy;" Central Italy." Leipsic: Karl Baedeker. London: Dulau and Co., Solie-square. The opening of another tourist season brings into prominence Baedeker's well-known guide books, and on no occasion have they been deserv* ing of higher praise or more unquestionable com- mendation than at the present time. Indeed, complete as each edition appears to be, and com- prehensive as it apparently is in all its details, the editor succeeds with each new issue in introducing so many further additions, both in the letter press and among the maps or plans, as to materially increase the value of these guides even to the experienced traveller. It is undoubtedly owing to these constant additions and frequent revisions that much of the immense popularity of Baedeker's guide books is due. The aim of the editor and publisher appears to be to render the traveller as independent as possible of the services of guides and innkeepers,to supply him with the necessary data for almost every kind of inquiry, to point out the places most worth seeing and the best way of reaching them, and in every way to aid him in deriving pleasure and instruction from his tour. The prac- tical way in which this aim is carried out, and the thoroughness and accuracy with which each new revision is accomplished, is manifest to the most superficial observer- The more the merits of these guide books are tested, the greater becomes the belief in their ulue; for whether as a means of acquiring knowledge of the country traversed, or as a guide to the particular hotels desired, or the readiest and more desirable routes to select, these handbooks afford the most complete and reliable information. Probably of all Baedeker's guide books, that of Switzerland has the most extensive sale, alike in its English and various foreign editions. The ninth edition has been both remodelled and re- vised, and it seems difficult to suggest any improvement in this model guide to the most popular of all tourist grounds. Within nearly 500 -pagesof compact butclearly printedpagesaregiven details of almost every conceivable route in this magnificent country, and there is scarcely a point upon which the most inexperienced tourist may require information that is not to be readily found among its contents. One great feature of Baede- ker's guide books is the profuseness with which they are illustrated with maps and plans. That of Switzerland" contains twenty-six maps, ten plans, and nine panoramas, and nothing could exceed the care with which each is drawn, nor the beauty of the colouring, or the olearness of the printing. The new edi- tion (8th) of "The Rhine." corresponds with the 21st in German, and the 12th in French. It has been materially augmented, and completely explains every part of the country between Rot- terdam and Constance. Professor Springer, of Leipsic, contributes a most valuable article on Rhenish art. The great use which Is made of the asterisk in these guide books, as an indication of the relative importance of the various sights, or of the character of the hotels, is in none more effective or serviceable than in thia work. Belgium and Holland has now reached a sixth edition in its English dress. The historical sketch of art in the Netherlands is a most valuable contribution, and has been adapted for the use of English travellers by Mr J. A. Crowe, from the work of Professor Springer. Although the arrangement of pictures in some of the Belgium galleries is frequently changed, the data afforded by the hand-book will generally enable the traveller to dispense with the costly and often bewildering catalogues. Though Northern Germany is not, as a rule, so popular a resort for English tourists as many other places, the present is the sixth English edition of that guide-book, and corresponds with the nineteenth German edition. It contains thirteen maps and thirty-three plans, and although it is difficult to notice any difference in the excellence of these illustrations, there appears to have been special attention de- voted to the maps and plans of this work. The handbook for" Southern Germany and Austria formerly included the Tyrol and Salzkammergut, but these latter, along with the Bavarian High- lands, have now been formed into a separate volume, entitled "The Eastern Alps." The sec- tion in the former handbook devoted to the Tran- sylvania is, on the other hand, now published for the first time. "Southern Germany" contains thirteen maps and twenty-four plans, and the Eastern Alps" twenty maps, ten plans, and seven panoramas. Few of the handbooks are, however, more deservedly popular than those devoted to Italy. They are divided into three sections—"Northern Italy," including II Leghorn, Florence, Ravenna, the island of Corsica, and routes through France, Switzerland, and Austria; Central Italy," including Rome; and "Southern Italy," including Naples. In the first-named there is a most ^valuable introductory article on Art," which has special reference to Northern Italy and Florence, and prefixed tu most of the descriptions of the larger towns and picture galleries are art-historical notices, in addi- tion to which the admirable works of Crowe and Cavalcastle have been laid extensively under con- tribution. In Central Italy" there is an elabo- rate description of the antiquities of Rome, by Professor Nissen, of Strassburg, as well as excel- lent articles on aucient art, and mediaeval and modern Roman art. Of the matchless treasures possessed by Rome—" The Mighty Mistress of the World"—this hand-book will help the intelligent observer to a worthy appreciation of the innumerable masterpieces presented to him, and enable him to invest them with appropriate historical associations—so far as this is possible within the limit of 450 pages. Innumerable plans and maps of The Eternal City" accom- pany the letter press, while the general informa- tion is designed as a me::n3 of saving the traveller many a trial of temper. Though there is pro- bably no country iu Europe where the patience is more severely taxed than in some parts of Italy, yet travellers experience more or less of that difficulty in all tourist grounds, u:d we know of no more effective means ofdiminising this drawback than by an appreciative study of these admirable guide bookw. BADDKLKY'S PRAK DISTKICT Of DEUBySHISK. London: Dulau and Co., Solio-square. This is a further addition to the Thorough Guide Series," and has, been_compiled by Mr Bad- deloy, who is already favourably known as the author of guides to the English Lako district and the Highlands of Scotland. The Derbyshire district is one possessing more attractions than some better-known places, and particularly so to the tourist who incorporates a good deal of walk- ing in his summer holiday. The work is divided into four sectiotJiio in which Castleton, Ashbourne, Buxton, and Matlock are taken as the respective centres, and many excursions are worked .out from all these points. 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-w I Y GOLOFN GYMREIG Dymunir i'n gohebwyr Gvtareig gyfeirlo eu goheb- iaethau, llyfrau i'w hadolygu, &c., fel y canlyn: Dafydd Morganwg, Morgamog HoxKse, Llantwit- street, Cardiff.
-• AT EIN GOHEBWYR.
-• AT EIN GOHEBWYR. "Tri Enslyn i Mr T. LI., Ll-s-f-n," &e.- Blin genym nas gallwn gyhoeddi y rhai hyn, nid am nad ydynt yn englynion lied dda, ond am nad ydynt yn brydlon, ac hefyd yn rhy bersonol. "BeddargraS G. M." Nid oedd y gwrth- ddrych yn ddigon adnabyddus fel ag i fod yn ddyddorol i'r lluaws. Arddangosfa Caerdydd."—Ymddengys. Y Baban."—Hen linell yw yr olaf. Talai y ffordd i chwi gymeryd mwy o drafferth i orphen hwn yn dda. Y mae'r ddwy linell gyntaf yn gymeradwy iawn. "Y V"—"Maggie"—"Cusan"—"Y Diog a'r Ceil tog."—Da bob un. "Y Moustache."—Y ddwy linell flaenaf yn dda, ond y ddwy olaf heb fod yn hollol gywir. Rhoddwch ef yn y peiriant eto. Buddiol yw Addoli'n Mhobman."—Trueni na fyddai y tair llinell gyntaf yn gynehariaid cym- hwys i'r olaf, ond gan nad ydynt, y ffordd oreu fyddai ceisio gwneyd rliai newyddion. Y mae'r rhan flaenaf yn rhy aneglur. "Y Cristion Tlawd."—Ymddengys. "Cyffes y Carwr Gwledig."—Yr ydym wsdi gweled gwell caneuon na hon gan yr awdwr hwn, oad y mae hyd yn nod carwyr yn cael gwell hwyl ami rai prydiau na phrydiau ereill. "Byddin y Rhuban Glas."—Cymeradwy, Y Mynydd Du."—Desgrifiadol iawn. Y Dydd Olaf." Y mddengys.
DYCHWELIAD YR AFRADLAWN.
DYCHWELIAD YR AFRADLAWN. 'Nol o'r anial i'r wiwnef—hwn a drodd Yn drist, gan gyfaddef; Llawenhau wna llu y nef- Yr hen grwydryn geir adref. Llandybie. JOHN THOMAS JOB (15 oed).
Y BEIBL.
Y BEIBL. Mynegfys Ion, llawn daioni,—yw'r Beibl. I'r byd a'i drueni Dengys wledd llawn hedd i ni Ar gu lanau'r goleuni. Llandybie. THOMAS JOB.
YR AWYREN.
YR AWYREN. Onid yw'r awyren der—yn rhyfedd Tra'n rhwyfo'r uchelder; Wele hyd syw wlad y ser, Eheda yn ei hoewder. o foddus allu celfyddyd—drwy nerth 'Hydr y nwy cyfyd I hofran ei thaith hyfryd, Fry drwy'r nen uwch ben y byd. 01 gain olwg, aneilydd—i'm ydywt Ei symudiad ufydd; A choda fel uchedydd, I odiaeth dalaeth y dydd. Yn mraich y gwynt mor wych ei gwedd—'heda Yn ei hudol agwedd; A rhyw felus orfoledd, Yw mwynhau hon fry mewn hedd. Hwyliant ynddi mor hylaw—mor anwylg Mor hynod o ddystaw Rhyw wych long yw fry uwch law, Mewn mawredd mae yn moriaw. Wele draw drwy'r uchelion,—chwareua Yn wych a'r aweton 0 olwg daearolion, Yn ei hwyl esgyna hon. A hoff iawn mewn awyren ffydd—'heda Y credadyn beunydd A'i ddidwyll ymgais ddedwydd— Gwel'd ei Dad a gwlad y dydd. CLEIFTON.
FE ANWYD IDDO BLENTYN.
FE ANWYD IDDO BLENTYN. (Cyflwynedig i Mr W. John (Gwilym Glan Afan) a'i briod, ar enedigaeth eu merch, a gelwir ei henw yn Blodwen.) Pan fyddo'r gwanwyn, dymhor cun, Yn siriol arnom wenu, Y blodau oil, o un i un, Mor brydferth sy'n blaendarddu Daeth tymhor esgor yn ei rawd, I dy ein prydydd dilIln" A blod'yn siriol ddaeth i'n brawd— Fe anwyd iddo blentyn. Ond nid y cyntaf ydyw hwn, Na, peidiwch chwi a chredu, Y mae yn cario eithaf bwn, Ond nid yw eto'n crynu; Ond am y glana', dyma hi, Mi fetlaf fi a undyn, Na welwyd geneth fachmorgu- Fe anwyd iddo blentyn. 0yu hir bydd llawer Hanc yn dod I geisio am y feinwen, I awen llawer llanc yn nod Bydd treiddiol wenau Blodwen Deed hedd a chysur idd ei rhan, Fel afon yn un llinyu. A Duw fendithio'r bychan gwan- Fe anwyd iddo blentyn. Pontrhydfen. ERTB GLAN AVAM,
YR ANNUWIOL YN MARTfc
YR ANNUWIOL YN MARTfc Wele'r adyn gwael annuwiol, Gan afiechyd wedi'i ddwyn I'w glaf wely yn gystuddiol, Fel carcharor trist ei gwyn, Fyddo'n aros cael ei golli, Heb un gobaith 0 un man I drtigaredd a thosturi Eiriol mwyach ar ei ran. Haul ei fywyd ar fachludo Dros y gorwel du i lawr, A'i belydrau ola'n suddo, Suddo byth heb doriad gwawr; Dros ei lygaid dig melltenol Yr ymruthra golygfeydd, Panorama'r byd ysbrydol Bair i'w enaid erch bangfeydt Er ar wely'r manblu gorau, Mewn ystafell orwych dlos, Teimla hwnw'u Hawu colynau Seirff gwiberog ddydd a nos Ei gydwybod a'i gwna'n ffiaidd, Deffry i'w hoeuydio mwy Gall ddyfern gwenwyn aspaidd Dreigiau Annwn ar ei glwy t Udgorn adgof eilw'1 fyny, Holl bechodau'i cimoes Ion, O'u Uygredig feddau megys Drychiolaethau gcr ei fron Wyla ocheneidiau chwerw, Gwcl y cwul ivnaeth yn gam, A'i anfarwol euaid megys Pryt yn chwareu gylch y mam r Gwel ei enaid yn golledig, Treiddia trwyddo uffern fraw, Nef a daiar yn ei hwtio Ar y dde a'r aswy law Braicn o gnawd rhy wan i rwysfcn. Angeu i gario'i waith yn mla'n, Cyfoeth byd yu mathu ll-.vyddo Diffodd ftlaw ulFernol dan. O! olygfa galonrwygol, Dyn yn m.irw'n elyn Crist; Marw dan r.gollCaru ddamiol, Marw'r ail farwolaeth drist; Marw yn barhaus, ac eto'n Methu gorphen marw mae. A'i gynneddf'au'n ymberffeitluo Dan ddialedd yn y gwae. Y mae dechreu'i farw yma, Yn ddychrynllyd iawn ei wedd Ond beth j Jy w yr olygfa, Yn ngwlad gwae tunwnt i'r bedd Nid yw erch bangfeydd ciaugau Yma ond cysgodion gwan O'r gwasgfeydd n'r dirdyniadau Annerfynol sydd i'w ran. Ddyn annuwiol, nos o soriant Sydd yn canlyn bywyd drwg, Myn yr Argiwydd ei ogoniant Genyt er o dan ei wg. Penderfynwu dreulio bywyd Fel cawu farw yuddo Ef, y 11:\ cawn fwynhau me^ya^trynfyd 'I A theyrnasu yn y nef. DEWI GLAN TWBCH.
YN Y LLYFRAU.
YN Y LLYFRAU. Mao llawer iawn o fathau 0 lyfrau yn y byd, A llawer iawn o enwau Fu yn eu casglu 'nghyd • Ond rhywfodd fel mae'n digwydc 1 Ceir awdwyr iddynt hgry, j Ond dyma syniad newydd-— i Heb awdwyr y mae dwy. Dwy gyfrol, fy nghyfeillion, Heb awdwyr « unrhyw, Dwy gyfrol ddigon rhadlon Y u meddiant pob dyu byw, Nid siarad ar ddychymyg Yr ydwyf fi fel hyn, A thyma'u henwau'u debyg- Y Llyfyr du" a'r "GWYIl." Yr oeddent i'r hen bobol I Yn hysbys iawu cich dwy, 1 Ac felly mor rhesymol Gwnaent eu dcfnyddio hwy YtAydig bach o'u lianes Dyddorol iawn a fu, Mae'n hynod o ddirodres I'r llyfyr gwyn" a'r "du." Os hoffech duyfod iddynt Yn liyfrfa lawr yr oes, A chacl eich enwau ynddynt Gwnewch rywbcth bach yn groes, Waeth pwy wna dynu BVlw, Ond bellach coil well cuwi, Y fan y ceir eich enw Fydd yn y llyfyr du." 'Rwy'n cofio pan yn hogyn Yn myned at inamgu, MJ dyna opdd fy nvchryo I styd, y iiyfyr du;" 1 Yn liytrach na rhoi fonw j Ar ei ddalenau ercb ( Yindrccliwn bron hyd farw | I enill ei holl sercn. t Path anhawdd iawn yw cadw, Mae'n rhaid cyfaddef hyn, Yn wastad deg yr enw 0 fewn y Uyfyr gwyn;" Mao piyned maes o'r llyfrau Yn beth cynefin iawu, A thebyg yw ar droiau Nad ydy w'r gwyn yn llawn. Mae enwau'r holl droseddwy* 0 fewn y llyfyr du," Ac arnynt a'u holynwyr Yr a melldithiou 1u; P.wb bacho yu eich erbyn, Wel, dyina'r fan i'w roi. Fel gallo r cnaf gael derbya Ei haeddiant oil cyn ffoi. 'Rwyf finau wedi cayned 1 gad w'r llyfrau hyn, Mali genyf lu afrifed t o enwau ar y "gwyn Pwy bynag a droseddo Mwy yn fy erbyn i, Geill yntau ddeclireu phwilio Ei enw ar y "du." Swyddffynon. P. LTJSDKODIAN DAVIES.
.DIWYDRWYDD.
DIWYDRWYDD. Diwydrvvydd ydyw'r llinell fwyaf bur Yn mywyd pawb o'r holl enwogion wyr Ddringasant fry o'r bwthyn bach tylawd I eistedd ar orseddau euraidd ffawd Yn ngwyneb gwawd y byd a'¡ rwystrau inawrion, Ei arwydd-air yw concro'i holl elynion Mae fel y ffrwd yn llithro dros y graian, Pwy bynag gwrdd, nid erys hi yn unman, Yn mlaen yr a gan gasglu nerth yn gyson Ar hyd ei thaith, a llwyddiant yw ei choron. Ni fedra diofalwch nesu'n mlaen At hwn, na rhoddi arno un ystaen: Mae'i lwybrau heirdd yn aros fel cyfrolau 0 dystion byw o bono ef drwy'r oesau Mae'n iechyd i bob calon sy'n ei feddu, A llawn o nwyf, ond angeu i ddiogi. Ha dyina'r un a gododd lawer Cymro I binacl bri yn nod i ddringo ato." Ar aelwyd hwn y magwyd y goreu gwyr, Y'nt heddyw'n gedyrn wyr ar feusydd llafur; Fel gwna yr haul, wrth ddringo yn y boreu, o radd i radd y ffyrdd ty wylla'n oleu Fel hyny mae diwydrwydd drwy yr oesau, Yn gwynu tfyrdd tywyllaf anhawsderau; Mae enw y Morgrugyn mewn cadwraeth Gan Dduw ar dudalenau ysbrydoliaeth, Er mwyn i'r dyn i'w ddilyn mewn diwydrwydd, A cherfio'i enw fyth ar fryn enwogrwydd Ac hebo ef nid ydyw'r Iachavvdwriaeth Yn rhoi i neb dragywyddol etifeddiaeth. Cwmbwrla. PABELLWYSON.
Y SER.
Y SER. Ar derfyn dydd rhown dro I arddangosfa'r nos, Er tremio tua'r fro A wnaed gan berlau'n dlos. Ha heibio'r cwmwl uwch ein pen, Yn tremio tua'r llawr, Daeth yn ei hardd-wisg seren won, A'i llygad fel y wawr Mae'r cwmwl du yn cilio draw, Rhag gwawl ei llygad ter, A'i fynwes fel yn llawn o fraw Wrth ganfod un o'r ser. Mae fel pe'n gwybod fod rhyw lu Dyseleiriach i ymddangos, A cnilia draw i'r caddug du, O'u golwg fel i aros Ar hyn, fel rhyw osgorddlu hardd, Ymneidia'r ser i'n gwyddfod, Ac heibio'u gilydd pob un chwardd Yn siriol fel rhianod. Yn dilyn rliai'n mae etc fyrdd Fel yn eu gwisgoedd siàan, A'u llygaid dysglaer hyd y ffyrdd, Yn gloewi gwyneb anian; Ac eto, 'n mhell tu draw i'r rliai'n, Yn eu modrwyau arian, Chwyrnellu mae rhyw fydoedd cai-l Ger palas lor ei hunan. 0 brydferth ser, eu llu sy'n ddirifedi, Nid oes ond Duw yn unig all eu cyfri', « Fe eilw Ef bob seren wrth ei henw, I draeth y nef dylifant megys Uanw; Mae'r wybren der fel marmor yn dysgleirio, Lluaernau fyrdd sydd wedi eu goleuo, A'u goleu ter, ar ddwyfol air y Bydded," Yn treiddio'i lawr, i lawr i'r isaf blaned Mae'r nef yn awr &'i bron ar din gan oleu, Y ser i'n golwg wridant megys perlau, Neu megys gardd o flodau ymddysgleiriant Gan lanw'r eangderau a'u gogoniant. Mae canol nos fel canol dydd i'n golwg, Mae'r bydoedd fry i'w gwel'd, i'w gwel'd mor amhvg Rhyw ddwyfol wawr sydd yn gordoi y cyfan, Y ser y ser yw gemau'r palas arian. Ardderchog lu! 01 na bawn inau'n pefru Mewn rhin a moes—fel hwy, yn llawn o dlysni. Ond, ha er mor anfeidrol hardd edrychant, Mae dydd yn dod pan suddant i ddifodiant, Fy enaid drud, dos heibio'r ser gan hyny, I'r lan, i'r lan, i eithaf bro'r goleuni, A chais fod yno'n seren i ymloewi, Neu beri yn nghoron hardd gyfryngol Iesu, A phan Aj* ser a'r cread holl yn ddamau, Cei befrio byth are ael y nefol fryniau. Treboeth. ALFRYN.
THE CHILDREN'S HOUR
THE CHILDREN'S HOUR COLUMN FOR GIRLS AND BOYS. BY MAGGIE SYMINGTON. Between the dark al1(l the daylight, When the night is beginning to lower. Comes a pause in the day's occupation, That is known as the Children's Hour. Long/dloio. H9LIDAT ENJOYMENTS—UNCLE RAYMOND S OPINION —A DANGEROUS FINGKK POST—CHANGE AND NOVELTY-A DRAE WKE HOUSE !—ARTIST WORK —LEAVES AND MOSSES—HOW TO MAKE A RUSH BASKET—SCHOOLROOM ORNAMENTS—THE FISH COMPETITION A DIFFICULT TASK HONOUR- ABLE MENTION — COMPETITORS' UST roUtt- LEAVED CLOVER—A GRATEFUL TEACHER—LET- TERS, &C. It is the easiest thing in the world to make children enjoy their holiday, and above all their summer holidays," said I to Uncle Raymond on this very sunshiny, showery, brilliant, and cloudy July day. Hamph said he from behind his newspaper, that great big double sheet which covers up all of him but his ha.nds and from his knees downwards. Humph It seems to me that children's amusements, like everything else now-a-days, arc brought to such a high state of development that it is getting to be no end of a fag to have anything to do with them." I don't believe him, my pets, and neither would you if you had soen him &S I did the other day, "playing at hide-and-seek with little Venus all amongst the garden bushes. Uncle Raymond's idea of amusing children is to let them do exactly as they like with him and all his surroundings, and the way in which that dear little Venus vic- timises him whenever she comes near would make you smile, as it often does me. Now, my opinion is that nothing so unfortunate ever hap- pens to children, or to grown up people, as the being able to have exactly their own way. Our own will is the most misleading finger-post we can follow, and no one ever was, or ever could be for long, entirely happy who followed that alone. This brings me back to my first remark, and to my opinion, which is that the secret of a child's I bappir.e.ci consists in change and novelty and that is what I hope will come to all of you in some form or other during these holidays. Perhaps father and mother are not able to take or send you to the sea, but then if you live in a town perhaps there is some dear old grandmother, or auntie, or somebody belonging to you living in the country, from whom will come a letter, Let the children come to me for part of their holi- days, the change will do them srood." Perhaps it is only a cfttage, this country residence, with a garden in which there are more beans and pota- toes than cultivated flowers. Then this will be all the more delightful, because, ton to one, the kitchen will not be forbidden ground to you, and grandma may require you to shell peas, and cut beans, and help to prepare the real dinner, which at home yon know nothing about until it was set upon the table. Then all round and about this country cottage there will be pretty laires and flowery hedges, fields and streams, and, maybe, hills covered with furse or heather, with tall waving bracken and delicate ferns. How much better the homely country ways will seem to you for the time being than the carpetted stairs and corridors, the stately rooms and the restraints of your town home, I need not attempt to say. You could not believe that it would be possible to get tired of them, nor how you, little town-bred boy or girl, would get weary of the dull quiet country if you had it and nothing else all the year round. Many of my little readers I expect have nothing else, and their holiday changc may be to visit some kind relatives who live in town, when their little country eyes will open wide with delight at the marvels contained in the shop windows, and the delights to be found in town streets and squares and public gardens. Ah yes, it is so easy to make glad the heart of a child, because novelty is so easy attainable for them, and the simplest, commonest things often please the most. I remember once over- hearing a dear little girl who had been reared in luxury, remark to her brother as she sat in the tiny square parlour of her grandmother's small home—" Don't you wish that we lived in a dear little wee house like this ? I verily believe that it seemed in every way more desirable to the little lady than her father's stately mansion. If such a country change should be given to any of my girl readers, what a store of treasures they might collect during their rambles through the lanes and over the hills, treasures to be turned to account quite as fully as the seashells of which I wrote last week. I read of a girl the other day who did much artist work with her v. ay-side gatherings. She always took out with her a little basket, a pair of old scissors, and an old French grammar, between the leaves of which were placed all the delicate sprays of leaves and ferns as she gathered theu'. As she always sat down upon it whenever she paused to ^Mst, by the time she reached home the leaves were nicely pressed, and only needed to lie laid between sheets of blotting paper to dry. Amongst the other treasures gathered were acorns, pine cones, grey lichen, bulrushes, buttercups (which dry and keep their dolour beautifully), mosses, grasses, and ferns. Of these, with some strong gum, varnish, and cardboard, she made all sorts of things, letter-racks, brackets, photo frames, frames for pictures: flower-pot cover. &c., fee. I have myself seen frames and brackets made in this way to look like beautiful old wood carv- ing or leatherwork. A little taste, a little skill, and a good deal of ingenuity, toil, and patience will achieve wonders. And now, girls, I hope many dozens of you will Ramble afield to brooks and bowers. To pick up sentiment and flowers. For little folk, what suggestion can be better than this, which is not my own, but copied I once had a little niece under my charge whose sisters were ill with fever. Amongst my little devices for entertaining her was a com- petition between us as to which of us could colloct the greatest number of leaves in the hedges—not xme duplicate being admitted amongst them. I was perfectly amazed to find how those collections grew and the variety exhibited. It took us a long time to arrage them, and had we prcsasd and mounted them, too, amusement would have been provided for many days." Such a col- lection of leaves might easily have been arranged in » book made of sheets of brown paper or of calico with the edges bound, and be used to instruct and delight the smaller members of tIle family. I am only attempting to give you a few hints for you to act upon and enlarge, but I can- not refrain from telling you how we used to make a handy basket to hold fruit or flowers in my young days, for I cannot imagine a prettier or more welcome gift than such a basket so filled cy little fingers. Suppose you have ,sofTie meadows near you, go there and cut a quantity of rushes equal in length, make a firm plait of some of them 4nd tie the ends together firmly with twine or fine wire. Then pass a, number of rushes singly at intervals through the plait, bend them in the middle and tioaU the double cqde nnnly toge- ther, at the bottom of the ba*k(il, the plait form- ing tho rim. Thou itt^e another plait of more rushes and fasten it so the rim for a handle, .ind you may carry home in it a boimi; o>llectio^ of flowers and grasses; or you may fill it wiUi danm lno,;s, plant fenis in it, and liaug it tip in your School-room window, where, if you ke.p the moss uiOi&t, it will last ana look pretty for duys* Don t let the summer go altogether without managing to secure a few ears of wheat or bnilev What for ? Well, if you place them ivWy in specimen glasses on your schoolroom tnantct- piece, they will begin to sprout in a little while, and look so pretty for long after. You may watcb the growth of them, too, through the glass, and find much interest and amusement in doing so. Acorns and horse-chestnuts will grow in the same way, only you must support them at the top of the glass with a bit of wire, so that the water only just touches them. Witen they begin to grow, as the leaves unfold at the top the roots will strike downwards into the water, and the littl( nursery folk will be delighted to watch them dai by day. And now let us see how many of you have been J able to discover all or any of the buried fishes. I think that the lady who so kindlv sent tntf the Fish Puzzle will be gratified to know that 5C young people, boys and girls, have striven hard to win the offered prize; striven hard, andstrivea well, for although no one has disinterred tht exact quantity of fishes that she buried, the puzzle was not an easy one, and all have done their best. Almost all the competitors are agreed that it is the hardest puzzle they have attempted to guess, and I must heartily praise the elforts it is so evident to me from their letters they have made. J The best list of fishes sent, both as to correct ness and extremely clear, neat writing, is fronl Miss M. A. Berry (age 14), Grosvenor House, Pendlebury, near Manchester. She wa* only wrong in one fish, having Ide instead of Par to her, therefore, I send the prize, it copy of one of my own stories, Working Uf- Win a Story for Grirls." She writes mo word that she has found the fishes extremely difficult to disinter," therefore all other competitors have sustained only a very honourable defeat. Closely following her in order of merit is the list sent by Annie Rowson (Park-lane House, Macclesfield), who says, I have spent a great deal of time iar looking through books of all descriptions." I must select the names of eleven other com' petitors for especial and very honourable mention, commending them for the very careful preparation of their papers;- 1. Krancis J. Taylor, Bradford. 2. Walter W. Watson, Ifelidon, Daventry. 3. Maggie Smith, Little Houghton. 4. Frank Bayley, Monton, Ecc es. 5. John Nation, Suialltborpe, Stoke-on-Trent. 6. Alice lvatldiiigtoit, Heaton, near Bolton. 7. Wm. W. Simpson, Drumblade. Aberdeen. 8. M. S. Johnstone, Cardiff. 9. G. P. Gill, Cyril-street, Northampton. Ii. Flora Ryan, Shepherd's Bush, Loudon. 11. L. A. Giiby, SDrattuu. I I can well believe that Frank Bayley has a))eMt r a great deal of time and trouble Oil his very; erudite list, for he has nut on'y caught the greatol" part of the fishes, but has chissiiied them alsot f Other competitors are John Davidson, lillon, Aberdeen .Tames II. Mort- son, Dartford, Kent; Ida Portoous, The Height, Bolton; A«te Warbiirton, Eccles; Annie Jones, Kettering;. Lawrence Horton, Nora I*arker, Kettering: Penelope F. Smith, New Maud Isabel Janson, Walchainstow Win. Himcox, Mears Ashby; Rosa Stagenian, North. ainpton; Wm. Cartwright, Thomas Cooper, Bolton; W. Mcllwreith, Bradford Emmie Miller, Stockport"; Kmily Wright, Northampton; Tim Bobbin, lving> Lynn; H. Williams, E. B. Drtunmond, Chailstowe, Northampton; Fred. Hall, Nessie, Hammersmith t Annie F.. Barrows, Brackley, Northampton; (ieorge B, Saunders, Cottesbrooke Lizzie Sharpe, IJookinxham; Norah Knowlson, Islebeck, Thirsk J. Kduionson, Bradford; Harry Gerhold, Cardiff Alice Millington, WorsleySidney Bland, Scarborough B. Carter, ('his- wick; Minnie Dyson, Famworth; Harry Holmes, Fulham; F. T. Hfunbtin. Chiswick; Adam Stones*, Horwich, Bolton; Ethel Hastings, Manchester. ANSWKII TO BURIKK FISHKS. 1 Dorado. 11 Salmon. 21 llragonet. 31 Trout. 2 Rudd. 12 Bleak. 22 Barbel. 32 Goby. 3 Skate. 13 Kay. 25 Weeror. 33 Lobster. 4 Pike. 14 Minnow. 24 Liug. 34 C,KI. 5 Turbot. 15 Shrimp. 25 Par. 35 Whitiilft. 6 Sprat. 16 Carp. 25 Oyster. 36 Mackerel 7 Shad. 17 Tench. 27 Flounder. 37 BletiHy.. 8 Met. 18 Crab. 28 1 loach. 38 Huff. 9 Sturgeon. 19 Hake. 29 Snail. 39 .Sainlet. 10 Haddock. 20 Chub. 30 Herring 40 Dace. THE LETT Kit BOX. Dear Aunt Maggie,—I have been very interested i. your tales for a long time. I was looking in the pa pet last week, and when I saw the Forty Buried Fishes" I said to myself 1 will llnd ont these before I do anjr. thing else so I set to vork as last as I could. It is the first time I have ever writton to you, but I think I shalt write to you a littie oftener now. I was very much interested in the beautiful piecc about IxmgfeHow thai I you put in the paper. 1 had the book of Longfellow'* poems oniliy birthday, and now that I have re iti son* of them I am much interested to know about him.— ADA WABURTON. Kccles.. Accompanying this little letter is one from Ada's mother, who says that Ada discovered tht fishes without any help, and that she and other of her little friends look forward to the coming ot the Hour with much pleasure. Dear Aunt Maggie,—1 have looked for some clover, and 1 found one with two leaves oil it, but could noi find one with four, but I shnlllook still, and by-and-by I may find one. I was 13 last woek, and my brother Herbert is 10. He has not quite finished his leaf- tracing. I thank Uncie Raymond very much for hit story, which was very nice. Please ask him to writ4 another as soon as he has time.— ROSA STAR KM AN.— Northampton. One little girl away up in Aberdeenshire ha* found a four-leaved clover, which she sends me in a letter. It is very curious; the fourth leaf grow- ing above the middle one of the trefoil. I aw much obliged to this little girl, whose name it Frauces Edward. I have to acknowledge a very kind letter fron a lady whose little pupils I may claim as nieces.* She says :— They are always so pleased when the I}8,PH arrive* and 1 have been so glad of the little incentive to then to try for the puzzles, &c. Little Flora is very hajipj over her traced leaves just now, working very hard Both their mother and I tool very thankful to you foi taking such an interest in their little doings and pro vi(litig such an amusement for t.hem, R S. — H'atcii- anistow. My Dear Aunt )Iaggie,-My parents have talcan the paper for five yea#s, and we were a'i very pleased when you coiumjiiced the Hour," which we iilve verj much. This is my first attempt :it answering the im/.zles. I was fourteen years old on the 10th of March. have two little sisters who will send you som* answers when they are older.—ANMK KRIXA IJARROWS -Brnckloy. My Dear Aunt Maggie,—It was of no use trying fOl the prize, as I could only catch 27 fishes. Mamma says the bait is too poor. Eleanore Elvin says sh« seems to know you well. I wish I knew you well, m1 dear Aunt Maggie.—From your loving little Duma LLOWI.AN DSOX. AUNT MAGGIK. All letters should be addressed to— AUKr MAGGIE (Symington), Heachani, King's Lynn.
THE FERNIIILL INTIMIDATION…
THE FERNIIILL INTIMIDA- TION PROSECUTION. CONVICTION OF TWO DEFENDANTS* At Pentre police-court, on Monday—before Mi Gwilym Williams, stipendiary magistrate—Han- nah Johnson, Blaenrhondda, married Margaro* Johnson, single Margaret Williams, Maiy Jones, Mary Rees, Sarah Edwards, married Johr Jones, and Job Edwards, colliers, all of FemhilL were summoned for having attempted, on tito 8tt inst., to compel George Taylor and others to ab- stain from working at the Fernhill Colliery an« that they did unlawfully, wrongfully, and with-, out legal authority, intimidate the said George Taylor and others." Mr D. llosser, Pontypridd, appeared for the complainant, Mr John JHosscr, manager of Fernhill Colliery Mr Abel Thomas. B.A.L., instructed by Mr Walter H. Morgan an4 Mabon," defended. Mr D. liosser, having opened the case, ex plained that there was a strike at the colliery <« Messrs George Wilkinson and Son, of Fernhill It was unnecessary for him then to go into thsu, matter, but he mig-llt at once say that the charge' arose unquestionably out of that rupture, It appeared that the management of the colliery had about that time engaged some meu to put out the firo which had broken out in the pit. '1'h\. men then employed were a. good deal interfered • with, though employed in very indispensable duties. These disturbances were princij>aUjf7! .s. caused by the women folk. The managements however, took no action at that j»criod. The way in which the women guve offena, was thus — They met in companief of scores, clapped their h:mds when thej saw the men going to the Work, and shouted ou^ bah, bah." On tlie 7th inst. the men ceasai work for a week, and the fire ill the pit had to lM kept down by the manager, the utider-iriatiam and the rest of the pit officials. The d.ito of tin offence charged in the summonses was Saturdayt the 8th inst. On the evening of that day a largpt number of men and women, amongst whom were defendants, congregated about the streets, aa& interfered with several of the persons who con-^ tinued at work at the colliery fire. One of Uw workmen was George Taylor. About 12.30 s.m. Job Edwards walked into the house where Taylor lived-that of a Mr Turner. Outside were th* shouting, hootiug, and ba-aing crowd, clapping thoir hands as usual, and making use of very vulgar language. Taylor would tell the bench whiif had transpired with the Edwardses. The femal* defendauts were charged mainly with interfering r with a workman named Hopkins and his wife. Hopkins and Mrs Hopkins would also detail how' the former had been intimidated. Hopkins had beeu formerly working at Hirwain, but latterly at FernhilL Owing to the intimidation practised he had gone back to Hirwain, and stayod thef four days, fearing to return, A number of witnesses having been called, The Stipendiary dismissed the cases against all the defendants except Mrs Edwards and Mrw Jones he bound over these defendants to be of good behaviour for twelve months-Edwards' husband in jB50 and Jones's husband in J625.
CABTNET COUNCIL. s
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THE IRISH IN SOUTH WALES.
t —; the parish, and for this and other reasons tejr are not exactly desirable acquisitions to ,1 district in which they settle. Since the riots isolated instances in various Hcea have occurred which prove that the aue cowardly n»*thods of retaliation for agined wrongs are resorted to in this untrr, a number of Iri!?l)^en having at- cked a solitary Welshman for J10 other n than that of his nationality. will certainly not tend to heal the It between the two races, but are, on I e contrary, calculated to fan the spark to a flame, and bring about a crusade fctoiat the Irish in those places where such ^ated outrages take place. There is, how- *er» a movement set on foot in Cardiff th Which all parties will probably agree. 1 Another column we print an appeal on be- r of the sufferers from the riots at Trede- l'. It is an appeal to which all who can 0l'd the means can contribute, whatever a)' be their opinion with regard to the Qtft" When it is known that no less than Persons, principally women and children, aVe arrived in Cardiff from Tredegar, riVetl from home by the late dis- tances, and that these innocent ople are suffering through no fault of their 'I}, that genuine 0 English charity to which peal is never made in vain will surely be oked. Iu the great strike of 1875, when public rightly blamed the colliers for 11king against a falling market, though the en Were condemned, their innocent fami- les were pitied, and public benevolence rovided them with food and clothing. The 6aent case.is, in some degree, analogous, the wives and children of the fishujeu who have left Tredegar must not I 16 flowed to suffer for the faults of their ^^nda and fathers. We trust the appeal tdc to-day will find an echo in the breasts all whose circumstances enable them to Pftre a donation to assist in alieviating the 4- The majority of the Irish resi- en.. in Cardiff belong to the working and if the appeal is to be successful ie money must come principally from the gliah and Welsh people of the town. j is in the appeal an opportunity of Owing that spirit of true charity which not consist altogether in giving alms to leedy, but of showing mercy to those 0 &ere suffering in consequence of circum- nee. beyond their control.