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AUSTRIA'S EMPEROR.
AUSTRIA'S EMPEROR. •B 4eT?RLIN' Monday-—The Germania states that ^Emperor Francis Joseph, upon the occasion of Jubilee of his accession, will proclaim the Apparent, the Archduke Francis Ferdinand, Thereafter, it is added, his Majesty will nttne his active work to affairs of the first im- rtance.—Central Newt.
YACHTING DISASTER OFF BERMUDA.
YACHTING DISASTER OFF BERMUDA. BERMUDA, Monday.—The yacht Alert capsized Jr* sank off here on Saturday evening. Sub- Fitzwilliams and a sailor of H.M.S. kibbler were drowned. The bodies have not been recovered.—Renter.
SACRILEGE IN SICILY.
SACRILEGE IN SICILY. ftoatE, Tuesday.—An unusually audacious act ,»acriiege and robbery is reported from Catania, of the suburbs of which town a burglar j^tered the church, and finding there an aged reciting his office, overcame the unfortunate jj^lesiastic after a desperate resistance. He then ,1deeded to break open all the chests containing altar vessels and vestments, abstracting every o lect of gold or silver and pillaging the statue of M '6 Madonna of every valuable ornament. He (^.departed,first loosening the bonds of the priest, in "owevet, he left unconscious. On recover- „ 8 himself the latter at once rushed to sound ehstorm bell, but a hurricane was raging with j??«l fury that the alarm was not heard by the i'habitants. The robber got clear- away without lng rccognised or molested.—Central Nem.
FATAL FIRE IN AMERICA.
FATAL FIRE IN AMERICA. YORK, Tuesday.—The Alvord House, in •j^'ershill, New York State, was destroyed by last night. Eight of the inmates perished in 6 flames.—Reuter. (
THE INDIAN PLAGUE.
THE INDIAN PLAGUE. ALARMING NATIVE RIOTS. British Offioers Murdered. Friday, 5.57 p.m. (via Indo).—The tint Ic caused by the plague, which has for some e been stimulating popular fanaticism to dangerous pitch of excitement, has at produced serious riots at the towns » Sinnar and Nasik in this presidency. 4 the occasion of last year's disturbances the fj, eaka have had their origin in the sanitary jljSulations for suppressing infection. At Nasik Uiob broke into the buildings connected with jyj' Medical administration, attacked the officials I lib ruthless fnry, and murdered the doctor in They aUo wrecked all the sanitary ii«t* an^ then, in order to prevent news of the m^^bance from spreading, proceeded to 0 Post Office, which they also demolished, at (K!. same time cutting the telegraph wires. jJj^fcately the police were compelled to fire jtrJI the crowd in order to disperse it. Aeon- Was woun^e^ by the rioters.—Central 1.11. THE CAUSE OF THE RIOT. Friday, 9.50 p.m. (via lndo).—It now 1 titk8,18 that the principal cause of tlfe fanatical at Sinnar and Nasik was the ftogation order, under which patients suffering tej?. plague are separated from non-infected es and friends. At Nasik, not with merely wrecking the medical the mob fired the whole of the sanitary ew^Pment, and all the sanitary and medical and appliances were consumed. Strong ments of police have been despatched to bfjJ' and order has been restored. The out- at Sannar is less intelligible, as the plague Only just made its appearance in the town, e mortality does not vet reach 40 deaths, Nem. ^JHER OFFICIAL MURDERED. *asp^v, Sunday Morning.—Another ontrage ^ci^^trated last night by the fanatics of of'>j-Early this morning Mr Dodry, chair* the Sinnar Plague Committee, was found K^te'ed in a field near the scene of tfa« rtcrfaof «0rsd*y l*aL- trace KM ton found of the or assassins.—Central Netot. « BOMBAY, Tuesday Midnight.—In view of qe alarming fact that the plague no tendency to diminish, the ^eminent has decided to materially strengthen ^Personnel of the Bombay Plague Committee d to increase the force at its disposal for ^^yiug out the necessary preventative measures. 2? officer and Mr Morrison, a civilian, Hj. been appointed to serve on the committee, 'he Shropshire and Durham Regiments have wjj* told off for the purpose of assisting in the T>ection of houses.—Central News.
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BLIZZARD IN AMERICA. Extraordinary Snowfall. iHj, YORK, Tuesday.—A snowstorm, approach- verity the memorable blizzard of March 8wePt over New York and New *MfvTn<i States yesterday. The highways and were blocked, and many trains became ST2 ed in the snow and had to be abandoned. JL storm was especially severe in and about j cojj.r?' which city was completely cnt off from wT^Qnication from midnight last night until B^u^lephone message was received at Worcester at Boston is completely blockaded. Only *&•» three street cars are running in Washing- city j e^t, and railway traffic to and from the practically suspended. Over 200 hones been killed by falling trolley wires, and the 8 are lylDR 'n the streets. The trains {j^0 left Boston yesterday evening were all ty*t of to a standstill after getting a short way Sjj* the city. All the streets, except Washington- Iremont-street, which have been par- ij0 cleared, are impassable for pedestrians 088 of life is reported.—Renter.
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SENSATION AT THE PORTE. v Sultan's Seoretary Arrested. Tuesday Evening.—A special despatch Constantinople to the Neue Freie Presse the sensational news that the Sultan's *llln secretary, and prime favourite for a long Izzet Bey, has been suddenly arrested Wave charge of high treason. Izzet had ed to his office in the Yildiz Kiosk as to 1 this morning when he was seized and taken QuPtison, to his unutterable astonishment, f1ra were at the same time issued for the oib t of Izzet's Bon, but he got wind of what was Of .? on, and is said to have made his escape out Jljghe country, carrying with him a large sum of belonging to his father and a number of igt documents.. precise canM for Izzet's downfall is not here.—Central News.
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KLONDIKE EXPOSED. Q ^V*TLB, Sunday.—Discouraging news con- to rcach here from Klondike. One writer, date of December 15th, at Skaguay, in a <7?te letter to a friend says :— 1 walked into Skaguay on the 12th of Novem- 'be 1r0Qi Dawson City, and had a month's rest in Ota frozen city, bnt the frost did not drive me H^froin there, but only lack of work and bgai- Oq .^ondike is not as good as they make it out °Qt8ide. It is a railroad and steamship that is all I can see in it at present. I bot afford to wait for better times, or to My chances of walking out with nothing. SS^0118 c08t me 550 dols. That amount M*U>n **st me till next May, so I sold my pro- and came back. I wish I had taken your I would have been better off, but tho Ahn?vCe ^ave now's worth 550 dols. alone." 8*^ r Wf'ter at Dawson City on the same ^Qodike has been taken complete possession fclg ^1 desirable claims have been located, leav- ^ing for new comers." THE CLIMATB. Sa correspondent, describing the climate, X) feh put mc down for a liar when I tell *ann7 tricks the cold plays on you. started I took 12 loaves of bread with me, the first camp I made 1 found them il j* 1 put a loaf in a pan and put some water Si^, thaw it out, but it would burn before it Nd b*w. A knife would do no good, for it 9th a, ar<^ a brick, so 1 had to cut my bread just as one would n. piece of wood. Sn nah we catch I do in the same way— n ^01ra the middle with a saw and talie a chip off the iscsJcs. N ow here is will not Delieve, bat it is true. I took a ?f ^teroff a stove, and put it right down t red-hot stove. The side next th« cli warm, but tho othor side froze solid. life in the Arctic."
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Death of Mr G. T. Clark, Talygarn.…
Death of Mr G. T. Clark, Talygarn. GREAT FIGURE IN SOUTH WALES GONE. Biographical Sketch. Mr G. T. Clark, Talygarn, died on Monday night. The eminent archaeologist,who, had he lived till next May would have attained the great age of 89, had lain physically incapacitated for a con- siderable time, but that he retained to the last the clear and luminous mind which had dis- lin tinguished him through life was evident in the letter on the subject of the Roman discovery at Cardiff Castle, written only three days previous to his death, which will be found in another column. Mr George Thomas Clark, F.S.A., of Talygarn, Glamorganshire, was born at Chelsea on the 26th May, 1809. He was the eldest son of the Rev. George Clark, M.A., of Trinity College, Cam- bridge, who was chaplain to the Royal Military Asylum, Chelsea, and Clara, only then surviving daughter of Mr Thomas Dicey, of Claybrook Hall, Leicestershire. The family is a very old one, coming originally from Staffordshire, where its founder, Joseph Clark, of Burton-on-Trent, lived and died. One of Mr G. T. Clark's ances- tors, the Rev. Samuel Clark, of Wolston, was chaplain to Robert, Lord Brooke, also vicar of Alcester, perpetual curate of St. Bennett-Fink, London, and for eight years a governor and twiee president of Sion College. In 1618 this clergyman was a tryer of elders, &c., under the Parliament, and in 1654 he served as a commissioner for eject- ing scandalous ministers, while in 1656, with Walton, Cud worth, and others, he wfcs one of a committee to report upon the translation of the Bible. He headed, in 1660, the address of the London ministers to Charles n., and in 1661 was Royal Commissioner on the Puritan side at the Savoy Conference. He was a fast friend of Richard Baxter and the author of a martyrology and many other works. Mr Clark received his earlier education at the Charterhouse School under Dr. Russell, and was subsequently trained as a civil engineer and metallurgical scientist. He also acquired an intimate Knowledge of chemistry in its relations to mineralogy and the manufacture of iron and steel. At an early age Mr Clark, while showing exceptional skill and power of application as an engineer, evinced the deepest interest in literary work, his tastes inclining him towards historical research and the unfolding of archaeological obscurities. In his fondness for letters he thus revived the best traditions of his family, for, as has already been pointed out, several of his forebears showed literary skill of an exceptionally high order. Thus the Rev. Samuel Clark, men- tioned above, was the author of numerous theological works, and of "Annotations on the Bible," the successive editions of which received the imprimatur of Owen, Baxter, Calamv, Dod- dridge, and Whitfield. The same divine was the editor of an early but learned Harmonies of the Gospels." Dr. S. Clark, of St. Alban's, was best known by his book called Promises Of Scripture." He was the friend of Dr. Watts and the guardian and early patron of Philip Dod- dridge, who preached his funeral sermon. .> KM——LLLL IN I i Hi HIM—— Having turned his attention to civil engineer- ing, Mr Clark executed two divisions of the Great Western Railway, including the extension of the line into Paddington and the bridges over the Thames at Basildon and Moulsford, during which employment he drew up a description of the geology of the country traversed by the railway and of its ecclesiastical antiquities, published as a large folio, to which, however, he affixed the name of Mr Bourne, the artist employed on the illustrations, which were numerous. Subsequently he proceeded to Bombay, where he was employed by the Govern- menfc to report on the sewerage of the native town, and afterwards upon the extension of the salt pans round the shores of the island. WRILlI IN BOMBAY he proposed a railway from the town of Bombay sbcrosa Salsette to Tannah, a proposal almost imtufldiatdly taken up by the committee of the Great Indian Peninsula Railway, for whom he reported on an extension of his line from Tannah to the Ghauts, whence it was intended to traverse the Dekkan. With this view he examined the line of the Syhadree from Khandalla to Nassik, and selected the Malsege as the only pass practicable for locomotives. Having com- pleted the survey he was sent to report upon an extension to Sholapoor, in the direction of Madras. This done he was enmmoned to Eng- land to give evidence in support of the railway as then intended, but on his arrival he found the direction of the line materially altered, for politi- cal reasons, by the Government of India. It was decided that the main line from Tannah should divide, one branch crossing the Kalian water and passing northwards to the Thul Ghant, and the other proceeding southwards by the Bhore Ghaut to Poona. To ascend these ghauts it was proposed to work the line by traverses, which has been effected, and the line by the Malsege, which had been approved by Robert Stephenson, was in consequence laid aside. The chief engineership of the new line was offered to Mr Clark, but while in England he accepted a sub-commissionership under the Board of Health, which he worked with his usual energy for two or three years, and applied their Act to Bristol, Worcester, Durham, and many other towns and villages, often in the face of a strong local opposition, demanding great tact and temper. ON THE DEATH OF 8m ionx GUEST in 1852 he became one of the trustees and executors under his will, and shortly afterwards the sole trustee for the Dowlais Ironworks, which, having been a source of considerable wealth, had during a year or two of Sir John's illness been worked at a heavy loss, and as he then learned with dismay, were, by investments in landed estates, denuded of the capital neces- sary for the maintenance of the concern. He was strongly advised at once to wind up the estate as the only safe course to be pursued. This, however involved the dismissal of ten or eleven thousand workmen and the ruin of a large number of small cottage proprietors, as was urged upon him very strongly by the late Lord Aberdare. then Mr H. A. Bruce, the member for the borough, and well acquainted with the district, of which Mr Clark knew but little. Finally Mr Bruce agreed to share with him the responsibility of the trustee- ship, and the necessary capital was borrowed upon their personal application, and Mr Clark deter- mined to devote himself to the redemption of the estate, the trust having about 20 years to run and the powers being almost unlimited. He gave up a. house he had built near London and decided to reside on the works, to remodel the establish* ment, and to introduce various economies in the manufacture. It was loudly predicted of him by the neighbouring ironmasters that, from his ignorance of the manufacture and his want of experience in business, and his age—then above 40—he was certain to fail. He however wisely determined not to attempt the details of the manufacture, but to confine himself to finance and the general administration, and to seek for some man to whom he could entrust the details. Such a man he was fortunate in FINDING IN rom MBNELAUS, who, rising from the ranks, gradually made him- self a, great name among the manufacturers of iron, and contributed powerfully to the success of the Dowlais Works and to his own advancement. At first the diffi- culties in effecting a thorough change of system were severe, and the local opposition strong, added to which Mr Clark could not as trustee draw a salary. After a time the Court of Chancery, looking into the progress made, allowed a small salary, and some time afterwards a moderate increase, .which, with his private means, rendered him independent and enabled him, without imprudence, to occupy the principal house connected with the works, and to assume the full position of a resident trustee of that vast establishment. The losses at the Penydarren Works having induced Mr Forman to close them, the trastaes purchased the coal lease for Dow- lais, and the command of the mineral enabled Mr Clark, taking advantage of the extension of the Cardiff Docks, to go largely into the coal trade, being "the first ironmaster who was in a position to do so, to the great and permanent advantage of Dowlais. At an early period of the trasteeship Mr Bessemer, at the meeting of the British Association at Cheltenham, brought forward his plan for the manufacture of malleable iron direct from the ore. The process, though imperfect, pro- mised so well that Mr Bessemer was invited to Dowlais, and there conducted experiments, the result of which wn,8 the production there of the first rail evor rolled without the intervention of the puddling process. The metal, howevar, turned out too soft for rail-making, and it WM not till the addition of Muahel's invention pro- duced the steel rail that Dowlais, being first in the field, had foÿ 80me time the monopoly ia Wales, and a very luorative monopoly it proved. ft8 npA.110 OF TD WOttD and the enon&ona increase of prodvetion oreated a groat demand for iron are far beyond any tooal supply, even when supplemented from the nunat of the Foiikt Doan. For eeme time the Welsh meater* had recourse to the lake dirtticfe of Westmoreland and ousawland, until the establishment of the Barrow Works, by (treating a local demand, practically closed tf& souree. The oolitic ores of Northamptonshire were next tried, and for some years were largely imported by rail, but this ore was poor in quality, and its carriage was costly. The attention of the trustees was next directed to Spain, and Dowlais, com- I bining with the Consett Company and Krupp, t sectored a large tract of very rich oro near Bilbao, whence they not only have drawn their own supply, but have sold large quantities to other works, with profits known .to have been very large indeed. It was this new source of ore, among other causes, that led Mr Clark to establish BLAST FURNACES AT CARDIFF, and thus to save 24 miles of inland transport, both for the ore and for a considerable portion of the manufactured metal. The design and execu- tion of the new furnaces wers placed by him in the hands of Mr Ma.rtin, with the general manage- ment of the Dowlais Works, and the result has bean a, make per furnace hitherto, it is believed, unequalled in England, with a corresponding economy of cost. Nor were the profits confined to the manufacture. The annual import duties paid at the Cardiff Docks being very large, Mr Clark, also in conjunction with the new furnaces, secured an area of steam coal of about 2,000 acres at a convenient distance from Cardiff, together with a, further tract of bituminous coal, having regard to the general employment of coke in the blast furnaces. Thus it came to pass that in the course of a. long and unfettered trusteeship the circumstances and position of the Dowlais Works underwent a, complete ehange. From a, local and almost self-contained manufacture of iron it took a. place very nearly at the head of the coal trade of the district, superseded the iron manufacture by that of steel under the Bessemer process, renewed and largely extended the Dowlais leases, established most profitable iron ore mines at Bilbao, founded furnaces upon an entirely new principle at Cardiff, and laid the foundation of a. trade in steam coal calculated to continue in operation long after the exhaustion of the steam collieries in the northern parts of the county. It has been estimated from the COAL RETURNS, QUAY DUTIES, AND ROYALTIES that the payments to the landlord, direct a.nd in- direct, from the Dowlais estate cannot be far short of £40,000 per annum, and to the various railway companies connected with the work not less than £160,000. The profits handed over to the trustees to the uses of their trust are of course unknown no doubt they were such as to justify the long continuance and singularly irresponsible character of the trust. The energy which led Mr Clark, at the age of 46, to take up the business of an ironmaster, was of an administrative char- acter. I have no scrapie," wrote one of his correspondents, "in troubling you, for I have observed that those who conduct large concerns can always command leisure." It was on hearing it said of one of the old masters that he livea among his mills and furnaces, a.nd sometimes took a turn at them, that Mr Clark remarked that that might be very proper with a. small work, but that with such a work as Dowlais such knowledge would be of little use and such attention out of place. My business," said he, is to put the proper man in the proper place, and to leave him there as much as pos- sible undisturbed." At Dowlais this was carried out in a very remarkable degree. The head of each department was chosen with care, and so long as he did his work well he was neter inter- fered with. patronage, in the collieries, the mills and furnaces, the fitting shops, in the office, in the establishment at Cardiff, in London, in the Forest of Dean, and in the schools, was left almost wholly in the hands of the head of each department. If a man was not up to the work he was a.t once set aside if he did well he wtfs thoroughly trusted, with the conviction that ho would then do oh best. AS AN EDUCATIONIST. It was this system, steadily acted upon, that left Mr Clark free to become the active chairman of the Merthyr Board of G11!$, the Board of Health, the School Boardftod the Dowlais Burial Boaid, besides making frequent visits to Cardiff, and Bit least once a fortnight to the branch office in London. The schools for the children of the workpeople were not neglected. The numbers attending rose from 100 to above 2,000, under a large staff of efficient poachers. The schools were the largest in Britain, "nd earned THE LARGEST gtants. Very many of the boys qlDnd emplovment in the works; many, especially of the girl8, became teachers, and a.9 the reputation of the schools was good, they found no difficulty in obtaining en- gagements. Awo by a system of graduated money prises the best of the children were induced to stay at school beyond the usual age. The penny poundage stopped from the Roman Catholic workmen WM paid over, with a moderate addition, to their school fund, and their schools were managed by their priest, subject to Govern- ment inspection, with the result that there were no better conducted body of men tha,n the Dowlais Irish. The sick fund was raised from and entirely managed by the men the doctor, selected by the trustees, has always been a man of superior skill, and the medicines were pur- chased from the Apothecaries Companv, or from chemists of high repute. OTHER PUBLIC WORK. Mr Clark found Dowlais and Merthyr without any kind of water supply, and by consequence without house drainage or sewers. It took him three years to overcome a very strong local opposition and to establish water works, to which he added house drainage and sewerage without much difficulty, by which the average of life in the district has been materially lengthened and the comforts of the people, especially of the work- people, materially improved. He sat for above a quarter of a century as chairman of the Board of Guardians, and for much of that time as chair- man of the Board of Health and of the School Board. Although Mr Clark took an active part in the business of the county, never sat locally 1),8 a magistrate, thinking thai an employer of labour should not decide in cases many of which arose out of disputes between the employers and the employed. As trustee he erected one large church and largely added to the other, and lie was never backward in the support of the many local chapels. AN AIIDENT VOLUNTEEK. The Volunteer movement found in Mr Clark one of its earliest and moat energetic supporters. His battalion at one time numbered above 1,000 men, and was allowed two Lieut.-Colonels and an excellent line adjutant. To the regimental drill he paid great attention, and his field days were well attended. Attached to the battalion was a corps of Engineers, raised at Dowiais, and he always had the support of the Artillery Corps from Cardiff, and the squadron of local cavalry. On the occasion of the coming of age of Lord Bute the three services formed a line extending the whole length of Cathay* Park. During the trusteeship Dowlais underwent many changes, all of which were understood to be, financially, successes. Of these the chief were the introduction of the coal trade, the substitu- tion of steel for iron, and the use of imported ore frqm Spain. This last, as Already noticed, was the mam cause of the establishment of furnaces at Cardiff, where also a mill for the rolling of ship plates was set up with a view to a competi- tion with Glasgow and the northern ports. At the same time the new coal pits were opened at a convenient distance from Cardiff, the main seam of whieh proved to be excellent steam coal, ready to take the place of the heavily- worked seams at Abetdare. Tho establishment of the furnaces and mill at Cardiff and the open- ing of the new coalfield were the last of the services rendered by Mr Clark to the Dowlais trust. He was at that time in his 85th year, d obliged by age and infirmities to discon- tinue any close personal superintendence. He employed the time thus placed at his disposal in the publication of a well-linown work on military architecture, a volume of Glamorgan pedigrees entitled Limbus Patrum," and in the editing and privately printing four bulky volumes of charters of the Lordship of Glamorgan. He printed also a volume of Family Prayers, and edited and reprinted some cutions religious works printed one and two centuries ago by 'Members of his family. ARCHAEOLOGIST AND LITTERATEUR. Indeed, it is as a man of letters, a decipherer of medieval legends and inscriptions, a dis- coverel of records and archives, a collector of historiJal fact and popular tradition, that the de- ceased has based his chief claim to lasting remembrance. His principal delight was in un- earthing old charters, long-lost or forgotten enactments, the chronicles bearing uioon ancient or forgotten social and political institutions. He numbered among his friends some of the leading historians of the age, including the late Pro. fessor E. A. Freeman, of Oxford University. He was an investigator and a chronicler by in- tuition. Shortly after taking un his abode in Merthvr he presided at an enter- tainment in that town and astonished the nativea by telling them the meaning and derivation of not a few of their place-names. It was looked upon as passing strange that he, a new comer., an Englishman to boot, and an wigineering expert, should possess this wonderful knowledge of the history, topography, and archeology of South Wales. He knew more of their own district than they did themselves. A curious tale is told incidental to his history of the parish or Manor of Kenfig. It was in 1871 that the Royal Archaeological Society held its annual meetings in Cardiff. The late Edward Freeman was among the visitors, and there took part in the proceedings, inter alia, the Marquis of Bute and Mr Clark. A field meeting was held at Bridgend, where Mr Clark read a paper on the castle and its history, and another meeting took place at Kenfig. In the latter village, rather from curiosity than anything else, the Keys of the muniment office were sent or in order that the contents of the building might be examined. Mr Clark said it was a mere waste of time, as there was nothing there of the least antiquarian or historical value. When at length the Keys were forthcoming and the chest contain- ing the deeds was opened, Mr Clark's face almost beamed with delight as he came upon an original CHARTER OTwANTED BY MCtrAJH) II., and bearing the signature and seal of Thomas, Lord Despenser, Lord of Glamorgan. The docu- ment was in an excellent state of preservation, and along with the others in the muniment office was shortly afterwards transferred to Mr Clark. That gentleman translated them from the Latin in which they were written and made exact copies of them, giving both to the world a little later in the journal of the Cambrian Archa&ologiwvl Association. The charter related to the appointment of a portreeve a stipend of .£3 year, of AD. ale UMtor and other village or parochial functionaries. At that time (the relga of Richard II.) the hamlet of Kenfig was ene of the most important and popaloas plaees in the eoontf; it it dii&oalt for those who snow it aow to realise how that eould be. It id impoeaible here to enumerate a tithe of the papers, reviews, essays and the like which Mr Clark gate te the world at short intervals daring hie long aad «ttf*l life, fie was oae of the greatest living authorities on the barman oa ef Glamorganshire aad its eoeial and reBrIa- bes^iag asn the lives and exstoitaf of the people. Hit" History of St. Donat's Castle is well known, its conciseness, combined with accuracy, making it a. very useful little work. Some eight or 10 years ago lie published, through MessreWyman and Sons, London, a large two- volurae work on the u Medieval Architecture of Great Britain. Ia 1883 he reprinted from the JóuruJ of the Archaeological Institute hie "Land of Morgan, being a contribution towards the history of the Lordship of Glamorgan." In or about the same year there emanated from his active brain and hand "Some Account of Sir Thomas Mansel, Kt., Vice- Admiral of England and Member of Par- liament for the County of Glamorgan, and of Admiral Sir Thomas Button, Knight, of Worlton, and of Cardiff, in the county of Glamorgan." This latter was inscribed to John Patrick, present Marquis of Bute. Besides being a gifted Latin scholar the late gentleman had an intimate acquaintance with Anglo-Saxon and early English linguistic powers, which served him in good stead in poring over faded and worm-eaten parchments and vellums dating from Norman and Plantagenet times. A CONTRIBUTOR TO THE "CARDIFF TIMES." Although at that period perhaps the busiest man in South Wales, Mr G. T. Clark. eome 30 years ago contributed & series of articles on antiquarian subjects to the Cardiff Times. They were read with the keenest interest, and were admired for their perspicacity and their proof of intelligent and enthusiastic research a.nd com- mand of the English language. The late Mr Thomas Stephens, whose History of the Litsrature of the Cynary is admittedly a standard work, and who gave the late Lady Char- lotte Schreiber much useful assistance in her monumental task of translating the Mabinogion, was, until his death, an intimate friend of Mr Clark, the pursuits which furnished to both their chief happiness being closely akin. In their historical and bibliographical labours there was no doubt much mutual consultation. It will never be known what South Wales lost by the all too early termination of the career of Thomas Stephens. Any notice of Mr Clark would be incomplete that failed to name the obligation under which he never failed to express himself to his intimate friend and co-trustee, the late Lord Aberdare. Mr Clark married in 1848 Anne, daughter of Henry Lewis, of Greenmeadow, and co-heiress of Wyndham Lewis. She died in 1885. Mr Clark had two children, Godfrey Lewis, who was born in 1855, and Blanche Lancaster, who in 1891 married Clarence Francis, third son of Sir G. F. R. Walker, Bart., of Castleton, Monmouthshire. Mr Godfrey Clark, who is a captain in the Here- fordshire Militia, married ibklSB3 Alice, daughter of Mr Henry Linwood Strong, and has two sons.
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RIGHT OF WAY AT GYFEILLON. A Dispute with the Barry Railway Company. A feeling of considerable^arprise and annoy- ance has been caused in tile neighbourhood of Gyfeillon, which stands midway between Ponty- pridd and Porth, owing to the action of the Barry Railwav Company in barricading a lane running parallel with Siloam Calvinistic Metho- dist Chapel and between it and the railway bv fixing spiked iron railings about six feet high across the entrance from the main road. Similar railings have been placed against what is regarded as the principal entrance to the grave- yard and the chapel, and also against a door a few yards higher up leading to the yard and garden in the rear of the building. This lane has, it is stated, been used uninterruptedly from 30 to 40 years by those attending the chapel and others, who claim that they have a right to use it. The railway company, on the other hand, do not acknowledge such right, and declare that the land is their property, having been purchased from Dr. Wayne Morgan, Hafod. After the company purchased the property in the neighbourhood for the purposes of their railway tney placed a wooden fence at the upper end of the lane, and another a few yards lurther on. but ever since then the miners employed at the Lewis Merthvr and Great Western Collieries have used the lane, and climbed over fences on their way to And from the collieries. The railings were fixed on Monday, and a number of persons, unaware of the fact, proceeded, as usual, through the laJie, but were stopped by the barrier. Some walked back, but others jumped over the wall to the graveyard and reached the highway in that manner, whilst another climbed the embankment and crossed the railway. The site of the chapel was purchased from the late Mr Lewis Morgan, Hafoa, in 1852, ana the plan states that the lane WAS reserved for an "intended alteration of the parish road.' That, however, wa.3 not done, and the lane bits been used by the public since then. Last October, however, the trustees of the chapel received a letter from the Barry Railway Com- pany stating that the lane was their property. and asking them to pay a nominal sum per annum as an acknowledgment. The trustees replied that the lease provided a roadway in a line with the railway and the wall of the grave- yard, and that they had enjoyed the right of wav since 1852. They were, therefore, at a loss to know how the approach was the property of the company. Further correspondence followed, but no settlement was arrived at. As long as the barricade continues, entrance to the chapel will be confiqei to a Bm&ll gateway ironting the main road. The closing of the lone will, it ia-stated, caaee much inconvenience to those atta&njamj? the' chapel, and particularly in view of the fact tMt up till now funerals passed into the graveyard through the lane and not the smaller gate on the roadside. The junction of the Taff and Barry railways is immediately above the lane, and the property purchased by the Barry Company included "the Farmer's Anus, which is within a few yards of the chapel, but upon the opposite side of the railway bridge. At the larst licensing session at Pontypridd an appli- cation was made to transfer the lioenee to an hotel proposed to be built on the rh er side of the road and opposite the chapel. This application, which was opposed on behalf of Siloam Ch&pel, was refused.
THEATRICAL NOTES.
THEATRICAL NOTES. Mr Oscar Barrett is at the present moment ranning three or four theatrical companies at once and thereby rivalling his old colleague, the late Sir Augustus Harris. Certainly in Miss Helen Bertram he has discovered A gem of purest ray serene," for nothing quite so debonnairt has been seen on the English stage for some years. Apart from her assertive piquancy, her manner is irresistible and takes the old playgoer back to the dayo of Marie Wilton, Nellie Ftnell, and Henrietta Hodgson. The wicked libellers who have tried to injure tho Garrick Theatre by their malevolent assertions are sufficiently re- futed by this time, as never in the his. tory of pantomime has a house been so crowded or boasted such heavy forward booking. Mr Barrett has a natural turn for all that pleases the children: his dain- tiness. his deftness of infantile touch almost suggest the vivid fancy of Hans Andersen, and both at the arrick and the Grand this is fally borne out. The Tree of Knowledge at the MSB HELEN BERTRAM. St. James's has entered upon its final week, although in New York it is still attracting enor- mous audiences. Mr George Alexander is to be highly congratulated on his management of a house whicn, until taken by the Kend&ls, and under every other lessee, has been a marked failure. The still youthful aethr., anager r success is due to that inborn business instinct without fchich theatrical lesseeship spells ruin. This is 'why those who know best axe in no way alarmed at the announcement that after the Shftkesperean revival of Much Ado About Nothing,' Mr Alexander proposes putting on bis stftge a piece which has the reputation of oeing a trine risqui. There is no man more capable of gauging the tastes of his countrymen, and there is little fear Of his making & mistake. Pieces ma.y come, and pieces go, 'out, almost rivalling The Geisha Girl in point of popularity, The French Maid looks like going on for ever. It is astonishing with whM ceaseless regularity comes the sound of merry laughter from stall, pit, and gallerv to welcome the tuneful numbers of Walter Slaughter, and the clo-ver libretto of IB&4il Hood. No one who comes to London should miae spend- ing an evening with The French who, despite Dudley Hardy's posters, is the discreetest of soubrettes. Soon comes along the Farren benefit at Drury Lane, and apparently all London met-ns going.
BLINDED BYwHifFLEAO.
BLINDED BYwHifFLEAO. Horrors of the Potteries. A correspondent recently wrote to BirChom, berlain drawing his attention to an appeal made by the Women's Trade Union League on behalf of three girls who have been blinded by lead poisoning in the course of their work | iu the Potteriee. It was pointed out that it was a scandal that the public should be called upon to make provision for workpeople ronderitd unable to earn their bread through the neglect of their employer, and the aori-espondent asked Mr Chaniberlsin whether this matter would be seriously considered when the Accidents Bill came into operation. The following reply hae been received Jan. 27. Dear Six,—I am directed by Mr Chambetlain to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 26th inst. with regard to the oase of three girl* blinded by 'ead poisoning in the course of their work in the Potteries. I am to point out in reply that if their injarie- were caused, as you allege, through neglect of their employer, they have a remedy already under the existing law, while if they wero injured under circumstances over which the employer h&<! no control, the new Act, when it comcs into operation, afford* a remedy iu such omee.—• I am, dee* air, years very truly, Chuuj# OaflauuB.
THE LIVING OF ST. FAGAN'S.
THE LIVING OF ST. FAGAN'S. &ord Windsor has ottered the Mviag of fit. F on, to the Rev. Thomas Bird, curate of St. Lalts's, Chaise*. The ret. gentleman bee accepted the offer, and i8 likely to ehertly reaove to St. PtgMH. Crowned deecobea the rev. gentlemen Met at, Olwyao-aaan, Maaor-ntraet, choloo, S.V. R* graduaw at Christ College. Ckmbridge (Jfd Clans Natural Seienoe Tripos) ia IK ft; he became deawn. in 1889, ana priest in 1890 is 1889-90 Mr Bird was curate of Brompton, Middlesex, and iu 1890 accepted the curacy of St. Luke, Chelsea, which he has since held. Mr Bird succeeds the late Rev. W. David, who be. came incumbent in 1857. The gross vaJae of the living is £ 422. and the set income AW.
DEATH OF MR W. BRADLEY WATKINS.
DEATH OF MR W. BRADLEY WATKINS. The Oldest Native Cardigan. After a prolonged illness, the oldest native Cardiffian, Mr W. Bradley Watkins, passed peacefully away at a great age on Monday after- noon. For several weeks it was known by his friends that there was no hope, that it was only a question of a short time, when the vital spark must give out. When visited by Dr. Arthur Talor.A his medical attendant, on Sunday night, the aged patient was in & dying condition, anct he gradually sank until the end came calmly a, few minutes after noon on Monday. R BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH. Mr William Bradley Watkins, or Alderman Watkins, as he was more generally called, was bom in July, 1812 He was not only the oldest resident of Cardiff, but one who had spent nearlv the whole of his life within a short radius of the place of his birth. He was in many respects a remarkable man. He had a very retentive memory, and he could recall events that had occurred in the days of his boyhood, when Cardiff WM a small town with a population of about 2,000, clustered together in a verv irregular manner between the Spittle on the east, the river Taff on the west, Whitmoi-e-lane and part of Bute-street on the south, and the Old Red Lion-court on the north, when the Old Shire Hall was a prominent building in High- street, with the stocks not far ditetant on the south and the old town pump bv the side, from which a large proportion of the inhabitants obtained their supply of water. Those were days when gas was unktiown. and oil lamps projected from the corner houses of the streets, to indicate a turning, the remaining portion of the street only receiving light from shops or dwelling-bouses. The last of these lamp brackets projected from his father's house, and lighted the Golate." a ue-rrow neb. 11 bled pitched passage, with a gutter in the centre leading from St. Mary-strect to the river Taff, and from which place wherries left when the tide, served for Bristol. They were days when sur- names were almost unknown, or used only as a mark of distinction, and workmen were generallv known to their employers by their Christian name and place of abode. High-street. Queen- street, St. Mary-street and Crockherbtown were comparatively narrow roadways, with broad foot- paths considerably higher tha,n the roadway. A rO" of flags indicated a foot pavement, another 4 wide, sloping, pebble pitching led to the road- ways. The old coaching days were then in their fall glory, and the business connected with the coaches passing through Cardiff first brought Mr Watkins into notice. Mr Thomas Watkins, Mr William Bradley Watkins'e father, resided for many years at what was then the principal house in 81. Mary-street, but which subsequently passed into the hands of Mr Perry, who converted it into the Queen's Hotel. W. B. Watkins wag the eldest son. Mr Thomas Watkins, the father, carried on a rather extensive business as an auctioneer, and was also registrar of births, deaths, and marriages. There was no school in Cardiff in those days of any standing, but there was a boarding school at Fairwater, kept by a Mr Phipson, and there Mr W. B. Watkins received his education. On leaving school he became clerk to Mr Bradley, lamcliorclof the Angel Hotel, and part proprietor of several of the coaches either starting from the Angel to Merthyr or other places, or changing horses there, or the London and Milford coaches. Young Watkins was very accive and attentive, a fact which was noticed by Mr E. P. Richards, who, next to Lord Bute, was the greatest man in Cardiff. In 1797 the old Penydarren Works at Merthyr secured a space for a wha.rf on tbfe west side of the Glamorgan Canal and built a house there for their Cardiff agent, a Mr Petherick. He died in 1830, and, it is said, owing to the influence of Mr E. P. Richards. Mr Watkins, though only 18 years of ago, was appointed his successor. At this time the Penydarren Iron Works were doing a large shipping business on the canal, the loadiug of the iron, etc., being under the direction of their agent. This went on until the opening a" of the West Dock and the Taff Vale Railway, and then business on the canal began to decline. On the death of his father in i846 Mr W. B. Watkins was appointed Superintendent Registrar of births, deaths, and marriages, and the office was then removed from St. Mary-street to the house on the Wharf, where he then resided. In 1859 Mr R. R. Watkins, a younger brother, who had been for several years travelling in Australia and South Africa, returned to Cardiff, and then the duties were divided Mr R. R. W atkins became registrar of births, deaths. and marriages, while Mr W. B. Watkins retained the position of super- intendent registrar. He had previously re- linquished posseftsion of the house on the Wharf, the lease of which was handed to him when the Penydarren Works ceased to aend down iron bv the canal, and Mr R. R, Watkins resided there until the lease expired in 1896. In 1836, soon aiter the passing of the Muni- cipal Corporation Act, Mr W. B. Watkins wiVs elected to represent St. Mary's Parish. In 1845 he was elected alderman, and held that position until 1887, when he retired. He filled the office of Mayor in 1865-6. prior to which he was ma de a borough magistrate. One of the principal proprietors of the peny. darren Works was Alderman Thompson, of London. He represented Sunderland in Parlia- ment for many years, and had the unusual honour of being selected three times to fill the position of Lord Mayor. He had no children, but his niece, Miss Bramwell, was adopted by him, and sometimes accompanied him in his journeys to South Wales. Mr Watkins met Miss Bramwell frequently, an affection sprang up between them, and they were married in 1848. They had several children, one son being a solicitor and having a good practice in London. In 1845 he was appointed trustee to an estate belonging to two youths, whose fortunes were yi- veeted in the Monmouthshire and Glamorganshire Bank, which suspended payment in 1851, with liabilities amounting to nearly half a million sterling. The affairs of the bank were thrown into Chancery, and Mr Watkins then propounded a scheme for the settlement of the affairs of the bank, which met with the approval nf tl, c Judges, and he was appointed liquidator, but the settle- ment of the affairs of this bank extended over 40 year*, eaeh depositor in the end receiving 15s in the 1. This position brought him in contact with the directors of what is now the London and Pro- vincial Bank," but which in 1860 was called the ■' Bank of Wales," though the chief branch wac in London. The directors desired to oper branches imCardiff, Newport, Pontvpridd, Sn>&r- sea, and oAier towns in So -'h Wales. They invited Mr Wat-kin* to the manage- ment of the Cardiff branch, and tuen to establish tranches in other towns. Mr Watkins opened th", Cardiff branch in some premises in St. Mary- street, erented by his youngest brother, Mr Thomas Watkins, and which now form part of Mr Howell's drapery establishment. Here they continued unti11884: when the business, under Mr Watkins's management, had grown beyond the capacity of the premises then occupied by them, a.nd on his advice the directors purchased some shops and a public-house on the opposite aide of the street, and had erected there the fino block of buildings now occupied by them, and which bear the nMne of the Guildhall Chambers." He con- tinued his position as manager until 1883, when he retired on a handsome annuity provided by the directors of the bank as a." reward for his faithful services for over Pv quarter of a century." In early life Mr Watkins, like his father, was a Liberal in politics, and took an active part in political movements, being for years a warm sup- porter of Colonel Stuart. On the present Lord Chancellor (then Mr Hardinge Giffard) becoming c, candidate for Cardiff in I860, Mr Watkins cnanged his political opinions, and at the first election nominated the future Lord Chancellor. He afterwards remained a Conservative, but rarely took Any very active measures in connection with politics. The death of his wife in 1896 was a great blow to him. They had lived together for nearly half a century very happily, and it was only on rare occasions that they were separated from each other. Up to her dea.th he maintained a marvellous amount of physical as well as mental energy, and when over 80 years of age would walk for miles each day, and take his place with younger men in a day's shooting.
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"bo-8II ,r: WALES& THE ROYAL STANDARD The movement for tb<> purpose of securinp Welsh representation on the Royal Shield ano Standard and the currency is now approaching its final sfc*ge. Dr. TrOhLrne -)for a meeting i of the Emblems Committee rue Unifersiir College m Monday evening, when ^rr^nrrom-nt* or for the present**ion of & memorial to her Maieett's Prirjr Council were eoiwidered. Mr ■ M. Maclean, M.P.. who has kindly offered hia sarvioe*, will be *«ked to ascertain a dato-somo time in March-—for the presen- tation of the memorial. After the date hae been fixed all the puplic uodin who have signed the petition drafted by the Cardiff Town Clerk will be asked to appoint representatives on the depu- tation. The committee hopes to enlist the sympathy and attendance on the deputation of the whole phalanx of Welsh members, both Peers and Commoners.
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SOUTH WALES NEWS. CARDIFF. INQUEST.—Coroner E. Bernard Reece presided over an inquest at the Cardiff Town Hall on Monday touching the dea.th of William Foley (64) which occurred at 24, Pontypridd-street, on Saturday afternoon. Deceased, who had latterly been intemperate, complained of illness on the 25th inst. and kept to his room. On the 29th inst. he was found lving dead on the bedroom floor. Dr. Corrigan, who examined deceased, sa.id death was due to fa.ilure of the heart, accelerated by intem- perance. The jury returned & verdict in accord- ance with the medical evidence. PECULIAK ACCIDENT.—About 9.45 on Friday evening, as a woman named Martha Jones, with a child in her arms, was walking through Broad- way pILst Mr Shibko s shop, one of the shutters fell down upon her and she was precipitated to the ground. She sustained injuries to her face, hands, and side, but, fortunately, the child escaped without a scratch. The woman was taken into the shop, where some of the assistants administered brandy to her, and subsequently sent her home. Dr. Evans, of Caxlisle-street. who attended her, found she had fractured a rib. CARMARTHEN. TOWN COUNCIL.—A quarterly meeting of this Council was held on Tuesday, the Mayor (Alder- man Brunei White) presiding. The medical officer's report showed a deatti-rate of 4 01 per 1,000 during the past quarter.—Alderman C. W. Jones announced that the Gas Company had decided to reduce the price of gas from 4s 2d to 4s per 1.000 feet for lighting and from 3s 8d to 3s 6d for cooking purposes.—Mr W. Spurrell proposed that the Corporation proceed at once with the work of renewing the water mains throughout the town. A committee was ap- pointed to consider details and communicate with Mr Barnes, C.E., London, and to report to a special meeting of the Council next Tuesday.— Alderma.n D. Griffiths remarked that at the last Council meeting it had been said that the borough received £600 in rates from the asylum, whereas the a.mount was only JE421 13s. The Corporation also provided five lamps for the approaches to the asylum. ruiid not only one, as stated, a.nd kept its roads in repa.ir. The clerk of the County Council ha.d further stated tha.t it was the intention to include Pensarn iii the borough. Nothing of the kind had been intended, and even if the whole of St. Peter's Without were included in the borough, as intended by the new Bill, the County Council would only have to pay 19s a year rates in the lock up, and the tota l addition, to the borough rates would only be jE32 odd a yeu.—The Town Clerk sa.id he had re- ceived a letter from the Asylum Committee calling upon the Council to provide sewers from the asylum.—Alderman Rogers thought counsel's opinion ought to be sought as to whether the Council were liable.—The matter will be con- sidered a.t a special meeting. MERTHYR. A QUABRTMAJ.'S AFFAIRC.—On Tuesday at the office of Mr W. L. Daniel, official receiver, a meeting was held of the creditors of David Davies, quarryman, 1. Margaret-streel. Giifach, near Bargoed. The gross liabilities were esti- mated a.t.£58 5s Sd. and the deficiency a.t ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.—On Tuesday an elderly woma.n, Mrs Ayres, who resided in a. gully tenement in the Glebelaud, attempted to commit suicide bv cutting her throa.t. She was removed to the Únion Infirmary. She had lately been suffering from depression. AFTER SVEN TEABS.—On Tuesday David Rees, 82, of the Old Plymouth Offices, died from the result of an accident he met with seven years ago. He was returning from the South Pit by the workmen's train, and sustained a. fali. He then injured his hip, and suffered from the injury until the time of hiB death. YSTRAD RHONDDA. MINING ACCIDENT.—Whilst at his work in the Gelli Colliery on Tnesda.y morning Thomas Lewis, of 4, Victoria-street. Ton, received in- juries to his left leg through the fall of a piece of coal. ABERGAVENNY. INQUEST.—An inquest was held before MrJ. B. Waiford, coroner, on Monday, touching the death of Emm Widdowson (63), 4, Ross-road, widow of William Widdowson. distiller and spirit mer- chant, Kensington, London, who was found dead in bed on Friday mornine. Dr. W. D. Steel attributed death to failure of the heart, and the verdict was in accordance with the medical evidence. ABERCABN. DISTRICT COUNCIL.—At the Abarc&rii District Council on Tuesday evening a resolution was unanimously adopted in the matter of thr vacancy of medical officer anàpubJic vaccinator for the parish of Mynyddislwyn (vacated by Dr. W. H. Davies, asking the Newport Board of Guardians in filling up the vacancy to ap- point Dr. Waiter E. James, medical officer to the Abercarn District Coal. RHONDDA VALLEY. MIKING ACCIDENT. — On Friday afternoon Thomas Jones, collier, of 49, Stanley-road. Ton, was severely crushed under a fall of roof in the Gelli Colliery. The poor fellow received serious injuries to his legs a.nd other parts of his body, a.nd several stitches were found necessary.
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THE WICK MURDER. Self-accused Murderer in the Dock. On Saturday a. youth named Albert Griffiths, charged with the murder of James Ricketts, market gardener, on the highway at Wick, nea.r Bristol, was brought before the magistrates at Chipping Sodbury, the Duke of Beaufort pre- siding. The prisoner, on being placed in the dock, covered his faie with his hands and cried during the greater part of the morning. A crowd of people assembled outaide the court anxious to get a glimpse of the prisoner, a. thin, weakly-looking lAd, wearing spectacles. Mr Reginald Wansborough, prosecuting for the Treasury, detailed how Ricketw; was murdered in his cart on the night of the 17th January by a stranger to whom he was giving & lift. The prisoner was the eon of a. butcher living at Bristol, and disappeared the day after the murder, and a knife used in the shop was missed. This had since beeu found to be the knife with which the murder was cou'mitted. The prisoner's great coat, which he was wearing on the night of the murder, had been fotfnd pa.wned in Cumberland-street, Bristol. A singular discovery was made when the pockets were searched. They contained an American spring-handled knife with stains on the blade, which investigation might show to be blood, a false covering moustache, and a false covering for the nose. When deceased was first examined the doctor was of opinion tha.t the wounds were not all caused by one instrument. Apparently the murderer hacked away at the deceased with two ktlives in frantic fury. The fact tha.t the prisoner took the knife from his father's shop pointed to premeditation. It might be the object was plunder, but that he was disturbed. When he ga.ve himself up at Birmingham a prayer book was fonnd on the prisoner, containing extraordinary entries. suel- as "Killed a million of men in one rooln," "Mttrdercù ten Thousand bullocks with anothei man," but, while not wishing to be uncharitable or hostile, Mr Wansborough said whether the entries were made intentional.; or not in view of the surrender he could not say. On behalf of the Creasnry he promised that the p-i«soner's state of nind should he inquired into. The widow of the deceased said so far as she the prisoner was an entire «trar*gei to her nVoand. Evidence -vas given as to the finding of the •■>ody a.nd the nature of the wounds. Several wifrtesse-, were examined, and amongst rhem John Fox, a -Jaughteruian in the employ of prisoner's fathor. who sa.id that on Saturday, 15th of January, he had in the shop a knife like the one produced. On Tuesday, the 18tfc, he had occasion to use it, but found it missing. Mr Griffith h&d another shop at Wenstanlev-street, and it was there that prisoner slept. Witness saw prisoner on Monday, the 17th inst., at Wen- stanley-street. He knew the prisoner had been missing since the 18th. Gross-examined There may be thousands of knives like the one produced. He had known the prisoner from his birth. I Mr Essery Until the last few months what had his conduct been 7-Very good. Ha.ve you observed any peculiarities ?—I have during the last three or four months his conduct has very much changed. Did you know he met with an accident?—Yes. So serious that his life was despaired of f—Yes. Sergeant Harris spoke to making s inquiries a.t the various pawnshops in Bristol with a. view of discovering the coat which prisoner ha.d pawned to get to Birmingham. The coat produced was handed to Mr Witt, pawnbroker, Cumberla.nd- street. He found iu the pocket an American I spring-knife, a, false nose and moustache, and a substance for darkening the skin. Mr Essery: Such as ladies a.nd gentlemen on the stage use for decorating themselves ? —Witness: Probably. There are a great many amateurs abouL who five school entertainments, so that it would not e unusual to find such things on any boy or girl ? —I don't know. The prisoner wis remanded till Friday.
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FIGHTING IN BRITISH BORNEO.
FIGHTING IN BRITISH BORNEO. Sunday.—After attacking the Govern- fjj station at Limbawang the escaped convict fled to the Memhakut river, in the fltory of the Saltan of Brunei. With the kv?ent of the latter H.M.S. Plover and Swift, t&K on board Mr JBeanfr ri, the Governor of ^veUan' here on the 25th for the Membaknt hav' ^'ie expedition returned last night, ifonD? taken the iort and killed eight and Qito^ed about 30 of JKallelis followers. Talleh {je Se"> however, contrived to make his escape. j«Mheless, a telegram received to-day states head has been brought in by a friendly ef. 1M "e is little doubt that Talleh was acting er the order of Mat Salleh.—Renter.
A RVAl TO KLONDIKE.
A RVAl TO KLONDIKE. Tuesday.—A dospatch from Albert, j^caivc,1 v Wan, sent by jSishop Pascal, has been. n r? "-nnouncing the discovery of gold in j -J.titiea in the Hay, Buffalo, aucl other jMcieQ1.lf" r?n into the Great. Slave Lake. It ,v e d'Scovevy was made by a large party ^kojj j.-8,3 proceeding in the direction of the k5 fitidily61" "1e m'8sionarieH report the Indians n0'^ daily. Prospectors are preparing v *ne liistricr.—Jieute••
The Indian War,
The Indian War, I A BRITISH REVERSE. Five Officers Killed. CALCUTTA, Sunday, 10 a.m.—General Westmacott telegraphs from the Camp Mamani stating that the troops of the 4th Brigade became entangled in a gorge near Shin Kamar yesterday, and suffered serious loss. The column formed part of a combined movement of the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Brigades, which marched from Ali Musjid, Jamrud, Bara, and MaIiani respectively in order to clear cattle graziers from the Kajuri plains. The following casualties are reported :— Killed: Lieut.-Colonel Haughton, com- manding36th Sikhs Lieutenant Sweing(?), 36th Sikhs Lieutenants Dowdall, Hughes, and Walker, 2nd Battalion Yorkshire Light Infantry; also five men of the same regi- ment, and three men of the 36th Sikhs. Wounded Major Early, 2nd Battalion Yorkshire Light Infantry (severely) Lieutenant Hall, Yorkshire Light Infantry (slightly) also seventeen men of the Yorkshire Light Infantry. Missing Seventeen men Yorkshire Light Infantry. All the casualties occurred in the 4th Brigade. The news has caused sensation here, and further particulars are anxiously awaited. General Lockbart is expected to arrive here to-morrow from Rawul Pindi. THE MOVEMENT WHICH LED TO THE DISASTER. CALCUTTA, Sunday, 10.30 a.m.—General Hart reports, through Jamrud, that in order to carry out the combined movement against the Afndis in the Kajuri Plain, he marched yesterday with two columns from Ali Musiid byway of the Chora Pass and the Khyber Valley, blocking all the exits from the Kajuri Plain into the Bazar Valley. Only a few of the enemy were seen, and one was killed. There were no casualtieson our side. General Svmons, with the 2nd Brigade, joined General flart in the Bazar Valley, but saw nothing of the enemy.. „ The death is announced of LIeut. H. W. Trench, 2nd Battalion Oxfordshire Light Infantry, from enteric fever. Despatches dealing with the past history of the frontier should shortly reach the Secretary of State for probable publication in a Blue Book in February. BETTER NEWS FROM OTHER DISTRICTS. CALCUTTA, Sunday-The political agents re- port that the Kuki Khels are paying the rifles demanded from them in accordance with the terms of surrender. The Kambar Khels have promised to make a speedy submission. Though the Jirgahs are slow, the position is regarded hopefully.—Reuter. CALCUTTA, Tuesday.—General Westmacott, who returned yesterday evening to Mamani from visiting the scene of the fighting near Shin Kamar Kotal on Saturday last, telegraphs from Mamani that 22 bodies had been recovered, and that owing to well- planned flanking operations heavy loss had been infliefceef on the enemy, who numbered about 300 men. The loss on the British side was one gunner killed and eight men wounded. The co-operating force, under Col. Sturt, returned to Ba.ra. without casualties. PESHAWAR, rylonday. General Westmacott reports that the 2nd Battalion Yorkshire Light Infantry and four companies of the 36th Sikhs, under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel Seppings, left Mamani early on Saturday morning. The troops reached Shm Kamar at 10.30. Ho opposition was offered to their advance. Colonel Haughton, with Sikhs, proceeded about a mite to search the caves. On the arrival of the main body at Kotar it was discovered that a company of Sikhs had somehow been withdrawn from a high ridge on the west, which was the key to the position. The enemy had at once occupied this ridge, and the retaking of it involved beavylosa. Lieut. Dowdall, of the Yorkshire Light Infantry, was killed whilst charging at the head of his men. About midday the troops began to return to T^e onemy harassed the rearguard and left, causing many casualties. The rear column cleared the Pass about 5 o'clock with the assist- ance of General Westmaoott, who arrived with two guns and 400 rifles, having received a message from Colonel Seppings that the force was e g.angled. The casualties among the officers are as reported last night, but the following is a correct statement of tho losses among the rank and file '-Fifteen of the Yorkshire Light Infantry killed, two Sikhs and 31 Yorkshires wounded, and 12 of the latter missing, including one man wounded, who is in the enemy's hands The retirement was conducted admirably, and the officers speak in the highest terms of the gkUantey of the troops. The bodies of Colondl HanghMn ftnd one, private have been brought m, and search parties have gone out to look for the remainder. The troops have been rein- forced by 725 men from Bara. Colonel Stnrt, of the 2nd Pifnjaub Infantry, with 500 infantry, two guns, and one squadron of cavalry,is moving from Bara to the north of the Pass. The lass of the enemy was severe, as they charged within 30 yards of the troops.-BeWe, OFFICIAL LIST OF CASUALTIES. The India Office issued on Tuesday afternoon the following telegram received from the Viceroy, dated Februarv 1st:- — Tirah. —■ Casualties at Shin Kamar «sytn JFT 2ND BATTALION SOUTH TORKSHIEE BEGIMENT. Severely wounded—Captain A. O. Murrable Second-Lieutenant Hall (severely wounded, not slightly as previously reported). "The following are the names ofthe non- commissioned officers and men killed and W"Killed—^472, Oolour-SergcantW.Guest; 3,463, Lancc-Sergeant W. E. Ateheby; Corporals 3,504, G. Dawes; 2,754, W. Johnson; 3,966, Ignee. Corporal R. Cuntrill; Privates, 4,061, W. Hill; 3,94V, J. Moran; 3,046, J- Amerv 4145, 0 Kennia 4,339, D. Beattie 3,462, A. J. Ashby -1 4,211, A. Veeley 4,520, W. Corrigan 4,238, A. Rivett. Dangerously wounded—Privates 3,867, Lamb- ley 3,931, R. Morris; 3,814, J. Ryan 4,053, C. Cope 4,410, W. Wright; 3,778, W. Harrison 4,483, W. Cook 3,823, T. Birch 4,481, J. Jack- son 4453, A. Hall; 4,886, S. Bend (since dead). Severely wounded Colour-Sergeant 1,395. W. Smith Lance-Corporals 3,907, W. Bedford 4,115, J. Darby; 3,896, J. Wallace; Privates 3,765, J. Finn 3,976, G. Mosley 3,535, Bands- man E. Macdonald. "Slightly wounded Lance-Corpor&ls 4,446, W. Singleton; 3,898, H. Rivett; 4,126, W. Miller Privates 4,997, J. Ablett; 3,770, J. Law- rence; 4,595, F. W. Lyons; 3,758, D. Kaye; 1,101, W. Lloyd; 3,367, J. Barnes: 4,896, C. Thompson 3,963, G. Wilson 3,194, G. Watson; 4,736, J. Heafs. MBsing-Lance Co orals A. Whitely and J. Sawyer Privates W. Dutton, A. Warner, G. Till, W. Harris, W. Dixon, H. Cortridge, J. Dolophin, J. Bailey, J. Maddison, and J. G. J Turner."
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m. GERMAN NOBLEMEN FIGHT. BERLIN, Monday Evening. The Lolialanzeigw having ma.de enquiries, announces this evening that it is in a position to confirm the statement telegraphed to the Central News on Saturday last, respecting a duel having been fought between Count William Bismarck, president of the Provincial Government of Ealtil Prussia, and Privy Councillor Von Mfcubach, an official in the same department of State. The affair had its origin in certain domestic squabbles which culminated one evening lftst week. Count and Countess Bismarck gave an evening party at th^ir official residence at Konigsbnrg, to which a large number of invitations were issued. Owing to the comparatively limited accommodation in the building, the offices of the various officials were utilised, among them the prvate working- room of Privy Councillor Von Maubach. The latter gentleman on entering his *pw>d to his great disgust that it had been converted into a cloakroom for the use of the guests. To this the Privy Councillor vigourouely objected, end in the course of his protestations he made a rude remark about the Countess in her husbands hearing. Count Bismarek promptly challenged Von Manbach, and the encounter took place the following morning with pistols. As already stated Herr Von Maubaoh was wounded, but not it is understood seriously.-CmtraZ News.
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_JLHIB»II !'■■■ THE POONAH MURDERS. POONAH, Tuesday.—The trial of Damodar Chapekar, the alleged murderer of Lieut. Ayerst and Mr Rand, commenced at Poonah to-dgy, Prisoner pleaded not guUty.-RetWr.
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DEATH FROM SCALDS AT CARDIFF. On Wednesday at the Cardiff Town Hall Mr E. B. Reece, coroner, conducted an inquiry re- specting the death of a child nine months old, the infant son of William Edward Stewart, 7, Lyttleton-street, Canton. The mother's evidence showed that on Monday morning she placed a bucket of hot watat in readiness to wash deceased and anothjMr boy, agsd three and a half yeara. A third child Wat creeping upstairs, and while the mother went to capture this one the bucket WM upset over de- ceased, causing severe scalds from the effects of which it died on the following day, after being taken to the Infirmary fot additional treatment. A verdict was returned ef" Accidental aeaw from scald*
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ALLEGED WIFE MURDER. j At Southend on Mouclay a stockman nameil W. lwilkes, living at Cancwdon, Essex, was remanded on a charge of kicking his wife to death. The only witness culled was prisoner's son, aged 12 years, who said he saw his father kick his mother three times whilst in a lane, and afterwasfe dtaftg her indoors.
|RUSSO-CHINESE SECRET ITREATY.
RUSSO-CHINESE SECRET TREATY. PBKIN, Monday.—The intelligence of the with- drawal of the British war vessels from Port Arthur, and a report that Great Britain had ceased pressing for the opening of Ta-lien-wan as a treaty port, are regarded here as most prejudicial to British interests and prestige. The attitude of the British Government on The attitude of the British Government on these points is thought to be due to disbelief in the genuineness of the secret treaty between Russia and China. The Chinese Government, however, cites the treaty as the reason for Russia's presence at Port Arthur, while the Russian dispatches to the Tsung-li-Yamen state that Russia's action at Port Arthur is in accordance with that treaty. The murder of the German sailor at Kiao Chau took place at night, while the man was on sentry duty. The German admiral is taking measures to obtain redress, but no serious consequences are expected to result fisom the incident. The German Minister "here hoisted his flag half- mast high on receiving the news of the murder. His Excellency Li Hung Chang celebrated his i 76th birthday on the 26th inst., when he was entertained by a number of high officials at the An-Whei Club.-Beuter. TALIENWAN CLAIM ABANDONED. Opinion in Political Circles. The Pekin correspondent of the Times says ;— England has definitely withdrawn her condition requiring the opening of Talienwan. OFFICIAL STATEMENT. The Press Association says: It was officially asserted on Wednesday with re- ference to the Times report that the British Government had relinquished its claim in reference to the opening of Talienwan as a free port that no communication could be made public at the present juncture either respecting this particular point or concerning the negotiations as a whole. It is stated on behalf of the Government that the negotiations, such as they are, are up to the present absolutely confi- dential. Many of the telegrams from China on the subject contain statements not merely g°iog far beyond the information at the disposal of the Government, but in some instances quite at variance with known facts. EXCITEMENT IN POLITICAL CIRCLES. INDIGNATION FREELY EXPRESSED. The Press Association states that the intima- tion by the Pekin correspondent of the Times that the British Government have definitely withdrawn their condition which required the opening of Talienwan created a good deal of surprise and some excitement on Wednesday among members of Parliament and other leading politicians in London. Party attachments deter Conservatives from using such free terms of criticism as Liberals do not hesitate to employ. Many Unionists, however, do not conceal the feelings of surprise and misgiving over the latest news from the Far East. Othera decline to believe the report until it is officially admitted and confirmed. Indeed, the scepticism in the case of one well-known Conservative took the form of an offer to a political opponent to pay a substantial sum to a public charity if the report in question proved to be authentic. Liberals declare that the withdrawal of the condition as to the freedom of Talienwan means nothing less than a humiliating surrender to the pretensions of Russia, and is calculated to injure British interests and prestige in the Ba3t. It is probable the leaders of the Opposition will meet in private conference before Parliament re-assomples in order to decide upon their course on that occasion. Communications have already passed between members of the late Cabinet which leave no doubt that alleged failures in foreign policy, and especially the case now in point, will loom largely in the debate upon the Queen's Speech. It is argued by members of the last Liberal Govern- ment that even if the withdrawal regarding Talienwan is a condition to the freeing of Port Arthur, the concession by Russia with reference to the last-named port is not likely to be of much more substantial value than our treaty rights proved in Madagascar, where the French quickly followed up their protectorate by an occupation which practically excluded us from that island. OPINION IN GOVERNMENT AND WEST END CIRCLES. INTERVIEW WITH A FOREIGN OFFICE OFFICIAL. I. The Press Association says -The Times information from Pekin caused considerable surprise and curiosity in most quarters in the West End of London, and in some instances these feelings were not unmixed with alarm and disappointment. At first there was a disposition to regard it as a "back down," and to compare it with the vigorous utterances of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, until it was seen on reflection that the two things did not refer to the same subject at all. Sir Michael Hicks-Beach referred in his speech to Britain's determination to defend her rignta in China by war if necessary," but this country has no rights in the direction of claiming Talienwati as a free port, so that if she had made a demand for the opening of tha.t port a sine qaa non to guaranteeing a loan, a withdrawal of the condition in no way affects the force of what Ministers have recently said. With a view to ascertaining the opinion enter- tained in Government quarters regarding the announcement, a Press Association representa- tive saw a very highly-placed official at the Foreign Office. This gentleman politely bnt firmly declined to discuss the matter. He said no communication could be made at this juncture either regarding this particular point or the Chinese negotiations as a whole. The negotia- tions, such as they were, were absolutely confiden- tial up to the present, and he had no authority from Lord Salisbury to give any information. An official in another well-informed Govern- ment quarter pointed out two circumstances that, so far as he was aware, no official pronouncement had been made as to a demand by Britain for the opening of Talienwan, there being no warrant tneretore for assuming it to have been formu- lated, and, further, that oven assuming the accuracy of that matter and the news now to hand, the declarations of Ministers, which specifically referred to "rights" and "treaty rights," were in no way affected. The Press Association addsDespite the reticence maintained, nothing was noticeable in official circles to justify grave or pessimistic forebodings. PUBLIC ASKED TO HAVE PATIENCE. The Central News says surprise was expressed in authoritative quarters on Wednesday evening at the apparent disposition to accept as correct the various newspaper rumours as to the alleged withdrawal by her Majesty's Government of certain of the conditions which were attached to the guaranteeing of a loan to China. It is hoped that the pnblic will possess their souls in patience until the meeting ot Parliament, when the true value of the rumours referred to will, the Central News is assured, be placed beyond doubt.
\ THE POWERS IN THE FAR EAST
THE POWERS IN THE FAR EAST Nothing like comparative diagrams such as that given here can so thoroughly bring home to the ordinary mind the relative strengths of the fleets now anchored in and around the Yellow Sea. It will be seen from this that the pessimistic opinions of snch experts as Mr H. Wilson, the best civilian authority on the Navy, and Lord Charles Beres- ford, a practical exponent, are thoroughly justi- fied. If au alliance exists between this country and Japan, which is exceedingly problematical, then we can juat barely hold our own. But the existence of such an alliance, though devoutly to be wished, is at least doubtful, ana in this case we are at an enormous disadvantage except as regards torpedo craft, where we can more than hold our own. According to Mr Wilson, we have at present in the Mediterranean only one battle- ship, the Barfleur, which could pass through the canal—a state of things which plainly suggests the widening or deepening of that thoroughfare of the nations. It is true that we have half a dozen cruisers on the Australian station which might, if war were imminent, be moved up to the Gtuf of Pechili, but were this done there would be an outcry from the Colonies, that we should perforce have to give heed to. Yet it would not POWERS IN THE FAB BAST. RELATIVE STRENGTHS or THE FLEETS. be amiss to ask when the outcry eame what amount the entire island continent contributed to the Imperial Exchequer in the way of naval expenditure. Thin has always been a sore point between the Anglo- Australran politico-saononlists. It will be noted in the diagram that England, connting ships on the spot only (and we hate none an their way out), la third in tonnage, fira energy, md number of heavy guns. This it certainly not tIMe position which should be aimed at by the Miatreas of the saw--& title by the way which May have to be defended before long. It is true llMfct were we to oolleot oar aqaadroiit ftetai the Cape, India, the Pacific, and Australia, we should nave an overwhelming preponderance, bnt in CM* of actual war it would be most hazardous to place all our eggs in one basket, leaving our communi- c&tions undefended, and in many ways running a risk whch might be fatal.
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THE BOUNCER DISASTER
THE BOUNCER DISASTER The funeral cf Gannery-lr:sirr.ri^c OSaacy it; bidding Seaman ThompK* war* killed Ü. gna explosion »ho*ra thf gunboat Hotlllcet ■_rs Wednesday, took place on Saturday fit. the IsU- )1 Shappey Oemdory. A large 'lumber of staff officers and men of the Gunnery School and dc. tachments of the Royal Marirre Engineers and Artillery followed the cortege. Captain Andrew Bickford and Flag-Captain Mann were alao present. The interment of deceased was con- i ducted with fall naval honours. Father Wilder- spin officiated. I On inquiry at the Royal Naval Hospital at I Chatham on Saturday a satisfactory report was given a> to the condition of Thomas Jones and Michael Collins, the two second class officers who were injund in the explosion. Collins is able to get up and walk about the ward. Jones is also recovering, bat it is now feared he will lose the sight of both .111. Vice-Admiral Sir Charles Frederick Hotham, commander-in-chief &t the Kore, received a tele- gram on Sunday from the medical staff of the Royal Naval Hospital, Chatham, stating that Second Class Petty Officer Michael Collins will be discharged from the hospital on Tuesday and that Second Class Petty Officer Jones has lost the sight of his left eye. Collins will return to I the gunnery school at Siseemess. The injured t men at Sheeraess are doing welL
THE POLICE COURTS, .
THE POLICE COURTS, A Newport Hotel Servant's Downfall. Charles Hinxmaii. who up to a few days ag( was employed at the Tredegar Arms, High-street Newport, pleaded guilty to a charge of stealing a dozen bottles of whisky, brandy, and claret, thf property of Mr John Younr. the proprieto; of the hotel. Hinxman removed the liquor !c the cloak-room of the railway station in a trunk. and deposited it in the name of Captain Arm strong. He was found in bed at HortonV Liodg ing House with a large bottle containing brandy under his pillow, and on Friday last he was fined for being drunk. Mr Young said that he had regarded prisoner as strictly honest, and hi thought that he took the liquor whilst under the influence of drink on Tuesday last. At times he appeared to be mentally affected. The Mayoi tofd Hinxman, whose face was covered with bruises, that it would be a kindness to keep him from the drink for a time, and he was sent tc prison for two months. Cruelty tq Animals at Barry. On Monday at Barry Dock Police Court before Mr O. H. Jones and Dr. Neale) a haulier named Fred Davies and his employer (John Gulliver) were respectively charged with working a horse in au unfit state, and the latter with allowing it to be worked in that state. P.C. Welsby deposed to seeing the animal on the 21st inst. attached to a, dogcart at Barry Dock. It appeared uneasy, and on ex- amination witness found a large sized wound on its back which was about half an inch deep. Inspector Benford, of the R.S.P.C.A.. corrobora- ted the evidence as to the state of the sores, and Davies was fined 5s and his employer 20s, inclu- sive of costs in each case.—D. Paulett and Edward Osmond, of Barry. master and servant were similarly charged. The same officers gave evidence, Osmond being fined 5s and Paulett 20s, in addition to the costs. Frenchman's Experience of Cardiff. At Cardiff Police Court on Monday (before Alderman Jacobs and Mr F. H. Jotham) Martin Griffiths (46) was sentenced to a month s im- prisonment on a charge of stealing £ 1 6S. the property of Gaspard Joseph La Croise, on Sunday night. Prosecutor, a Frenchman, whose occupa- tion is that of a marine engineer, and who lives at Southsea, had taken a bed for the rught at 30, Bute-street. On retiring he, for securny, placed his trousers, in the pocket of which he had his money, under the mattress of the bed. He had not been in bed long when he was disturbed, and jumping up he caught prisoner, who was in his nightshirt, with his hand in his trousers pocket, from which he afterwards found JE1 6s had been taken. A constable was sent for. but prisoner stoutly protested his innocence. A search failed to reveal the missing sovereign, though a number of silver coins, corresponding to those which prosecutor had missed, were found upon him. Stabbed by a Woman at Cardiff. On Monday a young woman named Mar- garet Morgan (24' was charged (before Mr T. W. Lewis, stipendiary magistrate) at Cardiff Police Court with having cut and wounded one Sylvester Donovan in the abdomen with a knife, with intent to do grievous bodily harm, at Bute-terrace, Cardiff, on Sunday morning. Detective-Inspector Scott said that on Sunday night, about 9 o'clock, he went to the Infirmary and saw a. man named Sylvester Donovan in bed. Donovan's statement did not implicate the prisoner. He then went to a house in Mary Ann-street, where she resided, and told her he had seen Donovan, who had made a statement to the effect that he had been stabbed, and as he knew she had assisted Donovan he asked for informa- tion as to the affair. She replied, Yes, he and I had a quarrel, and I did Ü. I was with A man ALii.. the time. He gave me the knife and I stabbed" him." On Monday morning he charged prisoner with cutting and wounding, Arc., at Bute-terrace on Sunday. She replied. I did not intend to do him any grievous bodily harm. and I did not think the knife was sharp. It was done more in fun. I was drunk at the time. The Stipendiary asked if Donovan's condition was dangerous. Inspector Scott said the wound was not large and not dangerous, and that Donovau would be able to appear in toe police court on Friday. The prisoner was remanded till Monday next. Week-end Diversions a, Newport. A round dozen of the cases dealt with at th Newport Borough Police Court on Monday aros through an over. indulgence in drink at the week end on the part of the defendants. Amongst the defendants was Elizabeth Williams, who was charged with drunkenness at Friday's Court and was then fined 2s 6d on the understanding that she would at once proceed to Cardiff. On Satur- day the woman was asrain found drunk and was lodged in the cells. She was n::8r: 5S, or sever. days' imprisonment. Edward George, of IJsk, who was found intoxicated on Stow Hill, was kept in the cells until he had slept off the effects of the drink, and then allowed to PROCEED home on de- positing 10s as bail. The magistrates now for- feited half the amount as a fine. John Calvam, farmer, of Codkernew. was not so fortunate aa the visitor from Usk. He was proceeding home along the Cardiff-road with a horse and cart. Calvam. who was staggering along some 15 yards behind the cart. was also lodged in the cells, and having recovered himself lie deposited 118 and his watch as a guarantee for his appearance. Cal- vaJnlhd not respond, and a fine of 218 was im. posed. Edward Power, shipwright, declared that e was not drunk. He had injured his back, he said, and took but two pints of beer with Irish slate" in it, which was a good thing for an injured back. Power emphasised his declaration by a well-known expletive and was called to order by the magistrates' clerk. Defendant was fined 103 6d. Defrauding the Ebbw Vale Company. C, At Tredegar Police Court on Tuesday Thomaa Johns (40), locomotive overman, was charged on bail with obtaining EIS 118 8d by false pretences with intent to defrauc! the Eb1 JW Yale Company between November 15th, 1897, and January 23rd, 1898. and Arlhur Jones (23 assistant overman, was charged with aiding and abetting ohns between the same datee. Mr T. G. Powell was for the prosecution, and Mr Beddoe, Merthyr, defended Arthur Jones, who pleaded not guilty. Johns pleaded guilty. From the evidence adduced it transpired that the prisoners entered time on the books for a person named Thomas Harris, who was proved to be a fictitious workman. and received money on that account. When the fraud was dis- covered Johns admitted his guilt, and said that Jones had nothing to do with it. and had received none of the money. P.C. llees deposed that on the way to the police station Jones aid, I told Johne it would come to this." Henry Arthrn Fetter proved that no such person as Harris W&.f engaged in the locomotive sheds at night, ane Wm, Owen proved the payment of the money The Magistrates committed Johns for six weeks with hard labour, and Jones for three weeks with hard labour. Theft from a Cardiff Board School. Before the Stipendiary (Mr T. W. Lewis) a1 Cardiff Police Court on Wednesday Emily Davej (10) and Annie Davey (30), daughter anC mother, of 70. Daniel-street, Oatkays, ap- peared in the dock charged all remaiifi with stealing a large number of articles of cloth- IG from the lobby of Crwys-road Boarf School O:I 28th January. The clothes belongeu to the school girls, and included seven jacket" an ulster, a couple oi caps, c bonnet, and a mrff. WHAT led to the discovery oi the theft was the auspicious conduct of a girl in running away when near the school building on the approach of P.C. Darston, whose inquiries led to his finding a number of the articles in prisoners' house. Evidence was also given by a neighbour AS to the prisoners tendering her A jacket and ulster for sale, which she bought for a few pence each. The elder prisoner pleaded no I guilty, stating her daughter gave her to understand that the clothes had oeen given her by the mistress with whoiin she was in service. The giri, however, in the presence of her mother, said, No, mother: I told you I had them from the Crwys Board School." Accused were committed to the Quarter Sessions. A Heartless Theft. A heartless case of theft came before the n12.p- trates at Cardiff Police Court on Wednesday, IN which a lad named William Davies (16) was charged with stealing a sovereign on the 28th January. The victim was A poor but respectable- looking woman named Mrs John, who lives at 16. East-street, Canton. Preseentrix on the date in question despatched her little boy for 3S worth of patent fuel, prisoner, who accompanica him. inducing her to place the coin in his charge; producing by way of assurance A leather purse, to which he transferred it. The money repre- sented the week's earnings of her husband, from whom she had just received it. The boy nevei returned." pathetically concluded Mrs John. Prisoner, who appeared to have spent all the money, admitted the theft AND was committed U prison for 14 days.