The Cardiff Times

PANIO IN A CATHEDRAL. JIINNA, Tuesday.—The Cathedral of St. was 'he soene of a terrible panic this **er»°°n' church was filled in part, the congregation compris- *om 4 Breafc number of pilgrims, mostly who had to-day returned to from a pilgrimage to Mariazell, in ♦oirif" short service was being held, during some withered flowers attached to a staff SeL *>y one of the pilgrims accidentally ^|^iae ignited. A cry of "Fire" was edlately raised by some of the women, ijjj-. a terrible panic ensued. Wild resounded through the buildinr, general rush was made for the doors, Wiji persons, including several children, Jb £ knocked down aud trampled under foot. d tlaes were, however, speedily extinguished, ^yHnately the cathedral was cleared by the the lire brigade, who had hurried to the «lu>g when the alarm was raised.—Iieuter.

^ANARCHIST OUTRAGES IN SPAIN. Tuesday.—This city remains in a constant alarm, in cousequence of the explosions which are continually odcurring. iej[~y a bottle petard exploded with a terrific the door of the house in which it waa Being smashed. Senor Lozano, President %b ?•* Provincial Council, who was passing at ton* ^ad a narrow escape. Other cases are The police have just arrested a man an infernal machine close to the house ^Hor Canovas, the ex-Premier.—Iieuter,

TERRIBLE DISASTER AT SEA. LIN, Tuesday.—-A despatch received this announces a terrible disaster from 'C*00*- on the Russian coast, off which the | Alfons caught fire and was totally 1 The boilers of the doomed ship ex- *to! j-' aa'^ 25 of those on board were killed, uding General Petruschewski.—Central News..

B SENSATIONAL SUICIDE. Tuesday.—Some sensation has been ^UciT 818 morn'u £ by the suicide of Mdlle. UrtjJ3 Lyon, a talented and well-known young Wijjj She threw herself from the third-floor of the house wherein she lived, her '^stai ^eing suc^ a character that she died ntJy. Some domestic troubles, it is believed, Unhinged her mind.—Central News.

AN AMERICAN MAIL ROBBER. I EW YORK. Tuesday.—Some sensation has *ld r,te'use(i here by the arrest of Charles Ford, an of the Grand Trunk Railway, on a Uao of robbing the mails. It is alleged that for j*aa.t two years he has systematically pillaged 'jIS bags and appropriated the proceeds to ft necessities, when he could safely do so.—- ral News.

OPENING OF THE GERMAN REICHSTAG. Tuesday Afternoon.—The first Session elected Reichstag was opened to-day •'teeciffn by the Emperor William, who, in his >f rom the throne, expressed regret at the action e Reichstag in rejecting the Army Bill. Kr0tuS lmpossible for the empire to abandon the lld of developing its military resources, ess' therefore, it became imperatively ne- J*>liti *° dissolve the Reichstag. The ■^he • situation in Europe had not changed. .tlr Sltuation of Germany with other States tnl(. at)solutely friendly and free from any clouds, J"> Proportion of Germany's military forces *vith H?Wn steadily more unfavourable compared the s. ose of her neighbours. Bearing in mind progress made in such matters by other **7 kf the development of Germany's army it ^Absolutely necessary. As German Emperor th6 j? "is duty to do all in his power to defend Hew J^therland, and, therefore, he hoped that the 'ltttn eiohst ivould pass thnArany Bill with the celerity in order that the recruits .ti,;nk'ed inrpht be drafted to the colours jjj the present year. In conclusion, his made an eloquent appeal to the 0t'*m members of the House to main- hJr, that which had been won for theinde- ibadnce of Germany. They could only fulfil uty by making the country strong enough *>f fcs at "present, the guarantor of the peace 2t IIrotJè. To-morrow it is expected the Reich- »^ w'" re-elect Herr Yon Levetzow as President Baron Buol-Berenberg, a Centrist from tow?' as first Vice-President, and Herr Mar *rk^en» National Liberal, as second Vice- esi«ient,—Centred News.

tHE ROTHERHITHE MURDER. Funeral of the Victim. JhQ funeral of the murdered woman, Jane ^-ca 800' to°k place on Saturday. Though Slerit '0ns had been taken to keep the arrange- «ad about 100 people, mostly women, tyjj^jwibled before the Rotherhithe mortuary the coffin was remr ved to an open hearse, ""b Wa.s thence taken to No. 12, Cobbet's-lane, k the deceased had lived for the past 18 8,000th3- this time the crowd numbered some lotc Persons, and the services of a considerable SQ^ police were needed to regulate the traffic. Jolly sma"er shops in the vicinity, and the hardeners public-house, where the deceased »n0u^ ?n the-night preceding her death, displayed Cej^ shutters. On arrival at Nunhead 0h,«ery the funeral service was read m the by The coffin was then borne to the grave working-men who volunteered their "Ieee. Cammarota and Andrea Carlo, both of .declared their innocence, were formally Rt Greenwich Police-court on Tuesday on suspicion with causing the death of °nian Jane Thompson, who was found with *«« j oat cut at Rotherhithe. Carlo was led on Sunday at Sunderland. Greenwich on Wednesday, two sailors named and Carlo were brought up charged »Ou j *°e murder of a woman named Jane Thomp- \v}j0 Silverlock-street, Rotherhithe. Mr Sims, Jft4j*Ppeared for the Treasury, asked that Cam- w'Kht be discharged, it having been ^Ord* was on ^'s P at t^ie time of the 0Htlae'- It was proposed to call evidence that *Oto° aA told his captain that he had hurt » a razor. Cammarota waa then dis- but Carlo was remanded.

MURDER OF A FARMER. ^^J.pannock (Staffordshire), on Towday. John JJlUjJtti miner, was remanded, charged with the of Mr Wllliam Masfen,. a gentlemau Q4|/?er» who was found dead in. a ditch near on Saturday morning, with gunshot h^d K 5 in his back, bead, and chest. Deceased ^<*d trouble with poachers, and went out oil r> morning because of an expected poach- edition. Hewitt, who declares his inno- was arreeted on suspicon, and no other k*8 yet been made, despite the police in- 19"tion.

FIRE AT BRADFORD. 0 Damage, £60,000. Sunday morning about five o'clock, a fire ^aw ered on tne premises of Mr T. S. ^tho* v?ro0'comber. Harris-street, Bradford, and V^^Rhthe local fire brigade, with their engines, Sickly on the spot, no impression could be k*Uld'0n t'>e flames« which completely gutted the The flames were prevented froui 40 neighbouring property. Nothing is is tQ R as to the origin of the fire. The damage fcbl6 "KMy estimated at £ 50,000, and a consider- SiQjj^^ber of people are thrown out of employ-

ADMIRAL SEYMOUR'S FLAG. LIEUTENANT. t.t PoUtenantHulh Evan-Thomap, who has been i to the Hawke as flag-lieutenant to S°Uitn Sir Michael Culme Seymour, Sqt^^der-in-Chief of the Mediterranean tP'iof Vr1 ln succession to Admiral Tryon, is a *Wcon v5 Charles Evan-Thomas, chairman of the Kft0n ?Jlre County Council, and resident at the v?*y ft'l eatb. Lieut. Evan-Thomas came into contact with Prince Albert Victor and oM^°rge of Wales during their cruise ia • Bacchante in the years 1879-1882.

BURRY PORT BRAWN POISONING CASES. 1fr \V tJ Bowen Rowlands, Q.C., M.P., and Mr ^>Uia rSau» M.P. (instructed by Mr D. R. Alfrej'^)> have been retained to prosecute J*pua^.Veards on the charge of manslaughter in UnS(.Z/ '°n with the above, and Mr Arthur Lewia *BOco W. Howell) will appear for the

—On Wednesday morning, Isaac »ate undertaker, died at Aberdare. The a ^Was a native of Cwmdu, Carmartben- tojljvjnd came to Aberdare 40 years ago as a afterwards establishing himself in was also well known as an auctioneer or* a- burtrlar alarm and fire extin- being his patents. He was for roapy *a»ai)9§r of t £ « lov»l bpfird.

PARISIAN STUDENTS AND THE AUTHORITIES. SERIOUS RIOTING. Brutal Conduot of tha Polioe. PARIS, Tuesday.—The disturbances continued until two this morning, when a number of people who were marching to the Ministry of Interior, in the Place Beauvan, were stopped in the Faubourg St. Honore by the police, and driven back to the boulevards after a severe struggle, in the course of which several persons were seriously hurt. The number of the injured last night was estimated at upwards of 100, some of whom are reported to have sustained grievous wounds.. The list of sufferers include two journalists, who were taking notes of the disturbances. About thirty arrests were made in the course of the night. The students strongly protest against the acts of brutality which they declare to have been wilfully perpetrated by ruffians eager to ferment a riot, and they expressly disavow all responsi- bility for the disturbances following their receut demonstration. Reuter. PARIS, Wednesday.—During the disorders last night, Mr Sherrard, the Paris correspondent of the London Graphic, was the victim of very rough treatment on the part of the Paris police. Mr Sherrard, who had visited the scene of the riots, and was returning homewards, stopped for a few minutes at the Prefecture of Police, where he saw M. Loze. After crossing the Pont-au- Change he met on the other side a drunken man, who said that he intended to take part in the demonstration. Mr Sherrard advised him to go no further, as the prefect himself was at the other end of the bridge. He repeated the same advice to another person, when he was accosted by a policeman in plain clothes, who asked, Why do you tell the people that the prefect is over there ?" Mr Sherrard replied, To prevent them from annoy ingtheprefectand getting into trouble, j The policeman then said, "Youare asuspicious person," and called another officer. Mr Sherrard informed him that he was a newspaper corres- pondent and put his hand in his pocket for a visiting card, when, the officer shouted, He is feeling for his knife," and four men seized Mr Sherrard with great brutality. They insulted him and dragged him to the police-station, where, after further ill-treatment, he was thrown into a filthy cell and searched with unnecessary violence, bift cravat being torn off. Mr Sherrard was kept at the station in company with thieves and drunken men for some hours, in the course of which he made several attempts to communicate with his friends, but was only answered by insults on the part of the police. After several hours Mr Sherrard was released without any apology. Mr Sherrard has later the matter before the British Ambassador.—Reutcr. PARIS, Wednesday. — The Boulevard St. Michel is full ot people, but the gend- armerie prevent groups from fanning. No fresh demonstration of students is appa- rently contemplated. There is no excite- ment in the vicinity of the Labour Exchange, but the workmen's committee are in permanent session. About noon the police stopped the tramway and omnibus traffic on the Boulevards, St. Michel, and St. Germain. All the shop- keepers have closed their shops. At a Cabinet Council, to-day, it was resolved that the Government should demand the adjourn- ment of all interpellations respecting the late events until order shall have been completely re- established. Cavalry reinforcements commeuced arriving in Paris to-day. By this evening the Government will have16,000 cavalry in the capital. The character of the popular roanifestationsfhas distinctly changed within the last few hours, for the students have ceased to take any prominent. part in them. The leaders now are Anarchists and Socialists, who resent the closing of the Labour Exchange. The gates of Paris are guarded in order to prevent the Socialists coming. to swell the ranks of the agitators in the city. A meeting of deputies and munioipal councillors, just held at the Hotel de Ville, has decided to send a deputation to the Minister of Interior demanding the resignation of the Prefect of Police.—Iieuter. PARIS, Wednesday.—Altogether 18 kiosks have been burned and 45 ransacked by the rioters. It is stated that the policeman who threw the missile which caused Meyer's death has been arrested this afternoon in the Boulevard St. Michel. The mob tried to overturn the cabs and other vehicles to raise barricades across the Rue Cirque. The police charged withdrawn swords, and made several arrests. The members of the Labour Exchange Committee, who had been summoned to appear before the examining magistrate, report that the latter reproached them for having formed a federation of syndicates contrary to law. Various groups in the Place de la Bastille have been dispersed by the mounted police andRepublican Guards.—Renter. PARIS, Wednesday.—The demonstrators and the police have again come into violent collision in the St. Michel quarter. At half-past nine the conduct of the mob in the Boulevard St. Michel became so unruly and their attitude so threaten ing, that the police were ordered to charge them' and drove them back down as far as the Place Maubert in the Boulevard St. Germaiu. Here the crowd made a determined stand, attacking the police with showers of stones and building debris, The fighting was- only stopped on the arrival of two 2 mpanies of Republican Foot Guards, who with the ajss,istance of the mounted patrols, speedily cleared the avenue of the crowa. THe latter. Still ptrsued, by the military, re- IKwred pi to the Rue Soviffiot. Here, however, they were met by a large force of police, who succeeded in effectually dispersing them. Another disturbance occurred in the neighbour- hoed of the Labour Exchange in the Place du Chateau d'Eau. Here the mob endeavoured to overturn a tramcar. The police charged, and the people fled, leaving behind them hats, sticks, and other articles. It was not until a number of police charges had been made, assisted ultimately by a squadron of cavalry and a company of marines, that the space in front of the Labour Exchange waa cleared and order restored.— Reutcr. PARIS, Wednesday, 11.15.—At 11 o'clock a sanguinary encounter occurred in Rue Des Ecoles. The Republican Guard charged with drawn swords, and the polioe fired their revolvers. One man was killed on the spot by a sabre cut, and two injured. A tramcar in the Rue Monge was overturned and completely destroyed by fire; the wheels of the car alone remained. It is believed that petroleum was thrown upon the car, and then ignited. Ie is stated that the assistant brigadier of police was found drowned between midnight and one o'clock this morning. The number of arrests this evening in the Latin Quartier is estimated at over 200Renter.

TERRIBLE RAILWAY DISASTER, BLAOKPOOLTRAIN WRECKED. Four Persons Killed and 30 Injured. Three persons were killed and upwards of 30 in. jured by a railway accident which occurred late on Saturday night at Poulton, near Blackpool, on the joint railway of the London and North. Western and the Lancashire and Yorkshire Companies. The train was an excursion train, which had run to Blackpool from Stockport earlier in the day. It left on the return journey about 11 p.m. with about 50 passengers. As the train was rounding at full speed the sharp curve by which Poulton Station is reaphed, the Engine left the metals,, and the four carriages of which the train was composed went with After ploughing its way for a few yards, the engine turned over, the tender turned upside down, the first carriage was smashed into splinters, while the third and fourth carriages became separated from the, bogio, one mounting the engine, while the other reared itself against a coal waggon on an adjoining siding. The^ fourth carriage remained on its wheels, although badly damaged. The engine-driver, Cornelius Ridgeway, of Stockport, was found lying dead beside his engine. An elderly man named James Marsh, a foreman joiner, of Green-street, Wigan, and a boy of about 14, named James Healey, of Swindley-eferrace, Wigan, wire also found dead among the wreck- age. The two latter were accompanying the members of the choir of St. Mary a Roman Catholic Church, Wigan, who had been on a picnic to Blackpool. The injured, about thirly- hve m number, mostly belonged to the same choir. Several had broken limbs, while all were badly bruised and cut about the head. They were taken to the cottage hospital at Fleetwood, and most of them were able to proceed home by Sunday evening. Doctors were speedily summoned from Poulton Village and Blackpool, and a breakdown gang was quickly on the spot. The line was re-opened for traffic on Sunday afternoon. Most of the injured were sent- to their homes, but those with broken limbs remain at the Fleetwood Cottage Hospital. The cause of the accident was un. doubtedly the excessive speed at which the train was driven round the curve, although Fleet. wood Junction has long borne the reputation of being dangerous. The out- break of fire made the disaster even more alarming. The cries of the injured were most pitiful, and attention was at once directed to rescue. Cornelius Ridgway, engine-driver, of Edgeley, was killed instantaneously and terribly disfigured.

SERIOUS ACCIDENT AT \f4.. HAVERFORDWEST. A Military Chaplain1 Thrown from his Herse. An accident, which threatens to terminate fatally, occurred to the Rev. W. Howard Leeds, garrison chaplain at Pembroke Dock, on Monday morning. The rev. gentleman has for some weeks past resided at Haverfordwest, and between 9 and 10 octock on Monday morning hired a horse and went for a ride. About 10 o'clock Mr Thomas Baker, saddler, was driving into town, and on the Portfield-road encountered a saddled horse galapm from the direction of Haverfordwest. Thinking an accident had occurred, Mr Baker drove towards the racecourse, and near a point known as Temperaess Corner Mr Leeds was discovered lying ou the ground in an unconscious condition. The injured gentle- man was attended to by Dr Williams, who ordered his immediate removal to the Haverford. west Infirmary, where be now lies in an exreniely critical condition. The rev. gentleman's wife ana children were in London at the time of the accident.

At Cardiff Borough Police-court, on Wednes. day—before the stipendiary magistrate—Ellen O'Brien (25) pleaded guilty to selling beer with- out a licence at NQ. 30, Stanley-street, <pn the 25th June. A previous conviction was recorded against the prisoner, and she was fined JB50 and costs, or in default committed to gaol for three vinwt>tw with hfcrd ""b9ur.

Terrible Colliery Disaster A YORKSHIRE MINE. ON FIRE. Great Less of Life. The Press Association's Dewsbury corres- pondent telegraphs On Tuesday evening a coHierjr disaster occurred near Dewsbury, by which it is feared that great loss of life has been sustamed, The scene off the disaster is Combs Pit, at ThombiH, a suburb of Dewsbury. That lives have been lost there is absolutely no donbt, but to what extent tha miners have suffered is, of course, at present indefinite, but four bodies have already been recovered, and the gravest fears are entertained as to the survival of the other poor fellows. The firsbindication that au accidettt had happened was an explosion in the pit, and when Mr Scott, the manager of the mine, perceived dense volumes of smoke issuing from the main shaft, little room was left to doubt the possible awful consequences. With two other men Mr Scott made a gallant effort to descend the shaft, but the heat and fumes were too much for them, and they were overpowered. Nevertheless, it bas sinco been discovered that an explosion occurred in what is known as the Wheatley Bed, in which about 74 men nnd 40 hurriers were workiug at the time. What may be the fate of these poor fellows is still uncertain. Four bodies have been recovered, and the manager of the mine fears a terrible loss of life. It >3 apparently not without every evidence that the manager thus speaks, for the only sliaft by which the unfortunate miners cculd pos- sibly escape is at what is known as the Ings Pit, which cannot at present be worked owing to the afterdamp. A later telegram from the Press Association's Leeds correspondent does not, unfortunately, minimise the seriousness of the accident. This correspondent states that the pit is the property of Messrs E. T. Ingham, and is on fire. One hundred and 30 men are entombed in the work- ings, and only four bodies have been recovered up to the present. The fear is repeated by this correspondent that the loss of life will be very great, as the only outlet is stopped by the flames. Telegraphing later, the same correspondent says The explosion has involved the loss of more than 100 lives. There being no telegraph office in the village of Thornhill, where the colliery is situated, the news was some time before it became known in Dewsbury. Great excitement was caused. Conveyances of every description were run to the place, and it was found that the explosion had taken effect through the winding-up shaft, and at a time when most of the men and boys were at work. Crowds at sorrowing people came, aad many UJOUCM.UK scenes were witnessed. In a few hours the bodies of four poor fellows were recovered and brought to the bank. They proved to be those of R. B. Garthwaite, Walter Field, and Samuel Croft, single men,1 and James Scargill. The latter was 46 years of age, and was married. No effort was spared to get out the other men in the pit, but nothing practical could be done as the ventilation could not be restored and the workings were filled with deadly gases. Altogether there were 66 miners entombed and 45 boys. Up to eight o'clock no further bodies have been recovered. List of Supposed Victims, The following are the names of the men who, in addition to the 45 boys, were in the mine at the time of the disaster. They resided in Thornhill and the neighbourhood of Elifirth — George Fisher, John Croft, Henry Hinchcliffe, Lewis Left, Wm. Wood, John Tindall, Walter Hardcastle, Richard Wood, John Smith, A; Stranger, Joshua Ashton, Isaac Lightowler, George Seargill, John Gar- thwaite, James Mallinson, J. Heywood, Edward Hinchcliffe, Hy. Summerscales, Joss Little, Wm. Goldtliorpe, Aquilas Brooke, Benjamin Seeker, Benjamin Rowsden, Thomas Ellis, George Fenton, Herbert Smith, Wm. Hampshire, sen., Wm. Henry Swallow, Edward Mort, Samuel Crossley, sen., Matthew Jessop, James Hill Friend, sen,, John Ellis, Thomas Dyson, Benjamin Milne, Amos Hawksworth (under. manager), Matthew Ramsden, George Willcock, Edward Fernley, Josiah Roberts, John Ashton, David Ramsden, Mark Butcher, Charles Booth, Robert SearnU. Thomas Haigh, Edward Butcher, John Havdoastle, George Wood, Stephen Drake, Henry Halstead, Henry Wil. cocky Charles Fisher, Thomas Parker, Lot Senior, Samuel Wood, John Henry Longbottom, William Ellis, sen" Charles Brook, sen., James NobleMiddleaton, Mark Smith, RichardPickard, Henry Halstead, juu., Henry Wrathmell, Harry Lightowler, Joseph Coates, William Jackson, Jonathan Hinchcliffe, George Crossby, Squire Shires, Abraham Ramsden, James Stead- man, Charles Brook, jun., Ezra Field, and Geo. Milner. Later Details. DEWSBURY, Wednesday Night. The work of rescue it proceeding with most satisfactory results, and up to the present six miners have been brought up alive. Their names are: Henry Wraithwell, George Mallinson, John Garthworth, Friend Senior, Squire Shires, and Richard Wood. TheV had been imprisoned ttbojit 30 ,t..A1f"J:\<¥I: injured. In anticipation Ofduuper blankets and various appliance^ have been seat for, and improvised ambalance waggons are in Heartiness to remove the unfortamao tfeHowir as they are sent to the bank. Some still lie at the works, while others have been removed to their homes, but the dead have not so far been disturbed. All efforts are con- centrated upon the search for any who may still be alive in the pit. The further rescues have intensified public interest and excitement and hope, and the crowd now assembled in the neigh- bourhood of the pit must be folly 8,000 strong. The Bishop of Wakefield, with the Venerable Archdeacon of Halifax and vicar of Thornhill, have been untiring in their efforts all day to soothe the anguish of the distressed relatives, and when the surprising discovery of the after- noon was made they sought to strengthen the hopes aroused. Ten men have now been rescued, thus making, so far as the exploring parties can ascertain at present, and they have thoroughly explored the workings, a death roll of 136. The scene at the pit's mouth is one of intense exyitetnent, thou- sands of people are still assembled watching the removal of bodies, about 40 of which bave been brought to bank. They are sent up at inter- vals of two minutes, and the local ambulance corps being unable to convey them with sufficient speed to the temporary mortuary, into which the parochial schools have been con- verted. The members of St. John Ambulance Corps have been summoned from other districts. They are now arriving, and a perfect system has been established of conveying the dead on litters through hundreds of yards of densely packed people, who are watohing the sad spectacle with sorrowful interest. The work of identification has not yet commenced, as it will not be possible to get the whole of the victims from the workings tintil early to-morrow morning. All the bodies recovered were drenched with water, and, judging by the attitude in which they were found, the poor fellows had succumbed to death in a perfectly peaceful manner. Outside the mortuary the most distressing scenes are witnessed amongst relatives anxious to identify their dead. 10 addi- tion to the seven names already given, two others rescued are Joshua Aston and John Hay- ward, one of whom leaves a father and two brothers in the pit. It is expected that it will take two or three hours to bring the tenth man, whose name ia unknown, to the pit's mouth. Description of the Mine. The Comb Pit is owned by Mr E. T. Ingham, of Blake Hall, Mirfield, and it is a prpperty whioh has always enjoyed a reputation among the colliers of the distrioc. As the event has proved, the good fame of the pit would seetp to have contributed indirectly to the catastrophe inasmuch as the workings were con- sidered eo safe that in one part it is alleged.naked paraffin lamps were suspended from the walls. The workings extend between two shafts for a distance of a mile and a quarter, these shafts being distinguished by the names of the Comb Pit and the Ings Pit. The depth of the Comb shaft is 155 yards. At a depth of 115 yards there is a worked-out seam, and 20 yards lower is the Wheatley seam, in which the men were at work. Lower yet is a third seam, also exhausted. Here it is that the disaster is believed to have arisen. According to the theory there must have been an accumulation of gas in the exhausted seam at the bottom but soch was the security in which work was earned on in this neighbourhood that, as wo have said, a number of naked paraffin lamps were suspended to give light to the boys who had to discharge the corves at the bottom of the shaft. On a level with the Wheatley seam was a wooden platform. Perhaps this caught fire when the explosion occurred, and the rest, of course, would be the work of a minute. Whether this theory is indeed accurate may never be completely verified, but it is the only one which has yet been advanced. The explosion occurred about noon, and the first intelligence of it came not from below but from the pit head. No sound appears to have Teached the upper air from the depths of the shaft, but at twelve o'clock the manager observed smoke issuing from Comb pit, and very soon realised that a terrible accident had overtaken the workers underground. He and a man called Sam Blackburn and others made two unsuccessful attempts to descend the shaft, and at the same time messengers were des. patched to the Ings pit, by which it was thought the man might have made their escape. Un- happily that shaft, too, was found to be charged with a dense cloud of smoke which was slowly forcing its way upwards to issue at the pit mouth in rolling masses.

The Earl of Dunraven has gone to Scotland to join the Valkyrie for the Clyde regattas. A RECENTLY PUBLISHED REPORT ot the Histori- cal Manuscripts Commission contains a most interesting digest of the ancient records ef tha Corporation of Hereford, and some references to the making and selling of beer, are worth notice. Alle," "Beere," and "Methegleh" (a beermade from honey) are frequently mentioned from 1513 to the end of that century. At various times, from 1513 to 1550, persons were indicted for putting hops in ale, there being a law in forca against the practice. Little did the magistrates of that time think that in the nineteenth century one of the most paying industries in the county of Hereford would be the growing of this so-called "pernicious drug," and that the city itself should become famed for the brewing of a special beer, the "Golden Sunlight" Ale, whose excellence and flavour should greatly depend upon the very pick of Herefordshire hops being used in its brew. i ing. Brewed only by Charles Watkins and Son, the Hereford Brewery, And sold by Agents I throughout the kiiMcdfw. 134W—11W

Jhe Loss of the Victoria. OFFICIAL DESPATCHES. ADMIRAL MARKHAM'S REPORT. Full Details of the Disaster, The special steamer Maid of Kent brought over from Calais to Dover, on Sunday morn- ing, the first portions of the Indian mail, which were taken on to London by special train. With the mail was a midshipman from H.M.S. Victoria, who. carried Rear. Admiral Markham's despatches respecting the disasooroff Tripoli, which were taken by H.M.S. Barbam to Port Said, where they caught the Indian mail steamer Oriental. On arriving at Charing-cross, the young officer at once proceeded to the Admiralty, where he delivered up his charge. Admiral Markham's despatches were de- livered at the Admiralty at eleven o'clock on Sunday morning, and a special meeting of the Board was immediately summoned. The meeting was held at noon under the presidency of Karl Spencer. There were also present Admiral Sir Anthony Hoskins, Vice-Admiral Sir Frederick Richards, Rear. Admiral Lord Walter Kerr, Rear-Admiral Fisher, Mr E. Robertson, civil lord Sir Ughtred Kay Shuttleworth, Parliamentary and Financial Secretary and Sir. Evan Macgregor, permanent secretary, ".f (SPECIAL TJTL.BGBAM.J LONDON, Sunday Night. We have been favoured by the Admiralty with the following official despatches re- lating to the loss of H.M.S. Victoria, which were received to-day by the Indian, mail :— Admiral Markham's despatch is as fol- lows :— Camperdown, at Tripoli, "22nd June, 1893. Sir,—-Ifc is with the most profound regret that I have to report for the informa- tion of their lordships the total loss of H.M.S. Victoria, involving the irreparable loss of.-the commander-in-chief, Sir George Tryon, K.C.B., together with 22 officers and 336 men, under the following circum- stances :— The squadron, consisting of the ships named in the margin {Victoria, Camper- down, Nile, Dreadnought, Inflexible, Col- lingwood, Phaeton, Edinburgh, Sanspareil, Edgar, Amphion, Fearless, and Barham). left Beyrout at 10 o'clock this forenoon for Tripoli. Shortly after leaving, the squadron was formed in single column line abreast, and proceeded at a speed of about eight knots. When within about five miles of the anchorage off Tripoli, the signal was made at 2.20 p.m. to form columns of divisions in line ahead disposed abeam to port, columns to be six cables apart. We proceeded in this formation until about 3.28 p.m., when the following signal was made from the Victoria :—2 flag, 2 pendant, compass pendant 16, 2, tlag, 1 pendant, 16 compass pendant. As the columns were only six cables apart, and therefore not, in my opinion, within manoeuvring distance to execute such an evolution as ordered by the signal in ques- tion, I directed iny flag-lieutenant to keep the signal which we were repeating at the dip. as an indication that it was not under- stood. I then directed him to make a signal to the commander-in-chief to the | following effect :—' Am I to understand that it is your wish for the columns to turn as indicated by signal now flying.?' But, before my order could be carried, out, thecommander.in-chief semaphored t 0" me to know what I was waiting for. It then struck me that he wished me to turn 16 points as indicated by his signal, and that it was his intention to circle round the second division leaving them on the port hand. Having the fullest confidence in the great ability of the commander-in-chief to manoeuvre the squadron without even the risk of a collision, I ordered the signal to be hoisted as an indication that it was understood. On the signal being hauled down the helm of the Camperdown was put hard-a-port at the same time that the helm of the Victoria was starboard. I ttatched very carefully. r thftx Jielm Victoria &1# the two &hi|>s turned towards each other; and seeing that the helm of the Victor^w&s i' atiD kept hard-a-stwfboard, I directed the captain of the Camperdown to fullspeed astern with his starboard screw, in order to decrease our circle of steering. Seeing that a collision was inevitable, I then gave orders to go full speed astern with both engines, but, before the speed of the ship had been materially checked, the stem of the Camperdown struck the Victoria on her starboard bow, about 20 feet before the turret, and crushed into the ship almost to her centre line, the fore and aft lines of the ships at the time of the collision being inclined towards each other at an angle of about. 80 degrees. "It was. I think, quite two minutes before the Camperdown was able, although going full speed astern with both engines, to get clear of the Victoria. The watertight doors of the Camper- down were closed by my orders before the collision occurred. "Seeing the critical condition Victoria, which appeared to be settling down by the head, boats were immediately prepared, and boom boats got ready to be hoisted, when the open pendant J was hoisted on the Victoria and the signal made 4 negative send boats.' In a very few minutes after she heeled over to starboard and, turning bottom upwards, disappeared. The time that elapsed between the occurrence of the collision and the dis- appearance was only about 13 minutes. Shortly before the Victoria turned over men were seen to be jumping overboard. On observing this, I immediately ordered the signal to be made to send all boats to the rescue, and directed the Barham and Fearless to close in at once to save life, steaming up at tha same time in the Cam- perdown to the succour of the officers and men who were struggling in the water. h The combined efforts of the squadron resulted in the saving of 29 officers and about 336 men. The majority, were in all probability below at the timer and were lost. The sea was smootii, with a slight breeze, at the time of the accident. The injuries to the Camperdown are of a serious nature, bub I hope, with the assistance of tbeartificers of the squadron, they may be temporarily repaired so that she may be sent to Malta to be dooked. The injuries, so far as can at present be ascer- tained, are as follows :— (1) A jagged hole in the port bow ex- tending from tha bow to an extreme dis- tance of 10 feet abaft and from 12 to 18 feet below the upper deck, the lower edge being just above the armoured deck. It is irregular in shape, and the extreme dimen- sions are 6 feet by 10 feet. (2) The stem is broken above ■ the ram and the upper part turned to port, separating the stem piece and the plating an the starboard side for a depth of 10ft. vertically, commencing at the water line and attaining a width of 11 inches about 5 feet below, then taper- ing away 1?6 nothing about 10 .feet,elow the water line. The following ■compart- ments are full :—Carpenters' storeroom; paintroom, fore ballast chamber, boat- swain's storeroom, submarine mining. room, tankroom, capstan engine 11at,. and also the patent fuel space on the port side of the chain lockers. "I regret to say that the whole of the ship's books of the Victoria appear to have been lost. In fact there is nothing of im- portance which has been recovered so far. For some hours after the sinking of the Victoria the water remained in an agitated condition over the wreck. The screws were revolving as she sank. I remained in the vicinity of the catas- trophe with the squadron ooti15.30p.m., when,- as the Camperdown was making water, I deemed it advisable to anchor the ships off Tripoli. The Amphion, Barham, and Fearless remained behind until after dark, but did not recover anything of im- portance. The Fearless will weigh at day- light to-morrow and search at and around the scene of the disaster. "I forward herewith a report from Cap- tain the Hon. M. A. Bourke. of H.M.S. Victoria, on the occurrence^ and enclosing statements made by Lord Gilford, flag- lieutenant, thestatr., commander, and Lieut. H. L. Heath. "I also enclose a list Of the officers drowned, and a nominal list of men rescued. H I cannot express to their lordships the deep grief and sorrow that is felt jn conse- quence of this lamentable catastrophe by myself and the captains and the officers and men of the Mediterranean Squadron, a .00ZT9V that is verv terialbr enjwnced by theand irreparable loSsbat the Navy and thCnation have sustaint by the. death, of our beloved commander-inrchief, Sir George Tryon, K.C.B., whose kindness of heart, no less than his signal ability in the profession of which he was such a dis- tinguished ornament, had endeared him to all who served under his command.—I have, &c., MARKHAM, Rear-Admiral. P.S.—24th June. The length of time required to make the Campordown suffi- ciently seaworthy, for passage to Malta can- not yet be definitely stated, but I am in hopes it may accomplished in a few days. The following compartments have been pumped out and are now dry Fore ballast chamber, boatswain's store-room, submarine mining-room, tank-room, capstan engine flat, patent fuol space. I hope to be able to make the ship watertight, or nearly so, in a few days. Although I have had ships searching each day since the catastrophe, the only bodies recovered up to the present are thpse of f leet Paymaster Rickard James Vittles, Ship Steward Spero Portelli, Captains Cook, Joseph, Fieres; Quartermaster- Sergeant A. E. Morgan, R.M.L.I., Ports- mouth Charles Tomkins, A.B., which have been interred in the Christian Ceme- tary at Tripoli. The Turkish-authorities have been com- municated with relative to any bodies that might be washed ashore, and they have rendered every assistance in their power.— (Signed) A. MARKHAM, Rear.Admiral."

THE CAPTAIN'S REPORT, Mr Maurice Bourke, captain, of the Victoria, forwards the following report of the circum- stances of the collision between H.M. ships Camperdown and Victoria :— H.M.S. Nile, at Tripoli, 23rd June, 1893- uSir,-1 have the honour to report that the fleet left Beyrout at 10 ».ui. on the 22ud, and, forming in line abreast, steered M. by E. at 8-2 knots. This rcouree was maintained until 1.30 p.ir> wheu it was altered together to N.E. by N. Shortly after 2 p.m. the commander-in-chief told me he wished to see me and Staff-Commander Hawkins-Smith with the charts. At about 2.10 we went down to his cabin. The course we were then steering and shown on the chart was N.E. by N., being in single line, bearing W. by from flvgship. The com- iaander-»n-chiof then said that he should form the fleet in two divisions disposed to port, columns six cables apart, and when sufficiently past the line of bearing, namely, the Tower of the Lions, S. by E., which was tho line we wera going to turn up and anchor upon, he would invert the lines by turning the columns inwards 16 points, so that on reaching the hue of bearing for turning up for anchoring the fleet should alter course together eight points to port, bringing the fleet in columns of divisions' line abreast to port, columns disposed astern showing S.B.E, and anchoring on these bearings when Tares P. bore W. by S. The Staff Commander then suggested that eight cables would be a better distance to form up in two divisions than six cables, and the Admiral said, it should be eight cables.' The Staff Couiman ier then went on deck, and at about 2.15 or 2.20 the signal was made for the fleet to form oolumns of divisions in line, ahead columns disposed abeam to port, columns to be six cables apart. The Staff Commander then sent down by the FJag.Lieutenant to the Admiral to say that six cables were flying, and he had said eigjht cables. I was then in the Admiral's cabin, who said it was to remain at six cables. I then weut on deck. "Just before 2 45 the Staff-commander sent me a sheet of paper with the new course, viz., E. by N. This I took down to the Admiral, who told me to make it, and the fleet steered at 2.45 B. by N. On this course the flagship passed 2% miles north of Rsunkine lighthouse. At 3.20 the Lions' Tower bore S. by E. At this time the Admiral came forward to the fore bridge, and on the top of the chart house, where I was with the Staff-commander. At 3.25 it was reported to him that it was time to hoist the turning signal, and again at 3.27, when be ordered the signal to be hoisted for the first division to alter the course 16 points to port, and the second division to alter course 16 points to starboard leader, the test in succession. "The flagship's helm was put hard a starboard (extreme helm). and I directed Mr Lanzon, lmd. shipman, to observe closely the distance ot the Camperdown. I reported to the Commander-in- Chief that we should be too close, and asked per. mission to reverse the port screw. This was done, and, just before the collision, both engines were going full speed astern. The ship had turned 12 or 13 points when- the Camperdown struck the Victoria on the .starboard bow" about 10 feet abaft the anchor." From information given by Chief Petty Officer Dar^. who Waa itt bU mass .forward, he says thf wmnerdo,tn!f, ,bow cam<ti|0.t through into and burst in bnikh^4 between the,iarft--n»esa deck and the stokers mless deck. Wbw tturcolimon was inevitable t&r ovftfe* was given to close the watertight doors. This was done, and preparations made for tho collision mat, but nothing could be done with the mat as the bow settled down steadily. At thlSpoiut I left the deck by the Commander-in-chief's order to see if all the doors were olosed up and to see what bulkhead the ship had filled. I went on the starboard lfats and saw the doors closed, also that the scuttles had been shut. I called round and asked if everything was tight and I was answered but by whom I could not say. I then heard an order for everyone to go on deck, and the men in the flat where I was (the starboard side), all went up. I then got up on the mess deck and aft and down into the star- board engine-room. The engines were being worked, and I beard the gongs of the telegraphs. I spoko to. Mr Peadman, the engineer, who told me there was no water in the engine-room. He told.me aUbjø doors were dosed, and then I asked for the fleet engineer. He told me he did not know where be was, and then ran along the main passage to-see if those doors were properly closed, and mot the fleet engineer coming aft, who said that ..11 was tight (as far as he could make out) abaft«» foremost boiler-room. "I then went on deck to report to the Commander-in obief, and got on the afterbridge, where all were at their stations to get out boats. The shfps complmYln great numbers were on the port side of the upper deck, i went then along the port fore-and-aft bridge to maks my report to the admiral; the ship having a heavy list to star- board. Just as I reached the cutter's foremost davit, the port aide, the ship gave a great lurch to starboard, and I clutched at a rail and then found myself sucked down, but came up to the surface again amongst the wreckage. I, with many others, was picked up by tbe lie s boats. The conduct and steadiness of aU in their stations was beyond praise, and there was no panic of any sort description. "I attach the statement of Flag Lieut. Lord Gillford, Staff Commander Hawkins Smith, and LieutTtfeath. "Ihave,«c„ "(Signed) MAURICE A BOURKE, ,M:.s. Vtctoria." The Staff-com mander's Statement. Staff Comman<lef Hawkins Smith writes:- "The captain JM* the top of the chart-houes mmediately after the collision, by the com- mander-in-chief'eordw, to look after the water- tight doors. Th» ship was headed in for the land to get into ahoal water at a speed of seven knots, or 38 revolutions. On uiy giving the order to right the helm, tue wheel could not be moved. She»gradually nUed by the bow and listed overtftstarboard. Abe commander- in-chief and top of the, <ehart- bouse at the last, were waahed off by the water coming up. -There I was taken down by, I think, the smallma^ts. and again as the ship settled down. \Vbe» I found some loose oars close by with supported myself until picked up by the -Ureadnought's whr. My watch stopped i 3nrs. A4min. 40*ec»., that being the time the,ship sunk. After finding myself in the r, 1 never saw the admiral agam.j^ried,^ SMrpg> staff Commander." Untenant Heath. Statement by Lieutenant Heath doing duty as executive officer, Commander Jellicoe being sick, and Lieutenant Infflefieid being in hospital 1 was on cliwrt-house when the signal Was hauled down, andjneard the order 4 Hard-v starboard.' I saw the ship swiugmg to port. I went off the cbart-iKnise on to the forebndge and heard the order given "Fl speed astern, port eUBine," and, seeing a collision imminent, gave orders u Close water-tight, doors and Out collision mat." I saw many men running down to their stations, and then went down on to the upper deck to see the men into their 8tation, and ordered the "G to be sounded on the bugle. It was while I was on the upper deck that the collision took place. I then went on to the forecastle to try to place. the mat, which I could not do at all, as the ship settled down by the bows, and heeled to starboard. I then tried to get down tbe starboard rorecastle hatchway to see if the doors were properly closed, but I was driven back by the water from here. I went over all to the after bridge with a view to hoisting the boats out. The captain ordered me to fall the men in the port side of the upper deck. This was "piped," and almost immediately after the ship lurched heavily to starboard, and turned 0V«. a HEATH Th. Flag-Lieutenant. Appended is th* statement of Plag-Lieutenant Lord Gillford :— On June 22ad, the fleet being formed in single line abreast to rt, ateermg a course N. to alter course together to N.. by N., tbus forming the fleet on a line of bearing by N. from or two points abaft port beam of agsbip. At about 2 n.tn. a'signal was made to increase speed to 48 revolutions, or about 8'8 knou., At about 2.15 the admiral ordered me to make a*, signal to form U columns of divisions in line ahejid, columns disposed abdam to port," and immediately afterwards to make columns to be six cables apart." Wie first signal was.made, answered, and hauled down. The second affinal halnmns to be six cables$part) was then hoisted, and whilst still flying the atatf-com- mander came aft to me and said, The admiral intended that the columns should be eight cablee tpart." I thereupon went belcw and' informed the admiral, of what the staff-commander bad sid. He (the admiral) replied that he wished the columns to be. left at six cables apart. I went on deck, haulod the signal down, as it was answered, and sent to inform the staff- commander that the admiral wished the columns to remain at six cables apart. About 2.45 p.m., the course was altered to E. by N., in succession preserving the order of the fleet the 1st division reducing and the 2nd division in- creasing speed of engines to carry the evolution out. About 3.15 p.m. the admiral came oil deck, aud, after a few minutes on the after bridge, went forward on to the top of the fore chart. house. At about 3,25 I hoisted the following I siguals by the admiral's orders 2 flags «». 1 pendant. 2 pendants 11 flag. Compass pendant r6 flags. 1 flag I Compass pendant. 6 flairs., J Our 2nd division altered course in succession 16 points to starboard, preserving the order of the fleet, and 1st division altered course 16 points to port, preserving the order of the fleet. Whilst the above were flying the admiral ordered the followiug to be got ready, viz. Bag 0, flag Q, n'tg and bine pendant at the mastr head.cohunns to be two cables apart, and allshÎps will turn together with their guides as the guide of the fleet turns. The last ship to answer the above signals, as far as I could see, was the Camperdown at about 3.30. As soon. as she had answered the signal was hauled down by order of the admiral. Hereupon the Victoria put her helm hard to starboard, and the Camperdown hard to port. I ordered three mid- shipmen to watch the speed and helm signals of the Camperdown, Edinburgh, and Nile. No alteration was, however, reported to me other than the Camperdown's helm being put hard over on the signal being hauled down. A collision appearing like with the Camperdown the port engines were reversed, and almost immediately afterwards, the starboard engines also. Close water-tight doors was piped Just be. fore the collision occurred. The Camperdown struck the Victoria just abatt the starboard anchor bed. The Victoria immediately heeled slightly over to starboard. I reported to tho admiral that the Dreadnought was lowering some boats. He thereupon made a general signal Annul sending boats." Immediately afterwards hp made a general signal to "open" (nine pendants). On the Camperdown disengaging from the Victoria she (the Victoria) retained a list to starboard, and bad settled down slightly by the bows. An attempt was made to place the collision mat, but the water rising quickly over the forecastle it was abandoned. The captain, by the admiral's order, theta went below to see tbe watertight doors, See., closed. The admiral remained on deck. He asked the staff commander what water we were in. He replied, Deep water, 70 or 80 fathoms." The helm was then put hard to starboard and both engines to half speed ahead, 38 revolutions. The ship gathered headway, and driving slowly to port. A minute afterwards the steering gear broke down, the quartermaster reporting being unable to move the wheel. During this time the ship was gradually heeling more and mote over to starboard, and the water was rising rapidly over the forecastle. The admiral ordered me to go down and ask the cap. tain if the ship was making any water aft. On gaining the port side of the upper deck I found a numbnr of men attempting to chmb up over the nettings. Immedtately afterwards I lost my footing on the ship, giving a rapid lurch to starboard. I clambered along the deck to the port foremast six-pounder gun, where the rising water washed me away. The time from the actual collision to when she turned over and swamped was, I should say, eight to ten minutes. When I came to the surface I was, roughly, midway between the Nile and the Victoria, whose screws, revolving in the alt,.1 just caught sight of as she sank bows 6rst;- (Signed) GILLFORD, FJag-LLeutenant. A diagram is appended showing the assumed position of ships from the time the helms were-. put over until the collision took place.

A tloal Surviver. In the list of the saved is Mr Geo. Biackmore, of London, a nephew of Mr C. Biackmore, of Kidwelly, who was proud to be commissioned to what he termed in a recent letter The finest ship of the finest fleet in the world her officers and crew the pick and the pride of the Navy." References at St. John's Church, Cardiff. On Sunday, before the morning and evening services at St. John's Parish Church, Cardiff, muffled peals were rung on the bells in memory of the officers and men who lost their lives by the foundering ot her Majesty's ship Victoria. During his sermon in the evening the Rev. Canon Thompson referred in a most pathetic manner to the great loss which the country had sustained by the loss of the vessel in question, and he paid a high tribute to the memory of the admiral and those who perished with him in tbe terrible disaster.

THE PREMIER~AND~HIS CON- STITUENTS. The following letter from Mr Glftdstbfie was read on Tuessday at the annual meeting of the Midlothian Liberal Association held in Edin- burgh. Dear Cawao,—I cannot allow the meeting of our County Association to pass without a word of notice and encouragement. The majority returned by the electors of the United Kingdom at the general election has, through the union, courage, and self-sacrifice, exhibited .both a numerical and moral force abundantly sufficient to carry the Irish Government Bill through the House of Commons. Its passage into the House of Lords will present to that assembly a great political issue. I will not anticipate a victory of pre- possession over foresight, but whatever be the destiny of the Bill in that assembly, its passage through a House of Commons elected less than a year ago for the very purpose of trying the issue is a cardinal fact which immensely advances the measure, and coming after seven years' closely-sustained conflict is decisive of its ultimate success. The self-denial imposed on itself by the majority has been manfully accepted by the constituencies, but I am not less confident than I was six months ago that this year will not pass away without leaving on the statute book British measures of great value and importance, unless these also should be proscribed by adverse influence after having received the deliberate approval of the House of Commons."

SAD FATALITY AT CARDIFF DOCKS. An accident which resulted in the death of one man and the injury of another occurred on Wednesday evening at the Bute Docks, Cardiff. It seemed that two men, named James Wallace, aged 35, living at 40, Sophia-street, Docks, and Alfred Pitman, aged 19, of Picton-plaoe, Canton (both boilermakers' helpers), were engaged re- pairing the s.s. Fortescue as she was being loaded with coal in the Roath Basin. The boom of tho vessel rested at the time on the rail of the ship, and on a load of coal being taken on board it caused the ship to roll aDd the boom to move. Wallace and Pitman, about five o'clock, were standing by the hatch combings, when the precipitation of a quantity of cargo into one of the hatchways made the vessel swerve to one side considerably. This caused the boom to move, and, swinging round to the right, it caught the two men on the heads, and knocked them bodily into the hold beneath, a distance of between 18 and 20 feet. Pitman, the younger man, fortunately sustained but little injury, and was conveyed to the Cardiff Infirmary, but his com- Eanion was killed outright. It is supposed that he fell directly on his head, and came in contact with an eye bolt. The left side 01 bis face was frightfully mutilated. Pitman, it appears, had turned a somersault on descending into the hold, and: thus escaped the sad end which befel bis less fortunate companion. ^He was at first thought to be sriousljr injured, but a superficial examina- tion by the infirmary house-surgeon showed that be was only suffering from shock. He Was, albeit,, detained in the institution. Wallace, we understand, leaves a widow and three or four children.

A WELSH BARD" IN TROUBLE. An Iniroductien from the Yioar of Cardiff." At Swansea Police-court, on Wednesday, John Taliesen-Benjamin, described as a labourer, of no fixed abode, was charged with obtaining money by false pretences and with failing to report him- self as a ticket-of-leave man in March last. Only formal evidence was takan, and the prisoner was remanded till Monday on the latter charge. The circumstances attending his arrest seemed to be thatprïsoner called at Mr B. Evans', and seeing Mr White, the manager, shewed him two memo- randum books, one of which bore the following heading:— I do intend to publish my compositions as a suc- cessful bard of Wales. Will youltindly assist me?— Yours truly, JOHN ROBERTS (loan MorganwgX The other book contained the following intro- duction :— John Roberts (loan Morganwg) is a well-conducted, steady workman, having lost his employment through depression in the tin trade. He his worthy of tsymatUy, has a large family, and is well known as a successful competitor acthe National Eisteddfod.— Bev, O. H. THOMPSON, Vicar of Cardiff, June 1st, 1892. Mr btte's suspicions being aroused by the spelling in the vicar's letter, he decided to send tbe defendant with his books to his brother-in- law, the K9V. Mr Kyle, a clergymau of Cardiff, who was staying at Swansea. Prisoner went to tbe house, but did not wait to see Mr Kyle. Then the matter was put in the hands of the police, who arrested the prisoner on Tuesday night.

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CARDIFF. INSPECTION OF WRIGHTS AND MEASURES.— At a meehing of the property and markets committee of the Cardiff Corporation on Wednesday, Coun- cillor W. Lewis in the chair, and there being also present Councillors H. White, E. Thomas, and A. Lewis, and the borough engineer (Mr W. Harpur), the revised lists of duties of and instruc- tions to the inspector of weights and measures to be apuointed, were. considered and formally ap- proved.

NEATH. TOWN OdtfRciL.—An adjOUltied quarterly meeting^ the above-nnmed council Was held on I Monday, the mayor (Mr E. Evans-Bevan) pre- siding. A further letter was read from Mr I Charles Evan-Thomas, in which he emphasised his intention of closing the Gnoll grounds against the puWic.—A deputation wasappointeded to wait I, upon Mr Evan Thomas on the matter.-— f The Town Clerk, in reply to Councillor Hopkin t Morgan, said the notice to the county council to terminate the agreement in reference to the "maintenance of main roads, been given to ¡ allow of the question of the cost of maintenance 1 bemg investigated. The grant was only £216, whereas the expenditure Amounted to £300. The roads and bridges committee treated the repre- I sentatives of tIle council very cavalierly.—A letter was read from the clerk of the Glamorgan County Council, inviting the corporation to appoint a representative to attend a conference at the Local Government Board offices, London, on the sub- ject. of water supply for the county, and it was decided not to accept the invitation.

PONTYPRIDD. Tent LATE MR DA vru ROWLANDS.The reo mains of thelate Mr David Rowlands, builder, and one of the oldest members of the Pontypridd Local Board, were interred on Monday, at the Glyntaff Cemetery amid very general signs of mourning. The cortege left the residence of the deceased, Ty'rbont, at two o'clock, the service in the house having been conducted by the Rev. E. E. Proberfc, pastor of Carmel English Baptist Chapel, of which deceased was the senior deacon. The chief mourners were Mrs Rowlands, the widow; Mr T. Rowlands, architect, and Mr Samuel Rowlands, sanitary inspector (sons); Mrs Roberts, Liverpool; Mrs Evans, Cardiff; and Miss Essie Rowlands (daughters). The funeral was an exceedingly large one, all the members of the local board and the representative men of the district being present, as well as clergy and ministers of all de- nominations. In the Cemetery Chapel, the Rev. E. E. Probert again officiated, the Rev. W. Parry offering the prayer, while during the service and at the graveside, hymns were sung by the Carmel cboir, under the leadership of Mr W. Harris. The funeral arrangements were en- trusted to Mr John Crockett.

TINTERN. SCHOOL; BOARD ELECTION.—Greatf-«seitetaent has prevailed here during the past week or two in consequence of the election of ratepayers to form a school board for Tinternjj Parva. The present national school in Cbapel-hill (having hitherto sufficed for the two parishes) was some time ago ordered to be greatly enlarged to meet the requirements of the neighbourhood. This was taken in hand by the Rector of Tintern, assisted by bis grace the Duke of Beaufort, and the alterations are being carried out. Steps, how- ever, were taken to secure a school board for Tintern itself, and, as a result of a parish meeting, orders were issued by the Education Department for tbe election of a board, to consist of five members, on June-30tb. Six candidates appeared in tbe field, three of them favourable to the board, three being prepared, if elected, to move a resolu- tion declaring the present schools sufficient. The result was a victory for the supporters of the board, as the following figures show Mr T. L. Pugh, 76; Mr J. Fryer, 75; Dr. J. Taylor Brown, 63 (favourable); Mr J. R. Griffiths, 43 Mr J. Woolley, 43 (not favourable); Rev.,H. B. Hennell, 40 (not elected). r

ABERGWYNFI. SAD ACCIDENT—A very sad accident occurred at the Great Western Collieries on Sunday after- noon whilst changing the pit ropes. The gland at the pit's mouth gave way, with the result that one of the men, Richard Price, met with a serious accident to his leg, causing it to be amputated. The other workmen escaped with a few scratches. Dr. Hemming was in immediate attendance. He was assisted soon by Dr. Evan Davi, of Maes teg; Dr. Grant, of Cymmer, and Cap! Morris, manager of the collieries.

CRICKHOWELL. APPOINTMENT OF RURAL DSAN.—The Rev. Joseph Haffhes, B.D. Rector of St. Michael, Cwmdu, Bfeftuashire, has been appointed rural dean of Crickhowell in succession to the late Rev. Boscawen Somerset.

CADOXTON AND BARRY. THE ALLEGED BTRSRAT SCANDAL.—Mr J. Donovan, secretary of the Cardiff branch of the Seamen's Union, writes:—"Will you kindly publish the accompanying letter in refer- ence to alleged burial scandal at Barry Dock ? Iti has Ipesn stated that ws -Harmati1 Voss, was a financial member.of the Cardiff Branch of the Sailors'and Fireman's Uniop, That is not so. He joined tHiW cl" att# paid 59 as part entrance fee, three years ago, but since then he has paid nothing, and he is therefore, according o the rules, entitled to no benefit whatever." ^PKOPOSED NEW WELSH CHURCH.—A meeting of the proposed new Welsh Church promoters was held at Cadoxton on Tuesday evening, the Rector (Rev. E, Morris) presiding. A deputa- tion, consisting of the Rev. J. H. Evans (curate), Messrs :m.Milm, J. R. Llewellyn, and J. Jones, was appointed to make inquiries in recard to permanent balding, and it was decidecfr$o take active steps to promote a building fund. Plans and estimate of a suitable building, to accommodate at least 200, at a probable cost of j6500, were considered. CHAHBKR OF TRADE.—At a meeting of the council of the chamber of trade, held at Harry's Restaurant on Tuesday night, it was finally decided that the rendezvous for the outing this year shall be Tenby, on the 18th inst., and not as origmally intended, viz., the 5th. A special pleasure boat will be chartered on the occasion, and tickets can be obtained from the secretary and members for 7s 6d, which will cover the cost of trip, dinner, and tea. THK BIBLK CHRISTIAN CONFERENCE.The last day of the conference meeting of the South Wales District Bible Christian Connexion was held at the Bible Christian Chapel, Barry Dock, on Wednesday, a large number of ministers being present. At seven o'clock in the morning a powerful sermon was delivered by the Rev. J. P. Stephenson, and at three o'clock in the afternoon the members of the district related their Christian experiences, which Were very interesting. Tea was subsequently partaken, and a largely- attended public meeting was held, under the chairmanship of tha Rev. Dr. Keen (Cardiff) in the evening. Addresses on the following subjects were delivered;:—By Rev. J. T. Lynwood, Our needs as ChurchesRev. W. A. H. Babidgo, "Our resources as Churches;" Rev. J. Cory, Our failures and successes as Churchesand the Rev. R. Squire, Our present resolves as Churches." Each address received the strictest attention, and cordial votes of thanks were passed.

MERTHYR. OBITUARY.—Wr» regret to record the death of the wife of the Rev. D. L. Jones. Brecon-road, secretary to the Tabernacle Baptist Chapel. The deceased lady was 48 years of age, and had been in ill-health for several months. CREDITORS' MEETINGS. — On Wednesday a meeting of the creditors of Henry White, butcher, 2, Couunou-road, Pontypndd, was held at the offioeof Mr W. L. Daniel, official receiver. The liabilities were stated to amount to JB157 19s 3d, and the deficiency £137 19s 3d.—On the same day a meeting of the creditors of Frederick Coates, Iron Bridge Vaults, Merthyr, was also held. The liabilities were £1Q4. 168 9d, and the deficiency £99 163 9d. Debtor alleged as the cause of his failure "slackness in trade, and giving credit for beer sold on the premises, which debts are irre- coverable." BOARD OJr HEALTH.—The ordinary meeting of the Merthyr Board of Health was held on Wed. nesday afternoon, Mr John Plews presiding.—Mr W. Lewis, Trebarris, moved, "That the inspec- tor's duties be considered, and having regard to that portion of Llanvabon parish lately added to the board's district, whether it would not be advisable to appoint a separate inspector of nuisances for tne district. —Mr T. Pritchard seconded the motion.—Mr Wills moved, That the matter be deferred for six months.—Mr Henrv Watkin Lewis seconded the amendment.— The proposition was carried by a large majority. —Upon the motion of MrT. Pritchard, seconded by Mr Bill, it was resolved to proceed with an extension of water mains to Quaker's Yard village.

TENBY. LIBERAL CLOB.— At the Tador Temperanoa Hotel on Tuesday evening, Mr Benjamin Harries, J.P., presided at a social gathering of the mem- bers of this club, Mr .J. T. Jones. J.P., occupy- ing the vice-chair. There was a good attend- ance. After dinner resolutions were enthusiastic- ally carried expressing confidence in the Govern. ment, and in the local member. Mr C. F. Egerton Allen, M.P. Messrs T. Gibbs, James Thomas, and John Mabe contributed harmony to the proceedings. After the customary votes o thanks the gathering terminated with Auld Lang Syne."

■' PONTLOTTYN. SOBOOL BOARD.—The usual monthly meeting of the Gelligaer School Board was held at the board-room, Pontlottyn, on Tuesday, the Rev. A. Davies presiding.—The staffing of the new school at Brithdir was considered. Mr David Jones, Gelligaer "Village, was appointed head-master, and Miss Agnes Davies. Brithdir, to tbe post of mistress. MrT. C. Jones, Pantywaun, was pro- moted to Gelligaer Village, and the Pantywaun School was offered to Mr Samuel Jones.

CARDIGAN. BoABÐ OF GUARDIANS.—At a meeting of this board, held on Wednesday last, Mr Picton luvans in the chair, on the motion of Mr Evans Williams it was resolved to recommend to the assessment committee to re-adjust the valuation of the Union, as, owing to reduction in rents and other changes, the ratable value of many farms had become unjust, the rents having beD the basis.

Lloyd's received a cablegram on Wednesday stating that the Atlantic liner Lake Nepigon, ffom Montreal for Liverpool, when on her voyage through the Straits of Belleisle, struck submerged ice, and was beached in Forteau Bay with No. 1 bold full of water.

THE POLICE COURTS. Love-lane Amity. Mary Flynn (32), who was legally re- presented by Mr Joseph H. Jones, snr. rendered to her bail on Monday—before Mr Alder- man David Jones and Mr Vachell—on two pe- culiarly atrocious charges 01 neighbourly mis- conduct, viz., assaulting and wounding Elizabeth Hart and Catherine Keating on the bands and arms with a red-hot poker. Mrs, Hart, whose case was taken first, appeared in court with a nasty buru on her face, and both her hands enveloped in lint and bandages. She stated that on Saturday she was passing the defendant's house in Love-lane, in company with Mrs Keating, when Flyun commenced to abuse her Keating, when Flyun commenced to abuse her with her tongue. Complainant inquired What's I the matter f whereupon the defendant rushed into her house, and returning: immediately after- wards with a red-hot poker, struck her a violent blow on the face. She put up her hands to pro- ]' tect herself, and involuntarily clutched the heated weapon, burning her hands severely. Keating came up at this time, and in attempting to part I the assailant from Mrs Hart, was also consider. ably burnt about the hand. Both women were subsequently attended by the infirmary surgeon. —In defence it was contended that the com- plainants were the aggressors but the Bench considered the offence proved, and imposed a fine of 20s and costs, or 14 days' imprisonment with hard labour. Uset>fthe Kujfe. At Cardiff on Monday, a young mad, namfed F. Carney, was committed to the assizes at Swansea, on a charge of cutting and wounding C. Burke, on the left hand with a knife, in Mary Ann- street, on the 2nd inst. The parties were drink- ing together early on Sunday morning at No. 44, Mary Ann-street, and amongst those also present was the prisoner's sweetheart. Burke, em- brazoned, possibly by the liquor he had con- sumed, ventured to addressed this young woman, when Carney took umbrage, and demonstrated bis disapprobation of the affair by striking the offender a blow on the hand with an open knife. Assault with a Hammer. At Cardiff on Monday, J. McDonald, living in Buzzard-street, was charged with wounding Denis Casey on the head with a hatchet with in- tent to do grievous bodily barm on the 1st inst.— Prosecutor is a fireman, and his sister lives at 32, Buzzard-street. While passing the door of this house on Saturday the prisoner, who was stand- ing on the step, invited him in. Responding to the invitation, he proceeded to go in, the prisoner preceding him. He, however, had only just reached the inside of the door when McDouald hit out at him with a plasterer's hammer, causing a severe wound on the head.—The Bench con- sidered the assault a most) unprovoked and violent one, and committed the prisoner to gaol for a month with hard labour. Disappearanoe of a Sovereign. R. Mansell is a married man, who has been for six months past in tbe employ of Mr Alfred Gwyther, of Newport. On i riday last Mansell recieved a sovereign on behalf of his master, but failed to hand it over to Mr Gwyther. As a result cf this neglect Mansell found himself facing the magistrates at Newport Police-court on Monday on a charge of stealing the sovereign. Mansell, however, protested that he had only spent 4s out of it, and was prepared to hand over the 16s at once.—The Bench, however, were satisfied that Mansell had misappropriated the money, and fined him 40s, or one month's imprisonment. A Costly Cigar. On Saturday, Lewis Davies, a young ma.n hailing from Chepstow, went into the shop of Messrs Foster. Palmer, and Co., cigar merchants, Dock-street, Newport, asked for some tobacco and cigars, for which he paid, and whilst the young lady assistant was taking something from the window Davies slipped a cigar (for which he omitted to pay) up his sleeve. Officer Wil- liams was acquainted with the facts, and took Davies back to the shop, where the story was re- peated in his presence^ Williams, with the assistance of Officer Huggins, conducted Davies to the police office hard by. At the door Davies veered round and struck Huggins a violent blow in the face, which toppled him over on to his head. After spending the Sunday in the cells, Davids appeared in the prisoners' dock at the Newport Police-court, and the Bench decreed that the prisoner should pay two penalties of 205 each for the theft and the assault, or spend the next 28 days at HM.'s establishment at Usk. The alternative was accepted. A Riotous Youth. George Webb, residing At 18, Bishop. street, Barnardtown, on Saturday evening went into the Luncheon Bar, Griffin- street. He had already taken too much liquor, and the servant, therefore, at the desire of the landlady, requested him to leave. Webb, how- ever, seized the young lady's apron, twisted it round her neck and almost choked her, and when she got free it was by tearing her apron off. Webb struck and kicked her several times. Webb, who had spent the interval in the solitude of the police cell, was sober this morning* when he inter- viewed the magistrates in petty sessions assem- bled. Ttibufth but 18 years of tge, ii was Webb's seventh appearance before the bench. The assault was pronounced a gross one, and Webb ''ie,,¡,A) Stealing Pigeons. ,t;, > At LlandafF on Monday, Henry M, &$fed 17, and Charles Beard, aged 13, both of Car- diff, were placed in the dock charged with stealing three pigeons, the property of Mr H. Linton, at LlandafF, on the 29Lb of June.—A coachman named Joseph Gatfield, in the employ of Mr Linton, said that on Thursday night about 7 o'clock he examined the coop and found the three birds there. At ten o'clock he missed them, and shortly afterwards two of the pigeons were brought to him by a boy. The third bird he had since identified at the police-station.—Ivor Moss said that he was sitting down near the reservoir at Penhill about seven o'clock when he observed both prisoners get through a fence and afterwards saw them return, Moses carrying two pigeons and Beard one.—Wm. John, of the Corporation Hotel, stated that at 9.30 on the same evening Moses offered him two pigeons for sale, which he purchased for Is 6d. Subsequently, however, he learned they had been stolen, and sent them back to their proper owner.—An umbrella-mender spoke to some boys offering him a pigeon for sale, which he took into the Cross Inn, and sold for a pint of beer and 9d. The money he gave to the boys.—P.C. Barnes arrested prisoners on Friday, when Moses, on being formally charged, admitted taking two pigeons. Beard also said that he took one and sold it to the umbrella man.—The magistrates (Mr F. G. Evans and Colonel T. Woods), on de- fendants electing to be dealt with summarily, mulcted Moses in a penolty of 40s, or one month's imprisonment, while they ordered Beard tQ receive twelve strokes with the birch rod. „v A Wife Deserter. 1 A Cardiff labourer named Wm. Jdffé; was summoned on Monday for deserting his wife and family on the 8th of May last.—Prosecutrix deposed that since the day named defendant had not contributed anything to- wards the maintenance of herself and family. She bad four children, the eldest being nine years of age. Defendant earned from 20s to 22s per Jones now stated that on the 6th of May he came home and found women drinking at his house. He had been a teetotaler for some time, and in consequence of what he saw then he broke out" again, and left his wife and family. After leav. ing his residence he slept nine nights in an out- house at the rear of his house, and was almost starved. He was willing to do his best, but dare not enter the house because ot his wife's temper. —Mr Evans You are not such a chicken as that, surely ?—An order for 10s a week was made upon defendant, with costs. A Newport Cabby Ealls Among Thieves. Isaac Swift is a Newport cabdriver who is hardly endowed with the cuteness which generally distinguishes men of his vocation. He came to Cardiff on Saturday for the first time, and fell in with a young man named William Morgan, who volunteered to show him round the town. He agreed with the suggestion of the unknown friend, and they proceeded down Bute-street, but had not got far before Morgan, taking advantage of the apparent green condition of his com- panion, relieved him of bis purse and money. A docks policeman fortunately was near, and giving chase secured tbe thief, who on Monday was committed to gaol for a. month with hard labour. Dtsgraoeful Affair in the Rhondda. At the Ystrad Police-court, on Monday— before Mr Ignatius Williams and Alderman W. Morgan—William Griffiths, ex.colliery official, 53 years of age, residing at GeUi, was charged on remand with assaulting a little girl named Annie Lewis, 11 years of age, living with her parents in the same locality, Mr Maclean, Cardiff, pro- secuted and Mr J. Phillips, Pontypridd, appeared for defendant. The prisoner was originally charged with indecent assault, but this was reduced at the previous court to one of com- mon assault. Mr Phillips urged that the Bench had no jurisdiction to reduce the charge, con- tending that they must either acquit the prisone or commit him for trial. The Bench having had the evidence read over, Mr Phillips again insisted that the Bench bad no jurisdiction, remarking that he did not appear in a case of common assault. The Bench sentenced the prisoner to seven weeks' imprisonment with hard labour. Serious Charges at Newport. At the Newport Borough Police-court on Mon- day William Wills, a young man, described as a. labourer, was remanded in custody for a week on two charges, the first of indecently assaulting a young woman named Anne Edwards, and further with violently assaulting Henry Leer.— It was stated that Leer went to the girl's assistance, and was struck a violent blow on the head with a mattock by the prisoner.—P.S. Evans stated that when he went to,arrest the prisoner the latter also threatened him. Leer was lying at his home. 26, Robert-street, n a precarious condition, as the result of the injuries he sustained. Charge of Night Poaching. At the office of Mr J. W. Morris, High-street, Cardiff, on Tuesday—before Mr LL Wood, two labourers named George Smith and William Barnett were charged with sight poaching on land belonging to the Marquis of Bute at Leek- with.—The evidence of a gamekeeper named William Hedges went to show that at 1,30 a..m. on Monday he was walking alongside a wood at Leckwith when he «aw the /prisoner Barnett standing by the side of a long net which had been set near the cover. There were three other men with him, and witness went for assist- ance. On returning to the place, however, he found that the men had decamped, and then proceeded in the direction of Ely with f: r man named John Thomas. On nearing the rivet he again saw the three men, who ran off on seeing tbeni approach. They gave chase, and witness ultimately suoceeded in capturing tbe two pri- soners. Smith, when running away, had the net in his possession and several rabbtts, while Barnett was carrying a bag.—At this stage the pt-isooert were remanded to rth on Monday next. An Impudent Assault. At Cardiff Police-court, on Tuesday*))* stipendiary on the bench—a young man named Frederick Lloyd was summoned for assaulting Samuel Hawkins, a tobacoonis. living in Bute road. Mr George David appeared for the complainant, and stated that on the 26th June Hawkins was going the rounds of his cus- tomers on a bicycle. While in a. shop at Roath he left the machine outside on the pavement edge. Oa coming out be found the defendant had made off with the bicycle, and was proceed- ing with it down the street. Complainant, of course, gave chase, and on venturing to suggest that the machine was his property, and should have been left alone, he W»8 set upon by the defendant and seriously assaulted. In the struggle which ensued Hawkins lost j65 from his pockets, and the sea! off his watch guard. 1)8- fend ant, who denied the charge, was figed £5- including costs, or in default committed. to gaol. for a month with hard labour. A Determined Woman. At Swansea on Tuesday, Sarah Owett appeared for the 59th time on a charge of being drunk and disorderly. It also transpired that she had smashed the windows of her cell while awaiting her re-introduction to the Bench. She was seat to gaol for a month for her drunken and disorderly behaviour and a further month for smashing the windows. Soon after she was removed below" further breaking of glass was heard, and it transpired that Sarah had broken more glass. For this offence she was sentenced to on* mof* month. The Sunday-closing Act. i, At Swansea on Tuesday, Gomer Rees, ot the Brewers' Arms, Orange-street, was summotled for violating the above Act on the 25th ult. Mr Miller prosecuted, and Mr Leyson defended. The house was watched by the police, who saw a number of Morristonians and a man named Edwards, who, it was alleged, was not a bona fide traveller. Edwards admitted he had deceived the landlord, and the case was consequently, dif missed.—Edwards was nnedjBl. Militiamen Charged with Larceny. At Brecon on Tuesday, a Militiaman named'W. Matthews was charged with stealing.. postal order for 10s and 53 in money, the property of comrade named Samson Jones, at camp, Breooa. —It was alleged that the prisoner took the pmrM containing the order and the money out of prosecutor's trousers' pocket, the trousers having been placed by prosecutor under the blankets ot his bed before he retired to rest in the Prisoner was remanded. Breaches of the Factory Act. At Mountain Ash on Tuesday—before Messrs W. M. North (stipendiary), R. H. Rhys, D. E. Williams, Dr. D. Davies, and Dr. Evan Jones-, the Mountain Ash and Aberdare Valley Bottling Company were summoned for employing a boy under 13 years of age without obtaining.. certifi- cate of fitness from the surgeon of the distriot, and also for employing him other than as a half- timer. Mr W. D. Phillips, solicitor, Aberdare, defended.—The offences were admitted, and fines of £1 and 10* respectively and costs were inflicted. —William Lloyd, draper, Oxford-street, Mountain Ash, was summoned for employing a woman in his millinery workroom two hours after the proper closing time.—Fined £2 and costs. s A Grave Offence. At Tredegar on Tuesday, D. Evans, labourer, Nantýglo, was brought up on remand charged with attempting to commit a rape upon a girl named Elizabeth Fern (13), near Nantyglo Church, on the 29th ult.—Elizabeth Fern and John Driscoll repeated the evidence already pub- lished, and no fresh evidence being forthcoming, the Bench dismissed the more serious charge, and sentenced prisoner to two months' hard labour for an aggravated assault.

SWANSEA PARISH CHURCH, 1 The Proposed Re-building. ii r^16 following circular has just been issued It has long been felt that the present struc- ture is a sad reproach to the Churchmen ot Swansea, and among all classes the desire hae grown to have a parish church worthy of the wor^llP of Almighty God and of this great and rapidly-increasing county borough, which con- tains a population of ovei 90,000. While tb6 tower and chancel are probably about 12t and 15th century work, the present very poor nave was only built about 1740. The building possesses no feature of any special interest. It is extremely plain and low. The chancel arch is only 19 feet high, and the rest of the building is in the-84me proportion. The large galleries are most unsuitable for worship, as well as a great disfigurement and the exterior is very mean and dilapidated. After careful consideration it has been decided to rebuild the whole structure, including the chancel (to which the lay rector, Sir Robert A. Morris, Bart. has consented), retaining the present tower and Herbert or Cradock Chapel. The eminent architect, Sir Arthur^ Blom&JA A.R.A., har prepared a good*design, which has been very generally admired. It is simple in plan and (with, some slight exceptions) plain in treatment, de. pending rather on proportion than on ornament for effect. The style is early English. The nave, in length 100 feet, in width 64 feet, and in height 50 feet, with a chancel of suitable proportions will form a very handsome building. By exten- sion at the west end and by widening thf chancel a few feet, there will be a larger total accommodation on the ground floor than is now provided, including the galleries; A1F seats will be free and unappropriated. The total cost is estimated at £17,000, of which about £4,000 have been promised and nearly £1. OO are in the bank. Although the present time doe&not appear very promising for raising money, yet it is believed that m this large town, with the help Qt friends around and beyond Swansea, there need not be great difficulty in raising the money, which is less by £7,000 than the contract recently let by one private firm near the church for new business premises. The (mother) parish of St. Mary has now a population of over 20,000, and » large proportion are very poor. The communi- cants of the church number 400. During the last eight years four new permanent churches and three iron churches have been erected in the parish, with 3,569 additional free sittings at a cost of over £25,000. The vicar and building committee make aa earnest appeal to all friends in and around, Swansea to help them in this work, which is so imperatively demanded for the large congrega- tion which worships in it every Sunday (the church is filled on Sunday nights), and they confidently fook for much self-denying liberality, that the standing disgrace of such an unsightly building may be removed from our Church ana town. r The committee specially ask that donations may be paid with as little delay a* possible, because the present structure cannot be taken down until a, considerable sum is in the bank. Donations wiU be thankfully received by the vicar, the churchwardens, by any member ai the committee, or be paid at any of the SwansML banks.—J. ALLEN SMITH, vicar; DAVID GLASBROOK, JOHN W. MORKIS, E. RIOE DAMEC, WALTER LEE, churchwardens.

SERIOUS AFFRAY AT CARDIFF DOCKS. Un Wednesday another serious fracas occurred in Dudley-place, near the docks, Cardiff, the ro* this time being between an Arab seaman and • j boilermaker named John Ballamy. It appearr. that the two men met in Dudley-place, and the aU legation on the part of the injured man is that titer foreigner attacked him without justifiably grounds, probably taking him for some other peew son. The Arabdeclares, however, that his son loaf/ his w&tch whilst in the company of the boilers maker and another man, and that by waf of revenge and pnnishment he bMIj the man with a Malacca cane. The cane was C heavy, ivory-mounted one, and was broken over the boilermaker's head. The man was cut a BooI deal on the head, and proceeded to the infirmary, where he had his wounds dressed. The Atao, whose name is Carat Mohamed, was arrested bi a couple of policemen, and taken to the ceqtrv, police-station. Both men will be brought btforT. the police-court magistrates to-morrow (Fricfcyf) the boilermaker on a charge of having stolen th? young Arab's watch, and the Arab on a charge 4r. assault.

THE COLLIERY DISPUTE AT TUMBLE. The Llaflelly magistrates were engaged agat* on Wednesday in hearing charges of drunkennesr! and disorderly conduct against several of thf, workmen at Tumble, where, as is well-known, labour dispute is pending. A regular appears to have taken place in the village or, Saturday night between the English and WeiMt parties. The Bench, in giving their decisions^ said it was quite a disgrace to find every week M many cases from that distriot. They did not tba the proprietors of tbe colliery Were a& together free from blame. They very muoh regretted, indeed, that the proprietors did aotfeee their way clear totsome to such an arrangement wtth their men as would terminate this Con- duct. At the same time, the men had responsi/ bill ties, and they should certainly show forbear-' ance and good conduct while the labour dispute was" going on. Drunkenness and disorderly conduct would not in any waybelp them attainment of theIr rights. j >

SERIOUS STABBING AFFRAY CARDIFF. Charles King, a man considerably past ftfct. grinie of life, was arraigned in the dock of tfre ardiff Borough Polioe-court on Wednesday-^ before the Stipendiary and Dr. Vachell—charged with outting and wounding Mary Ann Smith ott' the thumb and Johu Fry on the tiead with a knife in Sandon-place, with intent to do them gMv < bodily harm, on the 4th July.—From theeViderite it appeared the prisoner, while m a lodging-hovtee in Sandon-place, made improper overtures "W Mary Smith a girl about 17 years of agfe, tmii then struck her with a large seamen's kn(M o £ the hand. Fry came to her assistance, when prisoner stabbed bim on tbe head and ran awj^jry ■ P.C. Clear was called in and conveyed the/jgicC' and Fry to the police surgery, where Dr. Roeh £ dressed their injuries. The prisoner was Subse- quently taken into custody,and,on being chAegetf; denied the offence. He stated that the woond ou. Fry's head was the result of a quarrel.—-Tha* prisoner was committed for trial, t.