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SCHOLARSHIP EXAMINATIONS. As will be seen from an advertisement else- where, an examination will be held on Tuesday, April 18th, 1899, and following days, for scholar- ships and exhibitions at Jesus College. Some of them are open and some arecoiifined to ^TAcluates of the University of Wales, or of St. David's College, Lampeter. Full particulars may be obtained from the senior tutor at Jesus College. —

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THE WELSH SALISBURY LIBRARY. Professor Powel on Monday evening presided over a meeting of the Welsh Salisbury Library Committee at the Cardiff University College. The Chairman reported the steps he had already taken to secure the necessary subscriptions in aid of the cost of cataloguing and completing the library—one of the most complete and valuable col- lections in existence of Welsh books and books relating to Wales and the Marches—and it was resolved that the appeal be continued, and that resolved that the appeal be continued, and that Mr James Howell, who takes considerable interest in the movement, be asked to act as treasurer. The Registrar (Mr Austin Jenkins) submitted a report concerning education, and it was resolved to ask the College Council to place at the dis- posal of the committee the present Salisbury room for the purpose of cataloguing the library, it being agreed that immediately the funds amount to £100 a librarian be engaged to proceed with the work. Professor Powel reported that the collection of Welsh magazines and news- papers in the library were complete only up to 1862, and it was pointed out how great an ac- quisition it would be to the library of the college if publishers and others having in their possession Welsh magazines from 1862 on were to send copies thereof to the college. Donations of valuable MSS. would also be gratefully accepted.

ASSAULT-AT-ARMS AT PONTYPRIDD. An assault-at-arms, held under the auspices of the Pontypridd Football Club, took place at the New Town Hall on Monday night. There was a large attendance, and good sport was provided. The chief attractions were the boxing competi- tions, of which there were a number. In the first round of the 7st 61b competition Evan Hopkins, Port Talbot, and D. Evans, Pontypridd, had a bye T. Jenkins, Pontypridd, beat James Rees, Porth; Blanche, Ferndale, and J. Norman, Pontypridd, bye A. Large, Cardiff, and Evans, Porth, a bye. Larch subsequently defeated Norman, and Jenkins, a plucky youngster who gave a spirited. display of the art, was declared the winner against Larch in the final round. In the con- solation prize competition for those who were a little over the necessary weight in the 7st. 61bs., Richard Louis, Pontypridd, put Tom Williams, Nantvglo, out of the running, and Michael Carey, Cardiff, did likewise with T. Jones, Cardiff; and in the final between Carey and Louis the latter threw up the sponge in favour of his opponent jusc before the close of the third and last round. The 9st. 61b. competition proved decidedly inter- esting. The first to suffer were Tom Wickwar, Leicester, and Lawrence Condor, Cardiff, the latter winning. Ivor Thomas, Ynyshir, and Blanche, Pontypridd, followed, but the latter was badly beaten early in the contest, which he failed to continue until the end. Ivor Thomas and Condor appeared in the final, but the last-named was given a somewhat warm time of it by his opponent, and as he left the platform with an injured shoulder before the end of the first round Thomas was declared the winner. During an interval Connell and Donoghue, Cardiff, gave an exhibition spar, and by permission of Capt. Lindsay, the Chief Constable, a cutlass drill was given byimembers of the Glamorgan Constabulary, under the command of P.S. Bennett, Canton, late of the 1st Royal Dragoons. The performance of the squad elicited much applause. The referee was Mr Wells, Cardiff. Excellent order prevailed during the proceedings.

CARDIFF WATER SUPPLY. A meeting of the Water Works fiomi-ilitlea of the Cardiff Corporation was held on Monday Alderman David Jones presiding. Mr C. H. Priestley stated that on November 1st the total quantity of water in the reservoir was 984,000,000 gallons, an increase of 148,000,000 over the pre- vious month. On December 1st the quantity was 1,007,000,000 gallons, an increase of 23,000,000 gallons over that in the reservoir on November 1st. The total quantity in store on December 1st was 72,000,000 gallons over the previous year. The report from Mr Thos. Hughes, the borough analyst, showed that the condition of the water was normal and satisfactory.

AMERICAN ENTERPRISE. By way of relieving the tedium of the long railway journeys across the American continent, an enterprising theatrical manager has had a car fitted up with a stage for the purpose of provid- ing the passengers with theatrical entertainments. It will be ready for use early in the spring, and special cars are being built so as to shut out as much noise as possible, while the stage will be provided with a powerful sounding-board. The stage is to be 14ft. deep, and will be lighted by electricity, while the seats will cost 8s and 6s re- spectively. Variety performances and concerts will form the staple of the programmes.

TWO-ROOMED HOUSES AT NEWPORT Mr Lyndon Moore, borough coroner, held an inauest at Newport on Monday on the body of John Burnard James, the three-year-old child of Ebenezer James, a dock labourer, who resides at 16, The Rcokery, on Stow-hill, opposite St. Woolos Church. On Wednesday afternoon Mrs James went down to No. 8, The Rookery, where her sister-in-law resides, taking the child with her. The little fellow was playing with his baby cousin and was stepping backward when he knocked against a bucket of hot water and sat down in it. The child was immediately carried to the Infirmary, which is near, but he died on the following day from the effects of the shock. The Coroner queried as to why the bncket,a washing pan, &e., had Deen placed in the kitchen. One of the witnesses replied that there was no wash- houses or any convenienees attached to the houses. Inspector Brooks, the Coroner's officer, made the difficulties with which a housewife in The Rookery has to contend evident by explain- ing that the houses there consisted of but two rooms—one up and one down. The jury returned a verdict of Death from skock, the result of scalds."

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COWBRIDGE FARMERS' CLUB. CHRISTMAS FAT STOCK SHOW. A successful fat stock show was held at Cow- bridge on Monday, under the auspices of the Cowbridge Farmers' Club. The exhibits shown were excellent all round, and it would have been very hard to beat the quality of the fat stock. The entries were more numerous than last year. The president was Mr E. H. Ebsworth, Llan- dough Castle. Mr W. V. Huntley, Welsh St. Donatts, was the secretary, and very ably dis- charged the duties of that office. Mr W. Thomas, Sully, did well in the cattle class, and won the prize for the champion beast. Mr J. Lane, Holly Bush Farm; was very successful in the sheep class. The poultry class was worthy of special commendation. Mrs Williams, Prisk Farm, took: two firsts here. PRIZE LIST. CATTLE.—Fat heifer under three years old—1, B. Thomas, Boverton Place, Cowbridge 2, D. Thomas, Great House Farm. Pair of oxen or steers, of any breed, not exhibited in any of the cattle classes-I, D. Spencer, jun., Flemingstone 2, R. Thomas. Fat ox or steer—1, Wm. Thomas, The Hayes, Sully; 2, Wm. Williams, Sealand Farm, Bridgend. Collection of fat steers, not less than four in number, not exhibited in any of the cattle classes—1, Wm. Williams, Sealand Farm 2, D. Thomas. Pair of cows or heifers, of any breed, not exhibited in any cattle classes—D. Johu, Trehiugill, Cowbridge. Col- lection of fat cows or heifers, not less than four in number, not exhibited in any of the cattle classes-D. John. Fat steer or heifer under two years old, not exhibited in any cattle classes—1, R. Thomas; 2, W. Thomas, The Hayes. Steer, cow, or heifer, exhibited by a bona. fide tenant farmer who has not won a prize for cattle at any fat stock show in the county for the last two years—D. John, Cowbridge. Fat beast which, in the opinion m uic juuyca, is uiuuuiaiieu m prove moso pronta to feeder and purchaser alike—R. Thomas, Borer Place. Collection of fat beasts, selected from a cattle exhibited in the show, number and qualifcj be considered-Rees Thomas, Boverton. Best i mal exhibited in any of the cattle classes- Thomas, Sully. Fat calf, imder 12 months old- Thomas. SHEEP.-Pon of five fat yearling wethers-I, Morgan, Bonvilstone 2, T. Thomas, Wick. Pel four fat lambs-I, J. lane; 2, W. Thomas. sheep—1, J. Lane 2, W. Morgan. Pen of five sheep, bred and fed by the exhibitor-I, J. Jiane; W. Morgan; 3, W. Thomas. Pen of sheep or latt exhibited by a tenant farmer who has not vr°j prize for sheep at any fat stock show in the COM for the last three years, not exhibited in any °l sheep classes—1, J. Lewis, Cowbridge; 2,W. ThoJ Aburthin. PIGS.-Fat pig—1, R. S. David, Cowbridge Thomas, Llanblethian. Pen of four fat porker'* to exceed lOOlbs. each live weight—1, Alban N- Liantwit Major 2, J. A. Davies, of four fat porkers, above lOOlbs. each, ail" exceeding 1501bs. live weight—1, T. Thomas, M. Donne, Bridgend. POULTRY (alive) not to exceed 12 month* Fat turkey—1 and 2, Mrs Williams; Prisk Far<w- bridge. Fat goose—1, E. Thomas, St. Donat? • Jones, Cowbridge. Fat ducks-I, H. TuckOOW- bridge 2, T.Thomas, tilanblethian. Fat fo»' Stone, (Joworidge 2, H. Tucker, Cowbridge j?6'* poultry, open to farmers' wives or daughter4"1? within the limits of the Glamorgan Hunt, fed by exhibitors—1, Mrs Williams, > Mrs T. Jones, Cowbridge. ø BUTTER (Open).—Fresh butter-I, Aburthin 2, Mrs J. Thomas, Liswornf n Watts, Llantrithyd. Fresh butter, made that has never won a first prize—1. Lougher, Bonviistone; 2, Miss Anne ■> 00 bridge 3, J. Jarvis, Llansannor. HONEY (Open).—Six 1 lb. sections of Ci?nfo £ Robert Thomas, Cowbridge. Six 1 1*; 2 extracted honey—1, Miss M. A. Thomas,aow D. L. Thomas, Llandow. -qk EGGS (Open).—White eggs—1, Mrs 'VNS< KZNVR- Farm, Cowbridge 2, T. Jones, Old -™'SLus, bridge. Brown eggs—1, E. Thoma"7nn Cowbridge 2. T. Jones, Cowbridge. al3d ROOTS.—Collection of mangolds.'aesi common turnips, not less than 12 of li^Xj^ard grown with seed and manure bougM i T i^ne, John, open to the county of Giamor'i <j- Holly Bush Farm 2, W. Board, rotrelve 3, J. C. Thomas, Boverton Court, jje specimens of Webb's swede, any g drawn from a crop of not less than acre an(j H. Ebsworth, Llanmihangel; 2, tJ^-imens Son, Kenfig House, Port 1'albofc £ King, of either Sutton's Champion, S^r^Sntton^s Sutton's Magnum Bonum, or any* 01 improved varieties of swede draw* a n gQri_ of not less than two acres—Mrs one Twelve best specimens of variety, to be drawn from a cror'less than ae acre—D. Jenkins, Flemingstone'' Bear A. well-attended dinner at tlie Hotel at 3.30.

y VEXING," but if he had used one Lozenges he would have stopped his 01 "Tyinute and obtained a good night's rest. £ ?*Mzenges are simply unrivalled, and the « can take them. Sold by all chemists Lozenges he would have stopped his 01 "Tyinute and obtained a good night's rest. £ ?*Mzenges are simply unrivalled, and the « can take them. Sold by all chemists m+°,!i-[Ai>vTj a rPH of the Tea Blending Art—PhilHpa's Taave yon trie&lt ? It is QBtjnetl) (nnioi Wect ftn«st tswu'

CARDIFF FINANCES. PROPOSAL TO BORROW 4300,000. EFFECT ON THE RATES. At the Finance Committee of the Cardiff County Council, which met at the Borough Trea- surer's office on Monday, Councillor Brain pro. siding, the Borough Treasurer presented a report as to how the rates would be affected during the next few years by the proposed raising of £ 800,OOP worth of stock. From this report it appearCH that the total increa.se in rates mnnlrl hp in tll'l E, which would be made up by 3d on the distttff and 2d on the borough rate. In the course of a discussion which felloe the Chairman said that they did not want to tJIo stock oftener than every three years. Councillor E, Thomas asked whether tis statement allowed for increase in ratable "øJe. The Borough Treasurer: That is allowed fQ Alderman David Jones What increase 01),t, able value is allowed for ? Councillor Courtis £ 56,250 each vear fot the three years. The Chairman pointed to the fact ithotitlst recently they had been spending the biggeuJØs they had ever spent they were lumps of bJle that they wouldn't get any return for at the same time they were for things n° sane man would not have taken advance, The total increase in the rates would mel" 5d In the X. Alderman Ramsdale pointed to theiCt that the sum would not be spent in the next yr, Alderman D. Jones Is there any ■'o?&10T1 made for the western sewer in that estiite ? The Borough Treasurer No, sir. The Chairman: We have no '° raise that money. Alderman D. Jones It must be *xe' should be one of the items taken intfJcoOnt- The Chairman Before we have Plhig"on Alderman D. Jones Yes. The Chairman I really cannotollow yon there, Mr Alderman we have no fler to raise tt. Alderman Ramsdale We shaQbagin tha.t .for three years yet. < Alderman D. Jones Then a guote should be added., stating that outlay ovqthe western sewer is not allowed for, Councillor Meyrick I move tb;his tement ibe printed in the minutes, Subsequently it was decided 't Jand sent round to each member '^ance Committee, so that the- mignIiigest all the ,igares before the next meeting A discussion took place as sawsability or otherwise of making an annuaJltixnate instead of a half-yearly estimate, as e nt. Replies were read to letters previousl/nt out showing the custom in other towns. was resolved to recommend the Couneil to 0,11 s-OQaaJ esti- mate, but levying a half- rate as at present.

CONGREGATJNALISM. CONFERENCE A7>oNTYPl4II)D. The annual conference the English Congre. gational Union of Glartf'anS^f,and. Carmar- thenshire commenced yPn"3d on Monday, and will be o-day (Tues- day). On Monday a:Ítein the Executive Com- mittee of the Union tr&ctocl a .good deal oi private work. those in tendanc including the chairman of the Unio*eV" T. S'n-lair Evans, of Swansea), the s<fcary. Rev. David Evaus, of Burry P< ,an?- IJ?e treasurer (Mr Arthur Daniel,' of ied^?\w)- luring tbe evening a large nufr ° e^ates arrived m readiness for to-day'^ attended a service at tbe Engli Congregational Church, at which the Rev. W es' M.A., Clap- ham Park, Londonia0

ACOIDENfO A NEWPORT COfClLLOR. ADVANTAGE^ THE TELEPHONE. On Sunday ev« ? £ u^trGo^ey, one of the representatives Wa<rd in the County Council of New1' waf rounds of his business establaent 05v8~"?treet, Newport, he took the wr tnrnandl fell through into a cellar, a distal f- Cordey was alone in the premise but although cut about the shaken by the fall, he was able to gP t^ ce"at stairs to the tele- phone in the-e f tne shop, where he called for help to private residence in Stow-circle. Mr Cordey.M at 0" ?8,t and picking up a medical rwas speeaily at the shop. Mr Cordey. g a<* to know, was a good leal er OP Monday morning.

-=: ACCENT ON CRUMLIN VIADUCT. ODS TRAIN DERAILED. Aboi a mineral train proceeI f?ai"5to Pontypool-road was partiaJerailea on the Crumlin Viaduct conse- quenlfc one ot the flanges of the wheels on one ^tructo becoming loose and leaving the whefPart of the bridge was completely de- tnoli- and lJJe metals were torn up for several ya.r Or IY no one was hurt, but had the acct occurred earlier in the day the probabil- itimeone must have inevitably been injured ov"O the enormous traffic which is kept up wthe viaduct constantly. A breakdown gang ^mediately despatched to the scene, and f for the time being is taken across the via- pn a single line.

NEW YORK PRICES. fUEUTEB' ft TOT.B/lttlU I I --A" j,lSJ..JIIGB.iJII.J rton *°*K;30n<3ay-~On the Stock Market jv tofl7 .t0 lness was dull a3 operators ware aIljJaiting of Congress and the —Wteside*1 sage, but values were sustained i—^ strengt m specialties; then the market eacted sing on the publication of the Tlessfl'g f'i'uption to wires by the storm joestnc Up- business, and the closing was fdull J' m°3tly at net losses. Government Bonds urmer and Railroad Bonds strong, a Dela^a*?' ^ackawanna, and Erie General Lien V adv»o Baltimore Shares, Milwaukee and Denver Common declined Canadian Pacific, Denver Preferred, Louisville, ^rred, and Union Preferred, J New •JerS^j' tfni Pacific, 1 Quincy, Rock ][,I&nd, UnioJl Pacific Shares, and Wabash •fier Sill' steady. Sterling Exchange Octnhn 313 unchanged. Gross earnings of the Cleveland, Cincinnati, Lo™> 1-325,000 dollars K Rl° Grande, 898,000 dollars. Pittsbnro- for November of Kansas City, yeltZ 21° quiet crude, 17 33 c.; altered' T Petroleum market quiet and un- Whfwit* —castl steady at 2j points rise, mirfept ■kjfhued on unfavourable European •pi- advices and closed easy; spot easy. -e^8y and unaltered. Corn values were afe>a* aud the market closed steady; spot Qn y* Sugar firm at late rate3. Coffee declined cock trading, bnt closed steady spot steady. cha_easter at 10 points fall. Iron quiet without Copper quiet and 5 points down. p Dec 4. Dec 3. ^^•ney O.8. Gov.Bands 2% p.c 2% p.c other Securities 2% p.e 2U p.c -vUangeonIiondon,60days'sight 4.81% 4.81V Jitto, Cable Transfers 4.85% 4.85% ™Xcbanf?e Paris, 60 days'sight 5.24% 5.249S on Berlin Days 94H 94^ *°ur percent. u.S. Funded Loan 112^ llaO j^estem Union Telegraph Shares 93J £ Topeka, and S. Fe 16% Do. Do. 4 p.c. Mor 98% 98V R Do. Do, 5 p.c. Preferr.. 45% 46% Baltimore ajid'Ohio 57% S8-v Do. Do. S.W. 4 p.c 105 10S ^"iiadft Southern Shares 54% 54, ^anaciian Pacific 84% 35 Central New Jersey 90 93 Centrai Pacific Shares > 3233^ Chesapeake pjid Ohio Common. 24j$24% Chicago, Burlington and Quineey 118% 1193-.4 Chicago and North-Western Ord. 139 139 Ghicago and N-Western Preferred 182 182 Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul 113% U4 Chicago and Bock Island* 107? £ i<)8 Clevel'd, Cm., Ch, & St. Ii3.,OrcL.. 41$5 4iv Delaware and'Hudson — 100 99% Delaware li&ckawana™. 145 144% DsnverandJ&io Grande Sharea„ ISY, 15% Denver Preferred .—: ,61h 62 Winois CEDGMI Shares Ill um Lake Shore & Michigan Southern 193 193 :,ouisville and NashviUegharw.- 62% 63% Michigan Ceaitral Shares—109}$" lC9 HisBuuri Kansas, and Texas 12 ll Missouri Pacific 37 371/ Sew YorkiakeBrie^md "Western 13^4 O'Ho.Lien 74% 74 few York CentraLand HudaonBiv 118 1 ltu ^ew York Ontario & Wesfeern,Ord 15% 15re jtartheinJPacific Common 4Q 491? Northern Pacific Preferred 75 753? Norfolk and Western^ Preferred. 54% 551J ?ennsylvania and Philadelphia 59^ 493? h, ^hliaoelphia and Beading Shares 18 ?hiladelpliia&Beading5p.c.lstInc 44% 44a? Do. do. 4 p.c. Mar 84% 84« Jnion Pacific Shares 371/ 37*/ Da Preferred 69% 69« iVabneh, St. JQouis, and Pacific 7% 774 rVabaah, St. Xiouis, etc. PretShrs 21 21 Silver Bullion 53% 59yi n.u VV;¡' AØP UA..RJit.J:[; Cotton,day*sreceipts at U.S. ports SOfiOQ 27,400 C«tton,day'srecerptaat Gull ports 46,003 36,003 Cotton, day's export to G. Britain 35,000 53,000 Cotton. day's export to Continent 17,000 40,000 Coionfatare Jan delivery 5.43 5A2 Cotton future Mar. delivery 5.46 5.45 Cotton middling upland N. York.. 5% 5" Cotton middling New Orleans 5% 532 Petroleum, xefined. In caeeg 8,5 8.5 Petzolemn,sta'dard WhiteN.York 7.30 .7.30 Petroleum^t'dwhitePhiladslptaia 7.27 7Zl Petroleum, Pipe Line Certs 115 115 Spirits of Turpentine 40 40 Lard, Wilcox's spot. 5.37 5.35 Tallow, Prime City 3X 3 ? Sugar, fair refiningMoscovados. 3}| 3j$ Do. 96 p.c. Centrifugal 4j& 4A Corn, New mixed, Western spot. 41 41 Corn futures Dec. 39}á 39 Corn futures May 3939fc Spring Wheat, No. 1 spot 75: ( 76 Wheat,led winter on the spot 76 76M Wheat deliveryMar 73^ 74^ Wheat delivery May 70 71 Coffee Rio No. 1 6 6% Coffee Rio No. 7 Low Ord. 5.45 5.0 Coffee ditto delivery Mar 5.65 5.70 Flour ex State Sbippin&Brands. ZJB5 2.65 IreD., No.2 Northerii 11 n Tin. Australian is Ming Oipper 12.79 12J5 Stedl Bails w 18 Freight GrainXaverpooi steamers 4%d 5d Freight Grain steamers London. 51 5Md Freight, Cotton to Liverpool & A Wheat, Chicago, Dec. delivery 65% 65% Corn, Chicago, Dec. delivery 33% 33% Turpentine, Savannah 37 37

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l'ai £ for Classification. BRYNDU SCHOOLS, KENFIG HTT.T. G-lam.—Wanted, January 1st, an ASSISTANT MISTRESS, Art 50. Salary £ 45.—Apply with tsvtt- tuonials to Correspondent, Ilyle, Glam. GROCE BY.—Wanted, sharn Junior (indoors), smart with provisions, can solicit; Welsh: references uniurpeachable-—Jones, Gladstone House, Porth. 487n BOOT Trade.—Wanted, Improver on Repairing and willing to serve in shop; state salary wanted, with reference.—Lewis and Co., Brynamman. BAKJJJWS and Confectioners.—Wanted, experienced Hand for pastry and small goods.—Full pertioalara Ooiin Collier, Pentre, Khondda. 48gn i 1ABINET Makers.—Good, all-round Hand, one "who ^understands undertaking.-Ptcton & Morris,Dowfrflm Gi KOCEBY.—Wanted immediately, a smart Junior: r used to soliciting outdoors.—Apply, atatinf fnl] particulars, W. Clarke, National Stores, BlaenelyJaoh. Tonypanriy. 4ffin "VSTANTED at once, good Worktng"Housekeeper.— T 7 Personally or full particulars, Thomas Samuel. Ürl11.Jer. Ferndale. 472tt WANTED at once, a good &eneralSe~r^nj ._i_ W 84, Holton-road, Barry Dock. 473i GROCERY and Provisions.—Wanted &t once. a coad GAssistant; must bO well ug ill soilcia district; indoors.—Write K 474, Echo Office, Cardiff. 474n EOATH Park.— Apartments to ADPIV 75, Bangor-road, Roa«,h Park. Cardiff. 471n ful.-APIIIY Mrs -JOhl), Eagle liotel, Yny8hir. 470n Ga° t h a\v"1 'La Moal<1er. used to steeL— ^E'ijVorks, Walnnt Tree. 4gfq smart Junior tor Grocery and Provisions, Echo Office. Cal'^f Wage' reference' etc.-Wrlte J 468, 4S8n liA,PEII,y 1-^you"ic'" u Outfitting.—Wanted at once, pushing keen»r-ALI S°°d window dresser andsioeit- rliiweeiber. 465n Yl/ANXEl). gc>od General Servant, 20 to 25-—Mm Pmii. -ifVgohon-road. Barry Dock. ZT JOSituation required by good all-round e or tak-e job for the Christmas good rater- -Cross, 13, Coigne-terrace, Barry Dock. 477n \\T A-TE:U), Lad, 15, look after pony, generally useful. _1" Mrs Thomas, Druid Hotel. tiowbridee. Glam. n _r- T OST last Sunday week, Scotch Collie Dog, saUe colour, with white mark on his neck; answers naiae of Carlo. Detainer prosecuted.—Apply Thomas lhomas, Gelly Farm, Tonypandy. 484n CLOTHING.—A smart Junior wanted at once; Wrfrt, c kpply W. Morgan Davies, Dowlais. 49in WRANTED, General,16; three in famUy7; ncTchuSe*; references.—Morgan, Glannant, Bridgend. E. ÙGrnE-Driver for Mortar Mill and Pan. 8cafroi_. JLJ and two good Labourers.—Cooksley, Boval TTnlri Pontycymmer. <ma WANTliD at once, good General Servant; must have good references.—Mrs Watkins, 1, Greenwood- street, Barry Dock. 475n F-i On. Disposal, a Grocery and 'Baking Business as a j concern at Bridgend; main thoroachfan: double-fronted shop decker oven; n» goodwill; ftxtoxM at valuation.-Apply Chronicle Office, Bridgend. 480a TX7ANTKD, Young Man, bako and deliver, country; wages, reference.—Edwards Bros., Bridgend. 4tOB (S ROCEBY.—John Davieu, Porth Has a Vacancy tar A Young Man about 17 to deliver goods and asstsfc— Apply with references and salary (outdoor). 486n LOST, on 29th ult., a handsome 'Yellow Collie Dog (Laddie), 12 months old. large head. wMt* wad hlack spots on body and tail; rewardttneS^wlto W. H. Boutledge, Bedwellty House, Tredegar. iff"

MR SPICER, M.P., AT NEWPORT. INDUSTRIAL TOPICS UNDER REVIEW. Mr Spicer, the member for the Monmouth Boroughs, commenced his annual viait to his constituents by addressing on Monday evening a meeting at the Chepstow-road Board Schools, Maindee. The ex-Mayor (Alderman Bear) pre- sided. and besides the hon. member there were present supporting the ex-Mayor, Mr G. Green- land, Mr W. A. Baker, Mr W. H. Brown, &c. There was a good attendance.—The ex-Mayor said it was rather flattering to the Maindee people that the first meeting of the member's tour should have been held in their midst. No doubt in the near future Maindee would grow to be the greater portion of the constituency therefore it was fit and proper that the hon. member should nurse that part of the constituency. One of the measures very much needed was a Redistribu- tion of Seats Bill, and when this was passed he felt sure they would be able to keep Mr Spicer altogether, because Newport would be sufficiently large to be given a representative to itself with- out the linking on to it of the other two boroughs of Monmouth and Usk. Mr SPICER said it was now a little more than 10 years ago since he made his first speech in the Monmouth Boroughs. He was delighted with these annual gatherings, because they gave him an opportunity to meet the different sections of his constituents. He intended, as that dis- trict included a large working-class element, to deal with questions of immediate necessity. He observed that the Parliamentary meeting of the Trades Union Congress had published A SERIES OF QUESTIONS which they were going to circulate amongst the different members of Parliament so as to know their views on those questions, and he thought he could not do better than take those questions and give his constituents his replies. (Hear, hear.) He was in complete sympathy with the first question that the qualification for voters should be reduced to the lowest possible point, and the removal of the cost of registration on to public funds. He was also in favour, up to a certain point, that parochial relief should not involve disfranchisement; and thought the time was not far distant when those who simply from pure misfortune or the exigencies of any special trade had for a time to go to the poor-law guardians for help should not on that account be deprived of their franchise. (Applause.) He was also in favour of the aboli- tion of plural voting and that returning officers' expenses in Parliamentary elections should be paid out of the public funds. The next question dealt with was the taxation of land valaes-a subject on which when he first came amongst them 10 years ago be dealt with, and about which he had not since altered his mind. He believed that the taxation of ground values was one of the questions of the day, and that it was one which demanded solution at the hands of the Liberal party. He was in favour of the pay- ment of members, and the extension of the Workmen's Compensation Act so as to include all trades, both by land and sea. One of the concluding questions was with reference to an eight hours day for owners. Each Session he had Voted for a Miners' Eight Hours Bill. (Hear, hear.) He was not clear that he had come to the position-he did not think he had- as to an eight hours day being possible for all trades; but with such a dangerous and un- pleasant trade as mining a beginning might be made. To spend eight hours underground was as large a share of the day as could be expected of any man. (Hear, hear.) There existed a conflict of opinion in different parts of the country on the question. In Durham the miner worked less than eight hours, but the boys and others employed were engaged for a longer number of hours. He thought when the miners themselves came to an agreement on the question that there would not be much difficulty in getting jiiBill passed through the House of Commons. A growing interest was being taken throughout the sountry in political questions, and he was delighted with THE ATTITUDE OF MR ASQUITH, who had stated in his recent speeches that there were three great questions with which the Liberal party would deal when it was again returned to power. The first was the popular control of elementary education, the second the taxation of ground values, and the third a complete settlement of the question of compensation to injured workmen. Referring to the question of the housing of the working classes, which had been brought before the Bristol cenference by Councillor T. Parry, of Newport, who had com- plained that a Bill dealing with the subject had been prevented from passing through the House of Commons by the opposition of the Liberal party, Mr Spicer said that the Bill was extremely incomplete, and one which would not meet the necessities of the case. The amend- ment which was proposed to the Bill was supported by the representatives of the working classes in Parliament, and he thought that such representatives knew what the feelings of the working classes were upon the subject. He had endeavoured to deal with questions which were of interest to the majority of the electors, and it would always be his object to treat Eolitical questions not in the interests of the few, ut as far as he knew in the interests of the whole community. (Applause.) Questions were invited, but none were forth- coming, and on the motion of Mr W. A. Baker, seconded by Mr I. Llewellin, and supported by Mr Greenland, a resolution of confidence in Mr Spicer, and thanking him for his past services, was adopted unanimously.

MR BRYNMOR JONES, Q.C., M.P., AT ABERTILLERY. LIBERALISM AND LABOUR. Mr Brynmor Jones, Q.C., M.P., addressed a meeting on Monday night, under the auspices of the Abertillery Radical and Labour Union, on Liberalism and Labour." He said he came amongst them in the capacity of a member of the Eighty Club, which was founded by a small band of younger members of the Liberal party shortly after the great victory of 1880. He rejoiced to think he was one of the little company who joined to found the club. (Hear, hear.) Notwithstanding the difficulties in connection with Home Rule, the greater number of members of the club remained true to the principles of the Liberal party. (Applause.) Liberalism," he defined as the government of the people by the people, for the people Conservatism- unless it was what Lord Beaconsfield called it "an organised hypocrisy "— meant that those who professed it started upon the principle that it was their duty to uphold vested interests and institutions. The Unionist party of to-day was a party which put capital, the Church, the brewing trade, and the services before the good of the community. (Applause.) Labour policy, according to his view, was a general term to express the aims of the leaders of men who earned their livelihood from day to day by working with their hands. He admitted the justice of the contention of those members of the great Trades Unions of the country who considered that in many respects the interests of the working classes demanded particular attention, and possibly separate poli- tical organisation; but he ventured to think that until a successful Independent Labour party could be formed, the best coarse that working men could follow was to remain true, like their fathers, to the progressive Liberal party. (Ap- plause.) Under present circumstances the chief obstacles in the way of the creation of such a party was the state of our electoral law. The demands of returning officers, the ex- penses of elections, and the cost involved generally on becoming a member of Parliament made it practically impossible for those men who would naturally lead uh a party to become members of Parliament. (Ap- plause.) What were the main aims of a Labour party ? To obtain conditions which would enable them to deal as organised bodies on fair terms with their employers to establish as far as pos- sible in each trade a minimum wage rate, and to advance it or prevent its being reduced to obtain fair hours to introduce into the organisation of each trade such reasonable regulations as might distribute required works among competent work- men in such a way that as few as possible might at any moment be out of employment; and in general to improve the physical conditions of labour and to protect individuals from possible hard usage on the part of fore- men and employers; lastly, to get an improved Conciliation Act, in regard to which he made some suggestion. He pointed out that there were grave distinctions amongst the working-classes themselves which must give rise to trouble to those who were interested in improving their lot. There was the distinc- tion between skilled and miskilled labour, and the distinction between those trades which were organised and those which were not. True, the distinction tended to diminish, because the more skilled the trade the better organised it was as a rule. The more unskilled the trade the more imperfect its unions and combinations. (Applause.) The first practical step, he considered, that ought to be taken was to perfect the organisations of the men. (Hear, hear, and applause.) He cited from the report of the Royal Commission on Labour a passage signed by nearly all the members, including the Duke of Devonshire and other prominent Unionist politicians, to the effect that while a strike in the case of an organised trade might be more disastrous when it occurred, yet, upon the whole, a strike on a large scale worked less injury than continual bickering and continual strikes on a small scale amongst un- organised bodies of workmen. (Hear, hear ) He also referred -o a passage in the report in which the Commissioners, referring to industry at large, said it seemed clear that for a long time labour must continue on the nresent system of employers being recouped by profits and work- men receiving wages, but that all the evidence showed that for the last 50 years there had been a tendency in the direction of a kind of industrial partnership on the part of workmen and employers. The recognition of this might assume the form of profit sharing, sliding scale, joint wages boards or conferences, according to the circumstances of particular trades. In con- clusion, he said there was, as history showed, a permanent division between the current of thought represented by Conservatism and that represented by Liberalism, and he exhorted the working classes to remain true to those who had shown themselves to be their real friends. (Applause.)

CHRISTMAS PUDDINGS. A number of calculations have been made by the Master Baker, fiom which we take the fol- lowing :—Bearing in mind that the population or Great Bcitain is about 40,000,000, and that a ¡ great number of families cook several puddings I for their own delectation at other and that a vast quantity of puddings are sent to India, Aus- I tralia, and the Colonies generally, we think that we are well within the mark when we state that in this country alone 4,000,000 puddings are pre- pared for Christmas Day, each of which will average 4lb. in weight. The national plum pudding, therefore, weighs just about 7,589 tons to compose it you must take 2,678 tons of raisins, 892 tons of currants, and the same quantity of mixed peel of bread crumbs and suet 1,339 tons each, some 500,000 pi 'ts of brandy, and 32,000,000. I

TINPLATE TRADE. 1 LLANELLY TINPLATERS AND THE UNION. INTERVIEW WITH THE GENERAL SECRETARY. Anent the agitation among Ltlajielly tinplaters about joining Unions other than the Tinplate Workers' Union, one of our reporters interviewed Mr Thomas Phillips, who has been the general secretary of the Tinplaters' Union since its in- ception in 1888. Mr Phillips said few workmen had seen a greater dislocation of their trade than tinplate workers, and when as a result of the immense pressure to bear wages down the men at last gave way it ought to surprise no one acquainted with industrial affairs that for a time their Union was neglected. Has the Union been strong at Llanelly ?" Well, the Llanelly tinplate workers have earned for themselves for their conduct towards the Tinplaters' Union a most unenviable reputa- tion among their fellow-workmen throughout the trade. It was only last week a resolution was parsed by the Ammandulais tinplaters to ignore Llanelly men and co operate with the other men in the trade to place the Union on a sonnd foot- ing. The men at the three Llanelly works have suffered less than tinplaters generally, and they and others at Llanelly have given more trouble to the Union officials than any men in the trade. I don't hesitate to say that the large reductions now ruling in the trade are largely due to the selfish short-sightedness and want of co-opera- tion-of Llanelly tinplate workers." is it correct that an attempt was made at Saturday's meeting to turn you out ?" Yes. They carried a vote that was meant to gag me, whilst their whole proceeding was an indirect attack upon myself and those who have worked with me during the last five years in maintain- ing a struggle and undertaking responsibilities that have placed thousands of pounds in the pockets of Llanelly tinplaters. The very men who could go to Swansea as a deputation to seek to join another Union have not moved their little finger to help their own Union. Some of these at their works are too timid, too shy, to do any- thing on account, as they say, of their position.' One of these very men's position was only main- tained by our Union at great cost, works being, kept idle by us for five weeks on that account." "j What of the Steelworkers' Union ?" j Oh, I have nothing to say against it, and Mr John Hodge has acted as I expected a loyal;! Trades Unionist to do, and this cannot be said of; J some others who seem to trade on our difficulties. It should not be forgotten that there are causes,' apart from want of faithfulness that affect a Trades Union adversely. In various industries the cost of labour in the production of an article varies, and the greater the cost of labour the greater the temptation of an employer to interfere with wages. In a toa of tinplate the cost of labour from the bar would be 30s. The cost of labour on steel bars might be 5s 15 per cent off the 30s would mean 4s 6d. The possible reduction off the 5s would be a mere trifle, and ou that account the men in one branch might be con- stantly interfered with and in the other left alone." Some Llanelly men urge want of confidence in the Tinplaters' Union as their justification." If they spoke truly they would say want of payment of Union contribution 3 by themselves. Want of confidence, indeed, I should like to know what has happened since these men last joined their fellow-workmen in the trade to justify their insinuation. Why, some of these men have been asked to join in an effort to organise Llanelly tinplaters, and now they would blame Union officials for want of activity. It had been agreed that 2s 6d per man should be paid at one of the works. Two officials waited for the collection of this money. They obtainsd a solitary half-crown. Yet these men a short while before, through the instrumentality of the Union, had received an advance of from 15 to 20 per cent. Here is a further illustration of how Llanelly tinplaters have acted towards their Union. To maintain the wage rate it became necessary to nego- tiate a loan of £ 1,000. A meeting was held at which Llanelly delegates were pre- sent and agreed to levy 5s per man to liquidate the debt. Up to now they have not paid £10 out of the S260. But the Union which they now would totally destroy kept the reductions away from them for four months, and this repre- 'sented in money to the Llan?lly tjl1\r.:?rs alone no less than £ 8 000;" PONTARDAWE STRIKE SETTLED. On Monday morning the Pontardawe mills were at work as usual. The behinders had agreed to work for a week on the advance on the 1874 list offered by Mr Gilbertson. The tinhouse, however, was idle, all the men being on strike. It appears that on Sunday the under-manager saw some men and told them that all was settled and that the men could go on to work as usual. This the men took no notice of. On Sunday night five sets were lit up, but not a man was found to work them on Monday morning. The men were sent for to the works. They went together to the reading- room, and there sent a message inviting the under-manager and the tinhouse superintendent to meet them. No one came, and after a time the men separated. Messages were afterwards sent after them to come back..The reply was sent that a meeting of the men would be held in the even- ing. This was held, and the terms demanded by the men—15 per cent. under the list, no box con- cessions, and full payment for wasters-was agreed to by Mr Gilbertson's representatives. A question which it was thought would prove a stumbling block to a settlement wo,s also arranged. All tinhouse men in the trade will be pleased to hear that at Pontardawe henceforth the tinman at the Abercarn pot will keep his position in front of the pot as tinman and be paid as above stated, Thus the Pontardawe strike has been brought to a happy close in the course of one.day.

GLOVE FIGHT AT SWANSEA. EXCITING CONTEST. For some weeks past much interest has been evinced in Swansea sporting circles over the Morgan-Murphy fight, which took place on Monday evening at the Public Hall, Morriston, notwithstanding the resolutions that had been passed by several of the religious bodies pro- testing against the place being used for such a purpose. The contest was for XIS a-side, and the combatants are well known locally. Billy Morgan, who had all along been the favourite, had suffered but one defeat, and that at the hands of Hooligan a couple of years ago. For Mon- day night's fight he had been trained by Dolling, and was considered to be in capital trim. His opponent, Dan Murphy, is also a Swansea man. He has been in the Army, having served in the Royal Engineers. Out oi 14 previous contests he won 12, and up to his retirement from the Army held the championship of Aldershot. He had been trained by Ted Poole, and had many supporters. He was about 91ba heavier than I Morgan and the taller of the two, but the S wansea man had the reputation of being quicker on his feet than Murphy, and the betting wa.s decidedly in his favour. THE FIGHT. The hall was almost packed, and the combatants entered the ring to open the 20-round contest it was seen that Jem Day, of Plymouth, was the referee, whilst Morgan's seconds were George Lucas, Bertie Grey, and Dolling. Dick Ambrose and Sapper Thomas did similar duty for Murphy. The stake- holder was Harry Bevan, the timekeeper A. E. Gash, and the manager Tom Jones. The fight turned out to be a most one-sided affair. Both men responded promptly to the call of time, and Murphy, who did not appear to be thoroughly trained, sparred a second or two for an opening, and then got in his left under Morgan's chin. The blow was not a heavy one, however, and Morgan replied with a swinging blow near the heart. Both men now became desperate, and attacked each other in the. most vigorous fashion. Murphy was, however, seen to be almost hopelessly out of i4 and showed little or no science in parrying off the straight lefts of Morgan. The two clinched, however, and Murphy, who had hoped to knock his oppenent out in the first couple of rounds, made several attempts to get home, but failed, where- upon Morgan breaking quickly away lunged a pace forward and dealt Murphy a tremendous nit full in the face with his left. The blow knocked him down, and amid the greatest ex- citement among the audience time was called, Dick Ambrose lifting hi3 man to his comer. Murphy came up fairly fresh for the second round, though it was now seen beyond any doubt that he was beaten on all points. Morgan at once assumed the aggressive and dealt his opponent a heavy body blow, followed by several successive hits with his right full in Murphy's face, which was now bleedmg jarofusely. Murphy was helpless, and was three times knocked down. He, however, just managed to respond when the contest stopped for a while, because the referee was unable to hear the timekeeper. On resuming Murphy came up tottering. Morgan led oft with his left straight in Murphy's face. The latter reeled, and Morgan, taking advantage of the opening, brought round his right, and with a fitinging blow knocked Murphy out. He was unable to rise, and amid the greatest excitement Morgan was declared the winner. When lifted from the ring Murphy presented a piteous spectacle, whereas Morgan, who still re- tains the Middle-weight Championship of Wales, was as fresh as if without a scratch.

A NEWPORT COAL STEALER CAUGHT. Joseph Heaven, a Newport donkeyman, stcc .l iu the dock a £ the Uskside Town Hall on Monday to answer charges of theft and assault. Early on Sunday morning Heaven was stopped when leav- ing the Alexandra Dock premises, he having a load which proved to be some 281b. of coal. Heaven dropped his load, gave Dock-constable McCarthy a blow with his fist, and then made off. He only got away a short distance, however, for he stumbled and fell in the roadway, and before he could rise the police were upon him Heaven, who is a married man and has a family of seven young children, was fined 21s, or one month's imprisonment.

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PEMBROKESHIRE HERO. SURGEON MAILLARD'S BRAVERY. HOW HE WON THE V.C. A day or so ago we recorded the fact that the Victoria Cross had been awarded to Surgeon W. 1_- J. Maillard, M.D., R.N., who is a Pembrokeshire man, for saving the life of a, comrade during the outbreak in Crete on September 6th last. To-day we are able to give further interesting details concerning the hero and his heroic act. Surgeon W. J. Maillard, who by the way is a brother of Mr J. D. Maillard, of the Intermediate School, Penarth, is the eldest son of the late Rev. D. G. Maillard, who for many years resided in Cardiff. He was educated at Kingswood School, Bath, and Guy's Hospital. He entered the Navy as a sur- geon in 1889, obtaining the second place in the competition of his year, and after the usual course at Haslar Hospital was appointed to H.M.S. Ganges and later to H.M.S. Iron Duke. His first foreign appointment was to H.M.S. Blake, at that time the flagship of Admiral Sir J. Hopkins, on the North American Station. On returning to England Dr. Maillard was appointed to H.M.S. Excellent at Portsmouth. In Septem- ber, 1897, he again went on foreign service on board H.M.S. Hazard, a first-class torpedo gun- boat attached to the Mediterranean Squadron. For many months she was engaged in the weari- some business of blockading the Cretan coast, and chanced to be the only warship in the harbour of Candia at the time of the Mussulman outbreak on September 6th. Dr. Maillard, who is 35 years of age, married in 1896 Miss Edith Beresford, daughter of the late Mr William Beresiord formerly of Waterford Hall, in the county of Leicester. His medical degree is a. distinguished one, as he obtained the marks qualifying for the gold medal at the M.D. examination of the Uni- versity of London. It is perhaps worth mention- ing that before the action which won him the V.C. Dr. Maillard had never been under fire. It may be observed that it is very rarly that a medical man has won the Victoria Cross, and never before has the much coveted trophy been awarded to a. surgeon in the British Navy. HOW THE CROSS WAS WON. The following are the circumstances under which the Victoria Cross was won :—On Septem- her 6th, at 1 p.m., in answer to a signal from Col. Reid, the commander of the Hazard sent in Lieut. Nicholsonwith about30menas a guard to the town gate. At 2 o'clock came another signal, saying, Send a stronger guard," and the cutter was sent with more men. A quarter of an hour later came the signal Medical assistance wanted." Accordingly a boat pushed off with Lieutenant- Commander Vaughan Lewes, Surgeon Maillard, and the captain's steward, who volunteered for the service, and five men rowing. As soon as the boat entered the harbour the bullets began to plough the water all round the boat, but the damage was done when they reached the land- ing stage. The Bashis had got the exact range by practising on the preceding boats, and as the party rushed out to cross the 30 or 40 yards be. tween them and the Custom House, out of the eight two were killed and three wounded. Halfway was a small heap of casks, which they used as a shelter. Not till they reached the Custom House was it noticed that a man had dropped wounded into the boat. Sur- geon Maillard, who had already had a bullet through his tunic and trousers, now went back to him through the fire, which never ceased, and tried to lift him out of the boat. The bluejacket implored the surgeon to leave him, as he was a dead man, and it was a physical impossibility to lift him out. By an almost superhuman effort, Surgeon Maillard succeeded in doing this, and bore his wounded comrade back through a per- fect hail of bullets to safety. The Englishmen now defended themselves for three hours in the Custom House, being unable to get a signal to the ship to bombard the town, but at 6 o'clock Lieutenant Marshall started firing, and 23 shells were discharged, doing much execution. The firing brought down the Turkish Governor, who pretended not to know anything about the distur- bance, and finally at half-past 6 o'clock the party from the Custom House got off to the Turquoise with their dead and wounded. Of the latter ihere were nearly 70 altogether, and Surgeon Maillard, who was single-handed, had a hard night's work following the toil and peril of the day.

CARDIFF COAL CHARTER CONTROVERSY. The cxzc of Agius v. Holman and Sons came on for trial 0x1 Monday in the Commercial Court of the Queeu's Bench Division, before Mr Justice Kennedy without a jury. Mr I'inglish Harrison, Q.C., and Mr Leek appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr Robson, Q.C., M.P., and Mr Hamilton represented the defen- dauts. Mr Harrison said the action was brought to recover a difference of freight arising out of cer- tain charter party transactions. Plaintiff, Mr Agius, carried on a coal business of a very exten- sive kind at Cardiff, Glasgow, London, South- ampton, etc., and the defendants were shipowners in Leadenhall-street, London. On October 19th, 1897, a charter was affected between the parties upon certain clauses of which a controversy had arisen. The charter provided for coals to be loaded at Cardiff and Newport and carried to Malta, Constantinople, etc., and the rate of freight to Malta was fixed at 5s 6d. The dispute arose over the Malta freight. The charter provided that the contract was to remain in force during 1898 for 12 consecutive voyages, commencing January, 1898. That meant the defendants were to provide a steamer every month for the stipu- lated amount of cargo. Clause 17 said, Should Messrs Holman not nominate a boat or should the boat they nominate not be ready to load within the month plaintiff to have liberty to can- eel that particular voyage and charter another boat, debiting Messrs Holman with any difference in freight should he have to pay more than the contract rate." The controversy arose chiefly over that clause. What happened was this. In February, March, April, and May the defendants did not nominate a boat and paid the differences, and now it was with regard to the June nomina- tion plaintiff was asking for damages. On June 20th no boat had been nominated, and there were negotiations. There was an interview a few j days after between representatives of the firms, I and the result was it was arranged that a ship I named the Loyal Briton should be substituted for a voyage between Cardiff and Malta, freight to be 8s l%d, and his contention was that there was a binding agreement come to then by which defendants were liable. The defendants admitted the charter, and admitted they made default. They admitted the charter of the Loyal Briton, but said they were not liable I because the plaintiff never acted under it. It appeared that after plaintiff had made this arrangement it became more convenient not to carry out the substituted charter of the 30th June, and they accordingly negotiated again with the owners of the Loyal Briton and substituted another charter on July 4th for that of June 30th. That substituted charter was to carry coals from Liverpool to Palermo, and the rate of freight fixed was 9s 6d. With all that, however, the defendants had nothing to do. He submitted the plaintiff was clearly entitled to the 2s na difference in freight, as the defendants were not concerned with the subsequent arrange- ment. The plaintiff's cause of action accrued when the defendants agreed that the Loyal Briton should be substituted at 8s lJ £ d, and they could not be heard to say that because some- thing else had happened they were not liable to pay the difference. Mr William Henry Northage, of the plaintiff firm, proved that the amount claimed was X326 4s 2d. Mr Robson then argued the defendants' case, and contended the plaintiff had no right to throw over the contract with the defendants altogether and then turn round and claim damages on it. There was no relationship between the contracts at all, as the Liverpool to Palermo contract could not possibly be said to be a substitute for the Cardiff to Malta contract. The case put forward by the plaintiff was purely hypothetical, and it was purely for his own con- venience be chose not to carry out the Cardiff contract. He had not shown that he was damaged at all by defendants' default, and probably he had profited by it. After hearing further arguments his Lordship said he was of opinion the plaintiff was entitled to succeed, and the contention of the defendants that they were only liable for nominal damages was not sound in law. He therefore gave judgment for the plaintiff for the amount cip.i-rtcc'.— £ 326 4s 2d-with costs.

THE CAT." RUFFIAN FLOGGED AT SWANSEA. George Attewell, who was sentenced at the recent Assizes for robbery with violence, had a taste of his severe punishment, including 40 lashes, at the Swansea Prison on Monday. It was, W9 learn, intended to administer the cat on Saturday morning, but the formalities had not I been completed. Whilst the other prisoners were I at breakfast, Attewell was told to bare his back. He did so, and was then led to a triangle that had been erected in the reception ward. Here his feet and hands were bound to a bar, and in the presence of the governor, the prison doctor, the chief warder, and the prison schoolmaster. the last-named, whose duty it is to administer } the lash, carrying out the first portion of Mr Justice Day's heavy sentence. Taking the cat in his hand the prison schoolmaster, slowly but strongly, laid the lash upon the prisoner's bare back until the blood flowed freely. Twenty strokes were given, and then Attewell, so it was said, had to be moved to the prison infirmary, strokes were given, and then Attewell, so it was said, had to be moved to the prison infirmary, where he is expected to lie for some weeks to come. Prisoner, who groaned and swore, bore his trying ordeal fairly well.

SINGULAR ACCIDB^ MAINDEE. Late on Sunday nigbtiQgaIar occurred at the residen; she» WJJ James Cunningham, Fairoak avenue, Meiv-Newport- Mr Cunningham had ^corfe on the previous d< Cath^i; with the custom amon^ 2^aS a persuasion, of which curtail nded wi-th ber. the remains were t the head. and foot and candles were settc of the bed One of thf™osea that a gnat room was eft open, ar PP of wind blew the cur^ Tbe neighbors dies, and so L YaXLgh were alarmed, and widow and who lives near and mischief. £ her daughters t°^ done to the rest of the furniture ^d:hangiUle r^ Coulman,they wer^ reassure the «*mates Unhappily, the -nd leS3 of tbe leased were badly scorcl

.-=-. NEWPORT ROBS HIS SON. At the Newpf00"51 Policc Coult Mon- AC tne R tarine fireman, was charged day James £ his son, Wm. James vnti assaul £ Betts appeared at Friday's .f tWe Court, and wae bound over sitting of tne fcowards bia wife>and r Joe, be should contribute 5s per ™aid;1PPort h.is ^2' being week to again- In the even- unwilling j his son—w^° works at the mg he w been paid his wages, and then new hosp jney from him. The lad de- deman t intended to give it to his dined, ^>eld the iaa against the wall and rthlr; rrom his hand, and then went J „N4CM °f 'T. Betts now declared fu t- S*VVieoave money» which he t a proe things out of pawn in order ? join a ship upon which he had that a jjgjth aa a fireman. The magis- beenpr lengthy consultation, held that ^Jff' .ty of theft, and fined him 21s, or 14 da.1'

rBE BRISTOL CHANNEL DISASTER. NEWPORT PILOT'S OPINION. J. Comer and W. Bowden, of the Newport )ilot boat Water Lily, No. 30, on arrival at Ilfra- jombe, were informed of the disaster off the Foreland on Thursday last, when Captain Good- man and his son were drowned through their i w Cardiff, colliding with the vessel fliscant. Both men were indignant, and rcaintained that the accident would never have occurred if the captain had had a pilot on board. hy aTded they were crnisinS off Lundy Island f»aen about 3 o'clock in the afternoon they saw a large German vessel enter the Bristol Channel, .wilen near they made it out to be the Escant! ina learnt that she was bound from Ramnn« tn ^Newport with pitwood. They offered to pilot her -Newport, and were surprised at the captain's retusai, he saying he could do without them. As Was blowing very hard at the time and the evening coming in dark,they thought it most dan- gerous for the captain. who was a stranger to the r-hannel, to proceed. They therefore asked him to stop the ship, and once more offered him their services, adding they would pilot him up to Newport and leave the question of money. The cap- tain, however, went on,and the pilots were not sur- Prised at hearing of an accident. Comer and Bowden both say under the circumstances, con- sidering the bad weather, the captain of the Es- cant should have taken a pilot on board, and are confident that had he done so the accident to Captain Goodman and his son would not have occurred. They also argued that all captains of strange vessels proceeding up and down the Bris- tol Channel should be compelled to engage pilots, and then many an accident would be averted. Regulations of such a character were in opera- tion in different parts of the world, and why- should the Bristol Channel, which was beset with so many dangers, be exempt, especially in the case of foreign vessels ? They were positive that the accident to the Elsie would not have happened had the captain of the Escaat had a Bristol Channel pilot on board.

THEATRE ROYAL (CARDIFF). Runaway Girl made her first bow to a Cardiff audience last evening at the Theatre Royal. There was a splendid house, and it is seldom that a production in Cardiff has gone with such swing and success. The piece is one of those light comedies, with plenty of music, which the latter day audience delights in. The heroine, Winifred Grey, a part charmingly taken by Miss Decima Moore, tires of life in a convent, where she is waiting for the lover whom she is to marry, and runs off with some strolling minstrels. It is in Corsica that the story opens, and in the streets of Ajaccio she meets and captivates the young man to who she had been betrothed. Dreading a vendetta they flee to Venice and after inouerable adventures the curtain fall's on wedding bells. The leading characters are mostly English, and the scenes are all in Southern Europe, so that a good deal of fun centres on the treat- ment of the visitors by the natives. The Sirdar is referred to, and so is the inevitable Louis de Rougemont. For the company we have nothing but praise, and while all are good the principals are excellent. Mr John Humphries, an old Cardiff favourite, as Brother Tamaind, made the audience roar again, and another capital per- formance was that of Flipper, played by Mr Harry Phydora. Mr Sidney Harcourt as Lord Coodle and Mr Bert Haslem as Guy Stanley were both good, and so also was Miss Lillie Belmore as Carmenita. There are some pretty ditties in the piece, which were enthusiaslically encored. The dressing and the staging are alike admirable.

GRAND THEATRE (CARDIFF). At the Grand Theatre that old favourite Ladv Godiva" was played to a ciowded and enthusi. astic audience. The piece has many qualities to commend it, but to the popular audience its attractiveness is principally contained in the thrilling and romantic scory it narrates, and the quaint So.-ton habits and customs which it so graphically represents. The company is one of a high order of merit, as the acting testifies, especially in the third act, in which Tom's intensely daamatic style works'the audience during a stirring situation into a remark- able pitch of excitement. In this act also Lady Godiva, the friend of the people, makes her famous ride through the streets of Coventry and liberates the citizens from the oppressive enact- ments of King Mercia. Miss Jennie Burgoyne, a beautiful and accomplished actress, who plays the title role, came in for an enthusiastic recep- tion, and the merits of the other players were duly acknowledged. The scenery and costumes very faithfully represent the period in which the action of the play is laid.

LYCEUM THEATRE, NEWPORT. Miss Emmr. Hutchison's comedy company, direct from the Criterion Theatre, appeared last evening in the famous "Pink Dominoes," one of those sprightly fascinating productions we owe to the French school of dramatists. The company include Mr Horatio Saker and Mr Frank Hill, who personate respectively their original parts of Charles Greythorne, the Manchester mer- ehant^nd Joskins Tubbs, a man with a fondness, two leading characters are well sup- ported by Mr Frank Berasford, aa Sir Percy Wagstaffe, and by Mr Edward Swinton, aa Henry Greenlanes. Miss Hutchison herself leads in the role of Lady Maggie Wagstaffe, and the other ladies of the company are Miss Helen Hay, Miss Besaie Harrison, Miss Annie Saker and Miss Katheiine Vere. The comedy, which has been well described as a clever piece in the hands of a clever company, is preceded by a one act trifle in which the scene is laid at Monaco. On Tuesday and Thursday Burnand's Betsy is produced in the place of Pink Dominoes and on Friday 11 The Great Divorce Case," described as the most laughable farce of the day, is staged for the fashionable night. Next week playgoers are promised a naval drama, entitled Saved from the Sea."

THE EMPIRES. CARDIFF. Devotee^ of music-hall art in Cardiff had an opportunity on Monday night of witnessing the performances which won for the Schaffer Family the enthusiastic applause of bumper houses at the London Empire and the Crystal Palace some time ago. This gifted family of acrobats, accompanied by ponies trained to the highest possible point of proficiency in gymnastic exercises, created quite a furore upon their first appearance on the Metro- politan stage. Their subsequent performances in the provinces have been received with like favour, and at Cardiff the admiration won in other Iarg-e centres was fully sustained. The group con- 'I stitute the chief attraction of the week's pro- gramme, which would be one of rare merit if it included no other. The extraordinttry skill exhibited by the family and their equine sup- porters in a long series of difficolt and novel movements evoked unstinted approbation. This engagement, however, has not excluded other items, and there is this week, as usual, that variety which we have become accustomed to associate with the bill of fare at the Cardiff Empire There is some clever dancing by that accomplished expert, Mdle. De Dio, whocle pictur- esque exposition of the art sustained the high reputation which had preceded ber. SWANSEA. A cordial reception was given on Monday night at the Swansea Empire to the powerful repre- sentations, as shown by the Vitascope, of the leading incidents of the Soudan campaign. Lord Kitchener's brilliant achievements are pictur- esquely reproduced, theaniraa-tion and excitement of what are now historic martial movements being introduced with wonderful vividness to the delight of a large audience. The excellent panoramic representation does not cease with the incidents of the campaign itself. Lord Kitchener's memorable reception at Dover is also shown, the welcome on the pier, followed by the street pro- cession and the honorary freedom ceremony in the Town Hall, forming a splendid series of productions. Swansea is clearly having some compensation for the Sirdar's inability to travel beyond Cardiff. The usual variety programme was cleverly gone through, and the skill exhibited by the Wheelers and the Waldrons was.heartily applauded. There was a bumper house at both performances.

FATAL ACCIDENT AT CARDIFF DOCKS. On Monday evening a Greek, Basili Catzaylu u r°reslded witk uncle at 31, South Church-street, went to see some countrymen on board the s-P, Andriana, lying in the'Roath BTm. SSomehow the lad fell into the ship's hold. He was picked up in an unconscious state and removed to the Hamadryad Hospital Shin, where he was attended to by Drs. Evans and Scott, who found that he had sustained fractures to skull and ribs. His case was hopeless and he soon succumbed.

CHILD SUICIDES. The Berlin Das Eci o is certainly jubi/iiled in its assertion that the suicide of children may be regarded as among the very saddest and most starttogof all the social phenomena of modern life. Whether Germany is more productive in tbis horrible modern symptom, the despair of the child," we have not sufficient international statistics before us by which to determine. But it appears from the statistics of the German BCioru» ^at during the space of 10 vears—1887 to 1896—no fewer than 407 school children have taken their own lives I All these cases occurred in the Volksschulen, and every suicide was under 15 years ef age. Of these poor young ones weary of life 331 were boys and 76 girls.

JEWELLERY ROBBERY. J ewel thieves have been at work in Pari.. again and with great success. They cut a hole in the iron screen or shutter protecting the shop of M. Daniel, a diamond dealer in the Rue de Provence on Friday night. Then they broke the glass and abstracted from the ledges or shelves in the window with their hands £ 4,000 worth of diamond rings and brooches. A young woman who slept in the shop states that she heard no noise what- ever, and 'the dog with her had never barked while the thieves were doing their work.

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CARDIFF. PROVIDENT DISPENSARY, GUILDFORD-STKHBT.* Statement for the week ending 3rd Dec., 1.898 Number of attendances at the Dis- pensary with medicine supplied, 177 number of visits paid by the medical staff at patients' own homes, 55 number admitted during the week, 4. Applications for membership to be made to Mr J. Bargery, at the Dispensary, any day in the week from 9 till 12 a.m., and from 3 till S p.m., except Wednesday, when the Dispensary closes at 4 p m —HERBERT M. THOMPSON, Hon. Sec.

BRIDGEND. ACCIDENT IN A PRINTING OFFICE.—On Satur- day afternoon a lad named Habgood, aged 1J, living in Oddfellows'-row, was employed on treadle printing machine in the Chronicle Office when he sustained injuries to his foot. One toe was so badly crushed that it had to be amputated.

MILFORD. Sx; CKA.I: SUPFRINTENDEN T. -Capt. Sharp, who for 18 years has been an official connected with the Newhaven and Dieppe steampacket service, has been appointed by the Great Western Railway Company assistant superin- tendent at Mi)ford of their Channel steampacket service.

NEWPORT. INTJ!,JXMEDIAT:E SCHOOLS.—At the MOILLhly meet- ing of the governors of theee schools held at the ing of the governors of these schools held at the Town Hall, Newport, on Monday, Mr W. Wheeler presiding, it was announced by Mr W. H. Brown that the Newport Co-operative Society had decided to give two scholarships, one in each department, tenable for a. year, but to be renew- able for three years as a maximum, the said scholarships to be limited to the children of parents who were members of the Co-operative oociety, A resolution thanking the Co-operative adopted. and » WM SEAMAN DHOWNED. — On Monday evening Thomas Craine (27), seaman on board the u. OLTF&'ck TheNV WaS drowned.in the Newport, ij K- _,lhe steamer was about to proeeed to sea, and Crauie, who had gone on to the quay wall to let go the ropes, stumbled and fell overboard. out at the cabinet works !?a,r s Clissett, 104, Commercial-street, on Monday evening. P.C. Hemby, who WM first on the scene, obtained aaaistanoe and removed a quantity of goods from the workshon. The fire brigade arrived shortly afterwards mdf extinguished the flames before much damage WM done.

CARDIGAN. RURAL DISTRICT COUNCIL.-At the monthly meeting on Saturday, Mr W. Picton Evans pre- siding, the Chairman stated that he Mr W. O. Brigstocke had arranged to protect the well at Blaenanerch, and make two roads of accesses thereto. The Surveyor reported that the work of improving the highway near Tyllwyd was pro- gressing, and would, when completed, render the road safe for travelling. The quality of the water in the Jubilee Well at Llechryd village having been condemned by the public analyst as unfit for domestic use, it was resolved to take a mpnh from the bottom of the well during dry weatbec and forward the same to the public analyst with a view of finding whether impure water from the surface percolates into it or not. The inspecb was requested to protect the pablic well at Blank- forth village, and cause the water way to be cleared so as to ensure a free escape for tho super- fluous water.

BRITON FERRY. j RAILWAY PORTER INJURED.—Benjamin PhiIIiM. m Phi a porter on the Great Western Railway, broke his leg on Monday afternoon by slipping off the goods platform at Briton Ferry. FIRE.-Fire broke out at Mr M. G. Roberta ironmongery establishment on Monday after- noon, caused by some mats coming in contact = with the stove piping. The fire brigade put the i fire out before any serious damage was done.

LLANDAFF. LICENSING OFFENCES.—James Alden, landlord of the Cardiff Castle Inn, Tongwynlais, for neglecting to promptly grant a police officer admission to the house on a recent Sunday WM J fined 203 and costs and Jonah Stephens, who was found on the premises on the same after- noon, in contravention of the Sunday Closing Act, was fined 20s, including costs. Mr J H. Jones defended Alden. s

LLANELLY. A THIEF'S CONFESSION.—William Gibcon, King- square, was charged with stealing a. pair of trowsers from Mr David James' shop in Stepnfly- street. John Rogers, of King-square, a labourer at the new dock, tendered the trousers in pawn. When arrested he said he got them from another man, and on the way to the police station Gibson came up to the officer who had Rogers in charge and said, "Leave that man go; he knows nothing about it. I stole the trousers." Rogers gave evidence. Prisoner was remanded until t Wednesday.

MERTHYR. ™ POLIC*.—Befote Mr W M. North, stipendiary, and Mr V. A. Wills x%~ high constable, Daniel Quin was summoned for being drank on his father's premises, the Bird. m-Hand Inn. Dowlais, and also with assaulting P.O. Israel Davies. For the iirst offence he wae ordered to pay 10s and costs or undergo 14 days' imprisonment, and for the latter he was fined £ 1 and costs or three weeks. SAD CASE OF THEFT.—A boy ifamed Evan Jones Wit:] charged with stealing a box of cigars, value 2s 6d, the property of Mr M. A. Charles, Ponty- pridd. Defendant admitted the offence, which WM the firfrt recorded against him, and was fined 15s.

BILLIARDS. ROBERTS v. SALA. At the Egyptian Hall yesterday Roberts and Sala entered upon the second half of 21,000 up, in which Sala receives 7,500 start. The latter in the afternoon showed capital form in breaks of 86, two 11, and two 14, and Roberts made 87,100, and 108, whilst at night Roberts played a splendid game, making one 34, one 28, one 15. two 36, and 198. The closing scores were Sala, 15.279: Eo; orta, 11,392.

"i" WALKED INTO THE ARMS OF JUSTICE. Gol;ge Wood, a labourer, who gave his address as 4, Charlotte-sfereet, Cardiff, appeared in the dock at the Newport Borough Police Court on Monday charged with having stolen four flannel shirts from Messrs Jacob's shop, 195 Dock- street. Wood on Friday stole the shirts, which were exposed in the doorway, and then made hit way to the bottom of the town, and being a stranger he walked into one of Messrs Jacob's shops in Potter-street, and there offered to pledge two of the shirts. The assistant examined the shirts, and found that they bore the firm's card upon them. Wood, on seemg Mr Jacob and his assistant talking over the shirts," aaked if they thought he had stolen the shirts, and said that he had purchased them in an auction room in Queen-street, Cardiff. Wood suggested that the police be sent for, but on Mr Jacob telling the lad to go for an officer he made off, and when capourecl he became violent. Wood, who stated that he had been in Cardiff five or six years, now pleaded guilty, and was sent to prison for one month. -ow.