South Wales Echo

Swansea Dock Labour I Crisis. r t WORK AT A STANDSTILL I Additional Police Ordered. I Therein no change in the aspect of a.<f:nt's. Work generally is :tt a standstill,but three vessels a,ra being dealt with by free aiid volunteer labour. The Fitz William was on Thursday discharged of copper ore and general cargo by the crew and <t fe'.v volunteers. The Munroe's discharge was continued by Dleans of free labour, and in the morning a number of clerks proceeded to the Graig'oln Fuel Works to finish the loading of the Monta.ta.ire, which was partly. Ioa.dedv.hen the strike commenced. These, to the number of n,bout 50. arrived on the scene about six o'clock, and were greeted with n. hoi-tiie demonstration, but the works are enclosed and guarded, and no violence was committed in fact, the demeanour of the Union- sts is so peacea.ble that none could reasonably have been feared. The volunteers have been working with a. will, but had not finished at nightfa, Overlooking the works is a bridge, and on this all day long were congregated a crowd of women and boys, who kept up n, constant hooting and jeering' of the amateur fuel trimmer- The GIa.sgo'.v boa.t has also been unloaded by the crew and a few amateurs. TheCoatTipsWork'ng. I As yet, he sa.id, the strike has so far not affected the trimmer?, and on Thursday there were three tips going in the E;st Dock, three in the South Dock, and two at the North Dock. Very little would have been doing, ap- parentty, in the docks ha,d the dispute not occurred, for the Ea-st Dock is almost empty, the only tin-pln.te vos61 being the City of Worcester, awaiting a ca,rgo of tin-pln.tes for Batoum, but it is understoud she is in no great hurry to sai!. the Men Demonstrate. I The men iuct at the Plymouth Ha.u on Thur.nMV morninp', and proceeded jn procession round the town. They madu most respectaLh.J show, and, headed by a brass baud, they innrebcd alon', QU1tO 2,000 takin 'p::tl't. On passing the Free-!a,boLU' OtUces, hearty hooting was indulged in. A loo- pa,per !,l:;o cams in for some ilOC)tiilg while at Coat-street, an incident occurred which led to another hostile derno'tra.tion— a.s the procession wa passing the comer of Goat-street:, a. ctr!:iar.'B in which were Sir Hussey Viv)an a.nd Sir John Jont'M Jenkins drove up \vith the intention of cro.s"in, Sir Husf:ey asked for permtssion to pass, and the crowd ;nnde way, n.ndtht'ca.rring'ewentoifmthn direction of the ¡ \V 8stern S¡lt¡on. foJ/owed by Tbe routH Miowed by the was through Oxford-street, '\Vind-eitroe! round tile Excha.ngu Building> and then to ::it Thot1iaS, :tlm\g- do'n on the Harbour Trust- .lwd tù the Pottery Viv:nn :ud Co.'a wharves being on the way. Arr;ved at the Graigola. Works, where Mnateurs werH <)i- ga\d in ]oadjn th(J l\Jol1tntairc, there WM sbht hooting. The procession then went ronnd i:ilrou¿h 1!iglH3tret Co'.ver-treet, ytre?' .\nd down thrc. ugh Dill WYll- f-t.reet to tho Union headquarters. H"re tho men v.-ere addressed by Mr Huntby f'rt?iii cne of the winr!ow8 (" thp, He the men on their oplencbl s;ii(I they to auide by their Un:oni''t principles—and the nupcrtun.t ó;1;¡cmJd be empioyed to the un- dfInjn¡ng' cf the Union. (Cheers.) He depre- habit of spakin¡; of the a.3 the Assoc]a.ion/' sav- ing that for himse:f he AUtheu'.enhadf')Ttp[oyer'?,huta.n!auw.i.sh)'; own muster. It h:td bc.?n said t);o man had not sought to &ptt.!o this matter peaceably and by (loptitation. Th,t iv.st I;e. Ihd tht) eml'lo:ya:,met tbo men there wontd h;<.Yc been no strike at :]1, for everything could h3.vo been :-cttled in But the chose to sta,nd ou It foolish digutty, :md v/hen aa employer stood fdo:.f tv/rhng .is the sole ..u.wer to the jtift could be expected but; a re.ilt hhe this? (Che?t-?.) T'tempn musti-'tand thmaHd deteritiincd, and t]¡rn, ;md not ti!t theil, It seemed, woul d they bo a.3 re (lert- tion Then-Unionist princip'c', must be defended and protected necss2,ry to thor existenc?. Thf'y ,clight tho ;-ymp:lthy of thspubtie, and he Iiuped it would b? :cDrded to tll'11J. fur he lvts convinced t.h:)!: \int th"y stood o'tt for \<,s necassfi'y and r;It, ,md only just the'mehe-; as a body of working men. In the afternoon, MI' Ibrr,Y Orbeu at-rived on the and .'ttended a. private meettn:; of the Men :tt the DriU ha. Me&iing of the Emp!oyers. The en'tployer.s bdd:t Harbour to apply for addi¡;ion¡1.1 colics J\rc(;ct,joJ. In the of the p'ocebchng's it reported that the tnen resented three letters aIJeged to been ?cnt: the Employers' Asno- eia.ti'.u not being to, but ]t was f'm- phatic,111y stn.t.ed tha.t only one Jet.er had b2C:1 ;(1\ intention to Jake 0!1 lIfa..y 2nd and ,]t h<1 been acknO\v- Mged. At thL' a;J.'e I it was )'(-poytc<? tLlt &1} outr;1{{C in C)nlcjon ,iUl t..](, r:')Lt;t' of a man engaged as <1. íl"t'e l'h)Onrer at Vivian'"  He bYes in Prt';Y'lnund<¡tred, Vivifm's \Vha.rf. He h-t.-s in (?t't'yho?nd.strcot, burst ]H, and ignited iu;d ter thrn'.vn n.to thf housti. The c?t)scquM)C4; w?s tbut the; wife a.nj-] t\v(' children bad t' tako rduge it th'; wh.\rf and spend the nig-ht ni; a '3!JC<l there. Meeting of the Watch Committee. ADD'TIOKAL rOLICt'; In the afternoon a !-pecia[ meeting of the WAI.eii Comrnittee wa-; !ie]d for the purpose of what icl--c,,t should bn taken in re- fcrc'cce to disturbance's anticipated in connection with the Htnke. T'rie M:tyor (Alderman Jlti>on) presided, and there wera :)!):<j present Cjuno!!or.s R.)/.?in:T.? W. H. Edwards, S. L. France, \V. H. Spru!?, (?\itym Morgan, <r.d F. Bradford. ?The fot!owit!? i?ttpL' wa.s li'rn! ffo:n the .secretary to thu Swansea I.r:.oour Krnployers' Jt'Ln ThMiM- Hsq., Town C:ici-k. DefrSl!— ;\n dir,yt,:(r }J)" th¡ :i.s(>ciHtjon to rc.. q'j,t (,Ia'. in of the Pl'CS8::t bbonr <:ri¡;¡, the \¡,kh C'Y):'Qi!:t"e -.tiouttt take s'eps to obirjtt :td(iit(ln[11 police :u/s¡:=(.anc< iílc,re 01 ic."s intilni<l.:¡.t:oJ) i:; \)(;'Í;Jg' t:rd,,(d hy Ute 111e:1 un c:1Using eon- 8idc¡::ÜiIe I'Í:;k tù properLy, to men who are cOI:rm::i:1"<,twork. Y'c.u doabUH.ss :t,wa.roth:t.t a!l'o:ldy O;'J honso of one of the mn working has ùlJön v. ieckt.'d, n,)!d i)!:i wife m)J chifdrcu loiced to seek r und':r;;(i\Jld tlHtt meeting of Llw W¡itdl Committe:.> take:¡ plAce this afternoon, aiil J. sf!:dl bo oMigcd if you I'dll bring this ccmmmncntio!: bc-furc them. —YouM truly. EfjW)x P. Joxcs, Secretary. A. endued, in tm co'n'se of which t' Mayar s:ud case. of intunina.tion had a]rea.dy occurred, und he wanted tho conumttee to recog- nise that the Corporation 'would bo for any d;un:<.p:e to rroperty \\hich bodies of strikpr. might perp<trate. -1\1r Spring' said the men very wen up to now. —ThH M".yor -sud ite had nothing to say against thf gl"r.er:\l body of thu men, but there was a, aprinkUnp; of boisterous spirtts who nnKl't do and it wa.s necessary the coni- niittce shon)d be prepared.—Mr Gwiiym Morgan deprecated a.ny large expenditure beiii, entailed, bnt s.iid lie did not know why the men ha.d struck. Ho hi)d Made inquiries, but couM get no satisfac tory answer.—The Mayor said he was an em- ptoyer of Jabour, and even he did not know why the men had gone out.—It was unannnousiy tti(,, nien j),A d g,,)no oitt.- decided that the Ha&d Constable should inceease the force by 25 men, and that he shouM endeavour to keep another 25 men in reserve ready to be cal!ed out in c<<.se of Sf'riOUd disturbance. The Picketing. In view of the attempted importa.tion of free labour the Unionists h;i.vp ca.rutu]!y watched the stations, but t1wy have bad no work to do as the expected free labourers have not been forth- coming. The pickets, however, succeeded in in- ducing some of the .non at Bath's yard to leave work. intended Manifesto from the Men. In view of the statements circulated by the Employers' Association that the strike has occurred for no specined raa.son. it is intended by the leaders of the men to issue in the course of to- day (Fftchty) a detailed reason of the facts which caused them to take the course they h:ive. It is tike!y that a coufTence wiU to-day take place be. tween the representatives of the employers and thu men. A Free" Labourer's House Attacked. on .Thursday night, our reporter says :—Mucb excitement was caused in Carma-rthen-road owing to the wreckage of the windows of a. shop there occupied by a man who ha.s boen aiding free labour at the Graigota Works by acting as ci'aneman. An a!a.rm of fire was gi-veii, and thi-i led the brigade to proceed to i!ns street and a crowd to follow. The aJarm wa'< thMi found to be duo to a chimney on (ire. and the br-(Io returned to the station. The crowd, however, remained, and some children proceeded to throw i ns I. stontM .),t Jenkins's shop Windows, with the re'u!t that the windows were smashed, a.nd about a barrow load of stones left in the shop. The police quickty dispersed the crowd, which ha.d nothinR to 'do with the .Unwnist.s. The house is now under police protection. A similar ala-iii with respect to stone throwing- at Ba.th's Yard turned out to have no juore foundation than the breakage of a single window. It is only fair to say ttia.t Unionists deprecate uch conduct. It nntwip:tted that some Federation men wiil arrive at Swansea by the early morning train.

THE 8CULUNG CHAMPIOI'{SHIP OF THE WORLD. MELBOURNE, Friday.—The final depose for the <.eu!]iMg race between andSuIHvan, of New Zealand, for the champ:om.l11p of thewotlli on Monday next, will be n)a,c!e to-Bion'ow. Both -.re;n sp,endid cordi t ion. -I?cutci,- .„,

A PORTRAIT AND Bio&RAPHY of a noted We?h musKla.a, Mr D. Kn}lyn EvMia, appea.?s in Saturday's Ca.rdiK Thnes and South W?es WeekJy ?ews." 'J'hc br!p:htest, l?TRGst. n.a'1 mosb interesting penny ?res?y I'ublishc(l in the I ii y. Iht5ittt55 ),lri)rtS52S. I MANY PEOPLE SEEM TO ]aAVh ,t FORGOTTEN the gond old maxim. Nothing is Cheap unless it's good." But it is still quite true, and thrifty people should exercise great care how and where they pencl their money. Cheap stuff is not always good stunt, but the Clothiug and Hats sold BY MASTERS & CO. are both cheap and good. Buying largely, and selling at a small pront, they can eSer their patrons good value for money. A man "ho knows anything knows that HIS Best friends in the clothing trade a.re those who give him the best value for his money, and it is an acknowledged fact that Masters and Co. are noted in this respect. PARENTS Should buy their own and their children's doth- ing at one of Masters and Co.'ii establishments, as they have the largest assortment and give the best v&lue in clothing of every description. Masters and Co.'s establishments are wp!l known throughout South Wales and the West of England. E G G s. EGcs- E GGS During the Season of Lent you ca,n obtain Fresh t:ounlry Eg-6s, lOd per 7s 911 per 120 New Salmon, 5'd per tin 5.-3 3cl per dozen. 21b. Pot New :\1<mna.Iade, 7%d per pot. THE SYLVAN BLEND TEAS, Is 2d per lb. HINDOO. Is M per Ib. PURE CEYLON KHANGANI, Is lOd per Ib. THESE TEAS ARE A REAL TREAT, THE ¡ LIQUOR GOOD, AND FLAVOUR FLAGRANT I CltYS"n;.U{s, 2d. NOTE THE ADDRJ:l<)- 21, BRIDGE-STREET, An,i CENTRAL STORES. HAYES, OPPOSITE THE BATCHELOR STATUE. 74e '——— 0 p I c i -NL. ? A R M TTE' OUSE TT? R E ? ? -t' .a.JL .jL) f IS PARTICULARLY SWEET .< TOOTHSOME. It is not noted for extreme whitones?, but it is never dry, and husky and un- pala.table the crust is as sweet as thonr:itcutoftho!oa,f. It has a peculiar yellow cast of colour, extremely rich. Thia M :T. result, of beiiir,, made fM:u v.heats rich in g'iatcn but low in starch. Henc3 the ?s of whiteness in colour, and increase in bone aL,d pro:)(:rties. ALL WORKING MEN SHOULD EAT THIS BREAD. ALL MECHANICS SHOULD DO LIKEWISE. And for the men who work tlielr brains only it is simpJy i)]valuab!e yei., strange to &a.y, <n!y about 10J people who live at Pen,\rth, and are presumably brain. buy bread. It is tb8 only distDct where thi.s WONDERFUL BuHAU is notp-pprectK.ted. In every other distriet it ha.s been welcomed, and is e.tgeriy bought daily; BUT rOOR RUSTY. BENIGHTED PENARTH REFUSES TO TAKE IT. IbaveoStered it t) them d..n!y for c:ght months in p:i.in, except as re,trdi, say, 100 customers, but :mrdy there are more tha.u 100 people living in Pena.rth who ca.rc for thei!* health and yet refuse this R'rpat boon offered to thcni in the shape of a Perfect J.Joaf of Bre.td. It is pos- sible that some of them may even buy a d;i,ily pn.per and sea thi;i advertisement, and thi-! may induce some—hitherto a.stet;p, to their grsatloss in ttm matter— to sendu, pos-carct to the Hayes Bakery, Cardiff, roo I -!g the PonM-th V:n to cali. j-MOPKINS, '?rAYES -g?AKERYi JLE. -?JL JLP 8Mi ) ') JESSE WILLIAMS' SALINE pOWDER. One or two tcaspoonfuls dissolved in half a tumblerful of cold water forms a. SPARKLING ACIDULATED DRAUGHT, which is PLEASANT, í'OOLING, REFRESHING, AND INVIGORATING. I<! Cures Headache. Lassitude, Biliousaoss, Fevetishness, Wind, Indigestion, Liver Trouble, &c. It is a. cooling a.nd Blood Purifyinff Medicine, JUST THE THING FOR THE HOT WEATHER. Being perfectly harmless, J. W. & Co.'a Sa-Hne Powder may be taken three or four times d¡t.ily, if required. PRICES- In 'Yalb. and Hb. Tins .9d and Is 5d In BottlM.Is each In Bulk.Is <d per lb. On Draught .2d per GIa.ss JE S F, WIIJLIAMS AND CO. W PARK HALL. BUILDINGS, CARDIFF. 52e ESTABLISHED 1349. ,JiN pUB L I C N°T ICE. TT OUIS BARNETT AND SON, DAWNBROKERS, 6, CAROLINE-STREET, ADVANCE TRE HjfGHEST PRICES ON ALL KINDS OF VALUARLK PROPERTY. SPECIAL CONTRACTS MADE AT 4u IN THE POUND, GREATEST CARE TAKEN OF ALL GOODS DEPOSITED WITH THE:\L STRONG; ltOO:I roR VALUABLES Me í ¡}1tSint55 l\.bbrts.5tS. JUST NOW We are showing a< most extensive o for Clothes for Spring and Summer "e:U Gentiemea, Youths, and Boys. JUST NOW We as!: a!! who are desirous of !ooking ?? feehng amart, and p&yinf? H?? ? 3 ?,,oc4 outnt. totpa-y a visit to one of our Est* ments. JUST NOW We have Special t:ftr:; «< It Del,¡¡rtm- and we feel sure, shoufd you fa.vour a \1 a call, we cannot fail to please you. MASTERS & CO" THE CARDIFF CLOTHIERS, 29 & 50, ST. MARY-STREETS 292, BUTE-STREET, C RDJ.& 1, ST. JOHN'S-SQUARE < (Corner of Qti(-len-st-met), J ALSO AT SWANSEA, NEWPORT, MERTSYS* rONTYPRIDD, HEREFORD, ABERDARE, POSTYPOOts. AJ3ERGAVENNY, LLANELLY. !? TT?ANOS. ?aARPS, ??" S J L. M -L? R E A- TH AND SOS, QUEEN-STREET, CARDIFF, rled Invite the Public to inspect tl)etr!ar :1"el"¡¡' it"" toc1t OL Instmmel1t, 1)Y -,Lll tilie the Checbpest Prices a,nd Lur?estDis?'? 1 f(OIJlH PIANOFORTES frnm ?.s 6d i?nn)!)! by B?t?00<" Co!:a.rd. Et'ard, Kh-kman, Bri'tsmead, &C* for the cchbratell E S. STEINWAY P I A N 0 Ii' 0 :R T :aired One of these Splendid Grand ria.r.ofortes laiiy be for Concerts, æc, ORGANS, moM 5s MONTHLY. So:e Agents for MASON AND HAMIA?''? So'ie Agents for ??IAl?,O.N A,ND 1-iA,?ILY- Jr,& Send for New Price List, and Dr:i.win?. POF;T Every Instrument G a:UMtt.ee<t a.nd l?cpt iti Tunc Freeior One Year, ù in laP Pianofortes Exchanged, Hepa.h'ed, a.nd Pa.rts of South Wale. r? E A T H A? D Q 0 ? S, A- B ? MUSICAL INSTRUMENT WAREHOVSE, 51, QUEEN. STREET, CARI)IFF, AND 34. TAFF-STREET. 9431 New Music Da,!ly. ????-?? ? i'-L?v./JSSr- EMORANDUM OF ?? A GHEE!:£Ø BETWEEN HUHE A TLAS '?URNI?? t L j"' & & C'' THE HAYES BUILDINGS. THE HA YES. CARDIFF, of the aUf!! lIart, and and tJ¡oø ab,¡t i.) furnish dter otSc-=s or hoUlI in C-ar, Fll-rr3- 0,- r anY otlier inCard<6, Penartb, Barry, ora.By o?"?_ pl?cc withiu cue Iiundred ))):te;- of ?"?? diff, CM tbo ot!jfi.' ;M:'t, \VIT:NES:3ETll th:Ü the above.1UeJ;- tioned ATLAS cO PANY, LIMITED, bein? publLC P' vide-r., of t;very a.rtide of li(ias8iald or OH:)ce Fm-nit-ure, Pi:.¡.nos. OrgaJ1s, Perambulator, etc., et.c., do hereby 1 d 1 bo\-e- pledge thefusR?-es to :-uppty the a.?? mentioned Househn!d':rs of c¡\rd¡ L. 1 h" d ( 1 wit" n.nd ne!?hbourhcod nforfsa.id ?''h the V?KY CHEAPEST ?d V?<?r BEST and NEWEST D;nin-rc()nd Drawing room. Bcd a.JJ Otiice Furniture as shall from tiiii(I to t)me be produced, atid doth hereby undr- ta.c toi.;uara])tce the WOl'km:Œship,ty¡ed and .Tia.tt;ri&l to be the do nko hereby a.-rQ(- to kpep s..) ::Lrge :'In varied a, stuck tha' 'very taste, no matter (. how fastidious, shaH bo sitt;feci moreover, dodi hereby b111d thelllce!\res to suppiy to aU every al,ticlø a t such priee, cithc-r forc.i.sh, orm their celebrated FIir to aU Hire Purchase System, M ca,n¡lot be equa,!Ied by any other house in tho trade. And Whereas the before mentioned At'? Fm'nit'jre Compa.ny, Limited, are Well- kuowu for their f:ui' and ilollour;,bT,o tra,nsa.ct)onsas Witnesseth that they 11[1\'0 over FOLTR THOUSAND ClTS- TONERS reguhrly dealing With thent n.ud have. been Commended by the Prasf, for the same, we, the pep18 of South \Vales und Monmouthsh!s' IN CONSIDERATION of which, do herebv iigree and pledge oursefves to givo the said ATLAS FURNISHING COM' t fair trial by PANY, LIMITED, :t fair trial bY pa.ying a, visit to their (,xten., ive eti-tb- iishment, a.nd if we require anything, and such are proved to our sa-tisntCtion to be well made and sold at a fa.ir, 1'e:1::o\1- able price, to purelii,6e such goods, and if after a fa.ir tri;tl wo nnd them to ()ur sa.ttSfaccioB, to give the aforesa.id AtlaS I''urnishing Company, Limited, our hea.rty commendation a.nd recommeadar tioc. Signet?, a,n< (!e'iTere<< thtt season. A.D. 1392. C) ATLAS FURNISHING COMFAN1'. LIMITED. 0 NEW HOUSEHOLDER, ef On bchAlf of the inhabita.Øt8 ? Wa,Ies rmd Monmouthshire. ? ABLESSING TO LADIES. AL,(Iies should obtain ?irtictilari of the ??? MIKACULOUS MEDICINE for a.U Irre?u?r?? ? Obstructions ever introduced to the PnMic- 1 ?r?dt? ha.vo tried PiUs, Powder! uae!e8t. teeip?', and -?bo Mvertised so-c?Uod remedies, and a-U "0-. THOUSANDS have been relieved. HeaJth res'?,<dt e. H,nd DOCTORS' BILLS SAVED by ttns M?.f?ot which is the only real Md RELIABLE RE?-Iypy the Age. PerfecUy h?rmtes? and WONDEBF?"? EFFECTUAL. Stamped addressed envelope ?'?'tee? List and Copies of Testimonia.Is, which a.re pis6r?In t?ea genuine, under a Penalty of Bl.OOO, open to inspe'c'?o!' and investigation. 1851) S W N DASMAIL, Wa,!tha.mstow. (Established 181" ?TERVOUS Debility and Diseases ?pecU? jL.? to JMen. Cure Kua.ra.nteed.—Messrs Pca?" Chemists. 10. Caroline-street (50 yards from St ?*?. street), Ca.rdiS. Consultati(ns strictly priva.tc.? to an ?_ ? ? ir?AY," rupid?y successful in aU ca? jL? either recent or citronic a.n infallible r-?-" in aU discharge;?. Cures without medicines -S 01(i jo bottJes, 2s 6d ea.ch, by post 2s 3d, bya.Uche!?,g London Agents, V. Newbery Mtd Son! 1. ?.?. Edwa.rd street. E.C Agent for Cardiff, J M?n ? Chemist- 1, Hisrh st)-e'*? ???-*  's R7W7MlLLER&Co- PRIZE MEDAI. ALES & ST01J'1\ MILD & PALE ALES t'BOM lOd PEE G.-1LL. PORTER OR STOUT FROM Is PER GALL- In Casks of 4% Ga.n?. and Upw&rds. Purchasing Agents appointed in a![ Towns ?'" represeme.1.  RY QTOKE'S ?ROFT T?RE??? T> R I S T 0 L. l04e L .u VID %veff-, DUNCAN <v S<tNS. at :<?, St. Ma.rr:t'Xe ce!ltt(.y of ¡:ate-stret't. lit 1 he vI GJilmor;:a.1J

THROUGH THE OPERA I GLASS. I Do look, Regma There he is-there, in the parquet;—third row. But what is the matter with you ? Whom do you see there ?" I—oh I saw an interesting head among the crowd, really an exceptionally interest- ing head but I am very anxious to become acquainted with your adorer. Ah that blonde youth ? Not bad that young man bas a distinguished air-no doubt comes from a tine family—and what is much better, he looks manly and healthy." How coldly you judge him I think him extraordinary I never saw a hand- somer face He has a tine physique and appears like a prince, just as I imagine the prince in the fairy tale. For the last week I have met him daily on the Prome- nade—oh and he has the sweetest snow- white poodle that often jumps around me in joyous leaps, as if he had something to tell me Since then, too, I always meet him at the theatre, where he nxes his opera glass steadily upon me as soon as the cur- tain falls. Do you not think he loves me, Regina <" "I cannot say that with any certainty, but at any rate you are in love with him I" Oh, Regina. you are so cruel "Well, dear, do not let your courage fail you I think you stand a chance of becoming the mistress of the swset whits poodle, if his master continues to stare :.t you to- night—for you yourself arc not less sweet," Regina replied, smiling at her younger sister, a beautiful girl of eighteen, with whom she occupied one of the tirst boxes. Regma herself, ten years her senior, who had been suddenly widowed after an exceed- ingly unhappy marriage, was one of those dignitied, interesting persons who are cha- racterized by an atmosphere of melancholy. These women often go through life alone, because they are rarely understoood and appreciated. Regina's lovely eyes turned once more in j the direction from whence her sister had divertedherattention. Yes, she had not beenrn'st-akcn: it was a remH.rka.ble head. The mail to whom it belonged could not possess a plain, every-day nature he must be an extraordinary creature. He was not handsome, but there was something plow- ing, fascinating, something very forcible in those features, as if passionate fancy and unrelenting realism had combined to bring forth a true liuiii.Lti soul, nlled with n. sense of beauty, How strange In spite of the distance, it seemed as if his eyes wcr3 nxed upon her, and she felt herself ùrawn to hifn by a kind of magnetism. There—he took up the opera glass, and that disturbed her impression, so bhe turned away. At this moment the curtain rose, and her attention was tixed upon the stage. But between every act, as soon as the dazzling light tilled the theatre, it seemed to Rcgina as if she were to greet a friend, one long sought for and finally found, whose look should tell her that he would understand her deepest and inaosc thoughts and sensa- tions. Oh, how good, how lovely beyond description it seemed, after such long, long wandering The little sister at her side was so absorbed in her own romance that she no longer heeded her. The Wagnerian music, and the glowing looks of her" amoroso, put her into an ecstasy of delight which well became her eighteen years and as both were going home in their closed carriage each one leaned bilently in a corner Regina had closed her eyes, as if she were dreaming, but Elsie sighed, now and then, in a most heart- rending manner. Dear Madam,—This can go on no longer we are acquainted; only enough, however, to hnow that w?' must look for one another. \Ve have yet to contirin that which we have told through the opera, glasses. I feel a wonderful .gitation in my soul, like unto that which must have stirred the -re,.it soul of tha universe on the ¡ morn of the creation after the Lee there ba light." BeHove me, now there win be light for U3 bf'th. Do come; I wit! await you to-morrow be- tween tv.'n an d three .T.t the Na.tiona.1 Gallery in I fron!; of Ma.rkart's Katherme Coronaro. Elsie read and re-read this uote as she was riding ill the .carriage tov/ard the pln.cu Lal?- tMHi he had a.ppomt-ed for their rendezvoijel. !'t had been delivered th&t morning to her, aud she did not doubt for a moment who the author was. Only she found the style and con!:cnt.s somewhat unusual, and felt. slightly agitated. SIie had not mentioned the note to her sister. The wri!ng dtd not, harmonize in the least with the young man she had pictured to herself in every detail. The brusque, forcible sentiment wliich showed so plainly in these lines hurt her, and seemed almost a command, when Elsie had expected a. beseeching, modest entreaty in consider. tion of the boldness of the request. And this all pervading rhapsody was making her feel uneasy. Why did he not simply say I love you," or H I am dying of love ?" That w"uld have been much simpler &nd ,,il I-iitic l i sim p 'er &nd prettier. Amidst all these considerations she buttoned the lust button of her faultless < cloves, while bar hea.rt he¡¡,t violently then once more site drew forth a small mirror to ch'-ely examine !)er friugd and tha eti'ect oF her little h.t al<ts every ivont.ii knows very well how importR.nt her fringe, the b'ii.ir)e of her ba.t.and the cut of her dress, in decisive :noment.s of her life. 'Ah en iinaMy tIic carriage stopped at the entr..).uce ol the N:t.t:onn.l Gallery, her tremb- ling limbs scarcely brought Elsie to her -s e 'ce place of destination. At nrst she seemed to see everything through :t haze, and not during to look abound, she sea,ted herself, waiting for him to come up and spea.k to her. But no one came. About ten minutes later she took heart and looked about. Was it n,)s"ible! He was not yet Lhere Elsie wanted to grow angry, but then she said to herself that life was full of unexpected events. At the last moment he might have received company—a wealthy old uncle have dropped in whom he could not very well ward oli', or lie might have been detained at the glove store;, or his coachman might have taken him in the wrong dircc- t;.)Ty—indeed, there were many reason- ome tireso:ns elderly English ladles titood about:, and a few school-girls were try- in-y thcrr best to appear ;i.pprecia.tive of ari:. A couple of youug men .stared boldly at her, Knme \-eut by indiifereutly. ;utd severe Mrne¡;t-I(){)ki1). elderly gentlemen v/erc deeply irterestcd in the study of Markart's grent work of art. Why, oh/why, are there so ma.uy super- Suous people in this world ? If the ground would only swallow them up There in the corner sn.t a, very odd fellow, strange to say. He had tixed his eyes on the entrance as if be were expecting Home one. A glow of expectancy shone in his eves. A.s yet he had not even glanced at the painting, to which hs had turned his back and he him- self looked like an artist or something of the sor! thought Elsie. Minute after minute passed by, and one quarter of an hour after another, but the expected one came not. The visitors in the art gallery came and went like the pictures in a kaleidoscope only Elsie and the odd fellow did not move. Elsie would have gone long before, but she was full of curiosity to see whom the stranger awaited. He looked as if life and death depended upon this expectation. Elsie, too, hung her dear little head despair- ingly. She was bitterly disappointed. So F,he had in vain felt feverish all that fore noon. had not eaten a bit of luncheon. In vain she had spent two long hours upon her toilet, and had told her sister a falsehood tbout a friend's sudden illness. And now til terrible doubts as to his love and sincerity came back to her. Alas! how desolate this world, and how insipid was hfe: Suddenly she noticed that she and the stmnp-er remained alone-all the other visitors had left. She had just drawn the letter from her pocket to re-read it for the hundredth time. It was an odd hand- writing, as if written with a. match, and the large, heavy letters were formed straight up and down. Really, the wi-ttmg har- monized little with the elegant young cavalier-if only- ;V;idani, how did you come by this letter 3" With this hoarse, half-suffocated u.ter- ance the stranger had .suddenly grasped Her wrist. Pale as death, with a low cry of tcrn-'r Elsie arose, for she thoug-ht him insane. Don't be alarmed—I am quite sane. Pray tell me the truth how did you receive this letter not intended for you r' Not intended for me ? It was addressed to iiie." Addressed to you ? Then you are Miss Von Ltsswitz'?" Yes, that is my name. What does my letter concern you .?: "Ah, there is the mistake." The strange man suddenly looked as enlightened as if he had been relieved of the burden of a. great calamity. Pardon me, madam, I wrote the letter and it was intended for a different lady. The usher must have misinformed me. Tell me, were you in the third box in the first row at the opera on Monday, Wed- nesday, and Friday ?" Yes, indeed, with my sister." A slender lady, darkly clad ?'' Yes, that is my sister, Mrs Von Pla.= neck. Is she married ?'' She was married,and Is now widowed." I I The box-keeper told me your name and address only. He knows me and not my sister, who has been in Berlin only a short time. My dear madam, will you take me to Mrs Von PIaneck and introduce me 't My name is Otto Reirnar." Are you Doctor Otto Reitaar, the well- known writer ?" "I am a writer. How delighted she will be to meet you I happen to know that you are her favourite author. The stranger smiled and nodded his head, as If he wished to say I also know that." A few moments more and Elsie Von Lass- witz and Doctor Rel'nar were driving toward Mrs Von Planeck's residence. As Elsie entered Mrs Von Planeck's drawing-room with her companion, she stood on the threshold spellbound—in sllenc astonishment. There sat Regina, whose face showed plainly that she had been mortally bored, and opposite her, turning his hat between his angers, sat Elsie's youthful admirer with a most woe- beconem'en. When Elsie understood th? situation she nearly laughed aloud. It was indeed laugh- able. There she had spent two hours of expec- tation and despair in the art gallery witli Regina s suitor, whilst he, the object of her longmgs, awaited her in vain, and inden- nitely prolonged his e1.11, and doomed poor Regina to entertain him on the subject of the weather, the theatre or the latoat rail- road accident. Oh. if she had hut remained at home Regina's amazement looked very much like a glad surprise when she saw Elsie's companion and heard his name. You are Otto.Reimar? How strange that the idea did not occur to me I know all your writings, and should also have recognised you at once You have recognised me—the name cuts no iigure, my dear madam. I had written all my best productions for you. But sometimes I would lose courage, fearing that I might never tind you." Regina silently gave him her hand, which hs pressed to his lips. It seemed to her like a dream that, at the nrst meeting, she should have given herself to the man whom she had already learned to regard as one of the best and noblest of souls, and whose thoughts had made so deep an impression upon her through bis writings. And then he spoke to her, and Regina felt <as if, hitherto, all had spoken in a strange language, and as if now, for the first time, she were hearing her mother tongue. His thoughts burst forth like a stream on whose billows Regina was carried away into bound- less regions of light. The young couple, meanwhile, were so interested in one another that they disturbed no one. Elsie, too, and her fairy prince, Assessor Von Lucknow, had an endless amount to relate -tb, iut the events on the Promenade and at the theatre, and about the dear little white noodle. Doctor Otto Reimar and Assessor Von Lucknow were now for some time daily callers at Mrs Von PIanack's hf'me, and when, later on, Regina became the beloved wife of the great poet and author, and Elsie the amanced of her fairy prince, this Srst meeting remained a source of inexhaustible merriment and pleasure to tlio6e conccrnjed.

I MARRlAGES AT CARMARTHEN. The ma-rriage took p!a.co at the Cou- gre.?a.t;onal Church, Carmarthen, on Thursday inc,rniii, of Miss M. Lewis, eider dall¡¡:hter of M)- AIderms.n John Lewis, J.P., Commerce and Mr Richard v/me a.nd t merchant. Q;¡e:.n-treet, yo,,ing(-st son of Mr Hotdin?, banker, Suuthnort, Liverp<-)0'. The jnie-csn? cereinony w?.s performed by the Rev D. J. i.hom?, p?htr of the En?!ijh Con?rpg?- tton:U)-<M, tii'?'?eddin?M.rch''b very ? ingp!nvpdvfry ski!fn:Iy o? thu or.?m by ?.Ir Howa.rd Mor?in. The bnde was nivba al,ty by ht't- much- estemr.1d ta.t.aer; the best m:m W,lS l,rr Arthnr LL Luw;s, brother of the bride rmd (.he bridHS- ]t):id3 were M;s. Lilia.H Lewis, w;ti"r, a,ad Mis'! M:tri.i.nne I\I(lrgan, cousin. The bride was uttircd in a. cream cashmere CfJstllmc t!;a.t h&d trimmed pilssemt'ntenc trimmings, the h;tt being of cream felt and ost,r)ch feathers, and she curried n. bouquet of roses and The bridcsuia.ids wore old rose cashmere dresses and wriite liats,,tnd orange blossoms, thor brooc)ies. which were in pearls and gifta of the bridf;- groom. The principal ttioro,,i,,ii fares m,ere atecl for the occa.sion. A (U)C¡':¡' of a. rechefche do.,ctiption w:t3 pa.rta.ken of by th? wedding pa.rty at, the r?donce of th-) bride'a fathor. :ifter which thf happy couple went by <ho 9.?5 i.in. train to London, CM ronte for the bouth COil.t. The bride's travdHmg costume waN grey with stiver, with hat to uM.teh. The presents mid numerous. During the di<.y thr) witnesses of the interacting ceremony went. to Lli-,qdilo, :tnd the employee;; of Cotnmerce Húu:;e to KidweUy. and in the even. in, Alderman Lewis g"ve A supper in honour of the auspicious even'. -'vi r J. I- [ At Zion Chapel, on Thursday, )f:- .T. H. Th.Olna" C.¡'l,u:ntbe¡¡, was vf:lry quietly married to -Ni"iss A. E. Mot'ga.n, eldest daughter of the la.te ?.Ir D. M. )lorl{an. The oftJüiating minister was the R"v Jnseph Eva.n.?. Swansea, brother-In-ht'.v of the bnde, who .vz,.s -N .I r D. P. g'i\'(n :tW<ty by her brother, Mr D. P. j\ro)'gan, estate the best man btiiug Mr \Va!tt''r SpUl'r,ll, iruiterfJr, Kinp;trt:et. Tbe bridesmaid Wii,s t.i.iM U. J. Tha Indies were chnnn- lnglyattired, ¡I,ud the presents were numerous and costly. Aftj; an exce}Jc¡¡t breakfast at; the brides residence, the hppy couple left: by tr:tl n for B:th auud the cOlJgr:¡,t'IJatioIl:3 of a host ot wett-wislipi'

DEATH OF AN FARDD. j Wn regret to announce the death of this we'1- known We]Hh scholar, v.'hich took place at his rc"idencB in on Thursday morning from c'Micer. He was aged 51, und was a native of Llang-yfebcb. He was an authority on Welsh I)Leraturp, and bis opinion on any Welsli antbor, from the period of Aneurin to the commencement: of the present century, could be relied upon. He wrute much, and much of whut be wrote-verses, poems, article's, biogra.pltica.1 sketches, cntiques, letters—wns written with great force and beauty of styte. He was a bard, and was i conscientious upholder of the Welsh gorsedd and its traditions, and of the several conductors who controlled the of the Nationa.1 Eisteddfod at Swansea, possibly Athan was the most successful—not only because he had experience of such gatherings, bub because he was, above aH things, inspired with the enthusiasm of the occasion and event. On several occasions he assayed the chair," and succeeded in winning that of Tir Iar!I and :tt Ynyshir. His acquaintanceship with Welsh bards and literati was extensive, and that he was generally appreciated was shown by the fact that some of tb« leadmg men of the day visited Mm during his last illtip,-q, among them being Dyfed. Gurnos, Watcyn Wyu, Hwfa. Mon, Etfed, and a host besides.

OUTRAGEOUS ASSAULT NEAR CRUMUN. At the Pontypooi poHce-court on Thursday— before Mr C. J. Parked and Mr A. A. Williams— a. sinker, named Barney Heard, was charged with connmittin.? an assault upon Gwenny Andrews, landlady of th'? Royal Oa,k Inn, LIanhiHeth. on Wednesday afternoon.—Prisoner pleaded guilty, but urged that Mrs Andrews provoked him by striking him with an umbrflia because he asked her for a. drink. This was denied. Mrs Andrc-ws stud that ou Wednesday afternoon she was g-oing to Crunilin, and when in a tone!y part of the road prisoner stopped her, refused -to, let her p.Ts- and knocked her down. Whilst on the around he kicked her, and after she refined her fet knocked her down a second time.—The Chairman eommenlr.d in stronK term-i on pri- and sentenced him to three months' hard labour.

A LADY WmTES :—" Nurse Thompson's Steet Met Penn" yroyo! Pills are the only piUs that can be ? '??- l.s l'd three tunes the size, 2s 9d of all ')"?'???ciuc vendors ordered post free from D TA.ony, Chemist, CMditf. 20e ?"???'?< Keeper, and Engagement Rings in great and new dcsi¡;ns at Henry '[amsh, 6, S?:M.?? ???.s ? Henry ?in? 6, P? ?t?' ??Axs. Neath. Mmprs' A?ent. gays ???", ?" ?oif<foo? for serere colds and ??? ?? ?? ??/<t ? ? be undoubtedly of :e:tt ??? ?'? MtractprepM-edfrom Colts-  ?? ? ?Shiy-?ogm? iagn?ents. wonder- ?rL? y. ?cces.Mforcoug? colda. ?hma. bronchitis, Ac. P? up m ? U.?. 2s9d, a.nd4s M bottler poat f?. rrep? b:- Mory-.u w. j???, ??nu?cturinK" Chetm_ .s! LhmcUy. gg??

YANKEE YARNS. I Going to Extremes. I Mrs Newwed My dear, as you said we must do everything possible to economise, I have been at work turning my old dresses. and I can make most of them do another year. It won't take me over six weeks to get through, and I'll re-shape and re-trim my old bonnets." Mr Newwed That's very sensible, I must say. Mrs Newwed I have also been trying some waxed thread and a coarse needle on my old shoes, and I believe they'll last S)x months longer; and I've turned that old carpet we bought second- hand, and given it a thorough washing, so that it will do very nicely and I.'m gomg to make some curtair.tb., upstau-s windows, to avoid buyin? new ones. Mr Newwed Eminently sensible, my dear. Mrs NewwRd And I've sent oif the washer- woman and discharged the hired girL I will do tjl the work myself. Mr Newwed You're an angel, my love. Mrs Newwed And I took that box of imported cigars you bought and traded them for two boxes of cheaper ones. Mr Newwed Now, see here Economy is a good th]ng, but there is no n<:ed of your becoming an unreasoning, fanatical monomaniac on the subject. Dawning of a New industry. I Attorney: Describe as nearly as you can the a.st:n.ult the prisoner made on you. Witness He threw h)s arm about my neck, shutting oS my wind. Then he pulied off my overcoat, it heavy nrst-class garment made by Ratchett and Haycroft, No. 46, ScuIIy-a.venue, of the very best iaateria.1 and workmanship—— Never mind tha.t. What did ho do next ?" Best overcoat I ever had, and cost me only—" Confine yourself to the facts of the case, if you Yes, sir. Cost me 34 dollars. They're giving 10 per cent. off for cash. Then he relieved me of my watch. It was a, gold hunting-case timepiece, full-jewelled, stem-winder Mid stem-setter-" You needn't describe the watch." ?" No, sir. I got it of Bombshell and Company, No. 54t, Fulaifer-place. Best watch I ever owned, and cost me only All this ]a imn-.a.teria.I. I want only the facts pertaining to the robberv." Tha.t';) what I'm giving you. Cost me only 16.50 dolh'.rE, and they've got a whole show-case full of them. Then he took my pocket-book, con- b; ui,1g 26 dollars, all bill, and a deed in a. piece of Ia.nd in Hyde Park drawn up by —— I don't c&re to hpar anything about that." No, sir. Drawn up by Mulligatawny, the re.tl estate agent at——" "Once again, sir, I ask you to confine yourself to the facts of the a?.ault/' "Yes, sir. At No. 69, Soup-alley. Conveyances of all kinds executed promptly and loans nego- tiated on desir&ble real estate at the moat rca-io' able rates. Then he left me and ran off without taking my hat, which was an elegant silk one made by-" "Hoid on I don't——" Made by Pomfret and Sinck, corner of Blue- street And Cotnmercial-all'ry, 5 doUar?!, best I pV2r wore. He failed aJso to get my shoe:?, which w£'re-- Your honour, I insist that this witness shftll——' Made by Demoss and Ingraham, No. 27, Lorsteen-street. cost S dollti-s, of the best kangaroo ieather, :).ud good enough for a lung-. That's) all I know a''out it." At ha'.v juuch do you estimate the money v&luc of your loss by this Kjbbcry (With visible rclucta.uce) "I'm ahead 50 doDars. His First "Yon seem preoccupied. I-Ir'I{¡¡,nJ:inscm." I 1—1 was not aw:n-e c.ii! Miss Irene." The youny man answered her in an embarrassed way. He had shifted h:s position again and :?n,in, as if un?a.y about something, and had looked furtively at her from ttme to timewith a sur?rised,wistfu!, iabori- ous)y-unconsc;ous expression, such as may be seen on the face of a ten-doIlar-a-week man linf.{erinr, tn the business oSco on pay-day morning and trying in vain to attract the attention of the ca.'hier without speakm to him. You arenoc iH, Mr HMikinson, are you?" No. I !Mve- WM bettei- iahea.Ith in my life. Do I—do I Icok iU ?" Mins Irene scrutinised him calmly. No," she replied. I can't say you do." Then why—pardon me—do you ask the question ?'' "I thought you seemed somehow ill at p&sc, and out of sort: Any unusual—er—paleness about mp Miss Irene ?" Again the young woman subjected his face, now grown e.,vger and questioning, totheorden,] of a. prololiged scrutiny, with apparently the same result as before. "I canned se,) any, MrHankuMon/'shere- pEefl. He seemed not to say hurt. I confess I cannot understand you, Mr Han- kinson. "Miss Irene, he Mud, with somo agitation, ca.n you not see that I am a cha-nged man ?" He rose, Mid stood her wtth fo!ded arms. Upon my word, Mr Hankin'u!), said the ptMZ?ed y&nng'' Y/oniM), I am totaUy at a loss to comprehend your meaning.! Sal .(! a while a.?o I seemed prc-occupied ?'' Yus." And you aik,-d me if I was IU ?'' "Yes. ?' Yet you anv—any c',tirga in me ?" I surety do not." He covered his fuce w;th his h..nds and sul i-! it-. Mr Hankil13011, in mercy's name, what i.'j it Nothinc," h- said, bitter! y, rpachmg for his hat R::d c.T.ue—" nothing I thought it was something-, but it wasn't: Mir-s Irene, he added, with frightful e?mue?. I have bh?ved off my moustKcae--andy.ju haven't mis-?d it. Tbat'? a!I. Good n'Kbt.

i DEATH OF 8iR GEO. ELUOT'8 GRANDSON. ,v r('gr,t to heat" of a.dep'!or<<.b'e fittility to Mr E. H. P&rkm%oi, g-ri,!HLon of Hir George EiHot, occurred in London late on \Y ecin:day evening. It appears thn.t, according to ths information supplied to a representatr/o of thf Presa Association, v/ho called Sir Geurge' residence in Park-lane on Thursday afbernoon, ?.I. Parkiuson m:t his doai,h through the accideutal cliscl,:tr,-e of a fl)wiing. p;ece wh:oh ho was liiiilliiiz. -A-fore than thi'3 ba.re f&ct was not vouchsafed, but doubtless at the inquest further informa,tlon regarding the dpp!orable a,tfair will be Rhclted. The deceased was the cfdest son of Mr J. C. Park)n.?on, and w.1., a great favourite with his flranùfathe., Sir Geore. Only as recently as Sunday ]n.st ho had been on a. visit to Newport, where Sir George is stayjn just now. He was a young man of con- siderable promise a.nd attainments.

REVOLTtNG OUTRAGE BY NEGROES. TE\NESSRZ, Thursday.A terrible tragedy was committed nearla.st night bynegl'Oeso Two nqroe, iAte in the evening went to the residence of a. Mrs Lee Bmce, at GoodJett.3viile, and threa.tened the servants, who tried to keep th&m out, with re- volvers, forced their way into the private rooms, where they outraged two young dp.ugntera of the housf, who, in company with several other ladies, were Pittin-, up with their sisten who were 1)1. As soon as news of the outrage was bruited abroad in the town a crowd of citizens coHected and began to hunt for the criminals. No further details !mve yet reached here, but according to a telf?-r"-ni just received four llegroes have been lynched and two seriou:lywounded.-R,ter.

RETIREMENT OF A CONSERVA- TIVE CAND!DATE. It is stated on good authority that Mr P. P. Pennant, Nantlys, St. Asaph, who has unsuccess- fn!!y contested the Flint Boroughs in the Conser- vative interest for three successive election", and who at the present moment is candidate for the same borough in opposition to Mr J. Herbert Lewis, chairman of the Flintshire County Council, has decided to retire from the contest, a<s it is the opinion of both parties that Mr Pennant will have an exceedingly poor chance of getting in at the next election. aud would therefore be defeated for I, the fourth time.

FXTItAOr.DII;AP-Y NEWS FROM AKTWEnP.—MajO).' C. Huet, writin;. from 69, Rue-street, Vincent, Antwerp, says: only received one of Har- ness' Electropa.thic Belta the day before yesterday at 9 a.m., being crippled with lumbago in an arm- chair. I put it oil immediately. An hour after- wards I was able to get up and sit down without catching hold of the armchair. Yesterday I walked easily, and to-day I am completeiy re- covered. It is indeed a nmrveHous result. Sufferers from Miy rheuma.tic, nervous, or organic disorder, however obstinate, should call if pos- sible and personnUy iDspect the original of the above, and thotisa-ads of other eqna-ity convincing testimonies at the Electropathic and Zander In s4tiLte. 52, Oxford-street, Tiondon, W. (at the corner of Ra.thbone-ph.co). Pamphlets a.ud con- tutta.tions miy ba ha,d without charge, either per sonally or by letter.

EXTRAORDINARY ACTION AT SWANSEA. Seque! to a Mayor-choosing Demonstration. At the Swansea. Cunnty-couct on Thursday— beforo hi< JIonom .JucJe Gwiiym action w.\s brought by Mrs MaryDavies, formerly laBdixdy of the for the recovery of J517 10g, for to have been :>upplied to the order of ri W. J. Ree. estate agent, of Cr&dock-street, :u;d Tfevor G. Richard:?, tm,plate Mr Da.vid Lewis (in- strnctedbyMrJenkiu Jones) was for theptain- (inst.rnci-ed by for Mr Reps ,,nd Mr Lc.y=cu for Mr R-chmd?. —Mr Le'.v:s. in hi? op')? r;r.ark?. an:d on the 10th of Nov., 1330, S)..r Joi:n Lh-.weiyn WM electect sions, !-3)r John {.'are a, juncbeo". The apn'):nt- Mayor of !S'.v<u?-(;? n.n'? ;(.„ u-;ua.i on t<uch. occa- 3'r J,)!iyi, ;L, oil rcute 11:171? ivii":? v(,ry the. e'.enin? a. p:oce&&ion w<? footed t')-n!Q H.van'?? to PcnUtit-gare r.'i ) <?-r:ort CnR n'-A- M:tyor hon?. Whon th?v arrived ? Rp.ve-ni.u!. wh.re ML- Richards I.vcd/ thc pro- ut -pht!nti<r''a iun, v.'h-ro Mr W.J. Rees 'i'1;.) all ü'del' for for the lionv ),,iuclll Md Mf R'?f3 1':è\1c! a fen- for ;1, more dr-fin.tc Mr Richard- who witi %il itli Mr said, "rour or tiva bn.i-re!s." Mr R?harda h?d ou the previous evening to make pre- parations for tho occp.i.'iot). The chtin, wM m:tcle up M :—Re<r, £H 8; spirits, .82 pop, 12s 6d and hrend .t.ud cbec", 5?. Ber o:)'y w.M ordpred ny the c1efendaut, th0nh Plain- tiff took it npoM to supply spirits' to those who could not drink bes' but the \\t)t:e of the not (,xcoeded. A sum of .B7 4s h:H! be"n p:Ù{ into court by Mr RcM, and they now s'ed for th:1.t amount :i.nd the nn.o'.tnt sent III by the pla.inti(?. the Iii one of the letters Mr Rees wrote hi. recoUp(;i!o:i of the was MM. in another, Mr Richards sent this letter on to plaintiS with a hke question. a.nd "'1g-w:ted tli,.tt they iiiiglj,, -!ive the sa.:m version. In the other letter Mr Rees denied th;it thf order exceeded two barrets of bear, .ind that he w? mining- to p?y for.—Mrg D.ivid th?n entered the l??,in ? to bore out the ma.ter[dt parts of her coiins(,I,s ad- dress, adding that tto beer v..? snpphed ?fter f3ir John L?\ve!yn h;td dr:ve? tip ;d ?iir .-folin li,,tti drii,e-i ,13 i d In answer to Mr L?'son she s.ud she ori?ina!!y smt the b: to Mr R-es and iooked to him for the !noney, as tiit-. c J'i)liii She, howe'. or. thought Mr RiehM-d: p*'t!y it:b!e. Sho joined Mr Richards in the action benau-e he w.-n v.-ith Mr R3GS.—Mr \VjUiam John Rees s\lil Mr R.chu.rds :o;ked v/hat be thought of the 1irie; ¡md pressed him to [I ve the men some beer for it. He for some time refused, but eventua.t!y yielded, a?;d went: into the bar and ordered two C;1gk. K othing wasi said about four or five barrel. The first he heard of four barre]s wa.s when the bill can.e in, and h'' was so astonished :n tha claim tha.t he. replied to it the same day. Wtiat be understood was that he was giving' an order for twu 18-gal!on f!a.ska of beer for Mr Richard-i's men, who were nring :.tf cannou at Mr Richp.rds's request. He htd been told Mr Richards was very thick at the Marqu)s, and was a.n:;iou-i he should be made to pay for the beer, and he therefore wrote the letter quoted asking him to tell h)m what his recollec tion of the transaction was. That he did not because be did not know, but to discover what evidence Mr Richards was likely to give uga-inst biui (wttnesa). He, though cnly ordering two cask; was always quite wiUing to pay for two ba.rrels, thinking p!a.In!ff made a miatahe. But what he did not order ne objected to pay for. Mr Trevor Richards said he first heard he WM to be made a defendant in the action a. month a.go. He gave no order for a,nythine'. Whatever order he beard given was by Mr Rees. Afterwards he sent for some champagne to his bouse, which Mr Rees and others drank with htm in an upstairs room.—Mr Ptews hav- mg àddred the Court) in defence, bis Honour informed Mr Leyson be need not trouble him, :m he had decided to dismiss thecasa as against Mr Richarda. He n.ugt say, looking at the correspondence, Mr Reea's recoUectiou of what took place cc' 110 t one to be relied on, whereas there wwam nothing to show that Mr Da.vies's statement was untrue.—He g?vc judg- mant for plaintiS against Mr Rees for '?14 8s less the amount paid Into court and he dismissed the action against Mr Richo-rds, with cortc.

DISPUTE AT PONTYPRIDD. I ho far all attempts to settle the depute between I the operative stonemasons and the builder-} have been abortive, and it is now pra.ctlca.ny certain that the men will stnke at the expiration of their notices on Monday next. As an indication of the workmen's attitude in the matter, it may be mentioned that they have already taken steps to convene a public meeting next week, after the strike has commenced, with a view of enlisting public sympathy. The master bunders of this I district are acungr in concert with the Cardiff l\:I.Ster Build("l's' A&;sociation, so that realty the dispute in Iboth towns is identica. The pmntcrs are now a,!so demanding an advance of %d per hour in their wages, and as this has been declined they will also suspend work on Monday next.

FACTS AND FANCtES. I Johnnic. why didn't the lions eat Daniel ?'' 'Cause they didn't know he was so good." A wise man stands firm in all extremities, and bears the lot of bis humanity with a divine temper. Pa,t, Pat' you should never hit a man when he is down." what did I work so hard to get him down for ?" "You say I was born in London; pa. Where WAS uaat4ier born ?" In Djb!m. And where was you boru, pa ''In Gloucester." "It's very straiip,,e, pa, isn't it, that we three should have strange, Two friends meeting, one remarked, "I have just met a man who told me I looked like you. "Tell me who it was, that I may knock him down.replied his friend. "Don't trouble your- self, snid he, I did that myself, immediately." And so you have been to see Carrie's new furniture. TeH me all about it, that's a dear," said Gladys. "Oh. there were eve. so many nice things,"rep!ied Izora, "but what pleased me most was an artlCle thev caned a It was not a pretenttous affair, but its rugged, j unassuming beauty \vn.s quite too overpowering for idle words. Tha following' story is told of a college pro- fessor, the a,atbor of an article on Ancient Methods of Filtration.- By a misprint his sub- ject was announced in the advertisements as "Aooient Methods of Flirtation," much to the amusement of his friends, one of whom, at a, sooal party, 3ard to him, Pi-ofessor. do g'ive us your lecture on Anclent.Iethodg of Flirtation. The professor, who is a bachelor and a social favourite, instantly replied, Miss X., that lec- ture can be delivered only to a single auditor an a time, and must be illustrated with experiments." Horaca Watpole, in one of his books, tells a canons story about Df Twisden, Bishop of Raphoe, in the days of the Regency. This pre- late w:M actually shot in 1752 whiist acting the part of highwayma.n on Honn'-low HMth. This was a favourite resort of thf staxid and deliver" fraternity, whose ranks were often sv/ei!edwfth recruits from tha aristoccacy whose banking accounts were at low ebb. Whether his lordship was short of cash dow not :.ppep.r, but, o!!t of r"'pect to hi', I>:Jitioll, th') scandat was hushed up, and his death attributed to a violent; ccn'ulsicn of the stoma.ch. CAL-GHT I A Tl:r.-Rather more ths.na.mHe from Mold, in North Wa,Ies, is a venerable man- sion of the style of Qiite 't Anne. attached to which is a ta! sq'at-e tower, maohicolated and eiribattlec', of more.tneit.]t daCc—probaHy ea,rly ftftf.ent!) century work. During the Wars of the Roses thin tower was the :.bode of ReinaUt ap Gi"yfiyJd ap Bieddyn, a chief of roya! who maintained a long feud with the citizens nf ChestL-r. In bloody fray at Mo'd Fnir. in l-t75, he s-i:!ed the of Ci)cst")- c.i'cyud him to thn tower, an.i bm¡; bim to a ln the- wa)i. which stit! remain. Twr. hundred t'xa"peratd mttxens soon afterward. ldt Chester to be avM]!?ed but the wily \V e:hman retired to a neighbouring wood. -uid, having permitted them to take no,e,,lOU of J!l mansfou, he suddemy can'.e from his conceatmont, barred up an the out- lets. and then, setting .'u-e to the buiidin?, burned the majority of the intcrlonprs tif x.e. thoso who escaped the by tiie swords of their persecutor and ins myrmidons. Rcmarkab!e starips are tc.Id of the ajft which ma.ny public character:, have for rn!nembcrins the nan:es and two., of comparative!y unimportant persons. It may t0 persons who j !:t,ck till"; that they have dis- t Mr .Jo,óuph JHfrerson has di!Hcu!ty in r?nemb?i;? names. Ho tokl this s?oryto afr)ond: I wa.s coming down in the .<:]pv.1.ti.,r of the Stock building, and, at one of the miermedi&te nooi's, a nmn, whoje tn.ce I klr,w :s know yours gGt in. He greeted me very warmly at once. said ]t wss a numbc.r of years smce we had met, and was very ;\rF'Č¡lHt:: ;mc! fuendfy. But I couldn't place hi:n f,)r the life of me. I asked him as a sort of a, feeSer, how he happened to be in New York, n:id he au-.wered, with a touch of surprise, that he h.d Hved there for several years. FinHUv I told him, in an :l¡xJogetic .iy, that I coutdn''t reca.H his nAme. He looked at me for n. moment, and then be said, very quiet!v. that his name was U. H. did you do, Joe?" his fr;ei)d Why, I got out a.c the next ne'er, for 'ear I '-hou'd be fool PWJug-h to ask him if ha had e\ <ji' been m the v.n-

MOVEMENTS OF LOCAL I VESSELS. I We;;tm'gate al'v<l Rotter2Sth I Goldciitte a.rvd Bilbao 2.8th Cyfarthra, a.rvd HuelnL 28th I Lesrea.u!x arvd Dunkerque 27th Forest left Glasgow for Cardiff 28Ut C W Andersen a.rvd Gibl"¡ltal' S8th furquoMe left Newport News for Queenstown 27t.h Scots Greys !cft ygitbE,.Ia-(Ie-Sagua LMneo left H&mbHr? for Antwerp 28t,h La)ro. of Curdig, arvd Sh Mieha.el's fro,)) C.f::ri' H:h Consta.nti!:op)e for Danuba S3.!) G J<, Wood left St ilipliael for Mcn-sciUc', 27th h W Kehy kft Pn.:ermo for Londo)) 27th Howe!a.te left Cork for Cardiff 26t!t I Mgs. left Roueu for peiMTth 27th I)orEt arvdl'ort Said n-om Cardiit 27th I Rossl_yn left Port T<itbot for Ca.rditt 2S:h Kochetort Mvd Birkenheu.d fr&m Huelva. 27tii lthiwdcrin a.rvd Cork 26th Rag!auMvd Barry 28th Rapid left Huetvit. for Dublin 23t,h RouKemont left Ba.reolona, for Hue!va. 36th Kupen-a. left for ioidoii 27th Rothe&'lY a.rvd Cn.ditt from Fleetwood 28th f&ney Abbey a.rvd Seville 27th AUonby a.rvd Ha.vre from Barry 27th Activity arvd B.).rry from St l\1¡lo 28th I }!;ureka. teft Ba.rry 27th Euterpe )aft Pena-rth for ArLrseilles 27th North Devon arvd. Hnvre 27th Ely arvd Bordea.ux from ardiK 28Hi J,a,dy Have:o<;k arvd Portlmd from Newport 27fh Cha.rJeR MitcheU left Porthca.w! for PenMf.h 23th GIS "u)nnso)ta.t.FenjzaneesheH,erin"23th Anne Ti'omM leftTtotteid.i.m for T;ne 28th from 25til Cha-rlcs T jc,es left BQmb: fo.- II.r,M 27th

Here and There. I Mauy happy returns of the day" to General Grenfell, who to-day is 51 years of age. The cost of the last County Council elections or Cardiganshire was £350, as compared with .S950 three years ago. Half-a-miIIion person.?, it in said, are, in one way or another, employed on the Sabbath In conupction with the drink tratlic, and 200,000 of these are young women. A screen is shortly to be erected in Hawarden Church by Mr and Mrs Gladstone to perpetuate the memory of their eldest son, the late Mr W, H. Giadstone. We regret to hear that Mr Montagu Williams is in a condition that gives the gravest anxiety to his medical attendants and his family. He is under treatment at his house at Ramsgate. The new rc&Idence of the Rev E. Matthews at Bridgend is now completed. Although the rev gc-.iit,,eiiian is anxious to occupy tt, his medical adviser forbids his removing from Tymaen for another fortnight. Dr Koiand Rogers' terms as organist of Bangor Cathedral expires In June. There are 81 candidates for the oiEce, and It js understood that the Dean and canons are seeking the advice of Sir John Stainer In making their selection. Canon William Howe:! Evang, Vicar of Rhyl, Evan, V i car of Rhyl, who died on Tuesday night, was chairman of the Executive Committee of the National Eisteddfod. He was in hi.s 57th year. and was held in high honour by Nonconformists as well as by his own nock. The Newport Comedy Club will appear to- night behind the footlights in The They are sure of a big house. They have resolved to devote the proceeds to the fund for gold watches for the Newport Premiers. Arthur Gould, it is said, is In the favourite's position for the secre- taryship of the Athletic Ciub when it becomes vacnnt. A marriage has been arranged, aud will take place on June 1st, between Edward Hoyd, eldest son of Mr James Co-itcr Edwards, of Trevor Hal], Llangollcn. High SheriH of Denbighshire, and EmHy Isabella Loft.us, second daughter of John Francis Tottenham, commander R.N., of Loftus H-jus", Torquay. Miss Lucy Booth is 22. and although she has nccomuIL-had a deal of hard work for the Salva- tion Ar'uy, she looks even younger. She is ta]!, sum, and graced!, and, like all the Bjoths, dark. Booth is a very good speaker, but she has mostly becu occupied In directing the affairs of the Army's Women's Training Home. Cardie may or may not be a health resort of the Hr.-t rank but \\e question the taste dis- piayed i'y t-he directors of one of the local 'bus cjm- panic.?, who announce on cm: of the windows of a 'bus -?a.t:g from the Great Western approach thattheywiU carrynliaudsun:lrynoarto the ceme- tery for Id all the way." This is not calculated to inspire arrivals with conMeMee. "T;¡ke th(.! book in youf rjght hand," sternly said Sergeant CTa!nmon to a witness at B.i.rry DL'ck pol ce-cour. yesterday, when he ob.38lved that the witness v/as abaut bong sworn with the j B:bie m his left hand. The witness refused. The sergeant appealed to the Bunch. Th'; D--iieli were obdurate; so was the wi tness. H.e hadn't gotaright hand. An intcnig'jnb young farm<-r living In tbe Vale of Glamorgan district. informs one of out.' statf tha.t.on Tuesday morning, Vt'henthesunwas gaining an ascendenc-yin the horixon, he saw Mi inverted rainbow. This "upside-down" arc had a !i0,th and south position in the sky. Lest the story situnid not be received with credibility, he eaHpd two of his labourers to witness the phenomenon. "They arc not enpmies of women,"s:)ys Sir HL-nry James, "who seek to deprive them of their inroad into pubho life. It was a gifted woman who ?aid that the woman who rooks the cradle rules the world. If for anot.h'r mode ot action she must pay tna price and lose those ir.uueuc"s which proceed from her very iHabihty to enter into the contentious and rough i stru¿glt:s of pubHc lif): Newport Public Park has at length moved on a peg. Twunty-tnrce plans for laying out the gi'k.)und ltavfibecii sent in in resp:mse to the offer of a .650 premium for the best and E:20 for. thb second honours to Mr Mawson, architectural gardener. of who paid i 1 to N t, get first-hand impressions the second prizs g<;es to Mr Lawrence, architect, Newport, and Mr F('Y j,)ill', jY. lu electing the Rev T. M. MD:)S, of Ipswich, to .succeed the Rev K. Henry Roberts, Jb.A., in the Presidency c.f thH Baptist Union, the cho!? ha. for thu third tin'.e in four years, faUen on a Wel-ib'nan, though in this! c.Me an Anglicised one. Mr Roberts is a native 0{ Cnrmn.rthen, a.nd Mr Mun'ih's father waH born in the Nf.mo town. Jlissrandn'other wa; a niece of the well-known Chart's of Bit1a, one of tho founders of the Brit-iah and Foreign B'Me Society. The f..)r the coronership, 'tcat< by .,It. Martin .Hdw?-dg, i? betwscn Mr R'j'oert JorM'.<, ba.rr?tfr, ?nd Mr E. H. DaviM., who has been doit)? deputy work ?ince Mr Edw;.rd-i ;;urp"i.pd everybody by gorng a.w;ty. A ",lice of the wo):k wfl! bo do..o by the Newport coroner, to be cho.n by the Corporation of the Uskxide borough, and and iu:nour h:t.s it ths.t Mr scands n.t, the head of probè,biô w::mers. The sentence of tWÐh'e months'¡mpti,,011mei1t passed on Captnin Verney expir 's eariv 112xt month, when he wiil be relea'sd. He has the whole of the timo in tlie ir.hi-m&ry at Penton- vi.l]e Pr;on, R; OW;¡g" to an in!]rmi!.ymoneof his !p£, ho w;,S \H::1.le to fuint any t:u,k of !nbc.ur. During hm incarceration he h:T.s LRen v:ited by Ill's friends, in accordance with the rfgnlation' and on 4-,acli occ.tsion WM supplied forhisf;).ouri!.e ;)a.=t)mc—drawing' ftud P)..i}} Ung-. Hanfabon par.sh ha-i within a period of 1, th.in I'J years had threH of the -.(.x :iti:ng otticesinthe church. Intheycarl85f),atthH of !-it. Mabon'.s Church.tho LHo ¡.Irs Thomas, Y i;tr[:ci!nvWH;b Hotiie, Win ejected p3.rihion(r: warden. At tho !ast Easter ve:,try of the above chr.rchMr.sn. T. Tnomas. Bryn- Uefrydd, was appointed rector'd warden. Th' for a nnmher of year". ai: Hoiy Trini.y Church. Ystradmynach, which is al-;o in the above parish, the omco ot side'-man was nl!ed by the tate Mt-s Martha Mvans, .si?r of the I?tc Mr WiHiam Evan:?, registrar, L!anfabon. for TheLord Mayor win shortly Issue invitations for the Welsh National Banquet which he proposes to piveattheMansionHouse. Thedatenxed for the event is Saturday, the 28th of Mtty, and it i-i anticipated that the gathering will b" m fvery way thoroughly reprMentative of W33e. at its highest and best. Judges, bishops, hrd-Jieu- tenant?, members of Parliament, chairmen of Coanty Councils, litterateurs, bards, muaieians, artist?, scientists, leaders of thought and tenders of labour, pressmen, and min)ster.5 of religion in fact, aU classes that go to make up the national life wiii be represented. To aupp!y, for this term, the vacancy caused, in the Aberyscwych CoHege staSF, by Professor 'Hoyd's departure, the services of MrW. M. Childs, late Historical Schotar and Prizeman of KeMe Col'ege, Oxford, have b2en secured. Mr Chiida took his decree in the History School of 18:11, and was almost immediatety placed upon the list of University Extension Lecturers. He is engaged to iecture at the forthcoming summer meetin g of thf:- Extension Students at Oxford. Mr Ctulds will Iccture'on History and Political Economy, the la,tter a, subject for which no regular provision has hitherto been made. The Wetl" Cry publishes a pastoral letter from General Booth in which he thus refers to the couapt-o of his daughter's engagement to be married The shadow of a big sorrow just now is on my OWN home and on my own heart. God grant that no soM:er-fai,her who reads th]3 may have to look on the face of a broken-hearted chHd as I have had to do this very day. But for what a.re my sorrows sent, or to what end are they pernntted to come upon me ? Is it not the Master swiH that they should draw me nearer to J-Hm a.nd make me more sympathetic with the woes of my fehows and lead me out to greater toil and sacrihee on their behalf ?" Councillor Parker, of Cardiff, who was one of the guests of Mr David Leyshou, the chairman of the Pontypridd Local Board, at the banquet given by that gentleman the other evening to ce!t;brate the laying of the first pipe of the sub- ,itli::ry drainage scheme, gave some interesting part'culars, in reference to the toast of his health, reJ,1 ti va to the stupendous main sewer between the Rhoadda and the Bristol Channel which he is constructing for the joint boards of Fontypndd and Y straciyfoàwg-. "It is nearly three years now," said the genial contractor 'ó eiuce the first br:ckwas Ia)dby the late RovD. W. M.A-, of Fairfielcl, and we have but a few more yards to compete the whole svsM-m, which will cost something a,bout £150,000. We have traversHd a distance of 17],(, miies. and ear- ned the sewer under three miies of tunneling. We have gone through every sort of ground, from the ha. -teat rock to the softest slush. Wo have passed seven times under the river Tan, and eic;ht times under the railway, and'sometimes within an mch or two of the sleepers of the per- manent way. We have bean once under the Forest reeder and once under the Glamorgan Canal, where we got drowned out. That was the onb' t'nM we had any real mishap with the works, à'1rJ po far not a single hfe has been lost in con- nection with the nndertakmg."