South Wales Echo

I Church in Wales. I EXTRAORDINARY DiSPUfE AT PON1YCYMMLR. I PohceAtd Requisitioned. j I A correspondent informs us that for son-m time here has bpen an extraordinary fp¡>nng- amount the Church people nt PonycYlI:mRr, in the parish of as to whethPT the WehÍl or the Engtia!* section shatt hn,ve the control of the ser- vices in the naw church freeted at the co-it of Miss Thibet: and Mr i'htndy Jonking, and conse- crated tast August The two seetinn" are ?aid to be about equatiy strong, but the We!sh section contend thitt the church, which ia dedicated to St. thtJ Cûl!dua. t.1Í..ÆJ in the vernacu)ar, asd under this impreaaion they have resented any pottton of the 9t:rv)CM b-ing condnoted tn English. The vicn.r (the Rev Mr Philips) has rticently, after the We)sh even- SoDg, a in English, and the Wet&h section hn.ve shown their fesMitment to this in <t way which the vicar thought juatinfd him in requestmg the local police, to be in attend- ance. Last Sunday evenin the service com- menced at 5.30, and the vicar conducted it !n We]ab, and aftprwarJs preached a sermon in tbn vernacuiar. On its conclusion he told the congregat)on he was 3.bout to preach in Etigl h for the English section of the corgr,-6,alion, whereui-)n the Wotsh section, which numbered about 200, began to niiig hynna in the vernMu'ar, and they continued this in spite of every ,,tpp,al from the vicar till about eight o'clock, by which time the English section had left. During the scene Pu!ice sergeant San50n and P.U. Ditvies, who were in attendance at the viear'd request, wer'j caned on by the vicar to take the names of those who were'singing, but they explained that they were not en:Pdwered to do so. l!i is stated tt'a.t had they interfered a very uneemly scene mJht have reautted, for a proportion of those present on Sunday night are aHeged to have gona there in anticipation of a row, and prepared to take part in it. Our informant undeMtanda that the vicar is going to {:\y the matter before the bishop. The Welsh section say there is an English church less than a quarter of a mite away, and they resent the interference of the E< gtish section in a church they ctaim was built soteiy to meet their require- ments.

I YANKEE YARNS. I One Seuroe of Opposition. "It !:eems a shame," said a visitor at the Capitol, for a man to servo his country faith- fully and then be dropped out of sight. I'm :a favour of tettm' 'em hold oSce during good behaviour." ) We))," reptipd bia companion, it might be a good idea. But I don't know but some o' the Senators 'ud look at it as an effort to shorten their terms." I At Cross Purposes. She (referring to a young lady): Have you !!n Mr Wlpximall's sweethe&rt ? She's a. perfect! be&uty. Sstddter (whw thinks she means a horse): No. What cl&ss is she in ? Oh, her antecedents are exceUent. She is of the haitte Mo?tde." A hunter or a high stepper ?" "Mr Saddler, you are too vular for aaythiag. You uoay leave me at once." A Too Long Detaved Verchct. Yos," said the ;'Id traveler, I was on a jury in California once. Itwasamurdertna.L I dido t want the fellow hiing, and so stuck out a-zainst the other eleven for nme days, locked up in the jury-room, whfn they gave in, and we brought in a verdict of 'Not guitty.' And then I WM ready to stab myself with spite." What about?" 'Cause the mob had hung the prisoner on the very first day wo were locked up! I An Unkind tnference. Smith met Flt7.hogr.n, who plays in the Bititch of Bames. FJt,zhogan Inoked ratht3f blue. Hfiio. :ny boy. why so depressed ?'' You know Miss CrMashaw, the tt!derman's Yes. I've proposed to her. Well, won't she h:w. yuu ?' She )ovfs me. but "hM -ttys her fat.}¡pf will nevfr consent to her marrying an acmr." H:? he ttothing efse a?inst you but that ?" Not.hing." Noth I'!) 6x it for yon with the oM mun." H.w ?" "I'H Litke him to the theater and let him see you play." Le1 Note. M«jor Ga';¡'Iaway, n protninont S,m Anton'o 'awyer. was ¡..ng:lgpd in th,. pro->3cut:ng of :t le:d- 109 citiz.n of Liv" Otk Ccmnty for 1,r,%n,iiiig 'naverick?. Judge on th bench. In his speech to the jury, Majur G:away ."aid :— y(', genrlempn of the jury, I huve no doubt but that, the for the dt>f..nce perjured thptnse!vns. Thfre is a. great deal !n')t-e fn)se swe!tr)n<! than ia df irnbte now-a.-days in the conttf, <'f the cuuntry." I d'a))k'*to mtt'rrllpt t.h at-tornay for the State," szt:I (l but I wotil,l like to know how much f&tse S\ring he r"pr,l;¡ as in the conrts of the country 1" I"jo: Gtsaa.way's cljpnt w<M convicted. aii(i one ot the for Do new was that the ruma.rk of J ndg-I-J Noona.n had (,x,-vte(I an undue iufl,it-tice on the n.inds of the jury.

South Wales Coal Trade. a IMPENDING STR)KE OF HAUUERS. I NOTiCES HANDED IN. On Monday the whole of em. i ployed at the P!y!nouth Cumpauy'.i CoHifDMa handed in their notices to at the end of the present month unlbSS an advance on the preffnt. standftrd of 2s lid n. day is grafted. A depu'a.t'on wa.ited upon Mr T. H. H:nfny (the general manager of the coHieriea), who liatened to wbat they had to say III support of eltiin, but refused to admtt Mr Morgan Thomas (the ag,dnt of the Ha.uhpr<i' A-),olation), who waited outside to h"a.r thf result. A mas;, meeting will be held at the G'ohe Inn on Saturday tilglit, wi.en the n)embeM of the deputation win report the result f'f their interview, which at present has not been divu!ged. At present there seem-i no of any settlemIlt whioh will satisfy -tiif, men, and a. strike must consequently ensue. J IMiners' Meetmg at AbertiHery. O't Monday a gt'lItJra.l iii-eling of colliery work- meu wa-' hf!d at AbertH!ery, addressed by Mr Ben D.wie. \Veliõh agent, under the auspices of the M.F.G.B. ReferrinK to the C'ifynydd Ctla.tti)ty, J)o saId he sa w by that nKtnung'a Press that on SIHlday severnl mintsters stAted tha.t it wa-i ru!fd by Prov[dence. He did not agrf< for he the dis.1Stel' was only the qnence of thing's as they were in th' coHiery. He consi'i''red that thj CAUSO Of the calainity should ho thorou?hty mvett??tod &nd m?de known? so  to preVêntáre: currence of thi? terrible dia?aiier. The jury wh]ch had ieen empaneHed did not consist of one realty practical man, certainly none who had run the risks of working in a colliery. A vote of sympathy with the sutferers through the disinter was adopted jn sl1enbe, the andience rjsing to their feet,a.nd the usual votes of thanks terminated the proceedings. Aberdare, Merthyr, and Dowtais Colliers' Assooation. The monthly meeting of the above association was hf]d on Monday, at the Bute Arms' Inn. Aberuare, Mr \V. Thorns (Victoria Gtd)ys) pre- siding. The vice-chair was oocup"'d by Mr Augustus Davies (Monntam Aqb). There wr-re a!so present, in Addition to the minors' a?ent (Mr D. Morgan) and the secretary (Mr D. Parker), a good representation of delega.es fconi all the c?!ieri<-a )n the association.—Bttfure proceeding with the ordinary business of the meeting a vote of eondo!ence with the widows and revives of the unfortunate victims at the Albion Colliery was unanimously passed. The nrst subject. on the agenda was to coustder how to secure a better organisation in the clit-tr et, and also to fev ise the rules to answor such & scheme. Th's was discussed at some i@ngti). Ultimately the "uggesttoo wa.a approved of, :tnd was referred to the executive committee to formulate a. scheme applicable to the wants of the district, and also to draft new rules ó1uitable therefor, the executive to report at a subsequent meeting, tnd the neW ru!es, etc., to be p':)ced before the workm&n.—The agent then submitted a report )n reference to the present position of the Aberni.nt surfacemen, which showed that those men had faited to come to a mututti under. stand)ng among therrisolvefi, and tha meeting. therefore, rfani ved to allow the matter to sh&nd over until they were practically unttmmoua on the subject. The dispute existing at the Aberdare and Merthyr Steam C..al Comp&ny, JElirwain. was then constdered, and the agent submitted a report on the subject, and the meeting dectded to support the men's contention nuthonsing them in the ovent of a settlement not being arr)ved at during the present month to give notices to terminate thefr contr>lcts.-A rt.u'Kempnts were made to hold a meeting in a fortnight for the purpose of Meeting reprentalli \'ea on the shding-tcate commititee for the AberdaTe Valley. —A discussion wa.s opened by the a g,,i,. t on the causes and romediBa of explc'stooa in minet. A resolution to the follow. ing eSect waa unanimously passed That in the op'nion of this meeting the only remedies that can be devised again<<6 explosions in m'nes are proper management, by having adequate ven- tiiation, the same to be well distribnted io the different sections of the mine. We atso wish to reinin(I our fel1úw-workmpn of a resolutIon that was passed in this district a few years ago, to the eSect that any sect'on of workmen seeing the p'ace getting dangerous, should communicate at once with the agent, so that he may forward thair complaint to the tnspector of mines for the dis- trict, and trusts this will be carried out eneotualiy in future, seeing that this has proved efBeacious in many cases during the past few years to secure the removal of dangers."

THE ALLEGED tNFANT!C!DE AT LL/NELLY. Notwithstaiading tile fact that the coroner's jury returned a vet*dick of amidental death" as the result of theif'"quiry t,'Oloehiri' g the death of the tUeK'timi.tte <a of at\nah- \V ,,u, of Dillwyn-street, the ¡.ohce decide to proceed with the case, and on Monday—-before Mr Samuel Bevun—Wsttson WM charged with witfu) nlrder. Just sufBcient evidence was taken to justify a remand. was removed to Swansea gaol to awsnt the relumptton of the magisteritol inquiry.

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FACTS AND FANCIES. I -0 Mrs Fchairman: What is man?—The CInb.! woman's Convention (m chorus): Woman's help- mate! A:He]!o,Charhe! Moustache cut oS. I see. What did you have that done for ?—B: Fifteen cents. Mother: Now, Fritz, remember it) is more bieased to give than to receive.—Fritz Yes, ma, but I am not selfish. He: Do you know, I think you are a most singular gr'r! ?—She (coyly): I assure you it isn't from choice. Galton had his lawn mower stolen last night. —" Great Cee-3ar What a !uckyfeUowho has always been." The sudden end of a severe run of hard luck w)H do more to make a man an optimist than will years of luxury. Toodtps Could you let me have $5 for a few days ?—Bood)e: No; I hava more days than I know what to do with now. Tear-her: Wh;tt became of the children of Agamemnon ?—Pupi) (after mature dehbera- tion) I think they are dead by this time. A chiropodist announces on his cards that be h:M had the honour of removing corns from several nf the crowned beads of Enrope. Driggs C.m a man serve two masters ?—Hen- p"ck We!), tha.t depend". He may have a wife and a grown daughter, you know. ThAt takns a big wait otf my mind," ejaeu- !a':ed the travelling man whf-r) he found he was 'n tim" to catch a train he thought he had missed, Do you pay for poetry?" asked the pretty girL "y.yt" rep1tp(Í the editor, withsome hesitation. What do you pay ?" Comph- menta. UNN¡¡:c¡¡:ssARy.-1H:y Bisso!: Have you ever I tlt!)uh" wh.tt: you would do if yc.u were to f:Ut hMir to It million doHaM ?—Doo)itt)e Guode Nevev! If I were 'J fall heir to a miUion doltars I should engige a capable thmker. IN DANGER-—Mrs Smythe It is rumoured that our ifi:tiister i" to be tried for heresy.—Mra Jt-nkyns I thought he waa perfectfy orthodox. —MrsSmyt.he: Orthodox? Did you hear his 1 Sfrmon on the equal suffrage question ? I THE AtfATEUR t'ARMBR. When ba 'oy 8pt-ing gr..wa bright and warm, He h)e<! lilin to his IJjl)dA} farm. Tlt(- Summer finds him somewhat dazed Wtth a crop of whiskers—tt]i h" r.tised. COMING EVHNTS CAST THKIR SHADOWS BMt'ORN." Choiiy What do you think. ofd chapp.e, <'f woman's wights ?- Gu<aie When I heard that f<OTnP, of them were g,,ttitig so mascu- hnn that; they were smoking eigawettt--s tnd wear- ing high eo))ah«. I knew it would come next. Bah Jc-te they want every privity a man hM Ht! CiTRn AN EXAMPLE—"I tell yon," !'ald ?)o ec.?v'!ug Socinhsr., "that w?!th isnotdi.'<- tnbntad?qu?!tb)y."—"Iqn?ea?rt-H with you," repLed Mf Soadds. I h?e on)y a.hont two hundred and Hfty thoW'lIl.nd, myao]f, white I know :i d'-zen men who h&ve more th-in a tnitlion A mitt-)-!ed woman WM very 111110h wVlTied one &fternnnn during a storm. Hur hnabitnd had just bought a cow and put tt. in thu cow-house. As soon us )t coii,uieiic,(] to thutjdM the lady rushed wildly to the kitchen Md cried to the couk, "Ru)i,M.uy,tu)d shut the cow-houae door. If the cow h-urs that thunder it will turn her milk sour." LKT Us SiNG.—A y,ti Ilig clergyman newly settled In a IargH pan-h had oecasiona) fit, of when taii(iiy.,g before his congre- gation. Oil" Sunday, aft'r n.Jading:1. notice ot H women s mi'sujtttiry n.eètlDf{ to ba he)d a. few d) 1\ btr, he elld(av"un.d to ftid a special appeal of hi-3 own for a lu,q;e att.lHhuctI. After string that it was to be a meprit):t of grMt interest and importance. ho said, "We, the women of thi I eciii,zregiiL]i)ti- With a 6u-)hpd ooutttemmoe he stoppfd a.nd b"g'l!.n who :tre the wotni-n of thts eo'gregati'.n," he announced. This was no better, and h" beat a bl(i-Iiiijg retreat by spying. Let us sing the four hundred and nrst hymn." ONE THING THAT HAD NOT CHANGED —Tt'e Rt-v. loiig-I f- p.<.<n'r of the Congrt'gn- ttona.! Church in ——. He was noted for a dry humour, which, though chiefly t.xfrciaed in I)riVat,, sometimes cropped out in pubHc. Hi- people were fond of him, und when tite tiftleth year of his ministry was completed, made :t g)-a,nd ceJebra.tion m honour of the event. He preached a sermon on the occasion. In this sermon he made an pX:lausÙ\'e review of tha half cantury that had passed since his ordination. He spoke nrst of the changes it h&d witnessed there in the town. Then t*e spoke of the country in the same strain, and nudity of the worfd, showing how nftv years had, in the of both, wrought wonderfu) trajusfurmtt.ttona. But," he added, "jthere =. nTM nbt' Nmptres, as I have described, have fa.)len kjlls have bbeu bf.rn, have re'goed, and died gi-eab nitin httve had their day and phased from the stage, to be sUcc,ded by other great man. who in thaif turn have sunk from view. But there is one thing, I repeat, that has not changod-(pause a.nd stiDnKSs)—and that is my salitry. It waa it hun- dred and fifty pounds nfcy years ago, it !S a hun- dred aud tifty pounds now."

I MR PR)TCHAHD MORGAN AND WELSH MINERAL RIGHTS. In the House of Commons on Monday, Mr PpiTCHARD MORGAN had notice of the fol,lowir,g question :—To ask Mr Attorney- General whether he has yet bad an opoor- tunity of perusing the grants to S)r WilUam Herbert! of certain lands in the counties of Gi-t,norgan and Monmouth, and the schedules and particulars appended thereto whether he is aware that )n a.H the manors granted to Sir Wm. Herbert all woods, underwoods, wardships, niarriag". mine! quarries, and other royalties are reserved to the Crown whether copies of the grants referred to wtU be laid upon the table of the House; whether the Government) intend to instruct experts acquainted with the country fully to examine all grants of lands made in the countioa of G!amorgan and MonH'outh with a v;ew of giving inf,)rmation to Parliament aa to the riRhts of the Crown; and whether the royalties in the couut.ea referred to amount to about JB500,000 sterling per annum ? Neither the Attorney-General nor the SoHcitor- General was present when the question was put, and Mr FBiTCHABO MORGAN inquired if any member of the Government couid give an answer. The CHANCELLOR of the KXCHHQCER: I :un afraid I know nothing about Sir Win. iferbert's wardships or rnarr¡a..g, (A laugh.) Mr PRiTCHARD MORGAN: Wi)) the Attorney- General be in his n.orrow ? If 80, I Wi)i renfw the question tht.). The CHANCELLOR of the Exc&KQPEB He was here to-day, and no doubt W)H be in his p!acf to- morrow. He will take care that the hon.mpmb'r hxs such information as wo are a.b!e to furnish.

I BRUTAL ASSAULT AT CHEP8TOW. At the Chepstow Police-court on Monday, \V'!ha)Tn Sw.tr)and Tho.'naa Henry werf charged wtthnnLtwfnHy wounding Morgan WiU)amson the 21<t t)tt. AH three are farm handa, and worked for Mr John LunRham, of New House. Cheptow. On the evening in I question the parties named, with others, had been haymaking, and earlier in the evening there waa some dispute amongst sonM of the baymalcer .-P.-oseentor alleged thali a,,i he was going home, at abuut a quarter-pa!\t nia", he met the two prisoners, who opened out, one to his right. aud the other to his left, and as he was parsing betwesn tbMn Swan struck him behind the e&r, and be fell down, and whi!st he was on the ground he appears to have been beaten a.nd k'oked until he was insensib!e.—The £v1denoe of Dr. Lawrence, who attended proae- eutf'r, showed that he had been crueity assaulted, aon'e of the wounds having been caused by the iron t'P of a. boot. One of his eyeballs had been ruptured, and the sight W;\8 completely tost.— The Benc-h diichargwd Henry, and tnade him a witness. Swan was commit':ed for trial at the quarter sessioas.—Mr J. J. James, sottcitor, of i,ycinOY, appeared for Henry.

I MOVEMENTS @F LOCAL VESSELS. I Fern!M<h left Malta for Azofi 29th Ga.tla.ndi< .n.vd Alfxa.udria. from Ua.rdnf 29th Thor left Rretnertta.ven for Cardiff Z"d Larpoolleft BtIoyonne for Cardiff 1st RoaelMdief' Gibraltar for BilbMto 10:\d fm. Cltroliff 50th Jane due Antwerp from Ca-rloforte 3. rd, Alicia arvd Crousta.dt 23th HMUwictc a.rrd Rochefcrt 29th KiníI Cross pagsd (jtibmita.r for Dllbliu 1st Rosalyn arvd Penarth 30th Sowerby left Tew tor Grimaby 29th Rheubina. arvd Cfdiz 30th Ba.i.-iby parsed Consta.ntinople fo'' Oillraltar 29tt Ma.k La.ne docked Penarth Ist I Rhyl left Oxe!oaund for Rotterdam 50th Ge'nin: a rvd Havre 2nd Qu!ckstep arvit Sunderland 2nd G E Wood arvj Jarrow 2nd Wm SYmington arvd Nicolaieff 1st I SinbSLd a.rvd Portta.ad 2nd St Oona.ta left Lynu for Cardiff 1st 8t Fasans aryi Mitbao 29th Free La.nce passed Constantinople for Ga!a,tz 50th GoldcHSe Pas-ed Gibraltar for Swan.4e,% Ig[. Mercedes left Laa PaJtnas for ijon'ton Is Hart a'vd St.Na.zMre 2nd We.ter&ate arvd t Nazaire 1st Thom,sa. left Alltwerp tor c!\r(hff 2_9th Mara.et Jo"M PaiMed Con¡;f<1.ntinQPla for OdestS& 30th O-'win left Rouen feT Cardiff 50th Leareanix rvd Vi))a Real 30th I Dowia.M a,rvd Bilbao 30th Bei<;non pa.sse<) St Catherine's 30th LabčTrollere left Bitb&o for Cardiff 30th Darent left KOtlt for New Fairwater 30th lUtyd !sft Gibltar tor King a Lynn ht Foret-t left Gibrxtta.r for BaYoune lat Cyf&rthfa a.rvd BUhao2n<' t ontypridd a.rvd Qilbao 30th NinMm Stuart pa.<sed ConstanUnopte for D&nnbe 30th Pbymr,-arvd St N&zfHre 2ad "A"nl .A ]:J. 'In.

ALBION COLLIERY CATASTROPHE. 8 Preparing forthe inquiry. A general meeting of the workmen of the Atbion Colliery was held on Monday at the Public Hat), Cilfynydd, under, tbe presideDoy of Mr W. Evanss, one of the agents of the Cumbrian As.socia- tlon, supported by Mr W. Abraham, M.P., (Mabon), Mr Samuel Thomas and Mr Joseph Bowen (the oheckweighers), and Mr Evan Jonea (secretary of thq workmen's committee).—Con- siderable discussion took place with reference to the mode of operations in the pit under the present circumstances.—It was unanimously re- solved that the shifts should remain four hours each, and that no man should be employed in more than one shift during the twenty-four hours. A deputation, headed by Mabon, M.P., subsequently convoyed this intimation to Mr Philip Jones, the manager, who, in reply, asked that the shifts, in places where the air was pure, should be shifts of six hours each. A gener&I meeting ofthemenMc-um- tnoned for two o'ctook to-day (Tuogday)in order to consider the manner's rfp!y; and we are asked by the Hten'a onions to express. ti(jpo that every workman will attend. Maboa. M.r., and Mr W. Eva-ns; wo undrstlmd, are buoify engaged in investIgating iuto the cirRumstttnces of the dlsaer. Mr Evana will, on Tiiur.day, pay a.!K.ther visit to Cilfynydd to tnquire as to whab evidenca is obta.inablf, and for that purpose witt meet the men at the Hotel at two o'c!ock. SYMPATHY FROM LLANt/UDNO. Mr A. W. Conneiiy, cicrk to the Lla.ndudno local %tittioriGy, has forwarded the foUowiug ? resolution to Mr H. L!. Gtover, clerk to the PontyptiddLocat B):M'd:—" Tha.tithe LLtn-i dndno itiiprovement Commissioners destre to join )tY the un i ver, I vote of sympathy with the bereaved familIes of the coiners klilpdaud wounded 'n t:h'3 rpceut appaiiing Cf!l!et'y diaastc'r )n South Wtdes." NORTH COUNTRY MINERS AND THE DI: ASTE H.. A council meeting of the Durham Miners' A,3,ocizicion WM held on Saturday at Durham. Mr John Forman presiriing. The foltowing resolution was passNl 1'11at we, the r"preen atives of the Durham miner in eouncira.ssembYed having h&.rd wibh MKretof t.he dremiful accident, at the Albion CnUiery in South Wales, in the los pf a large IHII1¡ber of our (tesire on this tirt eoUecLive (1)porlUnit.y to recorû 0\11' 80rro.\ for those who have !ostt,ht'irUvea,a.ndour synip:tt.liy with the b reeved who been in thi" (leprived of aOll auÜ we think tll t these C8hlllitie;; :uo ,.ioquent but sorrow! nl dmand;¡ for greater the rninagatiit-nt of t lie tilities, by:1.11 Î'1cl't,Ied stq4 of and t-lie di usoofa.uythintf, e-peci<tMy in dust.y tttinM, which will the of occupatiou corn els I ht"m to work for their dnity b; pad in the mines of the cnuntry, Mtd that any -cientiQc know- ledge which the natiou ma.y pose"s shou!d be more A propoiki to tal-e a bal!ot on the Eiolit Hours Bin was submitted by the Chopwe)) Îde. hut it was aiii-.ost un26iiiniotisly iiot to diicu&4 qlw.,ti"n. The Chopwett and Marsden ]odges brought a iiio- i,)ii with 1 ugard to the ittlo11 rejoining the Nation:61 Fedcrntion, and th)s &t.<)0 w.tS c:ul'ied oS the board. A motion for a wp?k's holiday for a!! miners at  was rt-jeett?d. The rcma.ini))g busiue-a was uot of public intprest. STORY OF THE ALBION DELEGATE. At the !a.st <nonth!y meeting of the Cambrian N in the the <(isMter, the Afbton d,)(,t te ,,tid I can say for the at the Albion that we IHwi) kt*pt our eyes open for year.s with a view to :1g-"ilJst what !¡a>< now happened. I can aJ;io any this much for the that if we find anything wrong alld tell of 1t, lie to it (iirtotly, and spes toat it IS put right. The men who examined the eotbery workitig.s three wt,(,ki a<ro found no gas any. where. I myself w<)-9 one of the exfuniners t-hrfti montha aero, mid I did not Hod any g:ts. When t'io ex;i.miii,,ttion is ma<!e, it is n.ade thoroughly. Pteoty of time is taken. It g;<s ia found anywhere the examiners don't leave the place unfit It )9 g"t rid of. They hs.ve a two. yard ro<i for of poshing the ]amp up that tht;y cannot otherwtsa tf.st; tor grl. Th"ro wta a complaint nmd" s"me t;)mf< ngo th.t'i i'cmempndidnohtn.ke thor lanip-3 to piece-! o" the Thm-sdny. which arc the d:ty ttppointer! fo).' doing it. on b(Jing informed, arrnngt'd that every Thursday two men shomd be ,ppuitit(3-d to be present ou thu wa.tch to see that ovuy ma.n (I(ieA his duty in this resppct:. Nobody bet the oSct.tis know which two men are appointed on any Thursday, a.nd the men keep itioviiig about, so that thiy lon!y mf'u- I tion whx.t careM taken to have eve:ythmg right. I bad only just gf!t borne and had my boots oS when I heard th'- soua'i fr'jm the pit on Saturday afternoon. Gou!x to the doer, I at: once st,w what had h:tp p'-ned. Putting on Dty bout-i. I hurried to the pit, aUf: went down. I was coming out I had met John Evans, the (.verman, and .<.uoth"r who was tak. n from the coat and m&ny night timbermen. Upon jr(,iiig below again, I found these two that I had been talkiug with only a quxrter of an hour beforo both dead. John Evans was overinan, The regular fireman (Morris), who also is & man of good with all accident two or three dY8 before. I canuot say-prob:.bJy it wt)l never be known-how it happened. There were neariy 200 dustmen at work, and in moving about the coa.idast there would be a. good dea) of ga.a. That is bow I accounted for the immense force of the expioston, and for its being so general.—In reply to a delegate as to whether the roads were watered, the speaker eaid Y8S. As I was coming out they were watering the road, and the road WM so wet that a man who was comillg wih me as his boots !ea.ked, he must co to the side, or hts feet would be soaked. We have abundance of watfr and pipes to convey it.—A de:Hga,te said he did not know tha.t thero was any truth in the statement, but a man who had worked in the pit told him on Saturday that tha men dare not give a true report if there was anything wrong after examining the pit.—The Atbion delegate That is not true. The manager had to!d them that if they did nob tell him the exact: Rbate of things he would give them as far as the hnv would allow. He said, Bear in mind, it is for my protection as weU a,s year own, and there- fore I will gtve you all tha punishment the !a.w I wil! grant tf you do not aiways tell me the real state of things as you 6nd them." TRNOEGAR SUNDAY SCHOLARS. On the occasion of the ;%nnlial deuaonstmtiou of Sl1nday-ch':)QI"" held on Ionday. the ,um of .B7 8-. 6d waq contcibuM'? by the chiidren taJ:)ng part in the procession. Itwasdecidfd that the con- tribution be sent to the SouthWctles Daily News fund. ROYAL CLAR!' NCR THEATRE, I rONTYPRtDD. A THREE NtGHTS' BENEFIT. I Mesar-! Tt'enchard and Jonea, the proprietors of t'le Roya.t Oa.rf-f.ce Theatre, Pontyptfidd, hava, with comm,HHiable promptitude. arranged for a three nights' beneSt at the Clarence jn aid of the bereaved familie. These will be held on Thursday. Friday, and Saturday next, and the creitm of loc-il ttttenti ha..s beeu secured for the oconaton. Trenchard and .T Ollfg have theserv:casof the Tr-ot Icy Male Voice Hociety, the 1'ontypridd Mal(, Voico Society, the Ponty- pridd Votuntner Balld, Gwynalnw, Dewi Dar, Miss Polly Rowland, and a host of othfr favourites, so that the programme each njght will be of !m attractive de.aer)ptjon. This, coupled wlth the philanthropic of the concertis, ought! to sectire bumper houses, COLLECTED BY A PONTYPRIDD TRADESMAN. Mr IsMc Prothero, grocer and provision mer- chant, ponlypridd, opened a aubac'tpbion lIst Immedill,tely after tb'J explosion, iuvtting tha whole.,alf! hOU13f!S \vith whom he dealt to contrt- bate. By ti'ie IMam; Mr Prothero hM already received ov r £165, the principa.! subscribers bftag Me.irs E-Iwards, RingN', a.nd Co., Bristol JB50 ReckitM atid Sct4 Hu)), L25 D-Y &nd Martin, .610 10-! Thomns .S10, &c. WORKMEN'S VOTE OF CONDOLENCE. At a gpuerit) meeting of the workmen at the Aberamll.n Ct'H'ery (foweU Dutfryn Company), held oo Monday at the P!ou(;h Inu, Aberaman, Mr S. Witoox m the clislir, a vote of condolence with the re!a,tives of the vicbims at the Atb'on CoUiery and with the enrvivors was un&ni't'ously passed, and the becretary (Mr Ja.me-i Croesby) was ordered to send oopiea to the various newspapers. ABERDARE TOWNSPEOPLE. The High Constable of Aberdare (Mr D. WliJiam, Compton House) has convened a meet- iii,,r of the tc,ntjl)pople for th)s (Tiieqday) even- ing, to oonatder the best mode cf gdding to the amount already CtJ)"ct;ed in ttd of the fund. in addition to the JB170 already coHected, the h.gh constabte on Monday received the following i!ubscripttons the Cy°o° Tin-plate C'.mpa.ny, Aberdarc, .35 5s; W. Rees Williairis, Roticitor, Aberdare, -65 5, Keas L'yweHyn, coUipry manager, Bw'!fa- Co))<ery, -SS 3s James Harriaoa, agent, Bwllfa. CoUiery. L.3 Ss; the c!rical staff at the Lo"don oQice, Bwllfa Colliery, 15- Fortestft and Co., Aberdare and Msrthyr, Pl IiI; D. J. Gwynnt!. Metropolis" Bitnk, RI la C ry and Rhys, soJiciors, Aherdar3, £11s; H: \V. Ja<3ob, Metropolttan B,nk, 109 6d; R&v. Lenja.mio E v&ns, GL4,dlys, lOa 6d. IVORlTES CONDOLE. I Ab a meeting of the Craig yr Hes-K Lodge of True 1-vorttes, beM M the Uanovor Arms, Pontypridd, II. vot'e of deep sympa.tt'y was ptsgec! )n silence with the relatives of the vjotims in the recent explosion at the Atbion Colliery, Chfynydd, S YMP,ATHf' PROM SWANSEA. I On IS Yada? ni({bt, at the c]ose of the service at I Cape! im the pastor (the Rev. GofDer Lewis, I bere&ved through the colliery explosion, which was p!tssed by the whole congregation standing. Then he informed those presint that it would be welt for them to fo!!owthe votebysome expression of praot)oqt sympathy, which coutd be forwarded to the South Wa?e8Daily Necs fund. Thereupon a collection waa n)a.df, which amounted to the very handsome sum of J69 14'; Id. This sum w]!i be augmented by contrtbntions from members who were at the moment of the coUection unprepa.red to give so much M they would have liked, and on Thursday the total sum collected by Dr. Lewis will be forwarded to the South JV-ales Daily News fand. I SALVATION ARMY AT WORK. The Welsh leader (Adjutant Thomas), with the brass band of thn Bristol corps, coDeotfd in the Rtreets of Bristol J634 on Saturday a.nd Sunday in aid of the fund b&inf; raised for the widows and orphans of the Cilfynydd disMter. MINERS' PROVIDENT FUND. Mr Evan Owen visited the colliery on Monday and paid the claims of seven).! relatives who had not been &ble to attend !Mt week. It has been ascertained that up to the present tb<re are 135 widows and 320 children, besides a number of dependent relatives, who will have to be provided for. During the investiatlOn it wM found that several persons have not yet been accounted for. The onici<t!s of the Miners' Provident Fund con- template paying the second mst&imenb of the funerat a!)cwa.noes due to the relatives of the un- matried membeM, and the first weekty payment to the widows and children at the Public-ba.1!, CHtynydd, on Friday next. Mr Edward Curre, of Itton Court, writes from the Hotel Cohn, St Moritz, enclosing cheque for .650 to :ho Provident Fund. I LETTERS AND TELEGRAMS OF {SYMPATHY. Tue Mayor of Burntpy (Mr Christian MitcheU) t<a<! addretsed the fo)!owihg tetter to the Mayor of (J"rdiff De:\r Ir lVtayor,-In company with the ppop)o of Bumiey, who are largely interestfd in tho mining industry, I wn. oxcecdiilgly grieved to hear yesterday of the (h'fa.d- ful c,%Iiniity which hits b''faHen the viihtgo of Ci!fyuydd in tho neighbourhood of your borough, :md to expres!'l to you, as hc&d of that 'mport?nt; mining commnnity. my deep sytttpathy wIth the wIdows anù fallJ11Ie¡;¡ of tbe men who huve losi? their Hves in he dtsaatrou.s explosion oc Saturday Ia.st, a.ud in this exprMsion of condo- lence I a.in sura the peopitj of this borough since<e!y join.—TownhaII.BofmJcy.26th June, 1894. Mr Llpwelyn Davies wired the mayor on I Lt.half of the Women's Co operative Gui!d, si tt111g at Dot!0,)'-ter. f)xpi:iiig ljeartfolt pa.thy wtth the widows and orphans white 1\ telpgram was alpo rt'ceived by his worship a.ddrM!Md in a similar str&in ftom the mMnbers of the hn,)f-yfar]y oout b of the Commercial Tntvul- ) iera' Henevotont Inatitution, who held them' meeting on Saturd ay.

VOLUNTEER ENCAMPMENT. I tnspecticn at Porthcawt. S'neo this d.<y weil,- B;¡,tta.lion of the Wt:]sh Regiment lii-s b&en under canvas on I the breezy downs near Porthcawl. Duru)g the week a large amount of u.'a'ful work has been doae, the trannng being one of the most thorough that the regonent h¡¡.s yet put in. The nuniber of men in Mmp during the week has boon 35 'jmcfi's and 839 men, undfjr the command of Cr">osweIJ, the olicer colllmanding the batt;dion. The driih hn.ve baen exct*ptiona.!ty heavy, but the men have gone t.rough them with the greatttst chefrfu!ncts and em-i gy. Theru has been an adjurant.) pftrade in th3 ,arly morning, fo)!owMt by the commanding tSicer's futt dt-eMa par.cle a.t 11 o'otock. This httter h&s incinded a number ot a<d eXtlrcili&> aud 9vo)ucions ]n the oplm country surroundtllg Port.iea.wt, the owoer of the Sker fstat,c the VoluntcRrs to oxerclse over the grounds. The second parade ha-i u-.u:t)iy listekl till tbt-ee ui the and after that honr the men have tree to amuse th'msmves as they liked. The genarat bf.-hm'tour of all r:t.nka has been exeetient, :md there has bi'en praat.io!t!!y no sickness, with the exc<1ption of a few case, ot sunburn owing to the unusua) warmth of thn Wt'a.thor. Tho d6tachmenc of i"lgU/.t/1f1t"s done some work under the CO II tll1 11 lid of Captain E"<or, being trained in ths of the heliograph and aIo III itnc) htmp f!a.sh)ng at night. ExceHent tra.ming ha.a l)k"wise bpcn oht.a.iucd by the stretchu' hfn.rpr compitny. the Maxim gun contingent, and the cyeHsta' oorp. The band in camp during the week hM b-oti :t)<<.t (9 the D wiais Compuny, the ba,t&a!ion b.tud bmug made Qp of couMngt'nts from CurdiEf, D,)wltii, u.ud Muunt:un Ash. under the cotDnAnd of B.,iTi(ityitster O'Ne]), of Dowtius. On ].<st the oaicera gu.vu it Juncheon to a uumerom oom- umy of Visitors, find in the afteruoon the camp sports took p'aw. 'rhiy\a.r they prov(:d <'xoeed'ng]y suc;'es<fuL During the week the rcgimentu! ooicer:! in ciiiiii) bMn C')L Ufeas- wi), Cu). Lewis, Col. G.sJ.e!l, LipuL-CoL Ph.itips. L'eut.-Co!. Gtove)-. M.'tjo. Craig. Mitjor B,kll, 8tirgeoii-Majc)r Leokie, Cuptaiu tiid Adju- t.)nt 'l'ri¡¡H'ó\H1, and Ca.pbain and Adjutant English. Tho MjMuai ):)9pac!.)on took place on Monday on Porbhcttwt Boacll, in the pi.0t.enoo of a hi.)'gr- numbHr of spootatof8. The <.?" Gotdsnutf, oonitnandntg the tist R''gimenta! District, who wa< :<.t.tendod by Captain aii(I Adjutunt Goldwyu, of the 211(1 V.B. Weish aa A. D. C. The weather Nmi remarka.biy uae and the muster was the largest on record, numbariot;- 1,807 ofBners. non- cotmrntsaioned onicer: iliicl and 12 permanent statf. aa compared with 1,750 of aU Mnk8 last year. The parade was n.ti.do up a.8 follows :— Officerg, 52; ue!d oSHeers imd 6ta(f. 16; company uflicer, 36; scrgoants, 102; rank and Die. 1,4.35 mounted infantry. 14; signaUers, 6 cyclists, 51 M.'xim gun detachment, 12: bp-ud and bugters. 107; stretcher bearera, 50. The number f'f absent wi!:h tettve was 351, and sick 19, while 37 were absent without lu;tve. The total earoited strength )f 2,226, and the e«tab!i8h- ment, 2,274. The rpgiment was in. apectcd as three batta]ions, Co!. Go!dsmid being recived on the parade ground with a goneral ealute. Ho inspected the ranks very cioaely, beginning with the mounted infantry and nmfhing with the band and cycUsts. Tho brigade then marched past. in column at the shouider and iu quarter coiumn a.<: the traiL The sudden atriking up of the band completely di. organisod the ranks of the mounted infantry. Several of the companies of infantry marohed psMt very stead!!y, and wore COMPLIMENTED BY COLONEL GOLDSMID t On their performance. but in other cases, rather indifferent: dressing w:M kept. The subsequent! ba.ttajion mov; inetits lost a, good doitf jn enect by the aiowneso Wtth which they were executed, and the n.dvanong tide necessitated the compression of the brigafe il?to column of douMe compa.n:es. Cor. Lewis, in addre?Stng the regiment at chn c)ose, 6j*!d in the attack fonna.tion th&t had been gone through the men did very weH, but the s'rgea.ntN appeared to know the exercise imperfeotty, and the cSrIceM knew nothinsr at all a.hnut it. The ma.t-chpststwaa apoUt by on" ojBficcr losiDK his dtstanoe. H(, wanted the c-fifcers, bei'ro next year, to msMter their dritt thoroughly, for they must remember that the iivea of thei): men were in their ha,nd)<, and if they did not know their work they really would be murdering their men. The men Wel.e all riht. but if they went to Hafhl there wou)d be enormou'' losses through the oiHcers not knowinc how to haddle them. He hoped that before the next inspection both omcers and sorgoantfj would m,li,etbainijelvc,s iliort)tigtily.,icquaitited with their work. Ontherogr"r)"nc tttfuchiugback to camp the men ere a.t:hi, .lId by Oolol1&1.GQldsmid, who said it wis a. si)urce of great aa.tisf<chon to hnn that the nrst Vo!uuteer regiment he hitd in- spected in his life was the Ligest in the United K¡Iidom. He li-.xd only !ate)y coMe to South \V.t)<?f, anr1 ho d)d noh know why he bad been SEtut 1II"re, \1016. It was because his mother ca.tne from Tanby. He w&s proud to own that family' link with THK GALLANT MTTLK PRINCJPAUTV- I Cons:derinK how Vohtntee-ahad to undergo :n getting steady driUs, the men had driHed verycreaj?biy, e<peoiaijy when thev sot ? good word of command. Another thing that pleased him very much was tha manner in which g the iiiannc?r in which the accoutrements of the battalion were put ou. They were put on very fairly. Ho wished to impress on the young sotdier.s that it was not of sma.U importance that. th<.y F;11()illrl turn out in soldt.r.tKe manner. When a Volunteer puts bin accoutrerfients on bad!y h(, ws very goon laughed at, but neatly-fixed accoutrements gave a smart app?'-?neo to the raiment. In driil on<. tnd?erent man could do ? ?rMt dea! of harm, toerefore it was the d?y of everyone to feAl that the honom. of the r,-giiiie,iit demanded that he .,honid do his best, not on!y in hi? dri)! but in his genera! con- duct. He ? ? ?""s ?? P'??re of inspeot- 'ng ? them ??,n next year, and ?en i.e would ?ve theadd.t.on?) ?dvantag? ? knowing them an, for he was now inspecting thfin at ? er?t dt?dvanta?. He hoped to?o ronnd to the v?rions !I et:\CbJ(wuts and learn to kuow the? OEe and a)) I mttmatejy, and SEE THKM AT COMPANY AND aonAn DRILL. I !He wished Colonel Cee,5sw c to convey to the othcers and men his (Co'onol Goldmid's) genorat B?haf?cnoH with what: he had s-?u ")a.t day, ?nd ho would h?Te pre.tt Ple,4"ure ?P???'"? to the (!M'er? commauding Medtstrtct. the re?uit of tti?t dny'a inspcctiton.— The meu were then dismissed. Atnong thoae present attha p(\"ade wera tun Rev. Canon .LhompsonandtheRov. L. M. WiHiam' Dow. "'s, oha.ptains of the battalinn. C-anon Thomp- son conducted the servitM on Hunday. afd in the evening officiated it Porbi-.c;,wl Church, wheru aotne of the Votnnteera %ssisted bhe choir. Cî'llOl ihoKtpMn remained in tha ca;il) from Thursday last, The men return to their hotnes this day (TuMd&y).

LYNCH LAW IN AMEFUCA. I Now YORK, Monday.—A nogro wtio was in custody at Fulton, Arkaugas, on a charge of criminally assaulting & white woman, was to-day rescued from the custody of the sheriff by a mob haned the prisoner. -Bei, ter,

I Here and There. 1 Twice as many women aa men are nfBicted ] with neuralgia. The notes of tha Bank of England cost exactly one halfpenny each. It is stated that the Chance! Tunnel ootd borings are to ba suspended. Austria spends every year 15,000,000 on the army. Twelve Qorins equal jBl. A watch is said to tick 157.680,000 times in a year, and the wheels travel 3,558% tmles per annum. An anonymous donor has given 56,000 marks for the erection of a statue of Robert Schumann atLeipsic. Dew has a preference for some colours. While a yeiiow board attracts dew, a red or btack one it win be perfectly dry. Frederick Curleder was at Liverpool committed to the assizes on a charge of using the Empire Hotel for the purpose of betting. The German Emperor has conferred the Red Eagie of the Third Class on Dr. James Reid, the Phystcian in Ordinary to the Queeu. A tomb of the Mycenian epoch has been dts- oovered at De!phi. together with about forty small vases ?md other objects of the same date. Tba Duchess of Teck is the only hving member of the Royal Family who attained the digntty of a grandmother on the wrong side of three score. At a property sate at Sittingbouruo on Satur- day favoured )and waa so!d for j3l00 per acre. At a neighbouring farm land is going begging at .610 per acre. Fishermen who haunt Welsh rivers wouM do weU to see that the partridge orauge is inoiuded in their stock of n.tes. As an ang!er would say, ib is a sweetty deadly By. On the Introduction of the penny "Triage in 1840 76,000,000 betters were despite).. in that, the ursti year. Last year they amounted to up- WM-ds of 1,780% miuions. The baby, Mllry Davis, who wp.s dropped out of theseoond-noor fron'i window of a burning house in Prince-street, Deptford, and shockinp;)y mjuref), has died. Ei!en Terry, wntiog through her secretary to a representative of the South Walts Daily News' says that OHver Wendeu Holmes is a personat friend et hers, andshendoreshim." Dr. Tahnage dectare:.) that all the debts of the Brookiyn Tabernacle must ba Hquidated, and at !east 280,000 do!)a.rs secured, before he wiH enter )nto smother church-buiiding enterpriee. Women in our Australasian Colonies are agitating for their politiea) hghts. A Woman's FritnchiM J.ea.gue has been formed at Bendigo under the auspices of the Temperance Party. Arthur Evan", the medtcal assistant who was Rentenced in April last at the Central Criminal Court to three years' penal servitude for per- forming a,n iUegaI operation, was found dead in hig celt on Friday. A prisoner in a Scottish gaol once greeted a new clJapJain fhus: "I heard tha 'nst twa kirks ye were in ye preached them baith empty, but no' nud it sio' an Mxsy matter tae dae the same wi' tiiisaue." The )a,test industry which has been imported into Japan is that of watch.making. If report speaka truly, not outy the native wants be met, but watches Wt't figure among the export oi th)s rapidly.devilopm oouutry. Amongst the candidates who wiH come up for election at the N,\tiona] Liberal Ctub, a6 the beginning of the month, is Dr. S',ubb<, the Dean of K)y. He is proposed by the Rev. Frome Wiikinson, M.A., &nd seconded by Mr A. J. MnndeUa. The TM/MS of Satutday reports that Mr Frank JuuuaSchroeter,60uofMrC.Sc'i]roeter,of Schroeterand Co., fhipbrokera, as having passed b)a intermediate law exannna.tion. Mr F. J. Sohroeter ie arttcted to Mr Wheatley, the town cferk of Cardiff. A aingte match requ-rM from the 1,2000 to 1,100'ih of a grain of phf-sphcrus for tts production, yet the consumption of matches !s so !a.rge that it ts estunated thftt the tntal of 1,200' tons is less than the amount consumed in Europe <1.nullally in A m!xt.ure of cüf1æ and chocolate is one of tho odd drinks that are ocoasionaDy ordered at hote!s in Boston, U.S. The combination is supposed to preserve the virtues of both ingredients, and to be !ess injurious to persons of nervous tempETa.ment tha,nc'.)H'<='ea1ono. Dr. Von Btarcom, a, d¡f¡t,inuihed physician cf BerUu, the opinion, after iuv&tigatioll, that cdfe tong boi!ed proauces more ind;ge<itiou than any other substance tak&n into the human stomach, and that a simple infusion faciiitates digestion. I Thed?ic?tion otaneworG!sf}rbL.i!t;itt r EI.f.h..lld, and intended to reinforce the Volunteer -fleet, took p}aoH at S'. Petersburg on Saturday, tn the pretence of a large number of naval and military authorities. The vesae) subsequently e:),)!ed for Croustitdt, whnre sha anchored. By command of ti)e Priuoe of WaJas a specia) Grand Lodge of FreBnlsonli wil! be !)e!d nxt Friday to resolve upon addresses of o()ngrtub.- t.on on the auspicious birth of the <on of the Duke and Duoheas of York. The day fixed M the Hut anniversary of their Royal Highnesses' w&ddiug. The following are a few of the "articles" found in the Seine duriug the year 1895 :—Of dogs there were 7,652. of cats 5.207 rabs 9,108 fowls, 1,720; various other birds. 3,942; rabbits, 1,209; young pigs, 789; calves, 7; herons, 4; horses, 3 sheep, 15 monkeys, 13 serpents, 5. Mr Edward Peacock, who, in succession to the !itte Mr Coward, has been appointed to the management of the Mo7'MtMy Pot, is one of the o!dest and most-esteemed members of the Press Gallery. He has for many years occupied the position of manager of the corps, and has weU earned the promotion conferred upon bun. A saving of 10 minutes or a quarter of an hour has been effected by the London and Chatham Company in the journey across the ch.nn(;! between Calis and Dover by a stmp!e system of conecting tickets on board and issuing bnding tickets, which was brought into force last week. Passengers now waik straight ashore without any de!ay whatever, both at Calais and Dover. Another nama has been added to the long lisb of conv«raions of priests from the Charchof Rome. The Rev. Daniel Kerrin has (says the Rock) left the Papa! Church and taken up work in St. Nathaniel's pM-ish in Liverpool, under that well-known Protestant worker, the Rev. R. Hobson, and to a 'crowded congregation of men he gave the reasons for the stiep ho had taken. A-nove! system of branding hoMep, cattle, and sKe<tp Is reported from Australia. The brand in kept the required heat by electricity .'rom storage batteries. From these a Hexibte rubber tube carries the e'eatrto energy to the brand, which is heated front within. It is claimed that this brand is perfectly safe, that it marks without a. Motch, and ts kept at a uniform temperature. On Friday evening a man named James Brown'er, agad 67 year", was seen by the cleaner caning against the door of tho Congregational Church, EHzabeth-street, Salford. Aa he appeared to be ill, she helped him to a seat :n the church. and gave him a glass of water. After drillkm the water, he made a gurgling noise in his throat. ond immediately ucpned. His death it attributed to heart discaso. The total number of students who have matriculated at the various German University-) for the summer term is 28,105. Of thesa ne.)ny 2,000 are non Germans, mcluding 1,461 Europeans. As has been the case in preview years, RuM). 1¡M suppiied tt)e greatest share of the foreigner. nn.tneiy 410. America cornea next with 551, then Austna with 291, Switzerland with 262, and England with 125. France senfh on!y 28. The members of the governing body of the Carnarvonshire Intermedi.tte Schools met ou Saturday at Carnarvon. The meeting dia- CHitsed at some length the need of providing technical inftruehion throughout the county, Mr Rathbone, M.P., being and oilering nnanoin! and other support. A committee was appointed to further consider the question and a report. Mr RhysEva.ns,B.A.,oi Oswostry, was elected fix) bead master ot the new intermediate school at Portmadoc. C. B." writes :—" Ou reading thb account of Louise Miohel's exultation over the assassination of M. Carnot, it immediately occurred to me that a few pamphlets inciting )o the destruction of Mme. Miche! might not be out of p!aceatthis juncture. It seems that loan do so with absolute impunity. The misguided wretch—provided one appeared—who took my increment to heart, and butchered that inestimable lady, wouid, doubt- less. pay forfeit with his life, just Santo wui but I ahoutd go on my way unchallenged, able to sing pseans in Mme. Michel't! key, and rejoicing tofindmyseifsoapta.pup)! One of the most ancient of the City of London chnrohee—St. Stephen's; Coteman-strnet—hassomo remarkable carvtng over the gateway. The Rev. J. D. MuUins, M.A., says it is an atmost) unique example of what is caUed a. Doom." At one time it must have been a rather common practice to dis- play bas-roHefa of tha Resurrection in church- yards—a Visible reminder to au who s?w them that the dead who slept be!ow must one day rise again. Another carving of the Resurrection, iu oak. i'! stHl standmg over one of the gateways of St. Gdes's-in-the-FieIds. When Dr. Thoro!d, the present (Bishop of Winchester, St. Gues'a, he ascert&med that thia carving was erected in 1658, and that the artist received j625

Lawn Tennis. ] α- Wetsh Championship Meeting at Penarth, The annual tournaments for the tav.n tennis championships of Wales and other events opened ftt Penarth on Monday. The entries are greater this year than last, when the tournaments were played on the Roath Grounds, and, judging from the term of a number of players on Monday, there will be an exhibition of some very good piay. Mr B. Eveleh otHoates as referee and handicapper. j The t;ent)emon's singles handicap event, No. 7 on the programme, open to members of clubs in Waies and Monmouthshire, was to have been played on Saturday, but the entries for this par- ticular event being so unsatisfactory the referee decided to scratch the event, and consequently it wii) not be played, so that ptay on Monday started with the rounds in the two championship and hter on a was lo in the I hrst-class handicaps, both ladies' ixid geu,Iemen's. The heavy raina of Sun<iay night in no way Injured the courts for p)ay; in fact, they p!ayed exoeedingiy we)), and very fastty. Thete \vas not a large attendance of visitors during the day, certainly not thenutcber that such a meeting deserved. The first rt.uud of the gin tleuien's open sing!e.-< (ehafnpiou.'<hip) wa.s concluded, and in the only match taken so far, in the second round E. R. A)!en h?td a wn!k over. In the first round B.dt Greene, thf hotdec of the cnp for last v.'ar, won his match against! A. F. Stoddart. There was a very interesting match between F. L. Rise)y and A. W. B'ake. The iatter player bf-at Renshaw iastj year on a very smalt handicap attbough he lot to Risety on Monday. There is a vast unpravemcnt m the p!ay of Hi"ely, who was in t-xcelient form, and his brother overoama E. P. J31g, the Uat-diS captain, after an even match. ws also s)(fle vPy good the macch of Mi,.4, M. Sweet-E-,eott v. Aliss Snook. Ptcy w.<.s of a most e\'cn character, and every game was hotly contested. Miss Escott (jVM)tua!)y winiq;-7-5, 5-7, 7-5. Several in the ".lId genlùmen's siDgle handicap were a!so played ')SF. The hoa. secrn'anos of the meeting ;).re Mr F. P. Adey and Mr F. C. Shacke!. The following are the present scores:— GENTLEMEN'S OPRX StNULES (CHAMPION. SH li'.s). FIRST ROUND. C. E. AHen b Mr O'N'eU, 5-1, 7-5. 6-2. E. R. All,ii b C. B. Ha-n.shry. 6-0, 6-0, 6-2. P. I,. Rixby b A. W. Blake, 6-2, 6-1, 6-5. A. H. Risetv b E. P. Big5, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4. W. M. N. I!ea.rd b LL R. HaJlh:org. 6-1, 6-0. 6-5. G. C. Ball Greena b A. F. Stc'dda.rt, 4.6, 6-5, 6.4, 6-1. K. B Mat-ley, a bye. SECOND ROUND. E. R. Alien, w. o. LADIES' OPEN SINGLES (CHAMPIONSHIP). FIHST ROUXD. Miss Provj, 11. bye. Miss B. Ri,ely, «. bye. Miss M. Sweet- Hscott, b Miss Snook. 7-5.5-7, 7-5. Iiss Jackson b Miss 6.1, 6-2. Mrs Dm.a'c-n b E. M. Risely. 6-2, 6-5. Miss 8toddart b .Misa S. M- Heitzma-n, 6-3,6-1. Mrs O'NeilI. a bye. Mr5 a bye. SRCOND ROUND. Mi?s ProYis b Miss B. Biaely, 6-3, 6-2. Mrs Valentin b Mrs 0'f<eiH, 8-6, 5-2. GENTLEMEN'S SINGLES HANDICAP (FIRST. CLASS). FIRST ROUt;D. R. Bromhca.d, r. 15. a. bye. F'. C. Shacha!, r. 15. a. bye. 0. H. Risely, o. 15, bye. M. O'Neii). r. 5-6, n bye H. Smi). o. 50, b \V. C. Crates, r. 15, 6-t '5. E. R. Alien, o. 50. b A. Va,!ent,in. r. 56. 6-1, K. R. Marlev, o. 30, b F. Utsely. o. 15-5, 6-5, o 2. L. Hansberg. f., b G. Adair, r. ]5, 6-3, 6-1. M. P. Higgs. r. 2-6, a bye. J. A. Dixnn, r. 15, a bye. W. S. N. Hea.rd, o. 15, a bye. W. S. Barlow, o. 40, a bye. SHCOKD ROUND. M. O'NeUi b A. H. Risely, 6-3, 61. LADIES' SINGLE HANDICAP. t'lHST ROUD. Miss Ja.ckson, o. 33. a by' Miss &. HrM'), r. 15-4, <). bye. Miss StoddMt. r. 5-6, :t. bye. 1\11'8 o. 15.3, a by". Miss Brain, r. 15-4, n, bye. Sweet,- Fscott, r. bye. Mrs J. Da.vMa. r. 15- :). bye. lirs Va.l9nt.iu. r. 1 '-1, b Miss S.M. T:f'i(zml1, &-2, 6.4- Miss Provis, r. 3.6, !\Jiss M. Sweet-ilscott., bre. Miss B.Rise¡y, r. 15 1, a Miss E. M. Risely, r. 5-6, a. bye. Miss L. C. Heitzll1:\n, r. l5. a bye. Mr? O'NeU). r' ?5? by?. ?' ?Alis Siiook, o. 3.6, a bye. Mits M. Cochra,Htt, scratch, a bye. SECOND ROUND. MMs Jackson b Mias G. Bn':)). 63, 64. Miss Snook b Miss Cochrane, 6-4, 5.7, 6-4.

CHURCHMEN AND THE WELSH I LANGUAGE. Smgutar Muddie. The Issue (sn.ys the Sun) of a Welsh transta.- tion of the Th&nksgiviug Prayer drawn up by the the birth of the Duke of York's little son waa doubtles'! meant as a compnuient to :dlant !itHo Wates." But fcom the point of view of gr&mma.tiical construcbiou it ta so feArfut!y and v.'onderfuHy made that it will move patriotic Wetchmen to cotitc-iiil)c. Ths Aroubishop of Canterbury does not include in hm acoontpUsh- tnenta a kcowledge of Weiah. It's just M ivell for his peace of imnd that he is innocent of that knowledge, for the manner in which the prayer has been transited would have moved even his serene na.turo to in- d ignition. Wi)) it be believed tha.t in the Welsh version read ou Sutida.y in every p&rlsh church in the Principe!y the expreoSioa of thinks ia for the safe dulivet-s.noe of the Duchess of York from a prince." In bite Welsb this is somethiDg tnore than tlieinisuseof apreposition, and theresultis that it is made to appear &a if the ducheas had been delivered from some menacing enemy. This is not all. The form of prayer itself puts into the mouth of every oSciatiug Welah clurg'yman in the Principality the request th&t! aa he, the young pnnce (of five days oid),ia being taught Christ!antt)y (?ic) he may be ena.b!ed to aerve and pleasa his God as long as he may Itve The opening RentenoH of the prayer, which ia so powerful and majestic in the original, descends to the ludicrous, not to say blasphemous, in the \Ve!sb, where the Deity is addressed as Him through the provi- dence of which one" the world is governed and upheld. If the Church of Engtand in IV.-tles can prepare no better formu- laries for it< \Vorh ippcra thun these, then one need not wr'ndfr that it is described in the Prin- cipality M "the :<.tien."

GROCERS'LICENCES ASOLmON ES ABOLITION  BILL. A iyieptiiig of ]iccnce-h'ders of Swansea and mtLrict WHS \¡{>ld at the Bush Hotn). Swansea, on Monday evening, wibh a view to t'n" formation of I an oH-ticence protection asociat¡0n, and to con- sider B!Us beioro Pi\.rliament, aifccting tra.da intere;)t:s. Mr G)!es, une of the secretaries of the National FfJaration Off.Vc¡.nce Association? of London, addressed ttie meeting, atten- tion to the Grocers' L'ceHces At:"i'i<.ion B)!). A ta&o!ution, protesting ag.ttnst the Bdt fs unjnat to &G-!iceHpe-ho!ders and unfair to the public con- vpnien_I'YM passed. It wa.s a!so reso!ved to prfsenti a. petition [tg-Rinfit the BiD.

DROWNED IN NEWPORT DOCK. Inquest and Verd!ct. The adjourned inquest on the body of Cat. Jonsen, a Swedish seaman, 25 years of age, who was drowned on Wednesday last under circum stances ah-eady rented, was held at the Newport Town'hal!, before Mr Lyndon Moore, coroner.— Richard Tho!e, ship's carpenter, said his wif< kl:'pt a boarding-house at 206, Bute-road. Cardiff and he was eDg'aed by a Mr Thompson, ahippint master, to drive decpased and two other seamet no to Newport. His son accompanied hnn. One saitor, noc the deceased, was very drunk. They stopped on the road at only one house, th< Btue Bf'II, St. MeUon's. The savors brought bottles of whisky with them from Cardiff, I\nq drank it on the road. Witness denied thabh! was the worse for drink at the time of th< accident. Deceased was not so drunk as th< two other men. Witness did not know where the deceased lodged ha believed at a hous<) kept by one Digg-vrson. After going into Captain Jost'< omco as Newport, the sailors went to the Rait' way Inn, Dc)ck-treet, for the purpose of spendina the rest of their money. At the suggestion o) Capt. Jost, witness drove the sailors around to the eaat side of the dock, so that they should get no more drink. He bade the men Good-bye, boys," and v/as h'avinj?, when he heard the decoded say, "Hold on; I've got enough fot another f'!€evpr." Witness was just in front o( deceased as hf was g-etting- as))or'\ and cautioned h)m, becau-'o the rail was shppery w)))b tar. but as he tucned to ascertain hnw he got on saw hm falling- mto the wat'er. Witness said he h-id a tot of bt'thor with saiiors whom bo took to New. port or Barry; they would have drink all the timL' and at every opportunity.—The Coronet asked witness whether ho over attempted to prevent them from getting too much drinK, and witness replied, Voucan do nothing with thpM mt)n tht'y show 6ght directiy one of them said to nr.e, I c.m Lny either whisky or bread with my money it make< nod!fff'renee to anybody." T iif--i C?ii-otj(,r —The Coroner said that although the witnest threw very httle on thø showed that the men of the otass indicated wen in the bablt oE aV I:lg one town the worse foz, drtnk, c.rying spirit-) with them, and drinkmg 0:1 the road and at the next town where they met their ship. It would bo a matter for inquiry bj the pmice as to the.p&op!o who supplied drunkec men with hquor.—The jury tecncned a verdict of "Accidentat!y drowned whilst in a state oi I intoxication."

I COLUERY EXPLOS!ON8. Useless Safety Lamps. A correspondent writes :-In the exceUetA article of your Rhondda correspondent whiel appeared in your issue of Saturday, it is stated that tse safety ia.T'ps used in all the collieries in South Waies are similar to the on"s in use tn tht Ferndate CoHiery, and which were rocentty sc scrongiy condemned in the Ystrad Po!ice-courtt. In another portion of the article he states that thf "safety )amps in u"e 111 :d! the mines in South 'V.ps and and Monmouthshtra are weU-known Rmong experts to be the most unsafe in the hamll of reckless persons." The-o words are not one whit too strong in cond'runation of the so-called "safety" !n.mp, which can hf) unscrewed with a piece of wood, a nail, or any bit of iron ot tin but your correspondent is incorrect when ht states that there are in uso ina,ntbecoHierie& in South Wales a,nd RI"nmontbshire, in t!)& Western vaUeys, and, indeed, !n near)y a,U the coHieriea thr,,uglioiit Monmouthshire ..uups ntted w)th tho iea.d-rivpt tock are in use. JL'' )r Mome timf pa.st the PoweU DuS'tyn Company I)AVO also introduced bmp. wtthiead-rivet ]ock< tnto all their cotlieries in the Aberdare VaUey, 1'.1:e!>srs E. Thomas and WiUiama, CMnbrian L,kinp Wnrks, Aberdare, litviiig aupptied to everyone of the lamps used at their fivecoUieriea i)i the Aberdare Valley, as well as their collieries in the Rhyinnijy vaUeys, the patent !ead-bo!t appa.rfitus. A few weeks ago atso the manage- ment of the PeurhtwcMber Co)))ery, the largest in the vaHey, instructed the same firm to m.tke the necessary alterations in the lamps in use their oolliery, and this has been done. With thtj exception of the Cwtoh CoUiery, where both forma of lamp are in use, the Rhondda corres- pondent is correct as fi).r aa the numerous cot- liories in theRhondda.Va.Mny are concerued, the old screw took being everywhere in use. It m:t' be added that, as has ofteu been poioted out, to lead plug !amp is M perfect; safety lamp, as L as the question of lock is concerned, for instan deteotioa would follow any tampering with- th lock.

ATHLETIC SPORTS AT LLWYNYPIA. The Llwynypi:\ and Tonypandy annc Rtbietic sports were held on Mabon'.s D:).y. T Treal.t%v und Tonyptiikly Brasa Bnud, was a.tteadance, and played at interva.is setections mnsie. Tho judges were Mr W. W, H< (Glamorgan CosJ Co.), Dr. WaahinKton Da (JLfIwynypia), and Mr Tom Williarns (Hmsi Lh'yt'yp!a). The starter WM Mr W)!!ia iroinnouger, Llwynypia; Mr PAnduclc. bate' wns cterk of the scaJes and Mr D. Richa Hwynypta., &ctnd as clerk of the coarse. events were as Íollow: 130 Yards T..ocal1:Iandicap.-1, James Evans, H 8yda 2, John Ba.yuha.iu, JLIwynypia,, 2yds 3, li;litt.s, Tonj,p i ndy, 4 130 :farms Ofwrt cra.kh; ). F. Thomas. Ab8rdare Junction, 9yds; ineatb, 5yds. 220 Yants Doa: Ha.!mica.p.—l, Mr Phipps's (Barry nock) SU]. 17lb: scr:).t<h 2, William Phelps's (Ystmd) OM Ma.n. 26ibs, scratch; 5, E. Ta.ylor'9 (B:\1'ry Dnck) Jcimy, 121bs.. 35yds. 40 Yu.rd.-i Open Handicap.—1, T. Edwards, Ebbw Vale, 17yd-<. 5. Churles Joue,,4, CarftiS, 12yds. 3, T. Va.)tgh:u).Mert,hyr,10ydf!. Place-Kiekitig Competitton, rfstricted to the resi- dents of the parish.—Tha winuer WM T. Trottm&n, LlwYllyp;a. Two Miiea Open Trottinx Ha-ndicap.—l, Henry W)U[a.m.s's (LlAntrisant) Flora, 250yda. 2, Hugh Powell's (Aber<ta.re) Cyturo, scratch 3, H. Bowen's (Tondu)L.ynvi .)a.ck, scra.t<:h Otte an'.i a.- Ha.if Mue Bicycle Eaec.—l. Ha.rry Yonng. Aberdare, 230yds. 2, Gwilvm GrieSths, Cwm. bach. 11C yds. 5. Chnr}M Fotcr lhfo'¡, 250vd- One n.ttd kt-flalf .Mile Q"llow..y HMe.—i, Misa A. Gwilyin'd (Pi)iitril-,vs) Novice 2, J. J. Evn.ns's (i.I&ntwitt WjHia 3, John Willhm.i's (Mert.hyr) D.T.!sy Bell One a,nd n.-HfJf Alil,, Pony Ra.ce. -1, Miss Ada. Gwil:, m's (Poiitrila,-k) Tredes.a.rLa.ss'; 2,M. Thomas's (Tirphii) Little Ka.ucy 5, Johu Evans's (Bridcend) Clinker.

THE FATAL FiRE IN LONDON. Startling Discovery by the Police. Some st::trL!il'¡'¡ discoveries have been made ia connection \Vich the fata.) Ere which occurred on Sunday moi-ning at 101, Clapham Park-road, London, S.W.. in an eleven-loomed house occn* pied by an old jady of eecenti-io habits named Lydia James. The fire broke out in the front! room of the basement, \vh)ch was destroyed, and the remains of the old My were found terribly charred )n an armchair, in which she usuatty stept. Further InveattgaHon on the part of the police Mid salvag-e corps ofheera h&s led to the discovery that, a halmr.er was c!o;;e to the body, and that there Wits a considerable quantity of ')!ood upon the noor, which had evidently come om the body. It is further st3ted that there t9 t terrtb!e wound in thesku]! of thr.t decea"eu, which, it is supposed, w:ts c,%ii"d by tha hammer. The police, under these suspicious circtitrstancelg, are closely inv6ó!ti.ting' the natter. The remains, which have been removed to tha mortuary to awA't -in mquest, presented a ten-ib! appearance. It tS said that al though the deceased tftdy WM supposed to have had much v.Uuabto property in the house, a good d..rtl of ia is tn:M)ng. During the renewed st-aroh on Monday, however, bonds and stocks to tho value of fomo JB2,000 wers fouad. The pc'! ice huve very grs.vo suspicions in a. certain direcBion which they do not yet deair$ to Indicate.

CARU!F! EXH!BiT:OM. MeeHng of the Genera! Counci!. A meeting' of tlJe g¡m!'t:>l CI)'H'il of the (Jardin Exhibition washed on AL,,ii(IAY evening at tht Towti-I),,tll, tii,ler tb- of the M%y(. (Counei!!or W. J. Tronnef). The Chfurruap rRported that he had SFt'!l LtJrd Windsor with the object of ondep.vuuriup to c:pt him to accept thepresidf",cyof the exhibition, :1.0-:1 !tM]ot-ds!))p har) pfomised to give the "oat'-nrhi!'consideration. -i,,n t)f M' W. R. J,,i).)stone, thf membrs of tii(, Pl'SS were elected honorary of cad! wtth powet to e i e m diacu*t.3;i, but not tc vota. to faci))t:tto thoir work. --The S1:'cl'ötary, Mr Watter Cook, -tated that th, amount, :t<, present, guaranteed totaned .E7.526 13s. Tti!.< qti-t[jou of appointing 2\. manag'or r,1' the e.xhib¡tjol} wa. on the motion of the ma,ynr. dftcrred. Reg!t-d'Hg the etnction of }v<.trons of the ex¡"ib¡t1OIJ, th?' mxyor and Mt Cook were instructef to confer togp!wr with the objfc); of ende \'ollri[J to obtAiu the patronage of t!m QueAn, and to try if pOij¡b¡ to get tha Prince of or some other Royal pel)t1;g.\ vl,d G, ,]¡{f Im open thepxh'bition. 'J'ho It,) lowi¡¡g' ..drJi tional mem- bers were eiecced to e.mncil :—Mesara J. Rose, H. J. Simpsuu, E. Handcock, jun., and Captain Pomf'ruy.

THE NEW DOCK FOR BARRY. We underhand that the contract for the con sri.-uct:on of the New Barry Dock has been )et h Dfeasrs WiHs and Pnce, who were connected Wttt Mr Wa.!ker, by whom the contract for construct ing the pteaentt dêJckr:; at B.ii-ry W;lS seoared. Thl new dock will, as hR9 been praviously stated, b a coa)paraHve!y cheap one to cnnstruct, inasmue M the existing entrance will be utiHsed aa thus the very great expt nso of any separate corr munica.tion with the Bristol Channel will t obviated. Moreuver, it is upon low tying iMM so that the work of excavation wiit not t onerous or difEcuit.

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FHE STORY OF MtSS BLOSSOM. After all, I think III have the pink fose, said Kitty. It will look real nice on you," Miss Blossom answered in her soft. gentle way, snipping a few stitches and tak'ng off the violets. It's smarter, said Kitty, setting her bead on one side and regarding it with a satisfied air. Henry Baltard is coming home," she said suddenly, watching the little milliner's glancing needle. Did you tnow Henry B tDard ?" Somehow Miss Blossom's angers trembled mddenly. U Yes," she said "yes. I knew him." He's been gone a long time, ain't he ?" tttled Kttty. Fifteen years. They say le's got awfully rich. And he ain't married. {meat} to set my cap for him." Miss Blossom bent lower ove'r the pink fose. Perhaps it was the red sunset through ehe little shop window that made her face so -osy. I'm tired of these commonplace people," the girt said airily, drummirio,.a tune on the lit'' work-table. "I mean to try a aew one. Miss Blossom watched the girl as she went out through the little garden and down the viltage street with her finery in its tissue wrappings. Then she turned hack to aer httte shop and set in order a tew tunas hat had been m';<pia.ced. The htmds of the aicke! clock ponre<l to six, and she went into her kitchen to set a mite of kettle on :he nre. while she brought out tea things from a sweet and spicy c'juboard. Somehow she seemed to be in a dream. All these ve;trs she bhd remembered. And now he w:t8 coming hack. But perhaps— perhaps he had forgotten. Men did forget, and it had a long time. Barbara Wi!coj: ran in next day with a ahawl over her head. She w'-ndered if Cinthy had heard thenewr- She herself had learned it only that noon. when a neighbour girl came in on an errand. She went over as soon as dinner was over. She wanted to be the tirst to tel! it to the mii'iner. for she had a fanev--she and Cynthia Hlos.som had been schoolmates. Seems to me I remember you used to think a good deal of Henry before he went *way," Barbat.t Wilcox s:ud, after she had iiscussed every other phase of the matter. Queer he didn't pick up a wife in all these rears. Maybe it's what he's come back for. Why. Cinthy Bh'ssum You ain't g"ing to {Mt them blue cornnuwers with green hbbon, are you 'I" Why, no. no spid the poor little milliner in great confusion. Of course not What am I think:ngab<'ut ?*' t used to think Henry and you was going to make a match of it," continued Misa Wilcox, with her small gray eves fastened relentlessly on her friend's Rushed face. At last Miss Blossom gathered her forces together. Oh, we! she said lightly, those things have gone by, Barbara—for both of aa. 11 Thatwas as nearas the gentle soul oould come to sharpness or retaliation. But Miss Barbara gathered: up her shawl aH& went 3oway.. And she had waited 15 years for his re- turn. In all th"t time the thought of his coming had been her hope. Many things had happened in those 15 years. Her father had died. People for miles around mourned for mild little doctor Blossom. How were they going to manage without Doctor Blossom ? But a dashing young physician cn.me to the rescue, and they were saved. He wore a rakish pair of whiskers, and drove a fast horse. His patients were always sicker than Doctor Blossom's had been, his fees were corres- pondingly larger. But then he carried a cane and wore a silk hat. When Miss Blossom found herself !\loue she opened a little shop in the front roon of the ell. She had always had a kunck with hats, and the maids and matrons of Bellpoint had come to depend on her for their rniHinery. There was a bit of a show case two feet long, a large mirror, an array of boxes, and !t glass bell which had once held a creation in wax-work, but which now covered the bit ¡; !1,vww.Q.. servoed her w,.w display. A little work-table and two chairs stood at one side, and the other window was stood at one s, full of blossoming geraniums. She always spoke of it as "the store." And now he had come home But he had had manv things to think about in the meantime. What if he had forgotten—or had changed ? She must wait and be on her guard. She would not let him know that she had remembered until she was sure that he had not forgotten. He came up the walk to the sitting-room door. Nearly everybody c-,ime, and went through the store, and the sitting-room door stuck a little from disuae. He stooped a little as he entered. He was a tall man, and Dr Blossom had built his house to suit himself. Miss Bloasom sat down opposite him. The shaded l:MBp stood on the table ac one side there waa a dance of firelight in the grate. It was just fifteen years ago. Nothing seemed to have changed. Even Miss Blossom, in the dim light, looked fair and girlish. His coming had brought a soft colour to her cheeks, her eyes were bright and excited. It's a long time since I saw you, Cinthy. It's fifteen years." Yes," Cynthia Blossom answered lightly, is and people can change a good deal in fifteen years." You hain't changed, said Henry Bal- tard. I can hardly believe I've been gone <o long when I look at you. And everything is just as it used to be. It's the people who change," Miss BIos- aom said, looking away into the &re. "They 6nd out they've made mistakes, and they change their minds." The man's eyes deepened suddenly. I don't believe you've changed that way, Ciothy." Miss Blossom's heart was beating very fast; He's oing to keep his word jnsc because tninks I expect it, she cried to herself, ti !y. "Ho things he must, because I've waited. It is he who haa changed." So she only smiled, an indefinite smile that might have meant almost anything, and feU to t&Iking of somei-hing e'se. He went down the walk that night feeling baffled and unsatisfied. After aU, it was a good deal to expect of a girl. He might have come back sooner, or written, b'!t those land dp"l came, and then the town grew. and o)i thln,o, after anotherlaad held him, and h" never had been any hand to write. As for Miss Blorsom, she listened till she heard the gate click and his footsteps die away down the gravelled sidewalk then she dropped before the ch-ur where he had sat, and laid her face against it. Rumours came to her—chieny through Barbara Wilcox. T4enry Ballard was goirg to marry Kitty. He had plenty of money be wanted a home. He meant to settle down :md marry, l}itty was the prettiest "girl in BcHpoint, even ner rivals admitted &iat. Certainly Henry Ballard watched her a good deal on Sundays "hen she sang. She was head soprano in the choir, and her cheeks were as pink as the pink rose that nodded above them. Misa Blossom had used to sing in the choir herself, and Henry BaUard had sung tenor to her soprano. But the old days had lone Kitty came into the little shop onemoTn- sweetly radiant. She put her arme Muund the little milhner ai.,id kIssed her. Dear Misa Blossom, she Stid, 1, 1 want MU to make me a hat. and this Elme-tbe rose—must be white." A sudden chill gathered about Miss B'OS' Mm's heart. It was aU true, then, what she bad heard Yes I am &oin2; to amle down and be rood at last." said Kitty, TAth shy eyes and MnilinE;\ips' I hope you'll be huppy. paid the elder woman, gentiy. and Kitty iookedup quickly, !ancving there WAL*; a quiver m the soft: voice. "H errry Ballard is ;4 good man," ,aid Miaa 13lossorn, meeting the eyea rnvy, ???nry BaIIard Why, I'm goin? to marry Jack °TLd?n joy and re?f leapt into Mi? Blossom's face. Oh. Jack She laughed a little excited-„ ly, a 1a.ugh %bgtt sounded as if the tears were very ciosc. <* Of course it's jpek." Kitrv answered. 1 with a tender thrill in her voice. It couldn't be anybody else." Then she 'coked up, suddenly illnmmed. "Miss Blossom,youneedn't tell me a single word. I understand all about it. That horrid Barbara Wilcox Dear Miss Blos- som, I'm &o glad But this was too much for the little mil- liner, and the 6rst she knew her head was on Kitty's Sliotll(ler. and she was being petted and comfort:nu. by Kitty's soft touches and soothing words. "I can't think what makes me act so," said Miss Blossom. I guess you ain't very well. But you'll be weU now, and—why, it's just like a novel for all the world But Miss Blossom shook her head. No." she said, it's too late now. But after the momentous question of ribbons and roses had been settted, Kitty marched awny with a determined air. She <vent straight to Henry Ballard. They had grown to be great ch' ms, and she did not feel the least bit afraid of him, even if he was so rich and so grave -And so old. Mr Henry." she said, I've got a fairy story to tel! you." But I'd rather have a true one,' said the man. teasingly, looking up into the girl's mischievous face. I'm too old for fairy stories now." Fairy stories may be true," said Kitty, frowning at him. And sometimes there are morals in 'em—great big ones." The man laughed lazily, and settled him- self to listen. Once upon a time there lived a princess in a castie, and there was a prince who loved her. And when the prince wei-,t away into a far country the phncess waited f"r him to come back. Every d'y she th<"]ght of mm, and thought of the time when he would come, and she wouldn't marry any ot 'he other princes w ho came to woo her. At last the prince came back agam after a great many years, but for some reason he was too careless or too timid to and out for sure whether she still cared for him. The poor pnncei-s waited and waited, and an evil old witch came and told her that the prince h:d fOI"or ten, and had gone to wed a flighty youon thing over in the next county. And the princess— The mn sat up suddenly, a quick red sprmging to his bronzed face. Hush he said in a queer mufned voice. You've told eoough, child fiiii,;Ii the story myself." And with that he walked away. 0!t, my goodness said Kitty to her- self, looking afber him. "t wonder if I've pnt my root h)!:o it Henry Ball,-trd wa!ked straight down the village street and in at Miss Blossom's gate. Sha paled a little when O;le opened the door for him. Something in his face made her I trem ble. Cinthy. he sRid, I've come to as you a question, if it ain'r too l)\te. I've been trying to forget it I thought you didn't care. I want you, Cin'hy. Yuu're the only wom;<.n in the wond I can love. I want a home, and I W¡:Dt you." "Are you surer' A ligbt grew al"wly hi the little woman's face all the hunger of her long waiting was in her eyes. "I've loved you—all the time," she said softly, thought of you every hoMi; Barbara Wilcox came over that after- noon. this time with her sunbonnet on. I guess it's realty true that Kitty and Henry is going t" make a match of !t," she said. Kitty's got Miss Tucker over there to ",c vy I But Miss Blossom only smiled.

fHE TRAWLER SKtPPLR AND THE GUNBOAT, I Exciting Chase off Shettand. On Sunday the Lerwick author! t)ee appre- hended the master of the steam trawler Stephan- son, of North Shietda, which was captured on the ooaat of Fouitt, Shetland, by her 'Majesty's gi-in- boat Cnckchafer. whde ez)gaged in trawling withtn the thrpe-mite limit. Tfid trawl was cou- fi.scaed, but the vesael was allowed to go. The capture was of the most exciting character. The Cockchafer, oomtnanded by Lieutenant! Evans, iKft Lerwyok last Tuesday in consequence of reports that tr&wlera were working on the coast of Fou!a, and reached the island on Wednesday, but¡ fog preva.iled, Md no trace of the illegal nshers was to be found. After she had anchored, tnforma,t)ou was received that a trAw!er was at work on the west s)de of the izand, and two boata put 08', one eonnmandpd by L'eutena.nt EvanH and the other by the mate. Next morning the fog lifted ttnd the mate's boat saw the trawler working c:oss to the rocks, anu upon her tu "lender. Though rifle shots were tird at her th<tMaw!er cut her trawl ropes and .teamed away. Just: then the CoekchafRr appeared on the scene and gave chase, but as she had to ptck up er boata the trawler Kot a good atMt. Th-Xtinboot 6red two blank shots, and tb,on her 14'unders were loaded and fired, but the distance w- too great for the shots to take eSect..tnd the irias%r of the frawlor held steadily on hia courae. On reit,.h;llg the Orkney coast the fbhing bo&t, taking ao\vantage of her sm&!) draught, entered Calf Solvtd, whet a the pursuer wa.s unable to follow, &n<J 21 fog col11 109 0°) the gunboat returned by easy es to seize the trawier. The trawler, wih gr%%t daring', had also rbturned for some purp,)se but the fog again Hfted, and the vessels foun<\ theI11elvs alæost close together. The gunboat &ted a shot across the bows of the smaller vesse 1., %nd her K.Mter, seeing eicape was hopeleas, surromered. On M 'ndtty the master, Matthew Tilforà. was charg.d before the sheriff with trawling wi'in the three-mile limit, M'd plestded f{uUty.—T\ Court imposed a fine of JS85, with the op!.ioo ot! 50 days' tmprisonment, and highly compUmented the commamdfr and ere*? of the Cockchafer.

AN EXPLOStON IN HIS POCKET. Mr Sharps, a vlell-knidwn Kentish agriculturist, ) bought some 9\ Asbford on Monday, and placed It In pocket: 10 which there was a box of matches. From the grpat he&t or some I other oaose the notches ignited. and caoaed the gti"Powder to explode. Mr Sharpe was badly u, j )H'ed. ?__??? ?

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SUICIDE OF A WELSH FARMER'S I WtFE. Mrs Owen, the wife of Mr Morgan Owen, a large farmer aoM IJaubiglr, Merionethshire, was ) found hangmg from a hook in her bedrooal on Saturday quite dead. She h&d been very I despondent )a.te!y.

HE-!NTERMENT OF LADY ELLIOT I On Sunday, the remsuna of the !a,teLadyEH]ot, wife of '.he late Sir Geov-ro Elliot, were, by permiMion of the Home Omce, removed fron'. kensa.1 Green C'-metpry, LoDd(,,ia, where they have rested since her df.'tth 14 years ago, and wefi ru-interred in the f<nni)y vault at the 0)d Cem< tery, SunderIaQd-strect, HougbtoH-Ie-Spriug, where tha late Sir Geo..IlIil)t waa interred on DecemhRr 2.9t'h 1 ash. The cortég, tecompanied ¡ by Sir Geo. W. Eihot, Ba.rt., M.P. (son), Lady Elliot, Mr G. W. EtMur, junr.. Miss Elliot, Mra Pytn (ùangiter), and other members of the famit)'. Iff). London about 4 :.1..11:1., &nd arrived at Fence House Sb&tion at 11.5 a.m., whero a hearse alld mourning cQaches wore in wsniiing. and the cortege stowty wonded its way to the Old Cemetery, v.'hcre tbo body was deposited along!!ide the d"c;;[lpd baronet,and that of their da.uhter Eh'.M.bedi. The v:tu!t) und its approac'uM wfre dfcora.ted with i!uwers and p!ant:s by Mt Korr, gal.(icner, of Honghton Hall. The route was we)) lined with spectators, and the biinds of the principal shopa aud residenoea were dra.wn as a token of respect. The Pali-bearers were residents of Houtthton-te-Spung. a.nd the ic,c,tl funera,IIU'rang8mentil were in the charge of 1>Jel:> pA))).ster and Co., S:u'c)ot'!aud-6treet, and Mr Ja?. T. Dixon, the White Lion Hote). e-8 r)ri i!

EXTRAORDINARY DISCOVERY I Or GOLD. J BEBijN, Monday.—The Norcideutsc-lic Allgc. WMMc Zeitung pub!iahos the ffUowiog int&itt. Renoe from a corrpsponden'; at Pan.mariba, the I capita.! of Dutch Guia.na :—Extra.ordinary dis- eovertes of gotd dust huve been ma.de in the dis- puted territory of Connfuu, ou the border of ¡ French Guipn-i and Brazd. The first find was made by six ne?rofs from Cayenne, who col- lected 100 kilogrammes of the dust in a few I weeks. Furthbr discovpr:a': Miowed, aad fortune I seekprs ;tre pouring 'ato 'the distfict in immense numbers.

THE FATAL 'BUS ACCIDENT AT I CAHD!FF. An inquest was opened on Monday evening at the Card.ff Town-hall by Mr E. B. Reece,coa- thf dt-ath of Watkin V.ughtn Reps, aged: 37, of 35, H'i!'8-terrace, Cardiff, who died from injunes he reeetved by bfing knr'cked down by a. 'bua in Windaur.road on Siturday. Mr Nichot- soa, trout the o&ice of Me Hurry Cousins, a.nd Me Goodyer. the g!'uel'a.1 manager, watched the case on bel)ftif of the Ca.rdiK Tramway Company. —After hearing the cvideuca of eye-witnesses. the jury returned a verdtct of Aeoidontat death," attaching no b!ame whatever to the dnvc"