The South Wales Star

THE NATIONAL INSTITUTIONS' i BILL. IMPORTANT INTERVIEW WITH MR. ALFRED THOMAS. M.P. In order to present to our readers a somewhat clearer idea of the general scope and object of the National Institutions Bill, and also to ascertain wiiAt support the Bill i? likely to receive from leaders of opinion in Wales, one of oar represen- tatives waited on Mr. Allied Thomas, who stands chief sponsor for the Bill. and with that genial cordiality familiar to all who have a personal ac- quaintance with the popular member for Ei-.st Glamorgan, he at once offered to give the fullest information on the subject. I see. Mr. Thomas," said the Star representa- tive, "that in your National Institutions Bill yon propose to confer exceptionally large powers on the Welsh Secretary." That is so but if you refer to the Bill yon will see that in a general way these powers are not enacted, they are simply transferred." I am not sure that I follow you quite clearly, Mr. Thomas." Well, you see." the honouable member an- swered with a smile, nearly all those exte*«ive powers that I propose to give the Welsh Secretary are already exercised by the Home Secretary, the II Local Government Board, and the State Depart- ments and it would in no sense be creating new powers it woald simply be placing powers, already exercised, in the hands of a minister whose province it would be to safeguard the in- terests of Wales." But would there be any advantage to Wales in having a separate department for the adminis- tration and control of Welsh affairs Most certainly. Tee Home Secretary, for ex- ample. who is seldom a Welshman specially ac- quainted with the national characteristics and requirements of the Ppricipality is so fully occu- pied with the multifarious and exacting duties of his office that, were he even so disposed, he i* unable to give that time and attention to Welsh affairs which is required for the proper administra- tion of law and order in the Principality." Then I gather from your reply that, in your view, the establishment of a Welsh State Depart- ment would be likely to put an end to many of the grievances of which the Welsh people now justly complain. That is so. There is the very serious matter of the use of the Welsh language in the Welsh courts of justice. The Star has been giving the very deckled opinions of representative Welshmen on & recent legal appointment in Mid-Wales. Now it is my opinion that if we had a Welsh de- partment, with a secretary who understood the re- quirements of Wales, he would see that justice was done." "You think the Welsh Secretary wonld be in favour of having cases tried in Welsh where cir- cumstances required it?" I "I do. The Welsh Secretary would, or ought to. be a Welsh member cf Parliament, and from his position he would know the needs and require- ments of the Principality and the responsibility of his office would almost compel him, independent of party political cast, to secure that, where the English language is imperfectly known, and where Welsh is better understood by the common people, the proceedings in courts of justice should be wholly, or in part, conducted in the language best known to the people. It has always appeared to me to be a gross injustice that the Welsh people should have to submit to the entire legal machinery of the Principality being carried on in the English tongue." Then you think that injustice has frequently been done to Welshmen, in the administration of the law. through Welsh not being used in the law courts V There is no doubt of it. I have heard of quite a number of cases in recent years, cases of the g-rav est importance, when the most serious issues were involved, where it is very hard to believe that what is carelessly called justice was anything but a mockery and a sham. The prisoner and the greater number of witnesses have frequently pos- sessed the mojt meagre and imperfect knowledge of English, sometimes no knowledge of that lan- guage at all, while judge and jury and other ( officials of the court, on whom the issue depends, had no knowledge of Welsh. Can any reasonable man believe that in such circumstances there is not ) frequently grave injustice done. And I have known eases where juries had only the most im- perfect knowledge of the language in which the courts are conducted." But would the Secretary for Wales have power to rule that the proceedings in courts should be conducted in Welsh when circumstances appeared to him to require it ?" I have provided foT that in the National Insti- tutions Bill. And my friend Judge Gwilym illiams has frequently had the courage to con- duct cases in Welsh, even as the law now stands. And I see from the Star last week that my friend Mr. Lewis Morris, as acting chairman of Quarter I Sessions, has frequently taken witnesses' evidence in Welsh." I see you propose a sweeping alteration in the method of appointing magistrates. Would that be likely to improve the present state of things V' "I think it would very considerably. If the Secretary had the appointment of magistrates he would be responsible for the appointments he made in a more direct way than the Lord Chan- cellor is. If he misrepresented Welsh opinions the Welsh members would be able to tackle him on the floor of the House of Commons, and public opinion, by means of the press, would throw light on the administration of the department, and pro- tect III from abuse. And then you must not fail to observe that, under the National Institutions Bill, the Secretary could only appoint magistrates from among the names of persons submitted to him by County and Borough Councils." The chief objection to that arrangement would. I supposa. Mr. Thomas, be that it would be placing the magistracy almost directly under the C introl of the people. For if the County Councils did not send in the names of gentlemen, in public favour, for the appointment, the electors would toon send representatives to the County Councils who would secure the appointment of magistrates according to their desire." l> No doubt in some quarters the objection you speak of would be raised, but to my mind that is not a sound objection and the principle of popularly-elected magistrates has prevailed in Scotland for many years." Is that so Yes the borough magistrates in Scotland are elected by popular vote. The Scotch bailie is erroneously supposed simply to correspond to an alderman in this country. That is not quite the case. A bailie is elevated to his position much in the same way as an alderman, but he discharges the duties of borough magistrate, sitting on the bench and administering the law. The Scotch bailie possesses jurisdiction by common law as well as by statute. The criminal jurisdiction of the bailies of Scotch boroughs extends to breaches of the peace, drunkenness, adulteration of articles of diet, petty thefts, and other olfencss of a. less aggravated nature." And are the people of Scotland satisfied with the manner in which justice is administered in police-courts ?" It is generally admitted that law is ex- ceptionally well administered in all the Scotch courta." Is there much lingual difficulty in Scotland Nothing like to the same extent as in Wales but in the Western Highlands of Scotland Gaelic is the language of the people, and their knowledge of English ia, in some districts, very limited, but as the Scotch judges are natives of the country, the difficulties we meet with in Wales seldom arise in any part of Scotland and should they arise, the Secretary for Scotland would see that the matter was put right. We all know what splendid service my friend Sir George Trevelvnn rendered to the Highland Crofters when he filled the office of Sec- retary for Scotland. I believe we would reap great advantage from the appointment of a Secretary for Wales. And if we could carry that point, it would establish once and for ever the claim of Wales to be recognised and regarded as a distinct nation, with rights and privileges equal to those of Scotland. That is the chief object in the National Institutions Bill." "But do yon think the Welsh people will be satisfied with anything short of Home Rule in the sense and to the extent that the Irish demand it ?" I have the best reasons for saying with con- fidence that the Welsh people would, in the mean- time, at least be satisfied with the provisions of the National Institutions Bill. That Bill would give us immense advantages over our present position, and would, in some important respects, place us far ahead of Scotland." Do I understand you to say that this Bill of yours would give us as large powers as what Scotland enjoys ?" Certainly. In a most important respect it ^uld secure to us very much larger powers than wha!"1 Scotland now possesses." la '-what direction is that. Mr. Thomas ?" In {-his direction I propose to create a National-,Council in Wales, with important and responsib^e functions. Now, in Scotland there is no such 2vati°n"l Council, with any authority for dpalinrr wi^ important matters, and would be dealt withi Welsh National Council. If you refer to th<* ^^h National Institutions Bill you will see provided that the National Council sh;Hl power 1 To riak'c from time t. time standing orders for the regalation of their meetings, proceedings, and business, and vary and revoke the same. So far as not regulated by this Act or by standing orders, pro- ceedings, shall be held, carried on, and done as directed by the Local Government Act. 1888, with reference to a county council so far as the same shall be appli- cable. 2. To discuss and inquire into such matter as they shall deem of common interest to Wales. 3. To inquire into the management of the Crown Lands in Wales, and especially with reference to the provision made thereon for allotments and housing of the working classes, and also as to the provision made for asserting the rights of the Crown as to foreshore, waste and common lands, and mountains, and minerals, and for securing the reversion of the Crown in any land, and money representing land, entailed under thirty-fourth and thirty-fifth Henry the Eighth, chapter twenty, and as to sales of land and fee farm and quit rents belonging to the Crown in or arising out of land in Wales. 4. To apply for a Royal Charter for a University for Wales to comprise the following colleges:—The ¡ University College of Wales, Aberystwith; the University College of North Wales, Bangor; the University College of South Wales and Monmouth- shire, Cardiff. And it shall not be necessary to lay such application or a copy of the Draft Charter before Parliament. 5. To establish a National Museum for Wales, to apply for a charter of incorporation of the same and ao apply to Parliament for an Act to enable the trustees of the British Museum, situate in Blooms- bury, in the county of London, to give to such museum for Woles any books, manuscripts, works, objects, or specimens, which in the opinion of the said trustees especially concern Wales or the Cymric race. 6. To introduce into Parliament such Bills as they may think necessary for raising funds for the purposes of such University and National Museum. 7. To assert the right of the public to the use and enjoyment of any waste or common land, foreshore, or fishery, and to access to mountains and waterfalls, rivers, inlets of the sea. broads and village greens, and open spaces, highways and footpaths, wherever in Wales, ill the opinion of the National Council, such rights exists, with power to pay the costs of defending any legal proceeding, civil or criminal, which has been brought against any person for exercising such right, or with the view of disproving the existence thereof, or which would, if decided against such person, in the "pinion of the council injuriously affect such right or be evidence that no right existed. 8. To pass Bills in the nature of private Bills for the purposes in Wales mentioned in the second schedule hereto, having such clauses as shall at the period of the passing thereof be usual in Acts of Parliameut passed for the like purposes, with the con- sent of the secretary. Such Bills shall have no force or effect until approved by the secretary, but after such approval they shall have the force of law. The consent of the seeretary to any Bill shall be con- clusive evidence that the clauses introduced therein are within the power hereby given. For the purposes of such Bills the National Councils and any committee appointed by it for dealing with Bills shall have ail the powers, jurisdiction, and authority now possessed by a select committee of either House of Parliament for the like purposes, including power to summon and examine on oath witnesses to require production of books, papers, and documents, and to award costs and to fix fees for private Bills. 9. To make from time to time standing orders for such Bills and vary and revoke the same but so that such standing orders give protection to the dwellings of the labouring classes which in the opinion of the Secretary for Wales shall not be less than that pro- vided for by the standing orders of the House of Com- mons for the time being in force. 10. To confirm Provisional Orders made by the secretary. 11. To appoint committees with such powers and duties of the National Council delegated to them, and subject to such regulations as the National Council may from time to time determine. Thus yon will see that the powers of the National Council are very large, and the creation of such an autherity would be of immense import- ance in Wales. It would, as I have already said, place ue far ahead of Scotland, and would secure an amount of justice to Wales that would be of the highest advantage." But is there not a danger of your Bill in- terfering with the progress of Disestablishment." I have seen that hinted at. But it is a false alarm. The Disestablishment question so far from suffering from the promotion of the National Institutions Bill would, in my opinion, derive advantage from it. And he would be a dull observer of the times who did not perceive that Disestablishment is safe. It is only a ques- tion of time. At the genera] election, whenever that takeo place, we shall have a considerable Liberal majority, and as the Liberal party is pledged up to the hilt to Disestablish the Church in Wales the next Parliament will tackle that question. But if we are wise we will not rest content with the Disestablishment of the Church in Wales. There are many other questions requir- ing attention there are many grievances de- manding redrets, and now is our opportunity for pressing the matter forward, so that the Liberal party may see that we are in earnest and be pre- pared to meet our demands when the opportunity I comes." Do you think the Liberal party are likely to support the National Institutions Bill l If the people of Wales support it, there is no fear of the Liberal party. It is a question for the Welsh people. If they are in earnest, the pro- visions of the Bill will soon be accepted." visions of the Bill will soon be accepted." I see you propose to set up a Welsh Educa- tion Department. What is your object in making that provision ■ I believe if we had an Education Department for Wales, the educational aifairs of the Princi- pality would receive much better attention than they do at present." Now, Mr. Thomas, I forgot to ask you earlier, but would you mind telling me your reasons for electing your National Council in the manner you propose, instead of electing it directly from the people ?" •• My chief reason is to avoid expense. Public elections are very costly. My iriend Mr. Herbert Lewis, chairman of the Flint County Council, told me some time ago that the first election of a County Council for Flint cost something like £90." "I saw from the report of the Llandrindod Conference that another conference was to be held to consider the details of the Bill. Where and when do you propose to hold the next con- ference ?" I am not decided yet, but I am strongly advised to have the next conference in Cardiff, about the beginning of December." Would the creation of the office of Welsh Sec- retary, a Welsh Education Department, and so forth, not entail extra expense on Wales ?" Not at all. The cost of these offices would be defrayed out of the Imperial Exchequer." "How hae your Bill been received by the lenders of opinion in Wales ? Is hie been received almost with enthusiasm, certainly beyond what I had a right to expect." So that up to the present you are perfectly satisfied with the reception of the National In- stitutions Bill ?" I am more than satisfied and I have taken moans to ascertain the opinion of persons repre- senting public opinion in all parts of Wales. The opinion of Wales is, I believe, entirely with me, and I am confident of the ultimate success of the measure." Our representative would have asked fur- ther questions respecting the Bill, but other pressing business demanded the attention of the honourable member so thanking Mr. Thomas for his courtesy our representative left.

FOOTBALL NOTES. L By THE DRUID.] Barry District played a rattling good game on the Witchill Ground on Saturday. The full back was rather a frost, and the captain was disap- pointing. But, taken altogether, they showed themselves a sterling good team, and promised well for future matches. Richards at three- quarters played a good round game, and was un- doubtedly the pick of the home three-quarters, though "Taff Prothero did some excellent work. The halves, and especially Morgan, showed up well, while among the forwards the brothers Akers and Davies worked like Trojans. For Can- ton the three Joneses played a brilliant game at three-quarters, the runs of Ernest and Dick Jones in the latter half being eye-openers. They bid fair to equal their brother, Fred Jones, who is, by the bye, a bit off colour this season. During the first half the visitors pressed the homesters, but the defence was too good, and at half time only a minor each had been scored. After breathing time, it seemed as if the District would have it all their own way, but several good chances were lost through bad play, bad judgment, and bad luck. Washbourne lost one obvious chance of scoring when he kicked behind the goal line instead of running in, when there was nobody in front of him. The two brilliant runs of the brothers Jones relived the pressure, and during the last ten minutes it seemed likely that Canton would score. Only the stubborn defence of the homesters, the sound backing, and the good run of Waters succeeded in averting a defeat. The game was left drawn, each side having scored two minors, but had the District possessed a good scoring three-quarter the result would have been different. Bridgend journeyed to Maesteg with a weak team, and had hard work in snatching a victory of 1 goal to 1 try. The play was of a scrambling nature, passing being well nigh at a discount. The home forwards, one and all, played a hard game, and were too strong for the visiting pack but the Bridgend backs were a long chalk ahead, and to them must the victory be considered due. Emery, Brown, Gregory, and Fell were fre- quently called upon to save, and they generally proved themselves equal to the occasion. Emery's try was the result of good play he executed a fine dribble then picking up, ran clean round his opponents, and landed the ball behind the posts. The second half of the game was rather rough, and much annoyance was caused by the continual blowing of the referee's whistle, followed by any amount of chatter, chatter from the players. It should be borne in mind that under the new rules the referee has sole charge of the game, and no one is supposed to appeal—much less to question a decision. While the premiers were at Maesteg, the Bridg- end juniors were engaged in fierce conflict with Bryncethin, whom they defeated by 2 tries to nil. Penarth'* performance at Exeter was highly creditable to the Sea-siders,"—for to defeat such a team as Exeter on their own ground by 3 goals to a try is no mean achievement. Briefly stated, the game was as follows. Exeter, who have a very heavy and strong pack, commenced to press, but tbe visiting backs saved grandly. Five minutes from the start Cosslett was badly hurt, and was forced to retire, and a weak pack was further weakened by the with- drawal of Millward to three-quarter. A few minutes before half-time one of the Exeter men kicked over the Penarth line, and Millward, who had plenty of time to kick the ball, foolishly either thought of returning it or running with it; the result was that he lost it, and an Exeter man touched it down, securing a try. The second half produced a far better display Cosslett returned, although not able to run, and did a little in the saving line. The Seasiders very prettily wheeled the scrums, and the halves fed the three-quarters with commendable speed. Garrett, Morgan, and Kirby put in heaps of work, passing, running, and kicking in their best style. Shepperd never was seen to better advantage, and his play was distinguished by a finish worthy of any back in the country. Matthews, Brown, and Edgington were the pick of the forwards. Penarth meet Pontypridd to-morrow, and after the gallant fight the latter made at Penygraig last Saturday, the" Seasiders must not expect a soft thing. I quite expect the lads from Pontypridd will make an excellent fight. Cogan did remarkably well against the 'Quins' A team, defeating them by 2 goals (1 dropped) and 1 try to 1 try. The match was played at Cogan, and the ground w^,s very heavy, etill the homesters brought off some excellent passing. The halves, Wright ana Hoult, are the main- spring of the Cogan team, and the manner in which they fed their backs reminded one of such men as Rowles and Hutchins, and even the Jameses. Price was the pick of the three-quarters, the others being a trifle to selfish and slow. Both packs were fairly good, and evenly matched. The Cogan men should cultivate the dribbling art, and not aim at picking up a dribbling ball, unless thoy have plenty of time and room. Newport sent back London Quins' with a defeat of 1 goal and six tries to 1 try. The passing of the Black and Ambers was grand, and the way it was brought off showed that the men entered the field with a clear understanding" of each other. A. J. Gould was back in his place—which simply meant that he insisted on clock work passing. He would run with the ball to the touch-line, and when he had enticed nearly the whole of the 'Quins to foliow, he would send the ball out to the man next him then it would pass to the next; and finally to the wing man (Heard), who was, through Monk's tactics, unwatched and one may guess how successfully the dodge worked by the fact that Heard secured 5 tries out of the 7. I quite expected that Cardiff would meet more than a match for them in the Huddersfield team. The Welshmen drew forth many, many plaudits for their excellent running and passing, but the Cardiff forwards were simply out of it. Huddersfield paid a compliment to the four three-quarter system by dropping out a fourth man after the Cardiff backs gave them a taste of their passing and, in fact, most of the North- country papers almost rave over the passing" systen. Neath did remarkably well by defeating the Cardiff 'Quins, and that at Cardiff, too. The vic- tory is all the more gratifying to the supporters of the Neath Club as their team was minus several usual players. The 'Quins' backs were a little superior, their passing being better than that of the visitors but the Neath pack was a shade too good for the 'Quins' scrimmagers. The unevenness of the ground was the means of both sides losing good chances to ecore and, lor the sake of the 'Quins, it is to be hoped they will sooner enter into possession of their long-talked-of ground. Swansea's defeat of St. Thomas's Hospital by 2 i c-als nrd 3 tries to nil is pimply a repetition of th.. old tale—tho passing of the homesters was too f"Od for the visitors. The brothers James at half quite bewildered the Londoners, while the Swansea }*v:k was never been seen to better advantage. Lbnelly found tough opponents in the Ulvers- ton team, and it was only after a very hard fight th-it the Tin-platers secured a victory of a try nil. This is the first time the visitors have met with defeat this season, and they are certainly above the average of touring teams. Penygraig, as I was bold enough to predict, j ist succeeded in defeating Pontypridd. I must congratulate the Pontypridd lads upon their ex- f llent fight, and had the game resulted in a draw it would have perhaps been a fairer index of the play. The Penygraig pack was just a trifle ahead, their loose rushes being well executed and very strong; but the backs were very well matched— Dilke and Tiley for Pontypridd, and Rees and Stoddard for Penygraig, were the pick. Lloyd and Morgan, the two full-backs, playsd exceedingly well, and made no mistake right through the match. The game was characterised by too much roughness, as is only too often the case when such deadly rivals meet. Maritime are still on the" up line," for on Saturday they defeated Tondu by 5 tries to nil, at To-ndu. MurrayJ Sullivan, and Dickenson wt:re in splendid form. So far Maritime have not lost a a mutch, and I heartily congratulate them on their success. On Monday the Ulverston team paid a visit. to Penygraig, and played a drawn game, nothing being- scored. Cn the same day Maritime de- feated Ystrad by 1 goal and 6 tries to nil. Will the secretary of the Maritime kindly forward to me, at this office. a list of matches played this season, together with scores? I fancy it would just about be a record in second rate. Welsh teams. SEASON 1891—92. Results up to and including October 31st, 1891, of the inter-club matches between first-class Welsh teams :— co Ii. I o ct co o ct £ 9 • £ NAME <*F CLUB o m £ 'A ?io < J HJ « O O Ph G I"* ? Ph a I"* I 1 Newport 3 2 0 1 5 83 2 f Swansea.) „ {Penarth.] 4 3 1 0 6 75 3 Cardiff 4 2 1 1 5 62 4 Llanelly 4 2 2 0 4 50 5 Neath 5 1 4 0 2 20 6f'Quins 1 2 0 9 n Penygraig Results of Saturdays matches, played on the ground of the first-named clubs :— I SCORE. I TEAMS. WINNER. FOK. AGAINST. HEMAliKS. I G. T. G. | tT Swansea v. St. Thomas' Hospital. Swansea 2 3 — J Brothers James played splendidly Newoort T. London 'Quins Newport 1 6 | 1 Newport's passing was excellent 'Quiiis Y. Neath Neatli 1 2 i 2 Neath weakly representec1 Itudcler-kfield Y. Cardiff Huddersfield 2 2 1 1 Cardiff forwards weak, but backs shone well Swansea A r. Llandovery Swansea "A" 1 1 1 Losers displayed best form Llanclly v. Ulverstone Llanelly — 1 — — First defeat of Ulverstone this season Cardiff Stars r. Cathays Draw 1 1 — Star backs played well Aberavon r. Morriston Morriston 1 I 3 1 Well contested game Exeter v. Penarth Prnarth 3 — 1 Penartli backs won the match Llandaff v. Maindee Llandaff 1 7 — — Very one-sided contest Penygraig v. Pontypridd Penygraig 1 — I —' Home forwards played grandly Pcnygraig T. Ulnrstone(MondaYJ Draw. — — Home team pressed hard Ystrad r. Treorky Trcorky. 1 — Treorky had a weak team Llwynypia v. St. David's St. David's — 1 Very well conteetecllllatch Tondu v. Maritime. Maritime 5 — j — Maritime ba.cks showed good form Barry District v. Canton Draw — | Home team lack scoring back Pontypridd "A" v. Penygraig "A" Penygraig 1 S — j — Easy victory for Penygraig Splott Rovers v. Barry (Rovers 2 j | Barry showed indifferent form Cogan v. 'Quins A {Cogan 2 | 1 J — | 1 j First time Cogan line has been crossed CADOXTON 2ND XV. v. DINAS POWIS. These teams played a friendly game at Dinas Powis Green on Saturday afternoon last. Both fifteens were well represented, and a very good game was the outcome. The visitors, losing the toss, had to play against the stiff wind that was blowing, and the backs of the homesters wisely resorted to a deal of kicking, when they had the opportunity. The game was a stubbornly- contested one, but the visiting forwards having the pull in weight and combined tactics, well held their own, and frequent incursions were made into Dinas Powis territory. The Dinas Powis men, however, not strangers to their opponents' ground, and by some sterling good play, were enabled now and again to make the visitors play all they knew to defend their citadel. Up to half-time nothing had been scored, but with the change of ends and the advantage of the heavy wind, the Cadoxtonians, playing well together, bore down to the homesters' line. A mull by Alexander, the home back, who had, however, previously played a sterling good game nearly let the visitors through, but a brilliant run by the elder Isaacs up the ground well neutralised matters. Williams ('- Swansea ") the Cadoxton half whose play throughout had been of the most praiseworthy character, was now seen to great advantage kicking the oval well down the ground, and following up with a dribble, he obtained possession and in no time had skipped through his opponents, bewildering Alexander, and laying the ball across the line. Morse's place kick was a failure. Nothing daunted. Dinas played up well after the kick out, but the visitors returned to the fray, and Hopkins by a really clinking good sprint got around and eluding Alexander planted the second try. Herbert Jones made a good shot at goal, and just missed adding the major point. The homesters played up well, young Isaacs in the forwards and Dyer and his partner in the centre three-quarter putting in some tricky work. The next noticeable piece of work was a sprint by Herbert Jones, who experienced decided hard lines in not scoring. Play of a give- and-take character ensued, a well contested and pleasant game resulting in a win for Cadoxton by two tries and a couple of minors to nil. 1

YSTRAD POLICE COURT. MONDAY. — Before the Stipendiary, Mr. J. Ignatius Williams, Mr. T. P. Jenkins, and Alder- man W. Morgan. AN IJXCOXTKOLLABLE CHILD. — Eliza Jane Jones, Gilfach Goch, a child of about 14 years was brought up in custody charged with stealing from a house in Penygraig a dress and albert chain, belonging to a man, named Thomas Watkins. It appears that the girl lived with her grandfather, but after stealing the above-named articles she went to her home at Gilfach Goch.—Police-con- stable Farr arrested her, and found the dress in her father's house. The chain had been returned to the house whence it had been stolen. The grandfather, who appeared, stated that the girl wes quite beyond his control, and was being spoilt by het father. The case was adjourned for a week. A DISHONEST LANDLADY.—Elizabeth Jarrett, of Cilfvnydd, was charged with stealing 10s from her lodger on the 30th ult. The lodger had left some money in his pocket on that day, but on the following morning found that 10s. had been taken away. The landlady was subsequently arrested and charged by Police-constable Evans, and ad- mitted having taken the money, which she said she intended putting back.-She was fined £1. STEALING A PAIR OF STOCKINGS.—Henry Cam- bridge was charged by Sarah Lewis, the landlady of the Pentre Coffee Tavern, with stealing from her house g, pair of stockings and a vest, value Is. 9d.. on Tuesday last. The defendant had been staying at the coffee tavern for a week, and on Tuesday took away his box and went, taking with him the articles named.—Cambridge said that he boucht the stockings from a man at the door one day when Mrs. Lewis was away.—-The case was adjourned for a week. A DANGEROUR PRACTICE. — Supt. Jones charged John Evans, haulier, Treherbert, with carrying a box of explosives—detonators—on Wed- nesday last without a certificate. Each of these detonators were strong enough to blow up six cwt., and the defendant wns at the time under the in- fluence of drink. Defendant said he thought that the certificate which the company, in whose em- ploy he was, was sufficient, but the Bench did not and fined him :£2 and Al 7s. 6d. costs. WHERE WAS THE MANTLE ?—Thomas Down Thomas, of Cardiff, who described himself as a ventriloquist, was charged with stealing a mantle value £ 3 10s., from Annie Griffiths, Ile Griffin Hotel, Ystrad, on the previous Wednesday. The defendant slept in the house on Tuesday night, and decamped on Wednesday, and directly after- wards the mantle was missed, and had not been found since.-The case was adjourned for a week in order to make further inquiries.

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