The South Wales Star

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PEN AIIT H POLICE COURT. MONDAY.—Before Mr. T. Morel and Mr. J. Duncan. THE FIRST STEP DOWNWARDS. Florence Begler, aged 14, described as an orphan, was charged with stealing five boxes of chocolate and two boxes of sweets, value 5s. 10d., from the shop of Edwin Bishop, confectioner, of 4, Glebe. stresfc, Penarth. The Bench took a merciful view of the case, and bound the child over to come up for judgment when called upon, her aunt, Harriet Lamb, becom- ing surety on her behalf. A RUFFIAN FROG-MARCHED. A marine fireman, named Richard Murley, was charged with wilful damage on the night of the 22nd inst., at Penarth. Elizabeth Hunt, wife of John Hunt, of 87, Plassey-street, Penarth, stated that on the night in question she saw defendant deliberately pick up a stone and break two panes of glfss in the window of her front room. Prisoner's wife, who stayed in her house, could not live with him. for he was a regular villian.—The defendant was also charged with being drunk and riotous on Saturday night. Police-constable Michael Martin said on Saturday night he saw defendant in Plassey-street creating a great disturbance. He was very drunk, and would not go home. He took him. into custody, and while attempting to remove him to the police- station he became very violent. He struck the constable in the chest, kicked him in the abdo- men and other men came to his assistance, but defendant kicked Parsons and bit a piece off his finger. He also struck him several violent blows. Eventually defendant was frog-marched to the police station. For the damage to the window defendant was fined 5s. and 2s. Sd. damage, or seven days, and for being drunk and riotous and assaulting the police he was fined 20s. and costs or fourteen days. Defendant having no money to pay he was sent to goal for three weeks. USED A WRONG TICKET. Frederick Wyland (or William Jones), a dock labourer, living at 22, Cyfarthfa-street, Roath, Car- diff, was charged with attempting to defraud the Taff Vale Railway Company by using a wrong ticket in travelling' between Cardiff and Barry on the 22nd inst. Mr. Charles Hughes appeared to prosecute on behalf of the company. Johu Paul, ticket collector, proved the case, and defendant was fined 5s. and costs. WOMEN OF TO-DAY. Minnie Thomas, a married woman, of 17, Dock- road, Penarth. was summoned by Harriet Austin, also a married woman, living at 9, Dock-road, for using threats of violence towards her. Minnie Thomas also summoned Alice Drew, a young- woman, for the same offence on the 16th. Mr. Arthur Rees, solicitor, Cardiff, appeared for Mrs. Thomas. During a lengthy hearing of a lively character. evidence was given to show that Mrs. Thomas threatened to pull Mrs. Austin limb from limb. Alice Drew also brought up a knife and threatened to pull Mrs. Thomas's heart out with it. Palice- constable Ebenezer Rees corroborated the evidence' of Mrs. Thomas. The case against Mrs. Thomas was dismissed, but Alice Drew was bound over in the sum of £ 10 to keep the peace for six months. HUSBAND AND WIFE GO THEIR RESPECTIVE WAYS. Jeremiah Lynch and Catherine Lynch, husband and wife, of Maughan-street, were charged with being drunk and disorderly on the 20th inst.- Police-constable Shepherd proved the case. Defendants admitted the offence, Jeremiah Lynch stating that his brother came home from sea and he got a little" top-heavy." He was very sorry. The male defendant, who is an aid offendei, was sent to prison for a weak, without the option of a fine. Mrs. Levi was discharged with a caution. TOO FOND OF OTHER PEOPLE'S PROPERTY. Mary Simmonds, an Irishwoman, hailing from Cardiff, was charged on remand with stealing a coat belonging to George Alfred Birkenhead, an engineer, who said he missed the coat from the passage of No. 22, Station-road, Penarth. Police-constable Parsons swore to arresting the prisoner at the railway station with the coat in her possession. Prisoner was also charged with stealing a petti- coat and singlet, belonging to J. D. Stephens, 38, Clive-road, Penarth, on the 29th December last. Alice Mary Stephens, daughter of the prosecutor, identified the petticoat as her property. Frank Fligelstone, pawnbroker, 110, Cowbridge- road, Cardiff, proved that the accused attempted to pledge the petticoat at his shop on the 30th of November. He sent for the police, but she ran away. Police-constable John Salter, Llandaff, also gave evidence, but prisoner denied the theft in both instances. The Bench sent the woman to prison for two months' with hard labour.

FRACAS AT DINAS POWIS, ENDS IN AN INTERVIEW WITH THE MAGISTRATES. At the Barry Dock Police Court on Thursday, Mrs. Elizabeth Hadley, wife of the landlord of the Three Horse Shoes, Dinas Powis, was charged with being drunk and disorderly at Dinas Powis on the 16 th ult. Police-constable Herbert Evans said that on the night in question he saw the defeadant on the highway at Dinas Pewis drunk. When she saw him she came up to him and said, Now I have got you. Mr. Evans you have been in the Star four hours." He told her to go home, as she was drunk. She said, I am not drunk you d-- brute, it is you who are drunk." He walked on towards the Three Horse Shoes, and she followed him staggering as she went. When she got in front of her hawse she began to abuse him. He caught hold of her and put her inside, and went in the passage. Mrs. Hidley tried to push him out, but fell herself. Her husband then came out of the little room. Ha was drunk, and said You brute you say my wife is drunk, and went to pick her up, falling down himself. Witness gob them upon their feet, and told them they had better shut up their house, as it was closmsr time. He walked away in the direction of the Star Public-house, and Mrs. Hadley followed. She called him a drunken brute, and he told her if she didn't go into the house he would lock her up. Hadley then came out and said -1 You drunkan d- my wife has as much right on the road as you have." He caught hold of them, and put them in and closed the door. They said they wouldn't close their house, as they didn't care for him, and they kept the house open until 10.45. Mrs. Hadley afterwards closed the door and locked her husband out. He laid:" Youhave lockedme oat," and she replied," I have not." In return he called her a liar. Corroborative evidence was given by John Edwards. William Howell, Thomas Wright, and Henry John. For the defence, Mrs. Hadley, who pleaded net guilty, called Mrs. James. Defendant's husband was next charged with being drunk on licensed premises of which he was landlord. The same evidence was given in this case and the last. Police-constable Herbert Evans was then charged by the two former defendants with assault at the time in question. Mr. Hadley said his wife was knocked down by defendant, and on his coming up the constable knocked him down, tore his collar shirt and tie, and tere the skirt off his wife. Mrs. Hadley corroborated her husband's state- ment, and said Mr. Evans was drunk. The Bench considered the charge of being drunk and disorderly proved against Mrs. Hadley, and fined her 5s. and costs. The other cases were dis- missed.

COAGULINE.-Cement for Broken Articles. 6d. and Is.; postage, 2d. Sold everywhere, home and abroad.

BJARD OF TRADE PROSECUTIONS AT PENARTH. ILLEGAL DEClt LOADING. At Penarth Police-court on Monday (before Mr. T. Morel and Mr. J. Duncan) Captain Tre- gerthen, master of the British steamship Dodo, was charged by the Board of Trade authorities with illegal deck loading. Mr. Vachell (Ingledew, Inee, and Vachell, Cardiff) appeared for the pro- secution, and Mr. J. J. Handcook (Downing and Handcock, Cardiff) defended. In opening Mr. Vachell explained that on the 28th of January last the steamship Dodo arrived at Barry from Bordeaux, having on board a cargo of pitwood. The height of deck cargo of such goods allowed by the Merchant Shipping Act of 1873 was 3ft, but in the present instance there was an excessive deck load of 6in., which, worked out, represented 20 tons measurement of timber, or 2,062 cubic feet. After allowing for cranage, &0., the actual amount of excessive cargo on deck was 2,000 cubic feet. The defendant was liable. under the 24th Section of the Act, to a penalty of £ 10 per ton, or. in this case, to a maximum penalty of £ 100. For the defence Mr. l-Iandcock admitted the offence, but submitted certain extenuating circum- stances, which the Bench considered were of an important character. Mr. Handcock asked the Bench to consider the motive which defendant may have had in view in cases of this kind. The added weight in the present case was about fifteen tons, and the gross freight earned, at 4s. 6d. per ton, would be about £ 3 10s. Out of this would have to be deducted Is. per ton for discharging, also cost of loading and other expenses, so that the utmost that the owners of the ship could have earned was not more than 30s. or zg2. He asked the Bench to consider these facts, for it was not reasonable to think that the master of any vessel would render himself liable to a penalty of £ 100 simply with a view of earning about 30s. He maintained, there- fore, that the offence in question was merely an error of judgment on the part of the master. The Bench considered the case had been proved, and imposed a penalty of .£15 and costs in default a month's imprisonment with hard labour. ANOTHER CASE. Captain Auguste Orian, master of the French steamer Adore, was then charged with the same j offence on the 30th of January at Barry. Mr. j Vachell (Ingledew, Ince, and Vachell) appeared j for the prosecution, and Mr. L. H. Hornby, New- j port, defendant. j Mr. Vacheli stated that the vessel arrived at Barry on the 30th ult. fromBayonne, the excessive quantity on deck being 1,794 cubic feet, or about eighteen tons, being six inches above the maxi- mum quantity allowed by law of 3ft. Evidence in proof of the opening statement was given by Captain W. B. Whall, chief surveyor of the Board of Trade at Barry Mr. J. S. Howell, measurer for the Board of Trade and Mr. David Kennedy, her Majesty's Custom officer. For the defence, the chief officer of the vessel, Dennis Nicholas, who superintended the deck loading of the ship at Bayonne, said in no instance was the cargo more than 3ft. Vincent Lequellec, second mate of the Adore, swore to the cargo being stacked in the winch spaces as well as other portions of the deck. When the ship reached Barry Roads the winch spaces had to be cleared in order to enable the crew to work the winches. A portion of the cargo was also removed aft in order to enable the ashes to be disposed of. They experienced rough weather in coming up channel. The portion of cargo shifted during the voyage was distributed along the top of the remainder of the cargo. William Morris and George H. Lock, stevedore's helpers, of Cardiff, gave evidence as to the height of the wood on deck when the steamer arrived in the dock. The cargo was in no instance more than three feet in height. Captain Whall, further examined, said the extent of uncovered deck space was about 1.225ft. when the measurements were taken. Mr. Hornby maintained that the excessive height of cargo on dock was due to the fact that portions of the cargo taken from the winch and other spaces had been thrown upon the other por- tions. H& contended that the average taken by the Board of Trade and Customs' officials was an incorrect one, and even upon the evidence of the prosecution the excessive cargo in the present case was not more than 570ft., the maximum penalty for which was £25. The Bench coasidered the case proved, and im- posed a penalty of £ 15 and costs, or a month.

EXTRAORDINARY DEATH OF A BARRY MAN. Shortly after midnight on Saturday a man named J. Bryant, residing at 15, Brookswood- street, Grangetown, van driver in the employ of Messrs. Wood Bros., accidentally drove his van over a man whilst proceeding along the Cowbridge- road towards Cardiff. The circumstances, as reported to the Canton borough police shortly after the occurrence by Bryant himself are as follows :— Bryant was oil his way back from Cowbridge about five minutes past twelve on Sunday morning, and when near the Caerau public-house he heard a man call out, Are you going to Cardiff ?" It was dark at the time and he could not see who it was, but he supposed the man must have tried to jump on to the shafts of the van, and, missing his footing, fell under the wheels of the van. Bryant got down y I from the van and went back and found a. man lying in the middle of the road. Thinking the man was drunk, he picked him up and put him in the van. On arriving at the Canton Police-station Bryant called in and informed the officer on duty that he had a drunken man in his van. but on going to remove him it was found that the man was dead. Tke body was at once taken out and removed to the mortuary, where it was examined by Dr. Evans, who found that the deceased had several of his ribs broken. From inquiries subse- quently made by the police the body was identified as that of John Abrahams, a fitter, residing in High-street, Barry, who was in the employment of Mr. John Jackson at the new graving dock at Barry. THE INQUEST. At the Town-hall on Monday evening, Mr. E. B. Reece, district coroner, presided over an inquiry relative to the circumstances attending the death of John Abraham, aged 43, fitter, of Barry, who was run over.and killed in Cowbridge-road on Saturday evening. James Bryant, of 15, Rookwood-street, Grange- town, said that he was in the employ of Messrs. Wood Bros., Cardiff, and on Saturday evening, between 10.30 and 11 o'clock, was driving an empty furniture van from Cowbridge to Cardiff. When about 50 yards beyoad the Caerau Arms, Saintwell, he heard someone on the offside of the van shout out Are you going to Cardiff ?" and immediately afterwards felt the van jerk. He pulled 'up at once, and on going around found a man lying between the wheels of the vaii. ff c placed the man on the side of tlio road and went back to the Caerau Arms far assistance. That hostelry was shut, however, and he returned to the van, placed^ the man, who was conscious, in the vehicle, and afterwards drove to the Canton Police- station, where upon examination by the police tke man was discovered to be dead. The wheels of the van appeared to have passed over deceased's chest. The night was dark and it was raining very hard. This was all the evidence adduced, and after a brief summing up by the coroner the jury re- turned a verdict of Accidental death," attaching no blame to the driver of the van.

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THE BANKRUPTCY OF A PENARTH RESIDENT. The first meeting of the creditors of Mr. Frank Harold Williams, carrying on business at 4. Church-street, Cardiff, as a solicitor, and residing at 46, Westbonrne-road, Penarth, was held fit the offices of the Official Receiver (Mr. T. H. Stephens) on Tuesday. Only one creditor was present.— The statement of the debtor's affairs showed the gross liabilities to be £ 1,878 7s. 9d., of which £ 391 lis. 5d.. is expected to rank. The assets are estimated to produce £ 159 14s. 6d., leaving a deficiency of £ 731 16s. lid. The debtor alleges that the causes of failure'are "bad debts and losses upon accommodation bills and guarantees given with a view to increasing business." In his observations on the case the Official Receiver states:—The receiving order was made upon a creditor's petition, the Act of Bankruptcy being failure to comply with the bankruptcy notice served on the debtor on the 1st of December, 1892. From preliminary information obtained from the debtor, it appears he commenced business in August, 1884, his capital being £ 900, which was invested in rail- way stock. On the 6th of November. 1889, the debtor entered into an agreement with a trades- man, whereby he agreed to advance him £ 50 at 20 per cent. interest, or one-third of the clear profits of the-business, that of a boot and shoe dealer supplying goods to the working classes upon pay- ment by weekly instalments. The debtor states he did this to increase his practice, as it was also agreed that all legal work in connection with this business should be done by him. The tradesman was unable to continue business, and the debtor now returns him as a debtor to his estate for the sum of £ 383, which he estimates to produce £ 60. The debtor also guaranteed creditors for the same tradesman to the extent of £446. lIe attri- butes his failure to his transactions with this person, and also being pressed by creditors of his brother, for whom he had also become surety. The item, £ 828 7s. 6d., fully secured creditors, repre- sents the first and second mortgage on his dwel- ling-house at Penarth, which he values at £ 850. He has kept the usual books of account in his pro- fession. but the cash-book does not appear to have been posted or balanced since December, 1888, nor do the books show his financial position. His house- hold effects are claimed under a marriage settle- ment dated August 20th, 1881. He has not lodged any terms for a composition, and has been adjudi- cated bankrupt. The following is a copy of his deficiency account:—Excess of assets over liabili- ties on the 20th of January, 1891, £ 632 3s. 2d. net profit arising from carrying on business from the 20th of January, 1891, to date of receiving order, after deducting usual trade expenses, £ 600; income, or profit from other sources since the 20th day of January, 1891—rents from Baker's-row, Station- terrace, Wellington-street, and soap works, Cardiff, £20 deficiency as per statement of affairs, £ 731 16s. lid.; total amount to be accounted for, £ 1,984 Os. Id. Excess of liabilities over assets on the 20th day of January, 1391 Bad debts as per Sehedule "I," £ 943 0s. Id.; expenses incurred since the 20th day of January, 1891, other than usual trade expenses, viz., household expenses of self and wife, £ 600. Other losses and expenses Losses upon accommodation bills and other liabilities guaranteed for Jabez Routh and others, and losses through payment of law costs of judg- ments, &c., £ 438 total amount accounted f-r. £1,934 0s. Id.—Tli;; public examination oi; the I debtor before 'he registrar is fixed for the 7th of March at the Town-hall.

CALVINISTIO METHODIST CON- FERENCE AT CARDIFF. A conference of representative—appointed by a general assembly and the monthly meetings of Glamorganshire and Monmouthshire of the Cal- vinistie Methodist body—in connection with the Church Extension Society, known, ua the Forward Movement, was held on Tuesday at Pembroke- terrace Chapel. Cardiff. The Rev. J. Morgan Jones,' Cardiff, presided., and there were present, the Revs. J. Pngh, Cardiff: William James, Aber- dare D. Evans. B. A. Whitchurch 15. 0. Da vies, Abercarn; J. Saunders, M.A., Penarth D- M. Jones. Troforest Messrs. Edward Davies, J.P.. Llandinam W. Griffiths. J.P., Blackwood Abraham Thomas, J.P.. Swansea Alderman J. Joife Griffiths, Penvgraig Councillor S.N. Jones, Abertillory and Jamas 'Roberts, Treforest. The report of the committee appointed to inquire into the present position of the Christian St'imlard, the organ for the Forward Movement, showed that the circulation was increasing. The Rev. H. J. Hughep, Cefn, has also been appointed editor. The reports, which contained other details, was. after a short discussion, adopted. The reports received from tha various centres of the movement in Cardiff. Swansea, Pontypridd, and pares of Mon- mouthshire were very encouraging, and it was decided to open mission states in other populous districts as soon as convenient sites could be obtained. Grants for this purpose were voted.

PORTHCAWL AND THE RAILWAY RATES. A pofcition has been addressed to the general manager of the Great Western Railway Company complaining of the new railway rates, which, it is urged, will have a depreciatory effect upon Porth- Qawl. The memorial concludes with the statement, We beg- to state respectfully, yet emphatically, that unless the old rates are riverbed to and the excess charged be ro-fuaded. we have no choice but to have recourse to some means off relief from charges 35 per cent. more than they were.

SUICIDE AT PENCOED. On' Saturday an inquest was held by Mr. Llewellyn Grover, of Pontypridd, deputy-coroner, on the body of Mr. William Griffiths, of Groes Farm, who had committed suicide on the Wednesday previous, as reported already. Evidence was given by Dr. Naunton Davies. of Bridgend, who stated that the deceased was subject te extreme weakness of the heart action, during which periods he would be seized with fit,; of delirium. When these spells cams on he could not be held responsible for anything he did.—The jury brought in a verdict of Suicide whilst in a state of temporary insanitary.

LOCAL BILLS IN PARLIAMENT. THE TAFF YALE.; RAILWAY BILL. A At a special inoeting hald en Saturday the Mer- thyr School Board affixed their seal to a petition. against tha Taff Vale Railway Bill, by which power is sought to acquire part of the Board's sewage farm land for the widening of the com- pany's line hear Aberdare Junction.

TO IMPROVE OUR POSTAL FACILITIES. A London correspondent telegraphs — The question of improved postal facilities is at the pre- sent time agitating the minds of a good many South Wales people. A deputation, for instance, from Aberystwith waited on the Postmaster-General on Friday at the House of Commons in the matter. Mr. D. A. Thomas, M.P., intends to take up the matter. He holds that Cardiff and other towns and districts in South Wales and Monmouthshire ara at present treated very badly in this respect, and he has accordingly put down a motion on the subject. In case this should not come on he intends, I learn, to move a reduction of the vote on the Postal Esti- mates by-and-bye.

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UP TO DATE. f uY PETEB]. Wales has indeed had her first taste of the repast which the Liberal Government has prepared for the people during the coming session. It is evident to all that Mr. Gladstone is determined to fulfil his pledge given at the last election, and the Welsh Liberal members are quite satisfied with the first step taken towards Disestablishment. I notice that they have met since the Suspensory Bill was read a first time, and passed the following resolution :—" That we recognise with gratifica- tion the passing of the first reading of the Suspensory Bill by a vote (including tellers) of 303 to 247. making a majority of 5G, and the de- claration made by the Premier and Home Secre- tary in the course of the debate last night as to the intention of the Government to press on with this Bill, and to introduce and press forward next Session a full measure for the Disestablishment and Disendowment of the Church in Wales, and that at the proper time we approach the Govern- ment with the view of urging them to carry this Bill (subject only to the exigencies of Home Rule, Registration, and Supply) through its remaining stages next Session." —q— The main point upon which the opponents to the Suspensory Bill argued on Thursday night was the question as to how long the Church of England in Wales was to remain in suspense. I do not think there is any proposal to interfere with their patronage. All the Bill proposes to do is to prevent the creation of new interests for the State to bring up when the time arrives for settling once for all the whole question of Dis- establishment. -0- I learn that the Government propose to make strenuous efforts to get both the Home Rule Bill and the Welsh Suspensory Bill read a second time before the Easter recess, while a member for a Scotch constituency proposes to move the exten- sion of the Home Rule Bill to Scotland and Wales. It may as well come first as last, as the tendency now is to give Home Rule all round-and why not ? -0- My volunteering friends will be pleased to learn of the announcement, on authority, that the next meeting of the National Rifle Association will open at the Bisley rifle ranges on Monday, 10th July, and will last the usual fortnight. The camp will open on Saturday, 9th July, the Queen's, the Prince of Wales's, St. George's, and the International matches being fired in the second week. Indian, Colonial and other teams will compete. -0- In the past the provident funds of Trade Unions have been yearly diminished by the calls of the Income Tax collector. I am pleased to learn that the Lord Chancellor has consented to take charge in the Upper House of the Bill which Mr. George Howell has succeeded in piloting through the Commons for exempting the provident funds of Trade Unions from the payment of Income Tax. thus putting thorn on the same footing as friendly societies. -0- Sir Richard Temple has won the golden opinion of the general body of school teachers by the ad- mirable way in which he advocated State-aided pensions on their behalf in the House on Friday. Referring to the question, a Radical contemporary saysThe importance of the debate on Sir Richard Temple's motion in favour of State- aided pensions for teachers in the elementary schools of England and Wales was only equalled by the unanimity on both sides of the House in favour of the resolution. It is of the greatest im- portance that the quality of the education pro- vided for the children of the people should bo kept up to the highest possible level, and this can only be achieved by enlisting- in the service of the Education Department the best possible teachers. It is not sufficient to merely abolish school fees or to draw up revised codes. The effectiveness of education depends almost entirely on the persona- lity of those who educate, and the best teachers can only be obtained by giving them the same advantages which other important servants of the State already possess. The cordial assent which the- Government gave last night to the principle of Kir Richard Temple's resolution is an earnest that in this matter as in all others the Liberals are determined to advancs in every possible way the welfare of the,community." —o— While touching upon the matters connected with school work. I think it opportune to mention the fact that Mr. Acland. the Vice-president of the Council on Education, has issued a series of important declarations, deciding several important points in connection with applications for Free Education under the Act of 1891. He has issued the following memorandum: — Free places already occupied by children other than those of the parents who signed the representation must not be considered available for the latter. Children who already accept free places should not, ef course, b» included in the ascertained deficiency. Free places must be unconditional; that is t3 say, a free place cannot be reckoned as such, which is given on condition of the child being in a certain standard, or on the ground of poverty or other condition. A demand for a free place cannot be satisfied by any school tha managers of which refuse to admit a scholar unless he pays far books or copy-books. The free place must be given absolutely free of any charge. Free places re- quired to satisfy a demand must be reasonably near the children's homes." -0- From the above it will be seen that the Govern- ment are determined that where education is sup- posed to be free it shall be given unconditionally. There is to be no underhanded work in connection with it. Mr. Acland also decided the important question as to the right of school managers to make charges for books and other school apparatus. In reply to a correspondent he says The managers of all schools, whether they have accepted the fee grant or not, are bound to provide a proper supply of books and other school appa- ratus, and cannot compel a parent to provide books, either by periodical payment or by purchase; but there is nothing to prevent parents to purchase from the managers schooi books outright, so that they might remain the property of the child—a purely voluntary arrangement and a matter «f mutual convenience." —9— mutual convenience." —9— Just now our local authorities are considering the question of making provision for tke accom- modation of patients in the event of small-pox breaking, out in this district. Such being the ease I think it well to draw their attention to the fact that an important decision as t@ the power of local authorities to remove small-pox patients from their own homes has been given by Judge Coventry, at the Blackburn County Court. Mr. Barnes, a farmer, had been removed, at the request of his medical attendant, to the small-pox hos- pital, and -the guardians glUed for the cost of his maintenance there. His Honour held that the deeter had no right to get the patient removed without his own cossent. Barnes's temperature was 101 at the time of the removal, and. the judge said that the mere fact that he did not protest amounted to nothing. A verdict was given for defendant, and leave granted to appeal, -0- I am informed that the Registration Bill which the President of tha Local Government Board has introduced abolishes existing conditions with regard to voting. At present a person must occupy qualifying premises from the end of July in one year to a corresponding date in the next before he can chtim to vote, with the result that, on an average, a period of two years elapses before he can exercise the franehise, the minimum being 18 months. Lodgers, too, are under the necessity of claiming from year to year. Ministers propose that in future three months' occupancy prior to Midsummer Day shall suffice in all cases, and that voters shall be registered as a matter of course, the work biiag done by officios specially appointed for the purpose. I also find Sir Blundell Maple will, 011 the Committee stage of the Registration Bill, move the insertion of a clause for removing the anomaly which at present exists in the service franchise, whereby a man-r-in every other respect qualified to vote-is disfranchised by the mere fact that his employer sleeps on the premises. S The Local Option Bill which the Government introu- ood this week will drive another nail into the coffin of the licensing-laws. Th /allowing is a synops)s of it:—1. *.»uwtc:icii o:° m", ratepayers in a gi veil area (which iu. the country means the parish, in a s snail borough means the whole borough, and in large boroughs the wards) can demand a poll by ballot of the ratepayers as to whether the sale of intoxicating-liquors at licensed houses should cease to exist. 2. A two-thirds majority;of those voting will be sufficient to stop the renewal and granting of all licenses. ? Whichever way the question is decided, it cannot be re-opened for three years. 4. The bill excepts refreshment-rooms at stations, eating-houses, and hotels and inns for travellers and lodgers. If these houses offend the spirit of the Act they are liable to a X,50 fine and the loss of license. 5. No compensation whatever will be granted, but a three years' warning will be given to houses which are to be closed as a result of the ballot. 6. A bare majority of the electors in the same areas will decide the question of Sunday closing. 7. In this case no three years' notice will be given to the houses affected by the vote, and the resolution would have immediate effect. -(}- Fifteen thousand landowners, farmers, and followers of tho Queen's Backhollllds" have pre- vailed upon Royalcy in sanctioning the continuance of what they call the manly," and noble -sport of hunting the tame deer, taken out of a cart in the morning and put into the cart again after it has been sufficiently chased." To the real sportsman this must be as about exciting as hunting with pigs and dogs for truffles. However, they have gained the day, and are doubtlesj satisfied bat it is doubtful if this will tend to the larger feeling of the country entertaining a higher regard for the Court. -0- It is expected that the great missionary societies will, at their forthcoming anniversaries, report a considerable diminution of income, but it appears only the Home Missionary Societies are suffering in this respect. All the great Foreign Missionary Societies announce a substantipl increase, in one case amounting to over £ 10,000. It is amazing, but not unusual, to find that the less picturesque aims of the soeieties which labour among our own heathens receive far less recognition than Foreign Missionary Societies. -0- The Government of the United States intend to arm the Atlantic liners recently acquired from the Inman line in a manner so powerful as to be almost startling. The steamship New York is to be sup- plied with a battery of twelve six-inch breech loaders, anether battery of twenty-six inch quick firing guns, and eight one-pounders in the tops, besides to submarine guns at the hows to dis- charge projectiles below the water-line. If the Americans intend to acquire the fastest of the British built Atlantic liners, and arm them in this way, it will be asked what preparations our own Admiralty will make to encounter such vessels, la point of speed they could outrun every vessel in our Navy, and they would hold our merchant marine at their mercy, the protection of which in case of war is life or death to England. The Admiralty will have to build lightly armed cruisers, which in matter of speed must equal, if not surpass that of any of these armed Atlantic liners. To meet the matter by arming any of the English merchant- men in a similar manner, is not to be commended, turning them into fighting ships seriously reduces their carrying power as carriers, and their safety is imperilled by their being armed, they have only their speed to rely upon, and should the armoured cruiser be able to overtake or get within reach of them it means surrender, or utter and instant annihilation to them.

EXPORTS AND IMPORTS A. T BARR Y DOCK. Below will be found full particulars as to the ex- [•lorts and imports at Barry for the week ending Feb. 25th. 1833. It. will be seen from the table that already this year there- have been shipped 712,434 tons 1 cwt. against 671,143 tons 6 eivl. at the corresponding period of last year, being an increase of 41,287 tons 15 cwt. :— IMPORTS:— Week ended Corresponding Feb. £ 5, 1893. week ended Feb. 27,1892. Tons cwt. Tons cwt. Pitwood 1,001 0 347 0 Timber Rails Silver Sand ————— ———— Iron and Iron Ore ————— 100 0 Building Materials 31S 0 General merchandise 22 10 21 5 Total 1.023 10 784 5 Increase 233 5 Total to Feb. 25, 1833 29,220 15 13,123 5 Increase 10,103 10 EXPORTS :— Coal 91,314 0 88,337 0 Coke 1.434 10 Rails 100 0 Iron and Iron Ore. 74 0 General merchandise ————— 15 0 Total 01.814 0 80,050 10 Increase 1.753 16 otal to Feb. 25, 1883 712,434 1 671,14-3 6 Increase. 41,237 15 ————- REPORT OF SHIPPING :— Number. Tonnage. Steamers arrived 52 61.93. Steamers sailed 36 42,821 Sailing Vesselsiarrived 6 5.325 Sailing Vessels sailed 11 8,986 Steamers in Dock this day 33 44,771 Sailing Vessels in Dock this day 9 11,637 j Total 47 56,407 I as per last report 36 41,934 Increase 11 14,473. Decrease Vessels in Dock, corresponding week, 1892 3G 40,853 Aec»»atant's Office, Barry Dock, Feb. 27th, 1893.

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