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The Fatal Prediction.1
The Fatal Prediction. 1 Berthier's Second Marriage and I Its Tragic Sequel. In 1869, at the end of the Empire, a young taan was seated in a kind of attic in the Roe Verte, Fanboarg St. Honore. In front of him, seated opon a chair, was the mistress of this dwelling. She was a woman advanced in years, with the real face of a sorceress. ID- truth she was a "chiromancienne," the name given to those who foretell future events by reading the hands of the olients who come to consult them. The young man was holding out his right hand, and the old woman had the air of read- ing it as a banker reads his notes. Suddenly she stopped in her examination, looked her visitor in the eyes, and said with an air of £ lBK>iratkm: ^Listen Listen to me and answer t" &2 will, madam." CY ou are a widower.' •fr.Xt is true." •|^S}nce six months." r' Yes, madam." You are rich." I have enough." 'A minion and a half." "That is the amount of my fortune." c. You have no connections in the world." "None at all." f. Very well, monsieur. Take heed of what teounsel lou-never marry again." Here the visitor could not help changing coIOOt"- ordinarily pale, he became pallid, jlfot marry again! Tip to this hour, since the loss of his wife, he had never thought of such j » thing, but he was still young—just entering this thirtieth year. What could prevent his (forming a second allianoe if he chose to later Ion ? Perhaps the interdiction so brusquely ;formulated by the sorceress irritated some jMpret desire hitherto hidden in the depths of Ilia heart. He was seized with a feeling of revolt. "Not marry again he said quiokly. "Why not 11" "Because the lines of your hand oppose it, monsieur," But if I take no notice of it, madame ?" If you do not obey the oracle," replied she, xpeaking as if she were at a loss for words, .s well, great misfortune will come to you He was not satisfied, and demanded that she should tell him more, at the same time showing her a piece of gold." U That would only be thrown away," the chiromancienne said. If you were to offer me half your fortune I could not tell you another syllahle." She rose from her chair, as if to jet him un- derstand that the seance was at an end. In spite of himself he was compelled to take his dismissal. Throwing a Jonis on thp mantel- piece, he bowed and descended the stairs. Weil, it is strange," said he, as ISO em as be I fdund himself in the street again. It is im- possible to get that old woman out of my head, with her threats and enigmatical tallc; bet it was equally ridiculous for one of my age and situation to come and ask an old mad woman about future events. It was a folly that can only be ascribed to a weak mind." As he reached the Avenue Martigny, which leada to the Champs Klysees, feeling himself still a. little shaken, he stopped a moment to regain coolness and to find an excuse for his /cjlly in consulting the sorceress at all. He found it in things that he beard when recently Attending a smree at the Tu-kish ambis- wulor's- Among thl' guests tlwrt" were several grand dames who had put a1! sorts of extrava- gances in fashion. Superstitious t., excess, these pretty simpletons professed to believe in nothing, yet in trnth bad faith in every- thing. Each of them wore as a watch charm a little pitchfork of coral to keep off the evil eye, and regulated their conduct from what they learned by drawing the cards. They had heard of the chiromancienne of Kue Verte, and that she was endowed with the gift of second sight. One day the Empress herself and the Princess Aletternich had gone to con- ;.ult her and returned with their heads full of tthe most astonishing things »he had told them. From that time on her reputation was established. She, the tiorceress of the Fau- bourg St. Honore, was as famous as Hone, the spiritualist. Now, in the run of success, everybody in .-the fashionable world wanted to consult her, )f only for five minutes. Our young man 'had but followed the example of the grand dames. Tony Berthier w»s tall, thin, and decidedly distingue in appearance. He was also rich, and could walk side by side with the most f elegant of that epoch, renowned for its osten- tatious style of living and dress. After the dealh (,( bis wife—she left no children—he bad to begin his youth, so to speak, when he had nearly reaohed the autumn of life. But he was an idler, and seeing the world to keep from dying of ennui was almost a duty with him. In leaving him a great for- tune his parents, following the French fashion, thought it would derogate from his position to learn any kind of business. What need has a millionaire of doing anything? It is enbuga that he takes the tronble to exist. So Berthier went home to breakfast. He I fared sumptuously, as a rich bachelor usually does. 4 Several of the daily journals were lying under his hand. To help him to pass the time he unfolded them one after another. They all related to what was passing in the gilded world of Paris, and the world of Paris at the end of the Second Empire was filled with anudal. At the houses of the nobility even you could hear of nothing but husbands who left their wives before the marriage was fairly concluded; of lovers demanding that ties be annulled: of engagements broken. it was "clear the deck," and a general helter-skelter on all sides. Ah, well," said Berthier, sipping his pine- apple ice. 11 this is a pretty time we are living in! The old sorceress was right. Instead of grumbling at her, I should send her a diamond I with my thanks. If I should not marry again shehas rendered me a service." n. lit a cigar and started for a walk on the Boulevards, going first to the Ma3eleine,then to the Boulevard des Italiens, and then back to the Madeleine. He was like a squirrel in a cagè. Restless and bored, he tried the club, and from there to the Bouffe3 Parisiens, where they were giving an opera by Offenbach. But there he yawned, and determined, as a last retort, to go to bed. "To-day resembles yesterday," he said, I "to-morrow will resemble to-day. If we had iome stirring event." One day at the olub he was talking in this way when someone—a journaHst—bruaque!y interrupted him. You want a stirring event, monsieur ? Wait, you will have it." What is it you say ?" said Berthier. Nothing is plainer, monsieur. The war is coming. We are going to measure our strength with Prussia. 1 have foreseen it for tefc months. But what does it matter ? It will do us no harm to have a little fight with our neighbours. You will see," said the journalist, as be went away, ';war with Prussia." Tony Berthier, like all the young French- men of his time, saw it from a distance as only another name for victory, accompanied by rolling and sounding trumpets, and deco- rated with flags, laurels, and flowers. He heard already the obime of bells and the soogs of trinmpb. Ala! how seen these illusions were dissipated The bravest soldiers in the world cannot conquer when their oom- manders are both treacherous and incompe- tent. with beautiful Paris, the capital of the world, surrendered. • • • « » • Berthier was brave, and he loved his country. He went to th" Loire and joined a company of rifleman as soon as the invader same. He did his nety nobly, and was many times decorated for his bravery before the enemy. At last, in an engagement, at Mars, he was severely wounded and sent to the hospital. It was months after that be returned to fans. The terrible days of the Commune 1 had come. The city was filled with blood, tears, and grief. All the horror of the civil war was before him, and he oould still see I the smoke of the guns that Frenchmen had trained upon Frenohmen. In the midst of this tempest of ferocious passions he could not understand which side was right—which was wrong. "Let them blame me if they like," said Perthier. I will have nothing to^io with it. What have 1 to do with their quarrels ? I am rich; I am well established. 1, will be an egotist and take my ease." This was in May. One afternoon in July of the same year Berthier deaerted the Made- leine—too many political memories assailed him there-and went to smoke his cigar in the Tuileries garden. It was brilliant with verdure and flowers. Paris was gradaaHy taking up again her habits of elegance and leisure. If it had not been for the papers, which every evening brought echoes from Versailles, where the National Assembly was convened, oue could have thought the events of that terrible year the parts of a horrible but far off dream. The theatres and the museums were open again, and people of all distinction were returning one after another. "After our unfortunate wars," said the great Conde, our only resource is to return to our loves." Paris, without knowing it, was obeying the precepts of the conqueror of Rocroy. Berthier lounged along the Alley of Leaves, oame to the Place de la Concorde, descended the steps, and in sheer idleness wandered around the grand fountain. He sought relief from his loneliness, but go where he would he oould not find It, though everything about bim was of a nature to distraot his thoughts. As yet there were no public concerts as before the war, but promenaders and elegant toilets had begun to show in greater numbers. At this moment Berthier saw a young woman seated alone and thoughtful before the statute of Meleagre. He regarded her at first with euriosity, and then kept his eyea upon her as if a strange charm had captivated him. She was tall, fair, and elegantly dressed, and appeared to be about thirty years of age. Her costume was somewhat severe in style, as was proper for a person well born, after the great disasters of the past year. On her black hat was a tuft of purple plumes and a veil of black lace, and she bad black gloves and parasol. Beltbier approached a little nearer, the better to see her face. She was very hand- some her face was pale, but lighted by a pair of great blue eyes. A few steps off he found the old woman who rented the chairs. "i'o you know that young lady?" be asked. No, monsieur; I know she comes to the garden nearly every day at the same hour and L have been told that she is a widow, which is evident from her dress." Widow ? said the idler widows are always the most fascinating of women." He threw a silver pi<;ce into the hand of the old woman to pay for her information, and continued his walk. At the end of twenty minutes he returned to the terrace, hoping to see the beautiful unknown again, but she had disappeared. "I will return to-morrow," thought he. The next day, as soon as he had finished breakfast, Berthier burned to the walk near the statue of the Mealeagre "Hbe is there," he cried, his heart beating with joy. "How can I explain this feeling which has taken possession of me ?' Am 1 not a madman? Here is a woman whom I ba\'e only seen twice—a perfect stranger to me—and yet I am so infatuated with her that t think of nothing else Monsieur cried the chair renter, run- ning towards him, quickened by the hope of another piece of silver, 1 have information of the beautiful lady—shall I ten yon Yes; ¡¡peak!" replied Berthier. Well, monsieur, she is about. 30 years old, and in a modest but independent, position. Her name is Clelia Puvremy, and she is the widow of a colonel of the Commune of last May. H.r husband, having been taken with amis in his hands, was shot here on this ter- race in front of that statue, and she comes here every day to pass a half hoar at the same place." Hold, madame Here is money for you said Berthier, and he hid hnnself among the trees. Thus the" stirring event" for which he had longed mingled with his love adventure. This beautiful woman was the widow of a colonel of the insurrectionists. He no longer wondered at thu purple plumbs and the black veil. But why did she come every day to visit thrspot whtre her husband was shot ? I It is evident that she loved the man. Can I hope to make her love me?" he askp.d him- self. Then he remembered the episode of the Rue Verte, and the pr^tiction and warning of the sorceress- But although he resolved to think no mrre of his present folly, he came every day to the garden of the Tmiieries in spite of himself, and each time he saw Clelia Puyremy and loved her more and more. One day he could contain himself no longer; he managed to speak to her through the old chair-renter, and a friendly acquaintance began between them. Tony Berthier bad at last found a cure for his ennui. A little later they were married at the Church of St. Koch, the window having obtained from the oliicial bureau a certificate of the death of her husband. And the prediction of the sorceress ?" said | some one as they came out of the church. Ah, that was a fine joke—for who would believe in such nonsense ? It was sai l there was never a happier union than that of Berthier and Clelia. In 1877 a little girl was born and the mother thought of the marriage to the Colonel of the Commune as only a dark dream. Three years rolled by; 1880 came, and in July of that year the armistice. Summer and autumn passed, and one morning at the be- ginning of winter Clelia was alone arranging her music. Suddenly a servant entered and said a man poorly dressed asked to speak to IVlme. Berthier. Let him enter," said she, carelessly. Tho visitor was Colonel Puyreiny, her first husband. Contrary to all that, had been told, he had not been shot, but had been thrown upon the pontoons of Brest and afterwards carried to Isew Caledonia. Profiting by the armistice, he bad returned and was there to clhim his wife. He did not want money—he wanted his wife. Clelia did not try to struggle with the fatality which had so cru-lly met her. She left her litfle girl and a note of explanation for Berthier and went away for ever. She fulfilled what she thought to be her duty. That day Berthier was hunting in the environs of Paris. On his return he found the note. He read it again and again, and in a moment of despair he blew out his brains. The prediction of the sorceress had been verified !—Exchange,
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WELSH CLAIMANTS FOR JUDICIAL HONOURS. Possible Parliamentary Vacancies. The following is from the column of notes in the South Wales Radical, which is supposed to be written by a member of the South Wales Bar;— The rumours of impending appointments to 'he judicial bench remind us that there are at least two Welsh constituencies which would do well to bi looking round for « under-studies' to their present members. Hoth Mr. VVaimington, Q.C., and Mr. tfowen Rowlands, Q,C., are of professional eminence which wart ants them in anticipating promotion at an early datp. The latter gentleman's name was, as a matter of fact, mentioned in con nection with one of Lord Halsbury's appointment, but, of course, the f«t«l t:\int of Liberalism destroyed his chancy."
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LLANKLLY'. Scpkranncation OF TBACtfERS. — On Friday night a meeting w.t9 h"ld at Hie Market-streer Schools, Llanelly. in conueetion with ihe district of the National Union of Teachers, when a resolu- tion was p Med thanking the Haneny School Board for affixing its seal to the memorial issued from the office of the Nutional Union of Teachers in favour of a scheme for the superannuation of teachers. Advice to Young Wives.—" Don't drive yeur kusband to his club by giving him pastry like vatta ^e cba,tratuse KIZIftB BAJCnr» POWDBK." 11234
Science Notes. .
Science Notes. Some ripe strawberries were on Friday morning picked by Mr. Helms in his garden, by the side of the canal, near Quakers' Walk, Devizes. A combined road and river cycle has just been brought out in America. Where one man smoked a cigarette twenty years-ago (says the Evening Standard) a thou- sand do so in the present day. The United States Lighthouse Board intend to use electricity for lights along the great lakes. The steel rails which are now the standard- on the East Indian Railway are 36ft. long. The advantage in the saving of joints is ObVIOUS, and the track is natnrally much smoother.—Iron. The King of the Belgians has instructed the Minister of Railways to prepare a scheme for connecting Brussels and Antwerp by an electric railway. A new variable star in Aries is announced by Mr. J. M. Schaeberie in the approximate position B.A. 3h. 49min., N. Dec. 14deg. 22min. It was of about the eleventh magni- tude on August 26, but became fainter. M. Normand, of Havre, has undertaken to build for the French Government a torpedo boat with a guaranteed speed of 25 knots, and possibly 26 or 27. The displacement will pe 123 tons. The Dragon, a French torpedo boat, has accomplished 25 knots, though only guaranteed to do 20'5. The City of Paris, of the Inman Line, has again lowered the record by making the quickest Western passage to New York—o days 14 hours 24 minutes, an hour and 34 minutes less than her previous shortest run by time. The best day's run is stated to have been 530 miles, and during the whole voyage the average speed was 20*7 knots. The pre- vailing winds were apparently in favour of a rapid Western passage. The curious travelling stones of Australia are, it appears, paralleled in Nevada. The little lithic rovers found In the last-named State are described as being perfectly round, about as large as a walnut, and of an ivory nature. When distributed 011 a smooth sur- faoe within two or three feet of each other they immediately, with a total disregard of the homely proverb which inculcates the acquirement of moss, commence rolling towards a common centre, where they He in a bunch like eggs in a nest. It is, perhaps, superfluous to say that the stones'' are largely composed of magnetic iron ore. M. Perrotin has communicated to the French Academy an account of the discovery of three small planets by M. Charlois, of the Nice Observatory, by the aid of photography. The apparatus employed consisted of a Her- magis portrait lens of 15 cm. aperture and 80 cm. local length, mounted provisionally on M. Loewy's equatorial coude. The instrument was being employed for the photography of the region of the ecliptic. With exposures rauging from two hours and a half to three hours, the eight nega- tives obtained siuceSeptember 12 oover aregion 80deg. long and 10 deg. broad, and show all the stars visible through the 38 cm. refractor. A carefolexamination of the plates reveals the presence of three unknown and eight known planets. The former, now known under the names of 1892, D, K, and F are all of about the twelfth magnitude. I'.xpei iments in photography made by the Due de Morny in his amateur studio at l-evallois-Perret have led to a useful discovery. He haa been able to photographically impress paper of any size or thickness. By this means a likeness can be fixed like a monogram on note paper and on railway or other tickets. Eighty different silhouettes can be taken in a minute, and at smalt cost. 'the Duo de Morny has com- municated his discovery to the Minister of War, who intends to utilise it in the books" carried by soldiers, and in which their des- criptions, records of service, and so on are inscribid. The Russian Orand Dukes now in Paris have also decided to adopt theinven- tion in the army of the Czar, aud have asked the inventor to send one of his "collaborators" to St. Petersburg. There seems to be no end to the disputes likely toanse between telephone and other electrical industries. In such cases one side finasthedisturbance to be practically inaudible, while the other hears the roar of the dynamos and the throb of the engines as through an aural microscope. What is wanted is an instrument that will measure these minute alternating currents, and give definite read- ings in microamperes. Ma ters could then be settled much more satisfactorily to both parties. Mr. Massey's method is to find how many handkerchiefs he can hear the dis- turbance through. This is better than nothing, but a definition is required of a standard handkerchief, as well as of the standard ear and pressure.—Industries. The rumour about a new and "largest L refracting] telescope in the world," which we mentioned last week in these columns, turns out to be true. It is for the University of Chicago, and is the gift of Mr. Charles T. Yerkes, of that city, who said, Get the best glass m the world, and send in the bill." it is estimated that the bill will amount to half a million dollars, if not more. Mr. Burnbam, Prof.G.E. Hale, of the Kenwood Observatory, and Dr. Harper have consulted with Mr. Alvan G. Clark, and it has been decided to have a telescope with an object-glass of 4o-in- aperture. It is expected that the gigantic telescope will be ready for work in 189o; but discs of glass 4o-in. diameter are very d'tticuttto cast, and are apt to "go" in the grinding.—English Mechanic. An ingenious sweeping machine has been introduced into Germany for picking up street sweepings. This machine, which is driven by horses, takes up in its forward motion the street debris or mud deposited in streaks by by the preceding sweeper. The frame of the machine carries suspended from the rear axle an iron trough of half cylindrical stupe, about four feet in length and nearly three feet wide. At the inside of the rear wheel an open wheel is attached, which takes up tbe sweepings and drops them into the trough. A small plough at the frou t serves to narrow the strip of sweepings, which way possibly have been scattered somewhat by the hoofs of the horses drawing the machine. When the trough is filled it can bet instantly dumped at any required spot by means off a crank and chain arrangement. A correspondent writes to give the most excellent character to foreign chocolate creams, and declares that the idea of th^j in- terference of the Board of Customs being to prevent adulteration is misleading. These sweets' are, it would seem, paragons of purity. The question is—What is adultera- tion ? An order issued by the Customs Board notities that oertain importations of con- fectionery, including chocolate creams, have been found on examination to contain spirit — hence the instruction carefully to examine and, if necessary, detain them. Which simply means that if the makers choose tu give their sweetmeats a piquant alcoholic flavour they must pay the duty levied on spirits,whicb the English manufacturers would certainly have to pay,
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DAY BY DAY. m Matches will soon be manufactured at Cardiff. Striking is already very common. There is every prospect of rain-to-inorrow. It is Llangvfelach fair day. Mr. Acland, head of the Education Bcparttneat, will open the new library of Aberystwith College this day fortnight. Mr.. John H. Davies, M.A., has another book in the press. It is to be caUed "Some Wefeh Legends and Other Poems," and will be published shortly. I don't care what epitaphs are hurled at my head, I shall always do my duty," roared a vatiast, supporter of Councillor Mildon at &raogetown the other night. You are a very motherly woman, aren't you," banteringly asked an advocate of a witness at Merthyr yesterday. "Well," was the reply, I think I ought to be seeing that I am the mother i of thirteen children." She had him there. A Cardiganshire man, who lost several locks a few d »ys ago, sent the town-crier into a certain street to announce that if the persons who stole the locks would call at the post-office they would get the keys, as locks without keys wene as useless as keys without Jocks. Our preaching employ has been promoted into a "reverend" by a Newport daily paper Perhaps our contemporary thought a third rwic to the same chapel would entitle any man to the Rev." But isn't it an effective answer to the Radical-Noriconfermist slander, "Can any good thing come from the Western Mail ¥' that we have a Nonconformist preacher in the place ? The Mystery of Highway Jones" has been solved. This name is not due te the defective pro- nunciation of Mr. Ivor James" at the Shrews- bury conference but to We savage mutilation of Professor Hartwell Jones's name by the tete. graphist. We gather that this is the case as the professor's name was not included, except as disguised, in the list of those who were present. Some curious reminiscences of the attempted French invasion of England wHl be published by Mr. T. Fisher Uawio, in a volume to be called jTl»e Fishguard Invasion by the French in 1797.' They are in the form of a diary by the Rev. Danie' Rowlands, sometime vicar of Llanfihangel-Peny- bout, and are dedicated by permission to the Earl of Cawdor. The book will be illustrated from old prints. A Midland contemporary thinks this was neatly put by the Bishop of St. David's at Brecon last week:—" I protest against the separate dis- establishment of the Church in Wales far, very far, less as a biohop or as a Churchman than as a Welshman. For, 118 a Welshman, I claim the full rights of an English citizen, and this would -be the first step towards a disintegration quite incon- sistent with the maintenance of those rights." 10 connection with the vistt of the iron-headed man to the Cardiff Empire last week, it is inte- resting to know that the ossified individual will owe something to Mr. Stoll's enterprise. Before he had been secured for the StoM places of entertain- ment, the iron-headed man could not get an engagement anywhere in this kingdom. Now there is a rash for him, and among the items in his bOoks is a lengthy engagement nt, the London Aquarium. Oxford and Cumbridgs aie reeling from the castigating blow which "Monen has dealt them for their ignonuice of Welsh history. An Oxford correspondent writes A movement is on foot to conciliate the learned critic by inviting him to come and deliver the Romanes Lecture for next, year. Mr. Gladstone has already acred as the lecturer this year, and it is hoped that tbe scholarly author of the Light of BrtC'iiuti'i' will condescend to enlighten the university n xt year. Monday's was t^ heaviest police-court ever held in the Rhondda Vulby. There were 165 cases, many of them charges of larceny, such 3Q coal-stealing. This is an indication of bnd times, for, no doubt, there are hundreds of people in the district without coal in the house and without money to get any. These cold facts knock holes in Recorder B. F. Williams'^ theory that prosperity b: ings ciiine and that depression in wett-to-do-iam means depression in criminal statistics. Whatever may be said of the Cardiff Council— and we admit that you might make almost any charge and prove it against ihia twopenny ha'penny body—the members at any rate know how to act and speak like gentlemen. That is more than can be said of some of the new candidates new before the ward?. A Labour Progressive candidate came up to one of our reporters yesterday morning and said, "You go and tell the b—— Western Mail to go and be It's a b lm>g lnne that has no turning." it wasn't damned he said, but some- thing else unspeakably vile. A Cardiff solicitor writes :—"The popularisation of the cigarette among the fair sax is making headway. A few days ago I entered the com- partment of a train at the RUymney Iiiilway Station, when, on stealing a glance at the fair com- panion who was the only other occupaut, I was i momentarily surprised to see her smoking a cigarette with the greatest sang froid. Discover- ing I had no wherewith to light my • ciierrywood,' I politely asked my companion if she could oblige me- She immediately placed her hand in a pocket of her skirt, (3rew forth a pretty li;tie' silver, match-box, handed it to me. and lor the remainder of the journey we were-great cronies." Mr. Fr.mk BNVan received a fright at the Cardiff Council meeting yesterday. It was suggested that members who wanted to ask ques- tions outside of the printed minutes should give written notica beforehand to the chairman of the committee who was expected to answer. When Mr. Beavan heard tins, No, no," he cried, No, no, no," or words to that effect, for he saw that. if the suggestion wr.re adopted all his time between council meeting and council meeting would be occupied in writing out rotices of questions ho intended asking. A man was charged with stealing sacks at Car- diff. How do yon identify these sacks?" asked the solicitor to a witness for the prosecution. Witness seemed to be wondering how, and the solicitor went on, Are not all sacks ahke ? Are not all sacks made in Scotland ?" I don't know that they are," said the witness slowly, and not very surely. Well, then, were not these sacks made in Scotland ?'' No (emphatically). 'Where then?" "Gremofck," and the witness marvelled why the elml t heid its sides to laugh. "Dagonet" has been giving prizes for the best acrostics on the poets nanted for the Laureateship. "Here," says Mr. Simp, "is one in Wotsh, and I hive awarded the writer a special prize. I pre- sume 'Bsifyla' is Welsh for Lewis Morris, but chough I have inquired at the Welsh H.np, both Upper and Lower, 1 have not been able 10 turn that presumption into a certainty :— THE WELSH ODE. Bendiilder aur boneddig, Sydd yn uchel iaun ei fryd; 1 gyraedd ei amcanion, o fewn ei wlad i gyd, Ffb bardd y mae nodedig, Yn caerfyrddin hardd Lie magwvd Lewis Morris, A llawer Cymro hardd. Of course this is not an acrostic, and the errors in the competition are, like the auctioneer's lots, too numerous to mention. "Up to the present time," says Mr. Chamber- lain, writing to the Methodist Innes, "all attempts by moderate men to deal with the evi's of drink- ing have boen frustrated by the action of the fanatical temperance party, who will not be satisfied with anything less tlian the power of abolishing drinking altogether. As long as they nmiutain this attitude I am convinced that no effectual remedy will be f»und for the tvils which all reformers alike deplore." We give this quota- tion here because it comes in so appropriately as a comment on the fatuity of the teetotal fanatics, with Mr. Mark Mordey at their head, who yester- day asked the magistrates to order the closing of all the public-houses at Newport to-diiy as it was polling-day and riots might take place. Of course, the whole thing was a more pretence, for no one seriously suggested the likelihood of a row. How marvellously unselfish are these tee- totalers! What would ihey say, we wonder, if they were ordered to close their business houses at the whim and fancy of some other faddists ?
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THE TROUBLE AT THE METROPOLITAN…
THE TROUBLE AT THE METROPOLITAN TABERNACLE. A Scend, An exciting scene is reported to have occurred at the Metropolitan Tabernacle on Monday uitht, on the occasion of Dr. Pierson, of America, meet- ing the congregation to tai(e over the temporary charge of the church. During the proceedings two well dressed men wanted to know whether Mr. Pierson was an immersed believer, and an exciting scene with great disorder took place. It was only after a violent struggle that the two men were ejected from the building amid shouts from all parts of the crowded hall of Shame," Lock them up."
HAVERFORDWEST BAPTIST COLLEGE.
HAVERFORDWEST BAPTIST COLLEGE. The Buildings to be Sold. It has been decided by the committee of the Baverfordwest Baptist College that, in view of the removal of the college to Aberystwith, the lease- hold property be sold to the highest bidder. In future there is to be only one tutor, who also is to be president, nominations for the postto be made by the Churches, and sent in by March next, so as to come before the half-yeariy meeting, to be held at Haverfordwest. L
FATHER IGNATIUS AND THE BISHOP…
FATHER IGNATIUS AND THE BISHOP OF ST. ASAPH. The following letter appeared in the London Echo of Monday night:—"Sir,—In answer to a paragraph in last night's Echo with the above beading, perhaps you wiil be so gowd as to allow metoutake the following remarks upon it: The editor of Lux Mundi' has, in very devout and reverent language, endeavoured to show to the reading public of the English-speaking world (1) that the Old Testsameht is a fraud; (2) that our Lord Jesus Christ in affixing His Divine iatpri- mntur to Moses and the Prophets' did so in igno- rance of the true authorship of the Books bearing their names. Consequently, our Divine Rodeemer ie not a trustworthy or reliable Toacher "I put it to your readers who are acquainted with rhe hervc" of the English Ordinal for the consecration of bishops whether common sense and common morality are not outraged by the fact that the Bishop of St. Asaph went out of his way to select Mr. Charles Gore as his authorised instructor of the clergy and laitv ot his d'ocese tromthepupit of St,. Asnph C utiedral. "iMsert most solemnly that. by so doing the Hishop of St. A-aph has giatiiitousiv insulted Our Lord Jesus Christ; has discredited the Bible" and outraged the fetbng of all orthodox Christians. The bishop has doue his best to pave Uie way for the dise*ablisht»out and disendowment, not only of the Weish Church, but of our common Christianity. If his protege's teaching is correct, neither our LorJ Jesus Christ nor the bible has "IiY claim upou our a legiance, as the one is a F;»lse Teacher and the other is a fraud. I may confess that, I am ouly a deacon.' So were the grenfc patriarchs of lnonaatipism and priordom, St. Benedict and St. Francis. Two arch- bishops tried to 8trat[g8 for lilY ordination to the priesthood, but tiny required me to abandon what I believed to by a call fiom God. 1 preferred to re- main a monlt rather than become a piie-t.' The author of your, paragraph is mistaken in supposing that I ever celebrate ot the nltnrs of the Church.' When I consent to preach in the churches I scrupulously obey the wi-IHJö of the bishop and the customs of the church in which I am asked to officiate. If I atn, 118 your correspondent says, a Nonconfor nist,: what are the Dean and Canons of West minster ifon«»teTy ? I'll !> y, ton, are extra- diocesan.— Vouf, lGNiT10S, O.S. B., Monk of the VYtI«h Church. 21, Vuaoria^q'inve, Victoria,S.W., Oct'. 29."
LOCAL AMUSEMENTS.
LOCAL AMUSEMENTS. TIlEA'im ROYAL, CARDIFF. To burlesque a pantomime is no easy task. Almost anything else can be dealt with extrava- nntly, but lo go to the very opposite of that which is usually burlesqued, and do it with succf*s, :s to essay that of which the ordinary playgoer scarcely dreams. Messrs. A. C. TIJlT and IV. T. Vincent, however, have done this with signal success. Taking the ssory of Cinderella," one of the favourite themes of pan- tomime writers, they have burlesqued it to per- ftction. They have named it Cinder-Ellen Up Too Late," (md FIerr Meyer Lutz, who has written the mu.sic, too, has done admirably, and has given to the piece—one of the biggest successes of the Gaiety, London—some mOf-t charming melodies and compositions of dance music. On Monday evening the buiiesquo was produced at the Cardiff Theatre R"va.1. Cinder Ellen is played by Miss Kitty Loftus, whos8 make-up itself is enough to bring down any house. She did it on Monday. Moreover, she acted the part as few could. Miss Frances Harri- son, who plays the part of the Prince, could not be bettered. The two sistrs were played by Mr. Harry Phydora and Mr. H. C. B »rry, and fire fun tlwy -m<ide, Mr. Tom OJIives as Buttons was rpa.ily cit-ver, and burlesqued p>into:iiin»rt splen- didly. The whole of-the parts, in fact. were wel played and kept the lion.se in roars the chorus, it was evident, had been admirably selected, and the mounting was all that could be desired. GRAND THE ATM?, C AUD IFF. "Man to Man" was re-produced a', theGrund Theatre,Cndiff, on Monday evening, and, despite great attractions elsewhere, drew a Ltrge and enthusiastic house. The company playing the piece was that selected by Mr. Bourne, whose name is almost a household wont to lovers of stirring drama in Cardiff. The reception given to "Man to Man" on Monday evening proved that the performance was not, behind whllt it haû haen. Indeed, it was far superior, and none should nnsa If. 1HE EMPIRIC. CARDIFF. Mondav night's programme was as excellent as ever. and was IUlly appreciated by the large audiences. Oneofthetnost unique and pleasing turns was given by Harry Atkinson, yclept the Australian Orpheus, whose imitations of various musicil sounds, were exceedingly clever. The Brothers Edgar, banjoi^ts and comedians, were very funny in their performance, and created roars of laughter by their comical songs and "patter." George Ripon, character comedian and vocalist, was a conspicuous success, and the audience would not be denied several encores. The Pain- killers admirably described Sherman and Morisey, their feais on the trapeze, coupled with the amusing gugs they introduced, being one of the most amusing turnS witnessed at the Empire for a Ions time. Other excellent artistes were Miss Chrissie Angus, a prepossessing young lady vocals°t; Charles Chaplin, who, by his rendering of bis songs, established himself as a favourite with his hearers, and the Cpmleys, very clever variety performers. FOOLE'S MYHIORAMA AT THg PHILHARMONIC-HALL. Mr. Joseph Poole's Myriorama at the Philhar- monic-hail, Cardiff, continues to be one of tbe moat successful of the entertainments running in the town. The ball is crowded every night, and the show given is aptly described as "one of the biggest of recent Cardiff successes." included in the evening a programme are variety turns which are among the most refined and clever of the Kind given on tbe stage, and the enter- tainment as a whole is not only enjoyable, but highly instructive and meritorious.
MEETING OF THE CABINET.
MEETING OF THE CABINET. The Press Association says there were several private meetings of Ministers on Monday morning prior to the Cabinet Councit.which was held at half- past two in the afternoon, at the officlJ\1 residence of the Premier in Downing-streat. Mr. Gladstone and Lord Rosebery met at twelve o'clock, and remained together for, an hour. Another meeting was that between Sir Wm. Harcourt and Mr. John Morley, the latter visiting the Chancellor of the Exchequer at half-pist one and remaining with him until the meeting of the Cabinet. All Ministers were present at the Council, Mr. Cainpbell-Banner- man having arrived in town Blidy in the morning from Balmoral, where he had been acting as Minister-in-attendaace upon the Queen. The Council lasted ovnr two hour?; Lord Rosebery, Sir William Harcourt, Mr. John Morley, and Mr. Arnold Morley remained with Mr. Glaastone half- an-hour after the Cabinet sep»ra»ed, snd did not ieave Downina-sir^ot till five o'elock. It is under- stood that. Ministers IhVII nOw entered upon the consideration of the nviiu points of the Irish Home Rule Bill and other bills which mny ba proceeded with pari passu with thtt Home Rule measure. Farther meetings of the Cabinet to discuss these subjects will be held on Wednesday or Fridny nexr.
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LORD DUNRAVEN AND THE AMERICA…
LORD DUNRAVEN AND THE AMERICA CUP. Next Year's International Yacht Race. Lord Dunraven has bi'en interviewed by a repre- sentative of the Poll Mall Gazette. "Are the chances good for au international race" next year?" said the reporter. "I cannr' possibly tell," replied Lord Dunraven. I hope so, but I can form no definite opinion until I hear from the committee which, as yoo- are aware, has been appointed by the New York Yacht Club to consider my challenge." Are you sanguine of success should your chal- lenge be accepted ?" If you mean sanguine as I was at the time I challenged with the Valkyrie, certainly not. I have an immense opinion of Messrs. Herreshoff's boats. I think it probable my antagonist would be de- signed by him, and she would be very bard to beat. But I should like to try conclusions. If tlic cup could only be placed under regulations fairly satisfactory to both parties racing for it would be frequent, and, of course, in time we should briny it over here. But it might take time a big Herre- shoff is an unknown quantity at present-to us at any rate." h- -0-
A QUESTION OF HISTORY.
A QUESTION OF HISTORY. TO THE EDITOR OF THR "EVENING EXPRESS." Sir,—I quite agree with "ApRhys" (CtrdiS) that Covert-side is incorrect in stating that Llanbedr Church in the mountains is "Capel Lambert," or St. Lambert's Chapel. Who ever heard of a s«iut—either Hebrew, Welsh, or Saxon —bearing such a Cockney name as Lambert" ? No, the name is that of our old friend the chief of the Apoatief, namely, St. Peter. There are two churches in the rural districts of Glamorgan dedicated to him, viz., Peter*ton, called in eccle- siastical hietorySt. Peter's-super-Ely, and theotber the one in dispute, to distinguish it from the former, is called St. Peter's-super-Montem, or, in Welsh, Llau-Pedr-ar-Fynydd. Again, history stateth not, as "Cf vert-side" alleges, that Edward II. traversed the hills of Han-Bedr-ar- Fynydd, but Rice Meyrick in hie Morg«.nse" (A.D. 1578) states he was captured to the east of the 4°wn of Llantrisant, and, as Morien pointed out years ngo in these columns, the King was a short time before that at Neath Abbey sending messengers to his enraged Queen, who, with Mortimer, was then at Hereford at the head of the revolted barons. It is highly probib'e tho King, who had with him his Lord Chancellor and others, had pnssed from Neaiii over the mountains to the Rhoudlla Viriley, en route to the c.tstle of Llantrisant, then owned and occupied by his great favourite, Lord Hugh de le Spencer, who had recently lost Caerphilly by the Queen and the barons taking it by storm, the King esctping dressed as a Welsh countryman, and engaging himself afterwards as a cow- man at Gelh Lenor Farm, Llaogynwyd. Mey- rick states that De le Spencer was captured on Gwaun Fiskin, or Miskin'n Meadow, lying between the road from the Rhondda to Llan- trisant and the Castella Fawr. The name Panty- brad, or Hollow of the Treachery, about three miles from Llantrisiut on the said road, seems to conclusively prove that the capture of tho K^ng was effected on the spot in the sudden bend of the road at that place. History tells us that it was Sir Samuel Riding who apprehended De le Spencer "by riding fast." It is inferred that in the anxiety to c-iptnre the King De le Speacor escaped through the Caswell* Valley, and that the Chan- cellor and the rest of the company reached the spot, tu the south of the town mentioned by Ap Rhys," Rhyd '«yr" Iarlles should be Rhyd y Iarllfg, fcr before a vowel the aiticle v and not "yr"is always used. lam pleased Ap Rhys has correctly spelt the name of the River Ciull. I may here say that Ponty "clown (idiot) should be Pontyclun, i.e., the bridge over the Clun River. —I am, &c.. DANIEL. OWEN. Ash Hall, Cowbridge. Oct. 29.
THE WELSH IRON AND STEEL TRADE.
THE WELSH IRON AND STEEL TRADE. A well-informed correspondent writes-Natural anxiety has been aroused amongst the residents of Merthyr and Dowlais, who are largely dependent upon the stfl< I*vork«, by the rapid closing of tin- plate works, which are supplied with tin-bar principally by the Cyfarthf" and the Dowlais Com. puiies. To these we ere happy in giving a few gruins of comfoit. Last week Cyfarthfa Works sent quite an average away i f tin-plate bars to Neath and Swansea, and the vnriou* sections of the Rhymney, Midlanti, London and North Western, and Great, Western Railways showed on Satur- day a fairly good total of birs, small and large, nod crop ends, for which there is a fair demand io the Midlands, where Welsb bar is in successful competition with Northern. That thetin-pltle trade is dull at present, and future bookings smail, may be tracenbie to two distinct causes—fir«t, the abnormal quantity of the plate '« rushed" into the American market in 1891, anri, secondly, the Presidential election. It is idle to assume that at present, the trifling home make of tin-plite in the United States has interfered with our trade. It will tilke a few years of vigorous work and large outlay of American capital to do so. That, eventually America wiil be self-producing is very possible, but by that time other markets may be opened, and other industries started. A writer in the Economist shows that, comparing the exports of 1890, which was before the "rushing occurred, a tair average trade is being now done, and he anticipates that after the election, a renewal of good business may be expecied. There has, un- questionably, been too large an investment in tin plate manufacture, and the natural outcome will be that the weak ones must, go to the wall. Over production is quite as great an evil as lessened demand. An authority of note in the steel trade, when ques- tioned on the future prospects of our steel works, said that certainly the present was a time ot anxiety. Steel rails had declined, merchant bars were only worked at two places on the hills, and there was a perceptible falling off in the steel bar trade. What was wanted, though it was idle to say so during the brief interregnum of « Liberal Government, was the opening out, say, of Uganda, and the beginning it with a million tons of rail?, which would keep our works going for three years in full activity. But the outcome in the civilisation of a country and giving us a great field for our industries would be simply priceless
IMPORT FRUIT TRADE FOR CARDIFF.
IMPORT FRUIT TRADE FOR CARDIFF. It is vety evident that the merchants of Cardiff are not going to be behind those of London and Liverpool, as from ouradvertisementcolumnsit will be seen that Mr. John Stuart., of 22, Womanby-street, and Westgate-sireet, is ab ut to hold a very large pubticaateof Christmas irusts, such as currants, sultanas, valencias, & and we have no doubt of the success of this new departure in the local dried fruit trade if the grocers of the neighbour- hood suppm-t the project by attending tiie shIo and becoming (.urciiasers. This it will, no doubt, be to their advantage to do, as all the fruit will be imported direct, thus saving all intermediate profits. We are given to understand that it is intended to hold those sales monthly if the project meets with the support it evidently deserves.
WAUNARLWYDI).
WAUNARLWYDI). Wedding. — On Saturday, at St. Barnabas Church, by the Rev. Alfred Evans, curate-in- churge, the marriage took place of Mr. John Jenkills and Miss Annie Jones, eldest daughter of Mr. William Jones.churchwarden. The parents of the bride and bridegroon) are very old and respec- ted inhabitants of the place, and this, coupled with the fact that tbis was the first occasion on which amarri»ge was solemnised at this church caused great interest to be evinced in the proceedings. The gift of a Bible, which is customary to give on such an occasion, was given by the vicar, the Rev. D. Roderick. The wedding breakfast took place at the residence of the bride's lather, where a large number of friends assembled to offer their congratulations to the happy pair. There was a good display of presents, and, it is understood that the members of the church have arrauged a costly present, winch was not executed in time for the ceremony.
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. DANIEL OWEN AND GO.'s ABCï…
DANIEL OWEN AND GO.'s ABC ï TIME-TABLES FOR NOVEMBER. Ever abreast with the times, Messrs. Daniel Owen and Co. have this month brought, out a set of railway tables which are a great improvement on the publication hitherto associated with the name of this old-established and well-known firm. The little book is aa perfpet as a set. of penny rail- way tables can hope to be. In fact, only the immense sale which this favourite publication enjoys can recoup the Messrs. Owen far the outlay necessitated by the improvements apparent on ev«ry page. The first thing to strike tllereadet. is the change in the shupe of the book, and on open- ill2 it the eye rests gratefully on the bold, clearly- cut type, a fount of which was specially ordered for the puiposes of the November tables, and which reuders them eusy to consult, and obviittea the possibility of error. A compari-on between the October and November tables will show at a glance the great improvement in the latter. The tables are, moreover, arranged on a new and simplit.ed principle, tmd information is added about, the South -Western lines thfct will render the book available to a still wider circle of passengers. It may be added that these tables are the first to be printed on a rotary machine, which strikes them off at the rate of 20,000 per hrmr, an achievement which a short time ago would have been regarded MS well-nigh miraculous. A new and beautifully engraved sAt of maps enhances the value of this ctlesp standard work of/railway reference.
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IWELSH BAPTIST UNION. *'
I WELSH BAPTIST UNION. Arrangements for the Year. The Executive of the Baptist Union of WatM met last week at Aberystwith. under the presw dency of Mr. John Rees, of Graoant, Pembroke*, shire.-It was decided that the next annua meetings be held at Moriah Chapel, Llanelly. it August. President, the Rev. H. Cernyw Willilims, Corwen. Papers to be read by the Rev. O. Waldo Jamet, Clydach VaJe; the Rev. E. Daviae, LJao- gloffan; the Rev. Marrit;. Aberystwith; the Rev. —. Harris, Treherhert; and others. The annual sermons will be preached by the Revs. D. Davies, Llandudno, and.J. R. Jones, Pontypridd.
RAILWAYTCOIDENT in LONDON.
RAILWAYTCOIDENT in LONDON. The Press Association states that a serious colli- sion occurred on Monday evening at Kentish Town Station on the Midland system near London. The up express from Leeds and Bradford, con- veying also the Scotch mail passengers, due at Kemish Town at 5.55 p.m., entered ttie station at full spend. The local London train from Victoria, due at 5.54 at Kentish Town, was standing at the platform at the time, and the North) r truin came dashing into the city train with rhf- ) sutr that the last compartment of the latter was > oiupleteJy telescoped. This compartment was the guard's van, and, fortunately for liim, fit was standing on the platform when the accident occurred, otherwise he must have bean killed, as the place in the compartment which he occupies waSistnnshed to pieces. The passenger carriages were more or less damaged, wnd tiie occupants, suffering chiefly from a severe shaking, weie removed to the nearest local hospital. A breakdown gang was imn.ediately summoned by the Ht»tionma8ter, and steps were at once tnken to clear the line. Other officials also were soon en the spot and superintended the werk. It is noi known at present whether there was any defauii in the signalling apparatus, or if the Northern express was before its time. t.'1",t"Ü ami l'ublislied 1'01: llic I'rupiietora b; Danikl Owen AtCD Co. (LrMiTKD) at the •Yeaten Mail" Offices, 8t. Mary-siCnroiff in "tie ot (Slatnortran. rcSSDJjX, XOYB&BEK 1, 1892