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)IETRICAL INDICATIONS. I BAROMETRICAL INDICATIONS. Appended is a chart of the barometrical readings for the 48 hours ended Friday midnight, as registered at the Western Miiih Office, Cardiff. The instrument is 33ft. above sea level.

i W.t&ATHER FORECAST. I YESTERDAY'S FORECAST, j YtSTERDAY'S WEATHER. j Westerly & north-westerly Easterly winds, light; winds, light or moderate; fair. I fair generally. j The forecast of ttw weather throughout the West of! Extend and South Wales for to-day {Saturday) is as folfcwr, Forth-easterly winAs, Moderate; fair gene- raUu* I x

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jyjj-ARSIi AND ^OMl'ANY. ADUF/T'S' FUNERALS. hI; CIRss, with hest. HEARSE and Cnuch. on T,TI«S most MODERN PRINCIPLE, with II pair nf well-known Flemish- bred Horses to eneh. one inch Elin Polished Coffin, best registered Furniture, with elaltomte name-plate en- graved, line satin kimmed robe, and self -atten- dance £ 5 5 0 Marsh and Co.'s 2nd ClasS ditto ditto 4 4 0 Mwsli and Co.'s 3rd, with improved CARRIAGE 3 3 0 Harsh and CO.'B 4t.LI, dit.to (iit.TO 2 10 0 CHITIDTTEN'S EUNEliALSi Including PAIR Flemish-bend Horses, modem Coach wit,1t "II the latest improvements, Polished COmll, line with fine flannel, and attendance, Hilder Que year £ 17 0 Under t wo years 18 0 Under three yenrs 1 10 0 Under four years 1 12 0 Under five 1 14 0 One-horse carriage, including colliu covered ill black, hille, or polished, lined w:1oh !Jaimel, modern coach, and attendance. Under six months 0 16 0 Under one year. 0 18 0 Under two years 10 0 Under three years 1 1 C Under four years 1 3 f And 80 oil in proportion. Hllnneorne Car, Carved or Plain Hearse, Mourning- CtJaches and Broughams, Ostrich Plumes, XC K21831 Address—80. ST. MAKY-STRKIST. CARDIFF

JpIANOS, QRGANS, J_Jj~ ARP WHY BE WITHOUT ONE WHEN 10s. 6D. MONTHLY WILL PURCHASE ONE OF OUR MAGNIFICENT INSTRUMENTS ? SPECIAL PRICES DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS ONLY. pIA. NO FORTES. Cash. MONTHLY Walnut Case, full compass, trichord, panel front, 3 feet 10 inches high £15. 10s. 6d. Similar Model, superior quality £ 17. lis. 8d. Vanderbilt Model, iron frame, full compass, trichord, machine-covered hammers, 3 feet 10 inches high £ 20. 14s. Od. Do. 2 inches higher (superior quality) £ 22. 15s. 2d. Enropean Model, fun compass, iron frame, full trichord, metal plank bar, plated bolts, sconces, incised and gilded panel and trusses, 4 feet 3 inches high £26. 18s. 8d. Do. with check action £28. 19s. lOd. Association Model, 4 feet 2 inches high, burr walnut, prize medal design; a first-class instrument at a moderate price, with all the most modern improvements j631. 22s. Od. BROADWOOD, COLLARD, BRINS- MEAD, KIRKMAN, STEINWAY, SCHIEDMAYER, JUSTIN BROWNE, AND ERARD PIANOFORTES, From 18 to 350 GUINEAS. QRGANS, MASON and HAMLIN (Sale Agents), BELL, SMITH, KARN, DOHERTY, from 5 to 250 GUINEAS, From 5s. Monthly. R J Heath and$0NS' THE CHEAPEST AND MOST ACCOMMODATING FIRM IN SOUTH WALES. 51, QUEEN STREET, CARDIFF; TAFF. STREET, PONTYPRIDD. MANUFACTORY, LONDON. PIANOS TUNED, REPAIRED, OR EXCHANGED, IN ALL PARTS OF SOUTH WALES. eEl EARLY CLOSING. — Monday, Tuesday Thursday, and Friday, Seven o'clock Wednesday, Two o'clock; Saturday,9.30; j; o'clock, from 1st May to 31st August. I 11 QTEAM DYEING AND SCOURING WORKS I IO 1. NELSON-TERRACE, CARDIFF I ( JOHN S. HOBBS) j, PROPRIETOR, PRACTICAL, DYER. SCOURER, FRENCH ¡ 1 CLEANER, AND BLEACHER. Gentlemen's Clothes Cleaned, Well G )t Up with- J1 •UT shrinking, and returned in 24-hours, if required. 11 All Dytiiuj; Orders Returned WseKbv [i a——M—wnp—MMaxgiwm^ija'i1, tilr«nnam:ygz^'wl«w» 'iiirinw Business Addresses. i —.I GEORGE'S PILE AND GRAVEL PILLS- "THEY ARE MORE THAN GOLD TO ME THEY SAVED MY LIFE!" For over a QUARTER OF A CRfJTtJRY these mar- vellous Pills have held the first place in the world as a Remedy for Pile and Gravel nnd all the Disorders of the Stomach, Bowels, Liver, and Kidneys. There is not a civilised nation under the sun but that has ex- perienced their HiSALING VIRTUES. GENKRAL SYMPTOMS.—Pains in the Back, Loins GENKRAL SYMPTOMS.—Pains in the Back, Loins between the Shoulders, and in the region of the Heart Stomach, Liver, and Kidneys Constipation, Wind Griping. Colic, Biliousness, Suppression and Reteutioa of Urine, Pains in the Thigh?, Palpitation. Girldiness Depression of Spirits, Dropsical Swellings, Genera Debility. THOUSANDS have been cured by these Pills, and the Droprietor has in his possession an enormous number of testimonials from all parts of the world, and is d 'ily receiving fresh ones, of which the following, from one of the most popular and respected of Welsh ministers, is' a fair sainple:- "From what I have seen and heard there is not a more deservedly popular medicine in this country than 'George's Pile and Gravel Pills.' Wherever I go (and I have travelled about a good dual) I am sure to hear of their virtues. 1 was not more surprised than pleased to lind 'George's Pills a household word in America when I visited that country a few years ago. This remedy is not, a quack nostrum certified to eure all the iils to which flesh is heir: 011 the contrary. 'George's Pills' have no such pretensions, but are offered to the public as safe and sure remedies for two of the most painful disorders that, trouble mankind, viz., Piles and Gravel, and their numerous accompanying aches and pains. Mr. George has my sympathy and good wishes in his efforts to relieve mankind o: two of its greatest enemies. "E. C. EVANS, Baptist Minister. "Colwyn Bav." This Remedy may be bad in the following forms:- No. 1. GEORGE'S PILE AND GRAVEL PILLS. No. 2. GEORGE'S GHA VEL PILLS. No. 3. GEORGE'S PILLS FOR THE PILES. Sold Everywhere, in Boxes, Is. lfd. and 2s. 9d. each. 271? •^XT"EATING'S POWDER." K Kills Fieas, Bues, Moths, Beetles. KEATING'S POWDER." Kills Flefts, Bugs. Moths. Beetles "K EATf*-qG'S POWT.)BP, Kills l?le«s. Bugs, Kotlw, Beetles, BATING'* BOWITKB"' Kills, ji'leas, Sugs, Moths, Beetles .^GEATING^WDEK:" This Powder, so celebrated. U tierfentiy unrivalled in destroying HUGS, FLEAS. MOTHS. BE^ETLKS, anti all Insects (whilst, perfejtiy h'\nnlesi to all animal life). All woollens and furs should be well sprinkled with the Powder before placing away. It is invaluab'e to take to the Se&síd, To avoid disappointment insist upon having "Keating'* Powder." No other Powder is effectual. Sold only in tins, 6-1.. Is., and 2s. 8J. Beware of imitations. Don't be deceived. WORMS IN CHILDREN, WORMS IN CHILDREN, Are easily, surelv. tiiki with perfect safety got rid of by using KEATING'S WORM TABLET. Nearly n't, Children suiter from Worms. If suspected, do Hot wait: yon can with ease cure the child (has no effect except on worms). Sold by all Chemists, in Tins, Is. £ d. each. CANINE SPECIALIST. G.ALCHIN, if 159, BROADWAY ROATH, C A R D I FF. DOGS TREATED FOR V'^MK J ALL COMPLAINTS. jF CASES PUNCTUALLY ATTENDED TO. 12823 WMBmoBsw w—Bawega—ga—gMBBflga—aa—m LLANDAFF CATHEDRAL SERVICES. TKIJTITY SI'^DAY (May 28).—In residence, the Rev. Canon Roberts. Holy Communion, Mid.c1av. Morn- ing Morning Prayer will be said at 8.30. Ordination Service 11.0: Litany Kyrie and Creed, Turle in D Veni Creator (Attwood); hymns, 160, 353; anthem, "How lovely" (Mendelssohn); preacher, th?Rev. Henry John Williams, Vicar of Pontypridd. Afternoon Elvey in A; antliem, "In humble faith" (Garrett); hymns, 161, 165; preacher, the Rev. Minor Canon Skrimshire. Monday, May 29.-Stainer in E fiat; hymn, 163. Tuesday, May 30.—Wesley in F; anthem, I know that, the Lord is great (Ouseley). Wednesday, May 31.— Turle in D; anthem. Sweet is Thy mercy" (Barnby). Thursday, June 1.—Stewart in G; hymn. 169. Friday. June 2.-Parry in D anthem, "Holy, lIoly, Holy" (Spohr). Saturday, June 3.—Three p.m.: Gadsby in C; antliem, "Great is the Lord" (Hayes); hymn, 164.

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NOTES. By OBSERVER." CARDIFF, SATURDAY MORNING. Shades of the great "What see we here ? The Union Jack hauled humbly down- By British hands—on British soil— Within the walls of Deny town ? Of Derry where in olden years They wrote a page will liame for aye In history's volume;—and 'tis there They lower the Union Jack to-day No foreign hand debased the Flag— 'Twas Britons did the deed of shame Our Flag that thrills us to behold A "party emblem" now they name. The Flag that never knew defeat When for the right 'twas raised on high- The Flag 'neath which in every clime It is the Briton's boast to die— The Flag that turned the tyrant pale Upon the plains of Waterloo— The Flag that far, mid dusky hordes, Unconquered over Lucknow flew- The Flag that tells of triumphs past Achieved for Britain one and all— The Flag the trembling slave beholds And smiles to see his shackles fall.- Shades of the great! and do we ece That Flag, that glorious sign, debased- A party emblem" doomed to be By other emblems" swift displaced Ah, Babbler and your carrion crew, What have ye done that this should be ? Let foemen—if they dare—haul down That emblem of our liberty. Defile it not with traitorous touch 'Tis hallowed by the glorious dead- Lest Britons in their ire arise, And lay you in the dust instead Sir,—Having accepted the honorary post of local secretary to the Porthcawl Rest, I shall be glad if you will allow me an opportunity of saying that I shall be pleased to receive tickets of admission from any subscribers who may not wish to be applied to by patients desiring to be admitted to the Rest. I know from personal experience that patients experience great diffi- culty in obtaining such letters and I believe the institution would become much more popular in this town if such difficulty did not exist. At the same time, might I say that I shall be happy to receive donations or subscriptions to this valuable convalescent home ?—Faithfully yours, T. GARRETT HORDER. 10, Windsor-place, Cardiff. I visited Thompson's Park last evaning, and the little place quite delighted me afresh. It is beautifully kept—quite a picture-and forms at present decidedly the most charm- ing pleasure resort that Cardiff can boast. Though the park is exten- sively patronised by people in the more imme- diate vicinity, I feel that it cannot be suffi- ciently well known to the public at large, or I many more would come to spend a refreshing hour in it. The conduct of the visitors last night was wholly exemplary, and everything seemed, to use a well-known expression, in tpplepie order. Mr. Thompson, in short, has cuiite solved the problem of opening private pleasure grounds to the public without detri- ment to the former, and at the same time with infinite benefit to the latter. He has the grate- ful thanks of all who visit the park. Just one suggestion. Will he give all the attendants ] ritMi-ir.TV1—-r* WWII Him ■!—— ■ IIUlllll111»H Will in nillWI—WTI'V some kind of uniform, or, at all events, a dis- tinctive badge ? Perhaps they possess such, but I did not see it last night. Having spoken of Canton, let us now turn for a moment to Roath, where I am delighted to find that the new park is making substantia progress. The contractor hopes to get his part of the work finished by the end of the year, and it is intended to let the water into the lakes in the month of September. The planting, of course, will take a longer time, but already a portion of the park may be con- sidered practically open to the public. Some cantankerous people take exception to this generous gift of our noble marquess because, forsooth, he will share in the accruing benefit. This is a nice dog-in-the-manger spirit, and one that, if generally prevalent, would make Cardiff quite a little moral paradise. Ingrati- tude is a sin of the first magnitude, and I rejoice to believe that though these cavillers are loud-mouthed they are in a very big minority. If Lord Bute will benefit, so will Roath and the town at large—immensely. Many noblemen in studying their own good ignore their neighbours; Lord Bute considers his neighbours in common with himself. If it lay in their power would the cavillers do as much ? Particulars made public at the waterworks committee support what I said the other day, that we require a deal more rain than we have had already. Despite the copious showers that have already fallen, the supply in the reservoir is still diminishing, and drought will be again imminent unless Nature comes to the rescue. Something was said the other day in the Mail about utilising certain sources of supply that are now going entirely to waste. This is a matter that ought not to be neglected, as in any case the flushing of our sewers is a most important matter. It would be well for Cardiff if the water used for this and for street purposes could be entirely pro- vided from sources other than those which fur- nish us with our drinking water. ———— The hoilowness of the Welsh for the Welshers (remarks the Newport Star) comes out in the action of the executive committee of the Pontypridd Eisteddfod. In order to save a couple of shillings, they send their printing all the way to Leeds rather than have it done in the district, which has supplied the committee with a guarantee fund of £7,000. Possibly the committee look to the Leeds papers to boom" the event when it comes off. An indication of the publicity the committee are giving to the event is given in the fact that a Cardiff contemporary has received a letter from a South Wales Welshman asking when the National Eisteddfod is to be held this ye2.r. Sir,—You report an offer from Mr. Harry Samuel and some of his Jewish friends to act as volunteer guardians of the free library, &c., if opened on Sundays. I note that he speaks of this as done elsewhere," but as this may convey a false impression I may note that the only case of the kind which I can discover is at the Birmingham Library. May I also point out to the Christians of Cardiff that, while those of Mr. Samuel's faith may naturally support a movement which aims at secularising the day which commemorates the resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ, it would be a very grave mistake on the part of Christians to accept such an offer. If Sunday opening were a right thing Christians might aid it on the ground that "it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath day." If it is a wrong' thing Christians should not permit Jews to do wrong for their advantage. May I use this opportunity to say that the list of places which open on Sunday, given by Mr. George St. Clair at a meeting on Tuesday, was very inaccurate, and that the volunteered service of ratepayers" is accepted, so far as I can discover, in 4nly three instances.—I am, &c., FREDERICK PRAKE, Secretary. Lord's Day Observance Society, London. There is a very distasteful insinuation in the above letter, and one that reflects little credit on the charity of the writer of it, viz., that Jews offer to assist in secularising the Lord's Day ifi otder to obliterate Christian veneration for it as commemorating the resurrection of our Lord. This is hurling the odium, theolo- gicum with a vengeance, and is as little com- plimentary to the Christian as it is to the Jew. I prefer to believe that the offer of our Jewish friends and fellow-townsmen of Cardiff springs from the possession of-that Christian charity (for a man can be a Christian in spirit if not in letter) which is too sadly lacking in the communication given above. As for the other arguments used, Cardiffis specially placed. The public-house has been closed. But this, whilst not filling the places of worship, has merely opened the shebeen and the Hotel de Marl. The idea now, I take it, is to assist the religious organisa- tions, Christian, Jewish, and the rest, in fight- ing the evils that prevail. Against a movement like this, the Lord's Day Observance Society is likely to hurl its anathemas in vain. I am glad to see that the question of dog licences is being sternly taken up at Cardiff, dozens of people having been fined the last few days for keeping curs without the necessary Government recognition. By-and-bye we may hope to see the yelping hrood. considerably diminished in our midst. My idea is that as, according to the proverb, creaky boots are boots that have not been paid for"so yelping dogs are dogs whose licences have not been attended to. Go it, then, ye prosecutors, and give ua peace. By the way, a friend informs me it is a striking comment on the state of things in the coal trade that so few greyhounds are to be seen in the Rhondda Valley. Time was when these animals were all over the place, and living in a state of luxury unknown to the off- spring of many well-to-do families. But the dogs and their sherry and beefsteaks are dwindling, and none too soon

SIR HUSSEY VIVIAN AND THE PEERAGE. Candidates for his Seat. In the event—now deemed practically certain —of the elevation of Sir Hussey Vivian to the peerage, two of the likely candidates for the representation of Swansea district are Mr. W. Williams, Maesygwernen Hall, and a former mayor of Swansea, and Mr. D. H. Evans, the well-known draper of Oxford-street, London. A third name suggested is that of Mr. Isaac Evans, the miners' agent for the district. We understand, however, that Mr. Isaac Evans is disinclined to contest the seat, and he is claimed by the supporters of Mr. D. H. Evans as a powerful factor on their side. —WffWBWg—g—t——a

AN ALLEGED BIGAMIST ARRESTED AT CARDIFF. On Friday afternoon a man named John Sloan, a firemftn, was arrested at Cardiff, under a. warrant issued at Liverpool, on a charge ef bigamy. The warrant was executed by Superin- tendent O'Gorman and Sergeant Bartlett, who found their man on board the steamship Cyrus in the Roath Dock. He was taken to the Central Police-station, where he remains in custody until the arrival of the police from Liverpool, who have been advised of the arrest

"THE GUARDSMAN" AT THE THEATRE ROYAL, CARDIFF. The Guardsman," by Geo. R. Sims and Cecil Raleigh, which has been one of the greatest successes of the New Court Theatre in London, will be presented on Monday next, and during the week, at the Cardiff Theatre Royal by Mr. Fred Latham's comedy company, which includes such well-known Cardiff favourites as Mr. A. Budd Francis, Mr. Albert Bernard, and Mr. Edward Lewis. The Guardsman is one of the cleverest, wittiest, and best constructed pieces which has been brought out this season. Its reception has everywhere been decidedly favourable, and the success it will, achieve in Cardiff cannot for one moment be doubted.

"ADVICE TO MOTH-ERS."—Are you broken in J your rest by a sick child suffering wish the pain of cutting teeth ? G o at once to a chomisfe, and got a bottle of MRS. WissMWs SOOTHING SYRUP. it will relieve' the poor sufferer immediately. It is perfectly harmless; it produces natural quiet sleep, by relieving, the child from pain, and the little cherub awakes as bright as a. button Of nil

-.y. ot Crossing the Herring Pond. Fortunately, have been accommodated with a cabin to myself, where I have communed with my own woes and the ship's steward, without taxing the sympathy or exciting the contempt of my fellow passengers." ■mm ..b.. HI 11 ■■ nm in F ili'ftlliill IM ■■innnill.i ill mini nin mi m ■■IIM IIHIMI HI II [Vide Mr. Carr's Letter.] MI— I

The Heavy Failure in South Wales. ——-«——- LIABILITIES £ 66,000, Meeting of Creditors at Cardiff. A meeting of the creditors of Mr. George Simpson, trading as the Mynachdy Rhondda Colliery Company, 112, Mount Stuart-square, Cardiff, Ynysybwl, Pontypridd, and 35, Queen ¡ Victoria-street, London, colliery proprietor and I, coal shipper, was held at the Official Receiver's Office, Queen-street, Cardiff, this afternoon, when Mr. T. H. Stephens, Official Receiver, presided. The creditors present were Mr. J. Randell, Swansea Mr. W. Davies, Swansea; Mr. H. Clarke (representing the Taff Vale Rail- way Company), Mr. Noah Rees, Cardiff; Mr. F. W. Ensor (representing the petitioning creditors) the Western Wagon Company; Mr. C. Ward (representing the Gloucester Wagon Company, London); Mr. R. H. Marsh (repre- senting the Central Colliery Company) Mr. W. E. Jenkins (representing Messrs. Watts, Ward, and Company, Cardiff) and Mr. J. Pettengill j (representing the debtor). The Official Receiver said Mr. Simpson ap- peared to have been carrying on business con- nected with collieries in this neighbourhood. He Owed £ 66,517 lis. 2d., and the assets, accord- ing to the statement of affairs, were £ 36,09 3s. 3d. jM6,09 3s. 3d. Mr. Pettengill said the debts provable against the estate were only £ 17,000. The Official Receiver The provable debts against the estate are £17,358, and the assets, according to this statement, amount to £ 36,000. Mr. Pettengill Showing a surplus of nearly £ 20,000. The Official Receiver, continuing, said it would be for the trustees to develop the estate and make the best of it. He then read a list of secured creditors who held shares and debentures in the Welsh Anthracite Collieries Company (Limited), but what these securities would realise he did not know. Mr. J. Randell The Welsh Anthracite Company have filed their petition and wound up. Mr. Pettengill You will allow me to give an explanation just now. The Official Receiver Certainly. Proceed- ing, he said Mr. Peter M'Lagan, of Scotland, was a creditor for £ 25,000, but he held securi- ties valued at £ 40,000. The total surplus on secured creditors was £ 17,597, and on partially secured creditors. £ 2,980. The liabili- ties estimated to rank for dividend were £ 17,358. He understood the Welsh Anthracite Company was in liquidation. If it was, it would make a considerable difference in the value of the assets. There was no doubt Mr. Simpson's liabililies, whatever they were, were all in connection with collieries, and that sort of business which he had I confined his attention to. He had no other speculations. There was some satis- faction in that, because in some cases, I when men went wrong, it was found that they had speculated wildly, and in matters which they did not understand. It appeared, however, that Mr. Simpson was in difficulties in 1874 in Scotland, but it was a calamity caused by the failure of the City of Glasgow Bank. Mr. Pettengill said Mr. Simpson believed he was not insolvent, and that he would be able to pay the whole of his debts in full as soon as the securities were realised, and that he would have a surplus of £16,000 or .617,000 for himself. Mr. Simpson had made a hard fight to save this bankruptcy, but it was forced upon him through circum- stances which he could not control-a delay in the completion of the sale of the International Colliery to a French company, powerfully formed, with an abundance of capital. The delay in completion was caused by conveyancing difficulties, it having been ascertained that the colliery had been twice assigned without the licence of Lord Tredegar, who granted the lease. This breach of covenant caused considerable delay, but the purchase was actually completed and the colliery assigned to the Frepch Company two or three days after the receiving order was made. If this had been done before Mr. Simpson could have financed himself with the shares and debentures of the company, and have paid all his creditors in full. There was not a single debt which arose out of a speculative transac- tion. The debts were owing almost entirely in Wales, and were all in connection with the col- lieries. The bankruptcy had been caused by the action of the Western and Gloucester Wagon Companies, who refused to wait a little time longer for their money. The Welsh Anthracite Colliery Company purchased from Mr. Thompson a colliery called the International Colliery, and they in turn decided to sell it to the French Company. The price to be paid was £ 15,000 in debentures and £4-0,000 in shares of the French company. The deben- tures were reduced to £ 11,000, and there was a subsequent arrangement to take £7,000 in cash and £1,000 in debentures instead of the £ 11,000 in debentures. There was also an agreement for pooling the shares, which would be carried into completion in the course of a few months. Mr. Simpson had £12,000 in shares, and £.4,800 in debentures, and if the creditors had only waited a few months they would un- queF3tionably have been paid in full. On the motion of Mr. N. Rees, seconded by Mr. J. Randell, it was decided to adjudge the debtor a bankrupt, and Mr. C. E. Dovey was appointed trustee, with the following committee of inspection :—Messrs, W, Davies, Swansea J. Randell, Swansea N. Rees, Cardiff Hubert Clarke, CardiS and W. E. Jenkins, Cardiff. Mr. J. Randell said all the shares put together in the Welsh Anthracite Company only amounted to P,537, although the authorised capital was £ 100,000. One of the directors qualified with a share of 17s. 6d., although it was stated that the qualification fop directors should be £ 200. He could not understand why these debentures and bonds had been issued on the signature of a direc- tor holding a share of 17s. 6d. They never called a shareholders' meeting from beginning to end, and as far as Mr. Simpson was concerned it appeared he was paid something like £ 30,000 in ordinary paid-up shares, £ 19,200 in deben- tures, dE615 in bills, and lie had drawn from the company £ 1,587 10s. He was the managing director, and he knew they had not more than £ 537. He appeared to have had this money when he sold the colliery first of all, and subsequently he gave a power of attorney How he came forward now and negotiated bills was a question beyond his capacity to under- stand. He (Mr. Randell) wished to refute the statements of Mr. Pettengill as absolutely un- true, and he could substantiate what he said. The Official Receiver said that would be a question for the committee of inspection to in- vestigate. I

Social and Personal. The Marquess and Marchioness of Bute have arrived at Dumfries House, their seat in Ayr- shire, for a short stay. In an old volume picked up at a second-hand bookstall in Sheffield there has been found pasted at the back of the forecover a piece of faded coloured curtain cloth, three inches wide by five or six long. It formed part of the curtain of the bed upon which Wesley died in 1791. Liliuokalani, the Princess of Hawaii, is at present residing at the large shoe-making village of Burton Latimer, in Northamptonshire, occupying with an elderly lady companion a pretty house, half cottage and half villa. The house is in a small garden and is very prettily situated, and the young lady is esteemed by the few Burton people with whom she has become acquainted.. It was at Great Harrowden Hall, about three miles from Burton, that the exiled Princess was educated. Those friends of Mr. Robert Louis Stevenson who feared that his life in Samoa would destroy his literary powers will be agreeably surprised by his next ventures, not one of which will (treat of the South Sea Islands. There is the long Scotch story entitled The Justice's Clerk," a short story entitled The Two Brothers," the scene of which is also laid in Scotland and there is a Californian story which is not in the Bret Harte vein. Mr. H. C. Tonking, who has again been ap- pointed sole organist at MR. H. C. TONKING. the Earl's Court Exhibi- tion, and who frequently draws large audiences to to the Albert-hall by his recitals on Sunday after- noons, is a young Cor- nishman. He owes his training first to Mr. Nunn, the organist of St. Mary's, Penzance (says the Morning Leader), and to such leading lights of the profession as Sir George M'Farren, Mr. EbenezerProut, Dr. Steggall, and M. Prosser Sainton; and he is as accomplished a violinist as he is organist. Madame Sigrid Arnoldson (in private life Madame Alfred Fischof), the young and charming Swedish cantatrice, was (says the Morning Leader) born in1 Stockholm. She is now in her 25th year but, young as she is, she made her first appear- ance in London no less than five yearsago. This was in "II Barbiere." An annual visitor since, she has received many introductions and much kindly help from her compatriot, Madame Christine Nilsson. MAf>AM E ARNOLDSON.

FRANCE AND MADAGASCAR. Landing of Arms from an English Steamer. A Dalziel's telegran(from Paris says :-The Politique Coloniale newspaper publishes an account of the landing of some arms and ammu- nition at Madagascar on April 6. The English steamer Wooler disembarked at Vatomandra 36 campaign guns, 27 cases of rifles, six cases of explosives, and 163 cases of accessories. The shells which were contained in some of the cases were empty. All these things were sent to a Mr. Parett, a native of Madagascar. An English- man was employed filling the shells and seeing that the guns were all right,, and the whole of the things were sent toAntananarivo. The French Government, the Politique Coloniale adds. is all the more to blame for this as it was informed a long time ago that an attempt would be made to provide the Hovas in this manner with improved weapons.

THE IMPRISONED DUCHESS. The Dowager Duchess of Sutherland com- pleted five weeks of her imprisonment on Friday. She is reported to have suffered no ill effects from her detention so far. She still enjoys the privileges accorded to first-class misdemeanants in regard to meals and exercise, and she con- tinues to receive her relatives, the regulations permitting one to visit her each day in addi- tion to her legal advisers. A recent request for further privileges has been refused. The warrant of Sir Francis Jeune was made to run for forty-two days, and her liberation on Mon- day thus gives her the benefit of two days off her actual sentence, which were necessitated by her illness at Windsor immediately after her com- mittal on the 18th of April and before her sur- render on Friday, the 21st. The usual time for the discharge of prisoners from Holloway Prison is at a quarter to nine each morning, but the duchess, on her release, will not be expected to leave at that hour, and will be permitted to select her time and method of departure.

BURGLARY AT PENARTH. Between one and two o'clock this morning the St. Fagan's Hotel, Penarth, the proprietor of which is Mr. Johnson, was entered apparently by means of a fanlight at the back of the pre- mises. Entrance seems to hr ve been obtained to the bar by means of a small inner window. The depredators rans::?ked the till, which con- tained at least £ 2 in silver and a large amount of coppers, though Mr. Johnson is not quite sure as to the amount left there overnight. Several bottles of whisky were also missing. The occur- rence was at once reported to Inspector Rutter, but up to the present the perpetrators of the theft have not been discovered. The whisky bottles were found this morning on the cliffs at Penarth.

MARRIAGE OF CETEWAYO'S COUSIN. A Dalziel's telegram from Hacksensack (New Jersey) says :—The Princess Sara, of Zululand, a cousin to Cetewayo, was married in the Methodist Coloured Church here on Friday to Robert Bates, a mulatto, who has amassed a

DAY BY DAY. About 60 Cardiffians wanted to kicktheit dogs yesterday. They were fined for not getting licences. Yesterday was Alderman Carey's birthday. Some say he was 23, but opinions vary all the way to 69. A bard scribbles:—" My old friend Brynfab had better stick to farming and poetry that aspire to ecclesiastical distinctions. It was hi who expressed a desire at the Land Commission on Wednesday to be She pulled all the hair off my head, yon* worships," earnestly pleaded a woman at Barry. "But you have a good lot left still," replied General Lee, and that is th mystery of it. A woman may lose every hair 0 her head and never be bald. Quite a. number of literary societies, bands ot hope, and social clubs have already asked the chief to give them a lecture on his American experiences. Judging by some of the stories he has told us the lecture should be confined to town councillors and commercial travellers. The Prodigal Daughter," with its realistic horserace, has fairly carried Cardiff by storm. Packed houses have been the rule and the wildest enthusiasm. Last night the two leading ladies were presented with charming bouquets, which somehow suggested Mr. Phelps, the florist. The Monmouth High School for Girls, which when opened twelve months ago had 40 pupils, began this, its fifth term, with 89, or more than double the original number. This must be very gratifying to the accomplished head-mistress, Miss Luckes, her able assistant. Miss Lloyd, and thestaff. How many people (asks the Globe), however well up in their Murray," and Baedeker," know the Hotel de Marl ? After explaining that the establishment is a Welsh institution, other- wise known as the Field Club, our contemporary declares that it is, indeed, a difficult task to rob a Welshman of his Sunday beer. Little boys in Cardiff have found a new joy. By placing matches here and there right on the tram line they get a series of miniature explo- sions when the car passes over them. The lads find compensation for the money spent on matches in the sudden alarm of the passengers, whose fancies swiftly turn to Fenians and Nihilists. Great are the mysteries of incubation. A gentleman well known in Merthyr recently brought from Herefordshire to Dowlais a num- ber of pheasant's eggs for sitting purposes. The eggs were placed inside his shirt, and being such "a warm member," he positively hatched several on the way. His friends now know him I as "the hen pheasant." What kind of a flower is Lord Llangattock ? In the Times report of the Royal Horticultural Show it is stated that similar brilliant plants were sent by Messrs. Cannell, of Swanley, who also earned an award for a dark crimson Lord Llangattock." We didn't know that Johnny Rolls was dark crimson still, when an out-door plant is taken into the warmer atmosphere of a hothouse of lords, we must needs expect a change. Isn't it time some change took place in the manner of electing poor-law guardians ? A couple of bye-elections have just taken place at Newport, where in one parish in which the highest candidate received 482 votes, no less than 21-2 papers were spoiled by not being signed, and a lot of others were rendered nuga- j tory by voters placing a cross instead of their initials opposite their favourite candidate's name. It is said that the Mayor of Swansea has received a challenge from the Mayor of New- port to swim a length of the baths at Newport at a festival to be held in aid of the fund for the relief of the families of the crew of the Countess Evelyne. Mr. Chapman consented, and sug- gested that if the Mayoress of Newport would care to swim against his wife, no doubt the latter would accommodate her. Mr. Chapman believes he is going to win, and wants to arrange that the loser shall give the winner a medal. A real gentleman writes from Merthyr :—" I am pleased to inform you of a striking proof of the rapidity with which printed information gets amongst the masses. In to-day s Wales Day by Day there was a notice of a Merthyr gardener and his spring gun inviting, by a painted warning, those who stole his roses to try it again." An hour after reading this I was parsing the garden in question, and saw two colliers leaning against the fence with an open copy of to-day's Western Mail in hand. They were comparing the notice with the paragraph There is little to choose between Mr. G. L. Watson's two vessels, says the Pall Mall Gazette, If anything, the Valkyrie is the faster boat, given, of course, her time allowance. Unfor- tunately in their first trial yesterday, Lord Dunraven's cutter had the misfortune to break her bowsprit at a critical moment in the race, and so spoilt her chances of winning. Before the accident, however, the two ships had sailed far enough over the course to show that they are very evenly matched, and the Americans wil have all their work cut out to beat either the one or the other. Lord Salisbury is very bitter on the Celt (says the South Wales Daily Post), but he forgets the rock from which he himself was hewn. Cecil is English for Sissylt, and Sir William Cecil—the first and perhaps the greatest of his line—was a Welshman. Mr. Lleufer Thomas has discovered in the archives of the British Museum a letter rom Twm Shon Catti—the great Welsh bandit, antiquarian, and genealogist—to Sir William Cecil, in which he claims to be his near relative. And Sir William owned up to the relationship But, then, Twm, like many another bandit, had become by this time a respectable member of society and a justice of the peace This is one of many letters yesterday received at this office "Dear Mr. Carr,—Welcome home.—Yours sincerely, S. A. Brain." And then comes this foot-note "Hope to have a gin cocktail or any of the enclosed drinks with you before long at the Royal Hotel or at the Wes- tern Mail-buildings." The enclosed drinks' include such things as prairie oyster, gin twist,' nightcap, whisky sour, Bourbon skin, lady's delight, flip-flap, flash of lightning, corpse reviver, bosom caresser, Boston flip, swizzle, blue blazer, mother's milk, leave it to me, gin sling, egg nogg, stone fence, and maiden's blush. When the chief looks down the list we are sore afraid he will fail to withstand the tempter. If it be true that Mr. Lewis Morris is to be the new Poet Laureate, it will be, remarks the Evening Neivs and Post, exactly what was prophesied in this column a few days after the death of Lord Tennyson. The one living poet, it was pointed out, Algernon Charles Swinburne, was impossible, from the erotic and republican tenour of the earlier and better known, and for the matter of that, better, poems of his youth. After him there remained a cluster of half a dozen not unpleasing minor poets, of whom the best known were Alfred Austin and Edwia Arnold, and the two Morrises, William the Socialist and the decorator, and Lewis, The Epic of Hades.' The last named has a merit that, as was said, would weigh and weigh heavily with Mr. Gladstone. He is a politician and a Gladstonian, and a Gladstonian at the N. L.C. sans peur et sansrep-oche." Most men prefer to be on the outside of police cells, but one or two here and there like to get inside. When Wrenn, the prisoner who escaped at Cardiff, was described as being hatless and bootless, and wearing nothing more than a jersey and a pair of trousers, a man who was in the town immediately disposed of every scrap of his own clothes, boots and all, and donned.. jersey and a pair of trousers "after" Wrenn. Then he walked up and down Bute-street, but somehow or other the police would not arrest him. Before many days were over, however, he made a charge, and it is rather a curious thing that hewas put into the cell with Wrenn himself, After a while—" You are the bloke wot slipped the coppers and got off, aren't you ? said thi yearner for the comfort of a cell, and Wrenn said Yos." Well," said the other, you are a howling mug." Which is to be interpreted as meaning that a man is not sane who runs out when he has a chance to stay in. I

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