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f.1 METEOROLOGICAL NOTES. SOUTH WALES TIDE TABLE. +- ++ j t es" o S3 «S ° £ 2 3 2 fe 2 g « Is A ■* S. M v tc is a PL, Mondar fMond'grl — j 11 24 ultiTElfi Tan F<veni'g 12 ff'. 11 49 12 18 11 51 « Jan. ^.Height j 37 2 27 6 28 91 1? 6 Tuesdv ("Morni'g- 11 33*j( — 12 451 — 13 V™% Efcnn? 1 9 I 12 12 21 12 30 Jan. M (Heigbt 25 01 6 2-~i 6! f 16 0 Wednes rilorni g 1 45 U 45 12 57 1 2 day i Even ng 2 28 1 29 2 23 1 40 143 Jan. 31 (.Height (24 2 i 22 H 24 8 27 0 16 0 Thurs- (-Morning 5 11 2 SI 3 2 f~225 day Evening- 3 55 2 48 3 42 .3 7 Feb. 1 (.Height 24 8 23 5 25 2 27 0 ('Morning' 3 26 5 28 j 4 20 3 45 Friday < FiTening | 4 3] 4 0 4M 4 17 Feb. 2 (Height 26 I 24 8 26 6 27 7 Satur- ("Morni'g i 5 45 4 32 | 5 26 I 4 45 l~' day. ■? Evening | 6 10 5 0 5 54 5 11 Feb. 3 (Height 58 1 26 3 28 7 28 10 tiltY. Evening 6 10 5 0 I 5 54 5 11 day. ■? Evening | 6 10 5 0 5 54 5 11 Feb. 3 (Height 58 1 26 3 28 7 28 10 ('Morni'g' 6 32 5 25 | 6 19 5 35 j l eb 4^ Evening 6 53 5 48 6 42 J 5 56 1 £ et>. (Height j 29 2 27 7 29 8 30 1 Roath Basin fEast Dock Sill ^Alexandra Dock §Dock Sill.

BAROMETRICAL INDICATIONS. Appended is a chart of the barometrical readings for the 48 hours ended Sunday midnight, as regis- tered at the Western. Mail Office, Cardiff. The instrtumeut is 33ft. a.bove sea. level.

I WEATHER FORECAST. SATUAFAR'S FORECAST. SATURDAT'S WBATHER. Wind shifting to westerly North westerly winds, and north westerly, strong rain. strain strong a gale in places; rain or slest. strain strong; a gale in places; rain or slest. The forecast of tbe weatber throughout tbeWeetof Fn2"lal>d and Soulb Wales for to-ds.v (Monday) is as follows:—North-westerly ivir>ds strtyuq at first, made, rating later; colder dry slight snoir.

TEMPERATURE AND RAINFALL. 'lv MrERATl BK. Datb- M^MhTrMSiT BAI1,rAI1" Tuesday !23 53 30 41*5 0*15 Wednesday .24 25 30 41 0 0*00 Thursday |25 55 52 45*5 0"21 Friday |26 54 30 42'0 0*09 Saturday ;27 56 31 I 43'5 0 08 Stuiday 128 55 30 ) 42'5 0'19 Monday |29 58 30 43'5 0"05 The Temperature represents extrenaa readings of the thermometer for 24 hours ended 9 a.m., taken in the shade at C wrt-y-Vil, Penarth, The Rainfall registered at Cwrt-y-Vil, Ponai tla. for the 21 hours ended 9 a.m.

HUNTING APPOINTMENTS. HARRIERS. CRICXHOWELI.. —Wednesday, January 31, Vedw Fa.rm, Fforddog, Llangattock Saturday, February 3, Blaenarw-hill, near Llanriliangel Station, Aber- gavenny—11. Weather permitting. FOXHOUNDS. CARMARTHENSHIRE.—These hounds will not meet on Tuesday next, in consequence of the sudden death of Mr. T. Morris, of Coombe, the deputy-master. GLAMORGANSHIRE.—Monday, January 29, Dimlands Lodge; Friday, February 2, Courtyrala-r-10.45. LORD TREDEGAR'S.—Monday, January 29. Maen- llwyd Thursday. February 1, Newport Barracks—11. LLASGIBBT.—Tuesday. January 30, Llanvrechva Grange; Friday, February 2, Llautrissent—10.30. MONMOUTHSHIRE.—Monday, January 29, Croft-y- Bwla Thursday, February 1, Maiuditf Court-ll. PEMBRorxsHiKE.—Monday, January 29, Fern Hill; Thursday, February 1, Farthin^shook Bridge—11. MR. SETHOUR. January 30, Lydstep (for cliffs) Friday, February 2, Canaston Wood—11. TiVYSinE.—Monday, January 29, Llangunllo Gorse; Thursday, February 1, Nerrchsypel —10.45. TSTRAH.—Tuesday, January 30, Walnut Tree—10 Friday, February 2, Bwlch-y-Clawd i—9,30.

LLANDAFF CATHEDRAL SERVICES Monday, January 29.-Garrett in F; hymn, 292. Tuesday, Januax-y 3O.-Goss in E anthem, Teach me. 0 Lord (Atwoodi. Wednesday, January 31.—Hopkins ill F anthem, I was gIa.d" (Elvey). Thursday, February I.-Cooke in G hymn, 399. Friday, February 2 (The Purilication).—8.30 a.m. Holy Communion. Five p.m.: Stainer in E flat; anthem, The Lord is Great (Best). Saturday, February 3.-Stewart in G; anthem, "Great is the Lord (Hayes).

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N 0 T E S. By "OBSERVER." CARDIFF, MONBAT MAKNINS. Have not the Cardiff bench been rather severe in their sentences lately ? The other morning a respectable young man at a local establishment was charged with stealing a half-crown's worth of stamps. The young fellow denied any felonious intent, but said he had lent the stamps to another clerk in the same employ. He was sent gaol for a week, with hard labour. In other words the young fellow is ruined. Till Friday he was a free man: now he is a felon, and long after his release the memexy of that week in gaol will haunt him, destroy- ing what sparks of self-respect were not crushed out of him during- his incarceration. Is imprisonment a remedial agent? Is it not rather calculated to tie a man down to crime and keep him there ? Surely the young man of whom I have spoken could have been otherwise effectively punished without ruin- ing his chances of reform. Another case was heard on Saturday. A young girl stole a watch, her second offence ef the kind this year. Had she been a superior person, well upi n he social scale, a long name would have been given the offence, and kleptomania would hardly have procured a girl in the better grades what poor Ger- trude Williams, aged sixteen, respectably dressed," is now enduring for theft. Two months hard labour! And do the bench think for one moment they are helping to put the girl on the right road ? Are they thinking of her future at all ? A warning- well and good, but punishment should be remedial as well as exemplary. In the first of these cases the Stipendiary (whose sentences are nearly always just and right and fair in every detail) was on the bench. In the second he was absent, and the two months was awarded by Messrs. David Jones, Daniel Lewis, and C. F. Gooch. I don't know the law in these matters, and perhaps in this case the bench had no option, but two months hard labour and association with criminals should simply ruin an impres" sionable girl of sixteen, and prevent her effectually from ever rising again. Viewed in this light it is a very serious sentence. Property must be protected, of course; but these sentences look bad when compared with the punishment served out to the atrocious wretches who half murder their wives or torture dumb animals. These last are seldom more heavily punished than the poor girl of whom I have spoken above; yet their offence is immeasurably greater. I am not condoning crime in any shape or form, still less am I following Labby and his pillory but I do say that the law should discriminate more closely, and that its administrators should see that the punish- ment fits the crime, that it is designed to reform the criminal as well as deter his associates. The other day I referred to the extra- ordinary names which people in the so-called humbler walks of life bestow upon their children. A pertinent illustration of this occurs in the records of a typical Welsh parish for December. Here are the chil- dren's Christian names without omission Susannah Rosina, Esther Annie, William Henry, Edith Lilian, Florence Gwendoline [Edgar Vernon, and Qyrial Iron* I Ncm mark the contrast. Here are the grown-ups (marriages and deaths) :—Alfred, Jane Ann, Charles, Margaret, and James. The passion; for high-sounding appellations is evidently on the increase. A London librarian has been giving us; some crambs of comfort. At Cardiff and almost everywhere else there is a. tremen- dous amouast of fiction devoured compared with the more serious works issued by the] free libraries, True, says the Clerkenwell' librarian, but this usually includes a large proportion of children's books; moreover, serious books take much longer to read in comparison with novels. At Clerkenwell the three non-fictional beoks for which there is the most constant demand are Darwin's Descent of Man," Green's Short History of the English People," and Herbert Spencer's First Principles." The issues of these in 1895, including several renewals, were eleven, six- teen, and fourteen respectively or an average of 24 days per issue. On the other band, Wood's East Lynne," Collins's "Woman in White," and Lyall'a Donovan," three correspondingly popular novels, were issued 28, 34, and 29 times re- spectively, making the average number ef clays for each issue ten only. Short stories frequently attain an annual circulation of 50 ton 60. Speaking generally, Mr. Brown has ascertained that while the reader of solid works takes on an average about 24 days for each, the novel reader only takes ten days. I have been amusing myself by comparing the football tips with the actual results. A young scribe here put down his impressions on Saturday morning, and here they are, together with those ef the Pote and the actual score :— POTE. Y.S. ACTUAL. G. T. tt. G. T. M. G. T. M. Cardiff 0 2 0 1 1 0 2 2 5 Moseley 0 1 • 0 0 0 1 0 0 Newport 1 1 f 1 2 0.01 2 Llanclly 0 1 • 0 1 0 0 0 1 Swansea 2 1 2 2 0 0 0 5 'Quins 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Something attempted, something done has earned a night's repose," was not spoken of the Cardiff Corporation. It ia satisfactory to note that something has at all events been begun somewhere,, viz., the Penzrth pier. This will be a great addition to that very charming watering-place, and will, no doubt, in time, well repay its promoters. Newport, it is said, is to be made an open station by the Great Western Railway people. I think if the company were to confer this boon on Cardiff satisfaction would be much more widespread. The present state of things is well-nigh intolerable. It makes the officials grumpy and the public furious. I thought Cardiff took the bun for mud but what is this in a Newport paper ? A new committee is to be formed in the Cardiff Corporation, to be designated the roads and footpaths committee, whose duty shall be thft construction, maintenance, and repair of the streets and roads of the borough. Could not something be done in this way at Newport Goodness knows we want it. The state of the Newport streets after every drop of rain is a disgrace to the town, and it is no wonder that visiters go away remarking that New- port is the dirtiest town in the United King- dom." Little drops of water, Little grains of sand, Make the slimy mesa we see Here on every hand. But little votes if rightly used Would at NoTember tell- They'd kelp to put the counoil right, Aud clear the mud as well! Some fiend in the case-room has been degging my steps. His latest freak is to make me say the small-pox was imported from though not made in Germany. The from' is his own introduction. It is satis- factory to note that the small-pex is reported under thorough contrel so far as Cardiff is concerned.

CARDIFF [IMPORT TRADE. A Line of Atlantic Steamers to Cai) at the Port. We have authority for sta-ting that neffotia- tions are almost completed for an established ine of Atlantic steamers to make regular calls at Cardiff and one of the Continental ports, The company referred to-we are not at liberty J at present to give the name—have been for some time looking out for a, port of call which will act as a gooti distributing centre for American produce and will be also likely to, supply a fair number of passengers. The popu lation within a short distance of Cardiff and the facilities for distributing goods throughout South Wales and, the Midlands, both by rail and water: have been fully considered by the directorate of the company and it is probable that in a. few days all the ar- rangements will be completed. It is impossible to estimate the advantage to Cardiff of a direct line of steamers between that port and America, and we cannot see how the movement can be anything but a great success.

WELSH LADIES' CHOIR. The Arrangements for Their Vist to the Queen. The arrangements for the visit of the Welsh choir to Osborne to perform before the Queen have now been definitely settled. The choir will leave Southampton by a specially chartered boat on the evening of the 8th. The concert is to last from half-past nine until about 11.30. The first part of the ooattrt will be given with the singers attired in Welsh costume, and in the second part they will be attired in evening dress. The Indian Room will be used for the occasion, the only alteration required being the lowering of the present platform. It is expectei that the Royal circle will be an unusual one on the occasion, as the Dowager Empress of Germany is to arrive at Osborne next week and it is also believed that the Prince of Wales will be present.

Street Preaching at Cork. Street preaching was repeated in Cork on Sunday. It was hoped that a proclamation issued by the magistrates against the assem- blages in the streets, and a letter by Mr. Davitt appealing to the Nationalists, in the interests of Home Rule, not to molest the evangelists, would have had the desired effect. The crowd was, however, more numerous, though less violent, than previously. The preachers were forcibly driven back to their rooms, and a large police force experienced difficulty in clearing the streets. Subsequently, when going home, some preachers were chased, but a cordon of police across the street, and the presence of a mounted police force, afforded the needed protection.

ffMonmouthshire Constabulary. Intelligence was received in Bristol on Satur- day morning that Chief .inspector Parry, of the Bristol Police Force, bad been appointed superintendent of one of the divisions of Mon- mouthshire. Mr. Parry joined the Bristol force about eighteen months ago, and, although only about 24 years of age, he is an exceedingly smart officer.

On Friday Mr. and Mrs. Wettre, of 15, Ryder- sheet, Cardiff, celebrated the fiftieth anniver- sary of their wedding day. Both of them are about 78 years of age, and are enjoying remark- ably good health. Mr. Wettre. is the oldest practising surveyor of the Det Noreke Veritas (Norwegian Veritas), and since his arrival at Cardiff, about eight years ago, he has made xoanv friends. — ¡ I "!<)!<< M!<!M)!m!.

CARMARTHEN MURDER, Thomas Still Callous and Asks for Football News. There is very little fresh information to give about the present position or ultimate fate of George Thomas, now lying under sentence • death at Carmarthen Prison. So far the public have not been asked to sign a petition for a reprieve, nor are there any clear signs of their being asked to do so. It is a fact, nevertheless, that strenuous steps are being taken to try and induce the Home Secretary to interfere. Mean- while the prisoner's demeanour bes shown no material change, and he still exhibits his habitual carelessness of his fate. Indeed, in his last letter, the contents of which have not been published, he asked to be supplied with the football news of SaAarday-that is to say, the next day but one to the day of his trial. Such liglitheartedness, under the circum- stances, seems, to say the least of it, very un- natural, and the letter, no doubt, will be one of the things brought to Mr. Asqnith's notice. Since sentence of death was passed upon him Thomas's spiritual welfare has been ministered to twice daily-in the afternoon by the Rev. T. R. Walters, chaplain, and in the evening by the Rev. J. N. Evans, deputy-chaplain. The prisoner receives their ministrations in a. re- verential spirit. It is not the duty of those charged with the carrying out of the arrangements in connection with an execution to tfika cognisance of any steps which might be taken to obtain a reprieve for the condemned and so the under-sheriff for the borough (Mr. T. Walters, solicitor) has pro- ceeded to make the necessary preparations for the carrying out of the law in the present case. He has appointed Tuesday, the 13th of February next, for the execution of Thomas. James Billington, the public hangman, will be the executioner. Whether the execution, supposing- it takes place, will be public or not has not yet been settled. If the precedent set at the last execution at Carmarthen be followed reporters will be admitted.

WORKMEN'S GRIEVANCES. Sketches at the Meeting of T.V'R. Men on Sunday. Mr. MAIVDIBOTS (editor of Railway Revimu) We are men of peace, who love justice, and we will fight for it. — Mr. HARFORD We'll put all end to this state of things. I The CHAIRMAN Gentlemen, the motion is carried unanimously. 1. We are treated like dogs." 2. Chaitjnan and gentlemen, I am one of the ill-treated ones." 3. It shall be our committee and not Mr. Beasley'e."

I At Newport County Police-court on Saturday, a man named John Thomas was charged on remand with assaulting Timothy Morgan, tin- plater, Pontymister, and there waff a cross- summons, in which Morgan was charged with assaulting Thomas.-In the end the Bench im- posed a fine of 10s. including costs in the first cas«i difgoisaed the second.

Principality Chatter. GOSSIP OF WELSHMEN AND W<&ES. [Parlets of Parson* and Interesting Notes Gathered from Far and Near. Welsh at Dowlais 13 about 50 under proef. The other night there W3;3 performed in the Oddfellowshall a work called "Y drtmia newydd, Sliding-scale v. Federation. There are one or two hotels in Wales called [ tlio llnlf Moon. The landlord of one I house of this name is recently reported to lm.ve explained to a visitor that it was mi called because it is "never full." You are no good in North Wales unless yoU arc a Methodist. Out of eight gentlemen who have been elected to the bench in tbø county of Carnarvon seven of them are de»" cons with the Old Corph. Despite all the bad times, Wales is pretty contented. An American paper says that "the smallest immigration last year came frotn Wales, the number being only 864, whi16 the heaviest rush was from Italy, which beat us 65,290." "Homo Ddu," otherwise the Rev. J. W yud- ham Lewis, otherwise the Nonconformist I' Bishop of Carmarthen," is at present on visit to North Wales, having been invited bf 'Principal Edwards, D.D., to deliver a lectutf to the Bala College students. A limpet sticks to a rock with a power equal to 2,097 times its own weight. The#* are forty limpets in Swansea Town Council# but they stick w ith far greater power that this—to their old ha.bits! Would to Heaven," says a correspondent, that they would stick thus to—business!" Two Cardiff councillors had a wordy sefc-W at General Roberts's banquet. Say," said one, "wilY don't you grow a little more on the top of your head ?" "Kever you mind," was the retort, I don't grow it all on rof jaw." And, winking at the rudeness of th* reply, the neighbours paused to laugh. Dr. Davies has only missed four Sunday during the forty years he has been pastor cJ Siloah Chapel at Llanelly. In that he has preached 5,550 sermons, and in hi* own chapel has used the same Bible for tM whole of the time. The book has been bound once, and is now good enough for another forty years. The Rev. William Thomas, B.A., who hili been appointed to the rather important curacy of Taibach, Port TaJbot, is well known much liked in the Rhondda., where he held a curacy some four years ago. For the las* > three years he has acid the post of senio* curate in Barmouth, and his departure froØ the place will be regretted, not only bf Churchmen, but also by Nonconformists. ^lf' Thomas has proved himself a good pasted and a thorough man of business. A letter tha.t wrung the heart of every"0* present was read at the last meeting of WI committee of management of th-r, Colliers' Sick and Disablement Fund. It ø from a collier who had received a grant aboil* seven months ago. He wrote" Since yoØ assisted me I have taken to my bed, from whicb I shall never again rise. I have done JJJ.! best, but I have failed at last. God bless yo11 for the noble work you are doing. I P5^* your assistance onoe again: it will be the time, because I feel I shall not be long in world." The face of Mr. David Jones, eS high-constable, was flushed as he read the letter and tears that honoured his manhood dim111^ his eyes. A curious incident oocurred at Barry eø Saturday. The visitors who went down Lord Roberts were waiting on the platf014* for a. train. '"Morien" and Sir James gusaon were having an animated discussion oJJ -the meaning of the name Ba.rry," General Roberts was seen to dash forward seize umbrella, and crush i^TWt ] his' gloved liaud. Ayoob Khan ^i's have a worse time of it in the hand, and there was much tion, but matters eased down when it was e plained that" Morien's cigar had ignited umbrella, and had it no* been for the sold* like promptness of the general it is E06?.^ that another Druidic cremation would n* taken place there and then. Sir Edward Reed and the Archdruid are jØ thorough agreement over the Church Morien, asked the member for Oafd | isn't it tree that the Church of England a branch of the ancient Church of Sit- Edward knows that, provided "— subject talked about is over a thousand y4*^ old, "Morien" is the best possible authop^ Most oertainly," replied the Arohdruid; "YSf. are perfectly right, Sir Edward. After we Augustine failed to convert the Saxons Welsh Church took the work in hand, wl established the dioceses of England, which existed during the Roman occupation. the Norman invasion of Wales, in 1093, tinued Morien," as he saw the crowd P1"^ 4 ing round, him. they gradually introduced 1 ;v monastic institutions, and eventually ro J „ the Cambriaa mother of the arohbishopnc 0 the British Isles, and transferred it to daughter of Canterbury." Quite true, Sir Edward, and, strange to say, I recO'r^T saying something of a. similar kind to Gladstone." JI For the past few days Scotsmen frorn parts have been pouring into Pontypridd. "j every train. There is a. stern, deterW.if air about all of them, and a cold, cruel gh:¡OIJ m their eyes that conveys the imprest ? of men bent on some desperate deed, jj'' who have "sworn by a' that's swearing-wor.^ to put their purpose into execution. lnO elicited the explanation that a writer to of the weekly papers published at Pontypf^j,, in alluding to the anniversary of Burns had, seemingly, been possessed of just cient knowledge of the poet's works to quote him. This is what the writer sal 'Oor monarch's hin'most year but one Was four and twenty days beKuu; 'Twas then a blast of .J anawar wun Blew transel in on Robin." This is what he should have said: — "Our monarch's hindmost year but one Was five and twenty days begun; 'Twas then a blast o' Jan war win Blew hansel in on Robin." Mr. Charles Draper, whose discriiu111^? playing of Spohr's Clarionet Concerto Royal College of Music students' concert for him (t-ays the Morning Leader > admiration of all present, is a Somerset born at Odcombe four and twenty J ago. Domestic circumstances his leaving Odcombe at a very early^ thence he went to Penarth, South f where, under the guardianship of a Vr°Lti<" lie received the first of his musical jyfl- tion. As bandmaster of the Penarth *0 teer Band—long- recognised as one ot best in Waltf!—his brother Paul pers*K g0 young Charles to learn the clarionet, fife.ly did he take to the instrument gested that at nine years of age he was nig solos in public, and a year later was the pointed to the post of solo clarionet in a band. In 1889 he entered for. and tlir >o years' scholarship at the Royal Co of Music, and at the expiration of his 1 th< scholarship was extended for two J' further. Heuce he is still pursuing^ studies at Kensington, under a no le6S tinguished master than Mr. Lazarus. I We are still having stories of the late J. D. Jones, father of the now famous I 3. D. Jones, M.A.. B.D. Here is the —"The school house." writes a correspond "was continually the temporary bonic .Jj bards, musicians, and literate of both 1* ]. and South Wales. I was a boy at the sen and, to show yon that the house was a Sen resort of all the Welsh literati, I mav j »bnt I knew more Welsh bards and rnJ,s ]y<> than many an old eisteddfodwr. 'L Twro«' Baptist minister at Ruthin, and author of many prettv sonnets, was there daily. Robyn Ddu EryrL' was stay there, and he and 'Twrog' dined together » the school-house. 'Twrog. ask the MessJjjpt said JoneB. Blessing,'replied Twrog, <jf is not worth a blessing. Let us get it as soon as we can.' 'Twrog' ata. and said. 'T can live in the Ruthin Gaol this.' Not to be beaten, .T. D. Jones a splendid repast prepared by the next The musician (host) and tho two bards*gf at tho table. Llewelyn Twrog,' ,1SLe0t i aek the blessing,' said J. D. Jones. ll ing,' replied "fwrog,' 'what is a greater y poral blessing than a good dinner like ffl I'll thank the most, and please mine |] by eating most.' And the viands disapPf^jl I j rapidly." It is said that poets are diu°jT>t fl to other people; but we learn from C.n 11 poets are very much alike. Tennyson I j "Twrog" were good trenchers. Ml