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Bill Banter's Budget I I've been a^kin' very fervid of a bloke or two- I'm seekin' informaition, for, because: I very often meets a. blooming moke or two, Who's languishin' for Liberal applause. I digs 'im in the ribs—a playful poke or two— (Staiidoiffshness the Higginses ablioivs-)— And axes. after feelin' with a jok* or two, What constitutes a "Traitor to the Cause." I'm known to be a feller as can do a bit (Interviewin' is a pugilistic art); If a feller cuts up roughish I can chew a bit— An ear, or nose, or anything to start. But the Liberal interviewin' strikes me blue a bit; They jaws, and jaws, and jaws, and jawa, and ja Wo, And leaves me very courteous fo.r to stew a. bit Fiiidin' every bloke is "Traitor to ¡t1,.e Cause. HIGGINS. My firm and independent friend Powditch has got sick of them at last. Ah, well' It's only a matter of time! Banter can see the day when the executive will be left high and dry- marooned by their own disgusted party, with the legend "Traitors to the Cause," inscribed over their heads in Welah and English and native Irish, warning others off their inboepi- i table shores. It does not seem that honest men like Pow- dith, who presume to have a mind of their own, get on at all in the Liberal party. A Parlia- mentary friend of mine is fond cf telling of a young Liberal, an empty-headed masher, who stood and succeeded in the Radical Parliament not long ago. He had not twopennyworth of brama, but lie succeeded in writing a ten-minutes speech. He fired it off at his first meeting, and to Ms horror a leading provincial paper reported it verbatim After thia he was posi- tively haunted by the reporter of that paper. The wretched candidate began his meetings a quarter of an hour before jthe advertised time so all to escape that fatal pressman. He rattled out this same ten-minutes' stuff, and fled like a runaway pickpocket to the next meeting. The more that miserable speech was rpllblished over and over again, the more despe- rate he grew. But he was good enough for the party. That man is still in Parliament, and is closely related to an ex-Cabinet Minister. This same bloke used to stump the country a good deal, and, like all others who do that sort of tiling, was sometimes hard up for some- thing to ;ay. But, of course, he could always Tall back on Mr. Gladstone, and his record triumph came about in this way. He had been thrashed through a. little Greek in his time, and two Greek words — areerithinon gelasma — had adwayg cuarmed his ear. So on cne occasion h9 vcund up by saying that Mr. Gladstone's character, his services, his genius, "yes and that in- describable quality for which we have no fiitint; word", but which the wise Greeks would have termed his fmeeritlvrr.on gelasma"—that all this raised the right bon. gentleman quite above the common hr rd of politicians. There were loud oheer?. duping which the ex^itad orator resumed his aeafc, after having said something which meant nothing. It's very hard to define a, "Traitor to the Liberal cause," As the poet Higgins implies, after his personal investigation of the subject, every Liberal easily proves every other Liberal a traitor. It's a small matter—merely a. matter of talk. The 'norj a Liberal talks the greater is the number of the "traitors discovered." Mr. Powditchtook manly course. All those who take a m.anly course seem to be clearing out of a. party which does not appear to favour it. There is some interesting information in Coun- cillor White's comments at Cathavs last night upon the Good-win sanda on which the ward is bem.g wrecked, and the way ttey got there. Councillor White gave reasons for the Cat hays defeat. There was over-confide HOP, owing to the presumed weakness of the oppo- opposing a sitting member, and. thirdly, many opposing a sitting member, and rliirdlv, irmiy of Mr. Good's supporters were drawn from the railwayman's ranka. and, Mabon's Day being the day of the election, weni for a great deal in the Liberal victory. He mentioned a Liberal circular which had been issued lmt. be- fore ths election asking Cathavs to convoy a message- to the "Accidental Conservative mem- ber," Mr. White, thait next year his services would be dispensed with. -He referred to the fight the Liberals had made when he was re- turned, and asked if that pointed to his being an accidental member. He urged them to take up the gauntlet, and seoura an overwhelming majority for whoever was selected as the Con- servative candidate next November. Is the report correct that the first hymll selected at Weisley Chapel next Sunday to be sur.g for the Mayor is No' 866 in the book: — "Here I raise my Ebenerer?" Bakers have been talking very earnest to a pal of mine. They havo made him enthu- siastic. "Dear Bill," he savs, "I have seen several bakers here and there, and in more instance than one they come down with a vengeance upon the authorities in Cardiff who picwute a respectable tradesman there on account of shortage in stale bread. Fancy dubbing honest men rogues because their bread may be a few ounces to the bad! It is a scandalous proceeding on their part. A man may get some bread, said one. on his counter •to-day, and to-morrow its weight may be an ounce or so light. The shortage is accounted -for by evaporation. Whyi not let us charge suffi- cient for bread? Fivepence does rot cover the cost for a. 41b. loaf of the best flour—though some men who happen to have large stocks of flour at the old price can stand it."

M.P. RETIRES. The "Dundel Advertiser" announces that Mr. Martin White, M.P. for Forfarshire, has placed his resignation in the hands of the Liberal executive of the county. Mr. White sails shortly for India on a. business mission.

_4"?_ PREACHERS FOR TO-MORROW Church, of England. St. Mary's:—Morning, the Rev. G. Arthur Jones, vicar; evening, the RtV. G. Small- peice, curate of St. Mary's. St. Dyfrig's Morning; the Rev. T. E. Woollcombe, assistant curate ot RiJlllth: evar- ing. the Rev. J. E. Dawson, vicar of St. Ba- viour's, Rcath. Congregational. Charles-street:—Morning, the Rev. A. N. Johnson, MA., London; evening, the Rev. J. \Yil1 i:>.ffi son, .A- Ncw Trinity (Cowbridge-road).—Miasionary Services. morning, the Rev. D. Tyssil Evans, M.A., B.Sc. (pastor); evening, the Rev. J. Gwiiym Jones. Neville-street:—Morning, th?< llev. J. Wil- liamson, M.A.; evening, the Rev. J. Mydyr Evans. Severn-road (Welsh):—M-orning, the Rev. T. Hughes, Cathays; evening, the Rev. J. I Henry (pastor). i English Calvinistic Methodists. I Plasnewydd Chapel:—Mornin.er at i!-0 and evening at 6.30, the Rev. J. Pulford Willia-n* (pastor). Clifton Chapel, Roath-road:—Morning and evening, the Rev. R. J. Rec-i, B.A. (pastor). Primitive Ifethodist. Primitive Ifethodist. Mount Her,noti- (Pearl-crescent):—Morning, the Rev. Jess-e- Wil-xm; ewning-, tho Rev. J. P. BeHinsr'iani. Mount Tabor (Moira-terrace):—Morning, the Rev. J. P. R Jlingbani; evening, the Rev. Wilson. East Moora (Abordovey-street):—Morning, Mr. J. Webb; evening, Mr. W. Bardsley. Unitarian. West-grove:—Morning and evening, the I Rev. Geo. St. Clair (pastor). Evening discourse oa "Salvation through Trath."

THE LIBERAL DISINTEGRA- TION. Terrific Storms in the Executive Meeting. GENERAL POLITICAL WRATH AND DISSATISFACTION. Leaders Distrusted and Executive Members Suspected. DESPERATE EFFORTS TO HIDE THE PARTY ROTTENNESS txposures Threatened and Stifled. SHIRKING AN HONEST DEBATE IN ABJECT FEAR. And an Old Radical Leaves the Party in Disgust, with Others Following. FULL REPORT OF LAST~ NIGHT'S MEETING. This week the "Express'' was able to fur- nish the Cardiff electors with an accurate account (purposely denied to the Liberal organs) of the way things are working in the Liberal Executive. The followers of Liberalism in Cardiff have been too long hoodwinked by the shrouding of executive doings in darkness. They are never allowed to see their wirepullers in their dual aspect and to judge for themselves. All the fol- j lowers get is the smiling countenance assumed for party purposes by the few whose gaze is fixed upon a vis on of political aggrandisement in which they hope to share. All the bulk of the party gets for its pains is the doubtful pleasure of listening to the flow of elusive schemes and comfortable pro- mises, and well-greased excuses for eventual non-fulfilment. The number of those content with a plea- sant mirage has been rapidly growing less since the municipal elect:on campaigns began. This fact is startling the Liberal wire-pullers, and accounts for the agitation which has characterised the secret meetings during the last few weeks. From the executive point of view. their policy :.s a very wise one. They dare not let the electors know the bickering, the sordid jealousy, the unruliness and riot, the utter forgetfulness of their publicly-vaunted aims and principles, the ingratitude to their elec- tors and workers, wh'.eh characterise their debates amongst their own own elan sworn to secrecy. The Radical organs are only let a little into the know upon a pledge similar to that taken by the executive members, and it is to their interest to keep everything dark that might really enlighten the party rank and file, whose support is only guaranteed by keeping them in ignorance. But from the electora.1 point of riew this very secrecy is dangerous, because every glimpse into the executive reveals un-pleasant truths. The revelations bring the electors into direct antagonism with their executive, for they must see their safeguard and their interests lie in the fullest publicity. The full report of the last executive meet- ing which appeared in the "Express" hag stirred Cardiff Liberalism profoundly. The vows of vengeance from tho inner circles were loud and deep, whilst Liberal followers have showered congratulations upon the Progres- sive journal which befriends them thus in the best way possible. They have discovered ignorance is not pleasant. The consternation the publication caused :n the executive was evident by the desperate efforts made to keep the "Express" from publishing the adjourned meeting held last night. Watchers were posted outside Market- buildings to scrutinise every man seen enter- ing upon the staircase to the Assembly-room. As each member of the executive entered the room he was made to walk up to the table and sign his name in the book, and this was carefully compared with his signature of adherence to Liberal principles previously given. The door was guarded, and the land- ing outside kept clear, a.s though any "Express" representative would be content with an outside ticket when he was after electoral interests. A ludicrous incident illustrated the fear in which the executive stood. Next door to the Liberal assembly-room is an art-students' class, which happened to be in operation. The executive knocked at the door and in- quired suspiciously whether any "Express" reporter was sheltered in the class-room. They were in terror lest the howling con- testants might force their voices through the cl 9 walls. The students thought it a huge joke, 11 I, knowing that Mr. Thoma.s. the art master, is am ardent Radical. Assured of the impossibility of enlighten- ment reaching the ratepayers from that quarter, the executive felt themselves safe, and they let themselves go. It was a musical night! Three hours of rowdy bickering, of civil strife, of charges and counter-charges, of loud-voiced declamation, a dozen shouting at once, and in front of it a.ll the unfortunate chairman striving hope- lessly to keep tho .Jinsavouriness down. It was very evident, on entering the execu- tive assembly-room, this was to be a night of nights. The attendance was very large, 62 members having affixed their signatures for comparison to the book. Mr. Powditch, the South Ward member of the executive, was seated on the right of Alderman Sanders, who was in the chair. His little business was the first on the boaid. No sooner were the preliminaries over than Councillor John Jenkins iose, and proposed that Mr. Powditeh be asked to I retire whilst the adjourned charge agalns;- him of having retained a mind of hie own during the last municipal couteste was gone into. II This risv the first babfl. Mr. Powditch indignantly protested that, in common fair- ness whatever the clique against him had to say should be uttered in his hearing. Mr. John Jenkins wouldn't havo it. Let the man who had dared oppose him in -a Grangetown stay to hear what they said about it? No Let him retire, and when they had considered his case he might be invited back and then give "any defence or apology he had to give." Th's was not good enough. But for the "Express"' Mr. Powditch would never have heard how he had been attacked in secret at the last executive, when he was absent. He again indignantly protested, and shouts of assent and counter shouts of dissent rose from the crowd. Mr. Jenkins, continuing, said that certain vile insinuations had been made against him in a private way, and these he wanted to refute. The Chairman interposed here. "But," said Aiuerman Sanders, "that is purely a private matter, and I cannot allow any psrsonalities to be brought forward here." There was another Bafbel, in the midst of which Mr. Jenkins continued apeaking. "I am in the chair," cried Alderman Sanders, laying aside his political smile. Mr. Jenkins had not stopped, and the Chair- man protested that, although he respected the Radical Grangetown member, he must firmly request him to be seated. Thereupon Mr. Jenkin^ resumed his seat, and Mr. Powditch ro3e. Mr. PoAvditch explained that what he had to say was of imeh serious import to the elec- torate that, unless the executive made the debate public and allowed the representatives of the press to be prescnt for that purpose, he must decline to enter into it. "Unless the press are admitted," exclaimed Mr. Powditeh, "I know that my esse will not be fairly dealt with Thir; was the signal for a burst of barking and biting so vociferous that no one could distinguish one bsrk from the other. In the midst of it Mr. Powditoh waited. When the voices had lowered a little, Mr. F. H. Jet ham, J P., said there had also been rvinouvs afloat concerning himself, and he was there to answer any charge of disloyalty that might be made against him. In the midst of the medley whioh followed it was understood that an executive member who had charges to make was unable to be present. But the boiling meeting eventually simmered down to Powditch, and the question as to whether he should remain or leave. Several members still maintained that he should wait downstairs. Mr. Powditeh still declared he would have nothing to do with it. He had no statement to make, except in the presence of the press, so that the electorate might be made aware of matters that so Intimately concerned them. Alderman Sanders, Dr. Buist, Mr. Jotham, Councillor Edward Thomas, Mr. Harry Payne, Mr. S. E. Williams, Mr. W. Lewis, Councillor Jenkins, Mr. Lloyd Meyrick, and others waded in, and in the end it oa-me to a vote as to whether the demand of Mr. Pow- ditch for publicity should be granted. Mr. Powditch lost, only two Toting for him. I That settled the bus'ness. He 'washed his hands of secrecy. He seized his hat, and, placing a paper in the chairman's hand, left the room, exclaimng, "I have resigned." A blank silence succeeded for a few mo- ments then it was sought to open the Pow- ditch case in that gentleman's absence, but I the Chairman, having read the letter, ruled that, as Mr. Powditch had resigned, he was no longer a member of the p&rty or of the executive, and that he was, therefore, past dealing with. WHITEWASHING THE IRISH PARTY AGAIN BITTEBLY DIVIDED UFOIN ITS POLICT. The question which, as the "Express" indi- cated, would be most oarefully guarded from the electorate was then brought on, and, if the meeting had been stormy hitherto, the bickering rose into a hurricane now. The bulk of the party has been allowed to know little of the wire-pullers' policy in fegard to the Irish, from the assurance that, unless kept sac-ret, it would get round to the Irishmen themselves. Had the executive net taken every precaution that fear could suggest against publicity the matter would not have bean brought forward. It will he lemem- bered that at the last executive, when Mr. Fox declaimed noisily against traitors, some executive friends rose and hinted that, if they talked too carelessly of traitors, the Irish fol- lowing that voted and worked tooth and nail against the Liberals in certain wards at the last election! would be summarily thrown over- board. A strong atte-mept to whitewash the Irish- men wa-x now introduced. II Dr. Buist strongly protested against the Liberal policy of laying their defeats at the doors of tfce Irishmen. He moved a resolu- tion protesting against "the constant saddling of local Liberal defeats upon the Irish elec- tors." He spoke on behalf of the obert Emmet Branch of the National League, and indicated plainly that they felt more aggrieved than the Liberals might Hke to know, and would not stand being "questioned or slandered." Owing to our Football Editwn intervening, we are compelled to hold ovw the remainder cf the meeting until Monday. ( '-? --??--

A Mother and Her Babe PITIFUL CASE OF ALLEGED STARVATION AT CARDIFF. INQUIRY INTO THE CHILD'S DEATH THIS MORNING. Mr. H. LL Crover (deputy-coroner), at the Town-hull on Saturday morning, investigated the circumstances of a, very painful case, touch- ing the death of an infant, which was born on the 27th of August last and died on Thurs- day morning. The ehild was illegitimate, and went by the name of John, though it had never been registered. The mothar, Marian Peduzzi, is an Italian woman in low circumstances, living at 61, Wimborne-strect, East Moors. The child, she said, was bON about August last. Dr. Brookes att-ended a.t her confinement. The child was baptised into the Church of England by the Rev. Mr. Miles. The baby was brought up with the brtoct, but the woman admitted she was sometimes short of food. The child had been in failing' health about one month and a, half. It bbgan 10 geo pale, tut she did not think mere was any danger. She had always "thought" to go to the doctor, but the cmld took its food pretty well, and the bought milk for it. On Monday, deceased being wonse, Dr. L'orrigati was caiied iu., and on tna Friday beiore Dr. Brookes saw the uiuid. She had apartments in the House (one room), and had bten there since a fortnight before the baby wa» born. Liilie W ootton, a young girl, living in the same street, eaid siie had oeen in. the habit or seeing the in)ant every day. She had ssvn the mother giving it the breast, and believed she lucked pr^pei ly after it. Witness herself iiaet "minded" the little one three weeks while Mrs. ppduzzi was away working in the afternoons. The baby's clotues were clean, and Mrs. i'eu'j/zi gave her money for tood wnsn she had the /),.1)\' to care for. it was by witness's advice that the mother consulted Dr. Brookes a. week ago. The child was christened soon before it diea on Thursday morning. The mother did all sho coukt for it, but she was in very poor circumstances. When she had lJO food, witness gave her s., me. Sarah PiggoIt, another giri, said siie also lived in Vi auibome-street, in tha? same house as deceased, up till a fortnight ago, ana she knew the ttiil-a. was born in August. When M rd. Peduzzi went out witness used to look after and feed the child, which would some- times cry for hours. Shrf had seen the mother givintr it the breast a "cuu pIe of times." She sometimes said she had no mun&y, but witness had known her provide the chvicl with biscuits and milk. She earned little, and was very poor. Mrs. Peduzzi, in reply to the coroner, sa:d she had given birth to three other children, two cf whom were dead, and one was still living. 'The girl Piggott, questioned by a juror, said it was a fact that she quarrelled with Mrs. Peduzzi when the baby was about six w ks old. They made it up at the time, but did not speak now. Sanitary-inspector Arthur Preston, in the employ of the corporation, said he visited the house on Thursday morning. The child had just been laid out on a box in the front room. I he room contained a table and & chair and a. bundle of rags in the corner. There was no Ved <> except the rag's. Witness inquired for the mother, who could not be found. He found her in a house (No. 52) across the street, where she said "he had gone for food. He ascertained from her that she paid the Piggotts 2s. per week for the mum. He brought her back to her own heme. Paying a second visit, at two o'clock, he agsin found her av.a\\ and fetched her from the same house. At 111.30 p.m. she was again out, bu: her child, three years and a half old" was sleeping on the rags in the comer. Dr. Brookes stated that he aittended the woman in her confinement on the 27th of August. She wa, lying in the middle of the ncorm the front room. She was in a filthy, ciirty condition. W itnesg wthere for about an hour, and attended daily for a fortnight. Ic was a fine, well-developed child- She had no nourishments in the house. Seeing her condition he at once wrote to the relieving officer, ?nd a*sked him to come round, and relieve the The note was taken by Miss I iggott, but nothing was ever done. The girl Piggott (re-called) was not sura that she took the nota to the right house. Dr. Brookes: Mr.?. Ashe gave the note to the relieving oRioer personally, And saw him read it. Continuing his evidence, the doctor said the woman got on remarkably well considering that she had no food, except what was given to her Jp* the neighbours. On the 6th inst. his attention wis again drawn to the child. There was nothing the matter with it, but it v,a.s very thin, a.nd had been improperly fed and neglected. The mother, when she brcught the child, explained that its cold had been contracted through some boys taking off all its clothes and leaving it to lie naked. He advised her to go to the jxansh doc-tor for nourishment. The chid had bad eyes, and sores on its face through weakness. That was tie la-st he saw of the child, but the mother came up on the Mondav tnd said she had sent for the parish doctor. The mother was go weak that rhe ould give little «usite- nar-c-e to the oiuld. Ellen Ashe, 63, Wimborne-street. said she saw tha letter sent to Lie relieving officer, but did not take it herself. Dr. Biookes: Do vou know what you said last night? I a^ked ycu if you remembered, and you said "ee." Didn't you go to the lieu o Witness: No: I went part of the way- Sarah Piggoit said she delivered the letter. Sarah Pip-oft 're-called* deposed that Dr. Brookes gave her the letter addressed to Mr. D>avid William Thomas, relieving ofiieer. Finding the latter's office in Oxford-street closed for the nig'h't, she went to his private rtsideriL-e, 20, Stacey-road, and there handed in the letter. She r~ked the girl who came to the door, "Does Mr. Thomas, the telieving officer, live here?"' End ..he answered "Yea." Witness said, "Do you mind giving him that letter?" and again >die answered "Yes." Mr. Thonwts 'relieving officer) here ^sid he received no letter at all, and, moreover, he lived fit 101, Stacey-road, not 20, as stated. Mr. Thomas added that several days after the confinement he visited Mrs. Teuazzi. a.nd found her in a. destitute condition. He offered her a. ncte and a conveyance for the wxirk- house, but she refused to come, saying* she had plenty of work. xhe Coroner (to Mrs. Ped.as-.zi): Did you see the relieving officer soon after your confine- mer.t?—No. Mr. David William Thcmas (relieving officer) was then sworn. He said he resided at 101, Stacev-road, and had never lived at No. 20. He never received a ieiter from Dr. Brookes. Early in September witness heard of the ease. He got his information from the girl Pigott, who came to the oftice. She said a woman had been confined at 61, WTimborne-3treet, and was in very destitute circumstances. He went and saw Mrs. Poduzzi in the front room. Observing her condition he advised her to go to the workhouse, and offered a conveyance, but she refused, adding that she had plenty of work. The girl Pig-goft, appealed to by the relieving officer, said she was in the house, and saw Mr. Thomas come at the time etated.. Mrs. Peduzzi said she wanted relief, and sent her to Mr. Thomas for relief. Mrs. Peduzzi persisted in her statement that Mr. Thomas never came to see her. The Deputy-coroner: Have you ever seen Mr. Thomas?—I aa-w him years ago. I never asked Piggott to go for him. Dr. Corrigari stated that on Thursday morn- ing he received a. letter from Dr. Williams (parish doctor) asking him to see A'Irs. Peduzzi. There wore several woraon there, including the mother, and they were standing round the child, .which was lying in a box i:1 a dying con- dition. He prescribed. By the i-oroner's oroers he nmde a post-mortem. The body weighed 51b. 9oz., was greatly emaciated, and there wera some sores on it. The internp.l organs were all healthy, biit there was nr> evidence of nourishment. Death was dus to starvation. A Juror: What ought to have been its weight ? The doctor replietl that the average weight would be 121b. or 13!b. The mother of the d^ad child presented a. pitnhle appearance. She looked thin and ill, probably from poverty and want. The Deputy coroner then Mimnv-d up. They had. he said, heard a terrble tale of foualor, misery, and starvation. The woman's circum- ste.nee-s wer" those of absolute povprtv: slie waB not r01\11!'t, pvid0"ll, :1wl seemed to) 1, almost starving herself. The mother a' the gtiardiati of the child was JiahV hut they D11;d consider the snrroundtnsr crcuir^tariceR. and ask themselves if rhe '>ad net done all she, could. Th°re appeared to be no evidence of wilful or gross negleet on the mother's part. •The iury. rfle- bnefiv cnnmlting, returned » Y0n1;ct <->f "Starvation, hit on account of Mrs. Peduzzi'* great r>t,vertv they absolved her from criminal nesrligenee."

WHEAT BOOX IN AMERICA. HIGH FREIGHT CHARGES. The "Daily Chronicle" correspondent wiring from New York on Friday says:—The boom in wheat continues in the Wert. San Fran- cisoo Harbour is row crowded with vessels, and such is the volume of the export that some ships are standing o'ut for freights of 35s. per ton to carry wheat to Great Britain.

I INDIGESTION.—The MEDICAL HEF0BM SO- CIETY will send FREE to all applioante an ex- BOTANIC CURE for Iradisresiion Billiousnese, L!«r Complaints, Piles, Rheumatism, Gout, and bronchitis.—Address The Secretary, BOTANIC IiNSTI- tfUTR NOTTINGHAM. e55G6

-?--? t A Cruel Mother II ALLEGED MURDER AND SUICIDE. At Glasgow on Saturday, Margaret Kil- patrick wa" remanded until Monday charged with attempting to murder her infant, and to commit suicide on Friday night. She climbed on :o a parapet of the Glasgow bridge, and was about to jump with her child into the Clyde when a man rushed forward and caught hold of her.

Tin-plate Trade IMPORTANT CASE AT SWANSEA- THE DISPUTE AT THE GLAMOR- GAIT WORKS. At Swansea County Petty Sessions on Saturday the case of tho dispute between the management of the Glamorgan Wo-ke, Pontardulais, the subject matter of which has already been published, -was under the con- sideration of the bench. Mr. Benson was for the prosecution, and' Mr. D. Randell for the defence. Lltimately the 61 defendants were mulcted in £2 7s. each for breach of contract proved.

The Tramway Fatality o INQUEST ON THE BODY OF THE CHILD RUN OVER IN EOATH. INo Blame Attached to the Driver. On Saturday morning Mr. H. LI. Grover (deputy-coroner) held an inquest at the Town- hall, touching the death of Thomas Hy. Parsons, aged three, who was run over and killed -by a tramcar in Constellation-street on Thursday afternoon.—Mr. II. Cousins watched the case on behalf of the tramway company, and the driver, diaries Henry Martin.—The mishap occurred in the neighbourhood of Adamsdown Board Schools. Deceased, who was out alone, was seen by a man named Frederi-k Jenkins, Platinum-street, to make a dash from the pave- ment and run under the feet of the horses of a tram which was approaching. Jenkins shouted, and the driver, who was blowing his whistle, applied the brake, but he was unable to pull up in time, and the child was run over, and died soon afterwards from the injuries sus- tained.—The jury returned a verdict of "Acci- dental death," and attached no blame to the driver.

Transvaal Claims THE INDEMNITY. AUTHORISED STATEMENT. The "Daily Telegraph" correspondent, wiring from Pretoria, on Friday, says With reference to the rumcurs relative to the indemnity to be demanded in respect of the Jameson raid, President ICiuger has just authorised me to il1- form you of the exact position. His Honour states that it is as follows: —'Hie Executive Council of the Transvaal Government has been engaged for some time considering the matter, but no conclusion has yet been arrived at. Pro- bably, continued tha President, the decision will be made known about the end of the first week in December. As to the amount of the indemnity, the President said that had not been settled, but, oontiriued his Honour, it will be a reasonable figure. The question arose as to the body to whom the account would be pre- sented. President Kruger allows me to state that the account will be presented direct to the Englirh Government, which, he added, deals with the Chartered Company. "There is no intention," the President said, "to trouble about alterations in existing Conventions." The iPresideni, in closing the interview which he ikindly accorded mo, stated chat "there was no other desire upon his part than finally to settle a disagreeable matter with the friendliest feelings." My own impression is that the pro- bable actual caf-h outlay only conr.aquent upon the raid will be charged in the account.

A Valets Love Letters TO A LADY'S MAID WHO WAS TOO GOOD FOR HIM. While He Was in Paris His Old Love was Getting Damages Against Him. Alfred Charlick, when he first met Susan Williams, was acting as valet to an officer in the 4th Huzzxr.s, and Sussn was a lady s maid. The story of their low was told on Friday, before Mr. Under-sheriff Burchell and a jury, in the London Sheriff's Court. Miss Williams now lives at 39, Radnor- street, Chelsea, and she claimed damage for Charlick's broken vows. For two years and a half they loved by letter. Then Char- lick returned from South Africa and entered the service of a Lakeside gentleman. He did not remain there long. On September 14, 1895, he wrote to Mii-s Su-an "My dearest Dod,—I nm leaving my swell about the end of this month, but would like to get another situation. We havx? all got the sack with the exception of the gardener and hi! wife; so if you should hear of any lady wanting a. valet don't forget to let me know." The letter concluded, "With fondest love, from your evtr affectionate Alf," and then fol- lowed 23 crosses. Subsequently he wrote: — "My darling Dod,—We are not in a position yet, and 1 think this is a good opportunity for me to make some money. Do not be grieved." That arrangement, was acquiesced in by the plaintiff, end then the defendant went to Paris, where he was now in an excellent situation. A voice from the back of tha court: That's false; he is not in Paris. Counsel: I don't know who this lady is. The Lady: I am hi< mother. (1-aughter). I only came here to hear the case. My son is not in Paris. The Under-Sheriff: All I can say is, then, that you had better not hear it. (Laughter.) The Lady: I will net speak again. The Under-Sherif; Why is your son not here ? Has he had notice of this cnsc ? Counsel: Yes, sir; when notice was served defendant said "I am in a ^ery good billet, and I am going to let the matter slide." (Laughter.) Counsel in conclusion said that ns valets went he was earning a verv fair wage—viz., £ 65 a year, not to nwntlon t,11e large number 0f "per- quisites" he reneiyed. which brought tip his earnings to over £100 a yor "and everything found." (Laughter.) He had, in 1392, £ 30 in the Post office Savings' Bank, snd there was every probability that iliat sum had been largely increased. Plaintiff in anticipation of the approaching marriage left a very good situation as lady's-maid, but the defendant broke of!" the engagement. Miss Susan Williams. a lady of 33, of good appearance and smartly attired, stated that whilst at Brighton Alfred was earning 253. a week as palarv. Counsel: And what else? Plaintiff: Well, he used to buv things for his master, and never charged what he gave for them. (Laughter.) The Under-Sheriff: Did he? (Laughter.) How did he manage it ? Plaintiff: Oh, he told me that the last suit of clothee he bought he only gave two guineas for, and he charged his master three guineas. {Renewed laughter.) The XJnder-C>heriff: What reason did he assign for this sudden change ? Plaintiff: He said that I was too good for him. (Laughter.) The Under Sheriff Was that the only reason ? Plaintiff: Yes. Counsel: And what did you do ? Plaintiff: 1 consulted my solicitor. Continuing, plaintif fsaid that defendant whilst, in Paris wrote under date May 8, 1696. aG follows: — "My darling Dod,—A few lines to let you know that I am in this gay city. I am quite well, with the exception of a sore lip and a cold. (Loud laughter.) 1 like the gentleman a little better than I did, and the lady is so nice—so tall and thin." (Renewed laughter.) Counsel: He seems to have been a judge of ladiei. (Laughter.) 'l't1l assessed the damages at £50, with costM .?.?-

FOR FOOTBALLERS "Welsh Athlete's" Notes on To-day's Matches When are three-quairtfirs not three-quar- ters ? When they play for Neath. I The Neath Committee are getting on. They have very nearly learned to know their own players. The probabilities are that we shall have an Association International match in South W ales this year. The Rules of the Northern Union are like Kemp's Football Trousers—very elastic, but not to be broken. Clemence, the Penarth full back, is strongly favoured in some quarters for International honours this year. The suspension of J. Evans owing to the "shindy" at Pontypridd will be a gain rather than a loss to the Neatlx Club. Barry have a great fancy for themselves for the final of the south in the South Wales and Monmouthshire Association Cup. If the Neath Committee had a. little tact and a slight knowledge of the game there would be an improvement in local football. If there had been a. good place kick in the Llwynypia team on Thursday the score might have been nearer 70 points than 50. If Glamorgan League form goes for anything, Morriston will have a very bad time of it to- day against Mountain Ash. Bill Banter's suggestion to avoid future poaching on the part of the Northern clubs is "pay over instead of under—the table." Puzzle —How can South Walels clubs prevent poaching on the part of the Northern Union organisation. Answer By adopting payment for broken time. The recent challenge to Jack Mills is not, I hear, to be allowed to lapse. In a day or two it is likely that the backers of the two men will meet. Puzzle:—What effect did the accident to Savage, the Cardiff half-back, the other day, have on the prospects of a couple of well-known halves going North? Salmoni, who ha" gone North, is one of the best sprinters in South Waies, and given only a fair chanco ought to do his new club a lot of good. G. Mills, who plays for Llwynypia, is as good a football player as he is sprinter, and that -is saying a, lot, for he is probably as fast as his brother Jack. Swansea have lost a "Messer," but they need not despair. Neath have four "mes- sers," any one of which the all whites are welcome to. The Neath Club hope to run Llanelly very close to'-uay by making the game a forward one. A few of Alec Cross's drop goals would bs a cceptable, A pertinent correspondent asks, "If the Welsh Rugby Union falls in with the Northern idea of broken time, will the 25 men they have declared professionals need re-inefcatement?" With Cardiff away, a number of spectators should travel over to Penarth to see if fcb^ Easterners give anything like the rough show they did in the Cardiff mdch at Gloucester. The interest taken in Yorkshire in the fight for the "auld tin pot" has resulted in the Northern Union forming a similar competition, the first round of which will be contested on March 20bh. One cannot but admire the great amount of time which the Neath Committee spend on the Neath Club, while, on the other hand, it is to be regretted that their decisions are 60 unacceptable. A Neath man suggests the deposition of the Neath captain and the committee, and suggests that the "black brigade" will never do any good under the present management. If third-rate players from Swansea are worth a lump sum down and £2 10s. a week in Northern clubs, it will induce a lot of fellows to go in training for football. Timid, the mare that beat Pyracanthus so smartly at the Cardiff Races on the first day, has been purchased by a local gentleman, and will run at the Caerleon Meeting at the end of this month. Betting on the "Santa. Claus" box collec- tion sweepstakes: — Evens the Rummer best. 11 to 10 Miss Perrin. 100 to 8 others offered. I have not hoard lately how the John Young testimonial is getting on. If the South Wales and West of England cyclists have any gratitude in them the subscription list ought to be a bumper by now. Griff. Lewis, the old Neath forward, returns to the pack to-day. Harry Jones, who jH.st year partnered the then Neath skipper, will also don the jersey against Llanelly. At the dinner of the Llwynypia Club on Thursday tho president hoped that one or two international caps would come that way this season. I don't think he need have any fear of at least one doing &0. The largest score in W'ales this season up till Thursday last was the 50 points Hwanse11, put on against the Swansea 1 t-ague in their first match. Llwynypia top that by seven now, so that they hold more than one record" In the Western Counties' Championship, Cornwall were put out of the running by Glou- cester, who defeated them by two tries to nil. The Cornishmen, however, showed form above the average, and, with a trifle of luck. would have drawn level. The Welsh Committee have several times intimated that players not turning out in the final trial niatoh would not receive consideration when the team was selected. Their good in- tentions in this respect, however, have never yet been kept. Barnstable has yet to meet a team powerful ough to overcome it. Last Saturday the North Devon champions reeeived a visit from tho Clifton club, but, although the Gloucester team forced the pace, and gave Barnstable a doing, the home men prevented a. score. Quite the most interesting match in South Wales to-day will be that betw:-en Swansea and Newport at the Uskside town. Query. Will tho Swansea forwards have as much the best of it against the Newport eight as they did against the Cardiff forwards? Tommy Thomas, the postman, is playing forward for Devenport Albion just now, under the title of "S. Thomas." One of the best amateur boxers ever turned out of South Wales, he surprised a very hot member of the Dumj>- [ lings team the other [ lings team the other A "Rugby Enthusiast," in the "Pall Mall Gazette," in talking of the excellent nurseries Scotch schools are to Rugby football, instanoes the case of W. Nielson and the younger M'Ewan as prominent examples of Scotch schoolboys gaining their international caps while still at school. It is to the schools of the present day that we must look for our future players. In Wales the majority of the youngsters play Association, so, unless something is done, where ere our Rugby players coming from, especially* as the Northern Union are draining our junior resources? The laws of "he Northern Union, whilst al- lowing teams to find situations for foreign players, distinctly forbid payment at the rate of so much per week for playing football. I could s'nd the executive a few letters that would probably open their eyes. Mr. Livingstone is determined to have a say on something. He withdrew his proposition as to rough play, but means to have another go on the subject of protecting WTelsh players from the Northern Union. To my way of thinking, the second is a bigger job than the first. "Touch-flag" has a growl against the composi- tion of the Barry team. He considers that several men are playing who are only in the team on sufferance, and who keep out better players. He asks, "Would Cardiff or Newport keep men in the team who were not worth their places?" Ask me another, it's too easy. The visit of a Swmton emissary to Llwynypia produced livlier scenes than have been recorded in the press. If the worthy secretary of the Llwynypia club had not been held back, the northern gentleman would have wanted a doctor as well as a bath. The Xeath and Pontypridd players who are suspended for the reat of the season may think themselves lucky on getting off so lightly. In the North, under the old regime, they would probably have been, as the Rev. 1- Marshall would put it, "suspended sine die." The resolution passed by the Welsh Union Committee that players taking part in the final trial match at Cardiff en December 5 will be awarded a cap. emanated from Mr. A. J. Davies, and will probably do muoh towards securing representative teams on that occasion. The entry for the Rummer Christmas Bil- liard Handicap closes this week. The list of entrants is already a large one. Mr. Matthews wishes all those whose names a.re on the list to confirm their entries at once, otherwise, as the entry is so large, they will be left out. A Llwynypia player explained to me, on Thursday that the only reason the Swinton poacher was not ducked in the works pond was because the said pond was too deep. Personally. thev would not have regretted his staying at the bottom, but the law might have had some- thing to say on the matter. The secretary of the Walsh Rugby Union gave an official report to one representative on Thursday night, and refused further information as to details of the discussion that took place at the meeting of the Welsh Union Committee. I wonder how much of the refused details will creep out as usual through the medium of the I' Western press. Byb Messer went away from Swansea sing- ing the old refrain, "More, oh! more to fol- low." He has, so it is said, a wife and a couple of children, and only earned a pound a week. Well, we can excuse a man turning to something more profitable. A man like that oannot be over nice about amateurism. That' is intended for "gentlemen" The proposal that Plumley and Sky Lines shall meet at Bristol on Monday seems to have mot with Lines's approval. If the fight comes off, I hope they will give preference to the locality instead of taking it to one of the Lon- don clubs. Properly conducted, there is no difficulty about a fight being brought off in any of the London clubs or in those at Birmingham, Sheffield, or Glasgow. What has Cardiff done that they can't manage it better than they do? By the way, there was some talk of forming a sporting club in Cardiff for South Wales. The matter, however, appears to have been lei drop. Bert Gould leaves shortly for Johannesburg. With R. D. Aston, Gorton (of the Midlands),, T. Crean, and Johnson. the Irish interna- tionals who went out with J. Hammond's tram a.nd remained behind, the members of the Milton Club who are engaged in mining there, and many others, they are getting quite a 1 colony of British players there, and ought to be able to put a very good team into the field. Schools, a London football writer contends, should aim at developing the individual traits -of a particular player. In many cases, the writer says, a young player, who might have become a second Stoddart or another Don Wauchupe, has had his promising powers blighted by being compelled to follow the mechanical process of the compulsory passing of the ball to his fellow players. Messer only just missed being interviewed by his captain, Billy Bancroft, before leaving Swansea. The latter got to the station too late. But, then, what use if he got earlier, unless he had JB50 in his pocket and a sworn promise of so much a week? Such figures would overcome even Banky's silver-tongued eloquence. A writer in a London paper contends that the modern fast forward game puts too great a stress upon the young player. The constant sprinting, he says, 11P and down and across the ground in chase of the fleet backs taxes the action of the heart too severely. The game should be an exercise for the development of the physical powers of the boy, and not one to put excessive strain on vital crgans that have not attained their full strength. A fresh outlet has been found for the cycling 'I pneumatic principle. The newest thing is a rubber trouser which is inflated like a pneu- matic tyro, and thus the wearer is saved from the unpleasant consequences of falls on road or path. It will no doubt be welcomed by those whose legs are of the spindle variety, which doe ? not look at all well in knickerbocker costume. The idea. reminds us of the pneu- matic policeman, who used to be such a. popu- lar personality in the circus. A road run of the Newport Harriers took .place on Wednesday evening to Caerleon Bridge and back. H. Osment was the first man home, and H. Watkins second. After the run a general meeting was held, when it was decided to send the hon. secretary, E. J. Smith, and vice-captain, G. Millier, to repre- sent the club at the general meeting of the South Wales Cross Country Association a.t Roath on the 12th inst. On Thursday next at the Conservative Club, Newport, the question of supremacy between tho towns on the Taff and the Usk will be settled once anld for all—at any rate, so far as billiards are concerned. A team from the Cardiff Conservative Club will visit Newport with the object of paralysing a like number lof billiard player# j'a the Newport Conserva- .tI tive Club. Market quotations have not} g opened, but the few stray wagers that been laid are slightly in favour, despIte ? form, of the Ubksidcrs. Tom Jackson, the old Swansea forward, this week been saying he is not going to P any more for the all whites. A better never donned the jersey. But one calUlj help being tickled by one of his rep°r_ excuses. He had been "slated" by a sp0^ journal a<s a winger, and he can't survive 1 unfair aspersion. The Swansea Conin»^ will have to reckon seriously with the scri l it if their sayings are to have such effect this. I am glad to see that a well-known footbSI second teamer at Newport, Mr. Ivor JohØØ has received the recognition of the ROY"ed Humane Society, in the shape of an engra? ( gold medal, for saving a child from droivn111* in one of the docks at Newport. The Pfe" sentation, made at the Town-hall a few da!? ago, was one of the closing acts of the officlllj life of the ex-mayor. Mr. Livingstone, 0 Swansea, may, therefore, reflect upon fob' fact that footballers are sometimes course in rescuing from peril, even if their pronenejj to put their opponents in peril is somet-i131 too strongly marked. One of the mosit foolish things the cyclist do is to continue riding when hungry. It if -'re often done for no better reason than the d051 to geit to some particular place for a meal. 1 lesult is exhaustion and weariness, and ?er1 cften by the time food has been obtained tll: appetite has disappeared. The cyclist sho ea.t often and little a.t a. time; heavy meals bei at all times things to be avoided, and for eP people they are really dangerous. A chocolate carried in the pocket to fill in the 0 chasms will be found extremely useful. Intense excitement has been shown at. bridge over a match arranged to be played the lady footbal. :rs. The chapel-going faliS held indignation meetings, and, unfortunate11' owing to tha absence of Mr. Ebsworth > < kind patron of the Cowbridge Football CltlPj; tha use of the football field was refused by t *}F' agent, Mr. Vizard. The majority ot footballers at Cowbridge were ready and ?tbo ing to entertain these ladies, but one, of chief members of the club was very n*11 against them. Eventually a field was. by j kindness of Mr. Thomas, of the Bear H'0^ lent for the match, which was played oø Monday before a big attend-nee. ? The "Santa. Claus" collection in the vaT'^ hotels is occasioning some rivalry betwixt t fair Hebes behind the bars. Miss Perrin seme poetry the other day. Now "TrU" from the Rummer, weighs in with her litt lot. She sings — What, ho! So we've got no chance! ■ As Knowles says, "Praps, praps rot." But we're making a good advance, For the total we'll try a shot! There may be others ahead in front Just now, as before they've been. But we're bent on giving things a slrant, The outcome'll soon be seen. 'Tis a mighty good work, you bet, And we're doing our best all round, And if to the front we do not get Very near to it we'll be found! We live in rather queer times, as the I ing lines will show. It will be within the re t'i' collection of some persons that quite rece» about sixteen young fellows, ranging seventeen to twenty years of age, Treherbert, figured at Pontypridd police-collff as defendants m a most disgusting case{j,» immorality. They were all committed to J assizes, held at Swansea next week. A g <. proportion of them, are members of the Tre bert Harlequins, and on Thursday aft6?°° a. football match was played at Tre her between the Ton Rovers and the 'Quins, f to the benefit of the latter club, according i < rt()^ posters, but it is more likely that the SP dulix" were to be devoted to retaining couP8 for the defence. Glamorganshire footballers will be gla. g hear that Tom Davies (Treherbert) is rnak1^ rapid progress towards recovery. He been able to leave his bed this week, aDd a. day or two will probably be out, but ,j will ue many weeks before he can make ftlt use of his limbs. Previous to the aeciJ^ his play was always characterised by style and finish which is associated with 0 very best centres, and, while almost cel'tlJo! is of scoring in every match, he yet gave ]J t partner as much work as he could through. With a splendid constitution, in any way affected by excesses, he will soon be himself again. More record breaking. Where will it e^' I wonder. At the Catford track on Thurs^^ A. A. and F. W. Chase beat the wor1^ tandem records from two to five miles inclu8lV and also world's records for all types three to five miles. Being well paced the thers Chase covered their first mile in c 51 2-5sec., and at two miles, time 3min. 39 sec-, were 2-5sec. :nside world's tandem reeo Three miles were covered in 5min. 28 four miles in 7min. 21 4-5sec., and five 111 '.1'. in 9min. 13 l-5s€C., or 2 4--5sec. insIde C Linton's world's safety record, and 8 2- better than M'Gregor and Nelson's record taidem machines. Prior to this H. f made an unsuccessful attempt on the qui of a mile record, failing to reach his own re°°,i of 29 l-5sec. by 3-5sec. Mr. E. A. P°we N.C.U., timed. ajlt' The big tussle between Newport Llanelly at Llanelly on Saturday last, ing, as we all know, in a draw, has ?1l d- once again to cement the cordial understall ing now subsisting between the two c Down at Llanelly, I am told, the players 8 the spectators don't know how to say thiug; too nice about Newport, whose teamt tbde regard—well, perhaps, with pardonable prl next to their own—as the best in the dom. On the other hand, the -^eT*Tgit players are very much gratified with 4 reception at Llanelly, and are in high piP, of the excellent spirit they found there P vailing. The fueling is that the tin-p^e^, will go along without a defeat until Ti 0* meet Newport in the return matcn February 27. What I say, though, is> there is such a very cordial understa»d^ef would it be too much to arrange ø,nctl1e draw that day? ■ply The match on Saturday last between mouth Rugby Club and the Cardiff was not treated seriously by the supp0 of the handling code in the district. :£'aJ'p., few spectators were present at Home i () where it took place. The 'Quins years were considered one of the best teams in the Principality: hut those who remei their visit some years ago—when they def Albion—looked upon the team that did ?sØ last week as a much weaker one, and ther0 not the slightest hesitation in plumping ^ef. stamtial win for the Plymouthians. Still- a ^0 thoughts of the match lead one to say thA the 'Quins were underated, and if not 0 same class as seen in the district prevIOU, ,}y d b" fp,Jr were a good combination, and gave a good account of themselves, although j 'b1ack play could certainly be ol Nevertheless, especially in the second Por^1°^0d the match, the Cardiff men played a rare uphill game, and the score of nineteen to four is far from a correct indication 0 merits of the teams. When they again Plymouth, the 'Quins will be sure to r 8UPPORT* WELSH