The Cambrian

—t -• -1 — Itettre* i E I B U "&A.j* I O N. > Sailing across'a calmly-rippled sea, Where but a gentle breeze the waves caressed, Drifting my barque along unconsciously, With gliding motion smooth as if at rest- In lulling sense of deep security, All vision lost in slumb'rour hazy dreams Of sunny meadows and bright babbling streams And then— a sudden tempest o'er the sea— A surging of the waves above my head- „ «, « A sense of being whirled in circling round Amid fleece eddies holding me close bound, ,— Dragging me deeper down-all power 1100- From anguished soul a sharp despairing cry, „ Good Lord, deliver me:" and from on high He, who had sent the storm as His good will, Bids now the mighty tempest Peace, be still! The Q-uiver.

«iterarB Sr. .r..r. A swell of the Jungle—The dandy lion. The Bill of the Play—Bill Shakespeare. The Paradise of bottle-stoppers-Cork. The only people who properly see the sights of London— Ocultista. IT "Wake up. here, and pay for your lodging," said an Ameri- can Deacon, as he nudged a sleepy stranger with a contribution box. A young Phlladelphian, threatened with a breach of promise suit, lIays-" Sue away; contracts made on Sunday ain't legal." Those who understand the value of time treat it as prudent people do theirlmoney-they make a little go a great way. A Chicago man pleads inability to pay 100 dollars in lieu of alimony decreed to his late wife, because he has married again, which used up his spare change. "What death would you prefer to die Y" said one person to another-" I don't exactly know; I should like to try seven or eight before deciding on the point." The Boston Transcript, since the return of the Fiji Islanders to canibalism, thinks that wrought-iron missionaries are the only proper ones for that country. The difference between a Christian an 1 a canibal has been described by a popular dean in theae^terinsOne enjoys his self, and t'other enjoys other people. THE AMERICAN KAGK.— Everything in Philadelphia is cen- tennial now. People have it very badly, and even poor tooth- less babies cry for it as they do for pap. There are centennial hotels, restaurants, shoe stores, cigars, grindstones, mouse- traps, flannel shirts, tooth-picks, and bustles. At the time Lord Liverpool's retirement from public life occasioned so many revolutions in the Cabinet, a gIrl at Perth one day expressed her great surprise at what she heard regard- ing the King's dissatisfaction with his ministers Dear me said she, canna he just gang tae anither kirkt" A crusty tenant of the late Laird of D-, pressing hipi to complete some piece of work which had long stood over, the Laird craved further delay, adding that he would give his word of honour-nay, his written bond-to have the thing done before a certain day "your word! exclaimed the tenant; "it's weel kenn'd that will do little guid; and as for your writing naeboby can read it." Sir riding out one morning through his grounds, re- quested an Irishman working in the field to open the gate for him. which the Irishman refused to do, at which the gentleman replied, •' Do you know who I am I am bir Knight, Baronet, and Knight of the Garter. Lpon which the Irish- man, throwing down his spade, answered, Do you know who I am ? I'm Paddy Murphy to-night, to-morrow night, and the night after." A Scotch country laird at his death left his property m equal shares to his two sons, who continued to live very amicably to- gether for many years. At length one said to the other Tarn, we're getting ould now; you'll tak a wife, ond when I dee you'll get my share o' the ground. Na, na John you re the youngest and maist active youll a wife, and when I dee you'll get my share." Odd, said John, ram, that s aye the way wi' you when there's ony fash or trouble, the deuce a thing you'll do at a' Prayer is a constant source of invigoration to self-discipline not the thoughtless praying which is a thing of custom; but that which is sincere, intense, watchful. Let a man ask him- self whether he really would have the thing he prays for; let him think, while is praying for a spirit of forgiveness, whether even at that moment he is disposed to give up the luxury of anger. If not, what a horrible mockery it is To think that a man can find nothing better to do, in the presence of his Creator, than telling off so many words alone with his God and repeat- ing his task like a chitd longing to get rid of it, and indifferent to its meaning.—Sir A. Helps. COLERIDGE ON HORSEBACK.—Coleridge was a remarkably awkward horseman, so much so as generally to attract notice. He was once riding along the turnpike-road m the county of Durham, when a wag, approaching liim, noticed his peculiarity, and (Ciiiite mistaking his man) thought the rides a fine subject for a little sport, when, as he drew near, he thus accosted Mr. C. I say young man, did you meet a tailor on the road ?"— "Yes," replied Mr C who was never at a loss for a rejoinder, I did; and he told me, if I went a little further, I should meet a goose The assailant was struck dumb, while the traveller jogged on .—Dr. Chalmers's Life. The Times of India states-that the last time that the Prince of Wales went to the Gaiety Theatre he sent for Charles Mathews, and remarked he hoped to meet him in Calcutta. Yes, sir," replied the evergreen veteran, I hope so but it is rather unfortunate that we should be there together. Two stars, sir, you know, cannot shine in the same hemisphere. I assure you, sir, I could not help it; but I will try and interfere with your Royal Highness as little as I possibly can." Oh replied the Prince, I do not think we ,shall. clash; for if I shine at all is will be by day, whilst you will shine by night." A FLEXIBLE PHYSIOGNOMY.—In one of her recent papers. Fanny Kenible writes :—"Iwas but little over sixteen, and had returned from school a very pretty-looking girl, with fine eyes, teeth, and, hair, a clear vivid complexion, and rather good features. The small-pox did not affect my three advantages first named, but besides marking my face very perceptibly, it rendered my complexion thick and muddy, and my features heavy and coarse. leaving me so moderate a share of good looks as quite to warrant my mother's satisfaction in saying, when I went on the stage, Well my dear, they can't say we bave brought you out to exhibit your beauty.' Plain certainly was, but I by no means always looked so; and so great was the variation in ray appearance at times that my comical old friend, Mrs. Fitzhugh, once exclaimed, Fap.ny Kemble, you are the ugliest and handsomest woman in London And I am « sure, If a collectlOl1 were made of the numerous portraits that have been taken of me, nobody would ever guess any two of them to be likenesses of the same person." NOVEL CUSTOJlIERS.-An acquaintance of a certain bailie in Scotland made a grievous complaint to him of the hard times and the impossibility of scraping together a livelihood in that wretched country. The bailie contented himself with remark- ing that it was surely possible for a tradesman to draw toge- ther a tolerable business. "Not in this country," his friend objected "Weel then," said the baillie, "what say ye to emigration' I have heard that some push their way weel in Australia" Yes," returned his tjesponding townsman, that mi"ht be the case ance in a day but, if there is business there mair folks are there that can get a share o t. Weel, it may be true as ye say," rejoined the bailie; but we might gang farther—ye might gang up into the interior, "There's nobody there," said the grumbler "but kangaroos." The worthy magistrate, concluding that kangaroos were a tribe of native savages, among whom a careful pedler might make "indifferent good" bargains, replied, Weel a weel, and isna a kangaroo's siller as guid as anitherman s ?

t .J A NIGHT AT A DENTIST'S "An amusing adventure occurred to me during my visit to Headington Hill. I had been out sbootmg all day, and naturally net in very tidy state, for the day was wet and the ground muddy At luncheon, being 'troubled with a raging tooth,' I marip Ud mv mind to walk into Oxford and seek the first dentist I could tn extract it. It was dusk wheti I reached the High-street, where I went to a practitioner to whom I had been recommended. He was from home, so I sought another. Upon inquiring if Mr. was at home, I was mformcd thathe wk». but that the hours of attendance were over. Tins ^as me by a page, who from mv appearance, evidently did not think me likely to be worthv of anv extra attention, and suggested that I should call again Tri the^morning. A sudden pain gave me confidence and I told that it irould not be in my power to call again. Upon this I was shown into what has been fairly termed the • Chamber of Horrors Tnd after being kept for nei*rlZ *^7 minutes, the dental-sureeon made his appearance. He, too, did not seem particularly struck with my appearance, for my shootmg-jacket Ead been torn when getting through the fence, my cord trousers were stained with mud, and my boots were covered with dirt. After hours' said Mr. m rather an off-handed manner, < there stt d^m-M ^on have it out. I need not dwell on the operation whS concluded, I asked how much I wm mdebted for it. 'Five shillings.' he" replied, leokmg aa much as to say, 'J doubt h £ being iorth that.' I handed half a soveregn, when I fancied I saw a slight change of interpreted J into ah idea that he regretted not f latter sum. After pocketing the change, I inquired whether a little cotton would not keep the cold out. Tie your hankerchief .over your cheek, that's sufficient.' I haven t far^^ go, i Baid. • Beally!' he replied. "No, only just to Seadmgton Hill to my fhend MorrellV Tiien came a suddeni ckttage of countenance. 'A friend of Mr. Morrell's, eh ? Oh yea,. I = I've been with him three weeks.' 'Pray StL^d Mr. you might take cold, let me insert a little cotten steeped in Eau-de-Cologne.—" Celebrities I Have Known, by Lord William Pitt Lennox. A SICILIAN LEGEND. A priest happened once by accident to be shut up alone in X think, Palermo Cathedraljall night, Finding efress impossible, he endeavoured to sleep, but was not, as may be supposed under the circumstances, very successful. Shortly after the great bell 0f the cathedral had tolled the hour of midnight, he saw, by the dim light of the sanctuary lamps and the tapers which burned before various shrines, a figure walked up the spacious central aisle. As it passed him it said, in a hollow, sepulchral voice, la there no one who will have the charity to say a masa tor my poor soul ?" and went on to the altar. Shortly the figure returned down the aisle, and after a little space again went up to the altar, saying again as he passed the priest. Is ^ere who will have the charaty to say amass for my 8°"J tuis was done a third time; and the third time the priest touehed with the in. describable pathos of the voice which spoke^masteredhis terror sufficiently to any, Yes, I am willing. The figure then beok- oned to him to come to the altar, where, to lua surprise, he found everything prepared for saying black vestments were ready to be put.on j „„n ? were on the credence; and the Missal was open at the Requiem ceternam and the Dies irtx. Thus he said a mass for the faithful departed, his ghostly companion acting as a server and repeating the responses. When all was over, and the priest had pronounced the Fidelium animceper misericordwm Be^jlui^ant in pace, instead of Ite missa est, he came and courteously thanked the priest and said, For 120 years I have been condemned, as a penance for a sin of which I was once in my life-time, to walk up and down this cathedral m the dead of night, and ask the anyone^rhohad^the courage to answer' Yes. No| through your DYING OF LOVE. It is not nearly so easv to die of love /^another as many romantic young persons have supposed. Look-it the experience of Grimm, who tried hard to die of love for a French ballet-girl, but 3d not manage it. No .less a person than Jean Jacques Rousseau tells the story, and thIs is how he tells it. He fell suddenly (he says of Grimm) into perhaps the strangest malady of which one ever heard. He passed days and nights m a con- tinual lethargy, his eyes wide open, ^s pidse beatmg wildly, but without speaking, without eating, without moving; appearing sometimesto hear, but never saying anything in reply, not even making a sign, and all the while witiout agitation without sad- ness, without fever; simply resting there as if he were dead. The Abbfi Kavnal and RousBeau took it alternatively to wateh over him the abb6, being the stronger of the two, undertook the niehts and Bousseau the days never quitting him and never stay. me together; when one cameia the other went out. At last the Comte de Fnese, with whom Grimm lived, began to get alarmed, and brousht a doctor who, having examined him, sari there was nothiugtanclafiter, and ordered noting..Bousseau s fear about his friend miaehim Examine the face of the physican with some anxiett: and 8h £ tttat as he went the doctor smiled. Mean- whi e the siok man remained in this state for many days, taking; nothing bat some cherry com#* wWoh .Rousseau, puton his tSSfe?6oto to time, ^aw^w^tW Mlculty. Onfflne morning he got up, tossed himself,; an^tSqk up W$orr dinarr mode of life, without eTer.spea^gj^r to^ussBauor to tha abbe btVtifoO* el* HboW this^Mgurar Ifethktfjjy, and this in SDite of the care and attention with which both Bavnal and Rousseau had waited upon him.—' 'RerrMrkable Deaths of Re- markable People" in the Churchman s Shilling Magazine.

SWANSEA P&E^E (MVRT. .¡ SATURrij|Y. tBefoie'Mr. J. T. Jenkiu, Mr, .0. li' WilK»ms, and Mr. J. C. Richardson.] STEALING A BASKET, &c.—Thomas LewlsIVas charged with stealing a basket and other articles, the property of Eleanor Gregor, a married woman, living in Davies-street, Landore. P.C. Evans (54) produced the articles, which were identified by Mrs. Gregor, with whom it was proved the prisoner had been lodging up to the time she missed the articles, under the name of" William Williams." He was apprehended at Cwmbwrla, with the property in his possession, and told the officer that he had had a loan of the things. He added that he was a shunter on the railway at Landore. The officer stated that this was not the case, He had been working. at the Marshfield Tin-plate Works, Llanelly, by the name of William Williams, and at the Landore Tin-plate Works under the name of Thomas Lewis. He was a native of Cwmbran, Monmouthshire. He was found guilty, and sentenced to one month's imprisonment with hard labour. The prisoner was further charged with unlawfully travelling on the Great Western Railway, on Sa- turday, the 12th inst., from Llanelly to Cockitt. Wm. Bedford station-master at Cockitt, deposed to the facts. He said he was a shunter at Llanelly dock. He wore an official cap of the Great Western Railway Company, which it was thought he had stolen. Mr. Langdon, superintendent on the line, said he had no doubt the cap belonged to the company. In defence, the prisoner said he was drunk, or he should not have done it. He was fined 20s. and costs, or to be imprisoned for one month, the imprisonment to commence at the expiration of the former term. MONDAY. [Before the Mayor, the Stipendiary. Mr. E. M. Richards, and Mr. James Rogers..] PAVEMENT CLEANSING AGAIN. —The charge sheet this morning contained a list of 16 persons summoned for neglecting to cleanse the pavement in front of their premises. The head- constable applied that the whole of these cases might stand over for a month. The object the authorities had in view by these t roceedings had been pretty well attained by the sum- monses previously issued and heard, and therefore he asked that the present batch of cases be ordered to stand over for a month. By this course he meant that- the cases should be allowed to drop, because unless any of the defendants offended again in the same way, they would hear no further from the police upon the matter. The Stipendiary said A number of persons have been summoned for neglecting to cleanse the footway in front of their premises. This is a police regulation of this town, and it is no doubt essential to the comfort and convenience of the inhabitants that it should be more carefully complied with than heretofore. I understand from the head- constable that proceedings for the enforcement of the regu- lation have not been taken for many years past. Certainly I have no recollection of any previous effort made to press these police regulations. Mr. Allison tells us this morning that a great improvement has taken place throughout the borough in consequence of the cases which have been brought before the Bench. I myself can testify personally to the improvement which has taken place. Mr. Allison now asks the Bench not to adjudicate upon these summonses this morning, but to ad- journ them for a short time. All that is desired is to ensure a reasonable compliance with the regulation and as it appears that the previous summonses have had a good effect, we do not see any objection to adjourn these until to-morrow week, and then upon the application of the head-constable, or his representation that the pavement belonging to these persons has been duly cleaused, we shall not object to the course sug- gested by him that the summonses should be allowed to drop. The Bench has no desire to levy a large amount of money from individuals either as costs or fines. These police regulations are for the convenience of the public, and therefore a com- pliance must be given. I am informed by his Worship that action is taken with reference to the general scavenging of the town at large, and that the scavenging is now carried on more effectually. These summonses are now adjourned until to- morrow week. ALLEGED BONE STEALING.—A little girl, named Ellen Barry, was brought up on a charge of stealing bones from a railway truck, but there being no one present to prosecute, the little girl was discharged. DRUNKENNESS, &c.—Rees Daniel, a Welsh collier, was charged with being drunk near the South Dock. The con- stable (P.C. Watts) stated that he found the defendant drunk, and lying on the ground dangerously near the edge of the dock. Defendant had nothing to say, except to thank the police for taking care of him. Fined 5s. and costs.— William James, a labourer, was charged on the information of P.C. 40, with being drunk and riotous, and assaulting the police, while, at the request of the landlord of the Thistle public-house, prisoner was being ejected from the house. Prisoner said he worked at Clydach, in the employ of Messrs. Nixon and Bell. The landlord of the Thistle public-house gave evidence of the misconduct of the prisoner in the house. The bench inflicted a fine of 20s. and costs.—Mary Ann Randle, for being drunk and disorderly in the streets, was dismissed, she having been locked up since Saturday night. A LITTLE DIFFICULTY BETWEEN LOCAL PROFESSIONAL GENTLEMEN. The Clerk called on a case brought by the Medical Officer of Health for the Borough against a person named Jenkins, for permiting a nuisance to exist on premises in York-street, and Mr. Leyshon proceeded to open the case on behalf of the pro- secution, when Mr. W. R. Smith, interrupting, said he had to protest against Mr. Leyshon being allowed to practice in tlie" court under the present circumstances. Mr. Leyshon had entered into some business arrangement with their worship's clerk, and therefore he ought not to be allowed to practice in this or any other case in the court. The Stipendiary Are you speaking individually? Mr. Smith Not solely, but for my professional brethren and mvself after consultation. In this I am the mouthpiece of the gentlemen who usually practice in this court. Mr. Leyshon aaid he was taken a little unawares by this protest. His friend Mr. Smith had said he was the mouth- piece of himself and of the other professional gentlemen, with the qualification, usually practising in this court. He thought that, as a matter olcourtesy, Mr. Smith might have acquainted him with the fact that he was going to make objections of the him with the fact that he was going to make objections of the kind he had done. With regard to his position, it was true— and he did not hesitate to state that there was so.ne arrange- ment between Mr-JJones and himself; but as far as he was conceraed personally as an advocate practising before the bench, he took the same course as he saw other advocates do in the county and elsewhere in the police and county courts. Mr. Smith Where ? where ? Mr. Leyshon: My friend seems to have a little more animus than would appear on the surface. Mr. Smith: Oh—of course. Mr. Leyshon: I take him at his word; of course he has. But apart from any question of animus, I shall deal with it upon the broader ground, that in other courts professional men in much stronger capacities than I have the honour to hold at this moment are in the habit of practising. And, speaking off hand, I think my friend Mr. Smith did not object to his own practising at Bridgend. Mr. W. R. Smith I have never so practiced at Bridgend. Mr. Leyshon would take Mr. Smith's word that he had never practised at Bridgend but other professional men, under similar circumstances, did so. There was a much stronger case at Bridgend, where Mr. Stockwood, the father, acted as clerk to the magistrates, and where Mr. Stockwood, the son, in the office of his father, undertook as an advocate prosecutions and defences. That was one case within his worship the Stipendiary's knowledge. He (Mr. Leyshon) did. not want to put himself in antagonism to the profession, but when ad- dressing the Stipendiary magistrate he should mention what he thought the reason for this protest, though his friend very cautiously did not state the reasons for the objection. But the only reason was this—that in some way or other the Bench might be influenced by the advice of their clerk. Now, he did not think that could be for a moment alleged when the Stipen- diary magistrate for the borough sat; he would not be guided on a question of law by the opinion of the clerk, and on this ground only could it be alleged that he (Mr. Leyshon) would have any undue advantage over his professional brethren. Mr. W. R. Smith said Challenged as to his reasons, he was prepared to give them if the Bench wished ti) hear them. The Bench would probably see the purpose of his not saying any- thing more than hejiad said to protest in the name of the pro1 fessional men practising in that court; but he was quite pre- pared to give reasons to justify the course which they had taken. (To the Stipendiary :) Your Worship is aware that I made no secret of this matter. The Stipendiary said: First of all, my friend Mr. E. M. Richards, asks me to mention that he does not take any part in this case. Speaking for myself, therefore, and for his worship the Mayor, I was not aware this matter was to come on this particular morning, otherwise I should perhaps be more fully prepared to state my views upon it; but I have no hesitation-for myself in laying down this general rule or prin- ciple that no fees, or emoluments, or profits arising in this court from advocacy of any kind should go directly or indi- rectly into the hands of the clerk—an Officer of the Court. We are not sufficiently informed as to the relations between an officer and the learned gentleman whb is objected to, and therefore I think that the most expedient course to take is this :To desire our officer to put into our hands in a few days a written statement of the precise state in which he stands towards Mr. Leyshon, and Mr. Leyshon towards him. We shall then be able to judge with fairness to the learned advocate whether we can continue to hear his advocacy iuthe court. His worship added that that document asked for might be perfectly confidential, and would not be made public. Mr. W. R. Smith was bound to tell their worships that his objection was founded, on a resolution of the profession, in which they had arranged among themselves that they would not appear in any cases in which Mr. Jieyshon appeared. He proposed to hand that resolution to Mr. Leyshon, Mr Leyshon said there was evidently a grentdeal of feelin" but he thought the more courteous way would have been for them to have acquainted him with the fact. Stipendiary: Yon are retained in a case to-day ? Mr Leyshon: I am, sir. Stipendiary (to Mr. Smith): I think you may very well withdraw the objection for to-day, as Mr. Leyshon did not know of it. Mr Smith: I shall suggest an adjournment. T was not aware that the case was coming on to-day. I have been away from home and I was in hopes that the matter would have been mentioned by the clerk to the Bench. The Stipendiary I made no communication because I thought you would deem it to be your duty, on the part of the pro- fessional men, to make the application in public. Mr. Smith It was to avoid making an explanation in public that i spoke to you professionally although I certainly intended to make an application m public. Mr. Leyshon The difficulty is that none of my professional brethren will take this case. Mr Smith I apprehend that he is instructed by the Town Clerk. If he was so instructed there would be no difficulty in that gentleman appearing. The Stipendiary Taking your protest, we don't think any prejudice can arise, We don't wish to put individuals to in- convenience who are here to-day. If therfe had been no incon- venience to individuals we would ask him to retire. Mr. Leyshon was about to proceed with the case, when Mr Smith said I am acting in unison with my professional brethren, and I shall be obliged to withdraw from the case if Mr. Leyshon 'proceeds. Mr. Leyshon: I suggest that the case should be taken on either side without an advocate. Mr Smith: That will be a great inconvenience to Mr. Jenkms. The Stipendiary We must either adjourn the case, to the inconvenience of the parties present, or else it puts us in the awkward and painful position of dealing with the case our- selves without the assistance of an advocate on either side. As this question cannot be prejudiced in the slightest degree by allowing Mr. Leyshon to proceed, I ask Mr. Smith to with- draw the protest pro ^c..vice. In answering to the Stipendiary, Mr Smith said he should be quite prepared to be at the ex- penses of the adjournment. The Stipendiary Is it a, question of law or fact. Mr Smith It is a question of law, chiefly. Mr' Davies-medical officer, hoped the Bench would make the adioiirnment'as short as possible. The nuisance had been going on for two months, arid it should be abated, at once. The person Si the house was now ill, and it was very important that the houso should be put in a tenantable condition. He had been there four days already m that case. The case was then adjourned till Tuesday week. ALLEGED FRAUD BY A SWANSEA FIRM. Evan Morgan Phillips and John Phillips, ship-chandlers, Swanseafwere charged that they did within four months next before .the commencement of liquidation proceedings by ar- rangement, to wit, on the 24th of January fast and on divers days subsequently, then and there obtain of and from Charles Mitchell and Edward Starbuck Williams, under, the Jalse pre- tence of carrying on their business and dealing m th$| ordinary way of their trade, certain property On credit, to wit, one barrel of petroleum and divers other goods, and had not paid for the samej Mr. Woodward appeared If or the prosecution, and^Mr. W. r Smith, instructed-by Mr. W. Cox, for the dgfencey l Mtl Woodward said the defendants were csfcfyfng A business $wastisea as sailmakers and genenl meechants. On the 24th of January, in the-present year, Messrs. Mitchell M»d Williams. recei^^HSte frotoJMewtfs. PhffllpB, askinfc-tortott #ere their caw* for paraffin oil per barrel. To that note *0 reply was dent, ori tne 25th of January another letter was received from the defendants and in consequence certain goods were supplied, at various times mentioned, amounting in the aggre- gate to €49 4s. 5d, This prosecution was instituted under the Fraudulent Debtors' Act, of 1869, sec. 20, sub-section 14, and the question the Bench had to decide was whether there was any gtffljt^ intention to defraud. The last goods were supplied "on the Srd of February, amounting to £26 Us. 4d., and on February 4th or 5th Messrs. Phillips filed their petition in li- gtiidation. If his friend (Mr. Smith) could point out by evi- aerice that they did not know what their position was when they received those goods, amounting to .eö2 odd, and that they did not mean to file their petition—then of course there would be no case to go to a jury. He put it to their Worships that when persons were in a large way of business, they knew what position they stood in, and they had no right to obtain goods with a view of carrying on their busi- ness. Those goods were supplied in the ordinary way of their trade, and if their Worships found that it was a fraudulent transaction they would have no alternative but to commit them. Mr. Smith said that in the first .place he objected that under the Debtors' Act these proceedings must be taken by order of the Judge of the Court of Bankruptcy. When the petition for liquidation was filed, it placed the debtor and the whole of the estate in the hands of the court for jurisdiction, not only to deal with the estate, but with the debtor himself criminally. Tf they referred to the section 16, 3rd and 33 Vie., c. 62, they would find that the words were, When a trustee in any bank- ruptcy reports to any court exercising jurisdiction in bank- ruptcy, that in his opinion the bankrupt has been guilty of any offence under this Act, or where the court is satisfied upon the representation of any creditor or member of the Committee of Inspection, that there is ground to believe that the bankrupt has been guilty of any offence under this Act, the conrt shall, if it appears to the court that there is reasonable probability that that bankrupt may be convicted, order the trustee to pro- secute the bankrupt for such offence." The Judge of the Bank- ruptcy Court was to exercise his discretion as to whether the prosecution should take place or not. He cited the case ex parte Sutherland, and went on to say that no doubt the court might direct that depositions might be taken before magistrates, but it was a condition precedent that the judge should order thi. to be done. The judge had before him not only the estate up to the time of the person presenting fthe petition, but he had the power to deal with the petition, and to send him for trial. He submitted that the case could not go on, inasmuch as it wag a case in which the judge had not ordered any prosecution. His friend said that the petition was filed on the 4th or 5th of February, and therefore the first meeting of the creditors could not have been held, as the meeting must be held in not less than 14 or more than 21 days after the filing of the pe- tition. If at the first meeting of the creditors a quorum did not appear, the proceedings were void ab initio. His second objection was that the summons itself did not show any offence at all. It was not stated in the summons that it was with intent to defraud." The Stipendiary: The summons clearly involves that offence. Mr. Smith said his third point was that, supposing his friend proved all he had stated, there was no offence at all, and he quoted a case in point. The Stipendiary: I think we must go to the facts before we act on that last decision. Mr. Woodward remarked that the defendants upon being threatened, said, "We shall be obliged to file our petition." This was on the 18th or 20th of J anuary Mr. Smith (sotto voce): who is going to pay the costs of the prosecution ? Mr. Woodwa1"d: I shall get costs from my own client. MI". Smith: It may be satisfactory to them to know we are going to pay 20s, in the £ The Mayor: I think these proceedings are a little premature. The Stipendiary, in giving his decision, said: The question is whether this prosecution can be instituted without the previous sanction of some court exercising jurisdiction in bankruptcy and liquidation. Such court, on the report and representation of the trustee, on being satisfied by any cre- ditor that there is reason to believe that the bankrupt has been guilty of an offence under the Act, shall, if it seems pro- bable that the bankrupt m3Y be convicted, order the trustee to prosecute. Therefore, it appears that we ought not to pro- ceed with this charge until the court in which the liquidation is filed shall have made the order to proceed.

GLAMORGANSHIRE ADJOURNED QUARTER SESSIONS. The adjourned Epiphany quarter sessions Tor the county of Glamorgan were re-opened at the Guildhall, Swansea, on Tuesday morning, at 11 o'clock, before Mr. Robert Oliver Jones, chairman. The following gentle- men also took their seat on the Bench :—Mr. J. T. Jenkin, Mr. E. M. Richards, and Mr. G. B. Brock. The following gentlemen answered to their names as THE GRAND JURY: Joseph Bright (foreman), William Bowen, John Down, Thomas Evans, David Evans, Abraham Grey, Benjamin Hill, William Hosea, William Hopkins, David Jenkins, Evan Jenkin, John Morgan Jones, James Kaye, Lewis Lewis, Benjamin Lowe, John D. Morris, W. H. Mills, David Owen, Robert, Payne, William George Pond, Daniel Phillips, David Richards, and Thomas Randall. The learned Chairman, in charging the jury, remarked that there were 36 of the 37 cases for disposal, but they were of the most ordinary kind, only one or two being of such a character as to need special notice. These cases were that of a man charged with stealing lead, a case of indecent assault, a case of obtaining money by false pretences, and a case of wounding with a poker. As he had said the whole of the cases were such as they were thoroughly familiar with, and he thereupon dis- missed them to their duties. TRIAL OF PRISONERS. STEALING COAL. Ann Williams, 25, married, was charged with stealing 3llbs. of coal, the property of George Thomas Clark and others, at Merthyr-Tydfil, on the 3rd January, 1876. Prisoner pleaded guilty, and admitted a previous convic- tion. Sentenced to six months'imprisonment with hard labaur. STEALING WEARrXG APPAREL, ETC. Richard Vaughan, aged 12 years, pleaded guilty to stealing six caps, one waistcoat, and one pair of leggings at Mertbyr on the 27th of December, 1875 also to stealing six broaches, 24 dress-holders, and four pair of earings at Merthyr on the gist December. Sentenced for each offence to one month's imprison- ment at Cardiff, and afterwards four years' detention at II; Reformatory, the two sentences to be concurrent, Richard Rowlands, aged 12, pleaded guilty to the former of the two last charges, and he was sentenced to one month's imprisonment, and four years' deten- tion at Ty Segur Reformatory. Catherine Vaughan, I married, aged 40, pleaded guilty to receiving the before- mentioned goods from her sou, knowing them to have been stolen, a.nd, there being previous convictions registered against her, she was now sentenced to three months' imprisonment for each of the two offences. STEALING WEARING APPAREL. John Jones, labourer, aged 32, pleaded guilty to stealing one waistcoat and other articles, the property of John Williams, at Michaelstone-super-avon, on the 6th December last, and, there being previous convic- tions against him, he was now sentenced to 12 months' imprisonment. FALSE PRETENCES. George Francis Price, accountant, aged 17, was eharged with unlawfully obtaining, by means of cer- tain false pretences, the sum of £ 10 in money, from William Clements, with intent to defraud, at Llantwit- Vardre, on the 10th November, 1875. Mr. A.rthur Williams prosecuted, and prisoner defended himself. Mr. David Jivans, auctioneer, of Gloucester, the prose- cutor, sworn, stated that he had been in communication with the prisoner about getting a house, and bad offered if he would get him a, particular house in the Rhonflda Valley. After receiving a letter from the prisoner about the matter, prosecutor went to the Rail- way Inn, Llantwit-Vardre. with the prisoner, Thejand- lady'told them that her husband Was not in, and that she knew nothing about letting the bouse. Went to the owner of the house, who told them that he could come to no arrangement in the absence of Morgan, the land- lord of the house. Prisoner said-"J-am in the place of Morgan in this matter," and added that he had that morning received a letter from Mr. Morgan authorizing him to sell thehoQSo. Thereupon prosecutor agreed to take the contents of the house for £80, or, less the bed and bedding, £70.. Prosecutor gave the prisoner a cheque for £ 15, £ 10 deposit and £5 commission. On coming down to take possession of the housaatortnight afterwards, the prosecutor was told that there was some little difficulty in the way, and prisoner said If they want .£10 more you bad better give it, as you have had the house cheap." Morgan repudiated any arrange- ment between himself and the prisoner to let the houst, and the prosecutor only got possession of the house after entering into a new arrangement with Morgan himself and paying a second deposit. Some other evidence having been taken, the prisoner proceeded to address the jury in his defence. He said the case was one of the most-wicked, malieious, and raked-up charges that had been been brought before "any jury in any court of justice in South Wales. He then proceeded to review the evidence at length, contending that he had authority to let the house, that he had done his best for those who authorised him, and that be had well earned the commission he had received He called upon the jury to give him an honourable acquittal, and, on the learned chairman to add to it the rider that he left the dock without a stain upon his moral character. The jury found the prisoner guilty, and he was sentenced to six months' imprisonment in the house of correction at Swansea, with hartHabour. BILLS IGNORED. The grand jury ignored the bill against Sarah Jones, for stealing a pure of money from the person of one John Walters, at Swansea, on the 25th of January, SECOND COURT. (Before Mr. J C. Fowler, deputy chairman, and Mr. E. M. Richards.) Mary Jones, aged 39, wife of Wm. Jones was nertloVw-ir 8te\rng & flannel petticoat, the'pro- of D^lS M°rgan, at Briton Ferry, on the 3rd Swansea^ Guilty. One month's imprisonment at William Withers, charged with stealing a fowl, the property of Margaret Durrant, at LIantwit-joxta-Neath, on the 24th of January. Guilty. Three months' im- prisonment at Swansea. William Woods, charged with stealing goods, the property of William Sherwood, at Merthyr, on the 6th of November. Guilty. Three months' imprisonment atj Cardiff. John Stephens, butcher, aged 20, charged with steal- ing a quantity of harness from the Oxford Inn, Swansea, the property of Augustine Atherton, of Gower; also, with stealing a set of harness, the property of Joseph Gordon^ Guilty. Sentence deferred. WEDNESDAY, a 0 il U The learned Chairman took, tua seat in the first court at Abottt iialf-past tenv6*elockI r j e joium f'At^LiAlfW6wfo.. c William Price, a collier, aged 42, was charged with maliciously wouodi¥g ti^vid Ree«.' ifclAtatfoiiAo, on the 12th FibtMary.' Mr. Henry AllWJ' Mr. B. F. Williams defended. It appears that David Reea (the prosecutor) and his wife lodged in the prisoner's house, On the night in question prosecutor and prisoner were at a public-house at Femdale; they left in company and went home together. They were good friends all » the while. Prosecutor's wife advised him to go to bed, but prosecutor refused, whereupon prisoner charged jj: prosecutor with beating his wife. Some angry wordfl Wa ensued, and the prisoner ordered prosecutor and his wife ( to leave the house and find other lodgings. On prose- fro cutor refusing, a row took place, and the prisoner struck prosecutor on the head with a poker, causing somewhat serious injuries. A most formidable poker was produced in court, and identified as the one used, and a witness 3 named Elizabeth Rees swore that before the night of the offence the poker was straight, now it was much hent.—• Mr. Parry, stated that he had beaaClÙled in to see the prosecutor about 11 p.m. on Saturday night. His head was covered with blood, and there wwe two dangerous wounds on the bead, one of those about 2* 141 inches long, and the other 2 inches long. The skull was f° not fractured. A police-constable stated that the pri- soner came to call him to the house, saying that he had u a ledger in his house who bad a poker in his hand, and who swore that he (prisoner) should sleep in his blood 00 that night. The constable-went to the house, and there S\ found the prosecutor all covered with brood. Prisoner th was then given into custody. Mr. B. F; Williams addressed the jury for the defence, and the learned chair- 8,11 man summoned up. The jury returned a verdict of guilty of common assault only, and the court sentenced him to four months' imprisonment at Swansea. NO TRUE BILL. The grand jury returned no true bill in the case of George Fulford, 28, porter, for indecently assaulting a lntie girl named Emma Jane Russell, at Swansea, on the 4th of January. STEALING FROM THE PERSON Ann Price, singlewoman, 22. was charged with stealing S'Arif ;lS0Ver £ lgn^ from the person of John Wat&an at Merthyr. The Jury returned a verdict of not guilty, and prisoner was discharged. STEALING LEAD. John Doyle, otherwise John Bryant, a puddler, aged 17, was chained with stealing a quantity of lead, thepro- perty of John O Neil, at Neath, on the 5th February Arthur Lewis prosecuted. The Jury returned a verdict of guilty, and the Court sentenced the prisoner to 4 months imprisonment. STEALING A SHEEP'S HEAD. Thomas Christmas, a puddler, aged and Edward Davies, 34, hammerman, were charged with stealing a sheep s head, the property of John Lewis, at Aberdare on the 4th January. The Jury, under the direction of the learned Chairman, returned a verdict of not guiltr and they were discharged. T MALICIOUS WOUNDING AT SWANSEA. John Morns, a pilot, was charged with malicionnlv wounding John Edwin Burton, at, Swansea, on the 29tS of January. Mr. B. F. Williams prosecuted, and Mr. Bowen Rowlands defended. The prosecuto^ and the prisoner are Swansea pilots, and at the date of the offence they lived next door to each other in Madoc-street. Prose. cutor, hearing one of his windows broken^ went outside Believing the mischief had been done by the priaoner Moms prosecutor went to the door, and asked him why was yf T TILe reply made b>- prisoner was: 111 smash your b v hear! Tko „ J. said « Don't be fooU John,^whereupon the defenfi rirnT I*1"1 "p A ea(i and inflicted a wound which bled profusely. P.C. Qwen John proved apprehending tho prisoner, who said, on being charged, "Serve him well right." Mr. Evans, M.R.C.S., deposed that Burton was brought to his surgery about 10 o'clock in the morn- ing. Found a wound on his head 1| iachea in length It was not a clean cut wound. Would have been pro-' dueed by a blunt instrument. The learned Counsel f?r the defence, in an able speech, contended that the oftence was a common assault and nothing more Thp T1lrv found a, verdict of guilty of common assault. Chairman • You think there was no knife ? Foreman No sir The sentence of the Court waS four ao,ltl"' imprisonment with hard labour. TR STEALING A LETTER. Hamet Gibbon, married, aged 44, was charged with stealing a post letter, containing postage stamps of the value of 10s. the property of Her Majesty's Postmaster- General, at Cardiff, on the 17th of January, 1876. Mr E. F. Williams prosecuted. The clerk at the Canton Post Office deposed that the prisoner came to the office and asked for a letter addressed to Miss Hannah Williams. The letter was given her. Mr. Evans a waiter at the Queen's Hotel, Cardiff, deposed that he had written the letter in question, containing the stamps, and addressed to Miss Hannah Williams. The prisoner spoke at SOlli<=: length to the jury, and averred that she had not been in the shop for three months before the date of the offence The jury returned a verdict of guilty, and the Court sen- tenced her to six months' imprisonment at Swansea. STEALING A WATCH. John Williams, aged 41, hobbler, w*.s chawed with steahng a watch, the property of one Clifford Dennis Gower, at Cardiff, on the 15th of January. Mr Dalton prosecuted. Prosecutor stated that the prisoner gave him two two-pennyworths of whisky, and after he fell asleep the watch was taken away. The watch was after- wards found pledged at the shop of Mr. Barnett. The jury returned a verdict of guilty, and the sentence of the Court was four months' imprisonment with hard labour; STEALING HAMS. Henry Hamlen, aged 22, labourer, was charged with stealing two hams, the property of Charles Bradley, his master, at Cardiff, on the 20th of January Mr W D Benson prosecuted. The jury returned a verdict of guilty, and the Court sentenced him to six months' im- prisonment with hard labour. (For continuation of Sessions see page J

TERRIBLE EXPLOSION IN A FACTORY.—A terrible ex- plosion has just occurred in a paper manufactory at Toulouse, the washing-wheel having blown up, driving off its two heavy doors, and completely wrecking the build- ing which covered an area of over300 square yards, the result being loss of life to a workman, serious injury to three others, and wounds or contusions to eight other persons, amongst whom are the three proprietors of the establishment and the station-master, who was on business at their office at the moment. Amongst those injured were a woman and a boy, whose clothes were torn in shreds. The cause of the accident is unknown the machinery has jnst been examined to-ascertain that the pressure was not two great. BRUTAL MURDER JN BRISOL. A brutal murder was committed in Bristol, Tuesday. A journytnan shoemaker named Edward Deacon, 27 yeara of age, who lived in Barton-court, St. James's, borrowed a hatchet from a neighbour, and returning to his home, he attacked his wife with the. weapon, inflicting ifve terrible, wounds upon her head-, the brain protruding from two of the cuts. The cries of the unfortunate woman brought some neighbours to the spot, and upon the murderer leaving the house he followed. He went straight to the Central Poliee-statf however, and confessed that he had killed his wife, The hapless victim was removed to the InSrmary, but she lived only an hour and a half. Deacon, it appears, is a hard driiikeiv but he seems to have been sober when he committed the crime. The couple lived upon very unhappy terms, having been apart- for four- -or five years until Christmas last. Since then-they have lived a cat and dog COAL WINNING IN THE GWENDRAETH VALLET, CUR- MABTHENSHIRE,—A few days since, at the Trimsaran Col- liery belonging to the Trimsaran Coal, Iron, and Steel Company, was won one of the most valuable seams of coal of the anthracite measures, known-aw the "Big Vein, which, underlies the Green seam 45 yards. The present seams, which are worked at the collie^, are the Crregog and Green seams. The first mentioned is used mostly for steam, lime-burning, and smelting purposes, and the second mostly used for malting and household purposes. At the north-eastern end of the estate, a drift r ^2. Gre^og seam, dipping -af the in- clination of about_1 sb 3, winch is the dip of the ground; ue ?reen seam> which underlies the Gregog seam, through the same opening, a "cross-mea- sures heading" is driven, 30 yards north, which connects the two seams, and both are worked out through the same drift to the snrface, were it is landed arid tipped into trucks upon the most approved principle, further west on the estate the Big Vein" baa been. worked by the old people m the Caedean pit, 80 yards deep from the surface but, in driving eastward, a great;" roll" was met with, whera it is said the" Big Vein" was last worked upon the Company s estate. However, efforts weie made to prove this valuable vein at their present opening from the Green seam, which have proved a failure, having Fvan T)^f • xBut' securing the advice of Mr. Evan Daniel, an eminent mining engineer of Swansea. the company's present consulting engineer, a pit was sunk from the Green vein, with a view of P«mng&e t»ristance A ^em* WHLCH 'was' at depths# yards, crowned with success, proving the vein to he of excellent the inn?a9+a- 7 ,\m thickness; and, to do justice to the reputation of the vein, cannons were fired, which were heard many miles around, and other rejoicings were held at Tnmsaren village. BOARD OF TRADE MARINE —An inquiry has been held at the Town-hall, Cardiff, respecting the strand ingof the wooden brigantine Tryphena, 192 tons, on the coast of the Bristol Channel, on the 2nd of January last. The Court were of opinion that the captain w&s at the time of the accident, and for some thne before, nr a state of drunkenness, and that the stranding of the vessel was owing to his incompetency from that cause. They there. fore adjudged that his certificate of service be suspended for two years. Ah inquiry into the stranding and aban- donment of the wooden brigantine Hematite, of White- heaven, 108 tons, on Baggy Leap, off the north west coast of Devonshire, on the 14th of January, has beea held at the Town-nail, Hfracombe, before the Rev. Arthur Crawftirth Bassett and the Rev. Humphrey* William Toms, Justice of the Peace, assisted by Commander Henry N. Knox, RN., and Captain William Curling, Ssnauticml assessors. The Hematite left Whiteheaven, bound for Newport, on the 12th day of January, with a cargo of 193 tons of iron ore. At 9 a. ni. on the 14th of January she Ab0Ut 2 P-m- sbe struck heavily ™^P- The crew refused to Si !> r8ma*n the ship, sayiqg that, vessel striking- so heirily, the maTtFwouhi kf.lrJ1.ve8- They afterwards refused to go alongside, and pulled into Crbyde Bay for the purpose obtaining the assistance of a tug. The Court were Of^pfaion thaf the^tethding of the Vefrl-*W^ti 0„win £ to the want of due caution, amounting to a. aeiaait, 0ti the part of the master in; attempting to -navipte his.vesa!\ hetweengaggy Point aadTSaggy Leap. Vith respect.to the abandonment of the veseeLrthe Court it htricrtints toi-&'uWSPIras de- his cr&> fort dodlifliit ^^poVt^Srahhatat his leatfng the ?ei&al Wta'TT pHoftcutter cloMiff; prepared toft^der him -siseiMaose. The Court therefore suspended the certificate of Mr. Henry Greaves for three calender months. Although the conduct of the crew was not part of the inquiry, the court considered it moet disgraceful, and utterly.unbeoomiog British T?nn)im.