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A case of fortune-telling was disposed of by the Leicester Magistrates on Monday. The defendant was one Eliza Kenney, and two young women prosecuted. They had gone to Kenney, who pretended to fall into a trance, and replied to questions put to her. She declared a soldier in India, about whom she was asked for inform- ation, to be deceitful, and answered numerous questions about the prohibition of the marriage of one of the young women. Kenney charged her customers 3s. 6d. each; and they afterwards communicated with the police, declaring that the people about whom they had inquired were purely imaginary. The defence set up was that Kenney had been said, even by two doctors, to possess the dangerous gift of second sight; that she had not in any way deceived the plaintiffs; but simply replied to questions put to her. The Bench, however, were scepti- cal, and fined the victim of second sight 40s. and costs. Doubtless business will be sufficiently prosperous about Leicester to afford that outlay. An old woman in Eastbourne did not get off so easily on Monday. She was found guilty of deceiving three servant-girls in telling fortunes, and was sent to gaol for nine weeks with hard labour. 2 CITY AND GTJTLDS OP LOITDOK INSTITUTE FOB THE ADVANCEMENT OF TacmncAi. EDUCATION.—The second examination in Technology, under the direction of this Institute, was held in May last. The results of this examination, as compared with those of the previous years show a very considerable increase in the number of candidates, and in the number of subjects in which they were examined. In 1879, 202 candidates were ex- amined at 23 centres in 7 subjects, of whom 151 passed; in 1880, 816 candidates were examined at 85 centres m 24 different subjects, of whom 515 P»^- furnishing the greatest number-ofcandidatesi were Crewe, Bolton, Oldham, Kenmare, and 8 subjects no candidates presented them fuel, glass manufacture, goldsmiths and silversmiths' work, lace manufacture, manufacture of oils, colours and Tarnishes, oils (illuminating and lubricating), prin g, and sugar manufacture. The prizes awarded are honours' prizes of £ 5 each; 21 advanced prises or xo each 20 elementary prizes of dE2 each; besides 26 silver and 56 bronze medals. The estimated amount of the grant to teachers on the results of the examination is jE495 against £67 last year. The largest percentage of failures is in iron manufacture, in which subject there are 56 failures to 27 passes. In mechanical engineering the percentage of failures is also very great, one candi- date only having passed out of fourteen who presented themselves in honours. A remarkable feature of this examination is the number of candidates, 221 out of 816, who, not having attended any of the science classes held by registered teachers of the Institute, have presented themselves on the results of their own private study. This is satisfactory, in so far as it indicates on the part of the candidates a desire to be examined for the sake of ascertaining the extent of their own knowledge, and the lines on which their future atudies should proceed. In the case of candidates who have attended the ordinary science classes. it is open to question whether they may not have been induced to present themselves for exami- nation for the sake of the grants which their teacher receives on the results of the examhytfam but in the I nam of candidates who have studied by themselves there can be no doubt that the examination i, valued for its own sake. Of the 221 candidm^1Vf0.W "*«w>d no anecial class-teaching, 152 succeeded in passing their respective examinations. The is wreater among tboM who received class instruction than among those who were self-taught, in 38"9 to 31 '2* and this may possibly be accounted for by f? r i.r. tJTrnter candidates for exami- ne eagerness of teachers to enter ca Attenti(m nation in the hope of adding to tneir has been drawn to the fact that of the totel number of 818 candidates and 515 passes, 227 and 144 have not been examined in any preliminary science JOG

THE WESLEYANS. (From the Times of yesterday.) j The Wesleyans are holding their yearly gathering, their census, their stock-taking, and what may be called their great class meeting. They began so modestly, and they yielded so slowly and reluctantly to the pressure within and without, that ended in their present state of separation from the Chureh, that it will not be easy to select the chief date of the last century to be commem- orated in this. Wesley executed the Deed of Declara- tion establishing the Conference, early in 1784. and him- self died, after hardly a day's rest from his labours, in 1791. For years, both before and after these two dates, whenever a congregation chose to declare itself virtually independent of the Church of England, by the assump- tion of Church ordinances, it was allowed to have its way. It is not tben, easy to say when the community was fully formed. But it is impossible not to review one of the greatest creations of the eighteenth century by the light of results which occupy a respectable place even in the bold and busy century now drawing towards an end. Time has not diminished the claims of John Wesley to the admiration of his followers, and in some respects it has added to his claims in the eyes of the world at large. All admit him to have been a reformer of morals and a reviver of religion; but he also anticipated in a very extraordinary manner that reconstruction of society which may be called the chief characteristic of the pre- sent ago. It was Wesley who, after many years of pa- tient working on the old University and Church lines, formed the local and national association for moral and religious purposes. Religious combination, whether within local limits or on a scale to cover the world, was the essence of his movement, which he hoped against hope, and to the end of his days, would embrace all the faiths and all the forms of which there could be any ex- pectation. He and a very small body of like-minded men had been able to hold their own in Oxford for many years, increasing rather than decreasing, in the face of adverse or unsympathetic influences. This was just what he hoped to see done everywhere, and he did not at all grudge the impulse and strength which either the Church or any other body of religionists might acquire from him. It was enough for him if for the greatest of works he preached union, conversation, and co-operation. Few know what a want there was of these helps to religious life in those days. All the old forms of social religion, one after another, had fallen into discredit and disuse. Nothing remained but the customary fre- quenters of the parish church, and here and there, in the proportion of about 3 per cent., a Nonconformist body of worshippers; the parish clergyman a long way above the heads of the oeople. often absent, seldom quite present; far above parish priests and people, Bishops and dignitaries. There were a few Bibles about, but they were little read, for there were few who cared to explain them. All rested complacently on the com- prehensive faith that every word had come from heaven. What more was wanted ? The Churches gener illy were more than content with the psalmody of the Jews. The books of devotion that have come down from the period are suggestive of grave suspicions. Were they ever meant to be used, or even read P A state of things that to some minds could not but cause disquietude had its consolations, and they were great. Everybody was let alone, and did what he liked, or did nothing at all, if he liked that better. When the clergyman came to his parish nobody expected him to do his duty, or wished it. A few official services went a great way. With one or two exceptions, confined to rich or dignified subscribers, there were no societies, no clergy lists, very few post-offices, and a prohibitory rale of postage. Parliamentary gentlemen talk of the delight of finding themselves in a yacht a week's sail from a post- office. That was virtually the case of most English vil- lages early in the last century. As a rule, people did nothing and were well helped to do nothing. So the spirit of the age went into other matters thin either religious or moral improvement; and Wesley had to make a choice that could not fail to have its pains. Himself a man of good figure, intellect, eloquence, and scholarship, he might have made a figure in the world of letters, either as a layman or a Court clergyman. He had been in orders sixty-six years when he died, and it is worth while to reflect upon some of the eminent names contemporary with that long career. They indicate everything flourishing except the Church of England, and most things flourish in that Church except per- sonal and social religion. They suggest that in this period the one thing needful" was the one thing dispensed with. Wesley had to make his choice in the Augustan age, which found its religion in the Muses and Graces, and whose dearest shrine was the Temple of Fame. All that had hope in this world went that way. Wesley took his lot, not with the wise and great, but with the working poor, and the classes immediately connected with them. He had to say, with the Apostles and with the Founder of his Faith, that his teaching found acceptance with the simple and unlearned. It was a new thing for these poor folks to have a gentleman and a man of learning speaking to their very hearts and consciences and inviting their intimate association and help, as if they were some- thing, and were worth something. But not only the choice of hearers, but the mission itself was fatal to literary arts and graces. Wesley was the General of an order. He commanded, organized, disciplined, enjoined, and forbad, with a trumpet tongue that could not but be heard, remembered, and obeyed. Ornaments of style, figures of speech, metaphors, troops, allusions, sounding periods, found no place in his terse and peremptory allocutions, or orders of the day, as they may often be called. He was addressing persons accustomed to receive orders and to be called to account for neglect of them. He became their master for their good, which was the working out of their own salvation. Toplady devoted a short and brilliant career to the exposure of this new and vulgar heresy, and if any one wishes to gratify a literary or theological taste, he may do so by taking up a volume of his works. But while Toplady left writings, Wesley founded a Church, which, besides a high and ascertained position in this country, has a place and functions possibly for all coun- tries and all times. It was unavoidable that Wesleyanism should take its form from the circumstances under which it arose. It has taken from them not only its tone and its theology, but also its system of administration. The principal feature of that system is the thorough subordination of the ministerial office alike to the governing body and to the people governed. Moving at short intervals from place to place, moderately paid, indifferently housed, and thoroughly overlooked and controlled, the Wesleyan minister presents the greatest possible contrast to the perfectly independent parish clergyman, pleasantly housed, with a well secured and ample income, generally augmented from his own resources, and able to negotiate almost on equal terms with his Bishop, and on more than equal terms with his congregation. From the ab- solute spiritual monarchy the Wesleyans have recoiled into local republicanism, overruled by a central oligarchy. As this certainly does not tend to the elevation of the ministerial class, which finds itself continually between two fires, hard to say which the less easy to be borne, ministerial class is driven out of its proper course for .fi the gratification of that ambition and that enterprise, which is sound in all natures. As far as an outsider may judge, Wesleyan ministers are able to ring a wonderful number of changes in the immense variety of departments, offices, and committees under the Conference, and in the great number of societies they are able to maintain. The system seems overwhelmingly complex in comparison with that of the Church of England, which leaves every- body to do very much what he pleases, hardly frowning when he does less than he ought, hardly smiling when he does more than he peed. No doubt a system of con- tinual vigilance has its benefits. They who willingly subject themselves to reciprocal supervision and correc- tion must feel as the members of the severe monastic rules did—viz., that they cannot trust themselves, and that they require this wholesome, though unpleasant, mutual aid to goodness. In such a matter there is much to be said on both sides, but they who resent all such mutual interference have to bear in mind that they are all the more responsible for their own lives when they will allow none to share their responsibility. No doubt character and habits have to do with the choice. The Athenian used to think life must be intolerable at Sparta, because every man there was watching every other man, and seeing that he was not wanting to his duty, or exceeding his just measure. No Athenian would have been happy at Sparta; but the Spartan sys- tem held out longer and led to more glorious results than the Athenian. There arises yet another question. Which is the prevailing system of the age-liberty or mutual interference ? As it is only a certain style of character that will submit to the latter, is nothing lost by the ex- clusion of those who will not submit, and have Christians, after all, the right to exclude them ?

The case of Robert Dunne, who was tried at Kildare Assizes, for writing threatening letters to Lord Cloncurry and his son, collapsed on the discovery that the letter on which the Crown relied to prove the identity of the hand- writing, had disappeared. THE WESLEYAN CoKFEMNCB.—The Conference met again on Wednesday. It was announced that the Young Men's Christian Association placed their establishment at the disposal of individual members of the Conference. A communication was read from Sir Edward Watkin, offering, on the part of the South-Eastern Railway, to convey the Conference to Canterbury Cathedral and back again, and a conversation ensued about the proposal. It was finally agreed that the kind offer should be very respectfully declined, on the ground that, owing to the great pressure of business, the Conference could not spare the time. Dr. R'gg moved a vote of thanks to the late President, the Rev. Benjamin Gregory, for his services throughout the year; Dr. Applebie seconded the resolu- tion, which was earned unanimously. The Rev. B. Gregory, the ex-President proposed, and the Rev. C. Garrett seconded, a vote of thanks to the secretary of the Conference, the Rev. M. C. Osborn. The motion was carried unanimously. The thanks of the Conference were presented to the assistant. secretaries and letter- writers, and they were reappointed. The memorials from circuits and suggestion from districts were read to the Conference, and the necessary committees were appointed. Several of the documents had reference to a Wesleyan Service Book. It was decided that the next Conference should be held in Liverpool. The reading of obituaries of ministers who have died during the year was begun. This is always the most solemn service of the Conference. Special testimony was borne by several of the ministers to the character and high service of the late Rev. John Battenbury and the late Rev. John Bed- ford. Tbe Rev. Dr. Applebie read the obituaries of the ministers who have died in tbe Irish work during the past year. Dr. Punshon read the obituaries of deceased missionaries. The Conference then proceeded to consider the question of character. Each minister's name is called over, and the question put, Are there any objections to his moral or religious character P" The chairman of each district answered Yes" or No" for the ministers in his district. Most cases of discipline are refered, in the first instance, to committees. which con- sider them and report to the Conference. This business is necessarily private.;

THE WIMBLEDON MEETING. THE SHOOTING FOB THB QrgMeg PRIZR. The Daily News gives the following account of the final struggle on TuesdayCaldwell, of Renfrew, a very dangerous man to have for an opponent at long ranges, Chubb of the 7th Stafford, and Lieutenant Stewart, of Renfrew, had made 28; and Newham, of the 1st Leicester, had put together 29. On these five attention mostly rested when firing commenced at 9C) yards. Those who know how stubbornly Kelman, of Ross, can struggle on when fortune seems against him, felt that his score of 27 at 800 yards was not likely to put him of out heart; and M'Vittie, of Dumfries, too, who stood two points behind Kelman, was still thought to have a chance. Kelman s total at the two ranges was 53. Brooking of the Queen's Westminster, very regularly shooting, got to one point of this. Lieut. Stewart, of Renfrew, bad so far maintained his position that he stood third on the liat; while Lieutenant Lockhart, of Northumberland by brilliant of light shooting (considering the adverse influencea of light -a rsra those who lagged only little behind with 46, at the two ranges were Hargreaves, of Manchester; and Fergusson, of Argyle. When the men got into position at a thousand yards, the people stood in a compact mass In vain tickets were take a place in the with the necessary pass dismisseu man<1„ j ranks of the outsiders. By some Mt £ to gain admission. The a.rrangements were Dot equd to the occasion, the police seemed power p he incursion, and at Fast the enclosure became ^rowded that it was impossible for any of those who presumably hod a right to be there to see what was 0oin3 on .Where Kelman's scarlet jacket and plaid r, thr there, or as near to it as they couldth™S of his countrymen, whose digged e^9T tLem miss a single feature of the strugg y proof against pe^uasion and star y The champion of *oss-shire beg an inn and f the Queen s W^ with another, Then, after long lowed up the advantage with an 'wprins? Qn J t3^S »wJrmiLed'- sounded like a knell of doom target, and « He am^edsoa thered clans. StM to all their hopes in the °Jhlftke* off. An inner and thebrawnyScot wasnot tobeSB^k.ng t J 1-1? t x • hind with this he in turn failed to had still a shot ln.h^^tie w^ hailed with subdued find the target and the tie ^wnNorthmen_with aole £ r murs of delieht among tne „ _.■"«» silence by those whose hopes po round Kelm17 for the Westminstor man made an inner, f°"°*ed8°ythat the advantage lay an outer and an by two points. Everything Scotland a representative^ y exdtement amonJ hung on the last shot, ana ra came that Har? iSELbuSw but greaves, oi ^ancaaii" hi8 sixth -round only one steadily and that h« ^ge^an should miss, howerer behind Brookin?. UnlessJ £ be er even a bulls ej^ would pro Th<m ^0 ensure a victory for w man had actual] another w,hl8^'r St and amongst those who thought Brooking by one mugt surely win, this nf £ that either he or Kelman hetwpen »Wm news spread so audibly that the hearing how c 7 nulled uteadilv and again the on looKers waited m vain puiiea steaaiiy. au & all eyea turne(j for any disc to appear. gh Hargrevves was lying ior „ »eemea a long while coming. A of clear and the sharp, blue wreatn ot smoke drifted away' and the target was seen slowly to move. That moment of suspense before W came up in its nlace must have seemed an age to the two men. At Kt anwared with the magpie disc on it that pro- claimed a^tle between Kelman and Hargreaves. Then aH bSme confusion. The friends of each rushed in t0 see and hoist their champion aloft, but both declined. Then there came a cry of Fergusson w.ns,»th»t starfled eve^bodv above tbe din of the crowd that bad invaded theToice set apart for competitors, even while many bad stillT shot to fire. The .^nd°n who first seized Kelman, had rushed off to find the lad of Argyle and to hoist him high above the heads of the multitude. Whollv unknown to Wimbledon he was not\easily discovered, but when at last he was lifted on the shoulders of two or three stalwart Highlanders he was readily recognised as one who has on many an evening enter- tained his comrades in the refreshment tent with the plaintive airs that never fail to find a responsive echo in the breasts of Scotchmen when the influences of the still evening hours are beginning to be felt. Then there was a rush for tbe council tent, whither the hero was borne by half-a-dozen cf the London Scottish, wh0 would brook no interference with the privilege that belong to them in virtue of long custom. There was some del-y before tbe scores could be verified. At length Major Thompson banded the result to Lord Stanhope, who read it aloud, and then, amid tremendous cheering, Lady Stanhope pinned the gold medal of victory on the young marksman's breast. Among the firrt to step forward and congratulate the young hero was Sir Garnet Wolselej, who was, perhaps, among the first of any military men of high distinction to recognise the importance of the Volunteer movement. Fergttsson was agin hfftsted on the shoulders of the London Scottish and borno in triumph to the regimental caup, bead' by the 5mv< *»f the viotoriaa, playing "See' the O'noicrffeg How comes." The piper who wenld fain bsvs t'i: atrains of Highland Laddie," or Bonlv. chcr 0\elic air, with the time-honoured music in which boaatful. SngHsh- i men delight, was lost in the crowd for av-'f" ;!e, fie corned up afterwards, however, to cheer the hearta of those wbo had gathered in a crowd before the Sco t-tiuli mess tout, where whisky was drained in bumpers to the honour of one who hails from that place so famous for its Moun- tain Dew"—Campbelltown. It is stated that the victor is a mason by trade, a partner in the firm of Fergusson and Son, of Camp- belltown, Argylesbire. This is his first appearance at Wimbledon, and he had up to Saturday last nowhere fired a shot at so long a range «s 8001 yards. On that day firing at 800 yards pool for practice he obtained three bull's-eyes out of four shots, and was by the circumstance^'encoun.ged1 tojioge to,, f;ir ^re but so little notion had he of the possibility 0f wlnnfng the Qieen'. Vho wita.ued hL

Dean Boyle, the new Dean who has now fairly recovered from V.e farewell add rec*n^ carriage accident, has just issued a farewell addresg to his late narishioners of Kidderminster. He says he has no fear Is to the result of all the Church of England. Within her reach replaced the three great springs of power which have *on given separately to other Churehes—tbe 1» creed, the strength of a continuous orgamsation and the freedom of personal faith. Tbe D D y of r^^e is a growing 0,no?R°"°B°A»«°iT y'before°S"'i £ j1'. «•» D.ron- ahire Assize, on in the 25th Charles John Vanstone, a PnJf r)e^von port Jh!^ment' statloned at Bull-point Barracks, D found guilty on Saturday of harm to Marv py W0Unding and causing grevious bod y Kmn Weston Peverell, near Devonport'ja* brought up for sentence. On the night of peverell Prosecutrix was going home at Weston While crossing some fields she was overtaken er who assaulted her. She resisted him, »nd whil re^^niggling together another soldier came "P-, to get away from them, whereupon the sol nP caught her by tbe hair, thrust his hand^ into her mouth, and tore some of her gum and te ^.also tore the mem- brane under the idiers then w«Df ^er e?e9 unt^ she was blind. The soldiei*tihenwDUway, leaving the poor woman on t-heg y, ^le. She was dis- covered in this P081^" ces occu™TD?.morning by a policeman. Civcuinstan^s^occurred which led to the arrest of the VanstoneW^ nam<>d Bfay' When taken into custody a clothes were exam- ined blood and dirt vrer upon his shirt and his E?ii, IS«.>»pp««.ay tart. marks, on his hands, which was identified as belonging to him ^-gainst on the scene of the awault. The evifn^^t Bray was not sufficiently strong to warrant a c°«™stion ,«]|,e ,a8 discharged. In passing sentence on P ner, the judge remarked that this was one. ofjUhewa*; brutel, wanton, and unex- ampled cases that ^under his notice. He was sorry the been indicted under another statute, and able to U to thePre9ent 9en' tence, he should bav wa. t^Prlera8eTere flogging. The sentence of for ^tthe prisoner should "rZyiK?iw> H™. WW Bill does not taki^° «^at a ▼a94 number of landowners would p kimg 20 per cent, less rental for their lands than rights entrenched uin This Bill^PP^ft^V'an appreciable damage" hM been done hitherto by the ground game, and to obviate this it.P^P f th tbe remedy shall bo the "inalienable Jtenant to the ground game. Assuming, then, tha, h damage has been experienced annually by the f^™ar'^e be benefited to the extent of half a crown an »cre. On those estates, therefore, where the most sa factory understanding now exists between landlord and tenant as to the ground game, the mutual good f«*TBSnlting from such arrangement wUlbe destroyed, because it, very fonndation8 Vill be upset by rendering a y such an agreement illegal. Any contract in respectofthe ground game will not be binding. and the landl°!d *iU, in case such useless document as an agreement to rent the farmer's right to tne hares and rabbits on hig holding be drawn up, be under a perpetual obligation to, and at the mercy of, bis tenant—a condition of things which few landlords would find palatable, and which therefore is likely to result in anything but cordial relationship between the two. If farmers are unable *° pay their rents and make a living out of thei* farms _afc the present rentals, landlords must perforce lower their rents or not let. That is an alterna- tive for which they must be prepared; the intrinsic value of farms will soon regulate itself in tbe market, but if the Legislature step« jn with an arbitrary Bill ILI but if the Legislature step« jn with an arbitrary Bill directed against the interests of the landlord, and ex- clusively for the bene tit of the tenant at the expense of the former, he, it <»nnot but be expected, will naturally avail himself, to the extreme, of the rights whieh that Lesislature in other matters as between landlord and tenant provides for him. We should say that the Hare and Rabbit Bill will, as it now stands, fail in every resnect to give any appreciable relief to tbe British ItJ^tr.—Land and WaUr.

FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. THE ATTITUDE OF TURKEY. PBRA, TUBSDAT.—Up to the present there is every in. dication that the line of Turco-Greek frontier recom- mended by the Powers will be rejected, and that territorial compensation in another quarter will be offered to Greece. I am assured that it has again been proposed st the Ministerial Council to cede to the Greeks the island of Crete. This, it is believed, is the only concession which will be made on the part of Turkey. The Sultan is said to be influenced by the priests and the fanatical party at present surrounding and keeping close watch upon him. His Majesty is reported to be extremely irate with England and France. To such a degree has this feeling manifested itself that-I am in- formed by a high official-when. a day or two ago, a private audience was solicited by the English Ambas- sador, followed by a similar reqnest on behalf of the French representative, the Sultan actually told his Minister that he would not receive them. Such a deci- sion on the part of his Majesty is altogether opposed to diplomatic usage, and if adhered to will be productive of grave results. The Ministers were naturally alarmed, but dared not remonstrate with the Sultan for fear of being dismissed and sent into exile. The difficulty will probably be got over by shifting to the shoulders of some subordinate the unpleasant task of endeavouring to advise his Majesty against the folly of such a course of procedure.-Daily Telegraph. A SERIOUS INCIDENT. CONSTANTINOPLE, TUESDAY. -A very serious incident occurred at the Porte on Saturday, the third interpreter attached to the English Embassy having struck a sentry on duty there at night. From all I have been able to learn resyecting this affair the dragoman was completely in the wrong. It appears that this functionary was pro. ceeding along one of the corridors of the Porte with a lighted cigarette in his mouthy when the sentry, acting under superior orders, asked him to cease smoking, the request, according to the assertion of the dragoman being made in a peremptory tone was accompanied by a show of violence, upon which he struck the man. The soldier, however, denied having used any impolite lan- guage or offered violence. Be the fact as it, may, the dragoman ought not to have taken the law into his own nands, but should have reported the soldier's conduct to the proper authorities. In most countries the drago- man, under similar circumstances, would certainly have been run through the body by the sentinel. As it was he was only saved from rough treatment, at the hands of some 150 Turks, who had assembled, by the prompt intervention of the Under Secretary for Foreign Affairs in whose office be took refuge. I understand that the Porte has asked for satisfaction from She English Em- bassy for the insult given to the Turkish military honour. Daily Telegraph.

The churchyard of Temple Church, Bristol, is one of tbe poorest parishes, has, at the cost of £ 600, been con- verted into an ornamental garden, and thrown open to the PUThe beneficial results of the Swiss Federal Law for the preservation of wild animals begin to be evident Chamois, which before the passing of that enactment were fast becoming^extinct, are now almost as plentiful as ever, especially in the Bernese Oberland. THB Loss OF THE AMERICAN.— The theory suggested by all the witnesses was that the cause of the accident was the shaft breaking in the after tank, where it was contained in the stern tube, and it was supposed that the end of the shaft, becoming loose, broke through tke side of the vessel at that part, and that the water then got into the after tank, and that the after bulkhead or forward end of the tank must have given way at the same time and so allowed the water to get into the ship. It is well that the circumstances should be very clearly understood, for they are somewhat strange. The screw tunnel, it will be seen, ended at the after bulkhead, where the tank began, and through this tank ran the stern tube. One end of this tube was made up in the usual way with the stern-post, the other end wa9 made up with the shaft tunnel, and no doubt just at tbe after bulkhead, and at the end of the stern tube, was the stuffing-box. It will be seen that the stem tube would be fall of water from the sea, and it will be understood that the forward end of the stern tube must have been made up water-tight with the after bulkhead. If it were not tight, no water could be carried in the tank, which was used for ballast purposes. The bulkhead was low, and must have been very strong. It was supported above by the iron floor, below and all round by the sides of the ship, and in the middle by the stern tube, which braced it to the stern- post, and by the screw shaft tunnel. Abnormal violence must have been used to cause such a bulkhead to give way.—Engineer. NUBSING AND NURSING.—There is considerable risk of nursing in hospitals being seriously prejudiced by the fussy energy of women, weak and kindly, who have latterly taken to nursing as a sentimental service or mission rather than as a serious duty, but who lack any real knowledge of these domestic arts which form no in- considerable part of a nurse's calling, and do not possess the aptitude for learning, without which a good nurse is an impossibility. Ladies of this sort :are prepared to do anything—except the painful wearisome details of nursing, and having almost everything to learn, and none of the habits or temper of mind which makes the nurse's duty comparatively light upon the person who undertakes it, they hold themselves, after the study of a few books and a superficial acquaintance with the brighter side of hospital life, capable of instructing all. We question whether, if the matter were carefully looked to, the evils of the old system, such as they were, are not outdone by wany of the evils of the "new system," so-called. Who familiar with the class of nurses in question has not been made conscious that the patient has been made to serve the self-beatification of the nurse, and not the occasion for the development and manifestation of the most lova- ble of the charaeteiisties of womanhood ? What hospi- tal surgeon or physician has not, moreover, had anxiety and trouble from the growing tendency among these nurses to profess to be outraged in feeling (heaven save the mark ?) by the ordinary and necessary incidents of surgical and medical practice in ward life ?—Lancet. The expelled French Jesuits appear to be in no danger of not finding ground for the soles of their feet. They have already, notwithstanding recent official decrees, obtained a new foothold, though not exactly one of the description they would have desired, at Home; and another, exactly suited to their habits and ambitions, in the Palace of Orcha, not far from Madrid. Some have come to London; others have settled in Ireland; a few, even have started on a voyage to the Philippine Islands, where it may be remembered, many among their earliest missionaries perished in conflicts with both the Dutch traders and with the aboriginal heathens. No chapter in the history of the modern world is more remarkable- more characteristic-than that which describes the im- perturbable and invincible resolution of the members of the Society of Jesus, never permit themselves to be defeated-never to confess themselves to be discouraged. They are ubiquitous, and when statesmen fancy they have been dug out," they flourish in a fresh growth, beneath the roots of all statesmanship whatever in spite of his triumphs and assertions. The expelled of the Old became the apostles of the New World. It is idle to think that they can be extirpated by decrees. Decrees never yet destroyed a religious sect or order any more than bonfires or the hangman. Official Jesuitism may be expelled by command" from every State in Europe, and yet leave roots more productive than ever. All these proclamations remind us of the old French law against religious imposture, when a placard was posted on a tree in Normandy, to the effect, By order of the King it is forbidden to work miracles here." The Official Jesuits may be driven out, while their spirit and their influence will remain. Unquestionably, their recognition in times past, and the use to which they were put by despotic governments, was a fearful infliction upon the heart, and a warping of the conscience of mankind but never yet did wholesale expulsion and proscription result in any triumph of the common weal. The proscribed in the sight of millions are always in the right. Hateful and vitiative with casuistry though their doctrines may be, the Jesuits are not to be blown out of existence by decrees. When Milton's free winds of doctrine" are let loose, Jesuitism will probably wait for no official ordinance before collapsing, as Carlyle would put it, into ineffable nothingness." THE NATIONAL LIBERAL FEDERATION.—A meeting of the General Committee of the National Federation of Liberal Associations was held at Birmingham on Tues- day. Mr. W. Harris presided. The following letter was read from the Right Hon. J. Chamberlain, M.P., ac- knowledging a resolution of regret on his retirement from the presidency" 72, Prince's-gate, S.W., June 17, 1880.-Dear Sir,—I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter of the 16th inst., and to say that I highly appre- ciate the kindness of the resolution which has been passed by the committee. I am yours truly,—J. CHAM- BERLAIN. F. Schnadhorst, Esq." In reply to the resolu- tion of the Federation, passed at the last meeting of the committee, in support of his Bill for the extension of hours of polling, a letter of acknowledgment was received from Mr. Ashton W. Dilke, who said :—"The Govern- ment have accepted the principle of the Bill, I shall not press it further this Session, tbe press of work being already too great for the time at our disposal. I think there is no doubt now that it will be embodied in the Reform Bill, with such modifications as may be thought necessary to meet special circumstances." The present state of public business in Parliament and the obstruction with which the Government had been met were discussed at considerable length, and the following resolution was wil' moved by Alderman Jesse Collins, M.P., seconded by Mr. Robert Leader (chairman of the Sheffield Liberal Asso- ciation), and unanimously passed,—"That, considering the important political principles involved in the mea- sures introduced by Her Majesty's Ministers, and the character of the opposition by which they have been met, this meeting desires to record its opinion that Govern- ment will receive the hearty support of the Liberal party throughout tbe country in resisting to the utmost all attempts to delay, mutilate, or defeat their proposals." It was further resolved, on the motion of the chairman, that a copy of the following resolution should be for- warded to the PremierThat this meeting views with satisfaction the efforts of Her Majesty's Government to establish the civil right of Nonconformists to interment in parochial churchyards; but while cordially accepting the principle of the Bill passed by the House of Lords, it thoroughly objects to the following clauses First, the first clause, which limits the application of the measure to parishes and ecclesiastical districts where there is no unconsecrated burial-ground or cemetery in which the parishioners orinhabitants have rights of burial; secondly. the provision in the third clause under which no burial can take place on Sunday, Good Friday, or Christmas- day; thirdly, the sixth clause, which provides that the burial service conducted at the grave shall be Christian and orderly." It was resolved that a form of petition embodying the substance of the resolution should be sent to all the associations in the federation for adoption. The work of the Liberal party in the counties and other matters were discussed. The consideration of Mr. Firth's Bill for the creation of' a municipality in London was deferred to another meeting of the committee. The meeting then terminated.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF COMMONS.—WEDNESDAY. • ?n8e WJi flW? a11 the afternoon in consider- ing the clauses of the Budget Bill. C1^8eJ2, »me"dment w« made, at the instance of Mr. Ritchie, raising the quantity of sugar to be deemed S f j v rom 271b- to 281b.; but Mr. Gladstone declined to make any modification in re- gard to syrup. In Clause 13 and succeeding clauses various amend ments were proposed by Mr. Storer, Mr. Hicks, and other members, with the view of protecting and favouring private brewers; and in Clause 33 Mr. Storer moved to extend the annual value of the houses in which the beer brewed is not to be charged with duty from £ 10 to 1%) J AU these proposals, however, were objected to by Mr Gladstone, and were either negatived or withdrawn. On the other band, Mr. Gladstone promised to con- sider, and, probably, to deal with on the report, sugges- tions made on behalf of the cottage brewer" to simplify the entries in the brewing-book required to be kept for the inspection of the Excise, to regulate the visits of the exciseman, and to give greater discretion to the magis- trates to mitigate penalties. A proposal made b} Mr. Hicks, and supported by Sir W. Barttelot Mr. Hardcastle, and others, to permit labourers to use the implements and premises of their employers for the brewing of beer for their own consumption, was also favourably received by Mr. Gladstone, who expressed a hope that he would be able to do something in this direction on the report. An attempt was made by Mr. Watney, supported by Mr, M. A. Bass and Mr. Whitbread, to reopen the question settled at the previous sitting as to the standard by which the equivalent in beer of a bushel of malt is to be ascertained; and Mr. Gladstone, in opposing it, said, in reference to the close Division of the previous day, that if Mr. Watney's motion had been carried he should have felt bound to drop the Bill. At the same time, he held himself pledged to reopen the question if experience showed that his calculations were wrong. In Part III. of the Bill, relating to licences, an amend- ment by Mr. Watney providing that the value of the house on which the licence duty is assessed should be the ratable," and not the -1 annual" value, was discussed at considerable length, being opposed by the Government, was ultimately negatived by 195 to 138. The rest of the sitting was occupied by an amendment, moved by Mr. O'Sullivan, to provide that the valuation in Ireland should be Griffith's valuation; but. after a long discussion, it was withdrawn on Mr. Gladstone undertaking to bring up a clause providing that the valuation shall not exceed Griffith's with 20 per cent. addition. The further consideration of the clauses was then adjourned until Friday at 2, and the third reading of the Irish Disturbance Bill was fixed for Monday. The Savings Banks Bill was committed pro forma, and divided into two parts, in accordance with the arrange- ment announced by Mr. Gladstone on Monday. The House adjourned at ten minutes to 6 o'clock.

We do not hold ourselves responsible for the opinions and sentim ;nfs expressed by our Correspondents.

THE SWANSEA REGATTA. TO THE EDITOR OF "THE CUMBRIAN." SIR,—At a meeting held at the Cameron Arms Hotel on Wednesday last, it was resolved to revive the Regatta at Swansea. I trust our Swansea merchants, tradesmen and friends generally, will come out nobly on this oc- casion, and enable the Committee to offer such prizes as will ensure a Regatta worthy of the town. It is arranged that the Regatta shall take place on Thursday, the 2nd September, so that the members of the British Associc- tion may have the pleasure of witnessing the same, many of whom, no doubt, will enter their yachts. I need not point out that Swansea is necessarily a shipping com- munity, and anything which will tend to bring together nautical gentlemen, must directly or indirectly benefit all traders connected with the port. I am also informed that Regattas are already announced to take place at Milford, Tenby, Mumbles, Cardiff, Weston-Super-Mare, and, I believe, Ilfracombe and Ferryside are arranging. Surely, there is no reason why Swansea shall be behind their neighbours in this respect. I sincerely trust the ap- peal will be heartily responded to, and that we shall be able to mark the 2nd September a red letter day" in the history of Swansea Regattas. I am, Sir, yours respectfully, W. GRIFFITHS, Hon Sec., pro ten.

THE NEW MUNICIPAL BUILDINGS. TO THE EDITOR OF "THE CAMBRIAN." SIR,—A week or so ago I read in your columns Mr. Glascodine's Scheme re the Removal of Town Hall, Municipal Buildings, &c., and building new ones in the New-street running from High-street Railway to De La Beche-street. I cannot conceive a more short sighted proposal. Of course the time has arrived when a new Town Hall, Municipal Offices, Courts, Police Stations, must be erected, as the present structure is most in- commodious. The question then is what is the best site ? Ask anybody in Swansea where would he like to see the new Town Hall—his answer will at once be by the Post-office. Here is an opportunity of doing that which is much required and cannot longer be deferred-the widening of Castle-street. What place can be more suitable for these new buildings than Castle-street and Worcester-place; but one of our Councillors suggests that the new build- ings shall be a monument of the Swansea Town Council's blundering in the past. I tcoai U* Coanail M« b««r very remiss it was not to have pulled down Castle-street first—so that there should be no danger of this New- street monument ever being built. I trust the Cor- poration will seize this opportunity of removing a crying evil, and let a few of our wealthy men form a company and built over the New-street. I for one object to more public money being spent over a blunder. Yours truly, CHAMBERLAIN.

BATHING IN SWANSEA. TO THE EDITOR OF THE CAMBRIAN." SIR,-As a visitor to this town, I have been greatly surprised at the manner in which the bathing is carried on opposite Trafalgar-terrace. The ladies' bathing ma- chines are at less than a stone's throw from those of the men. The ladies are at least decently, if not elegantly, clad, but the same cannot be said of the men, who, al- though within range of the feeblest eyesight, are, in the majority of cases, destitute of the least vestige of cloth- ing. It is true there is a policeman placed between the two sets of machines, but then he cannot prevent people from looking, although he could keep the women and little girls at a respectable distance, which he, however, seems loth to do. English people are shocked at both sexes on the coast of France being allewed to bathe to- gether but, as they are all clothed from shoulder to knee, such arrangement is less deserving of censure than the one in vogue here; Now, Mr. Editor, I must protest, and I think you will agree with me, that such a state of affairs is highly im- proper, and calculated to lower the inhabitants of Swan- sea in the eyes of its visitors, the number of which will be greatly increased next month. I beg to propose that the machines should be separated by at least another hundred yards, and that the men should all be obliged to wear bathing drawers, a supply of which could be kept by the proprietor of the machines. Yours faithfully, NUDAS. Swansea, July 21st, 1880.

THE VICAR OF SWANSEA AND AMUSEMENTS. TO THE EDITOR OF "THE CAMBRIAN." SIB,—I notice in the account given in last week's Cambrian of the meetings held in connection with the Sunday School Centenary, the Vicar of Swansea is reported to have said-" To see a Sunday-school teacher in a theatre or ball-room is a sight pitiable to behold." This is quite a matter of opinion, and must depend very much upon circumstances. Is the Vicar aware that some people think the change he has made in the services at St. Mary's is a sight pitiable to behold," and that the service, as at present performed, may possibly be of as little benefit to the young as if they attended a properly conducted theatre, or a well regulated ball-room ? This is also a matter of opinion. I think, however, it is very questionable, whether a service, commenced with a ludicrous proces- sion of priests and choristers in vestments, and a musical performance from beginning to end, is any more likely to give the young a true conception of the worship of spirit and truth than if they witnessed a good plav in a theatre or enjoyed an innocent dance in a ball-room. On last Sunday in one of the seats called free (but which, as a matter of fact, are nearly all allotted, and collections in lieu of pew rents made after every service) I found a circular, issued I presume by the Vicar, but not bearing any signature, by which the members of tbe congregation are requested to remain in their seats until after the clergy had left the church. What for? Evidently to enable the^ Vicar to conclude the service with another "sight pitiable to behold," viz., a proces- sion. Is not a similar thing done in the adjoining Roman Catholic Church ? Catholic Church ? If some people's eyes were not so blinded with ritual- istic disease they need not go to either theatres or ball- rooms to find sights pitiable to behold." rooms to find sights pitiable to behold." Yours truly, A SUNDAY SCHOOL TEACHBB. P.S.-I have not noticed any reply to a letter from Mr. Daniel, which appeared in The Cambrian* few weeks ago> and which flatly contradicted a statement made by t e Vicar. The question is one of fact, and shoul cleared up.

SWANSEA IN 1980 AND 1880. TO THE EDITOB OF THE SLB,—There are probably but few of the waders of the Cambrian of the year of grace 1980, Jhohave the oppor- tunity of studying the sayings and doings of the people of Swansea, as shewn in thei columns of venerable old Cambrians of a hundred years ago. It may be not an uninteresting pastame to compare our suiroundings, social and industrial, in 19o0, with those of our fore- fathers a century gone by. To judge from the accounts given us in Cambrians, bearing early dates in the year 1880. the laying of the foundation stone of what is now called the "Old Docks, at Fabian's Bay. was certainly an event of the greatest importance, and the day was evidently a very grand one for our ancient borough magnates; but itseems pretty clear that the townspeople generally were effectually snubbed in the good old style in vogue a hundred years ago. We gather that the then Mayor of the town gave a "grand luncheon" and a grand ball, the same day as near as may be, at which were people with titles as the most honoured guests, worthy men and true, doubtless, as are the few surviving relics of the order who still fonlly cling with tenacious desperation to the iemp^y titlea of a race against whose barbaric rights'' it was found impossible to make civil f progress until thc*e « rights" and the position of their claimants, were adjusted to suit the most element Economics of general progression. One rather sinS and very unpleasant tmit in the character of some of the old inhabitants at the time, is shewn in the fact that they were ready to pay a price for witnessing the enjoy- ment of others in festivities they were not considered to share. Verily, dress is not the only thing in which the fashions change. We are told that the smne of all the fast and furious gaiety was the Music Hall," a very ugly old building, long since swept away as being an architectural and inconvenient monstrosity; and ter- ribly celebrated because a pair of hideous structures serving as top galleries, went tumbling down into the midst of a large audience below, with what effect may be imagined, and was even witnessed by some few old people yet living. Returning from this digression, we must not K* ? aroat,d us, call the Old Docks" at Fa- lan s Bay little puddles, athough we are sorely tempted o to do, when we compare thein with the splendid series Riir^° a hasins that cover the greatest part of the of fik!W«8* more are we tempted to think little rivpr Docks" when we look the other side of the accommrwiar5 vast area of shipping safely floating in engiS^ ^Trl°8ed that '^sterpiece of tidal ff jt f' The Swansea and Mumbles Promenade." and place it i40 resurrect the old Music HaU, purpose in thes?d8ayt8hethne°bl0 .buil.din« 7^ ser*ea striking. The or«S' contrA8t would be great and noble pile dedicated ™cture stands the centre of a Art; and within fte Pictorial' £ hSttJ whSperiC^ humanftymade matters in <Tur old^awtnV^ Ch"roh tbe account of the consecration «f » • v ™ ^ave of St. John's; the parkh hitherto having^bee^$ £ a^ church within its bounds. We must remeS that the St. John's Church of our day U rn* exactly as it appeared in 1880. Then, it was but a part of the complete design, since carried out in full as iT tended by the ancestors of our present M.P., and depicted on the old brass plate still visible in the vestry of the church. It is now a magnificent building, the centre of a densely populated district, and with its grand Vivian lower carries down to posterity an ancient name which still entwines itself around the hearts of this generation even as it did in the times of many generations long gone by. 8 We gather also that the good people of old Swansea were exercised in the repewing" of St. Mary's Church about this time. Some may possibly have been able to form an idea of what the old Church of St. Mary's was like, through seeing preserved in the Museum, one of those colourless delineations called a Photograph, the production of which a hundred and more years ago, was a business of considerable extent. Those who have seen this delineation of old St. Mary's Church, will surely agree with me in thinking that to do anything to improve the inside of the ancient barn-like structure was something very much like throwing money away; yet must we not forget that the Swansea of thoie days was not the Swansea of these days; and that £40,000, the cost of the present structure, though not much for a town of four hundred thousand inhabitants, would have been very much indeed for one of only sixty thousand. Let us hope that the good and godly officers of the old church are able, by some power unknown to us, to enjoy the sight of the church as it stands at pre- sent, in all its cathedral-like grandeur. Perhaps in none of our present surroundings must the contrast be greater as compared with those of a hundred years ago, than in that of railway accommodation. We gather from the letters of nervous correspondents and railway travellers, that a certain railway bridge at Lan- dore, erected as a temporary structure of wood, to last 20 years, but which had then been in use for about 30 years, gave, in the opinion of these good people, certain and sure signs of age and viaductal decrepitude. Very little notice seems at the time to have blèen tnken of these forebodings, and no preparations for the replacement of a temporary by a more substantial structure, were in band, when, unhappily, the uneasy feeling of years woa justified by the sudden collapse of the bridge during the passage over it of a heavily freighted train. The details of the horrible scene still linger in the memories of some of our old people. After this the route of G.W.R., as far as its entry into Swansea was concerned, changed, coming through Morriston, as it should have done at first, entering the town direct, and leaving it through the Dunvant Valley, thus placing Swansea on the main line, and doing away with the absurdity of shunting off one of the chief towns of Wales, to the end of a one mile branch. Street tramways, apparently, were bones of great con- tention a century ago. We gather that a certain line skirting the then sea-shore to the Mumbles, must have I afforded pleasure to the hearts of the professors of that D8lJ#' e*P?nsive system of quips and cranks, | ch passed for the law" in days when Bimple justice was often smothered under musty piles of ill-understood usages of ancient days, which were often formed with an express view to the retention by feudal robbers of their unholy spoils. The very site of this "line of beauty and joy for lawyers is now somewhat doubtful; but, in- stead," we nave that beautiful piece of road running along the Swansea and Mumbles Promenade, far out to sea, passing the great light-house with its electric light s, on to a tidal pier, at whose terminus travellers are ever k arriving or departing. The clumsy street tramways, l| meant for town use and short distances, seem to have F met with all the obstructive genius of authorities part* cularly rich in this grace. And not much can we wonder at this. Compared to our present light, swift, noiseless loooaiotors. the old contrivances seem constructed with a view to the consumption of vast amount of material, and the production of the maximum of noise and discom- fort. to the minimum of speed and safety. Now, too, instead of the stuffy, clumsy cab, drawn l»y an old trestle of animated cat's meat, we have the handy electro-car, which takes us quickly to our destination without necessitating the infliction of pain on any broken down representative of animated nature. If the introduction of electricity as a motive power hM I tended to decrease the number of horses employed, there f can be no question but that it has also improved the breed of horses, by removing the necessity for the use of inferior animals. Horses are rarely kept now but by those whose means are sufficient for their proper care and ¡ maintenance. Need I remind the reader of the indus- tries of old Swansea ? Who does not know that Swansea was formerly the metropolis of the world for copper smelting and the making of tin-plates. Copper smelting in gone. In its place is a far simpler process, and the fair face of nature no longer suffocates under miles of sulphurous smoke. We have but to look around us, and among our well-to-do neighbours we see many a family whose wealth has been derived from the metalliferous mountains of copper and other works refuse—the "slags" rejected by the matallurgists of former days as being too poor for profitable treatment. At least thirty thousand tons of copper and six million ounces of silver have been recovered from these slag-heaps, beside other metals; and we have but to look to some of our dock walls to see the good use the demetallised scoria has been put to. One is tempted to lift the veil municipal, and com- ment on the customs, sayings, and as far as can be judged by report, the personal idiosyncrasies of the good people who ruled the local roost in 1880. There seems to have been a mayor" of the town, but that there was a deputy mayor" is a matter for no doubt whatever. The Rev. Dr. who filled the latter post seems to have been a most irrepressible spirit, and in very particular love with j the sound of his own voice. In respect to possible decendants, I refrain from particulars which would to I say the least astonish those who are acquainted but with the conventionalities incident to the conduct of public business in this year of Grace 1980, whose fate it may possibly be to be reviewed, and its many shortcomings I exposed, by one who can look back on 1980 from the same distance of time as we have on the year 1880. Hoping that the old Cambrian may still be alive to offer its pages to this critic of the far future, I I am, yours truly, FIDUS IN FIN AM.

GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY. I Receipts for week ending July 18, 1880 £141,008 0 0 Corresponding w<Mk „ 1879. £ 133,807 0 0 TAFF VALE RAILWAY. Receipts for week ending July 17, 1880 £ 8988 0 0 Corresponding week, „ 1879. £ 7869 0 0 Penarth £ 2185 0 0 r Corresponding week last year .£1607 0 0 }f BRECON AND MERTHYit RAILWAY. Receipts for week ending July 18, 1880 JB1338 19 2 Corresponding week last year, 1879 B1073 3 8

BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS. IW All announcements of Births, Marriages, and Deaths are now charged for as follows:— Births and Marriages, Is. 6d. fach; Deaths, Is. The announcement must be prepaid by Post- Office Order or Postage Stamps, and must, In ¡ every case, be authenticated by the signature and address of the sender. BIRTH. On the 19th inst., at 2, Castle-square, Swansea, the wife of E. L. Morgan, of a daughter, who survived her birth but a short time. MARRIAGES. j On the 19th inst., at the Parish Church, Swansea (by license), f by the Rev. Hugh Williams, Owen William Jones, to Sarah Bhossilly, third daughter of Captain Be van, of Cobre Villa, I in this town. On the 6th inst., at Roch Church, Pembrokeshire, by tbe Rev. T. W. Reece, the Rev. W. A. Tute, M.A., of All Saints, Kensington Park W., eldest son of X. Stanley Tute, Vicar of Markington, Yorkshire, to Grace Warren Harries, daughter ox G. A. Harries, Esq., J.P., D.L., Hilton, Pembrokeshire. On the 15th inst., at St. Mary's Church, Battenea, by the Rev. A, B. Bockett, M.A., Mr. W. H. Chesterman, of Exeter, to Grace, seventh daughter of Mr. John Vevers, of Battersea. DEATHS. On the 20th inst., Albert William Eustace, the dearly beloved eldest son of John Brook and Sarah Pritchard, of Oxford- street, Swansea, aged 17 years. On the 14th inst., at 14, Paxton-place, Swansea, aged 49 years, Mr. John Lloyd, for 21 years in the employ of the Swansea Gaslight Company, deeply regretted. He was interred on Saturday, July 17th, in Bishopatone Churchyard. On the 22nd inst., at the Cyprus Hotel, St. Thomas, Swansea (the residence of her son), Mary, widow of Michael Thomas, of Saundersfoot, Pembrokeshire, aged 76 years. On the 15th inst.. at his residence, Bovehill Farm, Gower, Mr. John Bowen, in the 80th year of his age. On the 8th inst., at 106, Derby Road, Bootle, aged 19 months. Catherine Louise, youngest daughter of James MarmoD, L.R.Q.C.r.I., late of Plasmarl. Printed by Steam Power, and Published by HOWlJ WALTERS WILLIAMS, at the CAMBRIAN OFFICE, No. Wind-street. Swansea, in the County of Glamorgan.—FWPA»» JvIii 39, 1880.