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Xootl intelligent*. THE SHELTER, CWMDONKIN. — John De Fraine, Esq., of the Cambridgeshire County Council, will deliver three lectures at Swansea next week, viz., on Tuesday. Wednesday, and Thursday, on behalf of this dererving Institution. PRELIMINARY" NOTRCE.—A grand concert will be held in the Albert Hall on Thursday, December 5th. when the following artistes will take part Mrs. Mary Davies, Madame Martha Harries, Mr. Maldwyn Humphreys, Mr. Lucas Williams, Mr. A. P. Pearce, Miss Meta Scott, &c. Full particulars will shortly appear. We regret to have to announce the death of Colonel Lewis, of Clynfrew, one of the stauunhest of Conserva- tives and best of agriculturists in Xorth Pembrokeshire, on Thursday morning last, after a long illness. The deceased gentleman was a J.P., and D.L. for the county of Pembroke, of which also he was the hieh sheriff in 1874. sheriff in 1874. MUMBLES LOCAL BOARD.—On Thursday evening the above Board held its meeting. There were present Messrs. Nicholl Morgan (chairman), J. H. Jones, M. V. Jones, W. Bennett, T. Milward, and R. W. Beor.—The chairman read a notice from Jenkins and Brother, contractors, stating that they intended to bring an action against the Board for £1.597 13s. 3d., money due and payable to them under the drainage contract. — The Chair- man moved that Messrs. W. Robinson Smith be retained to defend the action, and that the Board bring an action against Jenkins Brothers for damages. —Mr. Mat Jones seconded, and it was carried.—Mr. Mat Jones moved that Mr. W, H. Rogers be elected in the place of Mr. D. E. Mich..el.-Mr. Bennett seconded, and it was carried. -This was all the business of importance. LLANRHLDIAN CHURCH MISSION ROOM. — On Tuesday, October 1st, the harvest thanksgiving festival was held in the above room, which is situated about mid-way between the Parish Church and the Chapel of Ease. Two very eloquent and effective sermons were delivered by the Rev. S. P. Lewis, Vicar of Penllergare, and at both services the little room was crowded. The decorations which were arranged by 1 he Misses Jones, of Caeforgan, assisted by several kind friends from the neighbourhood, were greatly admired. Great praise is due to the curate of the parish, the Rev. W. Jones, for his energy and perseverance in the great J cause. Although the room has only been used for Divine service about 15 months, it is very well attended, and there is also a. very flourishing Sunday School, numbering about 30, under the superintendence of Mr. Davies, of Llanelen. The collections, which were given to the Church Pastoral Aid Society, amounted to £2 15s. 6d. CHRIST CHURCH GUILD. — PRESENTATION TO A MEMBER.—The Christ Church communicants' guild inaugurated the winter season with a meeting held on Wednesday night in the vestry, following service in the church. The warden (Rev. Eli Clarke) presided, and there was a numerous attendance. The proceedings commenced with the presentation of a handsome clock to a member of the guild, Mr. Joseph Hill, on the occasion of his marriage. Mr. Hill has for some years worked indefatigably in the parish in connection both with the church and Sunday school, and the Rev. Eli Clarke, in making the presentation on behalf of the guild, expressed his high appreciation of Mr. Hill's services, and the pleasure he felt that those services would still be continued. Mr. Hill having suitably returned thanks, the Rev. Watcyn Jones (sub-warden) read a valuable paper on the methods and principles upon which an ideal Sunday school should be conducted. The paper contained many thoughtful suggestions, a.nd was followed by an interesting discussion. MR. DILLWYN, M.P., AND SiB JOHN JONES JENKINS. —In a speech delivered by Sir John Jones Jenkins at the Swansea Conservative Club last week occurred some passages to which Mr. Dillwyn's attention haa been called. The hon. member has replied as follows :— Hendrefoilan, Swansea, October 12th, 1889.—Mmy thanks for your note. I do not recollect the conversation respecting the Enfranchisement of Leases Bill to which Sir J. J. Jenkins referred in the speech of which you send me a report, nor do I believe that I ever used the words which he has put into my mouth. Indeed, I was, and am in favour of the enfranchisement of leases, although X consider that any measure for that object would have o be carefully guarded, as otherwise owners of property of unw'lling to grant building leases alienated from them. "Thi.T^ likely may have done soto T l T7 from having said that 1 personaliw ii' 80 never te grant leases for more than '20 *1 i, Caf^ a measure be cariied, I not onlv nover m"dl anv SU°h Statement, but have never felt any duclination to grant such leases, unless upon the ground above stated and respecting which clauses should, I think, be introduced into an enfranchisement bill, as otherwise it might be rendered, to some extent, nugatory by the objection of owners to part with their property. I have never altered my view upon this point, and you are at perfect liberty to make any use you like of this consmunication—Believe me, sincerely yeurs,—L. L. DILLWXN.

LATESTHVEWS. Bank rate is unaltered and remains at 5 per cent. Within the past few days several fine young seals have been captured on Pentargon Beach, near Tintagel, on the north coast of Cornwall. CZAR'S JOURNEY HOME.—DANTZIC. October 17th. —The Russian Imperial yacht Derjava, with the Czarina on board, arrived in the Neufahrwasser Roads from Copenhagen at a quarter to nine o'clock this morning. The Emperor passed last night in the saloon carriage, in which he had come from Ludwigslust. The Derjava remains in port for the present. RAILWAY DISASTER. — NEW YORK, Thursday.—A collision occurred at Gibson, Nebraska, last night between two passenger trains owing to one of them leaving a side track to get upon the main line before the other, already on the mainline, passed the junction. **oth trains were travelling at considerable speed, and the crash was terrible. Fifty persons were injured, and Me have since died; others are severely hurt. receW*~a°^~WA:E FOUNDERED. — News from Odessa, war ln Vienna, states that the Russian man-of- Batoum suddenly went down off set out for th ^an<^3. Another st«amer immediately the Daily N a°eile of the disaster, but came too late, Ufp The nan- correspondent tells us, to save a single A"11* rkrw,n,.T|;« 1857. Her tonnage ir?\ £ <™boat built in gUng_ 6 waa '25, and she carried four small It was surtly one of the c • diDg which is reported froStlf ,mis^aPTs, at vsi matrimonial ought, wh*a'it SwXwithall^y woridVSs ifindow "The bridegroom ha.d m consequence, not undertaken the most serious of his obligations, and the bride was with- out her wedding ring. It was in the middle of the wedding breakfast theomision was called to mind and the parties hurried back to church, and were practically twice married in one day—that ig to say, if the first rite xeally was a. marriage, which may be a moot poiato

GLAMORGANSHIRE MICHAELMAS SESSIONS. (Continued from Page 6.) FIRST COURT.—THURSDAY. [Before J. C. Fowler (Chairman), and H. D. Dillwyn, I Esqrs.] INDECENT ASSAULT.—Humphrey Evans, a young man. was indicted for having indecently assaulted Elizabeth Mills, a married woman, on the night of the 31st August, near Pontypridd. Mr. Jackson conducted the prosecu- tion, and Mr. Arthur Lewis defended. The prosecutrix called nt a public-house and left some parcels there. She returned to fetch the parcels and had a glass of beer. She refused a glass of whisky offered her by the prisoner, and when she left", he followed her, and when near the Cwm, he came up to her, threw her down, ..nd committed the assault. She cried out murder, and lie then left her, after having thrown her down twice. In cross-examination. sue admitted having been once taken home drunk in a wagon, but that was because parties put some snuff in her gin without her kuowledge. She never was given to drink.—Mr. Arthur Lewis made an ingenious defenc", maintaining that the story was most improbable, and wss not confirmed in any material way. — "erdlct not guilty. WOUNDING AT YSTRADYFODWG.—Henry orouen, alias Henry Cooting, 24, labourer, was indicted for wounding David Gough, on the 29th July. Mr. Griffith conducted the prosecution.—The parties were brothers- in-law. They were both in beer and wrangled as to who was the best man. A fight ensued, find in the struggle the prisoner bit the prosecutor very seriously III the hp, taking off a piece of it, thereby causing a serious laceratt-d wound.—The jury found the prisoner not guilty. The two boys named Collins and Cavoil who pleaded guiity of b.irglary at Penarth on the previous night, were called up to receive sentence. Cavoll was sent to prison for 10 days, and 5 years in the Reformatory The other boy, Collins, was delivered to hIs father, on entering into recognizances for bis future good conduct. KILLING A MARE AT PONIYCYMER.— James Batchelor, 38, labourer, was indicted for feloniously killing a mare, the property of George Williams, at Pontycymer, in September. Mr. Griffith was for the prosecution, and Mr. David Lewis defended.—Before the case was proceeded with, evidence was given by the surgeon of Cardiit Prison to the effect that the prisoner was a monomanlac subject to some extraordinary delusions as to snakes, reptiles, and worms in the human body. It was also proved that he had been in an asylum.—Under these circumstances, the jury found that the prisoner was not a fit person to be put on his trial. He was, therefore, ordered to be kept in prison awaiting Her Majesty's pleasure. f 11 STEALING A WATCH.—James Davies, » youngieuow was found guilty of stealing a watch, of the vane of £ 3 10s.. the property and from the person o ohn Edwards, of Llanwonno, in September. ^r" .son Edwards, of Llanwonno, in September. Mr. .son prosecuted, and Mr. David Lewis defended- e jury found the prisoner guilty, and he was sent to prison for six months with hard labour. WOUNDING AT CARDIFF.-John Neilson. 4U, ship carpenter, was charged with maliciously cubing and wounding Wm. Fackrell, at Cardiff. ^r*. °m?n prosecuted, and Mr. Arthur Lewis defen e ihe occurrence took place in a boarding ^.?usefi,n ?" v Maria-street. Prosecutor went there alter and- lady, and seeing the prisoner there, g0^ lea used very violent language, and a fight en.9.u ur^g which the wounds were inflicted, it was allege, with a knife. The defence was that the prosecutor was a very violent man, that he had been I0^ bis violence, and that the wounds were inflic';e ln a fyit and falling over the steps, and that there no knife used. The prisoner was found guilty, f str°ng recommendation to mercy. Sentenced to four months hard labour. WOUNDING AT TREORK:Y.—Thomas P?"ine'Y0lber, was indicted for wounding a man named ?3'c,V°UILS'' at Treorky, on the 7th October, Steven was for the prosecution, and Mr. oi6??8 was for the defence.—The parties had J"e Pengelly Arms. A fight took place, during" the prisoner kicked Young most violently—infllC • ri°Us injuries. After a long enquiry, the Pr Was acquitted. SECOND COURT.—Thursday- [Before Judge Gwilym Williams and John Powell, Esq.] STEALING IRON AT NEATH.—Joseph "^ri0V °^r8' ?"'• a most respectable looking man, wa» th^C stealing a quantity of wrought iron scrap0,1 *a Ueof £ 2 2s. 6d., the property of Henry Franc" J-ayior acd others, at Neath. Also obtaining, by from Charles Edwin Price, a quantity lr°n scrap, valued at £ 2 2s. 6d., the property f aylor an<j Co. Mr. Mitchell was for the and Mr, j Benson defended the prisoner. The cbalge of false pretences was proceeded with. Mr. Price, of the mm of Taylor, Struve, and Co., said prisoner caIled upon him and said he had a truck of cast scrap iron partly loaded on the Great Western Railway line at Neath- and wanted a quantity to make up a consignment- He also alleged that he bad bought some wrought irol1 scrap from the Neath Gas Works. He made the farther statement that he bad bought a quantity of cast i1 JD scrap from a collisry, near Neath, and he was reato exchange it cartload for cartload for the iron he required from Mr. Price. On the faith of these statements, he allowed prisoner to take away a ton of iron id a cart. He after- wards discovered prisoner had told lim untruths, and he requested an immediate settlemeat for the iron at 408. per ton. A clerk at Neath Station proted that no trucks of iron of any kiud were at Neath Station ou the date in question. Mr. Browning, manager of the Neath Gas Works, said no sale of iron to prisoner had taken place. Mr. Gardner, of the E^glebush Foundry, Neath, said prisoner offered him sound wrought scrap iron at 35s., but he refused to buy it. Piisoner afterwards said the railway carriage was so high that be wuhed to dispose of it in the neighbourhood. He then offered It for 30s. Witness accepted and the iron sent. Cross examined The price was not very low con8id~i"U)g he had not seen the iron before buying. ,«eaBu n<56 stated that the prisoner represented hin39el as ein8 a member of the firm of J. W. Rogers and J5011' In answer to the charge, he said there was n° j* ec» time for delivering the iron. It was proved t ere was no such firm as Rogers and Son. For mll.kCv' Mr. Benson urged that a case of false pretence3 bt proved up to the hilt. They were not trying C? false statements, but whether those false sta a caused prosecutor to part with the iron. He cOf reac| that it was not so, and the prosecutor was equnl ^xe(j J to part with the iron for money, and, in fact, aU(j price at 40s. p«r ton. Prisoner was found gul was sentenced to 12 months' imprisonment. ] b urer THEFT OF A WATCH.—Frederick Bray (32), rty 0f was charged with stealing a silver watch, the prop Wm. Grove, at Cardiff, in the month of August- tb.¿ Arthur Lewis prosecuted. It appeared tb £ a prosecutor was standing in the Hayes, watcui Punch and Judy show, when prisoner pushed up him and stole his watch. Prisoner was found guilw* he was sentenced to three calendar months. LARCKNY.—Jas Caine (22), a labourer, was c"a,r%f with stealing four pairs of drawers, the property o Samuel Blaiberg, at Cardiff. Prisoner was guilty, and, two previous convictions having bee proved, he was sent to gaol for six months' labour. ■, STABBING.—Jacob Barnscoff (26) sailor, was CHAR?UY with maliciously cutting and wounding Donovan, at Cardiff, on August 31st. Mr. Tu' Howell prosecuted. The prisoner was sentenced 12 months' hard la.bour. a ASSAULTS.—David Morgan, collier, was charge with unlawfully wounding his wife, Catherine Morga at Merthyr, on July 6th. Mr. James prosecute Prisoner was found guilty and sent to prison for i°Ui months with hard labour.—John Evans was a with striking Elizabeth Roderick, on the hand. with poker, at Ystradyfodwg. Mr. E. T. Griffiths prose; cuted, and Mr. D. W. Benson defended. Prisoner found not guilty (the plea for the defence being jnstl" fication.) He was discharged.. WATCH STEALING.—Griffith Thomas (23) was sentenced to six months' hard labour for stealing a silver watch, value £2 5s.. the property of WiUjj Holbrook, at Llantwit Fardre. on August 21st. J- Jackson prosecuted.—Edward Williams Wltb stealing a watch from the person of J°\ Williams^ at Tonypandy. Mr. C. J. Jackson Pr°3f* cuted. Prisoner was found guilty and sentenced t0 two months' hard labour. ALLEGED EMBEZZLEMENT.—Henry Reynolds was charged with embezzling £1, the moneys of his em- ployers, Messrs. Thomas Elliott and Co., Limited, aerated water manufacturers, of Cardiff. Mr. C. J: ackson prosecuted. The prisoner was found guilty, and he was accordingly discharged. „ ,EARTLKSS FRAUD.—Henry Rogers, a Porth law!wWa8 S6nt to prison for eighteen months' h»r th» o-rr> £ >°r a and heartless fraud perpetrated & p nse of two young ladies at Radyr.

f>n^w"pdnMd^tWS' ?(?me Secretary, visited Birmingham v TW '«C(mrse °f the day made t^° Tre j Q 1- v> r8!"1?as mainly to a commendation of Lord Salisbury^ foreiga policy_ the second t0 defence of the Unionist Alliance and of Mr. Balfour s administration of Irish affairs. Mr. Matthews denied that the bye-elections were determined on the Home Rule question, and held that they were decided by loc*1 and insignificant circumstance#. The Canard st«amer Malta, which went ashore on C«P« Cornwall, on Tuesday evening, will become a tot#1 wreck. A portion of the crew, firemen and engineer", 28 in all, and one passenger, together with their personal effects, were landed at Falmouth on Wednesday after- noon froma steam-tug. The Malta was bound to Genoa, Leghorn, FlUme, and Venice, and her cargo consisted ot 130 tonll. measurement goods, 160 tons herrings, 633 tons copper, iron, tin-plates, and pig-iron, and 120 tons guano, sugar, oil, nitrate, palm oil, &c Mr. Chamberlain spoke on Wednesday night in tbe Plymouth Guildhall to seTeral thousand Liberal Uniouists assembled under the presidency of the Earl of Morley. The right hon. gentleman said he was told be ought to be very much depressed by recent elections, but he was not at all sure that a general election would con- firm them. At all events, the Gladstonians had no can80 to congratulate themselves on the methods by which the victories were achieved. If the Unionists were beaten they would in any case take their beating standing up. At present they could not get to an issue with the Gladstonians, for their policy changed like a kaleidoscope every time it was looked at. If the election of 1885 had resulted in a large Liberal majority he was absolutely certain the Home Rule policy would never have been heard of. While not disputing the claim of the Irish people to a larger share in the management of their own affairs, he warned English Electors against going beyond the concession to local bodies of the right to ioiti tte legislation,

THE COPPER TRADE. I SWANSEA. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17TH.-Copper G. M. B.'s steady business at .£42 17s. 6d. cash, and .£42 5s. three months. I

OUR LOCAL TRADE MANUFACTURES, AND COMMERCE. The trade of the port during the past week has shown a considerable improvement over the previous week- and has be«n fully up to the average. A fair supply of tonnrtge m hallast has come to hand. The imports amount tc 10,383 tons, and exports foreign to 31,326 tons. The clearances of general merchandise included 180 tons for Hamburg, 225 tons for St. Petersburg, 600 tons for Rotterdam, 2,000 tons for Philadelphia and Baltimore, 900 tons for New Orleans, and 1,500 tons for New York. The heavy shipments of tin plates during the last three weeks have made a large reduction in stocks Makers continue to stand very firmly by their advanced quotations, with the result that very little business has been done in the week, as buyers are as yet mwilling to pay the prices a-ked. It is very evident, however, that the longer orders a.re witheld the higher will be the prices that eventually will have to be paid, if iron and steel continue to advance at the rate they have in the past week. It is rumoured that a powerful company is in course of formation for the purpose of sinking for coal on the Crumun Burrows. A report has been prepared by one of the most eminent mining engineers in South Wales highly favourable to the scheme, and it is believed that some of the prin- cipal South Wales coal measures will be tapped We understand that trial sinkings are to be proceeded with a.t IMPORTS COASTWI&E.—Pig-iron, 370 tons salt, 230 tons; chemicals, 190 tons; pitch, 230 tons tin-plates (for transhipment), 814 tons; limestone, &c Ml tons; flour, ¡rrain, &c., 750 tons sundries, 1,891 tons. IMPORTS FOREIGN.—France, pitwood, 344 tons; potatoes, 49 tons sundries, 46 tons. Genoa, cala.mine, 1,650 tons. Bilbao, iron ore. 2,440 tons. Sweden, timber, 543 loads. Mirimichi, timber, 609 loads. EXPORTS FOREIGN.—Coal, 19 221 tons patent fuel, 6,700 tons general merchandise. 5,405 tons. ARRIVALS DURING THE WEEK.—47 steamers, 20,538 tons; 35 sailers, 3,264 tons; total, 82 vessels, 23,802 ons registter.

— LIVERPOOL TIN-PLATE MARKET. (Specially reported for The Cambrian.)- THURSDAY.—If there ever was any serious doubt aboat an improvement taking place in the Tin-plate ra that doubt has now been completely dispelled, a. thIs ween has brought buyers into the market with their enquiries and offers for very large quantities of both tin-plates and terne-plates. The demand as shewn by these is simply enormous all the bnyevs are rushing in at it the same time, and we should not be at all surprised at seeing a bit of a scramble by the end of the mon tho The rush made by buyers this week is, undoubtedly, the result of the firm attitude maintained by makers at the Birmingham quarterly meeting, and as evidence of this it may be mentioned that all the plates quoted for on quarter day were eagerly taken up last week by buyers, and in this they were wise, all if they had not done so, none of them would be available this week. Not oulyare piices firm and sellers' position strong, but they are becoming firmer and stronger every day. In proof ot his buyers improved offers of at least sixpence to one shllhng per box may be cited, and this since quarter day. enquiries and offer* have been made since then for all sorts and sizes of tin-plates and the business in terne-plates is also looking up, as there i. a great increase in the number of enquiries for these as well. Bessemer steel cokes bave been done at from 14s. to 14s. 6d. I.C., and SIemens steel cokes at 14s. 6d. to 15s. 1.0., and there are sull buyers at these piices, but tnnkers are moving on, the en ency being strongly upwards, aud their prices are now oa. to 6d. higher in each case now. Bessemer and Siemens charcoals are also in much better demand, and there is much more business doing iu these as well. The action of the steel bar makers (who apparently are masters or the situation at present) in firmly maintaining theIr advanced price, and in intimating that another advance was looming in the near future, has helped in no small degree towards maintaining such firmness in the tw- plate market and securing advanced prices for makers. The firmness shewn all round on quarter day also greatly facilitated matters in obtaining better prices this weeit. The prices of coke grade plates hare already been gIven. Those for charcoals vary from 15s. 6d. to 18s. 6J in Bessemer and Siemens ordinary sorts; terne-plates, 258. to 32s. wasters, 23». to 25s. 6d. coke and steel wasters, 12s. to 13s. Tin steady at £ 91 to • Scotch pigs, 56s. to 56s. Hd. per ton; Middlesbro, ous. 7Jd. to 51s. 4»-d.; Hematite-, 61s. 9d. to 62s. ya., Spelter, £22 to £22 2s. 6d. per ton.

SWANSEA POLICE COURT1.—THURSDAY. [Before J. G. Hall and J. C. Vye-Parminter, Esqs.] DRUNK.-Henry Griffiths, 16, Little Madoc-street, was charged with being drunk in Alexandra-road on Saturday. The offence was admitted by defendant s wife, and a fine of 10s. including costs was imposed. ■ John Davies, 3, Lamb-street, was charged with a similar offence in Goat-street, and a fine of 5s. and costs WM inflicted.—Margaret Rogers, alias Mad Maggie," was charged with being drunk in the Cardiff Arms public-house, on the 16th inst. This being her 116th abt>o»rance, prisoner was sent to prison for one month. —Catherine Gray was charged with being drnnk and incapable, and was sent to prison for three days STONE THROWING. Wm. Phillips and Stephen Roberts, two small boys, were summoned for throwing stones in Terrace-road on the 15th inst., and were each ^ASSAULT.—Matrio Sterrio, Hafod, was summoned by Elizabeth Williams for assault. the case had previously been before the Court, and had been adjourned for the production of further witnesses. A boy now deposed to seeing the defendant kick the complainant. The Bench considered the case proved, and fined defendant 20s. including costs. HUSBAND AND WIFE. — Robert Rees, Western- street, was summoned by his wife Elizabeth, for assault on the 8th ult. Mr. Hy. D. Woodward defended. This was an adjourned case.—Complainant said defendant threw the contents of a bedroom Utensil over her. a.nd then struck her. She applied for a separation order, as defendant was always ill-treating ^er. Defendant was fined 20s., a separation order granted, and he was ordered to pay his wife 103. per week.

—— SWANSEA BOARD OF GUARDIANS. The weekly meeting of the Guardians was held attho Union yesterday (Thursday), at 110011, when there were Present: -Messrs. J. T. D. Llewelyn (chairman), Philip Rogers (vice-chairman), John Davies, Thos. Jones, ^lewelyn Davies, David Owen, A. H. Thomas, W. J. W. H. Edwards, Rees Harries, Stephen Thomas, ^ward Roberts, F. H. Glyn Price, Joseph Herbert, -p ^lter Lewis, Richard Jenkins. — The Clerk (Mr. £ aker Haynes) read the minutes, which were con- nrmed._Mr> Thos. Jones presented the report of the Committee, which showed bills to the amount ?? i-l!944 16s. Id. to meet which there was a balance in 6 bands of the treasurer of £ 2,381 6s. 2d.—The Clerk Presented the usual estimated expenditure for the half- —-Th ea<^n £ 25th March, 1890. which was adopted. T« -i ^erk read a letter from the ''Inebriates tion' °n Committee of the British Medical Associa- > i, Asking the opinion of the Guardians as to iv they should be invested with the power (if datAti+-u^ decide to exercise it) of paying for the ponrbv0n and treating of pauper inebriates, on like liinafii008 to those now operative with regard either di'some QTAPOIQI • detention m the Workhouse, or m Board Insj-itution for the treatment of inebnety- d ».° TV "h&CS.or nprin^; i, difficulty m dealing witn, « ms and ont a>> Sunken inmates. Mary of these to reon who entered the Workhouse to eHa the effects of « 'able to renew theS117 victims of a diseased con^? up an over-mastering impulse or c?a™ Nation which they are power- less to resist. The only chance of curing this disease was by seclusion from intoxicating dunks under proper medical treatment so that there may be freedom from temptation with the adoption of every means helpful in the restoration of the lost will-power. The Associa- tion wished to obtain the opinion of the Board on the matter.—The Chairman said the letter was an important one, and should be carefully considered by the Guardians. He moved that it be put on the agenda for the next meeting.—This was agreed to.—Mr. Walter Lewis made a suggestion that there should be an increase in the compoundage on cott&ge pronertv from £ 8 to £ 12. The Llanelly Union had done this and he thought they should do the same.-The Clerk '«aid the suggestion would be dealt with.—Jfr A u Tbnrm< said the Visiting Committee had that morning been to the Workhouse and found ieverything clean and orderly the number of inmates being 371, an increase of 18 over bu3in°SSp01ldin" °f IaSt year-~Tbis was all the

While Messrs. Sanger's mon^T- • l i Accrington on Monday niornin' P^Panng to leave away from the confines of C g- °f f #,e,pbants J «.• nf u the circus and burst open the f .0nn'ng to a co-operative store. ? vintr hn 1 ri aSv, indulging in biscuits and iam, having hurled a basket of onions into the road. i ^°nw?8 cbarged on his own confession, at *r TV j°n Mon<withthe wilful murder of his child t T*8-i tW° years> whose throat he is alleged to have CU^if„ki 6008 was given that the prisoner was very exci le. and. emotional, ftn(i three years ago he attempted 4° C?mnu1: 8uieide. The prisoner was committed for trial. As ne was leaving the dock he was seized wit h a fit and struggled violently, causing a very painful scene. Earl Spencer speaking at Bury on Tuesday night, asked from Qovernment some information res- peeting the state of Armenia and Crete, and the pro- bability of a further withdrawal of our troops from kgypt. With regard to Ireland Liberals, he said, saw that coercion was only temporary in its effects, and that their long series of reforms for Ireland had not effaced the desire for Home Rule. The whole system of the government of Ireland from London must there- fore be removed root and branch. He believed that in this there was no risk of separation, for it would never be to the interests of the Irish to form a separate Government. A letter was read from Mr. Gladstone saying that the more moderete and Liberal of the Dissentients must see from the recent bys-elections that Home Rule was the only possible end to the present controversy.

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SIR J. J. JE.NKINS AND MR. DILLWYN TO THE EDITOR OF "THE CAMBRIAN." SIR.—As strong secondary evidence, confirming Sir J. J. Jenkins's charge against Mr. Dillwyn's action in reference to proposed Leasehold Enfranchisement Legislation, I desire to place the following statement before my fellow. townsmen. At Mr. Dillwyn's meeting of his constituents in December. 1886, I handed to the Chairman, the late F. A. Yeo. Esq., M.P., two written questions for Mr. Dillwyn to notice. The first one was—" Will you support Mr. Broadhurst's Bill for Leasehold Enfranchisement ? to which Mr. Dillwyn replied — Yes, certainly." The second question was—" In the event of such proposed legislation becoming law, will you grant m the future, on your own estate, any leases coming under the operation of such legislation ? Mr. Dillwyn refused to notice this question, and Mr. Yeo. as Chairman, ruled that the question was a personal matter, and there was no necessity for Mr. Dillwyn to answer it! Mr. Dillwyn's letter of. the 12th inst. clearly shows that, in his own opinion, and so far as he was able, all such legislation, although he supported it, would be emasculated for future influence and practical utility on his own estate. It is very clear that Sir John Jones Jenkins is a con- scientious politician, whilst our Gladstonian representa- tives cannot claim such title. No seat was more secure to any Parliamentary representative than the Carruar- tHemhiro Boroughs to Sir J. J. Jenkins, if he had bowed in worship to the political Baal, "Gladstone," w ich Nonconformist preachers in Wales have set up the H ar*y the truth, that what is honest in and fv,0"6. aspirations of Ireland means civil war f*e.^ 'ni;e8ration of our glorious Empire. All else organization to plunder the land Fxao't-i* iLSe*ze Civil Service of the country. pnfra»i/.i>; e judgment attaches to the leasehold nlaopd aSitation. It is not honestly supported or knows nJrftC»i°a^yi ^e^ore the people. Mr. Dillwyn Land Act nf ni" would be a failure, like the Irish There is sn«nl d8*onei 1881. It must go farther. Jenkins's perpetual Ten econo™i° P»?ciple in Sir J.J. visions for re-valUaL^ es,7hlch' with equitable pro- interest of the W i -trd,power,°ireturcha8e,inJ:he poration leases; and I bJ' °/ ^e, L'verP00' ?°r- and Salisbury's estat^ le^LTrf T ;°J k Our own Gladstonian '^nf^ and .if th; reproduction of the scribes ^d 1 lay grievous and heavy burdem lawyers°f °,ld = ™u nf"Sd they will ha.ve nothing to do with on their own estates. They will give no interest to their tenants, either of cottage or farm, ?ha!t they can possibly avoid. Y How long will it be before our working-class electors and agricultural voters realise that practical beneficial legislation is entirely paralysed by the em- pirical destructive legislative proposals of the Gladstoniau party, that would shake to its founda- tions the whole social basis, it not the very founda- tions, of our Empire. Statesman who dare not place their policy before the country are exactly of the stamp of our own Mr. Dillwyn anything to get the popular vote, although they know it is giving the people the shells and keeping the oyster tor their own share. Let us be honest. Gladstone s Irish Land Bill 1885, was a mockery and a delusion. Lord Ashbourne's Land Purchase Bill, 1887, was practical legislation, that will utterly destroy the land campaigners, and is the very land legislation we want in Wales. Well. Sir John Jones Jenkias's practical Perpetual Leases Bill" has gibbeted Mr. Dillwyn's factious sup- port of Mr. Broadhurst's Land Lease Enfranchisement Bill, and we now know for what purpose he supports that most delusive proposed legislation.— Yours, JOHN HOPKINS. Nicholaaton, Swansea, October 16th, 1889.

THE SWANSEA MAYORALTY. TO THE EDITOR OF "THE CAMBRIAN." SIR)—There has not been heard much recently of ^ho ig to be the next Mayor. There are three candi date» for the office, I understand, in the field. Alderman .fc reeman claims the honour on account of the part he has taken in the extension of the borough Councillor Chapman asks fcr it in consequence of his being the senior member of the Council; but modest Councillor Mason seeks it as a recognition of faithful and honour- able service. Let the latter have it, say 1.- Yours, &c., DEEDS NOT WORDS.

POST-OFFICE LAXITY. TO THE EDITOR OF "THE CAMBRIAN." SlR,—Will you kindly insert this in your columns ?— Last Friday, between five and eix o'clock p.m., a letter was posted in one of the boxes in Swansea for Nottingham. It did not arrive at Nottingham till Monday morning. Again, two months ago a letter was sent to York, being posted at the office in Castle- street one Thursday at about half-past six. When the person to whom the letter was addressed left York after the arrival of the ftrst post on tho fallowing Sft- turday morning, he had not received the letter. liotri these letters were very important ones, and their non- arriral in reasonable time was fraught with serious consequences. Can any of your readers tell me whether these letters should have taken so long to arrive at their destination? If so, surely the Swansea postal arrangements must be very defective. If not, there must be culpable negligence somewheer, and the ques- tion is, where ?—Yours truly, M.

THE RETIREMENT OF COUNCILLOR R. D. BURNIE. TO THE EDITOR OF 4" THE CAMBRIAN." SIEr~I notice by the last issue of The Cambrian, that Councillor Burnie is going to retire from the representation of the East Ward in the County Council of the Borough of Swansea. Now I think I am correct in stating that Mr. Burnie has represented the St. Thomas people in the Council for 12 years, and during that time he has not only considered the interests of the ratepayers he directly represented, but also the interests of those he indirectly represented. That being so, he is justly entitled to the consideration of the ) whole Swansea community. Mr. Buruie, as air man of the Finance Committee for a number ot year has been the means of bringing about severa imp i changesforthebenefitof the ratepayers of the bo ,i and although I do not agree with him in I feel that the town to it. It is not for the great service, which he^g gh or some of his irienu» r flm {"alter. It is only right and tlc services of ,uch men should be a n^d m a tangible form Will not ^OB0 ? v r re^Ped the immediate Wefit of !Mr- Burnie s public labours, take the s Yours, &o., initiative- Ovm OF THE CROWD.

THE FORTHCOMING MUNICIPAL ELECTION IN SWANSEA. TH' 0F "THE CAMBRIAN." SIE> y u allow rne to make a few remarks in reference -o the approaching Municipal Elections. In ^e+ir' Js^0ulfHike to exprets my regret at the ^bneu by those who, in my opinion, ought to a ore active interest in town matters. There ate scores otmec in Swansea who have both time and ability o attend to the business of the town, hut who persis- tently refuge to buckle on the armour of public duties. "by IS this ? Is it because they do not care to associate with those who at present are in office? I fear there is much truth in this supposition. But nevertheless it is a fallacious idea. Why do not these men come forward and fight the battle of municipxl warfare, and thus raise the status of the town? According to the rate at Which candidates are coming out in the majority of the Wards-especiadly the upper portiou of the Borough—it would seem that the representatives will consist in future of almost entirely nonentities- If that is to be so, then the extension of. t e Borough will have become a failure, and in "?°^gre success, as was expected. Ic some of the Wards seems to be a great difficulty in getti?5ards— candidates to come forward, while in other W Csstle Ward, for instance—good men are P ne against another. This is much to be t* before the day of election that this ^fortunate contest will be avoided. Four men of ability, J en to be representatives of th« ratepayers> m seatsiathe Castle Ward. Wb*' aresure to be noa-successful. Tfo Members should be out, it will be a loss to :he J » the non- success of either of the two ° ^ates—Messrs. Westlake and Bradford—will be ft,i equal 1088 theiefore. what is to be done in tbe • cne or other adopt another Ward, °r ? Something should certainly be done to C0,Ua1Pse- which un- doubtedly will ensue if the whole of the patties are nominated for the Castle Ward, evidently the most important Ward V7Your«' et°'. Swansea, Sept. 15th. ONE OF THE PEOPLE.

THE RESIGNATION OF THE CLERK TO THE HARBOUR TRUSTEES. TO THE EDITOR OF THE CAMBRIAN." SIR,—The vacany at the Harbour Trust is being much talked of just now, and most persons interested in Harbour affairs see no necessity for again appointing a solicitor. The writer has taken the trouble to enquire whether at other ports a solicitor is appointed, as at Swansea, and finds that it is not usual. Following is a list of ports where the secretary has no legal qualifications:—Bristol, Cardiff, Dublin, Falmouth, Glasgow, Hull, King's Lynn, London (4 companies), Liverpool, Milford, Newcastle, Newport, Sharpness, Shoreham, Southampton, Sunder- land. It will be seen that the list comprises the leading ports of the Kingdom, as well as some smaller tban Swfn*!L' If at those ports, and many others of lesser imp0* a, it is found by experience that no solicitor is reqal^e a* an official, where does the necessity arise e Swansea ? There evidently is no necessity at..11, and is feared that those Harbour Trustees who desire o keep the appointment in its old form are influenced by personal reasons only. If that is the case, it is most dis- credita.ble to them. Be that as it may. it w plain that at i the present time those interested in the Harbour should speak out throwth the local prell" and otaerwue, and make plain to those Trustees who have anxiously sought their votes from time to time, and promised to act in the best interests of the Harbour, that they look for straight dealing with this important matter. It will be remembered that last year, when a deputy- clerk and solicitor was appointed, there was much dis- cussion at a meeting of the Board, and it was suggested that, in appointing the gentleman who now temporarily holds the post, the way was being paved for the permanent appointment; but such an intention was promptly disclaimed. A good many persons will anxiously watch to see whether certain trustees will now prove or disprove the correctness of what was then stated. It is generally understood that the vacancy can be well filled up by the Trustees without going outside their OWB staff, and thereby save a substantial annual sum. Under present circumstances it is their bounden duty, as Trustees, for all concerned to do so, and besides that, it would be only graceful and right on their part to recognise the past services of any member of their staff qualified to take up the duties and deserving of advance- ment on such an occasion as the present. h This is what other large bodies do, and why should not "Harbour Trust do the same?--Yours faithfully, October 16th, 1889. FLOREAT SWANSEA.

annIR' understand that the Deputy Clerk is ■t.(^nced as a candidate for the appointment, not- 5Ending that, both at the executive committee i Preceding the election meeting, and at the ° fmr11 meeting itself, his father repudiated any such 1P „0ni4. ^°nsidering this fact, and the other circum- stanc attending that appointment, the method of the coming e ection will be interesting to watch. It will ho recopected that the criticism of and objections to those circumstances emanated almost exclusively from the Corporation Trustees, the decision, I believe, being ultimately airived at by the casting rote of the chair- man. Now I am informed that there is one meeting of the Trustees every November, at which neither tbe old out-going nor the new in-coming Corporation members are qualified to yo e. Ifi therefore, matters are so arranged that the coming election be held at such a period, the former supporters of the deputy may not only gain by the absence of two such speakers as Alderman Rees and Mr. R. D. Burnie (both of whom will have vacated their seats at the Board); but judging from their former attitude—his opponents will be almost wholly absent. It is time that such possi- bilities, if they exist, should be swept away, and that the light should be let in upon habits and practices which have made official appointments iu Swansea a. byword.—I am, air, yours, &c., Swansea, October 17th, 1889. BURGESS.

SWANSEA YOUNG WOMEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION. The annual meeting of the Swansea Branch of tho Young Women's Christian Association, was held last (Thursday) evening, in the Albert Hall. Energetically worked by the ladies interested, in Swansea, the branch, is doing excellent work, increasing in usefulness and in the number of members. There was last night, a large attendance of young women—the room being nearly full—and it may not be generally known that some of the members came from branches at St. Thomas and Sketty, Mumbles, Waunarlwydd, and Waunwen. Miss Grenfell occupied the chair, and among the other ladies present on the platform were Miss Kate Grenfell, Mrs. F. S. Bishop, Mrs. Benjamin Evans, Mrs. J. Dowle Jones, Mrs. J. Owen. Miss Brend, Mrs. Forester, and Miss Naish (Weston-super- Mare). There were also present Revs. Eli Clarke, J. Pollock, and A. A. Mathews. Mr. F. S. Bishop, Mr. R. G. Cawker and others. Thepiat form was tastefully adorned with flowers and ferns, and the St. Thomas Church Choii occupied tho orchestra. The proceedings opened with a stirring hymn, which was sung with much Sfn-frvV1668' i*r" ^• Lloyd then read a portion Work«Urprt?l °^i?ued Pra-ver> and the anthem All Thy rendSp/ M J? Lord" was most effectively v v, A'A shoP read the annual report which seated that this important work had been carried on for ten years m Swansea and five branches had been vino11 m 6 district, representing altogether nearly 00 members. This alone might be taken as a prcor that the Association was doing a much needed and efficient work. The most important event, perhaps, since the last annual meeting was the removal from the old premises to the commodious house in Walter-road, which, wlth its excellent accommodation, had enabled ".them to develop one of the most important features of the work, that of provid- ing board and lodgings for young women who might desire Ü, The financial report was not so satisfactory as they could wish. as, at the end of December 31st last, there was a deficit of £19, in spite of the fact that Miss Grenfell's lecture on Egypt realized .£55 net. The deficiency had seriously in- creased, owing to exceptional causes connected with the removal, and consequent changes in the manage- ment. There was a considerable sum to be made up between now and Christmas, and the report earnestly appealed for support in behalf of this important agency for good.—Miss Grenfell, in a. useful and practical address, brought forward several matters of importance, and pressed them strongly upon the at- tention of the members, and of the visitors present who took a kindly interest in the Association. In the first place, they wanted a great deal of help, as they were not yet strong enough to stand upon their own foundation, and they also desired the assistance of ladies at the night school, in the various classes, &c. If they knew any who had nothing to do—she had iot found them yet-perhaps they would mention them to her. fhey tanked God for wWt had been able do, but tbey were anxious to do mure, s" 3 reported that the branches were in a flourishing c< dition, and referred to the hea.vy loss the ceubÚ branch had sustained in the removal of Miss Morgan from Swansea to Liverpool, where she was happilv engaged in similar work. Having shown that a branch was especially wanted at Landore, she remarked that in Swansea there was a junior branch with 35 members, and they hoped to establish similar branches in every locality. There were hundreds of young- women in Swansea who had not yet had the pleasure of joining tho Association, who had t perhaps never heard of it or realized how pleasant it Was to meet; together for prayer and praise. and to co-operate, generally, in the work. She hoped that next year they would go for- ward there was no such thing as standing still in the Lord's army. She entreated them to make a strenuous effort to improve the financial position, suggested the formation of a strong choir to lead the singing, and in conclusion expressed the hope that God would bless and prosper the work, in sending His Holy Spirit into the hearts ot all the young women in the town. giving them an earnest love for the LordJesas Christ, which would make them good soldiers of the Cross.—Miss lgh gave uninteresting description of the work of the Y.W.C.A. at Weston-super-MLire, and in other towns sae had visited.—Another anthem having been sung, tne Rev. John Pollock spoke impressively on women's work and influence.—Mr. F. S. Bishop then made some announcements, and expressed thanks to Miss Grenfell, Miss Naish, a.nd Rev. J. Pollock, for their addresses, to Mr. W. Lloyd, to the choir for their excellent services, to Mr. Davies. the leader, and Mr. Walters, the organist.—A collection made in the room realized £5 12s. 7d.

The guests at the banquet at the Royal Hotel, in honour of General Grenfell, mast have admired the artistic floral decorations, and the exquisite taste dis- played by Mr. T. Barron, of the Beaufort Nurseries, Blackpill and Lilliput,fand 100a, Oxford-street, who was responsible for the whole of the decorations, and the work that devolved upon him was in his experienced hands ably carried out. Mr. Barron also supplied the General's button-hole, which was presented by Miss Ethel Evans, at St. Thomas, and the scarlet and white bouquet, tied with the General's colours, presented to Lady Grenfell by the St Thomaa Infant School.

BiRTHs, MARRIAGES AND DEATHS. Notices of Births, Marriages, and Deaths, in all cases, must be authenticated by the name and address of the writer <lg a 9uarantec of fiood faith. 7 BIRTHS. On the i bist., at Glyncollen, Swansea Valley, the wife of W. P-KH-har,lSi of a son. „ J}e '"St., the wife of Mr. David Lewis, Station-road, wowerioiij 0f tWjnS) fon 4IKi daughter. « w11, to0nr 13th, at Ash Grove, Uplands, Swansea, the wife oi isuward Sainsbury, of a daughter. w the 12th inst,. at Hay Castle, Brec°nshire, the wife of Major Dawson, Royal Artillery, of a son. MARRIAGES- On the 9th inst., at St. Mary's, Abergavenny, by tho Rev. MARRIAGES- On the 9th inst., at St. Mary's, Abergavenny, by tho Rev. Canon Capel, Vicar, assisted by the Kev^• J°nn Rees, Rector of Ystradowen, John Coleman G-rieve, youngest son of the late W. H. Grieve, of Abergaven'1/' Annie Selina, eldest daughter of the late Edwin mucker, of Derristone, On^ the 3rd inst., at the _^a,"jsh Chnrc.h, Malpas, Monmouthshire, by the Rev. Ed*a™ Prothero, M.A.. Vicar oi Llautarnam, assisted by • Edward Jenkii,s, M.A., Vicar of the Parish, Alfred West son of the late A. C. i'iliiner, 3.P., of Llrlntarn»n» ^hra"Ke, to Edith Margaret Elizabeth, eldest surviving 8 w ot KicharU Layboume, J.P., of the es R0"' k On the 10th inst., at St. GeM K aanover-square, by the Rev. Alfred Thornton, tr, A!'noM Heseltiue, to Bessie Marv Edith, daughter o( ^oveniton, Esq., of Knighton, Radnorshire. t Rt mi On the 10th October. l- Michael s, Chester-square, by the Rev. Canon Fleming. by the Rev. Canon Cholmley, John George, elde** M ,ot J >hti Buiteel, E'q of Pamflete, Devon, to .Maraql11ttL aSIIl!, second daughter of Pascoe Du Pre Grenfell, of WlKUn Park, Beaeonslield, and CO, Eaton- f P*On^the 15th iost-'at St. Mark's, Surbiton, by the Venerable J ♦he Archde»c0.°.. #5"Ward, of Cirencester, Bryan Milner J. Bewley Inspector Egyptian Police, eldest son of John burton, Wilts, to Georgina Hyde Pesrson, f sixth d*0*?^1 of the late Charlts Pearson, 4th Dragoon -> Guaids. ftI1 y Seiont, Carnarvon. DEATHS. r On October_l5th, 1889, at 2, Prospect-place, Sketty (of brain j fever)» MePtinius Courtenav Simpson, aged 17 years, 1 yOu02est son of the late Robert Simpson, of Sketty. Will P be interred at Sketty Church on Friday, the 18th inst., at 4.30 I p.m. J [ On the 15th inst., Elizabeth, the wite of Mr. David Lewis, i Station-road, Gowerton, aged 32 years. j On Thursday the 10th inst., at Clvnfiew, Pembrokeshire, Colensl William Henry Lewis. J.p. and D.L. for the t Counties of Cardigan, Carmarthen, and Pembroke, aged 82 years. On the 10th inst., at West Kirby, Cheshire, aged 69 years, Aana Maria, widow of the late Ebenezer Rogers, of A )e; carn, Mon. On the 12th Oct., at Ufracombe, Mary Ann, widow of the late Henry Lamb, aged 100. OH the 15th inst., at his residence, Clewer Park. Windsor, Sir Daniel Gooch, Bart., aged 73. xrimt«d by Steam Power, aad Published by HOWifc WALTER WILLIAMS & Co., at the CAr BUM** OFFICE, Ne. 58, Wind-street, Swansea, in the of (Jlftttorfan.—JBIDAT, QCTOBJCB 18,1889.