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The National Anti-Vaccination Leag-ue decline to receive the new Act as a settlement of tbe ereat question of the rijrht of the Legislature to enact or enforce a medical nostrum or experiment, involving personal injury and interference with parental care. THE TOWYN JOXES TESTIMONIAL.-The annual conference of the Swansea and District Welsh Congregational Union was held at the Ebenezer Chapel Vestry last week. Mr Llewellyn Will;ams presided, and th,'re present the Revs. J. Growgs Johns (Aberdare) J T Davies (Pontardawe). R. Lloyd Morgan (Pontarl dulais) J. H. Rees (Pembrey), G. Jone« (Llanedv) B. D. Davies (Givauncae^urvven), £ c. Davies (Dunvant), D. M. Davies (Briton Ferry). T. Sinclair Evans (Swansea), B. Evans (Llanelly), D. Jone, (Cwmbwrla) W. Davies (Swansea), J. Evaus (Bryn, Llanelly), J. Rees (Cwmllynfell), D. O-■^a1T}es (Gowerton), J. T. Reed (Pontycvmmer), S. Williams (Loughor), E. Jenkins (Pautycrwys), and — S8.muel. (Z0.ir).—Mr. L. Williams, in opening the meeting, spoke of the high apprecia- ation m which he held Towvn and detailed a conversation he had had with Mr. Lloyd George, w 0 promised to subscribe and do all be could to promote a national testimonial.—Dr. Parry (Politycy mmer), in moving that a committee be formed to raise a national testimonial, spoke highly of his services to Welsh Nonconformity, and hoped that the movement be an undenomin- ational one.—Mr. W. M. Jones seconded the resolution, which was carried.-Mr. Catkin Wynn and Mr. T. Thomas were elected secre- taries, and Dr. Howel Eees the chairman of the committee, which was afterwards appointed.

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SCIENTIFIC NOTES. ——— Ds. VON WELSBACH, the well'known inventor of an incandescent system of gaa lighting, has brought out a new filament for electric glow lamps which is made of the metal osmium. The filament is coated with thoria, an oxide which resists fusion by heat in a high degree. THE great telescope for the Paris Exhibition of 1900 will have an aperture of 49in. and a focal length of 197ft. It will be capable of exerting a magnification of 10,000, but about 6,000 is likely to be the highest power ever useful in the atmosphere of the French capital. ONE way of shewing that the moon has no atmosphere is to observe the appearance of a star as it emerges from behind the lunar disc; and it has been found lately that the most delicate photographs do not indicate any per- ceptible change. So that if the moon has any atmosphere it must be exceedingly rare. THE rise of land about Hudson's Bay is said to be the most remarkable in the world. Within the memory of men new islands and beaches from 20ft. to 70ft. above water have appeared, and old channels for ships have grown too shallow. The bay itself must inevitably turn into a plain or saltmarsh if the rise goes on much longer, and thus a large territory be added to the Dominion. ACCORDING to Messrs. Bone and Wilson, in a paper read to the Chemical Society of London, acetylene gas when exposed in sealed glass tubes to the sunlight is gradually decomposed, and a faint brown deposit is observable at the end of two or three days. This deposit is being investigated, but it appears to be a dense hydro- carbon. Something useful may yet be made of his discovery. INSTRUMENTS OF PRECISION. As illustrating the triumphs of modern science in the construction of instruments of precision, a chronograph fcr recording infinitesimal intervals cf time, such as a millionth of a second cr less, may be instanced. This is used to record autographically the compressicn by a blew of a cylindrical piece of copper. In one case a 331b. weight fell 15in. and produced a permanent compression of C"1658in. in a copper oyiinder, the time consumed in producing thi* compression being 0-0030317th of a second. The machine produces by means of photography a curve shewmg the precise progress of this com- pression. The chronograph which reashfcs such remarkable results consists of a rotating cylinder, with a surface velocity of 100ft. a second, on which is photographed a pencil of light, which is passed through a hole m the end of a rapidly-vibrating tuning fork. The ^cacy of this instrument is far greater than that ot the ordinary tuning fork chroncgraph recording on a surface blackened by smoke. BRICKWORK AS A FIRE-RESISTING MATERIAL. No material has stood the test of fierce fires better than good brickwork, says the JJuilding World. When all other materials have been either destroyed or distorted so as to be useless, the brick walls have been lett standing, although the heat ray have been intense enough to vitrefy the face of the brickwork. The fire- resisting property of bricks depends chiefly upon the amount and relative proportIons, of the s'lica and alumina contained in the ciay from which the bricks are made; the greater the pro- portion of alumina to silica, the greater is the infusibility of the clay, although it must be noted that the most refractory bricks are not the strongest for constructional purposes. One great advantage possessed by brickwork is that of comparative freedom from expansion under the effects of heat. It has been calculated that in a 10ft. length of wall composed of firebrick, when subjected to a heat of 2,000 deg. Fahr., sufficient to melt cast-iron, the linear expansion is a little more than half an inch. WEIGHT OF DEBP SEA WATER. When marine life began to command notice, the question'of the depth to which life could extend divided scientific thought into warring camps. About 1840, remarks the North American Review, it wai generally believed that the bathymetrical limit was about three hundred fathoms, and some strange ideas were current as to the physical condition of water when under a pressure such as a depth of two miles would produce. It was thought that skeletons of drowned men, or even heavy cannon and the "wedges of gold that popular.imagination places m the sea, floated at certain levels, beneath which is water so compressed as to be impene- trable. In fact, water is almost incompressible, and the weight of a cubic inch of it at the depth of a mile is very little more than at the surface; but it was assumed that no living being could survive a pressure which at 1,000 fathoms is about a ton to the square inch. We ourselves live under a pressure of about 151b. per inch, and are unaware of it. Indeed, we sometimes waken on a morning when the barometer has risen, say, half an inch during the night, and consequently find ourselves sustaining an increased pressure of several tons, not only without suffering, but with a positive feeling of buoyancy and good spirits. On the other hand, if the tremendous pressure under which we live be relieved, as by a surgical cup," severe injury may follow. Aeronauts suffer from this cause, and marine animals dredged from great reach the surface in a most lament- distended! n' ey6s Protrudi°g and viscera PHOTOGRAPHING FLYING BULLETS. In an article entitled "Photographing Flvinir Bullets," in Pearson's Magazine! there fre 2 interesting particulars, accompanied with excel- lent photographs, describing the effect of a bullet travelling at 1,600 miles an hour upon the air. The writer says The effect of a flying bullet upon the air, invisible as it is to the naked eye, has been proved by science to be very similar to the effect of a boat upon the surface of a placid lake, or of a needle being dra^vn through a basin of water. In the case of a boat sailing over a lake, little waves and ripples, and some- times quite a "troubling of the waters," are observed. When a needle, again, is drawn through a basin of water, a similar effect on a smaller scale is obtained-little trails and waves follow behind the needle, and sometimes a wave will be seen to advance before it. If the needle is moved very slowly not a ripple will be formed on the surface of the water, but as the needle is moved more quickly waves of a swallow-tail pattern appear, the angle between the two tails becoming less as the velocity becomes higher. Such is the visible effect of an object moving through water, and such is the invisible effect of an object moving through air, the conditions in the two cases being almost similar. If a bullet is travelling *t a low rate of speed no waves are formed. A bullet moving at the rate of 750ft. a second makes no air-waves. If, however, it is travelling at the speed of 1.100ft. a second, waves are formed, which include sharper angles as the speed increases. Immediately in front of the flYIng" bullet the air is compressed to so great an extent that the wave at this part can travel at the speed of the bullet itself. LUMINOUS SUGAR. There are phenomena attending the formation of crystals which, says tbe Lancet, are apparently quite distinct from chemical action. When, for example, a hot saturated solution of arsenious ?ci(i is allowed t« cool the act of crystallisation is accompanied bv a flash of light. As each ratfnt !?rms there is a short, sharp glow indi- tbe release of a certain amount of latent energy m th f ht radiation. A ^ned Phenomenon would seem to be the case when two piecpc. „anP SUgar are quickly .together The flash is perfectly distinct f»d„Sl'Sh;White in colour, the ligM extending into the substance itself far below the surface. Some interesting experiments in this manifesta- tion have recentlyTen made by Mr. J- Burke, the results of which ^^nJunicated to the meeting of the British Association of Science a« Bristol. By mounting discs of loaf-sugar on r lathe and projecting a hammer on the rotating surface an^almost continuous luminosity was obtained. The wearing away 0f the sugar is compensated for by arranging a gradual approach of the piece to the hammer in exact accordance with the amount of sugar scraDed away. I" this way the spectrum has been observed and photo- graphed From these observations it would appear that the lummosity cannot be due to the particles of sugar becoming red.hofc or white-hot vl^e Ration being that the l>ght produced is due either u some change in the configuration of the crystals f ar or to some sort of chemical action set un between the sugar and the surrounding ajr J? freshlv formed surface The fart t at the iresivy surrounding medium does' T1"wever> that „ either the colour or intensity of tlT1"! t0-^Sftv suggests that the effect is J H t influence of a chemical nature of L medium on the sugar, but fa!lthelu,rrTding hypothesis, that th! iuSUitvTVH f°mef structural disturbance in th« 0 60™ ingenious and pretty further, and the results should tpf/ Pursued interesting observations. Li«hi- to some manifestation of physical rott?n ,a probable some day we shall deriv^ it'for illuminating purposes in a totally different rpCresentP 683 tha» oSS

ATHLETIC NOTES. [B? "ARGUS."] All communications intended for this column should be addressed, "Argus," The Cambrian, Wind-street, Swansea.

FOOTBALL. LLANELLY v. SWANSEA. The match between Swansea and Llanelly at St. Helen's Field on Saturday last will stand out as the most sensational surprise of the past ten years or so. The majority of people anticipated a close, stubborn tussle, and a small score. Llanellyites were confident of victory, especially the players, who had trained most carefully all the week. And yet they were defeated by the phenomenal score of four goals and tour tries, or thirty-two points, to one penalty goal, four points. Three goals and one try were scored by the "All Whites" in the first half. Llanelly's solitary goal was obtained within the last two minutes of the game. It was tall scoring with a vengeance, and came as a veritable eye-opener to every one. In spite of the heavy and INCESSANT rains of Saturday morning, the St. Helen's Field was in a surprisingly good condition. Most other football grounds were heavy and sodden, or covered with water. The Swansea ground was not. It was neither heavy nor sodden, only wet and a little slippery in places. The unpropitious weather interfered with the gate very considerably. Still, fully 8,000 people greeted the arrival of the teams at about 3.30. The players on both sides appeared to be in the pink of condition, and confident of success. The visitors turned out a strong lot-in fact, they could not produce a better fifteen. Swansea, on the other hand, were without Evan James at half-back and Livingstone Davies forward. Reynolds took the place of the former and Arthur Jones joined the forwards. Reynolds has played for the Seconds this season, but it was only a few weeks ago that he attracted the attention of the club officials. There was much grumbling at his selection. It was argued that the match was too important in which to allow an untried youngster to make his debut. The committee's choice, however, was more than justified, as I shall how The game had not been in progress a couple of minutes before it became evident that the homesters meant business. The forwards went away with a dash and bang that delighted their backs, while the lad Reynolds was dancing attendance at their heels in a way that astonished the spectators. Within ten minutes from the start Arthur Jones had scored a try from a forward rush. And then the threequarters got in motion, Gordon dashing in with a beauty, which Bancroft converted. Trew was the next to do the trick. Racing along the touch-line, he eluded Morgan Williams and the Llaneily full- back, and grounded amid much enthusiasm. It was a splendid try, pluckily and cleverly got, and young Trew deserved the applause meted him. Scrines next galloped over, planting the oval right beneath the posts. This try was the result of a smart round of passing among the forwards. Swansea thus led at half-time by three goals and A try tonit !-and against the wind, too. It was as clear as daylight that the Scarlet Runners were hopelessly beaten. In fact, they fell all to pieces after the third try. They played pluckily enough, but it was the pluck born of chagrin and despair. The second half was a repetition of the first. Reynolds started a round of passing in no man's land." The ball travelled across the field, ultimately finding its way back to Reynolds, who scored. Gordon ran in with the next two, and Trew with the fourth. Towards the close, W. J. Thomas kicked a penalty goal for Llanelly, and then the referee (Mr. James, Newport) tootled his final tootle, andl the players scampered from the field amid the cheers of the spectators. The Llanelly men were smitten hip and thigh. They seemed unable to do anything. The All Whites," on the other hand, did what they liked. They played magnificently. The forwards not only very cleverly worked the scrums, but they played with a dash and determination in the loose that seriously upset the calculations of Messrs. Daniels and Morris. Hopkin Davies, Parker, Scrines, and Bob Thomas were the most conspicuous of a splendid pack, while Jackson, DULLER, aud Arthur Jones were always in the thick THE Swansea forwards excelled themselves whether it was in the open or in the tight scrums. They simply tan over the Llanelly eight. w With the forwards doing so well, it was only natural the half-backs should shine. And that is what David James and Reynolds did. The former worked liked a Trojan, and did heaps of clever and daring things, while his tackling was as keen as ever it was. Young Reynolds played with his heart and his head. He stood up to the Llanelly men most pluckily, while he was untiring and worked the scrums most effectively. Reynolds should come into prominence as a half-back. And with the half-backs and forwards so com- pletely masters of the situation, the Swansea threequarters were seen at their best. They turned the tables most completely on the opposing quartette. Their passing at times was worth seeing, and they rarely made a mistake in the tackling line. Gordon's three tries were splendidly worked for and beautifully got, and the same may be said of Trew's two tries. D. Rees and George Davies went through a lot of work, and it was due to their dash and judgment that most of the tries were secured. # # # Bancroft was not well on Saturday, Yet he played a sound game, and his generalship was excellent. He worried the Llanelly forwards as they have rarely been worried before, and he played ou the Llanelly backs most effectively. The SDirit which animated the other members of the team animated Bancroft, with the result that we saw a really good game and a most brilliant victory. How to account for Llanelly's crushing defeat. The task is a somewhat difficult one. The "Scarlet Runners" entered the field in the pink of condition and in the best of spirits. Not a man among them seriorsly thought of defeat. A draw was the worst they feared. Then why did they cut up so badly? I think that the first three triea "knocked the heart" out of them. The swiftness of the scoring demoralised them. Even after the second try had been secured they played pluckily and with every confidence. Trew S beautiful try, however, upset their calcula ion», and THEY at once fell to pieces. Then, A £ A RPUF" Whites" were in their most happy mood They played with a dash, method and judgment that surprised their opponents. # A writer in the Daily Post states that on the previous Friday evening the Scarlet Runners were cautioned by the committee about indulging in rouo'h play. They were warned that not only would" offenders be expelled from the team, but that the Swansea Club might cancel the fixtures. The writer in question then goes on to say that the men came to Swansea smarting under the stigma cast upon them, and prepared to lose the match rather than give their traducers an op- portunity to go to extremes. It is probable enough that the Llanelly men were warned by their committee, but to assert that they preferred losing the match to playing their usual game is to cast upon them a very reflection. What does it really amount to ? When Llane ly play the game as it should be played „hey lose, but that when they resort to dashing, bashing, tactics they win! A game can be vigorous with- out being rough. To-morrow (Saturday) the All Whites" will play Neath at Neath. We may look tor- ward to a hard struggle, but I hope it will not be marred by any unpleasantness. Both teams will be fully represented. Cheap excursions will "E R^N both by the G.W.R. and the Rhondda and Swansea Bay Railway. SWANSBA FIXTURE LIST FOE 1898-9. 1898. Oct. 29 Neath. Awav Nov. 5 Cardiff „ 12 Newport /.V/. 19 Leicester „ 26 Devonport Albion" Awav 28 Bristol A way Dec 4 Trial match Away 10 Glo'ster „ 17 Llanelly Home 24 Edinburgh University Away 26 Watronian» 31 Old Merchant Tajlors. 1899. lTT Jan. 7 England v. Wales Home „ 14 Aberavon Away „ 21 Devonport Albion Home „ 28 Lampeter College Home Feb. 4 Glo'ster 11 Newport Home „ 18 Leicester f w»y „ 20 Northampton Away „ 25 Llanelly "ome Mar. 4 Cardiff „ ay „ 11 Penarth Home „ 18 Ireland v. Wales „ 25 Llanelly Apl. 1 Rockeliffe Home » l SS13MP'0° Home J IS' gome „ 15 Pembroke County Home MUMBLES v. LLANGENNECH. An exciting game was witnessed between these teams on Saturday at Mumbles. At the outset the visitors made a determined attack on the home goal, but the defence was too good and relief was brought by a capital run down the field by Rogers. After some desultory playa. try was scored for the homesters by D. Webborn. The attempt at converting proved unsuccessful. Soon after the restart, a fine goal was dropped by Alf. Jenkins one of Mumbles centres. The second half saw the visitors making every exertion to score, and, after some stubborn play on both sides, they succeeded in crossing the home line twice. Neither of the tries were converted, Mumbles thus winning by the small margin of one point. The ruling of the referee caused general dissatisfaction, and towards the close of the game the spectators showed their disapproval in a very reprehensible manner. Mumbles have lost two of their heaviest forwards (D. Davies and G. Eynon having left the district), and on Saturday they were sadly missed, the present pack not being strong enough to cope with the visitors in the scrums. Indeed, were it not for the sterling play both of the home half-backs and three-quarters, Mumbles would have suffered a severe reverse. The Mumbles halves (Garth- waite and Long) especially played a clever game, for although the visiting pack were getting the ball nearly every time, it very rarely reached the three-quarters, owing to the smothering tactics pursued by the home halves. Cottle, the winners' custodian, was seen at his best, his kicking being well-judged, and his tackling was also good. The winners deserved to win by more than the score shows, as they were pressing the greater part of the time, and on several occasions they had exceedingly hard luck in not scoring. The Llangennech boys are a capable lot. The team possesses a good quartette, and the forwards are strong and fast. Their halves, however, are not smart enough. Gabe, one of the three- quarters, was the most conspicuous on Saturday for good work. This is, by the way, the first time Llangennech have been beaten this season.

NOTES AND QUERIES. We have decided to start a column of Notes and Queries. In order to make it interesting as well as valuable to future historians, we invite the co-operation of our readers..All documents sent us for inspection will be carefully treated and promptly returned. Communications should be addressed to The Editor, THE CAMBRIAN, 58, Wind-street, Swansea.

NOTES. THE NOSE.—There are probably very few people who have ever thought what an extra- ordinary amount of literature has been composed upon this very ornamental and useful feature of the human face; such, however, is the case. Taglicozzi, in 1857, learnedly discoursed upon its dignity, its gravity, and its authority; Annibal Cars, in 1854, sermonized upon it; L. Sterne, in Tristram Shandy," wrote a chapter upon Noses; Kornmann has a chapter upon it in "De Virginitate;" Mdlle. Bourignon wrote exhaustively upon the nose3 of Adam and Eve J. Petit, with profound veneration wrote on the "Pious Meditation of the Virgin Mary;" while Theophite Raynand's Review of Noses seems to have exhausted the subject pretty fairly. Noses and their doings have given rise to many familiar sayings amongst us to count noses is to count the numbers on a division used by the Times on one occasion in reference to a division in the House of Commons—" Such is the counting of noses upon a question which lies at the basis of our constitution." Led by the nose is another saying indicating the sur- render of one's will to the influence and lead of another. Paying through the nose is another common saying indicating compulsory and ex- cessive payment. Some superstitious ideas have also been connected with the doings of the nose. Bleeding of the nose has been interpreted as a sign of love (see Boulster's Lectures, page 130.) Grose (not Mr. N. M. Grose), however, says if it bleeds one drop only it forebodes sickness, if three drops the omen is still worse but Melton, in his Astroeogastor," says if a man's nose bleeds one drop at the left nostril, it is a sign of good luck, and vice versa. Itching of the nose is said by Dekler to be a siga that you will see a stranger. Much more might be written, but we may revert to the subject again. RED COATS.—In Notes and Queries, May 9th, 1868, it is asked if red coats were in use as early as the time of Quaen Elizabeth. How much earlier? Can any one state if red coats were used amongst the Welsh at an earlier period than this ? ST. MARY'S CHURCH, SWANSEA.-Is there any historical evidence of the existence of this church before the Norman Conquest in 1099, and if so, what may have been its former dedication ? SWANSEA STREETS.—What may have been the origin of Wind, Frog, Goat, Caer and Dyfatty-streets, or from what circumstances are they so called ?

NEATH & DISTRICT MASONIC BALL.—We understand that a Masonic ball, under the auspices of the Cambrian Lodge of Freemasons, and the patronage of the Provincial Grand Master, Deputy Provincial Grand Master, and W.M.'s of the Lodges of the Province, is fixed to take place at the Gwyn Hall Neath, on Friday, Dec. 9th. NEATH SCHOOL BOARD.—The monthly meeting was held on Tuesday, Mr. H. P. Charles (chair- man) presiding. It was resolved. to pay the contractor for the new schools an instalment of £400. The work had been much delayed by the wet weather. The architect was instructed to report upon the state of the Melyn Schools and the enclosure of the vacant land belonging to the Board. m, NEATH MUNICIPAL ELECT10 N There will be no contest in either the North or South Wards at Neath. For the South Ward the Mayor (Coun- cillor Abraham George) and Councillor Smcock Phillir>s both old members, were nominated; while in'the North Ward Councillor E. E. Bevan and Dr Davies were the only nominees, as each ward is represented by. two members The rumour is that Mr. Glass is to be Mayor for the ENINVALIR>APORT.—The Medical Profession are unanimous in recommending pS?, of an old matured Port Wine. W. and A GUbey have specially selected the finest Wine from Oporto for this purpose, and thus plaeed their 3,000 agents in a position to supply their Invalid Port at 2s. 6d. per bottle in every town. ,,NEATH BOARD OF GUARDIANS.-Ameeting of the Board was held on Tuesday, Mr. Hopkin Jones (chairman) presiding. Letters were read m reference to the dispensing of expensive medicines, and a suggestion from the Neath Higher Parish Council, through the Local Government Board, to the effect that the dispensing of expensive medicines be entrusted to Mr. David Parry, chemIst, Istad of Dr. Pritchard in the second n 1Ct Dr- L1- Davies stated to the Fin nee Cominittee that the poor people of Llan- +W: n +8U?fred, har<3ship through their having to come to Neath for their medicines, and suggested that the work could be more con- veniently done at his surgery at Melincrvthan. It was agreed to discuss the whole question at the next meeting of the Board, Dr TwITnnH Dr Pritchardtobe asked to attend. Dr. James! his resignation, which was NEATH TOWN COUNCIL.—A SR.O«;QI X- JZ Neath Tow. Council Off under the presidency of the Mayor (Council^ Abraham George). The other members present were the ex-Mayor (Councillor A. £ Thomas), Aldermen P. Charles David Davies, and H. P. Charles Councillors E. Evans Bevan Hopkin Morgan, James Glass, Simcock Phillips D. Llew. Davies, Hopkin Jones, J. D. Llewellyn and Edward Davies. Tenders for the ensuing twelve months were considered, and the following were accepted: Scavenging, Mr. Francis Alford £780: street watering and general haulage, Mr. Henry Thomas, Windsor-road 6s npr dav haulage and metalling, Mr. Richard Richard, 8d. per ton. Contract No. 3 dealing with the uaving, curbing and channelling, was refei™ed tothe Streets Committee with power to act! on the motion of Councillor Phillips, seconded by Councillor Evans Beva.ii; this because there was only one tender. Subsequently Councillor Hopkin Jones asked a question as to whether this particular motion was carr.ed in its entirety. He appealed to the Mayor, and threw out hints as to "sharp practice." Couucillor Hopkin Morgan objected to the use of the phrase sharp practice." The motion was put and declared carried by the Mayor.

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JOHN WESLEY'S CHURCHMAN- SHIP. TO THE EDITOR OF "THE CAMBRIAN." SIR,—The Rev. Thomas F. Rawlings is very rude, and a true representative of those whom the Apostle specially denounces: "Mark them who cause division amongst you and avoid them." Such a one was not John Wesley. I give the authority and extend the quotation from John Wesley's writings =— Southey's Life of Wesley, vol. II., page 396 Let all our preachers go to church, let all our people go constantly receive the sacrament at every opportunity warn against all niceness of hearing a great and prevailing evil warn them likewise against despising the prayers of the church." This excerpt is not therefore "a hash of my own, of the product of certain general impressions on my part," as Mr. Rawlings wrongly states, but are the words of John Wesley himself to his religious assistants. The Reverend Thomas F. Eawlings by his profession and occupation ought to possess a trained reasoning mind, and realise that both by common sense and legal rule direct affirmative evidence far outweighs assumed negative conclu- sions. Mr. Eawlings' own quotations from John Wesley's writings really confirm and endorse my contention It is not expedient for the Methodists to separate and cease attending church, unless they were bred amongst other religious denominations." Surely a very qualified Catholic and unsectarian permission under special circumstances for not attending the Established Church and in defending the post. tion of Luther and Calvin-" That they were thrust out of the church"—a vitally different position to modern Wesleyans, who hold no smgle. doctrine necessary for salvation in their organisation that the Established Church does not accept; who not only leave the church but attack her existence. Take also the letter June 28, 1755 John Wesley to his brother Charles Expressing his great fear that the preachers and people leaving the church will also leave the love of God, and inward and outward holiness," appealing for a purely religious and" spiritual City of God," and not a sectarian organisation, which I contend was John Wesley's direct purpose by the letter. Mr. Rawlings advises me to a more careful study of John Wesley's life and teaching. Well, 1 ought not to be ignorant of such history, for John Wesley himself appointed my grandfather hisfirst minister at Devizes, in 1772 for Cornwall, and my nearest and oldest family associations were all connected with Wesleyanism, which, up to the days of my early manhood, was animated and guided by a very different policy and feeling towards the Established Church than is now represented by the letter of the Reverend Thomas F. Eawlings.—Yours &c., AT. JOHN HOPKINS. .Nicholaston House, Cefn Bryn. —

SWANSEA MARKETS. WHAT THE CORPORATION SHOULD DO. TO THE EDITOR OF THE CAMBRIAN." SiR- Swansea can fairly boast of one of the finest markets in the British Isles, covering as it does over two acres of ground. I believe I am correct in saying it is the largest covered market area. in Great Britain, and as a Corporation's asset is certainly the best paying property we have within the compass of the whole of Swan- sea's revenues. The question may well be asked —Have these valuable markets been properly and judiciously controlled since their erection in 1830? Or whether in the past our Corporation has received—by the leasing process—an adequate revenue for them. These are questions that ought to be answered by our governing body if they are in a position to know their present approximate value. But it is evident that this all-important fact is not known, inasmuch as our market havelbeen leased for the past 21 years to the present lessee, regularly by terms of three years. As a consequence no one but the present holder of the lease is in a position to know the real value of this large and important market to the Corporation and ratepayers generally. Let us endeavour to trace the growth and the steady increase that has been going on for over sixty years Swansea m those days, when the market was first opened on September 28th, 1830 was a small piace yet vastly more important than tardiii. lhose ot us who remember back forty or fifty years can picture the old market very different to what they are to-day. Then' they were not attended or crowded with people, and the frontage in Oxford-street, where the pave- ment is to-day, was simply pitched with popple stones from tne beach strong iron cattle pens existed the whole length of the market, and the four cattle fairs of Swansea were held in Oxford- street and neighbouring streets up to 1863, when the market was reconstructed. The old cattle market at that time formed part of the present Oxford-street site. A new cattle market was then erected in Dyfatty-street. This was, no doubt, a decided improvement, as it removed what was a nuisance, in the way of fairs, from the centre of the town. In 1863 the old fish and cattle markets were demolished, and taken in to form what is now our present market area. In the old days, when Swansea had nothing like one half of its present population of 100,000, the was not a large one, only £ 1,000 or A.l,oUU per annum. Since then, however, the town has grown by leaps and bounds both 1n commerce and population, yet for years the growing revenue of this important market property was never watched or tested from time to time as it ought to have been, by those who are custodians of the ratepayers' property. It 1S now nearly twenty-five years since the revenue ot the market was collected by the Corporation themselves, and the fact that for nearly twenty- one years the tolls have been farmed out by the present lessee only goes to prove that no interest has been taken in tne market to ascertain what its value is. This state of affairs, thanks to the efforts of Mr. Alderman Tutton, has, in a measure, been altered. We have a new market, which is second to none. The revenue must, as t\n?ituial Co.nsequence of the enormous increase ot the town in size, be a very large one. Having regard to the fact that the Corporation has no collected tne tolls themselves for a quarter ot a century, the query to the thougbttul is, how much are they worth to-day ? To the Corpor- ation and the public the present, value is an unknown quantity and one that ought to be solved. At least, it seems a farce that the same individual should quietly collect the undoubted large revenue of this market, for an uninterrupted period of twenty-one years on renewed, leases, while he contentedly lives at ease in London. But why go on everlastingly leasing this valuable property without giving it a fair test. AJ- there is anything to get out of it in the way ot increased revenue let the local rates have tne advantage of it. True, £4000 per annum is now received from the lessee, and £4,500 for the last year of the present lease, but tha.t amount cannot represent its present value. Steps ought to be taken to gain some approximate knowledge of it. It is not reasonable to expect the lessee to tell the Council what he makes of it; that is his secret, and outsiders would have a dimcuity to guess, as no receipts strange is it not) are ever given for stall rents to anyone., this, to my mind, is peculiar in a large and important market like Swansea. Still, there should be no difficulty even in this matter, as we have at present an insoector of the market, who is well acquainted with this particular work. Why not, then, ask him to furnish our Council with an estimate of its value. With his knowledge and experience we no doubt would be able to do so in a satisfactory manner. The tendency of all, or J nearly all, Corporations now is to collect their own rents and tolls, the last to follow in that direction being Crewe. In August last they terminated their engagement with toll farmers, and are now collecting it themselves. Indeed, it is not always wise to place markets in the hands of professional toll farmers, for as a rule they grind out the maximum toll according to their schedules, pocketing its revenues but caring little as to its repairs and cleanliness, and spend- ing the least possible in the way of labour. In any case, it is unreasonable to allow so long a period to go by with such a valuable market as Swansea, without taking measures to have the full value out of it. What is to be done at the I next letting ? Are we going to allow the present lessee to have it for another three years, which will make it into the nice little figure of nearly a quarter of a century of quiet and easy possession Or, if we do let by public auction, are the Corporation in a position to fix a reserve price upon it i I trow not. Will our Council keep it In their own hands, and give it a fair test r or are there no local gentlemen who can form a good syndicate and take it, and keep the money in the town instead of allowing it to go to London. These are questions which it would be well to take into consideration in time. If our markets are or can be shown to be worth £1,000 a year more than we are getting for them at present well, in all conscience, let it go to to relieve the rates or help to build new law courts.—Yours, etc., CASTOB. Swansea, October 12th, 1898.

FASHION NOTES. [BY MESSRS. BEN EVANS AND CO., LIMITED SWANSEA. May we draw your attention to these sailor hats, and the various modes of wearing them ? It is inexplicable why some people will place the bat in the position of Fig. 2, seeming wil- fully to neglect the pretty effect of Fig. 1. The whole sum of the matter is this, that the crown of the hat must continue the line of the brow. You will see that the ugly effect of Fi?. 2 is gained by the hat being perched half on the head and half off, the line of the crown in nowise following the line of the face. In Fig. 4 you will see the unbecoming position of the hat, owing to the dressing of the hair on the neck. The hat is bound to tilt backwards, and this position will suit no one, however fair she be. If the wearer persists in wearing the sailor-shaped hat, and at the same time wearing her hair low on her neck, the hat must be large enough te sit firmly on the head, but even if this precaution is taken the effect cannot be considered good, The we.%ri,,g of the hair completely under the COKRECT AND INCORRECT. HOW TO WEAR THE SAILOR HAT. hat, as shown in Fig. 3, is possible and some- times pretty, but the sailor hat in its most at- tractive aspect is undoubtedly as worn in Fig. 1. It is anticipated that-this Winter furs and fur garments will be more popular than ever. Mink and Sable are to be the most fashionable. Chin- chilla and ermine will also have many followers, but happily blue fox and white fox are to enjoy a decided revival and will be greatly worn. Collarettes of these are made with the head attached. The very very latest thing is grey astrakan-not that curly, fluffy, grey astrakan- like fur we have seen, which is really lamb, but real soft astrakan dyed a lovely shade of pearl grey. Fur ties are made longer than those of last year, bearing no heads, but many tails; some have a bunch of tails at the back of the neck. These fur ties will obtain in fox-both grey, blue} and white—ermine, sable, mink, and chinchilla an(j the cheapest of these will be JIllnk and fox. A charming collarette is the A FASHIONABLE FUR. I °ne ^Ustrated here, and will be a shape much favoured throughout the Winter months. Tailor-made gowns are decidedly in the airy ant, as a reaction, we suppose, from the airy' frilled, and puckered creations of our Sumingj, dayg_ Notbing ever looks better than a g0*n cut and fitted by a first-rate tailor, for we do not include in this class the ready-made, reach-me,down CQat and skirt at any price from 1?,3' 9<i- Up to three or four guineas. Sometimes, en^mes, circumstances compel one to wear these, but if one is able to afford the best, it Eul1/ repays her in the end. The newest tailor- rhe; gowns are very plain-plain to severity lhey are cut with either a long cut-away float" else quite a short little affair, and very nearly 111 are quite tight-fitting. A very much ad- ^ired Sample is of fine ribbed pepper and salt cloth-a gort o{ broad.cloth. The coat was slightly double-breasted where the Y commenced, [but narrowed away to nothing at the waist. A basque wag seam0d OQ to the bodice, with th6 cornCra 8looped off> The revers were faced with black 8ilk. the coat wa3 bound with narrow bla°k braid and the perfectly cut seams were was Iue-stitched, but not strapped. The skirt J™8 Machined round a good many times at the hem> a Spacej and then fewer stitching, another E?'. fewer still, until finally only one row of finished the hem. This is the latest decorating tailor-made skirts. Another homo" y built coat and sk.rt is of brown tC PUn- the skirt the same as the last but nlLC°at « with just the corners of the off tisht-fitting single-breasted fronts taken stlt«hed and buttoned straight down the on? Wlth Plain brown bone buttons. Another dolu f brown and blue Lovat, the coat short, plain ebbreasted, tight-fitting, corners off, little thr £ brass buttons fastening it m groups of W' ,and a brown velvet collar.. You will find "s Picture here It is screaming aloud for a rnn*? felt hat'all tucks, turned up nearly all round Mth brown and biUe velvet tTious upon perhans a partridge feather. These leathers are made rather in the form of quills, NEW TAILOR-MADE GOWN. but contain breast feathers of every sort in a fancy plume. Now the skirts are made so long and have to be so constantly held up, the fresh and dainty petticoat is an indispensable condi- tion. A good ready-made silk petticoat is an expensive luxury, but if you buy the silk and make it at home a smart petticoat can be achieved for very little. Five yards of a good glace at two and six a yard will cost you twelve and six, and if you procure a good pattern, the rest is easy. Multitudinous are the styles in which you can trim it.

CHIPS OF NEWS. The Duchess of Aosta, Princess Helene of Orleans, has been safely delivered of a son. Princeton University has conferred upon Pro- fessor Dicey, of Oxford, the degree of Doctor of Laws. The Queen Regent of Spain has signed the decree accepting Senor Gamazo's resignation, and another accepting that of the Prefect of Cadiz. The trial of Luccheni, the assassin of the Empress of Austria, will take place on November 10th. The authorities at Washington have consented to the postponement of the date fixed for the completion of the evacuation of Cuba for one month. Dr. Miiller died at Vienna on Sunday from the effects of the Asiatic plague which broke out in that city, and which he is supposed to have contracted while attending a patient. He dis- believed in the efficacy of the plague serum as it exists, and he had been making efforts towards finding the efficacious serum. <> Five persons lost their lives on Sunday morn- ing by the fall of the roof of a church in Verona, and many others were severely injured. About 1,000 journeymen bakers are locked out at Copenhagen, in consequence of a dispute about wages. The masters are making great efforts to maintain the supply of bread. According to a telegram from Pekin, the Emperor of China has been examined by a French doctor, who found him suffering from a disease of the kidneys and a slight affection of the lungs. At West London, on Saturday, Mary Davis was sentenced to two months' imprisonment for taking more than one infant for profit without notice to the London County Council. There is no unwonted excitement prevailing at the British dockyards, but the latest reports are to the effect that everything is in a state of preparedness with a view to possible contin- gencies. Large numbers of French troops are proceeding to Cherbourg, in conformity with orders from the Minister of Marine. Urgent orders have been given for the preparation of the barracks, and the work is actively proceeding. In the course of a lecture on English Criminal Jurisprudence, Prince Krapotkine declared that every prison was a university of crime. Quantities of coal, some hats, shoes, and a seaman's jersey have been washed up in Blyth Bay, Northumberland. Sydney Boyd, a footman, at Palmeira-square, Hove, has died suddenly. It 1" supposed deceased was poisoned by eating mushrooms. At Bury, Thomas Murray, thirty-seven, was committed for fourteen days, under the new Vagrancy Act, for living on the earnings of an unfortunate woman, whom he frequently ill-used. Great havoc has been caused by floods which occurred in the low-lying quarters of Fiume. The paper manufactory situated in the Recsina Valley, as well as several mills, leather factories, the public bath, the ice works, and many private houses there, have been flooded. The inhabitants escaped by way of the roofs. The damage is estimated at 2,000,000 florins. Mr. George Hill, who with his wife and daughter was so terribly injured in a gas ex- plosion at St. Mark-'s-road, Lower Sydenham, on Thursday morning, has gone quite blind, and grave doubts are entertained of his ever recover- ing sight. Mrs. Hill has partly recovered, but the daughter is still invalided. News has reached Cairo that a convoy with a month's pay, which was proceeding to Gedaref, escorted by eight soldiers, has been cut off by the Dervishes, who killed the whole party. The friendlies in the Gizireh country, and in the fork between the Blue Nile and the White Nile, have captured 600 Dervishes and black soldiers, 500 Baggaras, and 2,000 women, and brought them prisoners to Khartoum. A signalman, named Sam North, on the London and South-Western Railway at Esher, was about to step off the platform to cross the line, when an express train dashed through, and he was struck on the head by the engine. Death was instan- taneous. A calculation has just been made by Govern- ment officials which shews that on the basis of various official returns the wheat crop of the world for 1898 amounts to 2,640,000,000 bushels, which constitutes a record. At Rowley, owing to typhoid fever having broken out in an alarming manner, the existing hospital is already full of patients. It has been decided to erect a second hospital of corrugated iron, to contain about thirty beds. As a result of boring operations in Baggeridge Wood, near Sedgley, Staffs, it is believed th.¡t thick coal exists over an area of about one thousand acres, and Lord Dudley has decided to expend L25, 000 in sinking a shaft and making gale roads. At Clerkenwell Police-court, on Saturday, Asdrubal Malavasi was charged, on remand, with threatening behaviour, and carrying a loaded revolver. It was stated that on his arrest he endeavoured to take from his hip pocket a loaded six-chambered revolver, that he said to the detective: If you arrest me I will shoot you dead," and that at his address was found some Anarchist literature. He was ordered to find two sureties in C500 each for six months. John Hunt and Frederick Keen were, at Bow- street Police-court, charged with forging and uttering postal orders. Evidence was given that the ink on several of these orders had been re- moved by a chemical process, and that larger amounts had bean filled in, after which the orders were presented to tradesmen, and in some instances cashed. At Gareloch Head Mrs. Finley McKichan, aged sixty, the wife of a fisherman, went out to look for the return of a son from attending to a fishing smack, and was blown into the water, it being very stormy at the time. The funeral of Edward Sennington, chief steward of the Mohegan, took place on Saturday at the Unitarian burial-ground, Bristol, where the deceased resided. The widow aud children followed the body to the grave-side. There was a large crowd of sympathisers. The coffin was covered with beautiful floral emblems. On Saturday the steam trawler Kittiwake arrived at Hull with sixteen men, the crew of the German steamer Aestland, which foundered in the North Sea on Thursday. The Elcho Shield was placed on Saturday in the London Guildhall for the fourth successive year. Ireland and Scotland have each won this trophy three consecutive years, but never until this year bad any of the three countries achieved the notable honour of winning it four years in succession. At Chester Castle Sessions, Thomas David Thomas, a guard on the Great Western Railway, was charged with committing gigantic and systematic robberies of passengers' luggage, extending over two years, and amounting in value to over £ 140. Prisoner, who admitted the offences, was committed to Chester Assizes for trial. At Sheffield Sessions, Judge Waddy made an important statement regarding the Prisoners' Evidence Act. Deliberation convinced him that when a prisoner now made an unsworn statement of contradictory facts his testimony was practi- cally valueless. If a prisoner refusing to be sworn pledged his word, but not on oath, to a new set of facts, it was the Recorder's duty to point out that there was sworn testimony on one side, and no testimony as recognised by law on the other. On Saturday evening, at Parkeston Railway Station, a young shuntsr, named James Nunn, mounted the buffer of a truck, but slipped, and three trucks passed over him. His left leg was broken, and his left arm so terribly crushed that the bones penetrated the sleeve of the coat. He was removed unconscious to Colchester Hospital. Robert Hughes, said to be a lunatic, who was found outside the Mansion House asking to se" the Lord Mayor, and stating his intention to fire a revolver to frighten his lordship, was charged at the Mansion House Police-court and sent to an asylum. „ Since the return of the Guards from the Soudan some of the men have dIsposed of the trophies captured by them on the battlefield of Omdurman. The commanding officer bas to the men to altogether discountenancethesale of tronhies as being unworthy of a fine regiment and of the traditions of the British Army, and already, it is said, the appeal has not been made ^TrlVdiff on Saturday, a man named Slade shot hus wife, and then "sent a bullet through his oS brain, both murderer and victim dying within a few hours.. It is proposed by the Theatres and Music Halls fommittee of the London County Council, in SieTof the destruction recently by fire of a cine- matnpraDh awtfiratus at the Tivoli Music Hall, that all persons holding the Council's licence for music, or music and dancing, or stage plays, must obtain the Council's sanction before giving a cinematograph exhibition on their premises. Thomas McCarthy, one of the Manor House roughs, a gang similar to that of the Hooligans, was sentenced, at the Middlesex Quarter Sessions, to three years' penal servitude, to be followed by five years' police supervision, for having attempted to steal a watch from a gent' iman just after the Alexandra Park races. Meu-rthy escaped at the time of the offence, thanks to his £ an £ t but he was subsequently recaptured,

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SWANSEA COOvTY COURT. MONDAY. LBefore His Honour Judge Gwilym Williams.] The October sitting of the Swansea County Court opened at the Guildhall on Monday, beiore his Honour Judge Gwilym Williams. HIS HONOUR AND MANAGING CLERK. Just after commencing business before the court, His Honour drew attention to the fact that the name of Mr. Huwkes. who was appearine in a case for Messrs. Viner Leeder and Morris, with whom be is a managing clerk, was not on the papers. He pointed out that a strauge solicitor or counsel might take the point so that it was as well Mr. Hawkes should be on his guard.—Air. Hawkes I thout-ht notice was sent.— l he Clerk of the Court (Mr. D. W. Eees) So.-His Honour hoped that the offence would not be repeated, and added, I do not propose to take any notice myself, but it is just as well you should be A BUILDING CLAIM. Lnns DAVIES.— lhe parties in this case live at Clydach, and plaintiff, Rees Lewis, who was represented by Mr. Hawkes (from the office of Messrs. Viner Leeder and Morris), claimed £10 from the defendant, Llewelyn Davies, for whom Mr. Villiers Meager (.nstructed by Messrs. Collins and Woods) appeared. It appeared that under an agreement to build a house for the defendant £10 was to be deducted in the event of the house being found to be damp. This sum was kept back without the house being shown to be damp, hence the claim. —Judgment was entered for the defendant with costs, a counter-claim being withdrawn. A MISTAKE IN LAW. Re Copy's STEAMERS, LTD.—This matter came again before the court. Mr. Villiers Meager (instructed by Mr. J. R. Richards) on behalf of the directors of Cory's Steamers, Ltd. in liquidation, called evidence in support of ins claim Mr. Ed. Grant, a shareholder, for the recovery of £33 15s., beir.g part of over £7ÛO received as insurance upon the s.s. Primrose, which had been lost, and, so counsel alleged, improperly divided between the shareholders.' Delendant was the only shareholder who had not returned his share.—For the defence, Mr. Glascodine (instructed by Mr. F. du Bois, London) said that the directors knew what they were doing in fact when they handed over the money, and that there being a mistake in law plaintiffs had no right to recover. CLAIM ON A PROMISSORY NOTE. SWANSEA FINANCE COMPANY V. FOLEY.— Tas a claim for due on a promissory note, the plaintiffs being the Swansea Finance Company, and the delendant, Mr. Foley, of Evans-terrace. —Mr. D. Seline was for the plaintiffs, and Mr. Webb for the defendant.—Tne statute of limitation was successfully set up, and judgment was entered for the defendant. TUESDAY. DISPUTED LIABILITY. MASON v. BOWLES.—-This was a ease in wh.ch Mr Mason, ot Birmingham, claimed the sum of £33 17s. 2d., for goods said to have been supplied to Mr. Alfred Bowles, carriage builder, Victoria Carriage Works, Swansea. Mr. Glascodine appeared for plaintiff, and Mr. Hawkes fur defendant.—A question in dispute was whether the father, Alfred Bowles, or the son, Aubrey Bowles, was liable for the goods.— Mr. Miles, a traveller in the employ of Mr. Mason, aid he took the order for goods from Mr. Bowles, senior.—Mr. Aubrey Bowles, junior, stated that he opened business as a carriage builder in 1897, and the goods in question were ordered by him.—His Honour gave judgment for plaintiff. BITTEN BY HER MASTER'S DOG. WOODS v, BLAIN.—This was an action for £10 damages tor injuries received through the bite of a dog, plaintiff, being Catherine Woods, a domestic servant at the time in question in the employ of the defendant, D. B. Blain, residing at Bellevuc-street. Mr. Villiers Meagt-r (instructed by Mr. J. H. Stevens) appeai-ed for thf* plaintiff, and Mr. Wilson Paton defended. Plaintiff stated that on February 27th last, she had occasion to go into the pantry of her master's house, when the dog rushed at her, putting his teeth right through one of her boots. She tried to drive him off, and he then bit her knee. She screamed, and the master and mistress rushed out. A doctor was fetched, and she was sent home, and fitice that time had frequently beeu seeu by the doctor. The wound on her knee caused her a great deal of trouble. —Tr.e mother of the girl and Dr. Forsyth were called, the latter stating that the wouiids were not serious, but the one on the knee suppurated. The defence was that the dog was only seven months old, and that plaintiff must have been teasing it.—Drs. Evans and Anderson were called to show that the wound on the knea was omewbat, trivial in character.—Maggie Lloyd, formerly in the employ of defendant, denied a statement made by pJaiutiff that she (witness) had also been bitten by the dog.—Mrs. Blain corroborated.—Judgment was given for the plaimiff foi three guineas and costs. ALLEGED BREACH OF CONTRACT. BROWX v. BERRY,—This was a case in which WT. H. Brown, or the Temperance Hall, Ma^steg, sued James Berry, of Bradford, formerly public executioner, lor £1910". 6d. damages for alleged breach of contract.—Mr. L. M. Richards appeared for plaintiff and Mr. Ivor Bowen for defendant.— Last June Berry brought an action against plaintiff and recovered £9 2., but as plaintiff at that time had not entered a counter-ciaim the money remained in court, so that Brown could bring his action. It now transpired that an arrangement was made for a lecturing tour iu several towns m Wales, plaintiff to find the halls, the printing and the advertising, and Berry to deliver the lectures and find the artistes, the proceeds to be divided. At Xewtown, North W als, it was alleged that, as tne result of defenant's action, the use of the hall was refused, and plaintiff suffered a loss as the result. At Birkenhead, too, defendant failed to provide artistes, and there was a further loss. Plaintiff got disgusted and left Berry without going on to the next place (\\ rexham).—Defendant said that with the exception of Birkenhead and Wrexham the lectures were a great success. At Birkenbead he had the artistes, but plaintiff said the receipts were only £2, and asked him if he could square the artistes. He did so. He also bad to pay a billposting account for plaintiff, and he had a summons for another at Wrexham. In cross- examinatiun he denied that he was "boozed" at Newtown, thougii he might have had a drink or two. He admitted he wrote to plaintiff-" I am happy to tell you that I have joined the temper- ance cause. I have now dor.e one week, and, by God's heJp, I shall never take it again, except for illness."—Judgment was given for the plaintiff for £3 7s. and costs. IMPORTANT SHIPPING CLAIM. LEMESTRE V, SEVESTRE AND Co.—Plaintiff, Guachen Lemestre, shipowner, sued for £4 6T. 6d., balance of fieignt, which sum had been deducted by the defendants, Messrs. Jules Sevestra and Co., the merchants.—Mr. L. M. Richards (in- structed by Mr. W. Cox) appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Villiers Meager (instructed by Mr. Wile on Paton) defended.—In opening, Mr. Richards said the question involved was whether or not, under a certain charter party, haif-crane- age meant craneage only, or, as sought to be established by the merchants of this port, half the consolidated rate to be paid by the ship.—His Honour said he had already decided the point— filraneage was craneage pure and pimple.—Mr. Meager replied that it was a totally different case, as there was a bill of lading which did not incorporate any of the conditions of the charter party in question, except with regard to the pay- ment of freight.—Evidence was then called, from which it appeared that some amount of confusion was caused in shipping circles by the S wansea Harbour Trust adopting a consolidated rate under the general term"craneage," disputes therefore arising as to whether the ships was to pay balf the use of the crane, as usually set out fn the charter parties, which comes to about- „ -or half the consolidated rate which includes craneage, stowmg, slIngmg, etc., and whcb come to about 5J, per ton.—Mr. Meager sought to S £ °W ifU+lt0m °f the Port was for the ships to pay half the consolidated rate, but Mr. Richards drew a distinction in the present case because the charter party, whilst stating that tne cargo would be discharged according to the custom of the port," had also a special clause inserted, saying, The ?oods sha]l pay half the expenses ot tne crane."—In reply to thl8 point, Mr. Meager was able to produce similar charter parties and yet half the consolidated rate was Richards during further hearing, elicited the fact that since his Honour decided that craneage was craneage, 2d. 9.nd not half the consolidated rate had been accepted, but not nuallyt as shippers were waiting to see the result of the present case—Mr. w. Law (the Harbour Superintendent), with others, said that craneage and consolidated rate was synonymous in the eyes of the merchants of the port, the Harbour Trust, and the Great Western Railway Company, as applied to pitwood. By Mr. Richards: A Norwegian or a Frenchman coming to Swansea for the first time might not gather this from the official rules and regulations issued by the Swansea Harbour Trust.-Mr. Richards Can you give any reason why the ship should pay half of the other charges?—Mr. Law: There is no reason why they should pay half the cost of haulage, but it is a custom—a bargain.—Eventually, his Honour said be had already decided tÜe main point set up, but here plaintiff had before paid half the consolidated rate, and therefore knew what was meant by the charter party when he entered into it. and he could not now come there and ask for relief. It was an important point, and no doubt he should have a good many cases before him, but if merchants wanted to save about 3d. per ton, he should advise them to have a special clause inserted in their charter party safeguarding their interests in this respect.— Judgment was entered for the defendant with costs. I WEDNESDAY. IN RE GEORGE SKUSE AND Co.-Tl-,is Was a motion in connection with the bankruptcy- of Messrs. Thomas George Skuse and Co.. grocers, late of Oxford-street, Swansea. Air. L M. Richards (instructed by Messrs. Davies and Ingram), on behalf of the tru.-tee in bankruptcy (Mr. Thaves, Liverpool), moved for the pavment of £ 65 13s. lOd. by Mr. David Robert-, account- ant—money received by him as trustee under a deed of assignment for the benefit of tne cre ditors of the estale. Mr. Villiers Meager (instructed by Messrs. Hartland and Isaac) appeared for the respondents. Tue trustee in bark: uptcv argued that his title to the money dated from the act of bankruptcy, and that all subsequent payments to or by Mr. Roberts therefore became void. To this Mr. Roberts replied that his services under the deed of assignment had nothing to do with the bankruptcy proceeding-, and that what was done was for tbe benefit of the estate. Coun-el argued the motion at considerable length. Mi. Thra'ves and Mr. J. F. Harvev were put into the box by Mr. Richards, and Mr. Roberts was also called.—His Honour observed that it mignt be hard upon Mr. Roberts, but. if he accepted the trusteeship unJer the deed he must accept the risks, though if the estate had benefitted at a.l. then the Couit had tr.e discietion to give him some remuneration for bi labour. Eventually his Honour made an ord-r for the pavment of the sum claimed, less £ 15 19s. Id. No costs were allowed. BETTS AND COMPANY—Application was made for the compulsory winding up of Betts Aerated j v\oiks.^ Mr. L. M. Hich&iv.e appeared ior the petitioning creditors of the company, and Mr. C. P^^od'Ee appeared for tne conmany and omcial liquidator, Mr. J. F. Harvey.—Mr. Richards asked that an order be made for the compulsory winding up of the companv under the direction of an officer of the court, or for the- voluntary winding up subject to the supervision of the court.—In the end h:s Honour said that his order was that the voluntary winding up of the company be continued under f;e supervision. of the court, with costs against the company"