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SWANSEA QUARTER SESSIONS. Trivial Calender: Jury Surprises the Recorder. The Easter Quarter Sessions of the County Bcrough of Swansea were held at the Guild- hall on Saturday, before his Honour Judge W. Bowen Rowlands, K.C., Recorder. THE GRAND JURY. The following gentlemen were sworn on the Grand Jury:—Messrs. William Evans (fore- man), Seymour Arthur, H. Billings, H. Cole, T. T. Corker, Griffith Davies, F. C. Edder- s'haw, J. H. James, Benjamin Thomas, Wm. Tarr, Charles L. Watkins, L. Roxliam, Edwin Auckland. PAUCITY OF CRIME. His Honour congratulated the jury on the paucity of crime, there beinor only one case to be dealt with—unlawfully wounding—a case which presented no difficult features. James Grant (46), labourer, against whom the charge of unlawfully and maliciously wounding Annie O'Connell 011 20th December, 1902, at Swansea, was laid, was placed in the dock. He pleaded not guilty. Annie O'Connell, complainant, did not wish to press the charge. She detailed the circum- ¡ stances of the attack, which was made with a heavy hammer (produced) in a house at Jockey-street. When committing the offence he said, "Take that, you cow." P.C. Bounds, stated that when called to Jockey-street he found complainant bleeding profusely from the head. In answer to Mr Lleufer Thomas, he said prisoner had a bruise over the eyebrow. Prisoner was drunk at the time. Dr. Daniel Evans described the wound, which was a rather serious one. Prisonei called his wife as witness. She said she was fighting with Mrs. O'Connell, and prisoner separated them. She saw no assault committed, and the hammer had bean upstairs for over a week and not taken down- stairs. Prisoner, who elected to give evidence, totally denied the wounding, and said all he, did was to separate the women. The com- plainant s husband hit him over the eve. The jury. without leaving the box. returned a verdict of "Not guilty," much to the amaze- ment of the Recorder, who said "Well, it's your verdict, not mine, and you're quite at liberty as the law stands to do what you like." Prisoner was accordingly discharged, much to his own apparent astonishment.

SWANSEA LANDLORD'S APPEAL. Maliphant Inn Case at the Quarter Sessions. At Swansea Borough Quarter Sessions 0,1 Saturday before Judge W. Bowen Rowlands, K.C., Recorder, Reuben Gate, landlord of the M&liphant, Inn, Hafod, appealed against a de- cision of the Swaimw. Bench of Magistrates, when he was fined 40s. and costs for selling liquor during prohibited hours. Mr. Ivor Bowen appeared for appellant, whose reasons for appeal were two-fold, viz., (1) He is not guilty (2) the decision of the magistrates was against the weight of evidence. Mr. L. M. Richards defended, a-rod detailed the facts as affecting the decision of the Bench, which were briefly that two constables were attracted by a bright light in the inn at 1 a.m., and after listening for some time saw three women being served with drinks, which were paiid for, and the money put into the till by the landlady. During the hearing of the case before the ma,gistrates it was alie^- ed by the defence that it would be impossible for the constables to see anything of what passed at the spot tliey said they did, and tlhe magistrates accordingly paid a visit to the place, and afterwards gave thleir decision against the landlord. Mr. Moxham, archi- tect, gave evidence regarding the plans. He said it was possible to see what was going oa in the bar under certain conditions such us Constables Moore and Evans had stated to exist.-P.C. Moore repeated his police- court evidence, which was to the effect that. by standing on the plinth outside, lie could see all that transpired within. What he did se«? was that two women, Elizabeth Pitt and Agnes Evans, received drinks from the land- lady, and paid for them at just after one a.m. He took their names and addresses. Aftei the case was partly heard, he and several other officers and the two adjudicating justices went to the premises and made investigations. The magistrates went into the bar where the wo- men were served, and the policemen had a full view of them as they had before of the women. Cross-examined by Mr. Ivor Bowen, he did not say lie stood on the window cill. He saw all he saw from the plinth, although it was after he was asked three times that he said so.— P.C. Evans corroborated.— Inspector Gill also gave evidence.—Mr. Ivor Bowen ad- dressed the Recorder for the appellant, who was, he said, a highly respectable man. to whom a conviction was more than a serious matter. The facts were that appellant s aged mother went out to call on her adopted daughter, and being taken ill at the latter's house, was delayed from getting back until late when she was accompanied by Mrs. Pitt and Mrs. Evans, the charwoman at the inn. It was really necessary both these women should assist her home. After partaking of supper, at which they were treated to ale, they stopped some little time, and after were presented with another drink. They paid for nothing, and were not expected to. He com- mented on the contradictory evidence of the police witnesses on material issues.—The land- lord, called, denied that beer was sold to the women.—In cross-examination, he admitted that the main defence set up in the magis- trates' court was as to whether the policemen could see from the place where they said they stood what took place in the bar.—Mrs. Gay also denied that she had received any money. Neither of the two women, nor the constables, went into the bar at all.—Mrs. Pitt was sure they had no whiskey, only two glasses of beer with their supper. She had no money whatever with he,r that night. She was not in tl e bar that night. Mr. Richards If any one .says you were in the bar that night it is untrue?—Witness A deliberate lie. Agnes Evans, Peter-street, denied that the beer was paid for. -The Recorder remarked that the hardships that might acrue to one or the other parties would not weigh with him, ■ nor would the magistrates who tried the case. For a long time he was doubtful and inclined to take a view other than the one lie now proposed to take. But, on the evidence, he considered it his duty to affirm the conviction. —The appeal was consequently dismissed with costs.

NONCONFORMIST ULTIMATUM j REITERATED. Mr. Perk's Declares Home Rule I Dead, 1 Mr. Perks, MiPl, interviewed by the Daily Mail"' \yith reference to the strictly political pronouncement which he published 111 that journal, demands, as an ultimatum, and speaking "solely and simply as a Noncon- formist," that the'Liberal party shall (1) as a first measure repeal the Education Act, and (2) under no + "ort ?i V W H"U" Catholic University for Ireland, endowed and supported with public money. The reasons why Nonconformists require the Liberal-Irish alliance to end are, he says, based on the de- termination that history shall not repeat it- stlf. In 1868 Mr. Gladstone came into power through the Nonconformist vote. In 1870 he threw them over and introduced his Edu- cation Bill. "We will not give the Liberal party another blank cheque, and are deter- mined to know what we are going to get for our support," emphasised Mr, Perks. He went on that Sir H. Campbell-Bannerman's speech meant another attempt to buy the Irish vote by promisee of Home Rule. "Home Rule," said (Mr. Perks (bo it remembered he is an Imperialist of the Rosebcry stamp) "is politically dead, a.nd if the Liberal leaders cling to it, it will again wreck the party." Recent elections, he said, showed that the Nonconformists up to a few diays ago believed Home Rule dead and out of the way. The differences between themselves and the Rinnan Catholic Irish were so vital and acute that a continuance of the alliance wad impossible. Mr. Perks in conclusion expressed his belief that he voiced the views of the great majouty of Nonconformists, "and I think I may say a great part of the Liberal party."

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MYSTERY OF THE MOATED FARM Ghastly Discovery in a Essex House. Woman's Skull Found: Extra- ordinary Crime. which tI.ey had turned their attention. The ooutunts of the building consisted of rubbish which had accumulated during the last- twenty years at least. Turning everything over with the greatest possible care, one of the searchers put his hand upon a round bony substance. It Ni-its a skull upon which not a vestige of flesh remained. The teeth were m perfect preservation and somewhat prominent. With- out a moment s delay the whoje piece was turned inside out in the hope of finding fur- ther traces of what now seems undoubtedly to be a carefully premeditated crime, hut nothing further was found in the tumble-down build- ing. Late on Friday nigbt" "however, it was reported that a. further important discovery had been made by the police, its venue this time being the little islet in the moat. ago this little patch of ground was connected with the rest of the estate. Now, the water has been oontrolled so that the iaM is never free from its circlet of dark water. Four dams have been specially built to prevent the water ebbing away even in the greatest drought. A bridge which once spanned the silent .stream has been removed.. Here one of the search- ers is said to have discovered a. depression in the ground, which, when dug up, brought to light further remains. The remains, with the skull found in the outhouse, were carefully de- posited in a small box and taken by a con- stable to the police station, and from theile to the house of the mayor of Saffron Walden, Mr. St ear, himself a me.dioal man. A consul- tation followed between the mayor, another doctor, and the superintendant of the police, and it is understood that it wais indubitably established that the skull was that of a wo- man of mature years, and that it had b¿en severed irom the trunk.—"Daily Esprtsss."

Abergavenny River Mystery. On Monday evening the body of a young man named Morris, about 21 years of age, who lived with his parents at Clyaach, near Abergavenny, was found in Clydach river, near Gilwern, under circumstances which sug- gest that he was the victim of foul play. He worked with his father, George Morris, at the Clydaeh Limestone Quarries, which have been on stop for some time owing to a strike. On Tuesday last he went to Abergavenny and re- turned to Gilwern in the evening. He was last seen leaving a public-house near that vil- lage about 8 p.m. As he did not reach home: inquiries were made, but to 110 purpose. On Monday evening the body, which was badly mutilated, and without coat or vest, was found floating in the river. The coroner. IV)* R. H. A, Davies, of Crickhowell, has ordered a post-mortem examination prior to the in- quest.

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I Suicide Attempted at Abercrave. A farmer named Rees Da vies, living at the Gelli Farm, near Craig-y-nos, attempted sui- cide on Saturday morning bv cutting his throat with a razor. Mr. Davies had been out attending to the sheep, and upon return- ing went straight upstairs and there cut a large wound across his throat. Much sym- patliy is felt with Mr. Davies and the family, as he was most respected in the neighbour- hood. He had been for a few weeks unwell, and this is attributed the cause of the act. We leilrn that on Sunday Mr. Davies was much better, and his recovery is considered probable. A remarkable thing about the mat- ter is that thus is the third tragic affair of the kind that has occurred in the three neighbour- ing houses during the last six months, the two previous cases having proved fatal. One of them was the Craig-y-nos poisoning case, and the 'other the Pentwyn hanging case.

=- VENEZUELA'S FIREBRAND PRESIDENT. Resignation of Castro: Flowery Oration. Venezuela., Caracas, Sunday.-The Venezu- elan Congressional Hall yesterday was ciowd- ed, when President Castro read a message an- nouncing his resignation of the presadenc 7. Mtuibens of the diplomatic body were present. After reviewing the condition of the countrv I'resident Castro denounced the errors of his countrymen, and said that internal discord m ist end or else the country will reacn a shameful dissolution. Regarding the inter- vention of foreign powers, he &aid that it was brought about by a league of people who, un- able to submit their claims to the impartiality of the tribunals, employed force, and that be- cause he refused to submit to the Anglo-Ger- man exactions, they, acting in collusion with General Matos endeavoured to get rid of him. "Now that the sovereignty of the nation is safeguarded," he continued, "I deliver my aWiication in order that you may proceed le- gally tc call him who should take my place, (so thai there may remain to no enezuelan th3 flightiest pretext tor hostilitj to Ins coun- try or connivance with the foreigners who, without any ground save force, iell upon un- fortunate Venezuela, trampling under foot reason and justice to the detriment of civilisa tion, and the beautiful conquests of right. With head uplifted and with tranquil con- science I return to the efforts of toll with hon- our and dignity. All the energies and possi- bilities of my life are at your should it become necessary to arise and diefend our country against the* attacks of foreigners. All the glory I ask is to behold enezuela becom- ing respected, prosperous, and happy. Press Association.

EDUCATIONAL PEACE CON- FERENCE.; Bishop of St. David's Reply The following telegram has been received by the Mayor of Swansea from the Bishop of St. Dayid's "Sorry, from home. Have no objection to publication of letter, but my explanation ap- pears next week.—Bishop, St. David's." The letter referred to is as follows "The Palace, Abergwib. R S.O., Carmar- thenshire, March 9, 1903.-Dear Mr. Mayor, —I beg to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 6th inst., expressing a hope that I would be prepared to meet the representa- tives of certain Welsh Local Education authorities to discuss the proposals contained in the third resolution passed by them at Llandrindod Wells on February 27th. "It is a matter of regret to me that I find myself unable to respond to any invitation conveyed to me through a gentleman from whom on both social and personal grounds I have so great a respect, but the resolution which you mention as the subject of the pro- posed conference is in my judgment so en- tirely impracticable under the present cir- cumstances that I cannot see my way to at- tend any conference which has for its object the carrying out of this resolution. "I hope in a few days to explain to this Diocese through the 'Diocesan Gazette,' my reasons for considering the third resolution passed at Llandrindod entirely impracticable. —Believe me, my dear Mr. Mayor, yours very truly, J., St. David's."

I tE. RAWLINGS ON SOCIAL PURITY. Address at the King's Hall. Scandalised at a Hoarding on a Poster. The, Making of Manhood—a Plea for Purity," was the subject of an address de- livered by Dr. J. A. Rawlings at the King's Hall. Swansea, on Sunday afternoon. The building was crowded with men of all age, though the majority were young. Youths under 16 years of age were not admitted. The \icar (Rev. W. Talbot Rice) presided, and said they were all glad to ha/e one in Swansea who had the knowledge and grace to speak on that subject in the right ii-av Every man sympathised with other men "in their passions. He counselled all to never despair but to look up, and they would find redemp- tion.—Dr. Rawlings. when viewing the sea of faces around him, said, with evident emotion "I feel more than I can tell, and I ask for sympathy and prayers of Christian men who are here." To begin with, the Doctor said, a. child was not the child of the individual oniv. but the child of the race. Many generations had combined to make them what they were that day. One man found his great temptu- tion in drink, most likely because he had a drunken father, grandfather, or some of his remote ancestors were drunkards. Another man found no difficulty in existing because be- hind him were not one generation, but per- haps many generations of self-controlled and godly ancestors. A great deal in manhood was already made. and it was a solemn fact that by the life they were living to-day, by the character they were slowly but surely forming they were influencing generations in the far distant future for good or for evil But there were other forces within and with- out that wc-rz, antagonistic or helpful t, con- tend against the powerful forces of heredity. and serving to make a new manhood. There was no man who might not carve out lor hin.- self a new and nobler destiny. The Doctor then dealt with impurity, and counselled parents and guardians to indicate to their children delicately and with care the dangers of the world. Walking alone Alexandra-road a little time ago he saw a poster of such a character that he had written to the Chief Constable and asked him if that was the kind of thing young people who went along the streets and never went to theatres should look at. Hundreds went to the theatres and music-halls night after night, but was there any good to be got from there? He did not deny there were pure stage plays. He had some at home and he preferred to read them there, but the majority were not of that kind, and there was a tendency—because there was something in the public taste that way—to in- troduce on the stage that which was sug- gestive. which was also sometimes indecent. Dr. Rawlings spoke of the performers' dresses, and the double entendre that was often heard, all those things tended to defile the imagina- tion. If they wanted to build up a true and chivalrous manhood they would pass the thea- tre by. For 35 years he had walked along the streets of Swansea, not for the purpose of making money or securing honours, but to see the town formed into a citv of God. The Vicar, speaking in conclusion, said if they wished to govern their passions they must not feed them. He was often ashamed to hear young men talking lightly and carelessly about pretty girls. There was no reason for it. but it signified just the loosening of that chivalry spoken of by the Doctor. Treat every girl as one would wish every other man to treat one's sister. — Hymns were sung at intervals. The second edition of a pamphlet by Dr. Rawlings, entitled "The Greatest Evil of Our Times," which was referred to in the doctor's address is being printed, and will be published in the course of a few davs. at the price of one penny. The original charge was sixpence.

SWANSEA MONEY-LENDERS WIGGING." Justice Gwilym Williams Sharp Criticism. His Honour Judge Gwilym Williams, sit- ting at the Swansea County Court, on Tues- day, administered a severe rebuke to Mr. David Jones, financier, Alexandra-road Swansea, who said a certain defendant whom he was suing, could pay in one sum. His Honour, addressing David Jones, said When you said the defendant could pay in one >uui, you must have known you were saying what was untrue. You know that a man wlio has had an execution against his furniture and the execution was not satisfied, that he cannot be in a position to pay the money down. \ou know that as well as I do. There- fore try aiwl be fair. You get me to do an injustice. It is very difficult to do justice, even when I know the whole of the facts, but when you mislead me it is impossible to do justice. You should be careful, Mr. Jones, you are a great deal too fond of money. You "buy these debts or at least you get an exorbi- tant interest ilr. Jon.es interposed, but His Honour, stopping him, said Don't you talk to me, Mr. Jomes, or eke I shall tell you something YOU won't like. I have no sym- pathy with people like you. 1: ou get people to 'borrow money from you, and you get iol exorbitant interest, so you ought to give them time. The pinch must come, as I told a man yesterday, and you ought to have a httle con- science, and give them time. In order that I may try and do justice you must not mislead me. If I find you out misleading me-well. that is enough tor you; you will know what to expect.

Serious Riots at Trinidad. Port of Spain (Trinidad), Monday.-A seri- ous not is in progress here. A crowd of people demanded admission to the council chamber in order to protest against the pass ing of a water bill which they consider ob- noxious. The Government refused to admit members of the public except by ticket. The mob stoned the Government buildings and set fire to them. An armed party is being landed from his Majesty's shlc. Palla-s,-Reuter.

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SWANSEA POLICE COURT j Friday. Before Messrs. W. Law and F Rocke REMANDED. Clifford Richards, laboarer. 45. Morris street. Morriston, was charged with s.teaiino- 161bs. of lead. value 2s. 8d.. from the Henia^ tite Works, Landore, t.he prop, rty of Messrs. Baldwin and Co., Lt.J.. on March 20.-P.C. Grove stated, that he found prisoner in the null at 4 o'clock in the morning with the lead in his possession. Prisoner remarked it was "a fair cop." and asked the constable to look it over. He was remanded till Tuei-day next, bail being allowed. BREACH OF FACTORY ACT. The Anglo-French Metal Company, Ltd Hafod. were summoned for a breach oi 'he Factory and Workshops Act.—M". Augustus Lewis. H.M. Inspector of Factories, who pro- secuted, said that on March 3rd Mr. Lloyd Edwards, his assistant, visited the works and examined their registrar. He found that a number of accidents had ocemred between March 30th last year and that date. [Some of the columns were undated, and several ac- cidents had occurred of which no notice had been sent to him. A letter of explanation afterwards sent by the firm stated that a new timekeeper was appointed about that time. and did not understand that- it was his iuty to send reports of accidents to the iinspectoir. Lms letter was sent bv eMir. Lewis to the De- partment, and the reply was that, naving ro- gard to the position of the firm and the great importance of the Aot being fully observed, he should prosecute in respect of two of the accidents—men who had not at tha time of the visit returned to work. Defendants were liable to a penalty not exceeding £ 5.—Mr. Woods (Messrs. Collins and Woods)) for the company, said his chents were extremely sorry, and would in the future take every pre- caution.—A nominal fine of £ 1 in each oas>e, sorry, and would in the future take every pre- caution.—A nominal fine of £1 in each case, inclusive.

Monday. Before Messrs. W. Watkins, S. Goldberg, and Joseph Rosser. A BRCTAL HUSBAND. William Morrell, labourer, 98, Golden-row, Port Tennant, was summoned for assaulting his wife. Mary. There had been a dispute about borrowing money, when defendant stiuck her, gave her two black eyes, and other injuries. — Elizabeth Westwood, a neighbour, and Elizabeth Benson, from whom defendant rented two rooms, gave corrobora- tive evidence.— Defendant was sent to prison for a month's hard labour. A separation order was granted the wife, defendant to pay 10s. a week, she having charge of the children. STRUCK OLT. A charge of stealing a sovereign from the person of one John Francis, on March 21st, was struck out, as prosecutor did not appear. SELLING PAPERS. Wm. Wheat ley, 56, Caebricks, for permit- ting his child, under the age of 16. to sell papers in Oxford-street on February 28th, was fined 5s. or three days. AN IMPROPER REMARK. Annie Jewell, married. Fabian-street, was summoned for using abusive language towards Arthur Jenkins.—Mr. R. T. Leyson defended. --The offence lay a remark defendant made to the effect that her husband was the father of another woman's child. — Defendant was lined 15s. or ten days. DRUXK. These were fined for drunkenness :—Sarah Prust, Brynmelvn-street; James Bearty, hawker (no fixed); John Davies. labourer (no fixed) Joseph Mune. labourer, 78, Fleet- street William Burrows, mason (no fixed); Charles Jones (no fixed), labourer; Robert Hancock. boatman, 10, Burman-street.—<ieo. Hellier, 13. Vincent-street, was dismissed with a caution.—Samuel Sbarland. 9. Otto- street, who appeared in the uniform of H.M. Navy, was said, among other things, to have thrown P.C. Howard out of Goat-street Sta- tion, but this he denied, and claimed that the officer had been rougher on him than neces- sary. As he had been locked up since Satur- j day, he was dismissed with a caution.— Cornelius Sullivan, fireman, Greenhill. had a double charge against him—drunk and die- orderly in" High-street, and wilfully breaking rive panes of glass in a cell at Goat-stieet Sta- tion damage, 2s. 6d. INDECENT BEHAVIOUR- Catherine Martin, no fixed, for "soliciting in Thomas-street, was fined 4>s. or <me m°n f hard labour.—Laura Portlock, 79. Strand, an Martin Hampton, labourer, were charged wi 1 an act of indecency in Thomas-street. e woman had three convictions aPalI)s* er" 1 e was fined 40s. or a month's hard labour the man. against whom nothing was known, 20s. °R' FATAL WEDDING. Mr. W. Franks, manager of "The Fatal Wedding" Company, was granted permission to allow three young children to appear at the Grand during the week.

SWANSEA METAL EXCHANGE. SWANSEA. Tuesday, March 24, 1903. There was a good attenclance on Change to- day. Pig Iron.—The market has for some time past had an upward tendency, evidently in fluenced by the Coio-nial prospects. Quota- tions to-day show 9d. per ton improvement in Scotch, 45d. per ton in Middiesbro and 8d' per ton in Hematite. The stocks '.show an increase, holders evidently seeing an induce- ment in the chances of higher values, -Not- withstanding the warrant operations, the up- ward movement in price may be attributed to the expectations of developments in our Colonies all round which is hoped to be brought about by the definite policy to be adopted by the Government, ? set cut on their behalf by Mr. Chamberlain, and which will give a sense of greater security 10 the investment of capital. Finished Iron and Steel.—The more hope- ful views regarding this branch of trade are becoming more pronounced and are expected to be confirmed at the Ironmasters' Quarterly Meeting to be held at Birmingham next weeg. The importation of steel and sheet bars is still going on. but there are no reports of any recent sales having been made and the Germans are quoting higher prices for any proposed renewals of contracts—thevi- dently find that the business "hitherto done has not been remunerative. Tinplates.-—The shipments are in excess of the receipts from the works, reducing the stocks by 20-000 boxes. The market has been hardening for some days and the quota- tions given below must be taken as nominal. for in the face of the higher prices of raw materials, makers are expecting to be covered by an advance inprices. and are therefore hesitating to sell any way forward unless at a material impovement. The increased pros- pects looked for inthe Colonies will affect this branch of trade as much as any other, as with modern trading, tinpla-tes will be re- quired for so many purposes, and there is no limit to it if the makers will only see that the various uses are made known 'to the consumers. Hitherto no enort has been made in this respect, w^u'ie the Americans are push- ing their ware in every direction, and for purposes that English makers have not gone into. PIG TPOK—ias?ow warrants, 578 6d cash, 57s 9<1 month. MIDOI.KSBOKO'.—No 3. 52s 3 52s Id. cash, 52s 5d 52s 3^d cash, otnei numbers « proportion. HKMATITK.—61s. 7<1. cash, For mixed numbers, f.o.b. Cumberland according to brand. WELSH BARS.— £ 6 to £ 6 2s 6d. Angles, Ac., tut asual extras, f.o.t ut works. SHKET IRON.— £ 7 1-b Od toiE8 Os Od, f.o.t. 4t workf. STKKI, KAILS.—Hwv nations. £ 5 5fi. to £ 5 10o 0J: iijflit do. £ 6 10- 0-1 to £ 6 15s Od f.o.t. sieepeis, angles, ebanmls, etc., according to section an>i specification. STKEL S.IKKTS.—iV i2^ 6 i tx> £ 7 17<-6d, with the Ubiu.i extras lor tin-, r,er Araugol- BKBSBMKR STKKL..—Impute bare, £ 4 I2s6d. SIEMENS TINPLATK DARS-Beei. 44 158 Od. Ail drhvereu in the district, net cash. TiNiM,ATB8.M»l{erB' quotations for Beusemer steel coke 12s 6d W 12, Siemens (coke finish, 12* 9' l^Ot t^n.es, per double box, by 1„20q,°-- 23., 6 1, to 25-3 Bd. beot chare* ]3" 91 to .4" Od, according to filll..1. britiui Yo/i.kJr,. 0<1 to Is per box i«i-s Oim primes. Od,1 .-ize*, usual nxtras. All ,te)irerr« 111 1 of Wale* 1 >o<-k, Swansea; cøst., less 3 and 1 per cent. Bi* sheets for gal- *• nTr n per ton, f.o.t. £ 9 7e 6d 10 n <T O *mi«i e<t Oiavkoiate, £ 9 0s. Oi. to Jt9 5s. On. I he Swansea Harbour I rustees have furnished tlie toliowiij^ oliu.iai returi' ol MnpJa.'es rroaived rom i'iv \vu flopped, H./Il1 III "toc:k :— v*e»'h tMuiiiit; < .01 responding Mar. 2Ltb, ISi 3 iaoi }e*r. I>uxt-n. I'osen. Knxee. t"eu,ive,i 75 563 68319 53,773 ^'ppt-u 96 468 70 841 84,418 m s.uck 151,413 172.318 73 584 Oopriu.—Cbili oar- .t65 70 6J Lu i 67 7" 6J ULOCK TIN.— £ 133 15, 0 1 to Jbl34 50 OJ. SPKLTKK. i.23 12 6 i. LuAD.h-iigii.-i., x.13 15s 0d ^punish. £ ] 310S. A N'l H KAC rj'jt CoAi..— Fji.est haml-piciieO tualt- t." 18ct. 1 19" !-»-(. oij< <41.am j 1 aiiO-picKei malting i5s 0 1 to 16^ Ou left •»•»*«-. »cc-ordn>t to quail1}" ai,u fttieetioi', ] 11- 6d to 12 6<1 r« o vein ,.r -iujihi r ia-ge iOcfOd l., 10s 6a: ruobh culm 4" 9 1 t'i 5i 3d; All (u inercu 1.1 ci wan tea, cash 30 tibye, leoo ZJ per cent. STKAM ,t. ¡.i.-I.a"pc. 108 to 14- 0-i second quality do.. lis 6d to 12a buukei uccotding to quality 8s 91 1" 9- 3 wall, 6* to 6s 6d, per ton, delivereu t.u.o. ovvau«.c«-, ca.01. aay«5i less 2 £ per cent. BITUMINOUS COA.LS.-—Large(Ko. 3 Rtondda) 14s te 14- 6d Thro lis 9a to 12s Small 9s to 9s 6c; Laige (-No. 2 i^bui.dda), 10s 9d to lis 3d delivered f.o.b. fcwansei.. cash days, less2.j percent- i,. cash days, CoKB-Bestfoundry 19e 10 1956d; furnace 158 6d to 16. Od per ton, l'.o.b. twuuea, ",h 30 days, Jess 2j per cent. PATENT FUEL.-15s Od. IRON ORE.—RU\,IO5 148 9d to 15s per ton, ex-sinp cast), 30 days. PrrwocT)—18s to 18s '6d per tor into trucks nett cash 30 days.

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LIBERAL EARTHQUAKE. Nonconformist Conscience Raises Itself. "Hobson's Choice" for Campbell- Bannerman. Saturday's "Daily Mail" contains a most important political pronouncement from Mr. R. W. Perks, M.P., who, speaking from the standpoint of Nonconformist Liberalism upon Sir Henry Campbell Bannerman's Home Rule ,+C at Leeds, advises his Nonconform- ist mends 111 the Chertsey division and else- j? "have a very clear and distinct un derstanding of what is to happen in the fu- ■, s,. the candidate be returned by the Noneov for mist vote. Whatever ihl 1 +• Whips may say to the contrary .+ 0Ii lnues) it is evident that the Liberal pai v as to make its choice between the Nonconformist alliance and the Irish alliance." At Newmarket, Woolwich, and Rye the for- mer was chosen, he points out, with the result that n agmficent victories were wen; at Li- nrpool tire Liberals chose the Irish alliance, and the hesult wa.s failure. Mr. Perks, fur- .eimore, declares in the most emphatic lan- re8;'rdmg Longman's Liberal can- 1 a ure at Rye that "were I a Chertsey elec- tor 1 would not vote for him unless he would pioi iae to place the policy of a complete re- verse, 0 he Education Act, either by means a relJe*,llllg or an amending Bill, before Home Rule, or other A few compliments to Nonconformity will not do. Generous platitudes are useless. What we are entitled to is a direct pledge that British Nonconformity shall take prece- A6"]CM °r> 1 Irisl1 Catholic Party." And Mr. i erks points out that he can see "no such pledge in Mr. Longman's attitude. Mr. Perks shows how thoroughly obnoxious are the aims and ideals of Nonconformity in edu cational mat ers to the Irish party, and botii the endowed Catholic University in Ireland "i1 in the ^rengthening of clerical control in lite elementary schools, to which the Iridh are coMiiiitteu, are irrevocably opposed by Brit- ish Aonconf01 mity. He replies to the argu- nJCllt Why raise these questions? We can settle the order of legislation later on when we have got into power" by declaring that Nouccniormity has heard that pkia before, and has had to suffer for it. "We Lave to chocse, ne says, "b^twten two parties, two policies, two absolutely diverse and irrecon- cilable interests. It is certain tha.t the Irish vote will be polled, as a rule. against the Lib- eral party at the next election. Our leaders must take care that they do not alienate the Nonconformists by an attempt to secure the Irish vote by promises of Home Rule."

CHAPMAN'S DOOM. End of the Great Poisoning- Trial Vigorous Remarks by Mr. Justice Grantham. His Lordship commenced to sum up in the Chapman poisoning case on Thursday at about 10 minutes past 4. He described the case as unique from a legal-criminal point of view and from a medical point of view. As the Judge proceeded the prisoner became quite moved, and swayed slowly to and fro on his ,seat in the dock. There was a series of mis- adventures with regard to the way in which the doctors exercised what they called their skill. Shame to say, it did not end with these practitioners. Something of the same kind was found in connection with one of the finest institutions in the world, Guy's Hospi- tal. He did not say that they ought to have found it out. It was abominable that a wo- man should go into the hospital, and that they were there unable to discover anything. It was unpleasant to have to make these com- ments. It was agreeable, however, to know that medical skill was such that years after- wards the mysteries of death could be reveal- ed. The circumstantial evidence came very near to being overwhelming gainst the pri- soner. If no one but the prisoner had an op- portunity to administer it and 1<, was in pos- scission of antimony was there a/iy other link in the chain to show that prison/r must have been the person who administered it? The jury retired at 5 o'clock to consider the verdict, and returned into court at 1:d minutes past 5. The Judge returned tc the Be/ich and prisoner M as again conducted into th<; dock. For the first time he completely broke down, weeping with a handkercheif to his eyes. He had to be assisted to the rail and a warder stood on each side of him. Speakug amid intense and painful silence the Clerk of Ar- raigns asked: Are you agreed upon your ver- dict, gentlemen?—The Foreman i'es.—How do you find? Do you find the prisoner at the bar guilty or net guiltv of the murder of Maud Marsh —The Foreman: We find the prisoner guilty. We are all agreed. The Clerk (to prisoner): Have you anything to say why sentence should not be passed on you according to law? The prisoner, who was deathly pale and had to be supported by warders, made no answer. The Judge, assuming the black cap,^ passed sentence of death :n these terms:— Severino Klosowski, I decline to call you by the Eng- lish name which you have chosen. The only satisfactory feature in the case is that I aril able to address you as a foreigner, and not as an Englishman. The jury have come to the only conclusion that anyone who have heard this case could come to, and it is not neces-sary for me to go through the harrowing details, 'nor to refer again to the frightful cruelty of which you have been guilty in mur- dering year bv year the women on whose bodies you had gratified your vile lust. X have but one dutv to perform. It is not ne- cessary to say more. It is the duty of passing sentence of death." 0 Ris Lordship then delivered the sentence in the usual form, adding Uie customary prayer, "And may the Loird nave mercy 011 your soul." Prisoner had almost collapsed. He was assisted to the cells bdow by a couple of warders.

DYFATTY FIELD ON SATURDAY NIGHT, Brutal Ruffianism Constable Badly Mauled. P-C Beynon. of the Swansea Borough Police Force, was rather severely mauled in a melee which took place on the Dyfatty Field on Saturday night and he is now incapacitated from duty. There was a row 1X1 the Field, and a watchman employed under the Swains*a Corporation interfered, and was struck on the head with a, stone. There were three young men and a girl concerned, and when Constab e Beynon came on the scene the young men showed fight. They attacked Beynon and had him on the floor, and according to his story, kicked him in the eve, and bit one of his thumbs severely. An arrest was made on Monday.

Theft of Copper Alleged. At Swansea on Mondav. William He.ffron. labourer. 4, Green-row, was charged with stealing cwt. of copper from a shed at the Last. Dock, the property of the Harbour Trust.—Dock Constable Roberts say defen- dant in the shed with some copper similar to that which was produced by Serjeant Lewis in court.—A marine store dealer, named Jones, gave evidence of purchasing the ^'d.-— The case was remanded for a Defen- dant is also charged with unlawfully assault- I ing and wounding William Bennett, by strik- ing him on the head with a .stone in Dyfatty Field, and with assaulting P.C. Beynon while in the execution of his dutv.—This charge was not gone into.

SWANSEA ASSESSMENT COM- MITTEE: Numerous Rating Cases Con- sidered. The Assessment Committee of the Swansea Union, presided over by Mr. F. H. Glvnu Price, had a busy day on Monday, sitting from 10 o'clock in the morning until after hal £ past eight at night. There were three ap- l*' i*If? from the Swansea Improvements and tramways Co. The first was in respect of railway and appurtenances in the parish of (.o.ett, the rateable value of which is £1,[66. The committee confirmed their pre- :om decision. The second respected the Station Offices, etc., Rutland-street, the rate- able value of which is £ 2.334. This was also confirmed, but in the third case regarding the tramways and generating station a reduction was made. The rateable value is £ 4.397, and the committee reduced it to £ 3.737. The case of Samuel Jones' brickworks. Dunvant (£114) was adjourned for Mr, Jones to give certain figures. The rateable value of the Graigola. Merthyr Fuel Works, North Dock ( £ 5,660) "was reduced by one-half, to £ 2.830. It seems that the high assessment of these works was due to a clerical error. The Cambrian Cold Storage Co. ( £ 640) was adjourned for figures to be supplied. The assessment of Ben. Evans' houses, shops, show-rooms, premises, etc., Temple-street (£3,510), was confirmed. The following public-house appeals were dealt with. the figures in parenthesis denoting the rateable values —Castle Vaults, Castle- street (JB110), increased to £ 120; Captain Bradford's premises, 8 to 9. Oxford-street (JB241), increased to £ 260; Railway Inn. Car- marthen-road (£28), confirmed; Wellington Inn, Garden-street (£37), confirmed; En- gineers' Arms, Green Dragon-lane (£29). re- duced to £ 27; Ivorites, High-street ( £ 100), confirmed; Builders' Arms, Lower Oxford- street (J354), confirmed; Bunch of Grapes, Mariner-street (£60). confirmed; Criterion. Oxford-street (J350), confirmed Christopher, Somerset-place (£65). confirmed; Bird-in- Hand, High-street (£120), confirmed.

Tuesday. DRUNKS. u, John Truboy, labourer, 61. Powell-street, drunk in High-street, was fined 5s. or :,tn>e ^a-TS" y^'i^'niies- -j. Orchard-street, John Campbell, 28. Tontine-street. bin,cher. was similarly dealt with. Alice Evans. p-ti- tute, W assail-square, was Ened 7s. 6d. for drunken and disorderly conduct in Waterljo- street. SUNDAY TRADING. The following were fined 5s. and costs for Sunday trading:—Samuel Craweou-r. Oxford- street Elizabeth Kerr, Alexandra Buildings; Kate Freedman, Carmarthen-read Charges J Hunt. 4, Burlais-crescent J Powe and an- ) other, 27, College-streat; David Martin, Heathfield-street; W. G. Cani-l-n. St. Helen's-road C. H. Powe, 10. CoHege-street. TOO LAZY TO WORK. James Robinson, no fixed Swans-5-" house, was charged with "being a oerson a ) e wholly or in part to maintain .y/uirseli. are chargeable to the Swansea Union. —Relieving Office" Walters said defendant had o.en 011 and off an inmate of Swansea Wo-.ku^sc for the past six years, going out. tor a couple of davs and then returning again.—-Dr. Hughes. nodical officer, stated defendant suffered from an old hip and wrist affaction. but the>v did r.ot deter him from working —Thomas Mor- gan. master at the Workhouse, -aid that ii defendant was given any labour tt. p.-riorm lie usually stood and looked at. it J'or his bad conduct defendant had been ejected by the order of the Guardians on one or two oc- casion.?. — The Bench said they would deal leniently with him on this occasion and send him to prison for seven days but if he came up again he would be dealt with as a IO^NA and vagabond. 0 PUBLIC-HOUSE CASE WITHDRAWN". A case against Frederick McGi:ih. cf the Six Bells, for selling and exposing intoxicat- ing i;quor.- during illegal train's, and one against David Williams, James-court, for being in the above house during illegal houis, Mere withdrawn.

PENTRE MURDER TRIAL. Very Heavy Term of Imprison- ment. Prisoner Breaks Down in Court. The charge of murder preferred against Thomas Lewis, a young Rhondda Yallev col- lier, who is alleged to have thrown his sweet- heart, Ethel Adlam. into the Rhondda river at Pentre on December 27th, again engaged Mie attention of Mr. Justice Phillimore at the (ilamorgan Asisizes at Cardiff on Saturday. Mr. W. D. Benson and Mr. Lloyd Morgan, M.P., appeared far the Crown, and the pri- sonor was defended by Mr. B. Francis Wil- limns, K.C., Mr. St. John Williams, and Mr. C. J. Gaskell. Throughout the first day's hearing the court wa. crowded, and the prisoner, who was allowed to sit during the whole time, fol- lowed the evidence of witness after witness with downcast eyes. Occasionally he would lift his eyes from the floor of the dock and momentarily glance at either witness or couii- sel. In his late evidence on Friday night ac- cused had alleged that the deceased, in consequence of his quarrelsome mood, threat- ened to commit suicide. At the same time she ran away. Accused ran after her; she fainted, and fell on Ler face into the river. He lifted her up and tried to bring her out, but failing, he left her there with her face up. He was afraid to tell her mother, and -'id himself beneath the hen-coop, where he was discovered. Drs. Eoardon and Thomas, who had con- ducted a post-mortem examination of the body, declared that death was due to suffoca- tion by drowning. In answer to Mr. Francis Williams, Dr. Rcardon said that if deceased had been held down in shallow water he would have ex- pected to find gravel or sand in the hands of the deceased, indicating a. struggle. There was none. Dr. Rhys Griffiths. Cardiff, also gave it as his opinion that death was due to suffocation by drowning, but in cross-examination he ad- mitted that he had never heard of a case in which a person was drowned by being held down in six inches of water. Deceased must have been unconscious or so weak that she could not make an effort to save herself. ljn- consciousness might be produced by concus- sion. The Judge: That reduces the case to stun- ning or extreme weakness. Stunning seems to me very dangerous. I won't say much at present. It was then the Court adjourned till Satur- day, the jury being lodged for the night at the Park Hotel. His Lordship took his seat punctually ait 10 o'clock, and as on the previous day offered the prisoner a seat. "I paefer to stand." said Lewis fainrtly. For the remainder of the hearing accused stood in It\. somewhat listless fashion in the dock, his head inclined to one side, and for the most punt with downcast eyes. Mr. Francis Williams then rose and made the unexpected announcement that he propos- ed calling 110 evidence. It was, he said, known there were nine witnesses, most of them medi- cal men, present in court on prisoner's behaP. and it was evident that the learned counsel proposed relying upon the .suggested weak- ness of the case for the Crown in order to get the prisoner free. Mr. Benson proceeded to address the jury for the prosecution, and pointed out tha.t the cause of death was in accordance with the medical evidence, and suggested that accused, if not actually guilty of murder, was guilty possibly in an attempt to commit a rape or an indecent assault of the lesser crime of manslaughter, and that the girl might fcave been reduced to such a state of weakness when she rushed into the river as to be una-bie to save herself being drowned. Mr. B. Francis Williams' theory, on behalf of the prisoner was that it was neither mur- der nor suicide, but that deceased in a state of petulance rushed away in the pretence of committing suicide. The prisoner went after her. and in the struggle the girl's clothes were torn. She escaped and got into the river, when she fainted, and was accidentally drowned, in spite of the prisoner's endeavour to save her. The Judge summed up at some length, and it was seen that the prisoner followed his is OW Lordships remarks more closely than he had the previous evidence. The Judge asked the jury not to convict the accused because he had not told the truth when he was first taxed as to where the deceased was. but at the same time observed that Mr. Francis Williams had offered no explanation as to how it was that the deceased was allowed to die, for what was there to prevent the prisoner when he saw the girl fainting in ten inches of water, five yards from the river's bank. going to her assistance and at least take her in his arms, holding her head above the water. If he had gone into the river in trying to do this she would not have drowned, for the medical evi- dence showed that death was due to drown- ing. The Judge put it to the jury, in con- clusion, to say whether the accused deliber- atel drowned her, or whether the girl in running away to commit suicide or pretend to do it, fell and got drowned, in which event prisoner was not guilty, even though he made no attempt to save her, or whether the girl in escaping from a contemplated assault, met her death, in which event his Lordship directed the verdict of manslaughter. Still more would it be manslaughter if the jury thought the prisoner saw her fall into the water, and did not attempt to save her. The jury then retired. When the jury retired to consider their verdict, the Judge mentioned that the point for them to consider was whether the de- ceased met with her death in escaping from an attempt on the part of prisoner to commit a felonv on her. His Lordship, in summing up, said that lie was in some doubt as to whether that would be murder or manslaugh- ter. He thought it would be safer in saying that it was manslaughter. Immediately on the jury retiring Mr. Fran- cis Williams asked his Lordship to direct the jury to say that it was murder or nothing. His Lordship said that he had come to his conclusion after consultation with Mr. Jus- tice Bruce. After deliberating one hour and 35 minutes. the jury returned a verdict of "Manslaughter." with a strong recommendation to mercy. Mr. Francis Williams again raised the legal point already referred to, but when his Lord- ship intimated that the learned counsel could have a case stated on the point. In answer to the Clerk of Arraigns' ques- tion to prisoner as to whether he had any- thing to say why sentence should not be passed upon him according to law, prisoner now sobbed for the first time, and muttered "Nothing, sir." In passing sentence, Mr. Justice Phillimore salid that he entirely agreed with the verdict, but that lie did not quite understand their recommendation to mercy. However, on account of the prisoner's youth, lie would be sentenced to 15 years' penal servitude, mat-, ing mention of the fact that if prisoner be- haved well during the time he was in prison the sentence would be reduced by one-fourth. Prisoner now completely broke down, and was removed from the dock.