The South Wales Daily Post

RUGBY FOOTBALL UNION. FINANCIAL LOSS ON ENGLAND V. WALES MATCH- The annual general meeting: of the iiutfby Football Union W:\S held on Thursday evening at the Westminster Palace Httel, London. At the. outset Mr W. Caii presided ovur a amall attendance The balance-sheet was passed. This was hardly a satisfactory <icenm«Tit, as it shoved a leaa on the year of £230.()tld. The receipts at the match between Ejigland and Yorkshire were jMC7 19a. 5d.. and this sum had been bonded ,rer for distribution axaong the ohaxi- tiea of the champion eonnty Thore was a loss of £178 2s. 9d. on the England v. Wales m^teh a v. Birkenhead, I and a loss J £11615" 8d. the North v. South luatch a.t Manchester. Tiw ganbetween London and the Midland and Wennrn Counties resulted in a defieit of £ 56 18s., but the match Kngland v. Ireland at Blackheath produced a profit of £325 6s. ) Mr. ilarrop fHuddorsfieid) aaked for fu ex- planation of the lOSb on the England and Wales I match, and the (jhAircna-n said that the deficit I' was doe to expenses jiourred in erecting stands and in pru^cting ;ue ground from froet, while, I owing tu th" unfavourabl weataer there was only a iimatl attend aace. The committee for the pnsuing year are :— Chesiaro, J. W. H. Thorp: 1 'n.nberland and We&t £ uoreland, R. West ray Dnrham, T. M. Swiobftrue: Lancashire. A. M Crook, J H. Payne, a.nd R. Walker L iodoi; iJi-'trict, H. L i Asbmure. C. F. Berney L. ,F. Elliott, and R. S. Whalley Midland Ccni.tjes. C. A. Criiiw: Northumberland, W. Cail South Western District. F. H. Fox nn^. the lio?. G. T. Warnor I Torkjhiic, W. Hirst, B. Kilaer, J. A. >f>lnei\ I and M. N ewscjae, iuu. Tb4{ representatiTrs for Oxford %n' Cambridfre U DÍTerHitiea will be eieefce J i,v the new eommittee. The loiiov.-hiir ofneera were ekwM for the ei»Hu?r? year f" Walker, Lancashire, preoi- iWit: K. S. Wbaiie/. London, and J. W. H. Thorp Cheshire, vice-presidents; W. Caii, Northumberland, treasurer and G. K. Hill, Kent, hon secretary The Chairman announced that a Canadian The Chairman announced that & Canadian Union had recently been formed. and that the clubs wonld be glad to receive ft visit from an English team during the second half of October I u.nd the first part of November. The secretary was a F. R Martin, 239. fiichmond-sircet, West Toronto. Mr Cail then vacated the chair in favour of I Mr Walker. I The meeting then proceeded to the considera- tion of the motion to alter law 20 30 as to make it illegal to play football before the third Sr.tur- I dav in September and after the 20th of Apri). Thi* was moved by Mr. Caii a,id seconded by Mr. Hill, who said that the C'" .nnttee had found a pretty general desire for a;, .iteration of thi* kind. A circular had been '<" to th", counties asking that the snbject mignt be brought before the eiiibi*, and "nly one county had objected to tho proposed alteratioa. It jmd beers suggested that the curtailment might interfere with Eaatnr tonrs, but it had been found that ontil 1904 clubd might play up to Easter Tuesday. Mr. Btvwn, (Ycrkt'hire). in moving the direct negative, said hie county committee had not brought the 'natter before the clubs. If the opinion of the Northern clubs was taken, a strong feeling against the close >ten»on being increased wpld be fomd -Mr. Coosh (Lanea- shin Clubs) said the feeling there was in favour of the yropofsal.—Ii: !tpty to or. qutsfcion, Mr. J. A. Miller, president of thp Yorkshire Union, said it was a fact that the clubs ir Yorkshire had not been consulted by the county committee, as there >. 3,3 not ^nfiicient time to call a special meeting. So far as h" kad been able to aacerfcain from players, thev were fairly unanimous in favour cf shortening the season. In reply to questions, the President said tkat daring the dose season football might he piayed if gate money was not takan. wot practice matches ar *vhich gate morjoy was taken could not be piayed. Af^er .,»ome further diacu^RioT" the motion vaa carried by ocer a t^w-shit-d majority, and tt>u. beeismjag vitk.tho of Bugbv foofc- }M^ will commence on *he third dafcuraay in September s*nd and on April 20. The following resolution, That referees shall give decisions on points arising in any game w?Ja or without any appoal beÙlg made to them,' 'vas movwl by Mr. Cail, and secojsded bv Mr. Brown (Yorkshire), who Raid that nine- tenths 01 the in-ttcbes ia Yorkshire last season ivere played with the referee in full charge, aud too praiitice had worked satisfactorily.—Mr. Gower (Lasicasdnro:, Mr. Hyaon president of j the Lancaahire iieferees' Associationi, and Mr. Crook (also of Lancashire) all oppc^d the pro- po/«,i, while Mr. Flocli tMiddlcaex), while in favour of recreating tbB referee'ri powers to deai >vith off-side and ioci piay, -.vaa not disposed to give him absolute authority.—Mr. Harrop ;Kndder?iield) was stro^yly in favour of the proposal, while Mr. E. T. Ourdon (Richmond) did not much cai-e which way it waa, but I objected to the exMtencG vi th", rale6.-Being | .u-rasaed for an opinion, Mr. Humphreys (Dur. i^am) tlio light, it better thi-t ap^xiale should be made, whde Mi Hobne* (Midlroid Counties)! to Jt the opposite view remarking on the nam- ber of 1lIll1800>i&èr,9 anu idiotic appeals that were made.—. liowland Hill observed that -the plan of giviisj the referee all power had, un- doubtedly. worked well in practice, but as there was «. strong opposition to its inclusion in the rules he suggested that it <?boaLd be ?i vf«i another yeai's trial.—Mr. Cail was wiitiTisr to accept the soggeetod post- ponemant, t>t<t Mr. liiown. seconder, pMefed for a division. —T he voling showed 48 for and 37 against Uio proposal, winch, however, not w.. ring a two-third's aiajority, was lost. —^several otbor minor matters rt'ere discussed. —^several otbor minor matters ncre discussed. THE BROTHERS JAMES, 1+ had been rumoured that the ease of the Brlfthers James, the Swan^oa players, wooM agniii coffi" up at tht- mew ing oi" tlj^ Bugby Committee, but it was officially stated that tbe matter did Hot come under oonaicierattoa.

UISSIE LOFT US 3 MARRIAGE. BElt PARENTS STILL IN IGNORANCE. The parents cf Ci«sie Loftus know nothing .r her reported departure v. ith her hasband to Australia. Th< y have hfrd ao message or sign trcm bor since shft left ;Jom". They hav seen a copy wf the cei-tiii'iate ot marriage, in which the t ride's age is given an eighteen years, but be- yotjd this they bay-* no knowledge of the events. It i. aHeged th-n her de^iarture will invelTe hq. f'ltbei'. Mr. Ben Brown, in the loss of sums- thing like £4CÜ, the provincial tour for which all arrangements had been made ni>'u her con- j Heat having to he ab-irsdoned. Mias Marie Loftus, her acother. is almost prostrated by the I disappearance of her daughter. She was very, ill on Thursday when seen b/ a. reporter. I am going *» ay fox a few days," she said. I have s€-?n the lateut news is the pai>ers about Ciesit but I csunc't credit the statement tiiat ahc never to appeal on the stage again. She wa-i stst?« struck, and I think it most improbable that -he could relinquish the I profession. But," added the n~.other with I Nuirs "Is it uot too bad v She has not even j sent rue a line >;aying where ahe is, or ttlling me | that she is ha;-j>y and if you only knew how we doted on her." WHERE AiiF THEY NOWc A teiognun ret'sived in London from Mr. J. H. McCarthy's soiiejiors says tiiat Miae Ci*sie Iioftua, or r«tiit*r Mrs M'Citrfchy. will ntiverbnj seen en the stage a^-au., and that she and her hasband are now thou?,and» of iniie-< from England. Dooa this mean tnat they are on tLl:-jr way !•"> .Vostealia. whit'iir Mr. M'Carthy has lor-r bees wishing to &o?

NAjUKO W^ESCAPiT OF MLNEKS. Reufer'a t'.I<wsju fioni Philadelphia on I Ttinrsduv says;—Tlie mining town of S^eotdi I Valley, >0 Laokawajma (.'ou!»ty: .^insistisg of tw *nty was Oli Wedn»»»day swallowed Uj). owmg to a ca»« La, causwl by the giving I way of the timher supports in the woi-kingi of I the Mount Lookout Colliery, in which no i opertsUons haw been carried on fur two year* The inhabitynts rgceived warning iu time to rettrvn a placo of safety, but .0 rumei's who I W'¡"a working in a new portion of th*» pit i a.1 a narrow escape.

I FATAL ACCIDENT AT EBBW ¡ VALE A collier, n&m:(! John Bryant. ag«d 36, of j 5; Old Victoria. Owm, near Ebbw T»fe, died at Newport Inarmary on Thursday from iajrei^s received by hoing btccjkad down by e railway engine whilst walking on the line at Cwm on Tuesday. Decen-sed's right leg was nearly severed from hia body, and hs received other, serioas injuries. The accident happened near bis hemae, and his wife was *be firatp#ajK*n to t go ta hm aaaiataiMia. r

WELSH LAND COM- MISSION. j J RESUMED SITTINGS A1 DENBIGH. L v iDBNCE OF MLR. TROMAS GEE. The sittings of the Welsh Land Commission were resumed at Denbigh on Thursday, nnder the presidency of Lord Carrington. The most important witness was Mr. Thomas One. who was examined after lunahetm m a. court packed aliiioet to Colonel Cornwailis West aud Mrs. West, Ooionet Howard, of Wigfair, and Mrs. Howard, Mr J. H Rob* rts, M-P, and others were present, and the temperate evidence aif Mr. Glee WM listened to with deep interest. Mr, Thomas Gee said lie had been comu-xded with the prabs ever si.ioe he had left Kdhooi- For many years be hekl a farm of 160 acres neai' ]i«nhigh- and, as Denbigh %Yó1.3 the centre -of a. large agricultural district, where the best iBjiikets and fairs in North Wales were held, he claimed to have exceptional acquaintance with i agriculture and to be able to form opinions I concerning the rommissioners' inquiry Whet his deductions were correct- be would leave to the commission and the public to i decide, h ut he would endeavour to give his I views ho'i'-tly. referring as little as possible to individuals or individual cases, and even i whtTt- this was nec*36sary he hoped he would not be personally offensive to any person. Mr. Gee proceeded to adduce statistics SIWJW ing that agriculture in the country was in a most un- satisfactory state and demanded the attention of Parliament. As the rtbujt of anxious t'on- siderat-ion, he was of opinion that. in the interest of the tenant farmer, an Act should be placed 011 tlie Statute Book which would secure him I lis farm at a fair rent, that he should nn ve hxity of tenure and full ccnipt.ii-.ation for improvements, and a land court should be I established to grant these and settle an que*- I t:or.~ tlvat might crop up between landlord and ten .int. He admitted tlidfi was asweep- ing to landowuers. and he would wiUingiy have propoi^ed «ome other measure if there were any probability of that coping with the diiitcuity, but he failed to see any other remedy, aixi he regretted it. as the arrangement would of necessity iowcr the rent roll of every estate, with its atten<iant discomfort to many families not t,b!& to bear the kws. But this, the- most- important in- dustry in the kingdom, could not be fv.riher trifled witii. The Act should, dierefore, be thorough in all its provisions, as a. half measure would end in disappointment, and all the farmers could not bear the strain ioriia-r the remedy must be speedy. He, liad been conviaosd of the nece^ity fur these change-* for the last ten years—ever since he became acquainted with the Irish Land Act—and saw no reason to change hi" omn. on. Iwt even since hearing the evidence ^iven • bv the landlords and ageutn. A land conn- to fix rente was necessary hp<:aui.>J t-Iwre had j been no adequate reduction in rents-, not- withstanding pr-oer had fallen steadily for the last seventeen years. Two ciasses of farming did not, p:t;. —poor farm- ing and high-olass. farming—and 1.<, feared scientitio leecores 0"1 agriculture could not turn the tide. There wa* not mueJl hope ion Uk? cry of revision of kxs*I tAtMion, and tha last souroe from wliich some e^peoted relief waf the tsion of ritfie But- tithes were national pro- psrty, and toriaed ttv, first, ihar^es on tiie land. Tfeey would most e-erte-inly not be alolibb^i; therefore, he was oompelled to look for relief in oc«np«htory revision of rents. hawxl on the valr* of agricultural produce aitd de<aded by an impartial tribrwia.1 to wh^h both paxties mighit ttpp^ai, Agrr'.oiikure munt be enoou- raged, "1', Britain would' become l*uikmpt. ] Fixity of tenure ami cam,pen.satioii for improve- memts vecif quite :If\ nfyjeeeary as fair resits to j induce Mte expenditure of <apital. Turning to the game queetsion, Mr. «ioe 3aid many fiUTnei-s wore obltsred no ajlov,- game to fall upon their Stocks oi com during harvest without dwtur'jdng thtjn, and tenant farmers had been prohibited fiinm using tSu» machiineii tq out t2ietr oam lect they Mhoald injure the game. He was bold by u humnv this week that mhbitF wtre sent in large numbers from hf lann. aud tbnt he was now under notice to quit b*?cause he protested against this treatment after expending a thousand pounds on hie.. holdinm. The witness wtnt 00 to depart- the <<ttxMs of the labourer, and that Parm anient had done so little to make the life of the labourer and his famii; in ti*e ootiutry nwore bearable. Moret>ver. l'a.rIMl. metit had robbed the labourers of their ooni- mon land, handing it to freeholders or anew, ing kmi8 of the manor to lay Hands UII. it. The odloe of lord of the manor should be abolished, the right of fishing in the nvers and lakeis shouk' be restored to the pcofiie, aid iabourfi* AtüniJ have better houses, larger ^;miens, aud land to kep a. MW. h had been said farmers lived well, but let those who said so pay an uuexoeeted visit to the farmer's tt".Nt> Snme farmer" daught-.w had. their pianos and. other amusement*, it was true, but if any young women m the ccntntry deserved such i-ec-reation they surely did. Mr. G?e wag aross-exiuruned bi- 1/ord Kenyon, 11'110 hied to get him to v-'knowledg^ cfie responsibility for attaoks ou landlords in his paper Mr. Brynmor -Tones, who trieft to get his vie-^s as to the f.</n>patibiiity or iytherwise or fcuty of tenure and comiiousatian j for by Mr, Grove, who obtained an endorsenient of the opinions that, county oouaoils! sboald have power to deal with railway^, waterworks, &c., thus saving expense and the time of Pa.rllament. and by Lord OamnjTton, who extracteil from the | witness a testimonial to the gond i(iiahtit« of Major Bin! agent for largo estates, and] Colonel Hughes, of Ystrad, a<?ewt of Sir: Waâín W. W viin and alo that the ku.4- j gestions of Major Birch as to the unelessuese! of agieeroeirty and th- desirability of aa Ag~ fijihuraJ Hoidij^s Aot for the whole of Eng-1 land and W.ties to^t^ke their ptitCf. showed a eiuat advance in opinion.

BARON FROFCMOS ASSOCIA TION. HOW AGENTS ARE APPOINTED. REYELATIOJTSIBY "TRUTH" The cmrent number of Truth" contains the following iitwagraph, which will be read witii iuveri-ist. — 'The mainstay of Baron Profnmo's pi-eoious ftovident As.soc*ation oi Loitdon is of course, the army of agents who have to 1 cat up u< w bondholder to join tihtb a>ncern. f tia-ve already explained tha.t th<«e agent,? are under the supervision of, say, about a dor-e-n m;s16t.a.n.t super-m ton debits in ea«-h dL-rtnct, who. again, < are und«v the oor.tiol of tiie chief of the locai iwff, the divus>onai or dnwrh r inspect* AD these officiate take over-riding «onimi>»iona on tl.-5 work of the aKents. It would appear, 1 .:>w- ever, at, if reotvit ex^josvuiri- h.id played havoc with rjio agf nts of the 'VMioern, and it is within my lawwledge thai a pood many agentu, fiis- gusted at tiie non-fu!filnnnt of Urn promises field otit by th oom|*»ny in its proipectustw and my lawwledge thai a. pood many agentu, fiis- gusted at tiie non-fulfilnwnt of tht, promises field out by th oot8Jøny in its proipectustw and ck-ouiars, nave r«jsigncd their popitian- Hence I the necetsiitv for securing new agents, espe- cially an bondholders continue to eocede frora the «smciaibioQ. getting; as in Bristol, the bulk of their motiey back by .akmg cor.taerted legal j action for the return of their subb<-nptiona. Matters must, 10 hot, iook Vt1'Y r.erious, to jud^e by the nu-thods Mnphn^ed by P-;>TOTI Pro- f !r?o for the purpose of »tr raft ins' new agents, la roc-ent issues of the 'Stwauiard' (in fact-. | almost daily) are to be found the following advertisements. aJI of \vhioh emanate from the Prov ident Association of lAW>don — 'A b«c»fkiiaJ Eiuployment can be Secured a.t once by anyone residing in ,my., pa.rt of the United Kingdom, easy employment; T'othinfr to buy or s»!L— Am- bv let-ter, in first instance, to N D. R, 57, Waibiook, E C.' | '"A Wfoltlir CoTupaay. uoing nn ynormo'JS j !!It,d rapidly iitorewan# busi»«5s reqi^res reliable representstireB m ail the hnprs-tant, towns of j (Went Britain suitable man will be proa i«d ) to importaT.t pocitiarv.—I4*iplv bv lester only to H. A R, 3?, Waibrook, E.C*/ •ConiSfcantEiupioyment.—Almtuatiotbis apeti ) to persona with good referenoes ann of fair ability; pj-ogrosave appointments will be made in all town" .Jf the United Kingdom.— Address W. E, G., 37. Waibrook. RO." Readers of 'Truth1 who r>-pi ed to these adver- tisemente have invariably received a letter from the Prwident Asec«'*tior. of London, enclos- ing oot'.ies of the prof-pectns and ext.raotB from ) the agency nroposal form, m well as a memo- randum with naare and addruss of the superin- tendent for the dist. ot, with whom Wie appii- citct is whoad to communieftte. It mnst be admitted tfci this ia an ingenious, if unworthy, meihod of touting for agents. J

The Hon. C, G. Br'.cs and the Rev. Oolin, Cbtinpbell, canon to the Archbishop of Carter- j bury, accompamed by a native of lnd^p, l«aici i a visit to the Low, Uuffryn Gofiicarjss^ iStmt 1 A^u Qt» lisssdiKr weavs*

DYNEVOR PEER- I AGE. COMING OF AGE OF THE RON. WALTER FITZ URYAN RICE, REJOICINGS AT DYNEVOR CASTLE. GREAT ENTHUSIASM. PRESENTATION OF ADDRESSES. Ac. The Hoa. Walter Fitz-Uryau Riee, eldest I son of irtie Right Hon. Arthur De Cacdonnat, ¡ sixth Baron Dynevor, came of age on the 17th of August last. Certain circumstances made it necessary to postpone for a while the due celebration of tmoh an auspicious event, and Thursday WlW fixed upon vo briru*- wff the re- joioEQgs. The sliort interval between the day and the ckvte named in no wise minimised) the i warmth of the intetesi whioti the occasion, waei bound to create. On tiie contrary, it seemed to increase -n(d intensify t.t. reflection only served to bring out in greater relief the h^ppy character ai tfeo oocaeion and its sig- nitiisMioe to all Welshmen, and on Thursday the feeling which. had been pent up for the p.t thrte week' or so burdt out with the neatest vigotu' and heartiness, a vigour and hearti- ness besctWn of sincere regard and veneration for rhe most iflu-strious and ancient of W elw families. Indeed, numerous and various aa ib -cenev have been at Pvnevor Castle, none have :,Æ-e.1J charaoteriswl with greater warmth and liveliness than that witnessed on Thursday. Crow-Is might have gatliered to laud Hywei the Good, thousands might In. collected to j welcome Sir Rlivs ap Thomas en his return frOTH laany ::1. victory—perhaps tiiat of Bos- worth Field included—but none met with a more steadfast purpo?e to honour fchs« House of Dynevor thin the thousands who assembled to cf>l<>-brate the coming of age of the heir to I the bai-ony and all that is noble oonneoted with the fwnilv. From midday till long after nightfall Dynevor Park presented a very liveiy apT>:aa\»iioe indeed, and, dMpitp an oac-asional shower, the greatest joviality reigned through- out. Signs of rejoicing vyere on every side. The mansion was dieoked with flags; e^en the stc-n old ;-aiatIe it-if was not without its I tlags and stt e-aiuers. and lor the nonce, a.t any irate, proved Dyer's gloomy statement that it is tin? bivak raven's »V»:de. the hotive ut the fox aud the poisouou* adder, to be a iKiirid illusion. But Dyer never s>aw Dynevor Park on the oceasioii of a Dynevor festival, other- wise it might liave filled him with even greater I r:-ptnre than tlw view which w as unfolded to I his gaze nom Grongar Hill. However, it was not only Dynevor Park, with its tnagnifi- oent old oaks, the sentinels of ceu»- tuj ica; its gentle rkings and rali- ings, and its beautiful sward, whioh hud put- on its festive appearance. Llandilo itself was gay even to gaudinass. Business was almost ei .tirely susj>entled. the shops were closed, and from the sbaion to the park gates nothing but fla>{s and bannerets met the eye. They hung from cottage windows, fluttered on the church tower, and sjttjiuvd the road, and mottoes, suoh as We rejoioe to-dty Long life and liappif»toSh," and « boet of otiten- equaiiy appro- priate, interpreted the spirit wliit i animated the inhabitants. For Llandilo and the house of Dyteivoi hare ever been most eloseîy con- nected- Wiiat is the history of Dynevor is the history of Uandilo, and Llandilo iias shared the joys and griefs ot Dynevoi- from the time Itytievor Oastl2 was the abode of the Relish princes to the present day. Perhaps the mo*: noteworthy feature of the decorations was their Welsh cii:i,racter. In several place.s there were figures of the conventional Welnfe dame, dressect in the crtliodox Welsh hat, with "paish a gwtt bai^h." S>»e party wont so far a? to evea have the following in front of bis house — A long. life and a Welsh wife to tbe Hun. Walter E. Rice." This displays a very fervent spirit oi nationalism. I THE HOUSE PARTY. The houce party at Dynevor Cartle in honour of the occasion was not very laagt, and wae almost eonfined to the family It included I th-; Right Hon. Lord Dynevor, the Hon. j Walter Fit/. Urysu I< its, the Hon. I41ady3 j Race, the Hon. N»^n and the Hoii. Gwenllian Rice, the Dowager Lady I>ynevor, the Hon. Mr. and Mrs- William Talbot Rice. Miss Cecil Rice (si°t«r to Lord Dynevor), the Hon. Mrs. •Jojee aud the Rev. A. Joyce, Mr. and Airs, and Miss Pennajit, Mrs- Barwick Baker, Mr. Grenville Hoyd Baker, Mi. and Mrs. George I fCgertoii Warfsurto/i, Mr. Warren, Mr Mont- t | ifomerie. and Mr and M.rs. G. Wingtteid. I PRESENTATION BY TilK VOLUN, TEERS. ¡ Up to the pn::M:IIlt the Hon. Waiter I Fitz Uryan Kiev has not follfiwed the proressioji of his "llcstne-ii ? latniestor, Sir Rhys ap Thomat, further than to hold a ca-ptsvin's «snmission in the Llandilo Company of Volunteers. Larti ] -Dj/nevor 1ms e-vnr been a very kind patron ot the Volunteers, itud not ouiv allows them to I be dialled at Dynevcr Pti,rk on the occasion ot a battalion mrade, but grants them tiie use of a Tango for target pra^Hoe. It w%, tbere- fote, only natural that tht Volunteers should in some way recognise the coming of age of the future baron. Their presentation formed the first item in Thursday's programme. Abont noon the Volunteers, under Captain Williams, noon the Volunteers, under Captain Williams, and head«d by their band, looking smart- in red tunics and helmet* with white n&jtrhed into the p»rk. and, after a seriee of n&jtrhed into the p»rk. and, after a seriee of evcrtutions, including the march papt. drta up io front C4 tiie mansion. Lord Dynevor and the HOT>. Wntter Fitz TJryan Rioe woi^ ^vesent to rei«"ve th«cn. Gn.ptain Williams presented* the latter with a loving cup of the diiw;m of j George IV. perIOd, and bearing the following iiiscriptaon ;— Presented v» the 'Honoorabie I Waiter Fitz Uryirn Rice by the roeiabers and j hon- memljer* d the Llimdik; Voiunteer Ilitif Co»'ps on his attaining his lrujcnty, nth Aii«'ist. 1894-.1'' A suita-i >Ie addrests accom- paniid t h'i cup. j The Oofi. Walter Fit?.- (jryan Rioo, who v aj; »vajnn2y r'xx/ived, suitably res^jondwl Lord Ity novor said tho pr«*-e<it»tioii had f?iven him the ^re-ati-st pleasure. He always welcomed Voionteera with as miiii delight as j his MiCpstors. The corpe had certainly the distinct- advantage- of liaving one of the finest grounds £ hat it w;!b -prn°t->-OLe to (w, e, (m acoount of ti>e flat of themeadow nd uw* beautiful of the flat of themeadow nd uw* beautiful hill on which they tiied. His eori had hoped I the Vobleteers would use the nuige as long a, he lived, and %te (Lord U>Tiev,-)r) cei-tainly wjsh«d to see tiiom continuing its use as long wjsh«d to see tiiom continuing its use as long as he lived, (Applause.) A salvo from 21 guns vvae then fired by ) Mr. Crane, of Bristol. I THE DINNER —PRESENTATION OF ADDRESSES. At about half-pa#>t one a company of afcout f 1,500. made :.p of thA tenants on the Dynevor Estate and ti?ose who had sulmcribed towards ¡ the ixrwSiHitation. sitt down lo dbiner, in a very •p-.i/cious ni.'uxp-ee ereckdl on the lawn near the mansion. The oateriug, which had been ••n+nwted to Mr. Fi.«her, of Gloucester. wa'3! excellent. I>ord Dynevor presided, atid was sitpparteil by the Hon. Mr. Rioe affsd others of the fswiiily. The gathering altogether Watl certainly a. irtemorabie one. A mnnber of to £ t<s were aubrr.itted. but t-he threat ffuture of the prooeedinxs wan the preeer tatieni of the addresses and tfitwe The toast of the day, namely. "The Bon. Waiter F. Rioe," was left to Mr. W. N. Jones. Tirydail. this yesr's ohn.irman of tlte j Carmarthen shire Staniding Joint Committes. I Major 'Chomm Moreb seconded the toast. I Tiie toast wa» received with musical heinuur?. Mr. Sothern then renel an address of oon- Mr. Sothern then renel an address of oon- giat.dation from thn» tenants of the Dyr.svor Oast!"5 aiul KidwVly Estates, winch was i sigiied on beh-df oi the tenatite by Messrs. W. N..tones, Tirvdaii, chairman; .T. Hu$rhe«. llandilo Bank, t.Tea-siter; Lewis Iksh^p, agent, secretary; David Jones. WeiTi, LI an- arthnt-v Jdm Michael. Wern, Llanarthney j lilulip' Williams, Glynher.Ilan; Thos. Roberts, j Maesyglas: IIy. Herbert, Brynmarlais; Wm. j Phiilipa. Pari-yriiyn House; G. Griffiths, Maesyif^nnou Walter Walters, Llandyfan I John "Jones, Calryohen; F, G. ttothern, Pantv rodyn; John Hopkins^ lyissa; W. Jones. ) Canieun, Llandilo: Wm. Lewis, Lhecfawr; .Tohn llc-wis, CyngliorCj Joseph Sen, Raven ) rnn D. Anthony, Gar the; and Wm. Thomas, Cottage, Eidweily. I Mess-i. n. Joau;, Wem, and JOiOeph Wil bonis, Llwynfriod, presaateil the tenants' f giJts, wliich etjnsiyted of a. massive George ill. silver bnwi and ffllv.-r salver. T.ie Rev. Lewis Price, vicar of Llandilo, I ivar! and presented ;\14 addrbss from *he 'in- habiwuits of LholiCdo acd district. j ■ Mr. *-T. B^sase œ.i Jiavm* Ifou&oi Bt*- sented the gift at the inhsUaitai&tes of Llandilo I and dastrict, which took the form of » oalver j cup of George III. pattern. Mæsrs. J. Tioehunat, Go6rge Barnes, and J. Maodonaki preswited the gift of the workmen employed 3* Dynovoi Castle, and which took the form of a dressing-bag. The Hon. Walter Rice, on rieiog to acktiow ■ ledge the addresses and gifts, reoaived a. mowt onfditj greeting), and again made ai happy speech, in which he thanked tbeim for itte kind way in which tiiey had drunk his health, end for the enthusiastic reception which they had given him, and especially Mr. Jone.% Major Tlu.«maf, and Mr. Peunani, for the kind agings they hail said about him and the family. He promised that he would value the gifts from the bottom of his heart, not orly on account of their value, but Ixwause of the spirit which prompt,E.rl them \o make thtdl. ("llear, hær;" and apptlshuae.) He hojieil the fliftB would renewn in jhe family for ever—<" Heer, hear," and ajipiauce) — and that future generations would look a.t them and te« what a nioe feeling then existed betwoon the house of Dynevor and the ten an U. neigh- bours, and friends. ^Renewed applause.) tn conclusion, he saiu: Before i sit down 1 wan* lo wish yim all good luck and prosperity to Wales—a wish that should be at the bottom of every true Welsh mail's heart. I am a Welsh- man, I am proud to say. (Cheers.) I come of a very old family that has always been looked up to, a family that has always given a good account of itself,, and therefore, I have no excuse for Dot following in tlieir faofcstaps. !„ The health of Lord Dynevor, prc^osed l y Mr. J. H. Rowlands, wa* eiifhusiastk-ally r'x^e-ived.—Lord I>ytievoi', in responeling, re- called the reception aecorded tf) him in 1879, when he succeeded to the barony, and aa;d a deep bond of sympathy h.:1d always existed between him and his ttmanld. ATHLETIC SPORTS. 4c. In the afternoon athletic sports and other amusements took place in tho park, i^nd various other amusements were provided U. Mr. J. S. Priekney. the magician. Tea. was also pro- vided for about 5,000 grown-up people and vhildren. At nightfall a dis p)ay of fireworks was made by Crane and Co., of Bristol, and the day's rcjoicings tsr- mil: a ltd with the flaming of bonfires on Penlan Hill. Dynevor Park; on the Grip Bank, over- looking the Cennen Valley, a.nd lighting up tlw ruins of Carreg Cennen Castle or Dinas, near Llandebie; Brynmawr, near Amman- furd; Bwlcbe, near Garn DjTieoed Lodge, near Cross Hands; Penyliank Farm, ne-ur Golden Giov?; Jdanfawr, near Penybank Village; and Bryneithen, Mr. Lewis Bishop's residence. LIST OF PRESENTS. The following is a list of the presents re- ceived by the Hon. Mr. Rice:- Tenants of Dynevor Castle Estates and Kidwelly E-fwtee,' silver salver and old sdver punch bowl; inha- ibitant; of Llandilo and ueighlmurhood. large silver cup; Llandilo Rifle Volunteer Corps, Irrge silver cup; employes on Dynevor Castle Estate, dressing bag; household servants and London tradesmen, bronze and marble t):-úe- J piece; Lord Dynevor. pair of guns; the HOd, Gladys, tiie Hon. Nest, a.nd the Hon. } Gwenllian Rioe, diamond ring; Dowager Lately Dynevor, silver oandksaok; the Hon. Mrs. Joyce, ena;n«i and opal le«k pjn; tiie Hon. and Rev W, T. ilice and die Hon. [ Mrs. Rice, gold pencil ease; the Rov. A. G. Joyce collapsible binocular; Mrs. Moiy- neux Montgomery, silver fiask; Mr. Lloyd Baker, silver Ivaoked hair brushes and colnb; Mrs. Barvviok Baker, Messsr?. M. and A. Lloyd Baker, and tbe Misses Lioyd Baker, silvBr-backed nat and clotltes hrnrh: Mr. and Mrs. Evrerton War- burton, i-ilver cream jag; Mrs. Mansel, photo frame; tJommander and. Mrs. G. WÜ¡¡,iPltJ, silver card-case; Major Stor-e. «lver oard-case; Viscoimt Viiliers, silver-mounted claret jug; trie Hon. A. 0. Harris, pearl and coral pin Mr. R. g. Adde rley, eilvw flask taid aandwioh 00. Mr. H. B. lietterton, orooodile and «il- j ver cigar case: Mj Moreton Maeilonakl. °>1- ver traveling cup: Air. H. Oliveioon, silver- mounted bacjueur liottleand glaeeee; 'Xfr.Corsei-, Alpine -ids nig,; Lady Hervey Batlturet, leather writing oompanion; Miss Lewis (Capel- issa) sil/tr dgarette caM: Mr. Lewis Bishop, gold pencil case: Mr. Warren, brass inkrtand: the Misses Ma^u-el (M:iesteilo), silver Apostle spoors; the blisses Griifies. silver shoe lift and btifcton^hook, and silver pan and pencil: Moss-rs. Mor+>kot, liqueur bottltis; Mr. and Mrs. Riiibjesis, oiyar box; Mr. and Mrs. George Mocis,* hraee candlestick: Mr. Walter Mor- ris, pocket-book; Mr. Thas. Jones (Liandilo), huiiting e.-o-p; Mr. Ens*id Richardson, letter writing companion: smd Mrs. Lindsay, com- ing-of-ago cake. FT-IURE FESTIVfTTES. To-day (Friday) a Sinrden party Will be held at Dyne.vor Cattle, where also a waud ball will take place «!■ *he 12Hi inst., a ser- vants' Ball yliiee on the. 13th On the 14th a ball vfl n" h^ld %t ^Mfljrydan j the resid^aor of Mr. J. C'M>we ^ohwds»j». ftotli the larger ball s*t Qaltle &iid that at Gkmbrydsn are intended to be great social functions.

PROFITS OF BOOKMAKING. THE MAGISTRATE AND THE BOOKMAKER. When Mr. White, a well-known betting man, wh< frequents the f.Siieisea Em bank a i ent for the purpose of pursuing his dubious calling, saluted ■the Westminster n^igistrate i»evious to answer- ing a, fresh dUHllDODe for "ofcstrnotion," lie already rsi«l in his luu»d a bank-note for £ 5. wlri^b be woll knsjw Mr. Hofjkine would exact Ski a fine—tfiai amount being, as the bookmaker remcmlwed. the maxinumi pcoxdty tiie law allowed—U,K1 wan i»v^ialiSy JM-T^aring a varia- t.iou of a f;«»tU»us question he orn-e put to the ma<istTO,w on a SLnuhu- ordceJ—"Caii't you make it tesi?" Sodk- idea of tins xwotit^ <k a (wvenient "boon.ee nker" may be obtained by I HM) uninitiafted from the fact that when White was arrested by Detective Barrett, disguised for the occasion ae a working painter with a ¡ hankering after the odds, no 'ess than £ 454 ir. cheques and back nofeew wae, found in his poftxeeeaoo, one of the forwr being ior ti»e .^rm of IftO gcitieas. H-is led Mr. ) Hopkins to ronau-k th*4. the business of S'/ I '(Iwokaaak^s, seemed tcr bt-, very White admitted that it was. and cheerily pro- I duced a Bank of England aot-c of the lowest denomination published wherewith to nay the pf'-aity. Tin-, magistrate siniied benignatitly, and encf.xnttgiugly 'jwooeeded torwnark, "Money fnes having apparently no effaot on you: it ja, ftrbaps. the duty of a magistrate to bring an moonvienee 'rf anot ifcr kind home^o you. Of ooi:rae, i can t eend you to jwrisofi, but i cw rp. n::u.d yun in custody foe a week." Mr. White's fa< lengtiiwned teveral inches at wh word: h loosened his grasp on the £ 5 note, and ,;ske<l to be allowed to fend for a solicitor. Later in the day Mr. Dnv-ten apfrfvired for hun and urged that the rn-ogistrate should not inflict a heavier punishment than the law intended. Whit*- was a Jlian of property, a.nd it it tiocaine & que&tion II of afijournment he was quite able to find bail. Mr. Hopkins ultimately agreed tu forego the wmand and inflicted tlv; statntorj' pentilty ot £ 5. Tht* bookmaker vrt»no over jo,red with t has eleeision thai ho gave another £5 to the poor- box. Considering the circumstancee, it was a a nail sum for so "great a. >vlief.

A NEW FORM 0F UGtlTNlNG CONDUCTOR. Pwhaps one of the most pu?.i:ig things in Matate k the behaviour of lightnmg. FdT a ioug time it was supposed that a; -xkppe; rod i-smjevthig above a cliimney or a high building protected, not only the building it-jeri, i>ut a. certain area round it. When buiti'ings H'erc struck by lightning it wm u.^n^lly found that proper c nnectkm to eoaik had not been made. Cnfortunately, however, light- ning took to striking one side of certain chimneys that were efficiently protected on the other side by stout copper i-wnduetofti, properly earthed. Professor OlUser Lodge's re- soarohes also, some. six yea.rs since, showed that, while it ww necessary to pi\>tecl build- ings from thunder-<dc4ids arriving from any direction, iroTl conductors were aJ jrof>l, 'tJootrioaily coribidered, i-- -jonper. Acting on these facts, nt, Elli\^tt, professor of etigkieening at the ITniwrsity College of iSottta Whales ae d MonmottUwhit-e, ia pro- viding for the protection of the chimney- stack attached to the new engineering labora- tory that is l>eing etuilt tor the college by M.'nwrs. !,aU«y and Co., ai ranged for oironet of galvanised iron puintfi to surmount 1 tine chimtiev, re-ting on the ornamental swell of the c>i>ing-stone, from which stout galvanised iroo r-- seourtjJy fastened to the body of the chminey with stout galvanised iron staples, a>- ted bo sG-parate wibstarrt-ial 1 earth-plat«s embedded in nwiat ground ;u tlte neiglilx-.tirhcxxl. The result has been a oon- sid^ra&ie «aring in cost, oombmodl with an ahnost ideal proteofcion from lighfcriag. The eoti<lu;.toi-8 hflve been made and ss^aciad to Professor Elliott's designs by Mewi*. Sydney F. Walker and Co., of Cardiff Elec- trical Works.

A;V OTHER BO ATINC ACCI- DENT. The Central News says a boaiiaj? »o«iuent. which nearly resulted in the loss of slwcsn lives, occurred on Thorsday evaning on Cpiingford Lough. Eleven men of the Royal Irish Rifles, who had been phvying cricket at Warren point, took a boat for the purpose of crossing the lough to Omeaih, and wfa-Tn abont half w^.y the craft capeif.sd, and all ware thrown into the water A dreadful struggle for life <MMt;'i, but. fortunately, all tbe wcro saved exespt Private Ay ling, who sank when on 2 of hi* J Tim -wiiiiia a rsrd of kim.

GLAMORGAN COUNTY I COUNCIL. i PROPOSAL FOR MAIN ROADS TO I BE TAKEN OVER BY THE OOUNTY. I The quarterly meeting of tOO roads and bridges fommitte«e of the Glamorgan County Cotincil wat; held ou Thursday morn nig at the eotmty offices, Cardiff, under the presi- dency of Cou.'iciLlor Blaudy Jenkins.—Tl»e county surveyor (Mr. T, Lloyd Bciwards) pre- seniied the following report upon the subject )f matu road management: — "I beg to re] ort that. in compliance with In- structtons, I have further considered, wnii the ¡ assistance of the clerk, the expenditure, offi- cers, and plant that wojld be ntv-eesary in th_ event >:t the county totmcil deciding to re»ert to the -iem of direct man;^ruenv. <3 tiie mam r roads m lieu of the jM-esent- system of delegat- ing tiie nia.n;t £ eiu< nt to kical autJiorities. In my report of A'ovenibai 40, 1692, 1 sug- gested that jt might be neoessary to amptoy lave inspectors or road foremen, together with a clerk. Having cai-e-Jully :e-i-emsLdered the ouestion of inspection, I am of opmioo tiiat tie work can be efficiently performed bv four inspectors ins-tead of five, provided they are allowed tram f*ree, which we>uld enable thetn io retivin almost nightly to the town or oentv«» in whaott ihey were located. A salary of 36: a week. or £93 12s. per annum, would sectu-e the services of praetioal masons^ whose knew ledge would be of considerable service in oon uection with the oonhU-uotkm and repairs of culverts, drains, feuct- walls, &o. as well as in tine direction of repairs to county bridges, which could be done under: their personal supervision, and without the deiay at present b-equelltly experienced in consequence of the diifieultv of 'getting CÜfi- tractors to attend to orders given them with any degree of promptitude. Four shilling* a week each would probably be a sunioient alknvanoe for train fares, more especially if the mspeeuirs usetl bic-yles uT ti-iryles, which could be done without .difficulty during six months of th- year. The tot.. 1 amount paid to inspectors per winuni_would thus be J3416. A Cll"k at a sahuy of 30s, a. week, with out of pocket tnvvelling exponses, would make the total co?fc of management £5091 128.. or practically the para" as it costs at present. With regard to the tools and imple- ments. the amount paid by local authorises 1 f'or those disposed of to tiiem bv the county in 1390 wa^? B102 14s. 6d., and in some in- atanCies tliev oould be re-puroh»sed, mora especially the mud carts, machine scrapers, and barrows, but as there is uncertainty as to the intention of Mine cf the iocnl autho- rities with regard to the matter, it will be safer to assume that new tools and inijile *ente will have to be procured for met of the r^ads. These, 1 estimate, would oost about £ 650, which amount mig-ht be somewhat iv duoed by the re-pun-base of old tOtis, &i\ Ag regards the system of accounts, pnd the mode of paying the roadmen and contractors, I do not think the county couki do better t?;an I do not think the county couki do better than adopt tflie system of thfc MonBM>.ithshira County Council, at all events for the first year, after which improvement* nom time to time suggested by experience might easily be Introduced." The "hairman mentioned that some ;>f the local authorities were now asking for increased grants for road maintenaiice.—Mr. R. H, Rhys tliotii'ht the scheme of four mspettoi-s, if adopted, would not work in practice- -Even- tually, after a discussion, Mr. R T. Bassett peoposed, anrl Mr. Jotbam seconded, that the surveyor's suggestion ac to the appointment of four inspectors he adopted.—Upon a division, nine ve>t«d for the resolution, whik> two re- mained neutral, and Mr J. M. Smith was the only dissentient—Alderman W. Morgan, Ty- ncwydd, ttoen m»;ve»1 that the clerk and chair- jtian draw out a report recommending tb.it tli? | main roads be taken over by the county, and that four inspeetoire and orre clerk be em- ploy ed,afe reoomended by the county surveyor. Mr. W. Spickett seoimded. —Mr. R. H- Rhys j said he was perfectly satisfied that the thing would end in a miserable fiasco. Four inspectors | would not be sufficient. He m >v ;d as HII t tnicndment that five inspectors bo appointed.— m,ere was no seconder, however, and the resolu- tion was put and carried.

THE MYSTEKIOUS DBATO AT CARDIFF INQUEST ON THE VICTIM. On Tliiir»day afterno wi at Cardiff Town-halL dr. LI. Griver, dep,ity-ccrn er, held an in- quiry touehing the death of William Pope Howit-t. 2,¡; bricklayer, of 24, Bertram-street, ¡ Kf'tth. I "nnl• If, who died on Wednesday last, sad had sometime previous hew. badly ssyiietl. MB. KHltabeh HOWI^t, mother of the de- I ceased, said her fion a fortnight ago enn- jilamed of biinR ill-used by some men, and afici w*rds of suffering great pa.in m his I stomach. Up to the tune of his deaH., he was J attended by Dr. Bamuel Wallace and his assis- tant. He was fond of beer, and drunk too much occasionally. By the Foreman: He was quite healthy when assaulted. tif saki that one man "pttcited" into him first, and that two or three others then attacked him and kicked him. Dr' S Wallace deposed that in his absence his assistant, was called m to see deceased I en 'llmrsdav week. and witness had also attended him since. Witness had made a ¡ post-mortem, and found the lower jaw »>ioken I on the right side. Hoth eye? were blackened, but there were no bruises on the body. Tbe h^art and lungs were soond: the mtewimes I v/ere greatly congested, ail'i'njeritonitis was, in bis opinion, the cause of death- Peritonitis 11 probably followed a oold; he did not. thmk it. was brought OIl rjy the injuries reoeived The jury returned a. verdict of "Death from natural causes.

CARDIFF SCHOOL BOARD. A TEACHER CENSURED BY THE BOARD, I A meeting of the Cardiff School Board was< keld at the Town-hall on Thursday, Mr. Lewis 11 Williams (chairman) presiding. An ex-pupil teacher, who had violated the rnle prohfcitmg the infliction of corporal punishment by teachers m tiiat grade, attended, and 'was severely censured for bin conduct by the chair- man. the members being also nnanimtxis in expressing disapproval. So rfiany complaints, the chairman said, hud been received tha.t an exajaple would have to be made- The young man who appeared before the board, expressd his regret, wbertauion the Cliairman told I ion that if he again ofi'ended in tbig way he would be dismissed. He hoped, however, they would not, again have any cause for complaint.— The Rev. J. Morgan Jones asked when the budding for pnpil teachers would be commenced. —Alderman David Jones replied that designs were proposed and submitted some time ago, but the cost was so great that the department; I could not sanction it at the time. Since then two or three appointments had been arranged to look at Wood-street Board SchooSaml see if any portion of those promises could oh utilised for the purpose, bat the appointment eMh time fell through, owing to the inability of those appointed to attend altogether. The teachers suffered very ranch through the unsuiUbloness of the preaeni pre- mises. He suggested that the com- mittee take steps to provide the necessary accommodation, and this was agreed to.—It was received that Miss Leslie (Adamsdovvn Infant School) be appointed head-mistress to Radnor- road Infants' HubooJ, and that Miss Lily Nita Williams take Miss Leslie's place at Adamsdowa Sohool.

THE HAVERFORDWEST I SENSATION. PRISONER BErOtlE THE MAGISTRATES. On Wednesday afternoon Fred John Hannan, who bad been taken prisoner at ardiff. was conveyed by train from the latter place to Haverfordwest. In the ovening a formal inquiry was held at tbe Castle and the prisoner J remanded until Monday next, when he will be brought up at the Shire-hall. His dorneanour I was one of dejection, a.nd he said he should like the matter settled aa soon as possible. Subse- quently be was removed to Carmarthen, a num- ber of people going to the station to oaten a i glimose of the prisoner. He bung his b«au aa if to avoid being recognised by former friends. It I is reported that the man's boxes have been broht-ri open, and that they contain a number of letters from bis sweetheart. His wife has applied to the workhouse, and has obtained admission with her three children.

THE S^MEN^ STLILKE AT CARDIFF, There is no change to report in connection with the sailors and firemen's strike. A large number of met> still congregate oatede the ShippinrtJifioes, ami are determined not to go to t sea under £ 4 and £ 4 Sa. The men are very, orderly, and give no trouble whatever to the police. Only officers sign in the engagement room, but on Wednesday night and Thursday fonr crews signed on board at £ 3 IQs. and, £ 3 15s. for monthly and 28s. for weekly boats. Two crows at I'enarth .secured tho fnlf wages. The shipowners state that plenty of men are still obtainable nt Cardiff, Penarth, and Barry, particularly at the latter place, at £ 3 10a. and 15s,, and em at lower iranfc 15s,, and em at lower iranfc j r*> t

NEWPORT LIBEL ACTION. A SCHOOLMASTER OBTAINS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGES. The Under sheriff ct MonnKMithshire Mz. Pasy Laybouma) and iury sat at Newport Town-hall an Thursday ior the purpose of asseeing damages in I the remitted action for libet brought by Air. Geoqge Frederick Hodgkys •Vwper, all it.1$-, taint schoolmaster, of 33, Mouut P11.ki.i.u, nad, Ebbw Vale, against Mr. J. W. 0oo>3s, j roprie- tor of '"Newport Skits." a paper which is now defunct. Mr- Henry Lynn, barrister (instructedj by Messrs. Powell and Hughes, Ebbw Vale), appeared for the plaintiff, and the defendant conducted his own cane. The Tinder-sheriff said the antion had been remitted from the High Coui-ts, and was brouglit against the "Newport Skits,a paper whieii was run by a. eompany. ii e believed a. AtE. "1. A. Barfoot wm really the proprietoiv and Mr. J. W. Jonos the editor. The defendants let judgw»t«it go by default, but Mr. Ba<rfoot had sins* 13ecryne a baukrupt, and the plaintiff had daetüd execution against. Jonea alone. The libel OJinpLiiiifxl of was as follows: — "That a dark, freckled, curly-headed, con- ceited, wonld-be toff, from the V. Boy, School) who boasts of a superior education received at Cardiff University, is flirting with an ex-pnpil teaeber. who lives not a stone's throw front Sftryn Chapel, and who lias a long walk every morning before she readies the V. School? "That it is a pity the. aforesaid gentleman cannot obtain a better educated and more refined sweetheart? "Tiiat the secret of this assistant school- master's love for the above-mentioned pupil teacher is in her readiness to join in his dirty conversation." The paragraphs were published under a heading, 'Is it a Fact?" The jury were re lieved of the ;iuty of deter.niniiig whether the paragraphs were libelio'ts or not; all they had to do was to assess daniages. Mr. Lynn, in the course of a¡, elfKjuent ad- dress, said plaintiff waa an assistaufe school- master in a mixed school, and had charge of ciass-v-s where the irholars were twelve or tliir- tceu yearn of ag* boys :Lhd girls who had ar- rived at that time of hf when thf-v could under- stand the meat 1 it-g of the paragraphs alluded to in the action. The jury would understand that it was the duty of Mr. Cooper, not only to educate the scholars in the rudiments of I knowledge, but to train them in the luibitg of I morality and decency. Therefore, imputations of immorality or indecency must inevitably I h:we an injuriems efferi upon his charactor and reputation. At the time the libel waa published the defendant's paper was enjoying a large circulation, but at the present time— fortunately for the nelghbourhood-it had ceased to exist. It was sold extensively in Ebbw Vale, arid plaintiff's attention was drawn to the paragraphs on numerous occa- I sions. Counsel then read the paragraphs, and contended that they were a very serious re- llei-tioe. upon Mr. Cooper and 'calculated to hold him up to ridicule and contempt if not re- futed in a. court of law. A person guilty of indecent conversation ww not fit to take charge of the education of the rising gent-ration, and tic submitted that Mr. Cooper had suffered damage by the publication of trie paragraphs. It was only by the jury's verdict "that they could prevent the possibility of future damage- I 'J'ht:' plaintiff «as then failed, and gave evidence. If-, said there was not the slightest foundation for the imputatieins iir the para- graphs. He had no doubt who the lady re- itjued to in the paragraph. was. She was for- merly employed in the Victoria fiohool. and then he occasionally used to see her on the way to ichoo}. He had IlIwor been guilty of any "dirty' conversation to any young lady. His I attention has been drawn to tàe paragvajilts on numerous occaeknta, ibid. sohcoJ children and roughs had mlkrl' "Skits" after him in the I streefts. In reply to defendant, plaintiff said he was sure tihe paragra phs refeiTed to liim. One ot his reaeona for sfuppcWTng so was that he was the only perwn iu Ebbw Va3e at the time who hud bwu educated at Cardiff University. 1 'tefnutant admitteel that he was legally re- spcrttsiblo for the libel, but. said he was away from nome ai; the time, and did not see the l&ragrapits before tihev" were inserted. He nicf not. know the name of the writer. It was the newborn to insert oaxagraj^is written by one I 'r. person about another, and he, altliough the I editer, did not know to whom the paragraphs I referred. The Under-sheriff, in summing up, described the "Newport Skits" as a. disreputable print, tuid said he hoped a similar paper would never I diagraoe the name of his native town. Its sole oooupaUqn seemed really to trade upon the I characters of respeotabfe people—characters which the managere of the oaper would have ck:» well to have possessed themselves. Many men Itael been libelled m the p»per. It WM pai*ar°- "Sfcit^" that aiataed th': freedom,. of the pres«. The jurv, after a brief consultation in "pjtvate, WJtnrned a verdiot for the plaintiff, and assessed the (kwarws at £100.

SHIPPING NEWS. SWANSP, RIUVALS. ■"iOHTM IK'KX. Sept. 5.—Victoria, 40, Barnrtspfe, generftl Ltaieu-a, 40, Barnsfcii^ie, general. Alpha, 8, 55, Highbrsdgc;, nopper ore. WSliatn George, 127, Chester, piteh. 1I'itzwDHuJIJ, s, 179, Loiidou, CaixiifC, grtieial. Alice, JCJ. Milford, oats. Ednrand, 58. Scully, nil. Aim Humnhreys, 159, jOJ&i* Castle, finvxtoce. Bea- v trice, 17. Milford, ?envjj iron. J. and M. Usarett^5 '79, Castletown (Tie l« !>, "il. Sunbeam, 12X, CiJjasi ter, brieve. Wanny Wienall, 76, Cork, nil. SOOTH som Sept. 5,—Ei) Fonnoso, II. 100, Bristol, general. Avon, a. 371, Belfast. via Newport, jtvneral. Mar-, garet, 99, Waterford, nil. Warree, 98, Wtlterford.. nil. Brightoi>, p a, 229, lllraconifce, exomtbMt. Aiexaudra, p 1, 96. Ilfraermibe. exuarwiOB.. P111N4IIE OF WALES BHI. Sept. 5 Btiid, s, 60, Cardill, ttn-plaies. Antwerp^ a, 2,108, (Ireeaoclr, nil. £ auiy, s, ?Q W^erfonl, ) nil Bellgore Head, s 1,619, Bcl'ast, hR. SAUJSr.3. KOItTH IKiOK. Sept. 5.—Honor ;i>pne), Aberthaw. Ellie Parte' ;t>'oster), Ballyan. Coronella (Hobbe), ftueensey. itacpaivt, arid Ann (Parry), 'iYesailii. Lafrowtla .(Tfarvey), Neath. Mai-^ai-et Lev;;s, (Jones), Newport (Hem.) FXnBie, a (Cffrou): }',una. Nonriaod, s (Be Olochy), Rosooff. Alpha, s (Luxon), Newport. SOUTH DOCK. Olochy), Rosooff. Alpha, s (Luxon), Newport. SOUTH DOCK. Sept. 5.Hrightof1( 1, » CRcad), ltfracarab<>. Alex- atulra, p s (Thomas), IttraooMibe. Jewew (Muiffhyi, Wexfwd. Sir Framis, Dn>.ke (Lauiey)( Bsiefori. I Ttie;>ry, s (Befl), Havre. Gorier, B (HaxelH^Bngtol., .Torjyoem, s (ParrOj^h), Rodhoufcer. Avon, k TWhvte), '■ r, isopm, Tyne, II (Bewenj, Trooville. Ric Formers, It (yov), Avonmouth. PUIKTCE or WAI>R DOCK., i Sept. 5.—Monmouthshire," 8 (JenkimO,/ Stockholm. ffiberaian, M (WallSae), Quebec. Enia, « (WiltonV Bristol. Kiiymney, s 'Soibertf), St. Nazafte, Moa- tnjia, « fWatkine), Baltimore. Bandriughani.. « (Hodge), Genoa. E?fTEKFX> 1)J7TWAEDSc—September 6- Guernsey, Britannia, B, Curtdy. 73, Jeffrie. A Co. Koirmontter, Sainte Marie, P, 'Chi!>au<l, 43, T. Lewis 3 St. Va'.ery ■wr-Sciniue, i'rrseveiunce, B, Sneii, 38: Eartdell & Co. CLE AUK J>September 6. New Orleans Antwerp City, a, H. ballAlit y Tte.lt,ime>re, Minnesota, a, B, 600 general Boroeam., Swansea, 101, B, 1,2601 Ïud Report. Berwick, II, B, 250 jfeneral Naples, Derweritdale, s, B. 1.3:10 fuej" 50^ coal Hcrl.ux, Borvin, F. 130 efiaJ Guernsey, Renner, B, 220 coal Brnuo- kk, Flora, P>. batlwr rherbour>rl Toa,tl, B, 200 coal. IMPORTS (',(.A.i'J'WISE-éSer.teJnber 6. HurrinEton, Vigilant, 4, 450 toae crop r-nd*. J. Wat- sc,, I & 00, Wutehet, Tom. 3,439 tirt-ixwren, W. H. Edwarcte TCiscannor. FriLaeft Jane. 132 tons flag stot«et, order Vrfcrd. Ali-P, 48 tons cats, J Dyei Sfilford, Beatrice, 12 bais scrap iron, C. E, & H. M. ¡ Peel Mjllotn, Ivv Holme, s. 225 tons pit; iron, J. Watson F.Xl'ORTS COA.Y1 WfSK. -.September 6. Kef insey, Britirinia, 135 coal, T. T. Pascoe Cork, Orimaidi. 225 COAI, T Thoaeas (iu^-nisry, Banner, 270 c->i>i, Gwajin-*re-<iurwen Co, i New r:css, l'etrel, 100 coal, fJraijroln Coii'-pany AlsJeburg, Percy. 140 coal, I.. P. David JSewttuay, John Jaonfc,, 44 et<81. S. & J. Hi'.l Rye, MeuuteiicM, 225 coal, Gwaun ca-Ourwen Co. (iuemsey, M-wy Klixaketli, 13G coal, K*au» & Bevau New Rf ss, Gcirl Temp'ar. 12S coat, S. & J. Hill ionde.n. Janet and Ann, 170 eoal. W. Pere-h, Co. Belfast. Bordeaux, a, 630 eoal, Vjvie.n fr Sons Plymouth. T>evonpr-rt, 210 coai, Jenkins, Hodgens ?remint;ton. M i^net, 106 "ca! Ne>rton &'Co. l)unbaU. Snuirrel. 12-D coat. SIbrgtave JL CG. T ir+.i^hai.ojjton, Emilv, ». 300 Co, Cawen &• Obsp?: 20 coal, Shepherd & Co. War»npotnt. Ivy H<lme, ii, 270 eoal. E. W. Cook j Ba/r,fi!apTe, Leiona, 6^ eoal. OJsisi>r<<k Bamfta^le, Victoria, 58 co.il. T. T. IWroe |! PORT TALBOT.—ARRIVALS. j Sept. 4.—Sunlight, s, 245, Swaiwea, haitMt. Tr«- e, 157, Devoran, hallast. j dept 5 —Catherine. 23. OxwScb, ballast. I SAILINGS. I Sent. 5.—N'J!i!i<»ht, s (Pennington). Liverpool. Sept. 6 -Trefttsis. » iMitcheifik Plymcurfh. Cathe rine (William*) Oxwich. Si SATE AND BRETON FERRY. ARRITALS. Sept S.—Standard. 51 PfymouHi, ballast. Henry fthher, s, 310, Cork, ballast Tin..is, 170, OoUenbufi^, dtols. | Sept. 6.—Cit;- of York, 23. Bristol, jfeneral. tn- i duijtr^ 29. Lydney, scrap hfKi. Vergnslic, 151, » Tralee, ballast i SAruINCS- 9ept. 5.—-Harrington, s (flutrhee). Bclfswfc. Olfrca, I a (Grenfell), Ilortrfath. Ijanisir-y (Beckerleg), Pen- j aanoe. I Sept. 6.—EJita fMarshail), fjorxJon. ifor (Heskina), J/jTuJon. Bellona (Alexander), T<ondun. bafsowda j tiiarvey), Feua.oce. 1 IMK5KTS. —September 5. Gofcteabwg, Tinas, Z40 loads, deals, MKL, Darter assd -j Thomas, Neatb I

A DalzieJ's tel«>grarn on ThstTsday from Mocibrisrm says:—A voutli, a,ge«i sixteen, des- cribed tin the charge-sheet ae an .tonitirf, was woeterday sentenced to penal servitude for- lif«j fpr the murder ot his mother rn May test. crime was a most vol ting Osr), the poer-woanan having been literally haoked to piaussiwith ?m 1 « ^s.r ~o- v.-

I ANDERSON. COX. AND CO., LTD., WlTEEPROOF MANTLE MANUFACTURERS, I LARGE VARIETY OF NEW SHAPES MATERIALS, AND COLOURINGS FOR AND WINTER WKAR I -KNL- I i I I I t I All Goods auppliai by us are thoroughly Waterpreef, free from odour, and wiil remain »»ft and pliable. I CASTLE STREET AND COLLEGE STREET, -(.:J SWANSEA. M'AVERA'S I 18 yOW KKDWN AS j THE LEADING BOOT SHOP. STUPENDOUS BARGAINS Now beEBg cSered to cie& K s SUMMER STOCKS Unpreeedented Stieoesa of the feBEAT SALE NOW PROCEEDING. t M'A VERA, SWANSEA AND MORRISTON. 1658 I, s HOUSE FUEL. THE j^CLAti'UC pUEL Q0'' | NOW SUPPLY For HOUSEHOLD PUKPOSE^ their CELEBRATED FUEL. t! In Small Blocks, which can be readily broken, making neither dost nor sme!J. I Orders by pest promptly attended to. ,j Addre&i, The Atlantic patent Fuel Co., Ltd., j North Dock, Swansea. j TERMS CASH ON DELIVERY. [127/ i E. J. CALLARD, (Over 10 years with J. R. Da vies, Orrord-st.) I HATTER, HOSIER, J.. AND 6HIKTM AlvER. 25, CASTLE STREET, SWANSEA. [1655 jp Ii E S H FISH. Supplies of Fresh T''i;-h fLom all the orinoipa sWtious daily; whoelaale and retail. MOLYNEUX. Commission Fiab Salesman. High-street, MONEY. f JF you W.ÄNT 1\fONE1. ATrs,? w i se SWANSEA FINANCE COMP^ ttvnrsa, lfh GOAT STREET, SWANSEA. LOANS MIUle Up88 Bolthowo oWN NOTE OF H AND, •nt delay, and all traasaoti** kept strietly private, No Fuws. CASH ADVANCED far \m Te cr short poriodgj or, if sary &!< aasount borrowed £ SfAA interest repaid by OUU ^si^mente to suit Convens* of Burrowara COL NTY COURT EXBCC. TIONS and Distresses fer ¡¡,.t pttid. euk THE COMPANY'S Tfil^ ARE REASONABLE. NoCM^ made unless business is da»* -Per Inrt-het-narticulart apply te A E. GASH, Manager, ^_OOAT STREET, SVVANSB^. J^KNT ON ^OTE OF THSnAArnwT5L MB^AATJLB BA> k-> Tk* n, t'L1)Wcls-*weZj61lT, BRISTOL. ftf^- V"l^,larg2 *»*"• fctKfc. oW ,es to all re.stable trust •• orifey 7tr, r-^4>l Cr or f tajoaeumfrew £ eCt» £ 3.OOl is inaHpaitf e>i tkeXiagdoaa without b.et;i», i«ese< urjt.y«eiy l*rr»* j| >^nt i.y weekly, meachlv. ar au»ri«iiV meats, •stenuiBg ever ap«rie« of titt-ccavea' tfaedorrswer; or the priaeij. may "> int-vat If. ltiiai, WofiillHot Sale token, aad Mis traasareiaws are pula .shtd it; ..tl,:r a«we>iapei Ar ga/«tta. A]?viy, stAfiBg austtu-at re^nire4, to Mnrrv Kn. T, C. MU.jSOKN. Geuerai)ïua¡tF. nOIli. opcci-iiJy advaM* Ute Foli,ie', Rcvtr- ian^ ud Mortise ESTABLlSHKV 1881, JAMES WEBSTER rt MIDDELBUSS, RGLLAH0 (Late ef Calais and B4n1.cne-SUI.M¥, France.) BANKERS: ENGLa.;VB- -linden aad Westminster Bank, Lendo;i. 8o*»TLAND—Bank of Scotland, €»*»«»* lR £ LA»n— £ ank of Itsjlsjsd, DtDIiJL THE DERBY, ASCOT STAKES. ROiTAL HUNT CUP kt. DOUBLE AND TREBLE EVKNT*^ STARTING PRICES ON ALL NO aTARTINu PRICE LIMIT ON I* PRINCIPAL RACES. ACCUMULATIVK COMMISSION^ "THE TURK CHRONICLE." Free an receipt of address. N.B-Mr. Webster is ktot repre Race Meeti iw. Pet ssps nsmg his the course. er elsewhere, do sowitfcoo* author'ty. *• £ pAC*5 ARB STU880&N TRUMif8i" LLEWELYN'S RflnKUMATijO Ai^ GOUT MIXTURE.. is ree»m«n9n^«d to the aMi,ted wit,. as tho Dl.ebt vuludbie Medieia* eor r.Va tWo FALLOW JAY EO«GI>IA.INLH— flnnt titisdache,Neuralgia,Jfce. Head th* ialiowii.^ b«?«i Me T«at.in»—&ZZ211 Vivi.in«treet, Swansea. —JLSaar Sir, I hitva from th» ;>aiafiil malady, JKkeusaatism, years, and tried vari ou# remtaiie;, brtt tsufeoB&jS •flirm tint X kiave DE.. -c^l IUOJ-J benefit bottle of Rh?un»atie aaci €H>ut Mixture t»** £ 0 other* put togethr. Make tai« wiiialy tbe braelit of otUors snjf»mg mnc eempiaint.—Xvurs tr>Uy,J*s. 2ittatl» LI. ii;«aaa3. Bottles, at 1, IIA., 28. M., 4s. S4- Prej*»red only hy LL. Cbf. Ufarrtston fM WkvleseJc Agent, Swaaraa,—i Oav iea.. 1 £ f! -n WILLIAMS' (POFTAJUJAWK) j O R M J^OZE N'0^» Voir wm- thir*y yea^s this ki^Wf lias ioet w ith ^bie gm < .est SJM»C»«5. Tkc P.53 Ubild -H givw is Itte uteris, ^ettieu rid » fbi^tarmrati taking tiiese Ia>. the tain, pale-face-1*, "JJjp mal« t;.Kfld beeei»jt^fit '"OT^f, h^ltW -.mi iiv^dy* pride, inaoead of fch* anxieiy «f khr'^i.r&rdiaM. rfft Sir,—ifrave-forsuna: tieae-use^yscur Aaittet^i or We?a Iiaeengers in my ftsasily." and find very speoev '-U1d eSicaeiciHi eure fe; asccaiW*^((»i thd r agreeable ami wairenjtent tirin je rfrcmToeBilation fr- cblidron — Ht, rjjunMON, Vicar Of E»wd«n." ART NEEDLEWORK DEPOT, asd FANCY WOOLS WAREHO™ Ail th« latest Produetions in Needlework constantly arrmttg, and t*a*r on moderate terms. Etety Bequiait. for,-the Fancy wgr-k alsvays in stoak, M. M. LOVELUC^ APSLEY HCXJSE, WALTER'S and 1, PARADE BUILI>fNGS, JSS!EABI1SHKT» 1840. | B R A D E R AND S-'O$ PIAI^DS, ORGANS, & HARMONlJ^ LierS FKSK. ONLY ADDRESS, 9, WIND STREET, 8WAN»^^ 'jO A RCI1ITECTS AND BUlLP^ The Largest Sicck o? STEEL AND IRON JOISTS, GIRDERS Ts. Ln., CHAIN, kc" ? Out of London. 1':0 not f DAWNArS SOLID FT.REPfi-°cn FLOORING, In use 27 years, g, i' G.W.R SIDINOS, ROATH 1- RO HI BALD jj j^A A U. 7L TUDOB-ROA D, CAROl^v BfCYCLF^ i BICYCLES: ,¡ ee¡', Gas, St):1m, and Hot Water Ks<tslt,<J iiicyek; Maker, and nepftit'01' Show Room a VYasaail-'iiLltr0' Works Thoimis ru-ect, Swsi^t tf* Bi^yeks made to order, enamelled, l-'neumatic Tyres a • fl(P* Good servtceabie lHCycks from £5. NO HOUSE EQUALS v;;V DOWN AND SON, FOR RELIABLE FURNITURE- WHY? Because they are the LARGEST MAKERS BY MACHINERY In WALES, Have the MOST EXTENSIVE STOCK TO SELECT FROM, and gin- the BEST POSSIBLE VALUE. ,rr ear A VISIT WILL AT ONOE CONVINCE ONE OF THK FALT. FURNITURE TO SUIT COTTAGE OR MANSION. f CARFDTS MADE AND LAID ER:Ø- ESTABLISHED NEARLY HALF A CENTURY. .C HIGH STREET AND MORRIS LANE, SWAxVSEA- — ■ — — — — hia" and published for the ri-oari"ton bj 9AVt&i CAVIES, at ttc- of the »A&T,,1W ZU, nili',lItt'eCi, ItwMUe*.