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fe\V A'- a fc. 'X MONDAY Br^r- 11r. 3 C. Damel, and Mr. i Not the s^iis ?♦' o'liviiY J .hn N' --p'v, a ycung man, waa pletv^ i. i • e do-tn <s i-tr -» with btir. (huùk in 11 iiÓ etrc.-i oi .-Utu night. He admitted leniency on the ground ttat It" v k, u Swacsea, but bad never boeu in court bef Ire The Stipendiary g to thi. ho lit yon been here five times before. P; Hlne .1 dtr; no, fcir. Sure it the pane durp air. Inspector Fiycn ho krow prisoner h-d been conviotad of begging iu this court. Priaouer: Yea, I waa here o. ce for boggi'g. and gave me fievetf days, Tha Hmch fiaed pr.eouer 5" aad 3B 6d Alleged SERIOUS Assault ON A Sistbb — James O Connell, a rough-lookiug fmlov, charged with assaulting an wuainimg ills ftatef, Abigail. Police constable tiarria t2cl) th,t about 1 30 on Sunday morning he wet ootnplaiuant in High street. She was eying. Sue 8doi,i her brother bad thrown a basin at her ana out her face. W itnees saw a largo out Oil the right cneeic. Be took her to a doctor, who drasaed the Rcund. Afterwards he apprehended tha prisoner at hotiae in Well atmet. He Baid he knew allabmtn. Complainant did tot appear, and pri-ouer W8 remanded until Tuet>.i..y in order tde pohoe might brif g her up to give »p'^ca Drunk on Licknsud P»emi&ii.» — Witham ■Lewis, ehoemaker, charged m u oeing dmua on the licensed prenn*ea of the uro "n Iuu, Mor. riflton, on the 5th V ■ »diair,te0 the charge. He was '6J III Mar ;h last of belag drunk and refuSIng u quit, and the Banca now fined him 10s. Stealing Wood.—Thomas Ha noiett, a lal of 14 was charged with (.tealiag timber, of tha value Df 2. 6d, the property of Meaara Thocni-, Watkine, and Jenkins, on Saturday, the 3rd iash Prieoner took a bundle of wood from some Haa as trhioh are being built in Walter'^ rovi. Es ordered eight Btrokes with the biroli, to bd fdl- Jowed by 14 day a' impiiMonment, TUESDAY.—Before Aldermar Thomas Mr. J. Q. Hall, and ivir. J. bu.sE No Pkoskcutob. — James O Gi>uu«U, Wdil street, labourer, was charged pu remauii Wdl aeeaultiKg and wonndicg aid sister, by cutting he" f-iod with a-'a^tn. tVisoaer was remanded from Monday for the ar.tend»n -0 of the profieoutrix. S-ia ditj not DJW appoar, aiid -trifioner was, therefore, discharged A Dkonken Tbamp.—Mvy Tnomas, a tramo was Bent to gaol for 10 day« tor Oein* drunH aui hogging in King street, An Old Offbn'uss- —^Mary Noraia i, tl vetl street, un tiderly marr.ed wor. vj aiar^od with being drunk and disorderly u a\ ft ,,1 1<1 the Gtb. iuEt. Defead^nt a o i m Monday to answer the ou-trjid, t>u.• w.jiitan and the poiioe datuiuec, licr 111 tao 0 In i, >v her 23cj aj-eai'dn^e for j* eimilat offa >c i dul the mapi?tratys oott«:ni'.wd hoi to priiou foi* a month vith hard labour. Sand St balers. fcLary Ooke-, Joa. Spilien, Johii uisyb-rry, i'no.-i Kifiy U-o Coate. t nc: Dd. Jarcts were oharg- ^ruh tr^n passing nn land tue pixperly of tae cjrporation ftnd e BtUld Oii^i'^fiou;. Jaii-o, IVIlO ü" 1 three tiraea prevua l., w.. d i-i.J 5s, 6d c'ariQfc.g*?, 8. ûd oo-»t«. I'Jjo Jrh *r <)<?. ftndtiiitj were núej lid, m daiaiges, an 1 8i 6 i costs. THUE; DAY.-Before Mr. J. C Fownn (3tipea. diiiry) and John Glasblwjok Dischahged.—Daniel Kilfoy ull .r,{e i remand with deeerung the Mon ^oinary viilitia, and also with being drnnk in iliga atreet. N-j answer had beenreoeivod to the oom.itauija-.iou Bent by h" police to tb-i militia auibontica, ) prieoner wA accordingly di-oharged. ila waa aid > diemittert oil the cha ^o of <?.rm;keuneB.i. A JivvE-.iLB Thibf.—Altred Jone-s, Itgel 11; w l1bt. lyeci witii attsrupting tQ NO the td or Keep, a shopkeeper in Bridge toreet, on the 11¡1 lis"- nHJ was pr. ved, aud tho o-dared t., be datc'.Med in fio reioimaiory fechool for five yeara &lterwa> tie. Oiii RQE OF Receiving Boots.—Gb rlaa Tnbl i-, a vvaa otarged on re:aa?>.l w tl recei^u g tiiree pairs of boots, the prope ty of Cba;len Atkell, Wind street, kuowiug tae same to be stolek. The evidence had bean takea at a iomer hearing, and prisoner was no*_coaiinitted "tor at vho aseizes, bail being ad mitt jd.

1 XCIE PROSECUTION AT SWANSEA. ESiVY PENALTY FOR UING fcl G-a IIHUUl* A 1.1OiiNOiS. At SwaEfea borough polioo oourfc on TVarj- day (fc. i-. re the Sviperidia.y and Mr btooi.), P. Clarke, Oiewor, Singleton ftraet, cn'tt'frtd with haviu^ a qiiantiiy ot BUgar in his yo^Sfci-Bwa without licensed tor tha same Woodward prosecuted on 'oehaif of the Kx. i,c aufharitijs, aid Mr. W. Rioinson Sa.ith «pptared for defendant. In opening th ? Case, bit. W oodward tt itea that tjia proieo ung's ^ere tdkee under the 17th and IStb Viotar.a, c Xiie o:dy l-ofiaiblo de er-ti wbioh ooald be bet up by tae dtlenaast was ibat the sugar which waifoual \)11 the pitaiisi i", between three and a halt and poundf, was iniendf1. for household coaa jtnp tion, feat he ehot!J, ha thought, be IIob, to show that ttas was not the oaaa. A caxtain book rfooud in the Drawery Contained eo many eutnei of sugar from day to day that if the defendant and his family had lived upon nothing elae they «juld not nve con- sumtd such a qnantir. Mr. Woodward m)[1. tioned tUt a n -enoa to use 8UJr coa d be obtained fv.-r and a duty ot lis 61 waa imposed ou every 50ibi. nsea. Ho tnea e-alaa evideroe 14r. Willim Cbard, iorpecf-or of Inland f4e79riua, aaid that In company c'i; ii1'. Orovva, ha Via^.di the premises of tha dtfendant on th 2 5ouof ^ovem^ier. They saw a man who appeared to ba tho working bzewer. In searching tse preuiiaea they found in a desk three bags containing One was about a 71b. ba^ whioh contained a >j.it 3lb. of Bugar. The othtr two were Uo b>gj. On the flo- r of the brewery were a.)at' red aboat dozen pound bags, wnich appealed t > hav con- tained sugar. In the desk they alt>o found a 000k 'lom which they made an extract. Mr. Woodward here asked for the book, whiah had given tke otoer side notice to proa ace. ■fhe book was not forthcoming, aui seoonJary eder.c6 was given ot ita oontents. Witness &aid that between the 7th of Ofitobor and the 27th of November there a number of varies of sllgtor at 3,id per lb., tha total quantity lJlg 89ibs. They afterwards asked ùotcndnt explain the entries and the pieaeaoe of tho 6&gar. He said he .-should say nothing ab ml it, witness told him that it would be their duty report to the ootamiasionerj what thay had Io1&d. One of the worknen in tha brewery had ?f«viouBly eaid that the sugar was for his tea, t he could not say which of the paoket waa Or when or where he bought it. Witness had o^^derable experience as a chemist. The uaeof iti beer displaced a certain quautUy of m.-»lt. he authorities conatdered that 5 ) lb^j. of sugar *8equivalent to two bushels, and upon that estimate the duty wa* fixed, He believed defen- OMit had been in the habi t of putting the sugar after it waa rac'sed. If he had used „ a °f brewing he would have oon- sumed a l«ger quantity. The sugar gave a from the malt* *° strength not obtained In cross.examiuation witllo8S admitted that aefendaDt would o^y R 8hiUia ngi 8J lb8 of tugar instead o £ an equivalent oaautity of Mr. Thomas inspector of Inland fcevenne, c0Ir0^°,S that tehVlden°a of the last ^itneta, and thete was no sort of concealment whatever. Mr. Daniel Bray, hialaJjhe Revenue goe»'S»»=«V"o6 • tx°Me licences. IQ u th0 defendant r?*a ootn" £ »a btewet's ««»» £ „» £ £ £ £ *»*»* been granted ftK was the case tor t waa not of th _:ltf..r. Smith said hie dtJfee ul(j call ttl9 kind inJ h^.te(i i)y frian, j' pay that the sugar ohtJ ?el» wh? w<jUL J?^ the knowledge of hi* tained by him without nt,t hia sanction an^+vr'tlle defendant, and wi tJj9 premises! ^d ttathe did notknowitwa l!l0 augar h-1 P'oseoution had failed to ah there- f^B ,e,au ^aed in the making of be rec3iving *0, there was not suoh a taking, Q g0OtjOn ofPossession aa was contemplated by i^Ld. ct the Aot under whioh the informatioa iQ i% ^Edwin Baker deposed that he was a »:r B0 employ of the defendant, and had D0 the 10th of November last, k0 aat fingar produced from a shop in Oxford flOreei«. Defendant knew nothing about it. The Bug*- Was for his own use, and he paid for it. It had been on the premises a few hours the officers came. Cross examined: Recollected the officers show- log him a book. Did not know to w hom the book Wlonged. It did not belong to him. He never entered any purchases of sugar in it. Ha uaad the Bugar in making niullsd ale and tea. Mr. Woodward, in reply, said that if the servant ~*d committed a wrongful aot the maater wai i!*bLc for it. ftThe Stipendiary eaid the magistrates considered 6 proved, and v.ncy hned defendaut iu penalty of ^1'- Fowler ooin- thellted 6trongiy on tiio evidenoeof Inan Baker.

THE EVANS WILL SUIT. s £ h Sirt °b.ato and Divorce Division of the JowDh Kvis J^t!ca oa Tuesday the o-jae of the 2nth o? h^x ,atLm«r at Pontypool, who, oa S°T hrnn^ht thft -?°art' as Mr' ^2' 1 t8 ■d °-"e°-d to W th«8ol.Bte of sails f fife. ? as a? en ilS»^i to ltt tim out 0n 1- r.18tmas Day. Mr. {jjjdleton, on whose application the order for fitment for contempt waa made, Baid he had Jj-^tunation that suoh had been done. Sir J W6n;,0h' J08 5 {t 80"nd'nf tLth8 wiU was ia Mr. Owen, registrar of the court: 1 have l8?i^ ot William E/acs, dated the 13th of July, Mr. Middleton Oh, that being bo, I aow only to ask for costs. Mr, Bayfora 1 Baid Mr. Fvatis will P*y C(»sts. Sir J. I Ab the will b'ta been brwngat into oourt that Evans bo reltt^aed tro'n gaol, and, I direct h6 o^oald p?«7 tb1' uourred.

'l' \Ot( exec.di"!1 of Martin M'Hu'jo for the Wool- ^ay 'alway) ruurdcr will tafra ie9 *°- ''CufEojj1. 5^'at ti'^ut v.'ciock in The morn.-?. ( *■"1 tfGctfi,?58 c-:c:«*?uct.ii oa a ne*v op-, g S .Do.,8r a di-p ;>it: WH-.m h.is bow «• ?:? ^dlt. H, 05 n iioman Ctithoiic cief^ymAU.

'ill. t ¡ VVaLEB i n* t 5 v> 1..i L* i- -i-f A ii O b t1 b Si^Xuli^Q- L ,tI.) ,J' "-J U JJ.J .iJ Ù bCaLE. Io.J '»" l.. GBOSS JBHKACH OF FAITH BY A OoMMITTEE-MAK. THE MKJS'ii INTERESTS SACKIFICED. HOW THE DELEGATES tOUGHT TO BAMBOOZLE THEIR CONSTITUENTS. Ihe conduct of the men's representatives on the Slicing ;oule Committee whioh met at the kojal Hotel, Cardiff, on Wodncaday last, has been ecintithiDg worse than a blunder. The delegatfs, ulcer, as we shall prooaed to show, t acrifidug the interests of thdir coiiatituenta, wound up tho night by breaking faith with the masters A grower piece of triokary waii never popetrattd by 01 e set of men upon another than ii>at practised by these ropretientativa" calliers upon tleir colleagues, the coalowners. Tilia "at! huw it .a: dene. At tha ooaclaaioa tie puctcdiLgs between 10 and 11 o'uiock at nigbt the represtntativea of the s waitfd un Alr. Dalziel, one of tha o^cittaiifes uf the Sliding Soale Com- u.itttf, aLd at-ked him it he would famish for tut lioation an accouut of the aettlemant i.inveo at. Ihut gentleman said he could not do LV at Lbat raoa-uui, but as soon as the agrdemejit fgued hfc woula fcupyly a copy for the press. !e rt ti^rnea to the room ia which th3 meeting t,is J. fi}7f micUd-28 aftarwarda Out tad iiiforsne;i the repoitera -tlut it tAo been ceucka not to publish a copy of the Hiteinnnt rn-il Saturday noxi. Wo hiva sinoe iturnea tiut v. Leu he retnrned to the room In v* i it..h tiv.b coc n.: it.ti we: btll & £ c0iriD^ed he Was fI qUf'l!tf'à Dill 10 turtke the duoument publio, aa t o coW. r' <-•2 wore strongly opposed to nc- bivvLioia bc;Lg made known to their 0 nfcuit-eitis unul they (the delegatae) ehould i t, had «! pjonunity of esplaiuing them ■> tliu of n v .y to tno £ .e moat; deeply inte. i ttsu in t i. i, b t, I t t ii t. 1'iei'giag thjniiiolvos I) iurnith ifce information for publication, iL-i ed a >iuilar pledge fvcia the llirtstera. J &nyihLg of tho pirciauur gii'c k "tv lave bten chosen to not upon this committed will not ba surprised ). am that one of them prcoeeded straight- ;q, fioin that mestirg wU. the pledge of «tcrecy bot upoa hia lii a and prepared the t<fibted and riiidleading account whioh appeared 3 C. te, I-ey Mori, iltg. LNOW, W3 allege against tha > thgutte who were a party to this prooeeding !bat it, y are utterly unfit for the pi fcition m which they havq been placed* TLt ir motHtJ in lIledging the masters to secrecy IL (jLt eltLt r Lave been to hoodwink and bamboozle tt,eir e,bblitii;nts as to the real effeofc of the ligr(emelt to which they had pledged the colliers t l ttoutt. We I.a, or else to provide an opportunity for eer*irg a personal end in retailing a valuable piece of int oj-jnation. ILia charge ia grave enough, but so far an tiie iitereols cf the colliers of South Wtaha «re concerned we hwe a graver 1 tu bit Rgi>inat the delegates. We assert 01 heiiia.ir«^J>- that ttey hiv$coaimitted ihcir coiitsHt eiua for two years to a sliding 8ct.lt> job i- much les3 favourable to the men ti.&n tguea to a; the Ooaaa Collierias, ftlioh lav er, they Lad been firsn, oould no donbt neve been secured at all the associated coJlieries Tic oomparativo effect of the various tiding tc-las naw before the public will be aaen at a -<oe f.:mD the table which wa publish below :— COMPARATIVE SLIDING SOA-LE. 0 d N, ''rtidi't! Ocean rod. Houae, Steam, IV, «> -•< W„K».. Wagt- 18"5, 1"80, ;83', Ctti rule iato. Wuge- Wage- W Ago- rate. rate. rate. 8fc >■ 81 8 85 100 85 807 8 85 85 100 85 8J 9 8 >6 b5 loa S;5 es-9 8 f5 85 KO 87*1 82-9 8 85 go JOI) 87-1 8 i 8 S f5 90 ico 8^2 85 8 I" K5 9r) 100 89*2 F3711 Ð 1 88-2 90 10 914 87'1 i) 2 90 10 bl'4 8V2 9 1 65 i(0 Sl't 8'"i 9 4 2 95 100 8 9 6 4 95 jtO 9J'5 91'4 9 8 9i'+ 5 30;t 95*8 fcf4 9 10 9 "1 5 It 0 9.1) 6 10 0 94 T 00 100 97 7 93 5 )u 2 9i'6 J00 100 97'7 95'3 10 4 94 « '00 JOO 99 9 95'6 :0 6 97-7 100 HO 99'9 977 ]0 8 b'r7 .00 100 lO'i 97 7 10 b 97-7 02 5 00 101 977 10 1(' 97 7 OiJ-j 1(0 102 9J9 11 0 li,09 102-5 JOO 10H 99-J 11 2 100 9 02'5 100 104-1 102 11 4 0^5 10) 106 2 103 11 6 U'4'l 105 m lO'J-2 lOfl U 8 lOi'l 105 100 1034 104*1 11 10 H.4 I K5 IOU ioli,4 10J2 )2 0 ;07 3 105 100 110-5 106 2 12 2 ,(,3 105 ico 1105 108-4 }2 3 107-3 107 5 1(0 1W5 108'4 12 i '07 « 107-5 i 00 1:2 6 103-4 12 t 110-5 107 5 100 112-6 1105 12 ti 110-5 107 5 100 112-6 1105 FreID this it will be seen that until the price of coal shall reach lis 10 per ton there is no point at which the Ocean Sliding SCiile is not better than the new scale, in ecme instances aa n uch as 7 per csnt. in favour of the men. For txample, with steam coal at lOa per ton an Ocean oolhtr would, for a certain amount of work, receive 88 4d while, for the same amount of work, a collier working under the Sliding Scale Committee's nrrargeinent would oxly receive 7s S £ d. This is a difference in favour of the Ocean workmen of nearly per cent. But, in reality, the Ocean Sliding Scale ia much more favourable to the men than even the figures printed above would lead one to suppose. Every. budy in this distriot knows that the coal prtduced by Meesis. David Davies and Company fetches the very highest price in the market, whereas the associated oollieriefl, which include such concerns as the Tredegar, the Ebbw Valo, the Rhymney, and the Blaenavoa Companies, will certainly fail on the average to realiae witbin 6d per ton of the rates obtained by the Ocean Company. Thua there will be in practice a further difference in favour of the Ocean wage rate of not less than from 5 to 10 per cent. Is it too much then for us to dcaoribe this new eliding eoale by the term bogus? Can reasonable pericn suppose for one moment that the Associated Colliers will be bound by *t eo soon as they aball have had time to find °h^ working? No delegates in 1 e world, much less the gentlemen who furnished °n last Buoh evidences of their in- suadiii^k^1^ an^ ffood faith, will suocaed in par- f a of sensible working men to bind • rinnl68 >t &d °8tef>me»t so inequitable and 1E^U *■ ia 0t they fail to recogaiae tha r msT"1' ^hich their reprea-jacativea ° + Puhlication of the actuil agrceiuen after they should have had time toto the toto the nnfoitimate colliers whoKe interests they are sup- posed to protecu. A strooff P°]nt' D°doubfc' w01 be made of tho immediate advft»ce wagoa that ia to come into fcica on the M ° ^ry. Ca cay a 5 per cent. ^afcever tho prioe cf coal may b0< J ,?er *»* as fn fact all future rises flf be oal- culated upon the nWhloh » repruellted by the figure 85, and Ilt upon the Ocean standard, which, 5 to fixed at 100. Mo.eo«r, ^•»< advance will be m^lj « wooll otheirt>J ad,.»c .01 b. m^lj « wooll otheirt>J advances which the ro.an f a rise in the obtain under the new scale ia CM wm price of coal. In other words, t 89 2, an immediate increase of wages from but after that they will get no further'^ nntil the prioe of coal shall have adv&noe per ton. Here, however, it must be stated that tbeee remarko apply only to the steam coal rate. But they are equally applicable to the house ooal rate, bearing in mind the fact that 8a instead or 8s 6d is taken ujB the standard price for that class of fnel. The allurement of an immediate 5 per cent. advance in the rate of wages will, no doubt, ba made the moat of by those who have an interest in advocating the new scale. But it is only fair to the Ocean Colliery Company to state that the one efltclive reason which prevented them from advancing their wage-rate a month ago was the fact that as their notice to withdraw from the 'Joalcwnero' Association would not expire until A arch i)txi;, tbt-y were in honour bound to make no advances which were not Banotioasd by tbe aBPcniation generally. Now, tc^erer, lint that obfcta le is rarBored ii will be 1 m n to horn in r«conf?i(H'r ih't niat^fir,-an'i- wvoie re& £ ens which prevented tilem from, j *<ivxric» ur.t:.l v i:{:;18r" r fHs-r ret fee, now pror.-cq'-yi.y ocga.it ill tuduciug Ul".t"1 <c fitvp*. V e s»rt.f. auiion in thii matter aa tie ti' fcc atio tuadti-ie to In '.hat ease, what w»;l be tie reU^iv? po iMo* cf the w or It men employed uador th" t NO x;!e- f The Oce>m wculd restive 9>, ad CO):i,p,H d with 8H 2 paid to theavaoabtodcoiliara. i¡ tc nay, ssiuaii. tr tLe price of coat roilkyd at tie two tlispeea ot cuilifiiea to ba the same, with cobA et 98 3d, tho Ocean mtvj would rd. ceive 15, as compared with ths e.seooiafced coiliciies 89 2. And even at wa 61 the rate would be eon&iderafcly in their favour. Put it is unnecessary to follow the sub- ject further. The figures are there and apeak for tbecjaelvcp, and no amount of special pleading will alter tht-ir effect. Thero is just one other point we must mention. It is urged in favour of this new Eoale that the wages advance with every rise of 4d in the price of coal, wharoaa under the Ooean Scale the advances proceed by ninepenoes in the price of coal. This, however, ia an argument that cuts both ways. If the advances are fre. quent, so aleo will tbe "dropa" be. And even tho aef-ceiated coalowners cannot ensure a constant increase in the prices of ooal, or prevent those recurring fluctuations which tend downwards as well as upwards. The fact also that tho prices are ascertained under the Ocean Scale every three months, instead of every fenr months as under the new scale, will be, if fciything, in favour of the men. But here, too, tie argument cuts both ways. We bave Tokcn thua plainly because we doeai it better thtit these interested in this mitter tfcctild ba put in possession of tha facts and be taught to understand their boariag before any ratification of Wednesday's proceedings at Cardiff shall take place. Wa do nob this scale will prove satisfactory or workable in the kng run. And, therefore, whilst there ia tinio go back on it, we urge its reconaideu. tion alike by masters ard nen. We cava alweys held that a general eliding: ecale is eseei ti;il j the weL'ara of the cotl tifcde. Bus any tcala, to obLain gasorAl acrepiauce, rr utt not only be essentially eq/aibable EG far &e< regards its own basis, bet it must be as L&veviiabla to the ti eu as tha moai favouraVl!) ndù of wsgfce ofiercd by any fir a 6 colliery company in the district. In 1'-0 far as the new ecale does not comply with taiss ceaciitbri, it ccntains witnin ittelf the eleiaeuts of certain di.su/iution.

TRADE REPORTS. 4- OITB OWN REPORTRR8, CORE. fci'ONDKKTB, THE PRESS fjSOCIATION," THE CEWTiiAIi NEWS," AND OTHER SOURCES.] TBE PLYMOUTH WORKS. We Are g!3G to hear that negotiations are jenuiiig which wixl probably lead, if thay have not siiieac'y led, to tto purchaeo of lha Pljmjuth WnklJ by Mr J. 0..Brown, ran %gicg partner of the firm of Mesera. Barnyeut, Brown, and Co. The residents of the. locality will bd pleaaad to hear tfcis, as, il the 7-crka are purchased by tbe gentlewan nsrnsd, thero is a lnicHbood taa; no tircewill be loiit in putting them once snoro in motion. ADVANCE or Wages AT Penttech.—T;.e men en-plo} ed at tbe above works roceivednooios that tbeir wages will be advanced 10 per ce.it. to commence the currant month. Coal TRADE AT Poeth.—The coal trade a.t this pluce ouritg the past week has gretly in. creaeed. The output at tbe Cymtrier Colliery averages upwards of 1 000 tons daily the output of coal at the Ynishir standard Coliiory also has greatly increased duiiug the past woex. AT Cyfartefa WonKs a day or two sines a notice was posted up requiring that a month's notice ehall be given and received by all workmen pitvious to their leaving Messrs. Crawohay'a employ. This is a rule that was in forco previous to the works being stopped, and the nocioa haa apparently been iseued in order to show the men th",t they are working u. der the same rules aa bitherio existed. Hands are still reported to be short at Cyfarthfa; but, oa tha other hand, we hear of two fresh fumacea being put into blast—* one at Ynysfach and another at the Cyfarthfa portion of the works, whilst it is alao s tat ad tint one cf the old furnaoee ia to ba rebuilt aad en- larged. Generally tha ironworks of tha distriot are going on briskly. The Gadlys Tron Works, Absrdaee.—Our Merilyr reporter telegraphs that there waa avory genetttl Ptr^t- roent current; in Aberdare on iloiday evening to the efteot that Gadlys Works at Abar. dare hud been disposed of by private oontraot. Should thia rumour prove true it ia thought to point to &n early starting of thia oouipaot pro. perty. Panteg ?TEEti Wobes—We Iø<>,rn th-it tha employes of tbeIJôJ woika have received aaadvaaoa of 10 per cent. Teadjs PROSPECTS AT Blaenavon.—The om- cial jiquic&t: iu t £ tha B'-aeu&voa Ii.oaworks, oa lie 16th oi December list, eucered into an £ »grea- nent, with the tanctic-n of the Viue-Chanoailor, Sir Richard M ilms, for the to Mi*. W. C. Quilter of all the company's property, with th" Cictption of unpaid capital, and some notes and requisites, fcubjrci to tin mortgage charges and oilier liabilities, for .£75000. which sutn ia iJ be paid on the 15th instant. The tturchaao has been made with a view to forcing a u-aw company. The proepectus states tht beyond the price of ^b7o,0C0, the purohaEer undertakes to pay off the exibung mortgage of £125.000, all arrears of interest, and other expenses and liabilities. The ci ttpany is to take over the whols cf the prop erty on the tame terms. The expenses of forming the company, and per cant. bonnnisflion oil the capital subscribed, is to be allowed to Quilter. THE Cokk TRADE at DERI-Owing to the creeent increased demand for ooke, it is unde stood that the Rhymrey Irou Company hilovè negotiated for the Deri Coke Ovens, or, as they are termed, Morgan's Ovena," with a view of relighting them at onoa, so that they may have a larger Bupply of coke for conantuition at the Rhjmney ironworks. InoN MINING IN DEAN Forest.—Arrange -senia are in progress for an early resumptiou of opera- tions at the Ciawshay Iron Alines, Dean Forest, the prcperty of the Coleford Hematite Irou CI). (Limited) closed eome few yeara ago owing to the depression in the iron trada. The mines are located near Coleford, and in the event of presout arr»Egementa being perfected a considerable staff of men will, in all probability, fiad employ- ment thereat. BIRMINGHAM IRON Trade.—The attendance on Thursday afternoon on 'Change was somewhat meagre, consequent on the abatement of the excitement caused by the quarterly meeting. There was a large demand for finished iron, not- withstanding the increase of prices. Galvanised sheets were again in great demand, and there waa some talk of again raising the prices. Pig iron remains very firm at laat week's quotations, and there was much anxiety on the part of buyers to place orders at current quotations, but mateera aa a rule declined to do so. An extraordinary buM- ness is being done in hoops, and some exceptionally large orders have been given. Coal is firm. NEWCASTLE TRADE Report.—Onr correspon- dent, wiiting on Thursday, saysThe improve. ment in every department of the staple trade of the district continues, and the productive power, which, of course, has been greatly restricted during the past few years of bad trade, is in almost every case being tested. But on every hand arrangements are being made to meet the glowing demands by bringing into operation wcrks that have been laid in for some time. Iron. works and chemical manufactories that have long been idle are being re-opened, or negotiations are pending for their pur. chase by others. During the week there has been some difficulty in keeping mills and shipbuilding yards going with the required iion and most of the works are fully employed at cresent. Prices are steadily advancing, and tha qudations are generally only for immediata ot livery In the chemical trade thera ia graaS excitement, 809 there is room In the rising market for speculation in the upward movement. Lead, copper, firebricks, coke, aad timber are partioi- naunV; and the seamen and firemen .ot scraw steamers, taking advantage of tha improved fmWaie seeking for: higher wages, and have had them conceded on the

1fr. Frederick Manning, brother of Manning, died at Leamington on Ihursd y icg, aged 84. Deceased had resided at Learning!- for many yeara in retirement, devoting his weal to the erection of Protestant churohes and sup- porting local charities and the poor. Hia rather, William Manning, was formerly M.P. for Leamington. The Home Secretary, on Thursday, prosecuted m a charge brought against a warder ot tho Devon County Prison. A young woman wishing to com- unlcate with her lover, who wfcs undergoing ♦ hard labour, made up a paroel of an*00 and cake, together with some note papar to hfirB0^' w'th whioh the prisoner waa to write nrisrmL i?*1680 things wer3 conveyed to the «nri hi« ? asniBtant warder, named Phillips, via cti°Q w*s due to the fact thae in vfvonfn f,?!?8!.1discovered a newspaper from whhh ,-v, +? been out, and these extracts w^ra £ oU!a Piftfml ?ri80,let'B cell. Tha warder waa breach of the prison regulations. A. which an English lady pleys the P"^0,P^ part, has startled Copenhagen. The lady 1D„ who was married to tho nroprietc* J.. lr°nfonndry, discharged her houeeniaid with on her character. ° a^°i called, accompa- nied by her lover, and requested an apology. Tdia led to a eprif"0 ^ollowed by a ecete curing whioh the lady seized a bottle of rru=ficacid, thocost^ta ot ,wbich eheawallowed, and cf cturte, at or.r-0 fell dead on ihe floor. voYj*ii dkvpws'1'-1- ",61LfaK' ~9M*ao!a woven .U I? bir, lu V80iume^i it ia foriadi»a rl £ >a ra-K- f'-ivj-abbi. jPrioos, bfst, tho o i9 <v« th.a j-rd. For s«n«l«- If.. 6^1., |s. ,t, ia ju.-ae in strong men's aw; e <►«.» »• V1, ^8 fcow rw. lid. tha .Loa-iou post freo. i rT ^wt-ifciapii's A«..r3i8 f' ti ixsvotihire Serje i u ;WTf, > iyt.

LOSS OF A SWANSEA. V CJè"< OF THE ORi:;w, tI" On Ti nrsday sfternooii the Ptioiflo Steam Kavignii-n Conipai-j's tfce&mer Potoei, which arrived in the iiiersey, landed eisht of the crew of the Swsn^ea barque Kate Helena, whiah -was abardoi ed eff Cape Horn, The Kate Helena left Pwensea with a cargo of coal and brioka for Coquimbo, ber crew consisting of 13 hands, all teld. For tie first few weeks the weathst was moderate, but afterwards a suocesaion of heavy gales eet in, and fdr six weeka the vessel was beating about off Cape Horn in the teeth of strong head winds. On the 2nd of Deoembar during a Equall, the foremast waa torn completely ont, going by the board, and ripping up the deck, thus exposing the cargo. Part of the mizenmast also fell, and the veesel lay in a most helpless oondition. The seas washed over, and entered the hold through the breaoh in the deck, although the sails were used as much as possible to oover it over. At laat it became necessary to throw over- board part of the oargo. The provisions in the lbzarette-were spoiled by the water, and the men had only the small supply which had bean brought to the cabin previously. Things continued in this state for several days, and the poor fellova were almost worn out with hunger and fatigue, and had given up all hope, when on the 7th the ship North am Cattle hove in sight, saw their distress signals, and bore up for them. The crew of the disabled vet eel launched the only boat they bad, but at the outset this was nearly swamped, baing driven with such violence against thu side of the vessel that ttlree ot the planks were etove In. After a desperate pull, however, of two houra throughtheroagh sea they gained the Northam Caetle, and "re leoiived on board end treated with g vat kind- ness. The men were subsequently iaidad at Valparaiso, and eight of them retarnod by the Potosi. The Kaie Helena waa an irou vessel of 008 tons register, built at Vv cot Hartlepool in i8«5, and the Vias Gw¡.;ed in Swansea by Mr. J. Bov en. lie crew ou arrival at Liverpool were laken charge of by the Shipwrecked iiif uera' Socifcly, and were Bent to their hemed in 3^i»naea.

"Q1A8 BLSHRANGING IN AUS- TRALIA. A PJ&MBRGKESH1&E GreNTLEilAN SHOT. The Melbourne Argus giv^e the following graphic account 01 a light with bnehraugara at Waata- b&dgery On the north bauk ot tne Murruai. bicgee, about 100 miles norm by eaat of Albury, lies the station of VVantabaigery, the property ot Mr. C. 1. J, M'Dcnaid. There are t#o dwelllug- houees cn the station--an old oue whilh j. uader ti e care of Air. and Mrs. iveid, oituutyd about 27 miits from Gundagai, or half-way between that town and Wag^a, and a new viLa-lise building about a mile aito a half further east, whioh iii otoupieo by Dlr. M'I)Onaid ikiludc.,it and his station hul-de. On the afternoon ot JaturûdrY tha lowh ot Noveuioer, this placa waa "stuck up" by a fcang of fix bushrangers. The girl, vAs uuler r, leaotrefcip of a notorious Viotoriiu oriruia-I named bcott, who assumes the nom de plume Captain Moonlite." Scott 18 37 years o .¡ld, and u native of the north of Ireland. HtI 1-1 10 Bon cf a gentleman who acted as a olh, La .c 1 trate there, and he received a liberal eiiuomou. Vv hile quite a youth he cauie to tha -Jolom -a, au i fought as a volunteer in the Now Z .L.uu vv -c lie then came to Victoria, and ojj»oiu a lay leader of the Church of E gUfad. W'uol acministeriDg to tha epu».u.l W¡'UI> of tLe ba-uolua Marah disuioo ne stuCd tip" &r,d robbed the i, u, tu a li-ain, tx-T which he was Bentenccd to lo yeara' 1 u- prieionment. He was dischrr Yt,,i in a.i-rci l<*s< and curing the last few weeKa lie 0; -i.-itsaLi -a gang in this colony and pi ocvej,,a to :> j v 3¡).. t1 WaleB. Tee other uleu,'jolr tf tt!O g,u, JameB Nesbitt, aged 24; 1 huui*s Thomas Wiiliame, all.. L, C.L,,< Jouui, Graham Bennett, 20, lOud a boy of only lo y'a of tge, named Guetuvo 'Vtiutciie. lua t was thti son of ret-, c ,abie p^rcuta, ,vau in Melbourue. Tbw "lo umiiq th dr deuit a, Wantabadgery, for Lh" p(irpitio ui ou taining moie and bott.-r atais t,hia la-fy had, and aleo t,o eecaic homes. Tcny up tbe place w*>t « ouiy twj or ticaa et> vant,a wert) iii(r, bu(i their deprecations, hum g ciic ui ^ruOJU <t uuui- bezlut aociiivnal btit-o-- n^^ua e j oaumt uj and locisd in u >-><*» Iu thj avaaiK^ M'Doliaid -no hi. bro^h'ir, Jlr. l). idt, the L atoger, tu.0. iVt 1f.,u, a ut»g.i;>juc<u4 H >t* kc> f.<r, atiived, t. »d mri untie jir. Leveies proved r a then untrduiabio, and was, tacfvi. »or«, ikjcatd iiui lou^iny ttkU ll id, A jouo a n-eu ia' ill v.ia«)*roeratv 1 iu tha vant,iis rlilI s. rho 101,.1 t, day, loa: ot i ts R&Lg. in chrti-^e 01 tat 'p.isjdt.ra, Siotc, a-i'couipttnied by tho bvy ^WrHi uke we_i c to ..a o d station and the ijcal pubi u sj. p I'. obtained additional arrna at e^oh plaoj, ,.111 ia prisoners of Mr. and Mrs. riaid and an old t ^u»-* iabocrer who lived at tbe uld atatiozi, and of six men bo were found at tho hotel. Aa the old laaie L-.i,n lagged behind the othur priaoaers, Soott stabbed him in the hip wo-ilh a bovio knife. Luiing the afternoon Scott gava fdr. Baynas five mmuiea to live, ana reade preparations for haug- iiig liuo to i tree, bus rt ioitcd whan the wotaea c. mmtncfed to shriek, That nighty25 men aud a Lumber of women wore prisoners of the gang at tie etadon. The vn it tu the notèlted to intoroia- tiun bei-g conveyed to tue W;%gL& poiica. Four rooutited trccptri from Wasga arrived atdiybraak, and called upon the bushrangers to surrender. SiiDta were exchanged, and the pclice were repulsed and their h or sea captured. A raincurceme, t of five troopers, under Sergeant Oar.oil, arrived in the foreucoc, and the fang; having in tha maantime left the station; were purened. The buahrangird were found at the hous s of a selector namei U, 6 lede, wherathey had been regalingthewselves a:.d their prisoners with brandy and milk. On the app< arance of tl,e police they prepedfor another encounter, end their prisoners took to flight. The police attacked t.hem in open order, deploying in twos around t'ie house. Th.y blizjd away tt each other for about half an honr. The butb. lii gers fired from behind fenc36 arouid the 1 onee, and the police from behind trees. Ihe fci y Wtrnecke fought like a tiger. lIe shot Constable Barry EI horse under him and sent several b1.Jl..Ü¡ unpleasantly close to Barry him. fcelf. As be was tunning from a fence to reach a better Pohill-li Barry aimed at him deliberately, and shot lim oead thrcngh the aide. The polioa gradually aavai.ced from tree to tree, and drove tt e remaining desperadoes into a detached back kitchen. After a good deal of powder and shot had been expended, Sergeant Carroll led an assault upon the kitchen, and in this raUy Constable Bowin was fatally wounded, a bullet from Moc iilite's rifle entering his neokand lodging near his tpine. A shower of bulleta waa poured into the face and windows of the kitchen, and on Cerroll storming the back door the surviving btshrargera surrendered. Neabitt was found lying dead cn the floor with a bullet hole in his right temple, and Bennett, waa wouuded in the arm. Rogan succeeded in escaping, but was found next cay under a bed in .M..GleJ's house. The bodies of the two dead offenders and the prisoners were taken to Gundagai. An inquest was held on the bodies, and a verdict of justifiable hoaiicide wap returned. The prisoners were brought bafore tte police oourt, and were committed for trial at Sydney on various charges, ranging from robbery to murder. Constable Bowen died from his wound on the Sunday after the encounter. Much regret is expressed at his untimely end. He waa only 28 years of age, and leavea a young wife. Be was born at Cainrhos, Pembrokeshire, near Haverfordwest, and was theson of a Church of EL gland olergyman.

THE CHARGE OF SHEEP STEALING AT MERTHYR. At Merthyr police oourt on Wednesday (before Mr. J. Bishop, etipendiary), David Jones, said to belong to the RbOlAdda Valley, was brought up on remand charged on suspicion of storing five sbeep. It will be recollected from cur report in Monday's paper that the prisoner sold the sheep for uOs to Mr. Martin, butcher, of Merthyr, and on keivg subsequently arrested on susp cion of stealing them by Police sergeant Caleb Davie*, he made several statements aa to how he bjoima pcsHEed of the aidnialp. geierAL other witnesses were now brought against the priecrer, the moet important of whom was Bowel Ho-vellii, butoher, of men Rhymney, who eaid that on the 8th of January he took 43 sheep Irom Dowiais Station to Treiegar, to his emplc yer, ThemnL4 Phillips, who had sent him for tlem. He found six or the sheep were not for bim. In consequence of a telegram received from Dowiais he took the six eheep on the 9th along the road towiardil that plaoe. One of the sheep failed en the way, and he put it on a dray to be taken to Mr. Jones, of Dowiais. Prisoner overtook him near Nantjbwch Station, and they got into a talk together. Prisoner said he was used to driving sheep, and that as he waa going to Dowiais he would take them to Mi. Jonea. Witness then took him into a public-houae, and gave him aome beer. Prisoner said witness should not go over the mountain, and that he would take the aheep to Dowlaia for him. Witness then paid for the toll, and gave prisoner the ticket and 2d for taking the libeep on. Instead of doing this, however, he brought them into Merthyr, and sold them as before stated. It was stated by the police that there were several convictions recorded acriinat the prieoner, who was now oommitted for trial at the assizes.

ROYALTY" SKY-LARKING." Thp London correspondent of the Manchester Guardian says: Much amusement has baen caused in London society by a rumour to the effect that during a 'lark' amongst the youngsters on board her Majesty's ship Bacchante tho t-wo young Princes, sons of the Heir Apparent, had been tattooed on the Mps of their noses with a mark intended to represent an anchor, thereby suflfcring a considerable facial disfigureaiout. rho! affair has been gros-ly exaggerated. Tae lark' is admitted, and the ta.to oiog wt9 ole of its features but tbe murk is c.iid to be on tho fide 0? the iK;fie, anct not on me tip, and ia eo minuta as to b4 th-sre oan b:, no th", it- whole i<'o-<?edirp wm r<-p**hen- eibl-.r, 't.Vou £ h iha Piiuots ouau iaticy pailiia." t

I mQCKn.Q RAILWAY COLLI- SION IN LAKCASHIilE, THREE MEN KILLED. SEBICUS ll^JUFiY TO PASSENGERS. A shocking railway accident occurred on Thars. day evenirg at Piatt's Bridge Siding, between Burscough Junction and O-makirk- on the Lanaa shire and .Yorkshire Railway. The Fleetwood express, from Liverpool at 6 30, left Ormskirk at its appointed time, but when at the above- mentioned place it came into violent oollision with a train proceeding from Bursoough Junction to Ortnskirk, which it is said was travelling on the wrong line of metala. The driver, etoker, and guard of the Burscough train were killed, and the isjuriea of the stoker of the Liverpool train, and some of the passengers are so serious that their recovery is doubtful. The line is blocked. Traffic to Liverpool is carried on via Southport The following are the namea of the ]KILLED ThornaB Lovney, engine driver. Robert Sandera, fireman. Sutton, guard. SEVICRICLY INJTMED. Mr Mercer, Victoria Brewery, Ormakirk. fcir Dixon, echool inspector, Ormskirk. Wria Iddon, Burscough. Mr Pickersvant, Preston. Mr Rarcliffe, Preaton. Mr Thwaite, Preston. Mr Lay, Accrington. Mr Thornthwsite, Accrington. Graham, pointsman. Bulfield, engine driver Claikson, fireman. Maty others sta hjured, Several of tha wounced were sent on -to Preston.

A GHOST STOhY OF TO-DAY. The Rev. AuBUstrm Jessopp, D D., has pub liehtd in ihe Aiiiencenm a I-eaarker)io -oxiunt of bn ayparition of wc. ch he was the witness in Lord Orford's liora-y at Manm igsou H»U, Nor- folk, in October last. After dinnH, th puty having brcken up balf-paat t^n, Dr. Jesaopo retiiea to the library to take notea of sotne of tne rare tooka whioh it cm tains, Whac befell hin there be thus narrates :-By eleven o'clock I was the only person downstairs, and I was very too bueiiy «»t wcrk ar.d a';8'->rbed in my occupitioc. The ro(,m in which I wa-i writing ii a targe ona, with a huge fireplace and a grand old ohirajpy and it is r eedlepe to say that it is furnished with every cootfort and loxnry. Tne library opens into tbip room, and 1 bad to pass out from whera I was sit.irg into this library au-1 get u eiair to rr-ob tbe vcltsiies I wanted to examine. Thara were fcix fironll volumee ir. all. I took them down and placed them at my right hand in a little tlile, and set to v.:o-k-oc:rneti,-c-es mw'ipg. eometiaiea writing. As 1 finished witfe F, book I placa^ it in front of me Ihere were four silver candlesticks upon th*» table, the oracles pll burning, and, as I am a cnlly person, 1 tat myself at one corner of the table with the tire at my left, and at intt-rvala, as I h d kt.i.-hed with a book, I r08", knocked the fire together, and stood up to warm my tMt. I continued in this way at my tR,k till neariy one o'clock. 1 had got on bettor than I expected, and I had i;ly one more book to occupy me. I rose, wotna tp my watch, and opened a bottie of seltzer water, and I remember thinking to myself that 1 BbonU, to bed t'y two afror all. I set to work at '.<') tbt-i J,a'l:! book. I haa been engaged upoi, i:, ab. ut tbif an hour, and waa just be. » i.i? £ to tcfn.s »h.>t my work was drawing to a ffi.iii. in 1 actually writing, I saw a Uiee, viii-p. bud within a "oot of my elbov. Inn i guyb'-sd r, t fitrure of a some- hi man, WiU, lis OK,i tJ the fire, ben-liug fligbwi o-er de i&ol?, and apparently ex-iminiug It p ie "I u: oke tbat I had been at work upjn. Tre Lii ii s Tj,c«» wi.s turned away from me, bus I r". his (liny L-ut redditsh-brovu Lair, hia ear t,r,fi 6e 1 the eyebrow, the corner of the n^jtje thesiaoufthe forehead, and tha largo t, it< t, bote- He was dr,-esed in what I can onlj Ci;. it e as a kind of epcleaiastical habit of tbuk oiteo .,IIi- «.r some suah material, olose up to tt t, throat, and io narrow rim or edging cf about an iM b brt»«td, of satin or velvet serving as a SUM'tun* cliff, arid fitting close to the cLin. The riy bt b,id, «l>i.'h b,d first attracted my atien- t: r, was e'as'r" without any great pressure; tl a hat (' Uoth hands were in perfect r^po-e, Ii E i veins of the right haul f.U!-pi;noo«. I remember tbinking that t io WaR lite tie of Velasquez's magnificent "D Mi Krogbt" in the National GiUe-y. I lot boo < 11 5 visit r for some seconds, and waa • -er'icfcty sore 1 hat; he was not a reality. A i c., c tl orphtr came crowding upon me, bit ot 'he U*8t f, t-L-ntr ff alarm, or even unea?itiea3 ctvrici-i'v anias rong interest were upperaioat. Fi t hD uif.rant I f» It eager to make a sketch cf mv fr ei- »cd I iro':»d bt a trav on my right for a !'•■ u tb^n I «-bf.t»vht, Upstair3 I hava a t t i, h.)i otc. I fetch it?" There he a at, ur.d I w»p t'Bffinata.-t; afraid, not of his staying, but; !11f te fcbouln j/o. Srcpp. ng in say writing, I i.<t(0 ir! i.,ft har d 110m the papei4 stretched it ( u r, 10 t hEl lJile (t tKv fes, and moveo the top one, l cpnrotex-pl-in "\1IlJy [did this-my arm passed in front of the figure, pnd ir. vanished. I was Bimply disap, o-nted and nothlig more. Iweat oa with my writingsa if n»tht:g had happeneo, perbapefor another five naMitcs, and I had actualJy got to the last few wovds of what I had Trained to extract when the figure appeared ■*p-=»n, exactly in the *«ime plaoe and attitude en heujTe, I saw t'.e i-ncda close to my own; I turned my head to examine him more cJoeely, and I was framing a Bentanoe to address to him when I- discovered that I did not dare to speak. I was afraid of the sound of my own voice. There be sat, and there aat 1. I turned my head again to my work, and finished writing the two or throe words I stiil had to write. The paper aid rny Lutea are at this moment before mp, and exhibit not. the slightest tremor or nsr- Ycutei'csa- I could point out the words I waa writing when the phantom came and when he disappeared. Having finished my task. I shut the book and threw it on tar. table; it made a slight noiee as it fel-i-the figure vanished. Throwing myself back in my chair, I sat tor some seconds locking at the fire with a curious mixture cf feelsrg, ana I remember wondering whether my friend wculd come again, anci if he àl;1 whether he wculd tide he fire from me. Thou first there ftr-le upon me a dread and a suspicion that I was beginning to loose my nerve. I remember yawa- ir g then I rose, lit my bedroom candle, took my books into the inner library, mountei the chair as bef ,re, and replaced five of the volumes the sixth I brought back and laid upon the tabi j where I had been writing, when the phantom did me the honour to appear to me. By this time I had ).t all kenee of nreagineo. I blew out the four cardies and marched off to bed, where I slept the sleep of the 3at or the guilty—I knov not which- but I slept very soundly. This is a sinple and unvarnished narrative cf facts. Explana- tion, theory, or inference I leave to others.

SOUTH WALES INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERS. ANNUAL MEETING AT CARDIFF. The twerty-eecond annual general meeting of the South Wo lea Institute of Eugiueers was held at the Royal tiotel, Cardiff, on Thursday, under the presidency of Mr. James M'Murtrie (Radstqok), who brought before the members the annual financial statement for the session 1878-79, which was of a satisfactory character. The election of office-bearers to succeed those retiring by rotation then took place as follows: Mr. James M'Murtrie, F.G.S.. waa appointed prasident; Mr. Thomas Joseph, Mr. G. Wilkinson, and Mr. G. F. Adams vice presidents; a: Meesra. H. V. 'Trump, James Cilq'-io; James Barrow, A. J. Stevens, J. R. ^i-ddlo, G. Birbeck, William Thomas (Brynawel, Aberdareji, and Mr. Hort. B uxham, secretary. The following papers read at previous meetings were now discussed The Failure of the Troedyrhiw Bridge, near Merthyr," by Mr. T. Dyne Steel, M.Iniit. C. E. Com. pressed Air Machinery," by Mr. A. J. Stevens aDd" Large and Deep Bore Holes by the Diamond Drill," by Mr. James Barrow. Mr. Thomas Thomas read a paper on "An Automatic Self. sustaining- Hoist." Subsequently the members of the institute dined together, and the usual loyal toasts, supplemented by votes expressive of good- will towards the society and the steel and cosd traces, were proposed and accepted oy acclama- tion.

HEAVY SENTENCES ON CRIMINALS. At Oxford Assizes on Thursday (before Mr. Justice Boweii), William Ooveatey, beerhoaae keeper, waa sentenced to twenty years' penal servitude for attempting to murder his wife by cutting her throat. Charles Preston waa sen- tenced to five years' penal servitude for tha burglary at Worcester College. At Newcastle Aeaizea (before Mr. Justice Hawking, Frank Hartshorn, 23; Rijhara Wighman, 20, were sentenced to ten yeart' :)&nt servitude fcr attempting to murder Mishael Weallean and others at DiBsirgton, on November the 17th. An accomplice, named Bell, waa sen- tenced io eeven jeara and the ioartli-aau, named Dixon, to five years.

A BRISTOL ELOPEMENT. A few days ago Mr. Joseph Locke, bnilder, of Bedminater, Bristol, unexpeoteoly left hia home, and it was soon afterwards ascertained th%t he was accompanied on his journey by th& wife oi a respectable tradesman at Totterdown, They pro- ceeded straight to Liverpool with a considerable quantity of luggage; and put up at a firatrC asa hotel there. On the following day they booked in a steamer for New York, their luggage being labelled in the name of M.r. and Mrs. Morgan. On the same evening a brother-in-law of the gay Lothario, who happened to be ttaying at the aame hotel, oame in contact with the ''happy pair," and, in answer to questions, Mr. Looke Baid he was there upon important busi- neee matters. The preeence of the lady aroused the relative's suspicions, and he at once tele. graphed to Mrs. Locke at Bristol. She imme- diately went to the distriot relieving offioer, Mr. B. Collins, and upon her declaration that she was destitute, and he having relieved her, the guar- ciaiis granted a warrant for his appccMusioil Iu the meantime Mr. Cr-ody, a largo craditor of Locke's, ctiUbed him to be dejinroj bankrupt, Lie name appearing iu Saturday's daze-lie, aid a Bristol doteciivo ra* eeut oa to liver pool. Upon hia arrival at th, po:t tne veBi-ei had eaiku, and be wire- to Q lAen-itWa to have the praties clewed. Following by ,1. nrxt bc&o iu cuoiouv, avd J them bfao\ t" i;rts«ci. aI!2'L: t Jl nt/it-ai-j ivv.i not kJ 1:\A'¡ vud-af rciitrainii.

»^TLiUGG.L'ii Vv"!lii A K-D DOG.. A WHOLE FaAlILY ATTACKED. A k-rr ie ffair ecurred at Crewe. A d-?g i-c-(2 to ,e mnd, zii(re(i the honse of Mr. Lmcc-p, of Oik) y street. Liadop'i eldeas ern, aged 13 spoke c the brute and patted it on the head, when it fud c-rilv turned and attacked tbe yc u-gest boy, nged four. It fastened itself on to hie knee, and at the moment a child named Lucy ctott, a visiter "entered, and the dog, leaving the bey, seized the girl by the leg and bit it to the bone, stripping the Of the flash. lare Lindop, who was in the back kitchen, hearing the ecreama, entered the kitchen and the dog immediately seized her by the boot, biting completely through the leg to the bone. It then commenced to tear the calves of her legs in a dreadful manner. She flung herself across the table, the dog still fastened to her legs, the flesh of which it tore at furiously. The elder boy struck the animal with the poker, and in return the dog bit the boy on the thumb. The younger boy then ran into the street and secured the assistance of a man, who, on entering the back door, saw the dog run out at the front. In Henry street the dog bit another child. At Maw green it bit a valuable young horse belonging to Mr. Daniel Thorn by, and it was then captured. Medical meu were called to the Lindcps, and three out of the four victims were ordered to bed, The large veins in the le8 of Mrs. Lindop and Lucy Stott were torn opia, and the Iobp of blood was so great that the kitcaen presented the appearance of a slaughter-house.

THE MYSTERIOUS DISAP- PEARANCE OF GIRLS EXTRAOBDIlSAhY riSOOVEHY. A telegram from 11 akefiela b&js :—Ab two man wtie walking in tho giounda o £ an unoccupied uieneicn 0". VVeatgaio Cunimor-, neir Wakefield, OLe 01 tl em, prompted by cur.ofei.ty, looked into a tuuail building foru. rlv used hi a fruit hous9 iol.O on a Btcne in the<. >rner he raq wn*t appeared to be a heap of rag a, cut w-ic he Ci-c.)vor..d on a Ci'ot^er examinatio w&e a ycu-.Ig Wli¡n. J'Eit-d Nannie, w o had bo.;n liviug as tervant with agemle-an m the riMghboarnooa, aLa who hud Wer tnis- g "j¡:¡("6 ¡,fi. dm of D¿o<Jm. ber Is- a ild gid, v» ilO pfOodut-d a fri^iltfu; appearance, ceeuied t > be djmg. but b >03 rallied ot l'e;L removed trcm the buiiaiug. In reply to quefetius, de Baiu 1 tie ia(i bi-c-n ljiug iu the place fcii.ct> Chris; ir..a Eve, Site tT-ta aljio?-t a tiele on, and her 1;. „ fOJt waa in tt- advauoid state f: mortification. She has bcea takea to the workhouse.

THE CAI'E AND NATAL MAIL JLO-.RVIOE. Tbe first sff-I or. "t: rra-il pt-Aarter 1"Hi. his been built, tte Kicf« uni Ciasle, is c.w iiiag in the S" h V: est h :u« Doc-.s, loadiag fyr tae lei.e, which she v, ii g&il cn Januiry 2) au one cf ihe :c.gul:1: (ttef-B'^ra of the Currle line. Oi. tr xcerchs- ateamcrs cf of which ar exceptionally It one running between New- tarrx. ;¡.d Dieppe- iaa-y be quoted ua an eiarilc, hav; tec a bn?lt but tL? Kin- fhr;.fr tie is t n? firn completed examp'e cf the 8ijplicBti-i of lilted cor.et-notion to yirat to-tan cuat boate, a path iu which the Cunard rc^a j ^re now to follow, 'the Km- fai;,cj Cat tie ar.d Gr-intully Castle, which now lie sice hy side in dock close by five others of the grelt Lew steamers Let nging to tnii line, repre- eentii.g a tonnage of 23 U-U and a value of halt a million, are eiettr ships, excepttnatthe Grantully Castle ie of iron. Tne comparison of thnir per- formances will therefore be instructive. The Eicfauns Castle anu Grantully Csetio are over 500 to 6(0 tcna Urgtr thin other steamera engaged in the Cr e mail service. Tuey each carry 12r. brat.el.i i passengers, 100 second- clase, and ldi, tnird-cl»sa, with a caigo ot 2,000 ..JDS. and co^.1 enough to tdke them to the C*»pe and back to Madeira. They are s'ructurally fit i-d for cniaer purposes. They haye ierptctively three iron and three steel decks, and the toper deck is oftheordiaary ht ez;6 h of a m a deck. There are six water- tight fcid firpioct oulkheais, and the ship would float with aiy cn apartment full of trassr. The etg-ire-room J8 uivided bv fireproof P.I! walar. tight cc-mpartmei ta from ths rest of the ship. Each cf thcee tteamers ccult coir:j 10 h)l1ovy gui-s and k ta -) from Etjrland tJ Japan by the Cape ct Good Hope tfitht-ot claiiug, either aa a cruder cr as a transport for cirniag tn. pe. The ealoofi IpeEl thrùgt1 from Bice to ic 4:¡, sqa»<-e. T^-fre is a e-eck a, ar.d a epacioas |)?tn-.r;Sie. Tte ship wat vi-ned ve^terday by a. di-iiiga ehed crmpany, and t.r. Donald Carrie, C.M G ve. r:-ecd at a given on bj-\rd, at wrijli he was supported b„. Sir Arthur Cunjiighame, Nkr. Lord, Q C., A t ..rney-General for Griqualaua We Ft, Mr. JoLn Napier, Mr. S^an^ht, and a large nnmber (I, genii- men interested ia the Cape. Mr. Currie, in proposing Ptcs,;e:ity to Sauti Africa," ctngritulated his hearers upon thg improved position of affaire in the oolory, aid er, ecially b io-a the capture ef Moirosi's stronghold bj the Cole nial troops. He referred to the n^oessity (:f errigra, (; to enable tbv to be leliant, anf* menti -ned the contract which tin Colcriil L >j • eminent hsts isade with his firm far ft*trying a .fcrgje rum.)er of em-grants froal England and kcotlandinthe coning year. Mr. Currfe gave come interesting stistiarica of the growth of the colonial trale. In 1^52 only 165,(00 letters were carried iu the year from the Cape to Engla.-d; cov th?y had in- crfatod to ao3,000; and while in tho f-waer yeiir the number of newspaper parcels f-em the Cape were inFrgaificant, they reached the iiatoriebiEg total ot 454 000 in 187d. The average _L,.E-ffLge wtld now 21 c;.v-4. In 1872 J tfce Union Company bad 15 000 tons of shipping. Tbat compary had nnw ineraarol its tosn«»^-e to I 36,000; -Pbi'!s the Donald Currie line ha t an I additional 36,PoO, composed of ste»"uah»^« built witbfn tho lafct three or four years. L was by the hearty co-operation cf the merchants m:er?ate-.i in the Cape that this prosperity has been devs- leped. It was said that the vi-ar had been p, .,tii- ttble to rhipownerp, but for bim-jaif he mici pre- ferred tbe steady increase which mijfht Da looked fl :wford to in time d Pd.00 Mr. Arats. ia return- it c tharks, spoke, aa having b"eQ born in Cicte Colony, strongly in favonr of ccafo-arati:,n. Mr Peacock, a former member of the Colonial Assembly, also ackr.owl'de>ed tha toast, and said that, alihongb tho rough 1 b .-u- of the Cwco-iia be cc:ce bj natives, there WJ. room for hundreds of thousands of English be foremen, farmers, &3. The railways wore bailt ivith V..tihl navvi- a and English gstgers, Mr Hamilton proposed" The Eealth cf the Chairman," wb,. ia returning tE&nke, dxelt upon the necessity f iin^roviag internal ccmmunicatioa in South Africa.

FUNERAL OF THE LAIS SEEJSANT PARKY. Tie remains of Serjeant Parry and tboa ? of his wife v.e:e couvejtd by special train from tie Ne-cpolia Station, Westminster, on Thursday mcminc to Woking Cemetery, where they were interred. 1 he Rev. Llewellyn Davies performed the ceremony. The learned serjeant's coffin bore the inscription "John Huaifirey Parry, dbd 10th January, 1830, aged 63'years," and hia wife's El z.ibeth Mead Parry, died 9ch January, 1830, aged 45." The coffin of the latter baa a pro- Cuakn of flowers pbcjd upon it. Amongst thoae present were Sir Henry James, Q C., M P S ir John Holker, M.P.; Sir Hatdinge Giffard, hi.P.; Mr. Willis, Q.C. Mr. Marriott, Q C Mr. Murphy, Q. C. Mr. Lumley, Q C.; Mr. Matthsw White, Q.C. Mr. Dey, Q c. t Mr. Saaaga, Mr. Macrea Moir, and other leading gentlemen at the bar. The learned Peziesut's two eons, Dr. Abbot (head master of the City of London Sohool), and the Hev Edward Pany an-i his wife were also present to pay a latt tribute to the eminent advocate's memory.

BEISTOL AND WEST OF ENGLAND BANK LIMITED. The following is the report to be submitted to tbe shareholders at the first annnsl general U,H6t- it q, to be held at the btnk, Corn street, Briatol, on Wecne :day next:- The ciiec.crs have muel; pleasure in pra»eatiDg a eo aieflLtiit of the accounts o; the hR1l1¡ tOt" -.ha e uvea n cnlhfc er dirg ihe 3 s of J e, ema-r, lb7f<, bHowMi< a net pioflt o £ i6,l £ ii :5s fid, hich cnaolej the «. ire-it ra, after placir g- ,i(JU to the re-ervc f iu1, and cg 02 hora the prelimuury expensed aso. Hi-; o ä:J.,a61b iu, to recommend a d1V.U""d attuer ,ttJ d 0 per cent, per annum (lrt-e cf ,w omu taJ for tuf ptat tlx nionvhs, f.mcu,t.irgto £ 2,. t>7, uiid hi carry 101 tvaru a bfilBU.e of £ 86 15a Sd. nujiiiegs was corci^encfd at the head 0flb in Br'Stcl on ire lat Gf >-ebri:a:y, rd •jTaijehied were optnf dei P.ntrpool on ih '3id of i'ebruary, CarJitf on the J.3th of February. Kingbbridjfe on -tie 17th of l etrusry, JSe*p rt on the 17ihot February, i orvjuty i n the 2LÜ of uiurcb, Swi^s^a on the 25th of March, und Xii.te Dok-he, "jHrciili, on tho 1st -.>t Ostob .r. The directors bavn Ba.tittao-:ioi> in nnounainir that the con- nection secure at tija hoa'i office aad i.riaohes ia of a r. n Uj t ra> iv- tli-d progress'-ve character, and they l-elu-xe ti,. taiuB will ;.c u a ut i.ied T .e cireciurs havt to, cur d eligible pro.iiitet. at Cardid. aad have purchased the i ;orr..erl> occupiea by the West it ErgiasU and ::k>u.tb Wa) a i>.s~rict yank at Kiugs" Iring. SfWt o t. "-wtij;s<v( ond L'{)rqu,¡y. and arri- g^il t<,t tho acquirement of tho Uristoi aud builciiigs. the whole of ihe first ifsne of '5/00 shares having been suttenbed lor and sLotted. tha dirooto s, having in view ihe pro;poets cf un ex ell, iiag buiiuea j, aui tUtJ completion of th* jurchtse of the Br .-to] preta s ou the 31st of March 1 ext, ara of opinion th-it ta-, paid-up capital cf the bauk sh uld 06 increased, and ;ulit.o,¡,ol or now eallii g up the fum cf 9.1 10ii per shara on the tiret .iseue, they propose to make a furtuer isaua of 5/xk) shares, a; d to call up tbt-raon X7 10.. per share aa follows viz 45 on Il.(lot6at 3's-; of March £ i Us JU SGth of Jane, i f this issuo the directors tIr P,>.e ctteMg 3,0(0 shares at par toih isestu.rah .l Jers wtiose nan.es etand on the n.-tosi-er c.n 'he 26 h of ITeor ta-y n'st, in tlia propoi t.ion ot 01 e new share 11 h^e exiauae shirts, reta.mu* rhe lal-tnca Jor di-p Bal u .0u s—a tems ai-C msushmaniurtstae d-;r.c-;ora miv de*»m most concucive to thi ;.Litt re,tta ot the bank. « 68iLM: v" to eLa^ 0 'he directors t> ca»ry into efleco the above orra^gemeata will be submittel to » Kpeoial mebtiug to t>e hold i-ntneOiat.iy afr,hr the ordinary mtetiiig una should they bead -pioi they will bavt to beemfirmedata 'ubsequeut special meeting, wh,ch it » proposeo ta hold on the 12-„n of Febrairy! llr: Barrisc u an-i Mr. buinir ers, two d th-i QIrytJra, rttue at this m^otirg K8 provided bv the aniriea of ahfcsnation, but tire R.,d oiler tu^uiH'.ivo-, for rr-e tcDen ,t' f,l;Ù ter<l. iiiensr- T.irquird, Y^augi. atd Co., ane Me-sre. Tribe, C atke, au-i Co., ula^ re- tirt1 hnu oLtr ih^tQBtaives f r re-i*pK;in-:aie-.it.- E-oiu- t:. rh. will be siibxi.red at ho tue ti .g t -r t !» p i-'P'sa of fixu g'ho>csnii-, eiaiioa of il-.e dir.jotc.rs andaui»t.-M (or the cu.rent \c-ar.

—| For PVPIUWKS use AlLCO/K'S rOc?OU< PV STEt iS_ fit sup rior 10 tiif 6 -r' mi"■' r.i- ».s. In hi;bl>ai! sthtj vb- rel «= £ a o. < h-:i •, a si r • ^tu 1.icg plus e>, r.L.t-y li-ve no equnt. Ai m 1 oy < -;ui n- 'mtat.'ons f tbai»«i f lrt-'ers a e boi ig >rt r j t a)-, I U' j' f-s ti.e «oid> i' <v. Ai c -cs '• I-, i> ,7ti J-fcU-r"i» < v tii'tt.inp ■>( .d "T »•! I'taleis i.- MeUic-.ii, Lj tne -i-i^p! i,U t t or-b- tau jaxd. •it Jito

THE TaY BHlDGS DI^ASTEE. Ictcnee contima" to v";2vâl is PnDcee sod tne iiei«hbt>uru^oa aa tue cirenjn- ftarces attenc.tg the te;itio cuca< £ tr&phe éh Briofc become better knevs. People are now b< cinnicp tr. renlise the c-x- ent of the tj!!lB"" aad the ii cotverienco censed by tne i^teiruotton ta through raii wa} coonuiunicat-ou.aa-i iuletregt is Jiievrue a- ed i i a resovery or the bocief of the rir&vng tigers Oa Saturday end Scncay the baLks 01 the river wera crowded with thousands of persons anxiously watching the operations of toe beats. The efforts of the boat .nen are, however, not be-ng rewarded with that amount of success so ardently desired; and, although search operations have now been daily engaged in by nearly 100 boats for eight days, from dbyligbt to dark, but comparatively few badies have been recovered. The weather on Saturday and Sunday, though somewhat cold, was not unfavour- able tor the work. Very painful eoenes continue to be witnessed at the mortuary, especially in caees where the identification is made by a father or a mother, and as traces of decomposition are now becoming more apparent, the body is fre. quently dressed and coffined before being shown to relatives. The first body got on Saturday was that of David Cunningham, a mason, 20 years of age. The remains were found about five hundred yards from the bridge, and were identified by a sister of the deceased. The second body was recovered about noon, and wae at once identified as that of John Laweon, plasterer, aged 25 years, belonging to Newbnrph. Deceased, who has left a widow and two chiioien, h&d been cut of employment fo: ecme months, and waa travelling to Tayport, via Dundee, when he met his death. Only one body -that of Bobert Syme, clerk in the Dundee Royal Hotel and belonging to Bèinburgh-was recovered on Surday. Although the bodies of three females were koobed on Saturday neither of them could be landed. On Saturday and Sunday seven funerals, ore young man bamg burial with military hcnonrf, took place from the mortuary. 'I he retuit of Monday's search was only ere body, that of Robert Fowlea, a mason. At a meeting of the Dandee Harbour Trustees the sum of j £ 100 was granted towards the fund tor the relief of the sufferers by the calami 5. A resolution waa ..ftSas-d aai-nj the North l>riti-h Railw.y Compaq to prose-ec t? re- ocEetruft t 'e bridge with a double liae, rzid t-tatiiig that they wouid favourably consider any pion for k-werirg tne level, £ Lo Pcovoti re- p< riefi thet the railway company proposed that the cei tre of the brirge he ,v oc ^string irèeTP. Tie plans tor the raoonstra^iioa were c-i;i.-Fe-ed iL Dundee on Monaay aigut. lie Ets.r-ch for boci's waa continued on on Tnescay, aLa resulted in three 1:»:i.8 being recovered bringirg the to-al number recovered to 29 The weather was ex- tienieiy cold, intents frost ha.vi. g- set ia, and fewer boats were cut. Mr. Widdeii, contra-jtjr, had a tew trawiing apparatus at work, drawn by a Etc rmcr, and by that means one bo^y was recovereo. that of Wiiliatu Yoitch, 18 years, a oebif etm&Ler in Dundee. Two bodies were recovered fy the wbils boats. One of these wat Macbeth, gur of train, lis was 44 jeaife of age, and unmarried. Hi3 foaturee were nru ly tit, with an expreteion cf &larrn on th-ia, ate lie eyes were tx.d &Ld t;,c&.i. His- w-tjit lac. etoj-t ed at 7.15. T'r. i other uoèy wk of George Ne; a ciear-?r in the railway r.o">pary'e E-i rvice, ^bo travelled cn tbe engine from Lsn- da: R. Be-has left a widow and oub child, who live at St. Andrew's. Arrangements are baing rrp-d'y pushed forward by the contractor for ra-s.ig the sutmergtd girdera. On We-needay tic body of i* mlron wtt fcunc float- irg m the river, two niilee b&tow the bridge, baton lesr-g taken to he mortcary it was faund it hd only been a short tine in the w tter, en-i could not lav*- been one cf the paseergers, TJ. pt ;)t fl'F>Dh of the remains of the broken piars were taken (n Wednesday. The redans of the iron colcrerf show tbfct tho#e on the east fiie gave vrtcy under a compressive strain, whils toose on the weft side had gone by tension. 1 wotteam trawlers were engaged on Thursday teerching the river, but without enooese. Aa atieirpt wae mace to ascertain whtre the bodias are i: g in the :irer. A lady was out in a yat-nt and mesmerised, She painted out a plaae where a body was lying deepiy embedded in ths sand, at- 'd when grapnels wtre used the collar of an ovi ?c.oat was brought up. The ci>irvoyant after- ware* declared that 2v bocies lay underneath the £ itcns. At a epeciii meetirg of ihe Laniee Town ccurcil it was res ilvec to atk the raiiwsty com- T'ST y to build the bridge as a double line, reduc h g the height of the centre giraere to 4U feet above water. rihe KLtth Eri'.isb Railway directors had a sitting ot cvfr two hours anf a halt on ihocsday aften-cc* at which tbe sut jeotoi the re-c :nfetrac- ticn ot tie 'lay Bridge was under consiteraiiou. I' was agreed that ti e Parliamentary solbitor be i: E't-<fd to aptly to Parliament fur the suspeu- fcio: tt the ^tanciiig Orcers, and an Act far re c c11trcctu g the bridge at a lower level, and iA.horn-rag the company to erect a new bridge ¡.. HÓ" the present one, and connected with it e f b to add Eo'iditv to the structure, ae well a3 to ph the n-.pany the advantages tha: would be derived from r. eor--ole line. The cost of re- building the bridge is estimated at £ Cb 000. As a neans of redncii g the htight, it is saege&tad that tic high giroers at the point-where the biidge ccllapeed chould be placed btloT itetsad ot' above tie lirpcfraoa This would make the Egxircum >e'gr>t ot fbe g-rnoture Eixty fee: ireteed i-f t-ghy feet. At the sane meeting is was ir-ciotii'aliy nser/bned that the plane of the Icxthbiicge were beirg c>r;fully reoinsidsred erd that pr-t.ci* g tht- Jesuit ot tho lay Bridge t the directors wi.l only proceed at preaeat wi;h the fcundationa. The promo'ers of the Forth Bridge echime interd applying to the Board of Trace for power to lower the height of the proposed bridge from 150 to 135 cr 14u feet, in view of the Tay Bridge I eiiwer. This wi necessitate the lowering of fhe tcpgcllart maete of lar^e vessels rtaiiag ui.dc-rr ef, -b tho bridge. Tenders for !!> a-d ci-iss I ateri tct the pirccrs of the proposed bridge haire 'I been secured by Hcrr E:"upp' trm. TO TIJE RDIr<)It. i ]R, J err a young; e; guietr, and wi^h to apk this queatior- It the aaes of the ool.neu-13 wd-ou sepport. d the Tay B.j.;ge were fastened to tne litre witti er.rot g hol^mg-down boisa gcifig right through tbfl v hole ttsickno-a of the cc -cro,.e aod brick wo: k forcing those piers a-.a securely fap.tered rtderncx-h, low is it tbat the piers remain irtsct and sbo-e water? It af^ears to me that, if the cohiinn» bad been so fastened to tie piers, ice pie;8 wotua riire been overthrown with I the rrr, ct the brioge en masse, and tbat no vestige rf them would ixw re max to b3 seen. Binrol, in the ion of his tinnees, -ap.iol:. by columns cr upright ejpporte resttug on pisrt,, secured tbeir bates by such h .-ding down bolts, laesirig through the whole, of the masonry or brickwork aud covcr^te c, I the l¿iHF, and they are FtL.r,diyg to tEi,. d "y. 1 coEcluie Iiotu the l»at of the bridge, coium-s. gird err, e.ud all f»">iia? together, that the Tay iincge was eq-1-i.Jy well constructed, and ot the -am- strength ttroagtio-al. And there is no dourt that i- li ordinary eire in. starcts tLe weight alone of the bridge would ba quite sufficient to keep tne baits of the support- ing co;r.wllS in their po.-ir-ioos u?vu the p z! rl. But when there was a great lateral pressure exerted "PCIJ the top of the bridge, as by the ioroe of the wind which occasioned the disaster, anl where the greatest surface was exhibited on which that force could act, then the height of the bridge would act as an enormous lever. No*, if a pitEEUte is applied to one end of a lever, &qq if there be net a sufficiently great counteracting fores at the ether end, that end of the lever must shift. This is what seems to have happened iu tne Clii-e of the lay Bridge. The wind, acting with greater force on the top of tho bricge, by reason of the greater surface there exposed to its force, tuned ttie height of the bridge into a bage lever, wLote whole force was exerted to rstift its base, i.e the bases of the columns. The holding power at the base seems to have been insufficient to resist the pressure applied to the top of tha lever. I think tbat the fact of the bridge falling wbe-o there was the greatest height, and, consequently, the greatest leverage, cod firms my opinion. 1 may be wrong, but I don't think ao.—I anr, JnS. H. Pit I OK. Brynderwen, Neath, Jan 8. SIR.- PerhapB you will allow me to make a remark on the recent disaster. It appears to ma that the lifting icreg of the wind has cot been sufficiently taken into accouut, and this view appears to be borne out by the fact that the gieier which was most destroyed was not that whica ii supposed generally to have actually given w.>.y, viz., that between the third and fourth piers, but thut which was found- near No. 3 pier, U "was sc-rzt broken in seven pluwa witaia less than 1"u feet. Ar.y person who a.¡; witnessed the tctceor a hurxicane ia &wt»r<? of t!l power the vitd possesses of lit ting the roots off baildt lrcir, t c of too frast/rea I c.f the lay Bridge, I imagine that ii is n,>t only lateral pressure which ought to Da ti&eu ints account.—1 aia. &c" X. Â

11 e JY: L a i) i- K u A W K L.S a G LFtL After fu*,Iy 'a wee'1:\ t1. fttitbotitite Co net fitid any tie diecotery cr the murderer of 8ara n Jane Hoosrts. On 'i hurt day afterLOon the chiet-conetanl-* of Lancashire and Sup rintendent Bent, of the Ma.n- chester County Constabulary, had a consultation, which resulted in a determination to have litho- grephed, forthwith, the mysterious letter that cecoyed the decessed's master from home on tha niji-ht of the murder. It is intended to circulate ¡ and exhibit a number of copies, in the hope tbat Borne person may be enabled to identify the handwriting. ) I

MURDER AND SUICIDE IN SWITZERLAND. j A erange murder and Buicide occurred a faw I days t go in Boaeau, in Zurich. A mjtn, who ie wife had left him owing to his violent conduct, followed her to her father's house, fired riifht and left at the inmates, killing the fat-her discharged the remaining barrels of his revolver at the peopls who tried to arreet him, then defended himself with a pitchfork, and at the moment the pjlisa bad succeeded in depriving him of thia we*poa, which waa not done before he had severely wounded several of his assailants, he drew a fcnire, cut his throat from tir to ear, and fell deid on the spot.

A pood lary who, on the death of her hu?bini, married Lib trother, has a portrait of thvi formo*- htrgii-,g ir her'dinirg rjom. One day a viaiv^r, remurking tae painting, aaked, Is tuit a maia- bt.r ci \t;ur famil> r Oa, that a xuy poJX- brO'-Ler-'ii-law," waa the ingenious reply A nieetin,- wm hv o 01 fhurad-iy iu Oiris-'f, T-i -V-ii'Til t:.C! .-»;.3 Loois Cava#ri'»ii t.) c-.oat.iler the adv'sa- iltv ot v.3.-i;X T(. decidcci to «»:,) tilAI rt tit.; s '■-> r 1, -v; csrrj .JC ;t

-rJ, ¡ Iro C:1'S ("č1'm q'I.sti0'4S cr tt.7:;¡,J subjecti let answered- by 01: e.æptrlB7¡G>Jd itf"oft'.<SÙ)1i.O,' ge Correspondent* wishing far tr^ortmhw. err a,i are requested iiooserve ite following ruies 1. 1 he. facts must be stated fully and clsirly I\d tht qu.e.sč i.o)ts 'i.J fttrOfe lKU-Ii () rU!, bhoitl-d ie IU" btvtc coitsecuUvei~H. 2. AJu.lL copy must o, smt of any d:¡CIUí1Æll.! on which advice is u i&hedfor. 3. The real njme address of the writer m'u accvmpany the questions, but u<Ul nM be pvb. listed if a '•'pseudonym or muinis be 4440 seivt for reference. 4, All communications must be addressed to The Edtor, Legal Department, Weekly Mail Offi Vardiff."

PROvrnEirT &ocri. T,—If •' Railway Mar," (Mountaim Acn; wW stiuu uu a oopy of ihe rules, we wul advis* him. Bill OF Fale.—"A Poor Widow" (Forndale) should commit a solicitor at oaoe. The law is outticioul far her protection, but DO time should be lost, "Will M. D." should prove the will. The belt course wouia be to take it to a solicitor, who wiU de waat is necessary, and also prepare the deed. Costs ct ACTIOK.-If Co-owner (Swansea) defended the action tor the Ceaeflt of the joint t usjiens, aad ta the ordinary course, he can charge the ooste 111 tut accounrs. in the same wty as otaer nejes^ary rrrnn if are charged b.) him. Gli Bi I-akii —-Oa the dea'h of a reotor his sucoeaaor is tntitied to require the tenants t) give up the poewtbioa of lai_u haid bj them ou ycu.r Le_ueio,ej 8.' -he ei d t.be then current year. *• jsv.iuim is nua &ken m suppoeiag that hll is eati ilea to the ututi nottoe to quit, he w li, however, be e-titlod tv the usual vtuutuon 0. ie.viag, COPY WILL » Ihtscan be obtahi-oi 8 th J Probate ')mc tor the distr ct ill wuicu tae tebtu-Wr les dat up co tbe liiLeot ma detth. Ihs C')8t wi,] apeud on ice 1er;gtt;, AS to tiin otutr doclAll!e"t. ut.i jj*" should zl,)p.3 to the solicro* i whvS3 ?!osso»»i ja tae aeeua t-r-, and ofier to pay fill cUaXgea fir the cop.8Ø iro. quired, EIJ()B.Sul PIlll,C, W." ia m';stak»n ÏJI suppoaiag tnat an 1 uuortea ue u av-es Ujl- require a b iLlIJP. It luuat be teat to J.o -n to oe B.anpai, ctbe. before it 1 txtouced or wi niu two 1Ih..o..ll.8 1I.:tE:rwani. > urther oh^igej uu leconveyauvea ara f-C 17 Cl t Y eufa-ifed L moi-rgiig s, but i- 1.>A Ujadl to endorre ore couve auce ul);Li an I: t. r. Ac,hei-Mkkt BY oi;kvspc»kdkkc« -in O! i I ;htbi- \,1" t1 .,1) an JU11 tttiv e oi>c ..t \ax ltj.c¡:" c.. <J 1101 aiorj ti'aii touit vo •. aya be to re, t:o .tie ¡ staini'-olhoe l-o '16 staiape^, tie win U v., t 1 pay 61 iji tne tiaap a .a iw t.Jc p.,tI.lLg" i nd t-au get ti i-.ntr n«i, t.L1J bt.,oipa ic k vI varji O"V8. Kuber e:ter w-.L ,0. Tae a^raameut will Uit-a be eito ccable ic caae ot utocl. It h" w ,re .> ic&vc tip g till it is requited, bj ne p. op ja.^s. he wouid have itU bxzk to p.y. Cajai ioat.—All ciiial b jMb used as dwelling* re r..quire t i..o :e iig ite-eu. Cat jan u t iuIj u. tion. as to sss« 11 m bia, sir s;>ace 6;t; ttas to oø given tù tL. u lJj aij ..U¡LOln) ti .mii. ,,1,o{;:J.(' fitH*- t-vn. t. .UUb U. tt Ie t\ b }> d eaCU rf-i:is^e. ed boat. Peoa'tiea fore ii t'l U Aug uuregjs leD. not.is »s .(->¡; ag. as^uUu-j 8 tie .a loics tor pn'Vt-tit..kg it r WÙ, <1 f-r jj;0- aioti) g eieaa.iijess. the Act. ouiita it.ro o^rut..a ou tbe it> 1, ..1 ..ha..u.a. of hxgi. CoutTT ori.—• \>. (j G, (T«.ab;,) ia .fùcme,¡ that 4 »rt.-u.c 1- pcope; t> .,{ t4»e C" ..ii.ai. J. o of 4 tntJtlec tLfcowae, 0 "ote ir td q,U,I:JL16 1">C'ø- peitj be w. li.i ih ..aauts of tl 1.J:(,Ila, ,h.Oo..¡L,r will be e- t;tlrd to » vot.f^ f«.r :be c u ty ifr.e iatc it; l'ut. it it b a bouse ■ r 01 be,- butiuixig, c.ia.-r wirli ,or Vltac u. maa a-ai octiu^-ieu by o-*a&r, ae w,.i..i U:.V, ä ?o't »i i llH1 1.). 10t,ghf and a 1 mi f h. jy. if 1 ur ccrrtspoadent had S'.md ;u«, t,oco, w. ,>0.1.4. L«.Vo tLV.bcli Lan ai.le U. u.i. lie a«.y agiin ii neccas<irj. £ /:lway Acc:nt.cfTS.—Tbe. fact of T, R" Lav n, boea hurt by tai.in^, m contstqjeuoa ot juxpitig ju of the b f -re it atop la 0 aef->aor t Ue ci)arge sgainst b m ot ••nJra'.g'.ag tt e b'e-i .w.; of the c. napuny "J B-Jigiitug "01,11<; tile rwu was 101 ta .tuu. h- u ju.-y XI, ti-uuii. ,1' tUe v-n r, i j bU,V.< thct. tLe 1 :mc cb -e, t r i»* A i g tne o. r i&4c W,8 in- prt.ptir. It nay betba tit a am. lin-, tu ib-»u il ":1 h a view t rhe coap ny'»> dEfei-Ic in auj ac,iiu ■which 11 T it uny 1 e aaviued to o,.UL.mi. ct! a.-a u-<t them in respect otme ..j iLY wh chhi had su- tan ed; 01 it a a., h^vti POO.. ¡"U a v.a a uebt e to a^t^r other ,;¡¡.;seq;<b irial the hL-a reckie^b ooaou t, DrsaiEsa fok ItLKr —• 'ihe d\av-eai ,err-eu t-. by A Vic Uia u^owport) i, baa on ül srou_.da. 1u the firtt place it "as to: soou Re it -au^j; be Its- triiined for t n theoi y it be(5>>uiei uue, \t mam be at lest at oie day ia arrear. 8-.c )1lcÜ. it was too lata III the da a < isties.- C8.DLO lie ic-via t ar C' rtaiswu I'hircty, an inventory ot the trojas reuOi»el o-ighl to have beoi- g; Neu to our c in esoo^daut, togeuiar wi n Ii nc'.>ce thiii ihi_.v v>oc! J. Ijt. s la ..fte: )h x it if five dpy uiltss <H>oner redeemed and til", -pi fA, wbich the 1r,,K8 are take.. 13 uoaauy iu»«ri,ej ta HtcL notice, fourth y. the gjoaa on-fa uot 1 0 hjva been eolo within the five oaya. Fifthly, no m goous should bavc been t^kea aad sold titlIl.U uothjieat 10. tc EBt^s y t> e re. t aud eipeajet. btx,.n-y, the balnea .re excttsive. Thus, alttn ugb 0-" corres-p^i^dtnt s otjeot on tuat the sale was by au uahc usad auc ti neer is not teniae, there are o'ÎJ!)r .lhta.l1Jl o. ject-ion*. consult a eoua tor without delay. Wokek s 1 KOPisaTT.—" txpectant" rhould L e s ven ue tui pai i icu. rs of c lie" nature ot her property, in oroer to ei aljl ua to aoviie hsr aetiu- HbJ as to br-i caarri.ge set Lt:u.et.1. li ahe has ai j leal tttatc, hj-^t or am it ougnt to be eoavcyau W tiusteer, 111) eos i» Ie lu -i dt LUlit, G. tJ ti-P use. Ad the «-< L-.y rem j.1 k upjil 10 ui>ii :jy 08 11. rtgBg-. iiut J.JJ.f;J i iv s.e. ia the 1.0 .«•<> of .fciat bt. ck comjiiXies in i,er own riaiuc may (ie h d by t er a- ber b, inr.,t« property, ab to«o 111 iy ai.iuey Ctp('t.i v.0 ia hal"g" ba.. It a. nb 0.0*1 soe ia married, aay pit ]>rty of the Icet a e-ti me a cma ,ej a nst be ut right, by b- r n-tllll II naua bet^g -iI, fc;jtute. kr lLr lliLell naiao, Wo:: do lJO: k:cw whether it w.i: iut<reat ou fai- c rr-, poi-)eat to kinw that thu law gives 1,0 Olvnll1 w men tlu, thboiuie i J^ht to tbejr own earatago, bu sbe ai -y ba fcuprifc.d «.bsa we kel. h.r Ui»t tuts ao» ol ja tI!e: 1 s bot ten '07", tla.

AbWf:h TO U >li«.jfi.SP02MDE5sT-?. Jusics ( r.wmavoi!).—Lasuited to tlIIH, c -iaaiua. A.P. 1 I 2A I t.H C i). JNO; (Oiiaiaeraviy iJ j rot'erne. CaiHOLOi tHuivniiAt[,-l\.u Qu ujt faoua jour name tu.. aaurefs. l1i :KH¡.J:I:U:, (Dmas).- Y u "o.upLi n will L»« b »at \1to1l.I1 lOH.1. Li) tbe p moe. T. J. Ii.— 'ihe matter tIw)tl waicn you dial I 11 w alib j1.¿J.Ù;øl VVC 1.1\. ut,Uld t ii.. ol I i~ 1 ticn. Vi:BAX ( "arc:fi).~ Tho-e j.e■•(.■to w1' cointu j tho r ttilgiv-as oer' ijete in heir u.Vn w.j, v û.lft Stf lhat j'jui eip » I, w< u a or) "n g .ou. I Ci?SJ kvku (Ca d.4 — Tr won d t'e more cr-as;<teut with > cur prolt btioiiB vf Yerard tor t ae ■ h tr.■ c >uoe ued il v: u weie to Oviau uncate tho pu^p.rt 01 your 1, ter to the tTOii-Xitiers of the esit.ert imujnt. We r«auily tuiuit. the loice of y- ur strictures. The i i v. k. i isice, vice-o-.airmaa of t ue Brecoa fci ho 1 wrnes to c jiii^ia.ii ot ibe ai iuu of "h,L gaia v. tie, rents t res.<u«itii>u 01 the sewi; g nia trtb*. e stre..g y (L iiie, taa. aay uudute in (Yl,. t-ne, waa'vtt aitea, i^c j rncj, aad I-ratrSs tr'st tbe as*, rjcc ui j. on wo. h she vit. t xl ti c school vå on jut," it.wuue tho re iga,.uju ol tile s> wus oi lkl :eu iu,Ù 4- Out 'Hat-iii his* > elcont y i-ict i he atn- fct u.t,t Ui liifc t¡ iij (j >bot. JU U T t-io U JA Cl At i n.ceting (.(1 t f th-* pu .=>«*. l' Bucat^ a Ie. strtaa Th"- he oons-dets q..e i 'te.^ii, aad I a: if-r to the other ca dioate* waa ba ukVdt-M (oi acvertitcniviit cdJiù tor a)I ¡, ""tlO:"S

A RUJi WITH TH&ULAM JitttAN- MiiRE HOUi*L'S. Thoee who sttended the mt'etof the Glamar^a- fhire acuaoe at i.iai.lwit Map>r oj Jtloaday wjre j pmsiet.ee m tbe cE.ojment or o e of tie oe -t, if lot The r>eet, run ot tne ee>a on Ava n r »h-. ooa- pai-y present at the meet w-,re tie wortuy nuater, iter. J. t). Orihbon, Dr. N cboii lhtD, Master CarLfej Mibb C»rnt>, Air. DovereauiL vj-.raa, Jilra. Nicboli, Mr. Cioorge lr<»herue, Mr. tVumoct, C'clonel Ballard, Mr. Iburwtan riassett, Mr, JLolar V'actHli, ftir. ti, Boriifray, .*ir Winaer. iir Uivvin I Price, Mr. l'nom»s (iiear Jdotel), Mr. J. 1 tea (tanmai-e), r, laooiaa ^Jo^briiga), &o. Ice fiOniOB f,-rt drew the g.irse ia Ouriew Mcadcw, ano proc-te -co ia tne Qicectiou of Tre- tiliau ana at. -U,)ntL"v Castle, bat without tr.cces6. ibey baa ;y trot.ou Co Letiauiore Meatc-w, whttrt- a LrUlUg fl-1. WAS soon tfoaud. Ke";i arc hr, k" tow.tros -n. 1 -6;1-, 'mt was heai&d ace 1 e then returned to oovor. KvdStu^Uy he bror e iL the Cirecnon ot Sutton, and the laouadb, gettn.g on bis une, w. nt away at a fair paoe, tciit.wcQ b) a good fi. id. Ine tox pwaed Sattoa ) Brock, wmt on ti roa^h Oiemenstone, acroas Lanaow Bottom tlal ',Ji.,¡uøD..t.oue Brook, ok rtang ) btembridge, aaa P *ilywraoh oovera, ltavtl g L.I;F.L, ;ir aaitaou s covers to the It ft, and serosa b\,i..rn« P-*ra..tailing to find e he'ter frc>m h s pursuera, he turned and heaced for Liai tr '¡lI.ob lIWå Crosswaya, skirting Juisworney aau juanduw. Mere he was hard pressed by the bounds, and foaud it r ecteeary to t",oe tie Ià,;j taaise "for Cletrenstone B'.t'um. 1 oc n.jutue aore very cloee upon him tow, b Jt it--tuBiQ was not to Oa beaten witi out a btrat gy, aua lid adopted ttte rathtr fcitguitr me 01 ùall ^itn e'.f 111 tu, iaicjt hole cf a baro, I nia s-ve toLe noun-ts a bttt-Lb chtc1, aad tfcera was a dith;ul;y n nft";rg ac.asii. fcveutaaily Oil A'arriac j atvraciea in tl, e diiecuiun ot tile iauoet hjie, Iud in.mediately gavo tun^ue. i'he lox louna i. iputttr to raoe ti c opc-a olco utot-c, out the houa is wera fcOun whij-pco n\ ».rja it was evi: e,t taai ae ooull i.ot iOi.g keep t^eat at a sa i^ Cir.ine; j. tij evtmut. iy rolled over by licaUru in tho bi o .« uncei- Lai.phti, a sp.t-nuiu run of 5wo ttoara aac O v lr u;t:s in o.-as ^-ihu-e ot A £ .ii,hv froet oa th- p-i. ru-aa a>a t t1, hojul waa iUC over the latictv^, 1.1 hoanJa proved .taafctivea equai -o ti.o ja. ia v '"t-fceriiifc- to i.n\e so j o .i, a r j'j br ;h U«s.i4Jli'il«i aac tlJt; geaTleuiwu t .o auat looa .:■¥.».ro Ll -it-pe ter tjevtrai i.j- >.■ of ti¿aÜ..x .ltllJJ. it ta tiifiip; that xt t tlux laat -it iu tito 1, aLQ 111 tjf.jfdH, &1 t dsc run It. %i-, rbAUit on f oi-ioi, liMiLiit tu 1^1 'rilt:. w1.o ifi a tit8RDOh prdiSry^r

APPU NIJMKlsT OF CLERK OF fiLiiUJii \jH liunxjucii. HI toE. H-e fr ce the Duke ot Beaufort, the lord- In wa..a of the ooun y of Moamouthah re. »>p in«' Mr. Ostaan A.. Wyatt to tbe c.tfcoe of clerk of tne peaoe, reudarad tt.cn.ti by the dtath of Mr. £ B fT te VV>»ti IS a standing, but i,e nae ict ^raoSitea at the bar, havine been hi» Mr»ce r. in iiCtimouthtihire for many veara j Oe br.r.iaeea o! tie OOuntV will Ks j ti.t ifiitt.it Bru te atwJ^ v °» ned on at L wn. wiii co^LueTo ot°7P°Z' aad Mr-

THE SP £ ING ASSIZE. C()"Ll( qucnce of the ladiepoaition of H .roi i Wtl "^gea tor Mr, J a^iioe cun T Iaiie t:ie Ux'°ia Cacaii at tae tor,a- c.oiniLK &tb

NLWPOhT SCHOOL B )AS1> Li hluT 1 olv. NO il1\ All oxs. On u-t noonioitious were sent in. All t'e (Jlû aeuio»-t. are aotao. ,o, and, iu addition* Mowe. a <1; ba. eoli. J. C. Saadera, draper; A 1 a i .m ro.icttor; J Saadora, pi timber v i.{. i.i.-u;r, cn. 4i»ik'a. toar d.iVB at. aiiow d w .vithoraw. It ia expee^ there will be tuta. aa arrangement a» wiii pree-aat a content.