Weekly Mail

EXTRAORDINARY FLOODS IN NORTH WALES. CURIOUS INCIDENTS. The Oswestry Advertiser saya At Bala the river Tryweryn rose to a great height, and the current was eo Btrong as to puah back the fhw of tbe river Dee into the lake instead of out of it a scene that bae not been wi?nea8«d to the expect for many years. Between Bi"u and DjI- gdly a lumber of pawiipfira Beoci to htvo hai a narrow escape- TheWcioaroaa about t^l™ feet in an f-xceedinsly Eh rt ume, and thestat'nn n &?trr »t Drweyc^rit could see or.y of t'ie r vW4y br:c««8 near the place being awav with the flood. TFCE TR^NDUEATDOWAT fJe O'CLOCK brcr.ft,d (fce-e and th* i;oe ••citftu" He ence eign&ilod to Horked the lire, and also to Llatuwchllyn, In a few minutes the telegraph poles were swept awsy and the wires Bc&siered. Tha traid from HnaboD to D&lgelly, doe at the lattee pUoa about 6.30 p.m was stopped by a farmer residing near tie railway, who ran to meet the traia 8i d warned the driver of the catastrophe whick bad occurred to the bridge below. The traia was successfully backed to Bala Station, and the 300 passengers were brought to DalRelir about mid-day on Sunday, every available vehicle to be obtained at Bala being engaged for the purpose. Before the Cambrian train at five p m. left the station, one of the gentlemen present took his hat round and collected 30s for the man who so sucoesBfully usieted to stop the train- not too large a contribution for saving the lives cf so many people. A wag present hinted that he never met a more honest lot-who took care not to estimate themselves too highly—their lives beirg worth nearly l £ d per head. A ourious incident took plaoe at a house near Dolgefeilau Bridge. The rush of wateraweptaway a wheelbarrow standing at the door, and entered the house to the depth of & foot or more, end when the inmates recovered from their fright thev found a splendid salmon, about 151b. weight, floundering in an inner chamber-just sufficient to recompense them for the loss of the barrow.

THE .FATAL ACCIDENT AT CARDIFF. THE DRIVER CENSURED. On Thursday evening an inquest was held at Cardiff Town hall, before Mr E. B. Reece, coroner, upon the body of Hannah Phillips, 79. who was run over in St. Mary street by. a 'bus, belonging to the Cardiff Arms Hotel, and killed on the night previous. Mr. Heming- way, bead oonstable, was present, and also the driver of the 'bus, Alfred Lynham, who was in custody. Mr Jenks was foreman of the jury. Robert Phillips identified the body as that of his mother. Roger Asbton, fishmonger, said he was stand- ing by the Queen's Hotel when the accident took place near the tram line opposite Daltoa's court, a little after 10 o'clock on Wednesday night. Hearing someone shouting out very loudly Hey up," he Icoked down the street and saw a one- horse omnibus ooming up. The deceased was in front and orossiag the road from Dalton's court. She was knocked down by the borse, and each of the near wheels went over her. The 'bus was only going at an ordinary pace. He thought it was the driver who shouted out. The driver pulled to the right, and as far as witness could see he was doing his utmost to avoid the deceased. Witness ran towards her, but she was already picked up. She was put into a oab, and taken to Dr. Paine's surgery, but she was, he believed, already dead. The omnibus waa pulled up close to the spot where the accident happened. Henry Barker, foreman at the tramcar stables, said he was near the Black Lion Inn, towards which place the deceased was coming with a white jug in her hand. The driver of the 'bus called out twice. The shaft caught deoeased in the back, and she fell over on her face. Tne accident happened on the tram line. He tried to avoid the old lady, who was about ten yards in front of him when he first called oat. The driver was going at the rate of ten miles an hour. Witness was an experienced driver him. self. The driver was going at a quicker rate than he should, and if he had had a tight rein he would have pulled up sooner. The 'busman < drove on 10 yards after the accident. Someone who was there called to him to stop, and a pas. senger inside the 'bus—a commercial traveller or something of the sort — called ont, Go on, go on." Witness thought the driver pulled up as soon as he oould. Police constable David Bates put the deoeased into a cab. He believed she died in his arms. She was afterwards seen by Mr Rogers at Dr Paine's surgery. and pronounced to be dead. Witness arrested Alfred Lynham, the driver, on tbe same night. The jury retired to consider their verdict, and they found that the deceased met with her death by an acoident, but they thought the driver was driving somewhat oare- leBBly with a slack rein, and they censured him foreo doing. At the suggestion of the foreman of the jury it was decided to hand over the fees of the jury to the Risca Explosion Fand.

CARDIFF NATURALISTS' SOCIETY. The members of this society paid a visit to Brecon and its neighbourhood on Thursday, ar. riving in'the town at 12 o'clock by special train. After visiting the Priory Church, Llangorse Lake, and Bannium, the party lunohed at the Castle Hotel. After luncheon, the Pre- dent (Mr Louis Tylor) delivered an address, of which we give a summary. Alluding to the Ely Paper Mills, he Did that what straok him most during hit visit was the fixity of the prooess, depending, it appeared to him. upon the exact adjustment of a number of delicate pro- cesses to each other, and the strength of the material employed, the speed at which the machinery worked, and the thickness allowed for the finished article. The want of elasticity in our paper was a oonoluedon oome to by others as well as himself. Mr Tbeophilus Jones was obliged to go to London for paper to write his Antiquities of Brsoonshire," having failed to obtain Welsh paper as he desired. Proceeding with his subject, the worthy Presi- dent said that archeology arose from a liking for old places—an endeavour to link the present with the past by continuing history back as far as possible into the regions of antiquity. In illus- tration of hia meaning, be referred to their visit to the Priory Churoh, and the Roman oamp at Bannium, and the armaments and implements used by their predecessors, by which they were enabled to pioture the raw, though not the individuals, for the basis of their knowledge. History was the basis of things, not persons, and they saw the monuments and handwritings in the Priory Churoh of those who had played a part in their history. The historical teaching of the last generation consisted in knowing illustrious personages and the teaching of aoienoe in knowing a quantity of things generally useless. At the present cay a man's historical knowledge was measured by the accuracy of the picture he could draw, not of oourts or oamps, but of societies or States, and a man's scientific capacity was gauged by the practical bearing of his researches on the problem of the present state of civilisation, and so the arch, although perhaps of no direct value to the world, was of the greatest possible indirect value as making history more of a scienoe, and science more of an applic- able art. The result was to take away that re- proach from science which was so general and so just a generation ago. There never was a time when so many men of all-round science were to be found, although we have neither an Aristotle nor a Bacon. Science was now like a mighty cable composed ct twisted but separate strands, and they could not follow the course of one of those strands withuut coming into contact with all the ether strands, and that oentre round which all those interweaved themselves was the study of human life, which they saw as partly de- pendent upon things, climate, soil, race, and general physical couèitione-partly on persons, character, laws, history, and general social condi- tions, as far as the band uniting their knowledge of what man was in the remotest past with what he was and ia in history, they were indebted in no small degree to archaeology. It might be lamented that railways had destroyed local attaobmeats, as Victor Hugo had lamented that the expression of our ideas in written books had destroyed the art of expressing our ideas in carved stones, and that printing had destroyed architec- ture. The study of Kradanaw had superseded that of the Gazetteer, which latter was the predecessor of the modern guide book. They were now citizens of the world, but they had lost the ties which made a particular spot of more value to them than all the world beside. If they looked into some old local guide bock they would find that the description of Snowdon aud Cader Idris was more lefty in language, and doubtless awakened more absorbing sensations than a modern account of Mont Blanc, or even of the great Cherberzo itself. Under such influences there would be no chance of keeping up their local interest, and so preserving the records of those many little links, whioh, taken together, formed-the strength of that great ohain of history, were it not that archeology had become, not the mere inatinotive delishtof the few, but a branch of general science. The mere meeting of their great societies at local centres of interest preserved the memory of bygone events, and gave the inhabitants of oat-of-the-way places a sense that their local antiquities were of more importance to the outer world than they would have discovered of themselves by their own sensa- tions. And so that society, in ita own small way, did its beat (as on that day) to testify to the residents of such historical places as Brecon that it bad valued memorials of the past, and appre- ciated that labour of love by which those remains could be preserved ever green. They all knew that in English ecolesiastical architecture there was almost as distinct a fashion as in modern laiioa' dresses. They could prstty nearly fix the datea of Norman work as not later than the twelfth century, of early English as thirteenth century, of decorated as fourteenth century, and of par- pendicular as subsequent to these styles, and thay found that as a rule c&ch style flourished ex. clusively. There are, however, in England examples to the contrary, while abroad, and notably in Venioe, eclecticism seemed to have been muoh more the fashion than with us. He had Been a nave whose pillars were without any apparent Bupport, and which ought to have fallen long ago, which no doubt was attributable to workmen imitatiDg when they were paid for doing original work, and thsy should, there- fore, test the evidence of thincra—of the stones themselves by that of persons- of history, and they, therefore, needed archaeology. He would give them a modern instance of how they were muled without the test of history. The year 1325 fornred an bistorio landmark, owing to the com- mencement of the railway system. The ordinanca map for Somerset bearing date 18em contained the Bristol and Exeter Railway, which, in point of fact, was not opened till 1844. If such misleading lies could be found on paper in the fall light of public criticism, how much more likely were instances to arise in stone during the so-called dark sees, and how grateful they should be to the arc! ajologiat who brought historical evidenoe to the support of oircnmBtantial evidence, or vice versa, and so made assurance doubly aure.-The party returned to Cardiff by special train at eight o clock p m.

FRAUDULENT INSURANCE OFFICIALS. Lori Justice Bramwell bas prouounoed sentence st Ma^chpfter on the six effijia's of the Northern Coi nties Ireurence Company, who were fomd l<t>i'tJ on Wecreeday of frani. J E. Crabt wo (cb'irman o! direotors), was fprtenaeJ to 18 norths, Neibitt (acnountsrt) to 12 monthg, and Bn rj Crabtreo, Willie "a"iWY>llf M Jla, an<; Ssmuel Clegg, ail directors, to six months

NONCONFORMIST JOTTIKGS, BT KOl.CGN. QUILL. The Editor«pishet iitobe imSsrst-ood. th*l 'he serifs 01 articles is personally retpomniilp tor the rtlijvms and jxliiionl opinio* arpressed therein I lie p-eat interest which attaches to tfis subjec'rdg&ll with and thehigh cha- racter and special qvMliiic*.tunu possessed by the writer for the task he has undertaken ippear U tie Editor a Justification of the course taken in this particular instance. The letter by One Who Knows," which appeared last week in these oolumas, respecting the future of English Calvinistic Methodism, caused much heartburning among the ministers concerned. The letter of the Rev J. Pugh's friend, which also appeared in these columns, shows the good men indulged much in suspicion, notwithstanding the prohibition of Holy Writ, and proceeded to treat their suspicion as demon" stration, forgetting that the instincts of suspicion, unlike the instincts of love, are seldom ever to be trusted. Mr Pugh called the contents of the letter "vile insinuations," and Mr Pugh's friend calls it blasphemy." I also read the letter with no little concern, and could percsive in it nothing "vile" or "blasphemous." It was a temperate statement of the writer's opinion, a statement exonerating the ministers from blame, and throwing the fault upon the present way of oarryicg on the cause, a statement which was correct or incorrect, but neither vile nor blas- phemous. Do we not find here one cause of the want of success in English Mothodimm-thst it is given; to reckless exaggerations which repel culti- vated people? Loyalty to Methodism does not require disloyalty to the primary graoes of the Christian religion, and an utter disregard of all the proprieties of language and social life. The future of English Calvinistic Methodism must be left to the decisions of time-the year 2,000 will settle what appears doubtful in the year 1891. We cannot help being struck by the different feelings with which the excellent Dean of LLaudaff is viewed by the inhabitants of Cardiff. Speak to Diseectera, and they are in raptures with him; speak to Churchmen, and they gravely shake their heads. When his name was mentioned in the Dissenting oelebratioa of the Centenary of the Sunday School, it evoked loud and protracted cheers; when it was mentioned in the Charoh oelebration of the Centenary, it elioited no warmth of feeling. He is wonderfully popular among Dissenters, who rally around him in his publio appearances; not so popular, to put it in a Eild form. among Church- men, who generally are oo-sclrzctia by their absence. Row to account tot itr You will generally find that if a distinguished eoclesiastic speaks kindly to and about Dissen^rn, he sinks in the estimation of realouE Ciurohsaen; on the other hand, if a Dissenter has a kind word to say about the Church, he is generally looked upon by his brother Dissenters as a traitor to the cause of liberty and religion. A Churchman who apolo- gises for Dissent Binks in the estimation of Churchmen; a Dissenter who apologises for the Church sinks in the estimation of Dissenters. Make yourself an extreme, and consequently a narrow, man, and you will have an enthusiastic following, and be applauded to the skies; take a broad, comprehensive view of truth, and evince readiness to recognise goodness wherever it may be found, and you must stand alone, soundly anchored in your own personal oonviotiona. The Philistines have always dwelt by the seaside. OThe Free Church of Scotland is likely to have its peace again disturbed by the Professor Smith controversy. A oouple of years ago the learned professor wrote an article on the Bible for the new Encyclopaedia Britannioa," in which he declared his belief that all the books whi ch go by the name of Moses were not written by Moses, but by unknown writera in the later ages of the Theocracy—a conclusion many eminent Hebrew critioa came to before him. Of oourse, a great storm arose in the heresy-hunting oountry north (f the Tweed; and in the last Assembly, held about two months ago, after a long and excited debate, it was resolved that Professor Smith should be admonished by the Moderator, and then restored to his chair of Biblical criticism in the University of Aberdeen, from which he had been temporarily suspended. The learned pro- fessor took the admonition in good part, made a penitent speech, and resumed his duties as a professor. His restoration, however, to his pro- fessorial chair caused great dissatisfaction, and a large number of ministers threatened to set up a eeceBBion Church. But as the agitation was beginning to subside, another article appeared in the Encyclopaedia about a month ago from the pen of the learned professor, on "Hebrew Language and Literature," in which all his old theses are maintained and new ones started. The fire of controversy is again kindled; presbyteries are wrangling and no one knows what the upshot will be. Professor Smith does not deny the inspiration of the Scriptures though it is difficult to see how he harmonises it with his theory of its composition; neither does he deny a single doctrine laid down in the elaborate standards of the Church to which he belongs; but his critical studies have led him to conclusions diametrically opposed to those commonly received by the self-styled orthodox sohool. A very important question here arises— Has Biblical criticism nothing new to say ? And if it has, shall our theological professors have the liberty to say it r It is a ticklish question, especially as it relates to the teaching of our youngiministers. This week a company of Jesuit fathers have settled at Aberdovey, Merionethshire. A large hotel, unoooupied for the last six years, has been taken by them for a period of 21 years. Patting in force a law which has been in existence for half a century or more, the French Government ordered the breaking up of their religious com- munities. It is a mistake to suppose that the Frenoh Government persecates the Jesuits in their personal capacity, or banishes them from the soil of France. It does nothing of the kind-it only breaks up their convents, thereby destroying their corporate existence, but giving them at the same time perfect liberty to live, teach, and preach in the country. But the fathers refuse to avail themselves of this liberty, hence a company of about 120are about to settle at the pretty town of Aberdovey. The Welshmen of Merionethshire are much excited; but they will, no doabt, find the fathers harmless fellows enough, enthusiastically devoted to their religion, it is true, but not likely to call down fire from heaven to bum up the towns which extend to them their hospitality. The beat friends of France seriously doubt the wisdom of the Government in resuscitating forgotten laws and enforcing them against this rich and powerful community; it has thereby alienated from itself the sympathies of devout Catholios and enlisted them on behalf of the apparently persecuted fathers. The mention of the Jesuits brings to my mind a fact I read the other day, that in the Brompton Oratory the custom has been introduced of singing hymns in the English language instead of in the sacred Latin, in which the congregation is invited to join. The hymn book comprises about 90 hymns, the result being that by frequently singing the same hymns the msm- bers of the congregation learn them by heart, A friend of mine makes it a point to give out in regular order all the hymns in his large hymn book, and only this week I attended a chapel in which the hymn book in use contained nearly 1,400 hymns. The result is that new hymna are eung every Sunday, and consequently are not committed to memory by the congregations. A large collection of bymns, many of whiah are mediocre, I consider a great mistake. Better familiarise the congregations with about 100 of the best hymns than confound them with random Beleotions from all parts of the hymn book. Have not Nonconformist ministers observed that their younger hearers know but few hymns by heart?

ADDITIONAL HOME BISHOPRICS. A meeting cf the supporters of the Additional Home Bishopric*' Endowment Fund waa held ou Thursday, the Earl of Devon presiding. rhe repcrt stated that for the proposed biehooric of Newoastle a capital of £ 27,000 waa still reaoirpd • for Wakefield, JC59,000; for South well X33 000* The Archbishop of Canterbury moved a resolution urging that feteps be taken to complete the founda- tion of the sees authorised by Parliament. Liver- pool, his Grace said, had Bet a noble example, but all towns did not care so much for the Cnarch of Ergland. One of them was Birmingham, but he was not sure that it some one went down to Bir- mingham with X-10,000 in his pooket. and offered to create a bishppnc there and make Birmingham a city, he Would not be 'listened to. 8ir R. A. Crofcs, Mr B&isaford Eope. the Bishop of Notting- ham. audoLLere mbpoitad the motiou, which was carried.

Ou Tuesday a telegraphic engineer. Albert Edward Denman, waa engaged repairing the telfRrspliio wires noar LsioeHwsr iiiilv?sy *i.->n, etid in eeo*tt»o Uoi.er.hfc(j project, in* to reach the topmost wire cce brcU. ?tlo he fell 02 tbe.iite, a ci&tanee Oi UU* t. ltt^ his deaccnt ft* jnnt nr.seed fbfr iv;rap^i 5,4 tiwhrkltfa to winoU ix>lf He wse iriya:f*;Uy iajured ard iiee a i^inj: £ 'atf.

OUR LEGAL COLUMN. In this column qutdi-ow !1'Pl leped art anstce*e& by or. exjie-ienrsd professional gtu Correspondents wishing for informat,ryr. w adrKsa are requested to observe ihe following rules 1. T}tt facts mutt be stated fully and cueari»j the questions if mort t/uwi om, should ot nv«i. bered consecutively. 2. A full copy wwtsr in sent of any doc j/rwni which advice is wished for. 3. The real name and address of the writ-er must accompany the questions, but wÚZ not be pub- lished if a II pseudonym" or initials be cUeo sent for reference, 4. All communications must be addressed to The C^d/j? Jf69"* Dqpanmerd, Weekly Mtvil Office,

DEED Of Gin OIL WILL--W e advise ANXIOUS (OK. to ilake a will and not a deed of gift. Th. following: would suffice:—" This is the last will and testament of me, A. B., of c., in the county of I)., gentleman. I dense and bequeath all my real and personal estate unto my wife. E.B., absolutely, aud appoint her eole executrix of this my will, and hereby revoke all my previous wills this —— day of 188°," This should be signed by our correspondent ia the presence of two witnesses, who should attest it in the preeenoe of the testator and of each other. The attestai ion clause may be in the following form feigned by the said A. B. as his last will aau testt- ment in the presence of us present at the same time, who, at his request and in his presence and in the presence of eaon other, have hereunto subscribed our » names as witnesses." Each witness should write hia address and cccupation after his signature, CtremMt be taken to avoid erasures or interlineations. It ill not necessary to use a stamp. PURCHASE OF HOUSE —" W. is. T (LlaudrindodJ is itformed that the property wiil not be legaiiy his own until it is conveyed to Lun. A conveyunee is abe#- lutely neoessary. It will not be such a serious expense as be appears to fear. but we do Btt give estimates of costs. The stamp dity will be los. LANBLOKD AIUl 1EHAI:T.—" Koath is advised that the tenant, if there be no express agreement on the subject, is bound to repiir windows broaen daring the time of his occupation. KriSANCE.—"Enquirer" (Perygraig) ompiains of a Luiaanoe created by a colbery company, by wh'l'h the ewners of acj jininj?property suSer. He should apply to the Inspector of Auis&nces, and if this should ineflect ual the persons aggrieved may momorialise tke Local Board of Hsalth, and after that the Looal Government Board in Loudon, if neosssiry. The powers of the law are ample, if any parsons who hive cause to complain will take the trouble to invoke tlae aid of the law. It not, they must bailor and be strong H REBAI;I> AFJI Wii-E:. ("(,tabs" (Carmarthen) M informed that on matruge the busb^iud bocom'is CDtitled to his wife's holc, furti,ure jiii other movable goods, aid to her lroney in the barik and on mortgage, if not protected bv settlement. But he does not acquire any right to her money depositad an the savu ge ban* or invested in the public funds, or in shares, &c, of joint etosa compauies, if suon investments are continued in the name of the wife, and not transferred to the Irtsband. PAEENT AKI> CHILD.—" W.W." (St David's) is informed that a father is entitled to the custody uf hi >. chiidrea unless he has been guilty of conduct wnich, in the opinion of the court, tenders him unfit fjr the responsible office of training them. Our correspondent should have stated the ficts. We wish to lmpresa upenour correspondents generally the necessity of furnishing us with sufficient ma erial on which te founa a trustwort ay opinion. We assume that the children mentioned by W. W." are legitimate ? If not. the father has no right to intarfere with them. BAKKRYPTCT SUKKOKS.—" An Inquirer" is informed that this will have to be served personally, unless the debtor should etdcavonr to evade eervioe, The previous demand may be sent by put. CortfTT CotKi JuiH.itent,—•' An Old Subscriber" has a judgment against a person who has paid notniag oa account for the last seven yars. The judgment is still valid; but no exeoutian can be issued upon it without the leave of the o .urt. This le-.ve is grant ad as a matter of course, and it is not neceaatry to give the defendant notice of the intention to apply tor it. MoETt.-AaoE ASII MotTtjAuEK. — W." (Pontypridd) asks if he can redeem mortgaged property, he having been turned out of possession by the mjrtgageas Beveral mocths ago. It the property has not been seld under the power of sale contained in the mort- gagr, he can redeem on payment of principal. interest and costs. But he does not appear to know whe her it had been sold or not. the tac; of there having been no auction is not conclusive. Mortgages generally contain a power to sell by private c ;ntract. The mortgagees could make a valid lease without the concurrence of our correspondent; but he 00aid not do so without their oonsent. COUNTY COUBT ACTIOS.—If A Lodirer's" action was struck out of the list in consequence of his abeeaoe. he will have to issue another summons, on which he will have to pay the same fees as be fore. If a verdict was given for the defendant he will have to apaly for a new trial. This application must be made" at the first court held after the expiration of twelve days from the date of the first trial, and seven clear days' notice of suoh intended application must be given to the registrar of the court, and also to the defendant. The notice should state the grounds of the intended application. An affidavit setting out the facts should at the same time be filed in court, and a copy thereof be given to the defendant with the rotioe. The costs of the defendant, and any witness who attended court on the first oocasion, wUl have to be paid as a condition precedent to the granting of a new trial. 3S tisAKCEs.—Tbe can mentioned by R. L. M." t&(Cardiean) should be brought to the knowledge of the medioal offioer of health or the inspector of nuisanoes for the district. The law will not allow a landlord to destroy the health and lives of hia tenants by suffer- ing an accumulation of stinking liquid to coll aot before their houses; and the supposition that a por- tion of the offensive matter ii [ids its way into the well which supplies the tenants with drinking water is too horrible. One of the officials should be cooamtuu- oated with immediately. CHAFtt-or EASE. — Ignoramus (Bedwelltyj 18 wormed that a chapel- of-eaae, when prov fded with a sufficient endowment, may have a district assigned to it, and be transformed into a church. The incumbent is tbenoeforth entitled to be called a vicar, aad tba distant is for some purposes—though not for all. new ecclesiastical parish. NOTICE TO QUIT.—" Landlord" (Baglm), hiving let his house at a yearly rent, without any stipulation as to notice, must give half a year's notice, to ex?' 08 the some quarter-day as the tenancy eommeuced. He cannot get rid 01 his tenant before M.icna.eilnaa,1881.

AGRICULTURE IN THE UNITED fcTATES AND CANADA. The long, expeoted report of Mr Clare Bead and Mr Pell, the gentlemen sent by the Royal Agri- cultural Commission to the United States and Canada to inquire into the state of agrionltnre in those countries, has been published. It is a lengthy document of sixteen closely printed folio pages, and there is a long appendix to it. The re- port is olearly written, and gives interesting and valuable information as to the resonroes of the States and Canada. The Commis- sioners conclude by Baying that they had not time for collecting all the facts they would like to have obtained. But from the information they have got, they have arrived at the opinion that after all America ia no paibdiee; that in the contest for agrionltaral supremacy, while fresh, unexpected toil, a level enrfaje, and the abeeuoe of stones are highly favourable for the profitable use of modern machinery and the manufacture of grain by a scourging course of oroppiag, etill drawbacks exist whioh tell in favour of the old country. They may be stated in a few words:- Severe witters putting a stop to agriouluril employnent, dargcroua droughts, injurious ir.- Beots, aid in the prairie land, in the abaanc of lakes, a short supply of good Wdo"'I". With reepect to oattle, they say the American Btockman in the west is possessed of singular advantage-latid for nothing, aud abundance of it. In the east good markets -r dairy and other produce, and in the middle 8ta»« excellent pastures of blue grass. The growth jf this plant is extending far beyond its old home Kentucky—and is now being established in 19 West of Missouri. Its ausoess opens fr i-a prospecta for the grazier, and will in time bring the improved turf under the hoof of thoroughbred stock, or at least of highly graded oattle. Tie western country is poorly watered far better classea of stock The allotment of land and the termination of fras range will tend to make oattle raising mora coetly, while, on the other hand, the inoreasoi oontunjption of the population as it advaJC 1 towarda the western plains will enhance pr; aea

rOBMCAST OF THE WEATH18. The following forecast of the weather likely to prevail to-day (Iriday) was issued by the Meteorological Offioe, London, at 2.30 p.m. yester- day Engl end S.W. aud )L got westerly bre^r^- txir boTjtli W&iss* j £ n&rtuJy HETBOKOUXilOAi, rfciSADlN^J. AT CARDIFF $o-v-m-t-r talm at ti, n m. ai<d ? '■ Westxcj MJIL," OniornJ juiy; 1,8Q. B."Krsv Ourrct vi ji.-viri ea'J.v&g 9*0 a.m. I>ir*e- I l a.m. — *■■ ■-» aiax- ■ p Ury Wet *hade Mm. to" #. a.ts. — Rulb Temp Temp rt lf Sh.5 5^1716 49 N Sat IT* 30.0 1 6:.>s 62i<, 72.8 58.5 W (ten 1& 29*943 60 6 67 0 72.0 67.1 0.93 W 29 <51 ton 19 29 He 64 5 60.1 70.0 56 3 0.55 WN V 29 954 Tuee 20 30.J05 65.6 60.8 69.0 55.2 N W 29.SF5 Wed 21 S9f5i 61-7 67.S 71.8 &5 0 yy (29 945

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STURM WARNING. The Nwt Y ,rJ. f/«r nd storm warning states th",t st settled w«ai.Let is iikeiy to prevail over the. rcrtlfrr, "British lg!e. and Norway botw^n tfce 2C-fc ard 2Sll, with ifcm.dosst-s'rauBof occurrence.

THE FEAltFUL COLLIERY EXPLOSION AT EISCA. IROGRESS OF THE EXPLORATION. I RECOVERY OF THE BODIES. RELIEF MEETINGS. ADDRESS BY THU DEAN OF LLANDlFF. A PERMANENT BELIEF FUND ADVOCATED. OPENING OF THE INQUEST. (FROM OUR NEWPORT CORRESPONDENT.) NORTH RISCA., SATURDAY. I visited the colliery again this morning and stfloertaiced that during the eight the bodies of 13 Worses had been brought from the pit- These ■Were from the west Bide of the 001 liery. It was a urst trying time for the men. Disinfectants had been used very liberally, but the atenoh was most fearful. Oa being brought to the surface, the animals were c*st over the tipping place and covered with quicklime to hasten tieoompoeition. On the east aide of the colliery 31 horses are known to be located, and it was hoped they would be srot out thia evening. The remain- der are distributed over the works, and will be Amoved according to ciroamstances. PROGRESS OF THE EXPLORATION. This morning Mr Dickenson, senior inspector of mines; Mr Wales, inspector for Glamorgan- ehire; Mr Cadman, the local inspector; and Mr Q. Wilkinson, mining engineer, with an exploring tarty of men, desoended the shaft, but did Sot proceed more than about 150 yards along the main dip. The efforts of the taen were being oonoentrated on the task of olearing away the srreat fall which has occurred on the intake and return, so as to restore the Ventilation. A number of bodies were noticed Underneath the falls. The supply of fresh air was Hot sufficient to overcome the gas which was met with. It has been determined to clear away the rubbish as far as necessary, aud where there is a cpaofi of 60 or 70 feet wide it is intended to leave lor the present 40 or 50 feet of rubbish, and to fiend the rest up. I noticed in the oourse of the anorning that this intention was being carried out, trams of rubbiah-lbeing brought up and carried away to the tip. Considerable progress had been made towards effecting a safe passage between the downcast and upcast shafts by six a.m The effect of this will be that a current of air will be estab Wished in the direction of a point where a number of bodies are expected to be found. BODIES RECOVERED. It may be as well here to introduce a complete liBt of those who have been reoovered from the pit. The correct list is as follows :— Thomas Bowden, hitoher, Newtown Thomas Jones, mason, Pandy Farm John Jones, mason, Pandy Farm David Soannell, repairer, Pontymister Thomas Thomas, labourer, Newtown James Davioa, mason, Newtown Thomas Jones, haulier, Navigation William J. Tovey, door boy, Newtown John Bray, lampman, Newtown John Morgan, repairer, Cross Keys Henry Toze, mason, Pontymister William Matthews, ripper, Copper Works John Potter, ripper, Pontywain Charles Bendell, timberman, Newtown! William Caine, ostler, Aberoarn John Fry, ostler, Newtown William Hughes, ostler, Cross Keys Joseph Hemmings, labourer, Pontymister John Woodford, hanlier, Pontymiater This morning four more bodies were broughtup *he Bhaft-viz., Tom Cheddar, or Cheeaey," *0 he was commonly known. He had evidently "orne the brunt of the explosion, and was so Sreatly disfigured as to be almost beyond recogni- tion. His skull was severely fractured, and part C)f the brain was exuding; left arm nearly blown at the shoulder; left leg fractured; and a good deal soorohed. John Oliver Howells, aged 16, was a good deal Scorched about the head. Henry Brookman, fireman, had expenenoed an Extensive fracture of the skull, and was soorohed *bout the head. Thomas Wallace had an extensive scalp wound, -d was soorohed about the hands and arms. I learnt that the place where more bodies were tying was known, but Bome hoars might possibly before they would be reached. VISITS TO THE BEREAVED. ?J[atts, the chairman of the company, and Williams, the secretary, have oommenoed a ■ystematio visitation of the bereaved families, and «.U r16** intention to see the whole. As far as *hey nave gone they have met a number of dis- •leasing oases. Families of seven and eight Children, young widows near their confinement, aucJ in some tinatanoea destitution. The latter were, however, the exception. Pecuniary assis- tanoe is being given to meet pressing necessity. These gentlemen speak in terms of admiration as to the demeanour of the poor women. Of oourse, there is the intenaeat grief, but generally the calamity has been met in a spirit which is most commendable. Thia fact should be carefully noted by the benevolent. It is not at the moment that the fall force of this crushing blow will be felt. Aathedaya and weeks roll on the widows and children will feel what a loss has been sustained, and then it is that sympathy will be needed. The Roisters of the Gospel have been consnlted, and •bey have been asked to nse their endeavours to lIeoure the immediate burial of the bodies already 2eacued. With the present sultry weather this is $*oatly needed. Ia one house were the bodies of father and son. If these are allowed to *feoompose in die confined dwelling, the r*ost serious results will follow. It is to hoped that prudent oonnsels will pre- **jj, and that, like Abraham of old. the people say, Let me find a place where I may bury dead out of my sight." The residences of the deceased are in different localities, and burials JiU take place in the ohnrchyard of Bisoa and i(je chapel graveyards, aooording to circumstances, ^he district has long been in need of aoemetery, *&d this event shows only too forcibly how great *b»t need is. The RiBoa churohyard is very full, the chapel graveyards are not at all suitable, 111 many instances, for interment, so that the ^eed of a place of burial commensurate with the "a11tl of the district is very great indeed. OPENING OF THE INQUEST. ~,At 2.30 p.m. the inquest was opened at the *redegar rms Inn, by Mr E. B. Edwards, in the Daenee of Mr W. H. Brewer. There were present Dlo*en0°n, Mr Cadman, Mr Wales, Mr Wn^»^eol!?» Mr 8- w Kelly, Mr Watts, Mr «2S» « G- Wilkinson, Mr J. E. Ward Foil, &o. The IfessrB Walter If811 Were BWOIn on the jury Phillip*, Sidney Isaac Llewellyn, Abe?S SiiSn' Aberoarn Jesse Silverthorn'e ■ w Enoch Davies, Aberoarn rSSr James Silrerthorne, RUca { Henrw V Igisca George Padfield, Eiaoa 5 EdiriuI M' Jiisca Edward Edwards. Pontymister s' Karris, Pontymister; William DiTie«! jw«_ Blister John Games, North Risoa. -The jury then prooeeded to view the body of Thomas Bowden, the hitcher, whioh was first bought to bank. His home was only 200 yards away. The body was a good deal decomposed. It was a sad homestead. Only too true a picture of many another home made desolate. Oa return- ^8 to the inquest room, John Rodda, deceased s brother-in-law, was ilWorn, and gave evidence of identity. The inquest was then adjourned to Tuesday, .August 17, at 10 30 a m., at the large room of the Jublio house kept by Ezra Davies, near the Cross eis Station. RELIEF MEETING. At three p.m. a meeting was held at the «ve Methodist Schoolroom, CrosB Kays, for the parpoee of organising a relief committee. The jtev. Basil Williams, vicar of Risoa, presided, and 5°ere were present the Revs. C. Shergold, D. Davies, J. Williams (Aberoarn), K. E. Probert, T. t?a J" Th^™a"« Williams (Newbridge), and Lloyd; Messrs Watts,Kelly, Williams, Miles, and nearly all the jurymen whose names are given above. It was quite a business gathering, and the utmost unanimity prevailed, everyone being desirous of doing his utmost to aid at this season of distress. A committee was formed, PpnsistiDg of the Rev. B. Williams, chair- Jan; E. Edwards, treasurer; J. Milea. aeore- Messrs D. Morris, G. H. Banks, E. W bothan, R. Istance, E. Cross, E. A. Taylor "\y. Morgan, D. Harris, D. W. James, G. Padueld, • Mountain, H. Sasre, D. Brown, G. Jones, J. »• Morgan, C. Jones, C. Lewis, S. Phillips, Hey worth, Major Phillips, D. ^mtehouse, P. James, J: T. Green, J. Green, F. to J- Booth, and D. Matthews, with power thn+it t° their number. I am authorised to state aat the fiev. J. Griffiths, vicar of Mynyddislwyn, eltu^k be present, owing to pressing duties an&rf-heartily join in any effort behalf of the bereaved families. FOUNDED SUSPICION. MefaccpouT t^.ere » an impreBsion in the and South Wales wheV Ar £ at Nothing had been done i^° ocourred' gating state of thinea toTW0Te npon tha'u Jheceapany had ^thin?to a'% WlT aoAhaa in fmtk" r° do with that explo- SN gronnd, the Dot at all oonneoted whh th entIrely new °n0' e old one. A CASE FOR SYMPATHY the Cross Keys Railway Statin*. thn^1, Very neatly constructed, juat onl^ h! i8s^l5tKUiJenMe-tll0di8tr lFr°m a cir°Har jus' following particulars are gleaned •- ilst exertions, has only eerriZ611 completpd. The Beri38 of op,nin| seon!S! now bsin? cirri9d out. but ia ocm. A ^be sad event have to bo abandoned •ideraw« Work waa al3° ia propr;ef3', oml the bee rj ti bi p%| aj. »nd k l lon of opTOsr.ze^rvio^by tnembors *wav f» peEfl wto 00 called 1rn6tefB0t^utl10 earth. Taa C ^his los^ Jews atd f who hsd tbe lettm?.? thi Member of ou'^Q"day School :>6 wI \"1 a pi4FrdBrtB actIve wo,kit K merubnr* roiraUr «S».roa The roiidou of the trn'tsea ia ran. ciore diauete'- ci bv tcs iaou liu.ít. the works—the sole support of the mua_t of tecesfiity be closed for an indefinite period, fbereby rendering it impossible for those who remain to render any belp whatever, beeidaa the re moval of numbers who cannot remain natil tha work re-etarta." It is one of there cases which I? worthy of sympathy, and the Rev C. Shergold, of Nowpnrt, the oircuit minister, will be very gl&d to reotliwe aEeistance. NORTH RISCA. SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THE COLLIERY ON SUNDAY, To-day thousands of persons have visited the neighbourhood of the oolliery, and there is more order then is often witnessed at such times. A number of open oarriagea and breaks had been engaged, in some of whioh there were from 15 to 20 persons being dragged by one horse. It was cruelty to the horse, which deserved punishment. The public houass near the colliery did a largo trade. Durirg the day Mr Dickenson went down the shaft with Mr Llewellin, the manager. Men have been at work without interruption. They have penetrated further to.day than at any previous period, and so far as they know the Berious falls have been dealt with. At the farthest point reached a great deal of gas has been met, notwith. standing the strong current of air passing. The air bridge is being repaired, and the ventilation has been restored as far as the seoond cross heading. No more bodies have been got out since yester- day afternoon, and it is not likely that more will be reached until the circulation is rendered more perfect. The men work with great steadiness and care, andteverything has gone on remarkably well. Twenty-one more horses have been brought to bank, making 34 in all. Several funerals have taken place, but there was no marked demonatrati jn, in consequence of the bodieB being buried in different parts of the district widely apart. References have been made in moat of the places of worship to the sad calamity. NORTH RISCA, MONDAY. THE VISITS TO THE BEREAVED. Last night Mr Watts, the chairman, Mr Williams, the secretary, and Mr Milea completed their visit to the homes of the bereaved families. They visited 104 houses, and distributed £64. 10a among the moat urgent oases, giving at the same time an aseuranoe that no expense would be spared, to recover the bodies that were still undergrouni; The extent of the calamity has now been ascertained, 80 far as the bereaved are concerned. There have perished 78 married and 42 single men total, 120. On these were dependent 78 widows and 215 ohildren, of whom 91 are boys and 124 girls. Great pains have been taken by Mr Watts to ascertain the exact state of each family; and from what I hear, the kind consideration shown the bereaved is a great comfort in their deep sorrow. The company pays for coffins, bnrial ground, grave digging, and ministers' fees, but no travelling expenses of relatives. It is desirable for the families to bear in mind that as soon as a body is taken home they are expeoted to communicate with the minister about the faneraL Attention to this will prevent delay. THE OPERATIONS IN THE PIT. Active work was carried on last night and all through the day. The men have now got beyond Sage's dip heading, and are confining their efforts to the No. 2 district, where there are several falls and a good deal of gas. Saga's dip is in the No. 2 diatriot. Messrs Diokenaon, Llewellin, J. T. Green, S. Berrill, and others have been in the workings in the oourse of the day. A number of bodies have been met with in the dis- trict named, and one was brought up in a dread- fully mutilated condition. It was headless, and the trunk was minus a leg and arm. It could not be identified. Then followed another body, which was also greatly mangled and oould not be identified. The sad task of examining and identifying the bodies was watched with great interest, and elioited much kindly sympathy. Two men were specially referred to, Charles English and William Cordey, middle-aged men, from Rieoa, who always worked together and bore exemplary characters. They were members of the Weeleyan body. English had a wife but no children; Cordey was a widower with several ohildren, and had for many years maintained a widowed mother. They laboured together in life, and in death they were not divided, but were brought up together. It is not a little singular that the youth Ford should have passed through .so many straits in the oourse of so brief a life. He had the misfortune to lose an arm and a leg by being run over on the railway near the coke ovens at Risoa. Both limbs were so much injured Dr Bobothan amputated them the same night. He was fitted with a wooden leg, and as he grew in stature had to be refitted to suit his altered con- dition. Latterly he had been employed as an un. derground timekeeper, and was thus early in life out off after so narrow an escape from death in his boyhood. I understand that one of the men still in the pit received a medal for bravery during the sad scenes whioh followed the Aberoarn catas- trophe. The following are the namea of those brought up to-day, except the three not known :— Frederick Baker, haulier, 17, Risoa, singed about the head, hands, and arms Thomas Morgan, haulier, 13, Bisoa, singed about bands and arms William Phillips, haulier, 39, Risoa, soorohed about the head, arma, and hands, oomponnd fracture of the left leg Thomas Rogers, haulier, 21, Penrhiw, soorohed about the nead, arms, and hands Jephtha Johnson, bottom cutter, Risoa, very nrneh aoorohed about the head and both arms Charles Poole, door boy, 13, Newtown, 8OOI:OhecI about the head, face. and hands j William Morgan, bottom outter, 31, Penrhiw, slightly scorched about the head and faoe Charles English, blasting roof, Risoa, burnt about the head and arms. William Cordey, fellow workman of the above, greatly scorched about the hands, arms, and Cornelius Ford, aged 16, with one arm and one leg only. He was Boorohed about the hands left leg broken, left arm nearly blown off, and skull broken. He had been a timekeeper under. ground. The supposed body of a youth, whose head was mangled beyond recognition, left leg dislooated, left arm gone, disembowelled. Two more bodies, not identified, aeveretyblown about. These make 37 brought to bank. There is no probability of more being brought up to-day, neither is it likely that any horses will be brought up. NORTH RISCA, TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THE WORK OF EXPLORATION. Resuming my narrative from where I left off last evening, I have to reoord the fact that the three bodies not then identified have sinoe been satisfactorily accounted for. They were coffined and kept at the mortuary in the hope that the outward tokens attached to eaoh would lead to the disoovery as to whose bodies they were. One was found to be Charles Edmunds, bottom cutter, late of Canal bank, identified by Henry Evans and deceased's wife. The seoond was William Yaughan, door boy, aged 13, reoognised by his mother by some piece of stuff round one leg whioh had formed part of heBoth these were identified last night. This morning the third body was reoognised as that of Alfred Sbore, aged 16, door boy. When the body was recovered it was minus a leg. This morning the leg was found, and on it was a stocking whioh a female relative knew. All the three bodies were then taken away to the respective homes of the relatives. Two bodies were reoovered to-day, viz., Thomas Price, haulier, aged 32, living at Ponty. wain, native of Carmarthenshire. He was slightly burnt on the hands.. ■ John Wynn, timberman, married, living at Moriah. He was also slightly burnt. These are all that bave lwen recovered to-day, and there is no probability that more ^U1 tw reached this evening. The total number reoovered 18 39. During last night and to-day regular "hiftshave been worked, and there have been down the pit Mr Diokeneon, Mr Cadman, Mr Forster Brown, Mr R. D. Bain. Mr J. T. Green, Mr H. Jephson, Mr W. Jamea. Mr Strelly, Mr J. Jones, together with the officials of the oolliery. The party got through the fall in Sage's deep to a point oalled Harvey a heading, where they found another ."hich for a time prevented farther ennmiT>+e* pumping deep another fall was fnn«S <?' The body of Thomas Price was been sSL beading, and that heading has rfenca °leared of gas. Each day's expe- difficulties to*8!, ttoat conclusively that the aeriona d«BM- «6 overoome are of the most tell onlS to?ioSia- ?aUa 20 or 30 feet high top the colliery h?8 ^d 'Iw a ,trea? haS great labour to be be'atowed i n(? y !??f falls, bnt that fresh D £ jera° "LSa at any moment from the ty 1x5 e.nc°un^ The utmoat precautions are u>!Li^ay L efforts made to ensure safety for* S One can only hope that in a time from now the workings win wl w 7 8 ? explored as to enable the men to bocies out. The taak is no light^f enterprise and Bkill can aocomplUh it the may hope to learn in a reasonable time th^t gallant efforts now being made have been crow^l with success. ""u After the relief mating at Newport thia moni. ing, theiDean of Llandaff drove to the colliery, and walked round the place, inspecting the maohinery and buildings on the surface. The rev gentlemaS also visited some of the bereaved families, and spoke words of comfort. This was a praotioal expression of tbe sympathy which he spoke of in liis address at the Town hall. NORTH RISCA, WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE SEARCH FOR THE BODIES. Since I was here yesterday afternoon working parties have been in Bright'a and Sage's deeps and the workings off these headings. A good deal of time has been spent in endeavouring to recover bodies that are probably in Sage's head- ing. Falls are still met with. There was a strong Slrell perceived, and that leads to the expectation that a body or bodiea will be got from that part. A bat and coat were found in Bright's heading, and about 50 yards off a scarf was found. These wre brought to the surface, and identified as William Sheen's. In Daniel Lewis's heading two bodies are ex- pected to be found. Daniel Lewis and his son were both in the pit at the time of the explosion. A day or two before the! explos on Lewis was sent fcrfrtm the pit to see his daughter, wh 3 waa btlieved to be dying. She is in a consumption, nd bn death ia only a question of a "fe" hours. It is a ead household. Men are uigsged in clearing the bottom of tha p^ eft and repairing. The proceseeb ar^ neoessinly elow, but He fullest attention is b^ing pa d to fvery detail which requires to be observed in car; 3 iufr on tbe operations. Mr Dickenson, Mr Cadman, Mr Llewellin, anl <ber official men have been down in the conraa of Ih.. cay. Frnerals took place to-day at several places1 JO (1H R!S "A, THUKt5D.iT AFTBK,o>>tf Aa.oi-g tie einly arrivals at tti<? pn o » Toura iiy portitp were Mr Licheoeoa, the chief iappictsr if Goims; Mr the inspoe'jor; Mr Kjster Br?>»n, M r Wi liamt-, the seor^ary to thi oimjn? t*rid Dr Rebothan. Five mora bodies w^.ra f<»'ind arid brorght. to tfropuffaoe. They wereidoatiSedai D ■ riit-I Lewis, ooliie?, Pmty*r3.Tn; Will<»n Leicester haulier, O-ipyer Works; Eteas Lejahaa, liabtrouaB, CruRh K«,B William Palmer, tim ber- man, Close Kpya; Llewellyn Lo*vis, collier, 0(.1,> Keys. The bodies presented a dUfcre^siog etp- pearance, and it was with some diffioalty thaith*y were identified. Some were naked) haviog nothing but their boots left on. Lewis's body waa found in the stall known by his name, and where bis son also worked. He had been scorched about tbe head, face, and arms, but there was little difficulty in identifying the body, as aomo little time ago Lewis had a little finger amputated. Leicester's also bad been soorohed in the same way, and was identified by hia mother by a patch upon his trousers. Dr. Robothaa, on examining the body, fcunda compound fracture of the left leg, and the right leg fractured in two plasea. Leyshon's foot waa the only part not scorched, and he was identified by his brother, on an examination of the boots he wore only. All the bodies were placed in ooffins and immediately screwed down.

MEETIKG AT NEWPORT. NEWPORT, TUESDAY. This morning a public meeting walil held at the Town hall, to inaugurate a relief fnnd on behalf of the sufferers by the explosion at Risoa on Thursday morning last. His Worship the Mayor presided, and was supported by the Very Rev the Dean of Llandaff, the Revs F. Bed well, T. L. Lister, D Bowen, B. Williams, E. Thomas, aud C. Shergold; Alderman Harrhy, Alderman LynQ, Councillors T. Beynon, West, O. Gjas, and Huzzey; Mr W. G. C:6rtwlight, Mr F. J. Mitchell, Mr R. W. Hamilton, Mr D. Morris, Mr Grliotrex, Mr R. J. Callum, Mr C Jordan, Mr J. D. Pain, Mr J. E. Ward, Mr J. H. Winn, Newport, agent of the London and South Wales Coal Co. Captain Lonsdale, &0. It was a thoroughly representative gathering, and a capital beginning has been made, .61,000 having been promised in the room. The MAYOR said they were all aware of the terrible oalamity whioh had befallen the district, by which 120 lives had been lost, and not one left to tell the story. He was quite sure there would be a widespread feeling of sympathy for the widows and ohildren who were now dependent npon the pnelio. He would place before the meeting a few facts to enable them to judge of the extent of this serious disaster. He wa3 ia London when he heard of the disaster, and bat no time in oalling upon the Lord Mayor, who at onoe agreed to establish a Mansion House Fund. (Ap. plause.) Already .62,000 had been subscribed in London. (Renewed applauae.) The directors of the London and South Wales Coal Company had ebown they were not unmindful of their position by subsoribirg .£500 to that fund. There were 78 married arid 42 single men who had perished. 1 heec left 78 widows, children, and other depen. dents, making a total of 300 who would have to be provided for. Of oourae, it was impossible to say what amount would be required, but he was quite sure they would not be wrong in assuming that .i:20,600 would have to be provided. He then read letters which he had reoeived. Mr John Alian Rolls, M.P., had subscribed £100; Lord Abeidare .£20, and would give more if needed; Lord Tredegar, £ 100; Mr Ootavius Morgan, £20; Sir George Elliot, Barti, 100 guineas; Mr J. C. farkmsMi, 10 guineas; the Hon. F. C. Morgan, M.P., £ 50 Mr T. Cordes, £50; the Bishop of Llandaff, .£10; Mrs Ollivant, £5; Mr E. H. Carbutt, M.P., .£100; Mrs Carbutt, £2i} Mr D. Morris..625 Mr S. Goss, .£5; Mr O. Goss, £5. Besides whioh he had received something like 100 letters that morning which he had not been able to open. (Applause.) The DEAN was tnen oa led upon, and was warmly received. He said he feared it might seem a little intrusive to present himself at a meeting of Newport gentlemen, when. perhaps, his own place would more naturally be at Cardiff. They oould not but be deeply moved by the dreadful inoident whioh had brought them together, and he felt he could not be too prompt in showing that the clergy of the Cathedral Church were deeply inte- rested in the work whioh the mayor had taken in hand. The resolution whioh he had to move read thus: "That this meeting deems it to be its first and imperative duty to express its deep and heartfelt sympathy with the widows and others who have been bereaved by the late appalling aocident." Sympathy was a different thing from almsgiving. It was a feeling whioh could not be bought with money, or expressed with money; yet it was the nrat condition of acceptable offering, whether in the cause of God or man. He had read with deep interest and lively emotion some of the details of the distress, which at that moment was at its height. The testimony as to the excellent character of the persons who had loat their lives so suddenly, and who had been carried away without notice to their account, was most pleasing. He had read with great satisfac- tion the words which entirely acquitted those men of blame in not having made provision for their families. It was morally impossible that they oould have made provision for the distress whioh their deaths had occa- sioned. There were two precedent conditions to justify the action the public was taking in this matter. The details of the identification of the bodies would of itself move almost a heart of stone. When oomrades failed to recognise, the widow, father, or brother were able by some little mark on the olothes to point out the names of the disfigured. Sorrowful and harrowing was the picture, whioh needed no words from him to make it more impressive^ He thanked the mayor for having read those sympathising letters from gentlemen of all political opinions, who had oome forward so nobly on this oooasion, showing how truly the heart goes before the hand on oooasions of this kind. (Applause.) Mr CARTWRIGHT seoonded the motion, heartily entering into the spirit of the resolution, and the remarks of the dean in proposing it. He spoke of a similar meeting nearly 20 years ago, presided over by the late Lord Tredegar, on behalf of the sufferers by the great explosion at Risoa, when 142 lives were lost. Great sympathy was then shown for the sufferers, and he was snre it would be the case now. Between £7,000 and £8.000 was then raised. Of that sum about .£1.100 re. mained. About.£2 16s a week was still being paid. The dependents would have to be con- sidered, bnt he would endeavour to asoertain how much of the fund might be spared for this pur- pose. His late father took great interest in the fund, and he (the speaker^ had acted. hon. seo. It would be his pleasure to help in this matter as well. (Applause.) The motion was adopted unan ously, as were all tbe rest. Mr. F. J. MITCHELL moved the seoond resolu- tion, pledging the meeting to use every possible exertion to obtain contributions for the purpose of meeting the exigencies whioh must arise in connection with this explosion. He said his firm would subscribe .£100. (Applause.) Mr D. MORRIS seconded the motion. Mr. GRATBEx moved the appointment of a very large and influential committee, with the Mayor at its head, to promote this object. Mr R. W. HAMILTON seoonded the proposition. Mr C. LYNE moved a resolution requesting the mayor to oonvey to the Lord Mayor of London the thanks of this meeting for having shown a large- hearted benevolence by starting the Maneion House Fund on behalf of the sufferers of the Risoa explosion. He referred to what Sir Thomas Owden did on behalf of the Aberoarn Fand, when £ 30,000 was raised in London. Sir Thomas then spoke o the necessity there was for colliers to establish a fund of their own, and he (Mr Lyne) strongly urged that that should be done now. The collier, the ooalowner, aad the owner of the soil, by a united effort, might estab- lish such a fund. Of oonrBe the present necessities of the sufferers at Bisoa demanded substantial aid from the public, and he had no doubt it would be given. He then said an erroneous notion pre- vailed about the Aberoarn fund. From calcula- tions made, he believed the whole would be neeoed for those on whose behalf it was sub- scribed. The Rev. F. BEDWELL seconded the motion. Mr T. BEYNON moved that the banks in the town be asked to open subscription lists, and was sorry to bear Mr Lyne say there would not be a surplus from the Aberoarn fund available for this. He thought, as the olaims would be lessened every year, that £5,000 or £ 6,000 might have been tianBferred to this fund. He said his own firm would give .£25, and he would bring the matter before the direotors of the Newport-Aberoarn Colliery Company at their meeting on the follow- iDg day. (Applause). Mr BELL seoonded the motion, and gave £10 for himself. He had no doubt the Ebb" Vale Company, whom he represented, would also sub- scribe. Mr GRANT, of the National Provincial Bank of England, said they woald do all they could to forward the cbject, and the company woald sab- eciibe .£100. It Mr SIMPKINS and Mr WILLEY said their re. epective banks would open subscription lists. The MAYOR moved that Mr West aot as hon. eecretary for a short time. Mr BEYNON seconded. Mr WEST said he would do the best he oould for thTKEAN1said they must not separate without naesing a cordial vote of thanks to the mayor for P What the Lord Mayor was in London, K66,d ^;«f a provincial town was to that town, the mayor of P B country was greatly To municipal insUtutionflttno tion of6 the working of municipal institutions. (Applause.) t The Rev B. WILLIAMS and on behalf of the people of Risoa toanked JM worship for the promptitude he had shown in this natter. He was quite Bare the peo^e who had bee»iso afflioted would be oomf ortedwhenthey beard of the result of this meeting. (Applause.) The MAYOR briefly retorned thanks. w^m°Dg the farther subscriptions announced were these s Messrs J- D. Pain and Son, £ 5 5s Hugh Mason, M.P., chairman of the Nantyglo Company, £ 50; Mr Huzzey, £ 5 Messr. Colborne and Ward, £ 10 10s Messrs R. W. Jones and Co., £ 30 Mr C. JordaB, £ 5 5i.

MEETING AT CARDIFF. .KwvB??yoo,,|11,lei at 11 o'clook, a meeting, (wfff for thS «y°r' Was held iQ the Town-hall, Hst fo? the rdief of of opting a subscription £ niMa The™ IS? Baflerers by the explosion ? nhftirl rpre"enthia worship the Mayor (in chair), the Town, clerk, the very Rev. the Dean of Llandaff, Mr Jora« Watson, the Rev C. J, Thompson, Mr Lewia Williama, Mr Chucoli. ward, apd ctbers. The Mayor, in opening the procf editpe. Baid he expected to have seen a much larger run ber p^ut he supposei busiaeaa had prevented n^ny from earning. Thay WSro all aw«eof He e*o «*l*rr,ty that had haope^d, »t,d it not, ncjmre »ny wordi f?6xu bi n to elicit" 'I cir syKpsthj wwh the be.-<3*vod. HI:" wee e-'fc* to "?of that lw had eeoaived letters FROM C-pttun Ou-va^t, Hals or-ws^t, FAIRKU-M SON'Y. ENCLOSING .£10 10% «N I FROM Mr BwtJtt, (-1 clvfug .t.a, r'Ow^ds t.hf, He vrue sure that in Cardiff ibev would all d, ths- ELtmoat to raise such an aaonni; as wcmJd »t;b!e them to tive relief to tho mfornu* rate wemrn bo had lo3t their has btuida. It was a very sad occurence. 1'hip year, so hr Eo" iL had gone, hai bsun inirkod *y & ftiocpeaori of acoidents which hid 11", no oi e bt bind to teil the tale. Th^ri w^s ha Ta? Brirpp CM&6tfr, th- lots of the AtaUnt*. and oov ibe < xplosi.n at E>sca He again exoress-H tie btliif ;b»t the inhabitants of Cardiff woud 03 £ f*j erons in their contributions, and cnllo4 upon the Dean of Llandaff to address the meeting. Tho Dtan of LLANDAFF said:—You have spiken with very natural regret of the smalinesa of the attendance this morning; but I am not disoouraged by it, btcause I think that the real state of feeding ia this-that we all take it for granted that we feel with those who have been subjected to such a terrible oalamity aa that which we now deplore, that the ocoaaion is rather one for acta than words, and that the town of Cardiff may be relied upon to respond to the appeal which you, aa its chief magistrate, have so appropriately nude. I was present yesterday at a meeting at Newport, whete, as jou are aware, very large contributions poured in from all quarters, with alivaly expression of sympathy whioh was most grati- fying to thdfee who live so near the soene of the disaster, and who have thrown themselves upon the feeling ef the neighbourhood to relieve tne wants whioh are inseparable from such a catastrophe. I afterwarda visited the Boene of the trouble itself, and very touching and very sorrow- ful was the experience of that visit. The faoe of nature was bright and beautiful on that glorioas harvest day, the valley smiling with everything that indicated both the lavish gifts of God and the laborious industry of man but at the same time there was a calm, quiet grief visible. I may say, in every window and every step of the way —grief perfectly calm and quiet, and in that rellpaot possibly dis- appointing to those who were expeoting aaything like esoiiement from visiting the scene of the sorrow. To me far more touching than any lamentation was the gravity, the solemnity, the submission which marked every countenance, and which certainly was moat of all expressed in the countenanoes of those responsible men who are labouring amidst unspeakable disunities in th9 reo oovely of those poor bodies buried there in the pit. It was a visit full, I thought, of encouragemant to those who are disposed to trust the character of Englishmen in all emergencies to do their duty and face the dispositions of Providence in a spirit which becomes both men and Christians. I gathered on my visit, as I had gathered before from the public papers, an impresaion of the excellent character of the unhappy—I won't say unhappy sufferers, for they are to be pitied who survive on oooasions like this bat the testimony borne on all hands was moat gratifying of the excellent character of the men buried there, and who have left behind them a sense of want, and a sense, I might almost fay, of destitution, as much moral as physical, to those who remain behind. I saw the little chapal which bas lately been roared there near the mouth of the pit, I believe by the contributions of those buried within, and everything seemod to speak of the religious, as well as the moral, oharaoter of the laborious population gathered around that spot. I saw before me the chimiiey of the pit in which, I believe, 20 yaara ago a like catastrophe buried very nearly a like number of men. It seemed like some old extinct volcano marking the site of one of God's provi- dences, and associating itself with the site of that which at the present moment haa suffered from His visitation. I have nothing to say, Mr Mayor, beyond what your own thoughts will have suggested, bat expressions of sympathy, I think, never can come amiss, and I am very much impressed with the faot that there seems to be nothing in the frequency of these appeals to public liberality which in any degree dampB or diminishes the ardour of a new call like the present. The bounty of Englishmen seems to be inexhaustible in matters which appeal to the natural feelings of humanity. We are not, perhaps, quite so prompt to give notice to the spiritual destitution of which we have often oooasion to remind, but where human nature herself is appealed to it seems to be the natural irresistible appeal, one to which we may throw ourselves absolutely and without limit. It will be so in this case. I wish most earnestly any. thing oould be done to provide something for casualties of this nature by human provideuoe in the prospect. It seems to be a pity that thousands and tens of thousands of pounds should be lavished in repairing distress whioh seems to be a matter almost to be calonlated upon as ooming in the natureof things, occasion- ally, if not periodically, in connection with these great industries of our country. It were to be wished that funds raised to the amount sometimes of even £ 20,000 on: an oooasion like this could in some manner be made available to assist the personal providence of the men themselves engaged in these dangerous industries, and who must be aware that they enter the pit every time with their lives in their hands, and that the possibility, not to say the great probability, is that a considerable per- centage of them will pay the penalty of their induBtry with their lives. It appears to be a matter of some dispute whether any blame attaches in this particular instance to those who have loBt their lives for not having made some provision for their families. We know perfeotly well that the indnBtry of the past few years has been less remunerative than that of earlier periods or of that now opening before us, still, without imputing blame to those men, we may at least express an earnest wish that those who preside over these great industries may find a means of encouraging a spirit of providenoe on the part of those who engage in them which might atleaat furnish the substratum of the liber- ality BO readily forthcoming at the appeal of distress and destitution when the want actually arises. J can only express to yon that I am quite confident this meeting will go along with me in the expres- sion whioh I am entrusted to.give in the form of a regular resolution. I will read the resolution, because it expresses so admirably what our first thought >must be on an oooasion like the present. It is r— That this meeting desires to exprees its deep and heartfelt sympathy with all who have been deprived of relatives by the recent appalling explosion at the Risoa Colliery, and that all present heartily desire, both individually and collectively, to assist in relieving the distress whioh must inevitably be oooasioned by making every pos. sible exertion to obtain contributions towards the relief fund in order that they may aid the sufferers by this accident." Mr JONAS WATSON seoonded the motion. He said that the promptness of the mayor's summons might explain the absence of many, beoause he had spoken to some who had not seen the adver. tisements on the walls or in the papers, and were not aware that there was to be a meeting at all. But although the attendance was small, he thought that Cardiff on thia as on other occasions would not be behindhand in the expression of a generous feeling of sympathy with those who had suffered. He would like to allude to.the remarks made by the dean on the subj jet cf a permanent provision against aooidents in mines. It might be in their memory that a meeting was some time ago held there, in which Lord Aberdare and others took part, and at which the workmen were urged to establish a permanent fund to meet, not only those great calamities which awakened the sympathies of the world, but those small calamities whioh were even more distressing, beoause they did not awaken that sympathy. He was very sorry that that effort oollapsed. aDd collapsed, as he understood it, owing to the difficulty cf getting the miners themselves to combine. He thought that before long the State weald have to occupy itself with the necessity of enforcing providence, and he would remind them it had been shown that a payment of 3d a week for 10 years would make our labouring classes utterly independent of the Poor Law. The necessity of enforcing providenoe appeared to him to be just as equal as the necessity of enforcing education. The Rflv. C. J. THOMPSON moved That the following be a committee, with power to add to their number, to carry out the objects of the first resolutionThe Mayor, the Very Rev. the Dean of Llandaff, Mr JODM Watson, the Rev. C. J. Thompson, Mr S. W. Kelly. Mr Lewis Williams, Mr J. O. Riches, the Rev. A. Tilly, Mr A. Baseett, Mr Churobward, Mr John Cory, Mr R. Cory, Mr D. Dunoan, Mr A* Dalziel, Mr CharleB Thompson, Mr David Davis (of Messrs Davis and Sons), Dr Taylor, Mr Archibald Hood, Mr Luard, Mr B. Ferrier, Mr D. Watson, Mr Lonis Tylor, Mr George Griffiths (of MessrB Thomas and Griffiths), Mr Sydney Howard, Mr Rees Jones, Mr R. Duncan, Mr Wood (Coffin and Co.), Mr W. H. Lewis (Insole and Son), Mr Pratt (Powell Duffryn Company), Alderman Alexander, Mr Hooper, Mr Evan Lewis, Mr James Ware, Mr G. F. Stuckey, Mr Cappar, Colonel Hill, Alderman David, Mr Thos. Woods, Mr H. J. Evans, and Alderman Watkins." Mr Thompson remarked that those of them who had had experience in connection with the Dinaa Relief Fund knew that in collecting subscriptions they were constantly met by the objection hinted at in the speech just made. In fact, it was said that the men were unwilling to help themselves, for they had thrown away the opportunity of a permanent fund being established. As a Christian minister it wat not part of his duty to enter into I such an inquiry, for his duty was to assist in the relief of distress wherever he found it; but he might say that another effort should be made to bring about, upon an oooasion of thia kind, that which it must be plain to every one was the best means, viz.—a permanent fund for meeting suoh casualties as the present. (Applause.) Mr LEWIS WILLIAMS seconded the motion, and suggested the addition of the following names;- Mr J 0, Riohea, Mr Baseett, Mr Churchward, the Rev. A. liiley, Mr J. Cory, and Mr R. Cory. jun. Referring to the necessity of a permanent provi. sion against aooidents, he said he should be triad if, as the result of the Employers' Liability Bill now before Parliament, a system of mutual insurance were introduced. Hie firm would con- tribute .£10 10s to the fund whioh was now in. augurated. The Bev C. J. THOMPSON agreed to the addition, and tbe resolution was adopted. Mr KELLY proposed "That the olergy and misisterB of all denominations be reapeotfully rf quested to set apart an early Sunday at their mpeotive placeB of worship for a oolleotion in aid of the relief fund." Mr CHURCHWARD (National Provincial Bank) seoonded the motion, which waa carried, Mr JOHN DUNCAN moved That the several barks in the town be requeated to reoeive sub- scriptions on behalf of the fund, and that the Mavor be requested to set as treasurer, and Mr J L Wbeatley be requested to act aa secretary." The Bev. C. J. THOMPSON seoonded the motion, which was passed. n T, On the motion of the Dean of LLINDAFF, eeccnded by Mr LEWIS WILLIAMS, a vote of thanks w«B acoorded to the mayor, and the IL'The fcSngawCTe the subscriptions received Tfcft Mavor £ 10 10a Mr A. B wofct, £ 10 10a Ceptain Ollivant. £ 5; Mee £ 8\;f' W*lla?3 an(? tis, £ 10 10a Mr Jonas Watson, £ 5 5j at a Ketfate. D» Duncan and Sons, £ 5 as, JLAlvDAFF CATHKDRlL. .A "I t. "1 We are requeued to state that beir e^fE Smdayrext In riBnd|iI ^.th yra i, e-ir of ib« fut-d for the relief of tno«« *-o «a left debtitute by the Eieca LoUiery ex)lo!:J. Among tbe amount*! oj IVJ&yor cf Loor ili fu^d D. ■; ruseed h.r the relief of the eufterc^- by JIS" sirr a* theatre the fol'owirg The owners of 'he pit the London and S.iu i VI{ <01 Coat OJOJ pary (Limited) fubaorited -8500; Messrs N K. tfoihsel'i'd aid Sors, £100; Mr Janes Duke Rill ,£V(J i Meseru Smith, Pt*yne, aiH Snicha, £ !;li); JWessrp GJ) D, Mills, and ùo. £100; Messrs Btr- c's" Bevan. and Co., £ 100; Messrs Hiring Bt(.t,ber¡:,£WO¡ ]\¡feeers Watte, Wt-rd, and Oo £H 0; Meeers John Johnson .and Son, £105; Mffaxs Putrid and Dixon, j650 Mr Hugh Mason, M.P, .£50; Mr Heiry Edwards, M.P.. -850; Lord JBtkeby, .£5]; Messrs Siepheneoa, Clarke, and Co., £ 21 W. C. and E. C., .£21; and Lady Johnson, .£10 10a.

THE MINERS AND THE EMPLOYERS' LIABILITY BILL. The following memorial has been presented to the Prime Miuieter — Westminster Palace Rotrl, July 16, lfcSO —Sir —The Central Board of the Miners' National Union, directly repre- senting 250,000 working miners, have seen with regret an apparently authoritative paragraph in the imes of Thursday last, stating that the Government had agreed to incorporate with this Bill an insurance clause. This meeting would respectfully but most emphatically enter its protest against the incorporation of any insurance clause whatever into a measure of this kind, that being a work which belongs to the individual, and not to the Government. Further, this meeting regards it as moat unjust and unreasonable to insure against accidents arising from negligence on the part of owners or their agents. Money compen- sation is not the motive of the workmen in seek- ing to press forward thia measure, but rather in. creased safety in following their hazardous 0009.. paticna. ThiB meeting would, therefore, very strongly urge upon the Government the necessity of resisting the incorporation of any insurance cl&use, either permissive or oompulsory, into the measure now before the House of Cammons.— We beg, Ac., B. PICKARD, vioe-Dresident; E. COWEY, W. PICKARD, N.WILKINSON, J. WILSON, J. TOFN, J.1SIXON, treaaurer; W. CRAWFORD, secretary." The Press Association is informed that the Government, having considered the various propo- sitions made on the subject, have not deemed it receseary to introduce any inpnranoe clause into the Employers' Liability Bill. The ground on whioh thia decision has been arrived at is that both masters and men have it in their power by mutual arrangement to adopt a system of insurance without any special legal provisions on the subject.

THE GLAMORGANSHIRE AGRI- CULTURAL SHOW. FORTHCOMING MEETING AT CARDIFF. We have before drawn attention to the above show, which is to be held at Cardiff on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday next, and we are pleased to say that the arrangements are pro. gressing in a highly satisfactory manner. The ground placed at the disposal of the committee by the kindness of the Marquess of Bate is suitable in every way, and within easy aooeBB of the town. Leaving High street or Crookherbtown and pro' ceeding towards Canton, visitors to the show may go right through the Sophia GardenB, keeping to the left path, and oome out close to the entrance to the show yard, or a few minutes' walk along Cathedral road, and a turn to the left will bring them there. Workmen are now busily engaged in the work of fitting up the sheds, the erection of which has been nearly oompleted. The contraot for this work has been entrusted to Messrs James Brothers, of Cowbridge, who have on two previous occasions erected the shedding, and given every eatisfaction to the committee. Some idea of the magnitude of the work may be gathered from the faot that they have put up 1,900 feet of shedding for the horses, 1,336 for implements, 220 for sheep and pigs, and 315 feet of double sheds for the cattle. The cattle sheds in previous years were single, the same as the others so the present 315 feet will.be equal to 630 of last year's. There is accommodation for 170 horses in stalls and boxes, while other provision has been made to meet the number entered—240. The onoloeure in whioh the trials of hunters, &.0., is to take plaoe is 130 yards by 70, and beside this is another smaller ring, where the cart horses will be judged, without in any way interfering with the others. A grand stand, capable 01 aoeommodating 1,000 people, is being erected. The spacious refresh. ment tent in the oentre of the ground, to whioh is attached a dining room 125 feet long, and whioh haa been well fitted up, will in a day or two be taken possession of by Mr Lewis, of Canton, to whom the catering has been entrusted. The ground haa been remarkably well laid out with a view to the oonvenienoe of visitors and exhibitors. At the sides are entranoes for oattle and horses, and in the oentre, on the Sophia Gardens side, is the principal entrance. On entering this the visitors will find before them the main avenue, 20 yards wide, leading straight to the end of the field, and opposite them the grand stand. To the left is the committee room, and olose by Mr W. T. Wright, of Cardiff, has taken up a large plot for bis show of implements, while ranged on either side are the exhibits whioh have already oome, and are coming, from Messrs Phillips, of Newport; Hall, Reynolds, and Co., of Cardiff; Lemon, of Cardiff; Stone, of Newport; Williams and Son, iron- mongers, Cardiff; Cross Brothers: Thomas and Son, ironmongers, Cardiff: and W. Davies and Sons, Cardiff. The last named firm will have °n 'kwsorne rare specimens of fanoy dairy ware, The largest frontage of any in the ahow baa been taken by a Cardiff manufacturer Mr Yorath, for implements. Then come the oanvae tents and other accommodation provided for sewing machine makers and agents, stands having been provided for the Wheeler and Wilaon Sewing Machine Company, and MessrB Henry Thomas, of Cardiff; W. Davies and Sona, of Cardiff and Newport, and others. Next to the implements, to the right of the main avenue, stands a really beautiful piece of architecture erected for Mr Waring, C.E., of Cardiff, of ornamental brioks supplied by him. The building of this bas been entrusted to Mr Shepton, Cardiff. Long rows of shedding for horses and cattle stand next, to- gether with forage sheds, &o., the whole oovering the ground until the enclosure and the grand stand are reached. Then, returning along the other side of the show, horse sheds are again passed. Next in order oome thoae for the oattle, sheep, pigs, &o., and implements, a spaoe in the centre being allotted to the refreshment bar and the band. To the right of this return path is a large marquee, not, as yet, quite complete, in which no less than 700 poultry exhibits are to be shown. Near this is situated the tent for butter and chfeese. All the sheds this year are roofed with canvas, and the total length of the shedding is to be between 4,000 and 5.000 feet. The exact quantity cannot yet be stated, as exhibitors are daily giving fresh orders for the work. Water from the mains of the corporation has been laid on by Messrs Williams and Sons, ironmongers, Cardiff, It is expected that all the work of preparation in the showyard will be oompleted by next Monday morning, so that exhibitors may take possession of the plaoes allotted to them. Machinery and nearly all kinds of exhibits other than live stook are being taken in daily, and everything ia at once taken to its proper plaoe so that the work of arranging on the last day or two will be reduced to a minimum. Mr Huntley, secretary, and several members of the committee frequently visit the scene of operations and give the necessary instructions. Judging from the activity displayed in the preparations, the extent of the operations, and the large increase in the number of entries this year over previous years, we may safely predict that, if the weather be in any degree favourable, the forthcoming show will be by far the largest and the best ever held in connection with the Glamorganshire Agricultural Sooiety.

SOUTH WALES INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERS. THE BRISTOL COALFIELD. An ordinary general meeting of the South Wales Institute of Engineers was held on Thurs- day, at Cardiff, under the presidency of Mr James M'Murtrie, of Badatook, Bath. There were also present—Messrs James Murphy, New- port; J. Batey, Coleford, Somerset; Handel Cossham, Bristol; Stephen Humble, Derby Robert Southern, Cardiff j B. G. Jordan, New- port; G. Johnson, Fishponds, Bristol; Hugh Begg, Caerphilly W. H. Massey, Laeds; Rees Llewellyn, Bwllfa, Aberdare; Alexander B. Bat sett, Cardiff; Thomas Evens, Cardiff; Thos. J. Evans, Treharria, near Pontypridd; G. J. Priestley, CMMeford Arthur Walker, CardtS W. B. Beith, Crumlio; Tal. E. Richards, Cwm- aven, Taibach; W. B. Brown, Liverpool; Joseph Hale, LIantwit Colliery; tiort. Huxham, secretary. Pome formal busicesB having been transacted, the following papers, read at previous meetings. were dieoussed On .1 Compressed machinery," by Mr A. J. Stevens; "Au automatio self.sus. taining hoist," by Mr Thomas Thomaa; The economic railway buffer," by Mr Thos. Thomas Safety hooka and safety cages," by Mr Stephen Humble. An interesting papsr waa read by Mr Hort. Huxham, F.G S., M. Inat. C *3., 011 II Fleuss diving and breathicg apparatus and lamp, for conducting operations uader water, or in noxious gases, entirely independent of any communication with the atmosphere." Mr Haudtl Cossham, F.G.S., alao read a paper in whioh he dealt elaborately with the Geologioal problems of the Bristol coal-field In the oourae of hia remarks he adverted to the difficult nature of the ground in the neighbourhood of the coal, which was chiefly house coat, and in the lower strata steam coal, and he mentioned as a noteworthy faot that while the Btietol coalfield was oompated to contain one twentieth of the ooal in Great Britain, the amount of ooal contributed by it to the market was only one hundred and twenty. fifth to ona hundred and twenty. Bixth part of the whole supply. Other coalnolcjBf bsing pnaif*11 votk, were worked more generally. The < ,v" after- wards dined together at the Royal Hotel. Several gentlemen were unable to be present in conse- quence of their duties in connection with the work of exploration at Risca pit.

As president of the Home Rule Confederation of Great Britain. Mr Parnell, M.P has issued a ciicular to ail the Home Rule organisations in Great Britain, oalling on them to appoint delegates to attend a Home Rule Convention, to take pJace in Newcaslle-on-rsna on the 9th of August next. 1 ho Germans have discovered a new use for hor*es— or, at any rate, fcr horee skina. Fjr the last 18 roontbefexptrmente have been successfully carried on in the manufacture of hor^e leather beds ard by a recent Cabinet order, borse lc etber is to be adopted in fnture as the material of which tbe boots issued to sailors of the Her. mar Nrvy t«re -o be msde. TVn garters of th* i kf-rpM eVinnvd, > n4. t>»e tl^gH cvefnii* I crated cff. oo as to the leather soft and pliabJ*. while fctill icnuiaing to tt. large extaut W aterprocf. i

ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENCE. COMPEIŒATIOF- J onathø.n" (Newport) should en: quire at the office of the Clerk of the Peaoe, 1>QUIRXB (Cardiff).—Tbe system wasintrodneadiutgl heland in 1863, when by the 26 and 27 Vio., 0 11, a general Register Offioe was provided in Duolm and a Jtegittta* General appointed. The address. Regis- trar-General of Births and Deaths, Dublin." is suf- ficient. Sut:z CAjrAL.—In August, 1865, it was announced that the floodgates of the Sut? Canal had been thrown open, <.< that a vessel-no doubt a flat bottomed barge-had been floated there, but a telacram trom. Alexandria, cated December 9, 16C5, stated that a steamer drawing 13 feet of water had entered the maritime canal at Port Said, aud that the company's contractors had offered to transport gooos through the oansl in May, 1866, at 35f. per ton; EETA (Newport.)- I he oaly practical remedy tor the brutal treatment you complaia of is to invoke the aid of the Royal Society fjr the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.