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[ NEWPORT. OF GUARDIANS.—Mr. Hillier presided on W.1. J*' Number of paupers in the workhouse, ;0 > Corresponding week last year, 276. Died Wig •i-16 week: William Longman, 66; Jame3 r ^ie ^aer'eon Schools, 189 corre- portLi'1" week- 190. The Visiting Committee re- l-(jCo 'be workhouse to ba in good order, and |)ajtl,lu'e"ded that the board-room be coloured and CQ*t if f'a'so ^he purchase of a washing machine, 6(JODt r«10 e*c,3ed fifteen guineas. The report was Cuctj ■• An Older was made to pay Inspector salary in connection with the relief of Sty3' **a'a,ice *n 'be bank, £ 405 14s. lOd. FIVE ERF ACCIDENT.—On Monday night, between ^lojw six °'cioc'c' the axle of a cab, to ^,1'' ^ai broke between Temple- tlie H .•aa^ New-street. James Uuderwood, tl,e wis thrown from his seat, and fiates 8abl«d cab was drawn as far as the Pill 'sjui-lj^bere it was stopped. The horse was >Und\Ule hog of one foot being torn off, and a rfhe ,caused on one leg, which bled very much. JohUl,lv« complained of injury, and was taken CfiB 'Q Marion-Street. tili ill'L'C uitch LOCAL BOARD.—On Tuesday night uiet, Mr. Bladon in the chair. The col- late b^d received £ 14 odd on the general district ^be'oti on tbe private improvements account. Ok I\LER busim ss was not important. tort a I.T,T~1'bat a gentleman well known in New- ^teacli a f ne'bbourhood is likely to figure in a W«c? Proiil'se case, the plaintiff residing in fi,ltecedi t M L0UR MILLS.—Mr. C. Miles has (Limit contract with Messrs. W. Evans and of the6 ^°r t'le erect'on flour mills by the l*be au,ounil^UrLUHar to Messrs. Burton's Wharf. TBKDEgar \y ajntract is over £ 3,000. k^erv i>lo isint HAKF MIXISD SCHOOL.—On Monday ?.f the nbove waa spent tbachers 0,I mi,! i > AT- 0n 'be occasion of a presenta- nf *1 3 p'tson, tho head mistress, ex- ^itied fA_ i \e ,Sb esteem and reinject enter- C'i6rc 1 nianagers, and also from the h« fUS evi<^en^e of their sincere love and u W18bes for her continued success. »| "triLDiNGs.-—Tlie site recently purchased Corpocation by Mr. John Liscombe, in OfSc Friars, is to be utilised for shops and and a contract has been entered into with BQ 'lliam Blackburn for the erection of a liand- block of buildings. Tlie work has been com- e^ced, aad will be completed ia six months.

SWANSEA. jJVatch COMMITTEE.—Tlie monthly meeting of t46 Swansea Watch Committee was held at the i/^n-liall, Swansea, on Tuesday, Mr. W. Williams There were also present Messrs. ^an Burnit> (ex"Il,ayor), T. Freeman, H. A. Chap- the ,atlt^ John Lewis. A discussion took place on It 3Uestion of inspecting the cabs of the borough. ti0b a.s res°lved to pay Sergeant Davies an addi- £ 10 a year for carrying out the duties of jj^Pector. Tlie annual meeting of the com- the inspection of the cabs was fixed for next at ten o'clock. The committee fcaji: to allow 'busses to stand outside the front *>esaD^s "ie Gruildrhall. This was all the busi- LiBRAur COMMITTEE.—The usual meeting e ^brary Committee was held at the in- on Tuesday, Mr. G. B. Brock, chairman, was announced that amongst certain Cn,, and pictures secured for the library by the t°J" was H fine engraving by Hogarth of him- ^bich was presented by Dr. Williams, of Lon- \*aR mer'y Swansea. A hearty vote of thanks Pissed to Dr. Williams. HobeS,1MASONRT —°n afternoon Mr. Of y rt Cnppei- was installed as Worshipful Master lajg e falbot Lodge of Freemasons. There was a attendance at the ceremony,

(j ABElvDAIiE. ^gaBAZAAB.—A bazaar was opened at St, fc'yT n.8 National Schools on Wednesday, at one f ^-v "'a Rigbt Hon. Lady Aberdare. At the M th °PBning there was a very good attendance I. Sentry of the neighbourhood. The Rev. H. *ho • 1113 briefly introduced Lady Aberdare, il^y' ,n declaring the bazaar open, "said that it ^fchh ber great, pleasure to be of use to her 5q\JL urs anl^ 8'10 thought that the best use one i^Ut onese'^ to was to assist in providing accommodation for the people where they ^a,s j ^0l-ship God. As the present bazaar ^&t an a(^ditional church for the parish Fagan, she expressed a hope that the sale be u successful one, and that all pre- 4 u ^°uld spend as mucli money as possible. tlo brISk trade was done throughout the after- ^'irio '^bere were a great many very beautiful 1Uanr°n eacb the three stalls, as well as a large f.'enj. ^y of plain articles. The toy stall was the t°ok 6 a{traction to the young. Tho following ^Vj]jjPilI't at the different stalls:—1st Stall: Mrs. ^ifu/11118 and Mrs. Jones, assisted by the Misses v°.Une' ^av'es>. Morgan, Jones, Ty Mawr, &c. .tall; Mrs. Grier, Mrs. Williams, Mrs. Morgan, ''OUKO L8' ^bort, assisted by tho Misses Kirk- ^atuir, ^ta" The Misses Evans, Dunmore, ^enkin^V jyet'8* Jones, kc. Toy stall: Miss W Mrs' u-jii- e K^'eshinent Stall, presided over titronised ldm8 anc^ Mrs- Gower, was. very well

15 BRIDGEND °F0 The Rev. F. W. ?a the Iki dge n d a nd SSSf"6 Uay ti WDr,aSe Union.on Satur- '>ey had fixed the stat°ion?and"time rf0p°rted that T,UoUdi7t!ediStriCtS- OnLZl?t?on f c- Nicholl, the committee's report was ^the^- ,The reierred t.0 the increase i>iatl? °ut-door relief in tlie Cenu-Ul or' Ifritl^end a"d asked tlie members of 'bQarj u, ^Orti '.ben the relief lists were, gone. tErou-'h ti'e brst three-quarters of an hour that dav-^he jjj16 only guardian present. Way KOARD.—An ordinary meeting ofVUVis «Ietii>: Was held on Saturday, W^ien Mr. J. Blandy Presided. The Clerk stated that he had 'led "° letter from the Great Western Railway Jhe (ftQy with regard to the proposed bridges in bin, ,w Valley, but Mr. Saunders had informed 5-tiy ^'t lie not gee that there was r?,l,Pan "ence opinion between the b'4Pel "n.d tho board with respect to the ai"liatl)Crossiog. As the company have aBiil before P tio0„e"t for powers to construct bridges tl°n8'sti' „ C' 'n t'ie tJarw Valle_v, a commit tee, K Sua?? °t tbe chairman, vice-chairman, and a °ted tlan8 Bettws an(' Lbingeirior, was ap- 0 consider the Bill. It was resolved that 1ft! P^erl ma(^e to the County Roads Board borrow an additional £ 800 for road c ftlCted ;'t Bettws. The surveyor was in- 8t Hot w'den the road at Velinnewvdd at a SP ril preoXCEEC''NB It vvas that an ^'s for Y for £ 250 be served upon the over- Jo lonon?e'nor t° COVfir tbe cost of new roads, y.?tpatns ^'scussion took place with regard to St .b liaaaPr°ss fields, and with respect to one the ploughed up near Llangonoya I}?as ha 8Uryevor was instructed to take such ;u.attl]e Co,isidered necessary. The Clerk stated 8 of the tie,d had no right to destroy by ploughing it up.

SlfcoAlU) BT-DWBLLTY. ^Uakdiaxs.—Tlie fortnightly meet- Mr rn1, ttle Workhouse on Wedaesdav at PreHi,r ,rles /VViddowson (first vice-chair- iKh8r8. g ,^c' in trte absence of the chairman. fLJ'V. W p0|'San, G^ R. Harris, E. Edmunds, W. T'rW; D-1^ ^i'b'ps, B. Phillips, j. 5ihr. a|S0 Drl y'L- "teA^nor, and T. Thomas ^aL'be f3e.nt- The a\.Junt of rates collected ll'aV o 4r|ilS. reP°rt was reported to be ^ftnt nerjji' letter was read from the Regis- tlie appointment of superinten- r«3ol» °i lnarrii,ges for Bedwellty parish. '8hi. c. e" to make the appointment in a 2 tftnt n°U.r aPP''cations for the appointment erted UlSe weie read> but the appointment

CHEPSTOW. BOARD OF GUARDIANS.—The weekly meeting of this board was held on Saturday last, Mr. Henry Clay presiding. Mr. A. Miller, chairman of the Chepstow Local Board, introduced a deputation from that board, consisting of Messrs. Ellis, Gillam, and Probert, with a view of conferring with the guardians in reference to the admission to, and payment for, the main- tenance and care of persons being paupers in the temporary hospital provided by the Local Board as Urban Sanitary Authority for the treat- ment of persons suffering from infectious diseases. After a desultory conversation, during which various suggestions were made, it was decided to adjourn the further consideration of the matter for a week. A letter was read from Mr. Bircham, Local Government Board inspector, advising the guardians to co-operate with the Local Board.

COWllLUDGE. HIGHWAY BOARD.—Mr. William Jenkins pre- sided at the monthly meeting of this board on Saturday. Mr. Thomas Thomas Cowbridge, moved that the County Roads Board be asked to declare the road loading through Cowbridge a. district road. He argued that the principal traffic on tlut road was from the district around the town. The motion was lost by a large majority. There was nearly as large a majority against the chairman's motion that the County Roads Board be asked to declare all the highways in the district to be dis- trict roads. Mr. Thomas Thomas then moved that the County Roads Board be memorialised to take over the road passing through the town of Cowhridge or to remove the turnpike gates. Mr. William Thomas, Llanblethian, seconded the motion, and it was carried unanimously. ACCIDENT TO MR. BRADLEY.-As Mr. Edward Bradley, J.P., was driving from Cowbridgo to wards St,. Nicholas on Monday in a trap belonging to Mr. '.Mri'kins, oJTthe Horse and Groom, Cowbridge, the horse fell, and both shafts were broken. Mr. Bradley was thrown out, but fortunately only re- ceived a slight injury to the back. COWBRIDGE SCHOOL.—Among the names of those who successfully passed the intermediate examination of the Law Society on the 15th ult. are those of two old Cowbridge boys, viz., Mr. Thomas Williams, of Tonypandy, and Mr. W. T. Leyshon, eldest son of Mr. D. Leyshon, of Graig Villa, Pontypridd.

CROSS INN (LLANTWrr-VARDHR). SAD DEATH. — An old woman, named Mary Richards, aged 80, was found dead in her house at this place on Monday. She had left the house of some relatives about six weeks ago. ani gone to live by herself in a house at Cross Inn. She ap- pears to have fallen forward on the grate, and got severely burnt about the face, the injuries causing severely burnt about the face, the injuries causing her death.

CYFA KTHFA. MRS. MACKINTOSH, of Mackintosh, Ins this year aq-iiin sent to the Rev. H. Kirkhous« a donation of £ 20 for the benefit of the poor of the parish of Cyfarthfa.

GELUGAER. RURAL SANITARY BOARD.—A meeting of the Geiligaer Rural Sanitary Hoard wa* huld at the Ffaldgaiach Inn, Trelewis, on Tuesday afternoon, when, in the absence of Mr. L. D. Revs, the chair- man, Mr. M. Tanran presided. There were present Messrs. L. Evans, L. Lewis. W. Lewis. K Lewis, W. Mathews. — Edwards, J. Jenkins, J. Jones (sani- tary inspector), and J. Davies (deputy-clerk), and also Dr. Dyke (medical otncer) and Dr. W. W. L'^h. The Inspector (Mr. Jones) made his report for the month, and also with regard to the water supply for Trelewis, when it was agreed to obtain a supply from the main of the Merthyr Board of Health, and the inspector was directed to take steps to carry out tho work. Tenders for doing the scavenging for the ensuing year under the board were invited. It was also agreed that a person be engaged by the board to flush the mains at Pontlottyn and attend to them.

HAVE HFOKt) WEST. CHURCH DEFKNCE.—A series of meetings, at which lectures have been delivered by Mr. W. E Helm, the able lecturer of the Church Defence Institute, have been held in the Deaneries of Rhô" and Dungleddy, in Pembrokeshire, under the auspices of the Haverfordwest Branch. The lecturer, who had been delivering a series of addresses in Castlemartin, began his work in the district' above-named on Saturday, the 17th of January-, at Burton, where ho found a large and appreciative audience. From Burton he went to Neyland, and thence to Llangwm, Walton West, Haverfordwest, Cainrose, Wiston, Clarbeston Road, Picton, and Crundale. At all these places he was received with eager attention. The lectures, which were of a very varied nature, were delivered in a simple and attractive manner, appealing to reason rather than passion, the different points being sustained by reference to historical facts and appeals to the common tense of men as to what is considered ordinarily fair and just. OXFORD UNIVERSITY.—EXAMINATION FOR OPEN SCHOLARSHIPS AT QUEEN'S COLLEGE.—The result of the examination for the Foundation Scholarships was made known on Friday last. We are pleased to observe that the first Mathematical Scholarship, worth £80 per annum, was awarded to ur. Wm. Rowland Thomas, of the Haverfordwest Grammar School.

LAMPETER. SCHOOL BOARD,-Tho monthly meeting was held on Monday, the Rev. R. C. Jones presiding. The clerk rbad an order of the Education Department, dated the 24th ult., uniting the School Board dis- trict of Lampeter-Pontstephen and the borough of Lampeter, and constituting the School Board of the former district the School Board of the united district. Mr. John Jones, attendance-officer, was appointed to carry out tho compulsory clauses of the board's by-laws, and an increase was made in his salary.

LLANElLY. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.—At a meeting of the members held on Friday evening at the chamber a paper was read by Mr. David Randell, solicitor, on the "Bankruptcy Act, 1883. The President (Mr. J. Beavan Phillips) was in the chair, and there was a fairly large attendance of members and the public. FUNERAL OF A POLTCE-SERGEANT,-On Tuesday the remains of Police-Sergeant Thomas, an old member of the Llaneily force, were interred at the Church Cemetery, the funeral being attended by all the availablo members of the force, accom- panied/by Mr. Superintendent B. S. Cuuliffe.

LLANFABON. THE FATAL ACCIDENT TO A CARDIFF MAN.-An inquest was held at the Junction Inn, Navigation, on Monday afternoon, before Mr. T. Williams, the district coroner, and a respectable jury, to inquire into the death of John Watkins, a carpenter, who resided at 86, Cathays-terrace, Cardiff. Deceased was in the employ of the Taff Vale Company, and was picked up below Aberdare Junction on the Taff Vale Railway on Saturday night last, and was taken to the above inn, when he was found to be dead. Deceased had been discovered on the line by a signalman named Baker, and it is supposed he had been knocked down by a passing train. The jury, after hearing the evidence, returned a verdict of Accidental death."

LLANDYSSIL. THE DEPARTURE OF THE REV. T. H. WiLHAMS.—The churches in the parish of Penboyr have determined to present their curate, the Rev. T. H. Williams. B.A., with a testimonial, on his removal to Brecon, as a mark of respect towards him and an appre- ciation of bis services. The testimonial is to take the form of a handsome library table, which in due course, with the approval of the principal sub- scribers, will be presented to him privately, as ha has already left the parish. Mr. Williams, by bin kindness of heart and manner, endeared himself to the parishioners, and the earnestness and ability with which he carried on Church work in the parish since the death of the late rector, the Rev. J. Sinnett, gave great satisfaction.

LLANFYNYDD. SEASONABLE GIFT TO THE POOR.—Mr. Gerwyn Jones, of Pantglas, has this winter again given to the poor of the above parish a largo quantity of excellent coal and a great number of warm and durable blankets. The grateful recipients, who number about 80, are loud in their praises of the donor's liberal and valuable charity.

MEHTHYR. BOARD OF GUARDIANS.—On Saturday the weekly meeting was held, Mr. R. H. Rhys presiding. The out-door relief during the past week was as fol- lows :—Aberdare, £ 613s. 6d.; Gelligaer, £ 20 18s.; Merthyr Upper, JS62 9s. 7d.; Merthyr Lower. jE51 3s. lOd.; non-settled, L2 2s. 6d.; total, JE197 17s. 5d An order by tho Local Government Board sanc- tioning the appointment of a stock-keeper was read to tho guardians, and notice given by the Chairman to move the appoint- ment of such an officer that day fortnight. Returns were read, showing the consumption of tea and sugar in the schools and wurkhouse for the year ending December 31,1884- In the schools Stignr, 472tbs.. at 3d per lb., L5 18s.; sugar for officers, 356flbs., at 3d. and 3.1(1. per lb., YS 4s.; tea. for officers, lOOf lbs., at 2s. 6d. per lb., JE12 lis. lOI},; total, L23 13. lOd. In the workhouse: Tea, 867lbs. 15 >zs.. jE59 8s. 3d.; sugar, 3511bs, at 3d. per lb., £43 17s. 9d. The Chairman again argued that good sugar could be purchased at 1-jd. per lb., a sample of which the members tasted. and it was agreed to ask the contractor if he would supply sugar at that price. The Clerk stated lliat the county precepts were Glamorganshire, J6795 5s. 3d., and Breconshire, £ 76. In the Aberdare School last week there were 106 children, and in the workhouse 206 inmates.

MONMOUTH. AMATEUR CHRISTIEs. rile Monmouth Amateur Christy Minstrel Troupe (thirteen), which has been recently organised by Mr. T. M. Preece, of Church- stre' t, and placed under the talented musical direction of Mr. AlfPittway, gave their first per- formance in public in the Borough Court on Thurs- day week. The" get up of the stage was effec- tive, and spoke much for the exortions made by Mr. Preece, while the skilful manner in which the musical parts of the entertainment—both vocal and inst rumenwt-wore performed showed that Mr. Pittway's ability was greatly assisted by the natural talent and good voices of the per- formers. Tho room was crammed and each performer loudly applauded or encored, but only two encores were responded to tby Mr. Pewtner and Mr. G. Fryer; on account of the lengi h of the programme. The witticisms of Messrs. Hellatnore, W. Powell, H. Heath, and T. Klisia (corner men) created roars ot laughter, ns also did tile clever rendering of O/d Grimes (Mr. H. Jones) and Handy Andy (Mr. W. Powell) in "Tito Troublesome Servant." The other farce, "Tile Quarrelsome Servant," by Messrs. S. Jones (Mi'. Jenkins). G. Morris (Jeremiah), and W. G. Pewtner (Bill Buttercup), kept tho house in excellent humour. A stump oration by Mr. W. Walters was much applauded. The troupe includes several excellent instrumentalists (string and brass, a hand being formed by the latter) and some capital voices. The accomoanists were Mrs. A. Pittway and Mrs. P. Baynam, violin; Messrs. W. G. Pewtner and S. Jones, cornets; Mr. E. Jones, piccolo; and Mr. T. M. Preece, harmonium. The programme was most creditably carried out, and the troupe are to be congratulated on their first effort. SCHOOL BOARD.- The usual meeting of the board was held on Wednesday, when Mr. George Griffin Griffin presided. There were also present the Revs. W. Watson, C. M. Roberts, — Mills, Robin- son, Evan Davies, and Messrs. B. H. Doakin (clerk), and G. Wighlmaa (attendance officer). Mr. Wight- man reported several cases of non-attendance, and the usua) orders were made. There was no busi- ness of public interest.

NEATH. I BOARD OF GUARDIANS.— Mr. Howel Gwyn pre- sided at the usual fortnightly meeting of guar- dians on Tuesday. The Clerk read the correspon- dence received from the Local Government Board ret,itive to William Rees, the collector for Blaen- honddan, with the report of the auditor, who compt tined that the collector had not sent in his monthly statements during the last hair-year, and that he had omitted the names of the occupiers in several instances. The auditor also stated that the non-collection cotutun had not been filled up. The Clerk said that Mr. Rees had been reported about a year ago for neglect of duty. The clerk was ordered to see the "books for the current half-year, and to report thereon to the next meeting. A blind boy named Alfred Thomas asked the board to recommend him for the appointment of teacher to the blind at the institution for the Blind at Swansea, and the clerk was directed to communi- cate with the secretary upon the matter. There was no other business of public interest. GRAND CONCKRT. — A grand evening concert was held at Dyffryn on Tuesday evening. Mr. Gwyn presided. A capital selection of songs and instru- mental music was gone through, the principal artistes being Mr. Russel Lloyd, Air. W. P.Struve, and the Duffryn Bell Ringers, assisted by an excel- lent glee party. The programme was most effi- ciently rendered. The singers were admirably accompanied by Mrs. Thomas and Mrs. Struv6, and the conceit was a. perfect success in every respect.

PONTYPRIDD. DKATH OF AN OLD INHABITANT.—On Sunday night Evan Thotnas, commonly known as j-livan o'r Lawn," died at his residence at Trallwng, in this town. The deceased was best known as the excellent leader of the congregational singing at Penuel Clupel, which (position lie occupied for up war Is of 4-0 years. Hi4. funeral will take place at Penuel on Thursday I afternoon. Evan Thomas was one of the oldest workmen of Messrs. lirown, Lenox and, Co., Pontypridd Chain and Anchor Works. I LLAN WONNO SCHOOL BOARD.— The monthly meet- ing ol this board was held on Wednesday, Mr. T Kdwards in tiie chair. Mr. Idris Williams, in 'accordance wiih notice, moved that the board i erect for themselves an offi ;e in which the clerk should live, all documents belonging to the board should be kept, :md the board meetings should bo held. Mr. Mat I hias seconded. Mr. Jones asked it I he vice-chairman had prepared an est imate. The Vice-Chairman said lie had not. Mr. Roberts suggested that. tlie matter be deferred for a month, and that an estimate be made meanwhile. LIBKKAL MKKI'INU. — A gathering of the Liberals of the Ko. 1 Parliamentary Division of Glamorgan- shire was held at the Sardts Vestry, Pontypridd, 011 Wednesday afternoon, to consider the rules of i he new Divisional Liberal Association. The Rev. A iroti D ivi's, Pontlottyn, was elected chairman pro tun. In the discussion upon the rules Mr. Gwilym James, Merthyr, suggested that among 'heobjects of the association should be stated the Di-est (ihlishment and Disendowiivnt of the Church. Tile feeling was unanimous in favour of dis- establishment and liisendowment being in- sisted upon in any Parliamentary candidate's creed, hut it was thought unnecessary to put it in as one of the objects of the association, because "tiie furtherance of Liberal principles" included it. The rules were adopted as drawn up bv the committee; but the arrangement of the number to represent each sub-division on the General and Executive Committees was referred back to the committee for amendment. Con- veners were appointed to call meetings in each sub-division to Appoint the General Committee or Liberal 300." It was decided that the next meeting be held at Pontypridd. SUPDKN DKATH.— Mrs. Cook, widow of the late Mr. J unes Cook, Ruperra Inn, died on Tuesday evening very suddenly. A short time ago her husband died from the effects of falling from liis trap near Ystradowen.

PONT Y POOL. FORMATION OF A LA Cuossa CTAJB.—A meeting was hel l in one of the ollices of the Town-hall (kindly lent, by Nl". Martin Edwards) on Tuesday night for the purpose of forming a La Crosse Club for pontypool and district. Mr. G. E. Bartlett was Unanimously voted to the chair. A club, to be called "The Pontypool Conservative La Crosse Club" was forme I. The following officers were elected:—Captain, Mr. W. A. Jones; sub-captain, Mr. T. Griffiths; treasurer, Mr. T. Worgent; secre- taries, Messrs. II. J. Hillier and VV. B. Jones. An influential committee was also appointed. Votes of thanks to Mr. Edwards for the use of the room, and to the chairman for presiding, concluded the meeting.

RISC A. SCHOOL BOARD.—A meeting of this board was held on Tuesday afternoon, the Rev. Basil Williams presiding, and there being also present Mr. E. A. Taylor, Rev. T. Thomas, Rev. A. Williams, with Mr. T. S. Edwards, clerk. Mrs. Rogers, of Mona, attended before the board, and complained of her daughter having been beaten by a monitress at Pontymister School. The clerk was instructed to writo to all head teachers, informing them that only themselves must inflict corporal punishment, and not allow monitors to do so. It was re- ported that no agreement had been come to with the Machen School Board in re- spect to the most important points concerning spect to the most important points concerning the contribution question. An adjournment of the matter for another week had been asked for. Eventually it was agreed to offer the Machen Board certain favourable terms, and in the event of these being rejected a deputation, consisting of the chair- man, vice-chairman, Rev. A. Williams, Mr. D. Harris, and the clerk, to wait upon the Education Department with reference to the matter. The clerk was instructed to inform the solicitors to the Cardiff and Monmouthshire Valleys Railway Bill that the board was in favour of the Bill becoming law. The clerk was also instructed to advertise for an assistant master for Risca Mixed School, at a salary of jE50 per annum. The accounts for the past year having been audited were signed by the chairman. This was all the business.

RUMNEY. SCHOOL BOARD.—The monthly meeting of the board was held at Rumney on Tuesday evening, Mr. Travell presiding. The applications for the posts of master and mistress were read and con- sidered, and Messrs. Haddock (Lustleigh, Devon), David Jones (Devil's Bridge), and Thomas Lewis (Oswestry) were invited to meet the board at an early date with a view of filling up the vacancies. The Clerk reported that the audit of the accounts for the year ended the 29rh of September, 1881-, took place on Monday, when tho accounts were examined and found correct. Instructions were again given to the attendance-officer to serve notices on the irregular children and report result at next meeting. A conversation followed with reference to the vestry meeting convened for Thursday last, but it was deemed unnecessary to take any notice of it. This was all the business of importance.

ST. DAVID'S. POLITICAL LKCTCTRK.—On Saturday evening last Mr. J. H. Bottomley, who is at present lecturing in Cardiff, delivered a lecture on "Current Political Questions" at the Town hall, St. David's. There was a very large and apprecia- tive audience. The chair was occupied by the Very Rev. Dean Allen, supported by the tievs. W. Mathews, II. Jones, J. Phillips, and Messrs. W. Peregrine Propert, LL.D., Arthur Morgan, J. Reynolds, C. Morgan, J.P., Thomas Thomas, Sam- son T. Williams, John Davies, Henry Davies, M. D. Propert, J. Martin, J. M. Williams, John Henry Morgan, W. Thomas (Cruglas), T. Rees (Tre- mynidd), and George Owen.

ALLEGED FELONY BY NEWPORT LADS. IMPLICATION OF THE MOTHER. At Newport Police Court on Monday William and John Le Gresley, young boys, were charged with stealing, and Emma Le Gresley, their mother.with feloniously receiving, a largo quantity of goods, valued at £21-, the property of Messrs. J. Phillips twe] Son, outfitters, Commercial-street. Mr. W. L. Moore appeared for the prosecution, and Mr. J- Hutchins for the defence. Inspector Jones, on the 23rd ult., was sent for by Mrs. Bernstein, pawnbroker,and received from her a shirt and a piece uf coat lining- The inspector then went to the female prisoner's house in Upper Lewis-street, and asked whether she had sent her son John to the pawn- shop with the articles mentioned above. The prisoner replied that she had not. He said he would search the hyuse, and then she handed him a canister in which were twenty-five p iwnfickets, twelve relating to property which had been identified by the prosecutors. The mother added, "I know what is the matter. John has got niv boy William into trouble, who is the mainstay of the house." William was errand boy at the prosecutors' shop, and on the inspector going to the shop the prisoner William said he had pawned articles at Mrs. Bernstein's. He was locked up,and afterwards -it, the inspector, with Mr. John Phillips, went to the female prisoner's house, and told her they had found at Mr. H. Jacobs' pawnshop a boy's jersey suit, several shirts, singlets, drawers, and other articles. She said, "The things are my husband's property the jersey suit was bought at Bristol at Christmas for this little boy (a child in arms), but, he has been ill, and not able to wear it." She also said that a piece of cloth in the house belonged to a neighbour named Parsell, for whom she was. going to make it up; but the neighbour denied the correctness of the statement. Wdiiatn subsequently said he stole the jersoy suit and the piece of cloth. John and tho mot her were subsequently taken into custody, and they were charged along with William. Some property had been recovered for which there were no tickets, ami William stated he had burnt them. A girl named Margaret Watkins, who lives in the same house as the G.eslnys, pledged some of the the female prisoner. The senior partner of the firlll said William Le Gresley had been in his employ as errand boy since July, and wascenerally n the shop. The 35 articles produced were the property of the firm. The prisoners were com- mitted for trial at the quarter sessions, bail being accepted.

RE M A ft K ABLE DISAPPEAKASCE Very Remarkable Disappearance of all Dirt from every1 thing bv using HUDSON S DRY SOAP. K K VV A!{1) I I Purity, Health, Perfect Satisfaction by it regular daily use.

CARDIFF. MONDAY. (Before Mr. R. A. VALPY, deputy-stipendiary.) CHARGE OF EMBEZZLKMKNT.—Geo. Randall, 28, was charged with embezzling Ms. lid., the pro- perty of his employer, T. E. Comley, on the 8th of December last. Prosecutor stated that he kept a hardware shop at Moira-terrace, and prisoner had been in his employ. One of his duties was to collect money and take orders. When he re- ceived money from customers it was his dutv to enter it in a book and account for it every evening. Prisoner recently left his employ, and since then he had discovered that a sum which had been paid to the prisoner by one of his customers had not been accounted for. The Chief-Constable said the pri- soner, who was in the Army Reserve, had some splendid references as to character. Prisoner denied any felonious intention, and said that if the money in this instanca was not accounted for it was entirely due to an oversight. On the day in question he had collected a lot of money, and in the hurry of entering the names in the book the next morning he must have forgotten to enter this item. The case was remanded till Wednesday for the, production of witnesses as to defendants character.

TUESDAY. (Before Dr. PAINE, Alderman LEWIS, and Mr. J. VACHKLL.) FIGHTING.—Annie Sullivan, aged 21, was charged with having been disorderly and causing an obstruction by fighting in Bute-terrace at half-past nine on Monday night. Prisoner was fighting with another woman, and refused to go away when requested by an officer. This was Sullivan's fourth appearance, and she was now fined 5s. and costs, or in default fourteen days' imprisonment. THEFT OF VESTS.—John Brown (30), a seaman, was charged with having stolen fourteen vests, valued at 25s., the property of Isaac Samuels, outfitter, 141, Bute-street. Police-Constable Walter Porter stated that shortly after ten o'clock p.m. on Monday he saw the prisoner in Wharf-street carrying the vests produced In answer to the officer, Brown said that the goods were his own. but while on the road to the police-station he informed Porter that a man had given them to him to take to the railway station. The manager for Mr. Samuels identified the vests as those which had been hanging at their shop door at six o'clock on Monday night. On looking for them at ten o'clock they were missed.' Prisoner was committed to gaol for one month with hard labour.

WEDNESDAY. AN UNGHATBFUL SKAMAN.— John Sullivan, 28, Cornelius Bowen, 28. and Thos. Harnett, 32, were charged with having stolen a silver watch, valued at J63. and 10s., belonging to Thotnas Salt, steward on board the steamer Atalanta, now lying in the E ist Bute Dock. Harnett had once been a ship- mite with prosecutor, and when the latter met him on Sunday afternoon he gave him Is., as he was out of work. He also took him on board the Atalanta, gave him som food, and allowed him to sleep in his berth. On Monday morning prosecutor gave Harnett some more money The watch and 10.. were in the berth on that morning, but at ni!Iit. Salt missed them. On the Monday night Sullivan attempted to pledge the watch at a pawnbroker's shop in Bute-street, but upon stating that. the watch did not belong to himself he was told to bring the owner, and the watch was kept by the pawnbroker. On the following morning Harnett went to the shop and said that the watch was his property. Sullivan and Bowen afterwards visited the shop together, and were handed over to the police. As the evidence against these two men was not sufficient to convict them they were dis- missed, while HiLrnett was committed to gaol for four months with hard labour. THE ALLEGED MMBMZZLEMENT CASE. — George Randell, 29, was charged on remand ith having embezzled 14s. lid., the money of his employer, T. E. Comley, on the 8th ult. Prisoner called two witnesses whospoketohaving been acquainted with him for some time, and to having had no reason to doubt his honesty. The Bench said that as there was a certain amount of doubt about the case, they would give prisoner the benefit of it, and dismiss him. He, however, should let this be a warning to him to be more careful in future in keeping his accounts. ALLEGED THEFT OF CLOTHING.—Amelia Dan, 39, was charged with having stolen two flannel shirts and a pair of drawers, valued at 8s., the property of George Wall,a fireman, who resides at No. 15, Louisa-street. Prosecutor missed the goods from his house on Sunday, but Mra. Wall on the follow- ing day saw them in Mr. Samuels' shop, Patrick- street, where they had been pledged. The pawn- broker, however, could not positively swear to the prisoner being the person who brought the shirts and drawers to the shop. The case was dismissed.

NEWPORT. MONDAY. (Before Mr. T. P. WANSBROOGH and Mr. H, RUSSELL EVANS.) ASSAULTING THE POLICE. "Daniel Healey, Fred. Morrison, and John Dunnegan, young men, were charged with being drunk and disorderly and assaulting Police-Constables C. Thomas and Par.es. At midnight on Saturday prisoners wore very disorderly in King's-parade, and when the police went to quell the disturbance they ill- treated them in a very violent manner. Pri- soners were mad drunk. Morrison got a poker in the fray, but two women prevented him using it. Healey has had two months' hard labour for assaulting the police. Prisoners denied the charge, and Morrison called a witness, but she proved nothing in his favour. Prisoners wore fined 21s, or 28 days, each.

WEDNESDAY. ASSAULTING A WIFE.-William BMham. labourer, Reform Buildings, was charged with assaulting his wife Ellen. On Monday last she had been doing a little washing, and he demanded the money she had earned. 8e then beat and kicked her. His defence was that she deserved it, as she was con- tinually getting drunk. He regretted what had occurred, but was driven to it. Bound over to keep the peace, and to pay 5s. costs. STEALING PIG IRON.—William Jenkins, aged 65, was charged with stealing a piece of pig iron, the property of the Great Western Railway Company. Henry Williams, sergeant of the harbour police, said at 1.30 p.m. on Tuesday the prisoner was given into custody on the charge of stealing pig iron from the Gloucester wharf. Prisoner said a mate of a vessel had given it to him. William Stephens, foreman at the wharf under the Great Western Railway Company, said he saw the pri- soner go to a heap of pig iron and take a piece of it, which he put into a bag. He was in the act of taking up another piece when witness stopped him. Prisoner pleaded guilty* and said he was going to sell the iron to buy a bit of bacca." Seven days' imprisonment:

SWANSEA MONDAY. (Before Messrs. J. BUSE and T. tIAtt;) THEFT OF SPIRITS BY a SERVANT.—Elizabeth Ann Thomas, a servant at the Lord Nelson Inn, was charged with stealing ajar containing half a gallon of rum and a bottle containing half a pint of the same soirit from the house at which she was em- ployed; The magistrates found her guilty, and fined her 40s., including costs, or one month's hard labour. ILL-TREATMENT OF A HORSE.—Joseph Marshall, contractor, Cradock-streetj was charged with causing a horse to be ill-treated, and was fined 5s., including costs. William Russell, the driver, was fined a similar sum for working the animal in its then state.

TUESDAY. (Before the Stipendiary, Mr. J. C. FOWLER Mr. T. PHILLIPS, and Mr. D. JONES.) THEFT OF CLOTHING. — Alexander Moor was charged with stealing a flannel shirt and two flannel aprons, value lis., from a clothes line at the back of 16, Pottery-street, the property of Elizabeth Chapman. There were certain articles of clothing hanging in the garden which were missed and afterwards found, some on the roof of a shed and others in the urinal. Prisoner was seen to go into the back yard of the Britannia Inn, next door to Mrs. Chapman's, more than once, and was found to have lime on the front of his coat as though he had climbed over the newly-white- washed wall. Prisoner was sent to gaol for six weeks with hard labour.

ABKRDARE. TUESDAY. (Before the STIPENDIARY, Mr. D. E. WILLIAMS, and Mr. D. P. DAVIES ) ALLEGKD OVER-DRIVING OF A HORSE. — Joseph Norton, a young man, was summoned for cruelty to a horse by over-driving on the 26th ult. Police- Constable Reed proved seeing the defendant after finishing his night's work galloping the horse to the stables, a quarter of a mile distant. The Stipen- diary considered that galloping the horse was not cruelty, and dismissed the summons)

LtjANDAFJF MONDAY. (Before Messrs. G. PHILLIPS, C. THOMPSON, and 14. J. PAINE.) A GIRL BRATEN ON, THE HIGHWAY.—John James was sentenced to fourteen days' imprisonment with hard labour for assaulting a girl named Clara Brown. The evidence showed that he knocked the girl down and attempted to rob her. ASSAULT AT TONGWYNLAIS.—For assaulting Thos. Dunell at Tongwynlais on the 24th of January, John Harris, of the same place, waCJ. fined 40s. and costs, or a month. Mr. Belcher, who appeared for the defendant, contended that his client had been first attacked, and that the prosecutor had a special grudge against him.

MEIiTHYR, ) MONDAY. (Before the STIPENDIARY.) LARCKNV AT MERTHYR VALE.—Thomas Jones, a young man, was charged with stealing 5s. 3d. and a guard, th i property of Lewis Morgan, a fellow- lod^er. Toe theft was reallv not denied, prisoner illiplies, in,, mother lid; He was fined 20s., or fourteen days.

PENARTH. MONDAY. (Before Mr. J. WARE and Colonel LSR.) A VIOLENT RAILWAY PASSENGER. — Jeremiah M'Carthy was summoned for having used abusive language in a carriage On the TafT VII Ie Railway. The company was represented by Mr. Hurman, and the defendant by Mr. A. W. Morris. The atten- tion of a guard named Bailey was called to the defendant by three ladies. Tho defendant was then I 0 using most abusive language to a Mr. Matthews, a fellow-passenger. The guard removed the ladies at Penarth Dock, and on the arrival of the train at Penarth the defendant, win was in a drunken state, challenged Mr. Matthews and the guard to fight. On behalf of the defendant Mr. Morris admitted the offence, and expressed the regret of the defendant for what had occurred. Defendant, was fined JE2 and costs, or 30 days' Imprisonment. STEALING UMBRELLAS FROM A SCHOOL.—Mary Ann Butler, an elderly woman, and Anne Taylor, a young girl, were charged with stealing two um- brellas. one of the vafue of Is. lid., belonging to Minnie GreatPiex. and the other of the value of 5d., belonging to Jessie Williams, from the porch of Llandough School. The younger prisoner was seen to leave the porch with the umbrella under her arm, and afterwards join the other prisoner. On being arrested the elder prisoner said she told the girl not to steal them, and the latter replied that she did. She now admitted that she had taken the umbrellas, and that she was not told to do so by the other prisoner. Butler was sent to gaol for fourteen days, and Taylor re- manded for a week, in order that inquiries might be made respecting her.

TREDEGAR. TURSDAT. (Before Mr. E. D. WILLIAMS, chairman, Mr. W. LLEWELLYN, Mr. J. D. JAMES, Mr. J. G. JAMES, and Mr. P. A. WILLIAMS, and the Rev. W. HUGHES.) APPLICATION FOB A THEATRICAL LICENCE.— Mrs. Hannah Orton applied for a theatrical licence for three months on a building to be erected at the Globe Recreation Grounds, Tredegar. There being no opposition from Captain Parker, the application was granted. TRANSFER OF LICENCE.—Arthur Williams applied for an intermediate transfer of the licence of the Railway Hotel, Sirhowy, from Richard Evans. Tht application was granted. DAMAGING A WINDOW.—Wm. Morgan was fined 5s., and E4 10s. costs, for damaging a window at Ebbw Vale on the 29th ult. ASSAULTING A LANDLADY.—Alfred Meyrick was charged with assaulting Mrs. Broad, landlady of the Greyhound Inn, Tredegar, on the 19th of last month. Defendant pleaded guilty, and was fined 10s. 6d. and costs, or fourteen days in default.

EXTENSIVE ROBBKUY OF FOWLS AT RUMNEY. PRISONERS BEFORE THE NEWPORT MAGISTRATES. CONVICTION OF CARDIFF THIEVES. On Saturday, at the Newport County Petty Sessions (before P. Woollett and Mr. E. Lewis), Frederick Moss, William Moss, and Thos. Tanner, labourers, of Cardiff, were charged with stealing ten fowls and four ducks, the property of Rowland Morgan and 40 fowls, the property of W. Edmunds. Mary Moss, the mother of the prisoners of that name. was charged with feloniously re- ceiving the same. The fowls were valued ut£410s. A large number of spectators were in court. Mr. Parker defended the prisoners.—Sergeant Wilmott said on the 23i d ot January he received informa- tion of the loss of ten fowls and four ducks from Tytotnaen Farm. Found a number of foot-prints about the buildings, and traced feathers on the road all the way to the village of Rumney, also along the railway to within three quar- ters of a mile from tho farm. After that through fields to the Pengam and Splott Farms, and to Adeline-street, Roath. Next day proceeded to Cardiff, and whilst searching for Tanner witness met him in the street. Tanner said, "Are you looking for me?" Witness replied he was. Pri- soner then said, What do you want ?" Replied, "Come to the house and we'll tell you." He then went to Tanner's lodg;ng, at 79, Adeline-street, and asked him for the fowls he had in the house. Tanner said, "I have not got any, and never had any. Witness looked in a pantry and found two fowls, dressed, with their heads and feet off. In a bedroom where William Moss slept witness found a parcel of feathers in the tiue. Wm. Moss said he did not know how the feathers came there. Examined another bedroom, and found a poaching net, with fowts* feathers all through the net. William Mosd was present, and he called his brother Frederick into the room. Witness asked Frederick to whom the net belonged, and he said three lodgers left it, and asked him to burn it. Witness then went to 75, Adeline-street, where Mary Moss's married daughter lives, and in a cupboard he found the fowl produced. Went back to 79, and searched another room, which had been locked up, and found another dressed fowl. In the kit chen found a basket of feathers. The three male prisoners were then in the kitchen, and each denied any knowledge of the fowls and feathers. Examined the boots of each of the three men, and the soles appeared to correspond with the tracks on the farm. Told them he should charge them with stealing the fowls. In the pocket of a coat claimed by Frederick he found feathers. At midnight of the same day witness went to 79, Adeline-street, and saw Mary Moss, whom he asked how she ac- counted for having the fowls. She said, I bought them from a. man named Thomas." —The male prisoners were each sentenced to three months'imprisonment, with hard labour, and the female to one month's imprisonment with hard labour. The Bench complimented the police on the way they had got up the case. The second case was dismissed.

WIFE-BEATING AT CARDIFF. A LICENSED VICTUALLER SENT TO GAOL. A JUDICIAL SEPARATION GRANTED. At Cardiff Police Court on Monday (before Mr. R. N. Valpy, deputy stipendiary) Edward Jones, lessee of the Ship and Pilot, Hotel at the Docks, Cardiff, was charged on remand with assaulting his wife at 150, Stacey-road, and also with assaulting Police- Constable Pitman on the 31st ult. Mr. Harry Cousins appeared for the prosecu- tion, and Mr. Belcher for the defence.— —Fanny Jones said she was the wife of the pri- soner, and lived with him at Stacey-road. Pri- soner went home about twenty minutes past eleven on Friday night. Directly she opened the door to him he struck at her. She then went upstairs, but shortly afterwards he came up and said that he could not eat the supper which had been left for him, and told her to go down and get some- thing else, at the same time striking at her again. She ran out of the house to seek tho aid of a policeman. When she came back she took up a lamp to show the constable what her husband had done, and the latter knocked it out of her hand, and then struck her in the eye. In cross-examination by Mr. Belcher, Mrs. Jones denied that she threw the lamp at her husband. She could not explain how the oil could have got on the back of the coat he was wearing at the time. In reply to the Stipendiary, prosecutrix said she had been married to the prisoner seven years.—Police-Constable Pitman said Mrs. Jones came for him on the night in ques- tion, and when he approached the house the prisoner asked him into the house. While standing in the passage of the house he heard a lamp smashed, and then saw the prisoner run after his wife and strike her.-For the defence Mr. Belcher contended that no blow was struck until Mrs. Jones threw the lamp at her husband. His client admitted that he had struck his wife, but said that it was on extreme provocation.- The Magistrate said he had no doubt that an aggravated assault had been committed, and that without provocation.—Mr. Cousins having applied for an order of separation, the case of assault on the police-constable was gone into.- Police-Constable Pitman stated that after the prisoner struck his wife he struck witness on the mouth and in the eye.-The Magistrate said he had come to the conclusion that prisoner had been guilty of two serious assaults without provoca- tion, He would be sentenced to three weeks hard labour for tho assault upon his wife, and another three weeks for the assault upon the constable. A judicial separation would be granted, and prisoner would have to contribute £2 10s. a week for the maintenance of his wife and three children.

SERIOUS AFFRAY IN A CARDIFF BOARDING-HOUSE. TWO MEN STABBED. Shortly after six o'clock on Tuesday evening a. serious affray occurred in the Excelsior boarding- house, 216, Bute-street, which is kept by a Mr. Johnson. The facts about the affair are as yet rather vague and do not tend to show which party is most to blame. It appears, according to the statement of the proprietor of the house, that at the time mentioned he was sitting in one of the rooms about half asleep, when he heard two men, named Thomas Baker and Carl Haverstack, a Dutch seaman, who were also in the room, commence to quatrel. Baker was urging his companion to play at cards with him, but the latter refused to do so, saying, You got 30s. out of me some time ago," whereupon Baker retorted You're a d-- liar. I never got a cent from you." Upon this the Dutchman issued a chal- lenge to tight the best man in Cardiff, which chal- lenge Baker evidently took up, as he immediately rushed at Haverstack and struck him a violent blow. Johnson then interposed, and placed himself between the two men and told them that if they wanted to fight they must go outside, but at the same time he felt a cut in his arm. He could not tell which man inflicted the wound, but both had knives in their hands, Baker having a black handled one and the other man a broken jjprihnife. Baker was also cut across the right temple, but Johnson cannot ex- plain how the wound was caused. The men than loft the house, and he has not seen them since. However, at about eight o'clock Baker was brought to the Central Police-station by Police- Constable Pearcey, and then taken to the Infir- mary, where his wound was dressed, which, fortu- nately, it is said is not of a dangerous nature. The police are now seeking to arrest Haverstack, but it is stated that he has also been stabbed. Baker is a man about 25 years of age, and resides at No 48. Frederica-street.

NOVEL FIW.E-EXTINGUIS HING EX- PERIMENTS AT CARDIFF. A novel fire-extinguishing experiment was made on Friday afternoon in the Cardiff Arms Park. The new invention introduced for extinguishing fires is a somewhat expensive liquid patented as the Harden Hand Grenade. The test on Friday con- sisted of putting out a pianoforte case containing sticks moistened with pet.roloum, tho experiment being made in the presence of Mr. W. Homingway ihead-constable and chief of the Fire Brigade), Mr. J S. Corbett, Mr. R. E. Spencer, and other well- known gentlemen. A blaze having been obtained, three or four bottles of the liquid were broken and thrown over the burning mass. The effect was surprising, tho flames dying out at once. Heavy rain fell during the experiment, but the assistance thus obtained was immaterial. ^r; Homingway was quite satisfied with the experiment, as also were the ofher gentlemen present. It should be understood, however, that the liquid Is intended on 13- forstna'l fires, such as aro likely to occur in a house or shop. It is a'no useful in suppressing a fire just commencing. Further experiments were made on Saturday with equally satisfactory results,

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CONSERVATISM AT CARDIFF LECTURE BY Mli. J. H. BOTTOMLEY. AN INDIGESTIBLE PILL FOR THE RADICALS. If any evidence were wanted of the growing spread of Conservatism at Cardiff, and the latent fire and enthusiasm which a single spark ignites, it is to be found in the various ward meetings now being held. The electors were met and addressed last week in every part of the town by the gentle- man who, with good reason, is confidently regarded as "our future member." The campaign was ably continued this week by Mr. J. H. Bottomley, president of the Oldham Conservative Working- men's League—a worthy rival in the matter of retentive faculties, though in a different line, with the village parson so graphically depicted by the elegant Goldsmith. One might well be surprised that one small head could hold so much." He is a veritable Conservative index—a party vade mecum of invaluable worth. He delivered the first of a. series of lectures on political topics on Monday night, the venue being the National Schools, Bute-terrace, and the subject, Why I am a Conservative." Mr. Bottomley and the organisers of the campaign have every reason to feelgratified with the success of their inaugural meeting, and every reason to look for- ward with some confidence to results of a de- cided character. Though the room may possibly have been more crowded, the enthusiasm and earnestness of the audience could certainly not have been surpassed. It was primarily and actually a working-man's meeting, and was in itself, as the chairman remarked, a refutation of the parrot-like assertion of the Radical mob orators that a Conservative working man is like the black swan, the rara avis they would have us believe. Mr. Bottomley, in the course of an address bristling with facts, figures, and realities as hard and sharp as a tin-tack, administered to his Radical friends a pill for the digestion of which it would be necessary for "a merciful Providence to fashion 'em hollow." It was an address with an index-with chapter and verse—and one that deserves to be widely read and studied by Conser- vatives throughout South Wales. On the con- clusion of the address the meeting developed an amount of speaking power which was rather sur- prising not the glib echo of a Radical newspaper or its Echo, but speeches of practical local expe- rience under the dispensations of Liberalism and Conservatism. The free and open manner in which several speakers exposed the magnanimous prating of the Radical organ and its actual con- duct in regard to Trades' Unionism, liberty of contract, and the recent Shipwrights' Strike be- tokened a feeling which is a little more wide- spread than some people care to admit. On the whole the meeting was most successful, and those held throughout the week were also marked by the enthusiasm and earnestness of the working men present. The chair was occupied by Mr. LASCELLES CA.RR, who, on rising, was received most cordially. It seemed to him, he said, just at this time when the franchise was being so largely extended, that there was a duty devolving upon all lovers of their country to promote, as far as they possibly could, the fullest and broadest inquiry into political matters. He had long ago rid himself of the idea that the Conservatives were a tlock of silly sheep who followed their leaders on the gregarious principle. His connection with Conservatism in Cardiff had shown him that the spirit of inquiry was already abroad. Conservatives wanted to find a reason for the faith that was within them, and it was only right that they should encourage and foster that spirit, so that they might be able to give a plain, straight- forward, and intelligible answer to the working men of the country as to why they should fight under the banner of Conservatism and not under the banner of Liberalism. (Cheers.) Depend upon it, until they were in a position to do that they were not safe, and he did not think they could be very happy in their own mind. This country had passed through two great revolu- tions within very recent years. The enlargement of the franchise by that great statesman whose name would ever be held dear by all classes of Englishmen, Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beacons- field, was a measure by means of which every householder in the boroughs became the recipient and the exerciser of political power. That was the great revolution which caused the transference of political power, and that was the measure which was being crowned by the present measure, for which he ventured to claim equal credit with the Liberal party. (Applause.) Conservatives were not afraid of the extension of the franchise. They were believers in their fellow-countrymen, and he believed that their principles on that matter were such as would commend them to every member of the community. The time had gone by when people were asked to fight on behalf of any one class. If Conservatism meant class privilege he was not a Conservative. He believed in liberty and equalitv for all classes, and it was because he and other Conservatives found that the tendency of Liberalism was to curtail that liberty by interfering between man and man that they thought they could appeal confidently to the working men to stand on the same platform as they did. (Applause.) The Conservative working man was not like the black swan, a rara avis. (Applause.) The Chairman then introduced Mr. Bottomley. Mr. BOTTOMLKY, on rising to deliver his lecture, met with a hearty reception. After a few pre- liminary observations, he said he came to them as a representative of one of those wonders to the Whigs, surprises to the Liberals, and riddles to the Radicals—a Conservative working man. (Cheers.) He believed in party government. A strong Government should be faced by a united Oppo- sition. Burke once said, A party is a body of men united for promoting National measures upon principles upon which they are agreed. No men could act with effect who did not act in concert. No men could act in con- fidence who were not bound together with common opinions, common affections,and common interests." If that were a proper definition of a party, there was no such thing in existence as a Liberal party. The Liberals never united except at election times. WHY HE WAS A CONSERVATIVE. After a reference to the unity of the Con- servatives, he said he was a. Conservative because the policy, programme, and principles of the great national party of Imperial England were in favour of—1. The vindication of the just rights of the Queen and the Royal Family. 2. The maintenance in all their essential elements of our glorious Constitution in Church and State. & The con- tinuance of religion as the basis of our national education. 4. The deliberative and legislative independence of the House of Lords, and freedom of speech in the House of Commons. 5. The main- tenance of our great Colonial Empire. 6. And the restoration of England to her place of legiti- mate influence in the councils of the world. (Loud cheers.) These were their principles in the past, the policy of the present, and the programme for the future. (Hear, hear.) A DEFINITION OF CONSERVATISM. Defining his terms he said Conservatism was that principle of nature which retains uninterruptedly and in continuous action a portion of the old, rejects that portion which has grown too old,and in its stead creates and establishes something new. Lord Beaconsfiald once said, Liberalism means to attack the institutions of the country under tho name of Reform, to make war on the manners and customs of the people under the pretext of progress." In fact, it might with truth be said, Liberals never appeared satisfied unless they were poking their elbows into somebody's ribs. ('- Hear, hear," and laughter.) On the Continent a Liberal meant one who wanted no King, and as little as possible of God. At home here Liberal orators went about the country like a lot of Cheap Jacks puffing their Brummagem wares. To listen to them one would imagine they had bought up the whole Ten Com- mandments, and had taken a proprietary interest in the Sermon on the Mount. (" Hear, hear," laughter, and cheers.) In order to get into office they would promise everything to everybody, and were all things to all men; there was absolutely nothing, from pitch-and-toss to manslaughter, they would not do for their dearly beloved friends whose votes they were seeking. (Great laughter.) He was a Conservative because that party wanted to retain what was good, construct what was wanted, and destroy what was bad; at the same time, they wanted to be satisfied that any altera- tions that were made were decided improvements. (Cheers.) He was a Conservative because that party believed in a national policy, their aim being to secure abroad the maintenance of the British name, fame, and integrity; at home, the power of the Church, tho Queen, and the people. The principles advocated now were the same as preached by the party when we had a Nelson on the deck, a Wellington in the field, and a Peel in the Ministry. (Cheers.) Many Liberals in their hearts, arguments, and their principles were opposed to the Constitution, a Constitution that secured the blessings of a monarchy without despotism; an hereditary Legislature identified with the well-being of the nation; a national Church where the poor had the Gospel preached to them; a House of Representatives with power to look after the interests of the people, the:r trade, and thair agriculture. Ho %vas a Conservative because tha.t party stood by tho Constitution, feared God, and honoured the Queen. (Cheers.) COMPARISON OF THE COST OF MONARCHICAL AND REPUBLICAN GOVERXMKNTS. Replying to the chargo of the costliness of the Monarchy, Mr. Bottomley pointed out that the Civil List in Germany yearly amounts to £ 615.964-; Italy, £ 650,000; Austria, £ 930,000; Russia, £ 2.000,000, whilst in England it. only amounts to £385,000. (Cheers) The American Republic costs about four times as much as the Monarchy in England. TheTrcnch Republic costs nearly three times as much as the British Monarchy, nnd it was worthv of nota that even under nn extrava- gant Liberal Government hst year our expendi- ture was only £ 89(715»00Q, whilst in France theirs wMj6128,500.000. (Applause.) Neither the Re- publicans of America, the Communists of France, nor any other people, had so respectable, so wise, BO dignified, or even so cheap a Government as the English people. TUB ADVANTAGES OF A MONARCHY. He was a Conservative because that party was united in favour of a monarchy which embraced the principles of liberty, order, and religion, and represented the majesty of care, the administration .t of justice, and the fountain of honour and mercy. (Cheers) Ho r.oed Dot say much about the present' occWnt of the Throne, for she had, by her wise and beneficent rule, endeared herself in the affections of the people, and was respected by all nations. (" Hear, hear," and loud cheers.) Her Majesty ruled over 283,000,000 willing subjects, or about one- fifth of the human race. Her sceptre extended over 9,000,000 square miles of the earth's surface. Our territory was nearly three times in extent the size of the United States, it was eight times larger than the German Empire, and more than twice the size of the whole Continent of Europe, whilst our population was six times, and our income eight times larger than the popu- lation and income of the whole of Germany. It might bo asked, How is this vast Empire held ? Not by the power of our army we were not a military nation. Whilst Italy had under arms eight soldiers to every thousand inhabitants, Russia nearly ten, Germany over ten, and France ovor fourteen, England had not even one man ovor fourteen, England had not even one man under arms for every thousand civilians. (Loud cheers.) We rolied more on moral than physical power. Tne same laws that secured the Queen I' ner crown and preiogatives secured for the poorest peasant an Englishman's birthright, per- sonal liberty, personal security, private property. (Hear, hear). Speakingof the legislative authority of this country, he said it was veated in the Sovereign, tho Lords spiritual and temporal, and tlie Com- mons, and having given a list of the great duties and r««>pous;bilities of members of tha House of Commons, he said, in order to carry out these duties, their actions should be unfettered. He was a Conservative because that party stood up for that liberty of speech for which Hampden died on the fi-ld and Sydney on the scaffold, and with this view resisted the introduction of the cloture. (Applause.) The House of Commons nowadays was not a deliberative Assembly no such thing was known as unbiassed discussion members ap- peared to be mere delegates and not representa- tives. (Hear, hear.) What with the Caucus outside and the cloture inside, a member's lile could scarcely be considered a happy one. (Laughter.) An Conservatives were agreed that a house of re- view was particularly required to check mis- chievous and impracticable legislation. tnE HOUSE OF LORDS AND ITS CONSTITUTION. Whilst anxious to maintain the deliberative powers of the Commons uncontrolled and un- fettered, they wore desirous that the House of Lords should continue as an independent branch of the Legislature, because they behoved that on tho united and energetic support of these authorities depended the continuance of social order, the security of property, the maintenance of religion, and the real liberties of us the people. (Loud applause.) Some Liberals did not desire to do away with the House of Lords altogether they would keep a few lords, if only to keep up the breed. (Loud laughter.) Some objected to Bishops having seats in the Lords, and, whilst protesting their strong faith in religion, the same men advocated the claims of Mr. Bradlaugh lo a seat in the Commons—a man who ridiculed marriage as a curse, the Almighty as a myth, and our Saviour as an impostor. Thank God, the Con- servatives had kept their hands clean from the incomplete member for Northampton. (Ap- plause.) A DEFENCE OF THE CHURCH AND STATE. He was a Conservative because he supported, not only a Constitution in State, but also in Church and State. The Church historian, Fuller, said that when penning the last page of his history a friend told him to hasten or ere the ink was dry the Church would have ceased to exist. That was 250 years ago. Since then the Church had survived many epochs of history; it was like a noble tree, it had spread its roots deep into the hearts and minds of the English people; it had spread its branches over the land in every village and town. It was a Church, as had been said, for the purity of its faith, the antiquity of its origin, the scriptuality of its services, its holy orders. The sound catholic principles on which its blessed reformation was conducted was unsur- passed by any Church in Christendom, and if Mr Gladstone, or any other revolutionary statesman, came forward with his Parliamentary axe threaten- ing it in any way, every Conservative would stand forward boldly, saying- Woodman, spare that tree, Touch not a single bough; In youtli it sheltered me. And I'll protect it now. (Loud applause.) He was a Conservative, then, because that party had for its banner an open Bible; for its principle Constitution, Protes- tantism and for its motto, No Surrender!" (Applause.) AN EXPOSURE OF RADICAL PRINCIPLES. The lecturer then entered into an elaborate exposure of Radical principles, which he described as shifting as the sands of the desert, and as variable as the aurora borealis. They would shout themselves black in the face for peace, re- trenchment, and reform. As for peace, why, during the last 40 years we have had 25 wars, and the Liberals had been in office 27 years and had had twenty wars. Tha Conservatives had been in office thirteen years and had had five wars, and still the Tories were the war party. ^Laughter.) Lord John Russell had truly said Mr. Gladstone and the Liberal party had tarnished the national honour, injured the national interests, and lowered the national character. (Cheers.) Even Mr. Cobden, on July 7, 1855, said he looked back with regret on the vote he gave on the motion which changed Lord Derby's Government. He regretted the re- sults of that motion, for it cost the country £ 100,000,000 of treasure and 30,000 good lives. (Applause.) Whether they cast their eye to the burning sands of Egypt, to the more southern latitude of South Africa, or from thence to the neighbourhood of our Eastern dominions, they could see the evil genius of tiie present apology for a Government had followed them. As for re- trenchment, Mr. Cobden said in 1862 the so-called Liberal party had been by far the most extravagant Government that had been known in a time of peace. Sir W. Harcourt, on April 4,1872, moved a resolution in the House condemning the extravagance of the Liberal Government. Mr. John Bright, at Birmingham, on December 21, 1868, said no Government was worthy of confidence which could not carry on the affairs of the nation at a less cost than £ 70,000,000. The present Ministry last year spent £ 89,715,000. (Cheers.) WHAT THE CONSERVATIVES HAVE DONE TOWARDS REFORM. Then, again, as to Reform. The South Wales Dally Veics in a leader that day said the Conserva- tives were nowhere in Reform." To disprove this he quoted remarks from several Liberal statesmen acknowledging the services of the Conservative party. He also claimed for the Conservative party the great mea' sures for tho improvement and civilisation of the people, for shortening the hours of labour and giving comfort and satisfaction to working men. Who were, he asked, the pioneers in the movement for the abolition of the slave trade but Pitt and IVilberforce-Tories. (Cheers.) Who repealed the Test and Corporation Acts but Sir Robert Peel and the Duke of Wellington and the same Tory statesmen secured Catholic Emanci- pation and who repealed the Corn Laws but Sir Robert Peel? (Loud cheers.) Who fought for the working classes when the Factory Acts were passed ? John Bright, Milner Gibson, W. E. Gladstone, Joseph Hume, and other Radicals ? (Cries of "No, no.") Was it not John Morgan Cobbett, Mr. Disraeli, Lord John Manners, and Lord Shaftesbury. ("Yes, yes," and applause.) Who passed the Reform Bill ? Did the Liberals not try four times and fail, and was it not Lord Derby and Mr. Disraeli, in 1857. who placed 1,200,000 voters on the electoral roll, of whom 750,000 of them were hona fide working men ? (Cheers.) If they thought these statements insuf- ficient to demonstrate who were the real friends of the working classes, lie would tell them what Mr. Plimsoll said. When Radical member for Derby, speaking in the House of Commons on May 14,1873, ho said, I am a Liberal of the Liberals. J have supported Liberal measures ever since I came into this House, but it has been borne in my mind that the interest of the working classes, when at issue between themselves and capitalists, are safer with the Conservatives than with the Liberals." (Cheers.) Better still was the opinion of Mr. Maedonald, M.P., Radical Trades Unionist, and working men's representative for Stafford, who, speaking to his constituents on January 14, 1879, said, "I am not one with strongly hostile views to the Government. I thought when I eutered Parliament we had enough of Whig rule. You have gained more from the Conservatives in respect to matters affecting the working men than the Liberals would ever dare have granted." (Loud applause.) In conclusion, Mr. Bottomley siid lie was a Conservative because that party was a National, a Constitutional, and a Democratic party. National, because they were determined to uphold the power of the nation Constitutional, because they had a respect for the institutions of the country .ind Democratic, because they had faith in and believed in tha power of the people. (Applause.) He was a Conservative, because, as Mr. Disraeli once said, the Conservative party was associated with principles the most popular, senti- ments the most entirely national, the cause of labour, tlie cause of the people, the cause of old England- (Loud cheers.) The CHAIRMAN and several other speakers, on the conclusion of the address, spoke of the manner in Whiuii the working men in Cardiff were treated by Liberal employers and the Radical organ. On the motion of Mr. G. B. Hughes, seconded by Mr. R Roberts, and supported by Messrs. Owen and Leardie, a hearty vote of thanks was accorded to Mr. Bottomley for his lecture. In reply, the Lecturer expressed the pleasure he had on learning that Mr. J. M. Maclean, the Conservative candidate for Oid- him, ""1\S part proprietor of the Western Mail. Mr. Muclean at the next election would be the dis- tinguished representative of Oldham in Parlia- ment and he would venture to say that if there was one man in this country destined to make his mark in the administration of the affairs of the Empire it was Mr. Maclean. ln conclusion, Mr. Bottomley proposed a vote of th inks to the chair- man, which was seconded by Mr. Hughes, and carried with acclamation. The proceedings then terminated.

CAIIDIFF BOA"llb^7)F GUARDIAXS. The wceklv meeting of the Cardiff Board of Guar- dians was held on Saturday at tho Workhouse. Dr. Paine presided, and was supported by Mr. Plain, vice-chuirinan. The muster reported that. during the week 48 had been admitted and 37 discharged, leaving 62* in the house, an increase of 97 on the corresponding week of last year. The number in tiie schools was 239, an inercasc of 23.—Mr. Boberts, Penarth, called attention to the inconvenience caused at Dmas Powis in the payment of out-ndief by the unsuita- bilitv of the office and the old n.gc of the keeper, who was 39 vears of age. He moved that the station should tie removed to some more convenient, place. In the course of some discussion which ensued Dr. Paine sug^osted that the difficulty might bo met. by a new~and better arrangement on the part of ttm relieving officer. It was eventually decided to leave the- matter in his hands.—There was no other business before the board.

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THE BRITTANY STEAMSHIP COMPANY (LIMITED). ANNUAL MRETING AT CARDIFF. LIVELY PHOCEhJDINUS. The annual meeting of the Steamship Brittany Company (Limited) was held at the Windsor Hotel, Bute Docks, Cardiff, on Monday, when there were about 40 shaieliolders present. Mr. J. P. Down occupied the chair, and amongst the others present were Messrs. Milner, Herbert Cory, G. C. Downing1, Walter Hemingway, J. Bowen, Stowe, Jones, Hawkins, and Pickford. Tile CHAIRMAN having read the minutes of the previous meeting moved their adoption. A discussion ensued, in which Mr. Stowe, Mr. Hawkins, Mr. Pickford, and others contended that the minutes could not be adopted as the meeting was an informal one, for the reason that the proper notice had not been sent to the shareholders. On referring to the Articles of Association, however, it was found that the notice was properly given, and after a prolonged and somewhat desultory conversation the CHAIRMAN moved the adoption of the minutes, when twelve voted for their adop- tion and ten against. At this juncture Mr. HERBKBT CORY, of the firm of Messrs. Cory and Sons, put the question whether all present were shareholders. He con- sidered that the meeting was a private one, and, therefore, if any member of the press were pre- sent he had no right to be there. Mr. BOWEN strongly urged that if there was a press representative in the room he should be allowed to remain. It was, lie said, far preferable that a fair report should go forth to the public thin a garbled one. He was connected with a Building Society which for some time past had decided to admit reporters to its meetings, and it had been productive of much good. Mr. TROUNCE said that personally he had no objectiou to the press representative being present. Several members having spoken against the representative of the press remaining, Mr. HEMINGWAY remarked that, in the interest of the shareholders and the public, he thought an accurate report of the proceedings should be taken. If everything was fa' and above board they had nothing to fear fror ;Jublioity. He did not know what paper the atiemau to whom they had taken exception belonged, but he certainly would propose that he be permitted to remain. As the majority of those present appeared to be in favour of Mr. Hemingway's suggestion our representative was permitted to remain, and the matter dropped. Mr. TROUNCE then read the annual report, which stated that, notwithstanding that the steamship Brittany had done no work for upwards of nine weeks in consequence of an accident by which she had been sunk at Bilbao, the position of the com- pany that day was more favourable than could have been expected. It went on to state that steamship property had much depreciated in value by reason of the depressed state of the freight market, but as the company had been fortunately insured in the Detention Club, and as they had received a large sum for services rendered by the Brittany to the French steamer St. Onge, the directors had confidence in antici- pating the approval of the shareholders of the result of the past year's working. It had been the desire of the directors and manager on more than one occasion to pay interim dividends, and the reason of the delay in doing so was that they had been obliged to pay their average accounts, whereby they had saved the cost of interest and other expenses, and had thereby saved a good sum to the company by utilising the moneys received. The directors were glad to report that they had received from the underwriters every consideration in settlement of claims. The settlements had been of an unprecedented kind, amounting to the ex- traordinary claim of 120 per cent., but it was gratifying to know that of the £15,730, the total sum claimed, they had actually received £ 11,6^7, and expected shortly to receive the final balance. Only 230 shares of the companv had been placed out of the original number of <250, and by paying off the balance of purchase monev out of the profits the position of every shareholder had been improved. Since their first annual meeting, last February, when £2,027 was due on shares from the shareholders, they had received £1,70J, leaving a balance of only about JE300 due. At the same period last ye ).r they were indebted to the sellers of the steamer in the sum of £ 3,050, balance of purchase money, which had now been reduced to JE400. In conclusion, they recommended that as soon as their liabilities were paid out of the moneys coming from the underwriters, and the manager had funds sufficient in hand, a dividend of £2 per share be paid to all shareholders whose shares were fully paid up. The CHAIRMAN said that in face of the depression in trado lie considered the report a very satisfac- tory one. He did not think a better report could have been submitted by any steamship company in Cardiff, or. perhaps, the United Kingdom. Mr. BIRD wished to know whether the boat was paying now. The CHAIRMAN, in reply, said that the report dealt with the past twelve months, and not with the future. The CHAIRMAN then put the question whether the shareholders would take the accounts, which had been duly audited by Mr. Roberts, as read, or should he psoceed to read out the several items. r This gave rise to a very animated discussion, several of the /shareholders contending that they ought, in accordance with the prospectus, to have been supplied with a printed statement. Mr. ROBERTS, the auditor, said the reason why the accounts had not been pointed and sent to the shareholders was that he had not completed the auditing of the accounts uniil that afternoon. After a heated discussion the accounts were adopted by a large majority, and iL was decided that in future an account should be sent out every quarter showing the working expenses of the boat. Mr. PICKFORD then said that, as there were several absent members who would like to see these accounts before they were passed, he should demand a poll on the matter. Mr. DOWNING said in that case the chairman niigut direct that a poll should be taken there that day. Mr. PICKFORD replied that under Article 42 of Table A the chairman had no such power. It was definitely stated that on a poll being demanded the absent members bhould have an opportunity of voting. The CHAIRMAN said the poll should have been demanded before the accounts were adopted, and was proceeding with the next business when Mr. PICKFORD said he wished to place it on record that he objected to tilts course which \<.is being taken. The matter then dropped. The CHAIRMAN said the next business hnd refe- rence to the insurance of the vessel. She was at present insured for £12,000, but the directors hau felt for some time that, in view of the diliicul- ties they had to contend with in making the bc.it pay, it would bo wiser to reduce the insurance policy somewhat. Mr. DOWNING explained tiut for every £ 1,000 they reduced tho insurance they would :) £ 103. He proposed that the insurance on the sliip and the value thereof si.oul.1 be reduced from £ 12,COO to £10,000. ThiJ as seconded by Jir. HIWKJMS and carried. The three director. Messrs. Down, Cory, (Ond Mili.er were then re-e!< c:.cd, nod Mr. Stowe was added to tiie directorate. This concluded tl,e proceedings.

To STUDENTS.—To nil u.ose who burn th<"> *'Miiln jc'.it Oil eej,'Hge(l in mental i.il>our, wo v.vml.i recommend Cad'Huy's Oeooa, its c"):¡,")rtin: eXldla-1 rating, and sustaining powers are extraordinary. 6978e

PRESENTATION TO THE MAYOII 01 SWANSEA. SPEECH BY SIR JOHN JONES JENKINS, M I A public meeting was held at Libaous Chapel, Morrist^n, on Monday evening, fur purpose r f presenting an illuminated address to the Mayor of Swansea (Mr. William Williams), congratulating him on his elevation to the civic chair. Ti e buil- ding was crowded, the inhabitants of the Morristor district being hearty and unanimous in tlier feeling tow irds the worthy mayor. There wcr, on the platform, besides the Mayor, Sir J. Jenkins, M.P., Councillors Martin,T. Freeman, J.is Jones, and Rees, Dr K>-es, T. Davies, and K..J.it- kins, Messrs. Thos. Jones, John Uowen, W Pttiii-ti Lewis, W. Williams (Wern), D. Owen, 11. lIow..n Clement, W. Jowett, W. H. Edwards, li. Monger, T. Bowen, E. K. Brown, 1>. Williams, John Morgan; D. Owen (Plasycoed), W.J. Lewis, and T. Griffiths. In opening the meeting. Sir J. JONKS JKNKINS, M.P., chairman, spoke very highly of the mayor and expressed his firm conviction that had the presentation taken a wider form many Swansea people would have been glad of the opportunity of showing their appreciation of his many good qualities. He could quite understand the appre- ciation in which the mayor was held at Mo iris ton when he looked back to the depressed times before lie undertook the formation of a company and started, under his per- sonal supervision, the works at Morriston. Had he invested his money there without taking the management he doubted whether the undertaking would have been as successful as it had proved. The starting of those works was a very iniportant event for Morriston, for at the time many suffered from actual want owing to the depression existing in the industry throughout the whole country. They were now, unfortunately, passing through similar times, the hard- ness of which was less felt there thur in other places. Referring to the Industrial Re- muneration Conference held in London, Sir Jola; said lie did not believe in any kind of law wiiiok would take the land away from one and give it to an other, ior the same process would have to he repeated every few years. It, depended upon individuals themselves, for by perseverance, ability, and good judgment it was possible for peopie to attain to high and useful positions. This was what the mayor had done, and he de- served all credit for his efforts. No one had a greater pleasure or interest in his life than he (Sii John) had. (Cheers.) Mr. JOWETT gave an interesting description ot the career of the Mayor and Sir John Jones Jenkirn from their humble childhood to the present time. Mr. THOMAS then proceeded to read tha address, which was in album form, and very artistically produced. It expressed in flattering terms the respect and esteem of the inhabitants of Morris- ton. Mr. DOWER then presented the address in a capital speech. The MAYOR, in returning his thanks, said lie did not know what he had done to deserve such appro- bation. He would treasure the address alJd the kindly feelings which had been exhibited towards him very highly, and he hoped it would be an in- centivo to his children to lead upright and straightforward lives. The Mayor then described his past career in a manner which elicited hearty applause. Other speakers followed.

SWANSEA IIA11130 LJ11 TRUST. ANNUAL TKADE RETURNS. The annual return of trade in connection with the Swansea Harbour has just been prepared by Mr. R. Capper, the harbour superintendent. Tha report is divided into sixteen tables. Mr. Capper says, In the face of the decline in the shipping industry of the country, which we hear of on all sides, Swansea Harbour stands strong in its own trade." 1,813 vessels, with a registered tonnage of 1,172,289, cleared during the year, and the tonnage rates received therefrom were JE31,638 lls. Id., as against 4,973 vessels in 1883 tonnage, 1,189,483 with tonnage rates amounting to £ 29.788 6. 5d. As compared with 1883 the trade of 1884 shows a doorcase of 160 vessels, but an increase of 62.316 tons, and JE1,850 4s. 8d. in tonnage rates. The total trade of the harbour (import and export) for the years 1883 and 1884 respectively was— I' lb36. 1834. Tons. Tons. Coal and patent fuel 1, 7C-3 Metals and thiir orts (not iron) 12 2i0,6i5 Iron, steel, iron ore, and till- plates 3,34,251 Timber and other building ma- terials 9J,f34. SC.-i £ Materials connected with the chemical trades 38, £ b;) 47,0.7} Agricultural produce (tood) b2,3¿:¿. bt'iiv Vegetable and animal produce (manufactures) 2,574. 2,111 General merchandise 131,003 101,00# 2,002,481 2, 4 7

WATCH STEALING AT SWANSEA. THE THIEF CAUGHT IN THE ACT. At Swansea Police Court on Monday James John son, a tramp, was charged with stealing two goi-J and two silver watches, the property of Mr. Jolil, Be van, watchmaker, 25, Oxford-street. The pri soner was caught behind the counter with watches in his hand by prosecutor. They strug- gled together, and got into the street, where, with assistance, prisoner was secured. He had three watches and a new pair of boots in his possession. The magistrates sent him to gaol for six months with hard labour.

PENARTH LOCAL BOARD. A meeting of this board took piece on Monday evening. Captain Ingram in the chair. The report of Dr. Noll, the medical officer, was read, from winch it appeared that the death-rate for the quarter was 23 8. There were nine deaths fro'n measles, fourteen from other disorders, tive from consumption, four from ot her causes, but no deat ha occurred from violence. Five deaths occurred in children under one year. Measles had broken out; but there v\as no great mortality. On the whole, tlie mortality was very Sight as compared with other years Throughout the year the health of tho district, as far as zymotic diseases were concerned, was healthy. There waR no excessive heat or cold, excepting in tie but that caused only a slight mortality. The w.lt,>r supply had bcoix good, and lower complaints had been made I respecting this 1 iian in previous years. The ois- trict at that time was in » vt-ry patisfaetorj estate. Thero was no other business of public. iuterest.

A DISABLE SVILP IN PEN ARTE i:o ds. About two o'clock on Monday afternoon Mr CaUerson, Ko. 11 CanLff pilot, boarded tht fipar.H>l*brk £ i^quct do Hagu.i off the Nash Point lie found til it the brig was ronmr.g back in it disabled Ftate. loo bulwarks t a li, int stanchions down to the covering b. "Iroi woiectmed awciv from before ?h? fore r^giu^ on the star- board ,o,, eft lo the i-ifiin ugging. nnd the U'i'wHfVj. on thepoit side were broken in several places. His io«er foietopsail nod a 1 ->t of the running gear had also been cairicd away. The crew appeared to bo completely worn out and then* o'isrfirs were washed <>IT them into ribbons. '1 tie 'ir.g is t o*»l hdon end had l.-l t C¡r.li:T about twlve doys ago for a frvrign part, experiencing fUll FARED of the recent, J/Itil, vesse anchored in Penarth Roads between nvennd si! o'clock, aud docked at Cardiff for the ncccss-irj reoair.