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THE CRISIS IN THE'I EAST.I
THE CRISIS IN THE 'I EAST. I INCREASE THE WAR I FEELING I E 1.0' ¡ TURKISH ;\HL1TAI:): PREPARATIONS. ANXIETY OP ruI?CI: ALEX\?DEH. THE SERVIAN DEMANDS. ——— t CRITICAL COXDITlOX OF AFFAIRS. j ——— THE SERVIAN MANIFESTO. OR VIENNA. It i-< pesitiveiy anii-n.-jd here tht Mi'an has jmwn up n. w;ch wnl be issued i frrward move-j c'.ent of the '¡,ln trooj. ANXI CF PRIX(FE ALEXANDER. F'W){ C'fit OOKRr;S?0\DKXT.j j BELI;RADE:, T')p Gcr:;i:tn Envoy, (;nur.t Rr.'iy, att.er sepin? j 'ril)!\9 ofri(;ia! here, hasone to Ni-ch. licarn) ;:¡,t Pnace AL'x3.nder h.i. ht'cu:ne si\riousiy farmed at the of n. Servian invasion of ö¡.,Jgar¡J., iias determined, if p -ssibie.to arrive ) tt an understanding wit!] K.ns; Milan by direct preparations proceed seadl¡Y, <L!ld u'f much facititated by tho .ntlf;l('t(): Lr;UCid '\n'1':IY!('nt recent.y ('on- .-indcd i;i Vienna. sp)ri'. of the S 'n-i"n people Continues Co p" "nthusiastic. TURKISH WA?? rKKFAi?ATIONS. j'FPO.'H OCR COK:!tSPO\DK\Tj CONSTANTINOPLE TCF3DAY (1IÎa VAUKA). Furkey h.s )f thoroughly aroused hersplf toa! ti). into which she seemed to Mi upon thf ;:pw.< of !ebe!!iion in Eastern Roumeha. N'Uur? has contributed to this r?overy so much as ttu' ambitious activity of Srvia. and Greece. T:t' Purtc wn not rea.Uv I, Utuch a'nrmfd nt the prospect of losing Enstera H,):lmeJia, nnny Tui.ijl stntesnwn har! long' ] 'rc-ecn tiiat the union r't' the two HJg<lrhs was a question of time: but whpn first Servm, ff.d then Gi'pece, cooUy demand cmnpensa.tion for l' Turkish to the p:tUence of the n?wpr?v?itin? at the P?Lice and in theorMc?d \\orid f?ithiuhy race's t' px.nper.'?:<in :)')w \\orid faithÍui¡y race's t' :)')w amongst the MUSsu]fl¡,mS, .'md. to éJ:\Jn exrt.nt, arnongst tj)e joca.1 Christian "ubjecta of his Mm'sLy. Thia ex?peMHon is so sn'Cng th:tt it wiU not be possible ior thf ?uit.T). cvan if he so desired, 10 vicid .?n inch of tfrt-itory either to pr to Greece "ith0l(( IlIrijng' It good tigh'. Military t ¡on 'u' ther.-rorp, being pressed f'.H.ward whh aion;"hing vigour the statf of the r'jrkish exchequer. Porulr enthuainsm ensures ',in !tbun.mt .suppjy of recruit who. n.s they nr- "ive here from ail purts of Empire, are sent. into oarmcks to pcrionn temporarity the garrison duty jitherto as"I!;ned to the troops which have been .ent. I'j and other centres. Speoat ra.ns conveytr.g horses, ;III1S, :tnd runmunitfon trc ;urned iorward to the frontiers day and niht, fhd-tthestc!ttne;s ..t !he Austrian Lfoyd'sCotn- ):tnv continue to carry I.n-s'e numbers of troops rotn Ismidt, Smvrna. and 8yri;t to .alonica a.nd )edel\.gatC'h. AU the troop!! I have seen are full 3t' enthusiasm and eager for righting. Said Pa?ha. the ex-Grand ?'ixier? continue-! in 1iggra(,Ð. A strong party at the pahce is working 'norget'ca!)y ugainst h')n, and strenuous efforts ti-e being naade to induce the Suitar. to send him exiie. COUNT KALXOKY. lFRü:.t OCK VIENNA. WEDNESDAY, Attho\igh It has bpea officiaJly denied that Count Eatnoky j¡,\S any intention o: resigning, an im- prevaits in p<j!itica] circies that he will not much tonger reaaaia in ot5c&. !t is alleged that the Eastern Roumehan crisis ha11 proved him to be "'amiCI'; 'n strength, in perspica.eity.iind in direct- ness f'f purpose. OF THE" AMBASSADORS. CENTRAL XEWS TELEGRAM, j CONSTANTINOPLE, WEDNESDAY. ttnrd 'Beetin,? of the Ambassadors was field at the restdence of Count CorM yesterd-'v after. !:ooa, the Mtting J'1sting for a considerable time. It is believed that f\J 1\ resu't of their deliberations Jt WM dec'ded to present a decla.ratIon to the Forte stating :hat the Great Powera compiete!v J¡savow the recent action in Eastern Roumeli& and Buigaria which led to the union of those two ctate9.:and they disapprove the action of Greece and other Bafkan States in making territorial claims and in warlike arrangementa. LETTER FROM MR. GLADSTONE. [" CENTRAL XEW3" TELEGRAM.] BRUSSELS, MONDAY The Znàependanc BeIge to-day publishes a letter rom Mr. üJadtone to M. Emife de Laveleye, the eminent pub!icMt,on the subject of recent eventa Q Eastern Europe. Mr. Gladstone savs :—"Like 7ou, I desire BuJgnrian union, but I nevertheiess ;ru9t that the movement wiJI not exceed its prpsenca hmiM, becausf I fear the consequences of m outbreak of disastrous competitions between be Great Powers themselves and between the Ifllenie 'ind Sclavonic races in Eastern Europe. I )XL>I"f:'SS myself with reserve because my mind is )erplexed. for I see Buigarian union, excellent in tstif, m&y produce immeasurable evils.
JHE BURMESE DIFFICULTY.
JHE BURMESE DIFFICULTY. 'SOSTILF ATTITUDE OF THE KING. WAR I F" REUTStt'S CALCUTTA. I Tr!9 Kj!? of Bu-rrah hf<q replied in insulting find terms to fhe communicn.tion of tLe, Ch"9f Cotpmissioner of Briti"èJ Burmahrpgarding) 'he dispute between the Burmese Government and I thf Bombay and Burmah Trading Assuciation. The .King decHnes to ntake any concession, or to re-open or d'scuss the subject with the Indian Government. The Chifi om.t.issioner has appHed for an ndf!iHona,'fo!C9 of 8.000'roopa before an ultimalum to Mandahv. ° I¡ L"TiXEa" TPLEGRA-H-] CALCUTTA, TDF.SDA y, Iti9 a communication wiil be sent to Macdafay, statinsr ti.ttt if the decreR of the Hlont be enforced, and the pro- perty confiscated, it wiJI bo regarded aa a ca,w I ¡'f'li. J'he genera! opinion at is that before f'.n ulnmatum is sent the troops in the- province should be reinforced. One thousand two hundred European and 2.500 Madras infantry soldiers are there, a!! s-.tsoaed troops, in a high state of ftHciencv. If these were avai!ab!e for active !1pr'ltions they wouJd be sumcient to capture Mandaiay and dethrone Theebaw in one week. But 'or the garrisoning of the province and the pro- ection of the extended frontier 5.000 more men ne required. Qenera! is felt that. some decided course should be hnmediatpiy adopted. Trade is greasy ,njured by the present condition ofarfairs. The Italian Ccosui at Mundalay has sent his family to f{flngoolJ, and the other Europeans; in Upper Burmah are his example. The statement which was circuited on Wednes.' day mormn<; that a difference of opinion regard- i'1g" U.e S,t0pSY) be taken for asserting British in- rtucnco 'n Upper Burmah betwefn Lord! ? '?"? -"? Sahsbury. and Lord Randolph (.hurchi.l )s c?ntradict"d on the highest authority.
THE CAROLINE ISLANDS ! hIFFICULTY.…
THE CAROLINE ISLANDS hIFFICULTY. ? GEIDL\iY AD THE POPE. L" RrrTFr:'3 TLFGR.üf.1 ROME, WfDXESDAT. It ia atated that at th3 mfptin? yesterday of) personages en? tged in drafung tile basis of the Papa) decision en '?e Carolines question a disposi- t:on was evinced to admit the Spanish sovereignty whUe acknowledging the correct conduct, of Germany. l"cr'iTRAL XFW< TEI.EGRA'\t.] MADRID, WED\E?:OAT. Intenigence rpcfivpd from Yap states that the German gunboat Nautilus has put into harbour Lhere, having sustained damage at sea. An imnres- ? .n is gaining ground that the commercial advan- tages to be granted Germany in the Carolines wit! be emended to England. Rea.rding the Papa! mediation, if 1S generally thought thJ.t his HoHncss cannot but. decide in favour of Spain. In this case, however, the ,islI is too palpably the father of the ¡ thought. Diplomatic relations between Berlin and the Vatican are to ba resumed, and a Papal Nuncio .1 BeiUa ia already agreed open.
StR H. D. WOLFFS MISSION.I
StR H. D. WOLFFS MISSION. I BASBS OF THE ARRANGEMENT. I L" B?'UTRR'S TPLKC?AM.? CONSTANTtNOPLE, SATCRn?T. S.r H. D. Wo? had a Ions; conference to-d-?y with Aarin Pasha. It is expected that his departure for Egypt wi!I not cow he !oug deiayed, and that he I WI!J start aa soon as he has laid down the :;eneral jrmciples of an eventual agreement. Aa a result of several conferones between '?tr H. D. Woin and Kiamil and Aarin Pashas. the basia of a general understanding between Turkey and Englan.d has just been arranged for reforming the entire civil, military, and finan- cial administrat! )n of Egypt to such an extent as to eoable the Egyptian Government to carrv on the administration of the country by itelf and to conclude an advantageous arrangement with the Soudanese. This basis excludes the desnatch of Turkish troops, and establishes the principle of the British evacuation when it may be possible to effect f. The arrangement, aa at present agreed Mpon, is embodied in e a short document, which, it <s stated, has been signed bv ail the Ministers aubmiMd for tha Suit<*n'a aoarovat. Sir H. D. WoltT has, however, received no com- munication from the Porte on the subject. The British Special Envoy is still awaiting instruc- tions £ron Lord Salisbury concerning the basis arranged by turn with the Turkish Ministers. As soon as it has received the sanction of Lord Salis- bury and the Suttan the details wit! he added, pro- bah!y without the formi'itv of appointing fresh Ottoman delegates. since Sir H. D. Woln' and K)ami) Pasha. are agreed upon the genera) principlL's. When atl thp points !iave been deter- mined upon the British Special Envoy wiH pro- ceed to Cairo. accompanied by an Ottoman com- mtgsioner, and wi)) ir.s'itute in inquity into all thf I branches of the administration.
RU8SIAX TROOPS AT MERV.
RU8SIAX TROOPS AT MERV. A MENACING MDVEM):NT. TKHERAX, MONDAY. I A Il'tter fr,n _"ktt'Jri, datI" tht> 18th of ;e1)- timber, st.at&s that 2.000 Russian infantry had arrived at Merv, and ha!t jf them were to procaed ¡' to Pend]°t<.
THE AFGHAN FRONTIER COM-!…
THE AFGHAN FRONTIER COM-! :\IOX. I Tr-KsnAY. Sir West R¡,3ew ¡ç" has vi'nod Mashed, where he n:pr. with it cordial rf-ception f''o'n the Gover- n()..Gcnc:-ai >\Dd the P,'rsian \rfi,¡, vo'!w h:le of laic been vfi'y frirndiy an.-i impartial. The Mission proee¡>(j;¡ to Zultkar ei!.r!y r.e:t mnnth, anà will probably wint-r at Eutkh, rpturning to India ir. the spring, alter the frontier dcmarc'ttion )s coc- cluded.
..IRISH AFFAIRS. !
IRISH AFFAIRS. DESPERATE ""lOOLrGHl' OUTRAGE. LORD HEADLEY.S .MANStON FIRKD UPON. A SKILFULLY-PLANNED ATTACK. About m'dnight on Sunday a. party of mounted and 1.rm(>d men'mrr,)uncted the man;;ion of Lord Head!ev, near Kiilarney, where Mr. S. M. Hussey, thf London is residing. Several shots were at the poiicf* sentries outride the buitdmg. which wre bi'i-?.kiy returned; upon which the asaail?nts made on', None of the police were injured. ANOTHER ACCOUNT. The "Central News" Kiilarney correspondent The "Central News" Kiilarney correspondent teiegraphs :—Tha attack on Aghado House by M<)nnli;;hter is the most daring attempt at intimi- dation which ha-! been made since the revival of the agitation. The affair, moreover, seems to have been pianned with a deal of cunning. The attack was made, who)!y or partially, by men on horse- back or on cars,who approached the house in three different parties. The night being perfectly dark anJ the house ,mrroundecl by woods, the Moon. lighters had no diincuity in advancing within striking distance without being discovered. The plan of operations seems to have been for two of the attacking parties to open tire, and then withdraw, hoping to lure the sentries after them, thus leaving the house open to an attack from the third party, who hy in ambush at the edge of the wood. Accordingly the two parties opened tire from two different points, the fire being returned by the police but they refrained from following up the Moonlighters when they retreated. Thus the scheme failed. Hud the police left the building it is behoved the third party would have attempted to blow up or burn the house. There were nine puhcem°n in the building at the time of the attack. Of the arrival of In- spector Crane with rlir¡forcelDents the whole country was scoured, without any arrests being made. Mr. Hnssey, who is Lord Kenmare's agent, is about to ieave for EngJand. Indeed, some of his servants had ah'eady gone. It. is a. coincidence that on the last occasion when an attempt was made to blow up Mr. Hussey's house at Edenburn he wac; then on the eve of le:wing for England. The outrage has caused deep feeling of indigna- tion throughout the Kittarney district.
THE BOYCOTTED CATTLE TRADE;…
THE BOYCOTTED CATTLE TRADE; FROM CORK. MEKTING OF THE COI!K STEAMSHIP COMPANY. DECISION TO CARRY ALL CATTLE. It being stiH as-'erted in some newspapers that the Midiand Company refused to ship Landlords'! cattle, the "Centra! News'* correspondent learned on Saturday morning that the subordinate omcer of the Midtand Company at Cork did protest.on th') part of the company, aainst receiving "Boycotted' ca.ttlc to the detriment of other frame. It was on the faith of this unauthorised and uriomcia! state- ment thut the chairman of the Cork :;team Packet Company announced thut bis company were only following the ex&mple of the Midland Company. A very large meeting of the shareholders of the Cork Steam racket Company was held on Saturday to consider the application —or, rather, dema.nd—of the South of Ireland Cattle Dealers' Association that the company should discontinue shipping for England the cattie of obnoxious pe'-tons, as well as the threat of the Cork Defence Union to bring action after action against the company if they refused their cattie. and did not discharge their duty as common carriers. Deputations from both bodies were fuiiy heard. Tne Chairman of the Cattie Dealers' Association denied that they wanted to keep the trade in their own hands, or had formed a ring to break down competition at fairs, sts! had been alleged by the Defence Union deputation. Mr. Smith Barry undertook, if the damands of the cattle dealers were acceded to by the company, that the Defence Union pre- sent cattle for shipment at every boat skiing, and they would bring an action against the company every time they refused to accep; them. Sir Genl'ge Colchurst pointed out. that it would be impossible for the company to ascartain whether cattle did or did not belong to obnoxious individual!), and they would have, as they did in the case which raised the question, to depend upon the statement of deakrg. who already succeeded by false s:a.te- ments in stopping cattle never Boycotted, but which were stopped without being first sold to the dealers. Captain Lyons, chairman of the company, said they had communications from ail carriers between Ireland and England, and, without exception, they were prepared to rake all cattle and goods, no matter bv whom presented. Tbe company's law agent read counsel's opinion, advising that, not only would they incur hea.vy penalties for every time they refused cattle onered for shipment in the ordinary way, but anyone signing a resolution authorising such refusal would render himself liable to criminal prosecution for conspiracy. A vote was then taken, which,owing to the number of proxies spnt in, occupied some hours, and resulted in 11,906 voting for carrying al! cattle no matter by whom presented and '706 in favour of the cattle dealers, demands. The deputation from the cattle dealers, having been informed of the result, stated that neither they nor any friends of theirs would ship a beast by the Cork Steam Packet Company's steamers. The directors implored them to recon- sider the matter, as their withdrawal would ruiu the company, but they declined. On Saturday night a largely-attended meeting was held under the auspices of the Cattle Trade Association at which indignant protestation was made against the action of the team Packet Com- pany for having aided and abetted the tyrant land- lords in their contemplated wholesale extirpation of Irish people. tn accordance with the decision arrived &t on Saturday by the South of Ireland Cattle Associa- tion. all cattle bought at South of Ireland fairs are to be forwarded to England t':a Waterford. At Lismore on Monday 75 wagon loads of piga and cattle were forwarded to Waterford 'Ilia Fermoy &nd Lismore. A special train of cattle and sheep, about 200 in number, left Cork on Tuesday for Waterford for shipment to Bristol. They belong to the cattle dealers who have Boycotted the Cork Steamship Company. Cattle are being shipped on board the steamer Reginald- Negotiations have been almost completed by the South of Ireland Cattle Dealers' Association for chartering two steamers to convey their cattle direct to England, the Southern Railway having raised their freights since the diversion of cattle tramc by Waterford. A special train from Cork to Watorford on Tuesday carried 1.000 sheep and 100 cattle for dealers. The Steamship Company en tried for the Defence Association 100 cattle and 100 cheep, and six cattle belonging to a dealer who refuses to aasi?t in R"ycotting. The ataff of the Cork Steam Packet Company were onty par- tially employed on Monday and Tuesday, owing to the falling off in frame A COMPLETE DEADLOCK. ) The Cork Packet Company's Miiford steamer iefr. on Wednesday without t/beast from either the Cattie Dc.dfrs' or Defence Union Asso- ciations. although Wednesday is considered a good cattio day. The defers did not book by the ,1.ltern1tlve routo either, and the explanation is that buying is discontinued pending the completion "f more direct, communication. At present, dea!rs have to pay 50s. per truck to Watenord over the freight chafed from Cork, which that from Watt-rford to England j the present prices of cattle forbid this. I ARRIVAL OF CATTLE IN BRISTOL. The Boycotted steamship Xema, belonging to the Cork St"am Packet Company, arrived in Bristol on Wednesday morning with lot head of what I are known as Emergency (.-ante." and which have been forwarded in the name of Mr. Fitz- gerald. a dealer of Cork, who accompanied them across to Uristr-l. The also brought over a few xhppp, but nothing iike her usual number. On an average she has been bringing upwards of 1,000 cnttt" weekly to Bristol market, so that the loss to the shareholders must be some. what heavy, (lose upon 1,000 cattle were conveyed by train trom Cork to Waterford. and about 600 were booked in the Sara for Bristol, where they arrived in nt'st-class condition. Three hundred :r;d h'ty were despatched from the same port to Cardiff. The Sara atso brought over a good stock of sheep, 'ihe railway companies should be making a good thing out of the dispute. as the cost of transit by rail between Cork and Waterford is about 3s. per head for stock. It wa< rumoured on Tuesday that if the Cork Steamship Company should refuse to carry theae "Emergency cattle" an action wouid be entered against them. Another of Tuesday's rumours was to the enect that another line of steamers will be put on from Cork on behalf of the de&iera. As a rule, the Sara t brings only about 200 bead of cattle from Water-) ford, a9 asaiast 1.000 on Tuesday, t
EXTENSIVE FIRE AT ABERDARE.
EXTENSIVE FIRE AT ABER- DARE. DAMAGES JELOOO. NARROW ESCAPE OF SEVERAL PERSONS. A WOMAN SERIOUSLY INJURED. One of the moat extensive and serious conilagra- tions ever known at Aberdare took place on Wed- nesday morning. About two a.m. a boy detected smoke issuing from the shop of Mrs.Jeanes.in Canon-street. He save information at the police- station. Sergeant Thomas Evans, with a body of constables, at once proceeded the spot and used the hose. The fire had, how- ever, by that time been fanned by the opening of the doors, and it was decided to connect another hose, but the hydrant was found to be choked with stones and dirt. Mrs. Jeanes, with three children and her mother, were the only occupants of the house,and the piace was ablaze before they were aroused. Without attempting ro "naTd} a. single article of d0thing, 1\'11' .Jefmcs jumped from an upper window to the gronnd, causing a fracture of the ankiè. One of the chi!ren w-is dropped down afrfr her ind the old Lt.Jy, about 75 years of age, crawled I a nnrrow h'dge above the shop ft '.me to the next houe. At the same time Jeanes pro- j do\v of the Carpenters' Arms. It being found impossible to sfrve any portion of the stock and impossible to sfrve any portion of the stock and furniture, the attention of the police was whoHy directed to preventing the ignition "i tfie adjoin- ing premises. The nre, however, extended to the "h°t:l of Mr. J. C. Fairbairn, tobacconist, and also caused much damage to the pine-end of the Car- penters' Arms, which is sfparatsd by a narrow passage. The building. stock, and furniture were insured to the extent of JE1.200, and it is computed that the total loss will exceed jEl.OOO. Much sympathy is expressed for the unfortunate tenant, and a large sum of money was at once coliected toenabieherto meet temporary wants. In the afternoon also Lady Aberdare and her daughter caUed to inquire as to the state of the suSerers. No theory has yet been advanced a3 to causa of the outbreak. We should not omit to add that. in addition to the police and a number of other helpers, Lieutenant Wyndham William;>. of the Gtancynon Foundry, rendered great, assistance in connecting the hose to the hydrants, which were sadly out of order.
THE TRAGEDY AT YNYSYBWL.
THE TRAGEDY AT YNYSYBWL. PRISONER AGAIN BEFORE THE MAGISTRATES. AtPontypridd Police Court on Wednesday Evan Lewis, on remand, was again brought forward charged with I\ttemptin to mUldeI' two girls at Pystillgoleu, Ynysybwl, on the 26th ult.—Sergeant Oliver sta'ed that he saw the two wounded girls on Tuesday night;. Their condition was such as to make it impossible for them to attend there that day. Hut he believed they would be able to attend the court that tit.y week.-In an"w,)r to the stipendiary, the prisoner stated that he had no one to defend him.—He was then remanded until Wednesday next.
EXTRAORDINARY CASE OF DELIRIUM…
EXTRAORDINARY CASE OF DELI- RIUM TREMENS. A MAN CUTTING HIS FOOT OFF. A considerable sensation was caused in the Lozella district on Tuesday night by the extraor- dinary conduct of a man named George Butler, aged 44. living in St. Si)as-square,LozelIs, Bir- mingham. It ia stated that Butler was for some time a teetotaler, but latterly has taken to drink- ing again, with the result of bringing on a violent attack of delirium tremens. About seven o'clock on Tuesday evening he was found crawling along t Church-snest. LozeIIs, with his right foot cut off. The foot, with the boot on it, was found separated from him by the width of the road. The man was put in a cab and taken to the General Hospital, the vehicle being followed by a large crowd. It was found necessary to amputate the leg but when an attempt was made to administer chloroform for this purpose Butler suddeniy recovered from the state of semi-consciousness ha appeared to be in, and behaved so violently that five men had to, houlhimwhile the drug was applied. Afterthe operation had been performed, and the patient had been removed to tho accident ward, he again corn- mem:ed raving, and :.ttempted to injure himself in various ways. Two policemen, therefore, were called in, and they remained watching turn all night. While he was in the surgery Bulter stated that he cut foot off with a carving kuite. A knife stained -with b!ood was found in the house It is said that to get into the road unobserved he must have jumped through the window of a room on the second noor.
A LADY BURNT TO DEATH NEAR…
A LADY BURNT TO DEATH NEAR BRISTOL. On Wednesday morning a nre was discovered raging at the residence of Miss Doe, Haltam, near Brtsio). The county police were soon upon the spot. but. the lire was so herce that, despite alt efforts to subdue it. the building was entirely destroyed. The house is situated in a lonely spot, and the occupier wa;. very eccentric in her habits, and lived alone. No trace of her could be found, and it is, therefore, evident that she perished in the names.
MURDER AND HIGHWAY ROBBERY.
MURDER AND HIGHWAY ROBBERY. A man named Alfred Hartley has died in the Genera! Hospital, Birmingham, from injuries received on Saturday night, when he was attacked by four men at Smethwick. near Birmingham, and robbed of hia week's wages, about 25s. He was found lying in an insensibie condition in the road. but recovered suniciently to say how his injuries hadbeencaused.
THE CASE OF SUPPOSED INFANTICIDE…
THE CASE OF SUPPOSED INFANTICIDE AT LLANELLY. INQUEST AND VERDICT. Dr. James Rowlands, coroner, held an inquiry at the Bird-in-Hand Ho'e), Market-street, LIantiDy, on Wednesday, touching the death of a new-born mate child, whose body had been found in Old Castle Pond on Tuesday The mother, Catherine O'Nea.), was a deserted wife. She, according to her own showing, walked a distance of over a mile imme- diately after the birth, and threw the body into a pond. For a couple of days after the birth the woman stoutly denied that one had taken placf, but eventually admitted the fact to a fellow-lodger, Mrs. Brookes by name.—Dr. D. J. Williams, atter describing the result of a post-mortem examina- tion, said he could not state it as a fact, but it was his strong opinion that the child had had an existence separate from the mother, death being caused by obstruction in the breathing. The jury returned the following open verdict:—"We nnd that the child came to its death at the time of ita birth, the evidence not being sumcient to satisfy us by what means."
THE RECENT EXPLOSION AT NEW…
THE RECENT EXPLOSION AT NEW TREDEGAR. ANOTHER DEATH. The adjourned inquest on the body of David Perkins, one of the injured in the late exp)osion at Sir George Elliot's colliery, has been again post- poned, owing to the inspector of mines being unable to attend. We are sorry to have to record the death, on the l3t,h inst., of another of the injured, viz.. Thomas Cook. doorboy. The remainder of the injured are progressing favour- ably, with the exception of Mr. W. Williams, over- man, who is still in a critical condition. Much sympathy is felt for him throughout the district.
---------INOCULATION FOR CHOLERA.
INOCULATION FOR CHOLERA. REPORT OF THE SPANISH COMMITTEE The Madrid correspondent nf the says:— The report of the medical commission appointed by the Government t,' ex:unine Dr. FCIT,\n'" system of tnocuiation as a preservative against cholera has atlastreached the Home OiBce. Although the report has not yet been made public, the con I elusions arrived at. would appear to be completely adverse to Dr. Ferran. It is reported that his oppration-t cannot be considered inoffensivp.as the person inoculated is very li;dy to carry the con- tagion to others, besides which, by reason of the derangement of th" system produced by the operation, he becomes susceptible of other kinds of disease. The Commission, moreovfr, states that inoculation does not in ttie least degree sec'ure immunity from choiera.
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THE IRISH ELOPEMENT CASE. DISCHARGE Or THE PRISONER. .At Worship-street Police Court, London, on Saturday, Patrick John Kavanagh, of Kilkenny, was again charged on remand with having fraudu- lently nn'I feloniously detained Kate Florence Geraldine Wibon, a minor, out of the custody and against the will of her father. It was asserted that it was intended to take a further remand, altowing prisoner out on bail. the ceremony of marriage to take place in the interval, Prisoner had repeated his assertion that his intentions were good and honourable toward;. l\1i,, Wilson, and was under- stood to have assented to the proposal. A question arose as to whether the consent of the Lord Chancellor was necessary, but counsel thought it wa6 not.
--------AN OVERDUE ANCHOR…
AN OVERDUE ANCHOR LINER. A disabled steamer passed Kinsale on Wedne"- dny rnojrning in tow of another large steamer. It was supposed that the disabled vessel must be the overdue Anchor liner Sidonia, but the vessels have safely arrived in Queenstown Harbour, and prove to be the Benbrake, of Liverpool, with the shaft broken, and the Assyrian Monarch, belonging to the Monarch Line, tradiDF between London and N<w York
---------PROPOSED WEIRING…
PROPOSED WEIRING OF THE TAFF. ANIMATED DISCUSSION AT THE CARDIFF TOWN COUNCIL. ALDERMAN AND THE NEWSPAPERS. At a meeting of the Cardiff Town Council on Monday the subject of weiring thoTaS came on for discussion. The MATOK, as Chairman of the Special Com. mittce. moved the adoption of the minutes con- taining the supplementary report from Mr. Harpu", the borough engineer, a summary of which has already been pubhshed in the WestfJrn ¡¡Jail. Mr. LoucHER seconded the motion, and proposer! the following resolmtion :— 'l'h:tt Sir J0hn Hawkghaw, or some other eminE'nt engineer to he appointed by the CorpofRtion C0!T1- mjk. be ingtructecl to investigate and report upon the practieatJi!ity '\J:.i probable cost of constructing a wt:ir across the River TaS', near the Penarth-road Bridge, and that Ii c'mrnittl"e of the wholt' council be called to COil- sider nnfl dea.) with the said report. The enst of the rt>pnrt /Jot to excef'd 200 ¡:n¡nea. Alderman Jo\Fs stated t!)at he should like to know how it was this subject, had been discussed in the newspapers in the way it, had before the com:T)iUee had a chance of seeing the report for themselves. Hn thouglit it most disreputable. Mr. MORGAN MORIH: agreed that. the whola of the proceedings Imd been most extraordinary from beginning to end. Everyone in the town. hp thought, agreed that theweiiingof tbd T.tf was an !xcei)pnt thing, and wouid* be the mean.s of fYordilJz a vast amount of health and emoyment to th" men. With reference to a paragraph in Mr. Harpur's report, which was as If. writin my report I WC\3 awar. UU\ 111I1'-S9 thl follows:- remul.s w,'r! in :icconlancc witn Mrs. Brewer's o!JÎJ¡jons. I c",ild expel't no snppürt from tlH' pmJDoter. of tbe schpm" or thf pre?<, and consequent )y wa.a cardul not. t<tate anything that woulll ).c,t bear the stuctMt in\"t"stiga.tÍl'n. He thought it most unfortunate that Mr. Hnrpur should have made those remark". He for one cared nothing lor anybody. Mr. Harpur had then gone on to say that in the instructions he had received from the committee he was not placed in the posi- tion of a promoter or paid advocate of the scheme. but upon him had been placed the important, though unpleasant, dmy of deciding whether the scheme submitted by Mr. Brewer was prac- ticab)(\ and he was prepared to abide by the statements he had made. He (the speaker) wanted to know where the paid advocates wpre. No one had as yet received a single shilling, nor. as far as he knew, did they expect to recfivp anything. Mr. Brewer had de- .voted months and months of his time, and not for the sake of gain. Mr. Harpur himself was the only man who was paid. He was a. paid omcial of the corporation, therefore those who were doing this work voluntarily, and for the sole good of the town. should not. have this said of them. Mr. Harpur was no doubt justified in being cautious. but he had not said ona single syllable by way of suggestion. Ai". WARixo (interrupting) asked whether it wouid not be better to submit the question to another engineer, and not make these M- pai'fe statements, which would only call for M- parte replies. Mr. MORGAN I intend to 2'0 on. Mr. WARlG: I did not speak for the purpose of stopping you it was only by way of suggestion. Mr. MORGAN then seconded Mr. Lougher's pro- position. Aiderman JoxES criticised very severely the motives of the promoters. He mentioned the name's of several, and he asked if any of them had ever given a .65 note for the benent of the town. Many of the promoters were omcials of the Taff Va!e Railway Company, and now they wanted to bring down Sir John Hawkshaw, who was himself an engineer of the same company, Alderman DuxcAN suggested that the whole problem could be solved by constructing a tempo. rarv weir. Ho was of opinion that sound engineers, whom they could rely upon, should be called in to decide upon the reports, as they had done in the case of tha sewerage schemes. Alderman Joxus said it <vas stated at. nrst that the promoters only wanted permission to make the weir. No man in his common sense would believs that the weir was impossible. Mr. Harpur did not say that. He then went 00 to criticise the scheme, and said that they asked now that a man in the employ of the Taff Vate Railway Com- pany should come and report on the scheme which other engineers of the Taff Vale Railway Company were interested in. Mr. MoaaAN: It is scandalous to say that. Alderman JoxES (continuing) went on to refer to the cost, and said it was proposed to get a man to report on the scheme who was a man of in- nueuce and not a hireling—(laughter)—who made it hia business to go over the country and go into these matters. Speaking with regard to the sanitary aspect of the question, he said that in the recdut dry weather, when they had to pump from the river, tha water was found to smeU very baùly.. Mr. HAKPUR said he wished to explain to the corporation the position in which he was placed. He was asked by the corporation to report on the scheme submitted by Mr. Urewer. He was not asked to say how the thing should be done. (Applause.; Alderman I'CoNocHIF. said that Mr. Williams, the engineer, had been to him several times, and he had given assistance as to the level. Hia ideas was that the beat way would be to drive a row of pilfs to the top of the present levels of the river and then dredge above that. They would then have no percolation, and they would not have to go to Parliament. Aiderman DU1\CAN said that the water which Alderman Jones had referred to aa being so bad was constantiy going down the feeder.'and waa the only supply obtainable by many shipa in the docks. Alderman JoNps: All the worse for the shipa then. (Luglltf!r.) Alderman DeNCAN said that. if thin were so the corporation were incurring criminal responsibility for allowing the water to be supptied for the use of ships. But l)e had brought the matter before Dr. Paine,and the doctor said that he had had the water analysed several times, but hp had never succeeded in getting evidence suEcientto warrant his bringing tha matter of thy imptttity of thM watr beioro thr- corporation. Aide[:nan M'CoxxocHiE said the w&ter that was suppHed to the ships was nttered: Alderman Du\cAN paid there was ntwavs a quan. t:ty of impurity that mere nitration would not set rid of. In answer to questions, it wa.H stated the cost of the report, would 6a borne by the forpora- tion. Mr. referring to remarks had been made by Jonea fta to <<omf of the promoters, said they were naonstrouK. As regarded the seectiO:1 of Sir John Hawkahaw, they did not wish him to be selected particularly; They had chosen him because they thought he .was the best man. Hs was sure Alderman Jones would retract whut he had Mid before he left. the room. Alderman No, I shall not. Mr. MORGAN MORGAN, continuing, said lie hoped the matter would soon be terminated, for they were now becoming the laughing-stock of everybody in the town. Alderman EmoTT did not see why thp expendi- ture should be incurred to make a'sheet of water for tLe bHnent of about 50 young men. (Cries of "Nonsense," and a. voice: "You know nothing about it") Ee ha.d an estate on the Moors, and that had been Hooded once, and it had cost him some hundreds of pounds, and if he thought this was going to be done again he should oppose it. Mr. YoRATH: That was the Ely that overnowed. Alderman En.ioTT: Mr. Yorath does not seem to know very much about navigation. With a high tide and a south wind there was a great proba- bility of needing. Mr. YoRATH (hotIv): You never knew the Tan' nooded in your life. You are talking nonsense and bosh. Talk common sense. The MAYOR called Mr. Yorath to order. After a little further discussion, Mr. LouGHKR said: I must take exception to what has been said by one whom I might call the Sir Oracle of this corporation. Mr. Lougher was here interrupted by several members, who said that he had no right to speak a' second time. aa he was speaking on an amend- ment. The MAYOR: I think, considering the time this question has been already before wWit is desirable not to prolong it. And it is quite possible, from the tone of Mr. Lougher's remarks—— Mr. LoenHER: Jt is only a reply to remarks of Alderman Jones. The MAYOR: But I think we had better defer this. Mr.LouGHRR: 1 want to say something, but if you say absolutely that I cannot reply I wit! comply, but t very much regret, it. Alderman DuxcAX: I very much regret it, too. T cannot see that, we have anything to fear. Other people have befn very personal, and made use of very insolent remarks. It was agreed that Mr. Lougher should speak on the motion of Mr. Jackson. Mr. LouGHRR (who spoke with very much warmth) said I have no cause to complain of the opponents of the scheme. They have spoken as "en- tiemen.andspoken their minds'clearly and pointedly, without resorting to insulting, personal language. t must make one exception to that. Alderma Jones has been excessively egotistical and exces. sively calumnious. His personalities have been unlimited and unwarranted. He actually had the impudence —— (Laughter and cries of Order.) It it is not Parliamentary I will withdraw; but 1 say it is impudence. (Loud laughter.) Impudence is the right word to use. It is gross impudence. (Cries ot Ordfr,' and laughter.) Alderman Jones: It amuses him and it does not hurt me. (Renewed laughter.) Mr. LouGHER: Ho is very ungentlemanlv in saying that these promoter-! have never contributed 15 to the good of the town. It is not what t should have expected from such a prominent member ot tins corporation. It is nothing to his credit that the weir was not made years ago. and it ctea) iy snows his animus now. I do not want to say anything more. If there had not been any per- sonalities at the start I should not have said any- thing. I believe I have always endeavoured to act as a gentleman, and that is more than everybody can say at this table. On being put to the vote Mr. Lougher's motion was negatived, the following being the order of voting :— ?w.' The Mayor, Aldermen Taylor and Duncan, Councillors Yorath, Jacobs, Lougher, Carey, Morgan, Jackson, and Hurley (10). .(qainst Aldermen Jones, EDiott, Lewis. M'Connochie, and Stone Councillor David Jones, Sanders. Rees, Vaughan, Trounce, Trayes, Andrews, Gunn, Watson, aod J.le Boutanger (15). The subject will, however, come:tefore the com- mittee at a future meeting.
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EIN HEISTEDDFOD
EIN HEISTEDDFOD (OUK EJSTEUDLOD.) (OUlt EJSTEUDLOD.) YN NQWTNEB HAUL ZM<Ae?'(ft'CO/'<e?M?. /1" A LLYGAD GoLEP'<t. and th Eye Of Liyi,t.i AT EIN GOBEBWYR. I Esw priodol "1°"°," sff y buddugwr ar y dnrn rhvddeithot, ydyw JOHN THOMAS Joa, Amman- ibrd.
BARDDONIAETH GYSEGREDIG.
BARDDONIAETH GYSEGREDIG. Dyma y gystadleuaeth fwyaf toreitbiog ydym wedi gae! hyd yma. Daeth cymaint ag un-ar- bymtheg a deugain o ddethoiion i law, ac y maecT. oU yn deitwng o gaet pu rhestru yn my=g emynau go.eu pin hiaith. Gr-rchwyt annymuno! genym ydyw dweyd pa un yw y goreu, end gan pi fed I wedi disgyn i'n rhan, rhaid ydyw ci gynawni. Yr I ydym yn rhyfeddu braidd fed cyn Heied o waith \ViHiams, Paatycelyn, Ann Grimth", ac erai!! o brtf emynwyr Cymru, yn cu mysg. Y mae dpt)!o!ion yr ymgei?wyrc.in]yno[ yn dda, Y mae dpt)!o!ion yr yn dda, a haedd"nt g,mmoliaAth uehet:—Arthur (dau), Lfvi. Hyron, Henry Evans.Ghn Rhondda, Bafhgcn Bach, Haeth, J. H. P.. Joseph. Magi Fact), Gwsn- do!en. !ojo, Tom, Pythias, W. Witliama, Brutus, Gwenwygar, Awelog, Kinon, jRremiah, J. A. Ree-! Dorcas, Samuel Owe! Brenig, J. R. Samuel, Richard Hughes, Hiraethus, Carwr Hymnau (yr hwnaydd wedi anfon yr un peniHionyn a. Saesonaeg, a diolch iddo), Adolphus, yn nghyda. da.u ddetholiad erai!! heb yr pnw wrthynt. y tnae eiddo Alun, Aneirin, D. Jones, Do!wnr Fcchan, Idrif, Evanselius (d.u). Excelsior' H¡bacuc, R. G. D.. E. M. J()ne. E. Evans, Cwrn- cerwyn, Arat), James Jf)hn, John M. Davies, S. Owen. John Rees. PhHitp Morgan, Diagybi Aral), Isabetia, yn nghyda dftu araB dtenw, yn emynan godidog. Emynan peoigampydyw "Rhyffdd Ras," "Serpn Rethtehem." "Pobpetb er daioni," "HoUtau'r Graig," "Marwyn ft\v," "Iachawdwriaet,h gy- nawn, ac etuyn gan Hiraethog. Y mae Wrth y Groea," gan Dyfed, yn dlysion iawn, fel pob peth o ciddo y cadfirfardd hwnw. Y mae y peniUion anwyt hyny o eiddo WiHiams, Pantycetyn, "0 llef¡ra. anwyl Ie,u," yn d:ullen mol' newydd ag ortoed. Prydferth anghynfredin hefyd ydyw y peni))ion cyNeithedig "Aros gyda ni, y rbat sydd wedi cae! eu hanfon gan ddau o'r ymgeiswyr. \Vrth gwrs, ni raid i'r peniUion bendigedig a phoblogaidd hyny, Ar h'.n ddofo, gan leuan G!ao Geirionydd (y rhai aydd wedi eu hanfon gan bump) wrth un gair o ganmoliafth— y maent yn anfarwol, a chenir hwy tra y bydd y Gymraeg yn cael ei siarad. Y rhai o!af y cawn syiwi arnynt ydyw y penillion ar Y Nefo} Wtad," gan y diweddar Islwyn, & rhaid i ni ddweyd fod y bardd yp ein cario yn g!ir p ran ein meddw! i'r w!ad ddedwydd h"no. Y mae rhyw nefoteidd-dra, 09 nad ysbrydoliaeth ddwyfol, yn rhedeg trwyddynt. Os myn ein beirdd ieuainc, a hen hefyd, o ran hyny, gael enghraifft o wir farddoniaeth, bydded iddynt astudio y penHlion hyn. Dyma beth ydym yn ahv yn farddoniat;Ui mewn gwirionedd. a'r rhai hyn ac "Ar !an lor- ddonen ddofn" a ddyfarnwn yn oreu. Ond gan fod mwy nag un ymgeisydd wedi anfon y u:uH a'r I HaU nid oes genym i'w wneud ond rhanu y wobr rhwng y ddau a'u hanfonodd gyntaf i'r swyddfa, set E. MORGAN (Alaw Tydnt), 10, Wiiiiam-street, Morgan Town, Merthyr, A AMES JOHN, Liaerstone, R.S.O., Pen]. Gresyn "1\ bat yr emyn gan latwyn yn fwy adnabyddua. Cot! mawr y rhan t wyaf o'r ymgeis- wyr ydoedd tybicd, ni a gredwn, nad oedd gan- ddynt yr un lie i fyned i chwitio am farddoniaeth gysegredig ond Hyfrau hymnftu y gwahanot enwadau, pan mewn gwirioneud y mae digonedd i'w cael yn ngweit.hiau ein prif-ferdd, hen a diweddar, a'r rhai hycy yn tra-rhagori 1.1' iuaws mawr o'r peniiHon mabwysiedg gan y gw&hanot gyfundebau crefyddol.
YR EMYNAU BUDDUGOL.
YR EMYNAU BUDDUGOL. CLAN YRIORDDONEN. (1EUAN GLAH GEIBIONTDB). AI' lan Iorddonen dûofn 'Hwy'r1 oedi'l1 lIychlyd, ME'wl) bh"s myn'd t¡'wv-ac ofn Ei 'stonnydd enbyd o nil. I/ai rnoùd 1 mi Ysgoi et hymchwydd hit heufR TI U "ch ei llL 1'1' ORtman uytr;;fd. 'Wrlh ¡:ofio grym y ù,r, A'i thonog genIii', A'l' mYII)'ch r,\11l11S WT A $uddodd vllddi Mae braw ar gwan Mal boddi lyud fJ'rhan. Cyu cyt'uaedd titwet 'Bro y Koteunt. Ond pan y gweiwy! d)-a.w In iach. heU Uocn ha braWt Fv hen gyfeHHon,— Fv hen gyfeHHon,— Paham yr ufnaf mwy? mtttu drwy E} tl)'froeùd, dytniom -0. y NRFOL WLAD. I Gwet cymyiau a.fl:Jser. I O! {y.enaid, gwel J' t!f ttp mae'r awft fyth .n dyncr, t,lè mae'r Wybrfn tyt-it yn glit; Hapns dyrfft l'eyùd Tn noRO yti p! h°dd: I tmidi tardd n'vnon.tu bvwyd) Trwyddi Hif afonydd hedd, t ddvfrhau ei br(..yid hyftydt Ac! itnfM'woH'i gwf'ddt tachawdwrtaeth Af et Ian anadlir mwy. Troi'raweton g)yn marwotaetil Ui) yn hedd tu ymft i'r fjtt). I Try hut) oCheneidl<lU hiMet.H )'1\ :mt,J¡(>malll1r y lP.n ¡ Syrtu y deiKrv'i 0!af i'r lorddoneu ddn. Mae fy nghn]on brudd yn ttttnu 0 Qrf"ledd dan fy m'-or), YIl >- obailb am teddianu 'R etifeddiMth ddwyfoi bno; Hapua dyrfa I 6ydd a'n gwyneb tu&'r wiad. .——————————.——————. t
WRTH Y GROES. !
WRTH Y GROES. (Gan DTFKD.) Ifrwy ai ddwyfol gariRtl Ef 111 d.rodd",ï marwollaes, Fe agorwyd drw: y nff—wrth y Greet 0: bn t!awer caton ddur Yn Ei wawdio )'11 ddifo(> yhi yr angytiou pur—wrth y Groei! Calon crll.i sydd galed iawn, Om! .r graig yn llyn a ol'oes Y n ei gohd an prydnawn—wr'.h y 6' oeB' 'Iynf'r ydyw calon dYII. },o hono'n gl'aig a dr, 1'3 1>11 yn hoetio Dnw ei 111ln-wrth y GroM M<-wn anfeidrol o fawn, RoU euogrwydd du eirt hoes t'oddir mewn maddenant. t'stwn—wfth y 6roe3 Llurer hpa bererin K" (t'lrYo'yd gall Y lùm1.u croes, Gafo.ld ¡odi ei bpn t'r lan-wrt h y Groti; (. vw'r drwjj: yn fynydd mitwr, Yn'dy tethn drwy dy ues. Do* o hyd i'w daftu y C-ost t AROS GYDA Mf. Trig gyùa m!, ty K"w, mae'r dydd yn Cy*t;od:m't hwyro'm ha<ngy[ch sy'ncryuho:; DiHitna nerth y ddaMr hon a't bri uorthwy.* r ¡l;wall. 0 atcs s:yd<t tni. Yn brysio itt ei (iert\'n mne fy nydd. Mwvnimd y byd uï bareh yu cIlw sydd Ytt wyw a trv p.'bpfth oxd Tydi. Y Utt;yfnawitt, gyda rni. Khtid i'nt nMt gwpt'd <'Y boo x<t-f htb btU, Hc-t b ond dv rtta f"eJ¡jd, r.ym y faii'' yM-t-'m den'i'f 1"11, 'm tei Tyd< ? Yu'mhob rhyw dywydd aro! gyda mi. Nid oluaf int<. n.t X<-)y". naC!lil gw;.t-. ('scitt, fv Nuw. vn nnig dy 1' tF mat- Pa 'c macr erchy)) G"nchfygd trwy ri!' dy uetd wed.t. Rhowet'd dy Groea yn y;- grd, I ninrt cvfeiria'm ¡:olwg tllar net; Tvr'gw&wr y ut'f, hwyr ? f[y, Wrth fyw, Wfth f&rw. aro< gyda mi. rr'R PETH EK DAW 1. t!c we:tbi;tu de<v gymytam (CEttNTW). I A til'syn oerion ddllflJu Drwy'r t'w'Hweh ar fijt pen Ond eUwtith d)nv j!;oleulU An) fod eh' Tad yn iyw, MM pob peth er dftiout 1-r rhaoi sy'r caru Duw. Er !;&rwed vw'r tymesttoedd, Er dyfned vw y dou, Kaf'm Ceidt'ad yn y nefoedd, A'i heddwcb dan ty mron y id ydwyf mwy y" ufni Y safth o ryw, M-.p pcb peth er daioni J r rhai ty'n can' Duw. In Nuw yr ymdduiedat. Er pob cyftiewid fydd. Gatt drot y noa dywytixf yu hyfryd oteu dydd Er f&d y t)'if i'w groesi. ptant tu draw y)i fyw A phnb pfth er daioni 1't rhai .sy'n caru Duw. HttACUC. SEREN BETHLEHEM. (HOMO DDU). Beren Beth)ehem Mren loew Pytai ei chwaer-ser i gyd, Yn y gottu tanbaid hwnw fa&i tr byd! Seffn ddwyfo) ydoedd hon lean. EMYX GAN "HIRAETHOG." Dwyfot pao y hi. E. M.JotM.
SACRED POETRY.
SACRED POETRY. Th!s i« unquestionably one of the most success. fn! competitions of the scries, whether as regards the cumber or quality of the selections. No less than 72 pieces have been sent in. 'hirteen of them wp have been to disqualify because, whorens we stipulated that the was to have been in hand by October 10, it v.aa not in these cases posted before that day. The printed condi- tions are surety plain enough in this respect, and in two other respects also, to which we wouid wish to call attention, viz., that the pieces in competition should have ?c?Kme as well as real names uttaehed, and that they should be addressed to the Editor of the ?'f?y ?<7;7 at Cardiff, and to no one else. In the present instance several were sent to Mr. Thomas Davies ("Essyllt"), Pontypridd, in answer to whose remonstrance we directed that he should throw ail such things away in the future :ind not go to the trouble or expense of posting them to us. Some enthusiastic admirer of the ??y ?!:?, writing ua from Newport, was good enough to forward a medat, which he suggested should be awarded the successful competitor in a subject the humorous title of which he set out. The idea of a medal is nor. hatf a bad me, we think, and should we decide to continue this feature after the present programme has been gone through, it is not impos- sible but that we may either give a medal in the nrst placo or offer it as an alternative prize, at the option of the winner. We thank this correspondent for his pretty model, and should have done so in a letter but for the modesty which prompted him to withhold his name and address. It is, of course, impossible for us to publish the to say, the most of it is. The competitors whose matter v'e can nnd no room for are :—" Miss N." ?Newport-road, Cardiff)," Pantycelyn" (Ponty- pridd), Ap Ceridwen." Scamp" (Cwmavon), "Gomerian" (Treg.u'on), "Gelert" (Cwmavon), "Dewy Isgaer" (Penboyr). "J.A.R." (Velindre), "AshIey''(Ammanford), "F. R." ?Conway), "Job" (Pontypool), "J. D." (Uant'air), "Samoth" '(New. port), Old Style" (Cwmavon a very creditable attempt at original production), Theophilus" (Carnarvon), "Adolphus'' (Merthyr Vale), A. M." and J. D." (Doianog), Emtyn" (Cardigan), Dai" (Tregaron: 2), Schooiboy" (Georgetown), "Isa- beiia' (Pontypridd)," Spencer" (Aberdare), Cwm- cerwyn (Tn-tgarn), P. M." (Pontlottyn), Dico" (Pontardawe), and Mabel Freeman" (Churcham, Gioucester). How the Tredegar competitor, Llwydlnw," came to send in Somebody's Letter" or another competitor (name not forwarded) the linns on Mercy" from Shakspeare's Merchant of Venice" in a competition limited strictly to selections of sacred poetry we cannot imagine. Two competitors, "Dolwar" (Uanfaircarseinion) and W. W." (Lianeliy), chose Come, Thou Fount of every blessing," attributed by the former to Robinson and by the tatter to Dr. Watts. However good tile sentiment may be, tha poetry of this piece is but indiSerect. Topiady'a Rock of Ages," too well known to re.produee, was selected by"J.J."(Letterstone) Leo (Pontardawe), and WiUie (Leominster). The same remark applies to Pope's Dying Christian to His Soul," better known, perhaps, by its anthemal name of Vital Spark of Heavenly Fiame," selected by "S.O." (Newcastle Emlyn)< "Misa E. A." (Georgetown, Merthyr), "Samoth" (Newport). "W. E." (Merthyr Vale), and another competitor who forgot to sign. Lord Byron's hne lines on The Destruction of Sfnnacherib, sent by Hwntw" (Welshpool) and So Many Men, so Many Minds" (Ltanelly), de. sprve qt:oting at a juncture when there is such a disposnion shown to disparage everything hia Jord- ship ever wrote. They are as follow !— THE DESTRUCTION OF SENNACHERIB. The AssyriiUi down Uke a woif ou the tbtd, Aud the sheeu ot ttipit speaMwas iik" stars on the sea When the blue waves roU on deep For the Aagei pt De:tth ?pt-e:)J hia winga on the bia9f:< st<U. ? ?er gr A)n< there Lay the rider, ?nd pate. With th8 uew on his and the rust ux hia mait: And the idut'< !M'p broke if) the tempfe of B.M), Hath metted Uk? snow iu the g)ance ot the Lnrd The foUowing was selected by Whyte (Pontv- poot) and J. T. H/' (Lianrwst) -— "THOU ART, 0 GOD." Thon art, 0 God, the tife and tight ?re but reaectious caught from Thet And n't things fair mi'd might tue Thine' 80 grand, so eounticss. Lord' are Thine. When youthful spring around us breather Where'er we turn 'ihy gtohes shine, 1'. MonRt. Wf hnd apice a!so for the subjoined, selected by Dorcas/' a. Hanybyther lady :— GOD, THU AUTHOR OF NATURE. Thpre tivea and worka And ))tn!its )ts pcinted fury in its ca.se. Thf ?'d "t at:, aim -cif .tt) diSmed, hosec:mat; is Gnd. One Sp ?it—His. Lint. shows some touch, in t)-ecktf< streak, or stain, Cowpt.tt. The foltowing, se!<*cted from Young's "Com- plaint, is given because the competitor, striking oS the beaten path, deserves the encouragement of type :— And ?rop.nit.g of thee there shine He weep9 :—the faUing drop puts out the sun. It in Hia love so terrible, what then Kis wrath His tendf-rneas on fire, Like soft, smooth oit, out.-b)aziug other fires? C:tn pray'r. cun praise avert 4t ? Thou, my tt)' My in and my life in death My bo&st through time Miss through eternity Eternity, too short to thy pr-tise. To man o{ men the meanest, to me My saeriace my God I—what things are theM ? Miss P. E. Knight, who chose the lines printed below, forgot to mention the name of f ? author. The piece is called :— THE DYING THIEF. A cross—and one who hangs thereon—in Sight Oi and earth. In trembling hands and feet. the face is whice And changed with agony the faiting head Is drooping h(..n-iiy bm. stilt again. To seek the fuee of One Who hangeth pute Upon another cross. In hia Sr9t agony And horror he had joined with them that spake Agatnst the Lord, the Lamb, Who gave Himself That day for us. But wjien he met the took Of Those calm eyes, he caused that MMtant, pale And trembling, stricken to the heart, and faint At sight of Him. At, length The paie,,zlad tips have breathed the trembling prayer, Oh. Lord, remember A sinfnl mall May make his pitiful to Christ, The sinner's Friend, where angels dare not speak- And stly from the dying lips that day The answer w me. Oil and soLemn JOY Which broke upon the lading Pace of him Who there received the promise: 11 Thou shalt tie la Paradise this night, this night, with Me: Milton has been largely drawn upon, Titus" (Tregaron) sending us "Adam'a Reply to the Angel" (" Paradise Lost," Book XII.) other good selections from the same work including those of Ap Keridwen" (Pontyprtdd), Ariel" (Ponty- pridd), "Shynkyn Bach" (Dolanog), "Miss E. (Newport-road, Cardiff), whose choice, happily enough, felt upon the passage beginning- Henceforth I learn that to obey is best, and "J. Williams'' (Lampeter), whose selection we print:— THE MASSACRE OF THE PROTESTANTS IN PIEDMONT. Avenge, 0 Lord, Thy slaughtered Mints, whoM bones Lie scattered oil the Alpiue coLd; Even them who kept Thy truth so pure of 01.1, When all our fathers worshipped stocks and sloties, Forget not In Thy book record tlieit- groans Who were Thy sheep, and ill their anciellt fold Blain by the bloody that roled Mother wich infant down the rocks. Their moans redoubled to hills, and they '1'0 licitveii. '1'heir martyred blood and ašhes sow O'er all the Italian fields, where still dotil sway The triple tyi-ant that from these may grow A huudredfotd, who, having teamed Thy way, Earty may fly the Babylonian woe. The following from Coleridge'a Hymn in the Sunrisa in the Vale of Chamouni," sent us-with- out a title, by the way—by Discipulus" (Pen- boyr), must not be passed over:— Torrents, methinks, that heard a mighty voice. Ànù stopped at once amid their Motionless torrents Silent cataracts Who made you gtorious as the gates of heaven Heneath the keen full moon? Who bade the autt Oothe you with rainbows ? Who, with living nowera Of )tA ejiesb blue. spread garlands at your feet God Let the torrents. Like a shout of nations, Aus)ver! And let the tce-ptains echo. God! Gud: Bing ye mea.1ow-st¡:eams wit,11 voice! Ye pine-groves. with your soft and soul-like souiids; And they. too, a voice, you piles of snow, And in their perilous fall shall tliiitider, God! living flowers rhat the Ye wild goats, sporting rouud the eagle's nest! Ye eagles, playmates of the mountain storm Ye )i,,htnh)gs, the dread arrows of the clouds Ye sins auli wonders of the Utter foi-th God-Rise, Oh. ever rise- Rise, ii)<e a cioud of ineenst: from the earbh Thou kingty spirit throned among the hitts, 1'hon dread ambassador from earth to heaven, Great hierarch Toil thou the silent sky. And tell the stars, and tell yon risilio; lln, i'iMtu. with her thousand voices, praises God. S. T. CoLMtDGt. We have only one selection from Scott, received from Eos" (Rhondda) HYMN OF THE HEBREW MAID, Israel, of the Lord Out from the hllld of bondae Clune Her God her mo-ed, All awful guide in smoke and II arne, By day. along the astonished laiids, The cloudy pillar lided slow By night, sands Heturned the nery column's glow. Then rose the ohora) hymn of praise, Aud trump and timurel keen, Alld Zion's daughters their laYII, With priest's and warrior's voice between. 1\0 portents now our foes amaze, Forsaken Isracl Loue Our would not know Thy ways, And '1'hou hast left them to their own, Our harps we left by Babei's streams, The tyrant's jest., the Gentite's scorn No round beatzis, And mute are timbret. trump, and horn, But '1'holl hast said, The blood of goat, The flesh of rams, I wit! not, prize A contrito heart, an humble ttiouglit, Are Mine accepted siteritice." The following was the chosen of four competi- tors, viz., Brutus" (Lampeter), D. 0. U." (Derby), and two others who gave neither name nor address:— The spacious firmament on high, With alt t he blue etherea) sky, And spangled hnavens, a sinning fram? Their Great Originat proclaim Th' unwearied aun, from day to day, Does his Creator's power And publishes to every land The work of an Almighty hand. Soon as the evening shades prevail, The moon takes up the wondrous tale, And to the Repeats the story of her birth Whilst all the stars that round her burn, A'id all the planets in their turn, Uontirm the tidings as they ron, Aud spread the truth from pote to pole. Move round the dark terrestrial bait ? What though nor tea) voice nor sound Amid their radiant orbs ba found? 111 reason's ear tliey,-tll rejoice, And utter forth agionons voice, For as they sliine, The hand that made us is Divine," The ascription of this very beautiful example of devotional poetry t3 Addison is a mistake. The author is Andrew Marvel), the uncorruptible Commoner," who died in 1678. It was found by the editor of his works in a MS. book containing his poems. A doubt has been raised whether the verses were in Marvell's handwriting, but the question of authorship is now fairly well settled, we think. They occur, the reader may remember, in No. 465 of the .spectatoi'. The error as to authorship is repeated by so caremi and recent an authority as Professor Henry Mortey, Of the competitors for whose pieces we have failed to find space we desire to make honourable mention of Ap Keridwen (Pootypridd), Titus" (Tregaron)t "Schoolboy" (Georgetown), "Isa- bella (Pontypridd)t Uriel" (Pontypndd), "Cwmcerwyn" (Trefgarn), "Shynkyn Bach" (Dolanog)," Mis<< K." (Newport-road, Cardiff), and Mabe! Freeman (Churcham, Gloucester): OUR AWARD jg giveD in favour of— MR. J: WILLIAMS. H, Lampp.t,pr. for Milton's unequalled sonnet on The Massacre of the Protestants in Piedmont with A SECOND PR:ZE, half the amount of the firqt, to- JOHt REKS, National School) Pen boyr< Ll.,In(Ir;tq;lt for Cc-lerid,o,Plq auhlime Hymn in the Vate of Chamouni." e
FURTHER COMPETITIONS.
FURTHER COMPETITIONS. The Editor of the WKKKLy MAtL has consented to act as adjudicator upon contributions for- wardpd by competitors for two prizes of Five Shillings each, which wilt be awarded 1ctekly, in accordance with the following programme. The Editor reserves to himself the right of publishing any or all of the productions sent in, in addition to the ones to which prizes are awarded. S' to be PROGRAMME, Mnt I by be Best Derivation and Meaning (in Eng- } U9h) of any six Wftsh pieces names ? October 17 commencing wtb the letter A Best Tra.Ast?tton into Welsh ff the pas-)) Best Selected Wehh Proverb with Eng? October S4 ijsh tMns?tiOH.? Compositions must be written on one aide of tho paper only, and should in each case be accom- panied by the real names and addresses of the senders. Copies should be kept by the contributors, as in no case will any MS. be returned. The award wit) be published and the prizes forwarded to the winners on the Saturday following the appear- ance of the compositions.
* SELECTED PASSAGE FROM BURNS'…
SELECTED PASSAGE FROM BURNS' "TAM 0' t)HANTE.H." But pleasures are tike poppies spread, You seize the flower, its bloomn shed; Of tike the snow-fall in the river, A moment white—then metta for ever; That ttit ere you can poi'nt their place; Or iike the rainbow's tovety form Evaijitiliitjg amid the stonn. /'tp f('
THE VOLUNTARY SYSTEM OF EDUCATION.
THE VOLUNTARY SYSTEM OF EDUCATION. SATISFACTORY RESULTS AT CHESTER. Some extraordinary results have been accom- plished at Chester under the voluntary system of education, which several of the speakers in the Town Council on Wednesday afternoon suggested should be brought under the notice of Mr. Chamberlain. Alderman Frost, the chairman of the School Attendance authority, said that during the year, and despite an epidemic of measlea during which several of the schools were closed, the attendance was as high as that of London. namely 80 per cent.. while the cost to the ratepayers was something under one half- penny in the .S on the rateable value. Alderman Frost further referred to Mr. Chamber- lain's scheme of free education, and said it was a very curious circumstance that of sixteen persona convicted under the Education Act at Chester during the ye.Lr nine, or over one-half, were in respect of children receiving free education. The contention was, therefore, that free education wilt not compel thoughtless, thriftless parents to send their children to school if they can possibly avoid it.—These facts, elicited in connection with the reading of the annual report of the School Atten- dance Committee, were most cordially received.
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The date of the Earl of Dunraven's visit to Bridgend to deliver" political address has now been definitely nxed for Saturday afternoon, the 24th inst. The chair will be taken by Lord Wimbome, who is one of the most popular land- lords in Glamorganshire.
CORRESPONDENCE
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LIBERAL WORKMAN (CardiS).-Like your politico, your tetter, where it is inteUigibt", is meaningless. MEDlcus" (Buitth).—There is a. gentleman of that "ONE iKTERKSTffD" (Peneoed).-Mr. Chamberlain. WM. BAKKR (Pontypridd).-We cannot find space to "TOM R. DAViss" (Aberystwith).—Write direct to the "&RE:ATEASTKRx"(Carditt').—l. No. 2' made for the purpose of criticism. But it is quite BAiUFF's FEZS.—"J. J." (Cardiff)i9)tdt'i3ed that the ACT OF fARFTAMENT.—"Graig" (Briton Pprry) is advised tha.t the Act of Pa.rlia.mcnt of which he Sfut a copy (which we have returned) appUca to the Metro- poiitau district ontv. There has been no general Acts refer to it, each M to the iocatity comprised LANDLORD AND TENANT.—We do not advise D. B." (Aberdare) to attempt to hold over against, the wish of his [audtord if the tenancy had been duty put an maxim in law that no man can take advantage of h!3 that as he did not do this the kndford demanded LOAX BY &OCKTY.—" A Doubtful Trustee" (I.)aneMy) is TOM R. DAvms (AberYstwith).—On)y hy a study of the AaRKNMNKT FOR TNNAXCY.—Aa D. W." (Pontnewydd) verba) agreement for the future ownership or occupa- tion of house or tand cannot be enforced, being void in PRESERVING &AMB.—" An Inquirer (Pontarduiais) is advised th.tt each proprietor may preserve the g-ttne upon his own tand and where there is any common tand the right of preserving game thereon belongs to the tord of the manor of which such common tand it parcei. No amount of trespassing in pursuit of game actual possession of tand for a sumcitint time to give a particulars thereof. DOUBLE RsNT.—"Varteg" (Ysta)yfera) must not dts- that which he claims as douMe rent. In the first doubte the rent payaMe by a weekly tenant; and, rent which became due subsequently, as he has cer- tainty waived the notice to quit. We advise him to session immediately after the expiration of the notice, RNSULT OF ACTION.—We do not quite understand what KEAj)EK."—Mr. Chatnberfain'a private ad- AppucATtON FOR Bt.RR LicKNCS.—" A Labourer" (Oardin') is informed that the have wilt answer his other inquiry. We never give esti- of the personal estate and effects of the deceased meneed, and the administrator woutd have to sue in hia representative capacity. NoTicE TO QutT.—The notice served by"J.J."(Aber- gaveony) ia of no uae whatever. By virtue of the Agricultural Holdings Act he is entitled to receive, notice is expressiy excluded by an agreempM in writing signed by the partieN. He cannot get. cipar before February, 1S87, and to do that he give notice next February. ot ktn of the intestate. The heir-at-law takes the contested the Mertbyr Borough in 1874. Act, 18S3. Pctrys ?<tCh (Pontardutaia) is entitled untit Micliaelmas, 18S7. LANDLORD AND TENANT—If the late tenant of "An Old Mnbscriber (Hereford) is worth powder and shot, the the property but perhaps this dimcutty might be got debt has accrued. Perhaps it might be best to have advise on the other question without seeing a copy of the agreement. If the letting was by the year, hatf a If there appears to be no possibility of getting paid, spondent with the copy agreement. E.CLARKK (Swansea;.—"A unique." the initial vowel ANOTHER CoNSERVATtVK"(Biaina).—You should have do not think that he will nnd anything on the subject FArttaMent which coutd affect the question it is POWKR OF HtGHWAY SURVRYOR.—"Moehyn Du" (Newport) whether he will succeed in his action or not, and it this is not what. he wishes to know. his ques- tion is unnecessary. He cannot compel the produc- tion of the deeds without commencing an action. If he can arrange the matter without an action that wii) be all very weil, but even this would be more likely with the assistance of a solicitor. He must. not. be too sanguine as to the result of the proceeding- for it is quire possibte that his tat.her m.ty have done inorf than he is aware of. At present wo have only he;ud SonciTOB's COSTS.—"An Enquirer" (Cardiff) ia advised that a soiicitor is entitled to deduct trom the amount which he may receive out of court all the costs and disbursements which are then o'.ting to him from thf ptahttiftin the action. Asour correspondent has not sent us the figures we cannot form any opinion as to whether the amount deducted was mceash'e or not. The solicitor is entitled to be paid for his labour and ski)! in addition to the moneys which he has paid for court fees and other disbursements.
THE WEtRIKG OF THE TAFF.
THE WEtRIKG OF THE TAFF. TO THE EDITOR OF THE WKKKLY MAtL." SiR,—I should not h&ve trespassed upon ynur courtesy in giving me liberty to your columna to reply to the personal and calumnious statements of Mr. Alderma.n Jones at yesterday's meeting of the Cardiff Town Council if I had not been interrupted and disconcerted by those who, white professing to bf) con- vinced of the desirabitity of weiring the Tatf, were yet iHogicat enough by their votes to throw cold water upon the scheme. Mr. Alderman Jonea led the opposition, and I give hi.n the credit of doing so without mincing matters but I shoutd have been better pleased if he had not been so peraonat in what he had to say. Mr. Jones has had a good deal to say, aye, and to do. with regard to the affairs of the Cardiff Corporation, but I venture to think that he has, unfortunately for the town, got into an oid-iushioned rut, from which he wilt have to ba removed if he does not display more cosmopolitan tendencies. Jn May last I moved in the council chamber a resolution asking the corporation to countenance the scheme. This was carried unanimously—a unanimity which I can only account for from the fact that Mr. Daniel Jonea was absent from the meeting. His hostility to the scheme ever since it waa proposed many years ago was notorious. I have no wish to be egotistical, but I can sav this, that I have been actuated in the course 'I have taken by tha beat intentions and the sineerest desire to <&e town of mv nativity. CM others conscientiously amrm the same? Cardie has natural facilities for providing a sheet of water equal in beauty and in extent to that possessed by Oxford or Cambridge; and I am most desirous that simitar facilities for aquatic, sanitary, picturesque, and many other purposes should be provided for the largely-increasing number of students at the South Wales University and the large number of other people (not 50, as wa" stated by Alderman EHiott) who would b6 benefited by carrying out the project. The Town Counci! of Cardiff have, to mv mind, ajl too long done the bidding of Mr. Daniel Jones. On every occasion upon which I have the opportunity I shall endeavour to displace his authority when it militates against the progress and welfare of tha inhabitants of Carding one of whose independent representatives I have the honour to be. If it came to a question of polling the town as to which of the Daniel's opiniona were the more popuiar, Pan Jones's" or Pan Lougher's," I should' certainly have no fear of the result. This con- tinuni shelving of a proj.x:t which has every; element of popularity in it is annoying and objectionable: and all I can remark in conclusion is that if there is to be only one King of Cardin', and that hing one who is int'rpsted ia his likea and dislikes, the sooner a change taJMS p!aco tb. better it will be for us all.—I am. &c., DANIEL LLOYD LOUOSER Brighton House, Canton, Oct. 13.
THE GRANT TO LAMPETER.
THE GRANT TO LAMPETER. TO THJ-: KDITOR OF THE WEEELT MAIL." Sm,—I would be pteased bv your inserting io your valuable columns t!.? foHov.'ing few remarks :'H TP the petition which h to be presented. to Government by the authorities of St. David a Collegp, Lampeter, for the renewal of a grant of £400 per annum which was at one time given them. The minds of a few broH.d-mindea and liberal people, who have, of course, their welfare at heart, have, it appears to me. been tilted with a righteous indignation at the presump- tion. according to them, of the College Board to endeavour to acquire by fair and legitimate means greater facilities for carrying on the great and good work they are doing, despite many dimculties, so well. One cannot help being impressed by tba narrow bigotry and utter want of true nations) sentiment the bilious words of such wouid-be patriots display. The great end for which the State exists i< tb< advancement of its people in every possible way. With this as a fundamental principle, it is her duty to raise, and to assist in racing, the social, moral, intellectual, and religious tone of the community. Now, be an institution what it may, of the Church or Dissent, if its innuence tends materially to raise the condition of the nation in these four ways it deserves, apart from every other oonside- ration, the support, not only of the members of the Principality itself, where its influence M n stiy felt, but also ct the State, whode function it is to further the interests of the members of that Itin- cipality. That St. David's Cotlege does tena and that very materially, to improve morally, so< i&l'y, inteliectuaily, and religiously the peopieof W&iew admits, surely, of httle doubt, for granted, and I think we all will grant, that the masses are in any way influenced by the ministers who labour among them, that those ministers are greatly influenced by the institution where they have received their preparation and training, and I think you will grant that St. David's College does better, and iniluence for good. the condition of the inbabttanta of Wales. Such, then, being the case, not only aro the authorities acting laudably in their endeavour to improve the facilities at their command, but they are fully justioed in doing their best to obtain from the State such he!p as I hope, and as every liberal-minded and patriotic Welshman ought to hope, they may get. When one seea with what a spirit of extreme selfishness and party feeling, so utterly opposed to the advance o< mutual goodwill and fellowship amongst, man.. kind, men are attempting to harm the very Principality for winch they pieiend to be doing so much one cannot refrain from uttering a.n expr«a< sion of pity that so many centuries of civilisation should have done so little for the minds of soma would-be true Welshmen. One word more before closing. Writers of petty and scurrilous leading articles "are convinced that Principal Jayne ia not so wise a man as his position requires." Wa pity the mental acumen and judgment of such writers, and if they think their words have much weight the sooner they undeceive themselves the better.—I am, &:c., J. J. DAVUES. St. Martin's School, York.
¡ BREACH OF FACTORIES ACTS:…
BREACH OF FACTORIES ACTS: AT CARMARTHEN. At Carmarthen County Pe'ty Sessions on Saturn day Mr. W. Joseph, sawmills, Carmarthen, charged by Mr. J. H. Bignold with a breach of tha Factories Acts. There were three oAences, first, employing a lad under sixteen without a medicat certificate; secondly, with t-mploying him at twenty minutes past two on a Saturday afternoon, when he ought to have left at two, and. thirdly, with neglecting to fence his machinery (Sy-wheet and crank of the engine) at the mills aiter being warned by the new district inspector, Mr. Â. ufwi*, in July.—Mr. White, solicitor, :n:d said with regard to the nrst caae that the boy had said t)e was sixteen years old; in the second that he was half an huur late in the morning and had been kept. for half an hour in the afternoon, and, thirdly,. that he had fenced the machinery by building P' wall round it. and that it had met with the proval of Mr. Mostyn, the late insctor.-r.J8 Magistrates, after hearing the evidence, 6nfd Mr< Joseph in various sums. amounting to t3 2s., and instructeå him to ft:nct: the mtu;hinry pl"Qperly.
SUNDAY DRINKING AT CARDIFF.
SUNDAY DRINKING AT CARDIFF. EXTENSIVE SEIZURE OF BEER. At three o'clock on Suuday morning Inspector James, accompanied by Sen",afJ.ts Johns Pinnegar.enter'-d the bouse of John No. 6, Mary Ann-street, who had for. conside- rable time past been suspected cf carrying on aO illicit trade in intoxicants. On searching th< premises they found in a cupboard a nine-ga] OQ ClISk of beer full, one partly so. and also & bottia of whisky. Another nine-gallon cask untapped was found concealed under a bedstead, and twa nine-gallon casks of beer were une¡¡,tl!ed in tha garden. TtM beer and spirits were &ized <md coni vpyed to the Central Police Station.
THE STRANGE CASE OF AT LLANEJLLY.'
THE STRANGE CASE OF AT LLANEJLLY. An inquiry touching the circumstance? of tb death of David Jenkins, calciner, St. was held at the Lord Nflson Botel, Llaneliy, on Saturday, before Mr. J. D. Rowlands, deputy. coroner.—The watchman at the copper works had been accused that he had turned out the deceased. through the works entrance abutting the docks. now transpired that it was not so- Jenkins left' the copper works by the chief entrance, which is a good distance from the dangerous locality. It t9 believed that he. instead of proceeding hooae-* wards, endeavoured to get into the works again; with the result that he fell into the water.—Aa open verdict of Found drowned'' wa< returned.
? f DAMAGES FOR " RUNNING…
DAMAGES FOR RUNNING OVER A' BOY AT PONTYPRJ.DP. At Pontypridd County Court on (before his Honour Judge Owilym Wiihauas) Gwilym John, grocer, P'Jnt,pridd, was summoned for £50 damages for injuries done to a boy named Goddard,.who wa<) run over by defendant's carton Bank Holiday. Mr R*'ys, solicitor, Pontypridd. appeared for the piaintin; Mr. Plows for the de' fondant. After hearing evidence, his Bonour gaV< judgment for .610 damages and costs.
THE HIGH DEATH-RATE OF CARDIFF.
THE HIGH DEATH-RATE OF CARDIFF. MEETING OF THE HEALTB COMMITTE? A meeting of the Health Committee was held a the Town-haU. CardiS, on Tuesday, Mr. T. W< Jacobs in the chair. There were also present tM mayor (Mr. A. Fulton), Aldermen Taylorand Jone9( and Messrs. Lougher, T. Rees. W. E. Vaughan, M. Morgan, Reynolds, D. Watson, and Ramsdale.—A special report was submitted by Dr. Paine, tM medical omeer of health, which went to show that as the Registrar-General's report, of the death-rate of the borough was based on the census of 1380 it was inaccurate. At that time the population 85,278. whilst the estimated population at present amounted to 110,000. Taking the increased population as the basis of hh calculation, D'- Paine estimated that the death-rate in CardiC is and 1ms been for the papt three years lowet than that of the chief towns in the United KingdottM —The report was ordered to be printed for circuit* tion, and also that a copy be forwarded to tb° Registrar-General.—The committee had under co°* sideration the proposed site for an urinal J11 Severn-road, Canton.—Mr. Vaughan stated that* deputation had waited upon him asking his t°J nuence with the Health Committee to secure so!C' more suitable site in that neighbourhood th":U1 dId one proposed by the corporation.—After conside* rable discussion it was resolved to defer the tion of the urinal, and a committee was appoint' consisting of Messrs. Lougher, Vaughan. and to inspect the site, and report as to its suitability* THE REGISTRAR-GENERALS REPORT. During the week that ended on Saturday last1 the 10th of October, thera were 73 births ? gistered in the borough of Cardi8,76 bfin? ? average of the past year. The births relate t<'?' boya and 33 girls. The deaths fell from 47 to ? the latter being 2 below the average of the p year. and equal to an annual rate of 22 9 per 1,. inhabitants, by no a high one. but at a time when low rates are almost met with. Tho deaths of voung cbildt6a under one rose from 15 to ]L8, while those at and upwards declined from 5 to 11. Four d took place in public institutions, and one ¡. due to violence. A good return, on the made as to the causes of death, the oaly folt cases of zymotic disease being one of wbOOP cough, one of diarrhea, and three of fever. ?°?t? corresponding week last ypar there were 72 '?? and 45 deaths in Cardin, so that the annu&l ? of mortality was then 25 1. The fatal pf; zymotic diseases were 3 of scarlet feveff wet whooping cough, and 4 of diarrho*a, ntt. yielding a rate of 45 by thM class cf dtsc" against 27 last week. past The sixteen principal death-rates for the f' week stand in order aa follow :— _01 HndderaHetd.. 14-3 ) B)Mkburn.l48 Bradford.5-3 London .16-7 Hut).M8 Halifax 16 9 Leeds.l77 llW Otdh<tm.Q.i Ne?ca3tie< -?.t Shea!etd.S7,.z Stttford.?.5 C?)'iS'?!.y Mancbeatef ?? Preston .< Per 1.000 !!ih?Ntant9 ofetch p!ac< ? At the Rovat Obaervatory, Greenwich, tM ?? temperature'of the air in the p?t ??*??n fo? and this i9 said to be a Utde ??.?,pcB?' degrees below the average of the c'" ? WA weeks in twenty yeare. li