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ALLEGED WRONGFUL SEIZURE. At the Glamorgan Assizes on Saturdayj (before Mr. Justice Grantham) the case of Mary Key v. Williams and others was tried. This was a. case in which the plaintiff, formerly a. clothier in business at Mardy, in the Rhondda Valley, and now living in London, claimed damages from the defendants, wholesale clothiers at Liverpool, in consequence of the alleged seizure of the contents of bis (plain, tiff's) shop. Defendants' commercial traveller, who was stated to have stripped the shop on behalf of his firm, was also a defendant.-The dofence was that- the things were taken with the consent of the plaintiff, and defendants also set up a counter -claim for money alleged to be due on account of goods sold and delivered—Mr. S. T. Evans, M.P., and Mr. Kelly were counsel for the plaintiff: Mr. Benson defended.—Mr. Kelly opened the pleadings.—Mr. Evans then gave the full details of the case. He said plaintiff ocm- menced business at Mardy in 1893, and in his business waa a customer of the defendants, Petor Williams and Co., &nd ke rcntinued to be their customer until October, 1P96. On account of the depression in tha Rhondda. Valley plaintiff was I ot successful, and, unfor- tunately, was not able to pay for the goods supplied to him. Plaintiff (counsel explained) actually owed £ 25, and other accounts fell due amounting to £98. On the 2nd of October las* defendant.! wrote that they (Õid rot accept b;Us. except in particular oases, and asked for a cheque for J625. This sum the plaintiff was not able to pay, and on the 10th of Novem- ber he was visited by Mr. Burgase, defendants' representative, who produced a telegram from his employers giving instructions to "get the money or the good?." Nothing was done on that occasion. On the 16th of November Mr. Burwsa repeated his visit for the same purpose, but the plaintiff, still having no money. said he would go to Ferndale and borrow some, and then pay something on account. He then left for Ferndale, allowing Mr. Burgess to remain in the shop, and on hie return he found that the shop had been stripped and the whole of the things taken away. This was a very high-handed proceeding, especially as the goods seized also included clothes sup- plied by othe, firms. Plaintiff went to the railway-station in search of the goods, and received the key of the shop from a. man named Underwood, who had assisted Burgess in the seizure. The only plea offered by the defen- dants was that the goods were taken possession of and removed by tihe leave and licence of the plaintiff. and the goods were still m possession of the defendants. A warrant was issued againri; Burgess. The justices thought the matter one in which plaintiff should seek for civil remedies, and accordingly dismissed the criminal charge. Plaintiff valued the goods taken at between B200 and JE250. Mr. Evans, in conclusion, asked for substantial damages, plaintiff having to go out of busi- ness, and he had not done anything since.— Plaintiff was called and examined and re- examined at length. He denied that the pro. ptrty was removed with his consent; he admitted receiving £ 100 in cash from one source, but his bank book. he said, would show where that money went. He had other fhoffl at Mountain Ash and Abercarn, but they wore ruot successful, and one of the other firms with whom he dealt had pressed him for money. The court then adjourned for luncheon. After the adjournment, Mr. Benson opened .h defendants' case, arguing that the proba- bilities were all in their favour, pointing out also that plaintiff, giving up business, and being pressed for money, told Burgess to take the goods. If consent was not given, why did not plaintiff enter a. protest when he saw the goods at the railway station, and about to be removed bv the defendants ?—Christopher Edward Burgees, defendant's traveller, was called, and gave evi- dence as to his share in the transaction.—Mr. S. T. Evans submitted a list of the articles of clothing seized, and witness admitted that the articles seized were not all supplied by the defendant firm. He seized everything, bocause plaintiff told him "to take the lot. He was not thinking'that bankruptcy might have super-1 vened.—Letters were read, in which the witness, writing to his firm, said plaintiff had consented to his taking away the goods, but would not help him in making an inventory. He also wrote that he feared, after plaintiff had gone, some of his friends might have stopped and taken the things. In further examination, witness said he did not know the meaning of fraudulent prefe- rence.—Pressed by his lordship upon these points witness said he had travelled for 30 years for the firm, but knew nothing about bank- ruptcy. and had never heard of a thing called fraudulent preference. Afterwards he admitted that he had heard of such a thing, but he did not know "where it came m." -His Lordship: You don't know anything about bankruptcy, but it is funny you should write to your em- ployers and remind them of fraudulent prefe- rence.—Witness: I talked to someone who did. -His Lordship: Then you knew yourself?— Again answering his lordship, witness admitted taking other people's goods because plaintiff told him to do it. He thought plaintiff's friends might induce him to alter his mind, and he hurried to take the goods for that reason. Plaintiff feared bankruptcy, and yet consented. —Lloyd Owen Williams (of the defendant firm) said the clothing returned was spoilt, more or less, and he put the cost price at £ 30.—Mr. S. T. Evans reviewing the plaintiff's case, asked if it was likely that plaintiff, after going away to borrow £ 10, as an instalment, which defen- dants were willing to accept, would have turned round and told Burgess to atrip the shop. Plain- tiff, though not rich, was only in temporary difficulties. He had always paid the same firm before promptly, and had never been sued by other firms.—The Judge, in summing up, was at a loss to understand why Burgess should have stripped the shop or why plaintiff should have consented, seeing that by consenting be would only do harm to himself and to the defendants.—The jury thien retired. After deliberating for half an hour they found for the pflaintiff, awarding JE75 for the goods and £ 75 as damages, from which has to be deducted plaintiff's liability of J390 odd to the defendants.

SWANSEA AND MUMBLES RAIL- WAYS. The report of the directors of the Swansea and Mumbles Railways (Limited) for the year ending December 31 last states that the nei revenue for the year showed an increase of B448. The directors have purchased the rolling stock of the Mumbles Railway and Pier Com- pany, and to pay for this and other expenditure on capital account recommend the issue of pre- ference shares to the amount of j64,000 at a premium of 10s. per share. The following interim dividends have been paid, viz.:—44 per cent, per annum on jB 71,000 preference shares And 3per cent, per annum on £ 50,000 orui.iary shareafor the half-year ending June 30, 1396. The direotors now recommend the payment a. the rate of 4i per cent. per annum on £71,OQC preference shares and 6 per cent. T>er annum 01. jB50,000 ordinary shares for the half-year ending December 31, 1896, and to carry forward the balance of £ 367 5s. 8d. to the next account. The director wh retires by rotation is Sir John Jones Jenkins, M.P., who, being eligible, cffer: himself for re-election. The auditor, Mr. David R. Ejnoyle, also retires and offers himself for re-election.

FIRES AT CARDIFF. A fire broke out in Mr. Frank Selby's grocery shop in Clifton street, Car- diff, on Saturday night. It was then about half-pact ten, and when the fire- men brought the reel from the Roath police- station they discovered thmt the out break had its inception in an upstairs room used for the storage of tea, paper, and other goods. The hose was got to work from a hydrant in Copper-street, and the fire was extinguished in about fifteen mmutes. The damage done was not of a very serious cSaraSter. At 145 a.m. on Sunday morning r$waa reported ai the Roath Police- station that a look-up grocer's shop No 49, Castle-road, belonging to Mr. Josepn Phillips, was on fire. The reel was despatched to the premises, and on arriving there the brigade found tíhat the fire, as in the previous case, had originated in a store-room on the first floor. With a copious supply of watpr the fire was quickly extinguished, but not before considerable damage was done to tlie premises and stock.

NATIONAL BANK OF WALES. We understand that the liquidator of the National Bank of Wales does not intend to carry the question recently before the Court of Appeal any further, and, unless any liti- gant decides to go to the House of Lords, the matter will rest where it is at present. Mean- time, the liquidator will issue notices to those I contributories who are on the list as settled by the Court of Appeal.

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CARDIFF PUBLIC BUILD- INGS. THE CATHAYS PARK SCHEME. LORD BUTES TERMS. The Town Clerk of Cardiff read to the cor- poration at their meeting on Monday a letter j which had been received from Sir W. T. Lewis in reference to the proposed purchase of the Cathays Park. When a deputation waited upon Sir William they made certain requests which he was not in a position to grant with- out consulting the Marquess of Bute, and he proceeded to Sootland for shat purpose. In me letter read on Monday Sir William stated that the points put forward by the Deputy- mayor (Mr. Morgan Morgan) and others had received careful consideration, and, although the suggestions made conflicted with some of the arrangements decided upon by Lord Bute, he was willing to allow an improved act«ss to the public buildings whioh it was proposed to the public buildings which it was proposed to erect in order that the publio might have the fullest enjoyment of the land if acquired by tihe corporation. The terms now are as fol- low:— A.—The portion of Cathays Park, about 58 acr<3» in extent, to be conveyed to the Cardiff I Corporation under Parliamentary powers to be obtained by them for the sum of £ 150,000. B.—The present avenuti in the park, with the trees an either side, to be preserved and maintained by the corporation in its entirety. C.—The bank of trees between Cathays Park and Park-place, and the trees between Cathays Park and North-road, to be preserved and maintained by the corporation. D.—The corporation to plant trees, and after- wards preserve and maintain them, upon the space along the northern side of the Bute Docks feeder. E.—The corporation to construct & road and avenue in continuation of the existing avenue, subject to the corporation obtaining the Acces- sary consents of the Bute Dock Company and the Glamorgan Canal Company respectively for the erection of bridges over the Bute Docks feeder and the Glamorganshire Canal. F.—The corporation to widen the North-road, acid also construct a new road along the southern end of the park. G.-The corporation to acquire from the Marquess of Bute, on terms to be arranged, the land necessary for the widening of the North- road on the east, and also the space intervening between the North-road and the new avenue. This offer is subject to the details being satis- factorily arranged and to a decision being ar- rived at by the 31st of next month. Alderman Carey moved that the borough engineer be instructed to obtain lithographed copies of a plan which accompanied the letter explaining tbe wishes of Lord Bute, as set forth in the letter of Sir William Thomas Lewis, and that a special meeting be called to consider the question of purchasing the park. Alderman David JcaMs seconded tihe motion, and stated t-hat the offer made by Lord Bute was an exceedingly liberal one, and one which he hoped would be accepted with the unanimous voice of the council. (Applause.) Mr. Jenkins thought the borough engineer might also give the council an approximate estimate of the cost of making the new roads and bridges. Alderman Sanders thought this was very desirable. In answer to a question, the Mayor ptated that it wa-s useless to ask Lord Bute's consent to the erection of other than publio buildings on the park.. The motion was then agreed to, with the further instruction to the borough engineer to prepare an estimate of the cost of widening North-road and making the new road and bridges referred to in the aetter. It was further resolved that a. meeting of the sreneral purposes committee be held as soon as possible to consider the offer of Lord Bute, to be followed by a council meeting, at which the proceedings of that committee might be con- firmed.

ELY MANSLAUGHTER CASE. TRIAL AT THE ASSIZES. At the Glamorgan Winter Assizes on Saturday (before Mr. Justice Lawrence) Jane Cook, 40, was charged with feloniously Killing her iniunt child Thomas John Cook, and aiso with wilfully neglecting the child in a. manner likely to cause injury "to his health. Mr. Pepyat Evans prosecuted, and Mr. Vaughan \Vdlia-ins defended.—Dr. James F. Cownie stated that he first saw the child on tho 26th of November last. when it was between two and three months old. It was in an emaciated btate, suffering from sickness, in- sufficiently wrapped, and not very clean. The mother was in an intoxicated state, but under- stood the instructions which he gave her. He suspected thajt the child was suffering from chronic inflammation of the stomach. The prisoner stated that she fed the child upon boiled bread, and he told her to discontinue that course of feeding. The child could not absorb nourishment because of the con- dition of the stomach. A week after ha again saw the child. The mother was then intoxicated, and be suspected that she had not carried out his instructions. On the 12th of December he paid another visit to the house, and found the mother again intoxicated. The child was no better, and, as he was then satisfied that his instructions as to the treatment of the child had not been carried out, he refused to attend again. She came to the surgery, and he told her she was neglecting the child by her drunken habits. On the 24fell of January he was called to see the child, which was then dead. He made a. poet-mortem examination, and found a couple of spoonfuls of boiled bread in the stomach. The child then weighed 61b., whereas the nor- mal weight ef a child of that age was between 111b. and 121b.—In croes-examination, the doc- tor admitted that cluldren who were well-cared for suffered from chronic inflammation of tihe stomach. It did not necessarily fol- low that because it had inflamma- tion it had been neglected. Mothers very frequently gave bread to chilaren too very frequently gave bread to chilaren too scon, end people did not always tollow the instructions of doctors even when tneir own health was ooncernoo.-His Lordship a&ked Mr. Evans if he could put his finger on some particular thing which the mother did which would justify the charge jf manslaughter. Up to the time that the doctor was called in the treatment of the child was due to ignorance; afterwards, it might have been neglect.—Mr. Evans said he could not aarry the prosecution further, and his Lordship directed the jury to return a verdict of "Not guilty" on the charge of manslaughter. The charge of wilfully neglecting the child in such a manner as to cause injury to its health was then proceeded with.-Dr. Cowni" repeated his evidence, and Police-constable Lane was called to prove the condition of the child on occasions when he visited the house. --It transpired that the child had been insured, but Mr. Vaaghan Williams objected to the production of the policy as evidence in the case. It was, he said, equal to evidence of intent in a murder case, and, inasmuch as the necessary formalities had not been observed before the magistrates in stating in the depo- sitions that the policy was produced by the witness, it could not, even in that case, be admitted. This was contested by Mr. Pepyat Evans, who observed that, inasmuch as the distinctive number of the policy had been entered upon Ac deposi- tions, it was sufficient.-His Lordship, how- ever, ruled that the policy could not be admitted until the offence had been proved, because it would be a question of considera- tion in fixing the extent of the punishment. -The prisoner stated that she had done what the doctor told her to do.—After counsel had addressed the jury, his Lordship summed up Ü considerable length.-After consulting for Fortv minutes the jury brought m a verdict of "Not guilty," and prisoner was discharged.

TIRE AT NEWPORT. Shortly after nine o'clock on Saturday even- ing a fire was discovered to have broken out in Miss Bartlam's ladies' outfitting and fancy shop, which is situated in thfi Tr6d6gsr-iiali* buildings, at the foot of Stow-hill, Newport. The outbreak, although not serious in itself, might have had very disastrous results, for a concert was being held in the Tredegar-hall at the time, and every part of the hall was occupied by a large number of people. Several gentlemen who happened to be in the Consti- tutional Club recognised the danger, and, rushing to the entrance to the hall, firmly I prevented anyone entering. The concert thus: proceeded without interruption, and no one inside was aware of the fact that a fire was raging in another, part of the building. For safety's sake, however, all of the extra exits i were opened, and had the blaze extended the hall could have been very quickly cleared. Thanks, however, to the promptitude of the r fire brigade, under Lieutenant Coulman, the! flames were speedily extinguished, but not; before considerable damage had been done to the stock and to the cellar (in which the out- break occurred) by fire and -water. The streets were crowded at the time.

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BODY EXHUMED AT NEWPORT, BASELESS RUMOURS OF VIOLENCE- Some little excitement was occasioned at Newport on Saturday when it became known that the body of a woman had been exhumed at the cemetery, in consequence of rumours of violence. It appeared that the deceased, a. married woman named Kemp, aged thirtv- six, had been living apart from her husband, who was said to have been at one time the manager of the North Shields Gasworks, and had up till recently been in receipt of an allowance from him. She had for some time been living with a man in a. traveiling-van off Cbepstow-road. She was ta;ien ill about a fortnight ago, and medical assistance was called in. Death, however, soon took place, and Dr. Hurley's assistant gave a certificate that the cause of death was chronic alco- holism and bronchitis. The body was removed to the house of deceased's sister- Mrs. Wityoombe, at 32, Wolseley-street, Pill —until the interment took place on Friday, January 29. After burial Mrs. Witycombe became suspicious that there had been violence used upon her sister, and she communicated with tha police. The police referred the matter to the Fome Secre+arv, who gave an order for the exhumation of the body, which took place on Friday afternoon. A post-mortem examination was subsequently conducted by Drs. M'Cormack and Seddon, who confirmed the opinion arrived at by the doctor who gave the certificate of death. and, therefore, no further police action will be taken. THE INQUEST-SAD STORY. The inquiry into the circumstances attending the death of Henrietta Kemp, which necessitated the exhumation of tue bc-dy on Friday, was held at the Town-hall, Newport, on Monday, before the borough ocioner (Mr. W. Lyndon Moore);—Inspector Biooks said that, by virtue of a certificate from the Home Office, the body was disin- terred from the Newport Cemetery, and taken to the mortuary, where a post-mortem exami- nation was instituted. The body was identi- tied by a stepson of deceased. Afterwards an examination waa made by Dr. M'Cormack and Dr. Seddon, Dr. Neville also being pre- sent. The contends of the stomach were put in a jar, and taken to the police-station on Saturday.—Air. W. Kemp, 160, Commercial- road, bicycle maker, said the deceased woman was his stepmother, and he thought her age was 36. She was the second wife of J. W. Kemp, sen. The funeral arrangements were undertaken by witness's father, J. W. 'Ken)p. —John Phelps Williams, registrar of births and deaths, produced the certificate of death, This certificate was granted by Dr. j. T. Neville, M.R.C.V.S. The primary cause of death was stated to be chronic alcoholism, and the secondary cause bronchitis.-Alice Breddy, wife of a stonemason living in Glebe-street, said the deceased came to her house in July last seeking lodgings. She was then alone, and it was agreed that the deceased should take a sitt ng-room and a bedroom. Deceased represented herself as Mrs. Green, and William Green subsequently came to live with her. Green and deceased did not live happily, as he frequently struck her in the face. Joseph Green, a brother of William Green, on one occasion kicked the woman very violently in the lower part of the abdomen. The next day the injury caused the woman great pain. This occurrence took place in November. William Green, with whom the deceased lived, kept her very stinted in the way of clothes and money.—Mrs. Hannah M'Carthy, a neighbour, also spoke to Green's ill-treat- ment.—John Ellison Kemp, the fifteen-year- old son of deceased, said that he lived for a week in the van with his mother and Green. Green always said that the witness's mother was drunk when there was no sign of drun- kenness. Green had struck him several times. and had also struck his mother in witness's presence.-Sarah Ann Stanger, a. hawker, said that after the unfortunate woman died witness laid out the body, and the only injury she found wad a slight bruise cm the hip. This witness said that during the time she knew deceased she drank heavily, though she never saw the woman the worse for drink. She had never known deceased to be atteaded by a dotter until the day before the death took place.—Elizabeth Green, wife of Robert Green lived in a van near that of William Green ,nd said she had often seen deceased and Mrs. Breddy drunk. William Green and deceased seemed to live very comfortably together.-Nora Withercombe, 32, Wolseley- street wife of a dock labourer, n sister of the deceased, stated that she visited the van on Surd ay, about hdt an hour after the death of the woman. There were two women in th- van, and witness asked them if they had any clean clothes to lay out the deceased, and tney replied they had not. In consequence of this Mrs. Withercombe returned with another sister on Monday, taking clothes with them. On the following day (Monday) witness applied to Dr. Neville for a certificate, but he said he was not justified in giving one, adding that the man Green had no power to refuse the removal of the body if witness desired it Mr. Kemp sent a shell for the coffin and on Tuesday Dr. Neville granted the certificate of death.—Wm. Green, having been told by the coroner that some of the assertions made during the course of the case would affect him seriously, said he knew the dead woman was married, but she had told him that she had a separation from her husband. He added that deceased was a very slight eater, and frequently would not eat anything for days. Witness denied all the statements of former witnesses as to cruelty and violence, except on one.ocoasion, when he struck her at the house of Sirs. Breddy. His brother (Joe Green) had struck the woman, having previously struck him, but he had <ot seen him kick her.—Joseph Harpur, alias Green, gave a flat denial to the suggestion that he kicked deceased but admitted striking her. -Dr. T. S. M'Cormack, Newport, made a post-mortem examination on the body on Saturday, Dr. Seddon and Dr. Neville being present. In his opinion, the organs of the body did not justify the assertions that deceased lived an abandoned or neglected life. He should not say, knowing what he did after the poet-mortem examination, that he would have granted a certificate for bronchitis. He thought the poor woman died from inanition, due to neglect and exposure and want of treatment at a critical moment. If the woman; had been medically treated a few days before she would probably have recovered.—Dr. H. B. Seddon formally oorroborated.-Dr. J. T. Neville, who visited the poor woman on the day she died, said he pre- scribed for bronchitis, giving her a mixture of digitalis, strychnine, and ammonia., which he thought would restore the circula- tion and assist expectoration. He also ordered sctnall doses of brandy to be given. He refused a certificate when applied to because he thought the woman had been neg- lected by being kept so long without medical advice. He afterwards granted the certificate when he heard the story told by the man Green as to the intemperate habits of deceased, which he believed. He did not like to move deceased, as he was fearful that she would not be able to sustain exposure. The Coroner, in summing up, said no doubt the woman died from inanition, the result of neglect and exposure. Still, there was no legal liability cast upon Green, her paramour, to provide the poor, degraded creature with a pennyworth of bread or its equivalent of beer. The case was im- portant in acting as a warning to doctors not hastily to give certi- ficates of death where there was no cer- tainty. In every case where there was the slightest suspicion it ws" the duty of the medical man to communicate with the autho- rises. The jury, -having retired', stated' (through their foreman, Mr. J. Barter) that they found a vei>diot in accordance with the mcdicaj tes- timony. They believed, however, that the man Wm. Green was morally responsible for the woman's death. They discredited the evidence oi the two women, Green and Stanger. and they. therefore, desired that the coroner would disallow the expenses of those and also of William Green and Joseph Green. The Coroner said he would do so.

CARDIFF SLANDER ACTION. At the Glamorgan Assizes on Monday (before Mr. Justice Grantham) Louisa Farren brought an action for slander against Benjamin L. Davids. Mr. Arutliur Evans appeared for the prosecution, and there was no defence. The parties live in Canton. The case was brought to recover- damages for slander uttered by defendant in April last. Miss Farren was at the time housekeeper to Mr. John E. Davies, who was employed by his brother, the defen- dant in the case, as a carpenter. In April last I differences arose between the two brothers, and defendant was under the impression that the plaintiff was really the cause. Going into the workshop one day, he described the plaintiff, in the presence of several workmen, as unchaste. — Evidence was called, but the Judge, in summing up, doubted whether the defendant really meant what he said in the neat of temper. The Women's Sla.nder Act was only passed a few years aero, but he for one was extremely sorry the Act was ever passed. All the oasts that had come before him were trivial, based on the idle words Epoken by an angry ma-n.-The jury returned a verdict for plaintiff, with £1 dama^ea-

CLAIM FOR INJURIES. A PENARTH CARPENTER AND HIS APPRENTICE. At the Glarmorgan Winter Assizes on Monday (before Mr. Justice Grantham), TLcmas WiiLiam Webb, a. lad of seventeen, claimed (through his next best friend, William Webb; damages against the defendant, David Price, a carpenter and joiner, of Penarth, with whom he was apprenticed. It was alleged that defendant had been guilty of certain breaches of the Factory Act, in consequence of which plaintiff sustained injuries which necessitated the amputation of the fingers on his right haajd. l'be defendant by his statement in defence -on- tended that he had been guilty of no breach of the Faotory Act, Liiat he had been guilty of no negligence, that the marhir-e was not dangerous, and tba.t the plaintiff had no business to be where be was at the time of the accident Mr. B. Francis Williams, Q.O., and Mr. Arthur Lewis represented the plaintiff, and Mr. Abel Thomas, Q.C., M.P., and Mr. C. J. Jackso-n ari-eared for the defendant.—Mr. B. Francis Williams, in opening the case, said the plaintiff was apprenticed to the defendant in 1394-. Among the machinery possessed by Mr. Price at his Penarth factory was a planing machine. which was worked by steam, and on July 3 f'la.rntitf was ordered to work at this machine. t was not the first time he had bten so ordered, for on the previous day he and another ajrprentice named Hamilton were ordered by defendant's son, who acted as foremain for his father, to work at the machine. On July 3 he was engaged tt the machine, when. in consequence of a screw being loose the fore plate of the machine dropped. and his right hand was caught in the kll,,ves. His four fingers and thumb were injured. Other accidents had happened with the same machine, and only in the previous year the defendant himself received an injury to his thumb. The plaintiff was called, and gave evidence in support of counsel's statement.—In cross-examination, be sta/bed that he had formerly worked ait the machine for three months, but was subsequently removed to another deipartment.-— The lad Hamilton, who was referred to in counsel's opening statement, gave evidence. —David Thomas, contractor's employe for Mr. Shetpton, Penarth, said he formerly worked for Mr. Price. He knew the plajiing machine in ouestiotn, and re- membered a man being injured by it. The man lost his thumb. Witness considered the machine dangerous-it required great care and attention in working it.—Mr. B. Francis Williiaims: Would you put a boy to work at it ?—Witness: I should require him to be a, very careful lad.-In cross-examination witness ea.d he thought that the model of a guard produced would nave prevented the accident, if it had been attached to the machine. He had never worked on a machine where there was a guard, and until Saturday had not seen a. model.—Mr. Dunn, foreman cabinet-maker, of Swansea, said he used a similar machine, and had always a. guard over the knives. Three other witnesses were called to prove the machines were dangerous, unless they were guarded, and then Mr. T. 0. Edwards, inspec- tor under the Factory Act, gave evidence. On November 21,1895, he visited defendant's works, and drew Mr. Price's attention to the dangerous condition of the circular saw and the planing machines, and advised him to obtain guards. Witness sent him plans, but on June 10, 1896, found that the woik had not been car- ried out, and Mr. Price, jun., promised to speak to his father. In October a guard was ob- tained, but not a satisfactory one. In wit- ness's opinion the machine was dangerous with- out a gua.rd. He reported.the accident to the Home Office, and the defendant wag prosecuted at Penarth, but the case was dismissed. In cross-examination, witness said that when he paid his last visit to the Cardiff factories he found thirteen machines in use. Eight of them were unguarded, but notices had been served ordering guards to be put on.-Dr. Charles Aitken said the injuries which the lad received necessitated the amputation of four fingers and a thumb.—This concluded the case for the plain- tiff, and, for the defence, John Price, son of the defendant, a. foreman at the works, was called and examined by Mr. C. J. Jackson. He said plaintiff had no business at the machine when the accident happened; he ought to have been working with Meazey. He did not know whether Webb had been told this, but it was understood. Meazey was fencing a belt in another part of the building. A man named Gray had charge of the machine, whilst it was Wm. Westaoott's duty to work it. Witness examined the machine after the accident, and found it to be in perfect working order. The machine, without a guard, was quite safe, and only needed ordinary care.-In cross-examina- tion witness said he did not see the lad work- ing at the machine. All of the people who had met with accidents were careless. -Thomas Gray, machinist, in the employ of the defendant, denied that he told Webb to work the machine, but in cross-examination admitted that Webb was ordered to do the work before breakfast on the day of the a.ccident.- William Westacott, apprentice, said he cut a piece of wood, and gave it to Webb to plane. He admitted that he had been told to use the machine.—Ridhard James Maitthews, car- panter, employed by the defendant, said he was* working behind W ebb at the time of the accident- The piece of wood which Webb was plaining flew back towards witness, and struck a square which he had in his hand. The plaintiff had told him that the accident. happened through a tniek shavin" jerking the piece of wood against the machine.—D. Griffith Price, the defendant, said he was a. builder and contractor. He had had the machine for seven or ei-ght years, and did not consider it dangerous. But it was not plaintiff's duty to be near the machine—he ought to have been at the bench. He (witness) met with one slight accident whilst working the machine, but he considered that guards would add to the damger-In croes-examinaitdon, witness sai" he paid Westacotb to look after the machine, and Webb had no right there Gray had not the power to order the lads about. Arthur Sandford, Thomas Gray, sein., and Wm. Tcut also gave evidence for the defence, after which Mr. Abel Thomas addressed the jury. He said he thought the accident could "ot have happened in the way described by Webb, an;1 contended that if Webb had had both hands on the machine the accident would not have happened. He claimed that Mr. Price had done everything that a careful man could, and, with regard to the safety of the machine without guards, pointed out that Mr. Price had brought up four sons in the same business, and it was unreasonable to suppose that he would have put his sons to work on a. machine if he considered it at all dangerous.'—Mr. B. Francis Williams reviewed the evidence that had been given, contended that the machine was dan- gerous, and asked the jury to award the lad reasonable damages.—The Judge summed up in favour of plaintiff, who, he said, was doing nothing when he met with the accident but what he ought to do, and whe was not guilty of carelessness. It was almost impossible for the jury- after hearing the evidence to say that the machine was not dangerous, and it was for them to consider whether steps ought not to have been taken to remove the dagger. He considered that the lad was quite justified in asking them for considerable compensation.— The jury retired at 4.20, and after an absence of 40 "minutes returned a verdict for £ 225.—The Judge allowed costs.

W MASTER AND THE BEER QUESTION. AMUSING DISCUSSION AT ST. ASAPH. At the fortnightly meeting of the St. Asaph Board of Guardians on Saturday, undep the presidency of Mr. Edwin Morgan, the ques tion of supplying beer to the inmates of the union entered upon a new phase.—Mr. Jacob Jones said that just before Christmas Day the board passed a resolution ordering a barrel of beer, which had been sent for the use of the inmates by one of the guardians as a gift, to be declined and sent back again. He had, however, heard it rumoured that the beer had not been sent back, but had been tapped bv the master. (Laughter.) If that was so, he should want to know why the board's decision had not been carried out.-The Master said lie was not aware, when appointed to his pre- sent position, that the officials v^ere to be denied beer or food which they thought fit to purchase. For something like fifty years a pint of beer had been allowed to every official in the union, and a few years ago it was decided to allow them money in lieu of beer- He was not aware that there was t en crip teetotaler amongst them, but he would vouch ou for the fact that they wou;d not find a more temperate body of officials throughout the country. (Hear, hear.) As to the beer itself, it was not a barrel, but a nine-gallon cask, and as it was in the house he thought he would keep it, and accordingly wrote to Mr. Ellis asking him to send his bill, as he intended to purchase it. He was now drinking the beer himself.—Mr. Joseph Lloyd: I blame vou for not asking someone to join you. (Laughter.) -The Master: I firmly believe it is doing me good. (Laughter.)—Mr. Joseph Roberts: Do we understand that he ha.s made you a present of the beer?—The Master: I have asked Mr. Ellis twice for the bill, and I hope be will s^nd it.—Mr. Jacob Jones said the answer of the master was quite beside the question. They did not wi'sh to deprive the officers of beer or anything else if they wished to have it. The question had reference to the inmates of the house, and he maintained that the resolution of the board had been disregarded by Mr. Jones in not sending tho beer back.—The Maet-er said he did not believe the resolution authorised him to send the beer back, and upon the clerk referring to the minutes it was ascertained that the board in its resolution merely declined Mr. Ellis's offer.—Mr- Jacob Jones said he intended to include that in his motion, and thought he had done eo.—The Chairman: Are you satis- fied with the master's explanation?—Mr. Jacob Jones: Personally, I do not consider it an explanation at all.—It was decided to go on with the next business.

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REFORM OF HOSPITAL ABUSES SPEECH BY DR. ISAMBAP.D OWS'N. A meeting of the medical profession was held at St. Martin's Town-hail, London, on Thursday to discuss the question of hospital ebuse and the recommendations of the Hospital Reform Association. A resolution condem- natory of the wholesale, indiscriminate, and haety relief at present administered by many hospitals in out-patient and casualty depart- ments was moved by Dr. Ieambard Owen. After" quoting statistics in support of the first clauso of the resolution, the speaker said it needed no argument to show the demoralising effect on the public of giving medical relief without any inquiry into the patient s^ circum- stances or character, or the probobiltuee of relief being of ultimate advantage It was also a grave injustice to members of the medical profession who were practising among the poor or the comparatively poor, and he believed wiat its effect in this connection was greatlv under- estimated. (Hear, hear.) It was a little too much that the regular practitioner should not enly have to endure the competi'icii of unquali- fied assistants and ignorant quacks, and of the chfmist's shop, but also have to ktfop dc-Ni-n his fees to compete viA a number of institutions I prepared to offer the same commodity without payment or inquiry. (Cheers.) As to the utility of the out-patients' department, he. believed it was an utter delusion to think that men could gain valuable experience by dealing hastily with the crowds that gathered there. It was rather in the wards that they would find well-marked examples of diseases from which they might gain useful knowledge. (CSieers.) It was true that among out-patients they were). able to detect early signs of disease, and tew note its progress and development, but thati could only be done where the number of ca^es was so limited that proper attention emild be given to each one. (Hear, hear.) This was not a mere "trade" natter. It was to tho interest of the public not to cut down the re- muneration of members of their profession so> that in a few generations the proper class of j men would not be induced to enter into its j ranks. (Cheers.)—After a discussion, the motion was carried.—Resolutions were also agreed to approving the recommendaftions of the Hospital Reform Association, and declaring its objects worthy of support.—The secretary of the asso- ciation (Dr. Garrett Horder, of Cardiff) created much amusement by reading from a ••peeoh by Mr. Sydney Holland statements directly contra- dicting the remarks he made to the meeting.

DEFENCE OF LONDON. A CONTINUOUS CHAIN OF MAGAZINES. There seems to be a widespread misconccpticn (fays the "Daily News") as to the nature and extent cf the works proposed for strengthening the defence of London. Already the assumption that a chain of nf-nxvnent and costly forts, forming a girdle round the capital, is contemplated has occasioned a great outcrv from those who think that laud fortifications prc unnecessary so long as we have a sufficiently itrooz N'aw. Ten years ago Sir Edvvard Han-Jev pvnlained in a few memorable words what were the riidi of the capital for effectual defence. He pro- r'«scd that we should "mark cut round London .mes nf defencs to meet all possible lines of attack upon it not to be constructed except on the imminence « wa- hut to be thoroughly planned, and the means of erecting and occupying th°m kept always ready Sir E Hamlev's scheme, with slight modifications, was accepted 'by all the ablest military authorities of that time. It took practical shape after a prelimi- nary surrev of the most suitable defensive positions bv the purchase of thirteen sites as crmtres of defence at a cost of £ 30,000 ten years ago. Since then, under successive administrations, an additional sum of 538 000 has been expended on the necessary works for making seme of these centres suitable in case of invasion. Nothing like, a fortiilcation has been constructed, but simply defensible storehouses. In which trenching tools, ""rip equipTnentfl, and possibly munitions <i war may be kept ready for issue in time of emergency to the Volunteers and Militia, on whom the task of defending those positions would mainly fall. Ulti- mately the positions would have to be strengthened hv earthworks, but these reed only be thrown up when arid where the danger of a.tt&ck seemed imminent. The essential thing is that cach brigade shall know exactly where it would have to assemble if the emer- (xcttcy ever arose, nd that, it may he sure c.f finding there the stores and material necessary for placing the position in a state of defence. It is in furtherance of this scheme that the Govern- ment now ffk for a vote cf £ 96.000 in order that the thirteen central magazines for which land has already been bought may be completed. In addition to the mere buildings, it will be necessary to make proper Approaches, and form military roads by which to con. nect the various centres ns links in a continuous -ham. Of the three centres already completed, two are on +he eouth side of London, and one on the north. The vote now asked for is to complete ten ->ther storehouses as points of concentration (for diffe- ent brigades, all on the south, between Erith and Tooting. These will practically close up the roads igainst a foroe advancing upon London from the mouth of the Thames or any possible landing place \long the coast as far as Brighton

THE MACEDONIAN QUESTION LETTER FROM MR. GLADSTONE. The Press Association states that the Byron Society, which is actively engaged in dis- seminating appeals in Greece and Bulgaria to help the cause of the Macedonians, has com- municated to its agents the following lettei from Mr. Gladstone, for distribution in the vernacular in South-Eastern Europe. The society aims at inducing the Greek, Servian, rod Bulgarian Governments to come to an early agreement in reference to the Macedo- nian question: —- Hawarden Castle, Jan. 19. Dear Sir,—The hopelessness of the Turkish Government would make me witness with delight its being swept out of the countries which it tortures. Next to the Ottoman Government, nothing can be more deplorable and blameworthy than the jealousies between Greek and, Slav, and the plans by the States already existing for appropriating other terri- tories. Why not Macedonia for the Macedo- nians, as well aa Bulgaria for the Bulgarians and Servia for the Servians? And. if they are all small and weak, let them band themselves together for defence, so that they may not oe scattered by others, either great or smau. which would probably be the effect of their qvarrelling among tMmseIves.-Your" T very faithfully, W. E. GLADSTONE.

DIRECT CABLE TO JAMAICA. In the House of Commons to-day (Monday) General Laurie will ask the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he is aware that the Government of the Dominion of Canada has offered a subsidy of J35,000 and tne Govern- ment of Jamaica JB2,000 towaxds the cost of the direct telegraph cable from Bermuda to Jamaica, via Turk's Island, and, as he stated in April, 1896, that he had no reason to think there are any insuperable constructive difficulties affecting such communication, whether the delay in (granting the sanction of her Majesty's Government is on account off inadequate financial support given, or whether there is any difficulty m consequence of the prior occupation of the West Indies by any other company wnich controls the ser- vice between Jamaica and the other islands and whether he is aware that tliis company has announced its intention to give up the service between the islands if the direct cable to Jamaica should be laid, and that the com- pany proposing to lay and work the direct cable has expressed its willingness at once to connect the several islands by cable, and main- ta.in a satisfactory service at a much reduced rate.

LINOTYPE COMPANY (LIMITED). At a meeting of the directors of the Linotype Com- I pany. held on Thursday, the secretary was instructed to make the following announcement •—The directors of the Linotype Company (Limited) announce that, subject to audit, the accounts for the year ending the 31st December, 1896, ehew a net profit available for dividend ci £ 123,255, as against C59,969 in 1895. Thep propose to recommend dividends for the half- year ending the 31st of December, 1896, at the rate of 6 per cent, per annum 011 the Preferred Ordinary Shares, and at the rate of per cent per annum on tho Deferred Ordinary Shares, leaving a balance of £ 63,223, of which £ 30,000 will be placed to reserve and £33.223 carried forward. The dividend a year ago was at the rate of per cent, per annum—the interim dividend pp,id in Julv last being at the same rate—hut, as the sapital has since been nearly doubled ( £ 812,000 in shares having been given in December as a bonus to the shareholders), the above dividend is equal to nearly 13 per cent, on the old share capital, whilst the balance of revenue is £ 63.223 17s. 7d., ns against £ 37,962 4s. 2d. on the 31st U December, 1895.

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ALARMING RAILWAY ACcI- J DENT AT MANORBIER. NORTH MAIL TRAIN TEEOWS 011 THE LINE. ] A PROVIDENTIAL ESCAPE. An accident, which roigbA have attended with very serious results, occup^ on the Whitland, Tenby, and Pembroke Railway branch, which is now worked by Great Western Railway Compaaiy, just as up North mail train was approaching bier Station from Pembroke, about one °'^ on Saturday afternoon. The engine-dji- (Thomas Williams) heard a thump, as if front spring of the engine had snapped. 1 immediately applied the vacuum break, succeeded in bringing his train to a stan<* a remarkably short distance—about one h died and thirty yards. The passengers perienced only a sudden jerking for a short moments, being then brought to stoppage, only to find that the whole of train had been thrown off the rails, and notwithstanding, no one had in any way injured. It was found that the tyre °f leading wheel of the engine on the left-h^ side had completely broken off, only spokes and band remaining. It v as foun £ l four pieces, one of which was observed the engire-driver living off when he out after applying the vacuum break. -j point about fifty yards or so from where d finally stopped the engine left the rails, ,0 was followed by the tender and the train of four coaches and a cattle T-rlJ I which ploughed up the permanent way, ) it finally got embedded in it. Fortunate the place where the accident occurred ,'S level, and the line at this point is straight, and both the public and the c° • pany are to be congratulated on their pj° dential escape. The breakdown gang < Tenby arrived on the scene by the train i leaves Whitland at noon and crosses the tr^J to which the accident occurred at Tenby. » ■was followed by another breakdown gang ir°0f -Carmarthen, while Superintendent Rees. Swansea, who arrived early at the scene the accident, himself superintended the V. ceedings. Tho work of clearing the line completed early on Sunday morning. Y{<$ while, temporary arrangements were made the transfer of"the passengers and lu2 £ ^;f and the officials did everything in power to lessen inconvenience the pas- gers were put to. The North mails *e however, considerably delayed, as no t,,mpl rary arrangements could' be made in time, brincr them to the Whitland Junction in x for the usual up North mail sorting carriag

AGRICULTURAL TION IN WALES. THE RECENT CONFERENCE AT WELSHPOOL. The committee appointed at the agri^ frurai conference held at Welshpool January 6 has issued an interim report) which "they state that, in compliance a the order of reference, they have consider^ tho possibility of applying in practice principle of agricultural co-operation. the present occasion, however they solely with dairying. They state that have received much valuable information 1 tt) the chairman (the Hon. Horace Plull der, M.P.) and the secretary (Mr. R. A. BOn) of toe Irish Agricultural Organic Society,- and that they find that the dairy societies, or creameries, are suci^ff?! carried on by farroers, who find the capital, on the basis of taking a £ 1 s&; each cow whose milk is sent to creamery, the management being entirely d the hands of the shareholders, it that the quantity of butter produced is what under six and a half ounces per j 0t milk, and that the average price otn for the butter at the creamery is a «» y over lOd. per pound. It thus requires a j three gallons of milk to produce one p of butter, and the price. there which the creamery can afford to r r is about 3^d. per gallon, or less than quart; but. in addition to this, they return stvim milk, which is wort per gallon, for rearing calves or pigs» (j. making a total value of the milk 4^d. Or tOe per gallon, and getting the manure from the animals fed' with the skim milk, for use Oll ell' farm, as a:?ninst the amount received for S trI. insr the milk entirely off the farm. The mittee have no reason to think that »• r milk would, on the average, give a quantity of butter per gallon, and they « y whether the farmers of the ^strict serve the Cambrian Railways would be content^ sell their milk all the year round at the mentioned prsce, or even a little oyer. however, this price were thought not aj&J j torv bv the majority of the formers, the 0 step should be to ascertain for any Ioob whether there are within easy range of » venient centre a ^ffic^nt number of cows whose owners would undertake to in forming an association for providing 0 buildines and plant, for a factory. FroTnheeu to 1.000 cowc is the number which has found by Irish experience to give the results. An alternative to the cvea,vCL» system, under whick the milk is brought a6., raw ma/terial to the manufacturing centre. that of collecting and grading and tbe farmers' own butter, the farmer recei the price of his butter, less the amount expenses of working and management, ^-ij committee, in conclusion, state that they be glad to receive .any criticisms or _s« £ tione which might be sent to Mr. Denni?5'^ treneral manager of the Cambrian Rail^ • Oswestry.

GALLANT WELSHMEN. Amongst those rewarded by the Humane Society for gallantry are T. j0 G. Nichols, and P. Hughes, for a remark^ act of gallantry at the Queensferry Works, Flint, on December 19, when 0 were all instrumental in. saving J. Shaw, # was overpowered by the poisonous gas 9 tar-still. Nichols and Hughes went to assistance of Shaw, and they, too, unconscious. Then Massey came to the sc i and, only putting on a respirator, desce the pit by means of a rope, and even u was the salvor of the three men. one of whO (Hughes) is still in a most dangerous state. PRESENTATION A'X LIMERICK- t A singularly high component has just paid in Ireland to a Welsh seaman for g lantrv at sea. The Mayor of Limerick V Cusack), on behalf of tha Belgian Gove meat, p-eeented a diploma and silver cross Henry Jones, of Cardiff, in recognition oif callant conduct while boatswain of tne steau Re- of Liverpool, in rescuing seventeen ot craw of the steamer Princess Clementine, foundered in December last in the BaV 9 Biscav, after collision. Th-e Mayor said It presentation was made to a brave man f( courageous act. A sailing vessel collated w the Princess Clementine in rough weatJ and Jones, with two others, in a small Prv^ when the sea ran mountains high, plu^g rescued seventeen men, who were strvgS in the water.

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