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LEGAL. Property Ti".—7. C."—Certainly the tax must be allowed to you in the usual way. Y:lcciIlAti0n.W. W. D.Yes; vou must hAve your child vaccinated, c'r take the consequences. Agtuc.—" I ruui.tiaace."—iour principals can me fOf the amounts due to theia, but that is all. 1 edlar's Cert.& ate.—" Oid One.You require a ptdiar s renù1cate, which you can obtain trom the jKiicf, and witi cost you St., Money Lent.Constant Header."—The only nmedy open to you is to sue your friend. and we should aiivjfce you to öee a 801Jch:or upon the subject at onoo. Executor of Will.—"Forty-tive Years' Reader. The will must be proved at once. We are very pleCoeed to make tbe acqu3J.Utsnce of ao oM & sup- porter. Transfer of Mortgage.—"B. L. N. 0." -So trans- fer is necessary. If any transfer were necessary what reason cowd JOU possiûly give for refwllng to exe. cute it? Chest of Drawers.—" Rex."—The company is quite right. Yon cannot recover more than the actual demage The loss by loss of sale is too remote to he taken into consideration. Unfurnished Booms.—" R. X. 0. T. W."—You ought to leave at the i nd of the week. The landlord an get an ejectment order put in force 111 about three weeks. If 110 rent is payable he cannot seize your pii.porty. bares and Mothe-'s Will.—" W. J. B."—An owner of land may shoot hares on it wiih a 10s. licence only. You must preve your mother's will, unless you waut to get into serious difficulties with the Inland Ileveuue 4-uthorities. Rent 13ook. Gua.lterius.You might sue for wrongful distress. The bailiff is not bound to pro- duce any such document as you describe. There is a fixed scale for charges of the kind you mention, but we thinA il; was not. exceeded in tine case. ii habited House Duty.—" lute payer."—The in- habited house duty must be paid by the occupier of both In. uses, as tins is a tenant's, and not an owner's, tax, and, unless the landlord c grees to pay it on behalf of the tenant-, it must be paid by the latter. Abortion.—" Doiores."—Time forms no bar to the right to bring a criminal to trial upon a charge ct this kind. Your friend can try to get the man punched if elie likes, but the circumstances are such that we do HOC think that he would be 8enteuced to anything in the way of punishment. intestate Married Woman. X. Y. Z."—If a man's wife dies intestate he ÎII entitled to s.11 ber property. He must ta.ke out letters of administration, and then apply to the Controller at the Savings' Bank Depart- ment. Queen Victoria-street, who will give him full instructions what to do to get the money. Sisters' Property.—"L. N." (Woodbndge).—If your sister sbould die inwtate and without having bœl1 married, her real estate would go to her heir-at- law-who would probably be her eldeet brother-e.nd her personal estate would go to her next-of-kin, who would be her parents and brothers and 6isters. l^ebts incumxl Before Marriage.—" Wonder."—A husband is not bound to pay the debts of his wife which she incurred before marriage; but if the wife has any property of her own she can be compelled to pay them herself. You are, of course, entitled to a complete statement of the amount due to your creditor. Grandfather's Will.—"Verax."—The children of "Y" are clearly entitled to have their fund paid over to them at twelve months from the date of death. You will have to get- the win proved, or else get letters of administration taken out with will annexed. We should strongly advise them to consult a. solicitor in their neighbourÎ1ood, Promissory Note.—" Bertba."—We are not sure that we understand your question. The bolder for value of a promissory note is in the same position as an ordinary creditor, and m the case of bankruptcy would cla.in in the same rank with them. Of course, the promissory note must be the evidence of a genuine transaction, and not merely a document given for the purpose of ousting the rights of the bona flde creditors Judicial Trustee.—" Trustee."—The Bill to which you refer was passed last session, and is known as the "Judicial Trustees Act, 1897." It provides for the appointment of an independent person as a. judicial tint-tec, upon the application of a. beneficiary or of a trustee. The application may be made by an execu- tor. We cannot gather from your communication whether this wiii meet the case. Consult your solicitor. „ Intestate Uncle.'—" Fixed. —Die letters of admini*. tration will not give you any information as ttf the persons who were entitled to. or who actually re- oeived, the estate. The cost of a copy depends solely upon the length of them, aud not upon the amount of the estate. The only means of remedying the state of things yiu suggest would be by administration pro. ceedings. But thirty years is a complete bar to any- thing of the kind. Income-tax.—" T. H."—If vou have to pay Income- tax at all, the liability does not depend upon bow long tt waR smce t\r.y money you may have borrowed W80S lent to you. We do not understand the circumstances set forth in your letter, for a mortgagor may or may not have to pay Income-tax himself, though he is always entitled to deduct Income-tax from the payments of interest which he makes to the mortgagee. Write us again with fuller details. Boundary Walls.—" X. Y. Z."—The lessorr can very rt .U!y compel their lessees to build the walls in question. Xo doubt the lessees could appeal tucceM- iui'.y to the court, should the lessors attempt to exer- cise their power of re-entry on the ground ot tfc! breach of covenant already committed, but they could only do so ou condition of their complying with it for the future, the result of which would be that the lessees will have to build; and the sooner this Is done the better. John and .lane.—" J. T."—'It wcukl appear that more than seven years have passed since Jane was last in communication with John hut this is not quite the same thing as is requisite in such cAsos. It would have to be shown that nothing had been heard of Jane at all for seven years. The imnortancc of the point in that any mistake with regard to it might make a second marriage bigamous. John should take the usual means of ascertaining whether Jane is still alive, e.g., bv advertising for her. Life Insurance.—" Nemo."—Xo person has any right to insure another person's life unless he has what is to insure another person's life unless he has what is termed an insurable interest" in tt. This ffma- lisaiiy laeons that the insurer must be in such a posi- tion liiftt he would lose, or would be likely to lose, I nianey or Dlouey's woct;1 by tho death of ilia Ther" ill, b(1wever, no means by winch yuu eau pre- vent another person from insuring your life. We assume, of course, that the insurances are being taken out in what are known as industrial ins'irance com- ]>auies, as. of course, if they are taken out in ordinary life offices you would be able to refuse to be medically examined. The registrar of deaths cannot be pre- vented by an action of yours from supplying a* many certificates of death as he thinks fit, or as are allowed by iaw. Banns.—"Carrie."—Ycu have not to publish the banaa at all if you are married at a registry office. If you are married by licence, one (äDd only one) of you should give notice to the registrar that you pro- pose to be married m his district. You must have lived in such district for fifteen days. The registrar will issue his licence on the next day but one, and you can then be married at onoe. This will cost about £ 2 12s. 6d. If you ore married by certificate, one of you must reside for seven days in the district in which you propose to be married, and must then give notice to the registrar of your intention to be married. Then after 21 days have elapsed, the regis- trior will issue his certificate, upon which you van be married- This will cost you about 10s. 6d. The address you want is 251. Brixton-rood. Divorce in Forma Pauperis.—"Anxious to Know."— The first step to be taken is to draT up a full state- ment of facts and submit it to counsel, who will endorse upon it his opinion whether it discloses a case for divorce or not. The applicant must then make an affidavit stating fully his income or means of living, and that be is not worth £25 after payment of his just debts, and the affidavit must go on to state that the case already referred to. which must be annexed to the affidavit, contains the material facts tpon which the applicant relies. The case and affi- davit are then to be left- at -he divorce registry for the approval and order oi the registrar. Two days after- wards, if approved of, the order for leave to prose- cute the suit in form- pauperis can be obtained, and a petition filed and citation extracted. This is the formal description of the proper method to proceed. So fees are charged in cases of this kind, but the application is invariably refused it the inccme exceeds Bl per week. The" intervention of a solicitor is practically necessary in the first step. as you will not be able to approach counsel otherwise. Signature in Pencil.—"Ash Hall "—A signature in pencil is just as valid a8 a signature in ink. You haa better HUA the shipbroker without delay. We do rot understand your qUe5tion Ii8 to the shipbroker being liable to you "locally." If you will kindly explain we will do our beat to a.nswer you. Be t of House en Common.—"Equity."—A lessee hM rot right to question his lessor's title, and you must pay the rent in the usual way or take the coi sequences. We rather doubt whether, if the facte as you state them are correct, the railway company can act as it proposes to do. It certainly cannot take common or any other land without paying some- one for it, and what you state as regards this matter inclines us to think that you have not got hold of quite the right story. Biass Band.—"Musical."—The rules which you signed when joining the band, no doubt, constitute u. valid contract, upon which they are cnt,'1!ed to sue. If so, you are bound to pay the irrjara due from J'ou. Eatable Value.—The ratable value of a house or any ctler premises is Mnvej at by deducting from the annual value certain statutory deductions, viz., ave- rage repairs and any rates and taxes payable by the tenant. The amount which the tsscssmpnt coin- in-ttce deduct in respect of houses varies according to the tature and value of the house. Partnership.—"G. L. M."—"G" must ray his share of the debts of the partnership which we^e incurred before the partnership was properly lissolved. We should strongly advise both "G" and "L" to con- sult a solicitor in their neighbourhood with regard to the dissolution of their partnership, and to have a proper deed of dissolution drawn up. The cost of such a dccumea*; would be more than repaid to them by Ihe subsequent saving of trouble. The dissolu- tion of partnership must be advertised in the "Gazette," and the necessary steps taken to give it sufficient publicity as laid down in the Part- ntrship Act of 1891. Gas Company.—"D."—The gas company seem to be acting quite properly. If you have ceased to use the pa and wish to recover the deposit jxvid by you to the company you must determine your contract with them in the usual way, and they will then, as a mstter of course, settle the account between you in tbe ordinary way. You cannot expect to have the deposit ie-paid as long as the connection exists between the company's mains and the pipes in you? house. You clearly cannot claim oompoun1 interest.

GENTEBAL. "Brewin" (Leicester).—Jl). The 1st Life Guards. (2). Yes. "Dora" (Cbmberwell).—You have set us and im- possible task. "W. F. W." (Wisbech).—We are sorry we cannot aid you in your quest. Mr. X." (Branchlev).—Your best plan would be to write to the manager at Waterloo-street, or in. quire personally at the nearest station on the com- pany's line. "A Constant Reader."—You do not say whether you require a special or ordinary licence, and whether you wish to be married in a church, chapel, or regis- trar's office. "E. C." (Surrey).—If they are what is know as the "red brick" they are worth more than the face value. We could not-, nowever, give a definite opinion with- out seeing them. J. Recs.—Consult the curator, Cardiff Museum. "Vigilant."—Write to the Editor "Athletic News," Manchester. "Endeavour.We do not know. You had better write to Mr. J. jJnir, Margy.m Abbey, Macgam. Arthur Rees.—General Laurie's home, according to Kelly's Directory, is at 47, Pomhester-terrace, London. W. Richard Davies.—You ought to find what vou want in such papers m "The Poiterv Gazette" "The Technical World," "Trviing World," and "The Builder." We do not recommend any firms. F. Lloyd (Station-master).—There is nothing of the kind published. Your best plan to get the information you seek would be to watch such papers as the "Athletic News" and the principal football editions of papers published at centres where there are clubs "Roath Park."—Applications for the assistant rate- collectorship came before the Cardiff Finance Com- mittee. the members of which are Mr. W. Evane, Cattedral-road; Mr. T. Morel, The Lindens, Pecarth; Mr. D. Lewis, Park-place; Mr. H. White, 86. Rich- mond-rood; Mr. Morgan Morgan, Oaklands, Rumney; Mr. F. J. Beavan, Conway-road; Alderman Beavin, mayor of Cardiff; Alderman Carey, Shanbally. New- port-roed; Alderman Trounce, 67. Newport-road; Alderman Jones, 13, Ricbmond-road; with Mr. S A Brain, Roxburgh, Penarth, as chairman.

RAILWAfMEN'S CON- jbrnhNCE' DEMAND FOR AN EIGHT HOURS' DAY. An adjourned conference of the Amalga- mated Society of Kali way Servants was held at the Birmingham Arms, Smithtield, Birmingham, on Tuesday, to consider the further replies of the railway companies in reference to the hours and wages questions. Air. John Dobson, organising secretary for the Souhh and West of England, presided, and there were also present Mr. Harford, general secretary, and delegates from Leeds, Cfnetiield, London, Derby, S win ton, Crewe, Glasgow, Manchester, Liverpool, Plymouth, Porto- mouth, Cardiff, W aisall, and all parts of the United Kingdom.—Mr. Harford detailed the present position of the movement and the pro- gress effected in ameliorating the conditions of the employment of railway servants. The proceedings of the conference were private, but the decisions arrived at were communicated to the press.—The Pontypool District Represen- tative proposed tha.t enginemen and firemen be guaranteed a. week's wa.ge, independent of Sunday duty. This proposition was supported by Newport, Grateshead, and Swansea, and was adopted, with only two dissentients.—■ The hours question was next discussed. After a prolonged discussion, the following resolu- tion was adopted:—That eight hours con- stitute a day's work for all enginemen and firemen, and all time worked in excess of eight hours be paid for at the rate of time and a quarter; the rate of wages to be as a.t present per day, and each day to stand by itself."— The resolutions dealing with wages was next considered. On the proposition of Swansea, it was unanimously resolved;—"That no man sihall receive less than a day's wages for each time he signs on duty." The folloing wages scale was drawn up, to be submitted to the railway companies, after approval by the general conference:—Engine-turners, 6s. per day, which represents Is. increase; drivers— first year 6s. per day, second year 7s., third and fourth years, 7s. 6d., fifth year and up- wards, 8s.; firemen-first year, 4s., second year 4s. 6d., third year 5s., and maximum 5s. 6d.; cleaners, 3s. after eighteen years of age, with guarantee of full work or wages, Sunday duty to be paid the same rate as fire- Men.—Among the other resolutions passed was one urging upon the Board of Trade the ad- visability of giving certificates to engine- drivers, believing that this would conduce to tbe greater efficiency and increased public safety.—A deputation was elected by the con-. ference to meet an equal number of represen- tatives of the Associated Society for the pur- poses of bringing about united action.

CAEDIFFSHOPASSISTANTS' UNION. The fifth annual meeting of the Cardiff Branch of the National Union of Shop Assistants, Warehousemen, and Clerks was held on Tues- day night in St. John's-hall, Cardiff. The attendance was about iCO. Mr. T. Spencer Jones (president) was in the ohair.—The secre- tary (Mr. A. Parr) read the minutes of the last nHt-tirigr, and also formally presented the report and balance-dheet, which showed that the balance in hand on December 31, 1895, was jS95 14s. 5d., and that the income during the put year was the largest since the branch had been established. The expenditure during that year had been abnormally heavy, especially in printing and advertising, and the reduced balance now in hand amounts to £ 71 10s. iOd. The membership on December 31 last was 545. —The Chairman, after the report had been adapted, regretted that locally the progress of tho movement had not been go satisfactory as thev might have anticipated- There seemed to be a growing undercurrent at work in Car- diff against the general adoption of seven o'ckck closing. He went on to deplore that they were still under a. difficulty in -dealing with a Queen-street tradersntsn, Mr. Seccombe, i who continued to be obstinate and to stand in the way of a general observance of the seven o'clock movement in that street He expressed surprise that the public of Cardiff did not show a little common humanity in dealing with a tradesman who acted in that manner. In spite of this, he expressed pleasure that the branch had increased in the number of members and the solidity of the work.—The officers were all re-elected, viz., Mr. T. Spencer Jones (president). Mr. A. Pearse (vice-presi- dent), Mr. Palfrey (treasurer), Mr. Pan- (eecre. tarv)' and Mr. Francis (assistant secretary).

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ET ANGELICAL FREE CHURCHES. QUAETESLY MEETING AT CAR- DIFF. The quarterly meeting of the Evangelical Free Churches Council for Cardiff and district was held at the Itoath-road Wesleyan Church on Tuesday evening. The Rev. J. Douglas Witters presided.—The subject of Sunday trading came under considered'jn. and the Chairman stated, on behalf of the committee, that it had been discovered that the law could be put m operation against the opening of sweet and tobacco shops, but the shopkeepers could get over the difficulty by taking out a seven days' refreshment licence. Therefore, the only recommendation the committee had to make was to try and persuade the shopkeeper* not to take out a seven days' licence.—The recommendation was adopted.—The following gentlemen were selected to represent the council at the annual meetings of the National Council in London on Ma."oh 8:—Mr. John Cory, Mr. Robert Bird, the Rev. J. Morgan Jones, the Rev. W. T. Lee, the Rev. R. J. Rees, and the secretary (Mr. David Shepherd).—It was decided to hold the next united mission in the autumn of 1898, and during the course of a discussion on mission work the Rev. A. T. Rees made the suggestion that missions should go to Rumney on a Sunday afternoon and evening to try and oounteraefc the evil effects of drunkenness which prevailed there in consequence of the Sunday Closing Act— The Rev. J. Morgan Jones proposed a resolu- tion protesting against the Education Bill of the Government.—Principal Edwards seconded, and characterised the Bill as reactionary, sectarian, and iniquitous. They were glad to know that the country was waking up to the proposals of the Government, and recent bye-elections shewed which way public sympathy laid.—Mr. Morgan Thomas, the Rev. W. T. Lee, the Rev. W. H. Parr, and others spoke strongly in con- demnation of the Bill, Mr. Parr suggesting that a large publio meeting should be held to protest against the measure.—The resolution was carried, and copies were ordered to be sent to Sir William Haroourt, Mr. A. J. Balfour, and Mr. J. M. Maclean.—The executive committee were instructed to make arra.ngements for hold- ing a public meeting to protest against the Bill —In celebration of the Queen's reign, it was decided to hold special thanksgiving services on Sunday, June 20.—The Chairman next moved that a special vote of thanks should be given to Head-constable McKenzie for the fair and impartial evidence he gave before the Royal Commission.—One or two gentlemen, however, thought that such a resolution might injure the chief-constable in the eyes of certain gentlemen who held different views upon the drink ques- tion, and the oouncil thereupon "decided to rejoice" at Mr. McKenzie's evidence.

TNE IRISH EISTEDDFOD. Since the idea of organising an "Irish Eistedd- fod" was first mooted, nearly twelve months agov in two great national respects the example of Wales is always brought prominently before the Irish people, viz., in the preservation of the Irish language and in the cultivation and pre- servation of the old Irish national music. The Rev. Father Graynor the other day attended at Queenstown to direct publio attention to the forthcoming "Feis Ceoil." and at a special meeting of the QueeMtown Town Commis- sioners referred to the festival to be held at Dublin in May. They had, he said, a. splendid example in Wales, where among their Celtic brethren every peasant could read music by sight, and almost every coal miner could read the score of a classical oratorio. It was in- tended to start something like the Welsh Eis. teddfod in Ireland, and draw the musical ability of the country together in May, during which various musical—vocal and instrumental —competitions would take place, end school singing by olassea of children would form a very important feature of the festival. After hearing Father Gravnor's remarks the town commissioners opened a subscription list to aid the Queenstown School Children's Choir, and over B20 was subscribed for the purpose of enabling the choir to attend and take part at the Feis competitions.

ALLEGED IMMORALITY ATSWANSEA At Swansea Police-court on Monday Sydney C. Squires, a milk vendor, living at 37, Vincent-street, Swansea, was charged with criminally assaulting Fanny Squires, his sister, a girl under the age of sixteen, on various dates between November 23 and December 23. Mr. C. W. Slater appeared for the prosecu- tion and Mr. R. T. Leyson for the defence.— The girl, who is at present staying at Swansea. Workhouse, and looked pale and ill, said she fled from her father's house to the house of a Mrs. Davies, in Burrows-road, owing to her fear of her brother's continued conduct towards her. She then spoke to four occasions*—in November and December, the last on Decem- ber 23-0n which the prisoner had miscon- duoted himself, and said that she had never been guilty of immorality with others. In cross-examination, she eaid her brother had on every occasion misconducted himself in the day time in the house or the shed at the back. Her father and a Mrs. Jones lived in the house. She never complained to them. There were also children there, but prisoner sent them out to play. She also admitted that previous to these offences Dr. Coucih had examined her at Swansea Hospital, and she had stated to him that her complaint was caused bv her father kicking her in the sfcom&dh. William Squires, the father, said his daughter never complained of his son. He had to complain of the girl's own conduct in stopping out.-— Dr. Hubert Thomas proved examining both prisoner and the girl, and found them suffer- ing from disease. In other respects, however, the condition of the prisoner aid not support the girl's story.——Mr. Slater saId he could not carry the case further, but the Bench then oalled Dr. Couch, who testified that the girl wag suffering in October.—The case was then dismissed.

REVOLTING CASE AT HIRWAIN. At Aberdare Police-court on Tuesday (before Messrs. R. H. Rhys, D. E. Williams, D. P. Davies.and D. Davies, and Dr. D. Davies) Thos. Kenny, an Irieh shoemaker, residing at Hir- wain, was charged with attempting to crimi- nally assault a child named Mary E. Condom, aged two years 8IIld nine months, the prisoner being about 45 y«ars of age. Mr. J. W. Evans prosecuted, and said that the caee was a very revolting one, the child being so young and the prisoner a friend of the family. — Police-sergeant Isaac Davies deposed that he arrested the prisoner at hi* house at the Pandy ait 11.15 p.m. At the station he charged him with the offence, and cautioned him. In reply he said, "1 don't remember anything at all about it. I was in Conden's house this evening about five or eix o'clock, but I was not there afterwards." Pri- soner was charged, and, after the usual oaution, said, "I was sO drunk after seven or eight o'clock that I don't remember anythSng at all about it."—He was committed for trial a<t the forthcoming assizes, and was removed in cus- tody.

NEATH INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL. The monthly meeting of the governors of th& Neath Intermediate Schools was held on Tuesday, under the presidency of Mr. Hopkin Morgan, vice-chairman.—Mr. F. J. Giboins proposed that the resolution referring to the appointment of teachers in the minute be rescinded.—Mr. J. N. Moore seconded.—The Rev. David Lewis (vicar of Briton Ferry) sup- ported, at the same time pointing out that ne was not in favour of the scheme.—Mr. Ed. Powell said the scheme was a. rotten, unwork-1 able one, and the action of the whole of the governors of South Wales had shown it to be so. If there were a loophole for getting out of it by means of a resolution making it a condition precedent that the headmaster should, before making any appointment, submit the names of the candidates to the board, he would be inclined to take advantage of it.—The Chairman stated that thsy all agreed that there was a blot upon the scheme by reason of the absolute power of the head- master to appoint assistants; but the board had no option other than to carry out the scheme.—Mr. J. N. Moore then suggested that the resolution should be withdrawn.—This being done, Mr. Ed. Powell withdrew the resolution standing in his name.

AN ABSCONDING DEBTOR. Neath Bankruptcy-court was held on Tues- day (before Mr. Registrar Charles). David Thomas carried on business as a butcher up to August, 1896, at Llansamlet. He started about ten years ago with a capital of £20. Failuro of a local! colliery was the principal cause of hie failure. Mr. Lloyd, of Swansea, appeared for the debtor. The oase waa provisionally closed. —John Stephens had been an unsuccessful grocer at Oofn. Bomymaen, near LIanaamlet. Since June, 1895, he was aware of hi* insol- vency. His average earnings since giving up business were about 10a..per week, as an kmi- rajice aigent. Mr. Wilfrid Howell, of Swansea, appeared for the debtor. The case was ad- journed.—The Official Receiver applied for a warrant' against Jame* Armstrong, Ynysvbwl Farm. Noabh, who had aibaoonded. The appli- cation was granted.

TEIXEIRA WILL CASE. The hearing of the Teixeira wiHl suit was con- cluded on Saturday, when the JUry. after an absence of five minutes, returned a verdict: "Tha.t the will of April, 1895. was duly exe- cuted tha.t itiere had been no undue mnuence, and that there was no contract. His L/ordship pronounced for the last, will, and gave judgment against the plaintiff's claim,

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DEATH OF MR. H. T. PEARCE. OF CARDIFF. The death of Mr. H. T. Pearce. Ciarense Villa, Cathedral-road, Cardiff, took place at his residence on morning about nine o'clock. Mr. Pearce came to Carditt about thirteen years ago to ruauage the Cross Keys Brewery, Canton, for his father. A year or two later lie bought his father out, and carried on the business hunoelt successfully. In 1689 the hi .less was converted into a. limited liability com- pany. Mr. Pearce was the managing director of the company untll two years ago, when he went to South Africa for the benefit of his health. He returned to Cardiff, but did not activily engage in the busmess. A tihort While ago symptoms of Bright's disease were observed, and, after a short illness, pneumonia set in, and the patient passed away on Motaday morning Mr. Pearce, who Willi in his thirty-third year, was of a genial disposition, and had a large circle of friends. not only in Cardiff, but also in the neighbourhood and surrounding towns. He leaves a widow and three children. He was a keen fisherman, his brief holi. days being principally spent upon the banks of the Tay. rear Perth, where he rented some splendid salmon shots" Tha funeral will take place at Llandaff Cathedral, where the family own a vault, oa Thursday Lext.

FUNERAL OF MB. E. N. BELLINQ- HAM, SWANSEA. The remains of the late Mr. E. N. Belling- ham were buried at the Swansea Cemetery on Monday, amid general tokens of esteem and regret. The procession left the residence of the deceased, Gwydr-gardens, at noon. The funeral was strictlv private. Nea. v all the male members of the family and of the Strick family were present, and amonjst those who met the procession at the gate were Messrs. Wm. Williams, Maesygwernen; J. C. Woods W. R. Collins, J. R. Richards, T. P. m'. Richards, and the office staff of Messrs. Stricks and Bellingham and Hanson. A large number of floral tributes were sent. The funeral sermon was read by the Vicar of Swansea (the Rev. Canon Smith).

ANOTHER OLD GABDIFFIAN GONB On Saturday Mrs. Jenkins, the oldest mem- ber of Wood-street Congregational Church, and 97 years of age, was buried in the New Ceme- tery (close to the grave of her former pastor, the Rev. W. Watkiss), where her husband was buried 31 years since. The Rev. W. Spurgeon officiated, and the bearers were officers and members of Wood-street Church. Several old friends also attended the funeral and paid their last tokens of respect to her memory.

DEATH OF A FAMOUS RAILWAY GUARD. Thero died in Birmingham a. famous railway guard named Donald Mackenzie. He belonged to a family of soldiers, and could claim the unique distinction of having been born amidst tho tumult and roar of the battle of Waterloo. It came about this way. His father had gone O'lt in the 79th Cameron Highlanders, and his wife followed him. She found him among a heao of dying and wounded soldiers on the field of Waterloo, and carried the body to a. distant part of the field. Here it was that she became a mother. Rain had fallen, and the ground waa half under water. Some soldiers set up an improvised tent, and dug a- tronch round to drain it. Here the child was born. In later life he frequently acted as guard to the Queen's train. The remains of the Rev. J. M. Daviee, pastor of Tyrhos Independent Chapel, Kilgerran, were interred on Friday last.. The funeral was one of the largest ever seen in the locality.

WHAT OUR YETJBJFTAIFS COME TO. AN INDIAN HERO IN A SADPLIGHT. The "Daily Mail" says that at the age of 85 William Edwards, who has fought in 90 engagements, is turning a mangie to support himself and his invalid wife. The veteran lives at Butlock's Heath, near Southampton 5 he was born at Putney in 1812, d enlisted in the Ninth Lancers on January 22 1842. He served in the Army for nearly 25'years, seventeen of that term being spent iix India where be was engaged in almost con- tinuous fighting, a list of the principal actions in which he took part being given below. December 29,1843—Punniar. February 10, 1846-Sobraon. •Ycvcmber 18, 1848—Passage of the Chenab. June 10 to September 13, 1857—Operations round DRpntimber 14, 1857—Assault and capture of Delhi. Kentembcr 28, 1857—Boolundshubr. October 5. ISSV-^ghur. October 10» November 14 to 28. 1857—Operations in relief ot 1857-Rencf of Luckaow (4). Twember 6. 1857—Cawnpore. D^eSbera.l^-lemGh^ January 26, 1858—Shumshabad. March 2 lb 18,1858—Operations acainsfc Lucfcnow (U>. March 18, 1858—Capture of Lucknow. April 15. 185B-Rooy:J. Fort. April 22. 1858—Alleygunge. May 5, 1858-B"reillv. May 18, 1858—Shahjehanpore. Mav 24. 185f1-Ma.homdee, November 25. 1858—Passage o! Gogra. December 6, 1858—Muchlegara. DMcmber 25, 1858-Ra.plii January 4, 1859-Kunda. Kote. The decorations borne by Mr. Edwards include the Gwalior Star, 1843, the Medal of Sobraon, 1846, mfdal for the Punjaub Campaign, with ba.rs for Chillianwallah and Goojerat, the Mutiny medal, with bars of Delhi', and the relief and capture of Lucknow, also the medal for long service and good conduct. For the services represented by these honours, the veteran campaigner rejoices in a pension of elevenpence a day plus an allowance for having acted as church orderly for nineteen years at Netley Hospital, anit to eke out this Pittance he is reduced to turning a mamgle. A friend who takes an interest in his case, and who regards him as "the greatest warrior in the country," was happily instrumental in providing Mr. Fidwards with a few pounds last Christmas, but this was, of course, only temporary relief. It is well known thai the War Office ba« power in such cases to increase pensions. Will my Lords move?

MONMOUTHSHIRFTS IN WALES. AN IMPORTANT HISTORICAL POINT RAISED. Sir.-Let me briefly reply to the gentleman of Bath who asserts Monmouthshire is in Eng- land. Here is a copy of that pgrt of the celebrated document of Henry VIII. which applies to the subject in band:- Monmouthshire is to be represented in Parliament by two knights, and Monmouth by one burgess every other shire in Wales is to be represented by one knight, and every borough being a shire town by one burgess, except the shiro town of Merioneth. The eleo- tionj axe to be as in the English shires." I would draw his attention to the words italicised above, and let him draw his own oonclusicm, which will be. I trust, thai Mon- mouthshire was at that time in Wales. But he will say that Monmouthshire waa by that Act "incorporated" with England. So were Glamorgan and the other counties. Therefore all cur oountiea are in England. Which is absurd. Therefore Monmouthshire X in Walee. Q.E.D.-I am, &c., HENRY V.

LORD BUTE'S SILVER WEPDING. Lord and Lady Bute, who are shortly about to undertake a yachting tour in the Medi- terraneiain, will return to Mountetnart for the celebration of their silver weddinx on April 16. Already the Rothesay people have in con- templation a series of rejoicings commemorative of tbe auspicious event which shall prove worthy of their popular provost and landlord and of their own reputation in Scottish history. The wedding of the Marquess of Bute to a daughter of the late Lord Howard of Gloss op at the London Oratoiy on April 16, 1872 (shortly after his conversion to Roman Catho- licism), was (say3 tly* "Westminster Gaaette") the great social event of the year and the talk, of all London. The hero cf Disraeli's "Lothair," Lord Bute inherited immense wealth and estates on the death of his father, while he was yet an infant, and hit property has largely increased.

ST. SAVIOUR'S CHURCH, SOUTHWARK The re-opening of the restored Collegiate Church of St. Saviour, Southwark, took place on Tuesday, in the presence of the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Teck, who occu- pied seats in the choir. There were also present the Lord Mayor and sheriffs, several Colonial bishops, the Bishops of Stepney, Colchester, St. Albans, Lichfield, Ely, Win- chester, and London, and the Archbishop of Canterbury. The Bishop of Winchester preached a special sermon, in which he ex- pressed a hope that the church would ulti- matelv become a cathedral, a position it was well fitted to occupy by reason of its thousand years' antiquity. The ceremony was con- cluded by the pronouncing of the blessing by Dr. Temple.

SINGULAR WEDDING SCENE IN LINCOLNSHIRE. A singular scene has occurred at a wedding at Leverton, near Boston, Lincolnshire. Tl.e bridegroom was a septuaigenarian named Hall, and the bride a widow of. 69, named Burgess. During tho ceremony some commotion was caused in church by a daughter of the bride- groom placing her arms around his neck, and asserting that her father should not be married. The lady interrupting was removed, and the ceremony completed, the officiating clergyman stating that he would not allow such a cere- mony to be interrupted by tha Queen herself.

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NEWS IN BRIEF. A fire occurr early on Friday morning at the Queen's HciSel, Richmond-hill, London, and a ltdv, aged 60, said to be Mrs. Forbes, lost her life. Early on Sunday morning a fire broke out at the North Stafford Hotel, Stoke-on-Trent. Miss Simister, manageress of the Stoke Station Refreshment-rooms, was burned to death. I hear (says "Atlas" in the "World") that the revived see of Bristol will probably be offered to Dr. Lloyd, Bishop-Suffragan of Thet- ford, who was for many years vicar of New- oaatl e-up o n-Ty ne. Replying to a letter from Mr. oolii Muir respecting the "Spanish swindle," Lord Salis- bury writes to say that the British Ambas- sador in Madrid is in communication with the. Spanish Government aa to the means of check- ing this fraud. The petition to the Home Secretary praying for tho mitigation of the sentence of eighteen months' hard labour for perjury passed on the Rev. Alfred B. Winnifrith. co-respondent in the Hern divorce suit, is being signed in Hythe and the district, on the ground that the sentence was too severe. The polling on Saturday for the vacancy in the representation of Haggerston on the London County Council by the retirement of Mr. E. R. Turton (Progressist) resulted in Mr. Shaw- Lefevre (Progressist) being returned by 2,225, against 1,925 polled for Lord Wolverton (Moderate). The members of the parish church choir at Shonley, Herts, failed recently to put in a regular appearance at the weekly practices, with the result that the rootor dismissed the lot, leaving the congregation to pull through the musical portion of the service as best they could. In the Queen's Bench Division, an action, brought by Messrs. Tapp and Landau, to re- cover JB12,500 from Messrs. G. and L. Albu, which sum bad been paid on account of some golcl mine shares, ended in a verdict for the plaintiffs for the full amount, with interest at four per cent. John Kingdom, commission agent, of Philip- street, Bristol, was sentenced to nine months' hard labour for stealing various articles from his lodgings at Cheltenham. Mr. Justice Day remarked, in connection with the prisoner, that his chief misfortune -ed to be that he had been trained in a. reformatory. At the Old Bailey on Friday the further hear- ing of the charges of blackmailing- preferred against James Herbert Farmer, Morris B. Jacobs, and Julius Jacobs, was resumed, when the jury acquitted Farmer, who was thereupon discharged. The other two prifoners were found guilty, and were each sentenced to twelve months' imprisonment with hard labour. An impudent theft of mail-bags wag per- petrated at Bath Great Western Station on Sunday night, John Marsh, a convict just released on tiekefc-of-Leave, being found in a compartment of a train in a. siding examining the contents of one bag, with another concealed under the seat. He was secured. The bags had been taken from the Bristol train. Damage to the extent of several thousands of pounds was- done by fire on Saturdav morning in the rope manufactory of Messrs. Thomas and John Stuart Anderson, South QnGY, Glasgow. The whole building was gutted A men's lodging house adpjoining, and accommodating 500 sleepers, had a narrow escape, The sleepers rushed into the street, only partially clothed. At Douglas, Isle of Man, on Saturday, Laura Corrin, a married woman, was oommdtted for trial charged with manslaughter. The prisoner paid a visit to her sister, Margaret Olucaa, aged 21, and the couple quarrelled over money matters. They adjourned to another room to fight, and Corrin, it is alleged, picked up a lighted lamp and smashed it over her sister's bead, setting her ablaze. The young woman was terribly burned, and she died in the hospital. On Monday her Majesty the Queen, with Princess Henry of Ba.ttenburg a.nd children, oittende by ladies and gentlemen of the Court, arrived at Windsor shortly before two o'clock by special train on tho Great Western Rail- '1 way. On alighting from the train the Queen was conducted through t/he Royal wtatins-room to her carriage, and immediately drove to the castle. Notwithstanding the wet weather there was a large crowd assembled in Thames- strept and on the Castle-hill to witness her Majesty's arrival. An exciting scene was witnessed in Leeds on Saturday. A rough-looking man. named George Renton, was sentenced to six weeks1 imprisonment for sleeping out. A few minutes later, when another case was proceeding, a heavy boot flew across the court from the direction of the dock, and just missed the head of the presiding magistrate, Mr. T. R. Spark. Two officers caught the assailant, who was found to be Renton, and1 he received an additional two months' imprison- ment At Leicestershire Assizes on Friday George Harry Newton, secretary to a football club at Loughborough, was indicted for forgery, with intent to defraud his employers. Pri- soner was in the habit of receiving money from the treasurer of the club for the purpose of defraying expensea of the team's journeys by break.—Evidence showed that he forged receipts for the payment of 30s. and 50s. respectively.—He was found guilty, and was sentenced to six monthe hard labour. Under the receiving order made against Mr. Sims Reeves, the ctftebrated tenor, a abatement of affairs has been filed at London Bainkruptcy- oourt. The accounts show debts £1.04-2 and assets JBS. Of the debts £ 720 are returned in respect of a debt incurred by the debtor on behalf of his eon-in-law, Mr. W. F. Wigg, a gtock jobber, who has gone abroad, and who, debtor alleges, has misled him. Debtor, who, it was stated, was suffering from bronchitis, has consented to an immediate adjudication of bank- ruptcy. The Press Association is officially informed that Lord Rosmead has resigned his position at the Cape, in consequence of the state of his health, aind proposes to return to Enghrnd in April. The Queen has approved the appoint- ment of Sir Alfred Milner, K.C.B., as his suo- cessor in the offices of Governor of Cape Colony and Hjigh Commissioner for South Africa. Sir Alfred Milner, who was bom in lb54, was Secretory fa- Finance in Egypt m 1889 to 1892, since when he has been chairman of the Board of Inland Revenue. A curious case came before the Wimborne Board of Guardian* on Friday. A girl, said to come from Newport, who had been massing for a considerable time, had been discovered in the workhouse, and in a letter that was received by guflrdi^DB describing ncr career sh& wsb referred to as having 'the instincts of a tramp," and as being the "Queen of Liars." She was thirteen years of age. The Clerk said she gave a fresh account of herself every day. She was incorrigible, and nothing could be done with her. It was left to the clerk to find her birth settle- ment, if possible, so that she could be removed. The following letter from the Prince of Wales has been received, in reply to a. request from 'the South-western Anti-Vivisection Society that his Royal Highness would present to the Queen a by 300,000 pereons prayiDg for the total abolition of vivisection :— "Sir,—I am desired by the Prince of Wales to acknowledge the receipt of your letter, and to inform you in reply that it is contrary to his practice to present petitions to the Queen. His Royal Hvghnesa regrets, therefore, that he is Kaws I'SM' your The Correctional Tribunal of the Seine has sentenced to five Yeaa-8, imprisonment in a penal settlement a daipgeraus ex-oonviot named Bloch, described as a bookmaker. He was charged; with having been concerned, with a man named ± avier, who is now a fugitive, in stealing at loulon, on March 29, 1893, in a train ooming from Nice, a valise belonging to Viscountess Parker, containing £ 50 in gold, £ 50 in silver, letters of credit, diamonds, and other jewels, valued altogether at twenty thou- sand francs. At Douglas lele of Man, last week two sisters——Laura Corrin, married, and Marsraret Clucas—living at No. 4, Afcholl-court, had a quarrel respecting money matters, and while Margaret Clucas was stooping down to pick up her skirt, which had fallen off, Laora seized the burning lamp, and threw it at her sister. She was terribly burned, and was taken to the hospital, where she died from her injuries. Laura Corrin was remanded on the charge of maliciously wounding. An inquest will be held. Ruasia has just taken her first census. Eighty per cent. of the Russian people are illiterate, and they have been called upon each to fill up seventeen closely-printed columns of question. Besides the queitilons of name, sex, age, condi- tion (married, single, &c.) and occupation, they have been asked "In what relation does this person stand to the master of the house? Where born ? Usual place of residence ? Whither gone if not residing at usual place? Religion? Mother-tongue? Literate or illiterate?—If the former, where educated? Source of income—(a) principal (b) subsidiary? Also whether "blind of both eyes, dumb, deaf and dumb, or insane," A policeman was arrested aii Liverpool on Tuesday charged with being implicated in a will forgery case, in connectiou with which a. solicitor and an insurance agent a.nd his wife are now under remand. It is stated that sensational evidence will be forthcoming;, showing a. series of such forgeries. The Secretary of State has caused the dis- charge, after twenty years' penal servitude, from her Majesty's convict prison at Paikhurst of Robert Collinson, who was sentenced to I "P"?nal servitude for life at Leed3 Assizes in 1876 for attempted murder at Donoaster. We are, it appears, to have a new coinage for this year a Royal celebration. The issue (says the .L>aily Chronicle") will be made in June, It is, we understand, of a very handsome and striking character, and includes new pennies with a fine design on the lines of the old one A great scandal has been created in Mel- bourne by the registration of a. i )cal under- taker as pastor of the "Reformed Church of England." This aopointmen.t enables him to perform funeral rites, and he advertises (bat, in addition to burying tlhe dead, he will read the service over them. He also offers to celebrate marriages at nominal rates. At Devonport Dockyard on Monday morning the keel-Plate was laid of a first-class annourea battleship, the Ocean, which is to be of a new type, with a displacement of 12,900 tope. Over 200 tons of material are already prepared for building into the battleship, which is the first to be hid down at this dockyard, and will be supplied with twenty Belleville tubular boilers, giving a speed of eighteen knots. At Liverpool on Saturday Joseph LL. iates, a. solicitor, carrying on business in Dale-street, was charged on a. warrant with forgery. It is understood that the offence was committed in connection with a will, which was in prisoners ha-nds. When the warrant wa^ read over he made no reply. He was remanded in custody for inquiries, as other arreets are not improb- able. A singular story was told before the Bir- migham coroner on Friday. A professional comedian named Hensey, stated that on awaking on Tuesday, he found the cat lying on his infant son's face, and to his horror discovered that the child had been suffocated. The cat, a. Persian, was a pet of the child's, and has since been drowned. A verdict of "Accidental death" was returned. Mr. Earner Bass, M.P., haa intimated his willingness to give £ 15,000 for providing a church and vicarage for the proposed new district of All Saints', Burton-on- Tient, on condition that an endowment of £300 per ?Jrr'u.D]L 13 Towards this income Messrs. Bass, Katclilt, and Gretton have promised £ 3,000 and Lord Burton £ ^000. Mr. Gretton is erecting a church at hr.°?r, £ 20,000 at Stretton, on the outskirts of the at. Harninglow, another suburb, IiOrd ft k*8 deposited £ 10,000 for a church, on condi- thafc a similar amount •« raised for endowment. The Liverpool police on Monday arrested Osmund Walter Jeffs, against whom a warrant had been out for over a week, on a charge of traud to the extent of about £ 2,000 011 the Pacific Steam Navigation Company, where he wa^ assistant cashier. When the warrantt waa fk' £ 3 ^Ulap?€ai'0d' ftnd h W!W believed that he had left the country. The rrrest was made at his residence in Liverpool. Prisoner is well known. The will of the late Mrs. Over end, of Ret- ford, widow of Mr. Overend, Q.C., of Shef- feld, nas just been proved. Estate duty to tho amount of £ 25,4-56 has been paid. Mrs Overend leaves personage estate of the value of JS358,504 and real estate of the value of £ 4,750. Legacies amounting to over JB 110,000 are left, free of duty, to relatives, friends, and servants. The charitable bequests amount to JE71,500, and these are also free cf duty. Justice Barnes on Tuesday granted a decree nisi to Mr. Walter Spencer Morgan Burns, stated to be a young man. of some fortune. living in London Petitioner met respondent on the racecourse at Auteuil. She told him she wished to redeem her past life, and he married hoEr, but evidence was given that since the marriage respondent had stayed with a Frenchma-n at an hotel at Marseilles. A charge of misconduct with another Frenchman was not gone into. At Belfast Polioe-court on Monday two labourers, named M'Cabe and M'Conville, were remanded charged with oausing serious bodily injury to their wives. On Saturday evening the former threw a jug art the woman, which missed her. but upset a. paraffin lamp. She was fright- fully burned, and her dying depositions were taken on Monday in the Belfast Royal Hospital. In the other case the prisoner threw a. bowl at his wife, facturing her skull She also lies in a precarious condition in the hospital. At Clerkenwell 0.1 Monday seven men were charged with conducting the Claremont Club, St. John-street, as a gaaning house, while 65 other persons were charged with being found on the premises.—Superintendent Hammond stated that on raiding the club he found two of the defendants standing at a desk, which con- tained money. In the corner of a room he noticed a tape machine, and a lot of money was scattered about the floor-All were remanded, the principals on bail and the others in their own recognizances. The creditors of the Hon. Henry Nigil Cumming Bruce, son of Lord Thurlow, met on Tuesday morning at the London Bankruptcy. court. The debtor attained his majority last June and then 'became entitled to JB750. He has earned JE200 by commission, and has spent some £ 2,000 during the last three years. The failure is attributed to that excessive expendi- ture, hie accounts showing debts j3800. and an utter absence of assets. No offer being definitely submitted the creditors decided to administer the estate in bankruptcy. A decree nisi was on Monday granted to Mrs. Annetta. GowUand, wife of John George Gowlland, stated to be a medical student, and the amateur boxing champion of Australia. There was no defence.—The petitioner alleged that the respondent compelled her to watch dogs and cats worry rats and mice, struck her frequently, and had injured her perma- nently by kicking her in the stomach.—Evi dence was also given that the respondent took women to his lodgings at Bayswater. An inquest was held at Middlesborougth on Saturday on William Murphy, 22 years of age, who was killed at Sir Bernhaid Samuel son and Co.'s Newport Ironworks, whilst working at a blast-furnace on a scaffold 40ft. from the ground. The jury recommended that men working at such places should be secured by a belt strapped round the body, that the working staging should be surrounded by a net, BXid that a man should be stationed at the bottom of the furnace to lower the scaffold immediately in case of mishap. The Press Association states that a confcrence of the rating authorities of England and' Wales was held qn Tueiday afternoon in Westminster Palace Hotel. Colonel Palmer presided, and about 120 delegates were present, also about a dejsen members of Parliament. A 011 was passed to oppose the Rating of Machinery Bill, and also tbe Suspensory Bill on thai sub- ject, on the ground that as a Roy&l Commission had been appointed to inquire iato the whole subject of local ratine the maite^11^ °°n- sidened sub judice, and no at pre- sent be taken to disrturb the pm&seiit law^ A statement is going the round of the papers that a sum of £ 3,914 will be required this year to meet the expense of the Liquor Licensing Laws Commission. At thia rate (says the London con^pondentof the 'Wes- tern Daily Mercury") the total cost will be not much under £ 10,000 assuming that the Commission sits for another two years. The question is whether, after all, their recom- mendations will be of any advantage, or, perhaps, one should say that there is a primary question whether they will be able, with any unanimity, to make recommenda- tions. At Birmingham Police-court on Friday ar extraordinary tale of superstition was told. A womsJi, named Annie Ohdttem, was charged with breaking a bootmaker's Widows. She gave herself up at a local police-station, and pa lea said she was fated to break the windows of every snob (meaning bootmaker) in Birming- ham. Her husband was a snob, and deserted her at Worcester. She was now under the sipell of the three cards. She drew the first, which condemned her to break every snob's window. If she had drawn the second, her throat would have been cut, while the drawing of the third would have made her kill herself with poison. —ThO magistrates remanded the victim of this amazing superstition. In the Queen's Bench on Friday Justices Wright and Bruce granted a rule i-isi tor a writ of prohibition directed to t}:e Bishop of Durham to prevent his deposing a clerk in Holy Orders. The clergyman was tried by the Consistory Court for immoral and intem- perate conduct, and, being found guilty, was sentenced to deprivation of his benefice in the diocese. The people of South o-eids, who prosecuted the clergyman, whose na<"e did not transpire as he was licensed at present by another bishop, thought the punishment inade- quate. and it was proposed by the Bishop of Durham to depose him, hence the application for this rule on the ground that a man could not be twice punished for the same otfence.

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LOCAL & Ther WM an outbreak of fire at tyjA feS Assembly-rooms, Aberystwith on evening, but it was checked' before JII damage was done. J Councillor James Roberts, JP.( chain04^ the Pontypridd Urban District Council. been selected as the Liberal candidate f°rJi seat on tho Glamorganshire County rendered vacant by the death of David Levshon. Two Welsh Baptist ministers, viz., the R. E. Williams, London, and J. E. Skewen, Neath, intend going to America the coming spring. It is likely that jHRftfc W E. Prydderch, Trinity, Swansea, WIU jKw&i visit America this year. For the vacancy a>us3d in the Bred*' Council by the death of Councillor Davies Colonel John Morgan was the candidate nominated on Friday. The waa nominated by Councillor Lewis and seconded by Councillor D. J. JeSr^Y^, The estates committee of the Tenby ^j, Council met on Monday, and Mr. Clem^yl L W illiams, J.P., of Penally House express0^ J willingness to contribute £ 50 towards th« iV ot extending the promenade along the s« ij&t on the north shore as far as the harbour, ji The master and matron of the Aberyi^M £ Workhouse having complained of ov the board on Monday decided to provide « porary help, and Mr. T. E. Salmon garel necessary notice to move the appointmf'iHfe*" a permanent assistant. At a special meeting of the Tenby Council on TuEsday Mr. Clement J. WtfJgSBij! J.P., of Penally House, Penally (the < t Sheriff on Pembrokeshire for the present 1 was elected an alderman of the borough by votes, against four cast for the mayor (3^' Haines). jmg* In the Cardiff Stipendiary's Court an 1 Mary Jarte Lloyd, 20, Sandon-plaoe, wa* 40s. and costs for selling beer without a ? —Albert Williams, with a previous conv^ct^EJtlu was summrned for keeping a shebeen Mary Ann-street, and waa £ 10 and or a month. ]j Miss Edith Maud Rowlands, daughter E. Rowlands, architect, Pontypridd, h ceeded in taking the bronze medal tho London College of Music for piao^2|R' playing in the senior section. This is esp^Swc *2 gratifying, as Mia? Rowlands is only years of age. She was prepared for aJfe; examination by Miss Lily Richards, L-L. jw.tiJr Pontypridd. jgu On Saturday, at Wrexham, John TVj^r y* secretary to the Football Association of was charged with forging an endorsement Mf* cheque for £ 220 drawn by the Wrexham 5j, Works Committee on the Wrexham of the North and South Wales Bank in of the trustees of the Rose of Wrexham Lowjjf j the Order of Shepherds, of which prisoner^ j. also secretary, as well as to other publio jSj At the monthly meeting of the Llai'dr^Jt' Wells Urban District Council the 10 r" officer of health presented his annual ifjjp for 1896, from which it appeared that the djjjy, IfeJX rate had been 8 -.27 per 1,000 and tbhe rate 26• 3 per 1,000. He approved of^j# J sewerage extension scheme now contemp'fj# '1* at a cost of £ 6,000 and of the electric installation now in course of being laid He oould not record much improvement & water supply. t Ajfter a discussion at Aberystwith «j«ri Council on Tuesday, on a recommendation^jj?t& the finance committee, the corporation (m pursuance of its pledge given to the authorities) to instruct the town-clerk with a deputation from the university jk.'o on the Local Government Board, and on [X of the council, to support the renewal application for the sanction of the Board sale of the reversion in free of the site ftjw ladies' hostel for the sum of B50. jjf Jw* A meeting of the Montgomery ho Governinar Body was held at Newtown onJ*. day, when some twenty-four application*|v considered for the post of head-mistress *jj Welshpool Intermediate School, when lowing were seleoted to appear county governing body at Welsh/poolIiBp fld ( Saturday:-—Mis# A. J. Kennedy. Nelson Munich* i^ol. 1 At Birmingham Polloe^rt oc t William Henry Elthall. engineer; of » baroe-street, Carnarvon, who was said to cf very respectable connection, was convict* stealing a safety bicycle, which had outside a shop. It was urged by Mr- fr barrister, in defence, that the prisone uiider the influence of drink at the tlule' ot, response to an appeal for lenient -$?** the magistrates gave the accused the oi a fine of 50s and cost*. The xftoiw at once paid. tyr A meeting in connection with tb* i jM Glamorgan Forward Movement was heldr^j. Charles-stroet Congregational Church, of on Tuesday afternoon, when Mr. w Barry, presided. An address wm "ztd W R upon the work of the Forward Movatnf1^^ kg,; tho Rev. S. B. Haudley, of Herfefo^v^ & stated that places of worship were reeded to meet the increasing populati0^^ he estimated that locally the sum of kiP, would be speat in the next five years, (Jt- oussion took place as to the oest tof^ iaiting this sum. ■ Jctaes Cook, Bajrry-road, CadofftoO' yji' J9 charged before the Barry magistrates dav with unlawfully exercising his Jj calling on the Loru. s Day, on the 51st rj 7th inst.—The Bendh said that, as 0 the law existed in its present state, it 01 |fK i obeyed, and defendant, ■who tad 4 r viously convicted, would have to pay a JJj 5f».—For the same offence, another offender, Esau Blake, Cadoxton, was ord^Tyr t pay 10s., Mr. O. H. Jones pointing J tfh-e ISaenotes grawted far the sale oi r did not cover Sunday. «»» In the "Gazette" of February 10 for lomatio Service, we notice the name J Arthur Herbert, son of the Hon. Mre. 2 of Llanover, as First Secretary at Stooj^jft* J Mr. Arthur Herbert is an Oxford M.A- t church), and has seen diplomatic service k Petersburg (1880), Teheran, Wash'11*^ Bnipela, Buenos Ayres, and Copenhag»*^r J 1884 he was secretary to Mr. Stephens, A*/f> V tant-Commissioner far the Afghan P (j and during the visit of the Shah of k this country was attached to the staff y potentate. He knows the Persian and v languages. At Newport Board ot Guardians on Saturdayi Lyno, J.P., presiding), Mr. John Young, in with notice, brought forward a motioothat tbej purposes committee ootudder tbe advisability ° dent medical officer at tbe workhouse, to ^5 whole time to the setvioe of tbe gu*rdi*0t«ft 0 rointed out that there were last wiwk between v 140 sick paupers in tbe house, out ot over 400 *23#, i Though lie cast no reflection upon the pre«M>t "JSiE, officer (Dr. M'Cormack), he thought it was for a person holding private practice to discWJv^ the duties.—Mr ML wheeler seconded for JL*i of discussion.—An amendment, however, Mr. Nicholas, and seconded by Mr. E. A. Tay* ugl it was inexpedient to take the matter up much as the Local Government Board had not on the question of the dissolution of the \lJ21cø, carried. On Monday, March 8, Penarth will a visit from Lord Dunraven, who will a7Qrf' a meeting, under the auspices of the local yjjy servative Association, at Andrews' {JA The noble lord will be accompanied gallant member for South Glamorgan Wyndham-Quin) and several other Conservatives. The gathering is J*' ward to with considerable interest, anticipated that the commodious hall i° the meeting is to be held will be utterly quate to contain all those who wish to Dunraven and the popular member Glamorgan. A certain number of be issued to the members of the Cov>t^Z P Association and their friends, which obtained from the membere of the oom&rMl/* At a meeting of the Aberystwith i}Sf'' Council held on Tuesday, the may°r Robert Doughton) presiding, the Clerk letter regarding the establishment of posed Royal Naval Reserve Battery ystwith from Mr. C. H. Seymour, a<Djft? superintendent of the Naval Reserve. mating thai at the present moment tion to the number of Royal Naval batteries round the United Kingdom templated. Should, however, sooie teries be required later on, Aberystwith undoubtedly, be one of the plaoes claims would deserve and receive cal^ sideration. of A meeting of the records commit Cardiff Corporation was held at the TO on Monday morning, under the prefi1" Air. E. Thomas.—The Wester* 0t^ Limited forwarded several c^jl> cords belonging to other towns Oftif with a request that the committee PlS** upon the printing type, illustrations) • with a view to early publication. is^w#' mittee, after consideration, decided .to. matter to the chairman, Mr. Bai 1111 -^3* rian), and Mr. Ward (curator) to fpr Ballinger incidentally mentioned th»* tr** of records and books of a similar J, creasing, and some little discussion t00^iWy/jf to tlie advisability of increasing the W the first edition.—Nothing, however* in the mattes*