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SENSATIONAL evidence, CHANGE ADMISSIONS OF ACCUSED, ntig?Wan8ea Police- ^onrt on Monday the stipLjo. eB- consisting of Mr. J. C. Fowler. 0^05 lary> ar)d Messrs. Howel Watkins, David lofigA and 8. Goldberg, entered npon the pro- ^Qrder °f the charge of wilful bjvrla aSainst Rhys Davies, haulier, at Cwm- lCr. 'aTP years ago ^chkr«i r ^wis (instructed by Mr. Lawrence Viuer T s' appeared for the Crown, and Mr. ifr i^der for the defence. having opened the case for the a"on, Reality0Qd' 8tUTey°r> produced plans of the Davi*?AVlI) JONES GIVES EVIDENCE. Sj^onep+°°es spoke of the threat, uttered by Sill, and bef°re tlle murder, against Jesse 1,1 aeai Sa^ that he emphatically warned ^iity c~"lsfc murder, saying if he did it his A science would not let him rest day or ^ka af Jna?' named Harris, who died a few on 7k Hil1 was missed, was in his men 6 September, when he saw v,3 beinj, T 0me an(* Harris pointed out one live(j ess^ They asked where Mr. n ys I>aviJt w't!?ess told them. They meant man wi aDi? sllowed them his stable. Thp-.r a i ^ut it was not he who fi>a^ anH tf>ed Rhys Navies dealt in 5rit did n°t- Then the ••p^cond — .'ed whether he would go, but pcttie on aerked_ his fingers, and said, oniSaw them J ™»tanr. and they left, and tr, a minn+o V1 v Witness had th lnto the skL t Been the prisoner £ *»«&\J1Later on he saw two of anflfJi? go up the aUotker tt»q .ar<J? saw Rhys Davies eel t? Davi^'8 cart. The cart *5?^ between •• an8ryf^acl1 road. This in saw the +_ ven one a.m. He after- s»a* leaye the0!?611 Wh° had BOne up the t ^sea, an(j f Place in the direction of 5.jn afterwarrfc.1? an ^our to an hour and 5-m.) he (namely, between three and The Rh™ Davies. adjourned for lunch. fitness S? FACE m THE BAG. story of °n, t?6 resurnPtion. told the Tr°° you the body in the bag. eniber his bringing romthing to fon!6m^er?—Yes D a rnoon of the 26th of tion cl°ck. 'w» r' between three and <*e had "]Teav6 it herea"kedT T win 1 *as in I don't know what, terf.s'1 ^hen, he back room working, room Said -v d y°a. "Can I leave this wbatOQi<T the ^y."eave 11 in the fr°nt 22% ^i^at thlXi- See?-I "was working Arms rih! Sr°nt TonytlItXe' and wben r. wenfc When £ do°r- I n?t-t° to I)lll"wrT1 in the ?1Soner askprt ed the bag there. front, P' did v0!V°» should he leave at Can ^Vo, no ^ear any sound in the ask-S teU sound. «hon i, ? should 1,1 ,S: ^ca prisoner >her'« there bPPn ve Back How I011 aft«rward= a sack in the corner hlgh WoiL u Raw °ne?—No, sir. j floor. Jt stand?—It was lying on tnow -vitWT, my fn_+ r you happened to touch v-/1" have von wondered to myself, v^t did ?°t there?" n.]°a *«re r SfcG- ^ke?—t>. was rather soft. Y.*k'aw f'he s mvIKT 011t' to Dillwyn Arms, ^v?!a S- t? | floor?—Yes. '■es -^ms did von a sh°P to the Dill- l°oned tb« doorannhine t0 the door?- Hnythj^6 J°n n jhe Dillwyn Arm3 &0 hapyened ?~About half an Aft„°a f°r the^kev ';aje,one c°ming and ask- t,lls. er the prisnnL (1 I16 sir. of t)iln y°Qr ah on asked you to "put c°Uii n»me 0f ?' 1 ou remember a man aLy. )a,_yes; he comes every M i "8 Hr> iB anj CV °f them was as I "1 other David Harris. < 1^Dav]d w. ^member. lhey vrre +h6 hoth the Harrises. V,far aa r /6 ^hen Evang waa in the or '^1 1 can remember. p: -Yes°meb°dy comin8r for the key D e 'nto the Dillwyn Arms to see ask- t-he key?—I believe Bhys j^sed jt me lor the key first, and I thr man was wh°asbed V0u^ certain hV°waJ SFrtemember him. ►had i«An t,- ,as r,0u a stranger to me. ^Iw''Old niU? hef0rc?-0h, yes. I had, '5«' .Vc;i tell ml v'Vj glven the key to him. -Ye« yo?1 se^n bim before beh«Te many and many b I\d You £ hft nc nr ?. on that afternoon?- No. rint three men?—No; I am the door?-The one who had MCen nnloclled before you got ^s at Up what you Eee?- W, 'ou at thft door. -T^jz anybo*Y else beside Rhys on th«Wer° a ma"y people t>j(1 square, especially on Batur- ^i?bodlil1t0. yOUr shop?—Yes, sir. V» !^ties m with you?—Yes, sir, only iy>j, yi t.ie had seen when you went hi' 81 r. ~ae Position as it was before?—it ^'<1 Pkc avlecz may anything to you about >o, 1 Us 81 r- 0 '3nd that happened between '•jj I «rtwys Parips in the shop—He asked jje *t ^as in the sack. I said *W\ y°U nn-.la T haTe *°t fomethinp to l!^ck r ticular. I lighted the candle-in lr> and ont to the front t n »as *k 1 he had in the bae. Vl rBJ; ,<'k fastened?—Tied, as far at wajs er' \V 'a s i,n saci: 9—^lien he opened the t T to Hee a 11 "man head. 1 V a 3 of a man or *°man?—It, "on11!* him T Rhys Davies a«>ed me if He ati?V^n v1 sald what VjK-e you hi, 8 iHed m 4h*' 1 ordered him to take it out. t( *JTe !lim a beIP to put it on >vhiai fc 1 Kofc mto a temper, and '"sn h 't from there at once. CJ "Xc*i»a. "Do you know him?" you rZ 1 f°r8Tot one thinsr. He •'sh,» Ahi the one I told you I would & 8. r A1 Ho didn't say he was Jesse H s big1^ "e face of a man—did you notice s+lr Was?-It was dark hair, coming r> fr.,ire,ik8 over the shoulder (pointing u?rebaad). yon J^^bead you "mean?—Yes. «aw» vr° ce anything else about the face >oq s_rrwo, dr. w to;?cv ^kke it away from here." Did ^vho ♦ ?—I don't think I did. took the sack away from your tmaa jumped out to Ehys Davies *}i 11 th« ° Put it on his shoulders. —"ack was put on Ehys DavieVs Vi d'rT i'1 its' >»i yuU 8e#l what direction he wont ). £ ><} yrM "r^s hi5 stable. ^»jvL 8e% whether anybody went with >fr. £ w°. men. ?° y°n know whether the face « J! y«u V. g was that of one of the i.» '1!ar u, Reen aliv« before?—Yes, it was '•' matl who spoke to me and a^'r^d that the next time he saw bops- ./r the murder he saw him rid n? ti^'hing J!i ♦ i!"1' ?e was throwing up erot lifi i. n? asain. When w: tfc ^Tid r r saw it was a white-handled C !'rV80n*r' w he erot. near, opened a* it £ j^^ited :t towards witness, offer- Y vt, to stick him with it. He then j y passed on. After that, date he came to witness's shop. and, taking orfc the same knife, placed it on the stool alongside of him. He made a joke about it and circzimcision. It was a pocket- knife about five inches long. Prisoner also said. I was on the spot where the man was killed that very ni<;h>. I was over my boots in water." Witness aske^. him what he wanted there, and ha sa.id. HI. was going like a man that doesn't know wjjere he is tfoing to." The boots prisoner was wearing were two or three sizes larger than his own, and he said he bought them from George Evans, of Quar. Witness told him if he had been on the spot he muso hø.wJ seen the search party, and he said, "Yes. J. saw something there." He said he was at the ) Manselton Hotel at closing time that night, and the landlord would not sell him drink, but gave him a glasj. About three weeks :'fter he put tips on the boots for him. On the 4th of December there was a fire at the prisoner's house. A woman came and told Davies that his house was on fire, but he did not seem in a hurry to go, and witness hurried him. Witness saw him the next day after the fire, and he told him his clothes and boots were burnt. He said he had placed them on a three-legged stocl in front of the fire, and the boots under the stool, and they caught fire from the grate. Witness questioned whether the boots could have been burnt so badly by such means, but prisoner denied meddling with lmraffin. He said a boy had gone off and accused him of burning bis clothes and endangering his iiouse. There appeared to be spots of blood on the boots when he repaired them, but he was not sure. Witness then spoke of a con- versation at his shop beiVeen prisoner r.r.d a man named Edward Jones. After Jones had left prisoner said if he had waited loa j'ir he would have shown him something that would ruako his hair stand on end. Witness asked whit, and the prisoner replied, "Some weapons to kill." Prisoner, in a subsequent conversation, alluded to a woman. or whom be said she promised to iceep the secret, but "now she is going to let ;t out." But when asked what, he said, "Some family affair." CONVERSATIONS WITH DAVIES. Mr. Lewis: Did you talk with prisoner about Jesse Hill's disappearance? Witness: Yes, sir; very often. At cne time he said he thought two women ini,-Jlt have done it. He also told witness that another party had written the letter to Jesse Hill, and added, "What I ought to have done with him was to cut his head off, and put it on a dish, like John the Baptist's." On one occasion, before the murder, prisoner said, "I could swing that man" (meaning Hill) "to my door, and finish him." After the murder he said, "I brought him to the door-not to my own door," but he would not say what door. Another time he said, speaking of Hill, "I did that job myself, with a little help," and that his sister said. "Several hands have been with you to help you kill that man." This concluded the examination-in-chief of Jones. EXTRAORDINARY ALLEGATIONS Cross-examined: He believed the bag was tied. He could not say what it was tied with. He did not take notice. He was too frightened. When did you first mention these matters?— About six weeks after the murder. To whom?—The police. Did they take it down in writing?—No, they did not. They did not think it important?—I don't know. Who did you see?-The man in charge of the station. He was in his shirt-sleeves. What did you do?—I waited a quarter of an hour for an officer to come, but none came, so I went away. Did you not tell the man what you knew?— I Not much to him. Why?—Because ha would not take it in writing. Cross examination continued: He was rather irregular in attendance at his shop on Fridays and Saturdays. He went regularly to the Dillwyn, but only when he had finished work. He used to mend prisoner's harness for him for nothing. Prisoner was a constant visitor to his shop for some time. He stayed there all day talking. M t'. Leeder: A very harmless mauP-Yes. so ::s I kiiovv. Very kind-hearted ?-Hc would do anything for me. and I would do anything for him. Did yoj notice anything curious about hint?— Only that he had some funny whims about him. He need to get chaffed a lot?—Yes. sir. I often tried to persuade him out of his Ways. Asked as to the identity of the othe" men he say/ with prisoner, he suid he did not know thsai. He did not notice anything particular about them. He asked Rhys Davies who one was, and he said, "He is a bit of a farmer over thefc." Mr. Leeder further cross-examined the witness at some length to test his credibility, and in the middle of his examination the Stipendiary announced that the court would adjourn. The court then adjourned till Tuesday morn- ing, and the Stipendiary, at Mr. Leeder's request, asked the witness Jones to refrain from discussion of the oa-e during the adjourn- ment.

CROSS EXAMINATION OF JONES CONTINUED. r MilllE EXTRAORDINARY STATEMENTS. The police-court hearing of the Swansea mur- der charge was resumed at the Town-hall, Swansea, on Tuesday (before Mr. J. C. Fowler, stipendiary, and several other magistrates). Mr. Arthur Lewis (instructed by Mr. L. Richards) appeared for the Treasury to prose- cute, and Mr. Viner Leeder for the defence of the pr isoner Rhys Davies'. Mr. Leeder resumed the cros^-exammation of the principal witness, Darid Jones. -Jones said he was sure it was not after one o'clock when the three men came to his shop jn the afternoon of the 26th of September. When they asked for Mr. Rees, and he sug- gested they wanted Rhys Davies, who had a horse and cart, they agreed that was the man they wanted. From his shop he could see the front and both sides of the stable. He thought they could get from the incline into the shed, as well as round the other way. He had never been in the shed himself. He had seen Rhys Davies going from the shed to the incline. He coulrl not see the door by which the men entered, and, therefore, could not say for cer- tain that they went inside He could not ewear that Rhys Davies was inside at the time, but he thought he went in. Mr. Leeder: We don't want your thoughts. You have been thinking far the past two years Let us have some facts now. Continuing, witness said he believed Rhys was in the stable, because he appeared to go back there after coming.into sight for a moment. He could not swear that the men saw or spoke to the prisoner at all. Two men went up the incline. He could not say whether the man be saw with prisoner in the cart a-fterwards was the third man or not. The witness was here asked by Mr. Leeder to write down the words which commenced the letter written to Jesse Hill, for the purpose of comparing his handwriting, and on receiving it back was heard to remark that the writing (iid not, appear to bear much resemblance. Witness, continuing. Said that when Davies threatened Jesse Hill he did not warn the latter, because he did not know him. He didn't regard it as a jokr, but at the same time he did not think he would do it after all. Did you mention the threat to anyone?—No. Did you tell the man at the polioe-station that you knew of the threat ?-No. I went to the police-station, but as there was no one to write it down I came away. When did you subsequently give information? -I wrote to the head-constable on the 6th if Docember. I told him all except one thing in that letter. The letter written anonymously to the head- constable by the witness was then produced by the prosecution and read by Mr. Leeder It "aid that he (the writer) was almost certain he 1 found the murderer, and mentioned the prisoner as a man who had threatened to murder Hill, and said that he was about the scene on the night of the murder, and that h« burnt his clothes and boots. It ended, "I am afraid of this man, because he knows he told me he would murder .Te.se Hill, and he is afraid I will tell about it. This is no dream or vision but a reality." THE FIRST COMMUNICATION TO THE POLICE. Mr. Leeder then read the letter to the witness, as follows, making a good many inter- pellations in doing so: — "Dear Sir.-I know it is my painful duty to try and assist You in discovering the murderer of poor Jesse Hill. I am almost certain I have done so. So now I will tell you. The man came to me about two or three weeks before •Tess;e Hill was killed, and this man went to talk about him, and he told me during the conversation that ho would be sure to kill him, and that he had been many nights on the look out for him. The reason he had for killing him was he asked him fnr some hay on credit, and poor Jesse Hill told him he should have it but when he went there for it, it was refused. so he was greatly disappointed, and he got in a rage over it. This man also accused one of the Hills for stealing hay or grass from his field at Manselton, and he swore that he would have more than that out of them, if it cost him his life. He swore to me he would kill poor Jesse Hill. I said to him at the time I would be against him. But he has come lately again to see me, and we had talked about the murder, and he told me he was about the place on the night from eleven to twelve, one,, two. three, and four o'clock in the morning. I have put it in his own words. This man told me he was over his boots on the night of the murder in water, and close to it, and that made me very suspicious. That is what he told me, and after the murder took place, viz., that he would kill him, and that he had been many nights on the lock-out for him. I have been watching the case and his movements all the time. The last thing he done last Friday night was to put his clothes on fire in the house where he lives. He said that he had placed them on a stool before the fire, and that he had been meddling with paraffin oil, that the sleeves of his coat were saturated with oil, and ignited. The stool also got on fire, and that he was not out of the house for a quarter of an hour. I believe myself that he put them on fire, in order to conceal the blood on them. The boots that were burned were too big for him—the nine-—his own boots would be about seven size. He bought the boots that were burnt with a man by the name of George Evans, Quarry, Treboeth. He burnt those boots he wore on the night of the murder, because the foot-marks would not correspond with his own boots, that is. if he is the murderer. It looks to me very sus- picious. Now, then, he told me also that he had found a pocket-book without no name on it, and that the book was honest to him. Rhys Davies, for that is the man's name, some time ago asked me to write a letter for him. He said there was no need to put a name on. I refused, as I was too busy at the time. Who wrote the letter afterwards I cunnot say. I am under the impression it was the !etter sent to poor Jesse Hill to inform him that the cab- bages were stolen. Now, thy next task is to know who wrote that letter. Is that letter to be seen now? If this man is the murderer I think the writer of the letter can soon be found out. I am afraid of this man myself. For lie knows very well he to'd me he would kill poor Jesse Hill, and I think he is afraid I will tell about him. He owns a horse and cart, and has been lately working on a farm called Gen- dros. The supposed murderer is Rhys Davies. Patrie-road, Brynhyfryd.—I am, sir, your obe- dient servant. My name not given at present. P-S.—I think that the police have been search- ing too long in the neighbourhood of Cwm- bwrla, and their attention should be drawn a little further to the east, that is, Brynhyfryd. Now, sir, this is not a dream or a vision, but a reality." Mr. Leeder: You are not above writing anonymous letters after all?—I wrote that one. You said you were above doing a suspicious thing like that for prisoner, because it was not straightforward, but on the 6th of December you could write one, so that was untrue?—Yes. ABOUT DREAMS. Do you eve, dream?—Yes, sometimes. Or keep the company of dreamers?—Every- body dreams at times. And some shoemakers dream a lot more than others? Witness: I rote that because there had been women dreaming about the murder. And you thought you might be mistaken for such a woman? (Laughter.) Witness: I wrote that because it was facts. The prisoner actually brought you these boots both before and after they were burnt-"— Yes. You say in this letter if he is the murderer." You did not believe he was?—No, I didn't quite believe it then. Do you "believe he did it now? Witness: He did not do it himself; that is my belief. There were others with him. How do you know that?—Because he told me himself there were seyeml hands besides his in it. Did you not think it a ridiculous thing that a man should bring a dead body into your shop when he had a stable of his own close bv? —Yes. of course, it was. And to bring his boots to your shop with I blood on them, also, was not that strange,p- Yes. When prisoner came for the sack he was quite cool and calm and as usual?—Yes. When you saw the'dead body why didn't -you call for assistance?—I didn't know what to do at the time. You don't appear to be such an utter fool as that now you are in the box. Now, after seeing that, you wrote to the head-constable, saying of the prisoner, "if he is the murderer"?—Yes. You did not go and inform the police?—No not then. And spoke to no one next day?—I gave a hint to my mother. Your mother is dead?—Yes. The Stipendiary: What is your explanation for keeping back what was said to you and what you saw for so long a time? Witness: Well, sir, I was afraid for one thing, and another thing my mother implored me not to say anything, and Rhys Davies told me' there were several other hands in it. Mr. Leeder: You were afraid, yet you went to the police-station prepared to tell your story if there had been anyone to take it down?-Yes. But you did not give it?—I gave sufficient evidence afterwards to justify them in appre- hending the prisoner, as I thought. Your mother died in August. Why didn't you give information then?—I did so within a few months. And you say that Rhys Davies brought to your shop in broad daylight a sack containing a human body, and left it there for nearly four hours in your presence, and that of any others who came in and out of the shop?—Yes. You say that is possible?—I thought Rhys Davies would be the last man to commit such a crime. The court then adjourned for lunch. On resuming after lunch, Mr. Leeder con- tinued his examination of the witness Jones. How did prisoner carry the sack away? Witness said on his shoulder. Prisoner and the man who helped him caught hold of the sack at both ends. He could not say how far he carried it on his shoulder. He seemed to be mumbling or singing as he went away. He seemed happy. The sack, witness believed, was heavy, and looked full. The sack was almost round. It was like a potato sack. It was not filled up to the top, but seemed tight at the bottom, and the top was tied, but he could not give any idea of how far down it was tied. He was positive that prisoner opened the sack and tied it up again. He could not say with what it was tied. A GHASTLY DESCRIPTION. He was sure he saw a man in the sack, with long black hair hanging in five or six long strings over his forehead. The Stipendiary: How far down did you see? -Only the head. Witness, continuing, said he saw no clothes. Rhys Davies talked about the murder after the event in tho nre"enoo of several persons. Edward Jones and David Harries were present when Rhys Davies talked the same night as Jesse Hill was missed. Ho had not been in on several occasions with Rhys Davies at the Dillwyn Arms since the body was found. He had talked with Rhys Davies since the murder, and pri- soner said it was possible that two women from the cabbage garden did it. Witness allowed Rhys Davies to suggest that other people did it. In regard to who wrote the letter, witness said that Rhys Davies said, "Do you know that little fellow I told you about who would write it?" Witness asked who that little fellow was that had written it, but he did not tell hiai. Witness did not advise him to leave the country He came Ui witness' shop, notwithstanding that he toli him to keep away. Witness admitted that he had formerly mentioned a man's name to whom he alleged he had given the key. He cculd not remember who he had mentioned. He said that he had mentioned out of court that Daniel Roberts wis the man whom he had given the key to. He was, however, not sure. Roberts was the son of the landlord of the Dillwyn Arms, at least at that time. Hs remembered going to the police-station, and admitted he was ele- vated, or drunk. He only saw one man at the police-station—the one man in his shirt sleeves. He did not get drunk very often. He did not go to the Dillwyn Arms until he had finished his work. He never knew Jesse Hill in his life. In further examination by Mr. Leeder wit- ness said that when he got the boots from the prisoner he did not hand them to the police. He gave them back to the prisoner. He did not regard the prisoner as the man to do such a thing. He had his doubts. He believed Thomas or David Harris was in the shop on September 26 when the men came and inquired for Rees, but they had since both died. Rhys Davies had alluded to the murder in Harris's presence. He believed it was Harris who drew his attention to the man in the cart with Rhys. He noticed the three men particularly because he saw them several times. When prisoner came with the sack he gave no reason for leaving it there. He often left things. de did not remember him leaving sacks of corn there, but he used to leave tools, &c., often, with or without leave. It was dark in the sh.jp when he was called back there. He got a candle. He usually worked with a lamp. He did not go to the Dillwyn Arms and tell anyone there. He did not call anywhere on his way home that night. He did not tell his mother every- thing. He told her most part of his story. He had had to leave his houee since; it was in a, lonely spot, and he was rather afraid. He noticed the sack was peculiar when he kicked it. Someone who came in asked him what the sack was. He had not the slightest suspicion as to what was m the sack then. There were usually scores of people about in the square outside. He did not notice whether there were on this occasion. One man jumped forward to help the sack on Davies's back. He did not know where he came from. Two men fol- lowed prisoner up Penvillia-road. All this took place in front of a. public square. He could not recognise the men. Mr. Leeder: Were you not asked to keep it quiet, or anything?—Witness: Rhys Davies once .S: suggested to me not to say anything. But did not these men when they took tne sack away ask you to say nothing about it.— No. In re-examination by Mr. Lewis, witness v,as a?ked "Did he recognise the handkerchief pro- duced?" and said "Yes; he found it by the chair where Rhys Davies had been eittinST about six weeks or so after." v Was it in the same state as it is nowp-yes. There was some hay on it, as there was now. Cross-examined by Mr. Leeder: He could not swear that Rhys Davies left that handkercmei there. Anvone else could have done so. Re-examined by Mr. Lewis: He had not been at any other public-house than the Dillwyn Arms that day. Witness was drunk when ho wrote the letter to the police. He had been to the police a month or six weeks after. tk* 0 j was discovered. It was Rhys Davies WbA) told him that he (Rhys Davies) would besuft to kill him. Rhys Davies told him that Hill's afcphews had been stealing the hay. Witness was sus- picious of Rhys Davies, who had told him he would kill him. Davies showed him HUl'e face in the sack. He did not think at the time he would do it, but when he saw the face in the pack Davies told him several hands, were joined in it, and he believed him. fl £ ;-had scan three men earlier in the afternoon £ feoing up to the stable, and two men went with Davies from his (witness's) door with the sacx lie had known Davies for 48 years, and spoke to him frequently. Ho was quite certain that it was Rhys Davies's voice that asked to leave the sack in his shop. The sack appeared to contain something heavy. It lay on the ground, and appeared to be pretty tig-ht. It looked flat on the top., and stood a foot from the ground. Witness said that Davies said to him in elsli, Perhaps I have spoken to you about the thing, but leave it drop. Don't say anything. Prisoner was generally spoken of as Rhys. Witness, continuing, said that Davies used to talk about the murder to him, and whilst Other people were present. Mr. Lewis wished to ask witness whether he said to Davies that it was a clever job. Mr. Leeder objected, but the bench allowed it. Mr. Lewis: Do you remember any particular conversation with prisoner about the murder? —"Yes. I said, Rhys, you have done a clever job on that man." And Davies replied, Yes, but they're coming to know it." He told wit- ness the boys had shouted after him, ,Rhys, there is blood on your cart." The case was eventually adjourned till Wednesday next.

LEEDS DOUBLE MURDER AND SUICIDE. INQUEST AND VERDICT, The inquest relative to the double murder and suicide which occurred at Leeds on Thurs- day was held at the Leeds Town-hall on Friday The crime was committed by Charles Henry Smith Fotherby, 28, plasterer, who, after cutting the throats of George Edward and Annie Large, aged nine and seven years respec- tively, ended his life in a similar manner. According to the evidence, Mrs. Large left her husband four years ago, and went to live with Fotherby seven months ago. Fotherby had been out of employment some time, ahit-was left in the house on Thursday morning &t six o'clock with the two children, Mrs. Large Mvin& gone to work. Immediately she left itlrorid seem that the def ease;; man attack" (h* children with a penknife in the bedroom. A struggle took place between him and the boy, and the latter escaped into the street, where he was found dead in the gutter. The police. on entering the house, found Annie dead on the bed, with her throat cut. Fotherby was lying over her in a dying condition, also with his throat cut, and there was a, penknife on the floor. Fotherby was said to have been particularly fond of the children, and the only motive for the deed was depression through want of employment. The Foreman indiscreetly asked Mi's. Large if she did not think she was responsible for the death of the children on account of her living with Fotherby. Witness replied that she did not think so, and the Coroner observed that it was better that that question should not be gone into. A verdict was returned to the effect that the children were murdered by Fotherby. In his case a verdict of felo de se was recorded.

TRUTH ABOUT 0MDUR3IAN. THE WESLEYAN CHAPLAIN'S TESTIMONY, The "Methodist Times" publishes a letter from the Rev. O. S. Watkins, Wesleyan chap- lain to the forces on the Nile, in which an emphatic contradiction is given to the charges brought by Mr. Bennett, the war correspon- dent, as to the killing of wounded Dervishes after the Battle of OmdurmaH- The writer concludes as follows:—"As far as my know- ledge and ob3ervation went-and neither were limited—Mr. Bennett's charges and imputations are a base libel on men who, amidst hardships and danger, acquitted themselves as any Briton might be proud to do. It is quite Possible that in the first heat of battle there were isolated instances of deeds done that no man would commit in cold blood. But personally none such came under my notice, and I doubt greatly if they did under the notice of Mr. Bennett. Such charges as have been made are poor reward to the brave fellows who have toiled and suffered in the waste Soudan for Queen and country, and I trust that You, Kir will do your best to remove the stain which some have put upon them."

LOVERS TRAGEDY AT BURY. WISHES AS TO BUKIAIi IGNORED. The Central News Bury correspondent tele- graphs:—At nv'dnight on Thursday the body of Mr. John Knight was removed from the mortuary and placed in a railway carriage, v.hich wae on Friday morning attached to the 9.10 train from Manchester to London. The body of the woman was on Thursday night conveyed to Bury Cemetery, where It awaits burial. There is still much excitement in the town in connection with the tragedy, and the decision to leave the woman's body at Bury has carsed some comment.

A CHESTER MYSTElRY, With reference to the disapp'arance of a young lady named Day from her home at Chester on Sunday, and the discovery of her in an unconscious condition with a wound in her head outside her home on Thursday night, the Press Association Chester correspondent states that, with the exception of the injury to the head, which might have been caused by either a blow or a fail, and which had a more favourable appearance on Friday, there is no evidence of an assault having been com- mitted upon her. Beyond her statement that she was abducted while putting On her skates on Sunday morning and was taken to a loft and bound until she managed +o frce herself on Thursday and escaped by making a hole in the roof, jio explanation has been given as to how she subsisted during the four and a half bitter winter days she was away. The police are investigating the ca.se, and probably some more coherent statements may be expected. The correspondent states that Shortly before Christmas Miss Day had a narrow escape from falling into a deep quarry while collecting greenery for dworating a church. She hung on to some bushes for twenty minutes, and was rescued from what appeared to bo certain death by two men. Since then she had been in failing health, and it is feared that her minA had been affected by the incident.

STRANGE EPIDEMIC AT PETER- BOROUGH. An epidemic of a peculiar nature is raging among the children of one of the suburbs of Peterborough, causing much perplexity to the medical profession, who are unable to say exactly what it is. The disease, which resembles scarlet fever, has spread at an alarming rate among the school children, several of whom have died, after a few days' illness. Parents have become much alarmed, and are withhold- ing the children from the schools. As a pre- cautionary measure, these establishments are to be closed, and the Local Government Board | has been communicated with, with a view to has been communicated with, with a view to an inquiry. j

THE LORD CHIEF JUSTICE. STOPPED BY A SENTRY AT WHITEHALL. Between ten and eleven a.m. on Monday a pair-horse carriage, coming across the parade ground, was stopped at the entrance to the archway by Trooper Richard Follett, of the D Squadron of the 1st Life Guards, who were performing duty as the guard for the day. Follett demanded from the coachman the em- bossed badge issued from the Lord Chamber- lain's office, which constitutes the permit to use the archway as a means of ingress and egress from the park. The only exceptions made to the rule with reference to the use of the arch- way is in the case of members of the Royal Family. All other persons must possess and produce on demand the badge. In answer to Follett's request for the badge. the coachman said that he did not have one, and at the same moment a gentleman inside the carriage asked why he had been stopped. The trooper said he had bsea stopped in accordance with the rules, and added that he could not allow the carriage to pass through unless the badge were shown. Upon this the gentleman said that he had made use of the archway for years, and had never possessed a badge. He then added to the coachman, "You drive on." The coachman accordingly whipped up his horses and staited off. The sentry, however, sprang t the horses' heads and stopped them. He was then addressed again by the gentleman in th^ carriage, who said, "I am the Lord Chief Justice of England, at the same time handing to hiin a card. The sentry replied, "Very well, but if you want to pass through you must see the corporal of the guard." He then t-jrned away in the direction of the guard- room with the intention of calling out the corporal of the Horse Burnley. As he did so the coachman set his horses at the gallop and darted off. Follett was unable to reach the horses' ho a a: in time to secure them. In answer to his call for the corporal of the guard, Junior Corporal Harrison came into the archway and Follett handed the card to him This card bore the inscription: "Lord Chief Justice of England," and an address. Above this, however, were the words in pencil, "AV. M'Ewan." For gom"; time consequently, as was stated at the barracks on Monday night, considerable doubt prevailed as to the identity of the Lord Chief Justice. This, how- ever, was set at rest by the appearance at AVlr.tehxll later in the day of Lord Russell's secretary, who visited the Horse Guards' with the object of lodging a, complaint and obtain- ing som-3 explanation of the affair. The matter was reported by Trooper Follett to his superior officer, and the card which had been given him was eventually handed to the colonel of the regiment at the Albany-street barracks, to which the troop forming the guard at Whitehall had returned soon after .the occurrence.

A PRINCE MISSING. Quits a sensation was caused in London on Saturday by the news of the disappearance of a Prince who had come to London on a political mission. Attention was called to the fact by the appearance in the "Morning Post" of the following appointment:—"Prince Lud- wig Loewen stein AVertheim Freudenberg, at present in England, will greatly oblige by for- warding his address where a communication will reach him relative to important German business in which his Serene Highness is inte- rested.—Aadress Messrs. Plunkett and Leader, solicitors. 6), St. Paul's-churcli yard. London. and 30, TCrausenstrasse, Berlin." The Prince named in this advertisement is the youngest brother of Prince Alfred of Lowenstein-Wer- theini. He was born in 1864, and married in London on May 15, 1897, Lady Anne Savile, the younger daughter of the Earl of Mexborough. She was born in 1865. Seen by a reporter of the "Weekly Sun," Mr. Plunkett, the head of i Aral cf solicitors hnving got the matter in hand, said;—"We are trying to find the where- abouts of the Prince under the following cir- cumstances. Two months ago he attended a party given by the Dalia of Portland at Wel- beck Abbey, but since then his movements have been shrouded in mystery. Nobody knows where he is. We have inquired for him on the Continent, but without success, and we have also engaged private detectives to find him, but so far they, too. have been baffled. We have some most important business await- ing him, and we shall be glad if anyone who knows where he is will communicate with us. I have good reasons for believing that Princess Loewenstein is not with the Prince, although I do not know where the Princess is living. Perhaps he has met with foul play. Indeed, I am afraid that something serious has hap- pened to him." INTERVIEW WITH THE PRINCESS. Princess Lowenstein has been interviewed by a Daily Mail" reporter at her residence in Deanery-street, Park-lane. Her Serene High- ness hat. not seen the advertisement, and when it was shown to her she appeared to be greatly surprised. "I have received letters c irom disreputable people demanding black- mall," said the Princess, "and I have refused to answer them, and also inquiries respecting the whereabouts of the Prince. I think it is very rude for an eminent firm of solicitors to inse-t an advertisement like that in a London paper without first consulting me. The Prince has not, lived very much in' England lately He was a Welbeck Abbey two months ogo, I believe, but I was in Germany at the time, Afterwaids be went abroad, and has Veen travelling ever since. I had a letter fIltm him a few days ago, and I expect him home very shortly. There is no mystery about his move- m-snts, and I wish the solicitors had consulted me in the first instance, and there would have been no necessity to advertise. I am very glad you called, because people reading the advertisement will suppose that there is some- thing mysterious about his movements." On being asked if she would give the Prince's address for publication, che Princess wrote down his brother's addressSchloss Kreuz Wertheim-am-Main, Unterfranken, Bavaria.

A STRANGE FIND. It was stated on Monday that an important discovery of stamps had been made at the General Post Office in the department occupied by the secretary and his chief officials. The story was to the effect that, while the premises were being overhauled and placed in a state of repair for the new secretary, the men cnine upon a great number of stamps, many of them of comparatively ancient date—1841 for example. Amongst them were a number of the bbek pe>tmy variety so dear to the heart of the juvenile philatelist, and now becominf somewhat difficult of acquisition. There were. it is said, other varieties of equal interest;' also some J.Iulready envelopes. One authority placed the value of th3 stamps at several thousands of pounds. On Monday afternoon a pressman made a special inquiry on the sub- ject at the office of the chief of the stamps department. The only information, however, which the officials would furnish was. "We have no communication to m;ks on the mat- ter. At the same time no denial w-xs given to the specific statement that an important discovery of stamps of considerable value had recently been made.

LIFE OF A PROFESSIONAL INVENTOR. Some curious glimpses of the life of what might be called a professional inventor was given at an Islington inquest on Monday. The deceased was William Dunn, aged 75. Mr. Ernest Howard, a dentist, said the deceased was an American engineer, and he was always bringing out new patents. He' would go to work for some months, earning 25s. to 30s. a week, and during that time he would live principally upon vegetables, and so save money. He would then give up his work and go on with his patents till the whole of his money was gone. For some months Past he had been living on what friends had allowed him. The Rev. Frederick A. Jones stated that the deceased was a most interesting man. One of his patents was successful, but other persons got the money; instead of deceased. The deceased could have made a fortune by his patent flying machine. The medical evidence showed that death was due to apoplexy.

MHt. HESS AND THE HOOLEY CASE. Mr. Justice Ridley on Monday afternoon heard an application on behalf of Mr. Hooley to commit to prison Mr. Henry Hess for alleged contempt of court by the publication of an article in the "Critic." Mr. Carson, for Mr. Hooley, declared that the article was calcu- lated to prejudice the rights of his client to a fair trial. The court found that contempt of court had been committed, but decided that the needs of the case would be met by Mr. Hess paying the costs of the motion. J

■ 'II — I ill—a————— LOCAL PROBATE SUIT. WILL OF A NEWPORT PUBLICAN CONTESTED. In the Probate Division on Wednesday (before Mr. Justice Barnes and a special jury) further evidence was taken in the case of Davies v. Jenkins, which had been adjourned from Friday last, and had reference to the will of the 4th of August, 1898, of Mr. Charles Jenkins, a licensed victualler, who had lived in Caer- leor-road, Newport, and died on the same day that he made the will, leaving property amounting to £7,003. the bulk of which went to the deceased's sifter, Mrs. Elizabeth Davies, who was the plaintiff i:i the suit. The will was disputed on the plea of deceased's incapacity by the widow, Mrs. Jeanette Henrietta Jen- kins. and a brother of deceased, Mr. James Jenkins. Mr. Capel, who had. according to his testi- mony oil Friday, drawn up the will for the deceased, was re-called, and was cross-examined. He said the will was executed in the afternoon, about half-past two o'clock. He denied that the deceased at the time was inarticulate and in a state of semi-consciousness. The widow did not complain of the keys of the safe being taken away. The keys were given to him by Mrs. Jenkins, and he returned them the next morning. Mary Charlotte Roberts, a niece of the deceased, said that She deceased had often com- plained of his wife's conduct. Once she had turned his mother out of the house. On the day of the testator's death the wife was under the influence of drink. Witness attested the will, and considered that deceased knew what he did. Dr. John Francis L. Murray, in practice at Newport, said he had attended the deceased. On the day of the will he considered that the deceased was capable of "making a will. He died from bronchitis. Cross-examined, be found no indications of the deceased having been a hard-drinking man. Mrs. Elizabeth Davies. the plaintiff, said she was the only sister of the testator. She remem- bered his building the Royal Oak. She had acted as his barmaid. Then her health gave way, and he engaged Mi.-s Jones as bar- maid, and eventually married her. Mrs. Jen- kins had behaved badly to the deceased aa regarded drink and assaults. On the occasion of the mother being turned out of the house witness said Mrs. Jenkins behaved with vio- lence to her. She said that the deceased had told her that he should make a will in her favour. He said that he should only leave his wife so much a week. The testator handed her the will, which he took from underneath the pillow, at three o'clock on the day when it was made. Mr. Isaac Davies. husband of the last wit- ness, said that the deceased had told him that he would not leave his money to his wife. Counsel here held a consultation, and also saw the judge in his chambers. Mr. Inderwick. on returning into court, stated that, in his judgment, he had not the necessary evidence to meet the evidence given in support of the will. Tha will was, no doubt, made at a late period of the testator's life, and under circumstances which raised certain suspicions. At the same time, he had no evidence to meet that of the doctor, and, under the circumstances, he would not further contest the will. He understood that the plaintiff was willing to contribute zC200 towards the defendant's costs, so that the widow's allowance of £2 a week should not be interfered with. Had the matter gone on he had evidence to meet suggestions made about various people in the case. Mr. Deane intimated the willingness of his client to make the contribution towards the widow's costs. The jury found that the testator duly executed the will; that he was of sound mind, and knew and approved of the contents. The Judge pronounced for the will. and made an order, by consent, for the contribution of JuZOO towards the defendant's costs.

CHURCH AND THE MAGE, ARTISTES TO BE LOOKED AFTER SPIRITUALLY. Theatrical companies on tour generally spend Sunday in travelling to their next town, the result being that very few get the opportunity of attending church if they were so inclined. To meet this difficulty in some measure, it has occurred to one or two liberal-minded clerics to form an association which shall "assist the Church in retaining her hold on Churchmen and Churchwomen following the dramatic pro- fession. The association is called the "Actors' Church Union." The president is the Rev. Thomas Underbill, vicar of St. Thomas's, Toxteth Park, Liverpool; the hon. secretary is the Rev. Donald Hole, curate of Christ Church, Clapham, and the hon. travelling sec- retary (who must be a layman and an actor) is Mr. Charlie Cameron, of the Actors' Associa- tion. A "Morning Leader" representative inter- viewed the Rev. Donald Hole. Mr. Hole is really the prime mover and originator of the scheme, though he modestly said that two or three of them had laid their heads together over it. "The idea of the thing is very simple," said he. "We propose to establish chaplains in all theatrical towns and centres—that is, in prac- tically every town in the kingdom. The chaplains will, of course, be volunteers, and will generally be members of the ordinary parochial clergy. They will try to get the sympathy of local managers of theatres. A list of church service: will be posted in the theatres, with the addresses of chaplains, who will visit and look after any sick left in the town. We impose a shilling subscription on joining the union as a dight test, and to cover postages and printing." Among other things provided in the rules as at present drafted there is to be a conference once a year, at which discussions upon some subject chosen by the council will take place. "There are hardly any members at present. We have only just started, and are getting chaplains to volunteer for the work first of all. We have already chaplains in Liverpool, Dar- lington, Birmingham, Newcastle-on-Tyne, and Sunderland. I have had private letters ex- pressive of sympathy from bishops. We are perfectly friendly with the Church and Stage Guild. The latter has been chiefly confined to London, and its work is more to combat the prejudice which exists against the stage in the Church, and, on the other hand, which exists amongst a certain section of the pro- fession against the Church. I have had a letter from the Rev. Stewart Headlam, who, you may remember, had a row with Dr. Temple when Bishop of London, and who is chief of the Church and Stage Guild, and he wishes as success."

INTERPLEADER ACTION AT BRECON. A COUNTY MAGISTRATE'S CURIOUS POSITION. At Brecon County-court on Tuesday a case was heard which excited a great deal of interest It was an interpleader action, in which his Honour Judge Gwilym Williams was asked to decide as to whom certain goods at Graiglaes, Llanthetty, belonged. The claimant was Mrs. Alice Georgma Williams, wife of Mr. J. W. powell Williams, J.P.. and the execution credi- tors Mes-rs. AVilliams and Cappage, iron- mongers, who had seized the goods. A sum of 100 guineas had been paid to the sheriff of Breconshire under the interpleader order. Mr. Calder Woods, solicitor, Hereford, appeared for the claimant, and Mr. Ivor Bowen (instructed by Mr. George Tudor) appeared for the execu- tion creditors.—Both Mr. and Mrs. Powell Wil- liams gave evidence to the effect that the husband had never possessed any means of his own, and that he had simply acted as manager of his wife's estate. The husband admitted that he had ordered certain goods from Messrs. Williams and Cappage, but merely as his wife's agent. The goods seized by the bailiffs were entirely his wife's property. The house th'ay lived in belonged to their daughter, but Mr. Powell Williams admitted having a vote and being rated as the owner.—His Honour abruptly stopped the case. He strongly con- demned the action of Mr. Powell Williams in placing his wife in the position he had that day and gave judgment for the execution creditors with costs.

MILLION-POUND FUND. The Press Association learns that up to the beginning of this week no less than £500,873 had been collected to the Twentieth Century Million Pounds Blind, which Mr. Perks, M.P., and others have been actively promoting among the Wes- leyan Methodist denomination. As no direct and special appeal has yet been made to nearly half of the country, including many large towns, it is confidently expected that the sum still required to complete the million pounds will be collected, and possiJuy even a larger amount.

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RITUALISM IN THE CHURCH. MEETING OF CONVOCATION. JIR. KnxsrTIS PETITIOH REJECTED. THE PRIMATE AND THE CRISIS. Mr. Kensit petitioned the Upper House of Convocation at their meeting on Wednesday on the subject of Ritualism. He deplores the general prevalence of Romish practices in the Church, and prays Convocation to issue a state- ment of the number and names of churches in which, by the archbishops and bishops' pri- vate admonitions, excesses have been abandoned and unsound doctrines no longer taught. Mr. Kensit adds that, at the request of the Bishop of London, he has scrupulously refrained from any attempt to protest in the Church, and that he would deeply regret if, through episcopal supineness, he had to resume on principle a form of protest distasteful to him- self, but which, the petition adds, seems the oniy course which really arrsrsts public atten- tion. The House of Convccation refused to receive the petition which Mr. Kensit had asked the Bishop of London to present. The Archbishol of Canterbury said the petition concluded with a very improper sentence, implying a sort of threat to the bishops, which it would be very unseemly, indeed, for that house to put upon record. lie, therefore, requested the Bishop of London iot to present it, and to inform Mr. Kensit the reason why. IMPORTANT PRONOUNCEMENT. Tha Archbishop of Canterbury, addressing both Houses, said he had called them together to speak to them on questions gravely affect- ing the Church of England. The archbishops had decided in all cases of ritual to hear all that had to be said by those concerned eithei personally or by counsel. Two cases had already been stated. He had requested the clergymen to give him information by the 14th inst. whether they desired to be heard. and then he would give them sufficient time to prepare their cases. He should not resort to the law courts until every peaceable means had been exhausted. Ha, however, did not pledge himself that there would not be prosecution, but he would do all in his power to avoid them. His grace, continuing, said there could be no doubt there was a sort of agitation running through the Church, which might possibly create in the panic which might occur very great obstacles in the way of that peace with- out which the Church could not do her work. (Loud cheers.) He did not believe, although he confessed he was a little hard of belief, that the agitation was so very deep as sometimes it was supposed to be. (Cheers, and Mr. Kensit in the gallery: "Question.") It was rather hot, no doubt, but he thought the heat would evaporate after a little while, and if only they could get tho clergy and the laity to second their endeavours, he thought they would be able to proceed quietly and gently for the good of the Church as a whole. Dean Gregory, in the Lower House, said there had been no doubt a development of extreme Ritual. A great deal of the opposi- tion, he thought, was very just. SEATS THREATENED. It was stated by the "Westminster Gazette" a few days ago that the High Church Conser- vatives had resolved to refrain from voting for any member of their own party who took any steps against ritualists, and to support even a Radical who would vote for Disestablish- ment. The same paper on Friday published a list of the seats which it is proposed shall be either directly attacked or rendered amen- able to pressure. The list includes 22 Conser- vative, five Liberal Unionist, and 30 Radical seats. Of the first-named, Mr. H. D. Greene (Shrewsbury) and General Laurie (Pembroke District) are amongst those selected for attack. Mr. H. M. Stanley (North Lambeth) and Sir J. J. Jenkins (Carmarthen District) are two of the Liberal Unionists. The Radical seats include that of Mr. W. Abraham (Rhondda), Mr. H. Broadhurst (Leicester), Mr. Vaughan Davies (Cardiganshire), Mr. Brynmor Jones (Swansea. District), Mr. Samuel Moss (East Denbigh). Mr. Owen (Montgomeryshire), Mr. R. W. Perks (Louth Division of Lincolnshire), and Mr. J. B. Roberts (Carnarvonshire, Eifion). SIR JOHN LLEWELYN AND .j RELIGIOUS LIBERTY. I Speaking at a Conservative dinner at Swan- sea on Thursday night, Sir John Llewelyn protested against Ritualistic clergymen, and commended Sir W. Harcourt's action. "Let every man," said he, "have perfect religious liberty, but I call those men who have departed from their ordination vows faithless. I believe the bishops are perfectly sound on the subject, and that they will ask for a little more power of deprivation, but I think it would be a. monstrous thing, and for which I could not vote, if anything in the nature of the imprison- ment of a man should be allowed because of his religious opinions and views. I think that if the bishops want more power they should have it. They should be enabled to say, You have a perfect right to your views, but not in the Church of England.' Referring to a Bill which has been introduced. Sir John said, Until we see what the bishops really mean to do it is impossible to form a judgment. I believe they are entirely in earnest, and that as a result the unfortunate agitation will pass away. I believe it to be confined to a very small minority. If it did not pass away the Disestablishment question would be a very dim- cult and serious one for the Unionist party to face at the next election." SIR JOHN KENNAWAY'S VIEWS. Addressing a meeting of the constituents of the Honiton Division at Exeter on Friday, Sir John Kennaway, M.P., said the Church crisis had loomed so large in the public eye that Parliament would be obliged to take notice of it in the coming session. It was, however, very unpleasant to have Church matters discussed by men of any belief or no belief at all, and he was convinced that legislation, except in the last reaoyt, would be attended by the greatest danger to the Church, and might lead to the state of things which broke up the Church of Scotland. Therefore, he hoped counsels of moderation and prudence would prevail. PROTESTANT LECTURE AT BARRY. Under the auspices of the Barry Lodge of the National Protestant League, the Rev. J. C. Wilcox. vicar of Shepcombe, Gloucester, and chaplain to the Wycliffe preachers, delivered an .address at the Romilly-halL Barry, on Wed- nesday evening, on the subject of "The Bishops and the Crisis: Are They to Blame?" The chair was occupied by Evengelist Gerald B. Couitas. There was a good audience, and the rev. gentleman's condemnatory remarks upon the excessive Ritualistic practices were applauded.

BALA COLLEGE. RESIGNATION OF r-BINCIPAF EDWARDS. At Chester on Wednesday a special meeting of the committee of the directors of the Cal- vinistic Methodist Theologi«rA Coll ere at BILla, was held, under the preiidfttdy of Mr..T. R. Davies, of Menai Bridge* letter was re&4 from the Rev. T. C. /w^aTde, D.D., principal of the college, tendering his resignation, on w.. grounds of failing health. A long diseuWaK ensued, and eventually a resolution ymi, carried affirming that the committee reoei-^k the letter with deep regret, and releasing W* Edwards from his professorial duties at fh- end of the present session, but requesting him to continue his connection with the college as principal until the committee is prepared to appoint his successor. -In regard to the ques- tion of emoluments the committee deciauu k. continue the payment of the full salary until the end of the present session, and afterwards to pay Dr. Edwards £200 a year ("with his house) as long as he held the office of principal; and. further, that if at any time he should cease to be principal the payment of JB200 per annum to him should be continued. It was decided that arrangements for the next session should be entrusted to the executive committee. -.Tie next meeting of the full oommittee will be at Bala in July. 1_. 4k