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-HAXM'L ITAIL BOAT ON THE Xhe pr ROCKS. ^ent teien.^J^^s0c^^on Waterford correspon- fn0t^Pa.ny°3'r,16 Great Western Railway ^rtl to "WitPrf Sl.eainer Pembroke, from Mil- °n Pa^icv- rpn- ?shore on Saturday Uveen v'ck 3 Lriuge, a ridge of rocks Tils Vt.s^ k>altee Island and the main- tin Colore r ^ln an<i mails were landed V^s ail(l thp^vnty aterford, by the steamer's fori1 ^Patchp-] *I10re Iceboat. The tugs have • v'hieh lie asiistance of the Pem- 5 1U a T6ry ^an°erous position. ^isideraw'1 LADEN VESSEL OVERDUE. w £ leam^hipe pjp^"ety is felt for tho fate of Z?n on Lece^K which sailed from Ne™' 6V°al °*a r!1' ? With a cargo of 2.779 tons tti vatjly overt] riA t ^oyage, and which is con- €S5^a I? p Sligo. The Picton belonged o? and on tmcr and Co- of West Hartle- '*<* araorT-c+a^In° Newport had a number > (-Tss^Cs rp-0 ■'her crew who gave Newport ^Jaua. 4 *T* chlef was Mr. W. S. I Llanelly. (V r Pictnn" 5 a the crew c' the liu! ^rest H irt'i 0ViIiec* "DJr Messrs. Ropner and tn 9 hope eyo°i. respecting whose safety fer-AwfP°;V "mains :-J. B. Urquhart, C \V. P,, n,' Elersen, chief mate, South fit" ,'sen, hr, + WJands, second mate, Newport; Co^, stewardWo'n', So,uth Shields; J. W. ar,- ^Ulh sv.1- ^?uta Shields; W. Dillarston, & *• EksS elui; W- E- Jenkins, A. Oisen, ahio U' a^e s°amen, Newport; C. South Shields; C. V. Non n' Stivcv, un* Newport; H. Olsen, able «!iv?°rt; W <5Su' J". ^rman, rbls seaman, K'' J- BolinoV opkin3. chief engineer, Llan- tiijrri SeFonct engineer, Hebburn; A. Iweni0re A ^n^!neer, Stockton; A. Steer. W. 8. t,*)0rt; 'u T i0111> and M. Shanbach, firemen, J, j^n8t°n, donkeyman, Newport; *?eJ" to°T>er v3"Ioom steward, Newport; and 2o Sort vVpoj Picton sailed from > s, \irgmia, for Sligo on January > ^CyA^m-D I A SQUALL. to named A T>nme two North Shields fisher- &sh th" 1X11 d John Lake, proceeded a lines boat to haul in their *%•SQiiaii ab°ut a vnilo from land '^U t?03'- Ean,i causlit the sail and capsized travi 'ar. nviri SWam about for nearly half s1Uk ^drew theu Ijickcd «P by the ^'ifa a&d rn, pa,m utterly exhausted. Lake th- dl'owned. The latter leaves a Loss dren" ^loJ-d's A CARDIFF STEAMER. ^^3:Thft°nCarneau correspondent tele- °Us, j0 £ ), steamer Garonne, of Cardiff, ai Concarneau; crew saved. stealE °N 1115 CORNISH COAST. for\?rn'^re' whlch left Liverpool on v y Hiorn 't0tteraam, went ashore early on her"^°rvah pitS? on the Cornish coast, under dert "^en minT1tes after striking Suc„ 3 aad vh Was lliider water, but Captain Oco.ed whole of the crew of twenty Hi t'a.txts of off in two boats. The boat landed at Priest Cove, l0st Xli6 0 others were picked up by a eHin TTmir^10^6 their belongings were ^oim ^Panv belongs to the Cork Steam- 4 old. an(l >vas insured. She was ten f | stealer from Penzance states that Part of the crew of the wrecked °re °h boai;d has arrived there. C^0 st^KElBLE ATLANTIC VOYAGE. Trojan has landed at Glasgow ^tla, steam ^nwi n and eight of the crew ^tic. r|, er Rossmore, abandoned in mid- *he *ke TjC1{"w kad experienced terrible o*tC ^Ve3 f e ■Ossmore lying at the mercy of by J3 of the0la J'^uary 30 to February 4. The stean, c,rov/' numbering 34, were rescued «ve ca,ttje€r Rotterdam. All the Roesmore's »' an;l deck litting3 were swept 11 KiUedeaUlan had fallen into the hold .1 ed ^IVAL OF OVERDUE VESSELS. <^r>k cl °°1 Underwriters, who during the vess ared larse sums by the arrival of Tj. p Upon which heavy premiums ^°hnso llave just had another haul. *tioreaSi Wer 11 -Line Pinemore, upon which ten Thn a.ftr (\2.Daid, arrived on Sunday at Ealti- b.ïc SPa.nish days out. ore left T • steamer Maria de Larrinaga, l £ S(jr' arriyeiVerPool a week before the Pine- T.Kq ^ce8 at Philadelphia on Sunday. Re- 1l1i1¡ stea_if, Sre effected at eight guineas. Wa Orniiston, eight guineas pre- vecl at New York much overdue. 1) °VERB0AED FROM A NEWPORT Nu sinp. the steamship Irwin, of New- tp°rt a on Sunday, February 12, was on a voyage from New- ire^ Eobert Dobson, aged four- ^'nkS e Reward, living at 22, Wolseley. ™ Was washed overboard and n r lir^l Stea^DED AT LLANELLY. Vfjrh Clyde arrived at Llanelly on t.jfn 1 1 the crew of a Danish u of "^ad run down off Holyliead. At the V a °*uaIty the weather was very eSs6j H a tremendous sea was running. The ^Hk iduioit immediately. .C^EY CAPTAIN DROWNED AT SEA. Vl Henry Murrell, second son of Cap- C^6^erick Murrell, of Barry, and brother « Hamilton Murrell, Barry, the hero (j, aamariL rescue, was drowned two or 8 agc> being washed overboard on eWard voyage to Glasgow. H OF A CARDIGAN CAPTAIN. Evan Davies, of the barctuentine ln the Royal Cornwall Sailors' almonth, on Tuesday from injuries 0p]^e during the recent gale. The end y two hours before the wife of the arrived from Cardigan. Jh6 ^'° LEITH LINERS MISSING. €ajest anxiety prevails i n Leith on Y** I-0 the absence of news of the Hhfi foller. Croft, which left New is LeIth on the 26th of January, V S*e;l!»e!!rf' ten days overdue, and fla of peK„ "aytor, which left Leith on 0Verrt'Jary ful" Leghorn, and is now seven Ue- No ntws has been received of lea'v.ancl the Haytor has not been spoken W*. leavinS V13 English Channel, two days 0j Eeith. The Croft is in com- Viu cEB->p Captain Land, with a crew o^Blvu ac^ men' aH °f Jjeith. She wa3 ^hl ^4 rr,^n 1^1, and has a gross tonnage li Va Haytor is commanded by ar!r/n' "n 'l was built at Middlesborough ls 2,009 gross tonnage. IjKPP°SED LOSS OF A VESSEL. e;J¡e,derpool Underwriters' Association on °5 t?"epor!;ed the supposed loss of a large i*USs that ?0I"t- master of a trawler ht 51 1yhi;o sailing last Sunday about )¡".t()1¡lld' tv,3 the North-west Lightship, jj Jibboom of a large vessel in the a->3a.Jice ? a hawser round it, and, with tut >'°lu other trawlers, tried to tow it faat at the bottom. Sound- f:tl'¡ yar^CT1- and what appeared to be a t 0tlls ards and rigging were found at ten 1b V 1 T TO GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY tj1t¡ Gr MAIL STEAMER. a Western Railway mail steamer her- passage from Waterford to 'ate °n Wednesday morning, was seven VVthiarrhil,g- owing to having received tit l f.^t *e damage to one of her paddle );;fr of Ollh coming in contact with a quan- et ar>rr"^riSe off the Smalls Lighthouse. being made to float the eteamship off the rocks at Saltee, Waterford.
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DESPATCH AT THE BUTE 'Hg8 «te DOCKS. tK^e^vS^ip Lady Lewis commenced load- o' °' 5 au(l 4 Cranes at the Roath Dock j' ^li(jc^ock on Thursday morning, the 16th j^y, •aaishe,d at twelve o'clock noon on taking in, in the short space of W de^ 5 tons of cargo and bunkers. This i wTas effected notwithstanding S. ost in waiting for coal from the rail-
"'-— lt Tll SHIPPIXG NSE,
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"— lt Tll SHIPPIXG NSE, q.:t ~-AIOSR IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS. If (V^ELOcK Vv'ILSON (R., Middlesborough) ^fai^6r e President of the Board of Trade coul'l state why the Board of ^-01 at Penarth who signed on Russian ish seamen on board the steamship t411. 12th of December, 1398, insisted ^V,lJn"erPreter being present; "vhether eter could speak both Russian and waa a I)erson dxily qualified to functions of an interpreter; and X-Qvp ou'fl giye his name and ddress. of \t V' ?10 answcred the question on i,, Ritchie, said an interpreter was j tho Board of Trade official at tli9 CR:ie of Trevean because ^an Eeamen engaged did not know The interpreter employed was jTP'iu.v,?'16! Poll, a Russian Finn, of 3, South S*s» ^ftat3'0'6, Cardiff, who appeared to have t Knowledge of Russian. It was not eng. ^i521 to know Swedish, as the appeared to understand the
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Y !t1:TD MORGAN AND 1'" HIS SEAT. A-soclation states that Mr. Prit- k-!)♦ dsnies he has any intention of v*>lu He v,.13 seat in Pailiaraent. The appoint- d,18. received in connection with the IlCeg yeiopme:it of one of the Chinese 'A bm | n°t require him to reside in i?"'6. to visit t^at Empire from time I16 adds, can bo done during ^•tncntary reccss.
AKRIVAL OF THE PAVONIA
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AKRIVAL OF THE PAVONIA TOWED INTO THE AZORES. [PRESS ASSOCIATION SPECIAL TELEGRAM.] PONTA DELGADA, Saturday. The Pavonia was towed here to-day by the steamer Wolviston, of West Hartlepdol, and reports as follows:—She was struck by a hurri- cane, and lay in the trough of the sea for twenty hours. During part of Wednesday, Feb- ruary 1, she steamed slowly, but on the follow- ing day she was struck by a second hurricane, and again lay to all day. On Friday, the 3rd, at 3.20 p.m., her engine stopped, the boilers being adrift, and causing the ship to labour heavily in the tremendous seas that broke clean over her continuously. On Saturday, the 4th, signals of distress were fired to the British steamer Colorado, which came to the Jhwonia's assistanc8, and took her in tow on the Sunday morning. The cable, however, parted almost immediately, carrying away the Colorado's bitts and rigging. The Colorado then signalled to the Pavonia that she could not tow her, but would stand by till the morn- ing. During the night the heavy gale con- tinued, and the ships lost sight of each other. Throughout Monday, the 6th, and Tuesday, the 7th, the Pavonia was in a desperate condition, with all her boilers adrift and rolling about in the hold. There then seemed very little hope of saving the ship, but the crew worked un- ceasingly for three days and nights without leaving the hold to secure the boilers, which had broken off, the seacocks thus letting in the water. During Wednesday, the 8th, the vessel drifted helplessly in the gale. On the follow- ing day the steamer Horatio, of Liverpool, waB sighted, but answered that she was unable to render any assistance. On Friday, the 10th, the Wolviston hove in sight, and took the Pavonia in tow. The cable parted at eleven p.m., but the \v olviston stood by all night and all day on Saturday. In the terrible gale which con- tinued she lost the Pavonia an Sunday, but found her again on Monday, and stood by her till Tuesday, when cables were fastened, and the disabled vessel was towed here without farther accident. There was no panic on board the Pavonia, although the passengers gave up hope for two days, when it was thought the rolling boilers would certainly sink the ship. Many accidents happened to members of the crew, but nobody was seriously hurt. Three boats were lost, and part of the port rail and galley carried away, while the bakehouse was stove in by the seas. The Pavonia's officers report the hurricanes they expe- rienced as the worst they have ever known. The passengers unite in praising the officers and crew for the almost super- human work they performed in securing the boilers while the Pavonia was rolling terribly in mountainous seas. It is not yet known when the passengers will sail from here. PONTA DELGADA, Sunday. All the passengers of the Pavonia have now been landed on account of the heavy gales which have again set in from the south-west. The Pavonia is anchored in the roadstead, where her position is by no means quite safe, considering that she is disabled and could not work her machinery in any emergency. The Italian barque Cinco, of Genoa, is anchored near the same place, and has all the morning been in imminent danger of becoming a total wreck, owing to the terrible weather to which she is exposed. PONTA DELGADA, Sunday (4.30 p.m.). Since I telegraphed this afternoon the Italian barque Cinco has been wrecked, and is a total loss. It was with the utmost difficulty that the lives of her crew were saved. The British barque Thomas Thompson, which is anchored in the roads, will, it, is feared, meat with the same fate. All her crew have aban- doned her. The crew of the Pavonia, when requested to leave her this morning, unani- mously refused. She has strong chains and anchors, and the craw believe these will hold. The weather continues fearfully bad. Besides the Pavonia, several other vessels are anchored in the open bay. No fears are entertained concerning those inside the breakwater. The Pavonia has no steamer standing by her. When the news of the safety of the Pavonia became known in Liverpool there was a scene of great excitement at the offices of the Cunard Company, as a result of the relief of the tension which had existed for several days. On receipt of the telegram from the Azores the company despatched hundreds of messages all over the country. Some affecting scenes took place among the relatives of passengers when the ship's safety was announced. The Pavonia left Liverpool for Boston on January 24, and, having broken down, was taken in tow by the Wilson liner Colorado, but the hawser, having fouled the vessel's screw, parted, and the Pavonia was lost sight of during a hurricane. On February 5 a Lloyd's message reported that the Pavonia had met with a mishap to her boilers. There were 48 passengers on board—nine first-class, fourteen second-class, and twenty-five steerage—with a crew of 113. The Pavonia has been at sea 25 days, and it is now just over a week since the news of the mishap was published. Although considerable apprehension had been felt in shipping and other circles regarding the liner's safety, the company throughout have been most sanguine as to the ultimate arrival of their vessel in port. The Pavonia iB commanded by Captain Atldn. one of the Cunard Company's most trusted servants. MESSAGE FROM THE CAPTAIN OF THE PAVONIA. The Cunard Company on Wednesday received a cable message from Captain Atkin, of the steamer Pavonia, stating that the ship is inside the harbour at Ponta Delgada.
BULGARIA STILL MISSING
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BULGARIA STILL MISSING Although the disabled Hamburg-American liner Bulgaria was last sighted also on Feb- ruary 5, there is still no further news of her. A Bremen telegram states that the Koordistan reports falling in with the Bulgaria on Feb- ruary 5, when the Weehawken and another steamer, name unknown, were standing by her. The Bulgaria signalled: Want immediate assistance; am sinking." But no assistance could be rendered on account of the bad weather. Renter's Hamburgh correspondent etatss: —In consequence of the news that the British steamer Koordistan, bound for Bremen, had spoken the Bulgaria after the latter had lost her steering gear, the board of the Hamburg-American Company sent an inspector to Bremerhaven in order to obtain particulars from the captain immediately on his arrival there. Captain Simpson, of the Koordistan, made the following statement: — "We sighted the Bulgaria on the 5th inst., in lat. 41deg. 23 min. and long. 43deg. 50 min., making the signal, 'We require imvntdiates assistance.' The Bul- garia's steering gear was broken, the rud- der was beating violently from side to side, the ship had a heavy list to port, on which side the deck was on a level with the water, ana the port boats had been carried away. Our boats attempted in vain to take off the crew of the Bulgaria. I remained by the Bulgaria twenty-eight hours, in order, in the event of the weather moderating, to take her in tow. On the 6th inst., in tha afternoon, during a hurricane accompanied by liail, we lost sight of the Bulgaria. The Weehawken and another steamer were standing by her. Two boats reached the Weehawken, one of which, after putting its occupants on board, was dashed to pieces. The Bulgaria's machinery was dis- abled." Captain Simpson added that there was no panic on board the Bulgaria, and every- thing was quiet. Everyone had a lifebelt on. Only a. few passengers were left on board. On the 7th inst. he passed a steamer going west. FOUR PERSONS FROM THE BULGARIA PICKED UP. A Heater's telegram from New York on Wed- nesday says:—The British steamer Vittoria (Captain Wctlierill), from Hull, has arrived at Baltimore, having on board four persons whom she picked up in a small boat belonging to the missing liner Bulgaria.
ARKIVAL OF A MISSING LINER.
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ARKIVAL OF A MISSING LINER. A cablegram reached Messrs. Thomas Wilson, Sons. and Co. on Tuesday morning. It stated that their liner the Salerno, which has been missing for about eighteen days, has arrived at Ponta Dilgiula (at. Michael's) for coal and provisions. f The Saierno was on a voyage from Newcastle to Boston, in ballast. THE DISABLED PRETORIA. Early on Tuesday morning the Hamburg- American liner Pennsylvania arrived in Ply- mouth Sound, and soon after daybreak the passciigers, 550 in number, of the disabled liner Pretoria, were transferred to her. Later in the morning the Pennsylvania sailed for New York. The Pretoria remains in the Sound to repair her damaged steering gear, and will then return to Hamburg. PEARS FOR THE PICTON. Messrs. Ropner and Co., of West Hartlepool, have now practically abandoned all hope of the safety of their steamer Picton, which is now thirty.two days out from Newport News on her passage to Sligo. She has neither been seen nor heard of since she left the first-named port on January 20. Her crew numbered twenty-three. SAFETY OF THE ORMISTON. Reuter's on-respondent at New York tele- graphed on Saturday ;^The overdue Alian Line steamship Ormiston, which left Glasgow on January 23, arrived here at 2.33 this after- noon. IS THIS THE SALERNO? The Central News says that a cablegram received in Hull on Saturday morning states that steamer with a, red funnel has been sighted 500 miles to the north of Halifax, Nova Scotia, proceeding very slowly. She is sup- posed to be the Salerno, which left Newcastle about a month ago for Boston, and is now about thirteen days overdue. The owners entertain hopes of her safety.
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ACCIDENTS, ACCIDENT TO A MAIL CART AT ABER- GAVENNY. John Evans started from the Newport Post- office on Monday morning with three horses and a mail cart to proceed with the mails to Abergavenny and Brecon by road. When between Pontypool and Abergavenny the horses took fright and bolted, and con- tinued right through Abergavenny, arriving at a quarter to four instead of 4.30. The driver failed to etop the runaways, who continued straight through the main streets without delivering up the Aber- gavenny mails. When near the Grammar School the driver was thrown from his seat, the wheels or horses passing over him. The poor fellow was found about three hours after he had passed through Abergavenny lying in. a pool of blood by Mr. Woodhall, a mason, who was going to work at the Grammar School. The horses, after passing over the driver, continued towards the town, and knocked a lamp-post down, and were eventually stopped in Cross-street, near the Post-office. Information had been conveyed to Mr. Price, who had the injured driver taken to the hospital, where he lies unconscious, Dr. W. D. Steel being in atten- dance. The medical gentlemen found it necessary to amputate the right arm just below the shoulder. On Monday night Evans was in a precarious condition. TRAGEDIES ON THE LINE. Early on Saturday morning William II. J. Latham, aged 21, of 68, Minny-street, was admitted into the Cardiff Infirmary, and died shortly after his admission. He was a coupler in the employ of the Taff Vale Railway Com- pany, and while following his employment got crushed between the buffers of a couple of wagons. Rees Thomas, 45, an engine-driver who has spent his lifetime in the service of the Taff Vale Railway Company, met with a fearful death on Tuesday morning at Aberdare. Deceased signed on duty, and then, in walking from the office to the statisn, as he had previously done thousands of times, was run over by the engine of the first passenger train and instantly killed. Thomas resided in Stuart-street, and leaves a widow and two children. On Monday evening Richard Sydney Jenkins, of Harlesden, an extra foreman on the North Western Railway, was killed by a passing train while taking a short cut home on sick leave. Deceased was aged twenty, and had been married only a month. On Tuesday morning Albert Heath, of Willes- den, a platelayer on the North Western Rail- way, was knocked down and killed on the main line at Harlesden. James Hodder, ticket-collector, was found on the railway at Ryde on Monday night terribly crushed. He died on Tuesday morning. TERRIBLE DEATH OF A YOUTH AT NEATH. About four o'clock on Saturday morning a terrible fatal accident occurred at the Melyn Tin-plate Works, Neath, in which a youth, named John Perkins, was the victim. Perkins was assistant to an engineer, named Thomas Thomas, and was employed in the mill depart- ment. During the temporary absence of Thomas the youth got inside the guard-rail to see ii the bearings were being properly served with water. Whilst he was stooping the crank of the fly-wheel struck him on the back of the head, and he was dragged right under the machinery. His cries attracted attention, and the engines were stopped imme- diately, when the lad was found to be in a terribly mangled condition. He was taken home, but died at eight o'clock, after suffering terrible agony. A circumstance which, perhaps, intensifies tne sadness of the event is that deceased's father left Melyn on Friday evening with the object of attending his daughter's wedding, which was to have taken place at Morriston on Saturday morning, but which was postponed upon the receipt of a telegram announcing the dreadful accident at Melyn. At the Police-station, Penrhiewtyn, on Mon- day Mr. Howel Cuthbertson (county coroner) held an inquiry touching the death of the un- fortunate boy.—Thomas Thomas, engine-driver, said that the boy had no business to meddle with the bearings.—Mr. Augustus Lewis (her Majesty's inspector) commented upon the fact that Thomas had to look after three engines, one of which was fifty yards distant from the other two, and upon the youth of the deceased, and stated that an older lad ought to have been engaged.—The jury returned a verdict of "Accidental death." RAILWAY EXPLOSION. Late on Saturday night a loud explosion was heard at a place known as Bridge Cabin on the railway a mile and a half south of Durham. As an excursion train from Sunder- land to Ferry hill was passing all the carriages vibrated violently and every light was sud- denly extinguished. The Durham officials, on going to the place, found two fish-plates con- necting the lines and a railway-chair blown to pieces by some explosive. It is believed to be a serious attempt at train-wrecking, and strict inquiries are being made. One man states that he saw a bright flash precede the explosion. TWO MEN KILLED. Early on Saturday morning two labourers were killed by the collapse of a large chimney stack at the Saxon Brick Company's Yard, at King's Dyke, near Peterborough. One of the deceased. John Scotney, who resided at Whittosley, leaves a widow and eight children. The other man, who belonged to Peterborough, has not yet been identified. The bodies were shockingly crushed. SAD FATE OF A WOMAN AND HER NIECE. Shortly after midnight on Monday a fire broke out in a tobacconist's shop in the south end of Liverpool kept by an old lady named Faraday. The flames spread with such rapidity that the old lady and her niece, named Nellie Peterson, were burned to death before the fire brigade could effect a rescue. The father and the brother of Miss Peterson had a very narrow escape from sharing the same fate. ACCIDENTS AT CARDIFF. Mrs. Randall. who resides in Saltmead-road, Cardiff, was riding a bicycle in Wood-street, Cardiff, on Tuesday night when the machine skidded, and she was thrown heavily on to the pavement. Mrs. Randall, who sustained a frac- ture of the right leg, was conveyed in a cab to the infirmary, where she was attended to by the house surgeon and detained. John Jenkins, a tipper in the employ of the Cardiff Railway Company, whilst working at No. 2 Tip, Roath Dock, was knocked down by a wagon, which passed over him, almost sever- ing one arm and leg. He was at once con- veyed to the infirmary and detained. His injuries will probably necessitate amputation of both limbs. The unfortunate man resides at 3, Seymour-street, East Moors. RAILWAY ACCIDENT. During a fog on Saturday morning some empty carriages left the metals outside London Bridge Station on the London, Brighton, and South Coast Railway. The carriages, however, were soon re-placed on the line, and the delay to traffic was not serious. COLLIERY ACCIDENTS. A stoker, named John O'Connor, 99, Gelli-road, Gelli, Ystrad, and employed at the Llwynypia Colliery, was on Friday knocked down by a passing locomotive on the main line, near Ystrad Station. O'Connor was coming from work, and was walking along the line when the engine knocked him down, and injured him badly about the legs and head. He was immediately conveyed to his home, where he lies in a precarious condition. SHOCKING DEATH OF THREE MEN AT ST. HELENS. At Bold Colliery, St. Helens, on Monday two boxes of coal became detached from the chain in one of the brows, and, rushing down the brow, crashed through some props, causing the collapse of the roof. Three colliers, named William Donnelly, Philip Fogarty, and James Thompson, were buried in the ruins, and were taken out dead. Two men, named Cautledge and Parr, had narrow .escapes, and the latter was removed to the hospital. The Countess of Orkney whilst hunting with Lord Rothschild's staghounds on Monday had her right knee badly injured. Taking a stiff double fence, and leading the field, the horse fell into an outside ditch and rolled over her ladyship. Frederick Fotherby, 21 years of age, of Leeds, has died in the Leeds Infirmary from internal injuries as the result of an accident while playing on the 11th inst. in a Rugby football match between Woodbouse Britannia and Savills Green. Deceased was playing forward for the Woodhouse team, and was accidentally charged by an opponent after kicking the ball.
SERIOUS LAKP EXPLOSION AT…
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SERIOUS LAKP EXPLOSION AT DOWLAIS. FOUR PERSONS INJURED. A terrific explosion occurred on the premises of Mr. J. M. Edwards, draper. Victoria House, Dowlais, on Monday night, owing to the burst- ing of a benzine blow-pipe lamp used for brazing purposes, which a plumber, named Arthur W. Rosser, living in Balaclava-road, was working with in the kitchen. Rosser was severely burnt about the face, hands, and arms, and three young women, named Mary Ann Jones (servant), Mary A. Williams (nurse), and one of the shop assistants, Miss Phillips, who were in the kitchen at the time, also suffered injuries. There were several other narrow escapes. The force of the explosion was tremendous, and people in the vicinity thought it was an earth- quake. Tho kitchen door leading into Overton- i street was shattered like matchwood, torn off its hinges, and blown out into the street, and the window frame and screen in an adjoining room suffered a like fate. Not a pane of glass remained whole on the ground floor, and Jtogether the damage is very considerable.
NE WPORT AND ITS NAM,
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NE WPORT AND ITS NAM, The monthly meeting of the Newport Cham- ber of Commerce was held at the Town-hall on Wednesday afternoon, the new president (Coun- cillor T. Parry, J.P.) in the chair. Before the usual business was proceeded with a vote of condolence with the French nation on the death of the late President, M. Felix Faure, was passed. The President proposed 28 new members, amongst them the veteran M.F.H., Mr. John Lawrence, of Caerleon, who, the pre- sident said, was now in his ninety- second year, and had been connected with the trade of Newport and the county for a longer time than any member.— The whole of the nominations were agreed to, and the president was congratulated upon the large accession to the chamber on his taking the chair. The Secretary read correspondence with the Post Office authorities with reference to the area outside of which it was not necessary to affix the word "Mon." to telegrams addressed to Newport in order to ensure their going to the Newport in Monmouthshire. The areas were the whole of the Isle of Wight as regards the Newport there, and as regards the Newport in Salop the area was the towns of Stafford, Shrewsbury, Shifnal, and Market Drayton, with the rural districts served therefrom, ex- cept the rural district of Shrewsbury.— Colonel Lyne said he was asked to put "Mon." on four telegrams handed in at Paddington last week, but declined, and told the clerk that he wanted the messages sent to "the" Newport.—Mr. W. E. Heard said he had had the same experience at Liverpool.—Mr. Ivor Vaehell said he had paid the extra halfpenny for the word "Mon." many times.—The Presi- dent said he hoped they would all resist it in the future.—The delegates appointed to attend the London meeting of the Associated Chambers of Commerce were:—The President, Mr. Spicer, M.P.. Mr. C. W. E. Marsh. Mr. C. D. Phillips, Mr. W. S. Smythe, Mr. Heybyrne, Mr. Robjent, Mr. Filleul, and the secretary. —On the suggestion of Colonel Lyne, it was decided to apply to the Customs authorities to supply monthly statistics of the shipments of Cardiff alone, Penarth alone, Barry alone, and Swansea alone, so as to furnish more accu- rate comparisons with Newport, as at present the returns from Cardiff also included Barry and Penarth, and those from Swansea Neath, Briton Ferry, Port Talbot, and Porthcawl.— The President urged that the chamber should seek the assistance of the foreign Consuls, espe- cially in the matter of foreign contracts for coal. rails, &c., and a resolution in favour was adopted. He further drew attention to the necessity of raising the status of Newport in inland revenue matters, and proposed that tho board be asked to do so, especially in view of the great inconvenience arising from frequent changes of the surveyors of taxes. — Mr. Pillinger seconded, and it was agreed to.—Mr. C. D. Phillips drew attention to the necessity for urging the postal authorities, now that they intended extending the Newport Post-office, to take in the whole block of property in High-street from the railway station approach to the corner of Thomas-street for such extension. By this means; an office equivalent not only to the needs of the present Newport, but those of the future, could be secured and the station approach and Thomas-street could be widened. He proposed that Lord Tredegar and the county and borough members be asked to use their influence with the postal authorities and the Chancellor of the Exchequer.—The Presi- dent seconded, and remarked that the plans which had informally been before the corpora- tion only showed an extension to Thomas- street. Newport had doubled its population and inhabited houses in the last fifteen years, and had more than doubled its ratable value in that time, and would more than double itself in the next fifteen years.—The motion was agreed to, and it was decided to invite the co-operation of other bodies in the town.
BARRY IMPRIOYEMENM
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BARRY IMPRIOYEMENM LOCAL GOVERNMENT BOARD INQUIRY. Strong Opposition by Ratepayers. Mr. F. H. Tulloch, M.Inst.C.E., one of the inspectors of the Local Government Board, on Thursday conducted a public inquiry at the gas and water offices, Barry Dock, in connec- tion with an application made by the Barry Urban District Council for a Provisional Order to empower the council to put in force, with reference to certain lands required by them between Weston-square and Love's-quarry, Cadoxton, for the construction of a new street, namely, the proposed Gladstone-road, a new main thoroughfare through the town, and for other purposes, the powers of the Lands Clauses Act with respect to the purchase and taking of lands otherwise than by agreement. There was a large attendance of the public at the inquiry, more especially of tradesmen in Holton-road, Vere-street, and Main-street, who opposed the scheme mainly on the ground that it would prejudicially affect their business in- terests in those several streets. The commis- sioner on the same occasion held an inquiry in relation to a further application by the council for power to borrow £534 for private street works. Mr. Arthur Lewis, barrister-at-law (instructed by Mr. J. Arthur Hughes, solicitor), represented the district council; Mr. George David, Cardiff, appeared for the opposing rate- payers and five members of the district council (Messrs. Jose, Davies, Jones, Barnett, and J. Thomas); Mr. J. Sankey, barrister-at- law, appeared for Mr. J. Weaver, the owner of the Osborne Hotel; and Mr. Beverley Pettrell (instructed by Messrs. Gill, of Bath), appeared for Dr. Millward, the owner of the Court Estate. The proceedings were opened by Mr. Arthur Lewis, who detailed the circum- stances under which the council proceeded with the scheme, the object of which was the formation of a new main road of ade- quate width and gradient to meet the require- ments of the rapidly-growing town of Barry, thus connecting the three component sections of the town—Cadoxton, Barry Docks, and Barry —with Weston-square, the main approach to the new docks and the future development of the town from a commercial point of view. Mr. Lewis pointed out that the land necessary for the whole line of road from Love't quarry to the brewery, at the extreme end of Holton-road, had already been secured by the district coun- cil, and all the council now sought powers for was to secure the piece of land for the small portion remaining, namely, from Love's-quarry to Weston-square, the council, however, seek- ing more land than was actually required at this point, in order to make the approaches to the new road as superior in character as possible. The Commissioner, interposing, said the Local Government Board would, after a reasonable lapse of time, call upon the council to dispose of any surplus land in its possession. Mr. Lewis was proceeding to describe the growth of population of the town, when the Commissioner, again interposing, said Barry, whenever he visited the place, always seemed to be in an unfinished state—always going forward. Mr. Lewis added that the ratable value of Barry at present was nearly £205,000. with a population of 500 in 1881, 12,665 in 1891, and about 30,000 at present. Mr. Sankey said his client was prepared to give a portion of the site of the Osborne Hotel for the purposes of the new road. Mr. David: I would ask, sir, that the agree- ment between the council and Mr. Weaver be put iIt so that it may be seen that the generosity is not all on one side. Mr. Sankey: The council intend doing the private improvements for us. (Laughter.) Mr. Lewis having described the terms upon which the remainder of the road would be constructed, Mr. Robert Forrest, Alderman J. C. Meggitt, Dr. Mil-lward, and Mr. J. Back, the deputy-pur- veyor, were called m support of the applica- tion.
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CARDIGANSHIRE ASSIZER, The winter assizes for the county of Cardi- gan were opened (before Mr. Justice Channell) in the Town-liall, Lampeter, on Wednesday morning. Isaac Edward Bonsall, grocer, Brynhoreb, Llanbadarn, surrendered to his bail on a charge of having shot at Frederick Reynold, rabbit-catcher, Abermaide Mill, Llanilar, with intent to do him grievous bodily harm. on the night of December 28 last. Mr. J. Lloyd Mor- gan, M.P. (instructed by Mr. W. p. Owen, solicitor, Abervstwlth), was for the prosecu- tion; and Mr. S. T. Evans, M.P. (instructed by Mr. John Evan3, solicitor, Aberystwith), defended.—The facts of the case have already been reported at length.—-The Judge, in sum- ming up, said that the prisoner's conduct was consistent with his being an innocent man. —The jury found a verdict of not guilty.—The Judge asked upon what ground the verdict had been found.— The Foreman: Whoever the individual was who fired, it was only done to frighten. There was still another charge of common assault, but as ths nrosecntor would not pro- ceed with this count the prisoner was dis- charged. Jas. Geo. Lewis, an industrial school boy from London, was charged with obtaining 6s. by false pretences from Daniel LloYd, Llandyssilio- gogo, on January 5.—Mr. "5 oung, master of a Metropolitan industrial school, having under- taken to take the boy back. prisoner was dis- charged on his own recognisances.—Mr. J. H Davies was briefed for the prosecution, and Mr. J. Davies defended. A civil action—a local right-of-way case—was opened before the court rose. The High Sheriff (Sir James W. Szlumper), attired in the uniform of a D.L.L., invited the counsel, officials of the court, and press to par- take of luncheon with him at the Lion Royal Hotel.
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BYE-ELECTION AT LLANELLY. The polling for a representative for Ward No. 2, Llanelly, took place on Wednesday, the I result being the election of Mr. Gwilym Evans, the figures being:—Mr. Evans, 588; Mr. David Thomas, 390; majority, 198.
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KHALilF AGAIN ACTIYE, DISQUIETING NEWS PROM THE I SOUDAN. An Exchange Company's telegram from Cairo on Wednesday says: -Disquieting news has arrived here from the Soudan, to the effect that the Khalifa is marching along the Nile with greatly augmented forces. A Reuter's telegram from Cairo on Wednes- day says:—The Khalifa is still in Kordofan, but he has left Sherkeila, and is now moving northwards with a considerable force. He has made fierce raids on tho local Arabs, who are in a state of panic. It is not known what are the Khalifa's plans, but, in order to prepare for any emergency, Major-general Sir A. Hunter, Governor of Omdurman, and other officers have been re-called to their posts. General Macdonald starts for. Omdurman to- night. In reference to the above the Press Associa- tion says it has made inquiry, and has ascer- tained that the Government has "no positive information on the subject." The use of this expression, instead of a direct denial, pro- bably indicates that tidings of some kind regarding the Dervishes have been received, but it is uncertain whether the news is trustworthy. THE MAHDI'S REMAINS. The Cairo correspondent of the London "Daily News," wiring on Tuesday evening, states:—The action taken by Lord Kitchener regarding the Mahdi's tomb and the strong criticism to which it has been subjected excite great interest here. In many minds the act appears quite justifiable. It is contended that, although at first sight one might be apt to blame the Sirdar or his officers for desecrating the dead, in this instance there was no other course open. The following reasons are put forward: First, the tomb had suffered so severely from the bombardment that the structure was unsafe in that condition. Secondly, although the Egyptian and Sou- danese troops had not embraced Mahdism, there is no doubt that many had a secret belief that the Mahdi was not buried within the tomb, but that he had vanished into Para- dise, and it was only the fact of exhuming the body and actualling exhibiting it to the troops present that convinced them that he was an ordinary mortal and an impostor. Thirdly, had the tomb been allowed to remain untouched there is no doubt it would eventually have become a second Mecca, as for many years the Khalifa preached this doctrine and circulated the same far and wide. Even now he is endeavouring to imbue the inhabitants of Kordofan and district with the same idea, hoping that they may still rally round him, and another severe blow must yet be dealt before the Khalifa's power is finally and absolutely overthrown. I saw Lord Cromer to-night, and am able to say that he quite concurs in the demolition of the tomb for the reasons assigned. THE EGYPTIAN BUDGET. A Reuter's telegram from Cairo on Wednes- day says:—The Egyptian Public Accounts for 1898 have now been closed. The Budget for that year, presented to the Council of Ministers in November of 1897, estimated the receipts and expenditure at the same figure, viz., zCE10,400,000, but the completed accounts show that the receipts were actually in excess of the expenditure, the former amounting to LE11,347,980, and the latter to EL, 10,863,955, thus giving a surplus of £ E484,025. During 1898 the reduction made in the land tax amounted to £ E216,000. The surplus of LE484,025 is credited to the Special Reserve Fund, which will, even after this accretion, show a deficit of £ E92,439, on account of the expenses connected with the Soudan Campaign. The General Reserve Fund shows a balance of LE3,693,134, and the Economies Conversion Fund one of XE3,217,898, giving a total of £ E7,111,032. The stock held by the Egyptian Government on account of these funds is valued at the present market price.
ANOTHER SEVERE DEFEAT REPORTED.
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ANOTHER SEVERE DEFEAT REPORTED. An Exchange Company's telegram from Cairo on Thursday afternoon says that the Khalifa has suffered another severe defeat at the hands of Friendlies. The Press Association is officially informed that the Government has no news of a reported fight between the Khalifa's forces and tribes- men friendly to the Anglo-Egyptian Army. The War Office authorities ridicule the idea of a pitched battle, for they say the Friendlies have no armament for trying conclusions with the Khalifa's men. It is thought, supposing there has been an encounter, that the Khalifa has taken advantage of the retirement of the Egyptians to fall upon the practically defence- less Friendlies who helped Colonel Kitchener's force by transporting their baggage, and find- ing them their supplies..
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ELECTION NEWS. RESULT AT LONDONDERRY. The result of the Londonderry election was declared on Friday as follows: Moore (Nationalist) 2,343 Herdman (Unionist) 2,301 Nationalist majority 42 After the announcement of the figures Count Moore stated that, although returned on the Nationalist platform, he would be accessible to all for the promotion of the mercantile inte- rests of Derry. Mr. Herdman, the defeated Unionist candidate, said that if Count Moore made as good a representative as Mr. Vesey Knox he would give satisfaction. The following shows the results of recent elections:- 1885. C. E. Lewis (U) 1.824 J. AI'Carthy (.NL) 1,796 Majority 28 1886. Sir C. E. Lewis (U) 1,781 J. M'Carthy (N) 1,778 Majority. 3 1892. J. Ross, Q.C. (U) 1,932 J, M'Carthy (A.-P). 1.954 Majority ? 1895. E. F. V. Knox (A-P) 2,033 J. Ross, Q.C. (U) 1,954 Majority 79 It will be remembered that in 1886, on petition, Sir C. E. Lewis was unseated, and the seat was awarded to Mr. J. M'Carthy. RESULT OF LANARK ELECTION. The first of a series of pending bye-elections was decided on Tuesday, when polling took place for the election of a member of Parlia- ment for the North-west Lanark Division, occasioned by the death of the late Liberal member, Mr. Holburn. The candidates were Dr. C. M. Douglas (Liberal) and Mr. G. A. White- law (Conservative). The electors number 13,337, being 1,000 more than at the general election. The result was declared at night as follows:- Douglas (L.) 5,723 Whitelaw (U.) 5,364 Majority. 359 PREVIOUS ELECTIONS. 1S85. J. Baird ttl.) 4,545 E. C. Graham (L.) 3,442 Unionist majority 1,103 1886. R. C. Graham (L.) 4,030 J. Baird (U.) 3,698 Liberal majority 332 1892. G. A. L. Whitelaw (U.) 4,770 J. C. R. Reade (L.) 4,699 Unionist majority 61 1895. J. G. Holborn (L.) 5,244 G. A. Whitelaw (U.) 5,147 Liberal majority 97
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THE EIRE BRIGADE INCI- DENT AT ABERYSTWYTH. The conduct of the members of the Aber- ystwith Fire Brigade when called out by a false alarm on Saturday evening week again received the attention of the fire brigade com- mittee of the corporation on Monday evening. The police gave evidence, in which they alleged that some of the members of the fire brigade were under the Influence of drink, and that they wantonly turned the water on the crowd several times, and acted in a very excited manner.—Captain Peakc bore excellent testimony to the good qualities of his men, and made a general apology, but said the crowd hustled the firemen.-The Mayor reminded Captain Peake that this took place after the water was turned on the crowd.— The committee decided to further consider the matter privately.
—i• LENGTHENING A PONY'S LEG.
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—i • LENGTHENING A PONY'S LEG. At Leighton Buzzard on Tuesday Elijah Wyeth, grocer, of Stuaham, was fined C5 and costs for cruelty to a pony. It was stated that the pony he worked on a round had the off hind leg tendons so con- tracted and inflamed as to make the leg shorter than the others, and that to prevent the ap- pearance of lameness a plate 4in. long had been welded to the animal's shoe, and so turned back across the hoof as to make up the two inches deficiency in the length of the limb. This aggravated the pain, and the pony was so generally unfit for work that the defendant. after encountering an officer of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, had it slaughtered. The defendant snid he had been very fond of his old pony, and "nearly cried" when it was killed. The Chairman of the Bench said the defen- dant, whom he knew as a man of brains, kad no heart or feeling.
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THE SWANSEA MURDER C'ASE POLICE-COURT PROCEEDINGS RESUMED. The police-court hearing of the charge of murder against Rhys Davies was resumed at Swansea on Thursday morning. There was a large attendance, and a "number of witnesses had been summoned for the defence of the prisoner. The case for the Crown had been completed at the last hearing. The stipen- diary (Mr. J. C. Fowler), Mr. Howel Watkins, and other magistrates were on the bench. Mr. Arthur Lewis (instructed by Mr. L. ^Richards) appeared for the prosecution, and Mr. Viner Leeder for the defence. The prisoner was tried in the Nisi Prius Court, and, there being no dock, sat in a seat behind his solicitor. Owing to ordinary busi- ness occupying the magistrates in the police- court, the case did not commence till two p.m., and then it was seen that Mr. Arthur Lewis did not appear. It was arranged that the cross-examination of witness should be adjourned. Mr. Leeder, addressing the magistrates for the defence of prisoner, described the evidence produced by the police as vague and shadowy, and as proving nothing. They produced one witness,but his statement was uncorroborated, and the supposed links in their wonderful chain of evidence were not links at all. He instanced the hiatter of the burning of the cart. The idea of blood being on the cart was simply moonshine. The burning of part of the cart was honest and an accident. Some sack- caught fire in defendant's stable, and he carried them out smouldering, and they set fire to the cart. It was suggested that the murder was committed in a shop, which he should very much like the bench to see. It was a spot at which there were plenty of people about. He did not wish to reflect on any of the family or other persons, but there were grave doubts whether the family did not know something more about it than they appeared to do. He would be able to show that James Hill, one of the family, did not give the coroner a true story as to his movements on the day of the murder. The story of Sarah Ann Hill, who after a lapse of two years, stated that prisoner was refused a truss of hay on trust, and harboured bad feelings in consequence, was one wildly im- probable and practically impossible to believe. He would show that at the time defendant could have got whatever hay he liked from Mr. E. M. Griffiths close by. Defendant was never refused hay, and never asked for credit. There was absolutely no motive. The defendant would be put iJrto the box. It had been an anxious matter for him as a young advocate to decide, but he would take the responsibility of calling him with pleasure, and he felt sure that when they had heard his plain, truthful story they would be convinced that he had no more to do with the murder than one of the bench themselves. He did not know Jesse Hill, and never had any idea of doing him harm. Defendant had been wishing and longing for a chance of telling his story. Treating the anonymous letter, Mr. Leeder commented on the fact that its state- ments were true, and relatives had admitted that they stole cabbages. It was evidently a neighbour who wrote it. If anything, it attempted to decoy deceased to the cabbage garden, not to Brynhyfryd, where the police in the same breath said the murder had been com- mitted. Tho letter was an innocent one, and the writer of it ought in justice to now come forward. The defendant was not a man of bad disposition. He was a simple old fellow, who was often teased by boys, and, when goaded to distraction, it had been said he uttered awful threats against them. That evidence was the only difficult point he had to deal with, but what he contended prisoner said was, "I will do the same to you as they say I done to Jesse Hill. That was after he had been first arrested, and the witnesses who spoke of it all said they did not believe a word of it. Mr. Leeder dealt at length with the improbabilities of David Jones's statement, asking if it was credible that, having heard the prisoner threaten before heaven and earth, to kill Jesse Hill, he did not take the trouble to warn the latter. The story of the sack carried through a public place, and calmly deposited in the shop, was incredible. He (Mr. Leeder) asserted, in all sincerity, that on such evidence as they had heard it. would be idle—nay, it would be unfair and wicked—to force a man to provide a defence at the assizes, and he was going to make a big effort to have the case finished in Swansea. If there was any spark of truth in what this drunken, imaginative cobbler had said he ought to be alongside of the prisoner in the dock, for if a murderer escaped through the action of such a man he was, undoubtedly an accessory after the fact. At the conclusion of Mr. Leeder's speech the case was again adjourned till next Wednesday.
COMMON RIGHTS AT WHITCHURCH.
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COMMON RIGHTS AT WHITCHURCH. A LIVELY MEETING OF RATE- PAYERS. A large meeting of the ratepayers of Whit. church was held in the board schools on Wed- nesday night to consider the rights of the parishioners over the common, which, as alleged, have been misappropriated. The meet- ing had been convened by a requisition served on the chairman of the parish council, the chief object being to consider thdtsupport that should be given to the manorial lord (the Marquess of Bute) by the parishioners in any proceedings that may be taken as commoners' trustee against any person or persons for wrongful possession or misappropriation of any Act or deed on or upon any land or lands held under common rights within the limits of the parish. Mr. William Evans (chairman of the parish council) presided. At the outset the question of the legality of the meeting was considered, the necessary seven days' notice not having been given, and it was decided that the irregularity should be waived, and the meeting went on to discuss common rights. Mr. William Thompson, as a member of the parish council, said the question ot the rights of the commoners had been discussed by the council since its inauguration. It was a very intricate question, upon which they had taken a good dead of trouble to obtain information, and one of the members of the council had made himself a member of the Commons Pre- servation Society, and had paid his subscrip-. tion, and had also put himself in communica-1 tion with the Board of Agriculture. The ash road to the houses had been made, but the legality of its construction had not been con- tested. Mr. Jacobs dwelt on the rights of commoners at some length, and Mr. Edward J. Davies (school teacher) spoke historically on the subject from Saxon times. Mr. Bullock supplemented his remarks from I a legal point of vie w. Mr. Price contended that the road over which all the ferment had been engendered existed more than 30 years ago, for the purposes of the farm. Mr. Hopkins and other speakers said they knew the road to which Mr. Price had referred before Mr. Price had himself known it, but it was simply a convenience way for the farm. end no ashes had been placed upon it until recently; but the question at issue did not particularly affect that roaa, but the roads that had recently been constructed. Mr Eli Rees had not intended to say any- thing, tut he wished to deny the talse state- ments that had been 'vilfully made by people who ought to know better—statements made tbrough malice, and with an object. As an enthusiastic lover of football, he strenuously contradicted the assertion that he had ever driven away any of the youngsters playing the game, rnd he defied Mr. Jacobs or anyone else to say that he had done so. In certain cir- culars that had been issued he had been called a land "grabber" and a usurper, and he warned the people who had sent forth that cir- cular that they were "on the brink." and had better be careful. He had not taken in an inch of the common, and he challenged anyone to disprove that. Mr. Morisco remarked that the real question at issue had scarcely been touched. The matter to which the meeting ought to confine its attention was whether the rights of the commoners had been infringed or not, and whether the parishioners would uphold 'those rights or not. It was an undoubted fact that there were commoners, and, whoever they were, their interests in the common ought to lie looked after. It would serve no puroose to wrangle over the word "commoner." Let them look at the question from a proper standpoint, and let them decide to maintain the rights of the people who had a right in the common land. Mr. Jacobs again rose to address the meeting, but was received with cries of disapprobation mingled with encouraging cheers. There were cries of "Sit down," upon which Mr. Jacobs stood upon one of the school forms, and main- tained his position for some minutes, in defiance of the chairman's ruling. Finally, the chairman put on his hat and overcoat, and essayed to leave, and the majority of those present rose with the same object. Then a scene of great disorder followed, the denoue- ment. being accompanied by displays of heated feeling and wild gesticulation, the pantomimic turn affairs had taken being much relished by the humorously inclined and hilarious majority. The meeting was on the point of separating when Mr. Miller proposed, and Mr. Cynon Davies seconded,fiat Mr. Jacobs retire or sit down.—Mr. Lewis submitted an amend- ment that Mr. Jacobs "have his say."—The amendment was over-ruled, and the Chairman again assuming his seat., the meetjng re- started. The proceedings, however, went "no forrader" on the question of the common, which was allowed to drop.—On the proposi- tion of the Rev. D. G. Bees, seconded by Mr. Bullock, it was resolved to call the attention of district and parish councillors to the pro- posals of the Cardiff Railway Company to cross the railway at Mr. Wadley's field, asking them, also, to use every legiti- mate means to induce the company to discon- tinue the obstruction.—A pronnsal to hold fairs on the common was negatived, but it was agreed that fairs should take place periodi- cally in the parish upon a site to be hereafter selected.
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LATEST NEWS. PARIS IN MOURNING. IMPOSING SCENES AT M. FAURE'S FUNERAL. At a, quarter to ten detachments of the military academies of St. Cyr and Polytechnic, Marines, and Naval Fusiliers took their ap- pointed places in the Rue du Faubourg, St. Honore, preparatory to occupying their place of honour as escort to the funeral car. Ten minutes later General Zurlinden, attended by a brilliant staff, rode up into the courtyard of the Elysee. The general saluted with his sword, and then started off to take his place as leader of the funeral procession. A few minutes before ten the members of the Chamber of Deputies, with their President, M. Deschanel, at their head, arrived by way of the Avenue Marigny. The 4th Battalion of the Line, who were stationed here with their colours, pre- sented armil to the legislators as they went by. Soon afterwards appeared carriages containing the high ecclesiastics, who were to officate at the ceremonies of the day, and immediately fol- lowing them came the funeral car, on the arrival of which in the Elysee Courtyard the troops presented arms, while the band of the Republican Guards played the "Funeral March." The hearse, which waa drawn by six horses, in caparisons of black of silver, and led each by a footman, was a superb structure. The body of the car was draped in black vel- vet showing silver escutcheons, with the cipher, "F. F. of the late President, and Was surmounted by a dome spangled with st £ rs. Great groups of black plumes waved over £ he car. and at each corner was a trophy of ffags tied round with crape. The hearse toojt place on one side of the courtyard, and < few minutes later two immense wreaths, those of the Senate and Chambers of Deputies, were brought out from the Elysee and-placed upon it. By half-past the funeral procession began to be organised. The paU-beafers-M. Laferriere (Governor-General of Algepia), M. Millaud (Senator of Rhone), and Ministers MM. Lockroy, Delcasse, Freycinet, Viger, Krantz, Guillian, and Peytral—took up their .positions. President Loubet, who had reached.the. Elysee in a closed carriage with General Devout, and had been received with full military honours, walked behind the car with M. Dupuy, Premier; M. Lebret, Minister of Justice; and,J(Ut. Franck; Chauveau, and Deschanel. The President was wearing the collar of a Grand cancer of the Legion of Honour. The marshalling of üle procession, which moved slowly forward in detachments, was carried out by the Maslfers of Ceremonies, who gave word for each section to advance. The whole cortege' wAs of immense length, headed by troops led. by General Zur- linden, Military Governor of Paris, and a glittering staff. There came first cars containing a. multitude of wreaths, then bands and parties of military students, and next the funeral car itseif, escorted by a guard of honour. Following it were sixteen captains of Ahe Garrison of Paris, baring on cushions the decorations of the late President. Some of them, who walked in advance of the rest, carried the grand corson of the Legion of Honour. After a party of foot- men in state liveries came members of M. aure's family. M. Rene Berge, his son-in-law, walked' with MM. Legall and Blondel, all of whom betrayed signs of heart, felt emotion. After an interval came the Pre- sident of the Republic, all the officers of M. Faure's military household, and then foreign Ambassadors and Envoys, headed by the Papal nuncio. The remarkable height of the German representatives, who were almost a head taller than any of their foreign colleagues, made them objects of universal attention. Long lines of deputies and senators followed, and after them, in turn, numberless officers and gentle- men of the Army, Navy, and State, among them being the judges of the Court of Cassa- tion and other tribunals. At the corner of the Avenue Marigny and Champ Elysees a crowd greeted the famous judges of the Cassation Court with shouts of "Vive l'Armee!" but respectful silenct was generally maintained as the procession passed. President Loubet, who was escorted by a number of policemen, was watched with keen interest, but no obnoxious cry greeted him. Later on, as the procession passed over the Place de la Concorde, the judges, both of the Court of Cassation and the Court of Appeal, dressed almost alike in red robes, were again received with shouts of "Vive l'Armee!" It is stated that neither M. Loew nor M. Barb took part in the procession. As the procession passed along the quay to the Tuileries, the parapets ol which, contrary to the preliminary announce ments, were crowded with people, there was nc manifestation. The funeral car passed ir silence, which was broken only by the echo of volleys of artillery fired from the embank- ments of the Seine. The appearance of the Rus- sian officers, however, evoked here and there a shout of "Vive la Russie!" and as the bands of the various regiments struck up funeral airs the troops presented arms. As the procession moved over the Place St. Germans Lauxerrois and the Place du Chatelet, which were packed with people, it was noticed that the policemen. who, with detachments of Infantry, escorted the judges of the Court of Cassation, appeared to be scanning very closely the windows of the houses, as if apprehending some danger from them. Here, again, President Loubet was the object of universal attention. He met with many testimonies of good feeling, and most heads were bared as he walked by. The new President punctiliously saluted the colours of each regiment lining the route. When the cortege debouched on the Quai de la Megisserie. The bells of the Notre Dame began to toll, and by 11.15 the square opposite the cathedral was reached. This was entirely cleared of people. The troops presented arms, and the deeper note of the famous great bell of Notre Dame boomed forth. The great doors of the cathedral were cur- tained with sable draperies. Cardinal Richard, Archbishop of Paris, crodier in hand and mitre on head, awaited President Loubet at the entrance, and, after offering him holy water, conducted him ceremoniously to his seat before the choir. The family of the late M. Fanure next entered the church, and took places assigned to them. The coffin was then lifted from the car and carried into the cathedral, where it was laid upon an imposing catafalque erected in a conspicuous place facing the altar.
EXCITING SCENE OFF ILFRAC…
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EXCITING SCENE OFF ILFRAC OMB E. On Wednesday an exciting scene occurred at Ilfracombe. Sailors in two boats put off to a schooner which was lying outside to know if she wanted assistance into port. Finding that the vessel did not require their services, they were returning to port under small sails, when a heavy sea capsized one boat with five men on board. The other boat went to the rescue, and managed to rescue four of the drowning men, but the fifth man got entangled in the sails. He clung to the boat, which was upside down, however, and managed to clear his feet from the sails. The Trinity steamer Ready was passing at the time, and took him and the others on board in a very exhausted condition. The Ready also managed to save the boat from sinking.
CURIOUS EXPOR(TS FROM NEWPORT,
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CURIOUS EXPOR(TS FROM NEWPORT, From time to time some curious things are sent out from Newport over the seas by Messrs. Rennie, Wilkinson, and Co., the agents for Messrs. Hoveder Brothers, and by Messrs. Jones. Heard, and Co., agents for Messrs. Arthur Holland and Co., whose lines of steamers regu- larly trade from Newport, taking out passen- gers and general cargoes. This week the steamer Azul. belonging to Messrs. Arthur Holland and Co., is leaving Newport with cargo and passengers for Las Palmas and Buenos Ayres. Amongst the "merchandise" for the South American voyage is a pack of foxhounds, which was shipped on Wednesday night. Fre- quently shipments of pedigree bulls, horses, rams, and terriers have been sent out from Newport, but this appears to be the first con- signment of a full pack of hounds for Buenos Ayres.
SCOTCH MINERS IDLE.
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SCOTCH MINERS IDLE. DEMAND FOR TEN PER CENT. ADVANCE, Scotch miners were idle on Thursday, with a view to pressing upon the masters to concede 10 per cent. advance. The men's representa- tives meet in Glasgow on Friday to frame a policy. At a. meeting of the executive board of the Fyre and Kinros Miners' Association on Thurs- day it was reported that the miners had agreed to lodge notices on Tuesday next, and terminate all contracts. This action has been decided upon as a means of enforcing the demand for 20 per cent. advance in wages.
SERIOUS ALLEGATIONS BY A SWANSEA…
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SERIOUS ALLEGATIONS BY A SWANSEA WOMAN. In the course of the hearing of a paternity SUlllmons hy Beatrice Maud Theophilus against Richard Watson at Swansea Police-court on Thursday the plaintiff was cross-examined by Mr. Leeder as to her relationships with other men, and as to her going to a house at Morriston. The plaintiff admitted that she paid a visit to a Mrs. Rees at Morriston for the purpose of getting rid of a child, and she afterwards wrote to a friend saying she waa now all right. The detectives had since been inquiring into the case. This allegation caused considerable sensation in court.
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We have received the large and handsome catalogue of Mr. J. G. Graves, of Sheffield, watch importer, jeweller, cutlery and electro manufacturer. The catalogue 's profusely illustrated, and cannot fail to be of the greatest service to persons purchasing the watches, cutlery, and nicnacs for which Mr. Graves is so well known. To those selecting presents this boon will Drove a. veritable ods..w.