Weekly Mail

LORD TREDEGAR AND HIS I TENANTS. Lord Tredegar, at the rent audit on Monday, I granted an abatement of 10 per cent, to his tenants.

THE MUMBLES LIFEBOAT DISASTER. The new lifeboat for the Mumbles arrived on Saturday afternoon. The old one has been sent back to London.

SINGULAR CASE OF SUICIDE. Late on Mondav night a waiter named Sim- monds, at Canterbury, filled his mouth full of gun- powder, put a light'to it, and in this way blew his head to pieces.

THE PARCELS POST. We understand that the Post-office authorities have been in communication with the Lords of the Treasury,and that it is now definitely arranged that the new Parcels Post will come into operation on the 1st of June next.

GREAT FIRE IN SCOTLAND. Messrs. Alexander Crofthead's thread works, near Nielston, Renfrewshire, were totally destroyed by tire on Tuesday morning. The premises were seven storeys high. The damages are estimated at £50,000, Five hundred persons are thrown out of employment.

A PAINFUL ELOPEMENT. An elopement occurred near Burnley on Tues- day, the absconding woman being the mother of nine children. Her husband, a miner, has been working at Durham for three years, during which time he accumulated £200, nnd on coming home at Christmas he stitched the money in a bed-tick, after which he 113ft wiih hig two eldest sons for Durham. Recently a widower, a bricklayer, became the wife's lodger, and on Thursday last the pair disappeared, taking with them the whole of the hard-earned savings of the absent husband.

SHOCKING MURDER NEA.R NICE. The Standard correspondent, telegraphing on Friday, says a shocking murder was cotnrnitted at I Saint Jean, near Nice, on Wednesday night. A re- tired captain of the French Marine, named Capello, living in a country house, was found dead at. his door on Thursday morning, with a number of knife wounds; and his wife was found in the house, srabbed in several places. The woman is I still living, though there is little hope of her re- covery.

EXECUTION OF A MURDERER. Abraham Thomas, 24, was executed on Monday morning at Manchester for the murder of Chris- tiana Leigh, at Kersley, Bolton, on the 4th of January. Since his conviction Thomas has fre- quently confessed his guilt, and has attended to the ministrations of the chaplain, Marwood was the executioner. He gave the unfortunate man. who walked with perfect calmness to the scaffold, a drop of 8ft. 4in. Death appeared to be instan- taneous. A small crowd assembled outside to see the biack flag.

EXTRAORDINARY LEAP OF A HORSE. A remarkable funeral accident took place at. Stockton on Monday afternoon. A mourning coach, containing four persons, was being driv -n over Stockton Bridge, when the horse rushed on the sidepath and leaped over the parapet, breaking the shafts and leaving the carriage against the bridge. The norse fell into the river, 30 feet below, and swam about 500 yards before it could land. The animal little the worsfc for its ex- traordinary leap.

SUICIDE IN A CHAPEL. An inquest was hekl at Sudbury, Suffolk, on i Monday, on the body of William Foakes, 71. chapel keeper at tiie Friars-street Congregational Chapel. When the congregation were about to assemble on Sunday deceased was found hanging to a beam under the gallery, his feet almost touching the floor. Foakes had borne an excellent character, but within the last few days a charge of impro- priety had been brought against him by a young woman of weak intellect, and this charge was under investigation by the trustees. A verdict of "Suicide during temporary insanity" was re- turned.

SAD CASK OF DROWNING AT NEW QUAY. A distressing case of drowning occurred at New Qnav, Cardiganshire, on Saturday night. A scfio aer was about entering the harbour, and Captain David James, Blue Bell, was ohsArved walking on the pier wall watching the entrance of the vessel. He was seen to fall over into the t'dn, and some men who were not far off ran to the spot, but could find no trace of him. A search was made, but without success. The unfortunate man was about 30 years of age, and was highly respected. The night was very tempestuous and dark, and the sea was rough.

THE AY EST MALLING POISONING CASE. At West Mailing, on Monday, the Rev. J. H. Timing, viear of the parish, was charged before the magistrates with causing the death of a girl named Wiight by administering to her oil of almonds. The county solicitor prosecuted. Mr. Edgcombe, who defended, said he should abandon the defence that death was caused by apoplexy, and said he should plead it was a case of homicidal misadven- ture. The evidence given before the coroner's jury was repeated, and at its conclusion the court ordered the defendant to take his trial at the Kent Assizes for manslaughter. Bail was accepted for his appearance.

SUPPOSED SUICIDE IN PENAHTH ROADS. Captain Richards, of the barque Maravina, be- longing to Messrs. Fletcher and Co.. Liverpool, reported to the officials at the Board of Trade Offices on Knday that on the night of the 2nd inst., whiie his vessel was lying at anchor in Penarth Roads, George Maxwell, caruenter, be- longing to South Shields, committed suicide by jumping overboard. The watchman saw the man disappear over the side, and at. once reported it to th° f-aptain, but the strong S.S.W. gale which was raging at the time prevented all hope of rescue. It is understood that he leaves a widow and two children.

A BRISTOL GENTLEMAN DROWNED. ■*» A sad fatal accident occurred atTrafford Bridge, a place between Culworth and Kdgeston, on Satur- day. While Mr. Rogers, son of Mr. J. W.Rogers, Hill House, Clifton, was returning from the meet of the Bicester hounds he appears to have got into the floods at Trafford Bridge. The water, in con- sequence of the incessant rain which had fallen for 24 hours, was of such a depth and came down with such force that Mr. Rogers's horse was unable to keep its feet, and both tKo horse and its rider were carried away and drowned. The body of the unfortunate gentleman was recovered on Sunday, and removed to Culworth, where it awaits an inquest.

MOB LAW IN THIS UNITED STATES. Thfl correspondent of the Chronicle in New York writes: The other day a Kansas mob demanded th*t a negro, who had outraged II. child, should be handed over to them. The sheriff refused, where- upon there was a fusillade at the windows and doors of the gaol, which were riddled. Four men ware wounded, and the mob were repulsed. Later on the mob, numbering a thousand, returned to the attack, and batterfed in the outer doors. When the inner doors were attacked the negro cut his throat with a pocket-knife, which he had con- cealed. A howling throng attacked the cell, put a rope round the man's neck, dragged him through the streets, and hanged him upon a tree. At the inquest held on his body a verdict of suicide was returned. On the Judge remonstrating, he was laughed at.

THE WELCII-TENNENT DIVORCE CASE. In the Court of Session, Edinburgh, on Saturday, Lord Fraser gave judgment in the counteivactions for divorce by Charles Welch-Tennent, of Rum- gally, Fifeshire, and Mrs. Hamilton Dunbar Tennent, his wife. Dealing first with the action by Mr. Welch-Tennent against his wife, his lord- ship, after commenting on the evidence, found that it had not been proved that the defender had committed adultery, and therefore assoilised the defender from the conclusions of the action, and found the defender entitled to expenses, after re- duction of sums paid to account. Lord Fraser then proceeded to give his judgment in the action at the instance of Mrs. Welch-Tennent against her husband. He found it not proven that the defender committed adultery at the time and piace men- tioned in the record, and therefore dismissed the action, finding neither party entitled to expenses.

I TWO WELSHMEN DROWNED IN AMERICA. The Wasg, a Welsh American journal, for January 27, contains the following:—On Sunday, January 21, at Sewicktey, Westmoreland County, two Welshmen, named Albert Walters, stone cutter, of Swansea, and Daniel D. Morgan, foreman, son of Mr. Daniel Morgan, Oak Hotel, Aberystwith, were drowned in the river under the following circum- stances :—Both were employed by Mr. Thomas D. Owon on the P.M.K. and Y.R.R. On Saturday night they left the house in which Utev boarded and crossed the river. They remained on that side of the river uutii t.be following dav. wbes hey attempted to walk home across the froze. I iver. unfortunately the weather had been mil, on the previous Friday and Saturday, and a tha. bad set in. But., to all appearance, the ice was still strong enough. It, however, gave way and they were engulfed under it, The ice was very thick, and down to the time (24th) the report was written their remains had not been recovered, and it will be impossible to get at the bodies until after the ice has been washed away. Morgan, together with several other Welshmen, proceeded to the United States about twelve months ago from Swansea, after the docb were completed. Walters landed in America in August, or September last, accompanied bv a man named David Griffiths. Their fellofr-workmen icontinues the Jtasyi feel deeply after the deceased.and all will do their best to get at their bodies. The journals of Yr Ben Wlad are invited to make the disaster knowc.

THE MEMORIAL TO THE LATE JUDGE _HERB E RT. A meeting was held at the Beaufort Arms Hotel, Monrnfloth, on Saturday afternoon to consider the proposed memorial to tho Jate Judge Herbert. A number of the local gentry were present. Mr. J. A. Rolls, M.P., presided. Touching references to the late Judge were made, and it was ultImately resolved that the most effective tribute wouid be the placing of a memorial window in the parish church at Goodrich. This, it was thought, would meet the approval of Mrs. Herbert and other relatives.

THE CARDIFF ROSE SHOW. The committee of the Cardiff Show held a meeting in the Town-hail, Cardiff, on Wednesday, when there were nresont—Mr. J. S. Co:bett. Col. Page, Mr. S. Treseder, Mr. Crossling, and Mr. Petti- grew. It was resolved to hold the n-iriu vl show for 1882 in the Drill-hall, on the 27th of Juno next; and from the statements made it appears that thera is every reason to anticipate for this meeting a great success. The total value of the prizes be about £80. In addition to the extra awards given last year, two gold medals of tho National Rose Society, and a cup value .£5 5s., given by Messrs. Cranston and Co., Hereford, will be offered tor competition.

ALLEGED ROBBERY BY AN ABRR- AVON MANJN AMERICA. The Watj i Tor January 27 contains the following from the pen of formerly of Maesteg: —"A man named J"hn W. Eastman, from Taibach, Aheravon, took away with him from the house of Mr. John R. Roberts, boarding-housi? keeper, Hyde Park, Pa., a silk gOIVn, the property of Mrs. Roberts, worth 50 dots.; two shawls, value 14 do!s.; a blacl' coat, worth 6 dols., together with many ot her articles, worth altogether 85 dais., as wett as leaving unpaid a bin for 18 do's. He is a good piayer on the violin. He had represented himself as a single man, but it seems he h*s a wife nnd several children. He is about 30 years of parts his hair in the middle, has «. blue mark above his right and is dark complexu.ne 1. He had only been about nine weeks in the Stales. The Welsh settlements are requested to watch for the accused, and the moment he is seen to send information to 'Llyfnwy,' who volunteers to act as detective for the purpose of recovering Mrs. Hobertli's silk own"

"LONG FIRM" DEALINGS BY A NEWPORT AUCTIONEER. At Bristol Assizes on Monday Henry Curtis, 42, dealer, and Alfred Williams, 45, auctioneer, were indicted, the former for obtaining by false pre- tences a quantity of ash planks, value £26, of and from Frank Cuzner and another, with intent to defraud, and the latter for receiving the same well knowing them to have been so obtained. They were further charged with conspiring to obtain by false pretences £26 worth of timber, with intent to cheat and defraud in the months of October and November, and with incurring a liability V. pay Frank Cuzner and another £26 under false pre- tences, and other frauds and there was a charge against Renry Curtis for attempting, by false pr. teiv es, to obtain a quant'ly of birch and other timber, of great value, from Crank Cuzner and another, in the month." of October al1d November last. Mr. Mathews and Mr. Douglas Metcalfe appeared to prosecute in behalf of the Treasury; and the Hon. Bernard Colfridge appeared for the defendant Curtis. Evidence in support of the prosecution was called, and for the defence of Curtis Mr. Coleridge contenrled that no false "epre,gentation had been proved.— Williams said he came to Bristol from Newport about three or four months since. He was intro- duced to Curtis as a most respectable man. produced his bank-book to snow the honesty of his transactions. When he went there he Imrl£700, but had lost it. He only owed and was owed j6180. Defendant, in conchjsion, burst into tears, and askedthe jury to have mercy on him, Both prisoners were found guilty, and were eaeh gen- tenced to twelve months' imprisonment with hard labour.

THE RAILWAY MYSTERY NEAR MANCHESTER. Mr. Sydney Smelt, the Manchester deputy coroner, opened an inqlle8t. on Wednesday after- noon on the body of Harriet Kay, wife of James Kay, retired tradesman, living at Kadclitfe, Man- chester. Legal representatives appeared for the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Company and the friends of the deceased. The body was iden- tified by Annie Kty, daughter of the deceased. A rail way porter proved t hat, the deceased and her husband travelled by the 2.40 Radcliife train on I Monday afternoon. James Mid ley, guard. said the train did not stop till it. reached liaricliffo. After passing through Haton Park Tunnel he noticed a carriage door open on tho left hand platform side. On reaching Harlcliffe Station he went to the compartment and found nobody in it. Two umbrellas an(1 R. t0pcoat, were there. hut. nothing appeared to be disturbed. In passing through the tunnel he noticed the near side rather rough, bu; attributed it to the ballast, as plate- layers were at work. The train WAS then going about 35 miles an hour. Six gentlemen were in the adjoining compartment, hut none of them heard anything.—Charles Lovell, platelayer, who was working in the tunnel, said when the train passed he heard groans, and found Mr. Kay on his face near the wall, fie was bleeding. When they removed him out of danger he resisted str;)Dgly. Two other platelayers proved finding deceased lying across t he rails. The station-inaster at Heaton Park said when Mr. Kay wns brought there he said he Irad left his wife at Manchester Market. Police-Constable Gordon said he had known the parties seven yeal's In 1876 Mr. Kay was charged with attempted suicide, but was discharged on his friends promising to takr care of him. Counsel for the family proposed offering evidence as to tho .sanity of the parties. The inquiry at this stage was adjourned.

THE CONGLETON MURDER. The murder at Small wood, near Congleton, is one of the most dreadful outrages that has been perpetrated in the locality for many years, although it has not, as at first reported, resulted in the death of both persons attacked. The owner and occupier of the house, Thomas Carlam, was killed outright, but the woman said to be Mrs. Carlam, but who was in reality his housekeeper, is still alive. Her injuries are, however, of such a serious nature that she cannot possibly recover, and she has been in an unconscious state ever since. The house is situated on the road leading from Congleton to Arclide. It stands by itself, and is a low, dilapidated building. The distdct is very thinly populated, the nearest house being 100 yards distant, and is just the spot where such a tragedy might be enacted and remain for hours undiscovered. Tt appears that last Friday week a man known by the name of Jack obtained lodgings in the house. Among the other lodgers was a rag and bone gatherer named John j Slack, and two other men named Sampty and Jones. The latter has been apprehended and lodged in Congleton Gftolon suspicion. On Friday morning last, the day on which the murder was com- mitted, Slack left Jack in the house. all the other lodgers having previously left. The man Jack appears to have done nothing but beg from door to door. At mid-dav he was seen looking in at one of the windows, and it is supposed that he then entered the premises and committed the deeJ. The murder appears to have been perpetrated with a joiner's hammer, I which has been found stained with blood. The woman was discovered in a back kitchen, lying in a poo! of blood. Carlam's body was found in the kitchen, near the fireplace, where lie usually sat, and he was evidently struck from behind, death being almost instantaneous. The lodger, Sampty, who is comparatively well-off, has missed his bank-book and a suit of clothes. No due to the whereabouts of Jack has been obtained. The pri- soner Jones denies all knowledge of the crime. It is believed there was no money in the house, and that the murderer only obtained a suit of clothes as his plunder.

A SWANSEA OUTFITTER AND HIS ASSISTANT. AMUSING CASE. At the Swansea Police Court, on Tuesday (before the Stipendiary, and Messrs. T. Phillips, sen., and David Jones), Wm. Griffiths, outfitter, Wind-street, appeared to answer a summons charging him with assaulting John Palmer. Mr. Carlyle (Ulascodne and Carlyle) represented the complainant. The case gave rise to considerable amusetment.. The complainant, it should be stated, is about twice the size of the defendant, and is also a very much younger man. Defendant admitted at the outset that he had "slapped" the complainant, because t'ne lattPT insulted him by calling liim a liar. The complainant stated that he was. formerly an assistant to the defendant, and had been so for about seven years. A fortnight or three ago defendant told him he was going to retire from the business, and offered it. to him at a price which he declined. On Friday evening, the 9th inst., witness gave defendant a fortnight's notice. De- fendant took the notice, and said, Alt right," but added that as long as witness stayed he should expect him to do his duty. Next morning witness was at work in the shop, when the defendant aid, you alter the window T' He replied, "I CM, sir, at your order." Defendant said, "Then do it." Witness thereupon told the defendant that one man could not do the work of four and tJiat unless he had quietude and civility he would leave at a moment's notice. Defendant then began to abuse him J'tnd- call him filthy names, He said he had fcwen dragged up in a gutter and brought up oa a duughill. WiUt&is said. If vou rauaafc • w*ia tatoments I shall call you :a liar, atd'tlse d^io. J lant retorted You had better will me a — | iiar." Witness then told him "If you say those things again you c.re one." Defendant walked up and down the shop as though he were walking the deck of a ship. Complainant tool. up a piece of cloth, and while his head was turned defendant suddenly struck him a blow under the left ear. He also asked him to fight, and aimed a blow at his face with an umbrella which he took from the counter. Witness warded off thi blow, and then toid the defendant that he (the witness) was in danger of his life, and would not stay 1G the shop. Then defendant went into the office and brought out an ebony ruler. The Stipendiary Did lie offer you the choice of weltpons t Laughter.) The Witness: No, sir. He asked me to go upstairs, but I saw the ruler and would not. I was afraid. He said, If you come with me I will batter vour —— brains out." 1 went out and did not go into the shop again until protection came. Afterwards I went to a doctor. The defendant having stated that nine-tenths of what lna complainant had said was untrue, and that he would indict him for perjury, proceeded to cross-examine him, Were you ever taken off my premises by a police- ) man ?— Never, never, never. (Laughter.) That I must emphatically deny. No. 55 is the constable you refer to. Call him. Did not you say if you want us to serve you for the next fortnight you must treat us with civility."—I did not speak in the plural, sir. Singular, it you please, 1 said "Hi," not "we." (Loud laughter.) Did I asK you what you meant?—No. (To the beneh) He commenced to "buhyrag" me. and I told him I should have to leave his employ at a moment's notice unless he gave me civility. Is it not, a fact that instead of me giving you j. insolence and abuse, you abused met-Ilio, Didn't you call me a liar?—Yes, I did call you a liar. The Stipendiary said there seemed to have been an unfortunate misunderstanding between the par- ties, which ended in high language on both sides. It was certainly a most improper thing to all an employer a liar, even under provocation. The de- fendant had called the assault an unaccountable proceeding, but he (the stipendiary) could not help thinking that his brain put his ir usclos in motion. The striking must have been what philosophers called an action of volition, and, therefore, the bench were bound to impose a. penalty on the de- fendant. (Laughter.) He would have to pay 20s. and costs.

ALLEGED ASSAULT ON A RilONDDA FARMEH, CRITICAL CONDITION OF THE INJURED MAN. At a late hour on Tuesday night the Partridge Hotel, Pont, Rhondda, it is alleged, was the scene of a terrible assault upon Mr. William Williams, Pen Rhys Farm, which is situate on the brow of the neighbouring hill. The person alleged to have committed the assault is Mr. John Williams, land- lord of the said hotel. On Wednesday afternoon our correspondent Morien," owing to the report8 circulated as to the condition of the injured man, proceeded to Pen Rhys and saw Mr. Williams in besd, and. obtained from his own lips i".t parti- culars, as far as he could recollect them, relating to the alleged assault. It is slau-d that the injuries he had received are of a very dangerous ei>«racter. According to th statement of Miss Williams, Dr. Parry, Ferndale, after examining her father about two o'clock on Wednesday morning, discovered that the cartilage of the floating ribs of her fathei s left side had been broken, and the ends of the ribs were, therefore, loosened. Hut the doctor had not been able to ascertain the full extent of the in- juries sustained. On Wednesday afternoon two ridges of swelling had appeared over the injure^ part, and inflammation was feared. Mr. Williams" had also several deep cuts about the head, as well as the left eye blackened and closed, and other serious contusions about the face. He was suffering, he said, terribly, and "feared it was all over with him." The injured man made a statement to the following effect.:—On Tuesday he had been to Llantrisant fair, and on his way home called at the Partridge Hotel, the landlord being his cousin. Hi' had some whisky, and remained there about an hour in the parlour. Some time ago he and the landlord had a dispute in reference to one of hi (the !4nlfel'el"s) sons. On "riday Williams ''had some more words with the landlord in reference to the same subject. He was in the act of leaving the public-house, and had reached the passage, when the landlord dealt him a tremendous blow in the mouth, and its force was such that he fell IleadlulIg in the direction of the door. The next moment he felt himself b.ing kicked with great violence in the side. After this he had but a hazy recollection as to what occurred, but he remembered two police-officers on the scene, and they, as well as the landlord's wife, endeavouring to protect him. He, however, Illilnaged to get on his leg", acd taking his horse by the bridle, crawled in the direction of home, a distance "f about half-a-mile He reached home at half-past twelve o'clock. The two police-officers referred to were Police-Con- stable Lewis, Heolfacb, and Police-Constable Lewis, Tonypandy. both of whom witnessed the assault. Tho strange part of the busi- ness is that they allowed the injured man to crawl home alone in the dreadful condition h" Wft in, Ail soon, Williams reached Uome Dr, Parry, Ferndale, was sent for, the sufferer all the time lying on the flnor of his kitchen screaming with pain. On Wednesday evening his bedside was visited by the Rev. T, H. Williams, Church missionary, Heolfach, and also by I he two police- officers mentioned above. On the same evening a member of the family proceeded to Pontypridd to prefer a charge against the accused before Mr. Superintendent Matthews. Mr. John Williams is the Mn of Mrs. Williams, Ffymndwym Farm, while 1 h,. sufferer, who is double his age, and has grown- up sons and daughter, is the son of the late Mr Williams, Tyntyle Farm,the scene of the mysteri- ous murder of 1\ servant gid, ahout eij;hteet\ years ago. This farm adjoins that of Pen Kliys.

THE CHARGES AGATVST COFFEE TAVERN Ivi EPERS IN THE RLIONbDA. DEPUTATION TO THE STIPENDIARY MAGISTRATE. EXPLANATION IN COURT. A deputation representing the majority of the coffee tavern keepers of the upper part of the Ithondda, headed by Mr. Loughman, Star Coffee Tavern. Pentre, waited upon Mr. Gwilvm Williams, stipendiary mngi-trate, at Ystrad Police Court on Wednesday, with reference to the representations made to that gentleman by deputations at- tending at the court a fortnight ago. 6n coming into court, the Stipendiary said I have a word or two to say with regard to a deputation which has waited upon me to-day again. This is a deputation of the coffee tavern keepers of the disi riet. It appears that some of the coffee tavern keepers are aggrieved at some remarks that were made here some fortnight or three weeks ago in regard to certain practices supposed to be carried on on their premises, that is, drinking spirits, and gambling, and otherwise misconducting their houses. Tliose gentlemen who appeal here to-day- feel that a sweeping kind of charge of that nature will have a bad effect upon them in their business, and that they had a right to ask me to qualify what I said on that occasion. Now, I think what I said was in a general way, and was not. particularly applied to one person or another, anù that evidence was given to satisfy me that certain practices which cannot be too severely con- demned were allowed to bi carried on at some coffee taverns in the district. I cannot withdraw that statement, but I willingly say this, that there are exceptions, no doubt, to that rule, and I did not include in my statement the whole of the coffee taverns in the district. Those, gentlemen, therefore, have no cause to feel aggrieved at what I said, but they wre perfectly justified in coming to me to make that explanation. As I have said, I and the police know that some coffee taverns in this district are managed in a manner which is beneficial to the public generally, and that the remarks I made had a general application, and were not intended to apply to any particular or specific coffee tavern. I can only say, ItS the old adage say, that those can wear the cap whom it fits. I did not say nIl the coffee taverns in th district were iot well-conducted, because I know that would not be true, but I think the evidence was sufficiently conclusive dIRt. gambling Ind drinking alcoholic drinks was permitted at some coffee taverns. That is aU I have to say. I hope that will satisfy the gentlemen who have come here to wait upon me to-day. I should say my instructions to the police would be to assist them as far as possible in the conduct of their business but what I sa.id before as to the illegality of permitting the consumption of spirits and alcoholic drinks in some coffee taverns must stand. In my opinion the keepers of those premises should exercise a greater supervision over the conduct of their business than they have hitherto been in the habit of exercising.

THE" SALVATION ARMY IN SWITZERLAND. EXPULSION OF MISS BOOTH FROM GENEVA. The Geneva correspondent of the Doily News, telegraphing- on Monday night, says:—Miss Booth and her companion, Miss diarlesworth, a young lady of sixteen, have been expelled from the canton at SIX hours' notice, under pain of impri- sonment. The pretext for Miss Booth's expulsion is that she was unable to produce an account of a collection made at a Salvation meeting in Decem- ber last. Miss Charlesworth is expelled because she was not furnished with the written authoiity of her parents to reside in tho canton, and because after being examined at great length on Saturday in canus'd she objected on conscien- tious grounds to underpo a second examination on Sunday. Three other Salvationists, two French- men and a German, have also been expelled at an hour's notice for alleged irregularities in their papers, but really for attending a prayer meeting held at a private house. These arbitrary proceed- ings have caused a great sensation, especially among the foreigners residing here, none of whom feel sure that on some trivial pretext they may not be treated in like manner.

PATENT SUSPENSION.— No etPf-l springs no hard pads. Paraphltt., with teati Btonials, po3t-free.—Keerill, Chemist, Clifton, Bristol. 2 Nicoto, fluid dentifrice,cleanses andpreserves the teeth and gurus by post, Clieiuist, CIÜt,OD. lIdtoL

11I] DISASTEK AT THE SEVERN TUNNEL. DETAILS OF THE ACCIDENT. THE BANKSMAN CHARGED Willi M AN S [ j A UGr HTER. THE INQUEST. One of those disasters which stain the progress of rn<>->t large engineering operations occurred at the Severn Tunnel Works on Friday morning, and although the loss of life haa not been great the nature and origin of the accident serve to make it the more a calamity. The accident occurred in a shaft known as the Five Mile Four Chain Shaft," that being the distance from the commencement of the opera- tions. This shaft was sunk a couple of years ago, öü.JI1 after the present contraclor entered upon his work, and is of circular form, 18ft. in jia. meter, and about 120ft. deep. Two cages are fitted to work in it side bv side, but, only one of these was in use at the time of the accident. There are two levels above ground, one on the surface being used for taking >ff the useless portion of the exca- vations, and the other, which is on a raised platform about 30ft. overhead, being utilised for running to a heap that matter which is of service in the manufacture of bricks and other articles. The cages, in addition to being used to convey to the surface the "skips" with the rock and earth blasted from the tunnel woikings, and to take down the empty wagons, also serve for the raising and lowering-of the workmen. When the cages ascend to the upper level staging over the shaft, which is profited by a "grating," they are held by flanges. At the bottom of the ^rating these flanges are made toicorrespofid with others on the cayes, and as t,he latter ascend they force past the flanges and settle down in a secure position, thus protecting the mouth of the shaft. At the lower or ground level a chain is used instead of a grating to protect the mouth of the shaft, and it is the bankman's doty to put it in posilii/n every time a skip goes down from his level. He has also to receive the skip when it comes up if it is intended for his level, and after discharging its contents to replace it on the cage when that is at the mouth of the shaft to receive it. The skips are small iron wagons of oval shape, about 2ft. wide by 6ft. long, and weigh over half a ton vvhen empty. At the bottom of the pit a hooker is always stationed, and it is his duty to see the skips or the men into the cage, and when they arc safefv secured to signal to the banksman at the top for them to be pulled up. At 1 his shaft the Illen were generally brought up six at a time, but in some of the Jarg";1 shafts as many as twenty were sometimes brought up. miners and labourers, of whom 2,000 oui of the 3,000 employed work on the Port- skevvett side oi tne tunnel,'are on day and nigi.t shifts, and it is customary for the night to come up twice during their turn. These two neca- sions are called their first, Hnd second supper houi S, the first being generally from nine to ten o'clock in the evening, and the other from one to two o'clock in the morning. The men tire, all their holes immediately before they go to meals, and this gives time for the smoke to clear before they return. At two o'clock on Friday morning the first gang ot men were preparing to come up to their second supper. There were eighteen at. the bottom of the shaft, six being in the cage. The hooker was stepping to the gong to signal them up. when, with a terrific crash, the skip came down wit! tout any warning from above. The cage at. the bottom was protected overhead by an iron bonnet. The skip smashed through this, killing two men in the cage, and glanced off into the tunnel, knocking down nearly every man standing near. Two of the were also killed, and the remainder were more or less injured. In each case death must have been immediate. One of the men, named Timothy Yentes, who had /been killed in the cage, had the tore part of his head knocked away, and the other was also horribly smashed about the head, fiie names of the killed were Frank Hyett, a single man, aged 25 Timothy Yeates, 31, married, with one child; CharIeR Smith, single, aged 24 jand John Slope, 24, a widower, with two children. The last named lost his wiie a few months ago, she having been run over by a train on the (Treat Western Railway. Of the oilier four who were in the cage, one, a lad named Lewis, had his t'.ioh broken, another a piece knocked off his head, and the others escaped with a slight bruising. Just after the occurrence the en^ineman "poke lo the top banksman through a tube telling him that, something muse have gone wrong as he felt a great strain on his" hmd," viz" the wire rope with which the cage is hauled up. This banksman imme- diately went to the ground level, when the other banksman explained what he had done. h. Talbot, who lives near by. was quickly on the spot, and every "ffort was made to get to "the men below. Over an hour elapsed, however, before this could be done, as the shaft at the bottom had become jammed up, and it was found necessary io get up steam in the other engine, and to lower the other cage. The wounded men were first brought up and taken to the hospital, where they were attended by Dr. Taylor. All of these, with the exception of three, were allowed to go to their homes after their injuries had been attended to. but the other. remained at the hospital. These were Lewis, tlie lad who had his thigh broken. Charles a single man, 'who had sustained general injuries; and Richard Hanks, also single, who is seriously ill with contusion of the brain. The dead bodies were next brought up and removed to a building close by to await the coroner's in- quest. The top and bottom of the shaft wpre lighted by electricity, so that there was no difficulty in pered ving any object. It seems that the last cage which had gone up before the iiccidenj; had taken a skip of brick clay to the top level, and the banksman there had sent this cage again to the bottom. In the meanwhile, the man on the ground level suddenly taking an idea into his head that the cage was waiting lor him, pushed the skip forward, and it fell down the shaft. It is said by somo of the men who were at the bottom iliat the skip went down with such force that, it glanced off the bonnet of the Cage, and flew about 15ft. into the will-kings, carrying everything before it. As the skip is very heavy, and would require a good of power to move it, ihe probability is that the banksman, pushing with his head down, could not see that, the cage was not, there. However, as it was his duty to"put up the chair, after every cage descended from his level, he ought to have seen, in removing this, if it had been put up, that the CHge was there. His explanation is that he forgot himself, and, thinking the cage had been waiting for him rather long, he hurriedly pushed the skip over. Tho poor fellow, whose name is John Nash, wsa exceedingly affected when he found what he had done, and there cannot be theillightest doubt that at the time he must have been acting under mental aberration. He had been employed at this work since July and had always been a steady alld sober man. On Friday evening Niish was arrested by Police- Sergeant Lewis and conveyed to Chepstow, where he was taken before Mr. Henry Clay, a magistrate, on Saturday morning, and formally remandd on the charge' of manslaughter- When arrested the prisoner stated that he thought the cage was there waiting when he pushed the skip in, and that he was almost, drawn down himself with it. On Saturday afternoon Dr. Kin", the Chepstow coroner, opened an inquest at the Rock Hotel, Portskewett, respecting the occurrence. The jury only viewed the body of Patrick Yeates, upon whom the inquest was held, the verdict in this case to affect all the others- Afterwards evidence of identification was given, and the inquest was adjourned. Richard Hanks, another of the men injured on the occasion of the accident at the Severn Tunnel, succumbed to his injuries on Monday. The barks- man, John Nash, who stands charged with the manslaughter of the unfortunate victims, was on Monday brought up in custody at the Chepstow Pohce Court, and again remanded for a week. On Wednesday afternoon Dr. King resumed the inquest on the body of Timothy Yates, who was killed at the Severn Tunnel Works, at the Rock Hotel, Portskewett, Mr. Richards being the foreman of the jury. The other men killed by the accident were Francis Hyatt, Charles Smith, John Slope, and Richard Hanks. The latter, who lived at Caerwent, died on Sunday. It will be observed from the evidence which follows that there are three shafts sunk on the Monmouthshire side of the Severn, viz., the Marsh, the Hill, and the Five- Mile-Four. where the accident occurred. The banksman at this shaft was John Nash, who is in custody on the charge of niiinsliuigUter. At the sitting of the court a question arose as to whether Nash should be called as a witness. After some disclHion A Juror expressed the opinion that Nash ought to be called, as he was the only ntan who could give evidence as tQ tlie accident. The Coroner I cannot make a man criminate himself. That is the law. If he were here he would not further the Inquiry. A Juror: I quite" dinwith you there, Mr. Coroner. ho chrged him before the Chepstow magistrates Sergeant Lewfer Hff was charged by me. I can give you what he says. The Coroner: That would not be evidence. The Coroner then paid the jury must satisfy themselves whether Timothy Yates met his death through an accident, or whether from the culpable negligence of John Nash, the banksman. The room was cleared, and, after a brief consultation, the jury returned a verdict of Accidental death."

THE MILFORD DOCKS COMPANY. THE CHARGE AGAINST CAPTAIN HOOD. t ACQUITTAL OF THE ACCUSED. At the Mansion House on Wednesday Captain Charles Clifton Hood, the secretary to the Milford Docks and Railway Company, again surrendered before Alderman Sir R. Carden charged with having fraudulently over-issued bonds of the above company to the amount of £44,000, and also with having forged a certificate relating to the said shares. Mr. St. John Wontner appeared for the prosecution, and Mr. Lewis defended Captain Hood.—Witnesses were called, and in the course of the hearing of the ease for the defence Sir R. Carden interposed, and asked Mr. Wontner whether he could proceed further with the case, after the evidence that had been given, or allege that what the defendant had done was with an intent to defraud.—Mr. Wontner said he certainly should, and he contended that the over issue of the was calculated to defraud some one, and this was sufficient.—Mr. Lewis contended that there was no evidence that anyone had been defrauded.—Sir R. Carden safd that afttfr all the evidence that had been given he could not believe there was any intention to defraud anyone on the part of Captain fcjaod, and lie, therefore, dismissed the charge.

fjfDCKING DTROOVE-RY IN SilEOmilRE. The Central News" says that a shocking dis- covery was made at Wellington, Shropshire, on Friday night. Joseph Bates, a gasman at Apley Castle, was looking for ducks' eggs on the banks of a pond in front of the house when his GOA began sniffing at something in the water. Hates went up, and in about eight inches of watnr, close to the bank, he saw a bundle. On opening it he dis- covered that it contained a human head. The head was enclosed in a kind of bag, apparently made out of the skirt of a dress, and was wrapped up in two pieces of brown paper tied round with string. The parcel was secured with a piece of blind-cord. The head appears to be that of a woman. and apparently has not been very long in the water. Bates took the parcel to the Wellington Police Station. The pond is being dragged by o'icemen in the hope of finding the other parts of the body. More human remains were found in Apley pool. Tuesday morning, two legs being discovered by a policeman named Challoner, at tho of the water, which is now lowered. 1 hey were in a calico bag, tied in a in-own paper parcel with it cord. but doubt i enter- tained as to their being part of the same body as the head. Thomas and Eliza Mayos, husband and wife, of Weald Moors, Kinnerslev, were brought before the Wellington magistrates on Tuesday morning charged with the wilful murder oi Mary E. Mayo, aged 10. The police gave evidence as to the apprehension of the prisoners. Thomas Mayos said, when apprehended, I shall say nothing. Are you going to take my wife:" The police said they were, The woman said, when apprehended, "My husband loves his children too well; they are all right with their friends." The prisoners were remanded until Monday. The male prisoner unconcernedly said, "I am innocent; I have committed no murder." The woman, who was greatly agitated, said nothing. A boy is also missing. The woman is the stepmother of the missing children. Both prisoners are stated to have been in goal for cruelty to the girl. They are alleged to have accused each other in the police- station of the murder or murders. For several nights recently the woman Mayos has been seen lingering round the poo!, hence her apprehension. On their removal to Shrewsbury Gaol prisoners were hooted by an immense crowd. I The "Press Association" Wellington corr'=pon- dent, writing on Tuesday nigiit, says there is now iiitle doubt, that a most horrible double murder, with shocking mutilation of both bodies, has been perpetrated, the consultation of the I doctors having resulted in the unanimous opinion that the legs found are not part of the same body as that to which the head belonged, for while the head looked shrunken, dry, and black tile le¥s were fresh and white, and had certaini;, not been in the water more than a few days. It is stated that people in the habit of regularly passing near Apley Ponds have recently noticed the female prisoner in the neighbourhood, and she was seen early one morning coming in the direc- tion from the pond with a large square basket. It is no secret that the prisoners, and especially the sfepmrther, have persistently ill-treated the children. In 1830 the prisoners lived at Shrews- bury, the man being a servant to a gentleman named Nay lor. In August of that yar Mrs, Mayos was'brought before the borough magistrates charged with cruelty to the deceased who was then described as a sharp little girl of eight years. It was found in court that the child was covered with bruises, the flesh in one piace having actually been cut out by the strap with which she had been beaten for playing truant. The woman was sentenced to six weeks' illl- prisonment. Last July the male prisoner was before the Shrewsbury bench charged with assault- ing the dead girl, who then had bruises all over the body. sentenced to t.wenty-one days' imprisonment, and the magistrates in- structed the police to niuke inquiries as to the stepmother, who is said by the neighbours to have been most cruel. It was evident. then thilt, the poor girl had not been properly attended to, as she was not only dirty but nearly starved. It is considered that she was brought to a state bor- dering on idiocy by the constant blows she cp- ceivud on the head. The family removed to nersley only last Christmas, the male prisoner being engnged by Mr. Ogle, of Kyonersley Manor, as groom and gardener. The woman came from a respectable family at Shrewsbury. The following is part of a state merit, made by Isabella Hicks, the woman who identified the girl's head which was found in Apley Pool. She said Mavos and his wife lived next door but two to me. The Sunday after they came t (> the houge the child was heard screaming in the house, and my husband went. and spoke to Mayos and his wife about it, and a based him. Last Friday week Mrs. Mayos told Mary Rvaos a neighbour that she, was going to lak," th; gir* m int-tituiion at Shrewsbury. Next, morning \:¡.' and his wife were seen before six o'clock in the morning by George Walford, wagoner to Mr. Ogle, going in the direction of Preston, a neighbouring village, but no girl was seen with them. The girl at this time had not been seen for si.v weeks. The girl appeared not to have been well cared for. She was a thin poor little thing, and did not seem to have enough to eat. Mrs. Mayos told one of the neighbours, Mr. Turner, that "be had been obliged to cut the hair from the back of the girl's hend because it was sore, anù that she had got some ointment to put on it. The girl's hair was dark brown, the nose flat., and ears verysma)). On January 11 Mrs. Hughes, another neighbour, wrow a letter to send to Police- Superintendept. Wins, complaining that, the child had been ill-treated. The child had run away from home and gone to Mrs Hughes's bouse and told her that her mother had her. and there was a wound on one of the girl's arms. The letter was not sent as Mrs. Mayos took the child home. One of Mrs. Mayos's boys told one of my children that his mother took P,d!y away last Saturday week, and that she was not coming back yet. The "Press Association" correspondent adds that he had been favoured with an account of the post-mortem examination made by Dr. Brookes and Dr. Hollies. They carefully dissected the head, and the result shows that the child during life had several fearful blows on the head, one of which by some heavy instrument broke in part of the skull. Nothing could be ascertained Irom the appearand of the brain, which was a decomposed mass. The doctors carefully preserved and cleaned the face, and placed it In a glass vessel with chemicals and hermetically sealed it. The face is olaced so that it can readily be seen through the glass. At. present the doctors have done "nothing with tiie legs, but it may bo said that. fbern is a marked difference between their condition and that of the head of the girl identified, thus tending to show that the victims were not killed at the same time. It is feared that the 10- quiries and search by the police for tho second missing child of the prisoners must, now be re- garded as fruitless, as the whereabouts "f the boy, dead or alive, remains undiscovered. The general opinion grows strongei that the legs are those of the unfortunate little fellow. The canal has not yet been searched. The clothes of the deceased girl and the bcd- quilt are discovered to be blood-strdned, and some ..f them have been recently washed. A blood- stained woman's bodice, from which the sleeves have been cut, was found by the police, besides some variegated thread, which corresponds with that used in sewing the wrapping round the head.

THE RECENT MURDERS IN MADAGASCAR. Tho "Central News" says:—Mr. Hulett, the American, who so miraculously escaped death at the time when his partner and two servants were murdered in Madagascar, a few months since, has arrived in London. He purposes proceeding at once to America, where he wllllav his case before the United States Government and claim damages against Madagascar. Mr. Hulett makes the follow- ing statement: "Eighteen months ago I left New York for Madagascar with my partner, Mr. Emerson. Our object was to explore the island in order to ascertain- its adapt- ability for sheep farming, and coffee and cotton growing. In Augut lat we proceeded into the interior, Theodore Perry, a Frenchman, acting as our guide and interpreter. Our party numbered aitog"t,tier eighty, • and everything went right until we were within about one day's march of Tullear, eighteen miles north of Nossi He It was about two o'clock on the afternoon of Sep- tember 10, as we were marching in our usual order, that a. shot was fired from a. plantation of tama- rind trees which skirted our path. Directly after a body of natives rushed out upon us, some armed with firearms, ot,her3 with spears. Fearfully outnumbered, our native bearers ran for their lives. My partner, poor Emerson, was shot dead at the first discharge. My servant was speared in the thigh, and again in the wrist, but still managed to make a run towards the wood. I followed him as fast as I could, but before reaching him I was wounded in my right leg and slightly wounded in my ..right arm by spears. I overtook my servant, and got the revolver; one or two shots caused the robbers to halt, and they finally left us alone. The French interpreter, Perrv, pleaded for his life, but they would not listen to him, and butchered him as he stood. Next day we crawled to a small village, where we bribed the natives to carry us to Tullear. Here we weie received by M. Bertelsen, a Norwegian missionary. Soon afterwards I heard of the arri- val of the British gunboat Fawn at Nossi Be, and by the kindness of the commander was taken to Durban.

NEWPORT (MON.) OAS COMPANY. The half-yearly meeting of proprietors took place at the offices of the company, Mill-stretet, Newport, at noon on Monday. Mr. T. Gratrex, chairman of the board of directors, pre- sided. There were also present—Messrs. E. J. Phillips (deputy-chairman), H. Farr, T. LI. Brewer, J. Firbank, B. G. Blew (direc- tors), T. P. Wansbrough, W. Christophers, J. Cole,J. R. Richards, R. H. Richards, J. Phillips, J Brewer, J. Young, E. Jones, D. Lewis, T. E. Cooke, and D. W. Jenkins, The following report was taken as read:— The audited accounts for the half-year ending the 3ist of December, 1882, are forwarded herewith. The directors recommend the payment of the usual dlvi- dends, payable on the 191h of February. The share- holders will observe that, in oouseoiience of the reduction In the price of gas and the advance in the pnCt; of coal, the balance carried forwRrd will Uti considerably reduced. The increased consumption of £ as still continues, and the directors are now proceeding (under the advica of Mr. Hawksley) to erect new works on the freehold land tif the company, which will involve a large outlay of capital. The engineer reports that the whole of the works are in satisfactory working order. The directors have, for the protection of the worka and mains of the company, thought it right to petition the Board of Trade against the Great Western Electric JJih t and Power Company (Limited), who have made application for a provisional order fo, introducing the electric light into the borough. The following is the general balance sheet for the six months:—Dr.—To net revenue, balance at credit, £ 8,HI4 lis. 8d.; to reserve fund, £H,O,!(); to depreciation fund, £600; to reserve for bad 16", Sit. to deposits re- ceived .fern cous'ieiers. £ 5,49 lis. 7d.; to sundry ■creditors'for'ooal, &e„ £ 820 9s, 9d.: touL £ 18,287 9s. 5J. Cr,—Bv capital account to debit) 61,151 16s. 6d. by cash at bankers (less £ 1,151 16s. 61. ( due on cajiital account >, £ 1,967 7s. 3d. by cosi of £8,402 17s. 10d. Consols, £ 8,000; by co t of nil,' mnay Huilwuy Debentures (i:1cludin¡t £ 9 I3s. 4d. in- £409 6s. 2d. by outstanding accounts due, £7,366 2s. 8d.; On the motion of the Chairman, seconded by Mr. Farr, the seyl of the company was affixed to the register of shareholders and the register of holders of consolidated stock.- -The Chairman next pro- posed that the directors' report and statement of accounts be adopted.—The Deputy-Chairman seconded the motion, and entered into a lengthy explanation of the accounts. He also mentioned that the new works wouid include a gas-holder 100ft. in diameter, capable of containing 360,000 cubic feet of gas. He further stated that, notwith- standing the reduction lately made in the price of gas, the directors were sanguine that when the new works were completed the revenue would still be sufficient to maintain the dividends at their present level.—Mr. T. E. Cooke inquired how it was that while they had carbonised more coal last halt-year the number of gallons of ammoniacal liquor produced was less. —Mr. Canning (the engineer) replied that the value of ammoniacal liquor depended on strength, not quantity, and during the period referred to a less quanl ity, but of greater strength, was obtained. — Mr. Christophers asked what amount was avail- able for the construction of new works?—The ruputy, Chainnan: 4522 500 on share capital and on loan capital.—The motion, adop- ting the report and accounts, was carried nem. con. The next resolution (proposed from the chair, and seconded by Mr. Firbank) was:—"That, dividends at the rate of 5 per cent on C'Uuss A Stock, 31 on 15 Stock,and Shares ti.r the half-yuar ending December 31, 1882.be declared payable on the 19th of February." Jt was carried unani- mously, and a vote of thanks to the chairman and directors having been passed the meeting broke UP'

SWANSBA HARBOUR TRUST. An ordinary meeting of the Swansea Harbour Trustees was held at the Guild-hall on Monday. Mr. F. A. Yeo (the chairman) presided, and there were also present—Messrs. L. Li. Dillwyn, M.P., T. Ford, W. Thomas, T. Davies, J. Cady, R. D. Burnie, Edward Hath, E. J. Bath, G. B. Strick, Chas. Rath, and J. Crow Richardson. FINANCE.—THK PLaKCE OF DOCK. Mr. CADY moved the adoption of the Finance Committee's report. He said the balance was still happily on the right side, and he Loped it would long continue to be so. The chief feature in the accounts was the increase in the receipts last month, as compared with the corresponding month of last year, althoug: the number of vessels was rather less. Loans were also being placed at such advantageous interest as would by-and-bye improve the financial position of tle trust. Alderman DAVIR-S in seconding the motion, said lie was pleased to see the increased facilities for shipment in the Prince of Wa)es))ock. The Great Western Railway Company had reduced their chaige for coal from 6d. to 3d. per ton, but some of the shippers thought the 3d. was 3d. too much. If die new dock was placed or, the same basis as the other docks he had no doubt, its trade would increase still more rapidly. Many inquiries had been made by lare steamship owners about the facilities of the new dock. Tho trust had been able, with the assistance of their superinten- dent, Mr. Capper, to give them information which he believed would, during the coming spring, and Mummer, increase the shipments there very materially. He thought, that coal on the railway company's sidings should be '.taken to any dock in the baibour without any extra charge. The report was then adopted. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.—APPOINTMENT OF A RXSl- DKNT KN'GINKKK.—A NKW DRKDGKB. The CLKKK read tho following report of the Executive Commlt.tee:- Your committee rep >rt that, in pursuance of the puvveis t lereliy conferred upon theui, they have ap- pointed Mr. Augustus James Schenk engineer of the trust, at a salary of £ 00 per aiiumn, Mr. Schenk consenting to be excluded from any other pro- fessional business, and it being understood that he is to have charge of the whole of ,he.engineerin^ work of the harbour and all matters appertaining tie-re to. New /Wyer.-Your committee also report that in pursuance of the powers conferred upon them thfy have let to Messrs. Fleming and Ferguson, and MvWs. M') nl re an t Co., both of Paisley, a joint con- ti.tot. Tor Ms.* construction of a double ladder iron stfatti tlrpder of 5S hor. power- to lJe cUlstruntd in accordance with plans prepared by Mr. Messent, the engineer of the Kiver Tyne Commission, and finished snnilauy to the Tvnc Commissioners dredt.fr No 5,- n-c-n'tlv on hire at Swansea, the pi-ice to be £ 27,500, and the date ot delivery the Mst of December, 1883 Stlf Discharging Barges— Your com- oiilteeare arranging for tlli construction of barges to be used inconnec.io:i with the above-mentioned dieOger, and on such barge is now being constructed under c >n- tnietbv Me-wra. Austin and Parkin, and to be com- pleted by the 5th of June next. J'he Dredjtrr Aber>awe. YOllr committee, i II pursuance of powe's conferred upon them, II" approved of plana forthe improvement of thi machine, and have let, contracts to the Mes.-rs M illbrook Iran Co,and Mr. John Lewis for the proposed alterations, which COntrilcts lire held to be completed in the momh of June next. The National Lifeboat Ins'itutwa.— Your committee recommend that the trustees d" increase t heir annual subscription to this association from £30 to JB50, the increase to "ome in force as from the commencement of the current, year. The CHA.I RMA", in moving the adoption of the report, said it would be a source of great satisfac- tion to the memhers of the trust to know that Ow committee had appointed Mr. Schenk resident engineer. Mr. Schenk had special claims upon the trust. He had been somewhat intimately con- nected with them for the pat eighteen years, and they would have found it difficult to secure any- one whose services would be as effective as thoøe which he could render. Mr. DitLwyN seconded the motion, and in doing so expressed his great satisfaction at the course the trust had taken with regard to the appoint- ment of a permanent resident, engineer. He had seen a great leal of Mr. Schenk, and he did not think they could have done better than secure his services. Mr. (7, B. STRICK wished to correct a misappre- hension. It had been stated that the Mumbles Lifeboat Disaster Fund was adequate for the pur- poses for which it was intended. Such was not the case. H, had it. on the authority, of members of t lie committee that they still required £500 or £600, Mr. CHARLES BATH hoped the Executive Com- mittee would consider the desirability of placing on tho Lighthouse rock a rocket apparatus, or some other means of throwing a linQ to a ship in tlil:1t.res. The CHAIRMAN, in putting the motion to the vote, 9aid it might. be a quos. ion for the trust to consider next. month whether they should not assist in making up the sum required by tho Life- boat. Commit tt(), The proposition was carried. The meotiog then terminated.

OAHMARTHKNSIIIKE FARMERS' CLUB. TURNPIKES IN SOUTH WALES. A meeting of the Carmarthenshire Farmers' Cub was hold at the Cawdor Arms Hotel, Llandilo, on Tuesday afternoon, Mr. T. W. A. Evans, of Kidwelly, the president of the club, occupied the chair, supported by the Right Hon. Lord Dynevor. the Right Hon. Lord Enil>n, M.P., Mr. D. Pugh (Mitnoravori). and the Rev.i-R. Gwynne Lawrence. There was a large attendance, about 60 members sitting down to dinner. The following new mem- bers were elected :—The Rev. Lewis Price, vicar, Llandilo; Mr. Evan Jones, Manoruvon Mr. Thomas, Capeltydisl; Mr. T.Jones, Carmarthen; and Mr. Jones, Tyrwain, Llannrthney. Mr. D. T. MORRIS, auctioneer, Ferryside, intro- duced the subject of The Advisability of the Abolit ion of Tolls" in a short paper. He said it was merely the reintroduce ion of a topic ably brought forward by M', Jor s, of Llwyngroes, at their Carmarthen meeting. Lord KMLYN. M.P., who was received with cheers, wa's the first speaker after the paper. He said he knew the abolition of toJlgates was a subject upon which the farmers of the county were very much interested, and he was very anxious to hear what they had to say. StiU he had his own opinions, and he would give ex- pression to them. One aspect of the case was very much a matter of theory, and the other was a matter of practice. The reader of the paper had referred to the working of the Act of 1878 in England. At that time the turnpike system was dying out. What did the ratepayers then com- plain vfP The unjust incidence ot the tax. They complained that tilt., persons who used the roalts most, scarcely paid anything towards their sup- port. Then came the Act of 1878. What was the result, of that Act ? The House of Lords reported that since the passing of the Act of 1878 dissatis- faction with the h.,v had increased. Therefore, if they in South Wales had come under that legisla- tion they should have c t'ie in for the s&-me dissatis- faction which resulted from the passingof that Act. Anyone drawing out an entirely new system for maintaining roads would, probably, not. advocate tolls. He was quite certain that it was an extra- vagant way. Rut was this the time for making alterations ? They would have just the same com- plaints in South Wales as had been heai din Eng- land alter the passing of the Act of 1878. He wouid rather that the people of England should thrash out their measure, and let them in South Wales have a look at it. (Hear, hear.) Alter the passingof the Act for England there was every subterfuge to get out of tlie operation of it. He advocated that they should not be too hastv in their change, but wait a little until a good measure was before them. The Rebecca riots had been alluded to. Rut he believed there were many people now who would bo just as much in favour of retaining the turnpikes as in those days they were against them. It was th peopl of the various districts who should decide which way they would pav. The reader of the paper stated that, if they did not pay by rates they would have to pav in some other way. But, sei ) it was not fair that some one else should step in and decide how they should have to pay. The position of the gates had been spoken of as a grievance, but they could shift them where they liked. The roads in South Wales cost nearly one-third less than those in England, and they had better not cast aside the present system until they found a better. There were failures in the toll system, for they were not altogether just. The system was rough. But he thought the wisest course would be to aHow the gentleinen in England to bring in some- thing better. That would be the time for them to atter. Several other gentlemen spoke, the general tone of the debate being that it was better to bear the His they had than fly to others tua.t they knew not of. Lord DYNEVOR considered the present system was the onlv way of making those who used the roads pay for them. If the gates were removed the whole of the proposed tax would fall upon the farmers, and that, would be a greater hardship than the tolls. As soon as they saw the Govern- ment bring in a Bill to pay for the repair of the main roads out of the Consolidated Fund they would not need the gates, but for the present he advocated that they should keep them until they had some better remedy. The reader of the paper "briefly replied, and the naettaae broke

COWBRIDGE FARMERS' CLUB. ANNUAL MEETING AND DINNER. THE DESTRUCTION OF FOXES. The annual meeting of the Cowbridge Farmers' Club was held at the Bear Hotel, Cowbridge, on Tuesday, when there were present Colonel Turber- vill (president). Colonel Franklen, Mr. Tudor Crawshay, Dr. Lewis, Mr. John Garsed, Messrs. W. V. Huntley, Henry Thomas, J. iSpencer (Ptcketson),W. Donne (The Heath), W. Thomas (Sully), Kees Thomas (St. Athan), J. Hall, W. Smith, E. Knox, Edward John, Thomas Thomas (Bear Hotel), J. C. Cuath, anJ G. E. Tutton (secretary). THE ANNUAL JtiiPOBT. The SECRETARY read the annual report, which was as follows :— The committee, in presenting their annual report, have the pleasure of informing the members that the nnani ial position of the club ia very satisfactory. In allusion to such position your committee trust that the recripti of subscriptions have been such as to lead them to hope thac the management of the club continues to give sat; naction to the subscribers. The several items, including 30s. and asnb&r.ption received from the Earl of Duuraven, amount to £93 3,i., which have be«n paid to the treasurer, leaving a sum of £ il due for subscrip- tions and arrears up to the 31st of December, Donations and subscriptions from various ladies and gentleinen tor special prizes, Ac., to the fat stock show amount to £67 ls. 2d., making the total receipts 7d to the account of the show, aiin uuts to £144 6s. 7d., thus leaving a balance, after all out,standing accounts have bee-, paid, ofjB15 17s 7d. in the hands of the hon treasurer to the credit of the club. The present number of subscribers is 182, and although a few members have withdrawn and others are deceased within the last vcHr, the revised list for the turrellt year will be above 18U members on the book. Twelve meetings have been held during the past year, and the attendance of mem- bers at these meetings has been satisfactory as regards uumbeis. Amongst other matters the following have been ciscussedThe Farmers' Alliance Bill, the Countess Bective's scheme as to the more general use of British wool in this country, the Agricultural Tenants' Compensation Bill, the Caruage Tax, Arrears of Kent in Ireland, science and agriculture, &o. Christmas Fat Stock Show.—This show was held in a field at the back pf the Hear Hotel, kindly lent for the occasion by Mr. Tholtl>ls, ;vhen the number of exhibits, especially sheep, showed a considerable increase and the quality of the -took quite up to, and in some cases far superior, as with those shown in former years. The special prizes being confined to exhibitors residing within the county is still a great inducelllent to com- petitive zeal Rmougst tenant farmers, and Lhe large number of such very excellent stock afforded great attractions to the local public in the show Held. Your comnii tee take this opportunity of expressing their gritituuc to those ladies and geJtltlUlen ho het.e assisted th", elub by their donations and subscriptions. The committee, in conclusion, offer their thanks to the oJicers of the club for their zeal and niergy ill forwarding its i terests, and earnestly hOVI) that as the society is still iflcreasing in importance and stability it will continue to maintain the good name it now possesses among the farmers of the county. T FtCTON TuHBBRVtLL. President. &EORGK EATOH Tirrto.Y, Secretary. On the motion of the CHAIR1AN, tho report was adopted. The accounts were also adopted. NEW MEMBERS. On the motion of Mr. W. V. HUNTLEY, seconded by Dr. LEWIS, the follow ing new members were elected:—Messrs. Evan Thomas, Llvvyiihelig S. D. Evans, Cowbridge; Samuel Gibson. Cowbridge Kdwin Usher, Llanbletliian, and liobert Lougher, Ship Inn, Bridgend. ELECTION OF OFFICERS AND COMMITTEE. On the motion of the CHAIRMAN, seconded by Col. FRANKLKN, Mr. Tudor Crawshay was unani- mously elected president of the club for the eu- suing year. Mr. Hees Thomas was, on the motion of the CHAIRMAN seconded by Mr. GARSED, elected vice- presidi'iit of the club. Colonel Pranklen, Messrs. W. V. Huntley, John G.irsed, and D. J. Jenkins were elected members of the committee in the place of four who retire by rotation. Mr. J. S. Gibbon was elected to represent the club at the meetings of the Central Chamber of Agriculture. Tuesday, the 6th of March, was fixed for Mr Moir's paper ou the subject of Contagious Diseases Among Cattle," and the meeting then terminated. THE DINNER. The annual dinner was held at the Bear Hotel, but in consequence of the assizes and other circum- stances the attendance was not. large. The tables were very nicely hud under the superv i.^o-iof Mr.and Mrs. Thomas, and an excellent dinner was provided. The room was decorated with flowers, isc., and the motto "Success to the Cowbridge Farmers' Club," worked in white letters on a red ground, was placed over the chairman's seat. Colonel Turborvill presided, and was supported bv Mr. Tudor Crawshay, Mr. J. S. Gibbon, Mr. R. T, Bassett, Colonel Franklen, Mr. R. K, Pritchard, Mr. John Garsed, and Dr. Lewis. Amongst the general company were Messrs. W. V. Huntley, D. J, Jenkins, E. Knox, W, Smith, D. Hurdett, G. E. Tutton, Henry Thomas, J. Spencer (Picketstone), William Thomas (Sully), E. Usher, J. C. Thomas, David Lougher, T. Spencer, W. Donne (The Heath), S. Gibson, J. Hall. J, C, Coath, F. Moon, Edwin Price, E. Ord, D. Spencer, jun., Rees Thomas, W. Gwyn, Thomas Thomas (Higkfieid), — Matthews (Cowbridge), William Mauley, John Thomas (Till House), E John (Cowbridge), and William Thomas (Aberthin). The loyal toasts having bden drunk, the CHAin MAN proposed" The Rishop Elect and Clergymen of the Diocese, and Ministers of all Denominations," and stated that, he believed the bishop designate was well qualifteùfor the position he was to occupy. The toast of The Army, Navy, and Reserve Forces was proposed by the Chairman, and re- sponded to by Colonel Franklen a.nd Mr.T. Spencer. Mr. JoutJ OARSWD, in proposing the healths of The County and Borough Members," said letters had been received from Mr. C. R. M. Talbot, Sir H. H. Vivian, Bart., and Sir E. J. Reed, expressing their iuability to be present on account of the opening of Parliament, on Thursday. In present circumstances, when farmers had to rely upon their herds and flocks, stringent measures should be taken to prevent the spread of infectious diseases, especially of foot- and-mouth disease. He referred to a case in which a bull had been infected with foot-and-mouth disease by being a few days at Liverpool, and clubs iike this should imperatively urge upon members of Parlinment the necessity of prohibiting the im- portation of live stock to Englaud from infected countries. (Applause.) The toast, having been drunk, 1\1: 0, J, JENKiNS proposed The Health of the Master of the Glamorganshire Foxhiunds, Mr. J- S. Gibbon." (Applause.) He referied to the scarcity of foxes and the number of blank days which had been recently experienced, and par ticularly alluded to two days, when the hounds met at Llandough and Crossways. The fact of the meet being in any particulai neighbourhood did n it refer at all to any particular genttemen.but when they found that" some of the best covers in the country were drawn blank there wns not much encouragement- for the mast er. (Applause.) It had been insinuated that the scarcity of foxes was attributable to the action of the farmers, but he was sure they would agree with him in saying that the farmers in the county would give Mr. Gibbon all the encouragement they could. (Ap- plause.) After looking at the dark side of the question it waa pleasing to know that the hounds had a run of about four hours on Monday, and killed their fox at Neath at nine o'clock in the evening. (Applause.) If gentlemen did not preserve foxes he wished they would have the manliness and pluck to say 30. instead of pro- fessing to preserve them and then not doing so. (Loud applause.) Mr. RICKS THOMAS said he would like to say a few words before this toast was drunk. This season was the worst that he had known for fox hunting since the pack was established. The keepers were the men who killed the foxes, and this was a fact that was easily proved. When the hounds met at Eglwysbrewisthere were four foxes found within a. mile of each other. There were no keepers there, and the foxes took care of them- selvas. (Applause.) When the hounds met at Lhi-udough the Crab'ola cover, where a fox had alwaj.8 been found tor the last 200 years, and other excellent covers in the same neighbourhood were drawn blank. He hoped gentlemen would tell their keepers what they had to do in the future, because if the farmers united to preserve foxes one keeper could kill them all. Mr. GIBBON, who was loudly cheered, said the scarcity of foxos in the centre of the country had certainly interfered with their success in the hunt- ing field. There was no doubt whatever that there was a determined raid made against foxes— C' 8iuune")-and he had no hesitation in saying that the culprits were the gamekeepers. Not the faintest line of 8. fox was to be found in some of the best covers, and those vulpicides would compel them to give up the hounds if this state ot things continued. But active measures wouid be at once taken; a sub-committee would be appointed to in- quire into the matter; and he trusted the culprits would be discovered. With regard to the farmers he would say that no suspicion whatever attached to fchem, because tliose who did not bunt were glad to welcome the pack, and during this wet season he had not heard of any complaint. (Ap- plause.) Dr. LEWIS proposed The Health of the Presi- dent for the past year." Colonel TUBBRRVILL, in responding, referred to the question of tenant right and increased taxa- tion which the farmer had to bear. In future he intended to divide the rates between hi-nself and his tenants, with the exception of the property tax, which he had to pay himself. (Applause.) Mr. HoNTLEY proposed" The Health of the Vice- President for the past year (Mr. D H. Davies)." Mr. JOHN GARSUD. in proposing Success to the Cowbridge Farmers' Club," referred to many sub- jects interesting to agriculturists. Mr. WM. THOMAS (Sullv) responded. The other toasts were"" The Town and Trade of Cowbridge," «President and Vice-President Elect," Host and Hostess," Press," and The Ladies."

The Rev. Prebendary Cadman, M.A., rector of Holy Trinity, Marylebone, and the Rev. Canon B. F. Smith, M.A., rector of Cray ford, Kent, have been appointed by the Archbishop Elect to be two of his grace's chaplains. The City states that, with a. view to pre- vent evasions of income-tax, more than usually strict inquiries are beinj made by the Inland Revenue authorities among stockbrokers and agents for foreign corporations as to the coupons cashed for and dividends paid to British subjects. The Rishop of St. Alban's has just undergone another operation on his eyes. That which took place a month or two since was successful, but it was necessary that for its complete effectiveness something further should ba done. It is hoped that this second operation may have the effect of fully restoring his sight. To HOTKL KKKPKKS AND PRIVATB GKNTLEKKN. Before purchasing billiard and bagatelle tables see the tables made by J. W. Smart, Billiard and Bagatelle Manufacturer, 70, College-street, and St. Q-eorge's-road, Bristol. Billiard tables, In mahogany, with latest im- proved eushioaj, slate beds, It inch thick, covered with supe tine cloth, from £40. All requisites kept in atock. Tables re-oovered in superfine cloth. Billiird balls adjusted and stained. Hoom. furnished throughout. Cheapest house ill the kiugdoui, combined with goud workmanship and materials. Testimonials on applica- tion. N.B.—Billiard tables supplied on the hire system. 6943c Podophyllin Bilious and Liver Pills; purely vegetable; the moat valuable remedial agent ever intra duced; by post, la. 2td, and 2s. 10s.—JLeevill, CliMuist, Çlif. Bristol. 1

I THE PROPOSED COLLEGE FOP j SOUTH WALES. LETTER FROM LORD CARLINGFORD. On Saturday the Mayor of Cardiff (Mr. G. A- Stone) received a letter, of which the following is a copy, from Lord Carlingfurd, who, it will be re- membered, was recently asked to act as an arbi' trator in the matter of the proposed College i" South Wales:— f Privy Council Office, 9th February, 13S3. Sir,—I have great pleasure in consenting to a,et t as an arbitrator, in conjunction with Lord BratnJ well and the Vice-President of the Committee of < Council on Education, to settle the question of lltf position of the proposed College for South Wales in accordance with the request of the boroughs of ] Cardiff and Swansea.—I have the honour to bø1 Sir, your obedient servant, CARLING^OKD. The Mayor of Cardiff." t A similar letter has been addressed to the Mayor { of Swansea, who has also received the following:- « Privy Council Office, February 9, 1883. Sir,—I am directed by Lord Carlingford to in- form you that you will receive a further com* munication shortly with reference to the date of arbitration.—I am, Sir, your obedient servant, JOHN R. DASKXT. The Mayor of Swansea."

CARDIFF CORPORATION AND THE BARRY DOCK. SCHEME. We understand that up to the present time nothing has been arranged as to a meeting between the deputation appointed by the Parliamentary Committee of the Cardiff Corporation and the pro- moters of the Barry Dock Scheme. It, has already been announced that the gentlemen representing t the other interests concerned are prepared to meet ? at any time, and the mayor and town-clerk have done all in their power to get those connected r with the Barry project to consent to a meeting. | The deputation have communicated with Mr. Hill, i the solicitor to the Bill, urging him to try | and prevail upon the directors of the pro- I posed Barry Docks to appoint some representatives to meet in conference with a view to a settlement of the conflicting interests, but the directors say that they cannot take action without consulting the main body of promoters. The opinion among some of the chief freighters seems to be that no good can possibly result from any such meeting. They say that they have no suggestions to make, and that their resources for devising new schemes have long since been exhausted. Every eligible position around Cardiff had been tried by them and found untenable, and they were driven to Barry as a last resource, entirely against their inclinations. As to the suggestion thlttt he docks should be pur- chased from Lord Bute at a valuation, and that » new line of railway should be constructed to Cardiff instead of Barry, they say the latter is physically impossible. There is, they contend, no means of their carrying a direct line from the Khondda to Cardiff, and the only way in which such a line could be made would he by taking a circuitous route, which would entail an enormous expenditure, and then leave them wirh rail- 5 way communication which would be inconve- S nient and probably unprofitable. The only satis- j factory mode of meeting the requirements at j Cardiff, it is thought by many or these ent1emen. J would be to revert to the old scheme of the Gla- f morgan Canal. nnd arrange upon some means of railway communication from there, but tho chances of success in this direction appear to the S freighters to be so remote that they have j given no consideration to the matter, and have no intention of making any proposals. At the { same time, if any scheme should be brought for- t ward which would solve what to them appears an insurmountable difficulty they would wi'linglv consider it. They say that if'the Barry scheme should fail they would be compelled to send their coal to some other port, for shipment, and they consider that this would be a greater misfortune to the town than the construction of a dock at Barry.

THE LATE MR. ED\VARD DRADLEY, COWBRIDGE. At three o'clock on Saturday afternoon wer* conveyed to their long home near Cowbridgd Church the mortal remains of the venerable Mr. K<dward Bradlej, Cowbridge. who, with the excep- tion of a few briet intervals, had lived in the fair village," as Cowbridge is affectionately called by the sons and daughters of the Vale of Glamorgan since his birth, on May 13,1787. He was, therefore- in the 96th year of his age at the time of his depar ture. The patriarch who, in other days, was so full of spirit, and whose hunter's horn echoed menily over many a tield, took his departure like one falling into a lull1ber, so gentlø that his son and daughter hardly knew the moment the mortal had put on immortality. Tho tidings of his death were received wi th profound regret by all classes in the district. It seemed to most of his neighbours that Mr. Edward Bradley had always been old, for when the majority of them were children he appeared to be a man in years. They, however, had heard it said by men J Mthe great divide that Mr. Kdwaid Biadley had tx»«n tl.» "murt" nimblest man in the whole country t-jfnd. and that, booted and saddled, and riding splendid hunters, he had ridden with the swiftest and gayest over hill and dale with the Glamorgan h unds. What society he had mingled io during his long career, and what remin- iscences crowded his teeming brain! His old companions passed one by one from the scene many years ago, and left nothing behind hut a shadowy remembrance of themselves. HiJ was acquainted with Dr. Malkin. the historian, to whom Wales i so much indebted. He was 61 years of age when dear and immortal lolo Mor- ginwgdied at his humble little cottaga in the neighbouring hamlet of Flemingstone. He must have often Hid In the SlrclOts of < owbridga the learned Welsh mason, the niend of Southey- He must have paid toll frequently to lolo Fardd Glas, when that worthy resiCled in the t 0J1-IJOustJ of the Cowbridge Gate. Those were immortals "un- bonneted 11.8 they were. A short time ago a relative of the last-named old bard, who is now occupying a high position in Glamorgan, recovered from the n-eig-hbomhood (If Perityrch a hatful of silver medals won fr:JI1l time, to time by tha old Cowbridge gate-kr-eper at •iisteadfodau. But Mr. Edward Bradley was not of the bardic school, heuce his hf-j was a more com- fortable one than thaL which generally falls to the lot of those who sacrifice to the immortal Nine. He was a votary of Diana, the goddess of the chase, in his leisure moments. At other times he was a votary of Cybele. It seems that ho acted in early life as a clerk at the Crawshay offices, where he was a fellow-worker with the late Mr. William Crawshay and Sir Joseph Bailev- He afterwards proceeded to London, but he returned home owing to m-hfahh. During the rest of his life he lived at Cowbridge, with tha exception of a period at Tregriff, where he farmed about 500 acres, and where he lost, much money by endeavouring to revive the Glamorgan breed of cattle. He then returned to Cowbridge, where he acted as agent for most of the great estates in the Vale of Glamorgan. In that capicity he has served the Hon. Wm. Booth Grey (brother of Lord Stafford); the Pyffryn Estate; Sir Thomas Aubrey, Llansanor; the Rev. Montgomery Tre- herne, St. Hilary Lord Clarendon, PenUine Castle and Mr. John Francis Gwyn, Llansanor Court, who resided at Ford Abboy, Devon. This landlord placed a number of trees on a hill a short distance from Ash Hall, the residence of Mr. Daniel Owen, whieb trees, with the aid of a telescope, he could see frosi his Devon home. Mr. Bradley also acted for Mr Markham, Nash Manor Estate Mr. David Thomas Pwllywrach Estate; Mr. Richard Turhervill, Ewenny Cattle Mrs. Williams, Dvffryn Estate, Neath the Jeffries Estate, Brecon- shire Sir Joseph Bailey's Estate, &c. His father was Mr. Robert Christopher Bradley, Cow- bridge, who married Miss Wilkins, Llantwit- Major, who was a descendant from the Nurman knight, Robert de Wintona, Llanquian Manor. They had one son, Mr. Edward Bradley, J.P., Cow- bridge, and four daughters, viz., Elizabeth, who married Mr. Thomas H. May, Devonport; Cecilia Ann, who was never married, and who was with her father when he died; Eleanor Francis, who married Mr. Thomas Acton Ballard, Newport, and Mary, who married Mr. Henry Good, Haverford- west. There are living eight grandchildren and twelve great-grandchildren.

ILLNESS OF SIR JOHN JONES JENKINS, M.P. Our Carmarthen correspondent Writes:—Sir John Jones Jenkins, the member for the Carmarthen Boroughs, has for a couple of weeks past been con- fined to his bed by serious illness. A week ago Sir John was in a dangerous condition, and an opera- tion was performed by two Swansea medical practitioners. Although it is now Loped that he is on a fair way towards recovery, the hon. member is st i II confined to his residence, The Grange, Swansea. Lady Jenkins has written stating that it is im- possible that Sir John can be present to distribute the prizes to the successful students of the Car- marthen School of Art this (Wednesday) evening, as he had promised to.

THE SEE OF LLANDAFF. The London Gazette of Tuesday announces that the Queen has ordered a conge d'elire, empowering the Dean and Chapter of Llandaff to elect a bishop of that see, void by the death of Dr. AlfreC Ollivant; and the Queen has recommended fot election the Venerable Richard Lewis, M.A., arch- deacon and prebendary of St. David's Cathedral.

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