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CHAPTER XXXI. THE CHURCH. We saw that the British Church held aloof from the Church of Rome. The English decided in 664 to accept the Roman Church, and this placed another wall of partition between the English and Welsh, for the latter remained loyal to their own Church. But as time rolled on points of difference among ecclesiastics seemed to grow less and less marked, and a general tendency towards union with, or, rather, comprehension in, the Romish Church prevailed. The spirit of comprehension in Imperial matters was in the air, with Rome as centre, and the Churchmen of the day were not slow to use this spirit for their own ends—the establish- ing of a spiritual empire, governed from Rome, and extending throughout Christendom. And the Churchmen did what the Emperors of Rome failed to do even in their palmiest days—they reduced all the provinces to their sway. Some Churches held out for long against the universal authority of the bishop of Rome: notably the Churches of Milan and Ireland. The kings of England opposed the claims of the Pope in Britain-claims that were daily becoming more exacting, and touching, not only the religion and morals of the people, but also the financial resources of the clergy and the lands of the laity. England was also involved in the great European quarrel between the Papacy and the lay powers on the subject of ecclesiastical investitures. ANSELM. Anselm enforced the Hildebrandic rule of clerical celibacy, by which the clergy were cut off from home and from the commonwealth, to become the militia. of Rome. The result showed that, not only the domestic and civil character of the clergy, but their morality, was sacrificed to Papal policy. Few of them were Anselms, and, not being allowed to keep wives, a good many of them kept concu- bines. Incontinence chuckled when the Pope's legate, John of Crema, after holding forth against it, was himself caught in a brothel. The presence of a legate as president of an English synod was itself a symptom of the progress of Romer though he had not come without the consent of the king. INDEPENDENCE OF THE WELSH CHURCH LOST. Some time in the ninth century the independent. Welsh Church ceased to exist, and it became a part of the Church of Rome. It continued independent of the English Church until the twelfth century. Both English and Welsh Churches were parts of the Roman community, but they had grown up independent one of the other. The next step was to reduce the Welsh Church into a condition of subjection to the Archbishop of Canterbury, the recognised head of the English Church. The English Church put forth every effort to effect this purpose. Tradi- tion says that Canterbury consecrated Welsh bishops of South Wales as early as the days of Hywel Dda. One chronicle has it that Lumberth (an Englishman), bishop of St. David's, was consecrated at Canterbury in 872. Liber Landavensis states that the following bishops of Llandaff were consecrated at Canterbury: —Gwgawn, in 982; Bladri, in 983; and Joseph, in 1020. From the same source we learn that two bishops of St. David's during this period were consecrated at Canterbury-Tremerin and Elfod. THE NORMANS AND THE CHURCH. When the Normans came, they soon showed a desire to use the Church for their own political purposes; so they forced Normans into bishoprics in Wales, and brought all the Welsh sees more completely under the English Church. We saw that William Rufus appointed Herve to Bangor in 1092. He was consecrated at York, because there was no archbishop in Canterbury at the time—it was during the interregnum between Lanfranc and Anselm. Soon after his appointment to Canterbury Anselm sought to tighten his hold on the Welsh bishops—r-excommunicating a bishop of Llandaff, and restoring a. bishop of St. Davids. Down to 1107 the Welsh bishops continued to be appointed by the Welsh princes. In that year, however, Urban of Llandaff was appointed by the English king, and was consecrated by Anselm. This Urban officially betrayed the Welsh Church, and handed over its independence to Canterbury. WELSH PATRIOTISM. But with the rise of an earnest nationalism in Wales there arose also a desire for ecclesiastical independency. And the patriotism and holy zeal of Bishops Sulien, Rhydd- march, and J effrey-th8 last Welshmen to fill the chair at St. David's in that age-—was long lovingly remembered by their grateful countrymen; and the appointment of the Norman, Bernard, to St. David's called forth a vigorous protest from the scholars and statesmen of Wales. By this time, however, the power to appoint bishops in Wales was claimed absolutely by the English king, and the Welsh had to put up with the consequences. The English king and the Archbishop of Canterbury were now masters of the Welsh Church, and even the noble efforts of the brave Gerald failed to restore the dignity of St. David's—all authority had gone bodily to England. MONASTICISM. The next Church development in Wales came from Rome, when she extended monasticism there and planted her spiritual garrisons throughout the land. The Benedic- tines established themselves at Chester, Margam, and Llandudcjch. And still more establishments of the Cistercian order appeared, viz., Ty Gwyn ar Daf, Neath, Tintern, Cwm Hir, Aber Conwy, Cymer, Basingwerk, Strata Florida, and Valle Cruris. And, later, a few establishments of the Franciscan and Augustinian orders were built. "The most powerful of these were the Cistercians, who revived asceticism and the angelic life. The Cistercian angel, like other angels before him, presently folded his wings, and, the houses of his brotherhood having been built for eremite purposes on solitary downs and moors, became a sheep-farmer and wool-grower, pre- eminent in his line. Still, the monasteries, though they might cease to be outposts of heaven, remained outposts for Rome." They were also in their way and in those wild times shelter for the gentler natures and for civilisation. Church art and music, even mechanics, owed them grati- tude, And, whatever they might have been elsewhere, in Wales, at least, the monks proved themselves thoroughly loyal to the national aspirations of the Welsh people, and many of the buildings were burnt to the ground by the enemies of Wales. Llyweiyn the Great repeatedly received sympathy and assistance from the Pope in his endeavours to maintain the political independence of Wales. In return, Llyweiyn greatly enriched the Cistercian endowments. rrmxs.1

PENRHYN DISPUTE. IMPORTATION OF MILITARY THE DISTRICT. WARRANTS ISSUED AGAINST SOME OF THE FRONT. # The importation of military into the Beth- esda district in consequence of the recent dis- turbances at Lord Penrhyn's quarries was con- tinued on Monday, when additional soldiers arrived in Bangor, and were quartered in the Garth Board School. They consist of 180 men of the Lincolnshire Regiment, under Captain Tliorold, who travelled from Preston by a special train. At Bethesda everything was quiet and all the men at work throughout Monday. During the day the Bangor justices held a special court for the purpose of hearing an application by Mr. Hugh Vincent for warrants against some of the workmen alleged to have been implicated in the recent assault on Richard Hughes, a contractor at the quarries. The application was granted. Later in the afternoon, however, the leaders of the men, ncluding Mr. D. R. Daniel and Mr. W. H. Williams. general and financial secretary of the Quarry men's Union respec- tively. had an interview with the Mayor of Bangor, and a decision was arrived at ren- dering formal service or warrants unneces- sary, it being arranged that, conditionally on the mayor refraining from moving \tr00p3 to Bethesda. the men named n the warrants would of their own free will deliver them- selves up at Bangor Police-court on Tues- day' for the purpose of being dealt with for what is alleged against them. This agree- Iment was ratified at a mass meeting of the men held in the evening. The defence to be set up will be directed, not to protect the men from the consequences of any wrong- doing which may be proved against them. but by way of showing in full detail1 the causes which led up to the recent disturbances. CAUSE OF THE TROUBLES. The present disturbance at the Penrhyn Quarries arose thus:—A number of men engaged on several bargains finding they were not making a living wage complained to that effect to the official setter. On coming to their work a day or two afterwards they found the whole of their bargains had been let. without their knowledge, as a contract to a man named Edward Williams, of Pentir. and. not caring to be scattered about the quarry, as would naturally follow the bringing by Wil- liams of his own gang of workmen, they sent in their resignations, and a day or two later were quietly paid off. In the meantime a number of their fellow-workmen had taken the matter up on their behalf, and warned Contractor Williams off the premises, giving him two hours to leave. At the end of that time, Williams having declined to leave, they pursued him. He took refuge in one of the wooden offices scattered about the quarry; but this was wrecked by the men. and Williams dragged out and severely assaulted and chased out of the quarry, a distance of about a mi'e. when he took refuge in a house, and was afterwards conveyed to his home. where be still rcmafns in a somewhat precarious condition. Subse- quently a man volunteered to the press a statement that the attack on Williams was nade by the loafers of the quarry. The state- ment was published, and the man. who gave his name as Richard Hughes, contractor, of Carnarvon, a former partner of Edward Wil- liams, left the village for a day or two. He afterwards returned, and, though warned against doing so, he resumed work at ^Llio quarry, and was treated exactly as WillilRns had been, as were his two sons, who came to his assistance, and compelled to march at the head of a procession of six hundred quarrymen through the principal strests of the village. Returnring to the quarry, the men made a search for three other officials. Two of them escaped, and have since left the district. After a couple of hours' search of the moun- ta-in side, however. the men captured an official named Pierce, and. it is alleged, thrashed him unmercifully, and afterwards marched him through the village. Last Fri- day the management of the quarry applied for warrants for the arrest of the assailants. The police authorities expressed themselves doubt- ful of being able to serve these warrants without a breach of the peace, and applied for the assistance of the military. Hence the importation of troops and the granting of the warrants on Monday as narrated above.

ALLEGED INTIMIDATION, LIVELY SCENES IN COURT. The case of the nineteen Penrhyn quarry- men who are indicted for intimidation in connection with the recent disturbances at the Penrhyn Quarries was opened at the police- court. Bangor, on Tuesday morning. Mr. William George, of the firm of Lloyd-George and Roberts, appeared for the defendants, and Mr. Hugh Vincent, of the firm of Lloyd, Carter, Vincent, and Douglas Jones, prose- cuted. Immediately on taking his seat, the Mayor asked if there wag any application to be made. Mr. Hugh Vincent said he bad an applica- tion to make for the remand of the defendants in the case which was before their worships the previous day. The only evidence neces- sary for that purpose was the sworn evidence already in their worships' possession in the shape of sworn information. His friend. Mr. George, did not object that the defenda-nts should be remanded till Tuesday of next week; this. he thought, would suit all parties. His reason for making the application was that a great many of his witnesses were people who had been assaulted, and were. of coarse, still unable to attend to give evidence, some of them lying seriously hurt. The Mayor: Have all the defendants been arrested ? Mr. George said he would like to have the arrests proved. Some of.the men present had oome there voluntarily, and had no warrant* against them at all, and under those circum- stances he would like to know who was to be proceeded against. Police-sergeant Owen. of Bethesda, was sworn, and called out the names of the men. Mr. George: Your worships will see that there are several persona who have voluntarily oome down to the court at the police-sergeant's request who are not the persons named in the warrants. Polioe-sergeant Owen, in reply to Mr. George, said the men met him at Bethesda Station. The Mayor: They have not been arrested at all? Police-sergeant Owen: No. Mr. George asked that the men whose names did not appear on the warrants should be discharged, as there was no evidence against them. Mr. Vincent argued that the only errors in the warrants were the triviaJ ones of secondary names or names of places. He did not object to the release of the men referred to, bat hit friend must be prepared for the imue of fresh warrants. Mr. George said there was no need for Mr. Vincent to make any threats against him at all. All he bad to do was to prepare his case correctly. The Mayor: The court has decided to release the men named incorrectly in the warrants. (Applause.) It would be for the prosecution, if they thought fit, to issue fresh warrants. Ultimately Mr. George waived one or two of the objections he had raised, and it WH agreed to release three of the men in court, namely. John Parry, Hugh Williama. and David Williams, who were accordingly formally released Mr. George asked that the men whose of the men charged should be remanded on their own recognisances. He took the opportunity to protest against the way in which the military had been sent into the neighbourhood. (Applause.) Mr. Vincent: Of course. Mr. George is per- fectly well aware that the prosecution have nothing to do with bringing the military into the town. Mr. Georga: Oh, haven't they? We will ses about that. Mr. Vinoent: I am sorry to say that, what- ever your views may be upon that. I am bound to oppose the application that these men should be released on their own recog- nisances. I don't ask for heavy bail by any means; but they are all young men. Pro- bably, they aTe not very substantial men— (booing)—and their recognisances are not worth very much. (Booing.) I suggest that somebody else should also be bound over with them that they should appear on the remand day in some small sum. Your worships are, of course, aware that very disorderly scenes have bem taking place. Mr. George: I must really object to that. (Hear. hear.) That is one of the questions which your worships have got to try. There are no disorderly scenes within your worships' cognisance. Mr. Vincent: Your worships have sworn » m before you as to very disorderly ich have taken placo. There can f dow of doubt that they have taken f; rge: I must really protest. -or: I don't think it will prejudice i, if" ge: That is yo credit to my friend, ing what he can to prejudice your minds. v < mt addressed the bench before they :ded on the matter. He had been j jat one of the members of the bench vher-in-law to one of the men who 1 arretted. If that was the case he T ire the gentleman referred to would t i ■: that it was not proper for him to a e bench ve said he was sorry his friend had B i remark, for. as far as he (Mr. C- ■- Id ascertain, no such relationship fii a thought that his friend ought to n. i or the dignity of the court and tl. ;n,nof the bench, who he was refer- ri. "• !str V:n< ? it said that, if what he had Bald s1 was incorrect, he would say no more on that point. Mr. George (warmly): But I think my friend ought to withdraw and to apologise for what he has said. Mr. Vincent (with great heat): Well, I am not going to do so, and I am not going to have you here to bully me. (Derisive laughter in court.) Mr. George (sweetly): My friend is not "hav- ing" me here at all. (Laughter.) The Mayor here appealed to the crowded court to refrain from unseemly demonstra- tions in a court of justice. Mr. George said he must insist on the point raised by Mr. Vincent being cleared up. Mr. Vincent: Well, if I have been mis-in- structed the remark does not apply. The Mayor said the bench would inquire into the matter, and if it was as Mr. Vincent had said, he was sure the magistrate referred to would retire from the bench. The Bench then retired, and after a short absence returned into court, when the Mayor, addressing the defendants, said: "The bench, after considering the application made by Mr. William George on your behalf in the matter of bail. and. in face of the fact that you have surrendered yourselves here after such short notice, will take a lenient view of the case and bind you over III your own recognisence3 in £10 to appear here at eleven o'clock Tuesday week. T hope that this leniency will not be misconstrued and that you will all come here next WWK, and that in the meantime you will behave yourselves and do credit to the quarry, men of the neighbourhood. The defendants were then formally bound o^er in ttieir own recognisances, and the pro- ceedings terminated. SUSPENSION OF WORKMEN. Mr. Young, chief manager of the Penrhyn Slate Quarries, on Tuesday caused to be posted up in the quarries and district the following notice"Inasmuch as a number of the Penrhyn Quarry employes have during the la-st fortnight actively participated in certain acts of violence and intimidation against some of their fellow-workmen and officials, .and to-day nearly all the employes have left their work without leave, notice is hereby given that such employes are sus- pended for fourteen days."

THE T.V.R. STRIKE. In Tuesday's "Times" the following letter appears:— Sir,—The publ'c were indebted to you for much enlightening information, from the pen of your representative on the spot, during the recent labour dispute en the Taff Vale Rail- way. and you may not be indisposed to again open your columns for a word of comment in connection with subsequent developments. It is well known that during the course of the strike many acts of violence were perpe- trated, and several of theaa have now been dealt with before the proper tr bunals. Two of the strikers were sent to prison for three months, because, in the words of the judge, they prevented loyal servants of the company from following their occupation, forcibly ejected them from an engine, maltreated them. tied them together like prisoners, marched them through a populous place, used oppro- brious epithets towards them. and finally took them to a room where they were kept as pri- soners. Another man was oent to prison for one month, with hard labour, for knocking down and kicking a non-strker, the magis- trate characterising the case as one of a very serious nature. The Amalgamated Society of Railway Ser- vants claims t6 represent a large proportion of railwaymen throughout the country, and its attitude in relation to the foregoing circum- stances is instructive, particularly as affect/ng its claim to a character for moderation and its frequent appeals to the sympathies of the public. One would naturally suppose that the society would at least mildly deprecate the over-zealousness of its now incarcerated sup- porters, but, so far from this being the calle. it actually seeks to elevate them to a position of martyrdom, and proposes to give each of them at least £100 as "compensat'on," together with a gold medallion suitably inscribed. Parenthetically. I should like to have a hand in settling the form of that inscription. It is, perhaps, needless to add that the society is not prominent in evincing a desire to give expression to sympathy for the unfortunates who. only desiring to be left in peace and per- mitted to follow their lawful call ng, were maltreated and coerced by acts of savagvy which must be considered a disgrace to any civilised community. Comment is superfluous. The public will judge of the facts, and will bear them in mind when the champions of this aggressive trade union next seek to pose as amiable and harmless mod ators as between their innocent and lamb-like members and the wicked companies. I am yours faithfully, NON-UNIONIST.

WAR OFFICE JAM. COMMISSION AGENT SUES MAKERS. In ther Queen's Bench on Tuesday (before Mr. Justice Darling) Mr. L. F. Harrold, a commission agent, sued Messrs. Stephen and Son, jam makers, oj Gloucester, for com- mission on certain contracts for jam made with War Office last November. Plaintiff alleged that he brought the fact that the War Offic>3 required large quantities of jam in November last to the defendants' manager's notice, and also said. when asked what influence he had, that he had a gentleman in his office who had a cousin in the War OfBceí- In giving judgment for the plaintiff for £43 commission on the first contract only, the Judge said that at this time, when many attacks were made on the War Office, he felt it hiB duty to say that, while no doubt the parties believed the giving of a War Office contract could be influenced, there was not the slightest evidence in that case to show that was 80. The Depart- ment was not influenced in any way.

WAR MINISTERS BOTTLE OF WHISKY. Mr. Winston Churchill lectured on the war at St. James's-hall, London, on Friday night. Of many of the Boer leaders he spoke not unkindly. De Souza, the Transvaal War Minister, was one of those who sought surrep- titiously to cheer the sad lot of the British officers imprisoned in the State Model School at Prsiioria. "He uæd," Mr. Churchill ex- l lained, "to bring us a bottle of whisky con- cealed in his coat tail pocket, which is more than moat Ministers of War would do." Dr. Conan Doyle, who presided at the lecture, told some good anecdotes. A Boer farmer's wife who Uved close by the Waterval encamp- ment told him that those "Tommies" were terrible men and made a great deal of noise. They sang "God Save the Queen," with "Soldiers of the Queen" as an occasional variant, and played practical jokes with their Boer sentries. They constructed on one occa- sion a khaki man, stuffed him with straw, and actually got a sentry to fire on him aa he refused to answer when challenged.

WILL OF MR. EDWARD J. LOWE. Probate of the will has been granted, and the estate has been valued at £50,584 2s. 10d., of Mr. Edward Joseph Lowe, of Shirenewton Hall. Monmouth, J.P., the distinguished meteorologist and author of many scientific works, who died on the 10th of March last, aged 76 years. Mr. E. J. Lowe appoints as executrix and executor hia wife, Mrs. Anne Lowe (daughter of Mr. George Alloock), and Mr. Hugh Lee Pay- ton Lowe (son of the testator), and he bequeaths to an old servant £150 and to his said son the furniture of the rooms occupied by him and the testator's scien- tific instruments, his collection of fossils, and other curiosities, and an annuity of £350 during the life of Mrs. Lowe. Mr. Lowe bequeatMs his principal pictures and books to Mrs. Lowe during her life, and subject to her life interest in trust for his said son Hugh and his grandson, Percival Edward Burst Lowe, eon of the late Arthur Edward Lawson Lowe. The testa- tor's residuary estate is left in trust to pay the income thereof to Mrs. Lowe during her life, and subject to her life interest as to £10,000 for his said son Hugh. and as to the ultimate residue for his said grandson Percival Edward Hurst Lowe.

THE PEER AND 1HE BABY. An extraordinary story of a peer and a baby is reported in the London "Mail." A married couple in London answered an advertisement regarding the adoption of a child. On Wednesday morning a smartly- dressed man drove up to their house, and said he was a peer of the realm. The child was his daughter's and he would give them £300 if they would take the child, which he never wished to hear of again. Eventually the offer was raised to £450. The bargain closed at this, the money was counted out, and the man went away. Later a smartly- attired nurse delivered a chubby boy at the house, and also a case containing the gar- ments necessary for the child until it is four years of age.

NATIONAL EISTEDDFOD MEDAL. The medal of the National Eisteddfod Asso- ciation. designed by Mr. W. Goscombe John, has just been made into a die (under the per- sonal supervision of Mr. John) by Mr. John Pinches, of Oxenden-street. London, at a cost of £100. and all the gold and silver medals awarded in future by the association will be struok from this die. The medals offered by the National Eisteddfod Association, in addi- tion to the money prizes at the 1901 National Eisteddfod, to be held at Merthyr Tydfil, will be the first batch of medals struck from the new die.

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WESLEYAN TWENTIETH CENTURY FUND. SPECIAL CONVENTION AT CARDIFF, A special convention was held at Cardiff on Tuesday by the Wesleyans of the Cardiff and Swansea District, the object being to push for- ward the Twent'^th Century Fund. A servico was held at Wesley Chapel, Charles- street, in the morning, and in the afternoon a meeting was held at Boath-road cliapel. The Rev. W. Maltby presided. An address was given by the Rev. F. L. Wise- man, one of the secretaries of the fund, who said that the district had promised 16,200 guineas, but the due proportion would be about %,000 guineas. The whole fund amounted now to 847,026 guineas promised, of which 380,000 had been paid, and 367,000 was in the banks bearing interest. The Rev Hugh Price Hughes then gave an address advocating the claims ct the fund. He had had moments of deep anxiety about it, j and did not hesitate to say that if there had not been a God-sent impetus at the last con- ference, when a fresh start was made, the movement would hare fizzled out. The period during which the fund was being raised was a testing time for Methodism. He had often noticed that people who talked loudest about holiness were frightful misers, but if a man were not willing to give liberally to his Church funds he was not properly converted. Too many men looked upon the Churches as if they were limited liability companies. if they were limited liability companies. They were what he called commercial Chris- ¡ tians. During the proceedings promises of subscrip- tions were taken, and the total result of the meeting was an addition of 1,050 guineas to the fund. The meeting was well attended. Amongst those present were delegates from circuits in all parts of the district, from. Aber- gavenny to Swansea, Neath, Llanelly, and Haverfordwest. After the convention a tea and reception took plaoe at Andrews'-hall. At the public meeting held in the evening Mr. Slater (of Swansea) presided over a good attendance. The Rev. F. L. Wiseman said that promises from the circuits included the following addi- tions: -Cardiff Wesley, 100 guineas; Penarth. 3»0 guineas; Bridgend, 50 guineas; Ponty- pool, 50 guineas; Swansea, 200 guineas; Neath, 20 guineas; Merthyr, 40 guineas; Aberdare, 50 guineas; Brynmawr, 100 guineas; Brecon, five guineas; Builtli, five guineas; Llanelly, 50 guineas, and Haverfordwest, 50 guineas. The Rev. Dinsdale T. Young spoke upon the objects of the fund, and said that one thing aimed at was to help the children. It was a scandal that Methodist children should be allowed to go to the workhouse (loud applause)—or that any old Methodist should end his days in that abode. One of the objects of the fund was t-o gave relief to pauper Methodism, and another was to help rural Methodism to cut the bigoted sinews of squirearchy and of parsondom in the villages (Applause.) Mr. R. W. Perks, M.P., the founder of the fund. gave an address explaining the objects in view. He had been surprised, he said. to find the power that Nonconformist preachers and deacons and Church officers had upon the electorate, and to find how many men came forward on the eve of an election declaring their sympathy with Nonconformity. (Laugh- ter and applause.) He had met several of those gentlemen, and had mentioned the Twentieth Century Fund to them-(laughter)- he was bound to say with considerable success. They would notice that £ 200,000 of the fund was to be devoted to educational work. The schools of the country ought to be under the popular control of proper locally elected bodies, and released from the withering grasp of the priests of the Church. (Applause.) The Rev. Hugh Price Hughes afterwards took the meeting in hand, and appealed for subscriptions. A large number of promises to the circuit contributions were handed in. and about 450 guineas in extra promises. This brought the total promised extra during the day to 1,500 guineas, and the total amount for the district to 17,700 guineas. During the evening Mr. Lewis Williams said that if Roath-road Chapel would increase its contribution from 3,000 guineas to 3.300 guineas h-5 would see that an additional 200 guineas were added. The proceedings ended with votes of thanks. The contributions from the Cardiff circuits to the fund will be about 10,000 guineas.

ACTION AGAINST A POUND- KEEPER. INTEBKSTING CASE AT BARRY. At the monthly sitting of Barry County- court held on Tuesday, his Honour Judge Owen presiding. An action was brought by Mr. T. R. Thomp- stln, J.P., Erw'rdelyn. Penarth, rgainst Robert Harry, the poundkeeper, Dinas Powis, for 10s., paid under protest for the release of cattle impounded. Mr. Arthur Lewis, B.A.L., appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. J. H. Jones defendsd.—The point involved in the dispute was whether the cattle strayed from the field in which they were grazing on the 25th of Sep- tember to justify their being impounded. The hedges and gate of the field, plaintiff con. tended, were in proper repair, and Mr. Thomp- son swore that it was impossibie for the three heifers in question to get out of the field them- selves, and they must have been driven out. Considerable violence, he added,'>had been used to get the animals over the stile, for hair from the knees of one of the heifers was found adhering to the second bar of the stile. The animals w<re in the pound about twelve hours, and defendant refused to give a. receipt when the money was paid for their liberation.—For the defence, Robert Harry said the heifers were brought to the pound by his son Claude. The damage done by the animals was about £ 1. He bad been poundkeeper for some time. and had charged fees for animals liberated therefrom. He had no knowledge whatever of the heifers in question having been driven out of plaintiff's field.-Clande Harry, defen. dant's son, swore to finding the heifers in his father s field at 5.30 on the morning of Seo- tember 25. He did not know whom they belonged to, and he took them to the pound The animals were afterwards claimed by Mr. Thompson. Robert Harry, jun., was called to preve there was a large gap in the hedge of the defendant s field through which they could have broken through.-His Honour, in giving his decision, said he was satisfied that defen- dant had acted in a mean, cowardly, and dirty manner. He would give his verdict upon the evidence of the first witness (William Mere- dith), who supported the plaintiff's contention that the hedges and stile of the field were intact, and this evidence had not been contra- dicted. There was some ill-feeling between the parties, and he was quite satisfied that it waa by defendant's instigation that this im- proper act had been done. He would order the return of the 10s. paid by the plaintiff under protest, this amount to be included in damages of EZ 2s„ to be paid to Mr. Thomp- son.— Defendant: I am as innocent, your honour, as a babe.-The Judge: Will you hold your tongue, sir?

I DEATH OF A WELL-KNOWN WELSHMAN IN AMERICA. The "Drych" announces of the death of Mr. Richard J. Pugh, of Waterville, who was well known in Welsh circles in the "United States. Mr. Pugh was a. native of Llanbrynmair, and emigrated to America with the late Rev. Samuel Roberts. M.A.. and settled with him in Tennessee. In thø early fifties he removed to Waterville, and during his residence there filled several in-portant offices. He was a pro- minent eisteddfodwr and was a frequent con- tributor to tho Welsh-American press. The deceased was iu%is seventy-eighth year. tributor to tho Welsh-American press. The deceased was itilils seventy-eighth year.

DANCING-ROOM FGR A HOTEL IN THE RHONDDA. APPLICATION TO THE YSTBAD BENCH. '— At Ystrad Police-court on Monday Mr. James Phillips, solicitor, Pontypridd, renewed his application to the Ystrad bench for a. music and dancing licence for the Queen's Hotel, Pentre, licensed to Sidney Jones.—Mr. Phillips said that the application had been made on Thursday last, and since then the premises had been visited by Superintendent Coles. The application would be for a licence for dancing in a room at the hotel on Tuesdays and Thursdays, to commence at 7.30 and to finish at ten o'clock. During those hours no drink would be supplied into the room. He was sur- prised that at the previous application a certain gentleman who sat on the bench should have remarked that such licences were the cause of the downfall of young women. Con- tinuing, Mr. Phillips said that-, he thought Superintendent Coles was satisfied with the room as being suitable for dancing. The police had a right under the licensing laws to visit the room at all times, and if a breach of the law was committed the landlord could be fined after the prosecution had been sanctioned by the district council. By closing the place at ten o'clock the objection that young girls of tender years (sixteen or seventeen) were kept at public-houses until stop-tap was done away with.—The Stipendiary said he supposed that dancing predisposed people to other friendly I transactions.—Superintendent Coles -stated that the only objection he had was the taking of young girls to public-houses. There wero intervals in the entertainments which allowed intervals in the entertainments which allowed the occupants of the room to go out to obtain drinks. Further, there were two windows open. ing from the bar into the room which was pro- posed to be used for dancing through which drinks could be supplied.—Mr. Phillips said they were liable to a fine.-The Stipendiary said it was their duty to take care that such a, thing should not happen.—Mr. Phillips jocu- larly remarked that the windows would be locked up during the dancing and the keys handed to the police.-The Bench refused the application in its present form, but if the applicant chose to modify the room they would again consider it.

I ALLEGED THEFT OF A. FOREIGN OFFICE CODE, ANOTHER ARREST. At Bow-street on Monday Henry Manning. 41. an accountant, of 21, Silver-street, City, was charged on a, warrant with having on November 2 feloniously and without lawful excuse received a. Government telegraph code, stolen outside the United Kingdom.—Mr. Horace Avory, who appeared for the Public Prosecutor, said the prisoner was the person mentioned on Monday when Hodgkinson. the ex-Vice-Consul at Bremerhaven. was before the conrt upon this charge, and was the person with whom Hodgkinson had been in communication with a view to disposing of the secret telegraph code of the Foreign Office. When arrested Manning said that he knew nothing about the book, which had been left with him by Hodgkinson. sealed np in a. parcel, of the contents of which he was entirely ignorant. Evidence would be given. said counsel, on a future occasion showing that this statement was totally untrue, as Manning had been taking an active part in trying to dispose of the book in question.— Inspector Turrell then gave formal evidence of arrest.—Mr. Marsham remanded the accused, and said he would accept bail in JE200 for his appearance.

DOVER CANTEEN CASEw ANOTHEfi COUBT.MABTIAL. A sequel to the A'Beckett court-martial caM occurred at Dover on Monday night, Master- gunner Acheson, R.A.. who was the principal witness against Second-lieutenant P. A'Beckett. R.A., being placed under arrest, pending his trial by court-martial, the Judge Advocate at the War Office having granted the application made by Acheson for such a trial, in order to clear his character of the imputations which, he contended, were made at the A'Beckett court-martial. The preliminary court of inquiry in Acheson's case was held on Monday at Dover Castle, Major Stone. Royal Artillery, presiding It is understood that his trial at the general court-martial, which will be held shortly, will. not be in respect to any charge of concocting or helping to concoct a plot to ruin the officer, but to show whether what he did was in the interests of the public. and whether he was guided only by a sense of duty, as he claims. Those officers who sat on the court-ma'tial for the trial of Lieutenant A'Beckett will be excluded from any part in this new court-martial. in order that it may be entirely unbiassed.

SHOCKING- STORY OF CRITELTT, A shocking casi of cruelty perpetrated by two monsters, Giuseppe Toia and his wife, on their own daughter, has just come to light at Salgareda, a little village near Venice. Strange noises having been heard proceed- ing from a subterranean place, sometimes used as a pig-sty, an officer of gendarmes entered the place, which waa in a state of indescribable fitth, and discovered hoddled up in a corner a creature bearing but a faint resemblance to the human form. It was completely nude, frightfully emaciated, uttered inarticulate sounds, and screamed piteously when the accustomed light dazzled ite atrophied pupils. Investigation revealed the horrible truth that the unforunate creature was the daughter of the Toias, named Toda, now eighteen years of age, but so misshapen, having been buried alive in her horrible prison for the last fifteen years, as to be only 3ft. in height and unable to stand. When three years old the child disappeared. and her parents gave cut that she had been drowned. Several doctors are examining the case, which they consider uniquo in the annals cf physiology. They do not despair of saving the poor victim, and it will be interesting, should she survive, to study the gradual development of her intellectual faculties, which are now con siderably below the standard of most dum* animals. The girl's inhuman parents narrowly escaped lynching, and are now in prison.— "Morning Leader."

•• SHOCKING CRIME AT LEBDS. A shocking crime was perpetrated early on Monday morning in house in St. Ann's-Jane, in the Quarry-hill district of the city, where many Jews and Irish live. An altercation occurred between a Jew named Mark Finestein, the occupier of the house, and a female lodger named Leila Bashman. 11M .woman was lying on a temporary bed in the living-room, and Mrs. Finestein, the wife of the tenant, hearing from upstairs a struggle going on, hurriedly dressed and went down. In the meantime, however, Ba«hman's throat had been cut. and she died immediately. A sicken ng sight was presented as she lay on the bed, with head and throat exposed, the pillow being covered with blood. Finestein said to his wife, "I have killed her. and you must tell nobody, or I will kfti the lot of you." Neighbours .were, however, attracted to the house, and Tinestein, rushing to an attic, attempted to strangle himself with a. rope, but he only partially succeeded. The police subsequently removed him from the premises on an ambulance. At the police-court Finestein was remanded charged with the wilfal murder of Bushmaa.