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THE HOUNSDITCH TRAGEDY. Though the evidence at the opening of the inquest in the Houndsditch tragedy was full of dramatic interest it yielded little of obvious value. It is a fair assumption that the dead man—he who was shot by his friends" by accident- was concerned in what the coroner very properly called the infamous crime in Cutler-street; and it is also clear that he was an alien, that his associates also are aliens, and that they had some potent reason for desiring to keep clear of the hospital. The deceased man, though a fine muscular fellow, had small, soft hands, showing no sign of his having done any manual work "-a circumstance fully in keeping with the general theory of the crime. Here, however, the definite information ends, and we shall have to wait until January 5 before the inquest is resumed. There are a few considerations which arise, quite apart from any question of individual guilt, and which need not wait for the further pro- ceedings in the case. The one concerns the arming of the police. The murdered officers had their truncheons, but truncheons are no more use against seasoned desperadoes armed with revolvers than against unsophisticated colliers armed with stones. These officers were, moreover, sent upon a dangerous task, and those who sent them knew it to be dangerous. Hence, no doubt, it was that three of the five chosen for the task were sergeants. Another point is. why were not other officers in reserve or within call ? As it was, the men were mercilessly shot down, and as the form of crime in which the culprits .were engaged is by no means uncommon a similar slaughter of officers of the law might occur over and over again.

LONDON LETTER «—— A COLUMN OF INTEREST TO ALL OUR READERS. LONDON, Thursday. Sir Clement Kinloch Cooke, M.P., who has written a very appreciative personal sketch of Queen Mary for the North American Review," is probably better qualified than any other member of Par- liament to supply the public with intimate information about her Majesty's tastes and habits. He was on quite confi- dential terms with the Teck family when they lived at White Lodge, Richmond Park, and he was selected to write the official life of Queen Mary's mother, the Duchess of Teck, originally Princess Mary of Cambridge. Sir Clement Kin- loch Cooke was admitted to the friend- ship of the Tecks, and he saw much of Queen Marv both before and after her marriage. Therefore, his personal sketch of her Majesty may be accepted as per- fectly. reliable, both as a general picture and as a detailed study of character. It is a sketch that fully bears out what has been written of the sterling qualities of the Queen-Consort, and is admirably free from the exaggerations and puerilities that too often mar descriptions of Royal personages. Sir Clement Kinloch Cooke is a many-sided man—journalist, author, barrister, and specialist in several ques- tions. He was invited by the Secretary of State to the first Colonial Conference in 1887 as an authority on Australian defence, and has been associated with many important conferences and move- ments. He is one of the Unionist mem- bers for Devonport. GERMANY AND HOLLAND. Ihe 1 imes does well to dircct atten- tion at this moment to the significance of the strengthening of the coastal defences of Holland. This is a matter of vital concern to us, especially as nothing is being done of any consequence to strengthen the defences, of the Nether- lands on the land side. Some time ago a Dutch statesman publicly declared that the Kaiser had called upon the Dutch Government to take these measures under certain threats, which would apnear to have been effective. It is not credible that the works now in progress are approved by the Dutch people. For many a year, as I can vouch myself from per- sonal contact with the Dutch, the possi- bility of being reduced to a province of the German Empire has hung over them like a nightmare. It was a persistent idea of theirs at the time Queen Wil- hetmin" came to the Throne. I visited several of the Dutch cities just before her Coronation, and the detestation of Ger- many was general. It is not likely that the Dutch are any more reconciled now than they were then to the idea of being absorbed by their aggressive Iinneria1 neighbour. Apparently, the Dutcl- Government is too weak to resist the coercive influence brought to bear upor it by the Kaiser, and Belgium, whoso safety is imperilled, cannot be expected to stand up to him. The question is one of supreme moment to us, since Germany is widely suspected of an intention tr jumn the Low Countries in her own good time. REPORT PREMATURE. The statement from Paris that King George and Queen Mary are to visit the French capital after the Coronation is premature. In th?t respect it resembles the story circulated a few days ago that their Majesties had arranged a visit to the Queen of the Netherlands. No such arrangement has been made anywhere But it may be taken for granted thai when the Coronation is over King Georg, and Queen Mary will pay a round oi visits to the European Courts, including those of St. Petersburg, Berlin, and Rome, and that they will also pay a visit to the President of the French Republic in Paris. There will be a most elaborate programme, but it is quite incorrect, a.- I have said, to say that any definite arrangements have yet been made. COST OF THE ELECTION. It is computed that the general elec- tion just closing has been the most expensive held for many years. When the official expenses of candidate are pub- lished they will be found to work out pretty much as ustial. The law keeps a tight hand on the Parlia- mentary candidate, and the long purse is of little avail to a man, because it cannot be used. But for some time the amount of money spent by what may be called extraneous agencies at election time has been steadily increa-iing. Every general elec- tions sees an increase in the number of such organisations, and all are spending money, otherwise thev could not exist. Candidates of every political complexion complain of the evils of overlapping. Often their friends are as embarrassing to them as their enemies. But so long as money can be found for the maintenance of these ever-multiplying agencies, and so long as the law gives them a free run in the constituencies, so long will they live and expand. The particular develop- ment of the present election has been the amount of Parliamentary advertising in the newspaper press. Whole pages have been given up to the re-production of party cries and watchwords and messages. The cost of this must have been enor- mous, as the advertisements have appeared in every grade of publication, from the first-class London and provin- cial dailies to the small weeklies. DEATH OF LADY MEUX. Lady Meux, whose death is announced was formerly an ornament of the stage. Her professional name was Valerie Langdon, and she was famous for her good looks and her vivacity. Her husband. Sir Henry Bruce Meux, was the third and last baronet. He was devotedly attached to his wife, and left her all his wealth, which was mainly derived from the well-known brewing business. Lady Meux had a fine place at Waltham Cross, Theobald's Park, and it was there that the famous Temple Bar. removed from its ancient site opposite the present Law Courts, was re- built. She was a lady of many interests. As Mr. Theobalds," she was an owner of racehorses, but she was also concerned with art and with charities. Some good stories are told of her as a woman of strong character and ready wit. One of the best is of an encounter with the redoubtable J. M. Whistler. They had a little disagreement while she was sitting to him for a portrait. It happened to be the third portrait of her that he was painting, and she is reported to have crushed him with the remark, See here, Jimmy Whistler; you keep a civil tongue in that head of yours, or I will get some- one to finish those portraits you made of me." It is said that her inimitable emphasis on the word finish was too much for Whistler. WHERE TURKEYS COME FROM. Reports from the London markets go to show that the home supply of Christ- mas turkeys is a remarkably good one. It is expected that excellent prices will rule, the reason for this being that the I mild and muggy weather is unfavourable to the quality of the imported birds. Con- siderable consignments of foreign turkeys are reported to have been destroyed, as it was evident that they would not keep in the hands of retailers, to say nothing of the consumers. While the Christmas turkey supply is drawn from a wider area than ever (people would be surprised if they knew where some of the foreign birds do come from), it is gratify- ing to know that the home market is an increasingly prosperous one. The rearing of turkeys on English and Irish farms for Christmas consumption was never so flourishing a business as it is to-day. THE NEW THEATRES. I Theatre managers and the proprietors of music-halls may Avell be better employed in these days than in reviving ¡ the old quarrel about the illegal inclusion of dramatic sketches in variety entertainments. They are both feeling the stress of a new form of competition, viz., the cinematbgraph show. So far it has hit the theatres more severely than the music-halls, but all connected with the latter may look upon cinematograph developments with some apprehension. Every day the so-called electric theatre, with its comfortable appointments and its cheap prices, is becoming a more formid- able competitor. Vocal music is being more and more introduced, and the newer cinematograph shows proudly advertise their "operas" and their "musical come- dies." As for plays." we have had those for some time. No doubt, a new amusement seeking public is being created to some extent, but at the same time it is evident that playgoers and patrons of music-halls are being detached from the old-fashioned places of amuse- ment.

WEDDING OF A WELSH VOCALIST. + LLANBEDR EN FETE FOR THE CEREMONY. Considerable public Interest was taken in the wedding which was solemnised at the village of Llanbedr, near Crickhowell, on Wednesday, when the contracting parties were Mr. George Wolfe Murray, eldest son of Lieutenant-general Sir James* Wolfe Murray, and Miss Katherine Jones, eldest daughter of the late Rev. Thomas Jones (for many years rector of Llanbedr) and Mrs. Jones, of Llanbedr House. The bride is a vocalist of very considerable repute in MR. G. W. MURRAY.. MISS KATHERINE JONES. [Photo, Histed and Co. [Photo, Esme Collings. musical circles. The ancient Church of St. Peter was crowded to its utmost capacity, hundreds of persons being unable to obtain admittance. The village had been gaily decked with buntinf for the occasion. Across the entrance to the residence of the bride was a triumphal arch with the inscriptions, Long life and happiness and May all joy be yours." Near the church entrance was another arch. with the words, Undeb a chariad upon it. The ceremony in the church, which was attended by the elite of the district, was performed by the Rev. D. Saunders Jones, vicar of St. David's. Brecon (uncle of the brirlc), assisted by the Rev. W. Arfon Davies, rector of Llanbedr, and the Rev. D. Williams, of Llar.gyfflach, Swansea (uncle of the bride). The bride looked charming in a white satin oostume, veiled with white aiiiion embroidered with pearls, the bodice being draped with old Brussels lace. She wore a train of silver tissue, covered with old Carrickmacross lace, borne by Miss Lily Meredith, who wore an olrl.fal3hioned long white satin dress, with blue sash anrl net aiifi lace cap. The bride's orna- ments included diamond earrings, the gift of the bridegroom. The bridemaids were the Misses Auriol and Beatrice Jones (sisters of the bride), the Misses Dorothy and Irene Babing- ton Jones (nieces). and Miss Rosamond Attwood, all dressed in blue satin, veiled with ninon, trimmed with silver lace. They wore silver net and lace caps, and carried bou- quets of pink carnations. Captain Reginald Hildyard, of the Royal West Kent Regiment, was best man, and the bride was given away by the Rev. F. Willoughby Jones, rector of Waverton. Cheshire (the bride's step-brother). The church bells rang out merrily at the conclusion of the ceremony, and a reception followed at the residence of the bride's mother. The presents were numerous and of great value. Amongst them were the following:- Bridegroom to the bride, diamond pendant earrings and a sealskin coat; mother of bride, cheque, old silver teapot, silver wine coolers, and old French clock; the Misses Auriol and Beatrice Jones (sisters of bride), old paste and emerald earrings; Mrs. Bell White (bride's stepsister-in-law), cheque for trousseau and set of furs; Mrs. and Miss Irene Babington Jones, diamond crescent brooch. Other presents wero received from Lord and Lady Gianusk, Lord and Lady Llangattock, Lord and Lady Pirrie, their Highnesses the Maharajah and Mahranee of Cooch Behar, Lady Lettice Cholmondeley. Earl and Countess Kinoull, Lady Kemball. Sir Robert and Lady Jardine, Lord and Lady Harlech, Earl and Countes3 Londesborough, Lord Montague of Beaulieu, Sir Edward and Lady Naylor Ley- land. Lord and Lady Clifford of Chudleigh. Sir J. and Lady Rees, the Duchess of Somer- set, the Bishop of Southwark and the Hon. Mrs. Talbot, Lord and Lady St. Davids, the Marchioness of Tweededale, Lord and Lady Tollemache, General Sir Alexander and Lady Tullock, the Earl of Wemvss, Sir Henry and Lady Lilian Yorke, the Crfuntess of Antrim, the Hon. Mabel Bailey, the Hon. Lawrence and Mrs. Brodrick. Signor Roberto Biletta. Mone. Bemberg. Mr. and Mrs. Codrington Crawshay, Sir Warren and Lady Crooke Law- less, the Countess of Chesterfield, Lady Dorothy D'Oyley Carte, Sir Vincent Evans, Lady and Miss Solly-Flood, Mr. and Mrs. Forestier-Walker, and the Hon. and the Misses Blezard. The bride and bridegroom left en route for London, and from thence to the Continent, where the honeymoon will be spent.

¡ HECTOR'S OUTBURST. 4 II HEATED PROTESTS TO THE AUDITOR. The Rector of Dowlais and Mr. T. T. Jen- kins. guardians of Merthyr Union, appeared kins. guardians of Merthyr Union, appeared before the auditor (Mr. Propert) on Wednes- day evening to show cause why they should iiot be surcharged in respect of outdoor relief granted to Jane Evana, a widow, aged 65, of! Ohapel-htreet, Abercanaid, and Caroline Lvans, also a widow, aged 67, of Evans's- Ohapel-htreet, Abercanaid, and Caroline Lvans, also a widow, aged 67, of Evans's- ourt, Penyd"r-ren. Mr. Jenkins explained at length the circum- stances unde" which the relief at Abercanaid n. nad been given. The old woman was crippled and suffered frcm chronic asthma. The Auditor said a habit seemed to have grown up among guardians in these valleys to disburse relief to a mother-in-law who lived with her married daughter and son-in- law, and who claimed to be destitute. Where there was an ample income to maintain a t household without recourse to the rates, it was the duty of the guardians to say that .t was not a proper case for relief. The Rector of Dowlais said th6 auditor was reading into the Poor-law principles of his own, which he had absolutely no right to do, and principles which no practical guar- dian would think of considering. The board do, and principles which no practical guar- dian would think of considering. The board had been hampered for the last two years by principles inculcated into the relieving officers at the audit, and he entered his solemn protest against any surcharge. They were prepared to go on as guardians depending upon the legal advice of their clerk and their own experience, but they were not going to allow themselves to be led off the track by principles laid down by people who had no right to do sa At a later stage the rector became more heated, and tnid auditor remonstrated, and asked him as a member of the cloth to behave himself. The rector, however, still remained belligerent for a while, and the auditor complained that he was most intolerant, adding that he did not think Mr. Williams was treating him with that fairness to which he was entitled. The circumstances incident to the Peny- darren case were detailed, and the auditor promised to give every attention to the facts laid before him.

OVER 35 YEARS' SERVICE. RESIGNATION OF TOWN-CLERK OF SWANSEA. A special private meeting of Swansea Town Council was held on Wednesday. The Mayor having reported to the council t,hat the town- ilerk (Mr. John rhomas) had in- 'ormed him of Ilis desire to facate his posi. ;ion as town- .Ierk, the coun- nl resolved that. in recognition )f the many tervicea r e n iered to the council during a period of ipwards of 35 pears, it be an nstruction to h e borough accountant to pay him upon MR. JOHN THOMAS. [Photo—Chapman. his resignation the sum of £ 1,000. The question of the appointment of a new town-clerk and deputy town-clerk was referred to a special committee of the council. The town-clerk's resignation takes effect in March next. The question of Ms being retained in a consultative capacity will be also considered by the committee.

GOOD-LOOKING WOMAN CHARGED WITH BANK FRAUD. At the Bow-street Police-court on Thurs- day (before Mr. Curtis Bennett, Gertrude Emmeline Decima Williams, aged 28. was brought up on remand charged with obtaining L6 from the Holborn branch of tite Lonudon County and Westminster Bank by means of a worthless cheque. When prisoner, a good-looking young woman, entered the dock, Mr. Barrington Matthews said he appeared on her behalf, and she was willing to plead guilty. The magistrates was about to accept this plea. when it was inti- mated that a further charge would be pre- ferred against prisoner. He then said that that being so, he was afraid the case must be gone into. The second charge had reference to a sum of ten guineas, alleged to have been obtained from the Knightsbndge branch of the Lon- don City and Midland Bank on December 13 by means of a worthless cheque which he ga.ve her believing that she had an account. He identified the cheque issued as having been the one presented to the last witnsis. Replying to Mr. Matthews, witness said he made no inquiries before giving the prisoner the cheque. He was deceived. The Magistrate: how was she dressed? Was she dressedas a servant?—I would not Was she dressedas a servant?—I would not call her stylishly dressed, as it was a wet morning. Detective Grace next deposed to having spoken to prisoner this morning with reference to the second charge. She said, "Yes. it is quite right. I spent the money. I gave L4 for this coat (the one she was wearing), at Swan and Edgar's, £3 for the hat, Ll for the shoes, and £1 for underlinen.' ¡' When formally charged, said witness, she made no reply. This concluded the case, and prisoner was. sent for trial to the sessions. A WELSH GIRL? I Our London correspondent wires:—The police state that the girl Williams is not Welsh. Other information is that she has relatives at Cardiff and Carmarthen.

BOY HIGHWAYMEN. 0 CASES OF PURSE-STEALING AT ABERAVON. Three Aberavon boys-James Price, Timothy Mahoney, and James Sullivan-were each ordered to receive six. strokes of the birch by the local bench on Wednesday for stealing a purse and 5s. 6d. from another boy, Cyril Jonas. The youngsters set upon Jones in the street; one struck him on the head, and while another held him the third took the purse out of his pocket. On another charge of stealing a purse con- taining S5 10s., which the prosecutrix missed while shopping, the boys were ordered to come up for judgment on January 9. They all made certain admissions when arrested, Price saying he took the purse and gave a sovereign to Mahoney, two sovereigns to Mahoney's brother, and two to his mother. The mother of the lad Mahoney said she could do nothing with him, and he and Price were stated to belong to a gang of incor- rigibles who we're constantly committing acts of depredation.

DOLGELLY TRAGEDY. ■ GRAMMAR SCHOOL MASTER FOUND SHOT. At Dolgelly on Monday evening Mr. John Sheldon Furlong, M.A., of Dublin University, was found shot in a lavatory at the Cam- brian Railway Station, with a double- barrelled gun by his side. The deceased had booked for his home at Fairbourne, and before the arrival of the five o'clock train he was seen talking cheerfully with the station-master. Several letters were found near the body. The deceased was classical master at Dol- gelly Grammar School, and captain of the cricket club. He leaves a wife and son.

WELL-KNOWN BARRISTER. DEATH OF MR. CHRISTOPHER JAMES. The death is announced of Mr. Christopher James, the well-known Chancery barrister, who was a native of Swansea and nephew of the late Lord Justice James. The deceased gentleman was much engaged in South Wales litigation. The late Mr. Christopher James was one of the ablest and most successful professional men Swansea has produced. Although his chief male relatives are dead and he left Swansea many years ago, he was connected by marriage with several well-known local families. He was the son of the late Mr. John Williams James, who was a harbour master of Swansea for years, and was brother of Mr. Francis James, who was clerk and solici- tor to the Swansea Harbour Trust before Mr. Talfourd Strick, the present clerk. Mr. Christopher James was a fellow of Caius College, Cambridge, and a bencher of Lincoln's Inn. Ho left Swansea early in life, and was called to the Bar, obtaining an excellent position and considerable emolu- ments as a Chancery barrister in London. His father, Mr. J. W. James, died at Bryn- briallu, the present residence of Colonel Morgan, in 1877, aged 56, and his mother died in 1891. Both were buried in Swansea Ceme- tery. Mr. James lived in London with hie sister. Miss James. There are also two sisters of the deceased barrister residing in Wales, viz., Mrs. E. H. Bath, Alltyferin (Oarm.), late of Swansea, and Mrs. Latimer, wife of Dr. Latimer, Swansea. The deceased was also connected with the late Mr. John Henry Rowlands (Neath), the late Mr. G. B. Brock (Swansea), Mr. Morgan B. Williams (Killay House), and Mr. F. W. Mortimer (St. Helen's-roaxfj.

A GIRL'S DISGUISE. I ARRESTED WANDERING IN MALE ATTIRE. Maud Grace Boardman, a girl of nineteen, who was described as having no occupation and no home, was charged at Marylebone on Wednesday with being found wandering and lodging in the open air. Constable Urquhart said he saw her wandering in male attire in Osnaburgh-street, Regent's Park, about 11.15 the previous night. She did not appear to know where she was, and when questioned said she was looking for a Salvation Army shelter. Finding that she had no home he took her to the station. The Clerk: Did she explain why she was in male attire?—She said she could not agree with her father at home. Inspector Ives said she told him she had adopted male dress for the purpose of running away. Since she had been in custody it had transpired that she was wanted at Bolton. in Lancashire, on a charge of stealing L6 and a. silver watch. The aooused was put back to await the arrival of the police from Bolton.

WEEK BY WEEK. ♦ LIGHTER SIDE OF CURRENT EVENTS. Father Mathew, the famous Irish tem- perance reformer, was of the same stock as the Mathewses of Llandaff. One more for the 'and of white gloves"! The county-court at St. Asaph has been abolished—no business. Heard at Llanelly County-court. Solicitor (to judgment debtor): My client swears that you told him you would never pay him. Debtor (defiantly): Oh, I can swear, too, if it comes to that! A vernacular paper gives chwyrli-gwgan as the Welsh for round-abouts. We can imagine the suggesting that pronouncing the name and going round 111 them produce the same effect. I thought your doctor forbade you to drink beer," remarked one Pontypridd man to another. Yes, he did." was the reply, but just now he's in Edinburgh on a holiday." A large family of small children in River- side was thrown into utter consternation the other evening. A weary nurse told them in a moment of impatience that Father Christ- mas had been killed in an election riot. Freeman, the historian, referring to the Priory at Brecon, said Did Brecon possess only this magnificent object, it would be enough to give it a high archi- tectural place among tcv. ns of its own class." A little boy in Cardiff was home from school. Well, my boy." said the father, a dignified Baptist deacon, "how have you done this term?" The boy looked up proudly, and said, 1 am top dog in Scrip- ture!" There is a place near Bangor Railway Station bearing the pleasant name Nant Uffern (the Hollow of Hell). Uffern is, of course, a corruption of the Latin infernpm. Apparently, we knew nothing of it till the Romans came over. The Welsh farmer is looked on as fair game. At one season his fields are raided for mushrooms, at another for holly. Up at Rhyl the farmers are turning on their persecutors and invoking the aid of the law. In one case a large wagon full of holly was seized. There seems to be some danger that Porth- cawl will explode with pride. Porthcawl has a little paper which in its last number exclaims: Now that we nave election results shown on a screen (the same as in other towns) we are getting more like London every day Life is becoming very complicated. A Car- diff grocer recently had a note from a lady to supply the foRowing" One pound of bacon with no bone, one pound of butter that will spread, one pound of tea. paper not to be weighed, one pound of ham. machine-cut." A well-known Cardiff music teacher was giving a lesson at Cathedral-road the other evening when the harmony'was rudely inter- rupted by a chimney crashing through the roof of his pupil's residence. I have often wished," he said. to bring the house down, but not like this." During the reign of Edward 1. Aberystwyth Castle was the prison for all prisoners in the district between the Rivers Aeron and Dovey, and there is a record that an abbot of Strata Florida died in the dungeon there. Four French prisoners from Agincourt were kept in the castle for three weeks in 1416. An old handbill about lost sheep reads delightfully as follows:— Lost soposed to be astrayed out of the near Crossly Cylog of William Morgan in which was two rams and one black you; also a remarkall you that ass her hed a one side as if her neck was disjoint 6hort laile and two or three a slit in the left year of um all. One Welshman who became a member of Parliament quite recently did so against the NA§hc,s of his wife. She is an ardent Unionist -so ardent that she had no sympathy what- ever with the candidature of her husband, who was standing as a Radical, and she frankly hoped he would lose, but he didn't: he won the seat. A correspondent in a Yorkshire paper challenges the statement that the British Welshman is a red man, the Jberian or Spanish Welshman a black man. He says that in North Wales he is asd, in the South he. is dark, but that is the case in the Iberian peninsula itself, where both red and dark coloured men 'are met with. A much-beloved Roman Catholic priest is dead in the person of Father Jones, of Holy- well. He was a great-grandson of Dafydd Cadwaladr, a famous Calvinistic Methodist preacher of his day. He was being educated at Oxford when he turned Romeward, and was received (it is stated) by Cardinal New- man himself. Mr. and Mrs. Jones, of Barton-on-Humber. are running strong. They have just celebrated their seventieth wedding anni- versary, and have receiied a letter of kindly congratulation on this remarkable occa- sion from the King. Jones himself is (;4, yet he walked to the poll at the recent elec- tion. Only Celtic blood could have done that. Local tradition is tenacious. When the late Lord Glanusk and his sons were once shoot- ing in the Gaer Valley, Breconshire, they came across a curious plant, which a resi- dent told them was called" Danes' blood." as it only grew where Danes had been slain. It seems that the Danes made a predatory expedition to that quarter more than a thousand years ago. The legend is known elsewhere than at Gaer. Above the doorway of a disused smithy near St. Hilary, in the Vale of Glamorgan. there is a tablet which bears the following appropriate englyn:— Diau fed dwylo diwyd-y gofaint, Yn gyfoeth i'r hollfyd: Yn gaeth heb of-gweithian byd A safent yn ddisyfyd. A reader would like to know who is the author of this beautiful englyn. A correspondent in an English periodical makes a ludicrous mistake. He says, "In the interesting work of -Lady Llanover, The Life and Correspondence of Mrs. Delany. reference is made to Sir Fon as a genea- logical authority in respect to a family from North Wales. I am unable to discover the work so referred to." Of course, Sir Fon" i3 not a knightly authority on genealogical matters, but the Welsh name of the Isle of Anglesea. There has just been issued by the Oxford University Press a valuable publication. The Tudor and Stuart Proclamations (1485-1714)," which Mr. Robert Steele has calendared under the direction of the Earl of Crawford, K.T. Apart from the historical value of the book. the illustrations of the Royal Arms are of great interest to Wales. for it will be noticed that the Welsh Dragon takes the position of honour as against the English Lion. When the general election took place last January Wales wouldn't look at any candi- date who bore the name of Edwards. Both Sir Frank Edwards (in Breconshire) ai,nd Mr. Clem Edwards (in Denbighshire) were beaten by Conservatives. This time Wales has changed in a remarkable way. Radnorshire restored Sir Frank Edwards to his former position; East Glamorgan took Mr. Clem Edwards to its heart, and in Mid-Glamorgan Mr. J. Hugh Edwards was preferred to the Socialist. But why is Wales so fickle? There is a house now standing in Bridge- street, Aberystwyth, where Keble was the guest of the owner, the Rev. Thomas Richards (Carrog). Isaac Williams, of the Oxford Movement fame. was also a guest on the same occasion. A trip to the Devil" Bridge inspired Keble to write the poem 1Il -re The Christian Year which begins. NVII' p,, It is thy favour'd haunt, Eternal Voice? was after making the ascent of ■that he wrote the poem, Go up and ^'al the new-born rill." A purist utters a protest against the ma- treatment of place-names in Glamorga Instead of Heol-y-cyw we have Heolyciw a Heolycue: instead of Brynmenyn we n Brynmenin; Llanedarne instead of Ldl& edeyrn; Llangonoyd instead of Llangynwyc Lisvane instead of Llysfaen, and Cr5*SI^n_ instead of Croesfaen. There ought to De a society for dealing with these things, oniy it is to be feared that its operations wouin be futile unless it were empowered to use firearms or some form of mediaeval torture. When the Rebecca Riots in 1843 were a their height Carmarthen was the scene..nT1 many of the depredations. In connec with the attack of Rebecca and daughters on the workhouse an am storv is told. Whilst they were in f of the building, revelling in tfj6irDra4?oon8 doing damage, the 4th Light picrhtv arrived. A panic ensued, and abot- were arrested. Enclosed withm the workhouse they expected no5 instant death, and it is recorded <HI." man actually fell flat on his face that he might not see the Dragoons cut off his head! ,,Ol a Of course, nothing of the kirm beyond handing the prisoners over to the local authorities to be dealt wit • In a tract of country P^P^^eshi^ the of races as we find I f y great place-names cannot fail to oe o int«re3t. Th. 5"'C"hav.° their »>«* ■» «}• many names we find beginning such as Kilsetty. Next came the Ce ts, w^th their Crick. Pen. Port, and :Pwll The Norsemen's "ton" also prevails. Thus We have Trefmawr, now Moreston, and Tref-„olS, Corston, and other hybrid names. Tho presence of the Danes can be traced by such names as Tenby (Dane-bi), their chief settlement, and Skyrme. Js still a common family name m Pembroke- shire. and means a giant (skroemi). The Flemings left but little.,trace m the way Gf names, though Flimston was probably named after William le- Fleming.

A COLONIAL PROBLEM. A problem, partly educational and partly civic, is presented by the constant .1 influx of alien immigrants into Canada. During the years 1908-9 nearly 400,000 II people entered Canada of whom the greater number were from the British Isles or the United States, but consider- ably over one-fourth—118,000 to be pre- cise—were from Continental Europe, including 21,000 Galicians, 15,000 Italians, 10,000 Russians, and other nationalities in smaller number. Most of them went to the great wheat lands of Manitoba or further West, and it is there that the problem chiefly arises. They appear to be in the main a desirable class of immigrants, and they are likely to take I high rank as wealth-producers, but they are deficient in knowledge of the insti- tutions and of the underlying principles of the social order of the Anglo-Saxon race. In some instances they form con- siderable alien groups—colonies they might almost be called-and it is stated that one-third of the constituencies of Manitoba are already controlled by the Galician vote, while in Winnipeg itself there is a demand for bilingual schools on account of the large number of children who cannot speak English. So far as the standard of living, the civic ideals, and the moral discipline of the new-comers are equal to the average there is no need for concern: but for the rest it is neces- sary only to point to the grave character of the alien problem in the industrial centres of the United States, where the new-comers of non-Teutonic extraction often fail to assimilate to the rest of I the population, and are a menace to industrial standards. A demand is I growing up that this immigration I should be stopped. The negro problem may also b.e quoted for illustration. The same evil exists-in its elements at least-in the East End of London, but it is of less account than it might be owing to the fact that the aliens in question confine themselves, or nearly so, to the parishes east of the Tower. It is recog- nised in Canada that if the new-comers are to become a useful part of the body politic they must be able to conform to Anglo-Saxon ideals. To eliminate their nationality would be a gratuitous and hopeless undertaking, but short of that there is much that ought to be done, and with this object in view the authorities of Trinity College, Toronto, a Church of England foundation, have resolved upon the bold enterprise of extending their operations in the form of a sort of educa- tional mission among the new-comers of the midclle-east of the Dominion.

HOSPITAL REFORM. An important movement in the direc- tion of hospital reform, and, incidentally, of charity organisation also, is promised in the appointment of a committee of inquiry into the out-patient systems at the Metropolitan hospitals. More pre- cisely, the committee will consider "the circumstances and conditions under which patients are admitted to the casualty and out-patient departments of the London (voluntary hospitals," and especially what I precautions are taken to prevent the admission of persons who are unsuitable, and whether adequate provision is made for the admission of such persons as are suitable." Such a comprehensive inquiry on a voluntary and unofficial basis is made possible only by the existence of King Edward's Hospital Fund for London, the governors of which have appointed Lord Mersey, Lord Northcote, and the Bishop of Stepney to conduct it. Quite a number of subjects of urgent reform come more or less within the range of inquiry, or the solution of which should be assisted by the inquiry, and the outcome ought to be of great service to provincial as well as Metropolitan medical charities. One question which has but lately become urgent has reference to the treatment in hospital of school-children —an outcome of the medical inspection which was made compulsory under recent legislation. How important the question has become may be gathered from the resolution just passed by the honorary medical council of the Royal Surrey County Hospital, Guildford, declaring that the use of the hospital for the gratuitous treatment of school children found on medical inspection to be defec- tive "is entirely against the interests of the institution and the whole medical profession. In view of the fact that education authorities are empowered by law to make proper provision for the treatment of such children, the medical council of this hospital have requested the management committee to intimate to the local education authorities that their children cannot be treated in the ordi- nary way at the hospital. It is evident that some reform, comprehensive and sweeping, has become necessary. I .*»

DUST IN THEIR EYES. MAGISTRATE'S REJOINDER TO PLAUSIBLE ALIEN. Remarkable revelations were made during I the hearing of an application at Manchester Police-court the other day in which Rebecca Edinoff, of Cheetham, asked for a mainten- ance order against her husband. Max Morris Edinoff. who has been living in London. Mr. Wise, for the complainant, stated that defendant four years ago left his wife (to ^hom he was married in 1904), and went to America. It appeared that he got married there, but following this he came back to London and married some other woman. He was prosecuted in London for bigamy, and was sentenced to a term of imprisonment. For a short time he lived with his first I wife, but then went back to London to the other woman, and took her to Paris, after- wards re-appearing in London. Edinoff represented that the eomplainant sent him to Paris to get a Jewish divorce. He admitted he was lodging with the second woman he married. They had a shop in London, but this, he said, belonged to the woman, to whom he paid 4s. a week for lodgings, while he paid what he could for food. Edinoff added that he only got small wages, as he was simply a learner at his trade. The Chairman: You are throwing, or are trying to throw, dust in our eyes. You have forgotten more than some men have ever learned. The Magistrates ordered "Edinoff to pay 10s. a week to his wife, and allowed her the custody of the child.

SLOUGH OF DESPOND." STATE OF OLD CARDIGANSHIRE ROADS. A committee meeting of the Cardiganshire Town Council was held on Wednesday. Mr. E. Ceredig Evans (mayor) presidirig. The report of the sub-committee appointea to inspect the main roads leading into Cardi- gan was gone into. The Mayor said the com- mittee thought the worst portion was from Cardigan to Sarnau. The road from Gogerddan to Newcastle Emlyn was very fair and much better than from Cardigan to Gogerddan, but the Slough of Despond" was undoubtedly the portion of the road at Llechryd, as it was almost impossible to get over it. The county council were going to have that portion re-constructed. The road between Tanygroes and Bwlchygroes J was equally as bad as at Llechryd, and other roads were also in a very bad state. It was resolved that the sub-committee draw up a report and forward the same to the main roads committee.

DIED UNDER CHLOROFORM HOSPITAL OPERATION ON A CHILD AT NEWPORT. I Mr. Lyndon Moore held an inquest at Newport on Wednesday on the body of George Henry Gingell Horton. aged two years and four months, of 55, Emlyn-street. The child had been taken to Newport Hos- pital to have an operation performed for phimosis. Dr. Lang, one of the house surgeons, gave the child an anaesthetic, but apparently it died a quarter of an hour later. Dr. Joubert. assistant-surgeon, said it was found by post-mortem examination that the patient was suffering from status lymphati- cus—an affection of the thymos gland- which chloroform had a depressing effect upon, and this. coupled with the depression of the heart which the anaesthetic usually produced, was sufficient to cause death. The jury found accordingly, and ejno- pathised with the parents.

"WORRIED TO DEATH." « LONDON MANAGER WHO TOOK OPIUM. An opium poisoning tragedy was investi- gated by the coroner at Hammersmith on Tuesday, the inquest being held on James Wilfred Innes-Hayes, aged 50, advertisement manager, late of Disraeli-gardens, Putney. The widow stated that her husband's original name was Morris, but he changed it by deed-poll. He had taken too much to drink, and was very worried by business and financial matters. He had threatened suicide some three months ago. On Thursday night last he jumped out of bed suddenly and said he would end it all, but she persuaded him to do nothing rash. On Friday evening her husband came home about 7.30, and after having supper wrote some letters and went out again for more drink. He went to bed about ten o'clock, remarking to her: Don't wake me until the morning, as I am tired." The witness, how- ever, went into the room about eleven o'clock, and saw three bottles on the table by the side of the bed labelled "Laudanum." There was also some brown-looking liquid in a glass. She called a doctor, and he, after administering an emetic, ordered her hus- band's removal to the West London Hospital, but he died on the way. The witness also found another empty laudanum bottle in a drawer. The witness said that she was the third wife of Innes-Hayes. and his compound name was taken at the request of a former wife. I A constable said that on searching the flat he found a letter addressed to the coroner, in which Innes-Hayea wrote: There is no need for a post-mortem. I have taken the contents of bottles on the chair, and am tired of life.—J. W. Morris." The widow explained that her husband used the name of Morris for business pur- poses, and was also privately known to his friends by that name. To Mr. Moorcp editor of the Playgoer," her husband wrote: 1 have worried of late, and cannot stand this any longer. I am ending my life." To a Mrs Campbell he wrote: 1 am worried to death, and am seeking the unknown world, so good- bye." Mr. Harry Vernon Moore, editor of the I Playgoer," said that the man's business affairs were all in good order so far as the paper was concerned, but the witness knew he had been worried financially. Dr. Hillstead, of Putney, said Innes-Hayes was semi-conscious when the witness arrived, but was able to tell him that he had taken the contents of the laudanum bottles, wnich contained aboui 88 grains of opium-a fatal dose. He also said he took the poison because of worry. Death was due to opium poisoning. The jury returned a verdict of Suicide whilst temporarily insane." whilst temporarily insane."

HONEYMOON IN CWMDARE. WIFE COMPLAINS OF DESERTION. I Alice Davies, of Miskin, summoned her hus- I band. James Davies, for desertion at Aber- I cynon on Thursday. I Mr. T. Prosser. Aberdare, appeared for complainant, and Mr. S. Shipton, Mountain Ash, for defendant. Mr. Prosser said that the parties, who had been previously married, became united only in August last. They went to Cwmdare for a few days, and then went to Milford Haven for their holidays. (Laughter.) Sir Marchant (surprised): Cwmdare! (Laughter.) I can't understand a newly- married couple going to Cwmdare for their honeymoon. (Laughter.) Proceeding, Mr. Prosser said the trouble arose soon after the parties came to live at Mountain Ash. One of defendant's children was an imbecile, and he had promised to get the lad put away in a home, and also dis- miss the housekeeper who had looked after defendant's home prior to his marriage. This he had not done, however, and the boy slept with his father, and witness had to sleep with the housekeeper. On one occasion he gave her a sovereign, and told her to pick up her traps and clear out. He went I upstairs, intending to get her portmanteau, but he failed to find it. He. however, threw down the housekeeper's clothes. (Laughter.) Complainant subsequently left, Complainant bore out her advocate's state- ment, and said she had been forced to leave her husband. She went to Newport, and afterwards to a mother-in-law at Hereford. Sir Marchant: And you came back alive? (Laughter.)—Yes, sir. Proceeding, witness said defendant had never given her any money, and on one occasion, when she asked him for a penny to get pills, he said I would give you six- pence if I thought it would poison you." Sir Marchant: Very likely. (Laughter.) Complainant added that she had known the defendant for six months before they were married. Sir Marchant dismissed the case, telling the couple to make it up.