The Cardiff Times

Three men were scalded to death in a Scotch dis- tillery on Saturday, in consequence of the bursting of a large vessel containing boiling wash.

FRTDAY, JULY 29, 1864. THE MERTHYR DEATH RATE. A SUPERSTITIOUS person visiting the Merthyr graveyard would frequently be startled to see a grim-visaged old man wandering about in that lonely spot among the crumbling ralics of mor- tality, and passing slowly from one tombstone to another with the assistance of a long iron rod. The imagination at once conjures up the idea that old Father Time is there seen stalking in the midst of his handiwork, and viewing his stock in trade, or that Ezekiel of old has revisited the earth, measuring-rod in hand. Nothing of the kind, however. The solitary old man is only the parish sexton, who every now and then may be seen boring his iron rod into a grave, till the hollow sound made by its grating against a coffin shows the depth of the ghastly contents, and as Jhe withdraws his official staff a noisome steach is said to follow it, so offensive in fact as to have called forth public complaint. A graveyard within the limits of the town and in whJbh burials still take place, cannot be conducive to health, but it would be well if this were the only evil in the neighbourhood, for the unusually high rate of mortality in the Merthyr district has attracted the attention of the Government, and a searching investigation into the cause of the i. deatbs will forthwith be made. It was recently announced at a meeting of the Merthyr Board of Guardians that small-pox had made its appearance in the district and threatened to become epidemical, and a medical gentleman stated it to be the result of his experience that this disease paid a regular visit to Merthyr about once in six years, and that last year scarlet fever was the prevalent sceurge. He also asserted, as we stated last week, that the numerical pro- portion of children born over those vaccinated was very great, consequently the board ordered inquiries to be made into cases of neglected vac- cination, with a view to prosecution, At a late meeting of the Merthyr Board of Healthy the Surveyer reported the following to be the condi- tion of about twenty houses, which be inspected after their state hadj.been^represented to the Board by letter:— "These houses have each two rooms—a living room and a chamber—and several circumstances contri- bute to affect injuriously the health of the inhabitants thereof. Ist. The houses have no back doors or windows, and are therefore without thorough ventilation or private yards. 2nd. There are no water closets provided for the use of the inhabitants, therefore human ordure is secreted within the rooms during the clav, filling the houses with poisonous effluvium. 3rd. There is no underground drainage the open gutters therefore receive the slops, which partially evaporate and tend to poison the ex- ternal atmosphere. 4th. Many of the living rooms are barely six feet in height, and the bedrooms are still lower." After drawing the above Aroadian picture, the el Surveyor adds Bnt bad as is this state of things, there are many other houses in courts and alleys in Dowlais in equally as bad, if not worse circumstances." Not only is Dowlais undrained, but there is scarcely any efficient drainage in Merthyr, a scheme to remedy the evil being now before the Board of Health, who at present labour under a responsibility heavier than any other public body in South Wales, having so many lives under their care. The inefficient drainage a portion of Mer- thyr possesses, does nearly as much harm as good, most of it being discharged into the Taff within the limits of the town, and in the summer months the river is a shallow stream easily forded by pedestrians, who are happy if they cross it above the points of outfall of the sewage and not C, below, as all those who have taken one of the paths to the rifle butts can testify to their sorrow. The last census returns show that the Merthyr Superintendent Registrar's District is more thickly populated than any other in Wales, yet we do not know a town in South Wales containing more than six thousand inhabitants which is in the same condition as Merthyr, with respect to its sanatory arrangements, which is probably in such a backward state in consequence of the un- precedentedly rapid growth of population, and increase of commercial prosperity. At the pre- sent time, as the reports of the Local Boards have proved, there is in the Merthyr district bad drain- age, neglected vaccination, overcrowded popula- tion, an outbreak of infectious disease, and op- pressively hot weather, being all the conditions ne- cessary to breed a pestilence, conditions which a few years since invited the cholera to the town, when death reigned in every street, levying a far more horrible and merciless tax than will be ne- cessary to prevent a second visit. In the matter of the hotbeds of disease at Dowlais, the Board of Health ordered remedies to be applied, and as the same rule should apply in all oases, it is desirable that every one of the numerous Similar instances in the district be re- ported by the officer appointed for the purpose, and the pollution forthwith removed. Although there is no doubt the gentlemen composing the Board of Health are carrying on the drainage scheme with all possible rapidity, so as to place the lives of their constituents on a safer footing before next summer, the statistics given above show the necessity for individual effort by every householder; to keep his own premises as tho- roughly cleansed and as free from decaying organic matter as the want of drainage will allow. One fact stands out in' the brightest relief in this dismal picture, and that is the good supply of clear and pure water in Merthyr, which is carried into some of the very poorest neighbour- hoods, where many of the residents do not under- stand its application to a useful purpose. In some of the oottages so supplied, barelegged n cle, children can be seen running about, their faces soarcely visible through encrusted dirt. Here then is noble and practical work for our teachers of religion, who could not be unkindly received when they go and reason with parents to care for the health and happiness of their own children, especially when it costs nobody a penny. The practioal character of our local ministry exhi- bited itself to advantage when so many of them thanked Mr. Cooper at the close of his last lecture here, a lecture which taught the truth that no one was a Christian who did not habitually re- lieve the bodily wants of the suffering poor, and visit the widow and the fatherless in their afflic- tion; so the gentlemen who returned their warmest thanks on that occasion will be de- j lighted to see the opening for their exertioas j which we have pointed out. The facts at which we have hurriedly glanced have attracted considerable attention on the part of the thinking public, as well as of the press, and have called forth the investigation of the Government; still the good water supply, and many other precedents, give the Merthyr public [ confidence that their respected local authorities are fully equal to their serious responsibilities, now that all recorded statistics of the causes of disease prove that life and death may be banging upon their movements.

MERTHYR LOCAL INTELLIGENCE. ACCIDENT.—On Saturday, a young man named Jones, working in the old pit of the Penydarren- Dowlais mines, was killed by a fall of ccal, which crushed his arm and head, producing instantaneous death. SUDDEN DEATH.—Mr. Hughes, the landlord of the King's Head inn, died suddenly on Saturday, whilst he was conversing with a gentleman in his bar parlour. The sad event has created quite a sensation. BOARD OF GUAKDIANS.—The meeting of the Board of Guardians was held on Saturday, G. Clark, Esq., in the chair. In compliance with the orders of the Board, the relieving oficers reported large numbers of persons with children of all ages not ytt vaccina- ted, and the Board ordered such as neglected vac- cination after the next appointed day for the per- formance of that operation to be prosecuted. It is believed that there are many thousands hfere who have not been vaccinated, and small-pox having al- ready made its appearance in the town, it is feared that in consequence of this neglect we shall be visited with an epidemic. The sanitary condition of the town is indeed most alarming, and very serious re- sults may be feared should this dreadfully hot weather long continue.

ABERDARE. FATAL ACCIDEKT.—John Price, mason, fifty years of age, was riding on a buffer of one of the trucks in a train, at Llwydcoed, on the Aberdare Iron Com- pany's Railway, on Saturday, when it was shunting. One of the sudden jerks, which are thea unavoidable, threw him off, and falling; lengthways on the rail, he was run over by the train and killed on the spot. Much as one must deplore such a sad event, it is not too much to say that they are only the Datural re- suifs of such recklessness. BOABD OF HEALTH.—The meeting of the Local Board of Health was held cn Thursday week. There was no business of importance transacted, but a brief discussion took place upan the foul condition of the Dare River, which passes through the town, re- ceiving in its course the drainage of the public slaughter-bouses. The odours from this river-a hu,-e open sewer is the more appropriate term—in these hot days are most/abominable, and though this was admitted on all hands, yet the Bwrd found that it could do nothing in the matter for the sanitary relief of their .constituents.

PENARTH. Pic-nics, tea parties, cricket matches are the order of the day here. During the last few weeks crowds of people visit this place for the purpose of inhaling the fresh air, free from the smothering dust, and enjoy the luxury of a batb. On Tuesday week all the children attending the Llandaff National School had a pic-nic in a field near the beach, which was prepared fer them by the liberality of the Bishop. The children were brought down by the Penarth Railway to Cogan PJi, where they were formed into a procession and marched throngh the streets down to the beach. After doing justice to the excellent spread which was placed before tbem, the rest of the afternoon was pleasantly spent by the youngsters, who seemed to be delighted with their treat. On Wednesday week a tea meeting was held in a tent behind the Ship Hotel. The object of this tea meeting was to liquidate the debt which remains on the Llandough Baptist chapel. An immense number attended t) partake of the cheering cup. There was a plentiful supply of everything except water, which was scarce owing to the drought, and some deficiency in the pipes of the water works. After tea a meet- ing was held in the open air, the Rev. N. Thomas occupying the chair, when several addresses were delivered by different ministers. The meeting broke up as the shades of evening began to fall. A CRICKET MATCH took place the same day, be- tween the Penarth and Roath clubs, on Landough moors. The match was a drawn one. The parties were obliged to part earlier than they intended, as the tide, which was very high, took possession of their ground. The playing was excellent. CRUELTY TO ANIMALS.—A man who is employed in superintending the stud of donkeys on the beach at Penarth was charged with ill-using one of the animals, and was fined in the sum of X5 and costs. The information was laid by two gentlemen who wit- nessed the act of cruelty. An agent for the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals is wanted in Cardiff and its vicinity. It is a great pity to see these patient and docile creatures iU-treated as they are. Ax INCORRIGIBLE OFFENDER.—Some time ago an account of an extraordinary pig robbery appeared in the Cardiff Times, of which offence an old man, of the name of Lewis Thomas, was convicted at the Epiphany quarter sessions, and suffered three months' imprisonment; but it appears that it had but little effect on the boary-headed offender, for no sooner had he come out than he commenced his old trade. At last he was caught cutting trees, the pro. perty of K. F. L. Jenner, Esq. He was brought be- fore the magistrates at^Penarth for this offence, and sentenced to three months' imprisonment. On Saturday evening several show men pitched their tents here. Wild beasts and various other things were exhibited, in a field near the Albion Hotel. They were well patronised, as also were the swinging boats and rifle galleries.

BRIDGEND. THE MARKET.—On Saturday last the market was well attended. The meat and provision market was supplied with an average quantity. The following were the prices :-Beef, 7d. to 8d. per lb.; mutton, 7jd. to 8 £ d.; veal, 7d, to 8d. per Ib.; lamb, 9d. per lb.; pork, CA-d. to 7d.; fowls, 3s. 6d. to 4s. 6d. per couple; ducks, 4s. 6d. to 5s. per couple; eggs, lOd. per dozen butter, Is. Id. to Is. 2d. per lb. Oats, 2s. 3d. to 3s. per bushel. BRIDGEND AND COWBRIDGE UNION.—The usual meeting of the Guardians took place on Saturday last, J. C. Nicholl, Esq., in the chair. The master reported the number of inmates to be 84; corres- ponding week last year, 91; admitted daring the week, 5; discharged, 3 vagrants relieved during the week, 17; lunatics in the house, 3; children attend- ing school, 27; receiving industrial training, 4. MAD DOG.-The inhabitants of Bridgend were greatly alarmed by the appearance of a mad dog going about their premises this week. Tney gave in- formation to the police, who shot the animal in an outhouse belonging to Mr. David. The dog had evi- dently been mad for several days, as he had eaten the greater portion of his tail. PETTY SESSIONS.—SATURDAY. (Before R. FRANKLIN, Esq., the Rev. C. R. KNIGHTJ and Col. T. M. MORSE.) Edward David, publican, Bridgend, was summoned by Ellen Evans, Old Castle, Bridgend, for assaulting her. Case dismissed for want of evidence. John Hopkin, puddler, Maesteg, was summoned by James Brown, forge manager, Maesteg, for absenting himself from his work without notice. Complainant did not wish to press the charge, and defendant was fined 4d. and 9s. 2d. costs. Patrick Niagle and Austie Brian of Maesteg, were summoned by John Bryan, for destroying 350 cabbage plants. Fined 91 5s. lOd. each, and 14s. 2d. costs, or one month's hard labour. Patrick Niagle did r.ot appear to the summons. Thomas Austin and John Looney were brought up in custody of the police, charged with being drunk and riot- ous at Bridgend. Austin, seven days' hard labour, and Looney fined 5s. 6d., aud 4s. 6d. costs. Thomas Walters, labourer, Bridgend, was brought up in custody of the police, charged with being drunk and riotous. As be was an old offender, he was committed to seven days' hard labour. Phillip Jones of Taibach. appeared to his bail for steal- ing peas from the garden of Mr. W. Grey, colliery agent, Taiback. Fined £1 13s.' 6d., and 6s. 6d. costs.

PORT TALBOT. RAILWAY COLLISION.—On Saturday, the coal train running between Swansea and Stormy, and calling at the siding connected with the Morfa Colliery, and belonging to Messrs. Vivian and Sons, in parsing that station, between which and Pyle the traffic is worked on a single line, entered a siding in which were standing five goods waggons close to the stops, and ran into them absolutely smashing some of them into small pieces, and at the same time de- stroying the crossing and buffer gates. Fortunately no lives were sacrificed, though the large engine was much damaged.

PONTYPRIDD. CHURCH SCHOOLS.—The schools lately opened here in connection with the: Established Church have filled, thus proving that church schools were wanted and are appreciated. The schools are at present held in hired rooms, but it is intended eventually to appeal to the liberality of the churchmen of the dis- triet and of those who are connected with it by ties J of property for assistance towards erecting proper ¡. school buildings. BOARD OF GUARDIANS.—The monthly meeting was held on Wednesday. Present—W. Perkins, Esq. (chairman), Messrs. Maddicks, Penn, Fowler, D. Davies (Cwm), Richard Morgan (Ystrad), E. Thomas, T. Williams (Lan), D. Davies (Penrbiwfer), D. Davies (Gellywion), M. Morgan, Jones, D. Thomas, Evans, and T. Thomas. Mr. Maddicks asked if the amounts ordered to be paid by the Poor-law Board by the Cardiff and Merthyr Unions respectively, on the adjustment of the interests of this union in those unions, had been paid pursuant to such order. The Clerk replied that he Had informed the Cardiff Board that the deductions sought to be claimed could not be entertained, and bad requested pay- ment of the balance. The Merthyr union bad not paid, although he had written requesting them to do so. The subject was ordered to be mentioned at the next meeting of the Board. A mass of notices from Superintendent Thomas, the inspector of nui- sances for the parishes of Llanwonno and Llantwit- vardre, were read, ani proceedings ordered to be taken against the parties so regardless of net only their own but their neighbours' health and comfort. Two of the medical officers (whose names did not transpire) having neglected to send their district medical relief books, the clerk was ordered to write and inform them of the inconvenience consequent thereupon, and request them to send their books punctually in future. The board broke up before twelve o'clock. ———

BLAINA. CLUB FESTIVITY.—On Saturday last the Orange Brothers" celebrated their anniversary. They met at their Lodge at the Lower Lion Hotel, at 10 a.m., and after forming in procession, headed by the Beau- ford band, marched to the Baptist Chapel, near the Blaina Inn, where the Rev. — Phillips, of Maesteg, delivered an appropriate address from the words- Bear ye one another's burthens," was worthy of being received but the references made to the ex- travagancies of other societies twenty years ago, was out of place, and beneath tbe dignity of tbe pulpit. On their return back to the lodge they enjoyed an excellent dinner, and spent the afternoon in a social manner. Thebandmen did goed service by discours- ing vocal and instrumental music.

l.J. BEAUFORT. Û1:TR NATIONAL DEFENDERS.—Like other volunteer corps, our Second Breconians, feeling, we presume, a little ambition for honour and fame, sent off three gi the-best shots the corps could produce to repre- sent them at the Great Wimbledon Rifle contest,- Sergeant Griffiths, Corporal Hore, and Private Jacob Davies, being the trio selected. They arrived safe among the brethren-in-arms, 2,300 in number, and took up their head-quarters at the Camp on Wimbledon Common. Like all other riflemen, the Queen's Prize-" was the great attraction to them. They have returned home—without bringing the "Golden Egg;" but the score they made at the great national contest, proved that they were good marks- men, and were .in advance of 1,700 of the men who shot at Wimbledon. THE DOUBLE TURN.Ollt of all the rules and regulations in vogue among the iron works, perhaps no system creates more general uneasiness and dis- satisfaction than the "double turn" work. "Six days shalt thou labour "is the Divine commandment. The seventh dav, and the night period, seem to b-; allotted far man to rest himself for the duties of the morrow. But the time has now come when Nature itself compels the inhabitants of the Hills to work and watch night and day. The pure element has be- come so scarce in this district, that old and young are obliged to encamp about the few "spouts" and springs which yield a little water. We have only one machine for raising mine and coal in Beaufort by steam power; and even that one engine is par- tially stopped for want of sufficient water. Vegeta- tion appears to be scorQhed up, peas and beans in particular. EXCURSIONS :are announced in abundance, at cheap rates; but we fear the excursionists will not be very plentiful.

CAERPHILLY. It will be seen by an advertisement in our paper, that Alderman Watkins, manager of the Cardiff branch of the Bank of Wales, limited, announces the opening of a branch of that bank at Caerphilly, on Monday next. This is only one among many indi- cations that the direct railway communication which the Rbymney Act just passed secures to Caerphilly, will be the means cf largely benefitting this place, de- veloping its material resources, and increasing its population. The new bank will be a great benefit to the trade of this town and neighbourhood.

CARDIFF POLICE INTELLIGENCE. FRIDAY. (Before the MAYOR, R. O. JONES, and W. ALEXANDER, Esquires.) FURIOUS DRIVING.- W illia.m Clode, butcher, Bute- docks, was summoned for furiously driving a horse and cart in Bute-street, to the danger of passengers. P.S. Price and Mr. P. Bird proved the charge, and it seemed thet the defendant drove the horse ata most furious rate and this was not the first occasion of complaint. The defendant denied that he drove at more than necessary speed but the bench considered tl:e case of a serious character, and fined defendant £ 2 and costs. ASSAULTING A BLACK SEAMAN.The captain of the American barque Caprera, was charged by James Richards, a black seaman, with striking him en the head several times, and with locking him in the state-cabin for about twenty minutes. Mr. Ensor defended the captain, and called the first and second mates, who were present, and denied that any assault took place, although there was a slight disturbance. The complainant's wife, Mary Ann Richards, stated that when her husband went into the state-cabin, to wait upon the captain at dinner-time, he left her standing against the galley-door, about ten yards off. A few minutes afterwards, one of the boys said to her, Hark there's a row in the cabin." Hear- ing her husband's voice, she went towards the cabin, and saw the captain lock the door, and then she heard her husband cry out, whilst the captain was beating his head against the partition. She screamed out in order to alarm those on board the ship, and then the mate came out of the cabin and asked her what she was ballooing about? Both Beaumont and Jenkins (the first and second mates) were in the cabin at the time, and must have seen all that passed, although tbey had sworn they saw nothing. When the captain came out of the cabin he locKed her husband in, shook her by the arm with a grip that gave her much pain, and called for some men to lock her up in the galley. She saw her husband when be came out of the cabin his face and clothes had blood stains, he was spitting blood, and bad a black eye and other bruises. She had leave from the owners of the vessel to be with her husband, and to go wherever the vessel went. Mr. Ensor addressed the bench in defence. He urged that the balanoe of evidence was in favour of the captain and further, that the charge had not been heard of until after the defendant was in custody on a charge of desertion. The bench considered the case proved, and believed that both Jenkins and Beaumont had perjured themselves. Fined X5 and costs. ASSAULT.—Mary Ann Sullivan was charged with as- saulting Ellen Welsh, by pulling her hair and striking her. The case was adjourned till Monday to summon a witness. AN IRISH Row.-Catheritlf Neil, Bridget Poole, and Catherine M'Carthy, were sammonsed for assaulting Auora Crowley. The complainant said that on Saturday M'Carthy began to curse her children, and because witness interfered, she commenced beating her and pulling her hair. The other two defendants also took part with M'Carthy, and beat her till she was senseless. A witness for the defence stated that the complainant was the only one who struck blows. The bench bound the defendants over to keep the peace for three months in the sum of X5 each. A BRUTAL SON.—Robert Jones, a hobbling pilot, was summoned (by Mr. Wride, the relieving officer, for neglecting to maintain his mother, who was now receiving union relief. The woman stated that defendant broke her arm some time since, and she was now unable to gain a livelihood. His earnings were about ,£10 a month, and he had only recently got married. The bench ordered payment of 4s. a week. ASSAULT.—Daniel Neil was summoned by Johannali Meargan, for an assault. The complainant and her daughter deposed that the assault was committed without any provocation, and consisted of both kicks and blows. From the evidence of the defendants, it appeared that there was a general row between the inhabitants of Rosemary-street, and that instead of Neil assaulting the complainant, he was himself beaten' senseless by her hus- baud and son-in-law. The bench considered an assault had been proved, and fined the defendant 10s. and costs. FIGHT BETWEEN CABMEN.—James Barber and John Richards, cabmen, were charged with fighting at the Bute Dock cab-stand, but as the necessary witnesses were not present, the defendants were discharged with a caution. DISORDERLY.—Margaret Pardell was charged with being disordely in Christina-street, on Sunday morning. Cautioned and discharged. DISORDERLY YOUTHS.—William Fielding and Ed- ward Fry, two respectably dressed young men, were charged with creating a disturbance in Duke-street, at one o'clock on Tuesday morning. P.C. Elliott was at- tracted to the spot by hearing' a noise, and on coming up he found the two defendants fighting. Croso examined They were not quietly wishing each other good night" when he came up. Fined 5s. and costS each, or ten day's imprisonment. DETAINING SBAMEN'S CLOTHING!—Joseph Fisher, boarding-house-keeper, was summoned for'detaining the clothes of John Mooney, a seaman, Valued at £ 5. The boarding-house-keeper, was summoned for'detaining the clothes of John Mooney, a seaman, Valued at fb. The complainant stated that on Friday evening he ordered a cabman to take his ctothes to a boarding-house in Tyn- dall-street, but instead he took it to the defen dant's house. The defendant's wife produced a bill for 10s. 6d. for re- freshments and board, but the Bench ordered the clothes to be given up 8n payment of 4s. Gd. ILLEGAL HOURS.—John Morris, landlord of the Pem- broke Castle Inn, Louisa street, was charged by P.C. Templer with keeping his house open at one o'clock on Monday morning. It appeared that the men were lodgers, and were engaged in clearing a closet. Dismissed.- Thomas Murphy was summoned for selling beer during illegal hours, but the case was dismissed with a caution. CHARGE OP ASSAULT AGAINST A POLICEMAN.— P.C. Pepper was charged with assanlting Emma Harris. The complainant stated that she was speaking to a young man in Caroline-street, on Wednesday morning.' shortly after twelve, when the defendant came up and asked What they were scrambling about." They moved away, followed by Pepper, who kept pushing witness as she went aiong. While they were walking, Pepper called her a prostitute, and on her remonstrating with him, shoved her about, and ultimately pushed her down on the ground. Her arm and hand were bruised. Cross-exa- mined There was no impropriety between her and the young man. David Davies, the young man referred to, gave corroborative evidence. Cross-examined It was not he (Davies) who pulled the complainant to the ground. P.C. James said about a quarter to one on Wednesday morning he saw the partios on the Hayes bridge kissing and hugging each other. He ordered them away, and they went into Caroline-street. Pepper shortly afterwards ordered them to move on, and said that complainant was no better than a prostitute. She replied, You nasty stinking scamp, you do not know who I am. Pepper put his hand on her shoulder and both her and the young man fell down in each other's arms. The Bench said they had never heard a case more satisfactorily an- swered, and they were bound to say Pepper had done his duty. They did not consider between twelve and one o'clock to be a seasonable hour for respectable persons to be out. SATURDAY. (Before the MAYOR and Alderman PRIDE). DISORDERLY PROSTITUTE.-Mary Ann Scott was charged with disorderly conduct. At 1.15 a.m. to-day, tbe defendant was found in Bute-street, with a party of tailors, noisy and indecent in her language. P.C. 23 told her to move on," insteadjjf which she remained, and violently abused him, causing a disturbance in the street. She was sent to prison for ten days. ASSAULT.—Daniel O'Ryan was charged with assault- ingiWm. Clark, on Wednesday week, in Crichton-street. The complainant's evidence was that defendant crossed the street on purpose to 8Ieet him, and without any quar- rel or provocation, knocked him down and beat him. The defendant stated that there was an old grudge be- tween them,-and that he had received great provocation at previous periods. The bench sent him to prison for two months. THEFT.—James Helps, father of the lad who was com- mitted for the recent post-office robbery at the Docks, was charged with stealing a pigeon, the property of Mr. Hugh Bird, of Roath. The prosecntor deposed that the prisoner had been in his employment as gardener for about a year-and-a-half. On Tuesday last, the stable- boy, named Lewis, was in the loft of the prosecutor's out- hotlsest and saw the prisoner come in, take one of the pigeons, and put in his pocket. He informed Mr. Bird, who went with him next day to the prisoner's house, and found the pigeon in question in a coop, which Mr. Bird was able to identify, together with some other pigeons which he could not swear to, but which he believed to be his. The prisoner was not then at home, but afterwards he went to the prosecutor's house and claimed the pigeon as his. He now admitted that it was the prosecutor's, but said he only took it out to fly it, and not to keep it as his own. He was sentenced te 21 day's imprison- ment. MONDAY. (Before the MAYOR and R. O. JONES, Esq.) DRUNK.—Thomas Bristol pleaded guilty of being drunk yesterday, and was fined 5s. William Charles was charged with being drunk and riotous on the Custom-house bridge, knocking dewn a boy, and creating a general disturbance. Fined £1, and in default sent to prison for a week. SAVAGE ASSAULT.—Mary Bird and Ann Webb, two "hard-iouking" young women, were charged with as- saulting alii old women named Mary Murphy, who ap- peared in court with her head bandaged, and her features bearing traces of severe ill-usage. She stated that she was a widow, lodging with another woman in Charlotte- street. She was in the Sailor's Return public-house in that street on Tuesday last, between nine and ten in the morning, when the defendant Bird came in, and began quartelling with complainant's daughter—a young girl. The complainant finding her daughter crying remonstra- ted with Bird, who then assaulted her, and with the as- sistance of the other defendant, beat her about the head ard face, giving her two black eyes and other injuries. The complainant got away from them and went up stairs, where she was followed tw the defendant Webb, who again assaulted her. Subsequently Webb tried to put a plaster on her head, but complainant would not allow her to do so. The defendant Webb had a fora, which she stuck into complainant's head whife up-stairs. The com- plainant's daughter pulled the fork out of her mother's head subsequently. Cross-examined by Mr. Raby, who appeared for the defendants Complainant had been in the public-house all night, acting as a servant to theland- lady; was sober at the time; had not herself assaulted her daughter; there were several lodgers in the house, who saw what took place. Ellen Murphy, daughter of the complainant, stated that she saw the defendant Bird strike her another twice; she did not witness the whole of the assault; did not see Webb strike her mother at all, but saw the mark in her head where the fork had struck her; the black eyes were given to her mother dtiring this row. The fork was thrown at her mother by the defendant Bird. It stuck into the old woman's head, so that witness had to pull it out. Witness and her mother lived at the public-house where the affray took place. Mr. Caesar, surgeon, stated that he was called at noon on Tuesday to see the complainant, and found a wound on the back part of the head, one or two inches in length, but not deep, which did not appear to be produced from a fork, but rather from a fall. Her face was much bruised, especially her eyes; also other parts of her body showed signs of blows. Two days after, hearing about the fork, witness examined the com- plainant's head again, on purpose to see if there were any sign of a wound from a fork; but found no trace of any such. The Bench dismissed the charge against Webb. Mr. Raby addressed them on behalf of Bird. He com. mented on the contradiction between the express state- ment of the complainat and her daughter that the former was wounded in the head with a fork, and the evidence of the surgeon, which showed that no such wout d had been inflicted upon her. His case was that the parties were all drunk, and there was a row among them, during which the complainant fell down stairs .and received the bruises of which she complained. He called a man named Jacob Harris, who stated that he had seen the complainant fall down stairs, and also that she had one black eye before the row occurred on the day in question. Jerry Maloney, another lodger in the house, swore to having seen the complainant, who was" tossicated" at the time, fall down in the passage, besides the fall that she had down stairs. Sarah Jones, a womam living in the puhlie-houae, stated that one of the black eyes which the complainant had was given to her by a blow from Henry Warren, a man who lived in a neighbouring public-house. The defendant Bird was out of the house with witness during most of the time when the alleged row took place in the Sailor's Return. The Bench remarked that the complainant was a known bad character, and it appeared that she was drunk at the time, and also that the most severe injury she had re- ceived was from her fall down stairs. They did not attach much weight to what took place down stairs, but believing that the defendant followed the complainant up stairs an.d there severely beat her, they would inflict the penalty of two months' imprisonment. ASSAULT.—Mary Ann Sullivan was summoned for assaulting Ellen Walsh. The complainant stated that on Saturday week she was going home, with her baby in her arms and another child walking beside her in the street, when the defendant came out of her house, near to that of complainant, and threw a basin of cold water on her, and OR complainant saying that she would have a summons for her, she took her by the hair of her head and began to beat her, but a young man who was passing interfered and protected her. The defendant said that she was eating her supper peaceably with her husband, when she heard the complainant's voice in the street abusing her, and she sallied out to see what was the matter, when the complainant threw boiling water over her. The latter was drunk at the time. Jeremiah Hurley, the young man who interfered," was called. He retused to be sworn until he knew who was to pay him for his day's work on which the Bench directed the complainant to give him a shilling. This being done, he swore that he had seen the two women rangling with one another in the street, the complainant being on the ground. He drove off the defendant, bat he did not pick up the-complainant. Another man swore that he saw the water thrown, but he could not tell which woman threw it. For the defence a woman named Joanna Driscoll deposed that the complainant was the aggressor, that she was drunk and very violent, and raised her clothes indecently in the street. Another of the neigh. hours, Johanna Hayes, corroborated this version of the affair. The Bench fined the defendant 5s. and costs. A DISTU aBANcE.-William Lewis was charged with causing an obstruction in Duke-street. P.C. Elliot de- posed that at one o'clock on Tuesday morning he found the prisoner and others making a great noise in Duke street, encouraging other men to fight. The street was obstructed in consequence of the crowd thus gathered. The defendant admitted being on the spot at the time, but claimed that he went away when ordered by the con- stable. lie was fined 5s. and 7s. 6d. costs. ANOTHER ASSAULT.-Mary Miles, Johanna Miller, Martha Miller, and Mary O'Conner, were summoned by Elizabeth Macey for assaulting her on Tuesday in Evelyn-street. It appeared that the defendants were tenants of the complainant, and she, failing to col. Iect any rent of them, reproached them for their backwardness, when they assaulted her and slapped her face. A number of women, prostitutes and others, came forward and wrangled with the defendants, as only angry women can. All that could be elicited by the Bench was a confused story of ugly eptthtt.e, blows, spittings in each other's face, palling of hair, &c. The Bench bound the defendants over in £ 5 each to keep the peace.' s I1 »;i :■> ;I.; i .•. ,r > '-11. ¡. .V-r -(YO' THREATS.—Mary Jane Francis was summoned by Mary Lloyd for threatening his life. It appeared the eem- plainant had interfered with the defendant's husband and the latter resented it. The Bench cautioned both parties not to quarrel anymore. AFFILIATION.—Lewis Williams was summoned for all order in bastardy, by Margaret Sullivan. The com- plainant stated that the defendant was left a widowpc about three years ago. Shortly after his wift died, he became acquainted with her, and kept her as his mis- tress at a house of one Ruth Allen, 37, Scott-street, Tem- perance Town. She had ti d a still-born chiid by him, and now a second child, which was living. Until after the birth of the second child, she had been intimate with him_ only. Mrs. Allen, the landlady, stated that the parties came to her house representing themselves as man and wife, and behaved in all respects as such, uutil about eight months ago, just previous to the birth of tha second child, when the witness found that they were not married, and turned the man out of the house. No man ever vi- sited her there except the defendant. Mr. Ensor, who appeared for the defendant, contended that the complain- ant was a common prostitute, whom the defendant visited just as other men did. He called as a .witness the defend- ant, who admitted intimacy with the complainant during the last three years, down to a period since the birth of her second child; but he asserted that it was entirely; false to say that he had ever resided with her, or treated her in any other way than as he supposed dozens of other men did. He contradicted point blank nearly all the evi- dence of the complainant and her witnesses. The defendant then produced a ticket ofleave man, who swore that he had been intimate with the,camplainant, who re- plied that she did not even know the fellow-had never seen him. P.C. Evans deposed that from what he had seen of the complainant, he had considered her a street-. walker. P.C. Turner said lie had seen the complainant often at late hours and with different people, in different parts of the town, as late as two o'clock in the morning. The evidence being thus contradictory and balanced, the Bench adjourned the case for the production of other witnesses. TUESDAY, V, (Before the MAYOR and JCJ. BIRD. Esq ) ASSAULT.—John Dafey was charged with assaulting a cripple, who did not appear, and as the case was of a serious character, the prisoner was remanded until next Tuesday. DRUNKENNESS.—Michael Harrington was finetf as for drunkenness. DISORDERLY.—Susan Staunton was charged with being disorderly, but as she had not appeared before the bench for sometime, she was discharged with a caution- WEDNESDAY. (Before the MAYOR, and R. O. JONES, Esq ) A DESERTING CREW.—John Laverdale, John Daly James Hayes, Samuel Benson, Alexander Mac Dor.aid Joseph Nicholson, Thomas Shee, Lewis Rowe Peter Lowe, Peter Raymond, Tobar Mariut, John Lawson, Bell Tower, and Jan Jansen, seamen, wsre charged' by Captain George Grace, of the Glen Monarch of Liver- pool, with refusing to proceed to sea. Mr. RIBV ap- peared for the complainant. The Captain stated that he engaged a crew of twenty-two men in CardiS-, to proceed to sea with him yesterday. On that day their advance notes were paid, and immediately after -they refused to work, ar to proceed on the voyage. Thev said they had been made to work in the rain, to clean* the decks on Sunday, and that their allowance of victuals had been in- sufficient. From the statement of the men it appeared the last was the real reason for their objection to proceed to sea. They stated that there WERE: FIFTEEN ttien in the mess, and only fourteen rations of food were served out to them. Besides the insufficiency of food, they com- plained of being called out on watch before the proper hour arrived. They put questions to the complainant, from which it appeared that he had shipped a ere" in London before coming to Cardiff, and they had been so treated that all but two had. deserted, and'the present defendants had been shipped instead. Some of the de- fendants had had their advance notes cashed others said they had not received any money. The bench said their excuses were trumpery, and they would be punished by the full penalty altowed by law-ten weeks hard labour. The option of going on board the vessel was given to them, but each one of them refused. ° DISOR DERL Y.-Evan Reese was charged by P.C. Groves with being drunk and disorderly in Crockherb- town, last night. Fined 10s. and costs. Two young men named Williair. Lewis and Edmund Fry, who were fined 5s. for being drunk two days ago, were again brought up, Supt. Stockdale having found them again drunk, noisy, and endeavouring to get up a fight, at one o'clock this morning. They were fined 109. and costs. ASSAULT.—Mary btokes was summoned for assaulting .Mary Daley. It appeared that these two infuriated Irishwomen had bee/i. abusing.and e^dLuUher. As one of the witnesses phrased it, "they had beem having a bit of an argument together." One produced two pokers, the other a fire-shovel, which had been used in the fight; and as to the language and epithets which had been used, the weapons were mild and friendly ill comparison. The Bench dismissed the case. Two OF A TRADE.—A shipping agent and bearding" house keeper named Willis was summoned by another named Levi for assault. It appeared that a ship named the Charlotte Harrison had come to this port from Quebec, and the complainant and defendant had bot" gone-on board of-ber to ger the.saitors ta ttt«i**<»pective houses. The two quarrelled, and the defendant either pushed or shoved the complainant, it was not very eJear which. The case was adjourned until Friday for further evidence. THE AFFILIATION CASE.—The application of Mar- garet Sullivan for a bastardy order on Lewis Williams was resumed from Monday. The evidence of Harriet Griffiths, who had been the go-between of the parties, was taken. She stated that since the complainant's child was born she had seen a married man, named Taylor, in her room, undressed, at midnight. She had heard complainant state that Taylor was allowing ber 10s. a week. She had heard the complainant speak to defendant as being the father of her chi)d, and he bad not denied the imputation. The Bench made an order for Is. 6d. per week. A ASSA ULT.-Chârles Meagan, Daniel Meagan, and John Crawley were charged with assaulting Daniel Neil. The complainant keeps a beerhouse in Rosemary- street, and had got into an Irish faction fight with the defendants, in which he claimed they gave him the worst of it. Mrs. Meagan had summoned the present com- plainant for assaulting her, and he had been fined 10s. He now summoned the defendants, to make the matter straight. It was.all the same transactioa, and about the same evidence was given as in the case when the com- plainant was the summoned party. It appeared there had been a regular faction fight, Nei) ieading one party and the Meagans the other. Enough assaults were com- mttted with pokers, stones, and fists, to furnish occupa- tion for a police bench for a week. It was stated that there were five hundred people in the street at one time. The Bench bound over the complainant and the two younger and more belligerent of the defendants to keep the peace for six months, in t20 each. THURSDAY. (Before G. BIRD. Esq.) ASSAULT.—Mary Sullivan was charged with violently assaulting Ellen Mayers.—P.C. James said, about tea o'clock on Wednesday night he heard a disturbance near the Salutation Inn, Bute-street, on coming up, he saw the defendant tunning away. He was informed that she had assaulted a woman, and he took her into custody. He saw the woman, and she appeared very much injured, and was not able to appear to-day. The case was remanded to Monday, defendant being bailed for jga. STEALING WEARING APPAREL.—Ann Watkins was charged with stealing wearing apparel from the house of Marv Grant, 35, Adelaide-street. The prisoner had been lodging in the house for eighteen months, and the things were missed on Wednesday. Louis Hill, pawnbroker's assistant, proved that the petticoat produced was pawned by the prisoner on Thursday, and it was identified as the presecutor's property. Prosecutor did not want to press the charge on accoant of the prisoner's children. Re manded till Friday. DISORDERLY.—Caroline Wheeler was charged as a disorderly prostitute, and being an old offender, she was sent to prison for 21 days.-Sarah Ann Jones, a girl of 16 years, was similarly charged, and dismissed with a caution.

LONDON CORN MARKET.—MONDAY. Last week's supplies of foreign oats were heavy, but moderate in other grain and flour. Exports, 600 qrs. of wheat, 56 qrs. barley, 70 cwt. of flour. Of English wheat there were 4,374 qrs.; of foreign, 13,427 qrs. The show of samples on the Kentish and Essex stands was small this morning, and factors were asking rather more money; but the change in the weather appeared to slacken the Jemand, and only last Monday's prices could be realised, and that with difficulty. There was some dulness also as respects the foreign demand, but holders were not dis" posed to give way. Floating cargoes continue to sell well, at full prices. Of country flour there were 12,67S sacks, of foreign, 160 sacks, 5,641 barrels. WEDNESDÁ. Y. The arrival of oats, English and foreign, and foreign flour, are large, but of all other grain and English flour> moderate. To-day's market was thinly attended, and millers were indisposed to purchase wheat even at a slight reduction upon the fall prices of Monday. Spring corP was unaltered in value.

METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET.—MONDAT. The importation of live cattle and sheep, &c., into the port of London from the Continent during the past week has been large. The custom-house official return an entry of 3,619 oxen, 1,463 calves, 3,7*2 sheep, 2,'220 pigs, and 2 horses, together making a total of 13,096 bead against 7,489 head at the same period last year, 18,913 iB 1H62, 9,711 in 1861, 1-2,273 in 186», 9,976 in 1839, and 11,500 in 1858. The supply of beasts at this market to- day was not quite »o heavy as on Monday laet;"and tne beef trade was rather better; prime qualities fetched 2d' psr stone more money, tbe top price being 5s. 2d. O sheep and lambs the supply was loss than last week something like 6,000 head, and the mutton trade was w ther more cheerful, the best South Downs made as. ox, being an advance of 2d. per stone. The lamb trade w rather better, but without quotable change ia P.n5 For veal and j»ork tbe demand was somewhat pnsM » at previous rates. v