The Cardiff Times

LORD DERBY AND THE TRANSVAAL. At a meeting held on Friday night in the Town HaU. Birmingham, to urge & peaceful solu- tion of the Transvaal dimculty, a letter was read from Lord Derby, who wrote :— I desire a peace- ful settlement of the Transvaal dimculty as strongly aa you can do. I believe the Cabinet to have the same policy, and I am content to leave the matter in their bandar

THE GRIEVANCES. OF SHIPOWNERS. f IMPORTANT DEPUTATION TO THE BOARD OF TRADE. SIR E. J. REED & COL. HILL ON SHIPPING INTERESTS. THE RESTRICTIONS ON GRAIN CARGOES. COURT OF APPEAL FROM THE BOARD OF TRADE. LmmON, Friday.— To-day & large and in' HuentiUdep.ta.tionofthe Chambers of Shipping waited upon Mr Chamberlain. at the Bourd of Traiie, to bring before the Government the opera- tion of the Act of last Session,and several other mattera of h.iportance to 'the shipping interest. The dc.. utation was introduced by Sir E. J. Heed, M.P.,audthtrewe.o present Mr Orr E" in: M.P., Mr Guu.iey, M.P., Mr Stevenson, M.P., SirHy.Ha.veIock Alien, M.P., Mr Aid. Law- rence, Mr Palmer, M.P., Mr Mclver, M.P., Mr Richardsoa, M.P., Colonel Hi:), of CardiiY, of the Cl'ambera cf Shipping, .S:c. The following ports were represented: London, Liver- poo), GJasgo'.v, Newcastle, Greeuock, Belfa&t, HuH, North Shields, Carditf, Hardepuol, and Sunderland. Mr E. Ashley, M.P., Sccre" tary to the Board of Trade, was with Mr Cham- berlain. Sir E. J. REED, m introducing the deputation, said he bad been asked !.o do .=o because he repre- sentei art important port which t. ok & great amount of iütere:t ill ti,e quc.stiqns to be submit. tad, and because, perhaps, partly of the fact thr,t the Preside! of the Chambers of Shipping this year waj a Cardiff man. The deputation were JIl08t anxious to have very careful a.ttention giveu to their statements, believing that ti;ey had a good case to submit, and that the President would do all m his power to further the shipping interest. The chief point they'desired to urge ha.d reference to the loading of graid cargoes, and be was authorised to say titat there was a very general conviction among the deputation that, whilst they did not to undo the legisia* (.ion of last session, the Board of Trade, under that legislation, had the power to make more easy and favourable regulations, and that \I as all they require' (Hear, hear.) Colonel HiLL said he represented the Chamber of Sipping, which was composed of representa- tives from all the chief ports in the United King- dom, and represented the views of the majority of the shipwowners. They were ready to assist the Board of Trade in any measures which might be considered necessary for the protection of life and property, but he believed he should be able to show that they had a grievance which required a remedy. The British ship. owner had become the greatest carrier in the world, and it was important that the position should be maintained. They did not nsk for bounties as:the mercantile navy of ether nations did, but what they did ask for waa to be relieved of unnecessary restrictions, so that they might run the race free and unrestricted. The first subject he would refer to was that of gra!n cargoes. The grievance they felt <vas this—that the Act of last year had not worked in the way they all expected it would, and as they believed it waa Intended to be worked. It had been said that many lives had been lost because they had carried grain in bulk in vessels unfitted for the purpose, and the Act provided that in certain cases it should be carried in bags. He believed the statements had been very much exaggerated, and it was certainty under- stood that the Black Sea and Mediterranean ships with single dscks should be exempted from the operation of the Act. This, however, had proved a mistake, because the Act was very ambiguous and could be read in two ways. They did not ask for the repeal of the Act, but they believed ail the relief they asked for could be granted under the existing power of the Board of Trade. Another grievance they had waa of the light dues, which they considered should be paid, aa in every country except Turkey, out of the national funda instead of being made a tax upon the shipowner. They also complained of the Act regulating the seamen's wages, which had led to a large increase in the number of de- sertions, and to great delays in the sailings of vessels, entailing heavy losses on the shipowners. They further objected to the large amount of proht hich was made by the Government in the way of fees oa engagement and discharge, and considered tb .t the Department ought to be satis- fied with receiving sufBcient to cover expenses. The customs overtime wa.3 another complaint they had to make, because they thought if the Govern- ment desired to collect revenue they should do it without hampering the shipowner with a heavy ta.x for the purpose of assisting the collection. The method of the appointment of assessors where inquiries took place was also one which re- quired revisiou. Mr STEVENaoy, M.P., said ho did not intend to discuss the question of grain cargoes, but as a member of the commitcee of l&st year he certainly understood that they were unanimously in favour of exempting vessels of a certain class from the Black Sea and Mediterranean from the necessity of currying a. part of their cargo in bags. He believed the legal advisers of the Board had put a wrong interpretation upon the exemption clause. a:id that the Board had power to lay down different regulations under the Act as it stood. If they had not the po' er it would be eaaily done by a short interpretation BilL Mr GLOVER (London) said he fully understood before the Bill passed that it was not to apply to a certain class, but the (exemption had never been admitted in practice. Mr U. M. PALMER, M.P., said that waa the view he took of the matter, and it would be unfair that ships which were built specially for the carriage of grain should not have the protection of the ex.emption. Mr WiLSON, M.P., entirely supported the views of the deputation. Mr McIvEB, M.F., complained of the haste in which the DIM of the last session was passed. Other speakers followed, and in reply Mr CHAMBERLAIN said he was pleased to have opportunity of meeting so large and inBuen- tial a deputation representing important an interest as that of the Mercantile Marine. He judged that their object in coming in such large numbers was rather to make a demonstration than to discuss detail? at any great length. Under t1:esa circumstances, although he should be obliged to go somewhat iuto detail in answering the points raised by the diiferent speakers, he should lay more stress upon some very general observations. It '.vaa exceedingly desirable that the Board of Tlade should be fully informed of the OLJinions of the slâpling interest, with which it had so largely to deal, ;md it was very natural that they should desire to rid themselves of all unuecea* sn.ry interference. But he must remind them that there were two sides to the question, and that a deputation equally important might be got up in opposition to them, (No, no.) Well. he knew something of the public opinion of the country, and he believed it would be quite possible to get up a deputation equally important and inSuentjaI, who would urge greater and more stringent restrictions than were now imposed. (No, no.) Of course he did not mean amongst the ship- owners but what he wanted to point out waa that it was well in dealing with the matters that they should consider the other side. Well now take the last three months of December, January, and February, and they would nnd that 326 vessels had been totally lost, and 717 lives sacrined. Of these, 25, v. ith 4Q lives, 'were grain, 'vessels 77, with 197 lives, were coal ships; and 224, with 480 lives, wera. general cargo vessels. He waa unaMe to brins himself to the belief that all these, casualties could be ascribed as the act of Many must be attributed to the want of reasonable precautions, and it waa to the interest of all that, without undue harassing, they should endeavour to raise the careless man to the level of those who took proper precautions. (Hear, hear.) The question of light dues was, no doubt, one of importance, and would receive careful attention; but the ultimate decision rested with the Treasury, and he would remind them that of late years the percentage paid had been very con- siderably diminished. The question of Customs' overtime also rested with the Treasury, and he recommended them to apply to the Chairman of the Exchequer. As to the Payment of Wages Act its operation could not be known until after the lat Augnst, and upon that point again there were two sides to the question of fees, and the appointment of assessors had been rateed, and would receive careful attention, and upon the main question, that of grain cargoes', he must take exception to the statement that there had been an absence of accidents to grain laden ships. He denied that the Bill of last session was hurried through the House, becauae he invited auggestioaa from every interest concerned, and amended the measure in many respects. Unless the provisions of that Act were carried out the exemptions could not apply, and no one. he thought, out to have misunderstood that point, because he never said that he would exclude single decked ships altogether—every case would have to be decided upon its own merits, both in the case of single and double decked ships. Aa to the future, he might aay that he did not think the relstiona between the Board of Trade, and the shipping interest were not altogether satisfactory. The theory of legis- tion was to show responsibility on the shipowners, which was correct so far as it went; bnt in practice the system had broken dov.n, and they had failed to secure uniformity. He had carefully considered the whole subject, and ho believed it would be possible to establish some kind of tribunal, something like the Railway Commission for instance, which should form a kind of court of appeal from the Board of Trade, and which should settle in an independent manner all the dimcul- tiea and disputes which might arise. (Hear, hear.) The state of business, however, did not encourage him to deal with the question at present. The deputation then withdrew.

HOUSE OF LORDS—TnuRSDAT. T).e Lord Chancellor took his seat at five o'clock. THE COURT OF SESSIONS (SCOTLAND) BILL. The Earl of ROSEBEHY inquired whether an opoortunity would be afforded for discussing the prfneiple of the Court of SeMions (Scotland) Bill on the motion for going into committee. It \vaa a measure on which opinions were very much divided. The Faculty of Advocates had protested almost unanimously against it, and it was read a second time the dav after it was printed. The LORD CHANCELLOR was not only pre- pared to make a statement explanatory of the Bit], but would have doae so on the second reading had it not been that the stage was called on at the end of a sitting when very few Peers were present. He should not have made the motion so soon if it had not been that communications fro!n eminent persons led him to believe that the principle was generally approved of.

THE RIVERS CONSERVANCY BILL. On the motion for going into Committee on the Rivers Conservancy Bill, The Earl of REDESDALE complained that under it uplands would be unfairly taxed. Ti.e House ha.vinx gone into Committee, Eurl SPENCER rennn ted Lord Redeadale that the principle uf rating uplands was amrmed by their lordtihips on the Bill introduced by the Duke of Richmond, and there could be no question that the modern science ot agriculture had caused gre.t additions to the water in the various streams carried off. Enrl SPENCER, replying to the Duke of Somerset, explained that it would be in the power of the Local Government Board, or of the inspec- tor sent down under the directions of the Act, to exclude whole districts from the operations of the BID. He proposed.further,to introduce words em- powering the Conservancy Board to exempt from t.X;LtiOn lo viands and midlands which had been protected from Hoods by works executed in the district p'ior to the inspector':) report. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE regarded the exp'auation as satisfactory so far aa it went; but wished to know on what principle lands were to be excluded by the inspector ? Earl SPENCER would be sorry to pat in any (lefinilion of lowlands. and u-iidlands. it was eater to leave the matter in the hands of the inspector, giving him only general indications such as were contained in the Bill. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE explained that he desired no such (ietinition but wanted to know the principle on which Iandi Ntere to be excluded ? Lord CARINGTON expressed satisfaction with the promised :\mendll'eu:, because it had ap- peared tu him that the position ot an important part of the country had been overlooked in dravi, iug up the Bi]i. The Fen county included 1,300 square miles, and in protecting themselves irom Soods the proprietors had spent more than the v:due of the fee simple of the land. To call upon them, therefore, to pay the whole or any portion of the rates levied under the Bill would be a great injustice. He moved the addition to the fourth clause of a proviso that the Local Government exempt such lands from the whole or a portion of the rates. The amendment was opposed by Earl SPEN. CER, and negatived without a division. ? Earl SPENCER proposed the insertion that a clause providing that a conservancy board might, if they thought expedient, as subsidiary to the carrying into effect the provisions of the Act, maintain, improve, or construct any works for the arterial drainage, or for the warping or irrigation of lands, or for the stowage of water within the district. The clause was in the Bill as originally introduced, but waa erased by the Select Com- mittee. The Duke of RICHMOND and GORDON ob. jected that arterial drainage was a very big objec- tion, and that all that was required was provided by the 9th Clause, which gave power to make new water courses, or new waterfalls. The proposed new clause would tax the uplands for improve- ments of which they would get no benefit, and for the storage of water which the proprietors of the low lands would be able to sell at a pront. The Earl of DALHOUSIE maintained that the clause would inflict no such injustice as the noble duke apprehended, and that it was necessary for the emeient working of the BiU. Lord NORTON contended that the clause was opposed to the principle of Hie Bill. and was uu justiciable, as it gave power to tax a large dis- trict for private improvements. Where the works were really subsidiary to the carrying out of the Act they N% ere amply provided for by the 9th clause. The LORD CHANCELLOR denied that the works mentioned could be executed under the authority of the 9th clause. They were all works which might be of considerable importance to the district, and the most convenient opportunity for carrying them out would probably be when works were being executed for protection from Soods. The Marquis of SALISBURY observed that the great danger of the Bill was the enormous expense it might involve. The fear expressed throughout the country was that the land was coing to be delivered over to the government of the civil engineers and if authorities were en. abled to tax districts for the carrying on of irriga. tion aud storage there would be no end to the expense that might be thrown upon landowners. The Duke of SOM ERSET thought that as the Local Government Board wonid have under the Act to deal with 300 river and 20,000 Acts of Parliament it would be unwise to impose upon them the delicate and dimcult duty of looking after the supply and storage of water. Earl STANHOPE opposed the clause as alien to the purposes of the Bill. Earl SPENCER, after this expression of the opinion of the House, would not put their lord. ships to the trouble of dividing but he repudiated the notion that be sought to throw upon the owners of uplands', an expense irom which they would derive no benent. The amendment was withdrawn. The Earl of JERSEY moved the insertion in the 19th dame of words providing that in the case of lands let from year to year, the whole of the expense should be paid by the owners but that under seven years' leases the owner should pay two-thirda and the occupier one-third. Under 14 years' leases the expense should be divided between OH ner and occupier, under 21 years' leases the tenant should pay the expenses. The LORD CHANCELLOR opposed the amendment. Earl BEAUCHAMP hoped the Government would consider the principle of the proposal, as it was unfair that the entire cost should be thrown upon the landowners. Earl SPENCER held that the arrangement proposed by the Bill that the tenant should pay half the rate after a certain charge was the fairest that at present he conid see bis way to The LORD CHANCELLOR added that the construction of working being clearly capital expenditure ought to be paid for by the owner, but the cost of maintenance might be fairly appor- tioned between owners and occupiers. The amendment was negatived, and the Bill passed through committee.

IRISH LAW COURTS. Lord MASSY inquired as to the change of dates for holding quarter-sessions, civil bill, and land courts in Cavan and Leitrim. Earl SPENCER stated that the law officers had recommended a new order restoring the dates fixed last November. Their* lordships adjourned at 20 minutes to 8 o'clock.

HOUSE OF COMMONS. -THURSDAY. The Speaker took the chair at four o cioc&. AFFAIRS IN THE TRANSVAAL. Mr LEWIS asked if since the defeat of Feb. 27 the Government had taken any active steps towards making an armistice with the Boers. Mr GLADSTONE was'under the impression that he had disposed of this point in an answer toaprevious'queation. No steps whatever had been taken for such a purpose. The Government approved of the conduct of Sir E. Wood, and would agree to the prolongation ef the arnustice if lie thought it necessary. Mr RITCHIE wished to know upon whose initiative the armistice had been concluded, but Mr GLADSTONE said he had made known to the House all the information he had to give on the subject. Lord R. CHURCHILL asked what occurred since the Queen's Speech on January 6th to in. duce the Government to consider by negotiation plans for securing local government to the Boera instead of proceeding with military measures for the prompt vindication of the Queen's authority in the Transvaal ? Mr GLADSTONE said this was a question he had answered long ago. At the time when Her Majesty was advised to deliver that speech, the Government were under the impression-which he thought was a correct one-that their first duty was to uphold the Queen's authority and put down the insurrection in South Africa, and until that had been fulnlled they did not consider the opportunity had arisen to bring about a settlement of the aSairs of the Transvaal. They now considered, under existing circumstances, that such an opportunity had arisen, so far, at least as to make it their duty—and it waa worth tbeir while-to have the circucMttncea fully teated with a view to ascertain what might be the result. (A laugh.) He could not undertake to predict confidently the issue of the communications pow going on, but the Government were aware of the interests in their hands, and they would endeavour seduloua!y to guard those interests. (Hear, hear,) Much had happened in the in- terval since the Queen's Speech, including a proposal from the Boer& for the appointment of a Royal Commission, with the view of examining the matter but it would not be convenient or right for him to endeavour to give anything like a full and detailed answer. The best form of giving the House that full statement would be to post- pone it until he could do it in the form of the publication of the actual correspondence, <md in the course of the next week or 10 days, when it would be necessary to take the supplementary estimates for army and navy services in the Transvaal, there would be an opportunity for hon. members to raise the discussion. (Hear, hear.) Mr LEWIS gave notice of a question with re- ference to the terms of the armistice, which did not include the withdrawal of the enefny from Natal. Mr KITCHIE also gave notice of a question on the subject,

PEACE PRESERVATION (IRELAND) BILL. On the order of the day that the Peace Preser. vation (Ireland) Bill, as amended, be considered, Mr GLADSTONE moved that if at ten o'clock any new clauses and amendments should left standing on the notice paper, they should be put forthwith. A division was at at once t&ken ?with the fol- lowing result :— ) Forthomotton .? .? ? 347 Against .? .? 30 jur \.iJU.,J.Ü".L"f movea & new cmuae pronotag that every person convicted under the Act and sentenced to a term of imprisonment, or to pay any fine or penalty, may appeal against such conviction, every anch appeal to be subject to the j roviaiona af t? Petty SeMieaa (Irel&ndt Act.l8?a. Sir W. IIARCOURT said the Government could not consent to put this Act on an excep- tions! footing, as compared with other ounces, hich would be the result of passing this amend- ment. There might be a right of appeal tn the quarter sessions in cases of over a month's i.u- prisonment. The amendment was negatived without a divi- aio)). Mr CALLAN then moved a new clause, to the effect that the licensing authorities shall grant licenses to carry arma to such occupiers of agrieul- tural Itoldings as shall produce certincntes signed by two justices of the county, that they are fit and proper persona to have such licensea. Sir W. HARCOURT said the Act ?vo power to the Lord-Lieutenant to make provision for the appointment of persona to carry the provisions of the Act into enect. and there was no doubt that he IloulJ think the local magi&tt'ates the proper persons to be consulted on these matters. Major Notan, Mr J. McCarthy, MrLitton, and Mr Mitchell Henry having spoken, Mr GIBSON thought the amendment was worthy of the consideration of the Government, and would have preferred to have seen the clause of the Act ot 1875 adopted in thu Bill. He sug- gested that there should he a certificate from the magistrates that to their personal knowledge the applicants for licenses were fit and proper persona to be entrusted with theii. Mr CALLAN, in answer to the Home Secre- tary, snid he was prepared to accept the suggestion of Mr Gibsou. The clause was then put and read a second time, and on the question that words ba inserted setting forth that the applicant was a fit and proper peri>OIl, t'< the magistrates' knowledge, Sir W. HAKCO!JRT expressed his readiness to accept such suggestions from Irish members as approved themselves to his mind. After a few words from Mr CALLAN and Mr BIGGAR, The amendment was agreed to, and the clause (20, amended) was ordered to be added to the Hill. Mr CALLAN then moved a new clause, requiring that a register of licenses granted should be kept and filed iu tho county records, and be open to inspectio without fee. The HOME SECRETARY opposed the clause, and Mr Calian offered to withdraw it, but this course was objected to by Mr Leamy, Mr Healy, Mr Dawson, Mr T. D. Sullivan, and Sir E. Watkin, and on a division the amendment was negatived by 90 against 35. Mr CALLAN further moved a new clause, re- quiring that prisoners under this Act shall be treated as nrst-claas misdemeanants. He conten- ded that offences under the Act would not be offences against moral or divine law, and that persons who committed them ought not to be treated as ordinary prisoneri'. Mr FARNELL, whose rematks were at the outset delayed by a "count," moved by Mr Biggar. spoke in support of the motion. Sir W. HARUOURT. in declining to accept the amendment clause, aaid the arguments in its favour were such as applied with equal force against the general administration of the criminal law. It had been said that oSences under the Act would not be moral onences, but the- same might be said of smuggling, the penalties for which were, however, very severe. After some discuMion the House divided, and the clause was negatived by 201 against 37. It being now after ten o'clock, the resolution passed in the early part of the day came into operation. The SPEAKER said there were six clauses standing in the name of Mr O'Donne!. The first of these he did not consider it to be hia duty to put, M it was one that could not be aetioualy entertained by the House. (This clause provided that, the police should destroy game, hawks, and other b!rds). The second, third and fourth clauses were identical with those movedbyMrCallM, and already dealt with by the House. The sixth clause was also sub* stantially the same aa one proposed by Mr Callan and already determined. He should proceed to put the nfth clause (on suspending ejectments), but the hon. member for Dungarvan not being in his place, it could not be put. Mr FINEGAN rose to order, and asked whether, when the course of business took its pre- sent form of urgency, it was usual to call on members to move the motion or amendments M/A? M. SULLIVAN also asked whether the direction the Speaker waa proceeding under was not that members should move amendments on the oaper, but that the Speaker should put them to the House. If the hon. member for Dungar- vau were in his place, would the Speaker call upon him ? The SPEAKER: The general rule of the House is quite clear. No clause can be moved except by the member who has given notice of it. The next amendment is —— Mr CALLAN I rise to order, sir. The SPEAKER I am carrying out the direc. tious of the House, and I shall consider any interruption contempt of order. (Cheers.) The next amendment is that of the hon. member for Galway (Major Nolan). That is substantially the same as that of the hon. member for Louth (Mr CaIIan), already dpalt with by the House, and cannot be put. Tl.e other amendments were then proceeded with. On that of Mr O'DONNELL, by which it was proposed that two divisions at justices instead of om should in Dublin constitute a summary jurisdiction court for the purposes of the Act, the House divided— For the amendment 3-t Against .265 Majority .231 On another, also moved by JMr UJJoanejJ, declaring that nothing in the Act should prevent the person charged from having the option of being tried by a jury, the division reunited in the rejection of the Amendment by 267 against 3fi, A further amendment by Mr O'DonneU, denn- ing the term "a proe!a.!med district, was nega- tived by 2GS a.gaiust 36. Another amendment of Mr O'Donnell'a to ex- cept from the definition of arms given in the Bill the words "any sword, cub!ass, pike, and b&yonet, also any t'art of any arma as so denned," was negatived by 275 against 35. On an amendment, also by Mr O'DonneU, to exclude unserviceable and uselesa weapons, the numbers were— yor the amendment 35 I Against.273 Majority .238 A further amendment by Mr 0 JDonneiI, to ex. clude from the definition of ammunition, "nitro- glycerine, dynamite, gun cotton, and every other explosive substance, whether fitted fur use with arms or otherwise," was rejected by 271 azainst 70. Another amendment, moved by the same hon. member, to limit the duration of the Act to Sept. 30th, 1882, waa negatived by 244 against 38. The amendments being gone through, the Speaker called on Sir W. Harcourt to state what further course he intended to take with regard to the Bill. Sir W. HARCOURT said he had to move that the Bill be recommitted in.order to insert a clause, providing that compensation might be given to persons voluntarily surrendering their arms and ammunition in cases where these were retained by the Government. He ap,eaie(i to the hon, mem- bers opposite not to take advantage of this stage for the purpose of further delaying the Bill. Mr PARNELL said he did not think the Irish members would desire to tnka advantage of the motion just made. but ho wished to move f amendment to the 8th clause that the Act? be limited to the 1st June, 1884. < Sir W. HARCOURT regretted that .he was unable to accept the amendment, as th., "Govern- meut felt that they ought not to be s,t)jected to the risk of having to propose anotheJ3i1l of the kind during the present Parliamen -but should leave the necessity, should it w- '.lie, to another Parlia- ment. Mr HERMON and 10,NK both expressed their regret that the GrAérnment could not accept the amendment of?r ParneU. Mr T. f O'CONNOR, quoting from the debate on.t,1?-ellce Preservation Bill in 1875, cited the speech of Sir Wm. Harcourt in it, that the right hon. gentleman had declared that the hberties of the subject had never been placed atthof?scretton of any Government for so long a period as five years. On a division the amendment was negatived by 208 against 57, and that of Sir W. Harcourt. that the Bill be recommitted, agreed to. Sir W. HARCOURT then moved the addition to Clause 1, of which he had giver notice, and after a brief conversation it was agreed to, and the Bill, as amended, reported to the Ho"se, the third reading being nxeo for to-day (Friday). The House adjourned at one o'clock. The House adjourned at one o'clock.

HOUSE OF LORDS—FRIDAY. Their Lordships met at five o'clock. THE TRANSVAAL. The Earl of MORLEY, in rerly to the Earl of Ellen borongh, said the Government hadnoinfor- mationas to the interception by the Boers of supplies on their way to the relief of the garrisons in the Transvaal. TheEarl of CADOGAN aid lie had given private notice of a question in reference to the statement reported to have been made by the Prime Minister in the HooM of Commons last night, and a statement tha< had appeared in the TtMiM of that morning, and asked whether a com- mission had been appointed, of which Sir Herculea Robinaion, the Governor of the Cape Colony, and General Sir Evelyn Wood, the commander of tie forces in Natal, were members, and i< so, what instruc- tions hat! been given by the Government. The Earl of KIMBEF-LEY said it was im. possible to conduct the business of the Govern- ment if almost before tbe'r decision waa given on a particular policy, the Government wasasked,0t?ing particular policy, the Government wasasked,0t?ing ta some rumour in the newspapers to give the fullest information, not only as to what had"taken place but as to what we:e their intentions. The Earl of CADOGAN said he only asked for an explanation ot the ttatements made last night, The Earl of KIULBI:PLEY said the noble earl had given the names cf the Commissioners who were not named by Mr Gladstone. The fact was that the appointment of the Commissioner was under the consideration of the Government, but they had not decided on the names, much less on the instructions. With regard to matters con- nected with the armtice there seemed to be some ambiguity. The fac<s, as far as he knew them were briefly these:—A communication <vas read from Mr Kruger on behalf of the Boers, in a letter to Sir George Colley. wl(o telegraphed home, and was desired by the Government to make answer to Mr Kruger. There vas some obscurity as to the next proceeding of Sir G. Colley, which could not be cleared up in consequence of the death of that omcer, but he believed that Sir George Colley fixed 48 honra aa the period within which the answer was to b< received, and it was to be con- cluded that he therefore considered himself free from any obligation to wait any longer, and made the attack on Maiuba Hill. After the attack a letter was received from Mr Bock, the secretary to the Boer leaden. It was addressed to Sir G. Colley, but aa 1'e was killed it was opened by Sir Evelyn Wood, and it stated that the answer to the communication to Mr Kruger would not be sent for a;montb, owitg to Mr Kruger being some distance away. Mr Bock did not explicitly state whether any answer was coming from Mr Kruger or not, and to prevent misunderstanding, he (the Earl of JKMoberlev) had desired 8ir& I Wood to ask whether an answer was couniilglfrom Mr Kruger or not, and Sir E. Wood had made the enquiry. As to the armistice. General Colley's instructions were if lie received an of a favourable character, to the letter he sent to Mr Kruger, he miht agree to a suspension of hostilities, b')t no instructions were ever given to Sir E. Wood. Sir E. Wood had, however, sent a telegram, stating thaUte had concluded an armis- tice, and had stated what its terms were. He concluded that Sir E. Wood's object in con- cluding an armistice was to get an answer from Mr Kruger. He was unable to say whether Sir E. Wood or the Boer leader had asked for the armistice. The Government had approved of Sir E. Wool's acta. All that the statement made by Mr Gladstone last night amounted to was that the appointment of a Commission was under consideration. But the Commissioners were not named, and their instructiona were not decided on. The Marque of SALISBURY said if the question put by the Earl of Cadog:m needed any justification, he said it would be found in the fact that the House had just gained a considerable amount of information they had not heard before. Still he thought the answer given to the question put was not complete according to the events which were reported, and the speech of Mr Glad- stone last night. There seemed to have been a sharp turn in the policy of theGovernment on thisquestion. Thatturnmuatbeattributableto certain circumstances, and the House was anxious to know what they were. According to the Speech from the Throne, Her Majesty's authority was to be vindicated first. and that duty put on one side and p!aus for giying local self-government to the Boers. But itwas found that communications were being made to the Boers to ask apparently what their terms were, and that after a certain delay had been fixed upon. Her Majesty's Government were so anxious in the matter that they had applied to the Boera for an armistice, and had actually resolved to name Commissioners, at the suggestion of the Boers, to meet other Commissioners appointed by them to consider matters, which, according to the Queen's Speech, could not be considered until the Queen's supremacy had first been re-established. He did not WMh to. di-icusa the general policy of the Government on the question, as that would be premature, nor as to whether they were right in seeking to make peace or not but he held that it tended to create gre&t anxiety in the public mind if it appeared that the Government had no definite and consistent course of policy. A sharp turn in their policy unfortunately occurred exactly after t..e British arms had sustained a damaging and conspicuous deteat that had not been wiped out, and the Government were proposing to send Commissioners to discuss the terms of peace with those who were as yet rebels against the Queen's authority, and who were at this moment invaders of the undoubted territory of the Queen. Earl GRANVILLE thought it inconvenient that this question should have been raised in the form it had assumed on so short a notice as had been given—at half-past three o'clock that day. It had been said that the statements on the subject were to be confirmed by facts, but the Marquis of Salisbury had followed up his statement of fact by a strong denunciation of the policy of the Government. He (Eafl Granville) should not discuss the question at this moment, but he would state that the noble lord was misinformed as to two important points—one being that the Govern- ment had sought terms from the Boers, and the other that they had changed their policy after the disaster, which all must deplore. This was not the case. They had overtures made to them by the Boers, and had sent them an answer before they knew, or could have known, of the disaster. The subject then dropped. ) Their Lordships adjourned at 7 o'clock.

HOUSE OF COMMONS—FRIDAY. The Speaker took the chair at 4 o'clock. THE ARMISTICE IN THE TRANSVAAL. MINISTERIAL STATEMENT. Mr GLADSTONE, in replying to Mr Ritchie's question upon the armistice communications in the Transvaal. said as regards the Government he had little further tó make as to what had been done by the British commander on the spot, but he would give all the information the Government ha.d, and that was but alight. Sir E. Wood had not sent any detailed account of the manner in which the armistice came about, but lie had communicated the declared conclusion of the armistice. He had, however, sent a telegram that was not in hia (Mr Gladstone's) posae-sion when first he answered the question on this sub. ject. The telegram contained these words, and it was dated March 5th, and the telegram announc- ing the conclusion of the armistice was dated the following day. 6th March:—"New. castle, 4 p.m.—Joubert aska how far I will co- operate in Brand's proposition. I have offered to meet him near Laing's Nek." It would be seen that this did not state categorically the origia of the armistice. It was a matter of construction, and each would be free to exercise his own jadg. ment; but the construction he put upon it was that the proposa.1 came originally neither from the Boer commander or the British commMder, but it was President Brand, of the Free States, who originally suggested the armistice, and that suggestion being conveyed to the Boer leader, the latter asked General Wood how far he would co- operate in the proposition, and upon this Sir E. Wood proceeded to take the steps which have been described, and which the Government ap- proved. He had given the House the exact worda of the telegram, and the construction he put upon it, and he would leave it to others to form their own opinions. He had only to say to the other part of the question that the names of the corn* missiouers are under the consideration of the Government, but no commissioner had actually been uomiBated,a,ud he would only say that all the rumours in circulation, whether from the Cape or whether they were of home manufacture, are both premature and unfounded. Sir S. NORTHUOTE asked would it not be possible to telegraph to Sir E. Wood for an authentic and exact accoaat of what had taken place. (Hear, hear.) Mr RITCHIE added, could not this be fur. nished before the estimates came on ? Mr GLADSTONE could not undertake that. The Government had been unwilling. knowing Sir E. Wood's heavy responsibility, to ask him merely retrospective questions, but he would con. aider the suggestion made. Mr STANLEY LEIGHTON asked t'.e Colo. nial Under Secretary whether, after the defeat at Laicg's Nek, the proposals for an armistice came from the English or the Boer side. Mr GRANT DUFF said it was entirely out of his power to add anything to what had been said. Every tittle of information had been given. (Hear, hear.) Mr STANLEY LEIGHTON re-called atten- tion to the fact that the question put just now r<' ferred to what had parsed after the death of ? G. Colley, and his question was as to what ???? after the battle of Lamp's Nek. ?.p?ssea Mr GRANT DUFF said the wt?t;, been ?d, and he had noting to??g?? Mr STANLEY LEIG?-o? ?? c ? "Order, ord<r." agau? ? ?'? peat the question 'Ir,Afbaday. (" Oh, ob.") M? LIlUjD?R?? ?pjy ? ?r Gabbotc, said there wa?Dc.rea!'?? to believe that amoug the troops _?erun? in Sonth Africa the otiicers v.oreblue!?trol jackets wliile the men wore red, -cr that. in the Highland Regiments that the ,['£s vore red shell-jackets and the men white. The regulations required that the oQicers and men ju active service shall wear uni' forms of the same colour. It was not the fact that the rifle battalions engaged suffeJd comparatively small loss of oiScers. and which he attributes to the similarity of the uniform in men and oiBcers. In the action on the lugogo, the only case in which the 3rd battalion of the 60th ? as hotly engaged, ttie loss was one officer to twenty-two men, which was a larger proportion than was shown in the 58th, where it was one to thirty.four, and in the Majuba Mountain battle one to twenty-6 ve, and in the 92ad one officer to thirty.two men.

THE COURSE OF PUBLIC! BUSINESS. STATEMENT BY THE PREMIER. Mr GLADSTONE, who was received with cheers, said: I ask the kind attention of the House white I endeavour to redeem the pledge which I gave with regard to the prospective course of business. I now assume that to-night beyond. doubt the Irish Arma Bill will pass this House. Therefore, we- have got to make provision for tha future. That future is one of dimcnity and embarrassment. The demands upon the time of the House, caused by the Land Bills, have placed us in a position from which it is quite impossible for us to escape without sacrince. The main subject confronting us may be summed up in the general description of Votes of Supply, together with the Ways and Means Bill, which will, we hope, follow Supply. and which must absolutely become law not later than the 30th ofthis month, unless the law is to be broken by failing to make the payments re- quired for the services within the financial year, But over and above these votes of Supply just mentioned there are some extraneous circum- stances which greatly increase the labour. One of them is that a vote of want of confidence has been proposed from the other side of the House with regard to Uandahar. The discussion on tttat I am afraid we cannot hope to confine to a single night. (Hear, hear.) I should venture to hope that at any rate by Thursday week we shall be able to place a day at the command of the hon. member who has given the notice on the subject. Besides, we think it necessary that the House should have the power of addressing itself to the general legislative business of the session, par- ticularly when we recollect the extreme import- ance of the question of land tenure in Ireland. We feel bound to include incur plans such ele- ments as will enable the House, at any rate after Eaater, to apply itself assiduously to effectual legislative work. Another question has arisen with regard to the seat of the hon. member for Northampton (Mr Bradlaugh) that raises a ques. tion of privelege, and it is not likely that it will be easily got rid of, judging from the ex- perience of last year. I wish to say, and I wish it to be clearly understood, that what I have now to say about business does not in the least degree contemplate what is called obstruction. The provisions which wo think necessary with regard to expediting Supply are not framed upon the supposition that obstruction to Supply is intended. We feel a necessity for giving special expedition to the proceedings of the House, in order to secure to the House a reasonable time for discussing those votes which, on the part of the Government, we have to take in Supply. I will tetl the House what these votes are They are Parliamentary votes for the supplementary services of 1881. These votes, which are votes every one of which must be disposed of by Mon- day week, are subjects of great dimculty, and with regard to which we think it our first duty. next to making provision against the breaking of the law, to mvite the House to make such arrange. mentsM will enable hon. members to have some little opportunity for discussing them, and the conduct of the Government in connection with them. There are rather more than 50 supplemen- tary votes for the services of various kinda. Among them are a certain number which must, more or lem lead to dMCtMsion. I may may that one is the question of votes relating to Ireland, votes connected with Ireland, which may tend again to raise obstruction. (Home Rule cheers.) There will be the relief of Irish distress, and the votes with regard to the constabulary of Irelaud.and those with regard to legal expensea in Ireland in connection with the recent trials held in Dublin. Then there is the vote for stationery and print- ing, upon which the hon. member for Preston would raise a discussion. Then there are con- siderable pointa involved with regard to law changes in England, particularly with regard to steps which have beexnakeô, I' u¡; not en. tirely in consonance with usage. for providing justices whose sentences are under appeal with counsel to defend them at the expense of the public. Two questions I think it necessary to mention in particular. One ot them is that there must be supplementary votes connected with the military and naval expenditure which has been required at the Transvaal. Another is that we think it our duty no longer to delay stating to the House a matter which has been greatly pressed upon us, and with regard to which we are under a positive pledge, viz., to lay before the House the proposal we intend to make for giving a subvention to India at the charse of tha British Exchequer in relief of a portion of the Afghan expenditure. I may say that our proposal will be to make a total contri. bution of five millions towards that very large ex- nenditure that India has been called upon to bear. We propose to give that nve millions in the shape of the remission of a debt of two millions which had been contracted by the Government of India, subject to repay'nent, and by a series of annual grants for local waya and means. We then shall require to provide for a portion of the services of 1881-2. It will be necessary to give time for the statement connected with the vote we shall have to bring forward the navy estimates, and the vote for the navy. Perhaps hon. mem- bers may say, why not take a vote on account for the army and navy ? I am not at all inclined to set the example for the first time, under circum- stances such as those now existing, of taking such votes on account, and thereby seriously diminish the control of the army and navy. With regard to the votes I have just named relating to the services of 1881-2, the conditions of time are not precisely the same as these votes for 1881. Considering the state of public business, I feel it my duty to give notice that I shall on Monday move that the state of public business is urgent—("Oh!" and cheers)—in reference to the votes of supply. (Cheers.) With regard to the Ways and Means Bill, that will not have to follow, because I hope that that will be an object of extraneous discussion. I hope no necessity will arise with regard to it, the passing of it in due time being a matter of absolute necestity with the view of keeping the ncances of the year from falling into a state of confusion. On Monday, therefore, at 4.30, I snail declare that the votes of supply for the services of 1879. 80; for the several supplementary and other estimates for the service of 1880-1, Votes A nd 1 for the Army and Vote 1 for the Navy vote on account of Civil Service Revenue Departments, 1881-82, now before the House, are urgent, but it -is important that the same should be passed with- out delay. It will be my duty then to mova that the state of public business is urgent, and also, if necessary, that Supply shall hav& precedence of all orders of the day from day to day until the votes of Sup .'ly, declared urgent, shall be complied with. ICheel'lLr Sir S: NOR'fiICOTE had no wish to provoke an irregular discussion on the Prime Mmister's statement. It was of a very serious and somewhat alarming character. The Opposition had been most anxious to support the Government in their arrangements for the transaction of business, but the proposal of urgency for supply would require the gravest consideration. He inquired when the Prime Minister contemplated making his noaQ- cial statement. Mr GLADSTONE would Rive the earliest inti- mation in his power upon that point, but it would be convenient that the statement should be made before Easter. Mr DILLWYN could not deny that that the state of pubHo business waa' such as to Compel the House to go further in the unconstitu. tional course in which it was embarked, but he hope the Prime Minister would see his way before long to such au alteration of the permanent rules for the conduct of business as would obviate the necessity for repeated urgency resolutions. Mr GLADSTONE promised to take an early opportunity of considering that question. ¡q; Mr PARNELL inquired whether, in the event of the urgency resolution being accepted, the Prime Minister would be in a position to move the first reading of the Land Bill before Easter. Mr ONSLOW desired that the vote towards the expenses of the Afghan war might be deferred till Monday week, but Mr GLADSTONE declined to act upon the suggestion, because he believed it would be the wish of the House that the inception of the plan should not be thrown over the current year. The vote on account would be for three months. He was unable at present to answer the question of Mr ParneU, for it was not in the pubic interest that the Land Bill should be introduced and allowed to remain for a long time without any definite decision of the House upon its principle. PEACE PRESERVATION (IRELAND) BILL. On the motion for the third readiug of the Peace Preservation (Ireland) Bill, Mr PARNELL moved that the Bill be read a third time that day six months. Lord R. CHURCHILL was gratified to find that the drama was at length drawn to a close, though the Chief Secretary had filled to perfection the 2-ole of the heavy father, with a rod in his haud and a tear in his eye, and the Home Secre- tary had ably taken the less effective part of the heartless Lothair of Ireland's affections. The Government had succeeded in obtaining the sanc- tion to"an arbitrary and.unparalleled suspension of liberty, and he ventured to assert that if such a. measure had been proposed by a Tory Government it would have been met by an united and remorse- less Liberal opposition. Sir W. HARCOURT gathered that there was a sensible determination not to have a protracted debate on the final stage. He arrived at the con- clusion from the speech they had just heard, because he remembered that it was customary, after a long and tedious drama of a tragic char.. acter,to;wind up the performance with a screap?og farce. It was dimcult to treat with the oo!.? ?g serious politician, and it had not been e??y?op ? last two months to make out to -Wb;o4-{)f the four parties in the House hebeld:the noble lord had managed dunng these ?gc???g to dissolve his connection with the ?fuc?t party, thus illus. trating tMe.doctnne o?ehe?oitesimaldevisability of atoms, aud tb?!? ?? ? taking the part of the conf.dentlal adviser of the Third Party. The Libe,-all t-i had come to the conclusion that these ir7,16d.. s were necessary, and that it was Bee?sgary to press them as rapidly as possible ..tirou?ti the House of?Commons, because they .mre convinced that there exists in Ireland a state of things which was inconsistent with the welfare of society, and because the Liberal party never had and never will have anything in common with either Communism or Fenianism. After speeches from a number of Irish members, Mr MACDONALD regretted that the Govern- ment should have stolen a Tory Bill and brought it in as their own. Coercion Bills would only ex. asperate the Irish people, and the necessity for having recourse to them would be removed by the passing of adequate land reforms. Mr W. E. Tj'ORSTER, who rose at a quarter to eleven o'clock, believed there was a general feeling of relief that they were nearing the end of these debates. It was with very great reluctance and disappointment that he had felt compelled to introduce an Arms Bill, but it was rendered neces- sary by the ad vice given to the Itish people, and followed by mauy, that they should arm them- selves. Denying with Ireland in a very critical atato of disturbance and anxiety, he had been anxious to avoid any destruction of life, and the great danger to life was in the temptation there was to ignorant, misguided, and hot-headed people, while they possessed arms, to resist the police in the performance of their duty. Objection had been taken to the duration of the Act, but it was doubtful whether it would ever be necessary to put it in force all over Ireland, and he was in great hopes that before the expiration of the five years there would be no occasion for the exercise of its powers in any part of the country. A remarkable feature of the land agitation had been an extraordinary absence of enthusiasm at the meetings, from which he imferredthat when they found that the Government was determined to remove their real grievances, the attacks upon the Liberal administration would very speedily be forgotton. Lord ELCHO did not beheve,.that the Govern- ment of any country could be successfully carried on upon the principle of alternating coercive with remedial measures. There was more truth in the saying that concession was not conciliation than that force was no remedy, and he looked upon the present state of ITelazid as the effect of the Lancf Act of 1870. At twenty.nve minutes past eleven a division was taken on the amendment moved by Mr ParneM. Jfor the amendment .db Againat .255 t ——219 Another division took place on the third reading, which was carried by 250 to to 28, and on a third division on the question that the Hill do pass, the numbers were— Ayes 236 Noea 26 — -210 SUPPLY. On the motion for going into Committee of Supply, Sir J. LUBBOCK moved a resolution expres. sing the opinion, that the Government should take steps to provide for the protection of ancient monuments. Mr GLADSTONE, though he felt great in- tereat in the question, could not assent to a reao' lution which would throw upon the .Government the necessity of proposing a plan. They would, however, be ready to consider with respect any plan the hon. member might propose. Mr RYLANDS thought the object should bo sought by conferring powers upon local authori- ties. After further discussion, the resolution was carried by 79 to 56, and the announcement was received with cheers. NEW URGENCY RULES. The SPEAKER read foar new rules for the conduct of proceedings in Supply under the urgency resolution. When certain votes in Supply and Ways and Means have been declared urgent, and have obtained precedence over other orders by a majority of three to one, on the otder being read the Speaker will leave the chair without putting any question. The general rulea concern- ing the proposal of questions and amendments will be substituted for the customary procedure iu committee. A minister, by answering questions, will not lose his right to speak on the matter. It it appears to the Chairman to be the general sense of the Committee that a question should be put, he will declare that opinion; and on the motion that the question be now put. he will put that question and if it :is decided by two to one, he will put immediately the question before the Com- mittee. The SPEAKER declared that, the House having passed the Peace Preservation (Ireland) Bill, the state of public business was no longer urgent. The HooM tMtionrnod at ?5 minutea to two o'clock

CARDIFF WATEK SUPPLY. A VISIT TO THE ABER VALLEY. On Friday afternoon several members of the Town Council paid a visit to the Aber Valley, for the purpose of forming an opinion respectiog the advisability of utilising the water from the moun- tain which falls into the Aber brook as a water supply for CardiS. These gentlemen included Alderman Jones, Councillors A. Thomas, T. W. Jacobs, ShackeII, Dd. Jones, Blessley, H. Jones, .and Reea Enoch. They were accompanied by Mr Lundie.'U.jB.- .They went: by the 2.10 p.m. train to FwIIypaut station, horn whence they walked to the Aber Valley. Mr Lundie :bi:iefIy: explained hia scheme as they went along, and pointed out the position of the lower reservoir, and that of the projected upper reservoir. Some of the members of the To.\ n Council examined the water.and pronounced it exceedingly pure,not* withstanding the heavy rains we have had during the last few days. They seemed impressed with the outlines of the va'ley, which they appeared to think suitable for the construction of large and deep reservoirs. Residents of 30 years' standing state that they have being using water frofn the Aber Brook for all that time, and had never fonnd the supply slacken to any appreciable extent. The visitors returned to Cardiff in the course of the evening.

EXPOSING MEAT FOR SALE Uwn FOR FOOD AT CAltDIFF. HEAVY PENALTY. At the Cardiff police-court on Friday, beforf Mr R. 0. Jones, Thomas Hurley, butcher, oi Bridge-street, waa charged exposing for sale live carcases of mutton unht for human food. The case was before the magistrates on Saturday, when the carcases had been seized by Inspectot James, and ordered to be destroyed by the magis- trates. On Wednesday the defendant was sum- moned, but the case was adjourned till Friday, as the bench desired two witnesses to be called. The defence on Wednesday was, that the carcaaea of muttou, ten in number, were left for approval by t'\o men, named Emery and Sanders, but that the defendant had not bought the carcases nor had any intention to do so. The Town Clerk conducted the proceedings on the part of the Cardiff Urban Sanitary Authority. Mr Ensor appeared for the defendant. The first wit- ness caHed was Walter Emery, who said he was a jobbing butcher, living at Catbays-terrace. He had done business several times with the defen- dant. He bought 10 sheep from Mr Thomas, farmer, Fwllypant, on Tuesday, 1st March, and gave Mr Thomas 10s each for them. He then called on William Sanders, and engaged him to kiil the sheep. He subsequently called at the de- fendant's shop, and told him that he had 10 sheep for sale. Defendant told him to bring the car- casses to him. There was nothing eaid about the price beyond that ho told him that they were not high-priced sheep. He had loft things there before without agreeing about the price. Defendant said that he would buy them. He saw defendant on Thursday, and told him that he could not fetch, in the carcases that day because he could not get a cart. Defendant said, "If you cannot get a cart I will lend you mine." On Friday he went to defendant's shop, but then defen- dant said that one of his traps w<n broken, and that he wanted the other to go with it both to Canton and Roath. He again told the defendant that they were not high-priced sheep, when defendant baid. "I'M buy them." Witness then said that he would get a horse and cart from Mr Blake. He did so, and went to Pwllypant with Sanders to fetch the carcases. Sand&ra had killed the sheep on Wednesday, at the Pwllypant Farm. He returned back, and arrived at defendant's shop about eight o'clock on Friday evening. He then saw the defendant, who told him to bring them in. Defendant's boy assisted him in taking the carcases from the cart, and when doing so defendant told Sanders not to lift them up so high for everybody to look at them. There were one or two customers in the shop at the time. He put the carcases where the defendant told him, and left to take the cart back to Blake's. When cross-examined he said that defendant knew the price. He had frequently left carcases of sheep before with the defendant in the same way. In reply to the bench, he also said that defendant told turn that he had cut up the other carcases.—William Sanders, butcher, 18, Bertram-street, was called, and stated that he killed the sheep on Mr Thomas's farm, Pwllypant. He handed the carcases out of the cart to defen- dant's boy, and Emery and defendant asked him why he held the carcases up. so high. Witness replied, What is the odds to you ?" After the five carcases had been seized, defendant told 1am to own the carcases as his, but, witness refused. On the Wednesday he told Hurley that the sheep were screwy," but defendant said, Briug them in; I'll buy them." The sheep were not sound. The farmer's son saw him dresa the sheep. For the defence two witnesses were called, and one of them, Thomas Hurley, the father of the defen- dant, swore that after the five carcases had been seized, Sanders said to the defendant, It is nothing to do with you. You have not bought them."—Mr Jones said that he had not the least doubt that the defendant knew all about it, and that the carcases belonged to him. He regretted that at present they could not reach the farmer, who must also have known, as they were dressed upon his farm, that they were intended for human food. If the farmer could be reached he should be very glad. The defendant would be fined B5 for each carcase, making JB25 in all, and costs. The money was paid.

SERIOUS CHARGE AGAINST A CARDIFF CAPTAIN. —— /¡, ra On Friday, a.t the oSoea of t? Locaf Marine Board, Bristol, Captain J. ?g? was chafed that,whtle acting as master ? ?e British steamer, Ravenspur, dunng a. \"óyage from Cardiff to Odessa and othZplces, and nnally back to CardiS, he..wuI!"of gross acts of misconduct and drunk .oue The particular allegations were tuat th'? misccaduct was during the course of the te9:aer from Odessa to Sulina and Constantinople, \<<riug the course of the steamer to Cette, Cartha- gbna, Fleetwood, and back to Cardiff, in the month of November, 1880, and the months of January and February, 1881. The members of the board present were-Mr Herbert Thomas. (chairman), Mr J. Lysaght, and Captain Thomp- son. Mr E. E. Salmon appeared to prosecute on behalf ot the Board of Trade, and Mr T. H. Stephens, of Cardiff, appeared for the defendant. Mr Salmon, in his opening, said the vessel took two voyages, the first from London to CardiS, which commenced on the 13th of October, and terminated on the 20th of October, and there was a further voyage from Cardiff which commenced about the 20th of October, to Odessa and various other places, and terminated eventually in Feb- ruary, at Cardiff. The Ut-st articles were signed at Cardiff on the 20th of October, and the captain's signature to them would be admitted. The second articles were signed in Liverpool about the end of January, and Mr Thompson, marine officer, of .Liverpool, would prove the signature of the captain to them. The first act cf drunkenness complained of took place between London and Cardiff. The second act would be proved to have been com- mitted about four days after the steamer left Cardiff, and there were various other acts during the voyage. One important witness would not be there that day, and though every effort was made by the Board of Trade in London to serve him, they could not do so. It was the first mate, a mau named Streaker, who said that he had wit- nessed the act of drunkenness, and was compelled to undertake the navigation of the vessel in conse- quence of the incapacity of the captain. The evidence of several of the crew having been given in support of this statement, Mr Salmon, in answer to Mr Lysht, said the charges were preferred against the captain by the Board ot Trade on the representations of the witnesses. They were not preferred by the ov.ners, Captain Wager being still in command of the vessel. i. ? Mr Stephens apulied for an adjournmnt,.as the captain had been 45 yeara at sea. and never had a mark against him. and he was destrous that the affair should be cleared up; but witnesses he requued were at present on a voyage, a.pd the vessel would return to Newport. He desired to examine one witness now, however. He then called Mr Tom Lowe, captain of the Albireo steamer, Cardiff. He said he was at Sulina, at the end of November, and saw the defendant every day, and he was perfectly sober. Met him at the office of the agent every day, and he went to his vessel about four or five in the afternoon. Had heard him asked to have liquor, and he refused. The inquiry was then adjourned to the 13th of April.

LLANDAFF. LLANDAFF CATHEDRAL. -2nd Sunday in Lent,. .bight o clock, morning service. Eleven, or'Hu?- ?P'?'?' ?acher. Rev. Moutaguo Earle Welby.M.A. Introif;. "0 Thou who make.st? (Williams). Communion service—ditto. 3.?, service in A(Ru3sel). Anthem, "Now are we Ambassadors" (Mendelssohn).—E. A. Fisn- BOUBNE, Succentor. CATHOLIC RiTES AT LLANDAFF CATHEDRAL.— For the first time since the Reformatiua th& service for the Burial of the Dead, according to the rites of the Catholic Church, will be performed at LIandaS by the Rev. George Cormack, to day, at three o'clock p.m. ORDINATION SEBVicE.—The Lord Bishop ot Llandaff will hold a general ordination service ia the cathedral, on Sunday morning next, at eleven. o'clock.

FENARTH. < THN PROPOSED FpEE LIBRARY.—A correspond- ent writes :-It has been long looked forward t<r Penarth havins a free library. It is talked of bj- a great number of the inhabitants, and yet tilere- is no sign of one starting. Only look. for instance,. &t the good the CardiS Free Library h ts done. especially to the young. At Penarth there is nc amusement for them, and I think one ought to be started, if it is only to encourage the young in reading.

THE ACTION AGAINST MR. BRADLAUGH. In the Queen's Bench Division, on Friday, before Mr Justice Watkin Williams an I mr Justice Mathew, judgment was given in the case of Clarke v. Bradlaugh, M.P., on the cro.?a* demurrers argued on Monday last. The actioa was to recover penalties for the defendant: Laving sat and voted in he Souse of Uommous without first having taken the necessary oaths prescribe! by law. Mr Justice Mathcw, after reviewing the h:stliry and facts of the case, gave judgment for the plaintiff on the main question, and for t))e defen- dant on the question of religious belief iu m?kin? a solemn declaration or ainrmatio! The court granted Mr Bradlaugh leave to appeal

J: Commander Lord Beresford is to be the Fir-t Worshipful Master of the new Masonic u hich is to be formed at Portsmouth. T,is Prince of Wales, Grand Master, will, it i :),id. be invited to attend the opening ceLeiuo.iy. The best appointed HAiR-CpTTixf, SALOON ou. of London. A Large Saloon now a, Kuita.Ne for genei-al puMic. Sweeting, 13, ')u:.c-tr.c.. LADIES can get their Hair dresse.' i;¡ ntl t!.e ue 7 styles, or tnstonuat, by H. Sweeting, peM"n.Uy K)so ex. peneneed mea kept. at Sweeting' 13. Dt:ke.strcct. ;(!jj, i RIVATE THEATRICALS. Experienced n>'1I c<m be procured for getting up Pm-te Theatrics; &tso WtGs (,f every description, nt Swce.jl¡;, 13, HAM, HOSIERY, and HHtRT 1)1:1' A.llT:F.:n under the management of experienced p,eu¡.:c. 1' fumery, lJrU';hes, '¡tncy Goods, Mt Sweeting, 13, Du: street. No coanecti'Jll with allY other MELBOURNE INTEHNATIONAL EXHICTfOX, 101. —The two Srst prize; < Upright nnd Uraad Pi:;)) i- h Lve< been t) Medsrs John B:-in.nH;t11 :11\11 :11", ..f London who at the recent t'le ['0 firt d ami alw jH;i.e i¡,t., the one held few a.). I "<t prlzcs were ill competiti;>!1 with IW.,t ,10. bratcd makerd of the .I J;ot.a3r.\ previous in with Bnt:,¡.: ex. hibitors Post, March Dth, V:]. P inted aud Published by the Proprietors, DAVID DUNCAN & SONS, at their StM..) Ft.t.;).i? Worka, 75 aud 76, St. Mary-street, auJ m the towo of UaifUN. in th- CLu"tY of Gla:j),0r¡;

COMMERCIAL SAL!'X JOYINSTON 3IILES, AND CO. CARDIFF I M P 0 It T E It S c? AMERICAN AND CANADIAN PRODUCE, ARE OFFERING FOR SALE, EX V/AREHOCSE— HATELEY S CUMBERLAND CUT McGEOGH'S CUMBERLAND CUT FERGUSON'S CUMBERLAND CUT MORAN'S CUMBERAXD CUT <AMo, THIRTEEN HUNDRED FIRKINS AND TUBS CHOICE MORRISBURG BUTTER i THREE HUNDRED TUBS STATES BUTTER ANT) FIFTY BARRELS CHOICE ROLL BUTTER. 50004—3527 SED POTATOES, SEED POTATOES. e For all Kinlsot SEED POTATOES Apply to J. H. ENGLAND, St. ttary-street, ana West Hut< Doctr. M67 CARDIFF. 50501 LAVERTON & CO S CELEBRATED TEN GUINEA UNIVERSAL CHALLENGE SUITES FOU TUB DINING-ROOM and DRAWING-ROOM. NICELY FINISHED JN DAMASK, CRETONNE, or LEATHER CLOTH (Spring Stuifed). ComprIsing ? COUCH. 6 CHAIRS, 2 EASY-CHAIRS, In solid M&hogMy, In solid Oak, In solid W&Innt Wood. A MARVEL OF CHEAPNESS, 8IIDc Warranted Strong. Wet! Kade, Md ServMMtM< Drawinp Mtd PatWDø of nrinC F)tw< pet pott. Apply for LAVERTON & CO/S NEW ILLUSTRATED FURNISHUtG CATALOGUE, Containing 1,200 Engr&vinga, free per poat fat JH SttMnpa. Smaller oaes gratia. ADDtUMS— STEAM CABINET WORKS MARYLEPORT-STKEET AND HRIDG& STREET. BRISTOL. 44533-8132 LAMPLOUGHS PYRETIC SALINE. SA VI: mN YOUR HOPSES, AND CSE NO OTHES ThM is the true antidote in Feven, Enzpthe ACee Sea of BiL tions 'Ous SickneA haviug Pftuliar and exchil- tive mentt. F-M the protection of the pnbUc againa lraudulent I have pplied for and again aim. ttuned a perpetual injunction, witt) cesta, *gtJMt th* ttefend&nts. ObserYe the GENUINE has my NAME )m< E MARK on BUFF COLOURED WRAPfER. IMi. HOLBORN.HILL, LONDON. _t443-«« go-o 1,3tt tcy la$SinQtiott. COWBRIDGE KOAD CANTON CARDIFF. SALE OF A VALUABLE LEASEHOLD SHOP, DWEL. LING-HOI.SE, LA UGHTER,HO ¡;SE (Reiistered), AND PREMISES. ]\/rR. E. J. EVANS has been favoured with J?H. instructMtia to SELL hy PUBLIC AUCTION, ?t the Great Western Hotc), C.-idiC, 00 WEDNESDAY, JUMch 2Srd. 1881, at 7 o'clock in the evening (subject to of sale which hall be then and there read), tJt that Valuable Leaaehoi't SHOP, DWELUNG-HUUSE. &LAUGBTER-HOUSE, f; YARD & Pi;.EUSES, and being No. 111, Cowhriù¡;e-r0aJ, Canton, in the o-ecupatioii of the and unùer an inden- ture of lease mi-anted by David Thornas, Esq" for a term of gQ Years. from the 1st June, 1857, at all apportioned snnultl rent f ;e4. -ect the especial attention of The ku ti(,neet be% to butchers to this desirable property, as Mr Wadley (the veudor) has on the of a butd1el' upon the premises for the iast 25 is now the neighbourhood. Aod the purchaser wdi have the beneBt of the ?oodwUt a.d the other pnvile?es attached to the premises. There is a wiùe anel convenient entrance from into the anù siaughter-iiouse. Further may be obtaiueJ upon application 1.0 Auctiol1eer, at his Chatubers, Cardl¡f.. pr to .MrT. H. STEPHENS, Solicitor, I. 2, Eute-cresceut, Docks, Ca.rdift. Dated llth M&rch, 1881. 50623-9298 A CARMARTHENSHIRE. THE DIRLETON" ESTATE, In the parish of and the town anù station of LLANGADOCK, and &bout five miles horn theportant couDty town and LLAND1LO. Tha property is distant by ra.il about eighthoura from London can be reached In less than 'j?tTESSRS. WALT'ON <md_LEE _aje TI(), <n the Red Lion Hotel, U.mya.doek, en WEDNES- DAY, May 4th, at One o'clock precisely (un!M8 preTiousty of by private treaty), as a wbole, alld, if not sod in tha manner, then « Ix SEvaxTT-MGHT Lom, This sinularly valuable anLÍ important R E E If 0 L 1) RESIDENTIAL DOMAIN, Situa.te ia one of the most proverbiaUy beautiful, aalubriotM, Md fertile districts of South WaJea, It extends in all to about 4,06&t. 2r. 33p.; and comprise a FIUST-RATE MANSION, tifully placed, overlooking the of the Towy, and having excellent stables and other cliarm- in,, plea-sure anÜ every accessory thaô tend to pertectly enjoyahle such an ex. cellent specimen of a country resitlence. In the same lot with the will be sold a sufficient of land (about 2 0 acres) o form a compact Demesne cf Ou t, 'o also is rcsiùence of more OloUest l-'æte:siÙ1\8, but eine!1tJy suittl for the tion of a g-eHtieman. This, with the ]SS acres attaching to the lot, forms a very desirabJe estate. The remainder of the estate is diviùeù into convenient with many subst\ntiJ.1 ° FARMHOCSE8 AND aJuESTEADS, together with a. lar",p. number of excLlietit Cottages, Gar- letis, and Enclosures of hnd, and the \ots h.tve been arraned iii such a manner as should mit both the meana and requiremeuts of ail classes of ?ureliallen wh, a low estimated rental p w the mansion.'lands, &c., in hand, yields a net I f A:'i:sr" KKXT ROLL OF ABuUT £<>,373. The Estate aSorda 4bC!. -FlitST-RATE SPORTING, as it has. for many years been welt preserved, and the limits of the dumaia, moreover, emur..n.e ABOL'T FITS. MlUSS bF g"j,t)lo=" TROUT, A.ND SRWI — FtsmxGf, in the celebrated Dshin? rivers, the Towy and the &wdde, and their tributaries- t' Hunting with the Vaie of Towy Foxhounds and Colonel David i THE COMMON RIGHTS lore also an important feature, as they extend to some TO.OCO aerea, and have formed a valuable adjunct to of the lots in this sale. THE QUARRIES, MINES, AND MINERALS are of speculative and ascertained value, as several quarries have beetl opened and on the property, and lodes of valuable minerals IR'8 known to David Evans, of Cae Tyie, Uangadock, will show the Estate and ita boundaries. Partieul&ra, Plans, and Conditiona of Sale may be be had of the Vendor's Solicitors, Messrs LEATHES and .34INA&D, 3, Langham-place, London, W.; and uf the Aucttoueers. at their oJHees, 2), Mount-street, Grosvenor- BqNMe London, W. 5kj6l5 9296

':t. MR HUSSEY VIVIAN AS TO BUSINESS IN THE COMMONS. Mr Hqsaey Vivi&n baa given notice that upon tn early day he will move the following resolu- tions That swom shorthand writers be ap- pointed by Mr Speaker to take down, verbatim, She whole of the debates both in the House and <n Committee, and that it shall be com- petent for any member, after notice given, ?o move, at the commencement of pub- tic business, that the record of any debate be printed and circulated with the votes, and such question shall be put forthwith without amendment or debate. That after such record 'has been circulated with the votes, it shall be competent, after notice )!iven, for any two mem- bers to move and second resolution, or resolu- tions, that any member or members Nvho mayhavo taken paken p;).rt in the debates so circulated, has ,or have wilfuHy obstructed the business .of the House, such motion shall be moved at the commencement of public business, and %hstH be put forthwith without amendment or deb:.te but the motion shall not be carried uiilessi-, proved by a majority of three- fourLhs of tbe members present. Any member against A-. 110"I a resolution shall be carried shall stand suspended from the service of the House for one calendar ):;onth and, if the resolution be carried twice in the ?ame session against the same member, he shall stand suspended for the re- iMiuder of the session."

WEATHER FORECASTS. The following forecast for This D<ty was issued from the Meteorological Office last evening, at 8.30 o'clock :— ENGLAND IS. \Y.) AND SoCTH WALES.— AVorth-eask2-ty bree:es ;cloudy; foggy at times.

THE PEACH NEGOTIATIONS. PUBLIC FEELING IN SOUTH AFRICA. LORD DERBY ON THE DIFFI- CULTY. HARSH TREATMENT BY THE BOERS. lREUTEQ'I TELEGRAM.1 NEWCASTLE, Thursday.—A Kat5r has arrived here, who fully cc'ntii. aia the reports of the meaner in w.iich the loyal inhabitants of Utrecht are beir.g trotted by t'!e Hoers. A Mr Mackey has been Íil,prisl.ned, and the Boers imposed tines of £20') on two of the inhabitants of £7 each on the remainder of the loyal p 'pulation.

THE PEACE NEGOTIATIONS. ["DAILY :S-EWS" TELEGRAM.) DURBAN, Wednesday, 4.20 p.m.. Mr Joubert, Mr Hmud, and Sir Evelyn Wood intend to maet at .Mount; Prospect to-Ja.y to discus,; the terms of peace. I believe that Sir Evelyn Wood's first demand is tha cessation of a' med resistance. It ift reported that the British inhabitants of Utreteht have been taken by the Boers over the Vaal River. NEWCASTLE, Wednesday. 5.5.—At the meeting last Sunday uei'.her side proposed any diiferent ternis to those originally offered. President Brand, Mr Kruger, and Mr Joubert, and others are to meet at a convenient spot with Sir Eve!yn Weed, before the termination of the armistice, to negotiate the peace terma. I understand that the meeting will take place at the south and west of Newcastle, probably on the Free State road. f "TIMES" TELE&BATf.) DURBAN, March 10.—\Ve a1 ait with intense anxietyti.eresultofthearmistice. Itisfeltthat if England halts uo.v, the eitect on the native mind may be fatal to her authority. LATER.—Since sending my last despatch I hear that the Home Government propose to follow up the armistice by appointing Sir H. Robinson. Sir John de VHIIers, and Sir E. Wood, as British Commissioners. to meet a ilimilar commission of the Boers, thua conceding to the latter sovereign rights. If this be done, and the authority be withdrawn in preaeat circumstances from the Transvaat, tier supremacy in South Africa will be fatally jeopardised, alike among the English, Dutch, and natives. I aay this with a full know- ledge of the prevailing feeling, and with every consciousness of the Boers' grievance. ("STANDARD" l1'oRT AMiNL, Thursday.—So far no steps have been'Mncen towards the settlement of the points in dispute between the Imperial Government and the Boers. Kruger !s expected to arrive at Laing's Nek to-morrow or next day, but nothing is settled either as to the date or placa where the conference ia to be held, the arrangements as to these pointa depending on the movements of President Brand. In the meantime, the political situation remains exactly what it was previous to the conclusion of the armistice. No further news has reached us of the doinga of Joubert at Utrecht.

THE TRANSVAAL INDEPENDENCE COMMITTEE. A meeting of the Transvaal Independence Committee was held at Westminster Palace Hotel this afternoon, and waa attended by several members of Parliament. Dr. Karl Blind gave a Mat of names of distin- guished personages in Franco, Germany. Austria, and Ita'y, who had signed a protest addressed to Mr John Bright, agMust tha annexation of the TranavaaL It waa resolved that a deputation on the subject should wait upon the Premier a.t an early c'a.te and it was also determined to increase all efforts in the cause.

THE REINFORCEMENTS. Orders were received a.t Woolwich on Thursday morning for the 16th company Army Service Corps to proceed next week to Natnl to form aa additioual bagg-age train. Three of artil- lery instead of two will be sen!: out, viz., the E Battery, C Brigade, Royal Horse Artillery, now at Canterbury the A Battery, F.rat Field Bi-i. gade, now at Devoaport and the 0 Battery, Second FieM Brigade, nowatWooIwic')..

THE BASUTO CAMPAIGN. A despatch from Durban yesterday says that it is reported in Cape Town that Joel Molappa, the Basuto rebel chief, has expressed his readiness to give up his guua and cattle, but not himself. He waits to bear from Lerothodi. According to a Reuter'a telegram Colonel Car. riagton having again advanced, the eaemy collected in large numbers and barred his further progress.

INTERESTING LECTURE AT CARDIFF. A public lecture on. "Meteorite?," under the auspicies of the Cardiff Naturalists' Society, was delivered by Mr H. C. Sorby, LUD., F.R.S., in the Asembly.rooms of the Town-hall on Friday evening. Mr Clement Waldron, the president of the society, took the chair. In his subject, the lecturer)poke of the ordinary appearance of meteors or shooting stars in the sky, and Hie subsequent falling to the earth of subtances consisting of what were known as "meteoric stone: and ":aeteoric irons." Hia object that evening' was to study those sub- stances they appeared after they had fallen to the ground, and could be examined by scientific means. In doill this attention could be directed in a variety of ways, and of these the principal one perhaps was their composition. In examining these stones with this intention hs miht state that no substances had yet been found in them which were foreign to, or which had not been already found upon, our o\vn globe. The meteorites might also be studied from another point of view—to determine the true mineral character of the substances which were tound in them. Of some of these minerals he might say that they had ))ot beeQ found, ui their particular form, upon this globe. They could also, Mr Sorby continued, study the physical structure of the meteorite, the conclusions that migJit be drawn from their observations, and the natural innuences as to the operations taking place outside our globe, at the time these meteoric masses were formed. Some time ago he (the lecturer) had been fortunate enough to come to very satisfactory conclusions, after studying the substances, aa to the conditions under which they were formed. To illustrate his meaning, Mr Sorby mentioned that it was, for instance, possible, by remarkingthe appearance of Suid cavities" in substances found upon thia earth, to come to the conclusion that water waa present at the time of their formation and also when crystals were embodied in the substance, the conclusion to be drawn was that the mineral was formed out of a glassy materia]. The distinction made by the appearance of nuid cavities, and the like, in meteoric bodies, was. he mentioned, almost the starting point from which their deductions were formed as to the substance of these rocks. By studying the subject in this man- ner, he (the lecturer) had found it possible to leam a great many interesting facts, facts brought to- getherJ in such a manner as to give forth valuable conclusions. The one great conclusion which he had come to was that these meteoric substances had been formed under circumstances diSerent from any \Yhich had occurred on this globe; and the evidence pointed atrongiy to the fact that they had been formed upon our own sun, or under circumstances analogous to those occurring at the present time on our own sun which of these it was impossible to determine. It haa been a Ques- tion to his mind whether the meteoric material had not been formed a.t a recent period by the action of our own sun. If such were the case. the particles were probably expelled with preat velocity by the action of the aun from ita own body into space. The illustrations by the oxyhydrot;en Iie;ht were then proceeded with, the lecturer explaining them in a very lucid manner. They were divided into the two sections of meteoric stones and meteoric irons." Lavas and tuna such as are found in volcanic regions of thia earth, together with glassy sprays or crystals—which, the lecturer remarked, might by their shooting action determine the shape of the meteor— Oiivina and other terreatial minerals were shown to enter into the structure of celestial stones of this description. The iron substances found in meteors were next shown a.nd minutely described, side by side with sections of artincial iron, and the slight diSerencea in their composition were pointed out. lu conclusion, the lecturer said hia object that night ehietiy was to point out the interesting matter which was to be found in such a study as the one he had laid before them. Although it would be too much to assume such a thing, yet be thought that. possibly, these meteors were shot out in space from the aun at the present period but ic was also open to question whether they did not exist in a remote age, or had any connection with the sun at aU. They wwre formed, un- doubtedly, amidst great mechanical activity, and amidst such conditions as might be supposed to exist on our own sun. The lecturer was applauded at the conclusion of his discourse.—The Rev. E. A. Fishboume put a question to the lecturer with respect to a substance like jelly which he had picked up in Ireland, and winch had, to all appearance, fallen in meteoric form while he passed the spot.—The lecturer said he had never seen a substance of the kind described by Mr Fishboume. and had never heard of it, and he < ould rather not form any coaciusion upon a sub. stance under the circumstances. He would be glad to sea the substance alluded to; and he commented upon the fact that deception as to these substances having really fallen at all was common, 'HM audience then diapersed* <

LOCAL LIQUIDATIONS. FROM FRIDAY NIGHT'S GAZETTE." I FROM FRIDAY NIGHT' g_AZ_TT." David Tiamiil-road, EidweUy, Car. marthenshire, boot dealer. Thomas Philip Davies, of Bote-atreet, Treorky, Glamorganshire, tailor and draper. Thomas Jamea, Church.si.reet, Briton Ferry, Glamorganabire, grocer. J. Sol(.man, Dela.beche-street and Exchange- building! Swansea, provision merchant and connuieaion agent. 'BANKRUPT. Cornelius Van Tienhoveo, of Vienna-chambera, .Bate.street, and Oakneld-street, Cardiff, trading as Leon Van Tienhoven and Company, mer- chants.

HoT and C<JLD BATH3, only M Superior Bath- j rooms, with extrM. la; lor Ladiea Md QeJ¡tleIIIÐA- SwaetMM't )uki;-SrW.. CN'dia. I

CARDIFF. YOUNG M-EN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION, LiTERABT AND DEBATING CLASS.—The subject taken at the weekly meeting of this class, on Wednesday evening, was, "Is the cress the ser. vant or the tyrant of the people ?" The discussion was open by Mr T. M. Le.vie, who spoke of the press as being the servant of the people, and Mr T. L. Latch opened on the other side, maintain. ing the contrary opinion. The attendance was good, and, in the absence of Mr Burt, Councillor Trounce took the chair. OPEN CLASSICAL bCHO?ARSHIM AT BBASE. NOSE COLLEGE, OXFORD.—In the list of successful candidates elected by the Society of Brasenose College, on Wednesday evening, is the name of Mr Robert S. Johnstoue, of Wolverhampton School, eldest son of Mr F. Sonley Johnstone, of Cardiff. Mr R. S. Johnstone has won a scholar. ship of the annual value of S80, tenable for five years. FATAL ACCIDENT AT TM DoCES.—On Thursday morning a coal trimmer pamed Edwin Williams, lodging at Comet-street, Splotlands, was assisting in loading the steamship Stephanotis, lying under No. 2 hydraulic tip, on the ea&t side of the East Dock. He had occasion to ascend from the coal bunker, when he incautiously went too near the shoot used for loading the vessel. As he was ascending the ladder.a piece of coa),about 75 Ibs in weight, fell from the shoot, about 20 feet ?bove him, and striking Williams on the head, knocked him senseless on to the aoor of the hold. Ho was picked up and conveyed to the Infirmary, but he died on the way to the institution.When adrmttect, his skull was found to have been so severely frac. tured that death, it was believed, must have been almost instantaneous.. Deceased was a young man wh03e friends reside at Bridg-end. CARDIFF NATURALISTS' SOCH.Tl"In connec- tion with thia society a public lecture ?'s given this evening by Mr H. C. Sorby, LL.D., F.R.S., on "Meteorites, their Structure and Origin." The lecture will be illustrated by photo. graphs from the author's drawings, shown by the oxyhydrogen lantern. H.M.S. "HAMAPRTAD" HospiTAL SHIP.—Re- port for the week ending March 9M', 1S81.— Number of patients remaining last week, 47; admitted since. 4; discharged, 8; died, 0; out- patients treated, 90; remaining on board, 43.— W. HuGHES. Medical Suuerintendent. THE LATE WOUNDING CASZ&T LLANDAFF.—The magistrates of the Ll,-tDd,ff petty-sessional divi- rion attended at the Infirmary on Tlm"sc!y, for the purpose of taking the depositions of the min Nolau, of Llandaa-yard. who was conveyed to that institution on Sunday, Buffering from a- corn. pound fracture of the akuU. caused, it was stated. I By b)owa w!th Hunt instnunents u.'ed by .'1 Maaf and wom;¡1l in custody. Onarnvirtgat.thela- firmary, the mmfical staff were of opuiion that the man Noian was in such a precarious state that it would be dangerous to allow tha iujm'fd m.t') :o be questioned. The examination was tUtrdure postponed, THE LATE FATAL ACCIDENT AT THE DOCKS. An iuquest was held on Friday evening at t':a In6rmary, before Mr E. B. reece,c ¡rener, o.) the body of Edwin Williams, a coal ttim't.e: wiio waa killed on board the Sephauotia on ti.e previoua day, as has been already reuorte). It appeared that the piece of coal which'struck the deceased f'a the head and killed him I ad roUe froni the !.up C?tha ehoot .at No. 2 hydrauHe tip, and the jury. while retui:? ? Ye'd'ct of a.?.;i\nttd death,b]a.med the coal trimmers elJl!>H)y" t tl tip for tipping a waggon of coal whi!e the shoot was &)rea.dy so futt, and recommended that side or protection board:! should be used at the shoots' irom the tips to prevent the pieces of coal from rolling down outside the shoot. PRUDENTIAL ASSLTflAMJF.: COMPANY.—The Car. diff section of agents under the above compa.ny, were entertained on Tii,,irsd.iy evcnln:; last, through the generosity of Mr J. Rau:sd de, s..p?r. intendent for Sout!t Wales, to a repast. To.Mts and recitations were ?h-e:), and several son?s effec- tually rendered by Miss E. William. The meet- ing \\as conducive to the interests ot both company and men, and a resolution was made that the present year should emulate all previou. yea-?, and greatly augment the idready lal'e i'.ico;ne of tnia moat gigtutic assur..mce co:npany. ANGLERS' ASSOCIATION.—Ttiisassocia.tion hcM its a"nual general meetiax at the Rising Sun, Hayes, on Wednesday night, wheo aucounts fof the past year were passed. New i?hing ttckett, together with new railway tickets, enabling metn- bers to travel atacheaperrate,were issued to the membeia present, at the low rate of 5s 6d each. The association are fortunate in having secr.rcd some of the nneat trout waters iu the district. CHURCH BUILDING SociETT.—Af: the meeting of the Church Building Society, held subsequent to thftt of the Handatf Church Extension !'oeietv, the Archdeacou of Llandaff presidin?, Lri-,ik.s wer" made to the churches of Iscoed 3LId bt, Mary.ou. the-Hill. GLAMORGAN EDUCATION BoARD.—At the qnar. terly meeting of this board, held on 1'riday after- noon, under the presidency of the Archdeacon of Llandaff, a f:tvourable balance was i everted by the treasurer, after paying all expenses fo:- the past quarter. BATH AND WNST OF ENGLAND AGRICULTUMAL SOCIETY.—A meeting of the local committee appointed in connection with the show which it ia expected will be held here next year, took place ontriday.inthecrand jury room. Town Halt, thejMLayor in the chair. It is necedsary that £80a should be raised before October, and with tiua object in view, the Mayor has decided to call a. public meeting, to be held this day week, at the TownHa! THE FZNYQRAI& COLLIERY EXPLOSION.—Under the provisions of the 32nd section of the Coal Mines Hegulation Act, an inquiry will be held ou the 25th inat., before Mr R. U. Jones, the stipen- diary magistrate, to determine whether 'the manager bi the Nava.1 Colliery, Fenygraig. at the time of the explosion, &hall ba deprived of his cer- tincate. 1HE LLANDAFF CHURCH EXTJEXSION SOCIETY. -The quarterly meeting of thissociety was held on Friday afternoon, in the Graud Jury.ro.)n), iown-hal), Cardiff, when the Venerable the Arch- deacon of LIandaff presided, and there were present Canon EvMM, Canon Jones, Canon Bruoe, Canon Hawking, the Rev. W. C. Bruce, the Hev. T.-TheophHu", the Rev. Lewis Morgan (St. Hilary), the Rev. G. A. Jones, the Rev. Mr Lewis (Briton Ferry), the Rev. Mr Williamson (Mar. gain). Mr Howel Gwyn, Colonel TurberviU, Mr Chancellor OUivaat, the Rev. Mr Hughes (Ebbw Vale), the Rev. B. A. Fiahbourae, the Rev. Mr Edmondes (Cowbridge), the Rev. J. Morcan (rtantyglo), the Rev. Charlea Knight (Bridgend), and Mr J. Prich&rd (architect). A grant of S50 was made to the now church at Cwm, in the parish of Ebbw Vale, upon the application of the vicar; a grant of B30 to the iron church at Briton Ferry, on the application of the vicar; and a grant of £10 to Pontlottyn Church, making the annual grant at this place up to £50 per annum. DISORDERLY.—-At the borough police-court, on Friday—before Mr R. 0. Jones, Alderman Ev"n. Mr G. Phillips, aud Dr. Paine—Mary Jane Martin, a young woman of bad character, was charged with bemg drunk r.ud disorderly in Bute- street, on Thursday. !1C had been 29 times pre- viously convicted for the seune offence, and was now sent to prison for tell days with hard labour. ROBBERY AT A BRITISH WORKMAN."—EMen Murphy, a young woman, was charged with steal- ing a Qaonel shirt, the property of David Thoma" from the British Workman, 40, Millicent.street, The prisoner had been lodging at the hous,! for some days. On iuesday the shirt was missed, and on the same day the prisoner pledged it at the shop of Mr Levene for 9d. She admitted the oSence, and was sent to prison for fourteen dny:i THE ALLEGED MANSLAUGHTER AT GRANCE- TOWN.—William Bepr, a. labourer, and his w!fe. living at Lower Grangetown, were charged '\i;5 ha.ving caused the death of their infant c¡'.idb'y starvation and neglect, j The child di on Su:i. day. At the inquest on Tuesday the prisoners were committed for trial on the charge of man- slaughter on the corone,r'I/W¡j,rrant, and the evi- dence in the case was ?ven in the report of tho inquest. DrEdwp.fd William Hardyman wa-i now called. He ad assisted in the PQst iiioj,teii, examination.fie said that the infant waa four months oIr:but, the body only weighed 41bs. lloz. The adrage weight of a female child when born bib. 6oz. From the fact that the large ttltestmes were empty and contracted, he concluded that the child had not had sufficient or proper food for some time. The cause of death was waut of s'-iiilcient and proper food. In his opinion tha child had been without sufficient or proper food for a long time. Mr Morgan Williams, surgeon, gave corroborative evidence. He saw the infant: in January, when it was brought for vaccination, and he theu found it very emaciated. He tol'I the parents if they wanted ftssistanco he was the union medical omcer for the Grangetown district. He gave the mother the name of some chemical food, and advised her to place it under the charge of a medical gentleman at once. He saw the body of the infant on Monday. He made the post mortem examination with Dr. Hardyman, and agreed with him that death had been caused by want of sumcient and proper food. Poiice- Sergeant Murley said that the mate prisoner worked at the New Grangeto\\n Gas Works as a labourer, and received 3s 2d per day, and some- times more. A witness, who lived in the house, stated that the mother for the last three weeks had fed the child with biscuits soaked in milk. Mr Williams expressed au opinion that biseuita properly prepared wou!d be proper food. Dr. Hardyman, however, disagreed, and held that biscuit was a highly improper food. The prisoners were then committed for trial at the a&sizes on the charge of manslaughter. CHARGE OF OBSTRUCTING THE POLICE AXD ASSAULT.—Mr Solomon Andrews, omnibus pro- prietor, was charged with inciting George A. Waller, one of his drivers, to resist P.C. Ferrier in the execution of his duty, and with assaulting Thomas Milsom, one of the employes of the Cardilf Tramway Company, on the 28th February. The town clerk appeared for the police, and Mr Enior for the Tramway Company. Mr Vachetl defended Mr Andrews and the driver. The charge ar <se out of stopping one of defendant's 'busses passing over Bute Bridge while the repairs were proceed- ing. A number of witnesses were called, some swearing that the defendant seized Milaom by the throat, and told the driver to drive over the poHce- man if he did not get out of the way. Defen<iant denied that he ever made use of such a threat, or that he seized hold of Milsom by the throat, but took hold at him by the waist. The bench iiued him 5s for stopping the police constable in the execution of his duty, and directed him to pay costs in the case of the assault.