The Cardiff Times

MONMOUTHSHIRE. TUESDAY. The general quarter sessions for the county of Mon* month commenced at Usk to-day. Mr R. S. Bosan- quet presided, and there were also present the Hon. Colonel F. Morgan, M.P.. Mr W. R. Cartwrirht, Mr F. J. Mitchell. 1tlr E. J. Phillips, Colonel Byrae, Rev R. Jackson, Mr L. A. Homfray, Air C. J. Parke, Rev Thos, Evans, Mr G. B. Gething, Mr O. A. Wyatt, Mr James Charles Hill, Colonel Greenhow Reiph, Dr Willis, Mr Richard Rees, Mr S. Colthorpe Bosaoquet, Mr George Griffin Griffin, &c. Apologies were tendered by the learned Chairman for the absence of Mr Granville Somerset, Q.C., and Mr Octavius Morgan. THE COLORADO BEETLE. A long communication was read by the clerk of the peace, having reference to the possible importation of this pest. The document recommended the public generally, but moreparticulllorly those connected with import trades aud shipping, to do all in their power to prevent the im- portation of the insect. It was decided that the chief constable be authorised to obtain copies of the circular, and cause them to be distributed throughout the county. MONMOOTHSHFRE CHAMBER OF AGRICULTURE. Copies of resolutions passed at a meeting of the Mon- mouthshire Chamber of Agriculture, and having reference to cattle-pbvgue and canine madness, were considered. The resolutions appeared to commend themselves to the court, but as to the first resolution, the court had no power to interfere, t.here being no cattle-plague in the country, and as to the second, the thief-constable stated tliat the Dogs' Act gave the police full power to take any strav dog into custody, and, if nortlaimed, to destroy it. THE NEW SESSIONS COURTS. Colonel RELPH formally stated that the new courts would be ready for. occupation by the next quarter se-Jiion. The court gave orders for furnishing and fitting the newcourt-house,and also for maintaining order. THE LUNATIC ASYLUM. The following rCDort was read :—At a general meeting of the committee of visitors,held on21>t .Tune, lb77,it was reported that since the 7th March there has been a de- crease in the number of patients chargeable of five, viz.. one male and four females. Since the 31st December there has been an increase of one male, and a decrease of three females, or a net decrease of two. Since the 1st January the admissions have been 10 lesa than in the previous year, while the mortality has been somewhat above the average. There are now four vacant beds on the male side, and tlie females are one in excess of the accommodation, and there are besides 43 patiente boarded in othe*- asylums under contract, vix., 10 males in the Hereford Asylum, 31 females in the Macclesfield Asylum, one in the Starcross Asylum, and one in Fisher ton House I Asylum. The total number -chargeable is 553, of "whom 274 are males, and 279 are females. A special general meeting of the Committee of Visitors was directed to be called-for Atigust 23rd, to consider the following questions :—Whether, in event of retaining the union, the contributions by counties be in ratio of popu- lation. Whether the union shall be retained or dissolved. If the union is to be retained, what shall be the terms arranged. If dissolved, what shall be the amount paid by the county of Monmouth to the other two counties, hav- ing regard to the cost and present value of the A syluin, the provision of superannuation allowances, and other prospective charges. The report was adopted. Varioua other reports were presented and adopted. A police rate of fd in the £ and a county rate of Id in the £ were adopted. The court adjourned. WEDNESDAY. FIRST COURT. Thofcourt opened; this morning at 10 o'clock, when Sir S. R. Bosaoquet took hie seat on the bench. There were also present Colonel Byrde, Mr F. J. Phil- lips, Mr H. M. Kennard, Mr S. Colthorpe Bosanquet. The following gentlemen were sworn on the grand jury; —Mr John Lewis Lloyd, Newport, foreman; Messrs W. B. Gething, E. A. Lansdowne, John Griffiths, Henry Foi, George Daniels, David Miles, W. Niblet, Charles Phillips, John Kellett, tJ. J. Kenvyn, W. O'Reilly, C. W. Slade, Richard Sachell, Charles J. Thomas, Alfred Williams, and E. H. Davies. In charging the grand jury, the learned Chairman said the calendar was unusually large, but it might be ac- counted for by the fact that nearly four months had elapsed since the last sessions was held. The cases were mostly of an ordinary character, and needed but little comment. After enumerating and classifying the cases jn the calendar, the learned Chairman referred more par- ticularly to the case of sheep stealing -at Polity pool, and to the two chanrges of stabbing, one at Tredegar, and the other at Trevethin. The crime was not only a serious one, but was always regarded as non-English. Frequently, however, the cause of such crimes was drunkenness. The case of robbing from a railway drew forth some observations as to the severe way in which the court had dealt with cases of this kind when a conviction had been obtained. The heavy sentences passed had apparently suppressed crimes of this kind in the county for a time. Whenever prisoners were convicted the sentences would be severe. PLEA OF GUILTY. George Jones, 32, labourer, pleaded guilty to stealing from a boat several articles, the J.1roperty of John Roberto, at Risca, on the 14th April. He was sentenced to two calendar months' Jumllabour. ALLEGED TIIEIT AT NEWPORT. Mary Emma Davies, 28, was indicted for stealing a pair of earrings, value 15s, the property of Lewis Jones, at Newport, on the 31st August last. Prisoner pleaded not guilty. Sir Herbert D. Croft prosecuted. The case was stated by Inspector Curtis, of the Newport borough force. Prisoner was acquitted. FIVE PENAL SERVITUDE FOR SHEEP STEALING AT GOYTREY. William Yorath, 54, a email farmer, pleaded guilty to feloniously stealing 2Q sheep, the property of Benjamin James, and three sheep, the property of John James, at the parish of Goytrey, on the 211th of March last. The learned Chairman, in passing sentence, commented upon the serious nature of the crime to which prisoner had pleaded guilty. Instead of protecting his friends and neighbours, he had stolen a larger number of sheep thlln he had ever heard in any previous case in this county. He would be sentenced to five years' penal servitude, RAILWAY BOBBERY AND PENAL SEBVITUDE. Cornelius Hicks, 20, railway labourer,pleaded guilty to stealing a pair of boots, the property of the Loudon and North Western Railway Company, his employers, at Abergavenny, on the 2nd March last, he being a servant at that station, and a further charge of stealing tea, the property of the company, on the 12th April. There were other counts in the indictment. In passing sentence, the learned Chairman said the evidence in the case proved that the prisoner was an habitual thief. and it was necessary to make an example of a man who thus habitu- ally robbed his employers. He would be sentenced to five years' penal servitude. In answer to Mr Bodham, the learned Chairman said the court could not make any general order for the restoration of property found in prisoner's house. THFJ-T OF FOOD BY A CHILD. Elizabeth Priteliard, a little neglected child, pleaded guilty to stealing milk and food from the house of Phillip Jenkins, at St Maughans, on the 13th of June. The condition of the child was said to be specially wretched. The court sentenced the child to a month's imprisonment, and four years in a reformatory, the cliainnau believing that it would be ftjr her good. A NEWPORT BROTHEL TRISEOTTFON. Blanche Edward*, <vi bail, 4?, single woman, was in- dicted for unlawfully and knowingly keeping an ill-con- ducted and disorderly house at Potter's-parade, Newport, on the 23rd of June last. Mr Cleaveproseouted, andMr Lawrence defended the prisoner. The case had arisen through the instructions of the Newport Corporation, in ordering that in cases where disorderly houses were proved, a prosecution should be instituted. Annie M*Gwyse, a prostitute, who had lived with the prisoner for several years, proved that she had frequently taken men to the prisoner's house, and had received from them payment, a portion of which, according to a "slidhic- scale," she gave to the prisoner. She took H a gentle- man" home on the 16th.Tune and also on the 18th June. She had now left the house. Elizabeth Evana gave corroborative evidence as to the general character of prisoner's house, where she lived. Now, however, the house had bean given up, and she only lived 'with prisoner as a matter of character." The jury failed to agree for a time, informing the court that they were in the proportion of 8 to 4. They were, therefore, locked up, and after an absence of about 40 minute returned into court with a verdict of guilty Prisoner was sentenced to 12 months' imprison- ment, with hard labour. She shed tears freely 'Hie learned Chairman communicated to Inspector Curfis the satisfaction of the court in the steps he had taV^ this prosecution. They commended his conduct, and as- sured him of the support of the court in carrying out such prosecutions.. The learned Chairman also hoped that Inspector Curtis and the police officials generally would pursue the course now adopted in suppressing these immoral bouses. EXTENSIVE ROBBERY BY SERVANT GIRLS. Emily Lane and Jane James, domestic servants, pleaded guilty to feloniously stealing, in tlie dwelling- house ot Evan Griffiths, farmer, of Ruxnaey, the sum of j;27, on the 5th of May. A suitable warning was given, and the prisoners were each sentenced to six calendar mouthsy with hard labour. ftLSB MTBTBHCKB AT NEWPORT. Eliza Rogers, 43, on bail, married woman, was indinfted for obtaining by false pretences froa] Mr John Edward Davies, three shirts* of tlie value of £1. with intent to de- fraud, on the 27th of April. The prisoner pleaded guilty. The learned Chairman regretted to see a respectable woman in Mich a position, Imd, feared she had been brought into this condition through habits of intemper- auce. STie was sentenced to three mouths' imprisonment, with hard labour. BILLS IGNORED. The grand Jury ignored the following bills of indict- ment John Finn, 50, pumpman, felony at Mvnyddis- lwvn. on tbe 29th of January last; Fredk. Davis and George Davit two lads, for breaking into a dwelling- house at Caldicot, 011 the 13tu April last; Jeremiah Cadv, olwtf O'Brien. labourer, for feloniously breaking into the dwelling house of William Holland, at Llanarth, on the ICth April, is~d- Joseph Roberts, 33, Jer feloniously stealing a salver watch, at Newport, on the 9fch May Margaret Wilson, 34, for feloniously steaJiB# the sum of 9s from the person of Henry Carney, at Newport, on the 15th May last Elizabeth Hall, on bail, 45, married woman, for felon- iously stealing goods from Mr Thomas Cordey, grocer Newport, on the 12th of May John Thomas, tea kawker' for unlawfully*assaulting and beating Gecave Richards, at Trevethin, on the 16th of May; Elizabeth Powell, 43, married woman, for stealing goods from the dwelling- house of James Davies, at Monmouth, on the 27th June; and against Dennis Buckley, 25, labourer, for feloniously stealing a shirt, the property of John Driscoll, at Bed- wellty, on the 27th of May last. This made a total of ten bills of indictment which were ignored by the gr!md jury. In the case of John Thomas, the court refused to allow the expenses. THE ASSESSMENT OF ALEXANDRA DOCK PROPERTY. Ms Pritchard applied to the court for a respite until the next sessions of the hearing of an appeal wh i cb bad been lodged against the rating of the Alexandra Duck by that oompany. He appeared on behalf of the assessment cam- mittee of the Newport Union. An understanding had been come to that no technical objection should be taken of the notice of appeal. The Chairman asked whether any counsel present re- presented the company, to object to the respite OIl these terms. Mr Downing Evans, clerk of the Newport Board of Guardians, and also the assessment conunittee,atated that they desired that the appeal should be respited until the next sessions, but no power, had been given him to con- sent to the course suggested by Mr i'ritch&rd, with re- gard to the technical objection. Mr Pritchard stated that he understood that the terms he had mentioned were these which he had been come to. As far as he was concerned, he had nothing to say against waiving the technical objections. The appeal was thereupon respited. SECOND COURT.—(Before Mr H. M. KENNARD and Col. BYBDK.) A CASE STOPPED. William Jones (54) boatman, was charged with stealing a. taamaolin, the property of the Monmouthshire Railway and Garad Company, at the Tydee station, on the 13th of last MArdt. Mr Lawrence prosecuted, and prisoner was undefended. Paty one vdtessa waa examined, and the 1 case was stopped, as-the chairman wes of opinion there was no proof tnait.ww* likely to lead to a conviction. The prisoner was acquitted, THKIT FROM A FBLLOW-SEITVANT. William Hunt and Peter Alderman were charged with stealing a caif skin from George Gorton,and a coat from John Francis, at Malpas, on the 14th of April last. Mr Prichard prosecuted; prisoners were undefended. Prisoners and Gorton were farm servants with Mr Francis. Alderman was acquitted:y Hunt was sentenced to two months' hard labour. STEALING BOOTS, Thomas French (52) sailor, was charged with stealing a pair of boots from Benjamin Mitchell, Cross-street, Abergavenny, on the 12th of June, Mr Prichard was counsel for the prosecution. Prisoner, who was unde- fended, was found guilty, and sentenced to six months' hard labour. James Murray, alias Macarthy (62), shoemaker, was convicted of stealing a pair of boots, the property of William Charles, Bed well ty, on the 15th June, after a Erevious conviction, and he was sentenced to 12 months' ard labour. A CASE PROVED BY A BLIND WOMAN. Samuel Maidment (16), stoker, and Richard Saunders were charged with obtaining 2H from Sarah Harriett Wallev, by faJse pretences, at Blaina, in April last. Maidment pleaded guilty. Mr Srnythies prosecuted. The prosecutor, William Walley, keepS a small sliop, which his wife, who is blind, looks after. Although blind, she gave a very circumstantial account of the visits of the prisoners to her shop, and swore positively that Maidment passed base coin to her, by which he obtained good money in exchange. Maidment gave evidence inculpating Saunders. It was also proved by an independent witness that Saunders said he had shared in the booty obtained by Maidment. Saunders was acquitted. Maidment was sentenced to two months' hard labour.

BRECONSEIRE. TUESDAY. The Midsummer Sessions were commenced to-day at the Shire-hall, Brecon. There was a fair attendance of county magistrates, amongst those present being the Rev Hugh Bold, the Rev Charles Griffith, Lord Here- ford, Mr George Uverton (High Sheriff), &c. The Rev Charles Griffith presided pro tern. The first business was the election of a chairman. It was jiroposed by the Rev Charles Griffith, and seconded by Mr Powell (Castle Madoc), and unanimously agreed that the Rev Hugh Bold (the deputy-chairman) be elected chairman of the court. The rev gentleman acknowledged the appoint- ment in fitting terms. The county surveyor (Mr William Williams) reported that repairs would be necessary to the following bridges:—CVinrhiw (Talgarth), Pontyfelin and Tringartn (Defynnook), Vstrad (Ystradgunlais), Tawe (Ysfcradgunlaia), Pontardaf Canol (Penkelly). The Chief Constable (Mr Edmund Gwynne) reported that 22 indictable offences had been committed during the quarter, 19 persons were apprehended for the same; 64 persons had been appre- hended during the quarter; six were committed for trial; 37 summarily convicted; and 21 discharged. Vagrancy was on the increase. Eight licensed houses had been proceeded agninst, and eight convictions recorded. 20 Dersons were proceeded against for offences respecting the Contagious Diseases (Animals) Act, and of them 19 were fined or ordered to pay costs. The finance com- mittee reported that a county rate of ljd in the pound, producing £ 1,538, wonld be required and a police rate of fd in the pound, producing £709 12s. The report was adopted. It wsft agreed, on the proposition of the Rev W. Jones Thomas, that the old police-station at Hay be put up to auction, without reserve, and the Chairman seconded the proposition. The court then rose. WEDNESDAY. The Court opened this morning at eleven o'clock, before the Rev Hugh Bold (chairman), Mr George Over- ton, Mr Robert Smith and Mr F. R. Trumper.—Daniel Reardon and John Sullivan, alias William Murphy, fire- men, were indicted for indecently assaulting Ann Hop- kins, at Llanfrynach, on the 8th April. Mr Bonne 11 Bishop prosecuted; Mr William Games defended. The jury found the prisoners guilty of a common assault, and they were sentenced to three months' hard labour each. Rees Rees, collier, pleaded guilty to stealing 561bs. of coal, belonging to Rees James and others, at Penderyn, on the 9th May, and was sentenced to nine months' im- prisonment.—I)avid Merchant, miner, was indicted for stealing a silver watch, value of.£2 10s, the property of James Price, Brecon, on the 29th May. Mr Fowke prosecuted. Prisoner pleaded not guilty. He was found guilty, and sentenced to six months' hard labour.— Henry Warner, hawker, and David Warner, labourer, were indicted for unlawfully wounding and causing grievous bodily harm to one "Thomas Price, at Hay, in ast June also that he, the said Henry Warner, mali- ciously and feloniously did wound and cause grievous bodily harm to one Ellen Hughes, at Hay, at the same time. Prisoner pleaded guilty to the first count. Henry Warner pleaded "not guilty" to the second count. They were found guilty. David Warner was sentenced to eight months' bard labour. Henry Warner, who had been repeatedly convicted since 1843, was sen- tenced to two years' hard labour,—William Jones, shoe- maker, was indicted for stealing a cheese, belonging to Thomas Kinsey, at Hay, on the IM-h June. He pleaded guilty to another charge of stealing a cheese, and he was sentenced to six months' imprisonment with hard labour. William Beyaon, labourer, was acquitted on a charge of stealing an axe, value 7s Od, tlie property of Edwin Vanghan, at Glasbury, on the 23th May. Mr Fowler prosecuted, and Mr William Games defended.

PEMBROKESHIRE. These sessions commenced at the Shire-hall, Haverford- west on Tuesday, Mr J. B. Bowen, M.P.. presiding. The other magistrates present were Lord Kensington, M.P., Captain Hig-goll, Rev P. Phelps, Admiral Stokes. Mr Hulin, Mr Jolm Harvey, Mr Rock, Mr Carrow, Major Leach, Mr Charles Allen, Mr Massey, Mr Win. Owen, Mr Le\i,¡ Mathias, Mr H. L. Harries, Captalu John Phillips, &c. COUNTY BRIDGES, One of the earliest notices on the paper was to receive the report of the county surveyor on the repairs cf bridges :md all matters relating thereto, with estimates for further re;>airs. In connection with this a report from C-ol. Y oil and, dated April 21, was read, 'and ttubstan- tiatod by the surveyor. It stated thatjin comjdiance with instructions received, he had inspected the county bridge at Cardigan with reference to the. complaint of Mr -Robinson, of Bristol, who had been prevented fi-otn taking his traction engine over the bridge across tlie Tivv. 'The traction engine weighed 11A tons, and he (Coi. Yollaiid) could not trace any movement in the arches themselves whilst the traction engine was passing to and fro, but the vibration was very perceptible, and shook down the mortar. There was not in his opinion, any the immediate risk of injury to the structure by the passing of the traction engine. If the bridge were put in a prnper state of repair, and the arches were secured by tye-rods a.t intervals, as should have been done when the bridge was widened and the roadway of the bridge put in a good state, the safety of the structure would be secure, but the traction engine should not be run over this bridge until it was put in repair. In reply to the court, the Surveyor said it would cost £ 60 to carry out Col. Yolland's recommendations. The CHAIRMAN remarked that tbe work hal been scamped," and they would have to pay £60 to put it in order. Sundry sums were also asked for. for other bridges damaged by the sauie engine, the surveyor stating that no doubt when the repairs were done, Mr Robinson would pay the amount for the expenses incurred. The surveyor's report also referred to necessary repairs at the Town Hall, the cost of which he estimated at £50. There were various other small items for work of various J descriptions, the total amount being £286. Lord KENSINGTON, M. P., moved that the sum of JESO for the repairs to the Shire Hall be referred to the Shire Hall Committee to deal with. The motion was seconded and agreed to. Captain HIOGON, before the surveyor's report finally disposed of, wished to draw the attention of the committee to the manner in which Mr Morgan, the sub- surveyor, earned ont the work. It was a matter of grave consideration whether some other means could not be de- viaed than those adopted by Mr George, as to the expense incurred by him. At present the sub-surveyor, Mr Morgan, carried ont the repairs, and they were not done under the supervision of the surveyor, as they ought to be. He was sure Mr George could carry out those repairs at less cost than they were now done for by employing local masons. Did Mr George survey the lock-up at Spittal before the county was asked to pay the money? Mr George could not say at present. Lord KENSINGTON thought that when they came to consider No 10 on the agenda Captain Higgon's objection I would be met. The Secretary's report was then adopted. « FINANCE. The CHAIRMAN stated that there was a balance due to the county treasurer of £1,576 14s 3d, aod the committee recommended a rate of one halfpenny in the JS, and one farthing in the £ for the police. The report was adopted. THE UNITED COUNTIES' LUNATIC ASYLCK. Mr CHARLES ALLEf stated that he had seen Mr Bey- non that morning, who was unable to be present to move the resolution of which he had gives notice, and there. fore he (Mr Allen) asked that it be allowed to stand over. The resolution was as follows "That there be granted a sum not exceeding ,£5.100. being the proportion of £ 15.000 payable by the county of Pembroke, for the erection of new female wards at the United Counties' Lunatic Asylum." Mr W. S. Owra, who had notice on the agenda by way of amendment to the former motion, said now that Mr Beynon's motion was to be allowed to stand over, he should move his amendment as a substantive motion.. It was as follows :—"That a committee be appointed to consider and report te the court whether it is advisable that the union between the three counties for the main- tenance of a joint lunatio asylum should be dissolved." He thought there had been a ma. understanding on the part of the public with regard to the fuud». It had been stated publicly that the increased amount inquired was on the ground that the increase of lunatics in Pembrokeshire had been so great that Carmarthenshire and Cardiganshire had had to bear an undue expense. Now he found that the increase had not been so great in Pembrokeshire as in Carmarthenshire. In 1874, the number of pauper lunatics from Carmarthen waa 106; in 1875, 123; in 1876, 133-increaae. 27. Cardigan, in 1-374, 64 in 1875, 67 in 1876, 69-increa.se., 5. Pembrokeshire, 1874, 140; 1875, 141; in 1876, 149- increase, 9. It would thus be seen that Carmarthen bad had'an increase of 27 in three years; Cardigan, 5; Pem- brokeshire, 9. The increase in Carmarthen had been three times as great as in Pembrokeshire, therefore he thought those figures demolished the argument, that this alteration was based on the increMe of lunacy On the last day of last year there were in the county of Carmarthen 310 lunatics in the county of Cardigan., 179; in Pembrokeshire, 319. He thought if these facts had been brought before the justices they would not have thrown so much of the expense on the county of Pem- brokeshire and he now asked them to adopt his motion. It devolved upon him first to show that there was power in tho court to dissolve the union, with the consent of the Home Secretary that the building lands might be allotted to the various counties in severalty that the property could be valued, and the county retaining the feuilding pay the counties going out of the union a sum of money, to be fixed by the Home Secretary. He went ou to show that in some instances the union had been dis- solved in tbe way he now suggested, and that other counties were about to do so. The prestot lunatic asylum was opened on the 26tli September, 1865, and the accommodation was fixed for 212 patients—106 males and 106 females. The patients were not classified as to the counties. On the 31st December there were 351 from the three counties in the asylum.. The visitors did not give them a capital account, but he found that the expense of the original lands and building was £ 35,242 12s 8d. Since that time there had been expended on repairs, which did not come within the ordinary re- pairs given in the visitors' report, new works, &c., an amount which, with the former, amounted to £ 01.764 15s 8d. Taking the proportion existing between the three counties, it was as follows Carmarthen. £ 24,(XX); Cardigan, jei7,000 Pembrokeshire, £ 20,000. That they I (Pembrokeshire) should receive a substantial sum back there could be no doubt. It seemed to Jum that this was the proper opportunity, before the cflirt agreed to the large expenditure that was to be asked for by Mr Bey- non's motion, to consider the whole question, and it was With that obisct he asked that A gommittee mjight be pointed. He saw in tbe public newspapers that one of the visitors had given pnbnc notice of his intention to move that accommodation for 61.)0 lunatics should be at once fumtdied. What the expense of that would be, he (the speaker) did not pretend to say, but he prammed that it would be £30,000 or £40,000. He adduced various reasons why he thought the union between the three counties should be dissolved. In the interests of the lunatics themselves, tlie asylum should be in the county where they could be easily visited. Carmarthen was iro- practicable for a great many people to get to from thts county in a day. The main reason, however, for dissolu- tion, was that they were now spending out of the county £4,000 or £5,000 a year, which the ratepayers ought to have spent among themselves. The only staff that would be increased by the dissolution would be the medical staff. He concluded by asking for the appointment of the committee. B. PHILLIPS seconded the motion. Mr CHARLES ALLEN said the question before them was, was it advisable to dissolve or not? It was not cm account of the increase that took place in the number of lunatics that the increased amount was asked for, bat on the ground that if they took the whole number of lunatics of the three counties together, the number in Pembrokeshire bore a larger proportion to the total number tba^ the proportion settled upon at the time of crecting the building. It was two quarter sessions ago that he made a few remarks to the effect that he thought it was unjust to Pembrokeshire to increasg their quota on RC- count of the number of lunatics then in the asylum. The original plan was to do it 011 the population, and he now contended that was the only safe basis to go on, bccauseone year they might have a certain number of lunatics, and another year fewer than the population would seem to require. Mr Owen had suggested as one reason for dis- solving tile union that the lunatics could be oftener visited. Now, he believed that medical men said that the less lunatics were visited by their friends the better. (Hear, hear.) Mr Owen had aiso referred to tho extra expense that would be incurred by this county if the union were dissolved, but he had confined that expense to the medical officers. He (the speaker) did not believe that would be the sole thing-there was, for instance, a clergyman at a salary of £200 a-year, who at present did duty for the three counties, but in case of dissolution they would want one for each. Then there would be warders, male and female, required for each asylum, so that they must look at the cost, not only of the medical men, but of all the superior cihcera. The question was well discussed in the quarter sermons; the late Lord Cawdor was the chief man who tooif an interest in it; and it was only alter a great deal of careful consideration that it was resolved to carry out the plan adopted. He thought it was an admirable measure, and he hoped the majority present would think it was light. He believed the expense of dissolving would be great to their county, and he did not think it would be advisable to undo what they had so lately done. Mr WM. OWEN said that £62,000 had been expended by 1 emhrokeshire for the building and the maintenance of the asylum, and what had been the result of all that expenditure ? During the 11 or 12 years that asvlum had been built, what good had it done for Pembrokeshire There were 93 paupers that had been discharged or cured from the whole union, and they in Pembrokeshire had paid for one third of the whole. By way of showing the advantage Pembrokeshire received from the asylum for 11 years, he might say that there were three cured from Pembrokeshire for their £GO,OOO. Then how many had died there? 151 pear crslOtarNLsent up from Pembrokeshire had died in the asybm. It had cast j&2,060 for beer, spirits, and wines, and they (Pembrokeshire) had to pay their pro- portion. Lord KENSINGTON, M.P., said if this question was to be a distinct "ave" or "no" he should give his vote for the motion appointing a committee, but on the distinct understanding that it did not pledge him as agreeing with the mover of tlie resolution. He was only agreeing to the motion that the subject might be thoroughly thrashed out, and he .bad no doubt as to what the committee's report would bo. He wished it to be distinctly under- stood that he did not in the slightest degree assent to a great many of the propositions Mr Owen had laid before them. He considered that by adopting Mr Owen's plan they would be launched into a most enormous expendi- ture. Mr MASSEY said he should be very sorry to see any dissolution of the union that now existed between the three counties. The CHAIRMAN agreed with Lord Kensington. In granting that committee they did not bind themselves to any conclusion the committee might arrive at. The question was simply to be sifted, to see whether the plan proposed was advisable. There was a great deal of feeling abroad about this asylum. If it came to a division he should vote for granting a committee, but did not hold himself bound to any conclusion they arrived &t. The motion was then put to the court, when it was lust. COUNTY RATE COMMITTEE. Mr It. MATTHIAS presented the report of the county rate committee, and stated that there had been an in- crease altogether on the rateable value of the county since the last rate was made of £21.932. The report was adopted, and some further formal business having been transacted the court rose. WEDNESDAY. The trials of prisoners for Pembrokeshire commenced to day, before Mr James B. Bowen, M.P. (chairman) Captain Higgon, Admiral Stokes, and Mr E. T. Marsey. No true bill was found against Catherine Parcell, charged with stealing one black petticoat from Mary Evans, of Tenby.—James Mathias was charged with stealing three flooring boards, the property of Mr T. Mc- M asters, at Pembroke Dock. The jury returned a verdict of not guilty. Mr Parry, solicitor, Pembroke Dock, appeared for the prosecution, and Mr Rowley Lascelles for the defence.—William Davies, alÙM Morris, pleaded guilty to stealing 2s 6d frmn Rachel Lewis, of Lettersione, and to a previous conviction of felony at Carmarthen, and was sentenced to six months' hard labour. Mr Rowley Lascelles prosecuted.—For stealing a flannel shirt from James Williams, of East William- ston, Edward Townley was sentenced to. tllree months' hard labour. Mr Lascelles prosecuted, and prisoner was undefended. This concluded the criminal business, and the court rose.

CARDIGANSHIRE. I The quarter sessions for Cardiganshire were held at Aberayron on Tuesday, under the presidency of Mr Charles Marshall Griffiths. A letter was read from the Local Government Board, calling on the justices to appoint a public analyst, It was eventually decided to appoint a public analyst, and that a committee be natoed to dt-cideupon bis remunera- tion and duties. On the proposition of Mr Fryer, sec- onded by Mr Brenchley, it was agreed to hire, at an annual rent of 1:3, the schoolhouse at Llanilar for hold- ing petty-sessions. Before the court proceeded to the orders of the day, Mr Fryer drew attention to the present state of the joint counties lunatic asylum at Carmar- then. He believed there was a proposition to be made that additional accommodation should be provided for 600 patients. At the pi-esent time, the asylum contained 350 to 360 patients. The number of the chargeable lunatics in the three counties was 733. Leaving out the non-contribut- ing boroughs of Carmarthen and Haveffofdweat, the average per-centage of accommodation for lunatics over all the other parts of the county was CO. If they pro- vided additional accommodation for 600, the per centage of accommodation would be S2. He was pleased to notice that a very considerable reduction would take place in the contribution from Cardiganshire, in conse- quence of the re-arrangement of the proportions paid by the counties in union. The reduction would be from 27 to 23 per cent. He referred to Haverfordwest aa one of the Bon-contributing boroughs and, quoting from the 12th annual report of the commit^ tee of visitors, proved that Haverfordwest had now 25 patients on the asylum, and that they paid for those patiedts £64, which amounted to only 44s per head per annum, or lOd per week while Cardiganshire paid £10 12s 4d per annum each person, or about 48 1<1 per week. The chief constable in his report said that the number of persons summarily convicted during the past quarter showed an increase of 125 on the number for the corresponding quarter of last year, the increase bein" due to the number of licensed victuallers and drunkards"that had been proceeded against. Major Lewis also called attention to the insufficient accommodation at Aberyst- with lock-up; but the court decided to defer the matter pending the legislation 011 county prisons, WEDNESDAY. ) The trials of prisoners took place to day. II The Chairman in his charge congratulated the grand jury on the lightness of the calendar, but could not con- gratulate them on the great increase of convictions for drunkenness in the county for during the past quarter there had been no fewer than 106 convictions for that offence, 56 convictions against licensed victuallers with 15 cases of assault, of which, he had been told, drunken- ness was too often the cause. He hoped the jury would do all they could to put a check upon what was becoming a county sin. He said there were many persons in the county who sold drink without a licence, and honed hi • brother magistrates would inffict the highest penalties upon offenders. Thomas James, no occupation was sentenced to eight month* imprisonment for stealing two pairs of stocking^ at Morlach, and one pair of boots at kenfynyw; and William Strawbridge, ^one m^ £ seven months, for stealing two pairs of stockings Prisoner^ who were commons, had absoonded from the Neath Reformatory. The jury found a verdict of not guilty in the charge brought against John Roberta, TLner' ♦ !rom Richard Morris, 7t Aberyatwith, on the 21st of April.

» i>v CARMARTHEN. 1. MONDAY. The Carmarthen Midsummer Quarter Segs10ns were held to-day, Mr B. T. Williaml, 'STbSSJ? presiding A hawker, named Joseph Twist, was chareed witt stabbing a gipsy named Harriet Slender, in the Shin ??d p^tlelodgmg-house, Quay-street, on 12th May last Mr Abel Thomas prosecuted, and Mr T. Davies, solicitor, defended. 1 he jury found the prisoner guilty, and the learned recorder sentenced him to seven davsf imurison- ment. This concluded the business. 7 imprison

NEATH BOARD OF GUARDIANS. v G. Llewellyn presided at the fortnightly meeting of the Neath Board of Guardians on Tuesday. Mr Bircbam, Poor Law inspector, was present, and on the clerk read- ing the report of the house committee, recommending that 10 imbeciles should be removed from the Bridgend asylum to occupy the rooms vacated by the children who had been removed to the cottage home, he protested against the step, on account of the smallrtess of the accommodation now existing, the abolition of a trained nurse, and the want of convenience for applying the workhouse test. He said the pauperism of Neath was at the rate of 5'1 per cent, against 3*9 per cent through- out all England and Wales. Eventually it was decided that tbe house committee should meet Mr Bircham and consider the subject. The election of rate-collector for Briton Ferry then took place. There were 12 applicants. The choice of the guardians fell upon Mr G. L. Jones, son of Mr George Jones, relieving-officer for Margam. Mary Morgan was elected as general servant to the house, and Miss Vernon as thiixl matron to the cottage homes. Severe comments were made on the unsatisfactory state of tlie cottage homes buildings, and the dilapidations already existing inside and outside the houses. Mr Sloane's motion for reconsidering the vote of £100 to the clerk for extra ser- vices was discussed, but no action waa taken. The guar- dians assented to the appointment of a valuation com- mittee, to meet a committee of the Pontardawe board for revaluing the minerals under the workhouse p-arden.

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CARMARTHENSHIRE ASSIZES. The commission for the Carmarthenshire Midsummer Assizes was opened on Monday, by Mr B. T. Williams Q.C., as deputy-Judge, Mr Williams afterwards at- tended St Peter's church, where the sermon was preaelied by the Ven. Archdeacon Williams. In the afternooa a luncheon WM given by the sheriff for the year, Mr Par- nail, Hanetephan, at which the mayor, the members of the corporation, the town clerk, and otiter leading person- ages were present. The trial of prisoners at these assizes commenced on Tuesday, before Mr Justice Bramwell. Sir John Mansel wae foreman of the grand jury for the county, and Mr R. M. Davies of that for the borough. His LORDSHIP, iu charging the grand jury for the county, said that although they had not, as 0:1 his last visit, a maiden assize both in criminal and civil business, yet he could nevertheless say that the calendar was not a heavy one, and presented but one case of serious crime, in which a man named Evans was charged with man- slaughter. Tliere were no cases for trial iu the borough. MANSLAUGHTER AT CWMDU. .fohn Evans, Gwmdu, was charged with the jnan- slaughter of Hannah Jones, with whom he lodged, on the lith April, 1^77, at Cwmdu. Mr Abel Thomas pro- secuted, and Mr \V. G. Allen, at the request of his lord- ship, undertook the defence of the prisoner, who pleaded not guilty. A boy, 10 years old, named John Rees, said he lived with prisoner and deceased. On Monday, the Lrth March, they quarrelled, and prisoner pushed de- ceased violently against the settle. Next day she was taken ill, and died about three weeks after. Bridget Powell deposed that prosecutor complained to her that prisoner had abused her on the Htth March. Wit- ness herself heard the sounds "of cursing and swearing and jumping and pushing;" and also lieara deceased tell prisoner to let her alone. Next day she WJVS worse, and showed witness her hip, which was much bruised; she also vomited very much. 1 he hip was inflamed, and the inflammation spread to the bowel*. Mr Lewis Jones, surgeon, Llanarthney, said he attended deceased. On April 1st he saw bruises on her liips and side. Death had resulted from acute inflammation of the bowels, and that inflammation might have been the result of violence. To Mr Allen: Acute inflammation may arise from a variety of causes. Mr John Hughes, surgeon. Carmarthen, deposed that he had heard tl>4 whole of the evidence given that day in court. The violence described might lead to acute inflammation of the bowels, though the case would be an unusual one. The jury returned a verdict of guilty, with a recommen- dation to mercy. The sentence of the court was two Hiontlis itupriiiOttuieiifc, with hard labour. THROWING AT A RAILWAY TRAIX Two boys, of 16, named respectively AViij. Harries and James Howella, were charged with throwing a Allell some stones, and dirt at an engine and tracks on the St David's line of railway, and on a second count with assaulting the guard of the train, John Staines. Mr Dil- vyn appeared for the prosecution, and Mr Bowen Row- lands for the defence. Both prisoners pleaded not guilty to the first count, but guilty of the assault. The prisoners were sentenced to two months' imprisonment each with hard labour. STEALING A TRUCK. Thomas Evans, labourer, was changed with illegally selling a truck, entrusted to him as bailee, by Mary Harris, Llanelly. The jury found prisoner guiltv of stealing, and two previous convictions having been proved, his lordship sentenced prisoner to a year's im- prisonment with hard labour, and seven years' police supervision. FORGERY AT IAANPII.O. Da\ id Davies was charged with forging and uttering ft promissory note, and thereby defr.u-.ling W. Jones and Jonn Jones, bankers, Llandilo, on Nov 7th, 1876. On a second count prisoner was charged with uttering the note knowing it to have been forged. Mr Abel Thomas pro- secuted, and Mr Bowen Rowlands defended. Mr John Hughes, manager of the Llandilo bank, deposed that prisoner, David Davies, had an account at the bank and carried on business at Llandilo, in conjunction with his father, as David Davies and Co. On the 8th Novem* ber last he paid in a bill drawn by "T. Jones and Sons- Cross Inn," in favonr of David Davies and Co., at four months' date, for the sum of jt;74, payable at the Manddo Bank. He said the drawers of the bill were contractors for the Boird School then building at Cross Inn, That statement was, however, false. No such firm existed The prisoner admitted that the bill was his own, and that he had signed the names of Jones and Sons to it The jury found a verdict of "(Suilty," and tbe prisoner was sentenced to six months' imprisonment with hard labour, in consideration of the fact that both the jury and the prosecutor strongly recommended him to mercy. WEDNESDAY. Justice Bramwell took his seat to-day at ten o'clock, when the prisoner John Davies, against whom the jury had, at a late hour on the previous evening, returned a verdict of "Guiltv," for forgery at Llangadock, was sen- tenced to six months' imprisonment, GEANDFIELD v, KORKWOOD. This was a claim made by plaintiff, who lately occupied, as sub-lsasee under defendant, the farm of L! an germed i, near Llanelly, for £18J 10s, viz., £7 for services rendered: £100 for compensation under an agreement by which if he gave up possession of the farm before 10 years he was to receive compensation for repairs incurred "on his entry; and £ 82 10s for two years and nine months' services as bailiff or agent to defendant during his occupancy of the farm. The defendant denied his liabilities, and pleaded a set-off as compensation for deterioration of the farm while in plaintiff's hands. Mr 13. Smith appeared for complainant; and Mr Bowen Rowlands and Mr Arthur Lewis for the defendant. The case, which was a very complicated one, turned chiefly on evidence as to verbal and written agreements, good or bad farming, and other matters. The jury returned a verdict to the following effect: They disallowed the claim of £7 and the claim of JE82 10s for services rendered, but awarded the plaiJitiif the £100 claimed for repairs, subject to a deduction of J630 for deterioration of the farm, or a balance of £70 due to plaintiff. The judge ruled that the general costs of the action were to be paid by defendant, but giving special costs in proportion to the award.

FIRE AT CRTCKHOWELL. On Friday evening a. fire broke out in a rick of hay belonging to tie Rev J. Howells, Llangattock Rectory, and Boon ignited au adjoining rick. The Rev B. Somerset, of Crickhoweil, gave much assistance with a small port- able engine, and a garden pump, lent by Mr Miles, of the I'ark, was found useful. In two hours the Aber- gavenny fire-engine arrived, but the hose being short the supply of watltr was. not equal to the demand. Some of the hay was removed by the men and saved, and at last by dint of hard work the fire was got under. The hay is said to have been worth £100, and tliere has been con- siderable loss. It id believed that the fire originated from children pilaying at the bat-e of the ricks.

CHARGE OF STEALING £ 60 AT ARE IlDAR K At the Aberda.re police-court, yesterday—before Mr J. Bishop, (Stipendiary), and Mr R. H, lihys—Llewellyn Rvana, a boots at the Temperance-hotel, was charged with stealing £GJ, moneys belonging to his employer, Mr William Thomas. The money, it appears, was kept in a drawer undrr the counter in the shop adjoining the Tem- perance-hotel. The prosecutor said that he was not posi- tive as to amount, but it was somewhere about JEG3. He eaw it safe on fevU-urday night, and missed it on Monday morning. Upon diaoovering his loss he taxed prisoner with the theft, and he admitted it. Witness went for a co?*,tables and in hit absence prisoner handed over to Mrs Thomas the sum of £36. and said he would make good the remainder. The prisoner, upon being asked if he had any questions to put to the witlless,said that ail the incneyhe had was £39 3s 6d. He wa, remanded for a week.

CHARGE OF CONCEALMENT OF BIRTH AT ABERDARE. Ann Thoiaas, the young woman in custody on the charge of concealing the birth of her illegitimate child, was yesterday brought 1113 at the Aberdare police-court, before Messrs J. Bishop (Stipendiary) and R. H. Rhys. The first witness examined was Police-constable Jenkins, who stated that in consequence of information he received, he proceeded to Duffry"n. near Neath, where he found prisoner. Arrested her, and told her she was charged with having given birth to a child about the p revious Sunday, and had since then concealed the body, She said it was not on Sunday that she was confined, but on the previous Wednesday evenictg.about half-put six, in a room at the back of the Welsh Harp. Mill-Street, She added that she wrapped the body 1U a handkerchief about half-past ten, and had afterwards thrown it down a pit near her brother's house, Dear Llwydcoed. She also said the child was born dead. Went to the pit on Satur- day evening. and at the bottom found the body of a child, badly decomposed, wrapped up in a white pocket-hand- kerchief. David Isaacs, a carpenter, corroborated P.S. Jenkins as to the finding of the body in the pit at Abemaut. Mr D. Davies, surgeon, Aberdare, said that on Sunday morning P.S. Jenkins brought him the body of the child. It seemed to be a fully developed child. In consequence 'of the decomposed state of the body he could not state positively whether the child was alive when born. Mary Thomas, a married woman, residing at Foundry- row, Llwydcoed, identified the handkerchief in which the body was found us the property of the prisoner, who was her sister-in-law. Joan Lewisj an old lady of 82, who kept the Welsh Harp Inn, Mill-street, gave corroborative evidence. She said that the prisoner admitted having been ooufioed,ajid that she had thrown the body down a pit. Ann Jones, a married woman, said that she saw the prisoner on the Tuesday morning. Heard the last wit- ness asking her what she had done with the child, and she said David (hex sweetheart) had taken it to the cemetery. Thomas Lewis, a blind man, son of the landlady of the Welsh Harp, deposed that on the evening of the 20th June the prisoner left the house for a length of time. Daring the evening he had occasion to go out to .the back, and after opening the door he distinctly heard tlie voiee «f a e&Jd. and also heard whisperiag. As he came out the whispering ceased. They seemed to come from a back room near the brewhouse. At 20 minutes paat 11, after the house was closed, prisoner knocked and was admitted. By the Bench Am sure that I heard the cry on the Wednesday evening. Prisoner was remanded for a week. David Griffiths, the person referred to as being the unfortunate woman's sweetheart, was in court during the hearing of the case, and at it3 conclusion the police discovered he was wanting on a warrant for bastardy arrears. Griffiths, who is known as "Dai Lodge," was taken before the magistrates, and Ann Jones, the mother of the child, having given evidence, he was sen- tenced to ax weeks' imprisonment.

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::t PEdfBROKE DOCK SCHOOL BOARD. Tlie monthly meeting was held on Tuesday. Present I'c.weul, (cliainnau), Davies (vice-chairman^ Giiuths, Willing, To.vnlev, Co/.tns, Truscutt, Copp*e» n' TiJf>.m;vS> "»d J. i). Mnmford (clerk). R. W. » arcinttet for tlie new sclioois, was granted on account of work done by the contractor. The architect atso sent a certificate on behalf of tho contractor for J.a ibion-siiuare scuoul, to the effect that an amount of work. Lsd been dosie, entitling the contractor to 1'rVK>, *i f .he recommended should )>e paid. Tho cierk mtormed the board that Mr Thomas vwith £ 20; Mr Ikn^plestoise procosed, ana Mr downky seconded, that £ 2i*I be trranted to Mr lomas. the question of Miss Griffiths o-ccnpving tho acbed*° Meyriek-street school when vacant by Mr VVilhains, the present master, ivr.s considered, when Mr Cozens pu-oposed, ami Mr Truscott seconded, that i 6 \OUSe" TJJis was carried. It was resolved that toOv, be the amount of precept to be sent the town council for service of the board to March next. The ap- pointment of teachers to the Monkton and Mcvrick- street schools, to commence duty on July instant," waa next considered. There were five applications in answer viz., M. Edwards, Pembroke Dock; M. J. Mathias* Whitney 1'. Rogers, Pembroke Dock A. J. Kdw ard% Liverpool; and E. Lewis, Liverpool. Miss Mathias, Whitney (formerly of Pembroke Dock), wa,.o; appointed to Monkton school, and Miss M. Edwards toMeyrick-st:e»;6 BCiiOol.

PEMBROKESHIRE COUNTY CLUB. A meeting of the Pembroke County Ciub Conui.itteo was held ou Tuesday. Present—the Right Hon. the Lord Lieutenaut of the Couuty, Lord Kensington, ),1. i'. (chairman), the Right Hon. Karl Cawdor, the iught Hon. Eisconnt Enilyn, M.P.. Mr James i;levan Rowe 11, ^•P-> Sir Owen H. P. Scorn-field, Bart., and Mr Phili]>p>s,c>f Picton Castle (Lord Lieutenant of Haver'.oid- we.t, The rules for the constitution and government of the club recommended by Jie sub committee were read and adopu-ii, the principal provisions being that the club will be built entirely by suoscript'on of local gentlemen. The manage- ment of the club will be vested dn a committee of sub- scribers of f.t5 and upwards, in who.n will aiso be vested the power of electing members by ballot. Onth.arr merubers will pay a fee of je;) 3s; residents, au .vc ,:d sub"C1iI,tion of i:2 2s and non-residents, id h, The ■ bd> premises and property will be vested in three trustee- Lotll Kensington, EarlL&wdor, and Sir Owen Scourtudd being selected. The club is to be built directly lacin- the Shire HIiIoJ\ and will therefore be particularly convenient to magistrates ana other gentlemen visiting Haverford- west on county business. The subscriptions already :on- nounced amount to about £1,500. It was ordered by the committee that a general invitation to contribute be issued to the gentlemen of the county, and it is exneeted that the sum thus piroduced will enable the committee to erect a building that will satisfy the requirements of the members, and aiso present an appearance that will do credit to the gentlemen of Pembrokeshire. It may i>c well to call their attention to the fine hall erected bv the Freemasons of Haverfordwest.

BRYNMAWR LOCAL BOAKP. The monthly meeting of the Brymnawr Local l> rd was held on Wednesday. Present —Mc.-srs ^eiu e Hicks (chairman), John .1 u id, 1>. Morgan, T. iLv,l. Lyddon, D. Thomas, \Y. Evans, and jj. Mom*, tn Mr J. Thonias, clerk Mr .1, Wilson, surveyor"; aud too medicai otricer, Dr Skrunshire. The clerk reoorted that Mr Wain, of the Griffin Hotel, strongly objected to the site of the projioscd urinal, as it was exactly oppni.-ite his commercial room window. The chairman'also said that the chief constable considered it would be a nuisance to the station house. 1 he board discussed the matter for nearly an hour, and ultimately determined to suji;.<rt the proposition carried at a previous Inard, that 'the building should be erected near the wall bttween tho infant schoolroom and the pulice station in King'-street. As to the extension of the railway from Nautygio to Brynmawr, a committee, consisting of tbe Chkira.un, Messrs J. Jndd, D. Morgan, and T. Hope, was elc.-ted to draw up a memorial to the Great Western Railway Company, asking them to extend their line of l-ailwuv. The surveyor^ reported that he bad collected si ice ;i,a last board day:—General district rate, i:'s Jn; water rate, £ 44 4s 3d private improvements, 10 e- tery, £il 5s Gd; penalties, 12s j total, £ 130 10s Cd, M.ieo tho last board day, gas had exploded in Woro-stw-stri t- He had placed a ventilator in the curb as well as viae in the sewer, and had replaced the pave;i**nt. He Imd .stayed the nuisances complained of at Mr Daws and .1 ones, in Beaufort-street, and also at the Shoulder of Mutton, ia Glamorgan-street. Payments was ordered to Slr JL- h Wilton, salary, £ S 0s <sd R. Gregory, wages, i. Chilton, on contract, £ 12 13s 4; Dr Skrim.shhe. s;.ioiv% £ 10; Mr Thomas, clerk, salary, £ 11 os; small bills, ms oil. The board then rose.

TRAINING COLLEGE, SWANSEA. The official lists of the succeassful camlidatcs at tho May examinations in connection with the Science and Art Deparment have just been received. The results are as follows :— PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY. Advanced stage. Second Class. E.uily Co IT, Llh A E. Clarke. Jessie Craig, Annie Davies, Mary Gowcr, Marian Lewis. Margaset Prosser, Helen Eoasev, BOTANY. Elementary Stage. First Class.—Ellen E. Clarke, Jessie Craig, Annie Davies, Rachel Evans (a), Mary Gower, Esther Eminent, Marian Lewis, Helen Rousey, Kate Snoddy, Mary A. Smith, Margaret Thomas (a), Mary Thomas, Sarah J. Wright, Jessie A. Browi, Ellen Sweeney, Elizabeth Nichols, Elizabeth Seal, Auue Bowen. Elizabeth A. Jones, Ida Fowell, Mary E. Shej>- herd, Harriets. Jenkins, Eliza M. Wilson. Jane Wil- Hams, Almie Dobson, Rachel Evans (h), Second ela.,s,- Alice Baldwin, Emily Carr, Fanny Hains, Sarah Har- low, MaryAul1 Hamilton, Mary Hopkins. Rachel Matthews, Margaret Prosser, Bridget Thomas, Caroline Tiley, Maria Devon.-Ud, Elizabeth Davies, Sarah Ann Jenkins, Margaret Hamilton, Sarah S. Jones, Lucy Mullin, Amy Rich, Mary Richards, HaJanuh Sims, Emily Cole, Margaret, Thomas (b), Sarah A. Davies, Harriet Smith, Mary M. Owen, Mary Ann Owen.

SWANSEA SCHOOL BOARD. The monthly meeting was hel l Wedfte*day, Mr T. Tie-ar presiding. The other members present were Miss Brock, the Rev B. Williams, Rev Canon Richards, Mcs-ivC. V. Crabb, Dr Davies, T. Phillips, W. Stone, J. Nuysmith, Rev Canon Wilson, W. Y. Richards. The minutes of the last meeting living been read and confirmed, The CHAIRMAN moved that the re|v>rt of the schoo s committee be received and adopted. It recommended that the grants to the various schools for drawing bo handed over to the teachers of these schools, on couditioii that they provided all materials, and that the instruction be given al times other than school hours, and other than the time allowed for the instruction of tile pupil teachers; that the resignation of Mr M, B. Williams, a* manager of the Trinity-pdace school, be accepted with regret that the thanks of the board be c;mveyed to Mr Williams for Ids services. and that 1 >r J. A. Rawlings be appointed manager in hi* plnco. The Chairman said it w;is erv grataying to find thai two of their schools—St Helen's and Danygraig KCIIOOIS—HUD presented a certain number of boys tor examination ia drawing, and they p:4.ed successfully, as they could by this list. In a piiee like Swansea, where so many industries were, it wits a question of great importance that their boys should p>ay special attention to drawing, as it would prove useful to them hereafter in then' avoca- tions. It was with regret that they had received tlie resignation of Mr M. K Williams, as school manager of the Trinity-place school, as he bad paid a.gr.tt deal of attention to the duties. Mr T. PHILLIPS seconded the motion, which was agreed to. Air J. NAYSMTTH moved the adoption of the report of the schools building committee; that the clerk be ill- structed to write to the trustees of the Cadle British School, offering the sum of £ o00 for the building aDd the freehold ground on which it stands that advertisement* be inserted in the Cumbrian for additions to certain board schools, and that the schools building committee be autho- rised to enter into contracts for the work. He iiasi met one of the managers of the Cadle school, and he had told him (the speaker) they were prepared to take any reasonable offer. He (Mr Navsmith) ltelieved that the sum of i;&)0 would be satisfactory, and tho gen- tleman referred to had said there would be no hitch in the way of acquiring the land. The sooner they got this piece of ground the better. It was not necessary to tako a school temjxirariiy at Treliocth till they built their school at Ty Canol. Air W. J. Rees had arranged for the price for the site, but, unfortunately, Mr Llewellyn's health would not allow him to attend to business. Mr Binns, Government inspector, said it was necessary to take a.school at Plasmarl, and that the school board was not doing its duty in allowing the children to run about during school hours. There were two or three rooms in the neighbourhood which they could utilize for that purpose, and he hoped the schools committee would take the matter up and report to the next meeting. The schools committee had recommended their inspector to get an estimate for tlieBecetsaryrapAirs of the school^ and that gentleman had dealt with the matter fully. He (the speaker) took it that the board wonld allow the committee to enter into contracts, and get the work done during the holidays. In conclusion the speaker "Md that the difficulties as to the Plasmarl site had been ob viated, and they had now ouly to deal with the Messrs Richards. The motion was seconded and carried. The CHAIRMAN moved tlie adoption of tlie report of the finance committee, which recommended the payment of various amounts—carried. Canon RICHARDS moved the ado]ition of the report of the children's officers' committee, which recommended that the parents of children who had not complied with the bye-laws should \>e!lro!;ec\lted,and that an additional children's officer should be appointed for the Waun Wen district, at a salary of £80 per year. Some discussion ensued on the latter point. Mr J. NATSMITH moved as an amendment, that the re- port be adopted, with the exception of that part which referred to the appointment of an additional officer, and that that be referred back to the committee. There was no seconder to the amendment, and the orig- inal motion was then put and carried with one dissentient ■—Mr Naysmith. The C1.ImK was granted a month's holiday, and this con- eluded the business.

THE RITUALISTS' DISESTABLISHMENT MEETING. The first public meeting of the Church League, the object of which is to promote the Disestablishment of tiio < 'hurch of England, was held on Tuesday night at the Free- masons' Hall, London, ^The chair was occupied by Mr Maekonochie, who was supported by the Yen. Arch- deacon l)enisoi% who pro;>ose l the fir t resolution, that the true idea of the Christian Church is opposed to its union with the State. A second resolution was adopted, that the results cf modern voluntary effort afford the fullest assurance that the Church, when disestablished, will be amply provided for by the offerings of her mem. bers and a third, that this meeting pledges itself to support the Church League. The meeting was extremely enthusiastic, all the speeches of the suppiorteis of the movement being loudly applauded.

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