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CARDIFF.i
CARDIFF. THE DEAN OF LLAXDAV?.— Owing to the sud- 4cm iiiness of the Dean of Llandaff, the sermon on behalf of the Roval Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to AniinaLs at the Cathedral, on Suu- j Gay, was ¡1ost¡,nued. DKSEKTIOS.—At the borough police-court, en Saturday—before Alderman Jones, Alderman Bowen, ancljMr Alexander Ba->sett—Hans Samuel- Peter Ho,-en, and Paul Moeler, three Daili,h,seamen, were charged with deserting from the Danish slii^ Saga, in July. They were or- i on board. TjEjrPKaANCE MEETING.—A meeting for the ad- Tocay of the temperance principles was lieid on Saturday evening, at the Friend.?' Meeting House, Charles-street. The Rev. G. A. Russell, M.A., incumbent of St. Stephen's Ecclesiastical district, presided, and ad Iresse.s in favour of temperance and the advocacy of the Permissive liiil were de- livered by the chairman, Mr G. A. Edwards, Dr. Fiddian, an l others. The attendance was not large. EVAXGKLTSTIC SERVICES.—The series of week evening services conducted by the Be v. Mr Mc Allen, of St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, at the Presbyterian Church, Windsor-place, were brought to a close on Sunday evening. 2\lr McAllen had to leave on Saturday, and the ser- vices oil Saturday evening and Sunday were con- ducted by the pastor, the Rev. D. W. Xennedy. The attendance during the week evening services was extremely good, and on Sunday the building was well fille t. ANNIVERSARY SEKYTCZ3.—Anniversary services in connection with the Priantive Methodisr Miss ion Fund were held at the Mount Tabor Chapel, Moira-terrace, on Sunday, when the ser- mons were preached by the Rev. J. P. Beliing- oam and the Rev. W. Dinnick. BETHANY CHAPEL SUNDAY SCHOOL.—The sixty- 6fth anniversary in connection with the Bethany Sunday school, St Mary-street, was held on Sun- day. The sermons, morning and evening, were preached by the Rev James Owen, of Swansea. The scholars of the Sunday school occupied the galle ries, and sang a. selection of hymns, under the leadership of Mr J. T. B3.rry, in a highly creditable manner, Mr A. Edwards presid- ing at the ban-onium. In the morning the congregation was large, but in the even- ing the building was crowded, and a large num- ber of persons were unable to obtain admission. The collections at the close of the services amounted to £34 14s d. WELSH CONCERT ATCOVBNT GARDEN.—We understand that M. Riviere, who is at present conducting a series of promenade concerts at the Italian Opera House, Covent Garden, has ar- ranged for giving a "Welsh musical festival on Thursday evening, when a large number of the national songs and tunes will be performed. Amongst those who have been engaged for the occasion are Miss Gertrude Lewis, of Cardiff Miss Babe Davis, of the University College of Wales; Miss Mary Davis, of the Royal Academy of Music; Eos Morlais, of Swansea; Mr Brinley Richards, and Mr John Thomas (Pencerdd Gwalia). ST CHCBCH OF ENGLAND TEMPERANCE SOCITTY.—The members of the above society gave, on Monday evening, a miscellaneous entertain- gent of a very pleasing character at the St John's shoolroom, Crockherbtown. The chair was .taken by the Rev C. J. Thompson, the vicar. The programme was a long one, and a large num- ber c" the members took part m it. The Misses Shac .,li gave a brilliant pianoforte duett, and the Misses Atkins gave a pleasing duett forpiano and harmonium. Mrs Matthews, Mrs Heller- inan, Miss Browse, Mr Allen, and others took t»rt in the voeal portion of the programme. Several recitations were given during the even- ing, and all those who took part in the entertain- ment received repeated applause from a very large audience. Everything passed off very suc- cessfully. FUNERAL OF AN OLD INHABITANT. — The funeral of John Harris, an old resident of West Bute-street, took place on Monday. The body was followed to the New Cemeterv by a large mumber of the members of the Oddfellow lodges in the town, wearing funeral regalia, deceased being one of the original members of the Castell Cardiff Lodge. For the last 42 years he had been in the employ" of the Marquis of Bute, the Bute Trustees, and the late Marquis of Bute. He came to Cardiff in 1836 as foreman carpenter to the late Marquis, and on his death held the Bute flag in front of the Dock office while the funeral proces- sion passed to the landing stage where the body was embarked. He had then only a few work- men under him. but as the business of the Docks increased, the staff of carpenters was augmented, and hs was superseded by more energetic men, and he has lately been employed by Mr M'Conno- chie as pattern maker. He enjoyed excellent health, and was only ailing a few days. Deceased was 72 years of age, and had been for some time a member of the Wesleyan Chapel, Loudoun- square. LECTURE.—A lecture was delivered on Wednes- day evening, at the Bethany Chapel, St Mary- street, on "The Proverbs of George Herbert." The lecturer was Mr J. W. Lance, of Newport. He was listened to with much attention. There was a good attendance. FORESTRY.—On Monday evening, a new court in connection with the Cardiff United District, was opened at the White Lion Hotel, Ely, by jBro. J. H. Downing, D.C.R., assisted by the district officers and the officers of Court Prince of Wales, No 2821. The new court is named "Uncle Jobn, No 6499," and bids fair to become a anc- èfts, 20 members having joined it on the opening night. ITEFIHWOBSS IN ROATH STREETS.—For several nits past the inhabitants of Roath have been I, sauch annoyed by boys discharging fireworks.in. the streets. A lighted squib was thrown at night through an open bedroom window, another was also thrown lighted into the shop of Mr Knox, chemist, Broadway, which burnt the woodwork. This state of things ought to be stopped before bouses are set on fire. PUBLIC IICPROVEHINT.—1Tha unsightly bill post- fag place, formerly near the National schools, j&oathroad, has been removed recently, and a massive wall with a handsome iron railing and two pairs of gates appear instead, which are to enclose the proposed new church for Tredegar- ALLEGED THEFT OF A SILK UMBRELLA.—At the borough police-court, on Monday morning—before Dr Edwards and Alderman Alexander-a foreign Bailor, named Cristen Mingram, charged a woman Hamed Elizabeth Williams with stealing from his fcerson a silk umbrella. Complainant said he was Standing on the corner of Loudoun-square and Canal-parade, when the defendant came up, and, fitter asking him to go along with her, and receiv- ing a refusal, took hold of his umbrella and ran tway with it. Witness had never seen the woman before.—P.S. Sperrin proved that the woman ran iway through Sophia-street and Christina-street, in the latter of which he caught her. The article fna not found on her person.—In consequence of insufficiency of evidence to coariet, the defendant was discharged. Street ROWDIES IN TROUBLE. — Thomas George, Daniel Welsh, and John George were charged with a violent assault, on Saturday night. The complainant, William, Bale, a hobbier at the pocks, said that on Saturday night, at half-past 11, he was on the corner of a street in Roath, Bear his home, with a few others, when the de- fendants came up, and, after interfering with him ind his companions, struck him. Afterwards they and a number of others knocked complainant down and kicked. him on the head and ribs, from the effects of which h had been spitting blood rince. P.S. Harris said he saw a row in Clifton- street on the night in question, and defendant Thomas George was pointed out as the chief Aggressor. Witness followed and secured him, when complainant and bis brother-in-law came up and identified him as the person who had assaulted them. Complainant called a 2 witness, named Jesse Morgan, a lad who swore that complainant and his friends were the first to resort to fighting. The bench characterised the evidence of this witness as gross perjury, but allowed him to de- part after a severe caution. On giving sentence they said they were determined to put down these exhibitions of violence by young men in Jhe public streets, and Thomas George would be tent to gaol for two months' with hard labour, ind John George and Daniel Welsh would be imprisoned for on J month, with hard labour. SHOP ROBBERY.—At the Vjorough police-court an Tuesday—before the Mayor, Aldermen J ones SHOP ROBBERY.—At the Vjorough police-court an Tuesday—before the Mayor, Aldermen Jones and Alexander—Mary Farrell, an elderly woman, Was charged with stealing three boots from the shop of Mr Charles Pearce, 64, Crockherbtown, Prosecutor said, on Monday evening the prisoner entered the shop and asked for a pair of boot laces. While he was selecting them, he imagined that the prisoner was secreting something in her basket. He sent for a police constable, when the prisoner drocued three nairs of hoota nr>.l r«r> •j.ne vessel sailed on Tuesday morning. Soon afterwards Mercantile Marine Police Constable Williams enquired for them at their boarding- houses, and found that they had left about an hour. Their clothes still remained behind. The defendants pleaded that they had been drinking. The bench sent them each to prison for four eek", with hard labour.—James Owen, a seaman belonging to the steamship Pontiac, was also charged with the same offence. Mercantile Mer- ine Police Officer Williams found the defendant Sn Lour-and-half after the vessel sailed, on Tues- ay, on the Pier Head. His clothes had not been taken on board. The bench sent him also to prison for one month, with hard labour. KEEPING A HOUSE OF ILL-FAME. — Jane Griffiths, a woma.n living at 28, Cecil-street, was charged with keeping a house of ill-fame. The fvidence in this case was given on Saturday, by \S. Richards, who entered the house on Friday Ilight, under the power of a warrant granted under the Cardiff Improvement Act, but the defendant Vas then so excited that she was remanded till Wednesday. She now abused P.S. Richards and P.C. Pitman, who gave evidence showing that on Several occasions they had found women of bad Character there at night, and these women they loand there when they entered the house on Fri- ay night. She had been, with her husband, pre- viously charged with the same offence, but on this Occasion the nusband was convicted. The bench tow sent her to prison for three months, with Intra labour. Alderman Evans regretted that the police could not reach the landlord:; of these houses, who were generally connivers at the offence, and who received double and treble rent in consequence of their houses being used for im- moral purposes. P.S. Richards said that in the case of the defendant she was under notice to leave from the landlord.
LLAXDAFF.
LLAXDAFF. LARCENY CHARGES AGAINST FEMALES.—At the Llandaff petty sessions on Monday, Mary Flora Thomas was charged with purloining certain goods from the house of her father, but the evidence being insufficient to convict the girl, she was dis- charged.—Margaret Hurley and Elizabeth Ann Handel, twolrish woman, were chargedwith stealing from a hedge at Saint Fa_r.:ns, some wearing ap- parel. They were sent to gaol for ten days' hatd labour. ABSENTING CULPRITS. — John Hughes was charged with assaulting William Thomas, on the 8th October. Defendant did nut put in an ap- pearance, and the serving of the summons having been duly proved, n, warrant was issued on hi" ac- count.—John Sheppard was charged with being drunk and disorderly on the loot October. P.C. Perkins proved the charge. In this case also the defendant did not appear, and another warrant was issued.
DOWLAIS.
DOWLAIS. MUTUAL IMPROVEMENT SOCIETY.—On Tuesday night, at the committee-room, Oddfellows' Hail, this society met for the purpose of arranging a programme for the session, the election of office bearers, &c. Mr Woodman, Plough Schools, was unanimously re-elected president, with Mr Henry Williams, Morlais-street, as vice-president. Next- Tuesday night Mi Beddoe will read a lecture on the "Character and disposition of human beings."
LAMPETER.
LAMPETER. HARVEST THANFLSGIONG SERVICES.—The Wes- leyana, Independents, and the Oalvinistic Metho- dists held their annual united thanksgiving ser- vices on Monday. The meetings were held in the morciicg at the Calvinistic Chapel, in the after- noon at the Independent Chapel, and in the even- ing at the Wesleyan Chapel. Collections were made after each meeting towards the Abercame sufferers, which amounted in all to JE3 6s lOd, and a resolution was passed at the close of the evening meeting to forward the sum to the care of the proprietors of the Smith Wales Daily News, to be appropriated towards the relief of the families who suffered by the explosion.
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PONTYPRIDD. DISOBEYING A BASTARDY ORDER.—Daniel Richards, RUa.bOD, was charged before the Sti- pendiary (Mr G. Williams), on Wednesday, with disobeying a bastardy order which had been made on behalf of Jane James, Dinaj. Defendant did not appear to answer the application for an order, and Lad since given Superintendent Matthews much difficulty in finding him, when a warrant was issued for his apprehension. Sergeant Rees found him in Skelmersdale, Lancashire. It now transpired that complainant had received a sum of £10 from defendant with an understanding that that would clear him from any further claim, but the complainant now agaiu applied to the magis- trates. There was doe to her £4 7s 6d, and there had been expenses to the amount of £-2 15s 9d in- curred in defendant's apprehension. Defendant's father was present in court, and on hearing how much it required to discharge his son's liabilities, said, "I cannot pay let him go to prison." De- ) fendant was sentenced two months' imprisonment with hard labour. ALLEGED WILFUL DAMAGE TO PROPERTY.— Henry Williams was charged by James Berry, Bridgend Irn, with wilful damage to the window of his house. Complainant said on Monday night defendant, who was hia lodger, came home about 11 o'clock. He took his supper, and afterwards he commenced whistling. Complainant wished him to go to bed, but he would not go, and com- menced abusing him in a disgraceful manner. In the morning defendant said, Well, if I go on this way I shall get to the gallows, that's sure. I have done just the same with the 'old man,' and all my best friends are turned against me." He then went out, and returned again about 11 o'clock at night. Complainant told him he could not sleep there, aud requested him to go else- where. He would not leave the house, and a. struggle ensued, during which complainant was afraid of his life, and struck the defendant a blow with a poker. Eventually de- fendant was ejected, and then he smashed in all the windows and the door of the honse. Defen- dant now said he did not mean to fight the com- plainant. When he took his coat off he meant to go to bed, and the blow with the poker was inflicted by the complainant before the struggle occurred. He was very sorry for what had hap- pened. He was fined 20s, damages, 7s, and costs. 5s 3d, or one month's imprisonment with hard labour. ALLEGED THEFT BY A HAWKER.—Elizabeth Bands, hawker, Newport, was charged with steal- ing two umbrellas, one the property of John Jones, Treorky, and the other the property of James Bowen, Treherbert. Mrs Jones said she gave the umbrella, which she valued at 17s, to the prisoner to repair it. She had searched for prisoner to get the umbrella back. Police- constable Chalk had also been on the look out but had failed to find her. Prisoner said when she repaired the umbrella she took it to the complain- ant, who refused to pay 2. the sum asked for re- pairing it. She had now lost the umbrella by moving about the country so much. The others umbrella had been found, but was much damaged. As it was clear that the defendant had offered the umbrella to complainant, who, however, refused to pay for the repair, the learned Stipendiary said he could not convict prisoner for larceny. Eventu- ally the prisoner was set free on condition that she paid the cost of the umbrella. ASSAULT. — Benjamin Thomas, Trehafod, summoned for an assault on Robert Bo?ron, Hopkin's-town, was fined B2 and costs. BASTARDY.—Susannah Rees, Gyfeilion, applied for an order on Rees Andrews, Gyfeillon, to con. tribute to the support of her illegitimate child. An order for 3s 6d a-week and costs was granted. PUBLIC HOUSE OFFENCE.—Levi Jenkins, of the Colliers' Delight, Pontypridd, was summoned by Supt. Matthews for selling beer during pro- hibited hours, on the 6th inst. The charge was sustained, and defendant was fined 20s, and his licence was ordered to be endorsed. ASSAULT.—John Davies, Porth, was charged with assaulting Elizabeth Davies. Evidence was given showing that t he assault; was committed on Saturday, the 12th inst, and defendant was fined 10s and costs. DRCNKK>NE33.—Henry Phillips was charged by Superintendent Matthews with being drunk and riotous on the 28th ult. Inspector Cotterell, of the G.W. Railway, gave evidence that prisoner was drunk and found lying close to the rails on she G, W. Railway. Defendant was fined 20s and costs. LOCAL G OVER^II JOT BOARD INQUIRY. — On Wednesday, an inquiry was held by Mr Harrison, of the Local Government Board, on the question of a loan of £ 2,000, applied for by the local board for the purpose of carrying out some im- provements near Pwlgwain, in Treforest. The inspector was met on his arrival by the clerk to the board (Mr H. L. Grover}, the mem- bars of the board, and several ratepayers, The only object ion raised to the loan was made by Mr William John, late of the Welsh Harp, who complained of the great expense to which the ratepayers had been put by the alterations, &c., carried out by the board. Subsequently the in- spector visited, in company with the clerk and members, the places proposed to be provided. There has already been a considerable amount of building work done at Pwllgwain. and in a place where exceptional difficulties had to be sur- mounted. Of this work Mr Harrison spoke in terms of praise, and throughout his inspection he spoke approvingly, and it was understood that he would report favourably to the Local Government Board.
LLAN CAIACH.
LLAN CAIACH. AccESS TO THE RAILWAY STATION.—On Tuesday evening, a meeting of the inhabitants of this place was convened, at the Royal Oak Assembly- room, for the purpose of drawing the attention of the directors of the Great Western Railway Com- pany to the inadequate means of access to tha company's station. The only approach being a footr way, passengers and tradesmen have found it difficult to get their goods away from the station. A resolution was passed unanimously praying the directors to consider the question, and provide better means of access in the face of the rapidly growing importance of the district. It was also agreed to draw up a petition to that effect.
CARMARTHEN.
CARMARTHEN. At Carmarthen county petty-sessions, on Satur- day, David Rees, of Llwyncelyn, Newchurch, charged John Jones, of Lan, same parish, with an assault, committed on the 28th ult. Mr J. F. Morris, solicitor, Carmarthen, defended. Com- plainant, who Is about 70 years of age, said that Thomas,. cwmmin, with a game trespass, on the 5th inst., on lands at Pantyread, the property of Mr J. B. Bowen, which are rented for shooting by Messrs Logan and Hemingway. William James, game- keeper, proved finding- two traps ou the ground, in one of which was a pheasant's foot. While wit- ness and another gamekeeper named James Thomas were on the watch defendant came up and picked up the trays. Defendant was fined £2, and 10s costs.
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PONTLLANFRAITH. PROPOSED PRESENTATION.—A meeting of the leading tradesmen and farmers of the district was convened at the Plough Hotel on Tuesday night, under the presidency of Mr T. Stroud, to consider the means of showing their esteem and friendship for Mr Henry Waters, Penmain, who has sus- tained serious losses during the past and previous years. It was decided to open a subscription list to raise funds for a testimonial,
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MISKIN VILLAGE. PONTYPRIDD DISTRICT A.O.F.—On Monday the Pontypridd district A.O.F. held their half-yearly meeting at Court Gwladys, No. 4,474, Miskin Inn. D.C.R. Bro. Evans, D.B.C.R. Jacob Hobbs took their respective chairs. The number of delegates present was about 18. Bros. W. John, D.A., J. Lane, Lloyd Jones representing court 4,474. After the business was over the delegates partook of an excellent dinner provided by the host. Bro. Edwarda,
NEWPORT.
NEWPORT. MUTUAL IMPROVEMENT SOCIETY.—A meeting of this society was held at the National Schools, Maindee, the subject for discussion being Is the Conservative legislature superior to that of the Liberals." Mr Collmau presided, and there was a large attendance of members. The affirmative was opened by Mr George Bond, and the nega- tive by Mr W. II. Locke. The affirmative was carried by a majority of nine to live. EXPLOSION OF GA3.—An explosion of gas oc- curred at the Lord Raglan Inn, Commercial- street, on Tuesday evening, which might have been serious, but luckily no one was injured. The force of the explosion bl the chandalier from the ceiling, and also a part of the plaster on the ceiling. RUNAWAY HOHSSS.—On Tuesday evening three horses, attached to a wagon in Dock-street, took frigiit whilst the driver was absent. They ran at a terrific pace up Dock-street, and turning into JLlanarth-street had a narrow escane from smashing Mr Phillips' window. They were eventually stopped in Commercial-street, and no serious damage done. SAD ACCIDENT.—On Tuesday morning a sad oc- currence happened in Commercial-street. A little boy, named William Wright, was running across the road when a cab passing knocked him down and ran over him. His shoulder was seriously in-' jnred. The little fellow was at once removed to his hoaie in Jones-street, and a medical man sent for and his injuries attended to.
MERTHYR.
MERTHYR. POLICE-COURT.—On Wednesday — the Stipen- diary on the bench—Ann Jones, a single woman, residing in Dowlais, was charged, first, with steal- ing a coat and vest, the property of Mr J. S. Jones, outfitter, High-street; and secondly, with stealing 181r yards of flannel, the property of Mr J. B. E v-ans, draper. Dowlais. On the first charge prisoner was committed for trial, and on the second to three months' imprisonment.—James James, fireman, Rhvmney, for disobeying a bastardy order made in favour of Maria Davis, also of Rhymney, was sentenced to one mouth's imprisonment.—John Jones, collier, Aberaman, for a similar offence, was ordered to pay the amount due, or go to gaol for one month. Jones had to go to gaol.—George Durke, labourer, for begging in Aberdare, was sentenced to ten days' imprisonment.
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ABERGAVENNY. PETTY-SESSIONS.—On Wednesday, before Capt. Amiel and Mr H. A. Trist, W. A. Fo wler, a 37ou:ig gentleman from Milverton vicarage, Som- erset, was charged by the Usk and Ebbw Vale Board of Conservators with illegally fishing in the river tisk on the 8th ult. Mr B. E. Hodges de- fended Mr Fowler, who did not appear. The chaise was admitted, and the minimum fine of B2 and costs was inflicted.—Frank Edwards, a farmer and dealer at Llanvihangel-nigh-Usk, was fined 10s and costs, or 14 days, for having been drunk and refusing to quit the Carpenter's Arms, on the 3rd inst. He was also ordered to find two sureties in S10 each, and himself in £20, to keep the peace for three months, for using threatening language towards Mr Pritchard, of Llanvihangel farm.—A number of men and boys were fined 61 and costs, or 7 imprisonment, for trespass- ing in the Pentre Park, and stealing chestnuts, the property of Mrs Wheely.—Two tramps, named Harris and Thomas, were sentenced to 10 day's imprisonment for begging at Llanover on Tues- day.
BUILTH WELLS.
BUILTH WELLS. POLICE COURT. — On Monday John Lewis, Tymaur, Newbridge-on-Wye, charged with being drunk and disorderly on Sunday night, was, on the evidence of P.C. Williams, fined 10s and costs.—John Price, Builth, was charged with set- ting snares to catch rabbits. The offence was proved by G. Duncan and Worthington, keepers to Sir J. R. Bailey, and the defendant was fined 13s 6d including costs. FORXIGN MISSIONS.—Two sermons were preached in the Wesleyan Chapel, on Sun- day, on behalf of this society, by the Rev D. G. Mallard, of Brecon.
LLANELLY.
LLANELLY. THE ABEBCARNE FUND.—ON Sunday the sum of £3 2d was collected at Bryn Independent Chapel, near Llanelly, towards the Abercame Relief Fund. Harvest thanksgiving services were held at the Chapel on Tuesday evening.
TRIMSARAN.
TRIMSARAN. LECTURE.—A lecture was delivered at Sardis Independent Chapel on Monday evening by the Rev D. Thomas, of Tonypandy. The chair was occupied by Mr L. Williams.
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NEATH. THE anniversary meetings of Bethany Welsh Baptist Chapel were held on Saturday, Sunday, and Monday, when the Revs. J. Maurice, Blaeny- cwm, and J. R. Jones, Llwynpia, preached to large and attentive congregations. Collections were made at the close of each service towards liquidating the debt remaining on the chapel, and amounted to £60.
CARDIGAN.
CARDIGAN. COUNTY-COURT.—The bi-monthly sitting of this court was held at the Shirehall, on Tuesday, before hia honour Judge Beresford. There was only one contested case, that of Thomas Davies, Anchor House, v. Sarah Jones, domestic servant, at Pentre, for drapery goods sold and delivered. The claim was for JE3 193 9d. Mr W. W. Mit- chell appeared for complainant. Defendant did not appear personally, but had Bent her sister, who did not deny the debt, and offered to pay by in- stalments of 5s every three months, as defendant only earned S7 a year. She also stated that de- fendant was a minor, being only 18 years of age. An order for the payment of 53 every three mouths was male, with costs. Sixty-one uncon- tested cases were disposed of by the registrar. THE ABERCARNE RELIEF FUND.—On Sunday last, collections were made at the various places of worship in this town towai-da this fund. The sums which will be forwarded to the Mayor of Newport were—Tabernacle (C.M.), £4; Beth- ania (B.), £3 7s 9d; Capel Mair (1.), £2 10s 8d; Church of England, £1333 6d, one person giving a S5 note.
MERTHYR BOARD OF HEALTH.
MERTHYR BOARD OF HEALTH. On Wednesday the usual meeting of the Board of Health was held, and attended by Messrs George Martin (chairman), T. Lloyd, R, T. Griffiths, J. Bryant, John Jenkins, J, Probert, B. Kirkhouse, Thomas Jones, Henry Evans, and John Gabe. Mr T. Meredith, Church-street, wrote complaining of the long delay which had taken place before the board declared Lower Thomas-street a public highway.—The Clerk said that Mr Griffith Roberts had been summoned, and the case was to come on on Saturday. The street might afterwards be declared a public highway. During the conversation which took place on the subject, it wa3 stated that the Penydarren Roads had not yet been taken over by the board.— Mr Lloyd and other gentlemen were in favour of the roads being declared highways at once, but the clerk said that it would be preferable that they should not do that until all the amounts were paid.— The surveyor said that £371 16s had been received on account of what had been expended. Some owners had paid all that was due, and others had not.—The clerk, in reply to a question, said all the owners had not signed bills admitting their liability.—Mr J. Lloyd: Assuming the roads were left in this way for a few years, upon whom will the responsibility of repair- ing them come? — The surveyor: Upon the owners.—Mr Lloyd: That is toe bad. After further consideration lists were ordered to be pre- pared showing the owners who had paid and those who had not, and mentioning the streets in which all the owners had paid, so that these might be taken over.—The burveyor submitted estimates of the probable expenditure for the next four months. It was pointed out that within the period named the sums payable for interest, to- gether with instalments of principal, upon moneys borrowed would amount to £3,083 19a 2d. He added that a general district rate of 13 31 in the pound would produce sufficient funds to meet the contemplated expenditure during the above period, and provide a surplus of £1,3017s. Mr John Jenkius moved that a rate of Is in the £ be made.—The Surveyor said that if they had a Is rate now the one for the suc- ceeding four months would have to be la 6d.-Mr Bryant argued that the board should impress upon Mr Harpur the necessity of reducing the general expenditure during the coming winter months. Eventually Mr Jenkin'a proposition for the Is rate was seconded and agreed to unanimously. The Surveyor also reported that Mr D. Davies consented to the making of a culvert in the River Morlais to convey the Glebeland Footbridge, as ordered at the last meeting, but would prefer that the ends be built up to the level of the road. so as to make the road across the river of suffi- cient width for a carriage way. At the last meet- C HJr' — 'j nJl J it was stated that the price of the land had been agreed upon; the only question was the title. The clerk was instructed to go into the matter, and complete the arrangements. On ttw motion of Mr John Jenkins, the board resolved to advertise for tenders for the construction of the new reservoir, the tenders to be in by November 20th, and, on I the proposition of the same member, it was re- solved that a list of the defaulters should be pre- pared and laid before the board prior to the new rate being signed. Some other business was trans- acted, and the board broke up.
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THE CENTRAL BOARD SCHEME FOR PORTH On Tuesday evening a meeting of the ratepay- ers of those parts of the Rhondda Valley net al- ready included in. any local sanitary arthurity was held in the Methodist Chapel, Gyfedlion. The object of the meeting was to discuss the best means to be adopted for the carrying out of the necessary improvements. A committee had al- ready been formed for the purpose of developing the scheme for a central independent board for Porth, by organising meetings and obtaining the opinion of the ratepayers on the question. Mr THOMAS JONES, Hafod Colliery, having been voted to the chair, he said they were all fully aware of the excessively high rates which they now had to pay, some of which were perhaps justi- fiable. As for the sanitary rate, however, what did they get in return for it.? He thought, since it now appeared certain that, whether they would or not, a board of some kind would be formed, that their action should be directed towards getting a board of their own. It was a significant fact that the two boards now exisiting—the Pontypridd and Ystradyfodwg, knowing the high rateable value and the comparative ease with which the drainage might be effected, were most desirous of getting the Porth district joined to them. In that case they would all be required to pay the same rates. He, therefore, thought it would be wise to pre- vent this course by their forming a board of their own, and securing the good management of it by persons of their own choice, and who would know exactly what were the real requirements of the district. Mr JOHN GRIFFITHS, Porth House, explained to the meeting that they had not initiated the movement now on foot. It had previously ema- nated from Ferndale. and communication had since been sent down from the Local Government Board to inquire into the subject. The last communication was sent by the Local Government Board to the rural authority of Pontypridd, and stated the fact that it was intended to form the district into a local or urban authority, a step which he believed the Local Government Board had taken beeause of the great reluctance shown by the rural authorities at Pontypridd to adopt the measures for efficiently carryii^j out the pro- visions of the Act. He heartily supported the scheme for forming their district into a central board, which should comprise Tonyrefail, Pen- rhiwfer, Williamstown, and all such other places an are not already included in any urban dis- trict. c Mr JOHN MORGAN, Hafod, thought a change was desirables, as he and others had paid the usual sanitary rate for years, and had derived no benefit from it. Mr EVAN GRIFFITHS, Brynteg, dwelt in a characteristic manner on the advantages to be obtained from a separate board, and concluded by moving the adoption of a memorial to the Local Government Board, praying it to grant them power to form the district into an urban district of its own. Mr HENRY ABRAHAMS seconded the proposition, which waa carried. It was resolved that the chairman should sign the memorial on behalf of the meeting. With a vote of thanks to the chairman the meeting terminated.
THE CLOSING OF THE PEMBROKESHIRE…
THE CLOSING OF THE PEM- BROKESHIRE PRISON. At the Pembrokeshire Qaarter-sessions, held at Haverfordwest, on Tuesday, Lord Kensington, M.P., in introducing the motion,—"That in the opinion of this court, the closing ot thePembrokeshire County Prison will entail great trouble and incon- venience on the county," said that when an order came down to close the prison, a memorial against the order was got up. As time was ■hort, he sent round a circular asking for sig- natures, which were sent in and attached to the memorial, the memorial itself being sent up to the Home Office. In answer to the memorial, Mr Lushingson wrote on behalf of Mr Crors. He said that when the first order was made to close the gaol, the order was rescinded solely on the representations that a great number of prisoners were sent up for trial from Milford Haven dis- trict. That representation had been inquired into, but not borne out. It had also been stated that expense and inconvenience would be caused by sending prisoners from certain districts of Pembrokeshire to Carmarthen, as com- pared with sending them to Haverfordwest. Mr Cross found, however, that some of the most im- portant places in Pembrokeshire, such as Fish- guard, Tenby, and Newport were either nearer Carmarthen than Haverfordwest by rail, or there was only a few minutes difference. To this he (Lord Kensington) said that he believed that Mr Cross had been erroneously informed as to the distance between the places named and Carmar- then and Haverfordwest respectively. The noble lord deeply regretted the decision ar rived at, and ventured to express a hope that when further representations wtre made, the Home Secretary would see fit to reverse his decision. Speaking with diffidence—for thev all knew the distances between the places referred to better than he did—he ventured to disagree with Mr Cross as to those distances. He had, apparently, taken time tables, and worked tha question out in some way or other, as to the time which the train takes. As to Fishguard, the Home Secretary seemed to have taken the dis- tance from Rosebush Station, but that brought passengers down to Narberth-road, and that is nearer Haverfordwest than Carma.rthen. Navberth passengers, again, would go to Whitland, and there was very little difference between the distance from Whitland to Carmarthen, and the di-tance from Whitland to Haverfordwest. The prisoners at Narberth town were nearer to Haverfordwest Gaol than to Carmarthen. The same observation would apply to Tenby. As to Newport prisoners, they came to Crymmerch by rail, and then to Whitland. He ihoped that these points would be dealt with very strongly and very distinctly. The letter entirely omitted to notice some of the largest portions of the county. It omitted refer- ence to Pembroke,Milford,St David's, and that part of the county where they were at that moment. Then there was no doubt the change would cause great hardship upon a number of prisoners, especially those who were unable to find bail. Under the old system, whether a man was com- mitted for trial, or whether he were acquitted, he was in the chief town of his native county, where- as now, it he were committed for trial he would have to be taken all the way to Carmarthen; if convicted he would be kept at Carmarthen or Swansea to undergo his imprisonment, and when ha had served his time he was in the streets of Carmarthen or Swansea—not the best place for him to be in—and it was not likely that the Government would give him money to pay his railway fare. Now, that was a very hard case. Moreover, there was a great deal of inconvenience to the public, and in the present position of affairs thev, as magistrates, having received a negative reply to their memorial, were only doing what they had a right to do in bringing the matter again before the Home Secretary. His lordship moved the resolution. Mr STKVENSON OWEN seconded it, thanking Lord Kensington for his valuable services in this matter. He (the speaker) had been to the Home Office and seen Mr Lushington, and he found that when a prisoner wag sent to Carmarthen gaol on committal or punishment the county would have to pay the whole of the expense of the journey. On a prisoner being sent from Mathry or St. Davids to Carmarthen, the policeman would be taken away for quite two days, and this would in- volve such an absence of the police officers from duty that the force would have to be increased. Supposing a prisoner went to Carmarthen for punishment the expense to the county ceased. If he were remanded there arose a multiplication of the journey to Carmarthen gaol and back, and of course an increase of the expense, partly borne by the Government and partly by the county. It was contended that the prisons' account would tend to economy, and they said that Fembioke- shire would save £1,200 a year but it seemed to him that what was given with one hand was taken away with the other, in the shape of railway fares and additional policemen. As to the conversion of the gaol into a house of detention, a house of detention was simply for the custody of the prisoners while under committal or under remand. A prisoner, whether sentenced to one day's imprisonment, or seven days, would have toTgo to Carmarthen. Mr Lushington told him that if Haverfordwest Gaol were converted into a house of detention the county would have to buy back its own gaol at a cost of £4,200. (Laughter.) Then. again, the lock-ups of the county were not fit for use as houses of detention, and would have to be altered at considerable cost. There was a clause in the Act giving power to order the use of a gaol as a house of detention, under certain SDecified conditions, and the Home l' i- 3 le ed On the motion of Capt. RIGGON: the Chairman, Lord Kensingtsn, Mr Stephenson Owen, and Mr John Harvey, were appointed to draw up a memorial, and the resolution of Lord Kensington was carried unanimously. Capt. HIGGON said an impression was abroad that the county was about to be deprived of the assizes and quarter sessions. As bearing upon that point, he read a passage from the report of the judges appointed to consider that question. They said they were unanimously and strongly of opinion that the grouping of counties for assize purposes, worked ill, and so far from suggesting an extension, they entertained no doubt that it ought to be discontinued.
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'ATTE MPTED R ! FERRYSIDE.…
ATTE MPTED R FERRYSIDE. On Saturday evening, a woman named TTfl.nna.Ti Jones, a charwoman, living at Ferryside, attemp- ted to commit suicide. Owing to certain ex- pressions she had made use of, some people watched her, and saw her loitering about the rail- way crossing pear Beach House, where a woman from Carmarthen recently committed suicide bv placing herself on the rails. Seeing that she was watched, Jones then commenced to walk up the line just when the 6.23 up train came in sight. A fblierman, named Evan Arthur, followed, and prevented her from throwing herself on the rails. After this she ran away from him, and com- menced climbing up to the top of a rock near the Grammar School, but fortunately she was caught by Mr Williams's servant man, who handed her over to P.C. Bowen, who removed her to the lock-up at Carmarthen. She has led a somewhat intemperate life.
A NEW PRIMITIVE METHODIST…
A NEW PRIMITIVE METHODIST CHAPEL AT PORTH. ~i LAYING THE FOUNDATION STONES. Slontlay was a re,1-letter day in the annals of Primitive Methodism at Porth. In the afternoon the ceremony of laying four memorial stones of the new chapel was performed bv Mr Thomas Jones, Maindee; Dr H. N. Davies, Porth; Mr G. VI Williams, Miskin; and Mrs H. Griffiths, Porth. The offerings on the stones amounted to nearly £ 50. Tea was laid out in the vestry-room. In the evening a very successful concert was held in the English Baptist Chapel, kindly lent for the occasion under the presidency of Mr J. Howell, Cardiff. The accompanist was Mr Mills, Ponty- pridd. The music was entirely sacred, and the choruses rendered by the Porth Harmonic Societv were very effective. The solo. "Beautiful Snow," sung by the conductor, Mr T. A. Limbrick, was encored. Appropriate addresses were de- livered by the Rev E. Powell and the Rev D. Thomas.
IMPORTANT BANKRUPTCY CASE…
IMPORTANT BANKRUPTCY CASE AT ABERDARE. At the Aberdare police-court on Monday, His Honour Judge Falconer, heard an important bankruptcy motion, the case being that 'of Davies v. David Evans, re Thomas Watkins, Aberdare. It was a motion made on behalf of Wm. Davies, to discharge an order made by the Registrar of the Court restrainng proceedings commenced by him in the Chancery Division of the High Ccurt of Justice. Mr H. P. Liuton appeared on behalf Davies, and Mr William Beddoe represented Mr David Evans. who was the trustee in the bank. ruptcy. Mr Linton submitted to his Honour that inasmuch as his client was not served after the first meeting of the creditors with a notice of motion and affidavit, in accordance with the general rules of the Bankruptcy Act, 18G9, the order made should be discharged. The learned advo- cate cited authorites in support of his contention. Mr Beddoe, on the other hand, contended that the restraining order, made previous to the first meeting, continued upon the resolution for liquid- tion being passed. A number of cases in support of this contention were also cited, and after much argument on both sides His Honour decidtd that notice should have been given, and discharged the order with costs. His Honour took time to con- sider the point whether the trustee should pay the costs out of his own pocket or be allowed out of the estate.
SERIOUS AFFRAY ON A PORT TALBOT…
SERIOUS AFFRAY ON A PORT TALBOT VESSEL AT ST. MALO. TWO OF THE CREW DROWNED. A great deal of uneasiness has been experienced by the friends and relatives of Captain Foley and his brother, James Foley, who acted as mate of the Wonder, of Port Talbot, through a report having been spread abroad of a serious affray rl occurring on board the vessel at St Malo, by which two of the crew had lost their lives, and a third lay dangerously ill of wounds in hospital, and that both Captain Foley and his brother, James Foley had been taken into custody by the police. When it was further said the two men had lost their lives by means of fire arms, coupled with the fact of the captain and mate being in custody, the anxiety of their friends cannot be wondered at. However, the facts of the case, as near as can be ascertained at present, are as follows. On Saturday night, the 5th inst, the mate hearing a row in the forecastle hastened to the spot, and found the men engaged in a general fight. He succeeded in restoring order, and retired to bed, but he was again called bv some one, when he found that the men had ore-commenced fighting, and by some means or other, at present unex- plained, two of them had got overboard and were drowned. Scores of people had by this time collected on the quay and vessel, and Captain Foley (who had only just come on board), together with his brother, were taken oil in the custody of the police. Their friends have been much grati- fied by a telegra, u received on Monday from the harbour-master at St Malo, which is to the effect that Captain Foley and his mate, James Foley, had been released from prison, there being no blame attached to either. It is said that the crew had been on shore during the evening, and were on the 1, spree." They are supposed to be natives of New Quay.
COAL PRODUCE AND CONSUMPTION…
COAL PRODUCE AND CONSUMP- TION IN THE COUNTRY. RETURNS FOR 1877. The shipments of coal to foreign ports or coast- wise form but a very small proportion of the coal raised, and give but little index to the real state of the coal trade in the country. There are in the United Kingdom 3,770 collieries, which raise over 130 million tons of coal every year. and which last year raised 134,610,763 tons of coal. Of this quantity Northumberland and Durham raised 31,210,400 tons Cumberland, 1,515,783 Lancashire, 17.500,000 Yorkshire, 15,900,000 tons Staffordshire and Worcestershire, 140,000,000 Monmouthshire, 4,350,785 tons; North Wales 2,479,580 tons; South Wales, 12,634.345 tons Scotland, 18.000,000 tons; Ireland only 138,722 tons, and the remainder in various parts of coun- try. In Monmouthshire there 116 collieries in North Wales, 112; in South Wales, 325, 268 of them being in Glamorganshire. Of the 134,610,763 tons of coal raised in the United Kingdom last year, 14,830,88,9 tons were sent to foreign ports, and 10,949,151 coastwise, leaving over 108,000,000 tons for home consumption or for manufacture of iron, coke, and patent fuel. In South Wales the quantity of coal raised was 12,634,235 tons, but of this only 5,060,312 tons were sent to foreign ports and 2,372,671 tons coast- wise, leaving 5,201,3o2 tons for home consumption and manufacture. The proportion of coal shipped from South Wales to that raised is much greater than the proportion shipped from other parts of the country. In England it is a little more than one-fifth of the whole, while in South Wales it is more than one-half. There are 245 collieries in Glamorganshire, and 23 on the edge, the produce from which is sent into; the county. The total produce of these collieries last vear was 11,889,600 tons. In the three other counties in South W a*e3, Brecknockshire, Pem- brokeshire, and Carmarthenshire, there are only 57 collieries, which last year raised 774,735 tons. Iu the parish of Aberdare there are 50 collieries, which last year raised l,o45,„06 tons; in Llan- wonno 15;collicries, with an outputjof 533,425 tons; Ystradfodwg, 31 collieries, with an output of 2,492,867 tons Gelligaer, 34 collieries, with an output of 1,284,489 tons. I his only forms one- half of the output of the county, as a_ similar amount is raised from codieries not classified into districts. The largest colliery in the Aberdare district is the Abemant Colliery, which raised 216,648 tons. The next is the Cwmneol Colliery which raised 134,255 tons; and the next the Fforchaman, 132,960 tons, both belonging to the Powell Duffryn Coal Co. In this parish no return is made of the coal used for the manu- facture of iron, while formerly large. quantities of coal were consumed here in the iron works. The decrease on the year's output from this dis- trict 187,000 tons. In the parish of Llanwonno the largest colliery is the Navigation Colliery, which raised 147,680 tons of coal last year. Next are the two Ferndale collieries, which raised 172,000 tons; and the Deep Duffryn, which raised 63,000 tons. T7, was an increa; the parish of take the lead r, 781 ton? Itout o' 2.53. the v ,08 tc uce o ais o £ ii 4 11 CI iior( inl • un Ii lue, ;reap. ,440 ie c< ro 'I gaer, output in ih tons Wf to Lon tion, ir — "v ^arriitf for I exportation. i-ne- London and North Western Railway carried for home consumption 765,653 tons; the Midland Railway, 4'39,076 tons and the Great Northern Railway received from other railways 19,802 tons of South Wales coal. The Taff Vale Railway brought to Cardiff and Penarth for shipment 4,458,479 tons sold retail, 292,796 tons sent to Quakers Yard for home consumption, 121,652 to maintain Ash Junction, 7,814 had conveyed over by other railways, 288,870 tons to Brecon and Merthyr Junction, 717; to Walnut Tree Bridge junction, 625 tons. The quantity of coal conveyed to London by land and water was last year over 8,500,000 tons, a.nd of this about 900,000 were sent from South Wales. Newcastle sent alone by sa. over 1,600,000 tons. France consumes the largest quantity of coal of any country, except England, in Europe. The ship- ments last year to France were 3,000,000; to Germany they were over 2,000,000; to Russia, 1,500,000; and Italy, over 1,000,000. The value of coal exported is returned at £ 7,844,486; but the value of coal raised is over 267,000,000.
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CARDIFF CORPORATION. CARDIFF SHIPOWNERS' ASSOCIA- TION AND THE PILOTAGE BOARD. SITE FOR A FREE LIBRARY. The monthly meeting of the Cardiff Town Council was held at the Town-hall, on Monday, the Mayor in the chair. There were also present —Aldermen Jones, Evans, Bower, Alexander; Councillors A. Fulton, R. Davies, A. Thomas, J. W. Vachell, J. Evans (South Ward), G. A. Stone, T. Rees, D. Jones, W. Treseder, J. Sloper, D. Lewis, J. Rowlands, T. W, Jacobs, T. V. Yorath, D. L. Lougher, G. W. Armstrong, W. Sanders, Rees Enoch, D. E. Jones, T. Evans, Rees Jones, and R. Bird. The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed. Alderman ALEXANDER said he had had no difficulty in negotiating a loan of 2100,000, which was required for the purchase of property, under the Cardiff Improvement Act, for street works and public works. The money would be paid to the borough treasurer either at the latter end of the present month, or the beginning of next month. •$ Alderman JONES On what terms ? Alderman ALEXANDRE The terms were named at the last meeting, 4 per cent. Some surprise was expressed that the sum of £ 248 lis 61 had been paid to Mr W. Cross for compensation for setting back the wall and railing in front ofjhis house at Westbourne-crescent when the south side of the Cardiff bridge was widened. Alderman JONES said that the sum asked was £600. The amount awarded to Mr Cross was 1:216. The remainder was expenses. Mr A. THOMAS called attention to a paragraph in the report of the property and markets com- mittee, when it was proposed to spend 2350 for the erection of permanent sheds at the Canton Market, to afford acoommodation to Messrs Johnston and Miies, for cattle imported by them fro.n America. He did not object to the money being spent as proposed, bat Mr Johnston had stated that ka would as willingly go to Roath Market if the accommodation there was as good. He had no object in sending the cattle to the Canton Market. He (Mr Thomas) only desired to draw the attention of the committee to the Roath Market, that all steps taken to improve the markets would not be directed to Canton, and that Roath should not be overlooked. He also asked whether any steps had been taken to induce the Great Western Railway Company to lay down sidings from the railway to the market. The MAYOR said that he was unaware that any steps were to be taken with regard to the sidings suggested by Mr Thomas. Alderman EVANS: said that when Mr Johnston waited upon the property and market committee he never alluded to the .Roath Market, but asked for accommodation to be provided at the Canton Market. The cattle were sent in trucks to the Ely Station, and then driven to the Canton Market, avoiding passing through the streets of the town. Mr REES ENOCH said that Mr Johnston told him that he had no reason whatever for going to Can- ton market. He was as willing to go to Roath if the accommodation was as good there. He (Mr Enoch) thought that the interests of the people of Roath were being lost sight of. There was only one member of the property and markets committee representing the Roath Ward, and he had not attended the committee meetings for two years. Roath was very badly represented. The MAYOR pointed out that the Council were at the present time laying out 26,300 or 26,400 in the improvement of the slaughter houses of Roath market. The committee, therefore, had not lost sight of the interests of the inhabitants of Roath. If a sufficient number of cattle were im- ported, and accommodation was required at Roath, he had no doubt that it would be provided. Mr TRESEDER considered Canton Market to be an admirable one, ten times larger than the Roath Market, which was also hemmed in with a dense population. It would not be wise to send a large number of cattle to Roath Market. Whatever was done at Canton was for the benefit of the whole town, and he did not think that the repre- sentatives of Roath need be so anxious after their interests. Mr LEWIS said he believed that it was under- 0 stood that some negotiations were to. be opened with the Great Western Railway Company to lay down a siding from the railway to the Roath Market, and if this were done it would be more convenient to send cattle from Liverpool to the Roath Market than to the Canton Market. He believed that the Company would put the siding down at their own expense. The MAYOR said that Canton Market was larger than Roath Market. The one contained 5i acres and the other 3 acres. The money now being spent at the Roath Market was £ 5,091. The money spent at the Canton Market was £ 5,841. Mr RKES called attention to a paragraph in the report of the same committee, The committee considered the question of enlarging the market in Saint Mary-street, and they having determined that the whole of the site at present occupied by the old cottages and police-station should be utilised for the purpose, (instructed the borough engineer to make a sketch shewing the alterations and additions he would propose in the enlarge- ment of the same, for the consideration of the committee." He simply mentioned this matter to ask whether it would not be well to ask the borough engineer to present an alternative scheme, embracing the enlargement of the mar- ket, a.nd the utilising of the upper portion for a public hall. He should certainly protest with all the vigour he could against the property in St. Mary-street bein- utilised for market purposes only. Such a valuable site as that ought to be used as a public room, or for some other similar purpose. He hoped that the committee would see their way to presenting a scheme for the utili- sation of a site that was said to be worth £ 300 for some other purpose than that of the enlarge- ment of the market. One floor above might be used as a public room. Alderman EVANS said nothing had been done by the committee at present, as the borough en- gineer had been too much occupied to prepare plaus. They were anxious to ascertain what had been done at other towns having similar markets. Mr REES JONES I do not see that we want to know what has been done at other towns. What we want to know is what is best to be done with the market at Cardiff ? Mr STONE: I do not see how the markets in other towns can affect this one. In many places they are situated in a low neighbourhood. Here the market occupies the best position in the town. Mr SANDERS recommended that some informa- tion should be obtained from Bradford, where they had a market in the central street, just as at Cardiff, over which there was a free library. Not a free library and science and art schools, but simply a free library or reading-room, which occupied the first floor, and the rooms for the museum and other purposes one storey above tl- at. If the entrance to the market was to be enlarged, he should like that some inquiries should be made as regards the Bradford Market, as it seemed to him that this was a parallel case to that at Cardiff. Mr DAVIES remarked that he had found by inquiries that out of the 250 stalls in the market only 50 were taken by people from the country. These people paid P-5 a year for the stalls, and by m3a.ns of residing in a small private house and keeping a stall in the market, they reaped nearly all the advantages of a tradesman, whu paid £100 a year for his shop in the street. If the market was opened three days in the week they would get 215 a year for these stalls instead of £ 5. Mr b. LEWIS said he had heard tradesmen say that if the market was opened daily they would not object to pay £ 20 to £ 25 a year for the stalls. Alderman EVANS I believe that it is the inten- tion of the market committee to recommend that the market be opened daily. Alderman JONES deprecated the remarks that were made by some of the members that the Council seemed to favour one side of the borough, and overlook the other. They legislated for 80,000 people, and if im- provements were carried out on one side, and an increased income to the town resulted from it, the other side would be benefitted by it. With regard to the enlargement of the market he did not think that the committee would be justified in recom- mending the Council to spend some thousands of pounds without having obtained from other towns any information that would assist them. The object of the committee was to get the best thing done that could be done with the site. As re- garded the constitution of the property and market's committee, he mentioned that there was the mayor and five aider- men upon it. They had appointed the senior members of the Council in consequence of their being more.&mn.rl the property of the were Mr J. Cory for ichell for the West the South Ward, Mr .• "ath for Canton, and Ward, so that every committee. S>AVIHS'»'" 1 memorial from the rrac?, asking for the e carried out at the orongh engineer had 'ishes, and the object m- 4 in his report, and tbe Id out. T following paragraph vorks committee :— efore the committee be bridge and ap- istructed under the ;ote-street, and the n the Corporation, C. H. Williams, for sh was considered, 'proved," and asked I Ige, the width, and sail that the bridge was 30 teec wide and 14 feet high. The railway company would not have anything to do with the ap- proacnes, ana they would have to be made in tho best way the Corporation could. With regard to the substitution of plate glass windows to the Town-hall new buildings, the Mayor said the estimate of Mr Biggs— £ 274— was so high that the committee did not entertain it, and the matter would be deferred until the building was completed. The report of the committee was adopted. CARDIFF SHIPOWNERS' ASSOCIATION. A deputation from the Cardiff Shipowners' Association, consisting of Mr J. Davies, Mr Jonas Watson, Mr Stallybrass, Mr J. H. Wilson, Capt. Ingram, and Mr Hawkins, secretary, entered the room. The MAYOR said that the town clerk had received a letter from the secretary of the Cardiff Shipowners' A asociati,n, asking for permission to wait upon and lay before the Council some resolu- tions passed at the last meeting of the association, and, as no answer would be required at once, the town clerk had replied,suggesting that the deputa- tion should attend the Council meeting that day. Mr J. Davies then called on Mr Hawkins, the secretary, to read the following resolution of the Shipowners' Association CARDIFF SHIPOWNERS' ASSOCIATION. Copy of the resolution passed at the quarterly meeting of the Cardiff Shipowners' Association, hald at the Chamber of Commerce, 2nd October, 1878 "The Cardiff Shipowners'Association respectfully represent to the Mayor, alderman, and burgesses of the borough of Oardiff. That the value of the toewned by this port is about £ 2,000.000 sterling, and is rapidly in- creasing that the greater part of this sum is re- presented by this association. That the associa- tion recognises in the composition of the Pilotage Board, as prescribed by the Bristol Channel Pilot- age Act, 1861, a desire that all the interests con- cerned should be represented. That the ship- owners, not having any association at that time for the protection of their interests, were not men- tioned in the Act. The Mayor and Corporation of Cardiff are entitled to elect three persons, not necessarily from their own body, to serve on the board. That, considering the import- ance and relation of the shipowners to the questions with which the Pilotage Board has to deal, and the information and assis- tance which they could afford to it, this associa- tion respectfully submits to the Mayor and Cor- poration that it would be in accordance with the spirit of the Act, and a matter of considerable satisfactiou to the shipping interest in general, if they would be pleased to appoint the chairman (for the time being) rof the Cardiff Shipowners' Association one of the members of the said Pilot- age Board.-A-fr W. L. HAWKINS, secretary." Mr Davies said that the members of the Coun- cil would see by the resolution the object of their meeting. There was a strong feeling at the Docks that there was a kind of gulf between the Cor- poration and the associations at the Docks, such as the Chamber of Commerce, Shipowners' Association, &c. They could see the immense pecuniary interest represented by the Cardiff Shipowners' Association, who owned a large num- ber of steam vessels passing frequently in and out of the port, and that really formed some ground for the Shipowners' Association to ask the Corporation that they might be reure- sented on the Pilotage Board. This they believed would be a benefit to all, and it would also facili- tate the business of the board. Mr Jonas Watson, president of the Chamber of Commerce, spoke in support of the resolution of the Shipowners' Association. He thought it was a great anomaly that an interest which had so large a share of the business transacted at the Pilotage Board should not be represented on it. He mentioned that at Hartlepool there were 14 members on the Pilotage Board, and six of them were appointed by the Shipowners' Asso- ciation. At Newcastle there were 13 members, and six of them were elected by the shipowners. At Newport there was no shipowners' association, but there were three members elected by the Harbour Commissioners. who were in turn elected by the the shipowners. At Cardiff the Corporation selected four, the Bute Trustees, three the Peaarth Dock and Railway, two; and the Glamorgan Canal, one. They therefore trusted that the Corporation would favourably consider the application of the Ship- owners' Association. Mr WILSON also addressed the Council, pointing out that in 1861, when the Bristol Channel Pilot- age Act was passed, the tonnage owned by the in- habitants of Cardiff was very small. The great increase in thi3 respect had been since 1865. Nine-tenths of the shipping property of Cardiff had been deduced since 1864. About 120 vessels were now owned by members of the Cardiff Ship- owners' Association, and these gave employment to 1,500 or 2.000 men, many tof whom were among the fixed population of Cardiff, from the vessels making short voyages. The MAYOR pointed out that three of the mem- bers of the Pilotage Board, selected by the Cor- poration, were shipowners—Alderman Alexander, Mr Rowlands, and Alderman David. Mr Watson said that Mi Alexander had ceased to be a shipowner. In reply to Mr SANDERS as to the constitution of the Pilotage Boards at Newcastle and Hartle- pool, Mr Hawkins said that at Newcastle with 13 members, six were elected by the corporation, six by the shipowners, and one was a life member. At Hartlepool six were elected by the shipowners, two by the pilots, one by the Harbour Commis- sioners, three by the Board of Trade, and two by the North Eastern Railway Company. The MAYOR pointed out to the deputation the difficulty of electing the chairman of the Ship- owners' Association, who was chosen annually, while the members of the Pilotage Board were elected for three years. After some further discussion, Mr Davies thanked the Mayor for the courteous reception he had accorded to the deputation, and they then withdrew, the Mayor promising Mr Davies that the Shipowners' Association should receivo the reply from the Council at the earliest opportunity. Alderman BOWE thought that the better plan would be to adjourn the discussion till the next meeting, when a vacancy would occur, Mr Row- lands being the retiring member. Mr STONE concurred, but if they were going to alter the constitution of the board, the pilots ought to be represented upon it, and if they post- poned the discussion until the 9th November they might ask the pilots whom they would choose. Mr D. E. JONES considered that they had no power to alter the constitution of the Pilotage Board, seeing that they only formed a section of it. They could not appoint any member on the board who were not responsible to them for their actions. The other members might very strongly object tofsuch an appointment. Air SANDERS said his reason for asking the ques- tion aj to the constitution of the boards at New- castle aud Hartlepool was to ascertain how many members on the Pilotage Board were elected by the Corporation. He thought it was strange that the deputation should give them the number elected by the shipowners, but nothing further as regarded the constitution of the board, and then it came out that six were elected by the Corporations He was quite of opiaiou that the shipping interest should be well represented on the Pilotage Board, but he thought it would be very wrong for the Corporation to hand over any of its power. At present they had only four members on the board, and if any alteration was wanted it was in the Act, and an addition made, rather than the taking away of any power from the Cor- poration. They should view the taking away of any power very jealously, and before they con- ceded what was) required they should obtain every information from other places as to the con- stitution of the pilotage boards. Before they consented to the arrangement proposed, let them see if there were not some other way of manag- ing it. Mr REES I want to know how the Pilotage Board is constituted, and by what authority ? The MAYOR By the Bristol Channel Pilotage Act of 1861. The Mayor for the time being form- ing one 3 members elected by the Aldermen and Town Council; 1 bv the Glamorganshire Canal Company 3 by the owners of the Bute Docks 2 by the directors of the Penarth Dock, Harbour, and Railway Company, on condition that the Penarth Dock and Harbour was included in the Cardiff Pilotage district. The present members were the Mayor, Alderman David, Alderman 'Alexander, and Mr Rowlands for the Cardiff Corporation Mr M'Connochie, Captain Frazer. and Captain Beddows for the Bute Docks Mr Bushell and Captain Pengelly for the Penarth Dock and Railway and MrJ Shepherd for ;the Glamorgan Canal Company. It appears. to me that if you make any addition at all you will have to go in for an Act of Parliament to alter the con- stitution of the board. Alderman JONES thought that there would be considerable difficulty in appointing the chairman of the Shipowners' Association, who was elected annually to an office that was filled by one person for three years. Besides, they had no power to alter the construction of the board. If any alterations were made it should be by additions, and for this they must obtain an Act of Parliament. If they selected the chair- man of the Shipowners' Association they dimi- nished their power by losing our representative, and, with Mr Sanders, he believed that they should jealously watch any diminution of their power. Alderman EVANS considered that the deputa- tion should have waited on the Pilotage Board and not on the Town Council. They. had noth- ing to do with the constitution of the Pilotage Board. Mr DAVIES felt that the shipowners ought not to consider that they had overlooked their in- terest when they had sent three of the best men they coild find to represent the shipowners on the Pilotage Board. The MAYOR said that the discussion would come up again on the 9th November, when they made the selection of one of their body to represent them on the Pilotage Board. The medical officer, Dr Paine, reported the total number of deaths during the month to have been 88. Of these 47 were miles and 41 females, giving a death [rate ;of il3'4 per 1,000. as] against 20'7 the average death rate for 22 similar towns. Fourteen deaths had resulted from zymotic diseases, giving a rate of 1'5 per 1,000. The MAYOR said that the death rate was the lowest he had known in the whole course of his experience. Dr Paine also said that it was the lowest he remembered. REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE APPOINTED TO SELECT A SITE SUITABLE FOR THE FREE: LIBRARY. "The borough engineer laid before the com- mittee plan showing the various available sites in the borough at the disposal of the Corporation for the proposed Free Library building, and the committee submit the following report to the Council:—Your committee met on the 1st inst., and considered the question referred to them, and adjourned to the 2nd inst., when they again met, further information having been obtained as to the dimensions andjjareas of the different sites sug- gested. as well as of the present buildings and premises occupied by the Free Library. The committee then inspected throe sites, viz., two in Wharton-street. and the chapel site in Working- street. Site No. 1 is situate on the south side of Wharton-street, has a frontage to the new line of street of 65ft., a frontage to the Golden Lion Court (to the new street line) of 66ft. 6in., the depth at the end next to St. Mary-street being 51ft. 6in. This site contains an area of 440 square yards. A passage 6ft. wide extends from Golden Lion Court throughout the length of the back of this site a passage of 5ft. wide also extends from Wharton-street for a length of 33f^t. along the western side of it. Site No. 2 ad}oins the eastern side of Golden Lion Court, to which it has a frontage of 83ft. The length fronting Wharton-street (on the new street line) usfeoit. 1 he eastern side fronts Wharton-place, with a length of 84ft., the length of the back line being 8o;t. This site has three street frontages as above stated, and contains an area of 785 square qards. Site No. 3.—This site stands between Trinity-street and Working-street, and has a frontage iu each street, that in Trinity-street being 55 It, 2 in., and in Working-street 52 ft. 4 in., with a total length from street to street on the north side adjoining St- Jff's Cbnrcnyardof 100 ft, and on the south side of 107 ft. Zion Chapel stands on part of this site, and exclusive of that part of the chapel re- quired tobe remoied to form the new frontage hue of Working-street, it has an average length to °fueDf'^Ai j?0/> • 2 in., and an'averago ornft n ln-' &iv*no a superficial area of or 235square yards. The entire area of tuis site iSj 638 ((square yards. Present Site.—The present site, coloured grey on plan, of the Free Library, in St. Mary-street, has a frontage to that street of 27 ft. 8 in., a back width of 25 ft., the depth from front to back being 110 ft., the total area of the premises is 321 square yards, aud of this area covered by the buildings is 185 square yards. The present reading-room contains" 835 superficial feet. After careful examination and consideration of the different properties at the disposal of the Corporation, your committee believe that either of the three sites above described would be well adapted for the purposes of the new Free Library buildings, and that the chapel site, No. 3, presents many advantages not possessed by sites 1 and 2, That in the event of either of the above sites being selected, the committee feel sure tha the Council would deal liberally with the Free Library Committee." The MAYOR suggested that the report and plana should be referred to the Free Library committee, who would consider the question at their next meeting on Tuesday evening. Mr REESJONES asked for what purpose the question wus to be referred to the Free Library committee, seeing that that committee had on a former occasion made a selection, which was entirely ignored by the Corporation, lhe_MAYOR considered that the Free Library committee could make a choice of one of the three sites as preferable, in their opinion, to the other. Mr T. EVANS asked if the Free Library com- mittee were to be restricted in the selection of a site to those which were the property of the Cor- poration ? Mr SLOPER pointed out that the site of the old Cardiff theatre would form a suitable site. The MAYOR said that he bad spoken to Mr Shirley on the subject, and he had informed him that the site would only be used for the purposes of a theatre. Mr REES thought it would be good policy to re- fer the report and the plans back to the committee who had been considering the question, for some further information. He did not feel himself in a position to come to a decision until lie knew what the value of either of the sites would be, and he would also suggest that the committee should give some outline of a scheme or plan of the building, as far as the arrangements of the lo'.ver floor. He proposed that the matter be referred back to thecomm ittee. Mr STONE seconded the motion. Alderman! JONES said that the committee were appointed to select a site, and they felt that they had no power to deal with the question of value. The question of site would be considered by the Free Library committee, and if they selected one site in preference to another the question of value could be discussed in reference to that particular site. The sites selected were the only o es suit- able belonging to the Corporation. The Corpora- tion property in Custom House-street was not suitable. It would ba useless to refer the matter back to the committee until the Free Library com- mittee had made the selection. T .T"LTL9RMAN 12OWEX said that when the Free Library committee had male the selection the *!rQ could fix the value. Mr FULTON suggested that some kind of a rough plan should be prepared. Mr REES JONES thought it would be better to prepare an outline showing how the ground could be best utilised for the purpose, Mr SANDERS expressed an opinion that it would be desirable for the Free'Library committee, who met on the following evening, to have some notion of the value of the site, and he did not think but that that question had occurred to the minds of the committee to whom the question had been referred. Alderman J ONES admitted that with regard to the Trinity-street site the question'of the value had been discussed by the committee. The sum which it had cost the town was £ 6,500. They had offered the trustees of the chapel 21,5CO for the piece that was required for widening of Working- street, and the committee had estimated the value of this site at 25,500, less 21,500 for the piece re- quired for street improvement, that would make the value £ 6,000. The value of the other sites could not be fixed, as they had not vetpamed into the hands of the Corporation. The arbitrator's award was not yet known. Mr REE5 then withdrew his motion, and the report was referred to the Free Library com- mittee. Dr Pains was re-elected medical officer of health, and Mr James was also re-elected inspector of nuisances. The MAYOR issued his precept on the overseers within the borough for the sum of 97,365, the estimate of the borough rate for the next seven months. Mr G. W. ARMSTRONG brought forward his motion that the five wards of the borough should be equally represented on the several committees of the Town Council, but as no one seconded it it fell to the ground. RESIGNATION OF THE TOWN CLERK. The MAYOR said that the town clerk had just placed the following letter in his hands to read to the Council. Gentlemen,—I beg to signify to you my inten- tion of resigning the office of town clerk and clerk to the urban sanitary authority, which I have had the honour of holding for the last 11 years, and with that object I now place my resigna- tion in your hands, of course performing the duties of such offices, if the Council should so desire, until the appointment of my successor. In retiring I cannot but express my sincers thanks for the courtesv that has been shown to mn during my official career, and of which I shall ever be deeply sensible. I have the honour to be, Your obedient servant, GEO. SALMON. The MAYOR_said that the letter took him quite by surprise. He had no knowledge of Mr Sal- mon's intention to resign his office. He was sure that all must regret the step that Mr Salmon had taken. Alderman BOWEN said they all regretted the intention of Mr Salmon. He suggested that the matter be allowed to stand over till the next meeting. This was agreed to, and the board separated.
BURGLARY AT CARDIFF.
BURGLARY AT CARDIFF. On Saturday night, the premises of Mr Harri- son, No, 4, Woodville-place, Newport-road, Cardiff, was entered by some person, who opened the kitchen window by forcing back the fastening with a knife. The burglar then proceeded to the plate closet, where ho abstracted a number of silver spoons, as well as a number of electro-plated goods, with which he decamped. No one was disturbed, and although it was a bright moonlight night, nothing was known of the burglary until the following morning. The police have been unable to discover any trace of the missing articles.
THE DEATH FROMEXCESSIVE DRINKING…
THE DEATH FROMEXCESSIVE DRINKING AT CARDIFF. An inquest was held at the Town-hall, Cardiff, on Monday, before the borough coroner and a jury, touching the death of a Dutch seaman, named Ghens, from what was supposed to be ex- cessive doses of alcohol. William Radford, the keeper of a boarding-house at 192, bute-street, said, in answer to a question, that the complain- ant received the blow alluded to in our paragraph of yesterday, some days before the death of the deceased. He then told witness that a runner, named Price,had given it to him. The barman at the Freemasons' Tavern said deceased came there with a couple of companions, and he supplied them with three half-pints of rum. On that being consumed, he refused to give them more. Dr. D. Edgar Jones said he was called to 192, Bute-street, and saw deceased. He was unconscious, and wit- ness's efforts to rouse him were unavailing. His face and eyes were swollen, and he presented the appearance of having taicen too much spirits. He subsequently died. At the post mortem examina- tion, witness opened the skull. The scalp, on being cut, bled freely, showing that much blood was concentrated in the head. The contents of the skull smelt strongly of alcohol. The bruises on deceased's head were slight, and, witness was positive, had not caused death. In his opinion deceased died from a too copious dose of alcohol. The Coroner said no doubt deceased had gone to a number of public-houses, as sailors generally did, and was freely supplied with liquor. A verdict in accordance with the medical evidence was given by the jury.
DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZES AT…
DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZES AT PENARTH. The distribution of prizes in connection with the D Company, 16th Glamorgan Rifle Volunteers, took place at the Windsor Drill-hall, Penarth,^ on Friday evening. In addition to the money prizes for the highest scores at tue annual shooting, prizes given by the tradespeople of the district and money prizes for regular attendance at drill were also distributed. The chair was taken by Captain Guthrie, and Mrs Guthrie distributed the prizes. An entertainment, consisting of vocal and instrumental music ana recitations, preceded the distribution. The band of the corps, led by Mr Tonkin, contributed some good selections, and the following gentlemen also assisted: Messrs Edwards, Tonkin, Keynolos, Draper, S. Thomas and Polkinghorne. Particulars of the prizes for shooting have been alrla ly published. The following were the winners of the prizes for attendance at drills: Private Bird. 1S3; W. Angove, 16s J. Norman. 15s Bugler L. Augove, los D. Ihomas, lis; Sergeant C. Griffiths, 9s Sergeant Jones, 10s; Corporal Williams. 7s; Cor- poral Augove, Si; Lanco-Corporal Williams, 63 Sergeant Saudford, 5?; Corporal Richards, 5s; Gear, 43; T. Gwynn, 43 Boucher, 3s Corporal E. Johns, 3s. The following goods prizes were also distributed, the winners of the money prizes for shooting, taking their choice in the order in which they stood. Square and compass, given by Mr D. G. Price vegetables, Mr Hickey box of groceries, Messrs Stranaghan and Stephens, per Mr Rees; cask of ale, Clark, Lazarus and Oo dozen bottles of ale, Mr Morgan, Beach; case 01 toilet scents, Mr Joh/i, chemist; vest, Mrliarns; ham, Mr Brickiey; flannel shirt, Air Hughes; powder box and puff, Mr Whilev; a dozen eggs, Mr James; scarf, Mr Fleming, felt hat, Mr Long- den bottle of champagne Mr Morg m, Dock Hotel; 12 photographs, Mr Gale: packet of gro- o ceries. Air Seagrave lib of tea each, Messrs Howell, Hart, Chandler, White, Beer, and Mrs Price quarter of lam;), Mr Cornwell pair of slippers, Air Denning; set of studs. Mr Bevan carpenters plane, Mr Roberts; leg of mutton Mr Daiv basket of vegetables, Mr Williams meerschaum pipe and packet of tobacco, Mrs avies leg of mutton, Mr Cooksley two plants, Slade mason's hammer, Mr Knapman cake, Mrs Thomas ton of coal, Mr Edmunds; bottle of whiskey, Mr Richards, Ship Hotel slippers, Messrs Baggett and McKenna bottles of whiskey and brandy, Mr Davies, Griffin Inn; bottle of whiskey, Mr Williams, Cogan Inn basket of vegetables, Mr Trenchard dozen loaves of .bread, Mr Hughes baby's hood, Miss Adams; shoulder of lamb, Mr Havard box of provisions, Mr Morgan packet of tobacco, Mr Fotnergul • box of cigars, Mr Davies; two geese, Mrs ^nf- fiths, Albion Hotel two lamps, Messrs Cope and Evans; three tin3 of salmon, Mr Kemp- thorre one tin of salmon. Mr L. L. Roberts.
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On Saturday the first of a proposed series of afternoon English operatic performances was given at Drury-lane Theatre. lhe opera chosen was The Taming of the "■\rew> an. English adaptation by the Rev. J. lroutbec<c of an opera by Hermann Goetz, based on Shakespeare's comedy of the same name. ADVICE TO i.-Are "DU broken in your rest by .a sick child suliering mith* the pain of cut- ting teeth ? Go at once to a chemist and got a bottle of Mrs WINSLOW a SOOTHING SYRUI'. It will relieve the n-or sufferer immediately it is pcrfectlv harmless "nd pleasaot to taste it produces natural, quiet sleeu, by re- ieving the .d from pain, and the little cberia* awakes bright as a button." It soothes the child, it softens ,oe gums, allays all pain, relieves wind, regulates the bowels, and is the best known retnp.y lor dysentery and diarrhoea, whether arising froir teething or other causes. Mrs W nslow's Soothing Syrup is sold by Medicine dea era everywhere at Is 1 £ (1 per bottle. Manufactured in Now York, aud at 493. Oxford-street.. London. S08
CARDIFF FREg LIBRARY.
CARDIFF FREg LIBRARY. A special meeting of the Committee o Cardiff Free Library wa3 held on Tu evening, at the Town Hall, to consider a read at the meeting of the Corporation on day, and the plans presented at the meeting.11 sites in the possession of the Corporation | able tor the purposes of a Free Library, 1 Mayor presided, and there were present i Davies, Mr G. 13. Dyer, Mr Thomas Ree W. Adams, C.E,, Mr F. G. Evans, Mr B. 1' Mr J. Sankey, Mr J. W. Thomas, Mr So 1 Mr C, Bird, Mr C. Lucas, Mr R, Birdii Ronnfsldt, Mr T. Eva-i. Mr J. Haywani < Sanders, Mr Riches, Rev. W. E. Winks, a Tilly, and Mr C. H. Harris, lion, sees, 1 The plans of the sites "-ere laid on the tab The MAYOR said that they were aware tha meeting had been called to consider the i .t, which had been selected by the committee 0 ] Cardiff Corporation as available for the purl) a Free Library. One site b,d been selec the Free Library committee, but that having abandoned by the Corporation it was neccssa begin de noro. The committee had selected < sites, and at their last meeting on Friday it suggested that the plans should be submitted < Free Library committee for their approval selection. If one of the sites were selected bj Free Library Committee, it would then be fl sary to make some report to the Corporation. Mayor then read the report of the sites mittee," a copy of which has already appfl< He had wished that the committee would mittee," a copy of which has already appfl< He had wished that the committee would come to some determination respecting the aid m ground rent which the Council would re' for each of these sites, but thev were unr.bl do so as some part of the property had not acquired. Of the three sites, the sit'1 in Wharton-street, having a frofl ill Wharton-street, Golden Lion Court, a side street, would cost some thousands of po' more than the site in Trinity-street, which been acquired by the Corporation, which was occupied by the Trinity-street Chapel, and 1 shops fronting Trinity-street. The site contd an area of 633 square yards. The No. 1 sif Wharton-street contained an area of 440 sq1 yards, and the site No. 2 in Wharton-street tained an area of 785 square yards. The prt buildings occupied an area of 185 snuare yard1 Mr THOMAS"REES said that No. 2 site was most valuable, but it did not follow til at i,, shoald bke the whole of it. They could t: part, and leave the Corporation to do what chose with the remainder. The question whether it was not the best position. In reply to the Rev A. Tilly, the MAYOR that the chapel now standing 011 the Trimty-3 site would give them more area than their sent building. They might by laying out a 3 sum, say £ 259, put the chapel into such a c< tion that it would answer the purposes of a Library for a year or two. It could be dividf such a way as to form a free library, reac room, and museum. h Mr HARRIS entered into an explanation of plans of the site, especially with reference to Trinity-street site. This site contained an of 638 square yards. The proposed market contained.830, but a quarter of the latter -« be swallowed up by internal lighting, so tha considered that the Trinity-street site would them as much space. Besides which, it was on the north side by the churchyard, and east west to Trinity-street and Working-street, Corporation also proposed to acquire the h and premises to the south of the chapel, an I this way the building in 10 or years could be enlarged if it were ft necessary. By taking a small portiol the Wharton-street site, as proposed, they wou any future time be precluded from enlarging t buildings. There was also this advantage to Trinity-street site, they could take possession immediately. The chapel only occupied one-t of the site, and while they occupied the chapei new building could be erected on the remai portion of the site. There was also a room u Mr Rossitor'a premises, which would event form part of the site, and which could be used, class-room. Mr Rossitor had at present a sC years' lease to run, so that his premises woul<f < be available for that period. The Rev. W. E. WINKS feared that the TriJ street site, from its having streets on both 8* would be found a noisy one. The Wharton-slit site would be much quieter. Mr R. BIHD But where is the money to from ? It seems to me that we are beginning the wrong end. Mr HARRIS We need not spend more T £ 300 or £ 400 at present, and if we are sati# with a modest-looking building we can erect |l for 27,000 or 28,000. i Mr BIRD: But we have no means of recoup ourselves, and we had in the other scheme. j; The MAYOR In any plan you might adopt j1 could make provision for shops. J Mr DAVIES In what way will you find money to pay the interest on the £8,000 borrow and k200 a year ground rent? Mr REES preferred the No.2 site,and to go ill a good building. Have the library and reading-room on the ground floor, the museu the first floor, and the science and art school the top floor. They could thus get get all l required. He objected to patching up old b inas and making shift with them. J Wharton-street they would have light on t sides of the building, and in many respects he j sidered its position more suitable for a free liM than the others. 1 Mr HARRIS thought that with very little off the chapel could be made to answer the purpose the next ten years, and in the meantime the v, able value of the town would have so inerei that they could afford out of the rate the intei 011 the money they would have to borrow and- ground rent. The MATOR said that it had been considered! the TownCouncil Committee that they might f ask the Free Library Committee J6200 a-y ground rent. The Rev. A. TILLY: If the building l 98,000, at what rate can we borrow the in,) The MAYOR At 4i per cent. The Rev. A. TILLY That would be £ 500 a-f making our rent £ 700 for double the aecf* dotion we have now. We ^now pay £ 2$ year. I The MVYOR Then there is the rent of Scief and Art Schools. ¡ The Rev. A. TILLY But we have £1,300 I hand from the exhibition. £ "00r ^ICHEa the Department will f The Rev. A. TILLY We mav raise a < siderable sum by donations. Lord Bute I give a donation, who can tell that he will give a 21000. In this way we should raise a proportion of what was required. They del RI,000 by the last exhibition, surely a larger 1 should be cleared by a second one. I am Esitr in favour of the Trinity-street site. Mr T. EVANS When must we leave the r sent building ? The MAYOR: On the 31st December. Mr EVANS Then we must get into the chapJ once. i Mr DAVIES asked how they proposed'to raise money. The ground rent would be £ 200 a the interest on money borrowed £ 500. T| working expenses £ 150. They would want or £850 out of the 21,000 or £ 1,200 which t would get from the Corporation. The Rev. A. TILLY was uf opinion that v would raise a large sum by donations, and < really their rent anl interest would not am to more than 2430 or J3500 a year, while t were now paying £300 a year for one-half of accommodation. Mr FRANKLSN G.EVANS thought that once t settled upon a scheme, and had a plan to lay fore the public, there would be little difficulty obtaining donations. Mr T. EVANS considered that it would be v1 unwise to spend £ 8,000 upon a building wb would be in a few years insufficient for a J Library, By taking tlie Wharton-street '• they could have three shops in connection witl> which would bring them in £ 140 a year. reference to the chapel site, they could not et shops there. Mr RICHES I don't think that the Kensing Department would give 2500 in the event of shops being built in connection with it. The MAYOR The ground rent for the Whart street site would not be less than £ 100 or £ 150 excess of the rent required for the Trinity-at site. Mr HARRIS pointed out that the sum paid the Corporation included the buildings. The 1' was not estimated at so much. The MAYOR If you get it at 2200, you willil a' it at less than its value. j Mr HISYWOOD thought that the Tri site was by far the best, and he believed thatj general feeling of the committee were in favour & Mr SANDERS considered before they came conclusion on the subject, they ought to deteril^ whether they would have the Free LibJ^j Museum and Art Schools under one roof, i whether they would not have the Library Museum in oue place, and the Schools of Artj different part3 of the town, the latter plan tw far more convenient to the persons attending > classes, liie science and Art Schools shouW m the localities wnere the people reside, while .{j Free Library should be in the contre of town. At Cheltenham they had a large r \ntu a counter extending the length of it, q "he assistants believed this commanded a vie^J everything that took place in the room, vhj was a reading-room and library. If they ha' large room of this kind in the central part the town, they might rent some smaller roOO in wlrich to hold the science and art classeH, R)ath and Canton, or other parts of the to They could not expect persons to come long tances to attend the science and art classes, anj they desired to make these schrols success'' they must establish them in various parts of town. Mr HABBissaid that their experience had b^ just the opposite, and they had been obliged abandon the branch classes. Mr THOMAS said that separate branches quired separate teachers, and they must be cO, pensfwed, and he did not think that it would wise to divide the classes, but centralise them much as Possible, and get the best teachers attend to them. They also wanted a leett theatre. Many subjects could not now be tau) owing to the want of this adjunct to their iuss' tion. The Rev W. E. WINK3 referred to seve1 towns where the Science and Art schools W4 distinct from the free library. Mr HEY WOOD: Yes, but they are all in de proximity to the Free Library. Mr ADAMS said he was in favour of the Ti-iiiil street site. Mr DAVIES called the attention of the cfi mittee to the alterations proposed to be mr.del the entrance to the market, and suggested f; the property and market committee should asked whether they could not arrange for. library and a museum to be built over it, le- the science and Art Schools in other parts of town. Mr F. G. EVANS The Corporation are opp0' to the Market as a site for the Ii ee Library* don't think we can open the question again. Mr LDCAS proposed, and Mr Hsvwood secofl. that the committee select, out of t.ie three & laid before them, the Trinity and vv orking-s»V site as most suitable to tne prosperity of a Library. The resolution was carried unanimoWlly, proceedings terminated.