The Cardiff Times

r THE LOSS OF THE SS. ROSEBUD, OF CARDIFF. ¡ it NARRATIVE OF THE DISASTER. FOUR OF THE CREW BUSSING The Rosebud s.s. left Newport early on Tuesday morning with a cargo of coal for Lisbon, and about midnight she was oft" the Lorigships. I he course was set for Cape Finisterre, and when about three miles to the southward of the Longships it she was run into by a. steamer, which turned out to be the Lady Olive, of and for Dublin, with a general csrgo and passengers, from London. The officer on watch oil board the Rosebud used every means in his power to keep clear, and Captain Splatt ran aft and shouted to the Lady Olive to go astern, and in reply she gave three whistles in rapid succession, and in a few seconds came crashing into the Rosebud, striking her in the after end of the after hold, and rebounding, struck her again, the Rosebud at the time going full speed ahead the engines, being stopped im- mediatcJy the vessels were cleared of each other. On ascertaining the extent of the disaster, Captain Splatt ordered the boats to be lowered, but the water was rushing so very fast into the steamer that there was only time to get the small working boat out on the port side. Captain Splatt ex- horted the men to keep cool, and after eleven of them were in the boat he was the last to leave the vessel, which was settling down hst ly the stern. As they pushed off her top rail was under water, and they were barely cleared of the wreckage when she sank, stern foremost. The remainder of the crew, consisting of the mate, steward, donkey- man, and an able seaman, ha.d meanwhile floated off the wreck on the loose planks which were on deck, and Captain Splatt, hearing the cries of the men in the water, proceeded to wards the sound. There was only one oar in the .boa.t, the others being lost overboard. She was f half full of water, and with only three inches of free board, the men being compelled to sit down in the bottom of the boat to keep her balanced. Before reaching the spot from whence the cries proceeded, a brig was observed running before the wind, with both lights open on the boat, aud a.t the same time a steamer with her three lights open was also observed coming up in a direction between them and the spot from whence the cries proceeded. Their own situation was beeoming each moment more precarious, the majority were only half dressed, and one man had only his Bhirt on. They at the same time were expecting the boat from the colliding steamer to | come to their assistance, but no boat i was visible, and for an hour they were exposed to the wind and sea. At last they reached the steamer, and got under her quarter, l but no preparations had been made during that time to receive the shipwrecked men. At last a heaving line was thrown them, and after it was made fast, they were ordered from the deck to let go, until they threw a second one, and a con- siderable time elapsed before a. rope was thrown them so that they could hand themselves on board, in itself a very difficult matter, consider- ing the benumbed condition they were all in, and some of them suffering from injuries received in the collision in addition, after the boat was made fast she was right under the ship's discharges, and every time she rolled the water from the dis- charges was poured down in heavy volumes on the half-drowned crew. At last the rescued men reached the deck of the steamer, assisted by two of the passengers, and were taken into the second cabin, and were indebted to some mem- bers of the 27th Regiment, who stripped their own coats off, and unpacking their knapsacks gave the men their underclothing, and did all they could for them and would scarcely listen to heartfelt thanks expressed by the men for their kindness in their destitute condition, as both Captain Splatt and his crew lost all their effects in the ill-fated steamer. Dublin was reached at eight o'clock on Thursday morning, and the men were taken to the sailor's home, where they were kindly treated, and in the evening were forwarded to their homes, via Holy- head, by the local agent of the Shipwrecked Mariners' Society. The bows of the Lady Olive were damaged, and there was also a large hole abo ve the twelve- foot mark. The Rosebud was owned by Mr Peter Howe, of Mountstuart-square, Cardiff.

THE CANTON WARD AND NEW DOCK DODGE. Those who dishonestly raised the "dock "cry against Mr Sanders, with a view to prejudice the ratepayers of Canton Ward, Cardiff, against him, have rubbed their own noses pretty smartly upon the grindstone. With unscrupulous disregard for truth and fair play, they tried this game to the prejudice of Messrs Davies and Shackell at a re- cent election, and as they evidently thought it rendered them good service then, they have re solved to try it again. The ratepayers of Canton will be noodles indeed if the stale bait takes this time. Mr Sanders has lost. no time in knocking down his unscrupulous assailants in a reply which we hope every householder in the ward will read. He intimates that he is in favour of dock extension at Cardiff, and not only ao, but that in 1878 he used his influence as a member of the corporation in favour of the Gla- morganshire canal dock extension scheme, on the Canton and Grangetown side of the port. His influence, however, went for nothing, for the simple reason that the Bute trustees and agents apposed the scheme. On that occasion Mr W. T. Lewis gave as one reason for opposing the project that any additions to the export trade that may eceur hereafter can be met by the increased dock accommodation which is being provided at Swansea and Neath, and by that which has "been provided at Bristol." The ratepayers of Cardiff will surely not be so forgetful or the past as to jump hastily at the conclusion that to ask for power to construct a new dock is one and the same as a solemn promise or a landing agreement to build it. Was there not power obtained from Parliament in 1874 to build a new dock? There was. But where is that dock now ? It has nerver been constructed. And why not? Some will tell us, perhaps, that the state of trade rendered it undesirable to proceed with it; but no person conversant with, the facts •f the ease will admit this. A temporary lull in trade would never stand in the way of such an undertaking, simply because that would be the wjf time to get cheap labour. Not only so, but thtt building of the doek when trade was low would have insured its being ready for use the moment trade revived. What good purpose, then, was served by the Dock Act of 1874 ? None whatever; bu £ y on the contrary, it did harm. It vtMd in the way of dock extension being under- taken by others. When it was proposed to build extend docks elsewhere within the port this paper dock of 1874 was always pushed forward as alt ebøtructive. And what guarantee have we that even if the new dock bill be passed we shall •ver see a new dock ? None; and this is exaetly ttheKithe town council have acted unadvisedly. They have agreed to petition in favour of the bill without stipulating that unless the new dock be actually constructed, the pro- vision in the bill which allows the charges at the existing docks- to be raised shall have no effect, and that the new bill shall not be used to prevent others from entering upon a scheme of dock extension suited to the increasing trade at the port. Mr Sanders is too sharp to be hood- wiaked. He would like to see the new dock actually commenced, and he would also like to at«; it constructed under conditions which will prevent a further monopoly of labour than that which now exists. He demands fair play for the working man, and he alsa requires that, pewei fearing once been given for the building of a new dock, there wall be something better than the dog-in-tbe-manger policy of 1874. Mr Sanders's «t»poaents go in merely for a new dock bill, while Iae, himself stipulates that we shall have moiro than a mere paper Act of Parliament, that, in short, we shall have the. new dock itself. 'r

ACCIDENT TO FIVE SAILORS AT PENARTIL FALLING OYER THE CLIFF. yiio seamen belongi»g;to the Dutch shipMalUt IIIItW loading under No. 8 tip, Penarth Dock, were asakiiig their way on board from the town at aoidmght on Sunday, when by some means or •fchcr they got off the main road into the quanry, Apposite Plymouth-terrace, and from there fell over tfea eliff on to the railw ay beneath, a height of at. bast SO feet, Three were severely injured, and serious doubts were entertained of their recovery at first, Wa believe the men are now cousideied «wt of danger.

NEW LOCAL COMPANY. The Fnveston* Quivdvin publishes the following particulars :— tMCHTSTUAM SHIPBUILDING, GRAVING DOCKS) AM> ENGINEERING COMPANY, LIMITED. This company proposes to acquire the interest Messrs John and Marcus Gunri in the Mount Sfteait Graving Docks and adjacent engineering: wwrits, at the IS ate Docks, Cardiff, and also the Imeiness carried on by the said firm aud for sacb purposes to adopt an unregistered agree JDeIIit of the 19th of December. This com- pany was incorporated on the 9th instant,, with capital of £120,000 in £50 shares, the; fe^owing- being the first subscribers £ 31 OiJiun. *«l. 11. Christie* Cardiff, shipowner 10Q Cl W. Christie, Cardiff, shipowner 50 W. H. Taylor, Whitby, shipowner 50 *A. B. Yellefseu, Cardiff, shipowner 85 J. G. Marjehoreh., Cardiff, shipowner 50 *W, Maryefaurek,, Cardiff, shipowner 50 *C. Ov Youn«. Cardiff, shipowner 100 The number of directors is not to he less than 4 wer uaore than 7 qualification, £1,000 in shares •rstoek the first are the subscribers denoted by ■nastanttk, and Mr Jebn GtanD remuneration, JSSftper mhkuq.

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THE BUTE DOCK BILL. MEETING OF THE CARDIFF CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. THE REPORT OF THE JOINT COM- MITTEE ADOPTED. RESOLUTION OF NEUTRALITY AGREED TO. THE REPORT OF THE SUB-COM- MITTEE OF THE CHAMBER. THE VIEWS OF THE FREIGHTERS. The adjourned annual meeting of the Cardiff Chamber of Commerce was held on Wednesday. Mr J. O. Riches presided, and there was a very largc attendance of members, including Messrs A. HooJ, C. Thompson, J. H. Wilson, John Thomas, S. S. Howard, J. Lee, A. T. Lucovich, R. Cory, jua., J. Cuthbert, T. A. Richards, R. S. Boyer, E, Bregeon, W. Ronnfeldt, George Griffiths, L. Tyl°r> William Johnson, W. J. Trounce, 0. H. Riches, G. B. Passadoro, H. Cohen, L. Turnbull, C. V. Harrison, John Davies, T. W. Ingram, P. A. V. Robinson, J. A. Ie Boulrvnger, C. AI. Jacobs, B. Pratt, W. Widdowfield, D. Griffiths, G. H. Wills, A B. Tellefsen, Bennett, T. Plain, A. Calaminus, J. H. Hallet, J. B. Ferrier, Noel, L. J. Bowen, W. Biasett, W. Jones, G. S. Stovve, J. Elliott, E. R. Moxey, E. C. Downing, E. T. Lyddou, J. P. Ingledew, E. P. Lee, J. Hancock, R. Short. J. P. ifinnes, W. B. Treatt,M. Krieger, F. J. Beavan, J. M'Lellan, R. Hooper, F. P. Ad ye, J. G. Maryehureh, F. Hacquoil, D. L. Owen, W. Weichert, F. P. Down, J. Laughiaud, J. G. Coppock, L. Wood, W. Riiey, John Cory, jun., J. H. Cory, S. James, W. Strong, jun., J. Guthrle, T. M. Heywood, Jonas Watson, B. Lewis, T. Webb, E. H. Capper, C. O. Young, J. Gunn, C. H. Jones, E: C. Hurley, J. W. Pymau, T. Watson, J. R. Christie, George Taylor, V. Trayes, Dunn, o. Bovey, R. Duncan, F. de C. Hamilton, Rees Jones, J. S. Hollyer, J. Butler, C. Handcock, jun., T. E. Heath, jun., J. H. Amuiig, R. Strong, W. B. Gibbs, E. J. Harley, Lewis Davies, P. Turnbull, C. E. Stallybrass, and F. y. N. Johnson. The first business was to receive the report of the dock committee. Mr ARCHIBALD HOOD, who was called upon by the chairman of the committee, had to present two reports—the report of the joint committee and the report of the working committee or this chamber. That sub-committee consisted of the president (Mr Riches), Colonel Page, and himself, and they had thought it desirable to present first a report upon their own account, and in the next place to propose the adoption of the report adopted by the joint com- mittee upon the dock question. The sub-com- mittee's report was the one he would read first. The members of that committee thought that as they had paid a great deal of attention to this matter, they ought in fairness to the chamber to present a report on their own cccount, and this report he would now read to the meeting REPORT TO CHAMBER OF rOMMERCl'VJ.CARDIFF, ON DOCK EXTENSION. BY SUB.-COMMITTEE. Thø Dock CommHtee having been practically annihi- la.ted,as will be afterwards explained, the sulvcomsiittee appointed by the committee of the Chamber of Com- meree have had a meeting, and they cun3H;er n; desn"- able and expedient that they should take this, the only opportunity they ma.y have, of expressing their views upon the question of farther dock accommodation. It will be recollected that this committee was appointed to ascertain upon what terms and conditions Lord Bute will dispose of the Cardiff docks, either by pur- chase or otherwise, and to report generally upon increased dock accommodation." Your sub-committee think that some explanation is ueeessary why a completed report upon this subject has not been long ago produced. In the first place they oisclaim any blame whatever in the various and unjus- Unahle delays whieh have taken place in producing a fE,iLreP°rt nPon the question of dock extension. committee of this Chamber was appointed on the 17tn November, 1880, and the sub-cominittee ou the 1st Deember, 1880. The members of your snb-coismittee claim to have pressed on matters as much as they possibly could, ana on the 8th of August, 1881, the delay was becoming to them so lrirsome that at their instigation the town clerk was requested to write to Mr W. T. Lewis, urging him "to name an early day for a meeting, or to otherwise communicate to the committee the terms and conditions, which he intimated at our last meeting would be proposed, in the event of Lord Bute under- taking the new dock." To this Mr Lewis replied as follows :— Bute Mineral Kstate Office, T» „ „. T i. Aberdare, 9th August, 1881. rrear j i^J: Oave to acknowledge the receipt of your Jetter of the 8th iust. I frankly confess that I am by no means surprised that the gentlemen whom I have had the pleasure of meeting in the form of a docks sub-committee have become impatient, but at the same time I must state that, notwithstanding our silence on the matter, I have done everything that ha.s been possible to bring about arrangements with the two railway companies, so as to enable Lord Bute to state the terms referred to at our last meeting with the committee. Notwith- standing repeated letters and meetings, I am still without definite information, but I expect to receive an answer from one of the railway companies on Satur- day next, which will enable me to suggest a meeting of the COlflluittee on an early day. Much regretting the unavoidable delav that has taken place, I remain yours very truly, W. T. LEWIS, J. L. "heatley, ifisq. On the 29th November, 1881, Mr Lewis wrote Mr Rees Jones, suggesting a meeting for the following Saturday. Mr Rees Jones, who was irom home at the time, forwarded his letter to the town clerk, with a re- quest to him to call a meeting, but of this correspon- dence your committee had no notice whatever, until they discovered it at the next meeting of the committee on the 2nd February following, which was the date on which the town council portion of the committee thought fit to call, a meeting in response to Mr Lewis's letter. On Friday, the 10th February, the sub-committee had another meeting, but they separated without cowing to any resolution. After the close of this meeting, and without any previous intimation of such intention having been given to vour representa- tives or that sub-committee, the town clerk sent out circulars, which your members of the com- mittee received m the course of Saturday (the day following), calling a. meeting of the joint committee for a. quarter to ten on Monday morning, to prepare a r report to lay before the town council at eleven o'clock. it will thus be seen that your committee had no time lmPortant matter, and there was rSev>-e? -lii ^e,n to hurriedly prepare the i 7 hereafter to-day be read and sub- mitten for your approval. It IS needless that even if Mr Lewis's in- timation of the 29th November had been placed before mrrof commerce members of tho sub-com- mittee, it was then far too late to maet and discuss what your sub-committee understood to bo the object ^nie4ai\g' T,z i the bm a«d plans so as to mtet the views of the different parties concerned as by that tjjne the notices had been issued, the plans' no doubt, lithographed, and the bill drawn. Your sub- committee may also state at this point that until thev saw the Parliamentary plans your committee were of opinion that the proposed new dock was not to i. portion of the 1874 dock, but anfentirely K £ ,t dSek with II. separate entrance. cmuoeK, During those two months' delay, from the end of November till the beginning of February, the town council had delegated to what it called their Parlia mentary committee, or that committee took upon them- selves, the duties of the joint docks committee appointed for the special purpose of considering and reporting upon this special subject, and herein your sub-committee think your chamber has mod* and j*st cause to complain. J Referring to the question of further increased dock accommodation, your committee have given the matter their most serious consideration, and it is their unani- mous opinion that the cheapest, most, expeditious, and "*st1 method of-increasing the Cardiff Docks is to pro- ceed at once to inak»> the dock for which power was obUined in 1874, and commonly known as the Boath Dock. Lord Bute has power to proceed to make this dock at once, and it would afford a much larger extent of ac- commodation than the doek for which powers are now sought to be obtamed, and it would prodace a very handsome percentage on the cost of construction, ana that without raising the charges. At an early stage of your committee's negotiations with Lord Bute's representatives the qneettan was dis- cussed of proceeding at once to make this dock under an agreement with all the interested parties to assist his lordship in obtaining a portion of the foreshore, and if this view had been adopted the dock might have been half made by this time, as stated in the committee's report presented on the 10th October last to this cham- ber and the town council; the question of permitting the traders and others to make the dock themselves was also under consideration, and it is very much to be re- gretted that their view was not adopted, as your sub- committee tiiink that it might have led to the hauding over of the dock entirely to a harbour trust or other corporation. Your committee wish distinctly to pat on record their opiiuon that nothing- eould tend so much towards the pr sperity of Cardiff a.s the handing overcf the docks to such a body, and as has been stated in the report above mentioned, presented on the 10th Oetober last, your committee had the assuraneo that sufficient funds have been easily obtained to ray Lord Bute all the money that he had evec expended upon the, deeks. In regard to the proposed dock, they consider that it is the interest of all parties to oppose it, not only be,. cause of the increased eharges it seeks to impose upon the existing doeks as well as on the proposed dock/out because of the onerous and undefined powers it seeks toobtatB. Those eharges and powers your sub-com- mittee think would be nnjast to the traders and others and would have a tendency to divert trade from rather than attract it to Cardiff. In fact, it is within the knowledge 01 yonr sull-eollunitllee that should snch an act unfortunately be passed, negotiations are now in process by which a large portion of trade will be 0lttU"ely mWirreeoroTfttrty (liveried ÍlrOtR Cardiff. Shoatd this bill he rejected, they have reason to Believe that unless liovd Bute proceeds, te make the dock authorised in 1874, it will not be difficult for otbtir parties to obt&m Paa&ament&vy powers to eb so. I.avmg_ placed the, preceding views before youi chamber for future consideration, yosr sub-committee have now to swbimt for- your approval the report which was, by a huge maowity, adopted at the last meeting of the joint docks committee lisld on the 13th nut., and »c the same date placed before the town council with a result which is. now known to all. The sub-committee oi the chamber, Mr Hoed proceeded, placed this, report before the chamber, without asking them to express a single opinion, upon the subject, and he now proceeded to read the report of the joint committee-a re- port which baa been already published ia the columns of the Wal6?3 Daily iVcas, in the re- port of the proceedings at the last town council meeting. Mr Hood then said he did not thick he need utter a. single word upon the subject in moving the adoption of the report, for he was only going tø. call upon them to confirm what they had already done—to say thai they ahouldnotpro- mote any new dock, unless the terms were equit- able to the trade generally, and the charges left undisturbed. To that the chamber had already unanimously agreed, and the adoption of the re- port should be simply giving their adherence to what they bad already approved of. He left the matter ia their hands by simply moving the adoption of this report. Col. PAGE rose to second the resolution. He remarked that there were now unfortunately two great parties antagonistic to one another in regard to dock accommodation. He meant the corpora- tion who- were in favour of the new dock reo gardless of terms and at any cost, and there were the colliery proprietors and merchants and others who were opposed to the new dock unless the terms were fai, and equitable, and conducive to the interests of the trade generally (Hear, hear.) And in this latter category he felt it his, duty to euroi himself* although* no doubt, with many other,? he should b« stigmatised for taking that course in certain quartern. At the same time he yieraea to no mi»a in the interest fee felt fo* tlio welfare of CardifE But he felt that the whole essence of the desirability of furth«* diock extension con- sisted i» the terms, not being injurious to the enormous trade which we now had, but to its further development, and that the terms should he-mtoh- m to keep the trade in Cardiff, and not it away to other-porta.. (Applause.) He therefore kope&that this report wouitl be adapted by the chamber, which would not, then skwitify themselves, as the corporation had done* by not adouting the saaumoendatuui the Joint com- mittee which they appointed to deal with the ques. tion. It WAS true that in coming to their decision last Monday week to petition in favour of the bill the corporation were adopting the recom- mendation of the parliamentary committee. But he would ask whether the action of the parliament- ary committee was a business-like or a politic one. On the contrary, were not the members or that committee aware that a special committee had been appointed to deal with this subiscfc ? Were it not even natural, certainly it would iia.v<j been more courteous—he would go further and say it would have been more business-like if the com- mittee refrained from taking action in this matter, relegating it to the committee especially appointed to deal with it. Instead of this, swayed no doubt by the threatening letters of Lord Bute's solicitors, in which they stated that the bill would not be proceeded with unless the corporation supported it in its entirety, the cor- poration had been landed in the dilemma. of either rejecting the recommendations of their own com- mittco,or of ignoring the action of their committee especially appointed to deal with the subject. To the astonishment, he was sure, of many, the corpo- ration adopted this course. No one expected or desired that Lord Bute should not have an adequate return for any money he might invest in further dock accoi imodation, but he asked whether the proposed new dock, on the terms upon which it was proposed to construct it, did not go far beyond that ? Not only was it sought to impose increased charges upon the new dock, but what was principally objected to was the seeking for powers to impose extra c'uaiges upon the existing docks. Then again, by the Bute Dock Biil, 1882, its promoters sought to have a monopoly of labour at the docks, and they proposed to build a dock smaller than the proposed Koath Dock, for which an act had been obtained, and which dock, he was sure to tho regret of all of them, had not yet been con- structed. However, he could not think that Parliament would ever sanction any alteration of the charges on the existing docks, and he doubted whether P >ient would ever be a party towards granting .Duopoly of labour sought for in the bi! o all know that the profit or any surplus would not go into the pockets of the labourers or traders, hut was certain to be appro- priated by the monopolists themselves. (Ap- plause.) It was said that the Bute people were going to stand by this bill, tho whole bill, or nothing but the bill. But he could not think thnt the bill would pass through the Parliamentary committee in its present form. If the bill was abandoned by the promoters in consequence of not getting all they wanted, then there seemed to be this consolation—that all parties would then be satisfied. Lord Bute, with his known disincli- nation to make further dock accommodation, would be satisfied, the corporation would be satisfied, because they would say :—We were willing to have a dock at all costs, and we have done our duty to our constituents," and the merchants and ship- owners would be satisfied, because they would not have a dock which they felt would have brought with it things which would have been prejudicial to the trade and development of this port. With these few observations he would asle them to adopt this report, which only went so far as to recom- mend that the chamber should not petition in favour of the bill. Mr HOWARD, Dowlais Iron Company, rose to propose an amendment that the chamber peti- tion in favour of the bill. He was proceeding to say that he differed from Colonel Page as to their all being satisfrfcd were the bill not proceeded with, when The CHAIRMAN said it must be obvious to every- one that Mr Howard's proposal was not an amend- ment to the proposal that the report should be adopted, and as an amendment he certainly could not allow it to be put to this meeting. Mr J. H. WILSON said if Mr Howard's proposi- tion was really out of order, he would move an amendment to this effect-that the report of the dock committee and the joint dock committee be not adopted. The CHAIRMAN said there was no necessity for an amendment of that sort. It was quite open for the meeting to reject that report without an amendment to that effect being before them. MrJ. H. WILSON put his amendment in the form he had because a bare negative might mean that the chamber would be in favour of support- ing the bill, but this would not tie the chamber to anything. If this resolution or amendment of bis were carried, the chamber could then settle whether it would support ;the bill or not, or whether it would remain quiescent. In the opinion of some members it ought to remain quiescent j iu the opinion of others it ought to ™ive undivided support to the bill. He need hardly go into the matter of the action of this joint committee and sub-committee, which had resulted in a perfect fiasco. In his opinion the sub-committee had not carried out their duty in regard to the joint com- mittee. They had not, as they ought to have done, reported on the action taken in regard to Lord Bute's trustees in the matter of this bill. Now there was as large a body as deeply interested in the port of Cardiff as the colliery proprietors—he meant the shipowners, who had met and, without the formality of committee or anything of the kuid, they had, as a body of gentlemen, an inter- view with Mr William Thomas Lewis—frequent interviews, indeed—and with Lord Bute's trustees, and he had been informed on very good authority that Lord Bute had met them in regard to a re- duction, of charges in every way. He could not help thinking that the sub-committee would have done better had they themselves had interviews with Mr William Thomas Lewis instead of leaving the negotiations to be carried on by letters from the corporation. Had they had an interview with Mr Thomas Lewis, he bad no doubt, but that many of the points had been conceded. How- ever, these committees were at an end, and he was very sorry that he had ever sat on the joint com- mittee, the members of which were treated simply as nonentities. A member of the committee took a report from his pocket, and they were asked to pass it, and they did so by a majority of 12 against 7. So much for the action of the com- mittee. Now with regard to the bill itself. No one would dispute but that more docks wera wanted in Cardiff. Col. Page had said that Parlia- ment would not allow a. great monopoly to take place here and CoL Page had said also that the Bute authorities intended to go in for the bill, the whole bill, and nothing but the bill. But lie (Mr Wilson) asserted that in many cases they had reduced the charges. He had been informed by Mr Capper and Oulicrs that Mr Lewis did not now go in for a monopoly of labour, but had struck out the clauses with regard to the moving about of ships in dock. (L*ang'rttei.) He hoped some gentleman more conversant with the details would state the reductions whica had been made, but he asserted without fear of con- tradiction that great concessions had been made to the shipowners of the uort, and the ^'a^e the port. On all hands the need of the dock had been admitted* and as for the monopoly of labour spoken of, they might rest assured that the clear- headed members of a Parliamentary committee would notallowahugemonopoly to pass unnoticed, and upon the same grounds he had no fear that the bill would pass in such a manner as to da&troy the port of Cardiff-indeed he waver yet heard of a port being ruined by the clauses in its dock bill, for when clauses were found to work badly they were done away with. Mr E. H. CAPPER seconded the amendment. As chairman of the shipowners' association he was there for the. simple purpose of answering the question which had been put by Mr John Davies. He would tell them exactly what had been done in this matter by the shipowners. A meeting 01 shipowners, whether members of the association or not, was convened by Mr Hawkins without regard to their views in any way, in order thai their wishes might be elicited. The CHAIRMAN remarked that Mr Hawkins said his instructions were not to send these iuvita tiona to the shipowners as a body, but simplj to thofhoanaging owners. x»j.t n. LI. iiawKins, me secretary or the chamber, said the srnpowners as a body num- bered something like 1,800; and it would, there- fore, have been ridiculous to have called a meeting of the shipowners in a room of this size. Mr E. H. CAPPER said that as a rule the managing owners of this port had got a large interest ia the ships they managed, and they must ba credited with a desire to do the best they could for those interested with them in the ships. A meeting was held then in that room, and a committee of live appointed— Mr T. E. Thompson, Mr John Christie, Mr John Fry, Mr Watson (of Messrs Pysoan Watson and Co.), and himself (Mr Capper). Mr W. Thomas Lewis was written to that there were a number of clauses in the bill to which they objected, and Mr Lewis was asked for an interview. Mr Lewis replied, granting an interview. They met him, ana pointed out the hardships of clause 25, and Mr Lewis said that so long oa the work therein referred to (attending to the ship while under the tips) could be done by the men on board the ship, these would never be interfered with by Bute workmen. As far clause 23, the difficulty was about the t&rifl! tor loading, and in case they dis- agreed as. to that, Judge Herbert would be the referee by whom the point of difference would be decided. About the skilled labour required in the discharging of some cargoes, Mr Lewis said he would put m a clause in the bill enabiiug them to discharge the cargoes themselves. Mr Lewis had done so. A letter bad been received from Messrs Luard and Shirley to say so. He had aa hesita- F tion in saying that they bad been treated in every way with a great deal of courtesy by Mr Lewis, and, so far as the shipowners were concerned, they would be glad to see the bill passed. Mr JOHN DAVIRS next spoke. In the course of his remarks, he said that there should be no mis- apprehension as to the desirability and necessity for large further dock ooconunodatron in Cardiff. This chamber had for years maintained this view, and had endeavoured on several occasions to, im- press its convictions on Lord Bute and his trustees, both by memorials and personal interviews with the latter, and would at the present time reiterate this belief in the strangest manner possible. He presumed no member of this chamber would have sympathy with any narrow or dog-in-the-manger policy as to Lord Bute possessing himself of the foreshore. Since at present, no one utilises this it would be to the ad vantage of the public that Lord Bute, or anyone else, should possess it for the purpose of building docks. It was a misfortune that from the peculiarity of the English law, no interest could appear before the com- mittees oi the Houses ef Lords and Commons to obtain equitable clauses in any act of Parliament without appearing nomi- nally asif in opposition. It was discouraging to be told by the manager of the Bute Docks that he cannot advise Lord Bute to lay out. his money in making docks unless the freighters, so to speak, would place themselves in hknaraU as to charges, which they deem onerous and prohibitive; and, furthermore, unless they would agree that all labour should be left in the hainds of the mana- i gws of the present and future docks. This would amount to fax more than centralisation, against whieh the whqle genius of the Baglisb character had ever made war. It would be wore than a return to feudalism, ajvl he thought no precedent eould, in a constitutional country, be found for such a position. The ease of the Lon- don Docks, was not at all parallel with the docks of Cardiff. The fonaer were closo docks, walled iu, and aot open aftar5or6Vclockiwthe eveaiug^iu. which all goods wece stored in the eo«»pa»y,s I warehouses an<l at their risk consequently they i took diaree oi jiauia icon thff *Iins.nd bow t'i 3rn to tho order of the consignees. Thsrewas I no similarity to this iu Cardiff, excapt iu the dock warehouses. Whereas, if the- powers now sought were obtained, the manager of the Mar- quis or Bute would have the right to put his men to enter private wharves and warehouses to do the work which merchants uow do by their own men, and this would lead to the disbandment Of ( hundreds of skilled labourers. Masters would ( then be left at the mercy uf the different gcufeis, ] or deputy Pashas—(great laughter)—whom tne J manager would place over the labourers, and ] masters would he powerless to carry on the work according to their own experience of the natures l of their several trades. Such a course would be ob- 1 noxious, ruinous, and unprecedented, to leave out ( i of the question the humiliation and degradation 1 to which the merchants would be subjected. ( M? Louis TTLOR, who opposed the adoption < of the joint committee's report, remarked that the < committee had had no interview with Lord Bute's ( representatives which would put them in the pos.i- tion of being able to explain what the bill really i was 1 The CHAIRMAN said they had no meeting, be- ( cause after the corporation had supplied their omission, and appointed a sub-cnmmittoe, Mr Lewis was asked to grant an interview, and he wrote a letter refusing it in not too courteous terms., (Applause.) Colonel PAGJJ s;vid Mr Lewis refused it on the plea that the committee was defunct. Mr Loris TnOR suggested that the resolution 1 should be withdrawn.. Mr CUAllLh3 THOifFSON could not agree with this suggestion. As an extensive importer here he felttliat there were clauses in the bill which would seriously affect the importers, and which indeed, if passed, would drive the import trade away. He urged that the in- terest of those who had capital embarked in ware- houses, buildings, machinery, etc., here, should be considered as well as the Bute interest, and he objected to the bill because by it not only were increased charges made upon tba new dock, but upontheexistingdosk.. In reply to remarks made, Mr CAPPER stated that he had a. letter signed by Messrs Luard and Shirley to the effect that should the bill now pro- posed become law, the crews of all vessels going into the docks will be permitted to discharge their cargoes without any inteiference on the part of Lord Bute provided the cargo be not coal, coke, or culm. Mr JONAS WATSON spoke in support of the amendment that the report should not be adopted, and said he thought the corporation were quite justified in saying, as representatives of the rate- payers, We would rather have a dock in Car- diff, even if the terms were not satisfactory to the shipping interest; half a loaf is better than no loaf." But in the case of this chamber he said for his part he would oppose petitiouing in favour of it just as much as he would against it. He said they should be neutral. (Applause.) Mr R. CORY, jun., supported the report of the joint committee, and reiterated the opinions he had already expressed, that as our dock charges were 25 per cent. higher than ac Swansea already. If we augmented them by another 150 per cent, which would be the case if 3d or 4d per ton were added-it would be destructive to the in- terests of the port. He maintained that the chamber ought unanimously to support the joint committee in the decision they came to, and be asked them not to sell their birthright for a mess of pottage. (Applause, and cries of vote.") Speaking from a thirty years' experience he affirmed that if they supported this bill on such onerous terms they would cripple the trade of Cardiff. (Applause, and cries of vote.") I Mr S. S. HOWARD asked to be allowed to read I a rather important telegram from Mr W. T. Lewis, in which he paid, You may also state upon my authority that it we obtain the act, Lord Bute will certainly construct the docks." He thought that would certainly settle ail doubt. The CHAIRMAN They told us so before. In answer to several voices, Mr HOWARD said that Lord Bute would construct the dock within the time named in the act. This assertion was re- ceived with ironical cheers and laughter, and a voice-" There is no time in the act." Mr LKWIS DAVIS addressed the meeting, and pointed out that the passing of this report would not alter the individual right of any one to go and do as he liked in the matter. It was all non- sense to talk of their hands being tied by passing the report. Mr ARCHIBALD HOOD, as the mover of the re- solution, replied, and referred to the telegram read to the meeting as the latest surprise sprung upon them, but why not put the substance of the telegram in the bill ? It was not at all necessary to allege any false intention on the part of Lord Bute's representatives, and far less would he say a single word to cast a shade upon the upright- ness of Lord Bute himself in regard to this matter. But since 1874 we had been told repeatedly that he would construct that dock. Had his lordship ever done it, and was there not as much reason to suppose now that he would not do in the future that which he had not done in the past ? He (ivlr Hood) told them that instantly the bill was passed Lord Bute would go in for increased charges. (Applause.) Mr CORY Certainly. That is human nature. (Loud laughter and applause.) The CHAIRMAN, in submittlng the proposition to the meeting, desired to call attention to one or two points which bad been overlooked. The whole of the charges of which the coal-shippers and traders of the port complained of remained untouched. It was said by the promoters of the bill that these charges amounted to only Id per ton. Supposing: this weru true, Id per ton meant £ 20,000 a. year at least, and, with the extra quan- tity of coal which would be shipped into the new dock, it would mean J320,000 a year. That £30,000 a year would would have to be paid by soma score or so of people. (Cries of Shame.") But he held in his hand an estimate made by a gentleman who had been connected with the coal trade longer than he (Mr Riches) had been, a. gentleman who was not one of the petitioners against the bill, and what did they think was the result of his calculation? Far from being only Id per ton, that gentleman calculated that the direct charges in the coal trade would be 2'45d, the other extra charges would be 3'33d, a total of 5"78d-, or more than Sid per £ The voting was proceeded with, amid some slight signs of impatience. The mode adopted of talcing the votes was at first by snow of hands. This showed, according to the calculation of the secretary, that there were 33 against adopting the report, and 48 for it. A poll was demanded. The following is a rule which occurs in the articles of association. At such meetings all questions shall be dt*tor»mned by the majority of the members present and voting thereat unless two members shall demand a poll, when such poll shall be taken as arranged by the chaimau. { Each member shall have one vote only, and the chair- man shall have a seeond or tasting vote. The CHAIRMAN now directed those for and against to separate oli each side of the chair, but this mode proving ineffective, the Chairman suggested that the members might record their votes by walking past the secretary, who took his stand in the centre of the room, and giving that gentleman their names. There was a con- .siderajak amount of talking going on at this time, and it may be supposed that some arrangement was made oy those whowere agamst adopting the report, for in the result 59 pontleinon voted in favour of Hs adoption, and only Mr Tylor against it. The report was therefore adopted. The CKAIRJIAN proposed the election of Mr Archibald Hood «3 president for the ensuing year. T?wasSd by Mr CHAKLBS THOMPSON. Mr J. H. Wilson proposed, and Mr S. b. HOWAIU> seconded, the election of Mr G. H. Wills as president. 1Q For Mr Hood there voted 52 for Mr Wills m I Mr Hood was declared elected. Mr Wills and Mr Rees Jones were appointed vice-presidents. < On the motion of Mr JOHN DAVIKS, seconded r by Colonel PAG-IT, a vote of thanks to the retiring president was carried unanimously« -T.T.r'1

THE CHARGE OF WUUIMMJXU AT PEMBROKE. On Saturday, before the Pembroke borough Biagistrates.NoahfLvans and^W. ^ks surrendered to their bail, changed with wounding William Hill the night of the 14th inst. Hill was now able to appear, and stated that on the night m ^fion he took hisfather borne,and while there he seolded his sister for stroibng about at night. His sister and his sister-in-law then pushed him out of the house The two prisoners were outside, and Avails came up and took hold of him. Witness shook him off, when Evans immediately struck him twice on the bead with a stick, knocking Iwra down. He became insensible, and re- membered no more until Sunday raowung. Two boys, who witnessed the affair, deposed to seeing Evans kicking Hill,, and Hicks beating him with a. brash-handle, as he lay in the gutter. Df Morison gave evidence as to the injuries Hill had received. He was called to attend him about one o'clock on Sunday morning (5tli inst.) and found him sitting at a table with his hairso-tarated with blood. On cutting away the hair he. found a contused wound about an inch and a half long, commencing on the top of the head and extending downwards on the left side a bruise on the left temple, and his eye was slightly discoloured. There was also a bruise on the back of the head. Ho afterwards discovered another bruise on the top of his right temple. For two days his life was in great danger. The prisoners, who were defended by Mr O. E. C. Campbell, who reserved his defence, were committed to take their trial at the next quarter-sessions, bail being accepted, themselves in £ 40 and two sureties of 920 each.

THE MEDICAL OFFICER OF THE LLANDILO UNION. THE CHARGE OF NEGLECT. Mr R. Shipley Lewis, elerk to the guardians, on Wednesday received a communication from the Local Government Board, stating that thay have had under their consideration the report of their inspector (Mr Bircham)* after hia inquiry into the proceedings of Mr J. H. Davies, medical officer for the north district el thi* union, in connection ,with his treatment of the late May Thomas Williams, of Talley, and that they have requested Mr Davies to resign his office. They express their satisfaction at the prompt and careful attention which appears to lmve been given to the case by Mr Pbilhpe, the relieving officer.

GLAMORGAN SHSRE~WINTER ASSIZES. These assizes were continued at the Town-hall, Cardiff, on Saturday, when the civil business was proceeded with. NISI PRIUS COURT. (Before Lord Justice LiXDLEY.) BREACH OF CONTRACT. The Pontardulais Tinplate Company brought an action against the Blaina Iron and Tinplate Company, Limited, to recover J3125 damages for breach of contract. Mr Bowen Rowlands, Q.C., with whom was Mr Brynmer Jones, instructed by Mr J. Aaron Thomas, of Swansea, appeared for the plaintiffs Mr B. F. Williams, instructed by Messrs Colborne and Ward,of Newport, repre- sented the defendants. On behalf of the plaintiffs it was alleged that on or about the 17th September, 1831, it was ar- ranged that the defendants should sell the plain- tiffs 100 tons of ordinary coke bars of the Blaina brand at £ 5 15s per ton, half to be delivered in October, 1881, and the remaining half at Pontardulais in November of the same year. The plaintiffs alleged that the defendants did not, nor would, deliver these coke bars, and in consequence they (the plaintiffs) had been compelled by the defendants' action to pur- chase 100 tons of bars at C7 per ton, that being tho price of iron at the time the delivery should have been made. Plaintiffs therefore claimed JB125. Defendants did not admit that the terms of the contract had been correctly stated by the plaintiffs. The defendants further maintained that the custom of the trade was for the pur- chasers of coke bars to send to the sellers from time to time specifications of the weight and quantity of the coke barrequired to be rolled. Without such specifications the defendants said they could not manufacture the coke btrs. Plaintiffs having neglected to supply this information, defendants alleged that they were entitled to rescind the contract—in fact, that they became absolved from it—that the con- tract became void, and was mutually abandoned. Defendants did not admit the allegation as to the price of iron at the time fixed for delivery of the coke bars, and they denied that the plaintiffs had been compelled by their default to purchase 100 tons of coke bars or any other quantity. Evidence was given at great length, the case occupying the greater part ot the day. At do minutes past three o'clock the jury, after the judge had summed up, retired to consider their verdict. On their return in ten minutes' time the foreman intimated that they found a verdict for the defendants with costs. These assizes were resumed at the Town-hall, Cardiff, on Monday. NISI PRIUS COURT. (Before Lord Justice LIKDLKY.) THE SALX OF A LICENSE AT SWANSEA. In the case of William Johu Rees, of Swansea, and David Edward Williams, of the same town, lengthy legal arguments occupied the court for some time. It will be remembered that on Satur- day thi? case was part heard, and that it was ad- journed, with the idea that the parties might have an opportunity in the meantime of coming together and probably arriving at a settlement However, no settlement had been arrived at The plaintiff claimed JB150 damages, sustained through the purchase of the license of the Lyceum public-house, which license, the plaintiff alleged, lapaed. Defendant entered a counter claim for jBlOO, on the ground of certain misrepresenta- tions made to him, aa he alleged, by the plaintiff. Mr Mclntyre, Q.C., with whom was MrDill- wyn, instructed by Messrs Smith and Lawrence, appeared for the plaintiff; Mr Bowen Rowlands, Q.C., with whom waa Mr Brynmor Jones, in- structed by Mr J. A. Thomas, represented the defendants. After hearing the arguments his lordship gave judgment for the defendant, with costs, the pro- ceedings on the counter claim to be stopped. A RWANSKA DISPUTE SETTLED. James Watts, draper, of Swansea, brought an action against David Davies, of the same town, to recover from him the sum of EW en an insur- ance policy. Defendant, as counter clnim, claimed £ 91 lis for ient> goods supplied, and money lent. Mr David Lewis, instructed by Messrs Evans and Davies, of Swansea, appeared for the plaintiff. Mr Abel Thomas, instructed by Messrs Hart land, Davies, and Isaac, represented the defendant. Almost immediately the case was opened an agree- ment was come to between the parties and judg- ment was ordered to be entered for the plaintiff fur £ 60 and for that defendant on the. counter claim for the same amount, with DO costs on either side. A WILL CAS*. William Thomas, of Cwmnvon, an engineer, sought to prove the validity of the will of his brother, Stephen Thomas, late of Briton Ferry, who died on the 23rd May, 1881—defendant, Thomas Thomas, a labourer, of IMaenfor, Pem- brokeshire, plaintiff's half brother, alleging that the will was not properly executed under the Wills Act. Mr Bowen, Q.C., with whom was Mr Thompson, instructed by Messrs Waldron and Sons, of Cardiff, appeared for the plaintiff. Mr Bowen Rowlands, Q.C., with Mr Brynmor Jo«es, instructed by Messrs A. and I. Evans, of Cardi- gan, represented tlie defendant. Stephen Thomas's will, hearing date the 5th March, appointed the plaintiff executor. It purported tu be signed by the deceased in the presence of William Gething and Edward Owen Jones, wit- nesses. Plaintiffs evidence bore out his case as to the execution of the will, and by hia lordship's direction—defendant having had doubts as to the existence of the document—tlie juvy found for the plaintiff upon the question of will or no will. De- fendant was refused the costs. The business of the assizes was resumed at the Town-hall, Cardiff, on Wednesday. NISI PRIUS COURT. (Before Sir WATKIN WILLIAMS.) ACTION ON A PROMISSORY NOTE, ETC. London and Provincial Bank Co., Limited v. Thomas Jones.—Mr Mclntyre, Q.C., and Mr Thompson, instructed by Mr Knsor, Cardiff, for plaintiffs, and Mr Bowen Rowlands, Q.C., and Mr Brynmor Jones, instructed by Mr G. C. Downing, Cardiff, for defendant. This was an action te recover £2,033 5s 9d on a promissory note, being the principal and interest on a promissory note given for £ 2,000 given by the defendant in December, 1830. Plaintiffs had also, as bankers, advanced to defendant between the 31st March and 24th June, 1881, various sums of money, so that there was due on the defendant's current account £4,029 18s, but upon which subsequently £ 488 10s lOd was paid, so that a balance of £3,.537 8s 2d remained, and this balance, with in- terest, plaintiffs also ebimed. Prior to the case being proceeded with, Mr Rowlands, for the defendant, objected to the case proceeding, and asked that it might be adjourned on the ground that a certain letter, and also other doe •: merits material to the defence, had not been suj,voI to them until a very late hour, and that so?u .vere still required. f ,ordshij> also complained that the doeii- men- had not been discovered until ft very late period, and then only after an orde? from the court, but he proposed to hear the case, and in the course of the evidence, should he find that the plaintiffs, by their action in this respect, had pinned the defendant up in a corner, he should discharge the jury, and adjourn the case. According to Mr Mclntyre'?. opening statement, plaintiffs were the London and Provincial Bank- ing Company, Limited, carrying on business in London, Cardiff, and other places. Defendant was Mr Thomas Jones, Maindee House, Pontv- pridd. Plaintiffs were defendant's bankers in 1874, when they carried on business in Cardiff solely in St Mary-street; but in 1875 a branch was opened at the Docks, Cardiff, and defendant's account was transferred from the St Marv-street to the Docks branch. In consequence of defend- ant's necessity, plaintiffs allowed defendant to overdraw his account, and in 1875 it was over- drawn to tlw extent of £1,63858. Defendant was then the owner of the Tylacoch Colliery, and at this juncture he sold the colliery to a limited liability company, defendant becom- ing one of the shareholders. The whole of the capital of that company was taken up. In June, 1871, defendant wanted a further ad- vance, and offered to give io the bank as security a bond for £5,000, which the limited liability company had agreed to pay him for the colliery. Negotiations took place, the result being that the bank allowed him to overdraw his account to the extent of .£5,000011 his depositing with them for a security the bond of the limited liability company for i;5,000, and which formed part of the purchase money of the colliery. The colliery was at that time mortgaged for £ 25,000, and this. second mort- gage was subject to the first one. An agreement was then entered into between the plaintiffs and defendant that for this further advance defend- ant should pay at the rate of 6 per cent. In June, 1878, defendant wanted a further advance of £ 2,000, and for this he proposed to give a promissory note, together with the title deeds of the house, &c., at Hafod, where he resided, the title deeds to form a kind of collateral secu- rity to the bank for the advance lie then required. The bank accepted the terms, discounted his bills to the extent of j62,000, took his promissory note, and the lease of the house, &c., at Hafod. This transaction was quite independent of the Tyla- coch Colliery Company, by whom this transaction was- unknown. The bill became due, but was not met by the defendant, and plaintiffs renewed it from time to time every three months. The last renewal was in December, 1879, when the bill became due in March, 1881, and on its not being then renewed, proceedings were commenced. A good deal of correspondence had taken place be- tween the parties, a,, the defendant alleged that plaintiffs held securities for the amounts, and that an undertaking had been given not to take pro- ceedings before April, 1883, on the Tylacoch Colliery Company agreeing to pay plaintiffs £1,000, which had been done but the promissory note had nothing whatever to do with the Tyla- coch Colliery Company, and for which defendant alone was liable. As reference to this alleged agreement between the plaintiffs and defendant, there was not a single written document to sup- port it. Mr William Bradley Watkins was called, and said that he had been manager of the plaintiff company's bank since its establishment in Cardiff. At first they had only one branch, that was in St. Mary-street, but in 1874 a branch was opened at the docks. Plaintiff's amount, which had up to that time been kept at St. Mary-street, was transferred to the Bute dock branch. Subse- quently to that defendant applied for an overdraft on the Tylacoch colliery. The arrangement come to between witness and defendant was sub- mitted to the directors of the banking company in London. The application was for £ 5,000 on the Tylacoch colliery. Afterwards Mr Ensor, his solicitor, was instructed to prepare a mortgage deed on the colliery, when the advance of £ 5,000 would be made. The mortgage deed was dated 20th July, 1876. The deed was signed by the defendant, and gave a security for any sum that might be advanced to the defendant from time to time with interest upon it, the interest to be at the rate of 6 per cent. Subsequently to the application for the advance of £5,000 further advances were made to the defen- dant. At the time the bond was executed defendant was indebted to the bank about £ 1,600. It was stated that in addition to the bond, which was not produced in court, there were other documents also not produced which would throw light upon the nature of the security given by defendant, which his lordship deemed most im- portant to the issue, and it seemed that though orders from the court had been served on plaintiffs to produce them, they had failed or had neglected to do so. His Lordship declined to go on further with the case, but discharged the jury, the counsel on both sides agreeing to have the case tried before his lordship in London on a future day, when the documents required would be produced. This terminated the business of the assizes.

A CARDIFF STEAMER ASHORE AT PENAETH. On Wednesday morning, about ten o'clock, the screw steamer Lesreaulx, Captain Goward, from Bilbao for Cardiff, with a cargo of iron ore, got ashore under Penarth Head during a thick fog then prevailing. The attempts made to get her off were unsuccessful, and she remained ashore. The caigo was partly jettisoned, and she was ex- pected to come off without damage by the next tide, as she was lying on a good bottom.

THE HEAD-CONSTABLE OF CARDIFF. THE LATE ALLEGATIONS. The committee appointed last week to make in- quiries into certain statements made by one or two members of the police force against the head-con- stable met on Wednesday. They sat several hours, and thoroughly investigated every charge, the result being, we believe, that they dismissed every charge, and considered tlie head-constable entitled to receive the fullest confidence from the members of the corporation. The committee also recommend that the constables who made the charge should be dismissed from the force. The I report of the committee will be presented to the next meeting of the watch committee.

FOUNDERING OF A CARDIFF STEAMER. THE CREW LANDED AT CARDIFF. About one o'clock on Wednesday afternoon the screw steamer Portugalee, Capt. Newton, struck what was supposed to be some wreckage off Morte Point, and as thArA was no f),))WI,rAnt. damage to the steamer the captain proceeded, but shortly afterwards the ship commenced to make water, and although all avail- able steam and hand pumps were made use of, the water could not be kept under. The pumps subsequently became choked with the iron ore, which formed the steamer's cargo. A Bristol steam-tug was signalised, and took the steamer in tow, and an attempt was made to beach her, but she became unmanageable, her fore part sinking, and about four o'clock she foundered, the captain and crew saving them- selves in two of the steamer's boats. Captain Newton lout all his effects in the steamer, but the crew saved theirs. All hands were brought on by the tug, and subsequently landed at Cardiff. The steamer was on her way with a cargo of iron ore from Bilbao to Cardiff. She was 570 tons, and was built at Jarrow-on-Tyne, in 1877, by the Messrs Palmer and Co. (Limited). Messrs Morel Bros. end Co., Cardiff, were the owners.

SERIOUS EXPLOSIONS NEAR BRISTOL. On Saturday morning an alarming accident occurred at the Old Southmead" Quarry, West- bury-on-Trym, near Bristol, as a COJJSeqnellc8 vf which two men—Robert Goodman, residing at Canford-lane, and Richard Lewis, of Trim Cot- tage, both Weatbury-on-Trym— were very severely injured. It appears that the unfortunate men. who are quarrymen, were engaged in blasting operations at the quarry, and, while ramming home a charge of blasting powder, some tire which, unobserved, still remained set fire to the charge. The consequence was a violent explosion, and the mou were very badly burnt, especially about their faces. They were removed to Bristol Infirmary.—An accident of a similar character took place at Fishponds, about three miles from Bristol. Some men in the employ of Mr T. Yalland, contractor, were at work near the Cross Hands upon the sewers which are beinar con- structed for the Staplaton Sanitary Authority, and arrangements were made in the usual manner for blasting the rock which was met with in the I. course of excavating. While two men, named Joseph Roach and Alfred Raikes, of Newfound- land-road, Bristol, were conducting the operations of blasting, the gunpowder by some means ex- ploded, burning Roach about the arms and faee and Raiked about the face. They were taken to Bristol Infirmary and detained.

LOCAL LIQUIDATIONS. (RNOM TUESDAY NIGHT'S GAMCFTK."j David Morgan, of Coedpenmaen, Pontypridd, groccr and draper. Geo. Monkley, of Bute-terraee and 17, Pellett- street, both Cardiff, greengrocer. Jamas Harris, 4, Stacey-road, Roath, Cardiff, builder. Solomon Levy Green, 22 and 32, Caroline-street, Cardiff, clothier and outfitter. Wm. Roberts, of the Unicorn Inn, Abergavenny, innkeeper and millwright. Alfred Rosser Perrott, of the Bear Hotel, Crick- howell,Monmouthshire, hoteljkeeper and farmer. BANKRUPT. David Morris, of Tooyrefail, near Pontypridd, grocer.

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~V- CARDIFF FREE LIBRARY COMMITTEE. THE OPENING OF THE NEW BUILDING. The monthly meeting of the members of the Cardiff Free Library Committee was held at the Grand Jury-room, Town-hall, on Monday even- ing. Mr P. Davies presided, and there were pre- sent-Dr. Vtchell, Mr E. Seward, the Rev. W. E. Winks, Mr P. Price, Mr W. H. Thomas, Mr T. H. Riches, Mr J. W. Thomas, Dr. Taylor, Mr W. J. Trounce, Mr J. G. Proger, Mr G. E. Robinson, Mr Thomas Rees, and Mr W. Ronnfeldt. The sub-committee recommended the purchase of Cotgraves indicator, at a cost of £ 119 10s— that being the best and most suitable for the new building. Some discussion took place as to the desirability of adopting the indicator system, several members remarking that the indicator had already been tried, and the librarian had put it aside as useless, others stating that the librarian would be in fa'. our of the use of the Cotgraves indicator, which was now in use at Richmond, Redcar. Birmingham, and else- where. The indicator, it was pointed out, would not work without the catalogue, which would be posted up every week.—Mr Thomas Rees thought it would be unwise to expend so large a sum in this connection, and advised the committee to wait until they saw that this indicator had come into general use, until their issue of books had gone beyond the proper control of the librarian and his two assistants. He moved accordingly.— Dr Vachell seconded, and Dr Taylor and others supported.—The Rev W. E. Wuiks proposed, and Mr E. Robinson seconded a proposition that the report of the sub-committee should be adopted. On being put to the meeting Mr Rces's motion was carried by seven votes against five. The minutes of the schools sub-committee, and the museum sub-committee, which conta ned nothing of public interest, having been adopted, Dr. TAYLOK rose, and said he had pleasure in making the first presentation of china towards the collection of china, especially of local manufac- ture, which it was proposed to form in connection with the new museum. The presentation, which he made on behalf of Mr Stallybrass, Elmwood, consisted of four pieces of Swansea china— roses and gold pattern—which were exhibited at the recent exhibitufti and he (Dr. Taylor) hoped it would be the first of a great many such presents. He proposed a vote 3f^thanks to Mr Stallybrass, the donor. This was seconded by Mr SEWARD, and adopted. A letter dated the 27th January, 1832, from the free library and art gallery committee of Birming- ham was read, asking the co-operation of this committee in concerting measures for bringing before the commissioners of the exhibition of 1851 the claims of provincial towns to participate in the funds at their disposal, and to urge upon the Government the policy of granting loans to J provincial museums from the British Museum and other national collections, and requesting the com- mittee to appoint representatives to form part of I a deputation to the Lord President of the Council. On the motion of Mr TROUNCE, it was resolved that the mayor, ex-mayor, and Dr. Taylor, should ¡ be requested to form a deputation in accordance with the suggestion. On the motion of Dr. TATLOE. seconded by th" Rev. W. E. WINKS, it was resolved that the grant of £ 12 from the Foresters should be used in the purchase of a stained-glass window for the stair- case in the new free library building. Mr PROGER proposed that the mayor (Mr Alfred Thomas) should be cordially invited to open the new free library and museum, and schools of science and art, and that the chairman of each sub-committee, the chairman of the building committee, with power to add to their number, be selected for the purpose of making arrange- ments for the opening ceremony, and particularly to arrange for a trades procession on the occasion of the opening, and to report to the free library committee. Dr. VACKELL seconded the motion, which was agreed to. In reply to the Chairman, Mr SEWARD thought they might count upon the new free library and science and art schools being ready for opening in the early part of June -possibly a little later. There was no other business of public interest.

FOOTBALLT THE SOUTH WALES CHALLENGE CUP. CARDIFF V. NEwrouT.—These teams met to try conclusions on Saturday. The match had for some time been looked forward to with the liveliest feelings of interest by local lovers of foot- ball, not only on account of the well-known rivalry existing between the two towns in matters athletic, but also because this was the last cup tie" to be played between clubs in the eastern district of the urea embraced by the South Wales Challenge Cup. For the convenience of those desiring to attend a special train was run from Cardiff by the Great Western Railway Company, and this became densely crowded, many late comers finding great difficulty in obtaining seats. On the ground itself a. large assemblage of spectators from the vicinity of Newport had gathered together, and when the Cardiff contingent had. joined those the total num- ber of those present eould not have been much less than 3,000. Of the match itself it may be said that the result was a complete surprise; not even the most sanguine Newportonian could have expected such a decided victory for his team. The weather was most unfavourable, rain occasionally falling during the game, and the ground being in a very sodden state. Play commenced at about 3.30, when Newport, having won the toss, elected to play with the wind in their favour—no incon- siderable advantage since it blew right on to the Cardiff goal—and accordingly Girling, the Cardiff captain, kicked off. G. F. Harding returned into touch on Cardiff ground, and the ball being thrown out, a scrimmage took place. A move was then made across the giound, and here a tight scrimmage occurred near tlie visitors' 25 yard- ilag. Heard now got the ball, but being unable to make headway passed to Norton, who was collared, the ball going into touch. Play for some time after was carried on in Cardiff quarters, till Norton, by some effective dribbling, took the leather to the centre of the field. It did not, however, remain there long, but was driven back inside the Car- diff 25 yards. The hopes of the partizans of Car- diff were now raised by some good passing on the part of their men, which somewhat relieved their goal, and Heard, by a line run, managed to get to neutral ground, the ball there going into touch. Some severe scrimmaging ensued, in which the teams appeared to be fairly evenly matched, and then the ball was by degrees taken inside Cardiff iirounu. ine N-isirors, nowever, made a strenuous defence, and the home team were unable to score. At length Heard obtained possession, and by a clever dodgy run got well into neutral territory, where the ball was sent into touch. On being thrown out it fell into the hands of J. A. Jones, who was quickly collared, and Bridie next securing it ran inside the Cardiff 25 yards flag. Here the ball went into touch, and when pitched out the Newport forwards dribbled it over the goal-line, and Cardiff had to touch down. A drop out from the 25 yards flag followed, and the ball was im- mediately passed to Bridie, who sent it over the line, and Cardiff had again to touch down. Bar- low dropped out, and T. Newman getting hold of the ball ran inside the Cardiff 25 yards. A scrim- mage followed, and then Heard made a brilliant run to the centre, where some loose play ensued. From out of touch Clapp got possession, and ran across the ground without gaining much. C. H. Newman reveated this, and on his being collared, Tanner dribbled the ball close to the visitors' goal. Harding here van in, and passing to Lewis at the goai-lme, the la.tter ilucceed in getting across ami obtaining a try, amidst loud applause. G. F. Harding's place- kick failed, and Cardiff touched down. Barlow again sent the ball out, and G. F. Harding return ing, a. scrimmage occurred in front of the Cardiff goal. By vigorous play the visitors for a time averted the danger. G. F. Harding obtained the ball and passed to Tanner, the latter being col- lared on the verg-e of the goal-line by A. Evaus. A scrimmage took place, and eventually Bridie got across the line and scored another try for Newport. The place-kick was again entrusted to G. F. Harding, the ball this time going over the bar. Girling kicked off and scrimmaging had to be resorted to in neutral territory. Norton, by a fine drop, sent the leather into Newport ground, but it was quickly returned, to be again taken, by loose play, into the same position. This time Bridie kicked it into touch at about the centre of the ground, aud some lively scrimmages followed the throw out, all attempts to run on either side being rendered futile. This brought the game to half time. On the resumption of play G. F. Harding kicked off, and in a short time both teams settled <!own to hard scrimmaging in neutral ground. The ball was next driven into Cardiff quarters, but Heard, by one of hut effec- tive runs, transferred it to the centre. Newman tried, but failed, to alter this, and by loose play the leather was-forced behind the home team's 25 yards flag into touch. In some play which afterwards occurred C. H. Newman passed to G. F. Harding, and between them the ball was taken to the centre of the ground. The Newport forwards then made a grand rush, sending the leather over the goal line, and T. B. Jones obtained a try, which Harding neatly converted into a goal. Loose play, mostly in Cardiff ground, followed, and Newport speedily obtained another try by Clapp, a goal resulting from Harding's place kick. After the kick off T. Williams ran inside the Newport 25 yard*, and some passing between Williams, Treatt, aud Nor- ton brought the hall near the Newport: goal. Girling got possession after a scrimn>iige, and passing to Heard, the latter g&t over tlie goal- line and ran round, making a try for Cardiff right behind the posts. Newport showed a disposition to contest this, but their objection was over- ruled and the try allowed. The "place" was entrusted to Barlow, and a goal resulted. The leather was once more forced into Cardiff quart ters, and F. Phillips, by a splendid drop-kick, sen- the ball over the Cardiff goal. The visitors were now evidently greatly dispirited,and Newport had it pretty much their own way. Bridie made a magnificent run from the centre right up to the Cardiff goal-line, and the ball was m that neigh- bourhood when shortly aftetwards no ..ide was called. The game thus ended in a victory for Newport by 4 goals, 1 try, and 3 touches down (39 points) to 1 goal (9 points). The teams were com- posed as follows T. M. Badow, back W. B. Phillips and \V. Norton, three-quarter backs P. Heard,F. M. Artlvur, and T. Williams, half backs B. E. Girlingfcaptain), J. A. Jones, W. P. Phillips, J. Hinton, J. F. Grimes, A. J. Evans, J. Simpson, W. H. Xreatt, and K Lay- bourne, forwards. Newport—F. Phillips, G. F. Harding, J. Bridie, C. H. Newman, B. Newman, —. Tanner, W. Phillips (captain), R. Gould, H. S. Lyne, T. B. Jones, T. Harding, T. J. S. Clapp, W. H. Lewis, H. Mclianiel, and L. Wil- liams. Umpires: Messrs A. Duncan and G. Trew. Referee: Mr W. F. Evans,

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BIRTHS AND CARDIFF AND 27 TOWNS. I The report of the Registrar-General for tha week eadmg Saturday last (Feb. loth) shows that III uvvnty-eight of the largest towxs in lOngland and aies, each containing 70,000 persons or more, and of which Cardiff is one, there were registered 5,707 births and 4.275 deaths. The births were equal to an anmuJ rate of 35 > er 1.000 of population, estimated to the middle of 1882 at close upon eight millions and a half. Tha deaths were 557 below the number in the preeed- ing week, and gave an annual rate of 26*4-. llw rates of mortality in the several towns, ranged 1. order from the lowest, were as follows; ^ceVt?l> Derby, 19 4; 'Hull, 197; Car- ■ d|tf, 2d o Bristol, 20'9 Birkenhead, 21'1 Nottingham, ^1'8 Halifax, 22'3 Birmingham, 22'6; Sheffield, 22'6; Leeds, 22'6 Neweastle-on- Tyne, 2o'J; Sunderland, 25'2 Bolton, 23"5; ■ Bradford, 23'6 Norwich, 24'7 Liverpool, 24*8 Sal ford, 258 Plymouth, 259 Hudderdield, ■ 26'3 Wolverhampton, 21 "9 Mancliester, 23'2 H Oldham, 28 4; London, 29*3 Preston, 29'4 H Brighton, 3'J'O and Blackburn, 35'3. H Of the total number of deaths, 2,183 occurred in H London, being 444 below those of the prewouw H week. H To the principal zymotic diseases, 624 deaths I were referred in these towns, equal to an annual H rate of 3*85, the towns with the highest rates being I Blackburn, 12'3; Brighton, 11 0: and Norwich, I 5'9, and those of the lowest being lXnby, 0 0; I Hn:J-6; and Cardiff, 1'8. The highest death- I rate per 1,000 from scarlet fever were 3 1 in Sun- I de.rland, and 2'1 ia Leicester from whooping ■ cough, 4"3 in Brighton, and 2'2 in Sunderland. ■ In the bor< ujii oi Cardiff last week the large ■ number of 8' births were registered, exceeding by I 10 the highest preceding weekly t'icmiWt ..1 the I year. In the three previous weeks 67, 74, and I 65 births had been respectively registered. The I 81 births last week composed 45 boys and 39 girls, I aild were equal to au annual rate or 50 i pet I 1,000 of the population—estimated to the middls I of the past year at 86,724. This birth-rate ex- I ceeded tliat of all the towns by 15'3. Frequently I it is noticeable that a very high birth-rate isae >iu- I panied by a high death-rate, but was not s<> bust I week in Cardiff. The number of deaths, which had been 39, 28, and 35 in the three pree<*iing weeks,were 54 last week—14 males and 20 females, and were equal to au annua! rate of 20';) per 1,000 persons living. This rate was only tifth from the lowest of the 23 towns, and was 5*9 below the mean of all the towns last week. The deaths of young children under one year of age were fewer last week than in any week of the year, and only numbered six, against numbers d x'lining from 12 to 7 in the four preceding weeks. On the other hand, the deaths of old people ovtr 60 years of age numbered 13, and exceeded the highest pre- vious weekly number by three. Only threa deaths last week were caused by diseases of a zymotic nature, against five, "the mean of the six preceding weeks of the year. These three deaths were equal to a rate of 1'81 only, lower by 2 04 than the zymotic death rate of the 28 towns. Only two of those towns had lower zymotic rates than Cardiff last week. Two of the deaths were caused by scarlet fever, which brought the total deaths of the year from this di -ease to 20. As compared with the preceding week, however, the scarlet fever mortality WM: reduced by one-half, and, with prnper care as to sanitary precautions and isolation, there is no reason why this disease should not be removed from the weekly bills of mortality. One death was referred to diphtheria, lost week, the second during the week. To violence—accidental or other.. ise—one death was referred, and was regis- tered upon the coroner's certificate after inquest. Five deaths were recorded in the workhouse. No death was registered as having its cause uncerti- fied by a qualified medical practitioner. The borough seems to be peculiarly free from this ob- jectionable ieature of death registration, only two deaths during the year having been registered.. uncertified.

rATIENCE "AT THE CARDIFF THEATUE. When the curtain rose on Monday night at tit* New Theatre Royal, it was on such a fashionable house as nothing but sucha programme would ha\1t8 drawn. A glance at the dress circle showed tüeå very few chairs were vacant; in fact, we believe alt the seats were booked at an early hour on Mon- day night, and the first night of" Patience" augurs well for the success of the engagement of the London company. It M, perhaps, unuece.-is.-try to say that" Patience is the latest comic opara of Messrs Giibert and Sullivan a laughable satire on tint ultra-frstheticism which, among A certain class, has burlesqued the real thing, and ridiculed the enthusiasm of those who admire beauty in nature and art. The'story is, as may be ima- gined, full of caricature and extravagance, having Patience, a village milkmaid, for its central figure. The first scene opens outside Castle Bwnthome, introducing a group of maidens dressed in accordance with the most refined tastes of super- sestheticism. All are in love with the poet Bun- thori.e, whose egotistical and su; er-selfish nature has mduc. d him to adopt the i-dfr of an aesthetic, though his lucubratious in verse do not say much for the refinement of his aecthetieal taste. He is ia lo.e with Pafieitrc, who is happily ignorant of tha sublime pa>;¡;¡Oo!1, which one of the lady aasthetes tells her is a transcendentaiity of delirium, an acute accentuation of supremest ecstacy," and by another that it is the embodiment of purity, tlle abstraction of refinement." JJutitkorne cannot re- ciprocate the love so freely given him by the lady aesthetes, who are exceedingly dolorous in their love-lorn song, Ah Mi son e Prior to the conversion of these Indies to the follies of Bwntkome, they had regarded with favour certain officers of the Dragoon Guards; but UM) Llr0- have changed, or rather the ideas of the ladies as'. io what is «i rq/te in uian-kind, have undergone • procep of ethere.disation, and the guardsmen are astonished to tind they are no longer on affec- tionate terms with the devotees of the sunflower. Buntlutrnc tries his fate with Patience, who first favours his advances, but afterwards, regarding tha poet as a mortal far above her, rejects hia suit. But even with Banthome the course of lova does not run smooth. A rival poet, Arehihaldl Groaceuor, puts in an appearance, in former years a child acquaintance of Patiaice, and, as a natural consequence, they fall in love, and might have Leeu happy, had not tha self-denying notions of both, inspired hy the doc- trine of utter unselfishness," rent them apart. Buntkorne, with a bevy of lady admirers, all eagw* for the honour of his hand, and perplexed as to the solution of such an embarrassing problem, is advised to put himself up in a lottery among th# ladies, the proceeds to go to a charity. When the affair is coming to a decision, Patience, still in the spirit-of resthetic self-denial, and as the slave of duty," offers to marry tit. poet. The rivals for the hand of Butt' tkorne are disgusted, their feelings so outraged that even tlie matter of-fact dragoon officers art once more tolerated. But at this juncture Archibald Guavenor appears, and the guardsmen find themselves deserted. So closes the first act. The first scene of the second act is a woodland glade, where Lady Jane, the only one of tb. admirers of Bu,nUiortie who remains true to him, moralises on her chances; but on her he looks coldly, having eyes only for Patience. The pUt is thickened by the dragoons becoming sweetly sesthetical disciples of medievalism, whilst Orosvenor, intimidated by Bunt,home, renounces the im, and is rewarded by the affec- tion of Patience, from the same disinterested motives as have previously ruled her conduct. The drasroons soon become tired of a r6le not in in their line, but manage to gain their point with the ladies, who express themselves as much moved by such a proof of the guards' attachment. Btmthonic is deserted, even Lady Jane leaving him for the Colonel of the Dragoons, his schemes for the purpose of winning the world's I admiration having failed. Such, in brief, is an outline of the plot. The dialogue of this very clever satire is capitally written, full of that genuine but refined humour which keeps thtt audience in a laughing mood, and the musical setting is one of Sullivan's best efforts. The airs in it may not become as popular as some of those in the Pirates of Penzance," or Pinafore," but neither of the latter as a whole comes up to the standard of "Patience." Some of the choral passages a.re especially worthy of mention, ami were highly appreciated by the audience, the encores being as frequent as they were well deserved. This was the case also with tlie songf 1 of the Colonel on the Heavy Dragoon," and th* duet sung by Patience and Grosi-tmor. The acting of Miss Marion Grahame as Paticnee is admir- able, and her singing excellent, enabling her to do full jnsticc to the character. Miss Fanny Harrison, as Ludy Jane, also acquits herself \»ew. and the other ladies deserve similar praise. Th" and the other ladies deserve similar praise. Th" 1'6fe of Reginald BnvtAorue is well pourtrayed by Mr Richard Purdon, whose bum»Kxms style evinces a thorough conception of the character. As a singer, howtve", he is not equal to Mr Walter Greyling, who, at Archibtild (Ivosrenor, did full justice to his part. Mr Federick, as Colonel Colrerhp, Mr Edw-ira Clowes (Major Wmjatvoy i), and Mr H. Lucas (1' Duke), fill satisfactorily the r6les of tho Heavy Dragoons. The piece is mounted in splendid style, the dresses being simply perfection, especi- ally the guards' uniform, and the orchestral accompaniment is worthy of this last creation of the author's genins. The audience were frequ»»»t and loud jn their applause, Rud w" must congratu- late Mr Fletcher on the success of his engagement of the Patience" Company. The improvements in the dress circle are very »i>fcieeai>le, and have added greatly to the tout ensemble of the whole theatre.

LOCAL" MILITARY""MOVE- MENTS. The. special Tshi'Jou Gazette of Monday night contains the following local military appoint- ments :— War Office, 1\J1 Mall, Feb. 21,1882. Line Battalions.—The lioyal Welsh Fusiliers—* Major James Williamson to be Lieut-Colotie?. vice Colonel J. De V. Tupjx r, deceased d«t(*i 24th December, 1831. Captain Compton Norman to be Major, vice J, Williamson; dated 2!tli December, 1881. South Wales Borderers—Lieut.-Colonel Wil- sone Black, C. B., to be placed on half-pay on anointment to tho staff dated 25th Febru.iry,

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