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--------.-----. FEARFUL FIRE…
FEARFUL FIRE AT SWANSEA. TWO CHILDREN BURNT TO DEATH. GALLANT CONDUCT OF A CONSTABLE. SERIOUS DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY. A local addition has unfortunately been made to the long list of fires which have recently visited the country almost like an epidemic. Lower Oxford-street, Swanset, a populous neighbourhood, was, early on Sunday morning, the scene of a Catastrophe, which has cost two lives, im- perilled a third, and effected a wholesale destruction -of property. It appears that at ten minutes past one on the morning mentioned the attention of three men (P.C. Jones, F. Law- rence, and T. Collins) was attracted by a sound as of smashing glass, th8Y ueiug at the time stand- ing near the hospital in St. Helen's-road, whilst the report proceeded from Oxford-street. They hurried to the spot indicated, and upon arriving there saw smoke issuing from the shop of Mr Williams, a dealer in Birmingham and Sheffield goods, as well as in oil and other inflammable commodities. The legs of a man, who turned out to be Mr Williams himself, were seen hanging from a window on the second florr, and after despatching Collins to the Guildhall Police- station for the hose and reel, the constable assisted Williams down to the street. By this time tlii smoke had broken into flames. The men went to the back door of the house, which they succeeded in smashing open, when they met Mrs. Williams, dressel, leaving the premises, with a baby in her arms, whilst she was excitedly crying out, "Save my children." At this time one of the elder sons wat seen hanging from a window preparatory to dropping himself into the ttreet, and small voices were heard calling mother;" but Lawrence says he found it case was completely enveloped in flames. He then went round to Beach-street (Williams's shop occupies a corner and is partly in Beach-street)", and securing a broken ladder, raised it to a window in the Oxford-street side of the house. Here, however, fe<^ found to his dismay that the floor had gives if ay, and that it was impossible to obtain ingress to the premises from this situation. The rapid progress of the flames, and the know- ledge that there were a number of children in the house, created among the excited neighbours an alarm, which was somewhat appeased at this time by the arrival of the hose reel, in charge of a handful of police constables. The news of the fire had been telephoned to the various police- stations, as well as tK the house of the chief- constable, and in a Aort time there were as many as 32 policemen on the spot, P.C. Jones, before mentioned, endeavoured to crawl upstairs on his hands and knees, but the flames were too much for him, and he was compelled to retire. Wil- liams called out, "For God's sake save my children they are in the back room," and there- upou P.C. Williams raised the ladder to the Oxford-street window. On reaching the top ha saw il child, two years old, lying on tiiefloor upon its b-.ck, while the room all around it was on fire. The infant was throwing about its arms and legs as if in pain. To jump into the burning apart- ment. seize the endangered child, and to retrace his steps to the window, amounted to the work of a moment with the courageous man. "I He flames darted up all round him, out ho escaped Wiin little more ir.jurv than ilp singeing of the eyebrows, and the young life which he so timely rescued was shortly in safe custody. By this time the crowd in the street, consisting mostly of partially-dressed neighbours, was very large. The fire illuminated the whole of the surrounding locality, and the sound of falling tiles and crash- ing timber spread alarm both f r and near. Two hydrants were opened, and wdel' was discharged from three nozzles, but at the outset the pressure was most defective, the second storey being as a matter of fact beyond the reach of the water. About the time that P.C. Williams effected a rescue in the front of the premises, another constable was d>big good work elsewhere. A ladder was raised to the back of the house by P.C. Payne, with the object of searching for the other inmates, it being known that the household cons.sted of eight people, of whom only four were Understood to have Lft the premises. Owing to the distracted state in which Mr Williams wos, the police were unable to obtain from him any in- formaexon as to the whereabouts of the various meiaijers of his family. P.C. Payne first ascended the ladder at the rear, and after smashing the bedroom window he found the apartment to be in flame.?, whilst [,e saw a child lying upon the bed. Th- „ had not reached the ,v- of the bed, but it was suftigi^ pro vent I'ayne from Ciossiof the IV .Vi. He enveloped his head in a coat, but tb" i;1temity of the tire drove him baek. A wet eack was handed to him, and with this safeguard wrapped around his shoulders, he made a second attempt to reach the imperilled infant, but again he was forced to retire. It was," says Payne, in a deposition ofacially taken, "impossible to go into the room, and I rushed back." Thereupon P.O. Dee, a young stalwart officer, who has reo cently joined the force, ran up the ladder, and boldly entered the doomed bedroom, which was at this time as hot as an oven. Seizing the child, the courageous fellow hurried back to the window across the c.eaking floor, and handed it to P.Cj Parry, who was in waiting upon the ladder outside. Another child was reported to be in the room, and, notwith- standing the ferocity of the fhmes, and although his hands and face were burnt and blackened to a terrible degree, Dee again left the window and proceeded to search for yet another life. Here however, it wai shouted out that the remaining child had been rescued from the front, and as the two eldest sens had jumped from the window it appeared that all the inmates were off the premises. Thereupon Dee returned, and as by this time the flames were making rapid progress towards the adjoining property (for life had been the chief -constable's first care), the men were directed to keep the fire away from the adjacent houses. The child rescued by Dee was a boy 12 years of age, and he was taken to the hospital, where, however, he died im- mediately after admission from the effects of the injuries received. Upon the fire being finally extinguished, it was stated that there was still another boy in the house, whereupon a search was made by a couple of policemen, who found a youth of 14 dead and burnt to a cinder uuder a bed in the room from which Dee made the gallant rescue. This officer, it should be stated, was taken to the hospital in great agony, and although hi3 actual in juries are not such as to prove fatal, erysipelas is feared. Tha fire was finally ex- tinguished at three o'clock, but before that hour the house of Mr Williams had become a perfect wreck, whilst the roofs of two adjoining houses were burnt away. It was reported that a servant maid was in the house, and that she must have perished, as she was not seen to leave the building, but it appears that the young woman slept off the premises, and that she is quite safe. The origin ef the tire is unknown. CONCLUSION OF THE INQUEST. At the Swansea Hospital, on Tuesday, Mr Coroner Strick concluded the inquest opened upon the previous day into the circumstances attending the death of the two boys, Robert Charles and Ellis Williams, the former aged 14, and the latter 12, sons of Mr Robert Williams, general dealer, Oxford-street, upon whose premises the fire oc- curred early on Sunday morning. The evidence of Robert Williams was resumed. He said, in reply to the Chief-Constable, that he kept only one kind of oil in stock, and that was in the cask rolled back by the police. It was Royal Daylight" petroleum oil, which was guaranteed not to ignite in a temperature under 120. It would not ue necessary to have a license for keeping that oil. Witness formerly kept oil at No. 62, Oxford-street, where he then resided he then had a license for it, Ca; t. Colquhoun here handed in an analyst's certificate, which showed that the oil guaranteed not to explode under 120, would give off an in- flammable vapour with a temperature of 69j. P.C. William Jones said that at ten minutes past one on Sunday morning he was on duty near tho hospital, when he saw a light at Mr Wil- liams's shop in Ox;« j-d-street. He went there, and then saw Mr Williams hanging with his lags out (if a window. Ho said, For God's sake, save my children," but witness was unable to ascend the stairc.se, owing to the flames. A ch"d was ait si wards brought out of the house in front,* aud handed to another poli-reman. He then left the ladder and went to the hose. At this time the water was on in full force. He played right over the house, but he did not know wh.it the pressure was at first. By a Juryman The turncock had to be looked up -re'ore the water could be obtained. Francis Lawrence, plumber, Strand, said that about ten minuses past one Oil Sunday morning, he was on the hospital corner. When talking to the last witness lie heard some windows smashing, and they ran down together tv the house of Mr. Williams. They assisted him from the win- dow ar.d he a. terw ards saw Mrs Williams leave the house with a child in her arms. P.C. Jones sent U->!lins, another man, to the police-station for ti c reel. Witness went into the house before the arrival of the reel, but could not get up the stairs owing to the tire. Witness did not know that there were any children in the back room, otherwise, ho believed, they might have rescued them before the arrival of the reel, and when that room had not taken tiro. Witness and Collins fixed the hose to the stand- point seven minutes after the reel was sent for but there was no supply of water then. Twenty- five minutes or haif-an-hour elapsed between the time when they sent for the reel and the time when full pressure was obtained. Thomas Collins, 13, St. Helen's-crescent, plumber, said that 20 minutes transpired between the timo he left the fire for the hose-reel, and tho time when the water was obtained. Lewis Richard Lewis, of the Brookland Hotel, Oxford-street, which is immediately opposite the Bcene of the fire, gave some evidence as to seeing Mr Williams leave the premises. i P. C. Williams, who arrived at the scene of the fire at tho outset, said that a ladder was put to the first window in Oxford ttreet. P.C. Payne asked, "la there anybody inside?" when the Crowd shouted out, "Theyara all there; they are in another room further on." They moved the ladders to other windows, but were met by large bodies of fire, and then returned with the ladder to the first window in Oxford-street. Wit- &¡œ8 uw a Mild lviDa ttuoa & bad. in its uiuht- dress, throwing its arms and legs about, whilst some parts of the room were on fire. He threw himself into the apartment, and reaching the bed on hands and knees, picked up the child and con- veyed it to the window. Ho then handed it out to another constable who was on the ladder. Thay broke open the door with the end of a lad- der, and then put the ladder up to the back win- dow. Deceased ascended the ladder, and brought a child out of the room. when the crowd shouted that the other children had beeu got out elsewhere. Witness and the other constables left the spot, and directed their attention to the discharge of water. P.D. Payne, who went up the ladder before I Dee, said he saw a boy ou the bed, but the flames were such as to drive him back, although he put a coat first and subsequently a wet sack over his head. There was a supply of water upon opening the hydrants, but not an effectual supply till 15 minutes afterwards. The crowd was very excited, and it was as much as witness could do to pre- vent their pullingthe stand-pipe out of the ground. P.C. Parry said that he went up the ladder at the back of the house, followed by P.C. Dee. He was just entering the room—having one foot in- side-when Dee put his hand on his (Parry's) shoulder and got before hi:n. He then crossed the^oom, took from the bed a boy. 12 years of age, who was lying there, and brought him back and gave him to witness. The boy was then ahve. He was the ouly occupant of the bed. Dee went back to see if there were any other children in the room, whilst witness descended I the ladder with tho boy, who was carried to the hospital. Some people said that it w. all right, and that all the children were out, upou which witness and the other constables returned to the water pipes. After the fire had been extinguished, witness found the dead body of another boy (Robert Charles Williams) under the bed in this room. Robert Argent, 2, Wyndham street, turncock, said the water was supplied from the Velindre reservoir. It had been customary to turn the water off at night for years. In tho lower part of the town no water was left; on, the object being to keep sufficient pressure for the higher districts. At 1.14 on Sunday morning he was informed that a fire had occurred, and lie dressed and went out. He opened a nine-inch valve at the top of W yndham-street,and then another near Diliwyn-street. He next shut one in Richardson- street, opened one in B8ach-strect, one III Bond- street, one in Fleet-street, and one in St. Helen's- crescent, St. Helen's-avenue. He closed one in Gorse-lane, and one in Catherine-street, and one in Phillips's-parade. The effect of this wouid be to concentrate a. force of water in the neighbour- ^e^work of opening Mr Humphreys, the hospital surgeon, said that he was called at 25 miuutes to two on Sunday morning, and on reaching the surgery found the youngest of the two children, Ellis Williams, who was quite dead and terribly burnt about the upper part of the body. Death had only quite recently taken place. He thought it probable that the boy was first rendered insensible by the smoke; although he did not consider that he was suffocated. He attributed death to the burns. The other boy, Robert, was brought to the hospital quite dead, at four o'clock. The Coroner, in the course of summing up, spoke highly of the courage displayed by Police- constables Dee, Williams, Parry, and Payne. There seemed, he added, to be no clue to the origin of the fire, but he could not help thinking that a spark must have flown from the lamp in the shop when Williams extinguished it. He considered, how- ever, that the jury would not be able to say what was the origin of the fire; thay could only say that it accidentally arose. A juryman said he should like to hear the coroner say something upon the water supply. It was not right that in a populous town like S wansea a long time should elapse before water Could be obtained. In reply to the Coroner, tho turncock said that a fresh arrangement with respect to the supply of water was about to be made. The Coroner remarked that the jury could append to their verdict a recommendation as to the supply of water. If sufficient pressure had been obtained, the two lives lost might have been saved. The Jury, after deliberating for about a quarter of an hour, returned the following verdict The two boys came to their death by fire, the s-v.d fire, according to the evidence produced, resulting from accident. The police lose no time in con- necting the different appliances for extinguishing the fire, but the jury regret the great delay which occurred in getting a full force of water, as had a full force been obtained the two lives might have been saved. The jury wish to compliment the police, and Mr Lawrence and Mr Collins, on the way in which they aded, and would make special mention of P.C.'s Dec and Williams, the former of whom, at the risk of his own life, performed a most daring and heroic act in the cause of humanity,"
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THE WELSH SUNDAY CLOS- ING ACT. GOOD FRIDAY AND CHRISTMAS DAY. JUDGMENT OF THE S WANSEA STIPENDIARY. At the Swansea police court on Tuesday Mr J. C. Fowler, the stipendiary magistrate, delivered judgment upon a summons charging Mr Thomas Forsdike, of the Wind-street Scores, Swansea, with keeping his house open for the sale of intoxi- cating liquor on Christmas Day last. Mr Edwards, deputy town clerk, attended on behalf of the police, and Mr Wyndham Lawrence at- tended on the part of the defendant. The learned magistrate said :—The question to be decided is whether the Welsh Sunday Closing Act has the effect of making it obligatory to close licensed houses, not on Sundays only, but also on Christ- mas Day and Good Friday. I am sorry that the promoters of the bill did not express their inten- tion and explain it to Parliament distinctly one way or the other. It would have been perfectly easy to insert words to this effect, "PruviJed always that this act isYiot to alter the law as to closing on Christmas Day and Good Friday," or if it was intended to close on those days it would have been made clear by adding in the first clause, after the word Sunday," the words, Christmas Day and Good Friday." I will however, make this matter as clear as I can to all interested persons. By the Welsh Sunday Closing Act, section 1, it is enacted that All premises in which intoxicating liquors are sold, &c., shall be closed during the whole of Sunday." Nothing is here said about Christmas Day and Good Friday. But section 2 enacts that the Licensing Acts of 1872 and 1874 shally apply in the case of pre- mises closed under the Welsh Sunday Closing Act as if they had been under those acts. This means that they are to be regarded aa if they were one statute. That being so, the united acts will practically read thus:—" All premises in England in which intoxicating liquors are sold shall be closed during certain parts of Sunday. In Wales they are to be closed during the whole of Sunday and all such premises are to be closed on Christmas Day and Good Friday as if Christmas Day and Good Friday were two Sundays." It appears to me, therefore, that putting the two laws together it is now enacted that, whether in England or in Wales, Christmas Day and Good Friday are to follow the rule of Sunday as Jdeftned tn the acts. If there Is a partial opening on Sunday there may be partial opening on Christmas Day and Good Friday if there is entire closing on Sunday there must be entire closing on those two days. I give this opinion with some reluctance, because I feel that it will be followed by some inconvenience. Capt. Colquhoun does not wish to apply for any penalty, and, therefore, it will be simply nominal. Mr Edwards asked whether the decision now given applied to houses whose landlords held seven days' licences,as well as to those whoheld six days' licences. The present case was one of a six days' licence. The Stipendiary I don't, myself, perceive any difference between them. Mr Edwards suggested that under the circum- stauces it would, perhaps, b3 better to have a seven days' licence case brought before the court. The Stipendiary thought that the present case was sufficient. Mr Lawrence If we apply within the proper time, sir, will you grant a case ? The Stipendiary: Certainly. Mr Eesley's opinion is entirely the other way, but I cannot I follow hiin in his conclusions. In reply to the Magistrates' Clerk, the Stipen- diary said the peualty would be a nominal one— Is and costs, amounting altogether to 9s 6d. Subsequently Mr Fowler added The conclu- sion I have arrived at is, I think, a fair construction of the combined acts uf Parliament. It seems to ma that Christmas Day and Good Friday must follow the rule of Sunday,whatever that rule may be, as to closing. The cases of Good Friday, Christmas Day, and Sunday are identical as far as the combined acts are concerned. If there is partial closing on Sunday, Good Friday and Christmas Day must follow that rule, and if there is total closing on Sunday, it must be the same on Good Friday and Christmas Day. As there is total closing in Wales on Sunday, Christmas Day and Good Friday must follow.
THE STRANDING OF A SWANSEA…
THE STRANDING OF A SWANSEA VESSEL. SUSPENSION OF THE CAPTAIN'S CERTIFICATE. Mr J. C. Fowler, with whom were Captains Kennedy and Hyde, nautical assessors, on Tues- day delivered judgment in the case of the strand- ing of the brigaatineMilicent, owned by Mr T. R. W. Mason and others, of Swansea. The Milicent left Swansea on the 13th November last for Para, South America, with 464 tons of coal, and stranded near the Para river on the oth December. The court found that the vessel must have got into shoal water, but added that there was no evidence to show upon what she struck. Up to ten o'clock on the night of the 7th December the vessel appeared to have been navigated with proper and seamaniike care, the judgment continued, but from that time there appeared to have been a degree of confusion and error in the master's mind, which was incon- sistent with proper and seamanlike management. The prudent course would have been for him to keep his vessel out to sea, which he did cot do. The court found him in default, and Suspended his certificate for three calendar rsontha. On the application of Mr Mason, it was decided to grant the captain (Oates) a date's certificate.
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CARDIFF.
CARDIFF. GLAMORGANSHIRE AND MOXMOUTHSHIRR IN FIRMARY.—From an advertisement which appear upon our front page it will ba seen that the lahea of the town and neighbourhood are kindly asked to collect a purse to lay on the memorial-wt ne of the new Infirmary upon the occasion of the ceie- mony to be performed by the Marquis of Bute. ATTEMPTICD SUICIDE. — On Sunday afternoon John Way, an old mau, living' at 2, Kilcatten- street, East Moors, attempted to commit suicide by cutting his throat with a razor. When tIe rash act was discovered, Dr. Tieharne was im- mediately called in, and under his directions Way, who had inflicted a severe wound across his throat, was conveyed in a cab to the infir- mary, where he was received In Po critical con- dition. It appears that Way, who is nearly 70 years of ape, has had some family troubles, which, it is alleged, have so preyed upou him latterly that his mind has become somewhat unhinged. He has been subject to strange delu- sions, and before cutting his throat penned a letter, in which he alleges that attempts were being made to send him to sea against his will. Way last year served two months iu prison for an assault on Eliza Probers. PBEODYTEKIAN CHURCH.—On Sunday, the Rev. J. D. Wa tters, M.A., commenced a series of Sunday evening sermons upon New Testament Characters." Selecting "Pttate" as the subject of the opening discourse, the rev. gentleman gave a graphic picture of the condition of Jewish life and manners in Jerusalem at the time of our Lord's crucifixion, and proceeded to delineate in a masterly manner the character of Pilate, as exemplified by his acts and sayings, lie closed by urging the imperative necessity of a strict adherence to the dictates of conscience in oil tho concerns of life. Paul, John the Baptist, Herod, &G., will be the subjects of future treatment. HARROW HOUSE SCHOOI.. —The following is a list of the successful candidates presented by the Misses Marks at the Christmas examinations :— Coihge of Preceptors: R. Thomas, M. Henry, A. H. Glass, J. Elias, M. Wallcey, R. Oliver, A. R. Nicholas, M. Williams, and E. Jones. Trinity College of Mu*ie—Honours section: R. Thomas, M. Henry, and A. H. Glass. Pass section 13. M. Jones, R. Oliver, M. Walkey, M. Williams, and E. Jones. BOAlm OF GCAKDIANS.—The weekly meeting of this board was held on Saturday, Mr C. W, David in the chair. There were also present— Dr. Paine and Mr 0. H. Jones (vice-chairmen), Messrs G. Phillips, J. Lewis, W. Headford, J. ctlVie^'i-ii' yii'oiiJuus1,'1 «?." J^ouianger, J^Lce, T. Adams, M. Morgan, E. Ferrier, T. Williams, T. Bassett, W. Wride, Revs. J. W. Evans, T. T. Adams, M. Morgan, E. Ferrier, T. Williams, T. Bassett, W. Wride, Revs. J. W. Evans, T. Rees, V. Saulez, and — Buckley.—The master of the workhouse reported the number of inmates there to be 493, au increase of 18 on the corre- sponding week of last year. The master of Ely Schoifls imported the number of children there to be 199, a decrease of 17 on the corresponding week of last year. Number of paupers receiving out-door relief, 2,652, a decrease of 73 on the corresponding week of last year. Cost of relief, £272, an increase of £3 on the corresponding week of last year. A letter was read from the Rev Alfred Elias, chaplain to the workhouse and schools, applying for an increase of his stipend. He pointed out that ,-0 re- ceived a. salary of £100 for his duties at the workhouse, and J650 for his duties in connection with the schools. He had at the beginning a private school of his own, but he found that he could not attend sufficiently to the sick poor, and he, therefore, gave up the school, and devoted his whole time to the duties connected with the work- house and the schools. In other towns or unions of similar size a stipend of £200, with jB50 for a house, was allowed. Oil the motion of the chair- man, the letter was referred to the visiting com- mittee to report at the next meeting. This was all the business. SANITARY REPORT FOR THE URBAN SANITARY DiSTRICT OF CARDIFF.—Week ending Jan. 20th, 1383:-Birth.s 57, rate per 1,000 inhabitants, 62 9; deaths 24, rate per 1,000 inhabitants, 13 8 death from the 7 chief zymotic diseases 1, rate per 1,000 inhabitants, 0'5 measles, 2 whooping cough, 1. Thermometer, mean degrees, 42'3; barometer, mean inches, 28'695 rainfall, total inches, l'34.-H. J. PAINE, Medical Otileer of Health. CAROIF!? MERCIFUL SOCIETY. — At Wesley Chapel, Charles-itrest, on Sunday last, the collec tions in aid of the Cardiff Mercifui Sosiety realised £ 29 13s. CONCKHT AT ST. JOIIRJ'5 SCHOOL-ROOM.— Mr Tom Williams will sing at St. John's School- room to-night his favourite song, The Village BlacksmithMiss Gertrude Lewis, R.A.M., will also sing her favourite songs, Who knows ?" and The First Letter Itir John Jones will sing The White Squall." BOROUGH THSASUHEU.—LA c-">nse juens-s of the requirements of the Municipal Corporations Act, 1332, which came into operation on the 1st January, Mr Groen'oiil has oesn appointed by the corporation barough treasurer, the National Pro- vincial Bank being the bankers of the corpora- lion, so far as the borough fund is concerned, and Messrs Wilkhis, of the Brecon Old Bank,bankers for tho Cardiff Urban Sanitary Authoriby.instead of being treasurers as formerly; Mr Greenhili to bo guaranteed in the sum of £8,000. THE EISTEDDFOD. —At a meeting of the finance committee of the eisteddfod, 011 Wednesday after- noon, it was announced that Lord Windsor had given £ 50 towards the eisteddfod funds. THOUGHITUL CMTDKIIN.—At the Town-hall on Wednesday, fifty poor children received a Inir of boots and stockings and a bun each, which had been bought with the proceeds of a sale of fancy work at The Limes, Park-place, the residence of I Mr G. S. Stowe. It appears that the sale was the outcome of the efforts of three young ladies, neither of whom was over twelve years of age, viz., Miss Blanche Stowe, Miss Polly Steeds, and Miss Tootsy Lewis, all daughters of residents in J Park-place, who wished to make some gifts to children of th"ir own ago. SALE OF WOKS AND CHRISTMAS TRKE.—A fancy bazaar was úpened at tho Wesloyan Uhapd, Lundoun square, on Wednesday, by his Worship the Mayor, the proceeds of which are to help to reduce the debt of £450, which at present remains on the building. The ladies who have chiefly interested themselves in the affair are:—Mrs Mabley, Mr-i Evans, Mrs Powditeh, Mrs Old, Mrs Melhurst, Mrs Holme?, Mrs jLiubjrg, Misses Elliott, Mi-:s Blow, Miss Williams, and Miss Greaves. There were present at the opening a fairly large numher of guests, among whom Were his Worship the Mayor and Miss Stone, Rov. H. Holmes, Rev. Thomas Rae, Rev. John Turner, Mr and Mrs John Turner, Mr and Mrs T. More), Mr and Mrs W. Sanders, Mr and Mts F. J. Beavan, Mr Gregson, Captain Evans, 1'.1rs Herne, Mrs Fraser, Miss Herne, Mrd Searl, Mrs Thompson, and Mrs Hill. Saveral short speeches were made, and then his worship declared the bazaar open, and the visits were paid by those present to the stalls, at which the usual articles of fancy clothing, etc., were vended. These stalls were presided over by Mrs Old, Mrs Thompson, Mrs Mabley, Mrs Evans, Mrs Tow- ditch, Miss Greaves, and the refreshment stall by Miss Elliott, Miss Blow, Miss King, and Miss Williams. During the afternoon and evening musical selections were given under the direction of Mr W. T. Bea.van. A Christmas tree loaded with toys and a doll's well-provided villa resi- dence were interesting features in the sale. CASES AT THE INKIBMABY.—On inquiry at the infirmary on Wednesday evening, we learnt that the two men who were so badly injured by an engine on the Rhymney Railway on Monday were I progressing satisfactorily, but were not yet out of danger. The case of John Way, who attempted to commit suicide, was also progressing satis- factorily. A FRENCH Boy DBOWNBD.—On Wednesday morning, at half-past six? a lad of 15, named J'as^al EaziH Riquo, a lUktivaof Franca, ax^d be- longing to the Louisa Mary, lying at No. 7 tip, West Bute Dock, was sent ashore by the captain to slacken a rope, and on returning he walked into the water, which was covered with coal dust and level with the quay, and was drowned. His body was recovered at 10 o'clock by Dock-con- stable Price. ROATH ROAD CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH.—On Wednesday evening the Rev. J. Ossian Da vies, of Swansea, delivered at Roath-road Congrega- tional Church his celebrated lecture on the late President Garfield. Mr Lewis Williams presided, and there was a fair attendance. THE PROPOSED ASSISTANTS' CLUB. — Mr Jones, secretary of the organisation for pro- moting a proposed assistants' club in Cardiff, haa received a letter from Dean Vaughan, in which the Dean says he will be happy to give JS10 toward the establishment of a proposed Assist- ants' Club. He wishes he were able to offer a much larger sum towards so good an object. VIOLENT ASSAULT ON A WOMAN—At the police-court, on Saturday—before Mr G. Phillips and Dr. Paine—^Thomas Forrest, a travelling dealer, was charged with violently assaulting a woman, named Elizabeth Stephens. Complainant lives at 14, Wood-street, but also was at times living in Purk-street. On Thursday night she wenc to Wood-street, where the defendant lodged. He began to abuDe her, when complainant alleged that the defendant knocked her down and beat her severely. A poker was produced. This was bent, aud it was alleged that it was bent by the defendant while beating the complainant. During the disturbance the husband of the complainant ran for the police. P.C. Webber went to the house, and there found the complainant lying on tho floor bleeding, and the defendant kneeling upou her. He made no statement about the com- plainant beating him with the poker. The com- plainant appeared to be very seriously illtreated. Mr Miller, who appeared for tho defendant, alleged that the complainant had been drinking with defendant's wife until nhe was intoxicated. She struck the defendant with a poker, and the complainant's injuries were received in the struggle to take the poker from her. The police said that the complainant was perfectly sober. The bench sent him to prison for two months with hard labour. USING A FALSE CERTIFICATE OF DISCHARGE.— Thomas Groucher pleaded guilty to making use of a seaman's discharge note that did not belong to him. He alleged as an excuse that he had tried to get a berth on board several ships, but as he had lost his discharge notes no captain would take him. The bench fiusd him 40s, or to go to prison for one month with hard labour. SHOP ROBBERY.—Robert Blackmore, a lad, was sent to prison for fourteen days for stealing a bottle of sweets from tho shop of Miss Victoria Bond, 17, Edward-street, Canton, on Thursday. The boy, when stopped, assaulted Miss Bond, and in the struggle she was compelled to let him go. THUEATS.—Daniel Baker, a coal trimmer, was charged with threatening his wife aad also assaulting her. On Sunday,- complainant said that the defendant returned home drunk. He had got his dr»rik at one of the clubs. He then began to «buse her, threatened her, and took a reviver from a drawer, with which he threatened lie would shoot her. Air Miller, who appeared for the complainant, stated that the wiie had suffered from the defendant's ill-treatment for years. She had had four children, three of whom nad been born dead or died soon after birth, the result of his ill-treatment. The bench bound him over, himself in £ 10, and to find one surety in £ 10 to keep the peace for six months. j SHOP ROBBERY.—At the police-court on Mou- I d&v — before Or, F^ina <«, Elisabeth Maggi. A woman who once held a respectable position in the town, was charged with stealing a piece of meat from the shop of Mr Job White, butcher, Bro.idway. On Saturday night the prisoner was Bro.1d way. OD. Saturday night the prisoner was seen outside the shop. She took up a piece of beef, as if to look at it, then secreted it uuder her shawl, and went away. She was fol'owed by Mr White, and she dropped the meat before he over- took her. Prisoner pleaded that she was drunk at the time. The bench sent her to prison for two months with hard labour. THE CAKOIFF BILL-POSTING COMPANY.— Emanuel Goidenson, furniture dealer, St Mary- street, was charged by Mr F. H. Simpson, the secretary to the Cardiff Bill-posting and Adver- tising Company, with wilful damage in pulling I down some bills posted by the company's officials on a hoarding rented by the company adjoining tiie defendant's premises. Evidence was given that bills were posted on the side of the hoarding I. which projected from his shop, and the defence was that the posting of the bills on the side of the hoarding projecting from his shop damaged the sale of his goods, as tho angle of reflection threw the reflection of the bills on his plate glasses, which were exposed for sale. Mi Simpson cal- culated the damage at jEl, but the bench, after examining the hoarding, considered that some damage had been done, and fined the defendant Is and costs. ASSAULTING THE POLICK.—John O'Neal, a resi- dent of Halicett-street. Canton, was charged with assaulting P.C. Apland and P.C. George Durston. O.i Saturday evening the defendant was creating a disturbance in Halkett-street, P.C. Apland endeavoured to induce him to leave, aud fa.ílin¡{, he apprehended him. A struggle ensued, and in the struggle Aplaud was knocked down and kicked, aud so was also George Durston, who c:l1ne to Apland's assistance. The defendant was very violent, and it was with difficulty that he was conveyed to the police-station.—The bench fined him -10s aud costs, or to go to prison for one month. DISTURBANCE AT THE STUART-HALL.—William Francis, a lad 16 years of age, was fined Is and costs for creating a disturbance at the Stuart hall on Sunday evening, and assaulting Francis Mar- shall, a railway labourer, and a member of the Salvation Army. SUNDAY DRINKING.—David Davies, a labourer, was charged with being drunk on the Cowbridge- road, on Sunday, the 7th iuse. The wife, who appeared for her husband, when the case was first heard, said that ho had been drunk every Sunday for three months. Ho got his drink either at one of tho clubs or he went into the country a sufficient distance to make him a" bona- nde traveHer." Defendant admitted t'1,f be 1 o.-> ana costs. LARCENY.—Annie Edwards, a young woman well known to the police, was charged, on a re- maud, with stealing a quarter of a pound of tea, the property of a woman named Aunie Inder, while at the coffee-tavern, Church-street. She was found guilty, aud sentenced to one month's imprisonment, with hard labour. VIOLENT ASSAULT.—At the police-court on Tuesday-before Mr J. Cory, Dr. Paine, and Mr G. Bird—Mary Crocker, a young woman, was charged with assaulting and beating an old woman named Margaret Callany, on Sunday, the 7th inst. On that day there was a quarrel between the parties, aud, accordiug to the complainant, there was a general drinking bout" in the house up-stairs. Other neighbours from Herbert-street came in, when the defendant came into the room with a poker in her hand and beat the com- plainant with it on tha head. The poker was taken from her hand, and she then took up a. stick and struck the complainant with it on the arm. The bench fined the defendant 20s and costs, or to go to prison for 14 days. BROTHEL ROBBERY.—Mary Jane Martin, a young woman of bad character, was charged with stealing £10 10s from the person of Cornelius Fevenselia, a fireman on boerd a French steamer. Complainant was, late on Monday night, passing down Bute-street. Prisoner called to him, and induced him to go with her to a house of iil-fame in Charlotte-street. There the de- fendant asked him to send for soma beer. He pulled out hi3 purse, which contained jElOingoldaiid 10s in silver. Prisoner stiuck the put-so out of his hand. There were several men and women in the house, who ran into the room, and a scramble took placo for the money, which was scattered on the floor. Complainant attempted to recover some of the money, buL he was kicked On the head, and turned out of the house. Prisoner joined in the scramble and picked up some of the money. Complainant secured 2s of the money. Prisoner, when appre- hended, denied that she had rob'ood the com- plainant, but said that she would have done so ouly that he was "too fly" for her. She did knock a two-shiiiing-pieco out of his hand, but that was all. She persisted that she did not steal the money, and was committed for trial at the assizes. OLD OFFENDER?.—At the police-court, on Wed- nesday, before Mr R. O. Jones, Elizabeth Wabli and Louisa Bird, two women of bad character, who had been several times convicted for drun- kenness, were now sent to prison for one month each for being drunk and cau-dng an obstruction in Bute-street, on Monday night. SEAMAN'S OFFKNOB.—John O'Leary, a seaman, pleaded guilty to making use of a seaman's d ischarge note that did not belong to him for the purpose of gc-ttiug a berth on board a ship. He was lined 40s and costs, or to :;0 to prison for one month, with hard labour. AN UNNATOKAI. SON.—John Sullivan, a young man, was charged with assaulting and boating his mother, Mary Newberry, on the 17th inst. The mother had mauied a second time, and for the last five months he had been, she said, in the habit of beating her almost every night. He refused to work, lived entirely on the labour of her husband, and when she remonstrated ho beat her. On the 17th imt he beat her very severely. She had put up with it as long as she could, but; she could not put up with it any longer. The bench sent the defendant to prison for two months with hard labour. THE LATE RDBBEUT IN GEORCE-STRHET.— Alice Bateman, a young woman of bad character, ap- peared un a remand charged with stealing £ 60 in gold, notes, and silver, a gold watch and chain, and locket from tho person of John Smith, the master of a vessel. As the prosecutor was -till as sea, the prisoner was now discharged. SUNDAY DRUNKENNESS.—John Hughes, a sea- man, was charged with being drunk in Bute- street on Sunday afternoon, the 14th inst. He pleaded guilty, and was fined Is and costs. THE WELSH SUNDAY CLOSING ACT.—Richard Jove, the landlord of the York House, Clive- street, Lower Grangetown. was charged with selling beer in contravention of the Sunday- closing Act for Wales, on the 14th January.—Mr Evans, of the firm of Spencer, Corbett, and Evans, appeared for the defendant, and admitted the offence. His client held, ha said, an out- door licence. On the day in question a womau knocked at the door, and pressed very hard to have some beer. The defendant referred to his licence and found on it that the words, "that the premises to which this licence applies shall be closed all Sunday," were struck out. This was in consequence of his being only able to sell beer off the premises. Being unacquainted with the law, the defendant drew the beer and supplied it to the woman. Defendant had held the licence for five years, and no complaint had ever previously been preferred against him. He hoped that the bench would consider a caution sufficient. The Head Con- stable said the case was a very bad one. The defendant did a very large business on a Sunday. It was quite true that the defendant had held the licence for five years, but he had not used it all the time. Since the passing of the Sunday Closing Act he bad, however, done so, and employed three or four men to watch the Grangetown police on Sundays, and Sergt. Murley, who had charge of the police there, had failed to get up evidence, although he was aware that Sunday drinking was going on there. He (the Head Constable) sent two men from the Cardiff police force in private clothes on Sunday, the 14th. They concealed themselves in a place exactly opposite the defend- ant's premises from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., and during that time they saw 17 persons enter the defend- ant's premises. On a former Sunday, when the police visited the house, they found fifteen men in one bedroom upstairs. Sunday drinking and Sunday drunkenness were very much on the in- crease since the passing of the Sunday Closing Act, and as the defendant was a man of property and one who had made money out of the Sunday trade, he must ask the bench, in case of a convic- tion, to inflict a substantial fine. He had made a good deal of money since the Sunday Closing Act came into operation.—P.C. Pitman was called, and said that he saw seventeen persons in all enter the house between 8 a.m. and 2 p.m. on that day. The last one was a woman. She had a basket on her arm, and this they found contained a half-gallon jar of beer. Ho took her back to the house, saw the defendant, and told him that he should proceed against him. He made no reply. —The bench considered the case clearly proved, and also that it was a very bad one. Defendant would be fined in the full penalty of £5 and costs, or in default one month's hard labour. The licence also was ordered to be endorsed. The head constable conducted the prosecution in this case. BOARD OF TRADE CASE.—William Henry Lar- kin, a boarding-house-keeper, appeared on a re- mand charged that he, not being a licensed per- son to ship seamen 011 board vessels, did supply a certain seaman to the ship Staffa. Mr Ingledew appeared for the Board of Trade, and Mr Downing for the defendant. The case was ad- journed from Wednesday week to enable Mr Downing to call a witness for the defence. Mr Knight Olicket, overlooker for the owners of the barque Staffn, was called, and he stated that he was, on tho evening of the 23rd December, standing on the quay of the East Dock Basin as the Staffa was leaving. The master had told him that he was short-handed, and on seeing a man with a bag of clothes on his shoulder, he said to II him, If you jump on board the captain will put you on the articles when the vessel is in the Sioads." He wanted another, and the two men got on board. He never saw the defendant or knew anything about him. He denied the state- ment that the ship was unseaworthy. £1,300 had been spent in her repairs at Cardiff, where she was re-classed at Lloyd's for four years, the repairs having been carried out under the direc- tion of Lloyd's surveyor. The bench at once dis- missed the case, and ordered the Board of Trade to pay costs.
LLANDAFF. j1
LLANDAFF. ALLEGED DEFALCATIONS BY A BAKES.—At the ] Llandaff petty-sessions, on Monday—before Mr Graham Dornford and Mr John Prichard— Samuel Evans, a voung man employed by Mr Evans, grocer and Fiaker, Handaff, in delivering bread) "was charged with embezzling certain moneys belonging to his employer. Evidence was given showing that defendant's duty was to ] account to'his master each evening after proceed- ] ing on his rounds for the amount paid him by customers. It was proved that defendant received moneys on different dates in December and January last from persons named W. Moore, St. ] Nicholas W. Brimson, police-station, St. 1 Nicholas and Simeon Humphrey, Bonvilstone, < which be had not paid over as he should do to his master. The defalcations amounted altogether to J35. Prisoner, who had been in bis present j employ two years, and who was given a good f character, was remanded ou bail for a week.
PENARTH. Ii
PENARTH. i Iflr>3PBNQ&MT QH22& O* &BJ)H ftBITKU-A txaL 1 of the Independent Order of the Rechabites' Friendly Benefit Society was opened at Penarth, on Monday. Mr Pickford was elected chief ruler, Mr S. J. Hooper, secretary, and Mr G. Pile, treasurer. Dr Byers was elected medical officer cf the society. On Tuesday evening a lecture on the advantages of the society was delivered at Andrews' New Hall, by Mr Atkins, of London. The Rev. C. W. H. Browne, B.A., occupied the chair. There was a good attendance. WARRANT.—A warrant was issued at the police-court, on Monday, for the arrest of John Denman, charged with smashing two tables, value £2103, the property of the landlord of the Golden Lion Hotel, and with being drunk aud refusing to quit the same house. ALLEGED GAMTNG. — Janet Griffiths, who keeps a toy and sweet shop in Penarth, was charged with permitting gambling on her premises. A little boy named William Davies said he went into defendant's shop with a little girl for the purpose of trying his luck at a gaming table. He turned a spindle, which pointed to No. 9 on the board, and put down a halfpenny. He lost his halfpenny, and the little girl got a penny bun. Police-constable Brown watched the proceedings through the window, and corrobora- ted this evidence. Defendant was discharged with a caution. ALLEGED THF.?T.—William Burchell charged James Baldwin with stealing a coat and trousers, value £2. Police-constable Hoyle give evidence, but the case against prisoner was dismissed. KILLING AND STEALING A FOWL.—Three work- men in the employ of Mr Hancock, Penarth, named Albert Copa, Jeremiah M'Carthy, and William Price, were charged with stealing a cock, the property of Charles Down. It appeared from the evidence that two cocks were fighting in the garden next to the one where the prisoners were working, and they threw stones at one of the cocks, killed it, and afterwards hid it in the shed. P.G. Coomfces discovered the bird, and prisoners put the blame upon one another. They were fined 20s and costs each. A VAGRANT.—John Jeffreys, alias Scandalous Jack, was charged with vagrancy by sleeping in a lodge belonging to one of the coal tippers at Penarth Docks. Being an old offender, he was send to goal for a month with hard labour.
MONMOUTH.
MONMOUTH. TOWN COUNCIL.—A meeting of the council was held on Monday, when the Mayor presided.— Councillor Powell said, before the general business was entered upon, he wished to draw his worship's attention to a matter relating to the county police, 'A> within tho linr .ti.Tl> D-ccu l,"° hours ot L<L ana o on Sunday morning last, a man who had been noticed about his premises, after climbing about the frout of the house, effected an who had been noticed about his premises, after climbing about the frout of the house, effected an entrance and walked about the house. He did not take anything valuable, but drank two bottles of sherry and a bowl of water containing about a quart. He also went into the larder and helped himself to some bread and cheese, although there was plenty of cooked meat which he could have taken. After remaining in the house a considerable time, he left. It struck him as being strange ttart such a thing should have happened in AgincourV; square, the neart of the business part of the town, and that the police should have known nothing about it until they had received information from his family. He thought if such cases were allowed to happen the police were not much protection to thé town. He would, however, add that the police had been very energetic in the matter since they had been given the information, and had arrested a man on suspicion.—The Mayor said the bench would make inquiries into the matter when the case was brought before them.—The rest of the business, appertaining to the sale of certain property belonging to the corporation, was done ir°Joinmittee. .^SHOPLIFTING.—At the borough police-court, on Wednesday—before Messrs George Griffin Grif- ilin and Thomas J. amos-J ohn Wallace, a youncr tramp, pleaded guilty to having stolen a tin of beef, valued 10,.1, from the shop of Mr George Richards, grocer, Church-street, on Tuesday. It appeared that the prisoner was seen in Moimow- street by P.C. Wall, who noticed that his pockets were bulgy, and accordingly he arrested him. On being searcnod, a quantity of broken food was found in his pockets, and in a strap round his waist was the tin of beef produced. He said he had bought the beef, but could not tell where. Afterwards he admitted having stolen it, to P.C. Lewis, in the police-station. Prisoner now pleaded guilty, and a previous conviction having been pat 1Il for a similar offence, he was commit- ted to prison for two months, with hard labour.
TINTERX.
TINTERX. SERIOUS ACCIDENT.—Oa Saturday afternoon, at Tiutern Abbey Wire and Tin-plate Works, a labourer named John Constance, Fg'3d about 50 yo:irs, met with a serious accident. Ho was assisting in some shunting operations when a truck ran down the incline with great velocity, jambing the poor fellow's left leg against some tin bars the part below the knee was so fearfully crushed than it was merely hanging by the skin and ligaments, while there was another serious breakage above the knee. He was brought to Monmouth Generisl Hospital in an exhausted state, having lost a large quantity of blood, not- withstanding that P. C. Muggleswortii, of Tin- tern, had applied an improvised tourniquet with considerable skill. The left leg was cleverly amputated by Dr. Win, Willis, house surgeon to the hospt-ial, and the patient is doing as well as can ba expected under the circumstances.
PONTYPOOL.
PONTYPOOL. LoCAT. OGAVD.—'Che ordinary hly meeting of this board was held on WeduesJ-.iy. Mr 1L Greenway was voted to the chair.—The xnodical officer (Dr. Mason), reported 20.4 per 1,000 per annum as the death rate for the past month, and a birth rate of 9.5 for the same period. He also accompanied with his report a letter, in which he stated that when he presented a bill to the board at the former meeting, including fees for certi- ficates of zymotic diseRses within the district, he did not for a moment anticipate that these fees would be paid, his object being to bring under the notice of the board the fact that he was treated as an outsider, inasmuch as other medical men practising within tho district sent their certificates to the inspector of nuisancer, causing a delay often of a day or two before the reports reached his (the doctor's) hands. He believed these practices were caused through petty jealousies, which he hoped the beard would discountenance.—Mr E. B. Ford moved that the certificates be forwarded direct to the medical officer in future.—Mr Fletcher thought the better course would be to first rescind a resolu- tion formerly passed to the effect that the certificates should be sent to either the inspector of nui- sances or medical officer," and he moved a pro- position to that effect.—The Chairman said that no resolution could be rescinded without due notice, and suggested that Messrs Fletcher and Ford should then give notice to move their re- spective motions at the next meeting. This was agreed to.—The Sorveyor having applied for an increase of salary, it was agreed to advance it by £5 per annum.—Mr Fletcher having read the financial statements, the board adjourned for a week. BAZAAB.—A bazaar in connection with the Crane-street Baptist Church was opened at the Town-hall, on Wednesday afternoon, by Mr R. Cory, of Cardiff, who, in the course of a short ad- dress, said that he, having some interest in this church, did not hesitate to accede to the wishes of the friends to come from Cardiff to formally open this bazaar, as it was got up in order to pay off some of the debt of the church, which was a very worthy object. He handed £5 towards the un- dertaking, and declared the bazaar open. The ladies who were in charge of the various stalls were Mrs I. Williams, Miss Burgoyne, Mrs W. L. Pratt, Mrs J. E. Waters, Miss Charles, Mra Patter and the Misses Patter, Mrs E. Jones, Mrs W. Gunn, the Misses Edwards, and the Misses Morgan, of George-street; the poultry stall was in the charge of Miss Williams, of Typoeth Farm, and the refreshment stall was presided over by Mrs G. Wilton, Mrs I. Holloway, Mrs E. Wil- iams, and Mr T. Jenkins.
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LYDNEY. PfiTrT-3ES3iONS.—At these sessions on Wednes- day—before the Rev. F. Palmer and Mr G. B. Keeling—Louise S. Annev, 20, a native of Aigle, Switzerland, was charged on remand by Supt. McRae with having on the 11th January felon- ously stolen two gold watches, a silver knife, fork, and spoon, the property of her master, Mr Wm. Andrew Cunningham Fryer, residing at Pen- moyle Cottage, Tidenham, near Chepstow. The watches having been missed, the prisoner was questioned on the subject, and as she denied any knowledge of the matter, Supt. McRae was com- municated with, and he found the property secreted under a hayrick on Mr Fryer's premises tied up in prisoner's handkerchief. Mr Fryer ap- plied to the bench that, as the girl, from what he now believed, bad no felonious intent, the charge might be withdrawn. Supt. McRae declined to assent, and the prisoner was committed for trial, her master entering into recognizances for her appearance at the assizes.—John Sandford, land- lord of the Step Aside beerhouse, Lydney, was fined 40s and costs for keeping his house open at unlawful hours.—Samuel Cottle, sen., Samuel Cottle, jun., Charles Hopkins, and Thomas Cur- tis were convicted in penalties of 5s and costs on charges of being on licensed premises, in the above beerhouse, at unlawful hours.
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CRUMLIN. THE FATAL FALL FROM THE VIADUCT.—Mr W. H. Brewer, coroner, held an enquiry touch- ing the death of the poor unfortunate young woman, whose body was found lying beneath the Cruirdin Viaduct late on Wednesday night. As usual the current sensational stories and reports of the fall are entirely without foundation, as the evidence went to show that no one has the re- motest idea as to how the poor creature came to 30 sad an end. She was last seen at half-past eight the same evening,and then appeared brighter and more cheeful, if anything, than usual, neither bas her demeanour of late given rise to any sus- picion that her object was self-destruction. Under these circumstances, and after a careful sifting of such evidence as was forthcoming, the jury were unanimous in the verdict of Found dead." It may be well to note that the place of the fall was not at the highest part of the bridge, but at the first part, where the bridge springs from the but- tress, nearest to Crumlin station, and which runs 70 feet immediately over the Halls' tramroad, on which the body was found, and although the body fell from such a height, it is curious to note that no other injury seems to have been sustained than that of the badly fractured skull and a few scratches on the legs and hands.
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BRIDGEND. PETrY SESSIONS. — Saturday. — Thomas Ed- wards, publican, of North Cornelly, was sum- moned for keeping his house open for the sale of liquors, on Sunday. Mr Stockwood, junr., of Bridgend, appeared for the defendant, and called evidence to show the defendants were travellers. I'he magistrates dismissed the summons.—John Hopkin, of Bridgend, labourer, was charged .vith receiving a quantity of spars (wood), die property of Earl Dunraven, knowing them to have been stolen. Fined JSl and costs.—Ann Morgan, of Maesteg, innkeeper, was summoned :or permitting drunkenness in her house. Mr T. 3tockwood, junr., appeared for the defendant. She was fined J31. Thomas Hopkins and John Hopkins, of Newton, were charged with assault- ing Jamea Powell, toiler. Laiestua. Fined £2 t
NEWPORT.
NEWPORT. BOARD OF GUARDIANS.—The weekly meeting of the members of this board was held Dot the Workhouse, on Saturday, the chairman, Mr P. Woodruff, presiding. There was only a email attendance of guardians. The Master of the Workhouse reported that the number of iumates under his card for the week ending the 20th inst. was 274, including 65 sick, against 279 for the corresponding week of the previous year. During the week Harriett Pearce, 56 years of age, St. Woollos, had died in the home. The cost of relieving 1,126 adult and 671 juvenile out-door paupers during the week was £173 17s 9d. The Clerk stated that some correspondence had taken place between himself and the Bedwellfcy Board -of Guardians with regard to the payment of out-relief to paupers residing within the Newport district, but chargeable to Bedwellty funds. It appeared from tho most recent letter on the sub- ject that tho Bedwellty board declined in every case to recoup the guardians such pay- ment. A relieving officer present said that a poor old woman in his district was in the iiabit of walking to Bedweilty and back to obtain relief, and promised, as this is in contravention of the express directions of the orders of the Local Government Board, to bring the matter forward at the next meeting.—The Clerk said he had received a letter from the Local Government Board, to the effect that the Rev. E. Jenkins, guardian for Malpas parish, had resigned his post, and that for reasons assigned by the rev. gentleman, the board had accepted the resignation.—Colonel Lyne asked whether the Local Government Board had accepted Mr Parry's resignation, or that of the Rev. Mr Roberts.—The Chairman No.—Mr P. James Why ?—Mr Parfitt Because they addressed the letters containing notice of their resignation to the board of guardians, and not to the Local Government Board.—The Clerk laid before the guardians a bond entered into by an assistant overseer for one of the rural parishes whereby he undertook to perform the duties of the office.—Col. Lyne hoped tha assistant over- seers, who were paid for their services, would attend more punctually thun bad hitherto been the case at the meetings of the assessment com- mittee. At their last meeting of this committee, on Wedneaday, many persons who came from a distance were compelled to go away without hav- ing transacted the particular business, owing to the non-attendance of the assistant overseers. This had occurred, not once or twice, but many times, and the assessment committee bad got a bad name in consequence, although, as on Wed- nesday, mere was a lull quorum preseuw it this sort of thing continued, he should bring it prominently before the board.—Mr Bebell sa.id that at the close of the meeting referred to he met the overseer for Llantarnam in the street, and on asking him how it was he had not attended, he replied that he came when he could.—On the motion of the Chairman, seconded by the Deputy- Chairman, it was decided to give an Al testimo- nial to the master of the workhouse, Mr Need- ham, who is applying for the vacancy at Sheffield W orkhouse. INQUESTS.—On Saturday, Mr W. H. Brewer, district coroner, held two enquiries in Newport as to the cause of death of Charles le Blanc, the master of the French ship Augusta Marie, lying in the Old Dock, who was found dead in his berth on Wednesday morning, and also as to the death of Maria Jaue James, of 27, Graham- street, Baneswell, who expired shortly after re- turning home on Wednesday evening from attend- ing service at St. Mary-street Baptist Chapel. The jury found that the captain's death was due to apoplexy, and in the case of Mrs James, that it was caused from disease of the heart. SUDDEN DEATH OF A WOMAN.—A married woman, named Eliza Lewis, 37 years of age, of Upper Rrglan-street, died very suddenly on Saturday morning. The deceased had been out of health for a few days, but no maclical man was called in, and her sudden death has much shocked her husband and friends. ACCIDENTS.—As a man named Stevens, residing at Risca, was on Tuesday engaged in uncoupling a locomotive at the Alexandra Docks, he inadver- tently trod on the end of a loose rail, which flew up and struck him on the left leg, just below the knee, causing a fracture of the bone. The unfor- tunate sufferer was conveyed to the Infirmary, where his injuries were attended to.—Ou Monday evening, as Charles Jones, carter, in the employ of Mr Charles D. Phillips, Einlyn Foundry, was driving a horse and cart along Commercial-road, the animal got one of its hoofs entangled in the tram line, and kicked its driver on the leg in such a severe manner, that he had to be removed to his home, and a medical man sent for. A DISCREDITABLE FACT.—At the Town-hell, on Wednesday, iu the course of the transaction of police-court business, the magistrates' clerk (Mr T. Ivessick) remarked that during the quarter ending December last there had been an increase of 29 drunken cases before the bench as compared with the corresponding quarter of 1831. Five cases of drunkenness were subsequently adjudi- cated on. DISPUTE BETWEEN BROTHER AND SISTER.—At Newport County-court, on Tuesday—before his honour Judge Selfe—the adjourned action, Jon.is v. Thomas, was again heard. The plaintiff, Mary Jones, sought to recover from her brother, the defendant, a sum of money alleged to be due in respect of goods supplied and for rent owing for a house belonging to her, situated near the barracks. There was a counter claim by defen- dant for certain work done for his sister. Several witnesses were called, and ultimately his Honour gave judgment for £3 obtained on the claim, and £J lis on the counter claim. COUNTY POLICE. — At the divisional pett.y- sessions, on Saturday—before Messrs T. Gratrex, F. J. Hall, W. G. Cartwright, and Captain Rickards, magistrates—Jonathan Prestwood, a youih, was summoned for riding in a railway carriage on the Great Western Railway without a ticket, and with intent to avoid payment of the fare. The defendant, and another young man who had escaped, were detected, when tho 8.30 p.m. train from Newport arrived at Cross Keys on tho evening of tho 8th inst, trying to escape by the rear of the train, and chased. Defendant's brother appeared, and pleaded guilty to tho offence, and the magistrates inflicted a fine of 20. —John Reed, summousd by Richard Webber, a mason, for £2 11s 5d due to him for wages, was ordered to pay £2 and tho costs.—William Powell, 17 years of ago, was charged with stealing a quart of milk and two tin cans, the property of James Harper, of Liswerry. The milk and the cans were left on the morning of the 11th inst. on the window ledge of a house at Maindee, and before they were taken in by the servant the prisoner purloined them, and admitted afterwards to Alic", Richards that he had done so. Although prisoner had been previously charged with theft,the bench decided to give him one more chance, and inflicted a fine of only 10s 6d. SMUGGLING CASE.—At the Town-hall, on Tues- day—before Messrs J. S. Stone and H. Phillips, magistrates—John Brown, master of tho ss. Hibernia, lying in the Alexandra Dock, was summoned for conccaling 40 gills of Geneva on board his vessel on the 22nd inst. The case was clearly proved, and the defendant was fined the single value, duty, and costs. BOROUGH POLICE.— Atthe Town-hall on Wed- nesday, John Cerpen, seaman on board the s.s Longueil, lying at the Ebbw Vale Wharf, was fined £2 5s and costs for concealing lbs of cigars on board that ship, and the weeds" were ordered to be forfeited.—Catherine Morgan, who gave an address at Cardiff, charged with being drunk and disorderly at the Great Western Railway Station on Tuesday evening, was fined 10s 6d. When brought to the station it was found that ehe had the inevitable half-pint of raw whisky in her pocket, and a purse containing 7!d. —William Baine, for being drunk and disorderly in Herbert-street, early on Sunday morning, w g fined 20s; and two men mamed Conroy and Shapcock, for resisting P.C. Pvm (who appre- hended Baine), were each ffned 10s.—Mary Conolly, a wretched looking woman, was remanded on bail until Friday, on the charge of stealing a loaf of bread from a shop in Church-street.
ABERGAVENNY.
ABERGAVENNY. A MAN DROWNED.—About five o'clock on Tuesday evening the body of a man was found in the river Usk. close to the town, by a labourer of Mill-street, named Davies. The body was found with the head under water and the legs entangled in the bushes, the spot being the deep water in the Castle Meadows, opposite the Castle. Later in the day it was found that the body was that of James Williams, bailer, Troedyrbiw (Rhondda Valley). Deceased bad come to the town early that morning with some relatives, to draw some money relating to property from Messrs Gabb and Walford, solicitors. He went off drinking and his friends lost him for the rest of the day.
DOWLAIS.
DOWLAIS. FATAL ACCIDENT.—On Tuesday afternoon a middle-aged man, named Edwards, of Church- street, Penydarran, met with a fatal accident near the coke ovens, at the upper end of the old works. Deceased was employed as timekeeper, and whilst engaged at his work at that place, was somehow knocked down and run over by a truck. No one was near at the time, nor was there anything known until he was found dead under one of tho wheels.
MERTHYR.
MERTHYR. POLICE COURT.—At the police court, on Wed- nesday, Abratha'Jones, Dowlnis, was ordered to pay 2s 6d with costs, towards the illegitimate child of a single woman, named Margaret Mac- donald, of which he was adjudged the father.— David Lewis, labourer, Dowiais, was sentenced to two months' imprisonment with hard labour, for stealing two galvanized iron pipes from the shop of Mr Evan Morgan Jenkins, Dowlais, on the 23rd instant. Defendant was detected by two boys in the act of taking the articles in question. The boys followed prisoner, and saw him go into a pawnbroker's shop. They went m after him, and informed the pawn- broker of what the prisoner had done, and he was detained until the police arrived. Tie was arrested by P.C. Evans.—Cornelius Reardon was sent to prison for 21 days for damaging a cell at the police-station on the 22nd inst. Pri- soner, it appears, was incarcerated for being drunken and disorderly, and became very violent ill the cell, breaking several of the windows. P.C. T. Evans proved the charge.
MOUNTAIN ASH.
MOUNTAIN ASH. BATTALION DRILL.—A battalion drill was held at this station on Saturday, under the command of Colonel J. H.Barnes,commandingthe41stRegi- mental District, for the purpose of examining Lieutenants-Cols. Gray and Martin, assisted by Major Wade Dalton and Captain Butler. Lieut- Col. Gray was first examined in battalion drill, and put the battalion through several movements very successfully. Afterwards Lieut-Col Martin was called to the front, and put the battalion through a few more movements. The bat- talion was then formed into two battalions, with Colonel Barnes as brigadier, Lieut.-Col. Gray commanding first battalion, and Colonel Martin the second battalion. Several brigade movements were executed very creditably to all concerned. We have every reason to believe that both officers passed a satisfactory examination. Col. Cresswell and Majors Lewis and Howells were also present on parade. A vast number of spectators were seen on elevated ground all round the enclosed field in which the manoeuvres were conducted, and all appeared So enjoy the bhiliauoB of the ) eoeusL
.... SWANSEA.
SWANSEA. EASJ-Y CL03ING ASSOCIATION.—A MEETING of the abort? association was held at the Welcome Coffee Tavern, on Tuesday evening, under the able president* ,of Mr Fet>ny, for the purpose of electing officers f01' the new early closing associa- tion. Several gentlemen were elected to fill tion. Several gentlemen were elected to fill dilerent otficea coittiected with the association. It is to be hoped that £ he assistants will be fortu- I nate enough to attain tije desired object of early closing in the establishments in the town. INQUESTS.—Mr Johu Gaskuin, deputy coroner, held an inquest at the Millers' Arms, Llangefe- lach, on Tuesday afternoon, upon the body of William Bess, a collier, who met his death in the Gwmdyn Cady Colliery, where a quantity of coal fell upon him. The jury returned a verdict of Accidental death."—At the Bush Inn, Llan- gefelach, a coroner's jury returned a verdict of Found drowned in the case of Henry Lewis, a boy six years of age, whose body was disQOvered in the Swansea Canal at Morriston, on the 22nd January. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—At the Swansea borough ¡ police-court, un Wednesday, Thomas Brown, for having been drunk and disorderly, and assaulting I a constable in the execution of his duty in Oxford- streat, was sent to prison for 21 days. )-hry Lewis, 20, single, was charged with stealing a bottle of whiskey and a bottle of wine, the property of Mr Savours, of the Three Lamps. Phoebe Lewis, 44., married, was charged with stealing and receiving the whiskey and wine. The younger prisoner was employed, by Mr Savours as a ser- vant, and it appeared that when her mother visitedjher at the back door she handed her the wine arm spirits. They were each fined £2. with the alternative of a month's imprisonment.
HAVERFORDWEST.
HAVERFORDWEST. BOARD OF GUARDIANS.—A meeting of this board was held at the Union Workhouse, on Wednesday, Captain Higgon in the chair. There was a good attendance, The master reported that Mr H. T. Allen, of Crescelly, gave a dinner and tea to the inmates of the house, similar to the one given by him on former occasions. Mr Roberts proposed a vote of thanks to Mr Allen for his kindness in entertaining the inmates of the house. This was seconded and carried unani- mously. The question of the extension of the building was adjourned for a month owing to the chairman, vice-chairman, and a few other mem- bers having to attend the audit of the county roads accounts. The Rev Mr Mortimer gave notice that he would, at the next meeting, move that the question be deferred until the election of nanr 1-.t"\Q.rr1 in Atiril navf
PEMBROKE.
PEMBROKE. BOROUGH SESSIONS.—At the the Town-hall, on Saturday, John George, an army meat con- tractor, was charged with exposing meat for sale which was unfit for human food. Mr R. D. Gilbertson prosecuted. Dr. Allin and Captain Edward Knightley, of the Weigh Fusiliers, said that defendant sent some mutton to the hut on the 9th last December, part of which, on the advice of Dr. Allin, was sent to the borough medical officer of health (Dr Reynolds.) Dr. Reynolds said he had examined the meat, and it was totally unfit for human food. Mr D. H. Brown, who defended, argued that the seizure was bad, the act requiring the medical officer to seize it at the place where it was offered for sale. The bench allowed the technicality, and dis- missed the case.
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BURRY PORT. LIFEBOAT COMMITTEE.—On Wednesday a com- mittee meeting of the Pembrey branch of the Royal Lifeboat Institution was hold at the Dock Offices, for the purpose of auditing the accounts for the year 1882, from which it appears that, after paying all expenses there is a surplus sum of JB35 12s 9d in the hands of the treasurer to start the present year with. A vote of thanks was passed to the hon. secretary and treasurer, Mr Gerard B. Elkington, for his very valuable ser- vices, and to whose efforts the present flourishing condition of the funds of this branch of the society is mainly due. CARMARTHENSHIRE CALVINISTIC METHODISTS.— The monthly meeting of the county of Carmar- then was held at Burry Port on Tuesday and Wednesday. The different conferences were pre- sided over by the Rev. D. Williams, Nazareth, Llanelly. It was resolved that the church at Llangennech shall have liberty to make an appeal to the strong churches of the district and out of the district, for assistance to sustain the ministry during the stoppage of the works. Mr J. Havard, Mydrim, read the account of the county fund and the Foreign Mission, and it was passed. It was stated that the quarterly association of the Methodists in South Wales will be held at Han- ddeusant. The next monthly meeting will be held at CJosyfeilog, Newcastle Emlyn, February 6th and 7th.
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BRECON. SELLING WHISKEY UNDER PROOF.—At the county petty-sessions, on Saturday—before Messrs David Evans and Rees Williams—W. Powell, landlord of the Usk Inn, Talybont, was summoned by Superintendent Fly for selling whiskey, to wit, 1 gill 36 degrees under proof. Defendant admitted the offence against the law, but pleaded ignorance of his knowledge of reducing spirits, be having recently taken to the business. The magistrates accepted the plea, and fined him Is and the expenses, with a caution as to the future.-Lewis Edwards, landlord of the Royal Oak Inn, Penkelly, was charged with a similar offence, which was admitted, and he also, being a young beginner in the public line, was fined in a like sum with costs, and cautioned. A FARMER AND HIS SERVANT. — William Morgan, farmer, residing at Merthyr Cynog, summoned a lad named John Price for leaving his service without cause, whereby the plaintiff had sustained the loss of the defendant's services, which he valued at £2. It having been proved that the defendant had also been guilty of a similar offence with a former master, defendant was ordered to forfeit that amount from his wages, and also pay the costs, 4s 6d. ROBBERY BY A TRAMP.—James Roberts, a tramp, was brought up in custody charged with stealing a pair of boots from a place called Coedowen, Scethrog, on the 31st of last month. Prisoner pleaded guilty, and decided to have the case disposed of by the magistrates. The bench sentenced him to three months' imprisonment, with hard labour, Superintendent Fiy having proved three former convictions.
PONTYPRIDD.
PONTYPRIDD. LOCAL BOARD.—At the monthly meeting of the board, on Wednesday, Rev. D. W. Williams in the chair, a committee was appointed to consider and report upon the local railway bills. Capt. Williams declined to alter his price for the piece of land requisite for widening the Rhondda bridge, or attend the board.—Mr Walter H. Morgan, solicitor, gave the board notice to quit their office, as he requires it for his increasing business. The clerk was instructed to take counsel's opinion re Miss Williams's new buil d- ing in High-street, she having, it was alleged, committed a breach of the bye-laws.—On the motion of the Chairman, seconded by Mr A. Cule, it was decided to alter the day and time of the board meeting to Thursday, at 2.30. POUCK-COUBT.—This court was held on Wed- nesday, before Mr Gwilym Williams, stipendiary magistrate. William Griffiths, a lad, waa charged with stealing 9s from the pocket of a lodger. There was no evidence to incriminate the defendant, and he was discharged. Complainant had gone out of the house, and on returning found one of two half-Bovereipfns which he had left in his pocket missing, and ho suspected defendant of having committed the theft.—Samuel Williams and Wm. Rees, Heolfach, were charged with stealing a gamecock, belonging to John Hopkins, collier, Trealaw. The case was dismissed, the evidence not being sufficient to convict. Some amusement was produced by the production of the cock in court for identification. The bird seemed fully aware of its own importance, and strutted across the magisterial platform with firmness and assurance.—Samuel Bird, a collier, Ferndale, was charged with being drunk and riotous and assaulting Mary Clements. Prisoner had come across the prosecutrix on his way home, and behaved himself in blackguardish fashion in her presence, and afterwards dragged her (child-in- arms) across the high road, and kicked her several times. The prisoner was sentenced to three months' imprisonment, with hard labour.
VAYNOR.
VAYNOR. FASHIONABLK WEDDING AT CEFN.—Our cor- respondent writes :—On Wednesday, this village was en Jiie in honour of the wedding of Dr. Wm.. Watkin Leigh, Llanvabon, and Miss Jessie Louise Jones, daughter of Mr Jones, manager of the Cyfarthfa Works, who lives at Glanyrafon House, Cefn. Flags were streaming from the houses and wreaths and flowers and ,.flags were spanned across the High-street, while the villagers turned out to witness the festive event and take part in the proceedings. Over the entrance gate to the church wa.s an imposing and beautiful arch, the work of Mr Charles H. Thomas, Vaynor Church, which was decorated in a splen- j did manner by Mr Battram, of Cyfarthfa, assisted by Miss Lucas, Miss Matthews, Miss Blanche Matthews, Miss Mann, and Miss Grace Mann. As the bridal party entered the church, Miss Matthews played tho "Wedding March. The officiating minister was the Rev. Rees Wil- J liams, rector of Vaynor, and he was assisted by the Rev. D. Leigh, vicar of Llanvabon, the uncle I of the bridegroom. As this was the first wedding 111 the church, the pastor presented the bride with j a Bible, and each of the bridesmaids with an ele- J gant Church Service. The bride was given away by her father, and she tfore a dress of white pop- lin and white plush, with a white tulle veil, and a real SDray cf orange blossoms, presented to her by Mr and Mrs W. T. Crawshay. She also wore a beautiful bracelet, the gift. of the bride- groom. The bridesmaids were Miss Jones, Miss j Donague, Miss Nellie Leigh, and Miss W. Jones. The best man, Mr J. Leigh, and the other male s members of the party were, Mr Robert Evans, j Mr Rowland Leigh, and Mr Trevor Jones. After the marriage ceremony the bells commenced to peal. and during the day fog signals were fired and blank cartridge by the volunteers. After he wedding breakfast the bride and bridegroom eft by the 1.20 train for London. The presents j were numerous and costly, numbering over 300, j which fact prevents us from appending a list. In the afternoon the bride's father/Mr W. Jones, i Cyfarthfa, being the chairman of the Cefn School Board, gave tea and cake to the whole of the school children, numbering about 500.
ACCIDENT to17ADY~CASTLE- <…
ACCIDENT to17ADY~CASTLE- < REAGH. ] On Wednesday, as Lady Castlereagh, accom- s panied by Mr Chaplin, the brother of the mem- 1 ber for Lincolnshire, was driving to a meet of II I hounds at a village called Aldborough, between I Darlington and Richmond, whilst going down a s lane they met a cart. In trying to avoid the cart the carriage was upset, and both the occupants were thrown out. Mr Chaplin was unfortunately thrown under the wheels, which passed over his ( chest, whilst Lady Castlereagh, though sustaining ( a shock, insomuch that she fainted, was not, it is believed, seriously hurt. Her ladyship was soon after able to return to her residence at Cliff Hall. c Medical assistance was at once obtained, but it was feared that fatal results might epsue in the case of Mr Chaplin, who was attended by Dr t Walker^/of Aldborough, a physician ^rom New-
j CARDIFF AS A TIMBER PORT.
j CARDIFF AS A TIMBER PORT. The South Wales Daily News was the first paper to point Otlt the advanced position of Cardiff for the importation of timber. It showed that in 1880 the fifth postv'on was attained amongst the ports of the United Zfingdom and in 1881 the fourth position. The contest lay between Cardiff and Hartlepool. The latter ,are classed as East and West IIartlepool, and are just as adjacent as Cardiff and Penarth. We are glad to see that Cardiff has maintained the fourth in ra^uk in 1882, but with a narrow lead. The HartlepOO-J people say the trade is brisk now at that port, and they evidently hope to recover the lost ground by the end of this year. Cardiff must therefore loolc to her laurels. A port has a reputation' to maintain as much as an individual, ergo, an effort should be made to import all the timber, belonging to Cardiff merchants, which is landed at other ports for want of facilities here. The return for 1881 was f?na°n L404,795 loads Liverpool 524,404 «ulV~ 364.&51 „ 288,182 „ Hartlepool 263.576 We have not yet secured the amounts for Lon- don and Liverpool for 1882, but there can be no question of the status of those two ports for many years to come, We may therefore put the matter thus for last year London return Liverpool „ • • • • •1!460,719 loads Cardiff 335,6G9 Hartlepool— West,:308, M9 East, 2o,603 [332,258 „
RIVAL COFFEE TAVERN PROPRIETORS.
RIVAL COFFEE TAVERN PROPRIETORS. An amusing affair reaches us from Monmouth. It appears that some time ago a coffco tavern was established in Monuow-street by a limited liability company, under the auspices of the local branch of the Church of England Tem- perance Society, but it proved a failure, and the effects were sold. At the sale, a well-known knight of the shears, living next door, took the coffee tavern business, the sale of tea, coffee, roast beaf, and wearing apparel being combined at that establishment. For a time things ran pros- p&rously for our hero,but alas a next°door neigh- bour, who wields the trowel, became fired with ambition to emulate his neighbour's conduct, by starting an opposition shop for the sale of the cup which cheers but not inebriates. Doubtless, the latter was, in some measure, guided by the fact that a part of his premises is let to the Salvation Army, the mem- bers of which, according to all accepted ideas, ought to exist partly upon thoss non-intoxi- cant beverages—tea and coffee. Now comes the joke. The knight of the trowel had painted, in large letters, high up under his wiudows, Royal Temperance Hotel," to which our friend of the thimble, with ready wit, added on his house his own name, the word proprietor" being painted underneath, thus u^ili3ing' his opponent s sio^n. It is almost needless to say that the tenets of the commandments were not kept between the parties, abundant evidence being gi yen to show that there was not au exces- sive display of neighbourly love for each other But" revenge is sweet," and on Wednesday morning the ominous appearance of a long ladder and a painter,pot in hand, immediately roused the curiosity and ire of the tailor, and, as was proved not without cause, for in a short time the legend on the two houses read as follows Royal Temperance Hotel. Late—(tailor's name); (plasterer s name)—proprietor." No sooner did this horrid spectacle meet the eyes of the irate artist in cloth than he observed that the word late," which seemed to tell his decease and de- parture from this troublous world, was painted under the window of his house, and he rushed frantically upstairs and rubbed out the false record of his death. Thus we have briefly chroni- cled the history of three di1.YS of the lives of the iv rivals, which have given great amusement to hundreds of people who are waiting anxiously to see the next move, which will probabl y not be long ere it is made.
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NEWPORT"TOWN"COUNCIL. A special meeting of the members of this cor- poration was held at the Town-hall on Wednes- day, the Mayor (Mr O. Goss) presiding. There were also present—Aldermen Lyne and Wynd- ham Jones, Councillors T. Jones, J. W. Joues, Falkner, Phillips, Bear, Jacob, Moses, Senders, 1 arnall, Oliver, Blake, and Pugsley. The watch committee recommended that the tender of Messrs Hibbert and Co., London, for the supply of police clothing, be accepted; and titis, togotuer with a recommendation as to the superannuation of P.S. Pratten, was carried.—The public works c;)(n- mittee reported, with reference to the memorial of the inhabitants of Bridge-street for additional gas lamps, that there were other streets in the town worse off in that respect, and that they could not recommend any steps to be taken. They also reported that an additional lamp could not be erected at present in Waterloo-road, owing to the Gas Company having declined to lay down the mains necessary for the purpose. —Alderman LYUl) suggested that perhaps the gas company were waiting for the electric lighting company.—The committee made another recom- mendation on the subject of light, namely, that a bracket "Sugg" should be erected in front of the Albert Ilall, which will soon have transferred to its rooms the business of the corporation, pending the erection of the now Town-hall.—Mr T. Jones suggested the advisability of a lamp of this favourite description being erected, to light seekers after knowledge or recreation through the darkness which surrounds the front of the Free Library, and this recommendation was parsed on to the committee ^amidst a chorus of approving "hear, hears.—-the committee also received another incentive to more active work in lighting from Mr Phillips, who complained that Alma- street, a thoroughfare understood to be 150 yards long, and containing 20 houses, was not yet favQured with a single lamp. -After just complaints from Mr Bear of the miserable condition of the. thoroughfare from Blewitt-terrace to Caerau-purk, and of the road from the Dos Works to Peutonville, which matters were also referred, the meeting con- sidered another aspect of the public li^htin^ question, namely, the provisional order which the Great Western Electric Light and Power Com- pany are seeking to obtain from the Board of Trade for the lighting of the borough. The Par- liamentary and Improvement Act Committee, who had considered the clauses contained in the proposed order, saw objections to it, and recom- mended that the council address the Board of Trade, pointing out that the proposal appeared to be vague and experimental, that no definite scheme of lighting was propounded; what price would be charged for the supply of the com- modity that the amount of capital to be expended (£20,000) in the borough appeared to be wholly insufficient; and that, much as the committee desired to see electricity introduced, they dissented, with true patriotic feeling, from seeing the borough made the subject of experiment. They suggested that, before the Board of Trade granted the order sought to be obtained by tha company, the coun- cil should be heard, or that a local enquiry bo held. These reasons were embodied in the form of a letter, which it was resolved should be forwarded to the Board of Trade, and that the town c*erk and the borough surveyor go to London to urge the conscientious scruples enter- tained by the council.—With reference to the steps which are being taken to induce the direc- tors of the Great Western Railway to recon- sider their determination to close the gates in Station-street, the Town Clerk stated that- the borough surveyor had remained in London that day in order to see Mr Grierson, general manager, whom he was unable to have an interview with on Tuesday.—The only other business before the council was as to the closing of the branch reading-room at Pill, about which the council ultimately got almost into collision with the Free Library committee. In 1879 the committee sought to close the branch reading-room, but waived their endeavour on a strong representation being made by the inhabi- < tants of the district. Since the new library has ] been opened, the increase in the expenses has < been so great that the committee, thinking very t naturally that an enlarged and spacious building obliterated the need of the branch, closed it in < order to save the cost of its maintenance, which was put down at JE70 or J630 a year.—Mr D. t Jones, on behalf of the" committee, explained < that the decision, which the coiumitteo re- t affirmed at a meeting on Tuesday evening last, < was come to reluctantly and only after the utter 1 impossibility was shown of the room ? being kept open. He also asserted that the object of the tree Libraries Act was not t so much to provide branch reading-rooms as to make provisions for one well-conducted library, < and atford a home for science and art classes. He t aid not think there was another town in England 1 Oi the size of Newport which had established or £ which now worked branch reading-rooms.—Mr I 3 Lear seconded the adoption of the report, empha- 1 sismg the closing of the room; but Mr Pugsley moved an amendment that, in conscqueiice of the great inconvenience caused to the inhabitants, it E was advisable to reopen it at once. Mr Pugsley 1 quoted statistics showing the number of persons ( who frequented it, the addition to the income of 1 the library for the increased assessment, the c saving of rent of the science and art classes, and I I the great increase in the population of that por ] tion of the town, as reasons why the room should be re-opened.—Alderman Lyue confessed that he disliked both resolution and amendment, 1 and suggested that the library committee be authorised to keep the room open for a further period of twelve months, and that a committee, s consisting of the mayor, Aldermen Jones, Lyne, ( Davis, Beynon, and Messrs Moses, Jacob, Pugs f ley, Cartwright, Grice, Sanders, Phillips, Kos- t kins, &c., collect subscriptions and hand them 1 over to the free library committee.—Mr Pugsley withdrew his amendment in favour of this sugges- 1 tion.—Mr T. Jones, in reply, protested on behalf 1 of the committee against the course proposed, and said, referring to Mr Pugsley's statement that the c committee had said they would resign, that he 1 could not see any other course open to those mom- t bers of the committee who felt their position than 1 to resign. It could not be expccted that a com- j mittee were to have thrust upon them all the re- I sponsibility of managing an institution if they <- were not allowed to manage it in the only way c possible.—Alderman Lyne'a amendment was, t however, adopted by 13 to 1. — The council then a separated. r ;l
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WRECK OF A CAPvDIFtf STEAMER.
WRECK OF A CAPvDIFtf STEAMER. Tha steamer Venetienne, of Cardiff# Bristol for Padstow, struck on the rocks off' y stow on Wednesday morning and fouu* Si The crew were saved. ) b4 Our Plymouth correspondent telegraphs !j steamer Venetienne, of Cardiff, Captain with a general cargo from Bristol to Pad4 struck on Roscarrock Rocks, at the en If, ft of Padstow harbour, early on Tuesdey mof4 W and foundered in the channel at Hawker's Cf where she now lies. Her crew were Sn Barges have gone to the spot where she foun4 with a hope of saving a portion of her cf m jvhich belongs to merchants and tradespeo^ ? Cornwall, one merchant having 803 sacld, de wheat on board her. The Venetienne waf. at tended to ply between Bristol, Swansea, y. Padstow at intervals, and this was ber first I .11 Some of the consignees are uninsured. hi
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THE NORTH WALES >. COLLEGE. r —" J tv. Commenting on the proceedings at the ChJ Jq Conference, the Times, in a loading article U Wednesday, says We print elsewhere the' t: port of an influential meeting at Chester day, for the purpose of considering the questW w, accepting the Government grant of £ 1,000[ annum towards the maintenance of a collet w< North Wales. It will be seen that the peopt. ac North Wales, as represented by their deleg^ have very little inclination to follow the ad* recently given them by Mr Cornwaliis W<* g our columns, or to d-hue the grant in the ht proposed by the Government, in order to aft Bj the money to wards the development of interO'' pi ate and higher education in schools of the th nary grammar school type. Mr CornOT feu West yesterday proposed a resoM d< which embodied the views recently bi him in his letters, but he was only 3 *r: ported by twelve delegates, while a large maj<4 ta voted against him. It is signifkant to no^j J change of attitude exhibited by Mr Henry Hic^ tt in relation to this particular issue. Mr lvic^j tii confessed that he had formerly been dispel ? agree with Mr Cornwaliis West, but ho ot that he had been induced to change his opiy BI by observing the working of tho Queen's CoW al in Ireland, which he considered had pfft th thoroughly beneficial to that country. The j lu is that the question raised by Mr Corn**J di West had already been virtually decided b1_IÍ great preponderance of evidence given Lord Aberdare's committee in favour of C colleges. The Welsh people are very eagelj vi the improvement of their secondary educa^j and they have formed their own opinions y( the best method of giving effect to their n The Government grant, however it is apP^j will only make a beginning „ ft effects will have to be supplement tc by local efforts, and it is obviously desirably Ie to apply it as to stimulate local effort to the J r.: most. It is clear from the tone of yesterd, meeting that the proposal for a local college |( most popular with Welshmen, aud, there^ 01 best calculated to secure the necessary local n. port. The main question to be decided, there^J is that of the site for the college, and 011 this pj fo the contest is even more severe, because the u. d ber of contending localities is larger, than it it South Wales. In the latter case Swansea |> Cardiff arc alone concerned, aud they have tl agreed to submit their rival claims to arbitral# h In North Wales the method proposed for sett? the knotty point is more elaborate. The cl^J o! ants are numerous, and their claims are evenly balanced. Those who know Wales ? Q Welshmen best will be the last to imagine tb^ is easy to secure unanimity or even aeq<*j I. cence on such a point as this. Iu crfj to do justice to all parties, it was r¡ C posed by Lord Aberdare, who took the dj j, at yesterday's meeting, that a representative mittee should be formed to consider the ivjj 81 question of sites, aud that it should beemp >~vW to receive statements in favour of the "atl ¡ 14 sites proposed. This committee is to cousiS^ the lords-lieutenant of tho counties of N0? c Wales, of the members of Parliament for? coiuitics and boroughs of the same district, of "J a bishops of the two dioceses, of the president^ Jj tho theological cohfges in North Wales, ofJJ presidents of the two normal colleges at Bafltfj fc and Carnarvon, and of a representative of eaclL the towns contending for tho honour of the I Such a committee would obviously be f^j g representative, and might, we should th# K be trusted to COIn3 to a satisfactory deoss'5 m But the difficulty which besets "so Tfn public questions iu Whiles was reveal-; 1 itfj a amendment proposed, to the effect that i committee 011 which Churchmen were in a j rity raid Dissenters iu a minority would be f factory to the Weldi people. Tiie iiio'*| t was withdrawn without being pressed ( division, but it served to show plainly e'.isJJ | where the shoe pinches in Wales. There is suf"? 110 sectarian question even remotely involved. the choice for a site for a college. The questjj # is one in which a Churchman and Disse.iter*j » no more likely to differ, as such, than 011^ { other practical question entirely devoid of t&J ologica! import in which they may both hapfj j to be interested. Another burning question, 1 one not less characteristic of Welshmen and tbj ways, was raised by the proposal oi Mr i ( the member for Cardigan boroughs, to the etfjj j that the county of Cardigan should be" rep £ j sented on the committee. This is something j the perplexing question raised not long ag^J j Parliament, as to whether Monmouthshire co& be reckoned as belonging to Wales for thep^J j poses of a certain Act of Parliament—an act,J the way, the existence of which seems to overlooked by Lord Aberdare when he stated tlf* the proposed grant for education was the first stance in the modern history of Wales of PjJ liament consenting to treat Wales 'as a coun^ that had a separate existence. It is true that some purposes, chiefs educational and eccles^f tical, Monmouthshire goes with Wales. J^JJ Monmouthshire is not a Welsh county any than Cardiganshire belongs to North Wales, question raised by Mr Davies, however, ha*9, very practical relation to this redoubtable ba<# of the sites. Though Cardiganshire is not in No** Wales, it has at Aberystwith an existing coilef? which, if geographical fate had only been a lit** more kind, might have hoped to become the cipient of the Government grant for the north^J division of the Principality. But the patriot^ of North Wales, like the nationality of WelshiOr generally, is unyielding. It will not even alio* the committee to consider whether Aberystwi^ though not geographically situated in Wales, might possibly be an eligible srffe for >Jj college. Not only was Mr Davies's propoØ" rejected, but a proposal was put and carried fining the selection of a site to the aix countg properly and indisputably belonging to NoijJ Wales. We cannot help thinking that in UJ8'" foreclosing the question of Aberystwith the < legates assembled at Chester have pushed a purw geographical principle to an almost ridiculous tent. Aberystwith is as near to many parts f North Wales as Carnarvon, Bangor, or Ruth#! it is somewhat inaccessible, no doubt, and mi#"J very possibly prove on full examination to beWj eligible as a site for a permanent college other places proposed. But if other consideration were found to be equally balanced, or if oaf comparative estimate of different sites the vantage seemed to lie with Aberystwith, situation just outside the geographical limits North Wales proper ought, we should think, J more to act as a bar to its admission than tlj fact that Cheshire is not in Wales at all #' allowed to deter the North Wales delegates froi* holding their meeting at Chester. Welsh n atiotf ality is very sensitive, and often provokes a stnf in the unsympathetic Saxon r but with every di* position towards sympathy, it is difficult to .1 press a smile when we fiud that even Wela» nationality is not sufficiently exclusive for tbf. local sentiment of North Wales. The Question raised once more yesterday bt Mr Cornwaliis Wost has been so fully by himself and others in our columns, and was gI fully examined by Lord Aberdare's Committ" that it is hardly necessary to enter upon it at aw length. As Lord Aberdare has shown, tb* establishment of a collega is not designed supersede or impede the improvement of ary schools in Wales. The two tilings aro exclusive alternatives, but merely separates pa"*? of a complete system of higher education, and £ these parts the Welsh people evidently prefer, jj the nrst instance, to proceed with that which i? their judgment best accords with their loC*J conditions and requirements. It is probable, <5 Lord Aberdare has shown, that a college prove in the long run a good deal cheaper tha" a school it can better adapt arrangement* to the circumstances of those who can only g;^ a portion of time to the improvement of thsil education, and it will enable students, & they do in Scotland, to support thjmselvrf by industrial occupations in tho intervals <•{ study. In the able letter which we print*" yesterday from Mr Jayne, the Principal oi Lai* peter College, the question is raised whether iittl* Wales can bear successfully on its back both tb* Scotch Uuivei'sity system and the English publ* school system, "which," says Mr Jayne, "J* rapidly and vigorously developing." If tlIiJ question were really at issue, it might, perhaps, necessary to answer it in the negative. But cannot, of course, be said at present that Wai^ has either the Scotch University system or th| English public school system. It is d.,u:;tfiJ* whether it will ever have both but ev.n if j* were to listen to the advice of Mr Cornwall^ West, and reject the oiler of local college, would still be doubtful whether it would ev v able to support a costly system 1)[ tecOldarf schools like those of England, and still wvrl doubtful whether such schools would really pi adapted to the educational needs of the populaj tion. Comparing Wales with England, we fin* that wilen Lord Aberdare's reported the secondary schools of >vral0^' only provided accmumodation for 4-,CK3p pupils^ in all out of a population^ about 1,570, and of these only 1,540 were being educated endowed grammar schools in England it f reckoned that 10 per 1,000 of the wh >le popul*' tion is the average of pupils receiving educatio# other than elementary, so that at this rate V/aW should be providing for not less than pupils, instead of 4,000. In Scotland, on thl uthGr h.,nd, tiie total population j" a lict'e ovef 3,700,000, or about times that of the number of studenta in Scotch univeivitses if about b,500, while Whiles has eo. universioi> all. It is evident that Wales will have a goi^» deal to do before it can attain either to thf l ubli' school system of England or to the uuiversitf system of Scotland, and wc suspect that it wii» have solved the problem of secondary education for itself, Hot, perhaps, exactty after "tne fasbio# of England or of Scotland, but in a manned adapted to its own needs and conditions, long oV fore it runs any riskof breaking down under th* weight of both. At any rate, Welshmen at are convinced that local colleges arc the first^ their educational needs, and we see 110 reason to's doubting thac they bast HOder&taad their