The Cardiff Times

CARDIFF. THE STORM.—A storm, which bad been predicted, passed over the tosvn on Sunday. During the whole of Saturday night rain descende at times heavily, accom; anied ith strong gusts of wind. The rain seems t.) have been very heavy in the kill districts, ,¡ s the Taff river was much swollen >11 Sun-iay. But little damage has been done in the town beyond the removal of a few slates and tiles, and one or two chimney-pots. The streets ind suburbs were strewn with leaves blown from ;hettves. ANNIVERSARY SERVICES.—The anniversary ser- vices in connection with the Presbyterian Church, Windsor-place, were held on Sunday, when the sermons were preached "he Rev. Kobert Taylor, of London. There were large congregations, es- pecially in the evening. The collections amounted to over £ 20.—The anniversary sermons in con- nection with the Charles-street Congregational Church were preached on Sunday by the Rev. J. Morlaia Jones, of Le.visham. Here there were also large congregations, the building being crowded in the evening. Tne collections amounted to about £ 20.— The anniversary sermons for the Sunday-school in connection with Great Frederick-street Chapel were preached on Sunday by the Rev. Cyndillan Jvms. Here also there were large congregations. At the G .ildf.jrd-street United Methodist Free Church the anniversary services were held on Sunday, and the sermons were preached by the Rev. E. T. ShaN, a former minister of the chapel. rhe Mount Tabor Chapel anniversary sermons were preached by the Rev. J. P. Beilim ham to large con- g 0 a >i!S. AtRoath-road Chapel,the iiev. W. An- dr-'w* preached morning and evening, on Sunday, on behalf of Foreign Missions, to lar<je congrega- tions. The collections realised £ 25 16s. THE CONGREGATIONAL MEETING,—The Rev. J. Joiimt ne writes to say that in his reference to Western Australia, at the Congregational Union meetings, he stated that in the colony in which he had been labouring there were 660 millions of acres, whilst oniy three and a-half millions of those acres were taken up and occupied, GLCE SUPPER.— To celebrate the reorganisation of the Albert Club, Westgate-street, a "house- warming" supper was given on Saturday evening. Upwards of 40 members responded to the invita- iion of the committee, and expressed themselves nuicb gratified with the improvements made in ■he club-room and its accessories, for their benefit. A. capital supper was placed upon the table, which was done ample justice to by all present. Toast and song filled up the remainder of the evening, and 11 o'clock came all too soon, a few pleasant hours having been spent in an exceedingly har- monious manner. THE MUNICIPAL Encrioya.—Our advertising columns begin to give evidence of the approach of the great municipal contest of the year. At present, however, Mr Rees Jones is the only candidate who is before the public. WKSLEYAN FOREIGN MISSIONS.—The sermons in aid of these missions, which were preached on Sunday at Roath-road Wesleyan Chapel, were followed on Monday by a public meeting in the same building, held under the ) presidency of Capt. Rawle. The audience was a large one. On the platform were the Rev. J. Smith, Rev. W. Andrews, Rev. J. Macdonald. Mr Lewis Williams, Mr W. Price, etc. The Chairman referred to the origin of the Cardiff branch, of which he was the first treasurer, and the success which had attended the spread of Wesleyanism in Roatb, and which to a certain extent he attributed to the energy ot the Rev, W. Andrews, who was one of the earliest pastors of the Roath Wesleyan Church. Some extracts from the general report of the society were read, and these showed that its income last year was £126,169, while its expenditure had been £159,920, and this excess of expenditure over income had been going on for sbme time, until the balance due to the treasurer amounted to £ 42,579. The missionary society had, however, been carrying on its work with earnestness and efficiency, and although there had been a falling off in the number of mem- bers at home there had been a large increase in thejnumber of members of their Mission Churches. The total sum collected in the two Cardiff districts amounted to JE526, and of this sum the Roath Local Brand i had collected JE161 Is 3d. Mr W. Price addressed the meeting, pleading earnestly for increased support to the mission fund. He stated that they would have to collect C40 that evening to exceed the sum collected last year, as at the sermon on Sunday they only collected £2.5. The Rev. W. Andrews addressed the meeting, refer- ring to the changes that had taken place since he ministered among them. The Rev. J. Macdonald spoke with reference to missionary work, and .Mr L. Williams on the necessity for increasing their efforts in support of missionary work. A collec- tion was male at the close in aid of the Mission Fund. PBESBTTERIAN CHURCH, WINDSOR-PLACE, CAR- DEfF.—The anniversary services held at the above church were commenced on Sunday, and followed fey a lecture on Monday evening by the Rev. Robert Taylor, of London, on Temper What is it, and how to manage it V' The chair was taken by the Rev. D. W. Kennedy, and the attendance was a tolerably good one. The lecture, which was one of a highly interesting character, was at times very amusing from the under-current of humour which pervaded the rev, gentleman's remarks, at the same time carrying a moral lesson to both young and old. WOOD-STREET CHAPEL.—Two sermons were preached in the above place of worship, on Sun- day last, by the Rev. D. Edwards, of Pilton- green, near Swansea. The sermons were listened to with marked attention, and notwithstanding the ind and rain, the evening congregation was very numerous. Mr Edwards expressed his delight,t seeing so large a congregation on such a gtormy night. THE BUILDING OPERATIONS AT MOUNTSTUART. -The work of laying the foundation of the hand- some new mansion for the Marquis of Bute is proceeding satisfactorily. For the accommoda- tion of the master of the works a large substantial brick house of two storeys and attics is about com- pleted near the scene of operations, and houses for the accommodation of about 200 workmen and their families are also being erected hard by. Viarr OF Miss LTDIA HOWABD.-We are about to be favoured with the visit of Miss Lydia Howard, of metropolitan fame, to the Philhar- monic, Cardiff. This lady comes to us specially Commended by the London and North-country press as an actress, elocutionist, and vocalist of the highest order. She is accompanied by a tpecially-selected company of vocalists and musicians, and during her three days' visit to Cardiff-beginning on Monday next-will minister U> the pleasure of the community in no ordinary degree. Our contemporary the Western Daily Press, in connection with Miss Howard's visit to Bristol, says she has a most interesting appear- ance her voice is remarkably rich and sound, while her pronunciation is correct and refined. Miss Howard's elocution is described as splendid, her acting charmingly natural, and her dancing graceful and skilful. Three ladies—Miss Kathleen Power, Miss Susan Carlee, and Miss Alice Coin— ind one gentleman, Mr Alfred Stirling, take part in the entertainment. # I WOOD-TURNING.—The Worshipful Company of Turners, London, some time since offered prizes open to the whole country for turning in wood, Itone, iron, etc. The exhibition was field at the Mansion House for several day 3, and contained jnany remarkable specimen ot turning. Mr Grleeson, in the employ of Messrs Javvisaca Sons, Splotlands, sent for competition a wooden candle- j Jtick, to w hich the judges aw ude l piizc. The base is ornamented with carved oiroies having raised centres. The stem, • Lie., is fitiare, has on its four sides similar ornament. Tho system adopted seems to open up a new tiel i for the the production of articles of furniture, etc., by the 1 tnrmng lathe. Altogether the candlestick is a Handsome and remarkable production. Theorizes were on tie 15th inst. distributed by the Lord Mayor at the mansion house. j A MISSIONARY MEETING WIS held at the Mount Tabor Primitive Methdisc Chapel, Bplotland, on Wednesday evening. The;- W:K a moderate attendance. Mr J. RainsdrJe presid d, fcnd was suppor'ecl on the platform by tho Li.v. D. W", Kennedy (Presbyterian), J. P. Bel'inghiini, J. Watkin3 (Primitive Methodist.) It Jinnounced that the Rev. J. Lee, who was the deputation from the missionary society, as unable to be present. The Rev. Mr Watkios read the report of the society, which de- tailed the work of the society for the year. The Rev. J, P. Bellingham, in a waiin address, remarked on the seeming failure of the missionary work. He, however, thought that, considering that where 300 young men could at one time be found in India to draw the car of Juggernaut, not 30 now would volunteer to do it, the results of the work were not to be despised.— The Rev. D. W. Kennedy said he did not see there was a failure at all. Ti ere were at the present period a larger number of missionaries than at any previous period, and in different parts of the heathen world there were no less than a million and a quarter of converts, and around their little mission houses lay the bodies of numbers of others who had slept "the sleep of .death." The Bible had been translated into a "Hundred different langnages. There were J/iOO missionaries at work, and 16,000 native missionaries in addition. He urged them to respond libe ally 10 the appeal fur aid. A collection was afterwards jreanfeea. •. Lecture,—The Rev. W. E. Winks lectured on Wednesday evening, at Tredegarville chapel, on "Notable cobblers,or Heroes of the Awl andLast." There was a moderate attendance. THE CARDIFF CHOBAL SOCIETY,- -The Cardiff Choral Society are preparing Spohr's oratorio of the "Last Judgment." It is expected that Mr Davies, the conductor, will make arrangements to jmve a first-class orchestral accompaniment, and artistes of high merit have already been ^ugaged, >ye trust the public will give the members 01the poetry the support which they deserve for the endeavors put forth to give the Cardiff people a musical tr?<* £ SALEM WELS £ BAPTIST CHAPEL.—A tea meet- inn was held on Wednesday, at the Welsh Baptist Chapel, Moira-terrace^rjnd was highly successful. In tr.e evening a publics meeting was held, which Was largely attended. SMUGGLING.—At the borough police-court, on Baturday, before the Mayor and Alderman Bowen. William Thomas, a seaman, was charged with jrougsrling brandy. The defendant was met at the fcop of East Dock,on Friday by one of the Custom- house officers. Suspecting that he ha 1 something concealed about him, he was searched, and three V>ttlea of bran iy was found on him. He pleaded Siilty, and as fined 12s 9d and 10s co=ts.—August ausen, the steward of the steamship Alliance, of Carditf, for St. Nazaire, was charged with con- cealing a quantity of spirits. On the vessel being rummaged a second time r,n Thursday, one ot the Custom-house officers found concealed iu the defendant's pantry five bottles of brandy, one of ein, aud one bottle of rum. Defendant admitted that ihey belonged tc him. Mr Jones, the ex- amining officer stated that the value of the spirits was £ 1 „ 8s 6d. A3 he was an officer on board of i.. the vessel he was fined J::3 nd costs, or to go to prison for one mouth' hard labor, Geo. Mansfield a seaman of tho same fe;, 01, was charged •>% ith concealing ilne bottla of spirits. The Custom-house officers >11 their second rummage found a bottle of brindy toucealed under the defendant's bunks, which he vhnitted belonged to him. The value was stated jy Mr Jones too be 4s 6d. Defendant had been .ir-r/lously convicted fur smuggling, and he was ii:- ,v fined 10j aud costs, or 14 "ysifuprisournent OBSTRUCTION.—Augusto Burenetti and Peter Paulini, two Italians, were charged with causing an obstruction, on Friday, by fighting in Bute- street. The defendants were found struggling on the ground by the pol-ioe. A large crowd had assembled, and defendants obstructed the road for soine time. Defendants alleged that they were only in fun, but the police said that one of the de- fendant's was covered with blood. Burenetti had been previously twice convicted for the same offence, and he was fined 20s and costs, or to go to prison for one month. He was also told that if he appeared again for the offence, he would be senfto prison without the option of a fine. Pauliui was fined 10s and coats. ALLEGED FRAUD.—At the borough police-court on Monday, before the Mayor and Mr R. O. Jones, Ann Daman, a young woman, was charged on a remand with defrauding Charles Harris, a butcher, Castle-road, on the 8th Octcber, of the sum of 19s 9^d. ithe prisoner, it w..s alleged, went to the complainant's shop and asked for some fry. She then asked if he could change a sovereign, at the same time placing a "Hanover" on the bluck, cnd receiving 19s 9^1 change. It was also alleged that the prisoner had in a very similar manner obtained goods and money from Mr Clarke, draper, &c.. Bute-road. Since the last examination the Clerk to the magistrates had communicated with the Treasury Department, and forwarded them the evidence in the case, and they had consented to prosecute. Mr Miller now ai pi^ared for the prisoner, and cross-examined Mr Harris for the purpose of proving au alibi, but the prosecutor stated that he was positive as to the prisoner being the person who passed the" Han- over." The prisoner was remanded for a week to enable Mr Millar to call witnesses for the defence. SLAUGHTERING ON UNLICENSED PREMISES.— James Hurforu, a butcher, of 18, James-street, was charged with slaughtering a sheep on un. licensed premises. The proceedings, which were conducted by the Town Clerk, Mr Wheatiey, were under the Public Health Act. P.S. Cox visited the defendant's premises on the morning of the 15th September and found him engaged in slaughtering a lamb, and the carcase of a sheep just slaughtered was lying on the floor. He called the attention of the defendant to what he was doing, and he made no reply. The defence was that Mr Henford, in consequence of ill health, was late that morning, and in order to get ready for business he slew the lamb, which he now regretted. He was fined 40s and costs. WOUNDING.—Patrick Connell, a. labourer, was charged with assaulting and wounding a woman named Sarah Jones. The case was remanded from Monday, as the injured woman could not be found, and it was stated that she had been sent away by the friends of the prisoner. She was now in attendance, having been secured on Saturday by the police. She stated that the defendant, on Saturday week, followed her about for some time, and when opposite the Charing Cross he struck her three times on the face, the last blow knocking her down. When on the ground he kicktd her on the head. A1 witness stated that he saw t -a defendant kick the complainant after knocking her down. Dr Hardyman said that the complainant had a wound on her head two and a half inches long. The wound had been very Erobably caused by a kick. It could not well have been produced by a fall. The police gave the defendant a bad character, and the bench sent him to prison for six months, with hard labour. OBSTRUCTION ON THE GREAT WESTERN RAIL- WAY.—Bryant Biggs, optician, was fined 20s and costs for causing an obstruction on the platform of the Great Western Railway, at Cardiff, on the 11th of August. Nox-MAINTENANCE.—At the borough police court, on Tuesday, before Mr G. Bird and Mr J. Cory, Mark Moyle, a fueman, was charged by Mr Pritchard, the warrant officer for the Cardiff guardians, with leaving his wife and family chargeable to the Cardiff Union. The wife and four children became chargeable to the Union, on the 13th September, and the defendant was ar- rested at Gloucester, on Monday, where he was working as a "lumper." He had been earning quite sufficient money to maintain his wife and children. The bench sent him to prison for one month with hard labour.—Henry Weeks, a cabinet maker, was sent to prison for 14 days for leaving his wife and family chargeable to the Cardiff Union.-David Davies, a cooper, was also sent to prison for one month for the same offence. He had been 13 times convicted for several offences since 1871. NEGLECTING TO PROCEED TO SEA. — John Stewart, a seaman, was charged with neglecting to join the steamship King Arthur. The defen- dant signed articles on the 9th to join on the 10th, and received his advance note. The ship sailed on the 11th, and the defendant could not be found. He was on Monday apprehended at Newport, where he had shifted on board another vessel. The bench sent him to prison for one month, with hard labour, A POLICEMAN'S SCARE, — John Collins, a labourer of Roath, was charged with causing a disturbance in Milton-street, early on Tuesday. The defendant had in some way obtained posses- sion of a policeman's whistle, which he was blowing with all his power about two o'clock in the morning. The consequence was that in a few minutes the police from all parts of Roath were running from their beats in the direction of Milton-street, the impression being that a fire had broken out in that locality, and they were some- what indignant when they found the cause of their alarm. The defendant had been drinking. He was very violent, and the bench fined him 5s and costs. A LANDLORD'S TROUBLES.-Thomas Davies, the owner of some property in Wellington-street, was charged with causing an obstruction in that street on Monday evening. It appears that the defendant was informed on Monday evening that one of his tenants was "flitting," and as the tenant was in arrears of rent he hurried to the spot to see a cart laden with the furniture about to ie ve the door. The tenant was on the cart. The defendant got on the cart, a crowd had collected, and a table having fallen to the ground, the defendant stuck to it." The police interfered to prevent the obstruction, and the defendant became very violent, the result being that the police locked him np. The bench fined him 10s and costs. STEALING POTATOES.-At the borough police- court, on Wednesday—before Mr R. O. Jones— William Russell, a labourer, was charged with stealing 121bs of potatoes, the property of Mr W. Baker, potato merchant, Herbert-street. The prisoner was seen near the stores, at Herbert- street, on Tuesday, and soon afterwards the pri- soner was found in possession of a bundle contain- ing potatoes. He pleaded guilty, and was sent to prison for one month, with hard labour. KEEPING A DISORDERLY HOUSE.—Chas. Smith and Jane Smith, man and wife, were charged with keeping a house of ill-fame, at 35, Rnssell-street, Roath. Evidence was given by Police-sergeant Harris, who had visited the house on several occasions, and found men there in com- pany with women of bad character. He cautioned the male prisoner to discontinue the practice, but be took no notice, and the house was still carried on in a very disorderly manner. The male prisoner had the management of the house, and constantly took an active part in it at nights. The female defendant acted under his directions. -The bench discharged the female defendant, considering that she acted under the direction of her husband, but sent the male defendant to prison for a month, with hard labour. SUSPICIOUS.—John Kelly, a convicted thief, was charged with having a pair of boots in his pos- session supposed to have been stolen.—The bench remanded the case till Monday, to enable the police to make inquiries. ASSAULTING THEPOUCE.—Cornelius Broderick, a yjung man, was charged with assaulting P.C. Parsons, on Tuesday night, in the execution of his dnty. The defendant with a number of others wrs creating a disturbance on the Cowbridge-road on Tuesday evening. The constabla went up to them and ordered them to move away. The others did go away, but the defendant refused, and making use of an oath, struck ;be constable a violent blow on the nose, making it bleed. The defendant was very violent afterwards, and he had to obtain assistance to remove him. The defendant had been previously sent to prison for threa months for assaulting the same constable, and the bench now sent him to prison for six months, v. ith h-rd labour. ROBBERY AT THE CARDlllP SLAUGHTER-HOUSE. George Webb, a lad 15 years of age, was ch&rged with stealing a quantity of liver and lights from the Cardiff Slaughter-house, the property of John Murray. The liver and lights ere left safe on Tuesday night, when the place was closed. Later on the prisoner was seen coming out of the window. He had a bundle in his haud, and on i-,ei,g stopped the bundle was found to contain the liver and lights belonging to Murray. The bench sent the defendant to prison for 10 days, with hard labour..

LLANDAFF. A WOULD-BE SUICIDE.—At the petty-sessions, cn Monday, an old man. named John Tobin, was charged with having attempted to commit suicide by juini ing into the river. Evidence was called showing that defendant had of late taken to I e drinking hea ily, :.nd probably tried to destroy I his life w^dle suffering from delirium tremevx. This having been roved to the satisfaction of the bench, on h:s promising to abstain from intoxicants I in futuie thev discharged him. j&t'NDAY CfcfENL.SRS, — Michael Snook nd Michael Mard-in, charged with being on the pre- mises of the White Lion on the 5th inst., at half- past four o'clock, were fined 108 and costs.— Heurv Jordan, charged with a similar offence, in connection with the Mitre Inn, on 12'h inst., at about the same hour, was ordered to p ty a similar penalty WE ARE requested by Miss Geitrade Jenner to state that her application to thejHome Secretary, in connection with one whom she took proceedings against for an assault upon her in Llandaff Cathedral Churchyard, has elicited so satisfactory Cathedral Churchyard, has elicited so satisfactory a reply as to exonerate Mi-<s Jenner from the slightest imputation of havi g been the means of au incarceration upon"false'' or mistaken witness.

PENARTH. PETTY SESSIONS.—At these sea-im*, on Mon- day-before, Messrs H. J. Evans and James Ward —several ? parents were charged by the school attendance officer for Penarth with neglect- ing to send their children to school, and several others with disregarding the orders cf the magistrates. Two of them, Christo- pher Dipoe auU Leah Rees, were fined 5s each, including costs. Attendance orders were directed to be Issued against the ot! er"—William Sadler, greengrocer, charged with allowing a donkey to be worked in an unfit state, w is fined 20s and co^ts.—Cuarles Hutchings and Thon as Bailey were charged with ill-treating duikers. Hutch- ings was lined 20s and costs,- :md Bailey 5s and costs.—George Spear was fined 10s and costs for an assault.—Edward Hiil, for keeping a dog with- out a licence, was_ fined IO3 and costs.—.T imes Lidford, for assaulting a police constable while in the execution of his duty, was sent to gaol for a mouth, with hard labour.—John Cronin was fined 5s and costs for being on licensed premises uuriug prohibited hours,

BUILTH WELLS. AT THE POLICE-COURT, on Monday, before Mr Thomas (chair-nan), Mr E. Woosnam, Mr H. Gwynne, and the Rev. R. S. Venables, Eliza M=ison summoned Thomas Pilchard, farm servant, at Bryncoch, to show cau3P, &c., and an order was made.—David Moses and David Pugh were charged by John Gwynne, gamekeeper to Mr Broad .vood, with trespassing in pursuit of coneys, i in the parish of Abcredw. Thfiv were fined 2s 6d { each and costs,

SWANSEA. CHRIST CHURCH.—Mr A. E, Carter, proressor of music, has commenced his duties as organist in this church. The church was very crowded on Sunday evening, and the service was a musical treat. Mr Carter, although a young man, dis- played great ability in bring out the fine tones of his organ. LOCAL GOVERNMENT BOARD ENQUIRY.—Mr Samuel Joseph Smith, an inspector of the Local Government Board, held an inquiry on Tuesday into the application of the Sanitary authority to borrow £ 1,000 for the removal of Island House, The necessary evidence was given, and after the commissioner has made his report, the decision of the Local Government Board will be duly given. AN IRISHMAN'S EXPEDIENT.—At the borongh police-court, on Monday, an Irishman named Patrick Dogell was charged with drunkenness and breaking a pane of glass. A young man named Thomas, living in Mead-road, said the man broke one of the windows in his house early 0:1 Sunday morning. He was then drunk. A constable said that when at the police-station prisoner said he was bound to do something for a night'3 lodging. He was sentenced to 10 days' hard labour. A FRENCH CAPTAIN'S TROUBLE.—A young woman named Elizabeth Thomas, Back-street, was charged with stealing about £1 lis from the person of H. Bontruel, a French sea captain. Prosecutor stated that when going on board of his vessel about eight o'clock on Saturday night he met:a girl, who a'-ked him to accompany her to a house. He complied, and there met the prisoner, who was in the house with three or fonr men. The men went out and left him alone with the two girls. He then went up- stairs with the prisoner, and they had something to drink, after which he gave her a shilling, taking the coili from his purse. He afterwards missed the purse containing the money named, but prisoner had then left the room. He ran down- stairs, but could find only the girl with whom he 'vent to the house. Information was aft6rwards given to the police, and the woman was appre- hended. Cross-examined by Mr Woodward, who defended I did not tell the policeman that the girl with whom I went to the house was the one that stole my purse. A police-constable spoke to seeing the girls run out of the house, and said that he went down and caught one of them. On taking her back tLe prosecutor said, I have been robbed of 23s. That's the girl." This girl, witness added, was not the prisoner. At the police-station prosecutor said, That is the girl who took me to the house she is not the one who stole my money." Witness did not see the pri- soner among the girls who ran out of the house. The bench considered that the evidence was not such as could be convicted upon, and discharged the girl. VIOLENT ASSAULT.—At the police-court on Tuesday, James McCarthy was charged with violently assaulting Jeremiah Donovan, Vine- street, by striking him on the head with a ham- mer.—Dr. Thomas said prosecutor was unable to attend, although he was progressing favourably. -Prisoner was remanded for a week. OFFENCES AGAINST THE LICENCING ACT.—At the county police-court on Wednesday, Matthew Thomas, Llangafelach, who had a licence to sell beer on the premises, was charged with selling off the premises. Mr Lawrence prosecuted, on behalf of the excise authorities, and Mr Glascodine de- fended. Mr Cusach, of Clydacb, and another excise officer, said they went to the defendant's house at three o'clock in the afternoon, and asked for a pint of beer. Mrs Tnomas replied that she had no licenpe to enable her to serve them, but after a moment she drew the beer, and it was drunk on the premises. Eventually, the bench inflicted a reduced fine of- £ 5, accompanying it with a recommendation to the assize authorities for a further mitigation. TRANSFER.—At the borough police-court, a son of Mrs Panks, who formerly occupied the Phea- sant Inn. applied for, and obsained, a transfer to himself of the Black Horse Inn, Dyfatty-street,

LLANELLY. WESLEYAN FOREIGN MISSIONS.—On Sunday two sermons in aid of the above missions were delivered at the Wesleyan Chapel, Hall-street, by the Rev. A. 1. Wharton, of Neath. MORIAH BAFTIST CHAPEL.—On Sunday the half-yearly meetings ot the above chapel (the Rev. John Rowlands, minister)f were held. Sermons were delivered by the Rev. Dr. H. C. Parry (Cefin), of America. PARK CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH.—On Sunday the pulpit of the above church was occupied by the Rev. W. W. Jubb, of London, his morning discourse being on Patience." MECHASICS'INSTITUTloN.-Mr William Henry Nevill, J.P., has accepted the appointment of vice-president of the above institution. CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY EXTENSION SCHEME. —Ou Friday evening, at the Park-street Board School, the course of lectures on the French Revolution was continued. The lecturer (the Rev E. Symes, M.A.) dwelt upon the characteristics of the French political parties, and the state of feeling produced in surrounding countries. The attendance was larger than on previous occasions, and it was gratifying to find a larger proportion attending the seven o'clock classes. LOCAL BOARD OF HEALTH.—This board met on Saturday, Mr W. Howell, chairman, presiding. A disenssion arose on a plan submitted by the Rev. D. D. Jones, vicar of St. Paul's, for some cottages in the neighbourhood of his house. The plan was approved of, but Mr W. Rosser, and Mr John liandell entered a protest against the action of the board, inasmuch as the plan only showed a road 15 feet wide instead of 30, as re- quired by the bye-laws. The Chairman moved that railings be erected on the left hand side of Heolfawr-road, near the station. She Surveyor said that the cost of protecting the dangerous parts of the road would be £ 5. It was resolved that the attention of the landowner should be drawn to the matter. A petition was read from the inhabitants of Havelock-street, for a water- mainjtap. The surveyor was directed to report on the same. A letter from the owner of the Spring Gardens skin-yard was read, complaining of the scarcity of water. The lelerk was requested to report upon the matter. The medical officers' report stated that during the quarter ending Sep- tember 30th, 189 births had been registered', being equal on the estimated population to a rate of 41'4 per 1,000. For the same period 88 deaths had occurred, giving a rate of 19'2 per 1,000. The rate for July and August. 18*8 and 15'1, respectively, rose in September to 24'9. The principal causes of death were infectious and contagious diseases, 19 tdiseases of respiratory organs, 23 nervous system, 13; of ,tbe bowels, 10. 47 deaths oc- curred of persons under the age of five years, and 11 over the age of 60 years. The district has latterly been free or nearly so of epidemic disease. A return of water used by the various works at Llanelly for the last threejyears was referred to a committee. Mr. Richard Nevill wrote explain- ing that the farm of Danygraig was not now in his occupation, and that he used much leis water. He therefore applied for a reduction of the amount paid by him for a supply. The surveyor was desired to report on the matter. KILLED BY WALKING ON THE RAILWAY.—On Sunday, William, Davies, of Llangennech, roller- man, was proceeding home to Llangenntch, about nine or 10 o'clock, accompanied by a young man named Anthony. They crossed an 1 walked on the Great Western Railway, When near the crossing, between Loughor and Llanelly, Davies was struck down by a passing train and killed. THE BEULAH TRACT SOCIETY has completed its first year's work in connection with Beulah Sun- day-school, attheWern, Llanelly, with gre it success There are nine visitors who distribute 294 tracts every Sunday through the district. Mr Edwin Dutton, Station-read, acts as secretary, DB. WILLIAMS' SCHOLARSHIP AT THE GLASGOW UNIVERSITY.—Mr Arthur Seys Howell, son of Mr H. S. Howell, Hall-street, Llanelly, a student at Spring Hill College, Birmingham, has won Dr. Williams' scholarship of 240 a year for three years, tenable at the Glasgow University, where he in- tends to continue his studies with a view to the M.A. degree. SERIOUS ACCIDENT TO A CARMARTHEN MAN.— David Lewis, of Blue-street, Carmarthen, was proceeding through Bridge-street, Llanelly, on Monday afternoon, when a hone ana cart, driven furiously by a haulier, came upon him, and struck him down, breaking his leg in two places. A MISSING MAN FOUND DROWNED.—Richard Howell, of Dafea, Llanelly, who has been missing since Monday week, and of whom no tidings could be obtained, was found drowned on Satur- day evening, in a pool near Bynea, Llanelly, DZ-\TH OF AN OLD INHABITANT.—On Saturday last, Mra Elizabeth Hughes, relict of the late Mr David Hughes, ironmonger, Llanelly, died, aged 7G years. She was a native of Brecon, and had lived upwards of 45 years at Llanelly. OBITUARY,—We have to record the death, after a long illness, of an old and respected townsman, Mr John Jones, maltster, Park-street, in the 73rd year of his sge, which took plap r>n Wednesday morning. He had been a member of the Board of Health for many ye rs, and also of the School Board from its formation. He was a nuni-iter of the Baptist denomination, aud a deacon of Moriah chai-el. THE SOUTH WALES TIN WORKS. — Messrs. E. More wood and Co,, South Wales Works, Llanelly, a.re to give their men 2i par cent. of the reduction keptfri ill them since Monday, October 13Lh. A COLLIFR AND HIS SWEETHEART.-On Wed- nesday, before Mr C. W. Nevill and Rev. Nevill, Esther Harris Llwynhendy, Llanelly, a single woman, for whom Mr Snead appeared, applied for an order against David Bassett, LI ynhen'.iy, collier, for whom Mr Howell ap- peared. Complainant said the defendant use to visit her at home at eight o'clock at night, and leave at two o'clock in the morning. He promised her marrir.ge. On one occasion her mother came down in her nightgown, and she hid him away, but her mother found him, and asked him what he was going to do that ht- had not kept his pron i.se to mutry her. He siid, "Times are too bad to get married now." C;03 -examined The meetings took place it: 1 witness in the kitchen. I can't fix the date. It was about IS months ego. I can't say the year. I don't k;.ow II what year. I can't read. 1 don't know what a month is. I know John Man. ;;i?,g,ret Hurries, sister of complainant, said she saw Bassett hun- dred3 of times at her house courting her sister. He I kissed her and pulled her about. S:-e lso saw J B.- ssett there) at nig:.t. Mm confined his kissing ?o | w.'tncs-1. Ann Harris, the mother, 8.;<1 that the defendant had ad itted the case to her. Cr-ss- examined I was in gaol 21 years go. f ',r Hi: e months refuse to answer upon what chr. gs ''Y present complainant, my daughter, was born ii. gaol. The bench made an order

HAVERFORDWEST. THE LONDON MISSIONARY MEETING w s hel.1 on Monday, at the Tabernacle Chai-ei, the deput-i- tion being the Rev. A. T. Savilie, late m'ssionory at the South Sta lahmds. The Hevs. A!orr;s Morean and Dr. Davies took rart in the meeting. Mr William Davies, Spring G ;r le-.s, presided. THE SCHOOL BOARD met on Monday evening. Present-Messrs George Phillips (chairman*, Rev. I F, Foster, James Price, a-d Edmund EUis.—A letter from the Education Department was read, in reply to one -ent by the clerk, with reference to remitting tie arrears of school fees, it being stated in the official letter that the board had no power to remit such nrrears. The members of the board being now unanimously of opinion that the arrears were irrecoverable, and incurring expense to rtcover them would be useless expense, a letter 1 to this effect was directed tJ be sent to the Edu- cation Department

NEWPORT. jroucE COURT.—Ac the Newport borough petty- sessions on Monday—before Mr William Jones and Mr A. J. Stevens—William Evans, an elderly man, living in Charles-street, was charged with stealing swedes and other vegetables from the garden ground on the Caerau Estate, belonging to Mr William Graham. The case was dealt with as a trespass, and a fine of 10s 6d, or 14 days, was imposed.—John Edmonds was summoned for being disorderly in High-street, and was fined 5s.- Elizabeth Rees was summoned for assaulting Mary Ann Gaul. From the statement of complainant, the assault was most unjustifiable. Fined 10s 6d, or 14 days' imprisonment. THE COUNTY COURT v as held on Tuesday-be- fore His Honour J. M. Herbert, judge.—Jte John Edward Brinston, jeweller, l'ontypool. Mr Gar- dener, solicitoi, Usk, appeared on behalf of a creditor of the estate of the bankrupt, who had not received from the trustee of the estate, Mr Jenkin Davies, accountant, Newport, the amount due as a composition at the rate of 2s in the 2. The bankrupt filed his petition in 1877, and the creditors agreed to accept 2s in the £ in two in- stalments. This the trustee had neglected to pay over to Mr R. Mulner, of Old Market-street, Bris- tol. His Honour's decision was an order for the payment of the amount due, with costs, within seven days.—Be J. Clere Scott-Darby: Mr Lloyd appeared for the trustee of the estate of the bankrupt, who was represented by Mr Wyndham Pain, solicitor. The application was for an order to realise the estate, tor which some friends of Mr Darling had offered the sum of 1'700. This was deemed an inadequate value, and his Honour decided that the tiustee must pursue the usual course. CLAIM FOR BUILDINGS.—Davies v. Chapman.— This was an action brought to recover the sum of S26 18s 6d, balance of purchase money of two houses built by Charles Raffel, in Henry-street, Marshes-road. He had sold them to the defen- dant for the sum of £360. A set-off was pleaded, and his Honour certified for JB12 lis 7d. A CURIOUS PROCESS OF REVENGE.—At the bor- ough police-court, on Wednesday—before Mr John Moses (ex-Mayor), Colonel Lyne, Mr Wynd- ham Jones, and Mr It. G. Cullum-Joseph Elijah Hunt was charged with wilfully breaking a pane of glass, value £ 117a- 6d, in the window of the Star Hotel, Dock-street, the property of Messrs Thomas, Phillips, and Sons. Mr Llewellin, solicitor (Gibbs and Llewellyn), appeared for the defendant, and admitted the charge, expressing regret for what had occurred. In answer to the bench, defendant stated a son of Mr Phillips had beaten hi3 boy, and he became exasperated in consequence. "He thereupon went to the premises of Mr Phillips, and broke the pane of glass, Mr Phillips, jun., denied that his brother had beaten Mr Hunt's son, but there had been a game of football, at which the defendant's son was injured. The bench made an order for the payment of the damage, and imposed a fine of Is and the costs. SHOP ROBBERY. — Caroline Witcombe was charged with stealing two tins of corned beef from the shwp of Mr Enoch Griffiths, provision merchant, High-street. Mr Jenkins, an assist- ant .in prosecutor's shop, stated the case. The tins of Tbeef were exhibited with others in the doorway of the shop. Towards dusk the prisoner came atong and appeared to be looking at the tins of beef. Witness spoke to her, but took no further notice, until in a short time be heard a noise amongst the tins. On going to examine the tins, two were missing. Inspector Curtis proved the apprehension of the prisoner. She at first denied the charge, but subsequently admitted the theft. The prosecutor, through Mr Jenkins, his assistant. said he had no desire to press the charge. The woman appeared to feel her position, and begged to be allowed to pay for the meat. A good char- acter was given to the woman. The bench said, under the circumstances, they would deal leniently with her, by sentencing her to one day's imprison- ment, but they hoped this would act as a warning to her. It was a serious charge, and the convic- tion would be recorded against her. RENEWED ACTION IN BASTARDY.—A fitter, named Wyndham Jones, was summoned by a respectable-looking servant girl, to show cause, &c., but after hearing evidence, the summons was dismissed,

CHEPSTOW. SHIRENEWTON.—On Sunday and Monday ser- mons and meetings were held in the parish church, in behalf of the Church Missionary Society. On Sunday the Rev. W. Tudor Thomas, rector of Llanwrtyd, Breconshire, preached two powerful sermons, and on Monday evening the rev. gentle- man gave, in the Public-room, an eloquent lecture on the rise and progress of missions in India and Sierra Leone." Mr Thomas gave a graphic description of the lives of Schwartz, Carey, Henry Martin, and Bishop Crovvther. It is seldom that a missionary meeting is rendered so interesting as this was. The collections realised the sum of £14. AT THE POlICE COURT on Saturday, before Mr W. Æ. Seys, Henry Stephens, woodman, Tintern, was brought up in custody charged with stealing from the person of Peter Mc3ride, on the high- way near Tintern, the sum of 4s 4d. After hear- ing the evidence the magistrate remanded the case until Thursday next, taking bail for the appear- ance of the prisoner, himself in JE10 and one surety injglO.

FOREST OF DEAN. COLEFORD PETTY-SESSIONS. — Thomas Ocoper and Charles Buffin, colliers, were summoned for poaching nt Wainscot Wood. Cooler, an old i offender, was fined 203, and Buffin 10s and costs.— William Jenkins, of Cinderford, was summoned by Thomas Howell, woodman; for damaging an oak tree, and was ordered to pay 2s damage, with a fine of 108 and costs.—George Roberts (Coalway Lane End), Thomas Cooper (Joyford), Thomas Smart (Edinwall), George Guest (Whitecroft), and William Hill, of Yorkley were summoned for neg- lecting to send their children to school. It was asserted by the latter defendant's wife that the children had been cruelly treated by the assistant teachers at Whitecroft because they didn't take them tobacco. The woman was advised to make her statement to the board. Orders were made in all the cases.-Joseph Sutton, the owner of a travelling merry-go-round," was fined 20s, with 15s damage and costs, for allowing six horses to trespass.

ROSS. BOARD OF GUARDIANS.—At the meeting of the Board of Guardians, on Monday, a report was re- ceived from the Local Government Board on the enquiry recently held at the workhouse relative to the admission of one Sarah Smart. The nurse accused the master of the house of neglect of duty in having the woman taken to the receiving ward and allowing her to remain there till the following day, and also with neglecting to send for the doctor although he promised to do so. The master denied any knowledge of the woman having been admitted into the house until the following morning, and contradicted the nurse's statement with reference to his having mether assistingSarah Smart to the receiving ward. The Local Govern- ment Board reported, after weighing the evidence adduced at the enquiry, they were of opinion the nurse stated what was wilfully untrue, and ordered her immediate dismissal, while as there appeared to to be great laxity in the management of the house they directed the master and matron to be reprimanded.—The nurse (Sarah Taylor) having been dismissed, the vice-chairman brought forward other charges against the master of the house, and moved that the same be reported to the Local Government Board, which was carried by the meeting, six voting for and five against,

ST. CLEARS. LICENSING.—At the petty-se-ssions, on Tuesday, the licence of the Bridgend Inn was transferred from John Lewis to John Thomas. CRUELTY TO A MABE.-Inspector T. Fair, of the R.S.P.C.A., charged Mr Rice Henry Howell, surgeon, of St. Clears, with cruelty to a mare. P.C. George Williams said he saw defendant riding from Penpitch towards St. Clears, ou the 6th inst, and saw matter as if from a wound under the tail of the animal. There was a "crupper "under the tail. He called defendant's attention to the condition of the animal. Defendant said it was not very bad. Witness afterwards met defendant. and again remonstrated with him, when he laughed and struck the mare with a stick, going off at a cauter. About three p.m. the same day witness examined the mare, and found two large wounds under the tail. one on each side, in which he could have buried his finger. Defendant rode the same animal three days after that. Defendant might have relieved it by removing the crupper, but he did not do so. Inspector T. Fair gave evidence., and the defendant was fined El la and costs. ASSAULTING THE POLICE.—Thomas Thomas, Penblewm, Llandewy-Velfry, for assaulting P.C. George Mitchelmore, at Castle Lloyd sale, was find 10s 6d nd costs.—David Brown, the Strand, Laugharne, was charged with a similar offence committed at Laugharne. Defendant was fined 10s 6d, including costs. CHARGE OF HOUSEBREAIING.—Edward John, labourer, of Naps, Peudine, was charged with breaking into the house of David Harris, labourer, Pendine, and taking a box containing money and other articles. Prosecutor said that on the 8th inst. he missed a box containing £6 10s in gold, four shawls, two handkerchiefs, a petticoat, and other articles, from his house. Saw prisoner about the premises that evening. Afterwards meeting him, witness asked him hat he did in his house, and he said, "I was in your house, and came out and left the door open." Prisoner is nephew to witness's wife. Richard Evans, farmer, of Big House, Pendine, said he found the box in one of his fields. The lid was open, but all the goods and the money were there. P.C. George Mitchelmore gave evidence. The bench discharged the accused,

TREDEGAR. AT THE PETTY-SESSIONS, on Tuesday, Catherine Watkins summoned John Powell, collier, to shew cause, &c. The intimacy took place at New Tre- degar and Caerphilly, near which village Catherine went to s?rvice. There was some very hard swearing, but the bench made an order.—John J ont>s, labourer, was sent to goal for 14 days for stealing an overcoat from Mr Lyons, ontiitter, Ebbw Vale,—Margaret Richirds, for stealine two scarfs from E hraitu Willi ms, draper, Ebbw "Vale, wa-: sent to gaol for 14 d y?^—Bessie Bar- net t, charged with stealing 66 yards of flannel from the premises "f George Jones, draper. Aber- came, v. as eut-enced to 28 days' hard labour.— Ja.i:es Bamett was charged with using threats towards ids childn-n, and with threatening to ci:t his o.vn threat. P.C. Donuell said he apprehended Ih. wife of Barnett for stealing flannel, and dc* ndai t to k a razor and s« ore he would "polish off ;1. the children -nd himself." The defendant sai he wit., upset on seeing his u ife taken away »n<h being ti; «> he hardly knew what he said or did. He was di ,charged with a caution. did. He was di ,charged with a caution.

PEMBROKE POCK. MUNICIPAL MATTKKP.—Tiie members who re- tire hy r«tat:on this yenr for this wprd are—Mr I W. G. Phillips (mayor), Mr J. Gihby, Imble F -rm, nnd Mr W. H. Lewis, J.P. These gentle- men seek re-election, and as no one has yet signified any intention of coming forward as a ne candidate, there is no doubt that these three will be re-elected without opposition.

CEFN. A COMPETITION between members of the 7th Brecoushire Rifle Volunteers, took pi ice at the Cefn ranee, near Merthyr, 011 Monday. The value I of the prizes shot for was E22 in money, and £5 in kind. The firing was under the direction of the commaudant, Lieut. Matthews. The_princip.il prize was tied for by two corporals, and Las Dot j yet been decided 1

ABERGAVENNY. AT THE POLICE-COURT, on Wednesday—before Captain J. O'Carne^y (in the chair) and Mr A. K. Tynte—Elizabeth Shoote, Tudor-street, was fined Is and costs, for stealing some potatoes out of a field on the Red Barn Farm.—Charles Lewis, breaksman on the London and North-Western Railway, was charged by John Foity, Llanfoist, with aiding and abetting In the theft of a quan- tity of pears, value 2s. Air Iityd Gardner for the complainant, and Mr L. D. Browne for defendant. Complainant said that at 4.45 on the afternoon of the 4th, he saw an engine and breakvan come down the line and pull up under a pea" tree over- hanging the line from Mr Price's garden, and one of the men shake the tree with a long hooked iron. He made for the line, and as he got on the rail- way he saw defendant distinctly; he knew him well, seeing him every day, but before he could make certain of the other four men, the engine- driver blew on all the steam he could, the men rushed into the van and drove off. In defence, Joshua Winterbottom, David Davies, Wm. Wal- by, Henry Priest, James Dedray, and Catherine Hulett were called, and proved au alibi, whereupon the bench dismissed the case.- Upon the application of Mr Browne, the bench granted a summons for perjury against Forty, returnable next Wednesday.— -Daniel Roberts, coachman, in the employ of the Rev. Mr Lloyd, rector of Llanvapley was fined 5s and costs for having been drunk and dis- orderly at Llanvapley, on the 8th inst.—Joseph Matthews, Ireland-street, was fined 10s and costs for being drunk, on Saturday last.-Thomas Price, farmer, Penylan, near Brecon, was charged with exposing three sheep, among a flock, for sale in Abergavenny market on Tuesday, the 7th inst. Defendant admitted the charge, but pleaded ignorance of the fact. Fined 5s and costs, or seven davs.—David Stephens, labourer, was charged by James Greenway, milkman, Aber- gaveuny, with having stolen a sovereign on Fri- day night last. Prisoner was in Greenway's em- ploy, and slept with prosecutor's son, a little lad, who, on the night in question,'went to bed leaving a sovereign in his waistcoat pocket, and in the morning it was gone. Suspicion fell on the prisoner, who subsequently admitted the theft. Three months' hard labour.

MERTHYR. POLICE INTELLIGENCE,-At the police-court on Wednesday, the Stipendiary on the Bench, Wm. Thomas, a collier, for ri iing on the Rhymney and Great Western Joint Railway at Vochriw on the 11th inst., was fined 2s 6d and costs. The offence was proved by Inspector DewcIIyn.—Six young men were summoned for wilfully damaging grass land to the extent of 2s 6d, at Caenarydwn Farm, Defendants were ordered to pay fines of 2s lid and costs (3s 5d) each.-Ann Morgan, milk girl, for stealing half-a-crown from the till of Mrs S. Israel's shop at Dowla's. was fined 2s aud costs.— Mary Roberts and Bridget Murphy, charged with stealing six loaves of bread, the property of Mr John Leary, Dowlais, were discharged, as there was no doubt as to any felonious intention in tak- ing the loaves from the bakehouse.—Jane Wil- liams, a married woman, was chaiged with steal- ing two dresses, one coat. and a counterpane, the property of Wm. Williams. Prisoner, after the death of her sister, prosecutor's wife, kept his house, and it was proved that recently she had removed the articles named and others, and pledged the same. Remanded for a week.- Jeremiah Crawley, a lad nine years of age, for stealing coal, the property of the Rhymney Iron Company, at Pontlottyn, was fined 2s 6d. ON Monday at the police-court, the Stipendiary on the bench, Tho.nas Power, a labourer, of no abode, v as chargsd with begging. P.C. Jone3 (112) gave evidence, and defendant was sentenced *0 a week's imprisonment,

PONTYPRIDD. A CAUTION TO HOUSEHOLDERS.—A night or two ago an invalided female, who occupies a dwelling in Wood-road, was much and seriously alarmed by hearing several burglarious attempts made to break into her hou-e. Fortunately the would-be robber or robbers found ingress impossible. CLIMBING THE CHURCH SPIRE.—On Tuesday, some workmen specially engaged for repaiiiug the exterior of the church, succeeded in reaching the top of the church spire, about 180 feet high. The feat was witnessed by a number of people. When the spire was being completed years ago a fatal fall took place. r; AT THE POLICE-COURT, on Wednesday—before Mr Gwilym Williams (Stipendiary) — Edwa-rd Thomas), charged with stealing a pair of boots, value 5s, the property of Thomas Thomas, TraIIwn, was sentenced to 14 days' hard labour.- For assaulting P.C. Steoheu Price, Robert Davies, Pwllgwaun, was fined 208 and cost.—Ann Palfrey, Gilfach Goch, was fined 10s and coszs for an in- fraction of the Licensing Ac1-, and a similar fine was imposed upon Alfred Eades, landlord of the Boot Inn, Pontypridd, for a like offence-selling beer during illegal hours. Acting-Sergeant Davies proved the former case, and Sergeants Jones and Oliver the latter case.—John Prosser, Ynys- cadad'.vg, was fined Is and costs for cruelly ill- treating a horse.-For the non-attendance of his child at the school John Davies. Portli, was fined 58 and costs.—;Thos. Gowery, charged by David Davies with wilful damage to grass, was fined 2s 6d.—Martha Lewis, Esther Rees, Mary Haycock, and Catherine Williams, charged with stealing coal, the property of Col. Hunt, were each sentenced to be locked up a few hours,—John George Lewis and Edward Lewis were charged with wilfully damaging an incline. The cases were withdrawn upon the payment of costs.

ABERDARE. AT THE POLICE-COURT, on Tuesday—the Stipen- diary, Mr R. H. Rhys, Mr R. Edwards, and Mr D. E. Williams on the bench—John Morris, a labourer, of Trecynon. was ordered to maintain his aged father. Wm- Evans-, haulier, was charged with stealing 581bs. of coal, the property of Messrs Nixon, Taylor, and Co. The case was dismissed.—Ann Evans, ;Susannah;Vaughan, and Arabella Jones, for trespassing, were each fined Is and costs. SUDDEN DEATH.—On Tuesday, David Hughes, aged 71, a weigher, residing at 83, Gadlys-road, whilst passing through the door, fell down, and died.

CARMARTHEN. A SPECIAL UNITED SERVICE for intercession on behalf of Sunday-schools, was held at the English Wesleyan Chapel on Monday evening. There was a large attendance of adults and juveuiles of all denominations in the town. The Rev. F. Ewer, resident minister, conducted the service, which was taken part in by the Rev, R. Solomon (Con- gregationalist), Rev. J. Evans (Calvinistic Metho- dist), Rev. C. L. Stephens (ditto), Mr T. Batstoue (town missionary), Rev. F. Thomas (Baptist), and others. The proceedings consisted of short addresses and prayers. BOROUGH POLICE-COURT.-On Monday, at the Guildhall, an old man named Davis, residing at Nantycaws, was fined 5s and costs for being drunk on Saturday night. When arrested, defendant had about £6 or £ 7 in his possession.—Daniel Jones, of Davies' Court, St. Catharine-street (an old offender) for being drunk and riotous at 11 p.m., on the 11th instant, was fiued 10s and costs, and allowed a week toj ay. WESLEYAN MISSIONS.—On Sunday the annual sermons were preached at the English Wesleyan Chapel, Caimarthen, on behalf of the Foreign Missionary Society, by the Rev. C. Robinson, of Pembroke Dock. The congregations were moder- ately good. In the afternoon a special service for Sunday scholars, parents, and friends was held in the schoolroom. 51 LETTING OF TOLLS.—The gates and bars within the jurisdiction of the Carmarthenshire Roads Board was let by auction on Wednesday. The following rtnts were realised:—Carmarthen dis- trict, to Mr James Percy, of London, for £ 1320 last year's prices. £1.730. Three Commotts dis- trict. Mr Wm. Williams, Market Hotel, Lincoln, for £2,120 last year, £2,020. Llandovery district, Mr Joshua Anthony. Falmouth Gate, Cornw. U, for 21,460; last year's rent, £ 1,430. The borough of Carmarthen markets and weighbridge are to be let by private contracts, the bidding on Wednes- day not being sufficiently high. -— LECTURE.—On Tuesday evening ttie Rev. Thos. Levi, of Aberystwith, lectured at Water-street Chapel Schoolroom on A visit to Egypt and Canaan." The Mayor (Mr R. W. Richards) pre- sided. There was a large attendance. The event was in connection with Zion Chapel anniversary. A vote of thanks was accorded to the minister and to the choir of Water-street Chapel—to the former for lending the building, and to the latter for rendering several sacred selections during the proceedings.

PEMBROKE. ASSAULT.—At the police-court on Saturday, William John, of Carew, was charged with com- mitting a series of assaults on the persons of Martha Scourfield, Sarah Williams, and a little son of the former. The women were returning from the fair on the 10th October, when the defendant ove-.took and assaulted them in a most brutal m nn- knocking them down and kicking them while on the ground, It was also alleged that he had kicked the little boy on the head. Both women bore marks of his brutality, one having tw" black eyes. The little boy had three cuts on his head, and the injuries were of such a character as to require medical treatment. For the assault on Martha Scourfield the defendant was committed for two months' hard labour, and for that on Sarah Williams he was fine 1 2s 6d aud 88 5d costs, and ordered to pay the doctor's fee of 10s 6d, or, in default, one month.

CARDIGAN. AT THE BOROUGH PETTY-SESSIONS, on Monday, Elizabeth Martin, Newport, and Ellen Morgan, Bristol, tramps, charged with begging, were sen- tenced to seven days at Carmarthen gaol.

NELSON ~(LLANCAICH). AT EBENEZER CHAPEL, on Monday night, a competitive meeting was held, under the presi- dency of Mr T. J. Evans, who also adjudicated, There were eight prizes contended for.

CWMAVON. BAPTIsM.-On Sunday last, baptism by immer- sion was performed at Penuel Baptist Church, on 32 persons, by the Eev. J. Rees, pastor, The chapel was crowded. THE REVIVAL.—Bethania Chapel, under the care of the Rev. Mr Thomas, Independent minis- ter, was the scene of a solemn sight last Sunday night, when 102 new members were added to the church. Besides these, Mr Thomas gave the hand of fellowship on May 27th and August 24th to other 45, making a total of 147. Others are under- going their probation for the same purpose.

BRITON FERRY. THE RECTOR OF MERTHYR last Sunday preached at the harve.st thanksgiving services at St. Clement's Church, which was beautifully deco- rated. The building in the evening was crowded, many having come from a distance. SALEM BAPTIST CHAPEL.—OU Sunday evening 10 young persons were baptized by the Rev. D. Griffiths, Moriah, Dowlais. THE SALVATION AmIY intends to engage rooms for three months. They have met for a few nights at Bethseda Chape!. The Misses Davies and Webb are the speakers.

KILYBEBYLLl SCHOOL BOARD.—The menthly meeting of this board was held on Monday, Mr H. Lloyd in the chair. There were also present Messrs D. Smith, T. Williams, W. Hopkins, and W. Samuel, clerk to the board. The master's monthly report showed that the average attendance were Boys, 84; girls, 65; infants, 72; total, 221. A precept for £100 to cover the expenses of the half- year ending 28th March, 1880, was signed and for- warded to the overseers. The following members of the board, Messrs H. Lloyd (chairman), D. Smith, and T. Williams, with the following gentle- men added—the Rev. D. Jones, vicar; the Rev. W. Morgan; Dr. G. Griffiths; Messrs D. B. Turberviile, solicitor; L. Evans, postmaster; 3ud J. Davies, ironmonger, formed themselves into a science class committee. These classes arc to be held at the Oddfellow's Hall, Pontardawe, every Thursday and Friday evenings. Subjects Electricity, physiology, and physiography—by Mr G. Jenkins, master of Kilybebyll Board School.

MAESTEG. THE CANTATA entitled "Esther" was per- formed by the English Congregational Choir, con- ducted by Mr Rees. The Maesteg Orchestral Band and various local amateurs assisted in the performance. The principal vocalists were, Miss Grey, Miss Davies (Llinos Myrddin), of Carmar- then, and Messrs E. Williams, J. Hocking, W. G. Davies, and 8. Hughes. Miss Rees acted as accompanist. The chapel was well attended. The proceeds will go to the building fund of the Engjjsh Congregational Church.

BLACKWOOD. A HARVEST FESTIVAL was held at St Margaret's Church on Tuesday last. The church was taste- fully decorated for the occasion by the ladies of the congregation, The service was intoned by the vicar, and sermons were delivered by the Rev. J. Morgan, Dowlais (English), and the Rev. H. Lewis, St Bride's-minor (Welsh). Graat praise is due to the choir for the effective manner in which they sang the anthem and the hymns. Miss Jane M. Jones presided at the harmonium. It is very gratifying to state that the debt on this church has been cleared through the liberality of the gentlemen who wera members of the building committee.

KIDWELLY. A SUNDAY-SCHOOL SEBVICE was conducted in the English Wesleyan Sunday-school, la-t Sunday afternoon. Addresses were delivered by Messrs Blackmore and Mayne.

LLANGENNECH. A SUCCESSFUL ENTERTAINMENT was given on Saturday at Salem Baptist Schoolroom. There were persons present belonging to every denomi- nation in the neighbourhood. Mr J. Thomas, of Plasissa, conducted the meeting.

THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS AT NEWPORT. In accordance with a requisition of ratepayers, the Mayor, Mr Joseph Gibbs, convened a public meeting of the burgessas, on Wednesday evening, at the Town-hall, in order to afford an oppor- tunity to the retiring candidates to render an ac- count of their stewardship during the past three years which they have occupied the position of members of the Town Council, The letiriug members are— NORTH WARD: Mr Thomas Beynon (L.); Mr L. A. Homfray (C.) SOUTHWARD: Mr Benjamie Evans (L.); Mr George Hoslrins (C.) EAST WARD Mr J. W. Jones (C.); Mr Alfred Blake (C.) CENTRAL WARD: Mr Oliver Goss"(L.); Mr H. Huzzey (C.) The hall was filled before the time announced for taking the chair, but the hall became crowded soon after the mayor took his seat. Of the retiring councillors only Mr Oliver Goss, Mr H. A. Huzzey, and Mr J. W. Jones took seats on the platform. There were also the following councillors present:—Mr John Moses (ex-Mayor), Mr W. West, Mr H. R. Evans, Mr Wyndham Jones, Mr A. R. Bear, Mr J. 11. Jacob, Mr Enoch Griffiths, Mr Richard Davies, Mr Samuel Goss, and Mr D. A. Vaughan. Several other gentlemen were also on the platform. In opening the meeting the MAYOR read the requisition, and then stated that he had received a letter from Mr Hon fray and Mr Benjamin Evans stating their inability to be present. The latter gentleman expressed his intention of again seeking re-election, and if so elected, he pledged himself discharge his duty as heretofore. 0 Mr HUZZEY (Central Ward) said they were brought there at the requisition of 45 gentlemen out of about 5,000 electors. He had given every attention he possibly could to the interests of the ratepayers. If re-elected, he would act with per- fect independence for the best interest of the borough. (Applause.) Mr Goss made reference to his votes in connec- tion with the Improvement Bill, the increase of officers' salaries in a time of great depression, the attempted appropriation of a piece of Thomas'- street for the purposes of a corn exchange, and the suggested purchase of a public-house with a. fore- court in Pentonville. These schemes he had opposed. Mr Goss dealt with the question of widening High-street, the making of a new street, and utilisation of Friars' Fields and the Marshes. Mr J. W. JONES asserted that he had gone to the Council as an independent man, eschewing politics. He dealt with the question of widening High-street, and the opening up of a better com- munication with Dock-street. If any of his votes did not meet their approbation he was ready and prepared to answer any question in respect thereto. (Applause.) Mr GEORGE SMITH moved a resolution amount- ing to a vote of no confidence in the gentlemen who are retiring, who did not pledge themselves to take ii-ximediate steps to utilise the waste and dormant town properties. Mr MACMILLAN seconded the resolution, which was declared to be carried.

S'VANSEA MUNICIPAL ELEC- TIONS. A meeting to promote the election of Mr I William Williams, to represent the North Ward in the Council, was held at the Castle Inn, Mor- riston, on Tuesday evening. Mr Henry Bowen, of the chemical works, presided, and the large room was well filled with ratepayers of the district. The Chairman having briefly referred to the quali- fications of Mr Williams :for the office of Town Councillor, his position, his past services to Morriston, his sound common sense, aud general business powers, invited any burgess to address the meeting. Mr iHUGHES said Mr Williams was the most eligible man they could possibly select to represent them. He had in his owu sphere made the most of what he had to do. He had risen from a lower to a higher rank, and more honor was due to him than to one who was born with a silver spoon in U'is mouth. Every one who ever had dealings with him would speak of him as an houest man, and he had, too, done all he could for his workmen. Mr GAMBOLD thought as Mr Williams had taken care of himself that he would take care of the interests of the ratepayers. There were many houses in Morriston once empty of bread that were now wellisupplied,owing to'the business capabilities and the exertions of Mr Williams. The candi- date having entered the room was greeted with loud and prolonged applause, upon the subsidence of which Mr Gambold resumed his speech by stating that hundreds of the inhabitants of Morris- ton had reason to thank Mr Williams for what had been done in the neighbourhood, and they ought to show their gratitude by sending him as their representative to the Council-cliarnber. He was not only a trne friend to the working-men, but a true friend to society. The Town Council was a queer place to go to, but Mr Williams would do his duty there, and be a man in his Dlace. It was necessary to serve an apprenticeship to Uie work, but Mr Williams was a young man. and by the time he had been there as long as some others had, Morriston would pro- bably be in a better position than it now was. Mr Davies, Duke-street, and Mr Phillips. Victoria Foundry, haviug addressed the meeting in Welsh, Mr Davies, Beaufort, said that all from the master of the works to every workman in t!'e place w mted to see Mr William, at the head of the poll, and would work accordingly, believing that he was a man who could work and would work for the in- terests of the ratepayers. Mr T. Francis referred to the successive enterprises in which Mr Williams had been engaged, and the great benefits he had conferred upon the Morriston district. His progress had been upward, and he (the speaker) hoped that Mr Williams would so-v,e day be returned as a member of Parliament Mr D. Thomas aud Mr J. Hughes having? spoken, Mr Wm. Widiams addressed the meeting. He said he bad been busy inspecting different parts of the ward, and therefore had not had t:me to prepare a speech. He had upon several occasions been asked to contest the ward, but he Lad felt I that he would not like to oppose either of tha retiring members, but now the retirement'of Mr Hughes made this course clear. If returned to the Council he should go as the representative of the whole ward—each portion would receive his atten- tion, Referring to the complaints made of neg- lect of the North Ward by the Council, after I seeing Landore and St John's he thought the in. habitants were not so well off in those parts as they were at Morriston. As to the water cart and the drainage which one of the speakers had re- ferred to, the cart had come as far as Landore. but had failed to come any furtlier. He would try to show it the road to the greater distance and as to tite dr inase, that should, if he were at the Council Bo. r J, have his first attention, for it was necessary to the health of the community that matters of that sort should be in an efficient state, He liked people to live long, Mid one of the ways to promote longevity W:íS t > h 've good drainage j in a neighbourhood. He sat down amidst general ) cheering.—A resolution pledging the meeting to work persistently for the return oj Mr Wihiams at the head of the poll was carried unanimously, and a vote of thanks to the chairman brought the proceedings to a close.

The Tees shipbuilding operatives held a meeting oa Monday, and resolved to cou.linue.ou strike,

LLANTWlTVARDRE SCHOOL BOARD. ANOTHER PRECEPT. The monthly meeting of the Llaniwic Vurdre (Pontypridd) School Board has just been held. There were present Mr John David, who pre- sided, Messrs James Richards, Daniel Bryant, and Daniel Leyshon. The minutes of the last meeting having been read and confirmed, the Clerk (Mr H. S. Davies) read the reports of the masters of the different schools as to attendance and school fees. Tenders were next read for the I supply of coals to the board schools the quota- tions were—Mr Thomas Matthews, High-street, Pontypridd, 9s 6d per ton Mr Richard Taylor, Tramroad, 9s 3d per ton and Mr Charles Hobbs, 9s 3d per ton. The tender of Mr Richard Taylor was accepted. The clerk reported that a tender had been received from Mrs Margaret Thomas, of Ll-mtwit Yardre, for supplying the Llantwdt School with coal; the price was 12s per ton. Accepted.—The Clerk presented tiie accounts for the half-year ended the 29th of September. They were examined and passed by the board.— Tho Clerk also presented au estimate of the receipts and expenditure for the ensuing half-year. It was ordered that a precept should be issued upon the overseers for the sum of £ 650.—It was resol ved that a man be employed to keep the shoots, clo ots'' and drams at the Graig School in order, and th -t he be pahl for this wo-k the sum of li per week. The business shortly afterwards terminated.

IMPORT ANT STOCK SALE AT ABEPTA.I,IAN PARISII. Mr Alexander, of the firm of Stt'phenson, Alexander and Co., on Tuesday, conducted the second annual sale of the surplus live stock be- longing to the Powell Dufrryu Steam Coal Co.at Aberaman Parle, near Aberdare. Like its pre- decessor, the side was eminently successful, and considering the depression of trade, very fair prices were realised. Pievious to the commence- ment of the business of the day there was a lun- cheon, over which Mr J. C. Parkinson, one of the directors of the Powell Duffryn Co., presided, MrAlexander being vice-chairman. The Chairman proposed the usual loyal toasts, remarking with regard to the Queen, that she had inherited a love of agriculture. (Applause.) The Chairman gave the next toast, The Pnreh 'sera of the Day." This, he observed, nas so:¡;ewhat p¡-np'etic in its character. Such gatherings were, lie believed, to some extent a novelty in this art of the world, but they had become very popular else- where. He hoped they would derive sufficient satisfaction from their visit to this place to induce them to come again, and that the Powell Duffryn Company receiving such encouragement would be able to make the sales more attractive, so that they might look forward to meeting the visitors year after year, the anniversaries becoming really pleasant and hopeful. He had full confidence that the spirits of those he saw around him would yield to the voice of the charmer in the yard, that they would buy freely, and that they would be afterwards satisfied with what they had bought. (Applause.) Mr Stephenson, of Messrs Stephenson, Alexander, and Company, pro- posed the "Powell Duffryn." Steam Coal Company," (Applause.) He was glad to hear the toast so cordially received, and he might be permitted to say that the distinction which that firm had attained through underground operations did not receive any discredit from the quality of the agricultural display they were able to show their guests. He was sure they would all heartily echo the wish expressed by the chairman of the day-that these sales should recur annually. From his experience of the last sale, they had every reason to believe that it was satisfactory alike to sellers and purchasers. He thought this would turn out in the same way, and he hoped this would be but a prelude to agricultural gather- ings of the kind. In conclusion, Mr Stephenson expressed a hope that the times of depression were passing away, and resumed his seat after associating the name of Mr Parkinson with the toast. (Applause.) Mr Parkinson, in reply mentioned, to show the lively interest he felt in this, that he had travelled down here from London especially to attend the gathering, which they earnestly desired should be a popular one. (Ap- plause.) About 150 gentlemen sat down to luncheon. Mr Alexander commenced selling at one o'clock exactly, and as no less than 61 head of cattle, 880 sheep, 64 horses and ponies, and 41 Ipigs were to be put up at auction, requested that the bidding should be as quick asjpossible. He turned his at- tention first to the sheep department. In the pens there were 500 three, four, and five yeir old fat wethers, 10 to 12 poundsper quarter, 80fat mountain ewes, 20 Shropshire Down ewe lambs, 200 cross- bred store lambs-the cross being Shropshire ram and Mountain ewe—and 80 other cross-bred lambs. The sheep proved a very saleable lot. Competition was brisk, for it was known that they were well fed. healthy animals, likely to turn out good investments for the Christmas market. Sold in lots of ten each, they were soon all disposed of. The fat wethers were knocked down mainly to Mr Kyte, Cardiff; Mr James, Mountain Ash Mr Cornwall, Mr Gray, Chester, agent for Baron Schroder, at prices varying from f258 a-piece, 26s 6d, 27s, 29s, 30s, 31s, and 32-1. Among the other purchasers were Mr Cuoksley, Penarth Mr Lewis Jenkins, inev Tredcgar; Mr Davies, St Fagans and Mr Daw, Penarth. A large pro- portion of these wethers were five years old. The mountain ewes were divided into lots of 20 each, and sold at some few shillings uiider;21 each. Mr Jenkins purchased one lot for 17s apiece. For the 20 pure-bred Shropshire Down ewe lambs there was keen bidding. Invaluable for breeding pur- poses, they were knocked down at 43s a piece to Mr Thomas, the Heath. Half-bred lambs realised 25s fapiece, and Mr Gray, of Chester, secured some cross-bred Dlambs at 14s (apiece. The cattle included 31 Hereford", shorthorns, and Highlanders, 10 cross-bred heifers, 2 Alderney cows in calf, 8 Ayrshire and cross-bred milking cows in fcalf, five West Highland heifers, &c. The Hereford steers brought sums such as £ 13 103, 214 2s 6d, aud JE16 108 each the Here- ford heifers, JE11 5s, and the like fat shorthorn heifers, J613 15s and £ 14 10s. The West High- landers realised £13 5s each and the like and the cross-bred heifers from 213 5s, £14, up to C17 15s a pair—many of them going to Mr Gray. Chester; Mr Michael, Aberaman Mr E. Phillips, New- port. The attraction in this department lay, per- haps, in the fat three-year-old heifer which was exhibited at Loud Tredegar's show, at Christmas, 1878, and which it may confidently be anticipated will, if shown at Islington, carry off honours. This heifer fell to Mr Gray, Baron Schroder's agent, for 39 guineas, subject to the keep being provided up to Christmas, at purchaser's risk. Mr Evans, Roatb, bought a six-year-old Alderney cow, "Primrose," now in full milk. for 81 guineas, and "Cora," a four-year-old Alderney, also in full milk, for 10J guineas. Mr Moon, Acton, became the purchaser of a pure-bred Ayrshire cow. And Mr Jabez Williams had only 10i guineas to pay for a half-bred shorthorn cow, two years old, in milk. A cow and calf brought 218 7s 6d, and the West Highland heifers. and calves fetched 9 guineas, 13 guineas, 14 guineas, 16 guineas. Cross- bred heifers in calf sold at about £ 8. There were on offer 20 cart horses, six cobs and hackneys, two mares and foals, 5 pony mares and foals, 7 cart and half-bred colts, 7 ponies t broken to all kinds of work, 6 three- year-old .md 11 two-year-old pomes unbroken, and two mules. The mules, strong, useful- looking fanimals, were both sold to Mr Thomas, The Heath, the one rising three years old for £ 18 18s, and the other, rising two years old, at £ 14 14s. There were some excellent specimens of carters. A brown cart gelding. 6 years old, 13.1, was sold to Mr Hurman foT £ 2~ 10s a bay cart geiding, aged, 15.1, to Mr J. Morgan, Cw ma in an, for £ 29 a five-year-old cart gelding, 14,3, to Mr G. Jones, Crumlin, for £ 30. Three other carters, five years, six years, an! seven years old respectively, fetched £ 30 each. Mr Morgan builder, Aberdare, bought a chestnut cait gelding for £3G; Mr Leonard, of Bryntre, a brown cart gelding i years old standing 14.2, for £ 35. Mr Graj', Chester; Mr Jones, Crumlin; Messrs Edney Brothers, Swansea Mr G.Woodward, Mr Mathias, Mr Randall, Messrs D. Morris and Co., Britonferry, were among the principal pur. chasers in this department. The cobs and hack- neys sold fairly w&ll, considering the recent lower- ing in; the price of horses. A fivfc.year-old bay mare, standing 14.3, and announced in catalogue as being "good in single aud double harness," and broken to carry a lady, realised £ 25 4s. Then again a bro n mare whose action'w is much ad- mired, 7 years of age, standing 14.3, quiet to ride and drive, and a weight carrier as well, sold for J634 2s 6d. A chestnut mare, seven years of age, standing 15.0, suitable either for single or double harness, 1:32 lis. A four-year-old roan cob, standing 14.3, went very cheaply at £ 1717s: and a fi-e-year-old cream coloured cob,'standing 13.1, only brougnt £ 16 16s. Ponies were well repre- sented, A. four-year-old chestnut gelding stand- ing 12.0 sold for £ 11 0; 6d. Two bro n mare and a bay gelding brought 12 guineas each and a five-yeai-old cream coloured gelding, stand- ing 12.0, realised 17 guineas. A bav cob mare and fon], six years old, 14.0; said to be a good worker in any kind of harness, was sold for 17 guineas. The average prices are thus stated :-Shee;\ wethers, 27s 6d to 33s; lambs, 25s to 28s Shrop- shire Down lambs, £ 2 2s to £ 2 5s. Cattle, fat steers, ilo to £ 20; cows and calves, 12 to 19 guineas store cattle, £ 18 to £ 20 a pair. Horses o,, Carthorses,. 20 to 45 guineas; cart colts, 25 to 35 guineas; other two-year-old colts, 12 to 17 guineas; ponies (broken), 12 to 20 guineas ponies (unbroken), 7 to 12 guineas; pony mares and foals,_Id .0 IS guineas; cobs and hackneys, 20 to 35 guineas. Pigs as usual. It is worthy of remark that the whole sale only occupied four hours. Every arrangement had been made to facilitate the transaction of business, and the greatest regularity prevailed^throughout. Purchasers came mainly from tne counties of Pembroke, Brecon, Hereford, and Monmouth, The bulk of the horses went to the coiliery "proprietors and agriculturists of Glamorganshire. Among those on the ground we noticed Mr G. W. Thomas, The Heath Mr Rhys Rhys, Aberdare; Mr D. Rees, Glandare Mr J. Thomas, Scyborwen Mr Powell, Hirwain Mr N. Gray, agent of Baron Schroder: Mr F. Widdowfield, Newport; the Rev. D. W. Williams, 1 airfield Mr D. Owen, Ash Hall.

The Cornish smelters, on Monday. again ad- vanced the standards for tin ore by 43 per c.vt. making common 82s, and fine 83s. DR DE JOVGH'SLIOHT-BBOWN COD LrVXR OIL.— LNEQUALLED EFFICACY IN CONSUMPTION AND i isf.AHIEI tF Tm!: C11 EST.—Tlic Mt-di-al Profession of all countries tiow consider Dr. de Jongli's Li.-k,t-Br.wn Cod Liver Oil aa incomparably the most valuable remedy for Con- sumption and Diseases of the Cliest, No remedy so fapidly restores the exhausted strength, improves the nutritive functions, stops emaciation, checks the per- spiration, quiets the cough and expectoration, or pro- fluces a more marked and favourable influence on the local malady. Dr. Wa.udby, Physician to the Hereford (oftnnary, writes:—"I can take Ur. de Jonah's Dight- ei Brown Cod Liver Oil without any difficulty or dislike, tud with as little inconvenience as water alone. Not only in niy own case, but in n anv others I have seen, it Lag caused an improvement of chest symptoms and an increase of weight, RO soon to Ia.sting-iy, AS to he fjUite remarkable. I believe Vr. de Jongn'a Oil to be the moat valuable remedy we possess for chrol.ic and consti- tutional disease." Dr. de Jonjrh's Light-Brown Odd Liver Oil is sold only in capsuled imperial half-pints, 2a 6d pints, 43 9d; quarts, as with his stunp and signa- ture and the signature of his so!e consignees on the capsule and the label under wrapiOt by all chemists. So'e co rsiicnees, Augar, Harford, aad 77, Strand, Laudum biuiki

FATAL ACCIDENT AT FERNDALE. On Monday, as a boy named John Hennesey was^ carrying a bag of coals across the Manly section of the line at Fern dale, he was knocked down by a locomotive, and the engine wheels passed over the centre of his body. He died almost instantaneously. His brother j narrowly eecaped a similar fate.

-¡: T CHURCH IMPROYEMENTS IN THE RHYMNEYJALLEY. The Temr erance-hall Mission Church at l'lenr- de-Lis, under the care of the Rev. W. James, has been ne'vly-seated and cleaned. Maesycwinmer School Church has also undergone renovation, the doorway at the end having been closed, the interior fresh painted, and a surplice vestry fixed for the clergy to robe in.

REVISINGrBA][iaST"i!R'S COURT AT PONTYPRIDD. Mr G. B. Hughes, the revising barrister, sat at Pontvurldd on Wednesday. The proceedings were purely formal, Glyntiff, Eglvvysilan, Llantwit vardre and Llauw-«nno voters'lists and two new claims (of no general interest) being dealt with. Mr H. S. Davies appeared for Mr Jones, the Lbn ouno assistant overseer (who was very in- disposed) Mr Idris Williams represented Ystrad- yfodwg parish, and Mr Thomas Thomas, Tyny- wern, applied in re ;pect of Clyntaff. Some surprise is felt at the Liberal inaction in this district this year, us according to Government authority the Liberals might have made at least 150 new claims. The county Liberal agents seem however to have arranged that there should be no contests on either side.

THE HEALTH PF^CEtfYSTWITff. At a meeting of the Aberystwith Town Council, held on Tuesday, under the presidency of Mr Alderman David Roberts (Mayor), Dr Morris Jones, medical officer of health, reported as follows :—The health of the borough during the three months ended September 30th has been very favourable, the total number of deaths during that period having only been 21. Out of that number two were those of strangers, who came here suffer- ing from the diseases they died of. Deducting there, the total would be 19. This gives an annual death-rate on the estimated population during those months of only 7'6 per 1,000. The number of births during the same period was 54, which gives an au Hual birth rate of 21'6 on the estimated population—about three times the num- ber of deaths. It was resolved to pay the sum of £ 107 15s lOd due to Messrs Bailey, Denton, Son, and North, for professional services in connection with the abortive water scheme at Melindwr, and also to pay the sum of JE15 15s for analysis of three samples of water, two of which were from Melindwr.

THE AGRICULTURAL DEPRESSION. On the Lincolnshire estates of the Earl of Dysart about 70 of the tenants have given notice to quit their farms, while some others only remain in consequence of their own terms being complied with. The Duke of Richmond and Gordon has de- ferred the payment of rents due from his tenants on the 29th September to the JUt January next. The Earl of Sheffield has postponed the collec- tion of his Michaelmas rents until the end of November. Lord Sheffield has informed his agricultural tenants that he will then make the same abate. ment in their rents as he made at the audit in April last, namely, 25 per cent. Two practical farmers have just sailed for New Zealand, as the representatives of 500 Lincoln- shire farmers and landowners, occupying or own- ing upwards of 100,000 acres. The object of the expedition is to report upon the colony as a field for emigration for farmers with capital, and it is expected that should the report be favourable, there will be a large exodus of Lincolnshire farm- ers to New Zealand next summer.

THE AGRICULTURAL RETURNS. GREAT DECREASE IN WHEAT CULTIVATION. The agricultural returns for the year ending June 4th, .1879, issued by the Board of Trade, state that the total quantity of land returned in 1879, as under all kinds of crops, bare fallow, an I grass, amounted, for Great Britain, to 31,976.000 acres. E or Ireland the returns obtained by the Registrar-General show a total of 15,336,000 acres, and for the Isle of Man and Channel Islands the totals are respectively 94,000 acres and 31,000 acres Thus, for the whole of the United Kingdom, the cultivated area was in 1879 47,437,000 acres, exclusive of heath and mountain pasture land, and of woods and plantations. In Great Britain, the area returned as under cultivation has increased by 121,000 acres since 1878, and by 264,000 acres since 1877, and the total increase in the 10 years since 1869 is no less than 1,637,000 acres, or about the same area as the whole of Devonshire. Of this increase rather more than two-thirds, or 1.134,000 acres, was in England, 228,000 acres in Wales, snd 275,000 acres in Scotland. A great part of this increased acreage must be taken to be caused by more correct returns, more use being made of the rate books than formerly, but a con- siderable portion is really land that is being grad- ually reclaimed from mountain, moor, or bog, several instances being specially noticed by the Inland Revenue officers as having occurred during the past year. A- few cases^are &l«o not«d in -STortii of England -this yean of land taken for building near towns having been given up again to cultivation for a time on account of dep-essed trade. In Ireland the cultivated area shows a slight decrease of 9,000 acres, the decrease in 1878 having been 82,000 acres, and in 1877 nearly 300,000 acres. As explained at the time, this large falling off was chiefly due to an altera- tion in the headings of the schedules by which the barren mountain land" was completely excluded from "grass," in which some portion with stock upon it had been previously erroneously included. The area under wheat in Great Britain in 1879 was 2,890,000 acres, being a decrease of 328,000 acres from the previous year, or more than 11 per cent. In Ireland there was a fractional in- crease for the year, and the total area in the United Kingdom was 3,056,000 acres, which shows a decrease of 326,000 acres, or nearly 10 per cent from 1878. The wheat crop in the United Kingdom has now decreased by. nearly a million acres, or a fourth of its area since 1869, when 3,982,000 acres were under wheat. The decrease in Great Britain alone is from 3,688,000 to 2,890,000 acres, or 798,000 acres. Barley has partly taken the place of wheat, being this year sown on 2,932,000 acres, an increase of 209,000 acres, and nearly eight per cent over 1878, and the largest area sown with that crop since the agri- cultural returns were first obtained in 1807. Oats covered 3,998,000 acres! in the United Kingdom, showing a decrease of 126,000 acres, or 3 per cent from 1878. Rye was sown on 58,000 acres as compared with 71,000 acres last year, and beans and peas show little variation from the figures of 11878 either in Great Britain or Ireland. The total acreage under corn crops in the United Kingdom amounted in 1879 to 10,777,000 acres, a decrease of 2 per cent from last year, and of more j than 10 per cent from 1869, when corn crops covered no !t-<s than 12 million acres. In G eat Britain alone the decrease is from 9,168,000 acres in 1878, to 8,985,000 in 1S79, or aho about 2 per cent but in the last 10 years the decrease is less in proportion than for the United Kingdom. The acreage under corn crops in Great Britain in 1870 was 9,548,000 acres, so that the figure of 8,985,000 acres in the present year shows a decrease of 5G3,000 acres, or aboJt 6 per cent only, The de- crease in corn crops in the United Kingdom has thus been most marked in Ireland. There is an increase of 33,000 acres planted with potatoes in Great Britain, 541,000 acres being this ye >r planted-a larger area, tlIAU in any year since 1872-but in Ireland there js a alight decline from the reduced figures of late year Turnips and swedes in Great Britain .have decreased from 2,031,000 acres to 2,017,000 acres. Carrots and cabbage, &c., in Great Britain show little variation; but vetches, lucerne, and green crops were grown on 448,000 acres as compared with 420,000 acres last year. The growing of sugar beet, which comes under this heading, is re- ported by the collecting officers in Norfolk to have been discontinued in that county. Altogether the acreage of green crops in Great Britain was 3,554,000, an increase of 63,000 acres, but show- ing little chano-e from the average of the last six years. The officers in parts of Berks and Bucks report the cultivation of flax to have begun in those counties!, but the small acreage in Great Britain under flax shows, on the whole, a further decrease. In Ireland, however, there were 128,000 acres of flax an increase of 16,000 acres from 1878. The acreage of lions in Great Britain has declined from 72,000 to 68,000. Bare fallow in Great Britain has increased from 632,000 Here: to 721,000, chiefly on account of the wet spring, iiicli ureveuted the sowing of turnips and other crops, and more land is so returned than in any year since 1869. Clover and rotation grasses, it will be observed, show a very considerable de- crease, amounting to 100,000 acres in Great Bri- tain, while there is an increase amounting to 255,000 in the land laid down in permanent pasture. It is satisfactory to find that orchards in Great Britain have again increased in extent, occupying now 175,000 acres as compared with 165,000 acres in 1878. Market gardens have also increased, and in manv places the collectors report that the demand for fresh vegetables for the neighbouring towns, and the facilities afforded by the rail-.vays for bringing produce to London, have led many farmers to devote a small portion of their land to vegetables and bush fruits. There is a small increase in the number of agricultural horses in Great Britain, and a larger one in brood mares and unbroken horses. The effect of the high prices of recent years is shown by an increase of nearly 50 per ceut since 1870, when brood mares and young horses numbered 301,000 in Great Britain,as corn; ared with 418,000 at the present time. As regards horned catte, milch cows in Great Britain have increased in number by 2 per cent, and young cattle by 7 ,vr cp.nt, but cattle of two years of age are 5 per cent less, so that the total number of horned cattle is now 5,856,000, or 2 per cent more than last year. Tne number of sheep shows a small fro, iuciease from l ist year, but not enough to coun- terbalance the falling off in lambs, amounting to 336,000 in Great Britain. The number of sheep and lambs in Great Britain is now almost the same as in 1S77—namely, 28,157,000 as against 28,161,OCO, and the numbers have been less onlv in two year s since since 18r>7—namely, in 1871 and 1872. In It eland the returns of cattle show a small increase, and of sheep a small decrease, cattle numbering 4,067,000, and sheep, 4,017,000. Pigs in Great Britain are fewer in nn-nber by nearly 16 per cent. There is also a proportionate reduction in the number of pigs in Ireland.

A Falmouth telegram repoits that the River I Logan has arrived there from B:1s,win, having Il picked up, on September 23rd, the chief officer 1 and six men of t.:e American vessel, Sylvanvs [ Blunchard, abandoned tlueo days previously

TIIE WELSH VERNACULAR FKESl] BY UADFYFR The Welsh language vo'sus Mr Proof is the citing theme of the la^; Gwlacljarwr edit01"' Who Mr Proof is does lot very distinctly pire. Gwladgani»' readers are left to sob'e themselves the interestingproblein of that man's personal identity. It is enough Gwlad<;arior thatMr Proof isan Anglo-worshipP~J that Mr Proof is the luckless possessor of »n Celtic mind, thatMr Proof has impugned u literary competency, aud predicted the J annihilation of the Cymric tongue._ Are not t qualities and misdemeanours sufficiently e-re^L^ and revolting to place Mr Pro''f ct hoc yCrt^s.0ia^ under ban ? What unbiassed descendant of i w ill say nay ? Hence the Gidadgarwr partly in English and partly in Welsh (P0S1.J demonstration, by the way. to the scept „ faculty that Welsh editors can write English as well as in their native 1 £ V,,»U?SJ to thus demolish the fantastic s';rucr,J which Mr Proof, the controveraialist, is presJ\1 to hwe erected :—" We would wish to point "J to Mr Proof that to write purely is very diner^j from writing correctly or grammatically. vo Welshmen never asserted the nrst not that tII4 were unable to write in a pure style, but for very re ason that we carelessly omit to do S" and this is the very fault of the Englishman n1 self, and which makes Mr Proof appear '• ludicrous a position. That he accuses the We^l man of inconsistencies which he himself arid dear Saxon frien Is are guilty of, is one^ot best examples of a mill 1 wholly incapacitated w prejudice and self-couceit. But that a W can write correctly or grammatically is a fact^ well known to be denied by any one except 11' whose greatest pleasure consists in running and depreciating everything connected with and tho Welsh. The Givladgarivr coati'1 valiantly aud authoritatively :—Mr Proof kn(M not the meaning of the term grammar, or hewe have never sai that to write landio or bad grammar. Grammar has nothing to do vV the selection of words, only so far as it conce their meaning. It is possible to write a iu conformity with the strictest rules of and yet not to write it purely, and to write a. guage purely, and yet not to write it correctly grammatically. Grammar, strictly speaking. nothing to do with the purity, originality. nationality of a language; it deals only witb structure—the arrangement of its words, and form of its sentences. The selection of words, we have hinted before, is left entirely to option of the writer. He may use the pure nicular, or borrow words from any forel? £ tongue, if he wishes. Grammar has 110 voice the matter, or if it has, why is it that we sho" meet such words as naivete, effette, dejeuner, &c"iJ English compositions, which Mr Proof no dottj^ would set up as perfect models of correct writing: Taking the Welsh writers as a whole, we re»n7 believe that they are far in advance of many ow1** nations in the number of their compositions, ill purity of language, and correctness of gramma1* In conclusion the Gwladgarwr turns querist: "Knowing,it argues, "thatthe English are Wj greatest linguo-pilferers iu the whole world, that their language is only a heterogenous mass J! distorted foreign words, what right has Mr Prp^j aud others to complain of our using of only a fe*' words of English in our writingsIs it becaO^ that he who purloins the whole i3 a less sinn^ than he who takes a portion?" Here is refreshi"! energy in this fiery onslaught upon the depre^j tory "Mr Proof;" it is instinct with that spi1* of vigorous determination which iuvoluntarfg reminds one of the famous couplet in which JaCC the "Giant Killer "gives expression to his youw* ful but heroic impulses:— Be he living, or be he dead, I will break all his bones, and cut off his head," Are "Mr Proof's" bones broken? Is Proof" in a state of decapitation ?—speakinj figuratively, of course. Assuming that he has n<* succumbed to his assailant, the public will j* glad to hear wh it, under the circumstances, has to say, Not at all complimentary are the references io the Tarian to the Swansea "Church Congress. 0 Errors upon vital matters ot fact are shewn to hav' cropped up during the discussion, &c., bearish upon Welsh Nonconformity. For instance :-Tb' Archbishop of Canterbury asserted that tW Methodist movement was not originally a contrf vention of the ordinances of the Church of Eng' land. Most decidedly it was; for one of it} twin founders, "Howel Harries"—who preached, the Gospel of Jesus Christ throughout the length and breadth of the Principality—was unordained to the ministry. The Tarian ridicules the Congresf, "ecclesiastical art exliibition as a silly display* A Roman Catholic priest vho visited the plac* was, it remarks, much surprised to find so close resemblance existing between the High ChurcB. vestments and the vestments of his brother (Catholic) clergy. He was, however, quite notv plussed by witnessing a spoon attached to a cleriCal hat. He failed to grasp the symbolic meaning* The Tarian "Jupiter," equal to the occasion, immediately rejoined, You thought probably that the people who regarded the spoon a piece of ecclesiestical art were themselves spoonies." ThO priest coincided with this inferential view. Re- ligion is something better and higher than ritual and the Tarian closes some pregnant sentences to the point by quoting the words of Carlyle, that man is not made of up of "head gear, spanglef, and bell girdles, starched ruffs, buckram stuffings monstrous tuberosities, dandiacal pomp, sheep* skia cloaks, wampum belts, phylacteries, ""stoles! albs, chlamydes, togas, Chinese silks, Afghan shawls, trunk hose, leather breeches, Celtic Pllili. begs, Hussar cloaks, Vandyke tippets, fardin" gales and Kilmarnock night-caps." Adverting to the same "Church" gathering* the Dydd remarks that had some of the stricture* which fell from the Dean of Bangor, with respect to the past of the "establishment" in W aleSp emanated from Dissenters, the adverse criticism would have haan uaepaHng-, lieminiscenses of old Welsh elections are ap- pearing in the Genedl. Next year s National Eisteddfod at Carnarvon is, according to the Herald, to be "officially pro- claimed" this week. The "Gorsedd" will be held at the Pavilion, and a procession to the Castle Hill afterwards take place. According to the same journal, the Calvinistic Methodists of South Wales are in a dilemma touching the Congregational College-whether to increase the College allowance of students, or ap- point a third tutor for the institution. The Col- lege funds do not permit of both steps being adopted. The subject will be broached at the next association meeting. Exceedingly diverting are the witty lucubrations which are occasionally contributed to the Seren by Mr D. Oliver Edwards, of Hereford. They are composed in dialogue fashion, and didactically descant on most contemporary topics of public in- terest. In the present instalment happy allusion is made to the anecdote of "Twm o'r Nant"—a great Welsh poet-satirist—and the Church of England parson. "What is your opinion,1 Thomas Edwards," once asked the rev. gentleman, of the various denominations which now obtain in the country?" "I entertain no par- ticular opinion respecting the matter," an- swered the bard. "But," insisted Clericus, a man of your mental calibre must have his notions upon such a subject. "To communicate it" well, observed Thomas Edwards, as you wish me to express my opinion, I will state it in a few words. The Wesleyans drive all the sheep into the fold, the Calvinistic Methodists 'elect* the best, the Baptists wash them well, and you, the Church folk,—shear the lot. A tabulated statement of the contributions of the several Welsh counties in 1878 to the Bible Society funds is supplied to the Goltuad. The total amounts to £10,194 6s 3d. Taking the popu- letion to have been 1,242,420, this sum would be at the rate of seven farthings nine-tenths per head. Carmarthenshire figures highest in the list of contributions; Merionethshire comes next, and Glamorganshire third. "Eos Alorlais" bap, writes the Baner London correspondent, been reapnointed leader of the London Welsh Choir and Dr Parry's oratorio, "Emanuel," has been selected for performance at St James's Hall early in 1880. The Tyst (Congregational) columns, and those of the rest of the Welsh journals, evidence that the Bala College dispute still rages undiminished.

NEATH COUNTY COURT. The sitting of the above court was held at the Town-hall on Tuesday and Wednesday, before His Honour Judge Beresford. AN INSURANCE CLAIM. Mr Abel Thomas, instructed by Mr H. ilnomas. appeared for Messrs George and John, contractors. Briton Ferry, the plaintiffs, in two actions brought by them against the Travellers' Accident Insur- ance Company (Limited), of Mildmay Chambers, Old Broad-street, London, E.C.-On the 20th July, 1878, the plaintiffs insured a horse, which was valued by the Company's farrier at J330. On the 29th October the animal died from the effect of an accident, and a claim for JE20 was made. This defendants disputed, and professed a desire to refer the matter. It was not until an action was brought against them that they nominated an arbitrator. He could not be got to do any- thing, and refused to consent to one of several persons suggested as umpire. Peremp- tory notice was at last given of an action for damages for their neglect, but this had nc effect, and so the present claim was made. Th< case had been on at several previous courts, and adjourned for defendants' convenience; but to- day they did not put in an appearance, and the judge, after hearing the plaintiff's case, thought the Insurance Company had been shuffling from first to last, aud gave judgment for £20, with costs of each court. A DISPUTED GROCERY ACCOUNT. Edward Conolly was sued by Mr David Evaf. Davies, grocer, of Briton Ferry, for the balance of a grocery account. The defendant's wife disa puted the account, but judgment was given fot plaintiff for 25, with costs. Mr Curtis appeared for the plaint i if. PRIVATE IMPROVEMENT EXPENSES. The Neath Corporation sued William Richards, shoemaker, Windsor-road, Neath, for J344 3s Id, in respect of private improvement expenses in- curred in forming and making Osborne-street and Bees-place, Neath. Notiees were served upon defendant to do the work, but he neglected, and the Corporation carried the same out, and the borough surveyor, Mr William Whittington, apportioned defendant's share at the above sum. Def ndant's wife appeared, and said the paving had been put down against their will, and was un- necessary. She could have had the whole done for £10, His Honour informed her she should have done it when they had the opportunity, but as the Corporation had done the works under an Act of Parliament, the money must be paid. An order was then made, by which the property was charged t;n'il the payment of the claim. Mr Curtis appeared for the plaiuliff.

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