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'JUST AS I AM." j*
'JUST AS I AM." j* BY MISS BRADDON. CHAPTER XXXIV.-AN EARNEST MAN. Never had that rude. barn-like structure, lusthorpe Church, looked prettier than on the Junday next after Easter. All those exotics fhic.i had glorified the village fane on Easter Jxmuay hnd been restored to the ladies andgentle* Den who had lent them, Mr Aspinall's arums •f1" azalias had been carted home to her hot- houses. Dulcie's gardenias and white tulips were fcfe on their shelves under the head gaidener a fare. or were adorning the rooms her mistress fved in. But the church looked no poorer for the loss of these expenive adornments. Altar and font, pulpit and reading desk, were beautiful with rders of freshest moss, in which were embedded dusters of p imroses, violets, and wood anemones. The base of the font was a mass ot daffodils, shining golden bright against the dark granite pedestal. uri led by time, To the villagers, who had known and loved these wild woodland blos- SBOUIB ever since their eyes first opened to an under- standing of nature's beauty, the simple adorn- ments of to-day were sweeter than the grand un- known flowers which had served for the pascal decorations. Flowers lent for the occasion by Mrs flowers with long Latin names which nobody could remember or pronounce, were not half so good as the modest little blossoms that glorified the woods near home, the woods which were—or seemed to be—public property. There Whs no sense of obligation or patronage to mar the villagers' delight in the de- corltiollS to to-day. As they lingered after the service to admire font or altar there was no need to say, "How kind of Mrs Aspinall," or "How ood of iVjiss Courtenay to contribute such lovely Bowers." Thev had only to lift up their hearts in lilent thankfulness to the Creator who gave his woodiand blossoms for all alike, and gave them with a plenteousness, an overflowing illimitable wealth which no earthly gardener, labour as he might, in the multiplication of slips and seedlings, could iiuitnte. Lady Frances and Dulcie had worked their hardest for several hours on Saturday to achieve even so simple a result. Lord Blatchmardean'a daughter had shrewdly determined that the only v ay to make Dulcie for- get her troubles was to employ her mind and fingers about something, no matter how trivial the task. When the church work was finished Lady Frances found she had a pressing necessity for shopping at Highclere, and entreated Dulcie to drive her there directly after luncheon. The drive and the shopping, which was a very small business as to actual expenditure, occupied the whole afternoon, for Frances insisted upon coming round by BlatcLmardean Castle on their way home, and running in to see if the dear old Sheik was well, and was resigned to his daughter pro- longing her visit at Fairview for a week or two. xhey were home in time for the afternoon tea, ,wliich Sir Everard, whether well or ill, always lhaied with them. But that friendly meal had lost something of its old pleasantness. Dulcie no longer hung over her father's chair as she minis- tered to him—no longer sat at his feet, or rested her bright head upon his knee, in childlike affec- tion. She brought him his cup of tea, and waited an him with respectful tenderness, but the old caressing ways were wanting, and he felt that his daughter and he had drifted wide apart since their return to Fairview. Dulcie sat in her comer by the hearth, joined politely in any conversation that Sir Everard or Lady Frances started, but it seemed somehow as if her thoughts were far away from them. Frances noticed that this curious restraint was always upon her in her father's pres- £ nce. She talked more freely, and seemed happier 'lien the two girls were alone together. "Yet she used to be so utterly devoted to her father." mused Frances. Morton once com- plained to me that he was only second in her love. put I suppose she has not forgiven Sir Everard ror breaking her engagement. I daresay that Would be a hard thing for any girl to for- give; and these gentle girls have an immense E>wer of resistance. I only wish she would 11 in love with Beville, and make a happy end of ton this perplexity. But that seeinBquite too good to happen." There was a twitter among the village children, a thrill of expectation even in older breasts, on the Sunday next after Easter, when the schoolmistress began her voluntary on the harmo- tHurn, and when every eye that could so turn Was directed to the low stone doorway of the em w^ence the ne.v curate was presently to T| clifi ly anyoTie» except Mr Gomersall, the to..u!2llWarden, had seen him, or had any idea prat j w,as ^e. He might be big or little, C; or. dark, or sandy. Those most interested in 8,8 .*n. an event which stirred the stag- tnrp, ^ai ?ra °. vil}age life, had made mental pic- to wtif v, lnvolu,ntarily, in the vagabond fancy ii an unemployed mind is inclined. All Lwi°Un?i ,Yomen in the village regretted Mr U k j all the young men ridiculed, and affected to despise him, yet were glad he waa gone. The cniddle-^ed, steady-going parishioners had sus- pected him of Papistical leanings, and hoped the new man would be of broader and less modern views, that he would snuffle and drawl less than the Reverend Lionel, and would be able to preach a. g-ood, plain-sailing practical sermon in twelve or fifteen minutes. And now the arpeggios" of the voluntary's welled with all the power of the loudest stops in the bar. monium, and heralded the entrance of the stranger, tie had to stoop a little as he came through the arched doorway, and when he lifted his head and looked around him with a swift, sweeping glance that surveyed the whole congregation in a flash, his parishioners saw that their pastor was a man wottii looking at. He looked somewhat older than his three-and- thirty years. He was tall, broad-shouldered, erec with a noble head nobly set on. His eyes were dark gray, his complexion was pale, and there were shadows about his eyes that told of over-work or ill-health. His mouth, shaded by a dark brown beard, was just seen enough to indi- cate an expression of indomitable will in the firmly moulded lips. He looked a. man born to command- and the congregation felt that he ought to have been a bishop, and was altogether too good for A.ust>'orpe. He 11 never stay in such a dead-and-alive p ace as Austhorpe," thought Mrs Gomersall, the onurchwarden's wife.a rosy-faced buxom matron, glorious in the freshness of her Easter Sunday new bonnet. Mr Haldimond walked slowly to the reading desk, looked with a pleasant smile at the prim- uses and violets in their mossy border, gl need once more round the church, and in that one Rlfuice saw the fair-haired, sad-faced girl in the Fairview pew, with downcast eyes upon her book, and the bright brunette face beside her, and wondered a little who these two girls could be, so different from the rest of the congregation, not even excepting the Honourable Mrs Aspinall, who Eenfronted the new-comer with the placid imper- tinence of her double eyeglass. Sir Everard had accompanied his daughter and Lady Frances to church, according to his unvarying habit. He Was looking ill and careworn, a fact which Mrs ft-spinall had noted without the aid of her eye- glass for although it was quite permissible to stare at a clerical nobody like Mr Haldimond, it Was not good form to scrutinise so important a personage as Sir Everard Courtenay with the same direct gaze. At the baronet Mrs Aspinall rtole an occasional glance, full of compassion. No wonder he looks so ill when he has nothing to interest him in life except that chit of daughter," she reflected. What a pity he uoesn't marry." Arthur Haldimond began the service in his low grave voice, which was distinctly heard in the urtliest corners Jof tbef old church. He read admirably, as everybody felt before the first part 3f the service was over. There was no attempt t intoning, no fashionable sing-song, no brisk cantering over the level ground of the liturgy, ^jitli a view of leaving more time for the decora- tive or musical portions thereof. All was sober, Serious, reverential. His sermon was brief, for the reading of the articles had prolonged the service, and he did not wish to detain those simple early- fining folk, some of whom had driven half a dozen, miles to hear him, but brief as the sermon Jvas it told his hearers a good deal. It told them that he had put his hand to the plough meaning to follow it with all his heart and all his strength; that he had come among them prepared to love them and to Work for them, as he had loved and worked for a large mass of people in one of the most notorious neighbourhoods of the biggest cities in the world. It is a place that has borne an evil name ever *mce it has been a place at all," he said, "yet I found plenty of kind hearts, plenty of willing bands, and much instinctive Christianity to help in my work. I found plenty of parishioners Worthy of a parish priest's love, of his confidence and respect, and hardly one who was not entitled o his pity not one so bad that there was no fair Tot in the evil nature not one so deeply fallen 8 to be unworthy a good man's effort to pick him P. I have left them, not because I was tired of them not because I ever for one single moment M my life among them despaired of doing good to them, and finding improvement in them; but be- Cause my physical health broke down under the strain of continual and anxious work, and because toe doctors warred me that if I went on mv Rental health must give way too. Forgive me gear friends, for talking to you about myself, but warit you all to know what manner of parson I that I am used to hard work, and love it, and *hat you never need be afraid to send for me, or to come to me, or to send your children r t me when you think they need more Instruction than the ordinary Sunday-school y>pn,tor car, give them. I love to teach the young, *°ve to talk with the old. I shall start mstruc- classes for boys and girls on four evenings o e week—two evenings for the boys, two for the for r J on'y keep them an hour at a time, don t want to weary them, or to make the Wa *riUre3 unpalatable to them by overdosing, I to show them what a lovely book their jin 1M.. and wlat Affable wisdom they may 11 d In lts Pases if they know how to seek, Count Otto ,ny brethren, as one of yourselves, frip^i m y°ur joys and your griefs, a jerpn* oin no trouk*e °f y°ur8 can be indif- £ rent who can never weary of working with you \n J ake our own little bit of this big world better 'nearer heaven." Preacher's words were so plain and straight- /v.- cbild in the church l^erstood him. His deep resonant voice, trained hA faking to large congregations, softened as *lxf*ue98ed little flock. He looked round WreaH ? his kindly grey eyes, as if he were «rj«Tv^ their friend. The grave, handsome face, Path f"-8 ever-varying expression the frank, sym- fifgt manner, won their hearts before his first f?°n was ended. This man was a priest Tyj ,y could revere and lore. •aid Mrn'l tell you he was the right sort, Jess," btrGOtnersall, as he ducked to prrope for his Ablifder .the bench in his comfortable, square rM tsjw^ Jard gatft barouche stood before the church- feadg ^e'l gray horses tossing Vfieir r*e villarT their bits, to the admiration of P get irsh; but Mrs Aspinall was in hurry 1 Coming er carriage and drive away, iky Sir w °u': the porch, she contrived to way- | Gerard and the two girls, Sir Everard, this is a 'jurprise I had returned. HpTvv cruel of you, to let nw know*. ^.should have rushed to call upon you directly if I had had remotest notion. How do you do, Lady Frances? Naughty girl. You haven't been to seen me for an age. But, dear Sir Everard, you are not looking quite so well as I had hoped to see you- "My friends are charmingly unanimous in that opinion," answered Sir Everard, rather wearily. I suppose the fact is that blue skies and southern coasts are no reihedy for chronic disoiders of long standing. A man may take his gout or his rheu- matism to the Fijis or the Phillipines but gout is gout and rheumatism is rheumatism to the end of the chapter." Well, I am very glad you have come home," said Mrs Aspinall, "and now you are all coming to lunch with me. Yes, you are," as Sir Everard began to excuse himself. I shall take no denial. Dulcie owes me some recompense for running awav just before my little d nice. It was a very nice little dance, « asn't it, Frances ?" It was awfully jolly," answered Lacty Frances. I am goir.g to ask the curate man to lun- cheon," said Mrs Aspinall. Do you know I never felt more inteiest in anybody at first sight. Quite an awakening sort of person, don't you know ? I only ho] e he won't make us feel uncom- fortable in our minds, and that he will confine himself to stirring up the poor people, who drink and swear to a shocking extent, I am told, and require to have their consciences worked upon. A remarkably nnelooking man, too, a handsome, intellectual head. I hear that he is a man with a history. He belonged to rich people, and was brought up in an extravagant manner, and began life in the very best society. And when he was three or four and twenty his people contrived to lose all their money, somehow, and he went into the church. Oh, here he comes." They had been standing on a bit of a level green- sward on one side of the porch, Mrs Aspinall murmuring her confidences to Sir Everard, Dulcie by her father's'side, with sad, serious face, and downcast eyes Fiances Grange, bright and animated, returning the greetings of the people that knew her with smiles and nods. Mr Haldimond came slowly along the path vith Mr Gomersall, the churchwarden by his side. This gave Mrs Aspinall her opportunity. "Mr Gomersall, pray make me known to our new pastor," she said, and the good tempered farmer stammered out an introduction, presenting the stranger in a confused form of words to Mrs Aspinall aud Kir Everarc" I have set my heart upon you taking your luncheon with me," said the lady. Sir Everard and his daughter, and Lady Frances Grange are coming. The barouche will hold us all five. It is a regular Noah's ark. Now, please, don't refuse me. You couldn't have a better opportunity for getting acquainted with ever so many of your parinhioners at once." Arthur Haldimond hesitated, stole a glance at Dulcie's sad, pale face, and accepted the fifth seat in the barouche. It was not Mrs Aspinall's over. powering manner, which few people could stand up against, that influenced his acceptance; but that second look at Dulcie had interested him curiously in the girl's character. Here surely was the heroine of some painful story. So young, so exquisitely girlish, yet with such deep sorrow written in every line of the fair fresh face. Mr Haldimond and the two girls sat with their backs to the horses. Sir Everard occupied the place of honour by Mrs Aspinall's side. The curate glanced from Dulcie's face to her father's, and there, too, he saw the impress of secret care. It was not ill-health alone that had drawn those deep lines about the handsome mouth, that per- pendicular wrinkle in the thoughtful brow. Much brooding over painful memories, the rankling misery of one great sorrow had moulded those features into a look of unspeakable melancholy. How charmed you must be at Morton's re- covery," began Mrs Aspinall, smiling benevolently at Dulcie, but a sharp kick from Lady Frances stopped this gush of sympathy, and turned the current of the lady's speech, "and how delicious it must have been for you to see the dear roman- tic Moors, with their mahogany complexions and their white drapery, and the sea, and the moan- tains, and the scenery in a general way. I suppose it is absolutely delicious." "It was very beautiful," answered Dulcie, with a mechanical air. "But you like home best, perhaps," suggested Mr Haldimond. ,> Yes. I used to be very fond of Austhorpe." Used to be ? Has your mind outgrown this little place ? d- No—only—since the doctor says papa must not spend another winter in England, I feel that Austhorpe is no longer our home," faltered Dulcie; "We must reconcile ourselves to be wanderers," And I suppose nest winter you will want to go still further afield. You will be asking Sir Everard to take you to Egypt or India." "1 shall be glad to go wherever is best for him." What has become of Miss Pawker?" asked Lady Frances. rl My poor dear Louisa had one or ner nresome headaches," said Mrs Aspinall, "but I daresay she will be well enough to take her luncheon with us." The fact was that poor dear Louisa had been coaxed to forego the morning service, in order that she might make herself generally useful in pre- panng an elegant-looking luncheon for the baronet and hs daughter, whom Mrs Aspinall, fully aware Qf their return, despite her affected surprise at teat fact, was determined to take home with her. Ihe consequence of this prudent arrangement was a luncheon table elegantly decorated with hot- house flowers, and a tasteful display of those -t rench-looking hoi's d cEuvres in the way of an- chovies, caviare, olives, tiny pink and white radishes, and other small dainties, which set forth a table at a moderate cost, and give colour and variety to the homely roast mutton, or the mono- tonous boiled chicken. ,< To all outward seeming, the luncheon party at Aspinall Towers was a success. Arthur Haldi- mond was a man of wide reading and considerable experience. He had travelled a good deal, he had lIved in society and out of society, and he was able to talk to anybody and of almost any subject. He contrived to interest Sir Everard he con- trived to interest Dulcie; Lady Frances was charmed with him; Mrs Aspinall told herself that the curate man was an acquisition Miss Pawker hung upon his words as if he were inspired. After luncheon there was a sauntermg half hour in the Italian garden, which looked its best under a cloudless blue sky and, as Mrs Aspinall and her guests strolled in and out of the narrow serpentine walks, or up and down a broad green alley, Mr Haldimond contrived to take his place at Dulcie's side. I bear that I shall find you a most valuable coadjutor, Miss Courtenay," he Said, when they were far enough from the rest of the party to be confidential. Mr Gomersall tells me that you have done wonders for the school, aud that all the poor people adore you." They are very good to think so much of such small kindnesses," answered Dulcie, with a sigh. U I have been very happy among them." Have been ? Why speak in a past tense ? I count upon your help as a. pillar of strength. Pray do not disappoint me." My life henceforward will be very uncertain. My father's health may oblige us to leave Aus- thoipe at any moment." _r. "Let us hope not. And even if you have to desert us sometimes, that is no reason why you should not interest yourself as warmly in your native village while you are here. Think what a glorious thing it is to be the dispenser of happi- ness to those whose joys are so few, to be a con- soler among those whose sorrows are so many." "jWe have all oar sorrows," answered Dulcie, with deepest despondency. Ihope that the griefs which shadow your bright young life are but passing clouds," said Mr Haldi- mond, contemplating the sweet sad face with infinite compassion. "Yet you speak as if all joy were gone from you for ever." "It has," answered Dulbie. "Believe me, no. Youth lives in the present, and deems every sorrow eternal. It is only when we have travelled some distance on the road of life that we know the meaning of hope. Your father's precarious health is the cause of your un- happiness, I apprehend." "It is one cause." "Can you not find comfort in the thought that yonr love has lightened his life, that the same filial love will console and cheer him to the eud, and that when the hour of parting shall come, as it must come to all of us, the severance will be but for a little while. We say good-bye to each other in a world whose brightest hours and fairest scenes are shadowed by the pain and travail of all nature, to meet where there is neither grief nor care." Are we afl to meet there?" asked Dulcie, with a despairing look. Will not the sinners be shut out of that happy world ?" The unpenitent sinner only. God's great love promises forgiveness to every sinner who honestly and really, not in a mere form of words, but with all his heart and mind and strength, and with every act of atonement in his power, repents his 8iD8«' • t "I see. It is not enough for him to be sorry in his heart of hearts. He must atone; he must bear the brunt of his sin. He must endure the consequence of his evil doing here if he wants to escape them hereafter." A man who is sorry in his heart of hearts would naturally do his utmost to atone for his sins. There was a striking instance of that in your own neighbourhood last year, in the case of that unhappy creature who gave himself up to justice for a murder committed twenty years ago. Ignorant, brutalised, as one might suppose such a man to be, yet even to bis blunted mind conscience spoke plainly, and showed him the only way to obtain pardon." He looted at Dulcie as he finished speaking, and was startled by the ghastly pallor in her face the horror in her eyes. Forgive me," he faltered, "I fear I have spoken of a topic which is in some way painful." y e, she answered hurriedly, it is a pain- ful subject. The Blakes are our friends." I understand. Pray forgive me. A man coming a stranger into a neighbourhood is sure to make mis- takes of this kind. Society is so interlinked and bound together. Let us talk of more cheerful sub- jects. I want you to tell me all about the sohools, Miss Courtenay. Mr Gomersall has given me some information but though he seems the best- natured of men, and ready to co-operate with me ?n every way, he has not the knack of expressing btaSwyNearly, and I h»n » great Jul j.t to learn. wBelf with an effort, and en- Dulcie rouaeOerseiiWtbe corate.# qup8tion8t dearoured to ans]V vj. manner, his evident The warm earnestnessofh her into a delight m the work 'troubles, ard for brief forgetfulness of her own tr her ex_ the next half hour she talked brig J fcta^er9 0f periences in schools, and among the c A"?YouPmust make friends with the elder Mws Blake," she said, "the lady whom almost every- body calls Aunt Dora. You will find her a more favourable ally than I can possiblv be. I am inclined to doubt that. But if you will introduce me to the lady I will do my best to 86"*I will leave someone else to do that," stam- mered DtJcie," I am not likely to see Miss Blake for sometime." — Mr Haldimond felt that he had agam touched unon some painful subject. It seemed to be his evil fate to distress this sweet girl, whose sadness he would so gladly have mitigated by any art m hiSir°Everard came up to them al this moment, f under convoy of Mrs Aspinall, who had j 2j;rtjnsr. all her fascinations w 91d saunter about the gardens, and bad succeeded-in makingjjfclie baronet's life a burden to him. My dear Dulcie, if you and Frances are ready, I shall be glad to take you home ? he said, strangling an incipient yawn,and Dulcie ran off to summon Lady Frances, who was enlivening the faithful Packer with her pleasant chat, and making th"t genteel drudge forgei her drudgery and her dependence. You don't think the walk across the park or through the fields will be too much fatigue for you 1 "asked Dulcie, when they were ready to start. Pray let my carriage take you home," urged Mrs Aspinall. "It can be ready in a quarter of an hour." You are very kind," said Sir Everard. No, I shall enjoy the walk this lovely afternoon." And so they departed, Mrs Aspinall, Miss Pawker, and Mr Haldimond walking with them to the little iron gate which divided the gardens from the park. Mr Haldimond would willingly have gone further with them, but he was bent upon getting a little enlightenment from Mrs Aspinall as to the social mysteries amidst which he had found himself blindly stumbling. Having parted from the baronet, Mrs Aspinall. who liked masculine society, was all sweetness to the curate. Don't be in a hurry to leave us," sheentreated. You have no afternoon service, aud you have hours to sp re before what Mr Mawk used to call vespers—much to the indignation of our country bumpkins." "You are very good, but I must go back to spend an hour in the Sunday-school. I mean to revive the old-fashioned afternoon service, for Mr Gomersall tells me it was the most popular service of the day, as it suited farmers aud people 1 who live a long way off." Pray don't make a slave of yourself," ex- postulated Mrs Aspinall, in a tone of friendly interest. Austhorpe people are horridly un- grateful. They will only revile you for your pains." When you do well and suffer for it, quoted Mr Haldimond. I must do my utmost accord- ing to my lights, and abide the issue. But I fear I have been doing very badly to-day. I had set my heart upon winning the friendship of that sweet-looking girl, Miss Uouitenay, and on two occasions I was idiot enough to say something that caused her extreme distress. Yet I have no idea why it should be so. The fiist time was when I spoke of the man who was tried at HighcIere for a murder, and condemned upon his oan con- fession. The second w as when I asked her to introduce me to a certain Miss Dora Blake." You poor foolish man, you could hardly have done worse," exclaimed Airs Aspinall. "This comes of not getting yourself coached by son;e one who knows the society you are coming into. Mr Mawk ought really to have given you a few parting ins!ruction?. However, in Miss Cour- tenay's case it was almost impossible to avoid coming to grief, for even I myself did not kno.v the real state of affairs till Lady Frances Grange enlightened me, just before luncheon." "Pray explain." Well, in the first place you ougnt not to have spoken of the murder, because the man who was murdered was Walter Blake, of Tangley, to whose only son, Morton, Miss Courtenay" as engaged." "Oh," said Mr Haldimond, "she is engaged, is she?" Don't interrupt, troublesome man," cried Mrs Aspinall, with girlish playfulness. "If you were listening properly you would have heard that I said, was engaged, not is engaged. To gratify some caprice of Sir Everard's the engagement has been broken off, and Dulcie is absolutely miser- able. And six months ago she was the brightest, gayest, happiest little creature." "But surely her father must have had some substantial reason for breaking the engagement," said Mr Haldimond. "He would not sacrifice his daughter's happiness to a whim." What reason could he have ? Morton fs alto- gether charming; he has horrid radical ideas, but still is excessively nice. He has a fiue estate, is entirely his own master, intellectual, ambitious. good-looking, high-principled. What more could the most exacting father demand in his daughter's Buitorr Yet there must be a hitch somewhere," said the curate, thoughtfully. No father would will- ingly make his daughter unhappy; and I fear that Miss Courtenay is really unhappy. Even in her conversation with me, a stranger, she uncon- sciously revealed the depth of her misery. And she is so girlish—childish almost in her freshness and simplicity. I feel intensely sorry for her." Sweetest child, my heart positively bleeds for her," said Mrs Aspinall with a sigh, which was al- most extinguished in a yawn. "Do come back to the houfe and take some tea." « Thanks, you are too good, but I must go to my school," and the curate shook hands with the two ladies, and went out at the little gate and across the grass with the steady, swinging pace of a man who l as walked half over England, and done no small portion of the Continent, at a sys- tematic five miles an hour. x (To be continued.)
RECENT PUBLICATIONS.
RECENT PUBLICATIONS. The CONTEMPORARY REVIEW" W (Messrs. Strahan and Co.) for this month contains a well written article by Dr. E. A. Freeman on the Election and the Eastern Question." The very prominent part taken by this renowned historian when the Bulgarian atrocities roused the National indignation must be fresh in every one's memory. For a considerable time he had to live in retirement, and was unable to take part in the agitation. His interest in the question has not, however, waned. In this article he attributes the revolt of the people to moral in- fluences. He regards the recent election as the moral verdict of the nation. The people believed that the late Government had outraged the National Conscience, and they ousted the men who had inflicted this Injury upon them. In an article entited, What can a Liberal Government do for Turkey?" an Eastern Statesman expresses his belief that it is for the interest of England and of all Europe to maintain a reformed Turkish Empire," He admits the difficulty of the task. as any person who has read the recently published Blue Books well may but he considers that the achievement is within reach. It will take a generation," he says, "to fairly start the work of the moral and intellectual elevation of the masses of the people. It may take a generation to teach the people the meaning of the two words— secularization and-decentralization." He thinks England might have accomplished this Herculean task, but has now lost the opportunity. At the same time he believes that a united Europe may bring it to a successful issue. If, however, the other powers refuse, "nothing," he adds, "will re- main for England to do but to make the best terms she can with Russia and France for a division of the Empire." Admirers of John Buskin will be pleased with the sketch given in another paper of his "Public Letters." Ants are be- coming so popular—thanks to Sir J ohn Lubbock —that we meet them everywhere. Mr Ellice Hopkins contributes a most interesting account of their remarkable virtues and vices in this num- ber. "Greek Christian Inscriptions," "The Age of Balzac," and "The French Republic and the Catholick Church are articles deserving special notice. "The Rule of the Purse," by T. P. O'Connor, M.P., is a paper which we earnestly commend to the studious Politician and all who take part in "electioneering." "THE DAY OF REST" has a fine sermon, by Dean Yaughan, on "The Bow in the Cloud," and continues its; in- structive chapters on "The Ancient East," "Preventive Works,&c. UNCLAIMED MONEY" (London Allen, 11, Ave Maria-Lane), by Edward Preston, claims to be a handy book for heirs at law, next of kin and persons in search of a clue to unclaimed money, or to the whereabouts of missing relations and friends," and we must admit that all such persons will find in it quite a mine of deeply in- teresting and valuable information. It is small aud cheap, but excellent. It was first written in the form of letters at the suggestion of Mr Joseph Cowen, M.P. It has reached ita 4th edition. "AN ESSAY ON COLLIERY EXPLOSIONS AND SAFETY LAMPS (Colliery Guardian Office), by William Pardy, is chiefly to be noticed for its illustrated description of a safety lamp, designed by the author, for which .he claims special attention on account of its completeness. ifc- THE COVENT GARDEN MAGAZINE contains several articles written with the view of effecting some reforms in the lower grades of society. "Out- ings in the country tor streetchildren" isjproduced with a good object in view. The philanthropic spirit which pervades the whole magazine is highly creditable. Most of the papers are very interesting. We have received a specimen of the novels issued by Marcus Ward: and Co., London and Belfast, under the name of the "Blue Bell Series." We approve highly of the form in which these works of fiction have been issued. The plan of publishing new novels in three volumes has many objections and very few recommendations except for the authors, and all that can be said even on behalf of the authors is that the article which they give to the public has a little more appearance for the money when in three bulky volumes than when in one compact volume. The specimen of the series which we have before us is "The Story of a Demoiselle," by the author of "A French Heiress." The tale is interesting and light, and quite worthy of this author. We may mention that the book is hnndsomely erot up, the boards being ornamented with ivy leaves and the blue bells of Scotland.1. THE "INTRODUCTORY GRAMMAR OF THE LATIN LANGUAGE by Leouhard iSchmitz, LL.D. (Lon- don W. Collins, Sons, and Co.) is decidedly one of the best we have seen for boys in the lower forms. Its special merit is its clear and ample treatment of declensions and conjugations, and the number and variety of the examples which it furnishes. Part 11., on "Syntax." is also admirably arranged. As a text book for begin- ners it deserves wide circulation.
THE EX-EMPRESS EUGENIF.
THE EX-EMPRESS EUGENIF. AAtelegram from Durban to the Gaulois gives some interesting particulars respecting the visit of thejEmpress Eugenic to the place where her son was killed. Leaving .Helize on the 1st instant, the Empress expressed a wish to ascend the hill where the ambulance stopped to take up the re- mains of her son. Thence she proceeded on foot: into the valley towards the donga. where the body was found, following precisely the same track as the officers who went in search of the corpse. ITie road was stony and rough, but in spite all remonstrances from her attendants, the Empress persisted in her intention. in the distance gleamed the white monument, thrown into sharp relief by the dark background, but it only seemed to catch the eye of the Empress when she got to the bank of the donga. Then she lifted her hands as in suppli. cation towards heaven, the tears poured over her cheeks, worn with sorrow and vigils, s; e spoke no word and uttered no cry, but sauk slowly on her knees. A French pnest repeated the prayers tor the dead, and the servant Lomas, who had. been an eyewitness, went through the sad story ot what had happened last year. The tents were. ^pitched in the valley,, and the Empress stayed there for two days. On the following day she went to Fort Napoleon, and thence to Rorke's Drift, on the fifth day visited the field of Isandula, and prayed there with the Englishwomen, ao had comø there to atourn their bUsbauds and brothenu
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Y GOLOFN GYMREIG- I Dymunir i'n goheb'.vyr Cymreig gyfeirio eu goheb- iaetnau, Jlyfrau i\v hadolygu, &c., fel ycanlyn —"DAFIDD MOBGANWG, HirlvailJ, Aberdare."
. AT EIN GOHEBWYR.
AT EIN GOHEBWYR. "Cicaion Jonah."—Testyn rhagorol, ond Did yw yn gywir o ran cynghanedd. "Anerchiad i George Morgan."— irert iawn, yn enwedig ar destyn o'r fnth. Gostyngeiddrwydd."—Yr ydym yn dra diolch- gar am y darn rhagorol hwn, er nad ydym yn hoffi y mesur.
AMYNEDD.
AMYNEDD. l'w doeth ddeiliaid, ei thaweledd,—a fyn Fvvvniaut serch, a rhinwedd, Allwedd aur ein llwydd, a hedd Ein monwes yw amynedd, MEUDWY GWENT.
YR ANUEL.
YR ANUEL. Un o heirdd weision hurddasawl,—ein Naf O'r nefoedd anfeidrawl, Yw'r angel geir yn nghol gwawl, Fry'n nwyfiaut y fro nefawl. MEUDWY GWENT.
LLINiiLLAU
LLINiiLLAU I Annie, merch fechan Mr Rhys T. Williams, Treherbert. Idn o'i Rin nynero anian—enaid Annie a'i lias cyfan Tra byw bo hi, lili lan, Da fo iechyd y fechan. Yn hysbys megys ei mairif Ei da enw fo uinam Fel ei thad, fel ei theidiau, Nef fo help i hen grvfhau, E. GURNOS J1)
-"AMEN."
"AMEN." 'Amen," beth yw? Dymuniad,—a gilia Dros geulan y teimlad; A sel u en ar y genad, A o'n my g i lys Ion mad. TEGANWY.
CERDDORIAETH.
CERDDORIAETH. Swynol blisg—arwisg geiriau,—a 'g hyfryd Fawl gyfrwng yr oesau Angelaidd reddf dan ddeddfau Yw y glir gerddoriaeth glau, TEGANWY.
-------Y CYBYDD.
Y CYBYDD. Poeni wna'r cybydd peawan—trwy ei oes, Tyru aur ac arian Eiiniol r6g yn elwa'i ran, A'i bleser y' nghrombil hosan.' Cwynfan yn ei wangc ynfyd-y mae nwa Am aur y cyfanfyd Yn daer cyn myn'd i'w weryd. Brysia 'i gael i'w bwrs i gya. •» s Tro, erglyw, ynfyd tiuan,—gad dy wango 0 dy ol yn fuan; Yn myned wyt mewn i dâllç Gwel y perygl, Ap Arian. Abertawe. NATHAN TWRCH,
Y NOFELYDD.
Y NOFELYDD. Pwy ddarlleu dy ddifendith—rith eiriau, Rhwth-araeth dy rcigrith ■Wag, wyllt, ffol, aflesolHth Dwyllodrus, Hud a lledrith ? Mawr ydyw grym yr awdwr !—galluog A llawen gelwyddwr; O'r hoyw hap-chvvareuwr, Dedwydd ar gelwydd yw'r gwr, ITHEL VYOHAN
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BEDDARGRAFF Y diweddar WALTER COSSLETT, Caerflili, o lwydd einioes Walter loyw'i ddoniau, o fonedd barddas fu'n nawdd i'w byrddan; Hoff athraw bybarch, llawn o ffraethebau, Ac o athrylith y Caeth Reolau, I'w fedd aeth, 'e fydd ei weithian—o'i oJ, Yn glod arosol i'n gwlad Mr oesau. ITHEL VYOHAN.
ENGLYNION I DWFR-GRONFA (RESER-.…
ENGLYNION I DWFR-GRONFA (RESER- VOIR) LLANELLI. Newydd-ddiodgell Llanelli—yw'r llyo Ger Haw sy'n ymeroni; Gwingell, ei deadell hi A fynych yf o honi. Ei lif gl&n yn fan afonydd—a dry I'r dref iechyd beunydd; Lleiba rif y llu a rydd Man heintiau i'n monwentycU Ei arian-olch glaerwyna—ei diwyg, A Duwies Glanweithdra Ar ei sedd yn ries dda Yn hon oesol deymasa. M,
Y DYN 0 GALON BUR.
Y DYN 0 GALON BUR. <Rhowch i mi ddyn o galon bur, v Pwy fydd ni waeth gan i, aoed wr o ffawd, neu boed yn dlawd. J Nid yw o bwys i chwi; Er nad yw'n gwisgo brethyn drud, Na'i achau'n wych mewn bri, Os yw yn meddn calon bur, Efe yw'r dyn i mi. Bath .gwell yw dyn o feddu dysg, A cliyfoeth gwlad a thref. Heb feddu calon ddidwyll, dda, Dyn tlawd y galwaf ef aenwch ach a. chyfoeth byd, Nid y'nt ond ewyn ton, Gall dyn breswylio paba drud, Tra twylI yn Ilanw'i fron. Os cewch ddyn hawddgar, m" YD. a phur, A'i fron yn gartret rhin, Ni raid cylchynu môr a tliii I chwilio am well dyn; Boed i ni sylwi dan y plisg, Er barnu gwerth pob un. Y galon, coffer, nid y wisg Sy'n gwneyd y gonest ddyn
Y COEGYN.
Y COEGYN. T Coegyn! yn awr dyma hi, ar fy ogair, Hai ati ar unwaith. fy awen Wei, wel, dyma destyn o'r diwedd myn Mair, Yn deilwng o fonedd Ceridwen. Coll Gwynfa" a'i bri, Dry'n fiddle dee, dee, Fel pob rhyw arwrgerdd, Yn ymyl duchangerdd, I fod mor fydenwog a hwn coeliwch fie t"n awr at y testyn heb ragor o 101- Y testyn chwi wyddoch yw'r Coegyn; Ond cyn myn'd yn mhellach, gwrandewch, Mr. Gol Gofalwch mai fi gaiff y cwdyn; Neu ynte gwae chwi, Fe'ch triniaf fel ci, Ac yna ewch chwithau Yn goegyn yn ddiau, Os na ro'wch y wobr a'r cwdyn i fie Mab ydyw y Coegyn i'r hen Squire V., A gafodd o'i wraig Lady Gwagedd; Ac nid oes rhagorach nag ef, cofiwch chwi, Am olrhain ei achau bonedd; Olrheinia hwy, clvwch, Drwy ganol pob lluw ch Drwy'r bod u hynota', Yn ol hyd at Adda, A her i'r un brenin i fyned yn uwch. Os wrth yr allanol y bernir "y dyn," 5 Diamheu mai dyn yw y Coegyn, Oherwydd pan fyddo yn trwøio ei hun, Fe drefna'r allanol i'r blewyn A gwelir nad trash o f6d yw'r slap dash, Wrth wel'd ymddangoaiad 0 ddyn yn ei ddillad, A'i enaid yn cwrlio yn nghwrls ei fwstash 03 na fynech iddo eich edrych o fod Da chwithau tewch son am stwff car tie', Oblegid o Lundain mae'i ddillad e'n dod- Suit gyfan am geinfog a dime, A box hat fawr, wen, Yn goron i'w ben, A ddygwyd o Paris I'n wlad. am y ci ogbris o ddime a ffyrling gan lu'r call again." Mae'n syndod i M'eled fath swell sy'n v foo Genteel pan yn trafod ei fenyg JBotyma ei w;isgod bob amser i'r top Er cuddio y croen mae yu debyg, Oblegid gor is Ei suit uchel bris Fynychaf ni wisgir Dim byd ond cuffs apur, A'r croen wedi'i frodio gan faw yn llv erys T Mae cadwen o aur wedi'i gwneuthur o br. Yn "ornament grand" i'w frest, cofier; Er hyny, ni fyddwch un gronyn yn nes o wybod wrth ofyn yr amser; o herwydd i chwi, Os coeliwch cliwi fi, Nid yw ei "gold lever" Yn cadw yr amser, Oblegyd mai clamp o hen allwecfd yw hi. Yn mlilith plant athrylith 'dyw pawb ond ett Yn ddim ond cawciod difeddwl, Fe wyr holl wybodaeth y ddaear a'r ne', A llawer ychwaneg na'r cwbl; A'i feddwl mawr chwim Yn orlawn o ddim, ddiorphwys Raiadrall o'i gynwys, •f rhai a ddirgrynant y ddaear a'u grym. Yn ymvl ei fawredd fel bardd, welwch chwi, Pa beth ydyw Milton fa\\7, tyberi.[ Nell Virgil a Homer, ac eraill o fri ? Yn ddiau nid ydynt ond gwyLed; Pe rhoddech yn nghyd Brif feirdd yr holl fy Pe b'ai ef yn dechre, Ni fyddai ond chware I'w genius" ddigymhar eu curo 1 gyd. A wyddoch chwi b'le mae e'n colli fel bardd f Wel. yn y dechreuad. mae'n debyg J'e f'ai ei syniadau fel blodau mewn gardd, Pe gallai ond dechreu yn unig; Ond dyna y drwg A'i llbinw a gwg, Dim ond son am ddechre Fe ddua ei nwyfre, A ffy ei syniadau o'r eolwg mewn mWg; Os holwch ryw gwestiwn Cymraeg iddo'n fWJ: Fe'ch etyb yn deilwng o goegyn Fe gyfyd ei spectol byd uchaf ei drwyao. rch anerch yn glir fel y canlyn :—i'" What is it you say, Haw, haw, haw, haw, toy ? Cymraeg is disgusting, Nid understanding; Siaradwch yn English, orlsa go away?" 03 mynwch ei advaen, welwch yr oil Ohono yn ei vmddangofjiad Ni ellwch gamsynio oher wydd, heb goll, Y goreu o hono y w dillad; A chofiei'pob un Nad ydyw ond linn, ¡ 'A chofier, "in wastad Nad marvv ymddangoaiad, Ond yn ngwx»ith y meddwl y gwelir y dytfc CADIFOB,
_"'l" ,CRIST YN TAWELU'R YSTORM.…
_l" CRIST YN TAWELU'R YSTORM. m Y tonan ymchwyddent fel bryniaa trochionllydj Gan guro yn erbyn y llong gyda nerth, Y gwyntoedd dialgar a ruai'n ddychrynllyd, P Gan fwgwth ei chlaHdu yn ngwely'r mor certh; Yn nghanol y cynhwrf, yn cysgu oedd Iesu, Pan aeth ei ddisgyblion i'w ddeffro o'i hun, 4- L.Gan ddwftvd, Ai difatos-vw jcexurt ein roUfe r> o Arglwydd, canys darfn am danom bob un?" DoethITrewr y bydoedd a boll elfenau Yr H IV 11 ddeil y dyLoedcl fel dafn yn ei law, Esgynai i f, nn yn wylaidd ei gamrau I'r bwdd—lie teyrnasai erch ddychryn a braw; Anadlodd o'i enan i'r gwvntoedd erch creulawn Rhyw arch o dawelwch-ac felly y bu, Ac wrth y mor hefyd dywedai—For digllawn, Paham. y cynhyrfu ? bydd dawel a'th ru. Daeth hedd i deyrnasu i blith yr elfenau, I Y gwyntoedd rl.yferthol a'r mor aeth yn fud, A'r llong, megys baban, ford wyal ei donau, Ar teithwyr o'i mewn yn ddyogel a chlyd 'Nol cyrhaedd y porthiadd yn hwylus a llawen, Per gan waredigolchwarenent ynghyd, Ar dannau llawenydd, o f wl idd eu Cadben, Eu hynaws waredyad, Gwafedwr y byd. Cwmrhydycefrw. MAESYDDOG.
EI GAIR YN YR ORSAF.
EI GAIR YN YR ORSAF. Ar hoelen aur serch, ar fur parlwr fy mynwes, Lie nas gall ond engyl ei weled yn iawn, Y croga hardd ddarluu o swynol aneles Eneiniwyd gan gariad, gan goethder a dawn Gwefreiddiodd ei swyn fi pan welais hi gyntaf, A dotiodd fi n deg wrth ei hebrvvng i'r orsaf Ond ow fe ddiflanodd fy nghwmwl gobeithion, EI gair yn yr orsaf a glwyfodd fy nghalon. Anturiais, addefaf, i dir cyssegredig, Heb fwriad troseddu yn erbyn y ferch Ond rhywfodd fe lithrodd rhyw airanneheuig. Dros droth-wy fy ngwefus i aelwyd ei serch;— Y tan a gynhyrfwyd—esgynodd y fflamau, Nes enyn ei llygaid, a gHido ei gruddiau, Daeth gair fel marworyn o aehvyd ei dwyfron, EI gair yn yr. orsaf a glwyfodd fy nghalon. Gobeithiais, breuddwydiais, hyderais rai troion, Pan dau lewyrch siriol ei heirdd lygaid lion, I Fod modd gwneyd aur allwedd i agor clo'i chalon, Ac enill eisteddfa ar orsedd ei bron Ond fel Uyfir ymaith ysgrifen o dywod, Gan dafod y lianw i-eisrion difland'od Yr un fath diflanodd fy olaf obeithion, Ei gair yn yr orsaf a dorodd fy nghalon. _• fuN LANC.
DEINIOL SANT.
DEINIOL SANT. Deiuiol Sant!—'Doniol was lor,—gweinidog Eneidiau pobl Bangor; 0 Sylfaenydd celfydd y cor, I Ac angel yn llys cynghor. Deiniol Sant ya 01 ei swydd,—oedd Esgob Ddysgai ffyrdd yr Arghvydd I wyr ei wlad mewn mawr lwydd-gweithiodo, Er eu cyfeirio fei gwr cyfarwydd. Do, fe roes ei oes ar ei hvd,—i Ddnw A'i gyd ddyn, bu duiwjrJ I at edig, i'r hadyd Hauodd ef dreiddio o hyc,
Y WAWR.
Y WAWR. Eurog wedd aurora gait Dyr wydrog ddor y dwyrain, I'r Wa.vr gu i roi aur-gern I wJbr las o bur luseru; Yn raddol a lliw rhuddiur, A gylch hi mewn aur A'i ffrydiau fel tonau tan, Trwy wyll yn tori allan. Hulia lien ffurfafen fawr A thirf wedd fel traeth erfawr. An i ffynon fingron fack, Hudolus, ond yn dlysadi Rhwng aeliau'r cymylai mSn, A thri lliw hardd ei thnell arian Lneiniad o ronyuau Rydd i'r nen uwch pen ein pan; Neu liw hufen ysyleDyid, Gloewed yw yn gwlawb dydd; Ar waagar goleua'r gwyll, Yn fad fel cynlad canwyli; Arwydd gamp yw y rudd gain, Odiaeth i bawb oil adwien, Ar hynt pell fod yr haul pUI: Hyd risiau drud yr asur, •Gan ddringo rhagddo ai hyd Bnf wybr febyd. Dillyn ei rodiad allan, 01 lwys bert ystafell W urwyneb haularaul eirian, Llygad Rhi. goleuni glin; Tecaeh a liarddach o hjd LliwJr nfel, na'r lloer hsfyd Dylanwad ei oleuni A geidw nerth gyda ni, Ar ei jawd fel dystaw c&n Nes synu duwies anian; Cilio wna'r lloer mewn u'wilydi) Gyda mad doriad dydd A'r holl ser gan brudd-ier bron, Dywylla megys deillioJl Y nifwl gilia hefyd, Ar gilwg o'r goleu i gy4, Fu'n ddillad galarnadol Ar wnau du bryn a dol • Ffoant fel drychioiaeth ffwrdd. Ysgogir gan wres agwrdd Yr huan mad, tad y tM. Da rawdrydd mawr dirodres. Seiniau llawn swn llawanydd, Sy'n wastad ar doriad dydd; Ar iach aden 'ruchedydd Dery dant ar doriad dydd, an es-gyn ei gain ysgawl Abertha gerdd wrth borth gwawl Diluwiad o alawon Gwyd i'r ne' yr adeg hon. Y wawr gu wna'r lloer fel lion Senedd, o bob rhyw swynion Broiiau glwys y bryniau glan O^o la mewn gwisg sidan; Yn hoyw i'r w awr ieuaingL Anadl gerdd yn unodl gaingc, Llawn o g-ân yw llwyn a gwig Ac o'r mensydd ceir miwsig, Yr adar mewn dengar don 'Yn nyddu cynghaneddion, Ar y cangau n rhoi cyngherdd, Yn for digyfor o gerdd I'r uawr deg oleuwawr Ian A'i siriol lewyrch seirian. Cwmtwrcii. GLAN: TWcJI.
Y MILFLWYDDIANT.
Y MILFLWYDDIANT. Anghrist o'i orsedd a'i fawredd fwrir, A Satan mewn llyn o dan a gadwynir Yn y wenawl wawr angau newynir, Oes y daionus mewn lIwydd eatynir; Nodwedd y byd newidir—yn siriawl I ddelw hyfrydawl y ddiail frodir. I orfoleddu ar haf o lwyddisnt, Nefol heddwch addawa'r niilriwyddiant A daw allan ar ol y diwyiliant J Dâl hoff o anial cnwd maith ei ffyniant • Y llariaidd oen a'r blaidd dig gyd-drigant Yn danguefeddus a boddns fyddant • A'r Iuddeu on i'w hen fro a ddeuant,' Gan gredu yn Iesu a groeshoeliasant. Clod i'w Dwyfol siriol SanJ—mawreddus o gywair hwylus a gvwir eiliant. Porth Field. TRODYNFAB.
. EISTEDDFOD GENEDLAETHOL1…
EISTEDDFOD GENEDLAETHOL 1 CAERNARFON. Da genym ddeall fod rliagolygon yr Eisteddfod uchod eleni yn dra llewyrchus. Mae miloedd o'r rhestr testynau wedi eu dosbarthu drwy y wlad ac amryw gyfansoddiadau eisoes wedi dyfod i law, yn nghyd a chadair ddeiw hardd i'r bardd budd- ugol. Hefyd y mae awryw gomu medrus mewn gwahanol barthau o'r wlad yn parotoi ar gyfer y frwydr fawr ac nid oes wybod na bydd un o'r Deheudirarymaes. Ymddeogys fod y cyn llu n newydd o ddwyn yn mlaen arholiadau'r orsedd wedi creu cryn gyffro yn mhlithy beirdd a'r cerdd- orion, a bod 43 o ymgeiswyr wedi danfon eu hen lVau i mewn. Bydd y cwestiynau yn fuan o flaen yr ymgeiswyr yn y gwahanol fanau—mae amryw feirdd a cherddorion enwog yn awr wrth y gorchwyl o dynu allan yr arholiadau. Os der- bynia y pwyllgor gydweithrediad dynion parchus yn y gwahanol fanau lie y cynelir yr arholiadau, diau y try y cyfan allan yn Uwyddianus. Gan fod rhai personau wedi ceisio taflu rhyw amheu- aeth yn nghylch y man lie y cynelir yr Eisteddfod eleni, dylid liysbysu mai yny Pavilion mawreddog lie y cynaliwyd Eisteddfod 1877 y cynelir hi eto. Mae yradeilad ei hun yn un o olygfeydd ardderch. ocaf y Dywysogaeth.
THE SELECT COMMITTEE ON MERCHANT…
THE SELECT COMMITTEE ON MERCHANT SHIPPING. MR E. J. REED, M.P., AND MR PLIMSOLL. Mr E. J. Reed, M.P. for Cardiff, has rendered good service to seafaring men and the shipping interest generally, as one of the members of the Select Committee of the House of Commons on Merchant Shipping. Several times he has been been appealed to as an authority on the science of the subject by Mr Plimsoll during his examina- tion by the members of the committee. The friendly cross-examination which Mr Plimsoll underwent by Mr Reed served to clear up some important points. Mr Reed elicited from him, for example, a frank acknowledgment that grain cargo stowed in bulk could be carried with per- fect safety, provided the hold or compartment containing it could be completely filled, and all subsidence of the grain on the voyage could be avoided and that the proposal to stow it in bags arose from the extreme difficulty, not to say im- practibility, both of filling the space and of preventing subsidence. It was further elicited at the same time that where the compartments of the ship were small in extent, and divided by longitudinal iron bulk- heads, the resort to bags would not be necessary. In the former part of his examination Mr Plimsoll denounced water-ballast or double-bottom com- partments in merchant ships, but under Mr Reed's cross-examination he modified this, by admitting that his objectiono them arose entirely from his apprehension of their misuse, and not because he doubted that their proper use was attended by many advantages. These modified opinions of Mr Plimsoll will greatly facilitate the work of the Committee in shaping their recommendations upon the Grain Cargoes Bill to the House of Commons. During one of the sittings of the Committee, an attempt was made to put exoessive pressure upon Mr Plimsoll, because his evidence tended to im- pugn the conduct of some of the officers of the Board of Trade at Whitehall. Sir W. Harcourt and Mr Reed both vigorously defended the rights of the witnesyto express his opinions in the fullest manner, and showed that no possible good could result from any attempt to restrain the evidence of so important a witness.
AMENDMENT OF THif VACCINA,.TION…
AMENDMENT OF THif VACCINA- .TION ACTS. A Bill to amend the Vaccination Acts, intro- duced on behalf of the Government by Mr Dod- son and Mr Hibbert, has just been printed. It is certainly a measure of great importance, and though it may not be much liked by the more strenuous advocates of compulsory vaccination, it will give relief to many a parent. It provides that after the passing of the Act "no parent of a child shall be liable to be convicted for neglecting to take or to cauao to be taken such child to be vacs cinated, or for 4tsobedience to any order directing such child be vaccinated, if either he lifts been previouBJ adjudged to pay the full penalty of 20s for any of such offences with respect to such Chi> or he has been previously twice adjudged t to pay any penalty for any of such pfJeijQes ip. ^MSct of such child*"
THE BASSALEG BABY FARMING…
THE BASSALEG BABY FARMING CASE. THE MOTHER OF THE CHILD DISCOVERED, RECOMMENDATION TO PROSECUTE ANN REES FOR PERJURY. I On Monday the inquiry into the cause of the death of a child, named Linda May, at the house of Alfred Rees, on the 31st of May last, was resumed before Mr Coroner Brewer and jury, at the Tredegar Arms Inn, Bassaleg. It will be remembered that the child had been taken in to nurse, by the wife of Rees, in answer to an adver- tisement in the Christian World. She received t e child at Reading, and undertook to nurse and bring it up for a certain sum of money. The child became greatly emaciated, and died. The evidence relating to the death of the child brought to light some extraordinary disclosures. The Coroner said, before calling additional wit- nesses he wished that Ann Rec3 be again called. On being re-swom, the Coroner said Now, Mrs Rees. you said you didn't know who the party J was who is the mother of this child. Witness I am prepared to say that I didn't know her. I do not know any person named May at the Lighthouse. Never knew any one by name of May at Abervavency; nor at an hotel at Cardiff; nor at the Bridge Hotel at Newport at the time it was kept by Mr Young. The Coroner You said you got this child in answer to an advertisement that you put into the Christian World, and that you got it from a per- fect stranger ?—Yes. The Coroner How much mouey were you to get ? Witness I was to get £20, but I only got £10 with the child, and £3. I had money twice by registered letter. I ought to have had £20 down, but only got £10. I was to have met the mother in Bristol in the month of May, but she was ill, and could not come. She was to find the child in clothe?, and promised to be very good to me if I would be good to the child. The Coroner Why didn't you state this to us before ? Witness I was so stupid about it. The mother wished to claim the child. The Coroner Do you know whether this child was born in wedlock ? Witness: I can't say. I would rather believe that the parties were not married. The Coroner You swear that you don't know the mother? Witness I solemnly swear that. Inspector Sheppard In the event of the death of the child, were you not to advertise it in the Christian World, Mrs Rees? Witness I didn't do that; it was published in the papers enough. The Coroner Didn't the mother request you to publish it in the Christian World if the child died? Witness I believe she did. Inspector Sheppard; Did you advertise it? ) Witness No. Ann Thomas was next called. She said she was the wife of Mr Thomas, and lived next door to Mrs Rees, at Pentreporth. She remembered the child dying on the 31st May. Two little children came to fetch her, and said the baby was dead. She went and saw the child, but it was not dead. Thinking that Mrs Jones, a neighbour, would know more about it than she did, she called her. Attempted to feed the child, but in vain, and it died in about half an hour or three-quarters of an hour. Mrs Rees was from home,and did not return until about an hour after the child died. She had left the baby in the charge of a little girl nine years old. The little girl was very good to the child. Had lived about four months alongside Mrs Rees. Considered that she attended to the child properly, so far as feeding was concerned. Occasionally witness had gone into the house and had seen the baby. Had seen her feeding it, and when she was away the little £ i4, ol4 ^rs Kees many times that the child looked very bad. Understood that the baby was three months'old. Remembered Mrs Rees goin away from home on the 16th March. She said that she was going to Reading to see some peison named May who was very ill. She said the:motber had been confined, and wished; to see her Was never told that Mrs Rees had adver- t.sed in the CWian World. Mrs Rees said she had had letters from the mother, and that the mothers name was May. She also said that she had aeen the child's mother, and had receiv ed B5 to take care of the child, and she thought it would be a help to her. Saw the child on the return of Mrs Rees from Reading on the following morning. Thought the baby looked an old-fashioned baby and she did not think it would live. It did not look healthy. By a •Juror Mrs Rees was not from home the whole of the day-on which the child died, but a great portion ot the d,y. She treated tl^ child Iv lr" i i treated 1)er own. Do not think she kept the children as clean •f t0, Mrs Rees had told witness that the mother of the child was a dis- taut relation of hers-then she said she was a friend. She also said that the mother had died in her confinement, and had left her to take care of the baby. A J urol said Mrs Rees would say anything. She had actually stated to one person that the deceased child was her own child. Mr Gooke, surgeon, said On Thursday, the 3rd of J unp, I made a post mortem examina- tion of the child. Linda May. I found the body very emaciated and scrofulous. There were no marks of violence about it. On opening it I could not find any trace of fat in the body. The stomach and intestine3 were distended with gas. The stomach contained about two ounces of liquid food. On the intestines there were several lar^e tubercules. The lungs were healthy, the heart small and contracted both ventricles of the heart weie emoty. The child had all the appearance of starvation with the exception of the food in the stomnch. That starvation might have been caused through the scrofulous nature of the child, as indicated by the tubercules in the intestines. The child died from what is commonly called consumption of the b° £ el8; J h ^thi-nk the child died a nafural death, but it might have been accelerated by neglect. Great care is needed, and very few children so attacked recover. Children under such condition are very ravenous for food they require a little otten. tionyofH,m^ k P?Sa,ible that tlli3 consump- U pro^'fofd r'S 'Ukl Pr<ed *■» Dr. Cooke No it was a very scrofulous child cover° W°n f^f P°?Siblei They Wry seldom re- E di«S tC,fp'0per BO* bring on th'sKf hSS Tl'e"??5'' tb. death of the child 1uffi" ootU.n of Aitod H,„, S/ffiwd ci a! Rees, the woman in whose charge this child his been. A.on Jiees had sworn that SIJP RLWI i the mother of the child, nor tL ^d^ woman who occurned the house where she sat the mother of the child# In a drawer af liox i (Inspector Sheppard) found a letter, which he handed to the Coroner. Ann Rees repeated Uat she did not know the address of either of the^e jstj 1 The letter is as follows it will be seen that they both Reading. Berks —In Su'sse*-Phtce, Kinsf's-road, Reading. Berks —In nu £ d,5d in ChrUUan W'orWfora a™ win;™ V J i be glad to know of terms, and if you g In take quite a youny baby. Ihaveafiiend > who is expecting one almost daily, and as she is anxious I Wh0 wiU be aw*y eix months, she would hke to find a happy home where the infant would be well cared for during her absence. She would Day expenses to Reading or meet you at Bristol, and pay l in advance for the baby. Awa.iting reply, truly yours E. JONES.-Please address Mrs May, 153, Sussex-place, Kin^'a-road, Heading. f Wrote to Reading, and this is the reply he had received T Bor,°^?h^LRe1?diD(V Cbief Superintendent's Office, June 10th, 1880. Sir.-Iu answer to yours received this morning, I have caused inquiries to be made and find that 153, Sussex-place, is occupied by a widow named j Elizabeth Griffiths she states that early in March she t saw an advertisement in the Heading Mercury lodging ) and attendance required during confinement- in answer to her application she received two letters signed Mrs Maye, Yew Tree House, Westerham, Kent. Ulti- 1 mately a fema e, calling herself Mrs Maye, came to Mrs Griffiths, and was confined there. Mrs Maye afterwards t advertised (no doubt in the name of E. Jonps, as the ] letter is so signed), the result being that rs Rees came ( to Mrs Griffiths' house and received the chilu from Mrs < Maye when about a fortnight old. Mrs Maye afterwards k left the house, leaving an addressed envelope (which I ? enclose), in the event of letters coming for her to be for- I warded. She is described as being about 30, fair, and lady-like appearance, and on one occasion said to Mrs 1 Griffiths that she had a child before, and her friends forgave her. Mrs Griffiths has no other nurse child, and does not take in children.—I am, sir, yours &c., JAMBS PURCHASB, Chief Superintendent. Mr In- spector Sheppard, Isewport." The addressed envelope was to "Mrs Royden, Queen's Hotel, Antwerp, Belgium." I The following letter was also read :— Kent County Constabulary, Seven Oaks, 14th June, 1880. Be Mrs Naye, Yew Tree-house. Dear Sir,—I be? to acknowledge the receipt of yours of yesterday's date, ] and to acquaint you the name of the occupier of Yew J Tree House, Westerham, is Mr F. Newton, who informed < me that in the month of November last a Miss Naye took ( the apartments at his house, and left about February or 4 March };rst to reside at tbe address given in your letter where she was confined. Miss Newton received a letter 1 from her two weeks after her confinement., but not siucc £ Mrs or Miss Naye formerly was a teacher at a boarding t school at Westerham. While lodging with Mrs Newton < she said she had a litt'e girl four years old, and her hus- < band was m a lunatic asylum. You will see by this it is the same woman you mean—not Mave, but. Naye, 'I may here mention that Mr Newton is a highly respectable young man, and employed as a cle k in the office of the C clerk to the justices of the Godstone division, Surrey, l where Mrs Naye was a teacher, which is about 10 years ago. It there is any further information I can obtain for vou I Small be pleaned to do so-Yours faithfully, W. H. I O'NEiWi, Superintendent. The letters having been read, Inspector Shep- pard said he thought this was sufficient to cleur up the matter, so far as the question of "who was the mother of the child." f The jury said this" as most satisfactory. The Coroner briefly summed up, and reviewed 1 the evidence of the doctor. It was clear that the child did not die from actual want of food, j but it would be for the jury to say if they con- sidered the child's death was in any way acceler- j atedby neglect. The jury consulted together for nearly tbre, quarters of an hour, and then returned the fol- lowing verdictThat, in the opinion of the jury, the child died from consumption the bowels and intestines; but the jury are of opinion that Mrs Rees ought to be proceeded against for wilful and corrupt perjury.
' FIRES "IN HUNGARY.
FIRES "IN HUNGARY. The town of Homonna, in the comitat of ZempliD, has been reduced to ashes; many of the inhabitants were burnt, and others wounded. Famine having raged there since the beginning of winter, the misery baa now become indescribable. Conflagrations have been very frequent in the present year. Nt) less than one thousand and nine hp uses, a mill, and a theatre were burnt down in one hundred and fifty-one Hungarian places daring the month of May.
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A On Saturday nighi, a. nro occurred at Mr Fieldus' furniture warehouse, Queen's-road, Brighton, Despite the eSttrca of the police and the volunteer fire brigades, assisted by the coastguardsmen and a detachment of the 6th Lancers, the premises were burned out.. XheoroDertv is inaucecUor. &2Q..0QQ.
- ,GRAND CRICKET MATCH AT…
GRAND CRICKET MATCH AT I CARDIFF. UNITED SOUTH OF ENGLAND V. XXII. OF CARDIFF. This match, which was commenced on Thursday and continued on Friday, came to an end on Saturday, at 6 p.m. At the call of time the game was drawn. The Eleven, in two innings, scored 170, while the Twenty-two put together 126 runs, with 8 wickets to fall. The last two men in were scoring freely, and among the nine men not out were several good hats, so that the chance whether the remaining 45 runs necessary to win could or couid not be made was an even one. The game cannot be considered drawn in favour of either side. The "not-outs" of the previous evening—Hall and Chari wood-resumed batting at 1 p.m. on Saturday, to the bowling of Appleyard and Greenwood, the score then being 63. Runs were slowiy put together, chiefly by Charlwood's driv- ing and leg-hitting, until at 80. in going out to drive one of Greenwood's balls, he was cleverly stumped by Mr Lillington. Rigley took his place at the wickets. Only 5 more runs had been added when Hall gave an easy chance to Hopkins at mid-wicket, which he missed. No more wickets went down before lunch, at 2 p.m, when the score stood at 92 runs for 7 wickets. Punctually at 3 play was resumed, Mr L. Gibbon bowling instead of Appteyard, while Greenwood continued at his end At 100 Hall gave a chance to Mr Cuthbert Riches, and had to retire amid loud applause, having scored 34 run?. He had been 3h hours at the wickets and made the highest score of the match by careful play. Hunter next in, did not stay long, being clean bowled by Mr Gibbon, when only 1 had been added to the total, and immediately afterwards Rigley was easily stumped by Mr Lilliugton. whose wicket-keeping" through- out was much admired. i BOWLING ANALYSTS. Overs. Maidens. Euns. Wickets. Mr W. H. Williams .15 7 9 3 Mr B. Jones 13 3 22 3 Mr Berkeley 10 4 10 0 MrE.VV. Jones 10 6 9 0 Mr Charles Riches 7 5 3 0 Appleyard 24 13 19 0 Greenwood 28 10 21 3 Mr Gibbon 9 6 3 1 JVJr Berkeley bowled one no-ball. The bowling of Messrs Williams and Gibbon shows the best analysis, while next come Green- wood and Mr B. Jones. Had Messrs Willi .ms and Jones continued bowling, there is little doubt but that the Twenty-two would have won. The former, in his last two overs (which were maidens), took two wickets, and the Eleven did not seem at all at home with the slows bowJed by the later. The score stood at 33 runs for six wickets, yet the bowlers were changed, the innings terminating with 101 rnns for the 10 wickets. At four p.m. the Eleven appeared on the field evidently confident of an easy victory. In the fiiat innings they had got theiTwenty-two out for 49 runs in two hours and 25' minutes, but they had not exerted themselves in the least, between wickets amusing the spectators by clever tricks with the bat and ball, in which Mr Gilbert appeared to excel. Now came the tug of war, the Eleven detetmined to win, and the Twenty-two equally determined they should not win. The field was densely crowded with spectators, watching the game with the greatest interest, and loudly applauding good play on both sides. Messrs Cuthbert Riches and J. P. Jones first appeared at the wicketa, Bates and Mr Grace bowling, as in the first innings. The first wicket went down for 8 runs, W. Jones being caught by Hall, off Mr Grace's bowling. Mr E. U. David made no stand, and Mr Thackeray, who took his place, Boon lost Mr Riches, the score being 16 runs for 3 wickets down. The aspect of the game did not now appear favourable to the Twenty two, though they had scored more than in the first innings for the same number of wickets. Messrs Thackeray and Calcutt improved matters by putting together 11 runs before the former was caught and bowled by Bates, the total now being 27. The next two wickets went down at 30. At 7 wickets down for 36. Mr Lillington wentrin,and his play made it cer. tain the Eieven could not win. He scored 18, con- sisting of 1 four, 2 twos, aud singles, and made^ it impossible for the remainder ot the Twenty-two to be got out before six o'clock, the time arranged for ending olay. When time was called Mr E. W. Jones' and Greenwood were getting runs amidst the applause of the onlookers. Mr Jones gave Rigley a chance, which he missed, as he had done another a short time before. Knowing cricketers w ere divided in opinion as to which would have .won had time permitted the game to be played out. Most seemed to believe that in case a second match was played between the same teams, Caraiff would win, having gained experience and confidence in this first trial. Great credit is due to Mr Berkeley, the lion, sec, of the Cardiff club, for the excellent arrange- ments made, which caused the match to be thoroughly enjoyed by all. BOWLlXG ANALYSIS. „ Overs. Kuns. Maidens. Wickets. 33 49 8 9 Mr G. F. Grace 24 20 <) 4 Mr W. it. Gilbert.. 8 5 4 0 SOUTH OF ENGLAND ELEVEN. Innings. 2nd Innings. Mr Gilbert, b Williams 9 c C. Riches, b Wil- „ „ lianis ..6 Hall, c Greenwood, b Apple- yard 8 c C. Riches, b Green- wood 34 Foster, b Greenwood 8 c Yorath, b Williams 1 Charlwood, c E. W. Jones, b Appleyard 5 c Lillington,b Green- „ wood .24 Kigiey, low, b Greenwood 1 st Liillington.b Green- wood 15 MrG. F.Grace,b Greenwood 4 c J. P. Jones, b B. Jones 1 Bates not out .25 c Walker, b B. Jones 2 Mr M. liiiey, c Hopkin, b Greenwood 0 b B. Jones Mr F. A. Smitli,bGreenwood 1 c Gibbon, b Williams 0 Hunter, b Greenwood 5 b Gibbo-i 1 Elliot, c Gibbon, b Green- wood I not out 0 Extras.2 Extras 6 TotgLl Total ..Ioi TWENTY-TWO OF CARDIFF. ht Innings, 2nd Inning's. I Mr T H. Riches, c Gilbert, b Bates 0 Mr J. E. Hopkins, b G. F. Grace 3 b Bates „ 1 Mr P. K. Heard, c Gilbert, b Bates 3 Mr A. Wa;ker, st Hunter, b Bates .0 Mr W, Yorath, b Grace 2 c and b Bates A Mr H. Calcutt, st Hunter, b Bates 3 c and b Bates 7 llr J. P. Jones, c Grace, b Bates .3 c Hall, b Grace u 7 Mr A. Thackeray, c Hall, b Grace .8 c and b Bites 1 7 Mr E. U. David, c Grace, b I ates. .4 b Bates Mr A. F, Duvtd, not out I b Grace 3 Mr Gibbon, not out. 1 c Grace, b Bates 2 Mr W SH. Williams, b Bate3 0 b Bates 4 Mr D.Watson, c and b Grace 0 Mr Cuth. Riches, run out 1 c Gilbert, b Bates 0 L. Gieenwosjd, c & b Bates 0 not out. Mr G. Lillington, I b w, b Bates 5 1 b w, b Grace 18 Mr E. W. Jones, c Riley. b Bates 4 not out .9 MrCarl. Riches, c Gilbert, b Bates 0 b Grace 3 Mr C. M. Berkeley, c Elliott, b Bates .5 c Hunter, b Bates 1 Mr Chas. Riches, c Rigley, b Bates 2 I ippleyard, not out 2 Mr B. Jones,c Grace,b Bates 1 Extras 1 Extras Total 49 Total 77 Umpires—WALTERS and HAWFBR.
NEW ZEALAND FOR EMIGRANTS.
NEW ZEALAND FOR EMIGRANTS. THE STATE OF THE COUNTRY. Sir Julius Vogel, Agent-General for New Zea- and, replies in the Timr,3 to a letter in that journal some days ago, on the subject of emigra- tion to New Zealand. The writer of the letter, tie says, has very much exaggerated the depression existing in the colony, and some of his statements ire untrue-as for example, that the cost of the necessaries of life is exorbitant. His warning io the small capitalists at home' not to come to New Zealand is a mistaken one, for never has the -oloy offered a better chance to such persons." 3ir Julius Vogel sets forth some of the various to which he attributes the severe depression j n the colony during the last 12 months, and c a.dda—" The so-called depressions which occur from time to time in nearly every colony while they last are very sharp, but equally so is the reaction. Wool has not risen in price the return from the pre- sent season's clip will greatly exceed those of last year. The harvest has been most bountiful. Lastly, money has become plentiful. When the winter is over a sharp reaction is likely to occur still, for the present, persons without capitai should not go to the colony. It is folly to suppose that an excess of labour has more than a tem- porary significance in a country like New Zealand. In the course of time it will supiwrt a population of over 20,000,000. Howabsurd to think it is sver-populated with less t: an half-a.million. But the nice adjustment of capital and labour is not an easy thing, and at times is likely to fall out of zvar. At the present time labour requires capital to its aid, or I might perhaps more correctly say apitalists; for, in the pense I wish to use that term, a man of very small means may be a capi- ;alist. To a person of small means, content to ive frugally, and possessing a knowledge of ag-ri- dture, New Zealand is a paradise compared with anything he can hope. for at home."
KLEPTOMANIA BY A GATESHEAD…
KLEPTOMANIA BY A GATESHEAD HEIRESS. At the Gateshead police-court a fashionably sttired person, A1 ice Purvis Buddie, 19, who is tieiress of a fortune on ataillin her majority, was brought up in custody chafed with having obtained three gold albert guards from Mr John Dove-Cans, jeweller and silver-smith, of Gates- he&?,, by false pretence. It was shown that on the 22nd of May the prisoner obtained the articles in question, valued at B12. on representing that her uncle-Mr Jacob Atkinson, of 14, Clare- mont-place, Gateshead desiring to make a present, wished two or three chains on approba- tion. Having obtained them, she pledged them at three separate pawnbrokers' shops, each in a different name, obtaining in the aggregate C3. She then went to a private lodginar-house at Corbridge, kept by Mr Cousins, at The Hole," where she lived in a somewhat luxurious style. She was apprehended by Detective Jervis as she was promenading with a lady friend. On being arrested the warrant was read over to her, ana she replied, It is auite true I kuow all about it. It seems as if I cannot help but do this sort of thing." She gave the detective officer full particulars as to the disposal of the property, and stated that she had burned the pledge tickets. Prisoner, who made no answer to the charge, was committed for trial at the next sessions.
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Mr Bolton, master cotton spinner, has in- timated that the conditional, ikttvance of 5 percent will not be given. On Monday morning a labourer 'named John Wiley was found, drowned in a tank at Sculcoates. There was only about three feet of water in the tank, and as deceased was subject to fits, it is sup- posfd$bat wjyie ia oM-he fell into the wato*-
NOTES ON AGRICULTURE.
NOTES ON AGRICULTURE. LBY A PRACTICAL FARMER. I CORN. LONDON, Saturday. The supply of wheat having been in excess of the demand, the trade has again had a drooping tendency, and in most instances prices have declined 6d to Is per quarter. The visible supply is now upwards of 19,500,000 bushels against nearly 14,000,000 bushels at the same time last year. Beyond this there is nothing of interest to be said. In malting barley there is not ing doing as jegards the home growth but there is some discussion about obt inintr stout foreign barley for malting now the Malt-tax is abrogated. But about this I shall learn more shortly. Maize is abundant and cheaper, there being also 100,000 quarters increase reported at American centres. The only products that hold their own are beans and peas, which are scarce and dear. Oats are superabundant and cheaper, LIVE STOCK AND MEAT. The fat stock trade in London has almost been in a state of panic, from an extraordinary arrival of Canadian cattle—oxen, heifers, and bulls. Of the two former kinds, I was yesterdav informed that there were upwards of 1,700 then in Deptford Market, nnd that several hundreds of a previous arrival were sold during this week. In the Metropolitan Market there was also a large supply. On beine informed that 150 bulls that were worth looking at had arrived too late for Thursday's market, I went up yesterday to see what the sires of Canadian and American beef were like. The greater portion of the bulls that my informant said were worth looking at" had been disposed of. But there had been anothar arrival, and I saw about 200 bulls altogether. These were the most extraordinary specimen ot mixed breeding that I ever saw. About half of them had evidently a large strain of the Ayrshire breed in them, Indeed many of them had characteristic heads and horns of the Ayrshire stock. Others were of shorthorn and Texas crossing. Others were a mixture of Hereford and Western or Spanish stock. One or two had clear Dutch traits. But for all this these mongrels^were'fleshy, and most of them were of fair quality. There were besides some large shorthorns that would have done credit to the common stock of Lincolnshire, York- shire, and Durham. No doubt these animals have left their mark behind them. At the same time—seeing how mixed is the breed of cattle in Canada—it is not to be wondered at that there is a demand in Canada for shorthorns, Herefords, and other large British breeds to improve the mongrel stock of the dominion. Indeed some Canadian farmers or agents ought to have been at the Agricultural Hall on Wednesday and Thursday last, when there was a sale of short- horns. to which I shall refer more fnllv below. Besides these bulls there was a cargo of 286 large cattle, that had been brought over by the ss Indus. On asking the agent whether the herd I saw before me (the 280) all came over in one vessel, lie replied, Every one of them, and sometimes they bring more than that on the larger # vessels." Where this trade will end it is impossible to foresee. I forgot to say that many of the bulls were ter- ribly gored, some of them having half-a-dozen or dozen slits through the skin about the flanks, but- tocks, and elsewhere. It may be said it was im- possible to prevent this, when such a lot of "Tommies are congregated together in pounds and on wharves for shipment, and after debarca- tion and while they are travelling in tracks by railway. But it seems to me that as meat can be brought over in a sound condition by the cold air refrigerating process of Messrs Bell and Coleman, these excitable beasts are the very kind that had better be treated to that process, instead of being allowed to bruise themselves and gore each other during transition alive from New York to London, via the Thames, Mersey, or Clyde. SHORTHORNS AND JERSEYS. A show and sale of these animals took place on Wednesday and Thursday last, when there was a muster of 180 animals. I cannot enter into de- tails, but I have one or two general remarks to make. The number for a first show and sale was encouraging; but the result of the sale, as regards the prices made, was most depressing. I saw many pedigree shorthorn females sold that did not make so much by pounds as they were worth to kill for the Metropolitan market. These—some of them at least—were fair looking animals, although they may be termed the off-casts of pedigree herds. The older bulls and some of the younger ones, too, were sold at at corresponding low rates. This is why I said above that some one might advisedly have re- presented the dominion of Canada with a view to secure some of these cheap, well-fed bulls and heifers for improving the s'ock of the Dominion. It will be remembered that I have many times ridiculed the absurdity of the fashionable craze and competition which caused calves to be sold at a guinea a pound live weight, when their ultimate destination and that of their issue was to appear on the butcher's stall at from 7d to 8d per lb. net carcase weight. What my criticism failed to accomplish, however, has now been realised in the present agricultural depression at home, and the large supply of beef from the large and fleshy mongrels above described. More, however, on this subject on an early occasion.
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THE WEATHER AND AG I'd- CULTURE. L. The Mark Lane Express of Monday says :— "Fine growing weather has been experienced during the past week, a higher temperature being accompanied by an abund int rainfall, which has refreshed the country, and exercised a most bene- ficial effect upon the growing crops. The cold, dry May has not caused the crops to suffer great harm, the fields showing a healthy, unmistakable vitality. At the beginning of the week a steady fall of rain occurred throughout the country, and the sunshine has materially improved the condi- tion of cereals. With a continuance of warmth to stimulate the rapid development the crops will double recover the leeway lost, and gain sufficient strength to withstand the vicissitudes of weather of an ordinary character for the future. In certain places in the midland counties, M heat is reported thin, although of good colour. Hones however, are entertained of a fair crop. The appearance of the barley is also regarded with favour, and the crop is making rapid progress to maturity. Swedes and mangolds have benefited by showers, which have, ho > ever, caused some interruption of turnip sowing. Scotch advices are favourable as to serials and potatoes, but grass has been retarded. The h iy crop is not iikeiy to prove iieavy. Agricultural prospects throughout the kingdom are more promising than for some years past.
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ATTEMPTED JJYNCH LA W IN IRELAND. ) At Baltimore, on Monday, Mr Acheson was formally committed to the assizes charged with the manslaughter of Philip Meehan. Defendant was admitted to bail, Colonel King Harman being one of the sureties. On Monday, when the prisoner was being removed from the court, a large stone was thrown through the window of the carriage conveying him, smashing a pane of glass, and falling into the lap of the sub-insnector. Mr O'Callaghan immed- iately flung open the door, sprang out, and or- dered the arrest of a militi. mnn named Mulvey, who, he said, had thrown the stone. Instantly a scene of great excitement ensued. The police jumped off their cars, seized the soldier and put him on a car. While this was being done another militiaman ran over to the carriage and looked through the broken window; but if his design v. as more than curiosity he quickly relinquished it and hastily retreated, for Mr Geo. Acheson, who was sitting with his brother, drew his revolver and presented it at hlD?- ih1e horses were then put to full gallop, and the whole party dashed onward to the jail, a large number of police running along, endeavour- ing to keep back the threatening crowds of militia- men that were rapidly assembling, and saying they I would release their comrade. Obtaining entrance into the shambles situated at the corner a party of militia armed themselves with stones, heaps of which were unfortunately lying there, and, hln- ing climbed on to the top of the wall, opened a fusilade "on the police who, with the captured militiaman, were returning to their barracks at the end ot the street. The police fixed bayonets, and while continuing to proceed at a half run to theii barracks endeavoured by an occasional blow by fist or gun to keep back their assailants. Several personal encoun.ers took place, and a number of both police and militia were badly injured. One sub-constable was at- tacked, and his antagonist grasping the muzzle in one hand, and holding the bayonet with the other endeavoured to wrest the rifle from him, at the same time kicking the policeman violently about the body. The latter w as, however, finally vic- torious, the militia 1 an being stabbed in the neck. Raving reached the narrowest part of the street, the escort formed several lines deep across the roadway and footpath, County Inspector Sheehan and Sub-Inspector O'Callaghan standing in front while their prisoner was sent on to the barracks a few yards higher up the street, and safely lodged in the guaidroom. Miny of the militiamen, seein^ the futility of attempting to force the line in order to release their comrade, unarmed as tliev were gave a loud cheer and rushed to their own bar- racks to procure arms. By this time Captain McManus, Lieut. Mervyn. and several other militia officers were busily enea^ed in endeavouring to get their men back to barracks, and two pickets were formed across Lavrack-street in order to prevent the^militiamen, who had returned disappointed by their failure, from reaching the police. So excited however were they, and thoroughly bent on effecting the release of Mulvey. that every second it seemed as if they would break the line of pickets aud charsre the constabulary. Had they done so much bloodshed would undoubtedly have been the consequence, for, although th police were well armed, and no doubt would have succeeded in repulsing them, they were vastly superior in num- bsrs, and the struggle would, have been desperate. Perceiving this, Captain McManus informed County-Inspector Sheehan that were the prisoner not surrendered to his custody, he would not be answerable for the consequences. and accordinelv Mnlvoy was handed over to the militia authori- ties. He was immediately placed under the charge of a picket, and marched off to Lis own comrades assembled in S^hiro l tey lifted him on their shoulders, and cheered him again and again.
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EXCITING -BOArr ACCIDENT. A fatal boat accident has taken place In Leith harbour. Five young men left the quay with the inteution of proceeding to a ship lying in the Roads, but when the boat was in mid-channel. near the entrance to the Albert Docks, one of the occupants, named Andrew Devlin, was seen to Bing up his hands and then disappear overboard. Two of his comrades leant over and tried to rescue him, and in;doing so unset the boat, throwing the whole of the men into the water. Lawson and M'Intyre, two of the young men, swam ashore- and two lads, named Colley and Durham rescued by means of a boat. Devlin, it s^ ^d wav&ma SS SS'downSSdtn as f°u»d of are. < V wa8 *bout 20 years
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SOUTH WALES COAL AND IRON EXPORTS FOR MAY, 1880. The foreign coal shipments all over the country are about the average but while the shipments in the North have increase. those for the South Wales ports have decreased..As compared alsc with the previous month the South Wales ship- ments show a considerable falling off. The ira. shipments are large, ea-ecially rails to New York, The shipments from Cardiff and Newport to New York have scarcely ever been exceeded, even it the most prosperous slate of the iron trade but the rail shipments to other places are not, how* ever, large. From Cardiff and Newport New York took nearly 20,000 tons of steel rails last month. SOUTH WALES EXPORTS FOR MAY. 1880. Coasfr Coal. Iron. Coke. Pt.Fuel. wise, Cardiff 406,558.17,260. 1,457.8,803.75,801 Swansea. 02,110. 1,259. 255. 18,130.56,961 Newport. 91,068.18,325.1,455. nil 74,941 Llaneliy 5,752. nil. nil.14.054 CARDIFF. The foreign coal shinments from Cardiff were, -To Alexandria, 3,373 tons; Ancona, 2,126 tons; Algiers, 1,670 tons; Amsterdam, 2,348 tons; Acapulco, 581 tons; ArcachoD, 214 tons Anjer, 1.938 tons; Aden, 3,868; Alicante, 846 tons; Antwerp, 1,500 tons; Audierne, 92 tons; Bordeaux, 4,olo tons; Rarcelona, 7,790 tons: Bombay, 7,32b tons; Berlin. 2,966 tons; Bergen, 033 tons Buenos Ayres, 1,470 tons; Brindisi 1 716 Bilbao, 1,195 tons Barbadoes, 399tons Buta'via, 1,065 tons Brest, 856 tons; Barfleur 44 torn* Cadiz, 1,394 tons; Cape de Verds, 0,306 tons Constantinople, 14,607 tons; Caen, 2,028 tons; Cronstadt, 6,454 tons Christiania, '544 tons Cherbourg. 727 tons; Cliarente, 454 tons; Carthagena, 1,074 tons Ceplialonia, 620 tons; Carlotorie, 1,163 tons; Callao, 1,025 tons Cor- unna, 200 tons Coquimbo, 484 tons Copenhagen, 945 tons Dieppe. 9,733 tons; Droutiiiein, 179 tons Dordt, 196 tons East London, 590 tons Ferrol, 500 tons Fecamp. 90 tons Frey Ben- tos, 440 tons; Flushing, 1,289 tons; Figuiera, 266 tons Gibraltar, 18.353 tons; Genoa, 17,954 tons; Granville, 2,219 tons; Gothenburg, 924 tons; Havaniiah. 2,379 tons Havre, 11,755 tons Hong Kong, 14,470 tons Hennebout, 270 tons Halifax, 700 tons; HonBeur, 1,089 tons; Huelva, 1,540 tons; Isigny, 97 tons; Jersey, 435 tons; Jamaica, 304 tons; Java, 10,082 tons; Landerneau, 30 tons; La llochelle, 5,778 tons; Lisbon, 3206 tons; Leghorn. 820 tons Madeira, 3,268 tons; Malta, 27,278 tons; Monte Video, 10,653 tons; Messina, 3,119 tons Marseilles, 914 tons Martinique, 1,881 tons Manzanilla, 440 tons; Montague, 345 tonsf Macassar, 602 tons; Magar, 62 tons; Mozam- bique, 372 tons Mauritius, 2,020 tons Morlais, 70 tons Nantes, 621 tons Naples, 3,726 tons Oran, 200 tons Odessa. 5,292 tons Port Said, 33,410 tons Padang, 727 tons Point de Galle, 10,855 tons; Poti, 1,560 tons; [Faimboeuf, 367 tons; Punta de Arenas, 680 tons; Para, 2,300 tons; Paimpol, 60 tons; Philipville, 34 tons; Panama, 2,609 tons Pontrienx, 63 tons Pertu- sala, 768 tons; Palermo, 675 tons; Palma, 298 tons Pouliquen, 116 tons Pernambuco, 400 tons; Quebec, 689 tons; Quimper, 120 tons; Rouen, 6,066 tons; Rio Janeiro, 6,111 tom; llochefort, 4,621 tons Redon, 357 tons Riga, 431 tons Rio Grande, 926 tons Rangoon, 2,001 tons Rossibi Bay, 1,366 tons Roscoff, 75 tons; St Malo, 2,505 tons; St Nazaire, 27,253 tons Singapore, 16,800 tons St Brieux, 681 tons; San Francisco, 1,200 tons Santiago de Cuba, 254 tons Stockholm, 533 tons Salonica, 367 tons St Thomas, 1,086 tons; Seville, 1,088 tons Savona, 6,047 tons Spezzia, 612 tons Smyrna, 296 tons Sierra Leone, 1,527 tons Sables d'Olonne, 2,092 tons; St Servan, 104 tons Santa Catharina, 601 tons Toulou, 483 tons; Trieste, 1.375 tons; Trouville, 516 tons Tarragona, 1,148 tons Teneriffe, 470 tons Tre- guier, 60 tons Trincomalee, 604 tons; Table Bay, 2,708 tons; Taranto, 578 tons Vannes, 192 tons; Veiie, 351 tons Venice, 560 tons Villaneuva, 876 tons Vigo, 1,866 tons Valparaiso, 645 tons Zanzibar, 481 tons. The iron shipments from Cardiff were Am- sterdam, 18 tons Baltimore, 1,000 tons Bilbao, 16 tons Coquimbo, 20 tons Carlskrona, 500 tons Madras, 1,010 tons New York, 13,189 tons St. Stephens, 1,098 tons Saa Fraucisoo. 400 tons. CARDIFF SHIPMENTS. 1879. Coal. Iron. Coke, P. fuel Jan 424,759 13,318 1,488 9,430 Feb 310,851 10,295 2,637 7.4C2 Mar 400,706 17,790 MO. 9,148 April 451,820 24,706 1,487 8,690 May 406,558 17,260 1,457 8,803 2,074,694 83,369 7.569 .43,473 SWANSEA. The foreign coal shipments from Swansea were :-Algiers, 150 tons Audierne, 70 tons Autofagasta, 310 tons Boulogne, 500 tons: Barfleur, 58 tons Bordeaux, 100 tons Blaye, 260 tons Brest, 332 tons Bilbao, 335 tons Catania, 311 tons Coquimbo, 651 tons Cartha- gena, 195 tons; Cadiz, 749 tons; Caen, 3,538 tons Cherbourg, 1,479 tons; Oaa k- bec, 318 tons; Charente, 184 tons; Civita Veccliia, 684 tons; Cagliari, 812 tons Cape de Verds, 924 tons; Dakar, 434 tons; Dieppe, 275 tons; Drontheim, 604 tons; Erisenada, 465 tons Ergasteria, 1,100 tons Fecamp, 765 tons; Gibraltar, 1,074 tons; Granville. 1,470 tons Havre, 1,380 tons Hamburg, 670 tons; Jersey, 302 tons Lisbon, 709 tons Madeira, 4,881 tons; Maranbam, 546 tons; Malta, 2,646. tons; Marans, 160 tons; Itlataro, 803 tons; Malaga, 800 tons Morlaix, 290 tons Nantes, 1,520 tons Pornic, 84 tons Pontandemer, 569 tons Pava, 467 tons Pernambuco, 285 tons Quittan, 360 tons: Quebec, 360 tons ;La Rochelle, 986 tons Rouen, 3,540 tons Kegne- ville, 1,642 tons Redon, 213 tons; Rio Grande, 219 tons Santos, 853 tons Smyrna, 200 tons Stettin, 950 tons Stockholm, 750 tons; St Valery. 528 tons Sables d'Olonne, 2.947 tons; St Servan, 140 tons; St Nazaire, 2,147 tons; Seville, 750 tons St. Johns, 485 tons St, Malo, 2,191 tons Santander, 623 tons St. Brieux, 220 tons St. Petersburg, 599 tons Table Bay, 532 tons Teneriffe, 394 tons Treport, 919 tons Tocapilla, 680 tons Tarragona, 202 tons Trouville, 1,200 tons Valparaiso, 1,626 tons Villanueva, 242 tons Valencia, 150 tons Venice, 1,157 tons. The iron shipments for Swansea were :-Ergas- teria, 30 tons Philadelphia, 1,200 tons; Toco- pilla, 29 tons. SWANSEA SHIPMENTS.11880. Coal. Iron. Coke. P. Fuol. January .73,444 848 528 16,782 February 59,341 333 645 11,880 March.70,635 1,803 .1,024 15,493 April 86,757 2,355 613 15,660 May 02,110 1,259 255 18,105 352,297 6,567 3,065 77,420 NEWPORT. The coal shipments from Newport were :-Alex- andria, 1,604 tons Aden, 1.179 tons Alicante, 666 tons Barcelona, 8,068 tons Bayonne, 1,088 tons; Brest, 213 tons Bilbao. 2,239 tons Bor- deaux, 4,614 tons; Brinaisi, 1.040 tons; Bahia, 519 tons; Bergen, 152 tons; Bombay, 1924 tons; Buenos Ayres, 1.028 tons; Basse Indre. 145 tons; Cadiz, 1,602 tons Charente, 239 tons Conquet, 21o tons; Coueron, 282 tons; Carlo, torte, 1,<53 tons; Civita Vecchia, 200 tonsi Constantinople, 2,562 tons; Cape Town, 1,094 tons Groisic, 109 tons Caen, 374 tons l)alcftr, 377 tons Dinan, 120 tons Dieppe, 716 tons; liguiera, 646 tons; Fort de France, 429 tons; Galatz, 1,461 tons; Gibraltar, 4,129 tons; Genoa, 2,675 tons; Havannali, 1,737 tons; Hen- nebon, 1,001 tons Jersey, 80 tons Kustendje, 890 tons Lisbon, 5,572 tons; L'Orient, 705 tons; La Rochellai 1,647 tons; Marseilles, 526 tons Malta, 855 tone Mauritius, 706 tons Malaga, 243 tons Mar- tinique, 1,130 tons Nantes, 391 tons Naples, 4,036 tons Odessa, 702 tons Porto Torres, 25<1 Pernambuco, 1,475 tons Palermo, 988 tons; Pontorson, 112,' tons; fPort Said, 3,322 tons; Pirxus, 2,650 tons: Palma, 245 tons Quiberon. 91 tons; Rochfort, 2,076 tons; Rouen, 640 tons • Rio Janeiro, 2,573 tons; San Pedro, 541 tons! St. Malo, 1,072 tons; Stockholm, 1,230 tons St. Petersburg 143 tons; St. Vincent, 1,749 tonsi St Nazane, 1,248 tons Socoa, 173 tons; Savon* 1,412 tons; St. Brieux, 211 tons; St. Lucia, 316 tons; byrn, 1,312 tons; Seville, 235 tons; St. Servan, 108 tons Sulina, 1,500 tons Tarra- gona, 750 tons Venice, 1,063 tons. The iron shipments were-Aden, 802 tons Baltimore, 2,148 tons Coquimbo, 579 tons Civita Vechia, 607 tons Figueira, 129 tons Genoa, 1,131 tons New York. 9,639 tons, New- castle, N.S.W., 2,079 tons Pensacola, 701 tons; Porto Torres, 650 tuns. NEWPORT SHIPMENTS, 1880. Coal. Iron. Coke. January 84,675 11,039 398 February 75,488 8,576 573 March. 84,332. 11,657 62 April 94,634. 23,467. 565 May 91,068 18,325 1.455 421,177 73,045 3,050 LLANELLY. The coal shipments from Llanellv were .—-Caen. 130 tons; Carenten, 293 tons; Cherbourg, 893 tons Cherbourg, 420 tons; Diepue, 1,150 tons; Duclair, 340 itons; Gi-anville, 220 tons. Guern- sey, 80 tons Isignv, 1,050 tons Landerneau, 63n tons; Port en Bess in, 240 tons; liouen, 520 tons; St Brieux, 120 tons St Malo. 350 tons. LLA NELLV SHIPMENTS. 1880. Foreign. Coastwise, Coal. Coal. January 6,234 7,390 February 5,509 6,972 A' Maich 10,123 11,293 > April 9,644 11,358 AJay ^"52 14,054 Ii' 37,262 51,157 COAL EXPORTS FROM THE WHOLE COUNTRY FOB MAT. Foreign. Coastwise „ 1880 1879 1880 1879. JNewcnst.le 373.1!!0 260,682 18L500 169,699 N. Shields 14,692 34.404 — S. Shields 42,958 19,118 10.148 1,955 Blyth 14,677 19,628 2,904 4,052 Amble 6,705 7.843 7,580 12,200 Seaham. 6.312 5,314 45,611 28,704 S'nd'rland 112,603 54.622 156.070 100*442 H'r tie pool 56,110 27,717 41,082 35' (17*1 Midl'sW 2,955 2,091 917 Hull 49,089 26,442 9 IMA Grimsby 27,211 22,339 l'ysi 169S9 GLOIO 9SV70 ot'912 38'4-0 39^519 23,179 32,153 4 424 9 371 Cardiff 406,558 432,289 75,'801 69,096 3'02 f».2°l 14,054 12,591. Newport.. 91,0(jg 101,415 74,947 89,487 Swansea.. 02,110 61,410 56,966 54,143 Grangem th 10,711 11,659 Glasgow 14,179 34,763 Charle^-WQ 16,161 22795 1.030 1,326 Ayns 900 686 28,023 38,430 Alloa 7,490 15,706 919 3,271 Invcrkeithing 310 181 351 -oorruwst'ns 2,422 3,763 2,062 3,173 St Davids 3,435 4,448 107 Irvine 644 154 8,515 1,970 Troon 9.738 7,601 17,179 25,399 Greenock 16,341 21,783 — Granton. 9,188 13,665 3 ^20 14,851 Ardrossan 4,764 7,081 "*5,521 20,014 Dundee. 11,104 6,879 270 I28 > WHITALUKVAO — -R • 16.670 1&Q20