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PRESENTATION TO 'MR" CARBUTT,…
PRESENTATION TO 'MR CARBUTT, M.P. On Monday afternoon a deputation of civil engineers belonging to the Indian Public Works Department waited upon Mr E. H. Carbutt, M.P., at his private residence, 10, Hyde Park-gardeus, to present him with a testimonial in grateful acknowledgement of the valuable services which he has tendered that body for several years past in exerting himself in Parliament, and otherwise to. obtain redress for their grievances -and to improve their position generally. The deputation. which was a representative one, con- sisted of six officers of the Indian Public Works Department, acting on behalf of their brother oficers, numbering over seven hundred, all of whom are unanimous in paying Mr Carbutt this well-deserved compliment. The testimonial consists of a massive silver frame opening in the form of a triptych. The exterior is richly chased, with subjects representa- tive of India, the upper part bearing the names of the 13 states in which the department are employed, the interior containing the address, handsomely illuminated with richly -eoloured ornamental devices on either of the side panels. It was made by Mr Allen John, chief engraver of her Majesty's seals. Mr Carbutt, in accepting the address and presentation, expressed the pleasure it afforded him to have had the oppor- tunity of assisting such a large number cf civil engineers, of which profession be was himself a member. He dwelt upon the importance and magnitude of the engineering works they were engaged upon in India, and ex- plained that, owing to numerous changes of ministry within a short time, he was unable to effect all th»- reforms needed to put the civil engineering service of the Government in India on a proper footing, and to obtain fuil redress for all their grievances. The address states that it is presented to Mr Edward H. Carbutt, M.P., M.I.C.E., M.I.M.E., formerly Mayor ot Leeds, in grateful remembrance of the disinterested efforts he persistently and successfully made in advocating the cause of the civil engineers of the Department of Public Works serving in the dominions of her Iwperial Majesty the Empress of India.
- RAILWAY COLLISION AT NEWPORT.…
RAILWAY COLLISION AT NEWPORT. A singular accident occurred about 100 yards yards to the west of Newport Railway Station about seven o'clock on Saturday morning. At this point the four lines of rails, provided for the conveni- euce of shunting at the station, converge into two. On the middle down line a goods train was standing awaiting the signal to start for Cardiff. A pilot engine was in the bay behind this train. The signalman beyond an intervening bridge put down the signal for the pilot engine to start, but finding that no notice was taken, he reversed the signal, and directed the goods train to proceed. The signalman is hidden by the bridge, which is a brick arch, and he could not see what took place. The driver of the goods train had started Lis engine, aud it had arrived at the converging points, when the pilot engine, not noticing that his signal had been reversed, came on. The result was that the pilot engine, being the lighter of the two, was thrown off on to its side in the intervening way. Fortunately, the space was enough to allow it to clear the line beyond. The driver and stoker of the pilot engine escaped without any serious injury, the former sustain- ing only a bruise in the leg. A relay of men from the adjoining Tunnel Loccmotive Works was speedily put on, and the work of dismantling the engine was proceeded with. It was some hours, however, before che engine was removed,
DEPRESSION OF TRADE . AT,…
DEPRESSION OF TRADE AT MERTHYR. COLLIERS' DEPUTATION TO THE GUARDIANS. A deputation, consisting of John Lewis and three others, representing about 1,000 colliers in the neighbourhood of Uyfarthfa, waited on the Merthyr guardians on Saturday, and appealed for assistance in consequence of not being able to get employment for more than two and a half days per week for the past three months.-The Chairman promised that their statement should be considered,—Mr Bell thought it would be well to communicate with the Local Board of Health and Burial Board, and ascertain if they had any suitable work which they could offer the colliers. -It was agreed that the clerk should write to the two boards on the subject.
THE ABERDARE & MERTHYR MANSLAUGHTER…
THE ABERDARE & MERTHYR MANSLAUGHTER CASES. At the Merthyr police-court on Saturday- before Mr North and DrProbert—John Sullivan, charged on remand with causing the death of Gwjiym Jones, at Aberaman, was committed for truil to the Thoniii Howells, J. Lewis, and Edmund Morgan, charged on remand with the manslaughter of Evan Parry, were also com- muted for trial to the assizes, and" were reO, admitted to bail.
"GAZETTE" NEWS.
"GAZETTE" NEWS. FIRST MEETINGS AND DATES OF PUBLIC EXAMINATIONS. iStiiunnd Williams, the Pandy Inn, Tonypandy, Glamorganshire, innkeeper. First meeting, Jul/ l»t, noon, at the Official Receiver's .Merthyr. Public examination, July 6th, at 2 p.m., at Pontypridd Court. Thomas Williams, of Tonypandy, near Pontyoridd, builder. F-rst meeting, June 39th, at the Official Keeeiver's. Merthyr. Public examination. July 5th, at 2 p.m., at Pontypridd Court. John Lyons, of Oaktleld Inn, Cwmbran, Monmouth- shire, innkeeper. Public examination, July 5th, at 11 a.m., at the Newport Court. Charles Mortimer, 17, Oxford-street, Mountain Ash, Glamorganshire, greengrocer and baker. First ioeetitj £ June 29th, at 11 a.m., at Official Receiver's, Merthyr. iQari-v Harnett, of Cardiff, merchant. First meeting, Junf 30th. at 11 .a.m., Official Receiver' Cardiff. David Kvans, trading as David R. Evans, of Blaen- xa.rw, n-ar Bridgend, grocer. First meeting, June 29tfe, at 11 a.m.. at Official Receiver's, Cardiff. Arthur ilowells, b, Custom House-street, Cardiff, tailor' Public examination, July oth, at 2 p.m., at Cardiff C -urt. Benjamin Williams, of Sand-street, Dowlai*, Glamor- (•sinsiiire, grocer and butcher. First meeting, June j 1st, at 11 a.m., at Official Receiver's, Merthyr. Public examination, July 7th, at Merthyr Court. Wm. T. Jones, trading as W.T. Jones and Co., residing at Crwys-road, Cardiff, formerly trading at 124, i Broadway, Roach, and 5o, Castle-road,CaTdiffi jjroc^r. Public examination, July 6, at 2 p.m., at the Caruift Court. M. Thomas, trading as >1. Thomas and Company, Plasmarl, Lanriore, near Swansea, grocer. First ^••efciiiF, June 29th, at 11 a.m., at 6, Rutland-street, Nausea. Public examination, July 21st, Swansea Court. Inbn Phillips, of London-road, Neath, coachbmtdar. Public examinatson, July 7th, at 10.50 a.m., at the Town-hall, Neath. TÙOIWh Roberts, of Rosemary Farm, Camrose, Pem- brokeshire, farmer. First meeting. June 3tfth, at noott, at the Temperanee-hall, Pembroko Dock. Public examination, June 30th, at 11.3G ".1:1., at the Temperance-hall, Pembroke Dock. NOTICE OF DIVIDENDS. Thomas David, 25, Custom House-street, Cardiff, boot and shoe dealer. First and final (iividoad, 2s &d in the B. at the Official Receiver's, Cardiff F-inanuel Ooidensen, of Tudor-road, Cardiff, trading at 78, St. Mary-Street, Cardiff, furniture dealer. First aiui tinai dividend. Is Id in the £ payable June 24, at the Official Receiver's, Cardiff. ADJUDICATIONS. M'thur Howens, Custom Bouse-strcet, Cardiff, tailor and oucritter. 'Villiain fhouns Jones, trading as W. T. Jones and Co.. now residing in Crwys-road, formerly trading at Rrua.iwjy, lioatb, and Castle-road, all of Cardiff, grocer. Senjamin Williams, Sand-Street, Dowiais, Glamorgan- shire. grocer, butcher, and provision dealer, ;saac jiavies, Windsor-road. Neatb, manager of iron foixwiry. Thouuw Roberts, Rosemary Farm, in the pamh of CaW'ose. Pembrokeshire, farmer. riioinas Williams, Tonypandy, near Pontypridd, buihie. Villiim Henry Symonds, Craudocs-street and NortJl OA-lane awanssa, paiuter aim decorator.
SWANSEA TOWN COUNCIL. -
SWANSEA TOWN COUNCIL. THE CORPORATE OFFICIALS AND THEIR INCOME TAX. An open meeting of the committee of the Swansea Corporation, recently appointed, on the. motion of Mr Rocke, for the ^purpose of taking;> into consideration the mode of ordering goods and their expenditure of the public money of the cor-1 poration generally, was held on Monday. The Mayor (Mr Rees) presided, and there were also present Alderman Daniel and Councillors J.; Cady, W. William, J. A. Rawlings, W. Richards,; D. Meager, F. Rocke, H. Maliphant, J. Jones, R. Martin, T. Trew, D. Thomas, H. A. Chap-w man, and R. W. Burnie. At the outset, Mr Rocke and Mr Chapman objected to the presence of a shorthand writer enol gaged by the Town Clerk, and moved that be' should withdraw, but, on the motion of' Mr Williams, seconded by Mr Cady, a direct negative was carried. Mr RoCKE then went on to say that he had gone carefully into the question of ordering goods and expending public money, and be was convinced that there must be a radical change in the system now in vogue. At present some moneys were paid to the treasurer and entered in the books in such a way as to make it impossible for any member—however carefully be looked through them—to say what the details of the amounts were. He had beard a rumour that some of the officials were charging their income tax to tbe corporation, but on looking through the income tax entries on Saturday, he failed tp find any trace of anything of the kind. At last he asked Mr Young whether the rumour was true, and Mr Yonng said Yes," and added that it was very underhanded of him (Mr Rocke), and he ought to have said at once what he was down for. Mr YouNQ Well, I say again it is very under- handed. Mr ROCKE: It is not proper for an official to interrupt when a member is speaking. Mr CHAPMAN And especially with such an in. suiting remark as that. Mr RooD: (to the treasurer): You acknowledge. it is true the officiaJsbave income tax ? Mr YofNG: Yes, by order of the council. Mr ROCKE: What officials ? Mr YOUNGAU of them, I believe. In 1872, when he was appointed, the following resolution was passed:—"That the income-tax upon the assistant treasurer's salary be paid by the board." Mr RocKE: That is wrong, Mr Young. The MAYOR; The following is the resolution:— "That the income-tax upon the assistant treasurer's salary amounting to £1 5s Id be paid by the board." Mr CHAPMAN When was that ? V&V: Mr YOUNG: In 1872. i;^ /1 Mr CHAPMAN; Fourteen years ago.. f ,.c:, The MAYOR said the resolution under which the committee assembled said it was for the purpose of considering the system of ordering goods. Mr RoCKK, however, went on to defy Mr < Young to show a minute authorising him to pay the income-tax of corporate officials from the rates, and called for the receipts for those payments. The receipts were handed to the mayor, and K several items were read out, amongst which were, upon interest and other profits, £16113s Id, and general rate, £4-6 16s lid. Mr RoCKE maintained that if the income-tax were paid, there was not a trace of it in the books. He went on to complain that, while other items were specifically mentioned, .those in question were not. The MAYOB'explained that -the- mode adopted by income tax collectors with respect to all public bodies was to send a return with a sheet of paper, on which an official puts in tbe names of the clerks in receipt of salaries of JE150 a year 'and upwards, and then on that return the corporation was assessed with the income tax in a lump sum. Mr ROCKE said there was no demand note or anything to show how the money had been paid. He then proceeded to state that he bad been looking into the law costs, and. found that the 1 corporation bad been paying a large amount of money to the law agents, and yet not a bill of costs bad been taxed. Why ? The TOWN CLERK: Whoever heard of a London agent's bill being taxed ? It is absurd and ridi- culous. After what he had said he thought the board would agree that the whole system wanted altering, and he proposed :— That an experienced accountant be called in to in- vestignte all the accounts, and if any Irregularities exist, to make a full report of them, and also specially consider the best means of controlling and chccking tbe whole accounts, both as regards the ordering of goods and the payment of unoneys. Mr CHAPMAN seconded. The MAYOR said he ventured to think that the officers they had had discharged their duties conscientiously and with ability, and he was sur- prised to find such imputations made when there was no foundation for them. Mr BCRNIE believed there were no accounts in the kingdom kept with more detail, more cor- rectly, or mora closely watched than those of that corporation. Mr ISLAY YOUNG thought that as charges had been made against him of smuggling things into the corporation accounts, he should have an uppor- tunity of saying something in reply. He had never smuggled a single thing into the accounts, and vouchers for every item could be produced. If the council thought he had abused the trust reposed in him, he should be pleased to resign. (Hear, hear.) Mr CHAPMAN elicited from the town clerk that he had had his income tax paid for him for five years, that the treasurer had had his paid ever since his appointment, while the surveyor bad not yet had his paid, but he bad made application for it. He maintained that everything that had been done by the officials had been done strictly in accordance with the minutes of the council. Dr. RAWLINGS advocated the fullest inquiry, protesting against the attempts being made to burk discussion. Ultimately it was resolved:— That this committee, taking into eonsideratlon the fact that all payments made by the borough treasurer are in due course brought to the notice of the several committees, and especially of the finance committee, is of opinion that tlie present system generally of ordering goods and expending moneys works satisfactorily, but that the finance committee report to this eOTDmittee on the question of income-tax paid on the salaries 01 the officers of the corporation. The meeting was then adjourned.. A >
THE RHONDDA HOUSE RENT4 .AGITATION.
THE RHONDDA HOUSE RENT4 AGITATION. ^LETTER FROM MR A. J. WILLIAMS, M.P. On Monday, at noon, Me W. Abraham, M P. (Mabon), was present at an outdoor demonstration held on Glynfach Mountain, in connection with the mo vement for reducing cottage rents in the Rhondda Valley. The whole of the collieries from Pontypridd to Dinas and Penygraig, including, too, those situate at Tylorstown and Ynysbir, were idle. Rev Gurnos Jones presided over a large assembly. The following letter was read amid cheers from Mr Arthur J. Williams, M.P. The subject of house rent is one of grant difficulty. I feel deeply the hardship of the working man, particularly the collier, in having to pay such high rents for honse accommodation. But I see great practical difficulties in dealing with it without very radical changes in our law. In talking over the matter with a friend, he makes a suggestion which seems very worthy of consideration. It is that rents should vary with the rate of wages according to the sliding scale. I hope Mr Abraham will deal with the sugges- tion in his speech. On the motion of Mr GOLDSWORTHY, seconded by Mr W. H. GRONOW, a resolution was passed protesting against the high rents charged for bouses in the district, and thanking those lnnd- lords who bad granted reductions. Mr JOHN Thomas (Cymmer) proposed, and Mr' T. A. EDWARDS seconded, a motion approving of the action of Mr A. J. Williams, M.P., in endeavouring to start an election fund for labour candidates, which was also carried. Mr W. ABRAHAM, M.P., who was received with continued cheering, expressed gratitude on bis own part and on the part of the workmen of the Rhondda, to Mr Arthur Williams for the sugges- tion which he had thrown out with regard to the sopport.of labour representatives in Parliament. (Hear, hear.) The twelve men who were direct labour representatives in the Parliament which was now ending its short but useful career had all voted for Mr Gladstone's measure of Home Rule for Ireland—(bear, bear)- and the vote given by these representatives was a true exposition of the feeling of the :working men throughout the country upon that measure. (Applause.) Coming'to the rent agitation, he said he had felt the burden of excessive rentals to be real and grievous ever since he came to the valley. The workmen could not pay such high charges and subsist in comfort with their families. (Applause.) He asked the houseowners to barken to the first outcry of the tenantry, and see whether they could not in conference relieve the weight which had such a tendency to crush the cottagers. Votes of thanks to the speaker and of ftonfi- dence in Mr Abraham, M.P., and Mr A. J. Williams, M.P., brought the meeting to an end.
NEATH TOWN COUNCIL.
NEATH TOWN COUNCIL. An adjourned meeting of the above council was held at the Guildhall on- Monday afternoon, under the presidency of the mayor (Mr Thomas Phillips). An application from the town band' for permission to play selections of music on the square on Thursday evenings was refused, a similar request made by the mission band having previously been dealt with in the same way. It was decided to offer the town band the use of the Corporation Field for two hours on the evening in; question.—Tenders were received for the erection of the proposed Gwyn-hall from Mr Evan Thomas (Seven Sisters), Mr Abraham George (Neath), and Messrs Thomas and Cox, of the same town.—Upon the motion of the Mayor, seconded by Mr Edward Davies, it was resolved—' That a month's notice to apply to the Lords of; the Treasury for leave to borrow £ 7,500, for the purpose of erecting a public hall and municipal. offices, be given, and that a public meeting be" convened for the 9$July, at 8 o'clock, to aacer- i' tain whether the burgesses are prepared to sanction such outlay." =
LOCAL COMMISSIONS. J -----""
LOCAL COMMISSIONS. J The London Gazette of Tuesday night contains the following1 WAR OFFICE, PAM, MALL, June 22nd. LurE BATTALION.—South Wales Borderers—. Lieutenant Wm. H. W. A. Foster, from the York and Lancaster Regiment, to be lieutenant, vice W. Honyward, resigned. Welsb Regiment —Sergeant-Major Wm. T. Fenn to be quarter- master, vice W. D. Wiltshire, retired. MILITIA INFANTKI.— 4th Battalion Sooth Wales Borderers—Captain R. T. Pasaingham is granted the honorary rank of major. VOLUNTEER RIFLES. — 2nd Glamorganshire- Arthur H. Roberts, gentleman, to be quarter- master. 1st Pembroke—Acting Chaplain the Rev S. W. Jenkins resign? his appointmant,
H MONMOUTH ENGINEER .*.! '"MILITIA.…
H MONMOUTH ENGINEER MILITIA. gg .j REVIEW AND SHAM FIGHT. The Royal Monmouth Engineer Militia—one ¡bf the only two Engineer Militia Regiments in 'Great Britain—will conclude this year's training and be disbanded on Saturday. The engineering operations at the Pwlholm have not been on sucli a large scale as usual, but the bridging, breast- works, and sodwork have been well carried out. On Tuesday evening the officers entertained Major-General Lyons (the inspecting officer), Co'. Sir Arthur Mackwortb, Bart., R.E., and .between 40 and 50 other guests at dinner. The decorations of the room and table were carried out under the supervision of Capt. St. Ives Partridge, president of the mess, and were in every respect admirable. The review took place 'on Tuesday morning before Major-General Lyons, there being also present Col. Storer (inspecting officer of the Western District) and Col. Sir Arthul Mackwortb, Bart., R.E. There was a fair attendance of spectators. The usual evolutions were performed, the marching past being more especially good. The first operation in the sham fight waa breaking ground for the first parallel against a fortress, the position to be attacked being indicated by the breastwork in front of Pwlholm House, on the right bank of the river Monnow, which is supposed to be 1,000 yards from the parallel. The defenders were represented by No. 7 Company (Captain Hanbury Williams and Lieutenant E. A. Herbert), and No. 8 Company (Captain Wilson and Lieut. Crompton Roberts), under the command of Major F. B. Vaughan. The covering troops were repre- sented by No. 1 Company (Captain Curre and Lieutenant C. 0. Morgan), which formed a line of double sentries; and No. 2 Company (Lients. Hon. R. F. Somerset and 15. J. Buckley), which formed a lineof picquets. The workingpartieswere composed of No. 3 Company (Captnin Bradney and Lieutenant Symons), and No. 5 Com- pa.ny (Captain Batt and Lieutenant the Hon. G. W. R. Somerset). This operation was supposed to have been successfully completed at nightfall. At daybreak the defenders, having i discovered the operations of the besiegers, made a sortie across the plain in front of the main works, j and drove the enemy out, and over the barrel pier bridge. At the same time the defenders executed a turning movement by advancing a part of the force occupying the works on the Anchor Hill. The besiegers then threw two companies'— No. 4 Company (Captain E. G. Lister and Lieut. L. C. W. Henry), and No. 6 Company (Lieuts. 3 W. B. Jackson and H. Clay)-under the command of Lieut.-Colonel W. Wbeeley, across the River Monnow by a pontoon bridge, higher up the river, and by a river steamer, capable of carrying 50 men, made out of a gig, plated with iron, and set up as a steamer, with casks lashed alongside for buoyancy. These two companies succeeded in forcing back the defenders into, and then out of, the work on the Anchor Hill, thereby securing the main body from a flank, attack. The latter were then able to advance again, recross the river, and drive the defenders back into the fortress, which was carried with a theer.
-... BEDWELL/ry BOARD OF ,…
BEDWELL/ry BOARD OF GUARDIANS. T The fortnightly meeting of the above bon.rd Was held at Tredegar on Wednesday, Mr C. Widdowson presiding.—A letter was read from the Local Government Board refusing to sanction the appointment of Dr F. J. Maunsell as medical officer for the New Tredegar district, there being a resident medical man (Or R. E. Davies) in the district, and asking the board to reconsider the matter. After some discussion, Mr. Gravenor proposed that the board keep to the ap- pointment. This was seconded by Mr T. Henry, and carried. Mr Griffiths pro- posed an amendment, which was not seconded.— Mr Gravenor gave notice that at the next meeting ( he would move that one guardian extra should be appointed for Rhymney, two for Tredegar, and one for Ebbw Vale. The following tenders were accepted for supplying the workhouse for the ensuing quarter Mr J. Holmes, Tredegar, for flour Messrs Phillips and Son, Tredegar, North,, Shore, 25s 6d; oatmeal, 12s 6d barley meal, 12s; bran, 4s 9d; oats, 138 6d. Meat—Mr John Morgan, Tredegar-beef, 6d mutton, 5jd beef cheeks, 9d; outdoor relief, bid beef and mutton. For Ebbw Vale Ward,, outdoor relief, Mr J. F. Jones, mutton and beef, 6ld. Nantyglo Ward, Mr C. Rosser, mutton and beef, 7d. Ale and stout, Messrs J. T. Jenkins and Co.. Coal (delivered), Mr Thomas Jones, Tredegar, large, 9s mixed, 7s 9d per ton.
; DISGRACEFUL ORGIE AT *8…
DISGRACEFUL ORGIE AT *8 DOWL4.IS. c' Margaret Coffee was charged on Wednesday at the Merthyr police-court (before Mr North) with wounding Mary Fox, of, High-street, Dowlais. On Monday night the parties, together with a sister of the prisoner, bad been drinking together. At,the invitation of the prosecutrix they all went to bed together. Shortly afterwards Mrs Fox found her husband in bed beside the prisoner, and turned the latter out of the house. Prisoner afterwards returned with a brick, and struck the prosecutrix on the forehead with it, inflicting a wound an inch long. The Stipendiary, who de- scribed the whole story as very disgusting, fined the prisoner 20s and costs, or in default three months'imprisonment.
; NORTH GLAMORGAN3HIRE ,CORONERSHIP.,,;
NORTH GLAMORGAN3HIRE CORONERSHIP. ELECTION OF MR R. J. RHYS. On Wednesday the election of coroner for the division of North Glamorgan, in succession to'the late Mr Thomas Williams, took place at Mer- thyr. The general arrangements were managed by Mr Martin Scale, under-sheriff, and the polling places for the freeholdera were located at the vestry-room (1), Drill-hall (2), Temperance-hall (3), and Abermorlais-hall (4). A great deal of interest was manifested in the proceedings all day, and the visitors from Merthyr Vale, Dow-. Iais, Aberdare, Mountain Asb, Gellygaer, Llanvabon, etc., were numerous. Miners' agentB, parochial officers, and capitalists formed a prominent sprinkling in the crowds of partizans. The voting was open, and Although the official if-declaration will not be made until this morning, the result is approximately known to-be as fol- I lows K. J. Rhvs .» 667 T. Phillips 269 Majority for Rhys .398 :w :,V*
* UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF.,,…
UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF. SOUTH WALES. •r RESULTS OF EVENING-CLASS EXAMINATIONS. Certificates in the subjects mentioned have been awarded to the following students of the college Co-ordinate GeometryHarold Meredith Richards and Edward,Kent. Greek .-—(SeBior) — David John Evans. (Junior); —Arthur Henry Simpson and William Jones. Chemistry:—Kmily^C. Bage and Wentworth Hyde Price. Anatomy and Physiology•'Harold Meredith Rich- ards, Kleanor Boberts, and Thomas Rees. Frensh (Intermediate):—Elizabeth .Lawrence.Francis Crichton Johnstynn,John Beynon Davies,Artbur James Humphrey Hill, George Hobden, James Gray, Julia; Sarah Shipton, and Annie Jordan. (Junior)-John Law- ¡ rence Rees, Edzar Seymour Tylke, Austin Ryan. Edward Charles Brown, Wllliam Thome Lee, Frederick' Blakmore, and George Albert Farrell. Chemistry (Penarth centre)Miss C. E. Batchelor,: Miss M. D. M. Batchelor, John Davies, James TilleVi Mdlle. Elise Le Huquet, Miss S. Row, and E. P. Rowland, The results of examinations not yet held will be subsequently announced.
"MADAME PATTI'SFiIES. ":"f
MADAME PATTI'SFiIES. f At the Westminster county court on Tuesday, before his Honour Judge Bailey, Mr Archibald Ramsden, concert agent, of Leeds, broughtont action to recover tbe sum of £ 50 from the. Musical Exchange Company, Boyd-street, in connection with the engagement of Madame Patti tu eing at a concert at Leedø.-The £50 ¡ was paid by l-tbe plaintiff to the defendant on the 7th October, 1885, as part of the stamp-of JE500, in order to secure Madame Patti's services at a concert given at Leeds on October 9tb, 1885. The allegations was that only JM50 had been, paid to Madame Patti. Plaintiff negotiated with the. defendant company for the appearance of Madame Patti at the concert in question. He re: ceived a telegram to the following effect "Madame Patti has only one price-£500 net The same terms are paid by Mr Harri of Birmingham, Mr Cramer, and Mr Mapleson." Witnesees who were called as to the "custom of the trade" in charging rcommission, stated that the usual percentage, upon a. hundred pounds was 10 percent., and beyond that sum 5 per cent. His Honour was of opinion that there was no evidence of fraud or any damage sustained. He therefqre decided in favour of the defendants.
INTELLIGENCE AMONGST J I -…
INTELLIGENCE AMONGST J I FISH. Ii" An experiment has just been tried by Mr W. August Carter, of the Colonial and Indian Fisheries Section, upon certain fish, notably the I carp and perch, in order to discover what power of communication exists between them. After closely watching the species named in ponds, Mr Carter observed on several occasions a shoal of carp approached by a single congener, which conducted the entire body of fish to another part of the water, where they fed ravenously upon some refuse which was found there. A similar incident occurred with perch, ;their movements being actuated by dread of 'molestation, but entirely at the instigation of two of their confreres. Whether the facts adduced are applicable to ail fish cannot be determined by this experiment, but if the species mentioned arej capable of understanding one another, why:; not 3 othersr?
;1:': A DANGEROUS SPOT"AT…
;1: A DANGEROUS SPOT"AT J QUAKER'S-YARD. | I Mr H. L. Grover, deputy cornner,: held an'* inquest on Saturday, at the Carpento a'A Graig Berthlwyd, touching the. death of Lazarus Thomas, who was found dead in the' river Taff,' near Quaker's-yard, on Wednesday, As we have; r already reported, the deceased waft-going homa in'* the dark when he missed his way, and fell over a rock twenty to thirty feet high. A verdict of "Accidental death was returned, and the jury* added a rider that the road at this spot was/ dangerous, and this being the third death in the", same way, the road authorities should put a ferae there to protect the public,
x- A COOK AND HER PERQUISITES.
x- A COOK AND HER PERQUISITES. That form of sweetbearting known as cc cup-, board love" is certainly a costly species of attach- ment for the householders on whose cupboard the toll is levied, and domestic servants ought not to feel much surprised at the aversion of their mistresses to followers" in view of such revela- tions as have just occupied the attention of the Birmingham stipendiary. The suspicions of a family named Fitter had been excited for some time past.it seems, by the chrolJicand unaCCOUD table dis- appearance of eatables, coupled with the occasional obtrusion of a strange "young man" upon the privacy of the household, and Mr Fitter decided to call in a detective to assist him in solving the mystery. The other day the cook took a walk abroad in tbe companionship of a rather portly umbrella, and a plain-clothes officer, who bad been in waiting for her, took the liberty of following her at a respectful distance until she was joined "promiscuously" by a young man. The happy pair having exchanged some confidences, the policeman seized a favourable opportunity for breaking into the conversation. He said he only" wanted to know, you know," what the lady was carrying in her umbrella. Only a few scraps, sir," was the ingenuous response. "My master allows me them," she presently added, as she proceeded to gratify the too inquisitive policeman with a view of the con- tents of her improvised cornucopia, which included a half-pound of fresh butter, and half-a- pound of bacon. As the lady's pocket also looked •trangely bulky, nothing would satisfy the police- man but to see what it contained, and the discomforted cook was compelled to draw forth in succession from this sacred receptacle sundry parcels, containing some 2lb of fresh meat cut from sundry joints of beef, mutton, and lamb, ilb. of coffee, fib. of tea, and £ lb. of soap. At this stage of the proceedings the culprit thought it expedient to make what is called a clean breast of the business by confessing that she had purloined the things for her "young man," who was out of work. On subsequently overhaul- ing tho boxes of this too generous cook the police found that she had by no means exhausted her store of pilferings, which still comprised consider- able reserves of coffee, tea, mustard, soap, and matches. There could be little room for doubt that these peculations had gone on for a con- siderable time, but Mr Fitter was disposed to take an indulgent view of the matter, and whilst deeming some punishment necessary for the vindi- cation of justice and the protection of the public, he asked that the sentence might be a light one. Mr Kynnersley concurring in this merciful dis- position, sentenced the peccant cook to three months' hard labour at the House of Correction, where a salutary restraint will be imposed upon her amorous generosity whilst the young man for whose sake she has suffered will have to console himself as best he can for the stoppage 10f bis groceries and tit-bits.
,',:) r DESPERATE FIGHT^ WITH…
,) r DESPERATE FIGHT^ WITH BEARS. The people of Port Finlay are greatly excited over a bear hunt which took place there. It seems that some bears had repeatedly shown them- selves in the neighbourhood, and they ap- peared in 130 way timid or shy. They attempted to carry off a couple of pigs belonging to Alfred Kemp, who lives about two miles east with his son Johnny. The old gentle- man is rather hard of hearing, but Johnny was immediately awakened by the squealing of the pigs. He leaped out of bed, and bis trousers and boots on, and was out to the pen in a moment. He saw but one bear, which ran to the bush, but on looking into the pen he discovered that another of the bears had decamped with a pig. Running into the house, he shook his father up, told him what had happened, and bade him go and get help from the neighbours while he followed the bears. In about three .hours and a half his father returned with seven men, some with guns a.nd others with axes. In half an hour they came up with the lad. He was standing on a ledge of rock aiming blows at the In- furiated beasts, which were leaping at him show- ing their glistenincr teeth and uttering horrible growls mingled with low whines, which told the pain they were suffering from the gashes inflicted by Johnny's trusty little axe. The rescuing party immediately despatched the bears, and the brave lad fell fainting on their dead bodies. Johnny was greatly exhausted, still the men.believe.he would have conquered the bears. The smaller bear had; jts eyes completely destroyed. The young bero; will make a good pioneer.
,1;'" < :A LIVELY.COUNTYnCOURT…
1; < A LIVELY.COUNTYnCOURT ;CASE. .f At the Dewsbury County-court, Samuel Pickles, a Batley man, bronght an action against Nancy Ellis, his mother-in-law, to recover £6 10s 9d for goods detained by her, the goods, in- cluding a wedding ring, belonging to his late wife. There was a counter claim of £9 18s 9d for funeral expenses. Plaintiff married, in .February last, the defendant's daughter, and she died in April.—Mrs Ellis said that she lent 23s to her daughter to enable her to buy the ring, and as for the other articles suettbougbt she had a right to them, as the deceased had worked before and after marriage, and she (defendant) had paid the insurance money ever since her daughter was five years old.—The Judge said it was a very shabby claim on the part of the plaintiff, but there must be a verdict for him for 23s, the value of the ring, and for him on the counter-claim. The parties then left the court-room, and almost1 immediately afterwards the noise of a scuffle was heard proceeding from the vestibule. Plaintiff came back with his face bruised and bleeding, and told bis honour that on leaving he had been struck, several, blows in the face by a brother of his deceased wife.—The Judge ordered the man to be brought into court, and committed him to the House of Correction for seven days, 1
. SEYIPTEEN MEN KILLED BY…
SEYIPTEEN MEN KILLED BY AN ELEPHANT. A terrible elephant story comes from India. It appears that on the morning of the 8th of April last, while an elephant was being ridden by its keeper in the district of Sultanpore, in Oude, the animal resented proddiqg" with a spear by ipulling the man from bis back and throw. ing him some distance away. Fortunately the man fell in a hollow, and remained there undiscovered by the elephant, who went to a neighbouring village. There he. chased an old 'man into a bouse, then broko down the walls, palled the man out, and dashdd him to pieces. The same night the elephant knocked down several houses in quest of human beings in the villages of Sadapur, Bargaon, andi .Taisingpur.. He killed six men in Bersomn, three I, in Sota, four in Gangeo, and four in Mardan. He likewise killed a ibnllocfc and.a pony, and also completely* destroyed* a.* new^ cacii riage. Ultimately the animal" wa.c; captured.
.J4..1::I.1...,.7...::1, i…
J4. .1:: I .1. .7.1, i TJARI^WS^UFFERINGMfe I 'SEA. U r EIGHT DAYS "WITHOUT FOOD. v ('. The American ship .Pendleton arrived at, • •vQueenstownon Monday fromSanFrancisco, having" von board the chief officer of the British barque ij-Arklow, who was picked up, on the 16th of May; insensible and without clothing, having 'been in an. open boat for eight days,/without food or water..The:Arklow was in collisionion the 8th of May with a vessel unknown, in latitude .4 S. 23 W., and began to fill. At midnight she was abandoned, tba. captain, bis wife •child and ten men leaving in the lifeboat; and the mate, John Olaton, taking to the punt, which capsized soon afterwards, losing all bis provisions He was 26 hours.pn thekeol, w.ben ha succeeded in righting the-pant, and used his shirt, his only. covering, aa a sail. His only food was a few fly- |ing Dab. and after suffering acutely for six days fhe was picked tip almost dead. Nothing bos been fheard of the occupants of the lifeboat.
THE WILL OF THE LATE MR 'FORSTER.…
THE WILL OF THE LATE MR FORSTER. J KrTheA da.ted October 25,,1882, of the Right .Hon. William Edward Forster, of Wharfeside, Burley, Otley county York, and of 80, Eccleston. square, Middlesex, M.P., who died April 5 :i886, was proved on the 2nd inst. by the executors, Jane Martha forster, relict-; John Wakefield Cropper, his brother-in-law; and Edward Pen- rose Arnold-Forster and Hugh Oakley Arnold- Forster. his two adopted sons—the value of the personal estate being under £81,000. With the exception of JB200 each, free of duty, to his execu- tors, the testator gives the whole of his property, including real estate in Tottenham and Eccleston- square, Middlesex Burley, Yorkshire and Fox Ghyll and Connest, Westmoreland, to his wife • absolutely.
;,,THE QUEEN'S JUBILEE. ;…
THE QUEEN'S JUBILEE. v The Queen entered on Sunday upon the fiftieth year of her reign, she having succeeded to the throne on the 20th June, 1837, on the death of her ancle, King William IV. The length of her Majesty s reign has been exceeded by three English sovereigns-namely, Henry III., Edward III., and George III., who reigned 50, 50, and 60 years respectively, and whose jubilees were celebrated in 1265, 1376, and 1809. The Queen's anniversary was celebrated on Sunday by a salute of runs in St. James's Park. References were made to the event in many metropolitan churches, and. it was loyally observed in the garrisons.
. THE MANCHESTER SHIP ^ CANAL…
THE MANCHESTER SHIP CANAL BILL. .,>' Tha Select Committee of the House of Lords.* >preaided over by the Earl of Milltown, on Satur- day passed the bill authorising the Manchester bnip Uanal Company to pay interest out of capital at the rate of 4 per cent, during tho construction of the canal, the aggregate amount so paid not to exceed £ 752,000. The contract for the construc- tion of the works only, it transpired* has been ^Qcaffand Aird for the Bam of £ 5,750,000,
i: SOCIALISTS FINED FOR C…
i: SOCIALISTS FINED FOR C |L. OBSTRUCTION. 1, At West Ham police-court on Monday, Thomas Edward Wardle, 23, a cabinet maker, was fined 40s andcosts for creating an obstruction in the .Grove, Stratford on Saturday night, by delivering speeches, Charles Gooddent, a. graioec, was' hqp4l08 and costs for ft similar offeqea,
,f;:.. THE HEREFORD SHOW,,…
,f; THE HEREFORD SHOW,, AT F BRECON. -II j, Breconiwas quite fitc on Tuesday.; It "was- the opening day of the Herefordshire Agricultural" Show, an exhibition nearly rivalling the Bath and West of England. For some time immense pre- parations had been going on in the town, the decorations, on wbith a large amount of money had been expended, having been taken in band by Messrs James, Hopkins, and Co., of Bristol. The show was held on Dinas Green, about 15 acres in extent, and abutting on the river Usk. The president of this year's show was Lord Tredegar, of the Breconshire socie ty, which contributed nearly £4-00 to the show. Mr Alfred Edwards, Leominster and Hereford, was the secretary. The show consisted of 86 classes, and the strong point was the collection of Hereford cattle. This year's exhibition must be considered the best the society has ever held. The entries were 100 in excess of the Monmouth show last year, and the prize list was increased by £ 200—the sum total given in prizes reaching close on J3900. The judges were:—Hereford cattle—R. Bach, Winter cott, Leominster R. Wortley Suffield, Aylsbam, Norfolk. Shorthorn cattle, sheep, and pigs—W. Thomas, The Hayes, Sully, Cardiff Price Evans, Uffington. Agricultural horses—P. G. Hughes, Leinthall) W. Lockhart, Culmington, Salop. Hunters—Col. Heywood, Ocle Court; H. L, Lutwyche, Warham. Wool—J. Smith, Shrewsbury. Butter—J. Valentine, Ludlow. Cider and perry-H. C. Beidoe, Hereford. The mayor and corporation of Hereford arrived at Brecon in state by the 11.5 a.m. train, and were met at the railway station by the mayor and corporation of Brecon. A procession was formed, and, headed by the band of the 4th Battalion King's Shropshire Light Infantry Regiment, proceeded to the show field. The awards in the Hereford classes were as follow:— Ball, cow, and their offspring—■ Earl of Coventry, Croome Court, Severn Stoke, Worcester (Good Boy) 2, J. G. Beavan, Penrhos, Kington, Herefordshire (Waverley) 3, R. W. Hail, Ashton. Leominster, Here- fordshire (Wilton Prince). Bull calved in the year 1885 —1, Rees Keeue, Pencraiff (Reliance); 2, Richard Green, The Whittern, Kington, Herefordshire (Whit- tern Prince): 3, James Rankin, Bryngwyn, Tram Inn (Cicero). Bull calved in 1884-1, George Child, Court of Noke, Staunton-on-Arrow, Herefordshire (Warrior True);I2. James Rankin,Bryngwyn ;(Mars). Bull calved previous to the 1st January, 1834—1, H. W. Taylor, Showle Court, Ledbury (Maidstone); 2, R. Kdwards, Combe Farm, fresteign (Magnet). Heifer, calved in 1885—1, R. Keene, Pencraig (Bangle); 2. N. F. Moore, Pantalls, Sutton (Molly 2nd); 3, J. H. Arkwright, Hampton Court, Leominster (Beatrice 6th). Heifer, calved in 1884—1, J. R. Hill. Orleton Court. R.S.O., Herefordshire (Lorraine); 2. H. W. Taylor, Showle Court, Ledbury (Gem).' Heifer, in calf or in milk. calved in 1883-1. A. P. Turner, The Leen, Pembridge, Herefordshire (Kathleen); 2, W. T. Crawshay, Cyfarthfa Castle (Cyfarthfa Fancy). Cow, in calf or in milk-], A. E. Hughes, Wintercott, Leo- minster (Sunflower); 2, Sir J. L. E. Spearman, Bart., Llansannor Court, Cowbridge (Myrtle 6th). Pair of steers, calved in 1885—1, J. Vaugliau, Downfield Farm, Kington (Steer) 2, Earl of Coventry, Croome Court. Worcester (Plumber). Four breeding cows, in miikor in calf—1, W. Tudge, Leinthall, Ludlow, Shropshire (Rebe); 2, H. R. Hall. Holme Lacy, Herefordshire (Pretty) 3, J. Rankin, Bryngwyn, Tram Inn (Grace- ful). Four best heifers, calved in the year 1885—1, J. Price. Court House, Pembridge (Sissie); 2, W. Tudge, Leinthall, Ludlow, Shropshire (New Year's Gift). 1
.PONTYPRIDD BANKRUPTCY. .…
PONTYPRIDD BANKRUPTCY. COURT. 4 I On Tuesday—before Mr' Registrar"Spickett— Mr W. L. Daniel, official receiver, conducted the, following examinations :— D.J. OWENS, PESTRR AND HEOLFACH.—The deficiency is £1,800, and the liabilities are esti", mated at £ 2,692.^ The debtor, for whom Mr • Kenshole, Aberdare (Linton and Kenshole), appeared, attributed his collapse to bad trade and keen competition. He had been inj business since 1872, and started with a borrowed capital of JB200 -£150 being from Mr Christina, Aberdare. The Registrar declared the public examination closed. JAMES JAMES, TRKALAW.—Debtor is a grocer and carpenter. The deficiency is £192 10s 3d, and the failure was attributed to heavy debts in- curred by debtor's deceased wife, who had started and conducted the business up to her death last August. Mr W. R. Davies appeared for the debtor. The examination was. ultimately declared closed. T. W. GRAVES, VETERINARY Sup.GKON.-r-Mr W. R. Davies appeared for the debtor. This was an adjourned examination. The deficiency was £936, and there were virtually no assets. The examination was closed. DAVID JONES, TYLORSTOWN, GROCER.—Mr Wt B. Davies appeared for debtor,, who produced the,, order- books and accounts. The exagunationw -was closed,
,.;,'ECCLESIASTICAL NEWS.■…
ECCLESIASTICAL NEWS. The Rev. E. M. Griffiths, of Llanwyddelan Rectory, Montgomeryshire, has been presented to' the Rectory of Cloecaenog, in the county of. Denbigh, by the Lord Bishop of Llandafi. j ORDINATION AT LLANDAFF, CATHE- DRAL. The Lord Bishop of Llandaff held-his Trinity ordination at the cathedral on Sunday, when, atter a sermon by the Rev. J. R. Buckley, the following gentlemen were. admitted to.-holy orders J, PRIEST. Basil Hampden Ilampden-Jones, Emmanuel College, Cambridge, B.A. DEACONS. Charles Brook, Pembroke College. Cambridge and Cuddesdon CoUego, B. A. George William Govan, St. David's College, Lampeter, Lie. Div. John Pngb Griffiths, Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, B.A. James Henry Jones, St. David's College, Lampeter Lie. Div. James Allen Pride, London, B.A, David Lloyd Rees, St. Bess College Edgar Lee Reeves, University College, Oxford, and Ely Theological Col. lege, B.A. His Lordship afterwards granted the following LICENCES TO CURACIES. Revs Charles Brook,to Roath; George William Govan to Canton John Push Griffiths, to Aberdare James' Henry Jones, to Aberdare; James Allen Pride, to Neath David Lloyd Bees, to Pontlottyn Edgar Lee, Reeves, to Roath. Mr E. L. Reeves was the gospeller the Re.v. J. R. Buckley, B.D., was the preacher, > f
THE.; CAMBRIAN ARCMOLO, GICAL…
THE.; CAMBRIAN ARCMOLO, GICAL ASSOCIATION. The first meeting of the local committee of the above. association was held at the Royal Insti- tution. of South Wales on Monday afternoon. There were present Mr J.. T. D. Llewelyn (in the chair), Messrs Charles Bath, David Lewis Jabez Thomas, H. A. Latimer, U. ,H. Glascodine: .A.P.Steeds.Sydenham Jones, T. P. Martin J. Buckley Wilson, H. Rake, A. R. Molison Ed. Laws (general secretary), and Walter Lewis (local secretary). A programme of excursions and meetings was discussed, and Mr Lewis was re- quested to communicate with.,} several gentlemen, inviting them to read papers bearing upon the- archzological objects of the district. Up to the present the following gentlemen have consented to become vice-presidents Lord Aberdare, the Mayor of Swansea^ the vicar (Canon Smith), Sir Hussev Vivian, Bart., M.P., Mr Dillwyn, M.P. and Messrs Charles Bath, Howel> Gwyn, J.„C. Fowle*, and J. T. Jenkm. v <?
,.' LOCAL BILLS IN PARLIAMENT…
LOCAL BILLS IN PARLIAMENT 4, PIER AND HA^BOUR PROVISIONAL ORDERS. ? This bill on Tuesday came before Mr Robinson, one of the examiners of the House of Lords and after formal evidence, the examiner declared the standing orders duly complied with. The bill is one to confirm certain provisional orders made'by the Board of Trade under the General Pier and Harbour Act,.l86! :rela.tlng to¡Penartltand, other. parts of :tbe coast. NORTH PEMBROKESHIRE- AND*f FISH- GUARD RAILWAY BILL. This bill on: Tuesday came before Mr Robinson, one of the examiners of the House of Lords for proof of standing orders. Formal evidence having been given, the Examiner. declared the standing orders duly complied with. ° ==?=,; I
SEKIOTJSJ'FIRE NEAR^COLE.FORD.;
SEKIOTJSJ'FIRE NEAR^COLE- FORD. The premises of Mr John Doward, grocer and draper, of Sling, near Coleford, were, on Mon- day night, burned to the ground. The inmates were with difficulty rescued, some of them having no time to dress themselves. The house being situated in a rather thinly populated district, not many persons could be got to render assistance, and there was no water at hand. The premises and the whole of the stock-in-trade and the furni- ture were destroyed, and the fire burned itself out in about three hours. The cause of the fire is un. known. The property was insured for JB1.000 whish will cover the loss. Mr Dowajrd^ vaa not at home at the time.
THE WELSH SETTLEMENT-IN PATAGONIA,…
THE WELSH SETTLEMENT-IN PATAGONIA, i A party of 470 Welsh emigrants left Liverpool on Saturday for the Chulut colony in Patagonia. Several letters have been received from Mr Bell, the engineer of the Railway Works Company, in which he writes that he finds the state of the settlers far more prosperous, and their prospects infinitely brighter than he expected. He intends constructing another railway through the Chulut Valley, and three bridges across the river, as soon. as possible.
FATALRAIL WAY^XdciDENT :,..AT…
FATALRAIL WAY^XdciDENT AT RHYMNEY. i jj!> | On Tuesday morning a very sad' accident befel*' a man named David Protheroe, a joiner, residing atLlechryd. He was crossing the Rhymney railway line when the 9.46 a.m. trafn passed by, „; knocked him down, and cut him in two. The mail could not hear very well, and did not'hear the train coming. An inquest will be held, i$
< ALLEGED OUTRAGE ON A 2 CHILD…
< ALLEGED OUTRAGE ON A 2 CHILD AT PONTYPOOL. f At tbe Pontypool petty-sessions .-on Monday— before Rev J. C: Llewejlitt and Mr C. J. Parkes— John Welsh,-aged 52, was charged with com- mitting an indecent assault upon Elizabeth, Williams, a child of 7 years of age, on Sunday, at Blaenavon. It appeared. that the prisoner lodged with the parents of the girl; and was about to commit a more serious offence when the mother entered the room and prevented him.—i Ha was cpqpgitfced for trtal at the sessions,
} GLAMORGANSHIRE. i VOLUNTEER…
} GLAMORGANSHIRE i VOLUNTEER ASSOCIATION. > |} CHURCH PARADE. On1 Sunday a-churcb parade of the*BryrnnaWr, oirbowy,; Tredegar, and Rhymney" Volunteers took place atBrynmawr. The day being exception- ally fine, the service took place in the grounds adjoining St. Mary's Church, the church itself being too small to hold such a. large congregation. The Brynncawr and Tredegar bands attended, and hundreds of people congregated along the road to the church. The Rev Silas Phillips (the vicar), preached the sermon. The service was intended to commemorate the accession of the Queen. On Sunday the LlandiloOorps, accompanied by their band, attended service at the parish church. The band played the National Anthem on -the square before proceeding to the service. The Llanelly Volunteers, some 80 strong, attended All Saints' Church on Sunday. The sacred edifice was crowded, and the streets were lined with hundreds of spectators. The sermon was preached by Canon Williams. The Volunteer Battalion, comprising Aberavon, Cwmavon, and Taibacb, of the 1st Glamorgan Rifle Volunteers, marched to St. Mary's Church, Aberavon, on Sunday morning, under the command of Major J. Jones (Ty Mawr). The vicar, tho Rev Daniel Lewis, preached the sermon. RIFLE COMPETITION AT LLANDILO. At the Dynevon range, Llandilo, on Saturday afternoon, in magnificent weather, a match took place between members of the home corps and of the Swansea detachment of the 1st G.R.V. The visitors scored an easy victory. Conditions—^7 shots at 200 and 600 yards. SWANSEA. TI. LLANDILO. TI Sergt. G. Williams 62 | Sergt. J. Wot^lrow 56 Lance-Cpl. J, Miller 60 J Hn. Mem. R. S. Lewis 54 Lanco-Sergt. Pucksley 58 I Sergt. Tompkins 52 Q.M.-St. W. H. Rogers 57 Q.M.-St. O. Itichavds.. 48 Lance-Cpl. J. S. Withy b6 Corp. G. Jenkins 48 Pt. M. Williams 55 Lt. T. G. Williams. 47 Major Trick 52 I Pt. B. A. Roberts 45 Corp. T. Mabbet 51 | Bugler J. P. Morgan.. 42 Pt. J. Fisher 51 Pt. E. Evans 38 .Capt. E. Davies 47 j Lance-Cpl. J. Lewis 33 Total 549 Total 464 MERTHYR SHOOTING CLUB. The silver spoon competition took place on Saturday in very good weather at the 200 and 500 yards' ranges. The prize-takers wereCorporal Robert David, 61 (spoon); Sergeant T. Powell, 59 (2s 6d); and Sergeant 1). George, 59 (2s 6cl). MOUNTAIN ASH VOLUNTEER ;t ASSOCIATION. The annual meeting of this association was held at Abergavenny on Moaday. There were about 150 competitors. Appended are the 20 highest scorers in the first stage (7 rounds at 200 and 7 at 500^ards), who will be allowed to compete in the. > second stage f Col.-Sergeant H. D. McDaniel, 2nd. 91, Lance-Sergeant W. J. Milner, 2nd. 89 t' Lance-Corporal T. J. Price. 4th 85 Orderly-room-clerk T. Roberts, 2nd 85 4 Private J. Davies, 4th 84 Privaie D. James, 4th 83 Corporal C. Humphrey. 3rd 82 Col.-Sergeant C. A. Williams, 4th 82 r < .'Captain P. G. Pennymore, 4th 82 r, Private J. Trew, 4th 82 .■ ^Lieutenant B. Owen, 3rd 82 "j" Private A. Hodges, 81 Private E. Meredith, 81 Col.-Sergeant G. T. Hodges. 2nd 81 11 <■'■• Sergeant D. Jones, 4th 81 Col.-Sergeant F. J. Richards, 2nd 79 Corpora.1 D. Bartlett, 2nd 78 > Private D. Donovon, 2nd • • 78 Sergeant J. Briscoe, 3rd 74 Pavate C. Davies, 2nd 12 '■ XK' £ ■ ANNUAL PRIZE SIIOOTING. I /-V, The annual prize shooting competition in con- 'nection with the Glamorganshire Artillery and Rifle Volunteer Association was commenced at Port Talbot on Wednesday. The day was-fine, but there was a strong wind blowing from the right, and this p.a.de n shooting very difficult. Despite, this, however, some good scores were made. In the first series of association prizes, Private W. Price, Cardiff, and Private Giles, Bridgend, tied f^r first place, and in shooting off the former won. Results of the day's shooting ASSOCIATION PMZES.—First series. ;X;,jo.oeyen rounds at 200 yards. Pts. Piivate Price, Ist Cardiff-E5 v. 31 Private Giles, Bridgend— 31 Lance-Corporal W. Morgan, Aberavon— £ 2 c.s 30 Private Thomas Hai-rj, Taibacb— £ 2 2s 3o Private G. S. Cameron, Brldgend-£2 201 30 Sergeant J. A. Hopkins, Bridgetid—B2 2s 30 Lieutenant Dowdeswell, Merthyr Vale— £ 2 2s 30 Corporal Connellan, 2nd|Cardifi—18s 4^ 29 Private G. P. J ones, N eath—18s 4d •••••• 29 Private W. T. Williams, 3rd Swansea—18s 4d— ,29 Sergeant Hopkin Jones, Bhdgend—lSa W 29 Corporal Mabbett, 1st Swansea—18s 4d 29 Sergeant J. T; Williams, 3rd Swansea—18s 4a. 29 Sergeant J. Ball, Merthyr Vale-—18s 4d 29 Corpot al B. Lewis, Mountain Ash—18s 4<\ 29 Private M. Thomas, Aberdare—18s 4d — 29 Lieutenant Thomas, Cowbridge—18s 4d 29 Colour-Sergeant Shannon, Aberdare— 18s 4di- 29 Lieurenant Morris, Margam—18s 4d 29 Private Rees Rees, Taibach-18s 4d 29 SergeantMunro, Neath—18s4d 29 Private T. David, Mat-gam—18s 29 Bugler H. Rees, Bridgend—18s 4d h.. 29 Private William Johns, Bridgend—18s 4d 29 Private WiJliam Rees, Bridgend—18s 4d 29 une zv counted out- „ The following qualified:—Sergeant Haycer, Cow- bridge; Major Trick, 1st Swansea Sergeant G. Wil- liams, 1st Swansea; Private C. Donovan, Bridgend; LieutenantiCound, Taibach; Sergeant Evan Davies, Taibach Sergeant W. Griffiths, Marram; Private John Davies, Dowiais Corporal Lloyd, 1st Cardiff; Corporal Burrows, 3rd Swansea Private Lattey, 1st Cardiff Sergeant Porter, Neath Private W. Thomas. Briilgend; Private John Howell, MarRam Private A. liostromer, 3rd Swansea, each 28 points. LORD-LIEUTENANT'S PRIZE.—First stape, E75. First prize, a cup, or £ 10 presented by Co;°?el Clark, ■with £ 5 added. Ranges 200, 5.00, and- 600 yards. Seven rounds at each distance. Scores at 200 yards: ytFl. Private L. Richards, 3rd Swansea 32 Colour-Sergeant Gregory, Neath 31 Lieutenant Bell, Merthyr Vale 31 Private Thomas Hopkin, Bridgend 31 Private William Giles, Bridgend »30 Sergeant J. T. Williams, 3rd Swansea 30 Private J. Blair, Aberavon ,30 Sergeant IL Jones, Bridgend 30 Sergeant Thomas, Margam \t 30 Private E. Millington, Taibach 30 Lance-corporal W. Morgan, Aberavon 30 Private D. Fisher, 1st Swansea 30 Corporal T. Mabbett, 1st .Swansea 30 ASSOCIATION PRIZES. — Second series, £ 42. Seven Tounds at 500 yards. pts. Private G. Joseph, Marga.m—B7 35 Private John Fisher, 1st Swansea—■ • • • 33 Lance-Sergeant T. Williams, Bridgend— £ 2 133 4d 32 Sergeant J- E. Newman, 3rd Swansea— £ 2 13s 4d.. 32 Sergeant J. James, Aberdare— £ 2 13s 4d 32 Lieutenant Morris, Margam— £ 1 lis 2d 31 Captain Istance, Pentrp-El lIs 2d 31 Lieutenant Jones, Pentre— £ 1 lis 2d 31 Lance-Corporal W. Morgan, Aberavon— £ 1 lis Id.. ,31 Private J. Blair, Aberavon— £ 1 lis Id ,-31 Sergeants James Ball, Merthyr Vale— £ 1 lis Id. 31 fit, Edward Jones, Id ♦••••• 31 f „ Oxenham, Aberdare— £ 1 Us Id 31 j „ X. Phillips, Pentre— £ 1 lis Id. 31 Jfe. » v' J-T-Williams, 3rd Swansea—16s6d 30 •< (t;. D. George, Merthyr—16s 6d 30 V" H. Jones,Bridgend—16s 6d.. 30 S'U »« J- A. Hopkins, Bridgend-~l6s od—• 30 J. Roberts, 1st Cardiff—16s 6d 30 •Privates Thomas David, Margam—16s od ,1 William Price, 1st Cardiff— 30 >1 G.S.Cameron, Bridgend—l^3 6u—.T.. 30 „ H. E. Lattey, 1st Cardiff-—J6s od .50 William Davies, Bridgend—l°s od. v. 30 'Sergeant W. Havter. Cowbridxre—15s k.9 Four 29's counted out. The following qualified for ladies' prizes in this series :-Col, -SergL W. Nash, 3rd Swansea; Coipl. Eldon, 1st Swansea; Sergt. T. Powell. Merthyr ;• Corpl. A. Burrows, 3rd Swansea, 1-.9 each. Private W. Thomas, Bridzend; Corporal Brain, 1st Swansea; Sergeant Smith, 1st Swansea; Private M. Thomas, Aberdare Sergeant Seidle. Merthyr; Private Millinston, Taibach Private W. Giles, Bridgend Private James Thomas, Margam; Private W. Hopkin, Bridj("end Private Thos. Hopkin; aud Private L. Richards, 3rd Swansea—all 28. 1 AGGREGATE PRIZES. Lance-Corporal Morgan, Aberavon— £ 10 •; — i- ,95 Lance-Sergeant T. Williams, Bridgend—i-0 91 Private G. Joseph. Margam— .v •: '91 Captain Istance-Pentre— £ 3 lOs 89 Sergeant Ball, Mertbyr Vale— £ 3 105 89 Sergeant George, Merthyr— £ 2 88 Private H. Jones, BridKend—B2 88 Sergeant J. A. Hopkins, Bridgend— £ 2!- • • ■ • • 88 ASSOCIATION PRIZES.—Thicd Series. £42. beven rounds at 600 yards. Ptlf. Sergeant T. Williams, Bridgend— £ 7 3+ Corporal Morgan, Aberavon— 52 PrivateT. Hopkin, Bridgend— £ 3 Cap tam Istance, Pentre— £ 2 Sergeant Seidle, Merthyr— £ 2 f, Lieut. Thomas, Margam— £ 2 5s xi Sergeant W. Neck, 3rd Swansea— £ 1 10s • Sergeant Goldsworthy, Merthyr Vale—SX 10s 30 Sergt. George, Merthyr— £ 1 los ,2 Col.-Sergt. Gregory, Neath— £ 110s ,2 Sergt. Lane, Bridgend— £ 1 10s Li«ut. David, Margam— £ 1 Private J. Thomas—Margam— £ 1 Private G. Joseph, Marram— S Corporal J. Roberts, Merthyr Vale—16s 5d Lieut. Dowdeswell, Merthyr Vale—16s 5d Capt. Davies, 1st Swansea—los ™ Lieut. Cound, Taibach—16s 5d Sergt. H. Jones, Bridgend—16s 4d S Sergeant Ball, Merthyr Vale—16s •* pq Sergeant James, Aberdare—16s nq Lance-Sergeant Hopkin, 3rd Swansea—16s 4d.. • Lieutenant Bell, Merthyr Vale—16s f. Sergeant Newman, 3rd Swansea—16s 4d rx Private E- Millington, Taibach—16s 4d Three 29's counted out.. CARDIFF RIFLE CLUB. The ninth silver spoon competition took on the Grangetown Range on Wednesday, at 500 and 500 yards seven shots at each range n° sighting shots. The wind was blowing a gale from the right; light changeable. The following are the ten highest scorers, the two highest oeing > winners of spoons 200 500 Pts. vds yds. Mr Riley 27 23 12 62 Sergt. B. Davies (Guards)r 33 27 — 60 Mr Gedrych 26 22 12 6Q Corporal Garrett (1st Cardiff)" 28 27fc 4 el Sergeant Howells (1st Cardiff) 29 25 V 2 t '56 Gunner Fair<Penarth A) 27 21' 8 ■f go Bom, Hodder (Penarth A) 27 > 16- 12 Col.-Sergt. Hinton (Welsh) 28 '26 — £ 4 Pte. J. Thomas (1st Cardiff)' 23 23 y 8..J M, Private Heath (1st Cardiff). 20 20 • • I2 52 r"o t
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ITHREE\ COASTGUABPSMEN:; F IDROWNFD. f: Three co&stguatdsmen, named^' NAwberry, Marshall) and Sullivan, were; drowned by the« capsizing of their boat in a squall off Weymouth ;on Saturday evening, a fourth, named Pearce,, saving himself by clinging to an oar. They jyere« returning from the monthly insp9ctio%3t IVortu^benitbe aocideiit occurred. ,V, j,
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Sir Robert Reel's refusal to stand^again foil Blackburn in the Coaservative interest is exVi plained. The right hon. baronet has consented to. oppose Mr R. Bannatyne Finlay, in the Inverness Boroughs, Sir Robert Peel will seek the suffrages of the electors as a supporter of Mr Gladstone's Home Rule policy..Mr Finlay both •gpt'- a,.d voto4 th: Governmflut of. 4
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•»> SW ANSEA., VITAL STATISTICS.— Vital statistics "for'the ■week ending June 19th Births ^registered,. 32; annual rate per 1,000, 22'5. Deaths registered 22; annual rate per 1,000, lS'5.-EBxl,{.DAVIE8r Medical Officer of Health. BICTCLK ACCIDENT.—On Sunday afternoon, as several men were proceeding along the Mumbles-. road, at a high speed, one man collided with the others, and one named Morris sustained a broken arm, while another was seriously cut. THE SCIENTIFIC SOCIETY.—Thisr society had its first outing for the season on Saturday, at Singleton, a large number of members being shown over the bouse by Sir H. Vivian. YACHT RACE.—On Saturday afternoon the first race for the season, under the auspices of the Bristol Channel Yacht Club, took place in Swan- sea Bay. It was open to yachts under five tons. After a capital contest, Libiola (Mr Bath) was first, Dane (Mr James) second, and Owcrs (Mr Moffat) third. A YOUNG THIEF.—Before the-thorough magis- trztes on Tuapday, a boy named Richard Taylor, of Charles.street, was found guilty of stealing some sweets from a shop in Oxford street. The evidence shewed that prisoner bad already spent five years in a reformatory, and he was remanded tbatinquirieamightbemade.
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BRIDGEND. SANITARY MEETING.—At an ordinary meeting of this authority on Saturday, there was much discussion. as to the appointment of a sanitary engineer to report upon the sanitary state of tha Ogmore and Garw Valleys, with the view of adopting a complete system of drainage. The question was adjourned to obtain terms of some local surveyors. INDECENT ASSAULT. — At the police-court on Saturday Evan Davies, a collier, of Nantmoel, was charged with indecently assaulting Elizabeth Ann Williams. He was fined £5 and the .costs. Bein» unable to pay he was seat to gt>,ol for »' month, -v. tv,, • •
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MORRISTON. THE STAFFORD A.M.C.—Mr Llewelyn Davies, Bryngelly House, tbe corresponding secretary of the Morriston district during the last 25 years, who has been elected a director of the Manchester Unity, is the second Welshman that has ever held that position, the first being Dr Price, of Aberdare, who retired about 20 years>ago.
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,I):. ■■■» GOWERTON.. ■ • CHANGE OF NAME.—Gower-road has- had its name changed. The post-office authorities have adopted the name of Gowerton since the 1st of June. The London and North-Western Railway Company have changed the name by placing upon the station board Gowerton. THE SCHOOL BOABD.—The triennial election of the parish of Loughor School Board is to take- place on Monday, July 12th. • V- •* }. J Vv'. Jf •; w:
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AMMANFORD. FATAL ACCIDENT.-—John Evans,residing at Penwaunhafog, was killed on Saturday morning by a train at Pantyffynon. The deceased, who was about 17 years of age, was"employed at the Pantyffynon Foundry.
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ABERAVON. MARGAM LOCAL BOARD.—The* monthly meet-J ing of this board was held on Saturday afternoon, in the Public-hall-Mr C. R. M. Talbot, M.P., in the chair.—The only business of public interest was the adoption of an extensive scheme for- draining the large district lying at the Aberavon. end of the parish, subject to the approval of the. Local Government Board,—It was also decided to apply for borrowing powers to borrow the sum of £3,000 to carry out the scheme and complete the water supply, including the district of the Morfa Colliery, where typhoid fever is nowjagmg, it < is" alleged, from, using ,;iujpure > water, CARDIGAN. r' »
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STEALING AND RECEIVING.—At the borough petty-sessions, on Monday-before Messrs W. c cH W<.a a Lewis Evans—Catherine Davies, of bhort-row, was charged with stealing a pair of. woollen drawers from the bouse of Francis, Devonport; and a widow named Anne Davies, a common loagmg-himse keeper at Lower Mwldan, was charged with receiving the drawers. Both prisoners pleaded guilty, and were-committed to; prison for three months' hard'labour. There, were two previous convictions against Catherine: Davies. NEW-CHURCH.-—-The foundation-stone of a new -H1? ,°.j6 ei'6cted near Oakfield-street, Roath, ^!j,bo °J1 Saturday next by Mr C. H. Wuhams, Roath Court. The church will be named after St Clement and St Ann. STOCKTAKING AT THE FREE LIBRARY.—We have been asked to call the attention of the public to the notice asking that all books be returned to the library on or before Monday next for the annual stocktaking. It is to be hoped that the borrowers will return their books: promptly, and so save the library officials the inconvenience which delay would cause. CARDIFF UNITED FOOTBALL CLUB.—A meeting ?l QI J? W1*8 held on Monday evening at tho Ship and Castle Inn, when the following officers.were elected :-E. J. Cross, secretary; Moses, H. Thomas, A. Jom^ttee.
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LLANS^ CHRIST CHDRCH.—MrD. Harris states that the foundation-stone of Christ Churcb was not laid on Saturday. 1 he ceremony will take place next' Saturday afternoon. Mrs J. H. Rogers ■ has promised to officiate. A N1:w Church.—-The foundation, stone of Christ Church, New Dock, was laid on Saturday, The Church people of St. Paul's parish, are making strenuous efforts in the above district, and they are likely to see their labours •<: cro(wued 'witb ■■ SUCCdSSi t — —r— .;V-1 rv>:
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HAVERFORDWEST, v! TIIE LATE MR VAUGHAN JAMES.—Before pro j60 tJi t? r^ness at t!?0 Petfcy sessions on Satur- r Carron and Mr R. Owen, two of the sitting magistrates, expressed the regret the-bench generaUy felt at the death of their clerk, the late «rir?Ui .1 and Mr Price and Mr °/ tbo loss the legal professmn of the tpwtt had sustained mMr Jaines'sjJ^Ui* f/p,;?
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;• A „ MERTHYR.' ASSESSMENT COMMITTEE.—At thV meetingof the assessment. committee, Mr Rhys in the chair, on fcktS, Llanwonno by kMesars Nixon's Navigation Company of 47,229 tons coal, the gross was reduced from £707108 to JM87,and the rateable value from £590 to j6395 10s, a clerical Sdinstead^f 2^ ton."1 the company 3d Instead of 2d per ton. THE ACCIDENT ON A CYFARTHFA CROSSING.— r^tle YarrlCOf^mTed by Mr Edwards, the i'- wreckage of his carriage r-olHsion at'0 !«''ur!es to hiln!5elf» consequent on a 5 arr! i ge,rn crossing between one of hist after hTh«H B,rothcrs' trai*ns and his vehicle, n.Wh MW fd dnv,etl a Parfcy h«me from the L0tr^M^ \f'\n,Cy ball> has, we understand, being settled by Messrs Crawshay Brothers pay- r P*>and his solicitor's costs, aid MeSrs I PVS' ?eBTWGre for claimant, and Messrs Lewis and Jones for the Cyfarthfa ROBBING AN EWLOYER.—At Merthvr nolice- court on Saturday-before MV^ stS' wasoh ,at ^Cloth Hall, Hfgh- wp-irint* nnr. ^1 Wl, stealing a quantity of nlovpr p1- £ 3, belonging to her employer, PrIsoner pleaded guiJty, and was sent to gaol for three weeks with hard labour. at^hS?c?rm^MASTER -Griffith James, charged ^with i^ r u°n Monday-before Mr North "helonEinftafT* 9 pau? of uPPers» worth 8s, tonavaW onavan' on June 3rd> was ordered davs Tho Li Ia^cos^> orf?° to gaol for 14 ? ? •had beon entrusted- to him by the prosecutor,-his employer.$
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RHOND DA VALLEY. < ALLEGED WOTODIKG.—At the Ystrad 'nolice- fltinendilrv0nday-Tbefore t TS^tius Williams, stipendiary mag^trate — John Jones, suriace the Gelli Colliery, Ystrad. was charged with wounding Thomas Lewis Millard, PontvnriHder' Mr.Rbya (Morgan and Rhys) rontypndd, appeared for the prosecutor, and Mr 6 d«!end»n'- 8P"n? at prosecutor's head, in- n fht nofnej which disabled him for a fort- cutor bv ^fIendTfc compensated the prose- therefoM* aQc^ the magistrates iis own ci™ caae'eacb parfcy t0 w ms own costs. seJten^rfDncK-rfWOliams, Hafod, was duck S1X feel?s„hard labour for stealing a THEFT OF WEARING APPABEL. Cecilia Wat. for a' mST811; Tonypandy, was sent to prison ?r 8tcealhng a cloth jacket, a Jamesj;: PV* es> th* pwp^ty, oi-»uJip^
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I TROEDYRHIW. J • inff 'AS30CIàTION.At an open-air tpeet- Dav^0 Tier.!?uar0 on .M°nday evening, Mr D. form n\ 5 Presiding, it was resolved to branc» association in that locality,with Mr Alnnaq' a«d Mr A. Daniel as Resolution in favour of Mr Glad- Que 3 Home Ryle proposals was passed, ,'j | • PENDOYLAN.
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TREAT.—On Monday, through • the "~thpe^ -y jMiss ^othergill, of Hensol Castle, ^c^.01r and their pastor (the Rev T. H. Lewis) ■Rev "Vmcent Saujnz, Canton, spent a most agreeable day at Weston.
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'!■. 'FIRE'AT a' GROCER'S -SHOP.—Od Monday night, I, about eleven o'clock, the shop of Mr F. James, -grocer. High-street, was discovered to be .on fire. The fire brigade was soon on the 6pofc. They 'succeeded in confining the fire-to the shop only,. and in A short time put it Out, The whole of the •|foods were- destroyed, J, The ios3 W -epvered by ^nsuTapce. > ji- «.:•<' •"
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41;; V COLEFORD; ROBBING HIS EMPLOYERS.—At"Coleford police-' •; ourt on Tuesday, James Jones, a collier, of Lyd- brook, in the employ of Messrs Richard Thomas and Company, tin-plate workers, was chargcd with stealing 961bs. weight of coal and a piece of wood, together valued at Is. Prisoner was fiped £ 5. and ajlowed a moqth to pay,
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PONTLOTTYN. UNNEIGHBOURLT FARMERS.—At the police- court, Mertbyr, on Saturday, the adjourned summons against John Jones, for exposing him- self in the presence of Leah Edwards and others, resulted in defendant being fined 10s and costs, 'with the alternative of 14 days' imprisonment.
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BRYNMAWB. t. MAGISTRATES WANTED.—Much inconvenience was caused on Monday by the non-attendance of magistrates at the police-court. The court was opened at 11, but no magistrate appeared until half-past 2, when tbe Rev A. Griffiths, rector of the parish, arrived. He disposed of several charges of. drunkenness, but was unable to deal with any important cases.
CHEPSTOW.
CHEPSTOW. THEFT BY A GIRL.— At the .police-court • on Monday, Louisa Creedland, alias Buckland, a little girl between 12 and 13 years of age, was, charged on remand with stealing a perambulator, the property of Edwin Morgan. The facts have been reported. She was discharged upon pro- mising to come up for judguien! -,vhen called upon.
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THE LIBERATION SOCIETY AND THE ELECTION. The executive committee of the Liberation Society,have issued.the following electoral cir- cular to their supporters :— At the general election of last year the question of disestablish- ment had unusual prominence, and a greatly increased number of members favourable to religions equality was returned. The executive committee do not believe that any of the ground then gained has since been lost; but as the ab- sorbing subject at the approaching election will, no doubt, be the future government of Ireland, it will not be possible to secure for other subjects so large an amount of public .attention. Nevertheless they are of opinion that wherever the circumstances of the caae justify such a course,, there should be resolute efforts to secure the choice, and the return, of candidates who are desirous of furthering the society's objects and more especially in Wales and Scot- land. Nor should there be neglect of oppor- tunities afforded by electoral meetings, and otherwise, for eliciting the opinions of candidates, and for diffusing sound views respecting, not merely the Disestablishment of the Churches of England and Scotland, but the other ecclesiastical questions which are likely to come before the next Parliament. These will probably include the amendment of the burial laws and the marriage laws, the parliamen- tary oath, Church patronage, tithes, glebe lands and Scottish Church rates—all of which would have been dealt with by the present Parliament, bad it continued to exist. Attempts to induce candidates to pledge themselves not to take any action in favour of disestablishment during the existence of tbe next Parliament should also be resisted; that members may be left free to act in accordance with their convictions, and as occasion may require. The committee will be prepared to supply publications containing the latest informa- tion on current ecclesiastical questions. They rely on the practical wisdom and the earnestness of their supporters for the adoption of such means of advancing the society's principles as will be best suited to the special circumstances of the electoral struggle, as well as to the circumstances 'of their several localities. The time is arriving when, those principles having thoroughly per- meated the public mind, all existing obstacles to their embodiment in legislation will be overcome, and a final success will be achieved."
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GOSSIP FROM "THE WORLD. For the first time Mr Gladstone has every lead- ing newspaper in Scotland, with one exception, against him. v The Duke of Argyll was in error in stating that the rejected Homo Rule Bill was the creation of Mr Gladstone aided by a few of his ministers. Its real inspirer was, I believe, Sir Robert Hamilton, the Under.Secretary for Ireland, aided by Mr Fottrell, clerk of the peace for the County Dublin. Among the ana of the hour in connection with 'tho Home Rule Bill is the following!—A Glad- stonite buttonholer, talking to Major Saunderson, said, Do you know the Nationalists are great a^rers of yours you ought to join their camp- and they'd soon raise you to the very top of the tree." "Yes," replied the Major, I'm sure 1 they would but it would be by means of a rope." It is generally understood that Mr Martin Holloway will be created a baronet, in recognition of the manner in which be has carried out the pro. visions of his late brother-in-law's charitable bequests. It is clearly understood that the new college is in no way to be a charitable institution or a training school for governesses. It is to be simply a university for middle-class women, and its projectors hope one day to see it empowered to confer degrees. It already possesses an endow: ment of £7,000 per annum. Mr Francis Jayne, upon whom the choice of the trustees of the Vicarage of Leeds has fallen, has not enjoyed the advantage of previous paro- chial experience, excepting that he held a curacy at Oxford during his tenure of a fellowship at Jesus College. He is a member of a well- known South Wales family, and his appointment to the Principalsbip of Lampeter College was quite a natural one, his work as Fellow and Tutor of Keble College for some nine years having afforded appropriate preparation. His career has run upon almost exactly parallel lines to Dr. Atlay's. As very few people have ever been to Lampeter, it may be said that it lies on tbe con- fines of our civilisation, upon the most tedious railway in the kingdom, between Carmarthen and Aberystwith. But for its theological college, founded by the scholarly Thirlwall for the Churcb of Wales, it would never have been heard of. The change from Lampeter -to Leeds is an immense one, but Mr Jayne has youth and versatility on his side, -4 —. f
THE ODDFELLOWS'A.M.C.
THE ODDFELLOWS'A.M.C. The Annual Movable Committee of the Manchester Unity of Oddfellows concluded its week's deliberations at Stafford, on Saturday tnorning, under the presidency of the Grand Master, Mr Grimes, Birmingham. The directors elected for the ensuing year were Messrs Wallestein, Wellington Pownall, Woolwich; Walton, Southampton; Bennett, Chester; Cox, Stafford; Holmes, London; Eastwood, Black- burn Inglis, Glasgow; and Llewellyn Davis, Morriston. The only, change is that Mr Davis takes the place of Mr Outram, who did not seek re-election. Mr James Curtis, of Brighton, was re-appointed parliamentary agent, with a grant of 25 guineas for last year's services.—Mr Collins was re- appointed corresponding secretary at a remunera- tion of one farthing per member.—Mr Pownall, Woolwich, was chosen one of the trustees, in the place of Mr Outram, Sheffield, A unity levy of one penny per member was voted for manage- ment expenses; 20 guineas to the Stafford Infirmary, and an honorarium of 25 guineas to the retiring grand master, Mr Grimes, with the thanks of the unity for his services. The persons chosen to have their portraits inserted in the unity magazine during the coming year were The Grand Master elect, Mr Stockall, London Messrs Masters, Stafford Griffiths, LJauoUy and Thackeray, Pontefract.
TRAGEDY IN LONDON.
TRAGEDY IN LONDON. A shocking tragedy occurred at Bow, London, On Saturday evening. Walter Wright, living at Mollier-road, Bow, went to the house of his sweetheart, Alice Clark, 6, Ordell-road, Bow, and fired a pistol at her. He then attempted to kill her mother, and afterwards shot himself through the head. The reason for the outrage is not at present apparent, but it is believed that a case pending in a local court, which he had brought against another girl for perjury in charging him with being the father of her illegitimate child, had preyed on his mind and rendered him temporarily insane. Dr. Spicer, of Tredegar-road, was at once summoned, and he sent Mrs Clark to the London Hospital, where she died at 12.30 on Sunday afternoon under operation* the bullet having entered ber head at the nose, passed through the roof of the mouth, and lodged in the throat. Alice Clark lies in a precarious condition, the bullet having entered the-left temple, and, passing downwards through the nose, lodged in the cheek. The murderer cannot possibly recover, he having shot himself in the right temple, whence the bullet entered the brain. He was detained by Dr. Spicer, at the residence of Mr Hamlyn, in Tredegar-road, and hia mptherremained with him awaiting his death.
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V MB CHAMBEIILAIN'S'NEW v ASSOCIATION. The Rev. R. Hughes, of Crumlin, having written to Mr Chamberlain respecting the new Radical Union, the rev. gentleman has received the following letter from Mr Arthur Chamberlain NATIONAL RADICAL UNION Moor Green Hall, Birmingham, June 19 18S6. A Rev. R. Hughes, Crumlin Dear Sir,-Mr Chamberlain has handed us your letter of June 18th. In reply we have to state that it was expressly stated by Mr Chamberlain during the meeting that Wales was included in the resolution, and it is only owing to a mistake in the report that this does not appear. The Liuon is goiny to print an account of the inaugural meeting, and themtstake shall then be corrected. I venture to suggest to you. the desirability of forming a branch of the Union in your district, aud should be much obliged to you if you would communi- cate to me, at your earliest convenience, what are the prospects of the Unionist party in your neighbourhood. —I a.1D, dear sir, yours truly, ARTHUR CHAMBERLAIN,
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3 THE KERTCH LIBEL CASE. <I.Iit" In tbe Queen's Bench Division on Tuesday the case of Mr Colledge was brought forward, being an action by the late British consul at Kertch against fifteen provincial newspapers and the Oentfal News agency for publication of the same statements regarding the alleged Kertch piracy case, for which the plaintiff had obtained a verdict for £500 against the Globe newspaper.—A verdict for J6100 and costs was agreed upon in each of the fifteen cases. The Central News afterwards consented to a verdict and judgment against them for £500 and costs, an expression of regret being added, on behalf of that agency, that they had caused iocon venience iand annoyaqce to the plaintiff.
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_On^Moaday afternoon a. child named Daniel Hatchett, aged V, years, was so shockingly mutilated on the Dudley, Sedgley. and Wolver. -hampton tram line at Dudley that he died in a f«w minutes. The child was playing near the line, and in his 9onfusjpn ran in front of the car. The engine-driver did not see the child in time to pull up, and the engine struck him on tbe head. Dr iNewey, of the Parade, was caUed, onw i) PfOQoijQced recovery to be hopajesg.
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THE WEEK'S MARKETS. t CORN „ji CARDIFF, Saturday.—There was no English on sale to-day. Foreign wheat was slow of when pressed holders had to concede 6d per Flour in buyers' favour. Maize and barley dull. articles unchanged..w CARMARTHEN, Saturday.—(William Pugh'a ReP01^ The supply of all kinds of grain at our to-day was again small, and the prices were much as followsWheat, 35s to 40s: bar™' 30s to 32, white oats, 20s to 21s; black ditto, I33 to 20q. NEWPORT, Wednesday.—There was but a attendance at the exchange to-day, owing to«»j. making operations, and no change is to be note1* prices. Business is dul]. a GLASGOW, Wednesday.—Small attendance f°f,j Wednesday. Only a limited business transacted at prices about the same as last week, unless sales were pressed. Buyers had prices in their fa*°?« Hard Duluth wheat realised 33s per 4801b. Maiz^i 6d to lis 9d. per 2301b., according to quality. beans, 15s. t LONDON, Wednesday.—Very little doing in and prices nominally unchanged. Flonr nessle"^ Barley dull at late rates. Oats quiet and unaltef^ Maize, beans, and peas without change. Weather ArrivalsBritish wheat, 320 qrs. Foreign—wl'*S 17,430 qrs barley, nil; oats, 38,520 qrs; maize, 2, qrs flour, 15,66Gsacks. No barrels. CATTLE.. WAUN, Monday.—Waun Trinity cattle and fair was held to-day. There was a very namert, attendance of dealers and farmers, and a jjreat toJ'j horses and cattle were brought in for sale: a sheep were penned. Prices were down and was slow as there was not much demand for stock, great many animals remained unsold. j COWSRIDGe, Tuesday. — The market to-day J? badly attended, no doubt owing to a fair being helao Llantwit Major and a fair to be held at Cnwbridfffl £ Thursday next. There were no cattle or sheep in K. market. Store pigs sold from 18s to 35s according Z size and ago porkers sold at from 8s 6d to 9s Od r score. NEWPORT, Wednesday —There was a fair supply all departments at the market to-day. Tha attendaflj of buyers was larae, and the business tone of market was good, only a few lots remaining on. ha*' Tbe prices realised were the same as last week. superior quality, 7d to 7id secondary sorts, t>J<f 6d3; mutton-wethers, 8dA to 9d ewes, 711 to lamb, Pd to 91d; and veal, Cd to 7d per lb. PiJS porkers sold at 103 per score. PROVISIONS.. MONMOUTH. Saturday.—At the market to-day I)rO were as follow :-Dressed poultry-asparagus chicW"! 4s 6d to 5s 6d per couple fowls, 6s 6d to 7s percent,' ducks, scarce, as 6d to 7s 6d per couple. Live poult" —•fowls, from 4s 6d to 5s 6cl pec couple. Heu 0$* 14 for Is. Fresh butter, lid to Is per lb. Fruity gooseberries; 3d per quart; cherries, 6d per Jb! strawberries, 2s per quart oranges, 9d per apples, 8d to Is per gallon. ^Vegetables — yoO™ potatoes, 2d por lb • young cabbasres, lid to 2d eacOj asparagus, 2s to 2s 6d per 100; turnips, 2d to 3d K bundle; cucumbers, 2d to 6d each. Fish—salmon, to Is 4d per lb turbot, 9d per lb; soles. Is per W lemon do, 8d per Jb haddock, 4d mackerel, 2d to 30 each. Butchers' meat (prime joints only quotedr- beef. 7d to 9d per lb; mutton, 8d to lOa per 1&2 lamb, 9d to lCd per lb; veal, 7d to 8d per lb pork, to 8d per lb. u LONDON, Wednesday.—Tbe butter market a sW: firmer for most kinds of foreign; Kiel and Daid?! quoted 80s to 92s Friesland, 70s to 80s Jersey, of. to 76s Normandy, 80s to 94s; slow sale for Iris^J Bacon—a quiet market at late rates. Hams in limi^ j request. Lard without improvement, Cheese—Atfo"' f cau quoted 30s to 42s. PRODIUCE. LONDON, Wednesday.— Sugar — tbe refined mar^JJ | was quie«; there was very little demand for <rroc'3 f kinds; beetroot was weaker business done at 10s ™ [ buyers June, sellers lid more. Coifee—sales progr^ ing without material change in prices. Tea—^j packages of China including new season's were so* to-day at about former prices; new Con«ou ex GenojUj* realised 8jd to lljd Ceylon broken pekoes realised1* to Is 5id. Rice dull. Cotton market quiet. J0? I quiet. Tallow unaltered—Y. C., 29s 6d on the Bp0' Turpentine, 24s 9d on the spot. LIVERPOOL, Wednesday.—Suger dull and lows" Sales—grainy Pem ex quay, 13s 9d cargo LMauritito floating landing off coast, lls 6d; beet quiet, Jane. 10s 10sd sellers new crop done at ll £ d. Coffee,coco* rice, and linseed, quiet. Castor oil, slow at 2jd bid & auction. Lard, 32s 6d. Tallow, steidy. Palm kerne'* by auction at £ 8 12s 6d to £ 10 5s. Rosin. 3s 6d. T^r pontine, petroleum, and nitrate unchanged. SEED. LONDON, Wednesday.—Messrs John Shaw and SO"" seed merchants, of 37, Mark-lane, London reports To-day's market was thinly attended, with almo^" complete absence of business. In clover seeds nothing doing for the moment. The prices demand for new French trifolium are still prohibit' Mflptard and rape seed keep steady. For bird seed sale is limited at last week s quotations. There is change in blue boiling peas, and inquiries contin0 good. :Feediog linseed is firm. BUTTER CARMARTHEN, Saturday.—(William Pugh's Report.)-' There was a large supply of butter at our market t* day, and the price paid was fully id per lb le3J than was quoted during the paifc few weeks, bfi"» about 9d per lb., and in some instances fntlv idPfl lb more was given. Fresh market pound butter at from lOd to Is per lb. CORK, Wednesday.—Firsts, 74s; seconds, thirds, 62s fourths, 47s. Kegs—firsts, 74s; .second5*. 63s, thirds, 62s, Mild-cured firkins—superfine,SO3.' fine, 72s mild, 64s. Do. kejrs—fine, 67. In ma*1*0 —2,056 firkins, 310 mild, 10 kegs CHEESE. CARMARTHEN,[Saturday.—(William Push's Report- Y There was a very small supply of cheese at the mark0' to-day, the demand for which was Mttle and price paid was from 20s to 22s per cwt.. according t" quality. POTATOES. LONDON, Wednesday— Larger supplies of potatoes, and trade quiet at tbe annexed pr,ces foreign rounds, 6s to 10s; kidneys, 10s to 12s per c^ Magnum Bonums, 70s to 90s Champions 50s to per ton. SUGAR. GLASGOW, Wednesday.—Sugars under 16s a tr>" easier tine kinds steady. Good business done. L'' official report states :—Market opened quiet, but ad''1" wards improved, and a good business ivas done. SitlCfl Saturday prices are about 3d easier. woou „ NEWPORT, Wednesday.—The annual wool fair ø held at the cattle market to-day. There was a. lav £ a quantity of wool on offer. The attendance (If buyers., however, was small, and only a limited amount business was transacted. The prices realised were follows-English fleeces-ewes, 721 to 8d; wetbe^ 8d; togs. 8id to 8id and Welsh fleeces 5 J to 6d per Ib LONDON, Wednesday. Nearly 14,000 bales brought Jorvvard this evening, comprising 3,804 torian 2,815 New South Wales, 197 Queensland, 2,751 New Zealand, 749 Swan River, 688 South Australian, and 2,993 Cape and Natal. The competition coB; tinues brisk at full prices for most descriptions Of wool." COALS. LONDON, Wednesday.—There was again an improved demand for house-coals to-dav at last prices. Hartleys at market. Hetton, 14"s 6d Lyons, 12s 6d P*e ton. Ships arrived, 16; sold, 3; gas, 13; sea, 5. METALS. GLASGOW, Wednesday.—Market steady; moderate business done at 38s 7d, and 38s 7id, cash 38s 9d t(? 38s 9id one month. Closing—buyers, 38s 7j<t cash, 58s 9ed one month; sellers near ZllidlUesutOugh »var' rants, sellers 29s 7id. LONDON. Wednesday.—Copper in fair demand and rather dearer good ordinary Chili bars sold at £ *° 5s cash; JMO 10s fourteen days B40 15s Od thrae months. Tin active but irregular; Straits d ine £ 100 10s to £ 99 12s 6d, closing at £ 99 15s cash £ W 17s 6d to £ 100 10s three months Australian, £ 100 cash. JSnglish ingots, £ 104. Spelter unchanged— £ 1, 15s to £ 14. Lead firm—soft Spanish, £ 13 7s 5-.1 to £ lj 10s. Scotch pig iron sold at .588 7id cash.
ALLEGED ASSAULTS ON CHILDBEN…
ALLEGED ASSAULTS ON CHILDBEN AT SWANSEA. Swansea police court ou Monday. William Taylor, carpenter, 2, Charles-street was charged with an attempted criminal assault on Betsy Rogers, a child years old. Tlia father of the child was attracted to a shed at the back his house by the cries of the child, and h6 witnessed the assault. Prisoner ran away, aud was afterwards arrested by P.O. Horner, who found that he was not sober. The bench com- mitted him to take his trial at the next assizes at Swansea.-Dauiel Evans, an elderly man, was charged with a similar offence at I'laamarJ, Catheripe Ann Thomas, a girl of 9 years of ¡I goo. ou Saturday last. The case was adjourned lllltJl Saturday.
•LOCAL PATENTS.-
LOCAL PATENTS. The following patent record for South Wales and Monmouthshire to June 15th is supplied by N. Watts, Fel. Inst. Patent Agents, office {;,r patents, designs, and trade-marks registration, 4. Crockherbtown, Cardiff; 30, High-street, New- port; and 62, Wind-street, Swansea :-A paten* was applied for by Robert Cook Snyer, Newport, for an improved brake for railway vehicles having loose or other couplings. Provisional protection was allowed for twelve months to James Gillard and Augustus Fredoric Williams, Cardiff, for an improved apparatus for tireiiig wheeh. Tb^ patents of Samuel Butler, Cardiff, for machinery for drying washed coal; and of William Jobu Clapp and William Sandbrook, Ebbw Vale, for improvements in safety lamps, were sealed r
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