The Cardiff Times

Coercionists Backing Down. FFLESS PROSECUTIONS TO BE ABANDONED. it/P5-6 first meeting of the Cabinet since the Pining of Parliament was held on Tuesday "'ernnon at the Foreign Office. Lord Salisbury 1 fved early from Hatfield, and Mr Goschen P^ed the Premier immediately afterwards, and a conversation with him for about a quarter j,.hour before the Cabinet met. All the Roisters were present at the Council, ?cept Lord Ashbourne, who is in Ireland. 'r Michael Hicks-Beach, who, it is generally in officii! circle-, had been appointed J? fho Board of Trade, did not resume his seat at '"e Cabinet meeting, nor will he do so until his jpp'.Miitnaent is gazstted. Lord Stanley of piston, who shortly leaves office to take over the j*'jVernor Generalship of Canada, remained 7^1'ind after the Cabinet separated at two o'clock nit'1 Smith and Lord Salisbury at tbe-F"reign .ffice, Tiiis conference lasted a quarter of an ^Ur. Mr Ritchie's bill for county government, it is "derstood, is now ready, and will be introduced Illto the House of Commons as soon as the pro. cure rules have made fair progress. Ministers *Pect this date will be in about three weeks time. ..After the Council most ot the Ministers visited heir respective offices and transacted official j^iness. It is understood that during the session e Cabinet will hold weekiy meetings for con- deration of the business ot the week following. The Government came to an important ^ision in reference to the future administration the Crimea Act, The practice of prosecuting Journalista for publishing reports of meetings of oppressed branches of the National League is, we are informed, to be abandoned, and no further ^mouses are to be served on newsvendors for filing papers containing such reports. The pro- tons of the act are in future to be used only j^ftinst offences coming under the category of combinations, or in other words,offences in ^'inection with the plan of campaign, boycotting, No further prosecution of Mr William Brien is contemplated, at any rate aa matters '^ad at present.

MR BLUNTS ACTtON AGAINST AN IHISH MAGISTRATE. In Dublin, on Saturday, before Chief Baron alles and a special jury, theheanngwas ^"irnencd of the action brought by Mr Wilfred Blunt against Mr Byrne, divisional l^sristrate, for arrest and false imprisonment. A ^ige crowd assembled in the hall of the four e'"trts and its vicinity, and Mr Blunt, on his arriving in custody, was greeted with cheers. !vI!)8, of the jury are, it is said, Nationalists. Mr Biuut, who wore prison dress, gave evidence.. On Monday, Lady Anne Biunt deposed that she was present with her husband lit the proclaimed Woodford meeting. They pie both roughly treated by the police, 01\. baton passeu close to witness's face, I1l1d ^iie was seiz°<l by the throat and violently Polled back. Bithshe and her liusband N'e pushed off the platform, one policeman ^'Bting Mr Bluut's arm. When he was arrested 'ttiess did not know whether or not she was tested with him. Her husband often attended Stings. It did not occur to witness that the lItesenc.;¡ of ladies at the meeting of the 23rd was ^barrassing. j Mr Rowlands. M.P., deposed that he came to ,e'anU on the 15ch October. He visited different "»ces in the West of Ireland. Witness was a 5*pmber of the council of the English Home. Rule /jfii'in. He attended the proclaimed Woodford feting, and drafted the only resolution, *hieh was one of sympathy with the jjanricarde tenantry. The demeanour of the fl^ple at the meeting was peaceful until '.)e police pushed witness and others off the *atforni. The police drew their batons and !? rged by order of Inspector Townsend. Witness «**d to Mr Townsend that it was not necessary to J'ton the people as they were leaving the he'?' ~rosM-exauiined by the Attorney-General: Wit- had a talk with Mr O'Brien in Dublin before J**6 holding of the Woodford meeting. Witness ??ver heard that Father Roche said be would wipe ,!« boots on the Government proclamation, neither ?,ld he hear that Francis Sully was called h;|Wor because of his ability for making leaden ^or landlords. v,The Macdermott: You did not elect to prevent r Shaw-Lefevre's meeting there? The Attorney-General He took good care to r^d his emissary to the castle to promise to be of P°°d behaviour and pledge himself to conduct 'tasself properly. Mr Harrington He did nothing of the kind. I it- ^he Attorney General: Oh, didn't he? Mr V. B. Dillon at this stage telegraphed the (jeneral's statement to Mr Shaw- ^fevre M.P., iu London, and after a short Nerval received t!ie following reply :— To Dillon, Court of Exchequer, Dublin. Untrue. Never authorised anyone to communicate lSry behalf wi'h the Castle.—Shaw-Lefevre. TY *r Lough, secretary of the English Home Rule •. n'on, proved by a copy of the rules that one of jT °bjt;cts was to support the Irish nation in their Peggie for Home Rule, to secure such a solu- cf the question as may satisfy the Irish ^°Ple without impairing the rights of the Crown rthe integrity of the Empire." ^he Chief Baron said this was proved to be a Jstinct association, and it was for the Attorney- ^lf>ral to impeach it. Mr Balfour was called on a subiosnato pro- J^e the information upon which the proclama- Was founded. • "he Attoruey-General said the document was comt, but he objected to produce it on the Ie oU.nd that it would be injurious to the public The Chief Baron ruled that it need not be pro- ved. The plaintiff's case then clossd. R Attorney-General asked a direction, as evidence established that the alleged assault J1'* imprisonment were at the plaintiff's own ^uest. tj]he Chief Baron refused a direction. j. Abe Attoruey-Genernl then stated the case for e defendant. He said the plaintiff's own wit- jj^es had proved that the members of the English S(l,iie Rule Union were the mere dupes of the Optional League. In the neighbourhood of J^ootiford, where the meeting was held, eleven Orders had been committed within a short time, boycotting and every form of lawlessness were In the very field where the Blunt meeting held the plan of campaign had been inau- gurated, and the object of the meeting was to Operate wtth the plan. 4, The Attorney-General had not concluded when court adjourned.

ANOTHER S^ARL FROM MR BRIGHT. • The Birmingham Post has published the ^'lowing letter which Mr Bright forwarded to a torrespolldent :— One Ash, Rochdale, February 13, 1888. Dear Sir,—I thaiik you for your friendly letter, lit you are in error. I did not go with Mr ^amberlain, or with any other person, to "eetings tc speak for the Tories. I have attended jj(> meetings since my election in 1886. You evi- 61ltly think p'lrty is everything. There are ^at questions on which leaders and parties may p° Wcing. I did not go with the Liberal party •b 1854-, when they played into the war with I was then attacked and blamed more hall I am now. I was, it 's said, burned in ji^y in Manchester, and soon after lost m:) seat .°1' that great constituency. But who now con- H,ettins me for the course I then took? I left Mr Gladstone's Government when they bombarded g-'exandria and entered into the war in the "Udan. Who blames me now for my desertion the Liberal leader at that time for that cause ? jj-be Russian war cost more than half a million of 'nan lives. The bombardment of Alexandria *nd what followed cost, most probably, more "b^a 50,000 lives, most of which were men of ^bom, I think, Mr Gladstone said they *ere "rightly struggling to be free." All I to prostrate myself before a leader jj1 whose great career there are blun- ^ers so enormous as those to which I now I am sure your good sense will give a ^j £ bt answer to this question. It is said Mr /*bi<jstone'.s Irish bills are dead. Then what are contending for ? Has he still the old bills in /V' pocket, or has he new ones? If new ones, by not bring them before Parliament or the Public for discussion ? Are you willing to go "on j "ndtold, happy only to follow, and in total JfUorance as to where y>u are going ? jf Mr Gladstone has made so grievous a blunder ess than two years ago in measures which are universally condemned, how dare you trust j1** further in that which lie studiously conceals Parliament and the country? I am, and '^ays have been, against having two Parliaments v". the United Kingdom, and, so long as the ij'beral and Gladstone policy is in favour of two arliaments, I must follow my own judgment conscience, and not the voice of any party «ader.—Yours very sincerely, JOHN BRIGHT.

THE MAYOR OF CORK SENT TO GAOL. r^The hearing of the case against Alderman J; Brien, mayor, for assaulting Sergeant Knox, of city constabulary, and obstructing him in <>6 discbarge of his duties, was resumed in Cork Tuesday. Mr O'Brien, B.L., opened the case the defence. He said the Mayor acted in the jehef he had authority to do so as chief magistrate, tp? the preservation of the peace of the city, ^be whole day was occupied in hearing wit- 6s«es, and late in the evening the defendant was to fourteen days' imprisonment without .afd labour. As soon as the news was known the j'1? was in agreat state of excitement, and it was ^?ared that there would be serious disturbances in course of the demonstration in celebration of lQ e return from gaol of Mr Lane, M.P. The *yor was conveyed to the county gaol under al ong escort. Hundreds of people assembled j the Western-road, and the mayor was -^ly cheered. Some stone-throwing took place, „ d the police charged and dispersed their 8adants, who were chiefly lads. The mayor fcav'ng been lodged in gaol, order was soon after- w»rd8 restored.

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Intermediate Education in Wales. :0. ANEW BILL DRAFTED. important Provisions. The ne>- intermediate Education Bill for Wales, backed by Mr Mundella, Mr Osborne Morgan, Mr Henry Richard, Sir Hussey Vivian, Mr Rathbone, Mr Stuart Rendel, and Mr Wm. Abraham, was issued ou Wednesday night. It :s divided into two partf, the first of which deals with schemes for intermediate education, the constitution ■and powers of a board of education, and finance, whilst the second treats of the establishment of education committees, election procedure, endowments, &c. The act, the shorn title of which is The Welsh Education Act, 1888," sets forth in the second paragraph that its purpose is to provide for the intermediate and technical education of the inhabitants of Wales and the county of Mon- mouth, A representative body, known as an Educa- tion Committee," will be established in each of the 13 counties of Wales and Monmouth, and n will be their duty to submit to a Board of Education for Wales such projects as they may devise for the inter- mediate and technical education of the inhabitants of their district, specifying the educational endowments within their jurisdiction which they consider ought to bouses for this purpose, and recommending, if necessary, that a portion of the expense of carrying into effect their proposals should be paid out of a county school fund to be raised by iocal rates. The county committee shall consist of the members of Parliament of the district, as ex-officio representatives, and of the following selected members:— (a) Two representatives of every municipal borough in tile county containina, according to the last pub- lished census, a population of fifty thousand or up- wards, and one representative of every other municipal borough iu the county, such representatives or repre- sentative to be chosen by the council of the borough and (b) A representative of the urban sanitary authority of every urban sanitary distiict in the county, not being a municipal borough, to be chosen by such urban sanitary authority: and (C) A representative of the rural sanitary authority of every rural sanitary district in the county, to be chosen by such rural sanitary authority also Of twelve elective members, elected by the school boards in the county. This committee may recommend, and any scheme made in pursuance of their plan may carry into effect, all or any of the following things (1.) The establishment of any new school either within or without their county (2.) Any addition to or alteration in or re-organisation or removal of any existing school, such existing school having an educational endowment within their juris- diction » (3.) The union or amalgamation of any two or moie schools or endowments, such schools or endowments having or being educational endowments within their jurisdiction t4.) The providing, of any scholarship tenable at any school either within or without their county; (5.) The sale of or other dealing with any educational endowment wi-nin their jurisdiction which the com- mittee consider it would be benelicial to seil or other- wise deal with, and the "yplicat.ion of the endowment or the purchase money thereof to the purpose of this Act (6.) The mode in which the expenses of carrying into effect the purpose of this Act are to be paid, either by the establishment. of a common fund, or by separate funds, or partly in one way and partly in the other (7.) The uioiie in which funds are to be raised for paying the expanse. of any phUJ, whether out of the educational endowments within their jurisdiction, or out of the county school fund, to be raised by local rates as iu this Act mentioned, or whether partly in one way and partly in the other (8.) Any alteration in the management of any school having an educational endowment within their juris- diction, and in the constitution and powers oi the governing body thereof (9.) The representation of the governing body of any such school, either separately or in conjunction with the governing body or bodies of any other such school or schools, on the education coinmittee and (10) Any other matter conducing to the purpose of this Act. The board of education shall not have the power to direct any contribution to be made out of the county school fund exceeding the amount recommended by the committee, and where such fund is necessary the ratepayers must be adequately represented on the body governing its administration. No denominational religious formulary shall b3 taught at schools thus estab- lished, and where educational endowments, &c., are secured for the poor, these latter must participate in the benefits of the intermediate and technical education given. THE BOARD OF EDUCATION. This act establishes a body corporate known as the Board of Education for Wales, and this will consist of the following members :— Three persons elected by the members of Parliament for the several counties in Wales and the county of Monmouth, and for the parliamentary boroughs in those countries Three persons elected by the education committees established under thisact One person elected by each of the following bodies The council of the University College of Wales at AberysLwyth The council of the University College of South Wales and Monmouthshire The council of the University College of North Wales. Vacancies will be tilled by an ordinary elective process trom each body, and the secretary of the board and other persous employed by them shall be paid such remuneration by a parliamentary vote as the Treasury may think expedient. Then follows an exposition of the powers of the board, which have been already indicated by their control over the education committees. FINANCE AND THE EXPENSES OF THE EDUCATION COMMITTEE. It is provided that all expenses incurred by an education committee shall be paid out of the county school fund, and the rate to meet this fund must not in any one year exceed one half- penny in the JB on the aggregate rateable value of the county, taken as a whole. The justices at quarter sessions shall declare the total amount to be so raised, and every local authority shall be empowered, and shall be required, to levy this rate as a local rate.

SUPPOSED INFANTIOIDE AT NEWPORT. Between two and three o'clock on Sunday afternoon a shocking discovery was made on the Caerleon-road, Barnardtown, Newport. This was the body of a newly-born ina'e child, in an advanced stage of decomposition. It was partially wrapped in brown paper, but its arms and legs protruded. It appears that a little girl named Rachel Harris, whose parents reside at 12, Alfred- street, Barnardtown, went, accompanied by a younger sister, through a gap in the hedge which lines the road on the river side, in order to gain some fields which are not yet wholly covered with new houses. The gap in the hedge is just opposite Deall-street one of the cross thoroughfares from Caerleon-road, and as she stepped across the gap she saw a tiny hand protruding out of a bundle in the ditch below the hedge on the field side. She was horrified at the sight, and instead of going to play with her companions, ran,home ana tola her father. He at once went to the spot, saw the body, and apprised P.C. Reynolds of the fact, and it was removed to the police-station. Althougn the body is in a state of advanced decomposition, it could not have been lying in the spot where it was found more than a few hours at the outside, because the road is a much-frequented one, and houses line the other side. It is supposed that the body, which betrays evidence of neglect at birth, had been kept in some box or trunk until it became offensive, and was then carried and thrown over the hedge. This is the third case of exposure of the bodies of dead infants in the same district within the past 15 or 16 months. The other two, untraced so far, although verdicts of wilful murder have been returned, occurred in the county jurisdiction this one i3 iu the ^ron^'1* An "inquest was held at Newport on Wednesday afternoon- before Mr Martin Edwards-on the body of a male child, name unknown.-Kachei Harris, who said that on Sunday afternoon she and her sister were playing on the Caerleon-road, opposite Dean-street, when her hat fell into a ditch at the roadside. She went to fetch it, and saw a brown-paper parcel. She partially opened the parcel, and saw a tiny hand. Then she ran home to tell her father.—Stephen Hams said the ast witness, his daughter, came home crying about what she had seen. On going to the spot he saw the parcel, and opened it. The water in the ditch was only six or seven inches deep, and the parcel was frozen on its The top of the bag was clean, and did not appear to have been long exposed. The hedge was at the side of the road, and before he could return with a policeman a crowd ot A) people had assembled. At the spot where e body was found there was a gap, through which the body had been placed. It was lying on the roadside of the ditch, which was only three feet in width. There was no lettering on the bag to lead to identification. -P.C. Reynolds spoke to finding the body in the position mentioned. It must have been placed there on Saturday nigh or Sunday morning, or it would have been dis- covered, because the road was much frequented, and the building ground beyond was a playground for children.—Mr A. W. Loveridge, surgeon, said he bad made a post-mortem examination of the body. It was that of a recently born male child, fairly developed, but in an advanced stalle of decomposition. The lungs were crepitant, and contained air, but were not more than a third distended to their normal capacity. The child had evidently breathed, but had not lived long after its birth. Evidently an inexperienced person had superintended at the birth, as the cord bad not been cut and tied, as was usual in such cases. -Inspector Jobes, of the borough police, attended on behalf of the head-constable, and stated that every effort had been made to trace the mother of the child, but that sufficient evidence had not yet been obtained to justify an arrest. The Coroner remarked upon the fact that this was the third occasion when the body of a newly- born infant had been found in the Mamdee district within a short period. Perhaps, under the circumstances, it would be as well for the fury to find an open verdict, leaving it for the police to rwrsue their enquiries.—The jury adopted this view, and returned a verdict of Found dead,"

Sport and (Speculation. — The Rev J. Smith, a Scotch divine, inveighing against the association of Spoft and speculation, is reported to have said" Every great sport needed professionals*'TJT^O gained an honest livelihood by teaching or practising it. But to-day we were threatened by the spreading of a bastard professionalism—fOt those who bad no more pra- tence of looking at sports for amusement than a Jew broker of Hounsditch. They turned sport to motives of tgain; and the too often dishonest motive of gain, which used to be confined to horse-racing, had spread lately to other forms of athletics, until foot-racing and cricket—these sweet wells of water that the coming generation will drink at—were being polluted by the tnicjtan feet- of men merely swvmblipg for gain,

DISASTROUS FIRE AT CARDIFF.. Narrow Escape of Nine Persons. Early Oil Wednesday Clifton-street, Roath, was the scene of a fire which, though happily unat- tended with the loss of life,;wasyetone of the most disastrous that has visited Cardiff for some years. The outbreak occurred at the expensive drapery establishment of Mr D. J. Evans. Mr Evans occupies two large shops, whose lofty stories tower bigh above the adjacent premises. An alarm was first raised about half an hour after midnight. A young man residing iu the street was at that time retiring for the night when bis attention was attracted by an unwonted glare in the rear of Mr Evans's shop. With commendable promptitude he rushed into the street, and by loud knocking roused the inmates of the house to a sense of the danger with which they were surrounded. His efforts, fortunately, proved successful, and in a marvellously short space of time nine assistants who occupied sleeping apart- ments in the building found themselves safe in the street below, heedless of the necessarily incom- plete state of their attire. Of the nine assistants, four were young ladies, and ihese, with the young men, were the objects of a kindly and sympathetic consideration on the part of the warm-hearted neighbours. The occupants had left the burning building not a moment too soon, for the flames had now obtained a firm hold, and it was obvious that the valuable stock stored therein, if not the building itself, would be utterly destroyed. In the meanwhile intelligence of the fire had been conveyed to the Roath police sta- tion, and Inspector Cox, with a posse of constables, was promptly in attendance at the scene. The coiifl igratiou had now assumed such proportions that the aid of the fire engine was requisitioned by telephone. Engineer Geen lost no time in obeying the summons, but, owing largely to the state to which the roads had been reduced by the after-effects of the recent snow-fall, it was almost two o'clock when the engine reached its destination. As may be imagined, the scene which now presented 'itself was a striking one. The rush of hurrying feet, the stertorous puffing of the engine, the crackling of the timber in tho burning tenement, and the weird glare of the fl tmea as they leaped above into Tartarean darkness, which brought their own vividness only into the bolder relief, combined to make up a picture not devoid of an awe-inspiring charm. After the lapse of half an hour more one of the two houses—at the rear of which, in a show-room, the outbreak originated—had been utterly destroyed, scarcely one brick remaining on another. Consequently the fire-brigade now directed their efforts to save the adjoining house, which had escaped the brunt of the conflagration. By dint of untiring exertion they were successful in accomplishing this design, and 3.30 o'clock saw the flames absolutely quelled. It is impossible even to hazard a guess as to the extent of the damage done, but it must be considerable. Mr Evans himself was from home, having been called away to attend the funeral ot a relative, and intelligence of the disaster that has befallen him will donbt. less come to him with a profound shock. Our representative sought an interview with the assistants at the establishment, whom he found in a neighbouring dwelling. Not unnaturally, they (we speak of the ladies) appeared to be overwhelmed by a sense of the terrible ordeal through which they had passed. Nevertheless, they willingly imparted such in- formation as was in their power, though none of them was able to shed any light on the origin of the outbreak. It should be added that the same premises, then occupied by another individual, were attacked by fire some two or three years ago.

SWANSEA TOWN COUNCIL. The quarterly meeting of the Swansea Town Council was held on Wednesday. There were present—the Mayor (Alderman Tullocb), Alder- men J. Lewis, T. Freeman, J. Jones, E. R. Daniel, and W. J. Rees, Councillors H. Monger, W, Lewis, H. Maliphant, W. Richards, W. Pike, A. Mason, H. A. < hapman, R. Martin, M. Tutton, W. Thomas, J. A. Rawlings, F. Rocke, D. Thomas, R. D. Burnie, A. Francis, and J. A. ThomaB. The minutes of the property committee stated that a letter had been received from the secretary to the committee of the Schools of Science and Art requesting the corporation to pay a moiety of the expense of supplying the apparatus for the science rooms. The total cost is estimated at £230, of which amount the South Kensington Department is expected to contribute one-half, and, subject to the approval of the Lords of the Treasury, it is recommended that a sum of £ 175 be borrowed upon the security of the borough fund for this purpose.. The property committeelstated that having been informed that there was a decrease in the number of assizes for the year contemplated, it had decided to recommend the sending of a memorial to the Lord Chancellor reminding him of the central position of Swansea for the holding of assizes.—This was agreed to. ASSISTANT INSPECTOR OF NUISANCES. The sanitary committee reported that 76 appli- cations for the post of assistant inspector of nuisances for the East Ward had been received, and they recommended forappointmentoneofthe three following candidates :-Wdl.^ Griffiths (25), Neath-road, Hafod D. T. Howell (28 143, High-street; and S. O. Williams ^26), Catherine-street.—After much discussion, the first-named Was elected. THE WATEB SUPPLY' The water committee reported that a sub- committee appointed to enquire into the account for Dumping at Velindre Pit was instructed to en- deavour to arrange terms with the Graigola Merthyr Company and other persons interested in this property, with a view to a supply of water being obtained from this source during next sum- mer—Mr Monger remarked that it was evident from this that a bad state of things was antici- pated, or preparations would not be made for utilizing the water from this source.—Alderman Freeman thought that the committee, mstead ot being denounced, should be commended for Its foresight. A very dry summer was anticipated, and it was proper to take all precautions agamta repetition of last year's drought. He thought the corporation should sink Legrand s pumps in different parts of the town, so that it should be ascertained whether an auxiliary supply could be obtained.—Answering a question by Alderman Daniel, Alderman Rees said the idea of the com- mittee was, not to pump water from the Velindre pit any more, but to send a drift through to the level of the water, so that it could flow into the reservoir without any pumping. He trusted the committee would be in a position to cope with the water question without any difficulty this summer. They were about to put down fi ve additional pumps at Llansamlet Marshes, which would bring the number up to 15. This, he thought, would enable the corporation to supply from 750,000 to 1,000,000 galls, a day. Besides this, arrangements were being made for the provision of water from the Brynwillach Colliery, and then there was the supply at the watershed. The committee were not at all alarmed, but were taking necessary precautions.

SAD FATALITY AT PENARTH. About three o'clock on Wednesday a frightful accident occurred to a man named Samuel Draper, who was on a visit to his sons at Penarth, and was staying with William Draper, of the Plymouth Hotel. It appears he left the residence of his son Richard, a grocer and baker, of Glebe-street, about 2 o'clock, to go to the station to see Mr Paul Draper, whom he knew intended going to Cardiff during the afternoon. He was noticed walking up and down the platform for some time before the arrival cf the train, and at the time of the accident had gone about ten yards beyond the platform, watching a goods train which was being shunted. His foot is supposed to have slipped, and he fell, head foremost on the line as the train was passing. Six of the trucks went over his neck, almost severing the head from the body. Dr Bird was immediately in attendance. The deceased had been staying at Penarth since Christmas for the benefit of his health, and this week his wife was to have come from Yeovil, and after spending a week or so here they were to have returned together. The body was at once removed to the Plymouth Hotel, where it awaits the inquest. Deceased was 64 years of age.

THE CONDITION OF THE CROWN PRINCE. Last week the breathing of the Crown Prince became codimcult that the operation of tracheo- tomy was performed. SAN REMO, Tuesday.—The Crown Prince, not having passed so good a night as usu:d, is sleeping this morning, and the ordinary morning consulta- tion has not yet therefore been held. The throat shows no bad symptoms, and there is no fever. The Scotsman published on Tuesday a special tele- gram from San Remo, which affirms that chloroform was administered to the Crown Prince for the operation, and that no differences of opinion existed amongst the doctors as to the mode of treatment to be followed after tracheotomy bad been resolved upon. Sir Morell Mackenzie certainly objected to the German mode of after treatment, but being in a minority of one to four, and as the difference was not on a vital point, he did not press his objections. He cordially co-operates with the German doctors ID their present method of treatment. On Monday the Prince was prohibited from speaking, and made his wishes known by signals or in writing. Sir Morel Mackenzie is preparing an elaborate statement for the German Emperor, embodying bis views regarding the precise nature of the malady and the latest developments of the case. This statement will, says the Scotsman, be fur- nished to the British press. SAN REMO, Wednesday, 10 a.m.—The Crown Prince did not pass a good night, and complains of headache, but otherwise his Royal Highness is perfectly well. Sir Morell Mackenzie will not leave to-day as was expected., BERLIN, Wednesday.—A bulletin issued at San Remo at 10.35 a.m. to-day states that the local and general condition of the Crown Prince remains the same as yesterday. The Prince yesterday left his bed about noon, and took solid food. ——

HEAVY FALL OF SNOW. was a heavy fall of sftow at Cardiff on Monday. at-. An extraordinarily heavy f{>\l of snow occurred on Monday in the Rhondda "FAHeys, the ground at certain places being coverea" to the extent of several inches. There was a slight fall of sngV on Saturday and Sunday night in the KhymneyTaiiey district. On xvionday afternoon snow fell some time thick and fast, and the country uncovered to a depth of some inches. Happily it Was very calm, and there are no drifts. Ttiere w«*e signs ofa rapid thaw. At Barry Port the first snow storm this season occurred on Monday, when a fall of about four inches took place between jioon and night. tonow feU for a short time iaLondon on Monday morning. There had been a considerable snowfall at iiolton during the night, aNI in the morning snow also fell heavily at Glasgow, and the Catnpsie and Kilpatrick hills Miere deeply covered. A Heavy snovvsiorm is reofoted from Ciitheroo and from Derbyshire. Wintry weather is not coffined to the north. South Devon has been by a very heavy snowfall. On Dartcx;^ pn:Sien!ai!y the snow- ies to the depth of socse feet.' £ In Essex and some parts of the home counties th»fn)l ha« been pretty general Traffic is a good deaFhindered. bnow fell on Sunday night In Cheshire, N >rth t-u f 'i'i and est Cork, wltile 'in the Lake district the fall was unusually heavy. A steamer got ashore at the entrance to the lersey during a snowstorm* on Sunday night, and was not got off till Monday evening. xtiariy on Saturday morning Mr Davies, a school master of Rode Heath, Staffordshire, was found lying insensible ill a field at Scholar Green, and, HLTil, 1 t'le aPPl'catibn of restoratives, • night, it is supposed that he became enighted during the snowstorm and lost his way. During- a Snowstorm on Menday, the yae phippmg Company's s>eamer FiyingAirow ran ashore on the Little Cumbrae Bank in the n remained fast. n„maorlnr the vei'e,weather on Monday a younggirl 2™* Jane T'>mpkinson suffered so terribly from 0ke ?u-Trent that she had to be arnn eyed t0 the hospital, where it was found that, Th.?a« injuries, she had lost several fingers. Tupcsrfaw Swansea on Monday night and • m/?rain* was» the heaviest that has lr\ town f(?r many years. Snow on Mo^rifw fal,lr] £ heavily at about eight o'clock Una u e.ven,ng» and soon traffic on the tram ouitn ^P088'1^ By morning snow lay r P'auti ln so,*>e places its depth nlmn^ °,feet- Work at the docks was ,SUsPeru3ed because of the difficulty in ? a 8 rucks to the tips. The efforts made sLpf6* °oroueh surveyor (Mr Bell), to have the Oariir ° far deserve the highest commendation, cleanns-° 1 Wfre to, be seen busily at work ca-fLri u eets an(l loading the snow into from' noon tt)e streets were nearly freed has reached^r°m a statement which has. reached us) it appears that but for the prompt Laurie an mi youns mea named Long and in HioUn 'woman might have perished • (lf w: They found her just before mid- coveEii inee of Wales's-rnad, almost cold and t'l nBn°ui" She benumbed with shp >ardly able to speak. It appeared that trjTJr°m L>nelly- She was taken to the That M"' u, BFe sne wa* properly cared for.— Swansea onmMonS,nebvUt ?De' dU6 I ^0 fi » not reach its destination till from thP Mnn0v,lng' • Th,s was owing to the train Gorsp T kicking fast in the snow at ,nT\v e' a7d hav'«K to be dug out, h6f S'Tuel had to be used many As the ti?n6 sPecial reached its destination, snow Tuesday gained power, and the from home t' lere were some smalt avalanches iuiurv ar« fr Tf>everal narrow escapes from "ava.Tn»i/»K In College-street one of these shute, which feTon't?™)? ™th *t a lanre iron shute, wbich fell on the head of passet-by, inflicting serious injuries. Monday nieht! »nH 'T- fel1 afc ^ewPort faring until far into the.bigh wind which prevailed and five fpp*- raPrning caused drifts of four main linoo ? be formed. The Great Western the train « Were *ortunately kept clear, although Ebe hU"C!,Was what delayed but in was much into f i)assen(?er ftnd mineral truffle means of iolfi W,ith' The storm was the Part of the TAB °pm? sorts of novelties on the the whole forceUoT tUheinf^bitantS* texample/ drivpra hi™ Jj J tramcar conductora aud scrapers to ErPa<les» brushes, and road zealouslv did they ply the°f ^i' u° II o'clot-k fho « ? P y ti)e unwonted tools that by the contractor for the cJeansing of the town also cleared. & main thoroughfares were soon inched Dean there is a dePtb of nine very d'eeD drift n? n'lrth wind has formed some Indnostalooi • Traffic by road is suspended, On Tn»«ia»mQniC^'un is mucb delayed. other artist!? evenin^ Madame Trebelli and t)erforma.nr>a iaunounced to appear at a train having K .'1€!tsnllam, but, owing to the arrive till R ,V1C8 snowed up, they aid not a m Thi L,f' baVlDg been travelling since 5.30 At Mnnm ""nance was, therefore, postponed. Tw'efi very interfered with. m°l'mD* ?u8mess that tho 1 *rom the country it is reported from tll r 3Jeet in mail cart hours, Monmouth was delayed three Mcfndlu w'th a severe snowstorm on inches of Tuesd*y there were 7 or 8 be susDendoH i'e ^round, and all work had to localitv^arp rna m the dock- All the roads in this drifts hedge-hS wbidl the snu°w "It m hrmori f. enn8fckem quite impassable. SstedSfl -"rrp™8d nrovidrt rJ- eea formed, and will at once provide the district with t.Li.e «°°d broad roads which it 130 g-reatly need! mail* carfc^'w'was very heavy, and the A shocWaH°Ut five boms ,ate on Tuesday, early on W« ? ^covery was made near Derby early on Wednesday. A Derby baker, named of his brothpr' ,as .bringing home the dead body Durintr tha ° ^'ei1 'n Leicester Asvlum. deen dvkl fnQ^torm horse walked into a deep dyke by the roadside, and Allsopp ^ed the dyke p sare» both corpses being found 111

SINGULAR DIVORCE CASE. TheDublin Divorce Court was as™ in crowded on Siturday when the suit of McN.ltfe v. McNiffe was resumed. The petitioner claimed a divorce from her husband, a solicitor, 011 the ground of cruelty and adultery and it wasaileged, it will be remembered, that adultery had been committed with the- governess, a Miss Lyncn, whom the respondent went away with for a iortnight on one occasion. -Miss Lynch, it was stated, stealthily entered the room when petitioner was lying i apparently asleep, and committed adultery with her husband. There was also a charge of adultery with a caimans wife. It was alleged by the petitioner that when her husband misconducted himseii with the governess, Mi's Lynch, ho declared that they were "only praying together. The respondent made over- fares to a previous governess, and took liberties. The respondent got into debt, bailihs entered the house, and for nine months respondent lay in bed, constantly getting fits from drink. 1 he peti- tioner said she pledged her jewellery and left the house, after witness) og an act of misconduct between her husband and the governess, Miss Lynch, which occurred while she (petitioner) lay in another bed in the same room. Owing to his misconduct she suffered from a loathsome illness. The respondent also, she alleged, lived for a fortnight in another house with the governess, and evidence was given that during this period Mr McNiffe and the governess drank whiskey very heavily and ateoysters. The respond- ent was further charged with committing adultery with a carman's wife at his own office. The re- spondent denied the charges of adultery and cruelty, and allegfcri that they were the result of a conspiracy against him. The case was eventually settled by the parties mutually agreeing to a separation, the petitioner taking the children cf the marriage and withdrawing all imputation against respondent.

A Wonderful l'rince.—The Prince of Wales has left Paris for Cannes. He has as. tonished the Parisians by his wonderful activity. He stayed three days in the French capital, and an eminent Frenchman-not named —declared to a curious correspondent that "fatigue does not seem to have any effect uoon him." On the day of his arrival Jhe made numerous calls went to the theatre in the even- ing, talked with Sarah Bernhardt, delighting the great actress. Next day he went to church, lunched with the Ambassadors, took five o clock tea somewhere, and did a great many other things. Yet he was not tired. Ought we not to be proud of such a Prince ? ASK for ".Silver Eagle." Best valne 3d cigar. JDtJNTn.tK's OLD IBISH WHISKT is recommended by the medical profession in preference to French brandy. They hold the largest stock of Whisky in the world. Supplied in casks and cases for home use and exportation. Quotations on application to I>unville and Go., Limited. Boyal Irish Distillers Belfast. W¡

A WOMAN FALLS our OF A TRAIN AT TROY. On the arrival of the 7 p.m. train from ftatioXirf^6 T-y Station on Tuesdav, th" statio^aster (Mr Gooding) noticed in a'tbird- a curs^tJ4 Ina'^et basket, an umbrella, and door on m"Dey- He found tbe e off side of tbe carriage open, and at either1Tf,to the conclusion that a passenger had in J fa 0t 5Umped irom the fcrai* He \iXVK LANT«U in hand, along the ^,rectl011 from which the train came» n, ■ » 5 OI*ders that an engine should follow as 1 ^i.a8 Arter proceeding some two t en&'ne overtook Mr Gooding, and seating h.1mself on one of the buffers in front, he con- inuea his search along the line. On nearing anaenny Station he discovered a woman lying unconscious on the rails. She was at once removed to the station, and, restoratives being applied, she partially recovered consciousness. ohe then stated that she was Mrs Davis, of rtaglan, and a railway ticket in her possession showed that she was travelling from Pontypool to that town. She was conveyed to Riglan, and Dr oheppard was called in. It was found that she had sustained no serious injury. There is no doubt that the prompt action taken by Mr Gooding saved the woman's life.

THE ALLOTMENTS ASSOCIA- TION AND MR COLLINGS. Tba fourth 'annual meeting of the Allotments and SmilH Holdings Association was held on Wednesday at the National Liberal Club, London. Mr Jesse Collings, M.P.. presided, and amongst tiiose present were Sir W. Foster, Mr Brunner, Mr Montague, Mr Cossham, Mr Rowlands, Mr Halley Stewart, and other members of Parliament. After the adop- tion of the report, Mr Brunner proposed, and Mr Arthur Williams seconded, that Mr Fell, mayor of Leamington, be elected president of the association. Mr Collings was proposed for re- election, but on a division Mr Fell's election was carried by twelve votes against three.—Mr Col- lings said be retired from the presidency of the association without any ill-feeling, but he was sorry tbatnotice had not been given of the intention to oppose bis re-election.—At the con- clusion of the business a vote of thanks was passed to Mr Collings, who, in reply, said it was rather peculiar, perhaps, to have a vote of thanks and then be kicked downstairs. He, however, wished well to the association, and trusted that it would never be turned into a Home Rule Society.

A Fastidious Domestic. — A correspondent of the Fall Mall Gazette writes: — An episode of kitchen life, which rivals any of John Leech's gali'isms, has come to-day, to my ears. In a well-regulated suburban household one of the housemaids has just given notice to leave, because she cannot eat cold meat without pickles. She had previously stated that she preferred cold to hot meat. Her mistress, how- ever, had omitted to enquire for what kind of pickles she bad a preference hence the necessity for a change. Ladies at the head of households will do well to remember this little incident, which itmiffht be useful to them to remember when next hey engage a servant." A FALSE SWAIN AND A DELUDED SPIN-STICK.— 1^2 Z a^° a smaU manufacturer of Leeds ^'ifM|SPlnSter rePuted t° be quite wealthy. wA«lth t.o r!imqUn7'. he discovered her reputed T uaj.t h«r rather mvthical, and so generously gave to acceDt J-h^ I'.1SeV ^Ut t*je abandoned one refused dn.-ua<r«^ situation, and commenced suit for „e?uP°n ber derelict, fiance left for iro barb' fo A .UI AED YE" afterward, intending to Hari America almost immediately. When he Unt il, court to the trusting spin ter bis hair had oegun to turn gray, and commenced to fall out. When e<~ '° England his head was adorned with a weaitn of dark brown, wary locks an Adonis might envied, and which so far altered his appearance tnat but a few of his friends recognized him. The tac' of his return came to the ears of the fair spinster, and her attorney sent an officer to serve him with a summons at his lodgings, where he was found, but denied his identity, and to prove that a mistake had bet-n made, offered to appear before the lady. The offer was accepted; the lady declared that he was not the destroyer of her peace, the summons was not sarved, and he sailed for America by tbe next steamer. The deluded plaintiff did not know that her faithless swain had changed his appearance by the use of Mrs S. A. Allen's World's Hair Restorer, which never fails to restore the hair to all its pristine strength and beauty, restores its color, and renders it as fine, glossy, and luxuriant as in youth. It may be had ot any chemist or perfumer anywhere in I be world. It IS a most delicate and agreeable hair dressing, and an invaluable addition to the toilet table. 0122 79812 HOLLOWAT'S PILLS AND OINTMENT. — Wudst the inhabitants of our great cities suffer from the effects of overcrowding, and all its attendant evils, both physical and moral, the more robust and ener getic emigrant will in his turn be liable to suffer in Ma new home from the want of ready skill and the great medical resources of his native land always at command. The best advice a friend can give is for him to take a supply of these well-known remedies as part of his outfit, for by attention to the easily-under- stood, and yet ample directions which accompany each box and pot he will never be at fanlt when taken ill w under any adverse sanitary conditions of life.

LOCAL POLICE NEWS. Theft of Omnibus Tickets at CardiS. — At tbe Cardiff police court on Satuiuay, Samuel Griffiths (18), Frederick Slocombe (17), ani Taomas Evans (16\ 'bus con- ouctors, were cittirged, Griffiths with stealing, and Slocomba and Evans with receiving two rolls ot 'bus tickets, value 22s, from the 'bus office, High-streeet, the property ot Messrs S. Andrews and Sons.—Walter May, ticket inspector for tbe prosecutors, stated that the rolls of tickets were kept in the office in High-street, and Griffiths had access to them, as he cleaned the office every Monday. Several rolls were missed, and witness examined liivans whilst in charge of his bus, finding that he had on his person an additional roll of tickets beyond those with which he had been properly supplied. Witness also found that Sloeombe bad an extra roll. — F. Phillips, a late conductor in the employ of Messrs Andrews and Son, said that Gi dhths had offered to sell him some tickets, Wtrp? ,e a* first refused, but ultimately accepted. —1 he three prisoners pleaded guilty, and as the bench considered Griffiths to have been the tempter they sent twin to gaol tor 14 oays. The others were remandeii to Monday to find sureties for then-eood behaviour. On bearing the sen- tence Griffiths' mother gave way to much emotion, and left the court crying bitterly. — At the Car._ff police-court on Monday—before Mr J. W. Vache.l, Dr Paine, and Alderman Waring— x reder^ck Slueomoe and Thomas Evans, 'bus conductors in the employ of Messrs S. Andrews and Sin, were charged on remand with stealing and receiving two rolls of 'bus tickets, value 22s, from the 'bus office. High-street, the property of their employers. L/eienaants, it will be remembered, were remanded in order that they might have an opportunity of finding sureties for their future good behaviour. These were now ferthcomintr, and defendants were duly bouna over for 12 months. Interfering with a Ship's Crew.—At Cardiff on Saturday oufore the Mayor (Alderman Jacobs) and Mr Peter Price—Patrick Keefe and Joseph efe, two sailors, about 30 years of age, were charged by the Board of U w ^oine on board the British snip Westola without the permission of the master before the vessel had arrived at the end of ber v^yaKe. Mr Ingledew prosecuted, and showed that the two men had endeavoured to persuade the second mate to desert, and had actually succeeded in getting four seamen to leave the ship before she reached her berth in the dock. Both men protested that they were not crimps, but the court decided to fine them 409 and costs or one month's hard labour. An Old FaMDer Summoned by a Tons Girl. At the Cucknoweit police-court, on Saturday, Henry Powell, Tymawi, Ffwddog, Herefordshire, farmer, nearly 70 years ot age, was summoned to show cause why he should not contribute towards the support of the illegitimate child of Mary Jones, aged 17 years, who was formerly in his service. The case had previously been heard at Xalgartb, but it was dismissed for want of corro- borative evidence. Mr D. Evans, of Brecon, now appeared for the complainant, and Mr Garrold, of Hereford, defended. The additional evidence now submitted was based on a supposed admission made by defendant to the police constable and another man, on the day the summons was de- livered. The bench, however, did not consider that the evidence was sufficient, and dismissed tbe case. Charge against an rat: Bankrupt.—At Usk petty sessuus ,>n ijaturoay—before the Rev W. Bruce and Captain E. L. Lister-Jobn Thomas, lately landlord of the Royal Hotel, Usk, was brought up under a warrant charged that, having been adjudicated a bankrupt on tLe26ch November last at Usk and Newport, he had unlawfully, and With intent to defraud,failed fully to dIscover to Mr George Henry Llewellyn, the official £ Sroeroi the property, a certain sum of 7 9s 9d received by him (the prisoner) from Jonathan Pricker on the 5th of August last, being part of his personal property. — Mr Thomas Watkins, of Pontypool, aupeared to i*rosecute on behalf of the Treasury. He asked for a remand until to-day (Friday), in order to bring witnesses from Newport. The request was granted. Prisoner was admitted to bail, himself in £50 and two sureties of JS25 each. Robbing a Fellow-workman at PontypooL- On baturuay at Pontypool pul,ce-curt, Edward Semple who bad been arrested at Giasgow, was charged with stealing £1 12.. 3d, the money of George Williams at Blaenavon, on the 19ch of November last.—The prisoner was entrusted with prosecutors pay ticket to fetch the money from the office of the works. He obtained the monev, and absconded. He was further charged with stealing 6s 5d belonging to Wm. Trevanon, on the same date. He pleaded guilty, and was com- mitted to prison with hard labour for six weeks. Tlaeft of Jewellery at Aberdare. — At the Merthyr pohce-court, on Saturday, Edward Jones, Aberdare, and Timothy Driscoll, Llwyd- coed, were charged with stealing a quantity of jewellery belonging to Thomas Evans, jeweller, Cardiff-street, Aberdare, on Friday. It appeared that they both called at complainant's shop, and Driscoll purchased a chain and seal of the com- plainant, who put a lot of jewellery on the counter pending a re-arrangement of his window. After the prisoners left he missed some of the property.— Police-Sargeant Cook subsequently saw Driscoll in a trap, and Jones close by. He drove both men to the complainant's shop in the trap, and upon them various articles were found, viz., an albert and a seal, two wed- ding rings, five silver pencil cases, a silver pen- knife, some gold links, and studs, the whole being worth about JB11. Jones's contention was that what was found in bis pocket must have been pat there by Driscoll, as be knew nothing about it. The prisoners were committed for trial to the quarter-sessions, Jones being admitted to bail in his own recognisance of J3100 and two sureties each of £50. A Window Smasher's 301st Appearaaee:- At, Llanuatf police-court, 011 lVloUllay before Col. Page, Mr R. C. G. Dornford, and Col. Woods -Annifl Edwards, a half-witted unfortunate, who was recently brousrht up at Cardiff police-court on her 300th charge of drunkenness, was charged with smashing six panes of glass, value £3, at Li an da ff, on the 7th inst.—Sergeant Reas stated that he apprehended her in tbe act of smashing a pane of glass at the house of Mr E-L Davies, Cardiff-road, on the night mentioned. —Prisoner, having rigorously cross-examined the witness, admitted the charcre, and explained her conduct on the occasion by saying she had been grossly insulted by someone. On hearing s sentence of two months' imprisonment with hard labour passed upon her, prisoner became violnt. and was removed to the cells blaspheming. A Bogus Club at Penarth. — Charles Isgaz and It is sou, Thomas lsgar, were charger at the Penarth police-court on Monday with, selling beer without a license. Mr Alex. Morris appeared for the prosecution, and Mr Arthur Evans for the defence. It was agreed that tha elder defendant should plead guilty upon the condition that the case against the son was withdrawn.—Inspector King said a hundred people were drinking at the eiub on Sunday night—a statement which the elder defendant characterised as a (participle) lie. The bench inflicted a fine of JB20 and costs upon the elder defendant, the case against the younger defendant being dismissed upon his paying costs. Lost his Case and his Temper as Well.—At Penarth polme-court on Muiiuay—before Messrs J. S. Corbett, J. Ware, and V. Trayes — an extraordinary case of threats was heard. Tha defendant was Henry Vowles, butcher, and thtt complainant John Langley, builder. Mr Belcher, who appeared for the complainant, said that on Wednesday last tbe parties were engaged in a caes at tbe county-oourt at Cardiff. Mr Vowles lost the case, and, he Mr Belcher) was sorry to say, he also lost his temper. At Penarth the same night they met in the street, tbe complainant being accompanied by his daughter, and the defendant, made use of frightful language, and threatened the complainant with personal violonce. Defendant was bound over in JB10 to keep the peace for six months. Was it Rheumatism or a Defective Liable. —WiiJiaw ■Ba.-iliam, sheriff's officer, was Kuin- moned before the Newport magistrates on Mon- day for stealing 14s, tbe money of Mr Alfred R. Bear. Tbe complainant, anauetioner and estate agent, employed defendant to levy by the job. at the residence of a woman named smith, of 29, Graham-street, Baneswell. She paid defendant the sum in question, and he did not hand it over. Defendant now admitted that be had received the money, but said be lost it through rheumatism or defective lining of his pocket.- Mrs ornith said she paid money to defendant on a former occasion and the bench, taking this into consideration, expressed an opinion that the case was really one for the county-court. Resnlt or Taking Too Sfaeh.—At Newport on Monday, Euenezer Lewis, a labourer, was charged with stealing three vases, three knives, and five forks, a cigar case, a purse, and other articles, tbe property cf George Lupino, 2, Wesley- buildings, on Saturday evening. Prisoner was seen to take the articles from the counter, and when asked whether he had them be said that they had been paid for. Lewis was further charged with stealing a comb from the shop of Mr Wallis, hairdresser.—Prisoner now pleaded guilty, and stated that be was half drunk at the time.—The bench said that as it was the prisoner's first appearance, and as the prose- cutor did not wish m press the charge, be would be fined 10s only, or seven days' imprisonment. Mason's Labourer Gets Hard Labour.—David Lewis, mason's labourer, was charged at New- port on Monday with assaulting John Davis, landlord of the Foamine: Tankard beerhouse, Cross-street, and wilfully damaging four squares of glass in the house. Prisoner was shown tc have smashed his landlady's crockery and used a poker to her on Saturday night, On Sunday afternoon he left the Sal. vation Army Barracks, and crossing the road, deliberatelysmasbed 403 worth of glass, consisting of the entire front of the beerhouse. The benchsent. him to bard labour for two montha The Showman and his Dogs.—At Swansea police court ou Monday,John Danter, a travelling showman, was summoned for allowing two dan- gerous dogs to be at large, and also having two dogs without a licence. P.S. 86 said he was in the Atexandra-rofad at half-past four in the morning of last Friday weefc. He saw the defendant there with three dogs, two of which rushed at witness barking. He had to draw his stan to protect hansetf. He went up to Danter and asked him if he had a license. He replied, I have a license for two, and not for the third one—it is not mine." Then he said "I have a license for one dog, and my son has a license for another. He told three different stories.— Sergt. Johns said that at 4 o clock on the same morning Danter's dogs rushed out from under the vans and attacked him. They were a complete nuisance to the locality.—Mr Fowler said the defendant might as well keep wild beasts as these ferocious dogs. He would fine him 10.. and costs for not having tbe license, and he warned him that if he did not keep dogs under proper control be would be punished much more severely.

GENERAL NEWS. Madame Patti's Luggage.—Madame Patti's lugKt'^e L" Si'Uth Aint-rc i coiisists of forty-three hugs t rooks. Her TraviaUf costume alone cost over £4-.000. Cowardly Attacks on Mrs CimniwgSiamc Cra- ham.— Alts Cnuniugiiiiwie oiniiuin, replying to a letter of sympathy irom the Lmarksiiire miners, writes that men of society write to her anonymous letters of the most fearful description. It was somethillg- for a woman in distress who was per- secuted by "gentlemen to receive the affectionate svmpathv of 30,CCO miners. The Slander by Mr BsUfoiir. — In the action brought by P.arick Barrett, of Bal- linasloe, against Mr Balfour, Chief secretary for Ireland, for alleged slander in his speech, the trial of which has been remitted to the Recorder of Dublin, £ 1 has. b«en lodged m court as enough to satisfy the plaintiff s ciaan () ditinnges. R The "Siut" \cvipayer Extinct.—A o Stleeu, LonUul), on Saturday, J.noes j.tg'IUJ to priefcor of the Bat newspaper, f;nled o answer a charge of libelling Lord Dnrhaim. He wrote a letter stating that lie w.m^ wm the court in a fortnight s t^.me. -,int>d one read by the magistrate, who the Bat very satisfactory sentence, m > .irlroarp,j a was extinct. As defendant had not appeared a warrant was issued for his arrest. nAu.w.<r Water Over a Woman. — Throwing H VV„I11;UI U{lllie(i At x\liiiicii«s ei, < w,th an" aggravated assault Bnerley Macdonald. Prosecu- on anot lei• < home from work, found the trix, on house drunk, and ordered her out, whereupon fciedey seized a kettle full of boilmg w-^ter and poured it over the prosecutrix s head, flee and shoulders, and she was so badly injured that she had to be carried to the infirmary. Prisoner was sentenced to three months' hard labour. T 3 Sacramental Water IAtead of Wine.—Lord Penzance, sitting as Dean 01 Arches, nad before him on Tuesday the case of Beddoe v. Hawkes, in which the Bishop of Hereford prosecuted the Rector of Pontesbury, near Shrewsbury, for having on Whit-Sunday, m the parish churcn, administered water instead of wine at the sacrament. The rev. gentleman admitted the offence, but said it arose from an error of judg- ment. Lord Perz'ince accepted the explanation, but condemned the defendant in costs. An Octogenarian Burned to Death. on Tuesday morning a tire broke out at 45, Hampden-street, Harrow-nad, London, in a house let to lodgers. Mrs Nancy Edwards aged 83, occupied the front room on the first floor, and as she was ret.r.ug her bedclothes somehow became ingnited. She shrieked for help, and was discovered in a mass of flames. She was thrown on the bed, which also caught fire, and she received such terrible burns that she very shortly afterwards expired. A Scotch Nobleman Bying in Poverty.— Dr John Gordon, says the Boston Herald, died recently in a little box cabin which charitable neighbours, at Texarkana, Ark, had provided for him. He was born in Scot- land in 1813. George Hamilton Gordon, fourth Earl of Aberdeen, was his cousin. In the year of his birth his cousin was created a British peer with the title of Viscount Gordon. He went to America in 1845, and became wealthy, but reverses overtook him, and he surrendered all to the liquidation of claims. Eelease ol Mr Lane, M.P. — Mr Lane, M P. was on Tuesday released from Tulla- more'Gaol, after having undergone a month's imprisonment to which he was sentenced at Riverstowu, county Coik, under the Crimes Act, for making a speech at Watergraus- hill inciting tenants not to pay rent. During his imprisonment he has been several times put on punishment diet for refusing to clean his cell. Several local sympathisers met him, and the local branch of the National League presented an address before he left for Cork. The Milliner and her Lover. — A tragic accident occurred on Saturday night to a pair of Parisian lovers. A young milliner had given an assignation to her Romeo at the parental residence, and to enable him to reach her room without having to pass where he would be seen, she knotted several sheets together by which he could pull himself up. This sort of rope the lover seized, but the girl being unable to retain her balance tell from the third storey of the house. Romeo luckily broke her fall. but the romantic pair have, nevertheless, sustained serious injuries. Relics Irom the Ice Period. — A corres- poudeut writes to the Frankfurter Ztitung that the discoveries lately made in a cave at Riibeland, in the Harz, are of an interesting character. The quantity of bear's bones is estimated at nearly 1C cwt., among them being seven very well-preserved skulls. A set of stag s antlers, fragments of skeletons of hyenas, and some fine slender bones which experts assign to the ptarmigan and the lemming. These remains are regarded as relics of the arctic fauna of the ice period in the Harz. It is proposed to keep them in the cave, which will be lighted by elec- tricity for the benefit ot scientific visitors. A Dog Attacked by Otters. — A corres- pondent of the Field heard the other day of a strange instance of daring in otters. A farm labourer with a gun and dog was walking on the shore of a lake, when an otter rushed out from under a rock and attacked the dog. The labourer tired at and wounded the otter, when it screamed or whistled, whereupon another and much larger otter rushed from under the same rock and both set upon the dog, which they would have killed had not the labourer struck at them with his gun. It was a single-barrel, and he had not another shot to give them; but be suc- ceeded in driving the otters into the lake. Murder and Sulcldeby a Mother. I A coroner's inquiry of a very paintul nature was opened at Altrincham on Monday. It seems that on Sunday morning the bodies of Emma Bradshaw, aged 27, wife of a beerseller, of Broad- head, near Altrincham, and her infant, aged 18 months, were found in the Bridgwater Canal. Bradshaw had been separated from her husband for some time, and had a small allowance. It is supposed that she threw the child in its nightdress into the canal and then, stripping herself, jumped in afterwards. Circumstances point to want causing her to commit the act, as only a loaf was found in her house. She is said to have been a quiet and industrious woman. The inquiry was adjourned. Dyingr Organs of a Dying Cause. — Another Scotch Tory morning newspaper has gone the way of nearly all Tory newspapers in that benighted and ungrateful country. The Scottish News announced on Saturday its last issue, stating that its energies are to be concentrated on the development of an evening issue. It is under- stood that the Scottish News has beeu run for a considerable time by money supplied by Sir W. Pearce, who some time ago had his reward from the Tory Government. The only Cmservai ive morning paper in Scotland now is the Aberdeen Journal, winch has an honourable history, but which, toa, of late years has fallen on evil times. It looks as if the race of Tory newspapers north of the Tweed will soon be as extinct as the Dodo. A Mad King's Mad Successor.—The Dowager Queeu of Bavaria recently proceeded to the chateau of Furstenreid, to visit her son, the insane King Otto. The Queen, accompanied by a Court official and one of the doctors, entered her son's room. He was at the window gazing out on the snow-covered park. His mother called him repeatedly by his name, but he took no notice of her, and evidently did not recognise her voice. Presently he turned round, and, taking up a cigarette, he asked for a match, but without paying any attention to thtt visitors. Before the Queen-Dowager left her son a last attempt was made to revive his reason, but to no purpose, which seen to indicate an aggravation of his condition, as hitherto at intervals he has had lucid moments. Asleep In the Gutter.—Elizabeth Bradbury, 58 years of age, who was charged on Monday at Bow-street police-court, London, with being drunk anddisorderly, was found at half-past one on Sunday morninglying on the pavement fast asleep, divested of nearly all her clothing. When aroused she became very violent, and she had to bo taken to the station on the stretcher.—Mr Bridge (to defen- dant): What have you to say?—Defendant: I am very sorry I don'c remember. I thought I Was at home.—Mr Bridge You mistake the pavement for your bed ana the mud in the gutter for your footpan. It is a degree of drunkenness amounting to madness. You are fined 5s.—The defendant's daughter said, "The reason my mother took her things off was she thought she was indoors and, another thing, she was upset by a constable." The Cook's Perquisites. — At the Ham- Boersinitii,,police comc, Juoudon, on Monday, Mary Kilroy, a cook, and Mary Foley, who carried a child in her arms, were charged with stealing aud receiving a cake, a quantity of dripping, and but er, the property of Mr Thomas King, a gentleman, residing in Pilbeach-gardens, Earl's-court.—The prosecutor said that Kil. roy had been in his service five weeks, and during that time he believed she bad robbed him considerably. Forty-five pounds of bacon had been consumed in ten days.—Detec- tive Rudge deposed that on Saturday night he saw Foley receive a parcel over the railings from the cook. He followed Foley, and she said if she had known the things were stolen she would not have received them from the cook.—Miss King was called, and said that when she engaged Kilroyshe distinctly told her that perquisites were not allowed.—The prisoner Kilroy said she was not guilty.—Mr Fenwick committed her for trial, and discharged Foley, who was a respectable married woman. Rohhery of Madame Georgina Bums's Jewellery.—Madame Georgina Burns, the prima donna of the Carl Rosa Opera Company, has been the vIctIm. of a daring robbery. Madame Burns appeared in the opera of Robert the Devil at Liverpool on Friday evening, and was the recipient of a very flattering and enthusiastic demonstration at the hands of the medical students, who presented her with a bouquet. On leaving the theatre they accom- panied her cab, and wished to take out the horses and draw the carriage, but at Madame Burns's request desisted. On her arrival at her house there was a great demonstration at the cab. With Madame Barns waa her maid, who carried a bag containing J6500 worth of jewellery. When the demonstration had concluded this was missed, and had apparently been stolen from the cab in the confusion. Mr Leslie Crotty, husband of Madame Burns, offers a handsome reward for the recovery of the jewellery.

Theft of a Watch at Brecon.—At Brecon-on Monday, Emily Jackson and Johanna Dunn, both of Brecon were charged with stealing a silver watch and chain, of the valne ()f£2 83 6d, and some tobacco, the property of Thos. Lewis, farm servant, late of Neuadd, Pontfaen, on Wednesday night last. Lewis treated the girls in several public-houses in Brecon, and lest his watch and chain whilst in their company. Dunn subsequently promised to find the watch if prosecutor would give her half a sovereign. Emily Jackson was discharged, and Dunn was fined £3 5s including costs in default one month's imprisonment.

THE CARDIFF SAVINGS BANK. The Winding-up Order. The London Gazette of Tuesday night contained Divisional,, Vourt of Justice, Chancery bank at fnatter oi: tiie trustees savings Cardiff (^herwiso called or known as the Securit y °gS a"k or the Cardiff government Bank, Duke-street, Cardiff, and 1867 and th tbe ComPan,es Aets, 1862 and Hank<i Ant be matter of the Trustee Savings his lorrial "S' m fu,<^ 1877. By an order made by m t Sterling, in the above thSt 1 uie Uth day cf February, 1888, on the petitIOn of the Commisswnel's fur the Reu uctwn of the N"tiolJal Debt it was ordered that the nr ti ^aVinKS Batik at Cardiff, otherwise cai'ed • H10 n' rao tbe Cardiff Savings Bank,' or Dnlra f V 9,0Te^nment Security Savings Bank, ,i J "Street, Cardiff,' be wound up by the court anHmi)6 Provisions of the Companies Acts, 1862 f and that the costs of tiie petitioners and 'e s.ai" bank and of the petition be taxed by the taxing Ulster and paid out of the assets of the said bank, dated 11th February, 18S8. Hare and 19, Surrey-street, Strand, London, gents for the solicitor to the Treasury, solicitors for the said petitioners. i ti, iri a private meeting of managers and trustees of elOardiffrrusteesSavingsBank,heldonMond the parties present took into consideration t.ljo best way to provide means for defending and proceedings that may be taken against them an .t was thought by several that opposition should be offered to the appointment of Lyulph Stanley as liquidator, his report, in the opinion of certain trustees and managers, manifesting a very hostile spirit towards them. Further action, however, was postponed pending the settlement of the question as to Whether all the trustees are equally liable or whether each one is simply liable for his own acts.

THE CHARGE OF CONCEAL- MENT AT CARDIFF. At Cardiff police-court on Tuesday—before Dr Paine, Sir Morgan Morgan, and Dr D. E. Jones a widow named Martha Davies was brought up on a charge of causing the death of a female child to which she had given birth.— ibe prisoner, who ascended the stairs leading to the dock with dimculty, Md was evidently in a very weak condition, was accommodated with a chair. She appeared to feel her position acutely.—The Head Constable (Mr Hemingway) stated that the prisoner was so ill when arrested by the police that it was necessary to remove her to the union workhouse infirmary. Dr Sheen had reported that she was sufficiently recovered 1° ber being brought up this morning, but had directed that, in ^he event of the magistrates committing her" for trial, she should be removed to the prison hospital. The coroner's jury had found a verdict of con- cealment of birth, and he (Mr Hemingway) proposed to call sufficient evidence to justify a remand until Friday.—Inspector Tamblyn then detailed the circumstances under which the box, containing the body of the child, was found, and generally repeated the evidence given before the coroner. The prisoner was' remanded.

THE REPRESENTATION OF MERTHYR. Mr D. A. Thomas, Ysguborwen, paid another visit to Merthyr on Tuesdays Rumours were freely circulated in the district- about the possi- bility of a labour candidate being brought out. e

BATH AND WKST OF ESGLA&T> ANn SOUTHERN COUNTIES SOCIETY.—This old,established society will this year hold its annu$show at Newport, Mon., on June 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, and money prizes amounting to upwards or J62,544, which is a considerable increase npon.rDrevious years, are offered for horses, cattle, sSeep, pigs, poultry, cheese, butter, cream, &c., in^»*ddition to several gold and silver medals. The display of imple- ments, machinery, and articles gf general utility is always a very large oKe, and among other attractive features will be exhibitions of art manufactures, paintings, flowers, fruit, &c. Tbe butter-making contests, which have been such interesting features of the society's recent shows, will be again carried oat, together with other interesting demonstrations ot dairy practice. Regulations, &c., can be obtained of the secretary (Mr Thos. F. Plowman, Bath), and further parti- culars will belotrad m MuradveftMemeot colnmat,

DISTRICT NEWS. i 1 A Free Library tor Haverfordwest. — I A public lueetiug was held at tiie- ^SniTe- hall, for the purpose of considering tbe desirableness of building a free library! Ttve meeting was presided over by the mayor (Mr T. Rule Owen), and a resolution was passedfn favour of the scheme. A resolution was also "p«s»ed expressing the opinion that a favouraMe oppor- tunity of obtaining suitable premises presented itself in the offer made by Mr Thomas James (the ex-mayor), to transfer the house lately purchased by him, situated in High-street, for the purpose of establishing » frep library. Shocking Fatality at iChepstowv — Mrs Thomas, uutcfier, of Caerwent, and her grandson, James Thomas have for many years been in the habit of attending Chepstow*market. For some years Mrs Thomas has been an înväíid, and has to be assisted in and out of the trap. Oil Saturday morning, between 10 and 11 o'clock, Mrs and Mr Thomas arrived at the marfceft housf, and tiie luctfr was getting out of the cart when the horse bo]-5-=d, Airs Thomas screaming in path for assistance. At the bottom of Nelson-«treet the wall of the churchyard faces the street., and against this the horse dashed, with the reeutcthat Mrs Thomas was throwu out against the wall. Tho, horse then swerved, causing the neat" shaft and wheel to come in contact with the wnH. The shaft, was smashed and the axle-tree broken. Mrs Thomas, who was about 70 years of age, was picked up dead, and the horse staergered a few yards and then fell over 011 its side and expired, its jaw bfing broken. The Abolition of Tnrnplke Gates.—At the meeting 01 the MerUiyr .Board of Guar- dians on Saturday, Mr W. Jones presiding, Mr David Davies, Aberdare, moved that a petition be presented to Parliament in favour of-the laws relating to the tump ke roads in South Wales being assimilated to those in England. His object was to effect the abolition of gates in the district, to save the various parishes a great deal of expense, and, incidentally, to obtain a grant from the Treasury towards the maintenance of the "Queen's highways." He contended that Aber- dare parish lost about J6250 a year under the existing arrangement, as about. J3800 were received from the gntes there on roads which could be maintained for £550. On ten miles of roadway in Merthyr, Dowlais and adjoining places, he computed that the cost of maintenance would be about J6500, but £1.000 at least were received on the gates.—Mr David Davies, Merthyr, seconded the motion, and thought that thanks were due for the careful way in which the mover of the resolution had dealt with the subject.—The Chairman supported the motion, which was unanimously agreed to. Penarth Narbonr. Dock, and Railway Com- pany.— L'lii.s company have issued then §4uh halt- yearly report, aud propose a dividend for the half year of 5i per cent. per annum. The authorised and created capital amounts to j61,029,000, B257,000 in debentures at and 4 p r cent. Ttie revenue account provides £ 19,672 18s 9 i for the payment of dividends, and leaven a bahutceofj622,C075s6L The general balance sheet shows a dividend account of £23,322 5-i, made np of the sum of .822 007 5-! 6d alre;oiy quoted £:6214s I, i outstanding.accouuts; £975 0; 61 uupald dividends and otbsr small sums. The rent paid by the T- ff Vale Railway for the half year amounted to £1993912,51. and there is a balance nt the bankets of £ 3.347 14s 8i. Accident to a Woman at Cardiff.—At an early hour on the morning of the lltn insfc a widow, named Charlotte Rivers, aged 60 years, and who lived at No. 6, Stag-terrace, Canton, met with a serions accident by falling down the stairs. P.C. Jenkins called in Dr. Evans, who found that the woman's right arm was broken near the wrist. The woman is said to have been intoxicated at the time, aud the doctor deferred setting-the broken limb for a few hours. She was placeduptJn a bed downstairs, but was subsequently removed in a cab to the Union workhouse. Fatal Accidental Brynmawr.-On Tuesday Mr Lewis, coroner, lield an inquest at the Black Lion Inn, Brymnawr, touching the death of George Lewis, a shunter at the Coal- brook Vale Colliery. After a lengthy hearing, the jury returned a verdict that deceased was accidentally crushed to death. They added the following riders(a) That printed rules should be issued to all persons engaged in shunting; (ii) that an engine-driver should at all times be accompanied by a stoker (c) and that a copy of this verdict be sent to the Home Secretary. missions to Seamen Society. The annual meeting of the Swansea Missions to Seamen Society was held at the Albert-hall on Tuesday evening, under the presidency of the Rev Canon Wilson. The annual report, read by the Rev E. J. Wolfe (the chaplain), showed a very satisfactory state of things. During the year there bad bepn 2,596 visits to ships by the chap- lair, and 4,810 by the reader; 176 visits to sailers' homes by the chaplain, and 349 by the reader 774 visits to houses hy the chaplain, and 285 by the reader; and 240 visits to sailors in the hospital. There had been sold a large number of Bibles and Prayer Books, etc. In all, 697 services had been held in the church, reading room, and home. There had been enrolled eight mission helpers, four associates, and 305 temperance men.—The Chairman delivered au address in which he congratulated the mission on the good work done.—Other speakers were Mr H. S. Williams,. Rev O. W. H. Browne, Mr E. Jones. Canon Walters, Messrs J. Dowle Jones and G. P. Morgan. Interest was added to the proceedings by songs and instrumental contribu- tionsfrom MiMfx Polly Jenkins, Horn, Murley, and Messrs M. Hopkins and Horn. Mr Lewis Atkins was the accompanist. Resignation 01 the Ithymney Railway Secre- tary. — We learn that Mr W. Mein, the secretary of the Rhymney Railway Company, has resigned his position and will close his connection with the company at the end of March. Mr Mein joined the company upwards of 30 years ago, at its original formation, and for many years acted as its chief accountant. On the death of the original secretary, Mr Shand, Mr Mein was unanimously appointed in his stead, and that position he has continued to occupy up to the present time. His resignation will be the occa- sion of very much regret amongst all those who have had any business connection with the Rhymney Railway, as he is a gentleman who has at P 11 times been most attentive to his duties, and afforded the utmost satisfaction to "all those who had any dealings with bis departments In regard to local railway matters he has probably had as extensive a knowledge as any other prominent official in the district, while he has also had the advantage of being connected with a radway which, amongst all local concerns, is distinguished as being by far the most cheaply worked concern in South Wales, while at the same time it has always been regarded as extremely weli managed. Another Body Fonnd in the Cardiff Docks. The iiiue Docks have added one more to their list of unknown victims. On Tuesday afternoon P.C. Phillips found a body floating in the dock. It proved to be that of a man, nsmt unknown about bit. P in height, and apparently over 40 years of age. He was of dark complexion, with whiskers, and a heavy dark moustache. He was dressed in moleskin trousers a.id a blue jersey, with the name H Mount Line" on the front part, with a white flag and blue cross. His body was conveyed to the mortuary. Election of an Alderman at Neath. At a meeting ot the Neath town council, ou Monday the election of alderman was proceeded with Ooun cillora Bartlett, D. Davies, and H. P. Charles were proposed. Councillor Charles received a majority of votes, and was declared elected The new alderman, after making the statutory declara t.on, returned thanks in appropriate te^ms -Mr J Markham said that now Mr Charles had' been elected, he wished to say that he would ODDOSS the re-election of aldermen whenever their Term of ofhee expired. He did not believe in the™ bpn.K elected for "fe» as burgesses ought to £ afforded an opponumty of expressing thei^ conduct. °r ° etW1Se °f the retlri,S alderman's The Rev. Ossian Daries at Pontypridd.- lecture utx»i "Chri f °v t3e*i,rereci a« eloquent lecture upon Christmas Evans." The cha?r in the unavoidable absence of S,r Morgan Morgan Of Cardiff, was occupied by Mr John Crockett! A. th«eiL Reudeuee „ fo«- I>ord Bute. additions N/CV for bv the M agievar ilia, recently purchased aLroval TqU,S °f Bute' submitted for exuHined f It proposed additions having been MacDont.p u Supen"r> the MacDougall of nasse-i T>? W^° atc'ulesced, the plans were a'-onf- PO (in'8 Qlter;<tions are expected to cost °ut £ 2.000.—The Butevian. Serious Accident at Cardiff Docks. At aboUL 10.30 o'clock on Tuesday an accident occurred at Messrs Hill and Co.'s ship- repairing yard near the E .st Dock, which ignt iiave beeu attended with seriouscynsMuences, though fortunately it chanced to be otherwise. It appeared that a large number of men were engaged iu repairing a big three-masted sailing vessel, the Matfiilde, a Norwegian ship. Four of 1flessrs Hi]] & Co.'s employe-* were stan<iingont1Vo or three blanks supported on siiort props.^Several of the Norwegian sailors, desirous of utilising the presence of tbestaging, got on to the planks to paint the ship, and the unwonted weight caused the pianks to swerve. The workmen were pre- cipitated to the bottom of the dock. Two of the men were able to at once get up and resume work. The others, however, were placed in a cab and driven to the infirmary, where Dr Rees, the new house surgeon, found that William Beams, aged 19, living at 16, Rodney treet, had some of his ribs injured, and Joseph Picton, aged 19, living at 20, Richard- street, had sprained his ancle. Neither of the men were detained, and they were able to walk home, Quick Despatch at Newport. The steamer Richmond, witn 1,500 ions of iron ore from Benisaf, berthed at the Ebbw Vale Company's Pontypool Wharf, and commenced discharging st 63C p.m. on Friday, the 10th jnst., finishing at 7.30 p.m. on Saturday, thellthr She was followed by the Universal, of Sunderland, with 1,700 cons of ore from Decido. This latter steamer commenced discharging at micinight on Sunday, and, together with the shipment of 70 tons of bunkers, was completed and ready for sea by five on Tuesday morning. Theaggregateof both cargoes was 3,200 tons,and tbe time occupied, including stoppages for meals, &c., only SS hours. Messrs The Soci^ d Coromerciale and Messrs Orders and ILindtord were the agents for tbe respective steamers. meatheta Konascenarian.—On Monday the mournful tolliusrof the bell at y stradmynach, announced the death of Mr8 French, relict of Mr Christopher French, formerly of Canton, Cardiff. Mrs French had resided during her widowhood at the mansion, with tbe late Mrs Thomas, being an old and honoured friend of the Thomas family. She bad reached the advanced age ef 90 years. Both the deceased and her husband were highly esteemed at Canton, where, previously to the district being included in the borough of Cardiff, Mr French was for many jews a mwnberjtf tb* local board of health.. Raisins the Ferndale.—A Renter's telegram from St. Nazaire states that the British steamer Ferndale, which wa sunk in the outer port at that place on the 4th inst.. by the Cardiff steamer Dowlais, wn" successfully raised on Monday. Sad Lamp Accident at llandilo.—Shortly after midnight 011 the llt.ii instant a terrible accident occurred at Llandilo. Mrs Jones, of the New-road, and a woman who lodged with her, were in the act of replenishing the oil in a paraffin lamp, when by some means the fluid became ignited, with the result that the latter woman Wa3 frightfully bnrnt about the arms and breast. She was enceinte at the time, and 36 hours nftpr g-ive birth to n child. Death offt Tredegar Tradesman.—On Monday morning Mr E lward Richar is, tailor and draper, of this town, died, after a long illness, at the age of 71. The deceased was a native of Cardigan- shire, an l had resided for over half a century at Tredegar, whpre he was much respected. Fatal Accident at Kantyslo. — A fatal accident occurred at the Coalbronk Vale Colliery on Saturday, the victim being a man named Geotge Lewis. Lewis was engaged in shunting, wh°n by some means he was caught between the buffers of the engine and one of the waggons and crushed to death. Deceased, who lived at Brynmawr, was 36 years of age. He leaves a widow and one child. 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MERTHYR CHAMBER OFTRADE. Dr James and the Allotments Act. At the meeting of the Merthyr Chamber of Trade, on Tuesday evening, at the Bush Hotel Assembly Room, Mr Roger Edwards, president, in the chair, Mr Peter Williams drew attention to the motion which was passed at the previous meeting respecting the desirability of the Bankruptcy Act expenses in the administration of estates being reduced, and it was resolved on his proposition, seconded by Mr D. K. MacDonald, to send circulars to the various chambers of trade and commerce in the district inviting them to deal with the matter-the circular to be drawn up by Mr Williams and the hon. secretary (Mr Plews).—The chairman, referring to the figures relating to the failures in Merthyr last year as compared with the previous year, and the extent of failures in other towns in South Wales, drew a comparison highly favour- able to Merthyr. He also reported that several needed reforms were being granted by the Post Office authorities, an announcement which was received with satisfaction. Dr James called their attention to the provisions of the Allotments Act, and contended that what was good for the town was deserving of the support of that chamber. There was, he considered, an abundance of land in the neighbourhood which could advantageously he made available for working men. He thought the local authority should be induced to take the matter up, and that, were some ground secured, it would be a good thing in many ways. Incidentally he noticed that in Belgium the miners commonly spent their spare time in the cultivation of gardens.Tbe working man could grow his own tobacco duty free, and as he believed the proposal would be of benefit to the community, he gave notice of motion on the subject. Some remarks were made about the detrimental practice of tipping coal from carts in the various streets, and the meeting concluded.

THE MUNICIPAL BYE-ELECTION AT CARDIFF. Another Libera! Victory. On Monday the bye-election for the represents- tion of the South Ward, rendered necessary by the elevation of Dr D. E. Jones to the aldermauic bench, took place, and resulted in a magnificent victory for the Liberal candidate, Dr Alfred Rees. A large crowd assembled in the precincts of the board schools about a quarter to nine, when Alderman McCunnocbie made his appearance at the door and announced the result of the poll to be as follows:— Dr. Alfred Rees (L) 643 Mr H. J. Thatcher (C) 414 Liberal majority 229 There were ten spoiled votes. The Liberals have now 21 seats in the town council and the Tories 19. The result of the South Ward election having been telegraphed to Sir E. J. Reed, M.P., Mr R. N. Hall, secretary of the Liberal Association, received a telegram trom Sir Edward in reply as follows: Bravo. Let me have all results since Mr Gladstone's visit to lay before him. Hearty congratulations to Dr Rees and all friends, not forgetting the Irish.—REED."

A MINER'S OLAIM FOR WAGES. At Aberdare county court, on Wednesday— before Judge Wmiams-the case of Wm. Evans v. the Powell Duffryn Company (Lim.) was heard. This was an action brought by the plaintiff, a collier, against the defendants, to recover a sum of £1 4s, alleged to be due to him for wages. The defendants had pat in & counter claim for £1 5s, alleging that the plaintiff had left bis stall in an improper condition, inasmuch as be had squared it off and had not left it with the cut" forward. Mr T. Phillips was for the plaintiff,and Mr Cuarles Kenshole for the defendants His Honour, during the progress of the case, intimated that in his opinion the plaintiff, whatever the condition of the heading was when he received it, was bound to leave it in a workmanlike condition and not having done to, the defendants were entitled to charge him with the amount they had paid the man who succeeded him, viz., £1 5^ Judgment was accordingly given for the defen- dants.