The Cardiff Times

LUXURIOUS PAUPERS AT CARMARTHEN. Extraordinary Disclosures. At the fortnightly meeting of the Carmarthen Board of Guardians held on Saturday Mr J. Husrhe*, F,R 0,S., presiding—bills were presented by the Clerk which he had received from various persons for attendance during life and certain services after death to two paupers named Evans —brother and sister-recently deceased at Llnnstephan. The bills amounted altogether to £ 11 16i 10 i, and one of them included posting charges for a trap used by the sister when she weut from Pilglas to Llanstephan to her brother s funeral, and subsequently another trap on the occasion of her removing to Llanstephan; and there was one J^e Sarah Gamp kind for Is }|6d for whis- key used while "laying out the female pauper. The cotlin for the latter was charged at £ 2 5s and the shroud at 18^. The Ohairinan elicited from the relieving officer that both the individuals referred to had been receiving 2s od each per week for at least 16 years, and projabiy 20 years past, and then remarked that the union had paid J6250 to those two people unnecessarily. In further explanation, the Chairman stated that the sister, when she left her country house at Pilglas, and went to her town house at jLlan- stephan, sold furniture which fetched about £19, Of that amount £1 had been paid for lodgings since. The trap for the funeral cost 10., and another trap for removing her to the village, 5s. The board bad possession of £15 5s out of the proceeds of the furniture. The bills sent in amounted to £1116" 10 i, and if they paid all, the board could uot recoup themselves the year s relief which they were legally entitled to. He suggested that the board should recoup itself for the relief paid to both tbe paupers for last year, pay the contract price for the coffin, and let the people who bad claims fight for the rest. That case was an example of the careless way in which things were conducted at that board. It was a disgrace to them all.—The Clerk said that the female pauper had left plate valued at £50" 10J, in addition to the proceeds of the I furniture,—The Chairman: In addition to this money they found a gold watch and a silver watch and jewellery belonging to this woman. It is a scandalous thing. The board has paid away J6250 of the ratepayers' money to these people.— The Vice Chairman (Mr J. Williams) satd it was a shame for the people of Llanstephan that they saw this pauper riding about in a hired carriage and did not inform the board.—The matter was referred to the clerk, with instructions to recoup the union funds as fat as they were entitled to claim, and then to settle the bills so far as tbe money went.—The Chairman gave notice that at the next board be would bring on the matter of the superannuation allowance to Mr Lloyd, late relieving officer for the Mydrim district.

LLANELLrREVISION COURT. Mr T. Allen tat at tbe Town-ball, Llanelly, on Saturday last to revise the list of voters for the bofongh. The Conservatives had lodged objections to 101 Liberals. The objections were contested on tbe ground that they did not in a single instance specify the list on which appeared the name of the person objected to. The Revising Barrister ruled in favour of this technical point, the result being that the whole number will be retained on the register. The Liberals were represented by Mr Jeremiah Williams, bo/ough Liberal agent; Mr D. Rees Edmunds, on behaif of the Liberal Club; and Mr H. Jeremy, the county registration agent. Messrs W. Buckley Roderick, William Henry Cox, and T. Jackson appeared for the Conserva- tives.

L088 OF A WELSH VESSEL. A Paris telegram says :—Details to hand of the loss of the English vessel Blue and White, of Aberystwyth, show that she was on a voyage from Suffi, in Morocco, to Irvine, in Scotland, with a cargo of dried haricots. She foundered in latitude 48,20 north and 15 25 west. At tbe time the Blue and White went down, the schooner Hirondelle, commanded by her owner, Prince Albert, of Monaco, passed by, and rescued six of the crew, but six othere were drowned,

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The Princess of Wales and her daughters, the Czarina, the Queen of Hanover, the Duke de Montpensier, and quite a gathering of Austrian Archdukes and Duchesses looked on, and the prizes were given away by a committee of Indies, one of whom was Madame Pauline Lucca, the well-known singer, whose society is much affected by the Duchess of Cumberland. The boat that bore away the first prize had golden sails that shone in the sun, and a cargo of heaped up ManSchal Niel roses; that to which the second prize was awarded carried an Alpine hut in which was a bridal procession, the bridesmaids being dressed in the traditional costumes of Ltnz, with pointed caps of old brocade. The different provinces of Austria and Hungary were represented by beautiful girls in the special costume of each in several boats, and after the prizes had been given away, the Battle of Flowers was carried on with great vigour and much fun. There was a large crowd of spectators -tourists and visitors-and the pretty sight was very much enjoyed, and all the more so for its background of beautiful scenery. This kind of thing is very much more to the taste of the Princess of Wales than the somewhat mournful grandeur of Caledonia, stern and wild." The Duchess of Albany's elder THE QUEEN sister, the Queen of Holland, all OF whose hope is centred in her HOLLAND. weakly little daughter, takes the child out driving every day when the weather is fine, and not only handles the ribbons herself, but prefers being unattended, a species of freedom in which she will probably see that it is unwise to indulge again. Last week, when driving a pair of spirited horses from the Castle of Het Loo to Alpedorn, the Queen made them gallop, and after a time they bolted, and as the carriage swayed from side to side and the little Princess wasin imminent danger of being thrown out the mother took her child in her arms, dropped the reins and awaited the fate thatseemed at hand with what calmness she could muster. The road led directly to a lake, into which the animals would certainly have rushed head first had not one of them stumbled and fallen,and in a few seconds the other one stopped. Queen Emma jumped out at once with her child and went to the nearest cottage, and as soon as the little one was pacified she returned with a man to the carriage, where the fallen horse was soon got on its legs again, and after resting a little while her Majesty coolly drove them back to the Castle. It certainly was a lesson in pluck and making the best of circum- stances to the nervous little Princess, but, all the same, Royal ladies with delicate children have no business to run such risks. A groom on horseback, at a little distance behind, would have been invaluable on that occasion. This young princess, who may shortly become Queen of Holland, is a pretty, amiable, refined child, with decide i ly: precocious mental powers. Her father is not likely to live very long, for besides being old be is the victim of a cruel disease, and the doctors can do no more for him. The Queen, who now has so ROYAL many little grandchildren with GYMNASTS. her, and frequently receives visits from so many more, has had a spacious gymnasium with all sorts of scientific requisites and modern appliances fitted up at Osborne House, and the young folks have made such good use of it in developing their muscles and generally enjoying themselves that her Majesty is very much pleased, and has ordered another to be fitted up at Balmoral. The Fifth of November is to THE be signalised at the Hospital for DOLL SHOW. Sick Children in Great Ormond- street which as perhaps everyone does not know, was the London residence of Mr Zachary Macaulay, who like Mr William Wilber- force.bore a leading part in the suppression of the slave trade-in a naval manner. There is to be a doll show in the hall, which is a large one, and Princess Frederica is going to distribute the prizes, which will be jB5, £3, and £1 respectively. All dolls must be sent in to the lady superin- dent by November 1st, with one shilling entrance fee for each and the sender's name and address firmly attached. If anyone wishes to exhibit without competing it must be mentioned tvhen the entrancefeeisforwarded. After tbe prizes bave been given the dolls will all be sold in aid of the building fund of the hospital, and it is not unlikely that many of them will find their way into the wards, for many kind people will first buy the dolls and then give them to the little ones whose lot needs so much brightening, and to whom the time spent in the hospital is often the happiest they have ever known or are likely to know. Now that chill October has set AVTX-BHHTJ- in, many people seem to be MATio FIBRE. suffering from the colds that are so vexatious and lingering when they come on the eve of winter, and I also bear many complaints of rheumatic pains in arms and wrists and knees. In fact, if I ever know anything about rheumatism myself, it is in the arms. I have just met with quite a novel kind of cure, which seems also likely to act as a preventive. There has recently been Invented and patented an electric fibre which, to the casual observer, does not look anything extraordinary, but which really possesses the power of generating electricity, and gives down- right vital heat and strength to the wearer. The waist-belts and chest and back-protectors made of this fibre seem to me to be very valuable, as they are quite light and soft, and while adding scarcely anything to the bulk of the figure, and not interfering at all with the set of the dress, are a wonderful protection from lumbago and cold to the lungs, not only keeping it bodily at a distance but by producing a kind of warmth that is most pleasant to the skin. The mittens and cuffs which do not in the least interfere with wearing any other kind of cuffs, and the kneecaps seem to me most valuable, and the same material is to be had in bath towels which produce a glow and exhilaration quite different to that given by any ordinary towel. I hear that a powerful company has taken up the invention, and that they think a great future is before the new fibre. Everything is electric in these days. I called on Colonel Gouraud the other day, and heard of a new mode of electric lighting which seems to me destined to remove the last difficulties that common-place people, not much given to new things, have found in the way of the new illuminant, and it is so simple as to be leaving nature to work for herself and merely making use of her. I beard also that five new phonographs with extraordinary improve- ments have just been received from Mr Edison and felt with a strong minded friend, who is given to saying clever things, that the age of miracles instead of being past, is only now beginning." I told you last week about all FASHIONS. sorts of pretty fancy handker- chiefs, and have now seen some more in wonderful variety; and they come from Ireland—poor Ireland-where there is so much taste and industry if we could only get the world to believe it, and if we could only find enough work for the entire feminine population of that green country. These handkerchiefs are of fine lawn, some hemstitched, but the majority scalloped, and they are embroidered in such light elegant patterns as must be seen to be credited. This is the firm that ban looma at work in the Irish Exhibition at Olympia, in one of which there is some exquisitely fine damask, and in the other a wob of gostamer for pocket handkerchiefs. I have studied the textnre of their lovely fine linens and nursery diapers, fine enough for the children of a queen, and the elaborately graceful patterns of their table linen till I know them anywhere, and always advise my friends to ask for them, at they are kept by all good boused But table linen is not exactly fashion, though handkerchiefs are. I have seen such a pretty travelling cloak that to my mind is only fit for wearing in a carriage. w&L&vaod has if^syw————— a black .velvet hood lined with the silk, and fastened to the cloak by black velvet bows with long ends. Down as far as the waist it is lined with black and white flannel, and is therefore a very comfortable garment. ;An extremely nice walking toilette, useful for almost all line days between now and Christmas, has a myrie green cloth coat, with the side seams open up to the waist and largo pleats at the back. Nothing could be neater, and it is worn over a fawn cloth petticoat, trimmed with dark brown phlAb. There Is a fawn bodice made to match the ikirt, but for out of doors tbe long thick green coat seems all- sufficient, and saves the bodice from being spoiled, while so much of the /awn* shows through the open seams as to carry out the idea of a toilette and the combination is repeated in the hat. The smallness of bonnets and the low crowns of hats are in most people's favour, f^r even beauty does not add to its charms by any great height of either one or the other. J Ostrich tips, and feathers, too, are coming in again, and they are much more becoming than thfe hard quills and pen feathers, and the little dickey-birds that it is too cruel to wear. I have seen; a delicious bonnet made of ivory cloth, with a sort of second or under brim of fulled green velvet, which came close round the face, and was wonderfully Decoming. Grey dresses are very much "worn relieved with cardinal, as, tor instance, a cardinal vest, collar, and cuffs braided with blacky which prevents the cardinal from looking too staring, though quite enough of it shows to enliven the grey. A tan cloth costume with roll coHat) and cuffs of olive green velvet is very pretty and novel, and children's cloth cloaks are being made of dark blue, myrtle green, and scarlet cloth, with pinked out edges and second pinkings of tan cloth coming just beyond. When these coats are lined, it is with shot silk of the two colours. The Claddagh cloaks in navy blue, and also in scarlet, have taken well for children. Mr Mapieson, the husband of A CANDID that charming singer Madame IKPRXgSABIO. Marie Roz% has just published his" Metooirs," and a very amusing book it is, He has introduced a great many singers and musicians to the British public, and hints that but for mere accidents the names of Patti and Albani would have been added to the list. Mr Gye, however, had lent Maurice Strakoscb £50, so he had the first offer of Patti, and was not the man to let such a gem slip through hia fingers; and again, when Albani come to London, she directed a cabman to drive her to the Opera," and Jehu knowing but one took her to Mr Gye's instead of to the rival establishment. Her Majesty's Theatre has brought ruin to many men, and Mr Mapleson has not been able to make it succeed better than others. He says that be had only £2 in bis pocket after he became its sole manager on April 1st, 1862, and after twenty-six years of ups and downs he has had the vexation of seeing that key pass into someone else's hands, and has been obliged to make a clean breast of his monetary disappointments. Lobsters are plentiful at tbe HOT present time, and though one LOBSTER, cannot do it in London, I like ^° bay my lobster alive and have him boiled in my own kitchen. Freshness is more than half the charm of lobster, crab",and mackerel, and yet tinned lobster is one of the best tinned fishes that has ever been sent to market, unless one excepts fresh herrings. Still we do not always like to confess that our lobster is tinned, and here is a novel way of dishing it up, though I feel bound to add that I prefer fresh lobster for the purpose. Put a pint of stock or gravy in an earthenware pot or jar. and with it a tin of lobster. Let this heat slowly, and when almost, but not quite boiling add it to the following mixture:—Cut a Spanish onion very small indeed, and fry it in butter, bav l £ lb. of parboiled rice ready and stir it in with the onion, add an ounce of Parmesan cheese, a teaspoonful of Worcester sauce and the pulp of two ripe tomatoes, and keep stirring all together till ycu feel sure the rice is sufficiently cooked. After mixing both, stir for two or three minutes aud dish up. Avoid cooking the lobster toe much, because it is already cooked. All sorts of things may be served up with tbis mIxture of rice, such as the remains of roast pork or fowl cut small, but not minced, and it is delicious with salmon. Yours ever, ■ LOTTIE.

IMPORTANT APPOINTMENT FOR A WELSHMAN. & Mr George Jenkins, Senghenydd Cottage, Caerphilly, iate manager of Caerphilly Colliery, has been appointed by the Chinese Engineering and Mining Comp*ny chief, manager of their colliery at Tientsin, North China. Mr Jenkins, who is accompanied by two 4eputles from the Rhondda, will proceed to-day (Wednesday) for his new sphere of labour. He has received gratifying testimonials from some of the leading colliery proprietors in South \V"ales.

TRUSS.—Merrick's Patent Suspension no eteel springs no hard pads. Pamphlet with testimonials, post free.—Keevil, Chemist, OliftoB, Bristol. 13445 ADVIOE TO MOTHKKS !—you broken in your rest by a sick child suffering from the pains of catting teeth ? Go at once to a chemist and get a bottle of Mrs WINSLOW'S SOOTHING SYRUP. It will relieve the poor sufferer immediately. It is perfectly harmless, and pleasant to taste it produces natural quiet sleep by relierlng the child from pain, and the little cherub awakes "as right as a button.' It soothes the child, it softens the gams, allays all pain. relieves wind. regulates the bowels, and is the best, known remedy for dysentery and diarrhoea, whether arising from teething or other causes. Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup is sold by medicine-deafen every. where at 7166

THE PROPOSED WEIRINQ OF THE TAFF. I In consequence of the agitation whioh has recently been revived for the construction of a weir across the river Taff. it was decided by the gentlemen interested in tbe matter to torm a deputation to wait upon Lord Bute during bis visit to Cardiff to urge upon bim the desirability of this necessary mprovement, not only of the town, but of his own property, being carried out. Sir W. T. Lewis, who w .s approached on tbe subject, said that it was not presently convenient for Lord Bate to receive tbe deputation. Thereupon the Mayor of Cardiff addressed a long letter to Sir Wm. Lewis stating the many reasons why the Taff should be weired. It would provide an excellent sheet of water in the centre of the town, and would be of great service to tbe youthful population. This is the present position of ths affair, but the promoters of the movement are resolved not to let it rest, but to take every possible means to further the project,

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SAD OCCURRENCE AT CARDIFF On Saturday night a very lameutable episode occurred at the Bute Docks, Cardiff. Shortly after midnight, P.O. Davies (27) heard cries for help proceeding from the direction of the west side of the West Duck. He hurried to the spot, and saw a man struggling in the water at some distance from the wall of the dock. The police-coostable d d all in bis power to render aid to the unfortunate man.and threw him a pole, which, however, he failed to grasp. The drowning man sank in a few minutes, and his body was not recovered until nearly three a.m. From papers found in his possession ;t was ascertained that his name was George Glenney, a seaman, and native of Aberdeen, 45 years of age. The body was conveyed to the dead-house.

FIRE AT CARDII-F. Shortly after midnight on Tuesday in- formation was brought to the Central Police Station by P.C. Price (112) of an outbreak of fire at an uninhabited hunse at 2, Great Frederick- street. Inspector James, Engineer Geen, aud a number of firemen wete soou on the "put with the reel, and the flames were quickly extinguished. The fire originated in a workshop ou the first storey, belonging to a picture frame maker named C. Britten. But for the promptitude of the police the outbreak would have been a serious one.

FATAL ACCIDENT NEAR SWANSEA. On Saturday a fatal accident occurred to an old man named Cornelius, who was at one time audloni of the Fox and Hounds, Powell-street, but had lately been employed as messenger for the Llansamlet Works. Between six and seven e clock Cornelms was on the railway near >he works and in trying to avoid an engine be made a false step and fell. The engine and six trucks passed ovar bim, and death was instantaneous,

HORSE-STEALING EXTRAOR- DINARY IN THERHONDDA. The Thief in Joke and the Thief in Earnest. M°A last the Rev D. W. Williams, M..A.,j.ofFairfield,in company with Mr Beith, uysybwl, rode across the mountain to Llan- wonno Church. Here they alighted, and. having fastened the horses by means of the bridle to the premises, entered the inn at that lonely spot to procure refreshments. Then commenced the ^econa scene in this unrehearsed drama. A wo men hailing from Porth, one a mason and the other a plasterer, passed by, ana, observing the horses in tbe position described, at once decided that such an opportu- nity to enjoy an exhilarating gallop on the mountain tops was f,tr too good to be lost. So they mounted the steeds and off they trotted, tne owners of the animals meantime prolonging their stay in the inn, in blissful ignorance of the little scene that was being enacted outside. Our amateur jockeys, in the height of their enjoyment, rode onward and onward, utterly heedless of the fleeting hours, and being in a merry mood begotten of semi-intoxication, dismissed all unpleasant thoughts as to the probable result of such a foolish «e u- 'a8t came in sight of Pontypridd. Vi k t'me' the shades of night were falling fsat; ana the whole of the country side was enshrouded in gloom. With a daring worthy of a better cause, the equestrians boldly entered the town, Ik Du'>U°''e^ at t',e Tiedegar Arms Inn, in one ot the busiest thoroughfares, and procured refresh- ments. Subsequently they galloped through the heart of the town to the iSbW Inn Hotel, and nere again they alighted, placed the horses in ouarge of an urchin, and entered the bar. A few seconds had not elapsed before the lad was accosted by a strange man, who said, I say, lad, one of those horses is mine," and thereupon mounted tbe steed belonging to Mr Williams, of Jlairheld, and rode off in the direction or Walnut Tree. He had scarcely dis- appeared around the corner when our TW° £ er8 from Portb emerged from tbe New inn bar, and found to their dismay that of the two animals they had left outside one only remaiued By this time the victinM-ef the hoax (if. hoax it was) arrived on the scene. Having missed the animals at Llanwonno, the reverend gentleman and his companion walked all the way to Pontypridd, a distance of five miles, and informed the police of the occurrence. Mr Superintendent Mathews and bis men at once took the matter in hand, and, before many minute. were over, Sergeant Jenkins arrested the bold couple, and escorted them to the police station, where they were subsequently released on bail. Mr Beith had. the good fortune to recover bis animal the same even- but, as for the Rev Mr Wiliums, of Fair- held, he had tbe mortification of knowing that his horse had been stolen for a second time the sanie day. Fortunately, however, the second thief was tracked to Cardiff, and, the borongh pohce there being informed of the occurrence, they on Tuesday morning found the missing horse straying along the Llanaaff road, and sent it back to Fairfield. Up to tbe time of writing the second thief has not been arrested, although the police profess to have a clue as to his identity. At the Pontypridd police-court on Wednesday —before Mr Francis Ora^shay, Dr Jones, Mr T. P. Jenkins, and Mr Ed. Thomas—John Jenkins, carpenter, and Wm. James, mason, both of Porth were charged with having on Monday last stolen two horses, the property of the Rev D. W. Williams, M.A., J.P., fairneid, and Mr Beith, YnysybwI. Full particulars of the case appeared in our Wednesday's issue, the leading facts being that while the gentlemen named were inside the Llanwonno Mountain Inn on Monday, the defendants passed by, .nd seeing the horses out- side, rode them to Pontypridd, where one of the ammals was again stolen by a third party, and taken to Cardiff, where it was found straying on the following morning, Defendants now pleaded that the Whole affair was merely a drunken freak, and chat they had no intentign of stealing the animals. They expressed deep sorrow at having acted in such a foolish manner. Mr T. P. Jenkins: It was a very stupi4 thing to do, and you ought to be ashamed of yourselves.—Mr Francis Crawsbay If it could be proved tbat you intended stealing the haMes, and were com- mitted to the assizes, you would very likely get five or six years for it. It is Inpky for you that Mr Williams does not appear, to prosecute in the case.—Defendants were then discharged,

COLUMN FOR BOYS AND GIRLS. I By Maggie Symington. Between the dark and the daylight, When the night is beginning to lower, Comes a pause in the day's occupations That is known as the Children's Hour. LonqfeCUno. Will you forgive me just for once, my darlings, if I smooth all the smiles out of my face and talk to you gravely, perhaps a little sadly to-day? You do not want to be made sad in the holiday time, and I do not want to make you sad, but we ought, even in the midst of our own joys, to think of those whose joys are less than our own. So come with me just for a little trip into The Silent World we may very weil speak of as Deaf and Dumb Land. Did you ever think of it, and of tbe many boys and girls who are there I In that silent world they never hear the birds sing; they may see the lark mount up aloft, but for them no trilling rain of melody falls; they do not know the cuckoo's note except by hearsay, nor the nightingale's delirious music. They cannot hear the streams babble, nor the winds blow, nor the bees hum, nor any of the delightful sounds with which we are so familiar. But worse than all, though tbey can see mother's love in her eye?, and expressed on her fingers, they can never know what softness and tenderness there are in the tones of her voice. Aud they cannot speak either, they cannot express their thoughts and wants in the easy- happy fashion tbat you can, tor they cannot articulate words. I dare say you never thought about the way in which you learned to talk, but it was by imitating the sounds you beard fall from other people's lips, and if you had never heatd tbosesonuds youcould not,of course,imitate them. Many of the children born deaf, or who lose their hearing in very early infmcy, are dumb only for this reason. And now comes the happy little bit of information I want to give, which is like a gleam of sunshine falling into the stillness of Deaf and Dumb Land. Somebody—that dear old somebody of mine who knows and does, and says so much—has dis- covered a new system of reaching the deaf and dumb, and this new system is called The Oral Method. Its inventors and their most enthusiastic supporters claim that they have made the dumb to speak the wall between the speaking and the silent is broken down. It has been discovered that, by the exercise of a vast amount of tact and patience on the part of the teacher, these poor little silent voices can be trained, and by the motion of the lips taught to articulate. Lip- reading, teo, is a very important part of tfcis system; for the children are not only taught to articulate words, but to understand words from the movement of the teachers' lips. The Old Kent-road Asylum for tbs Deaf and Dumb, which has now a beautiful estab lishment at Margate, and can accommodate two hundred and thirty children, has tried and practised this system with great sucoess. Do you know what thi& means! Can you realise the boon such education would be to Deaf and Dumb Land? Just listen to what somebody says ;—" Yester- day this silent country was outside the world to- day it is on the frontier of society, on the threshold of commerce. It can interpret the language of I the lips. It can bear with its eyes. It can answer you with a voice. It can join in the service of the church. Some of its people are able to take an active part in the world's affairs. Already deaf mutes are employed in commerce, while others draw, paint, engrave, make watehes, deal in merchandise. Deaf and Dumb Ltnd cannot hear Its own voice, but it can speak, and with no nncertain sound." Are you not glad that poor ;>ftl.cted children such as these have so much brighter a prospect before them how than they had only a few short years agq By this system the clildren have to be taught a few at a time, in classes. Would you like to be present while one of these clashes is taken ? We can be, in imagination. In the lowest class the small children are occupied with word sounds; the second class will interest us more. In this class the words are connected with actions. Teaching the Dumb. Look at the teacher. See, he chooses a word— top, and indicates with his lips, and some slight action, how he makes the word. The little class watch his lips with great eagerness, and then imitate their motion. The result in a very short time is that tbe majority of them pronounce the word. Now, show it to me," says the teacher. Half a dozen eager little hands are held out to signify- that their owners understand. The teacher selects the owner of one psftr of bands, who goes to the board contain- ing pictures of vaiions objects, and triumphantly points to the word pot. The teacher smiles, and so do some of the children. The httle one thinks for a moment, and then, with an amused laugh, points to the top. The next word is given by the master simply by a movement of his lips, without sound. A new word, with an aspirate, which makes it difficult. Hoop," says the master, and the children imitate the action of his lips. Several other words and objects are choseu, pronounced, and pointed out, then the most interesting little bit of teaching comes. Take off her pinafore," the teacher says, point ing to a little girl's pinafore, the class consisting of both boys and girls. A little boy takes off the pinafore, much to the amusement of both little actors. Now we will imagine the master says to us who are looking on, "My next effort is to get my pupil to thmk, for I want some proof that this is not mere parrot-teaching." Then to the class he says, with a quiet, earnest expression of face, Take off my pina- fore." The ohildren turn enquiring eyes towards him They all follow his words, and repeat them as far as they are able, sound for sound, but they are quite puzzled. Presently one of them begins to speak in the anxious, emphatic way peculiar to them all, You have no pinafore." The master gives him an approving pat on the head, where- upon the whole class repeats, You have no pinafore." Then the master borrows a pinafore and proceeds to put it on, to the intense amuse- ment of the whole class, some of the children laughing outright. Having donned the pinafore the master repeats bis original invitation, Take off my pinafore." And this is merrily accomplished by tlie youngest child in the olass. I Are you interested in Deaf and Dumb Land ? Perhaps some day we will return to it again, and get anotber glimpse of what they are doing there. You hove heard the expression, I dare say, As Grey as a Badger." but have you ever seen a badeer? and do you know how grey he is? Very few people now-a- days do get the opportunity of seeing a badger. In the first place, he is getting very scarce, and, in the second, he is a very retiring little creature, and does not care to obtrude himself upon the notice of men and boys and dogs any more than can be helped. But I can tell you what he looks like. His head, chin, and neck are white, with brownish-black hairs running on either side from the nose over the eyes and ears. His upper parts are light giey, sprinkled with black;, the lower parts brownish black his forefeet are long and stout, his limbs muscular, his jaw powerful, and his teeth sharp. He is generally about three feet long. He very much resembles a small bear, and mtny of his ways, too, are bear-like he will lie op in the winter, and eat vegetables as well as animal food. He is a moat quiet and orderly being, and a contented one, too, if let alone. It is a difficult matter to imprison him, for unless Carefully watched be will escape from a place you might suppose strong enough to hold a rhinoceros. All his family are great excavators, and the badger is particularly clever at digging himself out of prison. He is very fond of young rabbits to eat, and be can put with an old one er two when young oues are not to be got. A gentleman who owned Some Pet Rabbits once bought a badger for a purpose. He Was very fond of animals, and had an especial fancy tor rabbits with lop ears. He bad a doe of thie sort which he prised highly, and she had a fine lot. of young onex, well grown, and as beautiful as herself. The badger had only been caught the very evening it was sold to the gentleman. He had no place ready for it, so be pat it into an empty hutch just over the one in which hit favourite doe and her little ones were. Fastening the door securely, be left tbe badger to his own devices for the night, little dreaming what those devices would be. The next morning be found, to his horror, that the badger had torn np the floor of the hutch in which he bad been placed, and got into that of the doe, where be had slaughtered the whole family. Their bodies lay dead there, the badger cnrled up in tbe middle of them, fast asleep, and very full of rabbit. After this, I do not think you will very much care to see a badger, especially if you have any pet rabbits. Have you ever seen any Colonies of Sand Martins P Their curious and beautiful little houses may be met with m the sides of railway cuttings, or ic sand-pits and quarries, and in the steep banks of rivere you may meet with them in dosette. These are the dear little homes of the sand-martins, and *u»rtijfcj(oa Mum* i» th arrayed of tbe British swallow family. Their little feather coats are brown and white, and they have none of that steelly glitter that some of the other swallows have. Wneu tbe sandmartins have once obosen a sandbank in which to burrow their nests, they are very constant to the site selected, and come back to it season after season. They make a little, long, tunnel-passage in the Band, several feet in length, and at the end of this passage make a slight little nest of dry grass and a few feathers, in which they lay their four or five pearly-white eggs. Could any little bird-home be more snug and warm than that ? I know where there is a happy little colony of these sand- martins, and if any of you have spent your holiday at Hunstanton, just after the train leaves Dersingtiam you may have seen numbers of their nest-holes in the sandy railway cuttings. Be sure you look for them next time you go there or elsewhere, and remember what I have told you about them. Here is A Fairy Story from Nature's wonder-book, quite old, quite familiar to many of you, I have no doubt, but always wonderful, always interesting, First a mass of spawn, a big jelly-like lump of round transparent eggs, each with a tiny black speck showing in the centre. If you watch these black specks you will see that each gradually acquires a wee head and tail, and comes out from the jelly- bag at last as a tiny limbless swimming creature. It has big branching gills on each side of its throat, and it grows and grows until it acquires a more consistent substance and decided form. its little body becoming fat and round, and faintly frog-like, and its long tail looking like a sort of rudder. By-and by a pair of little hind legs begin to bud out in soft outline from its smooth black sides, and then a pair of fore-legs, which rapidly assume a distinctly froggy character. Its bead in the meantime becomes more intelligent-looking, with inquisitive eyes no longer covered with a fold of transparent skin, and only the loner tail is left to tell of the little animal's fish-like origin. But hour by hour tbe tail gets shorter, being slowly absorbed by the rest of the body; and, in the fulness of time, the remodelled creature quits the water and steps on dry land in the accomplished dignity of perfect frog-hood. Scripture Double Acrostic. Sick unto death an old man lay, And his memory wandered back To the sad, wd day when his dear one died. In the lonely Bethlehem track. He thought, methinks, of that bitter hour, As the Angel of Death drew nigh, When Primals, in anguish, Her new-born named "Child of my agony." 1. Father of one who taught hie sons To drink not wine. 2. On Aaron's breast 'mid other stones Did this one shine. 3. It is fellowship with blessed ones, I And Christ Divine. 4. To Abraham this boy was kin, A brother's son. 5. Who o'er a giant, 'mid war's din, A victory won ? 6. Who left his all tbat be might win The erring one? C. P. MITOHZIX. Addrees all communications to— AUNT MAGGIE (Symington), Hunstanton, St. Edmunds,

SUICIDE FROM CAItDlFF PIER HEAD. On Sunday evening a case of suicide under somewhat extraordinary circumstances occurred at Cardiff. The victim was a woman named Margaret Enfant, aged about 24, who came from Franco some time ago and settled down at St Nicholas, lodging with a Mrs Collins. On Sunday evening she came into Cardiff, at what time is not known, and proceeded to the docks. When she arrived at the Pier Head she deliberately threw herself over into the water. No one saw her in the actual deed, but Police-constable May, a few seconds afterwards, observed her struggling in the water, and went to her assistance. He managed in a very short time to rescue her, but not before she was in a very precarious condition. The constable conveyed her to the infirmary, where she was attended by the house surgeon. She died this morning, about three o'clock. No cause has been assigned for the act, but it is believed that there are some rather unusual circumstances behind it. The Inquest: Singular Evidence. On Tuesday, Mr E. B. Reece (coroner) held au inquest on the body of Margaret Dufau, who died by jumping or failing off the Pier Head at Cardiff on Sunday last. Mr Coilins, of St Nicholas, deposed that the deceased was a maid in his einplcy. She had been highly recommended to him by friends on the continent, and on July 23rd ieft Bordeaux for Cardiff. On her arrival she turned out to be a very respectable girl. She could not speak English. For some time back she had expressed a desire to obtain a situation in a town, par- ticularly London. On Sunday evening she left St. Nicholas in order to visit the Roman Catholic Sisters and to attend evening services, promising to return on Monday morning. She was in good spirits. Dock P.O. May said he saw a young woman answeriug to the description of the deceased at the fier Head, between the East and West Ducks at eight o'clock on Suuday evening. Sne was not between the water and the dock, and there was nobody near her. As be turned round he beard the cry of a young woman and immediately made for the spot. He saw the deceased in the water, splashing with her bands. The tide was low and not up to the wail, but the gtn tell into the flush that came through the gates, and when the constable got down the steps the water was carrying ber out to the entrance channel. He procured a boat and went after her. When he got up to her be took her in. She was alive, and ciying, and said something in French. Dr Cook, who was sent for, ordered ber to be conveyed to the infirmary. Whilst the deceased was in the watch-house the constable sent for an interpreter, and, according to him the girl said, Why did not you let me die?" Dr Toomas, surgeon of the Cardiff Infirmary stated that tbe deceased died about three o'clock on the morning of the 1st. He was of opinion that she died from the effects of shock caused by the fall. Celia Grant. tbe matron of the Home for Friendless Girls, in the Parade, said that on Saturday, September 8th, some nuns from the convent brought the girl to the home. She was very much distressed and said she regretted that she had ever left France at all. She furthermore stated that she was disappointed at having to do menial work, as she imagined that she bad been engaged as a governess. Mr Coltins, however, said that the nature of her duties was distinctly set forth in ber engagement He had offered to pay her passage back to Bordeaux. The Coroner pointed out tbat there was no direct evidence that the girl bad committed suicide, and recommended an open verdict The jury accordingly found that the deceased died from the effects of a fall into the entrance of the basin.

PROFESSOR WAKDALE AND CARDIFF. Oa Monday evening Professor Wardale intro- duced the evening course of lectures in connection with the South Wales University College, Cardiff by an exctlHent lectnre on Virgil. The room was well failed. At the conclusion of tbe lecture Principal Jones reminded those present that this was the last occasion on which Professor Wardaie would be able to address them in his old capacity. He had been taken from them by the University of Cambridge, and on the morrow the council would have before them the task of filling the vacancy. Mr Wardale's connection with the college bad been a brilliant success, and it was with feelings of the deepest regret that the senate ana, he was <Stlre, the students puor.ed from him. (Applause). — On the motion of Mr Carslale Thompson, a vote of thanks to Professor Wardale for past work, combined with an expression cf good wishes for his future career) was unanimously and most cordially passed.—Professor Wardale, in thanking them, expressed a hope that the college would be attended with the utmost success in the years to come. (Applause.) Although it was pleasant to get back to bis old University his gratification was counterbalanced by tbe regret be felt in leaving the Cardiff College and his many friends in the town and neighbourhood. (Applause.)

DEATH OF MR THOMAS LLEWELLYN, OF COWBRIDGE. Mr Thomas Llewallyn, of Cowbridge, died at bis residence, at Cowbridge, on Saturday morning, at the advaooed age of over 80 years. He bad been ailing for a long time past. Mr Llewellyn was formerly a banker, and a borough magistrate under the old charter.

SERIOUS ACCIDENT AT BARRY A young man, 18 years of age. em- ployed as rope runner on the engine Dynas, met with a serious accident on Tuesday morning. He fell trom one of the trucks on to the line Tbe tram passed over his left leg, oompleteiy lievering it trom the body. His life is despaired of.

EXPLOSION AT NEWPORT DOCKS. About seven o'clock on Saturday morning a serious explosiou occurred on board the Norwegian barque Lluyd, lyine in the Newport Old Dock. It appears that two Newport risers, named James Newman, residing at Quiet Woman s-row, and Thomas \Vatkin6, Dock- parade, were engaged in executing some repairs aboard the vessel. Both men descended into the ships hold, when a terrific explosion of coal gas took place, and the men were severely burnt about tbe head, face, and arms. The men were taken with all speed to the infirmary, wbere the medical staff did their utmost to alleviate the sufferings of tbe poor fellows. They are detained in the institution, and are progressing as favourably as can be expected. The amount of damage to the vessel has not yet been ascertained. The cause of the expLolSion is unknown, as both men deny using a light in tbe bold.

SHOCKING DISCOVERY AT LLANSAMLET. At about 11.30 on Saturday morning, tbe body of an old man, aged 67, named Benjamin Oarnelms, supposed to be a ship's runner, of 30 Pottery-street, Swansea, was found at Pwll Mawr Colliery, Llansamlet. The body was fearfully mutilated. It is supposed that deceased was deceased was run over by a passing train.

KILLED ON .THE RAILWAY NEAR TENBY. Shortly before six o'clock on Tuesday morning Samuel Davies, an engine driver on the Pembroke aud Tenby Railway, whilst driving bis engine trom the lower to the upper station at Tenbv and passing near the weighing machine, close to Black Rock, observed tbe body of a man lying on the roaaway. He called the attention of bis fireman to it. Together they proceeded to the f pot, and discovered the man to be dead He had evidently been knocked down by a passing train. He bad received fearful injuries to his bead, and one of his hands were nearly severed from the arm. Deceased was a soldier in the 2nd Worcester Regiment, part of whom are stationed at Penally, whither the unfortunate man was returning to barracks over the line. Information was at once conveyed to the officer in command who told off 12 men, by whom the body was conveyed to barracks to await an inquest. The name of the deceased is David Edmunds. He was a native of Cwm, in Monmouthshire.

ACCIDENT AT BURRY PORT. inPM F. Melllnc fell into the West Dock about 10 o clock on Monday night, and sustained a fracture of the right thigh. The tide being quite out at tbe time, it is surprising that be escaped witb his life.

BOlLEn EXPLOSION. A terrible explosion occurred on Saturday at Watson, To jd, and Company's flour mills, Birmingham. One of tbe four boilers of th., establishment, which were all working at 20 pounds above the ordinary pressure, burst about ten o clock, killing three men outright and injuring several others in a serious manner. Thirty people were in immlnen, danger, and it is miraculous that far greater damage to life and property has not occurred than h actually the case. The cause of the explosion is at present a mystery, and the man who could best have explaiued it is among the dead. Mr Alfred Whit*hou«e, the cashiei, who was badly scalded and otherwise injured in the explosion, died at Queen's Hospital late on Saturday Digot, making the fatalities four in number. Two of the workman who were killed leave wives and children, and another had only been married a few weeks, 5 Crushed at Newport Docks.—Shortly after 4 ocluuk on M.ouuay atttiuoun a lad nameu Madam, employed with others in the pickling yard, stacking railway sleepers, got seriously crushed between two of the pieces of timber and was removed to tbe infirmary, where b. was detained.

PENARTH LOCAL BOARD. The monthly meeting of this board was held on Monday, when there were present Messrs J. Edwaraø (chairman), G. Pile, D. Morgan, T. Shepherd, W. D. Oornwell, and W. D. John.—Toe estimated rate tor next baif- year was presented by tbe clerk. The sum required was £2,041, or a raite of 101 in the £ 1.—A letter was read calling attention to the fact that there were a large- number of milk sellers at Penarth who were nui registered, and asking that the whole provisions of the Act should be put into force. It. was stated tbat there were only twenty-three woo were actually registered, whereas tbe number of milk sellers was nearly a hundred. Tbe surveyor was directed to report upon the licenses at the next meeting, and to give a statement as to tbe condition of the sheds and the places were tbe milk is kept. The questions of the Allotments Act and the deputation which waited upon tbe board at the last meeting were reported upon by tbe clerk. He said a representation had been made by six of the ratepayers that tfcey had been unable to obtain land voluntarily or upon fair terms from the landlord, In that case the board wouid have to step in, and either purchase or rent tbe land for the purpose.—The Chairman said he had spoken to Mr Forrest, and that gentleman bad atated that Lord Windsor would be glad to let land tor such a purpose.—Tbe medical officer reported the health of the district to be in a very satisfactory state.

THE EXTENSION OF SWANSEA BOUNDARIES. of ^e borougb boundaries committee Townb.hir^^rp—- wa* held at tbe Tnesday afternoon, under tbe presidency of Alderman Freeman. The town S rP/CDt VT" °° the steps which had j it .nna promoted this year, 'hat everything was ready to prooeed. TiJe attitude of the governing bodips of tbe parts it is proposed to add to the borcugh T, and it Was eventually decided to go on With tbe bill, but at tbe same time to take tteps to get the budies auppoeed to be opposed to the extension to attend a conference, with a view of seeing if things could not be arranged in such a poswble.1 M llttie fighting as

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—— f THE no VAL COMMISSION ON EDUCATION. Imporeant Action of the Liberation Society. The following minute has been adopted by the executive committee of the Liberatioo Society and, together with a more detailed statement, is about to be widely circulated :— The committee, while recognising the laborious character of tbe investigation of the Royal Com- mission appointed to inquire into the working of the elementary Education Acts, and the value of some of the practical recommendations of the commissioners, feel bound to protest against certain of the recommendations of a majority of the commissioners as being fraught with injus- tice, and calculated, if adopted, to retard the progress of national education. posals^ SpeCially °^ect to the following pro- nf1" J*? further be placed on the transfar n unLar5" schools to school boards unhealthy, or unsuitable, "v >luntary" school wlQtild nrrt'mn6 tlcProT<3'i at the public expense, wnich y /'ev'v,e system of building grants. ..J?' „ voluntary schools receive aid froir. looal raoes, as well as fro n imperial crant whi » rh- r.C°nf01 -lescho'il h r^ 4. lbj.t al hough voluntary" scuools sball be subsi- dised out of tne rates, they shall not be prohibited the use of denominational formularies, as in board schools and further, that tbe registers nf school a«en<ia«c be marked before tbe commenaemen t of religious teaching a change whereby the violation of the Conscience T6ry 1UutitiCaVt'' WOuki greatly b. lhat while, school boards ar.e required to keen theinees wituin due limits, the managers of Toltuf- anri 1 be Permitted to make varyiae ^,ffeS5lTe charges at their discretion SuJ, ih"" cnan~e b? m*ae in the relations of the State to the existing denominational trains collcrw -which, to a large extenc, pract.caUy^ «S"nd« Non! contot mists from tbe teaching profession—while unt^U^uSrSaremade f°r CUC eXtensi0u of unsect..l'Îä.n trau.lÍng, Tile majqrrcy of the commissioners are of opinion (p. 195) that the time" seems, indeed, to have come for a new depatrure and the paragraph in which that opimon is ex- pressed shows even a much stronger desire to supersede the school board system, and to set aside the settlement of 187C in the interests of denomiuationalism, than is indicated by the above-named proposals. Iu the judgment of this wimmittee, those proposals violate the .spirit of tbe JVluoation Acts, are retrogressive in their character, and are iustly condemned by the die- sentient commissioners &r; being conceived in the interests of uenominationalism, instead of aiming at the establishment of a syst-em of education on a broad base of local support and popular management. While recognising the difficulties which may be involved in the sudden and entire abolition of btate grants to denominational schools and train- lng colleges, the committee note with satisfaction the opinion of eight of the commissioners—thafc where there can be but one school for the com- pulsory attendance of all, whatever their religious belief, it is a serious disadvantage that the control SK i J>u,id ba in the bands of one religious body, and the community be excluded from its management" (p. 241), and that this is a grievance which ought to be remedied. The committee believe that public opinion is increas- ingly opposed to enforced attendance at schools y LdenorninaClOQai management. and that the time has come when there sbou.d be provided in all parts of England and Wales public elementary schools under the exclusive control ol the elected representatives of the ratepayers. Holding these views, the committee deem it to be of vital importance that the supporters of an unsectarian national system of education should take steps to prevent the adoption of the policy suggested by the majority of tbe commissioners, as well as support the wiser and moderate proposals contained in the two valuable reports of an influential minority of the Commissioners. It is stated that it is proposed to convene a conference on the subject M1 London m November, and meanwhile It is suggested that public bod 168 interested in it should make known their views. While the designation voiuntar y" schools is rbeTween'T^o'tnd0^<& 1 called, nearly 12.000 £ £ £ rtSSSdSSLT' Commenting Upon the above the &uth WGlQ 1)a,ùy NtIDt, says Ibe circular just issued ih f kiberation Society, will be read with interest. There is a general consensus of opinion among Nonconformists on this qllestion, and tbat is that the substantial CMM ot the victories °f 1870 and 1873 must not be allowed to slip from their graeu, and that if the denominational party wish to reopen the whole question, Nonconformist and Liberal demands must be far greater than they were during the last great struggle. Wales may be trusted to be souna on this question. The remarkablv able and interesting series of articles which are now appearing on this question in the Cardiff Times and &wtk Wmltt Weekly News are doir^g mucn to enlighten W«teh er«.ry fctate-aidod institution 1l.U8t be handed over to popular control. The people who are already restless nuder the burden of p*yIDg indirectly through Government grants for teaching Oburch formulas and creeds in the national schools, of which there are over 12,000 in EngUnd and Wales, can hardly be expected to regard with satisfaction an attempt to increase the burden by making the local ratepayers directly contribute to the support of these sectarian institntioBs. The outcome will be tbo institution of a general system of free eamcation and popular control through elected representatives of everyeduca- tional institution which iSliupportea by any abaca of public money.

MORE LIGHT FOR SWANSEA. The Town to be Lit by Electricity. A very important meeting of the gaa cosseiitcaa ot tbe Swansea Corporation was held em Teee<iaw afternoon for the purpose of considering wh*c steps should be taken in tbe interest of tiae rate- payers consequent on the action or the Swans. Oompauy iu deciding to increase the price gas supplied to both tite corporation foor pobrte purposes and to private ooosamers. There was a large attendance, and considerable interest was manifested in the proceedings. At the oatset it was explained that steps had been taken to see whether the right originally vested in the corporation by Act of Parliament obtained ia 1844 to erect gasworks in the town and irauchise of Swansea was still in foroe, T4w Town Cierk—who had, in accordance with instructions, obtained counsel's opinion on the suoject — placed before the oouoaittee the case he had submitted on tfaa question te Mr R. S. Wright, tba eminent authority on lighting In the statement submitted to couusel the town cierk stated• There are existing in the borough of SVUMAA gas works, the property of the Swansea Gas Light Co., and at present the corporation pay the eras company a price per annum for the lighting of all the public street lamps in the b(trough. Tbe corporation are Bow desirous, in consequence of the high price chatged by the gae company for fas, of erecting works themselves, UId at lighting the public street lamps from such works." In addition to reading counsel's opinion, the town clerk submitted a report on another mode of lighting the borougfc. It appears that since the increase in the price of gas, very energetic steps have been taken by the corporation committee with the object of seetng if some other means of street and public lighting may not be adopted. There is expended on the lighting of public buildings and the streets about £ 4,000 per annum, and there is a strong feeling tbat in view of tbe cavalier way in wbicb tbe company treats the corporation, the letter body should shew that it can a&atti to be quite independent of the former. The recent increase in the price of gas has been the last straw on the camel's back. and tbe effect may be judged from the action of the committee. Statistics were produced shewing tbe relative cost of lighting tbe town by means of gas, electricity, and oil. The cost of the two first-named raminants would be about the same, but offers to supply equal illuminating power by means of oil forthcoming for aoont half the money. The iown Clerk's report on the question of electric lighting was moat elaborate. Aftar quoting a great number of facte, lie pointed out that their general effect was that there were three means whereby authority can be obtained to light a town by electricity riz. :-1. By special act. 2. By licence. 3. By provisional order. He did not think it was neces- sary to go into the first of these, as the general experience was that it was cheaper and move expeditious to obtain either a licenoe or a provi- sional order. By means either of a licence or « provisional order the local authority migbt obtain power to themselves to light with electricity (1) for public purposes, (2) for private purposes, (I) for both or they might yrant permission to a company to apply either for a provisional order or a licence, and such company would have generally the same powers of lighting as the local authority themselves would have if they bad obtained fc licence or a provisional order tor themselves. In the discussion which followed the statement of the town clerk, it was pointed out that it would not be necessary to obtain any parliamen- tary sanction to light the town with oil. Eventu- ally it was decided to recommend the council to at once apply for a provisional order to light the town by means of electricity.

SNOW iN SOUTH WALEt. Snow fall on Tuesday in many districts in Sentfc Wal.. and Monmouthshire. The hills to the north of Caerphilly were on Tuesday moniiiv covered with snow. The frost was so sharp that thick ice was found in many places. The valleys were thick with hoar frost, and the air was exceedingly cold and chilly. At LIanduo, snow feli late on Monday night U the depth of 4 inches, and was followed on the riverside reaches by a heavy froat. In the Bbymney Valley, shortly before eleven o clock 011 M.ona,y night, snow fell thick and fast for lame time, and by Tuesday morning the bills were covered. The wiaA on Monday and Tuesday was very keen. Snow also feU hettvily in the Brynmawr district on Monday night. It commenced soon after nina o clock, and on Tiawday morning was upwards of two inches deep. "he mountains around are onits wbifct -s-th snow, llsports ir- m ]Wtli W&U-K and 9&.rinue parte jf L nli{bud axtU (ScciJfend DrUlg miatlar reports of weather,

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