The Cardiff Times

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Glamorganshire Assizes, r THE SHERIFF'S RETINUE. A Striking Spectacle, Mr Frederick Lewis Davis, J.P., of Ferndale, the high-sheriff of Glamorganshire, performed his first public function in that capacity on Saturday, when,accompanied by the under-sheriff (MrWalter H. Morgan,JPontypridd), and his chaplain (Rev I MR'FRED. L. DAVIS. W. Lewis, R.D., vicar of Ystradyfodwg), he officially received the Lord Chief Justice and Mr Justice Stephen on their arrival at Swansea to preside at the forthcoming assizes, and escorted them thence to the Brooklands, the de- lightful residence placed at their lordships' disposal by the Mayor and Corporation of the ancient county borough. The arrival of the judges was awaited by a great concourse of people who bad assembled outside the precincts of the station, a privileged few only being admitted on the platform. A force of javelin men, gorgeously attired, guarded the principal entrance, while another section were drawn up two-deep on the platform, where also were assembled, in addition to the sheriff's party, Alderman James J-enea (deputy-Mayor of Swan- sea), Mr Frank Edwards (Liberal candidate for Radnorshire), Mr Ralph R. James, Merthyr, Mr Leonard M. Davies, the Hon. Mr H. J. Giffard, and others. The sheriff was attired in court dress, and carried a silver sword the chaplain wore a black gowu and cap, and the under- sheriff carried the wand, which was surmounted by a massive knob of ivory with a shield having inscribed on it the borough arms. The evening had far advanced when the train arrived, and the exchange of salutations between their lordships and the sheriff were conducted in semi-darkness. The javelin men escorted the distinguished party to the carriage, the trumpeters meanwhile sound- ing a fanfare. This over, their lordships were driven at a rapid pace to the Brooklands, fol- lowed by the ladies and other members of the spite in cabs, and the escort marched in proces- sion to the Bush Hotel, wfa«ro they were accom- modated daring their stay in Swansea. It is understood that the sheriff's ordinary will be given when the assizes are at Cardiff, inasmuch as that town will be very much more convenient for the large number of friends and workmen whom Mi Davis intends to entertain on that occasion. Possibly it would be no exaggeration to say that the sheriff's retinue on the present occasion is the most imposing that has been seen for some years, and, although the display on Saturday evening was not seen to advantage, it was very apparent that the arrangements were made on a scale of magnificence seldom if ever witnessed in any part of the principality. The leading feature of the turn-out of course was the resuscitation of that time-honoured institution—a body-guard of javelin-men, the particular functions of whom have for some years past been assigned to the county police. Colonel Hill made a similar dis- play-though not on so elaborate a scale-dnring his shrievalty some three or four years ago but the javelin-man, like many other remnants of the good old times, is doomed to extinction, and in all probability his last public appearance will henceforth be associated with Mr Fred. L. Davis's year of office. In the present instance the retinue is wholly composed of men in the sheriff's employ, who are commanded by Capt. Istance, of the Pentre detachment of rifle volunteers, an officer known far and wide as a remarkably good shot," and one whom his fellow-country- men confidently expect will soon succeed in bringing the much-coveted Queen's Prize into the principality. The men under his command at Swansea, with three exceptions, are miners, who daily toil in the coal-pits of the Ferndale Com- pany, but only one of their number is a volunteer, the others having never had any military training of any kind. Bearing all this in mind, it is not surprising that their fine physique and their soldier like appearance should have won for them very general admiration. The uniforms of, the javeliu men, which were supplied by Mr George Colle, of Duke-street, Cardiff, were most striking, the stylejbeiita: taken from the old English liveries. They consisted of drab coats and waistcoats, trimmed with crimson lace (embroidered with the sberiff's crest), green trousers, and cocked bat. trimmed with gold lace and tassels. The coachman was in a three- cornered cocked hat and curled wig, with elaborately-trimmed coat, of the Georgian period, while the two footmen, in plush breeches, silk stockings, and buckled shoes, were a sight quite unique in Wales. The trumpeters, of whom there were two, wore a different kind of costume in silk velvet, the bannerettes attached to their instruments bearing on the one side the county arms, and on the other the sheriff's coat df arms surmounted by the crest—a black lion rampant on a white shield-with the family motto, "Gwell angau na chywilydd" ("Better death than dishonour "). The coach, which was of a superb description, was supplied by Fuller, of Bath. On Sunday Lord Coleridge went to Church in state. At 10.30 the high sheriff and his chaplain drove from the Mackworth Hotel, where they are ptaying, to Brooklands. Here they met the judge and accompanied him to the parish church. At the Albert-hall his lordship was met by the javelin men, who escorted him to the churchyard entrance. Here the mayor (Alderman Freeman) received him in state. His worship was attired in his robes and gold chain of office, and attended by the town clerk (Mr Thomas), the gold-mace bearer in livery, the ancient halberd bearers, tnid the borough Javelin men- The under-sheriff was also present. The route from the gate to the church was lined by members of the borough constabulary, through which the judge, headed by the Mayor, passed. There was nothing exceptional in the service. The sermon was, in accordance with custom, preached by the sheriff's chaplain. THE HIGH SHERIFF. It is not often that the onerous duties of the shrievalty fall on so young a man, for Mr F. L. Davis, notwithstanding the many responsible offices which he fills, baf only just celebrated his 27th birthday, having been born at Penhill, Canton, near Cardiff, on the 30th of June, 1863. The sherif fis a member of an old Breconebire tamiJy-the Jeffreys of Llywal-ancl claims descent from Rhys Gocb, whose crest, according to Jones, the Brecon historian, has been errone- ously quartered by Sir David Williams and others of the descendants of Bleddia. Mr Davis was educated at Amersham Hall, Reading, and took the two degrees of B.A. and LL.B., with the lower tripos, at Trinity College, Cambridge, in June, 1884. After leaving the university be read for the law, and was called to the Bar in the Inner Temple in the year 183&. 1° the meantime, however, the Redistri- bution of Seats Bill became law, and Mr Lewis Davis, of Forndale, was adopted as the Liberal candidate for the Rbonddn Division of Glamor- ganshire, He declining to act swing to pressure of business, the candidature was offered to his son, the subject of our sketch, and he consented to stand. This arrangement, however, was strongly objected to by Mr Abraham's party, who contended that that gentleman should have been selected on the ground that he was next highest on the pole at the time Mr Lewis Davis was adopted hy the association. This was the state of affairs immediately after the general election of 1885. All attempts at an agreement proved futile, and a contest ensued. The association supported Mr F. L. Davis's candidature, but Mahon, fighting as a labour candidate, got the bulk of the miners on bis side, and eventually gained the seat by a majority of 865, tbe figures being—Abraham, 3,857 Davis, 2992. After his admission to the bar, Mr Davis returned to Ferndale, and for the subsequent three years served his apprenticeship underground in his father's pits under Mr David Evans, of Bodringallt After bis father's death, on tbe 1st January, 1838, Mr F. L. Davis under- took the general managership of the Ferndale Collieries, and continual to act in that capacity until a few weeks ago, when a new company was formed, and he was appointed managing director. Mr Davis is an alderman of tbe Glamorgan County Council, and has a seat on the directorate of the Barry Dock and Railways Company. He is aJ.P., for the county. He was married. on the 12th of June I "t year, to Miss Helen Brydie Smith, the third daughter of Mr Robert Smith, of Brentbam Park, Stirling, and resides at Brynawel, Ferndale, and Maindiff Court, Abergavenny. Like his father, the high sheriff is a zealous Wesleyan Methodist, and contributes largely and generously to all good causes. He takes a lively interest in educational matters, is a member of the council of the University College of South Wales and Monmouthshire, and has promised a donation of #1,000 towards the endowment of the chair of engineering at the college. The good feeling which so conspicuously characterised the relationship between master and men at the Ferndale Collieries in Mr Lewis Davis's time is fully m. tVined to this day. MONDAY. The business of the Glamorganshire Summer Assizes commenced at Swansea on Monday. The judges (Lord Coleridge, Lord Chief Justice, and Sir James Fitzjames Stephen), drove from Brook- lands in state, accompanied by the High Sheriff (Mr F L. Davis), and the chaplain (Rev Mr Lewis R.D.), and escorted by the jivelin men. In the streets the retinue attracted considerable attention. On arriving at tie Guildhall, the com- mission was formally opened. FIRST COURT. (Before the LORD CHIEF JOSTICE.) PKBJORTC AT OABDIFF. James Hanuoy (31), labourer, was indicted for committing wilful perjury in his evidence which be gave upon oatb aM rJ. witness at the Cardiff police-court on July 18tb. Mr Lloyd Morgan, M.P., prosecuted, and MrFoa defended.—It ap- peared that prisoner was charged on tho day ia questios, on an information for selling beer with- oat a license. On hearing the summons it became necessary to inquire as to the presence of the quantity of beer in prisoner's bouse, and this prisoner explained by swearing that it was taken in to celebrate the christening of bis sister's child, who lived on the opposite side of the road. That statement appeared UO. true, tbe sister stating that there bad been no christening in her family since two years pre- viously. The sister said there was a birthday about that time.~Iu defence it was urged that prisoner had made a mistake in saying tbe beer was got in for a chris- tening. It was a birthday.—The prisoner was found guilty, and his lordship, having com- mented on the clearness of the evidence, and the pettiness of the offence prisoner sought to avoid conviction on by his perjury, sentenced prisoner to six weeks' hard labour. THE FATAL FIGHT AT MOUNTAIN ASH Cornelius Collins Was indicted for the man- slaughter of John Hopkins during a fight on the Llan Mountain, near. Mountain Ash. The fol- lowing were indited for aiding and abetting:- Dennis Collins, James Davies, Owen Reardon, John Davies, Thomas Bradford, and Richard Jones.—Mr Benson, instructed by Mr Kenshole, was for the prosecution, and Mr Arthur Lewis, instructed by Messrs Simons and Plews, was for the defence, —All the prisoners pleaded guilty.— Mr Lewis addressed his lordship in mitigation of sentence, pointing out that in the case of more than one prisoner, the fact of them being engaged in the act was really more a chance than anything else. He urged his lordship in consideration of their youth and previous good character to say, there being a total absence of malice, that the event was a clear case of a perfectly fair fight and no foul play, and so partook more of an unfortunate accident, thongh arising out of an unlawful act.—Sentence was deferred. NISI PRIUS COURT. MONDAY.—(Before Mr Justice STKPHJCN.) A LIGHT CAUSE LIST. His Lordship inquired how the list of civil cases stood, and Mr Bowen Rowlands said he understood that 15 cases bad been settled or were on the point of settlement out of court, and that 11 remained, of which four were special juries. His Lordship then intimated that he would not take up the special jury cases tilt Wednesday. IMPORTANT LIBEL ACTION. MOBBAN V. JONES.—IU this case Mr Arthur Lewis (instructed by Mr J. F. Morris, Carmar- then) appeared for tha plaintiff, and Mr Abel Thomas and Mr Griffith Jones (instructed by Messrs Evans and Thomas, Llandyssul) defended. After hearing the evidence, including the plaintiff, his Lordship, addressing the plain- tiff, said,r You appear to me to have had a large acquaintance with shameless liaea, if these letters sent to you are all imaginary, and you cannot think who wrote them."—Mr Abel Thomas then addressed tbe jury, and drew their attention to tbe obvious similarity-between the letters which he admitted be did write and those which he denied were in his handwriting. He asked them, too, to consider the gross impro- bability of Mr Larimer coming over from tbe United States to perjure himself in order to obtain a verdict for the defendant. The action would never have been brought if the plaintiff and the persons advising him did not believe that Mr Larimer would not bebraught to this country.— Mr Arthur Lewis, in replying for tbe plaintiff, y said that a criminal charge had been made against the plaintiff, and the onus of proving the justifica- tion rested on the defendant. What they had to prove was that the plaintiff stele 300 dollars from Mr Larimer, and made away with his goods. Upon that point they had the oath of the plaintiff against the oath of Mr Larimer. It was a somewhat singular circumstance that five years were allowed to elapse before steps bad been taken by Messrs Larimer and Stensou, and by Mr Bentley, the solicitor of Whitchiter. There was also a testimonial given by Messrs Hovey and Company in 1885, describing him to be an honest and a capable man. He then went into the service of Messrs Larimer and Stenson, almost next door. Was that the action of a man who bad robbed Messrs Hovey of 2,800 dollars?— His Lordship, in charging the jury, said there could be no doubt whatever that the-case involved the question whether the plaintiff had or bad not committed gross and systematic perjury, because if almost any one of the things which were put to him was admitted by him to be true, the rest would follow. The question was not so much tbe publication of the libel as whether be bad really committed a crime by stealing the money and property of bilf employers. There was no doubt they ought to feel satisfied that the man had committed reaHy gross perjury before they found a verdict against bim. Referring to the plaintiff's denial that he had had any trouble with a young woman in America,he asked them to consider for themselves whether they thought it possible that a man who bad an notion brought against him and damages for 2,000 dollars awarded, who could have his property "old up, could have suc- ceeded in getting a rule for a new trial, and could have utterly forgotten all about it. It seemed to him contrary to the very first notions of things. Yet he distinctly swore that nothing of the kind happened, and anything more dis- graceful he neye.beard than the way in which he set up one excuse for another.—The jury, without leaving the box, found a verdict tor the defen- dant. TLAINTIFF COMMITTED IT OR PJCBJURT. His Lordship Let the plaintiff stand up. Tha plaintiff obeyed, and then his lordship said The jury by their verdict have convicted you of coming into this box and telling before us a long tale made up of the grossest lies. I feel no doubt that they were perfectly right in the verdict at which they have arrived, and I feel na doubt also that the crime of perjbry is a very common one in this part of the world. I have heard most gross and abominable instances of it, but I do net tbiuk I ever met with so gross a perjurer as you are. At all events, I sbaU do what I can to procure your punishment for it, ond I shall commit you to take yeur trial for perjury at the next assizes. Superintendent Thorney, you are to be bound over to prosecute bim at the next assizes. Let him be taken into custody.—The plaintiff was accordingly removed in custody. A QUESTION OF BIGHT OF WAT. THOMAS V. WILLIAMS.—In this case Mr Buweu Rowlands, Q.C., M.P., and Mr Arthur Lewis (in structed by Mr S. H. Stockwood) appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr Abel Thomas (instructed by Mr J. T. Hughes, Bridgend) for the defence- It was finally agreeed between counsel that the case be settled, the plaintiff being given his road, and judgment to be given if necessary. At this point the court adjourned. TUESDAY. The business of these M-turea was resumed at Swansea, on Tuesday, before the Lord Chief Justice and Mr Justice Stephens. CROWN COURT. (Before the LORD OHIEF JUSTICE.) CHARGE OF HIGHWAY KOBWEKY WITH TIOLSNGG AT YSTALYMBA. Evan Thomas and Ric' '«.rd Thomas, labourers, on bail, were indicted for robbing from William Williams, a farmer, two half-crowns and an umbrella, and at the sam > time *using personal violence.—Mr David Lewi- was for the prosecu- tion, and Mr Deaman Bensou and Mr Glasco- dine for tho defence.—Prosecutor, who lives at Craigforest, said that on the 5th Juue, he was returning from a funeral, and wlien near Ystalyfera he was set on by several men, amongst wkom he recognised the two prisoners. The prisoner knocked him down, and when be wa3 on the ground one kicked him and the other jumped on his che3t. Evan Thomas then took 5s from his pocket, while his companion walked off with bis um- brella.—Prosecutor wab examined at considerable length as to his condition on tbe night in question; but he insisted that be was sober. He denied having set on the men with an umbrella, or used it on them. He receivedmsDY blows and could swear accurately to th-) number because he counted them as they were iwiicted. (Laughter.) He admitted having said did not know who nsaulted him, but that was with the ohjecfc of eliciting ptoof of his suspicions. He bad also said it was someone against whom he bad won an action Lut be found that was not the case. Prisoners when charged, it appeared, made statements quitf contrary to the allega- tions of prosecutor.—Before the defence was opened the Lord Chief Justice expressed an opinion that there war. uo case made out of high- way robbery, and as no other charge was pre- ferred in tbe indictment, he directed the jury to return a verdict of not guilty.-rius was done, and the prisoners wer" r'1arl{ed. ALLEGED ARSON AT 6ARDIFF. Christopher Theodore Lubke, 45, described u, a ship's steward, was charged with feloniously t setting fire to his house with intent to defraud, and also with setting the. to a ware- bouse with intent to injure it at Cardiff.- Mr Arthur Lewis, Mr Jackson, and Mr E. Bowen Rowlands were for the prosecution, and Mr^oa defended. —P• C. S 'ow and Mr McKenzve (chief constable) gave (viden,co to the effect that I fire was discovered »t prisoner s premises iu West Bute-street, and when the fare brigade arrived and broke open the door fare was dis- covered in several different places while inflam- able matter, such as oil, matches, etc., was found distributed over the place, ^7 object of destroying tbe ^ged to,.be worth £ 27, while pri^.jr bad effected a policy of insurance for £ 300. On tbe flooring of the sitting-room being UkvO 1V n the gas-pipe bad been cut ÍrI two different places. Prisoner was arrested when these discoveries were m-ide, and some boxes of matches were found in his pockets. A witness named Goss, a ware- houseman in the employ of, tbe ?c™P">r of the warehouse underneath prIsoner s prenus6S, gave evidence as to the state of the_ warehouse before and after the fire.-Mr wn^er, employed prisoner as a runner. osa-examina- tion be .aid Smith bad iwsured hispremmes for from £ 800 to £ 1,000. He was examined at consider- able length as to how access could^have been obtained to the bouse, el on an independent tenancy. prisoner's person was iMiod aw*8 alleged, would fit the i*tb* **re^>u"e» where there was also » £ <■"• Jb Waa urged that tbe key fiacd one of prisoner's op- stairs rooms; and the k^ned counsel argued at great length and very ably w*rnot evidence to connect prisoner with t. and that the fact of there belB. £ £ re ln the warehouse pointed to the work not being prisoner's, — In eumKung up his Lordship drew attention to th" fact that no evidence was catled to prove that tb. suepicious key fitted one of prisoner a locks, and that the property of prisoner was over- insured.Tbe jury, after a retirement, found the prisoner guilty, and hia Lordship, saymg he must mark his sense of tbe gravity of ,he offence, inflicted sentence of five years penal servitude. I TH* CARDIFF SHOOTING CASE. Patrick O'Brien (on bail) was charged with shooting at Isaac Tooza with a loaded gua with intent to do bim gripvetw bodily harm,—Mr Woodfall prosecuted, and Mr Tudor Howell defended.—It appeared from the evidence for the prosaeution that at 1.30 on tbe morning of July 15tb P.C. Tooseand another constable were on duty in the neighbourhood of Wyndham-3rascent, which counsel described as a neighbourhood bearing no very good reputation and the scene of nightly rows. when they heard screams and saw a woman, who proved to be prisoner's wife, who gaemed in fear of him. The constables gave her some advice, and went away in the direction of prisoner's bouse. They saw him go out to the door with a gun in his hand and fire twice in the air. They went within 20 yards of him, when he cried out with an oath, Who are you I'll shoot anyone." Then, suiting the action to the word, he again raised his gun and fired in the direction of the constables, and wounded prosecutor in the eye with a shot.—* In defence, Mr Abel Thomas urged that the most the jury should do was to find the prisoner guilty on the minor count, pointing out that prisoner was in drink and evidently did not mean to shoot the policeman, who happened te. be hit by a stray shot.—Prisoner was found guilty of un- lawful wounding.—Mr Abel Thomas then handed in a character, signed by the Mayor and many members of the Cardiff Corporation.—The Judge, in passing sentence, said he could not pass the case over lightly. Prisoner did nogreat harm in this particular case, but he might have killed a. perfectly harmless policeman, who did not even speak to him. He could not pass a lighter sentence than 18 months' hard labour. THE PRIZE-FIGHT AT MOUNTAIN ASH. The seveu young men, Cornelius Collins, Dennis Collins, James Davies, Owen Reardon, John Davies, Thsmas Bradford, and Richard Jones, who on Monday pleaded guilty, the first- named to the manslaughter of John Hopkins, and the others to aiding and abetting, were on Tuesday evening brought up for sentence. The Lord Chief Justicesaid though this was free from the usual abominations of a prize-fight, still in its nature it was one, half a sovereign being put down by either party, and each knocking the other about as much as he could. The fight was a fair one, there being no fcul fighting. But Cornelius Collins, through the fight, sent out of tbe world without a moment's preparation, a fellow being during an encounter got up just to see which was the better man. Collins was peni- tent, he believed, and had pleaded guilty, and be (the judge) believed the worst part of the punish- ment would be the recollection all bis life long that he had killed the man without any kind of reason. He would be sentenced to three months' imprisonment; Dennis Collins, Thomas Brad- ford, and Richard Jones, the timekeeper and seconds, to one month James Davies and John Davies, who were bystanders, to a fortnight, and Reardon, who had least to do with the encounter, to seven days. In.considera- tion of tbeir good character, he would not inflict hard labour. The court then adjourned. NISI PRitTS COURT. (Before Mr Justice STEPHEN.) PECULIAR DISPUTE ABOUT AN ENGINE. THOMAS AND OFFICIAL RECEIYKB V. LEISON.— In this case Mr Bowen Rowlands, Q.C., M.P., and Mr Abel Thomas (instructed by Messrs S. T. Evans and Thomas) appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr Arthur Lewis and Mr Meager (instructed by Mr J. R. Richards) appeared for the defence. —His lordship submitted to the jury the following question Was there a verbal agree- ment between Mr Leyuon and the deceased that Mr Leyson should have a security for JB79 10s on the engine and mortar mill ? After a brief con- sultation, the jury found a verdict for the plaintiff for £10 damages and the return of the engine, which WAS the subject of the litigation. PROFESSIONAL CHARGES. EDWABDES V. TABRAWAY AND this case Mr Arthur Lewis (instructed by Mr Edwardes) appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr Abel Thomas (instructed by Messrs Bridgman and Willcocks) defended. This was an acUon; brought by Mr Lloyd Edwardes, solicitor, to recover the amount of professional charges from the defendants in respect of certain-services. The defendants by tbeir statement admitted that they retain the plaintiff tc conduct certain proceedings brought against them, but denied that they owed the plaintiff any part of the bill, and declared that the plaintiff did the business so negligently that they derived no betrefit whatever from bis professional services, There was a counter- claim for B250 against the plaintiff for lasses in respect of bis negligence and unskilfnlness in the conduct of this action. The action referred to was one brought by Mr Jones, of Lampeter, against the defendants to lacovar j3127 78 on a certain promissory note. Mr Lloyd Evans did enter an appearance, but when order No. 14 was issued under the Judicature Act for the purpose of having judgment signed, no action was taken. When Mrs Tarraway was dis- satisfied with the manner in which her case was conducted, she put it in the hands of English solicitors. In tbe interval it seemed that the alleged negligence arose. The plaintiff was then called and examined. The court adjourned until this morning. WEDNESDAY. The business of the Glamorganshire Assizes was resumed at Swansea on Wednesday. The Lord Chief Justice took his seat at 10.30 o'clock in the Crown Court. THE FATAL AFFRAY AT MERTHYR. Dd. Harris (20), collier, was indicted for tba; he did feloniously, wilfully, and of malice afore- thought kill and murder one David John, at Merthyr Tydfil on the 1st of April last. — Mr Wocdfall and Mr Milner Jones were for the prosecution, and Mr C. H. Glascodine for the defence. The prisoner, who is a thin, closely-shaven young man, on being arraigned pleaded not guilty. Mr Woodfall then opened the case, and after detailing the facte be alluded to the sub- sequent discovery of the body of tbe deceased in the canal, and said the doctor would say that. deceased could not have met his death froik drowning, f«,r tbe injuries he bad previously received from the prisoner were of themselves sufficient to bave caused death while the result of a post-mortem proved the ab- sence of any signs ol death from drowning. Therefore it might not mutter how deceased got into the water, whether thrown in by the prisoner subsequently, or fell in during his struggles after prisoner lflft him. Thomas Johu, who elected to give his evidenca in Welsh, said he was brother of the murdered man, who lived with him at Merthyr, After the murder be saw the body of his brother at the dead-house, and at once recognised him. By Mr Glascodine The police previously told me tuey thought it was my brother. The face was much discoloured. Gwillym Chambers, a haulier, ef Peel-street, Cefn, said on tho day in question he was at the Patriot public-house with the prisoner and several other persons, including the deceased, a man uamed O'Brien, and Jioepli Reynolds. This was abeufc nine o'clock. There was a fight between O'Brien &?iti Frank Powell as the insult of a quarrel. Uui. the fight, he, David John, and Powell went out of the inn and went to the Parrot, and stayed there till some- thing before U o'clock. On leaving they went- into the road, and stood 10 the square for some time, after which he went home. He left deceased standing on tthe square. The fight waa,about some girl. By Mr Glascodine: The. secoads ia the fight were the deceased and prisoner. Thomas Davies, the landlord of the Heathcote, said the deceased went lo his house at 10.55. He ordered him out because be was drusk. Joseph Reynolds, a coHier, of Tramway-road Side, Mertbyr, said alt day on April 1st he was at the Patriot. At 8.30 David John was there, *nd a fight occurred between Brian and Powell! Prisoner was second on o.te side and deceased on the other. After tbe fight David John and hia "butty "went out of tha Patriot. He stayed with the others till stop-tap, and then went with them along the canal as far as Parliament Lock. There he saw deceased. He was leaning with his two bands under his Lead on the bar which opened the lock. Prisoner went to bim, caught him by the back of the neck, struck bim, and then kicked him by tbe side of the Lead. Deceased fell without making any noise. Witness said Don't do that again in my presence, or you and I will fall out." Prisoner said, All right, sjr. Witness then went to- vartls the coke ovens, prisoner following. There he found two women, one of whom was called Pariy Rocke. These had three "chaps" with them, and two other man were there. After Lalf au hour be (witness) want away with "Parry Rocke," and on repassing the lock gate, he saw deceased lying on his back with his bead against the wall, some yards from the spot where he left him. Witness again returned to the coke ovens with Parry Rocke," and on repassing the lock did not see the deceased. Margaret Eley, the Wit", of Jeremiah Eloy, of Canal-square, Merthyr, said on tbe night in question she heard a noiBe coming from the direction of tbe lock—-likt. a lot of men,and women screeching amongst them. Albert Parry, a collier, staid that on the night of April 1st be was workingin the Ymsfach Colliery. At 12.30 he was sent .to the surface with his lamp burning to Parliament Lock. There be saw some men and he beard a mau groaning. Previously he bad beard a woman's scream coming from the same direction. The men were walking away. P.C. Walter Lewis said that on the night in question he was on tbe bridge nearest the saw mills, and hearing scream; comiag from tbe mills, he went towards them, when the screaming ceased. Near the canal be saw Lettuce Ball, who was crying. Several women were called to prove that the prisoner was at,the coke ovens after the assault. Thomas Harris, an engine driver, said early on the morning of April 2nd he was passing by the lock and saw a scarf lying on the bank. He looked into the canal and found deceased's body. WilliamReas, the toek keeper, described the pwoition of tba body in the water and the bringing of it aahore. On the canal side be saw twolmpriDts in the dust where a man dressed like deceased bad been lying. He also saw near boot marks which would correspond with boots produced. There were spets of blood on tbeiey of the lock, By Mr Glascodine The boots were similar to those worn by the working classea. There were no marks in the dust as of a body having been dragged towards the lock. P.C. Davis, wbo took charge of the bod»*fter it was brought asbme, said be covered ifc wHh ft^ sack. Prisoner came up and said, "Lafs have a look at mm and see if I know him." Witness pulled off the saac, and prisoner, after looking at the body. said, "No. I <2oa3t know him." By Mr Glascodine: The face was tjanchmuti-. lated. The court then adjourned for luncheon. On resuming, Dr Ward-was-called. He described the positions and nature of the wound he bad discovered as the results of apQlSt mortem examin- ation. One wound was en the left eyebrow, another on the cartilage of the nose" another on the left parietal bone. There was a contusion about the size of a shilling on the left trontal bone. There were three contused wounds on the right side of the head and a tong wouud right, aeroae the Oa removine the skull cap he found effusion of blood. The outer portion of the temporal bone was fractured. The frontal, eminence and nual.bone, .bad been driven in. On the right oftbeaonem- braneof the brain was » clot of blood tbesise of a shilling, and the-brain itself was congested. He .opened tbe chest, and examined the lungs and heartland found them healthy, pad no-such indi- cations as are usually found where a man dies from drowning. The injuries to the bead and brain such as he described were sufficient t. cause death. The blow at the; base of the nose was such as to cause death immediately. The wounds oould bave been inflicted by blows from the boots produced. The nial. could have pro- duced the three rows of wounds. A projecting nail, he pointed out, could have produced one of the wounds. Mr Woodall then summed op: for the prosecu tion and Mr Glascodine for tbedefence. SUMMING- UP AND VERDICT. His Lordship began his summing up at 3.45 and spoke for exactly an hour. Referring first of' all to the value of circumstantial evidence, he pointed out that a learned map had said, Pro- bability is the guide of lif9(» Now this case was dependent on circumstantial evidence with the exception of the statement of Reynolds, who said be saw but one blow. It was plain the man was murdered by someone^ because there was no proof of any quarrel or other circumstance which would bring the crime down to man- slaughter. It was murder or nothing and if they came to the conclusion that the prisoner was guilty of anything, there wasnothing that would enable them to reduce the crime to one of less seriousness than murder. It wast useless to discuss the state ef society in which the case occurred er the state of morality. Several of tbe witnesses bad been the prey of the detestable vice of drink. They seemed to have deliberately on the night in question set about to destroy that reason which distinguished them from brutes, and then behaved worse tbau brutes. Joseph Reynolds was a person open to much of the cogent observation made by Mr Glascodine. He had been drinking from noon till 11 at night, and, hewever little drink he might have had, in 11 hours he must have got very much the worse for liquor. His lordship alluded to Reynolds's separation from bis wife, and the fact that he consorted with tbe persons who habitually fre- quented tbe coke ovene, and said that showed the class of man he was—a person who, perhaps, would speak the truth, but a person not to be believed merely because it was his word. He would not for an instant suggest that Reynolds was the man but he drew attention to the fact that he had been in the sallie position as prisoner before being actually charged, and were they to strike bis evidence out from the case it was almost impossible to get direct evidence. He suggested that his position might actuate him in his statement in going to the very limit of veracity. His Lordship read throogb a great parrot the evidence, and drew special attention to the evidencaoftwo. highly respectable witnesses—Mrs Eley and the boy Parry—who threw quite a different light on the^case from that-given by Reynolds, and who "were to some extent confirmed by the evidence off Rees, that the body of deceased could not have been dragged to the lock, and that of the doctor that the prisoner could not have moved after the infliction-of the Maws. In concluding, his lord- ship informed the jury they ought to be satisfied before bring in a verdict of guilty that the Crown had made out its case. A jury should always be sure that there was that reasonable moral certainty which would justify them in consigning a maoelthertotbe gallows or tbe gaol. One of the sternest and strictest of ancients bad said, "&o delay is too long when tbe life of a man is at stake." Therefore the jury ought to be very carefnl within themselves whether, on the whole, they were satisfied with the evidence for the Crown. If they were, they were bound by their oaths and their duty to discharge their duty fearlessly. After baltan hour's retirement the jury found a verdict of not guilty. This decision was re- ceived with clapping and cheering, whereupon hie lordship sternly interposed with the words, Silence! silence If you want to know tbe inside of a gaoi do that again. This is a court of justice." Prisoner was then discharged. A OABBIFF S'BAEEINA CASE. Peter Croe, 28, a Spanish seaman, was found guilty of stabbing Lily Freeman, with intent, at Cardiff-—Mr Foa prosecuted.—He was sentenced to four months' with bard labour. The court then rose. NISI PRIUS COURT. (Before Sir JAMES FITZJAMES STEPHEN.) CASES WITHDRAWN. At the sitting of tbe Nisi Prius Court on Wed- nesday morning, Mr David Lewis said that in the case of Morgan v. Gabe he bad to ask that the record be withdrawn. It was an action for libel, with a counter-claim for slander. The parties had agreed that the allegations be withdrawn unre- servedly, the parties paying tbeir own costs.—Mr Meager: I appear for the defendant, ray lord, and I agree to these terms. — The case was then struck out. — Messrs Hartland, Isaac, and Nicholas were the solicitors for the plaintiff, and Messrs R. A C. B. i Jenkins for the deiendaute.—-Mr Meager said be appeared also in the case of Welsh v. Evans and Son, and as it had been settled, he asked that it be struck out.—This was accordingly done. CLAIM FOR PROFESSIONAL SKBVICES. The case, Lloyd Edwards Y. Tarraway and Wood, was heard. This action, brought by Mr Lloyd Edwards, solicitor, Lampeter, against the defendants, bis clients, for certain professional charges, was resumed this morniusr. The defence was an allegation of negligence. The cross-examination of the plaintiff by Mr Abel Thomas was resumed, and after the bearing of evidence (which was mostly of a technical character), the jury found for the defendant, damages jSSO on the counterclaim. After tHe hearing of the action for slander, reported elsewhere, the court rose. The sittings will be resamed at 10.15 o'clock this morning. THURSDAY. The business of those .sizea were resumed at Swansea on Thursday before the Lord Chief Justice and Mr Justice Stephen. The Lord Chief Justice took his seat in the Crown Court, and Mr Justice Stephen in the Nisi Prius Court. During part of the day General Gtenfell occupied a seat on the bench. COWBRIDGE POLICE AFFRAY. SENTENCE OF FIFTEEN YEARS' PENAL SERVITUDE. William Evans, ..n ^i-police-constable, on bail, *.as indicted for feloniously wounding and causing grievous bodily barm to William Martin, a sergeant in the Glamorganshire constabulary, with mteut to maim, dufignre, and disable him at Cowbridge.—Mr Arthur Lewis and Mr C. H. Giascodine were tor the prosecutor, and Mr Abel Thomas and Mr Tudor Howell, instructed by Mr T. J. Hughes, Bridgend, defended. In opening the case, Mr Arthur Lewis said the prosecutor and prisoner were members of the same force, and stationed wt Cowbridge. Prisoner was engaged to bo married,JIoud was looking forward to the privilege of having charge wf a police- station, and, prosecutor having to report him twice for neglect of duty, bo became sulky and still more neglectful. About eleven o'clock ou tbe night of April 8iJ> ^oeecuior met prisoner near the Eagle Storos it. tbt main scieet of Cow- bridge, and again E^iaoc^i-r^d with him, the reason being abst.boo from duty that afternoon. About midnight tha proaeuii<lF met prisoner in the Eagle Stores. Prisoner wMia company with a man named Roberta, tho had a grudge against prosecutor, and argued ill. out with him some- what noisily. Evans £ nU Martin tben walked to the police-station and back, and an altercation ensued, during which pÜøoner sprang at j prosecutor twice and succeeded in laying him 00 the ground. When he was on tbe-ground prisoner atcaco made for prose- cutor's eyes, and succeeded in tearing out the left eye, leaving it hanging on his cheek. A Mrd Trott took prisoner off, and she saw the shocking M-sult of prisoner's attack. Tbe. hne of defence suggested before the magistrates was that the gouging of the eye was oaused by the fall against the knob of a window close by. But the evidence of Mrs Trott, the medical evidence, and certain evidence as to what prisoner had been guilty of on a previous occasion, however, would throw ligbt on prisoner's intention. Mr Tudor Howell here interposed, and pro. tested against evidence as to any other act of prisoner being tendered. The Lord Chief Justed KMd he and his'leacned brother were clearly of opinion that such' evi- dence wai receivable, be was willing to heat the question argued at aJater stage. Prosecutor was then called,and gave evidence as' to the assault, bearing out tbe statement of counsel. Prisoner, be said, had objected when near the police-station to^o^ecutor say;nf, would, ioclc Roberts up, sayinfi>» 'You don t kuow your duty threatening to lock a man up for no offence. You are not fit to be a sergeant. I know my duty better than yQu, and am a better Inan." When tbe assault commenced hecaUed on-Roberts, who was near, to assist,, but he did not do so. Mrs Trott tlaencame to big assistance.. Mr Glascodine was about to examine prosecutor as to his knowledge of prisoner attempting to commit similar assaults, wheo Mr Abel Thomas interposed, and an argument ensued on the ad- misaability of this evidence. His lordship quoted. fcntborities showing that evidence « the nature it, was proposed to elicit wasadmMStbte, bus he ruled that it should not be obtained from this witness. In cross-examination by Mr Thomas he denied entering certain inns or having a glaes of pott wlthMr Spencer at tbe Wellington,though bis wife ordered it to be poured out for him. He had something to drink at the Cowbridge Arms- and the Bear Hot. He bad brandy fat both. • Mark Roberts went "P to hxmat 12.15. and he said, "You tried (,o.dame:aU the harm you could." He teld Roberts oe was the worse for drink, and he replied, not half as drunk as you are." Witoes*d»d not thereupon I'll lock yon nP j or words to that effect. H« did say lf Q°t go away he should Jock Roberts op. The charge £ TOj™QeBs didnotannct: ba^all, commgaa it did frona a man like Roberta. Did not attempt to take Roberta to tbe polica-s^on. Prisoner did not tell him (witness) oot^ b« foolish, but to let Roberts go home. He did net afterwards say to prisoner, "You are »B»—, > or strike did place b* h»? £ 8 011 Prisoner's "bonders and throw him prisoner went oa hie bands and kneea. Did not fall npon hun. Prisoner did tell him »»d not knew hie duty. s I Mrs Tiett gave evidence to the effect that sbe heard a noise at her door, Md, on going ont. saw two policemen struggling. They and she heard one ^h, don't,; ,ob,idonV' Prieonar was uppermost, and w«J working with h|s liands on Martm's face. They were struggling on th? greunA for abonfrfom nunntbs. She dragged prisoner off, cn<i exclaimed on seeing Martin, "Ob, God» b.'fi eye is^wt |" She boH*a,f0r *«!»* Mrs Rees said sheaaw prisoner and prosecutor passing down tbe road on the night in question, and beard Evans say to Martin, "You are not ■fit to be a sergeant to talk about locking a man up." She subsequently saw tbe two atadiatanco struggling, bnt did not go close up. Sergeant Davies, of Bridgend, said prisoner, After the assault, went to the police-station and. gave himself up, and gave his version of the way in which prosecutor lost hit eye. That prosecutor was drunk, and that a struggle ensued. In this prosecutor lost his eye. He did not say how. Dr. Miller, of Cewbridga, gave evidence as te prisoner's injuries. He said be saw prisoner at the Globe, and on returning home for bis instru- ments found prisoner and Roberts there. Pri- soner told him that he saw prosecutor having an altercation with Roberts, and when ha arrived prosecutor ordered him to take Roberts into custody. He declined te do so, whereupon prose- cutor knocked bim down, and a struggle ensued, with what result be did not know. Roberts gave a similar account, but said when he saw the two policemen having an altercation he left. Prisoner was the worse for drink. Witness described the appearance of prosecutor's eye as though it bad been gouged oat by fingers. Witness was closely cross-examined as to the state of prosecutor's eye, but bis evidence was unshaken. Prosecutor, he said, bad not been drinking. Mr Abel Thomas, for the defence, urged that the injury was the result of an accident, the eye being gouged out in the struggle, and the prose- cutor not suggesting till after the occurrence that prisoner bad done it. Mr Edward John, implement maker, of Cow- bridge, said the row occurred outside his shop, and after being knocked up twice, he went down and saw prosecutor and prisoner fighting. They were standing up scaSiug, and both fell on the pavement againBt his show-room door. Evans got on to Martin. In cross-examination he said the time was mid- night, and when reminded that before the magis- trates he said the time was 12.15, he said this did not affect tbe truth of his story at all. He would put it at 12. Mr Lewis asked if witness did that to accom- modate him. The Judge (to witness): You are an alderman of the borough of Cow bridge, but you are also a witness before a judge of the High Court, and you are not to be judge as to what is material to the case. Now oblige me by answering the question, Witness: Well, it was 12 o'clock. Martin Roberts aaid Martin struck him, and told prisoner to take him, into custody, but he refused. Martin then struck him, and told prisoner to take him into custody, but bl'1 refused. Martin then struck prisoner, and a scuffie ensued. I.. They fell against the door and rolled across the pavement into the gutter. Prisoner then cried out "Thomas Roberts," The men were on their knees when they fell by the door. In answer to the judge witness said he thought it only a joke when Martin threatened to take him to the station. Wm. Morgan, an ostler, said he saw prosecutor on the night in question, and he was drunk. Thomas Spencer, landlord of the Duke of Wellington, said at a minute to U on the night in quection, prsecator visited his house. He was the worse for liquor, and he advised him to have a- soda. Prosecutor, however, asked for a brandy and port, which was given to him. Asked if prosecutor paid for it,witness replied" No; police- men very rarely do." Mr Arthur Lewis: Although you considered him not sober, you gave him more ? Witness: I^gave him what would dobimleast harm. He was as drunk as he could be and be able to stand and talk. The-Judge: Staggering I Witness: Yes, my lord on leaving I told him to mind the steps, and he rolled somewhat and said, "All right." Mr Lewis: Was that the effect of your port wine? Witness: No. Mr Lewis: And yet you gave him more? Witness: The little I gave him would not do him any harm. Mr Abel Thomas then addressed the jury in defence, maintaining that the injury was not inflicted by prisoner, but that it was due to Martin, while under the influence of drink, knocking bis eye against something as he fell. Mr Lewis replied for the prosecution. The judge briefly summed up, and asked if, as Mr Abel Thomas said, the eye was not gouged out by prisoner, who on earth could bave dooe it. His lordship read through most of the evidence, and while doing so said that from tbe beginning to tbe end he had watched most carefully for one fragment of regret expressed by the prisoner, but there had not been one word for so-horrible an assault, if the prisoner committed it. The jury at onoe returned a verdict of "Guilty, In passing sentence tbe Lord Chief Justice said i the crime was the most ferocious one he bad I tried during tbe whole seventeen years he had been on the bench. It bad been alleged that be was drunk at tbe time, but if that were true the offence was all the more disgraceful. He could not but believe prisoner committed it purposely, for bad it been the result ot an accident he migbt have been expected to express some sorrow for the occurrence. Prisoner was a disgrace to his uniform, and he (the judge) should be wanting in his duty were he to give such a creature as prisoner a less sentence than 15 years' penal servitude. NISI PRIUS COURT. TEDBSDAY —(Before Mr Justice STEPHEN.) THlc DuJtIC OF BEAUFORT V. JOHN MAXSKL AND CATHKJUINE FBANOIS.—Mr B. F. Williams, Q.C., appeared for plaintiff, and Mr Griffith Jones for the defendants. It was an action to recover two cottages and a piece of land, and also £33 lis arrears in rent of the premises. It was stated that the pro- perty was leased to Mrs Ann Davies for 60 yaars ftom Michaelmas, 1861,—Mr F. Glynn Price, agent to the Duke of Beaufort, was I called, and said he had gone to the place to make f r. demand, but failed to gain admittance. Mr I Griffith Jones admitted that on the purely tech- nical aspect of tbematter he was wrong.—Judg- ment was given for the plaintiff. CHAELKS PEMBROKE V. THE CASTLEHILL i STKAM9BIF COMPANY.—ait B. F. William*, Q.C., I, and Mr David Lewis \1¡.,re for the plaintiff, and Mr Bowen Rowlands, Q,C., M.P., and Mr Abel Thomas appeared for the defendant. Plaintiff is a baulier in the employ of Messrs Powesland I and Mason, and on tbe 9th February last year he took a waggon laden with ship's atores to the Castle Hill, a steamship then lying in tbe North Dock, Swansea. When on board he was struck violently with a cask which bad bean lifted by the derrick. His thtgh was badly broken, and ha appeared in the witness- box with crutches,—It was alleged, on the other band, that the plaintiff was lawfully on board the ship, that there had been no negligence on tbe part of their servants, and that, if there had boen any, the plaintiff had been guilty of contri- butory negligence.—Evidence baviug been given I liD both sides, and counsel having addressed the jury, tbe jury found a verdict for the plaintiff of I I J6220 damages and cests. The court then rose. I

I THE MURDER OF A SERVIAN I CONSUL VIENNA, Monday Night.—The Porte baviug" refused to give tbe satisfaction demanded by Servia after tbe murdtr of the Servian Consul in Pristina, the Servian Government has sent the following letter, signed by General Gruitcb, to its Minister in Constantinople"In answer to the letter with which you sent the Note of the Ottoman Government, I have to inform you of the following:—The Turkish Note that his Excellency Said Pacha is not disposed to give any satisfaction whatever for the foul murder committed upon onr Consul in Pnstiaa, and maintains his previous assertions that the murder was a deed of private vengeance, and that the Porte feels itself neither obliged to give satisfaction nor to provide for the widow of tbe murdered man, hnd that it declares further- more that thflo is no precedent of a similar caet. in tbe pabt. I must ask you te go to Said PlMtba. 81t'800J1',as yen receive ibis letter, and to preseo* another uete on the same subject, expressing our demands in tbe most cai-ftorical form. As material for tbe new note, I herewith send you the report of the investigation ef the murder, which proves beyond a doubt that the local authorities of Pristina have played au important part in the tragedy, aud have incited the fanatical Arnauu to commit tbe murder. You wi 11, at the same time, demand an audiet»<,e of the Sultan, and, appealing to his well-ku^wn humane feelings, will urge the affair with him wad beg of him loOt. to turn a deaf ear to the poor widow who has been robbed of her husband before tbe very eyes of the Mutessariff and almost au the doorstep of thd consulate. You mty mention that the Servian Government is disposed to regard as part of the desired satisfaction the Turkish military escort whicb accompanied the body of tbe murdered man to tbe Servian froLtier. We are disposed to do all in our power to bring about a satisfactory arrangement, but we owe it to the honour of the Servian flsg to insist upon the demands re-, peatedly advanced."

REPLANTING A TOOTH. Itt,Livarpool county court on Wednesday—bt/or.; Judge Collier — George Wright sued Wilnwi Henry Neole, a Bootle dentist, for ;110 j for the loss of a tooth. The plaintiff called upon the defendant and requested him to extract a wisdom tooth from his upper left jaw, the defendant having previously advised its extraction. The plaintiff eat in tbe operating chair, when the denttstdrew out a. aound molar instead of the decayed wisdom tootb, aud then tried to replant the extracted tooth, causing plaintiff great pain, without telling bim what bad beeH done-—The defence was that the accident was due to the plaintiffs sud- denly moving his head. A dentist, ^called on behalf of the defendant, satd that be did not suppose there was a practitioner tntbe land who had not at some time extracted a wrong tootb.—The defendant, in cross-examina- tion, said that be thought that replanting was the proper thing to do when a tooth was^ ex- tracted in mistake.—'i'he jury awarded the plain- tiff ;£5.

FROM THE DOCK TO THE ALTAR. A charge of attempted ramder and attempted suicide at Old Bailey 00 Tuesday had » singular termination. The prosecutrix, a young woman named Mary Ann Capper, made the acquaintance of the sccused, William Stock, aged 22, seven or eight years ago, and some months ago, wben she, her sister, brother, and father were compelled to go to the workhouse by destitution, the prisoner, who was only earning £1 per week and was allowing his mother 10s of it, C"t)k them out of tbe union and supported them cut of too remaining 10i, On the 21st May the girl left to-go to her meurried brother's, and the prisoner meeting her two days afterwards begged her to return, stating be would put up the banns next day. She refused, whereupon he cnt her throat and bis own with a *a*or. The girl, in cross-examinatien, said she weuld marry tbe accused if be was released. The jury recommended the prisoner to mercy, and Justice Grantham said he would only sentence him to one week's imprisonment, the result being that be would be at onco discharged. He bad hardly ever beard of such devotion as the prisoner bad shown, and the aldermen and sheriffs and himself, believing that the girl would herself recompense him for his de- votion to her, would hand her tbe sum of £10, to assist in providing a home for them both.

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THE POLICE CQUBTS. At Newport borough police-office, on Monday, Arthur Summers, a young man, respectably connected, was charged with breaking into the Newport Co-operative Company's premie on the night of the ht inst., and stealing 18< 0 £ 'i in coppers 53 in silver, and a drawer key, the property of the company. Late on iViday night entrance was effected into the stores by b.making a pane of glass lit the warehouse in the rear. Tha money was taHau from a till 111 the shoj;. The manager of the company had returned to his office to arrange some work, and, a.s he was about to leave, noticed that there was a strong current of air blowing through the warehouse. Goini^ to ascertain the cause he touud the pane broken, and the window sash lifted as far as it would go. This suspicious circumstance induced him to make search of tbe premises, with the result that prisoner was found, minus boots, hiding in a corner of one of the upper floors of the building, which covers a largij area. This money waa found in hIs pockets. The police were called JIJ, and prisoner given in their charge.— The Mayor remanded prisoner until Wednesday. At tbe Cardiff police-court, on Wednesday I before the Stipendiary (Mr T. W. L->wis), Alder- man Lewis, and Dr H. J. Paine—Clara Morgan (14-) and Mary Ann :1.,r..dwi, (14) were charged on a warrant wab stealing 30/bs. of coal, the property of the Great Western Railway Com- pany, 00 the 17ih July, and Sarah George (22) was charged with receiving tho said coal, well knowing it to bave been stolen. — Mr T. H. Ena"r appeared for the prosecution.—P.C. Daley stated that at about s-x o'clock on the day 10 question he saw some boys throw a quantity of coal off some trucks ou the Great Wes'eru Kail- way line at Adamsdown, and the prisoners Clara Morgan and Mary Ann Marshall, carried it in their arms through the fence. They made several journeys, and carried away ahout a hundredweight of coal. — The younger prisoners denied that they took any coal, but admitted that they were once on the line during the day.—A witness named Mary Miller, called for the defence, said neither ot the prisoners were on tha line during tbe day in questiou.—A railway inspector said the practice of coal-stealing in that neighbourhood was very common. The company had erected a fence seven feet high on the side of tbe line, but they found that that could be clambered over, ana they accordingly had one 9 feet b>gb put in its place. The person* living in the adjoining houses broke the lower parts of the fence witt bars and hammers, so that the children could crawl through. While the children were on the line their older relatives kept watch from the upppr win- dows of the houses and gave a signal when aDy of the officials approached.—The Stipendiary observed that the Bench could not h"lp thinking that these young paople were incited to the com- [ mission of these acts by their parent*. They would deal leniently with this case, but it would be the last of the kind that they would so treat, Prisoners would be fined 5< and costs each, or | neven days' imprisonment in default. —Surab George wss remanded on bail unti! Wednesday I next. William Venn, baker and confectioner, was charged on remand at Newport on Wednesday, I with breaking three windows in the house of hill son-in-law, Wiiliam Treveal, Wyndham-street, Marshes-road.OQ Saturday afternoon prisoner went to the bouse, and because Treveal said to him, Hulio, Cockey, how long since you came out of gaol ? be created a terrible disorder. He threw off his coat, and smashed three panes of glass into fragments with the a)d )f the keys in the pockets and when Officer Rowlauds came upon the scene prisoner, a septuagenarian, waa being held down on the pavement by several men. Rowlands was kicked and bitten on the I back of the band, but about this treatment prisoner expressed the gravest doubt, and wanted a. very close inspection of the damaged hand.— Prisoner alleged in his defence that be couid not walk the streets without being insulted, and tbat be was resolved to go to Barry, to be quit of his tormentors.—The Mayor sorrowed over the fact that a townsman of 70 years was continually coming to court, told him there was another cbarga against him which would not ha 'I gone into, and, mentioning that this was hi* 31st appearance, sentenced him to two months' Im- prisonment. At Cardiff police-court 011 Tuesday, before Me T. W. Lewis (Stipendiary) and Dr Paine— William Henry Green, a compositor (52). was charged with maliciously cutting an.t wound- ing" his son, Frederick Greeu, with intent to do him grievous bodily harm at 18, Upper Georgre-street, on August 3rd. Complainant s'1!d tbat on Sunday morn.ng .shortly after midnight he was quarrelling with ins mother! when his father (the prisoner) interfered, and asked bim to stop. Witness refused to desis;, whereupon prisoner went out to the back yard and began to holloa out. He (complainant) followed him, and altor a struggle dragged him to the bouse. When inside, complainant noticed a little blood ou his j arm.—The Stipendiary .• Is that the only injury you suffered ?—Witness Yes.—The Stipendiary You j are discharged. — Mr Prank William* ap- S j»eared for the defence, — A lad named Win. Jenkins, 15 years of age, was charged with having, en Saturday, stolen from the pubhc baths a silver English lever watch, value £ 5,the property of William Godfrey. Prosecn'or, a telegraph messenger, went into the baths and bathed, leaving the watch in his waistcoat poctet on a seat. When be returned the waistcoat was there, but I the watch was missing.—Prisoner was severely re- primanded, and his mother, becoming surety for his future good behavieur, he was ordered to come up for judgment when called upon.—Tha pawnbroker, Air SohmnH Joseph, was congratu- lated by tlJe Stipendiary for bis part iiI the transaction. j At the Cardiff police-court yesterday— before the Stipendiary (Mr T. W. Lewfs), Dr ji. J. Paine, and Mr P«i t r Price—Rose Petersen (32 was charged with being drunk and caus'.ng an obstruction, aluo with wilfully breaking two panes of plate-glass, value £ 6 10" in the shop window of 48. the property of Joseph Cohen, on August 6;n.— The prosecutor said he kept a broker' furniture shop, an,1 In Wednesday his two shop winnows were broken, lie oid not see them broken. He had sold the prisoner in December last a glass, the cost of which waa £ 3 15a. It was to be paid for on the hire system, and all the instalments, with the exception of 13s, were paid. He found that she was moving about the district from house to house without I giving him any notice, as she was required to do by the agreement. He therefore recovered the glass from her, and had it in his possession now.— JSmily Fine stated that she saw the accused break the two large plate giass windows in the complainant's shop. She first of all tried to smash thegiass with her hand, but no;, succeeding she broke them with a stone.—William Tmii proved that the cost of the damage was £6 17s after making due allowance tor so much ot tha glass as could be utilised.—Hie Siipendiaiy said the conduct of prosecutor was no doubt very harsh and his demands extortionate, but that was no excuse for the defendant breaking bis windows* She would have to pay a tine of Is and the costs, with 40-s damages, or go to prison for 21 dsys, with bard labour. At the Cardiff police-court yesterday—before the Stipendiary (Mr T. W. Lewis), Dr H. ,T. Paine, and Mr Peter Price—Edward Gould (22) was charged with being drunk, and also with as- saulting and kicking P.C. Wm. Pulman, while III. the execution of his duty, in a lane at the back of Leckwith-road, on the 7rh August.—The con- stable etated that at about one o'clock on the morning in question he found the prisoner, who, was drunk, lying down asleep in a lane at the reai. of Leckwith-road. He got him to his feet, whec the prisoner kicked him violently on the hip, struck him in the chest, and gave him a blow ovet the right eye, causing all abrasion. Anothei constable who came to P.C. Puiman's assietance was also assaulted by the prisoner.—The prisoner having been seven times convicted for various otences, the Stipendiary said he was evidently a very disorderly and violent character. He would have to go to prison for three months with hard labour. At Newport borougb police-court yesLerday- before Messrs PhilhplI and GOBs-a woman named Rose Ward, who was described as a wnmare of loose character, residing at "Tiger Bay," Cardiff, was charged with stealing a sheet, the property of Emma Jane Brown, 21, Canal-parade. The prisoner had known tbe prosecutrix for a number of years, and was in the habit of visiting her house, and on Weinest lay last she went there and was seen coming out witla a sheet hanging from under her dress, and she took. utt) Mt Myerl" pawnshop to pledge It. When questioned by Officer Smith she produced a pawn- ticket for another sheet, which she had stolen fronj the prosecutrix. She now admitted she was drunk at tbe time, and the Bench sentenced her to 14 days' imprisonment. At,Newport borough police-court yesterday, tt lad named William Abbott, 17, tramcur conductot at Cardiff, was summoned by Mary Jane Warner, a girl apparently about the same as defendant to show cause, t\ Mr Digby Powell, solicitor, represented the complainant, and Mr Lyndon Moore appeared fer the defendant. From the statement of Mr Powell, it appeared thwt the parties had been acquainted for about three years, —The defendant was called, and denied the allegations of the complainant. — The Bench adjudged the defendant to be the father of the cblid. and made an order for 2s 6 1 per weak and costs,

UNLAWFULLY PLEDGING GOODS Warning to Pawnbrokers. Joseph Abrahams, pawnbroker, Moors, was summoned for unlawfully receiving in pledge linen eDtrullted to CatáeriD8 JSvans to wash, on tbø 14-th April and 10th June lallt. It was stated by Catherine Evans that in March last she received from Mrs James, of Adeline-street, a quantity of been and stockings to wash. As she was in great straits she took them to the defendant's shop and offered them in pledge, telling them they were not ber own. He advanced her Is on one Jot and Is 8d on tbe other.—Detective Scott proved the recovery ef the goods from the defendant's shop. The articles were not marked with any name or initials.—The Court ordered defendant to pav double the amount of the loan aud the costs and to restore the goods to the owner.

A FORTUNE AND A MISFORTUNE. The Canard steamer Scythiaarnved at Queens- town from Boston on Monday. During the passage, Hugti White, a second cabin passenger, aged years, accidently fell from his hunk, and Rustamed injuries on Winch mental r.nd physical paralysis supervened. It is said he was returning from Nashville, N. w Hampshire, to Aberdeen, tu I an inheritance ol £21;.000. left him by an uncle.

SERIOUS CHARGE AGAINST A Newport tradesman's son, ^he Newport magistrates were occupied some w? °*> Wednesday iu investigating a charge tf4'nst Arthur Summers, a youug man, son of a ?desnnan, of breaking into the pre- cis!!8 the Newport Cooperative So- 1&. on Friday evening, and stealing °»Q u ia coppers, 5? in silver, an property of Tbomas but stores were lockad up at 8.30 p.m., HiSo,. 0 'uauager remained to attenu a committee i*oi^:QaT- Shortly before ten o'clock he heard a cur and goinK into the warehouse he felt a be8n n' »ir. He found that a window had in* °Pened by smashing a pane near the fasten- Soho-4?? 0n Bearching the premises he found pn- Uiin, ^'dden behind the lift in the topmost flcor, hor,o hoots and stockings. Prisoner said, 1 y°u will forgive me, I am very sorry, w ,,r afterwards turned out his pockets, and *bo h 'n °har8e Wm. Yonng, platelayer, but )^.C0Ine down with a note for Mr Higgiw^t egCa raring this interval prisoner bolted, he ,?'? £ hy the window through which There was a label amongst the njjjj turned out on the manager's table, Print Inapector Brooks picking this out found Daer .ecj on it "Mr William Summers, 30, Com- *athft treet." This was the address where his TVjj r Carried on the business ot a pork butcher, itig Q. arrested prisoner said he knew notb- hs^ij a ,out the alleged robbery, and said he °» s, Just returned from Clarence place. Coat earching him a key was found in his waist- fcroca Packet which was left in the till of tbe on -{^.counter by Lewis Squire, the assistant, ilr'day_, evening. It was the practice af »|fave in each of the four tills iiig shops for change ou the follow- aa^ed ^,°ns''nsOD> ^or defence, and tl a mer0'fu' consideration of the case, JUl»nia^i y°ung fellow should be dealt with aUt tht but tbe Magistrates' Clerk pointed b«y0D .at the dffence of shopbreaking was one prison e jurisdiction of the Court.—The ihe Qner.Was accordingly committed for trial at after sessions, but admitted to bail.

WIFE MURDER AND SUICIDE. Early on Sunday a wife murder and suicide took place a few miles from Eckrngton, Derbyshire. A miner, named Edward French, has been separated from his wife owiag to jealousy, but on Saturday he visited her, They were left chatting together, but about > one-o'clock on Sunday morning she was heard screaming. It was then found that he had t-lmost cut her bead off with a razor. He ran away partially undressed and told ralativeb living four miles off what he had done, and that be i intended suicide. Some hours later his C^^ap;- „

MON MOUTH SH IRE. A meeting of the County Council fee Mon- mouthshire was held at Newport on Wednesday afternoon. Mr E. Grove, chairman of tbe council, presided, and there was a good attendance. THE BATING OF THE PARK HILE. On the minutes of the last ineetmg being put for confirmation, Mr T. Joues objected to the mode in which tbe minute dealing with tbe rating of the Park Mile had been recorded. It ap- peared from the minutes as theugh the motion to accept Lord Tredegar's offer was unanimously agreed to by the council but this was not so, because be moved an amendment, and wished that the numbers cf tha division taken on it might be recorded.—Ultimately it was agreed that the amendment moved by Mr Jones should be inserted in the minutes. Mr J. R. JACOB, who supported the complaint made by Mr Jones, gave notice that at the next meeting he would move that the mode of record- ing the minutes be altered and improved. REFUTATION ON SUNDAY CMSINa, Ou the motion of the Mayor of Newport, it was decided to receive a deputation from the recent conference of Nonconformist bodies of Monmouthshire in favour of extending the benefits of the Welsh Sunday Closing Act to tbe county.—Mr Thomas was the first speaker, and laid before the council the resolution passed at tbe conference, and urged that the act should be extended to Monmouthshire on the grounds that such an extension had become necessary, that drunkenness in the county bad increased since the passing of the Act, and that as Mon- mouthshire was to a targe extent Welsh in sym- pathy and sentiment, it was desirable that its in- habitants should participate in the benefits of tbe Act with the rest of their common country. He asked that the council would indicate its sym- pathy by adopting a resolution, by appointing a deputation to Parliament, or by any other methods possible under the circumstances,—Mrs S. Harse, as representing the British Women's Temperance Association, also addressed the council, pleading for the saeredness ef the Sab- bath, and the general interests of all the in- habitants of Monmeutbshhe, as reasons why the council should grve its powerful co-operation. Tbe association with which she was identified was anxious to see the Act extended not only to Monmouthshire, but also to the rest of the I kingdom.—Tbe Chairman stated that the council bad already by resolution twelve months' since, adopted the principle of Sunday Closing. With regard to the opening of public-bouses in that part of Breconebire which bad been added to Monmouthshire, referred to in tbe resolution adopted by the conference, tbe council bad BO legal power to take action,-so the clerk had ascer- tained.—The deputation having withdrawn, the Chairman mentioned that as the report of the Welsh Sunday Closing Commission had now been issued, be intended at the next meeting to bring forward a motion proposing the adoption of a memorial based upon that report. (Hear, hear.) THE COHONORSBIFS. The Clerk stated that the next business was the appointment of coroners for the Abergavenny and Monmouth divisions of the county, and that the Lord Chancellor .bad accepted tbe reeigna-, tioa of Mr E. Batt, the coroner for the Aber- gavenny division. There were eight applicants for the Abergavenny division, one for Monmouth, and two of the applicants bad been dis- qualified. Mr Jacob pointed to the like- lihood of Newport appointing its own coroner when it became, as it probably would, a-COUQty borougbunder the Act of 1883, and proposed that the selection-of names for appointment as coroner be referred to the finance, parliamentary, and boundaries committee, so as to assist the council in the ultimate decision of the question. He suggested that instead of appointing a coroner for the small district of Monmoutb, two coroners should be appointed for the' county, one for the western half and the other for tbe northern portion. With the coroner who would probably be ap- pointed for Newport, there would still be three coroners as recommended by the committee. It was unwise to make appointments at present, because in April next, when Newport was made a county borougb, a reconsideration of tbe whole question would have to be made.—Mr Parry moved an amendment in favour of proceeding at once with the election, but this was negatived, and the resolution was agreed to by 28 to 12 votes,— The selection of coroners was accordingly deferred. AN UNEXPECTED DENOUEMENT. Alderman Goldswortby, in accordance with notice, moved— That it is desirable, when a member of the county council resigns, that he should also resign his seat on the joint education committee and the board of con- servators upon which he may be a. member, so that the county council should only be represented by members thereof. -Colonel McDonnell moved a direct negative. After much discussion tbe motion was carried.— Mr Parry challenged this ruling, as several gentlemen had left the room, and on a show of bands being taken, 12 appeared for the resolu- tiou, and 13 against.—The Cierk ruled that tho motion fell to the ground, and Alderman Golds- worthy at once, amidst laughter and confusion, gave notice that he would bring the motion on again-at tbe next meeting. MISCELLANEOUS. During a discussion on a resolution by Coun- cillor H. J. Phillips to rescind a motion not to refuse applications for licenses to itinerant theatrical companies, the Chief Constable, in reply to the chairman, bore ungrudging testi- mony to tbe way in which the presence of a theatical company at any of the populous places in the hills tended to decrease drunkenness.—Mr T. H. Lewis wa" appointed inspector of weights for the Ebbw Vale district, and Mr Thomas E, Serpeunt for Pontypoel district.

CARMARTHENSHIRE. A meeting of the mau* roads committee of tbe Carmarthenshire Couuty Council was held at Carmarthen on Wednesday, Mr W. O. Brig- stocke preaiding, and there being 25 members present.—The Chairman moved :— That having regard to the fact that the county council called upon to bear the expense of maintaining and scavenging certain main roads in Llanelly, Jjlan- dilo, Llandovery, and Kidwelly, which are now main- tained by the respective sanitary authorities, this committee is of opinion that it is inadvisable at present to maintain any other highways in the county. Mr J. S. Tregonmg seconded, and the motion was agreed to.—It was determined to obtain an ordnance map of the county at a coat not exceed ing £30.

THE TRAGIC DEATH OF A BARRISTER'S WIFE. The trial of Albert Lacraian (34), surgeon, f:s; the murder of Mrs Marshall Hall, was continued on Saturday, at tbe Central Criminal Court,before Mr Justice Grantham. Dr G. Jack, a medical practitioner, formerly practising at Pimlico, proved that the prisoner purchased his practice in the Pimlico-road, and gave him £400 for it. He considered the prisoner to be a skilful man and well educated. It was a very common practice in dispensaries eucb as his for non-medical men to be employed as.assistants. The instruments that were found were not usually in the possession of a medical man, and they were quite out of the ordinary run of instruments used by a medical tnau. Evidence was then given that the medical diploma under which tbe prisoner exercised his profession was a forgery. It was the ordinary form, but all signatures were forged. A witness who had acted as nurse to Mas Hall during her dying illuexs gave evidence (ts to her symptoms, and proved that the prisoner came to seober aud prescribed medicine foe her. Dr John Phillips deposed tb»t he saw tbe deceased shortly before her death, ;-u<i bhe exhibited eymp- toms of being under tb& influence of morphia. Evidence was adduced showing that- certain tete- t-ams which bad passed between the prisoner and Mits Grandt and tbe deceased during the proceed- ;ugc were in the handwriting of tbe prisoner. E ^id«nce was also given that upon examining Mik. Hall's cheque book the counterfoil of a cheque for £ 15 was found in it, this being the. ( •uaonnt that wab rep:t*ented by Mrs Grandt to 1 bave been paid to the prisoner for the operation that was performed by him. At ten minutes to 11 o'clock on Saturday lught, the jury found the prisoner guilty of man- •s,lighter. Toey also expressed the opinion that Lieutenant de Ponthieu r.od Hermione Grandt ought to have been included iu the charge. The prisoner was sentenced ".1 15 years' penal servi- tude.

THREAT TO SHOOT A MINISTER At the West London police-conrt on Wednesday* Fanny Harvey, of Bedlord Park, surrendered to her recognisances to answer a ch*r«w» of threatening to kill the Rev WHliara Slyan Kevill Davie^ of Leomvnster.-In opening the prosecution Mr Matthews, who appeared for tbe the history of the CAM was that IU ^^5 Mr K^viJl Davies executed A deed allowing the detendant £ 150 a year with the further provision that in tho event of the birth of a cbiid there should be an additional allow- ance. A cbiki was bora and the additional allow- tMCf made.—The defendant was greatty excited j throughout the proceedings, and, the magistrate* I scain aojofttnsa the cm?, >>

HOWELL'S SCHOOL LLANDAFF. Distribution of Prizes. The distribution of prizes to the scholars of Howell's School, Handaff, took place on Tuesday afternoon, when the report of the Oxford and Cambridge Schools Examination Board was pre- sented. During tbe first part of the pro- ceedings the Bishop of Llandaff presided, and in bis opening remarks expressed the pleasure it afforded him to see several representatives of the Drapers' Company, including the Worshipful master, in their midst. They were pleased to welcome them at any time, but more especially j on an occasion like that, wheu they had before them the report showing that the school was in such a good condition.—The Rev W. Bruce then read the report of the Oxford and Cambridge Schools Examination Board, It was strted that the school, which is divided into six forms, con- tains 127 pupils, wbo were examinea in the various subjects taught, both by written papers and viva voce. The report, having entered into details respecting each subject, stated that the general work showed a considerable advance upon previous yeata. It was suggested that some system of superannuation, cr some effective pria- cipleof entrance examination, should be mtro. duoed. In the lower forms there were very bright girls, and some of those in tbe higher forms seemed to know comparatively little, aud only to act as a drag upon the teaching power. The discipline and tona of the school were excellent, and the teaching was thoroughly good, all was proved by the entire absence of failures at the examination. The Bishop expressed bis satisfaction at hearing such an excellent report, which pointed out the weaknesses as well as the successes of the pupils. There was no attempt to butter up the results, if be might say so, at the expense of truth, and therefore they might take it that the report was a thoroughly impartial picture of the state of things which really existed in the school. The bishop then vacated the chair, which was taken by the Master of the Drapers' Company.—A musical programme was then rendered, Miss Cook con- ducting, and Miss Bennett presiding at the piano- forte.—The prizes were then distributed by the chairman, the list being a* follows :— PRIZE LIST. SCRIPTURE.—Form VI., Bertha Lewis; Form V., Sara. Probert; Form IV., Laura Bell; Form III., Theresa Davies liorm II., Gertrude Hoga.n. MATHEMATICS.—Form VI., Florence White Form V, Lilian lieerett; Form IV., not awarded; Form III., Maud Webb. ARITHMETIC.—Form II., Gertrude Miles. ENGLISH.—Form VI., Hester Bellamy; Form V., Ethel Smith White Form II., Gertrude Luscombe.. A GENERAL PRIZE.—Form I., Annie Ba.ker. Lucy Hybart, prize for steady work in Form IV. An encouragement prize in Form III. to Kathleen King and in Form II. to Constance Browne. liANoCAflES.—Latin—Bertha Lewis. German—Form VL, Dorothea Pinney; Form. V., Kathleen Lloyd. French—A prize for the best work of the year in Form VI., Maud Jones Form V., Agatha Tucker Form IV., Kate Wood; Form III., Mary Davies Form II., Amanda. Bjoekmann. Botany Chemistry, Hester Bellamy; botany in the lower division, Annie Ropner. Needlework, Frances Robins and Helena Spencer. Drawing and Painting. Laura Bell. Music, harmony and counterpoint, Dorothea Pinuev pianoforte playing, Kathleen Lloyd. The CHAIRMAN said the members of tbe Drapers' Company must express their sense of gratitude to the local governors of the school for tbe-efficlent manner in which they bad.carried out their duties. They had taken a lively interest in the institution, and the members of tbe com- pany felt greatly indebted to tbem, Had the report been all rose-coloured tbey might have regarded ,it with some mistrust, but while it pointed out the marvellous progress that bad been made in connection with the school, it also pointed oat those things that needed further attention, and they appreciated it all the more frcm that fact. The excellent report showed bow well the pupils had been trained under the care and supervisioa of Miss KendaL (Applause.) The girls of Llan- daff school were recognised and appreciated by the great university centres of Girton and Newn- bam, which praised the tuition given at Howell's School. The governors and members of the Drapers' Company felt much indebted to Miss Kendal for the warm interest she bad always taken in the school. It was with some degree of regret that be spoke of Mies Kendal and tbe school, as changes were about to take place in the governing body. Whatever changes might come, so long as the school was carried on under Miss Kendal they would look forward to the future with confidence for the same high standard, the same good results which bad been obtained in the past. (Hear, hear.) They wished success to the school, no matter what management it was under.

ALLEGED FORGERY BY A WELSH MINISTER. The Rev Thonlas Hughes, a preacher with the Calvinistic Methodist denomination, residing at Bryngoronwy, Brynteg, Anglesey, and a member of the Llanercbymedd Board of Guardians, who is 56 wanted" under three warrants charging him with utteriug forged cheques, has, it is be- lieved, been traced to Naples, and arrested at one ofthecalling ports in the Suez Canal. It will be remembered that about a fortnight ago a police officer stationed at Llanercbymedd went to Hughes's residence and took him into custody upon charges of forgery, involving a total sum ot £450 or thereabouts. The accused, being allowed to go to his private room upstairs for a minute or two, deftly gave the policeman tbe slip by escaping through the window. Proceeding across the country, be reached the shore opposite Carnarvon, and eluded tbe vigilance of tbe Anglesey police by crossing the Straits and proceeding by traD to Llanwnda Station, whence be booked for Porl- uiadoc, "t which place be stayed for a night. Early on the following morning he proceeded to Sarmoutb Junction, from which station he booked toEuston, where all further traces of him were temporarily lost. By dint of commendable keenness and perseverance, however, Inspector Jones, of the Anglesey Constabulary, stationed at Menai Bridge, has been able to follow the delin- I', quent's tracks even beyond Eustou. Intelligence has been received that whilst in London a parson answering the description of Hughes booked a passage for Melbourne on board the Orient line steamer Cuzco, stating that be would join her at Naples. It was rumoured in Anglesey on Satur- day that the accused, who crossed tbe English Channel from Dover on the 24-cti oit., had beeu apprehended in the Suez Canal, and would be handed over to the Anglesey police in the course of a few days. The flight of Hughes, wbo is well known in Calvinietic Methodist circles in I Anglesey, has excited considerable interest in the < island.

CHOLERA EPIDEMIC. 560 Deaths at Mecca. CAIRO, August 3.—The cholera outbreak at Mecca is assuming a serious aspect. The deaths yesterday numbered nearly 580. Half an Egyptian battalion has been despatched to El Torr to form a cordon round the port and prevent pilgrims from landing. PARI., August 3.-The body of a man named Prax, who had been living at No. 14, Rue des Taillaindiers, was taken to the Morgue yester- day because be was supposed to have died of cholera. Dr Guibert, who was summoned last > Thursday to visit Prax, imagined that he was I suffering from an attack of dysentery, and pre- scribed accordingly. Returning uext day, he found his patient considerably worse vomitiug had ate iu, and Prax complained ofcrampinhis legs. According to Dr Guibert, it was a case of choievs, A telegram was immediately eentto M. Luze, P(dect;.f Police, to warn him of the fact, and the patent was placed in an ambulance van to 1*9 conveyed to the St Antoine Hospital. Prax died on the way. The hospital doctors having examined the body, declared that Prax had nut died of cholera, but of gastro enteritis. Dr Guibert, however, maintained hit assertion tbac. it was a real case of chehara. The Prefect of Police ordered the body to be taken to the Morgue for post-mortem examination, which,! nevertheless, for some unknown reasons, bad not been made. Prax's house has been thoroughly disinfected.

SAD SUICIDE AT NEWPORT. A sad affair occurred at Newport on Tuesday evening. A middle-aged woman named Hannah Lleyd, of McCarthy's-court, Commercial-street, poisoned herself in con- sequence of domestic trouble. It seems that ber husband had up to a recent period been in tbe employ of Messrs Batchelor, timber importers, Deck-street, but bad got out of work, and the woman, described as an industrious, thrifty person, bad been compelled to take in laundry work in order to obtain subsistence for herself and husband. On Tuesday she purchased » quantity of baits of lemon, went to a field near Christcburch cemetery, and swallowed it. A man passing-through the field was attracted to where the woman was, and she told him that she had taken poison, and being asked the reason made allegations as to her husband being out of employment. The man went off to procure aid, but when he returned it was found that death bad taken place. The body was removed to a brother's bouse in Albert-terrace, Maindee. During the evening deceased's daughter, on going home to McGartby's-court, found upon the table a note which contained tho laconic phrase:- "Good-bye all; farewell.—Hannah Lloyd."

THE CARDIFF SHOOTING CASE. At the Glamorganshire Assizes yesterday, Patrick 0 Brien. who, on the previous day, was sentenced to 18 months' imprisonment for shooting at P.C. Tooze at Cardiff, was placed in the dock, and the Juoge, addressing him, said be bad since passing sentence looked over the memorial on bis behalf, presented by bis counsel, and signed by tbe Mayor of Cardiff and other prominentoitizeus. And finding it gave him an exceptionally good character, it was his intention to reconsider the sentence be bad passed. The L prisoner, addressed the judge, stronglv appeal- f ing for a mitigation of his 8eateDce, saying be bad "LX children and a delicate wife, and a delicate daughter dependent on turn.—The Judge said heivould also in the sentence be would pass hereafter give dne consideration to the prisoner's appeal.