The Cardiff Times

CARMARTHEN BOROUGHS. warm and enthusiastic meeting of the Lake nr., Actors was held inSiloah Chapel, Llanelly, iuesday evening, the chair being occupied by «lr David James, Old Castle. There was a fair attendance, amongst those present being the Revs Morgan Jones (Cardiff), T. Johns, Dr Jones, Sttd others. The Chairman having opened thepro- ceedings, a resolution approving of the candi- dature of Major Jones was moved by Mr Start, econded by Mr James Edwards, and was unanimously carried. The Rbv J. M. JONES then addressed the geeting, and in alluding to the electors of the oroughs, said there was a duty devolving upon »«» to do all in their power to secure th:) return of TP -^keral candidate, who had the interests ales at heart. Major Jones knew where i e shoe pinched, and was able to devise a means bYWhich they could have their wrongs righted. -Major JONES followed, and in an eloquent and Persuasive speech, referred to the misleading impressions contained in Lord Salisbury's address to the policy pursued by the Unionist party, specially by those in South Wales. He was ^rprised to find that Sir John Jones Jenkins, ho now interested himself in the tin-plate crisis roughtabout by the McKinley Tariff Bill, had not in°TU t^lat 'nterest when he was in Parliament 1884 when a tariff existed on tin-plates. j~PP'ause.) He briefly touched upon the Dis- establishment. Home Rule? and other important questions, and in concluding said the Liberals ere never so near victory as at the present °oient. He hoped they would remain true to e party and do their duty at the poll. vote of thanks to the speakers concluded the Meeting.

-+- THE ALLEGED MURDER OF AN UNFORTUNATE. A Dewsbury correspondent telegraphs that shortly after three o'clock on Tuesday afternoon 'he body of the woman who was deliberately thrown into the river Calder from Raville bridge by the man Harry Walker, was found within a short distance from where the tragedy was per- petrated. The remains have been identuied. Walker, who is a stoker on the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway, was brought before the Dewsbury magistrates on Tuesday and remanded :>n a charge of murdering the woman, who is fcamed Sarah Ann Chapman.

SMALL-POXAT PEMBROKE DOCK Meeting of the Town Council. The quarterly meeting was held in the Council Chamber, Pembroke Dock, on Tuesday after- noon, Alderman S. B. Sketch (Mayor) presiding, and there was a. full attendance of members. After the minutes had been read and confirmed, the Town Clerk read the report of the Medical Officer of Health, which was as follows :— Gentlemen,-I have the honour to report to yon for your information that since the outbreak of small-pox 37 cases have come under my notice out of that number 21 are now convalescent. All of them have been visited by me, and I can safely state that all the old cases will recover, but it is impossible to form an opinion of the recent ones, two of which have been re- moved to the hospital, and others are to be taken there to-day. I have been able. in every instance, to trace the origin of the disease by persons visiting the houses of infected people. Whether from mistaken kindness or from love of gossip it is impossible to state, for in several instances I have known' a case of small-pox to be an attraction to the neighbours, and the infected house a favourite place of rendez- vous, and I am quite powerless to prevent them. I have taken all necessary precautions, but it seems to me that a couple of the parents, whose children are suffering, are determined not to assist me, as I find them wandering about, mixing with others in the streets, and leaving public-houses in company. The Hospital is in working order, and tw. patients have already taken advanmge of it- Too much prai e cannot be given to our Inspector of Nuisances for his untiring zelln preparing the building for the reception of patients. I have appended a list of the cases-up to date. Scarlatina has entirely di appeared from the Pembroke Dock Division, and I believe that the Pembroke Division is in a very healthy state and quite free from an disease of zymotic cilaracter.-I have the honour to be, ¡¡;entlemen, your obedient, servant, HOWARD D. REYNOLDS, Medical Officer of Health. Alderman MORISON moved the adoption of the report and a vote of confidence in their medical officer and sanitary inspector for the praiseworthy manner in which they had and were exerting themselves to stamp out the disease. He said that severa! letters had appeared in a paper pub- lished in South Wales—a paper he did not see very often—and as the medical officer of the Pembroke Union he (Alderman Morison) wished to contradict a statement which was made rela- tive to the last meeting of the Guardians where it was stated that the Guardians pooh-poohed and laughed at the matter as being of a trifling character. And it had also stated that the sanitary arrangements were bad. He might tell them that the Local Government Board Inspec- tor, the Guardians, and himself, as their medical officer, very frequently inspected the Union, which was as clean as any place in the borough. Therefore he would refute the statements absolutely. Mr SIMON seconded. Dr WALL said it had gone abroad that he was a writer of one of the letters, but he assured them that he did not know what the letters were, as he bad never read them. Probably be did not see the paper alluded to for six months. He empha- tically denied having written either of the letters that have recently appeared in the Western Mail. He had great pleasure in supporting the motion. Alderman HUGHES characterised the statement of the WesternMail as a base calumny. Thearticle was a disgrace to the Press of theircountry. Many of them remembered the action of the same journal towards that good man, Mr Batchelor, and now they were libelling that Corporation. Speaking of the rain water, Alderman Hughes said he had submitted a sample of it to the Local Govern- ment Board Inspector when he was down, and he highly approved of it. Mr REES said he was not there to vindicate the character of the Press, or any person connected with it; but thought the present visitation was only a retribution for the negligence of that Au- thority in not carrying out certain suggestions relative to the existence of private slaughter- houses in the town. Had the Council acted in accordance with the suggestions made twelve months ago, the ratepayers would now be saved the loss of thousands of pounds. Mr BnowN pointed out that the existence of the slaughterhouses was not the cause of the epi- demic, as medical science attributed it to conta gion, and not to sanitation. He thousrht the letters appearing in the Western Mail should be treated with contempt. And that journal could be proceeded against for libel in stating that the Corporation or its officials had tried to suppress the matter and keep it a. secret, when it was a well-known fact that they had done everything to make it public. In that they could ba borne out by the local correspondent of the Mail. Mr T. W. THOMAS, representative of the Mail, said he had nothing to do with the writing of the article referred to. The report of the Sanitary Inspector (Mr T. G. Hancock) was then read, which gave a detailed account of what was being done, and this having been adopted, the remaining business was trans- acted. The Connaught Rangers to be Removed. At a meeting of the Tenby Town Council on Wednesday, the Medical Officer (Dr Lock) stated that he had consented to the War Office proposal that the Connaught Rangers should be moved from Pembroke Dock to Penally after doing twelve days' quarantine at Scovertone. The men would come over in detachments, and would not return to Pembroke Dock until that town could produce a clean bill of health. Judge Bishop has ordered that in consequence of the prevailing epidemic in Pembroke Dock, the county-court shall not sit on Wednesday next, the 11th inst., and all business will be adjourned to the 8th June, at 11.30 a.m. This has been doue for the purpose of decreasing the chance of carrying the infection about.

THE LABOUR COMMISSION. Grievances of South Wales Copper Workers. Group C of the Royal Commission on Labour met on Tuesday as Westminster Hall for the first time since the recess, Mr A. J. Mundella presiding. Mr Ilaao George, acid maker, employed at the Margam Acid Works, Taibach, said there were 17 men employed at the works. They worked 12 hours per day for 5s. They worked seven days a week. He would like shorter hours, and the abolition of Sunday work. He would expect the same wages. The work was very unhealthy. Mr J. Meredith, representing the copper smelters of Swansea, said he had been a smelter for about 30 years. There were about 1,500 smelters in South Wales. They paid 3d a week to the Dockers' Union, and received 10s a week strike pay. Copper workers were not fond of strikes, and were in favour of the establishment of Boards of Conciliation and Arbitration. The masters had refused to adopt arbitration. Witness complained of the manner in which the men's work was told off. If a man "opened his mouth "it was con- sidered full time to get rid of him. The Chairman But you have an inspection of your works ?—I have never seen an inspector. Replying to Mr Mann, witness said the men had to work under very dangerous conditions in many instances, some of the places being very badly lighted. They wanted better inspection,and more of it. Rev J. Wie-nall, of Swansea, who said he had been a copper sheet rollerman up to within two years, but was now a Baptist minister, was the next witness. He said he gave all his spare time to assist the workers. The wages of the men ranged from 4s to 5s a day, and some of the work was most laborious. He described overtime as a most abominable system, cruel in the extremis, and the men would, he said, be glad to see it done away with. He complained of the great number of reductions from the men's wages. At Llanelly, in one in. stance, the employers stopped Is a week. To this they added Is, and at the end of the year the money was returned to the men unless there had been any complaint against them. In that case they only got back their own money without the employers' addition. Then a deduction of one halfpenny per week was made for coffins. The CHAIBMAN For whom is the coffin re- served ?-For the man himself, I presume and before it can be got in case of death the relatives have to pay 7s 6d for the labour of making the coffin and Is for the trimmings. The CHAIRMAN You know it is a voluntary payment ?-I don't see where that conies in. But they cannot deduct it by law?_weii if we fought those things all at once we should have a strike throughout thedistrist. You propose to do it gradually?—Yes, Witness went on to say that 2s 6d a week was also deducted for rent for houses provided by the employers. Many of these houses were actually inside the works, and at night the people were shut in as if they were in barracks. The Commission shortly afterwards adjourned.

SINGULAR DIVORCE CASE. ■y A- singular divorce suit came before Lord Lopes, on Tuesday. Joseph Parker th /?^on> formerly a Liverpool agent for j 6 prudential Insurance Co., but now residing on nc*on» sought & divorce from his wife 3 the ground of her alleged adultery ith a Portuguese gentleman now deceased. ~r Inderwick, in stating the petitioner's case, aid that when he left London to take up an Ppointment in Liverpool he left his wife in the propolis, and on returning in 1873 he discovered ue was living at Erith, that she dressed fashion- oly, wore diamonds ana bracelets, and had dyed 0r hair a golden colour. He ascertained she had to Queens!and, an(l had lived in London Jth a Portuguese gentleman named Bayo, who p>unsel believed was the son of the governor of Cadiz. The petitioner begged her r1 return, but she laughed and replied, I have aH1*!6 ^one with love in a cottage." Evidence of dultery was given, and the court granted a ■ecree nisi.

SCENE IN A CHURCH AT HAVERFORDWEST. A few Sundays ago, an incident which gave rise *•0 considerable excitement occurred in a church at averfordwest. A parishioner and his two oas entered the church shortly before the com- ^P^iuent of the service, and went into a pow Which,ic appears,is usually occupied by the family ° the rector. A few minutes later the rector's followed, and seeing her accustomed place ^ready occupied, stood motionless for several foments outside the pew. She, however, said nothing, and the bewildered parishioner returned e lady's gazo in silence, wondering hy he was made the object of so much attention. feeing no movement on the part of the intruder 0 vacate his seat, the lady then retired to where ^churchwarden was standing, and asked that "dictionary to request the individual to remove to another seat. The churchwarden, however, With a perfect knowledge of his authority, said he "ad no power to do so, but he was quite willing Riake the attempt. He thereupon carried out b's promise, with the result that the irate Parishioner, feeling nettled at having been made an object of curiosity to the wh congregation, and standing up in his p w, delivered the following brief but pertinent speech :—" I was not aware, Mr that Mrs had any j&ore right to this pew than myself, as I am a bona-tide parishioner. However, I will make for her now, and I and my ohildren can go to a church where we shall not be turned out from our seats." Suiting the action to the words the man and his children then hurriedly left the church, his exit being the subject of much com- ment amongst the congregation.

A KNIGHTHOOD FOR COL HILL. The following officers are gazetted to be Knights <±ommandera of the Bath, viz. :—Col. George jyalker, King's Own Scottish Borderers Lieut.- .ypl. Commandant Hill, Glamorganshire Artillery untfeers; Sir Wm. Humphrey, Bart., Haiup oir« Regiment. A number of other officers are gazetted Companions of the same Order,

BARON PROFUMO AND SOUTH MONMOUTHSHIRE. Meeting at Maesycwmmer. Baron Profumo, the Liberal candidate for South Monmouthshire, addressed a meeting of the electors of South Monmouthshire in the Board Schoolroom, Maesycwmmer, on Tuesday night. The chair was occupied by the Rev T. J. Hughes (Independent), and there was a. crowded attendance. The Rev THOS. BATSTONE proposed, and Mr LEVI WILLIAMS seconded, a resolution expressing approval of the Newcastle programme as ex- plained by Mr Gladstone. Baron PKOKUMO spoke in support of the resolu- tion. and in the course of his address, defended himself against the charge of indulging in per- sonalties which had been made against him. He said the boot was altogether on the other leg. From the moment he began his candidature for South Monirouthfhire he had been assailed with all kinds of epithets m the columns of the Western Mail. He had been described as a juggler, as an organ-grinder, as an Italian jockey against a noble horseman, &c., and his name had been a standing joke in the columns of that newspaper for a. long time past. Colonel Morgan might be well satisfied with the enormous majority which he had at the last election, and with the great influence of the Tredegar family without allowing his friends to resort to the throwing of mud. (Hear, hear.) He had over and over again referred to Colonel Morgan as a gentleman in every sense of the word, but he had also said that he did not consider he represented the views of his constituents. (Applause.) Because he (the speaker) was the managing director of the Pro- vident Association of London, the affairs of that company bad been dragged into the political con- test, and an attempt had been made to argue that if that association was not a good associa- tion for working men, therefore he was not a fit person to re, resent South Monmouthshire in the House of Commons. If they dragged into the controversy the Provident Association of London, he should be justified in bringing into it every county family in the county of Monmouth, because it was upon the ground, above all others, of his belonging to the house of Tredegar that Colonel Morgan claimed their suffrages. If his opponents were 'justified in mixing up the affairs of the Psovident Association with the contest in South Monmouth- shire, he would be justified in going into the history of the ancestors of Lord Tredegar and of every county family which supported Colonel Morgan. But he did not think he would be justified in doing that. It was altogether out of the question. It was foreign to the discussion, and was not pertinent to the issue before the electors. At the same time he submitted that the Provident Association of London was also per- fectly outside the issue. ("Hear, hear," and applause.) He did not want to throw mud. He had been in South Monmouthshire a considerable time, and had heard a number of things. There were many esteemed families, there were many gentlemen of considerable repute, who were supporters of Colonel Morgan and he had no doubt if he had:felt justified in going into matters outside the issue of the political contest there might be a great many skeletons in the cupboard which one might bring out from various places. (Laughter.) He had heard of skeletons, not only in the county of Monmouthshire, but in other counties, and he had even heard of skeletons abroad, and very pretty skeletons they were, which might he trotted out if it were necessary to unearth them. But he did not consider it necessary, or, any rate, at the present moment. If, however, they were to play at the game of mud throwing, let everybody understand that he, too, could play the game. (Applause.) Let everybody under- stand that he was rather a. good hand at playing the game of mud-throwing. (Laughter and applause.) He did not want to begin, and he was still determined not to go into personali- ties unless he was compelled to do so. (Hear, hear.) The Baron proceeded to deal with the recent speech of Mr Carr. Replying to the statement that if the whole amount were to be paid down at the time of purchase under the Provident Association, it would represent a sum of about J6550 per acre, he said he was prepared, for the sake of argu- ment, to accept that figure as correct but he wished to point out that there was the greatest possible difference in the values of land. Land acquired its value by reason of its situation. (Hear, hear.) We could not put land on the scales and weigh it out at so much per lb. (Laughter and applause.) It was altogether out of the question to compare land in London with land at Rumney-of all places. (Laughter.) They as well make a comparison between land at Rumney and land in Australia, where it could be got for nothing. (Hear, hear.) Granted that the Provident Associa- tion was selling land to working men at the rate of j6500 per acre, he was prepared to pur- chase of Lord Tredegar, at the same amount per acre, land which was conveniently situated for workmen's cottages. (Applause.) As a matter of fact, he had endeavoured to obtain land of that kind in the Western Valleys, and Lord Tre- degar had been approached upon the matter; but he had been unable to get the land at any price. He knew, however, of a case at Risca where Lord Tredegar had land which was let to a Dr Robertson. It was let as pasture land, and he (the speaker) estimated its value at 30s per acre. Its capital value, at 25 years' purchase, was £37 10s; yet for half an acre of that land, dis- posed of for the site of a police station, Lord Tredegar had obtained £350 after having first asked £450, or £900 per acre. He was not saying that Loru Tredegar was not justified in getting the best price he could for his land— at any rate, so far as his (the speaker's) present point was concerned — but if the affairs of the Provident Association were obtruded into this contest he was justified in calling attention to that case. (Hear, hear. and applause.) The speaker explained the general business of the Provident Association of London, but proposed to reserve much of what he could say on the subject until the expected debate between Mr Carr and himself. He asked the electors not to allow themselves to be befogged by outside issues, not to be misled by a red herring drawn across the track, and he complained of the character of the opposition to which he was being subjected. Ho fully admitted that if a person was guilty of dishonourable conduct he was not one who should be selected by any constituency to represent it in the Housa of Commons" But he threw out his challenge to Mr Carr—let him bring forward one single action of dishonour- able conduct of which he had been guiltv in the whole of his life—(loud applause)—let Mr Carr do that and ho would withdraw from his candi- dature but he would not withdraw until then. (Renewed cheers.) He remembered that a gentle- man who was connected with the Prudential Assurance Company contested Cardiff in the Conservative interest, and he ventured to say that the Liberal party of Cardiff did not resort to the mean expedient of dragging the affairs of his society into the political contest for the pur- pose of making party capital out of it. (Hear, hear.) The Baron entered at some length into purely political questions, and resumed his seat amid enthusiastic applause. The resolution was adopted almost unanimously. The Rev D. L. DAVIES proposed, and Mr Hy. RICHARDS seconded, a resolution endorsing the action of the Liberal Three Hundred in selecting Baron Profumo as the Liberal candidate for South Monmouthshire. Mr JOSKFH Hy. JONES (Cardiff) supported the resolution. He observed that he had the advan- tage over Baron Profumo in that the Baron did not know Mr Carr and he did. (Laughter.) In the speech which Mr Carr had recently delivered at Maesycwmmer, that gentleman virtually told them that the whole of the issues in this election should stand or fall by the policy of the Provident Association of London. What would Mr Carr think if they were to inquire into the negotiations leading to the settlement of the Cardiff Savings Bank business— a despicable business by which £45,000 of the earnings of the labouring classes of Cardiff and tho district were positively robbed by the secretary when there were certain dealings unearthed in the cross-examination of the various managers and directors, and of Mr Carr himself, who took the part of the managers, and who was subpoenaed by Mr Lyulph Stanley, and called upon to give an account of the money he had expended on behalf of the managers in trying to carry out certain negotiations with the officers of certain Friendly Societies with the view of squaring their opposition to the composition scheme by quietly paying them 2s 6d more than the other depositors ? But what would this have had to do with them if Mr Carr was a candi- date for South Monmouthshire? (Hear, hear.) Why should they bring such matters before the electorate when called upon to pronounce upon totally different issues 1 (Hear, hear, and applause.) An unworthy attempt had however, been made to make parcy capital out of the operations of the Provident Association of London. He did not forget that Mr Carr pur- chased a plot of land in Cardiff con- tiguous to the. Great Western Railway Station, and which was wanted for extension purposes. Compulsory power to purchase were obtained by the company, and notice was given to treat." What was the sum asked by Mr Can- ? No less than £33,000; but the railway company had paid into court simply £3,000 to satisfy the claim. (Laughter and applause.) While he (Mr Jones) agreed it was not fair to weigh these things in connection with a political fight, yet, when Mr Carr levelled charges of that kind with the view of damaging a political opponent, they were fully justified in pornttng to an illustration of the different views different people had of the value of land in Cardiff. (Applause.) The resolution met with unanimous acceptance, and the meeting closed with a vote of thanks to the chairman.

DROWNING FATALITY AT PORTH About seven o'clock on Mondav evening a lad named William Williams was drowned in the river behind the ironce-station. It appears that he was bathing and got out of his depth. A passer-by, named John Davies, happened to notice him struggling in the water, and instantly jumped in and dragged him out. Life was not extinct, but he died soon afterwards. The boy was 15 years of age, and lived at Jenkin-street, Porth.

yellowTeverTboard ship. Five Deaths, Intelligence received acQueenstown on Saturday from New York announces that on the arrival at that port of the London steamer De Bay, from Brazilian ports, the captain reported that five of t the crew had died of yellow fever,

A Girl Burned to Death. An inquest was held at the Police-station, Blaina, on Tuesday afternoon, before Mr G. B. Walford, coroner, into the circumstances of the death of Lily Rosina Marsh, a girl 13 years of age, who died on the 8th instant from the effect of burns. Ann Griffiths, mother of the deceased, who appeared before the jury seemingly very much distressed, said. in answer to the coroner, that her daughter, the deceased, was 13 years of age. She enjoyed fairly good health. On the 4th instant her daughter wanted to leave her work unfinished to go down to the shows" near the Lower Lion Inn, which were stopping there after the fair on Monday. Witness. after some persuasion, allowed her daughter to go. This was five o'clock. She saw no more of her that evening until she was brought home by P.O. Watkins and a Mr Jones. Her daughter was immediately undressed. She was found to be badly burnt. The doctor was sent for, and Dr L H. Sopui" and his assistants were in attend- ance almost immediately, and had since been in regular attendance upon her, doing everything that could be done to save her life. P.C. Watkiins said that about 20 minutes to 11. o'clock on the Wednesday night, the 4th inst., he was standing near the shooting galleries situated opposite the Lower Lion Hotel. Whilst there he heard cries of Fire," and immediately ran to the galleries, where he found the deceased with her clothing on fire, A man named William Jones came up at the time and pulled his coat off, and with the assistance of one of the women wrapped it around her and took her home. Witness saw the girl on Saturday last, and she then said she was holding a lamp, but witness saw no lamp when he arrived on the spot. The shooting galery was usually lighted up by lamps. The how woman said the girl had asked to be allowed to warm herself at a fire they had. The girl was allowed to do so whilst they were pack- mg up to go to Abertillery. No one had seen her oatch fire, and witness was of opinion she caught fire while in front of the portable fire- place, and not from the lamp. The fire was in a bucket-shape utensil, and while unnoticed her clothing had ignited. Ann Herrington said she assisted to attend to the deceased after she was brought home. De. ceased had told her that the girl at the shooting gallery had asked her to come on to hold a lighted lamp whilst she was doing some washing. The deceased said she did so, and found the lamp was leaking. The oil went all over her clothing, and upon the lamp turning round in her hand the flame caught her clothes, which took fire. Then the girl of the booth snatched the lamp from her and shut it up in one of the vans. She did not, however, come back to her. The Coroner, addressing the jury, said the statements of the last witness had put rather a different aspect on matters, and he would adjourn the inquest for further evidence. The inquiry into the circumstances of the death of Lily cvosana Marsh, living at Queen- street, Blaina, who was burnt at the shooting gallery at Blaina, and subsequently died, was resumed on Wednesday. The girl in charge of the shooting gallery (Henrietta Carroll) said that she never gave the girl a a. lamp to hold, from whioh, it had been alleged, the deceased got her clothes on fire.—Mrs Evans, Daniel Thomas, and Robert Bluett, all of Blaina. swore they saw the deceased holding a lighted lamp.—Carrdll still persisted in denying any knowledge of it, adding that she left the girl warming herself by a fire. — Roberts, the showman, said he gave orders for the lamps to be brought into the lamp van at 10 o'clock, which was done. Several other witnesses were called. The Coroner expressed bis opinion that there was some deliberate perjury somewhere, and was inolined to believe that the girl Carroll was hiding the faces. The jury, after a careful deliberation, returned the following verdict "That the c.otbea of deceased caught fire on the th inst. at the shooting gallery, either from the fire or from the lamp she was holding, and that she died from her injuries on the 8th inst., and thus accidentally came by her death." The jury desired to censure the girl Carroll for her untruthful evidence, given with the object of screening herself, and also to oen- sure the mother for allowing the girl to be fre- quently about the streets at such a time of night.

INCENDIARISM BY LADS. At Grimsby county poliee-courtonTuosday two lads, named Dent and Dale, aged 10 years, were charged on remand with setting tire to a haystack at Cleethorpe. It transpired in evidence that when arrested they admitted having set fire to some premises on Grimsby Docks, whereby damage to the extent of was done. The defendants were ordered to receive six strokes of tho birch rod and undergo one month's hard labour. At the expiration of this sentence thoy will be brought up at the borough police-oourt on the more serious charge.

Dr James Thomson, Emeritus Professor of' Civil Engineering in Glasgow University, died on Sunday. Professor Thomson was born in Belfast in 1822. The number of men working on tha Exposition buildings in connection with the World's Fair is now more than 6,000. On some of the buildings work is proceeding day and night.

THE CONVICT DEEMING. Date of the Execution. MELBOUKNE, Monday.—The Executive to-day fully considered all the questions relating to the case of Deeming, and decided that the execution of the convict should take place on the 23rd inst.— Renter. MELBOURNE, Monday, Later.—It is understood I that Deeming has confessed to a Church of England clergyman that he was guilty of the murder of his wife, formerly Miss Mather, at Windsor. He says he does not know what prompted him to commit the crime. Dr O'Connor, doctor at Darlinghurst Pool, iu Sydney, where Deeming was confined for some time, has certified that during the convict's detention there he treated him for epilepsy of the worst form.- Reuter. The Press Association learns in connection with the appeaJlikely to be made by Deeming Is legal advisers to have his case considered by the Privy Council that no petition has yet been lodged with the Registrar of the Privy Council in Downing-street. Deeming's relations have naturally made some inquiries as to the procedure in such cases, but no official steps have as yet been taken to reverse the verdict or to delay the execution. As the Privy Council resumes its ordinary sittings on Wednesday there will be no necessity for any special orders to be issued. The action of the Privy Council on an appeal would be to summon a conference of judges, which would consider whether such a petition should be heard or not. If the result were in the affirmative her Majesty would be so advised, and naturally a short respite would follow. A Startling Confession. MELBOURNE, Tuesday.—The Arffus states that Deeming, or as he is better known here, Williams, has confessed to the Rev Mr Scott, the prison chaplain, that he made four attempts to murder his wife, Emily Mather, namely, once in London, shortly after marriage; once at the Federal Coffee Palace, Melbourne; and twice in Andrew. street, Windsor. He took the house in Windsor on December the 18th last, and slept that night on an air mattress". On the following night, in obedience to the command of his mother's spirit he made an attempt to cut his wife's throat, but she suddenly awoke and he thus failed. The next night, the 20th, he awoke at two o'clock and found a candle burning beside his wife, who was sitting up in bed peeling an apple with a large clasp knife. He wrenched the knife from her and cut her throat. He then rushed out of the house terrified at his act, and at daybreak found himself on the pier at St Kilda. He there saw a man fishing, and gave him L10 to bury the body. Deeming declares he knew nothing as to how it was disposed of until he heard it in Western Australia. He cannot account for his I purchase of the cement beforehand, because he was sometimes not himself. He cannot account for the wounds on bis wife's head. He repeated that story of the man he calls "Old Ben" at Rainhill, and to whom he alleges he gave j350 to secure the disappearance of his first wife. Emily Mather, he declared, committed the Rainhill murders. A knife has been found among his luggage which corresponds with the one used by him at Windsor. Deeming's autobiography (says the Star) deals at length with the incidents of his trial, and he gives a versified description of many of the persons connected with the trial. The composition includes his own epitaph in a dozen lines modelled on Sir Walter Scott's famous stanza in the "Lay of the Last Minstrel," beginning with Breathes there the man," &c., and concluding with appro- priate variations on the lines about going down To the vile dust. from whence he sprung, Unwept, unhonoured, and unsung. Rev. Mr Whitton, an Anglican clergyman, who found Deeming writing a poem to the spirit of his dead mother, advised him to confess his crime, The condemned man replied, I did [The a.bove is au authoritative portrait of Deeming, co^d^from^a^hotoRra'ph taken in prison, and just kill Emily Mather. I murdered aud buried her. I don't now what possessed me to do it. I cannot tell the motive, becaus9 I do not know it myself." Deeming seems to have been haunted by fear of arrest at Antwerp, for though he had rooms at a hotel, he made attempts to find shelter for a night in private houses. One day, a family, having relatives at Liverpool, were at tea. when a stranger called. He gave the name of the gentleman en- gaged to the lady's cousin, and seemed so well up in the family history that his statements werecre- dited,and he was invited tospelld the night in the house. But before the evening was over he com- mitted himself so much that the gentleman grew suspicious, and requested him to leave. Deeming immediately went to a cousin of his entertainer, and, furnished with facts gleaned from his recent interview, he proclaimed his "cousin- ship," and demanded nospitality. But the other cousin had reached the house first, and Deeming found the cold shoul- der." Deeming visited the house of another English resident, alleging that he sought informa- tion about the scheme for making a tunnel under the Scheldt. The gentleman promised to try and obtain the information required. Deeming rose to leave, but catching sight of a photosrraph of a daugbterof the house, he took it up and exclaimed, "Fine girl that!" This utterly vulgar remark induced the gentleman to ask the chaplain men- tioned by Deeming who the man was. The rev. gentleman repudiated all knowledge of him or his visit. Consequently the gentleman next day re- fused to see Deeming when he called. Like his impudence!" exclaimed he to the wondering servant He appears very soon after to have returned to Hull on the steamer Ashton.

SAD DEATH OF A YOUNG LADY. Three ladies, accompanied by two children, were driving on Sunday at Cupho, near Wood- bridge, Sussex, when the horse ran away, and a Miss Cleveland, who was sitting at tho back of the phaeton, jumped out, receiving injuries which terminated fatally on Monday

FROM THE ALTAR TO THE DOCK. On Saturday Daniel McCoshin, son of a farmer at Luss, Dumbartonshire, was arrested at Liver- pool on & charge of sheep stealing in Loch Lomond district. It is stated that the accused consigned 150 sheep to Perth market last wc-ek, and subsequently joined hik wife atGlasgow,he having been married last Tuesday, and took a passage to Quebec on board the Eoarenurian, .wbiohrcaHad-ftt < iiiverpooL

BY A LADY JOURNALIST. A Simple Morning Dress Is depicted in my first illustration. Remember- ing the request of my kind correspondent for simpler costumes, I sent specially to Paris for one, and I hope you will like what my artist has provided. The original of this was pale grey with cream lace. But after my suggestions of last week on the wisdom and art of adapting the fashions of the day to our own immediate per sonal wants, it goes without saying almost that the above might be made in the cheapest and simplest of stuff, and the lace replaced either by imitation or a graduated kilted frill of the material. The bodice may be merely fastened straight down the front, even more plainly than this, and what could be simpler than the skirt ? If you wish it short, you only have to round off more at the back to the desired length. I should be greatly obliged if those of my kind correspondents who require plain things will let me know if this sort of costume meets their wishes, my one object being to please them. I am desirous of knowing exactly their require- ments. You will see how firmly planted in public favour is still the sheath skirt. I hear that short frocks that show the feet are amongst the promised novelties, but the" Jarreau" is the favourite at present, and likely to remain so for the rest of the season at any rate. Our Little People Have received hut scant attention from me of late, and I therefore send this time a coat or outdoor costume for a small person of about five to seven years of age. Even children's clothes bear the inevitable lace frill, as well as those of their elders, only that in this case it may form the edging to a tiny shoulder cape that is hardly wider than a large flat collar. You might make this in any woollen material of a dark shade, and it would be equally pretty in those of a lighter colour. It is the design—the cut, that is so pretty and quaint. The original was in crushed strawberry velvet, with cream lace, and the hat was of plain white felt with feathers to match the dress. Now if you want to make your child a pretty frock for summer, oniy think how little it would cost to make one of this design in brown holland with a frill of ordinary work, or, as it is called, brodet-ie Anglaisc, as a frill round the shoulders. A wide plain straw hat with a big bow of white ribbon would complete the little costume, and yet your child will be as well, though very simply dressed, as you can desire. Darning Is one of those very simple forms of sewing that everyone thinks they can do, and therefore a very rare few do well. No machine has ever yet been invented that can supersede hand darning. In all sewing, perfection is only reached when the greatest neatness and regularity are attained. Therefore, there is not only a right and a wrong way to darn, but to darn well is a real art, and it is best to learn the right way first. Not even in that Elysium of Instruction—the Board School, is darning altogether rightly taught. They have but one way, one remedy for filling a gaping hole, and that is a criss-cfoas of threads like basket- work, and double thread is de rirpuew whether the material is strong enough to bear it or not; hence the Board School darning is naturally not a success. There are three kinds of darning, two of which belong to stocking mending, the other is material darning, including linen and woollen textures. The best of the first. two consists in filling in a hole so as to follow exactly the stitch of the stocking, but I will not enter into that here, as though it is decidedly the most symmetrical, it it takes more time than most housekeepers can give to it. We will therefore begin with what we all know as ordinary darning, and take, by way of example, that most common thing, a hole in the toe of a man's sock- First turn it inside out, and cut off any loose threads that lie round the bole. Have raady an ordinary needle and cotton, and after having run in the thread backwards and forwards at the side of the hole, proceed to pick up the little loops or dropped stitches of the weaving or knitting left at the upper and lower sides of the hole, passing the needle alternatively through an upper and under Btitch. Draw the stitches in backwards and forwards as before to fasten off. Now take a darning needle threaded w'th wool; if that of the sock is very coarse, and yours very fine, you must use it double, if not, then a single thread will be strong enough. Commence running it in about a quarter-of-au-inch from the hole, taking every other stitch, leaving & small loop at the end of each line of running—but not the long festoon of the Board School. Continue this running, being careful in each line to take up the alternate stitch from fchote taken up in the last line till you come to the hole. I hope you will please remember that the lines of running cannot be too close together. Run over the bole as closely and regularly as you can, finishing off on the opposite side as you hegan. For crossing, run over the hole agam as closely and regularly as you can, keeping the lines very straight, and crossing under and over the threads as exactly as you did under and over the stitches. This will make basket-work if absolutely necessary, and will fill the hole; but in any case it is much better to draw up the stitches as neatly as they can come together, and bring them back to their right portion from which they have stretched away by the breaking of but one little thread. This may seem a long operation, bat it is no longer than the approved Board '"Sohool'way., and infinietly neater, for.-i=bmd.,f picking up the dropped stitches to prevent their running down into endless "Jacob's Ladders," they are left sticking up in a rough ridge, like a mountainous coast round an inland sea of criss- cross darning. To Eat Wisely And not too well is more than some people can do, and more than the majority ever trouble to think about. I hear some mothers say with the greatest pride, Oh, my children can eat any- thing, they don't care what it is, all comes alike to them, they have good appetites." Now, I think that is quite dreadful, and I have seen the style of child and person to whom all comes alike," and they are not, to say the least of it, attractive, that is, when they are eating. I never would encourage fancifulness in a child, though when they display it there is generally something wrong with their health. Because you bave a good appetite it does not follow that you must eat till you cannot get down anothpr mouthful; that is real greediness. We are great meat eaters in England, and sturdy and strong as Englishmen are, they would be just as sturdy and strong with a less quantity of animal food than the lumps of meat and fat bacon they think it necessary to dispose of. I am no vegetarian because I would see the consumption of meat modified, just as I would see the consumption of beer lessened. Half the people who drink it merely do so because they like it, and do not need it for their health, in fact. ten out of twelve would, as they ( grow older, be ever so much less gouty, and rheumatic, and dyspeptic with- out it, even unadulterated, as it invariably is. Beer and meat in large quantities over- heat the blood, and can be superseded by num- bers of more wholesome and nourishing edibles. No healthy person needs meat more than twice It day at the outside. And beer is entirely an acquired taste, and very rarely necessary. It is always wise to take a light meal for your first one, and if you must have animal food let it be in the shape of eggs or fish. Solid food is best in the middle of the day, but when of meat, avoid what is greasy and, as often as you can, accom- pany it with vegetables. However bumble a pudding you make, it is always as well to have one to foHow the meat, and this should include fruit when obtainable. Sugar should be sparingly 11 p consumed at any time. Milk also is wonderfully nourishing to those who can take it, but boiled it is apt to have bad effects. When taken as a strengthening drink, it should be drunk slowly, and not without occasional mouthfuls of bread as well. Soups are wholesome just so long as they are not greasy, watery, or without any solid matfceJ to eat with them. Butter—when it is genuine, as so very little is that is sold in town-is very nourishing, and is much maligned as to its tendency to make a person bilious oranges will make you far more bilioua than good real butter eaten in reasonable quantities. Many people, of morbid appetites, are immensely fond of vinegar, also of much mustard and red pepper, and will not relish a meal without. This is another form of the inability to take any food without an accompany- ing stimulant. These condiments are stimulants of another kind, but in their way similar to beer, spirits, wine, &c., and hardly ever necessary except as a seasoning in small quantities. You may truly eat anything, and will be better for a variety, but in reason avoid what you know from experience will upset you. A monotony of food is to be avoded if possible. Linseed Poultices Are variously made, and like our English Board School darning, so I do not like our English hospital plan of making linseed poultices. If you wish to make your meal very active in its soften. ing effect you must, as the French people do, boil it. The guod of the linseed does not come out sufficiently by pouring boiling water on it in a basin, it must just come to a boil over the fire in a saucepan. Then you will find it infinitely more efficacious. BUSY BEE. Rules for Correspondents. Letters for inquiry on fashion or other matters, should be addressed to Busy BER," care of the Editor, and will, if possible, be answered in the following edition. If an earlier answer is required, a stamped addressed envelope must be enclosed. Paper patterns of any designs given can be supplied on the following terms :— French Enelisli Patterns Patterns Complete costume, to given measures.. 4/- 1/6 Bodice „ „ 2/- 0/9 Short Mantle „ 2/6 1/0 Loug Mantle 4/. l/s aach application must hovo postal order and stamps for postage enclosed. Ladies are re- quested to cut out and enclose the picture of the garment required, and the pattern shall be forwarded in about a week's time. -4- Answers to Correspondents. MINX, London.—I should advise you to write to Mason, chemist, Bank Plain, Norwich, telling him what you require for vour hair. MRS HAMILTON YATMAN.—the makers of Pipera- zine arc Allen and Hanbury, chemists, Oxford- street, London. ANXIOUS.—I have not yet heard of any certain remedy for superfluous hair, except electrolysis, and that is both slow and painful, besides leav- ing a white mark temporarily where the root of each hair had been destroyed by the electric needle. Of the two processes, I should assume that plucking out each individual hair is more likely in time to destroy the root than cutting, which but strengthens the growth of ordinary hair. Depilatories only give temporary relief, though Mason, of Norwich (as above) professes to sup- ply a very good one, I believe. Thank you for your kind confidence in my opinion. There are certainly many cures advertised, but unless it is something that makes a great scar and destroys the skin in itself and with it the little hair follicles, I do not see how anyone can honestly guarantee that an> outward application can radically destroy the growth of hair. I am truly sorry i cannot help you better. TIBBIE.—I am very sorry to disappoint you, but a veil would be quite inappropriate to wear with a coloured wedding dress. Have your gown made like the dress in this column, with a frill of white lace over the shoulders. Lat your hat or bonnet be made of the same white lace, with a large bow of white tulle or gauze in front and some sprays of orange flowers, which you can replace afterwards by coloured Sowers, or grey feathers to match your dress. POLLY.—(1) I should advise you to get one of those fibres or loufs that the chemists call "loophars "—only a very soft fine one—cut out the inside ribs to make it quite smooth, and use oatmeal soap with warm water, using the louf --the back of it—to wash your face twice daily. The louf should be well soaked in warm water to soften it. The black marks come from in- sufficient washing, the mouth of the pore of the skin getting clogged with dirt that has not yet received sufficient friction to clean it. Dry the face thoroughly with a rough towel. (2) Corsets make you hold yourself up, but you can cure yourself by using a chest expander, or a back board and working with it for a quarter of an hour every morning whilst you dress. Make a practice of holding yourself up when sitting at your work or standing. Throw back your shoulders and head, keeping the chin iu, throw out your chest and keep the waist in. Be very careful to have your dresses made very loose across the chest and rather narrow across the back, I mean tho shoulder-blades. (3) I am afraid I do not quite understand what you mean by the word bitty as applied to your hair. Unless it falls out I should not advise pomade. But if it is very dry you cannot do better than use Rowlands' Macassar Oil. The most fashion- able way of doing the liair is to wave it, and roll it up in a knob at the back of the head as you see in the illustrations I give. Your writing looks as if you require more practice, and write in a more flowing, running manner. I hope I have answered you satisfactorily. CONSTANT READER, Preston.—Rub your jacket with dry powdered pipe clay and then shake it well. I cannot guarantee that this will clean it, but you might try it, and if it does not suc- ceed you had better send it to a good cleaner. Ammonia rubbed lightly on to black cloth will take away the shiny look of it.

AGRICULTURAL LABOURERS ORGANISE. Efforts having lately been made to re-orgaftiise the agricultural labourers of Somersetshire and the West of England generally, a demonstration will be held at How Hill, near Yeovil, on Whit Monday, to which Mr George Mitchell, "One from the Plough," in the name of the Somerset and West of England Farm Labourers' Union, has invited a number of distinguished personages.

DARING BURGLAaVAT ABER- DARE. On Sunday, the Central Hotel, Aberdare, the landlord of which is Mr D. Edmunds, was broken into. When the family returned, they found the door leading into the back premises and the back door open. Upstairs a cash-box, con- taining about 2250, two gold watches, a gold chain, was found unlocked, the burglar having taken the key from the landlady's pocket in the adjoining room. The police have arrested Alfred Waterford, a. sailor, who has been pianist at the hotel for a week, but none of the property was found on him.

THE PORTSEA BUILDING SOCIETY FAILURE. The prosecution arising from the failure of the Portsea Island Building Society was resumed at Portsmouth police-court on Tuesday, Mr C. Matthews, barrister, again prosecuting. A further charge against Mr Pratt Wills, the secretary, Messrs Townsend and Gardner, directors, and Mr Lewis, a builder, of obtaining £ 1,650 from the secretary, was investigated, the allegation being that Townsend and Gardner effected a bogus sale of land atSouthssa to Lewis, I who was financed by Wills with the society's money.—Prisoners -were committed for trial.

CHILDREN'S HOUR AND ORDER OF THE ROUND TABLE. COLUMN FOR BOYS AND GIRLS. By Maggie Symington. Between the dark and the daylight, When the night is beginning to lower, Osacs a pause in a s occupations, That is known as the Children's Hour. —Lsnqfdltw. Merry buttercup lads and daisy lasses, with the Spring time m your hearts, and the sunlight in your eyes, just listen to this story of Some Round Table Cats, told in a letter by Damsel Maggie Saunderson Through an injury to her hip, this damsel of the Round Table has been lying in bed for eleven months, but her interest in the Order is as wholesome and bright as if she were able to dance over the hills and sing through the lanes Yesterday, some people came to look at a small empty house in our backyard which is to let, and on the coal dust in the cellar there lay a poor black cat with six kittens; two were dead, and the poor mother and the rest nearly so. Mother went to see them, and said something must be done to relieve them it would never do for members of the Round Table to leave them in that state. As no one seemed will In. to take them in, she said she would herself, so she brought them into the house, and tried to find the owner, but, not being able to do so, concluded they were Round Table cats, and decided to keep them till the kittens were old enough to leave their mother. The mothers of some of my thimble- maids have agreed to take the kittens, then, and I suppose we shall keep the old cat if no one claims her. Poor thing, she looked so pitiable that mother was quite put about until they were made comfortable. Please give your order early if you want a cat.' Tittuwsqua objects to my adopting another cat. At the mere mention of such a thing his whiskers bristle, his tail flourishes angrily, and he quotes Shakespeare in bis own language-" Let me have no intruders." Gophers, Pelicans, Snakes. Now let us learn all about these curious creatures from our little Californian Damsel's letter :— You will be interested to hear about the gophers, which are peculiar to this State. They are something like moles, and live underground like moles do. They are very destructive creatures, killing trees and flowers by gnawing at the roots. Then they 'come up' in your lawns, their presence being made known by a little mound with a tunnel beneath. Our next- door neighbour sometimes spends his mornings in catching them with a toasting fork. They have an enemy in the gopher snakes, which are not poisonous they are from one to three feet long. There are also in this county water snakes, garter, and rattlesnakes. I am glad to say the last-named are not common. Four rattlers were killed last year in Santa Cruz county, two of them by ladies, one of whom told us about it. She was opening the door of an out- house, when she saw it through the chink. She durst not go in for fear it should spring at her, but drew the door to and loo ed for something to kill it with. She found a large stone, and opening the door a little way, threw this on to the snake, then ventured in with a stick, and killed it with one blow. The other lady, a friend of hers, was walking home up a mountain, and spied the snake in the brushwood. She was so determined to kill it that she walked back half a. mile to find a stick, and then returned and killed him, The first lady snake-killer's husband was an 'Alcalde,' or Judge, under Spanish rule in California, and she herself had travelled exteu- sively in Europe. In our walks un the cliffs we see numbers of pelicans on the look out for food in the shape of tish. It is very amusing to watch them. Suddenly they Sart down from the great height at which they have been circling round watchfully, and, almost turning a somersault in the air, spread out their feet to prevent a too rapid descent, then disappear with a mighty splash, emerging almost immediately, gulping down a poor little fish into the great pouches below their beaks.—EDITH C. GORDON, D.C." A Story From Burmah. Do you remember that we left the three child- ren 3,)one in the forest last week ? Let us see what happened to tbeiii. The children ran, but found no water, and then discovered that they were left alone. Tired and afraid they sat down, and were soon fast asl ep. When they awoke they felt very hungry, and agreed to run a race to a certain tree, and that the one who should be last should be eaten. The youngest, of course, was the last, but she said, "Oh, do not kill me, my sisters, I will find food for you.' She then went deeper into the wood and soon returned with a quantity of mangoes. The sisters said, This is not enough.' So she went again and found a pine-apple. Still they were not satisfied, so again she bravely w nt on her search and returned with her arm full of bananas. Even this did not satisfy them. but now she was so tired that she fell down on the ground, when the earth suddenly opened and she found herself in a beautiful house, with the table spread with all sorts of delicacies. She ran for her sisters, who at first would not believe what she told them, but afterwards came and found it as she had said. Ifera they lived for a time very happily, until a certain king who v/as shooting in the forest discovered them, was greatly struck with their beauty, and wanted them to go with him. He asked the first what great thing she could do. I can make a large pudding, large enough to feed all your soldiers,' she said. Of the second he asked, And what gr, at thing can you do? She answered, I can make a carpet latge enough for all your courtiers to sit upon.' And to the youngest he said, 'And what great thing can you do?' and she replied, I am not clever. I cannot do anything, but if you take me with you I shall give you two beautiful children, a golden-haired boy, and a silver- haired girl.' So the kiri, took them all to his palace. The TSAWBWA TSAW Loo (misprinted last week). I shall have to wait until next week to tell you what happened there. Little Human Snowdrops. It is such a Ions title to use—The Invalid Children's Aid Association—I think you and I will just speak of them as "Snowdrops," because th«re is a bunch of these pale flowers on the out- Side of the book sent to me by a grown-up reader of the Column to tell me all about them. These little human snowdrops are the sick and crippled children of the London poor, and they are very much in want of all the help that you and I, and anybody else, can send them. so I am sure you will all agree to my sending them the half of the contents of the Basket in my chimney corner, The Brown Mouse and I divided and despatched the things this morning, half to the snowdrops, half to the waifs and strays. The Snowdrop Society was formed for the purpose of helping euch children as are seriously crippled and invalided, and it helps them in a very beautiful way. It finds for every little sufferer a personal friend, one who will go to see them in their own homes, and take them all such helpful things as the society can provide, books, toys, articles of clothing, the loan of wheel-chairs, spinal carriages, or perambulators, rancy the ioy of such little creatures in having real friends come to see them in this way I think it is truly a delightful society, and I hope it will grow and grow until there is a branch of it in every big town allover the kingdom. I want All of you who are healthy and happy to think about these pale little snowdrops as much as you can. The oftener the basket is filled for then. the better. I believe the heart of one little snovv- drop will rejoice when it sees the beautiful cot cover sent to-day the thin limbs of another will get some warm flannel knickers others will get petticoats, comforters, cuffs, pinafores, dolls, gnmes, etc., etc. I must add that when neces- sary the Society rends some of the snowdrops to hospitals, or convalescent homes, when extra care and attention are needed. Geodies and Pennies. My ears are always open to hear of the good doings of either actual or intending members of the Round Table, and I am rejoiced to receive the following from a Vicar, who is also an Hon. Member:— "Damsel Muriel is now trying to get some of our National school children to join. Several bave promised to do so. They are all the children of quite poor parents. Last Ash Wednesday I spoke to them of self-denial, and I shortly after was told that they had undertaken to give up 'goodies' during Lent, and to send the money saved to the Waifs and Strays Society. This they persevered in to the end of Lent. It was very good of them, was it not? They don't get many pennies to spend in goodies, so I think the merit is all the Erreater." I hope to have all these children at the Table, because I think this is a splendid beginning for member- ship. j A Little Child's Message. A little maid of six years has sent me her first bit of needlework to put in my Basket. It is a text worked with blue, red, yellow, and green wools on card. I' have found a purpose for it, | which I am sure she will approve. I know a j poor old woman who needs such a loving message as this just now. Her husband and nil her -Y children are dead and, as if this was not enough, she hsus to leave the oottage borne where all her happy Bays have been gpent. I felt so sure that a little child's loving message, with the reminder that The Lord is my Shepherd," was the very thing to comfort her, that I took it to her at once. I wish little Frances Kirk could been with me to see what this dear old woman showed to rie--i sampler worked seventy years ago by herself, when she was a little girl of seven years. It has such funny trees, and flowers, and houses on it! She was delighted with the text.. Answer to Prize Acrostic. Here it is :—Landscape—Sketching L-eave-S. A-na-K, N-iob-E, D-orri-T, S-toi-C, C-oac-H, A ssiss-I (St Francis), P-ai-N, E-g-G. I am so sorry to have tripped up my little ^ople greatly with Light Na 7. I thought dear St. Francis d'Assissi such a well-known name that it would be in every Biographical Dictionary, &c., and within easy reach of all guessers. So it is, but on looking it up, I find it entered amongst the saints of the name of Francis, so this would puzzle and defeat all who were in seareb of a narue beginning with A and endinp with I. The truth is that neither of those names belonged baptismally to this holy man he was called Francis because of his proficiencv in French (the language of the Franks), and dassissi, because he was born at Assissi, a. town in Italy. He died A.D. 1226. When he was 24 years of age he gave himself up entirely tc a religious life, and taught his followers to call nothing their own, but to live on alms, and to wander over the world con- verting sinners. I should like to tell you how, being once in Savoy, I visited a convent of gentle nuns on a high hill-top there, and saw such a bc-autiful painting of this good St. Francis over the door of their little chapel, which made me think of him when seeking a light for the puzzle. I remem- ber, too, a very savage dog in the convent gar- den, with a spiked collar, a sort of guardian to the black-robed women; and how my companions dared me, whom they called L'amie d«s chiens," to go up to that dog and strike it. Did I W eil, yes; I bad courage in those days, and, looking straight into his eyes, went up to him he crouched down at my feet. He was chained, so it was not quite so foolish a trick as it would be for you to go near as savage a dog who was unchained. Now, which will you remember I longest, I wonder, St. Francis or this dog One wee womanie thinks, by "my little painter man" I intended a profound allegory, and guesses the answer to be "Nature in its most fairy-like form traversing the woods and fields." No, I bad no thought of going so deeply into the heart of things as tlu £ Another lassie guesses Light 3 to be "due, melted by the sun," and the heroine of note from Charley Dickens," she says, is Grace Darling. I think of the joy of this little maid when first she beeins to make the acquaintance of Little Dorrit, and all the other pathetic child-characters of Charles Dickens. I have no room to give you another acrostic to-day, but will take one week to think of a very, very easy one, with no saints, and no heroines in it, and then renew my offer. Portraits bave been sent to three little guessers, and the others will please wait for the promised opportunity to win one. Mark Well these Notes. WILD FLOWEKS.—The cold, cold weather of this bleak spring has kept many little people from rambling in search of wild flowers. Some few have been brave enough, however, and have sent me their specimens. 1 will speak of them next week. In the meantime, remember, the first week in June is the time for sending in the May specimens, and that a Prize Book will be given for the best. CABINET PHOTOGRAPHS.—These portraits of Aunt Maggie," which an bon. member, the Rev Percy Atkinson, vicar of Kirby G-rindalyth, is so kindly producing at a very cheap rate on behalf of members of the Round Table, will have to be 7d (post free), and not 6d as stated last week. The carte-de-visite size are 4d (post free), Only one hundred portraits are promised, therefore the supply is likely aoon to beexhausted. New Members at the Table. Honorary: Miss JB. Payne; Mrs A. Kidney, and the Rev J. Griffeths, per Jeanette Griffiths, DamseL Ordinary: Charlie Dowdall, Gertie Ward, Laura Alt, May Gallagher, May Gibson, Herbert Radcliffe, and Alice Maud Marriot. The following have won their medals for gain- ing 50 new members Alice E. Saunders, Mary Fairharst, and Ruth Jones. Hilda Leadman has gained the centum-pin for brinaing a hundred new members to the Table. Renewed subscriptions received from hon. members :-lco j32, 10,026. 10,040, 10,027, 10.028, 10,041, 10,038, 10,048, 10,049, 10,050. I am always glad to welcome new little mem- bers to the Table. Vows, Rules, and Prayer may be had from me free, on receipt of ad- dressed half-penny wrapper. A penny stamp should be enclosed in letter of application for admission, for transmission of the beautiful blue and gold certificate which is given to members. Address all communications to AUNT MAGGIE SYMINGTON, Hunstanton.

On Monday the aldermanic ranks of the City were augmented by Mr Vaughan Morgan, another Welshman, who will be returned unopposed in the place of Colonel Cowan for the Ward of Cord- wainer.

s T. JACOBS OIL S". JACOBS OIL ST. JACOBS QIL FOR JJHEUMATTSAI. FOR RHEUMATISM. FOR RHEUMATISAI, The "Christian Glebe" says A man employed at Central Fish Market, London, was for three vears helpless with rheumatism, and after having beei. nt to three different hospitals was declared incuralle. After four days' use of ST JACOBS OIL he could use his arm without pain. Continuing the use of it, all pain, swelling, and stiffness disappeared. He is now cured and at work." gT. JACOBS OIL ST. JACOBS or gT. JACOBS Q Acts like mafria Its curative powers are simply marvellous. It conquers pain quickly and surely. It goes right to the spot. It cures when everything else has failed. A single trial will convince tile most incredulous. It has cured thousands of cases of rheu- matism and neuralgia which have resisted treatment for the greater part of a lifetime. 1167 w ARNER'S "SAFE" CURE FOR ALL KIDNEY AND LIVER TROUBLES. NV'AR-NERIS SAFE CURE FOB GENERAL DEBILITY AND "ORIGHTS DISEASE. BACKACHE, DROPSICAL SWELLINGS, FICKLE APPE- TITE, PALPITATION OF THE HEART, ABNORMAL APPEARANCE OF THE FLUIDS PASSED. FEMALE IRREGULARITIES, GENERAL LASSITUDE AND WEAK- NESS, INDIGESTION, BILIOUSNESS ARE BUT SYMPTOMS OF DISORDERED KIDNEYS AND LIVER, AND QUICKLY YIELD TO WARNER'S SAFE CURE. WE DO KOT OVERSTATE THE CASE ITS CLAIMS ARE UNIMPEACHABLE. THOUSANDS OF TESTIMONIALS PROCLAIMING ITS MERITS ARE ON FILE AND MAY BE EXAMINED. ASK YOUR FRIENDS AND NEIGH- BOURS ABOUT IT. SOLD BY ALL CHEMISTS AND MEDICINE VENDORS, PAMPHLET MAILED FREE ON APPLICATION TO H. H. WARNER & CO. (LIMITED), 86, CLERKENWELL-ROAD. LONDON E C. D R- L ALOR'S JpHOSPHODYNE For THIRTY YEARS has maintained its WORLD WIDE reputation as the ONLY SAFE, RELIABLE PHOSPHORIC CURE for Brain Wreckage, Paralysis, Sleeplessness, Harassing Dreams, Premature Decay of Vital Power, and all Functional and Diseased Condi- tions of the System dependent upon the Deficiency of the Vital Forces. It Cures Dyspepsia, Nerve and Heart Disease. Cures Kidney and Liver Complaints. Cures Depression and Loss of Appetite. Cures Consumption and General Debility. Checks all Wasting of the Vital Forces From whatever cause arising. The effect of this Standard Phosphoric Remedy in Nervous Debility and its Kindred Evils is immediate and permanent, all the Miserable Feelings and Dis- tressing Symptoms disappearing with a rapidity that is REALLY MARVELLOUS. DR J^ALOR'S PHOSPHODY-NE. Its energising effects are shown from the first day of its administration by a remarkable increase of nerve and intellectual power, with a feeling of courage, strength, and comfort. Digestion is invigorated. The appetite increases wonderfully. Sleep becomes calm and refreshing. The face becomes fuller, the lips red, the eyes brighter, the skin clear and healthy. Thousands of unimpeachable Testimonials from all parts of the world, and from the highest Medical Authorities. Sold in bottles at 4s 6d, by all chemists throughout the world or sent free per Parcel Post (plain wrap. pars) in Great Britain on receipt of P.O. DR LALOR'S PHOSPHODYNE LABORATORY, HAMPSTEAP, LONDON, N.W. TRADE MARK—"PHOSPHODYNE." 14588 Tausintss Ahhrtssts. T^JAZAWATTEE .1-11-L m AZAWATTF-E Ty^AZAWATTEE MAZAWATTEE ^azawattee -A ,Y-KZAWATTEL j^J~AZAWATT £ £ I AZA W ATTEE iq -TGH-CL-'ss T E, AS iJL A p|~IGH-|~1LASS TEAS HIGH-CLASS TEAS AJL JL n IGH- CL-kss TEAS Nothing of late years seems to escaped tke for cheapness at the sacrifice 0; Real Quality. TEA has been singled out as fair game for the on- slaught. of advertisers, who have vied with eaoh other to deprave the taste of the public by appealing to their pockets at the expense of their palate^. The public, nauseated with the rubbish that has been so persistently forced upon them, have bailed with gratitude the advent of the iiAZA W AXXEE TEAS. These High-class TeM have met Lt loug-ielt want.seHd is universally acknowledged that LilEY RECALL THE DELICIOUS CHINA TiiAS RECALL the DELICIOUS CHINA TEAS RECALL THE DELICIOUS CHINA TEAS "O EC ALL the DELICIOUS CHINA XI/ TEAS OF THIRTY YEARS AGO. OF THIRTY YEARS AGO. OF THIRTY YEARS AGO. J^ £ AZAWATTEE jyjAZAWATTEE M AZA WATTEE m AZAWATTER jyjAZAWATTKE -NII AZAWATTER .L "The standard brand for 'fine quality. "Distinctly Tea of the highest character, elevating the public taste." C, PBICES—Is 10d, 2s, 2s 4-d. & ICd, and 4s perlb.; in 1-1 b., ^«-lb., and -Ib. Packets and »ls& 3-lb. d lb TIns- feOLD BY CARDIFF. Stranaglian and Stephens, 9, Ca sfele-sirfeet. do. do. Household Stores, ee. ^ueea-street. GLAMORGANSKIKE. CARDIFF—J. B. Fletcher Woodville-road. do. Goldsworthv ktnctbon-s, 5i, J antes-streak do. J W. Heale, Sa?xsbury-»oad. do. J. Hunter swwi Son, 7S, Broadway. dc. D. Jenkins and Son, 46, Harriet-street. do. D. Price. 62. Tudor-road, Riverside. do. W. M Thomas, Catbays-street Stores, do. S. Williams and Co., i45, Clifton-street do. John Williams, Argyll Stores, corner af Albany aud Castle-roads, Roath. do. E. Snook and Sous, Castle-voad and Clifto4- street, do. J Hann and Son, 152. C"wbridge-road. ABERAYOK—-T. Llewellyn, 43, High-street, do. T. Richards, Eagle Shop. do. Taylor <fc Co., Ltd., Carnarven-road. do. do. Bridge-street. AB EF-D,LRE-D. Davies, 2, Canon-street. ABERGWYNFI-David Price, Lower Jersey-street AtiEUKF-NFI (i-Nicholi,.s & Rees. Central Supply Sterol BARGOED—L«wis Lewis & Co. BARRY—C. J. Thomas & Co., 92, High-street. BltID6END-W. H. John, Dunraven-place. BRITON FERRT—H. Gower, Villiers-street. do. Phillips < Y ouiig, Supply Storee. do. T. Thomas. 147 & 14S, Neach-read. CADOXTON-C. Whaler. 60, Main-street, Cadoxton. do. Griffin & Davies. The South Wales Pro* sion Stores, Vere-screet. do. Thos. Walters, 17, Main-street. CAERPHILLY—John Williams, Bridge House. CILPYNYDD-J. Thomas & Co., Hong Kong-street. COCKETT—H. Howard, St. Peter's-road. COWBRICGE—P. Griffiths. CwmAvo-N-T. Phillips. CYMMER-Griffiths & Sons. FERNDALE-E. T Evans, Duffryn-street. GLAIS—J. Jordan. GLYNCORRWG—D. Matthews. GLYN NEATH-T. Parry, Post-office. GORSEINON-David Jones, High-street. LLANDAFF—W. Evans. LLANTWIT MAJOR—Mary Williams. LIASTWIT Y ARDRE- Thõma8 Lewis, Tea Exchang*. LLANSAMLET— L. G. Cawker. LLANTRISSANT—John Thomas, Post-office and Olyn- terrace. MAERI>Y—Jones & Co. MAESTEG-W. Rees, Garnlwyd. MAESYCWMMER—Thomas Jones, Manchester House. MERTHYR TYDFIL—G. M. &R. Gunson, 68, High-strooi, MORRISTON— Geo. Evaus, Victoria Buildings. MUMBLES—John Evans. do. Yeo and Co., The Duns, do. A. Baldwin. NEATH—J. D. Llewellyn, 6 and 7, Wind-street. do Thomas Coles, 25, Queen-street. NELSON-T. & D. Davi, Post-office. PENA.RTH-Str&nagball & Stephens. PENTRE RBONDDA-N. Skyrme, Post-office. PEYVGARrI-W. Evans. PENYGB!AIG—H. sheppard. PENTYRCH- PONTARDAWE—David Lewis. PONTARDCLAIS-D. Williams, Post-office PONTLOTTVJf—M. Griffiths d: Co., The Royal Stores Î8 the Square. PONTYCYMMER—Evan Price, Liverpool House, Oxford- street. PONTYPRIDD-R. Rogers, The Silver Teapot. do. T. Davies, 2. Mill-street. PORTP-M. M. Jones, Gladstone House. PORTHCAWL—Griffith Griffiths, The PorthcawlDrapery and Provision Supply. SKETTY—Mrs Glyn, Post-office. SWANSEA—Taylor 6; Co., Ltd., Carmarthen-road and Walter-road. do. Webber & son, 17, Union-street. do. J. W. Evans, 25, College-street. do. Isaac Gale, 18, High-street. CIO. Lewis & Son, Walter-road. do. S. T. Savage, 4. Beach-street. TA FF'S WELL-William Evans, Post Office, Junction load. .AIIIACB-Taylor & Co., Ltd. "'ON PENTRE—David Holmes, Post-office. TKEROES—A. Francis. WADNARLWYDD—Thomas Phillips, YNYSMCDW—William Jones. ]y £ AZAWATTEE ^JAZAWATTEE I AZA W ATTEE i ^AZAWATTEE BRECOXSHIR I. BRECON—W. T. Evans, 11. High-street. do. John Powell, Cavendish House. do. T. Phillips, Ship-street. BRYNMAWR—H. connop aiid Son, Penwaiu Home. CRICKHOWELL—S. Jarrett. GLASBURY -R. T. Gwynne. HAx-James Morris. BCILTH-DMid Powell. Commerce House. SIRHOWT—Thomas Lewis, Emporium. jyjAZAWATTEE lyjAZAWATTEE -Ni AZAM"ATTER i "Al lAZAWATT-EF J3'-L CARMARTHENSHIRE. AMNUNFORD-W. Jones. CARMARTHEN-W. S. Morris, 24, Builth-street. FERRYSIDE-Jonah Thomas. KIDWELLY—David Griffiths, London House. do. J. E. Anthony. LLANELLY-W. D. Evans, i3, Market-street, do. W. Walters, Park House, do. E. Williams, 30, Ann-street. do. H. Williams, Albion House. LLA.vr)ory.RY-T. and W. Williams, London Hottst. LLANSADWRN—D. Griffiths. LLANSTEPHAN—John Davies, The Stores. LAUGHARNE—B. R. Thomas. PEMBREY—D. L. Rees. ST. CLEARS -D. Thomas & Co. J^JAZAWATTEE I "jyjT AZ A W ATTEE -NLI AZAWKTTFL j^JAZAWATTEE CARDIGANSHIRE. AMMANFORD—W. Jones. I CARDIGAN—Bowen Bros., Market-souare. C".RDIGA_Bowen Bros., Mftrket-sf>uare. I ÑIAZA ,V AT1'EE r MAZAWATTEE ly^AZAWATTEB AZA WATTEB PEMBROK ESHIRE. AIROTH-J. Richards, Post. Office. CAREW—E. Palmer, Carew Stores (opposite Castle). CLARBESTON ROAD-Harries and Evans, Post Office. FisaGL'ARD-J ohn Griffiths, Castle Stores. HAVERFORDWEST—J. RAmbs and bons. MILFORD HAVEN-W. Ð. Daysh. KARBERTH-T. E. & E. S. Morgan, High-street. NEYLAND—F. Beddow, High-street. P. MEROKE-WM. Powell, Brick House. PEMBROKE DOCK-W. T. Smith & Sons, Bush-sweet. I ST. DAVID'S—L. R. Owen & Co., Malta House, New street. SAUNDERSFOOT-T. Mathias. jy/j AZA W ATTEE I jyjAZAWATTEE AZA. WATTEB I lAZAWATTER MONM OUTSHIRE. ABERBEEG—E. Edmunds. ABRRCARNI,—George Jones, Victoria House. ABERGAVENNY—Wm. Davis, 7, Cross-street. BLACKWOOD—Richard Morri ABERTILLERY—Titus Phillips. BLAENAvoN-Davis BROS., Broad-street. BLAINA-IR. A. James, High-street. CAERLEON.-S. and C. Matthews, High-street, CHEPSTOW—T. S. Davies, St Mary-street. Cw MTILLERY—Johi i Mat t he ws. EBBW VALE—E. Phillips, Brierly Hill. do. Davis Bros. do. Evans and Davies, The Emporium James-street. FLEUR-DE-LIS—W. Nash. LLANHLLETH-J ames Mead, Llanhileth Grocery Snpnls Stores. MACHEN-Evan Jones and Co. MONMOUTH—Wm. Hall, Agincourt-square and Church street. P-NTYGiz-John Jones, King-street. NEWBRIDGE—Price Bros., Beehive Shop. NEWPORT-E. R. James, 193, Commercial-road. W. F. Leonard &Co., Alexandra-road, ùo. J. 4 C. Sankey, 141. Commercial-street, (io. C. P. Simiuonds, Maindee. do. J. Thomas, 41, High-street. elo. W. Turner, 159, CommerciaJ-road. PONTYPOOL-Davies Bros., George-street. RAGLAN-W. li. Williams. KISCA— E. A. Taylor. RHYMNEY—Phillip- & Co., Lombard House ROGERSTONE—J. Watkins. TREDEGAR—T. Price, Circle USK-W. & A Hobbs. Bridce-streef. jyTAZAWATTEE J AZA WATTE WATTES TVf AZA WATTEB .L' 14729