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BIRTHSrMAKRIAGES. DEATHS BIRTHS. DAym.-On May 24th, fit Glynderwen, Newport, Moo., the wife of Dr G. A. Davies, of a son. 868 LATCH.—At 17, Clifton-place, Newport, Mon., on 24th inst., the wife of T. Llewellyn Latch, of a daughter. 772 LLYWELLYN.—On Friday, May 20th, at Trecynon, the wife of Police-sergeant Lewis LlyweUyn, of a son. PHu.Lim-On the 22nd inst, at Carisbrook House, Penylan Park, Christchurch, the wife of Mr J. C. Phillips, of a son. 665 STROMG.—On May 19th, at Severn House, Nevil-road, Bristol, the wife of Charles E. Strong, of a daughter. MARRIAGES. AKERS—LEWIS.—May 25th, at St. Mary's, Tyndall's Park, Clifton, by the Rev W. F. Bryant, Reginald Foreshew, youngest son of the late Jas. M. Akers, of St. Fap, n's, to Lucy Adele, youngest (laughter of the late Richard Lewis, of Clutton. 941 CHUBB—VAUGHAN.—May 25th, at Conway-road Wes- leyan Chapel, by the Rev It. Jenkins, assisted by the Rev David Young, James Seymour Chubb to Jennie, eldest daughter of Councillor W. E. Va-ughan. No cards 935 DONOVAN—THOMAS.—On May 24th, at Charles-street Congregational Chapel, by the Rev J. Williamson, M.A., Thyrza, eldest daughter of Mr David Thomas, to Captain D. Donovan, of the s.s. Ely. 844 DEATHS. DAVIES.—On Sunday, 22nd inst., at the Ystalyfera Arms, Ystalyfera, I)avi(i Davimiaged 41. EVAi'fS—At 90, Brynymor-road, Swansea, on the 22nd inst., Minnie, the beloved wife of Eva.n Evans. KEYDELL.—On May 22nd, at Dundee, A. E. KeydelJ, late of Cardiff. 842 LEWIS.—May 23rd, at Nazareth House, Abercarn, Mr William Lewis, in his 81st year. MORGAN.—On the 23rd inst., after months of painful illness, at the residence of her son-in-law, Mr D. W. Jenkins, J.P., Brodawel, Caerleon, Monmouthshire, Elizabeth Morgan, Dresden House, Aberystwyth, in her 78th year. 1028 MORGAN.—On Saturday, at Dryscoed Farm, Idantwit Vardre, in her 26th year, Rebecca Morgan. Deeply lamented. Funeral on Thursday, at 2 p.m., for Bryntirion. Friends please accept this intimation. PHILLIPS.—On Friday morning, May 20th, Gwenllian wife of Mr W. T. Phillips, Wine and Spirit Merchant, 7, King-street, Carmarthen. Aged 43. 9940 THOMAS.—On Saturday, at his residence, John Thomas, Brecon Arms, Aberdare. 640 WOODS.—46, Partridge-road. Aged 58, Elizabeth, relict of the late Capt. J. Woods. 464

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COLLISION IN PENARTH ROADS. A Vessel Sunk. On Wednesday morning a disastrous collision occurred between the steamship F. T. Barry and the schooner Swan, of Jersey, coal-laden, and bound for Jersey. It appears, so far as can at present be ascertained, that the last-named vessel was pro- ceeding from the Port of Cardiff, and when off Penarth she was run into by a steamer, which subsequently proved to be the F. T. Barry, of London, and sustained such considerable damage as caused her to fill rapidly, and to sink within a few minutes on the East Mud. The crew, fortunately, all escaped without injury, and were landed in their own boat at the Pier Head just after daybreak this morning. The steamer, it is reported, has guatainedbut trifling damage, and entered the Penarth Dock last tide to load outward cargo.

ALLEGED ILLICIT BEER- SELLING. Prosecution at Barry. At Barry Dock police-court on Thursday—before Mr O. H. Jones and Major Thornley—John Wright, boarding-house keeper, Gueret-street, Barry Dock, was charged with selling beer without a licence. -P. C.'s Gammon and W. Phillips found eleven men and two young girls in the house on Sunday, the 15th inst, and several casks of beer. Nine of the men were sailors, who stayed aboard ship, the other two being natives. A warrant was issued for-Wright's apprehension.

[FROI "THE WORLD."] The Princesses were all in the deepest mourn- ing at the Drawing Rooms, and the appearance of the Throne Room was extremely sombre, as the Queen had commanded that Cabinet Ministers and their wives, the Household and wives, and the Diplomatic Corps (" male and female "), were to come in black. This regulation was either ignored or forgotten by a very few ladies, who will be in grievous disgrace at Court, as the Queen regards a breach of an order of this kind as a heinous offence. --0- The dates suggested for the two State Concerts were sent to the Queen on Thursday for approval. Xs is proposed to have one during 'the last week of June, and the other during the following week. About eight hundred invitations are to be issued for each concert. --0- The French Government has sent three superb pieces of tapestry to Copenhagen as a golden* wedding present to the King and Queen of Den- mark. One piece, which represents Baudry'9 Autumn and Winter," is Gobelins and the others, of which the subjects are landscapes by Francais, were executed at Beauvais. --0- The Empress Eugenie, v/ho has been residing a' Cap Martin for more than two months, is expected to passed July at Carlsbad, where she will take a course of the waters. The villa which the Em' press has decided to build at Cap Martin is to be commenced at once, and will probably be ready for occupation early next year. The late Lord Dudley's gallery at Dudley House, which consists of about 150 works of the choicest kind (including Raffaelle's Cruci fixion and Christ Preaching by Rembrandt, both having bean purchased from the collection of Cardinal Fesch), comes up for sale on Satur- day, the 21st of June. These pictures are not being sold by the present Lord Dudley, but by his father's executors, as they formed part of his personalty. -0- Lord Clinton, the Lord-Lieutenant of Devon* shire, took the chair on Thursday, for the first time since his return from Egypt, at the Devon County Council. He was warmly congratulated on his geatly improved health. Lord Clinton returned thanks to the Council for his election to the chairmanship during his absence. -0-- One is justified by long experience in looking for something startling when Lord Salisbury addresses a public audience, for he seems incap- able of resisting the temptation to blurt out all that is in him when he finds himself face to face with a popular gathering. In his Hastings harangue the Premier has surpassed himself, and has sprung upon his bewildered supporters a sub- ject which they would much have preferred to leave in the obscurity to which it has been con- signed for the last half-dozen years or so. What was the cause of the outburst no one can make out. It seems hardly credible that the Premier was "got at" by the United Empire Trade Leaguers and yet it is more than hinted th^t this was the case. The only alternatr. f is to suppose that Lord Salisbury, overcome by a desIre to catch votes, allowed himself to plunge into a discourse of which lie can hardly be paid to have worked out the details. Of tha effects of his indiscretion at Westminster it is useless to try to make any secret. The majority of Conservatives, and all Liberal Unionists, not excepting the Chancellor of the Exchequer, are perplexed and (to put it mildly) perturbed. • What will probably be the first public Roya1 visit to Tonbridge since Edward I. was enter tained there three days, will be made by th* Princess Beatrice, accompanied by her husband, on Tuesday, the 28th prox., to open a two days fete and tancy fair, to be held in the grounds of Tonbridge Castle, with the object of raiding some £ 2,000, which sum is said to be urgently for the enlargement and renovation of the church and several worthy institutions of this ancient and interesting parish. I was acquainted (says "Atlas") with the late Mr Osgood, the American publisher, for mf.nV years. A novel of mine was published in serial form by his firm, Fields, Osgood, and Company, in their weekly magazine, Every Saturday, and I received much kindness both from MrJ. T. Fields and Mr Osgood when I visited America. Afr Mr Osgood was a cultured, quiet man, of par- ticularly ^harming manner it was with him that Dickens engaged in the walking-match at Boston which is described in Forster's Life. [FROM "TRUTH."] Last -wooit,the new method of summoning carri- ages at Buckingham Palace utterly broke down, and there was a frightful scenq of confusion after Monday's Drawing-room, when many ladies waited at the entrance for more than an hour before they could get away, and two or three aristocratic females were nearly fainting with fatigue. If a vendor of tea and bread-and-butter had suddenly appeared, he could readily h& sold his supplies at his own price. The Drawing-rooms were far from lively func- tions. Tne, State apartments were so cold that the women jvere nearly frozen, and most of them- kept on their shawls and wraps until the very last moment. There were a series of frantic struggles at the various barriers on Monday, and such loud and violent altercations took between certain angry dames that their shrill voices were distinctly audible in the Throne' room. These discreditable scenes were the more unpardonable because everybody ought to have known that all the Royalties were certain to wait until the whole of the company had passed through the Throne-room, so there wa3 no object in fighting pertinaciously for pre- cedence. It was a very full Drawing-room, there being nearly 400 presentations, and altogether about 1,500 people attended but the company could not be truly described as generally "smart,' for tag-rag and bob-tail of the most slip-slop description greatly preponderated. -0 There was a marked absence of beauty, and many of the "magnificent toilettes" which thrett' the daily papers into paroxysms of praise were in the worst possible taste, while a large number of the younger females were preposterously and ridiculously over-dressed and over-jewelled. --0-- The company were rushed through the Throne- room at express speed, and, as there was no hand-kissing, the function was disposed of with a celeri ty quite beyond conception. --o Wednesday's Drawing-room was far better in every respect. No crowd, and some really notable beauties. Lady Brooke looked quite lovely in most exquisite dress, and was the cynosure of al' eyes, while the Duchess of Portland an her sister-in-law, Lady Henry Bentinek, were both greatly admired. "The black dress of the Duchess exactly suited her stately figure, and it showed off her superb jewels to the greatest advantage. Lady Ulrica Duncombe was decidedly the beauty among the debutantes of the week. -0-- This week the annual lawn tennis tournament is being held in Fitzwilliam-square, Dublin* Tennis-players from all parts of the kingrdom are taking part in the contest. Messrs B*dd*Iey» Renshaw, Lewis, and Barlow are amongst players. The ladies known to fame in the world who are taking part in the matches in" elude Mrs Hildyard, Miss Lottie Dodd, an^ Miss Martin. Mr Lewis has now won the Championship for two successive years. He carry off the cup if successful this year. --o- I trust that Liberal candidates will understand that Mrs Gladstone remains President of the Women's Liberal Federation, and that the con' netf-tion of the Federation with the Liberal Party is recognised, until after the General Election, on the distinct assurance of the Executive that Liberal candidate is to be asked to pledge himsen to vote for woman's suffrage as a condition of the Federation working for him. So soon as the Election is over, the Federation may itself, if it pleases, into a Woman's Suffraff Federation, for a new central association will b formed, in whose programme woman's suffra, formed, in whose programme woman's suffra# will not appear, although, of course, any of members will be free to join a Woman's Suffrage Association. I take it that the Dissolution will be at the of June, and that the Ulster orgie that is for the 17th will be the climax on which the ctir, tain is to be rung down. -0-- Now, let me give a word of advice to out Nationalist friends. Wellington and Blijebef won the battle of Waterloo by acting togethfr against the common enemy. We cannot Home Rule without you, and you cannot win 1 without us. If the Prussians had passed the day of Waterloo quarrelling with each other Wavres, it is by no means improbable Napoleon would have been the victor. Love each other, hate each other as you but act unitedly on the day of battle. You really have nothing, so far as I can see, to fight about* You all want a good straightforward Home Rul Bill. If we and you unitedly do not get majority, you will have no Bill, good, bad, or IT" different. First, therefore, catch your hare. caught, it will be time enough to consider whethe it is one that you can eat. We are not going to /°rC. it down your throats. Indeed, we could not if tried. It will be for you to take it or leave But what is the sense of crying stinking fish, whe the fish is still in the sea V o Let bygones be bygones. Your first step shorn* be to have an Election Committee, and this CotCt, mittee should honestly go through the candidate on both sidas of your mysterious dispute, ll,. everywhere select the man most likely to Wlr., Whether the man be O'This or O'ThFtt is a matte; of importance perhaps to the particular O, but of importance to Ireland, All family quarrels M settled by give and take, where there is ,no unde lying principle at issue. You may depend e this the hour and the man have come; if 1-fooie Rule is wrecked by your wrangles, posterity not admire you quite the reverse. Hours an men are not to be secured every day.

A novel reception is being arranged for Lord Mayor when he visits Pontypridd. lordship will be driven into tho town fj'0 Llantnsant by his Honour Judge G^vl'y. 0 Williams, and it is suggested that he sboidd met at Pencoedcae by the farmers of the distr1 on horseback, and thus escorted into the toWIJ.

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SATURDAY, MAT 28, 1892. LIBERALISM IN SOUTH WALES. THE fifth annual meetings of the South Wales Liberal Federation, which were held at Llanelly on Monday, admirably illustrate the high-water mark of the cause of Liberal- ism in the Southern half of the Principality. The gatherings are marked by all the signs of a vigorous and healthy organisation. There was a strength in the large number of delegates which attended and there could be no mistaking the unanimity of purpose and the fervour and earnestness which can only come of conviction. It was very fitting that the meetings should have been held in the Carmarthen Boroughs following on the difficulty which has now happily been overcome. For months past the Tory Press has been busy magnifying differences of personal opinion into a party split," in the hope of creating political dissension and division. After Monday's gathering the beliefs of these Tory writers about a political split in the Carmarthen Boroughs are surely dissipated. The meetings, too, were -purely gather- ings of the rank and file. The Parliamentary representatives were mostly detained at Westminster, but this fact 1 robbed the gathering of none of its interest, nor of its importance for that matter. The primary object ot the gathering of delegates of the Federation at Llanelly was a review of THO position of the Liberal party in South Wales, and from this point of view the assembly was a success. That the Federation adopted the Newcastle Pro- gramme goes without saying, because the Liberalism of South Wales is always in the van of Liberal progress. But the Conference was occupied with something more than the programme of the Liberal party. Wales has special questions which interest her and need of special reforms and legislation. There is in Wales an ever-growing desire for a more popular magistracy, a magistracy in touch and in sympathy with the masses of the people there is a great education question ,;Wales desires a University charter to place her on equal footing with other parts of the United Kingdom; and there is also a Local Government question in Wales marked by the desire for a measure giving to the Welsh the control of their own purely local aiiairs. The Disestablishment of the Church and the tithe question were also re- viewed, and the progress towards the goal of success noted. The gathering was marked by every characteristic of a vigorous and successful party, and coming on the eve of the general election, the success fore- shadowed in the unanimity and the enthusiasm displayed on Monday will be noted with satisfaction, not only by pro- gressive politicians in the Principality, but by the great Liberal party beyond the borders.

PROHIBITION IN CANADA. THE REV CHARLES BERRY, who was once talked of as a successor to the Rev WARD BEBCHER, has just returned from a trip round the world. Of course the inevitable narrative has appeared, and no pages in The Young Man will be found more in- teresting to South Wales than the author's impressions upon the liquor traffic in Canada. No one will suspect the Rev CHARLES BERRY of a bias in favour of the drink seller but, on the contrary, will be inclined to credit him with a desire to hide as much as possible any evil results which may accrue from the operation of the Pro- hibition Law in the North-West territories. However, he does not give a very hopeful account of the effect. Drink is smuggled in in all sorts of disguises. The authorities noticed a large importation of eggs. They were merely shells filled with whiskey. Every device which ingenuity can invent has been brought into play in order to defeat the law. That they are successful (remarks Mr BERRY) is only too evident to the most casual observer." He asserts to his own knowledge that men can get drunk before nine in the morning, for his coach- man nearly upset his party into a river owing to intoxication, and he was assured by one authority that as much drunkenness can be witnessed in the Rockies as in any place of the same number of people, with this important difference, that it is a more mad and diabolic drunkenness, because of the vicious doctoring of the drink by the un- principled and uncontrolled vendor. In the towns there is only partial prohibition, and opinion differs as to the result. In the city of Halifax the effect of the present legislation is a matter of debate. The most important difference between the present law and the preceding provincial legislation is in relation to saloon licences. The city had for many years a large number of saloons which were licensed by the municipal authorities. The Act of 1886 was designed to prohibit this form of the traffic. An hotel licence authorises the sale of liquor under certain conditions to bona-fide guests. A shop licence authorises the sale in quanti- ties not less than one pint, and prohibits drinking on the premises.. The advocates of prohibition, who secured the passing of this legislation, admit that the Act has not realised their expectations in the city of Halifax. Though no bars are allowed by law, it is alleged that there are as many as there were before, that holders of shop licences sell to persons who drink on the premises, and that there is, as before, much selling by unlicensed persons. Many citizens are of opinion that the provisions of the law are so stringent that in the present state of public opinion they cannot be successfully en- forced. It is claimed, on the other hand, however, by the friends of the law, that its failure is due to want of proper action on the part of the officials entrusted with its administration, and that if properly en- forced it would diminish the liquor traffic.

A NOTABLE WELSHMAN. AMONG contemporary Welshmen, the Rev JOHN THOMAS, of Liverpool, occupies a posi- tion at once eminent and honourable. Few men have consecrated themselves so abso- lutely to the service of their fellows, and to few has it been given to see the accomplish- ment of so many cherished purposes which they had at heart. Dr. THOMAS'S labours have been remarkable for their duration as well as for their character. Last Sunday he celebrated the 50th year of his work in the pulpit. Unhappily his physical vigour has been impaired by a trying illness, but his faith is serene, his intellect unclouded, his spirit unquenched. Since he first commenced to preach, half a century ago, Mr THOMAS has seen his native land pass through strange and stirring vicissitudes. There has been a phenomenal development of her natural re- sources. She has grown in wealth and com- mercial importance. Nor have the higher interests of her people been neglected. Religious agencies have been multiplied, and education has been placed within reach of all. Dr THOMAS has himself exercised a powerful influence on the life and thought of Wales. His services to Nonconformity have been priceless. Scarce a town or a village in Wales but has been quickened by his eloquent voice and uplifted by his unconquerable faith. Though austere as any Puritan, Dr THOMAS has an overflowing love for humanity. Brave in heart, in- flexible in principle, he is also gentle as a child. In the pulpit his very appearance suggests things high and holy. As Mr LEWIS MORRIS has finely said :— There is a consecration not of man, Nor given by laid-on-hands nor acted rite. That consecration is seen in the serene face of Dr THOMAS. As a preaeher he casts a kind of spell over his audience which even his eloquence does not entirely explain. A kindling eye and a grace of gesture heighten the effect of a mellifluous voice. Dr THOMAS'S triumphs have not been confined to the pulpit. The temperance cause has no more fervid advocate or devoted friend. As an exponent of the principles of civil and religious liberty, he is among the foremost of living Welshmen. In journalism he has achieved a reputation which, of itself, would be considerable. His work in the Press has been distinguished by its elevation of tone, its healthy patriotism, and its abiding love of truth and justice. No unworthy sentence has ever flown from the pen of "Llad- merydd. Such men as Dr. THOMAS are a precious possession to a people, and we hope he may yet be spared many years to serve the land he loves so well.

MADAME PATTI'SHOMECOMING Madame Patti Nicolini, Signor Nicoline, and suite passed through Brecon on Wednesday by special train for Craig-y-nos. Some delay occurred owing to the Cambrian locomotive attached to the train failing just outside the station. A Midland engine was immediately sent to bring the tram in, and the fair Diva, who looked ex- ceedingly well after her American tour, was soon ableto resume her journev toher Welsh mountain 1 hoDQO*

WELSH ECHOES FROM LONDON. .I By Cur Special Welsh Correspondent. POLITICAL-LITERARY- PERSONAL. Wales in Parliament. Welsh interest in Parliament during the last week has almost exclusively centred in the gallant but hopeless fight waged by the small party of Welshmen, members of the Grand Committee on Law, m their opposition to the Clergy Discipline Bill. The potent influence of Mr ^Gladstone's presence, the unyielding suavity of the Attorney- General, and the ramping vehemence of Mr George Bartley were alike powerless to quell the ardour or diminish the courage of the little band of four who struggled to the last. As the French- man said, It was magnificent, but it was not war." Eventually the chairman of the com- mittee, who has acted throughout with most commendable impartiality, felt constrained to introduce stringent rules with the view of limiting the discussion on the numerous amend- ments submitted by the Welsh party. This led to an alteration of plan, and it was decided not to proceed further in committee, but to carry the amendments bodily to the Houso of Commons to be discussed on the consideration of the report. It is not very likely that much will be done in this direction, for it were useless to deny that the feeling of the House is dead against the fighting minority in this matter. Fighting under these circumstances cannot be pleasant or prolonged. Reports from Wales, however, state that the Radical wmg of the Liberal party there strongly approves the action of the Welsh members who divided their allegiance and even opposed Mr Gladstone sooner than give way on what they con- sidered to be the fundamental principal of Liberal- ism. The resolution of the South Wales Federation at Llanelly was very much appreciated. It came as a word of comfort and of cheer to men working under very trying eircurfstance. The Birming- ham Corporation Water Bill is not yet out of the wood. Its promoters on the whole triumphed in Committee, but they have yet to run the gauntlet ot several amendments which will be proposed by Mr Thomas Ellis on Report. These aim at securing compensation and goodwill to dis- possessed tenants, and preserving the fishing rights and priviliges of the people of Rhayader and the district. Failing proper consideration, I understand that it is the intention of Sir Hussey Vivian to move the rejection of the Bill. The Welsh National Institutions Bill is again on the tapis. The Lord Mayor's Welsh Banquet. The arrangements for the National Welsh Banquet to be given by the Lord Mayor at the Mansion House, on the 28th instant, are now completed. It will probably be the largest repre- sentative gathering of the kind that has ever met within the walls of the Mansion House. The dinner will be given in the Egyptian Hall, covers being laid for close upon 400 guests. The toast list, in addition to the loyal toasts, include the Army, Navy, and Reserve Forces, the Bishops, Clergy, and Ministers of every denomination, the Houses of Parliament, the toast of the evening Wales" to be proposed to the Lord Mayor, who will speak in the vernacular with two speeche in response, one in English the other in Welsh, the toast of Literature, Science, and Art, the toast of the Welsh Corporations and Mayors, and, of course, the health of the host, Lord Mayor Evans. Amongst the probable speakers I may mention the Dake of Beaufort, the Bishop of St. David's, Lord Penrhyn, Sir Hussey Vivian, Mr Dillwyn, Mr Osborne Morgan, Mr Lewis Morris, Admiral Mayne, Mr Thomas Ellis, Professor Rhys, the Mayor of Cardiff, and others. The musical programme will be of a Welsh character, and the following artistes (representing all parts of Wales) will take part in it :-Miss Katie Thomas (Haverfordwest), Miss Hannah Jones (Swansea), Miss Susannah Pierce (Dolgelley), Miss Mary Thomas (Ynyshir), Mr Maldwyn Humphreys (Machynlleth), Mr W. Evans (Morriston), Mr Lucas Williams (Ponty- pridd, now London), Mr Charles Coram (New- castle Emlyn), and Mr Frederic Griffiths (Swansea). By special request Mr John Thomas (harpist to her Majesty the Queen) will play Welsh melodies on the harp. Y Cymmrodor." After a long interval the concluding number of the eleventh volume of the Cymmrodor has made its appearance. It is one of the best numbers of the entire series. The editor, Mr Egerton Philli- more, contributes a deeply-learned and masterly paper on "'The Publication of Welsh Records." On this subject there is probably no living writer with a knowledge as wide and far-reaching as that of the editor of the Cymmrodor. Originally read before the Cymmrodorion Section of the National Eisteddfod at Brecon in 1889, the paper has since been enriched with many important additions, the result of further investigations. The great and. pressing need for the publication of the historical records of the Principality has been discussed over and over again with very little practical re- sult. At the present moment the Cymmro- dorion Society are making an earnest effort to fill up at least a part of the gap. The perusal of Mr Philliniore'3 most valuable paper cannot but convince the most casual that a work of immense magnitude and pressing necessity lies ready to hand. Mr J. W. Willis-Band's article on The True Objects of Welsh Archaeology is another appeal in the same direction. In addi- tion to these two papers the Cymmrodor con- tains Notes on the Crofter System of the Western Isles of Scotland" and The Callernish Stones of Lewis," by Mr Alfred N. Palmer, whose local inquiries into the history of Wrex- ham and the neighbourhood has been produc- tive of so much excellent work; a delightful paper on Henry Vaughan, of Scethrog," by Mr F. T. Palgrave, Professor of Poetry at the University of Oxford and a plea for The Pro- posed University for Wales," by Principal T. F. Roberts, formerly of the University College, Cardiff. Cymru. Mr Owen M. Edwards's delightful magazine flourishes and grows in power and interest from month to month. His instalment of the History of Wales for the current month has a charming thaper on Romance and Song," in which he gives his readers a peep at the treasures of Llyfr Da Caerfyrddin, Llyfr Coch Hergest, and Llyfr Taliesin. From Myrddin Fardd's notable collec- tion of autograph letters the editor prints somn of the correspondence of Rhisiart Mocus, brother of Lewis Morns Mon, and friend of the great Goronwy, with Hugh Hughes, of Llwydiarth Esgob, known to hia contemporaries as Y Bardd Coch." A short sketch is given of Rhobert William y Pandy," one of the unknown poets oi Wales-the man who wrote the familiar line :— Beibl I bawb o bob! y byd." Alport rait and a few biographical notes con corning Daniel Owen will be welcome to the thousands who have read with delight the most popular Welsh novel of the day—"Rhys Lewis." An attempt is made in this number to start a collection of popular rhymes. With Cadrawd and Mr Owen Edwards at work we ought to see many a gem rescued. A brief desetiption of the unveiling of Bishop Morgan's monument at St Asaph ends with au appeal for a similar kind of menmrial to John Penry in South Wales in con- nection with the tercentenary of his death, which occurred in 1593. Some of Tudur AledV Cywyddau are reproduced from the Piser Hir. To those in search of information most delicately imported I would refer the reader to the Editor' replies to his correspondents. They are most deliciously humorous as well as instructive. Cyfaill yr Aelwyd." Cyfadll yr Aelwyd, under the editorship of Elfe. and Cadrawd, fully maintains its reputation The current number opens with a sympathetic sketch of Islwyn, one of the purest poets which this. latter half of the nineteenth century has seen in Wales. Islwyn's character and Islwyn'n poetry have a special charm for a poet of Elfed' temperament, and he writes delightfully con cerning the dead master. One of the tit-bits o: the notice is a letter trom Islwyn to Atban Fardt1 —the rugged bard of Swansea, who has so recently joined the great majonty-disel aiming. in his own mild and melancholy way, against th deterioration of the modern eisteddfod, par- ticularly in South Wales, where (in his time) it bad become a mere musical festival. An appeal to a somewhat mixed lot: of correspondents enables the Editor to note the course of reading amongst students of Welsh literature. The Mabirtogion is apparently first favourite, for it comes into the lists of selected I books sent in by Mrs Thomas, of St. Anne's, Mr Thomas Ellis, M.P., Professor Rbys, Dr Emry. Jones, Mr Gwenogvryn Evans, Mr Owen M. Edwards, Professor Michael Jones, the Rev Daniel Rowland, Bangor, Mr J. S. Lloyd, M.A., Mr D. Lleuver Thomas, and Professor J. Morris Jones. It is cunous to note how theological bias affects the choice of books amongst some of the widest-read Welsh divines. Dr Herber Evan3,. for example, places his six' best-beloved works as; follows Corph Duwinyddiaeth Dr Lewiq, Cofiant John Jones, Talysarn. Traethodau a Pbregethau J.B. Gweithoedd Cawrdaf. Adgofion fv Ngweinidogaeth (Emrys). Traethodau Dr Edwards. To my mind, the most characteristic selection of all is that of the Rev Michael Jones, of Bala, which stands thus Apocrypa. Bardd Cwsg. Mabinogion. Twm o'r Nant. Y Ffydd Ddiffuant. Drych y Prifoessedd. _0 From the Editor's chair we have a timely pro- test against the vulgarising of the Bardic chair, and an appeal for retaining its glory and charm only in connection with the National Eisteddfod. Jottings. Mr D. Lleuver Thomas, of the South Wales Circuit, who is now acting as Assistant Com- missioner under the Royal Commission on Labour in South Wales, is to be married in the course of next month to Miss Mary Gethin, of Aberdare. Mr Thomas, I understand, has finished his inquiry into the state of agricul- ture in the Vale of Glamorgan, and sent in his report thereon. On Monday he commenced his inquiries in Pembrokeshire, where the County Council has appointed a committee to assist him. In one of his recent letters from the American continent Mr Rudyard Kipling refers in com- plimentary terms to the city of St. Paul, which, "standing at tho barn-door of the Dakota and Minnesota granaries, is all things to all men except to Minneapolis." One of the many enter- prising Welshmen who have made St. Paul what she is is now on a hurried 4isit to the old country. Mr T. Bowen Jones, who is a native of Nev/castle-Emlyn, is a member of the well-known firm of Beaumout and Co., of St. Paul, and, curiously enough, is home on an important financial mission, in which Minneapolis is more concerned than the rival town where Mr Jones is located. It thus looks as if St. Paul and its Westminster were becoming all things to all men, Minneapolis included Mr Bowen Jones is an ardent Cymmrodor and an excellent Cymro. On the 25th of June there is to be a dinner at the Savile Club to celebrate the commencement of the Cymmrodorion Record Series and to meet the Lord Mayor of London. For Tuesday next the Lord Mayor has sent out invitations to a public meeting at the Mansion House in aid of the fund of com- pleting the restoration of the building for the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth, and for maintaining and extending the work of the college.

THE DURHAM STRIKE. A Compromise Rejected by the Employers The ballot amongst the Durham miners showed that the majority of their numbers are in favour of accepting a reduction of 10 per cent. in wages. Oommmrications were at once opened with the coalowners, who replied agreeing to meet the united committees on Saturday. The Wages Committee of the Coalowners' Association at Newcastle met in the afternoon the men's representatives from Durham. After a conference, in which certain employers, in a spirit of conciliation, urged the modification offered by the men, the majority decided t8 adhere to 13% reduction. Graat disappointment is felt at the result. A Manifesto by the Men. The Durham Miners' Federation Board, on Monday night, issued a manifesto in reply to the coalowners' action in remain- ing firm for 13% per cent. reduction. The manifesto says:—" It is with feelings of deepest regret we find our efforts to effect a settlement by conciliation have failed. We have done all wecould in the interests of peace, and the future of this awful struggle is with the owners. So far as we can see the struggle must continue unless you are prepared to submit to the unjust de- mands of the owners. We implore you to be patient under the strain placed upon you by the latest action of the owners, from which it is evident they would crush and reduce you to the level of serfdom." The manifesto nclndes with an appeal for sub- scriptions. Theminers generally express themselves bitterly against the owners, and their deter- mination to continue the strike to the last extremity. Deputations have been appomted to visit every coalfield in tbetbree kingdoms tosolicit support. The sympathy of the public has turned to the men since the refusal of the owners to accept the 10 per cent, reduction. The latest circular issued from the Federation Board caused much enthusiasm amongst the men. Appeal to the Queen. The president and general secretary of the Cleveland Ironstone Miners' Association have despatched a petition to the Queen appealing for her Majesty's assistance on behalf of the miners and limestone quarrymou, who, the petition stated, had been deprived for 10 weeks of themaeans of earning a livelihood. The petition continues, "These men, with their wives and children, from no fault of their own, are entirely dependent on charity, and the only apology for our temerity in approaching your Majesty is the urgent necessity for help to twenty-eight thousand beings on the verge of starvation."

THE PONTYPRIDD RAILWAY ACCIDENT. i Romantic Sequel. The Rev. J. M. Howells, Baptist minister, now of Maesteg, who it will be remembered suffered the loss of a leg at the railway collision at the Pontypridd station in September last, and who recovered £ 1,000 damages from the Taff Vale Company, was 011 Thursday married at Maesteg by tbe Rev E. E. Probert, of Pontypridd. The bride was a widow, named Mrs M. A. Thomas, a nurse at Pontypridd Union Infirmary, who nursed the rev. gentleman through the lengthened period of his detention in that hospital. The bridegroom thus lost a leg, but found a wife and £ 1,000.

ROLLED HEn OVER THE BRIDGE Charge of Murder. At Leeds assizes on Thursday, H.Walker, a respectably-dreased and intelligent-looking young man, was charged with the wilful murder of May Ann Chapman, at Dewsbury, on the night of May 9th. The prisoner pleaded not guilty. On the day named the prisoner had been m the company of Chapman, and as they were crossing Savile Bridge, at night, he lifted her up and rolled her over the bridge. She was drowned. The evidence showed that Walker was drunk at the time of the occurrence. Prisoner slept for four hours after his arrest, and on waking said lie knew nothing of what had taken place. The jury found the prisoner guilty of manslaughter and he was sentenced to 12 months imprisonment.

BREACH OF THE SUNDAY CLOSING ACT. At Barry Dock police-court on Thursday, Mary Benjamin, landlady of the Dusty Forge, St Michaelstone suoer- Ely, was charged with a breach of the Sunday-closing Act. Mr J, u. Jones Cardiff, defended.— The evidence of PC's Stead and Lane was to the effect that they visited the Dusty Forge on Sunday, the 8th inst. The door was open previously but when they ap- proached it was closed and bolted. \fter they had knocked and obtained admittance hey found six men in the tap-room, iwo of them Jave an address at Plassey-street, Penarth, which was afterwards found" to be incorrect. With regard to the addresses of the four others, these were practically correct; but a man named Coles, who said he lived at Ordell-street, Roath Was found to ieaide within two and a half mil«3 of the public. A bicyclist named Jeene* livinc at/ Newport-road, called white the Se S 4 ,The innkeeper simply asked where he.had rorne from, and when he replied, "Roath, Cardiff, he was supplied ginger-ale. Mr Jones severely cross-examined the Witnesses, nM shook the evi- dence on one or two points. Several witnesses were called for the defence. The chairman elicited the fact that two of them addresses at the docks, whereas tliev resided-at De Burge-street. -The Bench smd there w 3 doubt about the case, and di<*mi<«pd it with a caution to the defendant. Thly teJured P.O. Stead for the manner in which he had his evl(We-

=- SEQUEL TO A BREACH OF PROMISE CASE. field bounty Court was one m which the defen- danb was George Fen ton Heald, organ builder, and the nlaintif? Rebecca Pollard, spinster, St. PMLlps Vic,%r.%ge, Wiufield. The judg- meat aeainsf >„ fnr the sum of £ 50, and it «» awarded this amount by a jury at^Nottingoam Assizes, for f promise of marriage. Mr T. H. DeLrnThttSbf Mee and Co., Ret- ford) now appeared for the plaintiff, afid Mr- Robinson forthe defendant, and it was agreed 'that the debt should be P»id by instaJlnent'3 of £ l per month. ——

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JUBILEE OF THE REV DR JOHN THOMAS. Presentation of a Cheque for £ 1,000. In celebration of the fiftieth year of the ministry of the Rev John Thomas, D.D., of the Welslf Tabernacle Church, Netherfield-road South, Liverpool, a soiree was held on Tuesday evening in the chapel, attended by the members of the congregation as well as by a large number of ministers from all parts of the Pnnci- pality. Advantage was taken of the occasion to present Dr Thomas with a cheque, two illuminated addresses, one from the various denominations of the Welsh nation and the other from his own flock. After tea, provided in the schoolroom, the gathering adjourned to the chapel, where the presentations were made. The idea of expressing in suitable form the nation's appreciation of Dr. Thomas's prolonged public services was first conceived in July last by Alderman Thomas Williams, Merthyr. an old friend of the rev. gentleman, and with the assistance of the Rev J. Machreth Rees, of Carnarvon, and the Rev H. M. Hughes, of Liverpool (who acted as secretaries), a committee representing the various denomina- tions was formed to promote a testi- monial. When the first committee meeting was called, in the middle of September, although no circulars had been sent out, nearly £4.00 had been promised. Since then, without the aid of collecting book, circular, or local committees, this amount has increased to £ 1,034. Alderman Thomas Williams, Messrs Morley Bros, (London), and an anonymous donor, R. W. each con- tributed £ 100; while Messrs Stuart Rendel, M.P., W. Crosfield (Liverpool), and A. Howard (Manchester), subscribed S25 each. Dr Thomas1 was ordained at Bwlchnewydd, 1842, and, after doing pastoral duty at various places, was called to his present appointment, which he has held for 27 years. The gathering in the chapel was presided over by Mr Alderman Thomas Williams, J.P., of Merthyr, and amongst those present, in addition to the Rev Dr Thomas, were the Revs Dr Herber Evans, Carnarvon (chairman of the Congrega- tional Union of England and Wales); DrjRoberts, Wrexham Dr O. Evans, London O. Thomas, M.A., London R. Thomas, Swansea J. Miles, Aberystwyth J. Charles, Denbigh; D. Oliver, Holywell; J, M. Jones, Caer- gwrle; E. Davies, Chester R. Roberts, Manchester; and Josiah Thomas, M.A. Alderman T. Gee, Denbigh Messrs C. R. Jones, J.P., Llanfyllin; J. Davies, Denbigh J. Jones, E. Roberts, D. Pugh, Manchester, &c., &c. Letters of apology were received from several erentlemen who were unable to be present. Mr Stuart Rendel, M.P., wrote—"It is to Dr Thomas I owe my first lesson in Welsh Non- conformity and the revelation of its national character. As an Englishman and a Churchman I had held the English and the Church view of Welsh Dissent. It was enough for me to be brought into contact with Dr Thomas to learn what are the actual churches of Wales, and who are the real pastors of the Welsh people, From Dr Thomas also I came to understand that, when religion has once sprung from the people itself and found national leaders and a free organisa- tion, then it has become not only a national but an abiding institution. Lastly, to Dr Thomas I owe my experience of that evangelical fervour which marks him as lineal successor of those apostles of Wales by whom the Principality was redeemed when betrayed and abandoned by an English State Church, and whose traditions and memories are the most inspiring inheritance of the Welsh race." The proceedings were conducted entirely in Welsh. After an address from the Chairman, the Rev Dr Roberts, Wrexham, and the Rev H. M. Hughes spoke of the high character and great services of Dr Thomas. Then Mr H. Matthews, senior deacon of the church, read an address from the members of the rev. gentleman's con- gregation. Dr Thomas, who is recovering from a serious, illness, was forbidden by his medical adviser to take part in the meeting, and his response to the address was read by his son, Rev Owen Thomas, M.A., London.—The Rev H. M. Hughes then read the national address. The national address was signed on behalf of the General Committee by Mr Thomas Williams (chairman), Mr D. Lloyd George, M.P. (vice- chairman), Mr C. R. Jones, J.P., treasurer • and bv the secretaries, Revs H. M. Hughes' and Machreth Rees. The Rev Dr. Thomas, following the ad vice of his doctor, did not address the meeting His reply to the presentation was read by his son, and expressed his sincere thanks to the promoters of the presentation. Referring to the national address, he said that all the questions mentioned therein were questions to which he had devoted the greater part of his public life. None who were not acquainted with the history of Wales 50 years ago could appreciate the position the nation was in. He was now sometimes taunted with not moving fast enough with the tide of national feeling which permeated their native land. That might be true but he advocated movements 50 years ago which the great mass of the people had only given their adherence to to-day—(applause) —ancl it was not an easy or a pleasant occupation for one who bad devoted a long life to great and burning questions to chase every hare that crossed his path. (Applause.) If he saw the drink traffic placed under the control of the people, and the Church disestablished and disendowed he would gladly espouse any other claim which they were righteously and justly entitled to. (Applause.) He had no objection to fight Disestablishment on national lines but his battle-cry, from the com- mencement of the campaign, had been perfect religious equality." He would gladly accept less as an instalment, but his goal was perfect re- ligious freedom." For the deep and widesoread sympathy shown him in his illness, and the expression given to it in the handsome testi- monial they had presented him he wasunableto find suitable words to express himself. (Applause.) Dr THOMAS, having aocepted the testi- monial and addresses, said that he was still in feeble health, and he would be obliged to go. He was very sorry to leave the meeting. He just wished to say that he thanked them all most heartily for the great kindness they had shown to him. "He was a man under authority," and there were those close by who watched him and told him it was time to leave. (Applause.) The Rev Dr Owen Evans, of London, the Rev D. M. Jenkins, of Liverpool, and the Rev J. Miles, of Aberystwyth, having spoken, The Rev Dr HICBBEB EVANS (Chairman of the Congregational Union of England and Wales), who was received with great applause, said that Dr Thomas had been with him (the speaker) in all the great events of his life. Dr Thomas had spent his life to serve the public, and it had been a life of great wear and tear. Of him it might be said, He was a burning and a shining light." Dr Thomas had been literally burning—con- suming—in his Master's service for well-nigh 50 (Applause.) The Nonconformity of Wales was under deep obligations to him. In one word, the whole Welsh nation had been benefited by his work, politically, morally, ] and religiously. The last half-century had brought m a New Wales," and Dr Thomas had taken a foremost place in its conflicts for civil and i religious liberty, and in its struggles for sobriety, purity, and temperance. (Applause.) The meeting was afterwaids addressed by the 1 Rev R. Roberts, Manchester the Rev George Lord, Stanley the Rev R. Thomas, Landore; ] and Alderman Gee, Denbigh. A vote of thanks to toe chairman, proposed by Mr Herbert Roberts, J.P., Liberal candidate for West Denbigh, and seconded by the Rev D. Powell, Liverpool, closed the proceedings.

ATTEMPTED SUICIDE AT MAESTEG. At 11 p.m. on Wednesday, Police-sergeant Hiil was visited at the Maesteg Police-station by James Duplaw, lessee of the Maesteg Market. Duplaw stated that people were running after him in the streets, and calling him a lunatic. Mr Hill obtained lodgings for him at the Odd- fellows' Arms, and saw nothing more of him until about six o'clock this morning, when he came again to the police-station without shoes or hat and complained that people kept saying he was a lunatic, and that he was afraid to go out. He asked as a favour to be allowed to go in a cell for a while for safety, and as the sergeant considered him mentally deranged he thought it wise to detain him until he could be examined. About 8.15 Mr Hill's son was passing the cell door, when Duplaw spoke to him, and asked to see the sergeant. About ten minutes later he passed the cell door again when he noticed a scarf tied to a bar which runs across the trap door of the cell. He peeped in and saw Duplaw hanging and black in the face with the scarf tied tightly round his neck. He at once pulled his knife out and cut the scarf, when Duplaw fell to the ground behind the door. The sergeant at once attended to him and summoned Dr Thomas. The unfortunate man is recovering. It is stated that he had received notice to quit the market, and this appears to have preyed upon his mind.

TRAGIC AFFAIR AT FERRYSIDE. Three Attempts at Suicide. A woman named Jane Jones, living near Tanlan Farm, Ferryside, made three attempts at suicide early on Wednesday morning. She first took some precipitate ointment, and then cut a nasty wound in her throat with a razor. Having failed in these attempts she went about 200 yards from the house to a large pond to drown herself, but here again she failed, and walked back to the house. By this time her aged father had risen from bed and saw his daughter's condition. No reason can be given for such a rash attempt at suicide.

Distressing Affair at T reforest. Q CORONER'S INQUIRY. Verdict of Manslaughter. On Thursday morning Mr E. B. Reece, Coroner, held an inquiry at the Llanbradach Arms, Treforest, touching the death of Hopkin Isaacs, a watchman, employed on the sewerage works at Treforest, who died on Tuesday last from injuries received on Sunday morning last during a scuffle with a tinplate worker named William Thomas. The Rev Sampson Jones was foreman of the jury. Thomas, who is in custody on a charge of manslaughter was present during the proceedings, and frequently exhibited signs of excessive grief. David Brickley, 17, Long-row, Treforest, a pilotrnan, said that about one o'clock on Sunday morning last he passed deceased's cabin, and found prisoner there. The two men were argu- ing about an old house, and Thomas called the old man a liar. Deceased then wanted to fight, but Thomas refused, whereupon Isaacs pulled him out of the cabin by the coat collar. The prisoner then went away, but Isaacs ran after him and struck him. in the eye with his fist. This was at a spot about fifteen yards from the cabin. There was then a scuffle between the two men and both fell. The deceased got up first and stooped to pick up a stone to throw at Thomas. The prisoner, who was about three yards away, then picked up a stone and threw it at the deceased, striking him on the left side of the head. Deceased fell at once on his right side. Witness and prisoner rushed up to the old man, and Thomas asked him (witness) to help to carry him to his house. Deceased was then bleeding profusely, on the side of the head. Thomas appeared to be exceedingly sorry for what he had done. A man named Owen Morgan then came up and they three carried Isaacs to Thomas's house. Isaacs was then unconscious for a few seconds, but when he recovered he asked for his wife, and Owen Morgan went for her. Both the deceased and the prisoner were drunk, but they had no drink with them in the cabin. Sarah Isaacs, the widow, said the deceased was 58 years of age, and for many years bad been a furnaceman at the Treforest Chainworks. At the time of his death he was engaged as a watchman on the sewerage works, and his cabin was about 400 yards from his house. She took his supper to him at 10 o'clock on Saturday night, and he was perfectly sober at that time. About two o'clock on Sunday morn- ing Owen Morgan came to her house and said her husband had met with an ac- cident. She went with Morgan to Wilham Thomas's bouse, and there saw her husband sitting on one chair and his legs resting on another. He was bleeding from the side of the head, and had a bandage around it. He was then conscious, and she had him carried home and put to bed. She asked him who had thrown a stone at him and the prisoner replied—" I did it, and I am very sorry." Her husband, who was attended by Dr Hunter's assistant, died on the afternoon of Tuesday. Dr R. C. Hunter, Pontypridd, deposed that he had that morning made a post-mortem examina- tion of the body, which was well nourished, con- sidering the age. The skin and soft parts on the side of the neck and head were contused and dis- coloured. There was a wound a little less than an inch in length on the left side of the head, and deep to the bone. It was right above the ear. On opening the skull he found a distinct fracture of the bone three inches in length from front to back—from the anterior to the posterior porti of the skull. The membranes of the brain were congested, showing that inflammation of the membranes of the brain had developed, causing insensibility, and this was the cause of death. A blow from a stone would have caused the fracture and the subsequent inflammation. A remarkable fact was that the deceased's skull was about half the thickness on the left side, where the fracture was, to what it was on the right side. It was of normal thickness on the right side. The Coroner Then if the blow had been on the right side it would not have killed him? Dr Hunter I don't think it would. This concluded the evidence, and the Coroner, in summing up, said that it the jury believed the evidence they must return a verdict of man- slaughter against Thomas, who, under the cir- cumstances, could not be said to have acted in self-defence. After a lengthy deliberation the jury returned a verdict of "Manslaughter" against William Thomas. The jurymen banded their fees to the widow. Prrsoner Before the Magistrates. On Wednesday W. Thomas was brought up in custody at the Pontypridd police-court—before Mr L. Gordon Lenox and Dr Jones—charged with having caused the death of Hopkin Isaacs. Prisoner appeared to feel his position acutely. Mr W. Charles Matthews prosecuted on behalf of the police, and Mr Rhys defended. Mr Superintendent Jones informed the Bench that in the face of recent events the accused would be charged with manslaughter. He-. had been arrested on a charge pf wounding, but Isaacs had since succumbed to bis injuries, and the case, therefore, had assumed a more serious character. He proposed that day to call only sufficient evidence to justify a remand. P.S. Lewis, stationed at Treforest, was then called, and said that be had been acquainted with the deceased, who was employed as a watchman on the sewerage works at Treforest. He (witness) arrested the prisoner on Tuesday, and formally charged him with wounding Isaacs on Saturday evening last. In reply, the accused said :The. old man and I were in the cabin together, and we had an argumentabout a hou%e. I said my father built the house. He said 'No, the four walls were up before your father bought it.' I then called him a liar, and the old man came after me and struck me in the eye. I then picked up a stone and struck him with it." Mr Rhys applied that the prisoner be released on bail. Mi-James Richards, grocer, Treforest, was prepared to offer substantial bail. Supt. Jones opposed the application on the ground that it would be unwise to release the prisoner before a post-mortem examination on the body had been made. The application was refused, and prisoner was remanded.

ALLEGED INTIMIDATION AT PONTYPRIDD. Proceedings before the Magistrates. At the Pontypridd police-court on Wednesday er —before Mr T. P. Jenkins, Mr Lenox, Mr W. Thomas, and Dr Jones—John Jones, carpenter, residing at Pontypridd, was summoned under the Conspiracy and Protection of Property Act, for intimidating a carpenter named Harry Jones, residing at 14, Coedpenmaen-road, Pontypridd, and employed under Messrs W. Thomas and Co., Cardiff, at some new buildings situated on the tramroad side.—Mr Rhys appeared for the com- plainant, and Mr J. H. Jones, Cardiff, re- presented the defendant.—Thecourtwas crowded. —It appeared from the evidence of the complain- ant that about oue o'clock a,.m. on the 20th inst., while he was proceeding to his work along Taff- street, he met the defendant, who was out on strike. On seeing him defendant exclaimed, "You are going to work again, you black] egged Complainant proceeded on his way, making no reply. On arriving at the Tredegar Arms Hotel, a short distance away, defendant, who closely followed complainant, inquired of a number of colliers who were returning home from work. if they knew where some white lime" could be procured. Defendant remarked he would fetch a lime brush. One of the miners asked what de- fendant wanted the hme for, and he replied that be was going to whitewash the "blackleg." Complainant was hooted by a crowd of persons who had gathered there, and the defendant threatened to "chuck" him into the river. One of the spectators called out that he would tar the blackleg with a brush.—Cross-examined by Mr Jones, complainant stated he had not been prevented from following his occupation.— It was contended for the defence that the accused had nob threatened prosecutor with violence, and several witnesses were called to give evidence to this effect. It apDeared from the cross-examination that someone m the crowd told the defendant to take the complamant to the gasworks and give him a coat of tar.-Tlie Bench, after a brief deliberation, observed that they had failed to agree, and were evenly divided, whereupon Mr J. H. Jones remarked, "That's judgment for the defendant."—Mr Lenox: You may claim it to be so.- Mr^Rhys then applied for a fresh summons under Sub-section 5 of the Act, which provides that a disorderly crowd following a person with a view to annoy him violates the law.—The application was granted. Ev<m Evans and Williams, carpenters, re- siding at Pontypridd, were summoned under Sub-section 5 of the Act by Mr Harry Jones, carpenter, living at Coedpenmaen, near Ponty- pridd.—Mr Rhys appeared for the complainant, and Mr James Phillips, Pontypridd, represented the defendants.—After hearing the evidence, Mr Phillips remarked that the magistrates had no jurisdiction in such a case, and that under a section of the Act the Stipendiary had exclusive jurisdiction and no one else.—It was agreed that the case be reheard that day fortnight before the Stipendiary. William John Lewis, Pontypridd, was sum- moned for assaulting Owen Sear, a carpenter, on the 13th inst. Mr Rliys appeared for the com-' plainant. The evidence showed that the offence was committed owing to the complainant working while his fellow-workmen were on strike.—A fine of 5s and costs was imposed, and defendant was bound over in the sum of £ 10 to keep the peace for three months.

A PUGILIST SENT TO PENAL SERVITUDE. Woolf Bendofx, a celebrated prize-fighter, was tried, at Liverpool Assizes on Wednesday, by Justice Cave for stabbing William Allertoii, keeper of a public-house frequented by sporting nien. Bendofi called at Allerton's tavern and was refused drink, finally being ejected by two constables. Later in the day Bendoff and another engaged in a fight at the door of the tavern, and Allertoii, separating them, incurred the displeasure of Bendoff, who lushed home in a cab, secured a knife, and, returning, stabbed Allerton in several places. Justice Cave sen- tenced Bendoff to seven years' penal servitude, and said the prisoner had nearly brought prose- cutor to his grave.

THE STRIKE AT CARDIFF. From the following statements as to how the strike arose, and the present position of affairs, it may be gleaned that the point now in dispute is a very narrow one. A few years ago several black jobs were carried through in the town, more particularly the school In Albany-road and St. David's Church, in Charles-street, and as Cardiff was developing rapidly and there was the prospect of more big contracts coming, the operatives thought if thost) were to be conducted on similar lines—that is, if cheaper labour were employed to the exclusion of local men-the men in the locality would lose nearly all benefit that might be got from them. The first big job after that was the building of Messrs Cory Brothers and Co.'s new offices. The contract having been given to the firm who built the Albany-road Board School, representacives of the men saw Messrs Cory and pointed out the in- justice alike to local Contractors and workmen by. jobs being given to outside firms who, in the carrying out of their contracts, entirely ignored the working code of each of the trades concerned. The local firm (Messrs Burton and Co.), who built the Exchange, made the extension of the Union Workhouse, and have now on hand the contract for St. James's Church, Newport-road, bad, it is said, succeeded in getting these big jobs at prices lower than those of the other firms be- cause they got ready-made work from Gloucester, &c., to the exclusion of home labour. These circumstances induced the various trade societies to approach the Society of Architects, and lay their grievances before that body. Each of the branches desired that home prepared work should be used, with, of course, the exception of speci- alities, the plumbers also insisting upon the employment of properly qualified men in their trade, and the plasterers pressing more particu- larly to have sub-contracting entirely prohibited, as it was found the rule relating to that was being very frequently violated in that department. What gave additional prominence to the last question at the time was the manner in which the contract for the Birmingham Post Office was let to sub-contractors, or, as has been said, "farmed," the quality of the material used, and the fact that, on the representation of the workmen, the Board of Works in London interfered. The object of the men in approaching the Society of Architects was to promote the use of home prepared work, and to resist to their utmost the practice of sub- contracting, which, they alleged, inevitably degenerated to "sweating," with all its attendant evils. In reply, the secretary of the Society of Architects wrote stating that they were in sympathy with the views of the operatives as to imported finished material, and, where the in- terests of their clients were not prejudiced, they would recommend the custom of the work being prepared in the locality. In the matter of sub- contracting, they were not, as a rule, in favour of it, but saw the greatest difficulty in absolutely forbidding it. III their actual practice, however, they put in their agreements a clause to the effect that no portion of the work should be sub-let without the architect's permission, thus giving them a certain control over the work and an opportunity of seeing that it was well done and proper material used. What seems to have led to the cause of the present dispute was this. In October last the masons protested against the importation of what they considered to be dressed steps for the turret of St James's Church, and refused to fi them. The matter was laid before the Master Builders' Association, who decided that the material was not "dressed," and, as the men would not yield, there was every probability at the time of a struggle between them and the masters, The contractors gave way, however, and did not use the material for that purpose. That little affair has been practically at the root of the present strike, for, when the old working rules expired, at the end of April of this year, the masters wished the men's sixth rule—"That no piece-work or sub-contracting be allowed"— deleted, and the following substituted:—"Each employer shall have power to conduct his business in the way he thinks most advantageous, more particularly in the matter of letting piece-work, in taking apprentices, in using machinery and implements, and in other details of management which are not inconsistent with these rules, and which do not interfere with the individual liberty of the workmen." The men declined to accept the proposal, and demanded not only the reten- tion of their sixth rule, but an advance in wages of Id per hour. After considerable negotiations had taken place, the masters offered a rise of %d on condition tnat the rule referred to be ex- punged, and the questions of piece-work and sub- contracting be left open. That also was refused by the operatives, who came out on the 2nd inst. For the greater portion of the three weeks' interval masters and men alike held pretty firmly to their offers, but within the past week both parties showed more dispositions to reopen negotiations, if a reasonable basis for conference could be suggested. With the exception of the plumbers (who are out solely on the point of the increase of wages), the men, we believe, are not so much concerned in getting ths full advance of Id per hour as in having their way upon the rule prohibiting piece work and sub-contracting. It may be said the whole thing now hangs upon some modification of that rule. The masters are willing to refer the matter to arbitration, but the men are distrustful of that method, and won't have it; neither do they seem favourable to giving their representatives full powers to treat and come to a settlement with the masters. Nevertheless, the clause which blocks the way may be so modified as to meet with the approval of both parties. The masters are, we have been informed, re- ceiving numerous applications daily for work from operatives outside Cardiff, but they have postponed engaging more than are required for pressing work until after Whit-week. The strike lists of the various branches are being slightly reduced by the employment of men at the advance in Cardiff, and also in other towns outside the district. The secretary of the masons informs us that a Pontypridd Committee- man visited Cardiff on Saturday, and reported that all the masons who had gone out on strike there for the same demands as their Cardiff brethren hid found work with the exception of 20, and that those would be engaged to-day (Monday). Mr S. Wall, president of the Operative Plas- terers, writes that at a meeting of the plasterers on Saturday evening it was reported by members of the Cardiff district working atPenygraig, that a member of the Cardiff Master Builders' Associa- tion visited that place and asked their employers to discharge them as they were from Cardiff. The men were not dismissed.

SETTLEMENT OF ABERAVON STRIKE. On Friday evening a meeting took place between some of the builders and the carpenters and joiners now on strike at Aberavon. A settlement was come to upon the terms that the men's wages be advanced from 7d to 7d per hour.

END OF THE NEWPORT LABOURERS' STRIKE. The ma,star builders and a deputation from the labourers on strike met on Monday evening at Newport, with the result that the labourers acceded to the masters' offer of a farthing per hour. The men struck work two weeks since for halfpenny, making1 5%d per hour. They will now get 5d. Only a partial resumption of work was possible on Tuesday morning, owing to the two weeks' stoppage, but this was overcome in the cours, the day, and it is expected that by to-day (\\ ..dneaday) build- ing operations will again be in full swing.

A MADMAN AT LARGE AT CAERPHILLY. Attempted Suicide in a Police Cell. Caerphilly was visited on Tuesday evening by a madman hailing from Exeter. The poor fellow had evidently walked all the way from Exeter, where he had been an inmate of a lunatic asylum. When he arrived at Machen he entered the Tredegar Arms Inn and helped himself to a pint of beer in the bar, and threatened to shoot the first person who molested him. Subsequently he started towards Caerphilly, singing and shouting along the road, and when at the Tynypwll Inn, near Bedw^s, he divested himself of his clothing to the waist. As he proceeded along the road from Bedwas to Caerphilly, he commenced breaking windows at Porset and Rhos-rows. After breaking ten panes of glass at Caerphilly, if by Mr Thomas Rees, landlord of the White Lion Inn, who took him to the police- station, where he was detained for the night, When the police next morning took him his breakfast, tne cell presented a sickening spectacle, the walls being covered with blood, and a large pool of blood being near the door. The man had attempted suicide, and it was with great diffi- culty that the police stopped the bleeding. The man was ultimately taken by an early train to Pontypridd Workhouse.