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An Election Fight in Carmarthenshire. ACTiON FOR ASSAULT. Damages Claimed, £500. Considerable interest was evinced in an action heard at the Cardiganshire Winter Assizes at Lampeter, before Mr Justice Cave, 011 Tuesday, in which the defendant was Mr William Davies, a well-known and highly-respected farmer, of Gilfachronw, Llaudyssul, and a member of the Cardiganshire County Council. The plaintiff, Mr Will iam Jones, publican and horse dealer, Tregaron, claimed £500 damages for an assault alleged to have been committed upon him by the defendant on the eve of the last general election. The plaintiff was represented by Mr B. F. Williams, Q.C., Mr V. C. Phillips, and Mr Griffith Jones (instructed by Mr Arthur G. Hughes, Aberystwyth), whilst Mr Aithur Lewis and Mr S. T. Evans, M.P. (instructed by Mr W. Evans George, Newcastle-Emlyn) appeared for the defendant. There was some difficulty in completing the jury, and his lordship intimated that. he would tine the absent jurors £10 each. When the Assize Clerk read the names of the jurors only 11 answered to their names. The following gentlemen were then called, but as they did not respond to their names each was fined J310 :—Mr Erasmus Gower, Tymawr, Llan- goGdno Mr John Griffiths, Ltandygwydd Mr T. H. Ford Hughes, Petiygtaig, Llandygwydd and Mr Reginald R. Loxdale, Castle Hill, LIanDir. Mr B. F. Williams, Q.C., counsel for the plaintiff, then interposed, and informed his Lordship that they were prepared to proceed with the case with the eleven jurymen, which was agreed to. The following constituted thespecial jury before whom thù case was tried :-I\Iessrs John Jones, Trefewig D. Saunders Davies, Felinfach, Llan- fihangel Y strad Vaughan Davies, Tonybwich G. B. Bowen, Stoadmore Thomas Davies, Lianfihangel vEreddyn T. W. Davies, Penyffy- non, Y spitly- Y swith Chas. Morgan. Maestyr, Lampeter D. Jones Hoyd, Llandyssul W. Bankes Price, Dofdeemant, Lampeter Colonel Wins, Tfnincuradeg. In tlJt) statement of claim the plaintiff de- clared that the defendant, on the Hth of July, 1893, at or near Rhydfach, in tho county of Car- marthen, assaulted and beat him secondly, that he was thereby injured on his head, suffered from concussion of the brain, and symptoms of lockjaw appeared. He was unconscious for many days, and his speech was alleged to be still affected. Frjm the said date to the present tim" he had been rendered unfit to attend tc his business as a publican and horse dealer, and was likely to con- tinue unfit, whilst he had incurred the following medical and other expenses :—Mr Edwards, sur- geon, JS60 Mr Davies, surgeon, L!andyssu)..610 10s Dr Harries, Aberystwyth, £lls expenses of change of air, travelling expenses, extra. diet, wines, etc. (all ef which were stated to be still continuing), £5; the total amounting to £76 lis. The plaintiff also claimed £500 damages. For the defence, the whole of the allegations were denied. Mr B. F. Williams, in opening the case for the plaintiff, said that on the 14-th of last July the plaintiff went to a fair in NeweastIo-Emlyn. He bought a cob and a yearling eolt at the fair, and whilst th..re he met the defendant. The 14th was the day of the fair. and the 15th the day of the election of a member to serve in Parliament for the county. It appeared that whilst at ths fair there was some talk between the plaintiff and the defendant about politics, the plaintiff taking the Unionist viow of the case and the defendant 1\ RadIcal view. Between three and four o'clock tho plaintiff started for home from the fair, and was going from Newcastle Emlyn to Llandyssul. lIe rode the cob bare- back, and when about half a mile from Newcastle Emlyn hs was overtaken by a Mr Thomas Jones, a farmer, who was riding, and they were ovrt.iken by tho defendant and his brother-in-law, Mr Evans, who drove a one- horse carriage. The plaintiff rode on the off side of the trap, and there appeared to hav* been some discussion between them of an angry character—political fel;)1ing-and defendant took up a stick and struck a violent blow, the com- plainant receiving it behind thj left ear. It caused him to fall to the ground on his temple, and he became insensibL. Thedefendantdrove away som« distance, but eventually ho slackened speed, and although he did not pull up, his brother-in-law went back to the plaintiff, who was lying insensible on the road. Plaintiff was conveyed to a public-house near in a cart by the order of a doctor. Several people saw the blow struck. Counsel then went en to say that there was a kind of terror exercised by the defendant in the neighbourhood to prevent people giving evidence in the case, and then declared that in the case of Mr Thomas Jones, the gentleman who followed and led the colt, when i*; transpired that he knew what had occurred and that he had spoken about the matter, he (Mr Jones) received a letter on the 4th of August from Mr George, Nawcastlc-Emlyn (the solicitor instructing for the defenct), threatening him with an action for slander if he did not go to Mr George's office and apologise for what he had said. Plaintiff was examined by Dr Edwards, who found him in a most serious condition, and insen- sible. As a matter of fact, the plaintiff didn't regain consciousness for more than a fortnight aftorwards. He suffered from convulsive twitch- in js in the face, and WRS partially paralysed, and :;Vo.:n up to that day be had not recovered. He had not been able to carry on his business since the assault. When the defendant came up to the public-house, Ebenezer Jones was horrified at what he saw on the nad, and he asked the defen- dant how it was the man had fallen off the horso. "Oh was the defendant's reply, "I struck his horse with my stick He trusted that the jury would find substantial damages. William Jones, plaintiff, elected to give his evidence in Welsh. Ho corroborated the state- ment of counsel, and said they w-^re talking cn the road about the election. As he (plaintiff) went after him, tho defendant said he would strike him if he wculd not stand back. Defen- dant then raised his stick and struck him off his cob to the ground. He was unconscious for 22 days. Ho was not able to carryon his business now, which brought him in about £150 a year. Cross-examined by Mr Lewis, the plaintiff stated that h^, had a discussion, but not an angry 0110, with the defendant in the fair, but he denied that he wanted t? bet with him about the majority the next day. He might hava said something about a majority, but he didn't want to bet. He (the plaintiff) had been in a. few public-houses that day, but ho was not intoxi- cated, neither was he unsteady 011 the horse. He denied that lie was so much under the influence of drink that he could not re-mount his horse, or that he nearly fell. The defendant was in a low phaeton when he passed him (plaintiff) on the road. He did not call the defendant a coward in the dis- cussion that followed at the fair. He could not remembr.r anything after the fall, and was 20 days before he knew anybody. He denied having been bound over to keep the peace in consequence of using obnoxious language, denied having baeti tined for drunkenness, but admitted that nc was fined 308 for assaulting Mr Thomas, an ordnance surveyor. Re-examined by Mr Williams, plaintiff said there was no cause for anyone to say that he was under the influence of drink on the day of the assaul t. Thomas Jones, farmer, Troedyrhivv, Llan- dyssul, said that he led a colt for Mr Wm. Jones, tho plaintiff, who followed behind on the cob. He admitted receiving a letter from 1\11' George, solicitor for the defence, in which ho was asked to I call at his office and to apologise with respect to certain slanderous statements he was alleg-ed to have made. Ebenezer Jones, farmer, Llandyssil, said that he saw defendant brandishing a stick and plain- tiff falling. Defendant came up to hnn at Rhydvfel appearing a little bit excited, and said that he had struck the plaintiff's horse which might have caused the fall. Dr John Ellis Edwards, Conwil, said that as he was driving home on the afternoon of the assault he saw a crowd on the road, the plaintiff being held up by two men with dust on his face and blood oozing from IWI mouth. Tho plaintiff was carried in a cart to Rhydfach Inn, were upon examination, he found him to be suffering from concussion of the bram. There was also a contusion on his forehead, and a mark behind his l»ft ear. He saw hnn again in the evening, and on both occasions he was semi- conscious and unable to recognise anybody. Con- vulsive fits camion cn tho fourth day, and I paralysis on the sixth and seventh day on the lace and right arm and legs. Cross-examined, the witness stated that there was some hope of plaintiff recovering. Further -tvidence with referenco to the condi- tion of the plaintiff was also given by Dr Davies, Llandyssil Dr T. D. Harris, Aberystwyth andDrBeddoes, Aberystwyth, who stated that the plaintiff was now considerably improved. This concluded the case for the plaintiff, and then Mr Arthur Lewis opened the case for the | defence. He said that his learned friend had introduced a political aspect to it, and wished tho jury to assume that tho assault wa.3 committed in consequence of some political rancour which was in the inind of Mr Davies, the defendant, generated by some observation of plaintiff at Newcastle Emlyn. His learned friend went further, and said there was a difficulty in placing evidence before them in consequence of the terrorism which he (Mr Williams) wished the jury to believe had been exercised by defendant over the wit- nesses so as^ to prevent them giving a truthful account of wnat had occurred. Except for the base statement with regard to terrorism, no evidence whatever had been placed before them that even a single witness had been subjected to terrorism or coercion. That the plaintiff suffered injuries was not denied by defendant, but what would be denied, and, he hoped, to the satisfac- tion of the jury, was that they were not caused by any act of violence or any act at all on the part of tho defendant. He would sh^w them that the injuries sustained were roally occasioned by tho fall, and that only, of the plaintiff from his horse, and by no blow struck or aimed at him by the defendant. His Lordship then, at six o'clock, adjourned the further hearing cf the case until Wednesday morning. The case was resumed on Wednesday, Evan Davies, the defendant, was first called, vho stated that he was a member of the Cardi- ganshire County Council. He remembered being at Newcastle Emlyn fair on the 11th of last July and having a conversation with the plaintiff, who asked, "What about the election?" Witness replied, Eighteen hundred majority for Mr Bowen Rowlands." Plaintiff said, 1 will take you," after which witness went out and defendant followed him, and by the Emlyn Arms plaintiff you," after which witness went out and defendant followed him, and by the Emlyn Arms plaintiff I said he would bet 500 to 1. Defendant replied ¡ that be would not bet because the law would not allow it. Witness started .home for Llaudvssul about three o'clock in a. low four-wheel phaeton in company with his brother-in-law, and by Llysnewydd gardens he met the plaintiff on the road. The colt was then being led by Thomas Jones. Plaintiff called witness an old coward and rushed after him. Both he and his horse were above the defendant, who took his walking- stick out of the phaeton and held it up to defend himself. He held it out at arm's lensrtb, requesting the plaintiff to stand back. Plaintiff then fell off his horse. Witness then gained ground upon him and put the stick back on the seat. This occurred about half or three-quarters of a mile from the place plaintiff fell. Plaintiff remounted and rode quickly after witness. Plaintiff appeared to be drunk or out of his senses. He passed the bend in the road before plaintiff came up, and as he (witness) turned round he saw the plaintiff falhng to the ground on the side nearest to him, viz., the left side of his horse. Plaintiff was then ten or twelve yards behind the trap, and he (witness) pulled up as soon as he could. It was not true that he struck either the plaintiff or his horse before he fell. The stick had not been in his hand for about half a mile from where plaintiff fell. At Rhydfach he got out of hls trap and tried to quiet bis horse, which was very restive. He then drove to Llan- dyssul. He did not recollect seeing Ebenezer Jones, nor did he speak to him at all, neither did he tell him that he had only touched plaintiff's horse. Cross-examined by Mr B. F. Williams, the defendant said that it was untrue that he had taken the stick in his hand between the bend in the road and Rhydfach. Plaintiff's horse was going at a fast pace. He declined to bet with the plaintiff at Newcastle. He had no reason to believe plaintiff was intoxicated then, neither did he notice that he was drunk when he met him first on the road, but he noticed that he was drunk after he galloped after witness, who did not want to suggest that he fell off his horse owing to intoxication. The plaintiff was in the act of following him when witness turned round to look at him. Mr B. F. Williams (to his Lordship) Your lordship will notice that drunkenness is pleaded in the defence. The defendant, proceeding, said that what Ebenezer Jones had said the previous day was untrue, and it was pure invention that he saw him brandishmg his stick, whilst what Thomas Jones said about witness raising his arms was equally untrue. The lad in the field did not utter the truth when he said that he saw him (the defendant) strike the plaintiff. He first heard that Thomas Jones was saying he had struck the plaintiff about eight days afterwards, nor did he send two men to Thomas Jones, but he sent Evan Jones, shoemaker, and his tenant, to Ebenezer Jones, with the object of knowing whether he adhered to what he had been saying. He after- wards requested his solicitor to write to him. He did not speak to David Griffiths, the servant boy's master, but he sent David Evans to him. John Howel Evans, Penrallt, brother-in-law to the defendant, said that he was in the phaeton on the day in question. The plaintiff was in a temper 011 the road, and he saw the defendant holding up a stick to prevent him coming on. Evan Evans, Nantpenboy John Parry, Penlangerrig George Davies, Aberdare; Hannah Jones, Llangerrig; Morris Young, quarryman and Enoch Williams, cabinetmaker, Newcastle-Emlyn, gave evidence for the defence. Mr George, defendant's solicitor, was called with reference to putting in the draft settled by counsel, an instruction by the defendant about plaintiff being under the influence of drink, when the Judge said there was a note to the effect that it was intended to prove it but it was not advisable to let the other side know it. The Judge said that was a very disgraceful memoran- dum to make. Dr Griffiths, Swansea, said the symptoma pointed strongly to fracture of base of the skull, which could not have been caused by a blow such as had been described, but was more likely to be produced by a fall. Dr Evans, Llandyssul, said he should expect to find ahraision from a blow having the effects described. His Lordship, having summed up at some length, then left the court for Carmarthen, the jury retiring to consider their verdict. Verdict £20 damages, defendant to pay all costs.

SAD FATALITY AT CARDIFF. Mr E. B. Reece, district coroner, conducted an inquiry at the Town-hall, on Wednesday evening, into the circumstances attending the death of Lily Roach, aged 15, who was killed on Monday evening last-.—Mr Augustus Lewis, H.M. In- spector of Factories, was present.—The first witness called was William Roach, of 28, Minny- street, Cath-iys, father of deceased. He deposed that he was a baker, and had a bakehouse at the rear of 26, Minny-street. About two months ago he bought a horizontal gas engine, for the purpose of driving the dough machine, which was connected to the engine by means of a leather strap. Witness was on Monday evening, about eight o'clock, standing at the dotigh machine, While his daughter, who merely came in for company, was standing about ten feet away from the fly- wheel and spindle of the engine. A few minutes afterwards ho heard a cry, and upon looking round saw his daughter being whirled airound in the air by the spindle. He immediately extricated her, the engine ifl tho meantime having stopped itself. Death must have been instan- taneous, his daughter never uttering a word. Deceased received a cut at the back of the ear and a bruise on the forehead, which, in all pro- bability, was caused by her head coming in contact with the stone floor. There was no fencing around the fly-wheel, spindle, or engine. He did not know it was necessary to give notice to the factory inspector after purchasing the engine, or that it was his duty to have it properly fenced in. The engine was only placed there temporarily. He purchased the engine from Messrs Tangye, of Birmingham, through their Cardiff agent, Mr Joseph Rose. Witness did not receive any printed instructions from the agent of Messrs Tangye as to the necessity of fencing in the machinery or of giving notice to the factory inspector.—The Coroner Such instructions ought to have been provided.— Witness, replying to questions put by Mr A. Lowis, said that there was a key groove in the flv-spindle which projected 6% inches from the fly-wheel, but it was not his desire to have 6% inches projection from the fly-wheel.—Mr Lewis said that he put the question because he believed that the clothes of deceased were caught in the projection.—Joshua Nunn, living at 62, Crwvs- road, Cathays, corroborated the evidence of the last witness, adding that he thought deceased was taken around once only. She was wearing an apron at the time, and it was the bottom of this and the lower part of her skipt which became entangled in the machinery.—Mr A. Lewis said that he had inspected the engine, which was a horizontal gas one of one-horse power. The fly wheel was about four feet in diameter, the bottom of the band being. from six to eight inches from the paved floor. The fly spindle projected 6% inches, and was about 2% feet from the floor. The spindle itself was about 1% inches in diameter, and it had a groove the whole length of the face of an inch wide. The groove which had been mentioned was for keying the fly wheel on to the spindle, and it was probably the sharp edges of the groove which caught the garmentsotdeceaspd. The Factory Act stated that all parts of the fly- wheel should be securely fenced, as well as the engine, and that notice should be given to the factory inspector within one month from pur- chasing the engine, so that the occupier might be furnished with a copy of instructions as to fencing, and also with a view to the factory inspector visiting the place to satisfy himself that the fenc- ing had been properly carried out. These gas engines, which were largely manufactured by Messrs Tahgye, were extensively used by persons in a small way of business. He had never seen a line of instructions as to the necessity of fencing sent out by Messrs Tangye, but it would be very desira ble indeed if steps could be taken to prevail upon them to do so. It was also advisable that manufacturers should print rules to the effect that purchasers of their engines should give notice to the factory inspector. The accident was entirely due to the unfenced condition of the machinery.—The Coroner, in summing up, characterised the case as a very sad one. He thought most decidedly that makers of these engines should call the attention of pur- chasers to the matter m fencing, and of giving the proper notice to the factory inspector. —The jury returned a verdict of "Accidental death," adopting the suggestion of Mr Lewis that manufacturers should be asked to furnish the necessary instructions.—Mr Lewis promised to convey the jury's recommendation to his depart- ment at tho Home Office, and the inquiry then concluded.

REVOLTING CRUELTY TO A LITTLE GIRL. At Bolton, on Monday, Thomas Cooper, collier, Daubhill, was charged with grosB cruelty to hisi adopted daughter, a girl of six, who presented a pitiful sight en being carried into court on a stretcher. Evidence was given that the prisoner thrice attempted to drown the child, blacked her eyes, hung her head downwards from a line, and rcasted her before the fire, afterwards pricking the blisters with a. pin. The case alto- gether is of a revolting character. Further evidence showed that the child had been subjected to terrible ill-usage, the burns being such that the child must have been literally roasted. For the defence it was denied that any cruelty had been inflicted, it being alleged that the child fell upon the fire whilst picking up an infant.—The prisoner was committed to the Sessions, being allowed bail, himself in j650 and two sureties of £25,

UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF SOUTH WALES. Handsome Donation by Mr A.Thomas, M.P. An ordinary meeting of the Council of the University College of South Wales and Mon- mouthshire was held on Wednesday at the College. Mr Alfred Thomas, M.P., presided, and the other members present were the Right Rev Bishop Hedley, Rev Canon Thompson, the Principal, Professor Vaughan, Rev J. D. Watters, Mr John Gunn. Mr G. C. Thompson, Dr W. T. Edwards, Mr Louis Tylor, Mr C. T. Whitmell, Rev J. Morgan Jones, Dr Treharne, Rev Alfred Tilly, and Mr Ivor James (registrar), he supplemental charter of the College was Ted in its final form, and we understand t. pplication will be forthwith made to the IV Council for its approval,—Prior to the clost. tbe meeting the chairman (Mr Alfred Thom. M.P.), who has already contributed very generously to the funds of the College, handed in a cheque for the sum of JB500. We understand that this munificent donation is to be applied for the purposea of scholarship*.

THE OPEN COUNCIL. i The above is the Lion of st., Mark. Venice. Opposite the Doge's Chamber in the Palace was a hea-d of this Lion, w,th mouth open, into which persons sEcretly threw whatever was to meet the eye of the Doge. We place it at the head of this coiunm to indicite that public lelters are received by IlS, and also letters requiring answers on legal and general topics. FIXTURES (Reyn[1rd),- You are entithd to remo.e all fixtures put up for the purpo."c of your 1msincss. CROWN LANDS (Commoner).—The lands of the Duchy of Lancaster can only be sold under the powers of some Ad of Pitrliament for that purpose. No length of possession gives a title as again»t the Crown. The title must depend on the legality of the first sale, if there was one. NEW BUILDINGS (D, and D,),-Yoa are ent,itl6d io put up any buildings that do not interfere Tvitii the access of light to ancient windows on yonr neighbours' hmil, and which do not viohtte the bye-laws of tho Local Board, Your architect ought; to know what fences to put up. POLITE V.TTER WRITER (Ia^o).—It doe" 110t matter twopence where you put the "sir." it is It question of taste, and de gvstibm non cst à isp¡ltandum, (But it is not usual to sign a circular" Yours truly." Yours faithfully is supposed to be more suitable for :1 formal communication). INCOME-TAX (DeHa),-Where a man's total income is £ 156 he is liable to pay Income-tax, although he pays life insurance premiums to tve amount of £ 20. You are entitled to ab'1,(,ement, first 011 he sum d £ 120 (which upplies to all incomes under £ 400), and secondly on the amount of j'our prLmiul11s. You must therefore pay the tnx on £ 16. INSPECTOR (Sanitas),-Surely the best course for you is to ,,0 to the cierU to tilt) T.oc1t1 Uoard, who wiJI furnish you with the information yon seek, AJI Acts of Parliament can be ordered through a bookseller, or direct from Messrs Eyre and Spottiswoocie, East }{¡1.nUng.street, Fleet-street, London. INDENTURE STAMP ('1'ailor),-Whero there is 110 pre- mium the indenture must bear a stamp of 28 6d impressed, an adhesive one will not do. If you (10 not wish to use the printed forms, yon mn"t take your indenlure within 30 days to a n In 1and Revenue office, or forward it by post. to the chief office at Somerset House, and it will be duly stamped and returned to yon. As you point out, there is always It danger where adhesive stamps are allowed, that the holder of a document may atlix one just when be happens to waut to bring it iuto a court of law. '1'0 do'so, however, is a criminal offcnce in fact if he tenders it 011 oath it amounts to perjury. Any document, however, may be stamped at any time on payment oi a penalty of £ 10. WATERCOURSE (Allxions),-A person is not entitled to divert a running stream that has flowed ou to a neighbour's land for 40 years. HUL he is entitled to sink a well ill his land, if the result of that is to draw off springs underground, and thus deprive his neighbour of water, the neighbour has no remedy. ADULTERATION (W,E.Y,),-We are not certain that a notice in such general terms as yon snggest wouUl te quite snfficiellt to inform the public of wlnt they were buying, but it would protect you 110 doubt to a certain extent. A good deal depends on the view taken by the officer in your district, and you would do well t-o consult him as to the' notice to be given. MONMOUTHSHIRK (W.M.T.).—The answers given in this column are not given on considerations of polWca.1 01' n!1.tiona! sentiment, but, of law. It is the law, and not the opinion of the South Wales Daihj News or of patriotic controversialists on either side, which makes Monmouthshire a county of England, though the majority of it" population are Welshmen, mId Ùom a political point of view it has over and over again been cuutenùed in the COlUllllB of this paper tlmt Monmouthshire is part of Wales, No Act of ParlÏftlllent which employed the word Wales" would be held to apply to Monmouth-hire, and hence the necessity for including that county by llame in the Sunday-closing Act and other Welsh measures. The Act creating the county is the 27 Hen. VIII., c. 26, which annexes certain of the lordships marchers to existing shires in England, and others 1<J existing shires in Wales, of which here were then eight, Viz., Flint, Anglesea, Omarv-n, Merioneth, Cardigan, Carmarthen, Pembroke, and Glamorgan. The countl palatine of Chester, which had thu1 a separate jurisdiction fr01l1 the rest of: England, is constantly mentioned along with the Welsh counties for the purposes of the Act, while the new shire of Monmoutil is as constantly ùistinguished from them. Yon are mishtken in supposing that other counties were at the same time formed and taken into Eng- land. Section 3 of the Act. ssts ont the parts of Monmouthshire, and section If runs as follows :— All actions real within the county of Monmouth, aud all actions personal of 40s or above, and a1l actions mixt, shall be sned by original writ o it of the chancery In England, and heard, determined and tried before the justices in England, by assize or nisi prhl3 within th/J county (If Monmouth, in like mamver as all oilier actions in any shire of England," &c,-The "amf1 section goes on to assimilate legal precess withiu the county to that in Engla ud, and to order the sheriffs to mt1ke theÍl returns into the exchequer of England. The next four sections creates tho counties of Breck- nock, Radnor, Montgomery, and Denbigh, and the Act goes on to establish a c¡¡¡1.-ncery and exchequer at llreclmock and at Denbigh, for the benefit of those counties, thus exclnding them from the English courts, and to allow oi Welsh hws and customs within these shires, "after such form 1.1,6 within the three shines of North Wales." Curiously enough Welsh laws are expressly excluded horn the connties of Glamorgan, Carmarthen, Pembroke, and Cardi- gan, though none of the counties are admitted within the English jurisdiction. (Section 20 of this Act is the one which forbids the Welsh language in the courts.) Sebsequent secthus assimilate the quarter sessions ÍlI Monmouthshire to the English pattern, while making a different provi- sion for the new Welsh shires. Provision is again mÍ\,<le for the I1seof Welsh laws" iu any shire (If Wales," and theu section 28 gives two knights of Parliament to Monmouthshire (which was the num- ber in all English shires), while the next section-but the wording here hecomes important" One kni«>ht shall be chosen ior every of the shires of Brecknock- R.<tdnor, Montgomery, and Denbigh, f1nd for auý othu shire within n ales; while, therefore, the statute does not nse the clearest possible Janguag" the mtent1011 to give four of the new counties to Wales and one to England is perfectly evident throughout, and does not require the confirmation of the subsequent Art, 34 and 35 Henry Vlll., c. 20, which proclaims that Wales shall be divided into twelve shires, which iL proceeds to name, specifying the eight ancient ones, and adding that fcur be newly marie hy 27 Hen. VIII., c, 26, viz., Radnor, 13ró?eknock, Montgomery, and fJenbigh [ besides tho shire of Monmouth and the lordships united to the shires ot Salop, Hereford, and Gloucester.] Section 5 reads There shall be kept sessions twice in every year in every of the said ¡-<hire", which shaH be calle(1 the king's great sessions ill Wales," thus showing the words in brackets to he surplusage, as great sessions never. embraced Monmouthshire. The Ad goes 011 to appoint justices for the twelve shires, and make other regulallOlls at great length, and on1v ill section 101 do we find Monmouthshire again men- tioned. "No other hbertles or customs shall be tIRed within any lordships in Wales or the county of Monmouth." We are therefore cümpelled while recognising your patriotic spirit, to hold that your contention is mistaken. JOINT LIABILITY (One Perplexed).—when your wife JOINT LIABILITY (One Perplexed).- When your wife gave the bill which you describe she became liable to thi) extent or her separate property, and the holder of the bill may Hue her for any balance re- maining duo after proving against your estate. LEGACY (Mentor).—Where legacies are left to infants, such infant on coming of age is entitled to be paid his legacy with interest fmm the dayof the testator's death. The amount of the interest must depend on how the executors have invested it meanwhile, and the amount oi lilJerty given them by the will, W", fear there is too mueh disposition on the part of executors and trustees to take their ùutie. lightly, and we always advise persons to insist on a strict account, and their full legal rights. You must of course be careful to see hat tfie will sitys, as some wills are so drawn that legacies are not payable till the last of several children comes of age. RIGHTS" (Inquirer).-You will be able to obtain information as to the literature on this snb- ject from the liohorary secretary nf the Cardiff 'Women's Liberal Association, Mrs Mullin, Ruthin- gardens, Cardiff. ONE MAN, ONE VOTE (W.J., Fishguard).—The object indicated by this phrase IS two-fold first, to sceure every man in the po-session of a vote, as a man, mtd llot as a freeholder or ratepayer or something of that kind; and, secondly, as a natural conse- quence, to prevent any man having more t,¡Jait oue vote, although he may have property in various constituencies. The result of the reform wouid, therefore, be to deprive you of one of your two vote", which is It minor question probably your vote wIll be where you live, or possibly YOl1ll1ay be allowed to ciioose. As you are aware, at the present tittIO ht. a borongh dividecl into wards, no burgess IS allowen more than one vote, though he may be qualified in several wards. lIe i", however, allowed to selec. tho ward in which he will vote. DOG (Ty-Coch).Ye are hardly in a portion to give you advice.-People who advertise in the paper you llame, aml enter into bargains with strangers living a great distance off, run a risk of being disappoitite' i, and apparently the person r.J, Newcastle 18 just as much dissatisfied with your ùog as you are with his. We really calmot tell which of you IS rrght, but Oil your own showing yon c¡1.1not compel hiin to pay the carriage of yonr dog both ways, and It IS an open qup.8tioJl whet,lter you cart one. We shouhl recom- mend you to send him back his dog, anù avoid bargains with strangers for tho future. BIRTH CERTIFICATE.—We fear there is no v.ay out of the difficulty. A man is entitled to c:lllllitnself by any name he pleasHs¡ and a llllme wluch he has borne all his life is quite l 'gal enough. But all that does not affect the entry of hi, birth in tne registrar's books, and if ever he has occasion for a certificate of his birth, it will show the name he had at birth. The entry cannot now be altered. We have endeavoured, as you will see, to frame our answer with (iue regard to the circumstances, and W18h it were in our power to assist you further. BUFFALO BILL (J.D., Cwntavôn),-Strange to say, though we wcnl to Buffalo Bill's show when It was in Cardiff, we had qUIte: orgotten the "week, month, and year" in which it eailie. On inquiry we find that jt was ill August, 1891. BETURN OF INCOME TAX (W. C. W.).—Your total income from all sourees being wen below £ 150, yùU ought not to pay a penny of income tax. You are now entitled to the return of all t>jx paid by^you for the last three years, and should write to the Secre- tary, Inland Revenue, Somerset House. J.onù(\n," for three form-, one for ea.ch year. Form 40 is the one you want; but it is always quite safe to aduress a letter stating your case to Somerset House, pond tbey ar" bound to give you any assistance necessary, It is not well enough known that a tax surveyor or col- lector who is guilty of extortion can be prosecuted and heavily fined. POOR RATES (Jew).—If yon have cleared out from the mill entirely, and no longer occupy it In any sense, except that you pay rent to thewner a* requiied by your agreement, you are not liable to be rated, and should instruct a solicitor to appeal 011 your behalf at the next rating sessions. NATIONAL EIS'fEDI1FOD,-(E, W.)-This conespondent would be gbd to learn the origin of the custom of holding the NatIonal Eisteddfod iú North and South Wales alternately. SOLDIER (Creditor).-It i9 quite a mistake t,o, suppose that It man can get tid of his responsibilities and evade his creditors by et:1istin;?: in the army, You can go on jnst as if he were a civilian, and get orders against him in the same way. ASSIGNMENT OF CHILD (X.YZ., Rhonflda).— An agree- ment by a parent to give his ch id away to ,tnother party is not, legal, whether stamped .01.' U!J!st¡unped, aR the law looks upon parental righis as loo sacred to be taken away by any agreement, except one between a husband and wïf9 who are separating. At the same tithe, where & child has been adopted and lived with its adoptive parents a great number of years, the Courts have refused to hand it back to the p¡¡renrs. 1.0, U. (Tradesman).—Your 1)ankruptcy does not affect the liability of your debtor, bnt the Statute of Limitations will bar your recovering on any 1,0. U. execl1te(l more than six years ago. PERAMBULATOR (W. L.. Bristol).—In every town in this country-so far ItS we know-it is illegal for wheeled vehides to go 011 the pavement, and policemen are authorised to turn them off, There Is, however, a sort of tacit understanding to make au exception in favour of 1)l1.hies' perambulators, and it is lùost un- usual for the police ta iQtedere wilib them.

BY A LADY JOURNALIST. A Handy Little Mantle that can be worn at any time is particularly use- ful just at this "intermediate" season of the year, when one day it is cold and quite wintry and another almost summerlike. We have not seen the last of the short cloaks by any means, though the frilled collars and capes will be gradually modified. I have lately seen two home- made cloaks, a long three-quarter one and one the same length as that in my sketch, which for cut and style were as well turned out as could be desired. The first, composed of thick beaver cloth, was lined with shot silk, and edged with a narrow border of fur and came to the large sum of two pounds, three shillings—the materials I mean. The shorter one was intended for evening wear, and was made of dark bronze brown velveteen, lined with silk, and edged with a narrow line of gold passementerie. Of this the stuff and all came to one pound five or six shillings. Either of these mantles would nob have been purchased in a shop under four or five pounds at the very least, and I give these figures just to show how easy it is to dress cheaply and well nowadays if people will only go the right way to work to do so. The little cloak in my sketch may be made in any coloured cloth—a soft, deep fawn would be the most fashionable- trimmed with a row and narrow border of black braiding. The lining is, of course, what you like; but the most useful are the ordinary shot silks, surah, or pongee, and you should have a very good one for Is lid a yard. Easily Made Curtains for home wear are as. often as not more really effective than expensive bought ones. With a little taste, and odds and ends of materials which furnishers and upholsterers are very plad to dispose of for a. amall price, you can make a curtain, or curtains, to a door or window that will be quite artistic. Suppose you can pick up some pieces of dark green woollen damask, with flcur-d<lys of yellow, and other scraps of old gold material (satin sheeting is very pretty) and some very deep claret-coloured stuff- if you can get pieces of Utrecht velvet all the better, but that is, of course, very expensive. Then sew these together with any pieces of furni- ture galon between like a border to the different stripes, apd you will be surprised what a rich looking curtain will be the result. Serge makes capital curtains, as many of those thick woollen stuffs that have cotton threads one Way, and are in consequence so very cheap. Nothing is prettier for those with deft lingers than to get a band of the serge the curtain is mado of and work in coarse crewel wools a large desigu of gigantic poppies, wheat ears, or geraniums, with tinted leaves, and buds. I commend the idea of pieced curtains to my readers of the working- classes, because it is not by any means the richest homes that are the prettiest, nor the most tasteful; and so much lies in the power of people who are thrifty and careful to turn things to a good account. Prevention of Disease Better than Cure is especially true just in the springtime when we are still in cold weather, and the germs of dan- gerous complaints are not warmed into active life. Thete is no greater sign of helpless ignorance than to be afraid of fresh air in a house, and to be in- different to the quality of the drinking water. I have written to you before of the importance of sleeping with a little crack ot your window open at the top—so long as you do not have the door open as well to make a draught—and if I remem- ber rightly, to show the danger of a closed room, I advised you to put a little of Condy's Fluid in a saucer of water, and let it stand all night in your bedroom when all is shut in the ordinary way, and as a proof of the unwholesome air you have been poisoning yourself by breathing all night long, nothice the soum on the surface of that water which is the result of the bad stuff thrown off from your lungs, and the sewer gas that invariably rises through the house when all doors and windows are shut at nignt. Quite as important as clean air is clean water, and as we are nearly sure to have a fresh importation of cholera from dirty Germany, it is our duty to be so clean and sanitary in our houses that it shall find no attractive breeding ground on its arrival. Study the direction of the water pipes that feed your house, and see which tap is nearest to the main, and allow no member of your household to drink from any other if you can help it never let any of them drink water that has been lying in a cistern, for water, remember, goes bad in the same way as milk does-by keeping. Save your money and buy a filter, and do not be content or satisfied even when you have done that, but have the filtering medium changed every six months, and you inay-if you are also careful to burn all vegetable and animal refuse, and keep your sanitary arrangements well sup- plied with water, and drains clear and clean- defy disease. Only downright stupid people will neglect these things, and I almost think they deserve to be ill. Have your cisterns kept thoroughly clean, but, whatever you do, be careful to note if they are made of lead, and, if so, on no account have them scrubbed, or you will lead-poison your entire housthold. Cisterns should be made only of slate, concrete, or gal- vanised iron, and then they can be scrubbed to any extent, which ought to be done never less often than once in three months. How to Choose some Materials So that you may feel satisfaction in tli-ir wear, is' a matter that should be carefully studied by every woman who has to buy he own clothes. I will begin with the very best material, for example, velvet and satin. A velvet in which the lines of the pile are separate and look what I call grainy," you may be quite sure will be a bad bargain, however cheap. Such a velvet also, you can see through from the back, and that is a safe test that it is not good. The surface should be smooth and without a mark, and you should not be able to see a spark of daylight through it. Satin may be distinguished by its good or bad gloss. A thin satin never answers, nor one in which the little silken threads look separate. As to siik, it is a little difficult to say much about it, because of the enormous variety, but beware of any of the ribbled kinds that have the ribs filled with cotton, for as surely as you wear it and sit on a fold, so surely will the crease remain to the eutire destruction of its appearance. A real silk—all through silk—bengaline, will scarcely crease at rll. Poplin, of which the cross threads are of wool will also wear well in that way. Very stiff silks are apt to cut at the folds in wearing and those that are thick should also be soft in texture to be useful. It is impossible to lay down a law for woollen stuffs, as a glance will tell you whether they are poor or not. Calico is always the most durable that when it is subbed does not give out the white powder called "dressing. Flannel to wear well should always have its cross threads of equal thickness—which they seldom are I find. BUSY BEE. Rules for Correspondence. NOTICE.—Owing to the increasing number of letters that require immediate private answers, which are necessarily longer than those in this column, and entail considerable time and work, a small charge will be made in future for such air wers. In future addresses of tradesmen or manufacturers will not be published in this paper, but will be sent on receipt of a stamped addressed envelope. Letters for inquiry on fashion or other matters should be addressed to BUSY BEE," care cf the Editor, and should reach the office not later than Tuesday, if an answer is desired in the following week's edition. If an earlier answer is desired, a stamped addressed envelope containing a foe of one shilling must be enclosed. Letters once answered are not kept. Therefore, if further information is required tho eriginal questions must be re- peated. l'aper patterns of only those designs given can be supplied on the following terms:— French English Patterns Patterns Complete Cêstume, to given measures. Aj- 1/4 isodice 2/e/9 Skirt „ „ 2/ 0/9 Shjirt Mantle 2/6 1/9 Lfng Mantle 4/ ,1/& Jacket 2/6.1/- Child's complete costume 2/- 1/- Apron 11 1/- 0/6 Each application must hav* postal order and stamps for postage enclosed. Ladies re- quested to cut out and enclosc the picture of the garment required, and the pattern will be forwarded in about a week's time. ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. LAIIY OLANCARTY.—I. should advise you to make the largest of your two tooms the dancing-room, taking all the furniture, except the piano, out of it. You will not require more music than that will afford. You must arrange for the gentlemen to take their hats and coats off in the hall, and prepare a bedroom as a cloakroom for the ladies. There should be seats on the square lauding for chaperones, who it is better not to allow mto the dancing-room as they fill it up too much, and you should receive your guests on the landing. The dining-roem ought to be the supper-room, and I should advise a cold supper with hot soup in cups to give the guests just before leaving. The supper-table should be shut off by a large screen, leaving the otl)er part of the room for refrEshments of tea, coffee, and, later on, ices and champagne cup supper at twelve o'clock. You could easily make the dance pro- gramme at home. As to the cost, it is very hard to say; because it all depends c-n whether you deal with a confectioner at so much a head (which saves an immensity of trouble) or make your supper at home. Of course a Cinderella dance" is much cheaper, because no supper, only refreshments, are required to the end of the evening, and the dance breaks up at twelve o'clock. You would require more than two attendants, and I should borrow a friend's maid to come and help one of your's with the refresh- ments, as the othfr must assist the ladies in the cloak-room. Two are required at the tea and supper tables, as there are often cups and plates to be kept washed up, and a fresh supply of things to be fetched from the kitchen. I hope this will be what ycu require. GATE OF KASS.—I hope you will recognise this pseudonym, but it was not very clearly written in your letter, so I may have made a mistake. Your best plan is to advertise in some of the medical papers like the Lancet, the British Medical Journal, etc., and get your terms, name and address published in The Englishwoman's Year Book," where Homes for weakly and inebriate peopla are given. A CONSTANT READEIJ.—With a small hog's hair paint brush rub a few drops of Macassar Oil into the skin of the head every third night for a month, and I think you will find it better. It would be well to thoroughly wash the head first with oatmeal soap and a little borax, then use the oil for the following day. For the spots, take as much bicarbonate of soda as would cover a two shilling piece, a quarter of an hour after each meal, three times a day every alternate day, and if that does not remove them consult a doctor. LOUIE.-It is rather an expensive matter to pub- lish music on one's own account, unless you get it lithographed. It is better to get a. publisher to take it for a stated sum, giving you a royalty on every copy sold. MUIUKL.—I am sorry that my information was not what you required. You merely said a bag for competition," which was so very vague that I supposed you ment a work bag. I know of no book on bags. Money is generally pre- sented in leather or silk purses for charitable purposes. Perhaps you mean little pockets like those used for the collection in church. They are very pretty made of white satin with gold letters embroidered 011 them. Crochet collars are so out of fashion that I hardly know of any book on the subject to recommend to you, unless it is Weldon's Crochet Manuel. I am sorry to hear that you have been ill the weather has been very trying. JENNIE.—I returned your photo at once, and trust that you have since received it. 1. As to your hair, you should not mind it getting daik un- less you are very vain of its present colour, as becoming darker is a sign of increasing health and strength of constitution. If you wish to keep it light and do not mind spoiling it, wash it often with very strong soda and water, but it withers the hair whilst it burns the colouring matter in it. 2. I always recommend oattneal soap as most healthy for the skin, but no kind of soap that was ever advertised will really whiten the skin. White-skinned people are generally thick-skinned people. A clear skin comes from a healthy constitution produced by reguyir exercise, plain food, and thorough care- ful washing, without cosmetics, which always spoil it. 3. The photo seems well focussed and carefully executed. Your writing is neat, but you seem a little uncertain about the use of capital letters, and put them to words that should not have them, for instance, in "I Re- main, yours Sincerly," remain and Sir,- cerely should not have capitals, and the spelling is not careful there are two e's in sincerely." RED NOSE.—I think you will find that any warm drink will affect your nose, because the redness evidently comes from indigestion. Pursue the treatment that I reccomended, and which you seem to have read, ommittmg the cold bath par- tially, as you suggest. Hot water to the feet occasionally draws the blood from the head, and avoid all kinds of wine, beer, or spirits, drink soda water with your lunch and dinner, or take some soda in the same way I have advised Constant Reader to do above. It you can take a daily bath for six week you should take it always, but the rubbing afterwards is very important, aud always warm yourself by exer- cise, and avoid a fire. A walk twice a day, or gymnastic exercise is the least exercise you should take. A high colour generally means a thin skin. I hope you will soon be better. B. T.—Re-make ycur black silk skirt after the pattern I gave January 7th, only even wider round the hem. It seems a pity to en- tirely sacrifice the bodice. Why 'do ycu not have a waistcoat put to it of some pretty cream or other siik, turning back the fronts of the black silk to cover it on each side, or, what is stiil prettier, put in a plain front on to which tho sides fasten down. Yoij might thus have fronts of different colours to fasten in, some plain, some in folds, some quite e full, keeping the bodicfc tight-fitting at the sides an'l back. You will tnake the bodico still iriorfc fashionable by adding te- it wide wing-like revers of black velvet or jet. Your cloak would make a pretty figaro jacket which you will find useful if well trimmed with jet, &c., to wear with either day or evening costumes. I am very glad you like cur designs so much. NORA L.—It you have no near relative who can teach you how to keep house, my advice to you is to get Mrs Beeton's book on Cookery and Household Management, which is thoroughly useful and practical. If you could attend the cookery lessons given at your local board schools you wruld find them very useful, as to know how y:.ur servant, does her work you must first learn how that work ought to be done, and that from th., very beginning. I should have thought you might find a. friend who would show ycu what to do. You are very wise to thoroughly prepare yourself before your mar- nag", so as not to get into endless and hopeless trouble afterwards. MAGGIE.—(1.) I, regret that I have never heard of a book on the subject you mention, but you might see if Mrs Weldon's publications include something of the kind. (2.) Your health is a little low, and the skin of the head is weak and does not nourish the hair, which, like fading leaves on a tree, falls off in consequence. Get some tincture of cantharides from your chemist, and a small bottle of Macassar oil. and twice a week at bedtime rub in with a hog's hair paint brush some of the tincture mixed with about 12 of 15 drops of the oil. Do this once a week regularly after it once ceases to fall. (3.) Weak health is also the cause of your weak ankle. Bath'* it twice a day with strong salt and water, either Brill's or Tidman's sea salts are the best, and to be had of any chemist. But you should really take someWyethdialysed iron, or some tonic, for your troubles entirely arise from the low state of health. I should advise your always wearing boots (unless the ankle swells), as it needs support very evidently, though do n it have them tight. SCKEEN.—Shoemakers' paste, which you can obtain cheaply from any shoemaker, is the best for your pictures, and you will find, I believe, that there is a varnish made expressly for paper, called paper varnish," if you I inquire at any colourman's. If not, copal varnish may do. WALKER.—To any furrier's or tanner's. A. H.—Thero is a school in Edinburgh to teach deaf mutes, and if you like to send me a stamped addressed envelope I will forward you the address. The younger a child begins the better, but the little one you are so kindly interested in is not too old I should think. It takes a year or two I believe. There is also an escei'e it school in London. Replies. By POST.—K. P., Letterston Mrs E., Farndon M. L. K., Murrayfield; T. B., Leeds; B. B., Edinburgh. ABOVE.—"Maggie," Or.lton; A. R., Kilmar- Hock; M. A. C., Walker "Screen," Preston; N. L" Elgin; B. T., Swaffhnm M. G., Alloa; "Jennie," Penydarren; E. T. Pen- tyrch; "Louie," no address; M. C. N., Berwick-on-Tweed; A. R. F„ Sutherland; Lady Clancarty," Leeds.

THE REPRESENTATION OF CARDIFF. SELECTION OF CONSERVATIVE CANDIDATE. MrJ. M. Maclean to Contest the Seat. At the Royal Hotel, Cardiff, on Tuesday, Mr J. M. Maclean, late Conservative member for Oldham, received a deputation representative of the Conservative and Liberal Unionist parties in Cardiff, who asked him to consent to have his name submitted to the General Council as Unionist candidate for the Parliamentary borough when the next vacanoy occurs. The deputation included Mr John Gunn, Unionist candidate at the last election; Mr Daniel Owen, Mr Laocelles Carr, Mr J. B. Ferrier. Mr G. Carslake Thompson, Dr Wallace, Mr J. Andrews, Mr C. J. Jackson, Mr J. W. A. Stevens, Councillors Trounce, Hughes, White, W. Evans, Gerhold, and C. M. Waring, Dr Moir (chairman of the Cardiff Conservative Club) Messrs G. David, Bh-Cuusins, W. Riley J. E. Gunn, — Hicks, Dr Harder, W. L. Yorath, R. Bridcufc, H. Samuel, I. Samuel (Chairman of the SouH, Ward Conservative Association), I. Leon (Roath Conservative Association), Salter (Ca.thays Conservative Club), D. Davies (RiversideOonservative Association), C. Downes (Adamsdown Conservative Association), James Price, Gibbon (Cowbridge), Johns (Llan- trissant), Evans (Hughes and Evaus), Dr Corri- gan, Whitt, S. Williams, Powell, Munday, R. i t. Hedley, Mills, J. S. Symonds, Veale, Smith, &c. Mr JOHN GUNN, one of the spokesmen, said it had been bis opinion prior to the last election that it was their duty to put forward a Conserva- tive candidate; and now that one appeared to be available, Mr Maclean would have his earn8!!t and loyal support, and, so far as he (Mf Gunn) had been able to gather, that also of the other Liberal Unionists of Cardiff. From his knowledge of Mr Maclean he believed he would be an admirable member for Cardiff by reason of his knowledge of and interest in commerce. Other speakers were Dr Treharne, Messrs Geo. David, Carslake Thompson, Harry Cousins, Councillor White, Councillor Gerhold. Mr La*cellesCarr, Mr J. B. Ferrier, Dr Wallace, Coun- cillor Hughes, Messrs Gibbon, John. Salter, J. Price, J. Andrews, and others. These gentlemen extended to Mr Maclean a cordial and hearty in- vitation to contest the borough, and assured him of the enthusiastic and loyal support of every sec- tion of the Unionist party. Mr J. M. MACLEAN, in response, said he would scarcely have been there that day if it had not been his intention to accept the invitation which had been that afternoon extended to him. Subject to the approval of the general council, he accepted the invitation in a spirit of determination to work hard to achieve success, and if they worked as hard as he intended to do, the isgue would be eminently satisfactory. He spoke of his large personal interest in Cardiff, adding that there were- fewconstituenciesin the country whichaman could represent with more just pride than that of Cardiff. At night a meeting of the General Council of the Conservative Association was held in the Conservative Club. Dr Trehatne, chairman of the Conservative Association, presided ever an attendance which crowded the dimng-hall. The CHAIRMAN, addressing Mr Maclean, said the meeting had passed a resolution unanimously inviting that gentleman to fight the seat 011 bfehalf oi the Unionist and Conservative parties of Cardiff. Mr J. M. MACLEAN, who wa.s cordially received, returned thanks, and explained why he was willing to accept the invitation. Mr Gunn, who had the first claim to be brought forward, had, in the most disinterested and generous way, said he did not intend to stand again, and be (Mr Maclean) very willingly acceded to the invitation which had been extended to him. On the motion of the Chairman, seconded by Mr Harry Cousins, and supported by Councillor Trounce and Mr Lascelles Carr, a vote of thanks was heartily accorded Mr Maclean for his address. Subsequently Mr Maclean addressed the mem- bers of the Conservative Working Men's Club, the meeting being presided over by Mr Councillor Hughes (president of the Club), who was sup- ported by Councillor White, Mr J. Ingram, and others.

GLAMORGANSHIRE AND MON- MOUTHSHIRE INFIRMARY. Annual Meeting of the Governors. The annual meeting of the Board of Governors of the Glamorganshire and Monmouthshire In- firmary was held on Tuesday in the Grand Jury- rojm >of the Town-hall, Cardiff. Dr W. T. Edwards presided. The Secretary read the annual report, a long and interesting document, which reviewed the history of the institution during the year. The records of the year 1892, like those of many previous years, showed that the work in every department was steadily increasing. On this point the report says :— Although we have occupied the present buildings but nino years, the available accommodation for in- patients has been frequently found inadequate. The pressing needs of many who have been anxious to obtain relief have not been met, ".lid numbers have had to so i1way leaving their names registered for admis- sion at the first opportunity. This" unsatisfactory pro- vision for the sick poor, the Committee hope, will ere long; be remedied when the proposed ex- tension of building is carried out. Thd crowded state of the Infirmary may be well illus- trated by the fact that during 1892 and recent years mattresses have had to be placed en the floor for the extra number of pati»nts admitted. It will be thus seen how small the margin of accommodation has heen for casualties and urgent cases. The number of in-patients admitted in 1892 was 1,339. The average daily number of beds occupied was 100-25, and the average dumtion of treatrnznt of each in-patient was 27"32 days. The number of out-patients registered was 10,210, as compared with 9,7c5 during the preceding yean These out-patients are classified as follows On the books at the beginning of the year, 1,059 medical and surgical cases, 4,149 ophthalmic cases, 1,695 aural, 311 ilental, 405 and the minor casual- ties, 2,691. The, figures testify to the incalculable amount of relief the Institution has provided. In the receipts there is an increase of B357 10s 8d. The InHrmary Saturday Fund "hows a decrease of £ 126 0s 8d, a circumstance which may, partly, be accounted for by the long-continued strike, IInd the number of workmen who have consequently been out of employ- ment during the year. It is again with grea-t satisfac- tion that the Committee call attention to the energies of those of our townsmen who help to swell the annual donations by various sports and entertainments. The tot;11 amount of expenditure at the Infirmary was £ 6,010 0" 9d as compared with £5/57 10s 9d during t he previous year. There is thus an increase of £45310s. Your Committee especially desires to place oit record the receipt of a handsome donation oi £ 1,000 from Mrs J. Osborne Riches, with which to endow a cot, in memory of her daughter, the late Miss Jessie Rche" and in accordance with the wish of the donor, a cot in the Children's Ward has been named after Miss Jessie Riches. That the Governors hereby em- power the trustees of the general funds to invest the said sum, if they shall think fit, in the 41;2 per Cent. Preference Stock of the Cardiff Gas-light and Co' e Company. Mr II, Woolcrtt Thompson has generously offered a sum not exceeding £ 450 towards the expense of providing a parquet flooring for all the wards, with passages and ward kitchens Connected therewith. The proposed improvement will add greatly to the comfort of the inmates. Mrs Marcus Gunn and Mrs T. Wallace have very kindly and energetically started an Infirmary Snowball," with a view of augmenting the building fund. The Infirmary Needlework Guild is still prov- ing of great value to us, and the warmest thanks are dtie to Mrs Franklen Kvans and to other ladies for the interest they take in the work. The report then gave particulars as to the staff, and stated that the committee have adopted plans tor proposed extension. They have adopted plans and have authorised the architect to obtain tenders for a new wing tn accommodate 60 patients, including 20 ophthalmic patients, and also for additions to the administra- tion bbek and an enlarged waiting-room for out- patients. The rej ort concluded by alluding to the deaths of Mrs Edwards, who bad beena lady visitor since 1870, Mr R. Davies, Mr V. Davies, and Mr James Ware. The report was adopted and the usual votes ot thanks were passed.

AN AMATEUR LADY DETECTIVE. Ladios are, as a rule, rather shy of acting as detectivtss but when they Jo assume the rcle they are desperately successful. Miss Whaly, who is pmployed at Harding and Cs.'s, in Piccadilly, becamo awaro that articles were mysteriously disappearing from the establish- ment without undemjing the ceremtwiy of a legal sale. She, therefore, laid plans to catch the thief. At nine o'clook in tho morning she hid hers-lf under a table and waited, with her eyes wide open. Ernest Gray, a porter, soon came in to begin his work but, before taking off his coat, he glanced around, and, seeing no- body looking, put an ivory pin-osse in his pocket. In a. moment Miss Whaly sprang from her hiding place, and criwd, What have you got in your pookjtIf it had been a. male detective very likèly Gray would have invented some story of either denial or explanation, but in the presence of a lady ho could not find it in his heart to tell a lie, so he merely blubbered, Only this, miss," arid gave up the pitf.-rc-d article, with a request for pardon. Mr tlannay, at Marlborough-street, sentenced him to a month's imprisonment.

According to the "National Drink Bill" for 1892, compiled by Dr Dawson Burns, the working classes during last year spent on alcoholic liquor more than £ 70,000,000 of their wages, or 2s 6d out of ever 20s earned, This does not mean that every wage-earner spent this proportion of his wages in drink but it means that a large proportion spent a great deal more.

YOU CM'T l&T TKES. No! ALLCOCK'S POROUS PLASTERS are not meant for eating, but they are for an equally useful purpose, and help to prolong life same as eating does. They prevent Coughs, Colds, Asthma, Bronchitis, cure them, as well as Lum- bago, and all Aches and Pains, and in fact are a very breast-plate against such complaints. BUT Y0» CAW WEAR TKlfi.

By Maggie Symington. Now here is a story straight off to-day that will bring the sunshine into your faces :— The Tennyson Boys. Tiie poet bad two sons, Hallam and Lionel. In their boyhood they were always dressed in light grey tunics and knickerbockers, wide embroidered collars; and leather belts, the latter on high days and holidays being replaced by broad crimson sashes knotted at the side. The boys were tall and straight, with thick fair hair falling on their shoulders, and their costume was very becoming, particularly to the younger, who was a. beautiful child, resembling, it was said, his mother in her youth. The house at Farringford was large and rambling, big rooms and little rooms, wide halls and narrow passages, and all kinds of unexpected nooks and corners. Such a house for hide-and-seek," says an English lady who used to share their childish games. ,( Èest of all, there was a SECRET PASSAGE. You observe I write it in capitals, because it was so wonderful and mysterious. Every now and again we would make up our minds to explore it. We had to take down a picture from the wall, and find the hidden spring which would cause a small door to fly open. I Then we would all enter solemnly, one by one, the foremost carrying a light. But we never found any outlet, probably it had long been walled up. We usually played upstairs when indoors. The boys had a beautiful big day nursery. On the round table in the centre of the room, in front of the blazing fire, we used to piav 'knights' with tin soldiers. I can see Sir Lancelot now, in a cocked hat, and riding a gallant grey to whom the course of events had bestowed a. bob-tail' instead of the flowing one he once possessed. Dearly we loved our tin Sir Lancelot." The boys were fond of animals, and had dogs and ponies. They had books and toys, in particular a large rocking-horse. Even in those early days they were very unselfish, and particularly considerate of their mothers delicate health, and their father's wishes and peculiarities. I think those boys must have had a very happy childhood, don't you? Wiihelmina of Orange. In spite of her early call to the throne, I think another happy childhood is that of the sweei little child-queen of Holland. She was born in the Royal Palace of the Hague in August of the year 1830. In this palace now a large room is fitted up as her play-room. In one corner is the reception-room, in another the bedroom of her twenty-three dolls. The latter is furnished with tiny beds and wardrobes filled with clothes or miniature china or plate. In another room is a cooking-stove, where dinners are often prepared by her busy little hands. The queen is very merry and inventive in her play, which con- tinues from the time her lessons are finished ) until she goes for a drive with her mother in an open carriage, whatever the weather may be. Enveloped in her pretty silver-grey fur cloak, she braves the lowest temperature of chilly Holland, and consequently looks uncommonly rosy and healthy. Later in the afternoon she is often found sitting on a low stool in her mother's room bending over some piece of work for her doll children. Dinner is at six, and then, after seme frolicking of a rather noisy kind in the hall with her governess, she goes to bed at eight. Her favourite ride out of town in on the high road to Sc-heveningen, where she is often to be seen cantering along at a good pace. She looks extremely pretty in her riding habit of white cloth, and her black hat with white plumes, her fair hair streaming down her back, and her cheeks all aglow. We can easily believe that her pony has a great share in her affections and interest. He is black in colour, and his name is Baby. He is so tame that when let loose in the park he follows his young mistress about for miles on her walks, as if he were a dog. She can pet and kiss him, and put her arm round his neck as much as she likes, and may even pull his main and tail without his resenting it. The Turnspit Dog. This little story is sent me by Damsel Alice Saunders, aged 10 Many anecdotes have been told in the Children's Column of the strange habits of different animals, and the uses they have been put to. I have read in an old book about the Turnspit' Dog, which I think may be interesting to some of my fellow damsels and knights of the RJUnd Table. About a century and a half ago, the long-backed turnspit dog and the curious apparatus turning the spit were to be found in most large country houses but the roasting jack and other simple machinery have been substituted for the wheel which the dog was made to turn round, just as the imprisoned squirrels and white mice turn their wheels to- day. The movement caused by the revolving wheel with t he dog inside was communicated by a belt to another wheel on the end of the spit in front of the fire, and so the spit, with a joint Qf meat upon it, was caused to revolve gradually during the roasting. These old dog-wheels and the long-backed turnspit dogs have now almost disappeared. One wheel, I believe, still remains, and may be seen by the curious at the castle of St. Briavel, which stands on the borders of the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire. I wonder whether any of our readers know of any other dog-wheels in existence anywhere else." I Know My Sheep." You do not need me to tell you who said that, I am sure. Just think for one moment how diffi- ] cnlt it must be to distinguish one sheep from another in a great flock; but not impossible. A shepherd was once asked whether he could tell his sheep one from another, and, if so, how ? Well,' said he, consideringly, they ain't so much alike as they look. This one's toes turn in a little, that other one has a squint, there's another has a little piece of wool off, and there's one with a. black spot on its back, this one has lost a bit of its ear and so on. The man seemed to know them all by their failings. Does the Good Shepherd know His sheep in the same way, I wonder An Eastern shepherd once told an English traveller that his sheep knew his voice, and that no stranger could entice them away from him—that is, as long as they remain healthy and strong. He had te admit that if one grrew sickly and weak it would follow anyone. Taka careful note of that one little fact, my chickens. Keep your minds and hearts sound and true, lest you be enticed away from the fold of the Good Shepherd. Olga, from Norway. This picture and story took the second prize in J the Doll-Portrait competition. The winner of the prize—a box of drawing pencils-was Ethel Francis, aged 15 My name is Olgo. I came all the way from Norway, from the busy port of Bergen. This is the Norwegian naticnal costume that I am wear' ing, and the little trllnk against which I lean— covered all over with gaily-painted designs-is just like one the grown-up Norwegians pack their* clothes in. I came across the North Sea in a sturdy Wilson liner. The wind was blowing great guns,' and the waves were mountains high. Almost everybody went below, looking, oh, so miserable, but I smiled through it all. Of course, I miss my beautiful country, with its towering mountains and rapid rushing torrents, but, you see, I am still smfling. My Letter-box. ANSWERS TO LETT RES.—A Country Lass No one is too old to join the Order young people under twenty years join in the ordinary way (see below), older ones as honorary members the vows of the Order include the inculcation of kindness to animals.—Frances Kirk I quite agree with mother tha.t you fought bravely in the tournament, and think you will at least gain your medal the dear little pinafore you send me is so nice for the Basket.—Beattie Dent It will hardly do for me to depart from the Rules, but as you are such a valued member of the Round Table, and have done so much good work on behalf of it, I will send you an extra Medal for presentation as you think best will that meet the difficulty ?■—H. M. Marriott Yes, I welcome all, poor and rich thank you very much for such a nice addition to the Basket as the little petticoat you send.-—Grace E. Simco I am so glad to hear you diligently fed the birds in the winter.Bessie A. Taylor You are "going to keep your medal in a box with a copy of the poem that gained it," you say, but you will wear it sometimes, will you not?—Arthur de C. Elhs It is pleasant news you send me, viz., that the Round Table has had a very ennobliMg influence over some of our boys." I am also gratified to hear that we have at least one member in New- foundland."—Amy B. Ward: I am very glad to have pleased yon in the selection of a prize book, and should like to quote your kind and flattering words, but modesty forbids me,-J ames A. Murray also writes to thank me heartily tor the beautiful little book received, which, I fear, is too great reward for th., amount of work ex- pended by trio en. the little Round Table furthermore, he says, I am now at college in St Andrew," so I fear this clever and formidable competitor will find less time for the competitibtis in thj future. Our Round Table. Tat OimIB OF TUB ROUND TV»M; BI* I Society of some little folks in connection with I, the above Column, has now nearly 19,000 mmn. bers. WATCHWORDS Conscientiousness, Kindness, Courtesy. MOTTO: We must do the thing we ought be- fore tbe thing we may." Vows AND PKOMMKS Knights and Esquires must pledge themselves to strive to be brave, true, and honest to be courteous and obliging; defenders of all weak children and dumb au.nials, and helpers of those who need to refrain from bad language; and to say a few kind words or do a kind deed every day of their lives. —Damsels and Thimblemaids must try to bo true, sweet, and helpful, modest and gentle to be good and to do good; never to listen to a wrong thing, or repeat one to be kind to dumb animals and to say a few kind words, or do a kind deed, every day of their lives. THE Bw BOOK OF THE ORDRR lies always open for the reception of the names of new members. Every little reader of the Col. is lovingly entreated to join the Order. A penny postage stamp should be enclosed in letter of application for transmission of the beautiful blue and gold certificate of membership. If six stamps be enclosed, then a Book of the Order, a copy of the Song of the Round Table (full music size, with tonic sol-fa ill addition to tLe ordmary 110t;1- hon). and illuminated Card of Vows will be sent with certificate. OLDEU PEOPLE are particularly invited to join as Hon. Mems. Rules, &c., sent free on receipt of addressed halfpenny wrapper. NEW LITTLE MEMBERS Albert E. Watson, Lillie Rouse, Edith Ellis, E!sie Platt, Wilfred Leslie Marwick, Leah Bowhf-r. Ella Mary Matthews, G&spard Hewitt Matthews, Edith Adcock, Robert John FrizeP, Edith Reyner, Harold Reynor, R. T. Sharp, Arthur Cave, Gwen Turner, H. Wardie, and Wilfred Booty. NEW RON. MEMBERS Miss E. Penny, per Hilda Russell, Damsel Miss Mary H. Marriott. LISTS OF TEN have been sent in by Damsels Marion E. Whitaker, Ethel Barlow, Hilda M. Russell, Ethel Dent, Beattie Dent, Edith Ellis, Grace E. Simcoe, Mary Jane. John, Minnie Syson. Laura E, AJcocl,. and Gertrude Carter. And by Knights Thos. H. John. John H.. Wise, Geo. H. Threadgould. Herbert Radclitfe, and C. Arthur de Courcy Ellis. MEDALS Wox for fifty members gained by Damsels Minnie Syson, and Laura E. Aicock. RENEWED SunscRiPTioxs.—Received from Hon. Mem. 10,115. 92. 2, 89, 90, 6, 10, 127, 9, 8, 1, 10,099,10,097, 10,120, 98, 86, 96, 10,003. THE BLACK RIBBON.—All members are re- quested to wear this for fourteen days in memory of Esquire Arthur Symington, a bright, clever little fellow, who has been taken away from earth to the Children's Kingdom above, after a very short illness. A medal was sent to Maidie Weatherill for her Birthday Ode of the Round Table, but it has come back through tbe Dead Letter Office wIth the statement that she was not known at the address entered in the Big Book of the Order. Will she kindly send her later one. Address all communications h AUNT MAGGIE SYMINGTON, Hunstanton.

LOVE AT A CEMETERY. £200 for Breach of Promise. At the Newcastle Assizes—before Mr Just ice Bruce—Miss Isabella Robson, daughter of » eemetery keeper at Hexham, sued .Ta.n:es White, manager of a coal depot, of Hexham, for damages for breach of promise of marriage. Mr Waddy, in opening the case, said his client and the defendant were for a long- time engaged to be married to each other. In February, 1885, the defendant wrote to her, called her his "darling," and described himself as "your lov- ing Jim," and In the corner of the letter there was a lot of those x's" of which, he dared say they all—old as some of them were—knew the meaning. On the 22nd of July, 1886, defendant wrote to plaintiff from Edinburgh, whilst on a bicycle tour in Scotland. In that letter he addressed plaintiff as "dearest" and "pet." Defendant's attention afterwards began to coo], and she then had a. letter dated December 31, 1891. That letter began— near :Mariam,I have no doubt you will have won. dered at my absence during (he lf>st six or eight weeks. I know you will hxve noticed hoiv very cool I have been towards you daring the last seven or eight months, and that I Vid very frequently been an absentee from you and\ your place. 1 cannot account for it. But it ft there, and there it seems as if it was going to rem: in. I am heartily sorry jor you after having spent ..0 much of y *ur time with me, and it is no use lay trying to keep it up. I cannot do it. Now, don't take on about mo. Von are worthy cf some one better. Don't, return m* presents, please. I save them to you, and tlley are yuurs, Now, gc d-bye for the last time, and don't think too hardly of m" Pos- sibly my love ior you may return, but I must bear the brunt ill the present action. Don't think too badly of me. Good-bye.— Jim. The plaintiff was in great distress about the letter. Afterwards defendant married a Roth. bury young lady. Miss Isabella Robson, the plaintiff, said she resided with her parents at Hexham. Her father was keeper of the cemetery at that place. She was 29 years of age now. Mr Strachan called no evidence, and, in, ad. dressing the jury, said defendant, when he found he had no love left for tbe plaintiff, told her so, and thus he acted as an honourable man, leaving it to plaintiff to decide matters after he had in- formed her of his changed teeling's towaros her. His LorJship said there was no doubt a pro. mise was made and broken, and the question for the jury was simply one of the amount of damages. The jury found for the plaintiff for £200. His Lordship gave judgment accordingly.

THE LIQUOR TRAFFIC. Analysis of the Veto Bill. The following is a synopsis of the Bill (which win not apply to Ireland): — 1. One-tenth of the ratepayers in a given area (which in the country means the parish, in a small borough means the whole borough, and in large boroughs the wards) can demand a poll by ballot of the ratepayers as to whether the sale of intoxi- cating liquors at licensed houses should cease tø exist. 2. A two-thirds majority of those voting will be sufficient to stop the renewal and granting of all licences. 3. Whichever way the question is decided, it cannot be reopened for three years. 4. The bili excepts refreshment-rooms at sta- tions, eatiiier-houses, and hotels and inns for tra* vellers and lodgers. If these houses offend the spirit of the Act they are liable to a JB50 fine and the loss of licence. 5. No compensation whatever will be granted, but a three years' warning will be given to houses which are to be closed as a result of the ballot. 6. A bare majority of the electors in the same areas will decide the question of Sunday closing. 7. In this case no three years' notice will be given to the houses affected by the vote, and the resolution will have immediate effect.

THE WEEK'S MARKETS. — —— — CORN. CARDIFF, Saturday.—Knglish and foreign whea* steadier and occasionally the turn dearer, sellers having become more reserved. Hour finD, Round maize in better demand a' harder prices. Barley sold "lowly at a decline of 3d to 6d per quarter. Oats firmer, with an upward tendency. Beans weak M barely late rates. Peas steady ai late prices. GLOUCESTER, Saturday.—English wheat offering, and prices same as last week. Foreign very slow ;U nominal previous rates. Grinding barley and maize. 3d per qr lower. Oats steady. OaVlfornian wheat 32s 6ù to 33s Northern Spring. 33; 6d Russian, 27s 6d to 30s grinding barley, 15s 6c1 round maize, 21s 9d. CATTLE. BOATH (Cardiff), Monday. — There was a good supply of cattle on offer at our market to-day, whicb met a steady trltd" at bre rates. Sheep were plentiful, and there was a good competition for chfice quality. A few pens of Dorset lambs and a few!calves were offered, but trade was slow in this department. Pigs wets scarce, and last week's prices were fully main- tained. Mr D, T. Alexander -old a few cattle and 153 prime Down she-ep by auction, which realise,, soodp: ices the property of tIle Marquis of EUee, Quotations Cattle—best steers, 56s to 58s per cwt. seconds, 52a to 54s per CIVt. inferior cows amI hulls, 42s to 481 per cwt. Sheep-prime yearlings, 8'/4d to per ib.; heavy sheep and ewes, 6ti to 7d per Ib, Lamh, Is per lb. Calves, 7d to 9' per Ih, for rc^llv choice lots. P:gs bl'.cØI1"T", }{)s 3cl to 10s ócl per Score porkers, 105 d to 11s 9d par score, 4 SKwt'ORT, Wednesday.—There was a good supply of stock in all departments, and a rei'dy sale for sheep, which advanced nearly halfpenny per pound. Veal was also in demand. Beef a qivet sale. Pigs f;i iriy brisk. Beef, prime quality, 5Hd to 61,S'! secondary sorts, tp-d to 5d veal, 8d to 9d wether mutton ana tegs, 8d to 81fad; heavy weights, 711 to "Vod mutton, 6d to ö%d per Ib, J>a 011 pigs, 9:; 6d to 10s porkers, 10s 3d to 118 per score. riumsioas. MONMOUTH, Saturday.—Tliere was an avn*'i :r_o tt- tendanceat this market, which wtwsheld in ieir.sf.ly fine weather. BwWer, eggs, etc., which usually ^i>rae cheaper at thi8 trrne, maintain 101.'111" pricd: «(UJt.a.- tions :—lteef (prime joints), 8d per ill mutton, ad per Ill; veal, 7'l2d per ib pork, 8%d per lb. Poultry dressed fowls, from 3.s 6d to 5s per couple d'icks, 0a per lb fre-ii butter, Is 5d per lb hen eggs, M for 54. Fish—Soles, 2s per lb lemon soie, lOd per ib pi <ee, M per III tiirbot, Ls 2d per lb cod, from 4t1 to 8d per lb fresh haddock, 4d per lb. oysters, ió for Is. BUTT 12 k. CARMARTHEN, Saturday. Our market was verj thinly attended. The suppy of butter wa.s small Prices were tinner aU round. Good old butter was sold at lid to 12d per lb. new butter, I'd to Md POX lb. CHEESE. CARMARTHEN, Saturday.—A large supply OF was on offer. Several dairies of best quality were sold at 25s per cwt.

How thoroughly disorganised the Liber*! Unionists are over the Welsh Church question is proved by a little incident during the course of the debate. There Were in all 31 Liberal Unionists in the House. But when a division was called 13 of them walked deliberately out, amongst them being two or three of the Bir- mingham gang.