The Cardiff Times

— TRAGEDY AT A COLLEGE. OtMTJTz, Saturday.— A shocking tragedy to day at the Teaohers' Training lnsti- here. A youth named Edward Gruber, aged who was a pupil at the establishment, attempted murder Father Pinkava, the pro- _\«easor of theology, and then committed suicide, r J*ruher, who had a revolver, shot at the professor ■from behind as the latter was walicrng along one **the corridors, but only wounded hitn slightly 8Q the left shoulder. The boy then placed the Revolver against his right temple and fired, mflict- ng a wound which proved fatal. Gruber had asked to be allowed to leave the institution on Account of the little progress he was making in /is studies. The motive for the act is supposed S1 have been a grudge against the professor, ruber had previously written to his sweetheart, *ne of the girl pupils at the college, bidding her wrewelL—Beuter.

DISAFFECTED PEASANTS IN RUSSIA. ST. PETERSBURG, Saturday.—Serious dis- turbances have recently occurred among the Seasants in the district of Pavlograd, near The riot, which was caused by ^6 discontent of the inhabitants regarding the 5ub-division of land, became so serious that troops tvere sent to the scene by the governor of Jekatermoslav, and order was not restored until Javeral peasants had been killed and wounded. It is stated, however, that the Czar has expressed qreat annoyance at the undue severity displayed py the governor, whose position is said to be ifreatly shaken.—Beuter.

RAILWAY ACCIDENT IN PORTUGAL. LISBON, Sunday.—A terrible accident occurred *>-day on the Feniscular Railway, which runs up fue Graca Hall. Two cars, crowded with holiday takers, were proceeding in opposite directions, jS'hcn they came into collision on a curve on the One car was smashed, and two passengers billed. Fifteen others, including women and wtldren, were injured.—Beuter.

AN OCEAN RACE. NEW YORK, Sunday.—The steamers Paris *&d Campania crossed New York bar Yesterday forenoon at 10.50 and 11.13 Iespectively on their eastward voyage. Im- mense interest is felt in what is regarded as an °°ean race to England theex-Inman liner holding l^cord for passing becween Queenstown and New Xorl;, and the New Cunardei for the maiden trip between same ports.—Central News.

GREAT FIRE IN ANTWERP. ANTWERP, Monday.—A great fire occurred to* «ay at the Africa Warehouses, belonging to the ^auipagnie des Magasins Generaux, situated in ^attendyek Dock. Several warehouses containing *ool, cotton, and sugar were destroyed. The damage is estimated at upwards of a million .:rancs. No one was injured.—Beuter.

INTERNATIONAL MINERS' CONFERENCE BRUSSELS, Monday —An International Miners' "Ongress convened by Mr Pickard, the labour fieoiber for Normanton. Division of Yorkshire, meet in this city on 22nd inst. The congress, sitting of which will extend over several days, *'u discuss the question of the enactment of an fj&ht hours working day for miners, and will also v°nsider the subject of the employment of women mine-, and the inspection of collieries with a 'le\v to the prevention of acoidents.—Beuter.

tHE FINANCIAL CRISIS IN AUSTRALIA. MELBOURNE, Monday.—The polic -court pro- ^edings in connection with the prosecution of Matthevv Henry Davies and Mr Frederick MllIidge, the managers of the Mercantile Bank of Australia, on a charge of conspiring to issue a klse report and balance sheet with intent to Jefraud, was continued to-day before Mr •jIcDonald, the magistrate, who differed from rest of the bench last week with regard to ^charging the two defendants with the other Reused. Witnesses for thedefenoeare being heard, iQd it is expected the proceedings will last some fays. It is probable that Sir Graham Berry, the Agent-General for Victoria, and one of the "j°ndon directors of the Mercantile Bank, v/ill be IUlnmoned as a witness.—Beuter.

INFLUENZA AT ROME. HOME, Tuesday.—Influenza continues to be Prevalent here, and it is estimated that fully •tyOOO persons are at present suffering from the ^sease. It prevails with special severity at the Vatican, a considerable proportion of the Swiss -bd Palatine Guards being affected with it. The Jaedical staff at the Vatican has consequently oeen increased.—Beuter.

EXPLOSION ON A BRITISH WARSHIP. j A telegram from Lloyd's agentcy at Rio Janeiro states that the British ship Waimea, 'Pom New Zealand for Boston, has put into Rio Janeiro for medical assistance. The cabin is damaged by a gunpowder explosion. The captain -as injured and one mankilled.

A PARISIAN DUEL. Wednesday.—A duel arising out of a ™lspute, which in England would have been in the law courts, took place jj°*day between Dr. Ward, well-known for S)8 travels in Africa, and M. Mery, of editorial staff of the Libre Parole. The used were pistols, and at the second Apt the doctor was wounded in the leg. His ■Jjury is not considered serious however.—Central 1:1.03.

ALLEGED ILLTREATMENT OF A SEAMAN. 1. At Liverpool Police-court on Wednesday W. ~lligan Crawford and Patrick Fitzgerald, res- pectively captain and mate of the British barque atchman, were remanded on a charge of the r?anslaughter of George Orr, a seaman. It was II lated that on the voyage to Rio Grande the Prisoners handcuffed Orr, tied him to mizenmast, left him with only a few shreds of clothing Ob in that position for 12 hours during a heavy He died a few hours after being released "he prisoners were brought before the magis- trates later in the day and remanded. The evi- ^ence showed they beat Orr with a belaying pin, that just before hif death he was hand cuffed I night to the mizen-mast with nothing on but a Cfthco shirt.

COLLIERY FATALITY IN DEAN FOREST. Notice has been forwarded to Mr M. F. Carter, coroner for the district of West Gloucester, touching the death of Joseph Hopkins, an em- ployee at the Lightmoor Colliery at Cmderford, the property of Messrs Henry Crawshray and Co., which took place on Tuesday. It appears that the deceased, 68 years of age, had been in the employ of the company for a great number of years, and was then workmgas a door-minder. He began work on the 9th inst., at 7 o'clock a.m., andthe accident occurred at9.45 a.m. At that hour a drift of loaded coal carts were observed by Arthur Morgan to come to a standstill at de. ceased's door. He went up to the place and called ont to deceased, who replied in a very feeble voice. He was found in a sitting position close to the train of carts, some of which had left the rails. Deceased told a man named Thomas Tingle that he went out to see that the drift was all right, and he got in the way. He died in about half an hour after receiving the injuries. De- ceased's left eye and right cheek were lacerated, his right arm and left leg were broken, and the left foot was neatly cut off, whilst his body was severely crushed.

ALLLGED SAVAGE ASSAULT IN CARDIFF. At 20 minutes past 5 on Sunday morning P.C. Cassidy brought to the Central Police-station a man named Patrick Lynch, of 41, Milton-street, Roath, whom he had found lying m Bute-street, suffering from a wound on the head. Lynch was in a semi-conscious state, and appeared to have lost a large quantity of blood. In the police-station his head was examined, and several terrible wounds were discovered, in one of which a piece cf broken jug was found so embedded that the police hesitated to remove it until the doctor, who had bf^n sent for, reached the station. Cold water bandages were temporarily applied and upon Dr. Roach arriving the wounds were dressed, but the man seemed to be m a most ex- hausted condition. Sergeant Aplin, acting under the doctor's advice, obtained a cab and removed Lynch to the workhouse infirmary, where he was admitted. From inquiries made by P.C. Cassidy it appeared that the man had been assaulted at a house in Mary Ann-street, the wounds being caused bs blows with a jug. Later on a seafaring man ot respectable appearance, named Edward Stanley, -:a.s arrested on a charge of unlawfully wounding, he being identified by Lynch as his assailant. 0

The difference of a farthing per pound in the total trade turnover of sugar in the United XTiaaYjnnt fm- a trauu* means no leis than £3.000,000.

THE POLICE COURTS. A Garden Dispute at Newport. At Newport County Police-court on Saturday, Edwin Basham, market gardener, Bassalcg, was summoned for wilfully damaging cabbage-stumps, the property of Michael McCarthy. The com- plainant rents an allotment garden at liassaieg, of which defendant, his brother, and two other residents of Bassaleg are the trustees. The de- fendant cut down some cabbage stumps in flower In his allotment because, as was alleged, the bees carried the pollen to some rare cabbage which was being grown in defendant's ground across the road for the express purpose of obtaining seed. Defend- ant offered to give complainant seed or cab- bagc plants, and hoped he would noti I be in a bad way.—Mr Lyndon Moore set up a claim of nght on the part of the defendant, that it was agreed at the first meeting of allottees than cabbage stumps should not be allowed to bloom for the reason assigned. Had the complainant'^ cabbage been allowed to bloom a loss of J320 would have resulted to the defendant. Complain- ant valued the cabbage at 6d per stump, whereof 24 bad been cut down, saying that he obtained greens for himself and family.—The Bench dis- missed the case on the claim of right, and COIr., plamant had to pay costs. A Lame Excuse. At the Cardiff Borough Police-court oc Monday—before Dr. Paine, Mr Spencer, and Dr. Treharne—a young man named Joseph Henry Perkins pleaded guilty to stealing a watch and chain, the property of Sarah Ann Thomas, of Grangetown, on the 1st April. Prisoner had lodged with pro- secutrix about a week before this not inappropriate date, on the early morning of which he decamped with watch and albert, being subse- quently arrested by Detective Stephens at Devizes, whither he had fled. He now pleaded that "it's going to Empires and theatres wot'? brought me to this." A previous conviction was proved against him, and the Bench, with a view of removing him from the temptation he com- plained of, ordered him to be confined in more prosaic society for 14 days. A Story of Love-lane, Cardiff. An Irishwoman named Ellen O'Rourke. living in a delightfully romantic district of Cardiff poeti- cally called Love-lane, missed, on Saturday, a shawl and other articles of clothing from her honse. She was naturally concerned as to their whereabouts, and searched high and low to discover tbem, her fears being allayed later in the day by meeting an old woman named Mary Ann Macnamara gaily strutting down thb street like the fabled jackdaw in the borrowed plumes." She was handed over to the police, and on Mcnday Dr. Paine committed her to gaol for a month witb hard labour. A Violent Beggar. At the Newport Borough PoUceocoàrb on Monday, Patrick Bryan, a rugged-looking, grey- headed gentleman from county Cork, was charged with being drunk and begging and assaulting P.C's. Foulkes and Paton. About 6.30 on Satur- day evening Foulkes received complaints of ths prisoner, and followed him into the Cardiff-road, where he saw him stop several passers-by ana demand alms. As he was drunk he arrested him, and although he had the help of P.C. Paton prisoner cut up rough, threw Foulkes down. and kicked him viciously on the left arm. Paton WM also strnck. Prisoner complained that he was tripped up and his wrist nearly broken. He had a fit, and had partaken of scarcely any beer that day. It was evident prisoner had been fight- ing he had a blackened eye, some cuts on the forehead, and laid bare his arm to show that it was swollen.—The Bench decided on a term of 2) days' stay at her Majesty's prison at Usk., Alleged Adulteration of Milk. At Swansea Police-court on Monday, Robert Peter James, milk vendor, was summoned fot selling adulterated milk on the 14tb ult.—Sergt. Bowden produced an analyst's certificate, which showed that the sample submitted to him con- tained seven parts of water and 93 parts of pure milk.—Mr Leyson, in defence, argued that cowc had been known to give milk with as much as 7% per cent. of water below the standard, and the standard of Somerset House was 7% per cent, below the borough analyst's.—The Bench even* tually decided to adjourn the case for further consideration. At Ystrad on Monday—before Mr I. Williamf and Mr W. Abraham, M.P.—James GreenfielcL milk vsndor, Treorky, was fined £115s tor selling milk adulterated with 15 per cent. of water. A Dtwlais Assault Case. Matthew Corfield, was charged at Mertlyi on Monday—before Mr North and Mr Smyth- with wounding Michael Keefe, at Dowlais.- Prosecutor said he lived in Irish-row, Dowlais, and on Saturday night be had been drinking the Lord Raglan Inn. His landlady, who was Ie. sister-in-law of the prisoner, and tho prisoner, went into Mrs Flaherty's, and prosocutor followed them. Prisoner struck him on tbe head with S quart jug, and repeated the blow, inflicting several wounds. —The charge was reduced to ond, of assault, and prisoner was fined £3 and costo*, or, in default, one month's imprisonment. Marriage a Failure. At Merthyr on Monday, William Williams^ f, young fellow, was summoned for assaulting hit wife, Mary Williams.—Complainant, who carried a baby in her arms, said on Friday, when shf returned home from her mother's, she toMi defendant she objected to gambling going on i. the house. He then up fist" and struck her. Next day he again assaulted her. They bad beelt married 14 months, and (as complainant alleged^ be had worked only two months during that, period.—The case was eventually adjourned, upon defendant undertaking to contribute 6s per; week towards his wife's maintenance, and to sigw an agreement whereby they would live apart. Thefts at Ystrad. At the Ystrad -Police court, on Mot* day—before Mr Ignatius Williams and Mjt W. Abraham, M.P.—George Tidbail, 18 yoare old, living at Porth, was charged with stealing tt watch, the property of Edward Williams, residing in the district. It apjjeared that the prisoner went on the 24th ult. to look for work at the Aber- rhondda Colliery, and while he was about thO' top of the pit the prosecutor missed his watof from his waistcoat pocket in the cabin near thr, mouth of the colliery. Prisoner tried to pawr the watch at Mr Goldman's, Porth, and while h. remained in the shop the pawnbroker sent for tht. police. Prisoner was arrested and token to the lock-up.—He was fined £2, or, in default, on* month's imprisonment with hard labour. Alleged Licensing Offences. I Ann Williams, Foresters' Arms, Neath, war. charged with opening her house for the sale of drink on Sunday, April 30th.—Mr A. Russell Thomas appeared for the defence.—P.C. Evaua said he visited the house, and saw a man, who had a pint of beer in his hand, go from the kitchen t* tbe back premises. The defendant's attention was called to the circumstance, and she replied that she did not supply the man, but that the lodger gave him the beer.—The Bench not being satisfied with the evidence for the prosecution, dismissed the case. At Blaenavon on Tuesday, Evan Jones, of the Forge Hammer Hotel and vaults, was charged with permitting drunkenness on his licensed premises on the evening of the 21st ult.-P.8. Thomas proved the charge.—Fined £ 5, the licencc not to be endorsed in view of the premises being let to a new tenant.—Mr J. Wilson, Newport, appeared for tho lessees.—Alfred Nelmes was also charged with a like offence at the Brewery Vaultc on the 25th ult.,and was fined £2, including costs. —Mr Jackson, Gloucester, defended, and P.C. Morgan proved the charge.—James Bevan and James Edwards were charged with being drunk at the above premises respectively, and were encb fined 10s. At'rested in School at Newport. At Newport Town-hall, on Monday, WtM. Driscoll (12), John Driscoll (11), a.nd John Evans (9) paraded in the gangway under the eye of the head-constable on the charge of stealing a currant cake and a purse containing 6s 6d from the shop of Edward Richardson, huckster, Botany. On Thursday evening the boys were served with a ha'porth of sweets, and subsequently two of them returned with felomous thoughts intent. A neighbour saw them bolting from the door, and told Mrs Richardson. She had placed the purse in the cupboard when she gave change, and they must have seen the action. Driscoll took the purse, Cotterell the cake, and Evans, when he was questioned, said he stopped outside, and that Cotterell and Driscoll went in and took the purse and the cake, and hid the purse between the trucks at Botany. The cake was eaten, and crumbs and currants were found in their pockets. -Cotterell bad been before the court four times for coal-stealing, and Driscoll also had a bad name.—They were each ordered a day's imprison* ment and six strokes with a birch rod, Evant being let off.—The officer arrested all the lads in the Temple-street Schools, and the incident created any amount of sensation amongst the rest cf the scholars. Taking the Time. At Cardiff on Tuesday, a powerful-lookint labourer, named Thos. O'MaJley (34), was charged with steahnga. silv, r Geneva watch, valued £ 210s, from the person of John Williams, in New-street, on the 8th inst. Prosecutor is an underground haulier living in the Rhondda VaHey. He w* in Cardiff on the previous evening with a collier from the same district. As they were both proceeding down New-street, Willi«im pulled out his watch W see tbe time. Just at that moment the prisoned came up from behind, ahd snatching the ticker* from his band ran oft up the street. Prosecutor gave immediate in- formation to a policeman on duty near, and pri- soner was subsequently arrested. He now admitted the theft, and was committed to gaol for a month, with hard labour. Alleged Theft of a Horse and Cart. At. t-hepsfcow Police-court on Tuesday, Thos. William Dunn, 26, was charged witu breaking into a stable at Lower Pink Farm, Shirenewton, on the 13th of April, and stealing a cart, a horse, and a set of harness, valued at £30, the property of James Qu'nton. At about four o'clock on the morning of the 13th April, prosecutor was awakened by the barking of the house dog, and upon looking out of rhe window saw prisoner in the act of leading away the horse and cart. Infor- mation was given to the police, and prisoner was arrrested by P.C. George Clark at Rogerstone. — He was committed for trial at the quarfcersessiotK at Usk.

WHAT IS A SHEBEEN P In the Airdrie Sheriff Court, on Tuesday— yheriff Mair presiding—Ann Callaghan or M'Kie, "^•Otogrow, Gartsherrie, sued Mary Ann M'Luskie Kane, residing there, for reparation in respect of her having falsely and calumniously accused •^suer of "keeping a shebeen," in the presence 'third parties. ,*he Sheriff I am afraid you will require to A/r ^hing more here. What is a shebeen 1 Mr Fergus: It is a place where poteen or some- eloe is sold that is not whisky. (Laughter.) .he Sheriff But what is a shebeen ? Sfii r 's supposed to be a place for <s £ hquors without a licence. Sheriff Mair said Lord Ivory had defined ib as flabby inn. (Laughter.) -Defender having failed to enter an appearance was given for £ 12.

GREAT-FIRE AT BOLTON. f)»?n Wednesday afternoon the Holy Trinity lurch Sunday-schools at Stoneclough, Bolton, ere completely destroyed by fire, together with Oa°W houses, of which they they formed a The fire broke out in the roof of the -boo] house, which is a very old building, and in Jr "notes the roof fell in. The houses were attacked, and as great difficulty was ex- in obtaining water, they also were the tenants having barely time to remove • ,r furniture. The fire was caused by sparks 01 an adjacent chimiey.

LONDON CHILD-STEALINS CASE, inquest was held w. Bethnal Green, London, Ell ^nesday, respecting the death of Mary n e" Burnes.aged two-and-a-half years. Evidence ~To show that the child had been decoyed Wh^ i'ome to Victoria Park by an old man, $h° r°kbed her of her ear-rings, shoes, and cape. *tat Was *oun<* 'n a plantation in an unconscious there was a bruise on the left temple. «he a days later from inflammation of nien,brane of the brain, broughc about by the wiury and fright.—A verdict of Wilful murder !\lnst some person unknown was returned.

"rSIT OF MR GLADSTONE TO THE QUEEN. pa.ttr Gladstone, in a closed carriage drawn by a Biict- Worses, drove from Downing-street to ln8ham Palace, where, at three o'clock, he her in private audience by the Queen in ont»;j aw'nS> room* There were crowds toot r palace all day, but Mr Gladstone was ^j j^fnised, as he entered privately by the

Another Explosion in Dublin. ALARM IN THE OITY. A Dastardly and Purposeless Outrage. On Saturday night, about 20 mmutes to 11 o'clock, an explosion, which was heard all over the city, occurred at the Four Courts, Dublin. The Courts are situated on the north side of the Liffey at Inns Quay, and the explosive substance appears to have been thrown into the area imme- diately behind what is known as Queen's Bench Court Number 2." This lies to tbelflft of a. quad- rangle, which is bounded on the southern aide by a railway cut off the quay, on the northern side by the Queen's B inch and other offices and the Land Com- missioners' Court. and on tho eastern side by the Masters offices. Queen's Bench Court No. 2, whioh was originally the Court of Common Pleas, until that division was abolished by the Judica- ture Act and its functions transferred to the Queen's Benoh Division, occupies a position between Queen's Bench Court No. 1 and the quay, and may be entered by passing through the quadrangle referred to from tho quay. A passage divides Courts No.a 1 and 2, and leads into the hall. Court No. 1 is approaohed from this passage. It was at the rear of the court that the explosion occurred. The compound, whatever it may have been—and it is generally believed to have been nitro glycerine—was enolosed in a metallic vessel. It is similar to that used at the Castle outrage, and still later at the Kxohange Court. The explosive substance was apparently thrown from the quay into the area, which extends along the length of the building from the quay to the entrance of the court. The court gates were closed at the time, so that it must have been thrown by some person passing along the quay, who carefully selected the time and kept close watch on the movements of the police. There were two constables on duty at the place, and they do not seem to have observed any suspicious person loitering about the quays in the neighbourhood of the courts. Nothing unusual, in fact, attracted their attention until the report of the explosion startled the citizens and spread a feeling of terror among those who happened to be moving about in adjacent streets. The sharp crash of broken glass falling all around the quadrangle immediately followed the report, and for a few minutes the greatest uneasiness was felt as to the fate of the build in? and of the caretakers who occupied rooms in different parts of it. A large crowd quickly concentrated, and the greatest consternation prevailed until the police succeeded in getting the gates open, and assuring themselves that no lives had been lost. A hurried inspection of the building resulted in the dis- covery that between 50 and 60 windows had been smashed, the glass being scattered about in frag- ments. The shock of the explosion was so violent that it blew the glass out of windows on the opposite side of the quadrangle, about 30 quads distant. It does net appear, however, that any serious damage was done to any portion of the structure itself, but this is a matter concerning which it is difficult at present to speak definitely or with any degree of precision, fortheexammatiun was made with imperfect light and underconditions otherwise unfavourable. It is possible that close examination may result in the discovery of damage which, so far, has passed unobserved, but the police at present are disposed to believe that the walls of tho building have not been damaged. As in previous explosions, the motive of the perpetrator is not apparent. The police, however, had reason to suspect that other outrages would follow the Exchange-court explosion, and extra precautions had been taken to protect public buildings which might be regarded as possible objects of attack by the miscreants. It is a significant fact that Saturday was the 11th anniversary of the Phoenix Park assassina- tions.

FRAUDULENT SHIPOWNERS. At the London Bankruptcy-court on Wednes- day, C. A. Beyts and G. G. Craig, shipowners and merchants, of Great St. Helen's, also of Bombay and Calcutta, were brought up for public examination before Mr Registrar Giffard. The receiving order was made upon the petition of the Chartered Mercantile Bank of India and Chma, at whose instance the bankrupts were sentenced to two years' hard labour for fraud. The accounts show gross liabilities, £259,569, of which ;S190.492are unsecured, and assets £ 4-,045 18s 8d. The larger proportion of the indebtedness is due to creditors in Cardiff, Liverpool. Sunderland. and Glasgow, and are in connection with the shipping business. —Mr Grey, assistant receiver, appeared in person. Mr Dawkins appeared for the trustees, Mr H. Grain and Mr Hodges for the bankrupts.—In reply to the Official Receiver, Mr Beyt stated that they started as sbipbrokers in 1883, and in 1885 started an office in London, of which be had the management. In 1890 they started as shipowners, and acquired an interest in a number of steamers—the Mary Beyts, Mina Craig, the Michigan, Anne Barrow, and others, in which upwards of J645,000 had been invested by them. Some of these steamers had been formed into companies, of which they became the managing owners. The shares in those ships were in the hands of certain banks as security. These merchants' business had consisted of shipping seed, peas, and cotton from Bombay, and shipping coal, etc., out there. They had also entered into large con- tracts for the supply of sugar, which contracts had, owing to their arrest in connection with the criminal proceedings, resulted in heavy losses. The debt due to the Albion Steam Coal Company, Cardiff, of £3,262 was for cargoes of coal consigned abroad to Bombay. He was unable to state how they were sold. The BwJlfa and Merthyr Dare Steam Colliery Company, Cardiff, claim for J65,755, was also for coal Great Western Colliery Company, Cardiff, £756, was for the same. The Lewis- Merthyr Steam Navigation Coal Company, £3,468, was for the same. Questioned by Mr Rawlins, the bankrupt stated that he could net remember the amount of the fraudulent bills of lading upon which money was borrowed or obtained. Ho did not think it exceeded £90,000. Pressed, the bank- rupt admitted that it nnght be £200,000. Questioned as to the coal transactions the bankrupt stated that upon the coal being ordered bills of lading were sent to the firm and money, up to a certain margin, was obtained upon them. In reply to Mr Hodges, the bankrupt stated that he paid off the first fraudulent bill in order to shield his SOD, who had drawn the bills. G. G. Craig, examined, took exception to some of his partner's statements. He denied that the steamships were purchased with his knowledge. It was true that the firm's money was used but he was unaware as to the fact that the firm held mora than the managing owner's share, viz., £1,000. He denied that he was aware of the fraudulent bills of lading at all until within a few days of his arrest in the early part of April, 1892. He was under the impression that the goods bought or alleged to have been bought in India had been paid for. So far as he was aware, JB500,000 might have been telegraphed to London from Bombay, and be would know nothing about it.— The public examination was adjourned sine die, it being pointed out that no explanation was forthcoming of the deficiency of £180,000.

THE UBERATOR SOCIETY. Mr Stewart, the official liquidator of the Liberator Society, gave evidence before tho House of Commons Committee on Tuesday (Mr Herbert Gladstone presiding) as to the operations of the Liberator Society and the means to avoid future similar scandals. In recent years the society had neglected bona fide building society business and launched into building speculations in a reckless manner owing to the enormous amount of money which caiao to them on deposit. He advocated a much more searching system of audit. The Convicted Directors. The furniture and household effects of George Newman, of North End Lodge, Croydon, late chairman of Newman and Company, Limited, and of "Liberator fame, who is now undergoing a term of penal servitude with Hobbsand Wright, were sold on Monday. The sale was very largely attended. The premises were elaborately fitted throughout, and lighted by eloctricity. The con- vict had evidently takan great pains to provide himself with nn attractive residence. Henry Granville Wright, the sohcitor who wassentenced with Hobbs and Newman, was on Monday struck off the rolls. The barrister who made the appli- cation for this to be done produced a certified copy of the conviction of Wright at the Old Bailey. Mr Registrar Emden on Tuesday continued his investigation into the affairs of the London and General Bank, when the convict Wright appeared and gave evidence.

THE ST. ASAPH GRAVEYARD SCANDAL. Telegraphing on Wednesday night, our Rhyl correspondent says: — From inquiries I instituted in St. Asaph to day I find that the 8t. Asaph Cemetery is in a shocking condition. At the annual vestry meet. ing of the parishioner^ held a short time ago, it was alleged that the cemetery was not fit to be used .s a burial ground. In the course of a coKiMrsation I bad with a local tradesman he informwrt me that in December last he buried hea, mother, and when the coffin was lowereg to the grave there was so much water "4 ib that the former actually floated and roared about. In another case he said the water came over the coffin lid. A Government inspector is daily expected, and, probably after that gentleman has inspected the ground, a much-needed improvement will be effected.

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The North WalesTragedy ADJOURNED INQUEST, A Verdict of Felo-de-se. The adjourned inquiry into the cause of the death of George Shellard, who murdered Mrs Whittle, the wife of syi independent gentleman, living at Chorley, Lancashire, at Hollyfield, Gresfcrd, on the evening of May 1st, and then shot himself, was held at the Plough Inn. Gresford, on Saturday afternoon, before Mr W. Wynn Evans, the coroner for East Denbighshire. At the first sitting of the court the jury found that the suicide maliciously murdered Mrs Whittle, and the inquiry was adjourned mainly for the purpose of obtaining evidence as to his ctato of wind. Mary Ann Shellard eaid she was tho widow of the deceased and lived at 10, Parson's Brow, Chorley,Lancashire. Deceased was 40 years of ago, and had been a horse dealer for two years, having previously been a coachman. She last saw him alive on May Day, when he left the house without saying whore be was going. She wae acquainted with her husband's family, and as far she knew there was nothing wrong with them mentally. She had been married to the deceased for 20 years. He had always en- joyed good health, but was in a vory low state when he came home on Saturday last. She had never seen him like that before. He was not subject to fits, but he told her he had one in the court at Stockport, when giving evidence. She knew that deceased was in the habit of visiting Mrs Whittle, and he was away from home on Friday, April 21st, to Saturday, April 29th. He was in a low, despondent condition when ho came homo, nnd stayed in bed on Sunday. She did not, know of anything to cause his low condition. He said Mrs Whittle owed him money. When deceased came home on Saturday her little daughter said, "Oh, dada has come back." He had said several times when he was going away that he would not come back any more, but she took that to be nonsense. When he came home on this occasion he wanted her to shake hands and kiss him, but she declined. She did not see him writing anything on Monday before he left homo, but he wrote a letter on Sunday to Mrs Whittle, and witness posted it. She did not read the letter, but deceased told her he had written to Mrs Whittle about a watch and some money she had taken from his pockets, and that he was coming to Gresford to fetch them. Witness did not know then that he had been to Liverpool with Mrs Whittle, though she suspected it. Mrs Whittle and Prudence Taylor came to the house one night to see Shellard. Deceased had been drinking very heavily lately. she did not know where deceased was between April 21st and 29th, when he was away from home. Inspector McLaren: Did yon live on good terms with the deceased ? Witness: How could I when this was going on with J\1r;; Whittle ? You need not have asked that question. In reply to P C. Jones, witness said Mrs Whitttle gave deceased her mother's gold watch, and he had that and £15 when he went away, but both watch and money were gone when he came back. Mrs Whittle's mother asked deceased, on her deathbed, to look after Mrs Whittle, and if he could he was to do her a good turn. Witness, continuing, said there had been dreadful goings on between deceased and Mrs Whittle. It had been going on for about five months. Mrs Whittle's mother died in January this year. They had not lived in the same town as Mrs Whittle until she came to Chorley. Wit- ness had lived in Chorley about eight years, and Mrs Whittle had been there five years. A juror asked whether Miss Taylor had not stated in her evidence that Shellard had been in the employ of Mrs Whittle's mother. Witness How could he be ? The only thing he had to do with her mother was when she came to Chovley for a month, and he looked after her pony and chaise. The Coioner then read a portion of Miss Taylor's evidence, which stated that deceased hfid been a groom in Mrs Whittle'e mother's service. Witness said that was quite wrong. Prudence Taylor was next called.and stated that Mrs Whittle and herself met the 2.25 p.m. train at Gresford on Tuesday. Deceased came by the train, and witness was in his company all the day except for about half an hour at Tynycoed, when Mrs Whitale and Shellard were arranging about the buying of a horse. She did not see the de- ceased write anything. They got out af the cab at Wrexham to buy some fish, but Shellard did not leave thetr company at all. She was sure hedid not writo a letter after they met him. Witness did not see a revolver until he put it into her face in the bedroom at Hollyfield. He could not have bought it after they met him at Gresford. There was no quarrel between Mrs Whittle and de- ceased. They appeared quite friendly. Shellard was not strange nor peculiar in the least. There had been a dispute between Mrs Whittle and Shellard, some time ago, about money, Shellard being indebted to Mrs Whittle. That was the reason they went to Liverpool to buy a horse. Shellard was going to pay for it. When they reached Hollyfield, in the evening, witness went to get soide coal, .and was away about three minutes, when she heard a report. She had left Shellard in the brewhouse, where he was washing himself. She had only left Mrs Whittle for about five minutes. Sho heard no angry words. Shellard did not go into the house, but was walking about the grounds. Ho said he was going to Liverpool, and asked if he could wash himself. He also asked witness where Mrs Whittle was. Mrs Whittle told witn^s that Shellard had been in the service of her mother. In reply to Inspector McLaren, witness said that on the way down from Coedpoeth to Wrexham on Monday they passed a funeral. Witness remarked that it was very unlucky to meet a funeral, but she did not hear any other remarks passed about it. Inspector McLaren: Did Shellard relate a dream he had had ? Witness Yes he said he dreamt he saw Mrs Whittle running down a hill with a mudhol" at the bottom. He saw her fall into the hole, and he (Shellard) went to get her out. He there saw two angels, who told him not to touch Mrs Whittle. He got her out, however, and cleaned h"r with grass, and then took her home. Witness said she considered Shellard was in his right senses. P.C. Thomas Jones, stationed at Gresford, said the deceased was evidently a powerful man. Witness had difficulty in preventing him from ohoking himself after he had shot himself. When he reached the bedroom there was only a faint light burning, and ho could not see deceased. He asked the last witness where Shellard was, and she said, He has shot himself at the back of the bed." Witness flashed his light there, but could not see him. He then turned his lamp on to tho bed, and say deceased lying on it. The Coroner haying summed up, the jury con- sidered their vcrdict, and, after the lapse of a few minutes, the foreman said they found that she deceased was sufficiently sane at the time he committed the act to know what he was doing. The Coroner: That is a verdict of felo-de-se. The Foreman That is so. Funeral of Mrs Whittle. The final scene in the tragedy of Monday last was enacted on Sautrday, when theremainsof Mrs Whittle were quietly interred in the parish churchyard of Great Eudworfch, situated some three miles from Northwich. The deceased lady was well known in this part ofCheshire, where her family connection on the paternal side all reside. Her maiden name was Moreton, her father being Mr Wm. Moreton, who, after carrying on the business of a saddler lD London for the greater part of his life, ultimately settled down in Nether Whitley, where he died in 1883. His wife died in January of tho present year, and both bodies lie in the same grave in Budworth churchyard. The corpse was brought from Hollyfield, Gresfcrd, in a Chester hearse. The remains were enolosed in an oak coffin, the inscription on the brass plate being:, Nellie Norris Whittle, died May 1st, 1893, aged 28." The coffin was strewn with roso leaves and buds.

SALMON FISHING AT LlAN- TRISANT. Freemen and their Rights. Evan Griffiths and William Evans, two lads from Llantrisant, were charged at the Pontypridd police-court on Wednesday morning with illegally fishing for salmon in the Glanmychydd Brook, Hantriaant, on the 29th of April.—P.S. Hallet, in his evidence, showed that the lads had dammed the brook and caught the fish in lowwater.— Sidney Danks, the water-bailiff employed by the conservator, also gave evidence.—One of the de- fendants said that the brook was nearly dry,and if they had not caught the fish they would have died.—Replying to the stipendiary, one of the lads stated that they were fishing on their own land—they were freemen.—The Stipendiary: But you are not men, in the first instance. You are not free boys. Some of your relatives may have a right to pasture a cow or something of that sort on the common, but that does not give you the right to take fish out of the river. That certainlv is a very novel idea of a freeman." You will have to pay 5s each.

A CARDIFF BURGLARY CASE. Thomas James (19), a seafaring man, was charged at tho Cardiff Borough Police-court, on Wednesday—before the Stipendiary magis- trate — with breaking and entering the dwelling-house, No. 38, Newport-road, in the occupation of Mr C. H. Bird, some time during the night of the 28th April, and steal- ing a set of electro-plated fish knives and forks, a set of desert knives and forks, two gold diamond studs, a razor, a blue Melton overcoat, a suit of clothes, four pairs of trousers, a muffler, and two pairs of boots, valued j351 17s 6d. Another man, named Reynolds, is in custody in connection with the same case, and from something which fell from this man Acting- Inspector Scott apprehended the prisoner in Mary Ann-street. Accompanying him to his lodgings the officer found a pair of boots, which were subsequently identified by Mr Bird as his property.—Accused, who denied any implication with the offence, was remanded till Friday.

John Hy. Gould, horse slaughterer, was indicted at the Leeds Assizes on Wednesday for the murder of Police-constiKSie Henderson, whom he shot at Middlesbrough while the officer was en- deavouring to capture him to take him to an aaylun. The prisoner, it was stated, had been in an asylum previously. The jury found prisoner guilty, but expressed the opinion that he was insane, and the judge ordered his detention during her v

The Burry Port Mystery. I RESUMED INQUEST. RESULT OF THE ANALYSIS. Verdict of Manslaughter. The adjourned inquest was opened at tire Neptune Hotel, Burry Port, on Monday, re- specting the death of thewomanRachal Williams, which took place under circumstances already reported. The enquiry, which also com- prehended investigation into the death of the man David Evans, was held before the Coroner for the district, Mr W. Buckley Roderick, and a jury composed of Messrs G. B. Elkington (foreman), R. S. Seymour. J. Rees, J. Hancock, Edward Evans, J. G. Findlay, W. Williams, D. L. Roes, J. H. Clutton, D. Davies, J. Walters, D. Williams, and T. Griffiths. Mr W. Stowoll again appeared on behalf of Mr Deards, the butcher, and Chief Constable Philipps represented the police. DR. OWKN WILLIAMS. Dr. Owen Wilhams was first called. The Coroner: In the case of Rachel Williams, what was tho ultimate cause of death ? Dr. Williams: Exhaustion. You made a post-mortem examination of her body 1—Yes, on Sunday, the 30th April, at 4 p. to. Will you state the result rf the post-mortem examination ?—I fuund all the organs healthy with the exception of the stomach and intestines. The stomach shewed signs of inflammation, also the mucous maintenance of the intestines. How might it have been brought on?—It might have been brought on by an irritant. Of what kind?—Poison. Did you make a post-mortem examination of the body of David Evans?—Yes. When ?—At 6 a. m. on Wednesday, tho 3rd cf May. Will you state tho result?—I found all the organs healthy except the stomach and the intes- tines, the latter showing signs of inflammation as in the other, and I attribute the inflammation to the same cause. Were the symptoms of tho illness in both these cases alike in every respeot?—Yes. You extracted the stomach and intestines cf Rachel Williams?—Yes, in the presence of Dr. Gethm Jones and P.C. George. What did you do with them ?—Packed them up carefully, the stomach in a bottle and the intestines in a jar, sealed them, and handed them to P. C. George. You have attended a large number of cases with similar symptoms to those?—Yes. Tell us roughly how many ?—One hundred and three. Many of these were very slight, the symptoms not being so pronounced. When did you first attend them?—I attended Rachel Williams on Wednesday. I refer to the cases generally.—Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, the 26th, 27th, and 28th April, Did you have any fresh cases after Friday ?— No. So that they arose suddenly, and disappeared suddenly, so far as fresh cases are concerned 1- Yes. Is that consistent with English cholera ?—No. I may say that the sudden appearance might be, but not the sudden disappearance. Would it be consistent with bad drainage?— The appearance might, but the sudden dis- appearance would not be. Or bad water, for instance?—Yes. In yonr opinion, do all these cases arise from the same cause, so far as you can gather from the symptoms ?—Yes. In the oases of Rachel Williams and David Evans, you say that the inflammation arose from an irritant poison do you say that the cause in others was the same ?—Yes, or anything which might cause irritation in the stomach. How long do you say this disease lasted at its height ?—Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. All the fresh cases came on that day. You say it arose from an irritant poison. How long would it take a mineral poison to take effect?—Very shortly. Of course, it would de- pend on its solubility and the way in which it was taken. What do you mean by a short time?—An hour or two would be enough to develop the symptoms. In the case of a vegetable poison, how long ?- It would depend on its solubility or absorption. Give me an average ?—If in a soluble torm, a half-hour or an hour if not it might take two or three hours. EXAMINED BY MR HOWELL. Cross-examined by Mr W. Howell: Were the circumstances of the cases consistent with English cholera?—No. Are the symptoms spoken to peculiar to poison ? —Yes. May they not be present in Asiatic or English cholera? —They might be in acute inflammation. Then you say the symptoms were peculiar to poison?—Yes. I have a book here in which it says the symp- toms are not peculiar to poison ?—There is a differ- ence. Was there a burning pain and construction of the gullet ?—No. Was there any perforation of the mucous mem- brane 1—No. Any peculiarity t-^Soft, and tenacious in ap- pearance. Was there any gangrene ?—No. And fluidity ?—Ye?, No ulceration ?—No. The evacuations were not preserved ?--No. The Coroner You extracted the stomach and intestines of David Evans ?—Yes. I packed them and had them sealed, and I have them in my possession now. Did you do that on the day you made the post- mortem examination ?—Yes, in the presence of Dr. Gethin Jones, P.S. Morgan, and P.C. George. A CONSTABLE'S EVIDENCE. P.C. George, sworn, said I was present when the post-mortem examination was made on the body of Rachel Williams, and I received a bottle and ajar, containing the stomach and intestines, from Dr. Owen Williams. I took them to Swan- sea, and delivered them to Dr. Morgan, the public analyst. I was present at the post-mortem examination of David Evans. The stomach and intestines were extracted and placed in two bottles, of which Dr. Owen Williams took posses- sion. The bottles and jars were perfectly clean. Dr. Owen Williams, re-called, gave testimony as to the cleanhness of the utensils. TIIK SALE OF BRAWN. John Prickett, Park-terrace, sworn, said: I did not buy any brawn, but my wife did. on Wednesday, 26th. Were you present. —Not at the door I was in the kitchen, but I heard the conversation between her and the butcher, and she brought the brawn into me. Do you know whom your wife was speaking to? —Yes, Mr Deards. Did you hear what took place ?—Most part of it. The butcher asked my wife if she would buy some meat, and she said no. He asked her to buy some brawn, which he said was nice, and gave her and my daughter a piece to taste. How do you know ?—My wife told me. Did you hear him ask her ?—I did and she was eating It when she came in. Eatmg something ? Yes. She had a portion of the brawn in her handwhen she came in. How do know it was Deards at the door ?—I saw bim. I behove your wife is very ill, and unable to attend here ?—That is so. What did she do with the brawn ?—Sho showed it to me, and took it to the pantry. Did you eat it ?—It was brought back to the table, and my wife, daughter, and son ate of it. Did you cat any ?—A small portion. I tasted it. How many of the family were at home that day ?—Eour. And all partook of the brawn ?—Yes. Had anv other members of the family been at home the "day before or after?—No. Have you had any illness ?—Yes my wife, daughter, and son were takon ill the same night. Were you ill?—I felt very ill on Thursday afternoon. What were the symptoms'—Violent pains in the stomach, with vomit and diarrhoea. What became of the brawn, did you eat it all ? —No. There was a ptecf left, as near as I can judge about a quarter of a pound. What did you do with that?—Handed it over to P.S. Morgan on Friday, the 28th of April. Are you sure tho piece handed over was part of the brawn bought from Mrj Deards ?—Quite sure. Did you see what ha did with it?—I saw him put it in a square tin box. put it in a square tin box. You remember this particular Wednesday, and what you had for your meals?—Yes. Did you have any shrimps ?—No. A Juror: How much brawn did she buy?— About three parts of a pound. A POLICE SERGEANT. P.S. Morgan, sworn, raid: I received a piece of brawn from the last witness on Friday, the 28bh of last month. I put it in the box (produced) in the presence of Mr Prickett, and I took it up to Llanelly and handed it ever to Mr D. Samuel, dispenser to Dr Evans, the latter being the medical officer of health for this district. The day you took it there was the day before Rachel Wiiliams died ?—Yes. Did you call again ?—Yes, the next day. What took place?—Dr. Cameron told me it bad not been analysed, and Mr Samuel returned me the box. Who were present ?—Dr. Cameron, Dr. Samuel, and myself. Did yon look at the brawn ?—Yes, and, so far as I could say, it was the same that I had taken there. What did you do ?—The same day I took it over to Swansea and handed it over to Dr. Morgan, the public analyst. Was it sealed ?—Yes, before I took it from Dr. Evans, in my presence. It was not sealed when you took it there ?— No. Did you receive anything from Deards, the butcher ?—Yns, on Saturday I called at his house, What was it ?—Some salt and pepper, which I banded over to Dr. Morgan on the same day. Did he give you any brawn ?—No, Mr Deards told me that it was The Coroner Never mind. Cross-examined by Mr W. Howell When I took the box to Dr. Evans it was not sealed. Arc you a good judge of brawn ?—No. —(Laughter.)—I can tell you what Mr Deards said. Ob, no, never mind that. You don't know wbattcokplace atDr. Evans's ? ■—Oh, no. You hava been taking some interest in this case ?—Yes. And you know that many who took the brawn are all right ?—I know one, and have heard that there are two or three more. TESTIMONY OF A DISPENSES. Mr D. Samuel, dispenser to Dr. Evans, sworn, said P.S. Morgan called upon me on Friday, tht 23th ulfc., from half-past twelve to one .o'olcok. Mid b, banded we a box. which be said contained brawn. I took it in and said that, Dr. ¡ Evans being away frcm homo, I would hand it to his deputy. I placed the box on the mantel- piece, and at six o'clock handed it ovor to Dr. Cameron, telling him all about it. The box was left on the mantelpiece during that time?—Yes. Wore you there throughout?—No; I went to dinner. And could anyone gain access to the surgery ?— Yes, but I am sure the box had not been tampered with. Did it contain the same brawn when Dr. Cameron examined it?—Yes. Dr. Cameron took a small pieco off, but he did not analyse it. Where did it remain?—On the mantelpiece until the sergeant called the following evening. I scaled the box, packed it, and delivered it to the sergeant. Are you sure the brawn handed back to P.S. Morgan was the same received by you the pre- vious day ?—Perfectly sure. Cross-examined by Mr W. Howell: Have you tany fjarticular knowledge of brawn ?—No, not particular. How many doors are there to the surgery !—- Thrse really. Where do you spend most of your time ?—In the surgery and consulting room. And it was there taking care of itself while yoa wore away ?—Yes. Dr. Cameron lives on the premises ?—Yes. But of course he goes to bed ?—I suppose so. (Laughter.) I placed the box under others, and in the morning it was exactly in the same position. WM there anything in the brawn to distinguish it from others ?—It was rather darker. Will you pledge your oath that it might have been tampered with in your absence ?—I won't. The Foreman In placing the box on the mantelpiece did you make it invisible ?—Yes. Was either of the doors locked when you left for dinner ?—The one to the street was. The Coroner: When you banded the box to P.S. Morgan was the piece broken off by Dr. Oameron still there ?—Yes. DR, GAMMON. Dr. Allan Gordon Russell Cameron, sworn, said I am a registered medical aud surgical practitioner. I have heard the evidence of the last witness. I took the lid off the tin and ex- amined the meat. I broke a piece off, smelt it, and had a good look at it. I put the piece back in a particular spot, and, having replaced the lid, put the box back on the mantelpiece. How did it smell ?—Very offensively. You put it back on the mantelpiece ?—I did it myself. Mr Samuel, later in the day, covered it with some larger boxes. It was made invisible, in fact. Were you present when P.S. Morgan called the following day ?—I was I was present when the box was handed back. Did it contain the same brawn 1-1 will swear to it. Mr W. Howdl Up to what timo were ycu in the surgery that night ?_About eleven. Several other persons have access to the sur- gery ?—Yes, two Mr Owen, assistant to Dr. Evans, and Mr Percy, bookkeeper. And the cleaner ?—It was cleaned the dav before. (Laughter.) Anyone in the hcuse might glin access to tho surgery ?—Ye.?. I was the'last to go to bed. Mr Samuel said he would not take his oath that it had not been tampered with. Will vou ? —I will swear that tho piece cf meat which I removed and replaced was in the same place when I handed the box back to P.S. Morgan. Will you swear that it had not been tampered with ?—Not after it was given to me. You aro not a good judge of brawn ?—I am not a practical butcher, but I can tell good brawn from bad. Have you eaten a great deal ?—Oh, yes. THE ANALYST EXAMINED. DR. MORGAN GIVES THE RKSCLT OF HIS INVESTIGATIONS. Dr. William Morgan, sworn, said: I reside at Swansea, and am a Doctor of Philosophy and a public aualyst for the counties of Brecon, Car- marthen, Glamorgan, and Pembroke, and the boroughs of Swansea and Neath, and have been in practice 20 years. On Saturday week last, the 29th ult., at 10.30, I received from P.S. Morgan a box containing brawn, also a bottle con- taining salt, and a paper containing pepper. I examined them for metallic and vegetable poison, but did not find any. I examined the brawn for ptomaine, and found them present. On Monday morning last, May 1st, I received from P.C. J. George a bottle and jar, both sealed. The bottle contained a stomach and its contents, and the ju contained the intestines. I also examined these for mineral and vegetable poison, and did not find any. I found them, however, to contain ptomaine. I may say that the term "ptomaine" is applied to alkaloids proluced in putrid animal matter by means of micro-organisms. The Coroner: When you say that these ptomaines are produced by putrid animal matter, you meanjthat the putrid meat produces bacilli?— Without putrid matter they would not be pro- duced. The bacilli cause the meat to decompose ?—It alters the chemical composition. Are the ptomaines the poison or the bacilli ?— The ptomaines. The bacilli produce the poison. For meat to produce ptomaines, must it necessarily be in a state of ptifcrrfftction ?—Yes; it mtt$fc. reached that putrefaction first. Would you find bacilli in game ?—Yes, if de- composed far enough. Some meat decomposes faster tMnotherf." Could you say by tho ptomaines to what state of putrefaction the meat had arrived ?—No. From the ptomaines you simply get the fact of decomposition. You know that it has arrived at that stage. Could the ptomaines be produced In the brawn itself if kept a sufficient time ?—Yes. The ptomaines are formed both in cooked and un- cooked meat. Does boiling heat destroy bacilli ?—It is an open question. It is believed that in meat they could be produced after boiling. Could the poison, the ptomaines, be destroyed by boiling ?—Once they are produced boiling would not destroy them. Are bacilli produced on the outside of meat ?— Yes, and work inwards. The surrounding con- ditions would have a material effect on their pro- duction. Atmosphere ?— Heat and temperature. Would meat containing the bacilli, producing ptomaines, be discoloured and smell ?-1 should think even an ordinary housewife could detect them, seeing that they are not produced until a certain stage of putrefaction has been reached. By the smell or sight .—Srrel), although changes in appearance could take place. The organ of smell would be the first to detct the change. We know that tainted meat does not make itself evident so quickly to the sight as to the smell. Would it necessarily contain bacilli ?—Decom- position may take place, and ptomaines be formed without the production of bacilli. Are you quite sure there was no vegetable or mineral poison ?—Quite. Rat poison ?—I examined specially for it. There was no phosphorus, and no arsenic. Neither in the brawn nor the organs ?—In neither. If there had, I should have detected it. Would a small portion of meat which went to form brawn, if tainted, affect the whole mass ?— Ygg, h Even a small proportion, a tenth ?—Whatever proportion. Brawn would necessarily keep longer than meat, would it not ?—Upon thatlcan't express an opinion. Would a small portion decomposed be neces- sarily more decomposed than a large piece ?—The ultimate result in either event upon the mass would be the same.. Would ptomaines be found in the intestHies and stomach of a person dying from English cholera?—I am not aware of it; ptomaines are found in dead bodies after the lapse of time. But in the time existing in the present cases ?— No. t When did you find the ptomaines ?—Last Thursday, May 4th. Both in the stomach and intestines ?—Yes, on the same day. Could ptomaines have been produced in the body, irrespective of anything which the person might have taken, in the time intervening sinoo death ?—I don't think 30. 1 have never found them in similar cases submitted to me under the conditions you name. If meat were given to an animal and caused similar sickness as to an individual, would that point to the presence of poison ?^Very strong presumptive evidence one of the tests, in fact, which should apply, if permitted. By Mr W. Howell: Bacilli is the parent and ptomaine the child. Did you find bacilli here r—I didn't search for them. In the course of further cross-examination of a severe oharacter, Dr. Morgan said he had sub- mitted both the brawn and the organs to severe tests. The ptomaines found were the amine group. In his opinion the formation of the bacilli com- menced before the death of the persons in whom the ptomaines had been found, although, once formed, their propagation might have gone on rapidly after death. In his opinion the putre- faction of meat, if the conditions were favour- able, would commence 12 hours or eo after the animal had been killed OTHItR WITNESSES. Mrs Elizabeth Erasmus, sworn, said I live at Dyfatty, Burry Port. I bought some brawn on Tuesday, the 25th April, a quarter of a pound. I gave one of the-pieces to my husband on Wed- nesday morning, and the other half on Thursday. Mr Duardsgave me a bit on Tuesday morning to taste. He had an enormous lump on the cart, about 251bs I should think. My son had none. My husband brought part of it back from the workshop, and said he didn't like it. He said he would try it again on Thursday. That night he came home very ill, and he is ill still. I have been ill also, but I did not eat much. My son, who did not eat any brawn, is quite well. I gave some of the brawn to a cat on Friday evening. About four it commenced to scream violently, and walked to and fro in the house. It vomited the brawn soon after. I can gwear it was the brawn. Mrs Mary Jones, Pencoed, sworn, said I saw Rachel Williams on Tuesday, the 25th ult. We went together to buy meat. Rachel Williams bought a pound of brawn and a pound of meat of Mr Deards. William Morris, a lad living in Burrows- terrace, Burry Port, sworn, said: I work with Mr Deards, butcher, and have been for two months. I knew the deceased David Evans. On the 25th ult. I was going round with Mr Deards in a cart selling meat. I saw David Evans on that day near Pencoed-road. Evans said to Deards, near Pencoed-road. Evans said to Deards, "What's that?" and the latter said "Brawn." Deards gave Evans a bit to taste, and the latter thereupon bought 2d worth. The Coroner: On how many occasions has Deards made brawn while you have been with him ?—Three times. Did you see Deards mal:e this brawn ?—No. Wore yiu nt Deards' "n Saturday, the 22nd Aonl t- Y- What meat was in the shop ?—Lamb, mutton, bullock's heads and tongues, and calves' heads. Were the bullock's tongues salted ?—Yes. Was anything else salted ?—No. Did you notice whether they were fresh or no ? —Yes; they were killed on Thursday and Friday. The sheep was killed on Thursday night, and the lamb on Friday. The buUock was killed on the previous Monday, the 17th of April. Was the bullock's head from that bulfock ?— Yes. And the tongue ?—That was the same. And that was the only thing salted ?—Yes. Where did it come from ?—The bullock from Penrheol Farm, Llandefeilcg. Witness, con- tinuing, said The oalf, I believe, he bought from Tyisba, Ach-ddu, on Friday, and he killed it on the evening of the same day. I saw him kill some calves on the Thursday, but I don't know whero he bought them. I don't know what became of the bullock's head. late some of the brawn—about a quarter of a pound—(t* Wednesday merning, and I have not been ill since. I have not been sick, and I havo not been attaoked with diarrhoea. By a jmor; The brawn that I ate was out of the same lump that he was selling to other people. By the Coroner: No one had told him not to say h8 had been ill. By a juror The brawn tasted very nice. By the Coroner All the brawn was not sold on the Tuesday, but it was sold eventually. By Mr W. Howell: Everything at Deards' appeared to be nice aud clean. I saw Mr Deards eat some of tha brawn. By the Coroner Deards wasn't ill. By a juror: I was out selling meat on tho Saturday alone, because Deards was drunk. The Coroner then proceeded to sum up. At 10.30 p.m. the jury, after an hour's private con- sultation, brought in the following verdict:— The two deaths were due to ptouis'ne poison- ing from eating brawn supplied by Mr Alfred Deards, butcher and we are of opinion that reasonable precaution was not used by bun mhis selection of the meat employed in its prepara- tion." The Coroner: That amounts to a verdict of manslaughter against Deards? The Foreman: It does. The Foreman said tho verdict was a unanimous one. Bail was offered in the sum of JB100 and two of £50, These, however, were not forthcoming. Deards was brought before the magistrates on Wednesday, and formally remanded until Toes- day next.

ALLEGED EMBEZZLEMENT AT SWANSEA. Charge Against an Oddfellows' Secretary At the Swansea Police-court on Mouday—before Messrs J. C. Fowler and D. Howell Thomas— Mr Edwin Davies applied on behalf of the trustees of the Loyal Unity Lodge, No. 825, of Independent Order cf Oddfellows, Manchester Unity, tor a warrant for the arrest of Daniel Davies, of 12, Hanover-street, the late secretary of the lodge. The application was based on an information sworn to by Messrs J. T. Jenkins and William Walters, the trustees, and it stated that Davies was appointed secretary of the lodge in 1S83, and hu continued to hold the office till the 10th ult. Shortly before the 10th ult. it was suspected the books were not properly kept, and Messrs Owen John, E. G. Protheroe, and Rees Rees were appointed to examine and report on them; and as a consequence of their report the lodge ordered that criminal proceedings should be taken against Davies. Mr Edwin Davies informed the bench that the specific items of embezzlement on which he applied for a warrant were that on July 18th, 1892 Davies embezzled 5s 8d, and that within six munths thereafter he embezzled Is and 18s lOd. The aggregate amount of which the society had been robbed would be something hke JM69. and the sum which Davies would be specifically charged with embezzling was J3160 odd. Mr Walters, one of the trustees, swore to the information placed before the bench In answer to the Stipendiary, Mr E. Davies said Daniel Davies was in town. There was a further charge against him of falsifying accounts, and he should ask for a warrant. The application was granted and the warrant issued. The warrant for the apprehension of Daniel Davis was duly executed at his residence on Monday afternoon, but in consequence of bis being in ill-health and under the doctor's care he was not removed, but kept in the custody of a detective at his residence. At Swansea Police-court on Tuesday, Daniel Davies, of Hanover-street, formerly secretary of the Loyal Unity Lodge of Oddfellows, was charged on a warrant with embezzling certain monyes, the property of the members of that lodge. On the application, however, of Mr Edwin Davies, who appeared for the prosecution, a remand was granted for a week to suit the con- venience of defendant's solicitor. —Defendant was liberated on bail, himself in j340 and two sureties in £20 each. The sureties were Mr John Samuel West, grocer, of Dyfatty-street, and Mr John Davies, outfitter, of College-street. Samuel Evans, insurance agent, of Phillips'- parade, charged on remand with appropriating 2s 2d. the funds of the London, Edinburgh, and Glasgow Assurance Company, was again remanded till Thursday.

FATAL ACCIDENT AT BARRY ¡, DOCK. .o/-t" On Mouday, a boy about 15 "y$S¥& 6f age, named Cris Mansfield, son of a widow living at 6, Jenner-street, Cadoxtou, died from injuries received whilst working at a steam crane the previous evening, at the Lady Windsor Deep- water Lofcik, at Barry Dock. It ap- pears the lad was engaged in scotching the crane, but the driver's attention being drawn to the banksman whilst the boy was leaning over the bogey at the back of the crane., he reversed the engine, the result being that the lad was crushed between the carriage and the bank. On Wednesday Mr E. B. Reece, district coroner, conducted inquiries at the Wenvoe Arms Hotel into the death of a lad, 13 years of age, named Christopher Rees Mansell, son of a widow, resid- ing at 6, Jenner-street, Cadoxton, from injuries sustained at the Lady Windsor Deep Water Lock on Monday evening. Deceased's brother, John William Mansell, gave evidence of identification, and said his brother worked for Mr J. Jackson, at the Deep Water Lock, on Monday afternoon, as scotcher of a travelling crane.—Thomas Taylor, a labourer, who saw the accident, gave it as his opinion that no blame or irregularity could be attached to anybody.—The driver of the crane, named Archi- bald Currier, said when the lad was struck he immediately stopped the engine, otherwise he would have been cut in two.—o)r. Powell (Barry), the medical officer of the works, on examination found that the boy showed evidence of serious internal injuries, and was almost pulseless.-—A verdict of accidental death was returned, a rider being added that the boy commenced work at too young ^n age.

WRECK OF A BRITISH SHIP. The Captain and Five Men Drowned. Lloyd's agent at Galle reports the total wreck of the British ship Earl of Shaftesbury at Amblanzoda. The captain and five of his men were drowned.

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THE SHIPPING CRISIS. Seamen's Wages at Cardiff. Affairs amongst the seafaring community at Cardiff are very quiet still, and there are yet no signs of a storm. On Wednesday three vessels, the Trevanion and Trevose (Messrs Foster, Hain, and Company, Cardiff), and the Cervan, of South Shields, got crews in the docks at £3 10s and £3 15s, and only one crew was signed on at the Shipping Office. Those were for the Galena, of Cardiff, and the full price demanded, £4 and £ 4 5s, was paid. No other crews were shipped, none being picked from the Federation Office. Most of the men who signed on, however, had tickets. The engineers are still doing their best to defeat the imposition of the ticket, and satis- 'rn faction has been generally expressed at the result of the case at the Cardiff Police-court on Tuesday, when an engineer who resisted gained the day. The seamen have felt rather keenly the placing of two plain-clothes policemen in the Shipping Omce yard, and on Wednesday they made a representation on the subject to the superinten- dent of the Board of Trade, with the result that the officers were withdrawn. We are informed that this may likely term the subject of a question by one of the labour M.P.'s in the House of Com- mons at an early date. The deputation from the boarding masters of Cardiff, which was to have waited upon a com- mittee of the Shipowners' Association at the Exchange on Wednesday morning with reference to the amendment of che taw in relation to sea- men's advance notes, did not put in an appear- ance at the appointed hour, and the conference was, therefore, adjourned until Tuesday morning next at 11.30. The members composing the committee of the Shipowners' Association are Mr John Co:y, Mr J. Heron Wilson, Col. Guthrie, Mr W. W. Jones, Mr Philip Turnbull, and Mr C. V. Harrison. A crowded and enthusiastic meeting of seamen and firemen was held in the V-yndham Arcade Hotel on Wednesday evening, under the presi. dency of Mr Philip Foley, for the purpose of tak- ing into consideration the present position of affairs regarding the wages at the port of Cardiff. A strong feeling was manifested that some effective step should be taken to put the bad shipowners on the same level as the good in the matter of paying the recognised wages of the port, namely, £ 4 and £ 4 5s and 30s a week. They were determined to use eveiy legitimate means that lay in their power to keep up the wages, for they believed that, taking into con- sideration the condition of the freight market, they were not asking anything exorbitant. Great indignation was expressed at the expendi- ture by the watch committee and ootporation of about j6150 of public money for extra police pre- cautions, which, they asserted, were taken for the purpose of looking after the interests of ship- owners and the Shipping Federation. In con- nection with this subject, Mr Cathery, organising secretary, compared the Is 3d dinners given to the police with the inferior quality usually given to sailors, and said it was high time a public indignation meeting was held to protest against such unnecessary expenditure of the ratepayers' money to protect a class of people who were asking men to go and work for starvation wages. —Messrs Gratfunder and Donovan (secretary) also spoke, and the meeting showed firm determination to stand to their guns. Barry Dock. Mr Nathaniel Sharp, master of the s,s. Eik, now lying at Barry Duck, writes :—In your Wed- nesday's issue you state the s.s. Elk is blocked since Monday for want of a crew at Barry Dock. As a matter of fact, this is quite incorrect, as she has not yet commenced loading, and 1 anticipate no trouble In getting a crew. Unionists Fired at Newpert. At Newport Borough Police courton Wednesday —before the Mayor, Councillor T. Jones, and Messrs R. G. Martyn, M. Mordey, T. J. Beynon, magistrates—Andrew Ward, Patrick Sweeney, two seamen, members of the Seamen's and Fire- men's Union, were charged with assaulting Wir. Simpson, superintendent for Messrs Ropner and Co., West Hartlepool. Mr L. H. Hornby, solicitor, appeared for the prosecutor, and Mr Digby Powell, solicitor, appeared for the defence. On Monday a disturbance took place at the Alexandra Dock owing to Simpson having shipped a Federation crew for the s.s. Newby at Federation rates. A large crowd of Union men gathered at the quay and endeavoured to get the crew to leave the ship, and Sweeney succeeded in persuading the donkeyman to leave the ehij).—Wm. Simpson stated that he was on board the Newby when the disturbance took place. Later in the day witness was in Dock- street, and was coming out of Mr Blow's office when Sweeney accosted him and asked witness what wages he was paying to the donkeyman. Witness repli,d that he did not want a fireman. Sweeney then struck wit- ness. A crowd then gathered round, and witness was hustled and struck several times. Officer Harper and Superintendent Crane (House of Refuge) stated that he saw Ward strike Simpson several times. For the defence two witnesses were called, who stated that they witnessed the disturbance, and did not see Ward strike SimpRitt. Wftrd, however, was knocked down and his face was cut.—The Bench decided that the caSS WAS* proVed; and fined prisoners 21s each, or a Month's imprisonment each.

THE PONTYPRIDD COLLIERY DISASTER. "South Wales Daily News" Fund. As on former occasions when a colliery disaster has occurred in this district, the proprietors of the South Wales Daily Netcs and South Wales Echo have decided to open a fund for rblief of the families and those dependent upon the men who have lost their lives. The need for relief is in this case peculiarly great, inasmuch as the Great Western Colliery employees are not members of the Permanent Relief Fund; so that, apart from public contributions, the majority of the sufferers will be left destitute. D. Duncan & Sons Liolo I Messrs Hodges and Sons, Aberdare 2 2 0 Sir E. J. Beed, K.C.B., M.P 1010 0 Collection at Fabian Society's meeting on the Hayes (per Dr. A. C. E. Parr) 0 10 0 Messrs P. B. Ramsbotham and Co. Old Bond-street, London 2 2 9 Mr Rich. Phillips, 112, Queen-street, Cardiff 5 5 0 Dr. Knoeh Davies, Bryu Teiti, Llandyssul.. 110 Rev. W. Evans, M. A., Pembroke Dock 1 1 0 Mr T. F. Jones, Troedybryn, Pumpsaint, Ltanwrda, R.S,O, 110 Mr T. H. Arthur, Porth 1 1 0 Messrs. Thomas and Evans, Porth 2 2 0 Salem Baptist Church, Tongwynlais (collec- tion, £111<> 2d Mr J. Thomas, 5s Rev. C. Rees, 3s lgd) 2 0 0 B. P 5 0 0 Mr H, B. Bowles, solicitor, Clifton 2 2 0 The Congregational Students at the Presby- terian College, Carmarthen 1 10 0 Platelayers of the Uandaff Length, Taff Vale Railway 010 0 Sunday School Collection at the Clare-road Congregational Mission Hall 0 13 3 Collections at Plasnewydd Methodist Chapel, Cardiff (per Mr W. B. Davies) 4 2 0 Mr Thomas Lewis, Garthe, Penarth 1 1 0 Wocd-st., Congregational Church, Cardiff.. 28 0 0 Proceeds of a Lecture at Llandrindod Weils by Rev. J. Idriswyn Jones. 2 7 6 Horeb Baptist Church and Congregation, Blaenavon 2 6 11 Collection at Baptist Church, Deri (per Mr E. Phillips) 1 1 6 Mr D. R. Jenkins, Morriston 1 1 0 Mr Thomas Thomas. Ys trad Rhondda 110 Messrs John Fry and Co's coaltrimmers 5 0 0 Mr Thos. Evans) Rose Mount, Llanishen 110 Barry Congregational Church (per Mr Edward Gould) 5 4 3 Cwmbran Colliery Workmen, per Mr Herbert Lewis, secretary 15 0 0 Mr Harris, builder, Roath, Cardiff, and employees. 1 12 0 Workmen of No. 3 Pit, Llwynypia Collieries per Mr George Burton 5 17 6 Soar Baptist Chape!, Pontlottyn, per Mr Evan Williams 1 6 2 Mr T. Moran, Cardiff l 0 0 English Congregational Church, New Tredegar. 1 5 0 r Cardiff Division, Salvation Army, per Major Tait 9 3 9 Dr. Howell Rees, J.P., Tyrbach, Garnant, R.S.O 110 Ebenezer Welsh Congregational Church, Cardiff (per Mr W. Rees) 5 2 6j Result of Parade and Door-to-door Collec- tion by the Femdale Brans Band at Fern- dale (per Mr W. F. Powell, secretary) 13 13 6 Mr Lloyd Roberts, proprietor of steam gal- loping horses, Waernwen-place, Aber- tillery 3 10 0 Garth-Mertbyr workmen, per Mr J. Watts.. 7 17 0 "Saron" Baptist Church, New Tredegar, per Mr Thomas Llewelyn 2 6 8 Half proceeds of entertainment given at American Pavilion, New Tredegar, per Mr Alfred Orton 1 14 0 Ocean Steam Company's Coal Trimmers, Barry Section (per Mr Edward Howell) 3 10 0 Bethel Comrregational Chapel, Caerphilly (per Rev. D. Richards) 2 5 7 Dr. Thomas 0 10 6 English Calvinistic Methodist Church, Llantrisant (per Mr John Morgan) 15 0 Pontypridd and District Branch of Amalga- mated Union of Operative Bakers and Confectioners (including £2 iDs subscribed by the Executive Council of the Union). 6 1 0 Pembroke-terrace Calvinistic Methodist Chapel, Cardiff (per Rev. J. M. Jones). 626 Bethesda Baptist Chapel, Hafod (per Mr J. Thomas 015 0

SHIPPING ACCOMMODATION AT LLANELLY. At the monthly meeting of the Llanelly Harbour Contmission held on Wednesday, Mr Tom Hughes presiding, Mr W. H. Ludford, representing the Great Western Railway, referred to the question of dock accommodation, and said the board might rest assured that the Great Westem Railway property would be brought fully up to date. Before improvements at the dock could be effected it was, however, necessary to make the road clear. A very large amount of traffic that could not be accommodated as Llan- dilo Junction was obliged perforce to congest at that spot. lie was glad to say that Mr Lambert had given instructions to the engineers to com- mence work by doubling the siding Accommodation there, and making a clean road at the Llanelly Docks. (Hear, hear.) It was hardly for him to say what would be done at the Llanelly Docks until the plans had been made and the estimates approximated; but he could say this, that when the commissioners came round he believed they would hardly know the place.—Approval was expressed of Mr Ludford's remarks by the commissioners present.

SHOCKING FATALITY TO A RAILWAY AGBKT.—On Wednesday afternoon, about 12.40, Mr Samuel Nicholas, of Pant Du Farm, Aberbeeg, fell out of the toilet of his barn, causing such injuries that he died in about 20 tt.inutes. Deceased was well- known, as he was the carrier for the Great Western Railway Company at Abertillery. He wan a deacon of the Llanhilleth Baptist Chapel, and bjjrhly reanected.

SOUTH WALES NEWS. SWANSEA. THE CWMDONKIN SHELTER.—The annua 1 meet- ing of the supporters of the above home for worreu was held on Tuesday, when there was a good attendance, Mr J. C. Fowler presiding.— The annual report, the adontion of which was moved by Mr Fowler, showed that during the year there had been admitted 45 preventive cases, 35 fallen cases, and of these 31 had returned to their friends, 17 had been sent into service, 12 to homes in London, 2 to Cardiff, 3 to Lamphrey, 2 to Dr. Barnardo's. 3 to Canada, 3 to the union, six to Bath, while 6 remained in the shelter. Canon Smith seconded, and the report was adopted.—Thanks were accorded to the committee and officers, and the committee was re-elected with tho additions of the Revs. A. A. Matthews, and J. Pollock, Mrs Picton Turbervill and Mrs Austin Williams. THE VISIT or MISS ORME.—This lady member of the Royal Commission terminated her visit to Swansea on Tuesday. During her stay she, in company with Mr R. Davies, of the early closing movement, visited the various centres o female eemployment, and she also met a deputa- tion of the Trades Council, and took many notes on the condition of things they reported to her. FUNERAL OF A POPULAR MUSICIAN. — On Tuosday afternoon there were interred amid exceptional manifestations of regret from the inhabitants of the town the remains of Mr John Travers, a well-known bandsman and member of orchestras. The cortege was headed by the massed bands of the town and district. The coffin was covered with beautiful floral tributes. There were nearly thirty mourning coaches, and there was a large following on foot. The remains Wf-1re interred at Llansamlet churchyard, the officiating minister being the Rev. W. Ëvans. TENBY. FIRE.-About noon on Tuesday the roof of Brecknock House, occupied by Miss Thomas, tobacconist, was discovered to be on fire. The are brigade, under Lieutenant; T. A. Rees, promptly turned out, and the outbreak was soon extinguished. The damage done by the flames is confined to the roof, but several of the lower rooms are much injured. Mr James, chemist, whose house ad joins, is also a sufferer, the hoso having to be carried through his residence to reach the fire. Too much credit cannot be accorded the fire brigade. LLANDYSSUL. FASHIONABLE WEDDING. — On Taesday the marriage of Mr Griffiths, IJanarthney, and Miss Jones, Login, Llandyssul, was solemnised in the parish church. The officiating clergymen were the Revs. W. G. Jenkins, vicar; — Williams, Aberystwyth, and Jones, brother of the bride. The bridesmaids were the Misses Jones (2), sisters of the bride, and Miss Thomas. The bride- groom's brother acted as best man, while Mr Jones, Login, gave away the bride. The bride's dress was of a fawn colour and bonnet to match, with white jessamines. Breakfast was served at the Porth Hotel. The happy pair left the town en route for Weymouth, where they will spend the honeymoon. BRECON. TOWN COUNCIL. The quarterly meeting of this council was held at the Guildhall on Tuesday, the mayor presiding.—The Mayor (Councillor Lewis Williams) proposed that congratulatory telegrams be sent from the town council to their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales aud the Duke and Duchess of Teck on the betrothal of their Royal Highnesses the Duke of York and Princess May, and wishing them long life, happiness, and prosperity.—Alderman De Winton seconded, and the resolution was carried unanimously.—A new borough rate of 4%d in the £ for the ensuing half-year was agreed to.— Mr David Evans, Ffrwdgrech, wrote thanking the board for appointing him representative governor of the council on the board of governors of the Cardiff University.—It was resolved that the council, as a committee, meet the committee of the Brecon Improvements Association to further consider the question of making Brecon a centre for tourists and summer visitors. FOREST OF DEAN. SUDDEN DEATH.—Mr M. F. Carter, coroner for the Western Division of Gloucester, has re- ceived notice of the death of Solomon Griffiths, 55 years of age, landlord of the George Inn, at Drybrook, East Dean, who was found lying dead in bed by his wife's side. Deceased, who was a very fine-looking man, was subject to bronchitis, a.nd had been attended several times during the year by Dr. Milnes. He was taken ill on the 3rd with a severe fit of coughing, and gradually grew worse and died as stated. As Dr. Milnes is prepared to certify as to the cause of death, an inquest will not be held. CAERLEON. READING-ROOM.—The annual meeting of the members was hela on Monday evening, under the presidency of the Rev. W. Morris Thomas, and was well-attended. The balance-sheet was sub- mitted, and showed a small amount 1D hand. All the officers were unanimously re-elected, viz. :— President, Mr D. W. Jenkins, J.P.; vice- presidents, Councillor T. Parry and Rev. W. Morris Thomas; secretary, Mr G. W. Harding. Mr John Rennie was also appointed assistant- secretary and librarian, and the following persons were chosen to aerve on t'bé eotamittee :—Rev. D. Bevan Jones, and Messrs T. H. P. Herbert, H. Crease, F. Green, E. Davies, — Baker, and A. J. Phillips. /.VvJfrfj-; ABERTILLEFTY/ KILLED BY A FALLING STONE.—An inquest WAS held 1D the police-court on Tuesday afternoon— before Deputy-Coroner C. Dauncey—touching the death of Edith Bryan (10), of West Side, Cwmtillery.—The evidence showed that on April 5th deceased was playing at the bottom of a quarry jenny, when a large stone, weighing about a hundredweight, struck her on the back of the head and fractured her skull. She was carried home and died on Saturday last.—P.C. Thomas Powell made inquines into thecase, andfollnd out that George and Amos Reed, two boys, had been in the quarry about the time of the accident.— George Reed, one of the boys in question, admitted he had been in the quarry, having at first denied that he was there.—Mrs E. Edwards said that the two Reeds were at her house about the time the accident happened.—The Coroner, in summing up, said he doubted the evidence of the last two witnesses very much, and disallowed their fees.—A verdict of Death from mis- adventure" was returned. MONMOUTH. TOWN COUNCIL.—At a special meeting of the Monmouth Town Council, held at the Shire hall on Tuesday, under the presidency of the mayor (Mr W. Honeyfield), a letter was received from the Local Government Boerd stating that with reference to tho sewerage of Monmouth they would not be prepared to accept as satisfactory either the scheme suggested by the council or the manner in which it was proposed to be carried out. They further stated that unless the council were prepared to undertake forthwith to carry out a scheme which would be free from the defects of that which' was investigated at the recent inquiry, they would proceed with the complaint that the town council had made default in pro- viding the borough with sufficient sewers; and a local inquiry would be held.—After some dis- cussion, it was decided to advertise two premiums of 30 and 20 guineas for the best scheme of purifying the sewage before draining into the river Wye.—With reference to the removal of the slaughter-houses, the town clerk was instructed to reply, stating that the matter should receive due consideration. CADOXTON AND BARRY. BURNING ACCIDENT.—Whilst playing in the kitchen on Monday afternoon, Archibald Marsh, 18 months old, son of Mr C. Marsh, newsagent, Holton-road, Barry Dock, accidentally fell in the fire and burnt his face, breast, and neck most terribly. HEALTH COMMITTEE.— Dr. P. J. O'DonneU pre- sided over a special meeting of this committee held on Tuesday evening, when Mr C. A. Walker (the board's engineer) reported exhaustively on the manholes and sewers generally of the district, owing to several complaints which had been made to the board of the very disagreeable smells which emanated therefrom. He recommended the board either to disconnect the closets from the sewers, or enforce the flushing apparatus wherever prac- ticable. So far as his examination went of the main sewer, he discovered no defect whatever.— After a lengthy deliberation, it was resolved to defer consideration of Mr Walker's recommenda- tions till he submitted his written report. BEDWAP. FUNERAL OF THE LATE MR LEWIS LEWIS.—The funeral of the late Mr Lewis Lewis, builder and contractor, took place on Tuesday afternoon amid many tokens of respect and esteem on the part of the inhabitants. After a short service in the house, conducted by the Rev. Geo. Thomas and Rev. D. Richards, Caerphilly, the funeral pro- cession left for Bedwas parish church, where the service was conducted by the Rev. Geo. Thomas, rector, and the Rev. Thos. Edwards, curate. ABERAVON. FATAL BURNING ACCIDENT.—An accident attended with fatal results happened on Saturday afternoon to a child named Timothy Sweeney, son of Timothy Sweeney, labourer, Charlotte- street. It appeared that during the temporary absence of the mother an elder brother, aged three, played with the fire and threw a lighted pieca of paper on the floor, which ignited the younger child's clothes, burning the child very badly about the lower part of the body. Dr. Arnallt Jones attended to the little sufferer, who, however, expired on Sunday afternoon.—An inquest will be held. TENBY. THE ROYAL BETROTHAL.—In acknowledging a telegram of congratulation on the betrothal of the Duke of York and the Princess May, sent from the mayor and corporation on Tuesday, his Royal Highness on Wednesday wired the following message to the mayor (Mr C. Williams, Penally House):—" Accept my warmest thanks for con- gratulations of Tenby Town Council and yourself. —ALBERT EDWARD." PORT TALBOT. MARGAM LOCAL BOARD.—A monthly meeting of this board was held on Wednesday, Mr Edward Davies presiding. Messrs John Jones and Company's tender for the supply of Penzance granite stones at 8s per ton was accepted. Mr Wm. Davies's tender for a. four- wheeled van at J337, less 15 per cent., was also accepted. The seal of the board was affixed to a contract with Mr John Davies for £510 for the construction of the Water-stieet (Margam) water supply.

A man's character is like a. fenca-you cannot strengthen it by whitewash. "TOBACCONISTS COMMENCING. "—Illd GUide, 3d Tobacconists' Oalftting Co. ipt rd J-ondon