The Cardiff Times

DOOK ENTERPRISE AT f '). NEWPORT. Opening of the Alexandra Dock Extension. The southern extension of the Alexandra Dock was opened on Tuesday. The ceremony was bereft of most of the pomp and circumstance which have marked the opening of docks hitherto I in Newport, and which generally find observance elsewhere. Thechairntan and directors of the Alex- 'I andra Dock Company assembled at the residence of the dockmaeter at the pierhead aboot 11 o'clock, and walked from thenoe along the river side to the new lock, the splendid capacity of which has been already recently desonbed in these columns. Here Lord Tredegar manned one fever actuating the hydraulic gear of the gate, aud Sir George Elliot, Bart., the other, and the stately Hornby Grange, of Houlder Bros, a steamer, encaged in the River Plate traffic, steamed dead slow into the expaMe of the new extension. There were decorations at intervals along the principal streets, but these were of a chastened order, and there was nothing approaching the joyousness and high tension, now 19 years ago, when the Alexandra Dock itself was opened in the presence of 30,000 people, who gave up the day to a general holiday. True, as one approached the dock district, the flags became more numerous, and Success to the Dock was blazoned on bunting, whilst towering over iron foundries and ship-repairing yards, the orowded shipping in the Alexandra Dock was beflagged from stem to stern, presenting really a pretty sight. It was noted that the day was fine, and in ooniriist to the steady persistant wetness of the day in June last when the water was let in. It is a peculiarity of this south extension that there have been open- inp.-i and openings. First the water was let in, and to this ceremony the corporation WM invited, but for an obvious reason did not go in their official oapacity. Then there was the removal of the partillion wall of the dock so as to communicate with the extension. That was a second openittg; Tuesday's proceedings formed the thud, and it is hoped the last opening. There was about it a dearth of speed and ceremony. The affair, from a pressman's point of view, was dead as ditch water. After four hours of lacking out one's heels on the quay side ov aboard the Hornby Grange, the chiels whose function it to take notes, became earnestly anxiousas to whether the twinkle in his lordship's eye meant incubation of a neat little speech, abounding in happy touches or whether Sir GeorseElliot's evidently jovial mood, and his readinesfto hobnob with all and sundry, meant that the gonial baronet was going to think aloud on dock matters in the incisive style with which Newport people are familiar. They, how. ever, learned to their dismay that nothing in the way of speeches was premeditated it was diffi- cult to say what might happen; the latest arrangement was that the directors were going to disembark (this wason the Huruby Grazige) and take train for the purpose of viewing the new coal hoists at work. After this was accomplished the directors would go to tha doekm as tor's house to lunch, and there might be something said. But no invitation was extended. This was too much for even patient, persistent reporters, and having tasted nothing since an early breakfast— how the bacteria (according to the newest theory) must have been yearning on their tongues and in their cheeks!—they incontinently fled, caught a growler, and left the dusty dock side behind them. The s.s. Hornby Grange presented a pretty appea'ance as she steamed up the river, bright in new paint and gaily decorated, to take part in the ceremony. As file came on with her attendant tugs, a fusilade of fog signals began, and this was answered by the dic-zliargo of distress signals on board the boat. The directors and the principal visitors present included Lord Tredegar (chairman of the dock Sir Geo. Elliot, Bart, (vice-chairman), Mr G. W. Elliot, M.P., Sir Geo. Walker, Mr Geo. Elliot, jun., Mr F. Tothiii (of Loudon), Mr J. C. Parkinson, Mr R. Laybonrne, Mr T. J. Beynou, Mr John Lawrence, Col.Lyne, Capt. Lonsdale, Aid. Hoskins, Mr E. H. Watts, Jun., Mr Jainea Williams (of Brynglas), Mr G. 1. Jones, Lieut.-Col. Ingram, Mr T. Pugsley, Col. Justice, Mr C. D. Phillips, Capt. Pume- roy, Bute Docks, Cardiff, Mr Clifford ^Phillip*, Captain Homfray, Mr Honiffay, jun., the London representative of Messrs Armstrong, and the dock officials. Grouped on either side of the lock was a considerable concourse, and at the bead of the lock was stationed the St. Michacl's fife and drum band. There was half an hour wait in the lock, owing to the high tide being a neap tide, and the water in the extension being ten or twelve feet higher than the tide. At length a level was obtained and Lord Tredegar pulled over the north lever opening the top gate of the lock and Sir George did the same with tho lever on the south side, and the gates swung easily open, amidst a round of cheering, discharge of fog signals, distress signals, and the whistling of loco. motives. The directors then went aboard the huge steamer, which measures 300 feet, and carries 4,000 or 5,000 tons dead weight, and Captain Chapman, the skipper, received his guests on the bridge and yielded up the move- mentfl of the craft to Captain Parfitt, because the management of Ariel amongst the shoals was about as easy a task as getting the steamer through between the buoys of th6 extension, passing in safety the narrow channel between the dock?, and warping alongside the pierhead of the parent dcok. A.s the Hornby Grange, with her load of sightseers and distin- guished visitors, went up the extension they had opportunity of witnessing the fine area of water, the possibilities of development, and also of seeing I one of the new tips actually at work, the s.s. Lomas, one of Holland Bros.' 3,000 tonners being beneath it. having been admitted earlier in the morning by way of the canal from the older dock. Below a contingent of the Newport Rowing Club's craft skimmed with the celerity almost of seabirdu, and a deokless yacht or two showed its white wings. The people trooped along the side of the extension, following the stately progress of the steamer, and the journey was performed in perfect safety under the guidance of Captain rarfitt, who once or twice narrowly escaped an ovation, so popular is the docktnaster of the Alexandra Docks. At the luncheon we understand Sir George Elliot proposed Lord Tredegar's health, and the toast was acknowledged by his lordship, who in turn proposed the hon. baronet's health. The latter said he could hardly express his feelings when he applied his band to the lever which opened the gate.—Mr .T. Lawrence proposed "The Ladies," and, Mr G. Elliot replied.—Mr Underdown proposed the health of the officers and other employees of the dock, and Col. Lyne, in returning thank?, said he thought the directors might congratulate themselves upon the result of that day's ceremony. He hoped it would bring prosperity to the company, and that it would conduce to the benefit of Newport as well aa the rest of South Wales.-Mr Smyth and Capt. Parfitt also returned thanks. The extension covers 20 acres, and is 1,500 feet long by 550 feet broad. It has a depth on ttie sill at spring tides of 35 feet, and 25 feet at neap tides. The original plan, as will be seen, provided for an area of 28 acres, and a length of 2,270 feet. For quays, yards, ware- houses., etc., 215 acres have been ape propriated, and 100 acres were devoted to the deposit of ballast in conneotion with the work of construction. The new and improved coal staithes are four in number, of which two are already in working order, and these are said to be specially valuable for bunkering purposes. The extension is connected with the older portion by a short canal, spanned by a wronght-iron swing bridge, which carries both railway and road traffic. The water surface of the Alexandra Dock proper is 28% acres, and the extension brings the wet dock accommodation of the principal dock up to 48% aorea. Adding to this the facilities afforded by the Old Dook, with 12% acres, afcd the nnles of river wharves, it will be seen that Newport is at length well equipped for dealing with every variety of shipping which comes or may come into the Bristol Channel.

ALLEGED ADVERTISING SWINDLE. At Bow-street, on Tuesday, George Biaet and Mowatt Godfrey were charged on remand with conspiring to obtain money by false pretences. It was alleged that the prisoners carried en what was known ail the National Deteotive Agency, but that no detective work was clone. The prose- cution further alleged that the prisoners advertised for agents, who, after payinghalf a guinea registration fee, beard no more. Will fart Gossage, of Birmingham, deposed to answerhig advertisements, paymg a fee, but received no em. ployment. Anr^bella .Jones, wife of a labourer, lately residingatBimngshurst. also'deposed to pay- ing registration fees and receiving no work, and a printer named Row gave evidence as to printing executed for Binet. This included parchment certificates sent to persons who paid registration fees. Mr Woiitner, who appeared for Godfrey, asked for the discharge of his client, saying he had baen misled by Binet. Sir John Bridge granted the request. Binet, however, was nguin remanded.

FATAL EXPLOSION ON A STEAMER. A Lloyd's Sourabaya telegram states that an explosion has occurred on the Dutch steamer Hourhandel Buwalda, at Kyetei. killing five men and wouudmcr several others.-I?Mvrs

THE OPEN COUNCIL. The above is the Lion of St. Mark, Venice. Opposite the Doge's Chamber in the PaSaco was aluJad of this Lion, with mouth OprID, into which perrons secretly threw whatever was to meet the oy" of the Doge. Wo place it at the h8'*d at this caiman to iudicate that publici letters are received by us, and also lottorll requiring answers on legal and general topics. WITNESS TO WILL (Testator).—Yes, a mother way wit. ness the will of her son, and a. sou may witness that of his mother. The only disqualification that attaches to the witness of a will is that any gift in bis favour in the will is rendered void. (Your ques- tion was mislaid.) LANDLORD AND TENANT (B. F.).—A verbal letting by which three mouths' notice is to terminate the tenancy is perfectly good, and does not render you responsible for any damages unless you damage the premises by your own wilf'U act or negligence. (2.) You are liable ft>r rates and taxes up to the time your notice expires, and no longer. (3.) If there was no agreement to the contrary you may sublet the premises for the term covered by your own tenancy, but no longer. You remain liable for the rent to your landlord. (4.) Your landlord can turn out your sub- enunt when your notice expires. PUBIJC ENDOWMENT (n. J. T)- We fear it is im- possible to express auy opinion on the rights to the piece of land in the absence of any deeds. We should want to know to whom the land was given originally, and what conditions were attached to it. Wo have little doubt that you are right in thinking tha.t it was intended for the benefit of the whole parish, vnd not the Episcopal sect; but they are in yossession, aud the difficulty is to oust theia. This is one of innumerable cases, and I he only effective remedy will be an Act of Parliaineut. JIAGISTRAI'KS AND FOOTPATHS ("Thomas").— Magis- trates ate supposed to be governed in their decisions by the law, and if they flagrantly outrage it they can I bu brought to book, but unfortunately in footpath cases there is generally a dispute as to the facts, and this gives the justices the chance to show favour to one side more than the other," by believing tJio evidence of one side and professing to dis- to one side more than the other," by believing tJio cndeQc<1 of one tilde and professing to dis- believe that OD the otber. Tbere is uo Act wbicb can compel people to be upright. However, if you feel certain the justices are not to be trusted, you can send in an iudicfciseht before the grand jury at quarter-sessions or assizes (the latter would be best), aud if they find a. true bill, you can have the matter tried by a common jury. This is, of course, an expensive process, but there is a Footpath Associa- tion in Cardiff which might render you some assist- ance. The hou. sec. is Mr G. 0. Thompson, Duke- street, Cardiff. INCOMK TAX ON MORTGAGE (R. D.).—You must pay income-tax oil the mortgaged property and deduct it, or a propoition of it, from the interest on the mort- gace. CORPORATION'S DUTIES (Danhof Llau).—A corporation has 1'. right w its rates from the ratepayer, but it owes him no duties in return. Your only remedy is to vote against the councillor for your ward next November, unless he attends to your grievance. PREFKUE.NCE SHATTES (Ditto).—The interest on your 5 per cent. Preference Shares will remain at 5 per cent.. although the interest on the Ordinary goes up to 10. If they fall to 1 or 0 per cent.. on the other hand, you would still get your 5 percent. It is the difference between good security and goad interest, and you cannot have both. BIGHT TO WATER (Ditto).—Thirteen years' user is not long enough toO establish It right to water, as against the owner of the land from which it comes. You had better consult a solicitor, who CAn go more fully into the circumstances. The same remark applies to the dam. There must be at least i0 yeara to give a right io either you or your rivals to use the water in any unusual way. Your statem-nt is not « full enough to show us exactly what the rights are. SOLICITOR'S FEE (Oliver Q.)—A person who Is sued for more than :.I::¿ {which he does not owe) is entitled to employ a solicitor to defend him, and if he succeeds it is both uSUill and legal for the judge to award hiiu the costs, as tho plaintiif ha. t no right to sue him and put him to trouble and expense if he had no 1<S»1 claim. MARKIED WOMAN'S PROPERTY (Donovan.)—Furniture £ iveu to a wife on her marriage by her parents can beciainied by her, unloss there is as a distinct ex- pression of intention to give it to the husband. The evidence of the fsjuily is quite sufficient-, in fact there could not well be any other. MARITAL MISCONDUCT (Donovan.)—Adultery by tho husband is sufficient t& give a right to judicial separation, and so is cruelty the two combined give a right to divorce, and wo sh. aid think it would be better for you to resort to that at once. If successful the custody of the children would follow almost as a matter of course. The evldellce you mention seems to us sufficient to proceed npon, but you would do well to obtain an opinion from a medical man before goitts further. We assume that vour sister is It truthful witness, who would be believed by a jury. NEXT OF ION (Ponty).—AU illegitimate child has no next of kill. His property belongs to the Crown, but it i" the rule toe the Treasury to waive their: claim in favour of any relation who bas II. moral claim to consideration. If fou have burled the deceased, and are his neatest blood-relation, we think, as the amount is small, you mav safely dis- pense with legal formalities and retain the assets till you are asked for U>em. DISTRAINT (K. M. C,).— Wo have very frequently ex- 1 plained of lute that there Is no legal obligttion to warn people before taking proceedings for money ] due. Your rent was in arrear, the bailiff came, you paid something on account, and thus got him to KO, and there j" an end of it, fay np, and don't get into arrears again. There m-e too many arrears knocking about. and thn,t is why trade is bad. ECCLESIASTICAL PASTURAGE (Churchyard).— It is a very common thing to put sheep to graze in church- yards, to keep down the gras-v You probably woutd not like tb see yoqr relatives'gravon overgrown. Yon can put up a Illitfng round them if you like, but after all it is no worse to have the sheep feeding above than the worm" iceding b?low. Ijs*JFqRMA PAUPERIS (Constant Reader).—-It is jierfeci I nonsense to talk of ere(1hors coming forward to claim payment after thirty years. They are barred aficr ,f six. It Is with gnat reluctance thttwefeelitour duty to suggest it to you that it may be better to change your solicitor if he does not give you satis- faction. MARRIED WOMAN'S LEGACY (Trustee).—AVhereA legacy !■« directed by the will to bo paid at a certain time, U16 lega eo IS c!1tiUed; &; against the rest of the estate, to interest at 4 per cent, from that time while it remain? unpaid. CLAIMS TO RENT (Tenant).—The claim of the mort- gagee to your rent take* precedence of that of the landlord's other creditors, provided the mortgagee formally takes possession. Write to the accountants for the creditors explaining matter?, and if there is any difficulty pay tho monev into court. LANDLORD'S POWERS (8am, ITF<\ 9).-Ye:i, Sam, we are Korry to say that in this country tf a landlord has a row of houses, and their tenants paying their rent honestly, timt landlord can throw them tenants out out of them houses, after giving them notice to quit. A landlord who has only one house even can do it. I CHAPEL DEED (D. J.)—The conveyance of the freehold of the cliapel should be to the persons in whose llamo the lease is now standing. 1t cannot of course be to the chapel as a building, though it might be to all the members, but the ordinary plan of trustees works very well.

A FIN-DE-SIECLE SOHOLAR. At Bologna, a boy of 13 years of Giovanni Costa, who was in the" Gymnasiirm of that town, committed suicide with a revolver. His last will and testament has been distributed among his schoolfellows. It is lithographed, and contains the following paragraphs:- 1. Causes of my death.—Last year I fell in love with Emma Pizzirani, but was unrequited. This so affected me that I neglected my school duties. I fell behind my schoolfellows,and inconsequence should not have been able to finish my studies in time to get free from military service. I am therefore obliged to kin myself—(1st) for un. requited love (2nd) for the frequent reprimands of my mitstera (3rd) to escape being a soldier, which would be especially hateful to me under the present Government (!); and (lastly) because of the sorrow I have already caused my parents, and especially my dear mother. 2. I appoint my friend and schoolfellow Auguste Liverani my executor, and request him to give me a quiet funeral, but I shall be greatly pleased if my friends and acquaintances wpuld follow me to the grave. 3. I leave my watoh to my father, as well as the task of comforting my mother for my death. To my mother, whose tears I havo so often caused to flow, I leave all my handkerchiefs in order to dry them, and beg her pardon. I leave to my sister Ada the ring with the death'a head which I always wore to my sister Ida my letters which have not yet been published. 4. I intend shooting my<self with a revolver, which our dear family doctor. Dr. Briiatto, has lent me in exchange for my old gun, and beg that he may not be considered responsible for my death. If I had not had his revolver, I should have committed suicide in some other manner, for I am too tired of life to live. p

THE DTsmiTFcLYDACH VALE COLLIERIES. 1,000 Men to be Thrown Out of Work. On Wednesday Mr W. Abraham, M.P. (Mabon) and Mr W. Evans, agents of the Cambrian Miners' Association, tcwether with 19 workmen from the Clycfaoh Vide yolitHMesS, waited upon Mr J. H. Thomas wad Mr B. A. Thomas, M. p, two of the directors of the colliery, and Mr W. Pritchardf the manager, yith the view 0f devising some means of avoiding what threatened to be a. serious rupture between masters And men in that colliery. Is will be reo membered that on the previous evening the men, in a mass meeting held under the presidenoy of Mr W. Abraham, M.P., unanimously decided to reject the employers' proposal for a reduction in the cutting price of coal. Tha tnterview on Wednesday, which took place ip the colliery offices, was a very lengthy one. At its termina- tion our Pontypridd representative interviewed Mr D. A. Thomas, M.P., who stated that the proceedings were conducted in a most friendly spirit throughout. Inasmuch, how. ever, as the company had generally decided to abandon the seam and sink to the lower measures, it was found impossible to arrive at any arrangement. The result, therefore, will be that the men, numbering about 1,000, will all be thrown oat of work on Saturday next. Room will be fbnnd for a few of the men-probably,' no- mam than 50-in the Nø. 1 pit The prospect is, therefore, a very disheartening one, and the bad news has caused a groat t1e.a1 of sorrow in the- district.

KILLED ON THE RAilWAY. At Leixlip, County on Sunday, » boy named Fitzsimmons, aged 8 years, was running across the road towardx somo people who were proceeding to attend an open-air labour meehng, when he fell in front of a steam tram, the wheel of which passed over his neck, completely decapitating him. The projected demonstration I was abandoned.

WEDDING, KEEPER, AND ENGAGEMENT RINGS. — Great Variety at Tainah Bros., High-street, Cardiff "TOBACCONISTS COMMKNOINO."—Did Guide, 3d JFobaceonists' Oufitting Co, 186, Boston rd; Uonto*

A COLLIERY PRQPRIEIOR!8" FAILURE. Examination of Mr Geerge Simpson. At Cardiff Bankruptcy Court on Taesday- before Mr Registrar Langley—George Simpson, mining engineer and oolliery proprietor. came up for his first pnbhc examination.—Mr Belcher appeared on behalf of the Official Receiver (Mr T. H. Stephens) and Mr Pettisgell (London) for the debtor. The debtor stated, in reply to Mr Beloher, that he had been in business since 1854. OriginaUy he was in business in Scotland. In February, 1879, begot into difficulties. His Ha- bilities un that occasion were £1&9,876, and were Sincipaliy oa aooouot of securities at the bank. e believed a dividend of about Is 6d in the £ was paid. He came to the South Wales district a oouple of years ago. HibWeJsh liabilities w« re about £ 15,000 or £ 17,000. The priooipal creditor was ldir McLagan, a partner of biB, who was down for £25,000. He held £40,000 worth of eoouri- tiea, which consisted of shares in various mining concerns. The securities ware in the Park-hall Colliery, Central Collieries, and the Welsh Anthracite Collieries. He ooinuienoed to do business with Mr Maclagan about 27years ago. He held securities in the Park-hall dolliery for £21,000 in shares and debentures. The debt of jS25,000 was for expenditure upon the collieries. This represented moneys advanced by Mr Maolagan aud himself. He had had a statement of account at various times as to bow Mr MacJagan and him-self stood. The Uist statement was in March, 1890. Mr Pettingf<U now had that statement. They bad been endeavouring to get accounts from Mr Mac lagan's agents for some little time, but they had been anable to do so. There was uo written agreement, but the leases werd taken out in their joint names. There had been no deed or agreement as to trading, but there was virtually au agreement that they should go half-sharee. Ultimately, an agreement was made in 18S0 or 189L Mr Balc'tier temarked that be would have to ask, at a later stage, for various accounts, be- cause the trustee had not been ablo to go into the accounts of the estate. Mr Pettingell and the agreement referred to was dated 5t.h of May, 1892. The debtor stated that the agreement was still in existence, and it contained both what be had I spent and what Mr Maclagan had spent. It did not contain the terms of trading between I them, but t'uey were to divide the profits and share the losses equally. Mr Maclagan had rendered an account for j636,000, but debtor did not think he owed more than £ 25,000. He purchased the Park Hall Colliery in 1889. Mr Maclagan aud himself were partners. The colliery was still in existence. Taey sold it to a small syndicate, who formed a company, and paid Mr Maclagan and himself in shares of the company. He did not receive any money. All the debentures were received by Mr Maolagan. The amount was £24.000. The debentures were handed over to Mr Maclagan, because he was in a better position to deal with them than was the debtor. He believed there was still a £700 liability on account of that colliery, but Mr Maclagau was jointly liable for that. £3,000 worth of debentures ought to have been taken up by one of the founders, but he did not do so, and debtor and Mr Maclagan took them up, and paid so much in cash. The £700 was the balance due. Debtor was solvent when he bought the Park Hall Colliery. tIe had property iu other companies to a very large amount. He had a balance of something like J320,000 in his favour. The next colliery ho pur- chased was the Central Colliery, at Stoke upon- Trent. That was within six months of the other purchase. Ha bought the.eoliiery for about £1,000. Did not pay the amount in cash because he sold the colliery immediately to a company, who took over the ooligation. He sold it for £13,000. so 'that he acquired something like j612,000 in shares aud debentures. Mr Maolagan was also in that transaction. Debtor realised a number of the shares, and literally gave a number away in eecurities to various creditors. He bad a record of all tlie ftocounta of each col- liery. The next colliery he purchased was the Mynachdy Colliery. This was bought about two years ago for £3,500. He paid £800 of that. The arrangement was that so much was to be paid by improved royalty, or so much per ton. There was no cash payable at that time. Debtor carried out the arrangement, and paid the purchase price, which was due in December. Mr Maclagan did not get anything out of that colliery. Mr Randell ciaiuied the balance of the purchase price, £2.700. and lie gave Mr Randell a mortgage. Debtor spent a lot •; money upon that colliery—about £8,000, The machinery was sold under au execution there in Deoembar last. He did not consider himxelf insolvent at that time, because he had matte an arrangement for the eale of different collieries, which would have realised him a large sum of money. The execution was for about .Sl.OOO, and the machinery fetched between B400 aud JB500. If he ha.d realised all his securities he could have paid every debt, but in the absence of realisation he was insolvent. There was another colliery, the Caebryn Colliery, which was purchased subsequently to the pre- viously named colliery; and the arrangement with Mr Maclagan applied here also. Debtor paid £4-,000 in cash, the total "purchase price being £11,500. Of the £4,000, he got £2,000 from the parties to whom he sold it. The other £2,000 was made up of what he had himself and what Mr Maclagan gave him. He could not tell nt that iiiome-nt what Mr Maclagan did give him. Debtor sold the colliery to a French company. Tiie pries he had to pay was £1\,500, plus J32 500 Commissions- ito Messrs Wrn. Dav es and other parties. Of that ho paid £ 4,000 in cash. He sold the colliery to a French company, and was'to be paid in cash £ 10,000, jtnd receive one-half of the ahaTes they might issue in forming the com- pany. He had received those shares—40 000, and they were now pooled" in Paris! and would be sold as opportunity offered. He considered those shares were equal to their par value, and he was of opinion that that was the best arrangement he could have made. The International Colliery he purchased in May last year. It was situate in the Swansea VaHey." He bought it on the same principle of an improved royalty, paying for the machinery that happened to be in the ground. Mr Maclagan was a!so in that: transaction. In the following August he sold the colliery to the Welsh Anthracite Colliery Company. He received no money, but the arrangement was that he should get £ 30,000 in shares, £10,000 in cash, and £10,000 in deben- fctuvs. The company was formed for the purpose of buying and selling collieries. At tho very I moment they carried this arrangement through they were negotiating to sell the colliery to a French company, and tins and the Caebryn Colliery were sold together. An arrangement was made by which debtor was to get from the French company £ 15,000 in debentures an<^ £ 40,000 in shares in the French company. They got possession, and, as he had explained, the shares were now "pooled." Mr Maclagan did not hold any of those shares. :BIO,OOO of the shares in the International were in the name of his son, Archibald Simpson, Edinburgh, who held them on his behalf, they being put in his name for convenience. B2,500 debentures were registered in the name of an old clerk of his, named Jones, upon his (debtor's) behalf. Mr Belcher asked the registrar to order a cash account to be furnished. The Registrar said he would make no order for the accounts until the trustee was present. Mr Batcher observed that these were natters in the debtor's possession. The Debtor said he had told the official receiver everything so far as ho knew. Mr Belcher pointed out that that might involvo another adjournment. This was the official receiver's inquiry, and he (Mr Belcher) was in- structed to ask for a oash account for each of the collieries. The Registrar said he would make tlre order when he was satisfied the cash accounts did not apliear in the debtor's books. The examination was adjourned till July 4tb for the presence of the trustee.

0UTRAQEBY A MANIAC. Something nearly approaching a panic occurred at Men tone on Saturday, as a religious cortege was passing through the town on the occasion of Fete Dicu, It appears that as the procession was threading its way through a nnrrow street, an enormous pail was dropped from the third storey of one of the houses, mid falling on the head of a chorister, fractured his skull. A priest who had rushed to hfs aid was struck on the shoolder by a heavy mortar, flung by the same hand, and soon a large sack, crammed with stones, was hurled in its turn among the crowd. Several policemen were immediately on the scene, but on arriving at the room from a window which these heavy articles had been thrown on the crowd, they were confronted by an individual, who, armed with a rapier and a pitchfork, offered a determined resistance. Two of the agents of the law were badly hurt ere the man was disarmed and bound and afterward?, as he was being taken to prison, a strong detachment of geudarmea had to strain ever' nMve to RaYtt hiui from being lynched by the crowd, which was now wrought to a pitoh of fury. The man is supposed to be insane. ^.i. iii.wi ii

THE 1088 OF THE CRAGSIDE. Intelligence just recetvod in Cardiff shows that the crew of the ill-fated steamer Oragstde, which was wrecked off the coast of Nova Scotia on the 20th of May, are now homeward bound, and may be expected to reach Cardiff earhr next week. It seems that tlio Oragside did not founder in a gale aa was stated by D»hrtel, brit when nine miles aouth-west^f Whitehead struck some submerged object, supposed to be a sunken wreck. This was about midnight. The steamer was so badly injured that in ten mintl. she bad ten feet of water in the hold. The officer in oharge gave orders to have ber headway stopped, and sounded on the port and starboard sides. He reached no bottom in 11 fathoms of water. The crew were in the donble danger Of sinking with her, or rf being blown-ap by An explosion of the boners when the cold- water would reach them. They, therefore, hastened to their boats, saving nothing but what they stood m, and from a sat. distance watofced the Oragside as she gradually filled. In about four boors she sank wi th a great exptbsion, which seat the debris flying in alt directions. The crew of 22 men, including the officers, reached Whitehead io Mfety.

"DON'T BB MOBBID."—It ia true physic oannot euro you but if you try electricity in the form of mild, continuous currents, as generated by wear ing Harness's ooiiibincd Eieotropathic Bolt and Suspender, you can be speedily restored to health. I Thia perfect scientific appliance is very comfort- able to wear, and imperceptibly conveys the currents direct to the system. Call and avail yourself of a free personal consultation, or write at once for particulars.—-Address the Medical Battery Comp&py'e Institute, 52, Oxford-street, Loadou, W.

THE EIGHT HOURS' Bill. Deputation to Mr Gladstone. The Press Association states that Mr S. Woods, M.P., and Mr Pickard, M.P., two of the miners' representatives, had an inter- view with Mr Gladstone on Wednesday afternoon, in his private room at the Housr> of Commons, on the subject of the Miners' E' ght Hours' BIlL The object of the deputation was to ask that some special facilities might be afforded for further progress with the Bill, the second reading of which has already been carried by a large majority. Mr Gladstone said that under the preeent conditions of publio business it was extremely difficult, and in- deed praotically impossible, forhnn to aocade to the request that tbe Government should put aside other business and give up any of the time at its disposal to propose the compulsory enactment of an eight hours' working day for miners. He realised the great importance of the I subjeot, and hoped that the promoters of the measure might yet find an opportunity of getting I their Bill into committee. The deputation ex. plained that Mr Marjoiibanks bad assured them that he would place no difficulty in the way of a I Saturday sitting for the purpose of tbe BilL- Mr Gladstone replied that in that case he thought the best course to adopt would be for the depu. tation to inquire whether auy substantial body of members would be prepared to attend a Saturday sitting for the purpose of forwarding the Bill, If they brought him a definite assurance upon that point he would then be prepared to oonsider the suggestion. —The deputation thanked the Prime Minister and retired.—Signatures are already being solicited to a manorial asking the Government to appoint a Saturday sitting for the BilL

MRTYNDALLONMRELADSTONE 4" if i to give point to Lord Randolph Churchill s sneer at the ineptitude of professors in the worid of politics, Professor Tyndall has issued to the world another characteristic diatribe on the monstrous delinquencies of Mr Gladstone. Tlie features of Professor Tyndall's political letters are familiar enough by this time, and the present is as grotesque M any that has proceeded from his febrile pen. This is V,w he witas to a Conservative Association in reference to tlie greatest of living statesmen -— "The duptiocyand madness of Mr Gladstone do not surprise me. These strains of his charac- ter have for years been evident enough to those who have studied it. What astonishes me is the faoi that an affluent gift of rhetoric should enable Mr Gladstone, in his madness, to draw so many of our people after bim- A 'sport' in botany is defined to be the sudden aesmnption, by oartaia leaves or blossom^ of 'a new and different character from the rest Qf the plant.' During Mr Gladstone's lifetune, and under his culture, we have been favoured with an unusual number of political 'sports.' In them the true British type is not to be discerned. They are oif-siioots of a different oharaeter 1 from those which belong to honest English and Scottish roots. Had such sports been developed in sufficient number in tbe days of Pitt, Jervis, Kelson, and Wellington, the history of Britain as I it now stands would never haVd been writ, en. We should have been the scorn instead of the euvy of the world. Personally, I M'nld risk my life in defending that of Mr Glndstoul". Politic- ally and judicially I deem him worthy of a traitor's down. Those who realise, as I do, the n ischief he has already aoconiphahed will ba ready to subscribe to the jnstic6 of such a sentence."

MANNERS IN THEUOUSE OF COMMONS. The London Daily Nevus, referring to the attack upon it by Mr Chamberlain in the Honse of Commons on Monday night, declares that the member for West Birmingham only succeeded in making himself ridiculous. He need not havo drawn attention to the well-known fact that he has the thinnest skin as well as the bitterest tongue in the House of Conn»on»- The inter- ruptions of Mr Gladstone on Thursday night, proceeds our contemporary, were the work of a few members who ensconce themselves behind the chairman, and who, from that position of safety, make a8 much noise all they can or dare. Mr Mellor is quite right. He cannot see from the back of his head but if he sometimes allowed the sense cf authority to overcome the promptings of good nature, he would be » better ohainnan without becoming a less amiable roan. Mr Chamberlain, who understands business, trades upon Mr Gladstone's magnanimity. Mr Glaù. stone, with a chivalry which may fairly be called unique, declare that there was nothing in the conduot of the Opposition abont which he felt disposed personally to complain. If that does not shame "ome of thetri into decency, nothing ever will. Mr Balfour spoke as beoante him. Ilw has I no sympathy with the misconduct whioh Mv Chamberlain vainly endeavoured to palliate. But if his .followers have always behaved as they ought, it would be interesting to know why he has, more than once, while Mr Gladstone Was speaking, turned round and rebuked them by exclaiming, Order, ordpr." The sting of our criticisms lies in their justice, and if the lead to an improvement In the manners of a Tory clique we shall he very glad to havemads tl^m." "A.

MEETING OR THE RADICAL PARI Y. There was a. targe attendance at a meeting of Radical members of the House of Commons held on Tuesday afternoon under the chairmanship of Mr Picton. Some conversation took place upon a published suggestion that only half of the Loca- Government Bill should be advanced this Session, namely, that establishing parish councils, and that the more complex portion for setting up district councils should be postponed. This tdea met with no favour from the meeting, and ib was resolved to urge that the Bill as a whole should be pressed forward this year. A long and somewhat animated discussion a iter wards took place concerning what tue speakers described as the flagrant and persistent obstruction of the Opposition to the progress of the Home Rule Bill. Upon the motion of Mr Jacoby, it was agreed to call a special.weeting of Radical and Labour members on Friday next to further con, aider the matter and arrange, if necessary, to make direct representation to leaders of the party on the subject.

UNIVERSITY OOLLEGE OF SOUTH WALES. An ordinary meeting of the council of the University College cf Wales and Mon- mouthshire wis held on Wednesday afternoon. Tne Rev. Alfred Tilly occnpied the chair, and there were also present Principal Viriamn Jones, mr C. T. Whitmell, Mr John Duncan, J.P., Dr. LI. Treharne, J.P>, R9V* Watters, Pro- fessor Vaughan, Rev. M. Jones, Rev. J. Young, and Mr Ivor Jamee (registrar). EXTENSIONS AT COLLEGE. Mr G. Robinson attended the meeting, and Young, and Mr Ivor Jamee (registrar). EXTENSIONS AT COLLEGE. Mr G. RoMnsoa attended the meeting, and produced plans for extensions at the college. those for the medical school were adopted, while the other plans weie referred to the Senate for their consideration and report. THR DEVELOPMENT OF THE NORMAL DEPABTHERT. Miss Grace Jones, who has completed her course of training at the Normal De. partmemt, was appointed temporarily a teacher to assist Miaa Hufirfres and Mias Foxall. A letter was read from Mr J. Hodgson, of the Education Department, aa follows :—" Sir,— Aa verting to your letter of the 15th ultimo, my lords hereby give their consent, under article 120 of the code, to the proposal of your committee to admit to a third year's training the seven students nominated in your letter, vi7„, J. H, Batdsley, W. M. Carpenter, John George, R. H. Jones, A. E. Liedtke, B.• yillum?, and Miss Gertrude Thomas. This will raise the number of students allowed to 12/. The registrar was desired to communicate to the department tho cordial thanks of the council for the readiness with which the department has adopted the suggestions of the council relating to the retention of the students enumerated in the letter from the department. THE 100-TON TESTING MACHINE. The council then considered the resolution passed by the teohnical instruction committee on May 26th, in reference to the 100-ton testing machine which the technical instruction committee desired the council to purchase. was ulti- ately resolved That in consideration of the special oharaoter of the machine, and the difficulty which might attend its removal, the council of the college is prepared to undertake to purchase the said macnine at a prioe to be fixed by valuation from the technical In. struction committer R* the termination oi the agreement in reapeat ttf the technical in- struction between the council and the oounty borough of Cardiff." It was farther rein) yea that ft Villuld be better lor tho onuncil to conatcerthe point mentioned in the first part of the technical instruction com- mittee's resolution, that the report of the joint snb-couim$ttee, appointed by the college council and the technical instruction committee, has been made. TIIE MBinCAI. iCHOOJV The prospectus of themedioat school was ap- proved, and it was decided to charge a com- position fee of £ 25 per annum in respect of strictly medical work, and toinolttdethe feq payable to fib. ulftrmary.

A TENBFyrsnrORTARRESTEO. A visitor named Pantaa, staying at Tenbywitb his wife and two children, has been arrested by 1 Watta, of the Pembtkeshire Con- stabulary, on a charge of stealing a home, at SoTibtrtl, in JannWry I*8* The animal was ,«oW at Cave's Repository. Toe man is named Gran- vine Banbon, formerly manager of the Grand Hotel, Snnderland. afterwards proprietor of tbe Winter Gardens, Birmingham. Accused had, it is stated, taken the Lord Nelson Hotel, Mflford. He denied the charge, and is detained in custody here pending the arrival of the Birmingham pollee.

KILLED IN THE CRICKET FIELD. A fatal accident occurred at a cricket match at Willesborough, near Asbford, Kent, on Saturday. Mr Jeal, a well-known resident and member of the Hythe-greeu Cricket Club, was severely struck on the head by a ball, and concussion of the brain ensued. The unfortunate player was conveyed'to Ashford Cottage Hospital, where be died in less fciura three hoars.

BY A LADY JOURNALIST. A New Golf Costums Is the subject of my first illustration this week, and it will commend itself to those of my kind readers who may require a useful costume for country walking, fishing, shooting, or tennis play- ing. Golf is so fast taking the place of tennis and such-like out of-door games that dresses are now made expressly for it. Like most other out-of. door amusements a dress is required that in no way hampers the movements and free action of the arms and body, and I think you will find these requirements quite fulfilled in the subject of my sketch. Homespun serge or cricketing flannels Are all suitable for the purpose in any pretty soft shades of grey, brown, or those of indescribable tints called mixtures." The Russian blouse will be found quite the most comfortable form of shirt bodies, and should be made plain on the shoulders and drawn into a belt at the miat, with the basque appearing full beneath. Too skirt is I made on the same principle as the last pattern I gave, only short, and the whole costume should be trimmed with flat bands of the material laid on, and edged with blftok, or gold braid, or a mixed braid of black with a thread of gold in it. If desired smarter, the oond of material may be replaced by a band of velvet in black, or a dark shade to match the material. Strong waterproof Balmoral toots should be worn with this dress, the topa being nearly to the calf of the leg, and a Tam o* Shanter cap on the head, to I correspond with the colour of the costume. It is I a very useful thing to carry a short mackintosh shoulder oape strapped on to the waistbelt, or, better still, a whole mackintosh cloak, of which the upper cape leaves the arms completely free for aotion- A Jacket for the Seaside I Will soon be wanted hy those young mothers who are meditating a trip to the shore for the benefit of their little ones. There is a deep satisfaction in wearing clothes that dread no badlweattier. and under adverse circumstances of rain, wind, and spa-spray still look nice, and maintain their original appearance. I think this one, in my second sketch, you will find easy to make, and effeotive when made. Dark blue cloth, or real. naval blue serge are the m jst suitable materials, though water, proofed tweeds would be quite admissible The sailor collar and cuffs to the fall-sleev63 may be made cf a lighter shade of blue cloth or serge, and outlined in white braid, or, I if preferred, of white cloth, or serge outlined in I navy blue narrow braid. If you require it more aa a. wrap you must alter the style of Pe jacket, so as 'to make it fasten down the-front, which this design does not profess to do, or even double- breasted. But then it does not answer the par- pose of a dress jacket bodice, for a double- breasted jacket carries with-it always its oat-of. door look. This should be worn over a blouse bodice of silk or cambric, and for cold weather even of thin flannel, and if they are smocked the effect is very pretty. Women's Duty About Medicine is one of those in our feminine lives that none ot us should shirk. There is not the very least rea- son why medicat men should have a monopoly I of medical knowledge, and their doing so is but a repetition ot the former, and in some places present position of priests, who even undertake to think for the members of their Books. Judging, by the many letters I receive from my kind readers describing their ailments and begging me to recommend them remedies, there are a great number of people who, had they but the simplest, most rudimentary knowledge of common drngs, might save themselves much suffering and discomfort. Others, also, bad they but I that ''little knowledge"—which those who don't wish you to know more will tell you is a "dangerous thmg" would be aware when it was necessary to have skilled ad vice, and not let the beeinnings of maladies assume serious proinrfefona. 1 wortfi4 bag and beseepbmy sister women of aH sorts and condi- tions to make a practice of asking of what dmgs the medicine you, or your belonjrags, take isjeom- posed. Learn the names of the principal things given in ordinary prescriptions, so that you may be able to read them when they are given to you. Remember the use o< bi-carbonate of soda and potash, as I have so often shown and told you, of bromide whether of potash or ammonium, which is soothing, the first soothing and cooling, the aeeond soothing and stimulating. Ipecacuanha Wine Is so useful also; for colds where there is fevwishness and chest or windpipe troubles, and in small doses for restlessness and lack of sleep. It is only an emetic when given io large quantities by the spoonful Another soother for stomach bilious disorders is mix vomica—in Eaglish, atryohnore—atsmble jjofaon when wrongly ad-uhfhstered, but a great •treasure as a -toniC)..DeI calmer to the stomach* and •-positive blessing in sea-sickness. Quinine, too. isfa -precious tonic where there is lose of appetite, bat not efveryoue can take it without a sense of bozzing in the ears, of headache., and it is yout doty to notice this. It is of great use iirfeverish cold" and especially in influenza it 18 tha nrat i thing to tak?. But I will not weary you with more, though the number of common useful thing. is legion. Keep, and write on all your prescrip- tions what they are good for, and mistrust the doctor wh) will not translate them into English for you, and explain the desired effect of each component part. I A correspondent has asked for a recipe To Clean or Revive Plush When it has been rained upon. You will flnd that it will recover if you take a piece of rough flannel dipped in paraffin and rob the surface till it is slightly moist. With a pin or needle scratch np the spots that are most flattened, and when it is almost dry take a ooolish iron, and iron the back of the material whilst two people hold it out quite tightly so that it touches nothing. In fact, in the same way as velvet is ironed to raise the pile after steaming. Another correspondent re- quires a recipe for Whigs, And says that she is fond of novelties for tea, in which I truly sympathise. as I think it seems to add comfort to the meal to have dainty little cakes. I give you a real north-country recipe that was kindly sent me by a correspondent :—To four pounds of flour add six ounces of butter or lard, six aunces, of sugar, twe ounces of yeast, one ounce of carroway seeds, and make it into a light dough with some warm milk." I can recommend the following little scones, which are great favourites in my bouse :-Rub two ounces of butter to half a pound of flour. in which is mixed a teaspoon- ful of baking powder, with a pinch of salt; mix with a little warm milk or milk and water. Out them out with the top of a wine-glass about a quarter of an inch thick, and bake in a rather quick oven. <3Iit them. butter, and eat them hot. Special Notice. Any lady falling to receive her paper pattern by the time she reads this, would greatly oblige by writing at once to "Busy Bee to that effect, as the name and address of one of tha many correspondents who sent last week for patterns has been inadvertently destroyed. BUSY BEE.. Rules for Correspondence. NOTICE.—Owing to the increasing number of. letters that requira immediate private answers, which are necessarily longer than those in this column, and entail considerable time and work, a small charge will ba made in future far such answers. In future addresses of tradesmen or manufacturers will not be published m 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 of 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 fee d 0113 shilling must be enclosed. Letters once answered are nit kept. Therefore, if furtber information is required tho original questions must be re- peated. Paper patterns of only those designs I given can be supplied on the following krtns French English Pattern. Pattern. Complete costume, to given measures. Bodice „ 2/- 0/3 Skirt "n 2/0[3 Short Mantle „ 2/6.1/- Long Mantle „ „ 4/- 1/5 Jacket 2/6 1/- Child's complete costume „ 2/-—1/- Apron „ „ I/- oir- E&ch application must have postal order and I stamps for postage enclosed. Ladies are re- ¡ quested to cut Aut and enclose the picture of the garment required, -nd the pattern will be forwarded in about a week's time. Answers to Correspondents. AMY.- YOu will see that I have answered your question about the plush above. JOSHIK MCDUFP (ALLOA).—I greatly fear that I overlooked your letter last week, but I answer now without further delay. I fear that your friend must suffer for her folly in doing so silly a thing as to blacklead her nose. I should advise her, if she does not find any use from st,eaming her face, and washing it with borax, and hot water, after using cold cream well rubbed in beforehand, to consult a doctor, and failing bim a cheiniit, who could tell her what chemical she might use to remove the blacklead from the pores without injuring the skin. No wonder she is disfigured. I never heard of so absurd and foolish a joke.—Please write iu ink when you next write to me. GERTRUDE UEADE. — As you gave me no pseudonym, I am obliged to write your own. You will see I have answered you above. I may add that I hope you will not be surprised if you find the '• whigs rather (what my boy calls) "stodgy." The little scones I feel sure youwill like. Thank you for your kind appreciation of my letters. whichisencouragwg under tberather monotonous circumstances of weekly writing. K. PSCKUP.—I should advise you to consult a physician about your general health, for your hair to be in such a condition shows that your constitution must be very much out of order. MARY E. DUDLEY.—I think you will have to gore the circle of the stufi so as to get more into it than the dimensions of the circle itself, but surely you do not mean that the outs'de edge would measure sixty yards round ? All corners of coarse ought to lie rounded off, and by rights the whole skirt should be accordion pleated. I should advise you not to try in paper, but get some penny a yard butter muslin to make a trial pal tern of. I answer you here, as you have not sent the necessary fee of Is for private aaswetv BIN'EWOCD.—I thought I have mentioned that about femhll tesspoynfrtt of oaftfharides mixed with from ttine to twelve drops of oil (accord- ing to the dryness of the head) is enough for each apptiefttiea. •>.««««, ",h WOODBINE.—1. You need say nothing, or "Pray do not mention it." if yon prefer to say some- thing. "Grantea" is very vulgar. 2. You would get every information from any large distriot or city iost-offiee. SPA.—I should think you are suffering from in- digestion. T-y taking as much bi-oabonate of soda as will fill half a tøaspoolI, dissolved in half a tumbler of water, twice a day quarter of an hour after meals for three days. It you find your pain is no better consult a doctor. IVT.—If you would let me know of what metal your tea kettle is, I might be able to tell you how to clean it. I regret I do not know the recitation you speak of. CARMARTHENSHIRE LASS.—If you will rub into the roots of tho hair tincture of eantharides and macassar oil in the proportions given above to Binewood, with a small hog's hair paint brush twice a week at bedtime, I think you will find the dandriff disappear. For hard corns a little glaoial acetic acid dropped on to the very centre is useful, but you must be careful not to let it touch any other part.—Thank you for your kind words about my letter. FMGIE.—You may safely try what I have reoom- mended to Carmarthenshire Lass" above, and if it does no good it wil! do your liair no harm but probably your health is not in good order, and the hair will in that case be tho first thing to suffer. Try this for a month, and let me know the result. As to the freckles, I will send you the name and address where you can get a cure for them on receipt of a stauiped-addressed I envelope. J.J. — I think you would, find that Keating'* powder would destroy both kinds of the little creatures you complain of. THE MISTRESS OF A LARGE HOUSEHOLD. —Thank you for your kind letter. I know Mrs Marshall's book and classes, but hardly think the savoury is always present in such small dinners as for six people. MAnaK (No. 1).—You cut up the meat and boil it with plenty cf vegetables, in the same way as mutton broth, but I should think it is more suitable for winter than summer. As my space is so limited, I will write the recipe for pot pourri in my letter next week. MADGE (No. 2).—Your olive green would look much more fashionable trimmed with blaok satin andeorn lace than heliotrope, which would not be at all in good taste. Look in my next letter for a design for a dress suitable to young girls. Thank you for your kind appreciation of my taste. MAUD C.C.—I will try to give a picture in my next letter of a mantle suitable to the materials ycu send me. Replies. By POST.—'Mrs S.M., Polmont, N.B. Mrs H., Edinburgh; Miss W., Dymock; Miss T., Edinburgh; Miss A.M.S., Coleford MiMC, More town Miss T.. Dablin Miss fcf., Cam- berwell, London Ml's B, Dundee Miss H., Shetland Mrs I-, Edinburgh C.S., Tranant B. M., Laing; Mrs S., Addiewell; C.A.J., Manchester: P.M-L,, Inverness; MN P., IlUley; Mrs E.. Maeham. ABOVE.—Mistress of a !arge household, no address; J. J., Alnswick; Peggie, South port; Miss A.R.J., Cardigan; N.P., Pr<K<tou; M.E.D., South- sea; M.J., Ferryside: J.McD., Alloa; Ivy, Hereford Spa, no address -r Amy. no address; G. R., Hereford Woodbine. Ledbury Bine. wood, K'fttering; Madge, L|andrii,idod Maud C. Q., no address M'idge No. 2, Edin- burgh.

THE Wdlis BAIV CASE. Aft the Old Bailey Mabsi Viotet ITeebit* (31 no occupation, and Owen Macdonnell, otherwise WllTie Terriss, otherwise Maodonnell CWlun, were indioted on several counts for alleged perjury, and attempting to obtain by menaces, oon- spiracy, and fraud, memery from Mr Jamee II' Westwood Menkin, of Westweod House, Stoke ofl-T;-eot. They pi Jaded guilty to perjury, but denied the offences alleged. The prosecuting counsel intimated that as they pleaded gnilty the other ohargM would not be followed up. Coaoselexpt&htadthtt prosecutor, a young man of means, made the acquaintance if the woman a few years ago, Sbe afterwards swore at a police- oourt be was the father of her child, and she and the male prisoner conspired together to obtain money from prosecutor. The two prisoners l'ved together as a married ooopie in Hyde Park Mansions, and it transyned tfwi the woman newer bad a ohiH..—OB behalf of tbe --a it was staged that she was a member at a moat respeot- able family in Somersetshire, her stepfafcber beiag; a clergyman. At first Callan s*jppoHed tier, bu his means fell off, and that Wall tae oaixse.of what, oecurred afterwards. On the part ot the ruale Xjsonerv it was denied that he bad ever received money from the female. Ctflan, however, wished, -to taka all the responsibility. Counsel* in appeal- ing for mercy, stated that he was very respectably connected, his father being an ex-member of Par- liament. —Callan wai sentenced to three years' penal servitude, and Nesbitt to fifteen months' hard labour. The woman tainted on sentence being pronounced.

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By Maggie Symington. Heigho What lovely times come round to those people, big and little, who have only the patience to wait 1 should like you all to con- sider that statement this week, aud let me know what you think about it. It came into my mind as I opened a letter which has some way fallen into my box this week, from a devoted little reader." who is at present living in that beautiful, watery city of Venice. You will like to share some of her experiences, I know Water Streets and Gondolas. We have aeen so many funny things here," she says, that I must tell you about them. When we arrived, andcaine out on the platform at the station, I thought we would get into a cab, but the street was all made of water, and there were black gondolas instead of cabs. There were men at each end of the boats, some dressed in blue with long red scarves, They stand up in a row. The boats look like graceful black swans. The Grand Canal is very wide, and the side ones very narrow, and in these it is hard for the boats to pass each other. From the windows of our house we watch the great ocean steamers go by, and also the little steamboats which are the omnibuses of Venice. We go every morning in front of the Cathedral, where there are hundreds of pigeons, and if you buy oorn from the man there, the pigeons will rest, masv at a time, on your arm, and take the corn. Once I I had six on my arms, and I saw one man with them on his hat. When we were at Pisa we saw the leaning tower it leans fourteen feet out of the right way. Another strange sight was to see a woman let a basket down by a string out of tbe third storey window for the letters the postman put them in, And she drew it up again.—ALICE." Something to Think of. I should like every member of the Round Table to commit the two following verses to memory they are from the "Laddet of St. Augustine," by W. H. Longfellow :— All thoughts of ill, all evil deeds That have their root in thoughts of ill; Whatever hinders or impedes The action of the nobler will- All these must first be trampled dowu Beneath our feet, it we would gain In the bright fields of fair renown The right of eminent domain. s Educated Rats. You would not think these little creatures capable of receiving much in the way of educa- > tion, but you will nave to change your minds j after hearing what I am going to tell you here. There is a man in Paris who has given his mind I to gettinglhp an exhibition of trained rats. For one of their performances he has a little train, consisting of a tiny locomotive, three carriages, and a luggage van. When this is in position a little station is placed at the starting-point, and all along the line are signal-posts, Jto. The rats are in a cage, and when the door of this is opened by the master, out come the rats, and jump upon the platform. Half-a-dozen fat fellows climb into the first-class carriage and 1 sit there like aldermen. Six white rats, with 1 theit heads and necks dyed black so that they look as if they are wearing cloaks, get into I the second-class and a ragged-looking set take the third-class. A great fat fellow walks up and down the platform as station-master and pays particular attention to tbe little white rats who act as porters. These take the handles of the little trunks between their teeth and place them I in the van. A whistles seuuded, the engineer, takes his post, anether chap gets into the look- out, another takes the pointsman's box. There is another whistle, the locomotive puffs, the train starts. The trainer says his only difficulty in teaching the rats lay with the baggage-men with all the rest he made them get into their places by simply putting their food there. The engine was run by oloclt-work. My Scrap Bag. SPARROWS AT THE WORLI),'s FAIR.—The English sparrows quite approve of the great show, and are 1 invadmp the buildings at Chicago in immense hosts. There are millions of them in the grounds, the reporters say, and their presence is becoming a pest, because they keep all the other small birds away. THREE HUNDURD GRANDMOTHERS.—Near to Epping Forest there is a retreat for poor children, where little folk are taken to play in the merry greenwood. The good society which looks after them began its summer proceedings the other day by inviting three hundred grandmothers to tea. This was practically teaching the good lesson that old folks should come first, young ones afterwards. THE RAJAH'S BxD.- An Indian Rajah has had a musical bed made for himself. It is a four- poster, the posts being female figures, two of which carry mandolines, and the other two fans. When the tired Rajah flings himself down upon the bed, his weight sets machinery in motion then the figures with mandolines begins to play, and the others fan bim while he sleeps. SAVDWIOHES.—There was once an Earl of Sandwich who was so fond of gambling that be could not leave the gambling table even for meals, so he used to take slioes of meat between slices of bread in a tin box and eat at the table. This practioe became so well-known that food prepared in this way was called after him — i sandwich. £ 1ALF-A-OOAT. — Another noble earl, Earl Spencer, was very eccentric in his dress. One Spencer, was very eocentric in his dress. One day, finding the tails of his coat in the way. he cut them oft, and so set the fashion of wearing a tailless jacket which was called a spencer after him. Of the two noble earls a poet of the tune wrote, The one invented balf-a-oaafe, the other halfa-dinner." Original Anecdotes. REX AND ICirrT. A friend of mine hIS a dog named Its). and a kitten The dog is so old and fat that he does not care to move about much, but prefers to lie at bis ease in front of the fire. The kitten likes to lie before the fire, too. If the dog has tho coveted place, and kitty comes in, she will ?st up her back at him and do all she can to teazi him. She tries all the tricks her pussy-cat brain can think of to make him get up* pulls his ears. gives his legs sharp pats, &c. Sometimes, however, Rex finds pussy in front of the fire, and it is his turn to make her move. When everything else fai's, he just sits down npon her pu-sy cannot stand that, she has to get up, so Rex sinks down into her vacated place with a complacent, self-satisfied air, knowing full well that he has come off victorious.—FLORENCE H. LAY." My LiTTitt BOTTHRPLY We were going for a walk, and wo noticed a small primrose-coloured butterfly resting cm a leaf. On our return, we found it th^re still, so I went up to it venr slowly and g«ntly, and ft remained perfectly stiff. I put out my hand and touched the leaf on which it was, but it did not seem to notice lIle. Then I wondered if I oould take it home, and made up my mini to try. Very carefully I picked the Jjwtf: fortunately the stem was not very tonprb- t put ft in a little doffs bookcase with glass doors so that I could peep through and watch it. This was tbe morning; ali the afternoon it lay quie*, but m the evening it began to move, find then t6 move about, beating its wings against the glass. I carried the bookcaee to the door and opened it. Out flew the butterfly into the darkness. A more lively butterfly I never saw. But I was not so fortunate as the little girl I read about in the Column, for I never saw my little butterfly again.—FANNY ELLIS." I think your butter- fly" must have been a moth, and that it was sleepy whtn you fonnd it. WHAT ROVKR DID Every Saturday Rover's mistress went to a farm to fetch new-laid eggs, and tho dog went too. Oooe tbe mistress stayed at homo, so Rover took a basket in his mouth, and went to the farm by himself. He set the basket on the door-step, and went in the yard to the farmer's wife he tugged at her dress as much as to say Come along." SA. went and aav the baelutt, so «be pat eooM eggs in it, and Rovermn homo. Alter that he wm often sent t<j fetch eggs.ELLIE MCSOROV*. The Silver Medal. This award for heroism of the First Grade- that is, vheotbe Isfe- of the girl or boy who does the brave deed haa been put in absolute peril-is provided by the Silver Medal Fund. This fund is supported by' voluntary subscriptions from little and big members of the RonfldT Table. It is presented to any boy or girl throughout the United Kingdom, in any district where a branch {,f tlie Round Table has been established, irre- spective of membership. That a little Knight of the Itound Table should have proved himself I worthy to receive it now gives much satisfaction I at the Table, and many little members have ex- t pressed their approval to me of ita being given to Charlie Jones for the brp.ve deed of which I have told you. The poor little laddie has been at death's door, an illness which the doctor attending him tun certified to be as wholly caused by his self; fov^etfolneas in plocging into the water to save the other little boy. I am glad to be able to tell you that he is getting better now, and that a.* soon as he is able to bear it he will be sent to a convalescent home for a month so a little time must elapse before we can arrange for the presen- tation of the medal to this brave little man, whose companious and schoolfellows are looking up to him as a true hero. I should like to remind all who are interested in the work and obligation of the Round Table that the Silver Medal Fund also provides a. veiy handsome illuminated Certificate tor deeds of ,heroism of the Second Grade, that is, where a 'brave deed has been done without any great risk of life. I urgently entreat all Hon. Members, Damsels, and Knights to report any such cases to me as may come within their own experience. Contributions to the Fund have reached me from Ettie Spencer, 8d; Gwen. Butteifield's concert, 3g 3d Frances Kick, 3d Louie France, Is; T. W. Cross, 6d Taylor Sisters, 6d; Fanny Mills, 2d; Faulkner Green, 3d Reginald Shep. heard, 3d. Uterary Tournament.—Joust No. 3. Prize books, together with an award of medals of the Order, will be given to the best-written and niost correct answers to the following 20 questions, constituting Joust No. 3 of the Literary Tournament for this year. Each compe- titive paper must be headed Literary Tourna- ment, Joust No. 3." After this state four things- 1, name and address; 2. age 3, society number and degree (that is, the lmniber on your certifi. cate, and whether yoiT*^«re datnsel, knight. thiaiWeniaid, or esquire); 4, whether you have remembered or looked up the answers. The competitors will be divided into groups, accord- ing to age, in making the awards. The facts to which the questions refer have all been stated « the Column some time during the past three months. All competitive papers must be sent to me by the last day of June. Twenty Search Questions. 1. Which letter of the alphabet is called th. children's own, and why ? 2. What is the object of Arbor Day ? 3. Mention some creatures who can reproduce parts of their body that have been torn or cut off. 4. What bird can run as fast as a railway tram when it is going at full speed ? 5. What great man was called the Father of bis Country ? 6. What flower is looked upon as the symbol of silence, and how does it get its character '? 7. What bird is called the Partridge of Ireland ? 8. State, in as few words as possible, a few of the differences between a whale and a fish. 9. Front what port did Columbus sail when he went to discover a New World ? 10. What instruments had he with. him to help him in steering his course ? 11. Tell come of the qualities which help to make up love. 12. Which is our nearest neighbour among the planets ? 13. Give the name of the bird that carries her eatrs in her pocket. 14. How did the horse chestnut tree probably get its name ? 15. Where did Columbus die, and where are his ashes at the present time ? 16. Why is snow good to make pancakes with t 17. What bird is supposed to have a atonw inside its bead which is an antidote of poison ? 18. Why ought every child in England, Wales. Ireland, Scotland, and all the world over, to joia our Round Table ? 19. State, very briefly, what is the object of the Round Table Society. 20. Name the boy who started a mission fo* barefooted children ? Our Round Table. The Order of the Round Table.-A big society of little folks in connection with the above column has now more than 19,000 members. WATCHWORDS: Conscientiousness, kindnesat teourteay. MOTTO We must do the thing we ought before the thing we may." TUR BIG BOOK OF THE OKDEE lies always open for the reception of the names of new members, Every little reader is 13vingly entreated to join the Order. A penny postage stamp should be enclosed in letter of application, tor trans- mission of the beautiful buu and gold certify cats of membership. If six stamps be eQot dosed, than a Book of the Order, a copy of the Song of the Round Table (full music with tome sol-fe in addition to the ordinary nota- tion), and illuminated Card of Vows will be sent with certificate. OLDER PKOBLE are p^rtieniHHy Inv ited to join as Hon. Mems. Rules, k, sent free on rgceipo cf addressed halfpenny wrapper. Address ail communications t* ADMT MAcGD: SYMINGTON, HansiantMi, Nort.

EISTEDDFOD ATRUDRY. On Monday the second annual eittedd(od wsa held in a large marquee near Ebenezer Chapel, under the presidency of Mr William Harris; (manager Rudry Oolliery). Mr T. Howelln (Hywel Cynon), Aberdare, adjudicated on fchtf singing competitions, and Mr Nicholson Jonw (Brecon College) on the poetry and recitations. Mr T. Martin Thomae, It, A.M., Treorky, waft the eisteddfod accompanist. The principal oou. petitions were as follows Contralto solo, O, Rest iothe Lord." -Th, Srize divided between Miss M/Rees, Cardiff, lias M. Edwards, Muchen. Best love letter.- Divided between Mr Davie Williams, Peurhiwceiber, and the Rev. D. IA Williams, Machen. Impromptu speech, Know thyself."—Be&t« Mr Evan Griffiths, Rudry. Soprano solo, Over the Line." Eight com* peted.—First prize awarded to Miss Elizabeth Llewellyn, and the second to Miss M. A. Moses, Machen. Singing, Crowning Day (Sankey). I parties competed, viz., Aduliam Maohen Juvenile Choir and Rudry Juvenile Choir.—The priseWM awarded to the latter party. DuetL-Four oouples competed.—The prize divided between Messrs D. Howells (Caerphilly^ and Misses Davles (Machen). Quartett, Gwenith Gwvn (Dlvn Aur).— Winners out of three parties, Mr Joseph Ed ward V Party, Rudry. To the one under 17 years of age that will bad play on the piano one of dementi's SonatM. The prize was divided between Miss Emma Lewis (Rudry) and Miss Lizzie Rees (Cardiff). Another prize was given to Miss Lily Thomas, Cardiff. Soprano solo, "The Children's Home (Cowen). —Miss Sallie Howells, Caerphilly, won the prim out of four competitors. Only one male voice party appeared on the platform to sinK" Oome, Merry Comrades, all (K W. Biroher), Bassaleg Party (conductor, Alex. Davies), and they were awarded the prize. At this juncture Hywel Cynon sang Cymru Fydd," and was well received by a crowded audience. Chief choral competition for the best rendering of "Jerusatem, my Glorious Home," for choirs not fewer than thirty in number. Four choirs entered this competition, viz., (IV Siloam Choir, Macben (60), conductor Mb Lewis Davey (2), Adnllain Choir, Macbefr, (80), oonductor, Mr J. Hill (3), Bassaleg 0nifce<i Choir (60), conductor, Mr Alec Davies; (4V Wesley an Choir, Caerphilly (55). conductor, Mv J. H. Mortinaore. Mr Howells, in delivering his adjudication, said that all the (hoirahaa sung remarkably well. The priza must bo divided between the two last choirs, viz., Bassaleg and Wesleyan (Caerphilly). Tenor solo, LIwybr yr Wyddfa (three 0010.. petitors). Best, Mr David Howells, Caerphilly, Bass solo, Arm, arm ye brave" (Judaf Sfaceabaeus).—The prize won by Mr David Wiir hams, Penrhiweaiber. Reading music first sight (eight competitors), -Divided between Mr Thomas Hughes, Be-iwak and Mr Fredetitek Gelling, Macheri. Mr Nicholson Jones made an admirable con duotor, and Mr David Williams a capital sect retary.

FREE EDUCATION., Official Memorandum. A "Me!noratndam as to Froe Education," issued by th« Education Department, sets forth the right of all parents to free education for their children, gives the form in which they may claim it, explains what free education M. ana how it is provided, and tells parents that they innst send their ohildren to scltoul whether there are free places or not, and that though they may, if they choose, pay for books, elates, and other school apparatus, there is no obligation to do so. All the nianagers are bound to provide them. The memorandum ought to be extensively circulated in the places where free education has not- yet been established, or where free placet have act- been provided in sufficient quantity.

DAMAGED VESSELS AT BARRY DOCK. There arrived at the dry docks at Barry during the last oouple of days to undergo repairs the ss. Aginora, 850 tons register, belonging to Mecsra Rickenson and Sons, West Hartlepool, and com- manded by Captain Sergeant, which boat sustained serious flamage in the Danube, arising from another steamer running into her whilst temporarily stranded. The ss. Atalanta is in charge of fcapt. Johnson, and he reported thai whilst proceeding on a voyage from Skutskar to Papinbarg with a cargo of timber she struck a quantity of ice, invisible to tilOS" on board, and seriously damaged her bow. Sh« '.•» being repaired. The owners are Messrs J. S. Allison and Co., West Hartlepool. In the case of the steamer Wennington Hall, 1,900 tons, she is also laid up, having been aground at Yntnyden, near Zaandat and damaged her bottom forward. Thia boat is in command of Capt. Ling, the proprietors being C. J. Donn aad Co., of Liverpool.