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SATURDAY, DECEMBER 9, 189S. THE LIVING WAGE. THE struggle in the coal trade has had the effect of bringing prominently before the public the question of a "living wage." The battle cry of the miner during the long and painful struggle with the coalowners was a "living wage," and he interpreted that to mean the rate of wages he received before the lock-out. Dr. HORTON, the popular minister of Lyndhurst-road Church, Hampstead (of whom we give a portrait and biographical sketch in our present issue), makes a practice of delivering on the first Sunday in every month an ad- dress to working men. Last Sunday night his church was crowded in every corner, by a congregation numbering nearly two thousand persons, when he spoke on The Living Wage." In this sermon, or address, the popular preacher took up high ground. He said the expression was one which might have fallen from the lips of CHRIST Himself. It was being often asked, he remarked, What is the living wage V and he pre- ferred to let a professor of political economy answer the question rather than give a set answer to it himself. Dr. BORTOS was wise to do this, because there is a large school which is always calling attention to the rights of capital, forgetting that it has duties, and continually preaching the inexorable law of supply and demand," and the doctrine of buying in the cheapest market and selling in the dearest," as if this were the alpha and the omega of a rich man's existence. The "Living Wage," Dr HORTON said, was a wage sufficient to provide the necessaries of life for a man and his family. Professor MARSHALL, the Professor of Political Economy at Cambridge, in his "Principles of Political Economy," under the heading There is waste when anyone consumes less than is necessary," defines the necessaries of life for an ordinary agricultural or an unskilled town labourer and his family. These, we are told, consist of a well-drained dwelling with several rooms, warm clothing, with some change of underclothing, pure water, a plentiful supply of cereal foods, with a moderate allowance of meat and milk, and a little tea. There should be some education, and sufficient means to free his wife from other work, so as to enable her to perform properly her maternal and household duties. If this be the living wage, we wonder what proportion of the population there is in these islands which never lives at all up to the living wage." They exist, and that is all that can be said for them.' We think Professor MARSHALL must have been struck during the sittings of the Land Commission in Wales with the low standard of living of the Welsh agricultural labourer, and we may some day learn his opinion upon it. Nor is Professor MARSHALL alone in advocating a decent wage for labour. It is going back a long way to ADAM SMITH and RICARDO, but the early political economists, as well as MALTHUS and MILL, taught that it was wasteful and against the interests of a country to underpay its workers. Again and again they urge that highly-paid labour is most efficient, and therefore, cheapest. Dr. HORTON declared that in advancing the doctrine of the living wage they were not indulging in any vapoury senti- ment," but were taking their stand on the broad principle of economics, a principle that was recognised by the earlier econo- mists, and was by the economists of to-day affirmed with a full conviction, and sup- ported by a stronger variety of facts than ever before. Dr. HORTON did not mince matters he entered on the subject determined to let logic lead him whither it would, and he was not far out in his conclusion. And this conclusion was that when any class of workers struggled at the cost of untold suffering and sacrifice to establish in their own industry the principle of the living wage—that was that the remuneration of labour should be ample—that it should be the first charge upon the industry, that it should be considered before the division of profits, and should enter into the price of commodities, they might be engaging in a hazardous and even impractical task, but beyond all question they were pushing along the true lines of national industrial progress and in proportion as we have apprehended the true principles of political economy, we should wish them GoD-speed. The assertion of the living wage in all industries would mean a reduction of profits to the capitalists, and this leads Dr. HORTON to refer to the appeal of CHRIST, which, he says, lies in a big degree to those who held in their hands the capital of the country, and a great number of whom are professing Christians. We have had some sorry examples of the Christianity of some of these professing Christians. At a recent meeting of shareholders receivinc; high divi- dends from a concern which works girls and young women to the full extent of physical endurance every twenty-four hours, the question was raised of increasing their wages—very low indeed —and some of the keenest objectors to this proposal were men in clerical garb and writing the prefix "Rev." to their names. The GOD of MAMMON has some strong votaries, and the appeal of Dr. HORTON we are afraid, will be of little avail to such as these. True, many of these men do cherish noble ideals, as Dr. BORTOS points out, but the t doctrines of CHRIST and Christian duty have been fined down and made so easy for the rich man in this industrial age, until the teachers of CHRIST have almost ceased to have any influence. i The labourer, too,has been neglected so long till he no longer looks to the Church for aid and guidance. He finds that the parson iis on the side of the rich employer," and so, gradually, has the working man been alienated from the Church. It has been very gratifying to the students of social progress to notice during the recent struggle in the coal trade that many Non- conformist ministers have arisen to a sense of their duty by assisting and encouraging the poor and preaching the plain teachings of CHRIST to the rich man. We < congratulate Dr. HORTON and a few men li>e him who have taken a fearless and a righteous j stand against the false doctrines of capital- ism which have been so long promulgated by the selfish and the indifferent. There is plenty of need and room for Christian teachers to preach Christian ethics but at the same time industrial history and expert- ence goes to" show that the only sure method of labour gaining its rights is through legislation, and the power to demand fair wages through the labourers being thoroughly organised and banded together in Trades Unions. Had the Miners' Federation of Great Britain been a poorly organised and weak body, instead of a powerful organisation, the coalowners would have forced their will and low wages upon the minors, and wo should have' heard very little more about the living wa^o."

SHOCKING AFFAIR AT PONTYPOOL ;A*Mother Drowns Herself & £ hild. A shocking discovery was made Jbetween four and five o'clock on Saturday afternoon at Ponty. pool, when the bodies of Harriet Underdown, Clark, aced 33 years, and her infant child Dorothy, aged seVen months, were found in the Town Forge Pond, in the vicinity of Osborne- road, undor circumstances which give rise to the belief that thedouble- crime waspremeditated. Mrs dark was the wife of George Henry Clark, who is employed at the Orowu Hotel as head boots. Clark states that in consequence of the child being unwell, his wife did nofcundress on Wednes- day night, and at six o'clock next morning ho- heard her downstairs. At that time she callednim, stating that it was time he should be going to work. He remained in bed a little time longer, but on going downstairs could not find his wife or child anywhere in the house. Tbe same morning he gave information to the police, but the inquiries pursued in reference to the ipiaaujg Woman yielded no result. Fearing that the gjpor wojnw bad resolved ugoft ee)f-d £ etni$tipn, application was made to the works' authorises!, with the resist that the water was turned ctffc We pond, which ia in close proximity to wha«i de- ceased lived in Kensington-terrace. Both opaies were then found embedded in the mod. The woman WAS hilly attired, but the dhild toss dothed in its nightdress only. The mother was found lyinir on her right side in the mud, the child being held tightly to her breast. Deceased was the mother of six children, the eldest of whom was only 10 years of age:; and i$ia-said ■ that the dread of having more children so preyed on ber mind that she had on several occasions informed neighbours that in that event she should destroy herself. No clue to the mystery has 60.. far been brought to light. Deceased, who waa a* native-of Neath, had only been in the town about' ton months. She bore an irreproachable character, and her house was a model of cleanliness. Her husband has been employed at the Crown Hotel between two ana three years, and bears a good character for sobriety and industry. Mr M. Roberts Jones, the coroner for the district, has been communicated with by Supt. James, and it is probable that at the inquest ,someevidence may bo forthcoming which will serve to throw light.upon tho sad occurrence. Inquest and Verdiot. Mr M. Roberts-Jones, coroner, heid-ao inquest at the Town-hall, Pontypool, oiL Tuesday morning, as to the death of Harriet Anderdown Clark, aged 33 years, and her infant child, Dorotby, aged 7 months, whose bodies were found in the Town Forge Pond on Saturday, under circumstances already described. Mr G. Rogers was the foreman of the jury. Two brothers of the deceased were present during the inquiry.—George Clark, the husband, head boots at the Crown Hotel, said he had been married to deceased 11 years, and there were six children of the marriage, five of whom were alive. De- ceased enjoyed good health, but latterly had been very low-spirited on account of the trouble she had with the baby, and also through trouble she had been put to in moving from one house to another. On Wednesday night witness and deceased went upstairs together, but de- oeased did not undress, saying it was no use her doing so as she would only have to get up and dress again in consequence of the child being so cross and troublesome. Witness went to bed, and at a quarter to three was awakened by the child crying. His wife was crying also, but not much. He went downstairs and got her a glass of milk, which she drank. He afterwards went back to bed. Shortly after 6 o'clock his wife I called him, and told him it was time to get up. He got downstairs a few minutes afterwards, when he found the front door open and his wife and child gone. He did not attach any import- ance to it at the time, as he thought she might have gone to the house of a neighbour, but a little after 9 o'clock a neighbour named Thomas Highley went to the hotel and told him that the children were by themselves, and that the mother could riot be found. He subsequently gave information to the police.—In reply to a juror, witness admitted that he had been in tho bablt of visiting a woman resident in the town; but that those bad visits had ceased since his wife came to Pontypoo!.—Superintendent James gave evidence as to the last witness giving information, and also as to the discovery of the bodies.—Mr J. N. Essex iaid he had treated the child for indigestion and dentition. He had examined the bodies, and was of opinion that death was caused by drowning.—Ada Highley said that on the day before the disappearance deceased appeared to bo much worried with the children, and said she wished someone would come and blow her brains lut, adding, however, that she had a good husband.~The coroner having summed up, the jury returned a verdict that the woman destroyed herself and child in a fit of temporary insanity.

BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, k DEATHS MARRIAGE. THOMAS—JONES.—December 5th, At the Tabernacle, New Quay, Cardiganshire.by the Rev. John Prichard, assisted by tbe Rev. Joseph Jenkins, William Thomas, Esq., Birmingham, to Mrs Margaret Jones, Brynarfor, New Quay. 3186 DEATHS. COTTT.—December 6th, at 10, Castle-road, suddenly, of croup, Margaret Olive, the dearly beloved child of T. S. and M. Cctty, late of 130, Cowhridge-road. 553 DANIEL.—On Tuesday, December 5th, 1893, in her 53rd year, Sarah Ann, the much-loved wife of W. L. Daniel, Merthyr Tydfil. Private funeral. No wreaths. EVA.NS.-On December 4th, at 12, Church-street, Rhymney, Mrs Eleanor Evans, aged 55, the beloved wife of T. N. Evans, grocer. Funeral Friday, 3 P.m., at the Rhymney Cemetery. 968 EVANS.- On December 4tb, at 10, Treherbert-street, Cardiff, Margaret, beloved wife of William Evans. EVANS.—On 6th December, at Bristol House, Pont- newynydd, Mary, the beloved wife of J. Evans, grocer. Public funeral on Monday next, at 2, for Ebenezer ChapeL Friends accept intimation. No wreaths. 659 BILL.On November 29tb, at 19, Thornhill-street, Canton, Anthony James Hill, plasterer, the beloved husband of Mary Hill, aged 34. 7k9 DUMPURBY.-On November 29th, at Melin Griffith, Samuel Humphrey, aged 70 years. JAMES.—Henry James, on the 3rd inst, at 65, Haber- shon-place, the beloved son of George and Jane James. Deeply regretted. JONES.—On November 30th, William Jones, Sandy Bank HotelJ Ystrad Rhondda, aged|47. LACKEY.—November 28th, at 'lreheroert, Catherine, widow of the late Thomas Lackey, Bute Lodge, North-road. MORGANS.—December 4th, Eliza, widow of Daniel: Morgans, Grocer, Cwmavon. I PEAKCE.-Gertrude Pearci, age 52, beloved wife of Thomas Philip Pearce, Salisbury-road, Cath*ys. Friends accept intimation. 515; PBICE.—At Clydach Vale. Samuel Price, Mechanical Engineer, youngest son of Watkin Price, Mechanical Engineer, Treherbert. RICHARDs.-On Sunday, at the Railway Inn, Caer- philly, Mrs John Richards, aged 53. SMITH. -December 4th, at Anchor House, Pemtrw Rhondda, Maria Louisa, wife of Leonard Smith. TOMPKINs.-On December 2nd, Lizzie, wife of E. H. Tompkins, Splot-road dearly-beloved daughter of W. F. Govier, Oakfield-street. IN MEMORIAM. MILPORD.-In loving memory of George MilforJ, berthing-man, beloved hasband of Elizabeth Ann Milford, who passed away December ith, 1892. Still held dear to the memory of his wife and children.579 THORNK.—In loving remembrance of Ann Thorne, the beloved wife of Peter Thorne, Peuarth, who passed away on December 4th, 1891.

SCOTCH MINERS' STRIKE. Letter from Mr Gladstone. A Glasgow correspondent telegraphs :—Mr Gladstone has written the following letter to Mr Chisbolm Robertson, of the Scotch Miners' Federation:— Downing-street, December 6th, 1893. Dear Sir.-I l'eceivedlast night the telegram which you had addressed to me during an important discus- sion in the House of Commons, and I perused it with the utmost interest. The Government re- gard with high satisfaction the action of Lord Roaebsry in the English coal dispute and its result, but any failure in the proceedings would have had a. mischievous effect, and failure was avoided by an exact observation of the circumstances of the case. Both parties were then before the Govern- ment in one and the "ame attitude, whereas the tele- gram you have sent me is written on behalf of one side only, amI I doubt whether you would wish us toproffer any request to Scotch coalmasters concerned. Bat the main point of difference is this we had in the Euglish case full proof of repeated efforts at con. ciliation by direct communication between the parties themselves, and it was also apparent that their powers of obtaining ;t settlement by independent effort were exhausted. On the other hand, those efforts had not been futile, for they had served to bring about approximations such as to afford a hopeful prospect. I have not learned that an equarl amount of such independent and local effort at agreement has been used in the Scottish case, and there is no proof before me that the powers of such efforts have been exhausted. There is, therefore, a want of parallelism in the two instances at the present moment. I must remind you that the moral influence of an administration or of a single Minister in such a matter is not. an instrument to which it would be prudent to revert habitually, or upon the recurrence uf difficulties which might be otherwise surmountable. We should pause before assenting to use it unless satisfied tho, t a state of facts existed analogous to that which made the action of Lord Rosebery practic- able and expedient. I have. however, in consequence of your telegram communicated with the President of the Board of Trade. He will send down to the North a competent officer of his department to observe and report upon the state of things. In the meantime, I hope that what I have written may assist you and tho?e with whom you act.—Your very faithful and obedient servant, W. E. GLADSTONE.

EARL OF WARWICK'S FUNERAL. The remains of the late Earl of Warwick were interred on Wednesday in the family vault at St. Mary's Church, Warwick, a special service being previously held iu the private chapel at Warwick Castle, at which the family attended. Business in Warwick was suspended, and the route to the church was crowded. The cortege started from the castle about half-past two, and the coffin was carried by bearers all the way to the place of sepuichre. The War- wickshire Yeomanry, of which force the earl was an honorary colonel, formed a guard of honour, and the tenantry attended in great numbers. The Prince of Wales sent a beautiful wreath, and there was also one from the Duchess of York with the inscription, Last token from the Duchess of York and the Duke and Duchess of Teck." The mourners were Lord Brooke, and the Honourable Alwyne, Louis and Sidney Greville, Lord Elcho, and tbe Hoa. Mr Charteris.

THE INFLUENZA EPIDEMIC. We may just as well recognise the fact (says a London contemporary) that a new epidemic of influenza is upon us, and at the beginning of winter, too, just the worst time. It was stated in the evidence of an Islington inquest that we published a few days ago, that men are being1 knocked over like ninepins" by the disease in that parish; and it is impossible not tobe- lieve that, for some wholly unexplained cause, the House of Commons has become a centre of infec- tion. At tctnit five Liberals and five Conservatives are down at this moment with undeniable in- fluenza, and there arc oeveral other cases of suspicious illness among members which may well be seme protean form of this mysterious malady. Mr Potter, Q.C., Bencher of the Inner Temple, and Conservative candidate for East Northamp- tonshire, died ou Tuesday from influenza. Mr Pctter was called to the Bar in 1361, and was attached to the Northern Circuit. Viscount StrathaUon, one of the Scotch repre- sentative peers, is lying dangerously ill at Matcbam House. Perthshire. His lordship has bad a relapse after a severe attack of influenza.

4:, DOUBLE MURDER. Wife and Daughter Killed, Ntw YORK, Wednesday.—A man named Whitmire had married the daughter of a Mrs Hepler, who resided with another daughter named Flora, in a rural district known as Saint Joe, in Pennsylvania. Whitmire, who was in financial difficulties, effected a mortgage on his farm with his mother-in-law, who WM in very comfortable circumstances. The first payments were about to fall due, and he declared to his wife his intention of endeavouring to recover the mortgage deed. Yesterday morning he was seen to hurriedly leave Mrs Hepler's house, and shortly afterwards she and her daughter Flora were found dead in their rooms, the former frightfully hacked about the head with a hatchet, while the lattei's head was almost severed from the body by a razor. Whit- mire appears to have fled to the neighbouring mountains, but a "vigilance party has been formed, and is scouring the district, determined to lynch the murderer.—Central News,

ANOTHER TRAGEDY AT STROUD Considerable excitement was aroused on Friday in Stroud when it becamo known that tho town was the sceno of another tragedy. Two men named Thomas Cooley, of Thrupp, and Charles Mayo, of Chalford, were both in tho employ of tho Stroud Brewery Company, and yesterday, so it is asserted, they became on unfriendly terms. They were at work in different de- partments of the brewery, and did not actually come into contact until thetimo when they wero leaving for home at night. What led up to tho lamentable occurrence has not transpired, but it is stated that Mayo fell to the ground, it is alleged, from a blow given by Cooley, and immediately expired. The police were communicated with, and Sergeant Browning arrested Cooley, who is about 30 years of age, on a charge of causing the death of Mayo. The body was removed from the brewery premises to the outhouse of the Bell Hotel.

ALLEGED FALSE PRETENCES. Charge against a Cardiff Man. At the office of Mr Charles Evans, clerk to the Llandaff justices, on Wednesday William Smith, of Cardiff, was charged with obtaining a set of harness, belonging to James Elworthy, under I false pretences, at Whitchurch, on Monday last.—Mr D. W. Evans defended.—The evidence adduced tended to show that on the day in question prisoner went to Birchgrove, Whit- church, where' prosecutor resided, and told Florence Elworthy that he had met her father- in-law in Cardiff, who had instructed him to go up to the house and fetch some harness. Prisoner further stated that prosecutor had sold the harness to him for fifteen shillings, and that he was to have sixpenca back for luck, The old gentleman (prisoner con- tinued) asked him £1 for it first, but he would not give it. Mrs Elworthy then let prisoner enter the house and take the harness away with him. He paid her 15s, and she returned 6d.— Prosecutor denied that he sold the harness to tbe Srisofler in fact, he did not see him in Cardiff on londay last.—Mr Lewis Williams at this stage remanded Smith to Llandaff on Monday next, bail being allowed in two sureties of JS25 each.

SCARCITY OF SCHOOL BOARD CANDIDATES. Novel Diffioulty near Newport. At the rur.il parish of Bishton, near Newport, a novel state of things has arisen in relation to the triennial election of members for the Bishton School Board. Generally speaking, the difficulty in such elections arises from the plethora of candidates—there are always too many Rich- monds in the field ready to do yeoman service in the cause of education. But at Bishton it is the converse. There were five members to be elected on Tuesday, and there were only four candidates. It was impossible, by the exercise of the black art or any other form of jugglery, to evolve even a lean little fifth man. So the four who are elected will have to meet and decide whom they shall select as their colleague. The quartette fire the Vicar (Rev. J. Hooper), and Messrs James Davies, Noah Davieo, and Benjamin Georga The vicar acts as clerk to the board, and the control department comprises one small village school. The novelty of the whole business —board, clerk, single school—ought tc evolve something remarkable, but probably tho framers of the Education Acts would have enunciated a very much more pronounced grouping clause could they have foreseen such a very diminutive and attenuated state of things.

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WELSH ECHOES FROM LONDON. (By our Special Correspondent.) > PARLIAMENTARY—LITERARY—^ MtSCELLANEOUS. Wales in Parliament. Walea^ifi Parliament ia suffering from the pre^ vailing epidemic. The junior whip of tho party, Mr J. Herbert Lewis, is laid up at his brother-in- law's house at Hendon, and it is stated that he has paired for the rest of the Session with the view of going to the South of France to recruit. His colleague, Mr D. Lloyd George, found him- self, at the House on Tuesday, compelled, at the direct insistence of his friend, Dr. Clark, to give up for a timo his Parliamentary duties, and to cancel his public engagements. It is doubtful whether he can ward off the threatened attack of influenza. Major Jones has personalty escaped. so far, but two of the members of his family are! suffering. Several other honourable members are afflicted either in person or otherwise, so that for the moment there ia very little left of Walea; in Parliament. Welsh Members and the Parish Councils Bill, The remnant, however, is beginning to make itself heard on tbe measure of the day. Seeing how hopelessly inadequate Mr Rathbone's views are, from the democratic standpoint, on the matters at issue, it is somewhat to be wondered at that so little attempt has been made to rightly represent Welsh ideas on the aubject.. On the question of the hire of Allotment Lands, Mr Frank Edwards delivered af bright and outspoken speech in favour of granting powers to the parish councils to,secure compulsory hiring. He contended that if the councils were armed with compulsory powers the- labourers would be moreJikely to obtain land suitable for their purposes and near their own homes than, they were under the present state of. the law. The great difficulty in connection with allotments is that land cannot now be had where it would be really useful to the labourer. Mr Edwards also complained that at present the price demanded for allotments is far from being advantageous to the allotment holder. The power of taking land on lease by the parochial authorities at a fair agricultural rent would enable allotment holders to obtain better terms and make allotments, as a rule, more serviceable than they now are. Later on iu the debate, I see that Mr Rathbone intends to have another try for a property vote, and when the clauses of the Bit! are through Mr Alfred Thomas will propose to add another, making notification of all infectious diseases a compulsory matter. Cardiff Conservatism and Welsh Disestablishment. The refusal of the Cardiff Drill-hall for tbe pur- pose oftheannual gathering of theNational Liberal Federation will strengthen Welsh Liberalism and indirectly help Disestabliahment throughout the country. I am in a position to state definitely that had the Federation met at Cardiff it would not have shirked the Welsh question as Lord Salisbury practically did. ,On the contrary, the whole strength of the Federation would have gone with the first resolution, which would clearly and explictly demand of the Government the carrying out of the Federation pledge with regard to Disestablishment. The same course no doubt will betaken at the meet- ing to be held at Southampton or Portsmouth, as the caso may be, but it wH not then have quite the same significance as if it were carried out at Cardiff. The feshng amongst Welsh Liberals at the action ot the Cardiff Conservatives is one of intense indignation, and we shall probably hear a great deal about it during tbe coming recess. Y Cerddor." In the current number of" Y Cerddor "Mr Em- lyn Evans adds considerably to our knowledge of our old hymn tunes. His co-editor, Mr David Jen- kins, puts in a plea for more Welsh in connection with the Eisteddfod, more particularly in the musical section. Mr Glyn Roberts, ot Liverpool, writes to demand more attention to the proper education of instrumentalists for the servioe of public worship, Tbe music of the jironth includes an anthem composed by Mr Wilfrid Jones, R.A.M., and a carol arranged by Mr W. M. Roberts, of Wrexham.

fI WHAT THE "WORLD" SAYS. The Queen i9 to proceed to the Continent on March 19th or 20th, 1894, so that her Majesty may arrive at her destination before Good Friday. It is very doubtful whether the Queen, will be able to go to Naples, as there are objec- tions of various kinds to the proposed sojourn at the palace of Capo di Monte, and other difficulties as well, which could not be easily overcome. It isnoyv more likely that the QueenwilI pay another visit to Florence, aud that she will afterwards spend a week at Venice, and finish her stay in Italy by a brief residence at the Royal Cast}e of Moaza,near Milan, which King Humbert has offered to place at her disposal. o Monza, which is one of the favourite, residenoell. of the King and Queen of Italy, wis visited by the Queen and Princess Beatrice ill April, 1879, when they were staying at Baveno. Monza. is practically a suburb of Milan, a city which her Majesty has long been very desirous of visiting, and the railway has placed the castle within a short journey of lake Como. The castle, which was formerly the country seat of the Austrian Viceroys ofLombardy, is a vast edifice, with a number of magnificent saloons. It was re- decorated and refurnished some years ago. Tbe beautiful gardens contain the finest collection of exotio plants in Italy, and there is a large, richly- wooded, and very picturesque park. -0- The Princess of Wales's birthday last Friday was shorn of the usual festivities this year. No guests were invited to Sandringham for the occa- sion, and the ball generally given to his Royal Highne»'s tenants and neighbours in celebration of the event was not held, in deference to the Princess's express wishes. The Duke and Duchess of Fife drove over from Castle Rising, and spent the night at Sandringham while tho Duke and Duchess of Teck, who have been stay ing there since Saturday week, remained to join the family dinner party, which was the only, observance of the anniversary. --<> I hear that the German Emperor was'not at all alarmed by the infernal-machine incident, which, indeed, ho was rather inclined to treat with con- tempt. This is by no means the first time his Majesty's life has been threatened but, like his grandfather, he trusts in Providence no leas than in the private detectives who accompany him on all his travels. The old Emperor's life was thrice attempted-first by the political fanatic, Becker, in Baden then by Hodel, and by Dr. Nobiling, who were both Anarchists; while the worst out- rage ever offered to the Emperor Frederick was a round of hooting which, when Crown Prince, he had to undergo from some German socialists when on a visit to London in 1878. during the very time that Hodel fired at his father. The chief of police in Berlin inclines to the theory that the bombs recently sent to the Emperor and his Chancellor were the work, not of Anarchists, French or German, but ofj some French Chauvin- ists and revanchisUs, whose hostility to Germany bad been fired anew by the recent Franco- Russian demonstrations at Toulon and Paris. -0- The Duke of Leinster, who died on Friday morning, was the eldest son—one of the fifteen children of bis father, the fourth duke, who died in 1887. It is not unkind to say of him that both socially and politically he was a nonentity, for he acknowledged with regret his unfitness for publio life of any kind. He came to tbe House of Lords, however, in the summer .Jf vote against the Home Rule B'"> and he will be regretted for his amiable character and political straightforwardness. His only son, hitherto Marquis of Kildare, is » boy who was six years old last March. A long minp- rity will be beneficial to the estates, which are in the counties of Meath and-Kildare, and are of the value of about £50,000 a year. One of the best known passages in the Queen's "Diary" refers to her visit to Carton duriug the Irish trip, and to her affection for the "dear duke." This was the grandfather of the duke whose early death has just occurred. -0- Many will be porry to hear that the Duchess of Leinster, who nursed her husband with the most unremitting care through his last-illness, is herself very ill.

TOO LATE TO SAVE THE CREW. On Tuesday afternoon, at Hornsea, near Hull, An inquiry into the loss of the steamer Amcott in the late gala was held be. fore Captain Wilson, chief officer of the Board of Trade, and Commander Holmes, R.N. Mr E. R. C. Vaux, solicitor to the JJoard of Trade, conducted the inquiry, and Mr Nelson, barrister, appeared for the owners and ■ relatives of the crew of the Amcott. The inquiry was principally directed into the conduct of the Hornsea lifeboat crew.—Mr Buttiman, chief officer of the coastguard at Hornsea, said that had that place been con- nected with Aldborougb, where the Amcott was first seen in distress, by tele-, phone or telegraph, the lifeboat could have been. ( launched in tnne, and in allprobability the craw.of; the steamer would have been saved.—Capt. Too- good, Lloyd'dagentat Hornsea, expressed thesame opinion, but expressed doubt whether the lifeboat .at the time the attempt was made to launoh her could have got through the breakers.—Captain. Wilson.intimated that they would report on the: circumstances to the Board of Trade.

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National Liberal Federation. -1" THE PROPOSED MEETINGS AT CARDIFF. i 't. Refusal to Let the Drill-hall. It is now practically settled that the annual general meetings of the National Liberal Federa- tion, which it had been fondly hoped by the party of progress would have been held early in ths new year In Cardiff, are to take place elsewhere. Tho invitation which was given by Cardiff some months ago to the national organisation aud which wasprovisionatly accepted, led to tho belief that possibly the Welsh Metropolis might again bo honoured by a visit from Mr Gladstone, but as the preliminary arrangements went on a difficulty arose with regard to tho hall in which the projected demonstrations wsre to bo hold. Mr Robert Hudson, repre- senting the National Liberal Federation, senting the National Liberal Federation, paid a visit to Cardiff for the purpose of inspecting and reporting on the available accom- modation of the town. As the result of this tour, in the company of Mr R. N. Hall, he found that the Drill-hall in Dumfries-place was the only building the town possessed that was sufficiently commodious to meet the demands of the Federa- tion. Mr Robert Bird, the president of the Cardiff Liberal Association, and Mr Hall placed themselves in com- munication with Sir Win, Thomas Lewis, as representing tho Marquis of Bute, tho owner of ths hall, with a viow to securing tho use of that building during the session of the Federation. "rhfJ negotiations between the parties have boen proceeding during the past two months, and are even now not completed, though whether tbey areor not matters now little. It was pointed out by-Sir William Thomas Lewis that though the ball had, been allowed for the use of the Tones during the recent meetings* of the National Union of Conservative and Constitutional Asso- tiationa, this favour had buén granted out ofi personal regard; for tho Marquis ofSalisbui-y, and that, a similar compliment would be paid the Liberal party if Mr Gladstone attendedtbe meet- ings of the Federation. This^commuajcataon was made on Friday last to Dr. EdWS^s, who acted in tOO absence of Mr Bird. SIr William was remindecLthe use of the hall had bèAA granted on the-ocoasion of the visits to the town of other inombers of the Tory party than the ex-Prime Minister, and that meetings had therein been addressed by Mr Goschen, Mr Chamber- lain, Sir Ellis Ashmead-Bartlett, and others. It Waa understood that Sir William Thomas Lewis undertook to refer the matter back again to the Marquis of Bute, but as no reply had been received from him or his representativesup to the last moment, the National Federation had no other course open to them than to accept the invitation of the Hotne Counties'Division of the National Association aud arraugo to hold the next annual meetiugs in Southampton. It is within the range of possibilities that a repiy may yet be received, statmg that the use of the hall can be obtained, but it will now be too late to be of any value to the members of the national organisation. Great disappointment at the turn which events have taken will naturally be experienced among all-sections of the Liberal party in South Wales, and it is proposed to bold a demonstration on a big scale to protest against the way in which the party have been treated, and at the same time pass a scriM of spirited resolutions on the burning questions of the day, including, of course, the Disestablishment and Disendowment of the Church in Wales. In the course of an interview, on Monday, with r £ • Bird, the president of the Cardiff Liberal Association, one of our representatives gathered from that gentleman a statement as to the position of affairs. Mr Bird said :—" I received to-day a telegram informing me that the executive of the National Liberal Federation have accepted the invitation of the Home Counties Division, which, I believe, includes the whole of the South coast. I presume, there- fore, that the announcement as to the meetings being held at Southampton is correct. Mr Hudson informed me that he thought they would be going to Southampton. The explanation of our non- success with respect to the Drill-hall is simply thiB That the Marquis of Bute was willing to grant the use of the hall if Mr Gladstone were coming to Cardiff, but we pretty well knew that it was not likely Mr Gladstone would be here. Pr. Edwards on Friday informed Sir William Thomas Lewis that the other political party had had the use of the hall for other leading men than Lord Salisbury, Mr Chamberlain and the Marquis of Hartington having addressed meetings there. At this Sir William Lewis expressed some surprise, and stated that he would further inquire into the matter and reply later on. In the mcantimo the people in London state that they could not wait any longer, and we understand that they have definitely accepted the invitation to Southampton. As to the suggestion that a demonstration is to be held in Wood-street Chapel, I may say that I havo heard nothing on the matter id far, and arrangements have not up to the present been made looally, for holding mcb a gathering. The last letter in reference to the Drill-hall from Sir William Lewis came early last week, anff iu it h« asked me to meet hum I waa tmablo to see him myself, having to go to London, and Dr. Edwards, who met him, was given the statement that the question would be referred back to the Marquis of Bute. This correspondence, which has now ended in the manner you see, commenced in the early part of October and has been proceed- ing oyer since; so it cannot be contended that there has not been sufficient time to brjng matters to a satisfactory conclusion."

SIR E. d. REED ON THE NAVY AND THE HOME RULE BILL. The inxagaral dinner of the Principality Liberal Club, Cardiff, was held in the clnb premises on Tuesday evening, and the affair proved in all respects a most successful one. The chair waa occupied by the president, Mr Clifford J. Cory, O.C and the vice-chair was filled by Mr Fred H. Jotham, C.C. The chairman was supported, at the chief table, by Sir Edward Reed, K.C.B., M.P., Mr Robert Bird, president of the Cardiff Liberal Thousand MrR. Mpxeyand Mr E. B. Spiers (the Liberal candidate for South Islington), Councillor J. Ramsdale. There were also present-Messrs E. S. Fergua- son, D. Radcliffe, C. Ward, A. Lindley, J. Frazer, W. R. Hawkins, J. Prootor E-Ies, Jonncillor J. Muni), Councillor William Lewis, W. G. Blow, S. A. Tylke, W. Seagar, S. M. Wilkinson, R. N. Hall (secretary), Berndt A. Hapton, C. Batchelor, W. Jenktus, D. Lewis, jup., ». Wynn, LI. Williams, C. Radcliffe, B. Warren, J. Heald, E. Cottam, M. J. Begg, A. S. Jaokson, Owen Davies, Edmund Williams, n. E. Davies (solicitor), Nathaniel Thomas, Councillor A. Lewis, T. Williams, J. Josty, etc. The catering of Mr Wilmore, the steward, was excel- lent, and gave every satisfaction. Sir E. J. Reed, in the course of the evening, delivered an address, wherein he criticised Lord Salisbury's recent speech at Cardiff concerning the state of the navy; and, touching later upon his own position, the hon. member said that it was his desire to advance the town's interests "OD all possible occasions. He thought politically he never had but one little difference, and that, perhaps, wasdae more, he thought, to a modest step on his part. Instead of addressing a letter that was meant for the country, and which produced its intended effect to no small degree, and helped the Government of the country in a difficult time, he addressed the letter to the president of the Liberal party at Cardiff at that time. It was a great mistake, because he thought a construction was put upon, the letter in Cardiff as if it were intended to influence local opinion in favour of a change, instead of its being intended to accomplish an object which, as he had before stated, was of a desirable character. When tb^r6 was a great measure,of legislation to be passed, it was desirable to consider what forces were1* arrayed against it and to make the measuro' such as would give it a fair chance OT pass- ing. That was the motive that animated him in writing the letter. He need not go' "back to it now, because he was perfectly satisfied in his own mind that the obstacles which existed between himself and his constituents had been cleared up. (Hear, hear.) The result had shown that, because on all the debates upon the Home Rule Bill afterwards, in some few cases when he was unable to agree with the changes of the Bill, he simply abstained from voting; but when the third reading of the Bill came he had not the slightest desire tor voting against the Bill as a whole, because it contained a few things to which he had objection. (Applause.) He had not changed his opinion, and his desire was to pass a Home Rule Bill which would give peace and satisfaction to Ireland and relieve the British Parliament of much of the undue burden which had been laid upon it of late by Irish affairs. It was gratifying to him to find that any difference winch had arisen in conse- quence of that matter had passed. If it existed at their gathering that evening, they had done their best to repress it, and get rid of it. He did not know that he could expect more of them than that, nor could they expect less of him than he had done, which had been to try, as far as he could, to remove that misapprehension.

CARDIFF JEWISH CHARITIES. On Wednesday evening a most,enjoynble soiree and dance took place in the Assembly-room of the Cardiff Town-ball, the proceeds of which are to be devoted to the local Jewish Charity Fund. The arrangements were admirably carried out, and aboltt 120 guests put in an appearatioe. The assembly-hall had been artistically draped for the occasion, and a capital programme of music was supplied by Mr F. Ivobert's string band. The catering was also admirably discharged by Mrs George. All the arrangements were in tbe-hands of a ladies' committee, including Mrs S. Barnett (president), Mrs P. Phillips (treasurer), |Mrs H. Samuels (hon. sec. ), and Mrs Jacobs, Mrs H. Cohen, Mrs M. Fligelstone, and Mrs J. Gittle- sohn. A programme of 22 dances was gone through, and the enjoyment of the guests was' maintained until a late hour.

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DEATH OF PROFESSOR t. TYNDATT, Tyndaifl died._ at his fesidbnes near Haslemero at. half-past six o'clock on Mondfly evening. The professor, who was born near rCarlow, Ireland, was 73 years of ago last August. His health bad been somewhat indifferent in recsnt years, but it was not known that he was in a dangerous condition. John Tyndall, LL.D.. F.R.S., was bom about 1820. in the village of Leighlin-bridge, near Car. Ireland- H'3. Parents (aocordmg to Men atid Women of the Times "), were in very humble circumstances, but they gavs him tho best educa- tion in their power, and sent him to a school where he acquired a sound know- ledge of mathematics. At the age of nineteen be joined, in the capacity of "civil assistant," a division of the Ordnance Survey which was stationed in his native town. In 1844 he was engaged by a firm in Manchester, and for about three years he was employed in engineering operations in connection with rai! way. In 1847 he accepted an appointment as teacher in Queenwood College, in 'Hampshire, a new institution, devoted partly to a junior school and partly to the preliminary technical education of agriculturists and engineers. Here ho became acquainted with Mr (now Dr.) Frankland, who was resident chemist to the college, and here he commenced those original investigations which have placed him in the foremost rank among the ex- plorers of science. In 1848 the two friends: quitted England together and repaired to the University of Marburg, in Hesse-Cassel, where] they studied under Bunsen and other eminent professors. Afterwards Mr Tyndall prosccuted his researches in the laboratory of Magnus, at Berlin. In 1853, having been previously elected a Fellow of the tioval Society, he was chosen Pro- fessor of Natural* Philosophy in the Royal In. stitution of Great Britain, and succeeded' the celebrated Faraday M superinten-1 dent. The publication of an essay on the cleavage of slate rocks was the proximate cause of his joining his friend Professor Huxley in a visitto theglaciers of Switzerlandin 1856; and theyafterwardspublished a joint paper on the struc- ture and motion of glaciers. He returned tc* Switzerland in 1857, 1858, and 1859, and pursued his investigations, reachmg Chamouni on Christmas night, 1859, through daep snow, and two days afterwards succeeded in attain-, ing the Montanvert, where ho remained nearly three days, for the most part amid blinding snow, ( and determined the winter motion of the Mer do Glace. In 1859 he commenced his researches on1 radiant beat, which disclosed relations previously;1 unthought of between this agent and the gaseous-1 form of matter. Mr Tyndall was a Rumford' Medallist of the Royal Society, and a member of various foreign scientific societies; ho was made' LL.D. of Cambridge in 1855, and LL.D. of Edinburgh in 1866, when Mr Carlyle was in- stalled Rector of the University. In 1872 Fro. fessor Tyndall went on a lecturing tour in the United States m the course of it ho delivered 35 lectures, which returned him $23,100. Ou tho occasion of bis receiving the honorary degree of D-C.L. from the University of Oxford, June 18th, 1873, Dr. Heurtley, Margaret Professor of Divinity, protested against the proceeding, on tho ground that Professor Tyndall" had signalised himself by writing against and denying the credibility of miracles and the wffieacy of prayer, thus contravening the whole tenor of that book, which, with its open page, inscribe 'Dominus Illuminatio mea,' the University still bears as her device, and therefore still professes to acknowledge as her guide." For some years Professor Tyndall was scientific adviser, to the Board of Trade and to the lighthouse authori- ties, but he resigned those offices in May, 1883, when he also withdrew from the special committee appointed by the Board of Trade to investigate the subject of the best illuminants for light- houses. He has written numerous works. He married, Feb. 29, 1876, Louisa Claud Hamilton, eldest daughter of Lord and Lady Claud Hamilton. 1 The Press Asseoiation's representative on Tuesday had an interview with Mr Roger Hutchinson, one of the medical gentlemen who attended Professor Tyndall in his last illness. He said that the deceased had been suffering for a long time from insomnia in a very acute form. He, also buffered from indigestion. Very recently ha also had an attack of rheumatism, but was not confined to his bed, and until Monday morning there was no indication of his approaching end. Mr Buzzard, of London, was his regular medical attendant. Mr Hutchinson, questioned closely, reluctantly admitted that the Professor died from an overdosa of choral, but added that the dose would have had no ill-effect had the deceased not been in such weak health. Coroner's Inquiry. HASLEMBBE, Thursday.—Mr J. F. Roamieu, the coroner for West Surrey, to-day held an inquiry into tho circumstances attending tbe sudden death of Professor Tyndall. The inquest was conducted in the dining-room of Hindhead House, Frencham, near Haslemere, where the body of the late professor is lying. Captain Hamilton, nephew, watched the proceedings. The Coroner, in opening the inquiry, addressed the jury. He said before he took evidence he wished to say a word or two with respect to this most tragic and unfortunate affair. They did not wish to add to the grief of the fanlilyand of a nation tft theloeaofoneof thd'brighefegt 4rtt&» ments of this country, but it would be necessary to call Mrs Tyndall, and after hearing her evid- ence and that of the doctors he thought the jury would have no difficulty in returning a verdict. Mrs Louisa Charlotte TyndaU, widow, deposed: The deceased was my husband, and was aged 73. He was a professor of natural philosophy. For some three years he has been in ill-health, wrest- ling with death. He was in the habit of taking every night a small dose of chloral, and every other day in the morning he took sulphate of magnesia. I gave it to him. There were always two bottles beside the bed, one contain- ing the magnesia and the other syrup of chloral. I had tho habit of always reading the inscription on the siilphato of chloral. On Monday morning I gave my husband what I supposed was the sulphate of m:«gnesi». He drank the draught at, a KUlp and took after, wards a small quantity of ginger ale, which was his custom. After he had drunk what I had offered him my husband said, "There is a curious sweet taste in this." I tasted the drops remain- ing in the glass, and then found that it Wai' chloral and not sulphate of magnesia. The Coroaer What did you do then ? Mrs Tyndall: I looked at the table andhsaw there were two chloral bottles. The one that stood in the front was nearly empty the other bad come from tbe chemist's full. The sulphate of magnesia was behind that. I saw that it was the full bottle of chloral that I had taken up, and that it WiM from that bottle that the two table- spoonfuls were missing. The Coroner Then I understand you-took Uå this full bottle of chloral thinking it contained magnesia, because you had previously seen another bottle labelled syrup of chloral ? Mrs Tyndall Yes. I thought I had poured out magnesia. Then I saw the second bottle. I said, "John, I have given you chloral," and he said, My poor darling, you have killed your John." [Mrs lyndall, who up to this pomt bad borne up bravely under intense emotion, broke down, and the coroner and jury were visibly affected:] Resuming her evidence, Mrs Tyndall said: I at once summoned assistance. My husband got quickly out of bed, and we kept rousing him. We tickled the throat, and pent tor the stomach- pump. I rang the bell, and told my maid to at once send the carriage down to the Royal Huts for tho doctor. I wrote tn pencU, as best as I could, telling Dr. Winstanley what had happened. Then I-used hot water as an antidote and con- sulted a dictionary of medicine. I also ad- ministered mustard. We got him into bed, and warmth being also recommended in such a case, we placed hot-water bottles round him. Drs. Winstanley and Hutchinson arrived, and every- thing that was possible was done. It was about 8.30„in the morning when the chloral was taken. At half-past six in the evening all ended. Dr. Robt.,Winstantley deposed: lam a physician practising at Haslemere. On being called to the house Professor Tyndall was breathing sterterously. I applied a stomach pump, and withdrew a small quantity. cof fluid. Under the treatment he rallied somewhat, but his breathing was bad. He began to revive, but remained per- fectly insensible for two hours. He gradually re- gained a certain amount of consciousness. My part- ner, Dr. HutcbinBon,afterwards arrivedwithabat. tery. We got him solfarrecovered as toreuiove him from the bed, but he afterwards relapsed. I' telegraphed to Dr. Buszard, and on his arrival the professpr was moribund. He gradually sank. J Certain antidotes were applied before my i arrival; in fact, everything had been done. J. Latterly the professor had suffered from thelungs, and that would not assist him under the r circumstances. About two tablespoonfuls of syrup of chloral had been taken. There would be a net 80 grains in that « quantity, but Mrs Tyndall told me not quite two tablespoonsful had been swallowed One hundred and eighty grains had been taken without its causing death. Professor Tyndall was in the habit of taking this. The state of the lungs is a point to be remembered. If 80 grains had been taken by a man.with sound lungs he might have recovered. Doctor Thomas Buzzatd, F.R.C.P., 84, Groa- venor-street, London, said I have been a per- sonal friend and medical attendant of Professor Tyndall. for about four years. I saw him on November 14th last, when he was in bed suffering from weakness and rheumatic swelling of the wrist joint of the right arm. He had also suffered from insomnia for years past, and he had been in the habit of taking chloral or some other sleeping agent. I was summoned on Monday to see him. I arrived here a little before five, and found him in a state of coma, and evidently in a hopeless condition. I heard from Dr. Winstanley that he had revived, but bad suffered a relapse. I could see that all hope had gone. Two years ago he nearly died from inflammation of the lungs. Had he been tolerably strong now he would have recovered. I was perfectly satisfied everything had been done. The relationship between Professor and Mrs Tyndall was one of remarkable devotion. I have never seen Mrs Tynda'l'a devotion to her husband sur- pressed—I don't think equalled. Having regard** to all the circumstance. I am perfectly satisfied this was an accident. Professor Tyndall had t fought against death with great resolution, and had been ansaons 'to live. Mrs Tyndall fitter the. administration of the ehoral acted with remark- able judgment. The Coroner, summing up.. said he thought s the jury would be satisfied ttmt this Was one of those unfortunate accidents which sometimes did arise. If anything could offer consolation to the family, it was that Mrs Tyndall was such a devoted Wife. Thinking there, was bat bnw bottle of chloral, she took up the other thinking it was the svdphate of.magpeua. Immediately: the mistake was found out Mrs Tyndall recognised the awfnl •position, and applied at once the proper anti- > ?-lifft.e3' r 'n £ r WaS d°De t0 Save an The jury at once returned the following < ^erdictThat Prof. John Tyndall died from j the effects of an overdose of chloral administered .accidentally for a dose of sulphate of magnesia." The Coroner: You will aH. gentlemen, join with H?e c°nveying your deepest sympathy to Mrs lyndall and the family. You are neighbours ,of the latef professor. You have had many opportunities of knowing his worth. You will join me in expressing a deep sense of the loss this lady, and, I may add, the country, has suffered in Professor lyndall's untimely death. The foreman, on the jury's behalf, having in a few appropriate words endorsed the observations of the coroner, the proceedings closed. The funeral of the late Professor Tyndall takes place at .Haslemere on Saturday at half-past 11.

THE ARDLAMONT MYSTERY. The Scotsman says :—" No fewer than 110 wit. L MP. 'af0N30N. nesseshavebeen cited to appear at the trial of Mr Monson.the al- leged Arlamont inur- derer, at Edinburgh on the 12th inst. The most interesting wit. nesses are likely to be George Sweeney, hall porter, Westminster Palace Hotel, Lon. don, brother of Scott; MrB. L. Tottenham, financial agent, Lon- don Mr D. A. Hambrough, father of Lieutenant Ham., brougb Mr J. G. M'Lean, manager, and Mr W. E. Her- bert, secretary of the rMutual Life Insurance Company of New York at Glasgow and Miss Edith Mary Hiron, governess (to the Monson children. Theinsuranceand financial ■* f i -i • LIEUTENANT HALFBRDCGB. • | nfi.i *i>»ri 1 evidence will be of a remarkable character, and [ the employees on the Ardlamont estate atthe t time of the tragedy will, it is expected, give par- ticulars more sensational than tins as yet been revealed; while there is also likely to be some interesting revelations regarding young Ham- brough's love affairs. The Scotland Yard autho- rities, it is understood, are aware of the name of a young lady to whom Hambrough was at one time engaged, and to Monson's influence it is supposed the breaking off of this engagement was directly or indirectly due. This is a suppo- sition which may naturally be arrived at, taking into consideration the great influence which Monson all along exercised over Lieutenant Hambrough.

=- J COLLISION AT ABERDARE. At the Aberdare County-court on Wednesday -before his Honour Judge GwiJym WilliamS- Wm. David, who was represented by Mr Lush- Is icgton Stephens, barrister, sued Edwin Lewis, cattle dealer, Monmouth, for whom Mr C. F. Jackson (Cardiff) appeared, and Walter Dent, his servant, who was represented by Mr Thomas Phillip?, for £45, the value of a horse killed and a trap damaged in a collision.—The evidence of the plaintiff was that he- was driving on Sunday morning, the 30th of July, from Cwmbach to Aberdare. At a turn in the road he met defendant, who was driving in the direction of Cwmbach. They only saw one another when 10 yard" or so apart. Defendant tried to pull to the left, but in mistake pulled to the right, causing the collision. Plaintiff claimed 235 tor the horse and J310 for the damage to the trap. In cross- examination he admitted that the horse only cost tnmJB25 two years ago, and it transpired that the horse had lost an eye in the meantime. Com- plainant also admitted that the damage to the trapcould only bo from £2 103 to £ 3.—His Honour gave judgment for £ 15 with costs against Dent, and judgment for the defendant Lewis without coats.

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COLLAPSE OF A GALLERY .1rt BRISTOL. Ten Persons Injured. T' A Bristol correspondent telegraphs that -alarming accident occurred on Wednesday even' Hng. Professor Norton Smith, a horse trainer, was giving an entertainment at the Rifle Drill* trail, and the announcement that he would meet vicious stallion drew an immense crowd to the building, and hundreds were unable to gain admission. About eight o'clock one of the galleries gave way, and that part of the building waa immediately in a state of great confosioO. Assistance, however, was speedily forthcoming* the police and ambulances having been telephoned for, and ten persons who were injured were re- moved to Bristol Infirmary. In five cases the injuries were not serious, and the patients left after treatment, but five others were detained. via., Joseph Williams, aged 17, fractured thigh and ribs Thomas Page (47), fractured anlde; William Tempter (32), broken leg John Blake (37), fractured ribs and arm and Samuel Wall (60), injury to eye and ankle. The performance at the Drill-hall proceeded after tho injured had been removed. It transpires that 15 persens were treated at the Royal Infirmary for injuries received through the alarming accident at the Drill-lia.ll, B.-isto', A special programme had been announced night, the principal feature being the handling °* a vicious blacic entire horse belonging to a loc*' contractor, and possessing a must unenviable reputation for an untamable disposition. Only It few weeks since this animal savaged his groom, literally tearing off his arm. The announcement of the selection of this untractable subject caused great excitement earlier in the day, and the usual procession, which included a horse-box supposed to contain the famous stallion was followed by a very large number of people. The Manager Interviewed. Mr Mat Behrens, the manager, 011 being interviewed, said :—JBy half pas* seven o'clock the shilling galleries were filled right up, and I made my way down the main corridor to the booking-office, and gave the order to atop the sale of any more shilling tickets. You see tbe .people who had purchased tickets in the day and the early bookings quite filled up these galleries. Directly I gave the order to refuse money the crowd got angry, apd swore at and abused me pretty considerable. I stood firm, and then there was a run on the two- shilling seats, in which there was space. I ther; mad* my way back to the passage towards the hall, and had reached the doors, when I became aware that something had happened. Entering the hall, I saw that the two middle sections ot the shilling galleries had given way. I got into the ring as smart as possible, and exerted myself f successfully, with several brave gentlemen who kept their heads, to allay the symptoms of paniCr which were just beginning to look ugly. Assist' ance was promptly rendered to extricate those who had fallen, and seeing this going on all right I despatched messengers for medical aid. There were several medical men in the audience, and they were smartly to the front. I then telephoned to the Police Ambulance Corps, and again I must say the response war exceedingly smart, and they were soon at the hall .wit)) both vau and litters. I had already isent for brandy to sustain those suffering frotr. shock, and personalty saw that the injured bad some before being removed to the hospital wards. Whilst the work of extrication was gome on, I spoke to the audience, and announced that the proprietors were prepared to set aside the money taken for the benefit of the wounded. That't about all I can say, except-if it is at all needful -to aad how much 1, and those associated with me, grieve at the occurence. Were the galleries surveyed by the municipal officers and passed by them ?—I don't know that they were but we put the erection of tht galleries in the hand of a. contractor of position in the city. How the Vicious Horse was Handled. The performance was proceeded with after tbfl injured had been removed and the general excite- ment allayed. The horse, arcund which so much interest centred, is the property of Mr Shettardt one of the contractors who for so many yeara ^worked under the Bristol Sanitary Authority* Before this animal was led into the enclosure the professor made two most successful experi* ments with horses supplied by local residents, quickly demonstrating his faculty of complete control. Both ot the creatures had serious faults, and did not hesitate at tho start to give them fu» play;' but within 15 minutes both were subju- gated. A buzz of excitement went round the -spacious building on the horse of the evening pre" senting itself. Active is an upstandi, g black Belgian sire. The screen being removed from hIS eyes, the tussle began. The professor wasted nG time, and it did not take long, seemingly, for the horse to understand that business was meant. The first thing done was to throw him, which Active was disposed to actively resent, showing many signs of his wicked temper. The professor, in his quiet, but authoritative way, stuck to.his self-imposed task, and Aotife in a very short'time completely sur- rendered. Sleig'u bells and tin cans were affixed to his tail and violently rattled following this blf wap treated to a display of fireworks; further variety being added by, the sounding >of foghorns the blowing of steam whistles, the beating pf cymbals aud drums. Instead of resenting this. Active apparently relished the harmony j^avf tfrf mark !) and, if an additional illustration were needefl to show the complete obedience wbich thfe.prQfrs3or exacted, it was furnished by the fact that Active quietly submitted to be driven round the enclosure to the accompaniment of musip of the sort already described,and frequent discharges from a heavy revolver.

«. i,iii« 'i' ——i IMMORALITY AT C'AERLEON. Elopament with the Lodger.? AfrjCaerleon Police-court en Thursday—befort Mr 1. J. Mitchell and other magistrates—Thoe. Clark, agricultural labourer, and Mary Ann Kendall were brought up in custody charged with stealing a sewing machine, a flannel shirt, and JB1189, the property of Evan Jones, haulier, in the employ of Mr W. Morgan, Caerleon.- Evan Jones, haulier, stated that the female prisoner had lived with him as his wife for eleven years, and there were three children. The male prisoner was lodging with them. On Saturday evening, the 18th ult., he and Clark agreed to go to Newport by the 6.10 p.m. train ^together. Clark met him at the Caerleon station, but did not enter,the train. On returning home about half-past nine he found that the lodger and the female prisoner bad disappeared. He tben found that the sewing machine, which had been purchased with his money, and his new flannel shirt bad been taken. On tbe Saturday morning the female prisoner sent and obtained hit wage?, 16s, and from another lodger she received, for board and lodging, jBl 8?. He could not tell when the machine was bought nor what was paid for it, as the female had bought it. The woman left him on a former occasion. In answer to the female prisoner, prosecutor stated that he had only beat her once he had not beaten her so badly that she was confined to her bed for four months. —Mary Jane Dorey, landlady of the Lamb Hotel, Cardiff, stated that the prisoners visited the Lamb Hotel on the Saturday in question and.statea that they were man and wife. They remained at the hotel until Monday, when Clark ordered breakfast and then went out and did notjreturu. The female prisoner afterwards com- plained that she had been deserted,and witness lent her a sovereigh on the machfhe, and afterwards sent her 10s to Monmouth, the woman having written offering to sell the machine far 30s.—P.C. Richards stated -that he arrested the female prisoner at Monmouth, and in answer to charge she said that she took the machine, but she had bought and paid for it out of bet own money. She took the money, as she was hot going away without any money. At Carditt Clark had all the money from her and left her. Clark was afterwasds arrested at his home, LIan* grove, Herefordshire. In reply he said that he only had a shareof the money. Prisoner now repeated that she had purchased the machine out of money which she had earned herseif.—Tbo magistrates retired to consider the case, and, on coming into court, Mr Mitchell announced that there was no evidence to justify a conviction, and the prisoners were discharged.—The woman left the court by the side door, and Clark was detained, it being stated that there was a further charge against him. The prosecutor, who sat at the solicitors' table, seemed amnzed at the decision when it was explained to him, and, picking up his hat, he hurried out of court, but was afterwards called back to aign thi depositions.

MOUNTAIN ASH LOCAL BOARD. Issue of Redeemable Stock. The London snd Provincial Bank arb authorised by resolution of the Mountain Ash Local Board jto receive tenders for £ 112,000 Mountain Ash ■Local Board redeemable stock (free from stamp duty), bearing interest at three per cent. per annum, payable quarterly at this banking houset í. Bank Buildings, Lothbnry, London. The stock will be redeemed at par oh he Is; of December, 1943, or at the. snrne. price at the option of the local board on and after 1st December, 1913, on giving three months' notioe, unless previously cancelled by purchase. The issue of the stock is made to enable the local board to repay certain existing Joans. amounting to £ 93,812 3s 8d, which have been mainly applied with the purchase and construction of gas and water works, providing a cemetery, hospital town-ball, sewerage works, street improvement8&. &c., most of which are of a highly remunerative character. The stock will bo a fir9i charge on the revenue of the local board and on the district fund and general district rate, and all other rates established and "leviable by th.6 loca) board. The ratable value ot the district It J697,328 7s 6d. No tender will be acceptedfnr a less sum of stock than £ 50, and when exceeding that amount it should be in sums which should M multiples of £ 10, and the instalments will,M payable as follows —On application. £ 5 per ,of tbe nominal amount of stock tendered for allotment, such a sum as, when added to t»e ''deposit, will leave £ 60 per £ 100 stock to be paid • ;on 15th of June next, the balance of £ 60 per cen»

CARDIFF AMUSEMENTS. At the Theatre Royal this (Saturday) will be performed The Red Signal, a sensation-" d.ama, and next week Mr Pitt Hardacre'a 'p.oro" pany is announced in East Lynne.

XMAS HAMPERS.—Delicious Mazawattee in Xmas hamper, cardboard boxes, WICK pattern, 31b. and 6lb. sizes all prices—5s 6d, 7s, 8a 6d, Us, 12s, 14s, 17s; special leadinar grocers, everywhere*