The Cardiff Times

FAITHLESS HUSBAND AT TREDEGAR. Curious Revelations. V £ "lore than usual painfulness came up at Tredegar Pol icy Court on Tuesday 'rell Rev. J. Griffiths, Messrs H. A. Edwards—in which John Jones, former'y carrying on business in wif(.r°u oa^' Tredegar, was summoned by ^*int-? Hannah Jones, for desertion and non- Daniel Evans, solicitor, PSllit* ufo1! the prosecution, and Mr T. M. llew wjJParr'ster, Newport (instructed by Messrs *I>d Moore, Newf>ort), was for the fcoae Mr Evans, in opening the ease for the His ,0n> said that the circumstances of ted (.u e were of a very painful character, of the defendant stigmatised Ihe Vf>aa an unmitigated rascal. In Now 1874 the complainant was a defe she was then acquainted with Ry h»s nfanti wh° was particularly anxious to "Attentions to her, and more than once Kiirrolto suicide unless she consented M^eotio n* Sho, however, refused, as her T Were InonoPol'se<J another man Lewis, whom she married at Wedrf^ ^^urch 0,1 November 8th, 1875. A* foor ln8 party were leaving the church she, fjietj*01nan, discovered that Lewis was a 5>IIL J1?40' »«d she immediately departed from f,ut not seen him sinoe. The defendant ller to ^er house, and made great *ppe,lT/ons of his lova towards hwr, and •Oy^rvt10 '3e 'n a 8 tate °f great joy at the dis- H JT of the fraud of Lewis. In consequence kife 18 importunate entreaties she allowed kHg to enter her house as a lodger, kojjj'^tually he seduced her, and a child was both* "ev.eral more children were subsequently to til an<* 'D 1884 he suggested that they should orm of marriage in order to save the stigma of being illegitimate. She as Bhe had not heard of Lewis for *ear8» and they were duly married at K!cked About 18 months ago the defendant UJB «P with a young married woman at Ebbw ^Oin<.»Ir'e? I'homas, and robbed the man ?. In 1893 the defendant wife m a most brutal manner, and a 'otftiaitf*.wa3 issued against him, and be was ibtion » «° Pr'*on for one month without the Hra T>k a After his liberation he induced ^r»atol 0lna3 to elope w'th him, and they lived in. Juncture defendant behaved in a most *n*nner, laughing contemptuously, and i matter as of little importance) and JSvenk n °' Bench. kud Ve nbuall Mrs Jones discovered her husband ^*0 atwi omas living together at Highbury as SternoeLi"?^6* ant^ when she (the defendant) thojh?* threatened to murder her. Mrs ^Ufc'J i VV^8 enceinte at that time. The defen- ce ao.„e1alWl^e had been left totally destitute at jv«e of 50. id "I)nes ourroborated the story told by her totln flie, and swore that she went through the 3^r j, Carnage with th" defendant in 1884. kWh tCan8 handed in the marriage certificate, h!*6 date of 1876, and informed the Wen -it at his instructions were that the date bad from 1884 to 1876. die °ned on P°lnb« Mrs Joaea said that !4*Uek; Pre8ent when her daughter, on the in- '8?6. °ns the defendant, altered the date to T. M. Phillips, on behalf of his client, kith J** certificate had been tampered after some discussion it was mutually fer f to adjourn the further hearing of the oase rtnight, so that the registrar might be

CARh ICC 1:1 CP.TRIP. I mux I ""AI". P°Hir>r &e'l,ng the Lighting and Electrical rff'ttee of the Cardiff Corporation was held in W, QowU Hall on Tuesday, the Mayor (Aid. P. ^ld^atey) presiding, there being also present T. W. Jacobs and D. Lewis, Ooun- VKQ W. Evans, B. John, and Illtyd Thomas, *°f0n?n c'er^ (Mr J- L. Wheatley), and th« ^ed *1 (Mr W. Harpur). It was de- el b &1|500 be spent for the extension of hb \yectr,c main to the corner of Oastle-road and Waj, Grove to Mr Howell's new house, and the luain be also extended through Oharles- JHth the new baths—which would be lighted a cost of £ 360. The Oh^ i -^nK<neer stated that several householders bad announced their intention t '3149 the electric light in their honsee. The tt also agreed to ask the Finance Oom. V) make application for borrowing the t6<iuired. Subsequently Alderman Daniel 'n the course of some conversation as to said the Cardiff eleotric light was the Jpijii68' had ev^r seen, and expressed the <&& °fi, globe lamps would have been better **hv if opaque glass lamps now in use. fiifclta the globe lighting at Eastbourne would t||^ .them blush. The Mayor maintained that titj* selected the bast system after due con- ^t{.i*ation and experiment, and added thab Of A r Garden, R.E.,who visited Cardiff on behalf Phon ?ai<l °f Trade with reference to the t*>le- Wires, and as an expert in electricity, *8 Wan1*1 t^at the streets of Cardiff were lighted as any in the country.

ARMED CRUISER8. Admiralty will pay in subsidies this year to and Peninsular and Oriental Companies 3fcr*LUDt> £ 45,403, for which sum the com(>anies to hold at the disposition of the Admiralty "teannships Oampania, Lucania, Himalaya, feih *• Victoria, Arcadia, Teutonic, Majestic, E. of India, Empress of China, and the j'Prsss of Japan. In addition to these the 'Panies engage to hold the following vessels at Ijj.sposikion of the Admiralty, without further 'Wi J~ Cunard Oompauy—Etruria, Umbria, and Seivia. P- and O. Company— '*1PU, Oceana, Peninsular. Oriental, Valetta, t#ah»8 Carthnge, Ballarat, and Parra- y'j White Star Line—Biit;»nnio, Brinenic, jVqi Adri*tia In the eveut of thasu vessels being jTluired war service they would each be V-JPP^d with an armament of 5-inch breeoh- guns, and Nordrafeldt machine guns.

fc§A|jiEa ON FlRK, BABIES BURNING fc>tt itching and burning ecaeroes and other jJo^^ng, difiguring skin and scalp diseases. mothers realise how these little ones $tee? when their tender skins are literally on Otm know that a single application of the ife DRA HBMKDIKS will, in the great majority lW.?S68' instant relief, permit reet and |l P« and point to a permanent and economioal 5ithaUS# most speedyj cure, and not to use them *hinlp"i a naoir:°n,'>s delay is to fail in your duty. j^_j k °f the years of suffering entailed by such yeara not only of physioal« but of piental, SadiSV, reason of personal disfigurement, bodily torture. 0\w& »W« itt Wmncy ^eit^ hood are speedy, economrcaf, ana

1: MR GLADSTONE AND HIS GUESTS. The Armenian Daputatun. On Monday morning the Armenian refugees who have been spending a brief holiday at Hawarden had an interview with the ex-Premier at Ha ward en Castle. Mr Gladstone, in receiving them, expressed his deep sympathy with them, and remarked that unfortunately the Turk was an old offender, and the danger of the situation was that useful action might cease owing ta the promises of reform given by the Turk which were not worth the breath spent in uttering them. The Sultan should not have a pennyworth's oredit for anvthing which he had not actually performed. The horrible suffering which these poor refugees had under- gone, as stated in their depositions which he had had the painful duty of reading must appeal to everyone who recognised his duty to Christians in distress. He was now 85 years of age and an old man, and had no longer the same keenness of sight that he once had, and he had altogether retired from public life but so long as he had his voice and he was able to use a few words, they would be always used in the oause of humanity. At the conclusion of the interview Mr Grtup- stone summoned the servants of the household into the preeenoe of the Armenian refugees, and informed them that these unfortunate Armenian people had experienced almost untold suffering, Mrs Gladstone then presented the refugees with photographs and bouquets of choice flowers, after which Miss Dorothy Drew, the ex-Premier's favourite grandchild, sang an Easter hymn, much to the delight of her auditors. Upon the Armenians leaving the castle the whole of the boys at Mrs Gladstone's orphanage, which is contiguous to the caetle, were paraded in order to see the refugees mjtheir national dress. MrBedros, one of the refugees, briefly addressed the boys, thanking them for the kindness of their reception, which, he said, had touched him and Mrs Bedros, and their friend, MrVarton, very deeply. He concluded by saying God bless you, boys and may you all grow up to be brave Englishmen." Mr Beyrod Islam, one of the Anglo-Armenian Association of London, who is accompanying the refugees* interpreted Mr Bedross's remarks. The party then visited the rectory, where they were received by the Rev. Stephen Gladstone, the rector, and the other clergy of the parish, and left the village at 3 o'clock for Euston greatly impressed by the hospitality and sympathy shown to them during their stay at Hawarden. DEPUTATION OF LIBERALS. Later in the day Mr Gladstone received a dep tatton from the Leeds, Hudderfield and Heavy Woollen District Federation of Liberal Clubs, who purposely journeyed to Hawarden to present the ex Premier with a book- case and a large quantity of books. The presentation consists of about 160 volumes of valuable works which were not previously in Mr Gladstone's collection. They include 25 volumes of the latest of the Encyclopoedia Britannica," "The Encyclopoedia Dictionary," Button's Antiquities," 65 volumes of "Famous Travels and Voyages of Discovery," published by the Hakluyt Society between 1847 and 1882, Gardiner's History of England (14 volumes), Momrasfn's History of Rome" (four volumes), Dr. Ure's Dictionary of Arts (four volumes), Around the World with General Grant," by John Russell Younge, Life and Labour of the People," by Charles Booth (hve volumes), etc. The books are contained in a massive six-shelved polished oak cabinet, made by a working man. Above the top shelf is a silver plate, bearing the inscnption:—" Presented to the Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone, M,P., by the Leeds, Huddersfield. and Heavy Woollen District Federation of Liberal Clubs, 1895." The presentation was made by Mr Josiah Rhodes, president of the Federation, who also read the address. Mr GLADSTONE, in reply, said Mr Rhodes and gentlemen, I think I cannot do better, in the first place, than give to this book containing the address and the signatures ot the subscribers which has been kindly placed in my hands, its proper place in the bookcase that you have been good enough to present to me. (The right hon. gentleman here placed the book on tho shelf.) He went on to say that a most serious trial was now offered to the people of England, the majority of whom were in possession of the greater share of political power whenever they chose to exer- oise it. They had now got to show whether their temperance, their moderation, and above all their preference for the general and national interest to interests which are sectional. He hoped they would bear the trial with honour and advantage. It was a comfort to him to reflect that they had already shown remarkable capacity for tbe exercise of political power by the selection of their representatives. The class of members of Parliament called the Labour members was composed of men whose conduct had been admirable, and theirselection was most creditable to their constituents. Passingtrom politics to the subject of public libraries, Mr Gladstone said it was a delightful thing to see how such institutions had spread far and wide. The greatest oredit was due to the publicans and innkeepers, who conducted their houses of business properly, but still that could not always be the case, and danger could not always be got rid of. It was right therefore that a fair and healthy competition should be set up by facilities being given for mental cultivation and recreation in the shape of libraries, an institu- tion over which he hoped to continue to watch during whatever span of lift it might please the Almighty to allot him.

TAFF'8 WELL EISTEDDFOD. A very successful eisteddfod was held on Monday in a spacious marquee near the station. Y he president of tbe morning meeting was Mr Ivor Williams, J P., Duffryn Ffrwd. Adjudi- cators :—Music, Messrs D. W. Lewis, F.T.S.C., Brynamau, and G. Lloyd Jones, L.T.S.C. h i^im0rl' Miskin; poetry, essays, &c., Rev. «?' James, Clydach Vale; fancy work, sc., Mrs Lloyd, Miss Young, and Miss Lewis accompanists, Messrs R. Jones, Barry, and R. Llewelyn, Morganstown. Waldo ably carried out the duties of conductor. Morning meeting— of an extraot from Addison on Education to Welsb," 35 competitors; the prize was awarded to Ptentyn Llatur. Duet, Flow, Gently Deva." This proved an excellent competition, and the prize hrS M^rs T. Salathiel, Vstrad, and W. Edwards, Groeswen. Essay, "The future Trade Prospects of Taft's Well"—Out of five essays received the prize was awarded to Mr Mmund Rvans. schoolmaster, Aber. Male voice competition for the best rendering of Tbe Crusaders (Prothero)—-The following parties competed: Abercam, Pontypridd, Ystrad, Ferndala, Wilhamsbown, Adamadown, aud East Moors. After a detailed adjudication the prize was eventually divided between the fsrndale and Adamsdown parties, whose singing was highly commended.—.About 3 30 p.m. Mr Alfred Thomas, M.P., the president of the second meeting, was escorted to the platform. After a bnef address the proceedings commenced S7 an opening song by Miss Edith Davies. Tenor solo, Thou shalt break them," Mr R. C. Davies, Tyloratown. Elegy to the late Mrs Morgan, out of six, Rev. C. lawettryn ihomas. Groeswen. Bass soio, "Y Teithiwr a i ri." Out of the four who sang on the platfom the prise was awarded to Rhondda- £ Ty'orstown. Elegiao poem to the late I«aac Morgan—beat out of 11, Adsam o Castell Cooh." Soprano solo, Ye breezes," Miss Saliie PoweUs, Oaerpbilly. Chief ohoral competition, Hallelujah Chorus." The following choirs com- peted :—Tongwyulai8 (conductor, Mr T. Jake- man), Aber (conductor. Mr E. Evans), Ponty- gwaitb (oondnctor, Mr Theo. Thomas). After a olose and interesting competition the prize was awarded to the Pontygwaith Choir. Mr D. Lloyd, Board school, wae the chairman of the committee; Mr Hurford, sfcationmaster, vice-chairman Mr Thomas, treasurer and Messrs C. F. Richards and J. B. Mathew, secretaries. The eisteddfod was a great success in every respect.

BREWERIES AND THE LOCAL VETO BILL. It would (remarks the Econowtot) serve no usefutpurposatodeat even generally with the complicated provisionsof the Local Veto Bill intro- duced by Sir W. Harcourt the other evening. It ia doubtful whether it will reach the stage of second reading, and it is morally oertain that no serious attempt will be made to paas it this Session, for the Government had previously undertaken a much larger amount of business than they are at aU likely to accomphsh this year. The first read- ing of the Bill was followed by a spasmodic de- cline in the market valuations of several brewery soourities, the debentures, curiously enough, suffering to a greater extent than the ordinary Stocks, but the movement appears to have been largely speculative, and there has since been a pretty general recovery. In so far as the decline was based upon any immediate or even early prospect of effeokive legislation it was quite pre- mature, while it 18 highly improbable, we think, that the Bill, if and when passed, <jill result in any material reduction in the consumption of alooholio liquors. People who are accustomed to drink intoxicating beverages are not at all likely to change the habit because the granting of licences may become a matter of local option. If, for example, one half of the licensed premises in the Strand were closed, is it to be supposed for a moment that the consumption of tiquMt in the thoroughfare would be appreciably diminished Assuredly not. It would simply mean that the trade of the disfranchised houses wonld be tranv ferred to their more fortunate competitors.

LADIES' FASHIONS. I Now that the leaves are beginning to shoot and the birds to carol in April gladness, one sees on Mary band signs of the rejuvenating process at work. No longer do we say, Oh, anything will do I" for bright spring is far more searching in showing our friends the faded seams and dilapi- I dated headgear than any other season of the year. Better put on your balldress for the fourth, yes even fifth time, than net to have a new hat or bonnet now that Old Sol begins his reign. In my first sketch is shown a little bonnet, a perfectly new model, emanating from the swell modiste of Rue de la Paix." It is just one of those confec- tions so admirably suited to the typical English face, not one of those Parisian exaggerations requiring modifying and altering, nearly con- verting the original out of all knowledge, before it is suitable for our wear. This capote 1 THB NBW SHitLL BONNET. worn by one fair would look the very essence of daintiness. Perhaps the enumeration of the different colours blended on it might shock the susceptibilities of those who generally believe in a kind of uniformity in drus. However, even a Puritan would become reconci'od to the blend only to be seen to be at once appreciated. To begin with, the bonnet is made of the rough straw so popular at present, while the particular shade of the paiUtmon (a very graphic French term for this coarse plaiting) is that especial shade of strong green suggestive of freshly-culled water-cresses. On this very spring-like founda- tion is a frill of deep cream point de gaze lace running all round the scolloped brim, which has a tiny edging of green sequins. The flowers, that are laid on in so charmingly negligi a fashion, are forget-me-nots. This contrast of light blue and vivid green is extremely effeotive; and in the short taffetas ribbon bows the two colours melt one into the other. A glossy black plume is added at the back, and the narrow velvet strings match the shade of the stiaw. It is to be feared that bright yallow shapes will become the monopoly of the populace, judging from the number in manufacture. Nevertheless if they are, trimmed with the black gauze frills, and, say a single deep red rose, or better still with black satin ribbon and quills, they may certainly be redeemed from vulgarity. And now for a word about capes and jackets. The loose-fronted, double-breasted coat has nearly had its day. And no wonder, considering one now sees fairly good 'ones marked up at ridicu- lously low prices. The Eton," too, is no longer adopted by those in the swim. Every tailor-built woman who knows what she is about, and would rather be in advance of I A riATMI" RPRING WRAP. ifte fashion than in the least wee bit behind, has had her spring paJetot made on the new smoking eoat lines. Her smart conftction reaches just below the hips, is out away with rounded corners, and is very full or -niouvenm, as the Frenoh say, about the basque. The moderate revers taper off to the waist, and disclose something very sweet in the way of plastrons or waistcoats. Short satin crepon and velvet capes are also a charming spring item. They possess the knack of smarten- ing up any frock, and are so easily adjusted. bere is a well-chosen specimen in black velvet lined with cream and rose-pink shot silk. At the back this little wrap is cut in a flat point reaching to the waist-line, while the two front pieoes fall in folds and enframe a slightly gathered jabot of deep cream lace laid on a lining of satin. The ruohed collar is of dontelle, and the big Frenoh rosettes are in row-coloured satin. In every girl's wardrobe there should be at least one smart home frock, suitable for wearing on her mother's reception days or at quiet little dinner parties and reunions chez-soi. Veiling, or, I FOB HQMJC BBCBFTION. better still, crepon, seems the most appropriate material for a dress of this kind, and the large- patterned guipure that Lady Modus proclaims as one of her favourites oomss in very handy. Our frock is of very rough lettuoe-green cripon, with the bodioe portion in green and copper-brown shot taffetas, and the trimming in coarse 4cru guipure. For a blonde this turn-out is superb, but brunettes of a decided stamp might replace the green by a royal blue. Rather bsggy bodices will be with ne throughout all tho summer,

GRAVEL. Gravel Is a most painful disorder, caused By retention in kidneys of the salts whioh crystallised into little sand-like formations, sooner or later uniting into small gravel stones. The most severe P^m accompanies at attack of gravel or kidney colic. The disease produoes intense backache, painful lumbago; and a dragging sensation through the loins j mucous, granular or ropy deposits in the urine with frequent desire to void. Warner's Safe Oure is a &afe, sure, and effectual remedy for gravel, because it cures the kidney disorder, dissolves the stqne, and removes every evWenoe of the disease. PID NOT FORGBT HIS NIUGHBOUBS. Sellinge, m. Hytbe. Stone Hill. By persevering with Warner's Safe Cure and Pills I passed five large gravel stones. My cure has caused me to recommend Warner's Safe Cure to jpv neighbour^, who have also derived much benefit from its waft. HENRY WOODLAND.

The German Empress is suffering fronr»BSvere> P trfd. and is oomnelled fcxjkmq her room.

CARDIFF CHAMBER OF OOM M ERCE. The New President. The monthly meeting of the Cardiff Incorpo. rated Chamber of Commerce was held in the Reading-room, The Exchange, cm Wednesday, There were present Mr D. A. Thomas, M.P., president; Mr J. B. Ferrier, ex-president; Cap- tain Pomeroy, Captain J. Begg, Messrs E. Handcock, juu., J. Andrews, W. W. Jones, John Gunn, E. Bregeon, jun., F. H. Aumonier H. J. Simpson, W. Riley, H. J. Vellaoott, John < Bovey, H. Jones, Franklin Thomas, — Hille-I strom, H. W. Wood Davey, Frederiok Lambert, E. BatQhelor, J. J. P. Burt, A. Mawson, J. Watson, A. E. Morgan, H. B. Marquand, C. V. j Harrison, Philip Turnbull, L. Bielski, J. N. j Kestell, A. M. Ferguson, W. J. Sutherland, J. Kestell, A. M. Ferguson, W. J. Sutherland, J. 1. Herbert, S. H. Moorsom, W. N. Lewis, I Donald Maclean, G. H. Farreli, and W. I R. Hawkins, secretary. At the outset Mr J. B. Ferrier, ex-pr<tsident, occupied I the chair, and in introducing Mr D. A. Thomas, M.P., president for the ensuing year, returned thanks for the generous support he had received from the Council and members of the Chamber, and expressed the hope that the same wonld be extended to his successor. Mr Thomas would be of great value to the Chamber, and as he was a member of Parliament, they might expect a good deal from him. He was sure Mr Thomas would do all in his power in the interests of the Chamber during the ensuing year. (Hear, hear.) -Mr D. A. Thomas, M.P., then took the chair, and alter thanking the Chamber for the honour tney had conferred upon him, said the position of presides t of that Chamber was a proud one, for Cardiff bad the largest export tonnage of any port in the world. (Applause.) The position Cardiff occupied was due to individual enterpriae and effort, and they must look to that individual enterprise and effort for the maintenance of tbe pre-eminent position Cardiff held now. He would do his best as president to promote the interests and progress of the Chamber and the port. (Hear, hear.) MISCELLANEOUS. A letter from Mr T. Graham Young, of Glasgow, on the subject of the petroleum trade, with special reference to the flash point of mineral oil, and one from the Newport Chamber of Commerce inviting the Chamber to co-operate with them and other local Chambers in endeavour- ing to obtain a restoration of the old table of rates and the use of telephone trunk lines, were referred to the Council for consideration and report.—On the proposition of the President, seconded by Mr J. B. Ferrier, Mr John Gann was re-elected a representative to serve on the committee of Lloyd's.—Messrs George R. Hay, Chas. A. Lovey, and Roger Price were elected members of the Chamber. FOREIGN BILLS Of EXCHANGE. The Secretary submitted a letter from the London Chamber of Commerce as to the desira- bihty of an international conference with regard to bills of exchange.— Mr J. Andrews referred to the want of uniformity in foreign bills of ex. change, to the variations in days of grace, and to the great inconvenience thereby occasioned. He proposed, "That this Chamber considers it desirable that there sbould be greater uniformity 10 the laws and oustoms of different countries with regard to bills of exchange, and approves of the proposal of the Londou Chamber of Commerce that arrangements should, if possible, he made for an international conference on the subject.— Mr John Gunn, in seconding, gave an instance on the Continent in which a bill of exchange being detained three days was hold not to be a debt when it arrived at its destination. Sometimes the days of graoe were one, two, and three.—The proposition was unanimously agreed to. THli: COMPANIUS ACTS. The :Secretary read a letter from the As. sociation of Chambers of Commerce with reference to certain information required by the Departmental Committee appointed to consider as to the amendment of the Companies Acts.—— Mr W. W. Jones said these Acts, as they existed, were open to great abuses, and they gave a certain class of people facilities to use them in a way contrary to what was intended, and many men had been sufferers thereby. The Depart. mental Committee had been appointed for the purpose of suggesting some amendments, which would not only prevent these abuses, but facilitate the accomplishment of the objects for which the Acts were originally framed, and it was natural that the committee should appeal to the representative commercial bodies for assist- ance to achieve that end. He therefore pro- posed that a committee of the Chamber be appointed to deal with the letter and the ques- tions on the subject.—Captain Pomeroy seconded, and this was agreed to, the following gentlemen being chosen — The President, Messrs A. Thackeray, J. N. K^stel] W. Riley, J. B. Furrier, John Gunn, T. Watson, J. Andrews, E. Handcock, jun., and W, W. Jones.—The Chamber then adjourned.

THE FISHERIES OMINGLAND AND WALES. The fishery returns for February, now issued, show a considerable increase in the quantity of all kinds of fish, except shellfish, captured on the coasts of England and Wales. The total amount of fish taken was 438,706cwts., and the value £354,709, as against 343,833cwts. and j6348,957 for February, 1894. The take of prime fish was 18,012cwts., valtiod M £83,475, compared with 12,616cwts. and £ 72,514 last year. As recrards fish of the second otaas, tthe amount landed was 420.6920wh., of the value of £271.234, being an increase of 89,477owts. in quantity, but a decrease ot £5,219 in value. This was caused entirely by the lower prices obtained for the cod and plaice put upon the markets. The severity of IIbeweather told heavily on the returns of shellfish. Crabs numbered only 14,000, as against 67,400 last year, and lobsters only 8,000, as against 21,600 while oysters fell from 2,217.000 in February. 1894, to 663.000 last February. For the two months ot 1895 en ded February 28tb the take of prime fish was I returned at 32.5410wts., with a value of £167,800, which shows an increase of 2,700owts. in quantity and £11,400 in value, as compared with the oor- responding months in last year. The total take of all kmds of prime and^seoond-class fish combined during the same penod showed an increase in quantity, but a decrease in value. The same thing was reported with regard to shellfish. Taken alto- gether, the value of the fllh landed tor the first two months of the present year was j6727,000, as compared with £766,680 for the equivalent periodot 1894.

DIOOESE OF NEWPORT AND MENEVIA. The Right Rev. Dr, Hedley, O.S.B., Bishop of Newport and Menevia, will pay his farewell visit to St. Mary's Catholic Church, Carmarthen, on Thursday. His Lordship will arrive m'that borough this evening, and will be met by a num- ber of priests from various parts of the kingdom and escorted to the Passionist Retreat by a guard of honour, composed of officers and non-oomis- stoned officers of tbe Carmarthenshire Artillery. On Thursday evening the Bishop will at a special service bless a beautifully-toned bell, which has been purchased^ to com- memorate the silver jubilee of Father Peter Paul Smyth, a well knowa missionary of St. Paul of the Cross. In consequence of the decision to sever the six counties of North Wales and five of the counties of South Wales from the dioceses of Shrewsbury and Newport, to which they respectively belong, and to form them into a vicariate apostolic. Bishop Hedley will have no further need to visit Carmarthen in his capacity as Bishup of Newport and Menevia, and, therefore, the Catholics of Carmarthen will take advantage of the above occasion to present him with a farewell address.

LORD ABERDARE IN A COAL MINE. On Tuesday morning the Right Hon. Lord Aberdarf, accompanied by the Hon. Masters Lyndhurst and Clarence Bruce, the Hon. Miss Margaret Bruce, and the Hou. Miss P. G. Bruce, and his lordship's agent, Mr M. Morgan, J.P., visited the Lower Duffryn Colliery, the property of the Powell Duffryn Coal Company. The party was met at the pit bank by tha manager, Mr Gwilym Jones, and Mr G. A. Evans, cashier. They were conducted by Mr Jones through the various engine houses and other surface arrangements, after wliioh they descended the mine, with the exception of the Hon. Miss P. G. Bruce. The honourable party visited several of the workmen's stall*, and the Hon. Masters Bruoe wielded the pick and eut some coal. They were highly pleased with the experiment. They also inspected the various engines and stables, after which they returned to the surface seemingly delighted at the strange voeosa which they had witnessed.

The Earl of Yarborougb has been appointed Provincial Grand Master of Freemasons for Lincolnshire, in place of Major William Henry Smyth, D.L., resigned, and the Earl of Onslowas Provincial Grand Master for Surrey, in place of Col. Gerard Noel Money, C.D., deceased. A messenger in the employ of a company was on Saturday standing at the pay-de3k of the Imperial Bank #t Frankfort-on-Majn when he was sobbed of a bag oonteinmg 20,000 mark*. The thief, alleged to be an Englishman, was was sobbed of a bag oonteinmg 20,000 mark*. The thief, alleged to be an Englishman, was Hqforw be eoald getaway with his booty.

STARVED TO DEATH. Terrible Stery from Ptaistww. At the King'sHead, West Ham, on Tuesday, Mr C. C. Lewis held an inquiry with reference to the death of Eliza. Dorman (55), wife of a French polisher, residing at 2, Brooks-road, Plaistow, who was found dead under shocking circumstances. Frederick Roser. the coroner's officer, deposed that on Friday morning last, from information re- ceived, he proceeded to the above address. In the front room upstairs he found the deceased lying on the floor covered only with an old cloth. He removed this and the body presented a most horrible spectacle. The faoe was black, which witness at first took to be dirt, but found was vermin. The stench was abominable, and witness had to procure some disinfectants before he could proceed with his inquiries. Witness saw the husband, who said the room had just been cleaned if it had, witness oould form no idea of what it must have been originally. Dr. Grogono, divisional surgeon of police, said there were thou- sands of insects on the body a worse sight he had never seen. The deoeased was emaciated, and was a mere skeleton. Witness had not the slightest hesitation that death was due to starvation. The deceased could not have had food for some time past. Dorman, the husband, stated that they had been In great distress. Witness had only done casual work since the strike five years ago.—The Coroner You have heard the awful condition in which the deceased was found. What have you to say ?—Witness; She would not be cleansed, my good gentleman.—TheCoroner: You should have applied to the relieving officer, and not let your wife die like a dog. (Hear, hear.)— Witnasa We felt we would rather die than go into the House.—Coroner If you had tried it you would have altered your mind. in my opinion. How long have you been married ?—Witness Thirty-five years.—The Coroner, in summing up, remarked that it was a most shocking story, and in his opinion the husband had been morally responsible for his wife's death, if not legally so. —The jury returned a verdict of "Death from natural aanaeg," and severely oeutured the bus. band.

MR ARNOLD MORLEY AND POST OFFICE EMPLOYES. MrJ. A. Murray Macdonald, M.P., having written the Postmaster General raising the question as to what are the rules which regulate the relation between combinations of Post Office servants and himself, the right bon. gentleman has forwarded Mr Macdonald a copy of a letter which he lately addressed to a correspondent dealing with the right of Post Office servants to oombine. He therein affirms that all privileges whioh Trade Unionists enjoy are accorded to the Unions of postal officials. What, as bead of the Department, he is unable to concede 18 something quite different. He has received deputations, but he has declined to allow them to be accompanied either by members of Parliament or bv persons not in the employment of the Post Office. In this he has followed a wall understood rule of the Civil Service, but he is anxious, as far as possible, to afford all classes of employees the fullest opportunity of approaching him.

MEDIOAL FRAUDS-OAUTION. No imposition can be meaner than foisting upon a siok man a worthless substitute for the medicine that will restore him to health. News- paper reports of wonderful cures effected by Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for Pale People have led many to seek this remedy but the public is warned against worthless pills sold loose, or by the dozen or hundred, and against imitations purporting to be the same as Dr. WiDiMCS* Fink Pills, and cheaper." No substitute ia cheap; Dr. Williams' Pink Pills cure, while the others are of no effect. Dr. Wtltiatns* Pink Pills are not like any other medicine, and no retailer can pre- pare them. They are only sold in wooden boxes, about two inohen long, with directions, in a pink wrapper, printed in red, with the full name. Dr. Williams' Pink PiUa for Pale People. If in doubt, send the price (2s 9d—or 13s 9d for six boxes) to Dr. Williams' Medicine Company, 46, g,}lhom-viaduct, Loudon. Dr. Williams' Pink Pills are a sure remedy for rheumatism, neuralgia, paralysis, locomotor ataxy, St. Vitus' dance, nervous, headache, scro- fula, chronic erysipelas, &c. They are not a purgative, but they restore paie and sallow com- plexions to the glow of health, and are a specific for all troubles, and affect a radical cure in all cases arising from worry, overwork, or excess of any nature.

THE PERILS OF OOOllARDIEI A Liverpool emigrant writes to his friends in this oity respecting- Ooolgardie as follows I have turned up again at Melbourne, after battling round the golafields of West Australia( battling round the golafields of West Australia, and have had quite enough of gold-mining. We had no luck, a.1.d nearly lost our lives through ( want of water. It is tha most God- forsaken white man's country I have ever bad the misfortune to strike. We must have walked over 1,500 miles whilet prospect. ing for the precious metal, and worn out four pairs of boots while performing the operation, We were at one time over 200 miles inland from Ooolgardie, and it took me 30 days to go into Coolgardie and back with the camels for store", I was also lost for two days in the bush, but managed to find my wa*y out eventually. At one time the blacks ware very troublesome, and had to be driven back. It was not safe to go about without a Winchester—revolvers they were not s.traid of. Altogether, I have had plenty of experience, but have had to pay for it I have seen a 60 lb. bag of flour sold for jB5 coi n@d beef, in 1 lb. tins, 3i 6d butter, 1 lb. tins, 5s 6d and other things in proportion. It cost ua 37s to give the two camels a drink at the Black Flag, the water being Is a gallon."

DI800V6RY OF OROMWELLIAN BULLETS, At the parish church of Teynham, In Kent, an interesting discovery has been made. The west- ern door reoeutly underwent renovation, and the removal of all superficial coveriug dwelosed that the portal was of fine massive oak, which, on examination, was found, to be searred in several places with bullet-marks. There are eight distinct punctures, in some of which trie leaden bullets still remain embedded. It is supposed that these pellets wera fired into the door by some of Cromwell's soldiers when engaged in the spoliation and desecration of the Kontish churches; for^that of Teynhamulikepothers in the neighbourhood, is known to bava sustained con- siderable damage at the hands of the Roundheads, all the stained-glass windows being destroyed. <phe mmtMe of the doev is also obarred in antral places, as though an attempt had been made to burn down the building.

1 BREACH OF PROMISE CASE. Off with the Fiwt L»v« awl on with the Second. j At the Manchester Assizes on Tuesday an action was brought to obtain damages for breach of promise of marriage. The plaintiff was Annie Roberts, a young woman abgub 23 years of age, but the defendant, who was a fireman in the aerviot of the London and North-Western Railway Company, seemed several years younger. Mr Jordan appeared for the plaintiff, and the de- fendant was not represented by counsel. The parties came from Ccewe. Miss Roberts, according to the statement of Mr Jordan, held the position of a cook, and became acquainted with the defendant in February, 1893. In the following April, after seeing each other on several ocoasions, the defendant asked the plaintiff to marry him, and she agreed to do so. They continued on friendly terms until some time last year, when the defendant broke off the engagement. To prove that an engagement actually existed counsel read extraots from a number of letters from the defendant to the plaintiff. Ia addition to these letters there was also evidence that after a certain event had happened the mother of the plaintiff and another lady went to the defendant, wbo then admitted that he had been engagsd to Miss Roberts. In faot, the defendant had beea received all along by the parents of the young woman as her future husband. There was also evidence that the defendant went to the plaintiff's solicitors and after admitting that he promised to marry the girl, asked what was the least amount sbe would take as damages in order to got out of the matter. The matter could not be arranged satisfactorily, and the action had therefore been brought. There was great similarity about the letters, they all commenced and ended in the same way with the simple exception that crosses, which he (Mr Jordan) took to be signfioant of something more than affection, seemed to increase in frun-ber as the letters went on. (Laughter.) In his first letter to the plaintiff the defendant said — "I hope I shall not be in lodg- ings long. I shall have a bouse of my own soon, dear Annie." In the various other letters written by the defendant it was made clear that be was engaged to the plaintiff. In one letter there were 19 crosses.—His Lordship: What do they represent ?—Mr Jordan They are intended as kisses, my Lord. (Laughter.) As to the position the parties occupied towards each other Mr Jordan, continuing, said that in Sep- tember last, while the engagement existed, the defendant became unduly familiar with the plaintiff, and it was owing to that that the mother of the girl went to the defendant, accom- panied by another woman, when be said that he was engaged to the plaintiff. It was suggested that the defendant broke off the engagement because at the time he was familiar with Miss Roberts he was paying his addresses to another girl in Orewe, wtth whom he bad become unduly intimate. He married the second young lady in December last, and two months prior to that wrote to the plaintiff in the following terms "Miss Roberts,—Though I respect you, I cannot entertain any views towards marriage, as cir- cumstance alters case, and I have got into acounty court bother. It is to the interest of us both that all correspondence should cease. Hope you are all well.-T.R." Upon receipt of that letter there was considerable upset in the family ot the I plaintiff, and the young woman became seriously ill. The matter was afterwards placed in the hands of a solicitor, who wrote to the defendant on the subject, demanding an explanation. The defendant then wrote to the mother of the girl expressing sorrow for the way he had behaved to her daughter. Upon receipt of a second letter from the solicitor the defendant had an interview with him, and arranged to pay a sum of £ 20. He afterwards altered his mmd, and wrote saying that he could not pay anything. The upshot was the commencement of the present action. On the subject of damages the plaintiff alleged that she bad lost JB40, £10 of which bad gone in medical advice. Loss of employment was also taken into consideration in estimating the amount of the damages, the plaintiff at the defendant's request not seeking a situation, as he had hoped soon to marry her. The plaintiff gave her evidenoe in a straightforward way, and bore out the statement of her counsel. She stated that the defendant earned 28s a week. This the defendant denied, and said he worked on short time,and earned only 15s 6d a week. The wife of a fireman was called to speak a* to the wages her husband earned weekly, which was 4-A 9d a day. She said that the defendant had put on his oldest clothes to come to Court, and was quite a swell. (Laughter.) He was not wearing the same clothes that day that he wore as a Sunday school teacher. (Renewed laughter.) The defendant admitted tba breach of promise, and the jury awarded the plaintiff jMO damages. Judgment was entered for the plaintiff.

PRIMROSE DAY. Primrose Day in London continues to be observed by high and low. In Parliament- square, from the earliest dawn, and even over- night, the people who admired the Earl and reverence his memory begin to bring their votive offerings to his shrine, which in this case is his 6tatue, situated at the south-west side of the plot dedicated to British worthies distinguished in politics. Here Pitt, Canuing, Peel, and Palmer- ston all have presentments in splendidly soulp. tured bronze, and here, too, some day will be THB STATU R OS THE KARL OP BKAOONSFIBLD, j AT WK8TMINSTK&. I erected a statue to the aged statesman, the eve ot of whose life is being spent so sweetly in study Rnd contemplation, with an admixture of holiday- making.

¥be Swiss Government made a pioll oi- aboot £ 200,000 last year by ita monopoly-or spirits.

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Hew a Chinese 8aby is Buried. This all happened a few years ago in China. A baby of five years died. Her name was Fung Oy, and she was t"e child Q* Wah Sing and his wif^. fhe little cofifn was tak'-n to ba buried, and iu the carriage with it were placed all the olothes tlie little one bad worn in her lifo in the second carriage were the relatives, and Gee LUQr, a triond, each carrying a l^rge bag filled with scraps f Q( uag« hewing a few written words, lp China {fee flevil has a habit of racing to the grave and taking the body ao soon as ii arrivoi but the friends of the^deoeased throw odt these elips of paper, and the devil, who is very curious, stops to read them, so that the corpse generally reaches the grave before b.m. There was no exception to the rule when the baby was buried for if the devil stopped to read all the slips that were thrown out of the carriage he would only reaoh the burial place when the mourners were returning. At the grave a fire was kindled, and the child's clothes were burned, the relative throwing a white powder into the flames, which burned with a bluish light. A board was placed over the grave on which the name of the child was inscribed. A Tulip Story. What bonnie flowers tulips are! SotaIt,.M gay, so captivating. Do you like to see them in vi the garden beds I hope you will look for their coming this year with redoubled interest after I have told you this story about them. Away dowa in green Devon lived an old woman, once upon a time, as the story-books say. Her children had all e;rown up and gone out into the world, leaving the poor old woman alone in her cottage. She must have something to interest ber, so ber heart went out to the tulips that bloomed in her little garden and because she loved and cared for them they grew and flourished as flowers and children will do when the sun- shine of love touches them. There were fairies in Devon in that long-ago time, and they were so charmed with these gay, big tulips that they brought their elfin babies and put them to sleep inside the tulIp curtains, and sang them to rest. Often in the windy night the old woman, waking, heard the fairy lullabies as the tulips swung in tilt* night breeze. So the blessing of the fairies touched the flowers, and caused them to become as sweet as they were handsome. They became noted all over the countryside, and people came from far and near to see the old woman's tulips, wondering why they themselves could not grow any so fine. They could have done so if they had treated the flowers as the old woman did, but they never thought of that, and would not have cared to take the trouble even if they had thought of it. Then the angels came and carried the old woman away, and a son who had not been good to her came to live in the oott&ge. He dug up the tulip bed and planted parsley. This so offended the fairies that they pinched the roots of the parsley, so that neither it nor anything else flourished in the garden for years. A Great Man and a Little One. Up in the North country once lived a famous man, whose name was Thomas de Quincey. He wrote a book called Confessions of an Opium Eater," by which he is best remembered now. In stature he was a very little man, and was very fond of children. Iu his later days he lived in a pretty ootbage not far from Las»wade, by the river Esk, a few miles from Edinburgh. He was very fond of having a juvenile com- panion with him in his walks, and got to love very much the son of a bumble neighbour, who was quite as fond of accompanying him in his strolls round about, or in his walks round his garden, as of playing with companions of own age. But the familiarity which De Qniucey's kindness bred in the boy led to some strange speeches. One day the talk turned on people's ages, and the lad said Well, now I'm only six, and people say I am big for my age how old are you ?" Well," said De Quincey, I am about 10 times six now. or thereabout." "Oh, my said the boy, and you are no more than that bigger than I am, putting his hand up a little above his head. Were you ever a man ? Or have you grown down again ?" Well, my dear, said De Quincey, I think I have grown down again a little, and that makes me very fond of boys and girls," with a sweet smile. Ah, welj," said the ooy, musingly, I would like to be a big man, and able to ride big horaes like father, but after- wards I would like to grow down again like you and walk about with a little boy like 4ap, just 118 you do when I oome." Getting Aleng Without Learning. A school teacher in America received th. following extraordinary letter from the father of one of the pupils named Sampson Respeoked Maddum, -It is neither my desire nor my with that my son Sampson persoo the study o( grammar, nor any of the other dead langwiqges. He can get along with plain Soglish, and as he amt ever likely to be a physiokian he aint no need to persoo the studv of tizzyology either, and I don't think them skilitons is a proper thing for children to study, and 1 peefer that Sampson be konfined to 'rithmetic, reading, gogerfy, and 'riting, and the names of the presidents of our country." So Sampson left school finally without having studied grammar and other dead lang- widges." At the Round Table. NEW MEMBERS Edith Edwards, Daisj Groves, Rose Emery, Jessie Gonroy, Florence Smith, Ellen and Lizzie Wiltshire, Rose Haaell, Maud Newton, Louisa Lloyd, Rose Rogers, Miriam Stracey, Ada Kitchener, Louisa and Hannah Grandshaw, Lily Sheppard, Eva Everett, Georgina Wild, Adelaide Bariu-s, Martha Bye, Ada and Edith Brigden, Rose Everson, Beatrice Kitchener, Ethel Colebrook, Daisy Hunt, Lily Parker, Alice and Emily Laird, Florence Cramp. ROUND TABLE AWABDS.—Prizes of books and medals of the Ordor will be given at intervals through the present year to little people who contribute something original of interest to the column, or of whom a good report is made oon. oerning conduct or of work for the Round Table. Contributions may be sent at any time, and must be written on one side of the paper only, with name, age, and address attached. All young people under seventeen yeara of age are eligible for thesa awards. Contributions must b* original, and oertified as such by an older uerson. 1.)[1 OBDSS has now upwards of 23,006 mem- bers. Watchwords: Conscientiousness, Kindness, Courtesy. Motto: We must do the thing we ought before the thing we may." Vows and Promises. Knights and esquires must pledge themaelves to try to be brave, true, honest, courteous, and obliging kind to dumb animals; to refrain from bad language and to say a few kind words, or do a kind deed every day- Damsels and Thimblemaids must pledge them- selves to try to be true, sweet, helpful, modest, and gentle never to listen to a wrong thing, nor repeat one kind to dumb animals and to say a few kind words, or do a kind deed eaoh day. THE BIG BOOK OF THE OBDKR is alway. open far the reception of new members. All readers are entreated to join. A penny postage stamp should be enclosed iu letter of application for transmission ol the beautiful blue and gold oertifioate. If six stamps be enclosed, a Book of the Order, Song of tbe Round Table (full music size, with tonic sol-fa, in addition to the ordinary notation), and illuminated Vow Qard will be sent with certificate. OLDER PEOPLE are invited to join as Hon. Members. Rules, &c., free on receipt of ad- dressed halfpenny wrapper. Address- AUNT MAGGIE SYMINGTON," Hunstanton. Norfolk.

DARING LEAP FROM A TRAIN, Aa escort belonging to the Duke of Coraw*M'* Infantry were on Monday taking » deserter from Cardiff to Ireland, and when nearing Urewe, at the train was travelling at a high rate, the prisoner jumped through the carriage window. He was seen hanging on to the footboard, being dragged along. His position waii perilous, especially as he was handcuffed. The «soort tried to stop the train, but there was no commutijeatioit cord. The prisoner letting go his hold rolled down an embankment. He was afterwards found in biding about a mile away, rather badly cut and braised.

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PARDY, THE EXPLORER. The Savage Club who habitat has now for some years been in the Adelphi Terrace, that lordly row of V>uiWnigs which looks upon the J. B. PAKDY, THE EXP LOBES, Thames near Charing Cross, gives itself up on most Satur- day evenings throughoutthe year to mirth- ful riot and wild melody. Each week sees a fresh chair- man chosen from among the members to preside over tho revels, and the selection is usually guided by some appro- priate reason. Last week Mr J. R. Pardy, the African traveller whose Mozambique Syndicate has been a magnificent financial success, presided, I and the Savages mustered in strong force to sup- port their brother, who is shortly proceeding again to Africa to explore M'Combie'a Land on the banks of the Zambesi and in the heart of the lion country. Hern the adventurous young Enghsn- man avers that the riobest stream of gold the world has yet seen is to be found, and as he is perfeotly acquainted with the Zulu tongue ana the ohief he is about to visit, it is quite possible that even the fame of his own great find at Kesai, estimated by experts at £ 18,000.000, wnl be outdone. Among the guests invited by M-r Pardy to what is practically his send on ban quet, were the Lord Mayor of London and several of the Corporation, the Earl of Chesterfield, Lord Waterpark, and other distinguiahed people. PardYf8 remarkable career deserves to he known. He lelt England a mere lad to seek his fortune at the Cape, where, joining the Natal mounted police, he tooK a prominent part in quelling the Griqualand Rebellion, after which he went through the Kaffir War of 1879, and was given a command in Baker's Irregular Horse. On the disbandment ot tbts splendid body of cavalry, left without employment, he joined an operatic troupe as principal tenor, having had considerable musical experience in England. While with them he played the important role of hero in the Bofkewuvn Girl. Patience, Pinafore, Trial by Jwy, and other well-known successes. About this time the Government required an adventurous surveyor to map out the wild districts of Gaza Land. Ho volunteered for the post, and while aotiq as Government cartography he diseovered the rich mines now 80 freely quoted on the Stock Market. Luckily for the British investor the tenor became merged in the engineer, and Englishmen are to- day the richer fur bis enterprise.

THE SLIDING SCALE. Mr David Morgan and Mabon. I Mr David Morgan, miners' agent, was in Car- diff on Tuesday in connection with the Cilfynydd Widows' Right question, and, met by a reporter, he was asked what he thought of Mabon's article on the rocent;iliding Scale negotiations in Lon- don which appeared in that morning's Soutlt Wales Daily New*- Mr Morgan replied that he thought it was. vary clever letter indeed. Are you going to reply to it ?" queried the Pressman. Certainly," answered Mr Morgan, but I must have a day or twtfs time to prepare my case. When I have done this it will be aaen that Mabon's artiole in a misrepresentation of the facts and I hope that my constituents, who have the subject of my attitude towards the London pro- ceedings under consideration, will suspend judg- ment until they, have heaid my reply to Mr Abraham. They may look for it on or before Saturday next."

— !■# THE FATE OF THE MISER. On Tuesday, Dr. Wynn Westoott, coroner for North-east London, received information of a shocking discovery which was made at 1Q3| Mansfield-street, Sfioreclitph, early on Tuesday. It appears that Alexander Russell Gilbert, aged 75 years, a retired schoolmaster, resided at the above address in one room by himself. It was generally supposed that he wan very poor, and the neighbours had assisted b>m with food. As nothing had been heard of the deceased during As nothing had been heard of the deceased during Monday, a visit was made to his room, and the Qld man was found lying dead on the floor. The room was in a most filthy condition, and swarmed with vermin. The stench was so great that disinfectants bad to be thrown down before anyone could enter the place. A large quantity of papers, parchments, fto,, was found relating to house property and money wat.teril, and the deeds are evidently of some value. From inquiries maae it appears that the deue&aed has been obtaining money from Y*rtous oharitiea, and loaned: it rat at e*orhit&nt interests, charging as much as 5s on a lqim of £ 1 for a week. Tbe discovery haa created quite a sensation in the neighbourhood,

[CARDIFF TRIENNIAL MUSICAL FESTIVAL, | Visit tf Sir Joseph Barnby. On Tuesday evening SIr Joseph Barnby visited Cardiff for the purpose of conducting a rehearsal of the choir of the Cardiff Triennial Musioal Festival. Sir Joseph was met in the Park Hotel by Mr H. M. Thompson (chairman) and the mem- bers ot the Executive Council, there being present the Rev. Canon Downing, Dr. Treasure, Professor Tanner, Mr Thomas Evans, Mr B. Newman, Mr E. Lloyd, Mr D. W. Evans, Mr J. Radley, and Mr Walter Soott, hon. secretary. There were also present Mr T. E. Aylward and Mr Walter Scott, chorus masters and Mr J. E. Deacon. who acted as accompanist. On entering the Park Hall, where the choir had assembled. Sir Joseph was received with every mark of respect, the chorus rising and applauding cordially. Mr H. M. Thompson, in a few introductory observations, said he wished in the name of the choir to address a few words of welcome to Sir Joseph Barnby at this, the first rehearsal that he bad conducted for the festival of the present year. He wished, too, to congratulate Sir Joseph most heartily upon his recovery from the illness from which he had suffered so severely during the winter. They were all greatly delighted to meet Sir Joseph once more, and to see him looking so full of energy. He seemed as well that evening as he had ever been. (Applause.) Sir JOSXPH BARNBY, in acknowledging the observations of the President of the Couucil, said he wished to testify to the pleasure it afforded him two and a half years ago to come to Cardiff to conduct the first festival chorus. It was one of the greatest pleasures of his life in then making the acquaintance of so many fnends at Cardiff— friends who now seemed to be scarcely less than relations. He could scarcely tell them with how much gratification he met the choir that evening to see whether they were going to do themselves and Cardiff oredit, as such a choir aught to do. He knew that many of those present bad joined since the last festival, and it was therefore possible that they would gain some knowledge of him and of his weaknesses. He was extremely anxious to ascertain how far this choir was going to exceed the results achieved by the last. They must remember that they were two-and-a-half years older than they were two- and-a-half years ago. (Laughter.) They would say that stood to reason. But they must realise also that they need be much more than two and a half years better than they were then, The world had progressed during that time, and progressed very rapidly indeed. He intended shortly to have a look at the attendances, and he hoped they would be found to be perfectly satis- factory. If not, he did not hesitate to say, a< he said two and a half years ago, that there was no other inducement for him to come to Cardiff for the purpose of conducting one of tbe first festivals in England. If they did not rehearse regularly, it was clear thefestivalcould notbeacompletesnccess, No amount of musical talent ceuld get over the necessity for practicing, and practising hard. He had come to ascertain how far the voices were good, how far they blended, and, to a certain extent, how they balanced. It was impossible to get a clear idea as to how far they balanced, as there were various teasons why it was difficult for many of tbe members of the choir to be present that evening but, nevertheless, he could tell of what the choir was likely to be made by what he heard then. Let them hope that he would go away with all anxiety removed from his mind, and with a feeling of the greatest certainty that the chorus were going to make the festival of 1895 ten times as good as that of 1892. (Applause.) The choir were than rehearsed in Verdi's Requiem, this being followed by Beethoven's Ninth (Choral) Symphony. At the conclusion, Sir Joseph again impressed upon the members the imperative need of punctual and regular attend- ance at rehearsals, and mentioned that those whose record in this respect was shown to be unsatisfactory would be unable to take pact in the festival.

FROM THE RHONDDA TO WESTON. Thraugh Tickets t8 lie Issutd via PenAfth. We understand that arrangements are on the point of completion between the Taff Vale Rail- way Company and Messrs Edwards, Robertson and Company by which through tickets at special rates will ba issued to passengers from the valleys to Weston via Penarth, without touching at Cardiff. The vastly better facilities afforded by the new pier at Penarth for the embarking and landing of boat passengers than by the obsolete, inadequate, and oft-times dangerous landing-stage at Cardiff, constitute, we believe, the principal reason for this new departure. The utter callousness of the Bute authorities in the matter of the marine passenger traffic at Cardiff is notorious; and it is inex- plicable that that callousness has not long ago been made the subject of legislative interference, in the interests of the community, at theiustigation of the Corporation. Let the tradespeople of Cardiff realise what this proposed diversion of passenger traffic by way of Penarth means. It is surely presumable that every single person passing through the town to and from the pier-bead epends not less than one shilling on the average with Cardiff tradespeople. This multiplied by thousands and tens ot thousands during the period of the marine excursion season represents an immense sum of money which the shop- keepers of the town are in imminent danger of toeing, and all because the Bute authorities persistently refuse to remove that whioh is an eyesore and a disgrace to the port as well as a standing menace to the safety of the pleasure-seeking public, and substitute a reasonable kind of structure at their so-called pierhead. We thmk we are correct in stating that the compact between the Taff Vale Railway Company and Messrs Edwards, Robertson and Company will also make provision for the running of a special" boat tram" from the Rhondda Valleys to Penarth upon every Thursday during the season. Under the whole arrangement, Penarth will be distinctly the gainer, while Cardie will be decidedly the loser, especially those tradespeople in the centre of the town. It may be added that tickets to Weston and Ilfraoombe and back, via Penartb, will not only be obtainable at railway stations in the Taff Valleys, but also at Queen-street Station—a positive convenience to the large population of Catbftfs and Roath.

On Sunday afternoon the body of Issobell Lace, six years of age, daughter of John Lace, of Leigh- terrace, was found in the river which runs through the Nunnery Grounds, Dongias. It is surmise^ that tbe child was gathering flowers, and acci- dentally slipped hv

OOMING OF AGE OF MR F, W. GtLBERTSON. On Easter Monday was celebrated with much eom at Pontardawe the coming of age of Mr F. W. Gilbertson, the festivities in connection with whioh were postponed a yaar ago owing to the death of his mother. The day was ushered in by the firing of cannon, and the inhabitants vied with each other in showing respect to the family by tasteful street decorations and triumphal arches. In the afternoon a procession was formed, and, accompanied by a couple of bands, the workpeople, with the women and children of th. district, proceeded to Glanibyd, and then returned to the works, where tea waii supplied to 350 wom«n and children and supper to 650 workmen, Mr Arthur Gilbertson, after supper, delivered a suitable address, in which he sam ttla. his second son had Jusb spent hi« 21at birthday on board an Australian liner, and that the hero of the day was the only tinplate maker in the third generation aotively employed in tinplate manu- facture. Afterwards there was a brilliant display of fireworks.

WELSH DISESTABLISHMENT. Speaking on Tuesday night at Louth, a strong. hold of Nonconformity, Mr R. W. Perks, M.P. for the division, said it could not fail to gratify English Dissenters that the most striking victory gained by the Government this Session was in favour of the severance of Church and State in Wales, and it was a great satisfaction to them to find that in the hour of trial Mr Chamberlain stood firm to the sacred principle of religious equality with whioh in bygone times his name was so closely identified. It was an astounding thing that out of the whole band of Liberal Unionists, most of whom were nurtured in the lap of Dissent, almost all of whom had over and over again pledged themselves to Disestab. lishment, two alone wera found faithful. Every Methodist in the House voted for the Bill. It would have been a most amazing thing had it been otherwise, and it presented a more striking refutation of the theory that the prosperity of churches had anything to do with the patronage and endowments of the State. He quoted the following figures to disprove the theory that, numerically, the Anglican Church was to-day stronger in England than Nonconformity. The Established Church provided last year sit- tings in her churches, chapels, and mission- rooms for 6,481,276 persons; the Method- ists for nearly four millions. There were 2,270,418 young people in the Church of England Sunday schools aad 1,750,000 in Methodist Sunday schools, excluding the Calvinistic Methodist Sunday schools in Wales. The num- ber of churches in England and Wales belonging to the Onurolt of England in 1882, excluding mission halte, was 14,573; the number of Methodist Chapels was then 13,270. This was the record of only one branch of English Non- conformity. He thought the figures would encourage those timid souls who fancied that the Church of Christ) was a question of loaves and fishes, and that it would be damaging to with- draw during the next 40 or 50 years a sum ultimately amounting to B150.000 a year from the National Church in Wales and devote the money to works of charity, humanity, and mercy would plunge the Principality into paganism. Personally, he was not a believer in the principle of local option as applied to Disestablishment, nor was be disposed to rest the argument for religious equality upon party majorities or nationalities. If majorities could disestablish in Wales, mojorities might claim to establish in Ireland. He preferred to found the olaim for Disestablishment upon the impregnable rock upon which the old English Dissenters placed tt, namely, that in matters of religion men are responsible to God alone, and that in maintaining or establishing a religion the State does violence to the rights of conscience. This was a clear, soul-stirring issue, a principle for which multitudes of men in all ages had suffered. It would require no appeal to nationality to convince an English Dissenter that it was high time to put an end to a system in Wales which compelled the Noncon- formist farmer to pay tithes into the Ecclesiastical treasury of the State Church for the propagation of doctrines which he did not believe, and the maintenance of an institution which was to him a symbol of oppression and tyranny. Nothing (bat he bad heard in the course of the debate on the Welsh Church had altered his conviction that tithe was national property. They had been told that the Welsh Bill, the Temperance Bill, and the Irish Land Bill were all doomed to be rejected. That would be no new experience to the Liberal party. Their duty was to keep pegging away. Let them send forward to the Peers the most carelully-considered Bill they could produce. Were it rejected, he trusted that the next Disestablishment Bill introduced into the House of Commons would not be confined to Wales, but would extend to the remaining sections of the United Kingdom. (Applause.)

THE MISSING AUSTRIAN ARCHDUKE. Extraordinary Story. The Berlin correspondent of the Standard sa-Ylt that a singular rumour has been current in that city for some days, which, in spite of its improba- bility, is believed in by some of the more intimate friends of the personage to whom it refers. It is asserted (says the corres- pondent) that the famous Japanese Marshal Xamagata is none other than the long-missing Archduke John Nepomuk Salvator, of Austria. It will be remembered that in 1880 this Arch- duke, who was the youngest son of the Grand Duke Leopold the Second of Tuscany, renounced his rank and all his Austrian military titles, owing to an irreconcilable quarrel with the late Field-Marshal Archduke Albert, then went abroad under the name of "J obo Orib," and very soon afterwards completely disappeared, being last heard of in South America. The ohief reasons adduced for the new theory are, fiNlt, that after he had paid off all his sailors somewhere near the mouth of the La Plata, Captain John Ortb was reported to have {one to Brazil, and thenoe to Japan secondly, that the Japanese taoties in the present war are in exact accordance with the principles main- tained by him in his writings, which led to his quarrel with the Archduke Albert; and, thirdly, that no princely family of Yamagata was ever heard of in Japan till lately. Considering the prestige and popularity which "John Orth enjoyed iu many circles, it would be remarkably interesting if this'report were to turn out true, it is not forgotten in this connection that the offers of all the Austrian offioers and soldiers who I wished to fight in the Japanese army against China were declined. The Archduke was born at Florence in 1852, and after the renunciation of all hfai prerogatives and his rank in October, 1889, in the following month came to XJuglaua. Having entered the British Mmmnttlg Marina, be purchased a sailing vessel, the St. Margaret, of which he aoted as masker, and with a crew, consisting largely of Austrian seamen, set sail for South America, The vessel was bound for Val- paraiso, but never reached its destination, and it was ooucluded that the ship had perished with all hands. Various rumours such its those referred to by the corres- pemdent were, however, circulated, and emong other reports it was alleged that the Archduke wu ill command of a man-of-war during the late oivil war in Ohili. The only thing certain is that since the Rt. Mirganet touched at Rio on August lith, 1800, there has been no autbentio news of the Archduka, It may be added that photo- graphs of Marshal Yam%g«t* reproduced in the English illustrated papers give that distinguished uoliiier a very J a panose east of features.

BtSHOPSMYTHfES' SUCCESSOR. The Archbishop of Canterbury has offered the Bishopric of Central Africa, so long vacant by the death of Bishop Smythies, formerly vicar of Roath, to the Rev. Ruijald Roberts Wynn Griffith, a Welshman, who graduated at Mag- dalen College, Oxford. After serving as curate of St. Mary the Virgin, Sedgeley, Staffordshire, he was appointed viear of St. Mary's, Walsall, where he has been one of the moat successful Church workers in th Oonntyy.

By Maggie Symington. Daisies and Poeta. Are you glad to see the daisies again 1 They ) are so bonnie, and so sturdy, and they bring such a brave message of things to come that one must be very dull and dead to have no welcome in one's heart to give them, Common, did I hear you call them? To those little folks, or big folks, who have got tkeir eyes property open, some of the commonest things of all are among the loveliest. Poets, as the open-eyed people are called, have seen many wonderful things in them. Burns oallod the daisy, Thou bonnie gem," and j addresses it as wee, modest, and crimson- tipped." Wordsworth calls it The poet's darling," and, moreover, tells how it protects the lingering dew-drop from the sun by the shadow that it caste, so you see it is a sort of Round Table Knight amongst flowers, and none of us would miud how common true Round Table Knights became; we want the world to be full of them. And Chancer quaintly called it the eye of the day," an opeu eye, too, taking all the sunshine. Milton loved to write of Meadows trim, with daisies pied," and the memory of them must have shone upon him in his blindness, I think, gleaming like stars in a dark night. If you will think for a moment of these things you cannot do other than welcome, with open hearts and hands, these flowers white and red, such that men call daisies." Little Gardens, And I might say "little gardeners." too, for I hope these abound at the Round Table. How busy you all must be just now, digging, hoeing, and raking, to say nothing of the visions you are cherishing of the lovely flowers you expect will come up in your little garden-beds by-ana-bye. I should like some description of your gardens, because I like to dig too and to put in seeds and watch them grow. Do not forget that I know a little maidie who is anxious to have some early flowers in her garden, and how do you think she is endeavouring to ensure this Some time ago, -he begged cook to break all the eggs used in the kitchen carefully in the middle, and to save the shells for her then she put some mould iato a large shallow box,'and arranged the shells upright in this, half-filled them with soil, dropped some little sweeb-pea seeds into each, lightly sprinkled more soil over them, watered them, and set the box in a sunny window. By-and-bye shejwill put ,'ut these little plauts—egg-shell? and all-into her warden without disturbing the roots, and so she will get earlier flowers than those who sow their seeds out of doors in the first instance. Do not forget that May 1st is Arbor Day at the Round Table, and that every little member is expected to plant and cherish something on that day. Hew te Preserve Wild Flowers. A young Kt. Med. asks me for directions to do this, and 1 think he will find thefollowmg instruc- tions such as he needs. The R.T. has tried them and found them excellent. THINGS NBRDKD A box, tin is boat; some old newspapers, paper on which to mount the speci- mens, and some gummed paper. MKTHOD First obtain a good specimen of the plant to be dried the root, or at least a bit of it, [eaves, and seeds as well as the flowers. Begin with simple flowers that you know, groundsel, for instances. Fold a newspaper in several thick- nesses, spread your groundsel on it oarefully, having first cleaned the root. Take care that it lies on the paper in a natural way, make it as fl-1 as possible, cover it with some of the folded newspapers, and press it under heavy books. Change the paper at the end ef a few days if the plant is not quite dry. Common oartridge paper is best for mounting it on. Out your gummed paper into narrow strips. When your groundsel is quite dry, arrange it neatly on a sheet of cartridge paper, fastening it down with little strips of the gummed paper, doing it as tidily as possible. Then, in one corner, write the Latin name, oom- mon name, and also if the plant is known by any especial local name, put that too place and county where found, date, and name of collector if you like. These specimens should be preserved in a. portfolio, with a little bit of camphor to keep the insects away. The box it to carry home the specimens in. How Jules Verne Writes. How he writes his stories, I mean, of ooursa. You who love to read these wonderful stories will like to know how they are built up* and brought out; because the making and telling of stories means thought, and work, and study. He does most of his writing, we are told, in a tiny cell- like bed-chamber. He gets up at five o'clock in the morning, and by lunch-time, eleven o'clock, all his actual work, writing, proof-correcting, etc., is over for the day. He is gener- ally sound aslesp by eight in the even- ing—early to bed ana early to rise, you see. Before he puts his pen to paper in earnest, he makes up his mind what bis story is going to be ) about; he likes to feel quite sure what the beginning, the middle, and the end will be. Then he makes a sort of rough sketch of the plot, draws up a plan of the chapters, dips the pen in the ink, and begins. But it is not all smooth sailing even then, for he says that he can never get a real grip of the subject until he sees bis work in print | and after the first proofs come to him he finds something to correct in every sentence, and often re-writas whole chapters. When a story is completed and fairly launched ipto the world, he does his bijstto forget all about it, His literary looks like the room of a man who works hard. It is lined with book-cases, and the lasge table in the middle groans under a carefully sorted B»a« of newspapers, etc. A number of oardboard pigeon-holes, occupying wonderfully little space, pontfin the twenty odd thousand note* oollooted hy bim daring hit life. These notes have been out out of every book, newspaper, j or magazine he oame aoross, and are all classified according .to subject. If you think charming 1 stories like his can be prodqoed without bard labour, you are very much mistaken. My Scrap Bag. labour, you are very much mistaken. My Scrap Bag. AN INJAKT BATTAUON.—The Infaufc Battalion, got together to please the little King of Spain, is composed of boys between the ages of 10 and 15, with a little girl of 12 for their oantiniere. This troop is armed with small guns, and is aoourately drilled. It contains 400 soldiers, reckoning offioers, corporals, and troops of the line ( and the children are drawn from families of every rank. BIRDS IN THB COLD.-An authority says that birds never really die from cold that it is very doubtful if they feel severe weather so much as mau does the peculiar skin of their feet and legs as well as their feather frocks keep them very warm and if kindly disposed people, and all members of the Round Table, would take care to spar* a little food for them w £ ei! 8 Kroun^ is frozen and snow-oovered, tho little creatures will takfl cart) of themselves-