The Cardiff Times

THE 'CONFIDENCE TRICK AT CARDIFF, I The Cardiff magistrates (Messrs T. H. Stephens and W. T. Hymonds) were occupied for a considerable time on Monday in deciding the legal technicalities surrounding what is commonly known as the confidence trick. Accord- ing to the charge-sheet Charles Jackson (34), on bail, was charged with unlawfully" ob- taining a shilling by means of a trick from Edward Fry with intent to de- fraud," but after a consultation between the magistrates and. the clerk it was intimated that the charge would be altered to one of gaming under tbe Vagrancy Act. Mr Harold M. Lloyd appeared for the defendant. Complainant, a platelayer, residing in Forrest-street, was on the Hayes On Saturday night and saw defendant, who had a stall there, offering rings for sale. De- fendant stated that he was a parson's son- (laughter)—and that he had come there to get an honest living. He held up a, ring, a five shilling piece, and afterwards a two shilling piece, and apparently dropped them into a paper, which he folded up, and said lie would sell the parcel for a shilling. Complainant said he would have it, and prisoner handed the parcel to his assistant, who passed it to the witness, and he in return paid a shilling. Defendant hadpreviausly told witness not to open the parcel or to show it to anybody. On opening the parcel it contained a brass ring and 2.td. CrosR-oxamined by Mi- Harold Lloyd, witness said he could hear ail I that was said by the prisoner, who did not before putting the parcel up say, I promise you nothing."—Mr Lloyd Do you seriously mean ¡ to say that you expected to get 7s 6d and a ring for a shilling ?—Witness: What did the man put it up for sale for ?—Mr Lloyd I am asking you if you expected to get that for a shilling ?—Wit- ness Other people had something round .boõ.t. In answer to further questions witness said that he did not see anyone receive anything he was only told so. Mr Spiridion. jeweller, stated that the ring produced was of scarcely any value he sbftuld say that rings of this kind could be should say that rings of this kind could be bought for from 58 to 7s 6d a gross. Chief I Detective.Inspector Scott described prisoner's modus operandi. He took a 5."0 shilling piece from a "cardboard box by his side, put it in the parcel with the ring, then he went to the box j again and picked up another coin which he j dropped qnicldy into the paper. In other respects I prisoner's conduct was as deposed to by complain- ant. After selling the parcel prisoner said I, have promised you nothing; you must not expect anything." Witness saw prisoner offer four parcels for sale, and two of them were bought. For the defence Mr Harold Lloyd submitted that the evidence did not support gaming, which must afford some chance in which both parties partici- I pated, but here there was a direct sale.—After legal arguments the magistrates retired, and on their return announced that^hey did not think tne defendant could be convicted of this offence aud dismissed the case, but the chairman added, aud dismissed the case, but the chairman added, He will have to be careful what he is about."

TECHNICAL INSTRUCTION FOR FE8TINI0G. The Festiniog Urban Council met on Friday evening, Mr Owen Jones in the chair.—The Technical Instruction Committee submitted their report on the draft scheme of technical in- struction in thecounty school, under the manage- ment of the committee. By ths scheme the com- mittee undertake to pay the fee of three guineas for tuition in the day classes for one year, the course to be carried on for a further term oi two years in the evening classes. The parents are to be responsible for '\he repayment of the fees should the three years' course be broken by the students. The course is to be open to ths seventh standard pupils alone. The committee further agree to p^y ,C5Q ^HONL'd the number of pupils be under 19. Tho Chairman said that they as a | Council had done what no other Council had done. They gave £ 1,000 to the building fund j of their county school and £ b00 towards furnish- t ing it for technical instruction. After spending money on the school, they were not inclined to close its do'ors to the workmen's children, The r scheme was adopted, only two members voting against it.

Mr C. O. H. Scwell, son of Mr J. J. Sewell, who used to play for Middlesex, began his first- class cricket as a member of the South African: team that came to England in 1894. ne showed excellent form tin ring- this tour, and when he decided to remain iu England Gloucestershire gained a batsman of exceptional promise. He is j now, when in form, one ot the best amateur bats- men of the day. Not only is he an extremely useful player to his side, but interesting and attractive in the eye:: of the spectators. He does iint. bowl, but is an exceptionally keen fielder.

Complete Story. 1 AT THE SAVOY. I By HELEN MATHERS, I (Author of Comin' thro' the Bye." Ac.). I The tables were so close together that you could hardly pass through, and there was that brisk hum of conversation which points always to a specially cheery Savoy night. Probably the pick of the earth in beauty, position, wealth and wickedness crowd tftosdr together at the Savoy for dinner on ths Sunday immediately preceding Ascot than at any other period of the year, and to the man familiar not only with every well- known "face in town, but also with those that will ba notorious to-morrow, there is an endless field of observation open as he sits at one of the coveted tables near the door, watching the end- less procession of diners come and go. For this low-pitched, heavily ornamented room, crammed to suffocation, is a reality, a microcosm that represents the whole world of those men and women who eat, drink, and are merry, quite determined that on the morrow they will not die. And if those walls could be made transparent, and a million or so out of the starv- ing hordes of the town press closely round them, might there not be a brief revolution, because the derelicts could not look beneath, and see the satiety, the weariness, and despair that often lay hidden in the breasts of the feasters ? Only one of the initiated could read the thousand tragedies/the comedies, passing around, mark the I silent death of an absorbing passion, the birth of an intrigue, the chancos of adventure, that, tossed from eye to eye even as a juggler plays with his knives, will change the life of that man I or this woman, but to the one who does know the show is an exciting one, and he goes to his Savoy less to enjoy the art of the great Joseph than to study the book of human nature as there than to study the book of human nature as there unrolled prodigally before his eyes. Tom Greenslades, at the table immediately to the right of the entrance, acting the part of host to half a dozen of young and frviolous persons, mostly of one age and mind, and therefore per- fectly well-suited to each other, had purposely left himself the odd man out, and thus isolated watched with halt-closed eyes the fast slacken- ing stream, but he opened them suddenly when two men came iu and sat down with a woman at the table next his own, a woman who, on enter- ing, had tossed her head up high with a superbly insolent gestnre--the-gestnre that you never see used by a. good woman, only by one whose beauty has enabled her to set her foot on the neck of all manhood—and despiso.it. Tom smiled a little as he helped himself to an olive, and a sudden hush fell over his table, for all were looking at La Gliane, the woman with that half-envy which often puzzles men, as pro- bably not one of the envious would change places with the envied, it may only be her jewels that they covet. There is a type of beauty that for want of a better name is called orchidaceous, and when analysed appears to consist of an extra- ordinary frailness of physique, an unearthly pallor of skin, a tiny face with enormous dark eyes set in a cloud of black hair, and when you have draped this elusive personality in exoui- site, diaphanous robes, and covered her with priceless jewels of a barbaric character, when moreover she carries herself with the inborn conviction that a cocotte is the finest sight under heaven, you get the person for whom men kill one another, and good women, who are also beautiful, fiud themselves thrown aside lightly as a cast-off glove. One of the men with her had married the girl Tom Greenslades loved, and she had done an incrediblc thing in the smart world, kept her hus- band as a lover for five whole years. Now the orchidaceous one bad him in her toils, and the wife knew it, and after the scornful manner of i her kind, ignored the fact, though handicapped by that unfashionable and most useless thing, a heart, And Tom had seen the thing so of*en, and with a woman of spirit it nearly- always ended one way. There is only one weapon with which a woman may smite a faithless husband its edge is keen, it almost always enters the joints of his armour, and even if it do not slay it wounds what he is pleased to call his honour, if the outside world sees may even make; him look ridiculous, but it is also a, two-edged sword, wounding the hand that uses it, and she who is wise throws it far from her, Would Elsa follow the traditions of her class, or behave as a more middle-class woman, and keep the home intact, however far the master of it wandered ? Tom Greenslades knew that hitherto she had no (designed to pick that weapon up, and yet it lay ready to her hand, and that very moment a man who adored her was sitting beside her at a, great house in Piccadilly, to which her buiband had also been bidden—an engagement he had cancelled in order to sit beside La, Gliane at the I Savoy to-night. He looked very cool and indif- ferent as he sat facing the woman, doing most of the talking, as orchidaceous people don't talk they have their own language, understanded of men, and they eat. and more especially drink, and they annex money and jewels which they gracefully describe as "homage," but conver- sation they leave contemptuously to the unfor- tunates undesired of man. But if insolently silent there were signs of restlessness in La Gliane to-night that both her companions, each quietly and resolutely bent on cutting out the other, were quick to observe, and 'rom Greenslades had something to do with them, good, ugly old Tom, whom all women trusted, and no rare example of her see; loved, which was rough on him, as only the very best could ever satisfy his fastidious taste. Above Boldi's music, and the incessant noise going on around ,be could hear every word that I passed at the adjoining table, for his hearing was keen, and had a way of detaching itself from the sasurrus of sound immediately about him to concentrate on some given point, and presently he heard Fevershani say— "You knew GreensladesBut she mut- I tered that she did not, and devoutly hoped that she never would. Anyone can dress a hop hole," said an aggrieved young woman in Tom's ear. and if your emeralds are as big as pigeons' eggs. and you have plenty of them, and the worst reputa- tion in the whole world, you are the rage. If there were even a suspicion of flesh about this enchantress, 3. suppose hsr charm would be gone," she went on thoughtfully." but a man never tires of running after what he can't catch." "Ac, saici Tom and laughed. "Theresa proverb that no ma.n runs barefooted exccpt after a stag, or way from one—I'm afra,id we axe an awfully bad lot all round." And we women can't run as fast as stags," said his companion significantly. But isn't it a-loit thick ?" she added, glancing at the adjoining table. Elsa told me they were dining with the Devons to-night, but that she would much rather be here with you and the rest of us. Fancy if she had eizctised herself there and cgrne-liere." Awfully hot, ain't it ?" said Tom. "Have an olive ?" Elsa is a. fool," went on Mrs Townley in a low voice, a woman should give a man a lot of trouble, and keep him well on the run looking after her—he has no time then for running after other women. When a husband knows he will always find his wife where he left her, he hardly ever takes the trouble to go and see if she is still there. Now I never let Billy feel safe for a single moment, and though of course he grumbles and is a perfect bear sometimes, it's much better than for him always to be on the grin he is when the woman outside is making him happy." Don't talk to Elsa like that," burst out Tom. if she is only to be happy at the expense of being like the rest of you, phe'I do better to be J111serab,e. Bell Townley stared. Do you know, you are very rude ?" she said, but after all I am wise in my generation. Elsa is not. It annoys me though to see her cut out by an indecency like that—why can't Hum- phrey stick to his own class ? He can't really admire her—it's only that be is determined to cut out George Bonrkc—there s an old feud between the two men, and each is always trying to score over the othfT. I don't think said Tom slowly, then changed his mind about what he had meant to say. and shrugged his shoulders instead. I'm starving," he said, aren't you ? I hate my food in snippets. Let us prevail on Joseph to give us something to eat," and he sent a waiter with a message fo that great personage, who came immediately, for Tom was a favourite of his. "You are,famished he said, with the delight- ful bow and smile to the others, the glance for Tom himself, that revealed the magnetic per- sonaiity of the man, and then he gave his serious consideration to the matter in hand, and sug- gested a steak in as sympathetic a way as an artist of the brush would point out to a fellow artist a magnificent subject for a picture, Many people looked up at the little man with the charming, sensitive face as he stood by Tom's chair, many eyes followed him as he moved away to a mysterious coffer on which certain curiously shaped silver vessels rested, and in a moment his hands were quietly moving to and fro amongst them, the artist speaking in every assured gesture. In a trice an army of subordinates had sprung up to do his bidding, and those who were nearest had an opportunity of seeing how a great chef who counts his income by thousands cooks a bumble" biftek." lvheii he had cut into pieces, and peppered and salted a tender steak, be shut it up in a, pagoda- like vessel, and apparently washed his hands of it, while he busied himself with anothar matter, and those who watched were puz^ed, for what man likes his steak served to him in dico ? They stared and wondered what would come next. But presently Joseph turned a handle, and oat of a small spout there came a rich flow of blood— all the essence of the crushed flesh that bo had hidden, and this he poured over a juicy steak t hat he had now mysteriously produced from some other silver vessel, and, lo tne deed was done. He brought it himself to Tom Greensla.des. and with pleasure watched him enjoy a portion of it, and then to the frivolous young people who would none of his meat he promised a fruit salad (¡1.s the strawberries were all done) and made it of bananaSi and pineapple, and maras- chino, and many other things mixed after a fashion known only to himself, and he lingered chatting with Tom while it was eaten. -> M. Joseph," said Tom presently. and his voice was singularly loud for so well-bred a man, were you in Paris when Mile. Chauffron was nearly torn to pieces by the mob, after being acquitted of the murder of her father ?" A wineglass fell smashing at the next table, ami Tom looked across and met a, pair of eyes, out of which, for the moment, fear had driven the devil. But, yes, Mr Greenslades, I remember. It was a cowardly crime, but she was beautiful, and escaped justice, but not the mob. She must have the marks "he touched his throat li,-htly-- I- still. Yes. I happened to be useful on that occasion. She would know me again. I think." r Someone whisnered to Joseph, he was wanted elsewhere, and leaving a blank behind him, and j a delightful impression, he vanished. I Tom leaned forward. and looked at the deep, seven-stringed collar of diamonds that no one with a throat less lone and slender than La J Gliane could have worn, and Feversham,. startled at the fury with which she panted, at the light- ning that blazed from hsr eyes, touched her arm, I and said in a low voice What's the matter ?" Who is that man ?" she cried in French, pointing at Tom. He insults me by his looks -throw him out-" Her breath came in gusts, and her nostrils flickered likct a flame in the I wind. That is mv friend Greenslades," 3aid Hum- phrey. His voice was cold, he did not admire temper in women, it had been the icy indiffer- ence of La Gliane that had been her greatest attraction for him he had heart enough and to spare at liorne. There came a sudden interruption as Boldi, in his picturesque dress of scarlet laced with gold, left, his place with the others, and approaching tho table at which La Gliane sat drew his bow- across his violin, and with his eyes fixed on hers played bis very best for her, and her alone. La Gliane's spirits rose at this open tribute to her charms, she smiled. and her eyes spoke to Boldi in the oldest language in the world. The two men looked on envious and ire* tssive, and Tom Greenslades wondered how he should manage to shake off the young fri-MIevs that surrounded him, for he had a word to get in with Fevershani before ha C-iiaue left that night. For to-night was the turning-point of tho -drama, to-night would decide if Humphrey carried her off from the other man present, and returned to Elsa, or made-permanent, a folly that would ba proclaimed on the housetops next morning, and to which he would stand committed before the whole world. For the Savoy is a public place at which to conduct an escapade it had beea sheer devilry on La Gliane's part bringing him there, and also there was the brute jealousy that exists be- tween man and man where an infamous woman is concerned, and George Bourke and Humphrey í Fevershani had never got even over an old affair that rankled like a fester in Humphrey's pride. Boldi is not doing himself justice to-night," said a girl's petulant voic3 in Tom's ear. or else we have got used to Hungarian heart- scrapers, and shivers of cold water down our spines." He was never better," said Tom absently, as he looked after the retreating musician, whose back expressed dissatisfaction; be was sharp enough to know that in La Gliane he had formed his Princess. It is vou that are blase-like most girls nowadays," he added with a smile that robbed his words of their sting. He was watching the gralual extinguishing of the lights already the room was half in dark- ness, and like chidden children the feasters were reluctantly preparing t0 depart he glanced across at Gliane, whoso wicked face was for the moment steadied by thought within the next few seonds she would rise, she would look from one resolute, waitin<* man to the other, she would choose-Elsa's -whole fate hung on that decision, and Tom set his teeth hard as he waited, but why wait ? A strong man does or dies, he needs not to wait on other wills he snatched the bill he had just paid from the table, tore off a portion, and on the other side of it wrote a few words in big letters, then stood up as La Gliane rose and extended her arms for the cloud of chiffon frills that she called a cloak, and which a waiter hastened to fold about her. Humphrey held her gloves, Bourke her fan, but before could hold out her hand for either Tom Greenslades, bowiag svith the utmost defer- ence, was holding before her eyes a scrap of paper upon which her eyes fell involuntarily, fell and stared, and stared idiotically, then like a beast of prey she snatched it fro him, took Bourke's arm with a furious gesture, and without a glance at Feversbam hurried aw.aA Curse you," cried Weversham under his breath, savagely, but Tom had disappeared, and in the murmuring crowd that jostled out in the darkness was neither to be seen nor overtaken. Outwardly controlled, and exchanging many salutations in the lobbies and on the staircase, but inwardly boiling with passion, Feversham "v 1'3 struck off towards the Embankment, meaning to return on foot to Carlton House Terrace. When he heard steps behind him he did not turn, and presently Tom's burly for, forged alongside, and Fevershani swore deepiv. j J: me mgm,^ said Tom pleasantly, and' Feversham faced round, a;)d his eyes blazed. "What did you write to La Gliane ?" he said. That is not her own name, you know," said Tom; lighting a cigarette, "and somehow it e seemed to upset her a bit calling her by the right one—the one I know- her by, when I happened to do her a slight service." She has a, right to call herself by what name she pleases," cried Feversham, shaking with -age the woman was nothing. but Bonrke had scored again. and his own defeat was bitter as gall on his tongue. The Paris police call her Marie Chauffron," said Tom, quite unmoved, and souerly nappy- Elsa, this time at least, \V?S saved. Chauffron," repeated FAversham with knitted brows:trying in the midst of his turmoil to recall something that escaped him, what has it to do with you, meddler, if she has as many names as there are days in the year ?" Nothing," said Tom quietly. But when I see an old friend breaking up ilis home, and ruin- ing his happiness for the sake of a parricide, I—choose to interfere." Feversliam's groping brain had found what it wanted at last, ann what it found subdued him. I remember," he said. standing still. It was atrocious—the poor old man who loved her— the robbery of his money—her appeal to the jury, and shameless acquittal in the face of facts— and that is La Gliane." "She my take it into h«r head to murder Bourl,-e. Tom cheerfully, "once you get your eye in for that sort of thing, it is difficult to stop. .[ was in Paris at the time, and rescued her when the mob reversed the decision 0; the jury —and though I've heard of her very often lately, never saw her till to-night—the circumstance printed me clear on her mind." "Elsa has complained to you ?" said Fever- sham, and his voice was hard. Only a fellow man could understand how completely, since he had last spoken, he had put La Gliane out of his life, and reconstructed it. Elsa ? The right sort of woman never speaks. She may break her heart—but she dossn't complain, if she doesn't break her heart he paused they had come to the top of the steps leading to Carlton House-terrace, and a carriage was coming slowly towards them from the opposite direction, so slowly that it was either empty, or those within it were lovers, and trying forlornly to prolong the hour before they must descend, The two men moved forward to meet, it, some instinct keeping each silent, and when they came abreast the electric light in the centre of the white-lined, cosy interior revealed a lovely woman shrinking a little way from a strikingly Ki n, distinguished man, whose attitude of passionate pleading revealed him as an ardent wooer. 't "Elsa!" ejaculated Feversham, and sprang forward, but Tom, who had muscles of steel, handled him as if he had been an infant, and said roughly— What right have you to object ? The whole world saw you dine with La Gliane to-night e believes you have gone home with her There is' a limit to every woman's forbearance—and you have passed it with Elsa." Feversham was silent. Tiiev passed his door, then turued to meet the carriage that had also turned, and was now" slowly approaching them. The coachman and footman—tho hour," he muttered. she might have more taste." "You showed yours signally to-night," said Tom, h: at the Savoy." They watched the lights approaching, and on his own doorstep Feversham stopped at the moment the carriage drew up, and Elsa s com- panion, all unwillingly, sprang out eluiost into the two men's arms. He stammered, raised his hat, and turned to hand out Elsa, beautiful and white as moonlight, her eyes burning like stars, a woman for whom angels and devils had been fighting during the past hour, for already it had come to her ears who had been dining with Humphrey that. night. He came forward, and their eyes met. Her face changed, lightened with an exquisite ges- ture of forgiveness, of surrender, she put out her hand to him, and as the door opened behind thom he led her in, and tbe two men were left facing each other in tbe street. Good night," said Tom. >■ Tjave a we3d •? Thought it looked like ra'n—but it has blown over." Next Week- A k 1 C K By ALGEB^Q^ GISSING. _ac.=:.

CARDIFF HORSE SHOW, £ 1,250 in Prizes. -p-i 125 The nineteenth annual Cardiff and South Wales Horse Show will be held at the Royal Show Ground, Pontcantia. Cartti ff, on Wednes- day and Thursday, September 11th and 12th. The entrance for the pubhc on foot will be at Teilo-street, and that for carr; ages at Pontcanna. We at asked to state that as there will not be qaite as much acconifl10dation for carriages -t ]a round the ring as usual eariy application should bo made to the secretary, Mr C. M. Beikeley. The schedule v-hich has jnst been issued shows that zCl,250 is being oifel'cd in prizes. The entries up to the pegent 'e heavier than a,t the corresponding time last ear. so that given fino I v/eather there is every indication of the promoters scoring another splendId success. All the old features are preserved, bio an alteration in the conditions in the trotting competitions should be noted, for horses ha;ve not now, as formerly, to to be the absolute property of the owner, so that a man may if he desire nominate a horse. The condition to tihe effect that the first prize is to be withheld if there are less than five entries has been abolished.

A MEAf\ THEFT. Prosecution at Brecon. At the Guildhall. Brecon, on Monday evening Privates Simpson Harris ami Harry Dungworth, of the Depot S.W.B., Brecon, were sentenced to two mouths' imprisonment with hard labour each for stealing a silver watch and chain with appendages, including a Kruger shilling, of the value of 30s, tbe property of Private James Smith, a comrade, on the 24th inst. The watch was stolen from prosecutor s boot, in. which he had placed it for safety, prisoners occupying the same tent as Smith. In the morning the pri- soners were missing, and two non-commissioned j officers, Lance-Sergeant Biggins and Lance- Corporal Smith, were sept in pursuit of them on bicycles. After an exci^us chase prisoners were captured near Cl'iCrl:ho\'i'J, the watch and chain ] being found on Dungwojtfih. Harris adwitted he stole the property.

¡ A Capital Business.—Lending money. Silicus Gotrox has a great talent for making money.—Cynicus That isn't a talent it's a habit. Just look at that kimono isn't it fairly fly- ing," said the woman who mixes her words,as an automobile came tearing down the street. His Mamma Oh, Willie, how often have I told you not to play with that wicked boy ?— Willie He was playing wif me. Biobbs You seem to have an unpleasant sort of cold.—Slobbs Yes I never did have luck enough, to get a pleasant one. j Breaking a Package.—Mrs Veneer Peel (select- ing a coat-of-arms) Er—I think this one will do.—Jeweller: Yes, madam. Will one be enough ? I Sweetness Too Much Conde asco .-George (nervously) Do you love me ? Will you marry me ?—Almira Not so fast, George. One at a time, please I "-It sounds funny to hear you talking that wav. WTheu we were at college you didn't believe in eternal punishment at all." I know, but I didn't have any enemies then." Yes, Mrs Bouncer wanted to send her daugh- ter to Bryn Mawr, but she decided on Vassar," What influenced her decision ?" She couldn't pronounce Bryn Mawr." This age demands men who have convic- tions," shouted the impassioned orator. Where-shn.II we find them In the peni- tentiary," replied the man in the gallery. Mother What. Have you been fighting again, Johnny ? Good little boys don't fight.—Johnnie r Yes, I know that I thought he was a good little boy, but after I hit him once I found he wasn't. Father You girls should fix your minds on something higher than dress.—One of the Girls Wc have, papa. We have set our minds on a Wc have, papa. We have set our minds on a couple of lovely high hats at Madame Louise's, "Who drinks beer thinks beer," said a con-! sumer of Pilsener laager beer to an inhabitant of Burton, Who drinks small-beer thinks no small-beer—of himself," retorted themanofBur- ton to the man of Pilsen. Don't fret, John," said Mrs Wiggins you've lost nearly everything you had in the world, I know, but remember you still have me." Yes," said John, with another heartfelt groan, that's just what I was thinking." The Old Lady Understood.—A musical friend induced an old Scotch lady to listen to an anthem, and told her with musical humour that it was the anthem David played to Saul. Then I understand why Saul threw the javelin at him," commented the eld lady. Mrs Newife I acknowledge that I have my faults, and am sometimes cross, Jack, dear, but if I had the last two years of my life to live over again I should marry you just the same.—Mr Newife I doubt it. Needless To Ask.—Angela to whom Edgar has been proposing) Tell me, Edgar Did you ever say anything like this to any woman before ?—Edgar (in a burst of honesty) My dear girl, do you think that it could be done like that the first time. An up-to-date reporter stated the other day that full old man 38 years of age was run down ana severely injured while crossing the street. Of course, an antediluvian should be kept indoors and carefully guarded. He may, however, in this case, have eluded bis keepers. An old lady was telling her grandchildren about some terrible trouble in Scotland, in the course of which the chief of her clan was be- headed. It was nae great thing of a head at the best, to be sure," said the good old lady but it was a sad loss to him, puir man." i. Pa," asked Bobby, who was in an inquiring mood. cpn I ask you one more question, if it isn't foolish Yes slid bis father, impa- tiently. Well, if a toad had a tail, pa. would "3 it interfere with his j ampin", or would it help him uke it does the kangaroo ?" Under the heading Shipping News," a con- temporary had the following The launch of the Clytie passed off successfully. The christen- ing was performed with the customary rites bv Miss Isabella Campbell. Her weight is 1,2Gb tons, and she is made to carry six heavy guns below deck." 0 It seems that the Shah's favourite title is Kaeblch Atim—" The point towards which the earth inclines." 4This reminds a con[emj);:>r<1ry of a bon mot once perpet rated at the expense of Sir William Harcourt, A weighty politician ?" said an irreverent one ■' I should think so. When hs moves to the East, the West tips up." How They Act When Alone.—First Crow Come on that's only a scarecrow.—Second Crow (a little older) What makes you think so First Crow I've been watching it clossiv for I twenty minutes and it hasn't moved a muscle.— Second Crow Kuh It's ouite evident ,0:1"e never had any experience with hired farmhands. Josh Aimer's the greatest reader here at the Corners. An* that hain't all he acts on what he reads.—Lige Yew bet he does. Now last week, ter my certain knowledge, he answered two advertisements of matrimonial bureaus, sent for three packages of love powder an' a book on hyp- notism. an' he also sent a cioilar ter a feller in New York for seventeen ways to git rich in three months. t I I would like to interest you in the greatest discovery of recent years," began the seedy stranger. It is nothing less than a preparation to exterminate every fly in creation." 1, Callt in- terest us," said the proprietor. We manufacture horse netting. Where would we be if there were no flies ?" Then perhaps I can interest your neighbour ?" No, he sells wire screer s." Somebody Said So.—It was a Scotchwoman who said that the butcher of her town killed only half a beast at a time. It wan a Dutchman who said that a pig had no marks on its ears except a short tail. It was a British magistrate who, being told by a vagabond that he was not married, responded, That's a good thing for your wife." It was an American lecturer who solemnly said one evening, Parents, you may have children, or, if not, your daughters may have." A gentleman dressed in the fashion of the day offered himself once as a witness in a case before Lord Ellenborough. When the pro- per officer proceeded to administer to him the usual oath, the man objected to be sworn on the ground that he was a member of the Society of Friends. 4 You a Quaker, sir," said the Lord Chief Justice, sternly. Then how dare vou in- sult the Court by corning here in the disguise of a reasonable being t A gentleman while shooting one day had the good fortune to catch a bare, which he had come upon as it lay asleep. Thinking tbe animal might amuse some ladies of his acquaintance, he despatched bis Irish servant with it safely tied down inside a basket and duly labelled. The curiosity of Pat, however, overcame his discre- tion on the way. He undid the string that held down the lid. when out popped pussy, and awav she Sew like lightning across the fields. Be jabers," exclaimed Pat, as be scratched his head and looked after the retreating animal, you may run, but, faith, you don't know where to go, for you've forgot to take the address wid ye Tried and Found Wanting.—" Charlotte, my } dear, how is it I find you weeping ? Have you had bad news from your husband?" Oh, i worse than tha,t. My Arthur writes me from Carlsbad that he would die with ardent longings for me were it not that he can gaze affectionately at my picture and cover it with a thousand kisses every day." "That is really very nice of him. And, pray, is it that you are crying for ? I would give anything to have "wli a poetic and tenderly-loving husband as you have." Ab. j yes—my Arthur is very poetical. But let me tell you that—just to try hirn-I slipped my mother's photo into his travelling-bag instead of my own before he started." ,An Indian Cook's Bill of Fare.—The author of an amusing book, called Behind the Bunga- low," which has just been published, prints the following bill of fare, elaborated by his nathe cook Domingo- Soup-sa.lary E-oup fis-heel: as fry; madish—russel pups, wormsii mole joint—roast bastard toast—anchogy poshteg puddin—biilimunj, kpunj roll." The compiler of this bill of fare objected to write devilled turkey." Devi],' he said, very bad word So the dish appeared on the programme as cl-d turkey." The author tells of an Angle- Indian lady who boasted that her Chinese cook was much cleaner than her neighbour's Indian chef. They visited the resoective kitchens.. The Indian's pots and pans and utensils of all kinds were filthy. The Chinaman's vessels slaone like mirrors, and Chang himself was sitting on his box washing himself in the soup-tureen. Squire Jeffs' Dilemma.—Squire Jeffs, who was for many years a justice of the peace in County Maine, was a wealthy but somewhat ignorant farmer. One day, in the most pressing season of harvesting, he was summoned to attend at the trial of some petty dispute between wo of his neighbours. The evidence was long and somewhat tedious, and the squire had more then once exhibited symptoms of impatience. At length, when it was finished and the village lawyer had risen and delivered a prelimnary, H'm or two, he burst forth, I don't want none of your pleading about it. i know how it is jest like a book. Besides, its getting late, and I want to go home and look after my men. I can decide it now as well as I can at any time." On be;ii« convinced that sncn a coursc would not be exactly according to 'aw, he yielded reluc- tantly. The arguments evidently did not tend j to edify him much.on the subject for, when they finished, he exclaimed, ,I rrhero--it's jest as I: Knew it would be. The thing was as clear as daylight before, and now you've gone and mixed it up so, I'll be hanged if I b-nnw how LO fix it."

J TRADES CONGRESS. HOSPITABLE ARRANGEMENTS. At Swansea the forthcoming visit of the Trades Congress has long been deemed a matter of first importance, and the immense preparation., on foot MOW that every class is joining heartily to wortm iy receive and entertain the 400 members wortm iy receive and entertain the 400 members I oi trie Parliament of Labour and their friends who are expected at Swansea the end of this and j Beginning of next week. The local Reception j Committee, which is composed of some 80 mem- J oers, representing tbe various trades societies of tue district and the Trades and Labour Council, j over by Mr James Wigna.ll, and Mr Vv. C. »>enkins has been acting as secretary. The work of preparing for the due reception of the congress has been immense, but, up to now it m~s been most successfully grappled with, and in all prooabiluy it will be found that the forth- coming congress will be as notable for the com- pleteness oi preparations and bospit ailty extended to it Qy the authorities and inhabitants as it is lively ro prove important by reason of the sub- jects dealt with. The new standing order comes into force this year hy which, according to rota, a member of the Parliament.ary Committee will be the presi- dent. In this way Swansea will he uenrived of the honour of seeing one of its sons presiding over tue congress. Usually the chctirman of the .ocal Tiaaes Council has been given that honour, hat cuaOiiv on account of a few such chairmen having proved weak tbe rule has been changed. This ia to be regretted, as iar as Swansea is con- corned, for here it would be possible to make a most excellent selection of a president. As it is, > the president of the congress will be Alderman Bowerman, secretary of the London Society of Compœitors. The provision made for the congress delegates will be found to surpass anything that has°been done before on any of the 34 occasions the con- gress has met. To Messrs Ben Evans and Co. has been entrusted the work of decorating tho Albert and Minor Halls, and this is to be done -in a most thorough and artistic manner, and, indeed, in everything the greatest possible fore- thonght is being exercised to ensure for the dele- gates all possible convenience. The formal opening of the congress will not take place until next Monday, but the" Cabinet," as it were- the Parliamentary Committee—held its first meeting on Monday evening. They were met by the local president, Mr J.Wignall, and Mr W. C. Jenkins, and members of the Reception Committee, after which they proceeded to busi- ness, which is to deal with details, and the man- ner matters are to be submitted to congress for consideration. On Saturday next a smoking concert will be held at tbe Royal Hotel, when tbe American and other delegates will be welcomed to the town. held at the Royal Hotel, when the American and other delegates will be welcomed to the town. Mr J. Wignall has been specially deputed to extend to them fraternal greetings on behalf of the Trades Unionists of the district. Over this concert the chairman of the Trades Council. Sir H. B. Davies, will preside. It is arranged that Mr Eon Tillett will speak at the mass meet- ing to be held on Sunday next at the Empire j Music Hall, Oxford-street, and at 8 o'clock in i the evening a meeting of the Social Democratic League will be held at the Temperance Hall, On Monday, September 2nd. between 11 and 12, Mr Clement, cert. SJLM., will give an organ recital at the Albert Hall, and at noon the Mayor will formally welcome the delegates, and Mr W. C. Jenkins will speak on behalf of the Trades Unionists of the district. The congress will adjourn about 1.30 On this day Sir George Newnes. M.P.. has made great preparation to entertain the delegates at a garden party at Cwmdonkin Park, and will receive his guests at 3 o'clock. During the evening athletic sports will take place. Sir George having decided to offer take place. Sir George having decided to offer £ 100 in prizes to be competed for by inhabitants of Swansea. Among the items is a tug-of war I between policemen and Trades Unionists. The Cymmrodorion Male Voice Party, under Mr Thomas, and the Ladies' Choir, under Miss M. Jones, will also take part. The park is to be be sr. tit ally decorated for the occasion. Ticket- holders oniy will be admitted up to 7 p.m., and after that time the gates will be thrown open to I the public, and a programme of music will be given by a brass band, and it is expected that the fairy lamps as arranged among the trees will have n most beautiful effect. On Tuesday the Mayor will give a grand dinner to the delegates at tha Market Hall. On Wednesday Mr Aeron Thomas, M.P., will invite the delegates and friends to a garden party at West Cross, special trains will be pro- vided to convey tbe delegates. On Thursday Lady Dilke will specially invite delegates connected with female labour to a meat I lea, and will preside in the evening at a mass meeting at the Albert Hall in connection with the Women's Trades Union League. At 5 o'clock this day the British Industrial Associa- tion will entertain the delegates to tea at the Temperance Hall. and a meeting presided over by Mr Wignall will afterwards be held. On Friday the British Traction Company will convey the delegates by special train to the I Mumbles Pier, where music and refreshment will be provided. The Trades' Council propose to take the delegates to Cower. On Friday night a j meeting in connection with the Independent Labour Party and addressed bv Mr Keir Hardie, I M.P., will be held. On Saturday it is expected that the largest | ion ever held in connection with 'I Trades Unionism in South Wales will take place. The processionists will assemble at 3 o'clock at the Guildhall, whence, headed by the Chief Constable, Captain Colquhoun, they will march up High-street, along Alexandra-road, Dynevor- place, Gower-street, Portland-street, Oxford- street, Kensington-cre -cent, and into the Vic- toria Park, through the St. Helen's-a-venue entrance. It is understood that the congress will ha,ve to appoint two delegates to visit America. Among the candidates is Mr Ben Tillett, who may lie said to have peculiar claims on account of the > great strike in the States going on anions: tin- plat" workmen, the very class among whom. a I section in South WPISS are connected with, his society, the Dockers' Union. Tbe committee apparently only require fair weather to ensure absoluts success for all their preparations, but even this has to some extent been provided for. In case of bad weather on Monday next Sir George Newnes's party will, meet at the Albert Hail, and the sports "would be put off for a time. If it should be wet on Wednesday Mr Aeron Thomas's, MP., party will meet at the Market Hall. Wednesday Mr Aeron Thomas's, MP., party '.vill meet at the Market Hall. 88OIn.

BRECON AND USK WATER, The strong agitation which has manifested itself in the counties of Brecon and Monmouth with regard to the condition of the River Ufcl: continues to show little sign of abatement. Feeling is very K-. en on the part of the promoters and sympathisers with the object of the recent public meeting at Brecon to protest against the abstraction of water from the Usk by the Great Western Railway Company. Mr John Lloyd has been moving in the matter for some time and pressing it upon the attention, not only of the Royal Salmon Fisheries Commission, but also of Lord Salisbury himself. To the Commission he offered himself as a witness, and attended to giye evidence, but his testimony was not only rejected, bat when he presented himself at a meeting ot the Commissioners he was, without any exniana- tion, forcibly expelled from the room. In the correspondency Mr Lloyd has had with Lord. yhe protested against this treatment, and adedd. The conclusions arrived at by a Roval Commission, by whom importa.nt evidence is de- liberately shut out, are not likely to have the sama weight with Parliament and the nation as if such evidence, when tendered by a responsible and experienced witness, had been received and considered by the members of the Commission or at least if the reasons for not receiving such evidence were publicly stated in open Court, which, by my application, I gave the Royal Commission the opportunity of doin«v' Lord Salisbury's final reply, recently received, is to the effect that lie is not prepared to inter- tere with the action of the Royal Commission. It is suggested that the clue to this anparentlv extraordina.ry treatment of a witness may be that Mr Lloyd had appealed to Lord Salisbury previously against the Board of Trade on account of their delay in dealing with the question of the Usk, and Lord Salisbury had himself than written to the Board of Trade on the suoiect. Possibly the Board of Trade ail not wish to have their conduct aaversely commented on by a witness, and at their suggestion the chairman of the'Com mission (Lord Elgin) shut out Mr Lloyd's evi- dence. How justified Mr Lloyd was in pressing j theCsk case before the Commission is shown by the proceeding?-, of the recent Brecon town's mooting and tbe agitation now in progress in both the counties of Brecon and Monmouth. f

-===- BARBY COUNCILLORS. j Barber's Shop Talk. I The ti-,C-,as and Vvater Committee, which j i-,nder the presidency or Councillor W. Paterson, were informed by the water engineer that during July 19.483.200 gallons oi water were pumped into the reservoirs, i,he a\oiuge aaily consumption being 60S,140 gallons, or at the rate of 2| gallons per dav per head of tne population. This was 9,310 gallons! 'ln exc-esfJ °f 'he quantity consumed in r-f' ramfs ll being, however. 0 27 inches ueiow tne average, for the last 13 years. In the cOLu-secf tba proceedings Councillor A. T. White i ■jiought roiward what he termed an overcharge m the case of an account for timber, and in the coarse of a desultory discussion the Chairman pointed ont that the difficulty in coming to a decision was that Mr White would not declare that the o; il had been tam. ered with, and only maae an inference.—Councillor White I must cnoose rny owe "words you must not do that for want no barber's shop talk here. mind, "7 Chairman Who are you pointing at ? I m sure we want no outside business.—Conn- cillor White Then don't voti choose words and •! attribute them to me.—The incident thereupon I ended.

No official notice may be taken of Mr Bernard N. Baker, head of the Atlantic Transport Com- pany, but Englishmen will always respect him for his gift of the hospital ship Maine. It was a magnificent thing for an American to do, and it by no means represents the beginning and end of Mr Baker's philanthropy. He wa.s born at Baltimore, and though his father was a rich man, Bernard Baker, after he left Yale, threw him- self heart and soul into commercial life. He saw that the Baltimore shipping business could be developed, and be has developed it in a remark- able manner, flis first ship he named the Mary- land, after the State of his birth, and the names es of all his other ships begin with the letter 1VI— '.Montana, Minnesota, Mackinaw, Minneapolis, Minnehaha, Marie, Missouri, and so 011. Mr Baker is at present in the States, but he is often i ard.

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NEW CHAPEL AT LLANDILO. I Stone-Laving uy Sir John Williams. The Welsh Independents are making marked progress in Carmarthenshire, and in no part more than in the eastern portion of that county. The Tabernacle. Ffairfacb, Llandilo, being insufii- j cient for the spiritual needs of the people, a movement was set on foot a little over a year ago to provide additional accommodation at the other end of tho town, and now a substantial chapcl, with schoolroom, is in course of erection in Crescent-road. The architect is Mr Herbert, of Brvnmarlais, the contract being in the hands of Mr Walter Thomas, of Llandilo. It is antici- pated that the formal opening will take place in October. The ceremony of laying a memorial stone was performed on Monday afternoon by Sir John Williams, Bart., the Royal physician, whose presence naturally attracted a large number of peoplo, seeing that h.e eminent doctor hails from the neighbourhood and belongs to a family a,tiol: of staunch Congregationalists—indeed, in his j young days he was fond of local preaching, and; be is a relative of not a few famous Welsh divines. The simple, yet interesting task of putting in an embellished stone suitably in- scribed, was followed by a large gathering of ministers and laity in the Drill Hall. Here the chairman, the Rev. W. Davies, pastor, said the church and congregation were too large at the Tabernacle, a difficulty which had been en- countered for 10 years. Their church members numbered 600, and their coil gregation 800. They had seven district Sunday schools, attended by at least 500 scholars. The movement, inaugurated in June of last year, was started without a dissentient voice. no less than £ 1,200 being promised at the first meeting, and it w expected that £ 2,000 would be collected by the opening day. The total cost of the project would be from £3,500 to £ 4,000. The design of the building was half Gothic. Forest of Dsau and Dunvant stone being used in the exterior parts. The chapel would sea; 500 and the schoolroom and class rooms 250 people. Evert place would be heated by a special apparatus and the_electric light would' be used. An organ, worked by water power, was to be erected, and the most modern furniture bought. Sir John Williams, Mr John Lloyd Morgan. M.P., the Rev. Elvet Lewis, and Professor Jones showed how deeply they sympathised with the zealous pastor and his flock, and several other gentlemen likewise spoks eulogistically of Mr Davies s pastoral labours. The most important address, from an historical point of view, was that of The Rev. T. Johns, of Capel Ais, Llanelly. who spoke on the debt which Carmarthenshire owed to the Independents for fighting the battle of religious freedom. This battle, he said. began in 1660, when, for attending a church meeting at Cefnarthen. Jenkin Jones was sent to Carmar- then Gaol. The church was then scattered for :13 years, Rees Prydderch being chosen minister for Ystradw alter, near Llandovery. His ordina- tion, however, was impossible for over a decade of years, owing to persecution. Capel Isaac Church was founded in 1650, during Oliver Crom- well's Protectorate, by Stephen Hughes, Samuel Jones (Brvnllwych), and David Jones (Llan- dyssillio). A justice of the peace of Beriian- llwyd, near Llandilo, was a notable persecutor of Capel Isaac adherents. A great number of them were fined because they worshipped Ccd according" to the dictates of their conscience. With those fines the magistrate bought a very valuable horse. On one occasion he too\ a friend to see it, and during the inspection a bull rushed forward and killed the animal therefore no luck came out of that investment. Another point urged by Mr Johns was that Independency had reared famous men, who un-a spent their lives for the benefit of tbe country, viz., Williams of Pautycelyn. an offspring of the church a,t Cefn- arthen Mr Thomas, Craigybwlach Morgan | Jones, Troedyrhindalar and Griffiths. St. Florence, who were all celebrated for their piety and learning. Ca,pel Isaac also produced Dr. Roes, the author of The History of Nonconfor- mity the three Stephenses Jones of Pout- arvon, tbe root of the .Brownhill tree together with the Rev. William Williams, of Llandilo, the seraphic preacher of the Principality, Crugy- bar gave to the world David Jones, of Caio, iiJg translator of Watts's Psalms and hymns; and j from Henllan and Trelech came Rees. Llanelly; Evans. Capel Sion 'Thomas Davies, Llandilo. where he ministered for 27 years. and the Rev. W. Davies, who had been his successor for exactly the same period. Take Bethlehem, which was quite near, and they had Davies Sardis, the q ai Silver-tongued preacher of Wales and David Williams, father of Sir John Williams, whose mother was a most penect woman. Fialdebrenin gave Wales Dr. Evan Dav;es, of Swansea, where he conducted tne Normal College, and from Jeta- salem, Gwynfe, came the Rev Dr. Johu Edwards, of Pittsburg. America and last but not least, Sir John Williams, who had become famous in the world of medicine. Special services were held in the evening, the Congregationalists of the district attending in large numbers. r--

WENTWOOD WATER SCHEME The Probable Cost. It is stated that the Water Works Committee of the Newport County Council have at length received a report from Mr Baldwin Latham, consulting engineer, as to the probable cost of the Wentwood water scheme. The engineer's estimate, which was produced at a meeting of the committee on Monday afternoon, gives £ 400.000 as the probable total cost of the scheme. AJ- rfeady £ 260,000 has been expended, and the work will not be completed nr.der about two The reservoir will contain 400 million gallons, and the experience of the Newport Committee is therefore similar to that of other Corporations, that water is a dear commodity. Tbe Went wood scheme is being carried out with great .are and solidity, and will probably bo cheap in he end, in that the reservoir will need little repair. < Besides which it will probably attain beyond the good old age of reservoirs, whatever that ife ii-iay I.e.

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UTE REV. R. G. PARRY, CARNO. Inierment at Carnarvon The remains of this well-known V elsb divine were on Monday laid to rest in the old church- yard of his native town, Carnarvon. Attended by several members of the family the body reached the town about noon. and was taken to Moriah Chapel, where a memorial service was held. The weather was very stormy, and doubt- less accounted for the somewhat small attend- snce of representative Methodists. The service was conducted by the Rev. Evan Jones, pastor of the church. The introductory part was taken by the Rev. Ellis James .Tones, secretary of the iSorth Wales Methodist Association, ami the Iev. D. E. Roberts, Aberystwyth. Referring to the connection of the deceased gentleman with the town the Rev. Evan Jones remarked that he had ended his earthly jourucy exactly where he had commenced it. He was born in a house ad- joining that chapel, and it was Mori ah Church which had the privilege of rearing one who after- wards became one of the brightest stars in the religious firmament of Wales. The Rev. Ellis Jones, Newtown, as a. representative of the Mont- gomery Monthly Meeting, said Dr. Parry's death had created a great gap within ti e district of the monthly meeting. He added that the greatest blow which the deceased ever sustained, and from whfeh he never recovered, was the death of his son. the Rev. Wynne Parry, of Bala College. The Rev. Fivan Roberts, moderator of the North Wales Association, characterised the late Dr. Parry as a man of great spiritual insight, capable of penetrating the depths of religious thought, and in that respect they classed hint v.)th th^> late Dr. Charles Davies and Dr. T. Charles Edwards. By the Rev T. J. Wheldon., moderator of the General Asse.v.blv, the de: ceased gentleman was described as a preachef who h:d never condescended to eacniice the. purity of the Gospel for the sake of effect. The Rev. Thomas Pierce, Llanidloes, offered; the closing prayer. As the congregation passed- out of the sacred edifice the organist, Mr Orwilf Williams, played the "Dead March." Among the principal mourners were deceased's two daughters, Mrs Jones (London) and Miss Wynne Pany, his daughter-in-law (Sirs Wynne Parry), his two sons, the Revs. J. Hughes Parry (vicar of Reabuxton) a.nd Robert Parry, B.A.. Llanrug, At Moriah Chapel in the evening a memorial sermon was preached by tht Rev. Dr. Liugfr Liverpool.

EBBW VALE WATER SUPPLY, A Serious Position. The long season of dry weather has left Ebbw Vale practically without water—that is as far at the town supply from the water works is con. cerned. The members of the District Counc made a journey to the reservoir on Thursday last, and found the depth of water less than eve- seer- h" f0rC:tnd indeed it was feared that the totaf supply would not ]-is, more than three days. Notices were instantlv issued to the maabitanta advising economy in the use of the small quantity that remained The Willowtown district was entirely without water from Sunday midday, while the quality of the water supplied to the other parts of the town was of such a character as to render it almost unfit for drinking or domestic purposes, the medica.l officer advising it to be boiled before use. Several springs in the mountains surrounding the town are being utilised for the purpose of assisting the suprdv. One notable spring near the new brickyard ia visited by hundreds of men, women, and chil- dren, who carry the water great distances. Means have been taken to provide ff. temporary supply of water to Newtown, Victoria Steel Works, Watmyiwyd. and C'wrn. Rain fell u in the district on Monday morning, but it was so slight as to be of little use, apart from laying the dust. The exhaustion of the supply at thtr Ebbw Vale Works is a serious matter, as iSanty- glo, Blaina, Sirhowy, and Dukestown are sulr plied from the same source. The Council have already decided to go in for considerable add! tions to their water works.

ABERGAVENNY HOSPITAL, Workmen's Saturday Fund. At the annual meeting in connection with tht above on Saturday night last, Alder,ran II C. Evans in the chair. Mr J. Bishop was unani- mously re-elected president. Mr J. G. Thomas (Deputy Mayor) chairman, Alderman H. C. Evans, vice-chairman, Mr J. T. Williama treasurer. Messrs H. T. Tomkins and G. -Tack- son auditors, and Messrs J. Jackson, H. Work. man, and A. A. Watts point secretaries. The balance-sheet was considered vcry satisfactory under the circumstances, showing £ 139 3s 6d m the bank. It was unanimously resolved tha'. tile special grant to the Aber. Cottage Hog. pital should be £ 25, being £ 20 to the hospital and £ 5 to the building fund. There had been con- siderable lossel owing to the bad weather, which spoilt each of the attempts at a carnwa', s- that altogether the committee bad only collected £ 21 of the public, and mace up the amount to £ 2T oat of their own funds.

A BARMAID'S RIGHTS. At the Windsor County Court on Satnrdar th< proprietor ot the Ucorgc, a riverside hotel t lb ay, near d for 30s, the cost d six weeks lodging fnr one of his luirnuiidg^ During the busy season the proprietor required bedrooms for a ladv visitor and her maid, and be reqnesten the barmnid to give up her room an<i sleep with tho '• other servants, as he put it. This the barmaid objected (0, and arraimeiaenta were made for her to s, her brother in-law's house in the village. When, however. U,a how? keeper was applied to for payment rcmKb'y.tetf hi* liability. Ilia Honour 8ir Alfred Mart on, R.C., held that the barmaid was entitled to hot room, and having been deputed of it iivwsglt r-.i > higher price than he w«/i iY n; ;-eei» o;U*:dc.'wa-s Cil;' i'ai: R!K» i-fUCUAUc" iW iif -moo.: J pay.