The Cardiff Times

SIRdOHN FISHER. Reported Decision to Retire. .It is reported in usually well-informed naval that Sir John Fisher will retire from the of First Sea Lord in October next. No it is said, has been brought to bear P°n him in any way to take this step. On the "^trary, the Government are stated to have **ed him to reconsider his decision. Although his decision is declared to be uncon- "ted. with recent events it is an open secret be has been very much annoyed by the Acriticism of, his administration at the Ajdnurnlty. On October 20th he will have com- d ft ve.years as First Sea Lord. Sir J John Fisher entered the Navy in 1854. 2-e Served in the Crimean War, the Chinese ■jyar.of 1859-60, and the Egyptian War of 1882. roin 1886 to 1891 he was Director of Naval J^daance, Admiral Superintendent of Ports- mouth Dockyard in 1891, and Controller of the j*aVy'in 1892, in which year he also became a ^ofl-of -the Admiralty. He has also held the 'A^^9 Comma £ hder-in-Chief of the North f^nftrlpan and West Indies Station, and of the f^ditej-ranean Station. He was a derogate to a -Peace Conference at The Hague in 1899, before he became First Sea Lord he was vonajnander-in-Chiaf at Portsmouth.

TRADE BOARDS BILL. -,Th)&. Standing Committee of the House of I Colhtnons on Tuesday considered the Bill "Qteh proposes to set up trade boards for the PUi'po&e of filing the minimum wages in Seated trades. ^CJause 5, whicj? provides that the Board of ^ade might, when trade' boards had fixed a ftinimiirb rate. make an order giving obliga- tory effect to such rafe was agreed to. On Clause 6. by which a penalty is imposed failure to pay wages in accordance with ♦ rate which has been made obliga- i°ry».,Sir Henry Cotton moved an amendment r? .secure that home workers really received "be minimum rate. Mr Churchill said he had considered the jPOeition of middlemen and middlewomen very fully. While he agreed with the intention T* tfie amendment he feared it would enable i?e employer to set up a person of straw and avoid responsibility himself. That would '^der the operation of the Bill nugatory. The j^fcendment was Withdrawn on the understand- ^8 that Mr Churchill would introduce a new ?*Use on the subject to punish such middle waders. Clausfc 6 was Adopted, as were 7, 8, 9, and 10 • *ter a proviso to Clause 7 had been made, on Churchill's suggestion, suspending the Peration erf the Act in case of public emer- in r«^pect' of CroM^h contracts. The Com- 'Wttee adjonttied till after AVhitsuntide.

FANCY v. SOLID COOKERY. A Merthyr Complaint. letter haying been read at the Merthyr ykool Management Committee on Wednesday ^cning from a cookerv mistress resigning her Councillor Isaac tdwards questioned the reusability of filling the vacancy, and said •oat girls in the schools were taught to make SjQcy pastry that would not be of any/use to ^cta in years to come. The girls ought to be plain cooking which their mothers did, *|*di which would be. more serviceable in that Rfcrt of the'eountry. Mrs Edmunds said that Cookery lessons were given according to the g»lab\is approved by the Board of Education. ^°Uncillor Jsa^c Edwards thought the special e^ds of that district ought to be considered in ^pokcry matters. Councillor H, M. Lloyd said fc girls were not taught to make good, ^bstaxitial food, but light, p^iffy pastry. A r^j^niittee wifs appointed to consider the •yiJabus and to report.

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GRAVE CHARGES .a Against Mr Jay Williams. £29,000 INVOLVED. At the Guildhall Justices Court, London, on Thursday (before Sir Vezey Strong) John Jay Williams, described as a bookkeeper and ac- countant, was brought up and charged on re- mand with. beins: in the service of Messrs Raphael, Tuck (New York). Ltd., Moorfields, London, he forged and uttered a cheque for £700 on the Union of London and Smith's Bank, Prince s-street, E.C., with intent to de- fra ud. The accused is well known in South Wales, where he is a colliery proprietor, and at one time prospective candidate for Gower. He had recently taken a house at Queen's Gate, South Kensington, and also had a residence near Swansea. Lord Giant we occupied a seat near the magistrate, and Mrs Jay W illiaras and her friends were also present she havinsr had an interview with her husband just before the magistrate took his seat. The accused on entering the dock bowed to the Bench. He looked flushed though haggard. Mr Muir said the prisoner entered the service of Messrs Tuck. Limited, of London, in 1896, as a clerk at a salary of co a week. He remained in that ser- vice for a number of years, and then became bookkeeper and cashier to the New York Company, at a salary of £260 a year. He was supposed to have independent means. The name bv wbhb he was known during his service was 'John Williams, but it was clear that he had other names. He was known at his bank (Parr's Bank) as John Jones llhams, and he was known in Wales, to another bank, as John Jay WiHiatus. It was a material tact that he was a bankrupt. Then his name was John Williams Jones. The fact of his bank- ruptcy and chanrre of name was totally un- known to Messrs Tuck until after l}e was given into custody. Cheques were usually signed by one or other I of the three directors-Mr Adolph Puck, Mr Gustav Tuck. and Mr Herman Tuck. These three directors were common to both the American and the English houses. Defendant was the responsible officer charged with keep- ing a pay-in book. Parts which had been discovered disclosed that between July 22nd, 1904 and May 4th. 1909, the prisoner had forged 45 cheques upon the American house, amount- ing to an Aggregate of £29,200. odd. (Sensation.) This loss, arising upon these forgeries, had been diminished to the extent of £4,500, because it appeared that in December last the pressure on the American house with regard to monies at the bank Was such that prisoner was com- pelled to contract a loan with aban^J" Wales, and paid in the proceeds of that loan, amounting to £ 4,500, to the credit of the American company.. • No cheque had ever been drawn for pri- soner's salary for more than ,,0. Thecheques forged were of such amounts that that fact alone would have made it clear that they were forgeries. The forged cheques, however, had been destroyed. False entries were made in a counterfoil, where the cheques were missing in some cases. In one case certainly a cheque, made payable to the firm, "4*as attached to the counterfoil. Of course, the numbers could not agree, and the number upon the genuine cheque had been altered. What the prisoner did with this very large sum of money it was not for that Court to con- sider, but it was a fact that the prisoner had acquired a colliery in Wales. It was an un- developed colliery. This he had pro- ceeded to develop, at undoubtedly a considerable expenditure of money and he had an office at 17, Nicholas-lane, E.C., with the name of the colliery up, and his name also on the brass plate. That fact Was certainly unknown to his employers. So far as had been discovered, the matter came out in this way. On May 4th one of the directors—he thought Mr Adolph Tuck ■ wanted to know why the American house was so largely indebted to the English house. No doubt one of the means by which prisoner was able to misaporoDriate these large sums was to pretend to the American house that a debt to the English house had in part been paid, whereas it was still owinsr. The prisoner said to Mr Tuck that be had cabled for a remittance—not at all an unusual thing. In response to inquiries, a registered letter reached the English house, with the result that Mr Adolph Tuck spoke to pris- oner. He asked him for the pass-book. Prisoner went awav ostensibly to fetch it, and came back and said it was in the bank. Alleged Confession. Now Mr Tuck had inquired at. the bank, and it was not there. While the prisoner pretended to be looking for the pass bock, he had gone to a clerk and sent it to the bank. The clerk was sent to get it back, and then prisoner apparently thought that discovery was inevitable. He asked Mr Adolph Tuck to. speak to Àinl privately. He was taken, into Mr Tucks room, and fctere hd^id he hadmstid.tlje tundsoi American CdBaptfn-jr as <tpleao<to was asked how he got> it. He said he had forged cheques, and that he had destroyed them. "Loan" under these circumstances was simply a euphemism for theft in fact. For a considerable portion of the time he had been in Messrs Tuck's employ he was an undie- charged bankrupt, for reasons which, perhaps, were not material to consider now. Prisons; desired to have his bankruptcy in the name of Jones annulled. There was, said counsel, this history of forgery and theft extending over this long period, amounting to this large sum of money, and confessed to by the prisoner. Further, the prosecution had discovered among the cheques that remained that a con- siderable number had been used as instrnmenl s of forgery—that was to say, the genuine signa tures on 39 cheques of different difectorahad been traced over. On the face 01 them could be seen the mark of the pencil. and the mark of the carbon paper could 1 also be seen. This carbon paper had been used for the purpose of tracing the name into a blank cheque, and there had been found in the prisoner's office, by the chief bookkeeper of the English Company, a carbon paper—which it was desirable should not be handled more than was necessary—bearing upen it the actual tracing of the signature of one of the Messrs Tuck. There was no drtubt that prisoner must be sent for trial. Evidence was then called, A Dramatio Interview. Mr Adolph Tuck said the English and Amcri can companies were financially distinct-The prisoner had been first engaged in 1896 as a clerk at a salary of £2 a week. Witness knew him as John Williams." In 1898 the prisoner entered the service of the American company, and received an increase in salary. He didn't know what salary he had, but this year he had a salary of £260. Prisoner had control of the cheque-book when the fof-geries occurred. Witness's brother Herman had had control of the cheque book, but he fell ill, and the cheque-book and pass-book were placed with accused. Witness explained the way,ln which remittances passed between the English and American companies. The English company's financial year ended on April 30th, and on the 4th May this year witness examined the state of the accounts after he had heard Mr Muir Don't say what you heard. Did you speak to prisoner ? Witness: I asked how it was the Amerian company owed so much when they were sup- posed to pay monthly for their purchases. He replied that he was sorry that he had written, but perhaps he had not written sufficiently stringently. Witness said he was very much annoyed, and would write himself. Accused came to witness an hour or two after on the 4th May, and said he was rather sorry that this should have occurred: he took the responsibility himself, and it waa his own fault. (Here the accused smiled.) He said he wished I would not write as he had written again, besides cabling, and that he would not like the New York qompany to know he had not done his duty. (Here accused smiled broadly.) Witness told him he would think it over, and as a matter of fact witness did not write for a week. A reply came to the cable sent by the accused, and witness's suspicions were aroused. He at once wrote to the bank. Witness then narrated what had taken place when accused said the paes book was with the bank. Accused said a clerk had taken the book to the bank. Witness said he would go to the office and see Atkins himself. On getting there Atkins was not there. He came a few minutes later with his hat on. Witness asked where the pass-book was. Prisoner was present. Atkins said where the pass-book was and that he had taken it 10 or 15 minutes before—just the time the book had been first asked for. Witness thereupon sent for Mr Jacobs and asked him to go to the bank and get the book. It was brought back and even before he had any time to go into any details prisoner came up to him and said in a low tone of voice, 1 should like to speak to you privately in your office." Witness went into the office with him and prisoner said, if I tell you you will not use anything I say against me.' Witness said he had no promises "to make if accused had anything to tell let him tell. He then said" I have taken a loan of some, of the New. York money." Witness said. "What do you meanj? Have you been forging any cheques f He hesitated, and then said Yes." Witness asked the amount he had taken, and he said the difference supposed to be owing by the American company to London. That was about £11,000. (Here accused again broke into a smile). Witness immediately tele- phoned for the solicitors and kept the prisoner. The solicitors said he should be arrested, and a detective was sent for and he was given into custody. The last cheque he said he had forged was May 4th, JE400. Accused took a pen and ticked off the amounts he had forged. He had signed cheques in prisoner's favour on the American company, but never beyond JE40 to <45. The Magistrate said that none of the state- ments made had been contested by the defence. The accused was then remanded formally for a week, and then on to Monday, June 7th, when further evidence will be tendered. A considerable number of London Welsh acquaintances waited to see the accused re-" moved from the Guildhall to Brixton Gaol. #-

Bishop Anson, Canon of Lichfield, and son of the arst Earl of Lichfield, died on Thursday.

NATIONAL EXECUTIV,E. WELSH LIBERAL FEDERATION. Meeting in London. REPORT UPON CAMPAIGN. A meeting of the Executive Council of the Welsh Li bera) Council was held at the resi- dence of Lord St. David's, London, on Monday afternoon,under the presidency oKhis Lordship. There was also present Sir D. Bryfamor Jones, K.C., M.P., Sir Herbert Roberts, Bart. M.P., Lady Brynmor Jones, Mrs D. M. Richards (Aberdare), Mrs Howell Ichis. Aid. Riffan. Mr Edward Thomas. J.P.. and MrH. G. C. All- good (Cardiff) Revs. A. F. Hills (Carmarthen). Mr J. Hugh Edwards (London), Mrs Freeman. Mr C. E. Breese (Portmadoc). AlderxAan R. Roberts (Llandudno), Mr J. W. Summers (Liberal candidate for the Flint Boroughs), Mr George Hopkins (Tredegar). Mr .T. Kemp (Ynyshir). Mr J. Reynolds, J.P. (Harerl'ord- west), with Mr Edgar Jones, M.A., and Mr W. H. Hughes, the secretary 01 the Council. A suggestion to hold Liberal meetings at holiday resorts during the summer months was deferred, as was also a proposal to establish branches of the League of Young Liberals. The secretary's report referred to efforts made to establish Libera! Associations in con- stituencies where none at present exist, and propagandist meetings that had been held in various parts of the Principality, and in par- ticular meetings in favour of the Disestablish- ment Bill. On the suggestion of Sir Herbert 'Roberts. M.P., a joint committee of six members of the Liberal Council, together with three Welsh members of Parliament (the latter to be nom- inated by the Parliamentary party) was appoin- ted to take charge of the Disestabiishrnentcam- oaign. The six gentlerften chosen were Mr Breese (treasurer), Rev. Fullc" Mills, Alderman R. Roberts, Alderman RaSan, Mr Hugh Edwards, and Mr Ailgood. The Rev. A. F. Mills emphasised the neces sity for persisting with the work of. the Dis- establishment campaign, inasmuch as he feared that many Welsh members of Parliament would relax their efforts for its passing the House of Commons this Session. The annual meeting of the Federation will be held at Llandudno in October, when the presi- dent (Mr D. Lloyd George) will occupy the chair. Secretary's Report. In the course of a report upon the work of the Council, the secretary stated The bye-election in East. Denbighshire, which resulted in a practically undiminished majority for Mr Hcmmerde, was fought with the utmost energy and enthusiasm, both by the candidate and his supporters. The ques- tions most prominently before the electors were Disestablishment, the taxation of land values, and the fiscal question. Several speakers kindly volunteered to address meet- ings during the contest, upon being made aware of the need of help, and rendered most valuable service. The Council also supplied a large quantity of literature to the election agent. In this connection I would venture to point out how desirable it is that at least some of our trained Welsh election agents should be employed in elections in Wales. It is both undesirable and unfair tha.t outsiders should be brought in when we have able and efficient agents ready to hand. Several of the local Liberal Associations in East Car- marthenshire have been reorganised by Mr Abel Thomas and Mr Towyn Jones, and the work is proceeding. The excellent leaflet issued by the Council upon the Disestablish- ment of the Church in Wales is in steady demand and I have sent oht a considerable quantity of leaflets on the question of the taxation of land values, and upon the fiscal question. These have been supplied for the most part by the organisations which exist for the promotion of Free Trade, and the taxation of land values. It is necessary, however, to issue leaflets to counteract the effects of the persistent propaganda of the food taxers in the agricultural districts and the manufacturing centres of North and South Wales, and I would suggest that one or two special leaflets be published for that purpose- Having regard to the relation of the. Chan- cellor of the Exchequer to this Council, and to the great contest 'with the gfreat mono- polies in which he is engaged, it appears to me that this Council would be well advised to prepare and issue in leaflet form a brief summary of the proposals of the Budget. Our London Welsh correspondent wires The three Parliamentary representatives will be appointed at the next meeting of the party. In the present crisis it is most desirable that there should be a complete understanding between the Welsh members and the represen- tatives of Liberal organisations throughout Wales in order to secure effective action in the interests of the Bill. The decision arrived at at the meeting will. it is hoped, assist in the achievement of this purpose.

EMPIRE DAY. "1'1" "ti"Y.f "J). -o:oi'h.' ^According to the estimates of those. who Assisted > cfter'JSsri >of Me&tfa and hia fiovworkers. Empire' Da*y~wa^ observed hy 3,729000 children in 17334 schools of Great Britain alone. The movement had its rjriein in Hamilton. Ontarie. 1 ,ii &¡ uJ. Mrs Fessenden, of that Canadian town. is the real author of the Empire Day, and no one has paid handsonier tribute to her energy in initi- ating it than Llord Msath himself, under whose direct influence the great development in the past six years has taken place.

THE "DUCHESS OF MILAN." It is now stated that Mr Henry C. Frick, the Pittsburg millionaire, is the prospective purchaser of the Duke of Norfolk's Holbein. Mr Frick is a past president of the Carnegie Steel Company; nr.! into prominence during the Homestead strike af 1892. It will be remembered that the public has been asked to subscribe a sum of about £10,000 to prevent the famous Duchess of Milan from leaving the country, and that the Government have granted £10,000 towards that amount.

GEORGE MEREDITH. The World publishes the following poem by Mr Alfred Austin, the Poet Laureate t— A POET'S GRAVE. GEORGE MEREDITH. Born 1828. Died May 18th, 1909. When, in the mellow plenitude of years, Life grows too heavy for the burdened breast, Nature, kind nurse, provides what time en- dears-- A Home of Rest. And he, dead Poet, after waning breath, Afar from tumult, rivalry, and strife, Such rest hath found, secluded in his death, As in his life. Ne'er should be laid in ceremonial fanes The poets in whose brain swarm all the Nine, IJut where the roses mingle in the lanes With wild woodbine. I who oft saw him in his cottage home, His garden-loved, beneath his roof have slept, Wished not for him 'neath splendid arch or dome A sepulchre kept. And let too generous spirits not lament He lies not within storied aisle and pave, But fitly finds, nigh,whet-e his days were spent, A Poet's grave. I.. A'fred Austin.

LONG NAP Iti CHURCH. When the caretaker of the Tabernacle Church, Aberystwyth, proceeded to clean up after a singing festival she discovered a woman asleep in a gallery pew. The woman had fallen asleep at the evening service,and did not awake until roused. She ought to have gone home with an excursion on the previous evening.

I Bath and West I SHOW OPENED AT EXETER. South Wales Awards. The Bath and Wost anrl ^Southern Counties Society opened their annual exhibition at Lxeter on H ednesdav in wet weather. The stock and produce entries total 2,120. with 327 'entries iu the varipus competitions for.butter- making. shoeing, milking. and shearing, and the prizes in all departments amount to £3,600. Among the chiel attractions of the show are the exhibits of cattle and hordes by his Majesty the King, who has animals competing in eleven classes. T n. the one for shire stallions foaled in 1907 his Majesty eutered the hay Ravenhill. ■ There were four other entries in the class for shire fillies or geldings foaled in 1908, in which his Majesty is showing Dunsmore Royal Lady and Belle of the Forest. The King entered Constanta m the class for shorthorn heifers calved in 1908 and Competitor in the class for shorthorn bulls, calved in 1908. His Majesty is also a competitor for the champion prize given by the Shorthorn Society. The opening ceremony was largely attended. Lord Clinton, in extending to the Society a. hearty welcome, said the fertile lands of Devon. and the knovvQ excellence of the stock which they could raise were guarantees that the show would be worthy of the best traditions of the society. The Mayor of Exeter opened the show. The following are some of the principal awards:— 4 • HORSES. Agricultural shire stallion foaled 1907-3, Lord Winters to Ice. Blagdon, near Bristol. Shire colt., foaled il1- Winterstoke Shire filly or gelding— it ? Mandilo. Carmarthenshire. Hunters—Mare or gelding, foaled in 1905—1. T. L. Bennett, Chipping Sodburv Fillyor gelding, foaled In 1906-1, T. L. Bennett," CATTLK. Dexter Kerry—Cow or heifer in milk. calved in or before 1906-1 H.M. The King. Bull. cEkJved in 1906-7 or 1908—3, H.M. the Kiner Shorthorns-Sh<:>rthorn heifer in milky calved in 1906—1 Viscount Tredegar, Xawport. Do., calved in 1507—1. W. T. Game and Son. Do., calved in 1908-h.c Viscount Tredegar. R,ulI,calvedin1908-1, H.M* 'the King; c.,W.T. Game and Son. Hereford.—Heifer, calved in 19C3--3, W. Thomas, Cardiff. Aberdeen Angus—Cow or heifer in milk, calved before December, 1906-1,J; j Criilan. Gloucester Heifer, calved on or after December 1st, 1997—1 and 2..T.J. Cridlan. Bull calved before December 1st, 1907-1; J, J. Grid [an. Do calved on or after December 1st, 1907—1 arid 2 J"J Cridian. Champion Prizes.—Gold medal for the best Aber- deen Angus beast—J. £ lab: Silver medal for best beast of opposite sex—jr, J?Cridlan. SHEEP. Cotswolds.—Shearling rain—1 and r.. VV. T. Game and Son, Northleach, Gloi • 2 Mid 3, W. Houlton, Northleach. •- Pair of rams—1, and 2, W T. Game and Son; r., W. Houlton. Three Cotswold shearling ewes—1 and 3, W. Houl- ton; 2 and r., W. T Garne and Son. Oxford Down.-P.ir ram lambs-I, J. T, Hobbs, Maisey Hampton, Glos.; r J. Horlick, Cowley Manor, near Cheltenham. Sonthdowns. — Two shear rams—h.c., HJf. the King. Southdown ram lambs—2. H,M. the King. Ram or ram lamb-2. H:M"tht') King. forestry. Miss E. C. Talbot, of M&rgam 1 Park. South Wales, secured a silver medal for her general collection of exhibits illustrative of forestry. The Cotswold sheep wese judged by Mr W. Thomas, of Sully, Cardiff.

CARDIFF CORPUSTHRISTI PARADE. Roman Catholic's Protest. AtamestingofCardig Watch Committee on Tuesday the Chairman (MrJ-T. Richards) re- minded members that they had deputed the chief constable n,nd himself to confer with the town clerk with a view of fprmulating an order to deal with public processions in the streets. Some misconception had arisen with regard to the attitude of the eonimfttoe, and' the sooner, the matteE was put right the better for all concerned. Proceeding to explain how the matter came before the-committee The chairman stated that the matter had been brought before the committee by com- plaints from time to time that during the Corpus Christi procession-^the greatest proces- sion held in the city--the main thoroughfares had been practically blocked for hours at a time. There was no intention t6 make any diEferentia- tion between religious sects, and the com- mittee were actuated by considerations of pub- lic convenience ahne.Thechief constable and he had seen the Rev. Father Van den HeuveL, and placed the whole >rh«tter before him, sug- gesting that in future processions should form in Cathays Park, leaving various constituent parts of the procession to afrive from different points. The procession1 being Tortned in the Cathays p art, woula proceed over the bridge into the castle grounds. The rev. father agreed with their views, and after a conference with liis people, the Bishop and his fellow-priests had readily acquiesced in the suggestion of the Watch Committee. He thought that showed excellent feeling, and it would surprise him (the chairman) if, after the Rom&n' Catholics had given the lead in that way, they should get 'any trouble from other religious sects in the Councillor Lovat." Fraser said he did hot thijik it was ire<i(?Ssary to obtain an ttrder in regard to the processions, and oh the stw- gestion of Councillor Nicholl it was agreed to consider each futtire case on its merits.

PROTEST M £ ETIM6. A meeting df Cardiff Catholic citizens was held on Tuesday evening at St. Peter's School- room, and attended by 600 or 700 persons. The following resolution was passed :— That thiS meeting strongly protests against the action of the Watch Committee where- by the procession of children at the Feast of Corpus Christi through the main thoroughfares of the city will not, as here- tofpre, be allowed. A deputation from the meeting was appointed to wait upon Councillor Richards, chairman of the Watch Committee.

NATIONAL EISTEDDFOD. London Arrangements. Another meeting of the ladies who are in- teresting themselves in the success of the National Eisteddfod, which is to be held at the Albert Hall three weeks hence, was held by permission of Lord and Lady St.David's at 43, South-street, Mayfair, London, on Wednes- day. Lady St. David's, who was initiated into the Gorsedd circle at Llangollen last year as the Light of Demetia (Goleuni Dyfed),presided, and amongst the ladies present were Mrs Lloyd George, Lady Edwards, Lady Roberts, Lady Eva Wvndham-Quin, Mrs Mackintosh of Mackintosh, Mrs Herbert Lewis, Mrs Ells Griffith, Mrs Llewelytr Williams, Mrs Timothy Davies, Mrs Alfred Mond, Mrs Thomas Free, man, Mrs Heime, Mrs Mary Davies, Miss Hartwell Jones, Miss Mary Ellis (hon. secretary)- Letters expressing regret for unavoidable absence were received from the Countess of Dundonald, Lady Llan- gattock, and Lady Evans. The London Eis- tfeddfod Committee was represented by Lord Aberdare, president of the Board of Guaran- tcrs, and Mr Vincent Evans, chairman of the Executive. Several plans for assisting the committee were discussed, a.nd encouraging reports were given of the success of the efforts made. A sub-committee, over which Mrs Ellis Griffith will preside, was appointed to deal with the sale of tickets. It was reported that the Executive Com- mittee has issued invitations to the heads .f the Irish, Gaelic, Cornish, Manx, and Bretom Societies. On the suggestion of Mr Mackintosh it was decided there should be a formal recognition by the representative women of Wales of the presidency of Baroness Cederstrom (Madame Patti) at the Eisteddfod. Lord Aberdare, on behalf of the General Committee, tendered most cordial thanks to Lady St. David's for her energetic action in regard to the objects before the meeting.

ALLEGED CARDIFF FRAUD. Madeleine Pratt (46), widow, was charged (before Messrs J. W. Courtis and Dan Radcliffe) at Cardiff on Wednesday with obtaining 3d by falselpretences from Mary Alder.Detective-Sergt Kellett arrested the prisoner on Tuesday at a house in Loftus-street, when she remarked, in answer to the charge, How did I defraud T" Mr Cross (Messrs Harold Lloyd and Cross), who appeared to prosecute, said two other people, were wanted in the case. About a thousand boxes of what was said to be Zambuk had been sold in Cardiiff and district at 3d a box, whereas it could' not be obtained at the chemist's for less than Is ljd. He asked for a remand, to enable them to find the other two people- Prisonersaid she was not aware what she was selling, or that she was doing anything wrong. She was engaged by Mr Nash, of Clare- road, and only worked for him 11 days. Mr Cross said prisoner was dressed as a nurse, and went about saying she was em- ployed by the Zambuk people. He objected to hail. The man Nash had disappeared, and there was ample evidence that the sale of these boxes had been going on some time. Prisoner was remanded for a week, and allowed bail.

BOYS' SUNDAY PASTIME." Cardiff Juvenile Court. Hyman Romoff (14); Henry Jones (13), and Alfred Gibbs (lSkwere brought up on remand on Thursday at Cardiff Juvenile Court charged with stealing nine enamelled letters, value 3s, from the shyp window of No. 27, West Bute- street, occupied by the Roneo Typewriting Co." Ltd., on Sunday last. P.C. William Price saw these lads on the window-sill taking the letters off the window. He followed and caught them in James-street. It was further stated that this was the second time within a month that the letters had been removed froQlthe window at 27, West Bute-street, while Superintendent Hayward said within the last fortnight or three weeks a large number of letters had been taken off doors and shop windows in the centre of the city. Romoff was fined 10s and costs or seven days, and Jones and Gibbs were each ordered six strokes with the birch.

DEATH OF RICH LONDONER. CHANCELLOR GETS £2,500,000. Twelve millions pounds has been left by a London gentleman, whose name is practically unknown to the outside public. The comparatively unknown multi-million- aire is Mr Charles Morrison, whose death, at the age of 92. is announced. He died at his country house, Basildon Park, in Berkshire One estimate gives his fortune at £ 15.000.000, but £12,000,000 is, perhaps, the more correct estimate. It is calculated tha h. as a result of his death, the Treasury- will benefit to the extent of £2,500,000. It was a. saying on tne Stock Ex- change that the taxes on his income would buy a Dreadnought. Mr Morrison's father was one of the founders and partners of the great drapery house of Morrison and Dillon, which later hecrlme the Fore-street Warehouse Company. Mr Charles was the eldest of three sons, and inherited about £2,000.000 when his father died. A bachelor and a man of simple tastes, he lived a quiet and unostentatious life,devoting all his energies to the accumulation of his fortune. His financial knowledge and business capacity were of a high order, and his market opera- tions were invariably marked by exceptional judgment and foresight. A member of the Stock Exchange, who had engaged in many a deal with him, described him as a good sportsman who (in financial matters) was always ready to go in and always ready to come out." In private life Mr Morrison was said to have shown some eccentricities of manner and dress, but he was a kind-hearted and true friend. He was one of those who do good by stealth and blush to find it fame." < Bold Deals in Stocks. Deceased, with the exception of Mr Alfred de Rothschild and Lord Howard de Walden, was probably the richest Englishman in the world. Mr Morrison never spent more than a verv small proportion of his income, the balance being rei'u'arly invested with great care. A r '■t visitor to the City, he was noted for I ii deals in stocks, and after a nUlUl, these deals he bought good securi- ties at p.iin;- prices. All new investments that were in any way substantial attracted him, but as soon as they had risen it was his rule to sell out. His brokers thus had a turn-over with him of many hun- dreds of thousands. His business place was a miniature Bank of England, for, as a reserve against a time of serious financial trouble, he habitually kept in reserve a large sum in gold. Deceased's brother and sister, both of whom are oVer 70 years of age, are also unmarried. His brother is Mr Walter Morrison, J.P., of Farn Hall, Malbam, Leeds. It is understood that the vast fortune is to come to this brother and his sister. Huge bequests are believed to have. been left to employees. Most of Mr Morrison's wealth consisted in huge blocks of office buildings, such as Basil- don House, Finsburv House and the like. As an instance of his assiduity up to the end, it may be said that one of the last matters exer- cising his personal attention was the letting of the huge suites which a recent failure rendered vacant. Mr Morrison's country house was the seat of the Fane f/imily in the 18th century, and con- tains a c Election of valuable works of art. Among t' lese are a quadrangular Roman altar and the pc rtraits of two ladies seated, Dorothy Percy, and Lucy, Percy, Countesses of Leicester and Carlisle, from the Strawberry Hill collec- tion. Two landscapes by Turner and pictures by Hogarth, Rembrandt, Rubens, Leonardo, Da Vinci, Str Joshua Reynolds, and Watteau. Mr Morrison was of Scotch extraction, his father having estates at Islay in Scotland. The latter was M.P. for St. Ives in 1850, M.P. for Ipswich in 1832, and M.P. for Inverness Burghs in 1840. Mr Morrison's brother, who, as stated above, is expected to inherit the major portion of the huge fortune, was M.P. for Plymouth 1861-1874, and M.P. for Skipton. 1886—92, and 1895—1900. Founder of the Fortunes. The fortunes of the Mowison house were laid by James Morrison, born a Hampshire yeoman's son in 1790. for whom, as a boy, some humble employment was found in a London drapery warehouse of Morrison and Dillon, which, as already stated, became the Fore-street Warehouse Company. The rest of the story would have delighted Mr Samuel Smiles, for, by industry and in- tegrity, James Morrison worked his way to a partnership in a Fore-street drapery house, marrying—as ah industrious apprentice should —the daughter of the head of the firm. He was reported to be worth £150,000 when Southey met him at Keswick, on his way to put money into Robert Owen's experiment, if he should approve at it. Morrison was a strong Liberal partisan, and, sitting in an jinreformed Parliament, voted for the Reform Bill, which partially disfranchised the borough of St. Ives, which had returned him. His draft report on the interest of the public in Railway Acts has been thte ba^is df mftch modern legislation. He died at Basildon House In 1857, four times it millionaire &Q<1 lord of estates "from Kent to A'rgyfeffiifre. The Basildon collection of pictures was formed by him, for, though a self-educated man, he had a keen interest in works of art. Failing health had prevented Mr Charles Morrison from attending regularly at his City office in the last 18 months. All his life he had been regarded as delicate, but the simplicity of his habits preserved him. His relatives can- not recollect that he ever smoked, and he was almost a teetotaler. His country mansion at Basildon he inherited from his father. It waS built at the end of the 18th century, a fine piece of architecture in a pleasant park; but Mr Morrison lived chiefly at his rooms in Harley-street, leaving his sister to take care of the mansion, where she had lived all her life. Most of Mr Morrison's great wealth came from very large estates in Berkshire, Kent, and the Isle of Islay, of which he owned half. He gave generously to church and hospital funds. Some of his biggest donations went to King Edward's. Hospital Fund, to the Bishop of London's charities, and to funds to help the social work of the Church generally. Wrote Book at 80. He remembered and narrated quite vividly sights and incidents of the last years of George IV.'s reign, which closed when Mr Morrison was only 13, but his recollections of passages in books were more striking. In 1854 he had written a book on Relations be- tween Labour and Capital," a painstaking study in economics. Mr Morrison never could be drawn into the public conflicteof the parties. He had lived in the midst of many scientific and sociological movements. None interested him more than the Darwinian theory. He could argue for- midably upon Darwin's discoveries, thanks to a wonderful memory, and he was over 80 when he wrote Doubts on Darwinism by a Semi- Darwinian." It was characteristic of Mr Morrison, that, shrinking from publicity, he had the book published anonymously. Although a multi-milloinaire, Mr Morrison's father had a weird idea that he would die in the workhouse. The idea scarcely came off, for he left four millions. Mr Morrison, on the other hand, believed he would considerably add to the fortune, his ambition being to die richer than his father. He succeeded in his ambition.

CLERK'S £1,000 A YEAR RISE. Other sidelights are thrown on the character of Mr Morrison, the London multi-millionaire, whose career we outlined on Wednesda.y. He was widely respected as a splendid land- lord. With the exception of four acres he owned the whole of the parish, and many are the stories that are told of his generosity in dealing with his tenants. One tenant, for instance, who could never seem to do well, never paid rent for 20 years. One who knew Mr Morrison well told a Press representative that the old gentle- man lost at least £4,000 a year in keeping up theestate. All the Morrisons," says an informant, i. were quietly generous, and they gave at least £1 a day in the parish in small things. Of Mr Morrison himself I can safely say that he never refused anything in the way of charity when he was assured of the genuineness of the apoeai. Again and again he has handed out £1,000 whin asked for something." One night, a year or two back, Mr Morrison got out at Tilehurst, the station before Pang- bourne, by mistake. It was rather late, and he walked to an inn a little out, and asked for a trap to drive him to Basildon. The landlord appeared to eye him with great disfavour, and Curtly told him that he couldn't have a trap. Mr Morrison had, of course, only to be identi- fied to have the finest equipage in the place pressed upon him. But his accustomed reserve made him say nothing, and he steadily tramped the whole of the way home in the dark. A day or two later someone in Basildon heard the story, and being in Tilehurst, called on the landlord, and asked him if an old man had asked him for a trap .a few nights previously. Yes," said the landlord, but I wasn't going to let the likes of him hav^ one." Well, said the other, it was Mr Mofrison, that was all!" Lord," said the astounded and disgusted landlord, ",1 wish I'd known." And he never ceased to regret what he called" his lost oppor- tunity." When deeply immersed in studying the de- tails of some vast deal, Mr Morrison was apt to be absent-minded. Upon one such occasion, it is said, he arrived at his office wearing a new silk h$t from which the tissue-paper in which it had been wrapped had not been removed. He much disliked going to the tailor, and in later years was a regular patron of ready-made clothes shops, while he scorned any conveyance for town use more luxurious than the ordinary hansom cab.' To those of his employes whose work caught his fancy he would occasionally behave with startling generosity, as when he turned to a clerk and observed, You've been doing very well lately. From next week you shall have a thousand a year rise "—a promise which, be it recorded, was duly kept.

The light that leads us burns in Holloway Gaol," writes Mrs Pethick Lawrence in an- nouncing in the current number of Votes for Women that on June 29th the largest deputation yet appointed will seek to inter- view the Premier at the House.

SENSATIONAL OUTBURST. He is Trying to Hypnotise Me! Tn the Divorce Court on Thursday (before Mr Justice Bargrave Deane and a common jury) h¡rtlwrevidence for the petitioner was taken in the case in 'which Mrs Katherine Elizabeth Keen nee Latham, sued for a divorce from the Rev. Stuart Gordon Holland Shadwell Keen, rector of North StDke. near Bath, under circumstances already reported. Mr Priestley, K.C. (for the petitioner) called Miss Med'ock, who. having been sworn, was allowed tQ:2:ivc her evidence seated. Mr Priestley Is it a fact that Mr Keen has committed adultery with you ?—Witness Yes, he compelled me to do so. Do you remember Mr Keen at Easter coming down to your home t — Yes. Did you see him alone ?—Yes. Counsel: What did he say with reference to this matter ?—He said he was very sorry for all he had done, and that it made him feel what a mean wretch he was. He said he wanted to do what was right, what should he do ? Be said that when he stood by the dead body of his mother it all came over him how very bad be had been. She had died some time before. My sister came into the room. severaHimes during the few minutes that he was there. Mr Priestley: Wha&did you advise him to "do ?—Ltalked to him and I told him that he should tell Mrs Keen all that had happened, and that he should also tell Sir Alexander Lawrence. I asked him to go to my mother's room and confess to my mother. She was very ill in her room upstairs. He said. Yes," and I took him up to my mother and left him there about five minutes. Pathetic Incident. She has died since then, has she not ?—Yes. Did he ten you what passed when be was with your mother ?—No, but when I took him to the room I heard him say to my mother, Your daughter is not to biame at all —I was the one to blame," and he asked my mother what he should do. Mr PriesUey Did you hear any more ?— My mother fold him that she bad brought us up very carefully, and he said, Yes, too carefully, and if I had known more it would have been better for me. He also said that if Mrs Keen tried for a divorce, and he let it go through undefended, would mother eive me to him ? Mother indignantly replied. No." When he came down he wanted something to eat, and I gave him some tea. He only stayed a few minutes. He said my mother told him that if he did not get out of the house my father would be home soon, and if he found him there he would kill him. He asked me to write to him and to meet him at Cambridge, which I refused to do. Mr Priestley During any part of the inter- view did he mention his boys ?—He said if I married him we could have the boys after they were seven years old. He said he had denied ir for their sakes. Witness, being questioned with regard to the incident when he was alleged to have spoken to her behind the screen before she left the house said, he told me that if ever he had the chance would I marry him. He said he was going to Scotland shortly. Then I told him not to say any more." Witness added that she had lent Mr Keen a month's salary. He had borrowed money from her many times before. They were small sums. He also used her stamps and notepaper. In fact." said witness, he robbed me of every- thing 1 had. My honour, my character, and everything, and hastened my mother's death." Mr Priestley However, I think you are en- gaged to be married now ?—Yes. And does the gentleman know all about it 1-- Yes, he knew all about it before he asked me to marrv him. Cross-examined by Mr Bayford. witness said that she became engaeed to be married on Whit-Sunday last year. Mr Keen had com- mitted adultery with her shortly before Mrs Keen's baby was born, and it had happened rather frequently. Hypnotised P Mr Bayford: Did you know that it was wrong when you first committed adultery ?— The rector told me that it was not. I could not help myself at he beginning he had a most horrible power over me. He stared at me until I did not know what I was doing. He fixed his eyes upon me for ten minutes at a time and I could not help myself. Mr Bayford (addressing his Lordship): My client has placed himself entirely in my hands with regard to this matter, and after the evi- dence which has been given I have advised him not to go into the witness-bcrx. Under the cir- cumstances he has accepted my advice, and he is not going further to contest the case. His Lordship very briefly addressed the jury, who found that the Respondent had been guilty of cruelty and adultery. His Lordship granted the petitioner a decree nisi with costs and the custody of the children. Application was made to provide for the cus- tody of the children in the event of Mrs Keen's death, but his Lordship said he would not now make any order, and that the matter could be brought before him in Chambers.

"THOSE HORRIBLE EYES." A special d^eribltig' scenes ht the Coort»- telegraphs :—Miss Wed- „k>qkt the govergp^^a. girfpf strikingly hand- some appearance*, very ladylike, with dark hair and eyes. It was- noticed that she shuddered once 'or twice, then suddenly her voice rang out in the court—" He is trying to fix me with those horrible eyes of his." The statement seemed more suited to a theatre than a court of law, as people in Mr Bargrave Deane's court looked up with startled expressions, and fol- lowed the direction of Miss Wedlock's eyes. She was looking towards a handsome clean- shaven man with piercing grey eyes; he was the rector. An interval of silence followed the strange dramatic outburst, then the foreman of the jury got up and said—" May I say that the jury have noticed that on,' several occa- sions ? Mr Priestley (to the witness): Try and keep your eyes on me. The rector folded his arms and turned his head away. Miss Wedlock, when she had recovered her composure, continued her story.

Levy for M.P.s. a. i< THE ACTION AGAINST THE FEDERATION In the Chancery Division on Wednesday, be- fore Justice SwinfenEadv,Mr Macnaghten,K.C., mentioned the case of Tom Jones v. the Sduth Wales Miners' Federation, which was axi action to restrain the payment of levy under clause 15 of the rules of the Federation for the mainten- ance of Labour members of Parliament. Coun- sel said This case is now set down. It came before your Lordship on the 12th of March, and on behalf of the plaintiffs I asked for am in- junction practically following the Osborne case. Mr Upjohn, on the last occasion, said he was anxious to seek the opinion of the highest tri- bunal. I had doubts at the time whether they were anxious to go on with tbe case, and those doubts now seem to be well founded. The motion was directed when last before your Lordship to stand over for trial, and I asked for leave to expedite the hearing on the 17th March.. The matter came on on a summons for direction, and our statement and claim was delivered. His Lordship What are you asking ? Mr Macnaghten To expedite the hearing. His Lordship I have no time to do it mow. I will give yon leave to apply next sittings. Mr Up John The case depended, subject to our defence, on the decision of the House of Lords in the case of Osborne v. The Amalga- mated Ttailway Servants. That,. I understand, is the next appeal to be heard. Probably, your Lordship would like to hear the decision of the House of Lords before hearing this case. His Lordship We should all like to have that. (Laughter.) Mr Macaaghten The trouble is that -the lery has been made. Mr Upjohn My friend has paid his levy of 6d, and has been doing this since 1893. His Lordship There was some question be- fore as to whether the case of Osborne was going to be heard in the House of Lords. I understand now that Osborne's case is next in the list. As the Osborne case is going to be dealt with im- mediately the manifest course will be to re- serve my judgment until the judgment in the Osborne case has been delivered in the House of Lords. Nothing will be gained by fixing a day until the House of Lords has given judg- ment in the Osborne case. Mr Macnaghten Except that the levy is now being made. His Lordship I will do this. I will give you leave to mention the case first day next sittings. Mr Macnaghten: I should like to have an undertaking to ke^p things in statu quo. His Lordship I cannot do that, but you may mention the matter to me on the first day ef next sittings, and I will then go through the pleadings.

BURGLAR REBUKES COUNSEL A burglar's misfortunes were related at London Sessions on Wednesday, when James Lynch, 38, described as a shoemaker, pleaded guilty to charges of stealing jewellery, of the .value of £250, from the house of Dr. John Harold, in Harley-street, and of burglary and theft of six tea spoons and other articles from the house of Mr E. J. Longinetto, at Brockley. Prisoner in pleading for leniency said I have had a very hard life, take it. all round. I have never had a chance. Every time I've been before a judge or magistrate I've been sent to, prison." At. this complaint some of the members of the Bar who sit immediately below the dock, were unable to restrain a laugh. Prisoner glanced scornfully at the'wigs and then bitterly exclaimed: "Y CS, you can laugh, but you want to go through it." Mr Wallace, K.C., ordered him three ycArs* penal servitude to take effect after the comple- tion of the term outstanding on the last sentence. Prisoner (briskly) Thank you, my Lord.

I am a silk-hatter by trade, but it is now my misfortune to stand in the gutter and sell what I can, because people wear bowler-hats and caps instead of silk hats," said a street vendor charged at Kingston yesterday.

Round the Year. THE MERRY MONTH OF JUNE. June, like May. takes its titles from a section of the original Roman Senate, being named after the inferior body, or Junories. An old Latin-writer gives Juno. the guardian goddess of women,tthe honour of having a month dedi- cated to her. This may have had something to do with the strange belief that used to exist amongst the Romans, that June was a particu- larly favourable time ior young people to get married May, on the other hand, being regarded as a most unlucky month. During the middle ages this quaint superstition, combined with some Saxon beliefs, was firmly believed in. Thus it was unlucky to mceta monk, priest. hare, dog, cat. lizard, or serpent. W ith such a formidable list, it is a question as to whether anybody was fortunate enough to escape. The lucky objects to meet were a wolf (provided it was not hungry), a spider and a toad. Another custom was that the morning after the marriage the bride could ask her husband for anything she pleased, and he could, not refuse her. A survival, in part, of thia custom may still be found in Cumberland., where, when the marriage service reaches the point. With all my worldly goods I thee endow," the bridegroom takes up some silver; and gold pieces that he has previously provided himself with, gives the clergyman his fee. and pours the remainder into a handkerchief that is held for the bride by a bridesmaid. Festivals. During the month there are two notable days—Corpus Christi on the 10th. and Mid- summer Day on the 24th. Corpus Christi is a procession in honour of' the doctrine of transubstantiation. In the days before the Reformation it used to be a time of great rejoicing in England. The principal feature of the procession is a pyx which con- < tained consecrated bread, and was carried by a priest who walked under a canopy. This was followed by representations of favourite Saints in their characteristic attitudes, such as Saint George killing the dragon. Next came priests bearing pieces of the sacred plate of the church. These were followed by an admiring crowd. The streets were strewn with flowers, and the houses were decorated with green boughs. As the pyx apnroached everyone was supposed to fall prostrate before it. After the procession it was customary to have miracle or mystery plays. This part of the ceremony survived manv years aftet; the Reformation, although the Protestant clergy did everything in their power to suppress it. We have Corpus Christi celebrations and processions in a modified form. Midsummer Practices. Towards night on Midsummer Eve, materials, for fire were collected and, later on, burnt in some public square. This fire was called a bonfire, because it was made up of bodf*s or gifts that were intended to represen t A sociable and charitable feeling. The people of the villaee would dance round this fire in a state of the wildest joy, the men and boys, in accordance with an old custom, the reason for which has long been lost in the mists and vapours of antiquity, jumping through it from time to time. If anybody went to sleep during the night it was supposed that his spirit would go wander- ing about the place where it would be freed for ever from its present prison. Similarly, if anybody, or any party of people, felt brave enough, they could, by staying the night in then, porch of the Parish Church, see the spirits of those who were going to die during the follows ing year come and kneck at the door of the church in their proper order. So that they might escape this inconvenient habit of the spirits, it was the custom for every citizen, great and small, to parade the streets on Midsummer nieht with a torch or cresset, or else to dance with others around one of the bonfires. The King and Queen often used to assist at this ceremony. The effect on a still, clear summer's night, in those ancient days, when street lighting was an un- known art, must have been very strik- ing. The flaring torches moving about like magic fires, the dusky figures of their bearers, now appearing jet black, now. brilliantly lit up. the merry shouts of the people as they danced around the fires, or appeared for an instant as they leapt through the roaring flames. Over all the deep blue skv. faintly studded, with stars, and probably the full moon flooding the landscape with her peaceful silvery light, and turning every white object, in the imaginations of the simple people, into ghosts or else fairies who were and still are supposed to revel on this one nightl The Heavens. Mercury, the restless planet of the solar system, will towards the end of the month become a morning star again. Mars and Saturn are also morning stars. while Venus and Jupiter grace the evening. On the fourth of the month there is a total eclipse of the moon, which will be only partly visible in Great Britain. The eclipse com- mences at half past ten on the third and ends at 4.21 on the fourth. Before the eclipse is over the moon will have set at 3-56. During this month there is no real night in this country. Long after the sun has set, a luminous glow cam be" seen in the North, al- most as if the sun. was about to rise'there. Thjts i? the last month in the year in which the mornings and evenings increase. About- Midsummer Day the day is longest, being about 16 hours and a quarter. The increase for this month is 16 minutes, three going to the mornings and thirteen to the evenings. In the Country. Spring is over aad summer commences. Nature hM now reached the height of hei beauty and everything rejoices. All day long in the country there is the steady buzz of myriads of insects in the air, on the earth and underneath it. Out in the open fields and in the sunny gladeS in the woods innumerable butterflies- gambol up and down, now daintly alighting on a flower and supping its sweet nectar, then up with a bound to join a group of merry companions that go soaring, wheel- ing and flying, or else one more beautiful, than the rest will settle on a dry, warm stone and lazily fan his wings as if proud of their beauty and graceful outline. In the evening the moths come out and congregate round the gas lamps on any bright light, vainly endeavourihg to get closer to it, all conscious of the fact that they will even- tually fall scorched and bruised. In the mornings young wild rabbits may be seen gazing round on the glorious old world with eyes filled with wonder and surprise at the sights they sec. The tadpoles which have so long been wriggling about in the ponds have now reached full size, and may everf have a pair of legs or perhaps two pairs, and the rem- nant of a tail that so gradually and myste- riously disappears- During the month the delicate tiog rose comes into bloom and scents the country lan^s. In the hedge bottoms the tall red spike of Jthe foxglove may be seen standing stiff and straight, like a sentry guarding the country side. In the hay, and corn fields the common red poppy will probably come into bloom, and stand nodding and bowing his brillia.nt red head. to the slightest breeze. June is the month of butterflies and roses.

A WIFE'S POSTCARDS. Mrs Eliza Jape Howell summpned her hus- band, T. Howell, at Cardiff on Wednesday for arrears on a maintenance order of 12s a week. Mr Harold Lloyd, who defended, stated that the complainant had sent a number of post- cards to the place at which Thomas Howell worked, thus causing him a great deal ojf. annoyance and Unpleasantness with h is felloV* workmen. Complainant admitted sending a postard with defendant's photograph on the back to her husband with the following written on it: —" You look very nice, indeed just like a Cowbridge poacher going home to your mother with a brace of stolen rabbits to cook for your breakfast, you dirty thief." On Shother card complainant said," Send your 12s earlier next Saturday, you dirty scamp." The Deputy Stipendiary told complainant she must cease sending the postcards like that, otherwise she would get no assistance from the Court; while Mr Lloyd said he hoped she would also not mention his name on any future post- card. The claim of the complainant was for £2. Mr Lloyd said the amount owing was 18s. De- fendant was quite willing to pay. The case was adjourned for a month for the clerk to go into the amount said to be owing.

GLAMORGAN WATER BOARD. The Parliamentary agents who are conduct- ing the Glamorgan Water Board Bill attended oil Wednesday before Sir Luke White, the chairman of the Select Committee which has been considering the measure, and submitted to him the Bill as passed by the Committee. The Chairman, having examined the clauses and ascertained that they w^re in accordance, with the decision of the Committee, endorsed the Bill. Thereafter he prepared his report to the House on the Bill in the form prescribed by Standing Orders, setting out all matters which the Committee considered the House should be informed of with respect to the measure. The report, among other things, assured the House that the Bill did not give any powers which might be obtained by means of bye-law3 made subject to the restriction of general Acts already in existenceexplained how the Com- mittee had dealt with the recommendations of tthe Home Office, Local Government Board, Board of Trade, and Board of Agriculture respecting certain proposals of the Bill, and set forth the times allowed for repayment ohnoney to be borrowed with respect to each item of the undertaking.

NEWPORT RIGHT OF WAY.X At a meeting of the Newport Works Com- mittee on Thursday a discussion took place on the question of the right of way from Riverside along the river bank to Caerleon-road, New- port. It was decide l tint more evidence should be gathered on the subject. It was also de- cided that tllcCommon5 an I Vootpaths Pre- servation Society, London, should be written to and' asked to assist in obtaining the evi- dence, and to fight the case, if necessary.