Monmouthshire Merlin

TO CORRESPONDENTS. In consequence of the late arrival of advertisements we are oblisred to omit several local matters of interest, including a report of Mr. Pengelly's interesting lecture at Newport on the Cave Men of Devonshire, a meeting of the Newport Church of England Sunday School Association, last evening's meeting of the Debating I Society, Ploughing Matches at Usk and Raglan, a portion'of our Pontypool correspondent's reports, &c.

THE gl0iiM{|s|ke ISciIiii. NEWPORT, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1878. THE CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER IN BIRMINGHAM. IT was befitting that Sir STAFFORD NORTHCOTE'S political tour in the Midlands should begin at u Z7 Birmingham, the home of the Caucus, &nd the point (Fappui of a Radicalism which is in some respects" rabid" and in others "red." The Birmingham Six Hundred" stand among political blusterers as the most energetic electoral busy-bodies in existence. When, therefore, the CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER twitted the Birmingham Liberals with being in leading-strings, and followed up the remark by by a signifieant allusion to a flock of sheep ready to jump at any absurdity, he said what Was singularly apposite. The unfortunate per- son who, with a pitiable rashness, ventured to remind SIR STAFFORD NGRTHCOTE of the ex- istence of the aforesaid Six Hundred," soon. there is reason to believe, repented him of his presumption. I said," banteringly observed the CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER, I said at the beginning of my speech that I was quite sure my visit to Birmingham would be produc- tive of some good ideas and some novelty, and now I see the solution, and that is, to hand over all the late European and Asiatic dominions of Turkey to the Birmingham Six Hundred." At this the audience broke into hearty laughter, and the obstructive gentleman shrunk into a. shivering silence which grew still more awful as Sir STAFFORD NORTHCOTE went on to say— I will not fail to make the suggestion to my ng colleagues but I can't promise that they will adopt it." To turn from the ridiculous to the important, from the vagaries alid emissaries of the Bir- mingham Six Hundred" to the policy and practice of the Government, Sir STAFFORD NORTHCOTE denied in plain and unmistakable I terms the charge of extravagant expenditure brought by interested pereans against the Ministry. In particular, that earnest but imaginative politician, Mr. CEAMBE PLAIN, came in for a great deal of rhetorical castigation. Said the CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER, I have a word or two to say to Mr. CHAMBERLAIN, and I am very anxious, indeed, to find some of his friends who may convey them to him. We have a great many causes of expenditure in this country, and on the whole the class of per- sons whom I find the most difficult to deal with are those who have excellent objects upon which to expend the national money, and ( amongst those who have many excellent objects and who are very pressing indeed to get hold of some of the national money, I must say that the representatives of Birmingham and the hon. gentleman to whom I have referred stand foremost." This telling allusion to Mr. CHAMBERLAIN'S designs upon the National Ex- • chequer brought down the house, and was received with a favour which the audience did not extend to Sir feTAFFoRo'e contiguous obser- vations anent the increase in the national expenditure. Some Radicals think all men spendthrifts but themselves, and the obvious disinclination of some of Sir STAFFORD NORTHCOTE'S auditors to listen to his financial explanations affords an illustration of this fact. What the reporters define as dissent" and uproar" more than once interrupted the CHANCELLOR'S very satis- factory, but very modest defence of the depart- ment over which he so ably presides. When the right hon. gentleman showed that some three millions of the current expenditure are made up of educational charges, an individual of peculiar mental make, ejaculated Shame It is, of course, inconceivable that many of Sir STAFFORD'S auditors experienced pangs akin to those which spurred this luckless person to I' emotional utterance, but, still, the objection to listen to the right hon. gentleman's statistics was sufficiently strong and wide-spread to make the CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER ex- ??im' T oud°not like to hear about these things, 1 can see." Leaving the not too flowery fields of aug- mented expenditure, Sir STAFFORD set out on reviewed with cautious skill Ue states of Europe, and tbe European rijmttad, characterise n-that affairs in the East were not sn v < QO they might be. Still, we are ;8 no sufficient cause for the hysterical sufferings experienced by Liberal orators and iournalkts The tone ot the Russian Press and the utter anees which, from time to time fau £ Russian officials point to the conclusioa S we may have to do with the CZAR as well as with the AMEER OF CABUL in the SETTLE8 ment of the Afghanistan dimculty but whether with one or both, no Englishman would care to see his country's sway in India undermined by Russian intrigue, or her just claim set at defianee by a potentate who has everything to gain by being on good terms with England. In the hands of a Conservative Government I our interests whether endangered from one or I the other of these causes, are sure to be vigilantly guarded.

BIRTHS. WATTS.—On the 22nd inst at Tunnel Terrace, Newport. the wife of J. w. \tr Watts of & son. HARRIS.—OD the 16th inst at Richmond Villa, Newport, the wife of T. H. fi Harris, of a daughter. MARRIAGES. PARsoNS-GuprT.On the 17th inst., at St. Mary's Church, Cardiff, William Parsons, eldest son of Mr. Henry Parsons, Coedkernew, to Sarah Louisa, third daughter of Mr. Iienry Quppy, 0f Cardiff.. the 22nd inst. at Haverford- west, Samuel Taylor 0f Swansea, s'on of Samuel laylor, Haverfordwest, to MaeW Tnne voungest daughter of the Rev. J. H. Lochore. DEATHS. MCDONALD.—On the 22nd inst «<■ oi i •« Mr. Morris McDonald,aged70 yeJ1°^' VICXERY.—On the '23rd inet at StnJi-n -*T t Ellen Vickery, aped 18 years lj Newport, Miss XpSTSd'a ^r'" M, Richard » Th.m»

LUCAL IN TELLiGr^NUiii. C 4' THE COMING MUNICIPAL ELECTION.-Meeting j of the Council. -Yesterday (Thursday) morning, a j special meeting of the Newport Town Council was 1 held, for the purpose of appointing an alderman to 1 conduct the election, as the Mayor, (-John Moses, •, Esq.) is disqualified from acting as returning officer, he being a candidate for re-election.-There were pre- j sent The Mayor (in the chair), Aldermen Davis, Lyne, and Murphy with Councillors W. West, O. j Goss, T. Beynon (Deputy Mayor), B. Evans, H. R. j Evans, H. P. Bolt, A. R. Bear, D. A. Vaughan, J. W. 'Jones E. Griffiths, and J. R. Richards.—The Mayor explained to the meeting, that as he himself was a candidate, be could not consistently or legally act as returning officer during the coming election, and as the Deputy-Mayor only represented the Mayor in all that he did, Mr. Beynon could not perform the duty, Having thus told them his position, he asked them to elect an alderman, who, the Act of Parliament said, was the proper authority in such cases, to do the work.—Alderman Davis thought the only objection was, that a Mayor might, when a candidate, be decid- ing bis own election, but there was no opposition to the candidature of Mr. Moses, and he did not see that he would be placed in a difficult position at all; but as it was the Mayor's wish that an alderman should be appointed to do the work, he would have great pleasure in nominating one.—Mr. 0. Goss moved, and Alderman Lyne seconded, "That Alderman H. J. Davis be appointed to perform the duties of returning officer, and to hear objections to nominations."—Mr. Davis at tirst objected, but afterwards consented to act, and the resolution was carried unanimously. The member for the Monmouthshire boroughs, Thomas Cordes, Esq., will address his con- stituents at;theVictoria-hall,on Thursday evening next, the 31st instant, when the Mayor of Newport, J. Moses, Esq., will take the chair. "MONASTIC MoNOPOLY.This was the subject of Mr. R. G. Moulton's lecture at the Town-liall last Friday evening. These lectures on English literature are, as we have before stated, delivered weekly by Mr Moulton, in connection with the Cambridge University Extension Scheme, and each succeeding lecture is bet- ter attended than the last, the hall on this occa- sion being quite tilled. The lecturer said they had that night to take up, in one single survey, the whole of the second department of their subject. During the whole period which they would now have to traverse, the literature of thought was monopolised by the clergy. How had this come about ? Before the liter- ature of thought arose among the English, England had passed under the influence of the Church of Rome. The result of the struggle in the Dark Ages between the Roman Empire and the Northern "Barbarians" had had been" Barbarian" forms of government had trium- phed,thatRome,throughitsChurch,maintained the con- trol of thought. In order to gain the simplest rudiments of education, a person had to enter a particular pro- fesSIOn-the clerical—thus forming a separate class of people, and those, being the educated, were looked up to by the ethers. Then this educated class throughout the whole of Europe formed one organisation, and used one language-Latin. This class was separated from other classes in their own country, but was united with its ewn class in other countries. By becoming a member of the Church a man became a member of the Romish Hierarchy. He ceased to owe allegiance to his king, and became a subject of the Church. Then also all English thought was educated by ecclesi- astics, trained in the Roman civilisation, and ex- pressed in a foreign language. Having shown the gen- eral characteristics of the literature of that age, and the effect produced by its contact with other literature, the lecturer proceeded to notice the way in which the monastic monopoly was broken up, what were the principal agencies in the break-up," and how this culmiuated in the struggle for moral reform which preceded the Reformation. To praise the lecturer would be quite unnecessary he is now get- ting too well known and appreciated to require any eulogy. SUDDEN DEATH OF A SAILOR.—On Wednes- day Mr. W. H. Brewer, coroner, held an inquest at the Castle Inn, Commercial-road, on the body of a French sailor, who died suddenly when his vessel was coming into port. The poor man was working at the windlass, when he fell back into the captain's arms, and expired almost instantaneously.—The jury re- turned a verdict of Death from natural causes." MAINDEE MUTUAL IMPROVEMENT SOCIETY.— A meeting of this society was held on Monday evening, at the Board Schools, Maiudee, when the reading of the first act of The Merchant of Venice" was com- menced, all the members taking part. Several new members were elected. At the next meeting, on Monday, October 28th, the subject for discussion will be, That it is undesirable that museums, reading- rooms, and public places of amusement should be opened on Sundays." YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION—The members of this Association met on Tuesday evening, to bid adieu to Mr. Bates, their secretary, who is about to leave Newport. Mr. Bates had for six years carried on his secretarial dfties in a manner that gave satisfaction to all, and it was thought that he ought Dot to be allowed to go away without being presented with some slight token of the esteem of his friends. Tuesday was the day appointed for making this pre- sentation, and a social tea meeting was held. Tea being over, Mr. Fawckner, the president of the As- sociation, presented Mr. Bates with a purse of money, and dwelt at some length upon the excellent conduct and ability of their secretary. Mr. Bates returned thanks, and several gentlemen addressed the meeting. During the evening appropriate hymns were snug, and the meeting termihated with prayer. ANNIVERSARY AT VICTORIA-ROAD CHAPEL.— On Sunday last the 18th anniversary of the Victoria- road Congregational Church was celebrated. In the morning at eleven, a sermon was preached by the pastor, the Rev. H. Oliver in the afternoon at three, the preacher was the Rev. C. H. Bishop and in the evening at six, the Rev. Jansen Davies preached. At ,each service a collection was made, and hymns were Bung by the Sunday school children. FOUNDERING OF A NEWPORT-LADEN VESSEL.— On Thursday evening, the 17th instant, about six o'clock, the schooner John and Susan, of Wells, Ham- mett master, bound from Newport to Cork with coal, suddenly sprang a leak and foundered in 50 fathoms of water, about 20 miles S. by E. of Saint Ann's Head. The cause of the leak is unknown. The weather was moderate at the time, and .the ship had all her sails set. Not two hours before she foundered the pumps were tried, and she was making no water. Later on one of the crew suddenly found water had come in. and reported it to the master. The pumps were set to work, but finding the water gaining on them, and the ship settling down, the crew took to their boat for the safety of their lives. They stood by the ves- sel for about two hours, when she sunk in deep water. They then put off for Milford Haven, and after a six hours' hard pull, lauded at four a.m. on the 18th. The crew managed to save some of their clothes. FOOTBALL.—Nexijjort v. Panteg.—A match waSjpIayed by these clubs on Saturday, on the ground of the Newport Cricket, Athletic, aud Football Club. The weather was not favourable, but there were a goodly number of spectators. The Newport team won by no les3 than live goals, nine tugs, and eleven touch-downs to nil. Messrs Spittle, bowman, Pons- ford, and Jenkins played splendidly for Newport. The most exciting part of the game was the linish, when the ball got almost to the Pautcg goal. There was a scrimmage, in which Newman secured the ball and ran nearly the entire length of the ground, evading the Panteg men, When he reached about six yards t. the coal he was thrown dov/u he threw the hill to Spittle, who had closely fallowed him, and Spittle secured a try, which was converted into a goal by Clifford Phillips. T TATT Pi HONS BY ARRANGEMENT.—K. URegg, L^QLIDA Market-street, Aber- Tredegar, j. o'Leary, Chepstow, Mon- m ti'h butcbef W.Daniels, Commercial-street, mouthshne, collier, late of the same place, ,Mr- A'»ii, Abertlare, gfeena-ocor and gcMial de.ilei H. A. Rogers Broaduiead, Bristol, cabinet maker, up holsterer, and furniture dealer G. 1. Pascoe, late o Griffithstown, Monmouthshire, grocer, now of Hed- uesford, Staffordshire, grocer's assistant; i>I. A. Duhrkoop, formerly of Newport, Mon., shipbroker, now Swansea clerk • William Evans, London-road, ?Tafo?', Swansea, pa'iuter and grocer; T. Gammon, Mumbles, in Oystermouth, Glamorganshire, boot and shoe manufacturer- A. Hine, Grifiuhstown, in Llau- vrechva Upper, Monmouthshire, builder; J. E. Hunt, Newport, Mon., late ironmonger and iron and brass founder, now out of business. THE IJEQUESTS OF 'JHE LATE MB. INELSUN HENVERTSON. — We understand that arrangements have been concluded with the managers of the Intir- mary, the Young Men's Christian Association, and the School of Art, by which Mrs. Hewertson will pay an agreed sum to each in satisfaction of the bequesc under her husband s Will, which would have accrued at her death. By this arrangement the Infirmary will get £2:8:);:>, and the other institutions £1,427 lOseach. Mrs. Hewertson has kindly undertaken to obtain au order from tbe Court of Chancery at her own cost. The application will be made at the coasmencement of the term, an/i the money will be paid to cae.h institution a month after £ he order is made. I -\I RATEPAYERS'MEETING AT MAINDEE.—On lues- lay last, a meeting of the ratepayers of Christchurch )arish was held at the National School-room, for the mrpose of receiving a report from the deputation ap- pointed some time ago to wait on the Chairman and Vice-chairman of the Christchurch School Board rela- ;ive to the cost of the erection of new schools at Lis- .verry, and other matters.—Mr. Alfred Wlliams occu- )ied the chair, and there was a large attendance.— Nlr. Harris stated that they had had an inter- view with Mr. Wilde, the Vice-chairman of the Board, and they had impressed upon him the strong feeling of the ratepayers against expending £ 2,000 for 9 schools,—Mr. Young addressed the meeting at consi- derable length, and clearly pointed out the position I which the ratepayers had taken in opposition to the expenditure of so much money by the School Board.- Mr. H. A. Goodman, the architect, presented the fol- lowing letter re Liswerry School :—"Gentlemen,—I beg to submit for your consideration the following in- ) formation and objections to some of the statements made at the last ratepayers' meeting :—(1). With re- I spect to the cost per head being zE12, it should have been jEll 12s., which included the cost of school fit- tings, benches, desks, cupboards, and boundary walls to the height of five feet, to enclose garden, play- grounds, earth closets, detached residence, and school to accommodate 172 children, heated with hot water apparatus, and on a site of three-quarters of an acre, which lies particularly low, and will require to be well ballasted to render the playgrounds dry. (2). Any- one versed in the cost of school buildings of this cha- racter will well know how unfair it is to judge of the cost of a school for 172 children from the average of four schools, which accommodate from 340 to 600 chil- dren. (3). I have obtained particulars of the cost of 32 schools (which I shall be happy to show to any ratepayer) eight of these I had the joint experience of personal superintendence in the erection of. Upon takiug the average of 12 of these, which were built without residences, I find they cost £ 6 lis. per child, and the other 10, with residences, cost £10 lis., on sites of about half-an-acre. (4). With respect to the statement that Mr. Watkins had guaranteed to erect this school at XG per head for 5 per cent., including quantities, the enclosed copy of a letter received from him will correct. (5). That I was charging 7g per cent, for my services as architect is false, and likely to act prejudicially against me, uuless it is known that it was with the Board's knowledge and con- sent I took out the quantities, for which 21 per cent, was to be charged to the builders, which was the case. (G). I had instructions at the meeting at which Mr. W. Small's tender was considered, to advise the Board at their next meeting as to what reductions could be made, and had time been allowed for it to be carried out, the ratepayers would have found that the cost per head would have been brought below that mentioned for schools with residences in clause 3. (7). You will, by the foregoing, see upon what imper- fect statistics the proposed expenditure was attacked, especially when the area of the site and the small number of children to be provided for is lemembered. — I am, &c., H. A. GOODMAN."—It was resolved that a committee be appointed, consisting of Messrs. Wil. liams, Orphan, Jones, Hickey, Pyne, Young, George, Harris, Cundy, Happerfield, Thorne, and Shirley, to watch over tne interests of the ratepayers. CANDIDATES FOR MUNICIPAL HONOURS.—Wed- nesday was the last day for sending in nominations of candidates for election on the 1st of November. The Town Clerk (Mr. T. Woollett), attended at the Town- hall from 10 a. m. till-5 p. m., to receive the nomina- tions.-For the North' Wanl, Mr. Robert Graham was nominated by John Stacey, Blewitt-street, and others Mr. A. R. Bear by H. p, Bolt, Bridge-street, and others and Mr. H. R. Evans, by George Smith, 24, Charles-street, and others. For the Central Ward, Mr. James Curtice Sanders was nominated by Henry Faulkner and others; Mr. James Maddock, by K. Davies, and others; Mr. D. A. Vaughan, by John LeCouteur and others.—Mr. Sanders has since with- drawn his name, stating that he had not sanctioned the nomination.—For the South Ward, Mr. J. Moses, ) nominated by William F. Stevens and others; Mr. James Thompson, by Thomas Limbrey and others.— For the But Ward, Mr. H. P. Bolt, nominated by M. Johns and others Mr. J. Gibbs, by D. A. Vaughan and others.—Thus it will be seen that the only ward in which a contest can occur is the North Ward, where Mr. Robert Graham opposes Mr. H. IL Evans and Mr. Bear. ANNIVERSARY.—The Sunday School anni- versary was held at the Baptist Temple, Commercial- road, on Sunday last, when sermons were delivered by the Rev. T. T, Davies, pastor. There wece large congregations. SCHGGL BOARD.—At a meeting of the New- port School Board, heldth's morning, Mr. D. Edwards in the chair, it was resolved that a. site for a school at I Alteryn be purchased for £300; also a site at Pottery- terrace, Pill, for £1,200, as recommended by the Sites Committee. Plans are to be advertised for. NEWPORT AND SOUTH WALES SHIPOWNERS' COMPANY.—On Wednesday, Mr. Justice Lush, sitting as vacation Judge in the Chancery Division of the High Court of Justice, decided the petition of Mr. T. F. Lewis for the winding-up of the above-named Companj. His lordship made the usual winding-up order, and it was understood that it should not be drawn up .for a week, so as to enable the Company to discharge the petitioner's claim of £ 3,112 10s in the meantime. FIRE IN COMMERCIAL-STREET.—On Monday- evening a fire broke out on the premises of Mr. John Cousins Sims, toy and fancy basket ma-ver, 57, Commer- cial-street, just after the shutters of the shop had been put up. Some persons passing were frightened by the explod- ing of fireworks, and seeing flames issuing through the fanlight over the door. An alarm was raised, and infor- mation sent to the police-station. The whole of the shop was very soon in a blaze, the shop window was smashed by the fire, and the flames burst out to the street. The engine and hose arrived in a short time, and a continuous stream of water was poured upon the fire. Fears were at one time, entertained as to the shops adjoining, but only a small portion of the woodwork iu front of Mr. Mogford's shop ignited. The fire was got under, before nine o'clock, the whole of the stock-in-trade, fixtures, and furniture of the shop having then been destroyed. The rooms above were only slightly damaged.

ENGLAND AND CABUL. The Standard correspondent at Berlin writes on October 22 That Russia is preparing another martial undertaking for next year must be inferred from the imperial ukase which advises the commanders-in-chief and generals of troops already reduced to the peace standard not to graut to officers or men any. furlough beyond March 1, 1879, and only to grant furloughs at all on particularly urgent reasons. The Bombay Gazette states that the advanceiu force upon Cabul is postponed until next year, with a view to more effectually coercing the Ameer than by the mere dash which some home critics recommend. The Gazette urges that it would be better to spend some months in organising an irresistible force than to neglect the necessary precautions, and thus jeopardise the safety of the empire. A Simla telegram dated Wednesday says :The Khan of Kehalt has cordially.consented to the passage through his territory of Bcitish reinforcements for Quettan, and has also offered to assist in furnishing supplies. The principal Sikh chiefs of the Paajaub and the Newab of Bahawalpur have offered to furnish contingents. The Boiubay Gazette of Wednesday publishes a letter from Thull dated the Ifth inst., stating that the Nawab Gholam Hussein, the Viceroy's envoy, on his way through to Peshawur eixpressed his opinion that the Affghan business would be a big affair. The Ameer is stated to have sixty .thousand infantry, mostly armed with breechloaders, one hundred guns, .and a good proportion of cavalry. He is believed to be determined to fight, and to intend defending All Musjid, Jellahabad, and Cabul, but not Caudahar. lhe letter adds that the Ameer, doubtless, receives Russian aid. The Russian Cfolos of Wednesday publishes an article upon the Affghan question, wkich declares that Russia. will not remain indifferent to any attempts on the part of Engla,lId to alter the present neutral posi- tion of Atfghamstan, ,as Russia's central Asian pos- sessions are at stake. "England (proceeds the article) may seek redress from the Ameer; that is a matter between the two countries but, as soon as victorious Lngland mauifests an intention to establish herself in Afghanistan, as soon as she dictates to the Ameer conditions of peace, which are inconsistent with the legal rights and interests of Russia, then energetic interference on our part will be both inevitable and justifiable. The fate of Afghanistan must not be decided without Russia's co-operation no change io the existing order of things can be introduced in Central Asia."

TERRIBLE RAILWAY ACCIDENT AT PONTYPRIDD. TWEL FE KILLED. -.JIANY INJURED. A disastrous accident occurred at half-past four o'clock on Saturday afternoon at Pontypridd Junction, on the Taff Vale Railway, by which twelve persons were killed on the spot, and forty to fifty were in- jured, some so severely that only faint hopes are en- tertained of their recovery. At Pontypridd Junction the Rhondda branch of the Taff Vale Railway unites with the main line, and the trains on the Llantrisaat and Cowbridge lines also run to and from the station. The Llantrisant train on Saturday, after discharging passengers, was being run back into the north cutting, when, instead of pulliDg up clear of Rhondda line, it ran beyond the point and struck the Rhondda train, which was then advancing at considerable speed, just in the centre of the train. The consequences were most disastrous. Several of the carriages were smash- ed, and the wreckage was strewn about in all direc- tions. One of the carriages which suffered the most injury was a third class, which was crowded with passengers. The shrieks of the injured and imprisoned people speedily brought assistance from the Pontypridd station, which is distant from the scene of the accident about 300 yards. The greatest excitement was man- I ifested on the news of the collision becoming known. The railway officials sent immediately for medical aid, and proceeded to extricate the wounded and remove the dead. It was found that twelve people had been killed outright, and from 20 to 30 seriously injured. The latter were removed to various houses in Ponty- pridd, where their wants were attended to. A few who were only bruised or slightly cut had their wounds bandaged, and proceeded to their destinations, the train having been kept waiting for that purpose. This is the first accident of a serious character which has occurred on the Taff Vale Railway since its open- ing. The line is proverbial for its punctuality and safety, and consequently the consternation in the dis- trict is all the greater. The railway station at Mer- thyr was crowded by an excited throng, endeavouring to obtain information respecting friends in the train. A large number of Merthyr people work and trade in the Rhondda Valley, and the Saturday afternoon trains are usually crowded by the returning workpeople. A number of doctors left Cardiff for the scene of the accident immediately after its occurence, and several of the wounded were brought to the Cardiff Infirmary. This accident, following closely as it has done the late disaster at Abercarn, has caused the most pro- found sensation in the district. The circumstance was very feelingly referred to in most of the churches and places of worship in Cardiff, Merthyr, and Pontypridd on Sunday. A large staff of doctors are in attendance on the wounded, to whom every possible attention is being paid, not only by medical men, but by a large number of ladies and gentlemen who have volunteered their services for that purpose. Dr. Hopkins, of Pontypridd, Dr Davies, of Cymrner, and Dr. Charles Jones, Tonypandy, rendered valuable assistance, amputating the iimbs of several. At the Cardiff Infirmary the medical staff was in readiness to receive any that might be sent. All day on Sunday friends and relatives were coming to identify bodies or visit the injured. Heartrend- ing scenes were witnessed. One young woman iden- titied father, mother, and brother among the dead. The train was a market train, and was tilled with colliers, colliers' wives, and families. All the persons killed and injured belong to the poorer class, and live near Pontypridd. Out of nearly forty injured persons there are several whose condition is serious, and who will not, under the most favourable circumstances, be out of danger for several days. There is a large pro- portion of single and compound fractures of legs and arms. One workman who had his leg broken, quietly requested someone to hold it up for him, as it hung heavily, and beside him was a woman whose foot and leg aibove the ancle were smashed, and only held to- gether by the stocking. The greater portioD of the wounded are at Pontypridd Union Infirmary, but others are at inns and private houses. There were several remarkable escapes. A Mr. Frazer, of Merthyr, was in a compartment where two persons were killed, and yet he escaped quite unhurt, while Mr. William Lewis, of Aberdare (Lord Bute's mineial agent), was in the carriage directly in front of the one that was struck, and was only shaken. The damage to the rolling stock was limited to the destruc- tion of three carriages. The permaneut way was only slightly disturbed, and it was restored for traffic dur- ing the night. The list of injured prepared by the police contains 35 cases, and this is exclusive of minor hurts. LIST OF THE KILLED. The following is a list of the killed, all of whom re- sided in the district Evan Owen Davis, tailor and draper. David Thomas, Baptist Minister. John Jones, collier. Thomas P. Clarke, telegraph lineman. Sarah Thomas, married. Phflebe Jones, married. David Davis, grocer. David Lloyd, mason. John Davis, collier. Jeremiah Parry, collier. Mary Ann Jones, married. P. Kettingan, of Pontypridd. LIST OF THE INJQSEDL Jago Lewis, Ystrad, injuries to both legs. Evans Williams, Peutre, injuries to head and leg. George Parker, Llantrisaat, injuries to legs. Sarah Griffiths, aged, Swansea, compound fracture of leg and injuries to the head. John Manning, Stormstowu, Aberdare Junction, in- juiiies to the knee, chest, and face. George Karslake, Penygraig, one leg amputed, the other badly injured. S. M. Swain, 32, Meteor-street, Cardiff, both legs fractured, aud injuries to face and ribs. John Evans, Porth, both legs fractured, and bruised about the body. Tom Cross, Treforest, one leg fractured. Thomas Williams, aged, Llantrissant, fractured ribs John Morgan, Tonypandy (native of Maesy- cwmEr), one leg amputated. William Jones, Llwynyjua, both legs fractured. James Williams, 15, Yayscynon, Aberdare, injuries to head and legs. Wm. James Parry, Tanygraig, Ystrad, much bruised about the body. James Cook, of Somerset, injuries to the head. William Morris, Pentre, cuts on the face and badly crushed. Edwin Jones (lad), Heolfach, both legs fractured. Jones, brother «f above, badly bruised. David Davies, Aberdaie, broken thigh. Thomas Jones, tailor, Dowlais, much shaken. Thomas Jones, tailor, Dowlais, much shaken. William Evans, Trealaw, leg fractured and injuries to head Harry Miles, Foundry-terrace, Aberdare, compound fracture of leg and injuries to mouth. Edward Harris, Heolfach, fractured leg and ribs. Mr. Thomas, Welsh Harp, injuries to back. Mrs. Thomas, Welsh Harp, lacerated wound of head. David Waters, Welsh Harp, fracture of right thigh and both legs. John Feard, Tram-road, eontusion ef hip and injuries to spine. Mrs. O'Donnell High-street, contusions of head, face, and spine. Charles Dorrington, Mill-street, teeth knocked out and contusions. Henry Williams, Coedpenuiaen, fracture of the left thigh, cuts, and contusions. George Higgs, Berw-road, contusions. Miss Rosser, Hopkinstown, fracture of left leg. J. William,- saddler, Pontypridd, bruises. Mr. James Richards, grocer, Treforest, injury to knee. William Lewis, quarryman, Graigwen, bruises. Thomas Lewis, quarryman, bruises. William Watkins, labourer, contusions. Thomas Morgan, moulder, Tramroad Side, Tre- Sorest, slight injuries to face and head. THE CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT. William Roberts, the signalman, has made the fol- lowing statements—" The Cowbridge train came ta a stop opposite the signal-box, and I went down the steps to speak to the driver. When I was at the bottom of the stairs I could have sworn that I heard I the hells ring, and I cried out to the driver 'right.' The train went away, and I went into my box. When there, I found that the needle had not turned round, in fact, that the signal for the train to proceed was never given. I ran out and cried out, but by that time I the train was out of sight, and I could do nothing." Speaking with great emphasis, Roberts continued I was perfectly confident when I told the driver to proceed that I heard the signal. On going up after- wards, however, I saw my error. I do not want to implicate anybody, for it was my fault, and nobody elae's." Roberts, whose voice was at intervals choked with convulsive sobs, and while the tears streamed down his cheeks, continued: "I am a ruined man, I know. I do not care for myself, but it is my wife and children (here casting an anxious glance at those he was referring to) that I care for. I have always tried i to live respectably, and to bring my children up pro- I perly. But above all, what gives me the most trouble ] is the lives that are lost—lives that cannot be reco- ( trered. It kills me to think of it. God knows that I ] would not have harmed a hair of their heads, poor t creatures. [Here the tears fell thick and fast.] I have ] iiad lots of trouble In my life, but, I nave not known I what real trouble was until yesterday and to-day. Mr Hurman sympathised with me last night in a veiy I kindlv spirit. God knows that my conscience is clear. I made the mistake, and I am willing to stand by it. I have children, two little ones at home, and 'two I daughters who are married. One is under the Bute, at Cardiff, and the other is married, to a fireman, at Ferndale. I am overwhelmed with trouble to-dav, I can neither sit nor stand with comfort, and 1 feel ashamed to meet with anybody. I expect I shall have to suffer imprisonment for this. What I have to deal 1, with now is the Board of Trade." NARRATIVES OF SCFFERERS. Thomas Jones, tailor and draper, Dowlais, who is lying at the Union Hospital, stated that he and Evan 0. Davies, tailor and draper, Dowlais, were sitting opposite each other in a third-class carriage in the Rhondda train. They had just been admiring a moun- tain cascade, but were now talking, when they heard a tremendous crash, and the carriage opened at their feet. Davies dropped through the opening and fell below at the same time fragments of the splintered carriages were flying in all directions about the heads of himself and other occupants of the carriage. The screams were awful. He was stunned for a moment, but when he recovered a little the rescuers were among the debris, extricating the injured, the dead, and the dying. He called out to some to pick Davies up, and they said, We cannot do it, for his head is jammed between the buffers." He was, however, taken out with the side of his head smashed iuto a pulp, and the brain protruding. The narrator then attempted to move away, but was unable to do so. Men came and carried him to the side of the embankment. The sufferer had his hip dislocated, which was reduced while under chloroform, aud he is progressing favour- ably. William Jones, Tonypandy, was riding in a third- class carriage, when he felt a sudden jerk the next moment heard a terrific crash, and the sides and top of the carriage closing in upon him and the others. The carriage was full of people. He became insen- sible, and when he recovered he found something upon him, which proved to be the top of the carriage. Many others were under it, and the screams were piteous in the extreme. The top was lifted away, and he and the others were carried to the embankment. Both his legs were fractured, one in two places. William Evans, Trealaw, was travelling in a third- class carriage, which was crowded. He was con- versing with a friend named Walters, when there was a tremendous "powns" (blow), and the door near which they sat flew open, and Walters fell out. The whole carriage seemed to be crushed in like a band- box. He caught hold of the iron pillar in the centre. His fist was caught between the broken fragments of the carriage. He soon extricated himself, aud moved as far as the step of the carriage, when he was carried away. One of the bones of his leg below the kuee was fractured, and he received various cuts about the head. James Williams, Yynyscynon, a Taff Vale Railway employe at Treorky, says the first thing he expe- rienced was a slight jerk to the carriage, followed by a tremendous crash, and the top of the car- riage being carried away. He lost consciousness, and when he recovered he found himself fast between the debris of the two trains, his face and clothes being covered with blood. He got free, and then crawled over some dead bodies to the side of the embankment, whence he was conveyed to the hospital on a stretcher. Both of his legs were severely cut, and the bone of the left temple fractured. John Morgan, Tonypandy, who has undergone am- putation of the left leg below the knee, states that he heard the crash, and jumped up the next moment the seats came together, crushing his leg in an awful manner. He was carried to the embankment, and left there for some time, with the bone of his injured limb protruding. Dr. Hopkins came and tied his le-, and he was conveyed to the hospital. Strange to re- late he did not bleed much from the leg. George Karslake, a building contractor, aced 25, whose right leg was amputated on Saturday evening and who during the operation exhibited remarkable courage, states The carriage I was in was knocked all to pieces. However I escaped I don't know. I and my brother were sitting opposite one another. My brother escaped, never hurted at all. I heard the whistle blowing, and the door opened, and I tumbled out as the carriage was rising up. The door, I think, caught my right leg, and I saw the roof of the carriage coming towards me, and I crept out of the way. I think my brother jumped out. I was quite sensible. I haven t been out of my senses at all. I layout on the embankment for, I should think, half-an-hour. I could see the others about me, some screaming dread- fully in agony." Matthew Karslake gives the following account of the accident: The first thing that struck my mind was when I heard two or three sharp whistles, and then I was just going to remark to my brother that there was something wrong. I hadn't time to utter the words before I received a blow, and the carriage mounted about seven or eight feet above ground. We were about the third that received the shock. After the carriage mounted it came down with a crash, and then I was thrown out, and I remember no more until I found myself creeping across the line. Then I looked up the line and down, and saw the carriages still in motion, flying in all directions. The whole train formed a sort of skew. I stood up when I got across tbe rails, and the carriages were still crashing to pieces. The next thiug I saw was my brother coming out from one of the broken carriages with his leg dragging. The sight was awful. There was a house just below, and I ran down and asked the peo- pic living the other side, divided from me by a wall and the road, for a drop of water. I had a difficulty in keeping the jug, so many wanted the water at the time. They were lying there then as thick as they could he for about 200 yards among the splintered carriages. I saw tegs separated from the bodies, and faces smashed up, and some with their arlLS hanging. The old seats and broken pieces of the carriages were used for shutters. I carried my brother, with the help of five or six men, to the White Hart Hotel, where he was attended by Dr. Hunter, who persuaded me to bring him to the Workhouse, as he had no in- struments there, and as better attendance would be got. The doctor then came with me, and stayed with him until the amputation took place. There wasn't much room to carry on the operations, so many were rushing in of all sorts, and the sight being very sickening to all present." Some of the escapes were truly miraculous. For instance, Peter Griffiths, the passenger breaksman on the Cowbridge line, and who has been 16 years em- ployed in that capacity, perceiving the danger at hand, dashed out of the van on to the embankment, and as he alighted his van rolled completely over, and he escaped by squeezing himself between the wheels through to the other side. A child sitting on a man's lap was unhurt, while the man's head received a fearful gash from a bar of iron falling on him. Roberts, the signalman, in giving the narrative above, said It is a matter that I cannot under- stand, but it was only on Saturday morning that my wife said she had been dreaming dreadful things about me, that the train had left the line next to the em- bankment there (pointing to the cutting down in the valley), and that I was in fearful trouble." At about the time the collision occurred, curiously enough, Mr. Fiaher was speaking at the Penarth ban- quet to Lord Windsor of the remarkable success which had attended the efforts of the Company in the locality. On the morning of the accident an old tele- graph clerk, bearing-the name of Clarke, was holding c. conversation with Mr. Human, the traffic manager. Clarke happened to ask Mr. Hurman whether he was going out on Sunday. The latter replied that he had a cold, and did not think of doing so. Ah re- joined Clarke, "nothing but a collision, then, would bring you out." Clarke returned, and in coming back agr.in to Pontypridd was in the collision. He is num- bered amongst the dead. Oue of the buried colliers of Tynewpdd, Moses Powell, was in the carriage which sustained the greatest brunt, in company with Daniel Thivsnas and Mr. Frazer, of Merthyr, and a minute or two c\ fore the accident Daniel Thomas had called Mr. Fta\ zer's attention to the marvellous rescue of the colliers\J from the grave of Tynewydd. one of the very men, Moses Powell, then sitting by the side of them. Then came the shock, and once more Moses escaped an awful death. On Moaday the dead bodies were stripped, placed in neatly-made fiaunel shrouds, and then deposited in coffins. They were all, with one exception, supplied by the Railway Company. On the same day the jury were summoned. It is formed of 21 of the principal residents of Pontypridd They first came to Cardiff by the 11 o'clock train, where they met the Coroner, and after being sworn' viewed the body of Patrick liatagnn, and then re I turned to Pontypridd, where the inquest was opened by the Coroner (Mr R. L. Reece), and the bodies of the others identified, in order to enable them to be removed. At a special meeting of the Taff Vale Railway U-N 'P K f Ulrdllf 0U. the signalman, William Roberts, was examined, as were als; Stephen < Ellis, the signalman on the other side of the cutting, i u/ ^rl5aths' the guard of the Cowbridge train, 1 o "ad "a<i a very narrow escape, being in the < Jieak van that struck the Rhondda train first. ( Loberts is an old servant of the Company, having lost me of his legs while attending to the points at the f Llandatf station. He feels his position very much, and f 1.\ pi esses bis extreme regret at the result of his care- essneae. No blame is attached to anyone else. The I orders are for the Cowbridge train to wait iu tne cut ting until the Rhondda train had passed. Since the collision another arrangement has been made, and the CoA'bridge trains no longer pass through tbe cutting, but the engine is turned on a turn-table below the Pontypridd station. The Taff Vale directors' meeting was presided ovar by Mr. John Perry, of Bristol, and nearly all the directors were present. The signalman (Roberts) admitted that the responsibility entirely rested with him, and his contrition was so great that the directors appeared to feel sympathy for him. At the conclusion of the meeting a special train was pro- vided, and in this the whole of the directors present, with Mr. Fisher and Mr. Marwood (the secretary), went to Pontypridd, when they examined the place where the collision occurred. They afterwards visited the Workhouse, and entered the wards where the sufferers were lying. They expressed their great sym- pathy to those with whom they were able to converse at the sufferings they were enduring. They were also much pleased with the attention and care which Dr. Hopkins and the officials at the Workhouse were £ ^JCQQQ1^ Cn The damage is estimated at With the exception of Mr. Swayne, the telegraph clerk, who had both legs, ribs, and jaw broken, all the sufferers from the accident on Saturday, were pro- gressing favourably on Wednesday. There are now two at the Cardiff Infirmarj7, with broken leo-s. and 14 at the Infirmary of the Pontypridd Workhouse. Evan Jones, mason, Dowlais, of whom fears were en- tertained on Monday, is better. THE INQUEST. The Coroner's inquiry into the deaths of the per. sons killedin the collision at Pontypridd was opened yes. terday. Eight witnesses were examined, including the guards and drivers of both trains, together with the signalmen and others. During the proceedings Colonel Yolland made an important suggestion with respect to the improvement of the signals at the new cutting. The inquest was adjourned until Monday.

TREDEGAR. ACCIDENTS.—On Saturday last Rufus Williams, a lad employed at the Whitworth Pit, was killed by a fall in the drift, and at the same time a man named Lewis was severely injured by a stone falling on his bowels. -On the same day a collier named Thomas Lewis, residing at Dukestown, was hurt by a fall in Tyley's pit, Tredegar. SUDDEX DEATH.-On Sunday William Mrogan, X o. 1, Charles-street, died somewhat suddenly while in bed. He got up to fetch something for his wife, and feeling unwell, he returned to bed, and expired at one o'clock. He leaves a widow and several children. POLICE COURT.-TUESDAY (Before Dr COATES, Rev. WILLIAM HUGHES, and G. A. BROWN, Esq.) JUVENILE IMMORALITY. — Edwin Pugh and Thomas Morgan, lads, were brought up charged with indecently assaulting a little girl named Elizabeth Ann Newton, at Tredegar, on 15th October, The parents of the defendants explained to their naughty offspring the position in which they had placed them- selves by their disgraceful conduct. The fathers said they had already administered a good drubbing to the boys.-Fined Is each and costs.

PONTYPOOL. Gas pipes are being laid along the new road to Pont- newynydd, and the light will be a great boon to the public, as will also the same enterprise at Griffiths- town, which place is now to be lighted by the Ponty- pool Gas Company. POXTNEWVNVDD CHURCH—The work of re-building this sacred edifice progresses favourably, and there is a fair prospect of its being completed by the end of the year. FOOTBALL.—On Thursday last the Panteg Club played a match against Caerleon, including 8 of the Newport Club, on the ground of the Pontypool Club. It resulted in a victory for Panteg by one try and touch-down to one touch-down. The play of the Panteg men was remarkably good, especially that of G. Davies, who made several runs. Mr. W. Phillips, the captain of the Newport team, received a severe blow in the face. The Panteg team composed several of the Pontypool Club. POLICE COURT.—SATURDAY. (Before Colonel BYRDE, C. J. PARKES, and E. J. PHILLIPS, Esq.) TRESPASS.—Charles Price and Thomas Hallet were charged with trespassing on the property of Henry Knipe, at Panteg, on the 14th October, by crossing his land and damaging his fences. Mr. Knipe stated that the trespass on his laud at that place was enormous.- Fined 5s. each. NOX-FAYMENT OF LOCAL BOARD RATES.—Mr. Haden, the collector of the Abersychan Local Board rates, applied for orders agaiust a number of defaulters, which were granted. \AGRANCY.— James Bryan. an old man from Aber- gavenny, was charged with vagrancy and discharged. NOX-ATTEXDANCK AT SCHOOL.—Mr. Scanlon, Clerk to the Abergavenny School Attendance Committee, applied for orders against the following persons, under sec. 11 of the Education Act, for habitually neglecting to send their children to school. The necessary order was made in each case. Ellen Williams, Sarah A. Willison, Charles Allen, George Cooksey, George Pit- way, M. A. Ireland, James Clark, J. Donovan, G. Oseland, and Edward Sprague, all of Blaenavon.

EBBW VALE. TEMPERANCE LECTURE.—On Saturday evening the Rev. J. Jones, late of Claremont Chapel, London, deli- vered a very able lecture on "Temperance." in the Schoolroom of the Presbyterian Chapel. The chair was tilled by the Rev. J. Morris, of Libanus Chapel. On Sunday three eloquent sermons were preached by Mr. Jones in the chapel. Collections were made at the close of the service in aid of the Building Fund.

BLAENAVON". The Penny Readings, arranged by the Baptist Chapel choir, were given for the second time on Monday evening in the room adjoining the Town. hall, and attracted a large audience. The programme cousisted of solos, duets, and recitations, all of which were well rendered. Mrs. D. Brown and Miss S. Brown rendered efficient service as piauistes.

ABERGAVENNY. DEATH ACCELERATED BY VACCINATION-.—On Mon- day last Dr. Batt and a jury, of which Mr. James 1 ewis was foreman, held an inquest at the Greyhound Hotel upon the body of Mary Ann Jones, aged five months, the daughter of David Jones, cooper, Aberg-arenny, who died suddenly on Saturday last. Dr. Steele gave evidence. He said the child was weakly from its birth, and he had delayed vaccinating it in consequence but the mother, who had received one or two threatening notices from the vaccination officer, was afraid she would be summoned, and took it to he vaccinal ed and from that day the child gradually got worse, and died on Saturday. Verdict Death l'rom general debilitity." POLICE COURT.—WEDNESDAY. (Before Capt. AMIEL, Capt. CARNIGT, and Mr. TYNTE.) POACUING.-William Jones, an old offender, and Jas. Hoskins, of Abergavenny, were charged with poaching 011 the Company Farm, where the game is preserved by Mr F. C. H. Williams.—On the 25th ult. Michael Cartry employed on the farm, saw defendants with two dogs ferreting.—Hoskins was fined 10s and costs, or 14 days • but Jones, against whom eight previous convictions for poaching were recorded, was fined the full penalty of 40s and costs, or two months. r j a A FUKTHER CHARGE. — Jones was then further cnarged with poaching on the Hardwick Farm on Sunday last.—Edward Phillips. Mr. F. C. H. Williams' keeper wZ thepvdu.i,?ndatlt wa'k up the line, and lay some nets! W hv.n hi.hps came up to him he threatened him in the most, de.ei-mmed manner.—The Chairman said this was a,Z°r: f TC AnU- l6 reoretted that it was not in the V n ° e ^S^trates to inflict a heavier penalty.— costs, or two months' hard labour., i iV "• i t- i"la Edwards, a shoemaker at Llanvi- haugd-nigh-lisk^was charged by Mr. Geor-e Pritchard ol vi'1' ian"? ±arm' Wlth h;lvl!'g threatened to •' knife linn fr ■ULU jeca.U3e his father had previously summoned h m for using words tending to a breach of the peac over kin S? ° n0t appear' ordered to bound o%er, himself m two sureties in £ Li> each to ment. S1X moatlls> or three months' imprison- SCHOOL ATTENDANCE CASES.—Several parent* cliargei* by the rural school attendance office** for n + having obeyed the order of the Bench in Sin. chi.uren to school.—Tne cases were adjourned to «fve t-hp order:8 °PP°Humty of complying w?th ASSAULT IN A RAILWAY CARRIAGE—Evan malster, and the proprietor of a brewt-rv at ("'iiw aDS> summoned oy Detective XfempWtf T London and ISorth Western IlniKviv 6 bad language and wilfully interferriijo' with"th Us?nfir of the passengers iu a train Irom T". comfort the 15th inst.—Defendant ^ouimeuced abusfn1 'V, sengers before the tr;du left Hfrair busin the pas- upon their threatening to have hfm ?tatlon' but mained quiet until the°triin k rD £ i? he re- abuse again. He u4d verv A f wheniie began his Witches, shoemaker PbfJno ianfu;'ge a Mr Moses named D. M. Davids ai'-0 tfi 8truck a gentleman female in theoarri■C'lS- There was stop tile train Defends* ? ,.ut he could not :he three meu in the couHyu-ti^l^f hls. violence, and >n the floor of the carriage 1^1 1)1111 dowa Jovilon station.—repjy t' t,1' p"e ^"alJa Polled np at ?reeman said that the defendm ^"penil^Qdent >reviou*iv ll ha* been several times or it.—(. 'int Amiel a^auits, and had been imprisoned endant on hU conductwith the de- 'Ught to knnw better -pLflt P0Sltl0n uontb's hard labour.6r" i?iae<i 403 aud costs= or one

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