Weekly Mail

THE LLOYD-GEORGE SETTLEMENT. Very hearty and sincere will be the congratulations expressed to Mr. Lloyd- George for th-at he has been the means of rescuing the nation from the peril of a general railway strike. The terms of the settlement indicate that he had- a fine appreciation of both the claims of the contestants and the necessities of the public, and the fact that he has succeeded in reconciling all three is a splendid testimony to his judicial dis- crimination and diplomatic ingenuity. We recognise that in this most important business he has been concerned, not with the clamours and jealousies of parties and sects, but with the interests of the nation at large. We recognise that he has not sought to pro- mote one sectional interest at the expense of another, but that he has employed the prestige and prerogatives of his hiirh administrative office with the single aim of performing a national service. The extent of this service corresponds precisely to the measure of i the calamity he has averted, and both are incomputable., In performing this immeasurable service to the nation he has contrived to satisfy the reasonable demands of the men and the reasonable fears of the masters. The men will be able to bring their grievances before the conciliation board acting in and for the district to which they belong, and the membership of which will consist jointly of representatives of the employers and! the employed; and the masters will be saved all the risks which they anticipated would be incurred by the active inter- vention of the agents of a sectional Trades Union, who, though not entirely- irresponsible, are amenable to their own members alone. In the new, organisation which Mr. Lloyd-George himself has devised one of the principal objections to the recognition of a minority Trades Union will be success- fully dealt with, for the constituencies fully dealt with, for the constituencies that will elect the "operative members of the local boards of conciliation will com- prise all t'he railway workers within the area concerned. Mr. Bell's complaint that it takes twelve months to get a grievance into the directors' room and another twelve months to get it out will be adequately met by the time limit I which has been set to the proceedings of the boards of conciliation, both local and central, while the fact that the ultimate arbitrator is to be appointed by the Master of the Rolls and the Speaker of the House of Commons will guarantee the competence and impartiality of the person chosen. M-r Bell's own posi- tion in the matter is deserving of no little praise. His assent to the pro- posals of the President of the Board of Trade is largely an act of self-eif acement. He ha-s shown that his devotion to the ¡ interests of the people in whose service he has enlisted is unmixed with self- seeking or desire for seif-gloi-ificafcion. He has set a notable example of moderation to those similarly placed to himself, and has demonstrated that the success of a movement may be complete without the deincation of the agents who have con- tributed to that result.

FAMOUS COLLIE RY ENGINEER DEATH OF MR. DAVID THOMAS. Regret is expressed in colliery circles a.t the announce men t of the death <yf TiTr. David Thomas, engineer, Ynyshir, Rhondda. Deceased was one of the best known men in South Wales and Monmouthshire in the I LATE MR. OAVTD THOMAS. sinking of ooal and was a recognised I authority in all matters connected with mining. He was a man of strong religious oonviotiocts. Mr. Thomas worked almost up to the time of his demig^ succumbing to an attack of pleurisy at his residence, 9, G-lyn- terrace, Ynyehir, at the advanced age of 81. 81. Deceased was surface manager at the Universal Colliery. Senghenydd, at the time of the explosion six years ago, and took a. prominent part in the rescne of the entombed miners. Mr. Thonias was far a number of years associated with Sir William Thomas Lewis, and amongst hia many other achieve- ments it is recalled that after other engi- neers had failed he e^ceeded in damming the flood of water "enrhiweeiber. =-

CHEPSTOW MYSTERY. FAMILY FOUND UNCONSCIOUS. Aibont noon on Thursday some neighbon, of Thomas Kir-ton, living near the Hole in the Wall Inn, Chepstow, discovered none of the family were about, and became' alarmed. The house was broken open and entered by Inspector Bullock, Councillor Henry Thomas, and others. Upstairs were two small bedrooms, in which were discovered Kirton, his wife, and eight children, whose ages range from about twenty down to two years and a half, all unconscious. They were taken outstide in the square and attended to by Dr. Thompson and Nurse Hooker, who came upon the scene, and every means of restoring respiration were adopted. All were btronght round, but Kirton him- j self was the most obstinate case. i 3."bout two o'clock the family were eon- 1 veyed to the workhouse in cabs. They were all in their night attire, with such garments' as oould be hastily got together. It appears that a traction engine had been hauling timber from the slip at the river bank and the weight broke the gas main and it is thought the gas got into the house by j a sewer, as the place reeked with gas. It is said that another quarter of an. hour i wouid have been fatal to all. wouid have been fatal to all. I A-t present all are apparently recovering.

"A SCANDALOUS CASE." MINERS AND JUDGE BRYN ROBERTS'S DECISIONS, The monthly meeting of the Rhondda (No. 1) District of Miners was held at Forth on Monday, under the presidency of Mr. T. Lewis, Cilfynydd. Mr. W. Abraham (Mabon), M.P., owing to indisposition, was unable to be present. The meeting was occupied for a very long time in making detailed arrangements rela- tive to the appointment of a sub-agent for the district, for which post, out of 30 lodges, 22 had nominated Mr. T. Evans, Penygraig, the treasurer. Seven other candidates were nominated by one lodge. It was arranged that the ballot should take place on the 21st inst. Reporting upon the work done by the executive, Mr. D. Watts Morgan said that the most important matter which had come under consideration during the past month was the decision of the wages eub-committee to make an application at the next Concilia- tion Board meeting for a.n advance of 2-J per cent., bringing the wage rate up to the maxi- mum attainable under-the present agreement. The noil-Unionist question was again referred the returns from the various lodges showing that there were in the district at present 5,109 non-Unionists (including men in arrears), whereas those in the Union totalled 30,460. The central executive had deoid&l to devote their deliberations at Cardiff on. the 11th of this month to see what could be done for the elimination of the non-Unionist element. His Honour Judge Bryn Roberts came in for some sharp criticism in reference to some recent decisions of his, Mr. D. Watts Morgan stating that he wished to make a public declaration on the point with the object of getting the whole coalfield to join hands in the direction of making representations in order to see what could be done with the view of getting a man to Bit ca the bench who would have some knowledge of under- ground work and the arduous nature of a, collior'g vocation, in whkh event the men would get a little more consideration at the hands of the judge. Referring to a case heard at Pontypridd (Henry Price v. Aber- gorky), Mr. Morgan safer the man bad been unable to resume work, but the judge had refused to grant compensation. This, declared Mr. Morgan, wall" one of the most scandalous cases that had ever been tried by any legal tribunal in the world." He desired to utter his strong pretest against the scanty consideration given by Judge Roberts to workmen who had been the victims of injuries. The Chairman: The more I hear of Judge Bryn Roberts the more I like dogs. (Laughter and applause.) It was resolved to instruct the executive committee to take tbe matter in hand.— The total receipts amounted to £1.263 15s. ABERDARE AGENT ACCUSES THE JUDGE OF BIAS. In the course of his report to the monthly meeting of the Aberdare District of Miners on Monday, Mr. Stanton. the agent, referred to the dispute at the Windbcr Colliery, Cwm- dare, where efforts have for some time been made to establish a price-list. It was stated that the matter had been submitted to Mr. John Williams, M.P., as the workmen's repre- sentative, but. whilst he had every confi- dence in Mr. Williams, he thought no settle- ment could possioly be effected unless the men were to obtain a safe living wage. With regard to the Scyborwen Colliery, he was about to see the management, and would, in accordance with the instructions of the mœting. stop the ll1n unlega a satisfactory conclusion were arrived at. Mr. Stanton stated that, although there was a very wide difference between him and the management regarding the Cwmneol Bute Seam, there were hopes of a settlement. The qriestions of house coal and the surface-men's wages at the Bwllfa Colliery, Cwmdare, would be brought before the board at Cn-rdiiff again, as the men weT determined to get some reasonable modification of the existing con- ditions. "LEANINGS TOWARDS THE COMPANIES." Referring to the operation of the new Compensation Act, Mr. Stanton said that. whilst in some respects it was advantageous to the workmen, yet it would be conducive to augmenting considerably the court costs, as the companies were, apparently, deter- mined to contest all cases. Whilst the dis- trict would not tolerate malingerers, yet it was felt that the companies were strain- ing matters very much by contesting honest cases of injury. He thought the judge had shown the most questionable leanings towards the companies; and, unless some change were to take place whereby things were made squarer and fairer," a conference of the miners of the district would be GaUed for tbe purpose of proieat- ins. in no nooertaitn voice, wbaot, in hiia (Mr. Stantom's) opiniogi, were tbe bdased *ml, from time to time against tbc workmen by Jtdjro Bryn Eoiierts. However, such a step would not be token until it was seen how some few other compensation cases were likeiy to terminate. "BLACKLEG NON-UNIONHf3mS." With, reference to the notloes which were given at the beginning of the present month by those workmen at the Nantmelyn Colliery, Cwmdare, who were now employed by sub- contractors on coal with a view to bringing about the abolition of such sub-contracting, Mr. Stanton stated that some of the workmen in question had refrained from handing in their notices. This abstention was in direct conflict with the resolution of the district, and, unless those who had so abstained were to terminate contracts a<t the end of Novem- ber, they would have to appear before the district to give am expiswiatioin, which, if found unsatisfactory, would cause them to be treated aa blackleg non-U n ioruef s," whilst their names would be posted up at the various Federation lodges. The meeting decided that Mr. Stanton ehould represent the district a.t the forth- coming conference of the Miners' Federation at Manchester.—The contributions for the month, including Parliamentary levies, were £78 16s. 5d.

MEETING OF RHONDDA MINERS. STATEMENT BY MR. WATTS ACCEPTED. A largely attended meeting of the Hwynypia. workmen was held on Tuesday, under the presidency of Mr. Hoppier, few the purpose of enabling members of the lodges to Question Mr. D. Watts Morgan (agent) and Mr. J. Evans (treasurer) in reference to the finances of the Rhondda District of Miners. Recently some criticisms had been made {(•gainst the officials of the district in refer- ence to its financial administration, and the meeting was virtually a challenge held out by Mr. D. Watte Morgan to the critics of the officials. None of these, however, appealed at the meeting, and Mr. D. Watts Morgan explained at length the mode of dealing with the aceounte, and pointed out tba.t..¡ copies of the annual bateace-eheet were dis- tributed broadcast among tbe nMimbars, and that the accounts were checked by the auditors appointed, for the district meeting from each lodge in rotation, these auditors remainaing in office for one year. The dis- trict finances were disposed in accordance with the rule prescribed by the Federation,. and. be ehal anyone to prove that this ruie was not strictly ,adbered to. In the coarse of his cwbsea-Batacwis Mr. Mor- gan. characterised as deplorable the ocrodnet of people who were so ready to make attacks, as it were, in amiiueh, but had not the moral courage to preeemt their grievances openly at a meeting of thait kind. Those men, who were continually attempt- ing to stab the leaders in the backs, were not prepared to face the officials at a meet- ing of their fellow-workmen. Mr. T. Evans also addressed the meeting in similar terms. At the conclusion a Tote of confidence in the leaders a.nd in tihe administration of the affairs of the district was unanimously carried.

BILLIARD MARKER & WIFE Gteorgie Jones, billiard-marker, was sum- moned a.t Cardiff on Thursday for assault- ing his wife, Amide Jones. OoinplainAnt, in physical proportions, pre- sented a marked contrast to her husband, a. diminutive individual, who looked careworn and dejected, and was also somewhat lame. Complainant alleged that her spouse broke the panels of the door and knocked her about with the panels. Defendant submitted that his wife was of intemperate habits, and that she was in pos- session of 32 pawntickets; ateo that the house was in a filthy amid dilapidated state. Mrs. Jones (indignantly) You say I ha.ve been going with Greeks. PoQice-constable George Thomson (ccrart- offioer) stated that prisoner, arrested a.t 35, Scott-street, seemed greatly agitated. Witness corroborated as to the undean-liness of the abode, and said the wa&hing, which defendant told him had been in the back kitchen for about three weeks, "fairly stank." He also charged his wife with associating with Greeks, and took exception, to her pawning proc- livities. They bad been several times separated. Defendant said he had not seen his wife for three days, and bad not occupied the sanne room for five months. "That's an untruth," snapped Mrs. Jones. Thomson: She accused him of giving her a black eye, but he said it waø done through her falling down drunk. Mrs. Jones said she did not wish to press the charge. The Magistrates adnrenweterod a. caution, which, in thaif viear. met the jnatioe of the caaa (

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL CHATTY ITEMS ABOUT MEN AND MATTERS. SIGNORA TOSELT.I IN LONDON. S'ignora Toselli, the divorced wife of the King of Saxony, arrived at Dover from the Continent on Monday afternoon, and pro- ceeded to London. PRINCESS LOUISE. Princess Louise, who was accompanied by the Duke of Argyll, visited Leicester on Tues- day to open a new wing at the infirmary, erected in connection with a.n extension and renovation scheme costing nearly INTERESTING- TO MR. REDMOND. At the monthly meeting of the Kilkenny Corporation a. motion to confer the freedom of the city on Mr. John Redmond, M.P., fell through, the voting being equal. The mayor refused to vote. VISIT CANCELLED. According to a telegram from the Dutch Minister in Berlin the Emperor has announced that, owing to unforeseen ciroum- stances, it will be impossible for him to visit the Queen of Holland at Amsterdam.— Reuter. LORD BRISTOL HONOURED. The Madrid "Impartial" announces that King Alphonso has conferred the White Cross of the Naval Order of Merit upon Lord Bristol, captain of the British battleship Renown, on which the King and Queen Off Spain crowed from Cherbourg to Portsmouth. EIFION WYN MARRIED. At Capel Helig, South Carnarvonshire, on Tuesday Mr. E. Williams, Portmadoc, other- wise Bifion Wyn, one of Wales's most talented young bards, was married to Miss Annie Jones, Manchester, daughter of the late Mr. Richard Jones, Hen Efail, Abererch. The Rev. Thomas Williams performed the ceremony. THE SULTAN AND SIR A. CmrAN DOYLE. Sir Arthur and Lady Conan Doyle, who are paying a short visit to Constantinople. attended the Selamlik on Saturday. The Sultan decorated Sir Arthur with the second- class of the Medjiaieh and Lady Conan Doyle with the second-class of the Nichan-i- Cliefakat, thus testifying to the interest taken by his Majesty in English literature.— Reuter. TEDDY'S S/MILE FADED. One of the numerous callers at the White House, after shaking hands with Mr. Roose- velt, exclaimed, Mr. President, 1 am the mother of s.ix children." G-cd bless YOOU, little woman," cried Mr. Roosevelt a,gain grasping her hand. Bu.t five are etcp-chiidren," the woman blushingly continued, whereat the Presiden- tial smile faded. RAILWAYS AND MOTORING. Why do not some of our great railway companies boldly set to work awl provide motor roads running alongside their existing tracks, and thus eliminate a dangerous form of coming competition ? There are thousands of motorists who would willingly Pay the price of first-class fares for the righit to run from London to Brighton free from police annoyance, immune from punc- tures, enjoying the absence of vibration, if they could do so.—" Car." GENERAL BOOTH. Morning, afternoon, and evening, New York's biggest theatre was crowded on Sun- day to hear General Booth, who spoke on each occasion for fully an hour. The General spoke at times with a power, eloquence, and enthusiasm which moved his hearers to tears. He refuses to listen to his doctor's orders to rest. and says he wants to die in harness, fighting for the salvation of souls. The meetings were of the old-fashioned revivalist character, and at the conclusion scores of poople came to the penitent form. CHRISTMAS-BOXES DOOMED. Are Christmas-boxes doomed? That is the belief of many great wholesale and retail houses, who contemplate with alarm the possible baneful influence of the Corruption Act., which became law on January 1 last, on the approaching Christmas trade. So serious is thks alarm that an associa- tion of traders has been formed for the purpose of informing the world at large of the true meaning of the Act, and of how a Christmas-box may still be given in an honest and open way. £1.700 FOUND IN A WALL. The sum of £1.700 in sovereigns and half- sovereigns was found some days ago in a cash-box concealed in one of the inside walls of a public-house in Glengevlin, County Cavan, which had belonged to the late Mr. Thomas Coegrove, vice-chairman of the Enniskillen Rural District Council, who oied somewhat suddenly over a year ago when returning home from Blaoklion. It is rumoured that the money had been secreted there for the past fifty years by the late owner, who had the reputation ol possessing considerable wealth. THE POUTS SCBQQLtBOY. The Franob education rathorittea, ntth a view of brin,?:rg about a greater spirit of fraternity between tbe sexea. have started the experiment of "mixed" schools. Under the existing system of separating young boys and girls, the boy, it is said, soon begins to display an unbecoming arrogance. The effect of "mixed" classes, according to the headmaster of the Lycee Michelet, at Vannes, where the experiment has been tried, has been. to soften the manners of the boys without making tomboys of the girls, and it is proposed to extend the experiment to other schools. £5() MOTCXBrCAdES. Mr. John C. Higdon, who hails from St. Louis, has arrived in New York to put on the market a JE50 motor-car. The prospectus describes Lt as an autohuggy, says the Herald." It is of 5-h.p., and the single- cylinder engine is placed beneath the eeafc. The tranisraission is by planetary gear, with two forward speeds and a reverse. The speed is twenty miles an hour on the level, rund the oar will take easy gradients at Ufteen miies an hour. The petrol consump- tion ig fift y miles per gallon- Mr. Hidden is also making a 10-h.p. twin- cylinder model for £90. The speed is 25 miles an hour. ELOPEMENT COSTS FOUR MILLIONS. The eccentric millionaire. Mr. George C. Taylor, of Isiip, Long Isiamd, who died a few days ago, left a fortune of £4,000.000. a fourth of which goes to charity. Mr. Taylor's adopted daughter, Miss Lena Head, who eloped with his gardener, Frederick Bodley, six years ago, gets nothing, eays the Herald." She is the daughter of a former housekeeper of Mr. Taylor's, and the latter intended leaving her his entire fortune. Because of her marriage to Bodley, Mr. Taylor made a new will, whioh, according to the Herald," divides £200,000 among fifteen nephews and nieces, while the baiance goes to a brother and two sisters. THE USES OF FINGER-PRINTS. The finger-print method of identification has, states the British Medical Journal," been extended to commercial uses by the Postal Savings Bank of the Philippimee at Manila. This bank has recently issued a aeries of stamp deposit cards on which are spaces for stamps of different values to be affixed. When the depositor has stamps to value-of one peso on the carditis exchanges at the bank for a deposit bodk showing amount to his oredit. Opposite the lme? the owner's signature and address square ruled off for the reception^ his ttaoab-prmt, so that, even if lilrter^te, depositors may readily be i A QUEER WARNING. Several authentic dreams are known to t sychical Resea~v5h Here is pne from an olden time relates thai a man who knew not a word of Greek neard a voice say certain words to him while asleep. These he im- mediately wrote down m French characters on awaking; they appeared meaningless He took the paper to M. SaumaiSTwbo at once saw they formed a Greek sentence .the meaning of which was: "Look to your ^If; don't you percei-re the death which •menaces you? In terror, the man returned no more to his house-fortunately for him- eelf, as it fell to the ground next nijrht — Chambera's." NULLI SECUNDUS. Some signs of increased activity are observ- able at the Fain bo rough balloon factory, where more men have been recently engaged. The statement, however, that a new airship to supplement Nulli Secundue is being rapidly completed" is, to say the least, exaggerated. Although plans for a new aerostat are in existence, nothin-S in too. way of commencement with the new tout itself has been made. Nulli Seoundus is under repair and the framework has been consider- ably lightened. The new engine, although of the same horse-power as the old, is larger, and consequently some 201b. to J heavier. But the elimination of a a.rge numoer of stays in the framework will allow for the extra weight of th<? MISS VANDERBILT-S WEALTH. By the signature of the last week, Iliiffi GladYS VanderbiJt, who is engaged to Count into actual possession of her P161^. of which she had had nominal ocmtrol since her twenty- firet birthday on August 27. The final docu- ment was that by wnich her mother relin- quished her trusteeship As Miss Vanderbilt is the last of the grandchildren to come of >h« ^^f^h'ers estate. ^Woh was valued at £ 16,00o,u00; vs now wound up From this source alone she receives upwards of £000,000, but it is from her father that she reoeiT £ of h'er fortune. Mr. Oorne^ua Vanderbilt left her more than £ 1,000,000 in railway bonds. These, since his death in 1899, have been in trie hands of trustees, and their value has been enhanced with, the passage of tune.

JustWhat You Need. Gwilym Evans' Quinine Bit- ters. Wncn you ask for Gwilym Evans' Quinine Bitters, see that you get it with tae name "Gwilym Evans ea U14 Label. Stamp, and Bottle. Soid everywhere. wtm

^a—5 WEEK BY WEEK. LIGHTER SIDE OF CURRENT EVENTS. I Congratulations to Mr. Lloyd-George—and to his country. A picture postcard just produced, presum- ably in London, gives a view of "St. Fagan's Castle, Newport (Mon.)"! It has been arranged that the Lord Bishop of St. David's is to be the preacher of the next St. David's Day Festival at St. Panl'9 Cathedral. This time sixty years ago the work on the South Wales (now Great Western) Railwaiy ai Newport was actually suspended for a time because there was no money to pay the men- Alderman Illtyd Thomas is the first native* oorn Cardiffian since 1888 to occupy the chief magistrate's chair at Cardiff. The last wail Alderman David Jones. One of the Newport churches (St. Matthew's) is about to hold a thanksgiving service in recognition of the complete clearing away of its dobt. An excellent subject for thanks, and a .good example. A Welshman in the person of Mr. Richard Bell was at the beginning of the railway- men's agitation. Another Welshman in tbe person of Mr. Lloyd-George is at the end oi Up in Llanfyllin the guardians hava reduced the relief of a pauper from half-a<- crown to one shilling and sixpence because he was seen in a. public-house with something to drink in front of him! Mr. H. J. Ha-lford, of Newport, has issued a novel work, which he calls "The AU-Time Calendar," by which the correct day of the week for any given date between A.D. 1 andi A.D. 2599 is furnished. A Rhos collier has just died after an ill- ness of nine years. An inquest had to bef held because there was a suspicion that tha complaint was the result of an accident received nine years ago. When a Cardiff Docksman was told that Mr., Lloyd-George had settled the railway strike he decided to throw up his membership of the British League, and apply for papers of naturalisation to the Cymmrodorion Sooiety. A well-known Cardiff professional man haa- no less than a thousand clients on his- books bearing the surname of Jones. And] ho identifies each without the aid of nnger" prints, too! I A Treorky woman entered a. Cardiff boot- MOP the other day to IHlrchase a pair of boots for her son. "French kid, madam?" aeked the assistant. No. certainly not," said the indignant customer, he'e a Welsh kid." What is this? In the university college is the Welsh capital evening classes in Welsh What is this? In the university college is the Welsh capital evening classes in Welsh literature and Welsh history suspended until: at least tell students attend each of them 1 Has the Cymmrodorion gone under to th* British League? By the use of radium they a.r-e now ablet to transform rubbish into precious stones. Will th0 modern magicians try radium to transform town councillors into economists? Those would be more valuable than thtr rarest of rare stones. Per Aspera ad Astra" is th8 title of the new book by Mr. FfrangcoH Da vies which Messrs. W. Speaight and Sons will publish this month. It is a poem in blank verse, and as the price is to be only half-a-crown it will be in the reach of all admirers of the famous Welsh singer. I The following quaint epitaph occurs in ths churchyard at Mitcheltroy, near Monmouth. it is dated Life is Unsartain, And deth is so shuer. Sin is the Wound. Christ is the Cuer. Now that coal has been found in Turkey it will be necessary to open an Ottoman branch of the Miners' Federation. With a Mabon Pasha on the one side, and an asso* dated coalowning Abdul on the oth.et.. Turkey should become quite an interesting country, especially if the irrepressible ton would occasionally visit it. There must have been fine old sportmD on the Cardiff Council seventy years The minutes for May 29, 1837, contain following resolution:—"Mayor's salary, 5g. to allow his subscribing towards the ear- aiiT Races and for ringing the bells on tho* King's and Queen's birthdays and on occasions." North Wales parents have a curious that they are entitled to keep their chi1^^ home from school on one day a wees authorities are now engaged in the ta one convincing them to the contrary* gke woman naively pleaded in court t*13, ha-d ten children, and it wasn't every who wanted, to learn—-which is, no uO^1 Quite tœae I ,1a, MutOMr room Whioh «a.n very well be let in the Cardiff Cltj-ha-'i—■the i!<-<uity-mayor\s parlour. Not a footmark iuus been Jl¡;¡dc on tho mat outside. door for a couple of weeks past. Ther* teetotalers on the corporation who will over lost cigars and bottles of ginger just as much as other members might r something livelier. Professor Rhys, of Jesus College, written a very interesting account in "Archasologia, Cambrensis" of the Capel ^al J (Cardigan) Ogam stone. The piece of øtot1 "i alluded to was found in an old wall of cowhouse at Danyoapel, and, probably, walls of tho re-constructed outhouses contai j the other pieces of the stone, but it now be impossible to find them. Welsh anthracite in the form of "nuts" a favourite fuel in Pa-rie. It costs £3 to a ton in quantities, and, of course, much more if retailed in small lots. Indeed, in poorer quarters the nuts are sometimes s°^ by number, like eggs, at prices not far sh°1 of £10 per ton! In olden times Welsh cos. at Kimiberley is said to have fetched £28 a ton, and it was retailed at 3d. a pound! The Gwrych Castle estate, where, in con-; neetion with the coming of age of Lord Cochrane, elder son of the Earl and' Oounfcess of Dundonald, festivities have been' taking place, has a very ancient history- The house of Gwrych has existed in Wales from times immemorial. The name in Welsh signifies The Hedge." and according to tradition it was at Gwrych that the first, hedge in the country was seen. Since 11 1X1.T?gr::¡.ph appeared in tbis column about late raspberries, we have been inundated with parcels of wild strawberries amd raspberries and other fruit that ought, in the ordinary course, to have dropped out many weeks ago. Mr. J- Jenkins eenda a very large bunch of wild^trawberries which he gathered in Bryndu Woods, Kenfig Hill, on Friday I writes Mr. Jenkins, th«ut it ™]dness of the weather t.he ?f eunshine we have had lately, but I think it is a novelty to find such fine wild strawberries so late in the season. Cardiff will have a y&nthful Lidy Mayoress for the next uwe!ve months. Owing to the IS f„+ht\r a i j will have to assist ner ratner, Alderman IPf-irri m, -i^n'-ntr SU teen; Prf-Lt7 s1'1 ^caa (be j charming manners, and c dutioH ^r,lJpon t° carry out the oiiei"0^ rrrn, ;? o1 Jja'd<y Mayoress with grace and ta<>- ori-rr W May-cress has no brothers, an« one sister—Miss Nesta Thomas—who, naturally, takes the keenest interest in the honourable position which has fallen to the lot of her sister. An interesting- point in regard to John Wesley's connection with Wales has just come to light, and, so far as we know, haS not been made public before. We owe the information to the Rev. R. Butterworth of Cardiff, who is one of the committee prepar- ing for publication the final and standard life of the great Methodis-t founder. It is well- known that Wooley's journal ends somewhat abruptly. An important MS. addition has. however, lately been found, and careful ?L this (which is almost uu- S6 Wsthat contains nvmeroua JESff r^erenC€e- W€sley having visited f,f 17^1. 1 many other Parta of South Wal<* m 1/90—only the year before his death. A funny incident occurred at a municipal candidate's meeting. Seated at a table in ipnt of the candidate were two representa- tives of the press. In the middle of the can- didate's speech the door was opened, and » woman, rather ill-clad and wet (for it was an unpleasant night), sidled up to the reporters' table, and placed a book and » penny in front of the astonished member of the fourth estate. Here's the penny, sir," she said. and then suddenly she realised that it was not the meeting of the sick and dividend society, but a political gathering. She gathered up her skirts and ran, and even the candidate had to laugh-a, rare thing for a candidate to do during election time. As a rule the best thing said at election meetings are the good stories. Mr. E. shay Williams was in happy mood at MisS Dillwyn's meeting at Swansea. He said that two men set out with a number of horses and hens. the horses for those men who ruled in their own homes, the hens for who were ruled by their wives. All the he were soon disposed of: none of the horsee. But one day they met a man who said be did rule in his own house. So he was !!ÏveTl his choice of horses. He chose a cream one. Just then his wife came out. and asked wnat was being done. "Oh," said the husbands "these horses are to be given to who rule in their own house." "And are you having?" "That cream." "Wh»ts' the use your choosing a cream when 7°^ know we have two creams in the stab'0 now?" "Don't think I'll have the crE"aJiIo after all; I'll ha.ve a bay," said the husban^ "Exeaso me, ear, youll have a bea." said 14onoc.

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LONDON LETTER. t .A COLUMN OF INTEREST TO ALL OUJi READERS. LONDON, Thursday. Before the King went down to Sandringham on Saturday afternoon he held a meeting of the Privy Council, at which the proclamation further prorogu- ing Parliament was signed. Two new Councillors were sworn in, namely, Lord Farquhar, who received the distinction on retiring from the post of Master of the Household, and the Earl of Granard, on becoming Master of the Horse. Earl Beauchamp, who is already a member of the Council, attended in his new capa- city of Lord Steward. It is said there will be another Council before the final prorogation, and also that Parliament is to meet in the last week of January. TEE TOWNELEY HEIRESSES. Lord O'Hagan, the new Lord-in- Waiting appointed to succeed the Earl of Granard, owes his title to his father, who was twice Lord Chancellor of Ire- land under Mr. Gladstone. But he owes a great deal more to his mother, who was the daughter of Colonel Charles Town-el ey. She "as one of the Towneley heiresses, and from her uncle, Colonel John Towneley, inherited valuable pro- perties, including ground rents in burnley. All this wealth will come to the new Lord-in-Waiting. Another of the Towneley heiresses is Ladj Clifford 01 Chudleis-tfc:, and a third was the late Lady Alexander Gordon Lennox. Lord O'Hagan, who is now only twenty-nine, has taken an active interest in Radical politics since he came of age. THE LATE COLONEL KINOAID-SMITH. They say that Mr. Chamberlain is going to winter again at San Raphael, as he did last winter. On this point I have my doubts. Referring to invalids, it has become necessary to explain that Colonel Kincaid-Smith, who has died at Newmarket after an operation for appendicitis, is not the Radical M.P. who has evinced such marked symptoms of independence. The M.P. is the brother of the dead colonel. Another well-known Radical M.P. who has been under the surgeon's knife is Sir Charles Schwann, one of the members for Man- chester. The latest bulletins report that Sir Charles is going on as well as can be expected. Ho is one of the little knot of Radicals who have in Parliament with them. Mr. C. D. Schwann sits for Hyde. THE 5t;h LANGE-KS SCANDAL. It is to be hoped that an official state- ment will be made with regard to the 5th Lancers scandal. Although the regiment is at York, its condition as regards driN and efficiency is so well known at Aldershot that amazement prevails .at the statement that the reason for superseding five gallant and distin- guished officers is that the regiment is unfit for service. It is a serious matter thus to tarnish the reputation of one of the smartest and most brilliant carairy regiments in the service, ami it is hoped the Secretary of State will be abie to make an explanation wiueb -will romaee the stain. A NAME AND AN" Viscount Gle-rswiy, who has sefffiened the great misfortune of losing an eye in a university street row, owes his name to an accident. By right the title ghGuld have been Glenawly. Owing to-an. error it was written Glerwwly in the patent, and, as the patent could not be amended, it has had to remain. Curiously enongh, his father, the Earl of Annesley, sits in the House of Lords as an Irish representative peer by the same title as his son bears, namely, Viscount Gferawly. Why that should be so I know not, except it is that the viscounty is an older title than the earldom, both in the peerage of Ireland. Lord Annesley is a gallant veteran who has borne wounds and smelt much powder, both in the Crimea and in the Zulu campaign which preceded the Russian war. NOT SAFE EVEN IN CHXLJJHOOD. Contrary to general belief, King Alphoitso and his Queen did not travel with the Royal baby. It is quite true tfeat two nurses were amongst their errtoTirage, and that one of them carried what was supposed to be the Royal infant, but I have the highest authority for statiug that the nurses merely carried a dummy child, and that the son and heir to the Spanish Throne was sent to this country three days ahead. King Alphonso's Ministers took this precau- tion for State reasons, but whether they had information which led them to believe that the Anarchists would make another attempt on the life of their King I know not. The fact remains, however, that this prudent step was taken. Cer- tificates were signed and issued and every precaution taken for the proper convey- ance of the Royal Prince some days before the departure of the King. CLKSST AND "T&E CKEQBTIAN." The opinions of some of the clergy of all denominations who attended the matinee of "The Christian'' given them at the Lyceum Theatre have become j available. They are not altogether favourable. A prison chaplain thinks that the drama" will do good, especially if it can stir the clergy out of the neglect of this terrible social sore." On the other hand, a clergyman who, working in Soho, is in a position to know more about the subject than most, thinks that the solution is, perhaps, not so easy as is suggested." Some of their rever- ences ignore their position as experts m morals, and give merely a playgoer's opinion. They are usually laudator*, but, no doubt, by accident some are equivocal in their praise. Such is the parson who pronounces it to be "a very superior type of play., made by the actors a great piece." This is not very com- forting to the author. Nor is that cririte a perfect compliment coming from the- reverend critic who says, "The tone of this drama is, in my opinion, so high that it almost reaches the sublime." No doubt, they meant well, and only needed a little more tact in expression. The most frank opinion is not well-expressed, though pregnant with meaning: "Not the sort of play to bring just anY),1e to, especially foreigners who have not such clean minds as we have, or children." This is as it may be, but crowded houses every night testify that the play fasci- nates the public. BIRTH AND MAE.HI AGES. By the birth of a sou to the Hon. Mra. Jack Coke the other day Lord Burn-ham, the principal proprietor of the Daily Telegraph," becomes a great-grand- father at the comparatively early age of sixty-four. His son, the Hon. Harry Lawson, is a ludicrously youthful grand- father at forty-five. Mrs. Coke is Mr. Harry Lawson's only daughter. There is a much more surprising relationship on the Hon. "Jack" Coke's side. He is a younger son of the Earl of Leicester. He is in the Scots Guards, and in the same regiment is his nephew, Mr. Thomas Coke, who is of the same age as him- self. This has come about through Lord Leicester's second marriage when he was sixty-three. Mr. Jack Coke is a son of that marriage, and was born when his elder brother, born of the first marriage, was a grown man. VETE&AN JOURNALIST. An interesting account of the journal- istic career of r. J. M. le Sage appears m this week's Newsagent." For over iorty-fivo years Mr. le Sage has been connected with the Daily Telegraph." He has seryc-d under tho direction of te late. J. Levy and Lord Burnham with uninterrupted success. Few men are better known in the journalistic world or more highly appreciated, and e Wn hls seventy-first year, 16 60 congenial to him that it is the belief of his friends that there are still many more years of active journalistic work in front of him. 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VICTORY FOR TAMMANY, i RESULTS OP THE ELECTIONS IN AMERICA, I J The reenlta of the elections received from twelve States show a decisive victory for the Democrats, and would seem to indicate It. I partial rebuke of the President's policy. In New York City Tammany secured a sweeping victory over the Republican-Hearst: fusion by a majority of 25,000 \otes. In Jersey both sides claim the victory, but present returns indicate a close victory for the Democrats. Mr. Burton, the President's candidate for the mayoralty of Cleveland, was defeated, while Mr. Guild, the .Republi- can Governor of Massachusetts State, was re-elected with a plurality of 100,000 votes. Mr. Higgins, the Democratic candidate, was duly elected Governor of Rhode Island, and, Mr. Orother (Democrat) defeated Mr. Gaither for the Governorship of Maryland. This gives the Democ.rats control of the; local Legislatures, whioh elects the United; States Senators, so that two Democrats are certain to sit in the Senate from these i States. Tammany Vcombined victories in New York Oity and State represent a majority of about 30,000 votes over the Republican-Hearst com- bination. This may be taken to mean the extinction, of the proprietor of the "New York Americ-an" as a factor in American politics, and more especially as a candidate for Presidential honours. Delaware divides on the prohibition of Liquor question, while Kentucky has, declared itself Republican on the outcome! of the Goebel case and the prohibition i question. Nebraska has gone Republican, which is a rebuke to Mr. Bryan, while Mr. Noel (Demo- crat) has beaten the Republican candidate in the contest for the Governorship of Missis- sippi. The Mormon Mayor of Salt Lake City has been ousted by the Mormons' religious oppo- nents. The husband of Mrs. Mary E. Wilkins, the well-known author, was defeated for the Governorship of Meluchen, New Jersey.— Central News.

"MY PEARLY QUEEN." _-ø DAMAGES FOR A LADY CLERIC j Ai the London Sheriff s-court, Bed Lion- eqiuare, Mies Rosy Aimeiia Forsyth, off Northampton, now empiojyed as a clerk to an electrical engineer, was awarded EMB damages for breach of promise of marriage. The defendant, wbc> wAa not present, and not represented, waa -ldr. -FAm-wt Smith, a "first hand" in the service of Messrs. Leeson a-ad Vokins, of Brighton. Mr. J. Ritchie Ma-coun, for the plaintiff, explained that the defendant had allowed judgrreiit to be signed, against hi" and the circumstances were aggravated by the fact that Smith 'had betrayed Miss Forsyth under the promise whddl he now refused to fulfil. The parties met at a Northampton dancing clasB in 1902, and the engagement was for-! xnaMy made in November, 1904. From that! <late, added counsel, voluminous correspon- dence showed that for a time the defendant was what he felt justified in describing: as was what he felt justified in describing: as t WIDDuY AND JTADLY IN WVE with the plaintiff. In 1906 he wrote:— My own ciarlitn-g S-theaxt,-D-t, I long for you to be by my side. Every Thursday is a dull day to me no.w. I do mot lifce to think of you having to go out to business [a reference to her desire to helip in the prepexatkwi of a home], and I only wish that when you asked me on the station V.-tsoTm I had told -you so. I Tong for the time when I cam caM you my v-jry own. I do not know how I get through the long days when I do not see you, my Pearly Queen, and I do not like to think of other fellows talking to you. Dearest love—my da-rhng-do not be angry with me ever a^ain; only try to make me a. better boy, and more worthy of yon. In another letter he addressed her as My darling wife-to-be," and signed himeelf "Your most devoted and loving Sweetheart, Ernest." In 1905 (continued oounsed,) the parties went to spend a holiday £ St a farm at Haartwoll, near Northampton. They OCCUPIED SEPARATE ROOMS, but the piaintiff'B &crupk« were overcome by the defendant, and by iher reliance on has! promise of marriage. later on he removed: I to Brighton, and from there wrote her a letter saying:- It may be a long time to wait (for mar- riage), amd I was thinking whether I was Justified in keeping you for an uncertain time when you might be doing something for yourself. You know I shall not be able to marry for a long time, and a& every girl likes to have a home of her own L thox^fot I would see what you would say. Teit me what you think of it. Do not think I am sending this to make yea miserable. To tbiB Miss Forsyth replied, and received j the foA-lowing letter:- Ditwr Rose,—With regard to what youl want to know, I have come to the oo&clu- sdon it is befttsr for you and myself that we should break our etigagement I do not think, after your last letter, that we are suitable to one another. Miss Forsyth, an attractive young lady, f eave evidence supporting" her counsel's stat,- I meat, and mentioning the defendant's 9Ug-' gestion that they should destroy each I other's letters. The under-siherilf reminded the jury that for the wrong done they COtlld I not give separate damages in that court, but he added tha.t no doubt it would w««g;h with them. The Jury awarded zC20 damages and eosts.