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HIGH WATER TO-DAT. Morning. Evening. IToistt, Srransea 7.2-t 7.11 31. « Ca-iifl 8.24 8.14 3r. 0 Kewport 8.25 8.h5 24. 9 Ca-iifl 8.24 8.14 3r. 0 Ca-iifl 8.24 8.14 3r. 0 Kewport 8.25 8.h5 24. 9

WEATHER FOEECAST. ISSSSD FZ{o:.{ i!KTKOl.6iOSIC\L. oyyioB—8.39 P. Hie forecast of the WÜ; r throtiphmit the West of I'.ne-Iand [owl Somh Wales for to-day (Tuesday) is n,. to W. or S. W. light; /air generally; tú-}1Ii!Y. I YESTEEDAY'S FORKCJ.BT. i TSTEailiT*# >7k4.THB& Yv. & S '.V. wiufh. stroat; W. winls, squally. tofresU; soiue slioweis; | miider. |

:r i '-1 .iii mi. ,« »■■■•-■< .i I YESTESDAY'S TEMPERATUBB. Temperature as registered at Cwr'-y-Vil, Penarth, for tlio tweive houra ending; nine o'clock last night: — x. Itin. Alean. Monday 57 5/5

WEEK S TEJCPEEATURE AND RAINFALL. The fol.'owiii? table jiv«sth^ tecipevaturo and rainfuJl at Cnrt-y-Yil. Penarih, iov 21 honra. as read at 9.0 a.m., and entered te the prsccdiaj day — ¡ 9ats. —KaixrAL Was. Mm. ;Mear.| MsaJny 9 51 <6*0 'C9 Tuesday 10 S3 ',4 «8-5 *18 Wrino^ay 11 53 44 I 45"5 'j5 Thursday 12 b4 46 50*0 Fridar 35 5 £ -14 50'0 '03 Sstnrdar 14 55 46 49"« SO f-'uadar 15 al 44 47 5 *03 8R- 'h

'7- HUNTING APPOINTMENTS. (Weather pe-mittinc.p FOXHOUNDS. CAP.MAP.THBNSHTRE. Wednesday, April 13, Moifro (to Snish tho sea3oa) 11 a.m. L. Wfõdr.esd}>v. April 18, Keolgerig (to finish the ssiwctj) 11.30 a.m. 4_ -:II

"Ï¡ 1 Œ f 1! .J.iJ' 'Uu U ''l \,i" t By the Way. A st^arly and deepeniag silence at the front gives the impression that big ever-ts are impending. There is ahvays this awful pause on the eve of big events. Besides, it bean out what is hnotvn in London officially of Le-d Roberts's preparedness to move. The question of the length of "her Majesty's stay in Ireland i- again arising. It has been generally understood that she would nob leave till the 26th. arriving at Windsor on the 28th. It has been, rumoured within the last few days, how- ever. that tho Oueen's health has been banofit-ed in so marked a manner during the. past fortnight that she may prolong her visit for a. few davs. Sho has pro- the past fortnight that she may prolong her visit for a. few days. Sho has pro- mised not to go away before Punches- town Races (on the 24th and 2;:5th). The probability is that she would leave there Oil the 2ih or 27th. 1 That the newspapers of the world are using up the forests for their supplies of paper is a well-known fact, but there are I prcbabl- people Vno will not be startled at the announcement made by one of the chief New York pawr? thnt I' its Stmdav Easter number would take a1! the wood of 40 acres of virgin forest. This journal claims to use in its morning and evening editions some el oven acres of woodland prixlnc-in^ about 7 000ft. to tho acre. On Sunday, therefore, some- of woodland prixlnc-in^ about 7 000ft. to the acre. On Sunday, therefore, some- thing like 2H0,000ft. of timber was used for the surjpiy of reading mat ter to New York by this one paper alone. The statement that 11a.S been pub- lished, that the Duke of Took was in charge of the convoy which fell into the I trap at Koorn Spruit, and that he has I sinca then been missing, is in part true. The Duke obviously was not in charge of t-he convoy, because such an important escort would be commanded by a major, whereas the Duke is only a captain. As he was transport-officer for the Compo- I sites and has some experience in that work, tho Duke may k¡yo been in charge of the wagons, while the actual command of the escort was held by a superior ofheer. It is partially true to Fay that he has been missing. As ji matter of fact, he went- dmni on leave to Cape I Town, to meet his wife and her sisters, who went over in the same steamer with Lady Roberts. Prayers blessed by a hadji can be obtained by dropping a coin in the slot machine which has been placed in a street in Algiers. Affixed is a notice in Arabic to the effoct that any miscreant who dares to cheat the Prophet by annex- ing a prayer in return for a disc of lead or a spurious coin will be consigned to eternal punishment, without the nope of entering Paradise by any subsequent earthly act of reparation. English automatic machine companies would nro babiy be glad to have such penalties for swindlers at their disposal. At Eden Hall, Penrith, where the Princess Victoria of Wales is now the guest or Sir Richard and Lady Musgrave, a rare specimen of an Oriental drinking glass, associated1 with an, o!d< fairy legend, is preserved and exhibited with the utmost care. The tradition is that a servant going in the fifteenth century to a. weii near the hall there surprised a band or fairies, and seized the cup_ out of which -they had been drinking. The fairies, after vj'inly trying to recover the vessel, departed, one uttering as they went the ominous words. ''Whene'er that cup shall break or fall, farewoli the luck of Eden Hall." One of the British Commissioners. who was present at the opening of the Paris inhibition, writes to our London correspondent that the function itself was a great success^ but that the exhibition is not nearly ready. Indeed, ho says there is nothing yet to see. and to have opened it at all in such a state of incompleteness is a marvel. He is much impressed with the artistic beauty of the Salle des Fetes, which he describes as twiee the size of the Royal Albert-hall, but as holding only 14.000 people-L-a few more than the Alberr-hail. The way in which the scaffolding with which this huge hall was fitteci up to tvithin three days of the opening was removed excited my correspon- dent's admiration. Cables were fixed to the scaffold supports, and the cables, being pulled from without by locomotives, brought down th3 whole with a run, and in thirty-six hours soldiers had cleared away every trace of the debris. After to-day the halfpenny vermilion postage stamps of the United Kingdom will cease to bo issued from St. Martin's<- _n de-Grand. According to the circular recently sent out bv the Po.stma.ster- General to tho postmasters throughout tho country, ihc new halfpenny green stamp should be on sale to-day, although in local London and in provincial, and rural offices the postmasters will con- tinue to sell vermilion until their exist- ing; stock is exhausted. This is not the first, occasion upon, which our British halfpenny stamp has been printed in green. Tn 1880 the halfpenny stamp, in design not unlike the present vermilion, was issued in a green tint. The change which takes effect to-day is the result of a resolution of the Postal Union that- all stamps which pay a halfpenny—-or its equivalent in the postage charges of all nations—should be coloured green, thus securing simplicity and uniformity in the interests of the public and cf officials in all the countries within the Union. The Prince of Wales had originally intended to leave Copenhagen on his return yesterday, and would ha-vo come I direct to London, whence he would have gone to attend the Newmarket Spring Meeting, which he never misses. Marked surprise is, therefore, felt at the change in his plans, by which he will leave Copen- hagen on Thursday. It is not to be under- stood that any circumstance connected with the attack on the life of his Royal Highness has caused this change of plan. Nor need it necessarily be ascribed to the soro throat from which the Prince is suffer- ing. The sore throat is understood to he the result of a slight chill, and is not suffi- ciently acute to keep his Royal Highness within doors, so that it would not be likoly to prevent him travelling home. It is probable that other reasons detain the Prince, fcr the Roval House of Denmark is so closely connected with the Thrones of England and Russia that it becomes a. medium for the most friendly communica- tions. especially when the peace of the world is in any way prejudiced. The men of the Powerful who were in Ladysmith are now on leave, and I (writes our London correspondent) cams across one of them at a West End rail- way station-a, red-haired Irishman, who was quite willing to talk, and not averse to being petted. He attracted atten- tion by his thin, pinched face, suggest- ing that he was invalided. On looking at. hi cap I saw the explanation in "H.M.S. Powerful." He had not been wounded, but his hands had been fright- fully knocked about. His pinched features were the result of those famished latter days of the siege. Like a true Irishman, he definitely, though gocd-humourediy, laid everything at the door of the Government, asserting that they ought to have laid in a. greater store of provisions. But he did not suggest how the Government could possibly have foreseen so long a, siege. "Jack," in his picturesque way, admitted that for the first two months it was "high feeding," that is to say, he explained, "W0 had full rations." but every week after they became shorter. The typewriter now has its expert. Such an individual has appeared in a recent trial in New York, in which it was sought to determine whether a certain paragraph in a type-written document had been written when the document itself was made or had been inserted at some subsequent time. The opinion of the generality of type- writers is that the ability of experts to differentiate between different writings is grossly exaggerated, as all the machines of a good make use the same type, although it is possible to distinguish between the work of a. cher.p machine and of a good one. and. under certain circumstances, the difference in the touch of two different writers is by no means impossible to ba seen. Still the circumstance that the writing of the same operator on the same machine will vary considerably at different- times, in accordance with the newness of the ribbon or the number of sheets of paper which are written on at the same time will, the "Birmingham Daily Post" hopes, prevent too much dependence being placed on the testimony of "typewriter ex- perts" if any of them are called in our courts cf law.

"LINSEED COMPOUND" (Trade Mark) givea Expectoration -nithoat strain, 9 £ d.. 13j-d. Sold Vv Oteeamts oniy. e7196—3 Rem«inher that the blood, whether pure cr -•?*irsuro. circulates through the organs of th human -gR, Jleorc, Stomach, Kidneys, Drain. If it is laden with poisonous matter it spreads diseis-e on its "If the blood its d'.seased the body is diseased In cases of Sere-Tula. Senrvy. Eczema, K-ul Legs. 1,in and Blood Diseases. Pimples, and Sores of all kinds, the effects of Clarke's Blood Mixture are mar- vellous. Thousands of wondcrfni euros have been effected by it. Clarke's! Biocd Mixture is sold everywhere at 2s. 9d. per bottle. Beware of worthless unitat-iona and e7 REX" OX TONGUES are delicious. REX OX TONO UF.3 are froIficent. OX TONGUES are guj.erh. f:7972-3 "T.INDM CATHARTICUM PILLS dis?e*fciv«, corrective, and ajreeabTy aperient, 9*d.. ?>td. Expansion is the Life (,f Business —Ellis Df.vies are expn-Hrfin?. and titit rapidly. Tea Warehouse: 39. Oueu\i!t1'f!f", Cai-nifT. eSS11?—1 PliiPPWR'g QUINTNK IRON TOXIC, <nabra«iB?, viTifyia?, sustainsai?. di*p«i««Uf*re-»- aiaa. -'tires. jpA'jfMt-irrt. neuralgia., an4 af aeh«s •r paint, Peeper's, the »nly real temie. SfttWug »oiti«s. »-»

Thrown Open to the Public Gaze: A TEIFMPM OF ART AXD A MARVEL û TASTE. "EVENING EXPRESS'' SPECIAL. ''Isn't it •t-range," said a friend of mine, "that the thing for which you have to pay inert is often of least practical valu-a or ser- yice: "Not at all; it all depends upon your -ohjcct or purpose in pnrcha-sing it. You bought a drees suit the other day. for which you paid your tailor JE.5 or £7. You are not fool enough, I hope, to weia-r that suit in the office, or even yowr holidays. But what made you think of tho subject? "I it as thinking of Cardiff Caat-le," said my friend. "It is the one building in Cardiff which has cost money-an appreda1)k; e-ini (If money. Lord Buto is said to have expended a quarter of a. million in restoring ajul beautifying it. But to what purpose? It is of no use whatever either to him or to the town of Cardiff. If you iook at it two miles away it puts yon in mind of a, ccloeeal smoking pipe manufactured in the Cyclopean age. If you look at it quite close it becomes a oheerl-ees prison, a. thing: of stone a.nd mortar, a. mere monument to the dead past." "Yon aro in ft sentimental mood, friontl Jones." I said, "but your logic has gone wroiig. I grant that the castle has cost an enormous sum of money, but that is Lord Bute's look- 01: t, not, youn nor mine. H: can do what he likes with his tnoTRy—may throw it into tha Bristol Channel if he is so minded. The castle is hia own property, as much his property as your watch or your pocket-knife is yours, and he can do ao he ploaaes with it or with the oastie. He may live there, or he may slmfc up tho eates and the doors and let the- building go to rack land ruin. You can't interfere v/ith 6 man's personal rights; he is only responsible to himself, not to the- community at larcjc. "All other buildings in Cardiff are of som; service ? observed my friend Jones. "What are they? "There's the town-hail, tho free library, the ohp.rchcs, and th: chapels. They are all of acme uso to the community. "Just go," I replied. "It was with that in- tention they wars erected. They were built at the public expanse, for public use, and the pub- lic havo a Tisht to them. Do ycu n:s the diffe- rence?" There m&y bo something in what- yea cay," admitted my friend, tho tone of whoso reply still showed considerable doubt on the point. How-aver. I th? ca-sile is a Yer- building, and is no credit to Cardiff, "he adfied, "U glin :"r; i? a. question of taste; what I rr, ugly in one man's estimation may be v-ery beautiful in another's. It, depends upon the standpoint from which you look at things. That castle must not be judged by a modern standard, but in the of timee s'oue by—- the mediaeval pari-cd. if you like- It is sup- posed to be a re-prrauction of the caetie as it existad in Anglo and Norman and Ctunhro and Norman times. If the Normans were anything they wera great buildrrs, men of large ideas and excellent taste, who knarw what design tpcant. There is nothing so fitting, nothing in which the ituy of adaptation so wcH and so forcibly operates, as a, Norman castle, unless it ba a cathedral church, in which the religious Îtleu- is embodied as the military idea is in the (static." "Bat why does the marquee pla-ce bars and bol-'t-a on and his doors in the way he Why not- throw tllebailding open to the public, so to be a source of some little pleasure and profit tot-ium?" "I have partiy explained the reason why already. Moreover, if you look at home you will find the reason why in the use you raaku of your own parlour or drawing-room. you use your kitchen for everyday purpos-es, ycn reserve your parlour for special occasions. It v/ould never do to put both rooma to tho i-ame use." "The marquess might let the public hav-Q a I peep inside." aaid Jones. "But he does. Dm t you know that he do..s throw the caslk—or sreat portions of it-and the grounds op in to ths public?" "I never knew it," replied my friend. does, cniy you IDLBt. pay a small sum for the pleasure of joins in and coming out again." "P:-ymeiit! DeeJ Lord Bute. one of wealtkie-t men in the world, charge Cardiff p-eople for going to see his castle? "Ya¡¡, he 11028. al1l1:s quite right in doing '1°. Only yon must not run away wit-h tÙG id; that he pockets the money or derives any benefit fro:n it." "What does he do with it, "lIe devotes it to the South African War Fund. It is a capital'way of helping on the ftHù, and in this way he helps on the country. If ho were a. soldier and were able to gi, no doubt, he be at tha front. But as he do that he sits in his castle, as it were, and fights the Boers from the towers." "That ig Certainly a. new ida." "I admit. Shall we go in and see what kind of :'1n e5t:lblishmcnt hia lordship has Friend Jone; was agrecabla. and in we went, Ilch payiag the courteous lodge-keeper at ths gate the small turn of one shilling. AVhat a transformation! One moment you are amid the bustle and din and hurry of Cardiff street1-, i the next you enjoy perfect eiler.ee a.nd rest, with the world out behind you a lovely paradise opening out in front, of you. Hera is the courtyard of the castle. Right in front stands the ancient keep-—the dungeon where they used to place prisoners of WRr- the Jouberte and Oron.je« and Botbaa of th3 psriod. The building looks t-srrib'.e iu ruins, though now the fiparrow plays hide-and- seek in its mantled towers, and the jackdaw builds therein. Peacocks, with their gorgsou? trains, stalk about, each looking as proud as a Norman baron, its voice as hoarse as Fit:- hamon's whea the conqueror of Glamorgan cursed th-3 Welsh. Eight opposite the south entrance is a corresponding gate or doorway, newly rsscuod from oblivion by pickaxe and shovel, and jonder ara the masons and the labourers—descendants of the serfs of ether days—restoring the oulsr walls, repairing breaches of time. and of that hurricane ia hunii-n form. Oliver Cromwell, who pounded the cattle with his mortars beyond all reconi" tion. "But let as go and Se the castle," and in went. Outside you are impressed by the Hiassivencss of the building; as you enter an idea of absolute chosrIesineES is awakened within you—fctone., ate.iie, cold and lJn. sympathetic, meets ths eye everywhere, only relieved by a. wooden fTme- work here or an aperture there. The door is flung cpen end your cicerone appsars. Now yott enter into th? regioii3 of luxury and wealth, and the great staircase in an wlsx to the mighty volume which is about to open beiore you. The pictures around remind you ef ancient glory, and everywhere you arc led to. and every object around and above arrests attention and provokes suoh a sense of admi- ration as cannot be expressed in words. In (ne room you find England's story traced out in a I»ngthi*n«d procession of pictures, ccm- mercing with the Conquest and moving down the centuries. Art has surpassed in the crtcution of everything down to the niirmt st dc-)il. The craftsmen—the deftest monty coald provide—mu^t have worked slowly, but they were working fcr the ages that arc to come. But why try to describe the iu. describable?—the varied beauty, the dtpth of meaning, the unsurpas ing elegar.ee, the inex- haustible wealth which every room •exhibits I would take volumes to describe. Thp Chauc?r Room alone is a, study for weeke and months. Everything is in fitting historical order, true to its age, true to its surroundings, true to its idea. From smoke-room and boadoir climb slowly and admiringly to the great Tower. ?rd from there look down upon Car- diff. spread before us like an op:n divided hv its streets into columns and para- graph*. The people are dwarfed to tIP of I crow3 snd magpies, and tho scund of hoof and whivl dies ere it reaches midway You feel that you are Hie the monarch of all y >a snr- vey-rulcr of ocean, moon, land, and sky—with the world for one rroud moment in I your history crouching at your fee* descend again. and in passing yon visit the dunsroon in which poor Kobsrt, of Normandy, pined away for 25 dreary y-c-arr in a liv.ng grave. The contrast sho-ks one. and one feepn-g a tench of the melancholy, if not nude ess, which. marked poor I?olivet fcr its own. "Thare, my friend," said I to Jones. '"There-. If tho enactions have felt and the impressions you have reo-ived. arc, not worth I a shilling I don't knew what What if the people of Cardiff knew of th-: inteUf^tml f:;a-<t which lure awaits thena who hive to see"' There is not in the kingdom a speci- men c-f the architectural art than Card ff C^stie. It is an epic poeru written ia stone, marh'.t', ami the prtcUms metals. It. is tbt; triumph of art and a marvel of cultHre ¡' and taste.

When asking for Coco?. '-n»'*t onh9.y>rgCAD- BITR-Y'S?—sold onlv in Packets arid TSrs—'n! other Cocoa? are often r.ib«titnt»d fw <ii*> sr,<j of extra profit. e3435— 1 ■

CAKBIFF. ST. JOHN BAPTIST. The Easter vestry of St. John Baptist, Car- diff. was heM fJ11 Monday, when the vicar, Canon Thompson, D.D., presided. The vicar nominated h. A. W. Serjeant as i his warden for the twenty-fifth time, and Mr. T. H. Stephens was unani- mously re-appointcd the people's warden. The accounts (which were passed) showed that at the commencement of the year there was a balance in hand of £33, the offertory collec- tions arnouJlted to £ 535, and voluntary contri- butions in lieu of church-rate rcacherl £156, The church expenses, including and sundry objects, absorbed £695, leaving a balance in hand \>f £30. Mr. W. Foster was appointed lay- elector to associate with the churchwardens in the election of lay delegates for the diocesan conference.—Canon Thompson again ouited attention to the injury to the tower of the church caused by tnfO smckø from Nell's brewery. It was, he remarked, a very serious matter, and oniy thoae who, like himself, had the task of restoring the tower three years ago could appreciate the damage done. The smoke 1ll dense clouds fell by its own weight upon the surface of the tower and not only made it unsightly but ate into the face of the one. When Lord Bute went round with him before the tower was restored he held tip his h;nd;; in horror at what he saw, and was surprised that it was allowed. The vestry were pro- pa.red to settle matters amicably with their neighbours, but, as business men, they were bound to protect whet he considered the most valuable treasure which Cardiff possessed— the old town tower. If the chimney stack were ran up an additional 2Gft. oCr, perhaps, more and a better of coaJ were used, the pllisance might be considerably abated.—Mr. Sergeant proposed the following resolution: — "Thai this vestry is of opinion that the mis- chief camcd by thp smoke from Messrs. Nell's brewery might be greatly remedied by carry- ing up the chimney stack to a greater height and by tha cornoany habitually using a better claas of caal. It also expresses a hope that the directors will see their way to speedily carry out thcae suggestions-"—Mr. T. H. Stephens seconded.—Canon Thompson re- marked that the Church had oertain legal rights, and those legal rights ought to be respected.—The resolution was carried unani- mously-—A vote of thanks to the vicar was also passed.—In acknowledging this compli- ment, the Vicar stated that the number of communicants in the parish last Sunday reachcd the record number of 1,300. compared with 1,160 last year- He believed that was un- precedented in any parish west of the Wye. 8T. ANDREWS. The vicar, the Rev. Dr. Horatio Nicholson, D.D., pre-iided at the Easter ve-stry meeting at. St. Andrew's, which was but spr.rscly attended. Tha vicar had much pleasure in re-appointing Mr. R. S. Fisher as his warden, and added a. few remarks in recognition of that gentleman's great kindness and energy during the year.— Mr. A. A. James was re-appointed as people's wardtn, whereupon the Chairman said that during the past year there had been uninter- rupted harmony between Mr. James and him- self-—The retiring sidesmen—Messrs. H. L. Simpson and Ei.wards and Dr. Shepherd—were re-instated, and the names of the following were add-cd:—Dr. Temple Morris, Mr. fly. White, J.P., and Mr. E. Hurley (solicitor).—Mr. Ed. Brett was re-elected honorary lay delegate to represent the veatry at the dioccsan conference. —Mr. A. A. James, in submitting the church accounts, said they appeared to be satisiac- j tory, there being a balance on the right side of £1 Is. lid., but the position, looked at more carefully, was not so satisfactory as it .seemed to inasmuch as the current expen- diture had not. been met from the offertories. They com men cod the year with an adverse | ba:ance of Os. lUd. A movement was then started in the vestry, and was so generously subscribed to that in the course of a few weeks the deficiency was wiped out, and they began the year pract-ioa-lly with a new sheet. Appeals, he pointed out* hnd had to be made to meet the deficiency. The offertories for 1896-7 amounted to .-£372, or an average of 27 3s. per Sunday. Since then, however there had been a gradual falling off. and the average Sunday collection had been reduced to £4 18s. The churchwardens in this matter had not received from the congregation and worshippers the support they were entitled to expect, and they looked forward to an improvem-snt, in the coming year.—The Chair- man pointed oat 'hat the opening of the new church of St. Teilo aaid the removal of many friends were facts that must be taken into account in considering the deficiency.—Tho accounts were adopted on the motion of Mr. Simpson, who differed from the vicar's opinion that the opening of St. Teilo's was in part responsible for the diminution in the Sunday collections.—Mr. Milner: It was tho opening of St. James's that made all the difference.—Mr. II. T. Hawlttna: I think it is to be attributed to the musical pari of tho programme.—Mr. Simpson: This is not a concert, Hawkins—Mr. MÜner: Spititusl teaching we want.—Mr. R. S. Fisher, as vicar's Warden, paid it was absolutely painful to sea the number of people who always allowed the offertory hag to pass in tho most indifferent manner—people, too, in a, position to contri- bute—whiist others, equally well to do. only put into the bag the smallest coins of tho realm.—Thanks were passed to the audi- tor?, Messrs. Edwards and Charles Evans, the latter a retired churchwarden, who was specially thanked for his generous benefac- tions. The ladies were also thanked for their effective Faster dceorations.—Mr. Hawkins asked if the organist (Mr. Geel could not be asked to play the hymns a. little faster.—The said he did not think the organist would entertain the suggestion, which was permitted to fail through. ST. M Alt CARET'S. The Easter vestry meeting in connection with the pirish of Roath wail hold in ih old school-houee, the Rev. F. J. Beck (vicar) presiding. The accounts for tJ1-e past yesr wero read and adopted. They went to bhow that the voluntary clmrch takings had realised £35 133 Ed, as against £Z5 14s. 8d. in tue preceding year. Tho total receipt? were £39 15>1. 10d, and the a isburrment-s £3621,3cJ., thus leaving a debit, balance of £12 4s. 5d. The Vicar re-appointed Mr. C. H. Williams as his warden, Mr. E. 13. Kcece was re-elected parishioners' warden, end Mr. D. E. Williams was appointed lay elector to rcprteeat the parish at the Diocesan Conference. The wr.ole of last year's sidesman were then re- elected. and tho meeting terminated with a, vote of thanks to the vie^ir. ST. GERMAN'S. The annual meeting of St. German's Vestry was held oil Monday. The Hev. R. J. Ivec;, vicar, presided, and amongst those were. Dr. Herbert. Vacbell and Mr. Geo. David -T:1C Vicar re-appointed Dr. Sheen as his warden, and Mr. Or a. David as re-apneint^d people's warden.—The vicar's sidesmen ap- pointed were Dr. H. VacheU, Messrs. Jenkins. KnoLt. Stevens, and Morgan, and the people's siuesman Massre. Jewell, ICirk. I'onncey, Bon- ner. and Pati-ison.—The accounts for the year were submitted. Those showed that the total receipts amounted to £6g, from which how- ever, £ 150 must be deducted for special col- lections and missions, leaving £ 319 to be applied to the work of the church. It was stated that last Easter there wasp a defi- ciency of £1,1, that this debt had been wiped off. and ¡.at, was a balance to the good ot £2 3: tha first time in the history of the caurch that there has been a balance on the rigat su.e.—The vicar was requested to con- vey the thank-, of the parishioners to the donor of the tire east window; and votes of tnanks were also passed to the organist HJr. the members of the choir, Mr. Har- man, auditor (who was re-elected), and to the vicar for presiding. ST. CATHERINE'S. At St. Catherine's Vestry, held on Monday morning at the schoolroom, in King'e-roa"' Canton, tao following officers were elected for year:—Vicar's churchwarden, Mr. lirn„SyI"CTS: I,'E°Pi0'6 warden. Mr. George otion0; sidesmen, Messrs. H. Lindley H Morgan, C. T. Mitchell, C. H. Farnworth. R Davison, c. Sanlrey, Richards, Rot">r« j' Morgan, C. Strong, J. E. Teasdel. Geo. Smailes. A. I latiCiS, A Loyns, F. Forsiike. and David H: VK1,oy ,VTa5 appointed lay rcpresenta- ti,'o of ne pansn to the forthcoming diooewn coit.erenee.-Mr. W. T. Streng presented the ochalf of the Church, with a obequ- xor €22 tne amounfc of the Easter offerin- which, by the way. is the largest' sum wirch has been ever collected for this purposo.-The Rv. J. Baker suitably responded.—The state- ment of accounts for the pest read and assented to. It showed an appre- e',ir,j 'Ticrcaee in the contributions of the me .liber* there being now a sum of j;7 u3. last year.—On the motion of the Chairman a cordial vote of thanks was accorded the c-boir for their services, coupled with a resolution to augment tho salary of the organist by £5 per srinmn.— A *ot* of thanks to Mr. Baker for presiding terminated Un proceedings. LLANDAFF. Dr. John Arthur was appointed vicar's war- dn. and Mr. Eval Lewis, Brynderwen. was e.ected parishioners' warden. Colonel Wcods was re-e-kcted parochial elector—The Vicar stated that the number of commanicanfcs at the cathedral on Easter Day was 314, and at All Saints' Church 103, The contributions to the Curacy Furd amounted to jE97 6b. 4d. LLANISHEN. .PARISH OHirRCH.—Meesrs. W. Henry Lewis and Francis Wride were rc-appointed church- wardens. The statement- of accounts present showed a balance in band. PEXA itTH". ALL SAINTS'.—The Vi.•:•->.i- nomiiiat'-f'd Mr. H. j C. Shackel as his warden. Mr. Bishop was re- elected parish warden. GAT) ALVA. GAT) ALVA. The \y mú.ng on MonCay was lîres;dd! lover by the Rev. J. Bavies, vicar. Th-e- accounts showed tiw,t the ofiiert-oCies. includ- ing the balance from last year, amounted to £ 61 13s. 23d., cut of which £ 59 4s. lid. was expended. The churchwardens elected were, Messrs. W. Trio mas and T. Pidgcon. Messrs. J. W. Harding and E. D. Richards wcr-e ap- pointed sidesm-m, and Mr. W. J. Edgar Thomas, lay-elector, subject to his accepting office.

SWANSEA. ST. MARY'S PARISH CHURCH.—The Rev. T. Morris 'curate) presided, in the absence of the vicar (the Rev. Chancellor Smith). The vic-ar's wardens appointed were Messrs. J. M. Glas- brook and John Jgg; mayor's wardens, Messrs. B. Evane and P. G. lies. In reference t-o the question of appointing choir sidesmen, it was repor1;"d that the rhoir iold a meeting, and submitted Messrs. Candy and J. P. J. Powell as their aidssmea. These wero duly approved of. CHRIST CHURCH.—Presided over by the Vicar (the Rev. Watkin Jones). Mr. R. E. Bell was nominated vicar's warden, and Mr. Edw. Beyer people's warden. Mr. R. Glascodine was appointed lay ekctor. It was decided, as in former years, to mike over £ 100 from the Church offertories to the vicar's stipend. HOLY TRINITY.—The Rev. J. Howell in the chair. The vicar, being in ill-health, was unablo to be preeent. Mr. Thomas Charles was re-appointed '.dear's warden, and Mr. Wright Simpson was elected people's warden. I ST. MARK'S—Messrs. J. Hopkins and W. Howell were elected churchwardens, and Mr. D. T. Morgan auditor. I' LLANTWIT (NEATH.) PARISH CHURCH.—Mr. 7/a-iter Rice Evan? was re-elected rector's warden, and Mr. E. I Phillipps was rc-eletted people's warden. NEATH. PARISH CHURCH.—The rector (the A. F. Evans) presided. Mr. R. P. Morgan was re- elected rector's warden, end Mr. T. Brown people's warden. The rector announced that Mr. Joseph E. Moore, Dyffryn, had generously offered to place two stained glas-3 windows in I (h chancel cf St. David's Church, in memory of lIIr. and Mrs. G vyn, of Drffryn. COWEEIDGE. PARISH CHURCH—Mr- W. D. Alexander was re-elected parish warden, and Mr. David Thomas vicar's warde.i. WELSH ST. DONATT'S. PARISH CHURCH.—Mr. W. V. Hartley was elected vicar's warden for the for!y-seventh. in succession, and Mr. W. Jcrvis parish warden. LLANBIiETHIAX. PARISH CHURCH—Mr. F. IV. Dunn vicar's warden, Mr. E. 'Usher parish warden. BRITG3T FivRttY. ST. vicar (the Rev. n. Lowisl presided. Mr. G. Roberts was ;:1:- elected vic.ar'e warden, and Mr. YT. T. Olive people's warden. Mr. II. yaph was re-elected lay elector. ST. MARY'S—The statement showed a balance in hand. Mr. T. Mad docks was rc- elected vicar's warden, and Mr. W. Salis people's Varden- ST. THOMAS'S.—The statement of ac-ounts showed a- bale-nce in favour. Mr. J. Gower was re-elected vicar's warden, and Mr. J. Fan-1 cock people's warden. ST. JOn's -Tho accounts showed a belance. Mr. J. Escort was re-elected vicar'3 warden, and Mr. J. Gunne people's warden. BAGLA. PARIsH CHUBCH.~T.hs Rev. E. J. Ricbard- son presided. The statement of accounts showed a balance on the right side. Mr. G. H. Dave- was r-e-elected vicar's warden, end Mr. R. W. Lleweliyn people's warden .J.. vote of thanks to Mrs. LlWE:1.lYll. Baglan lidl, fcr tho peal of bells was carried with acclama- tion. LLAFGYNWm PARISH CHURCH.—The Rev. Stephen Jack- son. vicar, presided. Mr. J. W. Lsil;j, mercial-street. Maesteg, was nominaetd vicar's warden, and Mr. Morgan Maddoc-, Cefn -Yd-ia, I was rc-electeu people's warden. BED WAS. ST. BARRWG'S CHURCn.—The Rev. Geo. Thomas presided.—Mr. Bees I),ivies was re- elected rector s warden, and Mr. Win. Haines. people's warden. ABERPERG-WM'. Tho annual yostry was held at Abernergwm Church <m Easter jtfonday, the vicar (the Kov. J. Li. Thomas. M.A.) presiding. The accounts (whioÍl iucluded an Easter offering to the vicar) were duly presented and passed, the total of the collections for the year being a record one. Mr. Morgan Sttsart WilliamB, of Aberper^wm, end Mr. Charles Ncrris Canter- bury. of Well Sold, were re-appointed church- I wardens. Mr. Grosvenor Munro Hutchinson j was elected lay-elector. j

IMPORTANT DEVELOPMENT RICRUITS 'IAJTIOLD THEM SELVES IN READINESS. In regard to the emhodiment of the I Militia, as ordered by Royal Proclama- tion a little over a week ago. an impor- tant development it.-is taken place in the sense that all Militia recruits of the 4th Somersets. 3rd South Wales Borderers, and 3rd Welsh Regiment, who will be eighteen years of age by the 1st of May. who have completed recruits' drill, and who have volunteered for service in South Africa-, are to hold themselves in readmess to embark on the 28t.h inst. In the Order issued by the War Office on Monday it is stated that, in the case of any Militiamen who had not previously volunteered for service abroad, but wbo have now done so, their names will be added to tha above numbers. Theauthori- rities, however, do not intend taking any steps to call upon them to volunteer. These Militia recruits will be formed into one party, representing the Western District, which embraces the counties of Brecknock, Cardigan, Carmarthen, Cornwall. Devon, G-1 am organ, Gloucester, Monmouth, Pem- broke, Radnor, and Somerset. The com- maviding officer for the. district is Lieute- nant-general Sir W. F. Butler. It is inte- resting to note that about a hundred of the recruits stationed at the Cardiff Bar- racks have volunteered for active service, and, of course, will he included in the above-mentioned number.

.:8M_r. FOOTBALL PLAYER FATALLY INJURED. A forward in tho Portsmouth football team, who were playing atBcth on Monday, suc- cumbed in the Royal United Hospital, Bath, the same evening to injuries received in the ¡ game. Tho player, whose name i8 Trerise, was n0t knwu to have bc-cn inj ru: d. an.1 tho spectators left unaware that he had been hurt. :=:

EXCITING VIHE IN NORTH WALES. THREE PERSONS INJURED. Early on Sunday morning RowelifTe, a resi- dence at Degsr.wy, near Llandmluo. occupied by Mr. W. 10. Bottoraley, was found to be on fire. The tiro beg-iii iu the dining-room, and the floors and contents of three entertaining- rooms and five of the bedrooms were destroyed, including a piano, an organ, and valuable pictures. Before fh"» Conway Fire Brigade arrived Mr. Bottomley's son and a nephew jumped from the second-floor window. The former sprained his back, while the latter had an aril' broken. Air. Bottomiey was found former sprained his back, while the latter had an aril' broken. Air. Bottomiey was found former sprained his back, while the latter had an aril' broken. Air. Bottomiey was found lyins unconscious on the bedroom floor, and is suffering from shock and smoke poisoning. A Mr. Powell, tdxiy-five years of age. climbed from an upper window to the roof, and after remaining on the slates until they became hot was assisted to enter the next house. remaining on the slates until they became hot was assisted to enter the next house.

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-0- leers Iliiwlsn the Slsp. AND TREK FROM THE VICINITY. Rouxville Clear of the Enemy. flurry Retreat to: the North. Mr Kruger Visits Brandfort From Mr. BENNET BURLEIGH. By special far simuiianc-&u» publication. BLOIil- Ti Oii'TEIN. Mov. day (10.35 a.m.). The rain storm continues, snd it must delay the movements or Lord Roberts's army for two days. Sir Ellis Ashmoad-Baiilett, M.P., has left. Sharper measures are taken agsmst per- sons suspected of spying. Noon. The Boers have abandoned their attack on Wepener. and trekked from -the vici- nity. evidently afraid of our pending movements. RouxviOe is also clear of the enemy. The majority cf them have, un- doubtedly. recited north, except a body of about 6,000, who are still reported goino; towards Bethulie. From the" Daiiy Telegraph" Special Correspondent. By Special Arr-angemant far Sitnulianeauf Pubiication. M ARSHOUTFO-NTEIN, Sunday (Ly signal to Reddersburg, Sunday, 8.45 p.m.). General Chermside's division marched hero on Saturday from Reddersburg, and came in sight of the Boers at eleven o'clock in the morning. The enemy retired rapidly over the hills towards the south-east. On Friday night, a party of Beers camped within four miles of Redders- burg. The camp liros were still burn- ing when we reached the spot yesterday morning. General Bundle's division is now at Reddersburg. Wcpener is still holding out. Confirmation of the report of General Brabant's victory, first supplied by the "Daily Telegraph" correspondent at Cape Town, camc to hand later in the day from th Cape Town correspondent- of tlio Exchange Telegraph Company. The mes- sage ran — It is reported that General Brabant has defeated the Boers at Wepcner, and captured their guns. Mr. Bennet Burleigh, however, in a message from Bloomfontein, dated 10.35 a.m. on Monday, puts a different light on the who'e situation. ROSENDAL, April 15 (via Redder^bare). The of the Third Division has been pitched seventeen miles to the east of the railway. The enemy arc 8,r:ofcd t-o le in the vici- nity, but it is not thought probable that they v;ll attc1L Colonel Balgety, wiring from Jammersbcrg Drift on Sunday, reported all wen, and the enemy were apparently slack-ening in their attack.—Router's Spccial Service. BOER REPORTS OF RECENT OPERATIONS. BOER. CAMP AT ERANDFORT. Friday. Fighting with Brabant's Horse round Robin- son's Mill at Ja-mmei—bcrg Drift, continues. U-eanwhile Commandant P-ctrus Do Wet ia reported to have em-cage-d trooiw who wero sent from Bloemfontein to General Brabant's assistance. There was heavy fighting iall yesterday at Fourteen Streama, but the result is not yet known. A brush has also occurred with the British column advancing towards Buitfonteia with- out any decisive result. All foroign attaches, including those of Russia, and the Netherlands—Colonel Gourko and Lieutenant Thomsen— aro now here. Coioacl Gourko e-ays Lord Eoherts war.tfd to oblige them to return to Europe after they were taken prisoners at Abraham's Kraal. Tho British at Tafel Kop yesterday sent into the Boer lines Mr. Kr-egler, of Heic'elberr?. who was seriously wounded in a fiprht a fort- night ago. The British officer who accom- panied him was allowed to come nearly into Brandfort..—Press Association War Spccial. BOER CAMP AT FOURTEEN STREAMS, Kaiurday- Rifle firing has been kept up at. the river to" day from daylight till noon. The British fired from a small house across the river, but it was promptly 8hdJed and destroyed by the Boer artiHery. The British then retired. Every- thing ha-s been ciuiet this afternoon.—Press Association War Special. PRETORIA. Monday. Acting-commandant Botha is still here. He is hc.ld;!1i?, consultations ,1tll the Government. President KrugEr keeps in excellent health.— Reuter. PRETORIA (Undatedb An official war bulletin was i-mcd here last night reporting heavy c-mnonadirg and small arm firing at Fourteen Streams. There were no casualties on the Boer side- Tho same bulletin states that fighting is going on ft Wopsner, and that the burghers have capturcd from 400 to 500 daughter oxen, v/ith horses and mules. General Fronsmm is reported to have r:f0:\e.J a bodv of British troops, causing them to flee in the direction of Wolvcrpoort, apparently over the Orange Bivcr. Affairs at Smit-hfie'.d and Rouxville have been reported. There is no news from the other com- rn. nc)0'. The x1 sh-American ambulance arrived here last night.—Press Association War Spccial. MR KRUGER VISITS BRANDFORT. BLOEMFONTKIN. Saturday. Mr. Kvujrir has uaid a visit to Brandfort. where the Boers are collected in some force His presence :1" th front new sreneraJly por tends either immediate action of an offensive kind or the necessity of heartening np hie burctbers. Whether he has visited the Free State on this 0cc:lion :1<; a strategist 01' as a mi,1011a.ry can b, for fhC pif sent, only- a matter of con- jecture. TInt it is very doubtful whether 3ny aggr^tdTO movement is contemplated. The fret that the Jorge force laying siege to Wepener if»ds the capture of the small and isolated bodv commanded hy Colonel DH1<; y nn oDerat-Î011 of such unexpected difficouHy haR apparently decided the etmniy to confille them- selves to purely gl.1Hi!1a t,1('t;C9. I The object of Lord Feberts j, of course, tn render imposidble any further operntions of thai- nature. It- is n, Viiid of wnrfsrc in wloch wo have not hitherto met. with mifh success, and wh>ch, in any ev>n». must tend to prolong tii-e war.—"Stnndard." Correspondent. I

POSITION IN NATAL COLLIERIES DESTROYED Bit DYNAMITE, From the "Daily Telegraph" Special Corresoorvienr. By Special Arrangement for Simultaneous > Publication. T,ADY)j 1U-1.. Monday (9.5o). j Natives report that the mines destroyed at Wevse's Nek uro Rsmssiy's, the Natal | Steam, and Wes.se's Nek Collieries. The destruction must not be looked upon as i serious. The wero shut down prior to hostilities, owing to tho fact that the companies were more successful in working thicker seams on the Biggarsberg plateau. The Weasels Nek group of mines have thin seams, although they contain a quantity oE coal of good quality. This-does not lessen the enormity of the Boers' dastardly conduct, whicii is resented by every Colonist. The mines would have been of great commercial value in the present condition of the market, coal selling here at from <35s. to 70s. a ton. The Boers are down- again at Dewdrop, ea.st of Ladysmith. LADYSMITH. Monday (3.45 .tn.t. Native scouts employed by the Intelligence Department have just reported that the Bcsrs in the Elandslaagte district have retired beyond the Biggtarsberg. Other information goes to confirm the truth of this. The recent activity of the enemy ie now believed to have been but a feint to cover their withdrawal. Cur patrols are scouting now towards the late Boer pc&ition, Further reports from our native scouts show that- a party of Boers from De Jagger'g Farm, near \Va.s.ch1)ank. were engaged in wilfullv destroying property last Saturday. They suc- ceeded in wrecking with dynamite three col- lieries near Weasels Xek. engine-houses. works, and eliiafting: being destroyed.—Central News. r o 1 M

LOTTRENCO MARQUES, Monday. Lieutenant Smitheman. of the Rhodesia. Horse, renowned for his work as a scout in the Mat-abele War, got to Mafeking through the Boer lines, and returned to Colonel Plumor's camp on the 8th with Mafeking dis- patches. The towu reported "Ali well" on Lile 5th— K-euter.

CRONJE'S RIFLE. IN POSSESSION OF A WELSH SOLDIER-. Captain William Forrest, of the 3rd WelfiH (Militia), writing from De Aa-r on March 26 to his aunt, Mrs. R. Forrest, St. Fagan's, says in r.be course of 1113 letter:—"There is also a lot of fatigue dnty to bo done, including loading trucks, Ac., with the ordnanco stores. Oca day my company loaded 1.5C0 Boer rifles which were captured from Cronje's army. I have Cronje's rifle among them. He has his name burned into the stock, and a lot of the other rifles had names burned into them in the same way."

.t.,#- POWER OF THE ENEMY DECREASING. LINE OF COMMUNICATION WORKING PERFECTLY. BLOEMFONTEIN, Monday. The Boers are reported to be contemplating a retreat from their positions in the south. Th? last reports of the proposals of the Reimb. lican delegates which have reached here con- firm the impression that the power of the enemy is on the decrease. A I:. attempt- to cut the line has been com- pletely foiled, and the conditions are now iy euch that a large force can be concentrated at any point with great rapidity.—Reuter.

THE BOER PRISONERS LANDED. St. Helena, Monday Afternoon.—The re- mainder of the Boer prisoners were landed to-day, and taken under escort to the camp prepared for thc-m at Dead wood. The disem- barkation was witnessed by a very large crowd, but there was no demonstration, and the arrangements were carried out without a hitch. —Central News.

WAITING COMPANY OF THE WELSH REGIMENT. MEN WHO WILL GO TO THE FRONT. The names of the meii selected from the. four Volunteer battalions cf the Welsh Regiment for service in South Africa as a section of t-hs waiting onipaay have been received at the Cardiff Barracks. They will probacy embark oil May 1, under the com- mand of Lieutenant J. C. Gaskell, son cf Colonel Gaskell. officer commanding the Car- diff detachment of the 3rd V.B. Welsh Regi- ment. The section will be made up of the following — 1st V.B. Welsh.—7,573 Sergeant H. Langman, 7,519 Lanco-corporal G. George, 7,524 R. Higgg, 7,525 l. Leonard, and 7.526 W. Madden. Heal- qua rtera. Haverfordwest. 2nd V.B. Welsh.—7,437 W. Griffiths, 7,456 E. David, 7.157 P. Bennett. 7.461 L. Ace. and 7,462 T. Williams. Headquarters, Bridgend. 7ri V.B. Welsil.-7,467 C. Collier. 7,472 D. Oiiffiths, 7/76 W. Hughes, and two others, lie n d q uar te ra. Ctrdifr. 3rd G V.R. Corps.—7,493 Corporal H. T. Po, t. 7,49-5 Privates S. H. Dark, 7,30-3 W. Hooper, 7.509 T. Nyland, and 7,511 T. Richards. Head- Swausea. It will be seen that the section will he. composed of twenty men. five from each battalion, together with the officer named. Mobilisation wiU take place between the 18th and 21st inst.

T MANSPO R.T" MOVEMENTS. Tho Admiralty announce that the tram-net Umbria, with artillery companies cf Militia and infantry drafts of the line, and the America, with drafts and re-mounts, arrived at Capo Town cn Monday.

THE LATE GENERAL VILLEBOIS. Parte, Monday.—The municipal council at Blois have decided to change the name of the Has d'Anriet-erre to Rue d-o Colonel de Ville- bois-Mareui!.—Dalziel.

WHY BULLER WENT TO NATAL; As throwing light upon why General Bulier went to Natal. 1fr. Winston Churchill, writing in the "Morning Post" on Monday, says:- Cn one occasion he even went so far as to describe the operation he had proposed as a forlorn hqpe,' so dark and gloomy was the situation in South Africa. during the first fortnight in November. It was stated that the general was ordered by the War Office to go to Natal, and went there Pgainst his own will ajid judgment. This, however, was not true; and when I asked him lie replied: 'It was the most difficult business of all. I knew what it mesnt. and tha,, it was doubtful whether we should get through to Ladysmith. I had not. the nerve to order a subordinate to do it. I was the big man. I had to go r,a y, T' do -=- ="

SHOCKING CYCLING ACCI- DENT. TWO BROTHERS KILLED. George Bills (13) and John Bills (20). brothers, who were butchers' assistants at Buxton, left there on Sunday, at 7.40 a.m., c'n a brakeless tandem for Flint- hum, a vilir-ge between Nottingham and Newark, with the obiecfc of paying an Easter visit home. Fifty minutes later they were found lying in a gravel pit on the side of the Aldington Dale, a dange- rously steep hill. Both were doubled up. and presented a shocking spectacle. George, who was steerer, had his head terribly cut. Dr. Tentem. of Bakeweil, who happened to be passing, pronounced them dead, and the bodies wera con- veyed to Taddmglon.

COLLIERY WARNING. The attention of all persons employed underground is directed to the impor- tant changes which appear to be about to take place ir the atmospheric condi- tions over our coalfields. Low pressure areas have been for some weeks unusually numerous, but the barometer has now commenced to rise strongly and steadily. The disturbances are nassing off. and making way for -in anti-cyclone. It is very desirable, therefore, that before the resumption of work after the holidays, every care should be taken to eur-ure safety against gas accumulation or too dry coal dust. a i

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