South Wales Daily News

FOREIGN INTELLIGENC E. [REUTER'S AND PRESS ASSOCIATION TELEGRAMS.] FRANCE. PARIS, Saturday.-The Bourse unsettled, Rentes tiosed 65frs. 62c. The Decentralisation Committee has approved of the election of Mayors by the Communal Councils. VERSAILLES, Saturday.The statement that M. Thiers has addressed the Belgian Government respect- ng the residence of the Count de Chambord in Belgium is false. The Prefect of Lyons, and several others, are here. PARIS, Saturday.—It is denied that differences exist the Cabinet respecting Catholic petitions, or that Thiers has declared France the protector of Catholi- cism; also denied that negociations for Treaty of Commerce with Italy hare been interrupted and that all early loan is contemplated. GERMANY. BERLIN, Saturday.-The North German Gazette., in an •^rticle on Cardinal Antonelli's letter to the Bishop of ^trasburg, says the fact that at Home a new arrange- ment is desired, does not give a right claim to its fulfil- ment. The Government will regulate the position of affairs by legislation. Prince Bismarck gives a dinner to-day to all the Am- bassadors. GREECE. ATHENS, Friday.—The King and Queen of Denmark leave here to-day for Italy. AUSTRIA. « YIKNNA, Saturday.—A decree issued to-day orders that the proceedings of the old Catholic parties shall not be officially recognised. ITALY. ROME, Saturday,A statement that Signor Viseomte Ivellsola had requested the powers to withdraw their Jrepresentatives from the Pope is denied. The Cham- ber of Deputies has approved a supplementary grant of twelve million lira for milit try expenses. The com- mittee on the financial measures of the Government Accepts the proposal to issue notes to the amount of ■aree hundred millions lira in five years, and agrees the proceeds of the sale of ecclesiastical property °nds being paid into the treasury for the next five Years, it assents to the conversion of the national loan Consolidated stock at the rate of 5-40. It approves the merease of the tax on petroleum, and partially also the 8.x on tissues proposed, and accepts other administra- te propositions. Signor Leila agrees to the com- mittee's conclusions. AMERICA. NEW YORK, Saturday.—All the Washington corres- pondents state that the tone of Mr. Fish's reply is emi- ne»tly pacific.

GENERAL INTELLIGENCE. THE UNIVERSITY BOAT RACE. is understood that there will be no further change n the constitution of the Cambridge University crew. THE RECENT ATTACK ON THE QUEEN. inquiries confirm the belief that the lad O'Connor has 110 connection with any Fenian organisation. SMALL-POX AND WIFE MURDER. th dourer named William Warnes cut his wife's broat, at Lowestoff, yesterday morning, killing her Itnlltediately. Prisoner and deceased had small-pox. MEETING AT HYDE PARK. A meeting to protest against the Public Parks' Bill ^as held in Hyde Park yesterday afternoon. The fathering was very large, and some violent speeches were made. ATTEMPTED MURDER. At Liverpool, on Saturday, a seaman named Smith was charged with attempting to murder his sweetheart, ary Hearn. He was remanded. The injured girl is llot expected to recover. SENTENCE OF DEATH. At Oxford assizes on Saturday, Edward Roberts or of°A 8' was foun(^ 8uilty on ^he charge of wilful murder n ^erri°li' Witney, by striking her on the head ith an axe, and sentenced to death, Justice Byies °lding out no hope of mercy. RAILWAY CLERKS AND SHORT TIME. rThe Manchester railway clerks and station masters met on Saturday afternoon, and expressed disapproval of 0 l°ng hours' system, and resolved to petition com- panies for reduction in hours of labour, and 20 per cent. rise in wages. SCOTCH EDUCATION BILL. A. meeting of persons favourable to the general Principles of the Scottish Na'ional Education League as held at Glasgow on Saturday. The resolutions Pproved of the main principles of the Lord Advocate's llI, but pronounced in favour of compulsory and un- secular instruction. T THE AMERICAN DIFFICULTY. J-he Ofrsmw believes the American reply expresses 0 Positive opinion on the admissibility of the indirect Was, but insists on referring the question to the tri- j Qal- In the event of our Government withdrawing m the treaty, it is believed the American Govern- tyiN^ will take no immediate action of any kind, but c°ntend for the rights of American seamen to fish Canadian waters. DESPERATE OUTRAGE NEAR DUBLIN. o'cl UfLlN' Saturday.—Last night, shortly after ten La °l a <^csPora';e attempt was made to murder Mr. th f °r' a solicitor, residing near Kingstown. While Bl ^entleman was writing in his parlour some persons Ora a canvas hag containing a large quantity of leaden IJ, and powder under the parlour window and fired it. v e whole window was blown in, and Mr. Lawlsr had a on finarrow escape with his life. The police were soon *jhe spot, but no arrests have been made. Lawlor received a warning that the attempt would be made a few days since. The object of the outrage is not known. 4Svvy has been arrested on suspicion of murder at dead body of a man was found in the river Tay, Perth, yesterday. Ye e Qneen visited Lady Charles Ker on Saturday. litn erday the report of her Ladyship's condition is a At ^0re favourable. der ro, Southwark police court on Saturday, Alexaa- ciousnerS Was aSain changed with publishing a mali- remand d °n ^ravers an<^ Lady Twiss, and again

J(. T, CWMAVON. tlijfj T^i Birmingham League Branch, lately established 'in jfoncn f6' ^.working its way very successfully. All the a doz churches in ithe valley, numbering about °°n ?H' have their representatives as members of the the o> fe" They are actively performing their share in J>arfi and good work. They have sent a petition to 2,717 „• nt in favour of Mr. Dixon V; motion, containing ]Ylr. n atnres of the inhabitants, which is entrusted to There' Talbot, M.P.,to be presented in the House, beitvr jls°) we understand, petititions in course of amenderfne praying that the Scotch Education Bill be A mio-Vit' S° as become unsectarian and truly national, strength CTeHt is on> antl still increasing in ■whatevpr. T vom' of perfeet religious equality; and time is or>CfKrRymcn of the State Church may say or do, °n toward .P^her side, and a, great work is rapidly going endeavou t b^ rea^sa^i°n °i the objects which they

11 A V of X ISII'TO EI,Pg'S COCOA MANUFACTORY.—Through the kindness jnany cornniiplf', recently had an opportunity of seeing the trough ere it i i^nc^ val"ied processes the Cacao bean passes J'Shly pieasor1 f f°r public use, and, being both interested and J'0ry, I thoutrht n i I saw during my visit to the manufac-. WiariU{acj. ™'lef account of the Cacao, and the way it is JJtious bevemo-'I H.lx Epps, to fit it for a wholesome and nu- nnght be of interest to the readers of Land and e artlcle m Land and Water, Oct. 14th. 319 ( i,

CARDIFF. TRTE CASINET MAKERS AND THE SHORT TIME MOVEMENT. Vvb are informed that in addition to Mr. Daniel Lewis, Duke-street, Mr. Morgan Morgan and Mr. John Davies, have conceded the nine hours system, together with the 10 per cent, advance, to the men in their service. These three firms being the principal employers of labour in the cabinet making and upholstering trade, the nine hours system may be said to have been established with the cabinet making trade in this town. DRUNKENNESS -At the police-court on Saturday (before Mr. J. Phillips and Mr. A. Bassett), Thomas Brooks was charged with being drunk on the Canton-road, on Friday. P.O. 56 proved the case. And he was fined 5s. and costs, or seven days. William Hughes was also charged with hQnn- .1.1. 0.4.. TV/T .1 i "'T.1 t '1 1 i rm uj. univ ill ot. ivistry-street, on j?riaay mgni. ine charge was proved by P. C. 4P; and defendant was fined 30s. and costs, or 14 days. ASSAULT. Petar Foley was charged with assaulting Elizabeth Powell, on Friday. The prisoner went into the complainant's house and pulled her out of a chair, and then struck her several times. Witnesses were called to prove the charge, and defendant was fined 10s. and costs. ELECTION OF BOROUGH AUDITORS AND ASSESSORS. -The annual election of Auditors and Assessors for this borough took place on Friday. The following gentlemen were elected :-Auditors--William George Noble, Tredegar- ville, accountant; William Watkins Sergeaunt, Edward- terrace, accountant Assessors; John Lewis Bright, Tredegarville, iron merchant; Philip Williams, Wel- lington-terrace, brewer. The following persons were elected assessors for the respective wards.—South ward Thomas Toms, Bute Docks, coal merchant; Joseph Elliott, jun., Windsor-place, bonded store merchant. West ward Frederick William Jotham, Woodfield-place, draper; Septimus Fletcher, St. Mary-street, grocer. East ward: Joseph Butler Jones, Crwys Farm, farmer; Lewis Wil- liams, Caecoed, Roath, iron merchant.

SWANSEA. On Friday last Mr. Hussey Vivian presented petitions from the inhabitants of Briton Ferry in favour of Inter- national Arbitration also from the inhabitants of Tai- bach and Briton Ferry in favour of the Repeal of the 25th Clause of the Elementary Education Act. A STIPENDIARY MAGISTRATE.-The Town Council has aPPOJnted a committee to enquire into the expediency and desirability of appointing a Stipendiary Magistrate for the town and borough It is assumed that the salary will be fixed at between five and six hundred pounds a year, and that the salary of a permanent clerk would be about 2150. It is further believed that the fees now paid to the magistrates' clerk amount to nearly 21,000 per annum, and to set the matter at rest an abstract of the fees paid to the clerk for the last three years is being pre- pared. This is a step in the right direction, and the pub- lic are discussing the question and waiting the decision of the Council. CONCERT.—A concert of vocal and instrumental music was given at the Music Hall, on Friday evening last, under the patronage of the Mayor and other gentlemen of this neighbourhood. The programme, which embraced a well-selected number of pieces, was well sustained. EXTRAORDINARY LAMBING.—We learn of Mr. J. M. Harding, of Town Hill Farm, Swansea, that seventeen of his ewes gave birth to thirty-seven lambs. Three of the ewes brought trebles, and the remaining fourteen brought doubles. ° THE GOOD TEMPLAR CAUSE.—A meeting, under the auspices of the Good Templars of Swansea, was convened at the Ragged School-room, on Saturday evening. There was a large and attentive audience present. The chief speaker of the evening was Mr. Pyper, the grand worthy Chief Templar of Ireland. The Rev. J. Whitlock, of Pell- street chapel, presided. He stated that he was not a Good Templar, though he had been an abstainer all his life. He had been convinced by the arguments of Mr. Pyper, and he shonld certainly join the'order. A vote of thanks to the lscturer closed the meeting. SWANSEA SCHOOL BOARD.-A very important letter from the Education Department was discussed on Friday last at the Swansea School Board, whose comments on the same we reported in our Saturday's issue. The letter is a very lengthy document, and thoroughly discussed the meagre Educational provisions already in existence. The Board are of opinion that the total deficiency of School ac- commodation within the borough cannot be reckoned at less than 3270 children, and that when they have annexed the outlying districts of Lansamlet Lower, Clase and Pen- derry, there will be a further deficency of school room for 1364--the two items added shewing that fresh school ac- commodation must soon be provided for 4630 children. Perhaps many ratepayers will now open their eyes and begin to grumble at the possibitity of having to pay an extra 6d. or 8d. or Is. in the pound; but surely it is better to pay for schools than for prisons or unions.

NEWPORT. PENDING STRIKE OF RAILWAY PACKERS.—On Satur- day night a meeting of representative packers from each of the gangs working between Woollaston and Cardiff, on e r on the South Wales section of the Great Western Railway, was held at the Greyhound Inn, Newport, for the purpose of taking into consideration the advisability of applying to the directors of the Great Western Company for an .ad- vance of 3s. per week upon the present rate of wages, viz., 15s. The matter was discussed calmly and with due con- sideration as to the step which was about to be taken, and after arguing as to the reasonableness of their claim, it was resolved to memorialise the directors through Mr. Owen, the inspector at Paddington, and notice would be given that if a favourable answer was not received by the 12th inst., the men would strike on the 19th. BOARD OF GUARDIANS.—The usual meeting of the Guardians of the Newport Union was held at the Board- room on Saturday; Lord Tredegar in the chair. There was a large attendance of guardians and officers. The master reported the number of inmates in the house to be 258 admitted during the week, 6; discharged, 11; died, 1; # children in the Caerleon schools, 126; small-pox patients in the Old Barn, 21. Several communications were read. The question of appointing a Vaccina- tion Officer was adjourned for a week until the appointment had been properly advertised. The discussion on the matter of the Chaplain's salary was defer- red till Saturday next. The report of the committee cn the management of Caerleon Schools was brought up by Colonel Lyne. It having been read, Mr. Bennett, the superintendent, made a lengthy reply, contending that no charge of incompetency could be fairly maintained against him. After a protracted discussion, the Board agreed to accept his resignation. The clerk was instructed to advertise in the usual way for a superintendent and matron. It was reported that the nurse at Caerleon School was about to resign. The clerk mentioned that Meshach Davies, late assistant overseer, had not yet paid up the amount due to the Board from the parish of Machen Upper; and he was instructed to call upon the bonds to make good the sum due, and for which the Guardians had given Davies time to pay. This concluded the business. SHEEP STEALING -At the County Police Court, on Sa2 turday (before Mr. W. S. Cartwright, Captain Pearson R.N^ and Mr. T. Cordes), James Rudge was brought up on remand charged with stealing seven sheep, the pro- perty of Mr. Bennett, Penhow. Prosecutor said that on Wednesday evening, February 21st, at half-past six he left the sheep safe, but on going to them the next morn- ing, at seven o'clock, found seven missing from the fold. He got on his pony, and went in pursuit on the Chepstow road, and near the Cross Hands he found two of the sheep, and in a cutting a little further on he found the re- mainder. He went to Newport, and informed the police. Mrs. Anstey, wife of a butcher, at Maindee, said the pri- soner came to her house on Wednesday evening, and offered for sale seven fat sheep.-William Brooker, butcher, of Newport, stated that on Thursday morning, the prisoner came to him and said she had seven sheep to dispose of at £ 3 10s. a piece, but he refused to trade.— inspector Shepherd said he apprehended the prisoner at the Greyhound, Christchurch. Committed to the Quarter Sessions. STABBING CASE.—William Harvey, a collier at Risca, charged Cornelius Harrington with stabbing him in the arm. Adjourned to allow of the medical man's examina- tion. The prisoner was admitted to bail.

TROEDYRHIW. A VISIT TO THE SEWAGE GARDEN. -An important deputation of members of the Rochdale Board of Health recently paid an official visit of inspection to the Sewage Irrigation Works of the Merthyr Board of Health, near Troed yrhiw. The party (about a dozen in number), was conducted over the works by Mr. Bailey Denton, whG designed them. Dr. James, of the Merthyr Board, also accompanied the party, and assisted in explaining the various details of the scheme of downward filtration, which has been in operation here for a long period.

LLANELLY. LOCAL BOARD OF HEALTH.At the monthly meeting of this Board held on Saturday, Mr. H. J. Howell in the ehair, Mr. J. B. Phillips, the new member, attended and subscribed the declaration required by the Public Health Act of 1848.-A letter was read from Mr. Simon, the medical officer of the Local Government Board, saying that the Board had no power to pay several medical gen- tlemen to make returns of all cases of epidemic and eudemic diseases. This, therefore, although the majority of the Board decidedly preferred it to the appointment c a medical officer," cannot be carried out.

CLYDACH. A piiblic meeting was held on Saturday, in Calvaria Baptist Chapel, to support Mr. Dixon's motion OR The New Education Act. The petition read to the meeting was unanimously adopted.

MAESTEG. CWMDU BOARD OF HEALTH.—At an ordinary meeting of this board, held last Friday, there were present- Messrs Tolfree (chairman). Barrow, T. Thomas. D. Thomas, M. David and T. L. Roberts. A rate of six- in the pound was made. On the motion of Mr. R. W. Tolfree, Mr. W. Y. Davies was unanimously elected sur- veyor to the board, at a salary of 940 per annum, vice Mr. Wm. Davies, deceased. Col. Lindsay, chief con" stable of the coitnqy, in a, communication to the chair- man, suggested the necessity of memorialising the magis- trates assembled in quarter sessions, in order to obtain an addition to the police force in Maesteg. This suggestion was adopted, The Gas Company received consent to lay down pipes and the plan of twenty houses, which Mr. Thomas Lewis intends building in Garth was approvefl of. Many important matters were referred to the Sur- veyor to report upon as the next meeting.

GELLIGAER. PLOUGHING MATCH—The second annual ploughing match took place on Friday, in two fields on Berthlwyd and Maesmavan farms. The first prize was awarded to Mr William Miles, LlancaiachiIsha, for the best team of horses competing in either of the classes in the two fields. The second prize was awarded to Mr. John Edwards, Gelliargwellt Isha In the First Class-Swing Ploughs- 1st prize, £ 2, awarded to Mr. John Williams, son of Mr. Mr. Thomas Williams, Tophill; 2nd prize, £ 1, awarded to Mr. James Hanley. servant to Mr. Edward Thomas, Llechwan. Second Class-Swing Ploughs.-lst prize, 22, awarded to Mr. Edward Rees, servant of Mr. Thomas Williams, Tophill; 2nd prize. £ 1, awarded to Mr. Thomas Prichard, son of Mr. David Pritchard. Cefn-y-Forest; 3rd prize, 10s awarded to Mr. David Jones, servant to Mr. Wm. Thomas, White Hall; highly commended, Mr. David Prothero, servant of Mr. David Pritcha-rd, Cefn-y-Forest, so the committee awarded him 10s. T ird Clctss-- Swing ploughs.—(Under twenty years).-lst prize, £ 110s., awarded to Mr. William Jenkins, son of Mr. Jenkin Jenkins, Heolddu Isha; 2nd prize, £ 1, awarded to Mr. Samud Evans, son of Mrs. Rebecca Evans, Llancaiach-fawr 3rd prize, 10s awarded to Mr. Richard Pearce, servant of Mr. Wm. Miles, Berthlwyd.

PEMBROKE DOCK. TESTIMONIAL TO MR. G. M. SINNETTE. -Last Friday evening the friends of Mr. Sinnette met at the Temperance Hall, at seven o'clock, to present him with a gold chron- ometer watch. The watch bore the inscriptien Pres- ented to Mr. G. M. Sinnette, by R. P. Saunders, Esq.. on behalf of the subscribers, members of the Pembroke Dock Mechanics' Institute, at a soiree, 1st March, 1872, as a token of respect and appreciation of the valuable aid he has rendered the society for many years past as hon- arary secretary." The proceedings were of a singularly gratifying character, and we regret the lateness of the hour at which we received the report last night, renders a brief notice imperative.

BLAINA. POPULAR ENTERTAINMENTS.—The_ fifth of a series of popular entertainments in connection with the Blaina Blaina, Reading Institute took plate on Friday evening at the British School-room, Mr. N. N. Merriman pres ding. The programme, which was rather a short one, was very creditably gone through. The weather being rather unfa- vourable, there was not such a large attendance as on former occasions; but a most pleasant evening was spent.

YNISOWEN. Messrs. Nixon, Taylor and Cory, the well-known col- liery proprietors, recently entertained at supper the sink- ers and other workmen in their employ at the Merthyr Vale New Winning. Mr. Henry Roberts, of the Windsor Hotel, catered for the occasion in excellent style. After supper the usual toasts were proposed and duly observed, after which Mr. Charles Gray, who presided, briefly con- gratulated the men on the success they had attained in getting through the rock. The evening was passed in the most harmonious manner, and will long be remembered by those present as one of the pleasant events of their lives.

LLANDYSSUL. A WEEKLY MARKET.—An effort is now being made to establish a Thursday market for butter and cheese and other agricultural produce. A second meeting to discuss the subject was held last Thursday evening at the King's Arms Inn, when Mr. John Lloyd, solicitor, presided. There were a few farmers present and the well-known farmer's friend," Mr. Rees Thomas, auctioneer, atten ded. It was arranged that the first market was to be held on the 14th of March, after being announced by posters as well as advertised in the South Wales Daily News. Mr. J. D. Thomas, Richmond House, and Mr. Evan Evans, the Shop, will act as secretary and treasurer respectively. Llandyssul being the centre of a large, populous, and thriving agricultural district, with railway appliances, it may not be unreasonably expected that the weekly market may, in time, become as well established as the monthly market.

MERTHYR. RAILWAY PROSECUTIONS. At the police court, on Saturday, before Mr. J. C. Fowler, Walter Jones was summoned by the Great Western Railway Company for assaulting a young woman named Fanny Enkin in a car- riage on their line from Merthyr to Abernant. It appeared that the defendant was travelling on the railway about a fortnight ago, when, being under the influence of drink, he used obscene language towards the young woman Enkin, and as the train was passing through the tunnel, he assaulted her in an indecent manner. He had subsequently compromised with the girl by paying her a sovereign but the company still prosecuted as a caution to others, and the Bench marked its sense of tha outrage by inflicting a penalty of 30s. and cost, together amount- ing to 23 10s. John Thomas, charged by the same company with unlawfully riding on the step of a carriage while the train was in motion, was cautioned and discharged—Thomas Rees, prosecuted by the same Company, was fined 40s. and costs, for riding on the buffer of a truck at Quakers' Yard.—Ellen Mcintosh, the wife of one of the Great Western Railway Company's porters, was summoned^ for riding in a carriage from Merthyr to Abernant without a ticket. The evidence showed that at Abernant Mrs. McIntosh produced the half of a second-class return ticket of a previous date, and stated that at Merthyr she was late for the train. The doors were closed, but she ran through the goods' yard and saw a man who said, here's a ticket for you, and she gave him 6d. for it, and being pressed for time could not wait for change-the proper third class fare being 3d. His Worship was of opinion that there was clearly no intent to defraud the Company, and, therefore, the summons would be dismissed, but the man who sold the ticket was liable to punishment. BOARD OF GLUARDIANS. -There was a full meeting on Saturday, Mr. G. T. Clark being in the chair. A motion brought forward by Mr. Gould _to petition Parliament to extend their Ballot Bill so as to include elections to Boards of Guardians, was unanimously agreed to. The report of the committee on the conduct of the house-surgeon and nurse was then considered. Mr. Fowler the chairman of the committee, suggested in a brief speech, that the board should request the chairman to admonish both officers with respect to the complaint in the report. This was agreed to, and the nurse having been called in to the Board-room, the chairman gave her a sound admonition as to her future conduct, particularly in regard to the govern- ment of her temper, in her official work in connection with the doctor. Dr. Gabe was then called before the board, and the chairman,after passing a compliment to him upon the general efficiency of his performance of duty, as testi- fied by the evidence received by the committee, admonised him as to the shortcomings which the committee had pointed out, and hoped he would in future exhibit the utmost forbearance towards the nurse (who had at times to do things which put her about and ruffled her temper) so that he might not again be placed in the unpleasant position of having to express the censorial opinion of the Board. This concluded the business of the meeting. I -hi v'

CARDIFF BOARD OF GUARDIANS. The weekly meeting of the Board was held on Satur- day, Mr. E. W. David (chairman), presiding. There were also present Messrs. P. Bird, W. H. Martin, R. Cory, J. Cory, C. French, J. Pride, J. Evans, E. Davies, W. Williams, Eli Evans, H. J. Paine, M.D., &c. The report of the Master of the Workhouse showed that there had been 19 admissions, one birth, 28 dis- charges, and two deaths, leaving 303 in the House, being a decrease of 14 upon the corresponding week of last year. Mr. Harris reported that there had been no admission, aud seven discharges, at the school the num- ber remaining being 264, an increase of nine upon the corresponding week of last year. The number of tramps relieved was 43, at a cost of 4s. 10di The appointment of Mr. Thomas Baker as collector of Rumney was deferred. THE APPROACH OF SMALL-POX. The Clerk read the following report of the Sanitary Committee held on February 28th, which was attended by the Chairman, Dr. Paine, Messrs. John Evans, Eli Evans, G. Phillips, C. French, J. Evans, Edmund Davies, T. L. Gleaves, W. Evans Drs. Miiward, Jones, Grainger, and Sheen, medical officers; Messrs. Watkins, Hopkins, and Eagleton, vaccination officers :— The Committee have met and considered the question re- ferred to them by the Board of Guardians as to the measures to be taken in view of the threatened approach of small-pox. It is satisfactory to them to know that up to the present time no serious outbreak of the disease has occurred in the Union, most of the cases having been removed to the Hospital provided by the Borough authorities in connection with the Hamadryad ship, where about 60 cases, chiefly seamen, have been received and treated, each of which might, if permitted to remain in the midst of a dense population, have become a centre of infection, from which the disease would have spread, until it assumed an epidemic character. The vast advan- tages arising from prompt isolation is thus convincingly illustrated. Happily this danger has been so far averted, but the intensity with which the malady now prevails in districts immediately continguous to this Union, and with which its inhabitants have daily and hourly intercourse leaves little reason to hope that the comparative immunity we have hitherto enjoyed can be of much longer con- tinuance, and it appears to the committee that the time has arrived when it is the duty of all local authori- ties having jurisdiction in the Union to energetically put in action all the powers which are vested in them by law, in order to meet the impending visitation, to the mitiga- tion of its evils. The building erected by the Local Board of Health has sufficed for existing requirements; but from its restricted accommodation, the limit of its ca- pacity will probably soon be reached, and the committee, recognising it to be the duty of the Board of Guardians to provide proper accommodation for the treatment of all cases of the pauper class, recommend that the House of Refuge be converted to the purpose of a small-pox hospi- tal, and cleared of its present inmates, if the necessity should arise. The committee are of opinion that this may be done without serious inconvenience, if the present inmates of the House be carefully scrutinised, and out- door relief given where practicable, so as to reduce the number of inmates. They feel, however, that the emer- gency is one which must be met even at the risk of incur- ring the lesser evil of temporary over-crowding. Ample provision for cases of the pauper class being thus afforded by the proposed adaptation of the Refuge as a hospital, the Hamadryad small-pox hospital will be reserved for the cases of seamen, and for cases other than paupers which may occur in the town. The borough authorities, under the advice of their able and experienced Sanitary Officers, will determine how far such provision is adequate, and the means of increasing it, if nececssary. The question of hospital accommodation having been dealt with as far as regards the borough of Cardiff, it re- mains to be considered if any and what further provisions should be made for other portions of the Union. The Refuge Hospital may be assumed to be sufficient for pauper cases within the town and suburbs; but no fur- ther provision exists for the removal to hospital of other cases which may occur outside the limits of the municipal borough, and the Committee cannot but feel alarm as to the result of any serious outbreak which might occur in a populous district in the absence of the means of isolation, so important in checking the spread of infection. The duty of providing hospital accommodation is imposed by law upon the "sewer authority," which is the local govern- ment board in places where such bodies exist, and else- where the parish vestry, and the committee recommend that communications should be addressed by the Board of Guardians to the sewer authorities, pointing out to them the necessity of exercising their powers, either indepen- dently or by combination with other sewer authorities, for the establishment of temporary hospitals at the undermen- tioned places-Canton, Roath, Lancarvan, Penarth, Penmark, Pentyrch, Whitchurch. The Committee re- commend that a suitable covered conveyance for the removal of infected cases to hospital, be forthwith pro- cured. The Committee are informed that primary vaccination is being duly carried out, but they recommend that every practicable means be taken to urge on the public, by the distribution of handbills and otherwise, the importance of revaccination. They recommend that the inmates of the workhouse be at once revaccinated. The Committee re- commend that authority and instructions be given to the public vaccinators to give more frequent attendance at the various stations to perform vaccination and revacci- nation in localities where small-pox cases have broken out, and to the other medical officers who are not public vac- cinators, te revaccinate the inmates of any house where they may be attending cases of small-pox. The CHAIRMAN moved that the report of the commit- tee, which had been drawn up by Mr. Stephenson, should be confirmed, and the recommendations carried out. Mr. J. EVANS asked if there was a case of small-pox at Roath, could the authorities compel the removal of the case to the Union. The CHAIRMAN thought, in the event of a solitary case, the hospital which now received them would continue to receive them, and it would be unnecessary to erect a special hospital until the numbers of cases became larger. Mr. ELI EVANS asked under what circumstances cases of small-pox not being pauper cases could be removed. Dr. PAINE, in seconding the Chairman's motion, re- plied to the question. The powers of removal existed only to a limited extent, and there was no power of re- moval from a private house; but the sanitary authori- ties had power to remove from a common lodging-house, in order that that house should not become the centre of danger. In the experience he had had in Cardiff he rarely found difficulty in getting patients removed to a place where they might be more efficiently treated. So long as the disease was limited in extent the private small-pox hospital was of sufficient capacity to deal with it, and in the event of cases arising in Roath or Canton that hospital would no doubt receive the cases, pro- vided arrangements were made by the local authorities of those places to meet the expense of cases sent in there from those districts. The question broached in the committee's report was a wide one, and would have to be met. There had been since the 1st of February thirteen cases of small-pox in that hospital-six of them from ships, four imported cases from neighbouring districts, and the other three arose as far as he could ascertain, through contagion. There was another matter which was a serious one, to his mind, and one that the Board should have in view in making 'a good basis of operations. He had received information from the Custom House that cholera had broken out in Revely. The communication between Cardiff and that place was frequent, and if it had broken out there, some cases would very probably be carried to this port. The sanitary precautions observed before would soon be put in operation again, and it was neces- sary that steps should bo taken in order to deal with cases brought into the town. The danger was not yet imminent, but it was very desirable to be prepared. Ho had obtained information as to what would be the cost of an iron building to accommodate sixty patients, which could be erected in the course of a fortnight, and that would entail a cost of 4750. Mr. ELI EVANS The building alone ? Dr. PAINE Yes, to put it up but it would be an in- stitution which would last for years, and would be always ready for the reception of cases of infectious disease, t) the importation of which the port was always liable. He warmly supported the paragraph of the report deal- ing with vaccination and re-vaccination. After some further discussion the report was adopted. J V I" • ✓ "r r t i J f. PUBLIC BEDIGIOUS SERVICES IN THE WORKHOUSE. The Visiting Committee met last Wednesday, and I was attended by the Chairman, Dr. Paine, Messrs. R. Cory, John Evans, T. L. Glaveu, C. French, Eli Evans, G. Phillips, and W. Evans. Their report was ?.s fol- lows That n6 unlicensed person Twr allowed to read the Scrip- tures to the inmates of the Workhouse. Proposed by Mf. F/li Evans, seconded by Mr. R. Cory —That the Catholic ptiest had no ground for the com- plaint made by him to the Board of Guardians on Satur- day last.—Carried on a division by four to' one. Proposed by the Chairman, seconded by Mr. T. L. Glaves :—That a screen be provided f«vr' the purpose of separating all sick persons who may be receiving religious ministrations from the other patients in the Xard. Proposed by Mr. Eli Evans, and seconded by Mr. Edmund Davies, as an amendment—" That the yuestiou of providing a screen be deferred. Amendment earned by four to three. The CHAIRMAN in moving the adoption of the first clause of the report,- stated that the orders of the Poor Law Board allowed none but licensed ministers to minister in workhouses. He therefore proposed that those gentlemen, not being licensed ministers, who attended the workhouse should have his attention called to the fact. Mr. ELI EVANS moved as an amendment that the report should be adopted with the omission of the first clause, which was unfairly and irregularly inserted. It was laid before the committee by the chairman and was not carried, and ought not to have been inserted. lie had enquired of the Catholic inmates of the house and refuge what their opinions were upon the matter of which Mr. Maguire complained, and they all told him in effect, that the ministrations of those who read the Scripture to them were very acceptable; that nothing of a controversial nature was introduced, and that they were only too glad to find that people would come and read to them, for very few outside the house took any notice of them, and when the priest came he passed through the room without speaking to them. As to liceassd ministers," he did not know what a license meant, and that they would not find a minister in Cardiff who had what could be called a license. Mr. EDMUND DAVIES seconded the amendment, and remarked that he thought the consolidated orders men- tioned licensed ministers in connection with religious service, and not scripture reading, The CHAIRMAN stated that the first clause to which Mr. Evans took exception was put and agreed to as a substantive resolution, and was introduced into the report as a substantive resolution by Mr. Stephenson at his (the chairman's) request. Mr. ELI EVANS denied that it had been agreed to by the committee, and complained that it bad since been imported into the report. The CHAIRMAN said it was put and agreed to-that was his impression and he was responsible for intro- ducing it into the report. It was a thing, he thought, upon which there could not be two opinions, for if the Poor Law Board bad forbidden the practice it could not be legal, and did not require a resolution to declare it to be illegal. A question arose as to whether it was illegal, and it was resolved that the Clerk should ask the opinion of the Poor Law Board upon the point. With the exception of the first clause, the report was adopted.

A NONCONFORMIST ON THE DECORATION OF ST. PAUL'S. The Rev. Baldwin Brown has written to a weekly con- temporary to say that the splendid ceremonial in St. Paul's Cathedral last Tuesday only made the Cathedral itself look more bleak and bare." He suggests that Nonconformists as well as Churchmen should join in to make the noble decoration of the Cathedral, which was the scene of the service, our perpetual expression of praise." He adds, I am not able to answer for the Nonconformists, but I believe that this is a matter into which both ministers and laymen would heartily enter. We have much to divide us, and I sadly anticipate much in the future t embitter our divisions. It would be a happy thing if in one great work, having at once a national and a religious character, we could all freely co-operate." Perhaps, as the national churches may one day be opened to all christians the idea is worthy of censideration.

ATTEMPTED MURDER.—A deliberate attempt at murder was made at Scarborough, a few days ago, by an Irish- man named Macdonald. He fired a pistol twice at a young man named George Andrews, but missing his mark both times, he attacked his intended victim with the butt-end of the pistol. Andrews was picked up bleeding and insensible. Macdonald was at once ap- prehended. The quarrel arose out of a love affair. THE CHARGE OF MURDER AT MARSEILLEs.-Isaac Sitbon, alias Bimsenstein, who was apprehended last week by Chief Inspector Druscovich and Serjeant Dow- dell, of the detective force, was again brought before Sir Thomas Henry on Thursday, charged with being con- cerned with two others in the murder of one Angelo Grego, a Tunisian merchant, at Marseilles, and stealing 50,000 francs. Several witnesses from Marseilles were called to identify the prisoner, and portions of the French depositions were read over, after which Sir Thomas Henry committed the prisoner to take his trial under the Extradition Treaty, at Marseilles. The prisoner made no reply to the charge. REPRESENTATION OF. EAST GLOUCESTERSHIRE. Mr. R. S. Holford, who for many years has represented East Gloucestershire, is about to resign in consequence of bad health. At a meeting of Conservatives held in Gloucester on Wednesday, it was unanimously resolved to support Mr. T. R. Yorke, son of Mr. Joseph Yorke, of Forthampton, as his successor, and a requisition is in course of signature to give effect to the resolution. Mr. Yorke has already sat in Parliament, he having for several years represented the borough of Tewkesbury which was deprived of one of its member^\j Mr: Disraeli's Reform Bill. The division has 3iotimen con- tested for 20 years, and it seems highly probaus that no opposition will be offered on this occasion. It ,ig generally believed, however, that at the nextren election a Liberal candidate will be found to contest t., division. THE LATE VICEROY OF INDIA.—The Admiralty paddle yacht Enchantress, Staff Commander Carr, sailed from Portsmouth on Thursday for Suez, to receive on board there, from her Majesty's frigate Glasgow, the remains of the late Viceroy of India, for conveyance to Ireland. Lady Mayo and suite will also embark on board the Enchantress from the Glasgow, but will only proceed in the Enchantress from Suez as far as Brindisi. A mortuary chamber for the reception of o the earl's remains has been prepared on board the Enchantress, in the after part of the ship, and just for- ward of the main deck saloon. From the centre of the roof are suspended rich white bullion drops, and from this central ornament radiate massive white satin cords. On the platform in the middle of the chamber to-which the coffin will be secured, stands, upon a crimson velvet cishion, fringed with gold bullion aBd with crir^o^p' tassels, an earl's coronet. J ,,0<7 r, it t •: f. Id