South Wales Daily News

GENERAL INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVAL OF THE EX-KING OF HANOVER. King George, ex-king of Hanover, arrived in Dover yesterday morniug frim Osleud, aud ie:t for Loudoii ,.by the mail train. THE MASONS' STRIKE. The masons and tlieireniployei-s have come to terms, and agree that the average working hours should he 51 per week, and wages Bid., instead of 8d. as at present. THE PfKENIX PARK RIOTS. The Lord Chief Baron, in charging the jury, oil Saturday, in the action of O'Byrae v. Lord Hartiugton, considered it laineaiaWs that no magistraio "was present in the Piiamix Park to direct the police the day mat l he riot occurred. His lordsbip rarieweol the evidence at great length, and said it was impossible he could conclude before Monday. FATAL ACCIDENT OX THE BERKSHIRE EOVNS. At an early lionr 0.1 Saturday nnrnirg tho lifeless boly of Mr. Thomas Palmer, a gentleman farmer living at Ea-t Garstoo, in Berkshire, was found dead on the downs about two miles from his residence his neck was broken and Lis riding-whip was clinched in his hand. He vjent out for a ride the previous evening, and as his horse returned without him, a search was made, and afler some hours had ehvwed his corpse was 'discovered. There is no doubt he had been thrown off his horse when attempting to a b-i-ik or hbdgo c'ose by. Mr. Pabinr Jia 1 previously had one or more serious accidents aii(I iiirrowly escaped. RELIGIOUS TESTS IN TRINITY COLLEGE, DUBLIN. On Saturday, judgmerft was given in an appeal hrong-it by Messrs. Mincbin aud Panton against the tlsctiou of Mr. Pre a Protestant Moravian, to a fellowship in tLi, University. Mr. Purser and ap- pellants were recently candidates for a fel;owship. and Mr. Purser was elected, but refused to make the declara- tion necessary to his admission to the full rate Oi I ^1 K'V,-si-dp, as he could not conscientiously do so, ljem a Dissenter. The opinion of Lord Cairns, chair- man oi the Lniyer.si'y, was to-day read, deciding that as Mr. Purser liad rehired to make the prescribed de- claration, the e'ection is void, and Mr. Parser has for- feited the fellowship, which is row vacant. The visi- tors of the College, Sir James Napier and the Arcii- blnop of Durham, concurred in the decision.

SHIP AND MAIL NEWS. QTEKXSTOWX, Saturday.—The Cutiard steamer Palmyra arrive-1 .here troni Boston at-i.20 a.m. LISJJÓN, Friday.—The Liverpool, Brazil, and River Plate Company s steamer-Albers arrived here to-day and proceeds this evening for Southampton and Antwerp. NEW YOHK, Saturday.—The North German LJoyd steadier Donan, and Allan steamer St. Andrew, have an-be" i. QOT^.NSTOWX, Saturday.-The Cunard steamer China specie TB 1'0 a'ln" fco"da,y> witil 1^0,223 dollars in NEW YORK, Sunday.—The Inman steamer City of London arrived here to-day. BtflNDIsl, Sunday. — The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer Nynanza arrived this morning and proceeds from London. ° SUfZ, Sunday. —The Peshawar, from Bombay, arrived this morning. BRINDISI, Sunday.-The Adriatic and Oriental Com- pany's ste liner It Principe Carignano has arived here from Alexandria. QUEEN,STOWN, Sunday.—The Guion steamer Idaho from New York, arrived here this morning. Specie' 27,000 dollars. P

THE BERMONDSEY TRAGEDY.—LATEST PARTICULARS. On inquiry at Guy's Hospital, at one o'clock yester- day morning, one of the Observer's reporters was in- formed that Taylor was goiug on as well as could be ex- pected, considering the shocking injuries he inflicted upon himself. He. HI able to take nourishment, and can ask for yliat he requires in a sort of ,,w a, s per. It has been deemed advisable not to keep him tied down so Hoonrelyas he had been at first, and his comparative freedom seeing to have pro- duced a' good effect upon his general condition. He has constantly ill. attendance upon him a nurse and a pohceixttfti. No positive opinion can as yet bo given as to his recovery. All that can be said of him is that he lies in a very precarious position, and that all depends upon what change time may bring about. The surgeons feel some confidence that he may Jet recover, but this belief is based principally upon the fact of his having remained alive for about a week after the shocking occurrence.

THE GALWAY JUDGMENT. It is reported that when Judge Keogh arrives at Long- ford on Tuesday, to open assizes, a general display of black tings will take place, and that a large quantity of material for this purpose has bpon sent from Dublin. 'Dr. M'Hale, the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Gal- way, his suspended the Rev. P. Walsh, a curate, late of Oastlebar (who gave evidence on the Galway Election in favour of Captain Trench), from pdrfoAiing any sacerdotal functions within the limits of his diocese.

The Cents Vierges is about to be brought out at the Karl Theatre at Yhnna. The Journal du Bosphore announces that Hassan- Pacha has just written a comic opera in two neks „ on a libretto entitled Mahomed et ees Crcanciera.

CARDIFF BOARD OF GUARDIANS. The weekly meeting of this BO;\1d was held on Saturday. Mr. E. W. David piesideil, and thtre were also present — Messrs. J. Pride and W. (vic-- chairmen), AY. Vachell, P. Bird, R. Cny, S. D. Jenkins R J. Meyiick, W. Taylor, M.D., C. French, T. V. Wrath, G. Phill ps, &c. The. Master's showed that during the week there h-id been 20 admissions, 1 birth, 1-1 discharges, and 1 d*.th, leaving 252 in the House, including 18 in the Ceertt,.ie of 13 upon the corresponding wutk of Ihst year. Nine tramps liad been relieved during the week-at a cost of TJ-ii. The report of the Master of the Schools showed that there had bean one admission and two discharges; the num- ber remaining being 254, an increase or 17. The Muster reported that the new nurse from London bad arrived, and that furniture had been provided for her. She complained that the rations supplied her—the ordinary officers' rations—were vot sulth-ient, and she asked for 3s. 6d. a week beer money, the sum supplied to the officers of the house being Is. 3d. Dr. TAYLOR said that the nurse came down here on the understand- ing that she was to conform to the regulations of the house. The Board were disposed to grant Bome con- cession to a nui se engaged under such circumstances, and swine of the items in which she wished alteration having been enumerated by the Master, the Board orte.fcd that the beer money should 'be paid her as she required, that she should be supplied with a dozen eggs a week, and that the quantity of tea supplied to her should bo increised. Toe Medical Officer,'reported that one mild case of small-pox had bet-n admitted into the hospital during the week- a maid servant, from a house in Clmrch-snvet. One bad been IE-charged, and there remain-el sixteen, nearly all of-whom are couvidesctnt. THE REMOVAL OF LUNATICS. The MecVcal Officer drew atten'iou to the case of Emma ProUrt, .who was admitted to the house on June the 33th, suffering from maui', and was not removed, to uae usyiuui uiiiii «»uiy mo vItt, the facts del ailed bting represented by Dr. Sheen as r-roung that lunatics weie brought to the house and left with no responsible person to look after them, aid were kept in the house 1 onger than was necessary. The explanation given in this case was that the delay was unavoidable, and that the weiimii was removed soon after the necessary forms had been completed. Mr. R. Coin: sail there was often great delay in the rsuioval of lunatics, and he cited a case which had been brought to his knowledge by Dr. Edwards. Tiiere was a woman well known in the streets of singular appearance, whose dtUt:n;ia was of a peculiar character. She sometimes sang and ionetime.s prayel in the streets. She ate no food, and was giadoal'y starving herself to death. She useel to go to the Sophia-gardens, a; d there she would beg soma water which she would drink, saving that it wits sufficient for body and soul. He thought that the Board ought to interpose in this case, and he ac-cme-l Mr. Wiide of uogleet ill connection with it. Mr. Wri'e's attention was called to the woman, and lie went to see her; but said there vas nothing the matter widi her, thoupli there could be no doubt she was a luualij the Bo i: el ought to place in safe keeping. With regard to the delay in :he removal, that ofbn arose through the difficulty of getting a Ju-ti o's certificate. He was sorry to say that they could not get county magistrates to attend such cases, and 110 f-ished that the 1 tw were altered, so that a borough Justice might sign the order. Could Loth'ng b: done to bring a' oit such a great im- provement. in the law as that ? The Clerk said tLe. ouiy thing the Board could Ik, would be to petition Parliament to a'ter the law, but he did not think a petition would have much effect. It would certainly be a very desirable t'nin: if borough justices < OQid sign ths neeessary certificate. If Caruiif had a Borough Quarter Sessions, the borough justices could Ie (m: owered to sign. The defhd ion of a bo ough justi' e in the Act of Parlianent wis a justice of a borough having a Quarter Sessions of its own. Mr. Millwiird, the surgeon who had at>end"d the case Mr. Cory referred to, stated that he found the woman was out of her mind, and he seut a note to the reliev- ing officer asking him to take the necessary procedings. He visite,l tho case, and gave it as his opinion that it was not nccessary to take any steps at all in the matter. Mr. Sydney Pt, chelor* was aske i to sign, the certificate but be declined. There was m> doubt that, the woman was under nourished, and that she had refused to eat; but lie was told that she oid take food now. Mr. COUY sul lie had been told thut the woman had not taken a particle of food for Ir e (c'ies o{ oh.") Mr. Mill raid s«il there was a oos-j on re cord i: which a per .on Jived for forty tuiys upon waer alone. The abstent on of food, lio.v.ner, was not all essenli-il dement in tii, case. It enly showed that the insanity had become ii, ononnct ot, ad llli:.¡:H cei far worse, so that they did not kn what u kdit not i iiow if the woman were not kept under restraint.. The CHAIISMAS said that the relieving officer had no right to exercise his discretion. If the medical ofiictr certified the woman to be of uns >un t miull, Wride should immediately have acted up n it, and Lot have set up a counter opinion. Mr. "Wride was i1-kÚ why be did ii(it so act the receipt of Mr. MillwardV: noie, nn-1 stated in reply that he did not recollect receiving the note. Dr. TAYLOB said tuat thy. coudooi of the relieving- officer wa unsatisfactory. I The Board directed Mr. Wride to take steps to obtain an orler for the. removal of the worn .n to the asylum. AN INJUNCTION AGAINST THE EOAUD. The CHAIKMAN said he had just been served by Mr. Bradley, solicitor, acting for Mr. H. W. Baiks, trustee in the bankruptcy oi Sir. Wo.id, the contractor, a notice of an injunction having been granted against the Board, restraining the guardians from dealing with or removing any portion of the materials or plant upon the Workhouse- premises until after the 12tu of July. The Board resi had to enter an appearance against the injunction, and requested the Clt-rkto instruct the solicitor to the Boaiel, Mr. n. W. Williams, to take the necessary steps. This was all the business of importance.

WIMBLEDON CAMP. The great meeting at Wimbledon for 1372 begins to-day, and it promises to be one of the most success- ful on record. The military staff of tile Camp will be the same this year as last. Colonel L. G. Phillips, Greiiaclier Guards, who made iiiiiieelf ly -Iouii- lar in 1871, acts as Commandant, with Capl aius. and Adjutants U. J. Urquliart, 2nd Administrative Battalion Surrey Rifles, and A. Tdrrens, 2nd Surrey Hirtes,. as his assistants. Colonel Lord W. Seymour, Coldstream Guards, succeeds Colonel Fletcher, Scots Fusilier Guards, in his appointment. The meeting commencing to-day will Le the twelfth one of the Rifle Association. The town of canvas on the present occasion will be capable of affording accom- modation for upwards of 8,000 people. The only real alterations that have been made in camp since last year are not of a nature- to strike the casual observer, although they are essentially improve- ments that cannot fail to be appreciated by the. volunteers generally, and especially by those interested in the shooting. Tho telegraph communication between the firing poinh and the butts, instead of bt-mg carrie Ion uudt-rgro jnd, as last y?ar, has been established by means of aereal telegraph wires, which, it is bedevc-ci, wiii have the effect of obviating certain errors that occurred by Ih t underground process and again, seh-acting, instead of llll" viblo points, have been substituted 0.11 the tramwav that runs north and south of the common, so that additional safety and speed is thus guaranteed to those who avail themselves of this means of locem>tion. As regards the terms of daiiy admission t) the ground, to the stands on the day of presentation of prizes and review, and of camp accommodation, there is no alteration, and little, if any, in reference to the standing orders. They provide that ell volunteers in camp shall be liable fer duty; that the icrcillc shall sound at six o'clock in the morning; "orders" at 10.45 a.m.; tattoo at 10.30p.m.; and the last post at 11 p.m. and ten minutes after that hour tile" lie down. will be sounded, upon which all lights must at once be extinguished, the privilege of burn na jight after this hour being granted only to efficers in command of detachments, adjutants, orderly officers, and sergeants,.and them ouly for an addi- tional quarter of an hour. From the sounding of the lie down" quiet is strictly enforced throughout the camp. The regulations regarding the shooting for prizes are equally stringent, and of a nature alike con- dueive to suflty and fair phy to all concerned. As usual, the contest for the Queen's prize will prove the great feature of the meeting, and the ambition of our volunteers to win the trophy is shewn in the, fact that there are this yenr two hundred more competitors than there were last year. From the whole of the competitors, as usual, will be selected sixty of the best shols, who will come in for the different prizes, whose aggregate va'-ue is upwards of £ 1,600. The International Challenge Trophy is the next match of general interest. Then comes the Rajah of Kola- pore's Challenge Cup, for which a Canadian team will contend against the picked shots of the mother country, the Prince of Wales's Prize, £ 200 (in money) the St. George's Challenge Vase, presented for the elsventh time to the volunteer battalions of Great Britain by Lieutenant CoiOnel Hon. C. H. Lind- say, M.P., on behalf of the members of the St. George's Rifles, of the total value of £ 623 the Oxford and Cambridge match lor the Chancellor's Challenge Plate, presented bytlipdul;eof Devonshire and by the late Earl of Derby for competition between the Oxford and Cambridge University Corps, which is com- peted for by eight efficient volunteers from each Uni- versity the Belgian Challenge Cup, presented by the Chasseurs Eclaireurs of Brussels, and the Belgians who visited Wimbledon in 1366 tho Albert Prize, value £ 598, and many others, which have eacli their relative interest. Througbc U; yesterday the camp was crowded with visitois. Therj were two separate services held, at which the Vedunteers, under canvas, were present. Active operations were commenced at an early hour this morning, and there is every prospect of the present meeting being as successful as any if its predecessors.

The celebrated picture of Godiva," by Van Lerius, of Antwerp, which was in the International Exhibition last year, has just been ;>'r„wd in ihe handa of Ab. Atkiusen fbr engraving,

SHOCKING OCCURRENCE IN THE CHANNEL. FATHER AND SON DROWNED. On Saturday morning, a very painful occurrence' took place off Monk Nash. The eon of Mr. John Jones, farmer, of Monk Nash parish, was bathing in the n3:ghbonrhood of Coy Point and was curried out of his depth. His father rushed into the sea to try and rescue him, and was also carriod out of his ucptb. Bolli father and son were drowned. Tho body of the father was picked up in the channel off Coy Point, by Mr. Thomas Thomas, pilot, of Penarth-terrace, aud was conveyed to the dead house.

BURSTING OF A RESERVOIR AT MERTHYR. GREAT DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY. As will be seen in another column a teriible thunder- storm broke over Mertbyr and neighbourhood on Saturday, which continued. throHghout the day, re- commencing early yesterday morning with renewed fierceness, the rain being accowpaiiiecl witl-i thunder and xiv, (i flushes of lightning. As a natural conse- quence of the continued down pour of lain,the TaS became flooded to an uuw.mted height, and also the numerous reserveirs in connection with the several ironworks, be-came quite full. Towards mid-day yesterday thd lower part of the town was starred with the rumour that the-cmbankmeut of one of the reservoirs in con- nection with the Plymouth Iron Company's Works had given way and considerable damage had been caused. This was disuovereel to be too true, and the reservoir referred to Was found to be the main feeder, of the mine pits of the company mentioned. The reservoir is situated a short distance above the Ply- mouth Iron Company's Works, and is known as tho Clynmd Pond, and it covers some seven to eight acres of ground. The pond, as we have pr viously stated, is th i piincipal fee ter of the Plymouth Company's mine pits, of-wideh there are sevsial in the vic inity. The subsidence of the embankment occurred tit about half- past nine o'clock yesterday morning. Several yards of tue Ilabanknwut at one COllhr of the pond giving way, and the volume of water on the ground—which is of great depth—flowing down an incline and a field which adjoined with immense velocity. The water carried ewiytli ng before it in its course—tree?, hedges, &c.—and after flowing through two or three meadows, destroying a larrrJ' portion of the grass which would have betn cut in a few clays, it flowed on 10 th" top of the furnaco of the Plymouth Works. As in its previous course. the earth was here carried away, washing the tramways and rails, and 1 the woodwork upon which they rested quite visibl". On the top of the furnaces are some lime kilns, and upon the wuter rushing upon'the top, the result was an explosion, causing pieces, of lime and stone to ascend to a great height in the air. The water. aiter.varJs rushed over the refuse tip, which is on a level with the fop of the furnaces and lovli to the Plymouth offices, which are situated in a hollow abutting the turnpike road. The offices were completely gutted, as well as the garden and grounds adjoining, there being at least time or four feec depth of water around the building. As no warning was received of the unfortunate accident, it was impossible to remova from the offices the books and papers therein, and it isfaared that those on the ground floor will be much damaged. The acci- dent was first discovered by the perscn who3e duty it is to see to the pond—a niau named Tiiouias Williams, and having been reported to the official- Mr. Owens, mill mauager, Mr. Howell, mine agent, and others, im- mediately repaired to the spot, the former super- intending a gang of men who repaired the breach with all expedition. Great damage, it is said, has also been done to the mine pits, and it i alleged that one Ellis's pit—is closed up, but of course as yet it is not known to what extent the underground workings are lU- jured. A most fortunate circumstance was that one of the blast furnaces which lay in the course of the stie.m was not lightel, being out for re- ptiirs, lor had it been in working order, the consequence would unquestionably have 08en an ex- plosion, causing a loss of property and life too great to contemplate. The ground, during Sunday, was tisited by thousands of persons. Mr. Ho-good, the resident manager, is not at &t Merrhyr, away the Wells for a h^n^ny.

MERTHYR BOARD OF GUARDIANS. The usual meeting was held on Saturday, Mr. John Williams (AberJarv) in the chaim a limited number of guardians being present. The minutes of the iiit meeting w -re read a'ul con- fit mod. MISCELLANEOUS. MISCELLANEOUS. The Cleik read two communications, one addressed to the chairman and the other to himself, from the father of the youth Page, who, it illav be remembered, applied to the Board for assistance at the last meeting under somewhat excep tional circumstances. Tue btllCr now st .ted his willingness to maintain 1 is on pruperlv, and added that he had ttiken the harp from him to prevent, him tramping ,,¡,out and acquiring vagrant and dissolute habits, which he was sorry to say the to)" had a, t. ndency to do. Notice of appeal against the assess- ment of a house in Thomas-town was read, and the clerk received instructions to (all a 1 merlins' of all the guardians to settle lq to whether the cost of maintaining the a&esgment I"h)pH be out of the common fund or by the of Mertbyr alone. A communication frcm the Local Government B ard was read, calling attention to cer- tain portions of the Medical Inspector's report on the accommodation in the Infirmary for small-pox cases. The clerk was directed to reply, that the Board did not consider the report unsatisfactory, as the attacks anion" tho inmates had not exceeded the average in the parish in general. A letter was read from Mr. Gabe, contrac- tor for furnishing coffins to the Union, statinn- that as the Board declined to make the advance he had asked .for, he would continue his contract at the old rate. A circular was read from the Salford Union asking the co-operation of this Board to obtain the repeal of the 14th Section of the Poor aw Amendment Act of 18CG, and the 23rd Section of the Act 18GB, with reference to the removal of Roman Catholic children from the Union to be brought up in establishments under the control of that body, and at the expense of the ratepayers. The clerk was directed to communicate with the clerk of the Salford Union, with reference to the manner in which this Board could assist in the matter. The Vaccination officer reported the outbreak of 45 fresh cases of small-pox during the past week, and 12 deaths in tho Martliyr district. The Aberdare returns liave'not come to-hand. EMOLUMENTS OI' VACCINATION* OFFICERS. EMOLUMENTS Oy VACCIXATIOX OFFICERS. Mr. W. GOULD in the course of a few lemarks pointed out the sums which were being realised by the vaccination officers, which he computed at nearly £ 2 per week. There were three officers,-and he thonrfit a saving might be made in this direction. He. there- fore moved (iu accordance with notice previously "iVen) that duo notice be given the officers'to terminate°their present engagement, with a view of reducing their salaries within the ceunpass of' £ 1 per week, ° Mr. D. E. WILLIAMS seconded. Mr. R. H. Ibns strongly opposed this. He thought that the fact of their having caused a number of people to be vaccinated during the first, three months of the year was a proof of their having done their work well; besides, he considered that it would be unfair to dis- charge thc-m in the middle of the fear, for they might have given up other situations for the purpose of obtain- ing these appointments; and, again, tho. Botrd would not be able to discharge the officers, appointed in the place of the present ones without the consent of the Poor Law Board.. He hoped the Board would negative Mr. Gould's motion, and would move that the con- sideration of the salaries of the yacciuation officers be postponed until the end of the year. This was seconded by Mr. GEORGE MARTIN. Mr. J. D. DAVIES moved an amendment that a com- mittee be appointed ti consider the expediency of giving notice to the vaccination officers, with a view to termiuate their engagements, and to consider how many officers should be appointed for the future, and what salaries should be paid them. Mr. R JONES secouelea this. The original motion, and Mr. Rliys's amendment WHO withdrawn, and the following committee was appointed: Messrs. J. D. Davies, R. H. Rhys, D. Jones, W. Gould, George Martin, D. E. Williams, Jenkia Rhys, Henry Thomas, and Thomas Williams. INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL COMMITTEE. Mr. R. H. RHYS then moved that the following names be added to the Committee appointed to report on the Industrial School scheme :-Messrs ( x. T. Clark, Thomas Williams, J. C. Fowler, Dr. Price, and John Williams. The Master reported 266 inmates, against 282 in the corresponding week of last year. The Board then proceeded with the relief list.

YSTRAD MYNACHT" THUNDERSTORM.—A dreadful storin of thunder and lightning, accompanied with very heavy rain, broke over this district yesterday. It commenced just after midnight, and continued with unabated fury for five hours, with incessant rain, which caused the brooks and streams to overflow their limits, causing great damage to the crops.

TROEDYRHIW. TERRIBLE STORM.—The inhabitants of Troedyrhiw were aroused from their slumbers very early on Sunday morn- ing by a terrific storm of thunder and lightning, accom- panied by a perfect deluge of rain, which commenced about one o'clock. The river Taff was on Saturday much flooded from the torrents of rain which came down on that day, and this being repeated on Sunday caused the river to overflow its bank at Troedyrhiw, so that the main streets were covered with water, and some of the gardens submerged four feet. The inhabitants at once commenced making preparations to prevent the flood coming into their houses. On Saturday eight sheep were killed by lightning, near Troedyrhiw. and during the inundatiori yesterday morning two horses were carried down the river by the torrent, one of which was recovered. A man and his wife also had a narrow escape for their lives, as they were near the sheep when they were killed by the lightning.

Prince Arthur, attended by Lieutenant Fitzgerald, returned to Dover yesterday morning by mail train,, aael resumed his duties with his regiment.

THE GENEVA ARBITRATION. On Saturday the Foreign Office issued the f-:rgument or sjunnuary showing the point,-? and referring to the evid«ncf< Up,;Il lie id i-c-r Pritannic Majesty answer to the (Lims of the I ijitfcefjSt*tea picsi nted to the Tiibunal of Arbitration H r. (h nevei. The document, eletails the scope of the Arbitra. j t;Oll "Dd the ce.urse of prcc-eding to be followed by the Tiibunal. It then deals with the cares of ine various vessels to which the claims ..t the Ui i'ed States relate, and pe ints out that in re- i'erence to that. matter the British.Government has already fultv vindicated her conduct, and argues that before an award con be made against this conntiyin respect ef any one 01 these vessels, trio Arbitrators must be satisfieel that she was -fitted out or adapted virtually or in part for warlike u-e within Britisli ter- ritory, that before she was btyonel their jurisdiction, the British Government had reasonable ground to she was intended to carry ( n war against the United States, and that the former did not take proper precautions to prevent her departure. The document also argues that for the purpose of determinating these questions the arbitrators have to place;themselves ill the t-icuation in which the British Government was at the time, and not to impute to it a knowledge of the fitets which .it elid not then actually possess, unless in any case it should be proved to the satisfaction of the arbi- trators that other facts must have been known to it had it exerted reasonable care.

EX-GOVERNOR EYRE'S EXPENSES. At nieo^i:i £ of members oi the Liberal party in Bir- minghnm, Mr. J. S. Wright, president of the Liberal Association, in the chair, it resolved to petition the House of Commons, expressing rgjret that Mr. Gladstone's Government intend to propose a vote in the House of Commons f(H' tho payment of the expenses of the defer.ee of ex-Govevnor Evro on the prosecution.instituted r.gahiat him for Ins proceedings m J:un:iiea in jSevv. :iii I e:<pressing its opinion that unless a peremptory reft sal to ;.r.nt the vote be given the House of Commons will not net ion harmony with the feelings of ti:^ v:\st majerity of t! o i.Mion. Tho following is an e-- tract from a communication re- ceived-by the Sue.rafury of the Leeds liberal Association from Mr. Barnes, ;1,1.'< in :C1:1)c)Vr]ec1;ll(,J\t of the receipt of the n.wh:1 ;111\ ',i' 11 reference "0 the propose I payment of Governor Ky e's exo.nses :—" I agree most heartily with the Political (.Vmmirte of our Liberal Association in their 0->0sition te> the want ;or Governor Eyre's expenses and fortius t axi r.s in i heir resolution. 1 am told that .1 e Cei:; ••.t.'jvo Governr.v.vit bad pledged itsalf for- ma ]y to l.'> v, -i-. ,< y, ,v j. ,p_ei!ses before they left ofLic ■, an e 7.'i c,-v rm.ient fid bound to carry out •• ;• n .-oa. e hr- rheir predee;:ssors. Still I do in-; ii .a n-r'ueh a grant, and I 's',nl1nc\cJ' i'G 7

TIIE DANCE 11 FROM INFECTIOUS riSEASES. In -the cr.se of Lost v. St;>.p, heard in tie Court cf Queen's Tench, nn •mipprtn'nt question as to.the liability of taking about persons suffering frosi infectious disease so as to endanger the I.ohhof others, has" been raised. The plaintiff is' a lodging house keeper at Eastbourne. Tho eleffnelr.nt is a gentleman residing near London. Tho action was brought TO recover damages for the losses tho phunfiJi had su.staine 1 by the death of his children and illness of bis wife, aril from being prevented from letting bis lodgings, i:1 consequence of the defendant having blouht his family into the plainfi'Fs ho-.is .• vlieik they were suffering from scarlet fever. evii1,once for the plaintiff was given by his wife. Mrs. Leht, who ¡I:li,1 that in August, 170, arrangements were the defendant's wife to take rooms in her (Mrs. I'st's) bouse, and ultimately, en September ], Mrs. St.i»p, the defendant's wife, ith her family, govern e-ss, and nurse. Tlic*. plain till' lal four children living in in* house. Mrs. Stap brought five with her. Mr< Best, was engage.! when they came, and did not see th-m. but she! WM told that Mrs. Stap's little boy wa-i ill from a cold, and h, was put in bed. In a few days Mrs. Best spoke to Mrs. «ta:> in consequence of it having been suggested to her by Lcr other loelgors that something n,t" -c than a cold was the matter with the chibtren, but she WHS assured by Mrs. Stan that this WM not Mrs. 1 Jest also snlvtsed a doctor being called, but this WAS declined. On the 10th of September a doctor was cake 1 in to arfetid Mrs. Stap's daughter, who also was ii! an 1 she was founll to bo suffering from s:arlet L, e. The docitor told Mrs. Best tlris but up to this timo she had n-ot known or heard VavlVing about'scarlet fever ha n j beer, the ittrioss from which Mrs, St.ip's family WsiC S'liJJ'iL'g". On the li?'.h of September idrs. IScst'a c [}^ -a'con £ S'liorlly after that one of Mrs. Stap's c '.iu.oi .iu. o-iT the 2;?fh Mrs. Best's child died. On the I, t of October mother of Mrs. Stan's children elied, o I,. 'Ii c ldth I, r o; Mrs. Best's. After the death of her iirst cldlel Mrs. Htap went to Londofi and never re- t -.rned. Her family were not allowed to leave for some by tho oQicet, .$; £ as they wera not in:1 fit state t'l travel. Tno plauu'.uV \if: il toothing at all was previously to ;"¡J ,'i11lliS Ifi ftt ouL the -oil suffering freni scarlet lever, an4, evidence was giwn that Mrs. Staj> endeavoured to cr.csal the fact from Mis. Lest, and also that they wire a; Solv.tely affected with it when they went down Eastbourne, 1'11,1 that Mrs. Siap knew it. At the conclus'on of ihe p'aiii^i'fs ess:, Mr. Field, on behalf Oi tho detendsmt, submitted that was no evidence against the elcfendart personally, aid that the wife was 11 t tho agent.of her husband to .V.ahe the allegcel false representations—Mr Justice Qt;ain ruleel that if tile wift,) kn?w otth; enihlr^n Vc-Kg ill fiotu scarlet fever at the time she took them to the plaintiff's house, there would be a verdict for the plaintiff, as the w.f, must be taken to bo ths agent of her husband, the defendant.—The evidence for the defen.te was. that one of the children had suffered fivm pea riot i ever, ].:1(1 ree werod, and that the doctor tvl -I;s..gtap th; they might be removed, as they were out ot di'iifjer —-Mrs. Sti>p also denied having concealed th« fact «f <ho rhildreii ha ring the fever from Mrs. Best, TTl'imateV'' +•' e jury return-: a verdict for tiie plaintiff, damages £ 1-1 -=. -=.==--======

0<r»ousE Pno.srEcxs.—The change in the weather tQ have come jrint in time to prevent further mis- chie,r being done on the moors. From all parts we have le ;oived m.st encouraging reports, and we have now a con- fident hope tnat. tho s -ason will be fully an average, tnough on some Ir.gh-lying moors the destruction by coll I and wet has been very great. Piehl. Dr. /iav1I>;<, :,T0N"E-—StepliDii Fiske, in com- ^0id>t which }>r.5 been raised as to the accuracy ox -I" Staiilay's netvj, in consequence of Dr. Livingstone's 11 u mis reived no letters from the explorer him. s) If, F.T(YI Stanley sent his Herald despatches forwr.jel by Arab 'courjers, but very sensibly declined to v sk Livingstone's lei tors out of his own hands. Theyare h'M creelentials; they pre the proofs which will convince Mi. Gray that Dr. Livingstone is really found. His own despatches, if lost by the Arabs, could "easily bo replaced, but not so with Livingstone's letters, which will arrive with Mr. Stanley in August." Mr. Fisko adds, Allow me to suggest to Sh Henry Tlawlinson, and the Gcographicn.1 Society generally, that, in the meantime, a very proper suhiect for discussion would be what honours are most appropriate to be paid, to Mi. Stanley upon hi3 arrival here. Tin: TREATY OF -A bill has been published to "caiTY into effect a Treaty between her Majesty and the United States of America," by which it is to be settled that when the Americans have passeel the laV rcjuircel to carry into operation clauses 13 to 25, anel the oOth Article of the Treaty, all acts at variance wIth these articles are to bo suspended for the time specified, which is- ten yoars at least, and further, unless thero be a desire for change. By the 32nd artielo provision is made for the extension of tno articles to Newfoundland, raid if such is agreeable, the acceptance of that and the other clauses is left optional with that colony. The artier referred to in the Act are those concerning the fisheries, the carrying trade between ,oi the I-i!e States ports and Canada, and the abolition of timber dunes in certain parts of the Stats of Maine. Acts of a similar character have already been passed by the an(i by the Legislature of Prince Eel v. ant's Island. COR-YUJE.'IIT IX CANADA.—Mr. Thomas Longman lias mji do s) -Iric further remarks (n the subject of Canadian Lopyngltt. He examines the charges which Mr. Clark, of Toronto, brings against his statements, and declares them to be uiitounded. Resnoctin? the amount of dutv levied for the; benefit of English copyright holders, he says that &Ir. Clark )s wrong in supposing the Act limits it to 15 per cent., for it authorises the imposition of 2iJ per cent. Mr. Longman reiterates Irs statcnent that the smallness of the sums remi'teel to the Imperial Treasury by the Canadian Customs is too well known to need confirmation of the fact. He goes on to affirm that the Canadian Copy- right Lill claims to deprive the legal owners of the con- trol and management of iiicir property, and maintains that it is an unheard-of demand, anel an act of spoliation. He adels that a measure is in contemplation for compro- mising the difficulties of repealing the Imperial Act of 1817, and will be considered by the committee of the Copyright Association. A DISTINGUISHED ilo-Noup.The Manchester Guardian, describing the visit of Miss Grant to the House of Peers, says:—Some distinguished strangers have visitcel St. Stephen's dining the week. On Monday the covers which conceal the throne anel royal chairs of state in the House of Lords were removed in honour of a visit from Miss Nellie Grant, daughter of the President of the United States. This is a compliment which has never been paid to a royal visitor. The throne, &c:, is always covered up during the debates, except tipon the occasions when bills receive the royal assent by commission. Grant entered the House shortly after five, in company with General Schenck and Miss Schenck. She was very plainly dressed in black. The American Minister is well acquainted with the princi- pal peers, and his explanations were listened to with great interest by. his youthful guest. She was fortunate in hear- ing a speech by Lord Cairns, who is Very popular with the Americans just now. Another and much more brilliant party occupied the opposite seats in the Peeresses' Gal- lery—the four Burmese Ambassadors, who, clad in robes of white flowing muslin, looked cool enough to move the envy of those who were sweltering in black cloth garments." Mr. Tom TJaylor, Secretary to the Local Govern- ment Act Office, was taken suddenly ill, after receiving a deputationelast week, and has not been able to resume his official duties since. M. Gustave Dore is about to visit England. His health has been much injured lately by overwork. The Nestor of Violoncellists, M. Van Gelder, is in Brussels, and was heard recently at a private concert. He is now 85 years old. During a recent visit to Paris, Mr. Stephen Fiske has made arrangements with the most prominent French authors for the simultaneous production of their works in London and Paris. He has been put in possession of manuscript copies of most of the plays which are to be produced in Paris dtiring the autumn season, and has her-11 empowered to arrange for their adaptation and ^rodttcioii hero.

TFE INTERNATIONAL COXGRSS3 ON PRISON DISCIPLINE. J-ho third meeting of this Congress was-held on Sat-ardai in the Hall of the Midelle Temple, Mr. Hastings in the chair. In addition-to a large Jiumher of the delegates, 'here were present the Right Hon, H. A. Bruce, MP., ihe Hight Hon. Sir 'Walter Crofton, Sir F. Fowell Buxton, 8 r John Howring. A. Tayloi, M.P., Mr. Hill, Archbishop Manning, Sir Wilfrid Lawaon, Bart., M.P., Ir.-)IarsL all, .T. P., Colonel Itadclille.'&c. Tho object of the day's proceedings was to receive from the reporters a rhume of the discussions which took place on Thursday and Friday. M. Pols, of Holland, summed up the opinions of the speakers on the subject of what ought to be the maximum number of prisoners or convicts detained in any prison. The chairman at this stage called upon the Home Secre- tary to address the Congress. SPEECH OF THE HO[E SEClmTAUl. Air. nrnce, who was received with loul applnuse, a),. that ho extremely regretted that the absorbing nature (,f his official duties had prevented him from earlier paying his respects to the meeting. Ho was thankful for having an early opportunity given him of conveying h:s gratitude to the distinguished foreign gentlemen who had been so gooel as to come over to this country to give us tho result of their experience OM. the important subject which was engaging the attention of the Congress. Ho thanked them on behalf of the Government, and begtrod to express hrs high appreciation of the spirit in which they were aiscussing this great fn.) important question, Tiley hail collie from all quarters of the world on an t-rrand of humanity, and in order to give their expe- rience, for the purpose of contributing something towards thi diminution of a social evil, with whidi all countries Wuie- more or less afflicted. He hoped the result of this Congress would be one of profit to them, and he WM certain wo should derive benefit from it.. The problem which they were assembled to solve was one of the greatest inter, st, and at the same time, one of the greatest difliculty. It was a pleasure for him to be nbleto sny that it was r.ot owing to any incrcas^ of ei iui that tney mid met. ( He^^Tr, hear.) It was to him not emly a of but also a subject of great fer- ph-xity, that in the face of so many concurrent cries, tiiera n:v{ been, on tl!o "contrary, snch -In extmordijiary diminution of serious crimes. (Hear.) A few ven i Igo we gave up the system of transportation, which had sent from our shores all the worst characters in the country. We niiglrt have selfishly congratulated ourselves on having got rid-of our worst criminal population, though he was giie^eel -o f^ay a„ the oxpenso of other anel rising commu- nities. Now transportation had ceas-d, it might bo cx- pectcd that persons, instead of being turned loose in the colemio? on i! o expiration of their term, when restored to their old a ssocritA? might again return to criminal practices. Tne result 1 *d. however, been entirely.different, for as he had remniked there had been.year by y-.ar a cel.aider- n\l" :re> cf nil ~r;'ver classes of crime, as the able 'dirociors of ot.r eoiriioi prisons would he able to show "to the CWigress. He was far from saying that this a rate from the repressive measures of the State, but he was thoroughly persuaded that the main cause was n, different one. Ho was satisfied that the labours of all good men like thoso assembled at the Congress had not been useless. Tho CJ- tablishm nt of Industrial schools. the efforts of the Dis- charged Prisoners' Aid Society, which hail prevented tne reiurn to crime of many of our criminals, the spread of oducatien, antl the diffusion of knowledge among our people, had not only led to views. but enabled them to distribute themselves over the world, and thus avoid that great temptation to crime, extreme poverty. &ry much was duo to our improved police and to the system adopted in our 's prisons. We had on all sides satisfactory evidence j of tiie Advantages of the deterrent and reformatory systems. We had the system of lato years of training all those prisoners who were sentenced to a long period of imprisonment, not only in intellectual knowledge, but in industrial trades, which had been fraught with the happiest results. There were some who carried the reformatory system further, and others who thought the deterrent system was not sufficiently severe. Those two points seemed to him to bo the main subjects for eiiscussion. It was not his inteDtion to express nny decided opinion either one way or tho other. The Government was only too glad to see the able representatives of all countries assemble there for the purpose of considering ami endea- 'i vouring to solve these problems. It would be their duty J watch those eiiscussion*, anel to endeavour to obtain ust-ful results from thorn. It. had been n subject of com- plaillfthnt the Government bftd not taken ar. pctire part in flil Congress, I'V.L it wet not th of this country to dQ 55; õÎ1:¡ 1"" haneL he giv, the strongest and clearest denial-o the sratftn cut that the Government was indifferent fo the labours of the Congress, ron,1 haej not been willing to supply thera with tho fullest information. The opposite was the case. It was true that after delibe- rations on the subject the Government conceiveel they w.r: best perfrrrair-g their functions by abstaining from taiihii; ;,h ficHv, part in tho meeting; but, on the other hand, it was their desire to give them every facility, and to put at the disposal of the Congress the fullest official ii. He trusted-that the able and distin- guished gentl.-ji.eii who had honoured them with their presence would visit £ >ur convict establishments, and thoroughly examine the pastern; and ho wr.s sure they would fearlessly hu.1 openly express their opinions on thera. It was 'lOt praise or pane- gyric, but intelligent criticism, w7;;ch the Govern- ment ,lc¡¡irc{1. Although he spoke in tel, vI cOl..r!\tn,- lat on on the steady diminution of crime, lie bopefh iastir.J of serving to lull them into security, it would use;ewe their watchfulness and .stimulate them to further exer- tions. (Cheers.) They bad succeeded in doing much, and he (lid iiot despair of doing more. (Cheeis.) If able to make a marked improvement in our present system, he sho.,14 be glad indeed if be coulel trace those improve- ments to the operations of that eminent and uistingu:shed assembly. (Louel and continued cheering.) The Chairman, on behalf of the Congress, thankc-el the right lion, gentleman for his attendance, and subsequently stated that Mr. Bruce had suggested to him that great advantage would arise if a comp-ti ative statement could be obtained from all countries of the nnmbor of roccnvic- irions for some years past. IADT$?7?AXF.Rfl, R. A. S. Januey, of Onio, was here allowed M apjak. She said she bad been connexiteel for some years with tiie State Penitentiary, and she eeyd-! b:r.r In r testimony to the gratifying results of the rercrZi atory wc-rk. She was desired, however, to say-that the governor of the prison held that not more than 600 men should be kept in one gfiOl. If the governor of a gaol was a man of religious character, and carried about with him a deep moral influence, he would find it impossible to become acquainted with such a number as 1,000. To a noble sord theVe wits an ample field for'the work of re- formation, but the work wouhl be better carried out if tb3 number of inmates wrs limited to 600. (Cheers.) After some observations from Mr. Foote (Ohio), General Pdsburv (New York), Professor Foynitsky (Russia) and Bsron Von Holtzenelorfl' (Germany), the reuort ivnq i-p- ceived. Uep'piia were :1.1.0 brought relating to the classification of prso.-ws, ami tho regulation of the prison system by the Legislative Act. cosro^AT. ruxismn-xT. -I.. i rice biotignt up the Oil the subject of the administration of corporal punishment, and in the course of the discussion which ensue.). Dr. Heinrich IWm qnni tlsen statwl that bo liad assisted in drawing up t.ie uik'3 and regulations of the German army, and the of the lash hael boen carefully -excluded. Dr. Frey (Austria) and M. Ouillaume (Switzerland) also objected to corporal punishment. Major Fulford. Governor of .St-alTord County Prison, defeneled the use of tho lash. Mr. "Wills also thought in a few ea.^s Hogging was useful. Juli.A Howe, on behalf of the women of America, W.13 delighted at the testimony borne by the Swiss and GV-rn an del orates against the lash, and was pained at the argument of Major Fulford. She was sure that a woman Whoso husband had treated her with brut.d violence would not thank the ofiieials for sending him liciii3 to her even more bruttilised. It wits by kindness—by regarding him as one of God's children—that grand power anel potency, a human being, a man made in God's iiuage-RDti not by be.itirg him, that a man could he reformed. After a few words from Mr. Hill and Mr. Chandler, of the United States, the eiiscussion was closed. A short adjournment then took place for luncheon. After luncheon the reports on the various subjectJ were proceeded with, and Baron Yon Holtzendorff introduced the report on the next que.-tion. Ought- any kind of privation of liberty to bo imposed for the term of natural life ? The discussion was generally jomeel, and eventually the chnirman put it tg the vote, when the report was adopted. The majority of the reports were received and adopted, anel after the transaction of other unimportant business the proceedings for the day closed.

A marriage is arranged to take place this month between Mr. James Milward and Miss Agnes Gordon fourth daughter of Lorn. and Lady Cecil Gordon. Mr. Andrew Johnston, one of the members for the southern division 01 Essex, has been chosen chairman, of the select committe cn the Wild Fowl Protection Bill. It is rumoured that Mr. A. W. Hall, Master of the Heythrop Hunt. will b a Conservative candidate for the City of Oxford at the next election. MODIFIEI).-The manuscript of the judgment delivered by Mr. Justice Keogh is now in the library of the Hotise of Commons. On comparing it with the oopy printed "by order," a great number of discrepancies have beon discovered. Many strong expressions and insinua- tions have been eliminated, while interpolations are not unfi-e(lueni.Post. Sir Henry Mainwaring, Bart., in his capacity of Ckairman of the Cheshire Quarter Sessions, has made some pertinent remarks to the grand jury on the relations between di inking facilities and crime. Of 455 prisoners who had been before him one half owed their imprison- ment to drunkenness—a matter which, he said, hardly surprised him after ita inquiry he had instituted into the number of public-hcføeø and beerhouses in the county. CRHfE IN T1"IE COIN- TY CL-IP.E.-Baron Deasy, in opening the commission for the County Chv •, last week, congratulated the grand iury upon the cont; iance of tranquillity in that part of the country. The County Inspectoy's ) eport disclosed but fifteen offences committed since the last Assizes, which, as his Lordship remarked, considering the extent of the county and its large popula- tion, indicateel that its general condition was satisfactory, and that friendly relations are maintained between the proprietors and occupiafs of the laneh Baron Rothschild has purchased, for a very large sum (3000 guineas), lhe whole length portrait of Mrs. Sheridan, by Gainsborough, exhibited in the Academy in 1783, and which was for a long time at Dalapre Abbey, where Sheridairwas a frequent visitoe. MANUFACTURE 8F COCOA, CACAOINS, AXD CHOCOLATE. We will now give an account of the process adopted by Messrs. James a Epos anel Co., mflufadurers of dietetic articles, at their works in lie Ensfcon-i»»f, London."—See article in Part 30 ot CaxtrtP* Gir11#f. 319

CARDIFF. CAin.iry-r-aviW', the hrdf-v^iy meetia-, u.mu nni •(!av\ tnv i:ci'e.^e m capi-al ;:r ;,[x months •• eii'«;iig May w: -v.act-er by A!> tc'i inn:; 3Vide t j hrv» been £ 4,i7 _Ss. _7d.ltd not £ 5,Gi"J lis. :l ;is stated in the coin:nunieati<->n t" us for ptil.^ic-rd, v TABEKXACLE BAPI'IST CHAPEL—Tne ^un "av school anniversary services were held yesterday. The *11<;v. 11 Uoyd, Castletown, preaclled at eleven" in the inorii'u: anel^ at six in the evening. The lie v. D. Davies. Behe1 in the nice moon. The ternums were able, i.-raetical snJ earnest. EXCI;AS:OX _TO AND CLEVEDOX.—31; Date, the enterprising steam-bout excursionist, announces another excursion by the well-known steamer jt)hl I"cv.-ick. The trip will be to "Weston and Cl<-ved.»n, and an opportunity v.-ill be iiftorded those who proceed by the excursion to visit^ the Cheddar Cliffs and Caves. The bnat leaves the pier-head to-nuirrow (Tuesday) morning, at seven and eleven a.m.

NEWPORT. R- BIBLE SOCIETY.— lhe annual meeting of the auxi- liary to the British and Foreign Bible Society was held at the _J-own-hall, on Friday eveniug. The chair was taken by Mr. H. J. Davis, the Rev. \V. -NltoL;oi- Paul], attended^ as a dt-pucation from the parent society. Amongs„ thos« present were the llev. J. W. Lance, S. ICenne q,yid Ax, Edwards, S. Vernon, H. Plillips, • Christophers, &c. There was a limited atfendatic-, I)ri)l)ably to the e;citemeut càused by the school board ejection. \V^LL-I,'RF'NTU:MA"\ I A"-V'KI; CHAKGED- WITH ASSAULT.— before tb » nr!3t'Sf mj?r' Cefn Llogal, was charged n Tohn T 7 "la='strates Saturday, with assault- tLt Y,' U hawk?r- at Coedkernew. Complainant stated that he was passing throu-h defendant's proi)ertv defendant's1"'if a!ld^t <lown to minutes, n.ar aeienaants house. He was "J '¡J:l'_Ia.&1\.1 'irpf'' IFI/N A^EIC*YF0N whereupon I'leieudant .stri.c.v hnn a severe blow on the head with a stick. The bench considered the as-,ult pretved and did not com idiment the defendant on the course he had r-.ursued. iineii 10s. Gd. and costs, or 14 (lavs. WAGES CLAIM. Thomas Davies, farmer, was sum- raoned tor 14s wages due to Samuel Roberts, a labourer ihe defendant ref, sel to p,ly him the amount agreed on to the extent of tiie sun, now claimed. Complainant ma^de out his case, .ind the Bench ordered the payment of the money with costs. 1 (:AU'nox TO BATH Kits. — Gee.R^e Webb and Frederick Phillips were eacn hned Is for bathing in the Monmouth- sb)re canal at lvisca, contrar}r to the regulations AGHAXCv.—John Chirk was charged with va-rancy Sergeant McEvoy stated that on the 5th of July, about one o'clock, he was op duty on the Chepstow-road, near Ere's NVell, a-id he SltW a, lioht between twa liav ricks, There he found the derendant with a pipe in liisjnouth suioiung. Prisoner had' been formerly convicted for vagrancy. Sentenced to two months' hard labour. AppoiNTJfExr AS XVSSISTAXT OVEKSEEK. —An applica- tion to be appointed assistant-overseer of the paiish of Marshfield, by a Mr. liicard, was refused by the Bench, it appearing that the application was baseel on an irrcu- larity, BOAIID OF GRARDIAXS.—The weekly meeting of the (ruardians of the Newport Workhouse, was held at the •ri°rlrn3e °n Saturday, Alderman Latch presided. .->. o ?}s':er reported the number of inmates in the House, 7.' > admitted, 5; discharged, 8. Children m (. aerleon schostl, 107. The Clerk read a communication from the Local Government Board, stating that Mr. Murrell, the auditor, was, in consequence of the state of his health unable to perform his duties, and the Board had appointed Mr. "W illiams, as deputy-auditor, to audit the accounts of the Union. The tender of Mr. Clark, for painting- and decorating the Workhouse, was accepted. Maying given notice that he intended to direct the at- tention of the Board to the charges in the case of the Edmunds prosecution, Mr. James Brown suggested that the clerk should write to Messrs. Davis and Justice, soli- citors, that he intended to make some remarks on the e;a»e on Saturday next, to which he invited the attendance of one or both of these gentlemen. The clerk was in- structed to communicate with Messrs. Davis and Justice iu the matter.

MOINMOCTH. DIFOUTAXT TO OVEKSEEKS. On Saturday, before Capfc. Davis and Captain G. G. Tyler, the Great Western Rail- way Company were summoned for the payment of.C14 petor s ra,tes, by the overseers (;f AVaxiastow, the amount being a rate made under a new assessment of 1; in the J6 on i-bO, being an increase of ZQIO on the former, or old assessment, pi rate .v,, levied on the portion the company^ 1^ situated in. the said parish, M*. E. Tfeh..ter appeared for the aetei:23, ana, in addressing the bench, said that the colii plainants had no grounds for issuing the summons. Mr Coles, the assistant OV^RS^rr, protrttccu mr rate-bo^kj and statea that he had demaneled the rate from the station- master, who had hitherto paid it. but lie had not received the money. On being cross-examined by the learned advocate he stated that the rate in question was made on ) the 20th of April; that it was demanded of llefendant3 on the same day, but was not published upon the church doors uutd the 21st of April, the day after, which was a 1 Sunday. Witness adndttexl having been tendered k2 by Mr. Davy, the station-master, which was the amount of rateage under the old assessment, viz., Is. in the £ on £ 40. He had received letters from the coir^ary that tbev Jjad not received notice of the increase of rateage or of the j new af'f?meEt from the committee, asking upon what the appjicatiOji was made, and further stating that they (the company) were prepared to object. Wit- lies? also remembered receiving a letter from the defen- dnnt alluding to_ the Act of Parliament upon the *n"j—t. Mr. W. T, Amis, clerk to the Assessment Committee, produced the valuation list, and de- posed that the rate in question was made in accord- ance therewith. The meeting for hearing objections would be held on the 20th of this month, and then (wit- ness continued) the subject would be gone into the com- pany hael no office »t Wor.aston. The learned council then addressed the bench, and submitted that no notice of increased assessment had been sent to the com- pany; that the rate was neeer properly published, having been made on the 20th of April, and not published untS the day after, notwithstanding which, the rate had been demanded on the same day a* made. It was further agreed, by the Acts of Parliament relating to such matters and which were read to tlli bench w^t the only rateage, under iuch d/'ciimsUncea, due to the Oveiw-™ of onastow was £ 2 which had been tendered but Hoi aceeptCQ. Hs had no' doubt that the overseers had thought the coiiipaSy bad missed the time for appealing, and that the objection should have been brought forward at the Quarter Sessions, but such was not the case, and would ask the bench to dismiss the summons and allow the costs, which would perhaps make overseers more careful in takivig but summonses in the future. The Bench dis- missed the case and ordered the overseers to pay the costs, which were to be charged as if the case had t-ven locally conducted. RIDIXG WITHOUT PtZixs. —Herbert .Evans, fannfcr, i'Jf riding in the parish- of Mitcheltry on the 26th of f without reins, and Herbert Probert, farmer, for the same j offence, in the same parish, on the 2Sth of June were fined 2s. 6d. each and costs. 2s. 6d. each and costs. .———

CHEPSTOW. BOARD OF GUA.DI-i.NS. -The usual meeting of this Board was held on Saturday last, present Mr. W..A. E. Leys, in the chair lievs. J. -Price and T. W. Allen, Messrs. J. Taylor, D. Baker, J. Morris, G. Roberts, A. Miller, T. Griffiths, E. Holehouse, D. Pritchard, C. T. Chandler, C: Rymer, and Henry Higgins. The Rev. R. Williams and Captain Jenkins, ex-oih'cio. The master reported the number of inmates as 183 against 130 last week, and 130 the corresponding week of last year. Vagrants relieved, 12. Balance in treasurer's hands, 1611 8s. 41. No other business of public importance was transacted.

DO A1 LAIis. ROBBERY BY A LODGER.—At the Merthyr Police-court on Saturday (before Mr. J. C. Towler), Caroline Holbrook was charged with stealings pair of boots, a hat and fea- ther, the property of William Morgan, puddler, Dowlais, in whose house she had been lodging. Complainant's daughter identified the articles, and Mrs. Ireedman, pawnbroker, identified prisoner as the person who^pawned the boots in her shop under her proper name of Caroline Holbrook. Prisoner was committed to the assizes.

NARBERTH. PHONOGRAPHY OR PHONETIC SHORTHAND.-On Thurs- day evening, at the British Schoolroom, Mr. J. Meyler, of this town, gave a lecture on the above subject, the system of which he illustrated by diagrams on the black board. ———

■- > SWANSEA. Si.c:I"i,i; CASE or Si';cu>2.—3K CVEST.—On Friday evdin,' Mr. J. Ca.-ko:« held ;I im^uest at the Cross Inu, I'.iouis on, e>ii the body of Benjamin Roberts, aged 40. Frenu the o\i-j«'nee of John Williams, David Evans, and Ann Jone-K—;he thiee witnesses exaninieel—it. appeared t-liattiiie decerned was the landlord of the Lamb and Fiag,. Morri^tou. fie hael been drinking rather hard for some time ist, but oil j hureday night ne w.s not so bad as he in d been many limes, and ue pr'.miacd to meet Evans at six >'c;.e-n the following inonuiig. J) ceased and his wife retire,! to bee xtout the usual hour on Thursday night, and when lifTs. Roberts awoke, about half-past seven o'clock on the feillowing morning, she found her husband hanging to the tester u: tiie bed. She raised an alarm, when Mr. John Williams, of the Crown, ran upstaii-s and found the deceased iu a siting posture on the bed. Mr. w. Cook, surgeon, was called in, and he said that lite had been extinct for several hours. Tne de- ceaseel had on more than o -e occasion threatened to com- mit felf-destruction. The jcry returned a verdict to the efiect that the deceased committed ouicid^ whilst in a state ot temporary insanity. MESSRS. VIVIAN'S WORKMEN.—Six colliers in the em- ploy of Messrs. Vivian and Sons were summoned for absenting themselves from their w«rie without lawful excuse On the being called on Mr. Sneyd, of Llanellv, who appeared for tile defendants raised a pre- liminary objection. He argued that the summons should set forth the grounds of complaint, and state the amount of compensation or damage claimed. Mr. Lewis (of the firm of Messrs. Smith aLd Lewis), who appeareel on behalf of Messrs. Vivian, argued that as the defendants had put in an appeara .ee it was competent ia the bench to amend the summons. The magistrates retired, and were upwards of an hour con- sieleriog the point. On their return to court, -All.. Cainferoil observed that he need not say the bench had taken some time to consider the point raised by Mr. Sneyd. However, ihey felt that they could liot give-too much time to erases of this kind when the labour question was agitating the whole e>r the country. Mr. Jenkm and himself thought it would have been better if the summons had been niaele out cconlin$ to the plan set forth in schedule 3. Under the circumstanc-ts the bench had decided to dismiss the summonses. Mr. Lewis applied for fresh summonses, and the application was granted. A WARNING TO BATHERS.—At the pedioe-courc on Saturday, before Mr. J. T. Jenkin and Mr. N- P. Camei on, Emma Clark, a young ^irl iG years of age, wa charged with stealing a pair ot stays, the property of Elizabeth Reynolds. The prosecutrix is the wife of John Reynolds, of Western-street. She went to bathe on Tues- day afternoon, aud placed her clothes i.t a tent. When' she got out of the water the stays had disappeared. The stays was afterwards found A rirl named Mary Ann Stradden proved seeing the prisoner go into the tent, and put Oil the stays. P.C. 39, proved finding the stays at the prisoner's house in Back-street. The prisoner was sentenced to one month's imprisonment, with hard labour. WANTON DAMAGE AT THE R.ESEKVO:H.—Henry An- drews, William Anderson, William Williams, Stephen Synett were respectively charged with wilfully damaging x some shrubs at the Brynmill reservoir. It was clearly proved that the defendants had plucked flowers from the shrubs. Three of the defendants were youths, but Synett was a man about 33 years of age. When spoken to by a constable, he said lie did not know he was doing wrong that lie saw other persons with flowers, in their hands, and thought that there could be no harm in following theii example. Mr. Allison said that the promenade at the reservoir was provided at the expense of the public for the benefit of the public, and he considered it a great pity that in Swansea, as in most other towns, the public did not protect rather than dam- age what was intended for their use. Mr. Jenkin said the shrubs were an ornament to the reservoir, which was now a very beautiful promenade, calculated to improve the health and the comfort of the public. The defendants were each fined 10s., including costs. COUNTY POLICE COURT.—William Davies was brought up on remand, before Messrs. Cameron and Jen- kin, charged with trespassing in pursuit cf game on land belonging to Mr. Thomas Smith oi Wernmadoc. It will be remembered that last week a boy, who was called by the prosecutor, swore to seeing the defendant poaching on land belonging to Mr. Smith, on the 2Sth of May. The prosecutor alleged that he was at work at the Landore Steel orfcs at the ttme lie WPS said to be poaching. The case was adjourned, and the time-book of the works was now produced, and it bore out the defendant's statement. The case was accord- ingly dismissed. SURETIES OF THE PEACC.—Mary Thopas applied for sureties of the peace against Ann Hamlin. It appeared that tne defendant had threatened to knock out the com- plainant's brains with a basin. The bene a ordered the defendant to be bound over to keep the peace for the en- .-ruing three months. —

NEAtlL PETTV SESSIONS.—^Messrs. G. Llewellyn and W. p, Stru\c disposed of a lis', containing seventeen casefc,several of them Deihg cases of assault, and void of interest. Thv. following are the only cases worth noticing Nd and Sainuel Jcr.es,painters, were charged with damaging the grass arcing in some fields belonging to Mr. Morga.n Stuart Williams, at Aberpergwm. Ordered to pay Is. damage and costs. HiejiiV.'AY OFFEJSC^—John Hughes was fined 10s. and costs for leaving his horse unattended near the Port Wallaroo beerhouse. Bn;;on Ferry. A X UNDESERVIXG P ArPEn. Richard Leach was brought up, charged with neglecting to maintain bis son. Case dismissed. t> "0 CRICKET.—A match was played on the Guoil Orounda on Friday, between eleven of Cardiff and eleven of Neath. The former won. ———

BRECON. lATA., ACCIDr-NT.-On Thursday last, at Pengam, a farm nouse iii the parish of Maescar, Brecon, an accident of a very melancholy nature topk place. The landlord, Mr. Jones, picked up his gun intending to take it out, and not knowing it was loaded, did not exercise the caution he otherwise would have done, aud the trigger caught something which resulted in the 10a..1 going out aid killing his eldest child (three years of age] on the spot, and part of it entering his own groin. His wife a so had a narrow escape from sharing a similar fate. Mr Jones is at present lying in a precarious stale. A SERIOUS ACCIDENT occurred in the station a few nights ago. It seems that a child of lr. George Pence was crossing the street and was accidentally run over by one of Mr. Groom, the timber merchant's trams. Oil Thursday morning his two legs had to be amputated. Yery faint, if any, hopes are entertained of the child's recovery. FOOT AND MOCTH DISEASE prevails in the parish of Llaftflliu, near Brecon. It has proved destructive to pigs from consuming the milk of diseased cows, but vigorous' precautions are being taken to prevent its extension.

RHYMNEY. This pi: ce was visited by a thunderstorm on Saturday last, aec, mpanied by fierce lightning and heivy torrents of rain. The storm again reminded us of the inefficiency of our drains, as the streets in many parts of the town were impassable, owing-to their being flooded. Tar ROYAL AGRICULTURAL SHOT,—The daily trans- action 0ic machinery and implements for the forthcoming show at Cai"r^ hy the Rhymney Railway Company is attracting the 2k tention of a great number of persons to the station, to witne^J the unwonted traffic. Ü_L_L- LL FAREWELL OF MR. EW ^REAY^NE me n employed at the Old aim e Codienes, be- longing to the Messrs. Protheroe, cl i,_ewl)0rr"et at New Place Pit, and were treated to bread ° e^se a cwrwda by Mr. Jenkins, the much respeejted tuJ nager. At the meeting, Mr. Jenkins bade the men a hsjt. farewell. SANITARY CONDITION OF THE ALLEY.—A correspeffi* dent writes It has been long known that this valley was in abad sanitary condition, and now the warm weather has set in, the affluvia that greets the nasal organs in some places is anything but pleasant. What is the Bed- well ty Inspector of IN usances doing ? This ought to be looked into at once. TARGET PRACTICE. —While_ a detachment of the 4th battery of the Monmouth Artillery were at target practice with their new breach loading rifle, they were visited by Captain Matthew Moggridge, of Sevan so a, 'who was yery pleased at the firing, and gave a prize which was shot for at the long range, 300 yards. The prize was divided be- I tween Gunner J. Stoyle and Gunner Thomas Thomas. •Sergeant-major Morris was in command.

LLANTRISANT. EARLY CLOSING AIOV.EMENT. -A meeting of the shop- keepers of this place was held at the Town Hall on Thursday evening last, for the purpose of taking into con- sideration the present hours of closing, and with the view of adopting the half-holiday system enjoyed by the neighbejuring towns. The Rev. J. Powell Jones occupied the chair. In opening the proceedings, the rev. chairman spoke of the results which would arise from the move- ment, both morally and physically. A resolution was proposed by Mr. John Treharne, seconded by Mr. Thos. John, and resolved by the meeting, that the hours of closing their respective shops be, on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays, at 8 p.m., and on Wednesdays at two in the afternoon. We understand that this resolu- tion has been submitted to the shopkeepers for signature, and has been signed by all. Printed notices will at oilee be issued, and the new hours of closing will commence from Wednesday next. We trust that the public gene- rally will show their consideration of the movement by endeavouring to make their purchases at a time that will not interfere with the carrying 0ut of the arrangement just made.

LLANELLY. HABBOER BOARD.-The July meeting of the Harbour Board was held on Friday. The members present were £ ™ hi- (chairman), Mr. D. A. Onslow, Mr. J. B. Phillips, Mr. H. J. Howell, Mr. J. McKiernon, Mr. Bevan, Mr. R. McLaran, Mr. Joshua Buckley, Mr. S. Samuel, and Mr. D. Rees. The Harbour Master re- ported that as the weather had lately been favourable he had succeeded in getting both Whitford and Breakwater lighthouses thoroughly painted and tarred up to the water-mark. The lighthouses and buoys were now in good order, and would therefore bear inspection. Mr J. B. Phillips thought it was the duty of the Commissioners to make a periodical inspection of the public works under their control. Mr. Onslow said if such an inspection was decided to be made, the earlier it was made the better. The meeting agreed to hold the meeting on Tuesday, the 2:1rd of this month. The Harbour Master also reported that the damage done to the Carmarthenshire Dock slip had been repaired, and that the de.ck had been quite full of ships lately. The minutes of the Finance Committee were read. The Finance Committee recommended the Commissioners to borrow in one sum of the Public Works Loan Conimissioners, out of the present grant of £ 40,000, at three per cent., the sum of £ 28,000. to improve the breakwater, and to pay off all existing mortgages. If the Public Works Conimissioners would not advance the money, the Committee recommended application to be made to some of the London societies for the same sum and purposes. The recommendations of the Committee were cenfirmed. ————

CA.RDIGA-N. V EXAMINATION IN LAW. -Mr. Charles E, Howell, J artie le 1 clerk to Mr. W. G, George, solicitor, of this towr, and son of Mr. J. P. Howell, high bailiff of Car- diganshire County Courts, has passed successfully his in- termediate examination at the Incorporated Law Institu- tion, London. THE SOUTH WALES CHORAL UNION.-The bells of St. Mary's Church rang merry petBs last Friday, in homour of the si cess of this choir at the Crystal Palace.

MERTHYR. • A "TICHDORNE" HOAX.—Some of our M^rjlryr wags, following the example of other places, have, just been playing a capital practical Tichborne" hpas. A cer- tain landlord of this town of very bulky,proportions, and who is said to bear considerable resemblance to the Claimant," had occasion to visit Neath, on Friday on business. His intended journey becoming kijown. a tele gram was sent to certain persons in Keath, to the effect that the real'' Sir Roger would arrive there by train, and the announcement being made public, had the effect of drawing hundreds of persons to the station to meet the train, which arrived in due course, and our Boniface stepping upon the platform was at once -recognised as Sir Roger." There he is that's him," was the cry as the crowd pressed round anxious to have as near a view as possible of the Tichhorne lion," and so warm was the receptiem that our burly townsman had some difficulty in reaching a cab and escaping a further ovation. GREAT STOR.X. -AI)out ten olclock on Saturday morn- ing commenced one of the most tremendous storms of rain which has occurred here for many years; it continued with scarcely any intermission, and with an occasional accompanyment of thunder and lightning until about seven o'clock on Sunday morning, by which timq the streams had risen to a height seldom witnessed. From about one to four o'clock on Sunday morning the down- pour was terrific, reminding one of the deluge usually experienced after the force of a tornado has blown over by eight it had entirely ceased, but up to this time (2 p.m. Sunday) heavy clouds are still hanging over, and a slight shower is beginning to fall, the atmosphere remaining very close anel sultry. Reports of damage by the floods are coming in from various quarters. Consider- able damage is said to have been done to the new reservoir at Nanthir, in course of construction for tke Aberdare Water Works, and it is reported that the new pits near Troedyrhiw. which are being sunk by Messrs. Nixon and Co., are ^flooded, but nothing definite has as yet been heard. ASSAULT. -At the police court, on Saturday, before Mr. J:-C. Fowler, Hannah Sullivan was convicted of a violent assault on Julia Sullivan, her sister-in-law, and sentenced to fourteen days' hard labour. IMPUDENT ROBBERY.—William Downes was charged with stealing a shirt, the property of Rachael Evans. Complainant is the landlady of a public-house called the "Little Duke," and on the 4th instant prisoner went iti and called for a pint of beer. As he was leaving the house complainant saw him pull down a shirt which was hanging up, and walk off with it. She followed and gave him in charge. He was sentenced to one calendar month's hard labour. PICKING POCKETS. -.IL fary Jane Knight, 13 a well- known character, was charged with robbing Margaret Edwards of a purse, containing 3s. 6d., in High-street, on t* e 5th inst.. and toe otfence having been fully proved. -e, 'irtevn days' hard labour, and- to oe '-jC'ii.•a i- :1.. j.iji'j*.i'y ;•. r fv'' v years.