South Wales Daily News

GERMANY. Berlin, Wednesday.—The Court will go into j^Urniiig for eight days for the Emperor apoleon.

SPAIN. lr4DRID, Wednesday.—The committee on the .JjMition of slavery in Porto Rico will recommend entire abolition within four months from the ^taulgation of the law. The question of com- f^atiog planters has been settled. The bill will discnssèd next week.

GENERAL TELEGRAMS. r ASSOCIATION AND CENTRAL NEWS TELEGRAMS.] THE LATE LORD LYTTON. • Hie remains of Lord Lytton will be conveyed to-day t.\tn Torquay to Knebswortb, where the funeral will place on Saturday. THE ADDRESS TO THE CROWN. he Address to the Crown in the House of Commons i111 be moved by the Hon. C. G. Lyttleon, member for Worcestershire, snd seconded by Mr. W. H. Jr^e, member for Portsmouth. A fully attended ^binet Council was held yesterday. ILLNESS OF DR. PUSEY. i The Eev. Dr. Pusey is seriously ill at Genoa. Dr. v^*nd has been telegraphed for, and left Oxford early j^erday morning to attend the celebrated divine. Dr. was ill some months since at Christchurch. Later L*grams represent the illness of Dr. Pusey as alarm- 38> and his friends entertain grave doubts as to his recovery. The disease is pneumonia.

h. Pilous ADVENTURE IN THE BRISTOL CHANNEL. story of perilous adventure in which the captain and of his crew were in jeopardy ef their lives, reached yesterday. The Ship Donna Maria, Captain At- n, master, left Liverpool on or aBout the 1st of 1la.ry, for Coquimbo. She had proceeded some dis- on the voyage, when she encountered a fearful gale ran back to JLundy Roads for shelter. Before Lundy she suffered damage, and had her sails t away. She anchored off Lundy, and a portion of ere" became insubordinate and refused duty. Capt. nson had the mutinous seamen put in irons, and then Aspect of affairs made hitn deem it advisable to •y* assistance. He had the long boat launched, and three of the most trustworthy of his crew put off the ship for that purpose. That was in the after- of Tuesday. Soon after leaving the vessel a strong sprang up, and Capt. Atkinson hurried and made the Donna Maria. The gale, however, strengthened, was unable to fetch his ship. The frail boat and ^J°Ur occupants were thus left at the mercy of the sea, raged with great fury. For several hours the little Was tossed about on the angry waves, and the cap <4 nd his crew were several times in imminent danger sent to the bottom. Two steamers, eastward were sighted" and signals made to attract their V^ion, in one case Capt. Atkinson firing h18 • but the steamers proceeded on their course taking notice. At last, at four o'clock yesterday 1I-g, Captain Atkinson sighted a brigantine, an VVtunately successful in calling attention to his condition. The vessel proved to be the Margare 'b e. Of and from Waterford, with pitwood for Cardiff. vSi Kthoe, the master, at once hove to, and with Sw^table difficulty, caused by the heavy sea running, Atkinson and his three men got on board, ihey ated with every kindness by Captain Kehoe, and- e arrival of the brigantine in Penarth roads, yes- noon. the rescued mariners were landed at Cax^ain Atkinson, in the course of the afternoon, a tugboat, and proceeded in search of the Donna

V A CARDIFF CAPTAIN DROWNED. .f1ne schooner Via, of Brixham, which Sailed from on Wednesday for St. Michaels, met with Cc Weather oti the^ande-end, and had put back to b^» and reports the melancholy intelligence that Smerdon, he £ ,n*s*er. had' been waslied over- hand drowned. Mr. bmerdon Was a mogt romjsing irtfr^an, and bod of Captainhmerdon, reporter at this Inch He was on his first voyage as master. V) ^et is felt at the docks, where his parents reside, e*e he waS well known.

= ItEOENT TICHBORNE DEMONSTRA > T10N AT BRIGHTON.I '^GAL PROCEEDINGS DIETED FOR Jk CONTEMPT. v3e assembling of the Court o at Sbills1*r, on Wednesday the Lord C efJustice, VH' Sir J. D. Coleridge present, said: Mr. ttorney- N3 seeing you profit, I derive, on the part of my ft* brothers Ll n-Of. to l^A^ matter oi ;n.5 'i i>-l.b<in.e trial m t S* I? Rooms, at I'-ii/Iiton, with reference kjib- Court took :uk! tlie sentence it Pr^n ^C<Jay last. If the report of the pio- is correct — and it seems to be E the different newspapers—the authority ^as been set at defiance, and reflections ha1*e L7^e°nthe conduct of the judges which, if a?cu" cannot be looked upon in anv other light e r, Kross and aggravated contempt of the authority s 1111<1 urt in commenting upon matters which will k* :j'*r consideration at the approaching trial. Vv e 3 '-Mr^y uPon newspaper reports, take any action in V Oa "ut I think we have a right to claim from f iA) ^se steps to be taken to ascertain whether the V contained in these newspapers, are correct re- •fcS l,aSKec' at the meeting in question, and, if ,W "at you will take the proper measures to bring 3 before the Court. > t lorn ill-General I need hardly assure your lord- e take the earliest opportunity of giving the most careful attention.

t &, d k f^ortification Bill^ which makes appropria- j- sea coast defences of the United States, M t aid before the House at Washington, the ie 5 f, °r 1873 appropriated by it being 1,799,000 dols. e" View OF THE BONAPARTES.—The ^>odent of the Cologne Gazette, refem'ng to cts of the Bonapartists, says Will the body HI. remain for ev-er m England, and will the ? f i if ^nes the Bonapartist family be buried -with IS t fir one who has studied the history of France for Q" bJ*1 a years can undertake to answer these qnes- ►i, v(; decisive manner, either in tne afHrmative or the 3Ii V" in > the meantime the conduct of the Bona- Ca zeal \i\d unity testifies to their devotion Use." T* -orr spondent does not entertain a V k% k>ri of the abilities of the Prince Imperial, and never displayed any great promise. Qe MATCHES WITHOUT CRUELTY -The ue k a w -Times gives a brief description of the gyro- nt ecbanical bird, to be used in shooting contests, ad s,trial of the "bird" was made at Mmeow. 110 was experienced from the frozen giotind, ■nt v °hanism being once secured, tlie birc s ew A scrub match of twenty-five birds eac nk- itj "etween two of the reporterial corps, whcll VV5M SCore of twelve and ten, which, considei ln^ R+a?es under which they laboured, was qiute m- birds, when flying, presented the uncer- es tis iv -°^ a genuine pigeon. When the bird was ico sa^?tlon was changed, and it fell to the ground )re. Y thp e 38 a ^ye bird, and when picked up shewed i a ShaW t?lark of e7ery shot. It was the general the e <4y .rro~I)'Eeon could in every way afford the of it Hk.i e1ment a shooting-match, without the na, t(J(, attends the slaughter of live-birds^ Kar of th? Ij0,)don School Board, yesterday, yier to raise Ihe salaries of all the clerks. ^0i.Vj^ave ari °pinion that it was perfectly legal to do so.

to of^h kn^,ppf'R ('?f.0A—OKATEFITL COIIFORTIVG,—"BJ- 'om S; ^'Ic J'-re of the natural laws which govern the opera- ler-' xft"1 al;ii and by a careful application of oi "8i t"'til-sciccted cneoa, Mr. Epps has provided »,VS 1 w'th a delicately flavoured beverage which hA-i? 'C1IV.V uoetors' bills."— Civil Service Gazette Of ;•>„ W ater or M»k. Each jiacket is labelle 1 i>))s'«vr' U'Hoino-'opathic Cltetnists, London." Also irtll ^eaoine. a thin refreshing-beverage for evening len, 520 I tjj ^.ost'vaV0 refreshing, healtliv, and much a the live]. "i leverage for preserving a healthv con- ca„^l Rton,a<:h..an.d <w an aid to more }>otent the KV1* BiutnbJiii -at and ls- (it'- eacl1- Shop- .tion K. tl,e proprietor, or the following whole- .v.- f'l Hn,,i, i! HoVtinson, Bristol; Clutterbuck and wholes?le strocer, Bridgend. 180 cAU. August 30, 1S72.—Dear Sir—My ;"y Of' w^naA»». 'IS years of age, got rid ot Ihe .■t«ir> hV taking Pnlv three or four of Kw- V'i m,r f"lM LOZKNO- 1 am glad to say that Lcis* heaittl- bti!ig prwionsly liiigeruiK, IK. \V ,UII>iTw.-ii* *'»!lrs very truiv MARTHA Gwk'miis— II a,,<' l''1"4 Uo^eri,, Chemist, Swansea, ex- w-; aro *< most Chemists at, 9-d. ,eat IB -is' tl" arc Protect-K) bvOoveriimciit 0j » •■•kth* en xms w.ords \ilii;'jiis's Worm

MR. FOTHERGILL, M.P., ON THE ACTION OF THE UNION. The following letter is published with the sanc- tion of Mr. Fothergill:— TENBY, 20th January, 1873. Dear Sir,—I have your letter of the date of yesterday before me, and I only wish I could sug- gest a course likely to be of use in the present unhappy dispute—a dispute created and main- tained by the paid North of England agitators, who are by no meansroken-hearted at the damage inflicted upon the rival iron-producing district of I, South Wales but excepting the old fashioned remedy of the workmen consenting to meet a rêduction in wages, there is no course that I know of; and this the men, at the instigation of the Northern leaders, refuse. To make iron at a loss, and that for years together, is only too familiar to Welsh ironmasters; but they have hitherto been rewarded for their patience by short periods of prosperity, which, coupled with the attachment of their faithful, w&rm-hearted old workmen, has made up for the inadequate returns obtained for their large invest- ments of capital in collieries, mines, and furnaces; but now that the long-sought improvement in the value of iron has come about, to find ourselves robbed of the good feeling of our people, and prevented from reaping any good from our business through the wicked intervention of the Northern agitators, is not only disappointing and painful to the last .degree, but it is also calculated to permanently discourage a trade, from the prose- cution of which such painful disappointment is alone to J>e )he fruit. My best hope is found in the natural cleverness of the Welsh people, which must in time open their eyes to the character and objects of their neW allies yet in the meantime all must suffer, as there is no place for compromise, and arbitra- tion being nonsense when one party is bound and the other free. Witness the result in the North and in South Wales when the award has been un- satisfactory te the workmen—a deplorable situation deeply lamented by yours faithfully, RICH. FOTHERGILL. D. Duncan, Esq., South Wales Daily News.

PROPOSAL BY MR. BROGDEN, M.P., FOR TERMINATING THE STRIKE. The following letter from Mr. Alex. Brogden, M-P-) appears in yesterday's London papers :— Sir,—Every one must desire to see the termination of the strike in South Wales. Unfortunately, it has passed from the condition of a mere dispute about wages, both masters and men having already lost far more than the | amount for which they are respectively contending, and now it is a struggle between aggregated capital and aggre- gated labour. Mr. Fothergill's remarks upon the leaders of the Union must be taken as the expression of his own individual opinion, and not as that of the masters gene- rally, some of whom, I know, have no sympathy with him in making them. It is for the men themselves to judge whether it is desirable for them to join the Union or not. They are the rightful judges of their own interests, and must themselves decide whether they consider their wel- fare promoted by becoming members of the Union. With this matter the masters have nothing whatever to do, and it must be eliminated from the question before a satisfactory solution of the present. difficulty can be arrived at. I know the leaders of the Union personally, and have had frequent opportunities of intercourse with them, and from my experience of them am satisfied that they are desirous of promoting peace and conciliation, and of preventing the introduction of strife and violence into the settlement of trade differences. If the question is approached by both sides in a con- ciliatory spirit and without recrimination, I think it is possible to arrive at an equitable arrangement; and I therefore submit, through your columns, the following proposals, the adoption of which would, in my opinion, terminate the present strife in a way that would prove satisfactory both to employers and employed. It is generally reported that the ironworkers would resume their work at the i educed prices if they could see any probability of their obtaining a supply of fuel for continuing after they once start. The question lies, therefore, with the colliers, who know very accurately their position, and are correspondingly firm. Will the colliers resume their work on the double shift, instead of the present single'shift system of working ? If they will do this, I, for one, representing one of the coal and ironworks, should be quite willing to pay them the old rate of wages—and there are abundant reasons why the men should be willing to adopt this system and in that case the masters should also withdraw the notice for the proposed reduction of wages. The double-shift system means two relays of men, each working seven hours, employed in cutting coal, or 14 hours for cutting coal; the coal being raised to the surface, and the repairs, &c., being done within the ordinary working hours by other men. By this means the same quantity of coal can be raised with half the area of underground working places open: andt e lmmu iono expenses in repairing, timber, charges for pumping, ventilation, &c., is necessarily very great. The plan has long been adopted in the North of England With the greatest success, andhaathe merit of extracting a larger quantity of coal and m better condition from the area worked than than can be done: with the single-shift foffl But it has advantages still greato^ I, system. f cheater m the pre- vention pf accidents and in increased security for the men. There would be only half the number of men down the pit at one time, and, if accidents through ex- plosions should occur, the risks are applied to only'one- half the number. The area to be inspected and kept in repair would only be one-half, and the inspection and •xir could be much more efficiently done. The Mines Regulation Bill has endeavoured to secure proper inspec- tion and repair, but the actual reduction of the risk to half by tlie adoption of the plan is better than half- a'dozen acts of Parliament. It is especially applicable to the South Wales coalfields, where there is sometimes a large discharge of previously pent-up gas released by some of the workings or by the condition of the atmosphere. The system has been advo- cated by our most experienced mining proprietors, and engineers, and the men who were sent from Wales to the North of England some time by one of the largest colliery proprietors returned and advised their fellow-workmen to adopt it. Against these valid and important reasons we have only to oppose old prejudices. Surely this is the time to look round and see if the breach between employer and em- ployed cannot be healed ? The advantages to be gained are quite mutual, and would both add to the gain of the employer and to the pay and security of the men. If the present struggle should end in the adoption of this system we should all have occasion to rejoice that the great calamity with which the year was inaugurated has been the occasion of conferring a substantial benefit upon all who are engaged in the trade and industry of South Wales. 3 ( I am, sir, your obedient servant, Tondu, Bridgend, Jan. 21. ALEX^ BROGDEN.

+- COLLIERS OFFERED EIGHT SHILLINGS A DAY. MERTHTR, Wednesday. Difficulties appear to increase day by day. Some of the Plymouth pits >ire in anger of becoming flooded, and efforts are being made to obtain the services of colliers to cut coal for the pumping engines. This morning placards were posted about the town as follows: "To colliers, Wanted a dozen colliers to cut coal at the Plymouth Iron Company's collieries, for the nse of the pumping engines wages 8a. per day. Apply to Mr. William Smith, Plymouth Collieries." At such a rate of wages as this, with hundreds in the town on the verge of starvation, one would imagine that the Plymouth Company would be besieged wita applicants anxious to earn eight shillings a day, but such is not the case and, as far as I can learn up to this time, not one single person has applied to be taken on at the tempting price, although there must be hundreds wanting bread who would gladly accept the offer if not kept back by some uuseer, but perfectly palpable, influence from one quarter or another. Of course, the Union agents disclaim anything like interference. As Mr. Halliday said last night at the Drill Hall, if men wished to work there was no law to prevent them," but it is considered unfair that the masters should offer such terms to a small body of men just to suit their own convenience, and it seems a general opinion among the men that it would be against the interests of their body if anyone were to accept the offer made. Therefore the 8s. a day has not been accepted. Immediately on hearing the offer made by the Plymouth Company, Mr. Kernick, the local agent of the Amalgamated Society of Miners, waited on the manager, and stated that if the Plymouth Company would select any one of their pits and allow all the men belonging to it to go in, he would undertake to send them in, and not for 8s. a day, but for 6s. 6d., and," as Mr. Kernick observed to me to-day, if they had been offered 6s. a day they would have gone in, for that is more than they could earn at the old rate; they don't get more than 5s. a day on an average all through, although some may earn more than that." There is nothing fresh here. A thaw set in last night, and to-day the streets are in a filthy state, although it is bitterly cold, and the snow still remains on the hills and tips, giving them quite a lively ap- pearance.

SOUTH STAFFORDSHIRE IRON AND COAL TRADES. [BY SPECIAL TELEGRAM.] WOLVEKHAMPTON, Wednesday. Tbere was great anxiety this afternoon as to the coal supply. The water is rising on the collieries, and is drowning out the work- ing places. The works have in consequence been stopped throughout part of the week. The difficulty is increased by the action of the colliers to-day. The men that run the pit struck, refusing to get coal for their masters' furnace, because the pit nearest the furnace could not furnish the needful supply. Pig iron firm at pounds finished iron strong at quotations. Financial and Russian matters created uneasiness.

RHYMNEF. Our reporter, writing last night, says:—The iron- workers, who are now suffering severely from the effects of the strike, are sorely vexed at the non-arrival of the ex- pected assistance from the North. A spirit of depression appears to pervade the principal officials of the Union. It is impossible to describe the distress endured by a great number of the families through the delay in the pecuniary assistance promised by the executive council. It is grati- fying to learn that the various relief committies recently formed are very energetic and diligent in the discharge of their duties, but the prolongation of the strike increases their difficulties, whilst the funds at their disposal are well nigh exhausted. The Rev. A. P. Willan, Catholic priest, has come forward in a very liberal manner, and is generously providing for, and supplying the wants of the poor among the Irish community, who daily receive from his hands a loaf of bread, together with other necessi- ties for the nourishment of the body. This, in addition to the amount received as wages by the 300 men employed in reclaiming a portion of waste land, will be the means of keeping starvation away from a good many homes. The ironworkers say they are still firmly resolved to resist all proposals for the resumption of work under the re- duction. No meetings are held, and no desire is mani-. fested for a consultation with the masters for removing the difficulties, or otherwise carrying out a policy of con- ciliation. At present both parties seem quite indifferent as to the seriousness of the occasion. To-day (Wednesday) we hear that a number of the workmen have disposed of the whole of their furniture tor a nominal sum, with the object of leaving the place and removing to the North of England.

NATIONAL EDUCATION UNION. [BY SPECIAL TELEGBAM.J The annual meeting of the National Education Union was held in the Manchester Town Hall yester- day. Mr. Hugh Birley, M.P., presided, and there were also present Lord Stanley of Alderley, Sir John Pakington, Colonel Akroyd, M.P., C. E. Cawley, M.P., Colonel Gray, M.P., Mr. F. S. Powell, M.P., Rev. Canon Woodward, and others. The SECRETARY (Mr. Stanyer) stated that a large number of letters had been received from peers, mem- bers of Parliament, vice-presidents of the union, and members generally, cordially approving of the resolu- tions to be submitted to the meeting; while, on the other hand, not one intimation of direct opposition had been expressed. The Marquis of Westminster wrote that he had read the report with great interest, as had also the Duke of ArgylJ, to whom he showed it. The Earl of DERBY wrote that it was his intention to resist to the uttermost the baneful endeavour of Mr. Dixon and his League to banish all denominational teaching frcm our schools." Among other letters read were from Lord Colchester, the Earl of Bective, the Bishop of Peterborough, and Lord Wharncliffe, and it was intimated that similar letters had been received from many other noblemen and gentlemen, the report, which was a voluminous pamphlet occupying about 30 pages of octavo and reviewed the history of the educa- tion controversy during the past year, but as its leading points were brought out in the resolutions proposed at the meeting, it is unnecessary to reproduce them here. After some introductory remarks by the Chairman Sir JOHN PAKINGTON moved the adoption of the re- port. He said that it was with great pain that be came forward to take the prominent part which had been as- signed to him at that meeting. He was a recent and a reluctant member of the Union. He had always been most desirous to avoid anything like party spirit, or party feelings with the great paramount object of extending education to all classes in this country. He had been invited when the League was set on foot—that body being at that time very different to what it is now- to become a member, and it was with some hesitation that be had decided not to join the League; but he had been afraid oT its degenerating into a party with regard to ^1&t which ought to be the interest of every man in the State. For the same reason, he had been slow to join the Union, and because he had felt that in this country, mixed as we were by different shades of opinion, and especially divided as we arc with regard to the important matter of religious belief, we need never extend a sound system of religious education to the whole of England except by proceeding on a liberal, conciliatory, and toleran* ,y stem. It was with deep sorrow that he found himself this moment, in consequence of the attitude assumed by Ithe League; and that deep feeling which he entertained, that no education was worth having that did not teach duty to God as wall as to man, compelled him to come forward in the prominent manner he now did. He was prepared for one, to do everything in his power, whether as a member of Parliament, or simply as a citizen of that state, to promote the great cause of religious education. Those clauses of the grea. education measure of 1870, which related to religious instruction, had been re: garded as a ai.^ he yas one of those who doubted whether the laudable anxiety of the friends of religious insruclion toaccept Some compromise in order to settle the question had not carried them rather further than they ought to have consented to have gone, It that compromise was to be the subject of another struggle, and the League were coming forward as a powerful organisation for the purpose of upholding what he regarded as the un justifiable principle of exclusive secular instruction Mr JMorley for the highest had been the exponent of the latest revised edition of the League's programme at a meeting at Bristol and the other evening the first suggestion Mr. Morlev made was that school boards should be established univer- sally all over the country. He had always admitted that if they were to have a system of national educa- tion extended into every corner of the country and covering the whole of our population, they musf'have the assistance of local agency, and local i a therefore, was not disposed to hold UD HIS L • T' school boards, but be would nrt iy Sat ?h agU0B have a school everywhere, whether tbeymust not. Upon what point he did agree Mr. Morlev, namely, that we could no! h efficient system of education unless we relorted to a system of compulsion. To rmwL f wants of those children wW «„ the not sufficiently sensible of the blessings He owned himself, with respect to the 25th clause that it was open to so d working, in con- sequence of the fac that it left to the school boards Z duty of deciding who was^ and who was not in a state of such poverty as to reqmre assistance, but he thought -this difficulty migb be) got <^ fitting the whole administiation of the 25th clause to boards of guar- dians. He should, however, resist to the utmost Mr. M-rley's proposal for the unconditional repeal of the 25th clause With re8ar,d ^ruction in board schools, he conceded that it would be impossible to ive any distinctively denominational teaching, but he thought a compromise mjg amve/ at on the ground of reading the BiJ™ Commandments, Lord's Prayer and the A]:o3!1e3 Creed, he trusted that as members of that associatioj- ° ^at they could to see that the chil r P *er cJasses who had not like the rich, any ehowfi' as to schools were not deprived of the blessings o s well as secular education (cheers). „no Lord STANLEY, of Alderley, ««CONDED tlia eso ution. Mr. F. S. Powell, M.P., moved that is a large number of vacant seats in v attendance and as absence from school and irreg school are the greatest obstacles to education, i • boards have proved a costly machinery, i 1 p„prv to obtain a general enactment, rtLrmnl parent to educate his child, and u in districts or unions where no School Board elected, and where there is sufficient school accom dation, the guardians shall appoint an officer o secu the attendance of children at school, and pay the in destitute cases, and that in all cases the right of tn parent to choose the school of his child shall remain unimpaired. Got. AKROYD, M.P., seconded the resolution which was adopted. Mr. CAWLEY, M.P., moved a resolution empowering the executive to take the necessary measures to carry out the principles embodied in the second resolution, and Mr. F. AKROYD seconded the resolution. On the motion of the Rev. F. S. DALE, Birmingham, a deputation was appointed to wait upon the Government.

GENERAL NETTS. » It Is rumoured that the Due d'Aumale Is abouj to marry the widow of the Due de Luynes. The Revisers of the New Testament Company ha.ve now entered upon the 16th chapter of St. John. The O'Conor Don, M.P. and Mr. O'Conor hav; arrived at Queenstown after a tour in America. The Rev. George Wilson 'Sicklemore, vicar ol St. Lawrence, has been appointed by the Primate to the rural deanery of Westbere. A boiler, connected with a kitchen range at the rooms of the Clare Club, Ennis, Ireland, exploded or: Tuesday, killing the head waiter and an under servant. Mr. W. H. Morgan, of Liverpool, who was arrested recently in New York on the charge of embezzling £7,000, has arrived in Liverpool in custody. In 1872 the value of cheese exported was, oi British and Irish stock, £82,866, against £96,138 in tiic preceding year. Several acres of a bog in Longford county tsi- Sunday moved a considerable distance in a northo i; direction, owing to floods, am eov ered valuable land. Their Imperial Highnesses Prince and Princes- Napoleon visited the Queen on Tuesday and remained t. luncheon. The coxswain of last year's bridge Eight. Roberts, is seriously ill, and it is thought his place wil, this year be taken by Cardy, of Caius. Earl de Grey, son and heir (and only child) J the Marquis and Marchioness of Ripon, comes of age t the 29th instant, and the event will be celebrated, ;v» becoming, with a variety of rejoicings. The Liverpool School Board have resolved t< suggest to the Education Department an addition to tlJ, Education Act, empowering magistrates to order tlJ- whipping of truant school children. A letter from Odessa says that the Germar colonists in Russia. are emigrating in large numbers t America. One hundred and twenty families hay, emigrated from a single district, that of Berezan. A great affliction has fallen upon Mr. McCullagl Torrens, M.P., in the death of his wife. The decease lady was the daughter of Mr. John Gray, of ClaremorrL County Mayo. Her Majesty, accompanied by her Royal High- ness Princess Beatrice, and attended by the suite, is ex pected to leave Osborne about the 17th or 19th of FeL ruary, and return to W mdsor Castle. Lord Clanricarde recommends the shareholders in the Irish Great Southern and Western Railway to their shares to the Government at 25 per cent. on the market price. The Flag Officer's Greenwich Hospital pension oi JE150 a year, vacated by the death of Admiral Sir Frede- rick Thomas Mitchell, K.C.B., has been awarded tc Admiral T. W. Carter, C.B. A letter from Cassel to the Gazette de Voss men- tions a duel with pistols between General von Bardcleoei and President von Hardenberg. President von Bodelseh wing is said to have been the second of the latter. Neither of the combatants was wounded. In the affair of Dr. Sydow, the Liberal preacher, the German National Protestant Council has cancelled so much of the decree as prohibited^ him from preaching, and has confirmed that which prohibited him from administer- ing confirmation to children. The Free Press has received Constantinople advices, which state that the Grand Vizier's illnesa cor. tinulltl, and that his resignatien ie daily expected. TIr: event is likely to be acc«l«rated, owing to the Gran. Vizier having taken umbrage at Herr von Keudell's visit to Mahmoud Pacha. The ReT. William Knight, of Dundee, hah rleJiverOO a lecture at Montrose, on Creed*. He depre- cated changea and revisions, and said that no coRtrovers\ which had raged for the last 300 years would equal that which would ensue were agitation begun for an alteration of the existing creeds of Scotland. Nothing has been heard of the ship Davit; M'lver, 900 tons, a long time overdue, from Quebec ti. Greenock, with timber, and it is feared that she hag been lost. She belonged to Mr. Thomas Scott, of SoutL Shields but most of the hands, about twenty in number, were shipped at Greenock. M. Miguel has submitted a motion to the Prussian Parliament for urgently requesting Goveniineu to bring in, with as little delay as possible, a bill reformat municipal administration, which, in its present «tate, i described as in many respects ineScicnt. A lively dimen- ion is expected to take place on the motion. At Greenwich a barmaid has been accused c. obtaining her situation by means of a false character, an; then systematically robbing her employer, who,depute. that his receipts declined, after she was engaged, :1:>0 week. The prisoner is now under remand, and a wan-am has been issuedag the person who gave the faLt character. It is suggested that the surplus of the Lancashire. Distress Fund should be employed, not in building aci. endowing hospitals as recommended by the executive committee, but as a Lancashire Loan Fupd, from whie) persons in temporary distress through bad trade, illr.-eAs. or other accidental causes, could borrow, at a small inte- rest, sufficient to tide them over their difficulties. By order of the Prefect of Police in Paris, tablets comprising the elementary precepts of aid to 1, given to the sick and wounded, are to be suspended in a. the police stations of the city, in order to avoid error; Ï1 confounding the insensibility of apoplexy, &e., with tluv. of drunkenness, and to prevent mistakes in imme.diat>. proceedings before the doctor can arrive. —Medical lit .or. Although great quantities of pipes are anm:liy manufactured in this country, by far the greater numb ;i are imported, and that mostly from Germany. In fact, AC much so is this the case that, save in regard to clay pipes. English manufacturers offer no opposition whatever to c'u neighbours, and leave them the undisputed masters of the field.—The Grocer. At the last meeting of the promoters of the Hyde Park Defence Fund, heid at the Sussex Hotel, Bouverie-street, Mr. Odger being in the cnair, it was stated that amongst the latest subscribers to the fund were the editor of the Standard and Sir. P. A. Taylor, M.P., for the sum of £5 each. The Viceroy's Cup, presented, by Lord North- brook. was run for on the 24th ult. and was won bv Mr. All Abdoolah's Satellite, ridden by Brewtv. Mr. Lewis's The Fawn ran the winner in to a neck. The distance two miles, and the race was run in 3min. 49sec. Messrs. Hamilton s Cup was won by Colonel Carey's Echo, Hark- away being second. The bill for the admission of Colorado into the Union, as the 38th State, has been introduced into the House at Washington, by the Committee on Territories, As soon as introduced, Mr. Hooper, Delegate from Utah, moved an amendment to admit Utah, as the 39th State, under the name of Deseret." Mr. Sargant moved to amend the amendment by prohibiting polygamy in Ftrh. No action has yet been taken on the amendments or the Bill. Judgment has been given in the Judicial Com- mittee of Privy Council, in the case of Maharajah Juggernath feahee v. Ahlad Korwur and others," in which a. claim was made to fifty-three villages in Bengal. The sum in dispute was very large, about £140,000, and the annual value was said to be £10000. There were twenty- five defendants. The Maharajah obtained a verdict in tlie Court of the Deputy-Commissioner, which decision the Court at Calcutta reversed, and the Maharajah ap- pealed to her Majesty in Council. Sir Robert Collier pronounced the judgment of the Committee. In their ,htion, the Maharajah had, as plaintiff, failed to prove title.

WINCHESTER DISCIPLINE. The Governing Body of Winchester School have issued a minute relative to the question recently discussed in the public journals relative to the infliction of "tun ding" on the son of Mr. Allan M! Pherson, and the general discip- line of the school: With regard to the general question of the authority of the Prefects, the Governing body desire to place on record the fol- lowing extract from the report of the Roval Com- mission of 1861, which was the basis of the Public School Act, by which the Governing Body are constituted. The principle of governing to a great extent through the instrumentality of the boys themselves may be sepa- rat xl from the various systems through which at different times and places it has been applied. In moulding thlse systems with reference to the genius and character of particular schools, experience is the safest, and indeed, the only practicable guide; and we should not, without str-tng reason, recommend at any schol any material change in a system which, in the opinion of the masters and boys, was found to work well. With respect to the orinciple itself, we do not hesitate to express our convic- tion that it has borne excellent fruits, and done most'valu- able service to education. It has largely assisted, we believe, to icrcate and kec;) alive a high and sound tone of feeling and opinion. Las promoted independence and manliness of character .ivd' lias rendered possible that cuubination of am;1 with order and discipline wmch is among th I .i xt'-vistics of our great Eng- lish schools.' Jody have no wish to depart frum the 'r. enervations, or to intro- duce any organ: s\ the system of oubhc scb-ol U >. .igards the principle (h making the vs responsible for tli; onlr and hoj. w, tone of their school- fellows, and allowing. to them, for that purpose, such powers of enforcement as are both reasonable in them- selves and duly subordinated to the higher authority of the masters. They feel th;1 c 'it is impossible for them to oeime these powers in detail: and they count it far better that any customary power of corporal punishment by the refects should be controlled by the knowledge that it is liable at any time to be called in question, and must, lerefOre, be kept within the ;-tr:ete^t bounds of reason ami oumanityin its exercise. The Governing Body would, i"n°f"^e+er' exPress their decided disapprobation of the uction of such punishment for trifling offences, tlunk that the minor corporal punishment, of j; tbfy have heard in the course of this investiga- he f UJut to be prohibited. They trust that it will anv lb J. clearly understood in the school that Buhi<>n+^eai?ne<^ punishment by a Prefect must be ter i of an appeal to the Head Mas- thia lat> when a case has been brought before him in be dealt with finally by him. The I have learnt with satisfaction from the antioW^ if most of ttese suggestions have been tice y kini; and also that the objectionable prac- in fchp Brtlanxo^S the boys of enforcing an examination the £ ahool vocabulary will not be allowed to continue." .lor.T, IWAYS PILLs. --JL:S of temperature and wet weather frequently upset ersous wh-i are mo-t careful in their health and particular in their diet. corrective, purifying, and gentle ipcneiiu Puis are the best remedy for aU. defective action of the ligcstive organs they augment the appetite, strengthen the stomach, correct biliousnsss, carry off all that is noxiou. rom the sy^tam. Hollow-iv's PiHsave composed of rare balsams jiimixcd with barer mar-tor. md on that account are peculiarly well adapted for the v ,i.tV <Mcate, and aged. As this peerle-s edic'ne gahld hOt" id t .o nast. so it will preserve- it in the future b its r.«w.Mf,,(y I invigorating qualities, the im- poss'Jwlity of it« doing h.-»r;u.

CARDIFF. P T "LATE APPOINTMENT.—Tuesday's Gazette announ- 9 Queen has been pleased to approve of Don ces that tl. as Consul at Cardiff, for the Republic of John Bovey 17 'CATION LEAGUE.—To night a meeting, .NATIONAL auspices of the National Education convened under th in the Stuart-hall, to consider the IZTA' W'fU fb?u ntary Education A ct. The R v. amendment of the Elem. rn. and Mr. Jes?e Colli of J J. Brown, of Birmmgha other 8peaker8 will the same town, together with the meeting. THIS INFIKMAUY BALL.-The PK aT-J' re"T'Jn which is charitably associated with tn ■ funds receive the profits, will take pn. own Hall. We understand that the company eve.n more numerous than last year, and the an already made by the hon, secretary and stewai ve nothing to be desired to secure the comfort and t. n^oy ment of visitors. GOOD U EmPL,Ry.-The first anniversary of the Cardiff Lodge, No. 18 of Wales, was celebrated on Tuesday evening at the Great Frederick-street school-room, when seme 150 members and friends partook of tea. After- wards an entertainment took place, when a well-selected programme, consisting of solos, readings, and recitations, was gone through, interspersed with addresses. The Rev. Edgar Williams, M.A., B.D., lodge deputy, occupied the chair, and in his opening address gave a brief account of the rise and progress of the Independent Order of Good Templars. YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION.—Yesterday evening, at Bethany Chapel, the Rev. H. White, of Lon- don, delivered a lecture on "The Tabernacle in the Wilderness." It was illustrated by large and magnifi- cent dissolving views of the various scenes in the jour- neyings of the Israelites in the Wilderness, and separate views of the Tabernacle, showing its different coverings, contents, and services. The rev. gentleman graphicaliy described the symbolical beauty and teaching of the Old Testament, sacrifices, and types. The audience were delighted. GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY BILL. -Yesterday, in the House of Commons, this bill came before Mr. Examiner Frere on standing orders. The bill seeks to empower the company to make new sidings and works at Bristol, to acquire additional laud at Llanelly, and other parts of South Wales, &c. -Notice of opposition at this stage had been given, but the memorial was withdrawn, and the bill was declared to have complied with the standing orders. EARLY CLOSING LEAGUE CONCERT.—A promenade concert and soiree took place last evening on behalf of the local branch of the Early Closing League, at St John's school-room, Crockherbtown. A number of song were rendered by the members of the Association. Mr. Gee presided at the pianoforte. Won't you tell me why, Robin," was sung by Miss Allen, and encored. Popsey Wopsey," by Miss Campbell, provoked much laughter, and was loudly applauded. Mrs. Mathews was announced to sing, Take back the heart," but was unable to appear in consequence of serious indisposition. Miss Forey, however, took her place, and sang a Welsh song, Mae man yn dondio," her fine soprano voice pro- ducing considerable effect: "John Anderson my Jo, John," was also rendered in a very graceful manner by the same lady. An interval took place, during which refreshments were served. The other part of the pro- I gramme was then gone through, and met with the appre- ciation of all present. COUNTY COURT.—At the County .Court, yesterday, before his Honour Judge Herbert, the case of Evans v. the Great Western Railway Company was heard. This was an action brought against the Great Western Railway Company, to recover the sum of 10s. damages, for not delivering two pigs in proper time, consigned to him at Cardiff. The claimant stated that on the 6th of Nov. last, the pigs were sent from Newcastle to Carmarthen by his brother. They were then forwarded from thence by the Great Western Railway Company to Cardiff but were not delivered to plaintiff until after a day's delay, and they were then in a very wretched state. It was contended on behalf of the Great Western Railway Company that the contract to forward the pigs was not made with them, but evidently with the Car- marthen and Cardigan railway, which plaintiff admitted. His Honour, acting upon this evidence, said the plaintiff could only sue the Carmarthen and Cardigan railway for the damages. He would not say that that company were legally liable for the damages, but found the Great Western Railway Company exempt from the claim. A non-suit was declared accordingly. HEAVY PENALTY FOR SELLING CONTRABAND GOODS.— At the Cardiff police-court, yesterday, before Mr R. O. Jones, Vincent Stucke, 45, Bute-street, Cardiff, was charged with having a quantity of tobacco in his posses- sion not duly warehoused, and which was also adulterated. Mr E. T. Evans, inland revenue supervisor for Bristol, stated that on the 16th of September last he saw a quan- tity of tobacco at 45, Bute-street for sale. He went in and purchased a cake of it, for which he paid 5d., and was served by a female. Mr H. J Helm, one of the analysts of the Board of Inland Revenue, Somerset House, stated that he received a parcel containing samples of the tobacco sold by the defendant, and found them to be adulterated to the extent of 9 per cent. with sugar. Mrs Stucke appeared on behalf of her husband, whom she stated was now at sea. She stated she knew nothing of the tobacco, beyond that her husband had bought it. Mr. Taylor, who appeared for the prosecution in answer to the magistrates said they knew the tobacco had not been duly wharehoused, because it neither had the label, wrapper, or seal of the custom authorities upon it. The magistrate then found the defendant guilty, and fined him t25 on the first count and 25 on the second. It was stated that had the full penalty been inflicted it would have amounted to 2100 for the first and 220 for the second count. OFFENCE AGAINST THR EXCISE LAWS.—Norman Mac; pherson, of 225, Bute-street, was charged with having in his possesion a quantity of cavendish tobacco, imported without having been duly wharehoused and also being adulterated and not labelled. Mr. Evans deposed having bought some of the tobacco in question. Mr. Philip Taylor Evans, supervisor of the Bristol district, stated that he sent some sample of the tobacco sold by defen- dant to the Board of Inland Revenne. It appeared that the license had been latterly been taken out in the name of George, being the name of the woman with whom he had previously lived. Henry James Helm said he was one of the Inland Rt venue analysts, and proved the to- bacco to be adulterated. The case was dismissed for want of sufficient evidence to convict. REFUSING TO QUIT A VESSEL.—Captain O'Hara. was summoned by Captain O'Grady for using threatening language towards him. From the evidence, it appeared that the prosecutor had been appointed captain of the Irvine, in place of O'Hara, who had received his discharge lately, but on proceeding to his new duties on board, he was abused by the defen dant who refused to quit the cabin and would not allow the prosecutor to stay, in fact, he used such threatening language towards him that he went in fear of bodily harm. <> Mr Stephens, for the defence, con- tended that the captain had a certain right to remain on the vessel, in consequence of being a part-owner. This the magistrate refused to recognise. Mr Vachell said thatl the vessel was owned bv 64 persons, and argued that they could not all go and live in the cabin of the ship with their families on that account, as the old captain was doing at present. The magistrate said he would not settle as to the ownership of the vessel, but would bind the defendant over to keep the peacein two sureties of jEoO for six months. A NUISANCE.—Rees James, Canton-road, was charged at the instance of Inspector James, with having a large quantity of manure upon his premises, which was injuri- ous to the public health. The case was adjourned. A DRUNKEN WOAIAN.-Honorah Hurley was charged with being drunk. Police-constable 43, proved the charge against the prisoner, and she was fined 5s and costs, or in default 7 days' imprisonment. Thomas Wilson, also charged with being drunk in Bute-terrace, to ( nays imprisonment. ^NEGLECTING TO PROCEED TO SEA.—A man named Thomson was charged by Superintendent Evans with neglecting to proceed to sea with the Dan Rankin, and was sentenced to six weeks' imprisonment with hard labour at Swansea. -J oseph Ford was also charged with neglecting to proceed to sea with the s.s. Chevick, of Lon- don, after signing articles. Superintendent Evans, of the Mercantile Marine Police, stated that the prisoner signed on the 14th to join on the 15th inst., but he had neglected to do .so. Prisoner said he was willing to go on board. By request of Superintendent Evans, the case was remanded until Friday. THK BURGLARY IN TYNDALL-STREET.—Michael Tobin, sen., Michael Tobin, jun., and a man named Corp, were brought up on remand charged with breaking into the shop of Mr Jones, outfitter, Tyndall-street, and abstract- ing various articles therefrom. The prosecutor's evidence was recapitulated, being to the effect that he had seen the articles in question, safely locked up in his shop on the night previous to the occurrence, but on Tuesday morning last, when his shutters were being taken down, found that the window had been broken ,°and a quantity of articles abstracted. The assistant to the pawnbroker, with whom the things had been pledged, identified the elder Tobin as the man who had pawned the things. The question being raised by the magistrates as to the safety of the shutters, which he said ought to have been secured so that no one might have pulled them forcibly down without breaking some- thing, which it appearod had not been done in this case. The prisoner thereupon remarked "-that it was easy enough to take the shutters down, for the bar was short." Inspector Price and Sergeant-detective Newman gave evidence calculated to support the charge. The articles stolen were stated to have been seven shirts, one pair of trousers, one pair of boots, and four pairs of drawers. The three prisoners were then committed for trial at the quarter sessions. A BATCH OF REFRACTORY SEAMEN.—Eight men named Wilson, Booth, Corn, Malta, Baker, Ryan, Nash, and O'lh-ian, was charged with refusing to proceed to sea with the ship Dromedarv, bound for Havre, after having signed articles. The gross tonnage of the vessel was stated to be about 5!X) tons. The captain said that the prisoners alleged the ship to be unseaworthy, as their reason for deserting, hut he denied this statement. The mate of the Dromedary considered the vessel to be per- fectly seaworthy. He did not think that they would be in any danger of being wrecked if the engines were to break down, which refuted the statement of some of the prisoners. John Phillips, engineer of the Dromedary, considered the engines to be perfectly safe. The prisoners asked him if 181b. of steam was sufficient to drive the vessel before a storm. Witness said it was. He judged the vessel was four feet above the water-mark in mid- ships. A variety of questions were put to this witness by the prisoner. and evidence was elicited calculated to be of some support to the statement of the men, in the allegation that the vessel was unseaworthy. Mr Vachell, who appeared for the dfence, called Mr Thomas Plaine, who stated that he had made a survey of the vessel, and thought it to be seaworthy. Mr Henry Lace, an en- neer, was also called in support of the prosecution. The magistrates said that tlie evidence for the prosecution was magistrates said that tlie evidence for the prosecution was not satisfactory, and remanded the case until Friday, in order that the state of the vessel might be reported on by the Surveyor of the Board of Trade.

GILFACH GOCH. INQUEST.—An inquest was held yesterday, by Mr. Williams, deputy-coroner, at the Talbot Hotel, on the body of Daniel Edwards, whose death was reported ys- teriiay. After a long enquiry the jury brought in a verdict of Accidental death by the falling of a stone."

SWANSEA. T^MPLA!ts-—-A- tea meeting aud entertainment order was°b rf??one Lod^, No. 99 of this Walters mori m Congregational Schoolroom, °n Tlues^y evening The entertainment w ,°T..byI)r- Eees- addressed the au- dience on total abstinence and templarism. BODY FOUND.—On Tuesday afternoon last a body was found in thenver at Havod-Ischaf. It was imbedded in the mud, and having been taken out was removed to the dead house, where it lies for identification. From the appearance of the body it is supposed that the deceased was a labouring man, and from 40 to 45 years of age. The inquest will be held to-day (Thursday). ° PENMAIN PETTY SESSIONS.-The above monthly petty sessions wer held at Penmain on Tuesday, before Mr Thomas Pennce, but there were only two Assault cases, and these of a trivial nature, were set down for hearing The first was by a married woman, named Elizabeth Rees, against a person named David Jenkins. The assault was committed on the 5th inst., and consisted of defen dant having spat ifl prosecutrix's face several times. A fine of 3s and 12s6d costs was imposed.—The second'case was by Cenric: E. Rees, Llaiirhidian, against Richard jfc isms, ox tne same place. Tins as&aun was committed on tht7 22nd December, on which day the parties had a quarrel, and durinjfthe altercation defendant pushed Rees into the gutter, and afterwards struck him on the shoul- der. His Worship having heard the evidence, considered the summons sustained, and fined defendant 20s including costs. A PEST.—At the Borough Police-court, held at the Guildhall yesterday, Messrs. J. T. Jenkin. J. J. Jenkins, and S. H. H. Fisher on the bench, Mary Bishop, a woman of immoral habits, was brought up charged with being drunk and disorderly in Wind-street, on the 21st inst. Inspector Ball proved the charge, and eleven previous convictions were recorded against the prisoner, who was sentenced to one month's imprisonment. A CLOTHES LIND PILFERER.—James Morgan was charged with stealing a pair of trousers from a clothes line, at Bridge-street. The trousers were the property of Mr W. P. Lewis Prisoner was remanded until this day. DISOBEYING ORDERS. -A sailor, named James Malcolm, was brought up on a warrant charged with refusing to obey the lawful commands of Stephen Outerbridge, the master of the Jesse Jameson. The offence was committed on the 9th of October, and the charge stated the prisoner had been guilty of disobedience on divers occasions subsequent to the date, whilst the vessel was on a voyage from Valparaiso. The charge was clearly proved, and prispner was sentenced to six weeks' imprisonment. DRUNK AND RIOTOUS.—At the County Petty Sessions, held before the same justices, a young man, named John Evans, was brought up on a warrant charged with being drunk at Cross Eynon Fair on the 2nd December last. Police constable 121 gave evidence, and defendant was fined 21s including costs CHARGE OF STEALING A PoNY.William Lewis was brought up on remand charged with stealing a pony in December, 1869, belonging to Thomas Jeremy, now of Seabeach, Swansea. It appeared that on the morning of Cross Eynon fair, 1869 (the first Monday in December), prisoner accompanied the prosecutor to the fair, the latter having a pony for sale, Lewis assisted in selling the pony, but they were unsuccessful, and towards mid- day Jeremy agreed with a farmer named Jones to allow the animal to graze on his farm during the winter. This agreement was made in a drinking-booth in prisoner's hearing, and the pony was given by Jeremy into Jones's possession, and the prosecutor then left the fair. Shortly afterwards Jones had occasion to leave the tent for a few minutes, the pony being still tied to a post at the entrance, and in his absence prisoner took the pony and sold it. Prosecutor had not seen prisoner from that day until last Sunday morning, when Lewis came to his house, and said in the presence of two others who were in the house, Forgive me for stealing the horse." Prosecutor then said to his friends, There is the man that stole my pony three years ago," and prisoner said, in reply, "Yes, I did I hope you will forgive me, and I will pay you every farthing." After the whole of the evidence had been given, the Bench committed prisoner for trial at the adjourned quarter sessions to be held at Cardiff.

NEWPORT. FouND DEAD.—On Tuesday a woman named Bowen was found dead by the side of a coal truck in Mr. Clapp's yard. Yesterday an inquest was held on the body, and it appeared that the unfortunate woman had been in a delicate state of health for some time. It is supposed that she was in the yard for the purpose of raking coal, and was unable to leave the yard before she died. MISSIONS TO THE JEWS.—The annual meeting held in this town on behalf of Jewish Missions took place at the Dock-street Independent chapel on Tuesday evening, Mr. Henry Phillips in the chair. The Rev. E. S. Bayliffe, B.A., was the deputation, and spoke in glowing terms of the success which had attended the efforts of the society. THE MONMOUTHSHIRE RAILWAY BILL.—We are authori- tatively informed that the Monmouthshire Railway Company have absolutely withdrawn their Bill, which was to have been introduced into Parliament during the ensuing session. This course has been adopted on ac- count of the strong and determined threatened opposi- tion which the measure would have had to encounter in its progress in the House. It is even said that some of the directors were opposed to the Bill, and would have supported the opposition. Various interests which would have been effected and interfered with, decided on the same course, and this eventuated in the withdrawal of the Bill. Several wharfingers having outlets from the canal into their wharfs were most strenuous in their opposition. HOME AND FOREIGN MISSIONS.—On Tuesday evening the annual meeting of the branch of the United Metho- dist Free Church Home and Foreign Missionary Society, was held in the Hill Chapel, in this town. In the absence of Mr Henry Collier through indisposition, Mr E. Fennell occupied the chair. He was supported by Messrs Hartley (deputation), Coles, Jobbling, Mock, Fox, and others. There was a good attendance. The report read showed the society to be in a satisfactory, progressive condition, and the work accomplished by the society's missionaries in Africa, China, Japan, Madagascar, and other parts of the world, were of an encouraging charac- ter. The speeches delivered were exceedingly interesting, and no doubt produced a good effect on the congregation, which, at the close, contributed liberally towards the mission funds. AN INDIFFERENT DESERTER.-At the borough police- court on Wednesday, Thomas Martin was charged on his own confession with being a deserter from the 98th Regt. in 1867. The colonel of the regiment had been communi- cated with, but he stated that no such man was known. Prisoner said that frequently the regiment did not wish to receive a man back, and disowned him. He was per- fectly indifferent himself, and would abide by the magis- trates' decision. He further said he was a native of co. Dublin, and had served seven years. Disckarged. ALLEGED ROBBERY OF A BOOK. Daniel McCarthy was charged with stealing a book from the shop of John Hughes, Commercial-street. P.C. Williams (26) deposed that last night, about half-past eight, while on duty in Commercial-street, he saw prisoner looking into Mr Hughes's shop. Watched him, and saw him reach over to a heap of books in the doorway, and take a book up but a little girl coming out of the shop, he opened the book and looked at it. Witness crossed the street, and charged him with the theft. Prisoner said he was only looking at .the book, but P.C. Williams thought proper to take him up. Discharged. BUSTING THE Doo&-Rachael Maskell was summoned for wilfully breaking a door, the property of John Jeffreys. Defendant admitted "busting open" the door. She rented apartments from complainant, and one night this week she came home about 15 past 11, and gettingno answer to her knocking, she broke the door open. She was willing to leave the house on Saturday next. Dis- charged on payment of costs. ASSAULT.—Edmond Jones was charged with assaulting William Wright. Both work at Mrs. Rossers, confec- tioner. Complainant spilled some water on the bakehouse floor, this irritated defendant, and some bad language passed between them, which concluded by defendant striking complainant in the mouth. Dismissed on pay- ment 01 costs. ———

A.tS ti,1J Al;S<. THE WAGES QUESTION.—The state of affairs with the men on strike remains unaltered. In appearance, the men grow more determined to remain out until their end has been gained. They say that they made their master a fair offer of accepting five per cent. reduction, which was refused. It is their turn to refuse now. Arrange- ments were made to hold a meeting last evening, to which the tradesmen of the town were invited to listen to a state ment of the men's grievances, and advise them on their best course of action. ——

MERTHYR. ALLEGED ROBBERY FROM THE PERSON.—At the police- court, yesterday, before Mr. A. de Rutzen, a woman named Ann Edwards, a denizen of China, was charged with stealing 6s. from the person of David Morris, a moulder on strike," from Blaenavon. It appeared from the evidence that complainant came to Merthyr on the 21st inst., and about 5 p.m. went to the Jackson's Bridge pubtic-house. Prisoner shortly afterwards entered and asked him to give her a glass of beer which he did, and shortly afterwards said he was going to look for a place to sleep. Prisoner said she was a widow with only two boys and he could as well lodge with her; he accord- ingly went with her to a house "up a gully:" here he sent for some beer, and afterwards they adjourned to the Black Bull, where they had some more beer and some rum subsequently complainant missed his purse and accused prisoner of stealing it; she asked bim to her search him, and she presently produced his purse his coat pocket although he was certain it was no when he felt a minute before, and it was emp»y. it should have contained 6s. The Pe0P1f„i'le followed then mobbed him, and prisoner rai<away,bu j,vang and held her until a constable came. • ■ e contain: j Si <4- »«» coni- mitted for trial. labourer, was brought up A BIGAMIST.-D. Hawkins, Joneg (g p on remand charged ^She prosecution. It appeared and Jones), appeared from risoner lnarrieil PJ0 from the evidence t&at 'u Qfi7 »oman named Eliza Widcome a TT sP°used Sarah Jane Randle, at Aberdare, l^U. He was com mi4teDi?pruTED ^AiM.-At the county court, before his Htm our Judge Falconer, the o;,se of 1 O Hil] v Thos. Tenkin« and. Charles Rowlands was heard. Mr 11. E. Bavies, barrister, appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr Plews for the defendant. This was an action for the recovery of E23 10s balance of a promissory note. The plaintiff was examined by Mr Davies. as to the accuracy of the claims. A clerk of")!r Hill's dei ->osed making an inventory of certain goods belonging to Chas. Rowlands, which Mr Plews contended were included in the inventory. His Honour gave judgment for the de- fendant with costs. j V -■ V* •

1 COWBRIDGE. PlSTY SESSIONS, Tuesday.—Before Mr G. W. Nichofl MraF°E StaceyM" Traherae' Mr J- R Homfray, and NON-MAINTENANCE OF PARENTS.—Mr D. Lloyd, re! Iieving-officer of the Cowbridge district of the Bridgend Union, charged William Roberts. Llantwit-Major, with refusing to contribute towards the support of his aged father and mother. Defendant admitted that he was rated to the amount of 230, and would next month occupy more land. Ordered to pay 2s a week and coot&-Mr Lloyd also charged one Robert Thomas, of Llantwit- Major, with neglecting to pay Is a week towards his father and mother, who were chargeable to the common fund of the union for the last 44 weeks. The defendant having no goods whereon a distress could be made, his case was adjourned for a week. TRESPASS IN SEARCH OF GAUrs,-Robart Pring, Llan- blethian, charged Thomas Jones, of St Mary-hill, with ferreting for the purpose of taking rabbits, on the 10th instant, in a wood "the property of Mr J. Homfray, Pen- lline Castle. Fined 10s and costs. NONPAYMENT OF RATES.—Thomas Thomas, St. Mary's Hill, was summoned by Edward Thomas Munden for neglecting to pay rates falling on several allotments of ground at Penlline, according to the Enclosure Act. The defendant was ordered to pay the amount claimed, with costs. FURIOUSLY RIDING AND DRINUNG. --(Before the Mayor and Major Ballard.) — Robert Watkins and Robert ^rnell, both of Cardiff, ,were charged by P.S. Henry Chalk, the former with riding a pony furiously through 00 week last, and the latter with driving a Whitechapel cart throBghthe town, thereby causing great danger in the street. Watkins pleaded that he could not stop the pony he was riding, and that furuell cut the animal with his- whip, and was riding after him. Watkins Was disKMBsedr and JPurnell ordered to pay 5s and costs.

TENBY. LECTURE. The first of a series of lectures, proposed to be delivered by the dissenting ministers of this town, was given at the hoval Assembly rooms, on Monday evening, entitled Archbishop Land or Ritualism in power." The lecturer on this occasion was the Rev. G. B. B. Thomas (Baptist), and the masterly way in. which he handled the subject proved that be had spared nothing to bring it well before his hearers. The chair was taken by the Rev. J. Lewis, and despite the inclemency of the weather the room was full. It is to be hoped that these lectures will be of great benefit to the youths and maidens of this town. BOAT ACCIDENT.—On Tuesday, whilst a boat was re- turning from Tenby to a vessel now lying in Caldy roads, a sudden squall caught the sail and capsized the boat. Tke crew of three men caught hold of the oars, and the accident being observed from the Castle Hill, two boats going into the harbour, were speedily on the spot, and succeeded in picking them up. Tke mate was very ex. hausted, and could not have held on another minute.

ST. CLEARS. PROPOSED SCHOOL BOARD. —An adjourned meeting of the parish vestry was held at the Town-hall last evening, to discuss the desirability of having a School Board or otherwise for the parish. Qn the motion being put to the meeting, the majority voted for a board. It was also agreed to send a protest to the Education Department against amalgamating Llanfihangel and St. Clears in a school district. Mr R. T. Dixie occupied the chair.

LLANELLY. CHARGE OF STEALIWG A WATCH. -Yesterday, before Messrs. C. W. Nevill, andR. Nevill, Mary Ann Banaby, a young woman who lives at Capel Newydd, was charged by Selina Jones, another young woman, who lives in Wind-street, with stealing a silver watch. Mr. W. Howell was for the prisoner. On Saturday evening Selina Jones and her father went to market, leaving Banaby, with whem Selina appears to have had some degree of intimacy, and Mrs. Hussey, a sister of Selina's, in the house together. Between eight and nine Mrs. Hussey and Banaby left the house together, and Mrs. Hussey locked the front door, and took the key with her. When she returned she found that the door had been burst open, and nobody was in the house, and afterwards Selina Jones discovered her box upstairs had been forcibly opened, and a silver watch and a scent-bottle abstracted from it. Suspicion fell upon Banaby, who was sent for, and detained in the house. She was committed for trial at the next assizes, but was liberated on bail.

PONTYPRIDD. A GROCER CHARGED WITH AN ASSAULT. -At the usual sessions, on Wednesday, before Mr G. Williams (stipen- diary) and the Rev. W. Williams, John Jones, of Roath, Cardiff, summoned Thomas Miles, grocer, Ferndale, for an assault. Mr R. Thomas prosecuted, and Mr D. W. Davies defended. The prosecutor has a grocer shop at Ferndale in charge of D. Reep, his manager. On the 26th of December he was returning to Ferndale from Merthyr. In changing at Forth defendant was in the same compartment in a carriage en the Ferndale branch. Several persons were present at the time. Asked for per- mission to smoke, as he saw a person smoking when he entered the carriage. A conversation took place on the journey with defendant, but no assault was committed. On going towards his residence from the station heard Morgan, one of those present, ask defendant why he inter- fered with him before the company. Prosecutor suggested that defendant should allow the matter to drop, as enough had been said. Defendant then jumped at him, putting his fist in his face, and pushed him three times, saying that he could fight a dozen of his sort, and charged him with being a thief and a robber. Prosecutor said he had done nothing for which he was ashamed. Defendant followed him after this to his own house, using some very filthy and abusive language the whole time. Defendant did not object to prosecutor smoking in the carriage, but objected to Morgan smoking as he was a jew. Was not, and would be very sorry to be impertinent to adyone. Defendant did not remain behind after prosecu- tor got out at Ferndale. Defendant was a-head. Saw Morgan, his brother-in-law, putting his hand upen Miles' shoulder, and asked him why he pitched upen him more than any of the others in the company. Did not see Morgan assault defendant. Jacob Morgan, an Austrian, was in company with prosecutor, and others came up to him after they left the station. He asked defendant why he insulted him. Defendant said "good evening." Wit- ness said he did not ask him about that); that he had been insulted by being called a jew. Defendant asked him whether he was not a jew. Witness then placed his hand on defendant's sheulder, and put the question already given. Defendant then accused prosecutor-of having sold goods at such a figure as led to the belief that they were obtained dishonestly. Prosecutor remonstrated, whereupon defendant rushed at prosecutor, and pushed him with his elbow three times, and threatened to fight the whole of them. Evan Evans, schoolmaster, Ferndale, corroborated, in the materialafacts, the evidence already adduced. The Bench considered that the case was a trivial one, and suggested that prosecutor should withdraw his sum- mons on defendant, who had taken out a summons against Jones, withdrawing his. Mr Thomas said that all his client required was peace. Mr Davies was prepared to secure the peace desired, but could not promise to with- draw unconditionally from the grocery busines (laughter). The litigants agreed to leave the matter in the hands of his Worship, who dismissed both summonses, each paying his own costs. LICENSING ACT.—T. D. Jenkins, landlord of the Dnffryn Arms, Rhydffelen, was charged with opening his house during illegal hours on the 7th inst. Mr R. Thomas, instructed by Mr A. A- M. Lucas, secretary to the Ponty- pridd Licensed Victuallers' Association, defended. The facts were simple. Defendant was aroused at half-past oue on the morning of the 7th instant by two boys, who brought a jack and a bottle to be filled for his son, a young man working in the furnace shop of the Treforest Tin Works. The son had been unwell the week previously, and unable to work. After carefully questioning the lads as to the person to whom the beer was to go, and re- ceiving his son's cap as' a proof he allowed the boy sto have the beer. P.C. Walters saw the transaction, and knocked the defendant up a second time to acquaint him with the fact. Certificates from Dr. Hunter, who had attended the son, and Mr Hutchings, the manager, were produced. The Bench dismissed the case. A DRUNKEN DRIVER.—Thomas Rosser Treforest, was charged with being drunk on the 8th inst., while in charge of a vehicle. Defendant admitted that he was a little on." Defendant was discharged with a caution. ROBBERY OF £ 3. William Bruton, a young man, was charged with stealing jE3 from Thomas Maynard, a miner. Mr D, W. Davies defended. Constance Clara Mavnard. t wife of the prosecutor, said that on the 12th instant, she put four sovereigns in a box (produced), and, as she be- lieved, locked it. She missed the money on Sunday morning, the next day. A basket and cloth were placed on the box, and on going upstairs to make the bed, she observed that the box and cloth had been disturbed. She returned and found that (the box was unlocked, and one sovereign, the paper in which the money was wrapped, and two pence were put in the box in the place of three sovereigns purloined. Prisoner and two lodgers slept m the bedroom. There were three lodgers. She had not been out of the house after depositing the money in the box. Prisoner's fellow-lodgers were downstairs first, then the third lodger prisoner coming down about lialf-ac- hour after. Prisoner only came to her house on the night before, much against her will, fle slept with two lodgers, in the bedroom where the box was P a<?ed. Did not know who took the money:. her husband did not take it. After a number of other witnesses had been examined, the prisoner, who declined to say anytmng m answer to the charge, was committed for trial at the next quarter sessions.

It is stated that theDuke of Aibaus and his daughter have started for Eng a^id to pay a visit of condolence to the Empress of *he French. The death is announced of the Hon. and Rev. Samuel Best, M.A., vicar of Abbots Ann, near An- dover. r. Best, who was a son of the first Lord Wynford, Lord Chief Justice of the Court of Common pleas, was educated at Eton and at King's College, Cambridge, where he took his B.A. degree in 1825, afterwards becoming a fellow cf his college. The rectory of Abbots Ann, which becomes vacant by his death, is worth about £ 700 a year, and is in the gift of the heirs of Sir J. Burrough. An honorary canonry in v\ iucliester Cathedral faiis to the gift of the Bishop of inchester. Mr. Best was the author of many works, principally on parochial matters.

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NEATH. NEGLECTING TO A MAINTAIN FAMILY.—Thomas Jones, a stoker on beard the Glamorgan steamship, was charged on a warrant with deserting his wife and three children, whereby they became chargeable to the parish. The family have been on the parish since July, 1868, and have received relief amounting to L46 3s. 6d. Defendant said in defence that he could not agree with them, and that was his reason for going away. The case was ad- journed to 3 p.m.. to give defendant an opportunity of finding some money, when he paid dowil.CIO, and pro- mised to pay the remainder in instalments of £2 per month, and take his family off the parish. The bench postponed their decision sine die upon this arrangement being made, and security given for the appearance of de- fendant when called for.