South Wales Daily News

GERMANY. BERLIN, Friday.—The Lower House to-day Adopted the Ecclesiastical Bills relating to the Gaining of the clergy and Church discipline, as tended by the Uppey House, FRANKFORT, Friday.—A panic prevailed on the YA"Ilrse to-day in consequence of the stringent state Of the money market, and the suspension of busi- i !less on the Venice Bourse.

RUSSIA. T. PETERSBURG, Thursday.—The German Eln- Peror took leave of the Czar this afternoon at atsehina.

AUSTRIA. VIENNA, Friday.—The Austrian and Hungarian delegations have agreed on the Common B«dget, e:tcept as regards certain poinfca, which will neces- sitate a collective sitting. VIENNA, Thursday. — The Emperor Jaas ex- PRESSED his dissatisfaction with the conduct O he National Bank in refusing to discount Bank to The Minister of Finamoe will be ^der the suspension of business for several to sanction arrangements for ^isis. Bourse J Business is partially suspended on *< e ^-day in consequence of the nuWerOUS ailtt3unced.

ITALY -ROME, Friday.—The health of Jnue. the ,»me. His Holiness is still sutteimg ThedKaU«.a Bank has raised its sate of interest JlTcS investigation into th.e case of Ife ^nsittart shews that his conduct provoked the 'in'debate on the Religions Corporations, S'gn„r Visconti Venosta said the Italian came *ould be in in red, if they appeared to attack the teligious constitution of the Papacy.

SPAIN. BILBOA, Thursday.—The bands of Campo and Qoriez have lx.,on defeated. v MADRID, Thursday. Ane defeat of the Govern- troops by Dorre Garry s band is con- firmed. It is stated that the band lias since been routed. MADRID, FRIDAY. Admiral Topete was arrested yesterday on the charge of participation in events of April 23rd. It is expec ed that he will be re- leased again.

PORTUGAL. ISBON, Friday.—The steamer Sorata took 23 Car list em levants to Liverpool.

VISIT OF THE KING OF THE BELGIANS. The King of tue Belgi«ns visited Liverpool docks and Warehouses yesterday afternoon.

THE CHARGE OF EMBEZZLEMENT AT LIVERPOOL. Augustus Noel, munager of the Exchange Club, ■Liverpool, will be brought up ou Monday on tbe charge Of e-bezzling .£800.

THE SOCIETY FOR THE PROPAGATION OF THE The anviual meeiing of th< S ,cÜ:ty for the Propaga- on of the Gospel among tin Je vs, was beld yesterday, W Shaftesburv presiding. The total income was 8tated to be £33,009, and the expenditure £ 34,boy.

Serious CASE OF OBTAINING MONEY BY FRAUD. At the Lamberth Police Court, yesterday, John Green- Wood alius James Illingworth, was remanded on a •We of oiitaining numerous sums of money under Pretence of a snb.-criptuui for the daug hters of the late Oeaeral iP-ixontt Thompson. fceve;ai cases in Man- tester aud elsewhere wers uieutioneu.

THE MURDER BY A MOTHER. A- Mruners iurv at Souiii Suielas yesterday returned » verdict (.f wilful" mnrier ^Minst. Mary Aim Cbrisp for Causing the death of her illegitimate infant by tbraat- g tiieaaeck of a small glass bottle down its throat.

Tilt EXEMPTION OF CHARITIES AND SCHOOLS FROM POOR EAIE. A meeting at Birmingham, yesterday, adopted a ZOSOltdiou protesting against the proposed repeal of all eleraptious of schools and charities from poor rates.

COMMITTAL FOR WILFUL MURDER. Lieutenant Dr'ew and Chief Boatswain Jagoe ^bave ^en committed on the Coroner's warrant er v.iful harder in shooting the supposed wreckeis m Lette- ulku Bay, Galway.

JIB.. STANSFELD AND THE RENT CHARGES OF THE CLERGY. The deputation of clergy waited on Mr. j yesterday, to urge certain deductions fro }1P;nir gardens, especially referring to the rent charge being ^*ed. Mr. Stansfeld promised to introduce .i Maximum de&actions.

VISIT OF THE QUEEN TO THE EXHIBITION. T Yesterday her Majesty paid a "visit to the lu b Exhibition. She was accompanied by the rrin J, 88 Louise and .Princess Beatrice. Tbey first visiet 00 chool of Cookery, where a shcrt lecture on the Joking of omelettes was delivered by Mr. Buckmaster. ,Wo omelettes were cooked, which lur Majesty g*a-( tasted. The Queen then inspected a case c01'" ainiug tbe pipes of all nations on the Eastern Ground JJloor. Passing through the silk room and entering be Eastern Arcade, the royal party looked at some of 5.ewest inventions in 1 ansom cabs. From thence wfut to tbe Picture Galleries, containing tbe that in Whioh a^rif P,iiIlip *nd. Creswick, and also the Army and Navy H« .pamtl^f8 hJ officers of 82i hour's duration^ Her left after a visit of

BANKRUPTS William Storry, Railway Hotel. Luton Joirn Ludham, Lamb Inn, Market-Btrepf A Zeueh, Leicestershire 8treet' ^shby, de-la- Vjeiir^e Dixon, builder, Hartlepool Edward Jameson,.builder^ Jnrrow, Durham frank Page, tobacconist, -r>, Corn Market-street, Oxfoivl John Grully, furniture dealer, laoe ao Mid 112 Kirkdale 10, JJoval-street, then 16*, 1 owson-street now Thomas, contractor, farmer, and dealer tin slates M earthenware, ilouckton Pembroke Charles Hatton AValters, miller and corn merchant. AWrcam Steam and -Vater Milk, Abercart, Mon- ^Iha^homas, grocer, i'ing-street Blaenayon graham Goldstein, pawnbroker, Bute road Cariff W^liam Leyshon (out of business}, Treiore^ road, Pontypridd, Glamorganskire, formerly Red Lioa Inn, Pontypridd

FOREIGN NOTES. THE "VIENNA EXHIBITION. —<On Thursday afternoamt *t-ince of W ale« inspected the Austrian Departme ^Exhibitivm. He will with Priece Arthurfoi -W-:h on Sunday next. The reports that the Pnuce -of would pay a visit to Trierte and Pol# and that T^Sxl Highnrtss intended to make shootk g expeditfoti lQt,J Styria, are eontradictesi The Prince 16 lasted to leave Vienna on the 21st for London. r*1 ednesda y night a grand ball was gwrett at the ^ti^. Embassy, at winch nearly three hunched guests fussent, including all the forei&a Princes nos»' visiting tenna. the Austrian Ai-chdukes, the foreign Ambassadors, Austrian Minister* and the British ConmricBioners. tK ^>"neeo^ Wales opened the ball, daccing with liis sister, Imperial Crown Princess of Germany; the Incperia wowu Prince danced with Lady Bucnaaan. In the inte of the Exhibition the English department is nearly ^^plete. France will require six weeks more, while in J*1* Americas section nothing is yet exhibited. TSie l\er of visitors varies from 12,000 to 16,000 per day. A lUc has occurred on the Vienna. Excha&Jsre, for wha £ is not stated. ^IRPEKIAL ANNIVERSARIES.—The Cologne Gazette relates interesting- aneeiote in connection wit3i tJk? pending ^tivitieg at St. Petersburg. On the occasion of his birth the Emperor Alexander received the following com- trieuta,ry dispatch fram Germany :—" On the 22nd o! ^rch we celebrated the birthday of our all-hoooured l*eror and master. To-day, on the 29th of April, we bi- t th^t of your Maje*fcy. We are animated with ^found gratitude and hearty- good wishes for the .^iu Cl,p°r' nl'y rill(l friend, who, in times of trouble and diif- kej, for uij 8Q faithful » watch on the Neva."

TAFF VALE RAILWAY COMPANY AND THE BUTE TRUSTEEIS. DECISION OF THE CASE.—JUDGMENT FOR THE COMPANY. Lord Chelmsford yesterday, in the Home of Lords, gave judgment in this important cate, there being present Lords Cairns and Colonsay. It was a proceeding in from a judgment of the Court of Exchequer Chambers, reversing a judgment of the Court of C ^ueen s Dench, in the action brought by the defendants i.n Error against the plaintiffs in Error, to recover moneys alleged to be pay- able to the plaintiffs in Error, under, an indenture of lease, and to recover damages for altered breaches of covenant contained in that indenture. The counsel in the case *er, S,r John Karate, Mr. Matthews, Q.C., »*■> Mr. BrtjD, or the V™* *™- tiffs; the Solicitor General, Mr. GiSard Mr. Jan.es, OC and Mr E- Clarke, for the respondents. Lord Chelmsford said the question upon this appeal IWAH breaches by the plaintiffs of covenants atrose on alleged ure -j of a lease made by them with the Marquis of Bute m De- cember 1849 of certain land adjoining the Bute West Dock 'The following were the facts, as stated in the •ftl case, and agreed upon by the parties. In 1840 special case, and agreed upon by the parties. In 1840 the Marquis of Bute constructed, under the powers of an Act of Parliament, the Bute Docks at Cardiff, and was authorised to receive rates and duties upon vessels pass- int0 or out of dock, and also to erect and construct any quays, landing places, and there to receive rates and charges in respect to minerals, goods, and merchandise, loaded or unloaded on thtin. The plaintiffs in 1836 were empowered by Act of Parliament to make a railway from Merthyr Tvdvil to Cardiff, terminating near the west side of the Bute Dock, with a branch to Cogan Pill. It would appear that the Taff Vale Railway Company had a small dock near to their terminus, and intended to con- struct shipping places at or near Cogan Pill, which would probably have diverted s»me traffic from Bute West Dock. They were desirous also of forming a branch railway to the east side of the Bute Dock, and to provide upon this dock, wharfings, and other accommodation, there for the shipping and unshipping uf goods and minerals conveyed by or along their railway. Under these circumstances an agreement was entered into by which the company agreed to abandon the promotion of the Cogan Pill branch railway, and the Marquis of Bute agreed to grant to the Company the lease which was afterwards executed on the 12th December, 1849. That lease was granted by tbe Marquis on the authority of the Act 9 and 10, Victoria, chap. 393, and the lewse was to last 250 years, and applied to certain lots or parcels of land on the east side of the West .Bute dock and certain wharfs thereon, With the addendun of a rent or royalty of the sum of £ 15 for every 10,000 tons of minerals, goods, or merchandise which should beyond a certain amount, on each of any year be conveyed on or along any part of the branch railway to be constructed and maintained upon the said side of the dock, whether such mineral goods or alerchan- dise, were conveyed to or from the said Bute Dock, or Ship Canal. The only covenant upon which the question arose, and to which he need direct attention, was in these terms Also that when and so often, from time to time during the continuance of the said term, or any minerals, merchandise, or other goods, shall be or have b^eii con- veyed, or transferred, upon or along^the said iaft Vale Railway, or any part or branch thereof, shall be shipped or unshipped, loaded or unloaded, into, upon, or at any d ck or basin now belonging to the said railway, situate at or adjoining their terminus, or any basin, dock, canal, or cut whatsoever other than into the said Bute blup CanaL or some basin, canal, or cut belonging thereto. The laff Vale Company shall or will pay, or cause to be paid, to the trustees of the Marquis of Bute the same wharfage dues for and in respect of and such minerals m-rchandi-e or other goods as would have been payable tor the same iespectively under the covenants before made, if such minerals had been actually shipped or unshipped, loaded or unloaded, m or at tht, said Bu;e Ship c.anal, and so 011. Uetore considering _1-1 the meaning and extent of tne covenant it be best to advert to whitf was done by the laff_ vale Company after the granting of thekase. By an Act ot Parliament, p^sed in the year 18o6, the Ely lidal liar hour and Railway Company was empowered to railway from the Taff Vale Railway, and terminatm near the east bank of the river part c,t the river into a tidal harbour. fcubsequcntly thej wer empowered to construct docks between Cogan Pill Beuarth, and the Penarth Dock and certain railways were constructed by them. The railways consisted of a n, line and two branches. By an Act passed m 1863, t Penarth Company were empowered to grant, and tn« Tatf Vale Company to accept, a lease of the undertakin0 of the Penarth Company for 999 years and under the lease the Taff Vale Company had conveyed minerals and I other goods along the Taff Vale Railway and by the branches to the Penarth dock and harbour. Ifle ques- tion was, whether the minerals and other goods conveyed to the Penarth dock and harbour, partly over the Penarth line, though principally ovee the Taff Vale Railway Company, be said to be "minerals or goods conveyed or transported upon or along the Taff Vale Railway or any part or branch thereof, to be shipped or unshipped in the deck now belonging to the Railway Company, or any other dock than the Bute Dock." Before considering the subject of the covenants, it would be proper to advert to some arguments that had been advanced against the validity of the leage itself. It had been argued by some that it was ultra vires, The directors of the TafF Vale Company assumed all ob- ligations of the Penarth Company, who were obliged to apply wharfage rates entiiely to maintaining and improv- ing the navigation, and the Board of Trade might reduce but could not raise those rates. However, it was said the Taff Vale Company were bound under their lease with the Marquis of Bute to pay to the trustees a royalty on the traffic conveyed by them. This arrangement could not be fulfilled. There was some confusion in this agree- ment. The lease with the Marquis of liute was made many years before that with the Penarth Company, and the question of ultra vires must apply if at all to taking the Penarth undertaking with the knowledge of the lease. But how this could affect the lease he was at a loss to understand. It wa-s also contended that the lease was void because it was a restraint upon trade. No doubt persons were prohibited carrying on & trade in such a manner as to prevent its proper development, but he could not see how the convenants fell within the prin- ciple. The Trustees granted the Company the use of the dock, and facilities for the same upon a payment to be made in a particularmode, it would be that the mode of payment was not a desirable one, and that more was exacted than in produce ought to be .agreed to, but how that could be a restraint of trade lie could not imagine. It was not a prohibition but a permission to carry on trade. He now came to the main question—indeed, in his view the only question in the case, namely, whether taking a lease of the Penarth Company, and carrying goods to Penarth for shipment, or receiving them after unBhlpment. in the Dock, and carrying them by the Penarth Iiailway on to the Taff Vale Railway, and then to their destination, was a breach of ,the undertaking. There could be no doubt that the object of the covenant was to prevent the Taff Vale Company conveying goods to any Dock other than the Bute Dock. The Taff Vale Company had,proposed to construct a shipping place at ogan Pill, which would probably have drawn traffic from the Bute Dock. The agreement to abandon their railway seemed to have been one of the inducements to the trustees to grant the lease. But our branch could have been made such without having been prejudical to them, and the Trustees determined by .covenant to restrain the Company from using the small Dock which belonged to them, and also to prevent them from con- structing any other which might become a rival to the Bute Dock. The covenant was accordingly made, and applied not only to the Dock or basin belonging to the Cooapany, but .in the most general extensive terms to an.y basin, dock, canal, or cut belonging any dock but the Bute Canal an I Dock. This covenant would seem to extend to any duck, however .distant from Cardiff, although it could not possibly interfere with traffic likely to find its way to the Bute Dock. But a limit was laced upon these words by the previous part of the cove- nant which confined the provisions to "minerals or other ^oods which shall have been conveyed, or transfered, upon or along the Taff Vale Railway to be shipped or unshipped j the dock now belonging to the company, or any dock hateoever other than the Bute 1 >ock." It would appear !-Lo+ the large words "dock, &c whatsoever,"must refer daek within the range of the Taff Vale Kaiiway » ^communication with some place of shipment or un- But assuming that they had a more extensive nie.nln,, the question arose whether the Tag Vale Com- meanirio, covenant by conveying minerals to p^y had „ in Qther wort[S) had the Penarth line the Penarth > of the Taff Vale Rail ? by theleweot j %arslake that if Taff y^le t was ar^. made a new branch to conduct goods to Company had mad^ than .fc wouEt have been a breach of covenant; but he could not air«T;n that view. Whatever doubt might exist as «• pV° apbt th" i's objUwJto restrain the Taff Vale Railway Company from using .their, own dockland from making a branch to communicate with any other. It was impossible not to suppose that the lease of the Penarth line was taken as.a S.8i?f a restriction, but whatever the motive might have been, he could not consider that the Penarth Ra.ilway was part of the Taff Vale Railway, and, there- rore, the shipments by it could not come within the tta Irf Vale M-J." He there had^LUn I "l'oper construction of the covenant ment of tlSf r D°.brerach of the .covenant, and the padg- reversed ^xechequer Chamber ought to De had°beeu statedf 'n"te *Zreed the opinion which of ultra -vires, or iv^raLw T <¥Hc,ulty VK" u P°mt upon theco^trueLnof i"f trad*- but ^thculfc.X that part of it whieh had^f«C°VenantVan esp y r minerals, and to the was to be put upon tbf^ whif There must be some imitation db?* ably, and it appeared to Wm that tl U1T ™ w*s that which had been put uPon?pe1' Queen's Bench, and by Baron Bramw^Jk^K f a„K~ied imin very considerable difficulty it had nn<iergo« fh^cmti.re Of eiewn learned judges, of whom five h^ feeen in favour of the appellants and six in favour of the re^oiKlerts H appeared to him that in That had been dew th^ Taff Vale CoEapany had departed in a clear and striking man- ner from the good faith or aiTangeiaent which was made by their leave, and from the good faith of the covenants contained in them, bu had in his opinj9n made themselves tree from the obligation of the letter of the covenants, and that was all that their lordships had to deal with, and judgment must be entered for the appel- lauts. The Judgment of the Exchequer Chamber was accordingly reversed. Lord Cairns then raised the ques- tionof costs, observing that in his opinion nothing should be said about them. inasmuch as this was a Bill anala- gous, so if not acttuJly error brought undei the (. ommon Law Procedure Act before tiie House, and all their lordchins could do wax to direct judgment to be entered for the appellants. Lord Chelmsford then took the contents and non-con- tents, and judgment was entered accordingly.

THE TICHBORNE PROSECUTION. FOURTEENTH DAY. The trial at bar of the Claimant to the Tichbome Es- tates was resumed yesterday. Master Cockbum continued the reading of the claimant's cross-examination by the Attorney-General. The witness said Since my return from Australia I have had inter- views with some of the servants connected with the diffe- rent portions of the Tichbome family. I was probably three or four hours at Alresford with Mr. Cole, who was in Sir Henry and Lady Ann's service. I spent upwards of two hours with Allen, who was butler to Mr. Robert Tichborne. I saw Barry, Major Hay's servant, at Leeds, and conversed with him for three-quarters of an hour. Crabbe was a gardener in Sir Edward Doughty's service, and I have spoken to him. Bogle, the old confidential servant, has been living with me. I have never seen the persons above named, with the exception of Bogle, Carter, and M'Cann, without other parties being present. I have never seen Moore except in the presence of Mr. Spofforth. I do not remember that when I was conversing with Allen he mentioned anything about a ball at the house of Mr. Robert Tichborne, at Bath. I have not the slightest recollection of any ball there. I was at Bath just after I left Stonyhurst. I do not know who were then staying at the house. I do not recollect any accident happening at the ball in question. I am not able to say that for certain. I think Allen the butler, married at that time, but am not positive. I should not be surprised to find that there was a ball at Mr. Robert Tichborne's: that Sir Edward and Lady Doughty .re there that Sir Edward fell down the last flight of stairs backwards; and that Mrs. Allen was delivered of twins whilst the ball was going on; but I do not believe that Sir Edward was there. I do not remember any ball at Bath. I should not be surprised to hear that I went to a tradesman's ball. I did not meet Lord and Lady Arundell at Bath, nor Mr. and Mrs. William Stourton. I recollect Major Henry Nangle. I have seen him on several occasions, but do not remember when ne married. I do not know that he was engaged to be married when I was at Bath. I never made an expedition with him to see his lady love. I have no recollection of the lady, so cannot say whether he danced with her or not. When at Bath I, no doubt, spoke both French and English to the persons who were there. Mrs. Townley is one of my cousins, and probably lives at Townley, which belongs to her hus- band's brother. I am pretty certain that Townley is m Lancashire. If it is not, it must be on the line dividing Lancashire from some other part of England. That I pledge my oath to. When Mrs. lownley came to see° me, and asked me where Townley was, I certainly did not say it was near Bath. I have seen Townley; it is the old seat of Colonel Townley. I cannot describe it sufficiently; I have been there from Stony- hurst it being about 12 miles from the college. Dr: Ivenealy hoped the photographs would not be shewn to the jury until they had been regularly proved by evidence to be genuine. The Lord Chief Justice thought they should b« placed in the hands of the jury, but only as photographs which were shewn to the Claimant when under cross-examina- ^l<Readingof the cross-examination continued: I should not be surprised to learn that the first photograph is a view of Knoyle my grandfather's residence, shewing the bedroom of Rolrer Tichborne that the second is Wardour Castle that the third is a street in Cahir. I was six or seven months in Cahir. I saw the castle, but' do not believe the photograph is like it. I first went to Knoyle in 1847, I think. I do not re- collect any ceremony there, anything done for the pur- pose of shewing me, a young boy from France, something I had never seen. I do not know to what you are allud- ing From Knoyle I went to Wardour Castle andtrom thence to Tichbome. At Knoyle I met Henry and Alfred Seymour, Mrs. Seymour, and the Misses Seymour. I dare say I could recollect my aunts' names if I were I to think a bit. One is named Ellen to the best of my recollection. One of them married a Mr. Bouverie, I think, but God bless me, I could have told you in a moment if I had looked at the book. Another of them is married to Sir Henry Rawlinson, I believe. If you are o-oing to cross-question me in this way with regard to names, the best wav will be for me to devote myself of an evening to looking up those things. (Laugh- ter ) Mr. Sevmour died in 1848, and I saw him in the September of the previous year. I am not prepared to say that when I last saw my grandfather he was in bed and propped up with pillows. I have no recollection of seeing him hopelessly ill. I visited him prior to going to Scotland. I deny that Mr. Seymour did not die at Knoyle at all; that Roger Tichbome was at Knoyle during his last illness that Roger Tichbome went over with Mrs. Hopkinson to Bath, where my grand- father was then lying ill, and that he died a month after- wards He believed he used to address his uncles as Uncle Henry and Uncle Alfred. He was solicited to stand for Poole, but declined, on account of going abroad. It was at the end of 1852 or beginning of 1853. The solicitation did not come from a regular meeting, a paper merely was sent him. He received a deputation at Upton, and he declined to stand by word of mouth. He did not know why they wanted him to stand for Poole. Three letters of the undoubted Roger being then read, describing his experience at Poole, the Claimant was asked, Now upon your solemn oath, did not Roger Tichborne go down to help Mr. Seymour, and is there a syllable of truth in your being asked to stand?"—"Mr. Seymour was Member for Poole when I went down." The letters sent by Roger in 1852 to Mr. Seymour were addressed Dear Henry," and concluded with "truly yours R. C. Tichborne. "-Before. you left England for South America did you ever address Mr. Henry Danby Seymour by any title except his Christian name?—'Tis hard for me to say. The following letter written by the claimant to Mr. Seymour was then rcad. Alresford. February 10th, 1867.—My dear Uncle,—You will excuse me not com- municating with you before. I have been so shamefully treated since I have arrived in England that I do not know who were my friends.' I am glad to find you are a member for Poole. I suppose you remember the time they wanted rne to stand for it. Hoping to see you before long, and to renew acquaintance, I remain your affectionate nephew, R. C. TICHBORNE.—I expect mama to arrive every day." What is the difference between your age and that of Mr. Seymour?—Seven to eight or nine years, I believe I do not know the name of the butler at Knoyle when I went there. Probably I knew him very welL I cannot remember having anything parti- cular to do with him. I cannot say what it was. 1 was rather fond of making friends of such people. When I fay friends I mean acquaintances. Mr. Seymour was a man weU on in life when he Hied. I do not think he smoked at all. I was a smoker, and used to smoke when- ever I could at Knoyle. Would you be surprised to find that Mr. Seymour could not bear smoking, and that you had to go and smoke in Mr. Alfred Seymour's room, in the butler's cottage, m the village ?—I don't remember. I think it was four or five months after I left Stonyhurst that I became aware that I had got a commission in the army. What dia you by way of preparation for the army. 1 had a tutor, a professor of fortification. (Laughter.) I, What sort of books did you read ?-I don't remember. Were they English, French, or Latin ?—Perhaps you would like to know whether they were Greek ? (Laugn- ter.) ter.) No. I do not propose to go as far as Greek to day.- They were ENGLISH then. Did the professor teach you anything else but rortitica- tion ?—He taught me the landmarks. „ What are. the landmarks of England ?- It "Insinuates the formation of the points of land round the coast. (Laughter.) Can you give me any of the points?--The only points I know are the Needles. (Renewed laughter.) What is a landmark in England ?- I can't give you any explanation. Did you pass in landmarks?—Yes. (A laugh.) Whc coached you up •>—George Greenwood coached me a good deal. You mean Colonel Greenwood. I want to know who the real professor was ?—J don't remember. I cannot say that the naitfe of the man who read to me was Mabilly" or "MobiIly;" it was something like that. I believe I went to his house; it was in London, not far from Grosvenor-square. Do you know Owsbury?—I don't by that name. Or anything sounding like it ?—I do not know of a Mr. Mobilly, or Mabilly, at Owsbury, nor that he was the man who read with Roger Tichborne before he joined the army. I do not know that Owsbury is within a few miles of Tichborne, nor that Mr. Mabilly was a clergyman. „ Mr. Hawkins produced the original depositions m the Brighton card ease, and asked that Mr. Avery, the officer of the circuit, might be allowed to put them in as evidence. The .Lord Chief Justice j do not see how you can make them evidence. Mr. Hawkins said'his object was not to provethe trial and conviction, but "the date when the charge was made. The Lord Chief Justice It becomes revelant to know when the transaction took place, but you do not prove that by putting in the depositions. Mr. Hawkins Will your lordship permit the officer of the court to take charge of them. not as evidence ? T'ais application was refused, and the court adjourned for lunch. The Chief Clerk .of the'Crown CMr. Shorts undertook the reading of the evidence on the assembling of the Court after luncheon. The Claimant, in reply to further questions from the Attorney-General, said There is no iinoident in my Pans life that I can now mention. There is no incident in my college life at Stonyburst that I re- member and can mention. Before joining the Carabi- neers I purchased three horses-one in London, one in Birmingham, and another in Maidstone. Carter was some time my servant in the army. When I returned from Australia I saw him. He re-entered my service. It is untrue that he conversed with me for several hours about the different officers tin the regiment^ and the events which occurred when I was in it. The first interview only lasted half in hour. I had longer conversations with him afterwards. I deny that M'C&nN has ever entered my service. He was a visitor and fótayd with me for some months. He was supported by lJ i mother. It was true that Sergeant-major Marks bad a long conversation with me. Also Privates Carrol and ParrV' but these conversations were questions put by them for the purpose of identifying me. I have de- posited in the Court of Chancery two letters sent by Roger to Lady Tichborne from Porto- hfllo Barracks, Dublin, but I am sure I cannot tell where I got them from. There were letters which my mother gave Mr. Holmes.' I remained in Dublin four or five days before joining the regiraent. I do nut know who received me; I wa, dining with them a eIght or two previous. Sir Thomas Hawker was the Colonel Com- mandant and Colonel Jackson the Colonel, at that time. There is no d';ubt that when I first presented myself to the Colonel I did so in full regimentals, but I do not recollect the circumstance. To the best of my belief, Major Jones or Major Hay introduced me. I went to the Castle several times while I was at Portobello. It is in St. Jame's district, I titink. I believe Lord Clarendon was Lord-Lieutenant at the time. I Was presented lo him at a levee by Colonel Jackson, I believe. I use to visit Howth Castle, which ii about ten or twelve miLw/froni Dublin. I went to see Lord St. Lawence there. c The subsequent evidence was read without comment, The subsequent evidence was read without comment, aDd the court adjourned. (

HOUSE OF LORDS—FRIDAY. Their Lordships met at five o'clock. SCOTCH CONSTABULARY SUPERANNUA- TIONS. The Earl of MINTO asked whether it was intended to introduce a liili for establishing a system of pensions or superannuations for the Scottish COllstabulary The Barl of MORLEY said the Government were fully alive to the desirability of establishing a system of super- annuation for the Scottish constabulary; but owing to the pressure of other business, they were unable to pro- mise a Bill on the subject this session. CRIMINAL STATISTICS. Earl RUSSELL moved for papers in reference to the Belfast riots and the schools at Callan also a return of the number of persons tried for murder in Ireland during the last six months, and. the verdict returned in each case. MISCELLANEOUS. Several motions were agreed to. The Elementary Education Provisional Order Confir- mation Bills, and the Land Drainage Provisional Order Bill, were read a third time and passed. Their Lordships adjourned at half-past five.

HOUSE OF COMMONS-FRIDAY.. The Speaker took the chair at 4 o'clock. POSTPONEMENT OF MOTION. Mr. DIXON gave notice that he should postpone his motion with respect to the Education Act from Tuesday next to Friday June 16. COMMUNICATION WITH RAILWAY TRAINS. In reply to Mr. Watney, Mr. FoRTESCUE said that the approval of the Board of Trade of the cord system of communication in railway trains had been withdrawn at the close of last year, and that the railway companies were engaged upon experi- ments with a new system similar to that in use in America A trial of this system had taken place in the presence of the managers of the principal railways and the officials of the Board of Trade. The system was one of a cord pass- ing inside the carriages along the roof. He had not been as yet able to give a complete approval of it, but had sanctioned its use for three months, in order that it might be more fully tested. THE PROSPECTS OF THE BRITISH EMI- GRANTS IN BRAZIL. In reply to Mr. Floyer, Lord ENFIELD said that reports had been received from her Majesty's diplomatic representative at Rio Janeiro with respect to the condition and the prospects of the working men who had upon varions representations, recently emigrated to the Brazils. The whole matter was under consideration. THE DELAY IN THE MAILS: In reply to Mr. H. Lewis, Mr. MONSELL said that it was quite true., that there had been great detention of the mails at Calais in conse- quence of the want of water to float the mail steamers, but he was afraid that it was impossible for her Majesty's Government to remedy it. This country had at great expense provided a harbour at Dover accessible at all times, and at every state of the tide and weather. A small steamer is employed at Calais to take off the mails and passengers at certain states of the tide. THli IMPORTATION OF CATTLE FROM GERMANY. I u reply to Mr. Clare Read, Mr. FORSTER stated that there was no truth in the reports current on the Continent that the restrictions upon the importation of cattle from Germany were to be removed. The Government had no information to cause them to relax the present regulations, and he could not understand how the report had got about in Germany. He had only heard of it through the intimation of the hon. member. THE ASSESSMENT OF SUGAR DUTIES. In reply to Mr. T. Cave, The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER stated that the conference in Paris on the sugar duties had re- sulted in a new convention which had been agreed to. It contained three provisions. The first was that sugars were to be assessed not by colour but by strength, which, if necessary, could be ascertained by analysis or any other mode which the Government might choose to adopt. Ac- cording to the strength so tested the sugar would be raised to a higher class. Second was that Belgium and other countries which produce best sugar and charge the duty according to the density of the price, should raise the standard arrived at from 1,500 to 1,600 degrees. The third was that France should place the duties for herself and her colonies upon a scale co-relative to that of the convention of 1864. There was no article about refine- ment in bond. ADVANCE OF THE ASHANTEES. In reply to Mr. Mac Arthur, Mr. HIJGHEs said that dispatches had been received that day at the Colonial Office from the Administration of the Gold Coast, and he was sorry to say that the news was not satisfactory. After two severe engagements in which the Fantees had fought bravely to maintain their position, the Fantees had been obliged to retire, and the Ashantees had advanced all along the line upon the Cape Coast # Castle. The Administration admitted that his estimate of the Ashantees as being about 4,000 was in- correct, and that it was probably nearer 30,000 or 40,000. It was due to the Administrator to say that he bad appreciated the position better than his predecessor, Mr. Pope Henessey, and had taken every possible precaution. A letter had been received from the King of the Ashantees, which stated that the cause of the invasion was the ces. sion of Elmira. The casualties had been small. BRITISH TROOPS IN INDIA. In reply to Cap'ain Talbot, Mr. CARD W ELL said that the proper time of the troops in India was in the wiuter and not in the summer, and the 21st Fusiliers on the return from India, were sent to Scotland, as all the Scotch regiments were for the convenience of the men going on furlough. The health of the regiment was excellent, only 27 men being on the sick list. OVERLOADING SHIPS AT CARDIFF. DENIAL OF MR. PLIMSOLL'S CHARGE AGAINST THE BOARD OF TRADE. In reply to Mr. Carter, Mr. C. FORTESCUE said that he had taken great pains to investigate the statements in the circular of Mr. Plimsoll with respect to the overloading of ships at Car- diff, information of which had been refused to his agent, and was only obtained from the secretary of a company of underwriters, to whom it was furnished by the Board of Trade. That statement was absolutely without foun- dation. The Board of Trade had refused no information to the hon. member for Derby, or his agents, for the simple reason that they had applied for none. An agent of the hon. member had applied to the Collector of Cus- toms at Cardiff for information of the over- loading of the ships leaving that port, and was properly told that it was not usual to allow access to the official books. The fact was thqt every day a list of the draft of water of shipping leaving every port was sent up to the Board of Trade, and from thence sent to be posted up at Lloyd's, which was the best place to publish any matter connected with shipping. Anyone who applied could have access to the list kept by the Board of Trade. These lists were made up under the Act of 1371. He was quite at a loss to understand what the mysterious list was which was said to be even worse, and was sent up to the Receiver of Wrecks. No such list was kept by him or any official of the Board of Trade. Every information with respect to shipping received by the Board of Trade, is sent to Lloyd's. This was not the occasion to speak of the objects of the report, the vali- ditity of which would be tested by the Royal Commissioner, to which all the documents and reports in the possession of the Board of Trade had already been handed over but the idea that the Board of Trade desired to keep back the returns of overloading from the hon. member, or anyone else, was really absurd, and he could only regret that the hon. member had not asked him for such information which he would at once have received as would have made it impossible for. him to have published such statements in his circular. THE O'KEEFE CASE. Mr. BOUVERIE asked what steps the Government intended to take with respect to the motion of the Marquis oflHartingtoa, for Monday, to refer the O'Keefe case to a Select Committee. Mr. GLADSTONE replied that that he intended to move that the orders of the day be postponed until after the motion. Mr. BOUVERIE then gave notice that he should move as an amendment that, as the House had already received partial information, and expected further correspondence from the National Board of Education in Ireland with re- spect to this case, it was expedient to proceed to the orders of the day. FOG SIGNALS. On the motion for going into Committee of Supply, Mr. EASTWIOK drew attention to the lights in the channel, and moved a resolution declaring the expedi- ency of adding fog signals, either steam whistles or guns, or both, to the lights on Skerries' Island, the Cadling Bank, and the Tuskar Rock, and of appointing a Royal Commission to inquire into the whole subject of fog sig- nals, before the desultory establishment of signals at various points makes it difficult to apply a proper system .for the whole of our costs. The first expense of the sig- nals he recommended would be £ 4,223. Mr. BRASSEY, in seconding the motion, said that a sufficient justification for the proposed expenditure was to be found in the fact that between 300 and 300 lives were lost every year upon our ooaets. Mr. C. FORTESCUE said the coast of Ireland to which the motion referred was the best lighted and pro- tected of any part of our coast, and the question of thA extension of the system of fog signals was not one that could with any advantage be referred to a Royal Commis- sion. We had to some extent profited by the example of other countries in regard to fog signals, and important experiments were being tried, but the adoption of the American system was open to the objection that it en- couraged Reamers to run at c dangerous rate of speed. The Trinity House were thoroughly alive to the import- ance of the subject, and no time would be lost in acting upon the report which Professor Tyndall would make upon the experiments now being tried. Mr. G. BENTINUK considered that the lighting of our coasts ought to be a charge upon the Imperial Exchequer, and that in such a matter as fog' signals England ought not to be behind other countries. Mr. LIDDELL thought the Americans had set us a noble example ui the provision of sea lights, and we might take warning from them not to multiply fog signals to too great an extent. After a few words from Mr. A. Peel, the motion was negatived. THE ADMINISTRATION OF POLICE IN ENGLAND AND WALES. T Mr. E. NORTON urged the necessity for inquiry by a Select Committee into the administration of the Metro- politan Police, of the Borough and County Police in England and Wales, and also into the system of super- annuation pay and pensions. The administration of the police- had given rise to a great deal of dissatisfaction ever since the death of Sir Richard Mayne and under the new Chief Commissioner the force had assumed too much of a military character, while the men of all grades were dissatisfied with the present superannuation arrange- ments. He wished to see the Metropolitan, the City, and the Borough and County Police amalgamated, so as to have one uniform system throughout the country. Mr. BRUCE defended the appointment of Col. Henderson, as Chief Commissioner of Police, and stated that ^under his administration the effective character of the Force had been materially increased. He considered it a great advantage to have men in the Police who had served in the army, and referred to the small number of voluntary retirements as showing that the men were not dissatisfied with the service. After some remarks from Mr. C. S. Read and Colonel Paget, the subject dropped. SELECT COMMITTiiE OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS. Mr. SCLATER BOOTH drew attention to the report of the Select Committee of public accounts on Army Services, and suggested that the balance of the fine fund therein referred to should be paid into the exchequer. Major ARB UT KNOT said that the money should be applied to the provision of gratuities for those non-com- missioned officers and soldiers who though eligible had not received them, owing to the insufficiency of tbe amount voted by Parliament. Mr. B. CAMPBELL explained that it had been re- commended by a Committee and Commission that the fines for drunkenness should be carried to a separate fund and should be applied to rewards for w ell conducted men, and for the benefit of the soldiers generally, and at the present moment the question of the best manner of ex- pending the money was under consideration. No por- tion of the fund can be paid into the exchequer without a direct breach of faith. Mr. LIDDELL considered the system altogether ob- jectionable. Soldiers' rewards ought to be voted by Par- liament. Directly after some remarks from Mr. Rylands, Mr. WARD HUNT had supposed that the Bill which he brought in 18ti8 liiid abolished special funds, and put an end to the system by requiring all fines of this kind to be paid into the Exchequer, and brought under the cog- nisance of those. Mr CARD WELL said that he bad already taken steps to publish the accounts in the estimates, and the fund would be applied without delay to the purposes recommended by the Koyal Commission, who he believed represented the feeling oi the army on the subject. Sir P. HERBERT added a few words, and the subject dropped. t Mr. hOWLER drew attention to the report on the Crimean Cemeteries, and suggested that something should be done to place the graves in proper condition. [When the hon. gentleman was speaking an unsuccessful attem at was made to count the House.] Air. BAXTER said the Government fully recognised the importance of thesubject, and had carefully considered the recommendations contained in the report. It was necessary, however, if the monuments were repaired that security should be taken to keep them in repair, and corres- pondence wa. going on between the War Office and the Russian Government with that view. Colonel LEARMOUTH hoped that immediate steps would be taken to put the Cemeteries into a proper con- dition. Mr. M, CHAA1BERS spoke of the neglect of the soldiers graves at home. Mr. P. A. TAYLOR called attention to the case of George White^oot, formerly sentenced to a month's im- prisonment for laughing before the bench of magistrates at Shifnal, Salop. The man was fined 30s. for drunken- ness, and because he smiled at the decision he was re- called, and sentenced to a month's imprisonment witk hard labour. Air. A. BROWN desired that further inquiries should be made by the Home Secretary, as the matter excited a gre-it deal of attention in Hhropshire., The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said the magistrates were guiLy oI grave misconduct. The proper course was to appeal to the Lord Chancellor, who had power to remove him; but he believed that in this case it would be found that a great deal had been made out, of a very little. This man had been on four occasions in as many years charged before the magistrates with drunkenness, and fined, but as it appeared that the mother paid the fines the magistrates did no great wrong in sending him to prison when they found the fine about again to be paid by the mother. The magistrates had acted perfectly within the law, and no one could say that the punishment was too harsh. Colonel CORBETT defended the magistrates, who had acted in the matter entirely upon their sense of duty. Mr. DILLWYN regarded the matter as a very serious one, because the sentence, of which two different ac- counts had been given, was calculated to set plus against plus. The discussion was continued by Mr Floyer, Mr. Wharton, Air. Sergeant Simon, after which, replying to CoL Taylor, Mr GLADSTONE announced the postponement till Thursday of the motion of which be Alarquis of Har- tington had given notice for a committee to enquire into the case of the Rev O'Keefe. The House adjourned at twenty minutes past one.

TREDEGAR. CONCERT.—A concert of vocal and instrumental music was held on Thursday night, at the Temperance Hall, in aid of the funds of the Brass Band, which has recently been originated in the town. In a pecuniary point of view the concern turned out a perfect success. The mem- bers of the Band, which is under the leadership of Mr. Joseph Uwyer, late band-master to the 2nd Lincolnshire Volunteers, acquitted themselves to the satisfaction of the audience, as did also the other performers. Mr. D. Humphreys, of the Histrionic Club, Newport, was vociferously encored each time he made his appearance on the platform. Air. C. C. Caiva ably presided at the piano.

MONMOUTH. Lieutenant R. Oakley has been gazetted from the 6th 31oniriouthshire Rifle Volunteers to be Lieutenant in the R. 1\1 1. BOHOUGH POLICE.John Watkins, scavenger, and Henry Matthews, groom to Dr. George Willis, for steal- ing a bag of chaff, value 6d., the property of Dr.. Willis, were sent to Usk prison for one month, with hard labour. BKEACH OF SANITARY LAW.—George Watkins, timber dealer, Monmouth, and Clapham, Kedbrook, for allowing nuisances to exist on their property, were ordered to pay costs and to remove the nuisance in four- teen days. DKUN K. —James Lloyd, for being drunk and riotous at the Plongh Inn, was fined 10s. and costs. Abraham Prosser, for the same offence on Monnow bridge, was also fined 10s. and costs.

LLANELLY. HIGHWAY BOARD.—A meeting of this Board was held on Thursday, Mr. C. W. Nevill in the chair. The members present were Messrs. James, D. A. Onslow, W. Bonville, R. Bonville, W. Rees, W. liosser, Daniel Davies, and J. R. Hand. The accounts for the quarter ending 25th of March were examined and found correct. The Surveyor reported that th- question of improving and re-forming the Heol-y-Gregors-road, in the hamlet of Berwick, in the parish of Llanelly, had been laid before a vestry meeting of the ratepayers of the hamlet, and they had decided by J I n?'' the road repaired. Mr. Rees rose and asked the chairman if it was right that a person who was neither a ratepayer of the harmlet nor an inhabitant should be voted to the chair at a vestry meeting by a person who himself was neither a ratepayer of the hamlet nor an inhabitant. The Chairman said he did not know very much about vestry meetings, for he had attended very few of them but Mr. Rees must remernber that it was not a question of legality. The object of referring questions to a vestry meeting was to get the opinion of the ratepayers to guide the Board, and if the Board got the opinion of the ratepayers it was sufficient for them. If they believed it to be the opinion of the ratepayers, whether it came through a perfectly formal meeting or not. Mr. Rees said he should like the guardians to look at the road. If they would do so there would be no doubt in their minds as to the necessity of re-forming it. After an animated discussion, during which Mr. Rees and Mr. Bonville, of Troserch,. came to close quarters, it was de- cided that the Heol-y-Gregors-road should be made safe for persons using it as a footpath. This, the Surveyor said, would cost about R20, and he was directed to report upon the steps necessary to be taken to make it safe as a footpath and the cost. The Surveyor had made futher inquiries about the course of the water in Trallwm-road, and had been told that the water course formerly went through Mrs. R.ea's field'along the hedge, and lrs. Rees had no objection to it running in that direction, provided the water from the shaft was turned in another direction. The Surveyor was directed to see Air. Jenkins, the owner of the colliery, and tell him that he inusttake steps to prevent the water from his pit run- ning over the road to the injury of the road. The Sur- veyor had received two letters from Mr. Barrett the turnpike road surveyor, concerning the proposed culvert at Pembrey village, together with a plan and specifica- tions of the work proposed, which he laid betore the Board, and he was directed to get the culvert constructed at a cost not exceedin, E5. The Surveyor made an ap- plication for an increase of salary, which was referred to the next meeting of the Board. SANITARY COMMITTEE.—The first meeting of the Sani- tary Committee for this year was theif held. The first business was to appoint a chairman. Mr. C. W. Newill was proposed to the chair, but, after considering the mat- ter, said he should like to be excused, as he had a great deal of work as Chairman of the Board of Guariians and the District Highway board. Mr. Rosser suggested that Mr. L). A. Onslow be appointed chairman for this year. Air. C. W. Newill moved that Mr. Onslow be chairman. Mr. Hand seconded, and Mr. Onslow then took the chair. The Clerk said it would be necessary to make a precept upon the overseers for some money to pay the salary of the Inspector of Nuisances and to meet a number of other little expenses. A halfpenny rate upon the U nion ex- cluding the town of Llunellv, which is not under the jurisdiction of the Rural Sanitary Committee, would pro- duce tl44 1(}g", and he suggested that the precept be made for this amount. This was done. The question of the amount ul salary to be paid to the clerk came up and the cleric was directed to state at the next meeting his views as to the salary he ought to receive. A letter wls re^d from the Local Uovernment Board confirming i of the Inspector of Nuisances' term of oEfrcS of Alarch to the 29th ot September Th* Tr> f Nuisances' report was read, in which it j f had completed the inspection of the who^ nf £ and borough of Kidwellv, and bad cnZ the parish In the p-trish (Î Kidwelly 187 houses were where thev arul most of the privies, town of k'iriwJn We^e instructed with cesspools. The water SUDDIV of K"T^S ,^alnetl w'ith surface gutters. The min>h -is rf Kidwelly appeared to be abundant, mas- much as theie was a Waterworks in connection with the town, out a great many of the house proprietors neglected to pu. the water into their houses, some of the out-lying (Usu-iets of the parish were very deficient as to wtter sup- Ply- A he clerk was directed to report upon the powers of the LotiiLaittee to compel the proprietors of houses to take the water into their houses.

A FACT WORTH KNOWING. —Air. Lewis, Spelter, 3Iaesteg, v.-rites, Yokir Toothache Pills' at once cured me. I shall never be without then)." ^Numerous other testimonials an be had on application. Sole Proprietor, John Davies, Chemist, Pontypridd. Boxes Is. Hd. and 2s. 9d.; per post, Id. extra. Sold by all respectable Chemists. 1970

CARDIFF. THE MARCHIONESS OF Bun; was presented at her Majesty s Drawing Room, on Thursday, by Mrs. Colonel Stuart. THE STRIKE AT THE DOCKS. (he strike of the tip- pers, at the Docks, has assumed a serious andimportaut aspect, and in the interest of the port it is to be hoped that some fair and equitable arrangement may be effected. The tippers sent in an application to the Trustees of the Alarquis of Bute, on Wednesday week for an increase of 4s. per week, and requested an answer by the 6th inst. On Monday Mr. Boyle sent them a letter, stating that he did not think he would be able to give a definite reply by the 6th. The men waited until the 7th, and hearing that Mr. Boyle was in Cardiff, Air. Simpson, the superintendent of the tips, saw that gentle" man at the Cardiff Arms, aud agreed to meet the men on Thursday. Mr. Simpson informed them that Mr. Boyle had offered two shillings per week extra for night-work, that was at the rate of a half- penny per hour extra for night-work, but nothing was said about day-work. Subsequently Mr. Boyle ex- I)reiised.,his determination not to yield anything beyond the 2s. per week extra for overtime. The result was, that the men struck at the end of their week. The conse- quence is, that the trade of the port, so far as the ship- inent of coal is concerned, is in a state of stagnation, There are about eighteen gangs of tippers, numbering about 100 men, but that number by no means represnts the workmen affected by the strike. The trimmers and colliers are equally affected, and, at a moderate computa- tion, more than 1,000 men are directly or indirectly con- cerned. We believe that the merchants offered to engage the men on the terms demanded, but they refused ou the ground that by so doing they considered they would be acting unfairly to their masters. Some misapprehension seems to exist with reference to the tippers. It has beeL stated that a 10 per cent. increase was given with shorter hours, but it is important to remember that these coudi- Hons were conceded wore than a year a"'o and only tu a few of the men. AN INNOCENT SMUGGLER.—Yesterday morning at the Police-court before the Mayor, Mr. R. O. Jones and Alderman Alexander, Llewellyn Cooper, the captain of the Canada, was charged with smuggling a. quantity of tobacco on the 8th inst. Edward Harrison, customs' officer, stated that he was on duty in the Bast Bute Dock on Ihursday evening. He saw some goods beintr conveyed from the Canada in a cart. He searched amou the articles, and underneath some clothes found the to° bacco, which he was now charged with smuyling. Thomas Snook, the examining officer of customs, deposed that the tobacco received by him from the last witness amounted to 2^1bs., and the total value was 17s 3d. The defendant said that the tobacco was given him by an officer on board the vessel, and he thought that he had a perfect right to bring it on shore. He had committed the offence in ignorance, and had no wish to infringe the law. He had been captain of the vessel for nineteen years, and had never been in charge before. The magistrates inflicted a penalty of £2 lis 9d, the triple value of the tobacco, and 10s costs. The application of the captain for the restoration of the tobacco seized, was refused. SHOKT lVlilGj;ir. -Eliza Murdoch and Son marine store dealers, of Bute-street, were charged with having in their possession several weights which were short of the proper weight as required by law. Air. Evans, Inspector of weights and measures for Cardiff, stated that oil the 1st of May he visited the store kept by the defendants and found several weights short, and there were also several of more than the requisite weight. Mr. Blelloch appeared for the defence and asserted that the weights in question were not used in the trade, but were merely lying by as old iron. Mary Linner, servant to the defen- dants, said she knew that people brought articles to the shop to sell, but they were not weighed by the weights as stated. She told Mr. Evans that they were old iron. The magistrates dismissed the ca.se on the payment of the costs. A charge was also made against Edward White carrying on business at the corner of Tredegar and Rup- perra-streets, of having in his possession three weighing- machines, which Mr. Luke JvansJ the Inspector of weights and measures, described as being unfit for the trade, and in answer to Mr. R. O. Jones, stated they were afflicted and infirm. It was also understood that it was more probable that the weight of articles might be guessed with more exactness than what the machine would signify. A penalty of 40s. and costs, was inflicted upon the defendant. OUR SEAMEN AGAIN.—The four sailors, Stanley, Williams, Stone, and Livermore, charged with neglecting to proceed to sea with the Anna Frances, bound to South America, were brought up on remand. The case had been adjourned at the request of the prisoners in order that a survey of the vessel might be made. The sur- veyor's report stated, that on examining the vessel, it was found to admit water to the extent of an inch and a half per hour. On working the pumps, the water which was 20 inches in depth, was got rid of in ten minutes. The deck was in fair condition together with the rigging. The ship was classed at Lloyd's A 1. John Treatt, surveyor for Lloyd's, was on board the vessel on Wednesday with the previous witness, and considered her perfectly sea-worthy It was understood that the vessel was over-laden by about i i- uf' magistrates decided that she should be lightened by twenty-five tons. The prisoners refused to go on board, even if this was done. They were then to go on board, even if this was done. They were then sentenced to eight weeks imprisonment, at Swansea. The magistrates advised the captain to lighten his vessel, al- though the prisoners did not return on board. ALLEGED THEFT BY A NEGRO.—Nero Single, a man of colour, was brought up on a the remanded charge of stealing a coat and a pair of boots, and again remanded for a week. A WIFE-BEATER SENT TO GAOL—A basket-maker, named t innigan was sentenced^ to two months' imprison- 1 ment, with hard labour, at Swansea, for beating his wife. The prisoner said, in defence, that he had been ill in the hospital for three months, and his wife aggravated him to commit the offence. The magistrates thought there was no justitication for the improper conduct of the prisoner. THE DEED ROBBERY. Louisa Evans, who appeared with a child in her arms, was charged with bein" con- cerned in the robbery of deeds. Sergeant Detective Newman deposed that on the 8th inst he went to a station on the Neatn and Brecon Railway, where he ar.ested the prisoner, who was the wife of a porter. She was charged with stealing the deeds of four houses in Gough-street, ee in company with a man named Parsons, now in custody. Elizabeth Alary Lewis, residing in Gough-street, identi- tied the deeds produced as the property of her husband. They were in her possession, and related to leasehold pro- perty in Gough-street, belonging to her husband. They were placed in her bedroom in a parcel. The prisoner with her husband had formerly lodged in the witness's house, at 22, Gough-street. Knew Owen Parsons, who used to visit the defendant and her husband. The arti- cles were placed under a mattress, and in removing the bed she found that the deeds had been abstracted. The prisoner said she found the deeds wrapped in brown paper in her own bedroom, and she did not know how they came there. Airs. Lewis, recalled, denied that the deeds were placed in the prisoner's room. The case was remanded until Alonday. ASSAULT UPON A POLICEMAN.—A man named Meredith was charged with assaulting P.C. Pinnagre. Mr. Ensor, who appeared for the prisoner, admitted the offence, and the magistrates inflicted a fine of 20s. and costs, or in default, 14 days' imprisonment. INSUBORDINATION.—Two men, named Nicholas Collins and George Wright, were charged with using threatening language towards John Howell, master of the ship Fair- fax, who stated that the prisoners worked on board his veotel. On the 8th inst they went on board drunk, used threatening language towards him, and also wanted to fight. He ordered them to their duty, and they refused and were very disorderly. The prisoners had nothing to say in defence. The magistrates thought the men ought to have been put in irons. The captain said the prisoners threatened to strike both himself and the officer. After an apology from the prisoners to the captain, they were dismissed.

CWMAVON. ^ASSAULT.- A case of assault came on for hearing at Neath, on Friday, in which George Bindon, of Aberavon was charged with assaulting Miss Newman and Alias Horlick, at a concert in connection with the South Wales Choral Union. The Hallelujah Chorus" was part of the programme, and several persons, according to custom, stood while it was performed, amongst whom were the two ladies mentioned. The defendant it ap- peared, tried to force them to sit down, and thus gave rise to the charge. The assault having been proved, defendant was fined 10s in each case with costs.

ABERDARE. SINGULAR FATALITY. -A child about two and a half years of age, has just died from the effects of scalding. A woman named Davies, having boiled some potatoes in a saucepan, proceeded to a low wall which bounds off a little garden before the door, and over this wall she ex- tended the saucepan and drained off the water. Under the far side 3f the wall was the child, whom the woman did not perceive, and upon whom fell the boiling witev It lingered but a few days in great pain. Delth took place on Ihursday evening. The woman who caused tit hS'Seifed greM-'y SUfte™» fni'» "■« &

MERTHYR. and Air. Thomas Wiilhn,?' C,rneh«« Griffiths, meeting were read jT'fi T Kunutes of the last read fro in thf. ,i -i. ^onfiruied. A certificate was Mr Fverall ^r- Charles Taylor, for £ 350 for dar'rin p raetor, ^or the construction of the Peny- hp o-i f ,'r It was ordered that a cheque for £ 150 f lUu ■ TaJ'lor, on account of .his commission Penydarren and Troedyrhiw schools. The plan oi the Laedraw school was sealed, and ordered to be for- warded to the Education Department for approval. The managers of the Troedyrhiw school forwarded a letter from Air. Houlsun, tht, iriast ri recfinite sum. After salary should be raised and fixed at a definite sum. After going into statistics of the other schools, the Board could not see their way to carry out the suggestion of th# managers for the present. A communication was read from the managers of the Pen yd arret) school, in reference to an unfavourable report which had been made of that school by the inspector. The managers were of opinion that the master and his subordinates had done their duty, and that the unsatisfactory state of things complainCd of by the inspector was due to the change that had been forced upon them by tbe Board, and the inconvenient state of things that now existed until the new feuiidin<- should be erected. With regard to the pupil teachers who had failed to pass a satisfactory examination the Board could not help thinking it was the fault of the 'jar ties themselves, and suggested to the managers tlieV sirabilitv of taking into consideration the °dismis al f tho^e pupil teachers who had failed in their examirVm! unless they became convinced of an amendment conduct for the future. A clerk of the wX « pointed for the Twvnrodyn schools, iu additi™ fS yp" one at Penydarran, as there wa*: an V*.e would effect a saving in ttie end. The 1•tais was Air. James Lloyd, of Pontypridd tit?1 f,pPoir:tecl Saul she felt assured the step she was .,W. not only be approved of W ^e "ouid those who were absent. She m..vrl ^_< 'Pk y thyr School Board hereby vm+« r> I hat the Aler- loss of one of its members b\ death -the remarkable degree the re--anl a, l l.f d 111 a the Hov Fathm. le=aJa a»d esteem of the Board— the Kev. bather Alillea—of whom eke believed it was true that he never said an unkind wjfof any one Mr! Chaues James seconded the motion, which was carried.

— SWANSEA. PRESENTATION TO A MINISTER.—On Thursday evenine last a most interesting meeting was held at Mount Zita Chapel, Cradock-street, when the members worshippirg at that place presented their esteemed pastor, the Rev. David Jones, with a testimonial of zt40, as a slight acknow- ledgement of their respect for him. During several years past, between five and Mid six, Mr. Jones has pur- sued a course which is but rarely followed-viz., working with commendable perseverance and much success, without receiving any salary, and we may add that the church under his ministrations now numbers 300 members. .Several gentlemen addressed the meeting, and spoke in approving terms of the recipient of "the testimonial. P.'evious to the meeting a tea party, which was numerously attended, was held in the chapel. OVERCROWDED LODGING-HOUSE. At the Borough Police Court, held at the Guildhall yesterday morning, the Alayor and the Stipendiary on the bench, Daniel CalJaghan, a hawker, was brought up on a warrant having failed to appear to a summons, charged with over- crowding his house at 23, Tontine-street. Br. Davies, -Medical Officer of Health, visited the house on the night of April 23rd, and in a small room he found four persons sleeping.^ The size of the room allowed only 161 cubic feet of air to each person, when he should have about 400. 11, another room five persons were found, and these had 221 cubic feet. The Bench fined defendant 40s. including costs, or in default, one month's imprisonment. A FORTUNATE P AIR.-A widow named Bridget Dewett, ana iMargaret 1* lannegan, a single woman, were summoned jy Patrick Rock, landlord of the Glamorgan Arms, with being drunk and refusing to quit the licensed premises named, ihe alleged offence was committed on the 5th ns ut as the prosecutor di 1 not wish to press the cast s, ley wiere allowed to be withdrawn. Inspector Crock- ford compiained of the manner in which Mr. Rock con- ducted his hotist, alld this drew from the Bench a re- future Roci>- that he must be more careful in BREACH OF THE LICENSING ACT MR FOWTFR ON OFFENDING PuBLiCANs.TThe adjourned summons against ]and]''rd "f Fountain Inn, Aly- svdd-sviec to selling intoxicating liquors during prohi- bited hours on Sunday, April 27, again came on for hear- ing, and a witness was called by the defendant to prove that the pohce-ofh^i had marie an untruthful statement as to the door tne officer entered the hou*e The Stipen 14 n diary afterwards said that they had considered the case with all the attention that it required, and they were quite satidied that constable Smith had driven a true account of this matter, and the circumstances1 perfectly satisfied him, aud also the Alayor, beyond all reasonable doubt, that persons were drinking in his (defendant's) house, on the morning of the day in question. The de- fence set up aggravated the case. Defendant had he (the Stipendiary) thought, most unfairly attacked the constable's character for truthfulness, and the officer re- ferred to, he understood, was a steady man, and from the beginning to the end he (defendant) had suggested that the officer had committed wilful and corrupt perjury, and fabricated the story to injure him, that was what it meant. In a short compass his defence was 3Joliceman Smith has committed perjury and fabricated a story to damage my interests. That was a most unfair deience because he had not a tittie of ground for substantiating it, and as to the witness that was called at the first hearing, he could only hay that she had not spoken the truth. tHe (defendant) kept his house open on bunuay morning, and this was very unfair to his brother publicans whu i>.ept their houses closed. It was not only an offence ag-iiiist the law, that was committed when the house was open at illegal hours, but it was all injury to every pubhcan who conformed to the law, aud these, they were glad to say, as on previous occasions, were a vast majority. It was a fraud to his brother publicans, if a man clandestinely opened his house whilst the majority were kept shut, they fined defendant sLa including costs. Paid. .AkoTHICK CASE.W illi&m Wooglev, landlord of the j aimers Arm", JjlitiiiiNiiinltjtj was summoned for keeping his house open un Sunday morning, the 14th inst. The offence, which was provei by P.O. Smith, was admitted, and defendant fined 10s., and 8s. 6d. costs. AN EXPENSIVE PINT OF ALE.-Gi-iffitli Jones, and Alorgan Walters, were summoned for being in the Far- mers Arms during illegal hours. They admitted the offence, and P. C. Smith stated that each of them had a pint of beer before taem. They were fined 10s. and 8s. 6d. costs each.

NEWPORT. DOCK COMPANY.—The half-yearly meeting of this com- pany was held at the offices, Dock-srreet, Newport, on Thursday, Mr. Samuel Homfray in the cHair. Admiral Foote, secretary, having read the notice convening the meeting, the Cliairman submitted the folio wing report for the consideration and adoption of the proprietary, as re- commended by the directors The statement of receipts and expenditure on capital and revenue accounts for the half-year ending December, 1572, shows a balance on general revenue account of £ 6.014 los. 2d., inclusive of U'2,632 tjs. tid. from last half-yearly account. The large expenditure of £ 1,512 was made in removing mud from such parts of the docks which the dredge c-jiild not con- veiiieuLI3, reach without serious interrupt; j~h of the trade the effect of this removal had added considerably to tbe efficient working of the docks. The Hoard recommend that ki per share, amounting to tl.500, tie half-year's interest for the six months endingolst December. 1S72 on 1st January shares (Act, 1844); that dividend amounting less income-tax, to £ 2,555 3s. 4d., for the six months end- ing 31st December, li72, on the 2nd preference shares (Act, loo4) be declared payable on lVb- 31st The directors also recommend that 10s. per share, amounting to A;1,544 10s. on the 3,060 redeemable preference shares and a year's interest at 2 per cent., due 30tu June next on tne balance oi such redeemable shares, £ 23,167 10s amounting, less income tax, to £ 475 5s. ioi., *!>e declared pa.ya.ble on oOih June next; a sum of £ 20.; 17s. will then remain, which your directors recommend should be carried to the credit ot the general revenue account. The Act of Parliament requires that a Committee of Management for the next year be appointed at the general meeting. Messrs. Homfray, Lyne, Cartwright, Cave, U-ratrex, Jenkins, and Gething. members of the directorate, are eligible and offer themselves for re-election, a:iu in addi- tion to the number a director will have to be elected in consequence of the lamented decease of -Air John Russell." The seal of the company having been a.. xtu to the registei of shareuoideiis, the Chairman proceeded to move the adoption of tiie report, lie explained that in consequence of the late ttrike, as well as the expenses incurred in clearing the cock of mud, lie regretted to state that the position oi the Company for the half-year was not so favourable as he could have wished. A considerable falling off had taken place in t,h«lr but now that they had passed through the difficulty he hoped that they would go on in the future in the usual "tiowing" way. After explaining sundry items in the accounts, and particularly that of the cost of erecting new gates to their dock, the Chairman proceeded to move a series of resolutions which bore on the recom- mendations ot the directors as stated in the report, aud at the proper time intimated that he should move the ap- pointment of Mr. Crawshay Bailey as successor in the directorate to the late Air. RusselL Mr. Phuiios seconded the proposition of the Chairman. Air. T H. Batchelor proceeded to severely criticise the mode in which the accounts were prepared, and submitted for the adoption of the Board. He complained that it was with tumculty that they could be understoodjby outsiders, and they were destitute of those comparative statements which really made accounts of this kind v aluable, besides which there was no general balance sheet. He had di- rected attention to the matter before, and had elicited a pledge, or at least as he understood, that his suggestions would in the future be carried out. Air. Cartwright denied that any pledge had been given, and that the ac- counts were prepared by a profession:4 auditor, and put in such a manner as to be easily understood. A warm discussion ensued, and at length Air. Batchelor expressed himself satisfied with the assurance that his complaints were receiving attention ar the hands of the Board. The report having been adopted, Mr. Batchelor objected to the mode of re-electing the directors in a lump, and con- tended that each gentleman should be put up sin^iv. The objection, however, was overruled, and he c. P«U which wo,,Id take pla=« on i davt j u Sir named Mr. Batchelor's opposition to the election of Mr C. Bailey was also negatived. A vote of fl, Chairman concluded the business. u0 DRUNK AND DISORDERLY.—At the "R X> T court on Friday, before Air. Wvndham T ntr .hd llr, David Harrhy, Thomi"fc- SSS Thursday8 p'e1 vVil' ->* intendent said' defendanUv^a J'he 8"PT and nn a sailor who was paid off. fendant hi I V f'n U1'T'r to a Eoveieitm which de- monev m^ht ,He Was locked th^ taken care of. Fined on. Richard Johnsoli and Ihomas Bradley were charged with fighting at a spot near a lodging-house kept by Adam Selby. P.C. Loates proved the otfence, but as it did not appear of a serious nature defendants were discharged with a caution. Ihomas Pea, a negro, was again charged with being drunk and disorderly in the streets. P.C. Price, proved the offence. Defendant took hoid of two little girls and tore their hats to pieces. He was t. complete nuisance in the streets. On Monday pra<ntr had pro- mised to leave the town for Chepstow, our nad not done so. Sentenced to one month s ht*rd labour. ROBBERY FROM A TILL.—James Parry was charged with stealing money from a till in the shop of Air. Poole Commercial-road. fcarah Jbrnma Poo: daughter of prosecutor, stated that about twenty minut--s four o'clock on Thursday afternoon, she «j,w shop leaning across tiie counter, with his nv, Called out to him, but he would not move i ntiilu ♦ to the door leading into the shop. Ti u'Utli &lle «ot fast as he could. He turned r^id tE n,°Ut?8 White Hart public-house, and then she W y J back, and told her father what had 1- .i gave information as to where urisouer h"<K" led to his apprehension. Did "not L-.> = )5,e? au^ tl"s till, but Alrl. Poole was certai sb.T7'Uat ^-the and a small piece or two James saw the prisoner rurni^ „ -u- u K'"es>!> Poole following him He rm'? 1SC; aiu, -^ISS he missed him. Prisoner t> d ^.coriier' aud then iowin<* PC the maa Miss Poole w^as lol- tiie charge "which moe ^Pl-rehended the prisoner on s lillircr o lu.. -eaichu.g prisonefciouno upon him a iX,u!'5' T5, 1. for 'vii^f I, vM iJiCaded guilty, «M saiu n was sorry wL iba-d^' and pleaded he w.„ drun/ S^tencid to"? ,,y icd labour months' impri#|^ntiit v-jth h £ ,rd Ixrm-GEMEXT OF THE LICE:S!X{¡:f.i'" C'hrke for kel)iyig h. the sale of at- illegal hours, on Sunday last,} Air. Ti: ;:ick clerk t< Axr. George Batchelor, who, in a&*w«? to tiie Bench ,:lj. was a solicitor^ appeared for cfcs defer<Liut. P s* VVinmell proved the ojfence.. He visii^d defe; oa ntV" on«p- in Thomas-street^ and t>»und two men in ten f-.11, One man was a navvy, wi»> I ■, t «■"re- fresh drawn, before him, and another was from Abercai-i'' In answer to a question, Mrs. Clarke s& \e ly „ 'I know the man or how he came in. On io„l;' ..}/' ♦ defendant said, "You needn't look, there." The officer was exceedin g £ « 7 to*hathesaw. Airs. Clarke was denied the evidence of the sergeant in her house for the men in question ( n stranger and a friend, and ,he WwLd T ■ eupof tea. She assured the pen?L ft r r' Jn ior a particular as to the way ia wLhX liS h • mo8C withstanding all that people mikht House, net- viction was proved v ■> prfvious cm* q. was ProvecL ihe bench ar^ o/ £ l eluding costs, and administered a ca^ou a, J the m<X of conducting h#r house in future,