South Wales Daily News

MOTHER ACCOUNT. [FKOM OUR SPEcial CORRESPONDENT.] • MONHAT NIGHT.. 111 • Adnatic arrive L in the Mer- TR^?HN""YOTT w en a voyaj e from Mont- real to Liverpool. .0 ^countered a vast area of field or floe ice, andbeCaille (urronnded b A little later the steamer laboured hes vfl mdw* •truck about by a large mass of ic6f *Wc'V carried away her propeller, and stove a hole jjer on the po^t quarter. The ship jU wafc0r )1.1 "lery ist at 6 o'clock a. rn. On June 1st sh was ing}U^j ch « WMHfo oo^<Utiop,thaj|j.her commander give orders to twer the boats preparatory to abandoning her. Three bats I«ft Atu reasel, having on board forty fur PM*on«, Thile fiixty-Reven persons were left on bpard and re- ^5 th?,vassal AMOI, fghe, gapl? ,aboiit 10 o'clock aft. The survivors state that when the captain ordered «1 the boate tt? be panned the boatswiin's i^ate,Crawley, **h another sailor jumped into boat Noi and was "banning the preparations for launching het when the iØl¡ra tackle of the boat either parted or: got adrift, i e b* HKlec 80 by jher forward ttfkle .5 t afterwards the bow tackle parted, and the sea «nd f^»t fillinl yiijh water. '•'gKted however, and floatelf I%i-ae "inore to keep her clear, as they say. They immediately began to bale her out with buckets, and while balingT the-boat drifted about 150 yards away from the ship. They saw as they drifted that the second officers boat was successfully lowered, with only nine per- sons in her, and was pulled away to windward. Soon after one of the five exclaimed, She's going down.' Looking back, they saw the captain on the bridge, beck- oning to them to bring back his boat—the one they were in. It was impossible, they say, to do this, as the boat was only half baled out, and they had no management over her. Then another man exclaimed, There she goes," and they saw the ship lurch forward and go down bow first. As she disappeared from sight they say that the chief officer's boat, known as No. 2, was floated off the chocks with about thirty persons in her. The chief officer succeeded in getting her off skilfully. When the vessel dipped, and went under aft, the boat was left in the water, and when the vessel came up again before going down forward and aft, the chief officer's boat cleared and was afloat, but whether the chief officer was in her we could not tell." They pulled away from where the vessel had been to the northward. While they were going to the south among the debris that floated when the ship sank, they saw the captain and another person floating, on a bale of hay. They tried to get to him to rescue him, but were unable to do so, owing to the unmanageable nature of their boat. They kept in sight of the other two boats for about two hours and then lost sight of them.

LATEST PARTICULARS. (SPECIAL TELEGRAM.) LONDON, :Tuksp AY, 1 P.M. The five men of the ill-fated steamer Vicksburg, were picked up on June 5th, in lattitude 36 deg. ;30 min. west longitude 47 deg. 58 min. In boat number cjne, which was picked up by the state of Georgia, the three lady cabin passengers and the stewardness had beep placed, but a heavy sea upset it, and all four were 10ft. The sur- vivors state that as the sea being high and the patch very infirm was the reason why the captain ordered a portion of the cargo to be thrown overboafd to lighten her aft. The discharge of cargo was ordered on TVtesday morning, June 1st. About daybreak a part of the crew were taken from the cargo, and ordered to clear the boats. While this was being done the captain ovdetad the wells to be sounded, and it was ascertained that after-steerage was full of water. Notwithstanding this discovery, the captain thought he would be able te ree4h St. John's, Newfoundland, 129 miles distant to the north-west. Then came the news that the fires were swamped, and the hope of reachiiag St. John's had to be abandoned^ In Captain Cooper's account of the rescue, the following entry occurs in the log book of the State of Georgia, under date of June 5th:- AtlÍalfpaøt 11 a.m., lat. 46 deg. 34 min. north, long. 47 deg. 58 west, discovered a ship's boat with sails set on our port bow. Immediately I made for her, and found her to be" Noi 1 boat of the ill-fated steamship Vicksburg, of Liverpool, belonging to the Dominion Line, commanded by Captain Bennett. There were five men in her in a very ex- hausted condition; feet and legs very much swollen, so much so that when rescued their boots had to be cut off. I at once took them on board, together with their boat, and put them in hospital under the surgeon's care, they having parted company with the first and second officers' boats four aud a half days ago, and their state- ments to me being so very contradictory as to the direc- tion of their two boats, and my own ship being surrounded by icebergs, I considered it would be useless to search for them, as by so doing I should place jny ship in great in ?er" The event of my seeing them was also very un- *y* I kept at the masthead all-day till dark, looking •ut for the two boats, all of which time 1 was passing through icebergs -and floe-ice.

A BURGLAR IN TROUBLE AT LLANDAFF- John Foot, alias John Tuffin, a wanderer, having no definite place of residence, was brought up yesterday at the Llandaff Petty-sessions, before Mr Phillips, Mr R. ftockards, and Mr G. W. G.. Thomas, charged with hav- broken into a series of establishment^ at Canton, Miskin, and Llanblethian. Three charges were gone into, and, Gn these the P-Irisouer was committed for trial at the next Assizes. One had reference to a burglarious entry into the house of Henry Greenweod, Cowbridge-rcad, Canton, frotn which place two rabbits, one apron, and a piece of calico were taken on the night of the 11th inst. Another had reference to a forcible entry into the saddle-room of Mr Gwilym Williams of Miskin Manor, from which place a pair of trousers, braces, and two pins were stolen, Edward Williams, coachman at Miskin Manor, identified these articles, which he had missed from the saddle-room on the 29th ult. Jphn Dearlove, a groom, proved; that all these things were his property; and Louis Fligtelstone stated that the prisoner had pledged a portion, of ttiq goods with him. The last charge heard waS that in which the prisoner was connected with breaking into the stabl* of Mr Gib- the 23rd May? The groom em, e8^lighment identified- two pairs of 4paLed The charges which were not priced against the prisoner were :1, For burglariously breakin and e r- m?a dwelhng house and stealing one waistcoat, the property of Mr Evan Lewis Ystradowen, on the 22ni of May ?, for burglariously breaking into a shop belonging, to Wllliam Lougher, Llancarvan, and stealing therefrom & quantity of wax thread, on the 4th of June: 3, for breaking and entering the dwelling-hopsec of Thomas Rees, Llansarner and stealing one front, cine collar, one bill clasp, and comb, on the 30th of May 4, for breaking into the saddle room of Mr it. F. G. Jenner, Wenvee, on the 3rd inst., and stealing one key, a piece of glass, and a cork-screw 5, for being found on the Lord Bishop's premises, at 5 o'clock on the morning of the 11th inst., with intent to commit a felony. The prisoner was apprehended by Police sergeant Roberts, on the 11th inst- Pawn tickets were found on him, which led to the discovery of many I of the goods previously mentioned. When apprehended he was wearing the pair of trousers which had bfep. stolen ftom Miskin Manor.

I, ¡ ,4>ørttJPondeUCf.. BOARDING OUT PAUPER CHILDREN IN THE SWANSEA UNION. "c To (M Editor of the Sotfra WALES DAILV NEWS Jftprint from the Pall Mall Qazette on the joove wtftfect appears in your issue of the 19th inst. On to make a tew remarks. At* RO;caUe4 boarding out in this Union is not °i r °k t Local Government Board, but Vf*!01 re 8lve.n t° destitute children, because w< prefer to leave them with relatives or foster mrents to ke^u^ and educating them in the Workhouse. Dp^les remarks apply only to afew chUdren "boarded out m the town, -» 3rd. I believe the Guardians are, on the whole, satisfied with the condition of the children boarded" out" in the. country. Vide report printed and circulated as lately as' the fall of last year. 1, 1 4th. Though I am not prepared to say the feame of those boarded out in the town, yet when I was first aware of Mr Doyle's adverse view, and before his report was in print, I visited several of these children, and laid my opinion of their condition before the Guardians. In one or two instances we ordered them into thd workhouse, but in a majority of cases we considered they were on an equality with other children of wage-earning parents, and preferred to leave them were they, were. 5th. While the present overcrowded state of Swansea continues, homes in the town, such as Mr Doyle would like to see, can hardly be found but he compares the homes he saw with suct as he sees else- where. We take the best we can get, and think them better than the Workhouse. I have tried to induce the Guardians to adopt the *cheme of an Industrial School, conjointly with other neighbouring Unions, but failed. T Lhop? /°r sucess in the present scheme for an industrial School for this Union alone, for without a school there is no other alternative than these homes— poor though they be—or the Workhouse school, to which I have great aversion. j Believing that these remarks are called for, to show that the Poor-law Guardians of thw Union are alive to their duties, I am, &C. JOHN T: D. LLEWELYN, Chfcirman. June 21, -*——-———-——— -f

IT is A FACT that person* pay,high price for OaiiM de VisJtes, and wh«n fl,fe 1°^ goed PortnMa.

CARDIFF. MAGNA CHARTA ASSOCIATION^—The ^rsj meeting of the above club was held on Friday, the 18tn inst., at the Robin Hood Tavern, Severn-read, Can "Another meeting will be held this week. -p,' THE LATE SHOP ROBBEQT.—At^ the, Borough Police- court yesterday, before Mr R. 0. TJone» ajud Dr Paine, John Howe, a lad of 12 years, who was convicted last Mon- day for stealing Is 8d from the till of Mr William Frank, a sugar boiler of Bute-terrace, was sent to prison for four- teen days with hard labour, and on the expiration of his sentence he will go to the reformatory at Hawdre Genol for five years. FALSE PRETENCES.—John Jones, late landlord of the Tichborne Arms, Hill's-terrace, was charged with obtain- ing from Jenkin Jones, a carpenter and builder, of Ystrad, the sum of .£10 by false pretences. The prose- cutor was in the habit of dealing with Messrs Cutlan and Co., who keep a large joinery works on the East Moors, and he came to Cardiff on the 17th inst. to give Messrs Cutlan an order and to pay them £ 10 on account of a bill then due. On arriving at the Taff Vale Station he saw the prisoner and two others. They went to a public- house and had some beier. There the prisoner repre- sented himself as a traveller for Messrs Cutlan, and told the prisoner that it was too late for him to see Messrs Cutlan that day, but that if he gave him (prisoner)- the | order, he would get the Work done quicker tjhan if it was ordered in the other way^ Prosecutor said that he wanted te pay the Messrs Cutlan some money and the prisoner replied that he would receive it. To this prosecutor at first demurred, as prisoner was a stranger but prisoner said it was all right, as he had other money belonging to Mr Cutlan. Prosecutor then paid him tfcjeihouey, and the prisoner gave him a receipt in the iisual way, signed it John Jones, and added that the.money i received was on account of Messrs Cutlan and Co. On Thursday last the complainant received a letter from Messrs Cutlan asking for payment of the account. He came to Cardiff on the Friday, saw Mr Cutlan, and afterwards saw the prisoner at the Tichborne Arbaf3. Prisoner at onde ad- mitted that he had not paid the money, gave .tLw prose- cutor £ 5, offered to get the other in. two oij three hours, and left the house apparently for that purpose. Prose- cutor waited for three hours, but the prisoner did not return. Mr Blelloch, wno appeared for i the prisoner, cross-examined the pioiiecutor, who admitted that the wife of the prisoner had offered him £ 5 to iettle it, bat he refused unless he received ^310s in addition for ex- penses. The Bench considered jt a case, foij a jury and committed the prisoner for trial at the Quatteij-sessions. RIVAL OPTICIANS-"Joseph Allgood, a runner for Messrs. Williams, opticians, at the Docks, Vfas sum- moned by Bryant Biggs, an optician, ,of Bulteiitreet, for using threats of personal violence townlds turn. Mr Blelloch appeared for the complainant, ;and Mr L, T. Reece for the defendant. The statement of the plaintiff revealed the jealous manner in which t&e jbradeameij at the Docks watch the arrivals of vessels, whien a general the Docks watch the arrivals of vessels, whien a general attack is made on the captain as he lauds, either by the tradesmen or by their runners, to secure his. custom. The threats were used by the defendant, it was alleged, when the captain of the Boston Vale_ kiKted. This captain, it appeared, had formerly'Mr IW W lately transferred his favours to the master of the defendant, and when the eloquence failed to in- fluence the captain, they began to abuse each other in,not very polite language. After a long cross-e^mination, in which Mr Reece changed the defendant with a number of things, which he-indignantly denied, the Bejidh dismissed the case, ordering each man to pay his own (iosts. GLAMORGANSHIRE LIGHT INFANTRY ^MILITIA.—The recruits who have been undergoing their training were yesterday joined by the older soldier making the total strength nearly 1,00° men. A large proportion of .some way c 11 them are colliers, or in on ected with mining operations. Since the last training Clolonel Wood, of Stouthall, who has held the command of this regi- ment for so many years, ret^.r., position as commanding officer has been tilled by^the (promotion of Major Gould to the rank of Lieutenant-Colpnei. Jt was expected that the men would have to be billeted at the publie-h6uses of the town, but recently, Arrangements were made with Mr Morgan, the tenant of Lord Bute, for the use of two fields at Blackweir, niear the new barracks. The tents, nearly 100 of which rwere erected yesterday, presented the same appearance as last year. They are arranged in rows, with sergeants in command at sections; The officers' quarters are to thje south, ted to the west are the canteen, the ^mtcnen, a»<j cooking apparatus. The field has an almost uniform slope to the west, and as the tents are pitched on toe higl»ef ground, the men will not suffer from damp should! the weather prove unfavourable. Every preparation u ^uade for the comfort and amusement of-the regiment. THE BOROUGH POLICE. Ih 6 annual Government in- spection of this force was made yesterday^ by Captain Willis. The force, which is now, filled up, Coa- siRts of 45' cbhstables, 7 sergeants, 3 inspectors, and 1 chief superintendent.. With few exception^, the whole of these mustered for inspection, and were put through t>i« usual police drill in the open space at the back of the To™Ki The Mayor was uttabl. to T?«n Clerk wa« !««§»»« 01 drill Panfain Willis complimented Major Bond jon the fine L complained very- miioh. Jn :ormer ve*™ and want of ventilation. WerS con- fined in the cells for* to health T?' ^a-sa,id, oould not but be highly told the Town Clerk, when the ne* Bill b^ame la^ h.e should certainly not pass the ceUs the Ptitat^n, and, the effect would be that the the Government allowance which was towards the expenses of the police surprise ttiat in a town with ^3PUiatl(% better accommodation was P™r .the ^uef inhabitants of the Docks turned outinth^u^nd8U wi^. ness the funeral obsequies ^.r«a night or two previouSy exhib wMc^] t £ that quarter of the town, lne coi-wfo -»• «jrom the fchead atniue o'cloct,:cWg^ShS™ « Wkrt young men bearing oa t^L womj n; in which lay the figures of a Pro- cession was preceded by » hv a lrffcs 1 rh-^ a dirge, written for the stftt ts't/T^estw• Having inarched through some Wiea. street, where the dock-man who jjSUlr|w n.ad « remained, groans and yells 8 crowd went down to the Old SeaJ^?^ "e dryad Hospital Ship, wh^ blue »g^ We a halt was made at a house at the having again "demonstrated, spanning the Taff,where the coffin an4 it^c coneigne*}: to a watery gr&ve, the swif, ^Jckly 8weepingit out seawards t On Sunday a boat belonging to a foreign vessel i up the coffin and its contents, and lan jf Bgftin, and meeting of the members of this aocfety m the St. JoEn's School-room, Croeknerow^ Mr C. W. David in the chair. A lWff Jw»s read by the secretary from Lord Bute, the pr 1?^ enng as 'a place' in^^ich.tb holdtheir^ next an log, the Banquetting Hall at Caerphilly V*15*Aff^{l?rdshlP expresses his interest in the jJLr with r,i anc^ not only places the hall at their d^fposai ^eastire, but hothat they wiU SX'f. the event of their doing 50, thorougmy ^3.yi mselves. The determination to spend tie Wai then l^mn§ next Monday week at ^rP^yS^gg,. aog,r^« tq unanrmously. The member8 whdrp $t. John's Schoolroom, Crockherbtowii. the busi. ndss of the society will be transactea. py will then attend Divine Service at St. Jph" 8 JiilL "er- mon is to bft preached by j j ?i«^lnp?.on» the vicar. When the Bervice ia concluded, W members will march to.thq Rhymney Kail way Stft«orI. F°Pre a special train will convey them to Caerphilly- Arrangemeats. will also be made for the wives and friends 6f the mem- bers, to a limited extent, to >nd at the conclusion of the members'dinner, for the friends will be provided, *f ^BroPrietors of one of the CaerphiUy hotels »t a .eharge. A band will be in attendance, wil1 be spent in out-door amu^ments^o a special train leaving Oaerphiiiy at o'clock to oiing the members and friends back to Cardiff I £ ■* r f

CWMCA^NE.. ♦ SHAFT SIRNANO^ ."Ehe S;»istaft'fo> the Colliery Company is. g01"^«nB v, » satisfactorily by Mr Brown. The winding eDg „ as .^been placed in position, and is now in full «*to the work has theAbercatneMtt). ■

0ENLLAN AJMGOED.; Softopj, WBnHr »f the wroenfr exaininatioa of this 8^hool has j^st bee* received. It reads tains" Thw »chool conidhueft in a hightr indent gent and geography, a bfeowledpf at TJw siting nii> ft* '0$

-Damig WNO-Poom THE MibiHA. -YesUiidaore tfag" Mayor (Mr F. A. Y^o) and Messrs J. T. Jfenkin and T. Powell, John Cole was charged with deserting from the Rpyal OlanlmLight Infantry Militia. The case was proved by JU-nry Ellis, but the Bench discharged the pric>oaer-^l;kv pt-oo^iing-to refcuratohfe-dupy. -QUASREBSOME NEIGHBOURS.—Elizabeth Djavies applied to the Bei ch for cureties of the peace against Mary Landry, who, complainant stated, «ame to her door-step and said she would have her soul out.]' The Bench dismissed the case. i ASSAULTING A LITTLE BOY.—John Palme* was charged with having assaulted William Pric*. The little fellow, who is only nine years of ate" stated that the defendant came out of the house! and struck him across the back with a strap several times, which hurt him, and marked his back. Complainant was standing by the house, looking at the men at work. He was not doing anything to annoy anybody., Defendant, who admitted the offence, said that the complainant, and several other boys were throwing clay a his window. He had repeatedly cautioned them, but tbejr persisted in annoying himself and his wife. He was ifined Is and costs, or one day's imprisonment. The Mayor cautioned the mother of the boy to see that he did not tenew the an- noyance. AMIABLE LOGGERS "THE SPIDER AND :THE FLY. Elizabeth Carter applied to the Bench for siireties of the peace against Anne Davies, the complainant being afraid that the latter would do her some bodily arm. Com- plainant stated that on Saturday week defendant came and threatened to take a knife and rip her up if she came near her. Complainant was afraid. She had no malice against thedefendant. By Mr Woodward (who appeared for the defendant) Had never had any TOWS with the defendant. Was not continually getting drunk. Had lived in Queen-street and Back-street, but did not keep a brotheL Would own. that there were young women lodging with her in Back street, but notin.Queen- street. Was not turned out from Qneeu-street.—Mr Woodward Was defendant not singing the song of the Spider and the Fly ?"-Complainant Yes; that had been the case all the week.—Mr Woodw»rd I think dori.t they? they call your husban £ the Spider, don't they?—Com- plainant: Yes, Sir.- r Woodward: Didn't that annoy you ?-Complainant No I:put it down to her ignorance. —Mr Woodward It did not annoy you?—^Complainant: Not in the slightest degree.— Mr Woodwaijd Xau oxe her no ill-feeling ?—Complainant: No, no| the slightest.— Mr, Woodw^fd Are yoi^ on friendly terms with her?— Complainant: Friendly enough; but I am in bodily fear of her. She came and spat at me whilst I was ironing, and she took up a brick and said she would knock my brains out.—The Bench, having h^ard Mr -Wood- waid' uid his evidence for tW defence, (aid there was a great deal of bad feejing on bo)^, Sides, a^d they requirttl both parties to enter imio sureties of peace towards each other and. all Her ^ta^e^tj 'ii'hdbiecis tor three; months.' 'j.. > | 3<5 I^QL^STS. —Two inquests were hel<J«"vferl the' notQUB)?' yesterday, at the Bird in Hand Hotels Hlgij.^j^t^^oA' udde the bodies of the two men whose a«^Han^^jadi!i»g nounced yesterday, namely George Lewis} of Union- court and John Evans, of Greenfield-street. In erfch the verdict was Death from natural causes."

NE &TH. Ydvm M^N'S CHEISTIAN ASSOCIATIWJ—;It., hayijag been determined to form an association of fhM DtaiAre, preliminary meeting, which was attended h¥ aibout; QO pevMUs, was held at the Working Men's Institute, on Friday. Mr Dymond presided over the meetings which, was a great success. About 30 names we^# enfolli^ The chief object of the association, is tl»e eVangelizaAidh/ of the people. Mr Fowler, stipendiary magistrate, was elected president, it being understood that he was willing to fill the patft. A prayfr meeting was annpunceq. fu be .1 at, t1__ S_d held at the almshouses, on Sunday evenipg, to prajiior. the pi-osperity of the association. ..DKOWNED WHILE BATHING. <— A young -man named John Davies, a native of Pembrokeshire, who is working as a shoemaker at Mr Turner's shop, went out with two of his comrades yesterday morning about 8i 30 a.BV, and hired a small boat for the purpose, qf taking a short row up the river. When they were about 150 yljords from the Neath Bridge, deceased said that it was intention to have a bathe. They rowed the boat to a convenient v place on the side of the river, and$h^% stopped. De- ceased stood up in the* boat aqd Jumpe^ iito the water where it was very deep the- boat was canned' away by II ,le away the tide and he immediately sank. In a I short time many people gathered to help in the search, and the body was at length discovered by one of hU companions diving. An inquest was held on the body aboyt three o'clock, at the Town Hall, and the, jury returned a ver- cEct of accidental death. It is supposed that the unfor- tunate man could not swim much, but tried to retain a hold of the boat, which he failed in doing. TOWN COUNCIL.—An adjourned meeting Of the Urban Sanitary Authority, was held yesterday at the Guildhall. The Surveyor reported two houses at M^yta, as ha ving been erected without notice to the Board., ^he meeting decided to issue handbills in reference to the, Bye Laws, ia order tq warn intending builders in Jiiture of their liabilities. Mr John Swash s plans of new houses were approved of. Orders were given to serve tha • King-street and Elias street with orders to jcomply with the sanatory regulations issued by the Board, Mr May's notice of motion That a- surveyor be appointed, to examine the tramway work and report evety w«^ £ to the Sanitary Authority," waB adjourned after some dis- cussion. The second motion That a' hokise-t Sanitary Authority," was adjourned after some dis- cussion. The second motion That a' hokise-t inspection of nuisances be Made was settled by Mr May -wQr cai handing to the surveyor a list of the^worst cases. Licences "were granted to Mrs Peckover, for cabdrivprs, for the Castle Hotel, The draft security for the loan oft35,500 from the London Assurance Society, was read: by. tjie clerk the sum being the purchase money for the gas works.' The tOtai amountj-equirwt Was, fov 'ejter, as per the company's bitt&ntt ib,ffoSA. >si h<* draft wauj accepted and adopted. At the %atjjH Cvinmittep, tenders wew no decisjon r was .arrived- Thewpen^en^awtsBaidlotige^d receivedithttk ^heiGovenlnwnfc itepeeMmu. d review Qie force oft wwftwtfay*' A'fr ;"T" f •ry',KA- J | i"" T&s TjOSH biieut madaitt. your bolhmns ofthe dangerous state erfJiStoojlc^»Uaictiii!e. The evil has now been WmJ 'ery thank- ful to the C.c»mp»ny fo/ wn»t tkey Wye |o £ e notio« jwil2k be tPOfie m»ohjevo*sr bersons ■fttio havebeen in the habit of removing the lfc#e>toj oft^e 69r ^^jlifSewill be

TROBDYKMWL i SHOCKING DEATH OF A SINKEK.—On Sa|;urcUiy; last, a Bhoaking owurred in No. 2 r»ttr ef the M«tthyr Vale Colliery, »t Ynuowen, n^ar Tro^d^Hiw. About 6 a m. Owen Mdrns, a smker, Was1 stattdmglin the shaft ofthe pit, and hadjiwt commenced woric when hefaiil down4e ah^ 1 feet deep. «rte8 £ Ji 'cbmrndes. tor' whom his body ^>t2«^nut^. It was thefl Panydetf„ VKere the worka aurgeWt {frbnouttced life to be extinct. T^ unfarCw^to 1 man leaves a wife and family to lanietit "h^s untimely it is worthy of remark: that but v«# fbw accidents have occurred at this colliery. F

PBNARTfl. r; I NOI8ANOW.—At the Petty Sessions, before the Mr Bichards, Messrs G. 8. Oerbett, and K; T. L. Jenner, John Mo^an, of Cwoxton, was summoned by the inspector, Mrlhomasj for disobeying justices' order* as tobWse8 on Twynrpdyn. Defendant was fined 10s and costs. ^«-J°hn Williams, o<f Roath, ^rtui al^o gammoned for disobeying an ortlei, and WM fined 10s and costs. The magistrates told the defendants that unless the wii- fiances were abated at ouq), the full PenaltiesweUid be inflicted. -Richard John, of Weet Cottages(, was sum- moned by Mr Tkoin»fOT having the cesspool in a. offensive stale. The case adj ourued: on lualment of the expenses by the defendant. a :.v

I^LAN§I £ O. ;R! '■$.!?"*S'; PGRTV SESSIONS.—On Saturday, before Me«8« Wi Du Buisson and Peel Jun., there was only one case and as a fresh summons has to be taken out in that, virtually there was sheet, a very rare thi^g per^. 1

5- A, BtWftKfta' (iRTEVAKCE,—-A dwu^atien butchers ^waited on the Local Board, oa Saturday, ^ir tiwyi Auati* l>eing Alwir *»ry >q, ,opWl4irtB! that altho»#6 ti»ei- market were so small, they had not of late been per- .jajitted to hang their "four quarters of beef"—the whole animal divided into four parts—outside, as formerly. Thus they could not display their largest a most valu- able commodities, and these were shut up i a compara- tively close atmosphere. The butchers also ought that the Board should provide fixed hooks and ocks in con- nection with their stalls and allusions werejfreely made to the want of a proper public slaughter-house. The Board at first suggested that the Chairmaii Mr David Evans, should arrange matters with the butclers, but Mr Evans declined the individual responsibility, and asked for a committee. Ultimately the Board < onceded the permission required, to hang the larger d riptions of rip meat outside the stalls, and also that the bu hers should place their chopping-blocks on the eaves' ide of the covered way and the butchers retired, pleasi d and grate- ful for a recognition, which they fully dese -ve, of their claims. Later on, an application by one of heir body— Mr Llewellyn Arthur-to convert a worksl op in Oxen- street, lately occupied by Mr D. Watkeys, j )iner, into a slaughter-house, was referred to the Surveyoi. THE NEW WATERWORKS: COSTLY Ex AVATIONS. The embankment of the noble and capaci< us reservoir now being made in the Lliedi Valley was estimated to cost £ 16,000 or E17,000, and contracts were let at those figures. The excavation for the puddle tren b which has been-or is just about to be-completed, des:ends 15 feet below the level of the Lliadi river, while bor s-holes have been sunk heTe and there to about 50 feet b low the bed of the river. Mr Beardrnore, C. E., waited c i the Local Board on Saturday, and stated that unless they would have a leaky and probably a dangerous r« servoir they must continue the excavation for the puddle- trench down at least as far as the borings had gone, the strata so far consisting of thin layers of shale, bastard sto le coal, <fcc., which were not a water-tight or safe foundi tion for the embankment. He did not know what the Gratification might be lower down (below the 50 feet).. li,, hoped the extra expense would not exceed £ 5,000. Me nbers of the Board thought 210,000 a more likely figure and it was resolved to request a consultation by Mr E ;ardmore of mining engineers practically acquainted v ith the coal measures and connected stratification of e) parts. Mr Williams, of Box, was mentioned as one J ch mining engineer, and another, or others, are to be eferred to. Mr C. W. Neville, M.P., will also have notice of further proceedings in this matter, in regard to whi( h his know- ledge of local carboniferous and allied strata is expee ted to -foe tcSSfttt) "feifll' "CB8" T$d4rd' win hold an larly spe cial meeting.

PONTLOTTYN. GELLIGAIJI ,tf&BAN. SANTTABY BOABD,—A meeting of the above Bpard was held on Friday a' the Board schoolroom, Pontlottya. present: Mr J Matthews Chairman), Rer. J> F- .Williaow.'Rev. A. )avies, Bev. -Ill Williams, Dr Oke, Dr Kant Jones (Voct riw), Messrs iWi-' Mwtthews, J» Harrison, D.Morgan, and L. D. Bees. ,T)ie .fupectors were authorised; to Berve no tices on cer- tain paittiea at Vochrhtw and 'Ti^hil to abate nuisances at the badks of their premises, xhe clerk v as asked to ^appij for permission tot^e X>oatla^ Compan 7 to convey 'the water under their railways to the Sextan at Voch- Mr John Harris, station toaster at Vochrhiw, sent a letter to the, Bpard, com- pbutfing of the nuisance caused by e erection 0?- ah ftsh-pit in front of his house. and asked for its removal. A long discussion ensued, and two of the members strongJiobjected to the removal of the ash- pit. Ultimately, tije matter was adjourned for a month, so as to give the members an opportunity to visit the place. The inspector was. instructed to investigate the sanitary condition of the Rhymney and Carjdiff and the Brecon and Merthyr railway stations within this district, and bring in his report at the next Board meeting. The members said a visit to certain streets, and found, to their great satisfaction, that the sanitary condition; of the place has greatly improved. I

RHYMNEY. DEMONSTRATION OF NONCONFORMIST SUNDAY SCHOOLS. Through the interference of some unknown person it is feared that the united procession of Sunday schools, which has been carried on uninterruptedly ffrr a number of years, and which, it was presumed would take place this year as usual, is in danger of falling through. It is hoped that every effort will be made to carry out the movement with the same zeal and fervour as' on previous occasions and for this purpose an attempt will be made to convene the committee this evening,' when it is ex- pected that the representatives of the various schools will muster strongly to make the requisite armnizem,ents.

LLANDAFF. CRUELTY TO HoRsEs.-At the Llan £ aff Petty Sessions, yesterday, before Messrs G. W. G. Thomas, R. Rickards, and G. Phillips, William Jenkins, a farm labourer, was charged at the instance of Mr Alex. Melville, who appeared for the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, with ill-treating two horses. Mr Melville saw the defendant, at Ely, kicking and beating two horses, and behaving in a very cruel manner. The Bench fined him 10s and costs, or seven days' hard labour. DISORDERLY.—Richard Farreil, a labourer, was fined 21 and costs for being drunk on Saturday night, and I g, g ■ tr Iroattart. As the Bench only inflicted the alternative of seven days' h:>rd labour if the money was not paid, the defendant prr rred the alter- native, and elected to retire from pnblit t-te for a week.

NEWPORT. A STRANGE CABL--Charles Bull, a smitfe. residing at Pillgwenlly, was charged before Mr W. Evans, Mr H. Phillips, and Mr T. P. Wansbrough, on Monday with being disorderly and causing a crowd of persots to assem- ble in Commercial-road. P.C. Lewis stated the case. In answer to the Bench the defendant said that all he did was to throw up his hands and cry Glory be to God." He further stated that Christ had taken away his sins, sad he could not help doing as he did, and did not know *tybi'"aldbe. locked up. The wife of the defendant Wall and appeared in a very distressed state. Dunng the past week her husband had been drinking, &ad she could not telt what had got hold of bim." HiS coodnct was sudh that she had to go with ber four chil- dren to her father. The Bench administered a suitable' caution, advising the defendant to leave off his drinking and return to and take care of hiewifeandchil- Chen. ACOJUDK* TALLY KILLID.—On Saturday an inquest was hela by Mr W. H. Jtfrewer, coroner, on thei body of a boy natqed Jeremiah Foley, aged 15, who was killed at Mr •Spittle's works by the falling of some iron pipes. The jury, after hearing the evidence, returned a Verdict

LLWYNYPIA. S^feMTOB ABOLDLSMT. —A sad accident occurred at the Iflwynypia .Colliery ISurface Works, on Monday, to a young man, newly married, named Evan Austen. It appeared that whilst holding a piece of ifon under the steam hammer a..splint shot on to bis neck, injtoing ^er^pusly one qf the jugular veins.. He bled almost to exhaustion, and his recovery is uncertain.

LLANTRISANT. ASSAULT ON A PoWCE-CONST"LB.-A man of the nape pf Charter little, employed by Mr Jonathan Thomas Llantrfaant Brewery, as carman, committed a grievous assault upon a police-constable last Saturday evening. It seems that Police-constable Palfreymen was called into the Mount Pleaaant Inn to eject Little, who was very drunk and quarrelsome. The policeman came, and, having asked the man to leave, he was very abusive, and had to be forcibly ejected. Upon reacting the street Little picked up a stone nearly 21b. in weight, and threw it at the policeman. Fortunately he (the officer) hap- pened to the stone coming, and tried to avoid it, but was not quick enough to save himself entirely-noelving a blow on the side which, if it did not render him sense- I lees, canaed him to lose his breath, and be was unable to arrest the man. The policeman went at once to Dr Daviess surgery, where his hurts were promptly attended to. The man Little, probably fearing *he effects of his -■ — j HTM

< PEMBROKE. I GAME TRESPASS,—On Saturday *{* SMS'tew^sssr n pleaded guilty. James 'J hompson, gamekeeper A&% £ *the defendant at Rubbers ton on lwd »anT^tn^s saw defeJSt it. He lao ,law other u-aps about. Defoiadarlt, who K black^l ia Angle village, was fined £ 2 10s 8d is a oiacKsuu OD0 uiouth. °°&r»»v'CATTTIK.—Superintendent Thomas chafed Wm. a^frfch with allowiag beasts to stray on the highway. who did not appear, was fined «d each pig and 8ff 4d costs, or a week. Superintendent Thomas also charged John Williams with a simi: lar offence. John ^riffiths, policy, constable, ^oved the case, and the duc.dant was fi,ned 6s 114 and 9s 7d costs. # BFTBACH OF CONTRACT.—Richard Llpj^ellyn charged James Phillips, his wrvant, vith a breach of contract, ana claimed £ 2 14a M oompenaation. Defendant was hired on March 29tb i87^ aV per week till Michaelmas, and one moth's pay was to be m Wffk did not come from bedroom till four in the aftem^n. He asked com- plainant to sc-tte with him, but coinplainant would not do so, Defendant refused to follovi the teams, and made ate of bad language. There was c 4 crow-sulumods, which charged Richard Llewellyn with dismissing defendant from his service, and without paying his wages. The complainant, J. Phillips, said that it was stipulated in the agreement when he was hired that there should be n > team-work, and that he only did team-work to oblige his master. He was willing to do any other work. The Bench ordered the contract to be annulled, and allowett 30s as compensation to Richard Llewellyn, and ordered each of the parties to pay his own costs. MASTER AND SERVANT.—George Davies, farm servant to Mr f homas Lewis, Norchard, was brought up on a, warrant, charged with having left his service some time ago, and absconded. Mr Lewis said he did not wish to press the charge, which was dismissed 00 payment of 9s 6d costs by the defendant. ORDER OF REMOVAL.—Mr W. Morgan Jones, clerk to the Guardians, applied for the removal of Mary Ann Edwards and her two children from this union to Haver- fordwest, her husband, who has deserte4 her, having been born in that parish. The order was granted, the case being clearly proved.

RED ROSES. UNITED COUNTIES FRIENDLY BENEFIT .SOCIETY.—Oi Thursday evening, a branch of the above society wajuneM. successfully opened at this place. The chair was filler by Mr G. G. T. Treherne, agent to Mr Morgan Jones, oi Llanmiloe, and there was a large attendance of the gei tlemen, farmers, tradesmen, farm servants, and labourei s of the district. The chairman having delivered a vej efficient speech, called on Mr W. H. Powell, of gwynne, the worthy president of the Society, who ex- plained the manner in which he became connected with tLe Society, and the reasons for it. He also spoke of some of the chief advantages to be derived by the mem- bers. The Rev. W. D. Phillips, Crunwear Rec- tory, next addressed the meeting, aful explained the rules and the provisions of the present Bill before Parliament on Friendly Societies, adding that all it required was already included in the rules and tables of the United County Friendly Benefit Society. The Rev. L. James, Carvan then addressed the-meeting, an; I explained the superiority of the Society over the old societies and the country clubs, adding that they were like a lamp going out in the middle of the tunnel for want of oil, but that the new sociev would takt- them through the tunnels of sickness and old age in safety. That was to say, the society would hold out aii, I assist them when they would require its assistance, whilst the others would come to grief and be of n" assistance when they were wanted. The meeting was then addressed by the Rev. J. Morgan Vicar of Oyffi, the Rev. J. Owen, Calvinistic Methodist, Red Roses and Whitland and by Mr Thomas, the secretary of the Society. At the close of the meeting the number of mem- bers who had9given in their names was 37. Mr Rhys Davies, Tycoch, was appointed agent pro. Am.

BRIDGEND. ALLEGED SAVAGE ASSAULT.—At the Bolice-court on Saturday, a man named Griffiths, from Pencoed, was charged with assaulting a navvy named Thomas Dunford, residing at the same place. From the statement made by prisoner, it appears ne was going from Pencoed towards Penprisk on the 8th inst., wtien he was .attacked by two men (of whom the defendant was one), .struck down ana men (of whom the defendant was ane), struck down and kicked so brutally that he had not be^ able to attend to his work since, and was still in a very we state. His companions were some distance behind, and when they came up the defendant and the other man (who has ab- sconded) ran away. Mr T. Stockwood, jun., on behalf of defendant, asked for a remand for a week, which was granted. ANOTHER ASSAULT CASE.—Robert Elford, fish- monger, Bridgend, was charged vjtth assaulting an ostler named John Jenkins. Thferfe was also u. cross summons between the parties. On Saturday the 12th instant, Jenkins was quarrelling with a man in the street. Elford interfered, and a frtruggle ensued be- tween him aud Jenkins. Elford got on the ground, and he stated that whilst down, he was bitten by Jenkins. This was denied by Jenkins, who stated that Elford at- tacked him first and struck him three tidies before ho could do anything. A fine of 30s was inflicted on Elford, and Jenkins was discharged. A DEAR PINT.-WM. Jones, publican, Abergarw, was fined 20s and costs for selling a pint of beer after tea o'clock on the 10th inst. TRESPASSING.—Benjamin Roberts and Thomas Bowen were charged with trespassing, and doing damage to the amount of 30s, to a field belonging to Jeakin Lewis, oil the 12th inst. They were ordered to pay the damage be- tween them, 2d fine, and 9s 4d costs. 1

FOREST OF DEAN. COLEFOBD MUTUAL BENEFIT SOCIETY.-At the 15th annual meeting of this working men's clui, at Colefcrd, the hon. secretary, the Rev. W. H. Tetley presided, calling the roll and conducting the business, with the assistance of the two retiring stewards, Ur S. Roberts and Mr H. Dowlea. A large number of members answered to the roll, and two new stewards for the ensuing year were elected. Several fresh members were balloted for and accepted. The Rev. W. H. Tetley was requested to continua his valued services, and other mat- tew of business were disposed of. Soon after 5 o'clock the members of the club sat down to a capital dinner, served in good style by Mr Highley. At the close of the feast the hon. secretary was heartily thanked for his kind services, and cheers were given for the firpt-class way in which the dinner had been put before the IDembers of the club. The annual statement shows the affairs of the club to be in a flourishing condition, and promise well for the division which will take place at the beginning of next year.

MONMOUTH. THEFT.—A man named William C-terwas sent to gaol for seven days by Messrs Major Tyler and Davis, on Saturday last, for having stolen a jacket from a farm called Duffren, in the parish of Llangattock Vebon AveL SCHOOL BOAB.D ELECTION.—An order for the compul- sory formation of a School Board having been received, there were no less than 16 candidate viz :—Rev. Stewart, D.D., Presbyterian minister, Ga^arew; Rev. C. M. Roberts, B.D., Head Master of Monmouth Gram- mar School; Rev. David Nimmo, Congregational minis- ter; Major Geo. Griffin Tyler (J.P.), k; Captain Almeric Butler Savery, Parade Dr. Geo. Lewis Mr Thos. James (J.P.), Dixton Road Aldeifniin John Hill; Messrs Evan Walter Morgan, North Parade; Arthur Vizard, solicitor Thomas Richard Hyam, merchant; James Evans Hale, farmer, Troy William Bailey, Beacon Office; Amos Edwin Jones, Pmiory Farm Thomas Joseph Adams Williams, solicitor. Of these, Mr Nimmo has retired, leaving only Dr Stewart and Mr Morgan to represent the Nonconformists. t l:

"SPIRIT PHOTOGRAPHERs" SENT TO PRISON. A strange trial has taken place before tte Correctional Tribunal of Paris, and it has wwilted mConviction of certain spirit photographers for smndliag. Buguet, a photographer, allied himself with M. Leymaene, the editor of the Spirite, wbo abouthrt^tad published facsimiles of his portraits, and with an American named Vimi&n from wtHHB he learned the art of persuading he ooakU if they only willed Btrong enough, oon- W UP and photograph a likeness of any deaeased relation or friend. For a long time the firm did a large business. 20 LnMvuthe ordinary fee, but many wealthy people tx^y p*id 2,000. 3,000, and ev«n 4,000 C HTgyer was a fraud more clearly proved The operator'a spirit box was produced in court; it eontaiaed hundreds of portraits of men, women, boys, snd gbfe of all agee. tfTben customers came desiring spirit portraits, a young lady, who acted as cashier, adroitly engage^ them in con- versation in the wailing room, And generally contrived to find some Indications of the physiognomy qjf the person whom it was desired to evoke. Then one of the numerous heads was selected, stuck upon a doll dressed up in mus- lin, and a hazy portrait of a spirit waa prp^aced from it. Buguet guarded himself by saying he could never guarantee a likeness, because muclv depended on the strength of faith of the applicant, d, more- over. spirits were very capricious, and sometimes when you called for one, another would catm but in very many instances the force of imagination Was so strong that his dupes believed they saw the portrvtirof their rela- tions. They burst into tears, fell up<n their knees, kissed the photographs, and were profuse in; expressions of gratitude to the professor as well as lavish of gifts to him. Notwithstanding the palpable exposure of the im- posture in open court, a host of respectable witnesses, in- cluding a Russian marquis, the Comjbe de. Bullet, Mr Sullivan, formerly United States ALWstar at Madrid, two French colonels, and several ladies, appeared for the prisoners, and, undismayed by the I the pre- siding judge, protested that they realty had seen unmis- takable portraits of deceased relatives. The Court sentenced Buguet and Leymarie to one year s imprison ment, and Firman to six months.

THBOAT IRRITATION.—The throat and windpipe are eJ^Mv liablfto inflation oauMg soreness aad SryMss, especially iiapte to in ooueh *na affecting the voice, tickling and ^y^rine* in the form of jujubes. For these symptoms 6 confections, being in proximity Glycerine to theee **Ij £ £ BieIlt they are excited by the act ol to the glands j £ tX he»Hng. fld and Is packets (by pos sucking, beoonMS tabeU<Hi "James Epps and Co., Homeopathic 8 °r 16 •i'^SSStaeedle-etreet, and 170, PlacadiL'y, Lowlon.•* Cb«ni8t, Drane, Chemist, 8, Qocen-sirect; W. ?° aw £ mer S, Duke-St-eet: Prust. CheAist, 8. Meteor. Jones, 6&K9 trT» t'tant FACT—ALL WHO SUFFER from Tooth ^TfeDoloreux. Rheums, or any paiB in the head or face, wil fi^Sn«nent relief by takin<r DAVIKS's TOOTHAChs tu.s- Mr i^ittoelter, Maestez, Writes" Your loo hache Pills t once ^red raT I will never b« without theia, &c." oLusr Testimonials. Sole proprietor. Jo-J* IUVIKS, V|EN.IS pridd. Boxes Is. lid. aiid ..r|M»- 4 V'% you get Oases'# T^ajhs ;t 'A>> nuff l"i:- 5 »a Sir I

( ABERCARNE: I 'fi)(pØÅNC-Mr.J)unnviitèdhfs pblc mr and delivered a very lengthy discourse on the Permissive Bill. The Gam Chapel, kindly lent for the pceasion, was well filled by a very attractive and appreciative audience. M* ^.m' junr., took the, chair. As a further proof of nis sinceritym advocating the cause, Mr Davies added his name to the list of members, thereby becoming a total abstainer. Mr Dupn spoke for nearly two hours in a most torcible manner, and he was contusu- ally applanaed. His address was very witty, some of his anecdotes ^bwng at the most humorous kind. He fre- quently alluded to the defeat which the measure met with Oh W^Onesday night in the House of Commons, and was veiy lwd iipon _its opponents., V<|tei of thanki closed thevproceedires, J NEW WQBKS.—Thw week Mr Jessie Bailey started his new Fittmf Shop and Smithy. It is a large and commo- dious building, erected near the extensive, fbttndry and bgduwpl of M-Ord James and Davi-L Bailey iatenda making all kinds of work necessary f<5r coJHeries, tin-works, ffc. ¡,