South Wales Daily News

irt1t:3, jUaniagts, and cathsJ t I BfUTH. i JONES.—On the ICth instant nt Bcnham IIouss, Pcnehwdd, the; were of tb Rev. John Lloyd done. Congregational Miti\Uer, of a'daughter. MARRIAGE. CLARKE—HCGIIM.— On the 2'th instant. ■' at, the Tabeiriaclc, C.ilvani'jtic Yletnoaist Chapel, p, nchwdd, bv the Rev. W. D. V'il.iains, minister of the place, Mr. bmrs Clarke Llotrcg to Ann, eldest daughter of Mr W. Hughes, Peneiawdd." Di'ATKS. ITOTTON -o-,i the 12th August, at I'ronwvlfx, Exinou'h, at the resid"ence of her nephew, Admir-il Sir F. Moresby Antoin.-ia H'1tton, daughter of Mr Robert Joseph Rotton, of Dutile ceunty Derby, aud sister of the iate Mr3 I'es of Brecon ia her 93th yen.r.. WILLIAMS.—On Tuosfia3, rt Pontypridd, Taltesin Aaron, the it:f:ti»t chxl:l of Mr. W. Williams, iiraper, Macket-squ-ue, aged 7 months.

SOUTH WALES DAILY NfrWS OFFICE. SATURDAY, AUGUST 21, 1875. I •SUMMARY OF NEWS. At the Aberdare Board of Health, ou Thursdav, a letter was read from tho Secretary of the Local Government Board, calling attention to a recent report frum Major Tulloch, to -the want of a proper system of main drainage in the district. In reply to this communication, the cleik was directed to refer to a recent correspondence on the subject, and to state that upon the construction of the waterworks now in course of formatioll, the matter would be attended to by the Board. Under the patronage of Lord Kensington, M.P., and Mr SconrfieltJ, M.P., 'the annual exhibitions of the Haverfordwest Horticultural Show was held on Thurs- day. From the fact alone that there were 300 mora entries for competition than last year, it may be in- ferred that the Society is in public favour. On the same day, a flower show was held at Pontypoo!. Thera were mere than 7no entries. The Newport Regatta, the first since 1869, was held on Thursday, in the Bristol Channel. There were two- events for valuable money prizes-an All-Comerr," Race for Pilot Boats belonging to the Bristol Channel, and another for first-cla39 Newport Pilots exclnsively- There were nine entries in the former, and fonr in tboo latter. The J. N. Knapp, of Newport, was the winner in the All-Comers' Race, the Stranger and Anita, Ot Cardiff, taking the sefcond and third prizes. Theo Regatta was not completed until half-past six on Friday, morning. The Secretary of State has fixed the 1st of September as the day 011 which the execution of George Richards, fcr the murder of his wife at Cardiff, is to take place- This prolongation of the days of grace seems to convey* the idea that serious consideration will be given to thoo petitions which are now being signed in Richardalso favour. Our Forest of Dean correspondent states that the4 efforts' made to induce the miners to join the newi Federation are not very successful, and that not morel than one-fifth of ths district pitmen belong to any* Union. In another column we reproduce farther correspon- dence relating to Lord Coleridge and the Denbigh magiiltriltes. MrWatkin Williams, M.P., and one of the. magistrates who served npon the Grand Jury at the! last Denbigh Assizes, writes to say that he read with. distress the letter of Mr Townasnd Mainwaring to Lord Coleridge, and proceeds to qualify the remarktl made by the former. Another large failure is announced. The liabilitiest are estimated at £ 151,000. The bankrupt is Alexander Thorn Butler, of Chelsea. Yesterday the Commissioners appointed to inquiree into the corrupt practices at the late election at Boston. commenced their investigation. There is a rumour prevailing to the effect that the. senior member for Leeds ba3 mysteriously disRppeared"; It i3 said that a fortnight since the funeral of his -wifei took place, and that his most intimate friends arB- quite at a loss to know why he should be missing. The borough is considerably agitated with reference to- its missjng member. The$hun trade is generally reported to be quiet.. Though iho wheat has been secured in much better' condition \han was expected would be the ease a short; time ago, the yield is still considered to be deficient,, really choice samples being scarce. The wheat shown. at Mark Lane yesterday was but second rate, and prices; fell from one to two shillings per quarter. The action brought by the Mersey Dock Board against the Liverpool Gas Company to recover compemati on for the loss of the landing stage by fire was adjourned yesterday, at the Liverpool Assizes, after some evidence had been given. A telegram from Madrid announces that the Carlist; authorities in the province, of Aloa have called out all] men capable of bearing arms. With reference to the revolution now proceeding irn Herzegovina, a despatch from Constantinople intimates) that there is less excitement in tho district, and that aj prompt termination 01 the insurrection isanti oipated: On Wednesday evening another town in. RusaiPi became the scene of a very extensive ancl disastrous conflagration. The barracks and as many as threa hundred houses were burnt down. The damageo jnvolyed are »Safc^nlU large.

A WELSH laREkCH OF PROMISE CUBB~. fore MfCflgTUnder-Sheriff Slnhnas ^een £ ard jarv, to asMfe damages. MrWiir ces^e^s^J Wales Bajp. counsel "for plailtS^ M Q.C., of thp-same Bar, for defendant Mr^llllams' Plaintif is a milliner, and defendanf ««—; v • nees as /a grocer at Treherbertt^the^ Vallev. In 1871 plaintiff was situation in Liverpool, but having vfsift £ ? Sonth Wale's, atid become acquainted with defendant he in- ducedher to leave(Liverpool and return S> Sonfh Wales to be near him A marriage was aitraced *o take place at the end of October, 1873, but it do° layed and although the letters read were of the usual character, and were plentifully •« spiced -,7ith unusually bad poetry, notning came of them Fifteen months after the time apparently appointed for the wedding, defendant had married another lady who he confessed kept him comfortably." In the in; terval defendant had opened busiuess in Treb erbert, and was, as alleged, disastrously affected, by the strikes. But, oa the other hand, it v^a^-prowd that he had succeeded to a small estate,ha sold, anil after discharging a mortga^fT .some £ 390 on account of the purchase. JPoe/^Hiiiiister and /deacon of a chapel of which. fdefewdfet appeared to be a member, had attempted a set'tlOTojent, offering plaintiff £ 50, defendant, while the intentf.ew took plstoe, being in a neighbouring public-house but nothing came of this. Defendant's counsel ridiculed any idea of romanfle or personal suffering b eing blended with, the ease, and suggested that a coin from a farthing up to X10 would meet the justice of the matter. Plaintiff's counsel asked for substaniial damages, for her disappointment, her present suffering, and her loes of position among her friends. The jury found for plain- tin, damages. £ 100. One of. them thought £ 10 a saffi- cien solatium; eleven ar^ood whether it should be solved upon 4° mect 4116 difficulty £ 100 was re-

bv Anth?^^Rt}ii,title fche New Stc!r5r the CARDIFF Trass last^e^ ^d°n' which'vas commenced in W^FIKLV D&NSR in WAICO INC CARDIFF TIMSH is THO B€8T »d. per quarter. To h. lid,7 *ltol*

NEWPORT REGATTA. This regatta, which commenced on Thursday morn- ing, did not conclude till Friday morning at half-past fix. The following were the entries for the All Comers' i Ilace, with their places at starting :— No. 1. Glance (Morgan), Newport. No. 2. Nymph (T. J. Murray), Cardiff. No. 3. Stranger (Wright and Richards), Cardiff. No. 4. Camilla (J. Brown), Swansea. No. b. Par Excellence (T. Fox), Newport. No. 6. Cambria (J. Tamplin), Cardiff. No. 7. J. N. Knapp (L. Davids), Newport. No. 8. Anita (J. Lewis), Cardiff. No. 9. Dauntless, (Fisher), Newport. MThe prizes are as follows :-First, +35 second, £ 18; and third, 210. At 9.30 a fair start was effected, the Camilla, of Swansea, leading, the Nymph next, the others aftogether with the exception of the Anita, which having fouled a schooner was a few minutes be- hind the rest. At 10.45, when the boats were passing- through the Bridgewaterman's Reaeh, the Glance was leading, the Stranger and J. N. Knapp were abreast, followed by the Cambrian and Dauntless. The following are the entries for the first-class New- nort nilats 1. Madcap (Phillips). >t. nn: Queen of the Usk (H. Say). a .)w. Madcap (Phillips). >t. nn: Queen of the Usk (H. Say). a William (W. Ray). Wild Wave (H. Fry).. The prizes being-First £21t, second .£10, tliird 210 log, fourth 25 5s. At 9.50 they btarted, all getting away fairly together-Wild Wave leading, William second, Queen of the Usk third, and Madcap last. We will now return to the All Comers' Race. At 10,5 the Dauntless got ashore near the Powder House, the J. N. Knapp leading, Camilla a close second, Nymph and, Stranger abreast. The breeze from the ENE. being very light, the boats drifted rather than sailed down the river on the ebb tide. At 10.40, and when well down the river, a slight breeze sprang up. The J. N. Knapp and Anita went off on starboard tack followed by the Stranger and tie others. Getting outside the river, the wind shifted round to the E. S. E., J. N- KH&PP leading, Nymph and Stranger nearly abreast, At 11.30 the wind died away. At 1.20 a gun was fired from the Bob Chamber's com- mittee steamer, which had come to an anchor, and as it was evident that the boats would not run the course; as agreed on at the outset, they were ordered to round the committee steamer and go ahead between the Flat and Steep Holms and round the Breaksea Light Ship. Five minutes after the gun fired the J. N. Knapp passed close to leeward, the Glance passing to windward seven [minutes afterwards, followed by the Nymph. Par Excellence, Anita, Stranger, Cambria, Dauntless, and Camilla. The latter boat hailed the committee steamer at 1.41 wishing the raoe postponed as there was no wind. The steamer spoke the boats in the seoond raoe, in- forming them of the change in the course, their posi- tion being William leading, Queen of the Usk second, Wild Wave third, and Mad Cap fourth. Until well on in the afternoon it was almost a dead calm, and with the exception of the J. N. Knapp, which had been cleverly manoeuvred under the Flat Holm and in the slack water, the other boats were a long way astern, having been carried up on the flood before they had time to reach the shelter which Mr Isaac Davies, the master of the J. N. Knapp, had imagined to get for his boat. As the Knapp continued to^ tack, waiting for a favourable opportunity to pass through between the islands, he was heartily cheered by the crews and passengers of a number of steamers which lay under the Flat Holm waiting to follow the race. From New- port thre were the Bob Chambers, Lady Tredegar, Rescue, Sir George Elliot, and Castle. From Cardiff- the Lady Mary, Princess, Prince Consort, -Boreas, Pelan, Ely, and Tom Sayers. At 4.45 the J. N. Knapp got the breeze from the N.W., and stemming the tide, passed through between the islands; the Camilla came next, followed by the Cambria, both being about two miles astern, the Dauntless following. Shortly after seven o'clock, the breeze from the N.W. freshening up, the Cambria lessened the distance between herself and the leading boat. She, however, fell to leeward. The J. N. Knapp, keeping to windward about two points, widened the distance between herself and tival. The wind shifted to the W.N.W., and the other boats in both races entered the COUlse between the islands well together, but hept more to windward than the Cambrian did, she being at 7.30 nearly a mile to leeward of the J. N. Knapp. Five minutes later both vessels went off oil the port tack under mainsail, gaff topsail, foresail and jib. The Committee boat then steamed on ahead to.the Light Ship to await the boats as they passed round on, their homeward course. At 8.50. the, J. N. Knapp loomed out of the darkness into the glare of the Light Ship, amid the cheers of the spectators who crowded the steamers, the strains of See the Conquer- ing Hero Comes" from the band on board the Com- mittee boat, and the report of the signal gun. The other boats were timed as follows H. M. S. The J. N. Knapp 8 50 0 Anita 8 58 0 Nymph 8 59 0 Stranger 9 6 0 I Dauntless 9 16 0 Glance 9 1710 CgnriHa 9 18 0 Par Excellence 9 19 0 .Cambria 9 24 .0 Shortly after rounding the Light Ship the Dauntless carried away her gaff topsail yard, and was thus unfor- tunately thrown out of the race. The Newport boats in the second race rounded the Light Ship in the following order :— H. M. S. William 9 34 0 Queen of the Usk 1 2 MadCap 9 40 0 Wild Wave — 9 41 0 j « il. — ll/ A! ttftn' (IAAIJ (IAAIJ The homeward course was msiae wie and West Cardiff sand buoy, then between Cardiff Sands and Monkstown Beacon, terminating by rotmding a flag, boat near the mouth of Newport river. After leaving the Light Ship, the next view obtained of the leading boats was at 10.35, when the positions were censiderably altered. The Glance knowing the advantage of the slaok watir near the shore was considerably in advance, closely fouowed by the Camilla. At 10.50, the Glance was making up in shore, increasing her lead of the Camilla, >the oel boats, including the favourite, being apparently all in a group. At 11.15, the Camilla overhauled the Glance, and was very soon several lengths ahead, but at 11.40, when rounding Lavernock Point she got too far in shore, took the ground, and as the tide was ebbing fast she was soon high and dry. From this time up to early morning the wind was scarcely felt, the boats making no perceptible headway. At 3.45 the J. N. Knapp was seen to be leading, the Anita having lost her topmast a quarter of an hour previously. The Committee boat shortly afterwards steamed to the flag- boat to await the arrival of the racers, the following being the order and times of their rounding the boat:— ALL-COMEBS BACK. ALL-COMEBS BACK. H. M. 8. J. N. Knapp 4 31 0 Stranger 4 34 £ 0 Anita 4 39 0 Gleaner 4 441 0 Nymph 4 47 0 Par Excellence 4 51 0 FIFST CLASS NEWPORT PILOTS. Queen of the Usk 4 54i 0 William 4 55" 0 Wild Wave. » o 25 0 Mad Cap 5 27 0 The Daisy steamer was the only other one present at the conclusion of the regatta, she having been specially chartered at 'Jardiff late on the previous evoi-ing, when it was known th.at the other steamers would not follow the boats to the end of the race. Mr Isaac Davies, the master of the winning boat (the J. N. Knapp) come on board the Committee's steamer. He was w,ti,iyly congratulated by the members he was also presented to the Mayor. Mr Richards, ef the Stranger Mr J. Lwis, of the Anita Mr H. Ray, of the Queen of the Usk; and Mr W. Bay, of the Williams, &c., &c., also came on board the Committee's steamer, and met with a hearty reception from the members. The steamer then-took the J. N. Knapp in tow to Newport, the landing-stage at Newport, and the passage up being a contined ovation. The bridge was. reached at 6.30 on Friday morning, the time oconpied being 21 hours in all. Mr Francis Matthews, of the Queen's Hotel, catered for the Committee's boat. The band of the 7th MOl). Rifles was present throughout tho proceedings.

THE CARDIFF MURDER CASE. THE DAY FIXED FOR THE EXECUTION. The Secretary of State has forwarded to the Governor of the Swansea Gaol his mandate, fixing the execution of George Richards, the Cardiff murderer, for the 1st of September, thus giving the unhappy milD nearly auother fortnight to repent of his terrible crime. There is, of course, ample time for tho exercise of the Royal clemency, and we might fain hope that the lengthened period to which the date of the execution has been extended points in that direotion, although it would be mere felly to reckon confidently upon such an event. Still, there is good ground for expecting that the numerously and influentially signed petitions from Cardiff and Swansea—the latter of which, we believe,was dispatched last night-will have some weight, aid consequently we do not altogether ctespair. The feeling in favour of a reprieve being granted is growing in intensity in Swansea, and thousands of people hero would be glad to bear that the efforts being made on Richards' hahalf bad proved successful.

THE SWANSEA IMPROVEMENTS AND TRAMWAYS. The half-yearly meeting of this Company will take place at the Guildhall, on Monday next. The following report of the directors will be submitted :— Gentlemen,—It is with much pleasure that your directors find the time has arrived when it becomes their duty to communicate to you the various steps taken to put your Special Act into operation, and the causes which have delayed the commencement of the works. From the report, dated the 28th of April last, the shareholders will recollect the position of matters at that time. It seems incidental to an attumpt to meet a general call for improvements and facilities in Local Centres that an exhibition of publio spirit in their favour is pretty Rure to raise up a counter disposition in some minds to be actively hostile, and a spirit of that nature has tended materially to retard the operations of this Company. Rpason and argument seem too often lost in such cases, and time appears to be the only agent which can usefully battle with such antagonisms. It will be remembered that after an active opposition, continued, indeed, up to the very day of going into committee, your Bill was successfully passed through Parliament, and that the Company's Special Act re- ceived the Royal Assent on the 16th of July, 1874. The whole position of affairs was carefully reviewed by your Board at the commencement of the present year, and after mature consideration as to the ways and means, and the best and most economical mode of proceeding, the shares were allotted on the 13th of January, 1875. On referring to the duly-audited balance-sheet, herewith, it will be seen that shares ot the nominal value of £24,000 were allotted, in addition to the S65,000 secured by 'the offer, duly accepted, of one of the promoters to construct and completely equip all the authorized tramways for that sum, accepting payment in shares. Thus, including the 125,000 subscriptions of the Corporalim, the operations were commenced with a capital of £ 114,000., Having regard to the powers of borrowing reserved to the Company by its Act, and to the proba- bility that further shares will, if required, be taken up when tho works are in operation, and to the certainty that tho lands to be purchased will be saleable so soon as the street improvements are made, your directors determined to proceed with the undertaking in sections, which they consider the most economical and profitable method of procedure, as thereby a minimum of capital is required to be outlayed at one time, which can be turned over rapidly by realising the lands of one section before (or concurrently with) the carrying on the ope- rations of another. The company being thus established, your directors immediately took the necessary initiative steps for carrying out the first section of the works, comprising! the now streetfrom High-street to the Neath-road, and; the raising and widening of Aberdyberthy Bridge, to-I gether with laying of the tramways from Morriston to1 the bottom of High-street. The formal notices for the lands required for this section were duly served on the numerous holders of the vested interests early in Maroh, but very great delsy was experienced in getting the particulars and claims sent in under'these notices, and it was only towards the end-of July that such particulars and claims relating to the larger areas required for the works were received, and the Company's engineers placed in a position to make progress in conn ection therewith. Advertisements for the execution of the works on the First or High-street Section were duly inserted in the newspapers, and several tenders received. These have had the, consideration of the Board, which purposes, immediately that possession of the requisite land is obtained, to accept one of the tenders, which is of reasonable amount, and assured by sufficient guarantee. In addition to the difficulties and delays in respect to the land, your Board have had cause to complain of the apathy of many shareholders, and the refusal of others to accept their legal and reasonable obligations to pay their calls, and thus to provide the necessary funds fodhe purchases of land, and for the execution ° v. ^or^s the First Seotion at Aberdyberthy, without which the laying of the tramways between Morriston and Cattle Bailey-street cannot proceed. Much anxiety was thus thrown on the directors, who were reluctant to resort to the legal enforcement of the Company's rights, whilst of course it was obviously impossible to allow the amounts owing to remain out- standing. Your directors believing it to be their duty, in justice to those shareholders, who have duly paid up their cfalls to insist upon all the shareholders fulfilling their obligations to the Company, commenced legal proceed- ings in one typical case to recover the allotment mone and calls. Upon notice of trial being given, the de, fondant withdrew hie pleas, and judgment for the amount due, together with costs, was obtained by thaf Company. Having thus established the, legal obliga- tion of the defaulting shareholders, your directors trust that -those in arrear" wil¡l' now pay the amounts due, and thus. xobviate .the necessity of. legal ..proceedings being taken for,their recovery, which, how. ever,ttnu«t be resorted to in all cases should default continue. It is with much regret that the Board notices that at present a considerable number of the allottees are subject to all the djpamlities of share- holders in default. In conclusion, your directors, having carefully consi- I dered the condition and prospects of the Company, and fully believing in the soundness of the undertaking, repeat the assurance that, with the co-operation and support. of the shareholders, they shalj continue tQ devote their best efforts to the carrying out in sections of all the Street Improvements, and the construtiorl." and equipment of the entire system of tramways authorised under the Act, as speedily and economically as possible. By order of the Board, ,t Company's Offices, CHAS. BATH, j i 3rd August, 1875. Chairman.

FOREIGN TELEGRAMS. (REUTER'S AND CENTRAL TJCIiEQK AMS.) THE CARLIST WAR. (Ii' ";H, I",c"LdL,.Y. -The Cariist authorities in the province of Aloa have called out ail ines- capable of bearing arais.

THE EXPLOSION ON EOAIID THE EXPRESS. MADRID, Friday.—Seventeen per3ons v, i-re 'cillecli and twenty injured by the explosion en board the Expix-ss on Tuesday eveniug. BARCELONA, Thursday.—The shattered hulk of the Express sank to-day with five persons on board.

EXTENSIVE CONFLAGRATION IN RUSSIA. ST. PETERSBURG, Thursday.—Yesterday even- ing the town of Rshev was the scene of a great conflagration. Three hundred houses, including the barracks, were burnt down. The damage is very heavy.

TII HE ATE NED COLLAPSE OF THE AMALGAMATED ASSOCIATION OF MINERS. (SPECIAL TELEGllAir.) The Bolton Journal states that the above association, which was formed several years ago by Mr Thomas Hallidity, and which rapidly assumed f,:gainjc propor- tions, numbering at one time 130,000 mcmrers, atnl having thousands of pounds in hand, is liktiy to collapse. A conference will be held in a few d,.ys at which a motion for the dissolution of the organisation will be proposed. The general belief is that it will be carried, and that the men in the district will join the National Association, under Mr Macdonald.

THE ROYAL YACHT COLLISION. The inquest respecting the collision with the Royal yacht in the Solent, was resumed at Gosport yesterday A seaman of the Mistletoe said that he pointed the helm just before the collision, but it had no effect. Mr Hey- wood deposed that his yacht's course was not changed in any way till the collision became inevitable, and he denied that there was any attempt or intention to get near the Queen's yacht.

A FARMERS DAUGHTER CHARGED WITH CONCEALMENT OF BIRTH. (SPECIAL TELEGRAM.) At a Petty-sessjon, held at Sutton, a small village neaf Birmingham, Julia Woolly, the daughter of a farmer, was charged with concealing the birth of her illegimat child. The accused was in a most distressed condition, and was, during the whole of the case, in a state of semi- consciousness. The condition of the lungs showed that the child, had brpathed but imperfectly. The name of the father did not tianspire. She was committed for trial at the Assizes, it being understood that bail would be accepted.

TRAGEDY AT FLORENCE. The Polonio family, one of the most distinguished in Florence, has been thrown into great consternation by the inexplicable suicide oftliree of its daughters. A week ago Madame Polonio walked till a late hour with lierdaughters- ii, the Fardens. of the Place sipia. Tlie young ]a<K a- seemed in good spirits, and no apprehension4 were enter- tained. The next morning they did not make their uji- pearance, and were at last discovered in a small apartment, suffocated with the fumes of charcoal. The youngosS shewed faint signs of life, but shortly afterwards expired. The girls had shewn great skill in executing their sad action. The youngest, aged 15, had, it appeared, made tho arrangements the night before. A brazier filled with charcoal was placed in the small apartment, and a pile of coal was near to be ready to feed the fire. The greatest mystery pervades the affair, but it is supposed the sisters1 had distorted their minds by their inordinate reading of wild romances and works of peculiar theories. They were in the habit of sitting up at night for the perusal of these dangerous volumes, and hence their non-appearnnce did not at first create surprise en the morning of the fatal discovery.

THE WYE VALLEY RAILWAY COMPANY. Yestsrday the third ordinary general meeting of the shareholders was held, Mr W. Howes in the chair. The CHAIRMAN said before the directors had been over the entire length of the line and were thoroughly satisfied with thu progress that was been made. The line was in a fair way of been completed, not perhaps within. the time of the contract, but very shortly after. The damage dme by the floods and heavy rains was exaggerated. The accessary notes had been given, and in a short time fresh land which was required would be in the Company's possession. With re- gard to the future prospects of the line, he was told by Mr Tochtiey, their engineer, that the number of people who bad visited the Wye Valley and Tintern this summer was unparalleled. The Wye Valley was one of the most beautiful valleys in the whole country, and it was very important to see that all facilities were provided for bringing people to it from the north and west. Sup- ported by the Great Western, the company were goinr^to do all they could • to increase the facilities for passengers over the line. Commerce also in the neighbourhood of them was improving; the manufacturers in the district were doing all they could to encourage the line, and had offered to subscribe for a .short bit of line to afford them conveyance and the com- pany profit. Looking at it as a commercial or as a pas- senger's line, opening up a residential district hitherto almost closed, the directors had reason to believe that the anticipations put forward in the prospectus would be realised to the full extent. The report was adopted and the proceedings terminated.

CHORAL COMPETITION AND BRASS BAND CONlEST AT RHAYADEd. Yesterday the annual monster fete came off At Rhayader. The day was everything that could be desired, and thousands of people flocked into the town on pleasure bent, every train, ordinary and p, cial, adding its quota to the immense throng. The tents were pitched in a field close to the town. The Horticultural Show was first class, and the phow of flowers and vegetables was fully up to the average. The chief attraction of the day was the choral compe- tition and brass band contest. Three choirs entered the competition for the prize of £ 50 for not less than 100 voices—viz., Merthyr, Beulah, and Newtown choirs. Four bands competed for the £ 25 prize, viz., Hereford Militia Band, Walsall Militia Band, Shropshire Militia Band, and the band of the Montgomery Rifles. The prize of £50 was awarded to the Merthyr choir, amid loud cheers, the adjudicator remarking that he had never heard a better rendering of the pieces. The prize of A25 was awarded to the Shropshire Militia, conducted by William Parry. The musical directors for the day wert Mr Brinley Richards and Mr Daniel Godfrey, of the Grenadier Guards Band, London. General Sladen, high sheriff for Radnor, presided, and the secretary was Mr •C. W. Lloyd, Rhayder. The above were the only events that had been completed at the time our parcel left., It is said that no less than 10,000 people were on the ground at 5 o'clock.

LAST NIGHT'S "GAZP,T 'TE" NFNVS. BANKRUPTS. John Smith, 18, Holywell-row, Finsbury, Middlesex, and of 11 Rosendale Villas, Leytonstone, iLssfex, dealer in Alexander Collie and William Collie, both of .17, Leadeu- hall-street, London, and of Avtoun-street, Manchester, merchants, trading as Alexander Coll,e & Co. John Wilson Reese, 19 and" 20 Hamsell-street, Falcoln- equare, London, trading as "> W. Keese & Co., tie mantifacturers. b h h Rob-nrt Henry Clunit, 33,Abehurch, lane, London, and of 93, Regent-street, Middlesex, commission agent and James*Bobbett^^tbe younger, Horseferry-road, Westmin- ster, Middlesex,'cab T » David Young, 79, GfracechurcH-a^eet London, and of Heath Cottage. Beulatt tliH, Upper Norwood, Surrey, Joseph Boulcott William Crews, of Burn Ash Hill, l ee, Robert Quayp» o £ ^^P-m-tfuroess, miner. Michael Hanlon, 5J, IVavesn-street. Liverpool, merchant A mil- Weiahtman, of N^ifark-upon-Trent, publican. a LIQUIDATION8, AUGUST 20TH. P. Pcgley, Gairntack, Monmouthshire, grocer. J Cook .-icy, Chepsto w, Monmouthshire, tailor, J: Biit, Maunton, Monmouthshire, paper manufacturer. W. Lewis, Llantrisant, Glamorganshire, grocer. j. W. Lewis, Pontypridd, Glamorganshire, innkeeper, oil merchant, And grease and brattice cloth maker. J. Laughland, Cardiff, general commission merchant, j. S. Llandyssul, Cardiganshire, beer and spiflt xpeqMMt and commission agent. SriTreVetham, Llanbadarnfawr, Cardiganshire*

FROM OUR LONDON CORRESPONDENT, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING. The alleged perversion of the Rev. R. S. Haw- ker is likely to give rise to an animated con- troversy. The. statemr-it that he was "received" by a priest on the night before hifl death is, to say the least, suspicions, and appears all the more so in face of the fact that on the Thursday before his death—he died on the Sunday — he was so ill, so weak and unconscious that 118 did not know his nephew, nor could he spenk to him. It strange, than, if on the Saturday he were physically strong enough, his mind clear enough, his will, resoiutj enough, to leave the Church in which he had spent his life, and to enter one with- which in the fullness of his man- hood he shewed no sympathy. One cannot help remembering that Mrs. Hawker is a Roman Catholic, and would therefore iiaturally think that she was doing her husband an eternal service by pressing upon him in'the exhaustion of his last hours the necessity for making-, his peace with Rome. The suspicious character of this perversion has, no doubt, led Mr. Hawker's friends to declare that they will publish the correspondence between hin and Cardinal Manning, extending over 20 years, and proving that he had, in effect, long ago accep- ted the Roman faith. Mr. Hawker's relatives seem very anxious to prove his Orthodoxy at tho expense of his henesty. Mr. Hardy let Cardinal Manning' off so easily about the four Life Guardsmen who held a canopy over the Blessed Sacrament," at the consecra- tion of a monastery in Bays water,, that the Cardinal has lost no time, in availing himself of the liberty thus conferred upon him of impressing the British army into the service of the Roman Church. Re- cently he laid the foundation stone of a monastery at Chester, and the band of the 30th Regiment was on the ground, and played. The band, of course, is not under the coritrol of the War Office, but it might be as well for Mr. Hardy to admonish the officer commanding the regiment that this sort of thing won't do, and must not be repeated. A most alarming incident has just happened in Whitehall. A real live snake has been found there, and not only so, but it was found making its way from Mr. Disraeli's garden to the adjoining pre- mises of the National Club. It is greatly to ba feared that this portent is symbolical of mischief. Mr. Disraeli's Protestantism has for some months past been suspected by the Rock, and that journal is inclined to think that this reptile was sent by the Premier to make mischief in the club fre- quented by Mr. Newdegato, Lord Fitzwalter, Mr.' Holt, and other sound Protestants. Latct angiiis iii ltei-bd, in fact. However, the evil design failed. The serpent was captured, slaughtered, and put into a bottle of spirits of wine, and now adorns the mantel-piece of the committee-room of tho cluB. Of all persons in the world the Poet Laureate is about the last person I should have, suspected of Popery. That he is a sceptic, and a pretty staunch one, anybody acquainted with the In Memoriam- must admit but the -Bovbeller has discovered^ Romish doctrine in his recently written epitaph on Sir John Franklin. The lines are as follows :— Not here the White North has thy bones, and thou, Heroic sailor soul, Art passing on tlvine happier voyage now, Towards no earthly pole." That, of course, argues the Rock, quoting the re-i marks from the Bookseller, implies a belief in pur- gatory and in prayers .for those who are in that state. It must be confessed that there are no per- sons so keen-seented- as those whose mission it is to hunt down heretics. Sad to say, even the dear old Rock has been suspected. of. Romanism. A few dixys ago it inserted some lines of poetry on the late Bishop Thirlwall, and one of them ran thus Peace to the honoured Prelate, Peace. Thereupon a critic asks wherein does this senti- ment dififer from the R. I. P." of Roman Catholics. The Rock, brought to book, makes a very lame ex- planation, It is to be hoped that now this valiant champion of Protestantism has tumbled into Popery unintentionally, it will be more merciful towards others when they trip. It is more likely, however, that the Rock will shew itself fiercer than ever, in order to prove that it really is sound. They are getting up a new cliurch-millinery con- troversy. It has been discovered that the academi- cal hood is Protstt, and that a fur tippet is the proper" Catholic dress. Of course, there will be war to the knife, or rather, to the scissors,! between the rival reverend Mantalinis. The ra- tional way to settle the matter would be for them. to wear the tippet in the winter and the hood in the summer, but just because it is so rational they will be sure not to adopt it. A Ritualist will cling! to his fur even in the dog days, and even though he should sweat under it. Mr. Stanton, the senior curate of Mr. Mackono.: chie, likes being "put down." He has been delivering a lecture on Ritualism to the working men in hid neighbourhood, and he told them that he did no- care to be spoken of as a Ritualist until ilf-.f Disraeli spent a Session in putting Ritualists down: Now he C4115 himself a Ritualist, and is proud of his title—in fact, says to the Premier and Parlia- ment, Please come and .put me down." The Christians of Clorkenwell are making. an. unwonted display of charity over the election of their new pastor. Those of them who attend public meetings are willing, ev^n anxious, to hear one of the candidates, Mr. Holderness, 'hut the other they hoot., Mr. Rose, one. of the opposing claimants of the vacant vicarage, has tried to hold meetings, but cannot, for fear of outward results ill the shape of broken heads. He therefore announces that he will keep himself to a quiet canvass for, the rest ôf. his candidature. Meanwhile, the jolly, bragging, Devonshire clergy- man recommended by the Bishop of Exeter is the favourite of the populace. The Royal personage who has taken to the busi- ness of poet turns out to be not Royal after all. It was said to be Prince Leopold, but it is only the Marquis of Lome. His poem is called Guido ad Lita: a Tale of the Riviera." It is founded on an incident in one of the many Saracen inroads which troubled the coast of Provence during the 10th century." Many a critic will sharpen the point of his pen and add'more gall to his ink as he hears of this new pseudo-Royal aspirant for the crown of bays. There has lately died a young man whose name was little known,' but whose writings were fre- ) quently read. He was called George Hatchard Palmer: his grandfather was the founder, of the firm of Low Church publishers, Messrs. Hatchard and Co., and his father is the, proprietor and editor of the very advanced (JUittch Times. Young Palmer contributed frequently tothat paper, and also to magazines of widely different views, such as the People's Magazine and the Quiver. The former of these periodicals published articles of his which attracted considerable attention, "The Battle of the Ironclads," and History of out Ironclad Fleet." The Church Times, in an obituary notice of Mr. Palmer, mentions that he was to have taken deacon's orders at Christmas, but broke down through overwork in the spring, and never re- covered. If things go on like this Mr. Gladstone will be known as the member for deserted wives. There are apparently more runaway husbands in Green- wich than in any other district in London. The School Board visitors from June, 1874, to June, I 3875, found seven cases in the City,- 32 at West- minster, 39 at Chelsea, 57 at Lambeth but there were 100 at Greenwich. Is there something in the air fatal to marital happiness at the headquarters of astronomy ? Or does faithfulness to a fallen leader exhaust all the virtue of > the inhabitants of the place ,1 xaiKing 01 tne London School Board, it is in. creasing both its expenditure and its liabilities. ) in half-ye:ir's expenditure, from October to March, 1873-4, was £ 347,00' i's expenditure for the same months in 1874-5 was £ 4:)4,000, an increase of £ '87,000. In twelve months the outstanding lia- bilities of the Board have increased from a little over a niilli* n to more than -,t iiiiilioii aii(I -half. have been to the amount of £ 1/254,000. These are tolerably big figures for local authorities to deal with. Civilisation is at last established in the Jiji I."lauds. The lawyers have reached the Fijian sh-res. Naturally, our ftest duty towards the sr. rages who have come under our sway was to pro- vide them with an Attorney-General. We sent out Mr. Do Ricci, from whom a letter announcing his arrival has been received. He is able to boast that he is not only an English lawyer, but also an Australian. Having landed at Sydney he was called to the Australian bar. He reaches Fiji, therefore, with double honours on his shoulders. Mr. Gruneisen, known as the Father of Foreign Correspondents," who is a frequent con- tributor to the pages of the Atheuamm, promises to do for another great composer what so many have done for Mendelssohn—to make him intelligible and interesting to Englishmen. Mr. Gruneisen is writing a "Life of Meyerbeer." Meyerbeer was a close friend of this his latest biographer.