South Wales Daily News

GREAT WESTERN COLLIERY" COMPANY (LIMITED.) Mr S. Lang, of Bristol, has been appointed chairman of the Great Western Colliery (^jojnpaoiy, in th« placf of Mc Cr, S. Bryant, > of the Great Western Colliery (^jojnpaoiy, in tb placf of Mc Cr, S. Bryant, >

THE SIEGE OF PLEVNA. T H E T O W N INVESTED. STOPPAGE OF SUPPLIES. THE CATTLE AT DUBNIK. 5.000 MEN KILLED AND WOUNDED- VIR/NNA, Friday Evening.—A Press?- telegram from Sistova, dated yesterday, states that General Gourko ten days ago crossed the river Wid, at Ischisikovo, with 35,000 men, and took a position near Teliche. On the 23rd General Las'ikareff,who was stationed north-west from Plevna between tlie river Isker and the river Wid,made aj demonstration against Plevna. This was done by a violent bombardment lasting till the afternoon of the 24th Simultaneously with this bombardment General Gourko advanced and attacked the Turks at Gorny Dubnik. The battle lasted the whole day, and although the Turks were reinforced during its continuance, yet they were beaten. The Turks were under the command of Achined Hifzi Pacha, who was made prisoner, with 70 officers, 3,000 men, one battery, and three squadrons of Cir- cassians. Plevna is now closed in on all sides. [RUSSIAN OFFICIAL DF.oi'ATCH.l PORADIN, Friday.—Yesterday the Grand Duke Nicholas inspected the battle-field of Govnij Dub- niak, and the positions captured by us near that place. Our troops are greatly encouraged by the vie lory. All, from tho general down to tne common soldier, behaved like heroes. Our loss is 2,;}00- men, that of the Turks being nearly as huge. Eighty Turkish officers were-taken prisoners, and we also captured one standard and four guns.

THE SCHIPKA. [CHUTKit's TELEGRAM.] CONSTANTINOPLE, Sunday. Heouf Pasha, tele- graphing yesterday from the Schipka Pass, states that there have been artillery and infantry engage- ments along the whole line, and that the Russians suffered considerably, while the Turkish loss was slight.

ENGLAND AND GREECE. ATHENS, Saturday.—Lord Derby has sent a note to the Greek Minister for Foreign Affairs, declar- ing that the British Government never intended to question Greece's liberty of action, and recom- mending resped for treaty obligations.

THE CAMPAIGN IN ASIA. ALLKGED NEGOTIATIONS' FOR THE SURRENDER 01f KARS. RETREAT OF ISMAIL PASHA. [SPECIAL Ti^LI'.AM.J St PETERSBURG, Sundaj-.—The Golos of to-day publishes the following telegram :—"Kurruk Dara.—Negotiations were opened the day before yesterday for the surrender of Kara. Turkish par- ienientairea have come to the Russian Camp for the purpose of treating on the subject. General Tergukasoff has pursued Ismail Pasha beyond Kara Kilissa. General Heimann has crossed the Sagarlagh, and has taken up a position in the rear of the Turkish troops, who are retreating to Erze- roum. TIFLIS, Saturday.—Intelligence received from Igdyr states that during the night of the 20th inst. Ismail Pasha left his positions unobserved. Prior to their retreat, the Turks burned 240 cart- ridge boxes. Three sotnias of Cossacks and two squadrons of dragoons started in pursuit of the enemy, and, having crossed the frontier, encoun- tered a body of Turkish cavalry near the Missonna Pass. The Turks withdrew in haste to the moun- tains on the Djadin road. On the 21st, Prince Baratolf made reconaissances half way along that i-oacl, without meeting with the enemy. General Tergukassolf, with the main body of his army, ad- vanced slowly .on account of the irregular nature of the ground. CONSTANTINOPLE, Sunday (1 p.m.). —Glim Moukhtar Pasha, after effecting a junction with Ismail Ilakki Pasha, concentrated his forces at Koprakoi, on the road to Erzerouni, and is now awaiting the approach of the pursuing Russians. Moukhtar Paaha's position is reported to bi) of great strength. o CONSTANTINOPLE, Sunday Afternoon. —Mr Layard has received official information that Ismail Hakki Pasha has united his forces, consisting of 40 bat- talions, with those of Ghazi Moukhtar Pasha.

THE RUSSIANS AT BAYAZID AND OLTI. [REUTER'S TELEGHAM.l ERZEROUM, Saturday, 9.20 p. tr.— General Ter- goukassoff is in front of BayàZit; his cavalry has made a reconnaisance behind thaufc town on the Benguire road. It is rnmoured r ihafthe Russians at Ar<&hau aro upon Qlti«

THE CONSTITUTIONAL STRUGGLE IN FRANCE. PAUIS, Saturday Evening.—The latest informa- tiunwith regard to the impending course of events leads to the belief that a Cabinet will be formed with the object of simply carrying on the necessary business of the country, but no final decision has yet been taken upon this point. This evening's Moniteur expresses a belief that the present Cabinet will remain in power until the opening of the Chambers.

LORD lUUTlXGTON'S VISIT TO GLASGOW- [SPECIAL Notwithstanding the venom displayed by a few Tory members of the Glasgow Town Council in their speeches on the proposal to present the freedom of the city to the Marquis of Hartington being brought forward, his lord ship has written to the Lord Provost Bain stating that he will have much pleasure in accepting the freedom offered him by the Council. Lord Hardcgtonis to be in Edinburgh on the 5th of November, and the Liberal demonstration in connection with his vhit, to Glasgow takes place on the 7th.

DEAN STAXLEy ON EDUCATION- Dean Stanley delivered an address at the Victoria Rooms, Clifton, before a crowded gathering of students, and friends of the Bristol University College on Saturday night. The Mayor of Bristol presided. In the course of hu addreas the Dean referred to self-tuition and the study of the sciences, especially of political economy. It was with a thrill of delight quite apart from knowledge or ignorauce, from agreement or disagreement, that ho read not long ago of one of our chief public men making his stand aloof from his party, and in spite of his own interest, iu defence of tha dry and arid science of political economy. Dry and arid it might 00, but he could not doubt that it was, as it were, tho backbone of much of our social system, and that it gave a backbone to all into whose minds it had thoroughly entered. Think of geology, astronomy, chemistry, and the natural sciences generally. Wiiat a large field must be opened up to those who stlldiedjmen. Then, when they came to literature, what a world of ideas was opened to the public—what a feast there was in a single good book. (Applause.) Consider the influence which literature exercised over the great population of the worlds By literature he meant those great works of history, poetry, or philosophy that rose above professional or common-place use, and took possession of the mind and of the soul. In these days we lived mora rapidly than our fathers, and saw more changes. We lived, it was said, many lives in one. All that rapid growth and various expe- rience produced an important result. It showed how great were the possibilities and capacities of human existence. There was in that city au important body called Merchant Venturers. In past times the Merchant Venturers of Bristol made great dis- coveries. At present all were merchant venturers. We must all venture something if we would leave something worth iiviug for here, if we would have something to look forward to hereafter. Nil dcuperandwm must be written over the porch of each stage of our existenoe. The whole of our human existence is education, not merely a probation as was once said. The possibilities we had over- come, the impossibilities in our daily experience showed us Uierw were jet grea"r possibilities we might overoome and yet more formidable impossibilities, as they some- times seemed beyond limited experience, beyond our mortal sight, beyond the hist gfeilt change ot all. Through all these various changes, and towards that unseen goal, in the words of Edmund Bijtke, us pass on, for God's sake let us pa-ss on." (Cheers.)

THE WHALE FISHERIES. lSPECIAL TELEGRAM.1 The Esquimax yule, froai the GreenlancW Whale Fisheries, was telegraphed off Thurso yesterday after- noon, and is expected in Dundee .with the morning tide, the strong head-wind which, prevailed last night having prevented an earlier arrival. Her catch ia 130 tons, which is considered very satisfactory. Reports from other vessels are in general fair. Some of them, however, have only secured from one to two fish. Fishing, as yet reported this season, is scarcely up to the average.

-+- RIOTOUS CONDUCT OF CAMBRIDGE UNDERGRAD IT ATES. IHFECIAL TELEGRAM. 1 CAMBRIDGE, SUNDAY. Last night, the undergraduates of the university stopped Dr. Lynn's performance at the Guildhall, smashed the chairs, overturned the tables, took possession of the platform, and threw banjoes and other tldnos into the body of the hall. Dr Lynn was struck in the laC9 with the coins thrown. The proctors arrived and quellea t disturbance, clearing the hall. The ladies in the reserved seats were terribly affrighted, and left at an early stage.

WORK AND WAGES- CLOSING OF THE BRITON FERRY IRONWORKS. Oa Saturday all the contracts at these large and im- portant works ceased. Nearly 600 workmen will thus be thrown out of employment owing to the great depression in trade. The manager, Davey, is stated to have said that if orders are received that can be worked without loss to the company they will be accepted. The furnaces have not been blown out but only damped down, which is con- sidered by the men as a sign of encouragement. THE SOUTH WALES POTTERY AT LLANELLY. In all probability these works, which have suspended operations since January, 1876, will soon be started by a new firm. CRISIS IN THE COTTON TRADE. The committee of the Manufacturers and Spinners As- sociation, embracing the Hundred of Blackburn, have convened a meeting of their members to take into con- sideration the propriety of reducing operative spinners wages 10 per cent, and those of weavers five per cent. THE MASONS' STRIKE. At Bow-street ixilice-court on Saturday, Mr Besley, brrrister, applied for a summons against a Mr Booth for unlawful detention. The complainants were engaged at New York by Mr Stanley G. Bird, a London ouilder, to work in London for him for six months, under a printed contn.ct, whereby they were to receive ninepence per hour. The men had also signed a supplemental agreement, which he had not seen, but according to which he believed the men agreed to pay back their pas.;age-money by instalments, and authorising Mr Bird to retain rheir tools for six mouths. Mr Besley then stated that, on arriving at Gravesend, the men were met by Mr Booth, who brought them to London. They asked him if he was Mr*Bird, and he said, "No," and added that Mr Bird had not got any work for them, and that they were to work for him. After a two days' rest, they went on Friday morning to some work being carried out by Mr Booth on the Thames Embankment. They asked if it was Mr Bird's job, and being answered in the negative, demanded their tools, which Mr Booth's foreman refused to give up. Having read the printed agreement made by the mea with Mr Bird, and read the section under which the summons was applied for, Mr Besley asked that a summons might be issued for unlawful deteutim. Mr Fowler granted the application.

BISHOP TEMPLE AND SCHOOL TRADI- TIONS. Iu tlie opening address to the students at tho Kslly Collie, Tavistock, an institution founded by the munifi- cent bequest of the late Admiral Kelly, the Bishop or Exstor reminded the students of the import- wlrioh attached to their conduct in founding by their bthaviour, a good tradition in the school. One of the most striking figures iu the New Testament was that which qfioke of the Church of Christ as a body, of which they allllléw bers, and this was strikingly true, in its degree, of a great public sohooU If one member profited, so did me rest—if ope suffered, so did the others. They were al boundyip one with another, and he besought hi. youjighearers to do their utmost to realise this corporate relationship. The tradition whioh they a3 the first scholars E'jiiriqed woflld be handed on from generation to genera- tion of school boys. By their conduct they would either uiofce it esysior for their successors to do good or to do evil. A boy when he went to a great public school learnt ar. important lesson he learnt to ca.re muoh more for h school than he did for himself, and thus bed", to learn in one ot its highest tonus trua nobleness of caCi1.ctéi-te absorption of self into the bodj of which he was a member. It was the object of sohool training to them Christian gentlemen. Let the see to it *v PrblciPlo» they held, what feelings they oherished, nqv^jfc do anything that would lower their character in that respwt. In conclusion, said the Bishop, let there be ljokhinjf enoouraged among them that was mean, un. kindly or false.

HOLLOWAT'S PILLS.-Tliese celebrated Pills are essen- tially usoful hi purifying the blood, cleansing the stomach, geptly stimulating the kidneys, and acting as mild aperients, A few doses of this, purifying medicine set the foulest stomach right, remove all bilious symptoms, steady the circulation, give strength to the musclcs and composure to the brain and nerves. The Pille are so innoxious that they may be taken by persons in the most delicate state of health, and with marvellous effect. When the ayBfera has been enervated by mercurial preparations, these PUt» ire cxcelle&t le^WraUvoa. they the uoisw an<i euuch

¡ THE BLAN FIRE EXPLOSION. r EXPLORATION OF THE WORKINGS. I THE LOSS OF LIFE ESTIMATED AT 230. The whole of the bodies entombed in the Blantyro pits have not yet been recovered, but it was expected that they would all be brought to the surface in the course of tliejilght. Early on Saturday morning an exploring part y descended No 2 pit and injected the wlvil-; of the workings in No 2 and pits. 13ley found that fTre-Lmp was present, and that great care :<nd caution wc.iM be neccessary before the bodies could be recovered. The first body was brought UD to the surface at three o'clock in the afternoon, and then they continued to arrive at the pit's mouth at long inter- vals in batches of thres siid four. At a meeting of the board of the Miners' National Union, cm Saturday, at Hamiltion, Mr Macdonald. M.P., presided, and resolutions were passed, directing that evi- dence as to the condition of the mine should be collected and placed in the hands of co-ansel, and thanking the Home Secretary for his promptitude in ordering a Government inquiry. Another correspondent writes that the loss of life is larger than it was thought to be. The shaft is now clear, the workings have been thoroughly explored, and the result has been the discovery of more than 200 bodies, showing that at the lowest computation 230 lives have been sacrificed. The operation was conducted amidst great danger, the men having on two occasions to come lp the shaft in consequence of fire damp. The fiict party picked their way cautiously. As they groped along some sad sights met their gaze. Here a man was seen on his back, his arms thrown high up in the air, but a perfect calm pervading the features. There he sat, doubled upon his hunkers-the favourite manner of sitting with eolliars-as if he had been struck by the destroy in element while resting and a third lay stretched face downwards, clutching firmly the rails along the hutches, the evident death agony grasp. Near to the bottom of No. 3 shaft, where the explosion ex- pended itself, many bodies were to be seen in a most dreadful state of mutilation, and quite unrecognisable. -0

THE DISTRESS IN DEAN FOREST. Some time ago we directed atttent;on to tho distress, which the large and important neighbouring district of the Forest of Dean i3 at present suffering. Our Special Commissioner,in the description hewas enabled to put before the public, pointed out that there was no possibility of matters improving. On the contrary he urged that with winter fast approaching, the state of privation to which so large a. portion of the inhabitants of the once thriving and industrious district are now reduced must of necessity become worse. The subject has been so promi- nently laid before the public, that perhaps, for this very reason, they have failed to grasp the dread significance of the terrible suffering which is being patiently endured so near their own door3. Since we first drew attention to it the matter has been taken up by numerous other journals, in quotations from our own columns, and reports from independent inquirers, who all agree that the disaster ia unparalleled. But as yet no remedial measures have been attempted. Whether Government will entertain the idea which has been freely mooted, of giving employment to the in- habitants on the roads, or not, there can be no question that this would be a most useful public work. No one who lias not visited the district can have any idea of its defects in the matter of road communication. In the meantime the sympathies of the benevolent could hardly be directed to objects in direr need of charity than the patient suffering denizens of the Forest. The following letter from the Rev Thomas Nicholson, who perhaps is better acquainted with the Forest and 'its present condi- tion than anyone else, is deserving of the most thoughtful attention by those- who have not made themselves ac- quainted with the state of affairs in that un- fortunate neighbourhood. We may add, that Mr Nicholson, while ho would be ready to assist in the administration of relief to the utmost of his power, does not desire to be made the sole medium of its distribution. His assistance would, however, be invaluable to anyone who took the matter up. "Sir Nicholson writes :—" In tins district we still have unparalleled privation and dis- tress, which is more especially marked at Parkend and its neighbourhood. The stats of things, however, would not be apparent to a casual observer, because the chief sufferers are respectable persons of the working class, mechanics, and small tradespeople, who would be sup- posed to be comparatively well to do, who will not run in debt, who could not have parochial relief, and who would quietly lie down and die, rather than expose their sorrows to public view. The exhausting prooeas is going on silently but fearfully. Many of them are living on their own little freeholds, and have redemption payments to make to building societies, which they cannot possibly meet, for they have nothing coming in, and they really have not bread to eat. I have known of such persons and their families living, for days together, upon potatoes, seasoned with an onion—no meat—no bread. Hut 110 on knows. liro one cares. If our poor people were Hindoos, Turks, they would have more sympathy and help. The news- p,perreports have brought me £ o 17s Gd, and, in addition to tnis, I have given away from my own pocket, S10 which I could ill afford. 1 sometimes feel that I must get away from the neighbourhood, for I cannot endure to witness the sufferings which I am unable to relieve, and I am disheartened by the apathy with which the distress is regarded by persons who could render effectual aid if they were so disposed. How we are to get through the approaching winter 1 cannot Au illustrative ease of distress has just come under my notice. Some months ago I obtained a situation for a deserving young Forester on the Midland Railway, in Cheshire. His father is a respectable man, a small tradesman, who has been reduced to poverty by the collapse of our trade. He heard from his sou of employment in the north of Eng- land, but he had no means of defraying the cost of rail- way fare. He has walked the ontire distance, some 200 miles, and his wife and daughter, both of excellent character, are left here destitute, hoping to following him when the means of doing so can be supplied. I thank you sincerely for the sympathy you have shown, and I shall be thankful to any friends who will assist me in some degree to alleviate the distress by which I am sur rounded

A BRAVE. NURSE. A remarkable case of self-sacrifice ia thus recorded by the British Medical Jourt\al ö-OM of the nursing tiiterg of the Order of Troyes succumbed last week to an attack of hydrophobia, contracted under circumstances of no ordinary heroism. As related in the Gazette Hebdomadaire, & month ago Sister S. was taking charge for a walk of s'ogie convalescent children, the eldest of whom was Only eight year: of age, when they were suddenly assaiki by a hp-dgj b98e" jaws were ruhmng with foam, and who attacked them with fury. She instantly liaw the danger of ber charges,and,resolutely in. terposing between the terrified children and the furions aniirial,bravely withstood its attack.She was severely bitten, and the (Jog, excited by the cries of the children, en- deavoured to rush upon them. Then followed a splendid act Of devotion. Protecting with her body the children, who hung on to her petticoats 6brieking with terror, this bravo girl threw herself courageously on the dog and for 10 minutes grasped it, rolling over with it,and thrusting her fist into his rnouih to prevent his biting tl& ohildren. Some peasants, who at last, beat off and killed the dog. The Sister was found to have 15 deep wounds on her bands and lacerated arms an important artery was wounded. Skilful care was given to her wounds, liga- tures were applied, the partis torn were cauterised, and for a short time after her return to Paris some hope existed that she might escape the ultimate fate which there was so much reason to fear. However, the pharyngeal spasm, vomitiifg, and hydrophobia in all its characteristic symptoms appeared; and Sitter S. died from this fatal and fearful disease, finding consolation in the certitude of hayiijg saved, at the price of her life, the five children who had been Confided to her. Such traits of heroism can hardly serve for an object of somment; their memory be- comes a title of glory to' the families to whom their authors belong, and represents,in the eyes of all the spirit ot sacrifice and devotion in its most enblime expression.

A. FRENCH COUNT STARVED TO DEATH. Mr. St. Clare Bedford has held an inquiry at the Vestry, room, Dean-streot, Soho, London, into the oireumstances attending the death of Monsieur le Comte de Lilly Tolendal, aged sixty-five, who was found dead in the ooal cellar of the house, 65, D^?.n-street.—Alexandai Cheva- lier, of the SoCiété Bie¡¡f:>isa:1ce, said that he knew tbe deceased, who had latterly been a pensioner of the nociety, and reoeived t loaves nearly every morning. Ha asked for them, was apparently too well bred actu- ally to beg. but witness made him up a parcel and gave it each time he came, which the deceased acknowledged with a bow, and then left. Witness had understood that he was entitled to on the death of a rela- tive, bat that he dared not go back to France. Did not, however, know if be was a political refugee. Ho always appeared ill, and was very thin and emaciated. Occasionally he visited a rioh English gentleman, and was not then seen for some days, but be always turned up after the lapse of a week or two, and was nppa. rently as poor as ever, but never owned it, studiously keeping his place of residence to himself. He was a thoroughly sober man, and a most courtly gentleman.— Sarah Clafke, a charwoman, deposed that she told the deceased that he looked ill, upon which he "drew himself up, and said,' Yes, yes, I must go and see my physi- cian. She found bim dead iu bed and sent for the doctor.—Dr. Siville deposed that death had re- sulted from disease of the heart and semi-starvation. Tho plaoe where he by was a mere cellar, and totally unfit for human habitation.— Mr. Green, the coroner's officer, said in all his experience, which was very lartjf, he had never oome across a worse case, and ho thought the sanitary authorities ought at once to take steps to disinfect the place.—It here transpired that the sanitary officer waa on the jury, and he rose and protested against what bad been said, but eventually he confessed that he had not Been it for six months.—After some stroug remarks against the fardtary committee of the parish, the jury returned a verdict in accordance with the medical testimony.

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CARDIFF. Mb Gjsoih.ii C-utKJfAX. — This gentleman, bo widely known at the Gloucester, Bristol, and Cardiif corn mar- kets the (weupier of JLlandaff Mills, has lately, from embarrassed circumstances, been compelled to loave the iniii.s. He had many mends among1 the corn merchants of the town and neighbourhood, and the sum of 101} was a short time since raised by thenJ for Lis bene- tit. On Saturday a meeting of the subscribers was held in the Town-hall. Mr Charles Thompson in the chair, when it was resolved to leave it to the committee, either to place the money in the hands of the trustees, or to purchase with ii; a iife annuity, so that a weekly sum should bo paid to Mr Coleman. The Marquis of Bute, who is owner of Llamtaff .MilIs, and to whom and the late Lord Bute Mr Coleman was for many years a tenant, also agrees to pay him £ 1 a-week daring his life. THE MAYOR A>> COKFORATION AT Ch'S.H,—Yester- day morning the Mayor (Alderman Elliots) and the Corporation attended tae morning service at St John's Church, in their official eapaciey- The 10th Glamorgan- shire Ride Volunteers, under Captain Martin, were assembled for church parade at the Town-hall, and after- wards marched a'so to church aecompmied by their band. The sermon was preached by the Vicar, the Rev. C. J. Thompson, from the 1st and 2nd verses of the iii chapter of Proverbs. In t:.e course of his sermon the preacher addressed a few words "pechtlly to the volunteers present. Following the train of thought the text indicated, he said the very significance of the garb they wore lay in its indi- cation of the importance of obedience, which was not the Iesa aa obligation on their part because it was voluntary. He oelieveJ as citizen soldiers they recognised their duty to their own self-respect, to their country, and to their fellow citizens amongst whom they lived. He believed that they, in common with all volun- teers throughout the length and breadth of our laud, had forgotten the noble traditions now of 20 standing, with which the movement was associated. He enjoined them, while they followed and practised miiitaiy duty, not to forget that beyond and above that there the significance of spiritual obedience. The citizen 801.dler deserved 3.11 J:011011r and respect; his position entailed a considerable amount of self-sacrifice* eelf-discipline, aoif-training; but he charged them, while tliey r-houkl never forget their duties in this respect, to follow faithfully after that spiritual obedience, to the moral of righteousness and purity, which wa-s of far more importance. The church was crowded in every part. L BOARD OF Gdasl-IANS.— At the weekly meeting of the guardians on Saturday, Alderman C. W. David presided. The master's report stated that the inmates numbered i01, a. decrease of six on the corresponding week last year. This is 19 over the certificated number. The vagrants- relieved during the past week numbered 53 corresponding week last year, 157. The number of children in the Ely Industrial S diools was 281, an increase of Si on the cor- responding period last year. The clerk stated that cer- tiiiil charges against officials of the board would be investigated on Tuesday, and the result of the inquiry would be reported to tl board next Saturday. What the charges are, and hist whom, did not transpire. Only one application v'> received for the post of chap- lain to the union, now vacant, which is to be filled up next Saturday. As no further applications are to be received after this date, the letter of the applicant was read. It was from the Rev. Alfred Elias, recently curate at the Old Cemetery Church, Roath, He is 38 years, of age, and stated that he possessed command of both Welsh and English. The Chairman said the letter appeared satisfactory. Mr W. Davies hoped that when the application was considered by the board, they would not lose sight of the necessity for providing for the chaplain's attendance on the inmates of the Ely Schools. It was reported that £7U:) 4s had been paid into the trea- surer's hands by the Local Government Board, tha.t sum being a repayment from the Parliamentary grant in respect of the salaries of Poor Law medical officers, schoolmasters and schoolmistress of the board. There was no other business of public interest. Houses OF ILL-FAME.—At the borough police-court, on Saturday—before the Mayor and Air Alderman Jones —Jane J ames, a young woman, wa.s charged with keeping a house of ill-fame at 18, Russell-street. Evidence given by Police-sergeant Harris and Police-constables Richards and Crocker. Thera was no doubt that the house had been used for immoral purposes, and when the warrant was issued the defendant left the town. Mr Blelloch, who appeared for the defendant, pleaded that she left the house as soon as she was cautioned by the police, and urged this in extenuation of her offence. The bench considered the case proved, and fined the defendant £2) and coute, or to go to prison for three months, with hard labour. On hearing the deci.-ion of the bench the defeadant fell fainting on to the floor, and had to be car- ried to the police-station.—Honora Cash, a young woman fashionably attired, was charged with keeping a house of similar character at 30, Cecil-street. Defendant ad- mitted that she kept the house at one time but had left it. Her infant had been very ill and both had been in the Bristol Infirmary for f-ome weeks. On Friday f-he returned to Cardiff from Bristol, and on learning that the police had a warrant against her gave herself into cus- tody. The bench fined her £ '-5 and costs, or to go to prison for one month. WOUNDING.—Antonio Duranta, an Italian sailor, was fined lQci and costs for striking an Irishman named John Don&ghue on the head with a loaded stick, while drink- in a: at the Crighton Anns, Tyndail-street, on Friday evening. FUNERAL SERMON.—Last evening the Rev. Cynddylan Jones preached in the Frederick-street (-Impel to a large congregation, the sermon having special reference to the recent lamented death of Sir David Jones, Tredegar- street. The rev. gentleman selected as his text the 17th verse of the I-ith chapter of the gospel of St John In my rather's house are many ma.I)..OÍn8," &c. He flad he should direct attention to the description of heaven contained in tho text. They knew that a prominent member of this church had been recently called away. He believed that he was one of the first members of the church, and he knew that he was one of its most faith- ful members. Instead, however, of dwelling much upon his career here, he thought it would be better to direct their thoughts to the place to which he had gone. The preacher then exhaustively and eloquently dealt with his subject under the three Heaven in its phy- sical aspect; (2) Heaven iu its social aspect; and (3) Heaven in its spiritual aspect. pKEsyyTKRiAN CnfRCH, WiNDsOR-PLACE.—'The anni- versary services of the above-named church were held yesterday, when eloquent sermons, morning and evening, were preached to overflowing congregations by the Rev R. S. Drummond, D.D., St. John's Wood, London. After each service there was a collection in aid of the funds. THE STUART-HALL.—The farewell performances of the Female Christys are announced for to-day—this after- noon at three, and this evening at eight. A specially- attractive programme has been issued. The Female Christys have become so deservedly popular during their brief stay here, that, doubtless, they will meet with the hearty support they merit. THE THKA.tr!—The winter season at this house of entertainment is announced to begin in good time this year. It commences this evening, when Mr Edward Price is to appear, in conjunction with Miss Ryder, in Dion Boucicault's world-famed Irish drama, the Shaughraun. lliose who enjoyed the opportunity of seeing Miss Ryder's playing when "Jane Shore". was produced here will not neglect the opportunity of seeing her in a new impersonation. We may add that Mr Price and his talented co-directress promises to remain here some time. THE ExrLOSiON AT ^BLAXTTRE COLLIERY.—We are in- formed that Captain Guthrie is prepared to receive sub- scriptions in aid of the families which have suffered from tlie aftpal"2 £ explosion at Blantyre, near Glasgow. It is hoped that the C2I, port of Cardiff will show some amount of practical sympav with the Scotch colliers in their sudden and terrible afflictiCn- CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH, CHAK £ L's-STREET.—Yester- day the anniversary services of this place of worship were held. The Rev H. Arnold Thomas, M.A. £ ;™buiy Chapel, Bristol, preached morning and evening, ana t the conclusion of each service collections were made in aid of the church funds. This evening a lecture is to be delivered in the schoolroom by the Rev W. Jansen Davies, of Newport. The lecture is entitled" The child is father to the man." THE ROUEN.—THE BOARD OF TRADE INQUIRY.—The judgment of the court in this enquiry was that the cap- tain's certificate be suspended for six months, and the second mate's for 12 months.

LLANDAFF. SUDDEN DEATH OF A VETERAN,—An inquest was held on Saturday, before Mr E. B. Reece, coroner, on the body of James Large, who died suddenly^the preceding day, at the advanced age of 92. After tearing the evi- deuce the jHry returned a verdict of Death by natural causes." The deceased, it may be mentioned, had fought in many of the celebrated naval engagementsin* the time of .Napoleon I., including that of Trafalgar. 4

CHEPSTOW. BOARD OF GUARDIANS.—The weekly meeting of this board was held on Saturday, Mr W. J.E. Seys presiding, The master reported the number of inmates to be 130, against 129 in the last week, and 121 in the corresponding week of last year. Vagrants relieved, 21. Out-door relief for past week Chepstow district, £21 Is 6d; Shire- newton, £19 13s 5d Lydney, £17 1q,; Od total, £58 58 8d.

FOREST OF DEAN. COLEFORD POLICE-COURT.—At this court, on Friday— before Sir J. Campbell and Mr J. Trotter—William Morgan and Joseph Evans were charged with being drunk and disorderly. Morgan wa3 fined £ 1 and costs, and Evans 10s and costs.

LLANWONNO. HABVICBT THANKSGIVING SERVICES.—These annual services were held at St. David's Church on last Monday and Tuesday evenings. On Monday, the services were in English. The prayers and lessons were read by the Hev n. A. Edwards, vicar, and the sermon was] reached bv the Rev J. H. Protheroe, ALA., vicar of Mountain Ash. On Tuesday, the services were in Welsh. The pravers and lessons were read by the Rev W. llees, curate. The rreacher, were the Rev — Lewis, vicar of Ferndaie, and Rev S. Rowland Jones, chaplain of Cardiff Gaol.

NEWCOUPvT. SeHoOL TREAT.—On Friday, at the Bryn Chapel, 300 scholars and friends of the Unitarian Sunday School were entertained at tea by the following ladies .—Mrs Jones, New Court Shop, Mrs Davies, Spring. Mrs Owens, 1\Irs Davies, Mrs Thomas, New Court Miss Jones, Esgair; Mrs Jones, Bryn; lVIrs Jones, Brynllefrith; and Mrs J ones, Troedyrliiw.

LAMPETER. PilTTY-SESoioNS.—ITiese sessions were held on Friday, before Dr Leweilin and Mr T. H. R. HugJ. Henry J ones, a farmer, of Trebannoc, for being drunk while in charge of a horse and cart, was fined 5s and costs.—Geo. Griffiths, for being drunk and disorderly, was tined 5s and costs.—John Hopkins, carpenter, and David Davies, shoemaker, for being drunk on the premises at the Red Lion Inn, Newcourt, were fined us and costs,—Evan Williams, landlord of the Red Lion Inn, for permitting drunkenness, was fined £1 and costs,

USK. PETTY-SESSIONS.—At these sessions, on Friday, Col, G. R. G. Relph and Mr Lister on the bench, the licence of the White Hart Inn was transferred from Henry- Francis (deceased) to Airs Francis, his widow and that of the Beaufort Armii from Mr J. Thomas to Mr W. Griffiths, late of PontypooL-For drunkenness, George Reynolds, was fined as and costs.—Rees Richards and William Jones were charged with poaching on land be- longing to Mr E. Jenkins, of Llanbaddock, but as there was some doubt, the case against Jones was dismissed but Richards was fined 208 and costs, or in default four- teen days' imprisonment,

SWANSEA. I A LLC' ED T^JII-RRINO WITH THE RaTE-BOCS t9 THE II AMXET OF CLA.SE.—A committee meeting was Seld on Friday night, at the Morriston police-station, in- eonnec- ticn with the assessment ot the hamlet of Clase, a; which there were about a dozen persons present. After some discussion relative to the assessment, Mr Jenkins drew attrition to tlie rate-book upon which collections v. ere now being made. lie said that in March a rate-book waa made out, aad signed by the magistrates and over- seers. One of the latter who signed the book was David Thomas, of Maesyglynnoa. When he signed the rate- book he made a note of the amount to be collected. The book upon which they now collected, which included the rate made in J.I arch, did not contain the signature of David Thorn aa, but was signed by three overseers, two of whom signed the first book. The book was produced, and Mr .1 enkins pointed out that the last fold or section of the book had been tampered with, and that one sheet of that section did not correspond with ine others, nor did that sheet eonbiin the signatures of the magistrates. He pointed out tÍJ:L t the amount co1]ect.ed in this book was £ 230 more than in the bfok signed by 1 Thomas as overseer and also showed that other figures had been altered to suit the new book, and that this sheet was taken out of the book sicned by the magistrates and placed in the new book, where the assessments had been rawed in some instances as much as £10. A good deal of discussion took place, and it was ultimately agreed that a deputation should go with tho overseers to the officèof Mr Haynes, clerk to the guardians, and make a further investigation into the matter, The meeting was then adjourned till Wednesday week. VAGRANCY.—At the borough police-court, on Saturday, Michael Regan, labourer, was charged with begging in Cambrian-place. P.S. Davies proved the case, and the defendant was sentenced to seven days' imprisonment. DISORDERLIES.—George illiams, hOIJU1¿r,38 charged with being drunk and incapable en the Broad Quay, Strand. The case was proved by P.O. Pearcy, and de- fe:1.o.-1a.nt was fined L" and cost3.-Ana Fowler, prostitute, Howell's Court, was charged with being drunk and dis- orderly, and mailing use of obscene language, in High- street. P.O. Evans proved the case, and the accused was sentenced to one mouth's hard labour.—Jane Philiin-, prostitute, wa3 charged with being drunk and disorderly in Robert's Court, Back-street. P.C. iwingdon "roved the case, and defendant was sant to prison for 21 ¡;a.yr. COUNTY P2TTY-SE3SIONS.—There was no business of public interest at theje tescions on Sat rday.

NEATH. IMPORTANT RATE CASE.—At the divisional petty ses- sions on Saturday, Messrs W. and C. Lewis, of Briton Ferry, were summoned for arrears of rates alleged to ex- tend over fonr year3, l'reviolls ro the apoointmet of the present collector to the local board, Mr A. Hanham. The amount was stated to be and, as the defendant? could not produce any receipts, although they stated they had paid the late defaulting collector, the amount was still considered due, Mr Hanham having found the accounts standing on the old rate books. Mr H. P. Charles appeared for the defendants, and raised a techni- carl point, viz., that there was no proof before the court that a demand note had been given to the defendants 14 Jays before the issue of the summons. The bench there- upon adjourned the case for further evidence. The de- cision ia looked forwad to with considerable interest, as a number of cases will be affected by it, the new collector having discovered that the late collector had given to some of the ratepayers old form receipts for rates reo ceived, while the proper receipts remained in the books, showing the sums as if actually uncollected and unpaid. MISCELLANEOUS CASES.—Mr E. V. Evans, of Glyn Neath, was charge! by Superintendent Kowlett with allowing a dangerous dog to be at large. It appears that a guard, named John Pritehard, of Glyn Neath Station, while at his duty, was severely bitten by the animal. The bench suggested a compensation, and the defendant agreeing to the same, the c-aie was withdra v.-n.—Mary Wilcox obtained an order for 3s per week against Sydney Ivernick, an engine driver, for the support of her ille- gitimate child.—William Jones, of the Boar's Heao, Ponthrydyfen, waa charged with selling beer during pro- hibited hours. He was fined 20s and costs, and a collier, who was in the house at the time, was also ordered to pay 58 and costs. THE NEATH HARLSOCR.—To commemorate the proceed- ings of Thursday last, and the cutting of the first sod of the new docks, Mr M. D. Be van, of Cadoxton, gave his men, 450 in number, a first-rate dinner, and honoured the day by allowing the use of his mortars on the Rllydd- ing-hili, from which a royal salute of 21 guns was tired. The festivities were kept up on Friday and Saturday throughout tire town and neighbourhood, some of the tradesmen illuminating their establishments, Mr H. SamtieL Wind-stroet, having before his premises a very grand device in gas, and ship models.

HAVERFORDWEST. these sessions on Saturday— before Messrs O. E. Davies, T. Skone, and Capt. J ack- son, an ad:!UI'D..J summons by William Thomas, of Simpson, against John Griffiths and Richard Jenkins, for breaking his windows and committing other damage, was again heard. After witnesses had been heard on both sides, the bench expressed their regret at such wanton pur-jury on the part of some of the witnesses, and the evidence being so contradictory, they had no option but to dismiss the case. Mr R. T. P. Williams appeared for defendants.—Mr Galvin, secretary to the Camrose School Board, summoned Benjamin John for neglecting to send his ohihlreu to s.hool. Defendant pleaded that his daughter, aged 12, was required to attend to the household duties, his mother having been an invalid for three years, ami to look after the younger children. John Davies, also summoned, stated that his little girl, eight years of age, had to attend to her mother, who had re- cently been confined, and also to his step-mother, who is 81 years of age. He complained of ill-usage on the part of one of the board teachers. The bench, under the circumstances, made no order, but urged the defendants to send the younger children to school.—Evan Jones was ordered to pay 25 GJ per week towards the main- tenance of the illegitimate child of Maria Edwards.

MAESTEC. BOAHD OF HEALTH.—The ordinary meeting of this board was held on Friday evening, when there were pre- sent Messrs J. Barrow (chairman), J. Cbivers, T. L. Roberts, T. Jones. D. Grey, M. Jones, :1". Howells, J. H. Thomas, and T. Thomas. The board resolved to in- vite Mr Cousins, Swansea, to an early meeting for the purpose of modifying the plans of the propose i water- works so a.s to reduce the cost. Now that the upper hamlet had been annexed to Cwmdu, it was thought that the water supply of Tonna Dafydd and Gaerwen could be utilised with a very small outlay. Some of the mem- bers of the board were of opinion that this alone would be sufficient to supply the entire district for some years to come. The Surveyor reported that in addition to being supplied with irtire water, the streets in the upper district required to be lighted with gas, and he thought thst at the least 22 lamps would be required. The streets also required naming, and the houses numbered. This work the surveyor was ordered to cany out forthwith. The question of lighting was re- ferred to the gas committee. The name of Mr J. H. Thomas was added to the gas committee. A satisfactory report on the lodging houses, from Sergeant Ijoyns, was read. Mr M. Howells suggested that the staff of men should be reduced, that the scavenging be done only two days in the week, and that the expenditure be in every possible way decreased during the present depression of trade. In reply to Mr J. H. Thomas, the clerk said that £317 remained uncollected of the last rate, and the board was in debt to the bank to the amount of JE340. The collector was directed to collect all sums due without delay. The clerk was ordered to write to the Education Deparment respecting the formation of a. school attend- anca.committee.

MERTHYR. BOARD Of GUARDIANS..—The weekly meeting of this board was held on Saturday, when there were present— Messrs G. T. Clark (chairman), R. H. Rhys, W. Bell, W. Smyth, Thomas Williams, Thomas Jones, D. Davies, D. P. Davies, John Williams, J. W. James. D. E.Williams, Rees Lewis, T. R. Griffiths, M. Bates, W. Sarvis, George Martin, D. Evans, John Jenkins, William Charles, John MorguG and the Rev A. Davies. The clerk said that that was the da\ f,or opening the applications for the vacant post of relieving-o^cer* ^ie Chairman said there were 25 applicants. The n"^fcer committee, consisting of Messrs J. W. James, W. Bell, Thomas Williams, R. H. Rhys, 1), P. Davies, the Rev A. Davies and D. Evans. This was all the business of interest. THE VACANT RELIEVING-OFFICERSEIP.—The committee appointed by the Board of Guardians sat after the dis' posal of the ordinary business and went through the whole of the applications, 23 in number. The following were the five applicants who will have to appear before the board on Saturday next and from whom the final selection will be made :—T. Bowen, Twynyrodin D. Thomas Morgan, Glynneath Thomas Davies, Great Western Railway Station, Abernant John Griffiths, pay-clerk, Dowlais office; and David Jones, Waterloo House, Merthyr, POLICE-COURT.—At the police-court on Saturday— the Stipendiary, Mr Thomas Williams, Dr Davies, and Dr Probert on the bench—James^Barrett, a puddler, for trespassing in pursuit of game on land belonging to Mr R. T. Crawshay, was fined 10s and costs.—Hannah Williams, of Riverside, for disorderly conduct, was sen- tenced to 10 imprisonment.—Edward Price was summoned for selling beer without a licence at the Hibernia Inn. Police-sergeant Pickwick gave evidence. For the defence, it was contended that the defendant was only the servant of Roger James, the person licensed in respect of the premises. The case was adjourned for a week. -John Lewis, a rougher, was chargeu with stealing brass and lead, the property of MT W. Simons. Re- manded for a week.

BRIDGEND. HIGHWAY BOARD.—The monthly meeting of this IHKIJ- was held on Saturday. The estimate for the ensuing month, amounting to £ 227, was passed, and a cheque signed for the same. POLICE-COURT.—At this court on Saturday, Thomas Howells, packer, summoned for neglecting to support his son, Thomas Charles Howells, now at the Reforma- tory school, was ordered to pay 2s 6d per week.—James Moore, for a similar offence, was ordered to pay 2s 6d.— Vv illiam Owen, William Howe, and William Pliillips, were fined S2 and costs for poaching on land belonging to Major Turbervill, on the 21st iustant.A,"&,n W illiams, a boy, was brought up on remand, charged with stealing a silver watch and chain, the property of John Austen, at Bridgend. Defendant vi as sent to prison for six weeks.

RATEPAYERS' MEETING AT TONY- PANDY. In view of the approaching election for the board t health, about to be formed for the pariah of Ystrady- fodwg, and to secure the return of men who shall as fully as possible represent the electors, a meeting of rate- payers was held at the National Schoolroom, Tonypandy. on Friday evening. It appears that the electors in the upper parts of the Valley have already bestirred them- selves, and have appointed a general working committee to carry the gentlemen selected by them. The meeting at ToriyPandy was called by this committee, and it was pre3idea over Adams, of Ystrad. The Chair- man in a P*w. pertinent remarks, impressed upon the ratepayers the v^T^tance of the forthcoming election, and the necessity 01 ,,tll' the power they undoubtedly held in the selection of n^'eral-minded and competent candidates, who would represent opinions and exer- cise due care of the purse-strings of the v?ters-. fcA1<i the Rhondda Valley was dinerent from' ^bminng districts, in that. the class of small houseown much more numerous than in adjacent valley. Now tL-. evil times had fallen upon us, it would materially increase the burdens, already very heavy, to have gentlemen upon the board whose first care might be, as had been hinted in certain quarters, the planning and carrying into exe- cution of what was known as ttie new scheme of sewerage, a scheme which it was thought would cost the district from to £ 120,000. Their committee at Ystrad had been working strenuously in the district from Pont- rhondda to Treherbert, and had selected the following gentlemen as candidates for the new board :—For Tre- herbert: Messrs E. Davies (butcher, and David Prothero (collier): for Treorky; Messrs William Samuel (collier), W. Evans (innkeeper), and John Williams (engine driver); for Pentre: Messrs Edmund Thomas (colliery proprietor, Maindy Hall), William Jones (collier), and Dr 1,lris Davies. The committee now invited the co- operation of the ratepayers of the lower portion of the parish in the effort to carry these gentlemen, and he (the chairman) was deputed to promise in return the adoption of any four geatlemen who might be ciiosen as candidates by the present meeting to represent the lower portion, and the active and hearty co-operation of the ratepayers in the upper portion to return them. Some time pre- viously the names of four gentlemen had been sent t.o'ibe strao. committee for adoption in the list of accepted can filiates, but certain doubts having arisen, the nstwes were- not submitted to the meeting, and exception was at ouee tflken to the persons themselves and to the means adopted for their selection. Several ratepayers :18(. questioned the authority oy which these gentlemen were nominated, and it was resolved to proceed to the appoint- ment of others. Mr .John Job counselled the ratepayers of the working classes, ilow they had the opportunity, so to exert their 0 power as to secure an influential repre- sentation on a board which would have such a direct bear ing m>cn their pockets. B e wished to see men of capacity on the board, such as would, sympathise with the poorer houseowners, overweighted as they were at j-.resent. After several ratepayers had spoken to the same effect, the following gentlemen were nominated and passed as can- didates to be accepted by the Ystrad committee:— Messrs Moses Rowlands, colliery prodrietor, Penvgraig Morgan Powell, collier, Tonypandy; David .lones, grocer, Tonypandy and William Da vies, Court-villa. V ith the view oi conciliating the minority at the meeting, who eorpplamed ot one-sidedness, and at the same time of securing their co-operation, permission was accorded them to nominate auy candidates they might wish. Messrs ihomas Naunton, William Williams, Grovefield House, and George Knill were then proposed, but a very insignificant number showed hands for them. Fifteen ratepayers were then named to act as a working commit- tee, to co-operate with that at Y stnJ.

E t1 LÚ.) L J .r], 'p ECHOES 0F_Ti!i$Iffl. [OfONTiaBUTED BY feTIilt PLAYJf AIR. ] 4 Liilc Cardiff municipal eleiQTl v.-Hl paw over very ttistly iaJeeJ, there being 0% one contest—tliai.for the egt \YJ"d. Already, l):nvs\*er, the fun had commenced )> ^5- An assault has been ftiade npou Air Raper in taa tape of a handbill' ad&twthe.'IriEhinen ox Cardiff, f 5d Mr Kiper1;; friends hive-p^i dished a squib in which r Sloper figures as the 'Stouter, of Pun, in the pro- ) 633 of expulsion from the for defective attend- 4 e. A little good-imt-iii fun will bi-ea.lt no bones. l the way, five aldermen stand fur re-election, in 1 Wembe?—Mr Thomas Df Taylor, lur ILenry Mr Winstone, and Danil Lav. is. It is floured that a kind 01 nieuiorial is being hawked boat in. favour of Mr Winston, for the mayorality. It is Sssless—'Dr Taylor's election is certain. p, ^hen are wo likely to b?,v6 the answer of the Duke of orr);i respecting the '^ernment aid asked for the frying noi the 'Univer*JytCoUegse of Aberytfwith? Tha perhaps, tiling they owe little to Wales, will, consequently, gfiv0 her little, if srr/thiiig. Ire- *r<d and-Scotland get substantial sums yearly, but there source-(to which coutributea) from ^n.ch aiij mbrht corns i" easiest and most efficient rf^'ior. The Dean of Hii-ham (Dr Lake, the eloquent teacher) has drawn specif attention to it at a recent gating of the Newcastle College of Physical Science. «an Lake asked iiia audie-n^ jf thery were awsru of the '^Jintgi.theunnual reveiti^0f Oxford and Cambridge? The two universities °r England—and it was not the iole of their revenues—had £ 650,000 per anutttn," said ean Lake. "He thought Jjc Gladstone was right in "^Pressing seaae -doubt# W"*ther a! portion of this eiior- 8um n-.ijjht not ^e, }V6jted with advantage to such ejects as those of wlw^'h 'elmd been speakings. for the instant, that on* of the UT)iversitieg was to f-ko it into its head, to say, we will come down to recast! we will e"klish there a hall or a Hege which wid interfere with the ex- ?tirig college established ]3y ^]!e University of P'lrham" we will place sit^ ijy ej(]e wiulr it a hall for Mjerary and intellectual stud^ 0f a different kind we ^'d place in the hall some thfee or fo\ir m\if>e3sor3 _well :Sld, and we will see >31.. *«at way whether we cannot ^troducof the wedge a, more literary and intellec- ^1 energy into this g'5 °^'n of Newcastle." Did any 110 of thcai doubt that tnat ould bp n, x el-y great ad van- ^Se to Newcastle? I1*" a.:iy one of tiiem doubt that the J^re presence of a body Jnen of the first intellectual coming here aIlr'taking n raid upon onr igno- 'te in all the*e brancLa8 v.'ould not attract many •Porotu minda to theas 911 d would be at once the stir ^d ftr;tient of intellect SUCQ as v/9 were not very often jj,ftd to; but such a~'» „ Ventured to say, we would .very one of us be beaented bj'? Now, he could not thinking t! a the j-uog would be by no means in execution. At"'1 events, whether he had hit r.oa right plan or desirable that plans of v' kiad should be ,"1 y*n out and well ventilated. ( ',0 believed if tlie were move 1 to say we pU devote some £ 2;v to £ 30,0C0 a year out of our 3rge revenues to establish, eonCpeg 0r halls in some •JVo or six of the l^TS^Jtowns in England, that that 0,ih] be hailed with j1''}' by those towirg, and would be productive of tlie greatest possfj:,]e a-.lvantage. If lie fere one of the leading tlie university, however, Je would not make that o^let for nothing. People did ot value that which at their feet. If these tentleaien came down h<se ajjjj «'we will give you y till.?," he dared say a ?° 'u i-j);,ny personi would value boon all the les3, »je<S5Us.c it wtH a gratuitous one. ^hat he would rccoiniueuUthem to do would be this, s-?,!il letters to the n^yo^g 0f so;.ie fjv0 or six of tlie ifreoi towns iu l'li);jlilu' 'ing thoy weie prepared, if j'he town would meet tnem ^v^j, ail a^e juaie subscription, !8.Hd give them ear;k-isnt buddings, to send down to them some four or five OJ bef't men, 11>11<1 to give them Assistance in this educational crnsdo. Let do that, lie was pretty sure n .r.ny to^-us would respond." That 'ji to my-mind, a sounti v- ay put it I^ei each centre Contribute as raucli voluntauiy 3., the great universities Mfer. Cardiff, Newport, nud Swansea would, I am sure, il^ui hands in such f- An1r°''ect, for the benefit of the University College of ^stwith. If nothing is done Parliament nicety iu the shape of an answer to memorial presented Y° ^OQ Duke of Gordon, I hope pe Wel«h members, as e!'Cn, w;j| combine, and demand Justice. If agriculture is really in Wales, our farmers ca.nllot do better than give thejj attention to the breeding nf ponies. At tae annun.1 sale of the Jiarqnis Londonderry's horses &•" Ponies at Sealiam Harbour, "J« other day, I notice Welsh horses and ponies feaiised prices ranging ifon^-as to 80 guineas. Not one of the recent e].jv^lrons daring at sea j^uals that in which the .ptnn Hall was concerned, jder captain—Hees—was 'native of Cardiff, and the ^napto-i Hall sailed 011 its iu~fated voyage from Newport. I¡¡ the reader may she foundered in the Channel, carrying down wth her J2 of the crew. She |^6i)t, it may be remenibere^ ^;l0 aSr;i tar.ca of the •j^k Fyne, which had^ carried away }ier topmasts and Jails in the gale. 'lvne Knapoo^ ]-[,,]} was trying to get a Jow-Tope on board, when ^sh« collided with the Loch yae. There v,'as a violent concussion, a,u| it wa3 soon tound that the steamer wa^ ^^king. The boat" were got 0iit, and one with thecaptaiu a \vifefand seven of the crew Were saved. There was no to launch another boat, ia ,^he captain, engineer, :ud a|i the remaining hanfls J1'1 hoarrh I1' in number, perighe!!j doing their duty, •low inexpressibly sad to Hay0 ]0-t BO m-icii life and tae vessel in the hope of feudering aid to a shin in dis- • Of a truth, the perils of ^he sea ave manifold. iiie new nave of tlie Bnstol Cathedral }ia9 been com- pleted at a cost If the Bristol Post is to be j belJ8VCfl. the Dristol DissOiters have aubscribed liberally ? tue object. And yet some of the Epigcopal orators at j^reydon the other day talked of Dissenters as very ques- "lonable people no scpieamish- 1):>3 aceerthg Nor.couforitirgt guinea- but Noncon- l^r^isi corpaed must not invaue the parish churchyard. iiother Church" keeps that to herself, as the latest ^f>'n tliat in Heaven there are inam'mansions, and that episcopalians mean to ocenpy the best—if allowed. I notice that the stipendiary magistrate of Hull, fol- ■°wing ;t,'i etro; olil.au precedent, has given his doeinieu )1.1 what seems to have become one of the questions of the day, notably in Swansea. A Hull publican had sold gin SO per cent, under proof, and was therefore charged v>'itii adulteration. Many publicans are under tlie im- pression that they may legally add water to their gin, and it was uow contended that the article is sold of Canons degrees of strength, according to the price paid for it. The magistrate, however, held that gin must be sold in the condition in which it left the distiller, which 's of a definitely known standard, unless, the publican is prepared when retailing it to tell his customers that there is so much proof spirit and so much added Water. If this is sound bw-alld I do not demur—why does the same distinction not apply to whiskey, brandy, tun;, stc. ? They arc all diluted with water when sold in retail. Notoriously the much-puffed Irish whiskey con- t>rt3 largely of raw-grain Scotch whiskeY-Ro fiery that a Yankee humourously likened it to a torchlight procession Soiug down his throat. Jtum is frequentlY mere whiskey Coloured, and much of what passes for French brandy Contains British whisktsj of a sjiaguinary character. All contains more or less alcohol, and the standing commercial quarrel with Spain iR, that we won't admit her strongly-charged alcoholic wines at the French wine tariff. The time is apparently coining when the licensed victuallers will sell gin-and-water, rum-and-water, port- aud-alcohol, as coffee merchants sell a compound of chicory and coffee. It will be a long, Ion a; time-if, indeed, the time ever comes—when thero will bo no more cakes and alo Walaj. apiiarently, has much to auswer for in many Ways, and the latest of her responsibilities is for the pro- posed purchase of the Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway by the Midland and Great Northern Companies. Coal is at thi bottom of all. It appears that the Great Northern carrh-d 3z,543 fewer tons of coal in 1876 than in 18*5. The Midland carried 569,221 tons fewer last year than in the year before: the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln- shire carried 382,125 fewer. Against this decrease the London and North Western carried -108,517 more tons in lt57¡) than in the previous year. In the absence (says a coitompoMry) of any retmn of distance, the above indi- cation is somewhat vague. But the great falling-off has been in the carriage of the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire colliery vroduce, both over their own line ind over the Great Northern, and in the eoals of South STorkshira, Derbyshire, and_Leicestershire. The increase, on the contrary,"has been in the South Wales coals, of which 750,000 tons were carried by the London and North Western in 1876, against 517,000 tons in 1875. The Great Western at the same time earned 029,805 tons more coals from North and South Wales that year than in the pre- ceding year. It looks as if the effort would be made to coim.ete with the increasing popularity of the Welsh coal by combining to reduce the price at which the coal of thft Houth Yorkshire collieries can be thrown upon the market. The rapal world is unusually excited respecting the expulsion from th3 Order of the Jesuits, of Father Curci, the leading preacher of the lioman Jesuits. Curci dis- believes in the temporal connection, and boldly says so. FaTiry- one of tho Galilean fishermen in-i-ting upon bsing /ecognised as a prince of the blood I notice that the 1\111:.10) party in England propose to concentrate their energies for a time on the erection of monasteries—when every Catholic country in Europe has mercilessly put t11¡¡ d'j\-n 2.:3 ¡>;tbed: of immorality. The very fact thaufc the Catholics are free to set at defiance the princi- Ele- for which Pi-otestar.t3 have suffered and died is the .,t roof that Protestantism is the very embodiment of liberty. As to monasteries, and kindred institutions, C >;n:jit>n.l iue to the rhyme of Mackwo: th I'raud I think tha.t friars and their lJrù. 'ibo.r iloctrines aud tlieir iin^jji>t3f Have 'i^htod up too many fcuits" An-1 far t »> many f, g,-0H. I thin!c, while zealots and frown. And 'ight i'"r tv> or seven, That ihcT'e 3f-v roads to town, And r::l"i'~r DM re to iieaven." I licard a rumour some time ago that a cattle trade was bogmnbig to spring up bet ween a French port and Cardiff. So far as 1876 h concerned little was clone in the way of -attic* importation—the actual number ol oxen being two, to which have to be added four sheep and lanios. According to the Board of Trade returns the average rate per ton or coal exported in 1874 wars 17s 2J f:;te was liji Id, while in 1870 the averr.ge v.'as i^,s 1| |d. \rhat a fall was there, my masters Frmce is our best customer, therefore. live France." A "Carmarthen F>oywrites to congratulate the Liberals of Cardiff on having adopted MrE. W. Shackcll as Due of their coming men. Had the nomination which was f repaied beeu handed in and persevered with, lV:rr Shackell ts'oultf doubtless have carried on the campaign with vigour, and if he should be elected as a member of the Cardiff Town Council he will bring to bear a largo amount of experience gained on the Council Board at Carmarthen. Fey/ men so youug have a better knowledge than Mr Shackell has of municipal government. My correspon- dent adds that if Mr Shackell had remained in his native town for another year lie would, with general consent, have filled the civic chair. Lord Dynevor, who besides being Lord Dynevor is a Gloucestershire clergyman, voted for Lord Ilarrowby's amendment to the Government Burials Bill last Session, and Lam glad to see he has not regretted it. Mr Beres- ford Hope cautioned Churchmen at the Croydon Congress that if it is wrong to flirt with Pome it was eoually wrong to riirt with Geneva. The reference is llot lnciJ, but we all know what Mr B. Hope meant. He dislikes the fraternisation of Churchmen with Dissenters. Lord Dynevor is onj of those who, though a clergyman,can still fin 1 much to aumire in his fellow Christians, and in a letter of his, published last week, he expresses a hope that the just requirements of the Nonconformists respect- ing the burial laws may oe acceded to. How rarely do wo see a clergyman acting as Lord Dynevor does But then he is independent. It I referred last week to the street crossings and 'pave- ments of Roath, and now a letter of complaint from a gentleman living in Oaklield-street, bearing upon tho eubject, has come into my possession. "The house I oc- tupy," ho writes, "has been taxed for four years, and during tho whole of that period the dust-cart has never removed ashe3 or other filth, and the residents have to wa.de ankle deep through mud. Last winter my children Buffered much from severe colds by getting wet while pass- ing through the street to the .school, and my doctor's bill Was a heavy one. I hope something will be done for us at once. for as a, family I dread the coming winter. with the street in Tha writer add1*, Uhafcthe crossings at Cardiff are done in a most slipshod way, Instancing the footpaths in Gaol-lane and opposite the Infirmary, and the new crossing opposite the Koath- road Wosieyan- Chapel, which is covered with water several inches deep in the centre. This gentleman js only one among hundreds of sufferers who would be glad to see carried out his suggestion that pavements should be laid down onco for "11, to all residences. I will attend any day- a ratepayers' meeting to. demand that if the Town Council send their toll collector, they shall also send their men to put up lamps, lay down pavements, and make endings.. In iloath the nuisance is a grievous one, and I dase say if the ratepayers combined something could be d >TM*. To talk about public parks and "babble o' green fields" w&en a man lives in a, mud bath is a sore vexation, The Cardiff tlteatrical season lia3 entered, upon its winter stage. I think Mrs Esmonde deserves tlie wannest thanks of local playgoers for the succession of novelties she has produced. With-the exception-of Mr Buekstone and the FLvymarket Company, we have had nearly all the celebrities in Cardiff in the course of the seaaor. The pieces bin e been very well mounted, and the stage business reflects much credit on i r Lane, the acting, a bags manager. To-night Mr Price enters upon a three mouths' tenure of tho Theatre, and I wish him all suc- cess. It will be remembered' that Miss- Ryder and Mr Price visited Cardiff in the course of the season, and made a mast favourable impression. Mr Price is very much above tho-average as a general actor. He won his spurs cleverly on the metropolitan boards, and his company, I am told, is a good one. He will open with Bouoicault's The Slumjhran. I saw it performed in the Princess's, by Mr Chattcrtoii a Company, and although I Landly think it merited all the eucomhrnm the antlior claimed for it, it is certainly a stirring piece, spa riding with the racy dia- logue fon which Mr Boncicault is famous. The working- men of Cardiff and the neighbourhood are again to the fore this autumn in sustahu'ng the work- men's ward of the Glamorganshire and Monmouthshire Infirmary. Their Infirmary Saturday movement last year and there kino doubt whatever that when trade revives we shall see these noble fellows giving a eool tliousand pounds a, year to tlsie Inrirmniry. When t'utt occurs I vote wo should mark the event by a demonstration of some kind. It is delicious to see the working^classes coming forward to rebut, by a handsome prosent like this to a charitable institution, the charge that they spond their caming* in dissipation, without caring ror the future. Allow me to suggest that the Infirmary Report shall show the total sum given every Infirmary Saturday, thus- enabling the reader to trace the growth of the movement. Would it not, also, be a gracefnl aet of the committee to elect one or two work- ing men as members of their body. The men would be prond of the honour, and their ofEcial connection with the institution would increase their sympathy with it. Few municipalities can vie with Newport in the "olla podrida" character of its electors—iu the bold and out- spoken manner in which aggrieved ratepayers express their ojanions in approval or disapproval of the conduct of their representatives. As in other boroughs, so in Newport, the month of October is usually a trying time for retiring candidates. They have to appear before their municipal constituencies, and submit themselves to the ordeal of being placed in the crucible of public opin;on, Woe betide the hapless councillor who may have "tripped" during his term of office. Opposing factions search him through and through, and pick holes in his municipal garments. Generally speaking, the opposition comes from those who are opposed in political ideas to the outgoing candidates. However much one would like to erase Liberalism and Toryism from the munioipal lexicon, in Newport it seems impossible so to do. Even" independent" candidates are brought out under the auspices of a party. Such a one cannot stand alone. His own merits will not save him from defeat, and hence the absolute necessity of securing the aid of an organisation. Seven Liberal members retire from the Newport Corporation on the 1st of November. I had thought that some of these'gentlemen would be opposed by Conservative aspirants for municipal honourf. Having, however, been disastrously beaten in several contests, the Conservatives appear to have washed their hands of the Council Board. Their association has now severed itself from municipal matters, and in future it is to confine itself entirely to matters of Imperial interest. T'liis is how the story goes. Up to a later period than usual in the month there were no signs of a contest. Conservatives gave no indication of disturbing the wards. But a discontented faction of Liberals raised a cry of extravagance in muuic:po.J expenditure, [mcl by this cry of extravagance the ratepayers will have to pay £200 towards the costs of the three pending elections. The past week has witnessed several ward meetings. Retiring candidates have addressed their constituents, have recounted their acts in the past, and given pledges for the future if honoured by a return to the Council. Two of the candidates have also spoken, and the mode in which one delivered himself gave rise to uproarous laughter, and liai since been sub- jected. to scatlVng criticism. One of the new candidates, iVu- R. H. Richards, has withdrawn, and has left las colleague tofig-ht the battle alone. Party feeling is run- ning high, but what the result may be it is impossible to divine. My hope is that the best men will win, and I am much mistaken if these are not to be found in the retiring candidates. Two of the M, P. 's for the county and boroughs of Monmouth have been speaking rather freely during the week; It is not interesting to peruse their utterances. As a speaker, Mr Cordes is the best of the batch. Lord Henry Somerset is either unable to say. or does not care to say, much. He has a proclivity for music, and by means of concerts, creates amusement and divertisement among the audiences who patronise him. Col. Morgan admits that he cannot say anything new, and in all probability if he were to make one speech a weelc he would so far repeat himself as to lead anyone who heard his second speech to say "I read this in the paper last week." This is a sorry admission for a member of Parliament to make, but it was greeted by his 'agricul- tural audiencc at Castletown with her.rty laughter. He informed Lis hearers that he could not tell them anything new, and he kept his word. Mr Cordes, when presiding at the agricultural dinner at Llantarnam, expressed the opinion that the less they had of legislation the better." If that were the general opinion of the members of the House of Commons—then tho Booner such an assembly as the British Parliament was broken up the better. Jam glad to learn that the Cra-diff merchants are getting up a subscription on behalf of those widowed and made fatherless by the stupendous colliery disaster near Gla-gow, Mr Wales, the Government Mining Inspector for South Wales, has gone down to Glasgow to take part in the official inquiry. The past week in Swnnsea has been a somewhat sensa- tional one. What with the discoveries of defalcations, the further investigation, of which by no means mend matters, the tramway muddle, and the attempt to oust Mr William Thomas from the representation and the mayoralty, people are wondering how much longer such an anomalous state of tilings is to be allowed to go on. I was talking to an old resident of Swansea a few days ago, and he said, When I remember what the Town Council of Swansea was some 15 or 16 years ago, and comrmre, as a whole, the talent of the councillors of those days with the mediocrity of the present Council, and when also I think of the abuses and the muddles I have seen within the last few years, I often ask myself whether I am really in Swansea, or relegated to some petty country village. There seems to be no system whatever of conducting business, and. consequently, something is continually going wrong. 'Tis true, 'tis pity; and pity'tis, 'tis true The electioneering contest is being prosecuted with vigour, and the various candidates are sanguine of success, al- though, of course, some of them must be disappointed. I notice, however, that—somewhat unfairly—a portion of the local press has singled out one of the candidates for its abuse, when, in point of fact, he is as good as either of the others. Why this attempt to raise the reputation of one man by the dis- paragment of another ? Let every man rest upon his merits; the burgesses have sufficient discern- ment to know their man, and in all probability the abuse heaped upon the individual referred to will, instead of having the effect desired by the writer, stimulate the friends of the candidate to still greater exertions to return hue. 1 here is a growing feeling among the rate- payers that Mr W illiam Thomas, of Lian, should be the occupant of the civic chair in the coming year, but from what I can gather, the frienaa of the doctor intend muster- ing their forces m the Council to instal that gentleman, and I shall not be at all surprised if they succeed but I, in common with hundreds of ratepayers, should look upon it as nothing less than apublic calamity to have, as the chief magistrate of this growing town, a gentleman opposed to almost every scheme propounded for the welfare of the port. Still further irreg ■ ties in the borough of Swansea. Burgesses, it is tine, L.) wake up. The latest scandal is an alleged tampering with the rate-book in the hamlet of Clase. I had hoped we had heard the last of this matter in connection with that unfortunate hamlet, but it seems there are more mysteries yet to be solved. Current com- ment upon the degeneracy of morality applies with crush- ing force to this borough. One discovery of fraud follows upon the heels of another, till tlie astonished natives ask w'itli bated breath—What is the next sensation to be disclosed to our astonished gaze. The close conflict which has lately been going on in Swansea between the Corporation and the Tramway Company, continues to bo a most fertile subject of con- versation in the town and neighbourhood. The public feeling runs generally in favour of tne Trmway Com- pany, and against the extreme measures which the C or- poration have taken in oppofntlOn to a scheme which, on its first proposal, they promised to give their hearty support and co-operation. The public have, therefore, received with great satisfaction the announcement that the gentlemen who were despatched to London for the purpose of taking immediate steps to stop the construc- tion of the line, have returned home again without effecting their 'purpose—their zeal having received a decided check from the opinion given by a. decided check from the opinion given by good legal authority, that they had no grounds on which to institute proceedings, the company not being aa yet in default, h:wing- only proceeded to lay down their rails along those lines of streets in which no improve- menta were necessary. Meanwhile the works are being proceeded with with the utmost vigour and dispatch, so that at the present rate of progress thy whole line, from Morrision to the Mumbles, will, in a very few days, have been completed with the exception of the breaks'in Jr>iunswick-place, Gower-street, and at the top of High- street, where the roads require to be widened. The latest action in the matter has been the publication of a verbatim report of the whole of the proceedings at the recent confer- ence between the two bodies, taken from shorthand writers' notes, and wmch being published togef:cr with the whole oi the recent correspondence on the subject, forms a pamphlet of some Lb pages, well worthy the perus-d of the ratepayers of Swansea, for whose benefit it is'pre- sn-'iably printed. The indecision and di-mnion which it shows to exist between the members, of the Corporation cannot but compare unfavourably with the courteous yet firm attitude of the deputation from tlie Tramway Com- pany; while the utter lack of any tiling like concerted action or united opinion on behalf of the Corporation renders it almost impossible to discover what it really fa that they hope to obtniu in the matter, ine publication must also prove interesting,as giving a fair specimen in a verbatim report of 'the empty talk and unnecessary wrangling, with which al) those whom duty coiupeis to attend the Corporation debates arc unfortunately only too familiar. Its publication at this juncture can haidly fail to greatly increase the feeling against the policy of the obstructionist party in putting every hindrance in the way of improvements which they ought to be the first to welcome and assist. Public appointments with even a small stipend invari- bly draw a large number of applicants, This has been so with the vacant relieving offieership in the Merthyr L mon, for on Saturday morning last it was announced that there were no less than 25 candidates for a post worth J3100 per annum. The work of weeding out of the unsuitable candidates was relegated to a committee, who have a made selection which I regret to say I cannot com- mend, bearing, in mind the really good men who were in tho field. The board will, I hope, at its meeting on Saturday next, have a list of the applicants, so that another selection may be made, and the post given to the best and most suitable man.

OSMAN PASHA'S DANGER. The Daily News correspondent, writing' of THE state of affairs at Plevna, says A Russian officer just re- turned from the positions before Plevna, gives me the following account of affairs there. It is untrue that the Turks have succeeded in getting any supplies of pro- visions into Plevna lately. No convoy has succeeded in getting through since about the time that General Gourko took command of the cavalry. The investment of Plevna ha been complete now for about n. week that i1, an investment with the aid of infantry. As. fast as the soldiers of the Im- perial Guard arrived they took up their position on the Russian left, where Gederal Skobeleif stands with the 16th Division, continuing the line of investment over the Loftscha road, on to the Sofia road, and further round AS fast as the troops arrived. There is a large force of infantry on and near this road, and the line is continued from here to the Roumanian right by the Russian and Roumanian cavalry under the command of General Gourko. The investment is therefore complete, and it is evident from the manner in which it has been done, and from so much infantry being sent behind Plevna, that the Russian plan looks farther than merely obliging Osman Pasha to withdraw from Plevna. In fact, if it were merely a question of stopping supplies, a large force of cavalry under General Gourko would have sufficed. It is true he could not have prevented the arrival of rein- forcemeuts, but with his artillery he could always smash the waggons, kill the horses of the train, and destroy the supplies, even where lie could not capture them. 1u- fantry was, therefore, not absolutely necessary on the other side of Plevna, and that such a strong force ha. been sent seems to point to the intention of the Russians not only to starve out Osman Pasha, but to cut off his retreat likewise. It is impossible to ascertain for exactly how long Plevna is provisioned, and it is probable that the Turks themselves do not know but it is evident that, unless their supplies are sufficient for the whole winter, Ghazi Osman Pasha will soon be in a most critical posi- tion, one resembling somewhat that of Bazaine at Metz. We may supjxise that Osman will show more patriotism, more generalship, and especially more tenacity than Bazaine but is evident that unless he has a much larger supp'y of provisions than is believed, ho will soon be iu a bad way. The Russians are receiving reinforcements every day, ålld there is every appearance that they intend to surround Plevna as the Germans did Paris with a series of works, through which Osman will find as much diffi- culty in breaking as General Trochu did with the German entrenchments around Paris. Osman will liavs to fight his way out or surrender sooner or later, for the Russians will soon have enough troops to complete the investment by infantry, and make a circle of resistance as solid as that of the Germans around Paris. The only question is for how long is Osman Pasha supplied with J no visions. As the Turks have had all summer in which to store up provisions in Plevna, there is really no good reason why they should not have enough to last them until next spring, except L'urkish improvidence; but there is every reason to believe that they have not so much. My informant thinks that the fact of tho Turks having sent" fifteen or twenty thousand men as reinforcements into Plevna some weeks ago, is evidence that thev do not fear running short of supplies. But this BY no means follows. In the tirst place, TI.e rcillfoil'em.cnt:1 cacortccl largo convoys of supplies, which would not have got through without an escort. Then, besides, the Turks could not know that a complete investment would be attempted, and may have hoped to prevent it. The arrival of these reinforce- ments, therefore is no proof that there are plenty of provisions in Plevna. The appearances are that Osman will attempt to force out his way through the Russian lines sooner or later, and that attempt will end in a disaster as complete as that of Moukhtar Pasha. The Vienna correspondent of the Dailp Telegraph says :—There is every reason to suppose that Osman Pasha's glorious defence draws near its last scene. I gave you the opinion of a military eye-witness who calmly sur- veyed the situation last week, and reluctantly repeat that the best news to be expected for the Turkish cause is that Osman Pasha has determined to fight for his line of com- munications, and by crushing the army of General Gourko—which telegrams just received report to have successfully established quarters near Teliche—regain the means of retreat on Orchanie and Sophia. I hear from Constantinople that the situation of Osman Pasha at Plevna is thought highly dangerous.

NEWS FliOMTHE LOM. IHKITKK'S TKLGRAME.L CONSTANTINOPLE, Saturday.—Suleiman Pasha, telegraphing to the Seraskierate, under yesterday's date, announces that a slight skirmish had occurred near Mamourkoi. Tho number of Russians killed in the battle near Kadikoi amounted, it is added, to 720.

THE FORTIFICATIONS OF CONSTANTI- NOPLE. [KECTER'S TELEGRAM.] CONSTANTINOPLE, Saturday.—Tho fortifications of Constantinople are now completed, and have been entrusted to the charge of the Civic Guard. According to the representations made by ;80mo Polish agent, the Sultan has ordered the prisoners of Polish origin to be treated with great considera- tion.

[FBOJC OUR ON COitKS8POND3NTS, REUTER'S AGENCY, PRsaa ASSOCIATION, AND CKNTRAL NJSWSJ THE TRANSVAAL. CAPE TOWN, October 19 (via Madeira).—There has been no fighting in the Tranakei since the sailing of the last steamer. Kreli and his tribe have completely surrendered. CAPE TOWN, Oct. 0.—News per Edinburgh Castle Madeira) is to the effect that the forces under Commander Griffith have attacked and burnt Kreli':? Kraal, without loss on our side. Forty gun- ners from St Helena are under orders to proceed to Cape Town. The murderers of Mr Bell have been captured by Aniazv. tvsde Kafirs. No alarm is felt by the whites.

THE REPORTED EXPULSION OF A JESUIT FATHER. HoMs, Sijuday.—It is stated that the expulsion of Father Curci from the Society of Jesus is not yet an accomplished fact. He has been summoned to Florence by Father Becky, the general of the order, and the decision upon the point will depend upon the result of the conference between them.

DETfiRMm^^lDE'AT"DURHAM. [SPECIAL TELEORAM.l On Saturday morning, William Hall, residing in Albion-court, Durham, and very respectably connected, was found to have committed suicide, and in exception- ally determined circumstances. Deceased lived alone, and had not been seen since Thursday nhrht. Forcible entrance was mada to his room, where he was found in a closet, expended by the neck, a second rope, with a running noose prepared, lying near, in the event of the first rope failing. Deceased's hands were coated with lime, caused by holding himself doubled up until strangulation did its work. Deceased was a single man, 10 years of age, and had been drinking heavily.

PEMBROKE. HARVEST THANKSGIVING.—A harvest thanksgiving ser\ ice was held at Monkton Church, on Friday evening. The interior oi the edifice had been tastefully decorated by M'-s Bowen and the Misses Aird, with cereals, fruits, and fiowers. The Rev D. Bowen, rector of the parish, read the prayers, the Rev A. J, M. Green, of W ai-ren, the nrst lesson, and the Rev C. Wilkinson, of Castle- m.irtin, the second lesson. The Rev J. H. Scott, Rboacrowther, preached the sermon. The following clergymen also took part in the service:—The Rev T. Jones, St John's, Pembroke Dock Rev C. W. Codding- ton, St Mary's, Pembroke; Rev H. W. Davies, Hodges- ton, and the Rev H. S. Blink, late curate of St Marv's, St .Michael's, and now of Monkton, Pembroke. Liiss Aird presided at the harmonium. BOROUGH PETTY SESSIONS.— On Saturday (before Mes<n-3 Hulm, David Aird, and W. Dawkine) George Long, for drunken and disorderly conduce in" Lewis- street. was fined Is and costs. X ETI I -SESSIONS. At tLese sessions, on Satur- day. Kobert Hay, John Hay, and Joseoh Hav, were ordered to pay, the former 2s, and the others 2" 6d per week towards the support of their mother, who is 94 years of age. THE EATAL ACCIDENT AT THE DOCKYARD.—On Satur- day, an lnquest^was held at the Navy Inn. before Mr •l • ^ames (coroner!, touching the death of David lhoma3, who was killed through a fall from one of the standards in No 6 slip, at the dockyard, on the previous uay. The deceased was ascending one of the standards for the purpose of taking up a leading-line, and when about 26ft tun from the bottom he was ob- served to make a long stride where one of the "cleets of the standard was mis-ing. In doing so he caught his left foot in the leading line, and in trying to extricate himself missed his hold and fell on the granite edge of the slip. He died in about 20 minutes. The iurv, of which Mr Teasdale was foreman, returned a verdict of Accidental death," and recommended that the absence of deets should be looked into by the dockyard officials.

PENTYRCH. HARVEST THANKSGIVING. — A harvest thanksriving service was held at the Bronll .vyn Independent Chapel yesterday. The officiating ministers were the Rev Mr Davies, pastor, and the Rev Mr Jenkins, of Penuel.

PORTHKERRY. A BODY WASHED ASHORE.—The dead body of a man, name unknown, was found OIl the sea shore, near Rhoose, on Thursday. It was in a decomposed state, and all the hair was gone from the bead and face. Judgin<j from the condition of the bodv, it had been in [ the water about a fortnight,

NEWPORT. BOARD OF GCABO.'AI/I.—The weekly meeting of this board was held «.n Saturday. Mr Woodruff presided. and Mr G. B. Ceil ing was in the vice-chair. There were also present Messrs Lyne. Bebell. Scard, Latch, Cope, Jones (CefnllogeliJ, L. Thomas, Bolt, Hillier, J. Richard-, W. J ones, D. Roberts, W. John, and E. Morgan. It was reported that the number of paupers in the house was 220. compared with 236 in the corresponding week of last year. There were 1,027 adults and GIO children receiving out-door relief, at a cost of JE163 3s 3d. The Clerk read a letter from the Local Government Board, announcing their intention to appoint the medical officers for three years instead of one year, as heretofore. As the result of the examination of the workhouse school by Dr Clutterbuck, the Government Inspector, the schoolmistress was awarded by the Local Government Board £ 27 salary for the current year, ending Ladv-day, 1878. The Clerk said he had taken the necessary legal steps regarding the Caerleon Local Board, and the nuisance in the Oddfellows'Field, Caer'ieon, as ordered by the guardians, and the case wouid be heard before the magistrates at Caerleon, on Thursday. There was no other business. POLICE BUSINESS.—At the county ]>oiice-court. en Saturday < before Mr W. S. Cartwright, Lord Tredegar, r-r George Elliot. M.P., Mr Thomas Gratrex, and Air I. J. Hall), iiliam HarrLy, for being drunk and riotous at Risca, was fined 10s and costs.—Reuben Jen- kins, a farmer, charged with keeping a dog without a licence, was fined in the mitigated penalty of £ 1 5s.— Edward Morgan, a boy, and George George, were charged with cruelly illtreating a horse at Risca, belong- ing to Mr Morgan Ihomas. The bench dismissed the summons against the boy, but fined George 5s and costs. —William Edwards, a farmer from Newbridge, was again charged with drunkenness. Only a few days since he was before the borough court on a similar charge, and that for the fourteenth time. He was now fined £ 2 and the costs, or in default 28 days' imprisonment, with hard labour.

PONTYPOOL. ^POLICE-COURT.—At this court on Saturday, Moxham, of the Shearers Arms, Sebaatopol, was charged with supplying liquor to a policeman named Seys whilst on duty. It appeared that the policeman asked for a glass of and water, as be waa suffering from indiges- tion. Defendant admitted the charge, and he was finefll in the mitigated penalty of £ 2 ').s. Sarali Evans, Taly- wain, charged with stealing a kilderkin of beer, the pro- perty of Messrs Monk and Edwards, was remanded for a week.

HHYMNEY. SCHOOL BOARD the Merthyr police, court, on Saturday, the Stipendiary (Mr J. Bishop) on the bench, a m,in named Daniel Donovan was summoned for neglecthig to send his children to school. Mr .T. Jones, the attendance officer, gave evidence, and the defendant was fined 5s.—Daniel M'Carthy, a labourer for a similar offence, was also fined 5s.—Eliza Driscoll was summoned for a like offence, and was also ordered to, pay 5s.

PONTLOTTYN. TEACHERS' EXAMINATION,—At the National school- room on Saturday, Messrs Edwards and Rhys, H.M.'s Inspectors of Schools, held an examination of all the pupil teachers of the national and board schools of the district of Gellizaer. It was very numerously attended.

CARMARTHEN. BOARD OF GUARDIANS.—The ordinary meeting of titift board was held on Saturday, the chairman, Mf" J. L. Philipps, presiding. A communication was read from the Local Government Board, drawing the board's atten- tion to the fact that there were a great number of cases of measles in the house. Also to the absence of the schoolmistress from the house at night, she sleeping with friends in the town. In the course of a conversation which ensued, it was stated that the cases of measles were carefully isolated. As to the schoolmistress's absence at night, it was explained that it was in consequence of the death of a near relative, and was only temporary. It was resolved that the relieving officers of the several districts "act pro tern as enquiry officers, their remuner- ation to be not less than Is per case, or such higher sum aa the board may determine. An advance of salary, to the extent of £ 10, was given to Mr John Lloyd, relieving officer for the Conwil district. RrRAI. SANITARY AUTHORITY.—At a meeting of the rural sanitary authority, on Saturday. Dr Thomas, medical officer for the St. Clears district, reported aa epidemic of measles in the Llanst-ephan district; he had in consequence ordered the National School at Llan- stephan to be temporarily closed. Several isolated cases of typhoid fever were reported from the parish of Llanartliney, and the usual orders were given. The in- spector of nui83.nce was also ordered to procure R sample of water from a well at Llftnfftfphan, and send the f;3.me to Mr Morgan, Swansea, for analysis. This was all the business. WORKING Mnx's READING-HOO^S. — Mr Robert Parnall, the high-sheriff for the connty, has kindly sent Mr Thomas Thomas, one of the promoters of the above institution, the handsome donation of £ 10.

SACSRDOTALIS1 AT NEWNHAM, It is stated that the following circulars have been sent to young people in tha pariah of St. Peter's, Newnham, on services In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen. "I, being a communicant of the Church of England, do hereby solemnly declarf that I will, by God's heJp, observe the following rules to the best of my ability "RULES OF LIKE. 1. To say private prayers regularly, kneeling, at least every morning and evening. 2. To receive the Holy Communion regularly on the —— Sunday in every month, unless rea.onatly hindered, when I will give notice to the pastor of the parish at least some time the day before. "3. To attend the church service on Sundays,and week days as often as possible. To kneel during prayer (unless suffering from infirmity), and to join heartily m the responses and singing. "4. To be reverent, and to promote reverence in others, in the public worsliip of God. "5. To give alms regularly, according to the means which God has bestowed upon me. "G. Not to attend any place of worship in Englaud which does not belong to the Church of England. "7. To try to promote the glory of God and the well- being of my fellow creatures, according to my ability, means, time, and opportunities. Name "Witness 1)a.te

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