South Wales Daily News

4 THE ABANDONMENT OF THE STEAMER JKDDAli. ARRIVAL OF THE CAPTAIN AT SINGAPORE. SiNGAroaE, Sept. IG. Captain Clark, the master of the JeJdah, S.P., and the first officer have arrived here. A motion was made by Mr Campbell in the Legislative Council to arrest Clark. The Governor, while strorgly condemning his conduct, said it would be unwisd for the local Government to interfere, and it was better to leave the decision to the Board of Trade. Clark owns much property here. The feeling on all hands, both native and European, is bitter atrainst him. The passengers were shipped here.

THE CESSION OF DULClGNO. The Press Association states that in diplomatic circles the belief is expressed that when the critical moment for action arrives, the Turkish troops will go over to the Albanians, fraternise with them, and offer such a resistance to the Montenegrin forces that the troops must bo lauded from the fleet if the will of Europe is to ba enforced, the latest phase of the negotiations is a representation as from the Porte of its entire willingness to sur- render Dulcigno to the Montenegrins, but asking to be relieved of the obnoxious duty, and using the Turkish soldiers to coerce the Albanians. Even if all difficulties were smoothed over, and the Turkish officials instructed forthwith to hand over the town to the Montenegrins, some time must elapse before the latter could enter into possession, and in the meantime the risks of a collision would become greatly magnified if tne Turkish troops were not loyally used to enforce the change, and it is to this use ot the troops that the Porte seems opposed, whilst ready to give way on every other point. The statement that the blockade of the Dardanelles by the Russian fleet, and of the Bosphorous by the combined squadron had been mooted, is discredited by Turkish offi- cials, and nothing seems to be known of it in Rus- sian and English official circles.

EAST AFIUCAX NEWS. A NAVAL OFFICER SHOT. lBPECIAL TELEGRAM.] The Brazilian correspondent of the Western ilf,))-itin,j News, writing on August 27, says:—Great gloom h is been cast over this part by a painful day*M*r Woolrow," ri^rLteuWna.'lt, wad examin- ing bis gun in his cabin, when it exploded, kiflins him instantly, part of his skull being blown away. He had left the mess table not long before iu excellent spirits, lie was :buriedI next day in the new cemetery, which that very day w as consecrated by Bishop Stiere, the bultan bav- ins siiven land for the purpose. Almost equally sad was the feeling produced bv the intelligence of the death of Cap am Uarter ard Mr Coyenhead who were attendinar M 1 Vplcrhm exploring exp.-dition, having -special the Bel-,fan.^PeleDhiints. The village in which charge of th ^ke<j by Mirambo's people, and they were was ^™ Ulail:was shot. Captain during a'skirmish Cojenbea^^ 20 before he wa8 Carter t/lcU-"pi Carter 'was m.:ch esteemed, aud knocked over. ^06 n Utact in dealing with the natives It was largely through him that the 4S IXDFS as a yacu ou fcjie Clyde, he n'ever used, having unaccountably taken a dislike to it Two more steamers are coming out from England, 6o that shortly the Sultan Will own fino fleet of vessels.

TRADES UNION CONGUESS AT DUBLIN. On Friday the delegates discussed a paper oi "A-* re,o'"t'"° on its and commeDdmg the suggestIOn to devote the snrplus capital of unions to Ou the question of labour icD-e«entatio iitW discussion, a resolution was passed athrmmg the necessity of the direct representation of labour, and the payment of members. Mr NANIIETT, Dublin, read a paper on Ihe Land Laws," in which he advocated the principle of peasant proprietary as a solution of the question. liOn the motion ;,of Mr BALL, the Land Laws were condemned as manifestly unjust, opposed to the interests of the people, aud re- quiring speedy remedy for Ireland. The dele- gates strongly urged Irishmen to proceed on legal lines in their agitation, ana tne cemocracy ot England would be with them. The question of apprenticeship engaged atten- tion and the Congress decided that regularly- indentured apprenticeships for stated periods were E means of developing technical knowledge ^MrSK the skill of workmen.. and increasing unanimously re- Mr Broadhurst, instructing the elected secietary, a» into considera- Parliamentary Committee to take tion the increase of his saury,

ALLEGED SPllUTUALISTlli EXPOSUKKJ A correspondendent at Jarrow has forwarded 1( details of an exposure of spiritualism, which he says be obtained from an eye-wuness. seance was held in a miner a. cottage Collier v. A closet, minus its door and shei%et ith a curtain drawn in front, formed the cabillet In place of the door a frame was fixed, hung 01 two hinges on one side, and fastened*™ the othe by meaus of two screws, the front hemg screens by a piece of thin muslin. Ihe company wer requested to examine the cabinet, and o doinsj so they found it empty. 1 he nieidiu thereafter entered the cabinet, and occupie a chair placed for his convenience The circle consisted of eighteen males and female After the appearance of what is described as b spirit of a medical man, -\hose name was n communicated, theie entered a female »pr which was understood to be that or a JM ISS x son v- ho die l at Low Fell, a short time Another m le spirit then came upon the sc He wa9 at once identified as being the spirit Scotchman, formerly a labourer on ft ewe Oa iv and is known in spiritualistic circles u common Tynside appellation of Geordie." w is a free, bold, aud daring spirit, and ne pa f B circle uit i ail air and a dash not obse in any of the others. Whilst he was si, about the circle with an air of defaancj. brawny arms encircled his waist, and tWfc hands grasped his arinf. Ihe sp.rxr iii oo if in a vice. Another t of the circle dashed into < the aj -1 but onlv to h.d an empty cnair au^n articles of wearing api>a:el. In heiid which ensued, some cr»,_d Put up tlie ii^g others, "Let go the fp nt, or you wilte(i medium." But tl.e gentleman who hadind the cabinet assur. ed them that the nig of the spirit weie one and the same perso"ate the party endeavoured by physical foi-ciany the spirit, when auother member of tV J e shouied out, Nay, nay let him stowitll ia a bit." The *'luminous habni ulle(j which the spirit was arrayed were rutiijuce(j off him and a light having now b- thaQ the exi v ed spirit turned out to be r^jnus the perl! who had officiated as IDe(r tIDUI; the spirit elothing, he was almost nudity. The medium, after thus l^je Bkulked into the cabinet, i^nd afteiv Way out of t e room.

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(SPECIAL REPORTS FiiOM OUR TRADE COURES- rO^DENXS AND EXCLUSIVE SOURCES. J TRADE IN THE ELY VALLEY. 1 During the last three mouths au extra train has been running daily on this brauch, iu consequence of an increase in the output of the several collieries. This week operations are recommenced at the Gillerhaidd Colliery. with a view to sink- ing. Prospects are favourable all round just now.

THE GLASGOW IRON TRADE." < GLASGOW,Friday.—Sincethe virtual termination of the miners' strike, the Scotch iron trade, 80 far from improving, has become flatter than before. The warrant market this week has gone steadily back, so far as prices are concerned, and the quo- tations are two to three shillings per ton below those of last week. There has, however, to some exttnt been a revival of speculative business, and to-day many transactions of this nature took place, while the price fell id below 50s. By a resolution of the ironmasters, adopted this week, more fur- naces will gradually be put in blast, but they have determined that in the meantime the aggre- gate number ehould not exceed one half of the whole existing furnaces. The production will thus be materially increased in the course of tne next few week?, aud it is probable that more pigs will be turned out than will meet current wants, so that there is a prospect of the already large stocks being augmented. The de- mand from the United Estates has not beeu quite so brisk, although considerable purchases continue to be made for the trade. There has been tat! er less iron put in store during the last two weeks. Makers' prices show a marked de- cline from those of last week. After tlie close of the market this afternoon G.O.B. stood at 53s the market this afternoon G.O.B. stood at 53s per ton for No. 1, while No. 2 was 50i Gd Gart. sherrie, 60s and 53s 61; Coltness, 59s 6d and 53s 6d Summcrlee, 5t)s and 51s 6 1; Langloan, 59s 6d and 53s 6d Glen-iarneck, 51h ..nd ois 6d Eglinton, 53i üd and 5ls 6d; Dalmellinsrton, 53s 6d and 51s 6d; Shotts, 60s 6d_nd 54s. T ..ere is a fair demand for Cleveland iron, and manu- factured iron is in good request. The coal trade is dull, but a slight improvement is anticipated.

C INCENDIAltY FIRES IN SHROPSHIRE. za Davies, 16, domestic servanr, was ght up in custody, on Friday, at, a special IOnll, held at Wenn, Shropshire, upon a charge atting fire to 15 wheat ricks, and t o hay ricks, property of her master. Mr Hudson, cf More- e Corbett. The housekeeper to Mr Hudsou h )osed to seeing the prisoner coming from the i, ection of the rick yard; she had some straw aud itch pegs with her. he said Missus, our n k yard's on fire." Witness said, do) ou know rything of it ? Prisoner then said" I will cut q1 thruat, I will cut my throat." Prisoner was c leave when she bad cleaned up all the places. t number of witnesses were examined. A police- lau said, when the prisoner was a; prehended, she aid she would show him where she put the ilatel.e.i in the stackyard, and produced a box rom tie liou,e. The bench did not consider the vidence suflicient to send the prisoner for trial, nd dismissed the charge. Mr Craig defended.

THE PRIMITIVE METHODISTS. or t BRISTOL (LITERARY) ASSOCIA- TION OF PREACHERS. CONFERENCE AT CARDIFF. The nineteeth session of this association was held at the Mount Tabor Primitive Methodist Chapel, Moira-terrace, Cardiff, on Thursday and Friday, under the presidency of the llev. J. H. Best. On the opeuing of the session, the President read a paper on the position of Primitive Metho- dism. He thought that it was a grave matter that at the two last conferences there had beeu a decrease of members. The decrease of the present year v aa 18G members. He also referred 1.0 financial difficulties that he thought should be removed, and he suggested means of improve- ment, and thought that means should be adopted to save all the persons who were brought into church fellowship. He believed that there were from 20 to 25 per cent of members lost an- nually by removals, emigration, and other causes. A discussion followed, in which different views were expressed. The session was followed by a public platform meeting, and addresses were de- livered on the duty of the Church iu relation to public worship, private Ievotion, and personal effort for the conversion of sinners, by the lievs. J. Playney, W. L. Spooner. and J. H. Best. On Friday morning, at 9*30 o'clock, the session w. s continued, and the public addresses of the previous evening were freely criticised. The discussion was very lively. The report of tho Western Mail and the false and untruthful representations which it had made were strongly censured by the associa- tion. Ti e ministers were shocked at the glaring heading of the report in the Mail, and the un- truthful statements of the leading article, in which it was stated that there has been during the past two years a decrease in the number of members to the extent of between 20 and 25 per cent. Tie Rev. J. Gibson, of Bristol, showed the increase of the connexion for the past ten years. I He produced the following statistics, which show the state of the connexion ten years ago md its state at present. 1870. isso. Increase. Itinerant preachers.. 961 1,142 131 Local preachers 14,322 14,07 185 Class leaders 9,678 10,501 8S3 Members 16i,157 182,601 20,534 Sabbath schools S,"288 4,046 758 Teachers. 47,379 58,371 10,992 Scholars 271,832 372,570 103,67<J Connexional chapels 3.4S1 4,302 821 During the past year there has been an increase of 4,000 juvenile members, which, on account of their youth, were Dot reported by the conference. Had they been reported there would have beeu a large increase. The Rev. J. H. Best was requested to correct the statement of the Western Mail. Afterwards the business of tbe Association1" as continued, and a paper was read by the Rev. J. P. Bellingham on the Na- ture and functions of conscience." During the paper, the following points were stated—that conscience was a felt power in all men that it had power to condemn or approve motives and actions; that it was sometimes wrong in its decisions; and that it was capable of education ar.d improvement. A long discussion followed the paper.— The next topic 1 of discussion was Baptism," introduced by the Rev. J. Mitchell, of Bath. Mr Mitchell's paper treated elaborately on the baptism of infants. During the conversa- tion on baptism the whole subject was reviewed in all its bearings in a very charitable spirit.—The next meeting of the Association was appointed to be held at Bristel, and the subjects for future discussion were arranged. At the evening service the Rev. C. Shergold, of Newport, preached an excellent sermon, snd the sacrament of the Lord's Supner was administered by ti:eBevs. E. Powell and" j. Mitchell To the Editor of the SOUTH WALES DAILY NEWS. Siit,-j am sorry to see and re id a very strange and untruthful report of Primitive Methodism, in the Western Mail this morning. I will briefly answer the points as they appear in the paper. The Decrease.—It is true t'at there was a de- crease of 186 members reported last year, but there v. ere many juvenile meirbers left unreported; had these been all reported there would have been a connexional increase of 3,800 members. Embarrassing Financial -Difficultici.-Tlie de- nomination is very young. It commenced with 10 members 79 yenrs ago, and since then there has been a total number of 4,000 chapels erected, and £ 1,200,000 raised by voluntary contributions towards poying the expenses of the erections. And with a few exceptions, the whole of theee chapels are in good working circumstances. Dur- ing the past year there was only raised for mis- sionary purposes the sum of C39,368 17s lid, and that left a debt against the connection of 28,000. That is our chief financial difficulty. The Rev. J. H. Pest had a reference to that in his paper. I will not add another word.-I am. &c., J. P. BELLINGHAM. 6, Moira-terrace, Cardiff, Sept. 17th.

SHOCKING FATAL ACCiDENT AT MERTHYK. On Thursday evening a lad named JoT n Jones, aged 16, living with his widowed mother at Twynyrodin, Meithyr, died iu cons quence of fearful injuries be had received. Deceased was or\rri(rorl a spare-hand fi:e:n'i_^ {o a Ya3sh)g locomotive He was observed to fall, and eight of the trucks passed over him, severing both of his legs and one of his arms.

ATTACK UPON A CONSTABLE AT CARDIFF. DASTARDLY ASSAULT. At the Cardiff police-court, en Friday-before the Stipendiary (Mr R. U. J ones)-Jo' iu Donovan was charged with having committed a violent assault upon a police-constable. P.C. S errin, the officer who was attacked, said he was on duty in Bute-terrace at about two o'clock en Thursday I morning, fieri he saw a woman creating a dis- turbance. He went up to her. and requested her to depart quietly, when he was struck violently on the head from behind with some hard instrument. He was knocked down by the blow, but on rising found the prisoner, whom he at once closed with. Prisoner, however, in the course of the struggle, struck him (the officer) on the chiu and head, and kicked him badly in the ribs and back. He was afterwards secured by the aid of Mr Price, of the Locomotive Inn. Mr Price afterwards gave evidence to the effect that while in his house he heard a constable blowing his whistle at the hour iu question. He ran out, aud in Bute-terrace he met jprisoner, who was running towards him. He immediately secured him, nd prisoner stated that the con- stable had struck him. He was bleeding from the forehead. Witness held him until they saw P.C. Sherrin, who bled freely from the head. They afterwards took prisoner into custody. Mr Miller, who appeared for prisoner, addressed a few words to tho bench on behalf of his client. The Stipendiary said it was a most serious offence. Already that week he had sent to prison for six months a man-wh,) was indeed a notorious character-for an assault on the police. In that case the man had been asked to move on. or something of that kind, but here it seemed from the evidence that the prisoner had not been spoken to, :.nd had delivered a blow from behind. He however, would learn the mau's character from the Head Constable. The Head Corstable said the prisoner was a bad cha: acter. He had been taken into custody for a serious assault on a seaman in April last, and was committed for trial at the quarter sessions, but the injured mail had not appeared against him, having sailed from this port before the day of the trial. He was known as an associate of bad characters. The Stipendiary sentenced prisoner to three months' imprisonment with hard labour, aud informed him that if he had been convicted previously for a similar offence he would most certainly have got six inoiitlis.-Ellen Chocas, wife of a Greek boarding-house proprie- tor, and brother to the prisoner, was afterwards charged with slriking P.O. Sperrin with a ooffee. can and tearing off the tails of his uniform coat. She was discharged with a cautibn.

The Royal Commission on Corrupt Practices will hold its first gittioi' at tlit: Gyildljali, 1)Çd, on I ft &

ABERDARE. ATHLETIC SPORT&-From an advertisement in another column it will be seen that another series of sports and pony raceø-doubtless the last of the season-are announced to be held in the Ynys Meadow on the 27th September. A varied pro- gramme has been arraingedand exceedingly liberal prizes are offered.

PONTYPOOL. I,-qn,UESTS.-Mr E. B, Edwards, deputy-co. meT. held two inquests at the Town-hall on xnday. The first was on the body of a m.m n "Ded Heury Hopton, employed at the Cwmbran blast furnaces, who on the previous day, was crus; ed between two trucks and killed ins antaneously.—Ihe second inquest was as to the death of a man, name unknown, aged about 30, who was struck by the buffer of a wagon, -at the old furnace, and killed ou the spot. Deceased was of the tramp class, and had so business at the place where the acci- dent occurred. In each case a verdict of I- Acei. dental death was i eturned. PRIZE SaooTiNG.-The prizes annually given to the members of the 5th Mon. (Hanbury) Volun- teers were competed for at the Cwmlickey ranse on Thursday, the distances being 200 and 500 yards. The marksman's medal was won bv Cant. Williams, with a score of 45 points. The highest score for the corpa prizes was made by Private J. C. Williams, with 31 points; and Private Hext won the band cup, w ith 17 points. There was a strong wind blowing, and the competitions were, therefore, conducted under unfavourable cir- cumstances.

| NEWPORT. I DAMAGE TO A VESSEL.—At the borough police- court, on Friday—before Messrs R. G. Cullutn, court, on Friday—before Messrs R. G. Cullutn, H. Phillips, and W. G. Cartwright—Tiiomas Murdoch, master of the trow Ann, w as summoned for t e payment of 10s, amount due to Joseph Benson in respect of damage doue to the brig H F. Bell by negligence. The bench ordered de- fendant to pay 17s (3d and costs. THEFT OF WOOD.—Eilen Bryan was charged with stealing a quantity of timber fiom the timber yard of Messrs Nichojas aud Co.—P.C. Paine said he found her taking allay the timber pro- duced, She had some piece3 iu her apron, and was carrying some long pieces iu her hands. She threw some of them down on seeing the officer. The timber was valued at 9d.—The bench ordered her to he confined for one day, ROBBING HIS LANDLORD.—James Juingwas was charged with stealing t^o coats, the propel ty of John Sullivan.—P.C. Smith apprehended the prisoner at. the boarding-house of John Sullivan, Charged him with stealing two coats, to which he replied All right-"—John Sullivan identified the coat as nis property. Prisoner was sent to j his house to say a night, as he was going away away next niornins. Next morning the prisoner had gone, and taken away the two coats in question. —Jeremiah Sullivan, son of the prosecutor, said he went with another n;an iu search of prisoner. Found him on Cardiff-road, near Castletown, and brought him back. He had tne coats in his pos- seftio ii. -Prisoner pleaded guilty to the charge, and was sent to prison for one month. ASSAULT.—Jeremiah McCarthy was summoned I for assaulting George Wall. This was a case be- tween two lads. The defendant went into the yard kept by complainant's father, and Oil being ordered out, he struck Wall a blovin the eye. The bench ordered tiie defendant to pay t e costs. CONCEALING TOBACCO. George Howell was charged with concealing 51bs of tobacco on board the s.s. Fatfied. The tobacco was placed under some tallow on board the ship in question. lie was fined single value and duty, amounting to £1159, and costs, or one month. I ADJOURNED LICENSING SESSION.—The confir- mation of licenses as disposed of by the Licensing Committee on the two previous weeks was pro- ceeded with on Friday, before Messrs n. F. Wooliett (in the chair), L. A. Homfray, R. G. Cullum, E. J. Phillips, H. Phillips, J. S. Stone, J. Murphy, T. P. Wansborough, and W. G. Cartwright. The first case v. as that of the transfer of the double license held ia respect of the Shipwreck Inn, Griffin-street, by Mrs Shellard to Robert Haydon, of the Castle lun, New Entrance.—Mr G. H. Llewellyn appeared on behalf of the application Mr T, Colborne opposed the confirmation in the interest of Mr Harrhy and Mrs Shellard, who holds the license. He contended in the latter instance that Mrs Shellard was Dot a con- senting party to the transfer now nor at the time the application was first considered, and under these circumstances the bench had no power to confirm any such transfer. After consultation for some time. the magistrates decided not to con- firm the license.—Mr vVyndham Pain applied on behalf of Thomas Linton, for a confirmation of the spirit license granted to him in respect of the Ivy Bush Inn, Clarence-place. There was no opposition. The license in this case was likewise refused.—Thomas Thomas made an application for a license for singing and dancing in his house, the Eastern Valleys Inn, Marshes-road. The re- quired notice had not been given to the superin- tendent, and the applicr ion could not be enter- tained consequently.

BLACKWOOD. PETTY SESSIONS.—The magistrates at these petty sessions, on Friday, were Mr W. Llewellyn (chairman) an 1 the Rev. ReesJoues. The follow- in cases were disposed of CHARaE OF CLANDESTINELY REMOVING GOODS. —Ellis Williams, collier, of Cytnmer, was sum- moned to answer a charge of clandestinely remov- ing goods to avoid distress for rent, from a house lately tenanted by him at Rhi v Sir David, on the 23rd August last. The landlord, Mr Henry Walters, farmer, of Pennaen, however, appeared before the bench and stated that the defendant's employer at the colliery to which he had gone to work in the Rhondda Valiey, had arranged that the debt should be paid, and the case was settled ia this way. AFFILIATION CASE,—John Seward, collier, of Abercarn, was ordered to pay 3s per week to- wards the support of the illegitimate child of Mary Ann Lewis, of which he was adjudged the father, and also to pay the costs of the applica- tion. The complainant in this case was only 17 years of age, and the defendant barely 20. A DESPERATE CHARACTER.—Rees Evans, col- lier, of Tredegar, was summoned to answer three charges—first, with co mmitting a breach of the peace by fighting at Crumlin on the 5th May last secondly, with obstructing and threatening P.C. Watkins, of the county constabulary, in the execution of bis duty, and in the third in. stance, with being drank on the highway at North llisca on the 6th May. Defendant did not ap- jiear. It appeared that lie was originally charged with fighting with a man named Richard Mort, who had been bound over to keep the peace, aod when the constable went to stop the fight defend- ant took up a large stone and threatened to throw it at him, but he was prevented doing so. Ha left tbe locality before the summons was served, but was subsequently sent to gaol for six weeks for committing an assault upon a police-constable in Glamorganshire, aud when he left Cardiff gaol the prtfsent sumn.ons was served. The bench ordered the defendant to be bound over to keep the peace, aud ray a fine of 20s and costs for obstructing and tbreattnirur the constable, or in default 14 days imprisonment, and imposed a further fine of 2s 6J and costs, or seven days' im. prisonment for being druuk. STRAY CATTLE.—Anthony Jamdrell, haulier, Abercarn, W.8 fined 5s and costs for allowing two cows to stray upon the highway at Abercarn on the 10th inst., he having been three times pre- viously fined for similar offences. DRUNKENNESS.—Kees Rees, collier, Cmmlin, was fined 7s 6d, including costs and James Matthews, collier, of Newbridge, 5s and costs, for being drunk and disorderly. BREACH OF THE PEACE.—Samuel Barrett and Isaac Ashman, colliers, of Abercain, were ordered to pay the costs and bound over to keep the peace on a charge of fighting on the 6th inst. Barrett was further charged with assaulting a man named Benjamin Thomas, at Abercarn, but the case was dismissed.

LLANGIBBY. TEA MEETING.—The annual tea meeting in con- nection with t::e Baptist Cliapel took place on Thursday, when a large number came together. In the evening a public meeting was held, under the presidency of the Rev. W. Morgan, of Usk. Interesting and suitable addresses were given by the Revs. S. B. Perkins, Llanfihangei-Crucoroey J. Jones, Corig and D. Bevau Jones, of Caer- leon and Mr W. Morgans, of Newport. Tne proceeds will be devoted to the funds of tiie chapel,

TALGARTH. PETTY-SESSIONS.—On Friday-before the Rev. Hugh Bold (chairman) and Mr J. Williams Vaughan, seiiior-William James, tailor, TaI- ga. th, was charged by Dr. T. E. W illiams, Aberenig-house, Talgarth, with being on his premises for an unlawful purpose. Dr. Williams said that on Wednesday night, Sept. 8th, he was in the house, and the servants made an alarm that there was a man in the house, in a room upstairs. He went out-ide and watched the window of the room, and caught the defendant as he was coming out through tiie window. He brought him to the hall and identified him. He could not say that the defendant had illegal purposes. The defend. ant said he only went there to have a lark with the girls. Tne Chairman said that those kiud of larks could not be allowed, th t he had put him- self and the bench abo in a very awkward posi- tion, but that on his promising not to do such a thiu2 again he would be discharged on paying costs, 6s 0 !f which was accordingly done.

— FOREST OF DEAN, LITTLEDEAN PETTY-SESSIONS.—On Friday— before Mr Russell J. Kerr, chairnmn, and Mr IVlayiiard W. Wemys-Colcliester—Mr Goldring, addiessmg the justices relative to the Old Engine beer .ouse license, at Nail Bridge, said he did not propose to proceed further for toe renewal refused at the ]icellsir!gmeet in.-Mr \\?hatJty then applied for a temporary license to Tom Miles, of Coleford, and on the concurrence of the first-named solicitur the bench acceeded to the application. COAL STEALING.—Isabella Clements, of Cinder- ford, an old offender, and her grandson Wm. Clements, were charged by P. C. Cook, with steul- ii-g 25 lbs. of coal, the property of the Littledean W odfiide Colliery Company,—On a, suggestion of Superintendent McRae, the charge against vv m. Clements was wit draw n. The woman conducted herself before the bench in an impertinent m;,n" Clements was wit draw n. The woman conducted herself before the bench in an impertinent m;,n" ner, and made rough observations during the hearing of tiie case, charging the jiolice with 'a.se- h od, aud using other vulgar expressions. ,;he hearing of the case, charging the jiolice ilh 'a.se- hearing of tiie case, charging the jiolice with 'a.se- h od, aud using other vulgar expressions. ,;he was sent to prison for six weeks, and on leav ing the court ru^ly expressed her regret tlie term bad not been 12 months. MISCHIEVOUS BOYS. ilson Coot, iiy. i nos. Rowles Hv Trisnr, and Alfred Cookse.v, little boys,of'Ha.n Hiil.w^re charge 1 with s ealing a fire grate value 5s, the property of Mr J. B. Brain, Mr Jackson defended. It appeared tue defen- dauts la [ entered a buildin.; a.t the Pluckpenny | level, w; ere. having demolished the two firegrates, tiiey carried the same a "IIY and sold the iron to a shopke-per named Taylor, and having received 8d. expended the money in dates and sweets. Ti e case W"5 proved by a hoy,Heury G.O. Cook, P.C. Conduit, and Mr Jaiiieti A. braii. The bench ordered the two eld r boys to be whipped (six strokes) with a birch roJ. The parents of the other b)yg had the optioti of paying a penalty of 5s each, 'fhej;lstice! hoping tliis would punish thdr Lays, Tile latter agents, although having ap eaied that their lads might not be hi, ptai, subsequently assented to this course of punish- menf, aa aa alternative to parting with th§U i money,

PORTH (RHONDDA). CLUB FEAST.—On Saturday last the Rose of tbr Valley Lodge of Philanthropies held tiieir annfc versary at the Tynewydd lun. The processioa paraded the streets, headed by a banner and the Cy miner Colliery BrASS Band, un'er the leaden ship of Mr PrestAood. At five o'clock th procea> sion returned to the cltib-room, whr-re a diunet had been provided by Mr and Mrs TLo.i;as.

SWANSEA. C. TwEzNzy & Co.. Stationers, Bookseller^ News-ijronts, &c.. 7. Castle-street, have just leceived a SUpply of office and HOU^EIIOID inks—warrante I non-cor- rosive—in jars from 2a to 4s eacli. Cheap stationery, wholesale and retail, aud account-books stutioner* sunaries, tissue papers. THE EEBKCGA IUOTI.lt," B) Miss E. A. DilJwyii, 2 vols., iCl Is., NOW ready. ACven tisemeut Agents. India ltubbor SI tamps. 46263 PERFECTION OF .MEDICINE. — lor Neuralgia Tic, Faceathe, and Toothache, —George, Ghe nist\ Swansea. 47629 No FIRM IN THE KINGDOM doing such gooJ work, at such low prices, as Mr CHAI-MA-V, AT his STAINV High-street. 4U701

SUPPOSED ATTEMPT TO UPSET A TRAIN AT NEATH. On Friday morning an officer of the Great Western Railway Company discovered an oak pole, 4 feet 6 inches in length and 4 inches in dio. ameter, lving across the rails of the up :a.;n line, near Briton Ferry Station, snoit.'y after the p.issiny of the up passenger tram, whiciI leaves Britoc Ferry at 7.33. Whether this act was a m diciout one, or whether the pole had fallen from a passing train, it is difficult to say, but if the former, u was evidently done on the supposition that th« passenger train had not passed, as it was place* or had fallen there within a few minates of tl* passing of the train.

TYPHOID FEVER IN A LONDON CONViCT PiUSON. Ou Friday afternoon an important injuii-ywas held at the Millbank Prison, as to the cause of tilt death of a convict named Bryaat, who died froia typhoid fever whilst undergoing asenteiice of eight years' penal servitude at Wormwood Scrubs. It was shown in evidence that ti e latter rson it surrounded by piggeri s, the stench from w hich if horrible, and pollutes the air for a c<>nsiderabl« distance. It was here that deceased contracted the fever. Awarder is in the infirmary Buffering from the sauie disease. An investigation will be made by the plbou commissioners.

THE SHEFFIELD OUTRAGE. No arrests have been made for the cutrge committed in Sheffield, on Monday nig t, and which it is believed has some connection with a secret Irish society. The latest investigations of the police tfnnt to the conclusion that the outrage is attributable to the work of some such society. On no other hypothesis can they account for the attempted murder of a man who was much respected amongst his class. He denies that he Î8 or has been connected with an Irish brotherhood. but it is known that he was sometime since oa friendly terms with a Fenian

THE SEAHAM COLLIERY EX- PLOSION. The Marquis of Londonderry nas received t following letter from the Queen, through Sir Henry Pons,)ul)y Her Majesty has b, en ex. tremely shocked by the sad details and the terri- ble anxiety w LielJ the relations of the unfortunate men must have suffered. She feels ilso ver > much for you in the midst of this distress. The Queea was very Iad that you comniunicated her expres- sion of sympathy to her poor pople, If there ia any intention to raise a subscription for relief, perhaps you will let me know for the Queen's in* formation." A meeting was held in Durham yes* terd: y, and it was resolved to canvass the city for subscriptions, and to make collections in the places of worship in aid of the lelief fund. Fourteen bodies were brought to bank on Friday morning, thus mailing ia all forty recovered. Tiev are so much sw ollea as to render identification impossible in some cases. A number of gentlemen are now exploring in tiie interests of the members of the Miners' Association. They report the mines to be fairly ventilated. The cases have been got into No. I shaft, but are working indiSerently. SEAHAM, Friday Evening.—Between seven and eight o'clock another body was brought to bank. It is supposed to be that of George Roper, who had only woiked a few weeks at the col.iery. At present 23 men are engaged exploring in the workings, and it is known that three or four more bodies have been found during the day. stench from the mine and in the vicinity of tu« temporary house has been sickening. At a meeting of the relief committee this ifternoon. Mr Howie said the whole of the families of the men killed" ere chargeable to the Permanent Fund, excepting three, and the management had decided to relieve those cases also. The Chairm a stated that the relief fund a.i.ouuted to £ 1,299^ k708 of which was in the bank, and tue remainder yet to be received.

THE FORMATION OF A NATIONAL EISTEDDFOD. MEETING AT SHREWSBURY. At a meeting of the Cymmrodorion section ot the National Eisteddfod, held last month at Carnarvon, papers were read on eisteddfod reform by Mr Hugh Owen and Mrs Thomas, St Ann'a Vicarage. Llandegai, and after a long discussion, in which several leading supporters of the eisteddfod took part, it was unanimously resolved that aN ational Eisteddfod Association should be forthwith established, and that a number of Welsh bards, literati, and other gentlemen should be iuvited to act in conjunction with tbe Cymmrodorion Society, as a provisional committee to consider and define the scope and functions of the association. An influen- tially attended meeting of this committee wai held on 1 riday, at the Raven Hotel, Shrewsbury, 1m ler the presidency of Air J. H. Puleston, M.P. Letters of apology for non-attendance, and ex- pressing sympathy with the movement were read by the Secretary pro tern., Mr T. Marchant Wii. liams, from Mr Cornwallis We-it, Mr Briuley Richards, and many other gentlemen. It was stated by Mr HUGH OWES that the principal object of the movement was to secure the holding of only one National Eixteddfod ia each year IU North and South W ales alternately, to select the place at which it should be held, and to stipulate the conditions to be atta.ched to the selection. It was hoped that one of the results ofthe establishment of tne association would be that eisteddioda.n would cease to aasume the title of ''Nationni." It was also proposed to raise »n eisteddfod fund that would enable the committee to offer prizes for competition, aud, in other waySg to promote the usefulness of t1.e eisteddfod. CLWYDKAIDD s-iid he believed tiiat tnepapet read by Mr Hugh Owen, at Ca.rna.rvon, expressed the general opinion of the Weia t bards on the subject. After some discussion, it was agreed that the title of the new society should be The Society of the National. Eisteddfod," and in Welsh, Cymdeithias yr eisteddfod genedlaethal." The consideration of the draft rules wi.ich had been drawn up was then proceeded with. With respect to the definition of the objects of the society, i.au.ely, to assist in developing an< carrying out tLe purposes of the National Eisteddfod," Th CHAIRMAS objected to the word assist," and j roposedf that it. should read to develof and carry out,Sic. Mr LEWIS Mouris thought they must be care- ful not to usurp a function W; ich did not belong to them. They had none of the mystic powers of the Garsed i, and it appeared to him that, lU the hrst in-ta-.ce at any rate, they should confine themselves to assisting and guiding the ecorts ol those upon whom the management of the eistedd* fod rest. The CHAIBMAN said he spoke with great diffi- dence, but he thought the society, if it was to succeed at ail, must include all the leading barda and literati, in Wales, nd that their object should be to furm a governing body for the Eisteddfod. The Bev. EIDDOK .!ON*S seconded t;.e chair- man's amendment, which, up -n being put to the meeting, was carried by seven votes to six. Mr HUGH JONES said he regretted the omission of the word "'assist because he thought their nim should be rather one of guidance than control, otherwise many of the friends of the eisteddfod would be extremely je Ilong of their actio", The amount of t! e annual subscription Was fixed at half-a-guinea, a proposal by Mr CEBIOQ IhGHES to fix it at l being uefeated. Upon the motion of Mr HUGH OWEN, Sir Watkin NVilliamt3 Wynn, Bart.. M.P.. was. amidst cheers, unanimously elected president of the society. Mr LEWIS MOBBIS proposed, and Mr ASKEW ROBERTS seconded, that the new Presidents be uomiuated by the council at their next meeting. This was carried, and it was also agreed that MI J. H. Puleston, Mr W. Cornwallis West, and aU the Welsh peers, bishops, and members for WelsB constituencies be iuvited to became vioe-pre4 cl dents of the society. r Tne number of Welsh members of the council was limited to 50, but it was of Mr T-TKPHKN EVANS, seconded by Mr Bfc.wia MOBBIS, that every chaired barI in ales shall b« an pv officio ruember of council* Mr HUGH OWEX proposed that Mr Le 'is Mor. ris be elected chairmau of the council. \Cheers). He w s Quite sure there was not a bard in alea who 11 ould not recognise the appointment of the autiior of the Epic of Hades to that position. The motion was carried unanimousjy HmicJ ^MrT.swis MOBBIS expressed his gratitude fot the honour done him, but said he iirist decline tlie office on account of his inability to epeak th« Welsh language. Professor llHY8 suggested that they mi DR. have a vice-chairman, one who could not spe. k English, (Laughter.) Ultimately Mr Lewis Morris consented to take the office for 12 n.o. tbs. The appointment of & paid permanent secretaiy was deferred. jile 8, Puleston, M. P., w.8 elected hi n. treasurer. In discussing the appointment el an xecutiv# committee, the CHAIRMAN said it was iu.uor to avoid any appearance of the povsec being centred in Loudon. n Upon the motion of Professor TIErs, secû8: Jeè ly Mr tiowKLL THOMAS, the following elitmeI were appointed to act as an execiltive comedttel until the i;ext general resting -.—Messrs. Hugt Owen, Lewis Morris, ('e'riog Hughes., Aske* Roberts, Rev. Lid Ion Jones, CiwvdfatSd, Devi Wyn o Essyllt, Alltweo, with Mr T. iiarc aal Williams as s cretary pro iem. Ifee proceedings t*rmin*ted with a cordiai votj of tlianks to the chairman, which was moveo. bf, Mr HUGH Owes, and seconded by CI.WTDFAF.DD*. ———— ———

A nnmbf-r of Jesuits arrived at St. Kathorinrf Wharf, on Wednesday, from Boulogne, en roufl for Mol-i Tw<) NEW SERIAL STORIES will COMMENCE it the 'JARDIFI TIMES and SOUTH WALKS Wrists Naws oe September ii-4. TOBACCONISTS COMMENCING.—A Pamphlet, plaining everything, free.—Address H. Myers and Ota Tobacco Manufacturers, (P 80), 109, EljstQR-ro&d LondS Smb. 85 rears. ou^ 1 4sm

»/0UIT LONDON CORRESPONDENCE. • < LONDON, FBEDAT EVENING. "What next? The demonstration outside Liil- r cigno is now nil arranged. Its po- eta are defined; it-s success ia practically certain. But the Mon- tenegrin difficulty is only the beginning of troubles. The Greek Question is far more important and the resistance of the Porte to its settlement ia founde 1 upon sentiments far more rea), and is likely to be carried to much greater lengths. What is to follow ? There is go- d reason to believe that the combined ileets wiil not separate again until th y have done the whole of the work set for t',e:i). For mouths the e have been U' -Ole al pourparlers about a demonstration in the IBO.,Plioi,ou,. They have now taken official shape, and communications about them are goiug on d.iily. The idea which so alarmed Sir Wil- frid Lawson, of forcing the Dardanelles, ana appearing before Constantinople, bas found such favour, that the next order given to the commanders of tie combined fleets may be to rendezvous outside the very city of the Sultan, close to hi", very palaces. There are all sorts of objections, of coui se. Fiance holds back. But Russia is even anxious for this movement to take place, and ue;ther Bismarck nor Haymerle i;iteri>cse any insuperable reasons -for delay. In London the bombardment of Bulcigno is not very favourably regarded. It is too much like hitting the victims of the Sultan -instead of the pashas. But an adjournment to 'Constantinople would convert even this hotbed .of Jin^ iisui "—the Metropolis, society and all— to Air Gladstone's policy. t A new method of defeating the Burials Act i is being suggested to the clergy, and is likely to be "disc, sc-ed at tie coming Chinch Congress. They cannot prevent the Dissenter from entering the .sacred precincts. Tuey cannot build any more walls of partition they cannot arrest the voice of "the Nonconformist minister when it rises in prayer within earshot of the parsonage. But they at least do something to prevent the inter- mingling of the dust of heretics and faithful sons of Holy Church. The arson can still select the grave of those who die out of the Anglican communion, and are buried with "Out Anglican clergy. So it is proposed to set -apart a Dissenters' plot in every churchyard, and to iusiat that Dissenters shall te interred in a orner set apart for them, and kept as far as possible away from the graves of the true be- lievers. The Dissenters' plot is Hig-h "Church plot. Still it does not satisfy the •Strained consciences of those who propose 4t, Flowers may grow above the graves where dissenters lie in corruption and bees may take "Off the fertilising agencies upon wicked graves to 'otber flowers which bloom above the dust of the -saints. Hallowed aud unhallowed earth would at length intermingle, and create so much confusion that presently not even the Bishop of Lincoln "could discriminate tijrn. What can be done in [ oSUch a case ? Even botany is in favour of Mr 'Osborne Morgan. The only advice we can give I to the clergy under such distressing ciicumstauces is that given by Old Absolute to his son Jack. I They must get a hemisphere of their own. Even then the waves would flow between, and Sir Michael Hicks-Beach told us that they were links uniting the world into one. There is nothing lOr it but to get a sphere of their own. They may .ernigl a.te to the moon. Somehow or another the IrishUniversity ques- tion seems to be coming up again. It will not be pressed down. The Irish bishops have lately de. something better thau the Royal Univer- sity devised by Lord Cairns for the final settle- ment of the great question. Now the President of the Queen's College at Coik, comes forward with his own proposition. Very orthodox Roman- ists, who are subservient to episcopal ad. vice, will not send their sons to the Queen's College, because there is no collegiate life f the government they need. At Cork the stu- dents are simply boarded out. It was oiicinaliy -designed tl at they should live in denominational No such bails exist in connection with 'Cork College. The president, therefore, suggests that they should be set up. Bit who is to set them up ? The Romanist bishops will not move a finger to do it; Mr Gladstone would iUot dare to propose to Parliament to endow or eVen to build what would virtually be Romanist -Schools. There is nobody else to do anything. It may be true,as the President reports to the Queen, that such halls would supply a want felt by parents and guardians and would promote the "yelfare of his college; but if the State cannot do i "it, and the churches won't do it, the value of the "Suggestion would seem to be questionable,

NEWFOUNDLAND FISHERIES. NEW YORK, Friday.—The captain of an Ame. rican fishing vessel reports that iu Conception Eay a number of Newfoundland fishermen "attempted to seize Ids vessel. They also used "violence to prevent another American fishing Vessel from fishing in the bay.

FATAL BOAT ACCIDET. A fatal boat accident took place at Teddington ■"Oil Kridav. Mr Oorney Grain, the popular enter- tainer and member of the Germau Reed Com- pany, with ids friend Mr Black, and nephew and Mr and Miss Humphrey, were approaching Teddington Lock on the Thames, when the strong ■current- carried them over the weir, and the boat dashed to pieces. Mr Black swam with Miss Humphrey to shore. Mr Grain was rescued by a boatman, but Mr Humphrey was not seen a0ain, ilud his body not recovered.

SEQUEL TO AN ELOPEMENT. „ The Leicester police have succeeded in captur- es a couple named George Rice and bosetta King, the latter being the wife of a lodging-house keeper, who eloped from Ipswich. Ihey were hacked up ou a charge of stealing £ 30 in gold, the property of the woman's husbaud. It appears that t! e couple eloped on Tuesday morning, during the temporary absence of the husband, and they reached Leicester on the same afternoon.^ In "Changing carriages at Cambridge the couple, it is presumed bestowed so much attention on one another that they forgot to see to the luggage, which was taken ou to Peterborough. ihey remained in Leicester all ,,an^ «PP«ared yesterday afternoon at the Midland Railway Station to claim their luggoge whioh w^s ao- dresaed Mrs Smith, P^»e,uger'ebend1d E??"SaiSLdr 'XrKof tbrfi. i»dbotk I -were locked up until the arrival of an otiicer a I the woman's husband from Ipswicn.

I THE ATTEMPT TO WRECK A I THE ATTEMPT TO WRECK A TRAIN. [OKNTRAL NEWS TFLWBAX.1, A statement that the dynamite used in the. attempt; to blow up the express train on the London aud North-Western Railway may have been procured in the vicinity of Bushey. or Wat- ford, has not been borne out by the inquiries o. the detectives, which have covered a wide area. So far as could be ascertained, no dynamite has been used in making the excavations m connection with Oolne VaUey Waterworks, which are in the vicinity of Bushey Road. However, the material? it is said, has been occasionally used in ) *mallauautities in blasting operations; but "there seems no ground to suspect that any of the tie fearful mlmn their way into unauthorised hands. -company have offered a reward of iBiW for he discovery of the perpetrators of the attempt to t>low up the express train. Placards announ g the fact of the reward were widely circula el n Friday afternoon. Perhaps it is not= known that the mail trains of Saturday i day carry oomp.rati..ly ««• m°»g they do on other days, and that if roliU^ ■was the object < f that dastardly atempt, the thievps would have taken little by their murderous ■work even had their plan succeeded, un ouu days the mail is very light, no letters being sent from the metro^lis except those in tiansi. from "other places. The detectives still continue to Drosecute their inquiries iu a unuiber of directions. Supt. Coppin, accompanied by Inspector 1»™OM and several assistants, proceeded to Bu=>he>. After hearing reports from the men_ stat™ne^ iwemeth^ieWedPputy Chief cS^e .of V Herts. Mr W. E. Ryder. The party, aiong with Mr TlVder subsequently returned to Bnshby, "to" SSUSSS «r»i«ld by tl„ detective to Jom^ote.,»od arrange ioi *->'» of the inquiry.

I THE WEATHER IN THE CHANNEL T: LK3RAM3 AT 9 O'CLOCK LAST NIGHT. I 1 PLYMOUTH. — Barometer 29*97 elightlv rising ThermoLter54to60. Humidity 82. Sky over- «n-st slight powers.^ 8tea,1y. Wiud N.W., SCILLT. — Ba M>tic,moderate sea. light. Weather fine. A- Whjd g LIZARD. Baroui • CHANNEL moderate. fresh. *me, cloudy. E g glightly falling, BoDB. — Barometer, g \y Bristol Channel fairly 81^°" f 2 moderate. TemieiatureJ cool. TOKQUAT.—Barometer 30. W south- I GENERAL FOBECAST^W armer, fiesh, grly wiud, some rain.

'The Rev. E, -J.-e-f.)-s¡)m; ye"rs 8eu.)r l curate at Oswe-tiy, has a«5epted the v,,ostof seiijor ITha Rev E. J. Rees, for some ye.irs \1 N chaplain curate to the lliKhop of Bedford. His duties will be of a missionary character. q £ 8 tThe Venerable Canon WM/KIIIS, A c Northumberland and Canon of DnrUm has been appointed to the newly-established ProfessorsuiD al fTebrflw in the University of Durhanu

SMUGGLING IN PARIS. PARIS, Thursday night.-An official of the Paris Octroi, whilst walking in the Rue de Rivoli yesterday, met a very thin gelllenan whose face seemed familiar to hun, but which he had always a-aoci ited with a body of unusual obesity. The official was somewhat puzzled, but thought liotllini,, more of the circumstance until this morning, when on duty at one of the gatej of Paris, he paw the identical gentleman approaching in the direction of the town, but this time endowed with a most ledundant figure. The wary officer stopped the phenomenal gentleman, and, requesting him to step into the office, asked for an explanation of the extraordinary alteration in his pro; ortions. The individual thus brought to task tried to run allay, but was art ested and relieved of a lartre false indiarubber stomach, contaiuing about 20 quarts of alcohol, which he was ingeniously en- deavouring to smuggle into Paris, free of octroi duty. Thus reduced to hi< natural meagre state, the individual was conducted to the police station and locked up. and locked up.

THE RUSSIANS AND THF BALKAN PASSES., According to the correspondent of the Angevieme Zeiiung at Phili^popolis, a number of Russian engineer officers have been surveying the passes of the Balkans, and preparations are Deing made for fortifying them. Tracings have been made for extensive fieldworks iu the passes of Ichtiman. Schipka, and Hain-Bogaz, and heavy guns are to be sent from Russia to arm the fortifications as toon as they are completed. These works are to be erected by Bulga ian workmen, and defeuded by Russian officers and soldiers and the guns will be conveyed by Russian transports fioin Odessa to the Bulgarian coast between Ahiolo and Missivri. The Ru-sian General Ehrenroth, who is the Minister for War of the Bulgarian principality. tas orùered that the uniforms of the Bulgarian army shall be copied down to the smallest details from those of the Russian army, so that it will be im- possible to distinguish t!.e Bulgarian militia from the Russian troops of the line. Another letter from the same place in the PesterLloyd states that the chief recognised authority in Eastern melia is now not the Sultan, but the Cz!tr. All the officials from the Governor-General down to the village schoolmaster, receive instructions and advice from St. Petersburg, and they are re- warded for the services they render by ivussiau decorations. Such decorations are not only dis- tributed among the higher officials, but gendarmes and clerks wear Russian medals with the image of the Czar upon them, and these meda.s have^ been sent tliein,-i)ot through the Governor-General, but direct from the Russian Government,

THE HOME SECRETARY AND JUVENILE OFFENDERS. [SPECIAL TELEGRAM. J Parliament is to be askel next session to undertake legislation with the view of obviating the committal of juvenile offenders to the common gaol. An influential committee has been formed at Manchester to further the movement, a^ a draft scheme of dealing with the subject has been drawn up. Lord Derby, Lord Leigh, Sir U. Kay Shuttleworth, and others have been invited to attend a meeting convened by the committee, and the Home Socretary, having been communicated with, has addressed a letter on the subject to the Mayor of Manchester. Sir W, Harcourt, afcer stating that the subject has engaged his anxious attention for the past few weeks, and that all who have given their attention to it concur in the opinion that it is inexpedient to im- prison juvenile offenders in common gaols, says- "I am happy to learn, from my communications from the magistrates throughout the country on this subject, which have now been pretty exten- sive, that with a few exception", they agree generally with the views of your committee, in which I need hardly say I cordially concur. Noth- ing could be further from my N% ish or my inten- tion than to treat the decisions of the magistrates in the discharge of a responsible and difficult duty with a w; nt of respect or consideration. I know too well the arduous nature of the functions they discharge, and the paius and care with which they fulfil them. In a few out of very mj-ny cases which have been brought under my notice, when it seemed to me that the length of the imprisonment had been already sufficient for a child of tender years, Ijl.ave advised the remission of the residue of the Eentence. In most cases I have felt bound to rest satisfied with an inquiry into the special causes which have, in the opinion of the magistrates, made it necessary to send the child to prison. The result of these inquiries I have found full of instruction. In far the ma- jority of cases the magistrates have expressed great reluctance to commit these childish offenders to gaol, but have pointed out defects in the pre- sent state of tho law which have left them some- times hardly any alternative. The discovery of these defects and the appropriate remedy is one of theprincipal usesof theinquiry I am now conducting. It seems clear that the existing restriction on com- mittal to industrial and reformatory schools, and on the employment of moderate personal chastise- ment for small offences, as a substitution for im- prisonment, require to be reconsidered. There is another evil which is very conspicuous. Small fines from 6d to 2s 6d are often imposed for petty acts of mischief, but unfortunately the costs swell the amount to a sum which poor parents are either unable or unwilling to pay. The costs are often ten times the amount of the fine. The child in default goes to prison, whilst his companions in the offence, whose parents are better off, remain at large. I have had several cases before me where the elder offenders, and no doubt the ringleaders, have thus got off, whilst the child of 10 or 11, who has been led astray, has gone to prison,^with the most fatal consequences to his future life. These are surely defects in the administration of justice, pressing as they do with the greatest severity on ,tie poor, a bdy, addre,- fr T Bideration of the best methods for remedying this deplorable state of things, I need not say that the suggestions which you have sent me for a separate treatment of juvenile offenders deserve and will command my most careful attention and I shall look forward with great interest to the report of the meeting you propose to hold next month. You will not expect me to pronounce any definite opinion on your piau till I have had more information and tim* to consider it. You are aware that,in the absence of further legis- lation, what I can do in this ma^eras but little. In a few extreme cases, when ye child wag very young or the offence trifling, £ l ave taken the responsibility of stating the te'in of imprisonment. I have a case reported to me o-day with the fol- lowing particulars:Chili aged 10 years; oifeuce, unlawfully brealiug ■down a, boirder fence seiitence, 14 liafal hard labotir, or pay £ 115s 3d. Previousc-wmctions none. J-he note on the case by "governor ihe A small delicate boy, cm ceither read nor write. It seems difficult to uutersiand how an imprison- n.ent for 14 davs wita fcard labour can make such a child a better nembfr of society but it would not be safe or wise to carry interference with sentences to any. large extent, nor have I thought it 19ht to interfere except in a small )roportion of cases, though I find that in som quarters my action in this matter has been mis^er?to°d, aud I think not altogether fairly de4 with. I am glad to say that by the magistres generally it has been met with kindness ar It is upon their judgment, tac\ Id.tendeineis in dealing with such cases, au<ivun tlie difficulties which the present state creates, that; the country has to rely, £ ln lny opinion may confi- dently rely, to iijal Tiie working ot tne law as little opuiessive 9 Possible, and 1 am happy to hud ,;>m the imo,re rcce"t re- turns that reac, tuat tne number of committals of th'?la831have seusibly diminished since public ,haa been directed to the subject. I that m the returns I now daily receive 1.1)axllli;irn age is fixed t H in- stead of 15 as Laborious as the task is, I shall continu :y examination of these cases, with a viev matter before Parlia- anri ^ust that with the assurance and ,f —istrates like yourself and your col- leagues remedy may be found for the state o. n°8 W;iich seems to make the very act of reu^on minister to the increase of the criminal ^*«on." A few P agl reported a case in which a bov nan Hayuest W £ >s sentenced to a month's hard la^ the Wolverhampton stipendiary f p nlnlg two-pei.nyworth of wheat, while 8j^ough a cornneld. ln response to a mernor *.lie Home Secretary lias requested par- ticuia/spectiug the conviction. On Friday the isame ^ndiary, in sentencing Peter Talley (14), who ^rown stones at a jioliceinan, to a g^j/unishment, remarked that false sympathy in snch cases by people who kneuthiug of the prisoners' character.

A SCOTCH PACKMAN llOAXD. At the Warr indou police-cour-before the Mayor and Mr 8. Higby Ed ward Mackie. travelling draper, of Oxford-street, made a curious application to the bench for a warrant against a man who he said bad defrauded him.—The Chief Constable said the applicant <-n the previous uinht went into the lope ani Anchor public-house with some shirts, which he offeied to sell at 28 each. A man in the company, who was somewhat of a practical joker, said, "I will give you eight-in- pence for < ne," aud the applicant, thinking be said "eightcenpence," replied. "You sh 11 have it, ana-gave him he shirt, upon winch tile man put down eightpenoe in copper. Applicant re- fused to take the money, but the man kept the shirt.—The bench said it was a cose for the county-court, and he must sue the man for the other lOcL—The Chief Constable said the man in question was a very respectable pei-son.-Apili- cant said he thought it,was a fraud.—The Mayor If I were you I should take t e joke and the 801 and say no more about it. The Joke is worth a shilling. (Laughter.)—The applicant then left the court grumbling.

MBS LTNN LYSTON, the Eminent Novelist, will commence her new story My Love in the CARDIFF TIME* and S.UTll WALKS WEEKLY NKWS on September 4. TAKAIACUM AND PODOPHTLLIN. — This fluid combination, extracted from medicinal roots, is used instead of Blue Pill and Calomel for the cure of Dyspepsia, Biliousness, ana all symptoms of congestion of the Liver, which are generally rain beneath the shoulders, Headache, Drowsiness, no appetite, furred tongue, disagreeable taste in the morning, gkkUne?^, disturbance of the stomach, and fceiiiig of general de- pression. A dese of Taraxacum and I'odophyllin sets the sluggish Liver in motion, giving a tense of, health and comfort within 24 hours. Taraxacum and Fodophyllin i8 a fluid made only by J. PKPrKR, LonAon, whose name 1a ;QUOl Q

ME, FQRSTEErs yiSrrYo WALES. The Right Hon. W. E. Forster, M.P., and Miss r, orster returned to Tenby on Thursday evening, from St. Bride's,and terminated their visit to South Wales by leaving Tenby for London by the 8.30 express train on Friday morning. At Haverfordwest Mr Forster was informed that, for local education, boys were sent to the Endowed Grammar School, at Haverfordwest, which, without being in any way reflected on might be very much improved under an altered scheme, and that a new scheme would shortly cOIro into operation.

LOCAL MEMBERS AND THEIR VOTES IN PARLIAMENT. During the session just ended there were 169 divisions in the House of Commons, of which 100 took place before midnight, and 69 after mid- night. The highest number who voted in any one division was 556, on July 1st, on the question of members being permitted to affirm. The follow- in" figures show the number of divisions in which pa,ch of the members for this district took part •— H. GoO Allen, Pembroke, t/4 Ir H. Cuuliffe Denbigh District, 99 D. Davies, Cardigan, 77 It Davies, Anglesea, 87 W. Davies, Pembroke- shire, 70 L. L. Dillwyn Swansea 60; Viscount Euilyn, Carmarthenshire, 10 C. 1 lower, Breck- rock, 87; Lord R. Grosvenor, Flintshire, 158 Hon F. Hanbury-lracy, Montgomery district, 9~> S. Hollaud, Merionethshire, 27; \y. P.' Hughes, Carnarvon district, 43 C. JameR, Merthr Tydfil, 113; Lord KeasmgtoDj Haverfordwest, 159; M. Lloyd, Beaumaris, 84; W F M ai tland. 1 Brecknockshire, 44; G, O. ITorga^, Denbighshire 140; W. R. H. Powell,* Carmarthenshire, 146 bir R. Green Price, Rad- norshire 21: L. P. l ugh, Cardiganshire, 140 Sir £ j'. Reed, Cardiff, 74 Stuart Kendel, Mont- comervshire. 95; H. Richard, Merthyr Tydfil, 71; J. Roberts, Fliut DistrictJ.03; C. R. Talbot, Glamorganshire, 23: H. H. Vivian, Gl^norgan- shire 44* B. T. Williams, Carmarthen District, 57 • '<! B Williams, Radnor District, 76 Wat- kin Williams, Carnarvonshire, 46; Sir W. W. Wvnn. Denbighshire, 9. J EAU DE SUEZ. In this age of scientific discovery, when every. thing is done to make life as easy and pleasant e, possible, when the use of anaesthetics to alle- viate pain has been earned to an extent uu- dreamed of by our ancestors, it is surely time a remedy should be found for one of the most crying evils our civilisation is subject to, namely, the decay of the teeth and consequent ill-health of the whole body. M. Suez is the happy dis- cover of this much desired boof'. His Eau de Suez seems to realise the fables of the bottled genii in the "Arabian Nights," so magical and mighty are its powers. It is sold in three different pre? paratious, distinguished by a yellow, green, and red thread, and M. Suez recommends all those persons suffering from acute toothache to use the yelio v thread, which will instantly stop the most violent pain. Those who suffer from periodical attacks of toothache. decayed teeth, sensitive gums, or other diseases of the mouth, should use the green thread daily, mixing ten or twelve drolJ8 in half a tumbler of water, and washing the mouth night and morning. they will thus preserve their teeth white and sound, keep the gums in healthy condition, the breath sweet, and, in fact, set disease aud decay at defiance. The red thread is intended for children and those fortunate persons who possess sound teeth and healthy gums, and will prevent their ever becoming painful or diseased. The Rail de Suez is perfectly harmless. M. Suez con- siders that his discovery will in a few years put an ei.d to false teeth, extraction, and all tortures d utists inflict on their unhappy victims. Not that we wish to cast a slur upon an honourable and hardworking profession, but simply to point cut the unnecessary pain that numanity ilt made to sufftll" from a milltakeu view of the true treatment of the mouth and teeth. M. Suez also recotnmeuds the use of his orange tooth paste for whitening and cleansing the teeth, and a particular kind of soft tooth brush (made from the finest badger hair) instead of the usual hard kind, which he terms a "criminal instrument," as it weakens and finally destioys the gums, thus having the teeth exposed, and imparting an offen- sive smell to the braath. D Of course the marvellous properties of Eau de Suez-vaccine for the mouth, as it has justly been caUed-wtll not at once be appreciated. People are so fond of saying about anything new, as Agassiz phrased it, "First, that it is not true secondly, that it is agaiust religion; thirdly, that everybody knew it I" But M, Suez's grand discovery has already met with great suc. cess in France, as its immense sale and the articles descanting ou its merits, which have appeared in tlia Figaro, Vie farisienne, and other pajiers, testify. In order that the British public may have a chance of testing its value, a depot has been established at Messrs Wilcox and Co.'s (the well-known foieign chemists), 336, Oxford- street, London, where all M. Suez's preparations may be obtained, with prospectus and full parti. culars. The following is a list, with prices at- tached Green thread, 4s, yellow thread 2s 9d, red thread 3s, orange paste 4s 6d, and tooth brush Is 6d. People ri siding in the country may also obtain them through tiieir own chemists, and arrange- ments have been made that will enable Messrs Wilcox to forward these preparations carriage free to any part of the United King'oni. rio great is the popularity of M. Suez's pj'eparationsin France that several imitations have beeu m-ide. See, therefore, that each bottle bears tho nan e i f Wilcox and Co." 011 tLe label, and each tooth bcuah the uftme "dues" on the handle.^ £ 852 48490

BOARD OF TliADE INQUIRY AT CARDIFF. The inquiry, by the Board of Trade,' was opened at the Town-hall, Cardiff, on Friday, before Mr li. O. Jones, Stipendiary, assisted by Captain R. F. Claiku, and Captain D. R. Comyn, as Nautical Assessors, into the circumstances attending the stranding and ultimate loss of the s.s. Silurian, of Cardiff, at Hartland Point, near Ilfracombe, in the Bristol Channel, on the morn- ing cf 3rd September. Mr Waldron appeared for the Board of Trade, and Mr Vachell rcpre- sented the owners and the captain of the Silurian. It appeared from the opening statement of Mr Waldron, that the Silurian was an iron vessel built at Newcastle, in 1876. She was schooner rigged 'and fitted «ith compound direct-a«ting engine's of 120-horse power. She was registered at the port of Cardiff, and her register tounage, after deducting 459 tons for engine-room and ciew spaces, was 792*03 tons. Her o.vners were Messrs C E. Stallybrass and Co. She carried a crew of 21 hands, with a cargo of 1,400 tons of patent fuel, bound for Salonica, in Turkey, an I was in good condition and well found. She left the port of Cardiff about five p.m. on the evening of the 2nd September, and the captain discharged his pilot at Penarth. At that time the weather was fiue, with a Hgut breeze from the east. At eight o'clock the weather became thick, and soundings were taken. Her course was set W. by N. half. north and the vessel continued for some time, when' the weather clearing, Bull Point was seen about eight or nine miles. At ten o'clock Bull Point was S. by E. The weather continued thick and clear at intervals, and the speed of the vessel was regulated according to the state of the weather, and from eight to ten, o'clock at night the vessel was generally kept at half speed. The fogr horn on Bull Point was heard, but nothing was seen afterwards. The captaiu ought to have heard the fog horn Gn Hartland, but nothing seems to have b^en heard, and 50011 after twelve o'clock the vessel struck on the Chapman Rock, near Hartland Point, and remained there fast. The main tauk soon afterwards burst, the water rushed in, the boats were ordered out, and the crew got in. They remained by the vessel till day-break, when they pulled towards shore, and landed at Trouville. Mr Waldron then put several questions to the court, on which to express an opinion. What was the cause of the stranding of the vessel ? Was her distance from Bull Point correctly estimated ? Was a proper course taken after passing Bull Point, and were due allowance I made for tide and currents whether the master took proper precautions to ascertain the deviation of the compass, were proper measures taken to ascertain the position of the vessel, and was a proper look-out kept, &c. Mr Edward Jackson, the master of tl.a veKsei. was first examined. and proper look-out kept, &c. to ascertain the position of the vessel, and was a proper look-out kept, &c. Mr Edward Jackson, the master of tl.a veKsei. was first examined. and described the voyage down to Hartland Pointy spee(L aiteru, ut sne would nc £ mbiVi'ooWdiiigs were taken all round the vessel, an 1 the boats were lowered and kept in readiness. Some short time afterwards they heard a crack, and the vessel then listed over, The main tank had burst. The crew saved their cloti.es, but he did not save any- thing. The chief engineer reported that water was coming into the engine-room, aud lie and the crew then got into the boats. They remained close to the vessel all night, and when day broke they pulled for the shore, and landed at Trouville. In reply to Mr Waldron, he estimated the value of the ship at £ 20,000; her cargo at VOO, exclu- sive of freights. The witness was subjected to a long cross-examination of a technical character, re-pecting the course taken by bim on the_ night of the 2nd, and bis reasons why, wheu he did not see the Lundy light, or hear the gun, he did not keep more to the westward ? ( sMr Jones was surprised that although more than half an hour elapsed after the vessel struck before they left her, and also that the boats remained by all night, vessel struck before they left her, and also that the boats remained by all night, aud then in the morning, when ney ierc, the water was washing only over the deck, no chart, log book, deviation card, or any record of the vessel was saved. t The chief mate, James Robertson Leaco, was also examined, and other witnesses, before the Court adjourned.

ABERGAVENNY BOARD OF GUARDIANS. ALLEGATIONS AGAINST THE MAN- AGEMENT OF THE WORKHOUSE. At the Abergavenny Bosrd of Guardians on Friday there were present Mr T. Williams, Aber- frwdd, chairman; Air Win, Watkins, Weruycvvm, vice-chairman Rev. W, J. C. Lindsay, Rev. S. R, Young, Mr T. Allen, Mra Fielder (the lady guardian), and others. < y The CHAIRMAN said he had inspected the visiting committee's report book, and found that the com- mittee visited the workhouse on Friday, the 10th, They were Mr Alien aud Mr Charlss Edwards. They had entered "Yes," "Yes," down to the questions in the printed form, but in one place where "Yes" had been entered by them (it ap- peared to be subsequently altered to 'No." There was one question, "Does the medical officer visit the house regularly, and is the nursing efficient ?" To this question those geutlemen bad entered "Yes," and added that they found every- thing satisfactory but this had been altered by another person. One sick man required two nurses constantly, and a proper cradle for the diseased foot." The Rev. W. J. C. LINDSAY explained that on the 11th be visited the workhouse with Mrs Fielder, andtfound this poor'man, named Vaughan, suffering very much from gangrene, and he re- quired constant attendance to prevent the bandag- ing of the foot being removed. A cradle to pro- tect the foot would be very serviceable, the one used being a very insufficient sort of thin. This they entered in the visiting book, as had been read. Mrs FIELDER: Medically the case is a very serious one. Mortification of the foot is going on extensively, and the poor old man requires close aetention and the most nourishing diet instead of the house diet. The man would die shortly unless a serious attempt was made to save his life. Mr ALLEN said the man was getting much better. Mrs FIELDER Then he is receiving the atten- tion I suggested. Mr EDWARDS and Mr ALLKN thought the man's case should be left in the hands of the medical officer, and not interfered wit: Mrs FIEDSB It is my business to visit the workhouse, and surely I can call the attention of the doctor to these things. Mr ALI.EN said t at a cradle was only intended for a broken leg, not a diseased foot. Mrs FIELDBB said it was necessary, but the doctors could not use one when the enardia ns had not a cradle provided. She kne v a great deal about medicine and the treatment of the sick. The poor man was in that imbecile state as not to be in a position to say that he was properly cared for. She found the diet was not at all suitable for a person in his condition, and his diseased foot was merely protected by carbolic lotion, whereas plasters of port wine should be used and fre- quently renewed. Mr ALLEN said the old man told the committee that he was very well cared for. He did not think that Mrs Fielder had any right to interfere. A warm discussion ensued, aud ultimately Mr YotHa objected to such charges being made in the absence of Dr Steel, the medical officer, and he proposed that the discussion should be acl. jonrned until Dr. Steel was p;esent. This wus carried. Mr ALLEN said a few days ago Lady Llanover's butler came to the workhouse and asked to see an old man from Llanover Lower, named Yaughsn. He was allowed to see him, and after having a long interview with him in Welsh the butler told the master t' at he 1 ad been sent to see Vaughan by direction of her ladyship, who had received a complaint from a lady in the town stating that he was not well treated, but after seeing him he gatheied that the old man was very comfortable and bad nothing whatever to complain of. He (Mr Allen) should like to know who n ade that unfounded complaint. He firmly believed it was a member of this Board. A Guardian That must be Mrs Fielder. Mr YODNG said this as an unusual course for her ladyship to take, because she knew the addresses of both the chairmn.11 and the clerk of the Board, and it seemed to him her ladyship, in common fairness, should be a.-kedfto give further information to the Board up1 n the subject, even if she would not di.-close the author of such an unfounded communication, < It was resolved that the clerk"' should write to her ladyship for pat ticula-rs.

I DURING hot weather the Lancet says that Lime- trnitJU kie i-i the sn.fe.st and best to urin' Try the iloutserrat Con'ials, prepared from UicLime Fruit Ju ce t of Ihj Montserr.vt Company's own plantations. I I grocers, drugging, and Wine mordants everwhere. »18a

CARDIFF. LLANDAFF CATHEDRAL.—19th September, 17th Sunday after Trinity.—Eight o'clock morning I prayer, Eleven o'clock, preacher Rev. Johu Griffiths, rector of Cwinavon, Ordin-ition ssr- vice —Iutroit, Come Holy Ghost" (Attwood); Holy Communion. 3.30, service, Tours in F Ai.them, Pt ai-c theLord (Spohr); Preacher, Right liev. Bishop Pt-riy, D. D., Oanou in Resi- dence-.—E. A. FISHBOURNE, Succentor. H.AJ.S. HAMADRYAD HOSPITAL SHIP.—Report for the week ending Sept. 15th, 1S8U :—Number of patients remaining last week, 41; admitted since, 6; discharged, 10; die t, 0; out-patients treated, 70; reinaiiiin.- oti board, 37.-W. HUGHES, medical superintendent. DIAMO«D-STKEETCHA?EL.-Thefourth anniversary of Diamoud-street Sunday-school will bo held on Sunday and Monday, September 19th and 20til. Rev. J. Greenslade preaches on Sunday in the morning and evening, aud gives an address iu the afternoon. Tea n esting Monday at five p.m. public meeting at 7.30, to be addressed by Rev. Dr. Keen, of Swansea, and other ministers. FALL OF A SCAFFOLD AT CATHAYS.—On Thurs- day evening the pine end of a house, in the course of erection at Cathays, fell. carrying v\ ith it a scaffold on which two labourers were at work, One man, named Jones. was taken to the Infir- mary, but his injuries were slight, aud after being detained a short time he walked home. The other man, a resident of Cathays, returned home. INQUEST.—An inquest was opened on Friday, at the Town-hall—before the borough coroner—on the body of a French seaman named Guiseppe Herenes, one of the crelV of the French barque Reine. The ship is lying on the west side of the East Dock, in ballast. Tte deceased, it was believed, fell into the hold, but somehow fallirig on a beam on hi3 neck he became insensible, and it ivas-thought died from suffocation, the beam pressing on the winlpipe. The inquest was adjourned for medical evidence as to the cause of death. STABBING AT GBANGETOW.-i.-On Friday morn- ing, a foreman rigger, named Bowring, was ap- prehended on the charge of stabbing Mr W. Richards, pilot. It appears that Bowring, who had been drinking at a public-Lome, had a quarrel with a m n named Roberts. In the street he seemed to have mistaken Mr Richards for Roberts, and struck him. A struggle ensued, and Mr Richards got stabbed in the arm, and at the back of the head. The wounds are not of a very serious character. TREAT TO SCHOOL CHILDREN.—The scholars of St. John's Parochial Schools were regaled on Fri- day with tea, cake. etc., by the Marquess of Bute. It is usual to give this treat on the anniversary of the birthday of the Marquess of Bute, but this year it was found impracticable to do so, and his lord- ship, who bears the entire expense, left it in the hands of the managers of the several schools to select any day they chose. The children of St. John's. Crockherbtown, ScLool numbered about 500 those of Cathays School, 300 the scholars of Tregarville School, 400 and the infant school, Working-street, numbered 80. All of them had an excellent tea supplied them at their respective schoolrooms. The scholars of Grangetown and Canton Schools, numbering about 900, were similarly regaled at the Grangetown and Canton Schoolrooms. The scholars were also amused iu vari- ous ways by the school teachers, etc. Owing to the diocesan inspector visiting St. Mary's Schools on Friday the treat to tLeir scholars could not be given, but they will have their treat on Thurs- day next. At Roath the day was also incon- veuient, and the scholars of this school will also have their treat next week. The Marquess of Bute has thus giveu, or will give, a treat to all the scholars attending day elementary schools in Cardiff, Iloath, Canton, and Grangetown, with the exception of those attending the Board schools. Mr Muggs, confectioner, Duke-street, was en- trusted w ith the arrangements, which he carried out very successfully.' :T. PTTTR'.S ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH, ROATH. —The Rev. Father de Mandate, of the Socie y of Jesus, will preach in the above church on Sunday evening. Vespers at 6.30. THE ADJOURNED LICENSING SESSION.—It is stated that at theadjourned licensing session 0:1 Wednesday 12 applications will be nade for beer an-J spirit licenses for houses in various parts of the town, the occupiers of which at present do not hold any license. Among the applications for a baer, spirit, and wine license is tiie Ca:d;ff Theatre Royal Company. At the licensing ses- sion two beer houses were granted spirit licenses, one of them after 20 previous annual applications. '1 he confirmation of one of the spirit licenses so granted at the last session will, it is said, be op- posed on Wednesday. ALLEGED THEFT OF FLANNEL.—At the borough Police-court, on Friday, before the Stipendiary, Ann Callan charged Honorah McCarthy with stealing a piece of flannel from her house, in Red Lion Court, Cardiff. Evidence was given to show that the prisoner took the flannel and pawned it at Mr Louis Barnett's establishment. The case seemed to have been made out against the pri- soner, and she made a statement to the bench. She said she lived with the complainant, that she had subsisted on the proceeds of an immoral life, and that complainant knew of and countenanced her I roceediugs. The complainant was then agdn put into the box, and questioned by the defendant &ad the bench. She at first denied the allegations as to her residence, but admitted that men had come there with pri- soner to have "a drink." She was closely q-ues- tioned, and then admitted that on one occasion she had allowed what was alleged Against her.- ins ^stipendiary •» ùo f M her g-o (to i prosecutor) and depend upon itthe police will keep a close watch upon you, ma'am." ALLEGED THEFT OF TOOLS.—Wm. Thomas was charged with stealing a coat and three trowels from the new workhouse buildings at Cardiff. Tiie coat stolen belonged to David Griffiths, and the trowele to John Sandicroft and David Davies, all workmen at the workhouse. He was corn. rnitted for trial on the three charges. THE ALLEGED INFRINGEMENT OF A LICENSE,- W m. Bird was again charged with infringing a grocer's license. lie was examined, and the case again adjouined. THEATRE RoYAL. This (Saturday) evening New Babylon," the celebrated comedy-drama by Paul Merritt, will be presented for the last time during the piesent visit of the special company who for the paat fortnight have created a large amount of enthusiasm among the theatre- going public of the town by their capital represen- tation of the piece. We can add nothing to the critique we gave on its first appearance on the Cardiff, boards, except to say that its success has rarely been suroassed in this town. To those who have not yet seen "New Babylon" we woniii recommend a visit this evening. On Monday evening Mr Charles Wyudham's company will producj Betsy," which has been on the boards Lt the Criterion Theatre, London, for 359 nights. CARDIFF INFIRMARY SPORTS.—The entries for these Sport", which take place To-<iay (Saturday), at the Alexandra Park, c> m.nencii.g at three p.m. punctually, have closed with over loo names, and include all the best athletes and bicyclists of the West of England. The entries for the race for men with wooden legs remain open until Saturday. An Efficient Band in at- tendance. Admission tkl. Grand Stand Is extra. 4S432

ABERSYCHAN. PROPOSED MARKET AND TOWN-HALL.—A meet- ing of tradesmen and others was held at the Lion Hotel, on Thursday evening, for the purpose of taking into consideration steps for the futherance cf the above scheme. Mr W. White, gas engineer, was voted to the chair. In conseqaeuce of the shortness of notice several tradesmen were unable to attend. As many as 30 in DUluber, while cordially agreeing with the proposal, sent apologies for their absence. Tne chairman explained that there was every reason to hope the scheme which they had met to promote would receive a hearty support from the inhabitants generally, and be had no doubt that the Lccal Board, repre- senting as they did the interest of the district, would be pleased to carry out their w ishes. The market would be a benefit to all persons alike, and an injury to no oue. Any opposition to the scheme must be based upon an extremely narrow view of the question. A public hall was a good means for advancing the intellectual and mor d progress of the people by lectures, &c., and it was to be deplored that no facilities existed in such a populous district for the holding of public meet- ings. The two schemes could be economically carriel out together, and the present was the proi er time to undertake the work. The chair- man then dwelt with the financial aspect of the question, and demonstrated to the evident satis- faction of the meeting that the project would be not only a boon to the inhabitants, but a source of revenue to the rates. The meeting was subse- quently addressed by Messrs W. Morgan, chemist Wm. Williams, ironmonger Dd. Davies, tailor Georue Griffith, diaper, and others. Resolutions in favour of the movement were carried unanimously, and a committee was appoiuted to give practical effect to the views of the meeting. All present gave in their names to form the nucleus of a Ratepayers' Association for the Abersychan district.

LLANFRECHFA. HARVEST FESTIVAL.—On Tuesday last the harvest. thanksgiving for this parish was held at the Church, w hich, in oint of taste and neatness, looked decorated to perfection. The weather was uripropitiou., but as the day went on the con- gregation increased from a small one at the eight o'clock a rvice tu a large one at 11, and a crowded one at seven. The serrrons were by the Rev. C. W. H. baker, of St John the Hal tist s, Newport, and t e Kev, J. Hardi g. viezir ot Rocktield. The afternoon was spent at the Gran.e, we e tea was provided and games weie catrit.d ou under cover.

NARBRETH. AT THE PUTT-SESSIONS, OH ihursday, Ihouws Ileywood, ci.arged with vagrancy, was co:;r.niUc.l to gaol for 10 days.—J. J. Johnson for be:ug drunk and riotous, was fined 53 find costs. m, 14 days'impraomnentt. ° .-e.

WILLIAMSTOWN (ELY VALLEY). THE NEW BOABD SCHOOL SITE.— After a long and I rotracted controversy the Llantrissant School Board -while reversing the decision of the late board—has fixed upon a site for a new school in Edinondstown, but this determination has met with disapproval ia some quarters, as the report of the late board meeting testifies. The inhabit- ants of Penrhiwfer, VVilliamstown, and Ed- inondstown respectii'. e'y, contend for thtir o vu locality as the most T^/ant.igeous situation, and there has been somo correspondence with the Home Department as to the choice of the board. Last week a meeting was held in the vestry ot the Independent Chapel to consider the question, but nothing definite was arrived at. On luesday evening another meeting was held, presided over by Mr T. W. Evans. Mr A. Hood (Glamorgan Coal Co.), Mr Stewart, manager Mr J. P. VVil- liama (irember of thel Sci/ool lioard), anl others were among the large audience. A long discussion ensued, when the. merits anddemerMsof the several projected sites were considered. Several reaso ns were advanced to justify the board's action, amon,' which were that the terms for the ground were far more reasonable from a sanitary point of view it excelled and was more remote from the railway. Ultimately a resolution was unani- mously passed that a si:e in Willianistown v.ould be the most central and convenient for tne p^eut population of this part of the parish and Liia,, the board should be asked to reconsider their decision and endeavour to obtain a site in Wiiliamstown ou reasonable terms.

I DH. ANGUS ON THE" REVlSION I OF THE BIBLE." I MEETING AT MERTHYR. On Thursday evening, at the Iligh-street Cliape", AleitliN r, the Hev. Dr. Angu;, of Regent's Park College, delivered an able lecture upon the "Revisi, n of tl!e Bible," on the committee ap- poiuted for which important work he has been a member, aud on which subject he must be re- garded as a high authority. There was a large attendance, especial importance being attached to this lecture of Dr. Angus, from the fact that it was the first of thekiud delivere I in South-Wales. This same reason also will, doubtless, cause a resume of the address to be read with interest. Mr W. Edwarde, M.A., Her Majesty's Inspector of Schools, presided, and in the course of a few pre'iiminaiy remarks, said th tt so far they bad not been favoured with many intimations of what the Revision Committee had been doing, the proceedings at the Jerusalem Chamber having been carried ou under a cloud of secresy. They had heard from time to time of alterations, but these were so trifling as not to interfere with the beauty of the language with which they were all so familiar. They were confident that the result of their labours would be qoite worthy of the eminent and distinguished men engaged iu the levisioD. Dr. ANGUS, who was now, as on former occa. sions, very lieartily received, said he was afraid that the title of his lecture was too imposiue. He had no lecture to read, and instead of any formal deliverance on the occasion, he desired simply to talk a little while upon the great subject of the revision of the New Testameut-a subject whicii he ventured to think was interesting to them all. Jle was not sure whether any of them rightly appreciated the value of books. There were a great many Christian workers ia Merthyr, but probably books were exercising an influence in their households and neighbourhood as creat at least as the living voice. Books had a lif,, a: d influence, and history, as Dr. Angus proceeded to illustrate at length by the many eminent men in our own country who had been spiritually influenced thereby. Now, of all b-joks, the most iufluential beyonl compare was the New Testament. If it were possible to have a Bible with so largo a margin as to insert the na:r-es of every man and woman who owed their religious decision—quickened spiritual life and increased holiness—to particular pas- sages, against these passages in the inar- gin, it would be found that the Bible would be ns rich in I roofs of divine life and faith- fulness in its margin as in the text itself. Now it u as this quality of life-giving power in the Gospel, and the fact that Protestants concur in the belief that their religion is based upon the New Testa- ment, that gave to this work of revision supreme importance in the estimation of godly people. (Hear, hear.) Every part of the divine word was mighty aud influential, and their business should be to see that their English Testament contained the whole of the word of God free from error, and with all the fulness and meaning of the original text. He could readily iinagino some persons to say they wished they had left this work of re- vision alone; that the New Testament had served the purpose of the world for many hundreds ot\ears; that they were not sure the revisers were competent to improve it, aud if they did im- p;ove it they would, nevertheless, shake the faith of people iu the existing version, and also create doubts upon the new version. Under these cir- cumstances, it might be asked, would it not be better to leave the mter alone? An 1 he also urged that they were doing more mischief in shaking men's faith and increasing their doubts than as if they left the old version as it was. He partly sympathized with these people, and yet lie thought it was demonstrated to the plainest intel- ligence that this revision of the New Testament was necessary. No new thing had happened to them. When our Lord lived on earth and taught, there were four Greek versions of the Scriptures known to be in use, and the possibility was that the apostles sometimes quoted frcm one version and sometimes from another. Some med the Hebrew transla- tion immediately after this, and yet it was never said that the unbelief of the Jewish people was strengthened by this variety of translation. The lecturer then proceeded to trace the various trans- lations of the Scriptures from the earliest days, and answering the remark that had been made by some people that they did not want a revised Bible at all, and that they were content to have the Scriptures as they stood, Dr. Angus said it was forgotten that there were 20 or 30 different versions to which our Sunday school teachers and ministers appealed- -sometimes distinct versions, others with notes and comments, books familiar to them all-and in such they found the remark that the translation was imperfect. He should not be surprised if in Wales ministers had not sometimes a spirit of learning and scholarship come over them, and told the people what they considered to be the true translation. He did not blame them, because it was a little pedantic, but he thought the minister had better bring in his scholarship inci- dentally, giving the meaning, and saying nothing about the translation. Turning to his more im- mediate subject, Dr Angus asserted that in his opinion it would diminish doubt and strengtheu confidence, if a body of scholars could be found who could state as their united judgment what the text of the Testament ought to be, and what the translation ought to be. (Applause.) They would at least get rid of the innumerable objec- tions now made in pulpite and schools, necessarily by the fact that there waa no Theyfihouldjbemanjy,intelligent enough to under- stand that every translation of one thing or another was necessarily imperfect. No new thing had therefore happened to them, and his own opinion was that doubt would be removed and faith] confirmed by the work now in pro- gress, and which lie hoped 'would soon be in he hands of the people. (Applause.) There were two special points upon which he wished particu- larly to dwell in speaking upon the necessity of a revision of the New Testament. First, it had become important to ascertain how far they might be sure that the Greek text in modern use reproduced the text of the Early Church; and secondly, how far they might be sure thar. their English translation represented accurately the sense of the origiual. In dealing with the number of manuscripts discovered, the lecturer stated that, whereas in 1516 they were only Ifi, in the period from that time tip till the present they had increased to 1,600. The whole of these manuscripts w ere, strangely enough, in the hands of three churches, and were at London, Rome, and St Petersburg. The points of difference in some of these manuscripts were next touched on, and Dr Angus proceeded to re- mark that the most reliable of thece had been examined carefully, se that now they were able to say that, wLilst there were changes—many changes, perhaps a couple of thousand in the entire New Testament—there were no changes that materially affected either the sense or the great truths of the Gospel. He maintained that investigation of this kind had been forced upon them, and would bring an ample recompense in showing that no essential change was required, and that the Greek text is now essentially the same as that of the early centuries. But his second question was more difficult-how could they know that our authorised version fairly represented the original, and what changes are necessary-and why necessary—with respect to the meaning of the original ? The question was more rational, more forcible, and more difficult to answer, because the necessity for the revision was taken from the fact that their present translation was not correct. They had been 10 years correcting the New Testament. Why was correction neces- sary, and would it be successful ? Their present authorised version was decided in 1611, and a very beautiful and perfect version of its kind it was. It had tl.e misfortune, if one might call it so, of being 270 years old, aud during tiiat time the English beautiful and perfect version of its kind it was. It had the misfortune, if one might call it so, of being 270 years old, aud during tiiat time the English language had undergone a number of changes far greater and of far more importance than any ordinary English reader would believe. He dared suy that tLe case might be that the original language of the Principality was the same intellec- tual language it w.is in Paradise, but their poor English language had changed iu meaning from age to age, (Hear, hear.) In the whole of the New Testament there were nearly 300 words- many very important words—that had no longer the meaning they once had. Either they had ceased to have any meaning to the popular min i, or what was worse, they had changed meaning, and were therefore misleading. (Hear, hear.) If the words were retained, and their meaning was altered, of course a false mean- ing was attached to the text, which was more mfschievous than the words having no meaning at all. Dr. Angus then gave a number of examples of this change in the meaning of the words, in- stancing such as conversation, religion, ordination, repentance, hell, damnation, &c., and proceeded to remark that the business of the Revision Com- mittee was to get rid of these obsolete words, and replace them by words of modern English. Some- times the alteration was of great importance, and I sometimes it was only of a secondary nature. If their revision did no more than to get rid of the obscurities of 250 years, there would be ample advantage and reward for all that had been done. (Hear, hear.) Then, the necessity for revision was not only true on account of the obsolete words, and with respect to which error had crept iu, but the change in their knowledge of Greek had become nearly as great as in their knowledge of English during 250 years. He was not main- taining that the present generation were greater scholars than their forefathers, but be was simply maintaining that, small as they might now be, standing on the shoulders of their forefathers they ought to be able to see a little farther. (Ap- plause.) It would be a scandal if, a:ter all that had been done, tLey were not able to do the work better and more accurately than cOO years ago. In conclusion, the lecturer said that not only bad the members of the committee devoted 400 days during the 10 years—each "sitting Jasting from eleven till six-but the revisers were expected to prepare their work beforehand, so as to be en- abled to give their opinion as to the accuracy of the text and of the actual meaning of the words. As nearly all the committee were poor men, he thought their work needed the prayers of all godly people. He hoped that by the end of the next year the nsw Testament, in the revised form, would be in the hands of the public, and whilst they would remaik clianges they would find that the rhythm :.n.J. the same beautiful English had been maintained. A boon, he believed, it would be, not only to the present generation, but other generations to come. If they liked they might treat the book as their forefathers had done, per- mitting it to be placed beside the other version. (Applause.) The CHAIRMAN proposed, and the Rev. T. W. DAV; W seconded, a vote of thanke to Dr. Angus, whicii was hea'tiiy accorded. In responding, the lecturer remarked that, although the woik of revision was heavy, it was occasionally relieved by some humorous e; isodes.- A vote of tJlauks was aPe: wards given to the chairman, in proposing which the Hev, THOMAS EVANS ) ointed out instances in which the meaning of i-assa^es had becor e less affected by the words becoming obsolete iu tLe Welsh than in the Eng- lish translation. A collection wfs made in bel all of Regent's Park, Ooilt-e, London.