The North Wales Express

JOTTINGS FROM SOUTH WALES. [BY AN OBSERVER.] General Roberts comes to Llandaff shortly, on a visit to his friends. He has family relations at Cardiff. A triumphal arch, which had been erected in honour of Sir Stafford Northcote's visit to Brecon, had one of its main supports cut on the day of his visit, and the perpetrator probabl., thought to see the arch fall on the carriage of the distinguished guest, but the accident was averted. A woman ran back to warn the occupants of the carriage as it approached the arch. The miscreant has not been found. < ♦ A test case was tried at Abergavenny a few days ago. It took the form of highway obstruction, under these circumstances —A gentleman was riding along the highway, and paid toll at the Penpergwm gate, but did not take a ticket. Reaching Abergavenny, he .vAs again stopped by the gate-keeper there, who insisted on his paying toll, and he was, therefore, obliged to pay a second time. It was contended that, as all the turnpike gates at Abergavenny are within the new town boundary, that no toll could legally be taken at any of them. The defendant was fined 6d and costs. The mass meeting of colliers h^ldat Tonypandy last week brought a great many men into trouble through neglect of work. The Glamorgan Colliery Company made an example of two men out of 100 by bringing them before the magistrates, the result being that each of the hundred had to for- feit 5s. The excuse made by the men was that they considered the notice in the papers, convening the meeting, to be sufficient notice for their employers. t South Wales is commencing to put on her Christmas toys. "The American importers are already showing in their stores specimens of the good things they intend providing for the festive season. Poultry seems to be the 11 newest arrival, and specimens of a large number of birds are to be seen exhibited in their windows. For several years we have been supplied with American turkeys at ridiculously small prices,—the only inconvenience being that they arrived home un- dressed, with feathers and all complete. I think you have not yet had a visit from the disciplined military "Salvation Army at North Wales. If not, you have something to be thankful for, for the good they do, wherever they go, is like the proverbial needle in the haystack. But the uproar they create is something indescribable. We have them at Cardiff just now, and though a large number of people came together, drawn by placards to this effect- SALVATION ARMY. ON SUNDAY NEXT, NOVEMBER 23, THE GREAT DOCTOR, of London, WEIGHING 33 STONE, Will speak for Jesus in THE STUART HALL, Morning at 11 o'clock. Afternoon at 2.30. Evening at 6.30. Come and hear the SALVATION ARMY GIANT,"— I am happy to have nothing ,to say of unquietness at the meeting. But at Aberdare last week, one of this detach- ment might have been seen with another man, on the ground, scuffling and "manipulating" each other like dogs. Both" were perfectly sober When brought before the magistrates, the "Salva- tionist" stated that he was stationed that evening at the doer of the meeting-place, when his anta- gonist came up with a pipe in his mouth. On refusing him admission, he became noisy, and the noise eventually culminated in scrimmage. Both were fined 5s and costs, or seven days imprisonment. The Salvationist remarked, "I will suffer the seven days then, sir." < < The town of Swansea was always loyal to royalty and rank. When the "Trulsr Honourable Oliver Cromwell, Esq. came unto this towne," the portreeve and aldermen treated him and his followers to a sumptuous repast, which cost the borough "16 lbs. 8s." And this spirit of loyalty pervades the whole Principality, and for some time they have sought the opportunity of doing honour to its titular prince. 'Twas with something of this feeling that the Corporation of Swansea met last week to invite the Prince of Wales to the town in the month of October next, to open the new dock now in course of formation. It has also been suggested that it would doubtless afford him p'easure to present to the town the freedom cf the bridges spanning the present docks, on the public thoroughfare, but for'which a toll of a halfpenny is now taken. Should the Prince accept the invitation, we may expect to see the Cardiff people push on the erection of their Free Libraries, so as to be in time for a royal opening. Cardiff has already been thinking of asking the coming K to open the Exhibition of the Bath, West of England, and Southern Counties Agricultural Society, which is to be held there in 1882, and a committee has been appointed with instructions to take steps for the attainment of this desirable object. It may be imagined what an effect was produced upon aBWansea dairy-keeper, who, on going to his stable a week ago, found quietly feeding with the cews a huge elephant. The cows, too, must have had their curiosity aroused, as to the species of the intruder. The elephant had escaped from a neighbouring circus.

Mr Hugh Hughes, junr., has been ap- pointed magistrates, clerk at Aberystwyth, in the room of Mr W. H. Thomas, deceased. A cold will, with different individuals, show itself in a variety of forms, the most common being Coryza, or cold in the head, well-known by the lassitude, weariness, fullness about the head, dry, stuffed-up nostrils, frequent sneezing, with a bit of a cough," and tightness across the chest, &c. At once let the patient take GRIFFITH OWEN'S ESSENCE OP COLTSFOOT, mixed with a wine- glassful of warm water, at bed-time—follow the directions given with each bottle, and much evil will be avoided. 3341—1

66 MIXED-IJP AFFECTIONS." BREACH OF PROMISE BY A NORTH WALES TRAVELLER. On Tuesday, before Mr Justice Watkin Wiliiams and a common jury, the case of Everton v. Clews wad opened. This was an action for breach of promise of marriage, in which defendant alleged that the plaintiff had agreed to a mutual recision of the c mtract. Mr Talfourd Salter, Q.O., and Mr Pitt Lewis appeared for the plaintiff; and Mr Mellor, Q.C., and Mr Douglas Walker represented the defendant.—Mr Salter explained that the plaintiff, Miss Lucy Everton, is about 24 years of age, and lives with her mother, who is a widow, residing in Ladbroke-road, Notting-hill, London; and the defendant, Mr Arthur Lennard Clews, was connected by marriage with the plaintiff, and carried on business as a brewer's agent, residing chiefiv in North Wales. The parties met about March, 1877, in consequence of the marriage of plaintiff's brother with defendant's cousin, Miss Edith Renshaw. The defendant, with the per- mission of the plaintiff's father and mother, paid frequent visits to the house, and an engagement was entered into. Correspondence and presents were interchanged, and the marriage was fixed to take place in October, 1877. The plaintiff was asked by the defendant to go to Derby to approve of the house choosen for their residence, and there preparations for the marriage were made; but to the great annoyance and distress < f the plaintiff, the defendant, for no sufficient reason, postponed the date of the marriage. In the meantime the plaintiff's broth. r had died, and the defendant's couiu jeturmd from abroad. The plaintiff suspected the defendant of paying attentions to his cousin, but when she accused him of doing so, he told her there nothing in it. The defendant was expected t, p i-s Christmas at the plaintiff's house, but wrot an absurd note to say he could not come. The plaintiff accord- ingly wrote on the 29th December to the defen- dant, Miss Everton presents her compliments to Mr A. L. Clews, and wishes to release him from his engagement." At a subsequent interview, however, there were mutual explanations, and the engagement was renewed. That condition of things continued until February, when the plain- tiff again found that the defendant was paying attentions to his cousin and although the mar- riage was fixed to take place in April or May,, it never came off. The defendant told the plaintiff that "his affections had got mixed up"—(laugh- ter)—a condition of things which perhaps the defendant would explain—(laughter)—and on the 12th February wrote to the plaintiff, saying, "I despair ever of being happy again. I seem some- how or other, years ago, to have missed the way which would have led me to true happiness," and he concluded the letter with "Believe me, ever yours, Arthur." At a subsequent interview, the defendant, on being pressed by the plaintiff, acknowledged that he was not ready to carry out his engagemeut. The plaintiff then refused any longer to continue her connection with the defen- dant, and about a year ago the defendant married his cousin Edith. He submitted, under those crcumstances, that the defendant had clearly broken his contract, and that the plaintiff was en- titled to a verdict. In her evidence, plaintiff testified sne was the daughter of the late Mr Edward Everton, and re- sided at Ladbroke-grove, Notting-hill. She be- came acquainted with the defendant through her brother Edward having married his cousin, Edith Renshaw. Her brother went to South Africa, and died there. Witness was first introduced to de- fendant in February, 1877, and in March of that year he came up from Wales to see the boat-raee, and stayed at her father's house. During that visit, which lasted from Friday till Monday or Tuesday, they became engaged, with the approval of her father and mother. At that time the de- fendant was a brewer's agent, and travelled id Wales, residing at Rhyl. He used to come from Wales to see her once a fortnight, and would stay from Saturday till Tuesday. Three weeks after they were engaged, he wrote proposing they should be married in September, but the date was afterwards put off till October. They were to live at Derby. In September she went down to Derby to choose a house, and defendant went with her. She stayed with Mrs Renshaw, the mother of her brother's wife. though she still pre- ferred to call herself "Miss" Renshaw. On the Monday morning, witness went to see defendant's parents, and his mother said something to her about postponing the marriage. Witness after- wards spoke to defendant OH the subject, and, much against witness' wish, the marriage was postponed till the following spring. Witness was hurt and pained about this, and it made her quite ill. After that she returned to her parents, and from that time defendant became less frequent in his visits and much cooler in his attentions. Defendant promised to come at Christmas but wrote to say he could not, but would come on the following Saturday. He did not come even then, and sent a telegram to say he could not come. Witness felt annoyed, and wrote to him—" Dec. 29, 1877: Miss Everton presents compliments to Mr A. Clews, and wislws to release him from his engagement." After that he wrote to her asking to renew the engagement, and she consented to do so, the matter being made up between them. He again, however, became cold and neglectful, and witness formed an opinion as to the cause of it. It had arisen since the return of Edith, her brother's widow, from South Africa. Witness told him that he did not like his kissing Edith. Witness had seen him do it, and Edith herself told her thit once she was kneeling at his feet when he raised her and kissed her. Defendant, when upbraided with this, did not deny it. He said that his affections had got mixed up, and that he had gone wrong over his cousin Edith (laughter). In. February, 1878, defendant wrote her an affectionate letter, beginning My dear Lucy," professing to be very unhappy, and concluding, With best love, believe me to be, ever yours, Arthur." She saw him about a week afterwards, and asked him if he intended to perform his promise to marry her in the spring, and he said he could not marry her in the spring, and she said she would not continue the engagement. She accordingly returned him his letters, presents, and engagement ring, and siuce that time he had married his cousin Edith. While engaged, witness had been out with defendant and Edith, and Edith had on more than one occasion taken his arm and walked off with him, leaving witness to get along as best she could. Defendant had told her his income was about £ 200 a year from the brewery, and a private income of about 1100 a year. Her expanses in preparing for the wedding were about ;C50.-In cross-examination she said In Septem- ber, 1877, when witness was at Derby, defendant did not tell her he had lost a considerable sum of money. His mother said he had lent or wanted to lend some to his father to put into a brickfield. Defendant never complained of her temper. Every- thing went smoothly between them till September, when she complained of his attentions to his cousin Edith. Edith had said to her that if Edward (her husband and witness' brother) were dead, defen- dant would marry her at once. They heard of Edward's death in November. On witness return- ing to London, after her visit to Derby. she wrote to Edith-u My dear Edith," and finishing- Believe me, your affectionate sis., Lucy. Write soon." Witness wrote in these affectionate terms because she was too proud to let Edith knew her feelings (laughter). Soon after that Edith came to stay with witness' father and mother in London. Witness' father never said she was quite wrong, but he did not wish to blame Arthur he wished for peace. During Edith's stay witness stayed away for two days, after a quarrel with her. It was because she would not stay in the same house with Edith. In November, 1878, witness wrote to Edith, saying, With kiud love from your true sister." Defendant married Edith in July, 1870, Witness had not brought the action sooner, because she had been very ill. -Re -examined: Witness told defen- dant that Edith had said if her husband were dead he (defendant) would marry her, and defendant did not deny that that was true. Mrs Emily Favell, a married sister of the plain- tiff, and Mrs Everton, plaintiff's mother, gave corroborative evidence as to the engagement between plaintiff and defendant. Mr Mellor, for the defendant, submitted th it there was no case for damages. The real explana. tion of the matter was that plaintiff could mot keep her temper, and was unreasonably suspicious and jealous, and that if the engagement was broken off at all it was broken off by plaintiff in a fit of bad temper. The case was resumed on Wednesday, when Mr A. L. Clews, the defendant, was examined by Mr Graham, and said he had lost money in the sale of timber to the extent of X150, and he had no means of purchasing the furniture at the time of the engagement. On one occasion he went with his sister and the plaintiff to call on a friend, and the plaintiff took off her engagement ring and said she would rather net be engaged to him any longer. He would not accept it, and begged her to take it back, which she did. He went up to town twice between September and Christ- mas Day. He received a letter the Saturday after Christmas Day, in which the plaintiff presented her compliments and released him from the en- gagement. He afterwards wrote to her and asked to renew the engagement, and she said she was willing to do so. On the 18th of January he had a conversation with her at her father's house, and she said that they must either be married at once or break the engagement off. On that occasion he thought she was unreasonable, and said so, and they had a quarrel. He thought she was pressing him upon the matter of the marriage, as he was not in a position to be married. They were both young, and had not been engaged twelve months. Her mother afterwards saw him on the same day, and said the plaintiff did not want to see him, and she thought it would be better for them to break off the engagement. He afterwards saw the plaintiff again on the same day, and she asked him for the ring which he was wearing, and which she had given him, and he gave it her. She then went upstairs to get the engagement ring, but he would not wait for her to bring it, and said he would write to her. Shortly after that she wrote to him for her letters, and she sent a parcel containing his letters and a suit of clothes which he had left at her father's house. On the 13th of March he wrote to her, and in the letter asked her to forgive him for anything that had caused her pain during the engagement. He first began to have unpleas- antness with the plaintiff in June 1877. In 1874, or prior to 1874, there was no engagement between him and his present wife: there was an attach- ment. They had been brought up together as brother ann sister. There was no pretence for saying that he was making love te her on her return from South Africa. He kissed her in the same way ts he would his sister. He did not walk arm-in-arm with Edith when the plaintiff was present at Southampton. On one occasion in Derby he did offer her his arm when the plaintiff was present. He was engaged to his present wife in January, 1879, and married in July. His salary was;C220, and his private means consisted of ten E12 10s shares in the Burton Brewery — their present value was about XII each, 20 shares in a mining company which were worthless, and 12 shares in a brick company in liquidation. The shares in the Burton Brewery were pledged on the timber transaction. There were four cottages, value J6800, mortgaged to the extent of 9650. Cross-examined: He never kissed his present wife when nobody was by. He might have kissed her after the plaintiff objected. Mrs Edith CleWe, the defendant's wife, said during her engagement with the plaintiff her present husband had not paid her any particular attention.—This witness was not cross- examined. Mrs Clews and Miss Clews, the defendant's mother and sister, were-also called. The learned counsel then addressed the jury for the defence, and Mr Salter having replied, The learned judge then summed up, and com- mented upon the length of time before the action was brought. The jury, Without leaving the box, found a verdict for the defendant.

THE L. & N. W. RAILWAY Co. AND THE EMPLOYERS' LIABILITY ACT —A deputation re- presenting the London and North-Western Rail- way servants of Liverpool, Birkenhead, Leeds, Manchester, Bangor, Birmingham, Huddersfield, St. Helens, Rugby, Shrewsbury, Stafford, Holy- head, Chester, Crewe, Carlisle, and other places, waited upon the chairman of the company (Mr Moon) and a number of the directors on Thursday, in London, to discuss with them the desirability or otherwise of adopting the Employers' Liability Act over the London and North-Western system. In the course of the proceedings the chairman said that the directors were anxious to avoid any- thing in the shape of litigation, and wished it to be understood tha.t they did not in any way wish to force the men into an arrangement. The company was quite prepared to stand by the Act if the men wished it; but he suggested if that course were adopted they would have to consider their position with regard to the insurance societies now in existence for the benefit of engine men and those engaged in the outdoor department. A discussion ensued, and all the members of the deputation who spoke expressed themselves in favour of a continuance of the insurance system. MR MORGAN LLOYD, Q.C., M.P., ON THE CABNARVONSHIRE ELECTION.—Mr Morgan Lloyd addressed the following letter to the Times of Friday:—" The real significance of the victory in Carnarvonshire can scarcely be realised by those unacquainted with the circumstances under which the contest took place. The issue was one of con- fidence in her Majesty's Government, and the re- sult has shown that in Wales, at least, the Govern- ment has not lost any of its popularity. Irrespec- tive of the main issue, all the advantages were in favour of the Conservative candidate. In Wales there is a strong feeling in favour of local men, and more especially in favour of men who can ad- dress the electors in their own language, and the feeling in favour of members of old Welsh families and possessors of large estates has not yet died out. The Welsh people are also eminently religious, and hold what are called orthodox views of the Chris- tian faith. The Conservative candidate could ap- peal to these feelings, and did so with a persistency which might be called narrow-minded. In addi- tion to this, all the large landowners and employers of labour, with one exception, were his strong and active supporters. Ou the other hand, the Liberal candidate, though a man of high character and a tried politician, appeared among the electors as a stranger in blood, ignorant of .their language, and without any connection either by residence or property with the county. He was also alleged to hold views of religion with which not one in a hundred of the electors agreed. The Conservatives had, there- fore, an unusually favourable opportunity of regaining th#, seat, or, at least, of materially reducing the Liberal majority, and what has been the result ? The maj ority at the general election has been substantially maintained, and the Liberal candidate has been supported by three out of every five of the electors who polled. What Carnarvonshire has done the other Welsh constituencies are prepared to do should eppor- tunity occur, and so long as Mr Gladstone is at the he id of the Government he may always rely upon the active support of the people of Wales."

The surprising cures effected by GRIFFITH OWEN'S ESSENCE OF COLTSFOOT have astonished many. It gently frees the lungs from clotted phlegm, heals up the pustular wounds from the core; relieves the chest by expectoration, without straining; removes all difficult breathing by its healthy stimulus to the proper circulation of the fluids. 25 and 27, High-street, Carnarvon, and all chemists.. 3341—5

Private Hugh Morgan, 77th Regiment, the best shot of the army for the ten 1*7h> s been awarded the prize of JE20 and the si ^er medal. SIR WATKIN WILLIAMS AND THE ABOLI- TION OF CERTAIN HIGH JUDICIAL OIFICES.—The Times of Wednesday week contained a enp%, of a memorandum submitted by Sir Watkin Williams to the Council of Judges of the Supreme Court, held on Monday, wherein Sir Watkin expressed his reasons for not concurring in the recommendations for the abolition of the offices of Chief Justice of the Common Pleas and Chief Baron of the Exchequer.

A MEETING OF THE SLIDING SCALE COMMITTEE of the North Wales Collieries was held on Saturday week at the Wynnstay Arms Hotel, Wrexham, when both owners and workmen were fully represented. The report of the accountants (Mr W. D. Haswell, of Chester, A.C.A and Mr J. Denbigh Jones, of Ruabon) certified that the average price of the output for the months of August, September, and October, 1880, at the collieries of owners, parties to the sliding scale agreement, was 5s 0 41d per ton, showing that no advance had taken place, and it was resolved to make no alteration in the rates of wages. SAD CASE OF SUICIDE THROUGH DRINK. —An inquest was held on Monday evening at the Town Hall, Cardiff, before the borough coroner, on the body of a woman named Snell, wife of James Snell, haulier, Wood- street. The body was found floating in the canal, on the North-road, on Sunday. The deceased had for some time given way to habits of intemperance, and last week, it is said. she pawned the whole of her husbands elothes. On Saturday he gave her 24s, but this also vanished in the same way. On Sunday morning she got up as usual, had breakfast with her husband, and then prepared his dinner while he was absent. On his return he met her by the door, and she then said that she was going for a walk, as her head was bad She left him and went direct up the North-road, and about an hour afterwards her body was found in the canal. In her pocket were found the pawn-tickets relating to her husband's clothes, but no money, and it is thought that she feared a disturbance when her husband discovered that he had no Sunday clothes to wear. Her habits of intemperance had also weakened the mind. The jury returned a verdict that "I De ceased committed suicide whilst in a state of un sound mind." SIB, WATKIN WmLiAms.-Referring to the conferring of the honour of knighthood upon the late member for Carnarvonshire, the Wrexham Advertiser says "Sir Watkin Williams is now the title of our late borough member, .and more recently the elect of the county of Carnarvon. On Wednesday, her Majesty at Windsor Castle, conferred the honour of knighthood upon Mr Justice Williams, in accordance with custom, on his appointment as one of her Majesty's judges. Mr Ellis-Nanaey promised the electors of Carnar- vonshire that if elected he would never run away from them for a judgeship Doubtless not. at the same time, both constituencies who have had the honour of being represented by Sir Watkin Williams feel that the judgeship is an honour to themselves, as well as to the recipient, inasmuch as it shows that they were represented by ability of so high an order as to require its dedication to the service of the whole country." A London correspondent to the same journal also observes Mr Justice Watkin Williams received the honour of knighthood at the hands of her Majesty, at Windsor Castle, yesterday afternoon. Wales can now rejoice in another 1 Sir Watkin The good news from Carnarvonshire arrived in time to gladden Sir Watkin Williams and to assure him that he did not reap honour to himself at the expense of the constituency he had woed and left; but that on the contrary, his hour of triumph was hers also." MR S. G. RATHBONE AND THE CARNARVON- SHIRE ELECTION.—In concluding his speech at a great Liberal gathering in the Concert Hall, Lord Nelson-street, Liverpool, on Friday evening last, at which the Earl of Dalhousie also spoke, Mr S. G. Rathbone said,—And now, gentlemen, before I sit down, you will perhaps allow me to say a few words on one subject which you may easily under- stand is very near to my heart. I refer to the elec- tion of Carnarvonshire (loud cheers). That great constituency is a model, an example of loyalty to Liberal principles (cheers). In the whole course of that election notgone single elector asked my brother one single question. They all were per- fectly satisfied with his assurance that he would support the Gladstone Government (cheers). I think it is highly creditable to the constituency of Carnarvonshire that they gave the same vote in December, both Tories and Liberals, as they gave in April. It showed they were not carried away by any transient enthusiasm in either month, but mnswervingly adhered to their deliberate convic- tions (applause). You will now allow me to say, on my brother's behalf, that although he is unable tip be here to-night, I am expressing his feelings when I say that if he is-as you may naturally suppose—very deeply in love with his political bride-he does not forget that he was born and bred in Liverpool; that it was the electors of Liver- pool who first returned him to Parliament, when he, a comparatively unknown man, was elected on the great faith of being his father's son (cheers). So strongly does the member for Carnarvonshire feel towards Liverpool, that he still hopes to be of service in Parliament to the good old town. THE CVLLPBIZATEDWE)LSH SIGNBOAP.D.-EXPARTa SHEBN AND OWBN RE THOMAS.-Thif; was an appeal heard in the London Bankruptcy Court on Mon- day, before Sir James Bacon, Chief Judge, from the decision of the judge of the Bangor County Court, who had decided that the signboard of the "Oak Tree" Hotel, Bettws-y-coed, painted by David Cox, R. A. was the property of the Baron- ess Willoughby d'Eresby and not of the trustees in the liquidation. The debtor, Mary Anne Tho- map, was the proprietress of the Royal Oak Hotel, Bettws-y-coed, and failed in October, 1879, with debts secured and unsecured £20,000 odd, and assets f,2,555 8s, and Messrs Sheen and Owen. accountants, of Liverpool, the present appellants, were appointed trustees of the estate. Mr Wins- low, Q.C and Mr Bigham appeared on behalf of the trusteed Mr J. Linklater, instructed by Messrs Frasers, Smith, and Braithwaite, appeared for the baroness. The signboard, which represen- ted an oak tree, was produced in court, and occasioned considerable curiosity. From the opening statement of counsel, it appeared that the signboard was painted by David Cox in 1847, and was placed over the door of the hotel. It hung there from that time down to 1866, when it was taken down, framed, and hung in the hall. In 1853 Mrs Richards was the owner of the hotel in question, which used to be visted by David Cox every year but she afterwards sold the hotel to Miss Thomas, there being an arrangement that it should stay there for two years. Numerous affi- davits were read, setting out the fact that it was a well-known attraction in the neighbourhood, and also the opinions of the various deponents as to the ownership of it.—Mr Winslow submitted that this was not a landlord's fixture, inasmuch as it was merely fixed to the wall in the usual way by means of a nail or screw. If it was a chattel, then what was there to distinguish it from any other chattel which was in the order and disposition of the debtor at the time of the failure, and would, con- sequently, pass to the trustees under the liquida- tion But, even if it was the property of her Grace the Baroness, it was in the reputed ownership of the debtor, and he mentioned the fact that in some of the hotels in the neighbourhood it was usual for artists to leave a sketch bock, which became the property of the proprietor. He submitted, upon the evidence, there was nothing to prove that the baroness was the owner of the picture. The learned counsel then proceeded to read at length the judgment of the court below.—The arguments of counsel were not concluded when the courtrose for the day. I Captain Yaughan, Brynog, has resigned his appointment as chaiiman of the Aberaeroa Board of Guardiaus, on leaving the country; and the vice-chairman, Captain Hughes, Alltlwyd, has been appointed in his stead. The Welsh barque Gwytheyrn Castle, of I Carnarvon, from Cardiff to Buenos Ayres with coals, has put back to Penarth roads from Bally- cotten, having experienced heavy weather. On Friday, the Royal Commission appoint- ed to inquire into the state of education in Wa, IS sat at Lampeter, the Bishop of St. David's and the Rev F. J. Jayne, principal of the college, giving evidence. A largely-attended meeting of Welsh electors was held in Manchester on Tuesday niei-t, Dr Thomas Jones presiding. Sir Robert Cunliffe, M.P., and Mr Hanbury, M.P., spoke, support™i? resolutions expressing gratification at the return of the Liberals to power and confidence in the local Liberal members. The Newport Board of Gual.diane, on Saturday, unanimously adopted a protest against the proposal of the Home Secretary to bring in a bill before Parliament to make workhouses avail- able for the purposes of the detention and punish- ment of juvenile offenders.—A resolution to the s-ime effect was passed by the Merthvr Board of Guardians on Saturday. THE SILVER CRADLE.—A subscription was opened on Tuesday week at Welshpool, to present the Lady Mayoress with a silver cradle, in accordance with ancient custom when the auspi- cious event of a birth takes place in the mayor's: family during his year of office. The list is being rapidly filled up, the whole of the members of the Town Council having subscribed a guinea each. EDUCATION IN WALES.—The Commission on Education in Wales took evidence at Car- marthen on Monday,—Lord Aberdare presiding.— The Warden of Llandovery College said that Welsh boys were heavily handicapped in classical competitions with English contemporaries. Boys taught in the Welsh language were verv little acquainted with the works of the great English novelists and poets. Novel reading seemed dis- couraged among the Welsh people, probably be- cause of the survival heritage of the old Puritan gloom.—Mr J. Bancroft, Government Inspector of Schools, said that the grammar schools of Wales were inefficient through insufficient endowments, and private adventure schools were the bane of the country. He advocated the Board of Education to take the general supervision. FOUR MEN KILLED AT A WREXHAM COLLIERY. — A sad accident occurred early on Friday morning at Llay Hall Colliery, nearWrexham. The pit is worked by two shafts. At four o'clo k, the firemen found everything apparently right in No. 1 down-cast shaft. The colliers came to their work at six o'clock, and the sixth cage was being sent down when it caught in a bearer in the sh:\ft, which tilted it on one side, and caused a piece of iron to strike into a wooden box that is used as a covering for the haulage deep rope. This caused an entanglement, and the unfortunate occupants of the <.age were jerked out. The deceased are George Allen, Thomas Dodd, Peter Ankers, and William Jones. A WELSH TORY NEWSPAPER.—What has come over the Cardiff Western Mail of late ? Net long ago it was not only the organ of the South Wales Tories, but one of the most bitter opponents of Mr Gladstone in the Provincial Press. Since the general election it has confined itself almost entirely to news, and only treats its readers to a leader with a decidedly Conservative tone about as often as prisoners are allowed suet pudding for dinner. We know not whether the proprietors cf the Western Mait have discovered that red-hot Toryism is an article of small demand in Wales but the Welsh are as little likely to be brought back to the Conservative fold by a colourless journal as by the speeches of Sir Stafford North- cote or the anger of Lord Peurhyn.-TAe Echo. FALL OF ARCHES AT EBBW V ALE.- THREE MEN INJURED—On Monday afternoon, three arches, which had been erected for the pur- pose of bringing the coal from the pits above to the forge below, by means of an incline, instead of horse power, fell, and in the fall seriously in- jured three men, named Jones, Bevan, and Pritchard, whose escape is considered almost miraculous. Drs Ryan and Burges were quickly on the spot, and attended to the unfortunate men. REBEccAisM IN WALES.—The Rebeccaites had not been out for some days, but on Wednesday night they made a re-appearance at Rhayader, the rivers being in condition again. A force of twelve police cenetables and about twelve or sixteen water- bailiffs was stationed on the look-out; but Rebecca and her daughters are not bound to any particular district, as their proceedings showed. A corres- pondent to a daily contemporary writes-" In the morning I had received a hint to be at the Dyserth ford, on the river Ithon, and by eiht o'clock in the evening, I was there, although I had to walk about ten miles from Rhayader to reach the spot. At eight o'clock, the appointed time, not a single person was at the place except myself, but ten minutes later I was joined by about a dozen other persons, and at once the Rebeccaites, who had eluded the police and water-bailiffs at Rhayader, appeared upon the scene. The torch was lighted, and fishing commenced at once. I then counted 29 in the gang, armed with staves and spears, two of them carrying guns. The Ithon was fished down to the little village af Newbridge on. Wre, eight miles from Rhayader. The band then entered the village at the top, their presence being announced by the firing of a couple of shots from the guns. They then formed fours, and marched through the village to the river Wye. commencing fishing at the Aberithon ford, and afterwards pro- ceeding to the Penybont ford. The appearance of the light upon the waters was greeted with tremendous cheers by the tpectators, who thickly lined the bridge which spans the river. About 150 or 200 persons had gathered, and evidently greatly enjoyed the sports, feeling apparently flattered by this the first visit of the Rebeccaites to their district. After fishing the Penybont ford they proceeded to the Llyncam ford, aud thence to the Llangwy ford, where, as it was near eleven o'clock, they finished their work for the night. From 25 to 30 salmon were speared." In consequence of anticipated disturbances by Rebecca and her children, the rifles of the 2nd Radnor (Rhayader) Volunteers have been called in. Two men. named Pryse Thomas and William Davies, have been arrested at Newbridge-on. Wye, charged with be- longing to a gang of Rebeccaites who were out on Thursday night. They will be brought up at Rhayader petty sessions. MASONIC MEETING AT OSWESTITY.- The, annual festival of the Masonic Lodge of St. Oswald was held at Oswestry on Monday evening, when Mr Stanley Leighton, M.P., was installed as Worshipful Master. Among the brethren pre- sent were the following:—Sir Watkin Williamii- Wynn, Bart, R.W.P.G.M.; the Marquis of Londonderry, P.S.G.W. of England, R.W.P.G.M. Durham; Rev Studholme Brownrigg, Chaplain «{ England and D.G.P.M. for Berks and Bucks; John Bodenham, P.G.S.W.; White, P.G„ Treasurer; W. H. Spaull, P.G. Secretary; J Sides Davies, P.G S.D.; H. Shepard, P.G.J.D.; J. C. W. Lister, P.G.A.D. of 0.; J Danily,, P.G.S. Bearer; E. Smith, P. G. Steward; D. E. Kirby, P. G. Steward; R. Lewis, P. G. Auditor; J Salmon, P.P.G.W.; Rev A. L. Tttyloy, P P.G. hiplain; MillilJgton, P. P.G.S. Bearer; George Owen, P.P.G.W.; A. Walker, P. -II.G S. of W.; John Thomas, P.P.G.D.; and Askew Roberts' P.P.G. Steward. The ceremony of installation was performed by Brother George Owen, and the new Worshipful Master invested his officers as follows:—Brothers F. Chaplain, I P.M. F. R- Spuall, S.W.; Rowland G. Venables, J. W.; Rev A. L. Taylor, chaplain; J. Morris, treasurer- W. H. Spuall, secretary A. C. Spuall, S.D.; Manning, J.D G. Owen, D. of C; L. w. Roberts, I.G.W.; Fletcher Rogers and J. W. Edwards, stewards; Bonner, tyler. A banquet followed at the Wynnstay Arms Hotel.