South Wales Daily News

TAFF VALE RAILWAY. CRITICISM OF ACCOUNTS. The monthly circular of Messrs E, T. Lyddon •nd Co., stockbrokers, Cardiff, was issued last vening, and from it wo take the following eferences to the Taff Vale Railway Company's ,CCOUnts The Taff Vale Company is the only under- 8. kind in tha district whose ehare- jolaers have no cause for satisfaction, the divi- end being at the rate of 3 per cent, per annum On the new stock, or 7 per cent. on thE, old, ala 15 per cent, for the corresponding period ar last year. This wo are sorry to say is just as we pi-e(iicted,, and, if anything could, the tact ùat the Barry Company can pay 10 pur cent. and add to the reserve while the Taff Valetsan J>ay but half what it used to do, and that only vi? rpB« uPon reserves, should convince Tan Vale directors of the mistaken policy they have been pursuing. The geuernl result ot the half year's working M the Taff Vale Railway Company is as fo. lows „ June, 1890. Jnnp- 1839- k. Gross receipts £ 364,557 £ +57,701 Grass expenditure. 207,089 225,890 Balance of revenue.. 157,468 231,807 Sundry credits 2,814 3,3h ^Total net revenue 160;282 236,121 Less interest on de- bentures and fixed charges. 48,392 57,761 Balance available for — divideud 111,890 177,360 A balance of JG319 12-J 61 will remain t be •wried forward to tho current half-year, and the Sapital pxwnriiture of the past half-year amounted to R42 328 10* 2d. .t ComiUK to a closer analysis of the balance sheet -fc IS pleasurable to find that a saving amounting Jo nearly £ 14,300 has been effected on the main- tenance account, shipping expenses, and repairs, but it is certainly unsatisfactory that to obtain a gross revenue of £ 93,000 less than that of the corresponding period ot 1839 the traffic expenses *hould Oct nearly £ 2,500 more than for that period. Explanations, too, will doubtless bo orthcoming nt the half-yearly meeting relative to the sum "t £ 9.000 deducted from the Depreciation Una in respect of previous account," as without Urther light on the subject it, is impossible for the ttareholue's to gather any meaning from tho th f i• ^>f,,K-nR such explanation we suggor.t. y,*t this miminr. has to be drawn from the Taff »!• Reserve fund to make good the amount u'^PKly credited in the accounts of the second of 1889 on account of the Bute subsidy. •. 'Urther unusual entry is that for £ 3,366 13s t(> reserve fuud for bad debts. Ot tiiis we can offer D0 explanation, but it is worth these two items, together with a sum 1 *000 deducted from the running expenses, 0 charged to special contingencies account, amount lo £ 17,366 13 ■. To that extent the re- funds of the Taff Vale Company have "uttered this past half-year, and without these the dividend would have been 2^ per cent. lnstead of 3 per cant, per annum. The working ot th" company, which for the first half 1889 Wore 49 35 per cunt. <>t t.lie receipts, and Jor the second in.it of 1889, 54'35 per ct-o t., are I'ven in ihe accounts just, issued at 56 81 per ^at to 1,1 is ral° 1)9 a,icie^ the amounts deducted from the reserves, the rate of working for the pi.st half-year would be about 60 per cent. Of the ',e dividend of 3 per cent, per annum i« rqu'ii, perhaps, to the expectation of the l\ ff Vale I a^e''°lders, but we are afraid the accounts when fcnri 8 'n'° w'" 'uuu<^ very satisfactory, Q Considering the probability that the next year or two may show no better results to the onapany than the past, half year, it II! open to question if it would ot have been more prudent had the tilrectors been content to pay a'dividend out of arnings only, instead of drawing RO heavily on the reserves. If no iurther Javmgs nie t,, ^e effected, aiid rates remaiu at ,r present level, in there any reasonable hope "at the company will be iu a so much better Position at this end of the current half-year as to 2aable the directors to maintain a dividend equal to that now declared. We fear this is highly on- probable, and if the reserve funtim be again J* °n to an extent equal to the present de- reserves will soon disappear from the n Val« accounts.

LICENSING offences AT CAIIDIFF, hef^ T\ Cardiff podce-court yesterday — lip T H. J. Pame, Mr J. W. Vachell, Mr H 'Ues a,ui Alderman Waring—Mrs Mary < CKett, wifti of the landlord of iho Cork and ateriord Inn, Mary Ann street, was charged i, selling beer during prohibited hours on Siin- ay> the 20th July.—Mr George David appeared or the defence.—1'. C. Phillips staled that on that Particular morning ho was ill the central police- station when a lIIall named O'Keefo entered aQd told him that beer was being sold °Q defendant's premises. Witness, in 'company .With P.C.. Dyment, P.C. Gici), and P.C. Gret- ^°h» went to the inn, and on arriving there he Uljcked at tho flout door, A female voice inside called out, ,k Who's there," but the, door was not There was a ruJI* inxido as of men fnni!?^0' back door. Two constables went • hack do^r an I saw several men -()avlvg by of the adjoining house, which VIB ULIF' A1 a loduiug-house. Two ■ f the men re chmbing over ttie y;ird wall by means of Jadoer. Witness (P.C. Phiilips) again nocked at tho front door, and it way ^peaei. Oil entering witness found two men In the tap-room, and en the table there J*ere eight blues and two pints containing beer, ■the landlady stated that two cf the men were lodgers, but they said in her presence that they were not, and one of them saId. Don't get. 113 into trouble." There was a quantity of ?»Wdu3t sprinkled OV"I' the tap-room floor, an,1 Was wet apparently with beer that had been ecently drawn.— Ccrrolorat ive evidutic* was RIVLIU by P.C. Dyn;ent.P.C. Green stated at he was on the wail at the back of tho house, •"•a li9 S!lw lell |e|l ieaV(J (}, premises, larf'i ^')eui lnade t!i(dr escape, by means of a ^r, over.l.e wall into the next house, and jJJ?wen;, tL>!(1 to go back by P.C. th'1/ I*—ie landiady Kave evidence, stating at tug mm who informed the police was a elatlOn (If several persons whom she charged With assaulting her a shoit time before. She kept a lodé.,illg.OOlEo adjoining the Cork and Wator- lod :Vld 011 k'lp Saturday nicht she had eight k K8ra, She denied that there was any salo cf etlr to auy r.f the,t! rrJ011 ell tho Sunday in lotion. J case was put back to allow cf the defen- a £ ls husband being called. Wn the court re-assembling after the adjourn-' j?0lt Mr ua vid produced a certificate from hC K 1 showing that the defendant's 11k w:XH suffer'ng from neuralgia and p^r illness, and was unable to attend —Dr a'Oa said they must either have an affidavit fr Mullin, or he must come and gIve evidence as to the illness of tho t'usband.— Mr David replied that he did fl^t intend applying for a further adjournment.— ue Chief Constable stated that there were two PrQvious convictions ugainut defendant for selling ,'B^r during prohibited hours tho last occasion was a ij^ptemhor, when she was f'.ned £ 5 and costs, r H dayts' iuipri>oninenl. The Bench now im- posed a tine of £ 5 and costs, cr one month's prisoun-j^Qt iu default of distress the licence lo be endorsed.— Michae1 Murphy, of 81, Adam- feet, for being in the Cork and Waterford Inn, INI,,ry. -ect, on the day in question, wat ti Pi i and or s-ven days in default. tvinT • Williams, labourer, was charged c< selling beer without a license at 15, niolr-8troot, East Moors, on the 26t!i July.— th« ac'ed guilty.—On promising not. to repeat or IJ ncfJ MJe defendant was lined 20-! and costs, f0r t, aya'imprisonment. An order was made mis ->e Cyn'lseatl0" of the beer found on the pre- withS'~T i^ri|Cey was charged with Rellinj; hrer Jul ° v ^cons,e at 88, Cairns-street, on the 27Ui n "*C. Kin^ stated that on tho day in question, in company witti P.C. Yelland, went to the defendant's house, nd watched it for several hours In the morning. During the time lte was there he saw eig-ht men, seven women, and ono girl enter the house. One of the men came out carrying under his coat what appeared to be a bottle. The women also came out carrying jugs or bottles d beer under their aprons, One woman made three Journeys ill and cut of the house Oil entering the premises witness found five men in the kitchen sitting down, and the defendant was st anding aœoug- them. Two of the men said they were invited into the house by the lodgers. In the front room there were two large jugs, a pint cup, and a small glass, all containing beer There was a nine- **llou cask on tap, nud coutaimn, a small amount of beer, m another room.— ■Evidence was >?iven for the defence to tho eff. ct DO men or women entered the house for the PQ'pose of obtaining beer, but <;ne w,o,nnu Calletl *Jr6e times tov her which She had left Wiere the previous night. As the people were not ^Pearly she had to call three times—A. fiaa o{ and costs, or 21 days' imprisonment wae Unposed.

SHIPPING DISASTERS. The administration of the Bureau Veritas has "at pubijshed thelist of martime disasters,reported du Uring the month of Juue, 1890, all inremark in this publication ^10 tallow- Jo?. 8';at-istical returns :—Sailing vessels reported t> American, 1 Austriau, 1 Brazilian, 14 j*1 Danish, 1 Dutch. 2 Gorman, 2 I'aiian, j*1 Danish, 1 Dutch. 2 Gorman, 2 I'aiian, t{jj orW"»fiaul 2 Russian, 3Sweuisi; total 46 In i0 s dumber are included 5 vessels reported mrss- Sr'V- ^teamers reported lost—1 American, 10 8*1 1 I>utch, 1 German, 1 Portuguese, 2 t'tal 16. Causes of losses: — 2 *'ng vessels—S'r.uiding 21, collision 6, fire *ui» .Ound*ro-J 3, abandoned 6, condemned 3, Cell 5; total 46. Steamers-Stranding 7, Qoll ,iliotl 4, tire 3, 2, total 16. ran 7,

1Ab 4. 8trANQEK arriving at Cardiff, after an jyj eQce of a few years, and walking down St. StaP"Htreet on his way from the Great Western ev« Would hardly reoo«nize the stroat.' Cu 8,do handsome and lofty stone buildings aiJ .9 taken the place of small and me;in shops, tjjpj c'°thiers, drapers, and ironmongers vlrho had 'Uto n:0^esfc establishments have expanded 1.W R'Rantic plate-glass fronts. By no meaua the at)?es''» but certainly oue of the moat attractive Watt^te'.ul'y -dressed windows is that of Messrs I *hn ^°^deu Sunlight Ale celebrity, fayoSe sPecialit^ has taken such hold upon ptiblic ,t',at it is now sold for family use (iu casks ^2'Rallons upwards, and in screw-stoppered wholesale Agents in Cardiff and • otk ^es'des 30 grocera and wiDe merchants Vlt*t Pait8 of Waje8, 13409 UM

NEWPORT SCHOOL BOARD. The monthly meeting of the Newport School Board was held at the offices on Tuesday, the chairman (Mr R. T. Martin) presiding.—The management committee reported in favour of the opening of the girls' and infant departments of tho new schools at Spring Gardens as a mixed school. -Mr M. H. Brown took exception to the com- mittee's recommendation on the ground that to open a mixed school would be a retrograde step. He pointed out that, according to tbe recant census, there was a sufficient child population to fill the three departments, and that the present board schools in the district were over-crowdod. He moved, as an amendment, that the three departments be opened.—The amendment was seconded by Mr L. B. Moore.—Hov Father Bailey supported tho committee, and pointed out that there was ample accom- modation '.n the voluntary schools for the children in the district.—Mr Barnetfc also supported the committee's recommendation on the ground of economy.—Rav J. Swinuertou, M.A.. said it was the practice of all the principal school boards in the country to open new schools as mixed school?.—Mr Brown, in reply to Father Bailey, pointed out that the board could not compel the parents to send their children to voluntary schools it was therefore necessary to provide accommodation in the board schools.—On a division the amendment was lost by 6 votes against to 4 votes for.—The result of the census of the child population of the board's district, which was taken during the past month, showed that there were 2,650 children between the ages of three and five years, 2,773 between five and seven, nod 6.261 between seven and thirteen, a total of 11,684. There is accommodation in the different schools, the new Spring Gardens Schools, for 10,160 children there are 9,489 names on tho school books, and the average attendance is 7,525 tberil are 1 037 chi idren whose uames are not on the books. Miss Rowlands was appointed head mistress of the Alexandra-road Schools, nnd Miss F,ttqtiliar %ssist-Lnt mistress at the Stow Iliil Sehools. There was a iii the bank III favour of the board of 250 8 t 6 Cheques were ordered to be signed tor L797 16< 11 1.

MORFA RELIEF FUND. THE LORD MAYOR'S CONTRIBUTION. The Lord Mayor of London has written a letter to the Mayor of Swansea enclosing a remit- tance of £ 2 839 19 5 J, the amount of donations he had received towards the central fund initiated by the Mayor of Swansea, His lordship expresses regret that rhe nmllullt. is not larger, but explains that this appeal followed so closely after that for Llanerch that one could hardly wouder at the second appeal being so poorly responded to. How- ever, he did his best to bring the wantfl and claims of the poor Morfa folk before his fellow- citizens, and the result, though no!; s-n satisfactory as might iiavo been attained in dlffeCPllt circum- stances, was still a handsome additiou to the local resources.

CARDIFF BANKLTUPCXY COURT. FitlDAY. — (Before Mr Ji'-giKtrar LAKULKt.) A PECUI,!All CASK FIWM PKNAKTH.— IN IZE MAHY JANII Luwis. — Doot.or was 1 ormeny a grocer carrying on business at Penarth, and she now cumw up for her public examination. Mr George D.ivid appeared for Messrs J. and C. Sankey and oilier creditor. and- Mr Belcher for Uie deotor. In answer to the Official Receiver, debtor staled i hat she commenced business in February, 1869, with a capital of £ "60. llor father UHBU the IliOI\ly for her. Sh>" did not r-pend, ueitheruid she keep book*. Slip. tirt com. menced to keep a book this year. Her father used to frequent the shop every night, but this year she took the management in her own hands, in (")n"ouenco of her being married in Deccmbor, 1389. Her father had taken some money out of the business this year, but she >iid not know how much. The debts due to Mr Bud[rf>(t, of Bristol, .M8,,rd Sankey (creditors for £1(4), and Messrs Collottand Laac she contracted herself. She kept a memorandum book, in which she put down tho takings during the day.—Cross-examined by Mr Dav d It was at her own suggesison that she went into business, ller father previously carried on business ou the s »me premises, but before Rbe went into occupa- tion the place had beeu empty for two years. Her father was tho owner of the premises. She paid him rent last year—or rather her father paid himself from the moneys ho received from the shop, She had not paid him the whole of the rent this year.—Mi David Did your father assist you at all last year, beyond assisting yon out of the money? No, MC.— She did not know how many tunes a day her father visited tho shop, hut very often. She kept one assistant—her brother.—Mr David Is that the young gentleman who was an infant and for whose debts your father was sued some time ago, and had to pty ? Yes, sir, — Was it I'll thc-e premises thflt your brother previously eaoied en LHI"ilLü ?-Ho had been thero. The invoices for goods obtained on credit last year ivet-t) made out in her father's unip, — Why was that if fit,, business wr.s yours ? Bocau-e he was doing tho business for me. Thero has never beeu any agreement in writing between myself and illy fath,;r.Vas not this business your father's, and has it not been up to tha time of filing of your I ? 0n, sir. UIIW mucit money has your father taken ou:. of tho businoi since the beginning IIf Fùbrnuy! Notlong since Fubru:lry.-HolY much in ? I couldn't teli ym, sir. -ilir David hero applied for an adjournment until next court day, iu older that iho father might be examine'. Tho application was acceded to, the Registrar remarking lhal it, was a case 111 which thn father should be examined. STJMNGK RKVK,NATIONS, — TN UK FKKDEUICK JOHN KKXNJGL. — Uabtor formerly cained on business as the Queen's P,trk Dairy Company, 24, Crwys-road, Cardiff, and ho now c.unn up for public examination. H,s debt*; were £ 119 19s 4 i, the deficiency being L113 12; lOi, ale attributed hu failure to being supplied with inferior quality millc, no profit; and pressure oy creditors, several of whom were prpsent. Debtor was represented by Mr George David.— In answer to the Official Itecoiver, debtor denied that his name was Roberts. He had a banking nccouut in the name of Roberts, a name which was introduced into the business to make it appear a company. Kennel was reprt s -uted as tho manager of the dairy. The banking account was in the name of Lewis Roberts.— The Registrar Is there such a person as Lewis Roberts in existence? There might be. *3lit he had nothing to do with the business! No, sir.—Tiie Official Receiver; Who is H. J. Kennel ? li-liitt is iii t)rror of priiiters.-Tlieii why did you let the invoices go out with this name of 11. J. Kennel in the corner V After you have got them)), is rather hard to have them altered.—Why didn't you rectify that error ? Because we had t'lem in before we knew it. Tho Registrar B,tt you were not the manoger ? Yes, sir I was the manager and the company too.The Official Receiver Did you over trade as Richards and Co.! No, AIL-Look at that bill-head Richards and V,,). ?-I know nothing of that, sir. I am certain 1 did not trade in that name.—Had yuu nny capital? About 220. Iworked for that money, and it was paid me while I was manager for rvIr Warne. HIl t I had more than that.— The Registrar: Then ivhy didn't you put it all down? Because my wife had mouey ill Iter own r.ghi, and she introduced some into the usiuess. My wife's mother had also sent £ 9 iu three suirg. In answer to further questions by the Official Receiver, debtor sHill tha t w lieu lIo commenced business ho was owing money, but ho hoped to pull round. lit) incurred a debt Wilh Liie J ersoy Cream Company, but be did not teli their representative that lie had saved a lot of money and that his wife had «oir,e also. He did not say sho had £ 70 left her, though, as a mat-let of fact, silo had come in for more tlijn that. He had previously made au arrangement with bis creditors at Bath. He had not been a bankrupt before that. He had carried on a large butter business at Uardiff at one time. H I houht it was 1878 that he bankrupted at Bath. It was during tho strike of 1874 that ha was in business at Cardiff, and .luring that time he made L7,000 in bad debts. At that time lie made a private arrangement with his creditors. He did not know what lie paid los creditors, tut. he should t'juk it was I) i in tho JS. Did not know if he received his discharge at Bath. His wife was carrying on the dairy business at the present time.—In answer to Mr Carpenter,a creditoridebtor said that he had six churns ou his premises at the present tune. He accused Mr Carpenter of sending him milk and water, and said he could not make a pound of butter out of six gallons of milk—The Registrar said he should adjourn the examination in order that inquiries might be made respecting debtor's previous proceedings. The examination was then adjourned until Aucrnst 29th. IN RK THOMAS THOMAS.—Debtor, described as of 83, Garth-road, ha debts cf 1142 8-s 8,1, and a deiicieucy of £ 113 13i 3d. lie attubmed his failure to loss ou a branch shop at Maesteg, through stoppage of tinworks, want of capital, and pressure by creditors.—Mr G. J. Hughes appeared for debtor, a paper-hanger and painter. —The examination was closed. IN Rit CHARLES H. COWLEY. Debtor formerly carried on business as a grccer in Castle-road. In answer to tho Official Receiver, debtor slated that he commenced busiiines there in 1888. Before that Le had a small drapery business at Chelten- ham, whic'. his wift managed whilRt he was managing a grccer's shop for Mr Skiuner at Cheltenham. He afterwards took over the busi- ness, for which he was to pay £ 220, 280 of which was still (,winp,Tfio Official Receiver offering uo objection, the examination was closed. IN RK THOMAS BAKTLKTT, Windsor-place, for- mMrly cab proprietor.—Iu answer to tho Official Receiver, .iohtoc stated that ho had given a bill ot salo for £ 150 for everything he had. His things were advertised for sale by auction, but were previously disposed of by private contract to Ivlf Hurley He received 4i out of the proceeds of the sale. I no Utticial R-<ceiver uot objecting, the oxarmnatiou was closed. ===="

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TECHNICAL INSTRUCTION IN SCHOOLS. THE SLOJD SYSTEM. TO THE EDITOR. SIR,-Some very interesting and useful notes by Cosmos "appeared in yeur journal of the 30th inst. on the system of Slójd. They are use- ful, and especially useful at present, as there io, i considerable amount of misunderstanding on the question of Siojd and manual, or handicraft instruction. This misunderstanding has by a mere slip of the pen been, I fear, introduced into the.notes, so that the casual reader may, after seeing the opening query in the first note, be led to think that S ojd and technical instruction, as defined by the Government, are one and the same thing. It was only the other day, on visiting an exhi- bition of scholars' work, I was shown some things which had been made with wood under the SJojd system. Some of them had been made by advanced students. I examined these very carefully, and found that they had been executed in a careless, sloveuly, and unwork- manlike manner. The different parts had been nailed together in any way without tho slightest regard having been given to the fitting of the joints, or the sizes of the nails necessary to hold the pieces together. Two or three days after this I happened again to be in the exhibition, and chanced to meet there the manager of the work- shops of a prominent carpentry and cabinet- making firm. The Government having laid it down in their instructions on manual instruction that all work executed by the scholars must be examined and passed by a trained artisan before a grant could ke earned, I amused myself by applying the Government test ou the spot.. Supposing," said I, pointing to the work of an advanced lJUpil ill S'dj I, ";that that thing had been const tueted by one of your apprentices, would you pass it. and send it OUG to one of your cus- ?" "It is," said this gentleman, "vary nice, but of couive it could not go to a cus- tomer. As a work of amusoment It is very good." Such was the judgment given by a trained artisan, as understood by the Technical Instruc- tion Act, on work executed under a system in which "it is made a great point that the teaching should be given by the ordinary elementary teacher, and not by a specialist or craftsman called in for this purpose." When the Technical Instruction Bill was under discussion in the llouso of Commons, it was given out by Sir William Hart Dyko that the instruction to be given was to be a superior article. The woikshops are to be provided with' proper tools, lathes and other machines, so that the student may be enabled to bo exact and finish carefully what he may take iu hand and, moreover, the instruction must be given by a-properly qualified artisan. All things made in this way were to be made from drawiugs previously executed by the pupil. During the discussion one member rose and congratulated Sir William Hart-Dyke on tho reforms which he intended to introduce into the elementary instruetio/i of drawing and handi- crafts tor," said hr, "up to now you been contenc to allow your boys to merely copy ill pencil very bad drawings. They (the pupils) do not see the models of the things they draw, and they have not the slightest idoa of the construction of the thing they copy," H:, also intormed the House that the instruction in handicrafts was in a still worse condition, for they depended for the instruction on ordinary school teachers, who gets a smattering of the subject by paying a visit to some technical school. Turning to .Sir Richard Temple, a leading membsr of the London School Hoard, the member said, It is too ridiculous to suppose that you can teach either technical drawing or give nnnual instruc- tion by means of your ordinary school teacher. Imagine what you would tilJk if a skilled ariizm presented himself at, I,he London School Boara to be taken oil as a school leicher." And yet the astonishment should all i.e displayed on the other side, for the artiz.ui has a better qualification for school teaching chan the teacher for art z inv; work. Sir R.chard Temple,cornered in thia way, of course, roso immediately, and said that the London School Board pupils were taught draw- ing by means of models, and the drawings were carefully made to scale. In the workshops also they had introduced two real artizans. A short, time after this discussion took placo in the House of Commons the technical work of the Loudon School Board pupils was exhibited iii :k hail in Chancery-jane. I had the curiosity to co there and see iu how far the assertions of Sir Richard Temple were correct, for my doubts as to their correctness were increased by the stumbling way he made the assertion, and the blundering manner in which lie spoke. I found the machine drawings were all carefully labelled "done to scale" or "made to real measurement." Ottiy drawings for which prizes had been awarded were exhibited. None wero "inked in," and, therefore, none came up to the requirements of the science department. The d ra wings showed no signs that tbo students had beeu taught careful "inking in," that fitst essential of the English drawing office. Only one "drawing" showed that it bad been made from a model, and that "drawing was a miserable Ull- dimeimioned sketch. It was the iron support, of a form, probably that oil which the student v/as sitting when lie made the drawing. Tijo curves were all sketched in by hand, not drawn by instruments. No attempt had been made by the pupil to IinrJ the centres of the curvcs. Indeed it was impossible br IlIIn to do so. No pupil could make a working drawing of such all object N,) draughtsman would have given a pupd so difficult, a thing to draw. It required an ordinary elementary teacher, the great point of the S did system and the London School Board, to prov.de a pupil with such an object. On the other hand, the work in wood done by the pupils under the direction of skilled but poorly paid artizms, WIH quite equal to that, of th" apprentices in our ordinary workshops. Of course, S:ijj,j, although extremely useless, has its advantages. T. cannot forget how monotonous it wael,o sit for hours spelling s-o so- and t-o to. Cutting out with a Norwegian knife flower-sticks and clothes-pegs would relieve the monoteny of spelling 8-0 so, and t-t) to. but it, must, be clearly understood that the introduction of Sioid even,at that tender age, will bf1 done at the cost of something else. Any- one who examines the work done by pupils taught by the INaii great points will understand that those pupiis will have to unlearn careless and slovenly habits of completing things. Six mouth's of uuleartiiug, when the pupil is apprenticed, will not be considered too much by the master. So those parents who decline altogether to allow tho latter and inoro important years of their children to be wasted, but allow the monotony of spelling to be relieved by cutting wooden things with a kuife, must be prepared to apprentice th-or boys 5 years instead of fll,) usual five,—I am, &a., Caerphilly, July 31. U. H,

GLAMORGANSHIRE AGRICULTURAL SHOW. TO THE EDITOtt. SIR,-I like accuracy, and for that reason I write to call your attention to an inaccuracy in the report of this show which appears in your issue of tc-day in which you say the Channel Island cattle were poor in quantity and quality." As regards "quantity," there was not a larger class of cattle in the snow, and only one class was equal to it iu numbers of all the 28 cattle classes. As regards tho "quantity," Hil. I have to say is that one of the exhibits was a winner of a second prize at the Royal Counties Agricultural Show at Bournemouth in 1888, aud this cow (never looking better) was not placed among the priza wiuners. I would, therefore, ask your reporter how much superior in qn;t/it;y.' must, they (the prizo winner) have been. Your reporter may be an excellent judge of Horetords and short- horus, but his remarks upon the Channel Island breed clearly prove that be knows nothing about them, and, may be, has no wish t«\—I am, lC., July 31, 1890. A. FORTIORI."

LLANDOVERY HORTICULTURAL AND DOG SHOW. TO THK KDi-OR. ,Siit,-Allow me through tlte medium of your paper to inform the exhibiting public that the London and North Western Railway have arranged to run a vat) in connection with the 7.20 p.m. train from here on the evening of the show, and thus enable all d,of', &c., entered for the Penarth show to arrive at Ctrdiff at 5 a.m. ou the morning of the 20th prox. A new class for game bantams has been added to the schedule, with prizes of -21 and 10s.—I am, &c.. m J. M. SINNETT, Hon. Sec. Llandovery, 30th July, 1890.

TECHNICAL INSTRUCTION IN CARDIFF. TO THE EDITOR. Sift,-Kindly allow me space to make an ex- planation of one word in the remarks I made at the meeting of the technical instruction com- mittee. My contention is that the college council are not responsible to that committee for the manner in which the money handed over to them from the rate is spent, and Iunfortnnately applied the word irresponsible to them. From the" con- text, what I h.ct in my mind must have been quite plain but, as the town clerk fixed upon this word and misrepresented my meaning, even after explanation, I trust you will allow me to make this further correction. The word, no doubt, was ill-chosen, but I had neither the in- tention nor the desire to show any disrespnet to aiii, R- W. ATKINSON. Cardiff, August 1, 1890.

JEWISH PERSECUTION IN RUSSIA. TO THE EDITOR. SIP.It is gratifying to every Jewish reader to observe in your to-day a issue the notice you have taken of the above, and in giving it promi- nence you express sympathy with our cruelly persecuted brethren. 1 believe, sir, that if every paper in the kingdom were to raise its voice, and with that rouse public indignation throughout the land against these unheard of cruelties, for no other reasou but that wo are Jews, wo may then get some redress. I can assure you, sir, that we as Jews have, through the unceasing energy of the Anglo Jewish Association and the Alliance I Israelite Universelle,tried every legitimate meaus imagiuable to ameliorate the sufferings of onr poor brethren, but thoy have been of no avail. Russia, closing the schools against us, our great philan- thropist, Baron de Hirsch, offered the Russian Government many millions of francs to endow schools to educate our co-religionists but I even that was refused. There is a Hebrew adage, The fettered in a dungeon cannot free themselves." Is there a greater dungeon than Russia ? or stronger fetters than Russian laws against the Jews ? We therefore appeal to you to help us to remove those chains that encircle our lives and existence. Let ministers of reli- XioIn, who are ever ready to assist the eppressed, raise their voices on our behalf and induce the G.O.M. to speak up for us. We are no worse than the Bulgarians or the Armenians. Kemetnber the great precept, Love thy neighbour as tby- •elf," which is recognised by the whole wofld except Russia and Roumania, Staad no* |?» see us devoured by that" colossal monster without even enteriug a protest. Thanking you, Sir, heartily for your sympathy towards our persecuted brethren, I am. &e.. Pcntre. July 31st, 1890. M. LORIE.

"WELSH LADIES' CHOIR. TO THE EDITOR. SIR,—^Vby did "Taffy" so grievously disap- pOll1t us to-ni",ht? The choir was most anxious tl\at his identity should be '-stabiished, and asstjpibled in great force. Your corre- spondent eagerly accepted the challenge which I, on behaljyjf the choir, threw out, tut his neglect to keep ta^s promise leads us to no other conclu- sion tliaii that "Taffy is not only a coward, but one uf tli1e beings who seem to jake. delight in Rtudying i>ow best they can ii.flict injury and bring contumely upou a deserving cause. I disbelieve: yuur correspondent's pretensious to speak orisbehaJf of any member of the choir, the members of wbich are greatly incensed at the shabby ^fay in which he has endeavoured to injure a lady and a choir who have done so much to advance the cause of musical education in the town. The ladies are determined that Taffy's mercenary appetite shall not go uusatisfied, and have, therefore, authorised me to remit him the 4s 6d on application being made.—T am, &c., on bebaif of the Welsh Ladies'Choir, WATKIN W. WATKINS, Hon. Sec. Arbroath House, Wyndham crescent,, 6 August 1st, 1890.

REJOICINGS AT LLANDIU3, COMING OF AO Of MR E. E. RIGHARDcON, GL.aNBRYDAN. Thp coming of age of he eldest son of Mr J. Crowe Richardson, Gia'ibrydan Park, Llandilo, and of thfirm of Mes-s Richardson, of Swansea, was made the {)c:,i,1I1 of festivities on au exten- sive scale at Glanbrydan Park on Thursday last, the day or' which Mr Eruald Khvnrr1 attained bi majority. At cluding30 from Swansea, eat down to a sump- tions banquet provided in a spacious lent, which had been erected in clos^ contiguity to the man- siou. The menu was ot a very varied and choice description. When the guests had ail partaken of the good tilings provided for them, Mr J. C. Richardson gave the toast of the Q leen. The Rev Mr L'oyd, curate, Glanbrydan, "II behalf of 4he tenantry and local friends, presented Mr E. 1< Richaidson with a silver punch bowl and two beakors,also with all ílh11uinaled altum containing th" following address — To Ernald Kuvvard Richardson, Esq.. Olanbrydan Park, Carmarthenshire.—We, the tenantry of Glan- brydan 6:;L:llC. in conjunction with your fiiends atlll well-wishers, residenis "f Manordeilo and jts neigh, bourhood, take thA opportunity of tendering to you our most sine re and heartfelt cengrauiTatious on the ausuicious event of your attaining your majority And whil" o doing Wf feel great plea-ure in assuriig you of "ur profound respect for your father (Mr John Crow Richardson), who, in addition to his kind and genial disposition and ever-constant cart) íor t hI) welfare of our district, IJOs:csses the excellent qualities of being a considerate and libetal landlord, a good county husincss man, and a true and sincere Christian, as well as for your devoted and loving mother, whom we hay" 1(1IJg-Ilrl\e\1 to esteem all.1 regard as olle ever ready and willing to assist in all that is ii..hl(> and good,^ whose tare for the |.o.»r, the aged, and afficterl Ims long "jllce become It IW!lst:lwJ¡1 wonl wii-h al] around heL And )\'0 .-in«:er«ly hope that hy Co i's will your life may long hn spared ro st,r»e in th" footstqH of )">111. l uaeroiis and excellent parents, adding happi- ness to your family, assisranco ro your county, and loyalty fco ,mr Queen ami Iliat yell will he pleased to accp:. tho accompanying plate a" a 1I1"I1:"lIlO, HOL for it8iuiriiisicva.it! hilt as a token of the thorough sincerity of our united and cardial congratulations aud good wishes. Mr David Jones, who said ho had been in the employment of (lie firm for 43 years, presented on behalf of the employ^ at Swansea a lI1aglliiie"nt silver inkstand. He spoke in terms of the highest, prai. of tLe Messrs Richardson, and implore. 1 'd's blessing on the heir. — Mr Webb, on behalf of th 8fJrVlUlh and workmen c! Glanbrydan, presented a silver claret goblet. After an eulo- «Nstio address and composition in verso by Mr D. I. Davies, Cwm Ivor Schools, Sir James llill.s- •»nhnes, K.C.B., proposed the health of Th" oou and Heir," In coming of ago that day l e bad accepted the responsibility of manhood. -1 hoy were there to wish him G id-nved. His career commenced uuder exceptionally happy circumstance guided as he had been by honoured and loving parents, deservedly popular for their large-hearted kindnesses. They hoped that by his courtesy, his manliness, his tolerance, and by die earnest, fulfilment of his duties ho would become an honour to his lmme ani county. (Applause.) He called upou them to drink o "p10 'dlii, the happiness, and prosperity of Mr E. E. R'chardsou. Iti reply the young tquire made a felicitous speech. He thanked them till _jr so many tokens of kindness. He had been given more for his parent*' .sake than his own. He wished ho might over prove worthy of regard. He meant te try and fullil bis obligations, and ever bts guided by duty and rellg-ion. The best days of his life had been spoilt in dear old Wah'H, the country of his bir'b, and they had that, day cemented the -dfeetion he felt for bis native land. Mr J. W. G.vilym Hughes said that having drunk the heir's health ''f XT' in> ^ropose that of the parents. At Swan- sea Mr R'ehardxon was well known, aud they in t oat neighbourhood colild give him a splendid character. As a landlord he was second to none, and between hilu and his f.ouanis the relationship was of the best and most, abiding kind.—Mr J. C. Richardson, in responding, thanked the guests for tho enthusiasm with which they had received | the toast. Gatherings of that kind tended to promote goodwill and happiness.—At thtee I o clock a tea wag provided for all who wished to partake, and at night tho iuviied guests again sat-down to an exceflen'; supper. The purveyors were the Messrs George, of Cheltenham, Throughout the day the band of the 3rd Glamor- j g.ui Rifle Volunteers played in capital .stylo an excellent selection of music. From four until seven o clock rustic sports wero held. At live o'clock there was a display of daylight fire- works, whilst at nightfall there was another magnificent display, which elicited the cheers of the thousands who had assembled to witness it. Various other amusements were provided.

VOLUNTEEIi INTJSLLlGENCK THE SEVERN DIVISION ROYAL ENGINEERS. ANNUAL TRAINING OF TH FT CARDIFF ¡ CORPS. This (Saturday) morning the Cardiff Corps of tbe Severn Volunteer Division Royal Engineers I (popularly known as the Sub-marine Miners), paraded at the rear of the Town-hall, aud, headed by the excellent band, under the direction of Mr Matthews, proceeded to the Gieat Western Station. and left by special train for Plymouth, where they will remain until the The establishment strength of the corps 196 (in- cllidiug band), and yesterday morning's parade numbered 180, the remaining It members being absent with leave. Major Thornley was iu I' command, and the corpt was also accompanied, among other officer?, by Adjutant Giddy while some 20 men of the Coast Battalion Royal Enineer, who net as instructors to the Volunteers at Cardiff, joined the tram, and will 1nok after the education of the corps jn sub-marine mining during their stay at Milbny Barrack*, The first week will be devottd to practice in laying sub-manue mines, and the second period of thu training will enable the men to display I I their efficiency in putting the port in a state ot defence. Towards the cle of the fortnight the corps will bo inspected by an otiicer of Royal Engineers specially told off for the purpose by I tbe War Office authorities.

AN ILL-SORTED COUPLE AT CARDIFF At Cardiff police-ceint yesterday—before Dr H. J. Paine aud Mr J. W. Vachell—Edward Lloyd, engine driver, ot 26, Eisteddfod-street, was summoned tor neglecting to contribute towards the maintenance of his wife, Jane Lloyd.—-Mr Belcher appeared for the defendant.—The complainant stated that she was married to her husband at Merthyr 22 years ago, but that they had lived unhappily for a number of years. On the lah July he sold all the furniture to a broker in the middle of the night, and when she awoke in the morning she was surrounded by hare walls. He went to live with her sister, and he had not given her anything or contributed in any way towards her support since. She had led a miserable life wite, her iiusbaud, and had frequently been assaulted by him. Six weeks ag he kicked her in the side, leaving a bruise, which remaiued lor some time. There had been frequent disputes between them because he was jealous of the lodgers whom she kept. — The defendant, Oil beiug put into the box, said on tho night that he sold the furniture he came down stairs after having gone to bed, and found his wife behaving iu an indecorous manner with the lodger, a man 11311Pd James Sullivan. The son of tbe parties, a young man uf ao, gave evidouce to the effect that his father, had often fouud fault with his mother's conduct. He had assisted his father in getting out the furniture.—James Sullivau, labourer, who lodged the parties, said ou the night of defendant's wife, while a little intoxicated, put her arms round him and embraced him. He was not surprised, though she had never done anything of the kind before, as she was in drink. There had never been any impropriety between them on any occasion.—Air Belcher admitted the desertion.— The Court hold there was 00 evidence of im- morality, aud made an order on the defendant or the payment of 4i psr week.

DK. DE JONGH'S LIGHT-BROWN Cort Livicit OIL. —IN CONSUMPTIOM ITS EFFICACV IS UNK^IJALLKD. Dr..Sindttir Coghill, Physician to the Royal National Hospitat'fdr Consumption, Ventnor,writes "I have con- vinced niy.feif that in Tubercular and the various forms of Strumous Disease, Dr. de .Tough's Light-Brown Cod Liver Oil possesses peater therapeutic etlicacy than any other Cod Livor oil with which 1 am acquainted. Dr de Jongh's Cod Liver Oil is now the (",j(" J.iver Oil used in the National llo.^oii: for i ee.umption au.l Diseases hi tho Chest." Sold only in capsulcuimperial Half-pints, 3s fltl; Pints, 4s d; Quarts, 9s, by all chemists. Sole consignees, Ausar, Harford, fna Co., 210, High Holborn, London. ]— r>

GOODWOOD MEETING. It was some consolation, after the discomforts created by the weather on Wednesday and Thurs- day, that the meeting should conclude as it commenced in bright sunshine and genial summer temperature. The elements, in fact, were at their very best, and a greater contrast to the dullness and depression which prevailed on the Cup day could not possibly be imagined. That was the one particular afternoon of the whole week that most required sunshiue to set off the beautiful picture to the greatest advantage but this was not to be, for m place thereof a leaden sky prevailed throughout the proceed- ings more in keeping with October than the last day of July. The splendid change in the weather caused the general attend- ance to be quite up to the average of the last day of the meeting, and it was the most brilliant assembly of the week. The lawn presented a very charming aspect, and it was evident that many of the very elegant costumes to be seen would have been worn on the preceding day had the weather been propitious. The Princa and Princess of Wales, together with their daughters, Princesses Victoria and Maud, again honoured the proceedings with their presence, and the arisberatic patrons of the Turf assembled in.the same pronounced fashion as ou the preceding afternoons of the mesting. ¡ GOODWOOD, FRIDAY. I 0-Tlie NASSAU STAgES of bO sovs each, 20 ft, with 200 added, for three year old fillies, fist 101b each winners extra the second receives lCO sovs out of the stakes. Old Mile. SI subs. Duke of Portland's Memoir, 9s't 81b J Watts 1 Prince Soltykoff's Star, 8st 101b F Webb 2 Mr*W de la Hue's Dearest, Ost 101b Robinson 3 Winner trained by G Dawson, Newmarket. Betting-l.3 to 8 on Memoir, 100 to 30 agst Dearest, and 9 to 2 agst Star. Dearest made strong running from Memoir for a fur- long, when the livouiito was pulled into the rear. Dearest; came into the straight c ear of the other pair, and so they run until a quarter of a mile from home, when Memoir came outiwiih the race in hand, and won without; an effort by three lengths; a nock between the second and third. 'Jiine, 1 miu. 49 3 5 sees. Afcer the racu Memoir became favourite for the Don- custer St Leger at 5 to 1. 1 CiO—The VISlTOItS' PLATE (handicap) of 200 sovs, added to a sweepstakes ct b sovs eacii winners ex- tra the second receives 2b sovs out of the stakes One mile. Lord Cholmondeley's Screech OITI, 4y 8st 21b G Bcmett I Mr K W Band's Golden Gate, 3y 7st 12ib M Cannon 2 Captain Bowling's Strathvie, 4y 6st (car 6st 41b) G Clialoner 3 Mr ltedfern's Polynesia, 5y Sst J Woodburn 0 Mr Joicey's Sydenham, 3y 6,t7111 It Chaloner 0 Mr llaugbton's Ben .irroine. 4y 7.st 101b ..TLoates 0 Winner trained by Wadlow, Stanton. Betting— £ to 1 agst Polynesia, 4 to 1 agst Golden Gate, b to 1 agst Screech Owl, 6 to 1 agst lien Strome, 7 to I ¡¡g,t. Sy<tel\halll, "IHI 10 t,. 1 al1;"t Stulhyre. Ken Sirome cut out the work from Golden Gate and | Polynesia, with .Sydenbara next, and Strathyre last, for a quarter of a mile, when the last-named went on second, with Golden Gate. Polynesia, and Screech Qivl following in the order named. Three furlongs from i heme lii'ti Stroine a,nd St-ralhyre dropped away ut ateu, and tor t) Hhot t distance Golden Gate was left ill front, but. iie quickly gave way to Screech Owi, who drew away in th" last hundred \ards, and won in a common canter by lengths; it. neck between the second and third..Sydenham was fourth, and Ben Strome last. 2 0 I he MOLhCOMB STAKES of 30 sovs each, h ft, with 400 added, for two year olds colts 8st 101b, llllies 8st7lh winners extra second receives 100 sovs out of the stakes. T Y C (six furlongs). I Mr J Lowthe's Oleator, 3II> J Watts 1 Mr K W o iird's Patrician, 3o, 101 b T Cannon 2 Mr li Milner's St Hilda, &t 71b TLoates 3 MrN Fenwiciv's Avignon, Sst 101b Jtickaby 0 Mr 11 liass's c by Wisdom—Kiasing Crust, 8-t lOib Uobiitson 0 Winner trained by Enoch, Newmarket. Betlill-5 to 2 on Cleator, 6 to I agst St Kilda, 7 to 1 a^st, Patrician, and 2J to 1 agst any other St Kiliia. ou the left, showed the w.;y from Patri- cian and Oleaior, on the right, with the Kissing Crust colt lyhnr la'<t, to the distance, where Cleator took up the running, and, staliing olf a resolute challenge from Patrician in the last hundred yards, won clev. riy by a li,ek of e lengtii between the second and third. The KISMI' £ Ciustcolt was list. J he CllliS I'KUFIKLI) CUP (handicap), value 300 sovs, added to a sweep -awakes of 10 sovs each winners extrii the second receives 50sovs out of the stakes. One mill) and a quaiter, Mr Abington's father Confessor, 5y 9st bIll Cannon t 1 Duke of baantort s Kdgardo, 3y 6st 41bK Chaloner t 2 Mr Chail'.on's Silver Spur, 4y 7st Mullen 3 Lord Dudley's Delaval, 3y 6so 131b Gray 0 ll.R.H, the Prince of Wales's The Juip, 3y 6st"j2ib 1 Luales 0 Lord Calthorpe's Mortaigne, 4y 6;t lulb U Chalon«r I) Lord llow'e s St Germain, 3v 6st 71b Allsopp 0 Betting— ft to 4 agst Father Confessor, a to 1 each aL The Imp and Moitaigne. 7 to 1 ast. St (.ern) \iu, 10 to I a:t, Siiver Spur, 100 to 6 agst Kdgardo. and 20 to ] ag-'i Dei aval Tlll BACK. The Imp jumped away in front of St Germain, and the pair quickly drew themselves clear of Morta'gne, Delaval, aud Kdgardo, with Father Confessor next, in front of silver Spur. After luumiiga quarter of a mile St Germain ch .srd with 111 Ii.ip, aud ihe pair went (i it cleir of- ,xii(i -wit li- lather Confes.-orand Siiver Spur still the last pair. 'Ilireo ill'io igs from home The Imp and St Germain lost their places, and for a shoit distance Mortaigne was left, in fr~nt, but he rprckly gave way to Edgardo, who wa* joined in tho last seventy or eighty yards by Silver Spur and Father Coi.lessor. A splendid race between the three; ensuoii, and Kdgaido and Father Confessor ran a dead heat, with Silver Spur, who finished third, beaten a short head only iroiu the deaù. lieateis. st Germain was fnuitii, Mortaigne ne»t, and Dolaval last. Time. 2 liiin. la4 5 sec. Deciding heat-Fat,her Confessor (T Caniion) beats Fidcardo (It Chaloller)..Bettin¡.5 to 2 oil Father COil f es;r. The non-favourite held a hix lengths' lead until fairly Ül lhe straight, where the prtir look C,Oer order, and at tiie halt-distance they joined Another splendid race followed, and Father Confessor getting up in the last few strides, won by a head. 3 15-,A "LLINU STAKlJS of 10 sovs each, hit with 100 added we.giit for age; the winner to be sold for 100 sovs. Five fit.-JOI)gz;. Mr Sibary's Koyal Uob • II, oy tbL 71b .SLoalcs 1 Mr Moncreifi'e's Rosy Morn, aged Ost Calder 2 Mr Moncreilfe s Sea Sonc. aj;ed9st K Barrett 3 Mr Crest s Kcuador, 3y fist 7ll> T Loates 0 Duke de ll Torre's Fontaine Kosette, 2y 6st 101b Wall 0 Mr W G Steven,s.s Ta.ùret. 2y 6;t ISlù Biake 0 Winner trained by liarratr., jevington. Betting—6 to 4 on Sta Song, 5 to 1 agst Royal Robe II. 7 to 1 agst Tabret, v, to 1 agst Kcuador, 100 to 8 aast Rosy Morn, and 20 to 1 ngst, Fontaine Rosette. Tabret made the running from Itosy Morn aim Sea Song, with Royal Robe II lying last, to the distance. and the last-named drawing to the iront shortly after- wards, won by a length two lengths between second and third. Tabret was fourth and Fontaine Rosette last. The winner was sold to Mr Brincknian for 360gs, but he was afterwards transferred lo Loid Herbert Vane-Tempest, at the same figure. 3 45—The CHICiiliSTKIl STAKKS (handicap) of 10 sovs each foi- starieis, with 20u adued the second receives 5 sovs out toof tre stakes winners extra, Five furlongs. Mr Leader's Sly Fell nv, 4y 8st 21b S Loates 1 Mr Maple's The Gloamin, 6y Sst llib T Loates 2 Mr Lea's Tartarus, 4y 8st 31b Liddiard 3 Lord Dudley's Fonnid,ible, 3y 9st 2ib .G Barrett 0 Mr C i Merry's Ambassador, 3y 7st 21b Blake 0 Mr K W Biird's Palcma, 4y 8.st lib M Ciiiinoii0 Mr F Murray's Tain o' Shauter, iy 6-fc..K Chaloner 0 Winner trained by W Leader, Wrought Betting—9 to 4 agst 100 to 30 agst For- midable, b to 1 agsr, The Gloamin, 10ij to 1ft agst Sly Fellow, and 100 to 8 each agst Paloni.i, Ambassador, and Tam o' Shanter. Sly Fellow, oil the right, was first away, and he settled down in front of The Gloamin, Tartarus, and itli :tit,i lying next, to the distance, where Slv Fellow had lus field in trouble, and. making all the running, won in a canter by two lengths a bad third. Formidable was fourth, Paloma fifth, and Tam o',shanter last. 1 15—The FIN DON STAliKS of 10 sovs each, lift, with 200 added, for two year colts 8st 121b, fillies Sst 91b; wiuners ostra T Y C (0 lurlongs). Sir J Duke's Martenliurst, 9st bib Calder 1- Baron Rothschild s Oeauhai nais, 9st 51b F Barrett 2 Mr A Cohen's BaDylin, 8st 91b G Barrett 3 Winner trained by W G Stevens, llsley. Betting-3 to 1 on Beaulianiais, and 100 to 30 agst Martenhurst. Martenliurst held a slight lead of Beauharnais to the distance, where the favourite drew to the front. but Martenhurst headed him again in tbe lai; few strides, and won a very fine race by a hsad a bad third. PETTING ON FUTURE EVENTS'BEFOHE RACING. ST LEGiLR. 600 to 100 agst Blue-green (t) 800 to 150 — Memoir (t) 100 to 15 St Serf (o, after 1200 to 200 laid) 10 to 1 — Oddfellow (l and e) 1000 to 70 Alle,way (t) 1000 to 30 Dearest (t) 5000 to 75 — Martagon (t) 600 to 500 on Blue-green, Surefoofc, Ileaume, and t erf (laid) LATEST COURSE BETTING. ST LICGIiR. 5 to 1 agst Memoir (o, after 1000 to 200. 18C0 to 300, and 3200 to 200 laid after her vict JrY ill the Nassau Stakes) 40 to 1 Dearest (o) 10(,9 to 20 Fenrother (t) 9000 to 135 Mari&goit (t) 2000 to 3j — star (0 after her defeat in the Nassau stakes) THE OFFICIAL STARTING PRICES. GOODWOOD. RACK. WIN MO. V. PRICE. Nassau Stakes. Memoir 13 to 8 on Visitors' Plate Screech Owl 6 to 1 azst Molecomb Stakes Cleator 5 to 2 on Chesterfield Cup Father Confessor.. 6 to 4 agst (Selling Stakes. Royal Robe II. bto I-igst Chichester Stakes Sly Fellow 100 to J5 agst Fiodon Stakes. Martenhurst 100 to 30 agst The above price* are identical with those publisbeu officially in the llacinq Calendar and Spurting Life NEWPORT-BANK HOLII).Y.-Gr.,tnd Athletic Meeting and Band Contest at 2 p.m. Admission 6d. 5204 A MATCH for £ 20 n side will take p¡"e" at Partridge Sports on Monday next, between H. June's celebrated trotting horse, Y Ollg Express, and J Bradley, Llwynpia. Distance, ItO yards. ORION, HACTK SAONK, PHII.OMKI., MAXIM.— 11. Willy again in brilliant form. Send in hundreds 2, 6ti. cost of Brighton and Lewes wires. One horse a dav onlv, Good winners in store. Remember Lady Yamiout.h and Hihb oi last Brighton meeting. Address —11 WILLY, Po.si-urfioe, Brighton. J. WILLIAMS says Gentlemen wishing for genuine information should post P.O. )s for one month's private letters asa test of his stability. Wires, 2s 6d daily weekly, 10s with paddocks and late starting price jobs, 40s weekly. Address— J. Williams, Ksq., 16, Manor-place. Hackney, London, N.E.

ATTACKED BY A MONKEY. An unrehearsed iucident caused considerable sensation on Thursday evening at the circus of Messrs Lostock and Bailey^ located on Wrexham racecourse. A monkey sud- denly attacked one of the ereiploy^s, named James Marquin, aud bit him in four places on the right leg. The unfortuuate mau was conveyed to the Wrexham Infirmary, where his wounds Vere dressed by the h(luf-,e surgeeii, Dr W(,rboys.

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CRICKET. LYRIC CLUB AND GROUND v. THE AUSTRALIANS. The batting ot the English team at Barnes' yesterday WilS 1n the trollet to th.:ir \lisphiy on Thursday, tlIe total of their second innings reaching A78, When stumps were drawn the Australians were left with an innings to play and 231 runs to get to win. The tine score obtained by the Lyric Club was due to the splendid play of three men—Mr O'Brien,Ulyett,anil Mr Stoddart -who,ollt of 259 ruusiroin the ba".ct)rell between them no fewer than 199. I a the Au tralians' innings, which ended for all addition of only 15 runs to the overnight; total of 159, Lohimnii had a rtm irk able aveiage, taking .six wickets for 23 runs, "score — tviiic rtts. 1st Innings. 2nd Inning's, j Stoddi.rt, c Trott, b Turner.. 19 c Trumble, n Ferris.. 42 i Ulyett, c Ferris, b Turner. 9 c and b Trumble 70 M. Read, c Burn, I.Turner.. 7c Ttirtier, 1) 6 W Read, b Turner 20 c Barrett, b Trott. rC O'Brien, lbw, b Ferris 3 c Murdoch, b Turner 8T Peel, e Walters, b Turner C c Walters, b Turner 13 Loiimann.cGresory.bTurner 22 c W.liters, b Ferris 1 Roller, c Charlton, b Ferris.. 7 not out 14 Mctiregor, e Trott, b Ferris.. 0 e Trumble, b Lyons 12 j Thornton, b l'"erris 15 b Lyons g j Mold, not out 0 lbw, b Lyons 5 Lxtra.; 4 FUras 19 Total 105 Total 278 A t.-SI i; ALIAS'S. 1st Ioniums. 2nd Innintis. Lyons, c Peel, b Mold 14 Barrett, c McGregor, b Mold. 21 .].' Murdoch, c McGregor,b Mold 0 C. T. B. Turner, b Ulyett 1't Trott, c Thornton,bT.ohinann 14 Gregory, c Thornton, b Loli- maun 3 AValters, c O'Brien, b Loh- mann S Ferris, c Roller, b Lohmann 2 Ilurii, c W. Read,bLohniaun 21 Charlton, not out 13 Trumble, c Peel, b Lohmann 0 Extras 19 Lstras Total 154 Total J.\Orf, v. GLOUCESTERSHIRE. Yesterday's cricket at N ottingh:1111 was greatly inter- fered with by rain, and there was oniy two hours and three quarters' actual play. Iu spite of the we .the.- the spectators present had plenty to int' rest them, and they were aroused to great enthusiasm whilo Mr Dixon alld Seotton were saving the follow-on for Notts. All through the day the Notts team were engaged III an uphill light, and they came fairly well out of the ordeal, though, as the game stands at pieneut, Glouces- tershire certainly have the best of it. being 117 imis I ahead, with live wickets to fall. Piesent score — NOTT1NU HAMSHI11F.. 1st Innings. 2nd Innings. Shrewsbury, b Woof 1 Butler, c Painter, b Woof 5 Gunn, b Roberts 3 Barnes, c Pullen, b Roberts.. 5 [ Richardson, c and b Woof 12 Flowers, b Woof 11 Attewell. b Woof 9 J. A. Dixon, lbw, b Radcliffe 31 Scott-on, b Roberts 6 Shackl'ck.cR.M.Grace,bit b'ts 16 .V.. Sherwin, not out 0 Ji*tras 7 "Extras" Tot»l 150 Total O LO UCE.STiSK.S HIR E. „ innings. ^|1(i Inuinga. p. M. Grace, c Shewin, b AtleHcil 13 W.G.Grace.c Sherwin,b Attc- 13 b Barnes 14 Kadcliffe, c Richardson, b .lowers 14 b Barnes 2 Cranston, c Shacklock, b wBonoS 'iu26 eShrewsb'y.bAttewell 1 W. Puden, r & b Attewell 0 b Barnes 10 Painter, st. Sherwin, b Atl,w1 32 notout 31 F. Townsf'tid.cFiowcr.bS'kt k tÍ cShrewsb'y.bBarnes 4 A.Cr«.one,c Sherwin, b Atte- well £ 4 H. Pafte, not out B notout C Woof, st Sherwin, b B rnes 10. Jt()bert.. c Barnes,b Richard- son 3 Extras 6 I-^tras Total. 160 Tolal 62 YORKSHIRE v. ESSEX. YORKSHIRE v. ESSEX. The return match between these counties should have beeu started at noon yesterday at Park-avenue, Bradford, bus jus., before that hour rain began to f¡¡. and as at three o'clock rain was still falling ancl thu weather showed no sign of improvement it was ueoided not to play unti.t Saturday. PIGEON FLYING. The Cardiff and South Wales District Homing Society flew their ih'st young bird race from Ludlow Society flew their ih'st young bird race from Ludlow on July 30th. 191 birds were consigned to Mr R. Pritchard, to whom our clnb tellder their sincere thanks, who liberated i-hem at 7.2b a.m. The following is the result, subject to'.correction Prize. Name. Place. Velocity 1 F. James Cogan £ 46 2 G. Stokes Roath 8o9 3 M. Evans G n,llgetown 716 1 dip. H. Hurman Canton 7J4 b W. it. Bennett Roath 704 6 D.Jones Penarth 703 7 „ G. ilurnian Canton 701 f 8 O. Phillips Llandaff 696 ( 8 „ K. Williams Ely 10 J. Jones Llandaff" 630 11 L. Hanson Roath 685 }'l T. Palmer Roath 68a 13 T. Kent Ifcoalli 682 14 T. 11 til ltoatli 648 15 G. T. Mulchings Newport. 639 16 J.J. Perry RoatlJ 635 n D. K Jones. Cautou 633 13 E. Radford Coaan 6i3 19 G. Priest Saltmead 609 Mr J. Barllett wired twrong number. 2s 6u POOL 1 G. llurman Canton 7C0 2 E. R .dford Conan 61.5 3 J. P.Ileiiattli 606

NATIONAL UNIOJN OF TEACHERS. Tho executive of the National Union of Teachers, at their last meeting, determined to take defimtJ action in the matter cf school attendance. The position of the uniou on this point is that Atho law were properly carried into effect there 4Bhld be little to complain of, but that while parents, magistracy, and school authorities in many cases endeavour to evade the provisions of the law, the prevention of the present considerable irregularity is impossible. Several speakers at the meeting stated that the attendance at the present time is little better than it was 15 years ago, notwith- standing the large expenditure of public money •which has bAeu made. The laat report of the Education Department shows that while the average attendance in inspected schools, after making due allowancn for proper causes of almeuce, should Iw 4,835,935, the actual atten- fiance is ouly 3,020,300. A caret111 inquiry will be wade by the uuioii through its various branches, 350 in number, in different parts of the country. Tho general secretary, Mr Heller, collected special information on the sublet, and a report will ultimately be prepared and issued to Members of Parliament, to the Education Department, anù to the Press. The report will also iudicate what steps should, in the opinion of the uniou, be taken by the local school authori- ties and the magistrates to procure the more effective administration of the compulsory clauses of the Education Act. A suggestion made some time ago by Mr Heller, the secretary, for the appointment of special inspectors fo." large districts to supervise the work of the local' authorities and to advise them, seemed to find favour at the meetiug.

ALLEGED ASSAULT ON A BAILIFF. At the Cardiff police-court yasterday-beforc Dr II, J, Paine and Mr J. W. Vitchell-Ohai-lea Hunt, labourer, 17, Hunt-street, Canton, was summoned for assaulting Alexander McPhersun, a county-court bailiff, while in the execution of his duty, on the 24th Juiy. Tha complainant said he went into the defendant's house for the purpose of serving a county court snmmons. He handed the summons to the defen. dant, who at once tore it up, and struck him on the head wIth bis fist. He also caught hold of complainant by the arm, knocked him against the wall of the passage, aud handled him veiy roughly. He threw complainant's hat off, and kicked him on the leg. The de- fendant said the complainant refused to go out of the house when requested, and he gave him a push. The complainant then knocked the pipe out of his (defendant's) mouth and tried to strike him with his stick. Defendant took the stick from liini and threw it after him when he left the house.—The case was adjourned for a week, to enable the defendant to call 9 witness.

PENARTH FOOTBALL CLUB. The annual meeting of the P.niarth Football Club was held in the National Schools, Penarth, Dr J. ii. iteae, nresidjug. About 40 football devotees were present. The balance sheet was read by the hon. sec. (Mr R. A. Lewis), and showed that, the total income for the year had been C290 6; 91 balance now in hand, £ 1 18<. The cost of th" tour was JS58 17s 8d. Thc, balance last year was J310 7s 10J. The election ot officers was then proceeded with, and occupied a considerable period. Th9 Rev Svveet-Escott and Dr J. H. Rses were elected patrons, and Mr J. H. Jones re-elected. Mr Corn- well was re-elected president, and Mr S. Thomas was elected vice-president. Mr R, Garrett aud Mr T. Hutching were re- elected captain and vice-captain respectively. Mi It. A. L!wís was re-elected secretary, and the sum of 415 was voted to him. Mr J. A. Williams was re-elected treasurer. In addition to the ex- oficio members Messrs J. Dawar, F. Morgan, a Thomas, J. Pavey, aud W. WtiHama were appoiuted to form th" committee.

SCOTCH IRON TRADE GLASGOW, Friday.—The Scotch iron trade has been I:iirly active this week. The speculative market has been quiet, but steady. A limited business has been done in Scotch warrants, whil« Cleveland and Cumberland rails have been comparatively neglected in our market. The prices of special brands of makers iron are firm, ana the demand for both home use and export ia active. A considerable quantity of pig iron ia being withdrawn from the Glasgow stores. En- gineers and ironfeunders have been receiving a fair amount of fresh work, and are therefore ready buyers of crude iron. In the malleable iron departments, makers report numerous in- Quiriefl, soire3 of which are resulting in business, aud the work ou band is now sufficient to keen all liftuis going for some time to come. The prices of bars aud angles are firm, and for the better qualities a shade higher. Iron sheets are especially active, chief! .• for export, and some makers are iu possession of orders for two mon tb-i forward. The Siamen's steel works have been idle this week, as the mill men declined to accept the reduced wages. Tiie basic works are fairly active, an< considerable quantities of English steel have been disposed ot our market. TIJere is a good demand for angles, but flhip platEs are slow of sale. Prices of Rteel are unchanged.,

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