South Wales Daily News

SEAMEN'S WAGES IN CARDIFF SHIPOWNERS AND THE SAILORS' UNION. The position of affairs in Cardiff, in relation jO the wages question as between shipowners and seamen, remains practically unchanged. If any- thing, a bolder front is being put upon matters 3y the officials of the Sailors' and Firemen's Union, but it is being more genorally recognised .hat the movement for reduction is spreading <rom weekly to ordinary boats, and t. fresh firms offers of £4 per month in place of ths JB4 10s and JB5, which arc claimed to be the wages of the port, are becoming more frequent and mora difficult for the Union to cope with. It is acknowled practically, if not in as many words, that at ths present juncture the men be- longing to the Union are placed in an extremely difficult position. They are required by their rules to sign on tor nothing less than the Union rates of pay. Those rates, shipowners contend, cannot be paid and yet allow of a working margin of profit. Consequently there is laid up an immense quantity of tonnage, which is simply waiting for a rise in the freight market, and an increase of vitality in the trade generally. With the lying idle of so large a number of steamers, there his been a corresponding increase in tho number of sailors and fireman unable to obtain berths. The throng mind the Shipping Office every day is greater now than it has been for months past. So many sailors have been walking about in a state of enforced idleness for weeks past that a consi- derable number of them, although Unionists, are disposed to get to sea again at a reduced wage rather than remain longer ashore on the off- chance ot obtaining the standard or port rate. This is a difficulty that has no doubt presented itself to the owners who are anxious to take what advantage they can of it, and so further a general all-round movement for reduction. There was on Monday no indication of the coming struggle that is prophesied by some with so much confidence, and although we are informed that Mr J. H. Wilson, the General Secretary of the Union, has telegraphed instructions to the effect that the question must be fought out, general appearances all point to the wisdom of greater modesty in prediction. In the face of an admitted inclination on the part of a certain percentage of the men to accept the reduction rather than continue as at present, the un- desirability of a direct struggle being entered upon between owners and seamen must be at once apparent. It has been pointed out by the men them- selves that while they are loafing round the Shipping Office with their hands in their pockets foreigners are obtaining berths at the wages the Englishmen are refusing. Up to the present no boats, the owners of which have endeavoured to reduce the rate pay, have been effectually stopped. They may have been delayed some time and their crews smuggled on board, but it is hardly contended that a determined and general effort has been put forth by the Union to prevent them getting away. The presence of the general secretary is urgently needed in Cardiff at the present moment, but there is hardly any likelihood of his appearing here owing to the turn, events have taken in the North of England. Some of the disadvantages of the new arrangement with the boarding masters which was lately entered into are beginning to make themselves manifest, if the information supplied to us on this point is correct. It is stated that some of the boarding masters, not content with supplying food and lodging for an indefinite period to those under their roofs, have used their influence in getting them shipped at such wages as were obtainable. Thus one section of the boarding masters are placed at a disadvantage as compared with the other, for the independent sections can get their men off at other than Union rates. It need hardly be pointed out that it is not to tbe interest of the boarding master to allow a sailor to run in debt for a larger sum than the man's advance note will cover therefore the section of boarding-masters who do not co-operate with the Union can act just as they will best serve their own ends, and obtain berths for their men with as little delay as possible. The Shipping Federation has so far taken no action in the matter, its position being that it cannot bind itself to any proposal for the reduc- tion of the men's wages. It simply offers protec- tion in the matter of contract to those connected with the shipping interest, and prevents, so far as practicable, the-effects of stoppages of work and the like through strikes and combinations of the kind. Crews are being shipped at the Federation offices at what are termed port wages. At Blyth Petty Sessions on Monday afternoon, George Cowie, Secretary of the Blyth Branch of the Seamen's and Firemen's Union, was sen- tenced to one month's imprisonment for assaulting a sailor named South. It was shown by the evidence that South, who was a non-Unionist, together with two other seamen, while working on the steamer Lebanon, were at the instance of Cowie assaulted by eight men, their bags of clothes thrown overboard, and they themselves compelled to leave the ship •—The Bench charac- terised the assault as brutal.

CARDIF# TRjlEN&IAL MUSICAL FESTIVAL. LETTER FROM SIR A. SULLIVAN. Mr W. A. Morgan, hon. secretary of the Cardiff Musical Festival Committee, has received the following letter from Sir Arthur Sullivan in reply to the vote of sympathy conveyed on behalf of the Festival Chorus :— London, 14th May, 1892. Dear Sir, — I am directed by Sir Arthur Sullivan to acknowledge the receipt of, and to thank yon for, yoyjj.Jetter of:the 13th instant, con- veying a resolution of the "Cardiff Festival Chorus," offering their sympathy in his long and painful illness, and their kind good wishes for his speedy restoration to good health. Sir Arthur desires me to ask you to be so kind as to assure the Chorus that he was much touched byt ieir kind thought of him, and be; ■ to thank them for their sympathy and good wishes.—I am, dear sir, faithfully yours, (Signed) WALTER SMYTHE, W. A. Morgan, Esq. Private Secretary. The arrangements with the artistes for the Cardiff Musical Festival, to be held in September next, have now been completed, and the terms of their engagements include a novel feature. If for nothing else the Cardiff Festival will be at least distinguished by this unprecedented fact, that in every instance in which a second vocalist is needed in any of the works one of the eight dif- ferent artistes has consented to take it. Prob- ably not since Mendelssohn wrote the Elijah has the double quartet ever been heard to better advantage than it will be heard at Cardiff when sung by Madame Nordica, Miss Anna Williams, Miss Hilda Wilson, Miss Eleanor Rees, Mr Edward Lloyd, Mr Ben Davies, Mr Watkm Mills, and Mr Ludwig. It has consequently been found unnecessary to engage any supplementary vocalists. Mr Barnby, the conductor, has his time fully occupied this year in so far that he has Leeds as well as Cardiff to rehearse, but he assures the Festival Council that his first claim is Cardiff, and he is to visit the town in a few weeks to commence a series of rehearsals.—Western Daily fren.

ANOTHER OUTRAGE IN A RAILWAY TRAIN. On Monday morning, at Retford, a young man was brought up in custody charged with an attempted outrage in a railway carriage on a young lady named Hannah Cordock. The pri- soner joined the train at Worksop, and between that station and Retford pulled Miss Cordock down on the floor of the carriage and grossly assaulted her. He then got through the window and leaped from the train, but was captured by the police, identified by prosecutrix, and re- ipanded. Bail was asked for but refused.

THE HEALTH OF MR GUILDERS. The Press Association learns that Mr Childers is still suffering from the nervous affection which caused him some time since to propose to relin- quish his membership for South Edinburgh. He has been travelling on the Continent and was recently at Hyeres. He is not expected in Eng- land for some time.

LOSS OF A NORWEGIAN BARQUE. CAPTAIN AND~ FIVE HANDS DROWNED. NEW YORK, Monday.—The Norwegian barque Henry has been totally lost off Sable Island. She struck a sand bar and immediately began to settle down. In a short time she was entirely engulphed, her captain and five hands being Mellowed with her in a quicksand.—Central News.

THB LABOUR COMMISSION. MEETING OF ASSISTANT LADY COMMISSIONERS. A meeting cf the lady assiataut commissioners of the Royal Commission on Labour was held on Monday at the offices, 44, Parliament-street. There were present Miss Orme, Miss Collet, Miss Abraham, Mias Irwin, and Mr Geoffrey Drage, Secretary.

LIBELLING MR DAVITT. A Dublin correspondent telegraphs that the action bleught by Mr Davitt at Dublin on Mon- day against the Irish Independent and Evening Herald Company for libel, in alleging that he left the Labour World when he found that it was not likely to succeed, and let his mends into it, resulted in a verdict for plaintiff for £20.

NINE MINERS CRUSHED TO DEATH BUTTE, MONTANA, Monday.—A terrible acci- dent has occurred at the Anaconda Mine here. Twelve men were engaged in the workings wnes, without any warning, a cave-in occurrred, and nine of them were crushed to death.—Renter.

RHONDDA HOUSE COAL MINERS' ASSOCIATION. COUNCILLOR W. WILLIAMS AND THE VOTE OF CENSURE. The monthly delegate meeting in connection with the Rhondda, Gilfach, Giyncorrwg, and Ynysybwl House Coal District was held on Mon- day at the Washington Hotel, Porth, en Monday, under the presidency of Mr John Jones, of Penrhiw. Mr S. Rees, Bwllfa, occupied the vice-chair, and the attendance included Mr Morgan Weeks (agent), and Mr A. Robbins, secretary.—It was reported that Mr Howell Jones, the owner of the Tyntila. Colliery, had not yet paid over the money due to the two workmen in whose favour judgment was given by the stipendiary at Y stnld, and it was resolved that unless the money is paid before Saturday next legal proceedings shall at once be taken.—Ths agent (Mr Weeks) submitted a report with reference to the dispute at Lanehy Colliery, and explained that the manager had offered to submit the rnattr-r to arbitration It was resolved to leave the question in the hands of the agent for future settlement.— Councillor W. Williams, Tonypandy, attended with reference to a vte of censuro passed at th9 last meeting upon certain members of the Glamorgan County Council, and upon Mr Williams especially, for voting at the annual meeting of the Council against the election of a Labour representative upon the Association of Couuty Councils.—Councillor W. Williams ex- plained at length his action on the occasion referred to. He had seconded the nomination of Mr Isaac Evans to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Alderman Hunter, and would have voted for Mr Evans had thenames been submitted to vote individually. But he maintained the mistake arose owing to Councillor David Morgan pro- posing Mr Isaac Evans in the room of Alderman Sir J. T. D. Llewelyn, an old member of the Committee. Sir John's experience was of great value on ,the Committee, and it was an unwritten law of the Council not to expel an old member from any committee. But in this case there was a vacancy owing to the death of an old member, and he considered it a splendid chance to get a Labour representative in. Mr Evans would undoubtedly have been elected had his nilnie been proposed instead of that ot Mr Pendarvcs Vivian, and not instead of Sir John Llewelyn. He was not in the least injured in his feelings by the vote of censure. He con- sidered it was tho duty of that association, with the light they had at the time, to have passed that vote, and he thanked them for looking after public bodies in this way. If they considered the vote of censure should be confirmed, by all means let them do it, but if they considered that, after hearing his explanation, they should rescind it, he was sure they would do so. He would not, however, ask them to do it to please him or any- body else, but to do it conscientiously.—Mr Morgan Weeks having replied, Councillor Wil- liams withdrew, and tha following resolution was then passed:- That after hearing the explanation of Councillor W. Williams (Tonypandy), we exonerate him personally from blame, but not the Liberal members generally, and we hope that they will re-consider the posilion at the next annual meeting, and elect a workmen's repre- sentative on the association. Considerable discussion took place with reference to the Tyncelyn dispute, and it was eventually arranged that all previous resolutions be strictly adhered to, and that the matter be left in the hands of the agent and other persons appointed to wait upon the employers.—The workmen of Dinas No. 3 (house coal) were received members of the association.—The roll was called on the point of making further progress with the doctor's question, with the result that five voted against proceeding further in the matter, four in favour, and seven neutral. The question will therefore be dropped. — The following resolution was adopted :— That this meeting regrets the action of the Cardiff Navigation Colliery Company in victimising the v.ork- men who are now on strike, and that if they continue their tyrannical action we will request all colliery workmen to refuse to fill Cardiff Navigation Colliery waggons. It was arranged that in future the banking account of the Association should be carried on at the Pontypridd branch of the Bristol and West of England Bank.

THE CRISIS IN DEAN FOREST. Monday being the colliers' playday, meetings were held at Coleford, Lydbrook, Drybrook, Cinderford, and Pillowell, to consider the latest phases of the Labour question as far as regards the application of the masters for 12% per cent. reduction in wages. The meeting at Pillowell was held in the old Primitive Methodist Chapel, Mr Edward Fowler, one of the vice-presidents of the Dean Forest Labour Association, presiding. The chairmain said after the decision at the Speech House meeting, he took it there would be no falling away from the Federation- (hear, hear) —and that the levy from the Durham strike fund would be pa.id cheerfully. He felt con- fident that if they stood firm they would win a splendid victory in Dean Forest. (Applause.) —Mr Rowlinson, in the course of an address, said it was but a few weeks ago that they were told they had driven the trade away, and two days' stoppage a week was to be the consequence. Now, it was a question of working a quarter orfull time. It naturally caused them to wonder how all thiscame.about. Referring to the "crÎ!b," he said be considered it bA almost passed away. They wei e bound in honour to act as the Federa- tion decreed, and that decree was OIi. of no surrender. He really believe they would hear no more about the matter. Of course, they would not go to sleep, and should any new phase be sprung upon v-bem they had the word of the Federation 01 Great Britain to stand by them, and if need be .the 300,000 colliers in it would come out and sfnnd by them till arrangements were made. (He,i.r, liear.)-Voteg of thanks to the speakers havir.'g been given, the proceedings terminated.

HOUSE COAL MINERS AND THE SLIDING SCALE, The decision of the house-coal miners on Saturday to hand in notices terminating the scale agreement is thd chief topic of conversation in mining circles, and great fears are expressed that this may lead to another crisis m the South Wales coal trade. The actual figures in the voting formed no part of the official report supplied to the Press representatives, but we have ascertained that they were as fellows For giving notice 4,706 Against 1,308 Neutral 640

TERMINATION OF THE FFALDAU STKIKE. Some delegates from ths above colliery, with t County Councillor John Thomas, miners' agent, had an interview with the engineers (Messrs Forster Brown and Rees) at Cardiff on Saturday, and as a consequence work was resumed on Monday. As the agreement to resume work was only made known late on Saturday night, many men are still away from work and from the place.

A CONSERVATIVE SPLIT IN LIVERPOOL. At the last November municipal election in Liverpool the Orange party ran a candidate, Mr McCracken, in one of the largest wards, Everton, against the nominee of the Conservative Associa- tion. The latter scored a triumph, and the Orange party have since considered their candi- date unfairly dealt with by the Constitutional Association. Hence a very hostile feeling has existed between the two bodies. On Monday the board of management of the Constitutional Association met to consider a proposal emanating from Mr Forwood, Secretary to the Admiralty, to the effect that the names of six Orange delegates should be re- moved from the list of members. A lengthy dis- cussion resulted in Mr Forwood's proposal being modified to the effect that if the six obnoxious members would give their adhesion to the rules they might retain membership. The Orange delegates individually were asked if they were prepared to accept these conditions, but they all replied in the negative, whereupon it was determined that the names of the Orange dele- gates be removed from the Board of Management of the Liverpool Constitutional Association. It is said that the Orange body will be requested to nominate other six delegates, but their feeling at present is against taking further part in the management of the Constitutional Association.

LOSS OF A LIVERPOOL VESSEL. A telegram received in Liverpool reports the fane iron ship Bengal as having broken in two. This vessel left Liverpool on the 18th November, and it seems that 11 days afterwards Captain Thomas Read, her commander, died. The un- fortunate gentleman, who belonged to Liverpool, was buried at sea, and the mate took charge but was prevented putting back through some severe gales. The vessel had a cargo of 1700 tons of salt, and on the 23rd March got ashore at Short's Island. Assistance was sent, and a guard, of native soldiers bad to be put on the ship to prevent her being plundered by those from the shore. The vessel lay about two miles from the mainland, and the surf caused her to thump heavily, so much so that at one time she would be high and dry, and at another she would be afloat astern. The Bengal was a strongly-built vessel and this enabled her to keep together so long. It is concluded, however, that the monsoon season setting in has brought about her wreck. All of the crew, with the exception ef acting captain and officers, left the vessel some time ago. The Bengal was owned by Messrs E. F. Powell and Co., of Liverpool. She was built on the Mersey in 1868, and was an iron ship of 1338 tons register. The telegram received on Saturday I was from Calcutta.

THE HANSARD UNION CASE. In the Queen's Bench, London, on Monday—be- fore Justices Willis and Charleg-Mr C. Matthews said he appeared with Mr Gill on behalf of the Treasury, and would offer no opposition to the removal of the hearing of the charges against the Hansard Union directors from the Central Criminal Court to the High Court. He pre- sumed all the parties wished the case would be expedited, and he hoped it would be taken before the long vacation.—The rule removing the case was made absolute.

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EXTRAORDINARY LETTER BY A WELSH VICAR. At the last meetingof the Forden (Montgomery- shire) Board of Guardians, a remarkable letter wa", received from the Rev J. E. Vize, vicar of Forden and chaplain to the workhouse. The Guardians recently appointed to the post of school governess a young lady who by religious persua- sion is a Nonconformist, and in his report to the Board the chaplain stated his opinion that it was very inadvisable on the part of the Guardians to appoint to such a post anyone but a member of the Church of England.—The Clerk was proceed- ing to read further, when several guardians (in- cluding the Rev J. L. Lee, a clergyman, and a justice of the peace for Shropshire) rose protesting against the remarks in the report.—Mr Pryce Jones (Welshpool) said the remarks were quite uncalled for. Tho chaplain had no right to cast reflections upon the Board in relation to the ap- pointment of a schcol governess. The Union was not a Church of England body, and as the chap- lain was simply a paid official, like the governess herself, he protested against such remarks.—It was proposed and seconded that the whole report be read, but this was negatived.—On the motion of the Rev J. Lee, it was finally resolved that the clerk should write to tho chaplain protesting against that portion of his report which exst reflections upon the conduct of the Board.

THE WEATHER AND THE CROPS. [FROM MONDAY'S "MARK-LANE EXPRESS. "] The chief country markets have been well supplied with English wheat during the past week, but markets have within the last two days become languid, and if grain is pressed on sale next week Is decline appears almost inevitable. Millers like the English wheatsampies offering, but they are being taken in: the rear by the vast supplies of American flour, and with this menace to their position they dare not accumulate wheat in their mills. Foreign wheat is 6d lower on the week, owing, in the main, to improved reports of American winter wheat. The spring corn trade has been weathered by too Czar revoking his new Ukase on the export of maize and oats. But for this news the week's record would have been of a general 6d per quarter advance on spring corn, for the back- ward state of pastures and other causes have led to an increased inquiry, and holders were feeling their way to a slight but general lifting of values. Liverpool, on Friday, was 6d per quarter dearer for maize, but oats were dull in consequence of Russian news of the surplus of 1891. Maize in Russia is insignificant, but it is not so with re- I' spect to oats.

nOArrH PARK. I We are informed that at the present time the gates of Roath Park are closed at eight o'clock each evening, but that no notice to this effects is posted up anywhere in or near the grounds. On a. recent occasion a couple of .young people, unaware of the regulations in question, found when they were a.bout to leave the park that they were locked in. It was only after a.n immense amount of difficulty and delay, consequent of their having to get over the iron railings by means of planks used by the I contractor's men, that they succeeded in effecting their escape.

A FATAL MISTAKE. Mrs Ingram, wife of a Paisley labourer, died on Sunday through accidentally drinkingamixture of hartshorn, naphtha, See., intended as a lotion for rheumatism.

DR DE JONGH'S LIGHT-BROWN COD LIVER OIL -IN CONSUMPTION ITS EFFICACY IS UNEQUALLED.—Dr Nedley, physician to the Lord-Lieutenant of lreland, writes :—"Of all the preparations of that valuable remedial agent, Cod Liver Oil, the most uniformly pure, the most palatable, and the most easily retained by the stomach, is Dr. de Jongh's Light Brown Oil. I have habitually prescribed Dr de Jongh's Oil in cases of Pulmonary Consumption, with very beneficial results, and I can confidently recommend it as the most effica- cious kind." Sold only in capsuled Imperial Half-pints, 2s 6d Pints, 4s 9d Quarts, 9s, by all chemists. Sole consignees, Ansar, Harford, and Co., Limited, 210, High Holbom, London. HQJH

MINERS' PROVIDENT SOCIETY MEETING AT CARDIFF. The adjourned special general meeting of this society for the purpose of considering the quin- quennial valuation report and certain proposals for alteration of rules was held at the Angel Hotel, Cardiff, on Monday afternoon. There were present Sir John T. D. Llewelyn (president of the society), in the chair Lord Tredegar, Mr Edward Jones, Mr Louis Tylor, Mr G. W. Wilkinson, Dr Parry, Mr James Miles, Mr W. R. James, Mr D. Bowen, and a large number of members of tho Board of Management and repre- sentatives from local agencies,—Sir John Llewelyn thanked the delegates for having re- elected him to the position of president of the society, and expressed his regret that he was unable to be present at the annual general meet- ing. Ho had followed thoir proceedings with very great interest, and was glad to know that the important proposals that had been submitted for altering the rules were not to be adopted without very grave consideration. Having to attend an important meeting of the Technical Education Committer of tho County Council, he asked Mr Edward Jones, who, as vice-chairman, had presided at previous meet- ings, to take the chair.—Sir John Llewelyn then left, and was heartily cheered upon leaving the room. —The first proposed amendment of rule was to the effect that the reduced rate of pay adopted some years ago should be rescinded, but since the general meeting of the society the agency that proposed the alteration decided to withdraw it. On a vote being taken, however, it was decided that the alteration should be dis- cussed, and permission to withdraw it was reo fused.—It was then moved by Mr Henry Richards, and seconded by Mr John Lloyd—- That it be an instruction from this meeting of the Board of Management to cause t."Mes to be pre- pared showing the rates of payment required from each member to secure a weekly pension to mem- bers incapacitated through infirmity or old asre fro II following their employment, such pension to be from 3s 6d to 4s per week, and that pending the preparation of these tables the proposed amendments of rule ba not adopted. —After some discussion, Mr Tylor made an earnest appeal to the proposer and seconder of the resolution to withdraw it on the ground that the subject of pensions was under the consideration of tho Board, and would receive early attention, a statement which was endorsed by tho Chairman &ud by several members of the Board of Manage- ment. —The resolution having been withdrawn, a vote was taken on the question as to whether the proposed alteration of the rule should be adopted, and the result of the voting was :—For retaining the existing arrangement, 65 against, 22. The result was received with hearty chsers.—A second amendment was on the agenda proposing to rescind a resolution passed some years ago whereby the rate of contribution was increased by per week, and there was some discussion. The arguments with regard to this amendment, as was the case with regard to the previous one, being on the one hand that the actuarial report made it desirable to maintain the existing rates, while on the other hand it was contended that the financial position of the society was so far improved that the scales might safely be altered. In this instancy also, the agency pro- posing the amendment asked to withdraw it, and on a division being taken 61 voted in favour of the withdrawal and 29 against it.—Lord Tredegar proposed a. vote of thanks to Mr Edward Jones for his services n the chair, and paid him a very hiarh compliment.—Councillor Silcox, of Abercarn, seconded, and the resolu- tion was carried with acclamation.—Mr Edward Jones, in acknowledging the compliment, said that it was evident that a very satisfactory re- sult had been attained by the circulation of the actuarial report, and he assured the meeting that the members of the Board of Management were in entire sympathy with the agencies, and would, as soon as it safely could be done, endeavour to lessen the contributions and increase the benefits. This was all the business.

THE QUEEN VICTORIA NURSES' INSTITUTE. THE WELSH BRANCH. The second annual meeting of the "Welsh branch of this Institute, for the gratuitous nursing of sick poor in their own homes by well- trained nurses, was held in the Town-ha! Cardiff, on Monday afternoon. Mr John Gunn presided, and there was a large attendance of subscribers. Letters of apology for absence were received from several gentlemen, including the Dean of Llandatf. Dr SHEEN read the annual report of the com- mittee covering the year 1891, which stated that during that period the nurses had made 15,134 visit. There had been 344 patients sent by medical men, 2 from the Infirmary, 37 by clergy and ministers, 55 by district visitors, 107 by patient3 or their friends, and 17 by others—a total of 562. The statement of accounts showed that there was a balance in hand of £189 Is 61f2d, but more mcney was urgently needed. Dr Sheen added that Penarth had come up to its responsibilities and had a snb- cription list of between £90 and £100. Another act of generosity had been done on the part of Mr Herbert Thompson, of Llandaff. That gentleman wrote some time ago saying he and Mrs Thomp- son would like to see the Nurses' Home removed to more suitable premises, and if a suitable house presented itself, at the price of about £1,000, they Wt:ç p!-epju«u to blY it, and Jut it rent i'ree, uutil further notice. (Applause.) That was equal to an arnual donation of £50. apd he. thought ,M>' and Mrs Thompson deserved their most cordial than ks. The CHAiRMaN, in moving the adoption of the report, said that when that good work became known, as it should be, to the commercial com- munity, as well its to those who assisted it from the higher motives of philanthropy, he had not the slightest fear that there would be any lack of support for carrying on and even extend- ing it. Tins exact position of the Institute was not known. Some people imagined that either it was worked as a private venture or in connection with a section of some church or other, and that, to his knowledge, had prevented subscriptions being sent in. Ho thought that representative meeting ought to be sufficient to dispel such ideas, and to show that the work was carried on, not by any section, but by people in all sections, who weie united upon the common basis of seeking to do what they could to aid those less fortunate than themselves in obtaining proper nursing. lb hoped the sphere of work would even be extended in the future, and he would do all he could to assist in attaining that end. (Applause.) Mr FRANKXEN G. EVANS seconded, pointing out that the nurses not only attended the sick poor, but instructed many poor how to nurse, understand sanitation, and to prevent, as well as cure, disease. The report was adopted. On the motion of the Rev C. J. THOMPSON, a vote of thanks was accorded Mr and Mrs Her- bert Thompson for their handsome gift. Mr THOMPSON acknowledged the vote on behalf of Mrs Thompson and himself, The following ladies and gentlemen were, on the motion of the Rev Father CORMACK, appointed the committee forthd ensuing year Mr Richard Cory, J.P., Oscar House, Newport-road, Cardiff; Mrs Edward Downing, 24, Wordsworth-street. Cardiff Dr W. T. Edwards, J.P., Queen-street, Cardiff; Mr Franklen G. Evans, J.P., Llwyn- arthen, Marshfield Mrs Franklon G. Evans, Marshfield; Mrs F. de C. Hamilton, Ballymacoll, Cardiff; the Rev Father Butler; Dr Alfred Sheen, 23, Newport-road, Cardiff; Dr William Taylor, J.P., Queen-3treet, Cardiff the Rev C. J. Thompson, The Vicarage, Cardiff; Mr Herbert M. Thompson, Llandaff; tho Rev Alfred Tilly, The Parade, Cardiff and Dr C. T. Vachell, Charles-street, Cardiff. Mrs Herbert M. Thompson, Whitley Batch, Llandaff, was re-appointed honorary secretary Dr Alfred Sheen, treasurer and honorary physician and Miss J. E. Heath, Th" Parade, lady super- intendent. Other office bearers having been appointed, the proceedings were closed with a vote of thanks to the chairman.

DEATH OF FATHER LOCK- HART. Tha announcement that Father Lockhart, of the Order of Charity, is dead will come to the survivors of the Oxford Movement of fifty years ago with surprise. Father Lockhart died sud- denly at the Presbytery of St Ethtldreda, Ely- place, at half-past eight o'clock on Sunday morih- ing. He was, in the ordinary course, to celebrate the half-past eight o'clock Mass. At eight o'clock ho sent for one of the priests of the church, and told him that he felt unwell, and could not celebrate Mass till later in the morning. In about a quarter of an hour afterwards one of his fellow-slergymen went up to his room to mquire after him. He found him laying apparently asleep—really dead —on his bed. Failing to rouse him, Dr Ryan, of Fetter-lane, was sent for, and he and his col- league, Dr M'Bride, hastened t Ely-place. Father Lockhart was dead, death evidently having been caused by disease ot tie heart. At the succeeding services the death of Father Lockhart was announced, and the scenes were pathetic in the extreme. Men sobbed and women wept during the services, for to every one attend- ing St. Etheldreda's Father Lockhart was a. familiar friend, and to most a benefactor. Father William Lockhart was a descendant of Sir Walter Scott, being the grandson of the great novelist's biographer. He inherited the literary faculty of the Scott family. One of his most important works is the Life of Rosmmi.

MR JESSE COLLINGS AND HIS SEAT. The Press Association has the authority of Mr Chamberlain for stating that the report that Mr Jesse Collmgs will not seek re-election for the Bordesley division, and that Mr Chamberlain will offer the seat to the Conservatives, is an impudent fabrication."

EXTRAORDINARY NEWS FROM ANTWERP.— Major C. Huet, writing from 69, Rue St Vin- cent, Antwerp, says :—"I only received one of Harness' Electropathic Belts the day before yesterday at 9 a.m., being crippled with lumbago in an armchair. I put it on immediately. An hour afterwards I was able to get up and sit down without catching hold of the armchair. Yester- day I walked easily, and to-day I am completely recovered. It is indeed a marvellous result. Sufferers from any rheumatio nervous, or organic disorder, however obstinate, should if possible and personally inspect the original of the above, and thousands of other equally convincing testimonials at the Electropathic and Zander In- stitute, 52, Oxford-Street, London, W (at the corner of Rathbone Place). Pamphlets and con- sultations may be had without charge, either per- eomlly or by letter*

DIFFERENTIAL RATING AT I NEWPORT. ( IMPORTANT MAGISTERIAL | DECISION. At Newport borough police-court on Monday— before Messrs T. P. Wansbrough and William Graham (magistrates) — Mr A. A. Newman, town-clerk, applied for a distress warrant against Messrs Lang and Williamson, Eastern Dry Dock. Mr Abel Thomas, M.P., barrister, appeared to oppose the application. — Mr Newman said that the rateable value of the Eastern Dry Dock, which is situated partly m the parishes of Christchurch and Nash, was J3700, and the rate in question amounted to £42_13s2d. Application had been made to the Newport Town Council by the defendants for a differential rating", but the Council had declined to accede to the request. He submitted that the only question the Bench had to decide was whether the, rate had been pro- perly made, had the rate been demanded, had it been paid. The functions of the Bench were ministerial and not judicial. Mr Turner, rate collector, was called, :md gav.o formal evidence as to the making of the rate. In answer" to Mr Thomas, witness said the works were situated three miles from any road repaired by the New- port Corporation. Witness admitted that he could not state that defendants derived a pennyworth of benefit from the rate in question.—Joseph Nutt, assistant col- lector, stated that he delivered the demand note at tho offices in Brithdir Wharf.—The Town Clerk stated that this was done on a request by the defendants.—The letter in question was pro- duced in court, in which the defendants asked that the demand notices should be for- warded direct to them.—Mr Thomas hereupon contended that the application failed on the ground that the demand note had not been delivered upon the premises which were rated. The Bench decided to reserve th, point. Mr Abel Thomas having addressed the Court, Mr W. E. Heard gave evidence, and said that the New Corporation-road had not been brought within one and a half mile of the dock. The nearest I lamp was about two miles off. No steps had been taken to make the subway under the river, for which the Corporation obtained powers in the same Act, by which the borough boundary was extended. Witness was not aware that the Corporation had experienced great difficulty in the matter of the subway neither was he aware that the Corporation were anxious to proceed with the subway. Mr G. I. Jones and Mr Lang also gave evidence, and the latter said that it was in consequence of representations made to his firm on-behalf of the Corporation that the Act by which the dock was included within the borough was not opposed by them. Questioned as to the proposed East Usk Railway, he said that the first sod had not been cut, and he did not expect to live to see the railway erected.— The Bench retired to consider the application, and on coming into court announced that the demand note had not been properly served further, that the exceptional position of the pro- perty entitled the defendants to a differential rating. The Bench therefore held that the defendants had shown sufficient cause for the non-payment of the rate, and dismissed the application. Mr Thomas asked for costs, but the Magistrates' Clerk said the Bench had no power to grant them. Mr Newman then asked the Bench to state a case for appeal. Mr Thomas pointed out that the appeal would be to the Court of Quarter Sessions.

"ll'- SHIPPING PROSECUTIONS AT PENARTH. A BATCH OF SEAMEN CONVICTED. At Penarth police-court on Monday—before Major Tiiornley and Mr LI. Wood—Jas. Moseley, an able seaman, was charged with making a false statement as to the last vessel in which lie had served. Defendant, who had deserted the s.s. Sultana at Penarth, pleaded guilty, and was fined £1 and costs, or ordered, as an alternative, to be imprisoned for 14 days with hard labour. A charge of overloading against Captain May- hood, of the s.s. Ashleigh, was adjourned for a week, the solicitor for the defence (Mr Morgan Rees, Cardiff) being too ill to attend.—A summons against Captain Thompson, of the s.s. Floss, against whom a similar offence was alleged, not being served, this case, too, was adjourned for a week. William Fred rich, a German fireman, was charged at the same court with fraudu- lently using an A.B. seaman's "discharge" at Barry on the 12th inst.—Mr Ivor Vachell conducted the prosecution.—Mr Henry James Pockett, deputy-superintendent of the Mercantile Marine at Barry, stated that the master of the Bristol vessel Earl of Aberdeen brought him the note. When the men assembled at the Shipping Office to "sign on" prisoner stated that he was the owner of the discharge note, which represented him to be an A.B., with a V.G. character. After a slight question- ing, however, he admitted that he was a fireman, and said that "the discharge was given me by a boardmg-master so that I could get a job."—Mr Vachell here stated that in fairness to the prisoner the Board of Trade had summoned the boarding- master who was alleged to have given prisoner the note. The prosecution was under Jarvis's Act for aiding and abetting in the commission of the offence. Would the magistrates bear the evidence in the second case before giving judg- ment in the first ? Robert Dnnn, who keeps a boardinp-huusc a1¡ Barry Dock, was then placed in the dock, and the: prisoner Fredrich bore out what had been said by the Board of Trade solicitor, stating in addition that when the discharge was given him by Dunn, he said, Give it to the captain, and mind yon say nothing to the Board of Trade men."—In cross-examination by Mr A. Morris, Fredrich severil times contradicted himself, and Mr Vachell, addressing the Bench, said that he felt the evidence was so unsatisfactory that he would ask that the case be stopped.—The sum- mons against Dnnn was then dismissed, Fred- rich being sentenced to pay 40s and costs, or to be imprisoned for 21 days.

"'=-U1J11. THE BARRY BIGAMY CASE. PRISONER COMMITTED FOR TRIAL. Frederick Joseph Gibbs, railway fireman, of 81, Prmcess-street, Barry, who was in the employ of the Barry Railway Company, was charged on remand, at Penarth police-court, on Monday, with bigamy. The case was opened at Barry police- court on Thursday last. Mr F. P. J ones-Lloyd defended. The first witness called was Amelia Mills, who said she resided with her father at Chepstow. In the year 1886 prisoner lived in that town. Mary Ann Mdls was her sister. She was was present at St. Mary's Church, Chepstow, when prisoner I was married to her sister on the 18th of January, 1886. They lived together for 15 months, when her sister left him. In September of the same year they lived together again until November 19th, 1838, when her sister left him for the second time. Two children were born of the marriage. In the following December witness received a letter from him. The certificate produced was that of a marriage which she had witnessed. Cross examined by Mr Lloyd Prisoner was not a man to be trusted. She had lent him money and he had never paid her back. That was not the reason why she had come to give evidence. She had been subpoenaed. Previous to her marriage her sister had been in the family of a clergyman at Cheltenham. Mary Griffiths stated that she was married to prisoner at the Merthyr Dovan Parish Church on Christmas Day, 1890. She had lived happily with him. Inspector Rees, Barry, said that when he arrested prisoner he admitted the offence, and stated that he had left his wife owing to her im- morality. Mr Lloyd-Jones then addressed the Bench, confining himself to making an appeal for bail. Prisoner was committed to take his trial at the Glamorgan Assizes at Swansea in August, the magistrates refusing to accept bail.

DR PAINE CAUTIONS THE TRADES- MEN. A young man named Thomas Ya.rwood.whowas brought up m custody at the Cardiff police-court on Monday and charged—before Dr. Painennd Mr R. Bird—with stealing three pairs of socks, value Is 1 %d, from the shop of Arthur O. Miles, No. 2, Bute-street,pleaded drunkenness in excuse for his fault. The prisoner was allowed to gojfree withja caution. One other circumstance iniiuotion in the Bench in dismissing the case, namely,need the goods had been hung outside the that the placing a certain amount of temptashop, thus way of the public. Dr. Paine pointed this out to the prosecutor, saying, Do, for goodness sake, display your goods in such a. manner as not to tempt people under the inlfuence of drink."

A TIMBER MERCHANT IN TROUBLE At Stockport on Monday, James Leach (23), a timber merchant, was remanded on a charge of attempting to murder a man named Potter at midnight on Saturday. It was alleged that the prisoner when in drink discharged a pistol at Potter and several other men, and also at his wife. Two men were wounded.

LOCAL SHIPPING CASUALTIES. The Spanish barque J. M. T., laden with pitwood, while entering the West Bute Dock on Monday morning, struck the pierhead, carry- ing away the cathead and doing other damage to the bows. The barque Castlehow, of Liverpool, while entering the East Bute Dock on Monday struck the wall and damaged her starboard bow badly.

"TRUTH "says A speech delivered by the Roman Catholic Bishop of Salford at a temper ance meeting at Ashton-under-Lyne was so sensible and moderate that it deserves notice The Bishop suggested that whilst strong beers should be taxed, the sale of light beers not above a certain minimum strength should be encouraged by being freed from duty. This is a doctrine that I have always preached. It is indeed a pity that more temperance reformers are not as reasonable and as practical as the Bishop of Salford." A large measure of the success of the Golden Sun light Ale may be attributed to the fact that it is brewed on these lines, and will compare favour ably with the ordinary high coloured, strong, heady ales. It is browed from malt prepared from the finest Herefordshire barley, and most delicately lfavoured with hops, called "Wor stera,' but really grown in the rich fertile valleys of Herefordshire. Messrs Watkins and Son, of the I Hereford Brewery, are the only brewers of this famous ale, and it is sold by over 200 agents in the North, South, East, and West of the British Isles. South Wales office, 94, St. Mary-street; #tores Westpwfce-street, Cardiff, 13409 1921

"'A WORKMAN."—Your letter cannot appear anony- mously." AN ABERGAVENNY CARPENTER."—Your communica- tion is written on both sides of the paper. ENQUIRER.—Certainly, Birmingham is a city in every sense of the term.3

THE FABIAN SOCIETY. TO THE EDITOR. S16,-1 must remind Mr St. Clair that our present controversy arose from a. resume of the Fabian Society's winter work in Cardiff. and not from any difference as to abstract teaching. Mr St. Clair, in criticising that resume, endeavoured to fasten on Fabians the charge that they are supporters of free love. I ask him to prove his case. He replies by saying that Bernard Shaw believes in free love. It is quite possible he does. There are just as many of the opposite way of thinking. If Bernard Shaw, in a moment of imaginative i'xuoerance, were gravely t' declare that the moon is made of green cheese, then, by logic a la St. Clair, the Fabian Society must endorse that theory. Or again, another member of the executive—and of as great influence as Bernard Shaw—is a Roman Catholic. Then by the same logic the Fabian Society is composed of Roman Catholics I challenged Mr St. Clair to prove- that the Fabian Society adopts as part of its programme the principle of free Lye, and when he finds himself quite unable t- do any such thoii, lie then seriously replies that we are not discussing the Fabian Society at all, but Socialism in tho abstract. I am a responsible member of the Fabian Society, and as such I entered this controversy. I was not discussing abstract Socialism, neither was Mr St. Clair, and I decline to be drawn asid" from the main issu*. Mr St. Clair says that he wants "a plain declaration ono way or tho other." It is impossible to taks brcelcs off a Highlander, and much as I should like to oblige the rev. gentleman, I cannot give him what I have not got. Perhaps he would like a plain declaration as to what we think about the protoplasm, or ssaside lodgings, or umbrellas for three, but it is surely obvious that these matters, just like free love, are quite outside cur particular province. We therefore do not bother ourselves about them. I suppose every Socialist believes in the economIc emancipation of W';fi¡an. Probably most Socialists believe in the absolute equality of tho sexes, but I would emphatically reiterate that the Fabian Society has not taken into con- sideration the question of the relation of the sexes in its purely social aspect. We are engaged in spreading the ethical teaching that all ye are brethren," and the economic necessity of collectivism for our redemption from the present system of economic slavery. We are not fools enough to follow a Will-o'-the-wisp like free love when there are so many sterner and more important matters to push forward. We leave free love and other fads to be discussed by Mr St Clair and others who find time hanging heavily upon their hands. We have not that time. As to his last sentence, that "Socialism is generally adverse to religious belief and worship," 1 brand thatstatiment as being not only utterly groundless, but. infamous. It is quite unworthy of Mr St Clair.—I am, &c., SAMUEL G. HOBSON, Assist. Sec. 68, De Burgh-street, Cardiff, May 13, 1892. TO THE EDITOR. SIR,—I notice in your paper to-day a letter from A Coal Trimmer." The anonymous in this case is unsatisfactory, as it leaves me in doubt whether I am still dealing with the chair- man of the Fabian Society or with some indivi- dual speaking on his own responsibility. He takes up the dispute as though he inherited the duty, so perhaps I ought to answer what seems pertinent. Regaiding Dr Pentecost, I know no more than I have said and I cannot find his name in a list of Unitarian ministers of Great Britain and Ireland. Coal Trimmer's" remark about dividing the minister in him from the Secularist in him is absurd, for of course Dr P. could not be a Unitarian when he became a Secularist, while it appears that Mr B. Shaw does remain a Fabian, although he preaches free love. If a Unitarian minister in this country advocated free love the Unitarians would cease to circulate his publications, whereas when a Fabian Socialist advocates free love the Fabians show no con- cern. To quote the "Coal Trimmer's" "authority"—"On religion as on mairiage, Socialism has no special teaching." Marriage may be abolished for anything they care. Further, the fact remains that I have offered to debate Socialism in Cardiff on the basis of the Fabian Society's publications, and the local Society cannot find a man to meet me on that basis.—lam, &c., GEO. ST. CLAIR. Castle-road, May 14.

LLANSAMLET SCHOOL BOARD ELEC- TION. TO THE KDITOR. SIR,—In your issue of Wednesday I notics a letter calling the attention of all true Liberals to vote for candidates who will stand firm to the true old cause. I fully endorse that letter, and I trust that the electors of Radical Llansamlet are not going to be misled by Unionist candidates. We tind candidates in the field who did their utmost against Mr Randell at the last general election, and are still very disposed to follow Mr Chamberlain, although they wear a Gladstonian cloak. I hope the electors of Llansamlet will stand firm by the candidates who are in sym- r7 with -fciife N(.fcionikl Party- of Wales. —I wm, May 12. A GLADSTONIAN VQTER.

THE RE-VACCINATION OF SCHOOL CHILDREN. TO THK EDITOR. SIR,—A newspaper paragraph has jusb come under my notice which states that the Cardiff Board of Guardians have resolved that all chil- dren attending elementary schools there shall be examined, and that those above seven years of age shall be re-vaccinated unless former vaccina- tion has been very recent. May I ask by what legal authority the Guardians presume to order what is in law a series'of assaults to be committed on children who are quite outside the sphere of their jurisdiction ? In London a few years ago some Boards of Guardians found the result of such (attempted) action extremely unpleasant. So much so, indeed, that I cannot think it will ever be repeated. Some of their officials only escaped prosecution for assault by concealing their identity. The Cardiff Guar- dians also (assuming the report is accurate) are placing the school teachers in a cruel position, as these latter may be charged as aiding and abet- ting these assaults. Nor have the School Board any legal power to permit the intrusion of vacci- nation officers for that purpose. If, however, Car- diff has a byelawof its own legalising as it deems these thing-, the public should be informed. But, even if that be so, it cannot be pleaded in bar if it conflict with or over-rides the general law of the land.—I am, &o. J. H. May 14-th, 189íf.

NORTH MONMOUTHSHIRE LIBERALISM. TO THK KDITOK. SIR.—There is an old saying If you would learn news of home go abroad." Like many other young Liberals in this division I was greatly surprised, on Friday morning last, to read that a meeting of the Liberal party had been held at Pontypool on Thursday, to select a candidate for this division. As a voter and a Radical, I ask why was this meeting not duly announced ? When were the delegates present elected, and by whom ? At a private meeting of the party, or in public assembly ? Wevo Liberals generally informed of the business of the meeting to choose delegates to nominate a candidate ? (An all important item of business). A meeting in the sultry hours of a summer's afternoon must necessarily preclude working men from attending. Why was not the selection of the favoured candidate duly ratified at a public meeting of Liberals in the evening ? This ques- tion of selecting a candidate for Imperial honours is of the highest importance, and a privilege not to be trifled with. Our fathers fought for the high privilege of the vote, fought stubbonly year after year and won. Shall we, their sons, allow that privilege to be frittered away by an indolent method of party govern- ment ? At the polling booth the son of the broad cloth tradesman is on equal terms with the toil worn man in the fustian garb and nothing more. It is high tune that the working classes should combine and learn the strength and power of combination.—I am, &c., O. QUIZ. May 16th.

DR HERBER EVANA" AND THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND. TO THK KDITOR. SiR,—I observe that the writer of the letter in your Saturday's issue does not attempt in anyway to prove the absurd statement that Dr Herber Evans had been offered a deanery. It would be just as easy and equally as silly to say that some- one had been promised that if they joined the Bar he would at once be offered the Solicitor-General- ship. The remark that Dr Evans is equal or superior to either of the present Welsh deans is simply beneath contempt. Having heard "Dr" Evans, I am prepared to admit he is possessed of a certain glibness of speech, but, as I have said hefore, it is apparent to any educated and fair- minded person that he is afflicted with a coarse- ness of speech which would be fatal to any pre- tensions he may have of high office in the Church of England.—I am, &c., CYMRO. May 14.

TREDEGAR WORKMEN'S INSTITUTE. TO THE EDITOR. SIR,-Wil1 you kindly allow me, with your usual courtesy, to say a few words on the above Institute ? The Institute is managed and worked by a committee selected from the various de- partments connected both with the collieries and steelworks and engineering departments. It has now been in existence for 16 months, and a nobler thing was never started. It is a credit to the town. The committee and the librarian have worked hard to get the institution up to its present state. They have a reading-room, a end- ing library, a ladies teading-TOoni, draught and domino-room, and a billiard-room, and the privilege of using all these is afforded by pay- ment of the small sum of V £ d per week by work- men, town subscribers paying Is 6d per quarter and some more. Now, the billiard-room is to a, few outsiders and some that pay to the Institute rather obnoxious, because players have to pay for the game played on table. I, for one. should like to kn w what on earth Cb they expect for d ? Perhaps they would like the com- mitter to provide them with a reom where they could be supplied with tea, coffee, and sandwiches, &c., for the same amount. The persons who grumble should pay a visit to other institutions supported in the same way, and they will find them all carried on m the same manner as regards the billiard-reom. They must also recollect that the committee has to pay an extra man to look after the room extra gas and wear and tear of property. Surely they cannot expect all to come from a %d a week. The committee are not seeking to make it a money* making concern, but on the other hand wish tll make it seif-supporting, and that any surplus may be utilised for the purchase of books, &c.— I am, &c., A LOVER OF THE BILLIARD TABLE. May 14th.

THE CHURCHES. The Rv D. M. Picton, of Templeton, has received an unanimous invention to the pastorate of tho Congregational Church, Halesivorlh, Suffolk. Mr David Jones, of Tregaron, now studj-ing as Trefecca College, has been unanimously called" to the pastorate of the Welsh Calvinistic Methodist Church at Borth, Cardiganshire. Mr Jones is an excellent student, and is withal a young man" well reputed." The second year of his course has not yet quite expired, and accord- ingly he has not yet finally decided whether ha will accept the invitation. The annual meeting-i of the Baptist Church, Petitiv, were held last week, when very powerful sermons were prea,ch.d by the Revs W. Roberts, Felinganol, J. H. Jones, Pontypridd, and J. Hughes, Pantgith. The Cjngrejations were very large, and Mr Jones preached to an overflow meeting on Snnday afternoon at the Independent Chapel. The Welsh Calvinistic Methodist Church at Fenygraig has given a unanimous invitation to tho Rev James Morris, of Llansawel, Carmarthen- shire, to become its pastor. Mr Morns is well known and admirod throughout South Wales as an excellent preacher. He has been for over ten years pastor at Llansawel, where he has accom- plished great work. Mr Morris has also been for many years the secretary of the Carmarthenshii-s monthly meeting. A new Congregational Chapel has just been erected in 13?dwa9 though the instrumentality and onsrgy principally of Alderman Henry Anthony, J.P., the Rev David Richards, the minister of Bethel Chapel, Caerphilly, Mr John Rowlands, and other friends. The building has been^erected at a cost of £ 323, of which the sum of £ ii44 has _already be:rt subscribed. It is 39 feet long by 34 feet wide, and it has accommoda- tion to seat 320 people. The opening services took place on Tuesday and Wednesday, when the following ministers officiated :-The Rev Lloyd Williams, D. Johns (Rudry), T. J. Hughes (Massycwmmer), J. Williams (Hafod, Tawel- fryn), Thomas (Groeswen), and A. T. Jenkins (Ferndale). All the services wer* well attended, and the sum of £ 13 17s 2d was collected towards liquidating the small deV»t remaining1. The Rev David Richards, the pastor, presided over the msetings. Mr Richards has the care of Bed was Independent Chapel, in connection with Bethel, Caerphilly. Mr O. P. Edmunds, postmaster, acted as secretary and Alderman Henry Anthony, J.P., as treasurer while Mr Edmund Jones was architect; and Mr Thomas Rositer the contractor. The fund for retired Congregational pnstors has now reached £ 137,746. Last year £ 6,174 wa3 granted to aged ministers, bringing the total grants to date to 2121,250. The pastors' widows fund has reached £ 25.116, while the trustees of the Evangelical Magazine" have £22,333 invested for the same purpose. The Rev J. D. Jones, iM. A., B.D., of Lincoln, has received an invitation to the pastorate of Emmanuel Church, Cambridge. Mr Jones left Lancashire Independent College about three years ago to undertake the pastorate of Newland Church, Lincoln, of which Dr Scott, Principal of Lancashire College, and the Rev W. F. Clarkson were former ministers.

A SEQUEL TO THE SWANSEA DOCK STRIKE. At the Swansea police-court on Monday, Pat* rick Appleyard, a labourer, of Llangyfelagh- street, was summoned for assaulting John Murphy on the 7th inst.—Mr Smith, who appeared for the prosecution, said on the day in question there was a strike at the docks, complainant working on the ship Munro, and while thus eng.iged he had occasion to go ashore to speak to lus sister, and in the sight of a constable defendant went up, caught hold of complainant by both arms, at the same time threatening to throw him into tho dock. Defendant then used words which would very nearly, if not quite, bring the offence within the law of intimidation, viz., We will do some. thing to you to make an example; you are taking bread cut of our mouths by working as a free labourer." Defendant denied tho offence, but the Stipendiary con- sidered the offence proved, though he should impose no penalty, as the assault was so trivial. There was, however, evidence of a threat, for which defendant would be bound over in £10 to keep the peace for three months. He added that defendant must remember that, according to the evidence, he desired to inter- fere with Murphy's freedom to use his time and labour as he thought best in his own discre- tion, and if defendant or anybody else took revenge upon him in such a case it was neces. sary that he should be protected. They might rely upon it that as long as he had a seat on the Bench everybody should have the law's protec- tion in the enjoyment of his freedom and his liberty.

VOLUNTEER INTELLIGENCE. SHOOTING MATCH AT MARGAM. A friendly shooting match took place on Satur- day between the Taibach Seconds and the Margam team. The form r was captained by Lieut. A. H. Griffith, and the latter by Sergt. W. Williams. The match ended in favour of Taibach by 10 points. The following are the scores (seven shots at 200 and seven at 500 yards) Taibach 2nd-Private G. Hanson, 61; Private David Williams, 57 Private J. Hanford, 56 Lieut. A. H. Griffith, 54 Corpl. T. LI. David, 53; Private R. Southall, 51 Sergt. W. C, Heycock, 48 Private R. Griffiths, 43 Corpl. J. O'Neil, 43; Private T. Wellington, 40 total, 506. ,il,rttrgam-Private J. Blair, 57 Private T. Rosser, 56 Private W. Hypkiss, 54 Private N" Griffith, 52 Sergt. W. Williams, 52 Private A. Hansen. 49 Private John Thomas, 48 Private E. Hypkiss, 46 Private L. M. Joseph, 43; Pri- vate W. Jenkin, 39 total, 496.

LOCAL PATENTS. The week's patents, designs, and trade marks list for the district and district industries com- viled from official sources specially for this journal by Phillips and Leigh, 22, Southampton- buildings, Chancery-lane, London, W.C., char- tered patent agents, and contributed through their local representative, Mr Samuel W. Allen, M.I.M.E., of Bute Docks, Cardiff APPLICATIONS FOR PATENTS. 8,294. J. 0. B. Taylor, Bath, the electric light advertisement. 8,301. Arthur Knights, Cardiff, the universal slide drive. 8,307. John Mardon, Bristol, improvements in the manufacture of cushion packing from paper 01 other materials. 8,340. Edward Platt, Gloucester, an improve- ment in shirt-cuff coupling links. 8,412. Charles 0. Rundle, Cardiff, a combined spirit tap and measure. 8,503. David Roy, Bristol, an improvement relating to photographic roll-holders. 8,507. Charles Aliles, Bristol, electric time check, call-beil, and registering apparatus. 8,666. J. E. Griffiths, E. C. James, and E. L. Downing, Cardiff, a mechanical acrobatic toy.

BROWNED IN A MAESTEG PIT On Monday morning Henry Jonps, sinker, 37 years of age, and living at 15, Dyffryn-row, was drowned at Biaoncaerau Pit, the property of North's Navigation Collieries (1889), Limited. Sinking operations are being carried on, and littely much water has broken into the North Pit. William Gerrish, chargeraan Thomas Lloyd, sinker and Henry Jones, the deceased, were descending from the pump stage to the half stage, within nine inches from the water surface. The three men wore somehow thrown into the water, which is quite 21 feet deep, and Jones was drowned. The other two m?-n escaped by climb- ing the chain and getting on to the stage. Jones's body Wag recovered.

THE RUSSELL MATRIMONIAL CASE. The case of the Countess Russell v. Earl Russell came before Lord Chief Justice on Monday. Counsel for his lordship stated that the defendant had agreed to a settle- ment by allowing judgment without costs to go against him. He abandoned all rights to the costs of the matrimonial suit, including the costs of fhe appeal and other claims. Mr Gill, for the Countess, concurred, and Mr Robson added that Earl Russell desired it to be known that he offered these terms of settlement six months ago.

BARROW IRON TRADE. BARROW, Monday.—Quietness rules in the hematite iron trade, business being limited in extent from all quarters. The unsatisfactory position of the Durham strike has caused a weaker tone owing to the uncertainty when it will terminate. Business in warrants is being done at 48s net cash, and operations during the week have resulted in a further increase of stocky which stand now at less than 85,000 tons. SiX furnaces only are in blast in the district. Steel makers are doing a very quiet trade, and inquiry is very small. Bessemer descriptions of steel are only being prodnced. on a small scale, but the Siemens' department is still at work, and is sup- plied by a small trade. Shipbuilders remain busy, and new orders are noted. Iron ore very dull, at 8s 6d to 9s.

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