South Wales Daily News

CARDIFF REGATTA. THE POSTPONEMENT. A meeting of the Cardiff Regatta Committee Was i,eid yesterday, and a discussion took place apon the action of certain gentlemen who are said w be collecting subscriptions for an independent -egatta. It was resolved to issue a circular to subscribers, explaining the reasons for the post- ponement which has been announced, and also stating that the gentlemen referred to are in no way connected with this committee. Upon this subject we have been asked to publish the iollowing letter ;— TO THE EDITOR SIR,-Kindly permit ME to "ke known through the columns of your paper that the com- laittee of the Cardiff Regatta, of which Captain Pomaroy is the chairman, has no connection what- >?er with those gentlemen who are now soliciting nibscriptions for the purposes of a regatta.—-lam, fcc, THOMAS EVANS, Hon. Sec. Pilotage Office, Cardiff, 14th Sept., 1894.

Thursday was the anniversary of Tel-el-Kebir. fhe great battle was fought 12 years ago. /V RECENTLY PUBLISHED REPORT Ot tile Histori- jal Manuscripts Commission contains a most 'interesting digest of the ancient records of the Corporation of Hereford, and some references to ;he making and selling of beer, are worth notice. Alle," Beere," and Metheglen" (a beer made from honey) are frequently mentioned from 1513 to the end of that century. At various times, from 1513 to 1550, persons were indicted for putting hops in ale, there being a law in force against the practice. Little did the magistrates of that time think that in the nineteenth century one of the most paying Industries in the county of Hereford would be the growing of this so-called "pernicious drug," and that the city itself should become famed for the brewing of a special beer, the Golden Sunlight ( Ale, whose excellence and flavour should greatly depend upon the very pick of Herefordshire hop.= being used in its brew- ing. Brewed only by Charles VVatkins and Son the Hereford Brewery, and sohl by Agents Ucou^Uout the kingdom, 13401—119

THE EGYPTIAN SLAVE- DEALING CASE. FINDING OF THE COURT-MARTIAL. EXEMPLARY SENTENCES. CAIRO, Friday.—The finding of the court- martial in the slave dealing case has been pub- lished. Wacyf Pasha and Shitwarbi Pasha are acquitted. Abdel Hamid, who admitted the charge, is sentenced to six months' hard labour, the slave dealers and brokers to eighteen months, and the Bedouin who brought the girls to the pyramids to six months. Sir H. H. Kitchener, the sirdar, has confirmed the sentences on Hamid and the five others, but has not confirmed the acquittal of the two pashas, holding that the evidence does not justify it.-Reuter.

MURDER AND ROBBERY IN SWITZERLAND. BERNE, Thursday.—Yesterday a visitor was murdered on the borders of Lake Thun, close to the station of Beatenberg. The visitor was walking along the road, when he was set upon by two men, who murdered and afterwards robbed him. They then sought to throw the body into the lake, but being surprised by passers-by took to flight. The visitor is believed to be a French clergyman, who was staying with his wife and children at the Hotel De L'Ours, Wylderswyl. The police are receiving every assistance from the inhabitants. Suspicion has fallen on a man who is known to the police as a bad chameter.-Bmter.

SCOTTISH MINERS' STRIKE. THE MEN GIVING WAY. A telegram for Glasgow last night says it is expected that Monday will see a large proportion of the miners, who are out on strike, resume work. The bulk of the men, it is said, are sup- porting Mr Chistholm Robertson. Some of the pits are working double shifts, and the malleable iron workers expect to re-open their works by the middle of next week. PICKETS AND POLICE. A telegram from Glasgow states :Reveral hundred picketers, headed by two bands, turned out at Bells Hill pits yesterday to prevent the miners working, but quickly dispersed when a body of mounted police appeared on the scene. A HEAVY FAILURE. A large meeting of the creditors of James and William Wood, coalowners and merchants, was held in Glasgow yesterday. Among those present were a numberof English and Welsh colliery repre- sentatives, some of whom had been supplying coal during the strike. The liabilities were stated to be 266,687, and the assets £ 39,038.

KILLED BY A PET CAT. Mrs William Poole, widow of a well-known Sheffield artist, has died at the age of 91, under peculiar circumstances. A few days ago, when sitting in her room, she put her hand down to stroke her cat, when the animal scratched her. Blood poisoning supervened and caused her death.

THE DERBY DISASTER. LOSS OF FIVE LIVES. The inquest on the bodies of the five men killed by the collapse of a floor during the demolition of the old infirmary concluded ab Derby last evening. Expert evidence went to show that the floor collapsed through the bulging out of an outer wall, and that no blame was attached to anyone. A verdict of Accidental death was returned.

TO-DAY'S WEATHER, 4.30 A.M. II TO-DAY'S FORECAST FOR ENGLAND, s. W., AND II SOUTH WALES. Northerly and north-easterly winds, light fair generally. GENERAL.—Freshening westerly winds and unsettled weather is likely oil our extreme western coasts in the more extreme south the conditions are likely to remain fair for the present.

GENERAL FORECASTS. The fallowing forecasts were prepared last night a the Meteorological Office at eight o'clock DISTRICTS— 0 Scotland N I Westerly winds, moderate or 0. ocowana, ix. j- fregh duJ] soinerain. 1. Scotland, E, Westerly and north-westerly 2. England,N.E. J winds, light; fair generally. 5. England, IC. J 4. Mid. Counties ^Northerly er north-^terly 5. Eng. S. (Lon. < winds, light: fairgenerally. olid Channel. b° co an, f cloudy; local showers. 7. Engl. :N. W.,I S N 1 d 2 N Ol.th f a.ma as 0, an 9. Ireland, as No. 6. Ii. Ireland, S.Stine as No. 5, 4 oud S.

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WAR IN THE EAST. THE CHINO-JAPANESE QUARREL. COREANS RISING AGAINST THE JAPANESE. CHINESE ENDEAVOUR TO ENLIST BRITISH SOLDIERS. SERIOUS FIRE IN CHUNG KING. FEARED INVASION OF CHINA. SHANGHAI, Friday. -Intelligence has reached here that practically the whole of Southern Corea has risen against the Japanese. It is added that a body of 2,000 Japanese recently left Fusan to maroh to Seoul. Their advance, however, was opposed by the Coreans, who havrassed them continually. The Japanese lost heavily, and were compelled to return to Fusan but of the 2,000 men who left the treaty port only 800 suc- ceeded in reaching it again. Two thousand ¡ fresh troops have arrived at Fusan to guard the neighbouring Japanese settlement of Sono, which has a permanent popu- lation of three thousand, against an attack by armed Tonghaks, which is feared. General Liu Yung Fu, the Blackflag Chief of Anuam, has received imperial orders to depart for Formosa as Assistant Imperial High War Commissioner. He attempted to convey 500 troops from Swatow to Formosa at the end of August, but hearing rumours that a Japanese squadron was cruising in the vicinity, the owners of the steamer which had been chartered refused to carry the troops. The chief was therefore compelled to send men across to the island in small parties whenever a chance presented. SERIOUS FIRE. SHANGHAI, Friday.—A disastrous fire occurred in the city ot Chuug King, on the Upper Yang Tse Kiang, on the evening of the 25th ult, The tire raged all night, and before midnight the whole of the south-eastern portion of the city was in flames. About 30 people are known to have perished, and probably many more have lost their lives. Two thousand buildings are destroyed, including part of the Taolais Yamen or Governor's official residence, as well as three temples. No foreigners' houses were burned. The loss to property is estimated at 10,000,000 taels. The Tasti's wife, who was in a weak state of health, succumbed to the shock caused by the fire.- Reuter. A BRITISH OFFICER SENT TO THE SCENE OF WAR. A correspondent telegraphs :-News reached Portsmouth on Thursday that Capt. Noel du Bou- lay, of the Southern Division Royal Artillery, stationed at Gosport, has been selected to proceed to Corea as military attache to the headquarters staff of the Japanese army in the field. His instructions are to leave at once for the front, and in military circles the ordu ;s believed to indicate that the Government are recognising the position as serious. CHINESE ENDEAVOURS TO ENLIST BRITISH SOLDIERS. HONG KONG, Friday.—It having come to the knowledge of the authorities here that Chinese agents have been offering inducements to the troops of the British garrison of Hong Kong to desert, and take service in the Chinese army, Major-General Barker, Commander of the Forces, has issued an order warning the men against listening to such prol"als.-Reuter. FEARED INVASION OF CHINA. It is now admitted by the Chinese authorities that there are grave reasons to believe that the Japanese actually contemplate an invasion of China. To this fear are due mainly the urgent Orders sent even to the remoter provinces some time ago to hurry forward to the seaboard all dis- posable troops. The effect of these orders is now becoming apparent; 24,000 men have already been despatched from Chih-li and Liang-Kiang. Of these 15,000 have just arrived at Tientsin, to the great dismay of the well-to-do inhabitants of the city. To these so-called soldiers has been allotted the duty of defending Tientsin in the event of a Japanese landing. While waiting for the enemy they will probably squabble and light with the Hunanfese troops, who arrived in the city before.them. Seventeen of the latter have been bastinadoed for insubordination, assault, and robbery. It is ex- peoted that by the end of September 30,000 ad- ditional soldiers will have arrived in Tientsin. They will be drilled, and, if possible, disciplined, during the winter with the hope of making them nt for service in Corea in the spring. CONCERNING "CHINESE VICTORIES.' Tientsin and Shajigbai native papers continue to publish accounts of Chinese prowess in the field. They dare no print any other version of the operations. It is stated that even the Emperor has been furnished regularly with bulletins of Chinese victories, and that he re- cently inquired how many remained of the Japanese warships and soldiers. RUSSIAN VIEW OF THE SITUATION. The following is from a Times translation of a letter on Corea which appears in the Novoe Vremya Our interests in the East are at this moment seriously at stake, and the war between Ohina. and Japan may bring forth bitter fruit for us. Should Japan prove victorious she will, with the purchased political connivance of the honest brokers, the British, con- elude a profitable treaty with China, and then quickly proceed to guide Corea along the path of progress to a position of strength which will place serious obstacles in our way for safe- guarding our frontiers by occupying points of advantage in Corea, if not for active operations, at least with a view to protectingour shores. But the opportunity is not yet lost to' us, and we can avert the danger. We should at once enter into agreement with Japan and support her just and reasonable demands in Corea, by which we shall not only secure a clear and defined basis for Corea, and free and peaceful progress for its inhabitants, but by supporting Japan in the event of her military successes we may obtain for muselves advantages which would otherwise fall to England, to our detriment. Japan would gain considerably more by joint action with us than she would with Eng. land, who is not likely to be her friend in the future. On the contrary, the rapid maritime and commercial development of Japan will eventually. prove a source of rivalry for England, who will not submit to such competition calmly. The history of England is replete with such ex- amples, and it is for us to point this out to the Japanese.

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RELIGIOUS RIOTS IN POONA, A SEDITIOUS PAMPHLET. POONA, Friday.—Since the conflict on Wed- nesday night between the Mohammedan and Hindoo communities business is suspended. The I Ganpafei procession passed without interference, Detachments of police and a squadron of Lancers are patrolling the city, and Lord Harris, Governor of Bombay, has visited the scene of the riot. Pamphlets and leaflets had been circulated containing injurious reference to the forthcoming Mahouanedan Mohurrum festival, and calling upon the Hindoos to take up arms and rebel. One of these pamphlets says that the danger of subjection to foreign rule penetrates the bosoms of all, and urges a religious outbreak -is the first step towards the overthrow of the alien power. The Mahommedan residents of Poona have petitioned the Government against theciroulation of this pamphlet, with which 14 Brahmins are said to be connected. -Reuter.

SUPPOSED INCENDIARISM IN ITALY. TURIN, Friday.—A serious fire occurred early this morning at the village of Pianezza, near here, by which eight large straw barns and seven wooden structures used for the accommodation of labourers were burned. Incendiarism is sus- pected, as a threatening letter was received a few days ago,and portions of a slow match were found among the ruins. -Reuter.

ATTEMPT TO ROB A MAIL CART. MURDEROUS ATTACK ON THE DRIVER. A Dover correspondent telegraphsAn attempt was made to rob the mail cart whilst it was being driven in the night from Ramsgate to Dover. The driver, it is said, was suddenly attacked by two men. He was cut about the head and face, and found in the roadway near Sandwich with a hole in the back of bis head as though he had been struck with a heavy implement from behind. The horse, however, bolted, and the would-be thieves were unable to stop it. The animal made straight for its next halting place at Sandwich. The driver, on recovering, proceeded on his journey. No mails are missing.

SHOCKING RAILWAY ACCIDENT. A BRAVE GIRL'S SAD DEATH. LIEGE, Friday.—A shocking accident occurred this morning at Rouanne, near here. Two little children of the signalmen at a level crossing started across the line just as a train was passing, and an older sister rushed to their rescue. She dragged them partly off the line, but was herself struck by the engine and killed on the spot. The brother and sister whom she tried to save were also caught by the engine and mortally injured.— Reuter.

SOLDIERS IN THE POSTAL SERVICE. °")" Yesterday a return was published showing that since 1892 1,107 soldiers have been given estab- lished situations in the Post-office throughout the United Kingdom. The postal authorities are unable to give the number of men who belonged to the Reserve, as no distinction had been made in the records.

MR GLADSTONE'S NEW LIBRARY AT HA WARDEN. The Rev. Stephen Gladstone 'states that Mr I Gladstone's library at Hawarden, though it con- tains25,000 books, is, of course, most incomplele at present. The next step will be to add the books now wanting to make the subjects more complete, to catalogue the library, and to form a trust. About 6,000 volumes are to be immediately added, and then every year a certain number will be published. Mr Gladstone hopes to take a part in those developments.

RAILWAY ACCIDENTS. A SIX MONTHS' RETURN. A Parliamentary return, published yesterday, shows that during the six months ended June 30th 570 persons were killed and 4,074 injured on or in connection with railways in the United Kingdom. Thirty-five fatal and 2,226 other accidents, though upon railway premises, were not directly connected with the movements of trains. Of the total accidentia 244 fatal and 1,275 non-fatal were to companies' servants.

SHIPMASTER'S CERTIFICATE I SUSPENDED. A Board of Trade inquiry into the stranding and loss near Portland on July 26th of the steamer Gertrude, of West Hartlepool, con- cluded at West Hartlepool yesterday afternoon. The Court found the casualty was due to in- sufficient use of the lead and proper allowance not being made for deviation of the compasses. Captain Weeks was adjudged to blame, and his certificate suspended for three months.

THE GREAT (JURk Coitxs.— Mundaye Viri(line-Still further testimony. A Chemist writes Willyou send me it bottle of your Viridine ? It is for my own use. I get plenty of corn cures of the same colour, but none of them appear to equal yours. N. one ought to say his corns are incurable until ne liaa used ""Viridine." Thousands have been cured, rni*t of whom had suffered for over 50>«ars. Bewaieof imitations. Wold in bottles Is, by post Is 2d, bylbe pi-opdetor, J. Muaday, Chemist High-street Cardiff aad all Chemiaw W?9

AN INN BURNT OUT. LANDLORD AND FOUR SONS BURNT TO DEATH. DESPERATE LEAPS FOR LIFE. BODIES LITERALLY ROASTED ALIVE. LIKE A HUGE BONFIRE. GREAT EXCITEMENT IN THE DISTRICT. LLANDILO, Friday. A Llandilo correspondent telegraphs A lire occurred early this morning at the White Hart Inn, on the outskirts of this town, and kept by John Edwards, whereby four lads, whoiOe ages varied from four to 16 years, lost their lives. Edwards and his family retired to rest about 11 o'clock last night, and socn after mid- night the house was discovered to be enveloped in flames. Edwards himself, in attempting to escape at the back door, was overpowered by smoke and fell. Ho was shortly afterwards rescued, but he was in a horrible condition, and some of his flesh feU off. He was, however, conscious up to eight o'clock this morning. The wife, two girls, and a servant escaped by jumping from the front window, but the four sons of Edwards, who slept over the back kitchen, lost their lives, their charred corpses being discovered later. The origin of the fire is a mystery.

ANOTHER ACCOUNT. FULL DETAILS TERRIBLE EXPERI. ENCES. A BALL ABRUPTLY TERMINATED. One of the most terrible fires that has ever occurred at Llandilo took place during the early hours ofyesterday morning. On the outskirts of the town and in close proximity to Dynevor Park is a small inn, known as the White Hart, and it was here the fire occurred. The inn was occupied by Mr D. Edwards, head gardener with Mr J. W. Gwynne-Hughes, Tregib. The household consisted of Mr Edwards, bis wife, six children, and a servant. At 11 o'clock Mr and Mrs Edwards retired to rest, seeing all in apparent safety and with no thought of the terrible ex. periences they were shortly to pass through. About twelve o'clock they heard a noise, and Mr Edwards said he thought someone was coming upstairs. Mrs Edwards at once realised it was a fire, and in the shoit space of time that had elapsed since they went to bed the fire had got such a grip of the premises that escape seemed hopeless by' the usual means. Mrs Edwards got to the window to cry for help, but seeine the hopelessness of the situa. tion, aroused her two little girls, who slept in the bedroom with them, and also aroused the servant girl; and Mrs Edwards, the servant, and the two little girls then jumped from a front window to the roadway, and so escaped. Fortunately they had only to make a jump of about 10 feet, as the house is a low one, and so they escaped without any injury. Meanwhile Mr Edwards attempted to get out by the back door. He was, however, overpowered by the smoke, and fell at the inside and against the door. By this time Mrs Edwards had aroused her few neighbours, and one of them, a David Thomas, obtained a hatchet and burst in the lock of the door, but he then found he could not open it, as Mr Edwards had fallen in a heap against it. With difficulty Thomas forced the body of Edwards along with the door inwards, and getting at Edwards^ound his shirt give way as he attempted to drag him out; so jumping into the doorway Thomas put his arms under Edwards and lifted him out, but was forced under the circumstances to place him in his nude and burnt state in the garden. The night was a raw one. When Edwards was handled he was found to be in A PITIABLE PLIGHT. He was seen by our correspondent at eight o'clock, and the flesh was then literally dropping off his hands, and the lower parts of his body are shockingly burnt. He presented a fearful spec- tacle His head was swollen to abnormal propor- tions, and looked like a mass of raw Hesh. ( The hair was burnt off. When found he had his arms folded up as if attempting to save his face. He was shortly attended to by Dr. Morgan, who had bim removed to Thomas's house. There were over the back kitchen bedroom FOUR LADS SLEEPING, ranging from the ages of four to 16, and the eldest of whom worked with bis father. the four lost their lives, and their charred remains. were picked up when the fire had burnt itself out shortly after four o'clock. Two of their corpses could be handled and the third with diffi- culty, but the remains of one could only be shovelled up,and the skull and a few bones of this one were picked up about 8 o'cfdfck. THE INN GCJTTED. The house was burnt clean only the bare walls being left. I was an ordinary country inn, consisting of front and back kitchen, two smaller rooms on the ground floor, two small front bedrooms, and a back bedroom. Attached to it were a club room used by the Foresters, whose books were for- tunately with the secretary, and stables, all of which were demolished by the fire. Mr Thomas Evans, also a neighbour, ran to Llandilo to give the alarm, whilst D. Thomas was doing what he could with the help of a neighbour named Rees. Before one o'clock the members of brigade were on the spot, but there was a TOTAL ABSENCE OF WATER, and tbey could do nothing but attempt to save the adjoining houses. Mrs Edwards was also seen by our correspondent in the morning. She was at the time sitting up in bed in the house of David Thomas. She could in no way account for the fire unless a beam above the fireplace in the kitchen had become ignited. But on leaving the kitchen to retire to reat they no indication of danger. A servants' ball WAS pro- ceeding at Dynevor at the time in cotnmemora- tion of the coming of age of Mr Walter Rice. Some Morriston visitors who were in the park ..10 said to have gtveu notice of the fire to the ball party, which was at once terminated, and a rush made for THE SCENE OF THE FIRE. Most of the visitors at the Castle as well as the Hon. MissesRice made their way there. Those who have seen fires andjwho saw this declare they never saw such a blaz- Even if there had been an abundant supply of water, such a bold had the fire got on the premises when dis- covered that it is doubtful whether the water could have had much effect. Mr Edwards had one lad with his grandfather at Llwynbedw, and thus this is the only boy out of five he has left to him. When seen by our cor- respondent, Mrs Edwards was in a distressed condition. Llwynbedw is some miles away, but at three o'clock Mr John Edwards, of the Half Moon, went thither to apprise the parents of Edwards of the awful catastrophe, and the mem- bers of the family were as soon as possible with their afflicted son.

DEATH OF THE LANDLORD. A later telegram says the landlord expired at 10 minutes to 12 o'clock.

A NEIGHBOUR'S STORY. Mrs Thomas, Woodbine Cottage, who lives three doors from the White Hart Inn, told our reporter that she was the wife of the man who broke open the door of the burning premises and found the body of Mr Edwards wedged between the door and wall, and being literally roasted alive. I first heard the alarm of tire." she added, "about) ten minutes past 12. I heard Mrs Edwards, wife of the landlord ofjthe White Hart, screaming out 'Fire! fire!' and whilst crying out for help she was trying to gat her children out of one of the front room windows. She lmng on to the ledge or sill of the window and cried to her daughters to follow. The tire at this time wus burning furiously all over the house, and Mrs Edwards was nearly suffocated. The two daughters and the servants, very much stupefied, rushed forward and, un- heeding Mrs Edwards's help, the maid servant jumped into uie road. The daughters of the house—Flizi and Mary Auu—now came forward, and Mrs Edwards, with wonderful bravery, dragged them into I; arms and got them on to tha-slabs below iu safety, their mother quickly leaping after them. Strange to say, she too was unharmed. Eliza i* 12, and Mary Ann 14 years of age. A LEAP FOR LIFE. Lizzie Edwards, one of the rescued children, who was inconsolable, was in Mr Thomas's back parlour when our reporter was interviewing that witness of the fire. Milos EJwards said: When I saw fire in our bedroom I was lying in bed. I had been awakened by my motherland I was quite dazed when I looked about. I was sleeping with CFrom a photo by Mr W. Williams, Lian.dilo.) SCENE OF THE CONFLAGRATION. The x indicates the window from which the inmates jumpei. my sister and the servant. We were in the front ¡ room. I saw the fire—a very big one-on the stairs, and so I could not go that way to get out of the.houae. My mother's and father's bedroom was also in the front part of the building. There are three front rooms altogether. My brothers were sleeping in the back room, two in each bed. (At this stage of the conversation the child broke down and wept bitterly at the remembrance of her dead relatives.) Continuing presently, she said My brothers names were Willie, aged 16 Rees, aged nine Joe, aged six and Harry, aged four. My father shouted to me to come quickly, but just then my mother ran down, tore open the window, and, catching hold of the ledge, jumped out, and we, jumping into her arms, were got down without being hurt. A TOUCHING SCENE. The child again sobbed bitterly, and was taken to her mother, who bore up remarkably well under these terribly trying circumstances. The young ladies from the Castle and other sympa- thising folk from the town did all they could to administer to the wants of these homeless girls, whose father, half-an-hour prior to the narration of the above brief but pathetic narrative, had ex- pired in the presence of the wife of his labours and his two loving girls. WHAT MRS JOHN DAVIES SAYS. Mrs John Davies, wife of a sawyer, living at Nantyrhibo, a hamlet some few hundred yards below the White Harb, taking up the thread of the narrative which Lizzie Edwards could not, of course, continue, said: The child's father tried to awake the boys, but hd could not get to their room. In endeavouring to do so he dropped amongst the burning timber, which at this time had given way, the ceilings and pictures all coming down with a tremendous smash. When the front door was burst open he was found in an almost unconscious state, lying forward with his head on bis arms. He was burned fearfully about the body, and you could not touch him for fear the flesh would be ripped from his bones. The fire was hissing about him when he was dragged out of the falling house., Mrs Edwards, her two daughters, and the servant were in their night dresses when they escaped, and it was most pitiable to hear their cries and to see the house burning and no one able to save the boys. Everything in the dwelling was burned-not a bit of furniture or clothing was saved, and therefore neighbours brought out things for Mrs Edwards and her daughters to wear. Everybody that came here was awfully alarmed and terribly grieved because nothing could be done to get the lads out of the fire. My husband went up a ladder, which he put against the house to see what he could do, but he was beaten back by the flames. The fire was not prac- tically out until about half-past five o'clock. It was only then that the bodies of the boys were seen, and then they were beyond recognition. They were burned to a cinder. William was picked out of the four on account of his size, otherwise we should not have known which was he. There was not a trace of the features of any of them left. The Llandilo Fire Brigade turned out quickly, but they could do little or no good becaui* fchejf had not a supply of water to play Ilvith. The water that Was- itiod had to be brought ift buckets frum Nantyrhibo. Ladders were brought from Dynevor Farm, and these were effecllively tuied by Caleb Thomas, muon, Ffairfach, and Wm. Peters, tanner, New- road. They did work hard with others, there's no mistake. If they hadn't, then these four cottages would also have been burned down. They, being strong and :pruetical men, cut away all connection, and the wall being pretty substantial, they prevented the fire from spreading beyond the White Hart itself. They deserve credit for the plucky manner in which they worked. The town of Llandilo and, I might say, the district; soon heard of the fire, which lit up the country around, and Dr. Morgan was fetched to attend to Mr Edwards, who at first was placed on a feather bed and left in the open air, aud afterwards removed to Mrs Thomas's; Woodbine Cottage. The doctor soon came and tenderly dressed the suffering man's wounds. Oh! it was distressing to see him. He was in a most deplorable state, and yet he was conscious most of the time until he died at 10 minutes to 12 this (Friday) inorn Ir, g. Before tie died he called for his wife and the children who were left, and said, Ob, Mary, fach, come, let us die together This was before he was placed on the feather bed, and no one thought lie would have lasted so long. There were great re- joicings at the castle at the time the fire broke out. There was a servants' ball at the mansion in honour of the Hon. Walter Rice, son of Lord Dynevor, who was 21 yuirs old last month. The ball, of course, abruptly came to an end, and the party rushed across the park to give what help they could. The lords and ladies were extremely kind and considerate. They and Mrs Montgomerie brought some restoratives along with them, and offered all the help that was in their power. Everybody was upset. It was a fearful fire. If the lads and their father had been saved things would not have. been so bad. Mrs Edwards has Lorne up wonderfully well, but it so affected one woman from the town that she fainted right away in the midst of the crowd. The Foresters have been in the habit of holding their club meetings at the White Hart. Mr Oswald Jones is the secretary. The club's property was burnt, and nothing of it, in fact, is left. The inn was owned by Mrs Evans, Crescent- road, Llandilo. IT IS ALL OVER." Mrs Jones, 18, Bank-buildings, Llandilo, who nursed Mr Edwards during his twelve hours' agony,said his wife was with himwhenhe died. At about nine o'clock he called her to approach the bedside, and faintly said, It is all I over J" He got weaker and weaker, and calmly died just before noon. The nurse said he was shockingly burned from head to foot. There was a patch here and there about the chest and back which had been protected from tho flames by his thick underclothing. 14 LIKE A HUGE BONFIRE." When Mary Jane Thomasheardthealarm—this was about 12.15 a.m.—she rushed into Carmar- then-road, and what she saw was like a huge bonfire. The screaming for help was appalling, and, there being scarcely anyone about, Miss Thomas scarcely knew what to do or whither to fly. Her fearful cries, however, soon brought helpless helpers together. Most of the people who congregated on the hill were simply panic- stricken. THE SERVANT'S VERSION. Mary Jones (daughter of Mr DJ. Jones, Velinlletycariad, Love Lodge Mil), near Llandilo), the servant who leaped for life from the White Hart Ian, says :-It was about 20 minutes past J.2 when I first heard someone screaming. I jumped up in bed and woke the little girls, who were sleeping with me. Then I saw tongues of fire on the staircase, and as I could not go that way to get out of the house, I followed Mrs Edwards, who had partly got out of the window. She offered to help me to get out, but in my fright 1 jumped forward and fell to the road unhurt. Mrs Edwards, who had awakened me with her screams, held on tightly to the sill. work of the building, and caught the girls in her arms before she herself lumped down, I had run round to the yard to get a ladder, but when I got back the girls were safe, but the boys were nowhere to be seen. I have not saved a single thing, neither have the other, and what I now wear have been lent to me by some kind friends. In the inn there are three sleeping rooms in front and another at the back. The lads were lying at the back, and no one could get at them to save them. They must have fallen through the ceiling when the fire was blaziug away. In that case no one could give them the slightest aid. There are three rooms downstairs, with the bar and the cellar. In the cellar we stored the beer and spirits. The v' liquor, of course, ran through the burnt casks and helped to make the fire bigger. Nobody has any idea as to how the fire originated. There was a fire in each of the kitchens when I went to bed, about ten minutes to eleven. Mr Edwards retired before me, and the children went before him— some at eight and wine at nine o'clock. Mrs Edwards was the last downstairs. Everything appeared to be all right when we went to bed. I slept well; and when I heard the screams I did not kuow what had occurred. 1 was confused' but, directly I saw the flames, I pulled myself together and made for the window which had been thrown open by Mrs Edwards. I should think the fire was extinguished about half-past five. BUILDINGS ONLY INSURED. A neighbour here interposed, and said that all danger to the adjoining buildings had passed at half-past one, but the fire smouldered until bearlyslx o'clock. The damage to the building is Covered by insurance, but unfortunately Mr Edwards held no policy in respeot of his goods and effects. THE BODIES OF THE DEAD. The unrecognisable mortal remains of the sons of the late landlord of the White Harb were packed in boxes and placed in an outhouse of the ion, there to await the" vIewing-" of the jury, who will be summoned to the coroner's inquest to-day. Nothing is left of the once healthy- looking rustic lads but charred skeletons, and the horrifying spectacle which was witnessed by those who were present during the discovery in the basement of the building will never be for- gotten. MEDICAL TESTIMONY. Dr. Morgan said I was called to the scene of fire between 12 and one o'clock. This was soon after the alarm was given. I found Mr Edwards on his hands and knees in the garden. He was among the vegetables. He was naked-not a rag was on him. He had been burned all over, save in a very few places, which had been somewhat protected by a thick undervest which he wore when he was roused from his sleep by a crackling noise, which proved to have been caused by fire. His feet were rather deeply burned. His burned bands indicated that he had been from place to place in search of his children, in seeking for whom he caught hold of places which left their painful impression on him. All his finger-nails had come off. He must have been exposed to great heat. He must have been frantic and hardly knew what he did. It is a terrible thing to think of. It is fearful for the children. I did not expect from the first that Edwards would live. They generally succumb to such extensive burns and the shock sustained. I did not examine the boys, because they were all charred up. When I got to the White Hart the roof had not fallen in, but it very soon came down crash, crash, crash, and the flames leaped high into the air. As it happened in the dead of the night the people that were rushing about were more terrified than they would otherwise have been. There was no alarm bell, but shouts of Fire were heard in all directions. Had there been a proper fire apparatus handy it would have been of little service. Both firemen and police worked energetically. SUPPOSED ORIGIN OF THE FIRE. Mr J. Vaughan Phillips, son of Mr/VV. Phillips, chief constable of Carmarthenshire, said the door of the White Hart had to be smashed in with a hatchet before the helpless form of Mr Edwards could be found. The furniture of the adjoining cottages was quickly removed, but it was impos- sible to get anything from the burning inn. It is supposed that the fire originated in the back kitchen, where a clothes' horse was left before the fire all night. This, it is thought, musthave incin- erated. The fire had got a good hold of the dwell- ing before It was discovered by the occupants. SUFFOCATED IN THEIR BEDS. The boys who were found in the cellar of the premises must have been suffocated, seeing that when their charred remains were discovered they were lying huddled together in what was con- cluded to be the remnants of the beds which fell through when the ceiling gave way. THE INQUEST. In her present condition Mrs Edwards would be unable to appear to day before Mr Shipley Lewis, the coroner of the district, and, therefore, according to present arrangements, the inquest will not take place till Monday.

THE HATTON GARDEN ROBBERY.1 DETECTIVES WITHOUT A CLUE. The Press Association states that no arrests have yet been made in connection with the Hatton Garden diamond robbery. Later inquiry shows that the person by whom the daring robbery was planned hsug frequented the Diamond Club, Hatton Garden, for three months. Though not a member, he visited the premises frequently, apparently for business purposes. Mr Spyers, the victim of the robbery, travels from Amsterdam weekly. It transpired that had lie fallen into the cleverly- laid trap on Wednesday instead of Thursday, his loss would have been much greater. Mr Spyera used to frequent the club to write letters, but was never known to avail himself of greater security for transferring precious stones which the institution affords. The appearances of the first floor room at 70, 1 Vatton Garden is instructive of the mode adojft&d 'by the thieves. Directly opposite the desk at which the principal and his unsuspecting victim were seated transacting a deal is a screen in which are two punctures, through which the confederates probably watched for a signal from their chief. On taking posses- sion of this room the mysterious tenant caused the name F. G. Morris to be painted on the fanlight, and on Monday this name was placed on an ordinary plate at the main entrance. The front win- dows of the room had been "frosted" to screen the occupants from observation from the windows of premises opposite. Mr Cullmann, pearl dealer, occupies a room immediately behind this one, but he and his wife were absent from the building a the time. Mrs Cullmann states that even had they been there and heard noises, they would probably have ascribed it to the moving of furniture brought in by the new tenant. The daring and even reckless character of the robbery is shown by the fact that it w-is perpetrated in a building which is a perfect network of offices belonging to different firms and within a few feet of each other. So far the detec- tives engaged in the case arc without any clue likely to lead to the detection and arrest of the thieves. INTERVIEW WITH MR SPYZER. Mr Spyzar, the victim of the robbery, was last evening interviewed by a representative of the Press Association. I am," he said to the inter- viewer, "annoyed at the misstatements of certain papers which assert that I produced my parcel and laid gems upon the office table at No. 70, Hatton garden. Nothing of the kind occurred. The moment I entered the room with Morris the door was secured, looked, and bolted behind us. Three men dashed from behind a screen, one thrusting his hand, which contained some black suffocating object, across iny mouth. I struggled madly to escape, but my strength seemed to desert me, and I sank exhausted and senseless to the floor. That chloroform was used I am confident, as upon recovering I experienced that terrible sensation of deathly sickness which is one of the characteris- tic indications of the anaesthetic. I must have been unconscious some time, and it was with great pain and difficulty that I eventually managed to get upon my feet. The diamonds in my possession at the time amounted to £ 2,800, cost price, their actual trade value being perhaps nearly £ 3,000.

THE WELSH CENSUS SQUABBLE. AN EXPLANATION FROM THE REGISTRAR-GENERAL. A letter from the Registrar-General to Mr Shaw Lefevre was issued yesterday, having re- ference to the complaint of some Welsh members of Parliament that in the report of the census returns of 1891 untruthfulness was imputed to the Welsh people, and charging them with having attempted to increase the numbers of those entered as speaking Welsh only by fraudulently filling up their schedules. The Registrar-General denies the imputation, and explains that what he intended to convey by the potragrapli was this that the people in certain districts in Wales had wrongly understood the requirements of the sche- dule in the census as meaning that when they spoke Welsh preferentially or habitually but could also speak English more or less they were justified in returning themselves as speaking Welsh only. Ib was intended that such cases should be regarded as bi-lingual, and entered as speaking both Welsh and English. Ha was quite aware that it is difficult to by down any definite standard as to the degree of pro- ficiency in speaking English which would warrant the entry under this head, and henc, no donbt, there has been misunderstanding.

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ENDING THE SLIDING- SCALE. BALLOTING IN THE RHONDDA. PROBABLE COAL TRADE CRISIS IN SOUTH WALES. DISSATISFACTION WITH THE SCALE. Our Rhondda corresponderit writes-During the past week ballot papers have been distributed among the colliers of the Rhondda Valleys to record their votes in favour or against the sliding- scale. There are about 30,000 miners employed in the collieries in the two valleys-Rhondda Fawr and Rhondda Fach, and it is now the general opinion in the districts that the result of the balloting will show a substantial majority in faveur of terminating the scale. The Ton Colliery (Ocean), where 1,000 men are employed, balloted on Friday evening, and the votes were counted a few hours after the ballot- ing at the assembly-room of the Windsor Hotel, where the Cambrian Association of Miners hold its monthly meetings. The majority was 391 for giving notice to terminate the scale. The workmen of the Bodringallt Colliery, which is the property of the Ferndale Colliery Company, have also balloted upon the qu a substantial majority being in favour of giving notice. It is beyond doubt that the vast bulk of the colliers of the Rhondda Valleys will ballot against the scale. Since the first recent reduction of wages the colliers have manifested great dissatisfaction with regard to the operation of the scale, or, at all events, with its basis. Even the supporters of the principle of the sliding-scale as a regulator of wages are discontented with it. One thing, how- ever, is certain, that the Ocean miners will by a very great majority decide against the scale. One of the great grievances of the men in regard to the scale arose in consequence of the reducing of the basis from 10 per cent. on the shilling to 8% per cent. It was upou this question that the great struggle took place before the agreement was drawn up and signed. The employers on the other hand are determined not to give way upon this matter. Then the fact that there are five large collieries idle in the valleys, and have been at a scandstill for some time past, makes the dispute between the em- ployers and their workmen still more serious. A large number of the experienced workmen of the collieries are regarding the situation with con- siderable apprehension, for hundreds of the cottages in the valleys are owned by them. Daring the past two or three years clubs" have been established in the various localities for the pur- pose of enabling the colliers to purchase the cottages occupied by them. These workmen, therefore, hope that a serious crisis or strike will be averted. For the past few years the coal trade of the Rbondda Valleys has been in a healthy condition on the whole. No mass meet- ings have been held by the Scalites to discuss the situation, but it is believed by the most ardent of them that we are on the eve of a crisis in the South Wales coal trade. The Federa- tionists will, of course, agitate for the total abolition of the scale and the adoption of a sort of conciliation board to regulate the men's wages. Meetings of the workmen of the various collieries will be held in the course of the enSuing few weeks to consider the question of a substitute for the scale. Mr Brace, Mr Ben Davies, and Mr Isaac Evans have just resumed operations in these districts for the purpose of making short work of the scale and the alleged cut-throat competition. It is evident that we are in for lively times in the immediate future. The result of the balloting at the Ton Colliery (Ocean) is as follows :—For giving notice, 561 against, 170; majority for, 391. BALLOT OF COALBROOKVALE DEEP PIT. On Thursday evening the workmen's com- mittee of Coalbrookvale Deep Colliery met at the Bush Hotel, Nantyglo, to cast up the ballot taken for giving notice to terminate the slidinsr- scale and for not giving notice, in accordance with the resolution of the Aberdare Conference. The result of the ballot is as follows:—For giving notice, 249; for not giving notice, 54 majority for, 195. DEEP NAVIGATION COLLIERY, TREHARRIS. The result of the ballot at this colliery was as follows :—For giving notice, 1,050 against, 231 majority for, lll. GADLYS NEW PIT. For giving notice, 156 against, 83 majority, 102. CWMAMAN COLLIERY. The men atthiscolliery also voted. The only information our correspondent could obtain was that the majority in favour of giving notices was 30. TYLORSTOWN PITS. The counting of the votes at Tylorstown Pits (D. Davis and Sons), re continuance or abolition of the sliding-scale, took place yesterday with the following result :-No. 7 Pit-For giving notice, 574 against, 202; majority for, 372. No. 8 Pit-For giving notice, 230; against, 47 majority for, 183.

VALE OF GLAMORGAN RAILWAY. PETITION TO CONTINUE THE LINE TO TONDU. At a meeting of the Chamber of Trade for the district of Tondu, it was unanimously decided that the directors of the Vale of Glamorgan Rail- way Company be asked to extend their present line as far as Tondu, where there is at present an important junction on the Great Western Railway with the Ltynvi, Garw, and Ogmore valleys. We understand that it was the original intention of the promoters to carry the line only just beyond Bridgend, where it will join the Great Western Railway line running from Tondu junc tion; but since then more mature consideration has greatly favoured the further extension applied for by the chamber of commerce. This, however, is as yet not absolutely decided upon.

FAILURE OF A CARDIFF STOCKBROKER. Last night's Gazette includes a statement that a receiving order has been made against Mr George Thomas, carrying on business at Vienna- chambers, Cardiff, as a stockbroker. Mr Thomas, fur whom general sympathy is felt on account of the circumstances that have led up to his present position, became invnlved because of the failure of a firm which suspended payment a few months ago, and as he at about the same time was obliged to take up the liabilities of certain clients who defaulted to him, his affairs reached a crisis which has ended unfavourably.

THE SEAMEN'S AGITATION. MR J. R. WILSON, M.P., AT BARRY DOCK. A well-attended meeting was held last evening at the Victoria Asseinbly-rooms, Barry Dock, in connection with the Seamen's and Firemen's Union, when Mr J. 11. Wilson, M.P., attended and addressed the gathering, which was presided over by Mr A. Cathery, the local organiser. The chairman was supported by Mr J. R. Bell (American Seamen's Union) and Mr James Harrison (secretary of the Union at Barry). Mr WILSON, AL P., in the course of his speech, alluded chiefly to the recent fight. During the past fortnight over 1,700 men had been shipped in Bristol Channel ports at an advanced wage of from 15s to 21 each per month. The Union had made great strides in Cardiff, and if Cardiff could be organised there was hope for the rest of the world. There were elements in Cardiff to contend with that were not found in any other port in the United Kingdom, owing to the cosmopolitan nature of the seafaring population, who could not understand their own language. The Mercantile Marine Board in Cardiff were adversely criticised for their action in connection with the allowance of convicted "crimps to provide crews for ships going from that port. Personally, he was determined to wipe out this pernicious system, and as sure as the sun set on the morrow it should be done. Recently he had brought to his notice cases where the" crimps" decided the wages of the men whom they provided, and he was determined to wring the matter to the notice of the Assistant Secretary of theiBoard of Trade when he returned to London, and if he could not get that body to do their duty he would move heaven andearth when the Queen's Speech was read in the House of Commons, to bring forward an amendment to that address asking that one-half of the deputy-superintendents should be swept away entirely. (Hear, hear, and appkuse.) Personally he felt convinced that he would be backed up in his efforts by the majority of the members of that Houe. The Irish members to a man would support him—(applause)—the bulk of the Liberal party would support him and be felt confident that a large number of Conserva- tives who represent seaport constituencies would also support him in the desired direction. (Loud applause.) A resolution was passed pledging those present to maintain the scale of wages as established by the Union, and the usual votes of thanks con- cluded the proceedings.

WELSH LAND COMMIS- SION. -+- LORD CARRINGTON AND HIS TENANTS. REBUTTING EVIDENCE. FAULTY CARDIGAN WITNESS "A VERY CONVENIENT MEMORY." The 79th sitting of the Welsh Land Commissioir was held yesterday at Machynlleth. LordCarr i ngtou presiding over the first court and Lord Kenyon over the second. In the former little of general interest was given, though an agent named Swettenbam advanced the extraordinary proposi. tion that the land court was unnecessary as the land agents already did the work the court would have to do. Lord Kenyon had to leave at one o'clock owing to the receipt ct & telegram announcing the awfully sudden death of Lady Harlech's sister, who dropped down dead the previous afternoon. Lord Kenyon was supported by Professor Rhys. Mr Brynmor Jones, Q.C., M.P., and Mr Griffiths. Mr H. M. Jonas, member of the firm of Messrs Jonas, land agents, of Cambridge, gave rebutting evidence respecting the charge against Lord Carrington, the chairman of the commis- sion, which was given at Lampeter and Aberyst- wyth. At Lampeter a Mr Tobit Evans referred to the case of John Morgan, who, it was said, had spent J6200 on new mill stones for the Llin- fair Mill, near Lampeter, belonging to Lord Carrington, and that when the estate was sold in 1868, Lord Carrington reaped the benefit ot the expenditure and paid no compensation to his tenant. Mr H. M. Jonas said Morgan be. came a tenant in 1843 on an agreement to keep the buildings, etc., in repair, the rent being the moderate one of L25 a year; The original letter was put in, in which Morgan undertook to keep everything that belonged to thellaufair Mill in repair. In 1858, Vlorgan applied to the late Lord Carrington for per- mission to erect stones for grinding wheat, the existing stones being intended for grinding barley. The tenant undertook to bear the expense. Permission was granted on February 10th, 1869, and on the 6th April the work was inspected by the agent, whose note.book with the original note of inspection was pro- duced. In 1868 the trustees of the present Lord Carrington sold the estate, and John Morgan applied for compensation, but the trustees and Mr Jones, of Ystrad, a practical man who was consulted, held that the man was not fairly entitled to an allowance as he had been repaid for his outlay by the extra business he had done. Mr Jona OJ held that there was a distinct bargain that the tenant would bear tbe expense, the landlord finding the timber. John Morgan's statement that the improvement was only made three yeare before the estate was sold was wrong, because it was made ten years before. The improvement could not possibly have cost £ 200. This figure being possibly incorrect, as the receipt pub in was dated 1865, whereas the improvemenb was made in July, 1859. The rent was low, and was not raised at any time subsequent to the improvement. Moreover, the sale of the estate did not deprive the tenant of his right to his fixtures, and very probably the stones were hia property, and removable when he left the mill, if they were not bought by the next tenant. Mr Brynmor Jones concurred with the witness that probably the millstones were tenant's fix., tures. In that case the old man blundered in leaving them, but from the point of view of the commission that was not to be helped. Mr Jonas replied that the millstones were an improvement, but they were clearly for the tenant's benefit. Mr Brynmor Jones Just as an additional cupboard would be. Witness did not deny the stones were left behind, and that Lord Carrington paid no com- pensation, but he denied that Lord Carrington benefited in any way, as the estate was sold as a whole. Mr Jonas went on to deal with the case of, John Evans, of Llanfair Bridge, Cardiganshire, in reply to the evidence of Evans given at Aberystwyth. The holding consisted of a garden, some grass land, a small public-house, and a house and shop, the rent being for the whole :S315 a year. Evans wanted to rebuild the house to improve his trade as a shopkeeper. Permission was given by the late Lord Carrington. who, as his share of the cost, paid B40 on August 14th, 1862. His lordship also gave 468 loads of stone for the building, and, witness believed, the necessary sand. In his evidence at Aberystwyth Evans said that the building was finished iii, 1863, the whole expenses amounting to 2495, and that be gave the London agent an account of the whole. Mr Jonas now produced that account,, dated February 5th, which showed that the total amount really expended came to £210 14s 5d. On the sale of the estate in one lot Lord Carrington's trustee offered £ 50 to Evans as compensation, which was accepted, the receipt being now produced. Evans's recollection -eemed to have been good as to the words used in addressing the agent, bnb extremely faulty as to the amount. No notice to quit was given, and the rent was not raised for. 32 years after the making of the improvements. The compensation was given with the present Lord Carrington's consent at the time the estate had actually been sold. Mr Brynmor Jones Compensation was given not only in this case. but in others in which it was claimed ? Witness said that was so; as these casea had been brought up, he wonld like to mention that suitable allowances were made in all cases ia which claims were made. Mr John Evans, who was present, stated, in, answer to Mr Jonas's evidence, that when he gava the statement of cost he did not give the full amount, as he did not wish the gentleman who bought the place to advance his rent. Lord Kenyon Did you not state to us that you sent in an account for £ 495 ? Witness I forgot that.: 7M S$&g?!5 Lord Kenyon A very convenient memory. The amount you told us you sent was 2495, and you never applied for £495. Witness That wa.s the real amount I paid. Lord Kenyon: What you told us you said was, I took the cheque and said I hoped they would see their wayjclear to pay me the remainder, £ 405," but you only sent them a bill for £170, deducting the 940 you received ? Witness That bill was delivered before I had the cheque. Lord Kenyon Very likely, but you do not account for the discrepancy between your state- ments. Witness repeated that he did not send the full amount in order that his rent might not be raised. Mr Brynmor Jones But that was five yeare before there was any talk of selling the estate !—■ Witness Yes I did not want to swell the rent; that was my object. The building I had made, was a good substantial one. Lord Kenyon I won't deny you made any amount of good buildings, but why did you teU us you claimed :£405 when you actually claimed £170? How can you reconcile these statements Witness I say that account is much under value. Lord Kenyon Did you claim that or did you not ?—Witness You mean at the time Lord Carrington sold the estate ? Lord Kenyon Did you, at Aberystwyth, say these words or did you not, sir, "I hoped they would see their way clear to pay me the re- mainder, £ 405," when you only sent them a bili for JB170 ?—Witness No, sir. Lord Kenyon You came and told us at Aber. ystwyth you did, and now you say you did not. Any further questions ? Mr Brynmor Jones I have no furthei questions the case is too clear. The witness was^ about to make a further state- ment when Lord Kenyon said, warmly f very much recommend you not to say anything'more, sir. I do not see how you can possibly reconcile these two statements. Mr Brynmor Jones That is entirely my view of the case. Professor Rhys concurred. The witness asked to he allowed to see the documents put in by Mr Jonas, and they were handed to him. He was about to make a furthei remark, when Lord Kenyon said I refuse tc, waste any more time over this case. Mr Brynmor Jones You ought not to liava done this, Mr Evans you know you ought not to have done it. Mr Jonas said that payment was made for compensation in all cases where it was reasonable to suppose improvements bad been made. Hie father had been agant for Lord Carrington'? English estate,, for 26 years, and during that time Lord Carrington never gave a notice to quit or put in a distress for rent, and excluding deaths, there had been only 14 changes in the last 2t years on an estate of 22,000 acres in Lincolnshire. His lordship s present tenants considered that during his lordship's life their occupation was M good as freehold. Lord Kenyon sa.id that the charge made wat most trumpery and trivial, and on the face of it false, and he did not think it would have been brought forward if Lord Carrington had not been ch airtrail of this commission. rhe slttms in Nulth Wales conclude to-day (oaturaay) at Newtown, Montgomery. The commissioners will then meet in London tc examine witnesses on the Scotch Crofters' Aot, and will subsequently hold a few sittings in Carmarthenshire.

SIX YEARS' PENAL SERVITUDE FOR A LOVING WIFE. Sarah Ann Ilibberd, who was convicted at the Old Bailey on Wednesday of the manslaughter ot her husband, whom she stabbed at Canning Town, was yesterday brought up for sentence. Th* prisoner was strongly recommended to morcy by the jury because of the provocation she received. Justice Kennedy said the court must at all times regard the taking of life as a serious matter. He was anxious to give full eSect to the jury's recom- mendation, but the lightest sentence he could im- pose was six years' penal servitude. The prisoner, weeping bitterly, exclaimed, "I did not intend to do it. I loved my husband."

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