South Wales Daily News

A REMARKABLE COINCIDENCE. Dr. Wynn Westcott, coroner, held an inquiry at the Shoreditch Coroner's Court, respectingthe death of Hephzebah Payne, aged 56 years, the widow of a furniture manufacturer, lately resid- ing at 42, Cavendish-street, Koxton. Police-constable Barrett, coroner's officer, stated that he had been unable to fiud any of deceased's relatives. She had formerly been in very good circumstances, but bad come down in the world, and hidden herself from her friends. Amongst her papers was found the following note I was born at 10 minutes to 11 in the morning of Dec. 4th, 1842." The Coroner It is hard lines for us to be holding an inquest on her on her birthday.—A Juror It is, and more especially at the same hour she was born.—The Coroner Yes, it is one of the curious things that come to light in a Coroner's Court. Emily Hotine, a widow, deposed that she and deceased lived together, the latter getting a living by going out charing. On Monday last she returned home from work at 10 p.m., and then complained of violent pains in her head. She, however, did some sewing before going to bed. Next morning when witness woke, she found her lying dead on the floor of the room. Dr. Arthur Fryer, of New North-road, stated that death was due to rupture of a blood-vessel on the brain, and the jury returned a verdict of Natural death."

MABON, Maelgwyn, Cadrawd Dafydd Mor- ganwg, Mynyddwr, all write for the Cardiff Times and South WaliMi Weekly News, which is a magazine and a newspaper in one. The best and brightest penny- worth of Action, gossip, news, and special articles, dealing with Welsh subjects published.$Order a copy at once,

CORRESPONDENCE. a FORESHORE (D. B. Joseph).-There is at common law no right in the public to dig and carry away clay or gravel from the foreshore whether it re- mains vested in the Crown or has been granted to a subject. Therefore unless you can show some special right in yourself your servant was properly stopped from taking the gravel. LOST WILL lien an original will has been lost or mislaid since the testator's death, but a true copy has been made, the executor may take probate of such copy limited until the original or an authentic copy be brought into the registry. But he must produce proof by affidavit that the original was duly executed; that it was in exist- ence after the testator's death, and has been since lost and that the copy is a true one. ADMINISTRATION (C.P.C.).—-If the administration is for the first time applied for after the lapse of three years from the death of the deceased, the reason of the delay must be certified to the regis- trars. If the certificate be unsatisfactory, the registrars are empowered to require further proof of the alleged cause of delay. FISHING (Publicus).—The public right of fishing claimed and allowed by the common law to the people of England in the sea extends not only over the open sea, but over all bays, creeks, ports, havens, arm, of the sea, and tide-rivers up to the reach of the tide. MARRIAGE BY LICENCE (X.).-No licence can be granted unless there has been a residence for 15 days by one of the parties to be married in the parish where the marriage is to be celebrated, and before the licence is granted one of the parties to be married must swear that there is no lawful impediment of kindred and that there has been 15 days' residence. There is no necessary interval between the grant of the licence and.the marriage. The cost is about two or three pounds. FENCING (J.M.).—The",railway compauy are bound by statute to keep the fences in repair, and if any of your cattle are killed or injured by straying through the defective fence you can bring an action for damages against the railway company. Two QUESTIONS (A. ;B.).—Your first question is very vague. The extreme length of time within which a bond may be sued upon is 20 years. The funeral expenses are to be paid out of the property of the testator as it stands at his decease. A WILL (D.J.).—She is entitled to interest 8.{i the rate of four per cent. per annum. Legacy duty might be deducted unless the legacies are in the will declared to be free of legacy duty. ARREARS OF INTEREST (Blackmore).—You do not give sufficient particulars. The arrears of interest recoverable on a redemption or foreclosure are nsnally six years only, but are occasionally the entire (trrefrs; for instance, in the case of th'3 mortgage of a reversionary interest in personal (state; and when the order directs the mortgagee to add his costs ol action to his security, such costs when taxed carry interest at the rate of four per cent, per annum. GAME (I. Ii. K.).—What absurdity to call a pheasant vermin He has no right in that case. He has a right to kill rabbits aud hares, which are ground game. FATHER'S WILL (Nemesis).—The executor or trustee is liable for misconduct and wilful negligence. If he acts improperly you can take legal proceedings against him and he will be liable for costs. INCOME TAX (J. Thomas).—When a man lives in his own house the valuation of it is included in his annual income. This sometimes works out un- fairly as you point out in your letter but there seems to be no remedy in the present state of the law. COPYHOLD (Tenant).—In compulsory enfranchise- ments under the Copyhold Acts it is necessary, first of all, to have regard to the directions con- tained in the minute of the Board of Agriculture as to the proceedings on compulsory enfranchise- ments under the Act; and it i3 the duty of the person requiring the enfranchisement to see that the requisites specified in the minute are fully observed, trouble and expense being saved by fol- lowing strictly the instructions in the minute.

RAI:ÿW AY :CLERKS"GRIEVANCES. TO THE EDITOR. SIR,—Little did I think that my letter wheh appeared in your issue of the 1st inst. contained .0 anything likely to evoke pity and disgust from any of my respected fellow railway clerks, and from the tone of the hastv retort of Railway Quilldriver I am compelled to conclude that when that gentleman wrote his letter he had not carefully read my contribution. In the first place, he asserts that I attempted to make the -public believe thai a railway clerk's position is all milk and honey." This assertion is entirely false, as I clearly admitted that we have some hardships and grfivances to bear. He disagrees with me that the present is an inoppor- tune time for the clerks to manifest dissatisfac- tion. In my letter I said it was an inopportune time to do so publicly. That is quite a different matter. I also;^gave reasons—and to my mind, weighty rea.30nsfor my view. He does not attempt to refute my arguments, but merely bases his objection on his I think." I deny his I'1 statement that clerks work on an avera,ge throughout the year 12 hours a day—unless my crtic includes meal times. An isolated case of this sort may possibly exist here and there, but I strongly doubt even that. The statement that no relief' cierk is provided in the Cardiff division for annual leave purposes is quite untrue, and every annual leave purposes is quite untrue, and every railway clerk in the division will be able to sup- port my assertion. As regards the alleged demur to getting" foreign passes, i.e., passes over another railway, I have never known a single case in which an adult clerk was refused passes over any of the principal railways in the land. Sup- posing, however, that such passes should be re- fused us, we still have the privilege of travelling for quarter fare overjmost of the English railways; and if the unfortunate clerk could not even afford to purchase those cheap tickets, does not the Great Western Railway—over which he admits he can get free passes-serve enough country places, cities, and seaside resorts to afford him ample choice of a locality where to spend his holiday ? I pass the ridiculous query of Railway Quill- driver respecting the payment of 8::1,la-ries dur- ing illness, and wonld refer to what he says re- specting our snperfwnmÜioll fund. A glance at my leUer and his reply will show that he has mis- represented what I said. He then magnifies the amount paid into the fund by the clerks, bflt is very careful not to mention, the fact that the com- pany pay for us out of tlwlr revenues a much greater sum than we ourselves contribute. He then goes on to allege that his experience is that anything the clerks have submitted to the directors has been ignored. To refute this state- ment it is only necessary to go back a couple of weeks when, in answer to a petition from tele- graph clerks, the directors granted a valuable and much appreciated concession in reduced hours to a large section of that grade. The letter of Railway Quilldriver is a speci- men of the distortions, misrepresentations, bi-id exaggerations in which some of my fellow-clerks give public expression to their grumblings. This mode of action cannot possibly benefit the clerks, for, as I previously argued, the public cannot re- move our grievances nor sustain us in bearing them, and I emphatically repeat that such com- plaints through the Press only tend to diffuse in the public mind an absolutely false and degrading impression as to the relationship existing between our directors and their men. I have not said a word against the clerks unit- ing if they wish to, but I do say it is entirely un- fair and unbecoming for them to magnify their grievances to the public, and wilfully misrepre- sent the privileges which have from time to time been conterred upon their grade. As regards the meeting which it was suggested I should attend, I was kept entirely ignorant as to its time and place, and evidently your corre- spondent felt some qualms in announcing this information. My own opinion, however, is that if these meetings are to be conducted by men who like Railway Quilldriver are ready to extend their pity and disgust to one who detests decep- tion and seeks to promote truth and justice the fewer we have of them the better.—1 mu, &c., Newport. THE PROFESSOR.

TO THE EDITOR. SIR,—I thank Splott Ward." Like Councillor Chappell at the meeting, I don't mind questions at all." Indeed, I rather like them. Why did I not face Mr Chtppoll ? Well, I did, and my right hand supporter, who was an orator, while I am not, at my instigation tried hard to get a question in, but as Splott Ward will remember, Mr Chappell was in a hurry to leave, having toattenc1 another meeting. We'have not all the eloquence and burly self-assertiveness of "Splott Ward." Newspapers are open to everybody who has any- thing to advance, and perhaps things set down in writing are best, there being less danger of hasty and ill-considered statements being made. I think Splott 1Vard" is mistaken. I heard nothing from Councillor Chappell in favour of life versus property, and I am certain that if such a strong sentence did fall it was quite in opposi- tion to the whole trend of the councillor's argu- ment. The rest of Splott Ward's letter, so far as it goes, is quite on all fours with what I and indeed the Cardiff Protective and Improvement Association have been saying all along. Splott Ward," while admitting that Labour is not God Almighty, opines that" quietlv perhaps Mr Chappell can teach mo a thing or two!" vVelJ, I am open to learn.—I .im. &c., SEMI-COLON.

TO THE EDITOR. Sis,—Can any of your readers say whether or not the Board of Trade have the power to interfere in a matter such as this crossing ? There is an impression abroad that where railway com- panies increase their running lines beyond three the Board of Trade may compel them to do away with all level crossings. This appears to have been the case in regard to the numerous railway crossings formerly existing between Cardiff and Newport. Travellers by the Great Western Railway recently have, doubtless, noticed the large number of wide cart-road bridges which have been erected on this section of the railwav, the company having increased their running lines to four. It appears there are four lines of rails at Beresford-road Crossing also. It would be interesting to know whether the railway company can be compelled to take this work over entirely on their own shoulders. While writing on the subject of the G.W.R., one might be excused for mentioning "Roath Station The plans were years ago said to ba lying ready at Paddington. Cannot the Corpora- tion bring some coercion to bear in regard to this public question also ?—I am, &c., A ROATH RATEPAYER.

UNITARIANISM AND THEOSOPHY. TO THE EDITCJi. SIR,—Mr St. Clair states, in support of his theory, that Theosophy has borrowed from Buddhism, that H. P. Blavatsky called part of her doctrine Esoteric Buddhism." This is incorrect, the facts being that one of her disciples pub- lished a book embodying some of the Tlieosophi- cal teachings under the above title. In the intro- duction to the Secret Doctrine she points out that this name is a misnomer. It is stated that no evidence has been given for stating that a body of perfected men still exist upon the earth, and I do not intend to give any, as those who wish to investigate the claims of Theosophy can always do so, and judge for themselves whether what is put forward is reasonable. t tl am told that there is nothing especially Theoso- phical in the teaching of universal brotherhood. I can only say that this doctrine is the foundation stone of Theosophy, and the Theosophical Society has for its principal object the formation of a nucleus of a universal brotherhood of humanity, the only faith to which its members are asked to I subscribe. And even the other teachings of Theosophy about reincarnation, Karma, the con- stitution of man, &c., are put forward because some of us believe that these doctrines will help to demonstrate to the hearts and minds of men that the brotherhood of man is not merely a beautiful sentiment, but one of nature's laws. But perhaps Mr St. Clair means that the teaching of universal brotherhood is not peculiar to modern Theosophy, with which I heartily agree and Theosophists would be the last people to claim exclusiveness for any of their teachings. Did Jesus teach reincarnation ? In my former letter I referred to two occasions, when the doc- trine came before Him, in neither case did Christ say it was false, and at another time He distinctly said it was true—in the case of Elijah returning to earth as John the Baptist. In my estimation this justifies the assertion that Jesus taught re- birth. Mr St. Clair disagrees with me, and I am sure I have no wish to force my opinion on him. With regard to Karma, or the law of adjust- ment, it is quite possible to quote other words of Jesus showing that He taught that effect followed cause, and that individuals could not escape from the consequences of even their idle words. Theo- sophy does not teach" an endless series of lives in the flesh," but says we reincarnate until we have completely conquered our lower nature and reached a state of perfection.—I am, &c., B. E. R. EVERETT. President of the Cardiff Branch of the Theo- sophical Society in Europe. 1, Dingle-road, Penarth, 5th December, 1897.

AN ASSIZE INCIDENT. SOLICITOR TAKES THE BARRISTER. S PLACE. At the Liverpool Assizes on Saturday (before Mr Justice Bruce and a special jury) the case of Doxford and Sons (Limited) v. the Sea Shipping Company (Limited) was in course of hearing, when Mr Shee, Q.C., leading counsel for the defendants, announced that his presence was imperatively required in the Crown Court, and IV r, unfortunately his junior had gone up to London for another case the night before. Mr Miller, solicitor for the defendants, explained that up to 8 p.m. the previous day he was informed that Mr Shee could attend to the case, and therefore he had not instructed other counsel. His Lordship said that under the special circumstances he would allow Mr Miller to conduct the defendant's case. Mr Pickford, Q.C., leading counsel for the plaintiffs, said he had no objection to Mr Miller conducting his case, provided that it was not to be treated in any sense as a precedent affecting the right of audience in that court. His Lordship replied that it certainly would not be regarded as a precedent, but he had in his recollection a case in which under similar circumstances the late Mr Justice Mellor had allowed a solicitor the same privilege, and he thought it only fair that he should do the like in such an exceptional case as the present Mr Miller then assumed the charge of his case to the end.

EDINBURGH MYSTERY. ANTECEDENTS OF THE RUSSIAN COUNTESS." The mystery surrounding the identity of the girl Alma Teresa Bee Ulfeld, who shot herself in the Edinburgh Police Office two or three weeks ago, has now been cleared up by the receipt of a report from the Director of the Detective Police at Stockholm. The girl, it will be remembered, stated that she was a Russian princess, and had lost her purse when travelling to Edinburgh, while her mourning dress, she explained, was being worn for her dead lover. The deceased, it now appears, was born in Grvts parish, Soder- manlaiid, in 1874, and her father is an agricul- tural labourer. She was a waitress at the Stock- holm Exhibition last year, and latterly resided with a waiter. She several times expressed her disgust with the life she was leading, and on visiting her parents last year had a sis-chambered revolver with her. This her brother took from her, discharged its contents, and threw it away into the woods, but she found it again. When she left Sweden she had little money, and said she hoped to get a situation. She is described by the police report as of eccentric disposition. The young man Romanoff, who was supposed to be a Russian of distinction, and to be her lover, turns out to be a commercial traveller.

COUNTESS DUPED BY A VALET. VIENNA, Sunday.—A remarkable bigamy case is causing much sensation in "Vienna society. Two years ago the Comtesse Eugenie, daughter of the Comte de Cerchi, one of the wealthiest aristocrats in Austria, secretly made the acquain- tance of a Servian named Chevitch, who said he was a captain in the Servian army. The comtesse was never a,llowec1 to go out alone, but contrived to meet Chevitch when going to church accom- panied by a maid. Finally, with the connivance of the servant, she eloped with him,and they were married. Chevitch soon began to maltreat the comtesse, often beaming her and making her do menial work. Recently she paid him 10,000 florins to desert her, he going to Belgrade and she returning to her parents. She has now dis- covered that he was not an officer, but the valet of one, and was married to a Servian kitchen- maid.—Daihy Mail.

AN EPISODE OF THE FLOODS A FIGHt WITH RATS. One of the most remarkable episodes in con- nection with the great flood occurred on the marshes at Hamgreen, below Unchurch, near Sit- tingbourne. A man was overtaken bv the rush of tidal waters, and for safety ]-a sought refuge in a tree. He had not been long here before he was horrified to find a number of rat3 swimming towards him. The rats were ferocious and excited by being driven from their haunts, and they made for the tree with a view of seeking the same shelter as the man enjoyed. Not caring to come to close quarters with the rodents the man took off one of his heavily-nailed boots, and with this formidable weapon prepared to give battle. As fast as the rats came to the tree they were beaten back into the water, and so the fight continued, until the creatures were either killed outright or compelled to seek a resting-place elsewhere. The victor then put on his boot, and when the waters had receded sufficiently he descended from his perch and made the best of his wa.y homewards.

DECEIVER AND DESERTER. Arthur William Joseph Wicks, alias Arthur Langton, 27, a gunner in the Royal Artillery, was charged at Stratford on Saturday with being a deserter, and Hector Laggett, 23, a private of the 13th Hussars, was charged with aiding and abetting Wicks to desert, and with unlawfully receiving part of his uniform. The prisoner Wicks was defendant in the iioted "Ladv Barber's Breach of Promise Case," in which he was cast in heavy damages. He subse- quently enlisted in the Artillery, and was, in course of time, promoted to a clerkship in the divisional office at Aldershot. Last month he came away on fur- lough, and before he was due back the police had inquiries to make which brought Wicks under their notice. Being reported as a deserter he was arrested by Detectives Gully and Liddelow. He was then in plain clothes, and made a statement as to Laggett, who, when arrested, admitted that he had Wick's spurs, a tunic, and a pair of trousers, but said the spurs and tunic were not regimentals. Wicks had bought a suit of civilian's clothes from a tradesman at Stratford, who took care of his uniform, and lot him change in the shop. The clothier was afterwards arrested for receiving Wick's uniform, and was fined £ 5. Wicks was now handed over to an escort, and the Bench, having gone into the case against Laggett, said the evidence was not enough and discharged him from custody.

WEATHER AND THE CROPS. rFROM: MONDAY'S MARK LANE EXPRESS."] A visit to the Eastern Counties shows the wheat to be remarkably regular in growth, and the colour is excellent. The blades are conspicu- ously broad, short, and strong, a great contrast to their December aspect in some years, when a pale colour and spindly growth have caused anxiety to the grower. In the west and south- west the aspect, as we learn on thoroughly com- petent authority, is equally good, the weather on the whole having been favourable to the agricul- turist. With regard to trade, English wheat has been held with much firmness at Mark.la-ne, and although the state of country markets is less regular feeling on the whole has been fairly con- fident. The trade in foreign wheat has been so very greatly governed by local considerations of how much of this or that sort was in hand that a general report is difficult to write. Spring corn trade has been irregular for oats, but if four leading markets have shown decline, 15 have been in sellers' favour. For barley higher prices have been made at 15 exchanges, and decline recorded at none. Maize dearer at six markets, steady at 21, and cheaper at three. The latter include London and Liverpool.

PAST EVENTS IN OUR ISLAND RECALLED. DECEMBER 7th. 1837Benjamin Disraeli rose in the Commons, during an Irish debate, to make his first speech; the frequent interruptions and loud laugher foiling the atempt, he uttered the memorable words, Ay, sir, and though I sit down now the time will come when you will hear me." 182Riot at Canton, directed chiefly against the British residents. ? 1864-Mr Peabody gave X100,000 for the London poor. 1886—The Liberal Unionists held a conference in London, at which arrangements were made for completing their organisation as a dis- tinct party, pledged to maintain the Union. 1893—The directors of the Manchester Ship Canal passed from one end to the other of the completed canal in the steamer Snowdrop.

A LODGING BY THE SEA. At Bournemouth on Saturday a man named James Taylor was sent to prison for 21 days for sleeping out and having no visible means of sub- sistence. The bathing machines are drawn up under the cliffs for the winter, and the prisoner had converted the ticket office into a sleeping apartment. When discovered there during Friday night by a police-sergeant it was found that he had arranged a board as a bed, and had a blanket and clothing to lie upon and cover him- self with. He was able to let himself in at any time, and to fasten the door on the inside. He pleaded, when formally charged, that he had no other lodgings.

DIRECT VETO. HOW IT WORKS IN NEW ZEALAND. AN INTERESTING INTERVIEW. The Rev. L. M. Isitt is a Wesleyan minister of New Zealand, now on furlough, spending the period of his visit to Great Britain in making known through the me- dium of public meetings the progress of the Direct Veto agitation in the brighter Britain l; down below." Mr Isitt opened his series of Cardiff meet- ings at the Cory Hall on Saturday, and he will speak each evening till Thursdav. A reporter, meeting the rev. gentleman on Monday, asked him what New Zealand had to teach Sunday-closing Wales. The great fact that people, once committed to Direct Veto, grow in appreciation of it." Don't go back." In 1893 our Direct Veto vote totalled 48,000, and at the General Election three years later it was 92,000." That is good as far as it goes but have you had the Veto in operation, and have the people gone for it again after experiencing its effects ?" Yes, in Balclutha. The Veto was estab- lished there in 1893, and was re-affirmed in 1896, notwithstanding the addi ion of another district to the Balclutha constituency." Bit of jerrymandering, eh ? Does New Zealand do things of that sort ?" The drink interest does everything possible to protect its financial interests. Of this I have had personal experience of a peculiar character. The old law of 1881 was held to per- mit of the licensing authority closing public-houses. I was elected member of the authority at Sydenham and we refused the licences-twelve of them. Action was brought against us and carried on appeal to the higher courts; we were defeated and cast in X700 damages." "That educates the people, anyhow." The educative value of this Direct Veto con- troversy cannot be over-estimated. No other method has availed with anything like equal effect to drive home the real facts to the minds of the people. You see the result in the growth of our strength at the poll. Another 25,000 votes will give us the Veto. Then, too, even as it is, we're able to check licences being issued. Discussion is immensely valuable." Serves your ends ? The attention of the whole population has been directed to the liquor question. Men who are to, not te etotalers or prohibitionists have been convinced that the thing is an evil for which some remedy must be found. As one result of the agitation we have steadily brought down the liquor bill year by year." Ours is going up, isn't it ?" It has resulted in closing public-houses on election d&y. Every other reform is in a better position by reason of this agitation." And then. Mr Isitt began to talk about New Zealand, li our beautiful country," growing elo- quent over its many charms: the fine climate, the magnificent scenery, its bright prospects.

-r.r.Y DEATH OF MR J. R. COBB, BRECON. Mr Joseph Richard Cobb, F.S.A., of Nythfa, Brecon, and Caldicot Castle, Chepstow, died at Brecon after a protracted illness early on Mon- day at the age of 76. The deceased, who was one of the leading antiquaries of Wales, contributed many excellent articles to the Archceoloyicai Cambrensis, the journal of the Cambrira Archaeological Association, and he took the deepest interest in the restoration of tha ancient castles and churches of the Principality. He was admitted to the roll of solicitors in 1842, and was therefore one of the oldest members of the profession in the kingdom. He was solicitor to tlie Brecon and Merthyr Railway Company from its start till 1884, when on his retirement be was succeeded by his partner, Mr John Tudor, and the deceased for many years filled the posi- tion of Liberal agent for the borough of Brecon. Mr Cobb's eldest son, Mr G. Wliealley Cobb, owned the Foudroyant, recently wrecked at Blackpool.

HUSBAND AND WIFE AT NEWPORT. Mrs Ellen Da-vies, wife of a signalman in the- employ of the Alexandra Dock Company, appeared at Newport Town Hall on Monday, before the Mayor (Aid. Bear) and other magis- trates, to complain of the brutal behaviour of her husband, William Stephen Davies. Mr Lyndon Moore said that the case was adjourned from last week, when Mr Digby Powell, who appeared for him, assented to a payment of 103 per week, but in the meantime the husband sold up his homj, which included some of the baby's things, and had left the district. Defendant was an ili-tempered man, and behaved badly to his wife, so the sister said, whether drunk or sober, He had threatened her with a razor and a knife, and her sister with a revolver. Because she would not go to the manager of the Alexandra Dock and tell an untruth about his absence (which proceeded from the after-consequences of a I' drunken bout) he struck her and pushed her out of the house into the road. In 1591-, the wife said she had him before the Bench, when a warrant was issued for his arrest, but he went away for four months. When he returned she for- gave bim. The magistrates fined defendant 20s and costs or 14 days' imprisonment. They also decreed a separation of the parties that defendant pay his wife 10s per week, aud that she have the custody of the child.—Mr Mordey I hope the police will see after this tnan.- Superintendent Sinclair Oh, we will do our best.

.r-- .r- SWANSEA WOMAN IN THE DOCK AT NEWPORT. At Newport Town Hall on Monday Florence Winstone, a well-dressed young married woman, described as of Swansea, was in the dock about the removal from a man's waistcoat pocket of a watch and chain. John Watkins, a shop assistant, was going home lato on Saturday night, and at the corner of Corporation-road bumped against the woman, whom he perceived, as he edged off, to be engaged in rifling the pockets of a drunken man. He saw her take a watch and chitin from his waistcoat, and then asked her what she was doing. The man commenced to abuse him for interfering with them, and the woman bolted across the road down East Usk-road. Watkins gave chase, and by the river side came up with her. She at first took no notice of his demand, but when he repeated it she handed him a chain and knife. He wanted to know where the watch was. but she denied that she had it. Then be gave her into custody, and handed the chain and knife to the policeman. Watkins knew the man by sight, and thought he could find him. The woman de- murred to being remanded, saying that the man had no watch he told her he had none when she assked him the time. She had come to Newport to look for her husband, a mason,who had deserted her, and her two children. The Bench, on the ap- plication of Head Constable Sinclair, decided to remand the woman until Wednesday, but offered to accept bail.

SHE WANTED THREE MONTHS. Mary Jane Martin (36) made her 133rd appear- ance at Cardiff Police Court on Monday charged with behaving in a disorderly manner and using obscene language in Mary Ann-street on the previous day. She was further charged with breaking two panes of glass in the cells at the Central Police Station. What are you laughing at, you big thing, you ?" Mary Jane interrogated the constable who was about to give evidence against her. If you don't keep quiet you will be sent back to the cells," was the wn,rning'from the Court. Well, I have no patience with him, locking me up for nothing," edged in Mary Jane, and she wa3 on the point of continuing her expostulations when another peremptory order sealed her lips for a while. A month with hard labour was the decision of the Bench. I won't have a month I want three," doggedly demanded prisoner with an air of desperation. You want three exclaimed Dr. Edgar Jones, the presiding magistrate, with surprise but it was a case of Next, please! and in double-quick time Mary was hurried down the well-worn steps in order to make room for the succeeding turn."

RETIREMENT OF THE MERTHYR POSTMASTER Mr Charles Wilkins, the head postmaster of the Merthyr Tydfil district, which comprises Merthyr, illert-liye Vale, Cefn, Neuadd, &c., will retire at the end of this year. Mr Wilkins, being 67 years of age, has passed by a year or two the age at which postmasters usually retire, and it appears that in future the limit of service will not extend beyond 60 years. Mr Wilkins has seen 47 years' service. He began as clerk at the Merthyr office, but for 29 years had occupied his present position. It will be seen that he began his career soon after the introduction of the penny post. During his term a number of developments have taken place. In connection with the Savings Bank 20,000 books have been issued to depositors locally. Formerly there were sub-offices at Troedyrhiw and Cefn, but now the district is dotted with them. It is also interesting to note that postally Merthyr was the mother town for Aberdare, Hirwain, TredegSir, and Brynmawr, but as those places developed and the business also at Merthyr greatly increased they were lopped off. In 1850 the number of letters de- livered at Merthyr was 500; now the number may be computed at 40,000 weekly. As an author Mr Wilkins is well known. From time to time he has produced valuable works bearing upon the trade developments of the Principality and its historical features.

ATTEMPTED SUICIDE AT CARDIFF. I was very heavy in liquor," was the excuse of Elizabeth Smith (35), who stood charged on remand at Cardiff Police Court on Mondav with attempting to commit suicide on 27th November by throwing herself into the Glamor- ganshire Canal. Prisoner stated that she was the wife of a donkeyman, and lived in apartments in Constellation-street. "It shall never happen again if you look it over this once."—Dr. Edgar Jones: Sign the pledge.—Prisoner I will, ana it shall never happen no more.—Accused was then' discharged.

BURGLARY AT LLANISHEN. SMART CAPTURE BY THE POLICE. At the Llandaff Police Court on Monday (before Col. Woods, Mr C. H. Williams, and Col. Gaskell) Richard Jones (30). of Ordell-street, Cardiff, was charged with feloniously breaking and entering Llwynycrwn, near Llanishen, on the 1st inst. and stealing therefrom a large quantity of clothing and a watch, of the total value of C4 14s, and Susannah Jones was charged with receiving part of the same. William Evans, farm labourer, said he left Llwynycrwn on the morning of the 1st inst. when both front and back entrances were locked and barred. His brothers James and John lived with him at Llwynycrwn. Witness, who returned about 6.15, found that his brother James was home already. On going to his bedroom he missed a quantity of clothing, including one plaid suit, two razors, one sheet, a pair of patent leather shoes, a coat and vest, one pair of trousers, and a vest. In answer to prisoner he said he did not see him enter or leave. James Evans, a brother of last witness, said on returning home he noticed first of all that the bolt of the back door was drawn. On going to bed about half-past 9 he found miss- ing a watch and chain, with a Jubilee shilling and a threepenny bit attached, which he had left that morning on the mantel- piece. A pair of trousers, a waistcoat, and a shirt were also missing. John Evans, another brother, deposed to mis- sing 6s 6d in money and a flannel shirt. The three last witnesses identified the goods produced in court, which were all recovered, save the Jubilee shilling and the 3d piece. Samuel Fayes said he saw the male prisoner on the 1st instant carrying a white bundle, making towards Whitchurch. He was clad in a black corduroy trousers, a cord waistcoat, and a monkey coat. Detective Davey, of the Cardiff Borough Police, said he arrested prisoner in Clifton-street, Cardiff, on the 3rd instant on suspicion of housebreaking. Prisoner said, "Haven't you made a mistake ?" to which the officer replied, "I don't think I have." He took Jones then to the Roath Police Station, and on searching him found a silver watch and chain, since identified as the property of James. He also found a pawnticket relating to a suit of clothes pledged for lis Id on the 2nd inst. with Mr Freydberg, System-street. A ticket was also found relating to a coat and vest pledged for 7s at the same place, and another pawnticket for a pair of trousers pledged for 2s 3d at Lewis Freedman's, Con- stellation-street. The last named ticket was issued to Susannah Jones. Prisoner at the time of his arrest was wearing the shirt, waistcoat, and a pair of trousers. Detective Davey, in company with P.C. Edward Williams, afterwards went to prisoner's house in Ordell-street, where they found several of the missing articles. Prisoner Did I hide any of the goods with the view of evading justice ? Detective Davey The sheet was in a bed, and some of the articles were placed in a box, while the female prisoner wa.s wearing the shoes. P.C. Williams (Whitchurch) said he received the male prisoner into custody from the previous witness. He proceeded to Freydberg's, where he found a quantity of clothing answer- ing the description of the stolen goods. He visited the premises of Lewis Freedman, but did not find any of the stolen property that day, but on the 3rd inst. a suit of clothes and a pair of black trousers were found there. On the same day he arrested Susannah Jones at 11, Ordeil- street, who was wearing some of the stolen goods. One sheet, two waistcoats, one shirt, aud two razors were found in the house. When cautioned and charged this morning with the offence, the male prisoner said, I am not guilty of stealing and entering I found them in a ditch by the cross roads." Susannah Jones replied, I did not know they were stolen, he said he brought them from Pontlottyn." Thomas Brown and Esther Ash, assistants of Messrs Freedman and Frcydberg, pawnbrokers, having given evidence, prisoner was formally charged. Am I to be disposed of here to-day?" asked Jones.—Mr Evans No.—-Prisoner Well, then, I defer my defence.—Susannah Jones, in answer to the charge of receiving, said I didn't know he hrd stolen them, sir.—Prisoners were then committed to take their trial at the next Quarter Sessions. The female prisoner, who bore a baby in her arms, was admitted to bail in her own recognisances of S20 and an outside surety of £20. As the male prisoner was about to leave the dock his sister-m-law, a lady respectably attired, appeared to angrily reprove prisoner, who, turn- ing savagely to her, threatened to twist her neck.

-VIo"iC'I,(, BARRY MAN'S INDISCRETION. On Monday at Barry Dock Police Court a rope runner in the employ of Messrs Price and Wills, contractors for the new No. 2 dock, named John Burnett was brought up in custody charged with attempting to steal money from a sub- pay office on the dock works on Saturday last. Mr J. H. Jones, Cardiff, appeared to prose- cute. From the evidence adduced by Joseph Thomas Harfield, a sub-ca3hier, and William Christie it appears that prisoner went to the latter on Saturday shortly after noo' to receive his pay ticket, &nd created some disturbance through complaining about time for which he alleged thM he was not credited. Prisoner then passed along to the pay office, a,r "I renewed his disturbance, using bad language towards the sub-cashier, who had about S-vk) worth of silver in front of him. and after receiving the pay note representing that 5s 5c1 was owing to him, was about to count this Out. I Prisoner said that he would help himself, and made two "grabs" at the money, but witness knocked his hand away on each occasion. The prisoner now pleaded that he complained on Saturday about being short in his pay on the previous week, and declared that if he should not be paid for it he would take it hirn- seif. The Bench dismissed the case, believing self. The Bench dismissed the case, believing that prisoner was not actuated by any felonious intent, but cautioned him as to his future con- duct. Burnett was further charged with wilful damage to a window, value Is. This offence was admitted, and a fine of 10s, including costs and the payment of Is damage, was imposed. Dr. Treharne, one of the magistrates, eautioned Burnett as to his future conduct.—Burnett: Very well, sir; I shall not trouble them any more. ,>

RECORD PERFORMANCE OF A jE3 HQRSE. Edward Merchant, general dealer, was on the defendant's stand at Newport Police Court on Monday for being drunk in charge of It horse in Clarence-place at 10.45 on Friday night. Two officers proved that defendant galloped a horse along the thoroughfare at the rate of 12 miles an hour, and swayed about so badly that they got him off and found that he was drunk. Prior to this they shouted to him to stop, but he would not. The horse was in a lather. The defendant gave evidence in his son's behalf that he was going jig jog over the Newport Bridge at about four miles an hour. The horse could hardly crawl. Mr Lyndon Moore, for the defendant, said the horse was 18 years of age, and his client had just before purchased it for t3 from Win. Car- ter, a hairdresser. Alderman Moses said defendant might be charged with cruelty to animals if the horse was that age.—Mr Moore Oh, no Lord Tredegar's charger was more than 20 years old, and his Lordship was never charged with cruelty.— The Mayor He did not gallop it in Clarence place at 10.45 p.m.—Wm. Carter, the seller of the horse, said Merchant was half or three-parts drunk, and defend- ant himself owned to having taken two half-pints of cider and two two's of whisky.- The Bench conned defendant's list (once last year and once this) and found him guilty of being drunk in charge, fining him 10s 6d, or 14 days' imprisonment.

CARDIFF CORPORATION ACCOUNTS. A discussion took place at the Cardiff Finance Committee on Monday as to the desirability of altering the system of half-yearly estimates and audits. It was decided that the gain to the rate- payers from the half-yearly system was such as to compensate for the extra. work entailed thereby. Mr C. E. Dovey was elected borough auditor for the forthcoming year at a salary of iE-00 a year. Councillor Brain and Councillor T. Morel were re-elected this committee's representatives upon the Stores Committee.

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BARROW IRON TRADE. BARROW, Monday.-There has been a good week's business in hematite pig iron, although some depression is evident on account of the engineering crisis the strike is also de- laying settlement; prices, however, are very steady at 48s 6d to 50s 6d per ton. Quotations now held unchanged for nearly three months for mixed Bessemer numbers net f.o.b.; warrant iron is at 488 Id net cash sellers penny less buyers. Makers are well sold forward, and stocks are growing slightly. Iron ore steady, and in good demand at 10s 6d to lis net at mines. Steel makers are busy, although new orders are not so plentiful as of late. Shipbuilders are busy, but will be busier when the engineers' strike is settled. Coal quiet. Shipping actively employed.

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CARDIFF WATER SUPPLY. '¡ THE NEW RESERVOIR. All the plans for the new high level service reservoir for Cardiff are now completed. The Corporation has purchased six acres of land on the top of Penylan Hill. Only half of this will be utilised for the new reservoir, the remainder being kept for future emergencies. The reservoir, which will be an open one, is to be 315 feet long by 130 feet in breadth, and 12 feet in depth, and will have a capacity of three million gallons, or six times the capacity of Rhubina. The ground in which the new reservoir is to be made borders on the Llane- devrn-road, between Lisvane and Cardiff, and is over 200 feet above sea level. The ground cost £ 5,000, and the contract for the construction of the reservoir is 19,419. The total cost, exclusive of the land, will be between xio,oco and £ 11,000. The new reservoir will be used mainly for storage purposes, though of course sufficient will be used to allow of a continuous flow through it. The circumstances that have led the Corporation to construct the new reservoir are these. A considerable portion of the town and district—namely. Llaidaff, Whitchurch, Tongwynlais, Radyr, Morganstown, Llanishen, St, Fagan's, and a portion of Penylan within the borough—can only be supplied by the high level service. In the event at any time of a stoppage in the main conduit from the Taff Fawr Reservoir, these districts are at present solely stoppage in the main conduit from the Taff Fawr Reservoir, these districts are at present solely dependent upon Rhubina, which only holds half-a- million gallons, or merely a ten days' supply for I these districts. In the event of any stoppage in the Taff Fawr mains these districts would be in danger of water famine, and by the construction of a new reservoir such emergency would be obviated. The water in Penylan Reservoirs will now through Rhubina. A feature of the new reservoir will be the erection of an elegant castellated water tower of 50 feet in height, which will be a, very prominent object for miles around. This water tower will have a reservoir at its summit sufficient for the supply of the large houses in the immediate vicinity of the new reservoir. The undertaking is under the personal supervision of Mr Priestley.

DISTRESS IN THE RHONDDA VALLEY. AN APPEAL. TO TIL" EDITOR. SIR,-For some reason deplorable loss of work has been experienced in the Rhondda Valleys for several months past. Coupling this with the very low rate of wages paid, the consequence is that not only the less thrifty, but also the better class of the community find it impossible to obtain for themselves and their families the necessaries of life. Numerous instances of families without bread are reported, and surely the workmen's representatives should stir them- selves and enquire into the state oi things which exists, and help to find a remedy for it. No doubt exists in my mind that their efforts would not be spared to alleviate distress, say in York- shire or Belgium.—I am, &c., Dinas. T. D. EVANS.

FAT STOCK SALE AT LL ANT WIT MAJOR. The first Christmas fat stock sale ever held in Llantwit Major was conducted by Mr Hcwell Williams, auctioneer, of Bridgend and Car^T, at the White Lion Hotel on Monday afternoon. There were a large number present, including dealers from Swansea, Neath, Cardiff, Bridgend, Barry, Maesteg, and Nantymoel. About 60 prime fat cattle, about the same number of fat sheep, and a large number of pigs and porkers were offered. Bacon pigs averaged 5 guineas, prime wethers 45s per head, porkers about 10s per score. A splendid collection of fat cattle belong- ing to Mr David Thomas, Llanmaes, averaged £ 20 each, one going up to £ 24 15s. Two fat cattle belonging to Mr E. P. John, Down- cross, fetched £ 24 5s and £ 25 respectively. A prime lot of fat cattle belonging to Mr E. Williams, Penmark. averaged £ 20. Some prime heifers of Mr T. Wilde, St. Donats, averaged £ 17 17s; several prime steers of Mr John Thomas, Boverton Court, E17 17s. Some prime heifers of Mr Rees Thomas, Boverton-place, averaged £ 15 15s. Six prime heifera belonging to Mr Hugh Watts, averaged £ 15. Messrs J. Thomas, Tile House Mordecai Jenkins, Llanmaes; and John Williams. Llan- maes, had capital collections. The sale was somewhat slow at the commencement, but im- proved as it went on. The animals brought together included some prize cattle belonging to Mr David Thomas, Llanmaes.

A BARRY WOUNDING CASE. On Monday at Barry Dock Police Court (before Dr. E. Treharne and Mr W. W. Nell) a carpenter named John Sum- merhayes, residing at 31, Dock View-road, was brought up in custody on remand charged with unlawfully wounding a fellow lodger named Michael Boujon, a Frenchman, on Thursday night last by cutting him on the head with a table knife. Prosecutor was now cross- examined at length by Mr Alfred Jack- son. solicitor, who appeared for the prisoner, and acknowledged that there was a girl at the lodgings whom he was sweet upon, and she was in fact supposed to be his own, a thing which he himself did not object to. Prisoner was not" sweet" upon the same girl, and prose- cutor did not say a week ago that he would end the matter by means of a knife. W. D. Austin was called, and deposed that it was prosecutor who took up a knife and rushed et prisoner. Witness separated them, when the prosecutor rushed into the passage, knife in hand, and ran against the glass panels in the front door, smashing them to atoms. Prosecutor had threatened prisoner with the knife previously. P.C. Menders proved arresting prisoner, who was committed for trial at the Quarter Sessions.

.O, SAD PUBLIC-HOUSE INCIDENT. On imondoy at the Ystrad Police Court (before Alderman R. Lewis and Mr J. D. Williams), a Treorky collier, named William Waite appeared under arrest to answer a charge of unlawfully wounding his child, 2 years of age, at Treorky on the night of the 20th ult. Accord- ing to the evidence of Robert Hanceforth and Benjamin Harris, colliers, Treorky, they in com- pany with the prisoner, were drinking at the Treorky Hotel when prisoner's wife came to fetch prisoner home. At the time she had a child in his arms. Prisoner refused to go, and becom- ing annoyed threw a pint measure towards the wife, but it struck the door and broke, the piece striking the child under- neath the right eye, causing a cut two inches long. P.S. Lewis said that the child had not been out of danger until that day. In answer to the charge prisoner said, I did not intend to strike the child, but to strike my wife. I am sorry for it." The Bench took a lenient view of the case, and imposed a fine of 10s and costs, amounting to £ 1 lis 6d, with an alternative of three weeks' hard labour.

CARDIFF MUSICAL SOCIETY. The first concert of the above society this season is announced to take place on Wednes- day evening in the Park Hall. The works day evening in the Park Hall. The works to be performed are D.vorak's" Stahat Mater and Sir Arthur Sullivan's Martyr of Antiocli," both of which have already been given in Cardiff in previous years. The" Stabat Mater" especially is very popular and should be looked forward to with great interest. The artistes engaged for this occasion axe Miss Teresa Blamy, soprano; Miss Sarith Berry, contralto; Mr Henry Piercy, tenor; and Mr David Hughes, bass, whilst Mr H. C. Tonkiug will preside at the organ. The merits of the soloists do not call for detailed comment, as the singers are all familiar to audiences of the society's concerts. A good performance may confidently be expected, and, iu view of the scarcity of concerts in Cardiff this season, the ball should be filled without difficulty. Indeed, we understand that verv few seats are vacant owing to the increasing demands made this year by the subscribers. Tickets may be obtained at Messrs Newman and Son's, Queen-street. The concert begins at 7.30 punctually.

KICKED TO DEATH. Further inquiries show that the man White. who died from injuries received during a row in Bolfast on Saturday night, was literally kicked to death by a number of men who are still at large. Deceased had a, quarrel with a roulette table proprietor over some money he had lost, and this led to the attack upon him. A post mortem examination of the body has disclosed a large number of external wounds as well as rupture of the heart.

CARDIFF COUNCIL. BERESFORD-ROAD BRIDGE SCHEME COUNCILLORS GOOD AND DAVID. LIVELY PASSAGE OF ARMS. A special meeting of the Cardiff County Counci was held at the Town Hall on Monday. Alder man E. Beavan, the ex-mayor, presided, ani there was a fair attendance. A large and influen tial deputation from Splott and Roath attende( with reference to the Beresford-road Bridge Councillor David introduced the deputation, whicl was headed by Dr. Corrigan, who presentecl. memorial signed by 3,500 inhabitants of Roatl and Splott Wards in favour of a bridge beinj constructed for vehicular traffic. On the 26th p November a man was put to watch at the crossing between 5.30 a.m. and 6 p.m. During that tim||* the crossing was used by 1,470 foot passengers, 13L vehicles in charge of men, 35 cyclists,and 5 led by men,while during the same period 107 trains had passed. The ratepayers of the upper part, of Roath and Splott were very indignant at tht way in which the matter had been treated by thf Corporation. Beresford-road was the dire route to Roath Park, the only other public roi being over Splott-road Bridge. Someone h. said that a large number of houses had bet built in order to obtain compensation from t: ratepayers, but he had found that in the last tI J years only 11 houses had been erected, whi would have to come down. Mr Chappell hJ. said that the number was 90. The bridge would not interfere with the lights at Spillers Nephews' biscuit factory. There were 16,000 to 20,000 inhabitants in Roath and Splott, and with the exception of roads and light very little had been done for them. Mr WATTS thought that more pressure should be brought on the Great Western Railway Com- pany and the local landowners towards the con- struction of a bridge for vehicular traffic. Mr GROXOW then addressed the Council, and Dr. CORRIGAN added that Lord Tredegar had proposed to present to that part of the town, as a Jubilee gift, an open space of from 15 to 20 acres -(hear, hearl-in the neighbourhood of Beresford-road Bridge. The matter was now hanging fire till a bridge was made. The deputation then withdrew. The Town Clerk then read a report of the Borough Engineer, who said that 66 houses must be acquired or compensation paid to the owners. Mr GEORGE DAVID said that a number of state- ments had been niade with regard to the number of houses which it would be necessary to pull down. Some statements had been made in ignorance, and Councillor Good had said that a number of houses Mr A. GOOD (excitedly): I have not stated the number of houses: it was the borough engineer who had done so. You are tellme an untruth. and you know it. (Oh, oh.) Mr DAVID I sit down. I ask whether Mr Good ci is in order in making such a remark. The EX-MAYOR: I am sure, Mr Good, yon would not make such a remark in your cooler and calmer moments. You would not charge a colleague with deliberate untruthfulness. I can. not allow that to pass. (Cries of Withdraw.") Mr GOOD: Mr David has charged me with telling an untruth, and I shall not withdraw. Mr DAVID I must ask whether language of that sort is to be allowed The EX-MAYOK: I want to make an appeal tc Mr Good to withdraw the remark. I noticed it in a moment, and I very much deprecate it. I hope you will see your way as a gentleman and a colleague to withdraw it. Mr GOOD If Mr David as a gentleman ajid a colleigue will withdraw his remark, I will with- draw mine, but not unless. (Cries of With. draw '") Mr DAVID You, sir, have made an appeal to Mr Good as a gentleman and a colleague to with- draw his remark. He refuses to accept that position, and there I shall let the matter rest. Continuing,CouncillorDavid said that the borough engineer had said that 66 houses would be inter. fered with. That was a different thing from saying that they would have to come down. Mr CHAPPELL Acquired. Mr DAVID said that the borough engineer had not said they must be acquired. j Mr GOOD It is not right. (Laughter.) t Mr Gto. DAVID (emphatically) Do listen tt what is said, and don't be so foolish. (Loud laughter.) Continuing, Mr DAVID said that the cost of the vehicular bridge had besn variously estimated at from £ 25,000 to £ 30,000 to from S40,000 to £ 60,000. The Great Western Railway Company ought certainly to contribute much more than they had done. Apart from that, however, the Corporation ought to look alive to their responsibility. He then moved the resolution standing in his name That the Parliamentary Committee be instructed to take step in the 1899 Session of Parliament, either by way of provisional order or otherwise, to obtain the necessary powers for the construction of a bridge for vehicular and pedestrian traffic over the Great Western Railway at the Beresford-road level cross- ing, and that the financial aid of the Great Western Railway Company and the adjoining, landowners be asked ill assisting the Corporation to carry out thij, improvement. Alderman JACOBS moved that the clauses con- tained in the present Corporation Bill with refer- ence to the Beresford road Bridge be not furthej proceeded with, and that if possible the Parlia- mentary Committee in their negotiations with the G.W.R. Company arrange for the company to promote a Bill in Parliament in the Session of 1899 to construct a vehicular bridge and ap. proaches from Beresford-road level crossing, the Cdtporation to contribute towards the cost the sum to be subsequently agreed upon. Councillor EVAKS seconded the amendment. Replying to Councillor Buist, the Town plerk said tha.t even if the Council did take Parliamen- tary powers to make a bridge they would not be bound to make it. Aid "rinan D. JONES said that the £ 1,500 that the G.W.R -Co. had offered them towards the construction of the bridge was nothing like enough, and urged that the Corporation ought certainly to go on with the Bills as drafted. Mr MILDON urged the importance of going on with the footbridge, and hoped the Council would not be frightened by anything that they had heard that morning. Mr CHAPPELL declared that the petition that had been presented had been signed by many under false pretences. Many people had signed it under the impression that it was for a foot- bridge, and women had been persuaded to put down their husbands' names. As a matter of fact the total number of houses that would have to be prdled down was 91, and if Councillor David had read the report with his eyes shut be could not help it. (Loud and prolonged laughter.) Mr ROBIXSON declared that Councillor David had been going up and down the town making political capital out of the matter. He thought he had made a great mistake in bringing the deputa,- tion to the Council. Councillor BRAIN said he could not shnt his eyes to what had been said by the members of the deputation, but stuck to his opinion that -240,000 or i45,001,1 would have to be spent. Mr WARD supported the resolution. Alderman S ANDERS said that if they dropped their Bill and took their leverage with the Great Western Railway Company away, they might as well blow at the moon. Councillor DAVID, in replying, deprecated the utterances of Councillor Chappell in his attack upon his own (Councillor Chappell's) consti- tuents. He did not for one moment believe that those gentlemen who had come as a deputation to the Council were guilty of the base and treacherous conduct attributed to them. (Hear, hear.) Aldermen Jacobs's amendment was then put and lost, only four voting for it and 28 against. Councillor David's resolution was then put and lost, 16 voting for it and 17 against. For—Alderman D. Jones, W. J Trounce, anc, E. Beavan Councillors R. Cory, E. Thomas, T. Andrews, Hughes, Crossman, Waring, Ward, David, I. Thomas, Allen, Robinson, Halleft, Jabez Jones (16). Against-Aldermen Lewis, Cory, Jacobs., Carey, and Sanders Councillors Brain, Mildon, Evans, Gerhold, Good, Buist, Yeall, Lewis Morgan, Mevrick, Courtis, Symonds, and Chappell (17).

A CARDIFF STABBING AFFRAY. A general household disturbance at 27, Russell- street on Saturday necessitated an inquiry beiort the Stipendiary Magistrate at the Cardiff Police ■ Court on Monday. It took the shape of a charge of feloniously cutting and wounding which Ellen O'Brien preferred against William Giles (29). From the evidence tendered it seems there must have been considerable uproar in the house, the prosecutrix having cuts on the lip and the side of the jaw, which she alleged were inflicted by prisoner and another woman who appeared as a witness was greatly damaged about the face, which disfigurement she attributed to a kick received from the prisoner. Witnesses for Giles, who was committed to take his trial at the next Assizes, said both prosecutrix and her witness injured one another in a squabble which they had.

A ^70NDERFUL TERRIBLE SKIN DISEASE—RHEU- TERRIBLE SKIN DISEASE—RHEU- MATISM—HEADACHE, DYSPEPSIA For 14 years I was troubled wifh a terrible skill, disease on my legs. I had been under the care 01 several doctors. They all seemed to call my trouble by different names; one said it wafc scro f ula, another eczema, and so on They gave me medicine, bat it did not do me any good. I was under an herbalist for six months, but got no bet tcr, and was then advised to go to the hospital. where the treatment of skin diseases was a spe- ciality. I did so, and attended four years. They first tried one thing and then another, but instead o. getting better I became worse. I was also troubled with rheumatism and indigestion, also severe headache, and could not sleep at night. I was about giving up all hope, when one day a papet telling about Hood's Sarsaparilla was put in at ow door. I read it, and told my husband I would tr, the medicine as it had cured so many. I bought ii bottle, then a second, and before I had taken it ab I found my rheumatism a great deal better, my indigestion quite gone, my headache not as severe and my legs getting better. Hood's Sarsaparills, has done me more good than anything I have evei taken. I am satisfied with Hood's Pills. They are all they are recommended to be."—Mrs WHITE, 7 Bank Top, Manchester-road, Droylsden, Lancashire JJOOD S gARSAPARILLi Is sold by chemists. Plice 2s 9d and 4s 6d. C. I. Hood & Co., Ltd., 34, Snow Hill, London, E.C. HO O D'S "1TJ ILLS are easy to take an( fr easy to operate. Is lid.

IiUStUlSS Àhhttssts. THE INCANDESCENT GAS LIGHT. "WELSBACH" SYSTEM. Acknowledged to be trHE MOST PERFECT ARTIFICIAL GAS LIGHT. GIVES rjlREBLE THE LIGHT of any other Gas Burner, and gAVES JJALF THE GAS BILL. GIVES A BRILLIANT, SOFT, STEADY LIGHT. FREEDOM FROM SMOKE. REDUCED HEAT. AVOID WORTHLESS IMITATIONS. THE INCANDESCENT GAS LIGHT JL COMPANY, Limited, Wishes to draw the attention of the public to the fact that while other Incan- descent Burners and Mantles are offered to the public at APPARENTLY CHEAPER RATES, yet it would soon be discovered that such cheapness is obtained at the SACRIFICE of EFFI- CIENCY, and that such burners and mantles in reality are CONSIDERABLY MORE EXPENSIVE than the WELS- BACH BURNERS and MANTLES. The aim of the Incandescent Gas Light Company, Limited, is to supply burners of the BEST QUALITY and HIGHEST FINISH at a FAIR and MODERATE PRICE to the Public, and in the same manner to supply mantles only of the VERY HIGHEST EFFICIENCY which it is possible to attain. THE "WELSBACH" MANTLES t ARE THE ONLY ONES BY WHICH AN EFFICIENCY OF FROM 50 TO 60 CANDLE- POWER WITH 3Mt. TO 3ft. OF GAS PER HOUR CAN BE OBTAINED, WHILE, AT THE SAME 2PIME, LASTING FROM 800 TO 1,000 HOURS ON THE AVERAGE. THE INCANDESCENT GAS LIGHT § COMPANY, Limited, CONFIDENTLY CHALLENGE any approach to such results in any other mantles which can be legitimately offered to the public without infringe- ment of the Welsbach Patents. The INCAN- DESCENT GAS LIGHT COMPANY, Limited, owns the ONLY PATENTS by WHICH THE ABOVE RESULTS CAN BE OBTAINED, and THE PUBLIC IS THEREFORE I WARNED against being misled into pur- phasing worthless imitations, which only cause ftissatisfaction. PLAIN FACTS AND FIGURES, j{_ Showing the SAVING TO THE BRITISH PUBLIC TO BE EFFECTED BY THIS SYSTEM, AS COMPARED WITH THE ORDINARY GAS BURNERS OR ELECTRIC LIGHT. THE" WELSBACH" INCANDES- JL CENT GAS LIGHT Burner, giving a light of øo candle power, consumes 3J cubic feet of gas per "lour or in one year of 1,600 burning hours, say 5,600 Sabic feet of gas, which at 2s 6d per 1,000, amounts to 14s An ordinary burner, consuming 5 cubic feet of gas per hour, gives a light of 16 candles, or, say, 8,000 cubic feet in a year of 1,600 burning hours, which, with gas at 2s 6d per thousand, would amount to £1, SHOWING SAVING EFFECTED ON ONE BURNER OF 6s PER ANNUM, WITH NEARLY FOUR TIMES THE AMOUNT OF LIGHT. This means that to get with an ordinary burner the Ia.me amount of light as with a WELSBACH IN- CANDESCENT GAS BURNER would necessitate an jxpenditure of £ 3 15s per annum on gas, instead of 14s per annum with an INCANDESCENT GAS LIGHT BURNER-i.e., that by using the latter a consumer would save jE3 Is per burner per annum. Allow 3s 6d per annum for cost of renewals of mantles, and 2s per annum as sinking fund for outlay 9D the burner, it would show A NETT GAIN OF £2 15s 6D PER BURNER PER ANNUM by adopting THE INCANDESCENT GAS LIGHT, B and the outlay being about 6s 6d means that it would be a RETURN OF -850 PER CENT. PER ANNUM ON THE OUTLAY. It is stated that there are 200,000,000 gas jets in the United Kingdom. The saving of 6s per annum on ach of these gas jets would mean £60,000,000 STERLING PER ANNUM SAVED TO THE BRITISH PUBLIC, beside giving them FOUR TIMES THE AMOUNT OF LIGHT fhey at present get from the ordinary burner, by adopting THE INCANDESCENT GAS LIGHT, a WELSBACH SYSTEM." THE INCANDESCENT GAS LIGHT, JL "WELSBACH SYSTEM." DNE-TENTH THE PRICE OF ELECTRIC LIGHT. AN INCANDESCENT GAS LIGHT BURNER consuming 372 cubic feet of gas per hour gives a light of 60 candles. With gas at 3s per thousand cubic leet, and taking the year at 1,500 burning hours, that would cost 15s 9d per annum. Sixty units of electricity give a. light of 16 candles for 1,000 hours. Therefore to get a light of 60 candles for 1,500 hours would necessitate 337% units, which would cost approximately as follows :— At 6d per unit. JE8 8s per annum. At 5d „ JE7 Os At 4d £5 12s „ At 3d „ j54 4s At 2d „ £2 16s „ At Id £1 8s Therefore, Electric Light would have to be supplied approximately at d per unit to compete with the Incandescent C:1S Light with Gas at 3s per thousand. A TESTIMONIAL. Swansea, November 30th, 1897. L. de Fonblanque, Esq., Secretary, incandescent Gas Light Company, Limited, Palmer-street, London. Dear Sir. I have sent you a photograph of the new nave of St. Mary's Church (designed by Sir Arthur Blom- field and Sons), showing the installation of your Welsbach Incandescent Gas System, which was fitted to the Church in July last. I have much pleasure in telling you it has been a complete success, and that we have not had to renew a single Mantle in the Church. The edifice is brilliantly lighted, and the whole con- gregation can read without any strain or difficulty. The installation consists of 74 burners, which give an aggregate of 3,600 candle power, the entire expense of which costs us 9d per hour. The estimate re- ceived for electric current to produce the same candle power would have entailed an expense of 68 per hour. Yours truly, (Signed) JOHN LEGG, Church warden, St. Mary's, Swansea. THE" WELSBACH" INCANDES- JJL CENT GAS LIGHT. ENORMOUS SALES EVIDENCE ITS POPULARITY. Immense strides in the sales of the Incandescent 3as Light Burners. 100,000 BURNERS were sold in 1894. 300,000 BURNERS were sold in 1895. 600,000 BURNERS were sold in 1896. 1.000,000 BURNERS were sold in 1897. Itis now acknowledged that the light is not only Indispensable for every condition of indoor lighting, church lighting, office lighting, works, factories, rail- way stations, &c., but, as stated by one of the most distinguished lighting authorities in the kingdom, it is indispensable for public street lighting. THE" WELSBACH INCANDES- § CENT GAS LIGHT. Candle Power. Price. C Burner giving 60 with 3 cubic feet of gas per hour 6s. 6d. Gem Burner, giving 30 with lif cubic feet of gas per hour 4s. Gd. Either of the above patterns can be sup- plied also fitted with by-pass. RENEWAL MANTLES, Is 3D EACH. A MORAL OBLIGATION.—it is the BOUNDEN DUTY of every Gas Consumer to Have a "WELSBACH" INCANDESCENT GAS LIGHT BURNER in his house. It must be properly fitted, and the Gas Consumer should therefore go to the nearest Agent of the Company, whose name and address will be given on application, personally or by letter, to the Company's Offices. Having had one "WELSBACH" INCANDESCENT GAS LIGHT BURNER fixed, it will not be long before these burners replace all other gas burners in the house bat a trial of the system is aMORAL OBLIGATION )n every Gas Consumer and Householder. The Light can be seen in use at the Show Rooms of THOMAS RVIHOMAS AND SONS, 88, QUEl'N-STREET, CARDIFF, Dr any other of he District Agents appointed throughout the couiji"v, whose names and addresses will be furnisned on application to THE INCANDESCENT GAS LIGHT COMPANY, LTD., LONDON: f9 & 80, York-street, Westminster; 33, Queen Vic- toria-street, E.C.; 137, Kensington High-street, W. 591, Brixton-road, S.W.; 136, Newington-causeway, E.; 77, Westow-hill, Upper Norwood, S.E.; 246 Upper-street, Islington 41, Hart-street, Bloomsbury, or at the Company's PROVINCIAL BRANCHES AT MANCHESTER. BIRMINGHAM, LEEDS, GLASGOW, EDINBURGH. OFFICES, WORKS, AND TRADE SHOW- ROOMS :— JMLMEK STREET, WESTMINSTER, LONDON, S.W.