The Carmarthen Journal and South Wales Weekly Advertiser

LADIES. HOW I SHOT MY FIRST TIGER. i uThose who are accustomed to tiger-shooting," says Lady Eva Wyndham Quin in the Nineteenth Century, will not realise the anxious feeling one experiences when, for the very first time, one is perched on top of an elephant, poking aboat in thick undergrowth, and expecting to see a tiger bound out of every bush. At last out he rushes with a mighty roar, and dashes round and round the ring, vainly trying to force his way through, while all the elephants trumpet loudly, with their trunk? in the air, and their mahouts shriek and yell, so that one requires all one's nerve to fire and hit him under such alarming circumstances. But it is really a case of now or never, and I take a shot at a tigress as she is galloping by, and am lucky enough to hit her in the back with my first shot, and again in the shoulder with my second one, whereupon she charges straight at our elephant, but only to receive her death-blow from a second rifle in the howdah. One cannot help feeling sorry to see such a noble beast laid low, but so great are the rejoicings when she is brought triumphantly into camp, thrown across an elephant's back, that one's regrets are soon for- gotten in the pride and delight of having shot one's first tiger." VISITING CARDS. A leading stationer tells me that a determined effort is being made to supersede white visiting cards by those of a grey shade, but that the best people do not take kindly to the innovation. Time was, it is true, when people of fashion used cards of the most highly embellished character, which were more often than not real works of art and handsome souvenirs of a friend's call, but, like everything of the kind, the idea became vulgarised, and subsequently died out. It would, after all, be impossible to fix a canon of good taste in such a manner, and as it is almost impossible to vulgarise the ordinary white pasteboard, I think it will be far wiser if we make no attempt to displace it from favour. CROWNING A ROSE QUEEN AT THE ALEXANDRA PALACE. A pretty and suitable accompaniment to the rose show at the Alexandra Palace was the crowning of the rose queen, which ceremony was instituted some twelve years ago by Father Nugee, the prac- tical friend of many a London working girl, and the originator of the Work Girl's Protection Society which aims at saving the girls from the hands of the sweater and other oppressors. The ceremony consists of the choice of a rose queen by her companions and friends, who all give their votes to any maiden whom they consider the most good and virtuous. It was announced to take place at four, but it was very nearly five before the little band of girls could venture to cross the grounds from the banquetting hall, where they had assembled, and whence they would have formed a precession had not a heavy shower of rain pre- vented the first part of the programme from being realized. The throne standing in readiness on the platform, under a red canopy, ornamented with garlands and bunches of roses j in front a large harp, the frame of which was covered by a mass of roses kept fresh and cool by veils of maidenhair fern; on either side of the platform more roses, pink and white and yellow, and behind among Mr Steadman's choir a cluster of white-robed lasses, carrying roses—that was the scene on which the eyes of the spectators fell as they came into the large hall. Presently there was the sound of a band in the distance; it came nearer and nearer, heading the procession which was very pretty and touchingly simple and unpretentious. After the musicians came the good priest, who by introduc- ing the rosiere into England has grafted the French rose upon the English hawthorn. Father Nugee wore his priest's robes, and his ruddy face literally beamed with pleasure; behind him came two other priests in black cassocks; choristers in white sur. plices and carrying banners, and then followed the gentle, humble queen, the maiden of sweet seven- teen who earns seven shillings a week by machine sewing towards the expenses of a household of twelve children, the only supporters of which are the mother and the eldest daughter, who has now without a single dissentient voice been chosen by her colleagues and by Father Nugee's congregation to be "rightful rose-queen for the year." Her majesty wore a costume of rose-pink and cream- coloured sateen, and her pale face was covered with a long white veil. After her came the ex- queens, in pompadour dresses of some pretty soft chintz and then followed a train of adherents all prettily attired in light gowns and wearing French muslin caps. There was no need of the good father to point out that they were all the children of toil —the young city slaves: it was too plainly written on every one of the white faces. After the pro- cessional hymn was sung about the poorest child that- May wear the crown Before the great white throne, Father Nugee gave a short address, in which, as he has so often done before, he pleaded the cause of the poor working girls, and appealed to the press, the clarion of justice, to mlake it known how hard was the lot of the children and women toilers in London. The Dowager Duchess of Marlborough, who had been waiting for nearly an hour with imperturbable patience, then crowned the Rose Queen, and, bending down to the girl, said, Cf I am very happy, Ada Weldon, to be the instrument of giving away this crown, and I trust it is an em- blem of the everlasting crown which you will one day receive." The crown was too large, and it lay all awry on the young girl's head; but no one noticed the humorous aspect, and there were tears in many eyes when, after the Duchess had dis- tributed the purses (X5 to the Queen and 10s. to each ex-Queen), all the children, down to the two babies who had been standing close by her side, came and did homage to the pale-faced sempstress- queen, against whose election as a reward for her quiet virtues not one voice had raised even the faintest protest. Special hymns had been sung by n the excellently trained choir and the girls daring the ceremony, which was concluded shortly after five o'clock. DEVILLED SHRIMPS. Yon must take some nice fresh shrimps and shell them, and then roll them in flour and put them in a frying-basket, and fry them in clean boiling fat until a nice golden colour and quite crisp. Then turn them into a cloth which has been sprinkled with salt and cayenne pepper, and toss them about and serve as hot as possible. PEAS TO BOTTLE. Gather the peas of a uniform size, discarding all hard ones and all very tiny ones. Put them into boiling water, and let them boil fast for a couple of minutes, then strain the water on to the pods. Pound these in it and what good thick juice can be got from them mix with water sufficient to cover the peas when in the bottle. Boil this with salt for a quarter of a hour. Fill the bottles with peas, and while the water is hot, pour it over them. When cold, tie down well. CLARET JELLY. You will find a mould with a hole in the centre will be the best kind to use to make this jolly in, as it should not be a very firm jelly, and the weight, of course, is not so great when a mould of the kind I advise is used. Whipped cream nicely flavoured and sweetened can be used with great advantage to fill up the centre of the jelly. Put a quarter of a pint of water into a stewpan with a quarter of a pound of lump sugar and allow it to boil, then dissolve in it half an ounce of gelatine (Marshall's). This mixture must be allowed, to cool and then about two large tablespoonfuls of brandy mnst be added, a little carmine, and three quarters of a pint of claret. Pour through a strainer into the mould, and then place in a cool place until quite set. You will find this an excellent jelly for invalids, BRANDY SNAPS. Mix a pinch of salt and a tablespoonful of grated ginger into lb. of flour, and to this rub 4oz. butter and the freshly grated rind of a lemon. Mix it to a paste, with about 2oz. of treacle and a few drops of lemon juice. Flour the pastry board, roll out your pastry as thin as possible, and cut it into rounds with a tumbler. Bake in a moderate oven, and roll round your finger into a cone before it hardens, which it very soon does, so you must be quick about it. Keep the snaps in a closely-shut tin or they will lose their crispness. TOFFEE. Melt three ounces of butter in a saucepan, and then add a pound of good brown sugar and stir for about twenty minutes over the fire, when the toffee should be sufficiently cooked. This you can tell by dropping a little into some cold water, when, if it is sufficiently cooked, it will set at once, and should then break if bitten in two. The toffee should be poured on to a well oiled or buttered dish or marble slab. c VI 1_1. TOMATO SALAD. I do not know a nicer salad than one simply made of tomatoes, cold potatoes, and a little finely- chopped eschalot. This is a most simple salad to make, as the only dressing it requires is oil, plenty of pepper, a little vinegar and salt, and after the salad is mixed a little finely-chopped tarragon and chervil may be sprinkled over it. You can make a very charming dish by taking some nice ripe toma- toes as nearly as possible the same size and caro- fully out them in half, remove all the seeds from the inside, and then fill up the space with nicely- made potato salad. The potato should be cut when raw into pea shape with a pea cutter, and afterwards be carefully boiled, and then when cold the potato must be mixed with a little good Mayonnaise sauce, a little eschalot finely ehopped, and some finely-minced tarragon and chervil. COCOA NUT MACCAROONS. Take the whites of four eggs and whip them to a very stiff froth until they are quite white and stiff, and then add a quarter of a pound of freshly grated cocoanut and half a pound of castor sugar. Then place on waxed tins in small quantities and bake in a coolish oven until a pale brown. I have omitted to say that before putting into the oven the little biscuits should be sprinkled with icing sugar.

MISCELLANEOUS. THE EMPEROR'S SUPPER. Stories of the German Emperor are always abundant, often uncomplimentary and not un- frequently apocryphal. Here is one which seems to have rather better credentials than usual. One day, it runs, he invited a young lieutenant, who is an excellent zither player, to dinner. The Im- perial family dines at two o'clock, and after dinner the officer gave a little concert on the zither to their Majesties. Towards four o'clock he asked permission to retire. Why so soon?" graciously asked the Emperor. Sire," replied the lieuten- ant, 1 return to my garrison to-morrow, and I have promised my sister to come and say good-bye this afternoon at her pensionat." You are a good brother; but before you go you must take coffee with us." Twenty minutes later the lieutenant went with his Sovereign into the drawing-room, when whom should he see but his sister sitting next to the Empress and surrounded by three or four little princes. Like a good German housewife the Empress herself poured out tho coffee for her visitors. The conversation, varied by music, was prolonged till the evening, when the Emperor said to the young people that he would like to keep them to supper; offering his arm to the girl, the Emperor led the way into the dining-room, while the Empress followed with the brother. It was a very simple meal which was placed before them, consisting of a dish of vegetables and a piece of roast meat. But it appeared that it was rather more elaborate than usual, for the amiable Em- press said laughingly—" You must not think that we have always such luxurious suppers. It is only when we have visitors that we are so grand." THE LARDER OF A MAIL STEAMER. We grumble at an hotel or on board ship if our food is not exactly what we desire, but few have any idea of the provision needed on one of the American liners. The passengers on the Royal Mail Steamship TJmbria in one of her recent voyages from New York to Liverpool consumed the following .— 9,500 lb. of beef, 4,000 lb. of mutton, 900 lb. of lamb, 256 lb. of veal, 150 lb. of pork. 140 lb. of pickled legs of pork, 600 lb. of corned tongues, 700 lb. of corned beef, 2,000 lb. of fresh fish, 20 lb. of calves' feet, 18 lb. of calves' heads, 450 fowls, 240 spring chickens, 120 ducks, 50 turkeys, 50 geese, 600 squabs, 300 tins of sardines, 300 plovers, 175 lb. of sausages, 1,200 lb. of ham 500 lb. of bacon, 10,000 eggs, 2,000 qta. of milk, 700 lb. of butter, 410 lb. of coffee, 87 lb. of tea, 900 lb. of sugar, 100 lb. of rice, 200 lb. of barley, 100 jars of jam and jelly, 50 bottles of pickles, 60 bottles of sauces, 20 barrels of apples, 14 boxes of lemons, 18 boxes of oranges, 6 tons of potatoes, 24 barrels of flour. SENSATIONAL SUICIDES IN HIGH LIFE. Dispatches from Munich bring news of two sen- sational suicides in high life. In the first case, the widow of an English peer rowed out to the middleofa lake near that city, jumped into the water, and was drowned. On hearing ef her ladyship's sad death, Count Waldemar Beumanthal, Prussian attache at Munich, committed suicide by blowing out his brains with a revolver, It is believed the unhappy people had been engaged, and had bad a lover's quarrel. AN AMUSING HOAX. At a North London theatre last week a carriage conveying persons made up after the likeness of the Shah, tha Prince of Wales, and the Duke of Cambridge drove up to the house, and entered a private box, while the orchestra of the establish- ment struck up the National Anthem and the Persian March. The audience were completely taken in by the admirable make-up" adopted, and the crowds which assembled in the streets became so dense that it was found necessary to preserve order. A GHASTLY STORY. A sensational story comes from Johnstown that a diver, who has explored the bottom of the river beneath the arches of the stone viaduct, reports that hundreds of bodies are lying there, one upon another, held down by tons of steel wire that has been wrapped and twisted into a mass of unknown proportions. MORE SHAH. On the occasion of the Shah's former visit to this country, anecdotes of his oddities and malapropos actions were as rife as during his present sojourn amongst us they are scarce. Land and Water has been at the pains to make a collection of whatever stories are going the rounds relative to His Persian Majesty. However well invented they are, for the most part, probably more amusing than accurate. At the garden party at Marlborough House, whilst promenading the grounds with the Princess of Wales, the Shah, according to this authority, was suddenly fascinated by a young married. lady, and, without the slightest explanation, he left the Princess and, planting himself before the object of his attraction, stared at her for some considerable period, to her evident and quite explicable con- fusion. A story of the absurd order is to the effect that, on the night of the Court Ball at Buckingham Palace, one member of the suite, having retired to rest, on hearing the music, without more ceremony, got out of bed ani paid a short visit to the ball- room attired in the sweetly simple costume much in vogue in the time of our first parents. His visit, however, was brief. Two great ladies, it is said, will not remember this latest visit of the Shah with unmixed pleasure, for in the one case in her presence he refused to take her down to dinner on account of her lack of personal beauty, whilst the other he is said te have summed up to her face with the decidedly ungallant remark, very ugly, very ugly"—of course, however, in French. In discussing the relativo merits of the most promi- nent English beauties he has met since his arrival in England, he is reported to have said with a shrug of the shoulder, Duchess of Leinster, Lady de Grey-Hum-but Lady Rosebery. Ah, beauti- J ful." WHAT A DOG CAN DO. A very famous dog has just died in "Save," a splendid St. Bernard, belonging to Mr Smith of Norfolk Lodge, Sheffield. He was of the same family as Barry," a dog whfch saved over eighty lives in the Alps before he was unfortunately mis- taken for a wolf, and shot by a traveller he had gone to rescue. Save," is a worthy descendant of a long line of prize-takers. He stands 33 i at the shoulder. A WELSH PRIZE FIGHT. A PRIZB FIGHT for nominal stakes took place in a secluded spot near Pontypridd on Sunday morning. Forty-four rounds were fought by two men named Davies and Evans, residing in Rhonddafach Valley, and both were severely punished. A large crowd watched the combat. The police appeared on the scene afterwards, but failed to make any arrests. A NOVEL MODE OF STOPPING A TRAIN At Lancaster Castle, four lads about nine years of age, named William James Corless, Robert Willatt, Edward Dixon, and John Edward Coban, were charged with placing themselves on the Midland Railway with intent to obstruct an engine, at Skerton, on the 25th ult. It appeared that the lads deliberately sat down upon the rails in order to stop a train which was coming along, and though the engine driver, who had seen them, used the whistle again and again, they refused to move until the fireman got down on the line to them. As there was a doubt as to the identity of Coban, he was discharged. The other three lads were ordered to receive six strokes from a birch rod. LUTHER AND HOUSE-FLIES. House-flies are, and have always been, amongst the most unpopular of insects. Lather is said to have hated them heartily, and to have massacred them without mercy. He was wroth with them and called them the emissaries of Diabolus and the ghosts of heretics," because they buzzed about him and distracted his attention when reading a pious book. It will be remembered that, according to the prevailing ideas of the old Roman Catholics, the bluebottle and the common house-fly together con- stituted one of the many plagues of the mediaeval purgatory. A CHILD'S GRATITUDE. At a meeting of the West Bromwieh Hospital Saturday Committee, the bon. secretary told a touching tale of a child's gratitude for benefits received at the institution. During the progress of the collection this year a child bought a box, in which she had been saving her half-pence for some time, and stated she wished to present the money as a token of her gratitude for the kind treatment she had received while an in-patient at the institution a short time ago. "THE ANTIQUITY OF MAN." It is no new thing to the Christian world that infidels and sceptical philosophers have dug deep into the earth to make the rocks speak against the trathof revelation, and to show that "He who made the world, add declared its date to Moses, was mistaken in its age." Others, equally hostile, have attempted to penetrate the shades of ancient times, and reveal the names of dynasties in India and China that existed long before the world, socording to the Bible, began. Every age has produced much boisterous, olamerous proclamation of the wisdom of unbelief, and much action among the enemies of God. This battle of man's antiquity has been fought and refought. The question has been tested again and again by all the arts of ridicule and learning of the world, and Christianity has ultimately gained the field. The thinking minds of the world now acquiesce in the conclusion drawn from the laborious investigations of Sir William Jones, that, on the most liberal construction, the exist- anee of an established government in the East can be traced back no further than 2000 years before the Christian era. The objection on this head has died away, to be heard of no more. Who now places any confidence in the calculations of Volney who maintained that the sacerdotal colleges in Egypt were founded 13,300 years before Chriat P The fact of tools and instruments of labour being disinterred from the interior of the earth proves nothing on the question of man's antiquity. If those instruments unquestionably point to a date anterior to the Mosaic account, then of necessity we are bound to acquiesce in this theory; but has such a revelation ever been placed before the world P Never, and until it is forthcoming, we prefer to hold by the Mosaic narrative as being the surest guide. Cuvier, one of the most enlightened of geologists, and who gave a new form and impulse to the investi- gations of fossil remains, deduces from certain pro- gressive changes on the earth's surface, as well as from the concurrent traditions of many nations, that the first appearance of man upon the face of the earth cannot be referred to a period farther back than 6000 years. Geologists of any authority have admitted this conclusion. There is truth in the apothegm of La Place, who says-" A little philosophy inclineth a man to atheism, but depth in philoaophy bringeth men's minds about to religion." What has become of the eighty theories which the French Institute enu- merated in 1806, hostile to Scripture history I Is it not a fact that not one of them has stood to the present time? It is a lame argument, and unworthy of a scientific man, to suppose," without authenticating the fact," that human bones are more fragile and destrOetible than those of animals. This is sorely an easy way of solving the difficulty. To those on the quri vive for objections, it may be sufficient evidence to demonstrate against the Mosaic narrative, but to a thinking mind it is not of sufficient weight.

LLANELLY FLOWER SHOW. On Tuesday, the annual Flower Show was held at Stradey. The weather was very wet, but the visitors attended in good numbers. The Car- marthen exhibitors carried away several prizes. The Town Band, under the leadership of Mr Samuel, of Lakefield, played several selections. Messrs J. Williams and Morgan W. James worked hard as secretaries. The show as regards exhibits was better than that of last year. The following was the PRIZE LIST. NUBSBBTKKN'S CLASS.—(Open). Group of 40 plants—1, James Buckley, Bryn- caerau; 2, W J Buckley, Penyfai. Collections of cut flowen-l, John Speck, Llanelly; 2, Mr Farrant, Swansea; h c, James Buckley. OPEH CLAS&-(Nurserymen not to compete). Collection of 20 plants in pots-I, C W Mansel Lewis, Stradey; 2, W J Buckley; 3, James Buckley. Six ferns (stove or greenkouse)-I, J H Rogers, Glyncoed. Special Prize, C W M Lewis. Four Zonale geraniums, in 8in. pots—1, D Morgan, Box. Four double geraniums, in Sin. pots—1, D Morgan, Box. Three Achimene, in pots or pans—1, Mos is Harries, Dimpath; 2, J H Roger* 3. W J Buckley. Coleus, three varieties, 3 pots-1, James Bucklty; 2, C W M Lewis. Cockscombs (three)—1, James Buckley; 2, C W M Lewis. Variegated geraniums, 3 pots—1, D Morgan, Box 2, John Clapton. Balsams, 3 pote-I, Moses Harries; 2, Wm. Harry, Felinfoel. Fuchsias, 3 pots—1, J H Rogers; 2, C W M Lewis. Gloxinias, 4 pote-l, C W M Lewis; 2, John Clapton. Device In wild flowers and gramee-1, Mra Davies, Penybank; 2, Susannah Davies, Felinfoel. Collection of cut fiewers-1. D Morgan; 2, R May. Asters, 6 varieties-1, R Guest, Goring Place; 2, John Jones, Tabernacle. Dahlias, 6 blooms (varieties)—1, C W M Lewis; 2, R May. Dahlias. 6 blooms (single)-I, D Morgan; 2, C W M Lewis. Phloxes, 3 spikes—1, Evan Owen, Cwmfelin; 2nd prize disqualified. Roses (cut), 6 varieties—1, C W M Lewis; 2, J H Rogers. Stocks, 6 plants—1, James Buokley; 2, Samuel Evans, Pwll. Gladioli, 6 spikes, 4 varieties—1, D Morgan, Box. 6 Lady's hand bouquet-1, James Buckley; 2, R May. Three button hole bouquets—1, CWM Lewis; 2, J H Rogers. Apples, cooking—1, Thomas Parkinson, Carmar- then; 2, John Watts. Apples, dessert, 6-10 J Watts 2, David Phillips, Felinfoel. Grapes, 2 bunchee, blMk-l, C W II Lewis; 2, W J Buckley. Grapes, 2 bunches, white-2. W J Buckley. Melon, 1, red llesh-l, C W M Lewis. Pine, one— 1, James Buckley; 2, C W M Lewis. Six dessert pears-I, C W M Lewis; 2, John Watts. Potatoes, 6 sorts, 12 of eaoh-I, James Buckley; 2, David Morgan, Box; 3, Thomas Williams, Caereline. Six carrots, intermediate—1, Thomas Jones, Old Castle; 2, C W M Lewis. Six Parsnips—1, James Jones, Pensarn, Carmar- then 2. R May. Six Spring onions-I, William Hughes, Caerelms: 2, David Lewis, PwU. Six Autumn-sown onions 1, Evan Owen; 2, James Buckley. Six Turnips—1, John Thomas; 2, D Morgan. Two celery sticks, white—1, John Phillips; 2, A G Brouning, Llanelly. Two celery sticks, red—1, John Phillips, Furnace; 2, Mrs Brouning. Twelve Peapods-I. John Thomas, Tabernacle- terrace, Carmarthen. Two Marrows—1, C W M Lewis; 2, T Parkinson, Carmarthen. Twelve French beans—1, J H Rogers; 2, David Morgan. Twelve Scarlet Runners-I, James Buckley; 2, C W M Lewis. Twelve Broad Beans-I, David Morgan; 2, C W M Lewis. Gooseberries, 12—1, John Thomas, Tabernacle- terrace, Carmarthen; 2, Thomas Parkinson, Car- marthen. Currants, dish of black—1 and 2, C W M Lewis. Currants, dish of white—1 and 2, Thomas Parkin- son, Carmarthen. j .6.- Ii"; Leeks, 6—1, John Richards; 2, W Harry, Llanelly. AxA,TzuW CLABS.-(Not employing regular Gardeners). PLANTS. Greenhouse or window plants, 4 pots, distinct varieties—1 and 2, D Morgan, Box. Ferns—1, John Clapton; 2, David Lewis. Balsams, a pots—1, Moses Harries; 2, H Boulton. Fuschias, 3 pots—1, D Morgan, Box. Geraniums, Zonale, 3 in 8 inch Pots-I, David Morgan, Box. Double Geraniums, 2—1, D Morgan. Liliums, 2-2, H Boulton. Begonias, tuberous rooted, 3-1, D Morgan; 2, William Harry, Llanelly. Achimene, 3-1. D Morgan. Double Petunias, 3-1, H Boulton; 2, Moses Harries. CUT FLOWERS. Gladioli Spikes, not less than 4 varieties—1, D Morgan, Box. Antirhiniums, not less than four Tarieties-l, D Morgan. Best hand bouquet-1, David Lewis; 2, Samuel Evans, Llanelly. Asters, 6 varieties-1, Samuel Evans; 2, Thomas Jones. Stocks, 3 varieties—1, Moses Harries. Carnations, 4 varieties—1, D Morgan; 2, R Guest. Dahlias, double, 6 varieties—1, R May; 2, S Lewis, Llanelly. Dahlias, single, 4 varieties-1, J Roberts; 2, D Morgan. Collection of cut flowers-I, J Roberts, Stradey Lodge; 2, S Evans, Pwll. SPECIAL PBIZJS. (Given by Mr Thomas, Old Lodge Marble Works). Best collection of vegetables and cut flowers- Prize divided between D Morgan and R May. COTTAOBBS' CLASS. Two variegated geraniums in pots, distinct varieties—1, D Morgan; 2, John Clapton 3, Thos. Williams, Llanelly. Zonale geraniums in pots, 2 varieties—1, D Morgan; 2, H Boulton; 8, R May. Balsams, 3 pots, distinct varieties-Is H Boulton; 2, Moses Harries; t, William Harry. Two Fuchei" in pots, distinct varieties-1, H Boulton. Three tuberous Begonias in pots-1, Moses Harries 2, H Boulton; 3, R May. Device in wild flowers-1, Mra Davies, Peny- bank; 2, Susannah Davies, Felinfoel; 3, John Rogers, Caerelms. Lady's hand bouquet—1, J Roberts; 2, D Lewis; 3, J Roberts. Button hole bouquet-1, J Roberts; 2, H Boulton. Annuals (not named below), collection—1, R May; 2, Samuel Evans. Asters, not quilled, 4 varieties—1, Moses Harris; 2, John Jones. Hollyhocks, 3 varieties—1, William Harry. Phloxes, cut, 4—1, Evan Owen; 2, John Thomas, Carmarthen; 3, R May. Roses, cut, 4—1, J Roberta; 2, J Phillips; 3, D Morgan. Verbenas, cut, 4 varieties, 1 truss of each-l, S H Hornbeam, Kidwelly; 2, Moses Harries; 3, Mrs Joseph. Carnations and Picolose, 4 blooms—1, David Morgan; 2, Moses Harries; 3, R May. Stocks,2 plants—1, S Evans; 2, H Boulton; 3, B May. Dahlias, double. 4 blooms—1. J Roberts; 2, R May; 3, Moses Harries. Dahlias, single, 4 blooms- 1. John Thomas, Tabernacle-terrace, Carmarthen; 2, D Morgan. Gladioli Si ik,-s, 4 varieties-I, M Harries; 2, D Morgan. Apples, dessert, not less than 6—1, J Watts; 2, D Phillies: 3. R \f«» Apples, cooking, not less than 6-1, John Watts; 2, John Thomas; 3, David Phillips. _Pears, dessert, not less than 6—1, J Roberts. —Beans, broad, 12 pods—1, James Jones, Pensarn, Carmarthen; 2, D Morgan; 3, R May, Llanelly. Beans, French, 12 pods-I, J Robbrts; 2, T Lewis, Pwll; 3, John Phillies. Beans, Scarlet Runners-i, John Phillips; 2, J Roberts; 3, Samuel Evans. Celery, Red, 2 sticks—1, John Phillips, 2, John Williams, Marble Hall; Thos. Williams, Caerelms. eelery, White, 2 sticks—1, John Phillips; 2, Thomas Jones; 3, Samuel Evans. Carrots, long, 6 roots—1, Thomas Jones; 2, R May; 3, D Morgan. Carrots, intermediate, 6 roots—1, James Jones, Pensarn, Carmarthen; 2, Evan Owens. Cabbage, best table, 2-1, M Harries; 2, Mrs Davies, Penybank; 3, William Hughes, Cwmfelen. Cticumbers, 2-1, John Phillips, Furnace; D Lewis, Pwll; 3, J Richards, Caemain. Lettuce, Cos, not less than 2-1, Thos. Williams; 2, John Williams. Lettuce, Cabbage, 2—1, D Morgan; 2, John Williams; 3, William Harry. Leeks, 6-1, Mrs Morris, Priory-street, Carmar- then; 2, John Phillips; 3, Wm. Harry, Llanelly. Onions, potato, 6-1, James Jones, Pensarn, Car- marthen; 2, John Thomas, Carmarthen; 3, S Evans, PwJl. Onions, spring lown, 6-1, Mrs Morris, Carmar- then 2, William Hughes; 3, David Lewis. Onions, autumn sown, 6-1, William Hughes; 2, M Harries; 3, William Harry. Parsnips, 6-1, R May; 2, E Owen; 3, Thomas Jones. pods—1, Mrs Joseph, Carmarthen; 2, Llanelly a8' CarmarthenJ 3> *>»▼»<* Lewis, Morgan 6"~1' T°m Jone*; 2' Eran Owen; 3, David Potatoes, kidney, 12, 4 varieties-I, James Jones, Carmarthen; 2, Thomas Williams; 3, William Harry, Llanelly. Potasoes, round, 12, 4 varieties- 1, Thomas Williams, Llanelly. Parsley, 1 bunch-I, J Williams; 2, W Saunders; 3, J Richards. Shallots., 4 bunches-1. E Owen j 2, D Morgan; 3, John Pbillips. a *arden« «—1. D Morgan; 2, E Owen; 8, John Thomas, Carmarthen. Vegetable marrows, 1-1, D Morgan; 1, 8Evans. SraciAL PKIZXS TO COTTAOBBS. Offered to Cottagers residing in the Parish of Llanelly, by the late Lady Stepney. „ of "fables—1, Thomas Williams; 2, John Phillips; 3 D Morgan. Best six plants in pots, of different varieties-1. Henry Boulton; 2, David Morgan; 3, John tlftptOO, £ ^8t 2 Faoh8ias in P0*8—L H Boulton 2, R Best 3 Geraniums in pots—1, D Morgan. Best 2 Plants grown in pets not exceeding 6 inches over the inside—1, Henry Boulton; 2, John Clapton; 3, David Lewis. To Cottagers residing in the Pariah of Llanilly. Best basket of vegetables, six sorts only-Prize divided between William Hughes and Evan Owen. Best dish of fruit-I, J Roberts, Stradey Lodge. By Mr Ernest Trubehaw. Best 3 Window Plantl-I, M Harries; 2, J Clapton; 3, David Lewis. By Messrs. Gwilym Evans & James. Best coUection of the following: Leeks, onions, beans, peas, French beans-l and 4, D Lewis; 2, R May; 3, D Morgan. By Messrs. D. William. & Son, LlaneUy Guardian. Best collection of Cut Flowers, as follows: Antirrhinums, 6 spikes, Penstemons, 3 spikes. Geraniums, 8 varieties, 2 trusses of eaoh-l and 2, R May. By Mr S N Powell, Auctioneer. For the largest Pumpkin—1, Moses Harries. Best collection of vegetables-I, W Hughes; 2 D Morgan. By Mr Daniel Williams, Colliery Manager. Open to Colliers only. Best collection of the following vegetables: 12 potatoes, 6 leeks, 6 onions, 6 carrots, 6 parsnips, 6 turnips, and I bunch of parsley-I, W Harry; 2 Evan Owen; 3, W Hughes.

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LAUGHARNE ECHOES. (By ABERCORRAN). Laugharne, Tuesday. THE REGATTA. I am informed by the hon. sec. (Mr T. Richards, Grove House) that the subscriptions towards this popular event are coming in well. The yacht race is a novelty in the list of events, and promises no little excitement. While on this subject I must not omit to mention that the president for this year-Mr E. St. George Kaye-has contributed munifi- cently to the regatta funds. A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. We are always pleased to chronicle any improvement effected in the town, and, to pass over the erection of a handsome lamp on the cliff-(to light a dark and lonely spot) —without comment, would not only be bad form, but ungrateful as well. The public are indebted to Mr E. St. George Kayo for thus supplying a long felt want. Mr Kaye pur- poses fitting up another lamp on the cliff, as well as placing-for the use of the public—a seat, which will be fixed in an appropriate and pleasant spot facing the sea. SHIPPING CASUALTY. I have just heard that the smack "Nautilus," of Laugharne, Capt. John Thomas, master, has stranded on the Oxwich sands, and fears are entertained that the vessel may become a total wreck. It appears that the Nautilus left Porthcawl on Thursday with a cargo of soft coal for a gentleman at Llanstephan. With a stiff breeze, and a heavy sea breaking over her, the ship was making water fast, and it was deemed advisable to run her aground on the sands. It is to be hoped the cargo will be saved, and that the next spring tide will float the vessel again. THE PHXASANT MYSTERY. Although a reward of L40 has been offered for information which would lead to the con- viction of the person or persons implicated in this affair, nothing has yet come to light. THE CRICKET CLUB. In point of numbers the home team does not came up to the average, although much enthusiasm exists among some of the members. The season is fast on the wane, and unless there comes a long pull, a strong pull, and a pull altogether," there won't be much to place on record of this season's battles or victories. LAUGHARNE REGATTA. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 7th. Programme includes race for Yachts not exceeding six tons, and Obstacle Swimming Race. Entries close on Thursday, August 1st. -T. RICHARDS, Hon. Sec.-ADVT.]

THE TITHE RENT-CHARGE RECOVERY BILL. The following is the full text of the Bill to amend the law relating to the above, which has just been brought in by the Govern- ment 1-—(1-) A person entitled to a sum on account of tithe rent-charge charged on any lands and in arrear for not less than one month may, whatever the amount of the sum may be, and without prejudice to any other remedy, sue the occupier of such lands for the sum in the county court of the district in in which such lands or any part thereof may be situate, and recover the same with costs as if it were a debt (2). A judgment recovered for any such sum and costs may be executed against all personal property on which a distress for the sum could at the date of the execution be levied, but shall not be executed in any other manner. (3). If the judgment is not satisfied be such execution, possession of the lands occupied by the said occupier may be obtained in the manner provided by the Act of 6 and 7 Will. IV. c. 71, inituled" An Act for the commutation of tithes in England and Wales as if there were no sufficient distress on the lands liable to the payment of the tithe rent- charge, and sections 82, 83, and 85 of that Act, and any enactment amending those sections, shall apply accordingly. 2.—For the purpose of regulating the pro- cedure and costs under this Act, rules may from time to time be made, revoked, and varied, in like manner as rules and ordetw respecting county courts can for the time being be made, revoked and varied. 3.-(1.) A sum on account of tithe rent charge shall not be recoverable under this Act, unless proceedings for such recovery have been commenced before the expiration of two years from the date at which it became payable. (2.) Nothing in this Act shall alter the liability of any tithe rent-charge in relation to any other charges or incumbrances upon any lands. (3) Nothing in this Act shall alter the liability of any occupier or owner of landa as between themselves, and every occupier shall have the same right (if any) of deducting from the rent payable by him the amount levied on an execution in pursuance of this Act as he would have if such amount had been levied by distress. 4. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,— The expression tithe rent-charge means tithe rent-charge payable in pursuance of the Act of the session of 6 and 7 Will. IV. c. 71, intituled An Act for the commutation of tithes in England and Wales," and the Acts amending the same, and includes any rent- charge into which a corn rent has been con- verted under the Act of the session of the 23 and 24 Vict. c. 93, intituled An Act to amend and further extend the Act for the commutation of tithe in England and Wales," and which is subject to the like incidents as such tithe rent-charge as aforesaid. Other expressions have the same meaning as in the Act of 6 and 7 Will. IV. c. 71 in- tituled An Act for the commutation of tithes in England and Wales." This Act may be cited as the Tithe Act. 1889.

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