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RIGHTS OF THE PEOPLE.
RIGHTS OF THE PEOPLE. DINAS POWIS PATHWAY RE-CLAIMED. NOTABLE VICTORY AT CARDIFF COUNTY COURT. A RETROSPECTIVE VIEW. With regard to the public pathway between Spring Cottage, Dinas Powis, and the Baptist Chapel at Llandough, which was asserted before Judge Owen at Cardiff County Court on Friday in last week, the following retrospective particulars will now be of interest in view of the spirited, and persistent, and praiseworthy action of Mr D. R. Morgan in thus champion- ing successfully the public rights :— The public right to use this pathway was first definitely challenged in July last, when Mr D. R. Morgan, the Poplars, Dinas Powi-, was summoned at the instance of Mr Samuel Blake, the tenant of the field adjoining Spring Cottage, through which field this pathway runs Twenty shillings were claimed for damages. The magistrates at Penarth (Messrs Batcheior and Bevan), after bearing the evidence dis- missed the summons without comment, the defendant's solicitor having contended that the magistrates had no jurisdiction as wilful damage had not been proved and defendant's claim that there was a right of way bad been established. Following this POLICE COURT CASE, in August last, a more decisive step was taken an attempt was made by the owner, Mr George Shepton, a Cardiff builder, to prevent the public from having access to the path by sub- stituting for the climbable five barred gate at the Spring Cottage entrance, a formidable barrier in the shape of a spiked gate which was covered with barbed wire, locked, and this was flanked on each side by notice boards.—At the instigation of Mr D. R. Morgan, the LJandaff and Dinas Powis Rural District Council decided to interfere with the view of piotecting the public rights, and on the 3rd November last, on the motion of the chairman, Mr Robert Forrest, J.P., it was unanimously resolved that their surveyor (Mr Holden) be directed to remove the obstruction.—The Surveyor and his assistant carried out this instruction on the 17th November, and on the 27th of the same month Mr D. R. Morgan wrote to the District Council pointing out that although the public bad then free access at each end of the path, it was still blocked against public use by other obstruc- tions. These obstructions, now somewhat modified by the action of the Council, are :— (1) An unclimbable spiked gate; (2) A shed and hayrick fence, planted right on and across the path compelling the pedes- trian to commit a trespass or turn back; (3) The widening of a ditch, and the removal of the plank by which it was crossed (4) The stiles at either end of Mr Hornblow's fields, through which the path runs, fenced up with brambles and barbed wire. On December 17th last, the Surveyor, accom- panied by a member of the Council, met a few of the OLD INHABITANTS of the neighbourhood for the purpose of defin- ing the line of the original pathway in dispute. The whole of these witnesses-and they remem- bered the path during the last 60 years—were unanimous in testifying that the pathway fol- lowed the line contended for, and that the various obstructions mentioned are all upon it. The press reported that there was undoubted testimony that it is an old public footpath, and that steps should be taken to restore the public rights. But the Council, after hearing on the 5th January last, certain statements made by Messrs Heard and Son, solicitors for Mr Shep- ton (which statements were afterwards refuted by Mr D. R. Morgan through the press), resolved that a sub-committee obtain further evidence and report to the Council. This sub-committee, consisting of Mr O. H. Jones, J.P. (chairman), Major-General H. H. Lee, J.P., Messrs Oliver Williams, John Thomas, Thomas Cram, James Holden (survey- or), and M. Warren (clerk), held an inquiry at Dinas Powis on January 28th, at 11 a.m., but it is alleged by Mr D. R. Morgan that, through certain members of this COMMITTEE BEING PREJUDICED against this footpath agitation, they insisted upon the inquiry being held at an inconvenient hour to the working men; and though Mr D. R. Morgan assured them that not a fraction of the available evidence was heard, and that over fifty users of the path could be easily brought before the committee if they would adjourn the inquiry, they refused to yield Upon the representation of this committee of enquiry, Messrs O. H. Jones, T. Cram, and General Lee, on the 3rd February, induced the Council not to take any further action and to reject Mr D. R. Morgan's appeal to make a fuller and more exhaustive inquiry as to the user of the path. Mr Morgan, having regard to the emphatic testimony in favour of the public right by unimpeachable witnesses (being nearly all the old residents), then proceeded to get a petition, signed by over ninety old residents who had had uninterrupted usage of this path during the last 69 years, respectfully requesting the Council to defend the public right and to use all diligence in maintaining tins' public right in the district governed by that body. Mr Morgan also got up another petition, simultaneously, signed by nearly every resident in the neighbourhood of Dinas Powis, appealing to the Council to maintain the Dublic right to use this path. DEFEAT TYRANNY stood out at the head of a handbill which was delivered at every house in the neighbourhood, inviting all good folk to aid him in the assertion of the public right to this path by walking over it on St. David's Day, 1898. This was duly accomplished by about 300 residents in the most orderly and peaceable manner, and without the assertors encountering any opposi- tion. Mr Morgan had taken steps on the previous day to insure police protection, so as to avoid, as far as possible, any breach of the peace. On St. David's night, at a crowded public meeting in the National School at Dinas Powis, Mr Morgan was voted to the chair, and the following resolution was put to the meeting and carried without a single dissentient:— «< That this public meeting at Dinas Powis condemns the closing of the public footpath between Spring Cottage and Llandough Baptist Chapel, and calls upon the District Council to make a fresh and fuller inquiry into the matter, and to take such steps as may be necessary to enforce the immediate re-opening of this right of way to the public use."—A similar resolu- tion was unanimously passed at a public meeting held at the Methodist School, Cogan, on March 14th. The handbill relating to this meeting, which was also industriously distri- buted, was headed :—" Down with Despotism," and invited the working men to come forward and assert their rights On the 18th March a summons was issued against Messrs D. R. Morgan and Robert Harry by Mr Shepton. The action was brought to RECOVER DAMAGES for trespass on the 1st March and to obtain an injunction to prevent further trespass, and the right of the public to the use of it was inves- tigated by Judge Owen on Friday last at Cardiff County Court. Mr J. Sankey (instruc- ted by Messrs Heard and Son) appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr George David represented the defendants. Notwithstanding the Cuban crisis, and the war in the coal trade, it Was quite plain that to the inhabitants of Dinas Powis, the footpath dispute had stedfastly remained the burning question. There was quite a small army of witnesses in attendance, including a large number of old inhabitants, whose ages ranged between 50 and 90; but in compliance with the expressed wish of His Honour Judge Owen, counsel agreed not to call more than 17 witnesses on each side. The ONUS OF SHEWING THEIR RIGHT. to use the pathway being upon the defendants, evidence on their behalf was given first.—Mr John Gratrex, Dinas Powis (a sub-agent to the Courtyrala estate, through which this path runs); Messrs Benjamin Gratrex, Michael- stone Edmund Gratrex, James Gratrex, Thomas Watkins, John John, Jonah Okey, James Morgan, Robert Harry, Dinas Powis; George Hartland, William Tucker, Eastbrook; William Edwards, 9, Glebe-street, Cadoxton John Parker, 1, Glebe-street, Cadoxton John John, farmer, Mertbyr Dovan Richard Francis, Barry; and Mrs Elizabeth Thomas, Cardiff, all emphatically testified to the uninterrupted public use of this path during the last sixty years.—Park&r stated that he occupied Spring: Cottage about 35 years ago. Edmund Gratrex also held it about 26 years ago, and Hartland, rented it and the field in question for six years in succession. Richard Francis, 9, High-street, Barry, had frequently used this path, in com- pany with his father, in going to and from the Llandough Baptist Chapel. While returning from Llandough school be was once pitched off the plank by a mischievous schoolmate (Mr John Gratrex, shipbroker, Cardiff Docks), into the ditch, and his father, being a rather severe man, gave young Francis a fearful hiding, because he came home with his clothes wet through. This and many other lively incidents caused Judge Owen to be in a humorous mood during the greater part of the three houre occupied in the hearing of this case. For the plaintiff, the existence of the PATHWAY WAS DENIED, and flatly contradicted by Mr William Thomas, coal merchant, Dinas Powis, who said he rented Mr hhepton's field for 22 years, and that he plougbed it right to the hedge, Judge Owen remarking it was impossible to plough "right up to a hedge. Mr Sankey desired to know from Mr Robert Harry (one of the defendant's) if it wculd not require an agricultural expert to point out the margin between the furrows and the hedge ? This aroused the ire of Mr Harry, who warmly retorted that any common ploughman could see that there was ample space for a wide path between the hedge and the ploughed part of the field. Mr i>ankey referred to this as an "agl icultural path," but His Honour said he bad never heard that term before. It transpired that Mr Sankey meant to infer it was only for the convenience of certain farmers, who used it on sufferance, and because they had land adjoining.—Edwin Williams, gamekeeper, Courtyrala, said there was no path that way during the last 40 years that he had stopped people on that path. This paradoxical statement brought Mr Geoige David to his ft et to elicit the fact that there was a path there, but that he (Williams) bad, nevertheless, 6tupped people. Judge Owen peremptorily told him that a gamekeeper bad no right to stop them. Williams went on to state that Mr D. R. Morgan (pointing at him in court), with bis gun and dogs, were a nuisance on that land, and that he (Williams) bad stopped him too from going all over the land. His Honour directed Williams to confine himself to the pathway that he bad ONLY TO DEAL WITH THE PATH. William Cloudy and Edward John, who were called by Mr Sankey to give evidence in favour of the plaintiff, both admitted that there was an old path across the fields from the chapel some 50 years ago, and was much used then prior to the new road made through Eastbrook, but that the path came out where Poplar House stands, and not where the spiked gate is erected. Evan John gave evidence against the public right so far back as he could remember, but admitted that the evidence of his elder brother, John John, Merthyr Dovan, who had testified to it being a public right of way, ought to be more valuable than his (Mr Evan John's.) Mr Sankey then called Mr Jeffs, Dinas Powis, to prove that there was no path there, but he would have no "truck" with the plaintiff, and with an oratorical display of his hands assured the court he knew nothing at all about Mr Sbepton's land- (lau gb ter). Judge Owen thereupon directed Mr Sankey to call only witnesses who knew the land. Mr Lattey stated he was stopped 11 or 12 years ago by Mr Hartland from walking ovei that field, but in cross-examination it appeared that he was off the path and trespassing. He also admitted he was in the employment of Mr Shepton. Jacob Ridout said he was stopped by the previous owner (Mr Hornblow) about three years ago, from g..ing that way. Cro"- examined, he said he had used the path occasionally FOR 28 YEARS previous to Mr Hornblow's stopping him, but that he had always thought it was not a "proper" path.—Mr George David suggested that he used it in the manner of a dog with his tnil curled up between his legs sneaki, g along the path, and this again pruvoked much merriment. Mr John Thomas (a member of the Llandaff and Dinas Powis District Council), through whose field the path runs, stated that he had never seen people using the alleged footpath. He had seen people going another way over his field where they were trespassing. In cross- examination, he stated he was on the committee which held the enquiry at Dinas Powis, and had given his evidence against the right (f way. He reluctantly admitted be would rather btop the people going over his land. Mr William Davies said he had been ac- quainted with Dinas Powis since 1874, and that he had LIVED AT SPRING COTTAGE during the last 471 years. He never saw any one going over this path. He bad asked Mr Shepton for permission to use it. Cross- examined by Mr David He is now tenant of Mr Shepton's field, and would rather there was no path through it. Mr Hornblow (who is rather deaf) ran wild in giving bis evidence against the public right, and would brook no interruption from Mr George David, but the latter made one desper ate and mighty attempt to stop him by placing his two half closed fists in front of his mouth, and roaring out to the top of his voice, and to the great amusement of the court, HORN- BLOW; and, sinking down to his seat dis- appointed, exclaimed to his Honour: I won't blow my horn any longer after that. (Laughter.) THE JUDGMENT. His Honour, in giving judgment, said that, in his opinion, a right of way had clearly been made out. They had had 17 witnesses who had spoke to the continuous use of the pathway for the last 60 years.—That was a large body of evidence, against which there was only the testimony of people who had never seen the path used-negative evidence which came to nothing at all. Two interrupted, or attempted interruptions of the public use—one 11 or 12 years ago and the other three years ago-had been proved, but that was not sufficient, once the right of way bad been established, to put an end to that right. Further, the whole of the circumstances supported the contention of the defendants, for whom he gave judgment with costs, on Scale C.
BARRY DOCK TIDE TABLE FOR…
BARRY DOCK TIDE TABLE FOR NEXT WEEK. The following is the tide table for Harry Dock for the week commencing to-morrow (Saturday):— Day. Morn. Aft. h. m. ft. in. h. m. ft. in. Saturday, Apl. 23.. 8.21 36. 7 8.38 35. 3 Sunday. 24. 854 35. 1 910 33. 9 Monday, 25. 9.26 33. 6 9.42 32. 0 Tuesday, 26. 9.58 31. 6 10.14 30. 0 Wednesday, 27. 1031 29,3 10.51 27.11 Thursday, 28. 11.12 27. 3 11.38 26. 4 Friday, 29n. 0,8 26,8
BARRY DOCK POLICE.
BARRY DOCK POLICE. FRIDAY. Before Mr J. LOWDON and Mr W. THOMAS. ST. GEORGE'S ANNIVERSARY. An hour's extension was granted the proprietor of the Barry Hotel tor the 23rd itislant, the occa- sion being a dinner in celebration of the anniversary of St. George, the patron saint of England. SCKNE AT THE NEW DOCE. George Williams, navvy, was charged with doing malicious damage to the offices of Me-srs Price and Wills, contractors of the Barry New Dock. Mr J. H. Jon s, solicitor, Cardiff, appeared for the prosecution.—Jnseph H.nry Hilck, time- keeper, in the employ of the complainants, sud on the 7th inst. accused caire to the pay ( ffice, and asked for his ucket, stating he had worked ten hours the previous day. He (witness) sai i he had only worked six hours, whereupon defendant became very vioUnt, and said if he was not paid the amount he claimed for he would take it out in another way. Df. nclant then pushed his fist through a pane of gla-s, and took up a piece ot timb, r, with which he edtir, ly demolished one sid of the office, doing damage to ihe extent of f3 7. -D fendant said the tiimk-eper had thieit ned to punch him in the mouth thr-ugh th,- witi, o,, and he oi ly sav d him the trouble of doing it. (L ughter.)-Evidei ce was given ly other eye- witnesses of the affair, and Williams was ordered to pay £ 1 including costs, or 14 days' hard labour, and pay f2 8d in respect to the damage he had done. INFRINGEMENT OF THE LICENSING ACT. Catherine Cadogan, wholesale beer dealer, Regenc-stieet, Ba'ry Dock, was summoned for se,l,ng beer by re,ail wit h,)ut a lic,,i,se. A woman, named Adeline Biiiton, Slid on Sunday, the 27th ult., she went to defendant's premises and pur- chased a d( zen of ale, for which she paid 4s.— Cadogaif admitted the offence, and the Bench impo-ed a penalty of f5 and costs, or one month's tIllprisflnment, and cauti n, d the woman that she •Aould be much more St verely dealt with if she was summoned on a similar charge again. HIS THIRD APPEARANCE. Charl-s Christopher, ag d 15, was charged on remand with stealing 281bs. of clal, value 4d, the property of the Tafl Vale Railway Company, from a siding at Penaith on the 8tll inst. Evidence in support of the charge was given by p, lice-constable H, ade: and it Yo a stated that this" as the lad's third appiarance before the niagistrates.-Tlif- Bei ch reprimanded the boy, and fined him 10s including coat, or seven day's imprisonment, and i, struct, d his sister, -A ith whom he was living, to exercise greater supervision over her brother. UNSWEPT CHIANTES. -SJohn Moss and Jarrns Hackett had neglected the precaution of having the chinn ies of their hous s swept and thus pr'.v. nt them catching fire, and they were now ordered to pay a fine of Is each. OFFENCES ON THE HIGHWAY, John Lough left his horse unattended on the highway at Barry, and thereby had no co trol over it. He was, therefore, fined 5s.—Benjamin Jenkins and Charles Chambo were seen by the police driving without lights on the highway, and the former was mulcted in a fiue of 5s and the latter 7a 6d. THE DOGS' 7s 6D. Police-conetable Hamlett found two dogs on the premises of William Andrew Lourie, Cadoxton, ith respect to neither of which he had taken out a license. Lowrie did not appear, but the Bench imposed a penalty of.25s and costs, he having been previously convicted *for the same offence.—John Davies, Barry Dock, wasal-o charged ith keeping a dog without a license, but Lis wife, who appeared for him, said they took out a license on the 27 h May, 1897, and thought it held good for twelve months from that date. The Bench, however, disabused their minds of such an idea by ii flicting a fine of 2s 6'i.—VVi liam Dunn, Thomas Hopkin Rt'es ind Alfred Lane were also fined 5s each for keeping unlicensed dogs. BAD LANGUAGE AND DRUNKENNESS. A young fellow, named G- orgf Fergusson, was charged with using obscene language outs de the Police Court, on Mo, day, the 21st ult., Police- C'.nstahl'- Poolman having given evidence, defend- ant was fined 10s, while he w as also ordered to pay a further 10s f, r being drunk and disorderly on the 26th ult., in default 14 days' hard labour. INEBRIATES. Emma Griffiths, a respectably-dressed woman, of Ca ioxton, w ;is fined 5s f'r being drunk ai d disorderly—Divid Lynch, a coloured seaman, A as charged witn a like off, nce, Police-c nst;.bh Wingrove, who supported the charge, stating accused had not done any work for toe past t) r e months, and was continually at the Wenvoe Hotel chirking other people's beer, and causing no end of disturbances. Fined 10s, or a foi tnitiht's hard labour.—James Hughes and Emma Daw were fin, (i 5s each, Wil ia-n Long 7s 6d, Hen, y Winter and Edwin Edwards 2s 6.1. A VIOLENT WOMAN. Elizabeth Hipsley, a marrit d woman, was br"ugilt up in custody charged with being drunk and iisoriterly and assaulting the po ice. Police- CIIDstatle Pùrsol s said on the evening of the 13th ult., he was called to Charles->treet, Cogan. He found the pr.soner drunk and threatening another woman. She refused to goa»ay, and he proceeded to take her to the Police Station. On the way she b. came very viol, nt, bit him on the thumb and lore-finger, and kicned him about the legs. He then had t,) call the assistance of a civilian, who was also as;-aulted. The woman continued to struggle fieictly, and became denudtd of almost all her clothing, and finally he had to secure a convexance to remove her into custody. That morning also, whi.e bringing her to Barry Dock, the woman had attempted to throw herself und r the engine.—El ward Stevens, the person who a-sis'ed the constable gave similar evidence.— Constable Parsons said the prisoner's husband died a few months previously, and the worn n had six children d pf-ndent upon her, the oldest of whom was 14yeais of age and the young( st five months. The neighbours had done all in their power to assist her, but she spent all the money in drink, and she became so destitute that he removed the children to the workhouse.—The Bench ?,ei>ttnced the woman to one month's hard labour. MONDAY. Before Mr O. H. JONES, Major-G, neral LEE, and Mr W. W. NELL. DEPRESSION. The present crisis in the coal trade, no doubt, accounted tor the smallness of the drunk and dis- orderly list, the only persons who appeared to answer the familiar charge being Henry Lovell and Annie Baker, who were each fined 5s, and David Thomas who was mulcted in a penalty of 7s 6 i a warrant being ordered to be issued for the appre- hension of Ellen Morgan.—The bail of Joseph William Grady, amounting to £1, who did no appear to ans-- er the cl,al g.e (if being drunk white iu charge of a donkey and cait, was ordered to be estreated, and a warr aut issued for his arrest. TINKERS' QUARREL. Olivpr Gibbs, described as a tinker, living at Union-street, Canton, Cardiff, was brought up in custody charged witn unlawfully wounding his brother, Major Gibbs, at Barry Dock ihe previous Friday. Prosecutor did ljot wish to prss the charge, stating he accidentally fell against the kerb-stone, and did not believe his br ther pushed him. Tney had not had a quarrel on this occa ion, and prisoner had been a good brother to him all his life-time.—Without hearing further evidence, the Bench dismissed the case.
BARRY NEW DOCK.
BARRY NEW DOCK. COMPLETION OF EXCAVATING WORK. RAPID PROGRESS. The excavations at the dock bttorn in con- nection with the new I- a-t Dock nt Barry were completed on Friday last, and there now only remains the removal of the macbinety before water is let in. Only a small j ortion of the walling m the western corner remains to he done, and the hitdh If-vel tips are also beii g iapidly pushed forward. The waterway be- tween the old and the new (jock will be the only woik remaining before the new dock will be ready for use,
VALE OF GLAMORGAN RAILWAY.…
VALE OF GLAMORGAN RAILWAY. COMPLETION OF THE NEW LOOP LINE. BOARD OF TRADE INSPECTION. DATE OF RE-OPENING FIXED. The temporary loop line near Porthkerry, that has been constructed in connection with the Vale of Glamorgan Railway t) avoid the immense viaduct that collapsed in January last, has now been completed. The line has been run in a circuitous route over ploughed fields and level crossings ar >und Porthkerry Farm, and joins the old railway line about a mile beyond the village, a!!d its construction within six weeks by Messrs Price and Wills, the con- tractors of the new dock at Barry, is a splendid performance, and reflects considerable credit upon them. The Board of Trade inspection was conducted on Friday last by Colonel Yorke, R.E. The line and special signalling apparatus were thoroughly tested and proved satisfactory, and an intimation has now been received that as the result of the inspection, traffice may be resumed immediately. The line will, therefore, be positively re-opened on Monday next for both passenger and mineral traffic.
---------------ST COLLISION…
S T COLLISION AT DINAS POWIS. BARRY TRADESMEN IN COURT. ACTIONS FOR DAMAGES. An action arising out of a trap collision at Dinas Powis was heprd before Judge Owen at Cardiff County Court on Thursday, the 14th inst., in which the plaintiff, James H. Hooper, undertaker, of Holton-road, Barry Dock, and Penarth, sued Mrs Elizabeth Burnett, butcher, of Barry, as damages for injuries to self and trap sustained in a collision all, gad to be due to the negligence of defendant's driver. De- fendant counter-claimed £ 3 10s for damages to her tral). Mr J. Sankey, acting on inf-tructions from Mr J. A. Hughes, was counsel for the plain'iff and Mr Arthur Lewis. briefed by Mr A. Jackson, appeared for the defendant. The case for the plaintiff was that, between half- past six and seven o'clock on Thursday evening, the 28th October, last year, he was drivii g through Dinas Powis on his way from Barry to Penarth. It was a f< ggy evening, but he bad both lamps lighted, and was driving slowly, well on the proper side of the road, when defendant's trap, which was proceeding at a good rate and was without lights, suddenly made its appearance vOfllirg from the opposite direction, and defendant's horse swerving ran rig-it into him. The sh"ck of the collision threw him out on to the road, and his horse bolted, a wheel of the trap passing over his head. His injuries necessitated medical atten- dance, but did nor lay him up or prevent, him from following his business. The trap was also dtmaged. The defence was that the accident happened much earlier in the evening than alleged, when there was no necessity for lights, IlIl<1 that the blame for the accident rested with plaintiff, who was on his wrong side and was driving at a furious rate. Judgmeit was given for plaintiff for I I I 12s 6d and costs.
LIABILITY OF EMPLOYERS.
LIABILITY OF EMPLOYERS. BARRY WIDOWS CLAIM. MAXIMUM DAMAGES AWARDED. At Cardiff County Court on Thursday, the 14th inst., (before his Honour Judge Owen) Mrs Fttnny Att well, of ,\ewland-8ireet, Barry Dock, brought an action under the Employers' iability Act claiming £ 32" from the burry Dock and Pailway Company as damages for the loss of a husband, who was killed in all accident alleged to have arisen through defendants' negligeir e. Mr A. J. David ( nstrucied by Messrs George David and Evans) appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr B dibtiche (instructed by Messrs Downing and Hancock) appeared for the defendant company. The deceased. Albert John A tt wEll, was a tipper in the employ of the Company at Barry Dock, earning 3os a week, and on the 30th of December of last year while working at the tip was killed by the sheaf and bracket of the tip falling on him. The accident, it was alleged, was due to the defective condition of the machinery. rlhe holt which secured the sheaf and bracket to the rest of the tip, it was stated, was not thick enough to firmly fix into its socket, and was not secured as it ought to have been by a second check nut so that the vibration of the tip at work dislodged the bolt and g^ve rise to tbp accident. F"r the defence it was contended that every reasonable care had been taken by means of periodical and detailed tests of the nuts and bolts of the bracket as a safeguard against accident. The Judge found that the accident had occurred through the breaking of the nuts, which with the bolts had in someway got loose, and that the defendants had failed to satisfy him that the last exatninatior, of the tip before the occurrence of the accident had been properly made. He therefore, entered judgment for the plaintiff for £ 273, with costs, the maxi- mum sum in the circumstances recoverable under the Act.
MARINE TRIPS FROM BARRY TO…
MARINE TRIPS FROM BARRY TO ILFRACOMBE. A GOOD SUGGESTION. On Wednesday in last week, at a meeting of the Ilfraconibe Council, the Clerk (Mr F. Bredt) read the following communication from Mr Hmyth Richards, of Barnstaple, agent to Colonel Lake, owner of the Wooda Bay estate, near Lynmouth: "I should very much like to know whether your Council would be pre- pared to help in getting a steamer to run direct in connection with one of the railwHys oil the other side for week-end trips during July, August, and September; that is, that a boat should leave, say, Barry or some otb(,r ngreed station, about mid-day on 6titurday for IJfra- eombe, calling on the way s,t ^ooda Bay, aud taking back thepasseng rson Monday morning, leaving Ilfracombe, ay about 10 o'clock. I feel sure that a considerable number would avail themselves of this, if it could be arranged, and if your Council tike up we matter and get the pioposal 1 have made carried out I, on behalf of Wooda Bay, should be prepared to help to the best of my ability- The Council agreed to reply that, although they should be happy to render all assistance in their ower to make the scheme a success, they could not legally devote any of the ratepayers' money to such a purpose.
BARRY DISTRICT RAINFALL.
BARRY DISTRICT RAINFALL. RKTOKNS FOR SKVKN 1MTS ENDING APRIL 19TU, 1898. DATE (9 A.M.) 1NCHBS. Wednesday Apiil 13 — Thursday" 14 0'05 Friday 15 — S. t u, day „ 16 Sunday 17 — Monday 18 — Tuesday „ 19 — S. W. WAITS, EagiMct,
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APRIL, 1898 BARRY Sundays. am am aiuram am am a mia m,a m Sat. pmlpinipm pmlpm'Not Ipm pm'pmlpm pm|pm;p mjamia m p m pmlpm pm pm Barry Island dep 1015! 1155 1250 12-5 2l2j.. 315|423,^at. 5 7 6 51717 8 0, |920,1. 12 8| 358 515 830 Barry — „ 524 645 715 756 840 021 1 20,11 0 12 0 1255 1301217 230 320142815 5:512 610,722 8 5 8431925; 10 0 R55| 955 1213)142 333 520 835 Barry Dock „ .528 649 710 8 0 844 !>2o 1024111 4 12 4 1259 134',221 234 324)432'5 9)516 6141726 8 9 847 929 10 4 859| 959 1217 146:337 524 839 Cado-ton „ 531 652 7i2 8 3 847 928 1027|ll 7 12 7 1 2 137|224 237i327 435) )51Pi6l7,729 812 850)932,10 7 9 2,10 2 1220,149 340 5271842 Dinas Powis ,,536 657.. S 7 852 933 1032 1112 1212 1 7 142 229 332,44o! 524 622; 734 ,855) )1C12|9 7 10 6 1225 154 345 532!847 Cogan — 5417 2.. S12 857 938 10371111?| 1217 112 147 2341 337 445)5 201529 627)739 |9 0 1017 j912;1011 1230)l59 350 537 852 Grantretown „ 547 7 8 735 817 9 3 944 1043 112311223 118 I53l240;250!343,45l 5 26)535 633)745 825 9 6 945; 1023i918:1016 1236)2 5 356 543 858 Cardiff (GWR) „ 551 712 739 821 9 8 949 1048:112811228 122 158 245 255(34845015 32'540 637)749 829:910)949) 10271920)1020 1240 2 94 0 547,9 2 Clarence Rd arr 824 911 952 1051ill311123U. ,i2 I 243 258'551l459'5 35 643 ..I am am am am,a m amp m pm Sat. pmlpm,pm pmpm Not oni pm pm pm pm,p m p m p m a mlp in pm pm pm,pm pm Clarence Rd dep i830!915 1015 11 3 12 5 1 8 227 337 418 512 5 40 312- -j — Cardiff (GWR) „ 6 0 722|835!92011020 11 8 1210 113 1 40 232 342 4 4 423|517 5 45 bl7 715 8 584092210 0 104011 0 1025 1250 230415 5551920 945 Graneetown „ 6 4 7-">6;839192411024 1112 1214 117 1 44 236 346 427i521'5 49 b21 719 8 9 92610 4 il 4 1029 1254 234 419 5a9,924 Co"an „ 6 9 730)844 929 1029 1117 1219 122 1 40 241)351 432 526 5 54 626 724 814 931 10 9 11 9 1034 1259 239 424 6 4 929 Dinas Powis „ 614 734|849!934 1034 1122 1224 127 1 54 246)356 437 531 5 59 631 729 819 936 1014 1114 1039 1 4 244 429 6 9(934 Cadoxton 619 739|854 939)1039 1127 1229 132 1 59 251 4 I 417 442 536 6 4 636 734 824 353 941 101S 1053 1119 1044 1 9 249 434 614,939 9*8 Barry Dock „ 622 742 857 94211042 1130 1232 135 2 2 254 4 4 420 445 539 6 7 639 737 827 856 944 1022 1056 1122 1047 112 252 437 617 942101 Barry 626 746 9 1 946)1046 1134 1236 139)2 61258 4 8 424 449 543 6 11 643 741 831 9 0 948 1026 11 0 1126 1051 116 256 441 621;946)106 Barry Island arr — 950| 1138 1240I143I '3 2'412 — 453)547 Sat. 647 745) 9 4 1055 3 0 445 625' The 2 43, 3.48, 4.57, and 5.43 trains to Clarence Road, and the 3.37, 4.18, 5,12, and 6.12 trains from Clarence Road do not run on Saturday \PR\i, 1898. PEITARTH RAILWAY. Sunday. tam am am amlam lamp m|a mipmipm pmjpmjpm pin pm pm pmpm am a m am pm pm pm pm pm Cdoxtondp 9 0 1030 150 250, 450 613 ..825 1045 ..410 72} Sully.. 9 4 1034 154 254 .54 617 829 1049 ..414 729 Lavernck,, 9 9 1039 159 259 ..|459l. 624 834 1055 ..420 734 Penarth „ 530 720 830 918 10 0 1054 12 01240 210 310 327 510 535 632 730 344 9 45 1030 815 11 2 218 130 742 849 PenrthDk 534 724 834 922 9 54 1058 12 4 12441214 314 331 514 539 636 734 848 9 50 1035j81» 11 6 222 i34 746 844 Grngetwn 539 729 839 9 59 11 3 12 9 1249 220 319 337,519 544 641 740 854 9 56 1040:325 1111 227 439 762 8(0 Riverside „ 543 857 930 1215 227 ClrnceRdar 9 0 933 1218 230 Crdff GW „ 732 10.3 11 7 1253 322 340 522 548 645 743 857 10 0 1044'838 1115 231 44S 755 s6» Crdff~GVVdp~7T~755] 911 1041 1149 Sat 156| 350 448 526 62^711 848 1029(11 6 9 53 111 258 8 3 813 S26 Clrnce Rd .9 5 9 39 ,240 Riverside „ 550 9 9 ,9 43 .1 0 ..|244 Grnijetwn „ 554 759: 915 9 49 1045 1153 1 4 2 21250 354 451 530 629 715 854 1033 1110 10 0 115 3 0 610 820 »»0 PnarthDk,, 6 0 8 5!9l6 921 9 55 105 1159 110 2 8 256 4 0 455 537 633 721 9 1 1039 1116 10 6 121 3 6 616 826 935 Penarth ,,6 6 825 920 925 10 0 105 12 3 114 215 3 0 4 4 5 1 543 639 735 9 5)1043 1120 1010 1J5 310 6JC 830 940 Lavernck „ 613 8321 10 5 222 416 549 742 1022 318 640 Sully „ 618 837| 1010 227 421 555 747 1027 313 64A Cdoxton 622 841' 11014 231 425 559 751 1031 (827 .6^9 BARRY AND PONTYPRIDD RAILWAY. UP TRAINS Sunday DOWN TRAINS Sunday a.m a.m p.m. a.m p.m pm a m amp m pm a. m pm pm pm Barry I'nd 4.30 7 55 Porth 8.38 1.35 6.19 9.25 3 0 5.40 9 6 Barry 7.4o 12.30 5.28 8.20 2. 0 4.35 8 0 Havod .842 1.39 6.23 9.29 3 4 5.44 9 9 Barry Dock .7.44 12.34 5.32 8.24 2.4 4.39 8 4 Pntypridd .8.47 1.44 6.28 9.32 3 8 5.49 914 Cadoxton 7.47 12.37 5.35 8.27 2.7 4.42 9 7 Efaillsaf .8,54 1.52 6.35 9.39 115 5.57 922 Wenvoe 7-53 12.43 5.41 8.33 2.13 4.48 813 Creigiau .8.59 1 5« .40 9.43 320 6.2 927 Creisiau 8.4 12.54 5.52 8.44 2.24 4.59 8 24 Wenvoe .9.9 .o 6 50 9.52 331 6.13 938 Efaillsaf 8.9 1259 5.57 g.48 2 29 5.4 8 29 Cadoxton .9.15 2.14 6.56 9.58 3 37 6.19 944 Pontypridd .8.15 1.5 6.3 8.54 2.34 5.9 8 34 Brry Dock ..919 2.18 7.0 10.2 3 40 6.23 947 Havod 8 21 1.11 6.9 9. 1 2.41 5.16 941 Barry i..9.23 2.22 7.4 10.6 344 6.27 951 Portb 8 24 1.14 6.12 9.4 2.44 5.19 844 Bry Island 2.26 3 47 631
BARRY SCHOOL BOARD.
BARRY SCHOOL BOARD. SCHOOL MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE. The monthly meeting of the School Manage- ment Committee of the Barry School Hoard was held on Thursday evening in last week, at Holton-road Schools, Barry Dock. Mr J. Lowdon, J. P., presided, and the other members present were-Captain R. Davies, Dr W. Lloyd- inwards, Mr D. Lloyd, Mr E. Jones, Dr P. J. tj'Donneil, Mr J. Rees, Rev W. Wiliiams, and Dr Livingstone, with Mr R. Treharne Rees (deputy-clerk). The Chairman, Vice-chairman, and the Clerk were appointed to attend the meetings of the Association of School Boards as representatives of the Board.- The question, of nominating a candidate on the executive of the Associaiion was considered, and it was decided to support the name of Mr Lewis Williams, Cardiff. Several teachers applied f r increase of salary under the new scale recently adopted by the Board, which was to the effect that the seven years' qualification would be cancelled upon condition that the application was made on behalf of the assistant by his or her head teacher on the ground ot special skill and aptitude in teaching, and general merit, and that the applicant was not less than 26 years of age. -On the motion of Mr D. Lloyd, seconded by Mr E. Jones, it was agreed to grant the increase to Miss Edith Lewis, Holton-road Girls'; Miss Uedridge, Cadoxton Infants'; Miss L. Griffiths, Cadoxton Infants'; and Mr R. G. Russell, Cadoxton Boys' It wasdecide(i also to grant the increase of S5 provided in the scale for those teachers who had passed the certificate examination in the third division to Miss Beatrice M. Kingston. Holton-road Girls'; -uid Miss Griffiths, Cadoxton Infants'. Miss Pinch, Holton Girls', who has recently- passed the Queen's scholarship examination, applied to be recognised as an ex-P.T.—Dr W. Lloyd Edwards Supported the application, which was acceded to. The next mutter on the agenda was the con- sideration of the question of the erection of a new board room. The Chairman said he tbought that as they had so many new building schemes in hand, and as the life of the present Board was very short- (laughter)-he thought it would be wise to defer the matter.-Dr O'Donnell said when they gave up the old board r« om tbey were promised another in its st-ad. He was of opiniun that they ought to formulate some scheme.—Captain Davies said he had first mooted the question, but he did not wish to press it as it might be left to the new Board.—At length Mr D. Lloyd proposed, and it was carried, that the matter be post- poned sine die. The question of superannuation came up for discussion upon a circular letter read from the School Attendance Officers' Association asking the Board to support the principle in view of any Bill that would be drafted in the future. The majority of the members favoured deferring the matter until a definite scheme came before them.—Dr O'Donnell, however, eventually proposed that the Board favour the principle of the superannuation scbeme to refer to all officers, and this was seconded by Dr W. Lloyd Edwards, and supported by Mr Evan Jones, and carried unanimously. On the motion of Dr Livingstone, seconded by Captain R. Davies, it was decided to close the temporary school held at Pontyjridd-street Chapel on the day of the forthcoming musical festival of the combined "Welsh Methodist Churches in the Vale of Glamorgan. The question of the auditor threatening to disallow the cost incurred in the purchase of the School Board Chronicle was discussed, and the Chairman produced a hypothetical case, which had resulted, on appeal, in favour of the expense being incurred for various reasons which were set forth, one of which was that in modern times it was quite as necessary lor School Board members to be acquainted with the work of the teachers and others as the members of the staff themselves. The Chair- man said that he had no doubt that this could be done in future by the Board. I PUPIL TEACHERS' CENTRE. The monthly meeting of the Pupil Teachers' Centre Committee of the Barry School Board was held on Tuesday evening last at the ClerkV Office, Barry Dock. Piesent—Dr W. Lloyd Edwards (chairmaL), Mr E. Jones, with Mr R. Treharne Rees (deputy-clerk).—The report of the headmaster (Mr H. R. Norris) was read regarding the work of the P.T. probationers at the Inteimediate .-chool, which showed that the conduct of the pupils had been uniformly excellent, and the progress made was also very satisfactory. — Applications were received from Miss Annie Moigan, Hengoed. and Miss Gladys M. spencer, Gtlesloll, both of whom are second \ear P.T.'s, to be transferred to one of the schools under the jurisdiction of the Board, but it was decided to defer consideration of the same until the next meeting, when the head master (Mr J. E- -frees) would be present.
VOLUNTEER INTELLIGENCE.
VOLUNTEER INTELLIGENCE. 11TH COMPANY, 2D GLAMORGAN VOLUN. TEER ARTILLERY. COMPANY oRI)FFs.-Driils f. r the week com- mencing Monday, Ap'il 25th, 1898 Mon a).-Gun ai d Recruit Drill. Wednesday. —Gun Hnd RecruiL Drill. Fr.day.—Gun and Recruit Drill. Hours of Drills, florn 7.30 p.m. to 8.30 p.m. (Signed), J. JUST RAN DCOCK, CaptaiD, CominantJing 11th Company, G.V.A., Barry Dock.
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iBARRY TEMPERANCE CHOIR.i
BARRY TEMPERANCE CHOIR. After their recent successful chnracter per- formances ( f "Ruth the Gleaner," the members of the Barry Tempernnc»" Choir do not intend to rest on their oars. They have already decided to enter for the ''A" coiiipt-tition iii connection with the annual temper nee musical fetival to be held at the Crystal Pal ice on July 6th, and the books of the choir wiil b" open for a short time to ndmit new members. Mr J. P. Hicks, the cnpable conductor, has commenced rebenrsii g his organisation in the programme, which is usually given at the concert in the evening following the competi- tions, which comprises some very fine selec tions. The test pieces have not yet arrived, but they will be to hand in a few days, and it is earnestly hoped that the first prize ibis ) ear will come to Barry. Tbe choir have not up to the present competed in the "A" competition, but in former years they have carried off the first, second, and third prizes in the B" comnetition. The committee trust that the ranks of the choir will, therefore, -tie materially strengthened during the time the books are open, as the number of voices necessary will be much larger than heretofore. The secretary is Mr R. Morgan, Waterloo House, High-street, Barry. J
FATAL ACCIDENT AT BARRY NEW…
FATAL ACCIDENT AT BARRY NEW DOCK. DEFECTIVE ENGINE. Mr E. B. Reece (coroner) held an enquiry at B rry Dock Police Court on Thursday in last week re-p, c ing the death of Fred Bessanr. (32), which took p ;*ce at the accident ward, Barry Dock, on Monday evening last, in consequence of injuries r 0 ived whilst fc)il, ing his employment under M ssrs Price und Wills, contncton for the new dry dock, on Sunday in, rning, March 3rd. EvM.ine wtis tendered by two witnesses to the eftect. that dece s d was engaged in examining a counter sliaft down a hole, whtn the wheels suddenly started, throwing him forward upon a second "heel, and causing him to lie crushed on the shoul ier and face b tween the belting and the wheel. It was positively sworn by an engine driver that the regulator was at the stoppage point and had not been moved, and that if the engine gave half a turn as described it must have been defective. Mr J. J. Handcock, solicitor, Mr Hollowdriy, agent for Messrs Price and Wills, together with Mr Edwards, H.M. inspector of fact'rH, were in att. ndallce. The jury eventually returned a verdict that death was due to d, ceased falling between the beiting and the wheel as a result of the engine starting. and that the latter must have been in some way defective. Deceased leaves a widow and five young children. Printed and Published by Lewis Evans, ell kit Minerva Printing Works, 63, Main AY#roeg, Barry, in the County o/ Glamorgan. APMJL m, im.