The Pontypridd Chronicle and Workman's News

SIK JOHN WALSHAM'S departure from Lon. don for his post as British Minister in China has been telegraghed to Pekin. In regard to pending questions between England and China, Sir John is the bearer of very cordial letters from the Queen to the young Emperor. His excellency will also assure the Emperor of the friendly intentions of the British Government towards China in connection with the annexa- tion of Burmah. It is further stated that the Queen will mark the event of the British and Chinese dominions becoming conterminous by eonferring upon the Emperor a high Imperial Order, the jewelled insignia of which will be forwarded to his Majesty by a special Ambas- sador.

ONE is often struck by the phrase "described as a gentleman," which is of frequent occur- rence in the police reports. No one will for the future ever think of placing Charles Stand- ing, of Lewisham High Road, in that loosely defined category. This "gentleman" has been charged at the Lambeth police-court with Icissing one of Messrs. Spiers and Pond's bar- maids. Standing was drunk he used foul and liUhy language, seized the young lady behind the bar, threw her down, and after raising her from the floor, put his arm round her neck and 4cissed her. Messrs. Spiers and Pond very rightly prosecuted Standing, but Standing only snaps his fingers at his prosecutors. He was tinea A5 by a lenient magistrate but what is S5 to a "gentleman" of meanal Standing should have been sent to gaol with a month's hard labour without the option of a fine. t8

ANYTHING more "dètiCiously impudent than the proposal which has been made to Mr. Mmiaella by a deputation from the Manchester Chamber of Commerce and the Incorporated Láw Societies of Manchester and Liverpool, jit would be impossible to conceive. The sug- gestion of these gentlemen, all of whom-and especially these connected with the law—are entirely disinterested, is nothing less than a partial and reactionary repeal of the Bank- ruptcy Act. They desire to secure a registra- tion of private arrangements and to place the control of a debtor's estate in the hands of the majority of his creditors. But the President of the Board of Trade was equal to the occa- sion, and refused point blank to listen to any .suggestions tending to weaken the valuable piece of legislation which Mr. Chamberlain produced in days when he was content to deal with matters which he understood.

IT is evident that army tutors should add yet another study to their already arduous cur- ricufum. Why do they not enlist into the ranks of their professors some gentleman who would give a course of lectures, illustrated by numerous experiments, on the combination of three cards, or the vagaries of thimble rig ? The system might be extended to discourses on the billiard sharp, the horse-coper, and the method of card-sharping. The prospect is end- less, and it is strange that the late Mr. Fitz- boodle omitted the suggestion from his famous new professions for the unemployed younger sons of the nobility. Take the case of Mr. Graeme Young, the verdant army student, the latest victim to the three-card trick, who figured in the police reports. We venture to say that he would never have tried to spot the lady," otherwise pick out the queen of a suit, the other two being deuces," had he at- tended such a course of lectures as we purpose. On meeting the sharper a few days afterwards Iae gave him in charge, and society will know aim no more for a brief space. On his return to civilization he might be enlisted by one of the army tutors.

Solo, interesting facts on "Vaccination in Germany were brought before the Petition Committee of the German Reichstag by Dr. Kohler, Director of the Health Office. The -TO^sion was the consideration of over fifty potations sent m by anti-vaccinationists who called for a repeal of the Inoculation Law of 1374, the prohibition 0f the inoculation of B,e5! i ,v r sh°wed that of 15,700 meaic&l »emn i*ennany only 17 were known to be open opponents o £ inoculation. Mortality .statistics showea that last century between 600 small-pox occurred to «very 100,000 persons yearly, and in Berlin the numbet of deiths frovi this cause ranged from 200 to 400 before the year 1810. After the in- troduction of inoculation the number of deaths a Prussia had during the years 1860 to 1870 aQ, annual small-pox mortality of from 5,000 to 17,000, but after the introduc- tion of inoculation the number fell enormously, only 95 or so per 1,000, and the majority of these deaths fell to dis- tricts adjoining States where compulsory inoculation was not practised. With the repeal of the moculatioh Dr Kohler bejieverd a Mortality of 20,000.froth small-pox might be ■expected yearly. The Committee resolved to areqpest the Imperial Chancellor to have a Re- lport made on the results of inoculation against «mall-pox m Germany, and the measures taken to secure pure animal lymph for tSie purpose n' aaoculation. •

NEWS 'IN BRIEF. AiTangements have been itlade for the introduc- tion of the ^Deceased Wife's iSister Bill into the Hevae of Lords very shortly. locking accident is reported from Bryntabch, in the p«ri«i of Llandygjll, Montgomeryshire, where • Lewis. accidentally shot himself doW with a breech-loader A platinum wire two fine to be seen with the asked eye is said to hare been made. It is to be ased in telescope8, as a substitute for the spider's web usoally employed. There is s.id to be but one Chinaman left at Saohomish, Wyoming Territory, and he is mar- ried to an Indian squaw, and, according to the local aewspaper,4< 18 qnretcivihsed." A Paris correspondent says "Dr. Cornelius Herz •he celebrated electrician, a citizen of America, has **en promoted to the high rank of Grand Omcier "tela Legion d'Honnear. Only seven daily newapaperain mnnecticut are fftMtsbed ia the morning; There are altogether -e"teen dailies pubJished in the State, with an *fVaSe daUy ehrutation of 3,000 eacli. „ Lewis and €q. announce that the Great wilt not be broagfjtto Liverpool under their •"Prowi* the Exhibition season, lieeti fn'yari<>us quarters. Her. John Fish Bell, an unbeitefleed -clergy- '"n. tofting from Caistor, has been burnt to death. lug wj% it, the habit of gBtting up in the night to His landlady found his charred re- ••^Wibedfoom. T?*8* Wilson, a butcher, for. attempting to "f". on the Great Northern Railway, by WOO,I and bricks on the rails, was fr ?* sentenced to six months' imprison* •" *«• fta^od that he mat weak intellect. I ..l; I' •. A Sweden lias over 4,000 miles of railway of wllicli lore than half belong to private cempames, the rest ) tite State. Mrs. Surah Drew, of Halifax, Mass-.whoon March passed the 101st anniversary of her birth, has re- ently cut her third set of upper teeth. The finest screws used in watches, it is stated, ave 250 threads to the inch, but screws with 500 hreads to the inch can be cut, it takes 144,000 niteh screws to weigh a pound. A telegram has been received at the Salvation \rmy headquarters in London, from Sweden, stat- ng that five of their officers have been imprisoned or holding meetings after sunset. At a special meeting of the Leeds Town Council L committee was appointed to enquire into the desir- ibility of providing a Fine Art Gallery and Museum or the borougli. The March statistics of the Cheshire salt trade tre discouraging. Stocks are increasing, and the rross exports amounted to only (51,034 tons, as tgainst 68,270 tons during the Marcli of 1885. The Paris Academy of Medicine has lost its senior neniber, Professor Boucharlat, has just, died at the ige of eighty. The deceased doctor was commander )f the Legion of Honour. It is stated that the Rev. Dr. E. Parr Jones, Nelsh Congregational minister of Mostyn, intends, .t the request of numerous electors, to contest the epresentation of the Flintshire Boroughs at, thr- lext election as a working man's candidate. The wife of a gate tender, at Weymouth, Mass., tn the Old Colony Railroad, has just been relieved .f five lizards, which she is thought to have taken n drinking water. She has been unable for some ime to retain the food of which she partook. The fourth party of young men tfho have sailed his season for Canada determined to learn farming, las left Liverpool in the steamer Sardinian. The tarty numbered eighteen, belonging to respectable amilies in Manchester, Bradford, Sheffield, and Ifondon. Lord Londonderry's annual stud sale of Clydes- lales and Shetland ponies took place at Seaham. Among those present were the Marquis and Mar- jhioness of Londonderry, Sir William Chaytor, Sir 3eorge Wombwell, and many others. The total Realised was 2,534 guineas. The Italia Militmre states that the armour- plated ressel Italia has lately made 471 miles in two fiours md twenty minutes, which is equivalent to 17*86 coots an hour and it affirms that, in point of speed, the Italian navy now stands at the head of all the lavies in the world. The Enstor, built for the Mission to Deep Sea Fishermen, has been launched at Great Yar mouth. The vessel has been presented by the Duchess of 3rafton in memory of her late husband. The christening ceremony was performed by Miss Mather, laughter of the director of the mission. The Society of Friends is about to re-commence its benevolent work on the west coast of Ireland. A Friend of much experience has visited that region, tnd it is intended to raise and distribute a fund of from £1,000 to £1,300 in the relief of the destitute >n some of the islands, as well as on the mainland. The Brisk, one of the powerful torpedo cruisers ordered by the Government, has been launched from Messrs. Thompson's yard on the Clyde. She will De armed with six 6in. and eight machine guns, and Stted with ten tubes for discharging torpedoes. Her istimated speed is over eighteen knots an hour. A Hebrew Dramatic Club is now one of the in- ititutions of ths metropolis. The members of thif dub have just given two successful representatiollg of a new drama entitled "The Beggar of Odessa," ind are now engaged, under the direction of Mr. J. Adler, in performing a drama bearing the title of "The Deranged Lover." Mr. Edward Scorel, the American tenor, made his Srst appearance in England with the Carl leosa Upera Company the other night in Derby, and met with remarkable success. His voice is powerful and sympathetic, and his acting remarkably effective. Mr. Scorel is a decided acquisition to the list of operatic tenors. The Odilfelbws' Magazine states that the oldest Oddfellow in the Manchester Unity is Brother Peter Bradley, who was initiated in the Gool Samaritan Lodge, No. IH, Marpel District, on the 16th January 1816. He has been a member of the Order for mor than seventy years, and although ninety-two year- old still attends the meetings of his lodge. It is stated that the Crown Prince of Germany has nothing whatever to do with a book called "The Crown Prince's Diary," which a speculative book- seller is about to publish. This disavowal is neces- sary, as an English edition is announced for publi- cation simultaneously with the German one. In Uourt circles the affair is spoken of as a "mystifi- cation." During the strong wind which has prevailed, a house in course of erection, situated in Leathwaite Road. Clapham Common, suddenly collapsed with ii tremendous crash. Had it happened a few minutes earlier the consequences would probably has proved very serious, as the men engaged on the building only left off work shortly before. One-half the building was completely destroyed. The French criminal returns for 1884 have only ust been published, and from them it appears that the total number of cases heard in tiie 86 assize courts—one for each department—was 3,276, of whicl^> 1.629 were for offences against the person, and 1,647 for offences against property. This total showed a decrease of 23 by comparison with the pre- vious year, and of 368 by comparison with. 1882. At the Bournemouth Petty Sessions, Adelaide Bye was summoned for having given, in writing, to George Turner, a miller, a fahe character of a girl named Fanny Butt, who had offered herself to be hired as a domestic servant. Fanny Butt was charged with attempting to obtain the situation by means of that character. Both defendants pleaded guilty, but on the recommendation of the prosecu- tor they were let off with a penalty of 10.. and 108. costs each. A great amount of uneasiness is being caused at Whitstable by the unaccountable disappearance of Mr. George Kemp, a leading tradesman of the town. who held the responsible position of secretary and treasurer of the Whitstable Company of Free Dredgermen, which has the government of the ex. tensive and valuable oyster fishery. One of the singular ciieumstances connected with his my steri- ous disappearance is that he is believed to have taken with him nothing but what he stands upright in. At the Tunbridge Wells County Court, the Rev. Arthur Eden, vicar of Ticehurst, Sussex, sued Mr. William Vinson, farmer, of Orpingtou, for £31, the value of some hop-poles which it was alleged he ,,e bought at a sale for extraordinary tithes. The case for the plaintiff was that Mr. Vinson bought the poles but the defence was that, although Mr. Vin- son did bid the sum sued for, there was a higher bid, and when the auctioneer returned to his bid he re- pudiated the transaction. The jury found for the plaintiff. A young woman named Elizabeth Bromley has died from injuries caused by falling into a deep hole in the yard of the Cavendish Spinning Company's mill, at Ashton-under-Lyrte. Site was employed at the mill, and was passing a plankway over the hole, when the planks tipped and threw her in:. Her back was broken, and she lingered in misery for a con- siderable time. Lust week she was awarded nearly 4200 damages in an action the brought against the company under the Employers' Liability Act. During the hearing of a case at the Clerken- well County Court it transpired that a young gentleman who had injured a horse and da- maged a trap had said he would pay £6 or nothing, as nothing could be legally got from him by reason of his being under age. His Honour: That young gentleman had better consider the law of tort, and tlten he would discover that in the absence of contract, an "infant" would be responsible fh such a case. There is a too prevalent idea as to f. e extent of protection to which "infancy goes. At the Tynwald Court, held in D.mglas, th" Governor made his financial statement. Then^cnu# last year amounted to £ 55,539, the itilei ever been, and the expenditure to £ -">0,278. He **• timated that the revenue for the current year woll!& reach £ 54, ">00, and the expenditure £ 51,000 Th.< surplus'revenue now amounted to £ 33 000, feraint* which certain charges fof harbour exi*ntion ha<» tb be placed. The trawl smaek Enchanter, Captain Chase, has arrived home, having on board the crew. con- sisting of fire hand*, of the Little Wil iam, ai««4 Grimsby trawler The two vesso s, b.th M them tha property of the Grimsby Ice Compaey. were fisbing with the fteet on the shores of the DnfC- ger Bank on Monday night, When they caire tnto collision with such force that the Little W.itistar- sank in about ten minutes. As appears a ho** tht 1 the whole of, the lost vessel's erew got' safely -e4 board tfarEaoteater, wfeicli h« MtUfoe4 itttii '-i. ■ •». >■> ijjo• • y.V • t! tt.t.A.Ft yV'/jA 'Mi.Oii) ,4oA'

LliAitWMlliy SCHOOtj BtfiRD. ( ) An ordinary meeting of the Llanwonuo School Board was held on Wednesday when there were present: Mr J. W Jones, in the chair, Mr Idris Wil- liams in the vice-chair, Messrs. T. Edwards, W. Williams, W. Matthias, WJW. Phillips, H. Abraham, and W. Relfe. j.^ FXGIIC.3 £ aOM3 SCHOOL ATTENDANCE. The Chairman remarked that the attendance was very much lei's than it was last year, especially in Ynysbwl, but in the Aberdare Valley it was higher than it was in the Rhondda. The School Attendance Officer said that measles prevailed in the district. The Chairman said that there were 30 cases in Mountain Ash last week. The Clerk (Mr S. Shipton) suggested that they might open an infant school in Robertstown, if they could ob- tain a room there, pending the erection of the new school. The Vice-chairman said that the distance from Robertstown to Ynysbwl was not so great as from. Hopkinstown to Mill-street. The Clerk: It is about the same. The subject then dropped, no motion being passed on the subject. it3M3 man JPBECEPT. The Clerk read the usual estimate by which it was shown that a rate of 3d. in the JC would be necessary to meet the requirements of the next half year. SHOULD THE MERTHYR BOARD CONTRIBUTE TOWARDS £ 2 B NAVIGATION SCHOOL ? Mr Relfe thought it was quite time to consider whether Merthyr should not be made to contribute towards the cost of Navigation school. From Llan- fabon he should say there were 10 or a dozen children in the school for whom a heavy sum bad to be paid, whereas there were more children from Merthyr parish there, and yet the MerthyrJBoard paid nothing. The Clerk said that there were 14 children from Llanfabon, but that there were more from Merthyr. The Vice-chairman: Is there any possibility of our getting it ? If so, I think it is perfectly right.. The Clerk The only possibility is you must release Llanfabon of the liability and manage the school by a joint committee of yourselves and the Merthyr Board; but then it may be said that our children attend other schools. The Vice-chairman: But we have the accommoda- tion, whereas in that neighbourhood Merthyr has no provision at all. The Clerk suggested that they might send a depu- tation. 2 i:{" 20. The Vice-chairman: Do you mean a deputation to the Merthyr Board. The Clerk: Yes, or to the department. Mr Relfe: How many children would there be from Merthyr ? The Clerk I daresay 30. Mr Matthias: They have no school within 21 or 3 miles. In reply to Mr. Relfe, The Clerk said that Llanfabon's contribution was as followR By cost of boildings for year 27 16 5 Electionexpensea. 21 15 5 Maintenance 20 18 9 Balance due year previous 9 4 2 £ 79 14 8 Amount received 75 0 0 Balance still to carry forward 4 14 8 Mr Edwards: I think you had better give notice. Mr Relfe: I will do so. ,OLI NOTICES OF MOTION. Tbe Vice-chairman said he thought it necessary to rescind the motion carried that day month that the Finance and School Management Committees com- prise the whole Board, and he gavil notice that that day month he would move the rescinding of that resolution and the appointment of those committees. TBII FEKNDALB JOINT COMMITTK*. OUGHT THSJT TO BB RE-ELECTED ? 1 Mr Idris Williams: With reference to the Ptasio Joint Committee: we cannot agree on that committee. During the term of the last Board you knew very well Mr Thomas Bevan was the chairman of the com- mittee, and according to our ruling and the way we have been advised it is the doty of every School Board at its first meeting after the election to appoint all its committees, combination committee included. So at the last Board we appointed four representatives for the Ferndale Joint Committee. Those four were myself, Mr Bevan, Mr Thomas, the new member, and Mr Evan Thomas. Well, we met last Friday, I think it was. Mr Bevan as usual went to the chair and called for the minutes and then I interrupted him and said You have no right." Mr. Bevan, of course, knew that it was to be so because I said "You cease to be a member when our Board ceases to exist. Now that they are re-appointed I move that you be Jle- appointed chairman." But the members from Ystrad- fodwg took exception to that, holding that it was not necessary to re-appoint because they had not been re-appointed. They had been advised by their clerk that there was no need for it, that the committee continued although the Board ceased that the Board did not cease that the members ceased, but that the board was still in existence. I said I shall object to all you Ystradfodwg members being here." Now, I am told th it at Monday's meeting they re- appointed their section of the Joint Committee al- though they say there is no need of it. I do not want to have any unpleasantness with the Ferndale people, but some of them art very tetchy." They don't like to be opposed. I should like to know really whether it is the case, whether every Board should appoint its committees at the tirst meeting, or any time after being re-elected, and also if the committee ceases with the Board. I think we ought to write to the Ednoa- tion Department on the subject. Mr Relfe: Certainly. Mr Idris Williams, continuing: Can the Board give power to a committee to exist after the Board itself ceases to exist ? That's the question. We think otherwise perhaps naturally. Mr Rosser, the clerk of the Ystrad Board, who is a lawyer, says distinctly otherwise. He says there is no need of it. That is his version, and the Ystrad Board is guided by that. But here our Board says differently. What I want is to avoid having any dispute amongst us up there. I don't like to go up there. I don't go to every Board but when I do go they know that I alii there.(laughter), and I have had it said to me "Y ou are coming here to obstruct when we have done the work in your ab- sence, you are coming here to undo the work we have teen doing (laughter). Mr Matthias: You are really getting as bad as Parliament. The Chairman: Are you going to move a resolu- tion ? Mr Idria Williams I don't want a resolution, but simply to ask the Education Department whether it is necessary, to re-appoint these members. If it is necessary then onr proceedings at Ferndale have been wrong for the last two years, because they have not been re-appointed since the beginning. Than there are- two members, Mr Evans, Bodringallt, and Mr Jones, Baptist minister, who have not attended half-a- dozen times since the Board was chosen; yet they continued in office. Now I believe the Ystrad Board have appointed somebody instead of Mr Jones. I want to knew how long absent members can be ex- eased from attending the meetings without being disqualified. The .Clerk: Six months. With regard to the other point I, of course, consider that they ought to be re- appointed because otherwise a member who has ceased his connection with this Board may still sit on the Joint Committee. Mr Bd wards It is a committee at will. The Clerk said that the editor of the School Board Ch rouitle agreed with his yiew of the thing. But he was of opiuion that the Education Department would not give an opinion on that; as it was a legal point. The Vice-chairman; The Department will give yon an opinion, but they are not supposed to advise you legally. They would interfere as arbitrators. The Chairman said that Mr. Geary, of Aberdare, who was a legal man, agreed with Mr. Shipton's view, and at Aberdare they re-appointed members of joint committees. The Clerk: In fact Mr. Geary won't allow the members of the Duffryn School Joint Committee from here to sit until he has a letter from me to say that they have been re-appointed. Mr Relle: I think you are quite right; I don't think there is any neeeasity to move in the matter. The Clerk: The agreement between us and the Ystradyfodwg Board with regard to the Ferndale ¡ School states that we can give six month's notice to terminate the agreement if we think proper, and if onr members are not treated properly there that is "what we shall have to resert to, I presume. The Chairman: Are yon treated properly I Mr Williams (Vioe-chairman) Oh, they treat me all right. They say I have no right te be there, bat I don't care lor; that beCaase I know I have- (Laeghter.) < Mr Relfe: I believe the Vice-chairman is perfectly capable of taking cars of himself. (Laughter.) The Vice-chairman: I move t^at we write to the Education Department askiogfor their o pica on upon the two matters. tke ijseatioB of the flection and the attendance of members. Mr Abraham seconded the motion which was car- t ried unanimously. t TENDERS FOB ABBRLLECHAC SCHOOL. The Chairman said that the next item oa the »«e*d?wMlhe JI.V-. V v. 3^1 -o! a The Vic^-chairman asked whether they were going to accept the.lowest tender. They ought to decide that before they opened them. MrAbraham moved that the lowest tender be ac- cepted, providing the contractor could give good secu- rity. Mr T. Edwards seconded the proposition which was agreed to. There were four tenders received, the lowest being that of Mr John Davies, Treorky at £1,365. Mr T. Edwards moved, and Mr Phillips seconded, that that tender be accepted.—Agreed to. MISKIN AND PENRHIWCEIBER REPKIRS. Three tenders were received for this contract, the lowest being that of 955 7s. 6d. from Mr Thomas Morris, builder. On the motion of Mr Edwards, seconded by the Chairman, this tender was accepted. THE CLASSIFCATION OF INFANTS. The Clerk said that he had had some correspon- dence with Mr Thompson, the Ferndale schoolmaster which he desired to read to the Board. On the 31st March he received the following:— Ferndale Schools, March 31st 1886. Dear Mr Shipton, The Ystradyfodwg Superintendent (W. G. H.) tested the Registers of these Schools about three weeks ago. He then examined Standard I, and re- ported of these boys—viz., John Hughes, Benjamin Harris, Francis Meyrick, Thomas John Evans, Thomas Williams, all of Blaenllechau as follows:- Some can spell simple words, as the and are, can write letters from dictation, but have no idea of spelling. Some do not know their letters, nor can they write letters from dictation, neither can they take down figures. He advised they should be sent back to the Infant School. In fact they should have been retained in the Infant School (the seven years of age limitation has been abolished, as you are aware, in Infant Schools)—until they were Able. to pass the first-class satisfactorily. Will you kindly write to your gover- ness, at Blaenllechau, and say I shall send her the five boys whose names I have mentioned back on Monday ? With kind regards. Believe me, Yours very sincerely, R. THOMPSON." He then replied to Mr Thompson that he could not do it; the Education Department would not allow it, and that their Inspector ought to have known better than to have asked for it. The reply to that was:- Ferndale Schools, Agjril 6th, 1886. Dear Mr Shipton, On Monday last, acting upon instructions received from Mr W. G. Howell, I sent five boys back to your Infants' School at Blaenllechau, and nine to Miss Austin. Miss Austin has taken them back without any demur. At Tylorstown and other schools under the Ystradyfodwg Board, Mr W. J. Howell' has sent back to the Infants' School children incapa- ble of passing the First Standard. He says he is acting in accordance with instructions received from Her Majesty's Inspector. It is a clear case of over- pressure when children are sent to do work which they are incapable of doing. The practice hitherto has been to send from the Infants' School—a very convenient way of getting rid of dull children-all above seven years of age, whether they know the Alphabet or not, to the detriment of the child and to the senior school to which they are sent. I think I told you the age clause had been abolished in the Infant School. I have just received a letter from your Infants' Mistress declining to accept those I have been ordered to return to her. I have taken their names off our registers, and cannot re-admit them without further instructions. One of the parents is in a fine way about it. I think you had better communicate with Mr Edwards, and run up here as soon as you can make it convenient. With kindest regards, Believe me, Yours truly, RICHARD THOMPSON. P.S.—I have been ordered to keep your last note for the purpose not only of vindicating my action in the matter, but also for the perusal of Her Majesty's Inspector. Perhaps I may be allowed to say that I have a slight recollection of bearing Mr Davies (H.MJs Sub-Inspector) authorise Mr Howell so to act.-R. T." The Clerk went on to say that the Clerk of the Sheffield School Board had received a communication upon the subject. Mr. Cumin of the Education De- partment giving a clear interpretation of the inten- tions of the Department, as follows My Lords think it desirable to point out. (1.) That as a general rule, no child should be returned in an infant's depart- ment beyond the age at which he may be raaaenably expected to pass the first standard, that is to say beyond the age of eight. (2.) That if from any cause it is found desirable to retain children over the age of eight in an infants' department, this must only be done in schools where the office arrangements admit of the due separation of the sexes. It was never in- tended that the omission from the Code of any express limitation of age in infants' departments should be held to override tho rules with regard to the separation of the sexes after a certain age, which have been always adopted by the Department. (3.) The retention of still older children, however back- ward, in infant's departments is calculated Seriously to interfere with the organisation of the schools, and should only be resortocl to under very exceptional circumstances, and each case should be carefully in- vestigated by persons authorised by your Board before permission is given to tbe teacher to retain such child. (4.) The strictest surveillance should be exer- cised to prevent dull or unruly children being sent back to the infants' department shortly before the close of the school year, whether the object of. such a course be to prevent the average attendance of the Upper Department from exceeding the approved number, or the more reprehensible one of enabling the teacher at the last moment to get rid of scholars who are likely to lower the percentage of passes in the school." Mr Relfe remarked that the Clerk was quite right. The Chairman: The matter has been before the Management Committee. The members having expressed themselves satisfied with the Clerk's action in the matter, the. subject dropped, and the meeting then terminated.

THE "TOTE HORSE" ACrIOI AT PONTYPRIDD. At Pontypridd County Court on Friday (before his Honour Judge Gwilym Williams) judgment was delivered in the nsse of William S. Davies, Volunteers' Arms, Pontypridd, v. Lewis P. Jones, brewer, Merthyr. It was an aciion brought to recover possession of the White Horse public- house, Trallwn, Pontypridd. About four years ago the plaintiff had purchased by public auotion the house in dispute, and, as part of the conditions of sale, an agreement was set forth by which the premiaea were let to the defendant by the previous owners for the term of fourteen years, but four of which are now unexpired. The plaintiff by his action sought to set aside that agreement, and to get possession of the house, wtyh a view to letting it et an i.neroased rent.—The Judge held thalj the agreement of defendant waa binding, and iaasipuch an it was brought to the knowledge, of plaintiff when he purchased he g*io judgment for tbe I defendant with ooata.—Mr William Evans appeared as counsel for the plaintiff, and Hr Upjohp fer tbe defendant.

Sodden Death in a Bath. On Saturday evening an inquest was held at tbe Roath police-station, Cardiff—before Mr 1. B. Reeee—touching the death of Mrs Sarah Newman, nged. 46, the wife of Charles Newman, 150, Newpert- road. From the evidence it appeared that deceased was in -her nsaal health on, the 9th isst., and about 11.45 p.m. she went to the bath-rebm. A Jew minates later the servant, Catherine Walib, took hefabottleofteer, and shortly after midnight Gwea Xyans and the servant kneefced at'}hV bath- room dopr, to wish her rood-night. Receiving no •newer, they wont in, and found her Boning in the bath. Dr. Treharne, who was eaUed in, certified that death rosulte^ from a fit, and a verdiet was retnraed aoe^rduagly. 'u, b

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RMda Police Intelligence. MONDAY—Before the Rev. D. W. Williams, Mr. J Davies, Brynfedwen, and Dr. Morgan. DRUNK AigD RIOTOUS AT TREORXY.-Thomalil Thomas and James Turner were charged with being drunk on the 27th March. Turner said he was not drunk. His Worship: When do you consider yourself drunk?- Turner: When I can't walk home.—Sergeant Chalk said they were, drunk at 10 o'clock at night and making a row. Thomas had his coat off. Turner took off his hat and threw it on the pavement and was going to take off his coat but he dissuaded him. He said he would fight the best man in the street. He went farther up the street and made a row again. He was then led away by his brother and another man. Henry Turner, brother of, James Turner, said he was with his brother all the time and he heard no noise. Inspector Thomas said Turner was following bad company all the time.—Thomas Thomas was fined 5s. and Turner 10s. DRUNK AT MAMY.—Miles Davies was chatged with being drunk by P.C. Williams, on the 3rd instant, at 10 p.m. He was cursing and swearing and using very bad language, and wanting to fight. He had been turned out of the hotel.—Fined 5s. DBSEBTKR AT POBTH.—William Jones was charged with being a deserter from the 2nd Battalion Welsh ce Regiment.—P.C. Smith said he arrested prisoner at half-past one in Perth, on Sunday. Told him he was wanted as being a deserter from the Welsh Regiment on duty at Dublin. He denied it, but on the way to Pontypridd confessed it was true. Want te Ferndale and received all defendant's uniform except his trousers. There were an overcoat, cape, cap, two tunics, buckle brush, regimental book, and oilcloth bag. Defendant pleaded guilty. He is a native of Ferndale.—Committed to await an escort. SUNDAY CLOSING Act AT TREORKY.—David Davies was charged with falsely representing himself to be a traveller.-P.C. Hurford said on Sunday, the 4th, he visited the Crown Inn kept by Wyndham Jones. He found defendant in the bar with a pint of beer before him. Asked where he came from. He said he came from Tyiorstown that morning. He saw defendant drunk at half-past one the previous night. His son took him into his house for the night. He has de- camped.-Fined 20s. DRUNK AT TIUSHERBERT.—Francis Phillips was charged with being drunk at 10 o'clock on Saturday night, the 3rd inst., in Baglan-street, opposite the Royal Exchange. He was very noisy and quarrelsome, with a crowd of people round him. He went to the New Inn and tried to get persons to back him to fight a man named Churches. He has been ill for three vears. The Re*. D. W. Williams said the Almighty has kept you away from blackguardism for three years but there is no thanks to YOG.-Fined 10s. DRUNK AT MARDY.—David Watkins was charged with beipg drunk, riotous, and fighting. He refused to go home. There was a great crowd.—Charge proved by P.C. Williams.—Fined 10s.—Thomas Evans, was charged by the same officer with being drunk at 10.55 p.m. on the 3rd inst., cursing and swearing and wanting to fight.-Fined 10s. DRUNK AT. TRRORKY.—Joseph Harris was charged by P.C. Reeves with being drunk in Treharne-street, Pentre, on Sunday, and using bad language. He re- fused to give his name and was locked up, but let out on bail.—Fined 5s.

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