The Pontypridd Chronicle and Workman's News

The Glamorgan County Council TO BE HELD At Pontypridd. IMPORTANT TELEGRAM. Just as we were going to machine on Thursday afternoon, a telegram was received from Mr Councillor Henry Hopkins to the effect that the meeting of the County Council for April will be held at Pontypridd. i.iIi.

CUTTINGS FROM BOOKS. GLADSTONB AS A BOT.—John Gladstone, the father of the ex-Premier of Great Britain, trained his children to give a reason for every opinion they offered. It was in this way that William E. Glad- stone was early trained to debate. On one occa- sion William and his sister Mary disputed as to where a certain picture ought to be hung. An old Scotch servant came in with a ladder, and atood irresolute while the argument progressed, but as Miss Mary would not yield, William gallantly ceased from speech, though unconvinced, of course. The servant then hung upthe picture where the young lady ordered, but when he had done this he crossed the room and hammered a nail into the opposite wall. He vas asked why he did this.—"Aweel, miss, that will do to hang the picture on when ye'll have to come round to Master Willie's opeenion."—The family gonorally did come round to William's opinion, for the rosources of his tongue-fencing were wonderful, and his father, who admired a clever feint as much as a straight thrust, never failed to encourage him by saying, Here, here Well said! Well put, Willie!" if the young de- bater bore himself well in the encounter. HOAXES.—The truly scientific mind not unfre. quently lays itself open to a charge of gullibility. Half a century ago, when Sir John Herschell was making astronomical observations at the Cape of Good Hope, he was the hero of a romance that had wide acceptance among English newspapers and scientific men. The distinguished astronomer was credited with having established the existence of the man in the moon, and with having strengthened his case by the discovery of vegetation on the lunar surface. The most circumstantial details were given. With a grant of £ 10,000 from the Duke of Sussex, and unlimited credit from the King, Sir J ohu-so ran the records of the day— went forth to observe the transits of Mercury, which are especially valuable in lunar observa- tions on longitude." His patrons were the Govern- ments of England, France, and Austria, and among his instruments was a lens weighing several tons. With this lens he revealed the moon's won- ders. Physical features, trees, and fauna were minutely described. For a long time there were no traces of man, but a mor# careful examination of the planet disclosed a creature in shape a man with enormous wings, capable of the sustained fiirrht of the eagle, and gifted with the ouadruman- (IllS power of the monkey. This was the man bat, or vespertilio homo. The record had all the plain- ness of scientific narrative, and the apparenb reality of fact. This more than nine days' wonder must have come from a writer familiar with astro- must have come from a writer familiar with astro- nomical and biological terms. I THE PARSOW AND THE "PARCELLING-OUT" DEACONS.—Old Deacon Stafford was in the habit of parcelling out the sermon, giving to each one of the congregation their portion, according as he thought they needed. One warm Sabbath after- noon, the pastor, thinking that those who had no interest in the subject of religion would most likely fall asleep, prepared himself to preach directly to the church. The deacon was on hand to parcel out the sermon as fast as it came from the lips of the minister. The parson commenced with his close-fisted, penurious brebhren, plainly, but earnestly-" That belongs to Brother Grant," said the deacon. The next remark was designed for those who went about doing good, but made so much noise and parade about it as to destroy a great part of the good they intended to do. "That's Sister Grimkias," said Deacon Jo. no mistaking that." The parson continued his sermon but the deacon, who had worked hard during the week, fell into a dozing slumber. Nevertheless, although the body of the deacon was sleeping, the mind was active, and whether the ears performed their func- tionsor not each portion was as faithfully "parcelled out" as though the deacon had been wide awake. Finally, my brethren," conclude-l the parson, there is a class of persons who listen attentively to every sermon, but who are so free hearted and benevolent that they do not retain any of it for themselves, but parcel it out among their brothers and sisters." "That's mine," said Deuuon Jo, the sound of his voice awakening him; "and I deserve it."

A BANK TO BE SNUFFED OUT. To the Editor of the "Ohronicle." DEAR SIR,-In the columns of your contemporary last week I saw that one of the banks in this town is destined to be snuffed out. Now,there are three banks who have branches here, viz the Provincial Bank, with a reserve fund of £ 400,000; the Bank of Wales, with £ 20,000; and the recently established Bristol Bank, with no less than £ 115,000. Can you, or your readers, give the public a little reliable information as to which is the most likely ? If so, you will confer a boon on the public, and on Yours obediently, AN ANXIOUS DEPOSITOR. *»*—We consider the paragraph quoted to be nothiMg more than another example of the unfounded and bombastic allegations of our "weakly" contem- porary.-EDITOR, Chronicle."

SELLING BEER WITHOUT A LICENSE AT TYNEWYDD- ■ITU —— At Ystrad police-oourt, on Monday, (before the Sti- pendiary and Mr D. W. Davies), Margaret Cook, a young woman living apart from her husband, was charged with selling beer without a licence.—Police- constable Bryan and other policemen, armed with a warrant, went to defendant's house on Sunday, the 7th inst.—Defendant was fined £ 5, or in default one month's imprisonment.

SUSPENSION OF A SOLICITOR At the Nottingham Borougli Quarter Sessione •tlie Recorder (the Hon. Cliandos Leigh, Q.C.) sentenced Frederick Deakin, aged 31 years, solici- tor, to six months' imprisonment for embezzling -tbe sums ofJE3 4s. 4d., £ i 19s., and £ 10 98., about 3.2 months ago. It is stated that the prisoner ,entered the employment of Messrs. J. and A. Bright, solicitors, of Nottingham, in August, 188G, and within one month lie began to appropriate the money of the firm in a very artful and secret way. He continued committing these defalcations until their amount was nearly X200. The matter had previously been before the Divisional Court, con- sisting of the Lord Chief Justice and Justice ^Manisty, and Deakin was suspended from practis- ing as a solicitor for a period of 18 months.

LYNCHING A NEGRO. A telegram from New York eays :-Anothel Sensational case of lynching is reported. A negro named Wesley Thomas was recently arrested on a charge of attempting to commit a criminal out- rage upon a white lady at Vicksburg. The evi- dence against him was strong, and the citizens of the town were so incensed that he was carried away to Port Gibson for safety. A Vigilance Committee of Vicksburg men, however, who determined to have their victim, arranged a raid, and two or three hundred mounted and fully armed citizens rode over there, and after some -skirmishing with the officials broke open the prison and dragged the miserable negro out. He was taken outside the town and hung from the nearest tree. The authorities at Port Gibson were alto- gether outnumbered and powerless to protect him.

A FORTUNE TELLER SENT TO GAOL. Two extraordinary cases of credulity on the part of two young women named Kate Damen and Sarah Diment, domestic servants, have been heard before the Weymouth borough bench. It appears the prisoner, a gipsy named Maria King, made a pretence for calling at the villa where the young women are in service, and asked the first she saw if she would like her fortune told. The girl con- sulted her fellow servant, and they both decided to accept the offer at a charge of half a crown each. The prisoner took one at a time, the other nob being allowed to see the charm. In the case of Damen she had to place a glass of water on the floor, pull a hair out of her head, stand on one leg, and then the veinsof her right hand were examined. The prisoner then informed her she would be married in less than 12 months, and be a mother in less than two years. When Sarah Diment's fortune was told she was informed that she would liave a lot of trials and troubles, but to compensate for this a nice dark young man was after her, to whom she would be married, and at the end of a year there would be a pigeon pair. The prisoner afterwards wanted to rule their planets for "is., but as Diment told her she had no money to spare the gave her an old dress instead, whilst her fellow servant paid her 5s. The prisoner promised to re- turn with the ruling of the planets in half an hour, but failed to do so. She told the young women she was allowed to tell fortunes, as she paid X20 a year for the right, and as she was one of seven, what she told them would come true. She urged On them, however, not to tell anyone of whab had takclI place, otherwise they would be ruined for life, as she was a witch. The prisoner was com- uiitted for a month's hard labour.

A WINDFALL FOR SAVAGES. A veritable windfall has just come into the hands of the natives of the Gilbert group of islands-viz., a large ship with a full cargo, which came sailing ,into their port without anyone on board. The vessel was the British ship Rock Terrace, and the strange part about the ii)at.ter is that the ship was abandoned by her crew about 12 months ago, and it has only just transpired that, instead of founder- ing soon after her crew left her, she appears to have drifted on and on until she reached the Gil- bert, Islands. The R -(!Ic Terrace, in September, 1887, lefb Philadelphia for Hiogo, in Japan, having on board a cargo of oil and phosphates, valued at) 125,000 dols. When near the Phillippine Islands the crew abandoned their vessel, landing on an island close by, all of them being saved. Ib was said that the captain did all he could to keep his vessel afloat, but it was understood that he had some trouble with his crew. Nothing was further heard of the vessel, and the underwriters being quite sat.istied concerning the 108", paid the amount for which the vessel was injured. Re- cently the news came that I,he Rock Terrace had drifted into the (Gilbert group of islands, and had been taken possession of by the natives. The vessel herself appeared to be in very fair condition, and had only a few inches of water in her hold. The surprise of the natives when they found them- selves in possession of such a prize can well be imagined, and they at once set about getting out the cargo. In this they were very successful, and ilanded almost the entire contents of the ship. The Rock Terrace belongs to St. John, N.B., and it was not stated if any attempts Wore to be ma le to release the ship out of the hands of Lhe islanders.

THE QUEEN AND THE BLIND™MUSICIAN. A pleasing incident;, illustrative of the Queen's Jundness and consideration for the poor and afflicted, has just occurred at Windsor. Her Majesty, while driving with one of the Princesses along Thames Street one afternoon, saw a blind man, who was playing an accordion and was led by a woman. The tune he was playing was Abide with me," and the Queen, who seemed greatly touched with the poor fellow's condition, stopped her carriage at Windsor Bridge, and, through an attendant"asked Mr. Husted, the lollgate-keeper, to give him a two-shilling piece, which was handed from the equipage. Mr. Husted at once complied with the Royal request, and took the money to the blind man, who was highly delighted with the gifb which her Majesty had sent him.

A TERROR TO WOMEN. At the Lambeth Police Court, London, George Gampling (21), a labourer, was charged before Mr. Chance with assaulting several ladies.—For some time past complaints had been received at the police-station at Brixton with regard to a man who nightly made it a practice to secrete himself in a dark portion of the Fentiraan Road and adjacent thoroughfares. The practice of this man (alleged to be the prisoner) was to suddenly pounce upon females passing along and assault them in a disgraceful manner. Some of the assaults had been of such a character as to cause the female so molested to become very ill, and ib really was becoming a per- fect terror to females to come out into the streets after dark. Beyond that the prisoner was also identified as having grossly insulted girls coming home from school, and using towards them moat filthy and disgusting language.—Three ladies gave evidence as to the disgraceful manner in which the prisoner had acted towards them.—Detective Gilby, of the W division, informed his worship that a large number of complaints had been received with regard to a man acting in the manner described, and there were some 20 ladies who could come forward, but did not like to do so.— Mr. Chance said it was satisfactory to find thab the ladies who had already come forward had the courage to do so. Had they not now come forward the prisoner, who was evidently a per- fect pest of society, would have escaped. He should remand the prisoner for the purpose of allowing further inquiries to be made, and to allow of other cQjjpi lainants coming forward.—The prisoner said WBWOuld sooner have the matter settled at once.—Mr. Chance said he should do nothing of the kind. He had not power to give punishment of a sufficient character to such a pest as the prisoner, and he therefore should send the case to the sessions, where a more fitting punish- ment could be given to such disgraceful conduct.

In the whole of England there are 2,225 brewers.

SION-STREET, Pontypridd.—To be Let, with immediate possession, Oakland Cottage, con- taining parlour, dining-room, a large kitchen, pantry, china closet, four bedrooms, and large attic situate about six minutes' walk from rail- way station; rent zE15 a year. Apply to Messrs Thomas and Morgan, Auctioneers. FOR SALE, A ST. BEttiVAttD DOG "RUFUS," 3t Years Old. GOOD HOUSE DOG, AND FOND OF CHILDREN. Can be seen at VERNON HOUSE, TYFICA TERRACE, PONTYPRIDD. OFFERS WANTED. Llantwit Fardre School Board. j TRIENNIAL ELECTION, 1889. TO THE RATEPAYERS OF THE ABOVE PARISH. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, Jj I have to thank you most sincerely for having returned me as member of the above Board for the ensuing three years, and assure you that I in- tend discharging the duties devolving upon me as such in a manner as to fully justify the confidence you have so readily and substantially reposed in me. I am, Ladies and Gentlemen, Yours faithfully, Pontypridd, HOPKIN MORGAN. February 26th, 1889. HOWARD'S HAI L, PONTYPRIDD. Important and Special Engagement of the Famous ALLEYN BERNARD COMPANY. The Famous Shakaperian Actress MISS ALLEYN, MR CHARLES BERNARD, And 20 Specially Selected Artistes. To-night, Thursday, Febraary 28th, Sheridan's Popular Comedy, THE SOS)0 h F,) It SCANDAL.' Friday, March 1st, for the benefit of Miss Alleyn, Grand Fashionable Night, Under the DISTINGUISHED PATRONAGE and presence of L. Gordon Lenox, Esq. Major Grover; Captain Williams; W. Morgan, Esq., J.P.; Lieutenant R. Male; Dr. Leckie Dr Jenkins; Dr. Dickson; Dr Howard^Davies; Montague Grover, Esq.; R. J. F. Rhys, Esq.; J. S. Cobb, Esq.; AND THE Pontypridd Lyric Dramatic Club, at 8 p.m. Shakespeare's Sublime Tragedy, Ml .118 ligniter. Saturday, March 2nd, Shakespeare's Merry Comedy, 'THE TAMING OF THE SHREW" Prices, 3s., 2s., Is., and 6d. Doors open at 7.30 p.m., to commence at 8. Children in arms not admitted. Plan of Hall may be seen and Seats secured at Thompson and Shackell's.

ABERDARE MUST SHELL OUT." Complaint* are made that Aberdare is too prone to insist upon its "pound of flesh" in the administration of local public affairs, and the purse-holders in adjoining districts are beginning to think of the "bond." Llan. wonno School Board, through its Aberdare Valley members, raised a question a short time ago as to the unfair proportion of rep- lesenlation of the Duffryn School Joint Committee—the majority of the members being from Aberdare, vhile the contributions and school attendance from the Llanwonno side greatly preponderated; and now we learn that the Ystradyfodwg Local tfoard has to bear the entire cost of sanitation in the village of Mardy, in the Rhondda Fach Valley, while the Aberdare Local Board takes more than half the rates without spending a farthing in the place. The Llan- wonno School Board has taken action in re- gard to the DufEryn School, and we hope the members of the Ystradyfodwg Local Board will demand a more equitable arrange- ment with respect to Mardy. The "water- shed" is no doubt a convenient boundary, uut when the so-called "natural boundary" is so far away as to be practically out of the reach of the Aberdare Board, an attempt to establish a "scientific frontier" ought to succeed on appeal being made to the Local Government Board.

••* THE SEWERAGE SCHEME AT LAST. A meeting of the members of the Ystrady- fodwg and Pontypridd Joint Sewarage Board was held at noon on Friday last at the Local Board Offices, Pentre, under the presidency of the Rev. D. W. Williams, M.A., Fairfield, There were present, as representing the Pontypridd Board, the Chairman and Mr James ttoberts; and the Ystradyfodwg Board was represented by Mr D. Evans (the chairman), Vlessrs W. H. Mathias, E. W. Lewis, W. Lax, Evan Evans, and W. Davies, with Mr W. H. Morgan, clerk, and Mr ftidge, deputy clerk.—Mr Chatterton (of the firm of Messrs Chatterton and Bazalgette, of London, the engineers) was present. After the plans and specifications were duly gone through and approved of, it wag decided to advertise for tenders for the carrying out of the works forthwith, the whole to be let in one contract, commencing from the foreshore of theBristol Channel, in the parish of Rum- ney, and terminating at Trehafod, in the Parish of Llanwonno, Rhondda Fawr Valley.

PONTYPRIDD. "MUTUAL IMPORVEJIENT CLASSES."—We have re- ceived a letter on this subject, signed "Nemo," which shall appear in our next issue. FLOWER SHOW.- We wish to draw the attention of our readers to an advertisement in another colnmn announcing a flower show to be held on Bank Holiday, August 5th. A public meeting in connection therewith will be held on Wednesday «vening, at Mr Coombes' Town Hall Restaurant, for the purpose of forming a committee to make arrangements for the some. SELLING OFF! SELLING OFF! I G. Oliver's 1 Great Annual Clearance Sale of Boots and Shoes will commence on Saturday, at 85, TAFir STREET, PONTYPRIDD. A RARE TREAT FOR THE PPBLIc.-The "theatrical boards" at Howard's Hall, in this town, are this week occupied by a company which may justly be classed "A.I" for the excellent degree of artistic ability which they possess, as well as the first class pieces they perform. It is not often that the leading plays are done adequate justice to at Pontypridd, so that when a caste of the first water does make its appearance in our midst it is the duty of tne townspeople (who have a keen sense of appreciation of a "genuine thing") to rally round those who cater for their entertainment, and accord them a patronage both popular and appre- ciative. Amongst the company is Miss Alleyn,the eminent Shakesperian actress, and the pieces selected consist of "The School of Scandal," "Romeo and Juliet," "Taming of the Shrew," As you like it," &c. Miss Alleyn is supported by a brilliant array of artistes, and it need only be said that the company has performed before the Prince of Wales, Mr Gladstone, &c. To-morrow (Friday) evening there will be a grand fashionable performance, and the leading gentry of the town and district have promised their presence. CABBURY'S COCOA is absolutely pure and untampered with. It has stood the keenest analytical tests, and consists solely of the concentrated extract of the Cocoa bean, the flavour being developed and the aroma improved by a special process of roasting.

PENTRE YSTRAD. PROFESSIONAL CONCERT.—A grand professional concert was held on Friday evening last, at the Drill Hall, Pentre, for the benefit of the funds of the 3rd V.B. Welsh Regiment, Pentre Detachment. The concert was a grand success, and the programme was taken part in by Mrs Glanfrwd Thomas, Miss Elenor Rees, R.A.M., Mr Dyved Lewis, Mr James Saavge, and Miss Meta Scott, A.R.A.M. TRY HARRIS' 2/- TEA.—No Finer in the world at the price. A mixture of China, Indian, and Cey Ion.—75, Taff Street, Pontypridd.

Births.Marriages,& Deaths DEATH. LOUGHER.—On the 26th inst, at Taff-street, Ponty- pridd, Willie, son of Mr P. Lougher, in his ti 20th year.

DEATH FRO. SCALDING AT FERNDALE. On Monday a little girl named Margaret Ann Mor- gan, aged 2 years, daughter of David Morgan, Fern- dale, was accidentally scalded by falling into a vessel containing boiling water, and succumbed in a few minutes afterwards. The water had been taken by the father from the fireplace, and incautiously placed on the floor of the kitchen.

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THE LATE CONCERT AT SARON I CHAPEL,TREFOREST. TO THE EDITOR OF THB CHRONICLE." SIR,—"Fools rush in where angels fear to tread." The truth of this saying is peculiarly applicable to your correspondent "Musician," who, in the issue of the CHRONICLE of the 15th instant, essayed to criticise and attempted to repudiate certain state- ments which were made in my report of the above concert. I might explain that absence from home prevented me replying to "Musician's" letter last week, but I read it—and not without some degree of amusement. He is annoyed at the fact having become known that the concert was a very flat one, and harps roand a little pet phrase of his-the "Lost Chord." What he means I don't know- and care little-but it is manifest that there is a "Lost Chord" even in the very first sentence of his letter, which reads—"In your contemporary of the 1st instant." It is evident that "Musician" knows as much about his "Queen's English" as he does about music—pitifully nothing. What he meant, I suppose, was—"In your issue of the 1st instant." However, he thus early betrayed his incapacity to deal with the matter, consequently I shall take leave of the subject without further comment. If "Musician" again wishes to write to a newspaper, let him call in the assistance of a dictionary or an ordinary schoolboy. They will be very serviceable to him. But I fear he has, once and for aye, broken his neck by a fall from the pinnacle of "contemporary" English. I sincerely pity the "Lost Chord." Yours, &c., THE WRITER OF THE REPORT. February 26th, 1889.

THE RHONDDA VALLEY TRAMWAY. lothe Editor of the Chronicle." SIR-Kindly allow me a small space in your valu- able paper to draw the attention of your readers to the gross misconceptions that are being raised against the above tramway. In the last issue of the "Chronicle" Mr Rhys, solicitor, addressing the Stipendiary, is reported to have said that the tramway is a perfect nuisance. In my opinion it is a public benefit, but it is to be regretted that the roads are in so pitiable a condition. As Mr Jones, surveyor to the Ystradyfodwg Board, suggested, the rails in many places were two or three inches above the level of the road, bat he did not say that there were other parts of the road be- tween Porth and Pontypridd which are in a filthy state. And it is manifest that the volunteers are the cause of all this. The break-drivers, as a rule, do all they can to prevent the trams running. But I hope that the efforts of the aeputations, or at leest the agitators, will be invalidated. Let us ;ook at the ac- commodation that is afforded by the Tramway Com- pany. Their cars are clean -and comfortable, and ran at regular times. Passengers in breaks are en- closed in a sort of Old Mother Hubbard's Cupboard, and not only that, they are dangerous to life. Their Sunday trading is also most ignominious to a civilized community. Sincerely hoping that the Rhondda tramway ser- viee is not yet a failure, as it is in every respect superior to the breaks. Yours, &c., RESURGAM. Britannia, February 19th, 1889.

A REAL TREAT FOR BREAKFAST.—Harris' MILD CURED BACON. Try it. 75, Taff Street, Ponty- pridd.

RHONDDA JOTTINGS. (BY RAMBLER.) Some time ago a new English Methodist Chapel was built at Ton Ystrad. Since the good cause has been established it has received every encouragement. The members number many scores, and the ad- herents are very faithful in their attendance. The members in particular are worthy of special praise for their activity in fostering the influence of Chris- tianity. The pastorate of the church has just been offered to Mr Thomas Jones, of Bwlchyllan, and a student of Trevecca College. Mr Jones, who is a very popular preacher, has, I am glad to state, accepted the invitation. On Wednesday, February 20th, Mr John Eynon Williams, grocer, of Penygraig, passed away peace- fully after a lingering illness at his residence, Tyla- celyn-road. The deceased had been very active in business for many years. He was a deacon at Pisgah Methodist Chapel, and worked diligently as such for a large number of years. On Monday his remains were interred at Llangynydd Church, near Maesteg, of which place Mr Williams was a native. Some time ago several friends of the Bible Society made up their minds to undertake a colleetion toward the success of this noble movement. Being deeply interested in their mission, a visit was decided upon to a. certain farmhouse in the Rhondda Valley. The collectors anticipated a substantial reception, but to their dismay they received the handsome sum of one penny. If everyone showed such faint sympathy to- wards the good work, those near and far away could not expect to hear much of their eternal welfare. But then, we should be thankful for small mercies, and in all probability this particular subscriber remembered this on the occasion referred to. *#* Bodringallt Bridge is an awkward structure. For- tunately, however, it has received the attention of the Ystrad Local Board, and it is now hoped the present bridge will ere long be dispensed with, for its present state fails to elicit public approval. Owing to its narrowness, a breakage of about 50 yards is inevitable in the pavement. Pedestrians, in consequence, have cause to quit it, and walk this distance often through slush, mud, and dirt. %# The members of the Ystrad Local Board are an ac- tive body, and the inhabitants of Ystrad Rhondda have every confidence that this matter will, like others, be carefully considered and carried out. I have only one opinion to offer, namely, that a new bridge is very much needed.

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Pontypridd Police Court. WEDNESDAY.—Before the Stipendiary, Mr W. Jones, and Mr Godfrey Clark, .\¡r W. Morgan (Tynycymmer), Mr T. P. Jenkins, and Mr W. C. Jones. THE TREORKY PERJURY CASE.—David Thomas was brought up on remand charged with commit- ting wilful and corrupt perjury, and committed for trial at the Assizes, bail being accepted. STEALING COAL FROM A RAILWAY TRUCK AT NAVI- GATION.—Thomas Howell was charged with this offence.-P.C. Jenkins s£d about eight o'clock on Tuesday night, the 5th inst., he saw defendant on the side of a truck of coal standing on the Taff Vale Railway, being one of about 40 trucks of coal on the railway, near the weighing machine at the junction. He was throwing coal from the truck. After throwing several lumps down he carried them away and placed them by a wall on the side of the line. Asked him what he meant by acting so? He replied, "I have no coal in the house. I must have a load to-morrow." The coal weighed 230 lbs., and was worth 2s. It was the property of the Taff Vale Railway Company. The defen- dant was a collier u-t the Albion Colliery, and lived at Navigation. Fined i:5, or two months' imprisonment. DRUNK AT HAFOD.—James Kettle and Alice Kettle, man and wife, were charge i with being drunk and creating a row. They came in a break and had a row with the driver. Fined 5s. The wife let off. ASSAULT AT PENYGRAIG.—John Rees, charged with assaulting bis wife, adjourned from Ystrad Police- court for a. doctor to examine as to the state of his mind. Dr. Jenkins said he bad examined defendant, and considered he was quite capable of knowing what he was doing. P.C. Thomas said defendant not only broke into the pantry, but broke many things therein. He said he wanted food. To find two bail in X5 each for his good behaviour for six months, or in default to go to prison for a month. t DRUNK AT PONTYPRIDD. — Catherine Gray charged by P.C. Lewis with being very drunk on the 7th inst. Had to get two men to carry her home. Fined 5a. WOUNDING AT CILFYNYDD. — William Lewis charged with assault. Dr Little said he saw John Vowles on Saturday His leg is broken, and he has a cut on his head. P.C. Reeves said he at rested defendant on Monday night and charged him with wounding Vowles bj striking him on the head, kicking him, and breaking his leg. He said, He came to me and asked me if I wanted to fight. On finding I did not, he went away. I followed him and gave him a blow on the head, and he j fell." Remanded for a month. Two sureties in JE10 each. A: LEGED SELLING BEER WITHOUT AT LICENSE AT NAVIGATION.—Luke Malson was charged with selling beer without a license.-P.S. Menhinnick said on Sunday, the 17th inst., accompanied by three other constables, he watched the house of defendant. Saw three men looking about like spies. After a time two men came and went down an alley by defendant's house, turned round by the back door, and returned in about ten minutes. In about ten minutes later, two men and women came. The two men went in at the front door. The women seemed to be carrying something, but could not see what. He and two other constables went in at the front door. A woman named James was under the influence of drink. Saw the defendant, and told him what they had seen. They had a search warrant. Saw three men in the parlour. By the side of them were two half pint glasses and several dividing glasses, which seemed to have recently had beer in them. Asked defendant how he accounted for the persons coming to his house. He 3aid I dont know, except they came to see me, as I have not been well lately." Saw a nine gallon cask on tap. A few yards away, in a corner, covered by a sack, was another nine gallon cask, full but not tipped. Defendant said I don't use much, but I have two sons and a lodger who drink some- times." While they were there a girl came with a jack." Defendant's wife ran towards her, and said You want water, do you." The girl did not reply. The woman then said she is come to go with my servant for water." Found an empty four and-a- half gallon cask in a dark place under the stairs.- Mr J- Phillips appeared on the defence.—Mrs James said she had a basket. It was empty.-His Worship thought there was not sufficient evidence to convict. -Dismissed with a caution. SHEEP WORRYING AT PENRHIWCEIBER.—Henry Lam- back was summoned for allowing his dog to worry kill certain sheep, the property of Mr Llewellyn. -Mr Thomas said he saw Lbte a sheep and bite its leg. He saw another sheep, with a wound in the neck, dead. The same dog did it. He also saw a third sheep bleeding from the neck, and after that a fourth.-To pay £ 2 and costs. STEALING A PINT MEASURE AT FEENDALE,—Henry William Harris, labourer, w-ss charged with stealing a pint measure. P.C. Francis said oa Monday night he was called to 48, Luke-street, which was a lodging house. He saw defendant there drunk, and the pint measure was on the table. The landlady said "Here, take this where you had it from; you have stolen it from some public house or other." Defendant said It is mine; I brought some beer in it here." He said he had been drinking at the Anclior Inn, and the measure was lent him to carry 2d worth of beer home. -Ordered to pay 10s towards the costs.

SALE OF WORK AT PENRHIWCEIBER. — SPEECH BY LADY ABERDARE. On Tuesday, Lady Aberdare opened a sale of work in connection with a fund for liquidating the debt incurred in the extension of St. Winnifred's Church. Her ladyship said she was very much gratified to find such progress made in the neighbourhood. The church erected so recently at a cost of t200 had since been extended at a further cost of £ 700, and she hoped that that day they would realise enough to pay off the small portion of the debt now remaining' She now declared the sale of work opened. Those iu charge of the stalls were :—Mrs G. Knill, Mrs Davies, Miss Lloyd, Miss Williams, Mrs Magor, Mrs Morris, Mrs Peunish, and others. Among the visitors were the Hon. Miss Bruce and the sisters of Lady Aberdare Mrs Lewis, The Vicarage, Ystrady- fodwg Mrs Lax and Miss Lax, Llwynpia, and others. The sales were very brisk, and the sum realised was sufficient, as Lady Aberdare had hoped, to clear off the remaining debt. The Rev B. Lio) d is the vicar, and the Rev W. C. Davies, the curate in charge, is a hard and earnest worker.

A BRUTAL HUSBAND AT t PONTYPRIDD. VIOLENT ILLTREATSIENT OF A WIFE. ESCAPE OF THE RUFFIAN. A WARRANT ISSUED FOR HIS APPREHENSION. At Pontypridd Polica Court, on Wednesday, Jethro Davies was charged with assaulting his wife. Mr Grover appeared for the wife. Mrs Davies said they were married in 1877, and had one child. On Tharsday last her husband was out, and returned home at night. She spoke to him when he came back, telling him he ought to have been in before. He struck her a blow. She and the child she was nursing were knocked over by the blow. She got up, and he struck her down again, and gave her several blows on the floor. The child was on the floor. She told him to pick up the child, as she believed it was dead. She ran off to Mrs Jones', the butcher,oppositc the New Inn. He kicked her and struck her. Her nose and mouth bled from the blows. Her husband had often beaten her before. She had often had occasion to call the police in. He had been away for thrpe months. When he went away he took X40 with him. She had private means of her own. He did no work. She wished to have a separation order. Elizabeth Powell, 13 years of age, servant to com- plainant, corroborated. P.S. McDonald said defendant and his wife had a coffee tavern. A warrant was issued for the apprehension of defendant, who had absconded.

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Of 500 ewords of the Madras cavalry, recently tetiod, half were broken or bent. ¿.! r. James Russell Lowell has celebrated hie St-v. nLieth birthday. He is in excellent health. I he water-supply of Athens has been conceded t') English Company. 01 lie first shipment of Zanibar tobacco took place %eek. I Llewellyn, of Baglan Hall, has given £ 5,000 to (he Swansea Hospital. Latest advices from Hayti do not confirm the re- poi t,« as to the defeat and death of General Hip- poly Le. lie German Admiral ha& stopped the import of provisions on the German coast line opposite to Znu/.ibar. The Marchioness of Salisbury and Lady Gwendolen Cecil have left town, for the South of France. According to a telegram from Auckland, addi- t i mil troops have been despatched to the Grisborn .li- • rict to oppose the advance of Te Kooti. Viscount Hood and the Hon. Mabel Hood are expected to leave towards the end of the week on ii 11 ip to Australia. \n evening concert in aid of the funds of the llnilway Guards' Universal Friendly Society is to be held at the Crystal Palace on March 13. At the meeting of governors of the Southporb Iniirmary, an unusually large deficiency and the lie. 1 for increased expenditure were reported. .^ir Morell Mackenzie had the honour of being summoned by the Empress Frederick to a farewell au iience at Windsor Castle. M. Waddington, who has been in Paris during 1 li.- Ministerial crisis, has returned to his Ambassa- fionn) duties in London. The Hull steam-trawler Adventure has not been fi-en since the recent gates, and it is supposed that lias becti lost, with all hands (nine). The United States Congress has granted an annual pension of 2,500 do Is. to the widow of the In i e General Sheridan. The resumption of railway traffic between Con- f-t ant.inople and Adrianople has been delayed in consequence of the continuance of floods. News has been received at Zanzibar of the eafa arrival of Ah. Guy Dawnay at Taveta, for MaeBai. land. The Press Association is authorised to state that the Conference upon Sugar Bounties will reassem- ble in London on May Jet. The Queen has approved the appointment of the Earl of Hopetoun as Lord High Commissioner to tho General Assembly of the Church of Scotland. A base coin manufactory in full working order has been discovered in Belfast. A man named .M.ihaffy, found on the premises, was arrested. The Press Association is informed bhat the Indo- European Company's communication with Persia, India, and the far East in temporarily interrupted. It. is reported from Biarritz that Queen Victoria will reach Cherbourg from Portsmouth on the 6th March, and arrive at Biarritz on the following day. Messrs. Augustus Harris and Paul Meritt are sngagedjupon a new melodrama for representa- tion at Drury Lane as soon as circumstances may permit. Messrs. Burnand and Soloman, encouraged by the success of their Pickwick," are now turn. ing into operatic shape the farce of Domestic Economy." Forty-two out of the forty-three members of the Warrington borough police force have passed the L'xamination of the St. John's Ambulance Associa- tion. A terrible snowstorm, which lasted fully nine hours, swept over Galicia the other day, interrupt- ing all traffic. The snow lies several metres high, mid at Lemberg the tramcars have ceased to run.^ Lord Lothian who was ordered abroad for his health, has arrived at Maderia, and writes that he is regaining strength. His lordship will not return to London until the end of next week. An exhibition of pictures by Pansinger, repre. senting the more memorable episodes in the lOmperor of Austria's sporting life, was opened in Viennaon Sunday, with his Majesty's special leave. Miss Marie Tempest has decided, after her ap- pearance ill the Divorce C ourt, not to appear afr east, for the first few months—in the operetta by Messrs. Stephenson and Collier which, at the Lyric Theatre, is soon to replace "Dorothy." A Belfast farmer named Herron, bitten recently, hy a rabid cal;, has left Belfast for the Pasteur Insti- tute, Paris, accompanied by a local medicaL Student. A girl bitten by the same animal died a few days ago. Mr. John Reynolds Vaizey, M.A., of St. Peter's, Cambridge, has died from bui;ns caused by falling into a firegrate at his rooms in Wheeler Street. He had a fit about three weeks ago, and had been under medicattreatment. The Navy Department at Washington has pub- lished an official report on the recent tests for accuracy applied to the Zalinski dynamite gun. The report announces that the trials have been satisfactory. The Oueen has been graciously pleased to place the Royal box at the disposal of tiie committee of the International Ice Carnival, to be held on March 14 and two following days, at. the Royal Alberb Hall, in aid of the West; End Hospital. An extraordinary disclosure has jMi = t come to light; respecting the health of the native peculation of Noumea. Out, of the 2;"oUU Kanakas oi which it is comp ISO'I, upwards of arc a.xiicted with leprosv of the most dire kind. Mr. Edvvi.rd Joflnson Hobba, Town Councillor, has been convicted by the Ram-gate magistrates of havillg employed a paid agent; at the last muni- cipal election, and was tined f' An appeal will be lodged. At the Hnll Police-court. Thomas Liitle, fish merchant, Billingsgate, HIlII, wa* r-nnanded for a week, charged with fraudulent bankruptcy. Mr. A. M. Jack" m prosecuted, and r. Hart appeared for the prisoner. Bail was allowed. A collision has occurred o;!Pott!andBinbetween the German steamer Franziska, of Kiel, and the Norwegian barque Una, of Arendal. The baique proceeded, but the Franziska sank. The crew wer- laved, and landed at \Yeymonth. The Calcutta correspondent of the Tnm> say. that the Bombay Government ruggests th. appointment of a fresh Commission in the Crawford case, apparently to review the decision of that nominated by the Indian Government at th* express ret]nest of tlie J3oinb&y (ni\eminent. The rifles ordered for the German army at thft Austrian rifie manufactory of Steyr are not to be made on the Mannlicher system, but upon a system, similar to it. only simpler, which was invented in Spandau. The ammunition is made with a new block powder which gives very little smoKe. A man named John Pollard met with a shock- ing death while working at. a drainage excavation at Ranmoor, the leading suburb of r-heffield. Hfc was in a large cavity when part of (he *ido gave way, and fell upon him. When the earth was dug off him he was dea l. At, a meeting of the Cumbenand Local Anthority, hel.1 at Carlisle, it was resolved to slaughter o5 head of cattle affected with pleuro- pneumonia, belonging to Mr. Hodgson, of Little Bampton. About C00 head of cattle have now been destroyed in the courty. The 'ZVJ.'C? Zanzibar con e^pondent writes M uch anxiety^ is beginning| to be felt regarding the capt pred German missionaries, who are not yeU released, and from whom no single message or letter has been received since the date of their cap.. ture live weeks ago. News has been leceived of the death of the Rev* Arthur D. Slade, of the Wathen station, Conga River, who was sent out, hy the Baptist Missionary Society as recently as last May. Ttie (icceasied, who contracted fever after bathing, was thiity* eio-ht years of age, and unmaiiied. .A Russian mining engineer has lately directed the attention of the Government to tite iiiiiiieiiss bed? of natural saltpetre that. are to be round m. the desert of Kara Koom, in the Transeaspian dis- trict, about 200 versts north of Geok Tepe. Tha. saltpetre is found in hugh mounds about ;lo. ft. in height. The Sheriff of Snrrey has fixed Wednesday, Marcli tith, for the execution of Lbene/er Samuet Jenkins, now under sentence of death for the mur~ der of Emily Joy, at. Godnlming. The execution will take place at Wand.-worth Gaol. A pro ected; effort to obtain a reprieve for the prisoner has bee" abandoned. f The funeral of the late Mrs. Toole took pili t'e that Other afternoon nt Ken-all Green ( eir.etery. in tli^ presence of a very large attendance. he colli, was covered with wieath<. sent i.j .,i. Henrys Irving and the leading n.eml-e> of I ho dramatic and theatrical profe*-ion*. otlk the coffin-plate Stated that the deceased s age wa^ sixty-five.

A NARROW ESCAPE. Bombadier Busby and Gunner King, artillery- men, stationed at Harwich, have had a narrow escape from death. One afternoon Lhey started from Harwich in a small open boat to row across the harbour to Walton Ferry maitello tower, but when half-way across they lost one of their oars through the breaking of a rowlock. Lefb at the mercy of the tide, they drifted to the Cork Light, then back into the har- Dour, then into the Gunfleet. Subsequently the boat was discovered, far out absea, by the Walton- on-Naze lifeboatmen, who, after two hours' row- ing, landed the men, whom they found in an insen- sible condition through exposure during a wild and snowy nighb. The boab was half full of water.