The Pontypridd Chronicle and Workman's News

HHOKDDA JOTTINGS. (BY KAMBLEB.) I hear that the temperance patty will oppose the granting of licenses to the new local public- houses in course of erection. I congratulate the Rechabites upon the recent demonstration held by them, and wish their order every success. They say nearly all who admire the art of music in the Rhondda prefer the pianoforte to the harp. I am sorry the national instrument is so much neglected. Mr W. W. Hood, Llwynpia, is enjoying his annual holidays in Scotland. Preparations are in progress with a view of making the next conference of solfaists at Noddfa Chapel, Treorky, one of more than ordinary interest. The meeting will be held in October, and eminent musicians are expected to take part in the proceedings. Many intend travelling over the Taff Vale Rail- wav with a view of patronising the Swansea Bay Railway, and of having a glimpse at the Rhondda Valley, a name well known in every part of the world just now. What about the ladies' carriage ? The last I heard of this was that carriages had been placed for the convenience of the fair sex, but it appears it did not meet with their approval, for they persisted in travelling in the same compartments as the opposite sex. This proceeding on their part has been very much appreciated by the male sex.

THE HOUSE COAL I0BKMEH 0? M08- MOOTHSHIhE AND SOVTH WALES. A general delegate meeting of the house coal workmen of Monmouthshire and South Wales will be held at the Great Western Railway Hotel, Quaker's Yard, on Monday next, when the follow- ing motions will come up for consideration:- 1. To consider the present position of the coal trade with reference to restricting the present out- ^"2 °ToCconaider the advisability of being repre- sented at the forthcoming Trades' Union Congress, which will be held at Liverpool in the month of Se^8It isrrequested that each colliery delegate should bring a statement to the meeting as to the number of hours worked per day, or per week, in the colliery or collieries he represents, and also, as far as practicable, the average earnings per day per man. It is most particularly requested that every colliery be represented, and if there are small collieries that may be too weak, or two small in number, to send a delegate of their own, let them unite with others, in order that such colliery or collieries be represented. Delegates will book for Quaker's Yard Station.

WANTED a Smart, Strong Buy, over 13 yearg «r a?-. Apply, Chronicle' Gffioe, Ponfcj- ir; '• °

E\ST GLAMOBG-AN agricultural SOCIETY. We have been favoured with a schedule of the I flyt annual show to be held in oonrection with his society at Caerphilly ou September the 11th. The oreti lent is He iiev. D. W. Williams, J.P., Faiilield; vice-president—Henry Lewis, Esq., J.P., Green Meadow; chtirman-R. J. Matthias, Esq., Garth Fiiivr; vice-chairmen—Rev. D. Leigh, the Rectory, Neis m; Edward Edwards, C C., J.P., Parian H u*e; William Miles, Esq., Berthlwyo; Councillor H. Anthony, Bryn Cvnydd, Caerphilly; Aliierman D. Lewi-, C»stle House, Caerphilly; A. P. James, E.-q., Brynbeulog: Dr W. W. Leigh, J P G!vnharguec'; treasur,,r-R. A. Lewis, Esq., Bristoi and Wem of Eag'and Bank, PoDtypridd; Surgeon—.Vr Llewelyn D. Willinros, Cwr> -y- elyn, Egiwyailan secretiries-Messrs W. W. Willi-itus; D.Williams, Caerphilly. The entries elm eon September 1st, and tt e list is expected to be a 1 ng one.

FERN DALE FLOWER SHOW The annual show in connection with thp Fern- dale Horticultural Society took place in the Lower Schoolroom on Wednesday. There was a large number of entries in vegetables, fruits, flowers, Ac., every olusa bein*" well represented. The society is und°r the presidency of Alderman F. L. D iviy, with Mr Fi-aisk Edwards and Dr Parry, of Lock H'juse, as vice-presidents, and from its first coairi.eacfcmenfc has been lar ely patronised by t'ie ^eut'e-iien of the neighbourhood. The jucigps we e Mr J. Pettigiew, Cardiff Castle, "od Mr Stephen Treseder. Cardiff The secretary was Mr J. Morris, High-itreet, to whom great credit is due for the manner in which be carried out his duties. Dai ing ti e day the Ferndale^Jrass Band pleyed selections of music. The show was well patronised during the day, and was crowded in the evenihg.

T STEALING A WATCH, PURSE, AND xViONliF AT PoNTfPRrDD. At Ponty rid j Police Court, before Dr H N. Davies and Mr G. L. Clarke, Mary Ann Evnns ] was charged with stealing a watch, Sparse and Y,3 14s. in money, the property of Thomas Owen. Prostcutor said he jives at Ciifvnydd, and is a re- pairer at the Albion Colliery. List Saturday he came to Pontypridd at 5 p.m.. At 10 waR at the Blue Bell public house, and oefendant was there. He knew defendant, who used to live next door but ODU to him, but now lives fit Yoysybwl. She ?at by his side. His brother wis going by train, and he took out his watch t • see the time that he might not miss the train. He also took out his puree to give his brother his train fare. After his brother left he remained with priso#er. They left shortly after. He was drunk. The next morning be found himself by Taylor's Level, Dpar Ynyaybwl. It was about 6, and he was alone. On awaking he missed his watch and ;hain, purse and money, and two penknives, one quite new, and also a bunch of keys. The watch and chain were worth five guineas, key; Gel.; penknife, 3d. Cross-examined by prisoner: He did not give her the thiogs. P.C. Evana arrested defendant on Monday at Yoysybwl. In re,;l)' to the charge she said: I bad my sweetheart's watch-tbe one I had a coild by." She went upstairs and fetched the watch. He told her to deliver up everything she had. She then fetched the guard. He found in her honse the bunch of keys and penknife in her house the bunch of keys and penknife in her clothes box. The only money she had on her was six farthings. Found from inquiries th-it pripo^ er had bought goods to the value of 27 6. Commiit-J f r trial.

PONTYPIU on FLOWKR, FRUIT, AND VEGETABLE SHOW. We understand that the forthcoming Flower Fruit. a-id Vegetable Sh"w, which will be bald on Thursday next, August 28th, is likely to be attended wiU greut success The exhibition will take place in Ynysyagharad Park, which Mr L. G. Lenox, J.P., has kindly consented to lend for the O' eas on, "od prizes amounting to w £ 150 are being offered. The exnibits will be divided into dis- tinct classes for amateurs, cottagers, and open exhibitors, and there will be a department for the exhibition of bees and honey. Daring the day the splendid band of the 46th Regiment (Duke ^f Cornwall's Light Infantry), by the kind per- mission of Co). Roberts and the officers, will attend and discourse an admirable selection of operatic and other music; while for the evening, at the Market Hall, a grand military promenade conoert is announced. The preliminary arrange- ments are bein made an energetic and exper- ienced committee, and Mr W. Spickett has under- taking the secretarial drties. 1 be proceeds are to be devoted to the Free Library Funds, which wo trust will be largely augmented by this laudable effort.

THE PONTYPRIDD BOARD OF GUARDIANS. The usual fortnightly meeting of this board took place on Wednesday evening, the Rev D. W. Fairfield, M.A., presiding. There was also pre- sent Messrs E. J. Dunn, Evan John, Ed. Evans, Josiah Lewis, Dd. Jones, J. P. Williams, Wm. John. Stephen Vivian, J..1. Evans, Jas. Richards, John Howells, W. L. Herbert, James Davies, Dd. Llewellyn, W. W. Phillips, Aaron Cule, E. H. Davies, W. Jeffries, Wm. Davies, Wm. Pritchard, Ed. Jenkins, and the Rev W. Morris. VISIT TO THE ASYLUM, Mr E. H. Davies submitted a report from the committee appointed to visit the Bridgend Asylum. It ran as follows:— The committee appointed by this board visited the asylum on the 2nd of this month. In the absence of Dr Pingle, who was away on his holi- days, we were received and taken through the new asylum by Dr Finlay, and by Dr Stewart through the old. The present number of inmates altogether from various unions is 932. Belonging to our union, 71 males, 49 females. Total, 120. This is nearly equal to l-7th of the total present at the asylums. Of the 120 from our union there were 5 ill and unable to go about, one (Miriam Morgans) dangerously ill and so weak that the doctor did Dot expect her to live but a few hours, one of the name of Morgan Lewis was in a very wild state of mind and placed in the padded room, six of the inmates belonging to our union were im- proving, namely, William Dosser, Robert Whitney, Charlotte Collins, Kebecca Williams, Barriet Evans, and Rev. D. Francis. With regard to.the Rev D. Francis, Ynyshir, his mental and physical energies are so much improved that Dr Pringle was of the opinion that he was capable of dis- charging religious duties in the asylum, and for the previous two weeks he had the full control of the work, which he attended to with great interest. The remaining inmates (107) were, in the opinion of the medical gentlemen, quite hope- less and irrecoverable. The committee would also add that the inmates were all kept remark- ably clean, and were well cared for and looked after." THE LOCAL REGISTRATION DISTRICT. A letter was read from the Registrar General stating that he had applied to the Local Govern- ment Board to sanction the division of the Ponty- pridd registration district. SUBSCRIPTION TO CARDIFF INFIRMARY. It was resolved that the subscription to the Cardiff Infirmary be increased tojB17 per annum. THE TREASURER. A resolution was passed, requesting the Trea- surer, Mr Morgan Williams, to reside in Ponty- pridd. This was all the business of interest.

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DISTRICT INTELLIGENCE. 1 l' I i i' lj ,1 Ô uN" UPPER BOAT. DEATH OF MR EDWARD NICHOLAS, HUNTSMAN.— The death is nnnouced cf Mr Edward Nicholas, on Tuesday night, after a lorg illness. Deceased was for many jears the chief huntsman of the Glog hounds. PORTH. POLICE PROMOTION.—We are pleased to hear that Retina-sergeant Louis Llewellyn has been pro- Retina-sergeant Louis Llewellyn has been pro- moted by the chief-constable to the full rank cf serueant. He .i11 bti 1 be stationed in the Porth district. MOUNTAIN ASH. R! HS GILCHRIST LECTURES' COMMITTEE,—A large and influential committee has been formed to n ake the uscessary arrangements for a course cf Gilobrist lectures, to be delivered at the f own- hall'during tie last three months cf the yeir. A < meeting was held at the Aberd"re Arms Coffee I Tavern on Monday, tba Rev B. Lloyd cccapying t'e chair. Tne following were appointed to act with the secretary as a working coromitte-p: Messrs W. Morgan, W. Jones (checkweigher), W. Mugor, W. Miller, J. H. Owen (postmaster), G. Jones (colliery manner), Revs. J. Howell and B. Lloyd. Mr Alfred Morgan, secretary, reported liberal promi&es of dona.ti ,ns iu favour of the movement if required to meet a deficiency. WELH MUSIC AT DUFFRYN.—The Mountain Ash Glee Society, numbering 35 voices, and conducted by Mr D. E Coleman (Eos Hefin), sang several We sh airs and glees at Dbffryn, the residence of Lord Aberdaie, on WrHneeday evening, in the presence of Lord and Lady Abet dare and the Duffiyn family, L rd Chief Justice Coleridgp, Lady Coleridge, and other visitors. The party afterwarrls er-joyed a sumptuous supper. CREDITORS' MEETING.—A meeting of the ere* ditors of Margaret Powell, boot and phoe dealer, 45, Oxford-stl fI- t. Mountain Ash, was held at the (Rica of iijf W. L. Daniel, official receiver, Mertbyr, on Friday. The gro?s liabilities were set down at £ 130 2s., awd the defiiency explained, £ 94 2s. RHONDDA VALLEY. LIBERAL AND LABOUR ASSOCIATION.—Liberals in the Rhondda division entitled to vote and waose Lames do not appear on the list should at once dace themselves in communication with Mr W. Evans, Ireorky, secretary to the Rhondda Li oeral and Labour Association. Similarly, East Glamor- gau eleetors are invited to couiomnicate with Mr Onarles Morgan, Pontypridd. Wednesday nexi is the last day for sending in claims. TREORKY. ODDFELLOWS ANNIVERSARY.—On Satuiday after- noon last membeieof the Oddfellows Lodges at the Stag Hotel and the Griffin Inn had their annual turn-oat. To the str»ir s of some splendid music, performed by the Treorky Temperance Biasa Band, they marched in procession through tte p'lncipal thoroughfares of Treorky and Pentre and afterwards returned to their respective lodge rooms, where a good dinner was partaken of. The lodges did not appear in anything like full strength as there were a considerable number cf members from home. THE CEMETERY.—The cemetery has now been open for twenty ears, and we are informed tbu.t. the interments during that period have exceeded 10 000. Fifr the first few years the annual Qum er of burials were very few in compaiison to w"at they have been since. The iucrease is of course attributed to the large increase of the popula- tion. TOvyPANDY. A MASS MEETING RENDRKED CNNECESSAET. a mass meeting had been called for Saturday by Mr W. Abraham "Mabon," Mr T. P. Jenkins, J P. and Mr W. Evans at Tonypandy, f )r the purpose of expressing sympathy with the Railway Strike, but owing to the fortunate settlement of the dispute on Thursday the meetingwt>8 rendered unnecess- ary YSTRAD. COLLIERY FATALITY.—A sad accident occurred at Bodringallt Colliery at an early bour on Friday morning. Whilst a man named John Morgana was following his vocation as night haulier by soma meolns he got jammed between the trams, his thighs and the lower parts of his body being dreadfully mangled. He was carried to his lodg ings, at 80, William street, where Dr. Thomas was immediately in attendance. After havering in intense pam the poor man succumbed to tbf» injuries in the evening. Deceased, who was a widower and leaves one boy aged thirteen, resided at Splotlands, Cardiff, for a number )f years Ou Mondav morning the 18th an inquest was held at the Bodringallt Arms Icn, before Mr R. J. Khys, o roner for tki-t. district touching the deatli of Morgan. The Coroner and Mr Randall, depnty inspector of mints severely censured the practice1 of riding on the shafts or shackles. Mr Rhys said during the past twelve months be had beld in- quests in between thirty and f"rty cases of deaths arising out of the practice. Verdiot "Accidental death." ABERCANAID. TEA PARTY AND PRESENTATION.—On Monday the annual tea party in connection with St. Peter's Church took place at Pentrebach Schools. Dur- ing the afternoon the Plymouth Brass Band played various selections, and an interesting and instruc- tive lecture was given by Miss Grenfell of Swan- sea, descriptive of her tour in Egypt. Before dispersing the chapel-warders, on behalf of the congregation presented the Rev and Mrs David Phillips, on the occasion of their marria3e, with the following silver articles, viz., one dozan tea spoons, the same number of table spoons, dessert forks, table forks and vwo large spoons. The chapel warders, Mr T. H. Ba.iley and the Rev D. Jones, M.A., spoke in eulogistic terms of the services rendered by Mr Phillips. The usual votes of thanks were passed. TREHERBERT. BETHANY ENGLISH BAPTIST CHAPEL.—According to the anLoanoement we published last week the, newly-elected pastor of this church, the Rev loan Meredyth, commenced his stated duties on Sna- day. There were good congregations morning and evening. 10 the merning the Rev J. Rosfer, who for UII'ny years was the pastor and still attends the chapel, took th-i introductory part of the tervioe r Meredyth selected fcr bis text John xii. 27-32. SUNDAY SCHOOL TREAT.—On Monday laflt Libanus and Soar (Welsh) Baptist Sunday Schools went to Aberavon for their annual treat. At about 9 a.m. the Libanus children accompanied by their teachers and other friends, in all nbout 1,200, started from their school room for Blaec- rhoidda station, with tbeir fine banner, and beaded by the Treherbert Volunteer Rifle Band, the Rev — Harris, pastor, and Mr Cule, Superin- tendent, walking in front. At the station they were joined by the Zoar school, numbering 300. Three apeoial trains were employed in conveying the party of 1,500 to and fro. At the Aberavon station they formed in processional order, and, headed by their band, paraded the streets. The inhabit ints say it was the largest procession of the kind which had ever visited their town. Way was made to the beach, upon the sands of which a day of the greatest enjoyment was spent, In the evening the return journey was made, all arriving gafely at Blaenrbot dda station at 8 o'clock.

WELSH GIRLS SCHOOL, ASHFORD. Kathleen Hogan, Kathleen Hughes, Charlotte Jones, Etbeldred Smart and Alice Griffiths, of the > bove School, havo, been awarded First Class Certi. ficates; Isabel White and Annie Morten, Second Certifiontes by the College of Preceptors. Chrfrl. tte Jones receives also Special Certificates for pr fiiiency in German, Freach, and English, and Etneldred Swart a Special Certificate fvt Huly Sjripiure. A special ExamiraLion was held at the Sch"o¡ by the International College ot Music, in June, by the Senion Examiner of the College, Dr Llllt. upon Wfctie recommendation tbe College has awarded 21 Certificates of tbe School, of woich 6 are Hoaour C -rtificate*.

CORRESPONDENCE. THE ALLEGED DEMAND FOR MINERS IN LANCASHIRE. TO THE EDITOR OF THE "CHROXICLE." SIR,—I have been in communication with Mr S. Wood, whose connection with the Lancashire Miners' Federation and the Miners' Federation of Great Britain is well known, and, as the applica- tion for workmen was made to me, I hasten to give the result of the correspondence. Mr Wood writes that there are plenty of men to be obtained in Lancashire if proper wages are offered; and he was instructed to say that the council of his district would advise me not to send any men there under present circumstances. In conse- quence of this I have written to the manager of the collieries referred to, saying that I now decline to advise the men of this district to go there. By giving publicity to this you will oblige. I am, &c., MORGAN WEEKS, House Coal Miners' Agent. Pentypridd, August 20.

A THOROUGH VIXEN AT GILFACH GOCH. At Cymmer Police Court, on Friday last, Jane Rees and her son Charles Rees were charged with a very savage assault on Janet Biby. The de- fendants since the assault have left and are now living at Talywaun ia Monmouthshire. Com- plainant said on the 24th the defendants came before her house and wanted her to come out. They wanted to beat her. She went out at the back for P.C. Smith. Returning before him she saw defendants pelting her door with stones. As she was entering the house Jane Rees caught her by the hair of her head and putting her down on a bench, kneltj upon her and struck hei a viol- ent blow, first on the left eye and then on the right. She then bit her left hand badly, while the son struck her right hand with a spade inflict- ing a wound. Her eyes became very black and swollen and she had been attended by a doctor in consequence. P.C. Smith said Jane Rees was a very strong big woman. He had heard her threaten complainant. She knew she was about to leave when she committed the assault. Her husband is an engine driver. The mother fined 40s and costs or a month, and the son 20s or 14 days. _——————

ASSAULT kT PENYGRAIG. At Cvmmer, on Friday, Mrs Herbert, draper, was charged with assaulting Agnes Lewis. Mr W. R. Davies (Pontypridd) for defendant. Com- plainant is an apprentice to Miss Lloyd, dress- maker, who sent her to defendant s shop for Id of hooks and eyes. She had one card, and Miss Lloyd sent ber back to say she was dearer than others in the trade, and a MR Richard's name was mentioned. Complainant told Miss Lloyd de- fendant said "If Mr Richards let her have things at that price she (Miss Lloyd; must be a fancy woman." A week after Mrs .Lloyd being at de- fendant's shop asked why slv- made such a re- mark about her daughter. Defendant said she said nothina of the sort. Complainant was sent for and her reason was that Mrs Herbert seized her bv the throat and struck her a blow on the side of the head with her fist. But Mrs Lloyd who was a witness called by complainant saw nothing of seizing by throat or blow with fist only a slap on tie cheek with the open hand. This was admitted. Fined 15S.

WISE AND OrKhUvVUSE. Many a man who is a good shot in this wovlt- hopes to miss fire in the next. We are all content to be called sinners as long a>1 the parson don't descend to partJcilars. No, Clarinda. the fellow who plavs in the brass band is not called a bandit, but he < ::ylit to be. A good deal of the gossip indulged in by the fait I sex might very properly be classed as fancy work. t Admirer (to college athlete) How did you be- come the champion athlete of your class ? Atlilete: By close attention to studies." I Avoid that which you would blame other- for doing," says one of our wise men. Well, thing- have come to a pretty pass if a man can't kiss iii- own wife. Barber (executing an artistic swipe down his customer's cheek 1 Does it pull ? Customer (with his teeth firmly set) "No—it don't pull—it excavates." Marriage is a lottery," so 'tis said; So ministers, who loving couples wed, Are guilty, it is very plain to see, Of shewing favour to a lottery. I am quite surprised, Mr. Meek»r, to account for your wife's knowledge of Parliamentary law." "She Great Caesar! Hasn't she been speaker of the house for the last 15 years ? A country newspaper thus describes the effects of a hurricane It shattered mountains, tore up oaks by the roots, dismantled churches, laid villages waste, and overturned a haystack." "Ill be a sister to you, John," said. she, And then he rose and kissed her. "I've always felt I'd like," said he, "To have an elder sister." Fogg I don't believe in the beneficial results of ocean bathing. I had a friend who was seriously injured by salt water oree." Fenderly: "How did it affect him?" Fogg: "It drowned him." Now is the time when the poor little minnows Swell into whales—in the fisherman's stories; And he who murders the smallest brown lizard, Invests the dead with the rattlesnake's glories. Prison Chit-Chat.—Hangman (to condemned mur- derer) Good morning, I have a noose for you." Condemned murderer What a choker you are. You'll be the death of me yet. You'll let me off easy, won't you?" Mr. Freespender "Can you tell me, dearest, how those waves closely re- semble myself ? Dearest No, Arthur, how do they ?" Mr. Freespender Well, both the waves and I go broke as soon as we reach the beach." Gilroy "There's Snodgrass across the street. Let's go over." Larkin: No, thanks." Gilroy "Why, I thought you were friends." Larkin So we are, but Snodgrass lives in the countr y now and I don't care to hear anything about his garden to- day." Will you trust me, Fanny? he cried, passion- ately, grasping her hand. "With all my heart, Augustus.with all my soul, with all myself," she whispered,nestling on his manly bosom. "Would that you were my tailor," he murmured to himself, and tenderly he took her in his arms. Whats' in a name ? the poets Usk, To answer that's an easy task. And I would die of shame So weak a riddle, sirs, to thrust At any one. Sirs, there are. just Five letters in a name." Husband (on the return from church) "It seems to me that was the longest sermon I CVer listened to." Wife Why, I thought it was very short." Husband Yes, I suppose it was to you. The sermon always seems short to a woman when she wears a new bonnet to church for the first time." A story is told of a Welsh jury who, when a learned counsel had opened his case, and concluded by saying, 11 Now, gentlemen, I will call before you witnesses who will bear out the statements I have made," replied unanimously, "Oh, Mr. Williams, you need not give yourself the trouble- we can believe you." "Why, Mr. B. said a tall youth to a little person who was in company with half-a-dozen huge men, I protest you are so very small I did not see you before." "Very likely," replied the little gentleman; I am like a sixpence among sixpenny pieces-not easily perceived, but worth the whole of them." Mr. Hachstein Jacob, Jacob, how often haf I told you not to put any bay rum on your hair ? You vill haf to get your hair cut too often." Jacob: Ach, fader, it is not bay rum, but some prebaration vich vill make me bald ? Den I vill not haf to get mein hair cut." Mr.Hachstein: "Ach, Jacob,you vill make a great man!" A man, wise for his generation, has invented a new way to find a good boarding house. He went into a good meat shop and asked the butcher to tell him of the boarding houses where he sold the best meat. The butcher told him of two places,and he went at once and engaged board. The method is new,but eminently wise. Dribbler: In my opinion, a man who writes an illegible hand does it because he thinks people are willing to puzzle over it. In other words, he is the personification of conceit." Scribbler: "Not always. Sometimes a man writes illegibly, not because he is conceited, but because he is modest." "Modest. What about?" About his spelling." On one occasion in the American Congress an orator was inveighing aganst an opponent most vehemently. Pointing to the offending man, he said in withering scorn—"There he sits, mute, silent, and dumb." Yes," remarked a neigh- hour amidst the silence which followed this crush- ing arraignment, and he ain't saying a word." That brought down the house. miller who attempted to be witty at the expense of a youth of weak intellect, accosted him with Folk says ye're a fool." To this John replied "I dinna ken if I am, sir. I ken some things, sir, and some things I dinna ken, sir." Weel, John, an' what do you ken ?" "I ken that millers hae aye fat hogs, sir." "And what do you no ken?" "1 dinna ken wlia's corn they eat, sir." First Beggar: "Why didn't you tackle that lady ? She might have given you something." Second Heggar I let her go because I understand my business better than you do. I never ask a woman for anything when she iff alone but when two women are together you can get money from both, because each one is afraid the other will think her stingy if she refuses. This profession has to be studied, just like any other, if you expect to make it a success." Some Irish labourers were sent from New York to work at the Panama Canal, where a good many blacks were already engaged. Some of these had picked up the Irish brogue from a few of their Irish fellow labourers, and on seeing the new arrivals they greeted them with, Arrah, Paddy, an' how are yez, an' how are all in the ould counthry ? Thunder and turf," exclaimed one of the new arrivals, mistaking the negroes for fellow-countrymen, what a climate this must be An' are yez black already ? The congregation sat expectant. The minister had just been married, and his bride was coming out to the services. When they finally made their appearance there was a hush, followed by whispered comments. The gallant clergyman escorted his young wife toward the front and then proudly ascended the pulpit steps. The singing proved unusually good, and the prayer was made with much fervency. But the minister himself altered the happy condition of affairs. As his hearers settled back for the discourse, he read the fol- lowing text Behold I have played the fool and erred exceedingly one scarce can play a single note, No harmony knows she, And, though I on the maiden dote, Her playing crazes me, Yes, makes my very blood run cold; Yet play the maiden will, And that is why "I love the old Piano still." President Lincoln was riding one day on the top of the stage coach to Illinois, when the driver asked him to treat." I never use liquor," was Mr. Lincoln's reply, and I cannot induce others to do so." Don't you chew neither ? said the driver. No, sir." Nor smoke ?" No, sir; I never use tobacco in any form." Well," remarked the dis- gusted Jehu, I hain't got much opinion of those fellows wi.1 no small vices; they usually make it up in big ones." Johnson: Why, Grizzly, your party back so soon ? Did Miss Bigfoot enjoy the lake ? Grizzly: No, but I believe her objections were somewhat per- sonal. You see, she was sitting on the edge of the dock and the water cast reflections on her feet." Mr. Tomlinson, your daughter Irene has given me her permission to ask of you her hand in ma.riage; but before I ask for your formal consent you will pardon me if I make the inquiry, as it \s a matter of lifelong consequence to me, whether ■ c not there have ever been any indications "f in- uiity, so far as you know, in your family?" "You .ty Irene has accepted you, Mr. Brown-Smith ?" I am happy to say she has." Then, sir," said H' old man, shaking his liead dejectedly, it is Jf duty, as her father, to tell you that Irene a shewing decided indications of insanity."

PONTYPRIDD POLICE COURT. WEDNESDAY.Before the Stipendiary, Dr H. N. Davies, Mr T. P. Jenkins, Mr Edwards, and Mr G. L Clarke. ASSAULTING A POLICE CONSTABLE AT PONTYPRIDD.— William Thomas was summoned for assaulting P.C. Davies, on the 5th inst. The constable told defend- ant not to make such a noise, and he struck the con- stable in the moutb, eanaiug it to bleed. Defendant ran away, and on the policeman following, struck him a second time. There being a previous conviction, defendant was lined 20s. ATTEMPTED SciciDR.—Robert Jenkins, living in Leysbon-street, was changed with attempting to take his life on Tuesday evening. Thomas Angus said the defendant was very low spirited. His wife is ill, and business not prosperons, aid he was in great trouble. Defendant went in the direction of the Rhondda Bridge, saving Be was going ta jump in. He caught him in the act of getting over the bridge. He and others took him towards his lodgings. He said if they would leave him alone he would go all right. They left him, and he made off towards the bridge again They again caught him, and afterwards he went towards the railway bridge. They then brought him to the police-station. He was quite sober. He came from Cardiff, where he was a draper, and there his wife still lives. Allowed to go to Cardiff with an attendant, and to enter into his ownreeoguisancas to come up when called upon. I ASSAULT—Wiliiam Palmer and Jchn Boyles were charge with assaulting a mother and daughter. Mrs Elizabeth Watkins said on the 18th inst. her girl was at the tap. Palmer came out and threatened to dash her brains out. She went out to see what was up, and Palmer came ap and said he would serve her the same, putting his fist into her face. He cursed her, and she fetched a policeman. Boyles threatened her and said up would serve her as Palmer was going to. Agnes Watkins said she went to the tap. Palmer charged her with throwing water over him. She did not, but the tin she was filling slipped. He put his fist up to ber tace first, and then to her mother's. Palmer did not appear. Boyles called his landlady, Mrs Palmer, who said Boyles did not threaten. He was discharged, and Palmer was fined 10s. DRUNK AT NAVIGATION. Charles Prince, alias Joseph Curtis, was charged with being drank. P.C. Jenkins said 011 Sunday, 25th May last, he saw the defendant very drunk tit Navigation. The reason of the delay was that defendant gave a wrong name and address. Fined 10s. ALLEGED LICENSING OFFENCES AT TTEFOREST.— Thomas Mordecai, landlord of the Bush Hotel, was charged with keeping his house open unlawfully. Sergeant Hallett said from evidence given at an inquest by Freedmae he went to see defendant. Saw his wife, and told her that evideune was given at the inquest that two men were at their house the pre- vious day (Sunday) at 7 in the morning drinking whiskey She said one of the men aaid he was very ill, and she let both have some whiskey. Freedman had one glass, and the other man, who died that day, had two glasses. Mary Mordecai said she knew Freedman, who, with Towell, the man that died, came to their house at 6.45 a.m. on Sunday. Freed- man asked her to let Towell have some whiskey. She gave him two glasses and Freedman one. Did not charge anything for the whiskey. Dismissed. David Davies, landlord of the Greyhound. was also charged upon his evidence at the inquest with supply- ing whitkey to Towell (deceased) and Freedman, at 8 on the Sunday morning. Defendant said it was a gift. Dismissed. ASSAULT AT PWLLGWAIN.—Elizabeth Webb was charged with assaulting Margaret Johnson. Com- plainant said on the 11th inat. defendant's dog was fighting with her two dogs, and were separated. Later in the day her son took the dog out, and on returning the dog was lame. The son said Mrs Webb did it. Then Mrs Webb came on with a stone in her hand, threatening her with it, and held her by the throat with the other hand, pushing bar against the wall. Margaret Rees said she heard Mrs Webb say, Don't you call me a drunken old baast." Then the assault followed. Samuel Cleeve said he saw defendant rush at Mrs Johnson with a stone in her hand, and shove her against a wall. She was her hand, and shove her against a wall. She was fined 10s. THEFT BY A DOMESTIC SERVANT.—Maud Hughes, a child, was charged with stealing- Mary Rees, house- keeper at Rhiw Britwell Farm, near Llantrisaut, said defendant had been there in service for about a fort- night. On Friday morning, while she was milking at the back, prisoner went out of the front door and disappeared. Witness subsequently found she had carried off a brooch, value 5s, and a petticoat, value s from upstairs. In answer to the charge, pneoner said she sold the petticoat to a woman for 3d After- wards she said she pawned it at Pontypridd for Is 2d. The girl was then charged with stealing 2s 6d. Ann Dobson, Tonypandy, said prisoner was in her service in April last, and left without notice. She missed 5s 6d from a looking-glass drawer. Pleaded guilty. To go to prison for 14 day, and three years in a reformatory. „ SURETIES AT YNYSHIR. Cathanne Cnrtis was ( charged with threatening Elizabeth Bevan. Com- plainant said defendant had threatened to kill her last Thursday week. P.C. Llewelyn said one was as bad as the other. They were a disgrace to the neigh- bourhood. Dismissed.

CHIPS OF NEWS. -7 The Sultan nas appointed a Commission to in- quire into the position of Armenian affairs, and to. tubmit proposals regarding any reforms that may b*. necessary. Troopers of the 10th Hussars arrived at Denbigh on Saturday at the request of the local authorities, with the view of assisting the carrying out of the seizures for tithe. They are over-sensitive at Margate. It seems that the chimes of the Jubilee clock, in the Victoria bower, jar upon the highly-strung nerves of the re- sidents on Marine-terrace. So the Corporation has cut off the chiming arrangement. The Shah is suffering from a decidedly queer malady. He has just urgently summoned Dr. Tholoson, his favourite physican, from Paris, whence he had gone for a holiday, because he is "beginning to feel an oppressive loneliness." Dr. Tholoson has been with him 30 years. News has been received from Persia of a disturb- ance, on the south shore of the Caspian Sea, be- tween the workmen of an English company and the crew of a vessel belonging to a Persian trading com- pany. According to this account, the English party illegally seized upon several thousand palm trees be- longing to the trading company, and a free fight ensued, in which three men were killed and several injured. An inquest has been held at Ramsgate,on the body of William Charles Barber, a gentleman of private means, who committed suicide by drowning in the tank of his greenhouse. The deceased had lately been in a weak state of health. Dr. Tompkins stated that the deceased had been disappointed in several love affairs, and shewed entire want of self- reliance. The jury returned a verdict of suicide while temporarily insane. A hurricane of wind, lasting only a few minubes, and followed by heavy rain and bail, passed over Northampton on Saturday morning. Trees were lyjrooted, and in one case, near Kettering, lifted many yards chimney puts and stacks were hurled to the ground. A scene of considerable confusion occurred in Nortkampton market-square, where a number of stalls were carried away, and meat and other articles strewn about the roadway. The mysterious poisoning of two children is Man- chester has had a startling sequel, their father, Arthur John Corfield,a carter,being now in custody, charged with causing their death. He was brought up Oil Saturday and remanded. In his house were found three lots of arsenic, apparently hidden away, the total quantity being sufficient to poison hun- dreds of persons. The children died after par- taking of rice pudding which contained arsenic. A despatch from Mexico to New York with advices from Honduras reports that Senor Zelaya, the Foreign Minister of that State, has admitted that Honduras was massing troops on the frontier. Among the reasons assigned for this step was unjust treatment on the part of San Salvador. The Minister declared that, until peace was arranged, Honduras, as a friend of Guatemala, would lend her aid to strengthen that State against San Salvador. Jesse Hoyle, 21, shot on Saturday his landlady, Mrs. Liuley, who lived at Couisborough, near Doncaster. The parties had baen quarrelling, and Linley was seen to run out of her house bleed ng. She went into the house of a neighbour named Har-ison, where it was found she had been shot in the oead, breast, and side. Hoyle was afterwards found in the back-yard, shot, and a revolver, with five barrels discharged, lying near him. He died- soon afterwards. A sad accident ocourred on the 6uam Forest Cricket Ground on Saturday .ucernoon. Sidney Hammond, nearly 12 years of age, the son of parents occupying a good position in Nottingham, was crossing the playing-ground, where several matches were in progress, when he was struck vio- lently on the head by a cricket ball. He bee ;me unconscious, and was removed home, where he died five hours later. The boy was with his father at the time he received the fatal injury. The correspondence which passed between the State Department of America and the Frenoh Govern- ment on the subject of the prohibition of the impor- tation of American pork into France has been published. The attitude of the French Government ia declared to be unwarranted in fact and unfriendly in character, and it is intimated by the Amei can Minister that unless the prohibition was repealed the United States would impose higher duties upon French wines and objects of art. The staff at the observatory on the top of BeD Nevis have adopted a young blue hare, or moun- tain hare, that was picked up the other day near the- loch on the side of Ben Nevis. It is already getting quite tame, and its only disadvantage as an indoor pet is that in the evening, when i is at its liveliest, it is apt to get in the way a little in the lamplight. The observers had a snow bunting as an outdoor pet last winter, which came to the window daily to be fed; but the domesticating of a mountain hare; will be a more interesting experiment. Mr. Pike, the postmaster at the House of Com- mon gives some interesting details of the postal business transacted at St. Stephen's during the pre- sent session. The daily average of letters received has been 12.000, and of letters posted 3,700. In regard to telegrams, 24,914 private messages and 26,2% press messages have been forwarded, and 17,380 received 334 money-orders and 6,790 postal- orders have been issued, and 82 money-orders and 471 postal-orders paid. Stamps to the value of j33,089 have been sold. The changes in membera81 addresses alone reach the total of 1,560. An unusual event has just happened on the Austro Russian frontier. Three Russian soldiers, having crossed the border near Wegerzce, carrying arms, were arrested by Austrian gendarmes, but-not till they had offered violent resistance. Soon after- wards some Russian officials arrived at Wegerzce to ask that the men might be given up, but thia demand was refused on the ground that the soldiers, had already been handed over to the Austrian civil authorities to be prosecuted for having resisted the. gendarmes in the execution of their duty. In view of the large amount of public work about to be undertaken at Southampton, all the labour organisations of the town have sent in petitions to" the public bodies requesting them to accept no tender for any work which does not contain a clause bind- ing the contractor to pay the recognised Tradee Un) on wages of the town, and not to allow sub- contracting. Some difficulty having arisen aa to the wages of shipwrights and joiners employed at Wools- ton, it has been agreed by the masters that the rate paid at Southampton should be recognised on the, other side of the Itchen. An important memorandum has been issued by the Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851 in reference to their scheme of science scholar- ships," to which it is now proposed to give a higher character than heretofore. It is intended to devote a sum of not less than B5,000 a year to this purpose, and a special committee has elaborated a plan ac- cording to which 17 scholarships are to be annually awarded of jB150 per annum, tenable for two or (in special instances) three years, those schools and colleges being selected which afford greatest facili*- ties for jscience-teachiug. The latest novelty in strikes is one of book- makers, which has recently occurred in the neigh- bourhood of Sydney. For some time a difference. has existed between a local racing club and the Bookmakers' Association as to the amount the book. makers should pay for admission to the races, the latter holding that as bookmakers they should be. allowed concessions, and the club demanding that, they should pay at least an equal amount with the general public. The club directors decided to stand out against th" demand of the bookmakers, who have advertised their intention of not attending the meeting. Golf has been for some time highly popular in •England, and an attempt will be made to introduce another Scotch gaine-curlillg-mouth of the Tweed next winker. Artificial curling-ponds made of asphalt, covered with a thin film of water, freeze with a very moderate degree of cold, so that the- a.sence of really cold weather will not necessarily interfere with the progress of the game. But there-- is a more successful device still, which enables ourl- ing to be played as soon as the mercury falls below- freezing point. A level space of fifty yards by seveD is laid down and covered with beech planking. To preserve the wood and keep it from warping, it is kept flooded in summer but dry.in winter. Then as., soon all the temperature falls below 32 Fahr., water is sprinkled over it from an ordinary gardener's. watering-pot,and at once a firm layer of ice is formed and everything is ready for the sport. A serious outbreak of typhoid fever is reported from Murstow, near Sittingbourne, the number of cases increasing in spite of sanitary precautious. The local infection hospital is filled with patients. The fever is supposed to have originated through the drinking by some brickneld labourers of water from. ashallow well.whioh was contaminated with sewage. Grosvenor House was opened for the second and last Sunday this season on Sunday afternoon, by th» Duke of WeMtminster, when between 2 and 6 p.m. 4,800 visitors inspected the pictures aud works of art. The applications for admission received by the National Sunday League numbered nearly- 10,000, but it was quite impossible to comply witb." all these requests. Many working men's olubs and?, foremen of factories and large work* had written ODe- behalf of their fellow workmen.