The Pontypridd Chronicle and Workman's News

BLINDED BY LIME THROWING. A boy, 12 years of age, named Robert Roberts, was on Saturday charg d before the county magis- trates at Liverpool with throwing lime into the eyes of Amy Bell, seven years old, daughter of a labourer at Walton. The prisoner and the girl's brother quarrelled, and the former threw some slacked lime, part of which went into the girl's trees, with the result that she will be blind for life. !Tne prisoner was handed over to his father, a labourer, who was told by the chairman that if ever he was in a position to benefit the girl he ought to do so. It was a dreadful thing for the girl to be deprived of her si?ht.

RE\YA±U>S l uii BRAVERY. The Committee of the Royal Humane Society announce the award of a large number of rewards for saving or attempting to save life. The principal rewards are a silver medal to Lieutenant Alexander Penrose Murray, acting British Consul, for saving a Georgian peasant at Batoum, Russia, under circumstances of great gallantry in a heavy gale at sea; medals to Edward G. F. Law, retired commander R.N., for saving S. King in the river at Galway to George J. Baugh, first grade officer, Indian Marine, for saving a Lascar of the ship Clive, in Bombay Harbour, during a severe gale; to Edward Gallagher, aged 14, fisher boy, for saving R. Robson, in Sunderland Harbour; to Rowland H. Griffin for saving Pat Brennan in the River Nore, Kilkenny; on the recommendation of the Duke of Connaught, to Gunner A. W. Ridge, R.A., for saving J. Churchill in the sea at Spithead; to the Rev. Walter Wright for saving P. A. Wright in the sea at Lowestoft; to Gunner T. Baker, R.A., for attempting to save A. Williams at Mutwal, Colombo, 60 yards out in a heavy sea; to Michael J. Kelly, ship's carpenter, for saving J. Hammil at Glenbrook, Passage West, co. Cork; to S. C. Ward, for attempting to save B. Brown in 18ft. of water in the river Wye. Builth, Brecon; to J. Kyffin, M.D., for saving H. Williams at Trecastle Weir.

HOIST WITH HIS OWN PETARD. The use of dynamite for murderous purposes has this drawback, that by the explosion occasioned the criminal himself, as well as his victim, may meet with injury or death. So it has been at St. Vallier, in France, where an extraordinary and fatal outrage has just been perpetrated, the author of which was a man employed at the Toulon Arsenal. He was, it is stated, at deadly feud with his own brother, and, chancing to meet the latter in the street he determined to gratify his thirst for vengeance. He carried in his pocket a small cylinder filled with dynamite, which he threw at his brother, the out- rage being followed by a terrible explosion, shatter- ing all the windows in the vicinity. When people in alarm hurried to the spot it was to find both men stretched insensible on the ground. He who had thrown the dynamite with intent to kill was dreadfully mutilated, and dead, his body being literally torn to pieces, and his legs and arms torn off. His brother, however, though badly hurt about the head, still lived, and the surgeons attending him still believe he will recover. Seeing the dangerous nature of the explosive, it may be con- sidered almost providential that no one else was injured, and that the only person killed was the perpetrator of the outrage, who may be said to have deserved his fate.

SHOCKING TRAGEDY IN IRELAND. Particulars of a tragedy near Granard, county Longford, are to hand. A young farmer named Philip Reilly endeavoured to leave his house armed with a pitchfork. The housekeeper, a Mrs. Hughes, observing something unusual about him, remons- trated with him for going out so early in the morn- ing, whereupon the unfortunate woman was knocked down with a terrific blow of the fork, and after repeated blows the man succeeded in rendering her insensible. He then left the house, locking the door behind him, and proceeded knife in hand to the residence of his uncle, Mr. Gerald Farrel. Reilly entered the farmyard of his uncle, and seeing young Farrel engaged with a horse, he pounced on him, gave him two terrible gashes in the throat, one across the face. and cut the balls of his thumbs completely across. Reilly, who at this stage was raving mad, wended his way homeward, and perceiving that the housekeeper had been carried away'by some neighbours, he deliberately whetted his knife on a stone, which was found afterwards in a hedge, and cut his throat. Not- withstanding the frightful injuries inflicted he managed to live 30 minutes, and wrote the follow- ing in a copybook: "In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen. Oh, my God, I am heartily sorry for having offended Thee, and I detest my sins most sincerely. It was bad thoughts and humbugging me that caused me to do this. At th- inquest a verdict of temporary insanity was retuiu-d."

A PONTYPRIDDiAH IN THE LONDON KING. Young North, of Pontypridd, who, it will be remembered, walked all the way from the Welsh town to exhibit his prowess at the Pelican Club a week ago, again appeared at that famous fighting resort in the early hours, on Monday morning for another bout. North's walking exertions the previous week and the fact that be had tasted little food on the journey told greatly on his strength, and when he entered the ropes of the Pelican arena he was sadly lacking in condition. But after his knock out in three rounds by Mortimer, of Clare-market, he was put into good hands, and it was thought that after due Attention had been paid to the victualling department he would make a much better show. And so it proved, but his old antagonist, Mortimer, of Claremarket, carried too many guns, and Charlie had again to knock under. On entering the ring the Welshman looked in much better form than a week ago, but the contest was almost a repetition of the fight a week previously. The Claremarket representative tad a good 101b. the best of the weights, and his extra weight soon told a tale at close quarters. It was evident in the first round that business only was meant, the two setting to- gether in the most active style. The Pontypridd man, however, instead of making the most use of the ring, stood and fought his man at close quarters, thus throwing away any chance he might have possessed. The London man took every advantage of his opponent's lack of science, and did considerable damage, his right hand com- ing frequently in contact with the Welshman s head. North occasionly would get in a good punch and show that he was made of the right stuff, but the man from Claremarket proved himself superior in all points, and North, in the first round slipped down weak before the call of time. In the second round the Cockney, having found the measure of his man, lost no time in obtaining the floor, and, forcing the fighting, he rushed his opponent all round the ring, North twice being knocked down. In the succeeding encounter 11 Mortimer was seen to much greater advantage, and North, becoming weaker with the punishment he received,was knocked three times over the ropes. In the fourth round the Welshman's head came in contract with one of the uprights, and being out-fought at all points, be retired at the end of the round. The contest, though or,e-sided, was conducted in a most spirited manner and both combatants came in for a deal of applause.

SIR HENRY BESSEMER'S STEEL INVENTION. A Wolverhampton correspondent saysIt has transpired that certain Midland and Welsh steel makers are giving serious attention to> thei m^t'on propounded bv Sir Henry Bessemer to the "on and Steel Institute of rolling steel sheets direct from fluid metal. They state that this wGuld effect grea economy upon the present method of J from the ccnvertorsi letting it soak in ingot"J then reheating and compressing before passing to sheet mills or plate mills. Such an economy would give them great assistance in fighting foreiKncom- petition. A practical application of this invention is anticipated.

DISESTABLISHMENT. The Rhyl Congress speeches on Welsh Disestab ment are not to be left unanswered, tbe Liberation Society having announced a Pub''c ?.1' Vi Memorial Hall, on Monday, the p' Lloyd George, M.P., and Mr Bryn Roberts, M.P., *tll present the WP'sb Dise°tahlishment Cam- «*, atid L-tbier wi-ll-kuowti r ionists will speak.

Action for False Imprisonment at Pontypridd. At Pontypridd Count-court on Thursiay(before his Bononr Judge Gwilym Williams) was heard an aetion brought by John Jenkins, a collier residing at CilfyDydd, against Mr Edmund Law, the well known accountant and debt oolleotor of Neath, to recover damages for wrongeful arresat, and falsa imprisonment. The plaintiff, who was represented by Rhys Messrs Morgan and Rhys, Pontypridd), claimed je50. The defendant for whom Mr Robinson Smith (Swansea) appeared denied liabil- ity, but had paid £10 iato court. The case for the plaintiff was that he had been arrested under a commitment intended for another man, and had been incarcerated in Cardiff prison from a Tues- day afternoan until noon of the following day, and was then released upon tendering a sum of £1 8s. 3d. as an instalment on the commitment. Judgment was given for the plaintiff fo the £10 paid into oourt and the 2183. 3. with postr

LOCAL CELEBRITIES, PAST AND PRESENT. IEUAN DDU, TREFOREST. SECTION II. Whatever might be the accomplishments of leuan Ddu in various branches of knowledge, it l,e is as a superior singer and teacher of music that he was, in his day, recognised in the Principality. He distinguished himself as such when he was very young. He had a

BRASS BAND in Carmarthen when he was only sixteen years of age. By this it is evident that he was master of instrumental as well as vocal music. Having the position of a leader of a band so young, the proba- bility is that he was self-taught, and not school- taught in the various branches of the art of music. It is a rale that all who acquire a very high position in any art must begin in youth, so the greatest singer of his day had the leader- ship of this choir when only a lad. It is not likely there was any appointment futther than that his own influence had attracted his comrades of kindred sympathies, and superiority had naturally assumed the command. When did he leave Carmarthen, or in what capacity was he employed in that town we are not informed. But Merthyr was the great attraction for young men in the Western counties in thuse days. The iron- works were in such flourishing condition that men of any mettle were induced to try their fortane in the great metropolis of Wales for such it was in those days. Would our readers pardon an episode here: THE WALK FROM CARMARTHEN TO MERTHYR. There were no conveyances within reach except the Mail-coach, and the charge by this convey- ance was very high. Travelling by railway, with steam power, or what Twm Celwydd Goleu in his prophecy called the Mare without a head, was an unknown luxury. Even a steam engine was a perfect stranger to most of the adventurers from the lowest parts of Carmarthen and Pembroke- shires. But people in thoae days mads use of their feet, and a walk of 30 or 40 miles a day was considered nothing for a healthy young man. The first day he would probably arrive at Neath, and find lodgings for the night at a public house, where the hospitable publican would provide warm water to wash his blistered feet, and, where he would meet a company of joyous friends in innocent conversation, which perhaps would wind up into a warm discussion in which the stranger, if an intelligent man, might join, and while away the remaining few hours of the even- ing before retiring to rest. The following day he trudges along the Vale of Neath towards his destination. We are in the dark as to the arrangetpents at Merthyr to start a day school. But in such a populous place there was a splendid opening for a person who had qualified himself for teaching the young. Such it proved to Ieuan Ddu, for here he spent the best portion of life. The school was located at the Glebeland. He left Merthyr for a time, the date I cannot give, nor how long did he retain this new position. Mr Zephaniah Wil- liams, one of the Chartist leaders, was connected with the colliery interest somewhere in the neigh- bourhojd of Newport. leuan Ddu was engaged as cashier to this gentleman, and some of his old acquaintances say that his residence at this time was at Bedwas. This situation was lost when the Chartist riots began. The fatal march into Newport on that Sunday evening, November 3rd, 1839, settled the fate of Frost, Williams and Jones, for ever, and the subject of our sketch returned to Merthyr to resume his position as schoolmaster, where he remained till 1850, when he came to Treforest, and op ned a school at a building near Cyrchygwas farm near the Iron Works ultimately the school was removed to Pontypridd. IEUAN DDU AS MUSIC TEACHER. Wherever Ieuan Ddu was stationed there was one great ideataking and holding possession of his soul :-the elevation of the country in the art of music. The little improvement that had taken place was not enough to satisfy him. There must be a shange in the class of music to be per- formed, and a select number of persons must unite in one Choral Union for that purpose. For the first time in the history of Wales HANDEL'S MESSIAH must be learnt. Merthyr will have the honour of this performance. It was the FIRST ORATORIO IN WALES. Such a thing was never attempted before by a Welsh choir. The fact is a WELSH CHOIR in the modern sense of the term had not existed previous to this Merthyr Choral Union. The "Cor Canu" of those days did nit come up to the idea of a choir sach as Ieean Ddu anticipated —a choir of music Readers—whose members could read at first sight the most difficult compositions, I who would persevere with the works of Handel o'r Haydn, o'r Mosart—men whose voices might be trained to compete with English performers. He possessed characteristics which specially qualified him for the great work of the reformation of Welsh Singing. He was a man of high aspira- tions. He had formed a noble idea, to exalt the nation, by developing it3 musical power. This idea he could not have by anything he had seen in Wales for the compositions of the masters in music were unknown in the Principality. The Messiah, the Creation, and the XII Mass, had not been seen, let alone attempted in any circle of our land. Perhaps he had heard the perform- ance of professionals in England. In listening to these, he formed the idea of revolutionising his own ceuntry. The accomplishments of master minds suggested to him the possibilities of his own native land. The voices that had been trained to the full expression of the melodious strains of the great masters only suggested to him the discipline and the perseverance that would produce similar results from similar causes in our own country. A great aspiring idea with an unflinching perseverance will accomplish miracles in any circumstances. Look at the countenance of this man, the expressive eye, the piercing look, the high broad forehead, all indica- tions of a master mind. The mouth is that of a determined unkshaken mind who wields a power- ful away, especially when a conscientious in- dividuality reigns supreme. A man of this des- cription only wants a noble- idea as a great object of life, and a consciousness of power to secure its attainment. These are principles which leuan Ddu possessed in a high degree and with these principles to govern himself, he aspired the development of the musical power of Wales. He also had a SPLENDID VOICE as a bass singer—a voice of such large compass that he could ascend to the highest notes of the baritone and descend to the lowest notes of the bass. There was no harshness in his ascent, nor loss of tone and volume in his descent. A select party of Ienan Ddu's inner circle (his Ponty- pridd circle)met once at a certain public house in Merthyr. They were all singers of the first rank. Such party could draw out the old man for they [possessed the key to the secret chambers of his 'heart. They could make the usually reserved and isolate a most sociable companion. A Merthyr friend of some musical consequence found his way into the party, and, for a lark, they elicited a competition between the Merthyr bass singer and leuan Dda. The Merthyr man descended down to F and thence to the lower or double C. The old man's turn came then, and with a consciousness of superior vocal power, passed through the double C of the competitor and reached double A with that ease and volume that surprised even his most intimate friends. As an illustration of his superior vocal powers we give the following incident which transpired in Pontypridd, but refers to a time when leuan Ddu was a young man. At an eisteddfod held at Penuel Chapel, Pontypridd, over which Alaw Goch, of Miscyn Manor, presided, Dr Emlyn Jones made the following reference to leuan Ddu, who was also present :—"In my mind I always associate the word Eisteddfod with the name of Ieuan Ddu, for the following reason. The first 1 eisteddfod that ever I attended, when a. boy, in Carmarthenshire, leuan Ddu was present, a young, vigorous, and stately man then, competing for a prize. After listening to the various com- petitors CHEVALIER BUNSEN a very distinguished scientist of that day, who had bAen invited to visit the eisteddfod in Wales addressed the audience, and. referring to leuan Ddu, remarked ;—"That young man who has just sung can sing bass as well as Braham him- self." TheBraham alluded to was at that time the best bass singer in London. leuan Ddu might well be inspired with ambition as to his own future prospect by such remarks from such a distinguished gentleman. But instead of being possessed with a selfish ambition confined to his own interest, his idea was to inspire the whole country with the idea of developing musical talent. An unselfish man embracing an uncultivated nation, saying like Moses "Come with us and we will do thee good." » He could also concentrate his whole soul on the subject he had in hand. He was at times ENTIRELY LOST IN HIS SUBJECT. His meditations were so deep, that the youngsters in school could do what they liked., Take this as an instance. When the old man was in deep meditation, pacing about the room, with folded arms, one or two of the vicious lads would go so far as to swagger and box before him, without in the least disturbing his thoughts nor drawing his observation. The subject had so thoroughly engaged his attention that all outward scenes were lost for the time. That was not a very business- like way to manage a school. Very true—but it was a very effectual way to manage an intricate subject. It was a power by which he himself had learnt the "Messiah" and other such works, when all his comrades were strangers to their beauty. This is also manifest from his own words. Concentration and perseverance were special char'* acteristics of his. In Cambria upon Two Sticks," he says that he had, "in this Wales, sung a thousand times to the walls of his schoolroom strains from Handel, Haydn, Kent. and other masters. He could correct the faults of his choir and sing the strain as it should be rendered. In pointing out the faults of his pupils his remarks were characterised by such fatherly kindness that where others would offend he would only develop and help to correct the errors he criticised. IEUAN DDU AND THE ABERGAVENNY EISTEDDFOD. The Abergavenny Eisteddfod was at one time the attraction of all Wales. We are informed that the choir of Ieuan Ddu formed the chief attraction in this eisteddfod when the old Welsh establishment was in its glory. In those days there were soma noble men connected with the institution. Carnhuanawc, the celebrated Welsh historian and a very learned man, was in some respects the main spring in the whole movement Gwilym Morganwg, D. Rhys Stephen, Talhauarn, Cynddelw, and a host of other giants in the literary world. Miss Williams, Aberpergwm, added lustre to the assembly. There were some men like the eminent Mioah Thomas, the Baptist f^St!r ofT Abergavenny, who shunned the eis- teddfod. In the midst of those brilliant men a large number was also lost because of the superior intellects that monopolised the prizes and retained the literary honours. But whatever was the im- portance of these illustrious men. leuan Ddu and his choir were the chief power of attraction. Aber- gavenny and the Eisteddfod was the literary centre of Wales; and leuan Ddu and his choir formed the centre of the eisteddfod. (To be continued.)

ALLEGED THEFT OF MONEY AT PONTYPRIDD. On Wednesday last at the Pontvnr, ~~i- before Messrs Godfrey Clarke and Evan "job0"' woman named Sarah Morgan n'a charged with stealing a sum of 30s from waa cf Lewis Lewis, FernLle The Jmn? -the ?eraon been taking out some money from the^ £ £ nani had afterwards to a pubUc^^use where^ T??4 by feeling the clefendeintoi, pdfl 103 iu goPld and some silver m Tht £ P he a°cn8ed of the "thlft PC? Thomas Davies said that about five oVlo/.t o dav last, the complainantwassleenin° °Q Satlr- prestation, and when he awoke EJ^safd" dear, I have been in a public hense m:f from Leyshon Street, and she took mf m™"14? money." The prosecutor was then detained cells untzl eight o'clock and then he SeneafcM same thing. The witness went to the house 0f u! defendant and brought her to the station flkf admitted being in the Horse and Groom with m»", bat denied having stolen the money n„ u • searched no money was found on her nor JniS! house.- Robert George Davies, a servant' bov at tbf Horse and Groom, said he saw the man T.Jt?y • e into the house about one o'clock. Th« K?in8 left before Lewis and wished him ie .?n* The defendant was eventaally dly\r Bench not being satisfied with tK given. the evidence Printed and Published by Davio. ~~T~ •Ohromcl." Offiees, KJl flZi i L!'J e th. on*r of 23rd, 1891. wwmorgan Friday, Oct.

HIGHWAY ROBBERS PUNISHED. At the Central Criminal Court, on Monday, before the Recorder, Charles Noll, Thomas Liddiard, Alfred Hutchinson, ,and Charles Hastie, were in- dicted for highway robbery with violence. The Treasury withdrew the charge against Hutchinson and Hastie.—Joseph Webb said he was a band sergeant on board H.S.M. Rodney, and. being paid off on September 2nd, he came p to London. In the evening he went to the Vritannia Theatre, Hoxton, and when he left made the acquaintance of a man, who invited him to have a drink. They went to what he thought was a public-house, but which turned out to be the Central Club, Central- street, St. Luke's, where they had something to drink, for which he (the witness paid. The door was bolted, and for two hours he tried to get away. Several times they tried to rob him, and three times he caught Noll with his hands in his pocket. They all left the house together about 2 o'clock in the morning, and when they had gone about 100 yards the man who acco«f d him outside the theatre struck him in the mou, knocking him into the gutter, and when he got up Noll knocked him down again. Liddiard then knelt on his chest, and they took from his pocket a five pound note and L3 10s. in gold and silver. He shouted for help, and a constable came to his assistance and arrested the prisoners.-The jury having found the prisoners guilty, the Recorder sentenced them both to 12 months' hard labour.

THE NEW INDIAN COMMANDER-IN- CHIEF. The Government of India has designated Major- General Sir George White, V.C., K.C.B., for the commandership-in-chief of the Dependency, in suc- cession to Sir Frederick Roberts. A large part of Sir George White's service of 38 years, says the Time*, has been spent in Indian, and the latter portion of it in high Indian commands. Entering the army in 1853 he served in the Indian Mutiny, 1857-59 (medal), and wijth the 92nd Highlanders in the Afghan campaign of 1879-83 (medal, bronze star, and V.C.). In 1881 he became lieutenant-colonel commanding the 2nd Battalion of the Gordon High- landers. In the Nile expedition of 1885 he rendered distinguished service on the staff (medal, with clasp, and Khedive's star), and he was appointed to a brigade in the British expedition to Burmah in the same year. He commanded the Burmah field- force from 1886 to 1889, and established his charac- ter as a general of the highest practical ability dur- ing the difficult and protracted operations which followed the annexation of the country. During those four years he had command of an army of oc- cupation numbering about 30,000 men, drawn together from every branch of the British and Indian services. His management of the compli- cated questions which arose, alike on the military and on the political side of his duties, elicited tne highest approval from a Viceroy so carefu/of his praise as Lord Duft'erin. On the conclusion of his service in Burmah he was appointed to a first-class division in Northern India, and holds the most im- portant military charge on the frontier—the Beluchi- stan command. Throughout his career he has been as distinguished for the personal gallantry which won for him his Victoria Cross as he is for sound judgment and administrative ability in handling a lanw mixed force of native ana British troops. K M-ything that has bt'en given to him to do he has do ie well; and lie enjoys in a high degree the love and esteem of the Indian armies. |

HERE AND THERE. ) A WEEKLY FOCUS. The fo lowing is a list of Queen's Scholars ad- mitted to the Women's Normal Department, University College. CardiffMary H. Davies, Y^tradyfodwg Biat n hondda Board; Mirr Davies, Llanwotmo Peurhiwceiber Board. Annie J. Evans, E^lwysilan Caerphilly Hoard; Sara J. Thomas, Eglwysilan CilfyDydd Board. Mr J. C. Jones, Mill street Board Llanwonno, was recently admitted as Queen's Scholar to the Normal DeparLment of the South Wales Uni- versity. Despite the fact that on all hands the ne* county-court judge in Mid- W 81es is being warmly welcomed by the people of the diRt rict. Truth of this week says :— The greatest indignation nas bpen excited in Mid-Wates by the appointment of Mr. Cecil Beresford, son of the late Judge Beresford, to the cou nty-court judgeship of this district. A more flagrant job has not disgraced Lord Halsbury's career Mr Beresford understands little or no Welsh, is quite unknown in the legal profession, and is not even a mewber of the Walsh circuits. He has been serving, with anything but distinction, as a deputy-judge. The appointment ought not to be allowed to pkgs uncballerged througrh the House of Commons." A wedding vhich has jnst taken place in prosaic Dowlais will take a lot of beating, even from the romantic Yankeeland. One d..y this week a man nam«d Dtv;i Powell, w^ o cqn boast of having w ajhele l the storms o "73 y era, led to the al: a a blusbinle young thing of 21 years. Powell is em otoyed at one of the pits owned by the Dowlais Iron Company, and his blooming young bride was, until this week,in rpceipt of parish relief,although she at one time worked at the mine levels. After the ceremony the happv pair repairpd to the I deligh ful pp t known as Twynywaun. The young couple are not novices in the mysterious art of honeymooning, for, between them, they have a'ready outlived four partners of their joys and sorrows. It is understood that Powell's fellow- workmen are preparing a grand reception for the gay young thing when he returns to work. I On Thnrsday afternoon the marriage was cele- brated at Brompton Oratory, London, between Mr Clarence Forestier Walker, third son of Sir G. T. Walker, Bart., of Caatleton, and Miss Blanche Lancaster Clark, onlv daughter of Mr G. T. Clark, of Talvgarn. and 44, Berkeley-square, London. T1 e day opened mcst inauspiciously for the occasion. In apologising for his absence at the recent pre- sentation to Major Jonas, at Cardiff, the Marqnis of Bute wrote the secretary of the movemenc a Welsh letter. The new "WelshReview" has made its appearance and has received unstinted praise on all hands. Its prJce IP 6d. His Honour Jndge Gwilym Williams is a buisy man Last week he got through an immense amonnt of business at the Pontypridd County Court, and strange to say he was still able to find time for the performance of social duties. Gentlemen of His Honour's stamp are a credit to any neighbour- hood Councillor W. H. Matthias, of Porth, urged the claims of Pontygwaith at the last meeting of the Ystrad Local Board to 'more light," and the peti- tion of the Pontygwaithites seems likely shortly to be acceded to. The Rhondda road in some parts on Monday par- took of the nature of a river bed. Streams of water ran along it in a most rnthless manner. The quarterly meeting of the East Glamorgan Welsh Congregational Association was held Ikst week at Watford chapel, neer Caerphilly. The Rev W. 1. Morris. Pontypridd, presided. It was decided to cordially accept the Rev Mr Gronow, Pontypridd into the Association. The Rev J. Jk. Evans, Gilfach, was elected chairman for the ensuing 1 ear by large majority. It was decided to hold the next quarterly meeting at Cwmpark in January. Extensive building operations are going on in Extensive building operations are going on in the Rhondda Valley This is a sign of "good times." I Mabon M P., addressed an enthusiastio meeting at Bedwas last week on the '«British Parliament." at Bedwas last week on the "British Parliament." I The hon. gentlemen gave an elaborate account cf the natioaal assembly from its commencement I until the present day and dealt with his subject in a characteristic manner. I We understand it is contemplated removing the Taff Vale Railway station to a position inside the angle cau=ed by the junction of th Rhondda and M<*rthyr line. References to Col Rich's report upon the railway References to Col Rich's report upon the railway I coUision in Pontypridd will be found elsewhere.

FJOTBALL NOTES [BY GLADIATOR.] Pontypridd came out of their shell in something I like form on Saturday, and administered a crushing li fiat t the representatives of the ancient town ol a rpt i iy. Despite the fact that I expressed a wish th 4/t they should win easily, I never expected them to th 4/t they should win easily, I never expected them to lie up a goal and five tries to nil.. I Considering the slippery nature of the ball and the I nnddv condition of the ground, they are to be con- gratulated on achieving a victory as creditable as it Nas pronounced. And with only a moderately good team, too. Gns. Rowlands was tried amongst the quart- tte, and to say that he was a success but poorly describes a really good exhibition of the game by that young, though not inexperienced player. When he had the honour of captaining the now defunct Wanderers, Gus. was always the foremost on i wet or mnddy dav. fielding the ball beautifully and a t .ckling with a spirit and determination which soon made a name for him All these remarks can be i-tiplied to his display on Saturday, and I should recommend the committee to once more try him in the First XV. Jack Davies was palpably out of form and, had he held the ball every time he had the chance, there would evidently have been a larger score to record. Tiley. notwithstanding the adverse conditions of the wea h r to good back play. has not played such a good game for a long time, and, as a spectator just behind me remarked Ben's showing a little bit of his true form now." I hope he will continue to play as be did against Caerphilly duting the remainder of the season. Alf. Lewis was rather disappointing, and failed to field the ball. The weather we must blame for this again, I suppose. Chris. Jones has evidently taken the hint given by my colleague below in last week's notes, as he passed a great deal better than he has done before this season. Ben Lewis was all there, too, and appears to have hard lines for a dropped goal in almost every match. J. Ewens seems to me to be a general substitnte for any one of the backs who cannt play. On Satarday he made an excellent deputy for Alun Morgan, and waaintjnaaly amused at the rest of the team rolling iu the mud, while he hiwself remained untouched and unsciled, with the exception of his boots. Con- sidering that he only had a couple of kicks through the whole gllome, he did fairly well. Ack Llewellin, Ivor Howells, and James Watkins were ever prominent among the forwards' [BY MARCUS.] The Maritime attained an easy victory over Skewen on Saturday. The visitors looked rather smart when they all turned out in white jerseys, but after playing for about a-quarter of an hour, there was very little white to be seen amongst the whole of the team. The ground, soddened by the tremendous quantity of rain which had fallen during the week, was scarcely fit to play on, being in places a perfect quagmire. When a player was tackled and thrown he generally got bespattered with mud from head to foot. One of the Skewenites, somehow or other stuck his head into a great patch of mud, and came up smiling with a quantity of that article in one eye, franctically appealing to the referee, I presume, for something with which to remove the dirt from the damaged optic. It was useless endeavouring to turn round sharply or dodge an opponent. If a player did so, he would generally find himself sliding on his back, scavenging the field for the club gratis, and affording no little amusement to the spectators. Under such a condition of things, it was hardly probable that the game would be a good one still, I have seen much worse on better ground. Early in the game the homesters asserted their superi- ority, Dickenson and his confreres behind doing pretty much as they liked. In the first half the Maritime scored 7 tries! and after the interval did not cross their oppon- ents' line once. How they account for this it is hard to say. Perhaps the home men did not try to add to their score, and perhaps they did try and could not succeed. At all events, one fact is apparent. The visitors played a dashing game in the second half, and had they exhibited half as much pluck in the first half, the defeat would have been much less pronounced. Vickers played a magnificent game, and the little flyer," splendidly fed by his captain cut rings round the opposing backs. If he continues 1D his present form, and gets a fair share of luck, tiere should be a try or two to his account next Sattriay. w Dickenson feeds his wing man usually about as smart as could be wished for. On Saturday last he was no exception to the rule, giving Vickers the ball whenever necessary, and at other times using n his kicking abilities with splendid effect. Higgins, notwithstanding that he scored a couple of tries right under the posts, should still bear in mind that it is his game to give Samuels a chance now and then. The latter played a good defensive game, and got in twice, but was ordered back each time. Rather hard lines. Gay was decidedly not as smart in retarning as is his wont, and must waken up a little for some of the matches now coming on. Undoubtedly the feature of the match was the splendid dribbling of Harry Stead. Time after time he came clear through the opposing pack with the ball at his toe, and was in better form than he has been at all this season. J. Hope, Tom Harry, and Hemsworth were the pick of the remainder. Sullivan and Williams did almost as they liked on the verge of the scrum, and are beginning to work together very nicely. Rumour says that Tudor Foster will shortly be playing again with the Maritime. On Saturday the Maritime play Morriston at home. The fixture was originally arranged for Morriston, but the secretary or that club having written intimating that their ground is flooded, it has been, mutually agreed to transpose lhe 1 arrangement. And a warm match it is, too, for Morriston will take a lot of beating with their present players, and the team to give them the coup will be entitled to be classed amongst the best in South Wales. I will not instil into the minds of the collier boys too much hope, lest it should come down with a tumble. Although Morriston beat Pontypridd on the latter's native soil, they will have to play a better game if they mean to beat the Maritime, who, remember, are playing a good game this season. If they get the upper hand of Morriston next Saturday, I shall expect to see a clear fixture card this season. The team will probably be:—Back, W. Gay; three- quarter backs, Dickenson (captain), Vickers, J. Murray, aLd Higgins half-backs, S. Sullivan and Tudor Foster; forwards,Stead, Hope, T. Murray, Hemsworth, Devereux, J. Connelly, H. Williams and Tom Harry. The Pontypridd A beat the Crusaders by a goal and two tries to nothing. The Crusaders are a promising team with plenty of pluck, but they are rather small to take on such teams as tLe "A" of the Pontypridd Club. Ptnygraig experienced very hard lines in their match with Penarth last Saturday. The home team (Penarth) wan in an extraordinary and fluky manner, by a goal kicked by one of the forwards from the field of play. The visitors earned for themselves a very good name, and their hard luck was the all-absorbing topic in football circles this week. The Penygraig club mast be strong in numbers, as on Saturday they turned out three teams. One journeyed to Penarth, the A. team met and defeated Dowlais at home, while a third was com- pletely smothered by Pontyclowa. Pentre, & rising team, though beaten at Cardiff by the Harlequins of the Welsh capital, were by no means disgraced, as they stubbornly contested every inch of ground.and although playing against such redoubtable opponents came back home with the gratifying assurance that they had given their betters a good game. Dick Chalke and Duggan were tbe pick of the backs, and Evans, Lewis and George Cbalke the best of the forwards. Who says there is no good in a football match ? I have j ust been glancing over a Colonial journal, and have come across the following under the heading of "The match saved her life" :-A young gentleman, whom a girl had jilttd, proceeded to the house of the object of his misplaced affection, determined to put an end to her life. He entered the house and snatched his overcoat from the chair on which it hung, and held it threateningly over her. The truth flashed upon the horror-struck girl. She was alone with a madman In times of deadly peril the brain, unless paralysed with terror, acts with lightning- like quickness. An inspiration born of despair flashed through the brain of Eureka Horton. "George," she said, "I am willing to die. But before you do this dreadful deed let me say just one word." "I will giva you thirty seconds!" he answered, hoarsely. "In the street outside, George," she said. "I hear a boy calling out, 'The English Team's First Match-Special Football Supplement—All about the game—' The young man darted to the door, unlocked it in a flash, and as he tumbled down the stairway, three steps at a time, his voice rang through the building with the frantic outcry- "Hold on, there boy Wa-a-a-a-ait Who licked ?" I ht rewitb present my readers with a portrait of Mr Ack Llewellin, the captain of the Pontypridd Football team:— Underneath this will be found a counterfeit presentmenc of Mr B. Dickenson, captain of the Maritime Football Club :—

BODDIAD DAU DDYN YN Y RHONDDA. Ychydig wedi canol ddydd dydd Iau diweddaf, oymmerodd damwain ofidus ac angeuol Ie yn agos i Lwynpia, yn terfynu yn moddiad dau ddyn a cheffyl. Yr oedd dyn ieaaoc o'r enw Henry Tibbs. brodor o Briste yn gyru ceffyl a chert Mr John H. Jones, grocer, LIwynpia, ao wedi ag eiddo yn Llwynpia. Yn hytrach na dych welyd ifyned dros y bont rhyw banner milldir o'r lie olaf y ba yn Nbrealaw, gwnaeth ymgais i fyned trwy afon Rhondda. Pan y mae yr afon yo isel, y mae myned trwyddi yn both hawdd; ond dydd Ian diweddaf, wedi yr holl wlaw, yr oedd llif mawr yn yr afon. Cyn body oeffyl bychan wedi cyrhaadd y canol, yr oedd wedi oolli ei draed. Carriwyd y ceffyl, y cart, a'r gyrwr gyda'r llif. Oddeutn 200 llath yn is i lawr yr oedd dyn ieuanc o'r enw Wm. Mason, ao yn gweled y dyn yn ymdreohu am ei fywyd, efe a redodd at oohr yr afon, gan dyn a ymaith ei got a dywedyd, "Dyma i mewn." Sodd, odd Tibbs yn union wedi byn, a gwelwyd Mason yn oodi i lyny ei fiaich. Snddodd eilwaith a daeth i fyny drachefn. Ceieiodd gydio gafael yn un o ategion y bont brena groesa yr afon, ond methodd yn ei amoan. Cariwyd ef i lawr yn gyflym, a cbollwyd golwg arno yn fuan. Ya mben ychydig fynydau deuwyd o byd i'w gorff rhyw filldir islaw y lie neidiodd ef i mewn. Cariwyd y corff i orsaf yr heddgeidwaid yn Tonypandy. Safodd y cert a'r ceffyl yn erbyn y bont bren rbyw haner milldir islaw shop y perchenog. Ni ddeuwyd o hyd i gorff Tibbs am ddiwrnod wedi hyny. WEDI EI LADD AR Y RHEILFFORDD, Ychydig cyn naw o'r gloch bore dydd Iau diwedd- af, gwelodd gyrwr cerbydres gorff dyn yn gorwedd rhwng y llinell ar y rheilffordd o MacheniG ier- fili. Ataliodd y gerbydres, a chafodd y corff ei rhwng y llinell ar y rheilffordd o MacheniG ier- fili. Ataliodd y gerbydres, a chafodd y corff ei gymeryd i fyBy a'i ddwyn i Maohen, lie yr adna. < byddwyd ej fel Henry Gabb, 53 oed, glowr, Waterloo. Yr unig ni weidian oedd arno oedd archoll ar ei dalcen ac o'r tu cl i'r pen. Yr oedi j ei oriawr arian a'i gadwen ar goll, tra nad oedd « yn ei logell ond ceiniog a dimai, tra yr oedd yo J hysbys ei fod bod ainser yn cario swm lied fawr o 7 arian. Yr oedd wedi bod yn Pontypridd a Chaer- fili, a bernir ei fod wedi ymgymeryd a oherdded j tua thref ar hyd y linell, pryd y rhedwyd drosto gan y gerbydres. Ofna rhai ei fod wedi cael camchwareu. Gadawodd weddw a phump c blant, a'r chweched yn gorff yn y ty ar y pryd. camchwareu. Gadawodd weddw a phump c blant, a'r chweched yn gorff yn y ty ar y pryd. Dydd Gwener diweddaf deuwyd o hyd i gorff marw dyn o'r eaw Barrett, 60 ood, ar Gommin Coedpentnaen. Nid oedd ond newydd adael ty ei feich gyda'r hon yr oedd ya byw, yn Rocking Stone Terrace. Y mae yn o&el ei hysbysu fod gweitbwyr glofa y Pure, Cwmparo, Rheudda, wedi penderfynu bron yn unfrydol fod yr hyn a arferent gyfrauu tuag lit addysg yn awr i'w gyfranu tuag at sefyd'.n a ohynal darlleLfa yn y He. Yn y Porth yr otdd yr heol yn arwain o dy yr heddgeidwaid at Bont Cymmer, wedi llanw ar ol y gwlaw mawr a gawsom, fel na allasai neb baslo heb gael ea ourio mewn oerbydau. Yr oedd llawer o dai wedi eu boddi' Yn MhoLtypridd yr oedd afon Taf yn fawr iawn, llawer o sioptn a tnau o dan ddwr; yr oedo Butchers Arms' Yard bron wedi ei obaddio gan ddwfr, r*a got fod iddynt orfod tynn allan oerbyd a y shows" i'r uec,l.

THE RECENT BURGLARY AT YNYSYBWL. Robart Pugh, the man in custody on suspioion of having broken into the Windsor Hotel, Ynysy- bwl, was bronght up at the Pontypridd police- court on Wednesday last, and in addition to the evidence already given, FIizibeth Kinsey, Ynysy- bwl, said that on the 19th of September, she saw tbe prisoner standing about 10 yards front the hotel. He then walked up close to the corner window of the Commercial Room and looked inside. He afterwards looked up at the bedroom windows. The witness was quite sure- the prisoner was the man, and he had a dark round coat on, a corduroy trousers and a black bowler hat. He also wore a moustache, but sin ce- that time it had been shaved. The prisoner pleaded not guilty and said that his moustaohe had been shaved before that day. He was committed for trial at the next assizes.

ALLEGED THEFT OF A SOVEREIGN AT TREORKY. At the Pontypridd Police-contt on Wednesday last before Messrs Godfrey Clarke and Evan John, a servant girl named Mary Evans, Was. charged with stealing a sovereign from her mistress Mrs Morgan. From the evidence adduced it appears that Mrs Morgan who keeps a. butcher's shop was called from the house to the shop and left a purse containing ipoaey on the table. Daring the time Mrs Morgan went to the shop and the servant went into the room, but when charged by her mistress denied having taken it. P.C. Eastman afterwards came to the house and the girl admitted having taken the coia clnd having thrown it into the fire, but although search. was made the sovereign was not found. Defend. ant now pleaded guilty and was remanded for a week. —^———