The Pontypridd Chronicle and Workman's News

t '•> i> i t i'li.. i T.; ill POLi^. BY TilE M Y STEli Y. Monday Witnossed the cioso of the election auiipaign which hub tor sunie time past been Y,:l:c'li,1' .il pivgiots, ai; ,1.y,;u.,u; lescrviu^ tneir strength iat iihe -at the finish. J. ii'vi.6 v, ;.S il 1^ ti.SCXlce. Oi O.CH; ClèHt tlu-ougiio-ut the wiii/.<; proceedings; true, ti. jie wt-rc a few uiiiiini^i es ill the town waid, wheie the old lucuiba', 3-ii- ll. it. Evans, tike L iil.t-.s i <.r(.V--rtlU10t;i, lilt. (lie beginning 01 the Souuh AirinuJ. war, uulfr-estimated the Strangui 01 the enemy, Mr Artliiur Soaton. iSot.ie hard knocks were given a.: id y vvortiv ivariare inaugtuated in the lev- aiA on tiu platform, %vuch did inuou io- v/aids ualueiicing the result, Mr Evaus with- hokuTig hsa l'etuin fire tdi too late. In Gr-a-g -.mrd Mr HJ»bcrt completely routed the ira-det Ci-urioJ cauidvdau— Mr Mosch rii. The result in tihis contest may, to a, certain extent, he ati«4)iited to a s?plit >.r; f,ae c.u:p -of Mr S;-v ;n s fo'lowurs. Al- w' was the Trades Council candidate, ■oj.ny oi th-c body refused—as in the ca.se of toe Sch'.i-oi lio-aI'd Elwtvon—-to aibide by its ./eo.sion, and :wted independently, and with- out unamm ty them can be no chance of win- R'.i'g aD ,¡'"{:0.011. Then again Mr Hubert fought jJ, good 'ast- ye-ir, and nia-i.y supported ium .ho gave their votes at that time, and r j c'.u.ted many others to l:i-s oausc. A j snail Lkes te see a good straight- tight, and it, takes longer than tw<wfe months to make hjrn forget it. At reforest the rel'gious element carried tho •day, so it is s.Id in the district, and Mr D. f vans defeated Mr J. Gibbon by a, L\rir»*- majority. If the Trades Council were dis- a.pr>ornted in the Graig they may claim an overwhelming vioto-ry in WK Rbondda, wh-re- Mr David Thomas (chr ckweigher), poiied 556 against Mr Horatio Rowlamls' 196 .giv- ing a. majority of 561. In the same dirisi' n ,i. lyabour ca.ndiida.te headed the poll for the Guardians election, Mr Thomas Willicms. Great Colliery, njcurir.g 439 votes, John Tliornas, Hafod, com.mg ne>rt with ^35, o-nd Mr H. RcvwWxl.s 158. In the r"WT1 Wa.d Mr R. L Phdligps, us -was con- fidently expected, retained1 has seat Mrs I..ewi. taking sf«or,d' place with a majority of 58 over Mrs Jonas Powell. ry.ll wpenied, at 8 o'clock, the I °V*" f:,uin8 iD an intermrbtcnt way. Itleators looked at Ui« atmosphere and shivered, and in cases where did not compel, many remained! in- doors to see how tile elements would turn out before venturing to face the wind and the ballot Ib.')x. In the afternoon the sun brightened up a little. Abut still the. canvaaaers ;md other officials who had outdoor work to do, looked particularly blue cbo-ut t.he nose and cheeks, and with considerable difficulty kf-pt their powder dry, many having the aj> peara.nce of wishing it was all over. At Hopkinstown booth, and in faot the sa-nie might be said of the other polling stations,' the principle interest centred amongst tfhe school children, who seemed inspired v.-ith much mun'cip:ll ardour. They cheered first one and then the other candidate and at times iboth. with considerable energy and spirit. There were a few growls in the Craig amongst the trades unionises—who were without uoion—but nothing came of it; al- though the use of as punching ma- chm.-s was «.t times discussed mo-re than one malcontent. j At. Traforest the creature com forte of voters ¡'p.i well considered, traps being extensively used to convey them to the poll. The man on the Tumble, and for the mat- tef the who!e of the electorate, were guilty of telling little white lies against themselves. Every one was unanimous that party cries should not be used and that municipal elccticns should be fougut on purely social grounds; hut the man who s'aid this would tell the next person he met, he thought it was a certainty that "so and so" would '"go in,' as the Tories or the liberals, e-s the case might be, were support- ing him. What a farce it is. What matters whether a sewer or a bridge be built by a. Radical or Tory so long as tbe members of the Council have sufficient prac- i tical sense and knowledge to be aWe to judge if t he structure is built in an efficient manner, and at the minimum cost: to the ratepayers, commensurate with good workmanship ? The Labour Party have now gained' seats on tl'3 District- Council, Sdhool Board and Guardians. Mr Arthur 'Seaton has made promises to revolutionise the municipal con-! stitutioii in regard to road making and other things incidental to local government .and in fact all the now blood has plodgtd. itself to run through the veins and freshen up the Pon- typridd Urban District. Council in some por- e-alar special way or another, and as they haY three years bo show what they can do. there remains ample time to render an account of the power reposed in them wlii-n that period shall have elapsed. ——" I As the Frenchman would say. '-We shall —ha? ■ ■' '"——— 1

MESSRS. DALE, FORTY AND CO.. CARDIFF. Some twelve months ago we were pleased to find that Messrs. Dale, Forty and Co., the well known firm of Piano Merchants, having branches all over the West of England, had t^ken fine premises in the High Street and Castle Arcade, Cardiff. We then gave them a call, for the purpose of seeing for ourselves the stock they were holding. Everything- m- forested us a great deal, and' we were shown round by the Company's courteous manager. One of the chief items that particularly inter- ested us was a perfectly new Piano in a solid walnut-wood case with iron frame, full com- pass, check action, and such like modern im- provomjentsi, which they oatalogua at 20 guineas, but for prompt cash we were told they can be purchased for JS16 16. "Truly marvellous," we exclaimed, and indeed we had no idea that so excellent and really perfect an instrument could be turned out for the money. In reply to q. query in this direction the mana- ger explained that only by the very Iartre number that are sold dOl':3 it (become. possiM" to give such value at so low a price. Recently when. in Cardiff we were pissing the establishment again, and found that this enterprising House had acquired the oppcvsi'e premises on tho Arcade. with a frontage to High street. The faecia over the premises had h&pn extended right, across the Arcade, thug joining in one the new premises and those they opened last year. Tht) new portion'is stocked with their spe- cialities in Organs and Harmoniums, and a line collection of Instruments thev are. At one end we saw a very handsome Two-Manual Organ with Pedals, which looked most suit ah o- for a Church or Chapel. We have no hesita- tion in recommending our readers to par a visilt of inspection when next in Cardiff. Thry will he amply rewarded, for they can easily speno. o pleasant half-hour looking round. The actual decorations of the interior cf the show- rooms are artistic, and the new specialities and Patented Models both is Pianos and < )r- gans afford nn interesting and instructive study. (4Ja3)

roXTYKlilW Ov'CV' • I • iUHT. iMPORTA-XT COLI-Ai-nr; i >.Ab On VVc ine^lay, hel.-w r s ur J: (ivw.y-ui Wuhan: B0<? c.-tio c £ ..w.ui Giilix v. J j-ii»si.vii Col Lei y C<;1;.o, :iv v» ac.u. Mr Sioaoias, (W. ti. lil'Uw: iu.u N.ciioUis.}, invtiucted. i.-y v, gaii, u.pp-.<&red for the -jUiiuant. ■■Mud Air k a bi*y, instruafced 4;y iVir tsw ,< < loc t.ne cou'ii>u'"y. 'J". was a cla-iu fi.c pay mejo :n -ic-i i en -• .j.s for >.ov.»ral «ia-j s dur>: r: wliia-i ti.c C • n ••-• •= • -1 V .V L. id Sxy-u vi:s. iiai;a. .1 > '.r '■ „ -i' i-t lei.gt-: t • 1- a.. iOiitu: '.s t..e CU-'l.-a I- C iliii). jl Itl. ii coi'ivr, • tnv. or fourteen years. Du: r-.g ih.-fc t.»ie tii- -re W.'W», liifi cf aH( a:-i i»i r ux-nt 'that wvrbt oollrei-s ;ii-i fw«» imal.-t-rs suouid go up i; t?:v» ca.gd. Latt'V o?i tlie < £ 4CH». S oi- tae pfiporttoi! to 7 isTiai-'jfs aria Iv.ui.trs. A'. •;■. Tpori' recent. 'late ano:u< \¡ ad made, according to which a iu.i cot. of It,(It CMiiwiment of c/lii-a: >•—e Triage -by c.Ttago. Tiu- c:?U:<rs Lad prol.tt <i ag-ussi litis st.v- i-:va i.ir.eo. i.'cput: Cor: a hnd waited upon i iiic ra :J a. up U- P?o.r!y tia- •.nid of st OcUny. r lie r.c-rtr hu! ur.j uiipien.ctt-css with tlie iificagement. Tl.<.n l»-» pra-st jd a^a.n>;t this ar«4, '^i»» -wms a c t'w b •••r>-rn ft. xlw pic to supi'iiataai tiiti up cs i-h.- r:2a.. tic" wem ro tlie bottom oT: fc.«> po:. raid f.-mjd ttjn ( r> irisnde the bar:ior t-jix-O' out*id?.. On t1<>-> other 'side t luTt; v- "f ttll cciiieis. Kt V! i :■ outside Ui? Ir-.ttlier'x b'r-t.-r. i.v;'n I.Vaiis requested him t,) nov« {M.d to the co'.he-i'?ide^ He refas^? to <_ > w„ Kraais} use! »>d language, and' said ho w-mid net! let anr go up. Upon that h i ::p«:s; with iiv rcs. tclfn^ fciai it ve n d rot be fair i to all on his account, aaii a;k: g hiua to let h'im go up with tho Iv !»: a nad then Is* ■fouUi report him to the iivir..s^r if b" t'vvu^ht tit. Tlie noxt iao»nu>g b; vy-r.t to the I;.rap station to g"1 to %vo:k. bat fctrnd: his !n; ;p was stopp'd. He saw the mana-' gor ab->ut it, who bold bhn ha coald not- go to w-r-U. Tie sa'W bim n«»tt day, and at-kc-d Ji:m why ho had stcpood r.is knm»? lie rer-i'ta that Jv- had not dono so. VTitne&s a-skdl "arm if thare vvci'-l bj a L.mp for him or. Monday. He told h:ni titer-.• would not. Witness s>av him again un Tuesday, ard the manager <ben suggested he aJ-tonid tw. the agt-nt, Mr Hannah. Be (iA Ó'¥j. and Mr Hannah to'd him he ha.è (1!c,de.I to summons him. ).1'r Powei;, c'itJrsveigher. wiio was with him, aakod Mr Hamc.h to have incrcy, and let him (claimant) continue to work, until the summons was heard, 'hut Mr Han- rafc raJLUs -d. saying: "If he has mercy it must be f. um tha supendiajy." Sixteen days lat -r lie was allowed to return to work. He wes not tali.by any official that be had been dismissed. He with a bey, was earning on an average 163 10d a day. Mr Nic'wslas explained that he had received a Letter fr .m Mr Kerslioie to the effect that by his advice Mr Hannah had withdrawn tlie summons, and tliot Griffiths would be allowed, to ivtuxtJ to his work on cor:dit*on -of his not ag:un offending. He did not return, and was not asked to sign the contract which showed it was regarded by tlie maiiugimeixt as a <or cinaous engagement. Had he been dismissed, he would liava been regarded to Mgn the contract Cross- exiumLned. Ail the arrangements about; .'or,š up were verbal. When Messrs Jiavies took possession the 8 colliers and 2 hauliers arrangement was en. The present cage flH' rrage arrangement had been on for about two yeai-s. He had net beard of acci- dents t- wngh pushing at bottom d pit. He did not admit to Mr Haimali that- he had done wrong. Ile-sxaixuned. The colliers aever agreed to tlio arrangement. It is a burning question with them. He said to Mr Hannah if he had done anything wrong lie was sorry for it. John VHdei said he had worked at the eoHiery 25 years. In cross-examination he said the 8 to 2 arrangement was in oper?.tio« when Mersrs Da.vies took possession. Had never known crashing at bottom d pit- Hai not "heard of any ^bother with men at bottom; of p't the wewk previous to Griffith's protest, — Povc'tl, checkwcightsr, said deputations; had from time to time waited upon the man-! ager about the present plan. The hauliers ars in favour of this arrangement, but the; ooiliora want the 8 to 2 plan. He went with Griffith* t) Mr Hannah and a.ked him if j he wan not -roatinft Griffiths harshly, why not let. h'm wo-k until the summons ws.s heard, i Ke refused, this wais the case for the claimant. I Mr Eensbole addres-iiDg his Honor, -tid the manatT'-ment considered this a. very im- portant en-se. There is a dispute between the rolliers and hauliers, and he contended that, ♦he management was the party to determine the matter. The alt-f-iv-d ari-an gements showed it was a wi tter in wihch the management j exercised aatuioritv. The Judge siid he, m>ed not. labor that point. OnfSt.hs put himself in a wrong volition..Nothing could justify his conduct. The quegtfan was as to what power th« man- agement hna on ca^a of. d:<obe>dio.rice ? Sus- pension wts one thin;.?, dip-missal wr.s another. If a man was jui'iy of a!€».«rr3Tit j»ct of dis- obedienoe he eould be at --e he d«^ni?sed, but he did not know a^yihicg about STIR- :n such a c,a.<;A. T?>«» ¡.tt""r of "lrJ K'Tshn'e si-emcd to him to havo bc-on written! uwfer tÆte impression that Griffiths h:t.J hetT! -surrx-ndiHl. Mr Hannah gave evidence to the- f-iF^ct, J that G~iffiths was disrais*<l. Ho told 1:1 diptoxjtly he was stopped. Hi" Honor «3.idr'' nJtlv^nrh acting in the intere-t of the. cnltvers/, Griffiths W" wrone. Ho J'.s •b'-yed a lawinl order, arid e:;po«txI' Itin.'nslf t'r^rooy to inst&at dismissnj. Was tlx* done? An tho cufim- sttsnres point tfcvt tho manager did net put an end. to the o^rtn'Ct. only susi-pazxlod Grif- But Mr Hannah told him he was stop- ped.—that meant disinis*)!. n., i:< entitled 't^ pavment for Friday and Saturday. Mr Nicholas—and Tuesday. thjre was no woi-k on the Monday. The JuxTsje. ye^—thTxr* days pn yment.

WMhvnSik F-°rch Remedy for all Trregnlarities. (Jh- iainable ooiy from Martin. Chemist, Southamp- iainable ooiy from Martin. Chemist, Southamp- ton. Price 4> €d, poot fret.

• O •, Of! >" .stm i a' v5 j i- iwVj Ij.AIi\ A .t. i I •. i A I\ K *>' S' i.ViiD. *■ nJ.1 Iti., j'} '1' V -I i -i. ia,. Vv J.LTiiliJ ^15), 1 lUi0;, 1 L-i ■■ -.J 'irj-f. W1..JI iiav.ng -*i uo;ci viie Ciu u. v 9L.il- tli- i.i.ta;. t via t\l'. S. I c.l ii.Ut J. «.. iilvi j'" RlK' ?vi Iii IH'Jii'-fV. Il-2* \i■, h.-wuru^. Hr xfieu.i ■ ^1 Jonos oeiondew VV1; 1 larrus "-WAr-yn.- ugh plf.ud-ed -«ii:y. 'iho e-.a- a uu it t, cn prwuuers v/er;: U. nkmg ii; w; uou^c. At o'clock next hio- ^a.' < :a-l iiu'T- n:'a::ce had bwn sffa-rk-1 bv 1 v' ,v and opsmif? i-he h s-k uoci. j -i <!•. iiwncy a iarge. qnsntiiy or v. n:t.s iui i sj>i .f.s were taken, m'-iu liutr 1/ ciii-pagne. LJov/tI!yn, :n jir'n; f>. ua[r, iv-ti:j be ti^l ;<IN ?0 uu y ll}°x;?:?-• '^ion cf the bnrrflarj. "H0/h :r: ;:<"X hsd sino. iolo bim thai bo w:o; uoar tl placa wheii t-ha burglary '.v.-s 'ifhrn chnrprod with the bor»Jary ">v :'J o r-eer he said "ho supp-ss-a he w:.s as hnd as .he rose of theim." Th:< ti' ui. fce^txijJai-ied, was n>«iuc beo;m>- j-j.i W'- J 'o-d t-i'C.t -vin'st :a a (iny.xay stai.> > -i a drlsikiu^ bout, he' iif-o i :0 dn"fe tho wliisky. If <IT-1 not kiw; j Sot-h prifjorwrs were found [ LL'-y-i ''vJroo it.- n wrft j i imprisonment with hard labour ea^bi

Tifi-. AU.EG!i!) MT'RDF.}'. AT MAf>:Tl,Xi. T.K;A»,.A\D vi-ityiCT. Bruce, D. ■ yri."n tww; cIjar £ od wi.Ul the KlTdar I cr ^nh Citifies on ti.c 12th o* at Macs^. JVvr's VViiiiaw .V V" '•;6a'e^ api>eared for tias p:o- •ll-'is'mUV S* ?■• Z K.C., il.i' j T>!iu. r, .Bo,v°n (<nstru?t«d -by Mr J. w.' ii/O- A-<indj, 'i'1. The. ( V-11 t0 Cl0^ the dJ«aVt *lA ^"soter pleaded "1s t i.Sj.r Arthur Lc-v.j, ioc Mr- |>T>?r<:«tion, s<uu tha. about midnight on tlm l^b'i t>f Januarv, the d,?cca.seii woman, Mrs Ch-achs. W:1f; faun in the bach j»art of hEr shop, lying on tho ground in a pooi of blood, and boaiing trace- b,-r injuries o iter throat, the inside of her ipout-h, au-l different tarts of her bo-y, Her cfothes were aisarranged, and her pochcfc presentea iho ap-pearanco cf having be*?a cat or vera away. Th prosecnfcioi' therefore, invited 1m jury to say that in this case the motive )f :Iia person who inflicted these injuries upon *.lie drcease-i woman "is that of robbery. Mrs i Charles cartieii on a small business as green- i P}oeer in Commerc:al-strett, ^Tsesteg. The timss that would he giveu for tho cormm;ta! of tho crin;c would be approximate, &3 110 wit- ness would ba able to fix with ocnuracy upon any narticuia.r moir-ent., but the events wh;ch would be spoken of by the witue-ses ocrirreil botwstn 10.30 and 1.50 on til" night of the 12th of January. About 10..D that night me prisoner was seen at the Farmers' Arms, a pub!ic-hou3r» about four or fivo doors away f.rom tho deo-ased woman's shop. Ho was mere reco^nisou by woman ot the name of Cordelia Williams, who know him, and served bien with :i stoae-gingor and a glass of h?-?.r. Ho was nlso seen at ancther puVic-housc'calkd ihe Prince of Vvn'cs. which was also not far ■away. Hs there had a conversation with two men whom he knew, named Richards an t Grif- Etb, Referring to aa incident which !].d occurred in the ptisonor's previous history, the prisoner said that ho was coiog to t.um over a ney leaf, bnf, at the same time, ho wished-he had a roverelgn to go on the "booze." He was r—t seen by Paul Jones and Edward Leww • BMuuH^* oa lire fioorv^y 01 tie deceased womans shot*, between eleven and 11.cu. Paul .Tones knew the prisoner well. At that time there was n lirrht i-i.-idf: tho shoo. Tby:" wif- nosses v.o-n'd tell tho jury that at that time tho deceased was occupied in opening: out ?. CUT- J'1DLU or blind OTor ilia front wiadow of tho Sj10P- A rc^majk which Jie. (connie!) <»ouid not. repea; at thnt moment was made by P -If JOTCG to Vis companion as they passed the shop. The ne::ii witnesa would lo Coridwen Varies, who ra? prs&up: up C-ommercial-stre-eb on an errand close npon midaig.ht. and, as she was passing the shop, she heard sounds of scream- m» inride. The cumin, or "blind, did not com* down quire to the bottom of the window, and, ■hearing the screa*ns, Ce-ridwsn Da vies stooped down, and. Icokine under the blind, saw a m?m ansv-erincr to the hoight and build of the pri- soaer and wearing clotli^s answering to the description given of tho clo?he.s worn bv the prisoner on this night hurriedly poirig into the pace whe-ro the body of Mrs Cha1dcs was sub- sequently discovered. She passed on and er.e'- outed hor errand, and was returnin?" to her home when shs aga.i?t .heard screams proceed- in? from within. She did not stop tins time, but went back to her own house. On her way she met Inspector Riiit-er and Pohlce-sor^eant Jones. When th- officers arrired opposite de- ceased's shop Rutter mw the prisoner coming ,I out of the shop, and said to i-n, "Hullo, my lad, wnat is up?" T3:-ereupoa the man started to ntn. Flutter ordered Jones to follow h—. but he was itnable to overtake him, and gave up the pursuit because ho saw who the prisoner was and knew wheæ he lived. Abou1 mid* night two people saw a -man lurking in a recess near '.T wlt o:i-v '• •• •• »jrironer. ill they would say was that the] r.viu they saw standing in this recess, which ■ is between the scene of j he tragedy and ''Aure tho lived, answer.'d' to the de- e rripnon of the prisoner. Another point was th *■' on W:^ac*Iier's clothe?; e«»verai stains of ma ^nialian blood were found, but it was nr- ^^Ifeblo to say that they wero stains of human M',ood. Scm-o time before the death of the r .votr.an delirium tremens set in. which, went to provo that the deceased was of intemperate habits. But the immedinto eause,- of death was pneumonia, and both the pneumonia nnd delirium tremens could be traced to the shock produced by th; injuries inflicted uoon her. Tf the injuries had not been infiicted upon her. in all humnn probability tbe; waman wouW have been alive to-dav. The questions for the jnry to deride were whether death ms aecoJcra- tert or produced by the injuries dio received on January 12. and whether the prosecution satisfied them bf the evidence they called that the prisoner at the bar was the man who in- flicted the injtifte3 upon the deceased. Jf he wsa the man what wixs iris motive in going to th rthep? Was it for iho purpose of robbins thia woman of 'he takings, wwcli she ini^ht he presnmed to hive in her possession on this Saturday nicrht? If robbery wa. his motive, then his lordslhip wotdd tell them that, vl- thcujh prisoner Oil not have it in his mind to cause the womans douh. still, if as part of 1 he ac1 wheh he coimitted ho inilictod m jur- ies nroi her which eu-»ed her death, fhen that would he wilful rouror. Cordelia Williams ttested ta fl&viiiz served ihe prisoner with a of beer and botle of gin-rerboer on th"" Satirday night at the Fer- inf^ Arm- and reeved in payment a four shilling piece. Paul Jones, a colli-, remembered passing Mrs Charts' shop nboi. 11.30 on the Saturday night in cuastion; heo aocompani-ed by Ed. T, He noti^c-j ri icrht inside, and saw Mri Charlos putting u the blimfe. Hi) snw the prisoner ther". wha ho had known for three or four years Iv.'iglit, He remarked upon hie; presence to ,Tricompanion. j in eroES-esamination hjVIr S. T. Evans the witness said he was comg from the direction "if Rack street. There waa shorter route home hut. his companion wanteto fro the w«v they took. He knew the priner, but could not "'IV how lore- it was sin he had previously seen him. although the .estion was pressed by counsel. j Ceridwen Da-.ues, a vom wcnwui hvinp wuh V-" father m Reek street.VIaeste^, sa-'d tha^ n coins Oil an errand on e narticular Satur- 1:> ru?ht she had to r:.a.M:rs Charles' shop. ,,) ooing so she heard somue The door was chut, but there as a lifb1 in,irjp. ^ho looked in throtwb a ace in the blind" and ow a imn walkme tards the curtain •rith his two hands held in front of his ehest. She did not see his *o. his hack being turned towards her. Aft performing her errand, on her way back horsT, aTai)) passed and heard moro screening This"' would be ubiirt 11.20 or U 3(1 p.m. Li croats-ejuuniuatio'tt she sail it did uov cccur i-o ;Co ( i-Uvt. anvUiuj serous was taking pl«ce. lUs^fUUMtr fc^a.U' iiULlor gu-io t'ViUoiiOO iXA t .jm" away un ba.iig ques- uooo-i u» to hii buvi-iets, ana retundng w tiie pi-ijoai-ed a :u ;ui-i round ilVs ^a.sriei lying on iier right iido on ihe floor. Her head o L-ZtTw. 'J:1:(', 3.i;-4. h^ri" I.Vû¿ i.Co "J.l.b 1,!1C, sno-p. Her clotucs were Disarranged, tdie te^»i a;i.i body 1:t0.i..g csposed fioia tue wilis>. ii■-••• ueit.i v..is it j/ooi <.• biuod, ike ey.-t-; b> iiig u.:«rly cic-swl^. With vlio asugfcinoe of a con ,tab.o ?.<- Via?, carrioj t¡, the Queeu'i* Heau dütcl. aud thej i^-iiucrod iirst aid. ,\h..j' wash- .< .}<.?<' wo ;K;t-ter able to see Lhe extent iier iir u. ies. The neck and ch:n were black. ? ;"0; ua. Oi- ^qu'-Oieu. aiid her tongue Vis quite iiiick :s.. The drceasot! tola feim or ha i uithviV.1 th:* iujurie/i ha.I t-rie-i t: tive her tougus out and had taken ail h',ó,r mo ■'■ t. She also stai-.i she w»« in the shop pur- '-<■ ul) h bhju'is wiK-.n a ,-ou.iiV ic«n cams i: itt2L" aske.i for a i.r-imy«- -ith >i apples. She; him for a piu, aad he took one i;iie»aclc t:f hi:, a; i.r a.; i^ to iier lii- Inspctor coiitiauing, s-ld Ih- -icceased asked ■ 'an vv':o lea n*->:hei' and he rephc ;dis torgan. to which she said that she ha know* severe' Mr.:< Mor -ans at Ferih. 'Pbc young man the; s<i.;d that he herd she ."Mi Cinr;8) was bad! y off an! off-ret to leni he a eoveeigu at any time sh*> askod u:,v i; for tins sh1 think* him, and said <?he wouM. b.- vlij* srlai <.■: one. She saio it was time to tre aa-! tha r:r-.oner asked whtre sh'1 lived, an?- '•r.e vep'fe.-r at th- Farrr-o/s Amw Sh h-- 'n: he closed the door "f the -hop a:i-t k'cked >cx '"owi!; he f«M oo her, h", 1 uie sile, iand MiLht her h.v the Ihrout: then "■:>h ••1o'd o." her leu^u:, and eau^lit her hv .rc V' She !• a-, ine .ime fr.nr to s.-x o/ l!urs u J,r ;rket. j o/ l!urs u J,r ■ j I,. in^i^'toL'. ill repi" ;o iyj-.e, niji fa | ca-id hf had not fcr i idic torn pock- no- k- v? of the- shop^'tho-i^Ut he !ia^ s?e*r«h» 'oners' hr'se. H CO!]' nct":1' f • "i'; ''qd ever dh.d a< Pori.h. ant h- n t 'T»a.!? esinu'ries. hot h. ;i. en <0!d she !i -ed p.v'-eb Va'c. Ha then vent on tc sav t-h«t- he hid taken ihe deceased's oteHiincr to the ii a on T.-lsi. Jamnrv .n rc^eivj-nsr n«t*itcf.?ons from a»'o nrosocu'-ioR. ond paro ^v-er-ea of her st»tom«»nt« b'in, <aVon down n.etzm a In re,ply to Further -C;;¡ tio'iitr? he \id iiOu the time think the womian \"1: oi' recover. .'t mis pomt tlie Court- adjourned, Hi" trial was resumed on Tucsdny morninEf. P.O. Jones, Maestog, was the first witness called, who _ga,e. evidcncj (Corroborating the statement of the inspector, starting in the course of a long- cro:e?;amirta'iou the reason uothin?'"em^i3Paer was that he thought nothlu.; >;c-dO'l" h" 1 Bertha Rioiaey, Maeste-V)''was uieu J oiie ieinemher^d p-"<swng Siloh Chaeel, near wlicra she resided, la company with her hns- on the night *-f Janmvy 12th, at about 1^- o c ock, and ;aw man standing in a recess ar the end of the hapel, hut did not know who he was. 'He wore a dark coat. and vest, ii;ht trousers, nrvi • id something white about the neck. She knov. :.he prisoner bv sight, and the man she saw v 1.9 about his height. He ••:°"!d be i iiree err "Jur yards away when she pas«ed. James Ra,ms0v, h:; djand of the last witness, corroborated nn ■ -'s statement. Mr Cl.arles Leyl public analyst, proved having received a parcel of clothing from :ho police containing a coat, vest, trousers, collar, front, and necktie, nd on examination fount no traces of blood ca tho collar, tie, or trcu- sers, but found emc.i.rs of blood on the vest. Tho blood was rm- .naHsn; he was able to trace it easily. TL bloodstains had been r3- eeutiy deposited on ilie clothing. i-once-sofgeant E ird Jcnes stated that ho saw the prisoner ad Lis house before be wa.s taken to the look uo but could not take any further octioa without instructions from In-j sp^cbor Ruttcr. Dr W. Kirkby, ITusieg, described tho in- lories on the deceased. Rei saw her first on the 13th 111 bed. She had tn;o womuls on the face; one over the left eyebrow was about) half an inch long, ard wac not incised or con j tused; them was ,"r-at aiscolouration of tJie lid of the left eye an there w? a wcund over tlie left clioek, wiiied was con!used. Both s. dc3 of the tongue were contused, and the left arm from tho shoulder to the wrist was much) bruised. On tho Sv.: day he did not apprc- nend any serious rcs,ts. On the Wednesday, the 20th. the decea721 deveiaped fymntoms of delirium tremens, from which she never re- covered, dying on the 23rd. ^In reply to Mr Lewis, the Doctor said he attributed the disco!Duration on the neck to c-terral violence, bv which he meant it was by the violer,, of another person. The in-;urieg t) the tongue- were caused by someone pushing his hand ir;-> the deceased wcman'^ inouth, by taking hold of the tongue, and s^eezin? it. Tho wound on fh-o side had been t;ie result of the deceased fading on some pro- | jeotmg article, or by a, person's knee being pushed against her. He considered tlie cause of death to be -'Shoe7- resul'irg from injuries, wn.ieh in her condifc:on induced delirium tre mens and prjeumonia which caused her death, j The immediate cause ot dea'h was pneumonia, which is the medical cnr. for inflaimnation of toe lungs, mid -a disc :.se of fairly common oc- currenae in persons between 50 'and, 60 years of age, and persons of intemperate habits, with whom it generally ended fatally. In reply to the Judge, after a 1 org cross-examination by 5*" Evans and Mr Lewis, Dr Kirkby said that Geath had been accelerated b, shock. Mr Arthur Lewis, r. ftor ItindRcorf, addressed the jury on behalf cf the crown at consider- abl« length, tnl reviewed tho evidence ad- duced, and was followed by Mr S. T. Evar*, who made a brilliant soeech in defence of the prisoner, raying particular stress on the medieat evidence. In his peroration, he re- minded the jury that he had done his best, wild no port they would pass by any defects of his, bv deep, anxious, and careful consider- j to act"fn s&u.c5"?» ceoehidiHfr by asking them j tho life of a fello-w^ g £ ni4? UJ,)nsllJ* imperil H13 Lordship, in s-.mming up, said: that IL >, the jtirv we-ro satisfied that the iirjurios inflic- tel resulted in the deceased's death, then the man who inflicted them was guilty of murder, j hut it^was also open to them to return a ver- I of manslaughter. j Tlie jury retired at 5.5 to consider their ver- diet, and on retuminz into Court in about a quarter of an hour, found the. prisoner guilty of manslaughter. In reply to the usual fpiestion, the prisoner said he was not gtrilty. Mr Justice BruCe then passed sentence of j seven years' penal servitude.

STRONG TESTIMONY. THIS IS A STATEMENT MADE BY A PONTYPRIDD WOMAN AND WILL INVESTIGATION". If you doubt this, and wish to prove it, you have not got to go to some far off country, or oven to another town. It is not, a- long story of some one living in some obscure, unheard-of corner of the United Kingdom. It is a clear and honcsrt statement by a Ponty- pridd woman for the benefit of PontypriuU people, and published in a Pontypridd paper. Mrs Mary Rees, of 28, Tram. Read ISido, Pontyridd, says: or rhe last five or six years I have been a Rreat sufferer from pains in my back and loins caused by my kidneys being out of order. At t.im, I have been so bad that I have hanlh known how to hold up at all, and as I tried everything I could think of and nothing did !:7?tTgood, I became low and depressed. ".T11"öt [I t, that time there was a lot of talk in Jcntyfsndd about Doati'<; Backache Kidney ■ ".lis. and how they were curing Pontypridd septet of bad backs and weak kidneys, so J put down to Boots', the Chemists, in Tafi otreet, and got a box, and since taking cûeD) T kl"> 1):'(n quite It dl'/n'ed WO:1i'1ll. 'TN-v gav■• me relief from th" first -ui- now I am pleased to say the bad:1whes have quite left me, my kidneys are acting t'reelv and naturally, and I am quite cured." fSip-nerii M>s) Mary P.e^s-. Tf VIm don't know the porfy named above ook in this column next week. There will be niothvr Pontypridd resident's statement re- earrhn? Doan's Backache KicTnoy Pills. Doan's Backache Kidney Pills are sold r,y 11 and dmrr stores at 2s 9d per hoy fs'.x boxes for 1.5s 9d) >r ^nt d:rect post free on receipt of price from the Pro- nrietors. Foster-McCleikm and Co., 57, Shoe Lane. London. As these pills are not purgative you can take tnnm without mterferir with your work Be «nre you ask for the same' pills that Rees had.

iU'PGLARY AT PENHHIWCEIRER. Late on Sunday night, cr ttuly on Mon- day morning a, daring attempt wa.s made t-o enter the G.W.R. Station. The miscreant or miscreants had effected an entrance into the broking office and tampered with the safe but were unsuccessful. The drawers were aL so ransacked, but thev failed in riicir .K jnct.

|Dr. Wil liams'Pink Pi llsforPa!e People 2 0 INDIGESTION CURED. J # The Remorse of a Guilty J J SJSJEJZIF, CURED. K & > A REPORTER f the Bucks Herald J J StOITi2.CH I —— WLR V brought to tight the following story v # 0 THE story of a reiuJrkable cuie oi m from Holmer Green, near Amer- J A ftJlMlft in /ti JK ANEMIA v;aa related TC I LI; !:oi. dk 5 sham. It concerns Mis. Rogers, of 5 J snows risen J in IMMtOUSneSS (ft S*CK, &» 9 tt!pvrwt RECENUY, by Mrs. A.mte <? A 2. Hiafold-laue, and is given in that T tlfi-USetlU'd feeling pflitb between T V Worihin^ton, of N, Hillside-sue wr M LADY'S OWN WORDS:— A A *JT. },IA,„A ,} M A FANBHILI, NEAR BOITON, WHO SAID (5 F°R 'HE P^ST EIGHT YEARS," SAID ? SFTOUFLIET S ULFRIFILSTJI.T FVOFT, (ITL P V "1 V/AS BORN IN THE PRTTTY HFLE -A. 'I liave suffered from W ill-tastiug mOiltflS tt SttUow skin: Q yfllag- ot Aircwas, near Liclifieid. & Y — ST* A"D 0 0 & 0 W SUFLORDAHIIE, AND I SHALL A(V;AVS I* JK -ad lie 5 0 SlVk-heaUaehe): or in inatgestton J R asciibc my subsequent ill-health CO HF > f" „ I 5 (weight on chest after meals: loss int° As S Y PJ:I .HAT INY LIFE A 0 > JA A A GIRL, WORKING M THE MILL AT ,4 :*FL« SV (0) -S a misery to me. I have had 0 I Of appetite f pflltt t'tl StOWricfo j CO'/t Hmdley Greea, I was always sub- A"D DOCTORS, UNTIL I FORMED T F OII'NATION I W*> R«« IMWI.#. «,«# I T,<R F I" CT TO SEVERE PALPITATIONS OF THE JK 4 'he conclusion that there was 0 SlipaiiOtlJ. II e Can ptO>e that l')\ heart and a continual aching it. # 0 f a j!tu:'I' ,'ir?lvasonemass# 0 Williams'* Pink Pills have cured 0 !1:Kh,s*i 1 ''hou8^ n?thin" °lif £ K of red blotches, which were very V A M V P VS but I \v-is so ill at TIMES that C « -J. 0 irritating and inflamed. After a 9 0 these disorders. It IS proof that 0$*HE manager said he would have 10 *?• HT ($0 A TIAIV I TI ied a box of Dr. Williams' A » -J I DISCBAI^E MO, as he would be re- ^IR' J fink Pills for I>ale PET>pl«?, and K fr need* sponsible if arr.thmgh?ppe::ed. This V' JA » though I could not call myself pale, V A/ WI" SLICW YOU how ill I was. Will, > 4 they did IUE good. My daughter A WV I years passed, but tlie unpleasant Y B lud read in ihe paper of many J W SYMPTOMS continued. MY skin W«S 0' 0$* temarkabie cures from their use. 0 M \&f CTyellowish tiuge, and my eyes 0 Afier the first box I noticed an J | S3 3 VW S CI' 'LF'AVy- AND lanpnid. People >, FJJR 1 im;>rovemeat, for the pain was V told NSE I was suffering from SI.ssnlia, T les-, severe after m>.als. I have W JL — 1«* ■■ A A«.'D advised ME to try" Dr. WilL-AM.' D< « u coatiiuied to persevere with them, m TO L§ I RAW 25 0 ?'N'I Pills, which have dcr. I;:o C S. > and have altogether taken twelve F for snjemic jxsiients -than any OTHER Y JK F for my CJSS was a severe 9 but it is IMPORTANT that W0 CHOOSO V ED5,E. FYET, discovered, and at S: 'W rfA A ON'- ION^ standi A^. Thinks to A .« LAST I YIELD'-A to the persuasions J B THCIN I can now e-ijoy my food tSie KSGFTT WAY. if JFOU TNIRSK TO^ A V 01 a friend of mine whone liusiv -nil W-T ANY fear of paia afterwards # IWOMENT yOU will SEE that PUPGATLVQS ^CEIV.ED BENEFIT f.oir. D APA u see.ais to DIGEST easily and & -a THEM for roeuuiausu- I GOT SORR-E -A J ^OOD nouiishm-jnr. More- CQ.51MO"I POBSIFEFI^ S FCIH^Y S?L F"A.C £ ;HE pills from Messrs. \IERLV? FW? 0 I Si jyfcru&r 5"?.»5 a <Mh which f 0 2 great faith in them, for 1 have W8 SHOULD CALL DIFTPPHCEA and TAKO was reniarliable. My skin- soon <T JSFFL ™ recommended them to several of my V S« 0 took on a belter colour, my eves$JSK 5 neighbours, who have also received )■ WFIDLOHTB W<3 CJSIM FSOT BFOU^HT J;rew brighter, and the pains entir'eh GJ&K ]| b*netit. I fell them that they are > IT OUPSELVSSI LETT uie. I took, in all, thirteen S. $Sr cheaper than paying a long doctor's F 0 bores. I cani.-ot speak too HI-HK P dm V 0 oill." A in tiiLh-ralse." £ T |}ff,WILLIAMS' PIM PILLS & g Mind j'DD ask for Hr. Williams'. pgp p^| p pcQmp K is Pr. TaHias' yea rait <T W 2 RHEUMATISM CURED. 5 RSA"Y CJ!,E' JF,CY P1S1LYSIS CURED.$W P 0 THE system, espocsalsy by GIVSNG new O A AN account of his severe experience M blood, AND by theil* tonio ACTION UPON 0 LOCOMOTOR atr.xy, ihe severest A WW ~JV JK of rheumatism, and his subsequent form of paralysis, is vihat Jehu F. S CURE* WA3 T0 A representative WC-PVOUS OYSTCS'IFLE ■ A.G KOT Kirby, cf KAIOOMBA VillaS No. S, 9 'HE Boston Gttardim, by Edward 0 like S AND this fact 0 Buiterv.*orth-road, Buckland, Ports- £ & J* Belts, a horseman twenty-nine years month, was afflicted with. Mr. » IK WR ST of age, of Spittal Hill, Freiston, # pi*OVCS THE uttei* US&IESSNESS Of PUP- ¥ Kirby spent twenty-two years in the 0 J^DS:-810"' IN THE FOUOWINGJ GATIVES. THEREFORE ALWAYS LOOK OUT LAST YEAR I SUFFERED A GREAT DEAL £ FOR THE PISIK WRAPPER £ S.ND /"VO*XVIT~>JK« A HOSPITAL AS INCURABLE. MR. KIRBY, P 9 FROM RHEUMATISM AND SCIATICA. ITM THSE :S KNW AL'\ 9 WHO WAS STRICKEN WITH PARALYSIS A \SP 2 WAS CAUSED, I THINK, BY BETTING WET. TNE TU!I T,TLE TN,S 18 V M W&ST |1)V ON MARCH 8TH, 1900, TOID HIS EX- 0 JK U MY LEFT LEG, FROM THE HIP TO THE KNEE, Q THE PACKAGE SHOULD LOOK \J-.F F PERITNEE TO A »EPORTER AS FOLLOWS:—^ OP 9 WAS AFT-CTED, AND IT WAS PUNISHMENT, 0 E "THE NAVAL IIV-DICAL OFFICER ORDERED J)$9 0 TO WALK A FEW YARDS. LAST SEP- I MY REMOVAL TO THE HOSPITAL, CERII- A JJA X TEMBER I WAS IN AND OUT OF BED FOR V 'Y,? D-T I WAS :;NFLENN.R; FROM* X » A FORTNIGHT, THE PAIN THEN BEING VERY 0 R" R £ F LOCOMOTOR ATAXY. ON TLIE FOURTH DAY A 0 BAD." T A 0 P 1 I ENTIR»1Y LOST THE USE OF MY BODY. ) WP VES, IT MUST NAV„ BEEN," SAID F CLLFSD. JK ? I LAY FOR ABOUT SIX WEEKS HEL-I- SS, -A -• 0 MRS. BETTS, WHO W«S PRESENT'«FOR I 0 # "N*1 0 A AND CCAWFEC-L NOTHING IN RAY NUN.BED$<*C O 0 HAVE SEEN T>IE SWEAT STAND ON HIS I 0 <NVNNF IN MVWI <NAVT OF THIN 9 £ PARTS. "VARIOUS TREATMENTS WERE 1 *«CE like pc.%s when he tried to put F i Here tft pi OOJ Vtt every- pat F OJ Ml* T F adopted, but without effect. The f$W IA his foot down to the eround." # # C-OUnty that Dr. Williamsf Pink € # doctors'used to stick pins in si! > "V Y £ P 0 T WAS ATTENDED BY ONE OF THE JI 0 „ „ 0 P.IRFS OF MV LE"« BUT I FEL'NOTHI-T^ SK JFA K best doctors for six months, took a Fills for Pale People have cured W WliiJp at the hospital 1 wa= recom- W SP 5 lot of medicine, but he didn't seem# 9 PaTalliSiS. Locomotor AtaXV. t f MENDED to take Dr. Williams' Pin* J* A K V A"YG°OD- THEN I READ IN 0 LVTWMWMI IINCXF/, S PI'L., AR.D STARTED TO DO SO, BUT* A IHE Boston Guardian about a man at Rheumatism and Sciatica, Im- stopued whea the attendant objected '4 K. 5 S MIN?V»RN^«RE^Y^WLFLIA^'5 I POVERTSHMENT OF THE BLOOD, CON- Z F FCT^^ON^EUER^YWASC W X PMK PIIIS FOR PALE PEOPLE. I DE-\ J SUMPTION, ANAEMIA, PALPITATION, > DISCHA'GED AS INCURABLE.3 F THEN FR JK |T W TERMMED TO TRY THEM AND GOT AF .9 9 DETERIRII-ED TO TRIVE DR WILUAMS* ■& IW box. making sure that a substitute J 0 Neuralgia, Early Decay, all ladies' J J P^k v\\U A th«O«IH trfai. on the C R & ITSE? tu i?« FOR AHE 0 ailments, Indigestion, Biliousness, a A dav was home I surprised '1 RFJAP V 5 genuine pills. I felt better after 9 ¥ R f my wife bv ,-alkiag downstair.. IP 9 using three boxes. I took six 0 0 and Uysterta. I hey canoe obtained, 0 d was provio':sly only able to pet up > JK # SLELTKS wefl as ever *1 £ while # °f «" Chemists and at drug Stores | I 7ooHKNeleveNnD 'BO^ I T P' 9 I can eat and sleep splendidly. 10 0 or post free from Dr. Williams' 0 0 altogether, and now die old fe- LING JFC X K have told a great many people about-\ THvHini**0 Cn FFN/ZMMI is hack in my legs, and much to tl.e T *<C « J my case and cure, and have reeom- # R MefltCtne CO., MOlOorn ViadUf t, 0$astonishment of my frie-d*, neieh- £ R V mended Dr. Williams' Pmk Pills to 0 f London, at 2*. 9d. a box, OV SIQC 0 5" hours, and the doctor, I am 'jettin;' i S # m'' V boxes for 13s. 9d. £ about wi £ hout D^UHY-" ° A |Every Day brings us New Evidence,!

V»*i'iAi 1;3 A i'Jl-K-i.iviOb A Uii V ■ It. has oft,-ii occurred to the vritar that the t:x,pres.ucn 01 "sending a man to Coventry," did not carry with. it such odium as so.e .L,(UFi teemed to think, for in that ancient cicy there ajro iriuiy old castocis which are net known to the multitude. For instance in the town of 'Pcep.rsg Toiu and 'Lady Godiva,' seven yeai's of .Toed 'behavio'uv entitles a resident to become a "Freeman." The only qualifi- cation required is to serve an apprenticeship tor 7 years to a trade, to 'be of •unimpeachabla honesty, and attain such skill as to gain the confkte&ce of one's master. t;» justify his givin-j «. oliarr.cter which will bring about the d'esire.fl neemansmp A j-;reatf many years ago. Sir Thomas White hit a large sum of mc-ney to support an in stitr.t'.on which is still extant-. When once .sworn in as a Freeman, you are entitled to vote for life in parliamentary J mnnicipai representation, ail that is nquiriv to -claim the suffrage, is proof of residence in the town or within a given area in -the vic.ir.iiy. The -.vita taken at the time is of interest and entitles the p:>s.sos.-io:r to the privileges it implies. The following ;s a cap" in the possession of Mr Richard Furby. watohm-'ker and news- agent. Bridge-street. Pontypridd. CITY OF COVENTRY. THE OATH OF A FREEMAX. I, Richard Furby, Bls>h>")!p-streeit- Wtm, watch manufacturer, do sincerely pronyise and < swear, that I will be faithful ii:0 bear true allegiance to Her Majesty Qne^n Victoria. And that I will be olbed'ient usito the Mayor a 0f this, city- The. Lands, Ijbsrtie.s, FranciiixtTs-, .u. Customs thereof, I will maintain, and the T>ajiie in all that I c:vn, or may lawhiliy defend and keep haimless. I will l>e tributary to a.iJ con- tributions, Taxes, Toliagei, Summon.^ Watch 8wt, and Lot, and all other chargeV- to be laid witlnn this City, 'hoaxing my part as any other free'.nan sliall or ouglit. I will main- tain and defend the Queen's P. in that I may and if I shall know of any gatherings or conspiraries moved or made against tile I Queen's Poaoo, I will let the Mayor or Jus- t-ice-s of this City know the same. I will not withhold or impair, nor conceal the with- holding er impairing any evidences or ciliarfeTS belonging to this City, but will w;un the} Mayor c; Justices of t!i?s City of the same. I will not coltrarably 'bear or seem to bear or allow my -horse, mare, gelding, eolt. cow, or heifer, or other cattle of any other man's, j but of my own. upon any of the Commons of j this Oity. AU which points and Articles do swear well and truly to kc\ep according to the laws of God and this realm, and the la.w fnl cnstiCInS of this City. So help arc j God Admitted a.nd S«"om in Oouvt a C'-tiaen} and Freeman, the 28th day of FebriiaiT. I 1882. ALCHRT S. TOMPSON. Mayor. In eoiuK-otion wiali what .might be termed this undertaking .certain cattle may be al- lowed to feed on common land after being duly branded for identification. There in also a splendid school attached to the institution, where the son of a Freeman may Ixr fed, clothed, and educated for two years, free of charge .somewhat after t.I)v style of > Christ College, London, with the exception. that the boys are allowed to wear hats Each year these "good men and true" are placed on what is called the seniority fund, and become a. life member. This fund pro- vides the sum of 4s 3d' per week as a pension in old age, and as the members drop off by death, tihey are replaced iby tlw seniority of membership. There is also a. fund which provides under certain conditions for the wid-: ows of 'him who have passed away on the ■ seniority fund. These facts may -be little known .and go to m-ove that being raa-d'e a. "Freeman" of a citv j is not such an empty title after a1]. When next the reader is told: to ,gc tOo Coventry, if; young enough, the ibest thing for him to do is to -vo .and ca.in the same run.Mention for himself as Mr Fnrbv. i COSMO.

ElSTiliVJJ FOjJ AT Yl> IfcJiBvvL. A very suc^vj-'siui ei-sitdidfo-J Wit. held at .'itikua C.i«-.pel. 1 ij,1, m o vv i, on Jdijiiiduy xa&t under the uus^Sioes ui the V, i>y Ci.aiOii. jL. -J j.-11 1. -1. _Q L t l-.IO 0.J .•it ii. -uuiioojli (j.iuiivtonuo C-iii.it i s-i-_ v. Ju"t;¡ s.ujj hi,a j.lJ.- ,L, tue r v. ith hid accustomed .b-idy, u.d m-e au-i.ency weiil p.t;ä.JivÛ L;J.v..lbl.- oU:.t. iiessra Joseph jBovven, G.fa.C., u.aj-)Ut'' and T .Tnorn-us, JSew li-.dvgar. per:orxnc-a toe duties cf mH.cJ adjud'iGa.tt>rs wxtxx tact and .iii traili-y. .,ir i.-avid Vvilluams (i-ltiedya-j. iiiagoeU) Ji Lu, was trie aujuuicu-toi' lh1 t.ae ad poetry, while isiesdames ii. i>i-e«zef i±-gh- a-t>ev, and G. ounes, Ci.uioh-strort,, aa-jud.ca- ::f2d in the prize bag competition. -H,r j_,u;Vtd Davies was the accompanist for the day, and the secretarial duLus were p.r- fonaed by Mr John iiavies (drapei), hllÜ caaraiocerxsbtic energy. Tlie r.si.Ls w tae various competitions were as fodio-ws: — Mr John A. Jones achieved the feat of Wiituig be wliole of Psaiin 119 iD Weii-h on tne one side of lite pest card, 5 by 32 inenes. ihe adjudicator waa obiaged to report to the luaguiiyitig* ghis^ in oruer to decipher Liie handwriting. TkfS competitor was awarded che urize. The j>r:/Ai for the b-st pr.ze l'oag was di- vided between Mascer Ihumas He-s. Thonip- stc-street, and MJKS Jonee, Isodiifa House. Miss Oasae M. Jones, Ynysybn., won the prize for the best recitation of 'Lnnastang, unresting.' The prize offered' for bh bast rendering of 'Carlo a'r Pierityo.' (Ta-nymauVm^ was cli- vided "between Miss E. A. Griftulis, jbern- dale, and MMstftr I'1. J. Danes, i'tnrhrw- I ceilber. Mr D. R. Jones, Brynaanan, Oanmiithen- shire coniposdd tlie best ongyn to ':Hen | fe'bion Noddle Ynysybwi, -and Has awarded the prize. -IT!, D. E. Jonets secured- the jn'isje for the bc^t essay on 'GIISJHI iiyrchatiad' 'English or Welsh). j The piano-orco solo j vi-.z.t. waa won bv Miss Biodwen MorgMi. Fontywidid, whose excellent rendition dbew forth unstinting praise from the adjudicators. Master Albert Davies, Ynysybwl, a promis- ] ing young violinist, was awarded the prize for the best violin solo. j The alto solo resulted in the success of Master Evan Evans Ferndale. Blodwen Costlett, Pontypridd, and Miss EcU¡1 Jones, Ynysybwl, secured equal si-area of the prize for the best rendering of tho soprano 5010.. The prizes offered for the bost rend./nr.^ of D. Pugn« Evans's 'Yr Hen Gerddor,' was di\ ,;ded b< tween Messrs J. Daniel, Tylors- tovin, ,md Mr T. C. Ifvacs, Pontypriad. Mr TotJi Williaims. Yiaysybwl, gave the best rendition of "Ar-chored.' and was awsr- ded the prize. Ap loan, Penrhiweerber, gave a very good rendering cf 'The WoTf (Shield), and Vas duly invested. Mr T. C. Ev'.aru and Miss Blodwen C.V».?t- 1ett., Pontypiidd, won the p-i/.e for tho best rendering of the duet, 'Hywe1 and Blodwen,' Mr Evans also canying off the prize in the, trio competition. Mr R. Rhys, Grangetown Cardiif.ompos^d tlie ibest, four verses to 'Y Ganaf.' The cere- nyony of chairing him was gone through with pom.n and di-'jnity by "Carnelia-n "(Pontv- priddl. Bbedydd Bargoed, and others, con- I ^ratuiatory addresses in verse being offered :o bhe snccessfu.1 Ixard fby Carnelian, E. Bray. Mew Mardv, and Mr Silas Williams-

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TKE ALLEGE <J PERJURY CASE AT 1"02< TSQ WAiTH. At lira Glauiivr^au Assizes Oil Suturd-ay, be- fore Mr Justice itathew, James ix-WJ, v. ic- aulc b^r-sno:» roiityg,.a,ii ù" c h, was xnaicted for perjury, aha vxt'e^.c. i« con'teuued, Vtiii eo.iuii.ttei da.,i.0 •- 't1 Court inquiry, when flowe was lor iitczaLy seUing bE-er by retail on Buuufcy, -J .ni nj.y cah. fit was lor that offtLc.. liuei i«&i On Lhai; occasion the defence vAAs i.h .t the beef ha.i bt,en given tc ui.> iatn, ene v.-j" whom wa* a poiice oliicer in. u»ufti, as a as gift, and that na^ money passed. Mr Yau^h-n Wil- lhu-ias (in'St-r>:c:ed by Mr James Pa Uxps) prose- cuted, and Mr Arthur Lewis (instructed by Mo.-its uOrepii H. Jones and Co.), utf^irded. h'.C.'s 0 Ncil] and Aldifidge gave detailed eviuejes es to tue fcrausaciioa cf purchasing the beer. i-ior:oy was pasG^d on w. occasions, Divid r-h-Il:s, Wafctsiowa, also stated that money was handed toO Howe for the beer. Prisoner elected to give evidence on his own behalf. He stated' that the unknown jx> iee officer and Philips came to his shay tcgcthe", and the latter asked about a Ch-t ,.nt,,> g-.it. He (Howe) then produced some bottles of beer, and ths visitors had one each. A sixpence, jre admitted, was piaced upon the counter, but that, Phil'ips bm.:¡¡1 it to his bjy. llaD." an hour later, when the men returne1, no uioneT was passed, in ad-dressing the jury, the Jurjc*- said that prosecutions for perjury were not hkely to be diinirisked! by the course of re- cent leei;-i'tion. A defendant is in it'-d to go into tlie witness-be- and defend himself, it he dees not go the mferonce aga'nst him. is extreaioly^strong. If he dejs ;r0, and the mag- istrate behave hirrr, he is liable to bo prosecu- ted for perjirry if she magistrates him, he is still open to be prosecutid for per- jury. This was a ;irosocation of btt nature. The pohceirnn who gave evidence against Howe might be prosecuted' for porju; y--thcxe was no authority to prevent it; and "the nn- soner that day, for the evidence he gave that- day in tho box, might be pr .sfc.i ed a-^a-;ust' once mo-re for perjury. V/he e .was all this 'c stooP Vfas the fear to bE: hell ever every man s he-id who gave, evidence on his own be half that he Kjtrht be prosecuted for perjury, Wi-eAer he was bflieved or not? A reitedv f. b»™ s-^iresteh so far.'in vain, and that wa,-5 that the public authorities sh'.ulti interpose, and thai no such prosecution shotdti taken without th-r sanction of the law 0*H- cers. Ir this were not done, thorft w/us '.—ave fear that the object of the Legislature TTOUW f>e trustraterl when it was couside-ed c?esL>ab^ -L ble that a man proceeded against might frive ??•- denex on his own hohalf. The -jurv fr/r0 prisoner "Not guilty," ^d he was di-Tohe^J.

j MEItTIfYIi GUARDIANS. j At Saturday's Meeting Mr W. Jones, j;,uior. <xod!ga*r, was appointed vaccination V'hcer IrV Qt m' W" B" R" -eputy- ,u Glamorgan Cbunty Council, wrote hat tho pra<rtiee had hitherto been to r.^e the payment of the half-yearly ra tes ir/the quarter of feha half-year, bu ihe Council w eonteinpta txv! inalcing precepts payable n two instalments, at the be^inn'r." o? June, f-epterrdx-r, December, and March 1'one- Clolk in.sist0,1 nP-n- The £ f; £ :d,srKir Committee. It wa* arranpe'd that *t3o 'n^nsl tendei-s shotdd h« dealt with at aa a^oumeJ meeting on Wednesday. The new Crd, toe aamn would sit on April 20tk. The Clerk informed Mr L. Uvanq th;Lt. Ca;:tle,. Illilf-i-,ql h,%d I)eeii on Dccoiint of tihcir 9,9 .Og for ther Car-on he hict iio reply t, 'he -Lo Fve ibe I t st' I)Y thal, cki-? ww by stm(l (-vfartlifa -c9. a tot,, of

THE NATIONAL UNION OF TBACffEKs N^nnfir?y:af,CO"d^annual conference of thp Greaf V n °i Teachers is to be t.eld Great Yarmouth during Easter week tk gathering will commence on Good Fridly i i Easter Saturday, but the Conference 7 0Pen r,t 2 p.m. on Easter MOIKW 'N close he follow; r Thursdav. Tl^ hfr I be taicen by the presideni-olrrt", blacker, headn.fus-de-- of the fh'oi ">i, S.'hed PricrlittV 1K Christ -hiir.Vi ''ddre '■ 1 r irom r-om a Prn**ent<„, t™1"1* l;;1Portant!v with tin, SdlOol que.sLon. '.¡nJOl\r oth't':t' mat,t(>1'1'I b-, r '^rre'>ea:ve- cf M- f- U^lont tl> 6 tiie C'O!l.