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———.——————————————— I The re-arrangement in the disposition of the British fleet is a matter the signi- ficance of which is not likely to be lost sight of either at home or abroad. It is governed by two political considerations, the new arrangement with Franco and the steadily increasing men.ace from Ger- many, At one time we were accustomed to concentrate our strength in the Medi- terranean now it will be in the home seae. Not only so, but such changes jiaye been made in the fleet itself as to make- it even more capable than before as a fighting unit. We hope the day is not far distant when the re-organisation of the Army will be carried out with the same completeness and satisfaction as that in naval circles. At present there are many who assure us that our second line of defence is less effective even than during the Transvaal Campaign. An amusing incident is communicated by a Roathite, He says that the other morning he got into a car at Oakfield- street, noticing, at the same time, that there was a refuse train drawn by a motor proceeding in the same direction as the car, viz., townwards. The refuse train was a little way behind the car. At the Howard-gardens stop, where our! correspondent alighted, the refuse train! was still keeping up pretty well with the, car, and ho says that, had he been able to take the refuse train instead of the car, he would have arrived at his destination first, for the train was gomg through Howard -gardens and passed him before he stopped! The letter written by Eric Lange to the 'widow of the unfortunate man whom he burried into eternity does him credit, so far (and only so far) as it is a purely voluntary act on his part, and not inspired by some well-intentioned person in the background. Whilst the public feels a oertain interest in repentances on or before the gallows, it seldom thinks cinch, of the quasi-religious allusions of the condemned, these last being too often the promptings of the prison chap- plain, who, naturally, doee his best to bring his wretched client to a proper frame of mind. Assuming tho letter i«e-produced by 128 in facsimile on Satur- day to be the spontaneous work of Lange, it reveals him as a sane and fairly educated man, better able to write Eng- lish than many Englishmen of his class. The writing, at any rate, has no eccentri- city about it) though it is possi ble, of peomacK ship might reveal themselves to an oxpert in such matters. A correspondent who writes us anent the proposal to introduce the parcel- carrying system on the Cardiff trams speaks with the enthusiasm of experience of the success of the experiment as tried at Leeds. Our countrymen in the North are known for their ]ougheadedne<iS, and that the system is such a success there augurs well for its introduction in South Wales, Our correspondent hopes, 1 however, that if the system is introduced at Cardiff it will be on the lines of the Leeds method, which differ materially from those made public at the Cardiff committee meeting. We have no doubt Mr. Ellis—with his experience of the practical North—will give these sugges- tions due weight. The public has a deep interest in the new scheme, which ought to prove of immense convenience. ¡ Mr. Douglas Sladen has given the world another delightful book ou the queer things of Japan. In that far-off but remarkable isle we see woman under the old pagan conditions of perfect obedience to and dependence upon her husband and his relatives. This goes so far as to permit of the man's mother-in-law being a member of the family circle. rnfor- tunately for the peace of mind of the Japanese paterfamilias, a silent revolution is impending, for which we may thank the infusion of European and Western ideas. Another generation or so may sweep away all this idyllic situation. The unspoiled, native Japanese woman," i we are told, "is cultured to the finger- i tips, but totally uneducated. In this respect I think she would meet her exact antithesis in the assertive, uncultured, expensively educated American woman." Collectors have many hobbies, from buttons to beetles, but we fancy the sub- joined can go one better than any of them. A Hampstead correspondent of the "Chronicle" writes:— A few mouthfi iugo a. fri-end of miuo e-ugrgrested finger print4 to me, and I once proposed an antogTaph. finger print aJbum with both hands in. I have now enlarged on tlmt even, and go in for whole !hand and foot prindB wtoere people will give me them, aJso prints from any End of anamaihi. I find that a. cat's and a morkkey's prints and those of black and wliite men are in lines and curves the same, and, as to the latter, no rank can be dis- tingnislied. As every human finger print is like every other save to an expert with a microscopic eye, we fail to see the pleasure or infor- mation to be derived from such a collec- tion. At the same time, the idea of mixing up the prints of cats, monkeys, and other animals with those of one's sisters and cousins and aunts is delicious to a turn. THE COMING REVOLUTION. < An enthusiast, looking forward to the introduction of the tram-parcels innova- tion at Cardiff, writes us in glowing terms as follows:- Say, what mortaJ could resist 'em— Ellis and his parcel system? Every car with loads of packets— Mallets, golf clubs, tennis ra-ckete, Ban-d-boxe8 from Hall's and Howell's, Workmen's tools and garden trowels. Fish and fowl and good red herring, Fruit aa well ('twill take some sharing), Mackintoshes and umbrellas Left behind by careless feU., Groceries in all their sizes, Season's presents and surprises. Biscuits, crackers, tea and coffee, Spices, almonds, cake a-nd toffee, Everything to tempt the hungry, Haberda-shery, ironmongery, Saddlery of all descriptions. Chemists' patents and prescriptions. Cabbage, lettuce, ra-dish, gmcrkyus! Oh the cars must all be spacious, Trinkets for the ladies fa4r, Gems to deck their neoks and hair, Perfumes wondrous in the mixing, Ornaments all right for fixing. Brackets, jets, and chandeliers, Wines and spirits, ales and beers. Butchers' meat, prime beef and muttdn, Pasties to suffice a griutton, Chops and steaks and loins and sSionlders, Pork the envy of beholders, N Fancy goodo3 without a. limit- Two uld be madness to begin it, Newspapers, and private letters. Books (those constant joy-begetters). Would you safely eend the kiddies. Trusty we as best of Biddies. Safe and sound, no matter mtere- Pay the fee and there you are! Mov-e up, gentlemen and ladieis- Can't you see it good for trade hO Bully for the new sensation. We believe in "transportation." Revenue we've g'ot to get— Here's one source of it, you bet! Canton, Roath, and SPlott, and Grange— Not a place orutside our range, From Oath ays to Adamsdown, Covering all of Cardiff town! Say, my friends, who can resist 'em- Eilia and his parcel-system ?

Mainly About People I Since King Edward set the example in appendicitis many of his most distinguished subjects have been attacked by this com- plaint. Its latest victim is Mr. John Ward, one of the King's youngest but most trusted 1 equ-erries. Mr. John Ward is only thirty- four, but has had many varied experiences. He served with the Imperial Yeomanry in South Africa, and was given the awkward a.nd troublesome duties of press censor to perform. He is a good-looking and spirited I young man, and everybody hopes he will recover rapidly. I Mr. Ward's mother, Georgian a Countess of Dudley, has had long periods of anxiety to go through in connection with the health of her sons. One of them died not long ago from this very complaint. Lady Dudley is renowned for her beauty and kind-hearted- ness. She is never tired of sympathising practically, not merely by words and protes- tations, with poverty and suffering. She ;8 immensely popular in the Midlands, where her husband owned huge coileries. She used often to visit the iron-works and stood amongst the roar of furnaoee and the ham- mering machinery watching the men at work. Sir Edward Fry has spent the greater pari, of his seventy-seven years in settling disputes and presiding at inquiries. Now be is to act as our legal assessor in the arbitrution of the Baltic fleet outrage. For fifteen years he sat upon the bench, deciding the right and wrong between his fellow-men. Then, twelve years ago, he retired, but only to find himself in as great demand as ever in settling disputes. He a.rbitra.ted in the South Wales 00ad dispute. He was chairman of the Court of Arbitration on London waiter two years ago. He is a member of the Permanent Court of Arbitra- tion at the Hague, and he acted as Board of Trade arbitrator in the prelimina.ry inquiry at Grimsby on the present question. And he is still as deadly for work as ever. His years weigh very lightly on him. Though his hair and judicial-looking aide whiskers are perfectly white, his eyes are as bright as eyer, and his mouth is shut with as muoh determination as it was twenty years ago. He has written essays on the Accordance of Christianity with the Nature of Man, several books on legal subjects which show has legal knowledge, on-a on British mosses whioh ehows how thoroughly he has ridd-en his hobby, and has even made an aoaJysns of the 1,664,000 sermons whioh be finds axe preacbed in the Chureh cd England erery year. An interesting engagement is that just annoanoed between Dorothy Lady Canfcelirpo and Captain Jeffreys, of the Grenadier- Cuards. Lady Cantelupe is well known as a keen sportswoman. She is especially fond of hockey, and is often to be seen on the ice art Prince's, for she is aiso an excellent skater. In* iiiliMi'Utrllii.Jroclfc. to give very muoh time to these delights. She is the guiding spirit of the Goodwill Outfitting Society for poor girls, who are enabled by it to obtain fair wages and a. healthy room to work in. She supplies the society with most of its designs herself. Vice-Admiral Sir Lewis Beaumont, who has been appointed one of the Commissioners to inquire into the North Sea outrage, is an Englishman, who speaks French perfectly. He is also well experienced in diplomatic work; the man of argument and the man I of action are both suggested by his faoe and 1 manner—his neatly-trimmed beard, clear-cut features, and bright, resolute eyes. Admiral Beaumont won his position very rapidly. lie was less than ten years a lieu ten ant, and a "sub" only for eleven months. Spilsby, the little Lincolnshire market town which immortalised itself by giving birth to Sir John Franklen, the great Arctic explorer, has perhape never had a more thorough benefactor than the late Rev. C. T. Swan, of Sausthorpe, whose will has just been proved at close on The in- heritance of a vast fortune enabled him to pass his lifetime in a ceaseless round of good works. Apart from his personal charities—which were as untiring as they were varied—the beneficent hobby of Swan of Sansthorpe" was the building and restoration of churches. A new place of worship in the east end of Lincoln city is one of the latest tributes to his bounty. He was a fine specimen of the old-fashioned "hunting parson," whose com- ing extinction is prophesied by many people with feelings of regret. Mr. Swan-whose living, by the way, was only worth 1300 a ye.i.r-paesed his life in single blessedness. One of Mr Mulholland's stories is of the stage struggles of a good actor-himself. His experiences date back to a time when he was engaged as leading man at the then mag- nificent salary of two guineas weekly. What the engagement lacked from a monetary point of view-for this salary was not always forth- coming-was made up in adventure. The company did the smalls with a "fit up," and when at Wisbech for a few days' stand, the "lead" met a townsman in a. good way of business, who had evidently an adntiration for the drama-as presented at Wisbech. This gentleman kindly invited Mr. Mulholland to dinner, and during the conversation informed him that he was the best actor ever seen in Wisbech. "So good, in fact, are you," said the host, "that when I saw you as Claude Melnotte I was delighted but for one thing- that you were an Irishman, and betrayed it; bat last night, so good an actor are you, that, aa Captain Murphy Maguire, you gave no indication that you were an Irishman!"

EX-ALDERMAN RAMSDALE I Takes His Seat as Senior I Councillor. At a meeting of the Cardiff County Council to-day, ex-Alderman BamsdaJe was, on the motion of Alderman Carey, seconded by Mr. F. J. Veall, placed upon all the oommittees on which he served last year. Mr. Ramsdale was heartily applauded when he subse- quently took his seat as senior oouncillor.

MANSLAUGHTER BY MOTOR- I Light Sentence anJ Warning. I The two days' trial of Thomas Sandall Stevens, the Coventry motorist, for the man- slaughter of John Ha.les, an insurance agent, was concluded at Warwick Assizes on Satur- day, when the accused was found guilty and sentenced to one month's imprisonment in the second division. Mr. Justice Backniil, in passing sentence, caikl that to those who drove motor-care, or any other form of vehicles along highways, it was important that it should be known thait they mu-&t do it carefully and properly. If they did it recklessly and witdi a. wicked disregard of the safety of others, they must put up with the consequences. His lordship added that he could not find the accused, because that would be no punish- ment. It would simply mean that the accused's father would put his hand deeper into his pocket than he had already done in fully compensating the relations of the dead wrd others. He hoped the punishment vouid be a warning to the accused and to other motorists.

I COLLEGE IN A FOREST. M. G-autier, Inspector-general of Public Instruction, has been specially delegated by the Minister, M. Chaoimie, to confer with the Bordeaux municipality with the object of establishing a, "climatic" college, according to the laws of modern hygiene, in the forest of Arcaohon. The proposed position of the college is regarded as salfefactory, and if the pam-rariers entered into are successful, the expenses of the institution will be equally shared by the town of Areachon and the State.

===== I A POISON MYSTERY. I 'he Marseilles police authorities have in tiheir hands a case eimdlar in some respects to the Massot case, wMoh has already been before the ptebfic -for a year, -and is to be tried on Wednesday next. In the new case the victim was a. wealthy old man wboreoerttly bequeathed all his pro- perty to his mistress, a di-voreed woman. I Not long- aEter he had made the will ho died in great agoary. An anonymous letter I brought the police to make inquiries, and it was found that the accused woman was in possession of several bottles of mercurial poison. I The corpse of the old mam was exhumed,, and an autopsy will be made.

I DEATH IN THE SNOW In spite of the watchfulness of the monks of the Bo&pice St. Bernard, several men have lost their way in the snow and died of fatigue this winter. The other night the monks were awakened by the barking of a. dog. In baJf j an hour the animal led them to a man who' lay half buried in the snow. The man turned out to be an Italian workman. He had lain in the snow for 48 hours. On being found he uttered a few sentences and then cbed. His savings, amounting to a few pounds, were found in his pockets.

I DOG AS OUT-PATIENT. Among the patients treated at the general i hospital, Birmingham, on Saturday, was a pup, which had been brought to the hospital suffering from a broken leg. The injured limb was put into splints- after which the animal limped out of the hospital on his three remaining legs. This was not all, however, for the dog's name, address, and age were duly entered in the out-patient book, where it is now re- corded that Bogey M'Gurre, aged seven months, of 32, George-street, was trea.ted at the hospital. Moreover, Bogey was given the usual pink ticket entitling him to further treatment •until sufficiently recovered.

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"PRAY, PRAY, PRAY? "PRAY, PRAY, PRAY." I I Gospel of Quietness'' Proclaimed. PATHETIC SCENES AT THE REVIVAL MEETINGS. Saturday's Incident at Ferndale. t i I' IDRISWYN DEFENDS THE YOUNG MEN. I I 300 Converts at Barry STRIKING MOVEMENT AT CARDIFF. "t The hilltops in the Bhondda are crowned with snow, and tho cold is very severe, but the fervour of the Revivalists continues un- abated. Enthusiastic workers paraded the streets of Ferndale on Saturday evening and until about four o'clock on Sun- day morning, sweeping in" drunkards who could be found, and endeavouring to lead them to brighter ways and better things And the interest in Mr. Evan Roberts's visit to Mardy on Sunday was neither quenched nor cooled by the wintry aspect of the sur- rounding landscape (writes our special corre- spondent). At the night meeting in Trerhondda Chapel all classes are present. Mr M'Taggart spoke (in English), referring, among other matters, to the joy which Christians experience in their lives. He said he had for some days been closely associated with Mr. Evan Roberta at the meetings, on the road, at his meals, and in his lodgings, and he declared the missioner to be always filled with the joy of the Lord. Defining peace and joy, the speaker said peace was like a mighty river within, and joy was the river flowing over. He urged his hearers to pray that the Spirit might descend upon them. Let them pray in English, or pray in Welsh, or pray in any language they liked, but let them pray, pray, pray." Let them ask God to "send the power just now." The congrega.tion immediately began singing the words, and afterwards joined Mies Rees in singing "Come to Jesus just now." Madame Kate Morgan sang one verse of the hymn which created such a stir at Ynys- hir the previous night, and Miss May John, R.A.M., led the congregation in singing tho subsequent verses. The words and music of this hymn will appear in the Evening Express" to- morrow. I Let Us Be Quiet." I Mr. Evan Roberts in the course of a I brief address invited the congregation to endeavour to see what the Spirit of God would do in a quiet meeting. He had, he said, seen the Spirit working wonderfully at Loughor when no one spoke or sang at all. Some people wondered why he did not thunder forth the Gospel, but he preferred letting the Spirit have His own way. The appeal for converts was made while the congregation was in this impressive and impressed state of mind, and while the "Ddolch iddo" rung out hither and thither, Mr. Evan Roberts walked down from the pulpit and joined the "workers" who are quietly talk- ing to those who are still seated, the members of various Churches having been asked to stand to "show their side." The Meetings at Mardy Mr. Evan Roberts attended Mardy on Sun. day, and if ever a place had been prepared for the missioner Mardy was, for here revival meetings have been held for some time, and as the result of some services rendered the district by the Rev. Cynog Williams and other Aherdariang, who had caught the revival "fire," no less than 500 converts have already been recorded in the district. Natur- a.11y, therefore, the chapels on Sunday were crowd e d to excess at all the services, notwithstanding the inclemency of the weather and that Mardy is the very bleakest of ail parts of the Rhondda, being a thou- sand feet above the sea level and covered by a thick mantle of snow. In the morning Mr. Roberts visited the Baptist Chapel for a short time, arriving there about noon. The meeting, howevei. tad proceeded on the usual lines and was of a very impressive character, a quiet, sub dued religious fervour pervading the whole service. The afternoon meeting at SHoil. Chapel, which was also attended by Gipsy Smith, was remarkable, and in some respects unique. The first part of the proceed- ings was mainly occupied by the ren- dition of favourite W-elsh hymns and there was some beautiful singing, too. "Away with Denominationalism." I Mr. Roberts was visibly affected. The! advice just given by Gipsy Smith, he said, was, Take care that yon don't slip"; and it was significant. There were some men who sang "come" to Jesus. when reaily they should sing "go" to Jesus. "Denominationaiism, he remarked subse- quently, "away with denominationalism. I do not look mt the past; it is the possibili- ties of the future I am contempIrAing A yoni? man then gave vent to his feelings in earnest prayer, Miss Annie Davies and Mis^ Mary Davies accompanying, singing in a, sweet undertone, "I need Thee, oh I need Thee The effect was impressive, the beseech- ing voice of the supplicant harmonising W;it.h the no less prayerful character of the sing- ing. The whole congregation then joined in no less strikingly. "I need Thee, oh I need Thee." By this time the people had been overoome by the pathos of the situation. Mr. Roberts himself was so affected th at he com- pletely broke down, sobbing, and a look round disclosed the fact tha.t the greater part of the congregation were in tears. I Mr. Roberts Overcome, The evening meeting was no less remark- able. Madame Kate Morgan-Llewelyn and Gipsy Smith took a prominent part, and Mr. Roberts was several times too overcome to! take part. One young fellow, among other petitions, offered one for the local cycling club. Hymns and prayers followed, includ- ing what has now become a general favourite, "Tell mother I'll be there," and this led Gipsy Smith to speak of his travel- ling to South Wales to see the lane in which his gipsy mother died in a gipsy tent. "We had no Bible then," he remarked. "But she found Him!" he added with a tone of triumph. Mr. Roberts then essayed to speak. "I thought," he remarked, and his voice was almost choked with sobs, "when Gipsy Smith was talking about his mother having died in a tent—I thought of my Saviour who had no place whereon to lay His head, amd- He could pzweed no further, and, overoome by emotion, ho sobbed aloud. So affecting was the scene that the congregation were profoundly moved, and, as it sympathising with the revivalist, they sang with muoh f-eeting. I Mr. Evan Roberts's Engagements. Mr. Eva.n Roberts's further engagements are: —December 12 and 13, Tylorstown; December 14 and 15, Aberfan; December 16 and f7, Hafod; December 13, Pontypridd; December 19 and 20, dydaoh Vale; December 21, Tonypandy; December 22, Penygraig; and

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Painful Incident. A REVIVAL MEETING CHILLED. "The public," writes a correspondent. "were shocked by reading in one of your con- temporaries on Saturday the following remarks on Friday night's meeting at Fern- da,le:- It would be tragio indeed if the exces- sive zeal and verbosity of a few un- balanced zealots were allowed to mar and spoil a movement of this magnitude. There were in this Trerhondda meeting to-night a dozen or so men a.nd women whose doings were calculated to make believers blush and the Philistines scoff. And, unfor- tunately, they were massed together in and about the set fawr. Wild gesticulations, a screaming of prayers, a senseless thump- ing of tables, and stamping of feet in apparent excess of emotion is not seemly worship. On Saturday I went to Ferndale to see the revival for myself, and 1 was not there long before I discovered at work the spirit which prompted the paragraph just quoted. The chapel was quite full, and presently two young men entered the big pew, which had not been occupied hitherto. These gave vent to their feelings by exclaiming Diolch iddo,' the congregation joining in with vigour. One of the men read a chapter and led in prayer; his comrade and severaJ others meanwhile also were in earnest prayer. These then began to shout and sing, and clapped their hands, and thumped the table or the top of the seats. There was nothing strange in their behaviour to those who remember or have read the history of the great revivals of the past in Wales. Inter- ruptions, of course, are unpleasant to those who attend out of inore curiosity and wish to see everything conducted in orthodox fashion. But revivals must be judged in their own light. To the surprise of all present on this occasion> the chapel minister —the Rev. T. Bryn Thomas—immediately on coming in got up and said that he was of the same opinion as the writer of the paragrapn quoted above, and that the meeting ought to be conducted in a more orderly manner. However much people may feel, they ought to control themselves. His words fell like ice do the congregation, and people looked at each other in silence and astonishment, with a, feeling of bitter disappointment. The two men in the big pew already referred to lifted up their hands and prayed God to pardon and to put them aside if they were a stumbling-block to the Spirit. A wild scene followed, and the minister modified his ill- advised remarks. but his voice was drowned by exclamations from the congregation. One of the two men said that if Christ 'had saved So-and-so, the biggest sinner in Fern- daJe, then he could save them all, and why should they be silent? The men resumed their seats, and it was apparent that the congregation was thrilled with indignation a-t what was considered interference with the work of the revival. A II great relief came when Miss Annie Davies, Maesteg, began to et? Dtolch iddo,' which w!M the means of citing out the feeling which had been introduced by the incident. The attitude of the meeting on this occasion should aerve as a warning to those who eeek to interfere with the free actions of men burning with zeal. The present revival is conducted in strict acoord with the best traditions of past movements of the kinchin Wales." Bechgyn Ferndale. I YN GAEL EU BEIRNIADU A'U I COLLFARNIJ. [Gan "IPPJSWYN."] YmlOOu y mae tan. y diwygiad yn sir For- ganwg gyda chyffyinder anhygoel, M fe fydd taith gyntaf Evan Roberto allan o'i gartref, o bentref hychan Casllwchwr, i ardaloedd poblog y sir hono yn on C, Ir penodau rhyfedda-f a ysgrifenwyd erioed yn ha-nes crefydd Cymrn. Y mae cronidau r hen genedl yn llawn o ramantau eisoeslffeithiau filwaith rhyfeddach na'r un fFcg-chw&dI a. ysgrifenwyd erioed; a-c y mae'r amddifFyniad sydd wedi bod drosti yn mhob cyfwng Uwyddiant neu gyfyngdèr-yn gyfryvr nad ellir ei gyfrff i un gallu na dylanwad ond y Dwyfol. Ond y mae'r Diwygiad prescuol y datguddiad amlycaf o Dduw y mae n cenedl wedi gael erioed; ac y mae wedi dyfod yp y cyfnod pwysicaf yu ei ha;a. Er y diwygiad di- i wygiad diwedda-f—yn 1859-60—y mae Cymru wedi brasgamn tuag yn mloon gyda chyllym- dra as ff ii syndod i'r byd; y mae wedi ym- gyfoetboei yn ddirfawr yn ei llenyddiaeth; y mae ei chyfundrefn addysg mor berffaith fel ag i godi cenfigen ar g-jnhedloedd eraill; ac y mae gan yr Eglwys Sefydledig a'r gwahanol Gyfundeban crefyduol dre^niadau helaeth a chyflawn i weinyddu i angenrheidiau ysbrydol yr holl ardaloedd gwledig yn gystal a'r trefi. Y mae'r haul wedi bod yn iywyn-u ami allan o ffurfafen ddigwmwl yn ystod y deugain mlynedd diweddaf, ac y mae pobpeth wedi bod yn ei ffafr. Ond yn oi Uwyddiant yr l ao VOLA Ilawer -x fcyddai < buddugoliaethau yn troi yn fagl a dinystr iddi. Amheuid a oedd amgylchoedd ein hysgolion a-'n colegau yn deilwng o'r dyhead a, roddodd fod iddynt; credid fod ysbryd an- ffyddol ar gynydd; gwelid sefydliadau a-nwylaf crefydd yn mynd yn sathrfa dan draed; a grwaeth na'r cwbl ofnid fod yr Eglwys a'r pulpud yn colli en gafael ar Cymru. Ondwele lef yn dod allan o'r dreflan II fechan uchod, a hono'n lief nerthol, oblegid llais "gwr Duw" ydyw; ac nid y pechadur a r annuwiol yn unig sy'n cael eu hachub, ond yr Es-lwysi a'r pulpud hefyd a'n holl sefydl- iadau crefyddol a chenedlaethol—fe'u bedyddir oil a than. Gwneir, fe achubir Cymra yn ei phobpeth afedd heddyw, a phwy all ddychmygu beth fydd yspla-nder ei chym-er- iad a nerth ei dylanwad wedi i'r bodydd tan fynd heibio? A dywedaf eto fod mynediad allan y dyn ieuanc hwn mor sydyn o'i gartref i ganol pohloedd Morganwg, heb ddim byd dynol lla daearol o'r ttrcefn iddo i'w nerthu, naï gynorthwyo, yr ha-nes rhyfeddaf yn mysg y pe-thau anhygoel sydd wedi dygwydd i Gymra; ac y gwrandawiad a roddir i'r lief yn profi mai Daw sy'n lfarn trwy Evan < Roberts. Ehaid i bawb arall fod yn ddystaw tra < byddo Duw yn llefaru ac yma-tal rhag j cyhoeddi eu ba-rnau—y mae barn ddynol wedi ei diorseddu yn" mhresenoldeb y Dwyfol. Dyna berygl mawr dynion sy'n siaradyn gyhoeddus < a, newvddiaduron—iddynt, mewn anwybodaeth neu ddiffyg ystyriaeth, er yn cydymdennlo, < efallai, a'r Diwygiad, fynd i'w feirniadu o < oafle ddynol. Tarawyd fi a syndod wrth ddar- lien yn un o ddyddolion Caerdydd dydd Sadwrn fod ymddygiada-u rbai o'r dychweled- igion. yn Ferndale yn anweddaidd, nad oedd cu bloeddio a'u gwaith yn curo'r byrddau a'u bysgogiadan yn deilwng o dy Dduw; ac y dylai y rhai gorselog feddiannn eu hunain a ffrwyno en teimladau. Yr oedd Saeeon— < Saeson, cofier, o hiliogaeth y papyrau Seisnig sy n gwawdio y cyfan-wedi gofyn i'r goheb- ydd, Ai dyma y Diwygiad? aa yr oedd yntau 1 wedi ateb "Xage." Gwn yn dda. am allu- 1 oedd ac eofndra ambell i obebydd i feirniadu pobpeth o ymdrech aredig ac arddangosfa amaeth yd do 1 hyd at y gerddoriaeth fwyaf dyrchafedig a'r areithiau mwyaf hyawdl; ond dyma y tro cyntaf erioed i mi weled gohebydd o Gymro yn meiddio taflu ei linyn mesur dros waith Yebryd Duw. Methwn ddeall ystyr hyn oIl-a oedd yn Ferndale, tYd, rai wedi eu meddiannu a chymaint o gywreinrwydd neu'n ddigon hyfion i fynd i gymydogaeth y set fawr i wawdio neu ffugio, oblegid yr oeddwn yn sicr Had oedd gwaith y Diwygiad yn gofyn am y goUfarniad-yr un condemniad yn mron ago a ddygid yn erbyn y dysgyblion ar ddydd y Pentecost "llawn o win melus ydynt." Er gweled drosof fy hun, aethum i Ferndale dydd Swrn. Yr oeddwn yn un o'r rhai cynta.f a aeth i mewn i'r capel lIe cynhelid cyfarfod y prydnawn, a.c ni bum yno yn hir cyn cael llawn eglurhad. Llanwodd y capel yn faan, er nadoedd ond daa o'r gloch a'r cyfarfod i ddechreu am dri; a. dyma ainryw ddynion ieuainc yn dod i mewn. Daeth y ddau henaf o honynt yn syth i'r set fawr, a dechreuasant ar unwaith floeddio "Diolch iddo," ac ymunodd y gynulleidfa yn galonog. Wedi hyny, darllenodd un o honynt y seithfed bennod o efengyl Matthew, gan ddatgan fod yr Ysbryd wedi ei orchymyn i wneud hyny; a thra. yr oedd hwn yn arwain y gynu-lleidfa mewn gweddi, yr oedd y Hall ar ei liniau o'r golwg yn y set fawr yn g'weddio a'i holl egni, ac amryw eraill yn y seddau nesaf a.t y drws. Wedi i'r weddi ddybenu. dechreuasant ganu drachefn a. bloeddio "Ha-leliwia" a "Diolch" am yr hyn oedd Daw wedi wneud iddyn.t; un o honynt yn tysti0 mai efe oedd y pechadur mwyaf yn Ferndale, a bod yn anmhosibl iddo fod yn ddystaw; ac er mwyn rhod-di pwysigrwydd ar yr hyn a ddywedai, tarawai y bwrdd yn awr ac yn y ma.n a'i holl egni, a churai y llall ei ddwyiaw ar ben y set fawr. Nid oedd diwedd a.r eu moliant, a dyna. y cipolwg cyntaf a gefaie ar y Diwygiad yn ei ail gyfnod pryd y bydd y ¡ dychweledigion yn methu meddiannu eu hunain gan lawenydd i'w cael yn mhob tref ac ardal. I bawb sy'n gwybod rhywbeth am Ddiwygiadau Cymru, trwy brof-1 iad neu hanes, nid oedd dim yn anweddaidd i yn ymddygiadau y dynion ieuainc hyn, ac yr I oedd en gweddiau yn naturiol a itawn tan— dyna hanes pob Diwygiad fa yn Hgiiymru yn ystod y can' mlynedd a haner diweddaf. Y mae y gwaeddi—pawb ar draws en gilydd—yn ddiaa yn peri gofid i'r rhai mynychn y cyfarfodydd i feirniadu ac o gywreinrwydd, gan ddysgwyl i bobpeth agel eu ca.rio'n mlaen yn y dullarterol. Ond y nxae trefniadau a chynlluniau wedi ea chwythu i bedwa.r gwynt y nefoedd ar adeg Diwygiad; a dyledBwydd pob Cristion a gwrandawr arall ydyw medd-1 ia.nnu eu hunain a pheidio dweyd -clim, rhag eu bod yn pechu yn erbyn yr Ysbryd Glan. Ond, er syndod i bawb, wele weinidog y oapel cyn eistedd i lawr, wedi tynn ei fenyg, yn troi at y gynulleidfa ac yn dweyd ei fod yn hollol o'r un farn a gohebydd y newyddiadur uchod, a'i fod yn credti y dylai fod mwy o drefn a gweddeidd-dra ar y cyfarfodydd; ac ychwanegodd, "Dyfod ato ei hun a. wnaeth y Mab .Afradlon; y mae llawer yn ein mysg ni a ddylent ddod atynt eu hunain; a. dylent weddio am yr ysbryd iawn i lywodraethu eu hunain. Diegynai ei eirian fel cawod o eira a.r y gynulleidfa; eymudwyd 'hi megys ar darawiad o fod dan belydrau unionsyth yr haul ar linell y cyhydedd i bellderoedd ia. tragwyddol y Pegwn Gogleddol; edrychai y gynulleidfa a.r eu gilydd mewn syndod a dig- llonedd; a sibrydent y naill wrth y llall, Ai dyma yw "Diwygiad"? "Nage," meddai hen wr o'r tuol i mi, "Diffodd yr Ysbryd Glan" ydyw hyn. Bu dystawrwydd gorlethol, oe nid brawychus, am ychydig eiliadau, pryd y dech- reuodd y ddau ddyn oedd yn y set fawr weddio a'u holl egni; a,c, a'u dwyla.1 ar i fyny, dymunent ar i Dduw eu cymeryd ymaith os oeddynt yn gwneud dim allan o le neu yn atal un pechadur i ddod at Grist, a datganent eu penderfyniad i beidio byth bod yn ddystaw. Yr oedd yna olygfa. ryfedd erbyn hyn; ceisiodd y gweinidog wneud eglurhad; ond yr oedd yn rhy ddiweddar, a bcwldwyd ei lais yn erfyniadau taerion y ddeuddyn hyn am i'r Brenin Mawr eu eymud os oeddynt ar y ffordd. Aeth dllu neu dri o ddynion at bob un o honynt i'w darbwyllo i lonyddu, ac wedi hir ymbil, llwyddwyd i'w gwthio i eistedd—un a-r gadair o dan y pulpud llall ar risiau y pulpud. Bum mewn llawer o gyfarfodydd diwyigadol; gwelais olygfeydd ofnadwy yn ystod 1859-60; ond ni theimlais ddim byd tebyg a-- yn y munydau hyn—ofnwn weled barn Duw yn disgyn ar yr ymyrwyr; a pban ar godi i fynd allan, dyma. Miss Davies, Maesteg, yn dod i mewn i'r set fawr a.o yn dechreu ca.nu "Diolch iddo," a gyrwyd yr yebryd drwg allan; o'r hyn lleiaf, bu n rhyddhad i'r gynull- eidfa hono oedd wedi dod yn nghyd, y rhan fwya.f o honi, i dderbyn rhywbeth ac nid i feirniadu; ond y ofnus y bydd yn lleohu yn hir tua Fernda.le os na yrir ef allan trwy ympryd a gweddi. Y mae pawb yn falch o gydymdeimlad y pulpud Diwygiad a'r Diwygiwr ac o gefootr- aeth y wasg; y mae y na.ill a'r llall wedi borI o v.aeanaeth anmhrisiadwy hyd yma; ond cofied y pregethwyr beidio ymyraeth trwy fynd i ddweyd wrth y dyohweledigion pa. fodd i Ymddwyn-pa. fodd a pba. bryd i weddio ac i ddiolch she i ganu; a bydded i'r gohebwyr lynu wrth eu gwaith-yn ol yr hen ddihareb Seisnig, "Stick to their lasts"—o groniclo yr hyn a gymer Ie yn y cyfarfodydd diwygiadol, ac Did dwyn i mewn eu hopiniynau beimiadoi 0U hunain. Y mae bechgyn Ferndale wedi profi bias y "gloow win puredig" rhedeg mor rhydd yn y Mwygiad hwn, tra mae eu ba,n:wy.r a'n oondemnwyr yn ymfoddloni ddwr cer a glaedwr. Y mae'r ymyru a'r beirniadu hyn hefyd yn hollol groes i gen- adwri Evan Roberts at ei genl. Un o amodau derbyniad llawn o fendithion iaohawdwriaeth, yn ol y diwygiwr, yw niodd- dod parod i holl gymhellion yr Yøbryd Glan; a. phwy a fviddia haeru nad yw y bechgyn hyn yn Ferndale dan ddylanwad yr Ys-bryd, er yn rhoddi myneg-iant i'w teimladau mown dull uad yw gydweddol a chwaeth dos- bp-rth o bregethwyr a gohebwyr. Ac y mae y diwygiwr ei hunan bob amaer, yn mhob cyf- arfod, yn gofalu na. chaiff neb dafia dwr oer arnjail^ a. ohfcywyd ef ddegau o weiiUHaa yn, gwaeddi, "Dim 'hy«io' yma; rhowch chwareu teg i'r Ysbryd"; a. phwy ?, roddodd awdurdod i'r beirniaid hyn i gondemnio gwaith Duw ar ddynion wedi eu codi o byde-wau pechod a, llygredigaeth? Dywedaf wrthynt-" Hands off A Revivalist at Cardiff. Miss A. At. Reee, of Gorseinon, the young j revivalist who will be remembered as having visited a gipsy camp during Mr. Evan Roberts's visit to Trecynon, appeared in Cardiff on Sunday, and was assisted at the meetings by Miss Bessie Williams, of the Cardiff University College. Miss Rees con- ducted a very- successful meeting at Taber- nacle Chapel in the afternoon, and in the evening she was at Pembroke-terrace Chapel. Sir Alfred Thomas, M.P., wa.3 amongst those present at the evening meeting, which was crowded. There was again much singing and praying. Emotion was kept well in restraint. There was nothing in the nature of excesses." The whole service, whilst deeply moving in its influence, was not with- out dignity. There was a deal of trouble over one who was "almost persuaded." His difficulty was that he had at one period pro- fessed Christianity, but he now wanted the as-lurancle that He was really a Son .of God. Miss Davies s,ang I am pleading for you," child" There is a fountain filled with blood," and her vocalisation was stirring and impres- .sive. A little later the Rev. Charles Davies declared that two sisters had come out and made their profeseion. Miss Rees will be present at Ebenezer at I seven o'clock this evening, and to-morrow at the Taiberoacle zK seven p.m. 300 Converts at Barrv. The revival at Barry has so far been carried on almost exclusively in connection with the 1 Welsh churches, but its effect has been far- ] reaching. There is not a place of worship in i the town—Church and Nonconformist alilte- i where the influence of the movement has not 1 been felt. Special services have been held i daily at different chapels at Barry, Barry 1 Dock, and Cadoxton during the past week, and morning, noon, and night the congregations have been very large. Even at the morning and afternoon meetings every day may be < seen scores of instances of men who have ] come home from work in the morning, attend ) the services during the day, and return to < work again at night after but little rest. There has also been a considerable falling 1 off in the attendance at the Technical School on the part of the young people, many of the boys and girls preferring to be present and take part in the revival services. Already there have been over 300 public testimonies of conversion, and each gathering 4dds to this number. People walking up and down the streets resort almost unconsciously to hymn- singing. Men and women who have lived ] openly lives of sin and indifference have come; to the meetings-eome, perhaps, from motives of curiosity, others to scoff and jeer—but have ] remained "to pray, and, bathed in tears of sorrow and repentance, they have publicly ] declared their intention to forsake sin. At one of the meetings at Tabernacle, < Barry Dock, whilst conversion followed con- i version, a young man got up and asked in Welsh, "Is there a God?" "Oes," replied one I of the evangelists, "ac y mae yn gwrandaw ar dy lais." ("Yes. and He is listening to thy voice"). The answer was as prophetic as it was real, for the young man the following evening came and confessed his error, and declared he had for the first time in his life found the true way. On Saturday evening there was again a ] orowded congregation at Bethesda, Barry, ( and as the result of an impressive service there were fully a score of converts, amongst < those who made their confession being a. young man in scarlet uniform, "a soldier of the King," who rose and expressed his deter- mination henceforth to be a soldier of the Cross. The services on Sunday were held in the morning at Calfaria Baptist Chapel, CadoI- ton; in the afternoon, at Tabernacle Congre- gational, Barry Dock: and in the evening at Sion Calvinistio Methodist, OadoxtoR, and were again very impressive and effective. HOTEL LANDLORD'S SYMPATHY. A new feature was introduced on Saturday evening in connection with the revival services at Ynyshir in the form of services and prayer meetings onteide the clubs and hotels in tie district. Whilst holding a. service outside one of the hotels the landlord came out a.nd confessed to them that he was in full gympathy and accord with the movement. He further declared that he had himself been a deacon for over twelve years. At this stage a number of men who had followed the landlord out of the hotel became somewhat abusive at whatl they thought was undue interference by the revivalists with the liberties of the people. For a time disorder reigned, and on Police-1 constable Gwilym and another constable appearing on the scene the revivalists quietly left for Saron Independent Chapel to hold a. midnight service. REVIVALISTS AND PUBLICANS. I It is stated that at Llanelly a. revivalist procession besieged several public-houses. Cold water and beer w?re thrown at them, I. but did not daunt the revivalists from i?,Z,: ing and singing. A converted negro conducted a service outside one of the inns. At Trecynon several men and women who were found distributing tracts in a public-house were turned out by the landlord, who had I to send for the police to keep the pavement clear. GENERAL BOOTH COMING, I The reports which have reached General Booth concerning the revival have led him to take one or two important steps. The chief of the staff (Mr. Bramwell Booth) visited Cardiff on Saturday, and received from the principal officers of the Army in Wales reports of the. work under their direction, and suggestions j for its furthering. The conference lasted i from mid-day until late in the evening, the outcome of which was a strong invitation to General Booth to follow up his visits to Wrex- ham and Rhos by campaigning in other parts of the Principality, and it is understood that the General has decided to conduct a day of salvation at Aberdare next Sunday. This may be followed by a visit to Neath next day. The General has also decided to spend Sunday, the 25th of December, at Swansea. WALES HEARTILY AMUSED I Welshmen are laughing heartily in wiitnask- ing the sta-ff of the St. James's Gazette," the "Daily Mail," and the Lancet" passing judgment on the Welsh religious revival. It is just the same as if the Paris PetLt Journal" give its advice in reference to the Welsh educational question, or the St. Petersburg Gazette" wrote in similar style i:1 reference to the poetry of Ceiriog.—"Lon- don Welshman."

ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS I tudge, Pontypridd.—(1) Hancock captained the Cardiff team in the season when Moseley, were the only team to beat them. (2)-Gus Lewis has captained the Cardiff team. (3) Gwyn Nicholls captained the Cardiff team | three seasons in succession and four times in all. Throw out the Life-line" (M. ThomasL-ln a. few days.

NANTYMOEL DRAPER'S AFFAIRS I The first meeting of the creditors of Walter Harold Thomas, 16, Commercial-street, draper, Nantymoel, was held to-day at the offices' Of ar. George David, Official Receiver, St. Maj-y-street, Cardiff —The statement of affairs showed liabilities L324 lis. 7d:, assess £ 193 148. lid., leaving a. deficit of £ 130 16s. Bd. The causes of failure alleged by debtor ire bad trade and pressure by creditors." No resolution was come to, the Official Reoeivc-r remaining as trustee.

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£ 700 INCREASE. 1 £700 IN. CREASE. I FOR GLAMORGAN COUNCILj CLERK. I In the report of the finance eub-committee) presented to the standing joint committee of the Glamorga-n County Council at the county offices, Ca-rdiif, this morning, there was a recommendation that the salary of the clerk (Mr. T. M?nsel Framklen) be increased from 12,253 per annum to £ 3,000. It was explained in the sub-' committee's report that iNir. Franklen had laiid before them returns which indicated the enormous, increase of his work since his appointment. Out of the proposed salary of XZ,000 he would have to pay the salary of the deputy-clerk (Mr. Allen), and also the salary of any personal clerk he might employ. Mr. O. H. Jones (who presided) stated that the returns showed that incoming letters had nearly trebled, circulars had gone up from 16,000 to 28,000, and there was a corresponding increase in other departments. Mr. Franklen occupied the unique position in that no pension was attached to his office, but if he chose to retire through ill-health or any other oause he had the power to appoint a, deputy and still hold the position. Mr. Franklen was naturally anxious to make pro- vision for old age out of his salary. The enormous increase in his work was due to a gTeat extent to the Education Act. He moved the adoption of the sub-committee's report. Alderman H. S. Davies seconded. There was no amendment, and the increase "WaS granted by a unanimous vote. Mr. Franklen, who was out of the room during the discussion, now returned, and thanked the committee sincerely far the com- pliment pa-id him in pas.s.ing the resolution unanimously. Speaking under evident diffi- culty, Mr. Franklen further remarked that he regarded the compliment as an ample reward for the service which had taken the best part of his life now drawing to a close. It would be his pleasure to serve the county a,s long as his health and strength would allow him. This was the first time he had asked his superiors for an increase in salary. Mr. Franklen acknowledged the loyal and faithful service of his staff, and said that one of his clerks had been with him for 21 years. He Jioped the traditions learnt from the revered and beloved father of their present chairman would be carried on.

The Reprieve Movement WHY LANGE SHOULD LIVE I To the Editor of the "Evening Express." Sir,—Answering a. "Lover of Justice's letter in your Thursday evening edition, he asked me what would be gained by letting Lange live? Firstly, it would lift a. great Lurden from Mrs. Eric Lange; and, secondly, it would give him a chance to become a. better man. I wonder does a "Lover of Justice ever think of Mrs. Eric Lange and the chil- dren-what it would mean to them to face the world alone. Lange, for himself,does not want a reprieve, and he expresses his deepest sympathy for Mrs. Jones, which is about the l>ost thing that can be done now.—I am, &c., SWANSEAITE. Alone in Any Case I To the Editor of the Evening Express." Sir,-Your correspondent, Justice with Mercy," states that I, A Lover of Justice," should think twice before speaking so harshly of Eric Lange, the Pentre murderer, on account of hie wife and children, who would be left to battle the world. Now, I should like to tell Justice with Mercy that Eric Lange's wife and children will be left to battle the world, whether he be hung or reprieved. Should he be reprieved he will be kept a. prisoner; therefore, his family will have to battle the world in any case. I myself feel extremely sorry for Lange's wife and children, but for him I would show no mercy. I earnestly hope that he will not escape hanging. Every criminal has some- one or otiher who oarea for him, and should we favour criminals for the sake of the ones that care for them crimes would be far more numerous.il am, Ac., Dec. 11. A LOVER. OF JUSTICE. All Sorts of Excuses." To the Editor of the "Evening Express." !Rix, There are a lot of your readers ready now with all sorts of excuses in Eric Lange's favour since his wife lias become so public by her appeals for mercy. I for one fail to see why Lange should not expiate his crime, as every faii-minded reader will readily admit that there was not one redeeming feature in his favour at the trial at Swansea. I cannot see why some of your readers should say that Lange did not go to the Bridgend Hotel with the intention of murdering Mr. Emlyn Jones. If he only intended robbery I should not think a man would arm himself with a knife and file end-the latter a much more deadly weapon than a knife, in my opinion. I should think it's an extremely lucky thing that he has only one life to answer for, as the policeman who arrested him did the rijgh-t. thing in "winging" him -when. he had the chance, or Lange anight have had two murders to his credit instead of one. Mrs. Lange's appeal for a. respite may be pa.thetic to some people in reference to the children growing up to learn that their father died on the scaffold, but I tlhink that Mrs. Lange and her children would be well rid of lihm.-I am, &c., B. THOMAS. 10, Windsor-esplanade, Docks, Dec. 10.

PHILANTHROPIST DEAD. Another Parliamentary Vacancy Mr. Spencer Charrin g ton, Conservative member for the Mile End (Tower Hamlets.) Division, died at his residence Hnnedon House, Hunsdon, near Ware, Herts, on Sun- day. Mr. Charrington, who was born in 1818, and had sat for the Mile End Division since 1885, was head of the firm of Oha.rrington and Com- pany, brewers, and was well-known for his philanthropic work in the East End of London. Mr. Charrington had been ill for some time, and his deasth was not unexpected. His demise will necessitate a bye-election in Mile End. At the general election in 1900, the late member was returned by a majority of 1,160 I over the Liberal candidate, the figures being; S. Charrington (C.) 2,440 I C. G. Clarke (L.) 1.280

FIRE AT ABERGAVENNY. I The timber in the yard of Mr. E. Davies, in Brecon-road, neatr Brecon-road Railway Station (London and North-Western Railway), Abergavenny, was noticed by a. railway eer- vant yesterday morning to be on fire. He gave the elam, amd the fire brigade, und-er Cap- tain Powell, succeeded in sawing the engine of the sawmill and other connections, but a quantity of timber and the workshop were totally destroyed.

AMERICAN STEEL TRUST. I The Bethlehem Steel Corporation, Trenton New Jersey, has been incorporated, with a capital of £ 6,000,000. It will- succeed the United States Shipbuilding TImst-Peutlr.

"QUALITY" Is the Direct Trading Oo.'s Great Study and OtUAXJTT Is the main feature of everything they sail- eL3338 UEVELATIOJf to tb8 appetite oomea about by eatine Stevens' Household Broad. "Van wiU call. el2T3 STEVENS' BBSAD.—When you eat it you io not zeooire way oMaaraeUiU for BrraHtrt or 3M. atsa

FOOTBALLER FINED ?l VIOLENT SCENE IN A NEWPORT HOTEL. i A Newport footballer got into trouble Saturday night after being on the wiuni side dn a match for the South Wales Assooi»" tion Cup. Thomas Henry Rogers, aged 24, stiff-built "holder up" at the works, living 9, Arthur-street, was charged (before the waf istrate) to-day with being drunk in the Qi.4 Bush Hotel on Saturday night and refusins to quit, and, further, with assaulting throo persons, viz., Mr. John William Jones (the prw prietor), Mr. Walter St. Clare (an insurance agent, who assisted when the tussle occurred' and Police-constable Huggins. The Police-constable stated that he wlWI called to the Old Bush Hotel at 9.45 on ji;a.tU;' day night, when the defendant was giveu iuke cus'tody by the landlord. He became yetI disorderly, and, breaking away from custodY. E-truck him (the policeman) in the mouth "VJJ tried to trip him up. Mr. Jones said his attention was called tØ the man (who was in the smoke-room) by one of his young ladies, who complained of bif language. As soon as he (the landlord appeared defendant said he was the aulo that he 1 Wanted to Fight .1 for X20 or X20,000--he didn't care. The Ma.yor (Mr. R. Wilkinson): Had he lOt.' the X20,000 there? Mr. Jones smiled his reply. He coaxed tW defendant out of the smoke-room towards the front door, but he became very violent, Slid etruck him and tried to trip him up. man seemed more vexed than drunk. WJ*' ness saad he knew the defendant's father, was a very respectable man. Walter St. Clare stated that when he wen. to the assistance of the policeman defendaU* kicked him in the stomach but it might ha. been done unintentionally in the struggle- Defendant said he had played that day for the Orb Workmen's team against RogerstoO? second team, for the South Wales Association Cup, and his team won, but he got very we!' and took some drink. He was not aCCus- tomed to it, and it so overcame him tha he did not remember anything after getting off the tram car. The Benoh in the result fined him in tto aggregate 40s., or 28 days' imprisonment- 11

Bell of the Usk I PICKS UP SHIPWRECKED CREW. I The French schooner Marie (Captain Fardel from Newcastle for Concarneau, was run into I by an unknown steamer laite last n iIgilt, eigb,$ miles south-west of Beachy H ead. eohooner was so much damaged that she y;1V unmanageable, and drove ashore a. fflf west of New haven during the night. The ore* of seven men, expecting the schooner tP founder, took to the boat before the veese' ran ashore. They had a, terrible experien^j drifting about before the south-westerly i for eight hours, before they were picked ,11J1 by the. tug Belle of the Usk. They y;ete' landed at Newhaven this morning.

£ 60,000 REFUSED FOR A PICTURE. ] An instance of remarkable patriotism 00 the part of a Madrid lady has just come t6 light. The Duchess Yillaliermosa is the posset of a- picture painted by the famous "Velasq° £ -a, portrait of Don Diego Arellano, a. pet" sonage of the Court of Philip IV. She lately received an offer from a v,er-r rich American of E60,000 for this picture, bta' she declined the tempting offer. In the reply which she sent to the Amer?^ I millionaire, the duchess said: "I love and despise money, and in order to preve others after my death doing what I refuse to do, I intend to bequeath wø picture to the Prado Ifusemn in Madrid*

POST-MORTEM ON "JIM." 1 The remains of "Jim," the Indian rhillo* ceroa at the Zoo, who died early on Wedtl day morning, his age at death being abOO6 90 years, were purchased by Messrs. C-orroo and Son, the well-known taxidermists, Camden Town. They commenc-ed the skinning of animal as soon as the body had examined. This was oarried out in the There was no trace of disease, but it found that one of the upper molars was perfectly curt. This waa possibly due to lIP abscess. The teeth were much worn down, that mastication must Jufve been a The Period pacied by this animal in OL The period passed by this animal in oe:; finement entitles the Gardens to a record keeping a rhinoceros north of the Equate*'

FOUR MINERS DROWNED. I Four miners lost their lives on sa.to in an accident which occurred at the Crrllo Laxey silver and lead mine, near DoufTl?* I Powerful pumping machinery had been p cured for the purpose of unwatering which had beoome flooded. On Satui^9* morning Henry Louis Gelling, nineteen, 3° Thomas Quayle, 53, John Thomas Gwan and Robert Wade went to the 19ci?i?-0 level for the purpose of clearing the ?*?" to facilitate pumping. They were wor?? on a wooden stage over a hole forty f deep and full of water, when the tiII1 ing collapsed, and they were precipita. into the water and drowned. Quayle a widow and one child. The others unmarried, but Gwane and Wade 8UPPO widowed mothers.

FORTUNE-TELLER'S GUESS I When a policeman's wife visited CharOtte Degena,, known as Mine. Eugene," fortoll teller, of Norwich, she was told tha/t parents were dead (which was untrue) tf that her husband was something A Government and was friendly with a widow." The worn an was fined 11 and costs on s day. The chief-constable said she had doing an extensive business among fa and shop girls. She told one that she J1 3 saved a man's life by burning his blood.

PROCESSION OF UNFIT. I A novel procession has taken place at ??)! nea.r Ribmuville, in France. Every pers?,? the commune who had been rendered W& for work by reason of accidents while f41101,io his or her employment had to a-ppear £ a special commission. These victiD? 44, work receive a monthly pension of 9180'' 0 Every workman is, in fact, insured a?- accident. eel' This procession of the unfit evoked » t>.ø ing of pity. Altogether there are j1l tJi'P village 35 men who are unable to folIo. employment because of injuries.

MARRIED OVER 8,000 coup LES.I — f I The clerica,l Mayor ot SoutJhwa.rk Oa The clerical Mayor of Southward  A. W. Jephson) at a Good Templar rle  on Saturday night said he had, perhaR the means-of joiuing in matrimony a tjfi^ number of ccup? than any otb?' clergyman. i t?- H? had wwried over 8,000 couplv, '? od watched the <?are?r of many of thexn■ frfW^&L was bound to say that where th? °?? ? had prova failure, in 90 por 01;t cases it was due to drink.

DOWLAIS WORKS ACCIDEN1. I ™ I At the Dowlas Ironworks, ■# morning ThœnM CoIUns, aged 31, g reaiding ? 38, L air d-6trcet, scstained  what ?erMua accident, his arm bleing t?  crtMbed and bfuised. He was taken to in&rntary and needicaJIy ?tten-j?' m

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