Evening Express

A LABOUR CANDIDATE FOR CARDIFF Next Wednesday the Labour candidate for Cardiff will be selected. A conference of the "Parliamentary Labour Reprteentation Com- mittee for the United &rougbs of Canatr Cowbridge. and Llantrisant' wi?, be held aL the Oddfellows-hall, Cardiff, on Wednesday eight, and the selection will be made by t.i.1e votes of the delegates. Mr. John Hill, of Govan, who was nominated by the Boiler- makers' Society, lia-4 withdrawn, so the four names which will be submitted to the vote are as follows: — J. Conley, T.P., Glasgow (Boilermakers). James Hoimes. Doncaster (Railway Ser- vants'. J. H. Joee. Cardiff (Boilermaker^ James Sexton, Liverpool iDock Labourers), t Each candidate has been asked to tend a short address to be read at the conference, and Mr. Pete Curran, M.P. will also attend i dud g, ve a speech. For the purpose of the vote one voting card will be issued for each I branch represented.

STOP PRESS Latest Telegrams. POLLING TO-DAY. PoiiiU'S is proceeding in Dewsbury to- day for the election of a Parliamentary fvre.-enTati'< c. the candidates being ITr. Fxtniima-n :Liberals IIr. Bo yd-C'arp eater Cm-.erva-ivei. and Mr. Turner (Labour The r?Li.): ??1 bj dccla-'c.d T?-ai?l.t. Th.re arc ?wcn:y-iwo polli?? station?, and the mim'?sr of voters on the roister has intr<?a?cd. hy'?bou!. 5GO .-i?t'e the gemji-al election. Two-thirds of the electors are workers, and at breakfast- ilme ma ay of the mill hand! visited the polling stations both in Batley and Pews- b-ury. TY>!D ALL-STREET AFFAIR. Cardiff, who was removed to the workhouse infir- mary oil Friday last ia an unconscious c? adv. ion, this* morning had partially rpervered coa?cion £ Xie*s, hat is still xm- arle to spjak. Tha husband stands re- manded in custody en a charge of doins Crievo-ua bodily; ham to his wife. LATE TIPS. Daiiy Graphic.-Sciadhn, Ccnntry Danes E'Ár:t Supper, La Sauteuse, iledico, and Glen ilazarin. The Standard.—Sayar, Lady Ormonde, Eadium and Pillo, The Jahcerwock, Baragate, Sandbath, and Fakir. Daily Telegraph.—Bayar, Verdy. The Jafcberwock. Pillo, Dalgety, Humorist, and Pooke, LONDOX FINALS. Tne .•jtar. — Bayar, Chimera, The Jabber- wc. ayctrader nap,, Landerdale, ^and'oath, and Hope. Lveniag ?-.swi.—Mark Twain, Lady Or- monde. The Jabberwock 'nap, Pillo, Dal- Rety, Riverina, and Pooklet. l I » I

The Mas in the Street; -&- The tendency ,,1 the day is to revert i to old customs and practices. Our I gayt leaders of fashion dress their hair in the way that their great-grandmothers did. Empire giTwrts are among the favouric-t-s in loveliest of dreams in silk, Liice, and vel vet, and dashing young blades are affhng alllh colours of the parrot at the zoo in waistcoats, on the öam-e daring plan that inspired the bold: young bucks ot the cavalier age. Dress- ing is not a lost, but a revived, a.rt, &nd! the metamorphosis by which the peacock is -reflected on the breast of man merely: shows that the loud checks which keep1 warm a bold heart just herakl the return to nacture in a demaiid that the male! snould always be the most glorious animal—just thait, and nothing more. The tailor is the creator of man, as the biped worthy of some passing attention, and if we have not yet got to raffled laces 3Jt threat and wrists, with dashes, and splasher, of scarlet plush in ci-it.away doublet, surmounting sky-blue stockings and shoes of far and velvet, it is not for! want of the desire, but due entirely to the brutal slowness of c-voluiion. flaming cock of the lien roost and the; golden pheasant of the coverts are for ever calling upon the dull creatures of drab to make a bold bid for superiority by the mediiim of fine feathers. Hail, then, to the New Man, the reiurti of the Old Man. in the revived splendour of departed glories! Why &ho<ukl man wait ? Old trades are also being revived. No longer are proud parents restricted to the choice of pursuits for their sons and daughters. And in the general dissatis- faction of men with the folio wings they know only too well, they will be able to put their sons and heirs into the new channels that are being opened up--Ulat is to say, old streams tha.t are be.ng pre-; pared for new use. One of the new-old trad-es is the interesting one of astrology, and I clip the following advertisement from a con tern porary to back up my asser- tion that the old bottles are being brought back for re-filling;- WANTF/D, immediately, Aoprentioe to Astrology; age about 15; quick at figures.— App-lj^ &c. Soott informs us in '-Guy Mannering" that the belief in astrology was almost universal in the middle of the seven- teenth century, and, with Buddhism invading London, -w-hy .should not the picturesque ancient science regain a. measure of its popularity of two cen- turies ago? True, towards the close of that interesting period the art was reduced to what was termed "judicial astrology-" through which it was taught that a man's temperament was decided f :,f>1¡.11, by the planets trader which he was born, and his destiny was determined by the conj unction of stars on that aspicious entry into an ungrateful world. Even that would be better than nothing. The science of the heavenly bodies was something more than star divination, and the planets (it was taught) had their influence on all subjects, both naturally and morally. Even now the moon is supposed to have somo relation to the condition of certain minds, and it seems that the members of the Cardiff Mental Hospital Committee might spend their time worse than studying the influence of other worlds upon the people of this staid old earfh. Certainly, as a trade, os a profession, astrology opens up enor- mous possibilities to ambitious youth, and the Bard of Education—always anxious for a new subject or two for the clouding of crammed minds of young I Britain-might; be persuaded to put the subject on their code. But there is; nothing in the way to prevent everybody from taking up the subject and graduat- ing with honours in it. A start might be made by a visit to the exhibition at the (Cardiff Museum. Of course, that is astronomy, but it will do for a start. In a few years' time it will be very interest- ing to have the future of one's friends cast, and it will become a frequent expe- rience at assizes for judges to tell the prisoner at the bar that it would be waste of time to flog him-the stars ha.d sentenced him as a future murderer, and he might as well be hanged out of the way. But now wo begin upon endless possibilities, and it is time to cry a halt. The discovery of Gouffe, the man monkey, forms one of the most interest- ing stories in the annals of showmen's life. Vale (the man monkey's baptismal name1) was a pot-boy in a London inn, and he frequently astonifjhed the cus- tomers by quite original and striking agile performances. It was a common habit with him to walk about the room upside down, to resume his right end up to replace the coins that fell from his pockets. He would walk with his hands upon pint pots set in rows on the floor, and Richardson, the showman, thus dis- covered him. He was induced to le-ave the serving and entertaining of tqv-err customers to become a performer at fairs. In a few years time he became the most famous man monkey of his day, and adorned the old play, Jack Robinson and tue Monkey." It was while acting in this role that he had an amusing encounter with Bumble, who received a pretty severe fright in the process. The incident occurred during a Wind- sor fair. Utterly worn out, Gouffe did not trouble to divest himself of his monkey skin, and hurried to his lodg- ings. In those days the magistrates dis- p!aed their authority by &endmg con- .a.bles to all the known lodgings in the royal borough, to nnd and eject sus- picious characters. During the round which preceded their arrival ?n Gouffe'si lod?iM?s the representatives of law and order had be-en so well treated at the various houses of.a.11 that they were in the position cf the cricketer who could discern three balls and smote at the centre one to see the off-ball take his wicket. The acrobat, surprised at the invasion of his privacy, threw off the heavy rug under which he had been sleeping, and when the terrified, con- stables saw a huge ape confronting them they yelled in chorus, -Tis the devil hil-n.elf!" Gi),lffe entered into the fun of the situation, and, amidst the laugh- ter of his fellow lodgers, pursued the, affrighted limbs of the law out of the house.

j YOUNG MEN'S INSTITUTE. 11 INAUGURATION OF WHITCHURCH I MOVEMENT. The Ohorohpeop'e of Whitchurch have opened a movement to establish a young men's institute in the place, and a bazaar for the purpose of rawing funds for the building was opened by Dr. Wayne MYrga-nl in the Glynnant Schools. A site for the insti- tute has been graupted by the Ecclesiastical Commissioners in a convenient position oppc,g'. te the church, a.nd tenders for building are now being received. There wa3 a big attendance at the open- ing of the bazaar. The vicar (the Rev. Ll. Lloyd Daviesi presided, and there were also present, Mre. C. Mourner Monfin, Mi's. Ll. Uoyd Davirs, Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Edmunds, Dr. and Mrs. Wayne Morgan, Captain and Mrs. Clw.ppell, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Jenkins, Mrs. and Mise Griffith Phillips (rhe Pines), Mr. Gordon Phillips, Mr. and Mrs. A. H. rulloek, Mr. and Mrs. Torn F.vans, Mr. and j. inly-s. W. A Adey, Mr. and lire. W. J. Duck, Mr. and Mrs. E. Wilson, Mno. Richards, the fis G-eorge (The re-,i,, Mrs. Donald Cory, and others. The Lord Mayor of Cardiff íMr. Ultyd Thomas) sent a telegram regTCt- ting that he was prevented from attending. ",T. NVayne Morgan, in hia opening epe^oh, explained that the ocrt of the cormpleste biulding would he £:<J. However, at present it was intended to build an assembly 1 and recreation hall. w;th t^mpcra-~y c-ia..czs- rocfm?. Ac.. at a coct of £ SS0. 'Of this sum E4W had airpriy bc?n srube?Wbf?i. He I £ *4ieved euch an institution would do a rc?ilv gx>d w?rk in Whitchurch, net only for the yonng men. &1Dd women who were a-iready resident in it, but amongat the new- comers, who oa-me in a big number weekly, and as a tranters without a friend iu the I pi-ace. A vote of thanks to Dr. Wayne Morgan wrtj moT-">d by Mr. Edward Jenkins, seconded by Mr. J. P. Edmunds, and heartily accorded. The basa-ar comprises ten stalls, including is an ample pro- gramme of entertainments. Mr. and Mrs. Hfyham .ansr. the Cardiff Zancigs," give perform an ces hourly, and Mr. Lang also has an excellent srri of oonjuring tricks. Minstrel are given under the d'ir otion of Mr. C. Phelps, and two "mys- terious lady palmists." tcfl your fortune for quite a moderate doucenr. The bazaar will be opened to-day (Thursday) by Mrs. Motmier Morgan.

MUSICAL FESTIVAL AT. CARDIFF. I Under the auspices of the Cardiff and Dis- trict San-day Sehoot Union of the Preeby- terian Church of Wales a singing festival was held on Wednesday at Wood-street Chapel. Scholars from the 21 Sunday schools comprisn the Unron. partiffl-pated in the festival, terming a choir of about 1,500 voices. At the afternoon meeting the Rev. R a. Roberts. B.A., pregided while an address was deli vøred by the R&v. T. M. Oha.r?. At the evening meeting, during which there was a II good at tend ar.ee. Mr. W. R. Hopkins, of Barry, presided, zi.d the Rev. F. W. Cole gave he address. The whole of the proceedings were marked by enthusiasm and ronch earnostnes'-j, and reflected great credit upon the conductor, Sir. David Evans, Mus.Bac Soioe were rendered at each of the meatingt by MifiS May John. R.A.M.. while Miss Caro- line Davies, A.R.C.O., very ably presided at the organ.

SWANSEA PUBLIC-HOUSE SCENE. I At Swansea Police-court on Wednesday I Elizabeth Standing was charged with wonnding Wil1iam %urley, a lab-ourer 30 y?ars of ".a'?. im the Imp?na.! Inn on T d?y evening.—Margaret Evans, a servant, said that the defendant oame into the house and ordered a drink. The prosecutor came in afterward* and asked her to give up his cap. She refused, and threw her glas3 and the contents at him. He was cut badly on the h-ead, and was taken to the hospital. Deputy-chief-constable Gill asked for a remand for a week, as the prosecutor was not able to attend, and this wa-s granted.

WORKING A LAME HORSE. icwlin need. YeThi,iine-roaa, an-a tawin Gale. I Breoon, Canton, were summoned at Cardiif Police-court on Wednesday (before the stipendiary, Mr. T. W. lewis), the former for working a horse whilst in an unfit state, and the latter for causing the same to be worked. John Barrack, inapeot?T of the Boyai. Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, proved the aaae, and stated that he found the horse very lame. Reed was fined including oosts. with the 1 alternative of seven days' imprisonment, and l Gale L3 and coste, with the option of a month. t

[ROMANCE OF WELSH MINING LIFE Prominent Personalities of the Pit BY THOMAS RICHARDS, M.P. (Secretary of the Welsh Miners' Federation.) 15-THE RUSH TO GARW VALLEY- A VILLAGE SMITHY RUSTY SIDES OF "HAWK "-EVAN, THE DEACON- A HINT TO S.T." The early mining operations in the Garw Valley resembled in many respects the picturesque barbaric descriptions given of the rush to peg out claims and the primitive methods of the first arrivals upon a newly-discovered gold field. At Tondu Junction last week I Fat in a railway carriage listening to Mr. Hartshorn, miners' agent, giving a description of the geographical peculiari- ties of the various valleys in sight to the Parliamentary representative of the Shop Assistants, Mr. Seddon, M.P. Then the Garw Valley up to Blaengarw was spoken of. I "And what is after Blaengarw 2" I inquired Mr. Seddon, a question which appeared to puzzle Mr. Hartshorn for a moment. The reply, when it came, was, 011, Blaengarw is the end of everything and everywhere." The Village Smithy I That reminded me of the old village j blacksmith at Gilwern (Mon.). A gentle-j man having ridden on a horse from! Abergavenny pulled up at the old smithy to have the animal's shoes attended to, and being strange to the locality informed the old smith that he had come from I Abergavenny, and would like to know what distance he had ridden. "Four mile's, sir," came the short and sharp reply between the puffs of smoke rising from the burning hoof. "I intend going to Brynmawr," said the stranger. "I believe it A. straight on, isn't ili? Can yooi tell me the distanced" "Four miles, srr,ii,-a, again the reply, delivered, if possible, in a. crimper tone than upon the first occasion. Either to further tcst, the old smith's ability to vary the "Four miles, sir," or from a sincere desire to make himself acquainted with the neighbourhood, the stranger again ventured to ask the name and distance of the little town that appeared to be nestling between the mountains away on his right hand. Again came the reply, "Crickhowell- four miles, sir." Determined not to be beaten, the stranger looked up at the mountain towering high above them on the left- hand w'nile the old smith was busy with hammer and file, puffing and blow- ing. Seizing a moment when the hammer was silent, he made what he intended to be, and which the old smith left no doubt about, a last attempt to draw the old man to amplify his curt replies. "What is the first town you come to over this high bill to the left, and how far is it aA"ay. he asked. If possible, the reply this time was shorter and sharper than any of the others, with a decided tone of impatience at these continuous interrogations. Blaellavou-four miles, sir. It is four miles go where the deuce you like from here. Your horse is ready. The charge is a ghilling." The inquisitive I stranger had to start on his four miles' ride to Brynmawr, expecting to find it the end of everywhere and everything, I in the same manner as Blaengarw was i said to be. The first coal worked in the Garw V, alley was by means of a level at Blaen- i garw, started by the late Caradog. the! coal being carried away in carcs and in sacks upon horseback from Level-y-Bad to the farms in Wick, St. Bride's, and I the Val of Glamorgan. The whole popu- 1 at ion of the valley could be found m a comparatively few farmhouses scattered over tho valley, and for many years the colliers necessary for carrying on tho c<)I- herl carne from Coity, Bndgend, Bryn- I c-ethin, Brynmenin, &c., some of them living fully twelve miles away from their, work. j Puffing "Billy I The workmen's train (?), if the old j locomotive, the Hawk and a few open navvies' wagons can be designated a train, started from Bridgend at five o'clock in the morning, and made its return journey from Blaengarw at six in the evening. I am not informed as to the time, under favourable conditions, in which the old Hawk did the journey, but it very often happened that several halts had to be made on the way for "Billy," the driver, to execute certain repairs. "BillyV wa-s careful to keep a supply of wooden plugs for temporarily stopping up blown-out joints; but, notwithstand- ing "Billy s" precautions, it was not an unusual thing for the Hawk to fail entirely to complete the journey, leaving the workmen several miles to trudge for home. Often they arrived there as late as eight o'clock at night, and five o'clock next morning would see them again in the wagons at Bridgend attached to the uncertain winga of the okl Hawk. Wher^er the minei-s' aaei-it of the future for the Garw Valley is at present being schooled, present conditions can hardly be said to be such as to ensure a I greater sympathy with the arduous life of the miner than those under which the present agent. Alderman John Thomas, served his apprenticeship for the position more than twenty years ago. With the sinking of the International, Pr a Ida u, and other collieries came the transformation of an almost moun- tainous w?te into a thriving, ^populous district. ?otw?'lista?dnig all the COUNCIiatoU machinery in existence for the set de- ment of disputes between the coiliery workmen and their employers, the arbitrament of the countYourt has had j to be very often resorted to by the work- i men. and 1 do not think I am far wrong when I attribute to the Garw miners, from some cau?e or other, a more frequent use <?t ?'? than has ¡ 1. the obtained generally m the coa1fidd. A Solicitor Threatened I The late Mr. Simons, of Merthyr, the solicitor to the Colliery Owners' Associa- tion, had some exciting experiences while acting for the owners in the cases heard at Bridgend. David William C' DÜ Crydd") once had occasion to summon the owners for a month's wages for illegal dismissal, and n),)rlt, n "S A-?ages for l? Mr. Simons, who held 111 very shgnt esteem the collery nauher, in. cross- examining Dill., o^-ntiuua-iiy put it to him that he was a haulier. At last it. dawned upon Dai that this repetition ot the fact was intended to prejudice his claim, and the next time Mr. Simons referred to him as a haulier Dai took in his hand a book lying in frunt of hiniand shouted at the top of his voice, "'tou call me a haulier again and I 11 drive this book down your blooming thro,at." It was some time before Dal was suffi- ciently pacified to allow the case to con- tinue—which, needless to say, ended without al, v Turtlier reference to his being a haulier—and it is gratifying to note that, notwithstanding t-hefact that he was "only a colliery haulier, Dai won 'his case. r Lions of the Lodge I I have previously stated that the great success which has attended the Miners' I Federatkra since its formation in South, Wales is to be largely attributed to the trustworthy characters of the men appointed as district .secretaries, most of them retaining the positions from the commencement and none of them having to be charged with any dereliction of utv. V n r y r j r t 1 v r i L < J l Evan David, the secretary of the Garw District., and checkwe-iadier for nearly twenty years at the International C01-1 liery, has filled both positions with entire satisfaction to all concerned. Genial and pleasant, yet strong and determined, Evan is not a "reed shaken with the wind." and, therefore, does not hold his portions by always going the'l way of the crowd, right or wrong, but is ever ready with a reason for his strong convictions and opinions. John Thomas, his colleague as check- weigher, iv the lodge secretary, a posi- tion he fills with equal devotion and; attention. i John W. Jenkins has occupied fori many ve-ar. the position of chairman, and with the other officials enjoys the full confidence of the workmen. The force of the religions convictions of the Welsh colliers is pourtrayed very vividly by these a.nd similar appoint- ments throughout the Federation. Evan David is a Congregational deacon, John Thomas is an active Methodist, while John W. Jenkins is a member of that militant body, the Salvation Army, and, in addition to holding the confidence of the workmen as chairman of the lodge, he has for many years been elected to serve them upon the board of guardians. A Hint to "S. T." Evan David is aboutcompleting his year! of office as chairman of the Ogmore and Garw District Council, and his tem- porary honour cf Justice of the, Peace, which it is sincerely hoped by a large circle of friends will soon be conferred upon him permanently. Evan, as J.P., would not only refiect, honour upon hn class, but would also do credit to the bench. j If I thought it would be brought under hi's observation, I should say: "'S. T. please note." THOMAS RICHARDS.

TEACHERS' CONFERENCE I At the annual conference of the National Union of Tea/chers at Hastings on Wednes- day sympathetic reference was inad-e by the .President (Mr. Nicholls) to the death of the ex-Premier, and the conference passed a vote of condolence with the reia/tives. The FAucatAc,n Bill was further discussed, and a resolution was adopted approving the Biil in its application to tnvngie-seh-ool areas, and recommending the same applioivtion to all school districts, with the proviso that, instead of contracting out, the denomma- tional difficulty should be met by permitting teachers in denominational schools other Wuu cin?te sohoois to volunteer to give SrK%oW religiau teaairig oat of sch., l? hours in sohoois which are trow denominational. Speaiking to an amendment to the Educa- tion Bill resolution, in respect of which Mr. Wmfteld (Somerset) had asked were not teachers in rural district schools to hiu/v-e the same right to volunteer to give religious instruction as was 8ertendod to teachers in towns, Mr. Rhys JTioholas (Glamorgan) said that he did not think there was any desire to prevent a teacher volunteering outside eohoo.1 ho-urs, but they refused to have the soul of the profession cribbed, cabined, amd con- fined by any outside interference with their freedom of action. The amendment in debate was defeated. Mr. H. Coward (Bristol) moyoed a resolu- tion. which was seconded by Mr. Tom John (P-handda), deploring the proposed repeal of the Free Eduoation Act, and protesting againat the permission to cl a r ge. for entrance to council and omtzaating-catt schools and the creation of invidious social distinctions between those elementary school children who bring fees and those who do not. He Faid they must take care, alt-hough the present Education Bill was dead, that no proposal for paying fees should get into any future Bill. The resolution was carried.

RAISULI'S BRIGANDS I Not long ago the captudc of Kaid Sir Harry Maclean, the intrepid ooamnander-in- chief of the Moroccan Army, by Raisilli, the famous brigand, was in everybody's mouth. Thinking that this notorious warrior might be an interesting personage in the eyes of the public, Mr. Stoll despatched a commis- sioner to Morocco, but he failed to induce Raizuti to come to England. However, he was fortunate enough to enlist the services of fourteen brigands, and these wild war- riors will be seen at Cardiff Empire next Monday. They are wild Pud untutored in the craft of the stage, and they perform a weird powder play to the accompaniment of drunw. fierce war cries, and an instrument known as the "raita." which puts the High- land bagpipes in the shade. The warriors are baro-J-esrgcd and uncanny-looking-, and each carries a long musket, striped by a zebra. The war dance is quaint and alarm- ing. The brigands twirl round on their toes like tops, crouch on the ground, spring in the air with blood-curdling yells, and charge at each other, at the same time discharging their muskets downwards. The men are all between the ages of twenty and thirty-five, and one of them. El Machro. who was guard over the captured Kaid Maclean, is a man of splendid pbytique.

POINTED QUESTIONS I At Swansea County PettYef!S10:nB on 'Wed.\ nœday George Clarke, & collier, of Cookett, l was summ-an?d by Police-cmrt.aMe Jones, of the Ramo place, for drunkenness.—Police cooBt&Mc Jocce &aid dctemdant was vcry drumk, and said to him, M you touch my child again I'll knife yom" hea? off." In re'.riy to Mr. Leyson, who appeared for I defendant, the constable said he did not know defendant's crippled ahild, and did not admit that he had struck him. but there were a lot of boys abotit. standing in the I shop doorg, shouting and swearing, and running back and fore when motor-care were running past." Mr. Ley-gon: Aiqd when parents remonstrate with you for knocking their children about yon summon them for drunkenness ?—No. The defendant denied drunkenness, and said he expostulated with the constable for taking the ie w into his own hands to beat people's children. The ease wa.s dismissed. ¡

II SUSPICION IN PUBLIC MIND" I Mr. J. Manning-, R lain a, was elected chair- man and the Rev. E. Edwards vice-chairman of the Bsdwellty Board of Guardians at th.e annual meeting a.t Tredegar on Wednesday. A motion to place the assessment com- mittee on the same baoi-3 as aU other com- mittees in its relation and responsibility to I the hoard gave rise t-o a discussion, in which M.r. J. Emlyn Eva-r. said there was a sus- picion in the puiblic mind owing to the secrecy of the proceeding"8- Strong objection was taken to the insinua- tion, and members of the committee stoutlj d.fe11ded the honour of that body.—Mr. Lievi Davies said cant of that description pre- judiced the public mind. The motion was adopted by a large majority.

FOUND IN A REEN I Mr. Roberts-Jones, the district coroner, held an inquest at Nash Sch-cois, near Newport, on Wednesday afternoon as to the death of an unknown yonng man, whose body was found face downwards in a, bou t 3ft. of water in a reen at Nash on G-ood Friday. Who he was and how he got there was not known. After the body was taken out of the water it wat3 placed in the belfry of Nash Church (the only receptacle in the parish for such purposes), and was seen by the rela.tives of severaj missing- men, but none could identify him. Deceased was in Lilanwern on the pre- vious Tuesday, inquiring the way to Nash and Gold liffe. The jury in the reault found t-hat it was a j oa&e of accidental drowning.

MERTHYR LADY VISITORS I The annual meeting of the ladies' visiting oommittee of the Merthyr Union was pre- I sided over by Mrs. James Griffiths, Dowlais.— Officers for the eneuing twelve months were appointed as follows :-President. Mrs. Cole- I man, Penydarreia; vice-president, Mrs. Gomer Jones. Merthyr; and hon. secretary, MTC. T. Bowen. Dowlais.—Other matters were oon- eidered, prominent amongst them being the ) Brabason scheme and the after-oare" of phthi&ie pa.t.iooa. j

Spiritualism in Cardiff I 0- I A RELIGION FOR THE HIGHLY INTELLIGENT There is a. numerous community of spiritualists in Cardiff, banded together in the New Thought Spiritual Church," which has its meeting-place at the Old Swiss-hall (58, Queen-street). For twenty years the spiritualistic cult has had its adherents in Cardiff but of late there has been a quite vigorous tone in the mission of the Church, which now numbers about a hundred full members, and the vitality of the local move- ment. at the present moment may be gauged by the fact that the Old Swiss-hall has been leased for five years a.t an annual rental of £ 60, and that anjethea1 £ 150 is spent an,nually in salaries to speakers, &c. The president of the Church is Captain Elvidge, of Dun luce, LJaDdaff (th-e principal of the shiiwvning Arm of Elvidge and Morgan), aiid the resident speaker is Mr. George Harris, of 83, Albany-road. Meetings are held every Sunday, Wednesday, and Friday evening, when all friends are invited. and clairvoyance demonstrations take place at each service. Next Sunday evening Mr. Harris intends sp>aaki:»g a-bout "Naaman, the scoffing Syrian," and hopes to prove that II even in the days of Biblical history I spiritualism was acknowledged and prac- tised. Belief in God Durlug an interesting conversation with Mr. Harris on Wednesday evening, when about 80 friends met together for a social evening" of mueic and tea. a Western Mail representative was told that spiritualism was a religion for the highly intelligent, but that it attracted many who, although possessing only a. superficial grasp of spiritualism—which was a philosophy, science, and religion, all in one—accepted the demonstrations of phenomena as proofs of its basic soundness. It w-as a mistake to think that spiritualists did not believe in God. Tlicy believed in God as the creative firat cause and the guiding and maintaining prin- ciple of the soul-life, but there was nothing eupematwra-1 in anything in this or the spirit world. Everything was a natural conse- quence of the eternal principle of evolution. Bparitualists claimed to be in intelligent touch with the .spirits of the departed, and the undoubted phenomena constantly mani- !ætoo proved this beyond cavil. The success <?f spiritualism depended upon the highest deveJopmrent of the F W omhip, in the orthodox sen&e, is no paTt of the Church's creed, ..d the Christian must 'I divcert himself of all his beliefs before he can intelligently assimilate the teachings of the New Thought Spiritual Church.

HEALTHY LIVING I The annual coll' giate meetings of the Guild of Graduates of the University of Wales, the warden (Professor Edward Edwards M.A.) 11ræiding. were held at Ban_' gor on Wednesday. At the business meeting the foUowm? retiring oLcrs and members of the standing- committee were re-clected:- Treasurer, Mr. Edgar Jones, M.A.; clerk, Mr. J. G. Davies, M.A.; standing committee. Pro- fessor Anwyl, Dr. Chattaway, F.R.S., Mr. J. H. Davies, Dr. H. J. Fleure, Professor J. Morris Joues. Mr. D. E. Jones, his Majesty's inspector; Professor J. E. Lloyd. and Pro- fessor T. Hudson Williams. Professor Lewis Jones and the Rev. Tysail Evaiis were elected members vice Mr. Charles Morgan and Sir Marchani Williams. On the proposal of Principal Ifarris, of the Carnarvonshire and Anglesey Training Col- lege, Bangor, seconded by Dr. Arnold, it was resolved that the guild, recognising the im- portance of a healthy physique as an essen- tial part of the national life, should do all in its power to encourage the inculcation of tho right theory and practice of healthy living, and welcomed the enoouragement riven to this subject by recent regulations of the Board of Education. The following gentlemen were declared elected representatives of the guild on the! university court for a period of three years from the 6th inst.Mr. W. Jenkyn Joncs, M.A., Aberystwyth; Professor v. Lewis Jones, Bangor; the Rev. R. J. Rees, M.A., Aber- ystwyth; and Professor D. Phillips, Bala and the following were elected representa- tives of the guild on the theological board. for a period of three years from the close of the annual extra-collegiate meeting this year:—Professor J. Young Evans, Aber- ystwyth; and Professor Joseph Jones, Brecon. In the evening, at a public meeting. Mr. W. J. Gruffydd, Cardiff, read a paper on the connection between Welsh and European literature in the fourteenth and fifteenth I centuries.

THE' HOUSING QUESTION I Dr. Alexander Duncan, medical officer of I health of the borough of Merthyr, has just I Msa?d hia report for the year 1907. There were 2,727 births registered, representing a rate of 35.8 Per 1,000 of the inhabitants, and 1.462 deaths. equivalent to a rate of 19.2 per 1,000. The deaths of children under one year old numbered 420, compared with 487 in 1906, and represented Z5 per cent, of the t4,-W number of deaths. On the question of housing Dr. Duncan points out that the council had continued their policy of dealing with houses uaiftt for human habitation under Part II. of the Housing of the Working Classes A-et, whereby the owners must either render them fit for habitation or, in the alternative, close them. A much larger number of houses could have been dealt with if there had been accom- mod?on for the tenants who would have been d?pla?d. Thie l?c? of accomTn<?t?n was, h?eTor. the groat diS<.uIty. and ol?tn? Orders h&d to be postponed in a number of instances to allow the tenants to find room elsewhere. The difficulty was msost pronounced in the case of low-rented houes, and it was fcund impossible to deal with eMCG of the iD?t insanitary houses in th? borough for the r?n n?ent??d ?d on the principle that a bad house was better than no house at all. In other wordb had they cksed a number of these houses i. would simply have meant the overcrop dim: of two and three families in houses else- where, Major J. St«wart, R.E., one of the inspec- tors of the rLocal Government Board, hcla an inquiry on Wednesday e-,ening a.t the Merthyr Town-hall into an application mtfle by the corporation f,>.r power !o borrow £ 7 650 for the erection of 38 workmen's dwPllings a.t Danyderi, Merthyr Vale. Mr. F. P. appeared to op-pose the application on behalf of the Merthyr Ratepayers' Protec- tion Association. Mr. T. Aneuryn Re<m. town-clerk, for the c<mnoiJ, said it was v?n known that a neces- sity existed for the proposed houa?. The corporation ?ntpnd-d that there waA no guarantee that private enterprise would 80pe wih the necessity. I Mr. W. R. Harris, the borough accountant said that each bouse, including everything would cost C201 6s. 4d., to cover which it would be necessary to charge a weekly rental of 6s. Councillor Rowland Evans declared that most of the building clulis at Merthyr Vale were organised by tradesmen, who eornpelled the tena.nts *0 deal at their establishments. Mr. Charles called Mr. William Dowdeewell, architect, Treharris. who stated that during the last eight years 346 houses of the work- men's dwelling type had been built at Merthyr Vale entirely by workmen's clubs. There were 100 now in course of erection, and it was in contemplation to build 50 more. 30 of which would immediately adjoin this site a,ud the other 20 be within a distance of a quarter of a mile, 'ihere was a general reluctance to bui'd in competition with the co??rati?n, and thus there was a ch?ck 'j.n private cnt?n?isc. The Earl of Y, NIM-OI was prepared to let him have the land if the scheme of the corporation did not go through, and if the corporation withdrew he was ready to give an undertaking to put up 33 houses on the site and to get them finish »d ready for occupation in twelve months' time. Mr. Obarlee afterwards urged the inspector to report unfavourably upon the application.

SPRING FLOWER SHOW The second annual exhibition of the Breconshire Daffodil and Spring Flower &?c!?y was held on Wednesday in the Market-hall, and made a channmg display Sir John Llewelyn and the Rev. J. Jacobs made the awards, ard the chief prize-takers were Lord Ghnns'k. Lady Glan us l?, Mrs. Gwynne-IMford, Mrs. Moore-Gwyn, Mi?s Enid Williams, Mrs. Came Roes. the Hon. Mrs. S. H. Cowper-Coles, Lady Salt, Mrs. David Evans, Miss A. de Win ton, Misa M. de Winton, Captain Kitchen, Mrs. Raikes, Mr S. Byass, Mrs. Dickinson, and Mrs. Crichton. The winners in the children's class for daffodils were Master Peter Williams and Mise Eve Dickinson.

PLUCKY MAN DROWNED. John Metcalfe, aged ten. feU into the Thames at Boneys Bridge. Oxford, where the Great Western Railway crosses. Bis shouts atttrted the attention oi 30\ man named Cook, who was working cm the'l l opte bank. Though unable to swim, he di-,? to the boy's rescue, but both *ank L before farther aid was forthcomajos.

THE WELSH WAR MEMORIAL. EARL OF PLYMOUTH AND MR. FRAMPTON, R.A. ADJUDICATE ON COMPETING 8ESIGNS After many months of careful preliminaries the design for the Welsh National Wax Memorial, to boo erected in Oathays- Park, Cardiff, has been selected, and in about two years—that time being necessary for the ccn-plotion of the work—the splendid sit in line with King Edward's Avenue and If tt the City Hall and Law çourt vvita THE ACCEPTED ✓ a attractive by the erection of the symbolical iror.11 meet in memory of the Welsh heroes I in the South African War, towards the cost of which £ 2,000 was subscribed by the readers of the "Western Mail" throughout the Prin- I cipality. As a result of the committee s decision to throw the designs open to competition, six models were sent in by well-known sculptors, and were a-rra ng-ed in one of the ante-roonie in the Law Courts. Yesterday the Earl of Plymouth and Mr. G. J. Frampton, R.A., acting as adjudicators, agreed in awarding the prize to the model of Mr. Albert Toft. and this will be taken in hand without delay. Mr. Toft ia a well-known and noted sculptor, who has been most successful in open com- ¡' petitions for public memorials, and his very fine war memorial in one of the Birmingham pajks is certainly one of the meet effective works of its kind in the kingdom. lIe is a gold medallist of the Royal Academy. His winning model for Oardiff is that of a decidedly effective monument, cro-wned with a bronze figure of Victory, with a bronze group symbolical of Fame on the right hand side, and of Warfare on the left, and it is I approached by several massive steps. Both the architecture and sculpture are very refined in character and, being of the Renaissance style, will harmoniie well with the civic buildings. The Hecond model m order of merit, in the opinion of the judges, was that of Mr. Gilbert BayeiS—-an elegant equestrian group sur- mounting a monument of Egyptian style. Both the Earl of Plymouth and Mr. Framp- ton expressed their delight at the selection sent in. and his lordship warmly congra-tu- lated the" Western Mail upon the success which had crowned its efforts to secure a truly national memorial worthy of those heroes whose brave deeds it will commemo- rate and of the exceptionally fine eite granted by the corporation.

THE CAPE PARLIAMENT I The newly-elected Parliament asscmbkd at Oape Town on Wednesday, and was officially opened by Sir W alter Hely Hutchinson, Governor of Cape Colony, in the afternoon, Mr. James ?ott?no (South Afri(?an parly) j I was elected &!?at:er of the Ilonse cf Assembly. Sir Walter in his speech said that the present sesmon was an emergency one to authorise expenditure to the end of the current financial year. Grave matters requiring earnest attention would 1>3 def erred, if possible, to the June session, when also a Bill would be introduced for shorten- ing the period over which general elections had hitherto been spread. Depression had recently been accentuated by the diamond crisis, resulting in a very regrettable diminn-II tion of revenue. Pastoral prospects, however, owing to a spirit of progress and enterprise, were gratifying.—Reuter. I

I SUICIDES IN RUSSIAj Statistics have Veen issued regarding the suicides in St. Petersburg during the years 1S04-7. A constant increase is shown in the number of cases annually. Whereas in 1504 1130 men and 39 women committed suicide in the capital, the cases reached a total of 341 in 1906, and 796 in 1907. The majority of the victims were between twenty and 50 years of age. Most of those who perished by their own hand were driven to do so by direct want. Most of the men put an end to their lives with a revolver, while the majority of women chase poison. ,e p,-)iscrn. ———

G.W.R. MOTOR-CAR SMASH The Great western Railway motor-car which leaver. New Quay about three o'clock in the afternoon to meet the mail train a.t. L-landy.ssul was practically wre-ked on Mon- day. As the car was going down Oefn-1 gwyddil Hill it dashed into the hedge. There were several passengers inside, but these, fortunately, got off with a good shaking and a few scratches. The front pa.rt of the car was battered in. and all the windows broken, as well as the covering and seats. ——————————————.

LARYNGOU GiST DEAD I The death occurrr-ed at Vienna suddenly of the famous laryngologiet, Professor IcipoM von Sell roe-tier The deceased professor, who was 71 years of ase. had only on the previous day delivered a brilUant speech on the occasion of the opening of the Laryngological Con- ference, and wae present at the banquet in the evening.—Central News.

GARDEN TRAGEDY I A coroner's jnry -it Win?fard, Cheshire, O!l Wednesday returned an open v?rdtct in ?h7-? case of Mary Jane Noden and Hajry Eow- j land.F, w,?ig I,c;ur?cl ?-,hot in their master's  garden.

WASTE OF WATER AT MERTHYR. I At a meeting of the waterworks commit- ¡ tee of the Merthyr Corporation on Wednes- day afternoon, Mr. F. S. Simons presiding. Mr. T. F. Harvey, the borough engineer, reported that he had received from Messrs. 1 George Kent (Limited) and the Palatine Engineering Company approximate esti- mates and detailed descriptions of wc-rk required for providing and fixing meters, valves, &o., it being calculated that when the scheme was in operation throughout the borough there would be a saving of at least 400,000 or 550,000 gallons a day.

I JUMPED IN FRONT OF A TRAIN. J I Percival Pitt. seventeen, the youth vBio attempted to commit t-;iiieide by jumping in front of a tube train at Finsbury Park, was I before the North London magistrate. Mr. Fordham said he had received a very kindly report from the prison doctor, who ascribed medical reasons for the lad's con- dition. The mother, on reading the report, agreed to her tion being remanded for eig-bt days in order that Vde doctor might haye him, a little longer under hie kindly care. j' It is a very narrow escape of a lunatic asylum," said Mr. Pordhaxn.

Alleged Insurance Fraud FATE OF A VALUABLE HORSE At Llanelly on Wednesday John Davies, Blaenhiraeth Farm, and Thomas Gwyther, ostler. Mount Pleasant, were charged with maliciously killing an entire horse, the property of Davies'e father. Mr. D. R. Edmunds appeared for the prosecution, Mr. D. Randell (of the firm of R-andcil, Son, and Saunders) represented the defendant Davies, and Mr. T. It. Ludford appeared for Gwyther. Mr. Edmunds announced that the defen- dants would also be charged with conspiring to def raud the Traders' and General Insurance Company, Newport, of the sum of £150, the amount for which the horse was insured, OL,ti,d the defendant Davies would be further personally charged with attempting to obtain £150 under false pretences. Continuing, Mr. Ltir.iuuds said that in January Guyther approached Mr. Evan llopkine, the insurance agent, and submitted to him a list of horses owned by people in Lianelly, In that list were the names of the defendant John Davies and the horse that was killed. Hopkins saw Davies, and it was asieed that the horse should be insured for £150, together with another horse for LéO. The pro- posals were filled up, and after Mr. John Evans, the veterinary surgeon, had examined the horses the policies were forwarded. On March 17 Hopkins received information to the effect that Chilton Harold," the horse in question, was dead. On April 4 Davies made a claim for CI50 Mr. Hill, the veterinary surgeon, was cal; 2-d in, but on going up late that night found that the horse was dead. Turning to Davies, Mr. Hill asked what he meant by bringing him mp there, when he must have known that the horse was dead before he was sent for. On the way up Mr. Hill jokingly remarked that the "horse was worth more to Davies dead than alive, and Davies replied, 11 "eil, yes; perhaps it' ie." Mr. Hill would say that the horse had oeen dead for a con- siderable time before Davies summoned him. Mr. Hill won Id also say that the horse was a perfectly sound animal, and only suffered from st wound inflicted by someone. Evan Hopkins, insurance agent, eaid it was agreed to insure two entire horses. The sum of £10 was paid as premium. On March 17 a me=»fngv-r called at his house, informing .him that "Chilton Harold" was dead. On the following morning lie roceÎved a letter from Davies, in which he referred to the great loss he had sustained. Cross-examined by Mr. Randell, witness said there was a large cut on the hind part of the horse. He had also been given to under- stand that the stallion would be bled to death. Mr. R-a rid el 1 'F„sked for tho name of the informant, but the witness refused. Mr. Randell pressed fc" the name, and aked for the bench's ruling on the point. 1'he Bench ree-erved their decision on the point raised. Mr. Randell continued his cross-examina- tion, and witness said he was told on March 2 that the cut would be made intentionally. He knew a fortnight before what was going to take !>laoe. Mr. Randell: Can you contradict the state- ment that the horse won £15. laist year?—No. The Bench adjourned the case until Friday.

FISHGUARD AND THE MAILS.) It is anticipated that the Booth liner t t the 13oot, ?ii li-ver Antony, en route from South America to Liverpool, via Cherbourg, will enter Fish- guard Harbour this (Thursday) afternoon for .sdvy ) ,.i t e,,no?in f??- the purpose of disembarking passengers and baggage for Ixrndon a.nd the Midlands. Whether or not any mails will be landed appears to be somewhat problematical. The fine new twin-screw tender Francis Drake— distinct from t':o paddle boat of the game name used on the occasion of the arrival 01 the I .anfrane-r-has arrived rrO'-t PI'-mouth in readiness to assist in the disembarkation. I

THE LICENSING BILL I A demonstration in bupport of the Govern-1 Tr.ent's Licensing Bill was held at Alier- sychan on Wednesday, having been organised by a committee Representing the Churches 1 and temperance societies at Cwraavon, 'j Varteg, Garndiffaith, and Abersychan. Mr. A E. Jones, Talywain. was chairman of thp i eo-rtmitue, and petitions in favour of the l Fill were extensively signed by the residents j iu the district. j

Relief from Insomnia I LLANDYSSUL POSTMAN FOUND IN A WATER BUTT A retired postman, named James J*ne, OfI Ebenezer Cottage, Llandyssul, was a tained to be missing from his home ea.^ on Wednesday morning. A search was iml3a& diate!y made by his family, but wÜbol1 N'Bult. Mrs. Mag. Jones, his daughter, t?? called her husband, who slept a ie^ doOrO higher up the street. He went to the Oa'oI of the house, aid found his fatlier-i? n-?" ??t his head in the water-bn!t.. On the side of the cask was a chair, with the aid 0 deceased was ab1e to get into the cas.kW 3gd deoeas,-d was able to get into the ca' .1 k I od ou a wall near by was a candie e his cap. He had been cufferidg for 6 we?ks from insomnia, and this l the ppcsuned cau? of his rash act. pecew N; b ci,n a.? Llandj>sul 74 years 390, al3d was granted a pension about twelve f^ ago.

ALL" THTTOUGH TBE DKINK I ALL" THROUGH THE DRIN' CHARGE OF ATTEMPTED I AT PONTYPP.IDD. „ A middle-aged man, Frederick Ba'teD? ostler, who had been employed at the LeWw Merthyr ColliTY. appeared before -?j Pontypridd Bencu on Wednesday, charS with attempMn? to commit 8uiÖde ???hC Uth of March Imt, by cutting his tbrøa with a razor. ttJ The eyjdmwe wM that Rate in an went to the Vaughan's Arms, and a?Mr drina'-nj two or three half pints of bc?r during t day, went to the ba?k of the hotel,  he was subsequently found in a fowl's ?cot, with a gash on his troat which bled P fusciy, and a blood-stained razor by his ei Dr. W. Oarrolt stated tha-t the wound "0 so severe that Bateman would have bled to de-ath if he had not been seen to at. once. and after the hemorrhage was stopped tjlo defendant was conveyed in a ca.b to tlld Cardiff lrifti-mary. n Police-constable Lucas said that ,Vllell formally charged Bateman. made no refP.■-j but explained that he h«d buried his  some time previous, and be had then 110 home, and he had been tramping rcand t e country for a week. It is all throne 1 drink," defendant remarked to the Be and upon his promise to become a t abstainer he was discharged.

SAUSAGES IN A CHURCH' YARD. RAID ON A BUTCHERS SHOP All NEWPORT. The story of a midnight raid on a ewpO butcher's shop was told before the l justices on Wednesday. Alfred Beckett (n111Ø" teen) and two boys, thirteen years of were charged with breaking and ciiterillg the lock-up shop, 28. Alexandra-road, a of (Stealing a butcher's knife and sausages, the property of the English Colonial Meat Company. Police-constable Cawley eaid that Wbil" at the police-office ono of the boys Sa.1 Beckett lifted him over the wail, and left t'he other boy outside to tap the window if 10 saw the police come along. Later, & sausages were found in the churchyard a St. Stephen's Church. The Clerk (Mr. T. Summers): A very gUlt1' able place for them. '.Usmght?r.) » John Jamœ, the m?n?er, aa?d he loolt 1. up the shop on Wednesday night, and the » lowing morning found the tin broken jI. the sausages missing. Beckett, who had a bad record, was s?" prison for three months with hard ???M, one of the boys to a reformatory, Ud tm other bound over for three months.

WANTED PENAL SERVITUDE CARDIFF PRISONER WHO ON^. GOT TWO MONTHS. Sarah Ann EWier, 61, one of the ha"yins class, was brought up on Wednesday before the Cardiff justices (Dr. James Muilin oVd Me?rs. Enoch James a.n:d John ohapfPj)( to answer a charge of wilfuMy breakizg. 0. pane ofg'l, value 7s. 6d., in the 6hoP "? dow of No. 6. Bute-terrace, the pI'Y John Lawrence. 'd- P?iioe-const?bic Chop"ll goon after ^<1- night saw prisoner shy t?e big ?-?' Ü}l1iS duced) through the window, and UPO" his speaking to her she intimated that M"*????uld like to have "three XTOTC." Prisoner (with wa-rm?): 7tatIi 1J'D rather have three years than kee? o? gcnrl? in and out. I'd rather have penal Berm??. The asylum is the next place for me. rt According to Police-8e1'nt Price '??????; oftker), prisoner is a native of Bilat??' 10 Ri.a?rdH.Mre. and there M a. list of conv???. Lions against her in that locality; ?—f she has &Lso been in trouble for a eun"" offence at Cardiff, &nd &100 in North Lom? and the Wiltshire Quarter Sessions. t Dr. Mullin &%id he wished they had pof to omd prisoner aw?y for three years, wbicb in their op?nioa, would do her a lot of iiõod' but they thought t.he justice of the ca? would be met by a sentence of two meat.hol and they hoped the prisoner would ccaue out of gaa-ol a wiser and batter woman. Accused complained that she had no !IOTUO, and her husband was away, and she waS destitute of a pedlar's licence.

LANDAU OVERTURNED. i ICArtDIFF DRIVER KILLED 1.1 BANK HOLIDAY ACCIDENT. A fatal ending to a Cardiff Rank Hûlid31 drive was the subject of a/n inquest held on Wednesday by Mr. W. L. Yorath (city coroner), Two friends and their wives and children* engaged a landau from Mr. W. C. Chick, a-ao the driver was David Henry Thomas. 'rJ:l8 party went to the Leys. His driving on the way home, according to the evidence, was somewhat erratic, and glt Llancarvan ho took the wrong turnitg- Going down a steep hill he lost control of t-be horse, and in trying to avoid a trap turned too sharply to one side of the road, with the result that the landau was o vertu rn,ed. Thomas was thrown into the road, and 0^e' tained a, fracture of the base of the skull- to Mr. Chi oil said be could throw no ligh upon the matter. The horse was not a restive one and the brake of the landau w in working order. Deceased was a stablenulj" and was only used to drive when obliged to. The jury returned a verdict of "AccidØØ" tal death." Mr. Harold Lloyd appeared for the widow of the deceased.

CONTRADICTORY LETTERS. I WIFE'S DESERTION CHARGE rAILS AT CARDIFF. ——— Mary Bernat, 78, Llandaff-road, suinmolled her husband. Frederick Bernat, at Cardiff on Wednesday for desertion. Mr. Harold Lloyd appeared for the complainant and 31r. Sydney Jenkins for the defendant. The complainant stated that her husband. who had up till recently been a labourer 3,tl the gasworks, earned 32s. a week- had now gone w the tailoring with his father. Shb beeu married ten years. and there were five children, the I': of the eldest betm- seven and that of youngest two. 0)? !'?brnary 28 her husbala came home. packed up his things. and c,?litt he was going to Lmr out He wae away f £ r a week. On the following Saturday week 0ame back, and .Mi< asked him for money> but he gave h?r "?',bing. H? had with h? a truck ?o fetch f?y the furniture, but refu-ed to let him Uihe it. Defendant kici? up ,1 disturbance, ??T?ra?d th? door on btf arm a d head, s?f' th?n left. He had 0^7 1:ved with her si-?x'. ?md had t-vnt her ab<?" 6s. 6d. a week d-?as; the time he was aw3, but she had the <'J i'd''? to keep. See "tlld j ccrn Ss. a week at. dr???mnkin? if 6he 01" Id leave the children. b?e was now living "rith her mothtir. Mr. Sydney Jenkins: And isn't yon- si&tor and her children also there?--Yee. e And there are seventeen pe >ple in the house?—I cannot say. I did not count thd WitTjces, in further cross-examination, sal she did not 1611 her husband to go. fe1J. Did yo.u mite this letter to him an tp?? roary 11:— I find it impossible to live with yoU longer, so take the opportunity of lea 1 the house until yoli leave it. and t„ shall return with the children. I1 .o don't go I shall not come back? Complainant: Ye H:t\iu? wriLt?n that letter, witness ??"? w?nt to Louden because her husband wa??, crje). and remained there for a ?°'???? and three days. He u?ked her M '?a'?[t, Int ?ht' did not when she r?urned re(IllWt her husband to go away. She admita £ j, however, having written this letter:— j It M absolutely ut?i&M to follow  m:td? my mind un for it E?t to ba,e, any- thing more to do with yau. I h¡!'fe  ?ido'ed €?ryt!m! I nnd I shaH be ,H,t?<yr?  comfortable by myself. Of course.  yon to do your dn.y to the childr?. d thl" Since he left he" her h'?''?"d cal'ted t'll roe ti-nf?. and twice ask? her n came Mr ?ydn?y JenkiM np?n that ??fe submitted t¡wrB was no dKert'cn. ?t-???nt Th? ?tippmiary ?:e: tnc cttI'ilÎldrOn in her own int?-f?ts and that of ? ?'.h?drcO to ?o ha?k and live with her llu.ba-nd, siir. j^onc was diemiivsed.