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LOCAL WILLS. I MB. ISAAC DA VIE, ,Bf Å V<?N. ¡ Mr. Iaae Davies, ci the t cnntain Inn, Blaenavcn, licensed victualler, who died on November lb, left estate of the gre&s value of £ 1.071, with net personalty £ 692. and probate of his will, dated Arril 13, 1904. has to Lis daughters, Miss Martha Ann Davies and Ruth Bees, of Blaen- avon The testator left we good/li of bis business, fiitures, &c., to his wife absolutely, and he left 5. Glaniowaer.-te'-race to his wiie for. lif-. with remainder to bis daughter Martha, and to his said daughter Martha he also lets his hciuse 1. Cpiper I -place-, and Nos. 2, 3, and 4, Upper Woodland-place, to his daughters P.q,h a-c-d Margaret and his een Isaac. ard the' resume of his estate he lett to his daag-htor Martha. ME. WILLIAM WATERS, NEWPORT. xr« "Win. JU-L. "'nl n a.V!, 01 wye House, Newport, who died on DeO'ffifcerr 26, left estav.o of the value of £1.:22, with net personally £ 1,094, and probate of hia will, dated May 17. 1906, with two codicils, the lart ua cd .T11:ae 21, 1996, has been granted to Mr. William Henry Cox Walters. of Highbury, The Avenue, Yeovil, and Mr. Albert Rowe, of 74, Canterbury- street. Gil line-ham. The testator left Wye House to his nveoe, Elizabeth Mary Waters, for life, wi-th remainder to the children of lisa brother Edmund, certain houses in Makndee to his brother Charles, and the jctodoe of his estate to his "d niece.

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ALBION TO BLAME I An action was brought in the Bristol County Court on Friday by Messrs. Palgrave, Murphy, and Co., owners of the steamship City of Malaga, against Messrs. P. and A. Campbell, to recover damages for injuries to plaintiif's vessel caused by a collision due, it was alleged, to the negligence and improper na \ijjation of the defendant's I vessel, the Aibion. Mr. H. É. Nelson (in- structed by Mtrsars. Richards and Sons, of London), was for the plaintiffs, while Mr. D. Stevens (instructed by Messrs. J. Inskip and Son) defended. Mr. Nelson said plaintiff's veesel was on October 1 bound do^Ti the river with a general cargo, and the Albion was coming up the river from Newport with a number of passengers on boar8. The collision took place at a point known as Horseshoe Bend. The Albion was seen to be coming up the river at a very fast speed. When first sighted it was somewhere near the landing slip of the hospital. When the steamer was ftrst seen the plaintiifs' tug was out on the port bo'v side, ami the veseel had its helm to starboard. The tug was then got out of the way, and the vessel went as near as it could to the Gloucestershire side. After the City of Malaga had sounded a munber of blasts the Albion gave its fir-st warning when quite close to the plaintiffs' vessel, and then came into collision. The damage sustained to the Oity of Malaga was put down at JMCO. Witnesses having bean called on both sidee, Judge Austin, in giving judgment, said if two vessels 300ft. long tried to pass in the Horseshoe Bend, because each captain thought the other to blame, there would be much worse accidents than this. To his mind, the negligence on the part of the Aibion amounted to absolute recklessness. :11e was solely to blame. There would be a verdict for the plaintiffs on the claim and on the counterclaim.

TRIBUTES TO DR. MACLAGAN At a large and influential meeting of the c?r?y and laity of the Diooe- of York held in the Marion Hou&e of that city on Fridav In re901ution was paased of high appreciation a the chara.cter ad hLboure of Dr. Macla?n Oe retired Archb?hop. It was next d??c?ded t 'nÜnou81y that immedia.? at?ps be taken una roIIlote a memorial to the ArotiMah?o to p. commit? was aiypodat?d to decide and <\s nature and to o(>IWt subscrirti?m? Dr Ma?S-a? was on Friday preseotd at D: "OITC with an illuminated address in Bl",hop, d" tory terms, sig? by betw?a highly 3C0 clergy of the diocese and province. 700 a.nd (;

CLERKS' ASSOCIATION A. meeting of the directors of the South 1 Wales and Monmouthshire Clerks Aseocaa^jan wa", held at the Exchange, Cardiff, on Friday, videi- the presiJt''1'Y of 1fr. Charles f r»erkms. A large number of applications for admittance to membership were accepted, and three claims for out-ci-ernployment and aicimefs benefit were passed.

TERR!TOR!AL COMMANDERS The "London Gazette" announces nnder the Territorial Force the following major- generaii to command di vision- • Ohari'ti J. Biomfleld, vice Colonel W. J. Kirkpatrick. Edward C. Bethune, vice Colonel Q. Donald.

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I The Man in the Street i a I -C'?- I All Cardiif js crying for raoro light, and it is beginning to dawn on some members of the corporation that it is by no means neccssary that the poorer dis- tricts should be invariably enthral led in gloom. At yesterday's meeting of the Lighting a,:lù South I Ward members called attention to the need of better illumination in the areas where they go seeking vo.es every third November—and thüv are the mere likely to fet wtt-an ti ani n cor.se^uene-1. It is still true that one loses nothing by a skiing. But where were the Canzon representa- tives? It may be 1,rue that many of the city's good things are situate somewhere in the neighbourhood of Liandaff Fields, but is nofc» it ak > right that Dr. Robin- son made no mistake when he claimed that the wise men earne from the East ? I People surfeited with wisdom seek more h'ght, a? they do in the Ho?ith and South Ward's. But. all the same. similar bless- ings are also needed at Canton, where the police are seriously handicapped in tneir duty by the weak, candle-like lamps which are supposed to light the by-streots. As the able city engineer (Mr. Harpur) remarked, this 'Mp' r should be fully c.on- siderM before the making of the next I budget. The council are proceeding much too slowly, and another drive round the city might convince them of this. As I pointed, out in this column some months ago, the system adopted by the Cardiff School Attendance Committee in the granting of exemption certificates to children between the ages of twelve and fourteen is much too loose. This was admitted by Alderman F. J. Boa van, Mr. Lovat-Fraser. and other members at yes- terday's meeting, and the immediate future will witness a marked change to the happy-go-lucky method, in which the committee—small enough when this work is proceeding—divided itself into two or three seotions and granted half-time and other exemption privileges with a prodi- gality worthy of a betiter cause. In future the entire committee will consider these cases and deliver, as far as possible, a uniform administration. At the same time, it must not be forgotten that in the Cantoji district at lea.st the schools are overcrowded. Mr. Perkins, the senior attendance officer, reported yesterday that all Canton schools arc over their number except in the infante' departments. No wonder Alderman Beavan exclaimed, Why are we not up and doing and build- ing another school?" It will come to that soon or later, and it looks as though it would be better if it were sooner, if education is really thajt benefit most of us imagine it to be. That scene of so many rollicking joys, tho British Museum, celabrated yesterday its 150th ainxiiyersary. Everybody goes at 1 somfe time or another to see the Egyptian Mummies and the other exceedingly inte- resting objects gathcrod together in one of the gloomiest parts of London. I have oom-e aoross people who prefer the Museum to music-hails they have never patronised, and to sports they had never encouraged. It is a strange 'world! The Iforwionera themselves sca.redy ever go to the Museum. They evidently think it is too cheap, and would ra.ther pay their! sixpences to become a urufc of the 40,000 gate at a Chelsea or TottenhaJii exposi-! tion of the kicking code. One never, or scarcely ever, cares to take the trouble to see that which is cloeo at hand. At the best, it can be, seen at any time—it will not run away. Thus it happens that the Museum is, if anything, more popular with the country people who run up to London by the excursion trains than with the Cockn-eys themselves. In tine same "way vary many people oan be found in Cardiff who have never gone near their own fine museum, which adjoins the free library. However, that by the way. The British Museum originated in a bequest of Sir Hans Sioane, in accordance with which his extensive collection of objects of natural history, works of art, books, and manuscripts was offered in 1753 to the Government for £ 20,000, or two- fifths of its original cost. The offer iva- accepted, the neccssary funds were raised by a lottery, and the collection, along with t,he Harleuui and Cottonian Libraries, was arranged in Montagu House, which had been purchased for £ 10.250. The new institution, thence- forth called the, British Museum, was opened in 1759. It has been said that there are 25 miles of bookshelves in the Museum, and in the printed books department, which is the largest in the institution, there are about two million volumes. The annual increase of volumes under the Copyright Act is, roughly, 50,000 volumes- In the manu- script department thore are upwards of 00,000 volumes, not taking into account the Greek, Coptic, and Latin papyri, and the charters and seals. Then there are departments for prints and drawings, Oriental antiquities, coaits and medals, and British and mecliieval antiquities and ethnography. The natural history depart- ment, which includes botany, geology, zoology, and mineralogy, was removed to Kensington, in 1861. The cost of the new Museum there very nearly re.a.ched the snjni of £ 100,000. From Scotland-comes the very interest- ing information that a man who was sent to gaol recently for three days for a minor offence was greatly impressed by the precautions that were taken to prevent prisoners engagmg III conversa- tion. Warders seemed to be as plentiful as was the snow some days ago, and it was apparently impossible, for anyone to utter a word without being instantly clapped into chains and hurried below to the deepest, dampest dungeon under the prison cellars. However, in the church on Sunday one of the hymns sung was the Old Hundredth. Near him were two old gaol birds, who appeared to be quite well acquainted with "the ropes." That is to say, they knew how to accomplish tilat which seemed impossible. In place of the usual words, "All people that on earth do dwell," this pair sang a oonver- EationaJ hymn entirely of their own com- position. The first convict's rendering was: How long are you in for? I am àc.j og- six t,y c^ay.s; nearly broke a copper's jaw; Sing low or oteo they 11 maybe hear. Tie second convict replied: Yon are a lucky pie-cati. I've got months to serve; Tried to break into a house; Some'dy must, hz. gi' ,Ili Ire aw.riy. By the time the "Amen" to the last hymn arrived they had exohanged his- tories pretty fully- After a few Sundays of this maimer of purveying news there must have remained very little um.,ata.

Grave Disaffection I TRAMWAYMEN'S GRIEVANCES A serione state of affairs was disclosed at a. meeting of the employes of the llhondda. Tramway Company held at Porth on Fri- day. Practically all the men off duty on the system were present, and the proceedings were characterised by absolute unanimity oi purpose to fight the company with a new to the redress of grievances. For the attain- ment of this object it was unanimously and enthusiastically aqrrPed to join at once the tramway workmen's orga-nieation. The dketimg was addressed by Mr. AtwcU | (secretary of the Cardiff branch' of the Union) and Mr. Palser (another Union official), who extended to the men a hearty invitation to join the organisation, which, it was stated, had now a membership of 30,000 and a capital of 125,OW. Several of the men of the various grades ventilated their grievances, and it was stated that the conductors, who started at a remuneration of 4id. an hour, were promised 5d. aJL hour after the trams had been run- ning for six months, but, although this period had now been exceeded, the promised advance had not baan forthcoming. The management I had, it wan alleged, promised a good many thihgs at the time the men entered their service, hut those promises had not been ful- filled. The men claimed that they were entitled to time aud a half pay in respect of holidays and Sundays, and this the management refused to give. The hours which the men were called upon to work were stated to be unrea,sonable, the Rhondda being the only piace where the holidays were not recognised. The motormen said that when | eng-agad at 5d. an hour they were promised an increase to 6d. after a short time, but this promise was also stated to have been broken, but in a haphazard sort of faahion a few of the men had been granted an additional farthing an hour. Complaint was also made with regard to the men on the ppare lirt, whose earnings in 1 seme cases avera,ged only 10s. a week. These men had to turn up at four o'clock in the ajornm?. and a<nii;a two or three times tst'?r on, ami they received no payment except for j the time that tliedr servic were actually requited. It was stated that men were being | son peuded when no cause was assigned. The ir.fiiageinent, it was stated, not only treated the men with scant courtesy, but used opprobrious epithets in dealing with the employes. The attitude of the manage- ment was characterised as unreasonable and ever, inhiiman, and a determination was expressed to fisrht at all ed,ts. It was 6tated that two cr three men who had taken a part in the present movement had been discharged. It was unanimously agreed to form a branch of the Union at Porth, and all those present then and there signed on as members, and it was a,greed that the manager should be asked to meet the men ia a body fcr the purpose of dibeusisiug the points at issue.

TRAMS AND RAILWAYS 11 The ordinary monthly meeting of the Rhondda Urban District Council was held on Friday, Mr. Edmund Jones, J.P., presiding. The question of continuing the tramway from Fern dale to Mardy came up for con- sideration, on a letter from the National Electrical Construction Company. At present the company did not see its way to construct the line, but would do so if the council would advance the money for three years at a parcentag-e to be arranged. After discus- sion it was resolved to refer the matter to the legal and Parliamentary committee. The question of taxation of land values was considered on communications from the Pontypool Urban Coucicil and the Glas- gow City Council in favour of taxing such -val ues.Th-e propositions were approved. The Great Western Railway Company wrote that they did not see their way at present to provide any further accommodation for pa.s- eev.g-or traffic in the Ely Valley, nor did inquiry show that a station nearer than Penygraig on their system was possible at present.—Mr. D. W. Wight &aid that he found gome time ago a small station called Hendreforgan, which was a. terminus. There a train stopped and the engine turned round. If, instead of this, the train went on to Tonyr- efail, passengers could alight at Penygraig and be in touch with Mid-Bhondda. The company seemed to consider those who tra- velled to Cardiff only, forgetting the cross- country traffic.—Mr. Kich^las (clerk) under- took to write to the company ag-ain on the subject. A complaint waa made that the tramway company charged at times a 3d. fare within a penny area—Mr. Leonard Llewellyn re- marked that, to gain experience, they should ejieculate their pennies on the Cardiff tram- cars. (Laughter.) Seen by one of our representatives, "fr. H. J. Nisbett, the manager, stated that there was nothing in the agitation. The men were paid as well as any in the kingdom. and the mcvement was the work of one mfan, who had been discharged. If the malcontents chose they could be paid off, and there was any number of qualified drivers ready to take their places, and no dislocation of traffic need be anticipated.

I ATTACK ON MR. ROOSEVELT I In view of the discussion on the resoilutione protesting against the portion of President Roosevelt's message dealing with the secret service estimates, and recommending that it be tabled, together with the entire special message sent by th-e President to Con greek on Monday last, the House of Representatives at Washington on Friday was packed. Mr. Perkins, chairman of the special com- mittee to which the matter was referred, in- troduced the resolutions with a speech declar- ing that if Congress listened tamely and timidly to reflections on the ohairaoter of mem- bers and on its honesty of purpose, it would certainly deserve the contempt of the public. Mr. Perkins read a preamble reciting the grievances of the House, the steps taken to call Mr. Roosevelt's a-ttention to them, aud the ffpecial me*<sage in reply. "In spite of which,' tho preamble declares, "in the opinion of this House Mr. Roosevelt's language in his annual mcsaage is unjustified, has no basis in fact, and constitutes a b-re.a.ch of the privi- leges of the House" The resolutions included the following: — "That this House, in the exercise of its con- stitutional prerogatives, declines to consider any communication from any source which is not in it" own judgment respectful." Mr. Sherley, Kentucky (Democrat), declared that he could not see how any other conclu- sion could he arrived at than that Mr. Roose- velt had libelled the House. Many other Congressmen followed, some defending and some attacking Mr. Roosevelt. While the debate was proceeding a mes- senger from President Roosevelt ap-peared with a couple of special messages on minor topics. -aiiis arrival was greeted with jeers, and he was obliged to wait until the busi- ness in hand was concluded. The most sensational development of the day was the confirmation of an indefinite rumour which was being circulated on Thursday that President Roosevelt had sent a letter to Senator Hale in obedience to the request made by the Senate for information rega.rding the uses made of the secret ser- vice, and that this letter showed that Sema- tor Tollman had been shadowed by detec- tives with a view to discovering whether he bad any connection, with alleged questionable land transactions in Oregan.-Reuter. The Senate at Washington has adopted a, reaolntion, introduced by Mr. Culberson, instructing a Judiciary Committee to investi- gate and report as to whether Mr. Roose- velt had authority to permit the United States Steel Corporation to absorb the Ten- nessee Coal and Iron Comrany.-Reuter.

A GOLF STORY. I Lord Durham has told an amusing story of his first gamfl of goU. which be played when a boy. "My father," he said, "once ga.ve a couple of golf drubs and ecme balls to any twin brother amd myself; so we forthwith began to senate the balls about the place. While I was stooping down to pick up a ball, rmy brother took a stroke, and tibe bell struck me. As I thought the Hon. F. W. had done the deed purposely, there ensued a terrible fight, amd- we broke the -stdcka over each other's head." Lord Durham once con- trasted the House oi Lords with a grume of golf; for, he said, whale the object of the lat;ter was to get into a hole, the object ol. we former was often to get out of one. M.A.P."

ADVENTURE IN THE SEVERN Joeeph "William Nfills, flarmer, RodJey, near Gloucester, who was defended by Mr. Lionel I>r..ne, was at Li (t iedcan Petty Sessions on Friday convicted of drunkenness on Christ- mas evening, and lined as. and 36s. 4d. costs. The evidence of several witnesses for the prosecution was that a little before mid- night defendant, with a friend, named Crook, was found in the River Severn at a point known as Hawkin's Pill. In support of the charge of drunkenness it was stated that Mills was ineapaible of to get his horse out of the water, and it was drowned.

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I COL. F. C. MORGAN DEATH AT RUPERRA CASTLE Sportsman & Politician The deiath took place on Friday afternoon I at his residence, Ruperra Castle, of Colonel the Hon. Frederic Ocurtenay Morgan, the only surviving brother of Viscount Tredegar, in his seventy-fifth year. Cornel Morgan had been in a weak condi- tion for a considerable time. Rheuma-tism and gout, with complications, had made serious inroads upon his constitution, and he had been more or less an invalid for a couple of years. He was able occasion- ally, however, t- be out when well wrapped up, and to walk about with the aid of two sticks. The Monmouthshire County Council was latterly his only public concern. Ten days ago Colonel Morgan was attacked with bronchitis, which necessitated his remaining indoors at Ruperra, Castle, TIe did not improve, and his medical attendant, Dr. Reginald Brewer, of Newport, was sent for. A serious turn occurred on Thursday night, and on Friday morning the patient was found to be in a very low state and unconscious. Dr. Brewer was hastily sent for, and remained with Colonel Morgan till his death on Friday aft-ernoon. Mr. Frederic Evan Morgan and Mrs. Mundy, his younger son and daughter, and lord Tredegar, his brother, were present at the end. The annual servants' ball, which had been arranged to be held at Tredegar Park on Fri- day night, was abandoned. The late colonel was heir-presumptive to the barony and baronetcy held by his brother, Viscount Tredegar. The new heir-presumip- tive is the late colonel's son, Colonel Courtenay Morgan, who was Conservative candidate for South Monmouthshire in 1906. BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH Colonel the Hon. Frederic Courtenay Morgan., soldier, sportsman, and politician, has filled a very large piace in the recent history of Monmouths'hire and adjoining counties. His residence, Ruperra Castle, is on the Glamorgan side of the Rhymney River, but it was chiefly to Monmouthshire that he endeared himself during his long and versatile career. In saying that it must not be forgotten that he was also a well-known figure througlout the Southern half of the Principality daring the past forty years, especially in sport and politics. The Colonel," as he was familiarly known, was the third son of the first Baron a.nd Baroness Tredegar, of Tredegar Park, Monmouthshire. He was born at Brighton on May 24, 1854, and was, therefore, in his seventy-fifth year. He was Viscount Trede- gar's junior by two years. Master Fredel'i.e" (the Christian name wa-s always rendered without a final" k ") was educated at Winchester. In his holidays he used to go to Tredegar Park, where many of the young men of the county had sports with him and "Master Godfrey" (the pre&ent Viscount Tredegar). The eldest of the brothers died in early manhood. As well as learning the duties and recreations of country life at Tredegar Park, "Master Frederic" and the present viscount went to the Duke of Beaufort's place at Badminton, in Gloucestershire, and these experienced, with many other sons of the peerage, a thorough and sometimes a severe course of riding and other exercises that pertain to the life of a sportsman. Crimean War Like his elder brother, he entered the Army as a young man, and became a captain in the Rifle Brigade. He went to the Climea. and endured with the flower of British chivalry the rigcurs of the protracted war with Russia. Being an infantry officer, he could not, of course, ghaie the glory of the dashing charge of the Noble Six Hundred at Balaclava, but he was on the field of those operations on that memoraible October day. In much the same way that the noble viscount still keeps alive the interest in Balacla-va Day, Colonel Morgan was in the habit of celebrating amongst his workpeople and tenants the anniversary of the battle of Inkerman, which was fought 54 years ago last November, and in which he himself took part. Oolonel Morgan himself has told us some- thin.g of the story of that battle. With little or no food for three days, he had received an order to maron five miles in the morning to Inkerman, without knowing by how many thousands of RuwA"s they were to be outnumbered. Still, not a man flinched from his duty, and it could net be said that there was a coward in the ranks." That was a fitting tribute from an officer to the tenacity and endurance of the men who won "the soldiers' battle," as Inkerman was fittingly called. It it3 possible that there are no other two brothers living who had been at Balaclava and lilkerrnan respectively. The gallant officer received a British medal with four clasps and the Turkish medal. Volunteering It was a time of thanksgiving and of jollity when the two gallant officers. Captain Godfrey Morgaji and Csuptaan Frederic Mor- gan. returned to Tredega-r Park after the war was over. With the falling off in the mili- tary spirit which ensued both brothers left the Army so-on afterwards, but at the begin- ning of the Volunteer movement, in 1859, they were both again in evidence in Monmouth- shire, and not only !r.ve the oounty the benefit of their practical experience, but joined heartily in yhe movement. Amongst a committee appointed at a publlo meeting of the inhabitants of Newport and the vicinity, held at the Town-hall on Monday, May 29, 1859, are found the names of the Hon. Godfrey Morp"p-n, and U Oaptan the Hon. Fred Moo;.an. and their names in the same order are entered as the first two Volunteers. The tbird on the list was their brother-in-law, Sir George Walker, Bart, 80011 afterwards, however, it was fownd tihat Cafptain the B)on. Godfrey Morgan, who had become M.P- for Breconshire, was unable to devote sutlic.ien,t time to the duties. and" he retired. Tlle command of the first comp-any was g¡i yen ooh CaPtaAn the Hon. Frederic C. Morgan, who in time beca.me hon. colonel of the battalion, and thence- forth was known net as Captain Morgan, bat as Colonel Morgan. The deceased gentleman achieved a popu-1| larity all over the county. His genial warmth of manner, has fine old sporting instincts, and his bOnhomie were everywhere the talk and the a-dmirataon of the country- side. A clear 6ft. in ght, as straight a rider as could be found, he wag the pattern and leader of tihe Treegar Hunt for many years, an office in which he was succeeded by his elder son, Coilonel Courtenay Morgan. 1 Marriage and Family In 1858 Colonel Morgan married Miss Char- lotte Antne WiHia.xn»°n' daughter of the late Mr. Charles Alexander Williamson, of Lawers, Perthshire. N.R., and had four children, viz., Colonel Courtenay Morgan I (who was Conserva*^6 ea«ndadate for South Monmouthshire at the last general election), Mr. Frederic Eva-n Morgan, of Boughrood Castle; Mrs. Bla>nC Frances Hoare, of Bignell, Bicester; ajad Mire. Violet Wilhel- mina Mundy, of Thornbury, Gloucestershire, Colonel Courtenay MOn has lived at Ludlow Court, Herefordshire, but has travelled abroad a ST^t deal of late, and has. when in England, made Tredegar Park tiis principal residence. The Hon. Mrs. Mn, 'wfe of the deceased colonel, unfcxrtund/te'y b-aine afflicted with blindness some years belore her death in 1891. It is much W be regretted that her elder son, Colonel Courtenay Morgan, has lately had consid?"? trouble with? hia eyes, as a?so his father had in the last few vears. I In parliament A,-eM' and two before tihe present Lord Tre 4ec-, t7.ot.tbP.,= (cm the death of his faJth ?z? In February, 1874 Colonel Mor?a.n'?.me, with lord H. R C. 80meræt (one 01 "?' "MM of the Duke of Beauifort), a. m??"? ? Parliament for Mciunouths'nire. The Nounty at the tame had not been divide" Into electoral divisions. One of the Morgagis of th-e family, the late Mi Octavius Mor^n (aiD. umde of 00donel the Hon. F. C. Morgan), had sat for the j county BÏnoe Fc.br?'?'?' 1841-33 Yr&-before he retired on a?c?"?"" 0' advancing age in favour of his nephew. The 1874 election was a, walk-over for the two Conservative candi- dates. It was in April.  that 00'1e1 Mo-r?M got h!$ bapvsw <x ?«'toraJ fire. His eague, Lord 11. R. C, Somerset, had retired, and Colcf ^^an ran in double haraeos with Mr. Joo," Allan Rolls, of The Hendre, near MonlDouth, who has since been raised to the peerage as Lord Llangattock. They had as opponents two Liberals who were then not much, known, but who made naDlfti or themselves in different spheres of life later, viz., the Hon. G. C. Brodrick, a well-known university authority on many learned subjects, and Mr. O. M. Warmington, who became a Chancery K.C., amd received a baronetcy 'not long before his death a few Aveeks ago. The poll &t that election the first contest after the DO-110t Act) ahowed the fol- lowing Bleeted: Colonel the Hon. F. C. Morgan (C.), 3,529; Mr. John A. Boils (O). 3^94. llion- elected: The H<m. G. C. Brodrick (L.). 3,019; Hr. C. M. Warmington (L.), 2,927. When the county of Monmouth was divided into electoral divisions, in 1835, Colonel Morgan, as the senior sitting member, ohoc-o the Southern Division, in which Tredegar Park lay. One of his former opponents, Mr. Warmaingtm, v., oT) tt o West Monmouthshire, and succeeded at three elections. He ultimately resigned magnanimously in favour of the late Sir WiLliam Harcourt. Colonel con- tinued to hold South Monmouthshire in the Conservative interest by the charm of his peiTionality no less than by the virtues cf tho cause he strove for against the assaults of all opponents. His first adversary after the redistribution was Sir Henry Mather- Jackson, Bart., whom he defeated by 557 votes. Sir Henry has since became a Unionist, a.nd no one more heswtily supported the colonel in his later elections than he. In 1886, when the Home Rule controversy was the outstanding feature of the oontest, Colonel Morgan defeated Mr. Oliver Bryant by 2,285 votes. At the next election, in 1892, there appeared in the constituency that remarkable candi- date Baron Profumo. Whatever may have been sa-id in other reqpecte about the baron, this, at least, can be honestly affirmed. To ure a hackneyed phrase, his zeal and devo- tion wore worthy of a better cause. lie worked with wonderful tenacity. Where Will the Hounds Meet P There were some remarkable things said and done in that contest. "I remember, writes a coirre.-ii>ond«ii't who went through the greater part of the fight, that on one I occasion, not long before the election, Colonial 2forgan spoke at a meeting in 1 I LATE OOLON-BL THE HON. F. C. MORGAN. agHHMaMBmanBMMnMMBHHHmw Mac hen, over which Dord 'rredega,r pTesddod. The colonej was never a 10-4 speaker. He believed in speaking by deeds rather than words. But at the conclusion of his speech the noble chairman, in the customary way, asked if any elector had a question to ask the caindidate. There was na i.m.mediate response, and Lord Tredegar was abouit to call upon the next speaker -when a person wail seen to rise not far from the door. The Conservatives on the platform were a little curious to know whether this was to be the beginnim, of a bouit of heckling. But everybody wae prepared to stand up to it, and so Lord Tredegar spoke uip, and said, 'What is your question, sir?' The 'ftee and independent' responded, My lord, I wa.n.t to ask the colonel wli-f-tv the hounds are going to meet next Monday.' The whole m'tj¡yJlg w?s cocvu'??. a.nd Colonel Morgan, rising, and entering well into the spirit of the affair, replied (it was the depth of winter).. Well, if the present frost con- tinues I am very much afraid that we shall have no hunting at all next Monday, and I am sure that will be a very great disappoint- ment to many of you.' There was a very vociferous Hear, hear' from many parts of the meeting." Baron Profumo was defeated by 721 votes; Mr. (now Sir) Clifford Cory was defeated in July, 1395, by 612 votes, and in October, 1900, Colonel Morgan was returned unopposed. He represented the whole oounty of Monmouth for eleven years, and the Southern Division for 21 years, a period of continuous membership of the House of Commons of 32 years. In a humorous sketoh of Fred (as he was styled) in "Vanity Fair" some eight or ten years ago it was said of him that he never was guilty of making a speech in the House. That was not quite true of his whole Parliamentary carcer, but ho was not one of those who like to bore the House with speeches. He knew that he had both the con- fidenoe and affection of his constituento and friends, and though he was a staunch and unwavering party man—he detested a wobbler or a trimmer-he never carried party real to the excess of offend- ing his friends who did not agree with him. An example was furnished when an attempt was made some years ago to pass ad) Eight Hours Mines BilL The colonel himself did not approve the mea- sure, but in deference to the large body of opinion of miners in South Monmouth he agreed mcMi to oppose it. For some years Colonel Morgan was in the singular position of being "Conservative member for South Wadee." At Home I At his home at Ruperra Castle, which is I one of the seats of the Tredegar family, as well as at Tredegar Park, he was always an open-handed, generous-spirited man. He was a Morgan, and that was enough for his friends. His workpeople and his tenants, like those of his brother, Viscount Tredegar, had practically a life freehold o'n his estate, and to visitors he was klways a most con- siderate and bountiful host. The la,te Sir William Harcourt during his represen- tation of West Monmouthshire more than fence acknowledged the kind-hearted, broad- minded character of Colonel Morgan. On October 9, 1903, the veteran wrote to Sir Arthur Mackworth, Bart., who was then chairman of the divisional Conservative Association, giving notice of his intention not to seek re-election. I find I am almost daily becoming more feeble and less able to move about," he wrote. Colonel Morgan was then, and had been for some few years before, in indifferent health. Rheumatism a.nd gout had laid hold upon him with a grip which he could not shake off. He had for a long time to keep indoors and to undergo medioal treatment. Then there came on a severe affliction of the eyes, necessitating an operation. The operation was successful, and the sight was retained, but Colonel Morgan had to wear dark glasses, and through rheumatism conld get about only with the aid of two sticks. Still, the spirit was willing, though the flesh was getting feeble. At the Inkerman dinner a couple of years ago he spoke quite cheerily of has condition. He jokingly said that he had read in the newsrpa.pers something about an epitaph drawn up for Lord Tredegar, but there was nothing strange in that, as soane eight or ten years before he (the colonel) had been able to read his own epitapih. It was short, and read as follows:— Here lies Fred, He was alive, now he is dead; There is no more to be said." People called him still Master Fred, though he was then 72 years of age. He felt proud of it himself, and still more proud was he upon having the honest love of the people. Wherever he went he found people glad to see him. and trying to butter him up by saying he looked as young as ever. Tha.t he was still alive, however, was due to the fact that he would not die to please anyone. The death of Colonel Morgan will natmrally be a great shook to his only surviving brother. Lord Tredegar. That they were devotedly attached to one another is a ma-tter of public knowledge. Comrades and brothers in arms, in sport and in the hurly-1 burly of politics, they would naturally have a special affinity and kinship of spirit. loird Tredegar only a few years ago referred to their love for one another and their abso- lute singleness of purpose as being in some measure like the love of I)svid and Jona- tha.n. The family vault at Bassale.g Church has been opened twice within the past few years for the reception, of a Morgan. It will close upon the last male but one of his I generation when Colonel Morgan'? body ia borne there. A Man of Generous Heart I The coLonel was a singularly lovable ma.n'1 To oome he appoared to have a brusque manner, but he had all the qualities and all the affections of a meet generous man. If he were ruffled in the hunting fiedd or on the htietings the offence was forgotten and forgiven in a minute. He bore no malice, he harboured no grudges. Many a man who I had opposed him politically was gjad to 1 acknowledge his kindly help. When at the la,st election Colonel (now Major-general) Sir Ivor Herbert, Bart., was declared elected for South Monmouthshire one of the first men to give him cordial greeitin,g and a warm shake of the hamd was the old Colonel," as lie was delighted to be called, though it was "the old Colonel's" own son who wAs the vanquished in the conflict. By his death South Wales loses a courageous, lovable, and gifted man. The sympathy of thousands will go out to Colonel Morgan's family, and to none more than to the noble lord who remains the only son of the first BbLron Tredegar. Sir Mamli&nt Williams, in his book, The Welsh Members," published in 1894, well said, Were we called upon to describe m minuteness and accuracy the mbits and personal qualities of either (Lord Tredegar or Ooiomel Morgan) we could not do better than cfuscxte at length Dafyxkl alb GTrilym's exquisite ode to the Lord of xaemikg. for, in very sooth, the Tredegar family, by their open-handed genecrosity, their love of sport, their patronage of the National Eisteddfod, tho Honourable Society of Cymmrodorion, and kindred organisations, by their love of truth, their courage, and their bravery, are literally re-producing the salient cha-rac- teristics of their great ancestor of the fifteenth century." I Affection of the Tenantry "He was one of the best gentlemen, sir, as ever oaime in your jurisdiction," remarked one of the Ruperra Estate workmen to our Rhymney Valley reporter; and quaint though the expression was, it was sincare. Every man on the estate worshipped the old Colonel," and his appearance at the annual celebration of Inkerman at the Draythen was always an event of great local interest. Tho tenants and employes always flocked around him, and the walls of the aseembly- room a.t the little inn would ring with the sliouts of greeting. Of la.te years his health and eyesight had prevented him from going a.bout mucll, but he generally reserved strength to attend the celebration of the Battle of Inkerman. As long as I am alive yon have a friend at your back," was his remark to one of his employes, and even after this man had been assisted to a nice little basiness the kindly old Colonel pressed upon him not to leave the estate for good. Come down as often a-s you can," he said, if it's only half a day," and the salary was paid as before. THE TREDEGAR HEIR Career of Colonel Courtenay Morgan Coionel Gourt-enay Oha,rles Evan Morgan, j who succeeds Colonel the Hon. F. C. Morgan, was L,,or-i Put Ruperra Castle in 1867. He is, I tnerclore, now 42 years of age. Educated at Eton, he early in life imbibed a love of sport and of soldiering. In 1884 he joined the RoyaJ. Monmouth Royal Engineers (Militia) ari a subaltern. In 1899 he was appointed A.D.C. to Major-general Sir Thomas Fraser, who then had the command of the Thames district. He afterwards came back to the Militia again, and in 1900 went to the theatre of war 'n South Africa as a staff officer. In February, 1901. he joined General French's odnmn, and took part with that distin- guished and successful commander in the wide sweeping movements in the Eastern Transvaal. Natal, and Swaziland. Major Morgan was invalided home at the end of the year 1901. In May, 1902, he was appointed to a command of the remounts at the Alex- andra Palace, London, in oonneotion with the mounted Colonial troops who came over to this country for the Coronation. Return- ing again to the Monmouth Militia, he wa-i appoint.ed to a command of the field mounted company of that reg'iment. He has travelled three times round the world, and has been in every British Colony. On August 5, 1890, he married Lady Katherine Carnegie, daughter of Jamc6< ninth Earl of Southesk, K.T., of Kinnaird Oastle, Brechin, Colonel COURTENAY MORGAN, Son of the late Colonel Morgan, and now Lord Tredegar's heir. Forfarshire, N.B. There are two children of the marriage, a eon, Evan Frederic, born 1893, who was train-bearer to the Prince of Wales on the occasion of his visit to Cardiff to lay the foundation-stone of the university college, and a daughter, born in 1895. Colonel Courtenay Morgan unsuccessful>y contested South Monmouthshire in the Con- servative interest at the last election. He has fince been in indiffeient health, and has travelled a good deal abroad, but in the early part of the present season he hunted the Tredegar Hounds. Colonel Courtenay Morgan is now the immediate heir to the Tredegar title and estates. Lord Tredegar's Hounds will not hunt on Mondiay.

Over 10 Million Tons) BARRY SHIPMENTS LAST YEAR The returns were issued on Friday of the shipments at Barry Docks during last year, a. total having been reached of 10,396,124 tons, a decrease compared with 1907 of 28,478 tons. The traffic was as follows: — Tons. Fjxports (coal and coke) 1 9,759.484 Imports (general goods) 636,640 THe exports in 1907 reached y,yiu,qt>o totia, I an excess compared with last year of 151,001. a.nd the imports amounted to 514,119, alL increase shown for 1998 of 122,521 tons.

RECREATION CLUB atCLYDACH The fine new building which has recently bear, erected for the Mond Nickel Works Recreation Club, Glydach, Swansea Valley, was opened with a miscellaneous concert, there being a, very large gathering present, including the leading residents of Swansea Valley. The new building, which has been erected in close proximity to the 34ond oitic-e, is conveiikmtly situated on the angle of the main roads that lead off to Pcntar- da,we, Glydach, and Glais. In a(,IdiLion to a billiard-room (two ta,bles), a fine shooting range room, committee-rooms, &c., tihe new building also cooiitains a spacious concert- hall, to seat 400 people. The concert was presided over by Dr. Carl linger (managing director), im the aibsenoo of Dr. Lad wig Mend, who was in Itaily. Dr. Langer said that the success of a roantufacfeuring concern dejiended to a great extent upon the capa- bilities, goodwill, and co-operation of the men employed, and this new building had been effected with a view to fostering and encouraging a feeling of good-fellowship and comradeship amongst them. (Applause.) Up to the present they had only been able to encourage amongst the men aiD interest in flowers and gardening and in athletic sport, but in future, with the aid of their new building, they would be able to encourage social initercomrse aanongst tihem, and to endeavour to bring out their best, mentally and otherwise. (Hear, hear.) It wa-s their intention to organise lectures on various subjects, musical entertainments, &c., as frequently as possible. (Cheers.) The pro-g-ramme was contributed, to by the Mond Orchestral Band (conducted by Mr. Heberledii), Mond Male Voice Party (con- ducted by Mr. A. F. David), Mond Brass Band (conducted by Mr. Willie Griffiths); Miss Blodwen Jones (Pontardiawe), Mi". W. Griffiths, Madame W. Griffiths, Madlame 8. Hearne, Messrs. J. Bowen, W. Williams, D. Jones, D. L. Thomas, Suimmerhayes, and J. L. Thomas. Messrs. A. F. David and T. J. Hill were the accompanists.

TO SAVE THE CHILDREN I As the result of the absence of fireguards, or the presence of such as are worse than useless, no fewer than 1,500 cases of fatal accidents were registered during the last year, and of these fatalities Cardiff had its due proportion. Strictures of coroners and verdicts of juries seem to have little remedial effect. A movement is sharping itself in Cardiff which it is hoped will tend to minimise the evil. Mr. Edwin Seward (architect) has made in these columns the suggestion of an attaclhaible fireguard. Mr. Seward is chair- man of the Cardiff Executive of the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, and in the course of an interview he sacid he had received suggestions, amongst other places, from Swansea and Newport. and it was. he emphasised, important to con- sider whether such fire-screens as he sug- gested should not in time become a land- lord's fixture, instead of a concern for the tenants. Under the Children's Act, which would come into opera-tion on March 31 next. fireguards would be a desiderata, and a | protection which would be efficacious would. when patented, prove to be a source of pfoflt for the time and patience &pent upon its invention.

THE ABODt OF LOVE" I Efforts to serve a citation notice personally upon the Rev. H. J. Smyth Pigott, heGId of the Agapemrone, Spaxton, near Bridgwater, having failed, the ecclesiastical authorities have resorted to substituted service, this being held to satisfy the legal requirements. The citation has, therefore, been sent by reg-isteted poet to the "Abode of Lave," and arrangements are being made to hold a Consisrtory Court at. Wells within the next week or so. Messrs. Reed and Reed, solicitors, of Bridgwater, are preparing the evidence which will be offered.

I The Cardiff Bill RATEPAYERS AND WATER CHARGES The Lord Mayor of Cardiff (Alderman Lewis Morgan) presided at a public meeting at the City-hall on Friday to approve, or otherwise, the corporation's Parliamentary Bill for the construction of additional water- works and for other purposes. His lordship was supported by the members and officials of the corporation, and Mr. S. Hern (secre- tary), Mr. Westyr-Kvans, and Mr. R. Milner were present on behalf of the Cardiff Rate- payers' Association. The Lord Mayor briefly outlined t.he main provisions of the Bill, which, he said, had received the unanimous approval of the council. The construction of another reser- voir was essential commercially as well as from a health point of view. (Hear, hear.) The waterworks undertaking was a burden on the city. The people of Penarth, who did not contribute to the rates of Cardiff, got a supply of water at the same price as the ratepayers of Cardiff. The rate-in-aid for a period of fifteen years had averaged 3d. in the 1, and including this Cardiff ratepayers ha.d actually paid 25 per cent. more for their water than the people of Penarth. That was unfair, and it was proposed to ask for power to charge Penarth 25 per cent, in addition to the charge made in Cardiff. This was the same extra charge which the corporation had power to make, and did make, in all places within the water area outside the city, excepting Penarth. There was no reason why Penarth should be an exception. It was also asked that an agreement made by the Cardiff Waterworks Company in 1860 with the Penarth Harbour, Dock, and Railway Company, whereby the waterworks company were to supply to the dock company at a, very low ra\e-4d. per i,COO gallons for trade purposes—might be cancelled. The dock oompa,ny had increased their docks and their consumption, and it was unfair that they should be in a different position to any other Cardiff trader. The Bill also provided for the unification of rates, for the better working of the loans fund, and for the temporary bor- rowing of moneys for special purposes. Powers were also sought to levy a halfpenny rate for the support of the National Museum at Cardiff, although no additional burden would be cast upon the ratepayers; the present Cardiff Museum rate would be paid instead to the National Museum. It was alzo proposod to regulate the manufacture of ice- cream, to exercise greater supervision over the public milk supply, to extend the time allowed for the construction of the western sewer, to secure powers to wire houses for electric light and to supiply lamps and fit- tings, and to utilise a site in SI ope r-road for markets and fairs in place of the abandoned Ganton Market and Fail's. Various amendments were submitted by Mr. Hern and Mr. Westyr-Evans, but the provisions of the Bill were approved by the meeting. Mr. Hern and Mr. Evans, however, gave notice that in regard to the provisions for wiring houses, for the supply of water to bodies outside Cardiff, &c., they would demand a pol}8 of the ratepayers.

WELSH LEGENDS Madame Gwyneth Vaughan addressed a large meeting of the Cardiff Cymmrodorion Society at the St. John Schools on Friday, w-hen Mr. J. Austin Jenkins presided. The subject of the lecture was "The Beauty of Welsh Legendary Lore." The lecituter offered comparisons between the legends of other countries and those of Wales. Irish legends were similar in style, with the exception that they emphasised too muoli the gruesome detail, whereas the Welsh legend idealised a.nd shed a poetic gla,mour over unpleasant tframes. In dealing with Scotland, the lecturer said that there wais again a Celtic affinity in the treatment of stories, excepting t,hat, although told with great beauty, they also, like the Irish tradi- tional stories, were not toned down, blut were given with all realism of actual occurrence. The perusal of Irish and Scottish legends left behind them an aftertaste of awfulnesfc and gruesome reaJity The lec- turer referred to many Welsh love stories which hod been given to her. personally by old WcMi people. The Norwegian legends were characterised by strength; those of Greece, though not always pure in ideal, were, like the Latin, far from being morally clean, but were of great beauty. Matthew Arnold said: "There is something 60 spiritual, eo human with the Welsh legends which I fear the English people know little cf." The influence of the Mabinogion upon the literature of England and Europe was incalculable and permanent, and gave to English literature one of its finest gems in tho Arthurian Legends of Tennyson. A cordiail vote of thanks was given. «

CANADA AND THE EMPIRE Sir James Whitney, the Premier of Ontario, addressing a new political club at Ottawa, said:- We are here under the wonderful British institutiona which we enjoy, and for which the only return we make is to pay the salary of the Governor-General. If this continues we shall grow narrow and selfish. Every obseirvor must see clearly that changes are at hand, and events move fast in these strenuous times. Do we wish to assist in the permanence and future continuity of the British Empire? Then we must sit down around the table with the other portions of the Empire, and see what sacrifices are necessary, and the longer we delay the worse it will become."—Reuter.

TRAINING OFIEACHERS The North of England Education Con- ference a,t Manchester on Friday opened with the presidential address of Bisihop Welldon, followed by a discussion on the incidence of the cost of education. Papers were read upon various educational questions. Com- plaint was made that more teachers were now being trained than could find employ- ment, and it was suggested that local authori- ties should decline to make further provision fo-r the training of teachers until the policy of the Edumtion Board was clearly defined. The teaching of languages and the training I of girls in domestic economy formed the subject of other papers. The conference was adjourned.

GASH IN THE THROAT I A tragic affair occurred on Friday morn- ing at Pembroke Dock, when Mr. Joseph Cole. a writer in his Majesty's dockyard, was found with his throat cut in his bathroom. The deceased, who was 46 years of age, lived in Apley-terraoe. For some time past he had appeared depressed. On Friday morning his sister, upon calling hian, received no reply. She found that he was not in his room, and that the door of the bathroom was locked. When this was burst open by a neighbour, Mr. Finch, Mr. Cole was found lying in his night attire on the floor. He had a terrible gash in the throat, and was quite dead. > "■ M>

PEMBROKE BOROUGHS I Sir George Armstrong, the prospective Conservative and Unionist candidate for the Pembroke Boroughs, will arrive at Tenby on Monday, and intends to pursue an active campaign for a few days in the boroughs. On the 12th he will address a public meeting at Tenby, on the 15th a publio meeting at Pembroke, and on the 16th he will attend a smoking concert at the Pembroke Dock Con- servative Club. The following week he will address other meetings—on the 18th at Mil- ford Haven, the 19th at Neyland, the 20th at Narbortli, the 21st at Wiston, and the 22nd at Fishguard.

BENEVOLENT WELSH LADY I The death has occurred at Rock Ferry of Mrs. Jane Williams, widow of the late Rev. John Williams, rector of Penegoes, North Wales, and mother of Dr. Charles Williams, the eminent mental specialist. The deceased lady, who belonged to one of the oldest Welsh families, Was well known for her charity. During periods of distress she distributed thousands of pounds amongst the poor of South Wales, and some time ago erected and presented a fine parochial hall to the people of Llanbadarn, Barmouth.

THEFT OF SECURITIES A robbery of securities, valued at £ 46,300. took place in Parts on Friday. The securi- ties in question were contained in a. bag deposited in a vehicle belonging to the Lyons Railway, and the robbery appears to have been perpetrated whilst the vehicle was in the Rue Oh-aussee D'Antin. The securities stolen were in course of transmission from two brokers and three Paris bauks.Central News.

FREEDOM FOR WORKERS I The Industrial Freedom League, of which I Lord Lamington is president, has amalga- I mated with the Anti-Socialist Union.

"UNSEED COMPOUND" (Aniseed, Senega, Sqnili, I Tolu, tc.) for Coughs. Of Chemists only. e866Ø )

Put Me to Steal." WHOLESALE THEFTS BY A SERVANT GIRL Hengoed Mistress Imprisoned for Inducing Them. A remsrkable case of receiving stolen pro- perty wa.s heard at Hengoed Police-court on Friday, when Mrs. Elizabeth English was charged with receiving a blouse, valued at 1. lid., which had been stolen by net domestic, Druoella Parton, a.ged sixteen, at Bargced. Mr. T. J. Thomas appeared for the woman. and the girl was defended by Mr. Tons Phillips. The girl alleged that she was walking with Mrs. English, who said, "There's a nioa bltrase on the lino. If you can get it you can have it." She took the blouse and followed Mrs. English into the house. "Mr. and Mrs. English," continued the witness, "came to my home at Pengam and brought the blonse with her, and said, "The policp have been at my house. They went all upstairs hunting- for you, and made a sign for me to keep quiet." The girl'« maflhr,r, in evidence, said Mrs. English said, "For goodness sake isend her away, because the police are after her. Send her away until it. blows over." Witness said she was ashamed to do anything. Mrs. Eng- lish brouglit the blouse down on" -the same night (Sunday), and left it under the table. Witness said her daughter wm subject to fits. Didn't Mrs. English bring t.he blDuse to yoU to hide your daughter?—Yes, a,?d to hide herself, perhaps. You admit that the girl stole the blouse?— I admit that '>he told me she stole it. Mr. Phillips pleaded guilty for the girl hut Mrs. English pleaded "Not guilty. Mrs. English, in evidence, said she knew nothing of the thoft. She only went to war* the girl in a benevolent spirit. The Bench considered the evidence wai not strong enough to convict. The deci-sion against, the girl was su?p?nded until t116 end of another case against the same defendants. Another Change The girl was than charged with stealing a tablecloth and sheet, valued and )1rs. English was charged with receiving. Police-constable J. W. Thomas said he charged Parton. who replied, That's^righr." Witness tcolc her to the house of Mrs. English, and the girl said. She told me I could get some sheets and blankets, and I won't want to buy any before Christmas, and mind you won't be caught." Mrs. English, said she had never encouraged the girl to steal. The Bench found the charges proved, and adjourned the decision until a third case was heard. Yet Another The defendants were then jointly charged in a similar way in regard to the theft of a. blanket. Both defendants now pleaded guilty, and the girl volunteered the statement that the woman told her she wanted clothes because most of herfl wore in pawn, and if she could get some for her it would be the means of her not buying any until after Christmas. The woman wa.s watching whilst she com- mitted the thefts, and told her that she could not come again after the two nights, as if she was caught she could not run. The girl also stated that she had pawned a suit for the woman, who told her not to tell her husband, as he would be off because she had so many things in pawn. That is the truth," earnestly said the girl, adding tha.t Mrs. English told to her mind not to saY' anything, so that the police would know nothing about it, or it would mean penal servitude for life. Mrs. English saad she would put her and the clothes in the garret just as she had done with a lodger when thf; police were after him. The girl concluded She put me to steal all. and she was tellini. lies in the box." The Chairman (Ifr. E. Edwards), in binding the girl over, brought a flood of tears to her eyes by giving her kindly words, whilst a voice in the hushed court murmured, "That is good advice." Addressing Mrs. English, the Chairman said: I am sorry for you. You are a woman of age, and you ought to know bette", but you have encouraged this girl to do what she did, and wh-en we consider the position of this girl under your care it is something terrible. We cannot for a moment consider a fine. It is too serious, and you must go to prison for one month on each of ,the two charges, to run concurrently.

SHE'S BEST DEAD." At Wolverhampton Police-court on Friday Edward Lawrence, brewer, was charged with rani'dei-in^ R-oth Itadley, with whom he had lived, on the night of the 29tih ult. The prosecution stated that the accused was married, but separated from his wife, and had resided with Hadley for periods in the last five years. Dr. Galbraith, who was called by Lawrenoe to the dying woman, stated that the accused exclaimed, "I am glad I've dene it. She's best dead." Dr. Carter stated that the accused had been drinking heavily. Dr. Powell, who made a post-mortem examination, said there would have been singeing of the flesh if the revolver had been held close to it, but there were no signs of singeing effects. He admitted that the wounda could have been self-inflicted. The accused in reply to the charge said he had nothing to say except that he was not guilty. Lawrence was committed for trial on a charge Otf wilful murder.

CARDIFF LADY HONOURED Mrs. A. H. Mules. Roath, Cardiff, was for tuna.te to secure a pretty snap-shot of the Royal yacht upon its voyage to Cardiff with their Majesties the King and Queen and Frinoces Victoria on boa.rd. The photograpfr was utilised this season as a Christmas and New Year greeting post-card, and a copy was submitted to her Majesty for acceptances Mrs. Mules has received the following i-eplj from the Royal I-lous,-hold:- giandringham, Norfolk, "6th January, 1909. Miss Knollys is commanded by the QneeJ to thank Mrs. Mules very much for tiu photograph which she lias kindly sent fol her Majesty's acceptance."

IMPERIAL SERVICE MEDALS The "London Gazette" contains the fol- lowing:— The King has been pleased to grant to th< following retired members of his Majesty) Civil Service (not belonging to administra tive or clerical branches) the Imperial Ser vice Medal, which was instituted by h.i( Majesty for the recognition of long and meri- tocrioue service: — George Edwards (joiner), Pembroke Dock- yard GJborge S. Gwilliam (shipwright), Pembroke Dockyard. Lewis J. M. Hollott (sorting clerk and teleg- raphist), Cardiff. Thomas W. Stephens (smith), Pembroke Dockyard. James Thomas (joiner), Pembroke Dock. ya.rd. Wm. H. Thomas (shipwright, Pembroke Dockyard.

FIRES AT ABERGAVENNY A fire occurred at Councillor Woodwa-rd G farm, known as the "Racecourse," two miles from Abergavenny, damage being done to a barn and hay to thelamount of L300. While t-till working at the barn a message wad received by telephone at the Golf House, which is near the Racecourse Farm, to the effect that a flra had broken out at The Poplars, the residence of Mr. Rowlands, at the Mardy, about 4 mile the other side of the town. The brigade were quickly on the scene, but on arrival there found that the fire had boon extinguished. Farm Fire at Madley The Hereford Fire Brigade were away many hours combatting a fire which broke out on Canon Bridge Farm, Madley. A French barn was destroyed, with the whole of its contents, viz., twenty tons of hay, twenty tons of clover, two bays of oats, twenty tons or barley, straw, two oarts, wa|er-cart, elevator, and other implements. the damage boing estimated at £500, covered by insurance. Mr. Addis, of Whitfield Court, Ross, is the owner of the farm.

SWANSEA bAY REGATTA At a meeting of the committeb of thg Swansea Bay Regatta, the mayor presiding. a vote of condolence was passed with the hon. secretary (Mr. Fred Andrews) and his family on the death of hisr father, Mr. Thornton Andrews. It was reported that the harbour trust had cubscribed 100 guineas, the Swansea Tramway Company and the London and North Western Railway Company £ 20 towards the regatta fund. Thf various sub-committees were struck.

FOOTBALLER INJURED Harry Nead, collier, aged 36, a member of the Gilfa.ch football team, living at 143, Park-place, sustained a fractured leg by being buried under a fall at the Gilfach Colliery, and was admitted to the Cardiff Infirmary on Friday evening.

CIGARS, ClGARETTES.-Player's Med., 20 41d., Mar. oedas, 2d. each; Bajabs, lird.-OxLly NBL3Q21 can Go it.