South Wales Echo

THE BISHOP OF CARLISLE ON CONFESSION. The Bishop of Carlisle. speaking in the Con- vocation of York, gave a terrible instance of its results on a susceptible girl of 16, who, haviug at last been persuaded to go to a confession, has, within a year (the Bishop said in consequence) three times attempted to commit suicide. The Bishop said whether he was more unfortunate than other bishops he did not know, but he took this opportunity of saying that habitual confession in many parishes was being made compulsory. If a clergyman refused to receive a candidate for communion unless there was a written promise I that there should be subsequent confession, ha said confession was being made compulsory. In many casea it was the very young clergy who were giving this teaching, and who were seeking to enforce the practice of habitual confession. He believed some young men looked forward to ordination as pjciests, because then they might be enabled to enter on their highest privilege, and that they might in that way be enabled to absolve those penitents who came to them. No greater calamity could befall the English Church. It was a Church worth fighting for, but if it became a practice of the clergy generally to enforce confession in the way it was enforced in some parishes and by some clergy, he would not lift up a hand to defend the Church as an Establishment. He believed if such confession became prevalent the battle of the English Information would be fought over again by the English laity.

NEGLECT OF CHltDREN IN THE I RHONDDA. At the Ystrad Police Court on Monda.y (before Mr Ignatius Williams, W. Jenkins, and Aluer- man li. Lewis) Anne Evans (23), residing at 3. Inveleigh-terrace, Llwynypia, was summoned for neglecting her four children-Ylatilàa. (11), Anne (8), Evan (5), Emily (4). Mr James Spickett, Pontypridd, instructed by Mr Ruff, inspector of the N.S.P.O.C., prosecuted, The evidence of Mr Ruff showed that the defendant's husband was a labourer earning 25s a week. The houso wheu he examined it was in a very dirty state, and the children were infested with vermin. Defendant had pawned some of the bedclothes and the place was practically destitute of furniture. Defeudant had been in gaol for seven days for drunkenness. Defendant denied the charge and said she would not be ashttmed for the Bench to see and examine the children. The children having been called into Court, the Bench remarked that they did not appear as having been ill-treated, but they be- lieved from the evidence there had been neglect. I e c The case was adjourned for three weeks to the Porth Police Court to see how the defendant would conduct herself in the meantime.

MURDERED HIS UNCLE. I At Leicester Assizes on Monday Peter Hub- bard, aged 28, a baker, was indicted for the wilful bard, aged 28, a baker, was indicted for the wilful murder of his uncle, Josiah Hubbard, on January 2nd. The prisoner resided with the deceased, and helped him in the bakery business. Early on the morning of the date mentioned the old man was found in his bakehouse with his skull fractured, death having taken place some hours previously. The prisoner, whose demeanour and actions were strange and wild, had bloodstains on his clothes. The medical evidence showed that the accused was of unsound mind. The jury found that he committed the crime when insane, and he was oldered to be detained during her Majesty's pleasure.

EX-LIEUTENANT WARK'S LEGACY. At the Liverpool Chancery Court on Monday application was made to the Vice-Chancellor to determine whether a certificate of conviction for wilful murder was admissible as conclusive evidence in a. civil action. The case wt3 in regard to the will of Miss Jane Yates, in connec- tion with whoae death ex-Lieutenant Wark, Royal Artillery, is undergoing a commuted sentence of three years' penal servitude. Wark was left a legacy, a.nd the point was whether the conviction for murder debarred this. The trial was postponed,

MIDLAND MINERS' WAGES. I The Black Country Coal Trada Wages Board met at Dudley on Monday afternoon to consider the wages question. The men's section applied for an advance of 71 per cent, from the begin- ning of March, but the masters offered 5 per coat, from the 1st of April, the same as in the federated districts. This was accepted on the understanding that another 2 per cent. was granted next October.

MOTHER AND DAUGHTER DROWNED.! A Letterkenny (Donegal) telegram states that Mrs Thomas Dobson committed suicide on Mon- da.v morning in a tributary of the Swilly, two miles from Letterkenny, and her daughter, who jumped into the water to save her, was also I drowned. The body of the elder woman was recovered in the afternoon.

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YANKEE YARNS. I Saved by his Wit. I A corporal who had been newly appointed during the late war with Spain was drilling a squad of recruits one day. He was not used to giving commands, and even the simple ones of the manual caused him some trouble. Among these are "Right shoulder; arms!" and Parade; rest I" Now it is not in the tactics to change from one to the other without the intermediate command, Squad attention!" The corporal, however, left out the necessary medium, and said, the squad being at right shoulder, arms," "Parade; rest!" Immediately realising what he had done, he looked the squad over and said, "When a wrong- command is given, pay no attention, but remain as before." By his quick Yankee readiness for any emer- gency he escaped the ridicule of the recruits; but some officers who were watching him never forgot the incident, and nicknamed him" Miss Take." A Great Bargain. The country store owned by Mr J abez Dodd contained such a motley conglomeration in the way of "stock" that a village lounger one day offered to bet that another man could not ask for anything in ordinary, everyday use without Uncle Jabe's producing. The two men entered the store, and the chal- lenged party said- Got any false teeth on hand to-day, Uncle Jabs ?" Without an instant's hesitation Uncle Jabe put his hand to his mouth and a moment later held out his hand with a set of grinning teeth in it. "Thers!" he said, I'll sell that set mighty cheap, for my gooms hev shrunk so they don't fit me no more, and I'm goin' to have some new ones. If you want these fee But the two men had fled, while Uncle Jabe called after them- I'll let you have 'em fer less'n half price." End of a Business Colloquy. j "I want some kind of a door-spring-one that won't get out of order," said a. customer to a New York hardware man. "Adoor-apring." Yes; and one that won't require the strength of an elephant to open." Hem And it must be strong enough to bring the door all the way to, and not leave it swinging open a couple of inches." I see." And when the door closes I don't want it to shut lil-e a catapult, with a ja.r that shakes the house from its foundation. •' Yes. You want one that will bring the door to a.ud yet do it gently." That's the idea. But I don't wint any com- plicated arrangement that requires a skilled me chanic to attend to." Nc—of course not. You want something simple, yet strong and effective." That's the talk! Something that can be put on or taken off eLisilv-sometiiin. that will do its work quietly yet thoroughly, and not be eternally getting out of order." I see. I know exactly wnat you want, air, just exactly." "Well, show me one." We don't keep door-sprir.g3." Gave Baby tha Wrong Name, A young girl 1. ad 3.,1! cxpcricncc at ft baptism the other afternoon. She was occupying the exalted position of a sponsor for a little girl baby, and never having served in such a pioud capacity before she was slightly nervous and per- plexed. i What is yonr namedemanded the clergy- man performing the ceremony. 11 Mary, sir," she replied at once, and" 1>Iitry" was accordingly written in a tiny book and the minister passed on to the next applicant for baptism. The worried sponsor listened eagerly to wnat was demanded of her next neighbour' and to her horror she found that the question was not at ? 11 intended to learn the name of the sponsor, but was solely ncernd with the name of the infant. The agitated godmother iiurriediy approached the clergyman, interrupting the ceremony to ex- claim Oh, sir, Mary isn't the baby's name at all. It's mine. I thought you wanted mine. The baby's name is Rebecca Elizabeth." And amid the irrepressible laughter of all assembled the baby was re-christened Rebecca Elizabeth. "I should never have dared to face its mother," the sponsor said later, but I think the baby would have forgiven the ni;stalie and blessed me for it."

A CARDIFF COAL CONTRACT. Mr Justice Kennedy on Monday delivered judgment in the case of Lambert Bros. v. The Hesperides Coal Company. Mr Justice Kennedy held that all the defendants were bound to do was to take all coal required at Lits Pal mas from Messrs Lambert or their agents. As to the question of the Llanbradach coal he did not thin', there was any fraudulent misconduct on the part of the plaintiffs which would entitle the defendants to discontinue the business. Then the plaintiffs claimed profits which would have accrued to them under a contract made with the Norta German Lloyd and in another case, and he held the sum paid into court rvas sufficient to meet that claim. The defendants counter-claimed compensation for improper charges, for negligence in insufficiently supply- ing the depot, cansing the purchase of 2.503 tons elsewhere at advanced prices, and that the plaintiffs had negligently advised the purchase of coal. He did not think it proved that this was so, so that the defendants could be heard to say they entirely surrendered their judgment. With respect to the charge that the plaintiffs had soil at advanced prices during the strike coal that they should hare shipped to Las Palmas, he thought it was impossible to justify their con- dnct; but it was only put to Mr Dunn, tha manager, to say that he did not thiilk he was doing anything improper. lie thought that the defendants were entitled to compensation with regard to the losa of the Llanbradacli coal, and that he understood was about £ 705. On the whole case the judgmau); would bo as follows Plaintiffs were entitled to £ 470 and £ 479^paid into Court on the lost contracts — total £ 949, and to an indemnity in respect of the liabilities incurred by them in respect of the contracts between them and defendants. On the other hand defendants were entitled t<) the amounts received by plaintiffs in respect of the different proportions of the deliveries of Llanbradacli coal. If no agreement could be come to there must be an inquiry as to the amount due to plaintiffs for an indemnity. He reserved the costs of any inquiry. Plaintiffs to have their costs down to the date of payment into court, and in all proceedings since then, each party to pay their own costs. —*? «

I A MARAUDING HONEYMOON. I At Carmarthen Police Court on Monday James and Harriet Williams and Jamos and Sarah i Parker, couples who represented that they had been married at Cardiff Registry Office, and had tramped from that town to Fishguard in search of employment, were charged with ha\Ïng stolen I a. couple of fowls from a house near Abergwili. but the case was dismissed for want of sufficient evidence, certain fowls fonnd in their possession i having been feathered, making identity im- II possible. Prioners were then charged with having stolen three flannel shirts and other articles, valued at XI, from the Boat and Anchor Inn, Priory-street, on the 8th inst. The men were sentenced in this case to 14 days' hard labour, the women being discharged. Sarah Parker was further charged with having stolen a jacket from the Square and Compass Iun, Water-street, on the preceding day, but the summons was with- drawn, as the prosecutrix declared that all fonr prisoners were present when the jacket was purloined, and she could not eay which of them committed the theft.

COURT CIRCULAR. OSBORNE, Monday. The Queen drove out yesterday afternoon accompanied by her Royal Highness Princess Henry of Battenberg and her Grand Ducal High- ness Princess Louis of Battenberg. The llev. Clement Smith, M.A. rector of Whippingham, had the honour of dining with her Majesty and the Royal Family last evening. The Queen went out this morning accompanied by her Roytti Highness Princess Henry of I Battenberg.

=-==-=-== RUMOURED SUICIDE OF A SWANSEA CYCLIST. The Australian Cyclist denies a statement recently published that William Rcsser, the well-known Swansea racing man and record well-known Swansea racing man and record well-known Swansea racing man and record holder, met with a sad end in Australia. The man who did commit suicide in the way reported— by inhaling charcoal fumes—was George Kisser, a trainer..

VICAR RUN OVER AND KILLED. The Rev. Peregrine Edward Curtois, vicar of Heningford Grey, St. Ives, Hunts, ivai knocked down on the highway on Monday afternoon by a passing vehicle between Houghton and Hening- ford and instantly killed.

THE QUEEN'S BOUNTY. Mrs Naomi Saxon, of Great Bridge, Stafford- sliire, has been awarded the Queen's bouuty on account of triplets born last week. The babies (all girls) have since died.

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FACTS AND FANCIES. I Some people think three or four times before speaking once, and then never say anything worth listening to. Maud says she would be willing to marry if the propel man came along." "And I guess he would not have to be too proper at that." Mv husband suffers terribly from the cold." Do you really think he feels it more than other people, or does he only make more fuss about it ?" Mistress See, Bridget; I can write my name in the dust on this mantelpiece. Bridget: There's nothin like eddication after all, is there, mum? A diamond of the first water ?" remarked the pawnbroker. "Well," replied the impecunious man, I've never put it in soak before, if that's what you mean." Laura: When Bob proposed last night. did you know what was coming?—Lucretia: No; I didn't know papa was within hearing neither did Bob. Poor Bob. He: Have you read Kipling's "Departmental Sbe: You don't mean to tell me that he has taken up the departmental stores ? What won't he try next ? Reformer: Don't you think that a public office should be a public trust ?—Statesman Why, certainly! I don't believe in investigation committees or anything like that. Graham By the way, when you were abroad didn't you find it difficult talking French ?- Ryan: Not particularly. The greatest difficulty was to make the people understand it. She: When you asked me to boyourwife did yon deliberately deceive me ?--He: In what way, Martha?—She: You told me you were well off. —He: Well, I may have said it, Martha but I didn't know how well off I was at that time. What did Colonel Stilwell say about the brandied peaches we sent to cheer his conval- escence ?" "He said he was afraid he wasn't strong enough to eat the fruit," replied the little girl, but that he appreciated the spirit in which it was sent." Butlar (recently engaged by a nevily-fied-,ed millionaire): At what hour would you wish to dine, sir?—Millionaire: At what hour do the best people dine ?-Servant (repressing a smile) Ob, they dine at different times, sir.—Million- aire Good! Then I also will dine at different times. William M. Evarta was once going up in the elevator at the State Department which was loaded with applicants for the ministerships and the consulships. Turning to a friend who accom- panied him Mr Evarts said, This is the largest collection for foreign missions that I have seen taken up for some time. I like the boys in the office to become en- gaged,' remarked tlio impecunious one, for then they are saving their money, and always have it on hand when I touch them. But mar- riage works all awful change. The man who is iiasii while he is engaged is always broke after marriage. That's why I hate to see the boys get married." Julia Ward Howe was once talking to a dila- pidated bachelor, who retained little but his conceit. "It is time now," he said pompously, for ms to settle down as a married man; but I want so much. I want youth, health, wealth, of course, beauty, grace- "Yes," said Mrs Howe, sympathetically, 1 you, poor man, do went them all." Rudyard Kipling, during his stay in Wilt- shire one bumUler, met little Dorothy Drew, Mr Gladstone's grand-daughter, and took her into the grounds and toid her stories. After a while Mrs Drew, fearing that Mr Kipling muat_ be tired of ttle e-liilcl, called her and said, "Now, Dorothy, I hope you have not been wearying Mr Kipling." Oh, not IL bit, mother," replied the small celerity, but he has been wearying mo."

NEW LOCAL COMPANY. This company has last been registered with a cpjti.1.1 of £25.000 in £10 ¡;harBS, to enter into an agreement with tho Pyle and Blaina Works, Limited, for a lease, with option of purchase, cf the Cefn Work3, near Cefu, Port Talbot, Glam., and to carry on the business of iron and steel manufacturers and ironfounders, coal merchants, colliery proprietors, miners, smelters, engineers, etc. The firot subscribers are -Sidney H. Byass, J.P., Glauafan, Bridgend Henry J. Simpson, Woodlands, Penarth; colliery pro- prietor Edwad Knox, Margam, Port Talbot, land agent Charles L Clay, Bonvilston, Cardiff, merchant: F, E. Breffit, 4, Bute-crescent, Cardiff, metal broker P. A. Vvvvan Robinson, 10, Bute- crescent, Cardiff, merchant Alexander Thack- eray, 3, Dock-chambers, Ca.rdiff, stockbroker. The number of the directors is not to be In-s than thnf) .10r more than five The first are Sydney 1-1. l' vass, Edward Knox, and Henry J. Simpson qualification, £ 500.

RITUALISM. At a meeting of the Bristol Clitiveli Extension Commission on Monday the bishop referred to tile c lie lii-id taken regarding certain practices in the Church service, and said he had written to some of his clergy, and had also seen them personally. All of them agreed that com- pulsory confession must not be observed, and on the question ef prayers for the dead the clergy m question had reluetautly assented to his objec- tions. This was a much larger agreement than expected, only two or three matters now remain- ing outstanding. He urged all to us3 their influence to prevent undue irritation, and bring about a jreement.

LATE PRINCE ALFRED. The Duke and Duchess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha wish to express thtir deeply-felt thanks for all the kind expressions of sympathy which have P-N. reached tbem in reference to the death of Prince Alfred. Their Royal Highnesses regret that the possibility of answering separately all the letters received is precluded by their enormous number. The Press Association says' iu reference to the foregoing official announcement that it is understood the telegrams and letters addreased to the Duke and Duchess by reason of their bereave- ment numbered thousands, and that they came from all classes of society. A considerable pro- portion were xtom persons of humble station.

CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY QUESTION. An adjourned meeting of the Irish Presby- terian General Assembly Committee on higher I education was held at Belfasc on Monday under the presidency of the moderator, thr, Rev. Dr. Beatty, for the purpose of furthor considering Mr Balfour's Irish University suggestions. After full discussion it was resolved That we adhere to the principle of non-sectarian public educa- tion as best adapted to the circumstances of this to the principle of non-sectarian public educa- tion as best adapted to the circumatances of this country, and are strongly of opinion that no sclntion of the question of University education in Ireland will bo satisfactory or final that does not include the complete nationalisation of I Dublin University."

AMERICAN ARMY SCANDAL. I WASHINGTON, Monday.—The report of the Com- j mission appointed by President McKinley to in- vestigate the conduct of the war has been pub- ished. It criticises General Miles, who is accused of a dereliction of duty.Concerniug the charges he rought against the Commissariat Department of rought against the Commissariat Department of supplying bad beef to the army in Cuba, General Alger, Secretary for War, is commended. The report also recommends changes in various branches. The report of the Commission is ullanimous.-lleuter.

STRANGE STREET EXPLOSION. I A terrific explosion occnrred on Monday in Ann-street, one of Belfast's bnsiest thorough- fares. Almost every establishment in the vicinity v,as shaken to its foundation, and the greatest Li,-Lrm was experienced, nearly 50 yards of the pavement having been blown up. Subsequently it was ascertained that the explosion was caused by an electric spark igniting an accumulation of coal gas in an adjoining culvert. Two pedes- trians-a man and woman-were injured, but not I seriously.

NEW INDUSTRY AT PORT TALBOT. A movement is cn foot to establish a steel works in the neighbourhood of Aberavon. A similar enterprise proved successful at Llanelly.

M OTE M ENTS 0 F LOG A L V ESSE LS I Garonne arvd Bordeaux 12bh Cliittagons left Hons Kong for Saigon 12th Olonlee left Dieppe for Barry 12th Stokesley sheltering Lundy 13th Stakesby left Bilbao for Barrow 11th Dolcoath arvd Huelva 11th Euterpe left Liverpool for Swansea 11th Herscliel left Glasgow for Newport 13th Aislaby left Reunion for rice port 11th Skidby passed Suez for Colombo 10th Garth left Marbella for Swansea 10th Thor arvd Bilbao 11th Everest arvd St. Nazaire 11th Carlo passed Gibraltar for Algiers 13th Cairo put into St. Michael's for repairs 11th Alton left St. Michael's for London 10th Cosmopolitan left Porblaild for Sulina, 10h • Bmmn. arvd Hamburg 13th Clymene arvd Leghorn 12th DovWais arvd Sables 12th Niqian Stuart left San Lucar for Barrow 13th Giudapee left Lo.s Palmer for Marseilles 12tli Aberdare arvd Bilbao 11th Cannes left St. Vincent for Deptiord & Hamburg 11th Treherberh arvd Swansea 13th Poir.aron left Bilbao for St. Nazaire 12th Westergate left Bilbao for Cardiff 11th Volage arvd Port Said 9th Starcross (bound for Cardiff) sheltering at Deal 13th Ladv Lewis (bound for Cardiff) sneltering at Plymouth 13th Chiverstone expected to leave Hull for Cardiff 13th

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South Wales Coal Trade. 1 NEW COLLIERY OPERATIONS.. It is saiJ that a London firm has acquired mineral rights at Tyrdonkin, near Ceinygyfelach Colliery, and that mining operations are to be commenced almost immediately. Mr E. It. Daniel is the engineer. ALDERMAN D. MORGAN AND MR T. RICHARDS ON ORGANISATION. I On Monday afternoon a mass meeting oi the colliers at Cwmaman was addressed by Alderman D. Morgan, Aberdare. and Mr Thomas Richards, Ebbw Yale, the secretary of the South Wales Miners' Association, on organisatiou. The chair was occupied by Mr W. Rees. Alderman D. Morgan complained of reports of what he purposed raising at the last meeting of the Joint Committee of the Sliding Scale at Cardiff. It was reported in the Press that if he was present at the meeting that he would have raised the questions of the deductions in the No. 2 book at the various collieries. That was not his intention his intention was to raise the question of the deduction improperly made by the auditors, The auditors, by someone's instructions-they couid not ascertain whose instructions—had deducted from the sale price smie discounts which he objected to. (Hear, hear.) Coal was sold at such and such a price and a discount was allowed, and in the past not only was the discount allowed, but also com- mission and something called fitttage. (Shame.) The men's representatives on the Sliding Scale had always objected to this, but they had agreed under the circumstances that no more than 2h per cent. deduction should be allowed. But he believed something more than the two and a half per cent. was deducted, and hs was determined to put a stop to that practice, which during the past nine years had robbed the workmen of some 5d in the JE. (Hear, hear.) He had intended at that meeting to reply to the speech recently made by the Rev. J. R Davies, of Abercwmboy, at a meeting at Dowlais in con- nection with a denomination which had always helped the working men—the Independents. That gentleman had made a terrible onslaught on the leadeis and the men, and he had intended to reply to him, but unfortunately time was too short that afternoon, but he could assure them that the attack was uot to be left unanswered. (Loud applause.) Mr T. Richards said the new organisation was progressiug most satisfactorily. In the first progressiug most satisfactorily. In the first month 40,000 men joined the new organisation in the second month the number was 61,000. and in the third month 68,000. The returns for tfie fourth month were coming in, and judging by the results he was quite sure they would be over 70,000 strong. (Loud and continued applause.) "What would be the result if only these 70,000 men had been organised during the past 23 years of comparative peace. In the first place they would have in their coffers £ 600,000 after making a liberal allowance for all expenses, local disputes, ito.—(hear, hear)—and if they had that there would not have been a strike at all. (Hear, hear.) The difficulties to be encountered could not be got over without a thorough good strong organisation, and those who had not joined were not mere spectators, for they must bo factors iu the fight, (llear, hear.) If they were not joined with their fellow-workmen they were traitors to the cause. (Hear, hear.) As to the objects of the organisation they wanted not only to watch wages, but also to watch the i iv M j. It was a shame that the coal was being under- sold. (Hear, hear.) One reason of the under- selling was that owners were interested, not only in collieries, but in railways, ships, aud industries in which coal was used. If such an owner lost on h:s colliery he mado it up in profits on the railways, ships, &e. That would be all right if they divided the pvoil's with their workmen—(hear, hear)—but tluy did not do so. The organisation also was intended to protect tbeir members. Notices at the top of the pits promised to protect them agaiust the tyranny of the Unionists. (Laughter.) Non-Unionists were becoming a very important class of men. Both the 70.000 Unionists and the coalownsrs were bidding for •their support and promising them their protec- tion. (Laughter) Wluit was the t merit of the protection offered ? The coalo -vuors offered them live months' lock-out, while the men's organisation offered to help them as they bad in the past. The employers, after fifty years' working, offered them the sack and the NVorliboiiNe. Messrs Morgan and Richards afterwards addressed a meeting of miners at Abera;man. -ç:Q-

INQUESTS AT CARDIFF. FATALITY TO A, COALTRIMMER. At the Cardiff Town Hall on Monday evening Coroner E. "Bernard Reece held an inquest touch- ing the deatli, which occurred on Saturday, of John Lewis (63), a coaltipper, who lvsided at 27, Picton-place, Canton. Mr Augustus Lewi. watcbrtd the case on behalf of the B.->ard of Trade. Mr Lloyd Meyrick represented the relatives of the deceased. Lewis was employed on the turn- table. Just before the accident 'here were one waggon on the tip, another on the turntable, and a third on the machine. Deceased was turning the waggon that wa3 on the turntable, tho next waggon to corno being the one on the machine. Immediately behind were five other waggous, and the first of these ran into tbe waggon on the machine, knocking it against the waggon 011 the tarnta,ble and crushing the deceased.—Ed war1 Jenkins, a weigher, said he tried the brake r.f the waggon that started the other, and found that though it was applied it did not operate. It was not broken. Had tho brake acted properly the accident would not have ho,ppened. -Thomas Riddle, capstanman, was of opinion that the brake of the waggon was defective.—The jury returned a verdict of Accidental death,"and ex- pressed the opinion that the brake was defective. THE ACCIDENT TO A G.W.R. CARMAN A second inquest related to the death of Edwin Brumwell (31), a carman in the employment of the Great Western Railway Company. Deceased sustained an accident on the 7th iust., and suc- cumbed at the Infirmary on the 11th. Mr Henry Aldridge watched the inquiry on behalf of the railway comp:my.-H. W. Case, an eye-witness of the accident, said deceased's trolley skidded oil the tramlines in Adam-street precipitating do- ceased to the ground, with Ihe result that the wheels of the trolley passed over his legs.-T-ho meiical evidence showed that deceased died from blood poisoning, resulting from the accident.— The jury returned ft verdict in accordance with the medical evidence.

CONTINUATION SCHOOLS. I The most recent return of the number of evening continuation schools in South Wales, the attendance thereat, (h" shows the following local statistics. For the 12 months ending April 30th, 1897, the figures were :— Administrative Counties.—^Cardiganshire, 30 schools inspected, L7'3 scholars, income Y,62,1 Carmarthenshire, 56, 5,529, £ 1,334 Glamorgan, 115, 2,650, £ 4.499 Pembrokeshire, 10, 370, £ 151 Monmouthshire, 2T, 3,37.3, £ 1,1.81, County Boroughs.—Cardiff. 3 schools inspected, 2.543 scholars, income £ JOS Swansea, 15, 2,471, £ 2,221; Newport, 8, 1,571. &&1- 1<'01' the twelve months ending April 30th, 1838 the statistics were Administrative Counties. -C- rdi F,,anF!) ire, 42 schools. 2,226 scholars, income £ 1,076 Carmar- thenshire, 74, 7,762. £ 2,271 Glamorgan, 140 11,896, 16,949 Pembrokeshire^ 23, 1,404, £ 365 Monmouthshire, 33, 4,053, £ ^45~< County Borough —Carditf, 9 schools, 1,356 scholars, income £ Slo Swan :ea, 12, 3,393 X2,798 Newport, 8. 1,522, £ 794. These figures are instructive, snowing as they do the very rapid growth both in schools and attendances within a, period of twelve months. In the five administrative counties of Glamorgan, Pembroke, Carmarthen, Cardigan, and Mon- mouth there were in lS97 208 schools, with a total of 13,665 scholars. Last year there were in f the same district 312 schools, with a total or 27,341 scholars. It will be seen, therefore, that within a year the attendance more than doubled. The "fact that Swansea- has more evening continuation schools and more scholars than Cardiff is one that may cause comment but this, it may be observed, is to a large extent due to the fact that in Cardiff the Technical Schools attract a very large number of the more advanced students who would, were it not for the existence of the Technical School have to attend the continuation classes.

ALLEGED ADVERTISEMENT FRAUDS. At the Llanelly police Court on Monday a respectably dressed man, William Edward Jones, of Westbury, Salop, was charged with obtaining by false pretences the sum of 30s from Thomas Daniels, of Tumble, Police- Evans said he had received prisoner in custody from thl) Pontsbury police, and produced three bundles of letters which had been addressed to the West- bury Post Office and to prisoner's lodgings ia replv to an advertisement which appeared in the Feathered World announcing poullry for sale. The officer stated that he had about 300 letters addressed to prisoner. Prisoner said he was in the employ of a man named Roberts, who mode out the advertisements, addressed and posted them, and that he vfas innocent of the charge. He told the officer that he was under the impres- sion that the poultry had been delivered. Remanded until Friday, bail being allowed in a sum of £50 and a. surety of a like amount.

DEATH FROM BLOOD POISONING. On Monday morni)) an inqnest was held at the Police Station, Pontlottyu, upon the body of a Mr Jacob Bond, of King-street. Pontlottyn. Deceased, who was 48 years of age, aud was employed at the Powell-Duffryn No. 2 Pit, New Tredegar, on January 31st, while at work, was scratched upon the thumb-bv the fall of a scale of stone. He continued at work, and resumed work on the two following days, Wednesday and Thursday. Symptoms of blood-poisoning subse- quently began to reveal themselves, and aceased went from bad to worse, and died on Friday evening last. The JUT found that death was due to blood-poisoning, consequent on the accident. It was stated that there was plenty of timber at hand for use if required by the workmen,

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SWANSEA & ELECTRIC LIGHTING Extraordinary Action of ihe Tramway Co. The Electric Committee of the Swansea Cor- pora-tion on Monday considered a recommenda- tion of tha sub-committee respecting the electric lighting of the town. Tho ex-Mayor (Aid Aaron Thomas) presided. The report was as follows The plans aud estimates for electric lighting were considered and a.pproved, n,nd the committee recommended that an amended application be now made to the Local Govern- ment Board for sanction to raise a lottu of XSI.618 for the purpose." In moving the adoption of the report the Chairman entered into a comparison of the present with previous estimates, and said it was now contemplated to provide accommodation for three times the plant originally proposed. Though he could not promise the cheat) light they would have had had they a day loau, at the same time he bad no hesitation in recom- mending that they should retain this monopoly in their cr.vn hand3. Captain Sinclair, in seconding, explained that the system was what is known fLé, the continuous low tension system, which was more economical and enabled them co carry the light further from the centre. As to the chance of success he said the total indebtedness v ouldnot be more than £ 5,000 a, year, and if they sold 300,000 units at 4jd they would get a handsome revenue. J The motion was adopted. j The committee then considered a recommenda- tion of tho sub-committee for opposing the application to the Light Railway Commissioners under the Act of 1895 in connection with the extension of the' tramway system of the borough. In moving the adoption, the Chairman said the Legislature never intended the application of the Light Railways Act to a borough like Swansea, where there was already a Tramway Act in opera- tion, and he was confident the Corporation had an unanswerable case. an unanswerable case. The Mayor characterised the action of the tramway company as a cloak to get beyond the control tha Corporation had over cbeni under I the Tramways Act. The motion was carried.

I BREACH OF CONTRACT. I On Monday at Merthyr (before Mr North, stipendiary) Mr Vazie Simons, solicitor, appeared on behalf of Messrs Crawshay Brothers to prose cato twenty hauliers and colliers of the Castle Pit, belonging to tha company, for absenting themselves from work without leave. Defendants were represented by Mi D. W. Jones. Mr Vazie Simons, in opening the case, said that the men had fiequently absented themselves fiom work, more especially on Tuesdays, an3 the output of coal at the pit ho.d very considerably decreased. The loss which the defendants had caused to the company would be about -180. Witnesses having been called for the prosecution, Mr D. W. Jones called as witnesses several of the defendants, who variously excused themselves on the ground that they were ill, licld 11 the stich," a damaged arm," li had a corpse in the house." Fines (based upon the number of days that were missed) were inflicted as follow, :-J. E. Davios, £ 1 Patrick i Bryant, 6s 8d Griffiths, 6>1 Sd Fly, 135 -111 Thomas Jenkins, 65 8d William James, 68 8d Morgan, 6s 8d David Owens and Edward Jones were dismissed John Thomas, 6s 8d John Evans, 6s 8d William R. Davies, five days, fl loj 4d Charles Williams, 13s 4d Thomas Edwards, £1; Harvey, dismissed Isiah Davies, £1; David Richards, 6s 8d Morgan Jones, dis. missed Gomer Jones, Sl 15s 4d. The costs were additional.

CAMBRIAN COLLIERIES CO. PROFITS £ 100,000. In our finance column will be found the report of the Cambrian Colliery Compauy, of which the directors are Mr J. H. Thomas (chairman), Mr D. A. Thomas, M.P., Mr R. Forrest, Mr W. McAllum, and Mr T. H. Riches. It will be seen that the accounts show profits for the year 1898 to the amount of S,99,666 on a share capital of £ 400,000, with £ 200,000 Debentures. The colliers employed in this company's pits remained at work during the stoppage, and hence the very favourable condition of the balance-sheet.

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One of the ingredients in Dr. Brown's Cough Bottle is Ethyl Oxide, represented chemically by the formula (°2 ,H shOo which interpreted means that it contains Carbon, Hydrogen, and Oxygen in fixed and unalterable proportions.' No man breath- ing can alter it in any way. He might just as well try to stop the earth revolving, or try and look the other side of the moon. This Ethyl Oxide then is a distinct chemical, and does not Dariake of the nature of either Carbon, Hydrogen, or Oxygen neither is it olution of one in the ether; nor is it a mixture like and and susrar might De. Another ingredient m Dr. BROWN'S COUGH BOTTLE is ipecacuanha wine, which is a solution of standardized extract of the best assayed ipecacuanha root in good sound sherry wine. Now» ipecacuanha wine partakes of the nature 01 both ipecacuanha and of sherry medically. chemically, and physically. It is a liquid like sherry with an increased density due to the ipecac. It re- sponds to the chemiciti test for ipecac and sherry, and has the expectorant and other properties which I have combined with the stinaulatiug property of the wine, Ipecac wine is therefore not a chemical combination, neither is it a mechanical mixture like the sugar and sand, for all the King's horses and all the King's men" cannot pull the ipecac out of the wine by mechanical means. Ipecacuanha Wine is, therefore, a solution. Another ingredient in DR. BROWN'S COUGH BOTTLE is Tolu, which is au Oleo Resin obtained from Myrexyion Toluifera, and imported from Columbia. Tolu is a warm and stimulating tonic, and expectorant for Catarrh, Asthma, and other Pectoral Complaints. This Tolu cannot be powdered, but by a special process it is divided in minute miscroscopia particles, mixed with honey, and added to the other ingredients in Doctor Brown's Cough Bottle. Under a microscope the Tolu can be seen floating about iu the mixture. If a bottle is laid on its sida for a week or two a brown substance rises to the surface. This is mainly Tolu Balsam. In Dr. Brown's Cough Bottle the Tola Balsam is not iu chemical combination nor in solution, but in gas- pension, that is mechanically mixed. Oil and water cannot be combined chemically nor dissolved one in the other, but they can be mechanically mixed. Dr. BROWN'S COUGH BOTTLE is a success in every sense of the word. If you have a. cough take a dose of Brown's, and there you are; the thing is done. Dr. Brown's Cough Bottle doesn't beat about the bush and make a fuss, but it goes quietly up to the cough and says go, and it goes. No cough was ever known to refuse to quit when Dr. Brown told it to go. Don't by crude experiments on yourselves, but if you have a cough, a cold, or if your throat or bronchial tubes worry you, take the right article at first. Dr. Brown's Cough Bottle is sold at Is, 2s 9d, and 4s 6d. Any size post free for 3d extra. From HEADQUABTEBS JESSE WILLIAMS, IPARK JJALL JGUILDINGS, ci ARDIFF, 53a 80n *L"  —— -—————————< Salts bu faction* UNRESERVED SALE OF WELL-MADE FURNI- TURE. ORGAN, BILLIARD TABLE, CARPETS. TWO PIANOS, etc., under powers contained in ft Bill of Sale; also important EFFECTS from Romilly-road. WM. FOWLER & SON will SELL by AUCTION, at 59, Queen-street Ciardltt. • >1 THURSDAY NEXT, February lSthTat 3 o £ tac £ the EXCELLENT FURNITURE, including 6-stop organ by Sames, billiard tableand fittings by Bennett, all brass Parisian and French Bedsteads, set spring bedding, wire mattresses. three hardwood bedroom suites, two pairs toilet tables, noble 6ft. and 5ft. sideboards, 8ft. dinwr, dining-room suite in marone skins, the entire con- tents of dining-room, two iron-frame pianos by London makers, music ottoman. pedestal desk, oak bookcase, 2 safes by Cartwright, card-table, set table glass, Brussels and Wilton carpets, bracket clock, child's cot, walnut hall stand, books, etc. le ,sale No. 5,185. THE DUKE-STREET AUCTION ROOKS. CARDIFF. On TUESDAY and THURSDAY NEXT, February 14th and 16th, 1899 EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITY FOR PARTIES FURNISHING AND OTHERS. UNRESERVED SALE of Two Houses of FURN1- TURE, in splendid condition, removed from Rich- mond-road and Plasturton-gardens, the tenants in both caseq leaving Cardiff, comprising 2 noble 6ftu carved walnut sideboards, a 7ft. oak ditto, 5ft., 6ft.. and 8ft. dining tables, dining and drawing-room suites, upholstered in saddlebags and leather, secre- taire bookcase, Brussels carpets, a lovely inlaid rosewood cabinet, walnut and gilt glasses, 2 roll-top desks, curbs and brasses, a 6ft. walnut bedroom suite, a 5ft. ditto, 4 other bedroom suites, chests of drawers, 9 iron and brass bedsteads, mattresses, &c., also on Tuesday, 20 Smoked rlams,<juite sound the contents of the usual domestic offices, all of which MESSRS J. G. MADDOX & SON AR* instructed to SELL by PUBLIC AUCTION* as above, without reserve, commencing at 2 o'clock precisely. On view days prior to and mornings of sales. 3f. CORPORATION HOTEL YARD. MESSRS BAILEY, GILLER, AND TELFER will SELL by AUCTION (nndet distress for rent) n, DARK BAY ENTIRE COB. about 131 hands, two years old, on WEDNESDA1 NEXT, February 15th, at 3 o'clock. Auctioneers' Offices, 24, Duke-street, Cardiff. 31e THE CORP ORATION IlEPO SIT ORY, CANTON CARDIFF. TVffBSSRS BAILEY, GILLER, and if 8 TELFER will hold their next Fortnightly L E of HORSES, ding Hacks, nseful Harness and Draught Horse, Co JO, J'onies,Carriages, Harness, and Saddlery, atth« above Kepository, on THURSDAY, February 23rd, comme -ing at 1 o'clock, Terms nd entry forms on application. Cataloguer published ee days prior to Sale. Auctioneer. Offices, 24, Duke-street, Cardiff. 9e QUtliiN-S'i PJET"SALEROOMS, CARDIFF. IMPORTANT U.. if ESERVED SALE OF SUPERIOR FURNITURE, Removet1 from Jv.rk-pl&ce and Dumfries-place. MESSRS MCOKE & CO. ar« instructed by the atx 9 tenants to remove t« I-l by the atx 9 tenants to remove to. tlioir Salerooms, Q. en-street, and SELL by AUCTION ou THURSb Y, February 16th, 1899, the CONTENTS OF -!GrIT ROOMS, comprising several bedroom unites, all-brass Parisian aud French bedstead, feather Hcds, wire and woo! ilia sseg, chest drawers, 6LJ. and 5ft. walnut sideboards. Sit. and Sft. dining tables, bookcases, hall stand, dining and drawiDg-ZC, in suites, over- mantels, gilt pier glasses, brass euros, fire brasses, cr-rpets, rugs, dinner aud tet. services, easy chairsc couche?. screcn. mail c-trt, oflice writing taMe with slops, old bookcase, duchessc toilets, waxdrobe; alsv 12 gents' new mackintoshes. On view morning of Sale. Sale at 2 o'clock. 8* CARDIFF AND PENARTH. SALE OF VALUABLE LEASEHOLD PROPERTIES. MR J. T. SAUNDERS has received instructions to SELL by AUCTION at tha Royal Hotel, Cardiff, 011 TEUIISDAY, the 16th of February, 1899, at 7 o'cloci. p.m. (subject to such Conditions of Sale as shall be then and there pro- duced), the following valuable PROPERTIES CWRT-Y-VIL HOAÜ, PENARTH. LOT !All that Leasehold VILLA, situate and being No. 11, Cwrt-y-vil-road, Pcnari-h.held for a term of 9J years from the 1st of May, 1888, at the yearly ground rent of C5 7s 6d, and now in the occupation of Captain Mar; y». X.T r LOT 2.—All that Leasehold YIljLA, situate anu being No. 15 Ovv:*t-vil-road, Pnarth, held for a term of 93 years from 1st of May, 1888, at the yearly ground rent of £3 10s, and now in the occupation of Mrs Andrews. LOT 3.—All that Leasehold VILLA, situate and br-ing No. 16, Penarth, held for a term of 99 yea.rs from the 1st day of May, 1833, at the yearly ground rent of L5, and now in the occupation of S. Gibson, Est;. KEPFOCH-STREET, CARDIFF. LOT 4.—All that Leasehold DWELLING-ROUSE, situate and being No. IA, Keppoch-street, Cardiff held for a term of 99 years from Seotember -29th, 1839, at the low annual ground rent of f2 19s, now occupied by the Owner. S'THATHNAIBN-STREET, CARDIFF. V LOT 5.—All that valuable CORNER PRE WISE 8, with Stable and Loft at rear, situate and being No. 62, Straihnairn-btreet, Cardiff, held for a term of 99 ve'ars, at the yearly ground rent of £ 4 19s Sd, HOW occupied bv the Owner. DI BURGH-STREET, OAHDIFF. LoT 6.—All that veil built and convenient DWELLING-HOUSE, situate aud being No. 9, De Burgh-street, Cardiff, held for a term of 99 years, from September 29th, 1880, at the yearly ground rent of Xi 18s. Let at 12s 6d per week. Back entrance and modern conveniences. BY ORDEll OF THE MORTGAGEES; BL AENCLYDA CH-STREET AND CLARENCE- EI.IBANKIvIENT. CARDIFF LOT 7-—All that Leasehold CORNER DWELLING- HOUSE, with Stable and Y:irci;.t rear, situate and bein<» 10, Pdaeaclvdach-street, Cardiff, held for a term"of 99 years from September 2?th, 1834, at tha yearly ground ren t, of ms. This Property is veir the centre of the town. LOT 8.—All that Leasehold DWELLING-HOUSE. with side entrance, situ-.te and being No. 61, Clarence-embankment, held for a term of 99 years team September 29th, 1895, ¡,t the low aunual ground rent of C5 158. Further v>artyciu&i.> may he hd upon application to the Auctioneer, The Cardiff Chimbirs, 29. St. Mary-street, Cardiff. 1,7. .¡';T Printed and Published by tba Proorietom DAVID DUNCAN & SONS, at 105, St. Mary street and W etg,.tc-street, in the to of cvralm ia li,!to county ct Glamorgan