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PONTYPOOL. i POLICE COURT, SATURDAY. I Before A. A. WILLIAMS, Esq., and other Magistrates. ASSAULTING HIS STEP-FATHER.—uanisi uonovan, collier, Abersychan, summoned for assaulting his step-father, Jeremiah Homan, was fined 20s. A GENERAL SCRABBLE.—'William Betts, collier, Pontnewynydd, was summoned for assaulting a little girl named Annie May White, at Pont- newynydd, on August 28th, and Sarah Jane Betts, married, and Walters, married" Pontnewynydd, were summoned for assaulting the girl's mother, at the same time and place.-The Bench bound all the parties over and ordered them to pay the costs (22s) between them. MAINTENANCE CASES.-Martia Keeaan, collier, Pontypool; George Hollier. haulier, Pontnewydd and William Hewitt, mason, Newport, were summoned by the Pontypool Board of Guardians for arrears of maintenance, amounting to 17s 6dr 91 6s, and 17s respectively.—Defendants were each ordered to pay within 14 days, or go to prison for 14 days. AssAULT.-William Knight, a Pontypool U.D.C. labourer, was summoned for assaulting James Green, a little boy, at Pontypool, on August 26th.-On a cross-summons, Annie Green, married, was summoned for assaulting Knight.—The case against Knight was dismissed, and Mrs Green was fined 10s. AN UNPROMISING START, William Jukes, alias John Harmston, 18. a shoemaker, of Leicester, was charged on remand with stealing a bicycle, value C6, the property of William F. Smith, at Pontypool, on August 24th or 25th. Smith said prisoner came to lodge at the same house as himself, and stole his bicycle whilst he was at work. Prisoner admitted the theft, and said he sold the bicycla for 30a. Prisoner had served three years in a reformatory for the theft of a watch, and was now sentenced to 14 days' imprisonment with hard labour. THEFT BY A BOY. Charles Hill (12), of Talywain, was summoned for stealing £ 1 17s 7d, from the shop of Annie Barnfield, at Talywain, on August 25th. Mr Harold Saunders, solicitor, Pontypool, appeared for the boy. Prosecutrix said that on the date named she missed a purse from the shop, which contained .ett7s7d. I BeriCOt (9), Said that he saw Hill go into Mrs Barnfield's shop and steal a handful of peas. He also reached over the counter and took a purse from a drawer. He then came outside, and witness asked him if he bad the purse. Hill replied, Yes, I have; but don't say anything." Witness then asked Hill to take the money back, and he promised to do so. William Alfred Parry, another little boy, cor- roborated. P.C. Vaughan said that when he apprehended the boy and charged him, he replied, I don't know anything about it." He afterwards said he gave the money to his mother. Witness then went to the house of the mother and found that she knew nothing of it, but she went into another room and returned with a baby's sock containing a portion of the stolen money; 2s 9id was missing. The Bench ordered the boy to have six strokes with the birch.

A DISGRACED VICAR.-The Rev. Evan A. Suther- land, M,A., vicar of St. Martin's, Roath, has been removed from his charge bv order of the bishop, consequent upon a prosecution before a diocesan tribunal on a charge of immorality. TPE NEW GOVEBNOR OF GIBBALTAB.—General Sir F. Forestier Walker, the new Governor and Com- mander-in-Chief, arrived at Gibraltar on Tuesday# and wa« given an official reception,

RAGLAN. Aient-Mrs. Hopper, The Fillxge- FARKERS' CLUB MBETING.-A. committee meeting f the Raglan Farmers' Club was held at the Beau- fort Arms Hotel on Saturday evening last, when there were present-. -Messrs. J. Frost (.chairman), J. G. T. Morgan. N. Crump, D. Evans, J. Jeffreys, "F. Perkins, D. Lewis, M. Griffiths, W. N. Jones, R. James, and the Secretary O. J. Saunders. The ,secretary reported that no offers of sites for the matches had come to hand, except an unsuitable one. Mr David Evans, Great Tremunich Farm, Bryngwyn, then kindly came to the assistance of the committee, by placing his farm at their dis- posal, and a unanimous vote of thanks was accorded Mm for his kindness It was decided to hold the match on Thursday, October 12th. Mr W. J. Grant, organising agent to the Monmouthshire County Council, wrote suggesting that a horse shoeing "Competition should be held in connection with the annual meeting. The suggestion was adopted. The ,schedule, containing the various competitions was gone through seriatim and amended, and Messrs. Griffiths and Evans were appointed a deputation to wait upon Miss S. Crawley, with regard to her .continued patronage of the society. The Secretary was also instructed to write to certain gentlemen with a view to their acting as judges in the different ,competitions. The committee meet again on Satur- day evening.

Markets. I XJSK, CATTLB, Monday.—The ordinary monthly market was held to-day, and there was a fair attendance and supply, especially of sheep and pigs. Trade was not particularly brisk, but fat stock sold well. The following were the quota- ,tions-Best quality beef 6d to 6d per lb, seconds Sid to 6d; heavy-weight wethers 7-fd to 8d, light ditto 8d to Sid, ewe, 6d to 7d; lamb, Sid to 9d; veal, 6d to 7d per lb; cows and calves X15 to LIS, yearlings JE6 to XIO, two-year-olds Xll to E14 sows and pigs X6 to £ 10, strong stores 35s to 45s each, three-months-old 20s to 23s, weaners 16s to 20s each, heavy-weight porkers 9s to 9a 6d a score, light ditto 10s to 10s 6d a score. CHEPSTOW, CATTLE, Tuesday.—The fortnightly market and September stock sheep sale were held to-day, when there was a good supply. Best quality vbeef made from 6-ld to 7d, with about 5§- per lb for 2 ,second quality mutton, 6d to 7d per lb; lamb, 7d •iio 8d per Ib; porkers, 9s to 10s per score; stock tewea made from 36s to 53s 6d. NEWPORT, CHEESE, Wednesday.—The pitch of cheese to-day was eight tous. There was an average attendance and a fair demand. Prices:- Caerphilly, 488 to 56s. per cwt; fancy dairies, 57s to 58s; truckles, 54s to 60s; Derbys, 60s; Cheddar, J52« to 56s. NEWPORT, CORN, Wednesday-Wheat and Hbarlev were to-day unchanged. Maize was firm, and 3d dearer. Flour was quoted at 24s 6d. There was only a small attendance, and the market was quiet. NEWPORT, CATTLE, Wednesday.-There was a large supply of cattle, sheep, and lambs to-day, and, with a good attendance, there was a brisk trade all round. Quotations:—Best beef, 6d to 64d seconds, 5!d to 6d; cows, 5d to 5^d best wether mutton, 8d to 8 £ d; ewes, 6|d t > 7d lamb, Sfd to 9d; calves, 7d to 8d per lb; porker pigs, 10s to 10s 3d per score.

The Cromer Express Disaster. I The popularity of the coupon system of free accident insurance has been once more exemplified in the case of the Cromer express accident at Witham. .Mr Frank Clarke, an employee in the Accountant General's Department of the G.P.O., who was one of the victims of that disaster, was the holder of one of Letts's Original Diaries, pubhshed by Messrs. Cassell & Co., Ltd., and was consequently insured through the Ocean Accident and Guarantee Corpor- ation, Ltd., for the sum of £ 1,000. This is the second claim for XI,000 which the Ocean Corpora- tion have dealt with during the last few weeks in connection with Messrs. Cassell's publications, the other being that of a commercial traveller, who lost his life in the recent Liverpool Electric Railway Accident. So widespread is now this simple and convenient form of insurance, that no accident of any magnitude can occur without claims arising .similar to those we have mentioned.

I USK. I PETTY SESSIONS, THURSDAY. I Before R. RICKABDS, Esq. (in the chair), R. W. RICKARDS, Esq., J. T. DAVIES, Esq., and S. A. HILEY, Esq. MAINTENANCE ARREARS. ) Thomas Price, labourer, Trostrey, was sum- moned for non-payment of X18 Is., arrears due under maintenance order of 7s.:6d. a week towards his wife, Elizabeth Price. Defendant said he understood it was reduced to 58. a week. Price now paid 10s., and promised to continue to pay 10s. fortnightly. VACCINATION BXBMPTION. Mrs £ Mary Tedaldry, Bridge-terrace, Usk, applied for a vaccination exemption certificate in respect of her three months' old child. Applicant stated that she had a conscientious objection, as her brother had a little one who had his arm in a sling 16 weeks after vaccination, and it was thought he would lose his arm. The Clerk: Your husband would probably like to have the child vaccinated. Applicant: No, he wouldn't. The Chairman If you can get two magistrates to sign the certificate you may; but I won't. The exemption was subsequently granted. I ALLEGED RECKLESS MOTORING. Louis Gottwaltz, auctioneer, Penarth, was sum- moned for driving a motor-car on the highway at Usk at a speed dangerous to the public on June 25th. p The case had been adjourned twice previously. Mr H. S. Lyne, solicitor, Newport, appeared on behalf of the police, and Mr Gilbert Robertson, solicitor, Cardiff, defended, and pleaded not guilty. Mr Lyne, in opening, said the case would have been disposed of long ago, but, first of all, for his friend's convenience, and afterwards for his own, it had been adjourned till the present time. On the day named, shortly after seven o'clock, Mr Gottwaltz was going through Usk from the direction of Raglan at a speed which they would hear was certainly most dangerous. There was one element about the case which made it somewhat different to similar cases, and that was that in most cases the prosecution had to depend solely upon police evidence, but in this instance he was going to call several tradesmen of the town who volunteered to come forward to support the summons. It was not here a question of going beyond the maximum speed, although they would hear that as soon as the car got outside Usk Mr Gottwaltz was travelling at a speed of 30 miles an hour. The main charge was going through Usk at a dangerous speed. The roads and crossings at Usk, especially at the bridge, were themselves sufficient to induce any person, for his own pro- tection, not to travel at a dangerous speed. If Mr Gottwaltz was travelling at a speed of 30 miles an hour outside Usk, he may be going at a safer speed than if he were travelling 12 miles an hour through the town. P.S. Sheddick stated that on the 25th June, at 7.20 p.m., he was in the office at the police- station, immediately adjoining Usk Bridge, and which looked up the road in the direction of the Three Salmon's. He saw a motor-car coming along Bridge Street. According to the noisa it was travelling at a very fast rate. He heard the car before he saw it, and he considered it was going at. a furious rate. It went over Usk Bridge in the direction of Newport. It was not a safe place for a car to go at a high speed. He took the number, which was L 10. He immediately ran out to the back of the police-station, and, having borrowed a stop-watch, he timed the car travelling over a distance of 500 yards, which it covered in 32 seconds, and which worked out at a little over 30 miles an hour. In that distance it met two horsas and traps. He received complaints from certain persons as to the dangerous way in which the car was driven. The following day witness went to Penarth and saw defendant at his residence. He told him he was the owner of L 10, and was driving through Usk the previous day. Witness told him he would probably be prosecuted for driving at a speed dangerous to the public. De- fendant replied, "I was going at no pace at all; simply crawling." Mr Gottwaltz said he had with him in the car two daughters of Mr Pyman. J.P., Cardiff, Mr Selwyn Biggs, solicitor, Cardiff, and Mr Philip Holdaway. Witness considered the speed at which defendant was travelling dangerous to the public. In cross-examination, P.S. Sheddick said the streets were not deserted at the time. In fact there were more people about on Sunday evenings than on other days. He believed there were four people in the car-two ladies and two gentlemen. The curve near the Bridge was very dangerous, and he expected people would be very careful when negotiating it. Mr Gottwaltz did not appear astonished when he heard witness's com- plaint. He emphatically denied that he said any- thing to defendant about frightening two women and killing some chicken on his journey. The Usk boundary was the town side of the Bridge, and this 500 yards commenced outside the town of Usk. Mr Robertson said he objected to this evidence, as Usk only was mentioned in the charge. The Clerk (Mr A. E. Bowen) You can amend the summons. The Chairman: We will make a note of the objection. P.C. Hughes said he was on duty near the Three Salmon's. He thought the car was going at a furious rate-at least twenty miles an hour. It was going in the direction of Newport, and would have to cross the road leading to Abergavenny. It was a dangerous crossing he did not know a worse one. There were some people and vehicles about. In his opinion the car was travelling at a speed very dangerous to the public. Cross-examined: He was standing close by the crossing near the Bank, on the road leading to the Court House. He was not quite sure how many occupants were in the car. He was able to take the number. He did not signal the car to stop as it was useless; it was going too fast. He was booking another car at the time. There were a lot of people about, some on the road and some on the pavement. He could not agree that the streets were deserted at the time. T. Savery, motor agent and cycle repairer, Usk, said he was not hostile to motors, as he had to live by them more or less. He remembered standing near the Three Salmon's, on Sunday, 25th June, after seven o'clock. He saw this car pass him. It came down Castle Parade, and went down Bridge Street. It was travelling well over 20 miles an hour, and was a ridiculous speed for any man to 1' "h. n!I attempt to get round a corner into iuo DHuge. He was standing in Porthycarne Street. In cross-examination witness admitted that his view of the car was limited to thirty or forty yards. He was prepared to swear that it was travelling 20 miles an hour. He formed that idea by personal experience. He knew the car could be regulated by the different speeds. He dared say defendant may have a speed on the car which prevented it going more than six miles an hour, but he differed if Mr Gottwaltz said he had that speed on when passing the Salmon's corner; he should say it was the four speed. „ George Edmunds, senr., Usk, deposed to walking up Maryport Street to the Salmon's corner on the day named. He saw the car pass, and he con- sidered it was going from 17 to 20 miles an hour. It was after seven o'clock. He saw P.C. Hughes take the number, and he himself asked the number of it, and subsequently had some conversation with the constable about it. The car was travelling too fast a great deal. Reuben Morgan, boot and shoe maker, Usk, said he would not like to say the speed the car was running at, but he had never seen a car travelling faster through Usk, it was certainly going at full speed: He made a communication to P.O. Hughes. Witness, in answer to Mr Robertson, said the streets were not deserted. He had come from chapel himself. He was not prepared to give any estimate of the speed for fear of over-rating it. He watched the car going down the street. He did not observe that the pace was slackened as the Bridge was approached, and did not think it was altered at all going through the town. Fred Edmunds, Usk, stated he had done a great deal of cycling in his time, and could ijudge the speed of bicycle or motor. He was standing opposite the Post Office when the car passed him at a rate of from 20 to 25 miles an hour. Whatever the speed may have been it was dangerous to the public, and he had never seen a car going through Usk at such a speed. He noticed that one of the occupants was Mr Selwyn Biggs. This was the case for the proseoution. Mr Robertson, for the defence said Mr Gottwaltz would tell them that it was a matter of impossibility for the car ever to have gone through Usk at the speed alleged by the witnesses for the prosecution. When hs approached Usk, about a quarter of a mile from the crossing, he reduced his speed to the lowest gear, as he always was in the habit of doing. Defendant probably knew the road as well as any of the witnesses they had heard that day. He approached Usk Bridge at a slow and safe speed, not ^exceeding 6 miles an hour. Under those cir- cumstances, he submitted, defendant was perfectly justified in proceeding as he did; such a speed as that could be in no way dsngerous to the public. There was a discrepancy as to the time. The time Mr Gottwaltz went through Usk was seven o'clock, and at that time the streets were practically deserted. There were a few pedestrians standing about the pavements, but beyond this there was no traffic about the town at all. The story as to the speed the car was travelling had been grossly exaggerated by the prosecution, because it would be a matter of the greatest possible danger to the occupants to have taken the two tarns of the bridge at such a speed. Louis Gottwaltz, the owner of the car, stated that he passed through Usk about seven o clock. Two ladies and two gentlemen were with him. When he approached Usk, he reduced his speed to the lowest gear he had, as he did through all the towns. He was very much surprised to hear Mr Savery's evidence. He had driven through London, Manchester, and all the big towns, and he always reduced his speed. He certainly did not go through Usk at more than 6 miles an hour. It was absolutely impossible to take a turn like Usk Bridge at 20 miles an hour. He would have been into the cottages, and thetcar would have skidded, and would have endangered the lives of the occu- pants if he had attempted it. He could have brought his oar to a standstill in four or five yards travelling at the speed he was. He saw nothing in the streets and only a few people on the pavements He received no signal from a constable whilst driving through Usk, nor from any pedestrian. He knew the road perfectly well. and it was a very dangerous turning, and consequently he was very careful in taking it. It was absolutely untrue that he was going through Usk at the pace described. He had never met with an accident during the two yearslhe had driven a car, or been stopped. P.S. Sheddick came to his house the following day with a Penarth constable, and told him he would be summoned for driving through Usk and district at a furious rate. He replied that he was not driving at a furious rate. Witness gave him all the imforma- tion he wanted. P.S. Sheddiok also said he frightened two women out of their lives and killed a lot of chicken. He never saw a chicken daring the whole of the run. Mr Lyne. in cross-examination, put it the witness that it was absolutely untrue that P.S. Sheddick said anything about the women and chicken, but Mr Gottwaltz stuck to his statement. He said it was seven o'clock when they went through Usk. If he remembered rightly he saw I the hand of the clock as he passed through Usk. He knew the police had to book the time. As to covering 500 yards in 32 seconds, witness said his car was not capable of doing more than 20 miles an hour. He only saw pedestrians in the street. He was not going so fast that he could not see the houses. He did not see two traps near the Post Office. By the Chairman Is there no possibility of the speeds slipping without your knowledge? Witness: No sir; absolutely impossible. Re-examined: He gave the time to the best of his recollection. He remembered seeing a oar near the Three Salmon's, and the driver had goggles on. A cyclist rode by the side of them from the crossing until they were half-way down Bridge Street. Selwyn Biggs said he was in the car when it passed through Usk. The time he thought was about seven o'clock. The speed of the car was considerably slackened as it approached Usk. He thought they were not going at more than ten miles an hour when they passed the corner. To say it was 20 miles was ridiculous. There was hardly anyone about at the time. He supposed the people were at Church or Chapel. He saw no one attempt to stop the car as they went through Uek. It was a perfectly safe speed to travel. He was sitting in the back of the car. Cross-examined He had no reason for suggest-- ing it was seven o'clock, and was not prepared to swear to his time against that of the prosecution. There were not many people about. The pace of the car was slackened as they approached Usk, but he could not tell the difference between 7 and 10 miles an hour or 10 and 15 miles an hour. Philip Holdaway, Newport-road, Cardiff, who was also in the car, said he remembered slackening down the pace as they approached Usk. He did not notice Mr Gottwaltz move the lever, but the speed of the car was perceptibly reduced about a- quarter of a mile from the Three Salmon's corner. It was quite a reasonable speed and absolutely & safe one to go through the town. It was the first time he had been over the road. He had been in a car before, and he thought the pace they were going had been very much over-rated by the prosecution* The streets were quite clear, with the exception of a few people on the corner. There was no danger to anyone at the pace they went through Uafe. The speed of the car generally was a safe and proper one. Witness, in cross-examination, stated that he was no judge of speed although he thought the pace alleged over-rated. He thought the car was going from 7 to 10 miles an hour but he was not in a position to contradict Mr Gottwaltz when he said the car was only going at six. He could not tell what speed they were going afterwards, but it was increased after they turned the bridge. Mr Lyne called P.S. Jones, of Raglan, who stated that the car passed the Tump, two miles the other side of Raglan at 7.5 p.m. The Chairman, after consulting his fellow magistrates, remarked that they considered the case proved. Even allowing for exaggeration in the matter of speed, ten miles an hour, which appeared to be admitted by the defendant, was a dangerous speed to drive through Usk, with its bad crossings. He would be fined X.10, including costs, The defendant was fined £ 5 in this County in 1903 for aiding and abetting a person in driving a light locomotive beyond the then, legalised speed of 12 miles an hoar.

I ABERGAVENNY. I POLICE COURT, WEDNESDAY. I FALSE PRETENCES. I Edwin Crawley, a tramping baker, was charged with obtaining 14s by false pretences at Aber- gavenny. Defendant pleaded guilty, and explained that he could not work because his left arm was disabled. „ <. P.S. Ash stated that Crawley was arrested when leaving Uak gaol on Tuesday. Mrs Morgan, 4, Tudor-street, Abergavenny, said that on the 17th August defendant, who was lodging with her, came to her and asked for L2 worth of silver for Mr T. Berrington, baker, Abergavenny, until he came up with the bread." Witness only had 14s, and this she gave him, and she did not see him afterwards. The story was a false one. Crawley admitted that the story was a oonoootion, and was sentenced to a month's hard labour, the Clerk telling him that there was a conviction against him at Newport "and other matters, I am afraid."

I CHEPSTOW. I POLICE COURT, MONDAY. I I Before C. WA WHALLET, Esq. (in the chair), and W. C. THOMAS, Esq. I COMMITTED FOR TRIAL. John Haines, a tramp, was charged with wilfully and maliciously damaging two plate- glass windows at the establishment of Mr Herbert Lewis, draper, High-street, Chepstow, on Sunday last. Mr J. T. Horniblow, outfitter, who lives opposite, stated that at about 10 a.m. he heard a crash of glass, and, on looking out of the window, he saw the prisoner standing in the oentre of the road. He deliberately threw a stone through the second pane of glass in one of Mr Lewis's windows. Witness went into the back street, and requested a civilian (Mr W. A. Waters) to give information to the police, while he himself watched the prisoner. He went deliberately down the street and drank some water from the fountain in Bank-square. Inspector Bullock overtook him and removed him to the police station, where he charged him, but prisoner made no reply. Witness examined the premises, and found the stones produced inside, one in each window. Bert Lewis, son of Herbert Lewis, owner of Bristol House, estimated the damage at about 112. Prisoner, who maintained a sullen demeanour throughout, and declined to answer any questions, was committed for trial at the Quarter Sessions.

,w Abergavenny Horse Show. This old-eetablished show which includes the whole range of agricultural stock, came off on Thursday, in Bailey Park, and, although the weather was not altogether favourable, there was as usual a large attendance, especially during the afternoon when the horses were on show in the ring. The president for the year was Lieutenant- Colonel E. Bleddian Herbert, M.F.H., of Plas Derwen, and the veteran secretaries, to whose excellent organisation the success of the show is mainly due year after year were Messrs. James Straker and Son. The judges were:—Hunters, Mr R. H. Harris, M.F.H. (The Croft, St. Clears, Carmarthenshire), Mr Thomas Thomas (Bear Hotel, Cowbridge), and Mr John Jones (Dinarth Hall, Colwyn Bay); hackney judge, agricultural horses, Mr Thomas R. Day (Blackmoor, Monmouth), and Mr R. W. Lowrie (Cardiff); cattle, Mr R. O. Rees (Cole- brook, Talgarth) and Mr Christopher Williams (Glenthorne, Holmer, near Hereford); Dexter cattle, Mr Little (Coldbrook Park, Abergavenny); sheep and pigs, Mr H. F. Perkins (Hadnock Court, Monmouth); timbering competitions, Mr John Kemp (Ynyshir), and Mr John Powell (Mountain Ash); shoeing, Mr D. M. Storrar, F.R.C.V.S., Abergavenny dressed poultry and demonstrator, Mr R. H. Bromley. The Ferndale Prize Band (conductor, Mr S. Radcliffe) played a good programme of music throughout the day, and amongst those present on the ground were:—The Marquess of Abergavenny and party, Colonel Courtenay Morgan, the Hon J. M. Rolls, Colonel Curre, Colonel Mansel and party,. Mr and Mrs Powlett (Pen-y-worlod) and party, Colonel Bradney, Mr Codrington Crawshay and party, Mr D. A. Thomas. M.P., Mrs Berrington and party, Colonel Knowles, Captain R. P. Rees, &c. Horses generally were good, but there was a poor show of colts, this being an exceptionally bad season. Cart horses showed a decided improve- ment on previous years. A novelty occurred i,i the ring spectable, when the president gave a parade of the Monmouthshire Fox Hounds accompanied by George Atkinson, the first whip. In the cattle section there was a very good show of the Hereford breed. Mr Henry Williams's bun" Sirdar" took the premier medal as the best bull in thfr3bow. Colliery timbering was also an interesting feature of the show. Appended are the local awards:- n HORSES. I Hunter brood mare, not under 15.0 with foal by I or in foal to a thoroughbred horse: 1st and 2nd, Mr A. M. Pilliner, Llanyravon, Newport, Mon., Miss Tattersall and Wings." Four-year-old hunter, gelding or filly, calculated to become a hunter 1st, Mr Edward Curre, Itton Court, Chepstow, Down Charge. Hunter of any age, capable of carrying l'4st, the property of the exhibitor, resident in the county of Monmouth or within twenty miles of Aber- gavenny: 1st and 2nd. Air Edward Carre, Marmion" and Wizard." Pony, not having previously won a prise at this or any other show: 2nd, Miss C. M. Evans, Nantyderry, Abergavenny. Pair of cart mares or geldings, four years old and upwards, to be the bona-fide property of a tenant farmer engaged solely in agriculture 1st, Mr George Heath, Delamere Movement" 2nd, Mr W. Beer, Filly foal, by "Burton Lad II. 1st, Mr W. Beer; 2nd, Mr J. James, Llancayo, Usk. JUMPING. Best performer over the course, confined to exhibitors residing within the county of Mon- mouth or within fifteen miles of Abergavenny: 2nd, Mr Edward Curre. Hunter, the property of a resident within the limits of the Monmouthshire Hunt: 1st, Mr W. Till. Hunter, mare or gelding, capable of carrying 14st to 16st, the property of the exhibitor, residing in. the county of Monmouth: 1st and 2nd, Mr Edward Curre. CATTLE. Bull, cow, and offspring, Hereford breed 1st, Mr Rees Keene, Rogiet, "Wittern Marksman," Jeffrey XLYII." and Jewel 2nd, Mr Henry Williams, Red House, Llsnsaintffraed, "Sirdar," "Mrs Buckmaster," and "Fred Bayham," Hereford stock bull, not less than two years old, the property of the exhibitor, a tenant farmer 1st, Mr Henry Williams, Sirdar." Yearling bull, of any breed: 1st, Mr Evan Pritchard, Llantillio Crossenny, "Surprise"; 2nd, Mr Thomas Davies, New Barn Farm, Usk, Guardian." Shorthorn bull of any age: Mr James James, "Tredegar Prince." Pair of steers, not under two years (local): 1st, Mr E. W. Waters, Usk. Pair of yearling steers (local): 1st, Mr A. W. Trotman, Usk; 2nd, Mr Arthur Rivers, Usk. Kerry of Dexter Kerry cow: 1st and 3rd, Mr W. Haines, Y Bryn, Penpergwm. SHEEP. -1 Yearling ram, the property of the exhibitor: 1st, Mr W. Parker, Trostrey Hill, near Usk. Ram lamb, bred by the exhibitor: 1st, Mr. A. W. Trotman, Usk. Five ewes, for breeding purposes, bred by the exhibitor 1st, Mr William Parker, The Hill. Five yearling ewes, for breeding purposes, bred by the exhibitor: 1st, Mr A. W. Trotman, Usk 2nd, Mrs Donegan, Chapel Farm, Clvtha. Five ewe lambs, bred by the exhibitor: 1st, Mr A. W. Trotman. I PIGS. I Stock boar, any breed: Mrs R. Herbert. Cottager's pig, not under six months old, to have been in exhibitor's possession not less than three months Mr E. Nash, Llangibby, Mon.

Sir Alfred Thomas, M.P., and Welsh Disestablishment. Sir Alfred Thomas, the chairman of the Welsh Parliamentary Party, and a zealous Baptist, has, «ays the Church Courier," published a manifesto which shows in no uncertain terms the price which lie and his colleagues are resolved to exact as the reward for their resistance to the Education Act. It is the bounden duty, we are told, of the Welsh members to see that the next Liberal Ministry takes up the question of Welsh disestablishment as a Government measure in the first session of the mew Parliament, and Sir Alfred Thomas declares that he, for his own part, will not consent to -support any administration which does not make the disestablishment and the disendowment of the Church of England in Wales an essential part of its legislative programme." This is plain speaking, and we are grateful for it. It is well that Churchmen should know what they have to expect, and should have the opportunity of finding out from their local members and candidates whether they are prepared to accept the Welsh ultimatum. It is the Education Act, he maintains, and the Education Act only, which has brought once more the question of disestablishment within the range of practical politics. If the Welsh are, as they claim to be, a nation of Nonconformists, then this education fight must be made a great national occasion. It is not the education question per se which appeals to me so much as the fact that this fight must lead tUp to other and still MORE IMPORTANT ISSUES, I such as the free exercise of full powers of local self-government and disestablishment." Thus the origin of that fierce opposition to the Education Act in ao many County Councils in Wales, which has culminated in the Defaulting Authorities Act and the so-called Welsh revolt, now stands naked and confessed. It is not dislike of the Education Act-which has worked without friction wherever it has been allowed a chance-but the prospects of rekindling the embers of a smouldering agitation that has roused the Welsh Parliamentary party to their present action. Sir Alfred Thomas would not have taken his coat off to combat the Education Act if he had not discerned behind it the greatest opportunity Wales has ever had, or is likely to liave, for securing once for all full civil and religious liberty." He admits that there is NO REAL DIFFICULTY in settling the education question in Wales, and lie admits to being somewhat concerned lest thy grandest opportunity Wales and Nonconformite have ever had should be allowed to pass without being taken full advantage of. "We must push -disestablishment to the front" is his parting exhortation. A body of singularly astute individuals has grasped the opportunity of reviving an agitation which had slumbered for ten years. And let us be under no illusion-the crisis is a serious one. Mr Lloyd George and his friends mean business. In 1885 the awakening of Churchmen at the eleventh hour took all the heart out of what had promised to be a very serious attack on the whole Church of England. Ten years later the assault upon the Welsh dioceses brought about results, in 'Wales as well as in England, which sorely dis- concerted the Liberationists. What was done then can be done now. Churchmen are far better organised and instructed than they were twenty or even ten years ago. They have only to put out their full strength, and the weakness of the opposing host becomes apparent. But nothing is so fatal as the policy of drift, and we cannot insist too strongly that any attack upon the Church in Wales threatens the whole fabric of the Establishment.

THE GRAIG. I POLICE COURT, SATURDAY. I Before Colonel BRADNBY. I SERIOUS CHARGB AGAINST A GROSMONT LABOURER. —William Powell, Swiss Cottage, Grosmont, labourer, was brought up in custody, charged with stealing 21b 6ozs. of mutton, value Is 9d, the property of Henry Reginald Gladwyn, butcher, Grosmont, at Grosmont, on September 1st.—P.O. Fripp (Grosmont), having tendered formal evidence, prisoner was remanded to the next Petty Sessions to be held on the 27th September, bail being allowed, himself in the sum of £10 and two sureties of £10 each.

I MONMOUTH. I POLICE COURT, WEDNESDAY. I MILITIA OFFICERS SUMMONED. -1 Charles Vaughan, E. Llewellyn Jenkins, A. Guy Thackeray, Markham D-svid, G. Barrett Leonard, and C. H. Phillips, officers in the Mon. Militia, were summoned for being on licensed premises, viz., the Beaufort Arms Hotel, during prohibited hours on August 16th.—Mr Horace Lyne, Newport, prosecuted for the police Mr G. Evans, Chepstow, appeared for all the defendants. P.S: Jones and P.O. Williams saw defendants and two ladies enter the Hotel at 11.10 p.m., and, through the coffee room window, saw them playing cards and another game known as tip-it, or Ap Shenkin. The window was open, and the blind down, At 11.30 P.S. Jones pulled away the blind, and asked why they were gambling at that late hour. One of the defendants replied that they were not gambling, only playing Ap Shenkin, and invited'the witness to come in and learn the game. P.S. Jones, in cross-examination, said there was no drink and no gambling, but they were on the premises after closing time. Defendants were fined' 5s-each. and costs. F. W. Whitehouse, the landlord, was summoned for keeping his house open for the sale of liquor during- prohibited hours.—Mr H. Williams, Monmouth, appeared for defendant, and con- tended that the defendants in the last case were guests, and that one of them had engaged rooms at the hotel; further, that there was no evidence that any liquor was sold or consumed during the evening. The case against the landlord was dismissed, but the boots, who obstructed the police, was ordered to pay the costs.

Bedwelltjr Agricultural Society. The twenty-eighth annual show of agricultural stock, horses, cattle, &c., organised by the Bedwellty Agricultural Society was held at Risca. on Monday, when the number of entries in the open classes created a record, and the quality of the horses showed a decided improvement. Lord Tredegar, the president, is, unfortunately. confined to his room with a chill, but Colonel the Hon F. C. Morgan, M.P., presided at the luncheon in his absence, and was supported by, amongst others, Colonel Courtenay Morgan, Colonel Ivor Herbert, MrE. Southwood Jones, and Mr Gascoyne Dalziel. In proposing the health of the King, the Chairman regretted the absence of Lord Tredegar and the cause, but expressed the pleasure he himself felt in presiding after a period of eighteen months of almost total blindness, In responding to the toast at the Society, Mr Dalziel, chairman of the committee, spoke of the harmony which existed at all these meetings, and paid a high tribute to the energy displayed by Mr T. Davies, the secretary. The toast of the subscribers submitted by Mr D. F. Pritchard was responded to by Colonel Courtenay Morgan and Colonel Ivor Herbert. It is estimated that upwards of 10,000 persons were admitted to the grounds.

Profit from Grass Land. The hay crop on Mr Ernest Parke's experimental grass fields at Kineton once again affords to occupiers of naturally poor clay land pasture a. useful lesson on the results that may be achieved by a little enterpriee in the direction of manuring. Both fields have been under grass about 13 years, and are annually mown in the summer and crazed in the autumn. The portions under experin are divided into various half-acre plots, manured (in accordance with Dr Dyer's advice) with superphosphate, potash salts, and nitrate of soda separately and in combination; basic slag being substituted for superphosphate in one of the fields, the soil of which is poorer iu lime than the other. In each case a plot is preserved for comparison, which gets no manure except that incidentally supplied by autumn grazing. The unmanured plot in Upper Hale Field this year gave 141 cwt. of hay per acre, which is more than the unmanured land has yielded in any of the last three seasons, Basic slag alone (5 cwt. per acre) raised the yield to 2 tons of hay per acre, and nitrate of soda alone (2 cwt. per acre) to 2 tons 1 cwt. When both dressings were combined, the yield was 2 tons 5 cwt. of hay per acre-an increase of more than It ton of hay per acre over the yield of the unmanured land. During the lapt four seasons the annual gain due to manuring on the best plots of the two fields has averaged nearly If ton of hay per acre, in return for an average annual expenditure of about jEt 16s per acre for manures. Although the plots are all autumn-grazed, and therefore under natural farming conditions, the manuring is already found, as at Rothamsted, to be altering the character of the herbage. The plots with nitrate alone are more grassy, and those with mineral manure alone have more clovers. The most flourishing mixture of herbage, however, as well as the heaviest crop, is found, as should be expected, on the plots receiving both. nitrogenous and mineral manure.

Cricket. USK V. PONTHIR. The return match was played at Usk, in fine weather, on Saturday last, before a good number of spectators. The previous match at Ponthir was won by the homesters by two runs—39 against 37. The home skipper won the toss, and Jenkins and Wallace faced the attack of Hooper and Morris. Six runs had been registered and Jenkins succumbed to an appeal for lbw, after con- tributing 4. The same total brought Wallace back, being caught by Morgan off Hooper for 2. Hill and Hiley were now together, and the 10 was sent up with a 2 by Hill, who, was smartly caught a minute later, by Rogers off Morris-11-3-4. Hiley came back at the same total, being clean bowled by Hooper for a single. Bowen and Mayes made things look brighter, although the former was given a life before he had scored. At 32, Mayes, who had contributed 17, was caught by Hooper, off Morgan—32-5-17. G. Edmunds followed, and after scoring a single gave a chance right on the boundary. At 49, Hooper resumed bowling in place of Morgan, and a single by Bowen sent up the half century. Morris also went on again, and at 57 bowled Bowen with a beauty, the latter having scored 14 in splendid style. F. Edmunds' stay with his brother was brief, being bowled for nil. W. F. Roberts followed, and at 58, G. Edmunds was bowled by Morris, after making 15. The same trundler dismissed Etheridge after he had made a single. The innings closed for 66. Marfell being disturbed by Hooper for 2. Morris took 6 wickets for 15, Hooper 3 for 15, and Morgan 1 for 8. Ponthir started to the bowling of Wallace and Marfell. The former missed Ford off his first ball. At 5, Marfell bowled Harris, and two balls later found his way to Hughes' wickets. In his second over with the score at 6, Wallace had his revenge, by bowling Ford, and at the same total obtained Rogers' wicket, he being caught by Bowen. Six: proved an unlucky number for Ponthir, for both Hooper and Spoor's wicket fell to Marfell in successive balls-6-6-0. Marfell's analysis now read four wickets for 1 run. Lyne and Williams improved matters, and the score was taken to 27, when Williams was caught by Etheridge off Wallace for 10. Morgan followed, and Hill relieved Wallace, who bowled this batsman at 43. Two runs later Lyne poked one into the hands of Edmunds off MarfelI.-45-9-17. The last man only scored a single before he succumbed to the same. bowler. Marfell took 5 wickets for 9 runs, Wallace 3 for 25, and Hill 2 for 8. USK. J. Jenkins, lbw, b R. Morris i A. G. Wialtace, c C. Morgan, b F. Hooper 2 F. Hill, c L. Rogers, b R. Morris. 4 A. C. Hiley, b Hooper. I T. Mayes, c Hooper, b C. Morgan. 17 J. Bowen, b Morris 14 G. Edmunds, b Ilorris 16 F. Edmunds, b Morris. 0 W.F.Roberts, not out 4: R. Etheridge, b Morris. J. H. Marfell, b Hooper 2 Extras. 2 Total. 66 PONTHIR. W. Ford, b A. G. Wallace 3 A. Harris, b J. H. Marfell 2 J. H. Hughes, b Marfell.. 0 R. F. C. Lyne, c F. Edmunds, &J. H. Marfell 17 J. Spoors, b Marfell. -0 F. Hooper, c G. Edmunds, b MarfelL. I L, Rogers, c J. Bowen, b WaHace 0 E. S. Williams, c R. Ethridge, b Wallace 10 C. Morgan, b F. Hill. 6 W. Pritchard, not out. 2 R. Morris, b 1 Extras 4 Total. 46

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