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LONDON AND LOCAL. NOTES. I
LONDON AND LOCAL. NOTES. I [FROM OUft OWN CORRKSPONDKNT9.I Sunday Kiout. 'i be (iaiety programme is at present 00- tupi.1 by two pieces from the pen of the late Jlr. H, J.Hyron. The first in comedy, bright and lively. in three acts, entitled" Uncle." J lessrs. Terry and lloyce give the dialogue •with point, and the Misses Constance Gilchrist and Maud Taylor looked remarkably pretty. 'J'he second is a revival of an old favourite, the burlesque of (ó The Bohemian G'yurl," which is an opportunity for Miss Eo I'arren tn display those remarkable powers for which she is so famous. Ilovce tried to get through with the song of "The heart bowed down," t ut had Dot succeeded wben the curtain fell. Terry as l)etUshoof was all amusing specimen of a good costermongcr gone wrong, while the Misses Maud Taylor, C. Gilchrist,and Phyllis iiroughton led that galaxy of female love- liness which appeals so successfully to the I heart, or let us rather bay shirt front of the Masher in the stalls. The eleventh season of Frenoh plays will commence at the Gaiety on June!) He.d, with Madame Judic in Niniche," '■ Mdlle. N itoucho" and La 1,'osaijue," after "hieh Madame 8&rah Bernhard will appear ill l'edora," Auvieiuio Lecovivrer," &c., and II new play. Hen Wlad fy hadau finds echo in I.on- don, for after summarising the evidence in regard to the disputed airs, the Mwicul Times concludes by declaring "our task in the matter is simple. The two airs are printed side by side in the Ifei'trn Mail, and we un. hesitatingly declare that, save at the com- mencement, there i a very marked resemblance between them, and the tinal phrases are almost the same, 1u justice to Mr. Atkins this should be said, and to us it appears ull that should ever have been said." Mr. W. H, \"aruIerbilt, the American capi- talist, generally has 11 is iiaiiie writ large" .,ben he appears in print; for instance, when Air. Abbey, the New York operatic manager, took a beueiit on the 21itot April last he sent him a cheque for ,1.000 dollars (it-UQ) tts the price of his box for the oveuing, A book of gossip upon music and musicians h sure to be largely read, and those who wish to study line writing should peruse "My Musical Kite," by tho liev, H, It IJaweis, M.A., who speaks of how musical inspirations came to him, as follows: "They callle when Someone or other sat and played with me, whose spirit-pulses rose and fell with mine in a world of sound, where the morning stars seemed always singing together, or, again, They came in still rooms where a few were met, and the lights were low, and the windows open towards the sea," The failure of the Oriental Banking Corpo- ration can surprise 110 one who has been familiar with the steady decline of that once famous and prosperous institution during the last ten years, 'l hu lc2o shares, paid up, with a further liability of HJ'o unpaid, were steady in the market for a good many years at from JJ40 to £,)1), and at one time they were even worth LOO. i.ast week they were saleable at ;1. and since 1-sSl they have seldom risen above £I: The failure ib due to speculations of the directors and agents in silver (the value of which has been steadily depreciated of late years) and in advances on landed property in the Mauritius and Ceylon which is practi- cally unsaleable, Tho Corporation had so many branches, and its necessary current ex- penses were so enormous, that the shrinkage of business caused by rumours affecting its credit has forced it to close its doors. I have more than once had occasion to call attein.on to the laeagreness of lJiseuter" contributions to the local Hospitals and Liudred institutions of an unseotarian cha- racter as compared with Churchmen's gifts to the same, I lind that Welih Bissent is not peculiar in this respect, as will be seen from the subjoined analysis which a correspon- dent sends to this week's Guardian news- paper OF HOSPlTAt Bt'VDAy i\'u, 18W. Avemge fur ('/u"1.eJ. collections Total receipts. or W'«o 1f1:1Je worsh'i) Church ofEnt)tn(i.b:0.jE2<,3'9U 2..??''?*'2 Chureh|Ot^ii)uie ?"' ??< 15 3 C, 93 iil06 7 7 n ,7 u Independcuts 117 2.? 17' 0 l9 2 10 B.?. .?.n LO.t7<!0 312 yrMbyt<.r)jun.?. ?? 610 2 2 19 7 11 li 115 16 U ..I 8 18 2 .yyMy?fM. .1. 28 9-1 17 3 32 18 5 fclotherpu^ » 921 17 5 32 » 5 of worship 119 1,086 16 I „ 9 j ? 1.367 tJI.8515 4 The beat comment I can add to the above is that made by the writer in question, who says:—"From the Hospital Sunday Fund analysis one would think either (1) that the Nonconformists are an inconsiderable fraction of the community, or \) that they are singularly illiberal when a lion-political but benevolent object is put before them. They can hardly plead poverty to account for the amall Ttita they send to the Hospital Sunday fund, because it is their boast that ten of thousands of pounds can be raised by them for anti-fcute Church and political agitation.' Let the Dissenters lay these things to heart instead of traducing the Church. Cardiganshire is all alive with preparations to wrezit the Parliamentary representation from the hands of the Hadical3 at the next election. Tho Conservatives will not be found unprepared for a contest, as they were in 1-^eO. At that time tho register was in a lamentable state of incompleteness through neglect, and the want- of thorough party organisation added to the ditliculty. But we have remedied those evils since, and mean to dj el,iver ourselves from thQ baneful result of the "chapel ijcrelV" to which we had to sub- mit four years ago. 'I he selection of Mr. N'aughs.i ))&vies as the Conservative candi- date for the county is the wisest step that I I ? 1. f' ula Dave oeen taken, for the genial s.iuire of Tanvbwlch is exceedingly popuiar. lie is sound Con?rvativf, a ready ?waker, and, what i6 of still greater importance, a good landlord, I can assure you that the "lector. of CardiKan?hirc have become keenly sensitive of the d??raco of bei;? represented by a Kadical, much as they honour the personal character of Mr. Lewis 1'. Pug-h. Numbers of those who supported him at the last election have lived to regret their share in adding to the majority of a Government, which has not only disgraced us abroad, but has refused to protect the interests of the farmers at home. Might I inquire why it is that the rural police in some districts so persistently ignore the very existence of tho Wild Birds" Protec- tion Act ? Is it that the otlicial mind cannot grasp the idea of such tiny creatures having any claims upon the majesty of British Jaw If so, it is high time that thegnardians of the public peace in the neighbourhood of Iertbyr had their eyes opened to the existence of such an Act of Parliament. The necessity for putting it in force is obvious enouKh A retired tradesman, rMidin? t?a than M milesI Iiun. <_ern, is in ttie habit ot gratifying his crude notions of sport (!) with the slaughter of thrushes and blackbirds. As a consequence, their sweet songs are conspicuous by their rarity this spring. 1 aliI sorry to have to ro- cord such an IJnpurtatiolJ of Cockney barbarity into our \v„h valleys, Even a hardened poacher would shudder at th.. thought of slaughtering our lovely songsters, who give us so much pleasuie ami ask for so little in return. )iTN let it be known To the honour of Wales let it be known that sportsmen O ot the type I have indicated would get a hot tillle of it if thev indulged their senseless cruelty in most rural parishes, lor instance, not long ago, in a certain part ot Carmarthenshire, the farmers banded them, selves into a practical Society for the Brotec lion of Wild Birds. Night after night this vigilance committee sallied forth in Lands to pi event bird-nesting, and other modes of destruction. oe to the hapless wretch who, by itight or day, was caught warrin against the songsters of the wood, ills interview with the vigilants was im- pressive to the last degree! I venture to eUIo!e,t th.. establishment of a eimilar cQrps at Cefn, uiii !«s tho police awake from their supmeiirss, Hut it is to be hllpetl that th alternative step will be found unnecessary. The grL'aht dis¡(ust was felt and t'xprf'sd l by. Vtthf e lovers of religious dH(?novin Ponty- pridJ ami ?..?bbourhood to-day by the inva- ..on of the variuu, j,)?., of w(?rship by agents ot the Liberation Soci?tv who have come to "Fly out the land. These creature of political Ih.?n' wpr? fur- "ishffi with note-books in their hands, and ZTX• tffT"*MRCtity ?" their t? <.?..?\)aan? vooff th.?,?r..?.t? Bn- s"ntt:rs expressegreat '"itation at this bb?un?!?,att.?,ad.? for the r ea! I v rt.-)??to?? \),hman.whtte?.bi,?y, ha. a .tro.?r?ard for the MnchtTof the abbathand the solemnities of public orship, on may ta„e my word for it that these i?,,pud,t?t att,??.,Ps f the l,ib?, at l')Tt numr the trib?" will reco? upontb?r owu heads. aLd alienate any good-natured. sympathy which the better class of Welsh Dissenters may have inadvertently expressed for lr. Dillwyn's motion. Alas for the worshippers at the Orchard- place Baptist Chapel, Neath; an arbitrary authority has cut off the gas Unfortunately, "the Church will not be able to utilise the gas which has been generated in such bountiful qua,,titi?s by both sides in the quarrel which Archdeacon Griffiths ninly 8,,uht to hal. That material, although po!essNl of highly inflammable properties, is not illuminative, and LW1G is just now the direst need of my Baptist friends here. Still, the removal of the gas-meter is not anything so seiious a matter as the stoppage of the water supply would be. "bat would strike at the very root of orthodoxy itself, and shake the foun- dations of the faith. I hope IllY neighbours will keep up their payments for the "essential fluid" in spite of all divisions. I am very pleased to be able to state that the Committee of the Cardiff Fine Art Exhi- bition has decided to throw open its doors in Queen-street to the working classes upon the Sunday afternoons of the llthand ISth IIlSt. It is a pity that this was not done before, but better late than never I am well aware that a strong so-called religious prejudice has been the burrer which the committee was reluctant to break down. :\0 ,v that the step is taken I hope it will prove a success, and that the "tons and daughters of toil" whom it is meant to benefit will show their appreciation of this new and wise departure from old pre- judices. In a town of the size of Cardiff this question of Sunday recreation of an innocent and instructive character is not a sentimental j; tad," a some would have one believe. It is undertaken with a sincere desire to serve a good end, and, in iiiv opinion, deserves to be well supported. I shall expect to see our leading teetotalers mustering in full force at the Exhibition on Sunday next. Having closed the public-houses they must, of course, be only too ready tu support this excellent substitute. After morning service," says our Cardiff correspondent who last week wrote on the subject of Dr. Ebstein's system for reducing corpulence," I was again weighed this (Sun- day) afternoon. My weight was taken before dinner, under precisely the sallie conditions as those under which I scaled on Sunday last. I found 1 had lost in the seven days exotly four pounds. This is very satisfactory, especially as I have not only enjoyed perfect health during the week, but also have sulfered 110 inconvenience from the dietary restrictions to which I have been subjected. Four pounds off l-"> stone Slbs. is not very much, but it is something. If I go oil at this rate for six months I shall be reduced to quito genteel proportions. Mr. Drane, of Queen- street, tells me that, according to my height (oft. Oin), I oujjht to weiyh 10 stone I,) ounces. I way say," continues our corpulent corre- spondell," that I have religiously follow •d Ur. Ebstein's system. I have not touched potatoes, sugar, nor milk, I have avoided the carbo-hydrates, that is foods containing saccharine and starch, like poison. 1 have not exceeded 3J ounces of bread per diem. But I have eateu butter and fat meat and fat fish and salads with plenty of oil galore. And cm the whole I have thoroughly enjoyed the did, ly drinks have been confined to tea and coffee, without milk or sugar, light wines and gin and seltzer. One noticeable feature of tho new regimen is the sense of satiety which a small quantity of food creates. And in this fact its etiicacy consists. I am going to Loudon next week, where a course of feasting usually a\vait3 file, Lut I shall be true to Dr. Ebstein, and, with your permission, will give you further particulars next Suuday evening." 'u
I TIIE UECTOr. OF MKIiTIlYK…
I TIIE UECTOr. OF MKIiTIlYK ON TilE CYMMROUOKION AND TIIC WELSd LANGUAGE. TO TIE EDITOR OP THU WKSTKRN MAIL." SIR,-The Cymuirodorion are u[JJoutJ,cdl. .t wis,) body. I am a Cymmrodor myself, aud so far le too, ail wise. Hut the truth must be tolcf, they are not always wi, r "r, sometime* they are very unwise; aye, positively mischievous, not to say impertinent. Their Inst act is exceedingly 10. Liviog in London all their lives through, txcept when they run down to Wales to pose at Eistcdd- focfau, what do they know about what is best to bo done for Welsh Elementary Schools? Were it Dot that men like Lord Carlingfurd and Mr. Mundella give ear to these gentlemen I never should trouble myself to notice anything they do or say. But the stance they held at their new Library in Chancery-lane goes beyond all endurance; and it must be at once killed, or at any rato scotched. And I, for one, will orideavuur my best to do it. Some of thew have g jt it iuto their heaJ. that Wales can be best governed from London, an d that ,t?.y r. the ?,ry t. d. it. Wo will lot them ¡Imö. they cannot, ..d moreover teU thew the r.w. why. I to ll:p'l::?::t exceedingly the other day to read in your paper what Sir fiussoy Vivian said at the l'ress dinnei-—thut the country ii no 1l)Der governed by the London Press; on the contraiy, that it is governed by the country Press, as "It ought to be. You and I enn say" ditto" to that. For whero would havo been Jesus College and Abervstwith College at thi. very present momnt if it had not been for the H'atern Mail. We raised luel? a cry, or, you id. bltw such a blast" with our bugle-fmrn," that not only good L.I.? Sdborne he..rd us, but eVen Lord Culiiiyfonl and Mr. Mundell" have been forced to hear us at la!t, We brought all the Wdsh members to the fore who had previously given up Aber)stwirh ,s u hople.s case. Wc l!avd Jesus College in spite of them. So now ?. "ill ?l?ow the extreme folly of the I h,()a'f 71e i,l,or:d'inr:án/I ..nI:; know whiit a doilJir-headedset of Rip van Winkles they are in that Chancery-lane building of theirs. They actually know nothing of the state of their own country: at any rate as far 88 Welsh Klementary Schools are concerned. If they begin Welsh teaching there" where will they find" thfl children to bo taught?" Will they be surprised to hear that there are Welsh chapeis in our large Welsh towns where. though the classes are Wcbh. yet the children in them cannot, or will not, be taught Welsh, because their language i. already Knglish; nye, though preacher, deacon, and teacher try ever so much to knock Welsh into them? Will ti,e)' also be "urpd.ed to hear th:<t when children from eight, to fourteen years of age i,? f ur le are t.Ikt to get up a Welsh anthem, consisting of onlv four hnes, expressly for Some grand occasion, yet Ihat the thing œnnot bo d'Jne! The children can- not mif?r the hn??t?e ?t the pronunciation. Ask an' Welsh choir-master, and he will tell you the same thing, Why so? Why.?c? tho National Schools und tho Hoard Schools have made English the vernacular of our Welsh children everywhere but in the very remotest dingle in Northllnd South Wales. And even there -if there be a Hoard or a National Sclioel in the neighbourhood—all the children know linglish us well as Welsh. Can anything show the absurdity of these Cyrnmrodorion Kip van Winkles more than this ?-or, lather, can absurdity go further ? All respect for tho Welsh language. No man respects it more thn I d\), Bht, if it is to die- though I believe that will be aIling day hence- let us not tight aeiinst the inevitable." Welsh feeling will never die. We can express it in English as strongly as we can in Welsh. Therefore, wby cry about it ? lioxides this evidence from WeNh Kl"tnentary Schools, read the evidence of tho Welsh-Knglish ^aiviiusiit: Methodists, at their annual meetinw in Denbighshire last week. Head the peedl of the Kev. John Thomas, of Liverpool, and the stron™ way he put it a. to the great necessity there w.? throughout all North \Sales of making provision for the ranid increase of Knglish in "very valley, cwm, or dingle in Nürth W?k.a.' C't???n? ?v the same of South Wales? liut I have said enoug"h for the present, I hope, of t).i!)madneMas to attempting to introduce anything so mischievous into our Welsh Elementary Schools. Introduce it, le e !,I;; I; :rn [¡e; "d oYi1 ,t; Grade Sh(,?,1.? .,I like; though I expect the gentihty of the supporters of the higher grade will soon put an end to that. They are the very last people who I whl allow anything "so vulgar" as the "Welsh language" to creep in there. Therefore, O ye Cvtnttiro-to rion, higlian(i liw.-mv and gentlo- men—do I pray you leave us alone to go on with our h y Welsh Schools M we have done tor the last 40 years according to my experience. Me have felt no difncutty whatever in tonchin« We)sh children through tho medium of KivlislT And if you only look at the returns of tho Kduca- ti,). ).I iii fi.d tl,z,t children have earned )H high an averago thtre as r.nglish or Scotch children have in any part of the Ilnited Kingdom. He.t contented with one more fact to ahow that your mteifeience with U!4, which 1 certainly do call impertinent, is not wanted. If 1 mistake'not, the two tirst British Schools in Wales—at any rate, in rural Wales—wero established in the parish of lowyn 40 years ago, at places called Mryocrug and I feunal-ten miles distant from each other. I know them well, as I knew them well then, and I will unswer f,r n. there was not » Welsh child there who could "peak English. Yet in n very short time after their establishment those two ?hw)?. t;ot a place in the Ulue B ,)k of theldepart- •"?*' any mixed shoots of their ct? did in f ,n,l or in?k,. I )?)ieve they hold Hilt t'?ce st.Jt. thouKh every child tharo uow knows tnghsh as well M Wol.h,-1 am. &c., JOI.J:\ UHlFI-1Úr,- ( f ?l,?,t I, ?- r. I
THE l>OOJ,E ELECTION. I
THE l>OOJ,E ELECTION. The Poolo Liberals are considering the advisa- .b.ility of peti.tioning against the return of Mr. W. J. Han is on the ground of corrupt practices. Evi- dence has already been coUected and submitted to couusel.
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..FOICEIGN INTELLIGENCE.I
FOICEIGN INTELLIGENCE. I ———— ————- THE SOUDAN. I THE RELIEF OF GENERAL GORDON. The Republique Fran$aise of the 2nd inst,, com- menting on Sir Samuel Baker's letter to a London contemporary, says:—"Wo believe, with Sir Samuel Itaker, that a powerful effort must be luado to save Gordon, however difficult the task may appear. We likewise consider, and we recom- mend this consideration to our neighbours, that if British honour is engaged in this attempt to save the life of a brave and loyal soldier the same honour Is equally engaged in the strict observance of quarantine in tho Suez Canal. To do nothing to prevent the death of Gordon would be inglorious, lo disseminate cholera over Europe for the sake of a few eotton merchants, who object to the delay caused by quarantine, would be a crime against humanity." The Dublin coi respondent of the Centra! News" states that should it be decided to send out a volunteer force to rescue Gordon a large number of Irishmen will offer their services. The prelimi- nary steps to form the contingent are being taken by Ir, Martin, a gentleman who has already seen a considerable amount of active service in Africa. Mr, Frank Power, tho 2inies correspondent in Khartoum, was for several years on the reporting staff of a Dublin National newspaper, and was a general favourite among all classes in that city. A MEETING WITH GOKDON IN THE DESERT. Mr. Frederick Bohndorff, a German naturalist, who has spent many years in Africa, and whom Cieneral (iordon took into hisservico in 1874, when lie went to govern the White Nile, has furnished the Vaiti/ Teleyraph with some particulars of an interview lie had with Gordon in the desert in January last, when tho latter was on his way to Khartoum. Mr. Bohndorff, in November. 1883, re- turning from a journey in tho Niam Niam countr reached Dem Suleimun, the capital of Hit O.zeif; country, and there made the acquaintance of I u"IJ,dthl=e:f that territory. In r: cember, 1883, when Mr, Bohndorff left, Lupton Key wa3 very dispirited. He had not at that time hoard of the defeat of Hicks Pasha, though it had taken place in tho previous August, showing how com- pletely communication had been intercepted. In January the traveller reached Khartoum. Theonly Europeans there were the commandant, Cblonel Coetlogon, Mr, Power, who W!lS acting as Englih consul, and Herr Hansal, the Austrian consul. All told, there were 60.000 souls in the city. Colonel Coetlogon spoke sadly as to the prospects of re- sisting the Mahdi, whom he already regarded as master of tho Soudan. Nothing in his opinion but a for strong English expedition would a?i?il for tho re-conquest of the Soudan, lie was in hopes that tI furce would be srnt under Baker Pasha. News having reached Khartoum that the route to Berber was likely to bo blocked, Mr. Bohndorff, upon Mr. Power's advice, left promptly at the end of January with his guido and servant, and struck into tho desert. lIe continues :—There is no track, and you commit yourself to your guide. 011 the afternoon of my fourth day's march I saw a great cloud of dust far away on the horizon, ani pr. sently a calvalcade came riding toward. me at an extraordinary pace in contrast to my own wearied niarch. The leader was in advance, and I noticed eager manner and compact figure clad in a blue military frock ccmN red trousers, and a fez. 14 Bohndorff said General Gordun-for it was he-" "e a!l at Cairo thought you were dead. I have often pr.y ,d to God to protect you and DL-. Junker, and preserve you alive." I dismounted and went to the side of his camel, and he shook hands warmly. I was overwhelmed with astonishment, for they knew nothing at Khartoum or Berber of Gordon's coining, but immediately I saw him I divined his mission. I only needed to see him to know why he was there. Why have you left Xt?a?toum ? said Gordon hurriedly. "I I,m very glad to be going there. Why is everybody leaving? Are you afraid?" "Not 4. ,Iacu afmit, ;;¡¡I:vc lt'ld a;idc;;ecfo and ?am re- turning." Well, how goes it there? Everv- thing in a terrible muddle (incroyabU melange)^ no one t,iuwitig who is faithful t ) t? a Government and who is not." "But are the people at Khartoum ufmid?" Excellency, there i?. plenty to be afraid of." "Tell me, now, is the Mahdi as strong as k,??ol?le ?y?"?dall through he exhibited in his voice and manner the most cbeorful and buoyant confi- dence. M The Mahdi. Excellency, is much stronger thn you have any idea of." Ah, ah! I shall manago him." "1 pray the good God to assist ?ou.11 How is Lapton Dey" Well in lmlth.1 E,,?i. li??y ?" Al?- well in health," And 81attin Bey at Darfur?" "I know nothing of him, as com- munication with Darfur is cut off." ••♦What is the strength of the movement in Kordofan?" "I assure your Excellency that Lupton Is in a peri- lous position, and lie has no ammunition." "And about Dr. Junker, when you go to Cairo make uty compliments to tbe" Russian Consul, and tell him lie need not have the least fear for his countryman, as the Gazelle territory will be sarc." This was said in the most joyous strain. Are you comiug back ? "I bope so, but not now. Would you like me to come tIo)vn M If r.ot very soon you won't find me. I shall not be here more than five months. Now," aaiu Iw, pressing my hand, 11 do you want any- thing?" Nothing." 44Sure?" "Nothi.g, Ex. cellency." He rcpelltcd the question several times with the kindest emphasis, and then presented me to Colonel Stewart and Ibrahim Pasha, who rode behind him, wearing grey tourist suits. General Gordon hereupon hastily bade IDe adieu, and then the party, numbering about ten persons, started off ag",n at the tremendous pace NuitilinR that at which I nw them approach Mme :i1teen or twenty minutes before. Each member of the party carried a small witer sack, some provisions, and a sleeping carpet.
IDYNAMITE OUTRAGE IN SPAIN.
DYNAMITE OUTRAGE IN SPAIN. ATTEMPT TO WKECK A TRAIN. [" EECTMt'S TFLKGRAM.) Madrid, May 2 -Intelligence received here from Barcelona otntes that four dynamite cartridges were found yesterday on a railway bridge near that town ju?t as a train was approaching. Theywere placed in such a manner that had the train not beEn stepped in time an explosion would certainly have resulted. Three seditious placards, insulting the King and the Government, were posted up in liegar, in the province of Salamanca, this morning, but were at once torn down by the police. The railways and telegraphs damaged by the insurgents in the provinces of licrija and Gerona have been repaired. TERRIBLE FOREST FIRES IN AMERICA. WHOLE TOWN DESTROYED. I" BKLTKRV TKLBQRAM. I New York, MAY 3,-Forest fires have occurred in the States of Xew York, New Jersey, and Pllnn- sylvania. A great fire is also raging fiercely In the Pennsylvania coal district. The town of Brislin has been entirely destroyed, and 3,000 people have been rendered homeless. Several persona haye perished.
IXIIK HANK _TKAGEDY IS KANSAS.I
XIIK HANK TKAGEDY IS KANSAS. TIIK MURDEREKS LYNCHED. The robbers who committed the murder in the Medicine Lodge (Kansas) Bank last week were pursued by a number of excited citizens. A running fight continued for several hours, when, their ammunition being exhausted, the robbers surrendered. They were brought back to the town iid con fintti in ttio gaol, At midnight the mob broke into the gaol and shot one of the robbers (lead. Tlifi other three were dragged out and hanged.
SHIPWRECK AND LOSS OF NINETEENI…
SHIPWRECK AND LOSS OF NINETEEN LIVES. A "R.mter's" telegram fr%n New York shtes that the Norwegian ship Al.,?ti.e, of Dmmmen, has been ?. ?,:k?,l off Magdalen 1,1.nd. Nineteen pei sons punshed, the secoud mate being the ouly
THE CASE OF DROWNING IN THEI…
THE CASE OF DROWNING IN THE WYE AT REDUKOOK. On Friday evening an inquest was hold at the George Inn, St. Briavels, before Mr. Carter, coroner, relative to tho death of William Edward Griffiths, a boy, who was drowned in the Wye on the 2nd of April, as already reported. It appeared the deceased, who was the son of John Griftutu, a tin-plate worker, was playing with another boy on the Wye bank, when, on endeavouring to reach a stick in the water, the little fellow over-balanceù IInd foil into the i-iver and was drowned. Every effort was made bylthe parents to recover the body of the boy, It having been drowned before they could arrive on thespot where the accident occurred, but without avail. On Tuesday afternoon as Mr. J. V. Newbury, a gentleman, was fishing near l'igswear, several miles down the river, he saw a body which turned out to be that of deceased, and which was got out of the river by Police-Constable Martin. The jury fuund a verdict of "Accidentally drowned."
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THE DYNAMITE PLOTS. I
THE DYNAMITE PLOTS. riUSONEIiS BEFORE THE MAGIS- TRATES. EXPLOSIVES FOUND IN LONDON. THREAT TO BLOW UP THE SHREWS- BURY RAILWAY STATION1 At Birmingham, on Saturday, Jamee Francis Egan, John D.1y?llias Denman, and WilliAm Mac- donnall were brought up on the charge of treaaon- felony, Daly having been removed ?ll, that morning from Chester Castle in the custody of several warders. The court was crowded. Daly stared round the court with a defiant air, but Macdonnell, a stoutly-built man,appeared pale and dejectod. Mr. Poland said that, there being now two other pri.Oners (D$ly and Macdonnell) before the court, It was nece!!?17 to say a few words before calling evidence. W ith regard to Daly, he Was arrested at Birkenhead, having in his possession bombs obviously intended for the destruction of human life, and being on his way back from Birkenhead life, and c>oeif n Wolvorhampton to Egan's house at Ihrmincham. Having regard also to the fact that he was living on intimate terms with Egan, and that documents found at the house showed that he was taking an active part in the treason- able organisation known as the Irish Repub- lican Brotherhood, he did not think it was necessary to say any more with regard to Daly. With regard to Macdonnell, they would remember that ho (Mr. Poland) read a letter in court which was found at Egan's house It was dated June, 1874, referred to a meeting of the officers of the Brotherhood in the district at Mr. Patrick Flynn's, and was signed Yours truly, Wm. Macdonnell, D.C." That letter showed in tyie most conclusive manner that it was written by one of the officers of the organisation to another officer, and that Macdonnell was the inti- mate friend and companion of Egan in this trea- sonable conspiracy. Macdonnell lived at Wednes- bury, and kept a public-houso, working by day as a clerk. He was, therefore, in a position to meet persons in his house for the purpose of carrying on this conspiracy. Mr. Poland then gave parti- culars of other correspondence between Macdon- nell and E g an, in which references were made to the ogant88lion, Iud in which Macdonnell ex- pressed desire to see more done for the cause in Wolverhampton. Tho Magistrates' Clerk asked Daly if any one defended him.—Daly (who spoke with a strong Irish accent!: I have a solicitor, but he had no notico that I was going to be brought hele. I think 1 ought to have a logal adviser.— The Magistrates' Clerk suggested that Daly should be allowed to reserve his cross-examination of the witneSS68.-Daly: I think I ought to have some explanation of the reasons why I was brought here. Mr. Poland explained that it was established to the satisfaction of the magistrate at Birkenhead that prisoner had committed a felony undor the provisions of the Explosives Act of last session, and he was dealt with there for that felony. Then it appeared from an investigation of the docu- ments, and from the representations of the police officer, a;Irro:p ter.í:iOtS r: that there was sufficient evidence to cha"ge hiOl with treason-felony in Birmingham. Several letters were read showing the complicity of the prisoners in the plot, and correspondence with different parties respecting the working of the secret society was produced. Inspector Stroud said all the letters produced and read were found at Egan's house on Good Friday. He also found a number of tisdocirculire from different gunmakers in Birmingham, and a trade book illustrative of firearms and ammuni- lion. There were pencil wrilingl ag"iust several of the drawings, Some written p ori reluing to arms r:ni ammunition the address of Elay Bros., cartridge manufwturers. He also found in the house a trade card o? Bigford, :i,i,f sample h:li;: when arrested, was brought to the police-station and charged with conspiring with Daly, alias Denman, to cause an explosion to destroy life and property. He made no reply. Macdonnell was arrested on Wednesday last at his licensed public-hou, Royal O ik, Wedncsbury, about ? qu.rt.r to ele?e. t ni-ht? ud charged with \Oaê:I/le: :;I')å?. ner ex- Ere.ed such words in the county of Warwick. I aveu't lived there since I was trroe years of age D6tectivA-Super!ntcndent James Black, of the Birmingham police, stated that on Good Friday he went with the previous witness, the chief con- stable (Mr. Farnaalu ) and other officers to E gan's =. ( r:u:Å' :'i avr:loe; ing the postmark Stoneham, M?., U,S,A." The letter was dated May 6,1881, and was from James bl,Hale to hir. James Egan. It ran-" Dr Jim, I mane to inform you that I arrived safe here [one of the letters to Egan from London con- tained a reference to paying someone's passage to Americal, and I am at work since I come, but I did not et acquainted with nyone yet. II hope ytwiflenraf{e h in(!u m n iou will remember one of the good frind:'f t:" rli;:Ieør ,:ni b!.ü the rules of the 1. R. B,"J. In the pocketa of the pair of trousers which he had men Daly we.r were a number of papers, and these Included a state- ment of arms got in from 1879 to 1881 (1884 ), which was as followsM Pmviously in hand, :e I:'e 1,0o;w:h¥65 ::vO\I:: 1,898; total, old. 4,748; new, 3,546; total, 8A4. The above 16 a record of arms in the hands of members of good standing.—March, 1884." The witness also found in the pockets of Daly's clothes the addresses of four men [living in America. One name was that of Jereipiali O'Sliea, of 642, Fulton- street, Hudsou-avenue, Brooklyn There wis besides these II statement of mombers' IIC- counts. When Egan Will arrested witness said, Mr. Kgun, do I-ou know your lodger that you call Denm..n by any o\hr name ¥" He said, '• I do not." Witness then&iked him if he knew liim by the name of Daly, to which he relied he did theih:lrqr:jli..I:u:ee£i: any of Daly's friends or relations, to which he also gave a negative reply, adding that he only knew him as a lodger. Witness further said to him, 1* Your lodger has been apprehended at Birkenhead, with bombsand other explosives in his possession." To this he said nothing in reply. On April 15 witness saw a tin canister which was discovered in the garden adjoining Egan's house, nnd which, on being opened, was found to contain a printed paper, headed Constitution of the Irish Re- public," notier p.,r containing the address of the S* C. (Supreme guncil) to the brothers; three copies of the l$ws, rules, and regulations of the Government of the Irish Republican Brotherhood in the South of England division, printed at the Dublin 1. R, B. office. Nine sample cartridges (produced), seven being for rifles and two for revolvers. On one of them" Snider Algeria was in pencil in parenthesis; on another 11 Britisli. Mar- tini-Henry and third" Peabody, three miles on another Egyptian Remington." The others were not marked. There were also found in the canisters letters addressed by various persons to Egan, referring to small goods (by which term it is suggt!atay revolvers are meant ) and "long I \o::su'z;thÍcÎiiV1I. thltJar)lIsa are 'i: cated). Other evidence was given, and on the application or Mr. Poland, the prmner wro removed in custody until next Saturday. DISCOVERY OK DYNAMITE IN LONDON. Tho Globe St-itas :-On Saturday morning, in consequence of rumours which extensively pre- vailed that a seizure of dynamite had taken place in the neighbourhood of the Strand, our reporter proceeded to No. 15, King William-street, Strand, where a watchmaking business has been carried on. He ascertained that for some time put 11 man named John Oliver Wood had been in possession of the premises, and had carried on business as a watchmaker. On April 23 he left the premises, and has not since been seen, although it is stated that his whereabouts are known. Mr. Win. Crook, who is the owner of the house, had, it appears, some suspicion of the business which was being conducted by his former tenant, and as soon as opportunity pre- sented itself re-entered upon possession, and shortly afterwarda made a search through the house, Nothing was at first discovered, but on Saturday morning as he was going over the place with two men they found in a cupboard built into a recess it small, square wooden box which had been covered with rubbish. It was exceedingly heavy, and, upon being opened, the substance with which it was fillod seemed to bo of so suspicious a character that a military gentleman who resides in the street was consulted. He at once saw that the contents appeared to resemble dynamite, and in accordance with his advice the box was sent to Bow-strnet Police Station. The weight of the box is said to bo lOibs. or 12lbs., and the bulk of the contents to be dyna- mite cartridges, with some gun cotton. Itir. Crook's doubts of his tonant are said to liitve been aroused in consequence of reading about the important part wliicJi clock movements have played in the explosioltefitifeviial machines. It was further stated Ulat the whole of the basement of the premises is now being taken up in prosecution of the search. No arrests have been made. THREAT TO BLOW UP SHREWSBURY RAIL- WAY STATION. On Saturday night a boy picked up a paper at Shrewsbury Joint Railway Station containing the following:—* Look out ?.r Shrewsbury Station, for It stands a chance of being blown up. Caution Bware A. S. C." This was handed to the police, who communicated with the station authorities, and they determined, although thinking it was a hoax, to overhaul the articles In the left luggage office. One box gave out an ominous ticking sound, and this was burst open. It contained an ordinary American alarum clock and several bottles containing wlwt looked like chemicals. The box, it was eaid, belonged to a commercial traveller staying at a coffee-house not far from the btation, The contents of the bottles are stated to be harm- less, but they will be carefully investigated by the polico. The matter has created considerable sen- sation in the town. FURTHER DISCLOSURES AT BIRMINGHAM. Souio furtlier disclosures have been --dO with regard to the dynamite plot in the Midland Coun. ties. It now appears that before tho holding of both the great, meetings recently addressed by Lord Salisbury and Mr, Chamberlain in the Birmingham Town-hall letters were received intimating to the authorities that arrangements were being made to throw a number of dynamite bombs similar to those found upon Daly into the room beneath the speaker's platform. In consequence of this warn- ing, a large number of plain-clothes constables were specially told off to guard the premises. Daly was = only & few days before the holding of .n, d r"wed by Lord Randolph Churchill and Colonel Burnaby, and by many it is thought Ujat the bombs found in his possession were in- tended to be used for the destruction of life at those gatherings.
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IREROUTED LOSS OF AN ATLANTIC…
REROUTED LOSS OF AN ATLANTIC I STEAMER. SUPPOSED DYNAMITE EXPLOSION. I THE FATE OF THE PASSENGERS AND CREW. A telegram from Glasgow, dated Saturday, says. —The eteamer State of Florida, due from New York twelve days ago, is still missing, and it Is now believed that the vassal has been lost Until to-day the State Line officials were hopeful that the vessel would yet turn up, their impression being something had probably gone wrong with her engines or propeller, and that she had been taken in tow. Unfortunately, tho information that reached the State Line officials this morning was such as to dispel this sanguine view, and to remove hopo of the vessel's safety. A telegram received from Mr. Whitwill, Great Western Steamship Line, Bristol, was as follows Our steamer Devon arrived here this morning from New York, and reports having picked up on Sunday last two lifeboats belonging to the State of Florida, without occu. pants, oars, or any gear." Information was received in Glasgow a few days ago that the steamer City of Rome had passed a sailing vessel going west on the 23rd ult. with a shipwrecked crew on board. Considered in connection with the telegram above quoted, the company are almost certain that it is the crew of the State of Florida that has been picked up. The view is confirmed by the opinion of nautical men that the condition in which the boats wore found affords strong pre- sumption that their occupants had been rescued. The State of Florida had on board about 120 pas- sengers, of whom twelve were in the saloon and forty in the second cabin. It is possible that the passengers as well as the crew may have been Sadler, who was in command of the ship, has been in the service of the State Line for man year.. The State of Florida was built on r !aíâ75:hÔI;d37rr breadth 38ift,, depth of hold, 28.ft" her gross tonnage was 1 3,1A55c and she was htted with engines of 500 nominal horse-power. It is reported that detec- tives have been awaiting the arrival of the State of Florida at (ireen"k for several days past? and stories i circulation to the effect that dyna- mitards were on board, It is even surmised by some that there may have been an accidental ex- piosion of dynamite concealed by the9e person, oso;r :da¡i: tho veMet "l?ave been euriously damage).
ISUSPENSION OF THE ORIENTAL…
SUSPENSION OF THE ORIENTAL HANK. I' Tiie following announcement has been for- warded for publication" It is with the deepest regret that the directors of the Oriental Bank Cor- poration announce that they have felt compelled to close the doors of the bank and its branches. The continuing drain on its resources by the with- drawal of deposits, atd the low of credit from this drain and the fall in the shares, huve combined to defeat the efforts of the directors to carry on the bank until the Rill in Parliament could be obtained, or to make arrangements for raising fresh capital. This course has en resolved upon in order to secure the best protection of the interests of the creditors as well as those of the shiiroliolders.— Oriental Bank Corporation, May 2,1884." On Saturday morning, at the sitting of the Chancery Division of the High Court of Justice, Mr. Latham applied to Mr. Justice Chitty to appoint a provisional liquidator of the Oriontal Bank Corporation. He stated that n petition had ,bn presenU'd by a creditor that morning for winding up the corporation, which stopped pa- ment i ;Idae ,r,I'tgor:'ti:fi; present applicAtion.and consented to the appoint- ment of a provisional liquidator. The .ntre,n proposed was Mr. Thomas Abercroinbio Welton, a member of the firm of Quilter, Ball, and Co. He asked ti?.t the order might be t. 'Ppoint Mr. IVelt??n tar¿iioo;èriqfr to take possession of and protect tho a_ts of the corporation, but not to deal with them.—Mr. Stirling said he ap- peared for the Oriontal Bank Corporation, and con- senwd to the appointment.—Mr. Latham asked to be allowed to state that the principal offices of the corporation were in London.—Mr. Justice Chitty then madu an order for the appointment of Mr. Weltou as provisional liquidator.
THE WAlt TELEGRAM DISPUTE.
THE WAlt TELEGRAM DISPUTE. The further hearing of the caso of The Central News (Limited) tI, The Eastern Telegraph Compnny and others" was proceeded with on Saturdav.—Mr. Benjamin Smith, the manager of the k:mtern Telegraph Company In Egypt, and one of the :in8 :y ro;J.Y was a:lIde for defence. He aid: On the morning of the 13th of September, I left the Cliiltern at ten o'clock, the stuff having then gone, and nearly all the instruments were removed, some on shore and some to the John Pender. Icannot recollect at what time in the dav the Burleigh inessuge passed through the John Vender. Gruchla may have brougTit me some sheets of that message, but I do not recollect that he did. The Wilson-Malet mes- sage was in my handwriting, It arrived on board the John Pender at eleven o'clock. I obtained the Information in my ser ice message from the Wilson-Malet message, and from that only. I can- not say timt before f sent o. mV service iues"ge I had seen any portion of the Burleigh message, but It Is quite possible that I might have seen it. idili not give any directions to cause the Burleigh message to be delayed for a single minute. 00 tile arrival of the Wilson-Malet message the news of the fall of Tel-el-Kebir was a subject of general conversation amongst the clerks. I sent off my service message because the news was of deep public interest, and with no intention that It should be communicated to MDiodes" (the Ex- change Company).—Cross-examined: I swore in my angers to Interrogatories that I did not derive my information uf the victory from any telegram. That was false. I cannot understand why I swore that. I knew that lic. Gillespie was acting as correspondent of the Exclwngu Company.—He- examined by Mr. Hussell: At the time when I answered my interrogatories both the service mes- sage and the Mlet messxge had disappeared. In fact, they had been stolen.—Mr. Riissell then put in the correspondence between Ir, Smith and Sir Edward Malet, in which the latter said he made the news of the fall of Tel-el-Kebir public from every possible source.—The re-oxmininatiou of the witness being now concluded, the further hearing of the case was adjournJd to Tuesday.
ROYAL ACADEMY BANQUET.
ROYAL ACADEMY BANQUET. 0?) Saturday night the President of the Royal Academy entertained large and distinguished company at dinner In the principal room at Bur- lington ?ouse. Around Sir Frederick Leighton at the principal table were tho Duke of Cambridge, the Turkish, German, and Hungarian Ambassadors, Count Gleichen, the American Minister, the Brazilian Minister, Sir W. Harcourt, Lords Wolseley and Alcester, the Archbishop of Canterbury, Lord Granville, Lord Kimberley, the E.rl of Wemyss, the Lord Mayor, Messrs. Alma Ttulemn, Ansdell, Boehm, Cilderon, Vicat Cole. Dicksee, Frith, and Sir J. Gilbert.—In proposing the toast of the evening, the Archbishop of Canter- bury said he had received many earnest applications from working men to be admitted to the privilege of a look at the pictures. This request he heartily endorsed, believing that the noble thoughts tiiey were capable of inspiring would be some compensation to the working man for his let. of hard toil.-Sir Frederick Leighton, who wis loudly cheored on rising to reply, referred to the f.. t ty ?"t in every part of the building they were ::hI;,m:baroeo t a u:;i:C: 8antly at work. In fact, he hoped this would be the last year in which they would be restricted to their present dimensions. In the west wing a room had been provided for the water-colours, and near it another for the subjecta in white and black, while at the eastern end of tiie building a gallery would rise which architecture could have all to it,,?lf. This would give the i nt, js toso Ir.h I,iltlo'Ipa!Vha:IltRth he could not promise that all griefs would CM5e- there would be no more heartbnrninge-a very important alleviation would be afforded. It must not be supposed that every application would in future be udinitted, but he beliuved the cases would be very rare of a failure for a picture which the council considered reached a certain standard of excellence. This extension would also enable them to give more encouragement to their schools, which were not the least of the objects of their solicitude. He might tell them a secret in the privacy of that confidential com- pany. He had no doubt that another year they would be called upon to knock at the door of the Academy a few days sooner than it had been hitherto necessary to do.
THE WEATHER.
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ltOYAL ACADEMY AND GROSVENOR…
ltOYAL ACADEMY AND GROSVENOR GALLERY EXHIBITIONS. [BY oua LONDO COBRRSFONDKNT.] Much of the freshness is taken off the annual exhibitions of pictures at the Royal Academy and the Grosrenor Gallery by the publicity given beforehand to the principal works of art from the different studios. Fashionable curiosity used to be satisfied with the private view a day or two before the opening of the Exhibitions to the vulgar herd of sightseers; but now the newspapers, and more especially the Pall Ifall Gazette, tell us all about what the leading artists have done long before the 1st of May ushers in the regular picture setson. These glimpses behind the veil do harm really to the artists themselves by destroving the pleasant air of mystery in which they used to hybernate and taking away somewhat from the JnUreat and value of their work. It would be much batter if painters and critics could come to an honourable understanding to wait for the publication of the catalogues before taking the world at large Into their confidence. The effect of so much anticipatory criticism is that, even at the private view, one feels quite familiar from de- scription with the priucipal pictures, and is in- clined to wonder if one has not seen them before. The Exhibitions this year contain much high-class work, of course, but one must re-echo the usu^l complaint that there is hardly one pic- ture of which one can say emphatically. This is painted by B man of genius. The Timts lias gone into ccsUcies over Burne Jones's largo picture in the Grosvenor of King Cophetua and the Beggar Maid," which it declares ought to be purchased at once by the National Gallery as the finest specimen of modern Engli.h painting. Like all Ih?.r artut's pictures, this one sHowb great technical skill, deep thought, and most patient labour, but it is marred by the old affectation of a type of beauty such as no fair Englishwoman, at all events, ever bore. It is marvellous that an English artist, who call see so many lovely women in the Park or Piccadilly any day during the season, should persist in offending the public taste by thrusting upon it such lackadaisical forms as Mr. Burne Jones deliglit8 in. It puzzles me to know where ho gets his models from. Surely there must have been a good deal of wholesome flesh and blood in the beggar maiden who so pleased King Cophetua that he laid his crown at her feet. Tho king, too, must have been a sort of Harry VIII., with a good eye for a pretty woman. But Mr. Burne Jones's king is a melancholy knight, who looks as if he had spent most of his lift) in the somcwhat dreary quest for the Sangr?l, and the beggar maiden is a pale, lachrymose girl with an bstra :d look whom nobody but a saint or a modern wath eta would ever have beeu likely to rail in love with. Sir Frederick Leighton's splendid picture of Cymon and Iphigenia is the great attraction in the Royal Academy. Dryùen's delightful fable of the rustic in whom love is sud- denly quickened by the sight of the sleeping Iphigenia e:er Itreent::or t u f f u:; r:e¿;d There is a well-known picture on the same attrac- tive subject by Sir Joshua Reynolds, in which tiie gross taste of the eighteenth century is 6hown in the exuberant and Rubens-like limbs of the nude damsel. Sir II, Leighton, following more closely Dryden's text, covers the form of Iphigenia with a gauze robe of wondrous texture and colour. The figure has all the delicacy of one of Titian's beauties, and the President of the Royal Academy has successfully avoided, in this work, the reproach of meretriciousness which might not unfairly be attached to several of his earlier w,'ks, Mr. Orchardson shows to great advanUige this vear. His H Marriage of Convenience in the ¡=le: te;I:i: un'hce; Daughter in the Grosvenor, a very vigorous and harmonious piece of work, representing a young woman feeding a flock of pigeons, The most ad- mirable picture in eitherExhibition Is notany work by Millai., lfoll, or t!Lirkoiiier, butw. 15. Richmond's "Miss Roso Mirlees," a girl dressed in green, with B da, k-green plush hat. The background of the 'i, I. also green. Oni a conau tnate artist \rI:lee:(d ?uc? :niQ':c.a and executed it successfully. Mr. MilUis' portrait of Irving is very good, though the figure seems too slight and the face too young lookiug. Mr, Watt&'s heads of Lord Sl i?bury and Lord Lytton in the Grosvenor are very, characteristic, the latter especially, the habitual leer in Lord Lytton's malicious blue eyes being given with most unflattering faith- fulness. Mr. Brett takes the lead of the landscape pnintere vuth his magnificent sea piece, 44 The Maidens of Macleod," a picture of three striking rocks in the sea off the coast of Skye. A land?pe of "I interest to Welshmen Is Mr. Johnson's very =Itinp:etoope,vl;e M,.iOJIIs'eT. Mr. Cole gives us some pleasant glimpses of familiar reaches on the Ti?mes. Mr. HiU?is' '• Idyll of 1745 is strangely named, and not very interesting. A drummer boy attAched to the Eng- lish army employed against the Jacobites sits on the gra" playing the pipe for the amusement of three little &otch lassies. The girls' faces are good, but there is nothing in the picture worthy 0 Mr. Millais' reputatlou. Mr. Bi-it?n Riviere fs seen at his be.t in the "Eve of St. Bartholo- mew," a girl crouching down behind a wall, with her arms round the neck of her faithful dog. The dog is, of course, perfect; but the set face of the girl is a study of human cha- racter superior to anything in this way that Mr. Riviere has done before. Mr. llouguureau's Night," in the Academy, is simply admirable. As a work of imagination, careluUy ktp within the limits of ex. t?ncd of colour and pmp.jrtion, this picture by the great French artist may 00 studied with advantage by many of our English painters. WALES AND THE WELSH AT THE ROYAL ACADEMY. BY OUII WULIII COKBESPONDKNT IN LONDON,1 Un tlll, as on previous occasions, 1 find it incumbent upon me to confess that in the galleries of the Royal Academy of Ails 1 saw more of M Wales" than of" the Welsh"" Pictures of Welsh scenery, pleasant, sun-lit pastoral scenes, or gloomy, ..u?.?l,,d hill.a .?.,yw h e e, but they were :Üù;:¡J by I;ehv:7r::e"eïhlï}: it is true Ihat some of them Ih'ed in the Princi- pality. So far as I could discover, after careful scrutiny of the catalogue, there was but one picture by a Welsh artist, and that was a pretty iittle water-colour drawing of a girl's face and bust, with a bunch of cowslips in a button-hole of her dress. This was signed II Kate Evans," and as Miss Evans resides at" Trosnaut," Upper Norwood, I think I may claim her as a coutitt-ywuuina. It is certain that this dreadful condition of deartllls due to the neglect of art in Wales in bygone years, and no to tf'a lack of artistic taste cn tl? part f Welsh people. Furt?ately, the ni!,ht is p.I. away, the success of the Art Exhibitions at Cardiff, tho establishment o( tho L?t.b?i.. Academy, the increased encoumement given to art at the Eisteddfod, ult bright m,. f promise, presaging the dawn of a happier'day. That with due culture and proper bciUties the WeMI can excd In art is proved by the fact that for the Sculpture Galleries of this year's Exhibition all the works sent in by hir. Milo Griffith—and th(>y were six in number-lit;va been accepted. Those who know the keenness of the competition for the little avail- able space in the Royal Academy will bo able to appraise this fact at its proper value. The first work I came to from Mr. Milo Griffith's studio was the figure of" A Slingor," the nude form of a young man with a stone in the sling and poising himself for the throw. The next was a graceful figure of a girl with hand upraised, called Sabrina." In the Lecture Room Mr. Milo Griffith has two busts and two groups. Of the busts the first is in bronze, and called" Jono," the other is an ideal bust in marble of a little child, and is called Little Innocence." Those who visited the excellent exhibition of objects of art at the Cardiff Eisteddfod will remember this little child, with her smilinl face and curl-covered head. The two groups are excelle8Uy executed one represents a Highland gillie leading a home, across whose back is slung the car??we ) f a buck, an d tho other is made up of a hunter of the olden times on foot, holding in leash two grevhounds, graceful of form and eager to be slipped. Mr. Milo Griffith is, I believe, a Pembrokeshire man, at all events he comes from the south-western end of Wales, and Welshmen have good reason to be proud of the young sculptor who is able to attain such a high standard of excellence in three diverse branohe* of his art. After carefully comparing them 1 hardly know which 1 admire the iliost-itis figures, his busts, or his groups. Mr. William Davies (Mynorydd), who is also a native of South Wales, exhibits only one work this year -a bust ot Sir Hugh Owen, That he is only represented by one work Is attributable to the fact that he is and has for some tiuie been engaged upon an exquisite female figure emble- matic of peaceful, trustful hope, which will be placed beforo long upon the spot where his wife lies buried. I saw it in his studio the other day, and in its chasto beauty and refinement of thought it is characteristic of his art ani of the life it will commemorate. No other Welsh s,u:ptn"" IHe re- presented this year, but Mr. F. Winter, formerly a I[ I. the studio of the late J-.pl? Edwards, fils three graceful heads of children in terra colt", and Mr. Walter Merrett, also a pupil of Joseph Edwards, exhibits a bust of Sit, Hugh Owen. Of the two busts of Sir Hugh Owen that by Mr. Davies is ve.") much the Letter, both In execution and as a likeness. Returning to the pictures, let me briefly notice those by artists living in Wales, In Gallery 2 there are a couplo of pictures by Mr. Graham-Clarke, of Glanrhos, Rhayadr, Radnorshire. One is very pos- sibly a Welsh scene, as the old mill, tiie bare land- ?4pe, and the windy look of the trees are eminently fv:fs;,al,t;i:rc':r is :¿:'iJS:¡;I:t); the farm-house and l)utbuildiu9 "peak for them- selves, so that tho title, "A Surrey Homestead," is hardly needed. M." Peter Ghent, of Talybont, near Conwav, I t ribut4m two pictures, I :Is ,,e ük:r; ¡;U,wr:cril: U:I:; tude," a picture of a lonely little pool, surrounded by stones, moss, and fern-covered banks and tall trees, standing out clearly against a green sky, flecked with crimson clouds. The other is a painting, if I am not much mistaken, of the Con- way at the old ferry of Tal-y-Cafa. It is called Harvesters crossing the Ferry," but I cannot fanc y that the bron g river, the low-lying shore, and the qu.i.t o!d ferry-l?ou? can Im found any- where el.. Not to leave Talybont, I ,??,y ,.te that Mr. Salmon, of that place, has two water- colour paintings in Gallery 9. In one we- ave given a domestic idyll in the Welsh hills, the pic- ture being composed of a typical old Welsh home* stead and the figures of a woman aud child, the former crossing a miniature bridge, with a pail of water in her hand, and the former standing at the door of the house to welcome her home. In his other picture Mr. Salmon gives us a study of the cloudy moun- tain peaks and tho gloomy waters of Llyn Idwal .hicr? 'i??y emboso.. Another exhibitor who lives in Wales is Mr. Knight, of Minafon, Bettwa-y-coed, who sends an etching, two mezzotints, and two who nads an ?t4l Z ?,, t he Ogwen Valley" and pictures, ono cal the Ogwen Valley" and the other Wild Wales." Before touching upon the paintings of Welsh in- terest a word should be spoken of the portraits, which are more than usually numerous, and more than ordinarily good. Certainly the hot among Ithem Is that which hang. upon the line in Gallery 3, and whih.Ldd.. th fitbfulnees of portraiture ah Use ebarm of picture. It is painted by Mr. Hick4 &ad conwas the portraits of the chudren of Sir Huaeey Vivian, Bart., M.P., who is so well known to the readers of the Western Mail that he needs no further description. The back- eround of the picture is a bit of the rock-bound coast of Gower. Facing the blustering windand gazing with evident delight upon the tumbling waves, is a noble-looking lad in sailor costume, bare-legged, and with a look of the Berserker in his clear eyes. Behind him, half concealed by a boulder, is a younger and more mischief-lovin boy, who seems to be meditating some practi,,1 Jky. upon his two sisters _tad below him. The little girls are also bare-legged, tho elder sitting on the seaward edge of the rock, and looking steadily out over the waves, while her younger sister nestles up to her for company and support. In GaUery 3 Mr. Hicks has also an excellont painting of Lady Wimborno and the Hon. Rosamond Guest. In Gallery No. Mr. Frank Holl, R.A., exhibits a beautiful painting and excellent, likeness of Mr. George Rae, the managing director of the North and South \V*!es Bank. M1\d..me Patey is not a Welsh I" 1y I um sorry to say, but she is so well known in Wale; that I am sure I will be forgiven for noting that her portrait by Mr. Shannon may bo found in Gallery 0. Mr. Frank Holl, R.A., has a good portrait of Mr. E. H. Carbutt, M.P., which is very well hung in Gallery 2. Mr. Carbutt is represented in a sitting attitude, with clasped fingers resting on his kncev and seems to be lost in meditation, which appears to partake of melan- choly, as if he were grieving over the postpone- ment of Sunday Closing in England. In the Sculp- ture Galleries Mr. Poynter, R.A., exhibits a bust of L,dy ,,d Signor R. ti sculptor of dr.i \;d;oiO:D:T)istebI¿rL'o Jobu Manners. The pictures of Welsh scenery are far too nume- rous fur detailed notice. The most important among thelll lire" A Glebe Farm on the Welsh Border," by Mr. Leader, A.R.A.; u Roman Bridge over the Ogwen River," by Mr. Oakeø, A.H.A.; and a splendid piece of sunny landscape by Mr. C. E. Johnson, entitled," The Wye and the Severn." In Gallery No. 4 ma y be found a picture by Mr. Bulr'11''i m:i [u11a once uo story of Gelert, the gallant hound. The wolf is slain, the child is asloep on the floor, and the hound stands watching over him, gently licking the infant's shoulder. Air. Barber saves us the tragic conclusion, and wo are grateful. Another Celtic story is told by Miss Henrietta R. Rae. of Upper Norwood, who gives us in Gallery 8 a picture of the meotiog of Launoelot and Elaine. In concJusion I would add t.hat among the architectural dr"wingo in G?tery 10 are th* fol- lowing A Design for Llanelly U<>spital," by Messrs. ilson and Dyer; A Design for a three- light Stained Glass Window for Llandaff Cathedral/' by William F. Dixon; and a sketch of A Gothic Organ Case, Old Radnor Church/1 by E. Keynes Purchase.
ITIIE NEATH CHAPEL CASE.
I TIIE NEATH CHAPEL CASE. MANIFESTO BY THE REV. S. C. B¡;RN. TO THE EDITOR OK THE WESTERN MAIL." Sib,—As you mention Archdeacon Griffiths in your account of our last night's Church meeting, it may he right for me to say in your columns how it was that you had occasion to do w. Being of opinion that the venerable gentleman had amply justified the confidence reposed in him by 0'1" people when they entrusted to him the revision of our Church roll, I deemed it my official duty to propose a vote of thanks and an honorarium of 25 guineas. I did this notwithstanding the circum- stance that he had only expunged 45 out of the 84 names to which my counsel objected, and so left (as it proved) a majority of twenty with my oppo- nents. I invited Mr. Curtis to second what I thus proposed, and in doioer so reminded him of what lie himself had 8.id to the Archdeacon during the arbitration. Mr. Brynmor Jones having then directed the attention of the reporters to the cir- cumstance that the services of the referee were gratuitous, Mr. Curtis assured the venerable gen- tleman that he was no party to such an under- standing, but considered that he should be pro- perly paid. I need not here make any remark upon the manifest object of Mr. Curtis in speaking thus under the circumstances, but I reminded him last night of what be had said. To my disgust., but not at all to my surprise, he refused to second my proposition, and this duty was thereupon dis- charged in fitting terms by Mr. J. G. Davies. The proposition was put to the vote. a forest of hands being hed up in its favour, and some eight or nineagainst it, and the Arobdeacon way, therefore, be assured that it expresses the feeling of our Church rather than of any mere section of its members. The question asked by Mr. Curtis, "Where is the money to come from" is one that would not have needed consideration but for his own conduct. My own original proposals res- pecting arbitration, dated the 26th of December, 1883, are in print. Had Mr. Curtis acceded to them, the Church would have incurred no expense, and the public would have liad a better opportunity than has yet been afforded of forming an opinion respecting this contest as a whole. Where is the money to come from?" asks Mr. Curtis, and Messrs. Alfred and David Lewis, with myself, united in asking the ..a question when he i..ti- tuted proceedings against us in C'liancery. bo, too, this question was Baked with amused astonish- mant by those acquainted with m" own fm-, pecunio;ity when thosnne geulieman anwitd an action against me in the Queen's Bench and claimed £ 1,000 damages. This question was "ktod, moreover, anxiously enough some years ago, when Mr. Curtis was instrumental in g?t. ting the Ncuth Welsb Baptist Church in- volvoo in a Chancery suit. As that Church is lOt this moment L500 in debt in consequence of that suit, so 1 greatly fear that when my resignation of the Orchard-place pastorate takes effect, and the religious and respectable members of our Church and congregation secede with me. tiiose who remain will find themselves burdened with a heavy debt as the result of my antagonist's unconquerable determination to havo his own way at, all costs and risks whatsoever. Sir, thare iu just another word tliat I should like to eay, When Mr. Curtis says that 1 am splitting the Church I am obliged to retort that he himself is the 1)emn chargeable with this offence. Those of its members who adhere to me say, in effect, to him:—" We have been associated with you for 30 years. We have humoured you, petted you, deferred and yielded to you too much and t? lon g We have Leon long- :ffeg; oau:_(nJrlns rl:1,I;? shall not drive our present minister away his predecessors were driven. You l?ve a numerical ma j ority, such as it is. You have del-'bemtel r- g..i.ed party 8tiUo:¿be:ebe: who are your own children, ear n clienta, tenants, debtors, and dependents, BOd sought by its means to ruin a man whose refuIIBI to lie your slave has secured our sympathy. Keep the chapel we have done more to pay for than yourself. We are resolved w rally round the minister, who would have seceded with us before but for the writ which you served upon hitu a few hours before the time appointed for the announcement that tilings were so to be.1 anl, &c., g, C. BURN. Neath, May 3. Owing to the non-payment of the last two quarters' rent, amounting to ill, the gia has been cut off fWID Orchard-place Chapel. It is statod that Mr. Burn's party decline to pay the amount 1\:U:'Jr t:ecrøaa; to coa- tribute wwarda the funds of the Church.
AN UNFOHTUNATE WELSH WOMAN.
AN UNFOHTUNATE WELSH WOMAN. Vanity Fair of Saturday last issues a coloured portruit of Mrs. Georgina Weldon, of whom a correspondent, over the signature 11 Jehu Junior," supplies some interesting biographical particulars. From these we learn tlwt Mr. Morgan Treherne, who sat in Parliament for Coventry, was a Welsh- man, a considerable landed proprietor, and n Conservative. Somewhat over 40 years ago thero was born to him his remarkable daughter, Georgina, who at an early age was married w Mr. Weldon, then a lieutenant in the 18th BusAarr. It was a love match, and the married life that ensued was for many years a happy one. Mrs. Weldon is a woman of groat natural talents, much increased by conscientious and untiring cultivation, and she has specially addressed herself to the art of sing- ing, in which she has few equals and very few superiors. But she is also a very ener- getic lady, entirely unshackled by conven- tional ideas. Mie formed a friendship with Gounod, she adopted a number of orphans and undertook their education, and in various ways adopted new views and methods of life, which finally led to differences between herself and her husband. Tho result was, first, a separa- tion, and, secondly, an attempt to lodge Mrs. Weldon in a mad-itouse, which was only r,?f.t by the l.wy'o ?ur,ige and determin"u,)n. Mm. Weldon has for oome years been engaged in con- flicts with various persons. Among others she aMackud I1n impresario, and, being convicted of a libel upon him, was imprisoned in Newgate for 37 days, during which time she occupied herself in mending the linen of the establishment. 'Hie mo,t remarkable circumstance in Mrs, Weldon's life Is her appearance and her success in the capacity of an advocate in the courts of law, and her endowment of th new Palace of Justice with n new Portia. In this character she has been remarkably successful, and she proposes to continue it by pleading her own cause in the very large number of actions which she has brought against meet of the people with whom she has hitherto been Intimately acquainted. Mrs. Weldon Is certainly not as other women are, for she has a most I d.m(tble cou.g?, a marvellous energy, and an incredible activity and industry; but it is difficult to understand how any unprei?idicod person could be brought to be- Heve that .he is a lunatic, either dangerous or othrwise, She is a very handsome and a very fascinating woman, with a sweet voÎee, a w,et smile, and sympathetic manr ers; and it is impos- sible for any man to see and to speak with her without feeling for the misfortunes, and possibly t he mistakes, which have marred wliat should have been a most brilliant and happy careor.
DLSUUACEFUL SCENE AT AI FUNERAL.
DLSUUACEFUL SCENE AT A FUNERAL. At Devonport on Saturday, when the body of Charles Williams, a naval pensioner, who com- mitted suicide, was to be buried, a disgraceful scene took place outside the deceased's residence. An infuriated crowd, 1,000 strong, assembled in the street with the object of mobbing the de- ceased's widow, a woman with whom he had co- habited during his first wife's lifetime, and wbotfi he married within a fortnight of the latter's de- cease. The police, remembering "t disturbances took place at the wedding, app?e&M on 8&Wr&y in strong force, and 8uccssfullv repelled an attempt of the crowd to reach Mrs. Wi)Bam she entered the coach. People sWuWd &ad gwaotf all the way to the cometay.
I SATURDAY'S POLICE.
I SATURDAY'S POLICE. Smuggling AT CARDirp.-William Luke, a chief mate, was fined the single value and duty of a quantity of tobacco lie had smuggled. Allkof.d Thmt FIWII. Till AT Cardiff.— Jamee C-?ley was remanded at Cardiff on a charge t 1. 1"g shilling from a till at a al?op k/L=\i;J.ifDU t & shop. Arrum?? Scicidk AT Nhwpokt. Willi- Jones, labourer, was charged at the Newport Petty Sessions with attempting to commit suicide. on Friday the prisoner was found in a cow shed belonging to Mr. D. Baker, farmer, hanging from a beam with a rope round his neck. Ue was taken down at once, and when asked why he had done so foolish" tiling he said he was bound to die that night. Ho had been drinking heavily for several days. Remanded for a week. Assaulting A Publican AT Tydkk.—Michael Rawle was summoned before the Newport Bench for assaulting Henry Barnett, Moulders' Arms, Tydee, on tiie 22nd ult. Defendant did not appear. He went to the house for beer, but was refused, as he had been very quarrelsome on previous occa- sions. Defendant struck the landlord in the face. Fined £1 and costs, or a month. Indecknt Assault Ar Nkwpoet.—Frank Lewis and William Lewis, young men, were ch .r d at Ñi;;ia:ii'.df{. ?ulting C:i:; 6&1c, widow, living in Newport. Mr. Collingwood d,!fend?d. The complainant Mid he went V, Caerlenn Fair on Thursday for the purpose of selling matches. Late at night the was walking towards a house with a man named Morris, who lives in Caerleon village, and ehe alleged that the defendants and anot her young man assaulted her, threw her down, and beh?,??d l nd.?e.tly. Cries.f Murder were hoard by Police-Constable Porter, and he found the woman lying on the road groaning. The policeman saw four men runaway. Complainant afterwards identified the defendants, and so did Morris. A nuinberof witnesses were examined, and, in the result, Frank Lewis was fined 20s. and costs, or fourteen days, for acommon assault; William Lewis was discharged. A Habd Case AT Tuklkach.—At Carmarthen County Petty Sessions, Lydia Jones, of the Roy? Arms ?.blic"liou?,, Tynewvdd Village, parish of Treleach, was 8ummoned f ,r koepng her house open during illegal hours on Saturday night, April 18. It appeared that on that night Lemuel Hughes, of Pantygravel, went to defendant's house to tmn- sact some business w th Mr. Sherrin, an exciseman, who lodged the, and had a glass of beer, the whole of which was not consumed till about half an hour after closing time, when Police-Constable Thomas Jones entered, and a prosecution was instituted on his evidence. The defendant was fiued 5s. and costs, and Lemuel Hughes was fined 28, 6J. and costs for being present.
I A UUXOKKVAHVH ASSOCIATION…
A UUXOKKVAHVH ASSOCIATION FOK CAERPHILLY. On F,id.y evening a eeti.g held Rt the National S¡I=:J::ilà; for the purpo? of taking into consideration tiie advi?bility of organising a Ccnservative branch a"ciation for the Caerphilly polling district. Although the weather proved unfavourable, tho attendance was most satisfactory, several Conservatives from tiie surrounding district being present. Nir. Ü, A. Jefferies, agent from the Central Conservative Association, London, attended, and among the others present were-Momrs. R. Barker, J. Morgan, (i. Well., T. CossJett, J. Cos^lett, J. Phillips, (i. Jenkins, D. \\1I1h1ln8, C. Cleaves, Hope, Ü, Rose, It. Loydd, J. Morgao, A. Lane, kc. Mr, Itichard Barker, schoolmaster, was voted to the chair. He read letters from Colonel Morgan, M P. (Ruperra Castle), McsArs. Thomas, Jenkins, &c regretting their inability to be present, but conveying their best wishes towards the organisation. It was reiQlved" Tnat a branch Conservative Association bo formed for the Caerphilly polling district, and that those prv,.n Pledx. U,"ueiv.s to do all ilt:t :r,PaefrPel;t::e: to advance tho Con.,rv.ti,. -o. Mr. S. R. Bk.r, surveyor, was elected hon. secretary. The follow- ing gentlemen were appoinw a committee, with power rlto add t? tlieir number:—The Rav. T. Jen- kins, the Rev. C. Rees, Dr. W. C. Price, Dr. Morgan, Messrs. Thomas J. Reynolds, William Edwards, R H,ker, J Jones, T. (}-,Mletl, û. Jenkins, C.C.M., G. Rose, J. Morgan, J. Richards, T. Rees, J. l'ike, it. Lovdd, IV. H,,pe, A. Lane, J. Hughes, D. Williams, W. Davies, J. Phillips, Caerphilly 0. Wells, J. CoasleU, and James Cleaves, LlaDiHheD, It was decided that another llJeftin should be held on Wednesday evening, the 14th inet., for the purpose of appointing a president and vice-pre*ident« and taking further steps for the successful working of ths Association throughout the district.
IYH. L. I). PUGH, M.P., AND…
YH. L. I). PUGH, M.P., AND HIS CONSTITUENTS. Our Cardigan correspondent writes:—The brief announcement in the Western MaU on Saturday that a r'solution had b?n adopted bv the Cardigan :líe:i::d: l pliu-I -.duct of the county member, Mr. IAw.1 Pu,b Pugh, was the source of no small amount of surprise, and formed the principal topic of public comment in the town during the day. Scarcely any intimation whatever had been received bv tiie townspeople that such a meeung had been held, this council of local Liberal wire-pullers having been convened and held with the greatest possible secrecy. Even at the meeting itself the venerable leader of the faction had enjoined the strictest con- fidence to be observed as to their deliberations But when the Wetter* Mail arrived on Saturday they discovered there liad been a traitor in the camp," and the astonishment evinoed at the publi- cation of the anuounoeinent was very striking, and the morti fication consequently feltcan bemoreeuily imagined than descrioed. It was a well-known fact for some time past that the,. was no love lost between Mr. Pugh and many of his Liberal con- stituents, owing to his decidedly Conservative ac- tion on several occasions in Parliament. But it was not until Mt-. H. r. wbb, of Castle Greeu, Car- digan, came to the front, and was accepted as the Liberal champion for the county at the next general election, that the aggrieved supporters of the hon. gentleman avowed their dissatisfaction and as Mr. Cobb has been presented as the N coming M.P." to tiie M chapel gatherings" in diffe- rent pRrIs of the ?.,?nty-?h.. his i.i.. otensikly not to answer questions"—the ;:di:t:ï:t l:rl'Ir :tI the political conduct of the M handsome man," whose natural grace, be it remembered, was the only claim to merit held out in Mr. Pugh's behalf by the more robust borough member when he was elected. Even the debonnaii t excuse of pressure of urgent Parliamentary work offered by Mr. Pugh on Thurs- day Last, in the effort to appease his assembled critiques at Cardigan, was to no purpose, the cut and dried resolution adopted by the meeting being a foregone understanding, having been pre- viously framed and approved of at a conference held within the sanctum of the "green-room politic,1 chamber."
COWBttlDGK BOARD SCHOOI-Q.…
COWBttlDGK BOARD SCHOOI-Q. The annual insp"tion of these sc)jmls was ?n. ducted by Mr W?Kdwxrds.M.A.,)?r M?ootf'a in- spe?w,, and hi. assistant, M,. G. J- on t f d.v 8r the school year terminated. The (lubjoind eummary of the reports mcent,ly received show that Nr, Tutton, who lias laboured in tiie profession for nearly 40 years in this diatriet, and lm been of late years assisted by his two daughters, still maintains Lis r?put.tLio. Mixed &hool,-Tb. examination wu decided y satis- factory, not only because of the general BucoeM a talnN, but also becauae the projKH-tiou of ecbolkl"1 prelel.t.ed ill the higher standards was SO lor"o, Tiie quality of the elementar y work was on tli«$whole good, but the reading wasoomeUme* Inclined to ba jt'rkyand liurried. Con- •Mering that .e of the ruiremt"n in th..at- subject* ,em ..?, tb ie«uit« in both g-- and fly demn,e the higher mto of grant, but the ;¡J:r.:e te..hfI ? t:'el;¡int i- compo.IUon wu .ry good, and the writing ?. of •uperior Quality in the three bigbast standards. Jnf antr &cAow.-—The atteudnnoo ha* improved since the 1ut in.pectluu, and the elementary lastrmi4on w" very satisfactory. The -11..g w.. mectianioal owing to the q .tityy pr?p.?(-d being too small. Tiie object d-?p,li. are only fair "8 yet-. I'h. rd?, 1. ..d.t" but the mi8t. can hard1y keep three dasses under d ue -,It i at least onepunil- ::r.und,¡e d:r:1ttld:í:nuC:I J:.U; l tl h,,ds ouid be .uen6{tbened. The singing was wLL th?h, .b.uld be ..d II clau.room for the inf. nta, Iud a d- h-l?i be made In il?? di?i?li?g wall. T", 11-11 I, th* ll,,y Iu, be .ltered i" accordance with tbe euuy in the log-book. The ventilation .V to I* very imperfect. More of the w indows should be made to open, .,?d ..1?.Id l? 1,L.-d in the wail. The average attendance of the mixed schoo: wae 121, and tbe amount of grant is £ 115 18s. 4d. The average attendance of tf?. school was 53 and the grant M lis. 61. Total amount received, IC151 9s. lOd.
CAUDIFF FINE AKT JiXllIBITJON.…
CAUDIFF FINE AKT JiXllIBITJON. The closing of the first period of the Exhibition having takeu place on Saturday, attention may be directed to the high character of the programmes arranged by the committee for the interval before the Anal term During the coming week a double engagement has been tnade of the well-known Kings- i;if:de'I:e\;aiJ>do'WD;r:ïiiÎi ap p 'wice each dav in the main h.11, the l.Uor t,Fdi, \èl=\d: i;;ake 4anre nal; Theatre at 9.30 each evening. Of the Kingsley Bell Ringers the Timtt and other London papers s(>eak in the highest terms, as also of the soloists who will aid in these conceit*, which "iU also bo strengthened by local singers of excellence. Herr Dobler will add to hit repertory some marvellous illusions. Before Herr Doblur's d irk traiu-e in the Lecture Theatre there will be oth^i entertainments. Among other well-known amateurs aiding in the Lecture Theatre entertainment* will be Mr. S. W. Allen and Mr. J. E. Deacon. The following and closing week will be full of attraction. On Mon. day, the 12th of May, a grand Scotch concert, which will be of very high merit, is arranged for, while on the Wednesday and Saturday concerts bv the Ton Rhondda (jl. Party und the Band of Hope Loion will bo given. tiuring the week the talented members of the Paggi family will give two entertainments each day of that high class and re- fined cliaracter which Signor Paggi invariably affords to his audiences.
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I CARDIFF.
I CARDIFF. Boabd or GcA*DiAjia.—Tl>e woekly meeting of the board was held on Saturday, Dr. Paine in the chair. The Master of the Workhouse reported that during the week 26 paupers had been Rd- Aiitted and 3S discharged, having 498 in the house, an increase of 56 over the corresponding week of lltSt year. The number of children in the Eliv Schools was reported to be 216, an increase of 22 on tho corresponding week. Number of persona in receipt of out-door relief, 2,640, increase 3; cost of out-door relief, f269 1 8s. 3d., decrease n 4s. 5d. on the corresponding week of last year. The tender of Itir. James John, Cardiff, for the construction of boiler and other works at the Ely Schoola was accepted. There was no other business. Fkast of ST. Joseph —Tlw feast of 8t. Joseph was celebrated on Sunday at St. Peter's Cat holic Church. In the morning there was solemn iiiyh Mass and a sermon by the Rev. Father Richardson. The music of the mass was well rendered by the choir, and the aocompaniment of an excelinnt orchestra added much to its effectiveness. At the evening ervi?e a procession of the H!eMed S?-r& ment took place, Father Richardson preached on this occasion also. The congregations were large both at the morning and evening services. 'rH@Tk. ROYAL.-DUring this week Miss May Holt, wpport?d by ? (.,x?lltnt company, *il appear in her powerful drama Men and Women,' which has been very successful both at the Surrey Theatre and in the provinces. The picce is founded upon incidents uf modem life, and ita Mt-en tableaux contain many thrilling situations. Lovers of the benmuonal dn.m" will have no cause to complain "f Ole fare provided for them by Mi" Holt, and sustained by elaborate scenic and mechanical effects. Tmk Bukdlk Hack at Eiy.—In our report o I th>I\In; stated JlaU!a7¡r: the loser, was own?l by Mr. G. W, (i. Thomas The owner is Mr. J. (7, Thomas. Sanitabt RK'POkT,-We.k ending May 3,1884 -Births registered, 61; 339 per 1,000. Deaths from all causes, 31; 17 2 per 1,000. Deaths frona seven chief xymotic diseases, 4 22 per 1,000. M"Hn thermometer, 468. Estimated population &j.o77. This estimate is based on the ceosus return of April, IbBI, with the addition of the mean daily increment obtaioed during the pre- ceding ten years. Bust Hosikss III Cardiff. Sander and Co., The. West Bnd Hosiers, 6, Kovai Arcade J:Je.et 8lww of Ties and h-J. In Town, Sender aud Co., The West End Hosiws. 6, Royal Arcade s..t White olld Ooloured Shirts at ail prices, Sander and Co., The West Hnrt Hosier. 0, Koyai Aroada Best 0011, Fronts, Braoes, Hosiery, ae" ac J-ander ajid Co., Tbe West End Bosiers, 6, Royal Arcade Best 1)()ItIHJI value for Cub, 6*nJtT ami Co,. 'rh. WM? End HoOert. 6, K?y? Ade Best and Ch-pe-t P-pl? to do business with, 6andn Md 00" The Wet End H?ie?.' ?* ?.? Amt.te X?,?es to ARTI??N A?D AuT STtn>B*rs.—Prom the 1st of April, 1884. Measre. Frost and Heed, of 24, H igl?-t.-tOrdift, large di- ff .11 Dra"in" and PAinting mAtu1&la; .Ieo off th. Mounting aud FraiuiuK of Drawings. 57?29 JUST Pl1I1LlSllLD.-CsUIJ"gue of Artistic Furni- ture, Jr.t.free.-lYapnel and Gane, 6, Grockbertotown, Cardiff. 17991 The great success attending Mr. Freke's I- wtek 1(1gr pictures" lias induned him to ibeO them for fourteen day" s longer. Good Cartes at 5s. pes do.n,-A. linke, 12, i)uke"U"eeI.. blbt/I Summks Pamjions— M. baiouel, 56, Crockberb town, rdiff, is now ?is,ing the ln?t d?igne fw the comh'l M?? in Xi'n?. MlnttM, ackeis J.p, Costumes, fUke. F?ucy Gown Fabric*, LM. Gm 8uruhado, A?. zp-W bl,.w Tueaday. Aeiil ?.?ti,, .,?d f.11--i g d. Scl.wu% T.iiore' 8lieam. Ravim kc., Greund; Carving Yo,k.li?.i.i,d,N,wBM. p?.t in Pocket and Table Knives. The (I' -d China TraJe -Illu". at G, H. Sumforth's. b, Church*tr*et. Cardiff. 67746 A FACT WoaTII Kkowiko.—The Ben evito Tweed it beat material (Uf Butmeaa fcuit. -DU"ld Parry anJ Co., l, High-street, Oartiff. [&Vd8I Ulotks, Globus,(iLovss.—Try Sweeting's ?A. 64. Glove, unequtlled; every pair w anaJtted.—13, Duka 8\1. Cardiff. bt\9lb All Kinds of EDgliah and Foreign Fruit mn B" piocured at C. Phelps' fctores, Cu»t«in H^nae-ytreet, si ?-bi. p, 1-. ed- by P..& f.Lrdd t.. y p-, .1 tbe t. w..
NKW PORT.
NKW PORT. I BOAr-D ,? Guardians.—The ""ekly meeting Saturday WM prodded .,or by Colonel Lyne, Mr J. H. ir 'i?'r 'up3-ig the vies.<Air. The C"i? man reported that on the previous day, accom* panied by the vice-chairman and the clerk, he had an interview at t'sk with the various chairmen ar.d vice-chairmen of tbe different unions in the county, and then met the Cliairman of Quarter Sessions and tiie County Kate Basis Committee. The moeting, an adjourned one, was for the purpose of considering whether tliey could not come to some arrangement by which a uniform system of valuation throughout the county might be adopted, and he was requested to lay before the audience the suggestions of the Newport Union. With one or two very trivial modifications thoso suggestions were adopted. The repreeentativee of four out of six unions at once assented to theru and they also secured the concunenoe of the ctair. man and depuly,cbairman of Quarter Sessions. The result would be one system of valuation throughout the county, and that must prove very satisfactory. This was all the business of public interest. Hon TRi?iTy Church.—An adjourned vestry meeting ?M held on Thursday. A mtief?t?v b<t:Mce sli?t was presented. The Trodo?r Wharf Company has promised £ 25 towards re-arranging ti?? i?e.U.g ppr?tu..d iyig the ti-, f t<» church. Mr. J. Hui was cltosen elector in refe- rence to the Diocesan Conference. Messrs. W. Parfitt and H. J. Gratie are the churchwardens. Grand WNCXUT.-Mr. Briniey Richards wiil visit Newport in response to Uw special invitation >( the May or, Mr. J. W. Jones, to mpmt hM pian? forte recital, with lootum on ancient md modern music, recently given before the Society of Fioa Art., with numerous pianoforte selections frcm the works of the great masters, illustrating the progress of music from tits fifteenth to the nineteenth century. The Newport. Choral Society has responded to an invitation sent it to render a selection of choruses and pwt songs during the ?ei.g, IIverat of which are -.p.-d by Mr- Briniey Ri(tn?rds, and which will, nn dmbt. be duly appreciated. Tiie recital wiU be given ia the Albri-L.11 on the 29ih i..t. Whit-Mokdat. Newport Summer Athletic Meeting, under A.A.A. Laws. e80 in prize*. Fro- grammes on application to hon. secretaries. bTVOS htaTUITII Sketched in and Painted Lr. Lifa wiUiout any pbo¡.p4,-ØarrIe, Kea1.bn, 4*366
DHlOOEND.
DHlOOEND. BOARD OF (icARDLANS.-At the weekly meeting on Saturday, presided over by Mr. James Barrow, the Finance Committee reported that the eatima¡.. of ,?y ?eq.ir.d for tV h.It-w-?r end" MichM![OMt!uounte<itojC&,068,M a?inftt LGI last half-year, and £5,138 for the corresponding loeriod of 1883. The report of tiie committee was adopted. HvHALSAKfTABT AUTHOliITy-At a meeting 01 this authority on Saturday, Mr. W. Jenkins In the chair, parochial committees were appointed for Cowbridge, Llaogeinoi, Llandyfodwg, Uettws. Newcastle Higher, and Ynisawdre. Plans for 300 houses proposed to be built in tiie Garw Valley and for fifteen to be erected in tiie Ogmoro Valley for the Ooeau Com- pany were passed, subject to a guarantee being given that an approach road wnuld be made to the houses to be built in tiie Garw Valley. The II:' tor read a letter from ?e. J4ti? ? ??gden mjliij? upon him to remove within fourœen days from U)c 26th ult. the ccMpoot M. PurUx-a?I into which the sewage from John and Well-streets is dis- charged, on the ground that it mas in its present tmdiuon a nuisance. Mr. Brogden sUtad that it this were not done he would have the cesspool filled and the drains cut off. Tiie guardian of ti>o parish (Mr. Griffith Thomas) and the inspector were requested to sec Mr. Brogden on the matter. Wathns and Son's Shiluno Palk ALIL-kMu.h a light and wholeaomebeverage exactly meets tbe tlewe of the 1.1 p'-f-l-'? of present day, ..W d?- serves a irg' suooeas." "Pure, sou ud bear of agreeable flavour, ..d so exoellently b?,wd ??"C it I k lound .ad bright for length of ti.Dr. ?!?:\f'n G,, Ali.. "Brewed with CN"&t -i .?d of ?-U.t quallty:Dr. Arthur R..Il, Author of F,.d -d it. Adulteration* TI,?. famous ligl.i pa*- Ate ia deliver** carriage free in 8out b Waies and Wm. of England, Nine &JIl; 16 gatlons, it*. feoUr Agents Wanted. I-,i i g 0 ..d IV Merchants — WrU.e h?"I., W.- l,i.d tk'X" TlH Kerdw4 t!t*w«.? (?ttMithed t8M). 4t«M
MERTHYK.
MERTHYK. Board or GrAttniANs.—Mr. R. B. Rhys presided at the weekly meeting on Saturday. A communi- cation from Messrs. Morris and Harris, grocers, te* speeting the reacindment of their contract for tbe supply of potatoes and butter a-as received, and ordered to lie on tiie table, "be out-door reliel during tha t?st wo?k w? report )d to have been 8l follows: Abcrdare, fM 9" 6d.; Geliigaei 2,. M., MtrU.?r' rt?r.'jM2''t2.* ?' Merthyr Lower, X53 t. d. -ettJ,(L £ 1 lis.; total, £ 194 1&, M. !n the Ab?rd.e School last week there were. 120 children, and in the workhouse 200 ..prd with 192 in tbe corresponding week of Ket year. Presentations.—Within the past few days two valuable and liandsome presentations liave been made upon her marriage to Mr*. Davies, wife at Mr. I)avi?, one of th* lo.'FLnd R. u. f this ,¡¡,triel, The worthy recipient is the daughter of Mr. J. Cunningham, Brecon and Merthyr Rail* way, and the first presentation, made by the work- men of the traffic department of the Rhymney section of the Brecon snd Merthyr Line, took the f(,rm of a beautiful drawing-room clock and brooch. The stvond was from the r&ilway ser- vants and friends at Dowlais, and wu a baneS- some clock. WMITSUNTIDR PKSTIVITIFS AT IINB PKKTDARRTJI PAKK.— Annual brass band oontett: lr ptiae, £ 30 End, t!O; tbi,d, "5; .h ,.dLi.. ,,d--i- Op.. 1-t i?g hand'cap, 1t mile 1st pMM, Jv; 2nd, £ 3; 3rd, £ l. Galloway caoe, b u"d.13nd8,omUe8 (.t.b .Igi" í: 10\ t.r)M° ?* '2"td*& J.d,, "H'.it. hour go-S8-you*p}eaaeoont«et (handlosp): 1st prise, £ Sj 2nd. I dj yards' I.n handicap 1st prtze £ 6. ?i»d, £ 2-? 3rd, £ 1. For pro g rammes, Ac., app;vt< tbe Secretary, Mr. I>an Thomas, MerU«.yr. t7909
rONTYPKIDD.
rONTYPKIDD. Dkath op Mias Obovkr.—We regret V, un. nounce that on Saturday Mifs Mary Ann Grover died at Giyntaf Vicarage from tiie effects of a cancerous tumour in the breast. The poor lady, wiw had attAined an advanced age, was & fimr >( the late Mr. Montague Grover, solicitor, Cardiff. She was well-known and much respectad in the district, wliera she alway" dwelt Hot and Cold Batbs at Mrs. John's Hairdresaing B lgh--t-.t (eI- bULt4..), Pontypridd 3.d. and P<!?t< BtHint?oom?. ??S7
SWANSEA.
SWANSEA. COLLAR, LOKOON (8.A. CltlrTu).- Candidate* for the, Examination must send in II.m.. (I- full), with tha entranes fee, not later than May- 6tij. Candidates tar the PraetieaJ Examination to tx- heid in Swansea on Judo 27th most aead in tbeir names, witb feas, not later than June Iitb.-K. lia." Local Secretary, 10, Carlton-terraoe, Swansea. IW "Taa ltkIJ 1>ueoll,The Msy Kuaber at The Bed Drag to," ths Magauae 01 Wales, pnes 8<1 nav be bad" £ Grioter and ('0: -oapul6, 1" Oo¡eet,
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_u TREDEGAR. I stknt 9100 1). waters, baths, and doctors fOr btwd-powninf. Ow Ms of Gaoue* Pi)Ls did m? good tbM ?f.-<t"* t)?m. Kul.. I-A- lor fUM aDd Gravel. Im U ta^gS —O* x.gs4 t3. W"vw..t? &W"ww, mk,