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FOItEIGN INTELLIGENCE. THE FliANCO-CIIINESE WAR. DEFEAT OF nu; CIlINEE. 'L R IC UT R It'S T r, LEG RA MS. I .MIANGHAJ, SEPT. 17, Two tbound French troops have landed at the Kinpai llass and hivu suaclied and defeated the Chinese with heavy loss. The Chinese are in full retreat. J'AHIS, SKIT. 17.—The statement that de- tachment* of the tror)ps at present in garrison in 1'ranee would bo sent to Tonquin is incorrect. To-day's ltepnb>i<{ue Frayiriiijie advises that operations be taken on thu Yang Tse Kiang, aud that a blow be struck at once. [" CRNTHAL Nr.WS TKLKUBAM.l PARIS.SKIT. 17.—The liepubliijiie t'ron^M'se says that it is th<> unanimous wish of the cotintr,r that tho ezirryiLi, o!i of the (itiarret w.th China b? means of petty reprisals should oenc. It behoves tho Government, then, to at once declare war, and at one terrilic blow finish the (lueltioll. 1 he Jjumal ties commenting on the recent meeting of the English colony at Shanghai. and the resolutions arrived at says that this typically English mode of procedure is likely to be attended with quite a contrary result to that desired by the promoters. RESOLUTION OF THK .SHANGHAI CHAMBER OF COMMEKCE. The London Chamber of Commerco received on ,■ ineml.iy the following terrain from the Simnghui Clumber of Commerce At nn im- n.onse meeting held in Shanghai to-d:iy the follow, in; resolution wm passed with enthusiasm—'That, whereas, unhappily, the hostilities between France and China are unlikely under ordinary military operation* to be brought to an early conclusion, the sacrifices on both sides being disproportionate to the object to be gained, besides injuring com- merce, bringing ruin on the foruien community, depreciating property in tho treaty ports, IInd indicting uusery on tho natives, tmw came rebellion, and justifies the community in giviug strong expression of op'inion favour- in a speedy settlement of the dispute, that this meeting of all nationalities in Shanghai make an urgent appeal to the British, tiei iii tn, and American Governments representing to tholD their preponderating interest, tllt'tH t" call upon thA Treaty Powersc)IIE'{'fivel)' to render their i(-)od officei with France and China with a view to bringing about such a settlement of the quarrel as will satisfy the honour of both countries, and that the committee bo instructed to telegraph the Clumbers of Commerce in England, Germany, and America requesting the.-n to bring the sunject before th. r respective Governments, and invite the co-operation of Chambers of Com- merce of other countries interested in trade with China.'—(Signed) PCRDON, Chairman of the Shanghai Chamber of

THE SOUDAN. LEi'TEIlS FROM GENERAL GORDON. ("CENTRAL NIW" TRfPGRAlf.1 f. letters fraiu General (fÜrt..10f\ have bwn recoivod at Dongoln, which are b<!1iv9d to bet of 1\ most important char..cte1', One is date'.) about the beginning of September, but the Egyptian Oovsrnment absolutely refuse to giveany information respecting its contents, and even deny in the face of indisputable evidence tint any letter whatever has been received. I have, however, been favoured with a summary of the contents. The September letter, from a wtJIl- informed and independent source, briefly stated that General Gordon iosisu h very strong terms upon the Government taking certain steps in con- nection with tho SouiUn, and '.yarns 'he Govern- ment that if they refuse to carry out the arrange- ments that aro absolutely necessary they alone will oe responsible for whatever may happen in conw-I quencc. [skcoito EDrriOM or TIUC mtimks."J UADT Haifa, SBPT. .16.-00e wing of the amounted infantry, with tho head-quarters, arrived yesterday. AH preparations aro boinsr D1l1do to send them on to Doogola at once. The bodies of the threo mell who were drowned in tll" cataract have been recovered, and were buried last night. The N-il Khur paejed the Great Gate Cataract to-day without accident. Owing to the recent fulls in tlw Niln, the operation was much moro difficult and dangerous thin if performed at the proper season. Th gre lost credit is duo to the 01\11 officers and men engaged in this daiigerous task. There rewaios hut one small cataract between the steam-im and Sarras. This will be passed to- morrow. Deputy-Assistaat Commissary-General G-aham, with 3SO ladon came»s, left here lo.day for Don- gola. THE NILE EXPEDITION. I Tho Press Association Woolwich correspon- dent says the War Department has no reason whatever to suppose that the ascent of the Nile by menn of a boat flotilla, as oriinallv proposed and arranged on the strength ol the b'st information and advice obtainable by tho intelligence branch, will Le either abandoned or to IInr .eriou extent modified, and that the act of Lord Wolselev in strengthening his force* before making an advance is regarded as a precaution, and has the complete confidence of the authorities at. home, Our Woolwich correspondent telegraphs that \h shi proem, of the second division of Nile boats went on rapidly on Wednesday lit all the appointed port., and Several cargoes left for Kirypt punc- tually to date. The staff of the second u> vision, it,. eluding Coloo.1 Orûve, A<si<t.u,t Adjut"nt-Ueneml, and Cap!^in Settl?, Koyal Engineers, will proceed from P"ft.m"uth ,xl Tue.dy was receiv@d bv To-day (Wedneday) An order was rcceiyed by the Coin tni?ariat Det?rtment for an ex tr?i issue of oue mdlion pounds of beef, half a million tins of portable n(i othn rations in proportion, including 10,000 pouod of tobacco und .Pplio? of vrt wlue.

THE CHOLEHA. l" CENTRAL NKWS" TKT.EORAMS.] Naples, SKIT. 17 ^A^tkmsoos).—There were 463 cholera cases registered during the 24 hours ending at eight o'clock this morning, IInd of the'1) 230 proved fatal. These figures are appalling, 50 per cent, of those attacked II iving succumbed. A Council of the Ministers was Immediately sum- moned, and a* a remit of their deliberations the lfovernmellt intervention to ameliorate the state of Naples was declared urgent. Of all the innu- merable drugs which are advertised on street wall. and by many of which the good faith of the people hhi been cheated, only laudanum and chlorodyne bavebeen found ef!icRdou8 in dealing with the ftra: symptoms. The lowest chase* put faith in the herb thyme as a preventative of cholei i. A new socie*y Ius been formed with the title of the Green Cross Society. It is mainly composed of Freemasons and Radicals, and is affording valuable help. ["CKNTlUr, Nw" TRLEORAM.] MADRID, Hut. 17.—Sixteen cholera deaths have occurred in the Province of Tiirntgoaa since Sun- Isy wt. ————— —————

THE BELGIAN EDUCATION I HILJJ, DECISION OF TIIR KING. I l-aaim:aV T*LKUEAM.J B.uce?vtg, Sin, 17,-The Burgomasters who .ig?.d the po,t g,?i?,t the School Hill were r,?- tiv.d by the King this morning, 1.is Majesty ,"Id he bad also received numerous petitions ?.pp.,t. mt the Bill, .u thM in is,, of tins die,g.?,ce of ViDtOQ he must conform to tho will ot the country is expressed by the majority in the two Chambers. Us addeu that he should treat all Bui^ians alike.

I Tim MEETING OF TIIF I [FROM oull cotuntspoNorNT ") VIKJCVA, SJ(!"f, 16.-TI:e illustrious party as- sembled at Skierneivice has broken up to-day. Vne'day's festivities wound up with a grand ballet, and this morning the note of departure was sounded. The German Emppror was the first to take leave, which he did with characteristic nativity at eight a.m. An hour afterwitrds the Kmperor of Austria followed his example. The I'-iVe taking betwoen tlie illustrious allies was cardial, the Krnp-rors embracing each other with evident emotion. The members of tho !lcv..ral suites also exchanged cordial greeting*, and most friendly foolinjs wc.e nnnit'estod 01\ all

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IIR. GLADSTONE'S JOURNEY SOUTH, i ? Mr.. Min., and Miss 0)*d<tont left HadJo House onWcdnMd?y&ftt.rnoon. Mure their departure the nght hon. aentleman planted a memorial tree, .1,0 got a le- in the Scottish M?e of golf. | The journey to Aberdeen, which was performed in an open Citrri?go ùrawn by four hori-p-?. Was one triumphal procession. On arriving at Aberdeen, where an eothui",tic reception WII accorded to the fight hon. gentleman, he d"ve through it: ;IIP'ntl:\I,n:e 1"tO w,u I received 8ddre'e" from the A bprdeon L?'er'tt ? Association and the Unit,d Trades'Council. In rc-I ply to this hoC'implimented the preRentedg (?n their I l (teration. and %ith them deplored the action of I :'Il,dr:'r"r;i: ;I;'i7t I Uo declared the determination of himself and colleagues nnl to lellve mlltters in the lurch, ?xpr??ing the I ?t the Ramo nmeth:tt' in the autumn the Lords would s#»« their -Y char to retuovo the unfortunat0 rui. take they had made. After partaking of tea, 'i t,on. gc?ntit?iii?kn departed for hrechin at 3 45 amidst great cheering. At Hridgo of Dun an ¡I'<lidr' w.pre.ented,lii tho COI'pr'ratloo of M,Jo, jtrose, to which th" right hon. gentleman b,i,fly replied, d,i?,ng "IT immediately to Krechin.

Til iC SOCIAL SCIKNC K lilRMINGHAM, WKns-K>n\Y. Tho twenty-eiglith annual inpetin^ of tho National Association for the Promotion-.f So<-i d ■ Scienco commence hrtre to-day under very favourable circumstances. If the present promise is fulfilled the meeting wi/! be one of the best at- tended on record. The sale of tickets down to I'll tiht wa greatly 1n exce<% of the corresponding period last year, and much above the average, '1'u-: local arrangements for the accommodation of de- partments are exceedingly good. The Town-hail affords commodious recaption rooms, and all de. partments will meet within a very narrow radius from the Town-hall. Tneonly business in C'>IIn. tion with the Congress this morning is K meeting nf \he Committee of the ('.u "*il. president ial .tft,tr*?m will be delivered to-night in the largo th-atro of ilio Midland Institute, by II". Shaw- L'?.vre.Kirst('.?n?ns<inf)..rnf Works, and t?- morrow' all th departments will meet fn: the transaction of hu..in" Hn of t hf pN'I' que.tion9 down for discussion are of great pubiic in. terest ?tt?fprt?.?t moment, especially in Um cdu- cation Rod economy .d tiade departments. Sone- ra! papers in tho first-named ileal speciifcally* with thn question of over-pressure in Hoard Schools. ':ny l"adin firms in rho town and nei_ oour- hood have thrown o(wn their works i,) visitors 't?rh.?thowMt[.?ndtho)wt?fxctu?on.<\ow bpin "rr np(J by the local committee promises to bo very attractive.

'1IIE LOliDS AND THE hiXSCiUS^ HILL, Arrangements are being madu for an impo-tant representative couterence of Welsh Liberals, to be held at LInbih about the middle of October. In connection with this a rPKt franchise demonstra- tion will be hfld, nt which the Kight Hon. J. Chamoerlain, M.P., winl present. The Judge Advocate-General, the Highfc Hon. G, Ostwrne Morgan, MP., has prQrn1d 10 \t'nt' h great Ltl>eral meeting in support of the I'Vancnisrj Bill t Wore??t,?, on October 13.

HAXD OF JIOPK COSYEllENCi: AT CARD1KK rHOCKS^lON OK CHILDUKN. Tho business of the autumnal conierenco of the Band "I Hop Union was resumed at Cardiff on Wednesday. Tho proceedings commenced with a public breakfast ,t the Assembly-rooms al llle Town-hall. Ihe nvivor presided* and a large nUfnber of tlw friends or tfle temperance move- ment were prent. At the conclusion of the breakfast pupers were read by Miss I'oisaith, of London, 1% I.d Nii. A. Y,ng, f f?). lowed b ya discussion. The meeting w'" closed in time for the public procession which took place in the afternoon. The Cardiff Branch* s of the iiand or Hope Union held a grand demonstration on a ter- noon in honour of the visit of the Autumnal Con- fer"nce of the Hand of Hop" Cm, Between tw,l?? and 000 o'clock the V¡rWUi branches, accompaoiell by their hands, were 1U,llcll in Wood-street. About 4.000 childreo nlld 250 adults paraded through the principal streets of tho town, and afterwar d s I\dU\.1rnc" to a field in Híehnu)nJ. i road. The children were there provided with re- freshments, while RJ)ercho9 were al*o delivered. Tho procession was headed by the delegates an d f 'ttii:nI{JfS)rp:;nl.a1 C;¡ita t(IIII\: J\ branches in the following order:—Kbonf-zer Hand Canton. 160 Tibernaclo Baptist, 100 Hio'e Chris- tian, 130; Hoath-road Weslevan, 250; Star-street (?n?;rt-?t"'n)(i,Z75: U?!.? 110d of U,,p?,, 51 11 ptit Chapel, 100; Cantoa l't:i:lio; :J.tre;rIU"ei0"ta4 Wesley Chapel, Charier-street, 50; bethel Baptist Chapel, 203; Kvelyn-strvet undenotninationvib, 40; St. Jo?n'9 Sciuol Hand of Hope, 2C0; Loudoun? square Weslevan, 150; M"uot StURn riicnitivc Mdt)?Jiat.l60;' Penarth Wesleyan, 71; Grange- town Wesleyan, 190; Grangetown llaptist, 2^0; Un'o ^chrx»| (branch of Guildford-stuvt J, 12'); Cliilou Presbyterian, 140 Hope Ch?pH:. 16.) 't?? adult and juvenile Templars and Kechabites.repre- I sentingthe under-irittu-.ione(i lodges, brought up Ihe reM, in the following orderSenior Juvenil* Tmylu. Ilope of Cambria, l'<l11\.iiw, Star vi PrnmÎ9ø, toe n"po of Cat hays, the Olive Jtmnch, A(i.It (i- ;I tt?e Independent Older of Kochabites.

DEP.VUTUKE OK MK. UKNiiY 1KVIXG. Mr. Henry Irving, Miss Ellen Terrv, n.1 the other members of the Lyceum company, to the n\llLer of IIhnut 50. left Ku*ton Station at four o'clock on Wednesday "rterno.m for Liverpool, la toute to Canada.

GHEAT BI -YCLH KACK IN AIEmC:1 I VierOliY OF A MANCHRSTKIi MAX. A New YOlk telegram, dated Wednesday, says: — At the great bicycle meeting at Springfield, Massa- chusetts, yesterday, tho ten mile race was won in splendid stjle by ScII-TS, of Manchester, who is over here on a visit. His time was up^rior to 811)"thing hitherto accomplished in this Cùllut"y,

SUICIDE OF A SON" Ol- ALDERMAN COTTON, M.P. 00 Wednesday afternoon, "llive o'dok, dread- ful case of suicide occurred ut the Commercial buildings, Dame-street, Dublin. An Englishman named Percy COli 011, 8ûn of AhlerUtan Cotton, M P. for the City of Lonùon, jumped over a high staircase, anti fell a distance of about 50 feet, smashing his skull on the pavement beneath. The deceased, who wa 8topin with a fril1d named Beatty at th SllelLorno Hotel, WI" coming down from tl.e "Hiets of Mr. Mollov when lie comlniUel1 UH: terrible act in the deliberate manner described. He had been for some time suffering from acute melancholy, and had on several oCC64.im. it i4 stated, shown a disposition to commit suicide. 110 was conveyed to the Mer. cor#' Hospital, but was completely'insensible, and Jid about twenty minutes alter admusion. Dr. Woods, the resident surgeon, made every pffort to !4wtaln life, but the injuries Wru from the tirnt "f palpably fatal character. An inquest will be held.

IIOIIUIULK AOUAR'AN OUTRAGE IN CORK. TWO HORDES MUTILATED. On Wednesday Mr Glanmire, Cork, tw,) hor-es, the property of tinkors named Kyan and Armstrong, which had be- n grazing on the farm of a man named Casey, were found horribly butchered, evidently with knives. Theie were several Llr wound in the animals' sides, and their intest ines were protruding. Tne owner, on making the discovery, replaced the in- 1 testineq, b"utid up the wound with sa .K.s, and tortured tha unfortunate bnlt8 bV w"lkin them four mile. to Cork, to be inpecrp,1 by a veterinary surgeon, who at on en ordertd their t, i(,n. Casy had warned the owuers against placIng their animals on hi land.

!-T= .1 Till," ALL RUED SYNDICATE FRAUD* At West Htm Police Court on Wcdn.day AtWf'tHtmP?icct'ourtonWednnday Westbourne-torrace, Uavswator, and Percy Robin- snn, of West Ham, were charged, on remand, with conspiracy to obtain money by fraud. James [Carter Harr i son, "icitor, Chancery-lane, gave I ¡i'ccH:I,'allI(bI;1;¡ (: to him to eff c? the reg;?tr?ition of iti? Permanent Syndicate Company,and afterwards of the Strettor Lonsdale Colliery Company. The first named was never registered, and the second colJ:1JH'Ù- Detective Inspector WilrI..y proved receiving from Detective-Sergeant Lloyd a large number of documents, including prospectuses, memoranda of association of companies, to., of the com- panies nitln rl, numbering about twntv; only one had heen registered—Prisoners were committed for trial, HodJington being admitted to bail, him- lor Robinson was refused.

TIlE G;'m;K Fi'AUDS. I At Soufhwark Police Court on Wednesday ITenry Hughiings and Frederick Pope were charged, on r.¡lnd, with conspiring t,) defraud, by melln. or fictitious cheques on the (hu8vpoor Hank, and also by starting sham companies.— Mr. Henry Baldwin, buildpr,f Wandswortu, deposed 10 having titled up three branches for Ihe Fiah Dinner Company. He w- paid in bills and cheques, all of which were dishonoured.—Mr. M'Culloch, heuse decorator. Fast Dulwich, who litted up the i ftievs of the Fish Dinner Comp »ny, gave similar evidence, and added that he was induced to take shares in the com- panj'IlIu.pri30ner. were remanded.

Wb are i;;rl)}ell-î;-¡;id Ferguson Ochterlong, tate agent for the Oriental Hank Cor- poration, has been appointed agent, in Edinburgh to Ihe N e Oriental Bank Corporaticu (Limited), and that tho business will be couducted at the old office, 23,81. Andrew's-square. "OtBCVt.Aa r»I.NTK» pKNi."— C. *«iNDA»tR c. Clr-al*r Pel.-tlt. P«ni kmr* wi&a featr^I a^-pr* Writo %• »o J«*d J ..1'1:, and uelUsr tcruifh ••r»^urt, Wi. nW IDI r.u. A ,reCM8 S»ii I'. M.J. ""want4 Am 18l1T 1.tJ.1 er fr a Six AiMrM Saapie Meet th« pa i«rs bavt ?*? tt??r ).tt?'?<?'W??M?* 'J4, r:t: t\1'r.1"thnt" remetiy made nf such COIUIIK h, sliayle laDt8 ,ho¡"J. buchu. lDa..ndu.te. dawlfl'hou. A' ahuuM make 10 m»u? and .?h freat cures U Hep i Bitten d. but ht oKl 1" y S. and poor, p*«v>r :t.ed).b\y1i1 :ïll):.O'tjt, &J rr= ,I by 'h? y<.u mU'1 boB.d try tnen you".lt. IUd Aouta uo }r)UKfiOr. 3 An (;¡r" ;¡¡'U,R ¡.I. :>st nluI ;Il, Ci:;u.

THE EISTEDDFOD. THIRD DAY'S PROCEEDINGS [Br MOBIKN.] LIVERPOOL. WEDNESDAY. The EisteJMoJ pavilion doe not to-dy, ad might be eKpctetl, pr'elelt such CTowJeJ a's |)ear<»noe «s it did yeaterdiy. Ou tin platform Are !lhj()r Cornwallis Wast, Lord-Lieutenant of Donbighsliiie, who presides; the Mayor ct Liverpool Mr. Henry Richard, M P.; Mr. John KnbnrU, Mr. Lewis Morris "ir Geo. NiaCfttl I-An, Nlr. John Thoni" Pencerdd Uwalia"), Mr. Marchnnt Williams "Gw&lchinai" (Llandudno » Hwfa Min," &o. Major Cornwallis West is, iostwid of being, as I had antici- plitfod, a vpnemhle-looking sire, a dashing- looking cavalry oflioer sporting a moustache. Otherwise he is cleanly slmved. He has not yet pttss-d the meridian of life. It is evident by his public uttei-,inctA-anrl this was noted in his presidential address to-day—that he is imbued with an ardent love for Wales. He is a very effective public speaker, and, while watching him delivering his speech, and noticing tho em- phatic way 110 announced his sentiments I con- cluded that the Lord-Lieutenant of Denbighshire could be depended upon to be in the van of any movement calculated to benefit the Principality. I must not forget that one of the adjudicators on the platform was the Kev. Mr. NichoWon, late of White Cross, near Caerphilly, but now minister of a Liverpool congregation. All will deeply regret to learn that this genial and able minister is very ill with a dangerous bron- chial malady, which IH" reduced him to a very low bodily condition. One's heart bled for him. When he appeared on the platform to deliver his adjudi- cation on translations in Wel-h of Siiakspeare's II King Lear" the audience cheered liiin warmly. Puiing some conversation I had with Mr. Lewis f of Hades," &c.), the elllinent poet told me that Lord Tenny- Ron WM unable to visit him at Peny- bryn, Carmarthen, as he had anticipated, and theretore tho National Eisteddfod will notthisyear be graced with the presence of the Poet Laureate of Kngland. I am tolll that Lord Tennyson has had for many years over the entrance to his resi- dence in the Isle of Wight tile Welsh motto" Y Gwir yn erbyn y byd," (The truth against the world.) His lordship has ere now spent days inci". in the delightful solitudes of the neighbourhood of Llanthony Abbey (old onu) in the Wley of Lwias. Th .ro is a largo number of peoplo hre from South Wales, and a larger number still from North Wales. Welsh is heard spotwn in the streets evevywhe'o. Many stand in groups on UtA pave- ments, f?r?ettin? that they aro cKe?ng an obstruction tn tho passors-by. V"t night 1 was watching such a group when an enthusiastic acquaintance from Penygraig rushed from the throf1, grasped me by the t??n;, saying, Hoil uyma Mirien! Than ho asked' whether the Western Mail could be obtained here. I must relate here a rather pood. joke. This morning two visitors from Aberdaro went to a .well shop in Lime-street to be shaved. The operation being finished, Lather asked "'Ave your 'air cut, gcnt9 r" "Ks.sure," was the reply. Tlier hir w. accordingly cut, singed, and peifum id. and their fllç. powdered. They then asked," What is tho sharge for that *Ui"' Both nearly ji-mped out oC their skin when the swell btrber I l'li "Two shillings .,i" gentle- mpn.).)f??K." The bolJet oC th" Aberdari"os thunderc forth to the swell barber, Ian H hat is it you mean ? We do g,t shaved for a pl'nnY'1 and our 'air cut for tuppence, at Abcrd"r," Then, was no mercy, however, to be had at the hands of tlio swell b .rber, who said, That is our charges, gents." "Don't call me gents," thundered honest '• M cvn," or I'll knock your nose off yout ugly lace." lio.h then paid the money, and as they left 10lle ot titeiu was Iward saying he would never be shaved or "i"lm¡Joouoù" again except at Aberdare. I must not forget to mention that tho conductors to-day wero the Kev. Thomas Kvans, late of Hope (Jhapel, Mertiiyr.and l'edr Mostyn. During the after" mn the pavilion becamo well Riled. I priae" f .r tho be.-t poem in memory of Himcthog has liien won, and that the "chalr- it,, c" cereaiony will take place to-morrow morning in tho presence of Sir Wat (tin. The announcement as to who b the successful bard is exciting great interest. I have bad news to writo now. The gallant Dow. hi. Choir was unsuccessful to-d ty, being defeated, with four other able choirs, by th Burslem Tonic Sol-fa Choir. The friends of the victorious choir wero nearly frantic with delight when Sir George Macfarren, with his fellow adjudicators— Mi-. John Thomas ("Puicerdd Gwalia'') and Dr.|Parry—on either side of him, announced the name of tlio winner. Lord Aberdare remarket1 at the Birkenhead Kisteddfod, after the Mountain Ash Choir was defeated there, the words a Spartan mother repeated when her slain son was brought on it shield from the battlo tiuhl, Sparta has 500 more as good as he," Modern 8parta-n,"n('ly, I\s-s:ew B \f.gion y.tcrJ,\y. Tile l'enrhyn Choir was pen "yesterday. Bv the way, 1 heard an interesting statement yesterday arient the Peni hyn Choir, all tlie males of which are em- ployed In the Petuhyn qllrrici namely, that the reason why the voices of the Penrhyn invincibles are so remarkably melodious is that the quarry men are accustornod to Imitte the echoes in those quarries. Think of hosts of Welsh- men mocking the echoes of their native hills 1 Alter tho Eisteddfod meeting was over, the National Kisteddfod Association entertained a large number of bards "nd other" "t the Adelphi Hotel, Llme'8trt. Mr. Lewis Iurris PTl.gided,¡1 and the HeV, W. Nicholson occupied the vice-chair. It was announced by Mr. Marchant Williams, who delivered what may be described as the budget speech of the association, that the Prime Minister had contributed £ 10 10s. to their fund. The announcement of »lut the Marquess of Bute had done for the association was loudly applauded. After penning the above lines I proceeded to the Eisteddfod pavilion, where a scene is before me which requires an abler pen than mine to do it justice. The grand oratorio of Elijah," by Mendolss0hn, is beiiim performed before an audience tilling the vast building to overflowing. It is calculated that about 13,000 persons are present. The scene is one of a most impressive character. Ir, Lewis Morris, who presides, on being intro- duced by Mr. Councillor Ravies as the distin- guished author of tho" Epie of Hades," met with a most 11 ittering reception at the hands of the vast and brilliant audience. The principal artiites en- gaged are Misa Mary Davie. London; Miss Eleanor Koes, Neath; Mr. Edward Lloyd,and Mr, Ludwig. The chorus Is the Liverpool Philhar- monic Choral Society, and there is a full orchestral band, the leader of which is Mr. Edward W. Thomas, and the conductor Signor Kandegger. The audience frequently testified in an unmistakable manner their approval of the performance. The bards met this evening, and heard the claims of Abei-date and Carnarvon for next year's National Eisteddfod. It was decided to recom. mend, at the Gordd to-morrow, tlmt Aberdare be selected as the town in which it should be held. I nm toltl to-night there is some danger that the Carnarvon representatives will disagree with this. It WHS told tne quietly that at Car- nal vo" an Kisteddfod Hall was erected a few years a go, at a cost of L8,000, and that the share- holders are anxious, for obvious reasons, to have the question decided In favour of that town. The Gorsedd decision, however, must prevail, and if the Carnarvon representatives will kick against it-wliy, they and their hall will be excominual- cated and sent to Abrtd to alrredu for their sins. [PROM OUR SPJPCIAL CORRKSPONDENT. J I LIVERPOOL, WKDNKSDAY. Before proceeding to relate the events of to-day, I should like to be permitted t, cdntmciict a inalici'ju- and unfounded rumour which has been widely circulated. Owing to the great interest taken in the choral competition yesterday there was, it is true, considerable pressure put upon the capacity of the pavilion. Soma evil-disposed person has. consequently, rusiied into print with 1\ mislendiDg tiursgraph CIIlculated to create the impression that the pavilion is miserably inadequate for the accommodation of a hrl!e Rudience As I told you yesterday, the hkinllo Rt the morning meeting were £ 800, shnwim: that "t the lowest MmpUU\tion 10,000 people were present. The proceedings this ninrning opened punctually Fit nine o'clock at the Town-hail, where Sir George Macfar-en presided over tile meeting of the I Cvmmrodorion Section. Tim rooniv council chamber was well-tilled by an audience ev: lently in- terested in the musical subjectsdown fi.rdiscusslon. On taking tho chair Sir George was warmly red. Supporting the chair were Mr. bewis :l1,)rd., Ikir. Spencer Curwen, Alderman Samuelson, Mr. David Jenkins. Mus. Bsc., Mr. Downing t vans, Mr. Mtlo Griffith, Mr, Marchant Williams, Mr. Stephen Kvans, Mr. C. W. Jones, and Mr, Ebemzer Jlinshall, organist f rde City Temple. In opening tho meeting Siv George alluded to the choral competition on the previous day and said that there W"8 very high excellence in each of tha performances, it was worthy of remark that the winning choir and its conductor highly distin- giiisheU themselves in tha competition l*»t vaar at C,,dift. Tbere muld be no doubt that thep, formance by the 5tn?bwter Chli,, ,P:ci,Il .i the 9(,Iectio? from Bach, was h"h" ,i. and their enunciation W&I even cl"ror than that of the priie choir. But in their performance of the nuble chorus by Dr. Parry the time was so greailv hurried u to make the music Indistinct, The Li"erpool Choir showed much merit, butit was considered that the changes from loud to soft wet-ti too extreme and too sudden; further, the modifications of tone, which were not marked by the composer, in the delicate chorus from St. Paul" were hardly justified. The matter of choT,,1 singing waa of high importance to the English nation to maintain at a high standard. He looked forward to progress and .t III higher ex- clIence than had yet been witne..ed, He had not had the advantage of Continental experience, but, from what he could learn, our power of voice an? energy of att?ck in 8inging-the precision in | which pie,, were begun—were s_ld to surpass thn.e of other countrie.. ir Geor-ge then tced the hi-tory of chorus singing in Britain, and the art of singing from notes. Chorus singing should be con. iderd by singer. as a multiplication of 8010 sing. ing, and if a person s4ng M well in cl?ruaes .8 In solos the performance was sure to be good. The matter of breathing was one that required very great attention on the part of the conductor of a chorus. A new element had been introduced to inl't some sign at the points where b,-th should be taken. He 'hollht the general emPIO)' ment of t)?,t ?ig- was likely to have a very good re uit' once it more clearly marked the attention of the singers, than any .poken utterance could tho place in which breath was to bo drawn, and with that knowledge the Il\reBt choir might all t) reati l? ex;tctly??t same' moment, He wished to express his very hih "inir?ition of the choral i.gi?R of the previous day. H" had the gratification to hear choral sin<»ing at more than ono Leeds Festival, and it was remarkable to him that on the average, as far as his observation extended, the choral singing in provincial places was an higher merit than in our own little village" on the banks of the Thames. (L"uht"r,) What might be the reHon of that must be left to persons of greater power of pene. tration than himself. It could not be on the social condition, because he had heard choristers of all classes, and his Smazement and gratification were tho highest when he found that the most hard- working clAss of the Welsh population—the miners and workers In qUKrries-were able to di.play such grand characteristics of lnu-icil organi- satinn as they had from time to tima done. In view of the great triumph of Dr. Holand Rogeis, both at Cardiff and here, some few details of hi* life may not prove uninteresting. I say the doctor's triumph, because to bis musicianship is, undoubtedly, due tha victories achieved. His inmily originally hailed from South Wale, slid, as far as I can gather, c une from tho neighbour- hood or Aberdare. At 1111 events, his grandfather and great grandfather lived there. Born in 1847 "t West Bnmwich, ho was nt. the early age of eleven appointed, after enduring u severe competition, organist of St. Peter's, West liioinwich. When 15 years old he successful'}' competed for tho organLtship nf St. John's, Wol- verhampton, and when only 25 voars of age 'lie ???ur, ri tlt?f organist at Bangor Cathedral, and at tile mt time took his degree as Doctor of 2u.i(' at Oxford, being at that limo the youngest Ulan .11() had eVr taken that degr. e. IIi. diploma work," Prayer and Praise,"is well-known OS" relined and beautiful composition. Mr. M irehant Williams then read a paper, written hy Mrs, Watts llugties, upon "Voice i'rain\ng in Childhood." Mr., Hughes eneigetically de- nounced a prevalent notion that the training of tho voicA should not be entered upon until the, ago of sixteen or eighteen years had been reached. Children certainly ought to be trained in simple voice cult ivatiort-nut, of course, in voice render- iu or sight sinking. After detailing minutely the point. requiring attention, 1111", Hughes reo forrell to th bene!ki,,1 results, not onlv to tho children themselves, but, in tho case of chIldren of U". lower d\'dS, upon t :e depraved and drunken men and ?ill; whom they had the misfortune to have to live. Children as well as adults were very susceptible to the tnR; c charm of music. Its influence was immeasurable, and therefore it bch,wcll.)1l to en- courage the proper use of ono of God's greitest gifts to man. At the conclusion of Mrs. Watts Hughes' admi- nicle and eloquently-written paper Ir. Spencer Curwen read a paper entitled "Some Suggestions (is to tho Management or Chorol Competitions." Parenthetically, let rile. however, remind your renders—if such reminder lie, indeed, needed—that Mrs. Hughes, or u5 Welshmen love to call her, "Miss Megan Watts," is a native of Dowlais. Nir. CURWKN said that tho problem in musical competitions was to classify the competitors so as to give all a fair chance, an d to promote accuracy and uniformity in judging. The plan of allowing choirs of not less than a certain number to compete wa bad it resulted in wide differences of gi and comparison became difficult. Tlio ctiolrs should be equalised. Scratch choirs should be discouraged, and encouragement given to permanent choirs. Professional singers and p! it ers should not be allowed to enter competitions intended for uupils and learners. Local competitions should bo confined to residents within the dis- trict, and winners of firl prises should bo excluded from subsequent competitions. <1tlonal competitions should be quite open, Sight singing should bo obligatory in all cases, to prevent cramming and the mere learning by heart. A choir doing this and neglecting mu«ical notation was not worthy )f p,Üø, In ehorol competitions the tonic ."I-f. not"i, should be accepted for AilIt inin"; io ..In singing competitioi > rhe staff noia> tion only Nearly every choral work of in portance was now printed in tonic sol-fa, s) that choralists using that notation Wero at no disadvantage. On the question of judges,Mr. Curwen said an attempt had been made to nb\)1irt them altogef her. by making tlio 811dience jude9, These, though interesting, woulel never l» accepted bv the public as 8ati.r.t(ory substitutes for th skilled judginentof trained musicians. "Judges," said Mr. Curwen, "should give mvks for tlwir guidance; but these marks should not be put,- lished. Differences of opinion between judges should be kept secret no good wa. done by divulging them. For all extempore adjudication durin the heat of the contest Mr, Curwen would substitute n brief expression of the verdict, followed by a careful criticism of each choir, bind, or soloist, to bo published a week or two after the event. This was done in France always. Judges should he uon.r8iJen\s in tho district in which they acted, and the jury at a largo competition should bo as many sided as possible, one member being a piunist, another a bandmaster, another a violinist, another a choral conductor, fcc. E.tri,, of competitors should be mdA two 0' three weeks beforehand, so that a time-table may be arranged, and punctuality secured. IIlr. Curwen recommended the establishment of competitions between choirs from elementary schools, siglit- singing being an integral part. In concluding, he considered the growth of musical competitions, both in and out of Wales, a healthy sien. Thesa ru\"tin9 inspired new life into choirs and im- proved skill and discipline. The great thing «as to make tliein real fll1,1 thorough in their notion, improving I he IlIusid¡UI8hip of ull who took part in them, A discussion followed, in the course of which IIlr, DAVID JKNXISS su ;ges'ed that there should be distinct choral competitions held —one for choirs conducted by profes- sional musicians, and another for those conducted by amateurs. Also that the pieces for competition should not exceed three in number, and that of those only two should be sung, one being selected bv tlie choir and one by the adjudicators. The meeting closed with the usual votes of thKnk, At the commencement of the proceedings Fit the morning meeting the pavilion was very empty, but things grAdUlllly improved. the day wore on. At last night's concert it is calculated about 9,000 persons were present, the total takings being betwoen E600 and £700, The chair was taken by Major Cornwallis West, Lord-Lieut«nant of Denbighshire. On the plat- form were the Mayor of Liverpool, Mr. Henry SI.P., Aideriniin L:n:, r(ï: man Kigbv, Mr, Ald.rman Grindle'. Mr, (?)uneillor Jnhn f)avit? Mr. John ltoberts, Mr, Lewis :l1"rri., &.C, The CHMRMAN, in the courso of Hs address, said it was now 44 years ago since the bards of Wales crossed ti e border and made an incursion into this town. When he first heard it was the intention of the promoters of the Eisteddfod to come out of Wales for the moment his heart slink within him, and 100 felt rather inclined to murmur against it but, on re-consideration, hnet when hu saw the magnificent preparations that had been made, he was reconciled to the change. Liverpool, for its close eOlmpelion with the northern portion of Wales, was regarded as the metropolis of that portion of the Principality, and all the youth and the ardent spirits of Wales found when they came to Liver- pool a splendid field for their future exertions. The Chairman then proceeded to advocato art training for the youth of the Princi- pality, and said lie should like to see alleh schools AS those established by Mr. Hubert Herkotner in the neighbourhood of London, where nne could learn the art of painting and sculpture, set up in Wales. He also spoke In support of a better taste in regard to architectural art, w that the vRllen and mountains of t)?t?ir country should not be di,rg.rell by the jury" vi 1"" and build- ings which he saw. (Applause.) In conclusion, MI, West said he hoped to see the cultivation of tlowerA more widely extended. After poetic addresses by Cadvan," II Gwilym Pennant," and ot}wrs,u Iorwerth ap 1, sing the" East S"ng," The conductors, Pedr Mostyn and the Rev. Thomas Evans, then proceeded with the programme. Solomon and fr, Roberts, Port Msdoc (" Gwllym Ervrl were deulsred equal, and divided the VDrtie 01 £221, for Y B(rlla" The adjuttlesNirs <11-1 not consider either of the com, petitors for ieZO for the beat oil painting entitled to the priie. Flute solo, •• Andante" Moliqttc, priie won by Frederic Grlttiths, tlw.o. *25 for til'* N-st, hanilhtok (English) "History 01 Wsles. for use III Day 8ctii>ols." The prize eould not be awarded, the best work tint, Ednvfed," bin j merely a fragment. The oommlttee, after heoRnnjit th ■ views of the ndjudlrators, two of whom highly praised the work, agreed to present "grlyfed" with £25. it being Impossible to award the priie for an incomplete work. none of the other composition) being worthy, part of the amount to be paid now, and t he remainder on the completion of the work. Mrs. Watkint, 141, Dale-street, Liverpool, won the £ 5 priie (or the best pmimeti of Hand Knitting, coun- terpane pattern. Competition Contralto 8010-" Slumber Baeh's Christ mas Oratorio." Priie £ 4 Won by MIm Hope, Carnarvon. çj.f;A't¡OO on the 7Yansiatinn Into Wehh of ShRk?. peare's" Kinij Lear." Prl*e £ ,010s. A,.A,d tothe Rc- John Jones,uwynddffa,Pwllheli. Comtitlou: Pianoforte Solo (for seniors)—"Polscoa In B." Weber. PI..&44.. Won by Mi. 0, U. Doyd, LI, I A(ii?idimtion on the essay CEnellsh), "The Higher I Kdncation 01 Gfri. In W,-I-, with 9,,i.t L?. as to Ih- Beat Mcan of PromotinIt." Prim,&g(given bv ?r J.1.? R?b, N P.)Th'? pri.? ?., .?.Med to 1tÉJp; /èrmTa)1:ewh': I 'd herself at C .mbridge, bring the only candt- date pi.,d I. the fl,t i.. in h. Moral fidlos Tfp. Hhe Is a sister to the Kev. H,,Sh P. Hughes, tha well- k..wn Wesieyan minister. A Li at oil on the 6 roup Statu?tte of the Prinre an,1 Piiriness of Wales, 18 to 20 Inohes high, In plaster or t.rra-cotU; limited to natives o( the Principality. Priie £ ?o (given by Jtr. B. Sertoli fury, ii.L Awarded to UE. MJLq Qriilith. At this point Kiss Kleanor n- ?g Dadd, aDd was warmly receive d Ad)"J,ti on on the W.I.h Htt?dMt Romance (Khamaut Haoesyddol Oymrelg," :1r:nJ PrtM M= 15s. AntMwd" and Eth Ornant" awarded £ 5 each. Competition Due', tenor and bass—" Mighty J.- )n cn!d?.ho?r." B?t.htt t B?txr of aettu! Priie, ? ?' -??" 'oMeitn. W. J«mM.Aber*?un.tndJc)m Le,III. Dowlais. Adjudication on the Cvwydd, Yr Tstorm," heb fod ?'S?P "p ?' ? ?" '??"o' Kobert. G,i lvm Rryri"), Fortmtdw. Adjudication on the piece of ..Ipt.r? in nMrNt, h?nK< rnvthn?gt?) nr<n h))toHM? Inbjeel, the v.hte of whteii shall b ■ estimated by the ?udtottortttnot less than £ 500, The P?' and a gold nxx?, WM not awarded. Competition: Cornet solo, Champion Polka," com- pM? txpr?Mty fur thh Ei«?.)fo i b,? D. Round. Prize £33. divided between Thomas and Hobert Owen, Llan- Ad)udic*')tr,nnthcMMf(Ent;))th or We):h\ "The !n?.nc..fth. W..hn,,th?.,rm«t. of the British CII'll,lut ( 7r?A<t'«/. <?.-a? ?.< S4UntQ: /)„. ?!?? ?"??"'f'? y C-y???.? /??<?,y' Prl,,? kW.I a gold "?? ??" by "?P a?itym- ?hodidaottn<w?rtoh!t)?tnt. The other prizes awarded at the morning meet- ing were:— £ 1 to Mr. R. J. ?' arehit?,t, Carnarvon, for a plan o? f quarrymen s cotta g es. pln P°:??"ISnft:ed between two wmpe. tlto.. III P.llnlllloll l¡n!(inK, I*lilea n-i silvL?r medal for small choir. was .K?nhy theBurt?m Choir. The competition was vry a,ZOO0!,eV?holr* exceptionally good, a. <. f B?)? ?,.d H?ky ?r?h??i i Dowiaia i faU??eSd ?< In their "?" hoth '?tt<-n"d Iln the piU5h The ,In 01 the J>owUi« Uhnlr W&5 much LW> wh o b)y ??d thrir .;?.?'" of ■uccss NATIONAL EISTEDDFOD ASSOCIATION. The M,-eling oft lie National Eisteddfod AMncxt. U^ on vr-A* held*t tho Adelphi Hotel, at the terminn- ,tinn of Ih. Eistl!tJdfl'tJ proC<'pdinC' A large number of Welpit birds and literati sat down to tea at five o'clock. Mr. Lewis Morris, during the early part of the evenin], oceupieJ the chair, "ClwydfArdd" later on succeeding him. The others present were Messrs. Marchant Williams, *'(*walchmai»« Hwra Mon/'Thoa. Lewis,Downing Kvrins (Newport), John Thomas (harpist to her Majesty the Queen), Milo Griffith, Ceiriog Hughes, ,I)"vili Jenkins, Cadwllladr D..vies, and Ihe Rev. Hugh Jones. The reoort detailing the work of the association during the past yet%r, lii%ving been read, was unani- mously adopted on the motion of 44 Clwydfardd," who consratulamd the association oo ita accession of members. The motion was seconded by the Rev. Tecwyn Parry. M HWFA MON\" in proposing a vote nf thanks to the council, its chairman (Mr. Lewis Morris), and the ntllPr officers of the "jety, referred in eulogistic terms to the set-vices to WalPA of the Morrisiaid in the past, and the hrilliant, success of their representatives in the present day. Dr. PARRY, of Swansea, in seconding the resolu- tion, thought a strong central association was absolutely necessary, End he would be glad to see a prize offered for a history of the W'11.h con- ductors tnd composer* of the past. He should also be glad if Mr Lewis Morris would draw from the untrodden field of Druidic lore a purely nati^ onal lyric poem. Mr. LKWIS MORKIS briefly responded, and ex- pressed his regret at having to leave the meeting, as he had to preside at the concert. Mr, MAKCHANT WILLIAMS having also briefly reo spondrd, Mr. CAOWALADR DAVIKS proposed the re-elec- tion of the coun. il, with the addition of M emt-s. Tecwyn Parry, u Kiftonvdd," Alun Jones, Daniel Lloyd, and Llewelyn Wynne. Proceeding, Mr. Davies congratulated the association on tlte thoroughly representative character of the council. A central association with arnplo funds was neces- sary for the support of the Eisteddfod. rr the Gorsedd were in possession of this needed qualifi- cation he would prefer to spe the Kisteddfod left to the., but, failing that, he considered this asso- ciation the most representative and efficient body IIvail&"le. Mr. David JPNKINS. in seconding the vote, hoped the association would exercise still greater in- fluence over the selection of subjects. On the question that deputations from the various tow.. applying for the next Kisteddfod be now heard. 14 LLKW LLWYPO urged that the association had no right to decide where an Eisteddfod should be held that right belonged to the Uorsedd alone. Mr. MARCHANT WILLIAMS explained that the question before the. was not the m»ttleM:rnt of where the next Eisteddfod should be held, but which town the association should support. Several representatives of the town of Carnar- von said it would be unfair to discuss the matter then, as tlte properly appointed delegates from Carnarvon were nnt present. Mr CADWALADK Havum moved the adjournment of the discussion until after a meeting of the bardo, toO be field tit eight oVIock. This, however, was not seconded. Mr. MARCHANT WILLIAMS proposed, and Mr. W. E. VAVII" second, th>it tho deputations be heard then and there. Ultimately the resolution was carried, despite earnest efforts by tho Carnarvon people to op- pos" it, Mr. JOIJM THOMAS ("Pencerdd Gwalia ") gove the proposition his support. One of the representatives of Aberdare then placed before the meeting the claims of that town. Re said that a public meeting had deputed him to ask for the Eisteddfod; that Alwrdaro was the centre of a population of nearly half a million of people, and that tha railway facilities were un- rivalled. Tile representatives of Abnrllllvenny then placed their case before the meeting; but it was not neulv o nbly stated 8 that of Abrd¡\r". LLKW LLVVYFO, on behalf of Carnarvoo, then suggested as a compromise, that, South Wales .hould hav* the Ei?eddfod of lS35 and C?rnarvon thaI of 18G6 Tile meeting, however, declined to accept the compromise, and, on the question being put to the vote, it was found ttifst Ab.-rdare was successful by a largo majority. The usual votes of thanks concluded the pro- ceedings. MEETING OK BARDS. Subsequently, at the assemblage of bards at the I Oddfellows'-hall, the choice of Aberdare was rati- fied, and Carnarvon was chosen as the location of tho Eisteddfod c f 1886. THE CONCERT. Mr. LKWIS MORKIS, who took the clmir at the evening meeting, in the course of a brief addre-s Ilwlt upon thp vallie of music, which he charllc, terised as, of all the arts. the moAt, immediately elevating, and as that which most deeply touched the inmo.Ht recesses of the heart. He conclude I with a highly complimentary reference to the piper by ilII-s. Watts Hughes, read at this morning's Cvmmrodorion meeting. The Pavilion ws crowded duving the performance of "Elijah," which was conducted by Signor Kandegger. The soloKu were Miss Mary Pavies, Mis* Eleanor Rees, Mr. Edward Lloyd, and Mv. Ludwig; the choruses being taken by the Liver- pool Philharmonic Society. Them wus a fuli orchestral band, end tho performance hs a whole can only be described as magnificent. The news of Mr. Fred Griffiths* success was re- ceived with great satisfaction at Swansea on Wed- nesday, Nfr. Griffiths being a native of that town, and very popular.

SHOOTING ACCIDENT AT SWANSEA. A YOUNG MAN KILLED. Another shooting accident occurred on Wdne. day at the Rhootifl booth" which have for a con- siderable time been located in High-street, Swansea. It appears that at nine o'clock two young men, named Lee it n d LT n n, eiii ployed at one of the booths, were playing with a loaded gun. Lynn, it is said, tried to take the weapon out of L'e's hand. Lee resisted, and in the struggle the gun got Into Lynn's possession and went off. The bullet entered Lee's temple. Lee was at once conveyed to the Hospital, but he died on the way. Lynn WM immediately apprehended. The affair has caused quite a sensation in the town. There can bit no doubt the fatality wa.9 the result of a pure accident. Lynn, who ie, of course, very much shocked at the result of his fun, will be brought before the magistrates to-day (Thursday).

SHOCKING DEATH ON THE I RAILWAY AT PONTYPRIDD. On Wednesday morning, shortly after two o'clock, the body of a man nmtned Joseph Davies, n hat cleaner, of Pontypridd, was found on the metals of the Tsfif Vale Knit way. noar Pontypridd, in fearfully mutilated condition. So badlv had the face t»en disfigured that the identity of the body could not for time be established, and portions of the clothing were found along tha line for some distance, as if the deceased had been drugged by an engine. Deceased had been some- what depressed in spirits of late, and had told his daughter not to grieve if anything should happen to him. On the night before the body was f mnd deceased left his daughter's home at Treforest to go home, and it is supposed he got on the line for the purpose of committing suicide.

THE CYMMER MANSLAUGHTER I CASE. At Pontypridd Potty Sessions on Wednesday (before M r. G. Williams and Mr. E. John) David Jones was charged with the manslaughter of Samuel Williams by striking him In the face at Hereford, whilhpr they had gone with a workmen's excursion. The police asked for it remaod, and the application was granted.

NOVEL MODE OF KILLING A BEAU. Rears have long been extinct in our part of the world, And even in Northern Europe it is regarded as a piece of good luck when sportsmen have the chance of a bear hunt In the depths of winter. On such occasions the Northern Nitnrods sssemble in force, and with great stir nnd tctat sally forth to slay the great game. Sometimes, however, be., hunt is conducted without ceremonies of any kind, and the victim dies in the most ignoble way. Such was the case a few weeks ago, when a lar" bear was killed by a Finnish peasant, who had gone fiihing with his littio ?n on the Jani.jarvi lake in Finland. The bear had been doing much mischief in the district, and was on this quiet August morning taking a hath in the lake. The peasant no sooner perceived this than he rowed towards the animal, caught it by the ear, and held it under the water till it was drowned. The story would not make a bad incident for a northern Saga.

TIIII Rity. TBUKAS JOMPS, D.D., Wesleyan Minis- Wlr. HI. DfcTtrt'i, Pombrokeohlre, writes io P. oug- l>euLUt,of 4, Oxford-ttrest, 8wsum«:—8ir,—I Muturejroo will rejoic* when Ilnlorm rou that the let 01 Math 10U mad. m« last month gives fall satisfaction. I am aU« to gTind my food well, and articulate properly. Your prompt attention and very moderate charte will Induce ma to advise my Irl1d. aud others wben in need of a good set of teeth '0 1" you (or inch. Wishing you prosperity, I I: j mr« »-xew -rflMV. Ti?o*A> V ;0tN A CARD.-—To ALL WHO ARE SDKFFBINO from the errors and Indiscretion of yoath, nervous weskneu. early d?y, l? of jianhood. Ao.. I wUl send a tidpe that wiU mrs rem. It.. of charge. This great remedy n. dIoc9v0re4 by a m!.uIonoTJ 1. Pouifc Ameiica.—Send ..oll-ad dressed .ayel. to tbe F.ev. Joseph T. BtaU.a D, NI" Y. TTHA, at-

t?OtT ."D RWKR. SWAKSSA— Welsh Kn)(Mn< YtnM. OP.Wity. N-O M- ?««??<, ?rt ti Utu .9:. LAJUKS' BOOTS, with square toes and low heels,1 nruikkarbtovo. Carditf. IOOH

I" A WICKED AND MALIGNANT FALSEHOOD." TO THE EDITOR OF THU "WEVRRRN MAIL." SIR,—In tho course of me remarks which I addressed to Mr. William Abraham in your !ssuo of Tuesday Inst, having reference to the labour disputes of 1871, 1873, and 1875, 1 took occasion to 881:- If it be t?i,, has t,,e? aw.rted on v*rv g<v\<\ .tb.rit,th.t that ppr(,h. ?S,A H'o? /??A?*t? W&" In the pay of tile" uters. that thev largely sub- slilised It, and that UII1I It ""¡a, under a sort of oompu1. sion to e amplon the cause of oppression, it only makes ite conduct so tuuch the more jnf¡¡nJ<.1U$. Your contemporary yesterday had the temerity to characterise that allegation as a wicked and malignant falsehood." In support of my sugges- gestion that the South Walu lJail" .1ews was at one time 8ubsidised by the coalowners of South Wales, I will ask your permission to re-publish the following extract from a speech delivered by the late Mr. Macdonal 1, M P., at Aberdare on Mon- day, October 12.1875, and reported on the follow- ing day in the Western Mail There wu a journ%l In the Principality, mid Mr. Maodonald, note for it, .? 1', I,, -1? i,,t I :OIIjthl;Jft: 't\e n.:tl:c;t.l\rt: paper which had not f.il?j during a long time to i,ke statement* with re'renc.. to bilnlf winch wer«- utlt?riv at v.rt"!H' with ?i?. t,.ti, That ""?, it h.d returned t4) the charge and now. at Abt>r"JMn.. I h, would accept the venue. As th"t p8r entered IfJt41 private meters they, at »hat meeting, would turn It on the spit for their mutual benefit. (Hear, hear) In the tirst place, that paper s-aid he (the el,?ker) w? proprietor of an .late In Scotland. Now, if be w?re, what had that V, do with the is»ue b?tw,,? li?? miners of South Wales "'i their employer*? It i'i' funht'r, hAt he h"d p,?h..in f,?. fl?? Uctor of 11,? Duke ot Hamilton. That statement was untrue, and only one ftl?,? in, darions lies of thf paper, (laughter anti app\au.) Th)\l pave" "Id aaain. b,, tmphca'ion, thut be had got rich and, of course, th., wa» owiu io being miners' agent. What was t editor of the W.I. Dady N,?, P He lived b?- agitation, ft wafhitvei y- essence. The more lies he wr-teand published in favour of the employers p?ple w?re wick-d enough to say—he w I?wr H -nr, 1:I.hAd :I)' 1e(:'k:;eriH'd;' 'I 11t"lIpf'rty-not purchased from the factor of tlte Duke of Hamilton. Notone pennv of It even was got from the ?-ket. of the .ki,,g miners of the 1,1 ry. But wh"t htd that to 1o with fh? que,tlon 9 Let him a8k a question or two of the SoutJi Wales l)a ly Was it true that the extprn,,1 Kpl16Ar.w fir ita esraUUhinent looked a great deal better thall it. did ten years or six years before? H"w wa that brought about? By selling pdul which people 8KHJ WIU a mendacious 1I.¡r Let  'f true  » ftw '?'" aao a ?O'H. or t<000.<.r?t.OMweb.n.Mb!n. went into th? otji.' I, virtue ¡"If a uhlJ. "ot by mendacious h intf "lid misre- presenting the miners during the IKt6 wii diet. ()hr8 a"d 1."g Ier.) Mr. MncdonnM is dwid and gone, and the Sovth Walts 7?t? ?'<'?. which, wh -n he was living, n?er ti,,d of Ciilumninting this good IUlin, m&y now safely describe his alleguion as a wicked and malignant fal.,>h""d" I venture to think, however, that the workmen of thi. country who uolil that great, man's memory in reverence will rnttlltlvely know which of the two authorised to believe-their trusted champion, the late Alexander Macdonald, M.P., or the paper which hi, described as the tool of the masters and an enemy of the working men in this district. I observe that your eomemp ,rary lias prudently abstained from BIIY r"forei. to the damning anti- union agreement quote I to,. ine-in every line of which is written its high ?.??rd f)r the principles of civil and re?igious libei tv. j,ike Jonp' h furfact, the editor of this organ of the Liberal m,d Non- conformist party in Wa!e must, indeed, be a rentable man of principle."—I F?,n, &? Cardiff, Sept. 17. PLAIN JipiiAKEK. I

CHUiiClI WOKIC AT BKIDuENl), OPENING OF A BAZAAR. I When Piolton Chapel-of-Ease was erected it was doubtless considered & handsome structure, and it was found quite large enough to accommodate the congregation attending there. Since that lime, however, great progress lias beer mild" in Church work nt Bridgend. The congregation has in. creased to a very great extent during the time the Rev. fl. W. Kdmondes lias lieen rector of the parish, and, notwithstanding that a large number of Bridgend people attend service at Coity an J Ewenny Churches, Nolton Chapel-of-Eane is always full and nrtHu inconveniently crowded. The low roof and LO ventilation make the heat very oppressive in the summer, and many who admiro the 8,rvico are compelled tor this reason to go elsewhere. A fund for the ere. tion of a new church was started some years ago, and by contributions, sales of work, concert*, iu-, the amount collected and promised up 10 Wednes- day was ahout £ 3.«KX). The church is estimated to cost about 45,000, so that tliere is still a sum ot £2,000 to obtain. It is tntended, with the permis- sion of tho Earl of Dunnven (wllO hus given a site adjoining the present clmrclivardi, to com- mence tlio building as soon as £3,500 has been ob- tained. To the bazaar which wasopened on Wednes- day, and will be continued to-day ( Hiursdav) and on Saturday, tho rector and those who support him in the work look for such a fuiu us will, i-,b that already collected, enable them to commence the building at an early date. The weather on Wednesday could not i-we uioi<* propitious, but the attendance was not, perhaps, so large as it would have been had there been no counter III traction., such: for instance, as the horse show at Cardiff. The time announced for the formal opening was 12.30, and shortly after that time the Kev. f W, Kdmondes call, d upon the highslwrilT of the county (Mr. J. C. Sicholl, iMerthyriiiawr) to declare the bazaar open, Mr. NICHOLL, after referring to the object of the bazaar, said the necessity for more accommoda- tion was due to the active and energetic rector of the parish, and lie hoped this attempt would Lm !e: in:rolrO:o :¡ ¡njpr. ceed with tho work. After referring to the valuable 'rticle for sale, Mr. NiWioll decIaLr?l the baz?r open, The slans, or more properly, perhaps, the tents, are attended to by the following ladies:—1. Th Right Hon. the Countess of Uunraven, assisted fat- her three daughters, the Lady Enid, the Lady Rachel, and the Lady Aileen, Mr. Plum- stead, of Punraven Castle, also rendering very valuable aid. 2. NI rs. Dirt bt. A. J..llnH, llrofldlllnds, assisted by the Misses Llewellyn, Cvurt Colman (21, and the Misses Knight, Tythe^stone (2). 3. Mr. Turbervill, Ewenny Priorv, assisted br Mrs. BusHeld, Miss lilaridy, Miss Dirch, and Miss WsiJow. 4. Air.. Hrng Morris, Danygraig, and Mrs. Coliins Prichard, Pwlly wrach, assisted by Mi-s Morris, Miss Lucy Morris. the Misses Prichard (2), and Miss Hayes, formerly of Covtrahen. 5. Mrs. Frederic W. Kdmondes, Bridgend, assisted bv Mrs. Haines and Miss Kanny Knight. Kefie»hinent stall: Mrs. Smith and Air.. Moon, Bi iilgi-n I, assisted by Miss Urace }O:dw;\rds,Mi'5e Letcher i,2j,and Miss Jenkins, Uelly. The tents werenrranged roandlile r-"oll1,l\nd were very handsomely decorated. The tent occupiell by the Countess of Dunroven was covered v" II pink glaze and Madras muslin, prettily looped in the front, and decorated with pink satin bows. On the stall were glass, china, and ba.ket wur" of every description, some of the articles b ring "f great value, but the prices at which thev were marked were very moderate. 6" very b-.tifu ?p??i.e.. of Benares brass nlld a large quantity of ornamental brass work attracted the attention of those will) visited tho bazaar during the day. Among the other noticeable things are a great nuinher of articles formed out of slag, and the way in which they have been work.-d is astonishing. There is a quantity of Venetian' baskets and fans, leather articles lor gentlemen's land coral, jet, and other enticing ornaments for ladies. Mrs. Jenne" has a very lull stall do- voted principally to toys, dmls, &c., most of them being very ingeniously constructed. Among the costly and handsome display in Alt-a. Turbervrll's tent we may mention 80me brackets of Indian workmanshlp,Orient..1 china, and Japanese work. Mrs. Morris and Mrs. Prichard have also a valuable cnBection of a, tieleA, among which are some beautifully-tainted screens. Mrs. Edoiondes includes in her selection a large quantity of useful clothing, as well as some beau- tiful specimens of fancy work. The whole of the articles for sale must be worth a very large amount of money, and if they are all sold at cost price the new church will be soon commenced. During the day Messrs. Johnson nnd Koberts' Btring I)ant plit%-edy a selection t IIIUMC in R.n,r which does them v,rvg,,?t credit. The bazaar will be open ag%in to-day (Thursday), and "the price of admission will be low w e have no doubt the attendaoce will be large Among thop. who visited the ba?r on Thurs- day (in addition to those whot-e names appear above) were Mr, and Mrs. Uowel Gwvn, Neath Mr. and Mrs. W. Llewellyn, Omit Cohnnn Rev. T. Kdmondes, Cowbridge; -M. H. J. Randllll; Rev. Daniel Lewis, Aberavon; and the Kev. Heniy Lewis, St. Bride's Minor.

WHAT IS GWILYM EVAN." QUININE HI ITERS RECOMMENDED FOR V l. IKSMMTIOM: IM DlrrlUT FOaMl, luch M ?<* .e..d.. he&tt um, cramp, *atu>ucy, .u or fulneu ami oppretfion .fur euin*, drowjdnew. ao I pains ID the reclon .f th. htt? 2. W?h'ou?*?t?n* ?h? "'b?t°??f? Spirit* and Moianchoiy. H«in« a veritable PrI:1!Jr!! roI:I::j ,(;:f.oaua \'If suoii \u unuue anxiety, despondency, fainting fits neuralgia, .?d u«r?» pain* generally. 3. Has successfully treated ttfvtr all other kuown ¡.r-ei-I"IitUvn. had f&ll). sartre 0. of affections of the ohe*t, such aa ooruuion cold., bro&cM'is, 1-h-2 -4d,. sbortnCM of breath, spitting of bloni, kc.. 4. A. inraluahle to minting mothers ,,y tnrioh Uie blood, and impart a heaiti'jr aod aafe tonic dating th* period ot lac- Utivn. Whojiid I* tak.. hy ail deliiaie female*, as tb#y strengthen (he system, and hy 80 dolti* ?mdet nature ther.by P--d?g good health. They u/« lnvaloat'Ie to thoea who buffer from Hysterica. Fainting Fit*. Oiddineas. Pains in ta« 9t(?. 'H?!t. ?. M' M*)?J!* 5" ?'o ?)!'??' growing, ai.d to W?ple auflerfng grmt "ltnMH, th,r af? zi i1hJeM or th iong conDoetnetit in ill-vemilated rooms, or avy eruntLC;deDi:;i.UI jt=fJDr.E:: in'i:: Blt.en anr »po-4a) M.ut&lU! Y««.

advantage* ULaiMtO). Entirely -egetaW#. therefore contains neither Iron or mercury. This is rery important 2. A bapp, (o.bin.llon 01 medit-mes, hitherto Lot *uoce-<s- ^'Uy dispensed, 3. Knioys tbe eonfidtnoe of the leading medical men iaall dt*tncta In which it has had a fair and con- Untied tria1. ^tilnfn# BHten re superior \0 *uy otbe, kind ef BUA.cn prepared. 6. P.Lienu who h." .lIa_. re IvÐf ADd au.pred seveiely h.. received lasting and rDl..nnt .a, tram their ue. LaeUy. The uwmerows )1IJ'ft\ Wthuontal", reœhed clearly demonstrate their viwue. Tbe Patentee do^s not prof^rn that they fit in a "nuracukmsi manner, or Ih the "ftrst doaecores, or In "t*n minut«s. M 4c., b.t they will, after a fair and oont-lnued trial. «how their b.A,w 1te.:t.lf take* 1. time. I)b- not 14. ef Quinia or Uniuiae Wine, or t j uinin* mi. Q:: or î;l":d i:eLrlf:r(.t the .Ay. ft, Quinine Bitten (being a vegetable tatiicl by eneir po>"aiiar *r.'<M?thM'S).tM.?t)M .?o'w?ttt ?'?!'M!.? and, therefore, moat liable to colds and tbeir attendant 41_ Aok I'InlJlor Qwtiym Kvans' Quinine Hitters," eeeUename "Gwllym Kvans" on label, stamp, and boWJe. and do 80\ be UM4ec.\ to \6ke any Q\her. n4 f«r li»t .f T.lJllnnja. !)Nil i. '1 40, U, /loW. «> d C_- ce*i/«wMft# ?u.1..1 12,. 6d. b? *li or rom tht Propriet+r, eam'af# (*ndor eoter). No on. should .uJfer wht.ut k,1n. "?'.T!?B ?.Mt' U?ute! S!?r?-'?M!. Jw't-'? KVAHB. .,0,8" P.rI. Lebora""lT Ll..?lly, South Wales, _2 H !a your Liver Shlwrl'h y or Do you require a Bu?d Tonic V Then try <>>leman's flatmyarttla r?Li4? odT'J;danJ'I'.l" Vd. lot. Puttying, strengthening. Jifeginog.—Address K. Al L E: h "-t. c.,I, L241I

SERIOUS FIRES Af CARDIFF. PEsJTRCCTION OF WORKSHOPS. The tno brigades of Cardiff were occupied on Wednesday night in extinguiahing firea which broke out in worhhops siluate io CoUingilon-road ami the Kaat Moyra. The outbreak in Collingdon- roa.1 occurred at the *vork*hop* 01 Mr. G. Craill, boattwilder, to., and the Cardiff Shipwright*' Society, which adjoin one another. They formed part of a block of large fthftda running down to the Deck* pamllel with Bute-road, and wt»re atnred with boat* in various stages of con- | Ptruction and ""pair and the u?ual materials ein- pl?i?-e(i in the shipbuilding trad, The Alarm wn? tirst given by a Buto Dock policeman named Munrn, who imllwdi14tph. c()nYe\d information to I h.. Hock hre Brigade. The tire aeem* to hnve b?-en Hmuluneously ruwn bv In?t-ctor Jame*, I 1 ohce-Oonstable Pavnet ..?l P' i-.Cn,t,,bl? 26, of | the borough force, who obt?in?d ? reel Jvingwithin £ asv d?txnM and <ir<t arrived on the ?n(?. h",rtl)' after they got to w?rk thed??hnctde "rrive?, andt y mint1tP f,,r the tn"" '_ri?de. un?.r th»» command of Mr. Superintend.-nt H .m?K?oy. <M?ted bv lnapectw Harri., «)<o r?ched the 8)?1. It w? then Keen th?t th.. I thmpi proceeded '?"h- from tho workshop of Mr. Crig, ahhou?h the ,di.i?i?g premise* of the Shipwright*' etaeiwv were al? burning ¡ with ttH'\Mtt'nin fury. Whiht the hric.ide/ ?'n'! centrated their efforts in endeavouring toextin- gui ti?, fl.,me«,th.> ?"?' ?"'?? 'V ? Jurga nllmr of civiliAns, der(?tod themaelves to mvinv what was po^ible of the t>oat,«, &o.» and rescuing a number of lior«>« ?" tho unjoining ?'?bte.of M'r.. 9;In t!?« d?rffion they succeeded to a very .nlid,.bl? fX?nr. S<-rer.? new bf?tt were eved, "nd ? ??'' ?'y of valuable mater- nal. Rn) bed of .hi. inlUmniable SUM"¡ nrA, Ihe n ? ?, ill continued to hum fiercely, ..d for a time d,?f,??,i all the effort. of the fi,, Kven* tua))y. however, (her were got under, ""(I con. .;drahle portion of the Fzt,ip?riRi?t' Sociel" premises preserved intKct. The ehop of Mr. Crng, on the other Nnd, completelv g.ttd 1j"h?I;1 )?n iearn'fd of th??rfei?of the nor f 'm any e?tin?tf b-? ??de of the d"g" The apcond fire occurred At HIP w.,?. ot Mr. David Thomas, Moor*. With the exception ofa)ar?enumbfrof barrel* and *o?ne rmterinls em Plo''d In their c<)n!ructi"n, very HIÙe waa destroyed, however, thanks to the Rut" Dock Brigade, which wae d. 'patched from (he CoUinj;-

THE CHOLERA PRECAUTIONS AT CARDIFF, THE CHAMBER Of COMMERCE AND THE QUARANTINE ARRANGEMENTS. The question of the quarantine arrangement* respecting the threatened introduction of cholera to Cardiff was again diacussed on Wednesday at the monthly m#*er*ig of the Chamber of Comin* rce of the port. The chair was occupied bv Mr R*»«-a J<>n«w. president, and the fallowing members were presentOiptain J. Guthrie, n,pt";1I Thompson, Captain Vellacott, and M»s«rs. G. H. Wills, A. H. Tellefsen, E. Bregeon, J. Frv, J Hunn, O. Griffiths, and E. Batehelor. The dipcu<i*i<m respecting the quarantine arrangement* arose out of the 1111nutftM of the previous meeting, in which it WR. reported that Mr. C. E. Stallybraaa had briefty stated the result of the effort* of the sub-committed appointed to endeavour to bring to bear what in- fl uence they could with a v i ew of obtaining some modifications in the vry opy)?ptivean?] restrictive arrangement* then exiting under the quarantine rules, particularly at the Spanish and some of the Pnrtusue* ports. That fo>ub.c¡,mmittN! rot-t imme- diately after the meeting of the chamber, and com- missioned liitti (the chairman) to write to th* borough me »iber. Sir Edward Reed, and solicit his assistance. That was done, and, as they knew, the letter was followed up by very vigorous action from day to day. Afier various inter- view* with the Foreign Office authorities considerable modifications were introduced, and altogether the quarantine arrangements put upon a better footing. Whilst the members of that chamber might take the credit of being the moving spirits, he believed the whole trade of the country twd received very important benefit from their effort*. He l»usubsequently spoken to Sir Edward Heed on the subject, and he knew that tho hon. member had good dRl of bis time tAkn up by carrying ou» theii desires in the matter. Therefore, he thought it was only due 10 him that they should express in a formal manner their thanks and their appreciation of his services'. (Hear, hoar.) He begged to move— That this chamber hereby cxnivttw itswarm anpreeU- tion of the prompt and vuhiahle services rendered bv ISlr t J. Heed, M P,, to the shipping interest* generaIIv, sod to many of the shipowners of t til- port 111 particular, bv hi. su«v-es«ful apptls t > Off" Foreign Oftk" .lItt'f)ritt1 for their intervention, which ritulted in frtvurlng tome important modifications in the arbitrary quarantine repulationr llf4"et"d .most 1)&1 t ¡cuhrJv h, the 8"lIí.b "I,l h!lritj.) (Juriug the recent outbreak jf cholera in the Botltb of ulp, (Hear, hear.) Mr. (J, U, W"LS seconded the r,1uli(ln. In additi. n, he "lid. to the RIt"ti"n Sir Edward Reed had shown in this mutter, he had "I." shown groot ret din Ass to reply to individual shipowners. Captnin Gt;fHklll. in upportin the rOMlut1on, alluded to the services of the boiuugii Dienober in regard to the bearding station. The resolution, on bdng put to the mating, was Carried unanimously. The chamber then proceeded to consider the official progrmme of re«o. jtions to be prnro'1 At the uumnrl me ting of the Al,-i.t?d Ch"l"ber or Commerce to be held at Wolverhampton on the 30th inst. and 1st of October Hie delegates itp- pointed to represent this chambpr at the autumnal meeting of the Associated Chambers of Commerce were the president (r Hues Jonep) and the vice- presidents (Messrs. George H. Wills, John Frv, and W. H. Lewis).

SUPPOSED DEATH KUOM HEAT AT CARI)IFF. A pinpular rtoatli occurred on W,ine.¡fa" ,,¡¡(hI Rt the Cardiff Police Station, th deceased being An unknown mlln of the working das*, who had been conveyed In the nf,,pmoon, Of) account of an Apparently audden illness, from the horse show in the Sophia Gardens to Ihe Infirmary. He WRS seen to become affected about four o'clock, Anti RR he horp. nn traces of drunkenness he was taken to tho Inifrmary, lly the time he arrived there, however be cm&iderably Te. i covered, and was not considered 1\ fit -?bj,t for admission. lly s< .melody'" direction he w.,? then removed 10 the police, pr ? IV on the assumption 1h"t his conditinn WAS .tlrihut.b!e 10 ùrfnk. Arrived there, hi, temperament chanced Rgmin. He refuned to give hi. ".me or address, and behaved like a mAn the worse for liqnor, He wa" accordingly placed in the cells. Sergeant Smith, who came on d-tF in the charge room «t *cven. visited him on arrival, and noticed that fie seemed unw..J1. He thereupon attended to liiin, and kept a close watch on him until about ten o'clock, when he became worse. The PI"ltt.1 then "ve him some brandy and sent for Dr. O'Donnell. When thtllatter arrived he was nearly Stimulants were applied and he was to lie on hie back in the hroad flA",ae between the cells; but about five minutes to tleven o'clork I", di.,1, Hr. \110"6 arrived shortly after death, but neither or the medical gentlemen roull venture to express an opinion HA to the cause of death. The only supposition i.. that he died from the effect* of exposure 10 the heat. According 10 Dr, O'\)onn..lI, there were no traces of alcoholic p' iç,oninc. Tho body was removed to thp dead-house, where Iio post-mortem examination wil) probably be made. An inquest will u" held on the body.

TilE HECTORY OF LLANGATTOCK. The attention of W. Bisil St. David's, Abergwili, Carmarthen, h., been called 10 A paragraph in the Standard or September 11, in which it is made to Appe.r th.t the commission '0 inquire into tbe ml)pe??ttl)Rt til kn?l)"dR" of Welsh in the p ?rj n?, y f?, n? Kectory of IJangattock to bk? Ftpi)nint, d to tlip H(?tory of I Heau- fort of a clergyman ignorant' ;f "?"t I"ngu.g?. The .tAI"menl, he OA'8. is quite et-ri)n?u Ab soon the ?,t-.cv t.,?k place the Duke )ill u- fort wrote to consult him on this point, and he at once determined to appoint a coomiission of infpl¡r}, which was dono with bis GrHc.e8 full con- currence. It necessarily took "lImft time to till up the list of and when it was com- plete several weeks elapsed betore tha commis- sioners were able to meet but this course w,, decided on immediately after the avoidance of Uie living.

I M i: WKATHhK. On Wednesday the weather was beautifully fine. The forecast for 8#uth W.Illf.r f,d., day). issued b, the Meu-orolojpcal |><*pwrtmrnt at .itht .'d.k W*t avening, 1. --V,y winds at ;.1 .;I:oef¡rlllt\jllwl:t h;).Jr )*ier. We ,P"d & chan b- b.4romPlraœl for t .1..8 "ours .dpct Wednesday midnight, regitiarfd at tba W tirtn Matt Offiee, Cardiff,

AI US -I LI.nyh"hPr 1 RUensvon 1? t. Clear's 2 Nurt-erth ]7 IVRGNRON 2 | ABERVPTWLTH 17 Bi-econ 2 Ltangariock 18 w? (Merthyr) 3 ft 2A I J Munm.nth 3 H*n?dy '8 Carmarthen 3 & 9 L ?:di..l 1.. ?9 H rf d?.t & E.1y?. 20 Pr^stetgn  6 C.n'?M.   & L.I,k I., Glynn_tb 8 'wll 22 Ut $1, h (C. 22 | Cardigan 8 J.lsngathan ZZ h 23 n?un.) 8 I Penybont (Radnor)  ? 25 Kittle 9 j Abergavenny d 2S 2..2' I! I ti:: I Crynant 9 Pont* da*e ^ear Radnor 10 Rhayader 26 Knighton | Blaln* H Pembroke \b Liandlio Fawr S: i! I *£: H., I Crfmm? Armt 30

Tn. "'A ft-. ,?.endd b, Ladies'} ..n_1'7 "au., .t Be4.oU HOUM, CW^efLton, Cardift. 68úU f)*tT r«t« r*a LAVKDKT W#be—The i?u*. t.- wka wvn ih« A- i. tk« -11M tm 1M bw cet Uaea, at lb. '1. 1..1t.W'a¡ kshiHuM. ua*4 V'' -i-'» r«' 1* « • mr* "Uflt: I 1".AT 'ALL'iA.119 1-n* LOWO "TS We bare t««ted th* M" Jalcc and fomad t% wund and f'. f- bdul'-I-. U I.. f.' ?b.W- aoma dr uk than any forns of aJooh^J." Atmua! iasportatton Marly 1¡,(¡,(I/)(I pUo. 80111,1. 681.1 TBI Vorr or Cpnstjr*.—Nd one hae thought 1 of oanaajiuf MatuUrlD ftaooe-thalaadlagflanoa of U>a ds#. It ",un "001_. condiment, Ad,g Asikious "'0lIl' ] tQ UiO(<s, -_4 <W ueau. tc. A.&Gt-ftlL

YESTERDAY'S POLICE. BKATINO A Wipk AT SWAVSKA—Befor# the Swansea Mayiafratea, on Wedneadav, JOhD, Beavan. of fct. Thorny was fined £1 6a, 6<1" elusive, for an unprovoked aesault upon his wife, 11'1111".11. As defendant liad no monev, he waa rein- ve.1 in custody. j COAl. STRllI¡¡G AT roKTLom-x.—A Ud named KoNrt Kees ill) "88 chained at M..rthyrwilh stealing- coal, II. property of the Rhymney Jr,m Company. Mr. J. Plewa proeecut<xl. Tlie theft was powed by Police-Sergeant HUlkr. an,1 a fine uf 2s. waa imp HUVKIANLV CoLt tKRs vrox Trkharbis —William Jonca nnd John Kees, colliers, wc0 churcod with :I'lI1tin Puli"S.rge..nl Hole 11931 MI the nijrht of tlw 15th. rrisom-ru were fmin-1 sleeping in Vi". t«ri«-strer(, atiti being «w«krned lltrv tieoame nbusive. Jont-B utruck the officer, ani lk- tliere- ur>nn irit 'rit,rei i tl,d IÜ1\f) awwult«<l him, Both defendant* kicked the officer. Jonee wag sent 10 Rool for 10 d;iv« without the op- tion of a tiM, And Kees was fi.a ?0s. »nd c>»ls. BBRACB or CoLLiRiiv KrLitsiT DIN**—Michael FitTKerald, stoker, wx Hm^ed »t tlie Pontvpridd Petty Sessi ,n« (before M r. Ü William.,Miskin,and Mr. K. John) witl, t>etng asleep while on duty al Dinas Colliery. Mr. H r r. d to prosecute on belmlf 01 the employ, r*. HI,d PoliceOonatabte I.li-welvn proved tlie Defendimt was £1, including co<»t«. Assapcts *T KKKNDAI k — Ji.hn Kosscr and Wm. were charged at Pontypridd w ith M«.»uHing ii i);iinter ,d Kiclurd >:vans,at Kerndnlp Mr. IIlIy. appiared for ccnipluinant, and Mr. KoMer r the defendant John R wr; I/ewin did not ap- pear. Tliere «.-»« a to h'W !I at Kernditle, in ron. qvience of the result of a nt\Oe.al Treforest, and complainant appeared to have been a?a lt*d He and his witnewt uoptx??l R-r -w,I. Lewis, but .itn"s to prove th.t he was not near the ('l')nl!8inult'ø house 1\1 the lime. C'*aeajjuintt ltol!fotjr dismissed; Le..i.tined J.O "nd costs. A IXKGKD W OrNniNO AT PoVTY I'Rinn.— (;. r^e TnA iiiiin WM rh.?r?d with wounding Wilimm Powell, at Pontypiidd. on Wedneadav. It waa proved that complainant was drunk, that lie wmt •for a couple or roulld." with defendant, had a blow, fell, and waa somehow cut. Complainant did not remember how it happened. Case dis. mj"ít Thhftof LAMSR —At Pontvpridd Petty Sessions Fd.d Smi, h ?.? ),.?,g?d by William Wtttin«)thKK<!u?thref?mb. II wtttM??d th.it charges of receiving were to lie yteterrod against others, and a remand was granted. KKKAKIKO WIKDOWS AT CaKm►>■. — Before Mr. R o Jon, etitxmdiarv. Alderman Jones, and Mr. Vachell, Citlierme KHcv wtt summoned bv Henry Buck. 38, Tredegar-street, on the 16th inst. lor breaking the windows of his house nnd crockery ware, doing damage to the extern of 28- The "h fined the defendant 6d and costa. and ordered her to pay for the damage, with the alter- Wtt1VP of fourteen days' itnpri8nnn.t. ASSAULTINO a Wikk AT CAMDIPT.—John Tucker wa, charged with beating his wife on tbe 13th i ..t and was fined 40p. and costs or one luonth's imrri!80nmnt,. ASSACLTIKO A POMo COVHTATlLIt AT CABDIFT.— Thomas Derbyshire was charged with aiMulting and kicking Police-ConB'.eble Fowler on Wsdnwdav morning. Police-Constable Fowler aaid that lie saw tho prisoner loitering about early on Wedn<w- .1." morning, "nd on telling hiln to go home the pr!ff.npr hit him wi.h !uK fist, and afterwards Xicked him, The prisoner ww aentenoed to month's imprisonment with hard labour. ohakoks OF rim-r AT CAlIDIFF-Kate O'Brien I was charged with stealing a gold locket from the i person of Keliecca Hunter, value 30. on tlx 16tli inst. Complainant stated that on tlie date in question she was going into the Clifton Inn wlien t h. defendant was coming of. A- th,)? p..wd c.,b oilier the defendant nalched a II"Jd lockel from her neck mid ran away. The defendant was aubse- quentlv apjjreliended, but the locket was not f?,d upon The llench dismisiwd t)? case.—Mary n :ÿ ec ,ttt, t-)i.p, s i lver 72; from the person 01 Michael Quinn on the Srd inst. Police-Constable Brown "kid \hat, (rom information he r?iv#?ti from the pawnbroker with who. it, A:il:(\n!'d.)'¡'rt:: =d and charged her with n.e t4,ft. Com)<)«in?n' said that the WAld, wae fk?. from hi. w. ?o'?, pocket on the nj"t in u?-tinn, but he did not know wil. to k it. He was the w;t-f? for drink. Defendant said that tho watch waa given to her b" another: woman to plde", TLt. liench dismissed the case. A DWLOKAW.k S,?;At Ihe NP"r court, Louis* Pnllin, aged 54, "Ht ctwr? with b-in? I: "'d'l\:r;; ?t 't:' a.m. on :I; She was drunk in court, .?d in .itk?d nate, dpcl"rin she wuuM I\ht the wii r?? ? 1,? appeared Ng..n'l her, "'he hap been only a few d.ty s out of p. i. ..d was ? .? e.t?-.ced to i. ",k hard JRbour, IMving the ?,urt more hke a maniac than a rational bein^ A, IS('OHRWlfJl.E ShO'MIAC* AT "PORT- Thomas Ingram was ?,g?d wÜI. ""M\1IUlij,: (,eo Parsons without 8n: provocation. This ha|>t,eued in High-street, And Mr. Whisht)) witnis?d it. He said pri-nor is 8 m-t disreputable character. I When he is in prison High-street i. q,?i?t, but a soon &s he comes out. there is a renewal of U. di. tUlh"n. Two months' hard labour. ATTKMPTKD STBKKT ROUBKRV IN N i-v.tour—J..hn I firt-nian, f'hib-row., WIUI charged with attempting ti) rob Peter Karu, an Italian seaniar, in Commercial-road, on Tnesdav wftern'K.n He had L6 Id. in his packet and four studa. Several «i-nrwi saw the attempt. Prisoner ripped the Italian's trou.-ers down in his utteiupt 10 gel the m'lne. C .inpl iinant was tipsy at the time, it was ni tr Mr. Manov's bltOp when* Ute at'cnpt was made, IInd Ir. Manov was one of those who saw what pnsspd. As soon as the com- plainant called out r. hcr ,r delisted. Prisoner L<>Cu.1 the piOM-cutor vf pteuling A half- sovereier from liiin when lie. was Ht'1t.p in tt. back yard, but when he was asked where lhe hack yard WIS lie stiid he did rot know. At the close of the evidence prisoner pleaded guijiv. One month's hard hih. ur, A?, h "DB'T TRAM" AT A .1 UAI.,l Y Willinm fI"YI>8, B trump, wno brought up ;n custody liefore the Abe n <venny Magistrate* for U t, bPing- drunk and disor derly The prisoner went to CTierry Orchard House, abused the servants threw ■ stouee I UIrn, and threatened litem. He also threw st ines At trap p'?-t di,i.g 1,, n g th" i. A ??, to WM bringing 8 horse "nd cart to town was afraid to take the cart peat the pritorer. so lie took a rope, secured the prisoner, and brought him to the ¡>olice."tation, The prisoner was sent to I'sk for fourteen iiay«, with ha d labour.

I ¡;IOOn l'AGQrs co:\cmu AT CARDIFF. Although Signor Taggi is well known and most hiithly-respecied by 01,1 CardiffiuiK, ..1moot anew generat i on Iim eprung up fince he reaided in thie Ji[:ion,,u :7,1¡;: for who are unacquainted with him thai he was for roapy years An egteouied A.Uti.t Ih'illlr au^ongat u.. but tbathehwaof lnw lived in London, where 1. Us had full opportunity of cultivating Ule high inu?icil "ift.. of hi. children. During the Art Exhihjl;on 1,. pggi f.ily se.v? .t i^uoc«*a- ful aeries of concert" and the desire waa general that, they should re-vihit Cardiff. Ti?. ith w- gratified on Wednesday night, h,? ?, udi,?,, by it. numhere cxpreaeed the g.t esteem in which the Pagei fnmily is I-db), it" earn6llt "1I..n. lion aod sustained «p^Uu«e proved the I'-U derived from their performance. The programme whs *o arranged an to givo f!J4,(ft member 11£ the family --0 "°10, while their united powers were I..nl;o,'pd bv the concerted numbers, whkh were Ujt overture to Nebucliadne?.aar (V,di), a 7.refteJe:¡(): t'n):nnJ:n n/7i);rnn I tlTrovatore,M and Ih overtur*« to William Tell.M All were PI-)-d with o-i.i,,n .,?d spirit, tl* wt mentioned being NO exhibition of mn..moni &A well aa of inusiml akill, for lba brillUnt. overture wa* PI.Yed fro," nd t. end "hout book, Madame P«g £ ri-Si!a« at the piano hsd very be" and difficult work t > get through In the ""Iectio. N..ye,lh.I. .1". played Chopin's P ilonaine in A Ant with the vigour and delicacy It demands. Of Mdile. Anita we cannot «pe^ too highlv. The florid paae-ages in h.lo," Souvenir tie D"nizel1; were executed .ilh an evenness that w«« as delightful as the purity of htr m*^na« 1 tion while the portion.0..8<1 excel- ](., "f tongoing .,?d prf?,t. phrasing. All t#. f, :il.v, in fet, h,-w g?'i ph?ing and a g)mp*r teelin* of the nmsic they are playing. Md!!e. J(-sC| hine, the violinist, gave Hjxihr's well known Harcarole her first .10, end secondly Papini's tat-antelle. rattling off ilifi triplets in tlie let,e, with rnre fire, while her brnttwr,sig?or L.G. P"g', pl.'ed a romance and flie?." in a f-hi?. that proved him a worthy member of his! family: bis harmonies ware tn)e, exacu^ I'inn clean, Find phrasing 8\1 Ihat could!' be w^hed. Tlx mnsiea! portion of the n'p" Rmn" waa vailed by tbe Hocutiortary displays of Mdlle. Linda, wlw recited Mirrix'" Road t" ."n(I I%ter on the worn" Oiarge of Ligtit Brigade. She is most ..uoc.¡,,1 in the pathetic Jnrth)t1- (If her pieces, nnp of VI hidl, the be*t known nfIJ from mi g Jhn gfjve hf-r f("n1>f' for action whidi she did not fail to avHil herself of The H.fon-t of the scene wus Mr. 9. W. All, whose resdinc of the part was intelligent and effective. Y>cal U)uíc was contributed bv Madame WilliAm.nn, W'ho sang thr? ??np ;It, .h appreciation, and the penultimate piece of tlie programme ¡IIIT,Jur.Ó 1\ very IiHI. maiden—Mis« Mary Kowlanda—who RAve, evidence of an excel- lent voice and a feeling for music rare in one lID I voung. W. ruot h'-r gifts will not t. orik-d bv their too eat ly exercise. Mr Deacon accompanied thp songs with a most Rati..røctor.r deJicacv and application. J>r"m"n"d c ncerta nre to 11 given nn Friday and Saturday, and we trust will he W", R"t>nd,. a "88 this nnp, ud. a combination of talon's in one f..ily il? -t uncon.mon, and the :i: (;:t,),i,tr1n'i:n,7 .t assuredly gratify .1? .1,? li.d call forth I tnort's as numerous as those of last evening.

CLOSING CIirSTKIl CASTLE J'nL;o.! Tlte f,n.1 scene i" connection with the (")""injf'" I Chester ("o.t) Pd. to civil pneonpr. took plan on Saturday, when, by or d er of tl»e Home OfRee, all the pr.soners were removed to Knuteford Gaol. Tt»e CII,.lle:>o. ,p"in..n exclusive possession of the military authorines as an eatablishrrent fori military prisoners. The whole of The staff of | officers nd warder* h.,e -i,M .pH'intment. -1 h,r gaol*, .Mr Lloyd. Iile late warder in ChaIr, ] having been promoted to the governorship of Huntingdon Pn&on.

THY. lIls.T Glory of Womsn,ths Pride of I l Man.—H ?6&k? %be ddkra? U? 01 b?0. ?6 emW- i Wtas all t^at«« varvj "Lovciinfaf/vet how nat»y teea (Mr tkir» bl«fnt*h«^ by Irritant oarWSe, eoal (*r, glycuif, U Um puret, UM vfcltast. aa4 bm portfylac of aft auaea. U removeii aU lAeipisa. tiolrbea. aed rverbewe. HiinnBaartM Kuad* of patrld fau. Th* AiMoa Milk a*4 Makittr Soae br th* «Dt4ic pr^ewsoe. iHUcaWly MrfmoA. Bf ? *chfS.X tf ttMtM. bd. Md )t Dtttt'tf?m OttJ? streK. 2x>odon. aM 8tber ftr.t witb I £ Neaeutmtrr a»4 •tber Riags set witb ni^ie#

CAHDIKF. <. LA5WICS AT ( ARniFP —He _d 1.x thp Jjm/II .Y"OJ loot hid..tI. Mr Br.o('k jT k 1° Iiss iust corupleud foe Ord.ft » a,srl»l.  Mr. kaoelsus' .t",h 1^ ""h"" 'n, "h \In- to)?). Justice to that Wf ,t,v a.^ U ? t?t! Mr. M?..)<u<—? -?nn? ,?' ?'? bu.,n<? ?.d oid .L.?,c ??hM  ..ft ..f C?diff. h??inK present ed ?,)??. fiO.OOO worth of ,c?.. M..h.? M, *ir will foUow it up .h t ?? of li?, ^.7. sj.ouse of Mr M<-noh>us U AW? W. ?"? tnn?d ofm?btf-. he mi £ ht ap|.r rrim..|v extouli iD nIHf('r of F*ris Horst OK Mem v.—The ordinary monthly mo. t. ing f tho commutce of the House ol Me cv held at tbe Town.ba'.l on Wedn»wd^v. The R»v A. Tiily p»esid««d, and there "('r(- .1'0 "'ht tttf Kev. W. tt'iffj»b", n. N f) Jones, O. H. Jon", and iS^orge 1'I'n, '1' business transacted 'W1\, tlf a pUhh. fomt«l character. Mivs»os SiiiP rHisBK.—The harveft fe-tiv^| was 1.01,1 in the church on board tlie atvveahip «>u Wednesday evening. The interior of the c-h\1"h waa Very Ix^autitUliv and ch.isteiv decorated with fruit and fiowers sent by many kin" friends. was at 730, 11M. Ap.1..1 1'lm. h..in( chantinl. The leaaons wers rea^i by the Kev. P. Hartley. BC.L., rector of punshy. and the praverg said by the chaplain. TU» Kev. i. R Buckley, B vicar nf 1..1nlhfJ, preacVu»d hm admirable sermon from Si. Luke xvii 17. Ilirvcst f«sttval«, the preacher said, although not pr<>v»ded lor intite Prayer Book, were Incoming more and more tlte festivals 01 th. Cf.h. In ti- 'h.. j,,i-d 'a think th« the Gn<at Woik. r ol Ail ?M at wntk for the sustenance of iifrt, Frotn Ihf' ..0f'd8 of the text lessons were drawn on God's beneficence and man*s ingratitude. All present were urged to show gratitude and to re juice according to the joy in harvest. The offertory WAS for the Missions Seamen So<fO. C. KOSSFH. having taken tlln Cj-iterion Hotel, CLnu'h-1'tr. hPl'it 8m¡UU"C"8 \0 hi" Ineiia# t'hat. bv •"Waving a go.nl artiele, he J¡()fW'8 to merit a h.r. of th.,r patronage. 1.0Càa.2J SANDFK AKD CO., 6, Koyal A-A, for Ties K»n.1fr M,d 4'('1, f, Koval fOT hirt., Kxndfr and ('.(1, f., 'NI)\.I Ar(tpd. i ,r ¡"rs Ka<i«Waifd Co 6. K«rai Arna,i. f. Øh"It. OoTi. Ac. Bamtw .'Id ('0 ,6, Hoval A-d.. for S'MtiN. .d C<»., f, Hoval A-d?. f,? Chf"apfl"" Haoder 10o.. 18t d?xw fmm St Mirvtlra t. re4w tieivnN H«TKU Sr MAKT-STRIOT. ( Her»*«, Impt. "d kaddle Harw^te h. I., ('H\ Ho* f"0lD th"" ..1 "e H( aws. Pmnri.r S»>kos, WITH Mraic.—Cl»eap, TYirei-penc* each. 0. Itegin to T-irr».M •« VioVtt •T>»ily a Blosa<«vc ,• •• Wait till tha Cloud. Iu hy, "The Clou fcre Kolling t'V-" -Jones &1Jt1 Boval Awwrte.Cardiff. !1I04d Kuril-. KKIIT. K»riT —Wholwal* ond itHail. His Chesrut t'hnfl In Csr«iir Vinson Riilldlnini G,I P-"s Ht« in Approach. r Gr.t.. si lb. 80139 A Hot'SKHoi.D WORP H,«HIS s 011 PORTIUITS —AKent (.>rC.r,1ifr^-Mr. W|i|i,m». AI.'Tt'WN.-N Samuel, sa, Crockherbtown, Tar- diff. i» now receiving n. gnoda tor tit,. ""fW)n. InehrSn* the ¡.t.t hO\llt- in m\Hin."v, mant^va pai (1' ('Of.lun). p.n f.Uk-, mantis mat«riale. aaUa, •eai. and fancy fur -p. d >)man». c}cw.k.. tr. 74^ <>!«vks. <m«vkx,<vk»<.—Ti v SweetingV M ft lava, noeau ■ »v«v pa\T «arrajiU4.>-U. l»uka »tve»t. Cat nfr. > c. Phufs, H^use-street, Cardiff. *ail .1?.1 .5 Ptom a fin M of A;,[,' Plurtn.and *u kind! of "? '?'' '?Li* e?4 <*n.? i, 6d lwr it, 66a2 V|S1T»*S TO CiitMt F should read the Iilu-t r »t*d Glli. Cantain, av^r liK) iIlI18t.lioH. and inletelllAC ¡"r"nD.U", ,11.. U> lAr,titr. filet .pet bsm7m -n/KtH.e? /? Ce.(Um)t<?.' Cordi.. ?*? 

N F, NN I tT. tTtntsTturRrH Hh.HWAT Ik)ai.n—The monthly meeting »-» held (In Wadnesdny. at Mr. n j M Lie welly* b- I. n. in the bnk "I iCS63 130.. 2d, Ùlot ar-r. of caJlI had been paid during U, month atnountiD.1 u £738 lis. 4d., and thnt tlw countv treasurer had paid in resect of main roads £6 19s. 61. ano £ 119 5s. 9<1 for the quarter* ending Sent. 28 and ]>ec, <<!>, 1883. In further coriesporident^ with the 1.(".11 BnArd. the claim bv thia board lor LISO 10.. for ""I",ir of main roruis had been ..din" 18Ój:t..¡, ()rd..ra were given for re pairs to roads. A letter was read from tho Town- Clerk of Newport asking the board to pay £122, one-third cost of repnirtng Duckpoobroad. Nnti<>e WAS giver, bv the clerk that at the ne*t meeting he would applv for an incr<»aaeof salary Bills amount Ing to £464 J5s. W. were oitle:t>4 to be T*al<), and cheques signed. HAVD-bkil RiKf;VR«,—Tl»i* pir-v pare a capital entertainment r»t tbe Albert-hall on Tut'sday night There wa* a (w,d attendance. ACVIDFKT.—On Wednesday a guard at the Alexandra Dock, whilst, in charge of a mineral train, sufferM a fracture oi one of his ankW. tie was removed to tlie Infirmry find his injury attended t fl CuRiNTrorftcu LonL HOAr 0- T\I r"tlniRhtl\ meeting was held no Tues<iay nieht, Mr B)adi»n tn th chair, Iln lite general district rete f,49 16, had been collected. Plans of ai" houses ia fluck. pool-road were conditionally approved. A com* mittee was appointed to rtolort on tlw question of placing lamph in r'hnehl'N"1'\ and Piymouti)* stmt. Souw t-r>ul»ne u«*iU-rs brought tloe. pro- ceedings to u ch *e. JtoYAL MrNbTKK Ki'Mi-ii.— An invitation tta and entoiHinmeut was given to a tlUwb uf 1D8D belonging ld thi. regiment by the Inenat.er. of U*a of the erll ")1) Tt1v evening at 086 (ititld-hall. in Uranviile*streef. During tlieir f fay in Newport mai v of tliese men have tmoome ineni- hers of Uw League ..f tne Cross, and their sobriety I- been vety .kd. The regiment I-N.w- pott tonin) rrhurftdtty) for Pembroke tKx-k. i ut 0111 WicaruATK HorKfv—On Wednesday the celebrated portico taken down. In oue ciI the pillars thre»* l>ui!eU were found ctnU>dded. N, VVI'"M AND POKY KACM. rm 22nd l4i4. Kmtlti ri<iw 'W h.«t.Kor furttier t«rii<ailaia I,ply E. T. Beet, Prince of Wales, New ¡.ur1 1. ¡W.

JiKI>WA<. KMOot. roAftD :;i:?;ï:el:k: t)<?Uoe ol j i scho«»i Uiard for this parisii has taken place, and tt? INuIt w?t made known on m(.. ing, when tlie official nt-tioes were received from Mr W. Downing Kvans, of Newport* tlie returning M! "pr for the union. A "nt?t Imi kve" ayoidel in the po" i. and oniv four members It'M..n for the five sent* U.r.?. )..? t?u..j)*t)nn papers of 'did.t- .1 ti?? lower end not having II .e.1 in to tiie returning oiffcer in ti^ praacribvd mantier K& ^-t forth for 'J Owing, and a I.ith has, therefore, ha, Ac the upper end MaeMcwOiinwr tatepaxers had seJet-ted seven candidates. Of these three witfxlrv* y»r, AIr, Lewis Lewis, of (ilan vr-Afon House e-Li.; Dr. W. C. D»vies,of Maeevcwmaiwr^ »nd Nr, Thomas Jones, of tho Pn»i-id6ce, Maesy- cwmmwr. The following candidutts "t. nomi- nated Mr. Willi.-im I^ewis, w<K»hen manufacturer, of Maeavcwmmwr Houae Mr. Alexaoder "¡tchell. civil engineer,of )!• ngoeA-iriace Mr. K"btrt Jones Moig'in, commercial t-,? le,, f G?l?id,,e House; and Mr, Daniel Richards, colliery proprietor, 01 Maesvcwmmwr. The. nominations eloaed on the 15tli inst., and not on tlie 17th inat., as pm'iotislj stated, and Ihe above foor.n..œd gentletnea are elected as members of the first School Hùard. A! their first meeting tliey will havetoeifK-tauother member for the filth seat vacant, II* four mem- ber* arc very much esteemed in the neighbourhood and represent the several religjouK couimunitiee- Calvinistic Methodist, Church. Ha(>tisland Coci gregat ionaliat. (ireat. surpriae was i i| usanij amongst th<- parishionera when the result wu known, and a d.1 of disappointment evinced b) those in tlse lower hamlet. M Hik>hk> s Pit. La is the treal ruedirfm ror roatorin^ hvwlUi to a disordered const ilulioa. 80M *\trywh«rt .,I.. P.. sd,. and 4.,6d, b,430

VNYSi>hU. DKATH t y THK RKV. D. J*>aiKS^We havs to record I ht death of the Rev. Daniel Jenkins, 4 BabelL which t/K>k place on Tue«d «y evening, after a lingering illness "f h", rev. gentleman had be--a a minister with the Welsh Calvimaiic Methodists since lie WH.s a very young man, and had reached Ih. ripe old age of nearly 7S years. Decetaed aDd the late 44 ')')'/1'' were brothers-in-law and neat nciEhlK)U^. I'lShA^KD Livib is 1(1)(," cured l»v nuibes's Blood PiiU." ftold everywhere ai 10, lid., 2s. lid.. and bd, J

RWANSKA. A DANWIKIAM \'1!<IW;l.('i<l.ble Interwat hsts been taken in II. tour-masted schooner y)u..j.. which arrived if, the South Hock Ruin, SwaOM*, on TUb.JHV afternoon, fron) Prince Is;d..rd°. bland. Sn i% tt? first vessel of 1)? type that hAa ever come to tho |>ort of Swansea, and one of t6o Tt.figu,. head crmsi^tsof U»e im.ofllo(, renowned Dtrwia, opposite which i8 & diminutive monk*}. THP. fame of Nr, Oiapman's Pho1l'lr"'Ph. is not conhned to Wale*. ThUetrf to h««o*ea -Hi NM reerer paying tb* High vtreet Stud»o a ri»i(. "TM« Kkd i*e Sept. KuN.?r 1*1 »• Ked Dmcaa," i he Mai^a>ij« ai Wata*. ^ciea Ctf. may t.1 jI, 611.11, ('I, "U\6. 16

u, NEATH. DEAm Qt, :5 "1J. ISRAIMK.— itie remaina ot the late N, limino- wl»o died at Cardiff on Sun. day last after a long and painful ill" "1!1 be interred at Cadoxt/in this (Thursday) afuroooa the fllnr1 leaving the Great Wyatern Raiiway Sta- tion shortly alter three o'< lwk.

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