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DEATH OF THE RECTOR OF ROSS. I A DISTINGUISHED SCHOLAR. I  ^v* R°bert Henry O^bbold. M.A -f R,),?, and prebendary of Here <M, whr, died on Saturday after a long v'ar• savVs the Pall Gazette," an old Varsit*- oar, and rowed in the Cambridge -,i 1841 and 1842. The race was then from W.tminster to Putney. and the Cantabs Won m the former vear by over a minute, "It 1-t the .t .?.ti.g bv thirteen '?""h. Mr. Cobbold wbo bom at Eye, "<'  at Shr. 6?iy School under Or. M?"?'' ?' ?"'°'' Optime of his year, an<? S i took a seooml das* in classics, SO that h- ?, a all-round "m?n. f pon hi" M.n?t.on ? -hp ?i.hop ot Norwich, he pro rl/ i rhin?,. mtder the auspices of II" hu"'h Mi?;r.?? Society, and )abourer! :.t J?? from 1347 ?8S3. the last two yeai j iii "hde" The rMu)tft of hii, experienct? .?d °^1Va 1 "iiS Cet?tiat Empire he aft»Jr* fnilwHefl in a small volume pub- I  «« m .vitirray, and en titlCd Th, Cbi,,ee t )- r- Picturr-s of th? Chu?c drawn W»ing home, he held HUC- t ??' ?i?ra?p of F.pM DaUic?, in tforfar- A'U,i ^ie reetorv of BroaeWv-cum- £ AtKyin Jfo? ]e K™ aPP°lmed by

I UNDAY OPENING- AT BATHWICK:. I W' MAGISTRATE AND THE MINTSTPR- I "wwintr scscious at Bath on Tues- ??'.u'd?rf).,f the Cleveland Anna. Bath- ?:  ^'n the confirmation of n pyn hLjv 'ure, granted by the committee, in- ?_ a ?x ,by.' licence.—The Hector of *1 was n ^:uour of the extension.—■ "r ft i a ina«i«trate, "aid ther were lti:1I iCV to pr??- Sunday rI tb ,d h..r. was the very clergyan' II t .h, a minister of God, .upportlD' Lt?''? ? cr. uk the -etity of th. S?l, j?'?-' ??Ml Vaughton (another of the I ..t prot-t. It is Wite 't rt;} a :.tra to censure J^c hke this. -The seven days' Ucenoe — MnKnr?.

M  Duss of Teck, who is a* Dt I In ttino? St. Maritz, in the E,.smlin, with Ifciv-fcfilnv i V?1 u r' w'" return to White Lodge, 'nd Park at the beginning of October.

JOHN BULL V. JONATHAN. I THE COMING RACE FOR THE I AMERICA CUP. WHAT IS WANTED TO BEAT THE I VALKYRIE. A YACHT FIFTEEN MINUTES FASTER THAN THE NAVAHOE. LORD DUNFvAVEN'S POPULARITY. INTERVIEW WITH AN AMERICAN EXPERT. The coming international contest between the Valkyrie, /epreeenting the Royal Yacht Squadron, and a yacht selected by the New York Yacht Club, which takes place on the 28th of September, will rouse patriotic feel- ing in both countries. It will certainly, whatever the result, be the best race for the cup that has been seen since the Puritan boat the Genwta. In view of the attraction which the coming race is sure to have fop Englishmen, a representative of the National Interviewing Association chatted the other day with Mr. Thomas Fleming Day, the well- known writer on yachting matters, who readily gave his opinion as an American on the prospects of the ^English representative in the race for the International Cup. Mr. Day came across t-he Atlantic to see the races here, and has closely followed every performance of the crack vessels. AMERICA'S CHANCES. What do you think of the Navahoe?" asked the intwwiewer. "The American press, y;hen she left New York, said she would clean the lockers out of the English boats." "Well, she has not done so yet," was the frank reply. "As an American, I should like to see our country successful; but, as a yachtsman, I must give credit where it is VALKYRIE. due. Her first race—at the Royal London Yacht Club races at Cowes—showed that she sailed very well for a boat in her maiden effort. But afterwards, although she has beaten both the Satanita and Calluna, she has done nothing to speak of. The Valkyrie easily defeated the Navahoe; the latter has never been able to do anything against the Britannia, against which boat she is now racing for the Royal Victoria Cup. I admit that she is a disappointment to the Americans. Those who saw her in the shop and In her trial spin anticipated defeat before she left America, although they considered that in light winds i^ho would stand some show. But they were experts; the American public expected great things, and they must feel disappointed. As a matter of fact, she has proved good in nothing. I do Dot consider her a representative American craft. Still, if Nat Herreshoff had her in hand three days he could make her ten minutes faster over a fifty mile ootlr.,e." "And you have faster boats than the Navahoe in America?" "Yes, certainly. There have been four yachts built sp?i?ty in view of the contest with h:ltVi:!t¡ Vigilant, the Colonia, the JubttM, and the Pilgrim. They race t-.d.y (Thursday) off New York, and the winner !ill be selected by the :.p committee to race the Valkyrie. In all probability, the Vigilant will be successful. She has won every ram in which s h e has t-ted with 'lie ::t¡:: o\n thii.:ea:' t that 'a ¡: had lost her topmast and bowsprit. Kven the Vigilant must be fifteen minutes faster than the Navahoe to beat the Valkyrie and successfully defend the cup." LORD DUNRAVEN'S YACHT. And what about the Valkyrie?" Lord Dunraven's yacht has got the best chance of taking the America Cup of any vessel ever sent out to America. Herre- shoffs boat will lose, as-1 have said, unless she is fifteen ^minutes faster than the Navahoe. The Valkyrie is, u.d.ubt?dly, the best re- presentative for England that the Royal \cltaad oould ndhaat chosen. Ro'¡l Britannia can beat her in a good hard breeze, and in heavy weather no vessel can compare with the Satanita. Still, the Valkyrie has been specially built for the International Cup, and she is, undoubtedly, the best champion England could A COINCIDENCE. I should like to point out in passing," continued Mr. Day, a curious coincidence. For the first time in the history of inter- national yachting, there will this year be two boats racing for trophies, one in the waters of each nation. The Navahoe is now doing battle with the Britannia, and shortly the Valkyrie will fight for the honours with either the Vigilant or one of the other Beyond this, it is a contest between designers. The Navahoe, designed by Yiem- sirolfjs r- the Britmnim, d?ignecl by \n ;rflilcthhe Biki, e: t Wat"on. will race with the Vigilant, designed by Herre.?hoff?. I think that lends an added interest to these races. Had the Navahoe been a faster boat, the interest in the race now going on for the Gold Cup would have been tenfold. It would then hare been re- garded as an indication of the chances open to the Valkyrie. But as it is, no indication of /ulure results can be drawn from the GoMCuprace. u FOSMER RACES. We can make no comparison," Mr. Day remarked, "between the Valkyrie and the Thistle, which represented Kngland against the Volunteer in the last International Cup race. Building improvements have been irreat since that time, and the Thistle is at least twenty minutes slower than the Valkyrie, although the former, now known as the Herman Emperor's Meteor, is sailing yet better than ever she did in American waters. America hM now held the International Cup 42 years. Ihe cup originated in a peculiar ?ay. An Amer?an yacht over to i take part in the rg,,tt? f the Ro?a! Yacht Squadron at Cowes. The squadron would not allow her to compete for the Queen's Cup, but when the race took p)?.e she sailed wi-t5h the rest °?' the course, and beat all the English boats. Her Majesty, there- fore, presented the cup to the American yacht, and it was handed to the New York Club, who decided that it should be an international trophy ever after. There have only been six races for the cup since then. rh lambna, owned by .Tames Ashbury, after her famous race across the Atlantic with Gordon Bennett's Dauntless, wa* the first to contest the trophv. TSieu lilt.. Ashburv tried iittain with the Lavonia, and a Canadian vessel tried against the Countess ,f Dufferin, with no better success. Another I rf anadian sloop, the Atlanta, had a shot for it. one of these yachts had a show at all against the Americans, and the first really Knod race was when Richard Sutton sent the Genesta to do battle against the American Puritan. Tli rwe created im. mense excitement. The iiane^ta led almost to the finish, and we who were spectators felt our hearts in our mouths. Then the luritan crept up inch by inch, got her nose to the front, and at once every steamer let her whistle go and there went up a yell of triumph from thousands of American throats. The next race saw the English Galatea easily beaten by the Mayflower, and in the last competition for the cup the Volunteer heat the Thistle by eleven minutes. AMERICAN SNTHTJBUSM. ou can nave no idea how these inter- nati. onal rams wor k up the enthusiasm of the :s ;rk eeyumlS:eth: oity of wit¡ men on the day of the raœ between the Volunteer and the Thistle: aud the Swt?h residents were even worse. They I..t & pretty pUe on the Clyde-built Thistle. We fh:talti:aiesCih\IIh:h will be three or four hundred steamers watch- ing the event. The bulletin boards at the newspaper offices will be surrounded by thousands of people, and if the Valkyrie wins, I can tell you New York will' be full of some of the sickest men in creation. If she does win, Lord Dunmveii will receive a dozen challenges within an hour, and mr- tainly a vessel will be speciaUy 'built and ?ent over here to rwe the English repre- sentative next year." THE TRUTH ABOUT THE CUP. A London paper, Mr. Day, published a statement that if the Valkyrie did win, the New York Yacht Club would not allow the cup to leave the country, but would offer the winner a gold fac-simile. Is there any truth in that?" a?y Not an atom. Should the Valkyrio win, the oup will not only be handed over at once to the Royal Yacht Squadron, but true sportsmen in America will be glad for the sake of the sport. America has held the cup long enough, and nciEing better oould happen to yaoliting than a change that would stimulate clubs to greater exertions in de. signi, building, and seamanship. Besides, the Valkyrie is owned by Lord Dunraven, re?l good British sailor, who is immenselv popular in America, and as a personal, com- pliment to a true sportsman many Americans would like to see him win. National feeling may be damped should the Vigilant be de- feated, but nobody will grudge Lord Dun- raven a trophy he riohly deserves. CUPS WON BY THE VALKYRIE The Valkyrie, Lord Dunraven's celebrated yacht, is already the winner of eight silver prize oups, which occupy a place of honour in Dunraven Castle, Lord Dunraven's Welsh home, situate on the peninsula formed by heu:Rt::<tmi,e oye.uneBo, beyond the Southern down Cliffq. Twice has the expeditious Valkyrie won Albert Cup?, and two of these prize cups in chaste designs have been won on the banks of the Clyde. The Queen's Cup is also one of her proud possessions. In the Elizabethan room, an antique porti.. of the house to th. right ft%e entrance-hall, tilic'huh:s \I' t:ntf¡ been bloeked, and was but discovered recently during the elaborate renovations the present ?l has effected, on a high sill of solid oak a prize cap won by the first V nlkyrie glitters in the dim light which radiates through the low-ceiled, oak-beamed chamber, con- trasting brightly with the frowning walls, pillared partitions, and dull Crusader's armour. The curiously-shaped chamber may probably have been used in days gone by as a closet of oonoealment-a refuge from the king's all- powerful rage. NO NEWS OF THE VALKYRIE AT NEW YORK. A Reuter's telegram from New York on Wednesday ss :The Valkyrie has notarrived. The America CnpCommittee, at Lord Dunraven's request, has postponed the first race till er 6. A Dalziel's telegram from New York says z- At eight o'clock on Wednesday (Greenwich time) no news had been received of tho Valkyrie, and it is believed that the report of the captain of the steamship Spain that he had sighted the yacht was ane to an error as none of the st?ers whioh arrived on Tuesday report hav- ing met her. VIGILANT.

THE LOSS OF A MILFORD VESSEL. CAPTAIN'S CERTIFICATE SUS. PENDED. The Board of Trade inquiry into the oircuni- .t.me.' attending rll.ot. Mulmff veaMt Kdith MMd. of Milford, wM concluded on Wednesday morning at the Guild-hall, Swansea. The conrt (which consisted of Mr. John Coke Fowler assisted by Captain Parish and Captain Reid, as nautioal assessors) found the oaptain m default for not ptitting about sooner on getting into shallow water, for keeping too long on the same course, and for not acting with more judgment considering the otrong enrrents. tCi: was not done to get t:soci I t?e Mnb were kept np ?o as to Wep the TOSSCI "hors. They suspended the (aptain's ce?tio. Cate for font =ti:P; oertileate in the meantime.

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A NEW LABOUR COM- PETITOR. AN ARITHMETICAL ADDING MACHINE. The Daily News says :-City olerks are face to face with a new competitor in the form of an adding machine, not unlike the typewriter, which is actually in use in America, where, in 4D insnranoo office, it is said to do the work of three men. Practical experiment with one of these ingenious machines in Threadneedle-street has demonstrated that bnr columns of a<rm'M m be expeditiously typewritten, and by simply .Wl. a ever tb" we instantly and correctly .g To Stock Exohanp clerks on busy To Stock Exchan Dlerks on basy be HXed fo? i-w"?-7 "'iin' bM? w?S?he of a .q few minute., the adding machine, whioh p& ihuried, wontd pMTe a Mend in need.

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THE DAY OF ATONEMENT. I INTERESTING CEREMONY IN I CARDIFF SYNAGOGUE. [BY GWRN."] The Day of Atonement in the Jewish Syna- gogue was celebrated on Wednesday with fasting and supplioation. The services com- menced at nine a.m., and continued without interruption until seven p.m. The Rabbi intoned the prayors as on the New Year Festival, standing before the reading-desk and facing the ark, from which, at certain points in the service, the Books of Law were transferred to the loctern, where they were divested of their gold and silver decorations (ritzebrim), un- bound from their spotless linen draperies, and openod by means of unrolling the soroll or parchment on which the law is written. The Rabbi then read, first from the Tokah and afterwards from the two Seferim, portions of the law which bear upon the occasion. He called round him a group of some six or seven men and pointed to the portions he was reading by meanr of a silvef pointer (yard) whi(i ? is attached to the book. During the reading of the prayers for the souls of the dead a great many who have not yet lost any of those nearest and dearest retired from tho sanctuary, return- ing at the re-commencemont of the general y:;s.the The English minister d:à a stirring discourse. pointing out as the chief means of --idi-g eternal doom the necessity of charity, supplioation. change of name, and change of habits. No musical instruments were employed-I under- stand from the idea that their use necessitates work, which in the temple is in distinct contra- diction to the law of Moses but the voices of the young choristers were strikingly clear and sweet, and their rendering of the Psalms, &a., was peculiarly sympathetic and affecting. The ladies' gallery WM very full, and I was strack by the intelligent countenances, as well as the charm of manner, of many who were assembled there. For per- sonal attractionsof both face and form Jewesses have always been renowned, and amid the women who are to-day distinguishing themselves in honourable positions are many Jewesses or ladies of Jewi traction; and in matters of .dress one alwayB finds them both twadul and ?ppropri&te selectors. ttlo do they n;lt:. the slightest sign of shabbiness to appear, ..d in the synagogue I noticed that few indeed were the fingers, either of male or female, unadorned by well-set diamonds. by What is done, I ventured to injuire, :hth imsd;r: dri;nih:qnpCJre, They are devoted to the poor," a lady kindly explained. .d:1la:pny poor P" I asked again. Not many but suffering and misfortune at times ?_ng even tuh thrifty low. We have a ladies' society, whose objeot is to make of give olothos to those in need, and also to alle-nate all necessities to the best of their ability." Do your children still learn Hebrew P" Yes, certainly. In many families it is the only language known to the home circle."

CARDIFF SCHOOLS. SOME ALLEGED DODGES. Adult Pupil Teacher" (Cardiff) writes us as follows:—The "open letter" in Wednesday's issue of your paper suggests a few remarks which I have had on my mind for some time. As I am a great deal among humble people, I think it a duty to give voice to some of their complaints. A very great number complain that their children are put back to standards they have already pMsed'n. I believe this is illegal, and a very dangerous practice, even if there be sort f t_,t ,.E -alon between all concerned with board school.-p.id, hihly and lowly, and unpaid—for many of t gese children cannot by any stretch of imagination be said to be physically or monwly weak. On esteo :ai:iYbriht gkani ::dt the clouds of complaints, a widow woman told me with pride how her little girl had been, on changing school, put up from infant school to first standard right off, aua thence, before the day was out, to the second standard. There is also another dodge. Tho unwelcome, especially if they are nearing the com. pletion of their school age and the examination is drawing nigh, are excused, and they are told t? tell their mothers so. In such a case, of eourse, no school board man is set on the track. Then there is more than an excuse from board school for the shoeless boy. Possibly the law does not more exclude such a boy than it does exclude the shoeless man from our ohurohos and chapels. For 'all that, the both are in their respective ways hick?d out effectivelt. These are some of the dodges ?hereby 'results ::ee shoddified. tWh:: I rh:ti for o Line, and are paid for in the ourieut coin of t Te n realm to the paid, or elsB in the showy pl=es which some delight to strut with, and for which they have parted with much.

WHY DO WE SNEEZE ? TO THILIJDITOB OF THE WESTERN MAIL." Sir,-The inquiry of Mr. Daniel Owen in to-day's "Western Mail" is one that has been asked verbally by, no doubt, thousands of your readers. Like Mr. Owen, I am a sneezer, and when I commence 1 generally sneeze ten or a dozen times, and tho ejection of air is with such force that at times 1 have heard the globes on the chandelier give out a loud ringing sound. Sometimes it seems to be caused by a cold, but I fneeze oftener just after getting into bed, especially in the winter time. In my case cold sheets produoe it quicker than anything else. Some years ago a neighbour was disturbed at niglit by my sneezing, MId asked his wife if she could hear the extraor in?y noise.tlis better half promptly replied that it was only Mr. 's g-n ms. hen this little it?- cident was mentioned to me next day 1 was much amused and had a hearty laugh. Until very recently my wife never sneezed, but almost every morning of late this kind of nasal exercise is gone through three or four times in rapid succession. Some may laugh at the question which Mr. Owen has started, but I am sure many more will be glad to know all they cam about the cause cf sneezing, and thankful for a remedy, as a hard sneeze continued several times is not only very exhausting, but very disagreeable to the sneezer, as well as those who may have to listen to his sneezums. "—I am. &01.. Cardiff, Sept. 20. J. O. B.

CARDIFF HORSE SHOW. PROTEST AGAINST THE JUDGING. TO THE EDITOR OF THE WESTERN HAIL." SIR,—Seeing a protest in to-day's Western Mail re the mode of judging the saddlery exhibits at the recent show, I wish to enter a protest against the judging of the under- fround horaea. I don't consider that the judge knew anything about underground horse., C?ording to the remarks he made of their feet being too large. I beg to inform him that the greatest diffiewty in purobn .nde?groun homes is to get their feet broad and horny. In l?.,rrd to tho award of the second prize given to Mr. Davies, Ferndale, I wish to inform you that some of the best judges of horses in this county say that the second prize was due to the Aberea?n horse I :hn:O p:;kehiswi:e erthid fze:p-11 am. &0., am, &o., EZRA DAVIES. Abercarn, Sept. 19.

FAIRWATER GROVE ESTATE. FREEHOLD BUILDING SITES. The picturesque neighbourhood of Llandaff is e¡:;jU'¡3e c:bo;lrlf k!a own. Mount, mead, and stream unite to tify the eye, whilst the quaint little city and the venerable and picturesque cathedral, with hoary clumps of ruin dotted here and there, combine to form a picture that has but to be seen to be admired. Fresh, bracing breezes invigorate the fortunat' denizens, and it is difficult at first to believe that within a few bow-shots is the met I' of Cardiff, with its busy hive of i4öoor;I n;ff sl\ peculiar htta tions for those who, actively engaged in commercial pursuits, desire when day is done or the toils of the week over to retire to or shut themselves out from the reø. and worry of business in a retreat absolutely rural, with this advantage that on emergency they may within a brief period reach their offices in town. It is then easy to me how residential property at Llan- tf 1 :erl;sidst after, and, Llhi; being the owe, unusual interest attaches to Messrs. Stephenson and Alexmder's sale on the 21ot instant of the important and most ds118:hidt e:a:e om\eni: which is pueelled out for the purpose into upwards of 100 lots of varying size. An opportunity like this may seldom or never again be offered to the publio of Cardiff. The sale will be held at the Park Hotel, and all partioulars may be had of the auctioneers 24502

"THE CHURCH IN WALES." I The Bev. William Ceid?oh ThomM, vicar of St;i:tM1f:mI:gh:: b"ca;u:! lished in a neat pamphlet his address oif th?w aboTe ibjeet delivered at the Northfield Bnn. dec&n&l Conference last June. Mr. Thomea, m a Welshman, is ble to deal with the important quMtiea, ha address will be found full ? power and suggwUou.

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BOY KILLED AT CWMBRAN. I COLLIERY LABOURER CHARGED I WITH MANSLAUGHTER. ACCUSED COMMITTED FOR I TRIAL. A special court was hold at Caerloon Police- station on Wednesday, the magistrates present being Mr. D. W. Jenkins and Mr. J. Lawrence for the purpose of hearing the charge of man- slaughter against John Parker, a colliery labourer, who was present in custody, charged on the coroner's wartunt with unlawfully killing and slaying Arthur Payne at Grange-road, Lower Pontnewydd. Superintendent Ja.mell, Pontypool, was present.-Eliza Payne said she was the mother of the deceased, who would have been ten years of age on the 21st inst. Witness had been out on Saturday afternoon, and on her return he ran into tho house from the back premises and aid, Look, mother, at what Mr. Parker has done." She noticed that he was bleeding from a wound on the left temple- She bathed the wound and took the boy to Dr' Bowkett. He went to bed as usual on Satur- day, and got up and had breakfast next morn- ing. At 11.30 he complained of his head and wanted to go and lie down. At 1.15 he got up. Sickness set in at 1.30, followed by diarrhoea. He became worse, and at 2.30 was earried to bed. He never rallied, and died at 1.30 on Monday morning. He complained continually of pain ii? the head until he died.-Prisoner I have no questions to ask her. 1 ehot" at my own bo?'"?? :d' d:l a strong boy, ut sub jectto ro.p. and had had diarrhoea that wee,?, but it had not kept him from school. She picked up the iron-shod stake produced outside prisoner's door.-William Parker, nineteen, a son of the prisoner, said that on Saturday after- noon ho and a younger brother were tue-N in ths house about a tie. Prisoner o..g t ol? of witness by the throat. Witness ran o.t to 'I. back, followed by prisoner, ::0 aid I'8a.ce it you, u I Prisoner ?uH of his strap and tried to hit ,im but failed, and th en pi.kedu? the iron snoa siaKe (proauced) off the windowledge and threw it at him. It caught him on the shoulder and tamped off, striking deceased, who was close by, on tbe head. The boy bled very much, and ran into the house.—Stephen Parker and Mary Ann Hughes gave corroborative evidence. —Dr. C. S. Bowkett, Pontnewydd, said the boy was brought to his surgery on Saturday by his mother. He was suffering from an incised wound, from 5in. to 6in. long, over the left <:n' bone. 5UWitesin.s the tol up, ( putting five or six etitohes into it' cf:tt':tda:ve witness again saw if boy, who WM in bed. He then heard for the first time that the deceasad had suffered from diarrhoea for the past week. He was then suffering from a severe attack. He was very anaemic and weak. Witness treated him for diarrhoea, and gave him brandy. On Monday he made a post-mortem examination with Dr. Campbell. All the organs were healthy, except- ing the lungs, which were a little oongested, possibly due to post-mortem. The brain ?s healthy, d:o there WM no f;u:ai:r the skull. There was a slight contusion of the muscular parts underneath the skull. He attri- buted the oause of death to shock and collapse, accelerated by the boy's weak condition. In the soft tissues above the skull there was a puncture, which corres ended with the point of r:k:' ;:d:cd.¡ft:C:be ltcJ: said that he apprehended the prisoner on Mon- day at his house and charged him with man- slaughter. In reply he said ho did not intend :ahe little fellow. d.r: ;rn having been cautioned in the usual way, said he was in drink when he threw the iron at his son.- The prisoner was then committed to take his trial at the next Monmouth Assizes. The bench consented to take bail, the prisoner in £ 50 and two sureties of E25 eac h The sureties were :t f:i: :n tt\'ris;r :o;te:3 to gaol.

THE BOX TUNNEL RAILWAY ACCIDENT. A PARALLEL IN FRANCE. INTERESTING EXPERIMENTS. The recent calamitous accident in Box Tunnel gives peculiar interest to some ex- periments that have been made recently by the directors of the Orleans Railway Com- pany. A somewhat similar accident to that m the Box Tunnel took place not very long ago at Charonne. A train came to a stand- still in a long tunnel, and another train came from behind and ran into it in the darkness. Had the tunnel been lighted, the accident would probably not have occurred. Attempts have -in, been made, therefore, to provide the necessary illuminating power. Owing to the length of the tunnel, however, and the black fumes from tho funnels of the locomotives, it was found impossible to get lights powerful enough to answer the purpose. It was otherwise when electrical engines were introduced, as they give off no einoke; but as th., not use d on anv part of the line, their introduction would cause great inconvenience. A special kind of steam low- motive had to be devised, and after the i>x- periments to which reference has been made, this has been declared to be perfectly satis- factory. SHOULD THE TUNNEL EVER HAVE BEEN BUILT. Mr. T. P. O'Connor says in the Sun":— The accident in Box Tunnel on Saturday reminds me of the controversy that still exists in railway engineering circles as to whether the Box Tunnel ought ever to have been built. Brunei had the (jr.W.R. directors at his feet, and what he said was law. When some of them are said to have suggested that by a slight diversion the necessity of making this huge tunnel could be avoided without seriously interrupting a direct line to the West, he persisted that this was the only course open, and gained his point. But there are many who to this day regard the tunnel as more of a Brunei triumph than m my particular gain to the ?pmy.

THE OUTBREAK OF DIPHTHERIA AT MONMOUTH LETTER FROM THE HEADMASTER OF MONMOUTH GRAMMAR SCHOOL. We published a day or two ago from a recent i.Z .r. ,d i'?. I .1 a summary 'f D Fletcher's report on the outbreak of diphtheria at Monmouth in 1892. In connection with this subject we have received the following letter from Mr. E. H. Culley, M.A., headmaster of the Monmouth Grammar School:- TO THE EDITOJl. OF THE" WESTERN I SIB,— To-day's post bm brought several letters from parents of boarders in this school. who have beei? a l armed by the heading of the paragraph b:ny::er;n'sbYJee:: °r¡ ring to Dr. Fletcher'. report to the Local Government Board on the Monmouth Urban and Rural Sanitary Districts. Your paragraph refers vaguely to the schools in the district as ha"ing been sources of contagion I and oes on to say that the sanitary oonditious wtieh exist at some of the schools is suc h as to call for immediate attention." These statements might :Yormftf by those who had no ot er sources of information to refer to the Monmouth Grammar School, and have, as a matter of fact, been so taken b my corre- :po:. of 'iit, y:ell: ihe:fo::re point out that the portion of Dr. Fletcher'. report on which these statements are founded refers to certain publio elementm7 schools of the rural district. Dr. Fletcher is oareful to mention in his report that large sums have been expended on the age of the urban eleentary schools, an g:p::iø.J;e m:s u:efurára=g,li the grammar school has been lately re-modelled, under the direction of Mr. Fletcher Trew, sani- tary engineer of Gloucester. Dr. Fletcher makes this report after having personally inspocted all the details f our s y ate. or :et: d f:i;:a.:lde%had I. previously d i scovered in our yatem, but the governors ved:d that everything should be organised on the most scien- tific model, at whatever cost. Situated, as this school is, on the edge of the healthiest side of the town, our sanitary system is praotioally complete in itself and independent of the town system. Dr. Prosser's letter which you print this morning explains that the report refers to an outbreak in the town which is now ancient history, but, since the references in your paper have proved disquieting to parents, will you allow me this opportunity of saying that the L:l::rd of iStri'°sr; a:e::ï1; of the boarders, has always been remarkably good. I should be surprised to hear of any boarding school of the same size which could show so good a record in the sia ckly seasons which the whole country has --ff -9 from of Its. I Mh you to insert this letter in justice to this institution. Nothing is so damaging to a school as a doubt as to its healthiness, and yo h 0 wing to its vave references, has done us an injuWoe which was Tory fM from the intention of its editor.- I ti B. H. CULLEY N A IRwAmister of Monmouth 6Z;lr School. Monmouth, Sept. 19.

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BAZAAR AND CHILDREN'S CARNIVAL AT ST. PAUL'S I GRANGETOWN, CARDIFF. REFRESHMENT STALL. CANON THOMPSON ON .VOLUN- I TARY EDUCATION. On Wednesday afternoon a bazaar and children's carnival, whioh has for its object the raising of money in aid of the extension of St. Paul's National Schools, Grangetown Cardiff, was opened at the sohools. There was a large attendance. Mrs. Thompson, in a few very apposite remarks, declared the bazaar open, and said that the true seed-time of life was when the children were in school. If the seed were well sown, then it would produce a orop of the best men and women.-Canon Thompson said it always gave him great pleasure to visit Grangetown, for the I reason that there had always been an interchange of courtesy and service between St. John's and Canton. St. John's had trained Mr. William Davies, the head-master of St. Paul's, and Mr. R. S. Smith, for many years head-master of the Canton Boys' School. They, as denomi- national edncationatists. t:e tno¡; voluntary school managers in ti-e truest sense of the term. In the first place, because they supplied school buildings free of l oat to the mtepilvers. For instance, if the ratepayers had bought the land i=e:bi tt Pauf. stood, it would probably have cost them £ 5,000, ?herlnt? it was the voluntary gift of a f!f member of the Church. Then, the management of the schools was supplied gratuitously. They claimed, as denomi- n,ttionslists as a inst right, a proper hrmsthe ":ate hih ri[h;: thenrs: more la?gly sid than those who took a. oppo- =t:ia:ll: ::e:o They houlfl hold on to their schools, as the Roman Catholics held on to theirs. It was for the bishops of the Church to place themselves at the head of the educational movement, state what they wanted, and get it -Mr C. T. Whitmell, her Majesty's Inspector of Schools, also spoke, and stated that the school had earned the highest possible grant for many ('years past.—The room was very prettily decorated, and there were fruit, book, FLUCY, refreshment, and flower st"ns, which were heavily lœded. The ladies in charge appeared to be very busy selling their wares, and it is hoped that a good sum will be realised. The bazaar will remain open to-day (Thursday) and on Friday. Mrs. Johnston will open it to-day and Mrs. Rosedale on Friday. The children gave a couple of excellent entertain- ments on Wednesday, and will repeat them each day. OLD CURIOSITY SHOP.

CARDIFF PROPERTY AND MARKETS COMMITTEE. APPOINTMENT OF MARKET MANAGER. COMPLAINT ABOUT CANTON MARKET. A meeting of the Cardiff Property and Markets Committee was held On Wednesday at the Town- hall, Cardiff. There were prúsent-Aldernllm D. E. Jones (in the chair) the mayor (Councillor W. E. Vaughan), Aldermen R. Cory and D. Jones, and Councillors Morgan Morgan. W. Lewis, E. Thomas, E. W. Skackell, W. Evans, S. A. Brain, Dr. James, and A. Lewis. The three applicants who had been selected to appear for the poet of manager of the St. Mary-street market presented themselves before the committee.-Mr. J. G. M..h, formerly of Hills' Dry Dock was selected by nine votes, the other applicants receiving two and one respec- tively. Councillor Gerhold attended the meeting as a deputation from cert? tradesmen with repect to the Cmton market. He said that he h n re- ceived complaint from several butchers that the slaughter-houses were in a very bad condition, and w::hf:.fac, positively dangerous, as there was 'othi. to ti e the ba fIlooks u to while F;m Llfier fry were being butcgered. -Councillor Thomas here observed that he had been at the market on a tour of inspection quite recently, but that no complaint was made to him on the subjeot.—Councillor Gerhold replied that he had not riir mself vi-itel the market, but as a tradesman of respectable standing had twice tPi::st:():ghrt: must have been some remmable Ground for it.- Alderman Cory interposed that he did not think it right that a member of the corporation should come as a deputation before them and be inter. rupted before he had hardly begun. -Co=cillor Thomas explained that be had not intended to t=:.xtytf::dJ: :\eit:ta.e:t. The Chairman thought it was an extraordinary thing that &S there were a couple of in?pectors. who made each month a round of investigation, and also two of the members of the committee, nothing had been mentioned to them.-Even- ttmuy it was decided t? have the matter inves- tigated. A letter was read from Mr. James Morgan stating that a client of his had recently pur- chased the property known as Temperance- ..n,t, in Working-street. This was itsted on a piece of land which separated the ground be- longing to the cororation. Hi. client would :ra.:l to :°i;.nd itheh:o;: tion,thus enabling the corporation to hold a com- pact piece of ground. — A I tt- t :n:lrun M, sianoo::t hi. client.

BARRY BURIAL BOARD. ADVERSE BALANCE OF £ 1,000. The monthly meeting of the Barry District Burial Board was held on Tuesday evening at Holton road School, Barry Dock, Mr. W. Thomas, auotioneer, in the chair.—It was re- ported there had been 25 burials at the cemetery during the past month, the receipts &mounting to £ 12 14. and the ..ponlit..tofl4 8s. The treasurer's statement showed that, after making proirisimfor meeting the acoo=tsduethm evening, including one for ZW7 3.. 9d. for addi- ti:î'u:re fO: b13;:e:: there would be a balance against the board of 91,077 99. lid. Precepts for £ 480, the elerk explained, would shortly be due, and no further beavy expenditure was expected to arise for some time.-It was determined to defer payment till the next meeting of the amount of retention money due to Mr. F. Small, the contractor of the cemetery chapel.—It was stated that the land at the disposal of the board, after completing the additional purchase in pro- Ir woldle 12&. 2r. *9p.-The tender of gr By subam 6f £ 41 I&. 2d. for the erection of a wall round the mretsker's house at the ceme- tery wasaocepted.

ATTEMPTED ROBBERY AT CARDIFF. At Cardiff Polioe-oourt on Wednesday (before Mr. T. W. Lewis, od diar Dr. H. J. Pmne, and AldemMm W. &aden) ThomM 01., 35, was charged with b"r disorderly and using obscene W p in Bute-street; and also with a8II&UlfiDc 1 Warren, a at the same ?Me on Tnos"y.-The evidence WM to tbe effect that prisoner met proamter, *ad wed Him for a diial The reqaMt WM -pHeel with, and then prisoner knocked prosecutor down and st4mpted to mÏJ liim:—Prisoner, who had been previously oenvieted, was sent to ptjaon fw on* atom-with hard labour.

PROPOSED BANQUET TO VETERANS AT CARDIFF. TOUCHING LITTER FROM AN OLD SOLDIER. HOW CRIMEAN AND INDIAN MUTINY HEROES ARE TREATED. TO THE EDITOR OF THE WESTERN MAIL." SIR,-I see that they are going to give a ban- quet to the Crimean and Indian Mutiny veterans. It may be very well for those who are already provided for, but what about others—myself for one ? I served in the Naval Brigade in the trenches before Sebastopol, from the beginning to the finish. Out of the 150 that I landed with, 32 came on board at the end of the bombard- ment. Then I oame homo and went out to India, where I landed agaiA in the Naval Brigade, and went through the Mutiny, the relief and taking of Luoknow from the first to the last, and was three times wounded, and all I have got are three medals and three clasps. In India we lost two-thirds of the ship's company. I have been a long time out of work and have got a sick wife, and I don't know how a feast would agree with me. I can honestly say that for the last twelve months the food for myself and wife has not cost over sixpence per day, fuel included, and I do not know the day the landlord will come and take the little furniture I have got left, and then I shall have to go to the workhouse; but that will be better' than what I went through in the Cri., with a piece of salt horse and biscuit to eat, and buried up in snow in a canvas tent all that severe. [ winter.—I am, &c., winter.-I am, &e., NICHOLAS SMITH. 102, Holmesdale-street, Lower Grange, Cardiff, Sept. 20.

PROPOSED WELSH MAGISTRATE FOR BARRY. A meeting in connection with the Barry and Cmdoxton Yonng W?Ies Society WM held on Tuesday evening at Zion Welsh Calvinistic Methodist Chapel, Cadoxton, for t?O purpose of m..king arr&ngemnts in view of te. s?on. The chAir was occupied by the Rev. J. W. Matthews, the president. It was decided to hold the op ,.ng meeting of the members on Tuesday ev?in next, ?,h an address will be Tdewliv st d by ite l'ething l'esident on the necessity of having a Welsh magistrate appointed fo.tr te& 8ticlbe :dë:; be followed by a discusmon.

THE EAST USK RAILWAY. I A start is but to be made forthwith with the construction of the East Usk Railway from Newport. The plant for the road was deposited I on the ground on Wednesday by tho contrac- tors, Messrs. Linton -and Geen.

HARVEST FESTIVAL AT BLACK. I WEIR The harvest festival of St. Alban's Church. Blackweir, was held on Tuesday, beginning bt a celebration of the Holy Communion at eight a.m. Festal evensong was sung at 7.30 p.m. by the Rev. C. Lewis. The anthem was "God is a Spirit," taken from ,Stwn"Bonaowx "Woman of.Sauada.iA'Xiest anMtrMtiFR sernion was preached by-the vmMthe Rev. Dr. Thompson). The little oIallrdi was crowded to overflowing.

tSWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIP. I A HANDSOME OFFER. I An offer is made by  Pe1UI," of the N- of the WorM, to find a suitable pnM or ummm stake up to n,MD for .m.tobbe& the Australian spom iwmmeti' sa4 ;Tyers or NnttoU, "PegMM. of oenrMt?txtttS?oot own countrymen.

IA BRITISH BARQUE WKECKBD. I A Upyd'o Quebec tetemmt .w.- that the i- Baby, from Londonderry for Mirsmiohi, Las gone aahon near Go P«ia*t Antiooeti, and wmoMbtbty be a 'nxeMwwtMJttB? tt?BtieetH.

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BRITISH ASSOCIATION.. CONOLUDING SITTING& PRINCIPAL JONES ON STAN. DARDS OF LOW RESISTANCE. MR. GALLOWAY ON COAL DUST EXPLOSIONS. The business of the British Association cm&. cluded on Weduesday. The geological -as the only section which met, and the questions ditifusaed were not of popular interest. At the concluding meeting, presided over by Dr. Sanderson, a cordial vote of thanks to the town and the Corporation of Nottingham for the excellence of the arrangements was emit. riea. The total number of members for the year is 1,823. In the Physical Science Division on Tues- d&y 1'rok,? J. Viriamu Jones, principal ag Cardiff C.1l,g? r,.d a paper on "Standards of Low ReeistMft.' He adrootted the um of Lorenz s method to ("OD.tmet ..?h daitis. In this method the electromotive f(i? set ul? between the centre and tbo edso ?t "J:s"I;{ ti¡ 'e':i traversed by current is ba)M?-d :?!un8t the dill_- of i?tt-ntial between the ends of a reeist?ce (■'iijveying th" same current. The reitaco when ti?,, rate of rotation of tI hj e disc and the mutual induction between it and the coil are known. The authv did not i. at an exact bW- but took th.L g?l-.tnte? deflections aft two apeedt on either side of that n?utred for battnot. On ntMrtMlatMa he obtained the latter. Th* method of keeping the npeed constant was described, also the nature of the oontact with the edge of the disc. It was found necessary to make this contact by a perforated meW tube through which mercury oontmuaUy ooaed. Professor Jones said that these low resio. tance standards were of great pnmtiett M? and gave a oompuieoD between his nMMm? men? and thoee of Mr. Crompton on a Standard intended to be 1-2,000 ohm. Th wc.e conduct? by q:tel._ and agreed within 1-10th per _t. LorcI RayJeigh aid, that as the godfathw of Lorenzs method, he was glad to so tittt 1 DEROMING O* practical use. i n I'a:h:e:ti oOl ohemift?y :ï minendo? on iuesday Prof- Frank CtowM.tt ?othnKham, rend a paper ou the application of the hydrogen Ha.me m an ordinary minerw safety lamp to accurate and delicate 1M t4mo_ inlf.-Mr.  ?'o?y (Cardiff) pointed out t)?t aU mme8 of a greater d. =m. 600ft..?. dry and dusty because ?F lt ia- crease in temperature at pucsh depths, and tlie consequent inc.a.oe iu the capacity of. J"' to a-b?rb moisture. All mines undw MOft. iii depth were damp, and no t?rett si': had ever occurred in uh =, ?I ?tuhe mot dtsMtrous Mpio?ioM. Mtentin? along great distances and including all the ramifications of the mine, had takeu place in dry and dusty mine-. He did not believe that stone dust had any influence on the propagation of an exp'o?o,). and riticied f;ir F. Abel. expenm.?. He contended that 1allnro and 1? ('h.,tlier had been led to false conclusions by applying to the case of mines the results 0, eiuefimeiits made ill narrow tubes. He contended that mix- tures of coal duft a',d air Mone might give rise to violent explosions, and that this con- clusion was supported by the results of hii own experiments and by the observations made at both Seaham and Altofts after the great explosions. He pointed out that in a mine the conditions were different from those at the surface. The temperature and pressure were higher and the air was drier, and 8ill- these conditions all tend to facilitate oom- rvustion and explosion, it was highly probeble that coal duet which would not explode ,;h air alone in experiments made at the surface would explode under the conditions thit obtained in mines. Reference was made to explosions that could not he attributed to any cause other t-han coal dust. He reooe- nised that dust from various coals differed in )')0ammahti)ty. but since ep?ri.t. at the t,urfa?-e Filow;? that exPImions conld bF? n?. dufed bv ?me dust? and air, it was reMonaMe to suppose that other duste would likewise explode under the conditions that obtained in mine galleries. Experience in South Wales showed that laying the dust could be effected by water spray without injury to the floor of the mine, and had the additional advan- tage of increasing the life of the tramwty sleepers and affecting beneficially the health of the men and horses.

THE MERCHANT SHIPPING OF THE WORLD. GREAT BRITAIN HEADS THE LIST. A MARITIME PROCBSSIOW 570 MILES. The new issue of the Bureau Veritas's "Repertoire Genera] de 130 Marine Marchajidew states that of 12,801 steamers of above 100 tons that exist in the world to-day 5,694 are British. Great Britain also n(?ari7 one-third of the a,iling ships, rlri1Oe'i :e-hirdxi(}itesa= øh::= na?e. Her ships, steam and NnHotr. ¡ i.r 14,971 .h, of ttal of 4: Omitti failing vessel* ?nd ?imting steamer* onh ^t Britain, with her 5,694 t.?n?* in followed j by Germanv, which comes next. SJKI which owr.,i only 779, France which owns 500, and Norway which owns 490. It is computed that if placed end to end the British merchant vessels now afloat would stretch for a di,t. of 570 pii-, or from Cape Clear to ( orimna; and that if O.-d id. to side :he'()ti; more ¡ iu:eœdto .iri': s: mouth of the channel h-t?-n F.I,th and B-, c. Their pr?uit va)uc is estimated at not less than £ 220,000,000 sterling, and, makmn only .,?p voy?es, they .fa with- out much difficulty transport all the in- habitants of the United Kingdom ?th their personal luggage to the United States or eTe' Of fourteen merchant steamers of 8.000 tons and upwards nine are British, the largest of them being the Cunatders Campania and Lucania, .?h of 12,590 tons. The argest American v?rel? are, of mura% the Paris and New Yor?St,800 ?0M), ?nS& tw?wr, were ít':rkE ;to:hl' ¡; German vessel is the Furst BiemMtt (8,4 tons); and the largest French vessel is the, Touraine (8,863 tons).

UGANDA AND NEWFOUNDI LAND. INTERVIEW WITH SIR CHARLB9 DILKE. A "Morning" representative has had a conversation with Sir Charles Dilke about Uganda and the Newfoundland fisheries question. The right hon. baronet said he believed the British Government had tacitly admitted to France that some compensation should be made to the Roman Catholic mis- sionaries in East Afrim in consequence of Captain Lugard's procedure. Sir Cliarles maintains that if the missionaries are to I, coiniK-nsated at all the British East Africa Company should do so and not the Govern. ment of this eount-rv. If they have not the wherewithal, then their charter should be withdrawn. About the establishment of protectorates, Sir Charles Dilke is in favow of such a Policy for strips of o«Mt oountiy. But in the case of Uganda it is too & inland to be of any practical value, at least at present. In refMrd to the Newfonadhttd Isbn dispute, Sir Chal.. Dilke ooMMtm the whob business a good deal of a sham. Durig the pMt fthiug onlr four !)tnditS I along the coast were used by tC Ç!:b fishermen, ::it the number :t boat engaged in the industry was very small And for this about 800 miles of ooast i being kept in a state of anarchy. Sir Charle is in favour of giving nothing to Frana beyond her treaty rights.

A FAMOUS MARITIME PER- FORMANCE. STEAMING 5,000 MILES WITHOUT A STOP. A Reuter's telegram from Victoria (B.04, says:—The British cruiser Mel which returned to this purt from the Booth Monday, steamed direct from Callao to V utoria, a distanoe of nver 5,000 miles, ia twenty days without making a stop for ooaL Officers of the Navy oonsider this a nots- %i,ortlty achievement, which has been seldom .Inmlleled and never surpassed.

THE IRISH MEMBERS AKDTHEIE SUPPORTERS. The London con<Mpondent of the "Inde- pendent" says:—It is rummu-ed that Arch- g-hop Walsh has gone quietly to Ameria4 and that every effort bon bow made to k-9 visit a swret. The *wt ;ate ?aid to be to mduoe high Ammi? tios to collect fun& for the mMnttmnee at numerous members of Parliament.

FARM FIRK NEAR ROCHESTER, LIVIJ STOCK ROASTED TO MATH. Fi. broke oat an T«t«hyM?t <Hte  U.wl. Fwm HOMt?tt, W?'St. Rbabodw, iD the eoMtMMett of A&. W?<r NbUs, and no wattr being araOable a-'M t. the pMtonttd *<M<ht '? 'M< «fA< &nn 'L8IId in IM-p md bw-04 ?.r _Id Mt 6. ftm do flwv- ?dMn?h?'e??*<?MiMMMMtt 'a v