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ELECTRIC LIGHTING OF CARDIFF, APPLICATION FROM HIGH I STREET ARCADE. At a meAtm# of the lijhlinfr and •lectrie.U committee of the Cuniilf Corporation on 'l\KKday a depu- imioa of trarlemen in the Hij(h-»treet Arcade attended to ask that the areade should be litfiitod by elwtnciiv.-Mr. K. de (Jourey Ha-miHün, the secretary of the company, stated thtt the arcade was at pre*ont illutniiiaW by (tas at ?,. ?l.pt"- of the corporation, and the ten&nts d-.d it tutvx?bto th&t t'tM*?? ..oould be substituted.—In answer to Alderman Jacobs, Mr. Hamilton stated that, should the corporation accede to tlie ,-I..t of the depu- tation. a uikniber of shopkeepers would use the electrio light outheir premises.—^The borough eiiffinttr was insiruot^d to prepare •stiwatee of the cost of 'iWTymg out the work. Hie t-tfi^r buiinees was of a rontuie character.

Th.(" of cild; (; an;:aJl1 from t]¡.t I temblR disease, CROUP. All may b« saved by sirinr th<m Mortimer ? Oroup Aiixt? in time.3f. :y be ,7 ei )I all c)¡mi.ts at 1.,1, 'e, bott! ?

THE LLANDAFF LORDSHIP- QUESTION TO BR RAISED IN PARLIAMENT. It is now stated that ia regurd to the title Lord Llandalf, of which the public, have heard so mueii retvutly, a plaun is about to be set. up by a gentleman of some 6-taudinx III ICuglaud, When Parliaanent. rewte the question will ccme ou before tJle Hoaise of bca-ds. and it may be that the dpüisioil urriVl,d at "will have further bearing tlutn ou the mere title.

STRANDING OF THE STEAM- SHIP VINDOMORA. BOARD OF TRADE INQUIRY AT CARDIFF. A Board of Trade inquiry into the cir- cun",tanc attending the stnnding of the gteajnrliiij) Vindomora, of Louden, in Cama,- rinas Bay on the 27tli of July last, was com- menced at tht: Town-hail, Cardiff, on Tues- day (before Mr. Morton Browp, de.puty-sti- and Oaptuins l'ariwh and Cosens, n;¡,ntica.! assessors). Mr. Waldron ai>{)eared for Wie Board of Ti'aiia, Slid' Ml. Vacliel! wpr««entt<i the master (Mr. Thomas Bryant). —Mi-. Waldron, in opening the «oee. MWd, the ituiojnora was, reg.^tei-ed in London, but owned in Oaruitf bv Mr. E. R. Care. S-lie '•is 692 tons net register, and was built of iron at Sunderland in i875. On the 25th of July she left Rodhefoit for Camarinas, in Spain, with si crow of fifteen hands all told. On the 21 til the weather wits thick and dirty. At eight p.m. on that day the second officer took tlie watoh, an<i Cape Vjllluuo was rouacUd at 8.30, distant about li-alf a Slt()it,'v nint? the vUlool stnu:k a r,,?k off B",a, Point, ,nd was b,,dlv ho.b! M'i?h the -,d,t that the Ma?tet' de.nMd it advisable to butch 'her. She was afterwards temporarily repaired, and took in a cargo of pitUood for Cardiff, wheat, she was now in dry dkick.—Evidence wit.1* given by Mr. I'yaU't, the master, bearing out this statement. When tlte uccident occurred ne '88 in the obart-room consulting his ciiart. He was unable to stitte the cause a. the stranding, but lie believed' if the vessel had) been a few feet further out she wbulll have gone clear. He had licld a master's certifi- cate for 30 years, and had never had an accident before.—At this stage the inquiry was adjourned until to-dav (Wednesday).

"INCOMAR" AT CARDIFF I THEATRE ROYAL. In the excitement consequent upon the -t. their iuture r t grot overlook the fact h'3.t:¡, very importAnt ongagement i. being fulfilled tt: 's wet' at the Cardiff Theatre The pro- ductiou. of Hiiakeispearian drama is always an event of interest- -though the manager, provi11. cial and otherwise, has hitherto considered vShak^ £ X<i.re OJ) the srtage as synonymouis wibh ruin. This week Mr. Fletcher is affording his patrons an opportunity of seeing a sterlin g atlcor .)f r. Osamond Teevle-supported by a company exceptionally "t.¡-ong lU ability, in a round of triaye by great- mas»titr8 of the age. On Tu.dp.y night the company appeared in Mima Lovdl's singularly powerful, pathetic, and beautiful play of "lngomar, tho BarbM-itin," in v hich Mr. Tearle assumed the title role. Ably supported by every memher of his company, Mr. Tecirle was enabled to give a I'<tnd",ing of the play whioh STti^fied the utmost require- ments of artistic production. To-night (Wed. neaday) '"i'he Lady of Lyons" i. on tbe bill, with Mr. Tearle as k'Claude )l"hlotW;' and Mi«s Laura Hansen—a kuiy who won ;?oldfn opimi.l. former "Ophelia1" and "Part-henia"' —as "Pauline.

CARDIFF POLICE-COURT INCIDENT. A WOMAN EJECTED. A woman, bearing U", peculiar name of Kidney, caused a little dive1"8ion in Cardiff on Tuesday morning. She tmrst into the court suddenly with a stately presence, and sat herself down on the front rove of seats. There wa a humorou twinkle jn her evp and a pleas* d t-mile played on her features as she lnoked about with a self-satisfied and reokless air. Presently she took out an ora,nge, nd, hav.ng 8ucked it for a time, handed it behind to ti. f- -,Et.bl, who .I, made up ?h "all and kepy little audience. They, how- ever declined i?) *uck, ?.th smil" and a bhtth. Mrs. Julia Kidney, for she is married and a' buxom womxn withal, then f»UvitrAl to make comments upoji her iv>%a generally. By-and-bye, "he wtts told • *4shut ,p and w- put ..t6id,? by a policeman. b,- h.? .i- w,. overheard above aU OE" until, in answer to a oal I, ,J \1lia Kid nay "in mailed into the court dock to an- wcr a cha.e of being dNnk and disorderly j,C!. Portmajnmcor- jioacl—Police-constable 35dwards .said that 011 the previous night prisoner was turned out of the Lord Wimlorne PlIb1ic-J¡ouse in a drunken state, and, as "he refused to go home, he locked her up. Prisoner d.,i?d th,,? in- ,b,?tly, ;.d the Bench, noticing a u$pi. ?i. pc'^niliarity in her voice and mawner, or- ,1,-d her to C-,?d down till the IWxt day.— Mrs. Ki<iney, who wore a time f'1ither in her hat ""d carried a fashionable cloak loosely ui3on iwr urm, dis-app«i.rod below with the air of an injured- person.

1 -UAI'C JULIA I UNIVERSÍ'r:Y-OOLÎ.Eïm OF WALES, ABERYSTW1TH. OPENING OF SESSION 1895-6. In consequence of the first aunual collegiate meetins of the Guild of Graduates and the Court of the University of Wales, whioh are to be held at Abcrystwitli in the first weck of October, the date of the opening of the college session has been changed from Monday, Sep- tember 30, to Thursday, October 3, on the evon- ing of which day an inaugural lecture will be delivered by Air. Edward Caird, LL.D., master of Balliol College, Oxford, on The Relation of Culture to Knowledge."

I FATAL ACCIDENT AT CHEPSTOW. I A YOUTH KILLED ON THE RAIL- WAY. A youth named1 James Benjamin died at Gloucester Infirmary on Tuesday from injuries caused by a railway accident at Chepstow on Alonday. The deceased had to go to Chepstow Hoods Station, and when croesing the line was knocked down by a. Wye Valley train, his left foot being out eff, his leg and thigh fearfully mav.gled. and his head1 and face much bruised, Every attention wa« given to the poor fellow at Gloucester, but lie did not survive the opera- tion whid. had to be resorted to.

I LOCAL WEDDINGS. I REES—HAYWARD. I At Sc. John's Church, Cardrlf, !>n Tuesday morning (by Canon Thompson), Amiie, second daughter of Air. William flavward, Hoddes- don floum, ilerthyr, was married to Mr. Jenkm Keee, of the Mardy Office, Abenlare, Bon of Mr. illiam Ivees, C'anal House, Merthyr. The bride was given away by her uncle, Councillor Grholcl, and Aliss .Klorence Gerhold acted as bridesmaid. The bride's bouquet WIllI composed of choice white itowers. After the I ceremony the happy pair breakfasted at the bouse of Councillor Gerliold, and left amidst showers of rice for London. The presents, from many friendg at Merthyr, Aberdare, and Car. diff, were numerous and beautiful.

I A BARRY MYSTERY. I CHILD'S BODY FOUND IN A SEWER. About ten o'clock on Tuesday morning one of the sewer men employed by the &rry Dls- trict Council found the body of a child of about four or five months in a sewer at the back of Kvans-street, J-larry Docks. The body appeared to tave been recently put there. The volioe were oonununicated with, and Jr. Livmtfstone exajmiked tne body.

ANOTHER OPEN SPACE FOR SWANSEA. The °P<;1l space given by Mr. Waller to the public at Swansea, behind St. James's Church, is just about to be laid out at a cost of £.560, by the corporation, and ia to be oalled St. James's Gardens. It will be a. very pretty addition to the already considerable epen spaces of which Swansea can boaat.

PORTH COTTAGE HOSPITAL, j Mr. John Cory, ,f C.?diff, h-. sent the h..d. -i--ti-- -FRIOO t--a?d- the funds fr the Porth Cottage Hospital.

A NEW, -O- Md POPULAR ?BAONR 8<m.L OOUPETmON ?iu be %Fag,,40 io iJTo»jiLffht't "Erettice HEpew.

I REVISION COURTS. I MERTHYR. i A NONCONFORMIST MINISTER SIGNS A FALSK DECLARATION. Mr. Lewis, barrister-ot-law, sat at the old vestry-room, Merthyr Tydfil, on Tuesday morning for the purpose of revising the lists of voters for the j/arislj of Merthyr and that portion of the r1.,r".J¡ of Vayuor which is in the Parliamentary boiough of Merthyr Tydfil. The Unionists were represented by Mr. Valen- tine Watson (local agent), who acted under the guidance of that well-known expert in tliese matters, Mr. Pobcrt Bridcut, of Car- diff. The Separate party were represented hy Tllr. 1). W. JOIRS (sohcitor) uml Mr. J. M. liorrv. Thei^e were over a,obu new lodger claimants and a large b.t,h of bj,,ti. on both ?Aid.At the vutet of the p,.?,??di??g- Mr. D. W. J.,??, -.tiid,?d that aU notices of objection to lOdger .chim;; must bo given in I wl'iting.1r. Hri(kut: Certainly not.—The Barrister: It haa bewi the practice for me to ?wl out the names and take vid-ft to di- place tho ,h.cJarahon. and I d-'t ,? any mi- "on to de1!ar from that custom.—Mr. D. W. Jones. Very well; 1 don't pres. it.—TJie V.Y- nor l?,t was i,k- iir4, and Mr. Watson took objection to a man named 'llhon1 Francis, residing a. Cefn, having H ledger vote on ac- oolmt "f hid only having I..? in the house siic montlis.—The A""istn.nt Overseer (Mr. )?]ri.) ..aid th.it was m.-The R-i?i.g Bar- rister Then thi* declaration is fake, and I should like now to warn all lodger claimants that if the make a deolaratiûn that turns out to be false i 'have the power to impound that declaration, and the person is liable to be jJroceeded a¡¡ainst.-Mr. Bridout: And the same thing applies to the person who att,t", the. (}ec1ara.hon.l'he Hal" rister: Yes.—Mr. Wateon This declaration has been signed by the Rev. Hathren Davies.— The Rev. H. Dayie. (Unitarian minister at Cefn) said that the young man's father said his son had been in the house twelve months.—Tlie Barrister: I think you ought to be mreflll ]1\ signing thevSe declarations.—In the lodger ht tH Conservative votes were sustainell out of sixteen claimed, and 16 Liberals out of 40. The Merthyr ':? were then proceeded with, .an d during the fil Ip?rt ,f the i.t consi d erable merriment prevailed on the Conservative side by .\1: Berry having to fork our 2s. 6d. each to t,. ?-. ?h- votes were 11.1' Mr. D. W. Jwi? on behalf of tb?- ??ra'X :nd whG.- llan1 were .1.w?d to remaL1. Both men stated that they had lost a day's work, and the Revising Barrister accordingly allowed their expensee. MONMOUTH BOROUGHS. I SITTING AT MONMOUTH. CURIOUS CASEvS RE IMPRISONMENT. Mr. Dyke Ac.iuud ?•&i> at the. Shire-hall, Mon- mouth, on Tuesday to revise the register ,,1 voters in that portion of the Monmouth Boroughs. Mr. A. Vizard-, solicitor, al)pear?d for the Con?nativfM; ?? W. H. B?.??i, agisted by Mr. G. Edwards, for the Liberais.- The Liberals objected to the vote "f a man named William Egerton, of CinderhUl-street, on the ground that he had not been in occupa- tion of the property the whole of the q.Iify?.g per i o d .— M r. iv-rd asked for prima f.,I, evidence, and it was stated that the man had been oontto prison for fourteen daya without the option of a fine in.Eebruaay last. Mr. Vizard, in reply, said if the man was in prison at Uk he was still in the Parliamentary boroug-h.Mr. Brown admitted thab, but eaid he couldn't go home of his own free will, and quoted a case in support of his contentiv>n. The Barrister agreed, and sml the vote would have to come off.—In another case in whicii imprisonment was relied upon by the Libea-als as a disqualification, however, another decision wa.; come to. This Wa3 the of a n1an nnmt-d Lewis, who. it was said, had, been con- veyed to Hereford Prison (entirely outside the borough) for 21 days for non-compliance with an order of the county-court for payment of a debt.—The Barrister said that was a different case.—Mr. Brown: He wae, in gaoL-The Barrister: Yes, but he could have come out by paying or getting somebody to pay the money. He held that the mere fact that he didn't do w did not deprive him of his vote, and the objec- tion wae overruled—Mr. Vizard objected to the lodger claim of Mr. George Edwards, who was appearing in the Radical interest with Mr. Brown. In his declaration the daimant stated that he paid 5s. per week to his mother, but he did not board at home. He took on Iv his breakfast at the house and bought the food for that. He admitted that another gentleman, named Urwiok, had occasionally slept in his room and paid his mother rent for it.— t he vote was disallowed, and the Conservative elaim for a lodger vote for Mr. Urwiok was disallowed. SOUTH MONMOUTHSHIRE. bapfjfHcr afterwards took the revision of the parishes in the neighbourhood of Mon- mouth comprised in the Southern Division of Moiunouthshire. There was nothing of public interest in the lists, but an extraordinary inci- dent. arose wilt>h r<>ferenre to the bills of ex- penses of the overseers of Dix- ton and Michaeltroy presented bills for print- ing the-li8t, which, in common pa.r1ancc, made h" barrister open Ms eyes.—Finally, he sent for the printer, Mr. Price, of Monmouth, and questioned him os to the bills of charges which he had sent to the overseers. The Barrister asked Mr. Price a great many questions as to hie scale of charges for printing the lists, and whether he had ,i.riv private arrangement with It-he overseers as to Did he give the overseers of the parishes anything off the bms'1 -Me. Price said he did not give anything in the way of bribes.At length, the Barrister said: Well, I am not going to have any non- ""m'" aJxKrt i1l. I will put you on your oath.- Mr. Price was accordingly sworn, and, in answer Ito the barrister, he said he did some- tim, ve discount to the overseers.The Barrister: Have you shown that discount on. the bills that are presented to r. Prioo: -No. sir.—The Barrister: Do you know that these hiH8 are p-td to me to get payment in {)')')) ?-Mr. Pri-: Y., ° i?.Th? Barrister .??,k,d if he thought it w. an honest pr-d- ing?—Mr. Prioe was understood to say that ho did not think there was anything wrong about it.—The Barrister drew Mr. Price's attention to the case of the parish of Michaeltroy. where the charge presented for printing bhe lIst. was 16" and asked the printer how much he did ttatt work fr? Mr. Price said 12s.The B?r- rister thereupon said he would not allow any printing bill for that j>arish, and considered it a most. dishonest proceeding on the part both of the x>rinter and the overseer. He then swore the overseer, and asked how many years he liad been getting an allowance from the printer.-— The Overseer said this was the first time he had had it.-Th? Barrisler: Why do you present a bi!i for 16s. h you b.- only paid 1.2 ;HOy ':itKioemakzt '¡hdll;: seer: N., sir.-Mr. P,i-?-kd the ba.nister LO consider tlie case of the overseer for Penallt Parish, who had had his account passed for three yeaiv* and had not paid him once.—The Barrister said he was; not responsible for con- ducting Mr. Price's business. He could either sue the overseer or refuse to do his work. SITTINGS Ai CHEPSTOW AND MAGOR. I The sittings at Chepstow and Mag-or (South Monmouth,) were remarkable for the manner in which Mr. fctedman, for the Cons<>rvat.ives, chopped the fox of the Radicate in the large number of objections that they thiew out almost indiscriminately in the district. It was found that a large number of objections in the parish of Rudry were signed by NIT. C. West, of 229, Caerleon-road, Newport, who stated that lie was on the overseers' list for fciie parish of Newport, whereas he was on for the parish of Christchuroh.—Mr. Stedman urged that, although tiie urban portions of the parish of CTirisfcchurch were merged in the parish of New- l?rt for municipal u, they were not fr 1?,te;-A:u:=io:Yw:e h:¡à f. be i,?,.Iid, ..1, were a number ig.?,i by Mr. Capelle, of 120, Caerleon-road.—The Rev. Mr. Tidman, Baptist minister, of Ma-g^r, had objected to four J)(;rnOIl8 on the ownership list, but did not register his letters containing the objections, and as he could not prove service the objeotions were disallowed.—The non- resristration of letters containing a. large number of Radical objections in the pansh of Majgor also led to their being invalid. They re sent in the ordinary way through the po^fc, but as they were insufficiently stamped the overseer refused to take vhem m, amd they were returned to tho J,iOO"1 offices at Newport through the i-d letter office. When ovn- tually ihT were received by the overseer on August 25 it was too late-, and he refused to pubhsh the objeotions, which were held to be informal. CRJCKHOWFLL. At the Crickhoweli Revision Court hold on Friday by Mr. Wocvlfail, the revising barrister, an inOidffit oecurred which will show to what length the Radical party will go to secure votes. lu the Llaaigattook pariah nine lodgers claimed voteS-OIU> Conservative and the reo mainder Radicals. The Conservative agents (Mr^-crs. Dundas and J effery^) had suspicion) that something was wrong about these par- ticular claims, and, on the iimt.cIaima.nt oommg forward to substantiate his vore, aitor a severe cross-examination, they elicited the fact that he paid no uionoy at all for lodging. It was then discovered that the whole of these eight lodger olaims had been witnessed by a boy aged fifteen, the clerk of the Radical sub-agent at n,?'hhoweU.—Tb<< Revmins BwTiA- said it wta the ?,t w..d.,kx. h. h?d over experienced, and was in great doubt as to whether he should not oommtmicate with tlbe Publio Prosecutor.

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THE VOCALISTS AT THE FESTIVAL.

CARDIFF MUSICAL I FESTIVAL. INAUGURATION TO-DAY. I PRODUCTION OF M. TINEL'S I "ST. FRANCIS." OUTLINE OF THE NEW I WORK. [BY "ZETUS. "] I It is the primary duty of muÛr,,1 fHrrtivals to present the publio with recent novelties of creative musical genius. At the commence- ment of the deliberations of the second execu- tive council, Sir Joseph Bamby was reedy with a suggestion that a pl- should be given to [ons. Edgar Tinel's dramatic oratorio, St. Francis," and, ltc council having fallen in with the proposal, the consummation of the sugges- tion will be realised to-day. At ekven o'clock the firet production in England under the per- sonal supervision of the composer will form the opening meeting of the second Cardiff Festival at the Park-hall. The. greatness of the work may. he pre-sup- pceed from the place of importance which it has been assigned in the programme. Opening meetings supply a foretaste of what is to follow, so that it seems questionable whether it would not have been better to have at least re- versed the order of "St. Jfranois" and" St. Pauil" for the firet day, so that the great body of performers may have gained confidence. Without dippiug very deeply into the some- what deep mine opened in hSt. Francis," a brkif outline of its construction may be useful, inasmuch as the cheapest procurable score is 16s., and it is not, therefore, easily accessible. The libretto, of course, treats of the life of St. Francis of Assisi. Unlike the saints of the Bible, at any raw, as far as we know, the first 25 years of St. Francis's life wre distin- guisNod by his gaiety and love of amusement. Consequently, a very considerable por- tion of the score may be regarded as secular in conception and generally imbued will lightaiess, dealing as it does with Francis's life in the world. The second part of the. oratorio is intended to depict his renunciation of the world" exemplified in his monastic life, whilst the third part paints in music his death and glorification.. Such a lovely character as that of St. Francis of Assisi is, indeed, worthy of the immortalising power or music, for he was apt to be overlooked, especially out- side the circle of his own faith. M. Tinel in his great work has certainly not under-estimated his conception of the worUliness of his subject, for upon the score of ":St. Francis" he bas laMbhed 'his wonderful talent without reserve. It is a veritable monument of music which can only be scaled by the resources of a musical festival, so that to miss its perfottnance to-day, with the additional interest which the composer's presence will give it, will be an irremediahle omission. It stands absolutely unique in, the programme of the week. 1. Tinel is 41 years of age, and a native of Belgium, a quarter whence it has not been the custom to look for exxjclli-making pro- ductions. "St. Fn>oll<-Ís" ia his tliirty-sixth ODUS, so that he has been in .no hurry to oome to England to se&1 1m fame. He appears to have had a remarkable career, and in his younger days experienced life in its saddest phases. But, undeterred by difficulties, he has managed to become the idol of his country, and nDW seeks io widen his knowledge of th* wortd and the world of him. H", has. moreover, a most remarkable peiwnality, an attribute which has much to do with success in everything now-a-d.-vy. A single glance con- vinces you that he is a musician, whilst reo finement and a determinate chamowr are anupdy maflk-ed in an al%«eit!her ftne face. M. Tinel is Inspector of State Music Schools in -Belgium, and his ammerous wCJw include a learoea treatise on the Gregonaaii Ciiant. Th-eeofoists in "St. Francis" will be Madame MedOra Heiwon, Mr. B&n Davies, Mr. Whit. nev Mookridge, Mr. iYrangeott Daviea, and Mr. Douirlos Powell. I "ST. PAUL." T'ha meeting wffl consist of Men- deUscJm'e beloved opus, "St. Pauil." Its com- position WU6 commenced in 1834 at Duseeldorf, and finished in 1836 at Leipzig. During that period the crrea t oomipooor lost his father, hence, with otlier reasons, the time taken in the com- pletion of "& Paul." Owing to the illness of the conductor of the i'-rankfort Society tie iiitenitiion to Per- it there for the first time had to be given irpt An alternative was found in the Lower Rhine Festival a.t DusseMorf, re it was produced! on Mhw 22, 1836. Practically unaniir(ou.s praise oa.me from a.11 sides, tihousrfi the reariarks of some critics tmatly incensed Mend«k*>hn. In 1837 the oamposer married Ceuile, t.he fascinating and srenifele daucSilter of a pastor of the Reformed Ohurrti at Frankfort. iike so many more, Mendetsmhn was not everywhere appreciated during his lifetime. Singularly enough, he often met urtli coldness aaid discouragement at Berlin, German though ho was, and it at one time became BO unbearable tha.t lie begged to be released from his engagements, and left the place with relief. But, generally speaking, Mendelssohn's career was one sucoaseion of triumphs, whilst in England his name became a household word,' when the Queen and the Prince Consort admitted him into the family oirole and sang his songs to his own accom- paniment, It is sad to relate that when only 38 years of age -he should have been removed by death. He beg-n writing when he Wag seventeen, go that during the twenty yeara whioh followed lie produced an enduring legacy of the noblest creations that musical art can boast of, the monutifuI of which is pro- bably "Sfc Paul, The evening soloists will be Madame Albani, Miss Buht, iMr. Mock- ridge* and Ab. Wat-kin Mills. SIR JOSEPH BARNEY. I I S.T bY.Wb,o,fq\t ia thii ronduetor of the festival, was born at York in 1838. At seven he entered the choir of York Minster, and at ten, by reason of his ability, he was appointed to teae-h the other boys. Wlit-n only twelve years of age he be. came an organist, and after a few years went to IÆ>1Jdon, bemma a student at the Royal Academy, and there eompeted for the Men- delssoim Scholarship, which -he only lost by a hair, his rival competitor, who was four years his junior, being no other than Arthur Sullivan. At sixteen young Barnby was appointed organist at St. Michael's, Queenhit-he. then at St.d, finally, director of the clioir at St. Andrew's, Wells- street, at which latter church music became an imj>ortant feature under his regime. Whilst here he received a note from an uindergrad te at Cambridge to say that for a vacancy an- nounced at St. Andrews' a young tenor could be recommended; would Mr. Barnby travel the short diatance and hear him? Mr. Barnby did, and thought he would would risk it, and engaged him on the spot. Whether he did right, may be judged when it is said that the name of the young tenor is Edward Lloyd, whilst the undergraduate is now the w ell. known hymn and chant writer, the Rev. F. A. J. Hervey, rector of Sandringham. Lloyd re- mained with Barnby four years studying, oratorio. "Mr*. Barn by's Chtfir" owed its origin to our conductor, and his control of the Royal Albert Choral Society, in the con- ductorship of which he succeeded Gounod, has produced well-known results. But it is as a. composer of Church music that the name of Barn'by will live for ever. As adviser to the house of JVovello, he became responsible for the hundreds of anthems and services by Sullivan, Stainer, Garrett-, and others, which set the ball of modern Church inusio rolling. For some years Mr. Barnby was Precentor of Eton, a P-4 which he resigned' a few years ago to take up the principalship of the Guild-hall School of Music. In 1892 the Queen conferred upon him the distinction of knighthood. Sir Joseph Barnby married a daughter of Lieutenant- colonel J. W. Silverthorne, J.P., and Deputy- lieutenant of Sussex, in whom he has an acoom- Blwhedl ami charming contort. Both Lady Barnby and her children are at present in Car. diff, and will rema.in over the festival. REHEARSALS YESTERDAY Kir Arthur ..J?.? ''?"? SuMi?m mndiuoted a hS7  ollI'tie?.day mOn>. in. The area w" fi'11OO willi ?ub??-,ib- ..d  preBt'Il'. w?ht! ?,.tion of M? Mwnce 0??: who was suffer! nc from -!It and Wa6 ).?)j:e ;,e«'*f- S" Arthur had to t,,k,? the £ c"W" fir-lulv in hand once or t'j- b?t nonn tthVe "?""f ?' '?.r? WR3 very succ4 f.  ?v? '"?? 7a" '??'?d ..i'??m the ,er/<om.ni: 14 is a -ot* h" l?id h"  ? ?. '? been -n- d-i'-ed u, cWHMisjon of the rf-h<.ar? h) ? raiid d a "ilfh compliment to th, °??'-<- 1, t St,?lfmd cc?.d?.t?ed tdv ?I?? i. r"???  '?  "? Mr.  G,r?ne. Dr. ?t?nford ?d? her'al d ,hi, new work, "Tile Ba.rd," t.he ?hhted, and mmplimenteù theperfomM? on t.!1(,iT carful rOJoIJfh'rmg. Sir Ja.<ph Ba.m[¡y ? ?.-U[?<«? ?''? the ?hotr thr?,izh t'he wt?l )Mrt of Btistklhor ven' s "Oho?I Svn?ony." F,, th. f,t t.mp the ?!'°RL'3 V to ain'f at «' PR<>SR RLSS. IreviotKly tliey had been rehearsing if- a be-°4; rwbt-.il, aifd, considering tthhe J extra..train ?T.d,.iv, til-Y themselves admirably. The it?,- f- the Saturday n?ht TN-o?amtne wm'e sub SKLUeiltli-T1i!?ea,??,i Madame ,\lbani's%olo 'Birld," (Handel), with flute bllig.?; bv Mr. W. L. B-tt, ? charming effort.

NORTH WALES WATERING PLACES. ENIERPRISE OF A CARDIFF GENTLE- MAN. SOUTH BARMOUTH AS A NEW SUMMER RESORT. Mr Solomou Andre™, of Cafdig. bag purchased 550 acres of land at South B??. mouth, from the junction of Arthog Station I)ein two miles of fl--t-g.)7 with the ?)j,?j of !aving the place out?? summer resort, and developing it for building pur- p,?, hence a new Barmouth will shortly al'i ?h i" also Mr. Andrews' Mtrp-? ar' ? 1-?ei! He has th?re akady eunk thousands of pounds upon landg, houses hotel, quarr-es. &c„ and has put down a three miles tramw-ay, such as he also pro- poses to provide at Barmouth. He has further undertaken to build a pavilion at Pwllheli and to allow it to be used free of cost, for the annual eisteddfod, the place to be used at other times throughout the year, like the pavilion at Llandrindod, for concerts, Ae Mr. Andrews gave £ 186 in prizes at the eisteddfod held at P", ii the week before last.

 J  I NEATH BOARD OF GUAR- DIANS. At the fortnightly meeting of the Neath j Board of Guardians, held on Tuesday, un d er the presidency of the vice-chairman (Mr. Hop- kin Jones), tenders for the WorkhollRe were sub- mitted and accepted as follows Printing, Stacey; coffins, W. R. Morgan; meat. W. T. Jones; cool, Thoe. Harris; boots. Simpson; flour, Wm. Bowen; butter, Wm, Bo wen: groceries, Siivanus l'hillips; drapery, W. M-; pt.?-, — G-dfi?4d. CttQg? h,c)?: Mi!k. Wm. R? mt, W. T. Jone? Hour and butter, W- Bowen; coal, T. Har- ris boots, Simpson potatoes, Grand- field; drapery, Wm. Morse; grooeri- Osborne.The call committee then presented their report, and Mr. Hopkin Jones moved, ^d Mr. Wnv. Howell seconded, its adoption. — Fdwd D.,?i. --d n .=' ..t that the call for Blaenhonddan be reduced to 21,000. The call All settled by the committee stood at 21,200. The requirements of the oarish were estimated at £ 902).—The amend- ment was carried by two votes.—The require- mentA for the year, subsequently explained the Gh&irman, had beeo reduced from £ 13,343 to £ 12,700.

HAVEliFORDWEST FAIR. The second fair in this month was held at I Haverfordwest on Tuesday. There were net very many buyers present- Sucking colts fetched to JE11, and two-year-old fillies sold for JEM. Fat cattle realised about £2 5e per owt. Lambs were worth 8.1 per lb. Yearlings changed owners at M. Cattle in general were down oout RI.Mr.ke"

BRITISH ASSOCIATION. I INTERFERING WITH CIVILISA 1 TION. There was a largt gathering in the Anthropo- logical Section of the British Association at lp&wien on Tuesday, where a discussion took place on interference with the civilisation af other races. Professor Flinders Petrie, Lord Stan more. Protestor liaddon, and other gentle- men took part in the debate, the suggestions made being in tlie directions of greater at-ten- tion to native I>rejudice<> and customs.—Pro- ressor liaddon strongly urged the need for a separate Government department, and Dr. Cusfc protested aganibt meddling with Oriental nations. In the section on economics Ir. L'anau ipad a paper 011 the probability of th ctw^itiun of the growth of the population in England and Wales before 1951. f-h, point was that the birU", had been for *-ome time neady stationary, and he calculated that if this con- tinued the ^*Jpulation would rise to a little under 38,000,000 in the second half of the next century, and then c- to ftnorea^e further.

SENSATIONAL CASE OF I SUICIDE. CAUSED THROUGH SCANDAL. I A sensational case of suicide was investigated atJ'oi'?mouthon?onday.aninttUMtbfi.?'. ''?'?.t'.e j?majt? of WiUt;.m H<-ary Futcher? agwl H. Deceased, who was a dairy manager, out of ewploymmt, raided alone u) "a. h?e in Lah-road, and bl- very fV1EmdJy iti? a nfighbourin? family .named Guy. H" ..e,i to \3i. Mlun frequently, the Misses Uuy caJlmg him Fnde Willie. Some ?m?da! ?(?cir?f lati-,et ab(itit lii.? vi?it., i,e w?. f_biddil the house, but wrote a somewhat ine??'r. ht letter to Airs. Guy, pathetically appealing to be reinstated or he should go mad. He was allowed to continue his visits, and the scandal wa again revived. Last Saturday morning he took MIH Gforgiiw Guy for a walk and ride on the tianic;>r. but cried n?rlv the whole ti.?. R¡:n:m;'rd'J¡: h:a;:ke ¡¿IO} tft ten minutes while he fetched a handkerchief He did not return for half an hour, and, heir- ing laixnired breathing, Mis^ Guy went to his iocn). She found him stretched on the bed dying or d,.d. She ran for a"8i8tunc, ",nd "bout. the came time ?' Guy, her '?' found tho following <uoU> on the counter of hr shop:Deor Mrs. Gu i,l r,.q?,,t4,d a boy to put this OIL your counter and leave at olme. You will be surprised, no douht. to hear I am dead—Yours truly, W. H. Futehcr. Thanks for ail your kind" but the cuntd i, i,1, do chat so without cauce that I thought this would set&le uw.tœrs." Wh,. the doctor arrived, a few minutes later, he found the man dead. He had unrllEX!ed himself, goue to bed, and tahn a dose of hydrocyanic acid. The following letter in his handwriting was found OH the dressing-table :—" I have destroyed my- sf'lf tiiifl day to save 11", character of two inno- tieut girlG. I have had everything that any man dffire to eat, drink, and be merry: but when 60me-lll\yhodi,3 commcmced and (continued to blast their fair names I consider tlie sooner I am ou, of the way the letter. "—The jury re- turned a vfixlict of 4'Suicide," pressing no opinion as to state of mind.

ANOTHER WELSH VETERAN DEAD. There has just been received at Cardiff in. formation of the death of William Metcalf, a veteran of the old 41st iment. who died at the age of 76 at Leamington. The deceased enlisted in the Welsh Regiment at Cover-try m 1839. and was discharged ai Deal in 1857, after 8event.een years and two months' E'ervice. He served- in Ireland and in South Wales during the Rebecca Riots, subsequently proceeding to India. He wa;; a.n through the campaign cf 1842 in Afgha"istan. in the divisions nom. manded by General I'ollook and General Not*, d he figured t the ?t"' -f Ghu?'?". :e:g=vw:¡t e Af?i,d.1, ola&p, for Ghuznee. He was invalided home in 1857 and granted a pension.

CURIOUS CASE FROM AFONWEN. I A WIFE'S CHARGE AGAINST HER HUSBAND. At a special sitting of the Caerwys magis- trnt<,s O'n .\londay night John Robinson, the hmband of Leal. Robinson, licensee of the Sportsman Hot..I, Afonwen. was brought up in t-dy charged with thr-t.g to do grievous bodijy harm to his ?if.. Mr. Alun Llovd pros<,euœd, and b. !>b.rsden defeade<J.c. cording to the evidence of the prosecutrix, de. fendant late at night put two cartridges in her hand, saying one was for somebody and the other for himself. When cross-examined, prosecutrix admitted that after the threats she elepc with her husband, fetched him whisky aud lemonade out of the cellar, and indulged in other manifestations of love. (Laughter). Whilst her husband was in prison she sent him clot.hes and food, and when on a visit kissed him several times through the little opening in t»he doer. (Laughter).—-After deliberate con- sideration, the bench clismÎssed the (He.

I CAVALRY SERGEANT STABBED. At Dundalk Cavalry Barracks late on Tues- da.y night Private O'Brien, of the 13th Hussars, who had been provented from going out by tho sergeant of the guard, Sea-gsant !llaltby, returned to the guaxd-room with a large "ock- ing knife, and, it is alltged, stabbed Maltby in the throat and temple, leaving the knife in the body. Maltby is in a serious condition. O'Brien has been arrested.

I THE DIVINE LITURGIES." The book of Greek Liturgies, with English translations, which we briefly reviewed yesterday, has for its ieamed editor a-nd translator, Mr. ,T. N. W, B. Robertson, of London. It may aieo be stated that Bishop Nicolai, of Japan, in preparing a new edition of his own version of the same services into Japanese, liai collated it line by line and word by word with this edition of Mr. Robertson's, a,d considers it is not possible to have a more accurate translation from Greek into English than it. Copies of the translation have also been acoepted by the Rmperor of Russia, the Queen of Greece, the Grand Duchess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, and others.

CARDIGAN BATHING I FATALITY. RECOVERY OF ONE OF THE I BODIES. The body of Dan Griffith Evan*, ene of the two men drowned outside the Cardigan Bar, on Wednesday, the 11th instant, while bathing, was found in tht river a little bel.w the Perch ontlae Pembrokshire side on Mctnday afternoon, and was towed up to the netpool at St. Dog- maels. An inqueet WM held the same afternoon and a verdict of Accidental dØAth" returned.

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CURIOUS WELSH CUSTOM. AHOUT THE "^IN-EATERl?' I LAST OF THE HACK IN WALES. I Referring to the paragraph about the "Sin-eater in Wales, and your coimuentK in a leaderette, both in Monday's issue 4"Gwynf<irdid Dyfed"), it is intonating to team that the superstition of the "Sin-eater" i- said to Irngertd even till 1881 in the secluded vale of ûwmamllla.u, in Car- marthenshire. Wiven a person died tho friendte seat for the "Sin-eater' of the district, who, ya his a,lT;i{;I, placed a plate (4" salt aud bread on the breast of the de-ceased person; he would t-iien utter an incantation ovtr the bread, after whioh he proceeded to eat it, thereby eating the ins of the dead pHSQn; when phis was finished he would receive a fee of 2s. 6 d., after which he won hi kave the place as expeditiously a«s possible, a!1 the friends aud relatives of the departed aiding fcis txit with blm"s and sticks. In 1875 the custom was extent in North and South Wale* and the borders. The "am-enter," who gained his living by bis services was usually hired when a fuoeral t-jok place, and was given a hkaif of bread and a maple bowl of beer or imlk. ciiKl a sixpence, for which lie bore away all the sins of the deceased, and prevented1 toim or her walking after death. In P"m- ^broke^hire a relic of this custom terns still to survive, for upon the breasts ot nine out of every ten corses the put* cf salt is still placed. The biead and beer, "he "sin.1r," and his sixpence have all vanished. but the plate of &.ult remains. •Even the placing (f the plate of salt on 1fhe brea.st of tin dead body see4ns to have f(t ttsT Hlpentitiûus character, the act l>eing row performed, so it ;s alleged, to k^-cp down he trailing which takes place Ûtu death. A Mr. F<*>broke, in a»i ;tccoimt "f the town C'i Ross, quotes a letter which peaks of a ".sin4(.tn'" who lived by Ross highway, aud i* djteriued as a gdunt. gliastly, lean, mist- saL?.?? i)-r r"d. A gentleman w ho lived Irttk before the time of t??i. dwk ip.r- st:ti"n becom'ng obsolete gi??. us this b,f aciour.t <*i ",h is believed k' h-.tve been the •last "sin*d:;ter" of Wales:—"I got lœt, say* he. "noar m^utfall, after bung hisded by the fcrrv-boat from the Aber-of-T>ovey, on the Cardiganshire side of th&fc o.>st\1"Y. A black turbary of groat extent divided from the r<x«d. I was cautioned to ride far J\,uP-d litis pitchy bog, for no horse ever ventured among the peat-p'ts, the whole h?ing t?mhin; m,r,G-. I.t trt&ii, its lc^k was enough unler a LL. ev oin^ tn k??,p me off ev^n Without peril '» £ Lviu,' i-waliowed, nan and horse. At !Mt, thanks to my stars, 1Jhe good, Ifeard rock d a r,¡tlgh Nlld rung t., my horse s I>oaf. ano I saw cottage taper. as the 'Cruiwyll Corph,* at a dis. tar.ee. The house was on a high point «.nd turn of road, overlooking all those many u-cies of hdlov,- ground. Judt I came, hoping lod^tn^, I heard sounds of wailing wic,n, I and soon a woman cnme out into the dead night, ite a. it W, and cried a Ito :nc to the t'>V.pitch of her wild voice, that seemed like the one I had heard weeping indoors. When I looked in tlure lay a corpse of a fimn, with a plate of ;;a.!t. holding a bit of broad, placed on its breast. The woman vra* shouticg to the sin-e&tei to come and <3f> his office; thn t is to eat the bread, lay his lta&i on the dead breast, place t1, dead man* ou his own, .iter making the sign cr. the cr<s. and then praying for a transfer of all piins or pen^ncee from that pardoned dorfid man for ever. At last, what seemed ft foggv mr moved towards the cottage, and, aifcer waiting loag, the traveller caught c. :ar-out snout in rsply the woman's long tin^nswered, trill she k-iwiled on the high road's poirt the straw of her husband's late bed—ths. u>u;il si^n of ii. death in the house. Th 'sin-ectter,' it was aid, lived alone in a hovel made of se«a. ••rtck, and nails of such, betwen the se<ttnaT&1t nnd the bng. wile1\) lew could .q»piv> »oh by day, wftère now, rMre go bv n:ght.

WESLEY AN SYNOD AT I CARDIFF. THE POPULAR CONTROL OF I VOT, U NTARY &OHOOIjS. The Septcmi>er Synod of the Cardiif and ftwan^a district w- held on T..d.y at R"ath. road We.?f-v? Chapel, C-diff, the R,!?. Richard Jenkyu, the p:I'sident, in the chair, •nd there were sixty or seventy J1\inhJters and iayiueu present. The bu.iues3 transacted in tire morning was main1y of an administratne charac ter, the usual committees for home and foreign mission*, temperance, Sunday School, rtt v p i an«i oc h tr wor k Iin appointed. Th, ew local preaohers' comvniteee de-cided upon •* t-h- last conference wan also appointed, and uutrict treaaurers for the various rounexional fWKis were (.ho,e", Mr. E. R. Moxey, J.P., CardifT, l>ei:ig ap^iointed foreign missionary tre«j.^urer; Aidero>nn Goldsworthy, Nttow1.)()I"t, "irer of the children's fund: and Mr. R. J. Lrtciier, Swan-ea. treasurer of the old ministers' and widow*' fund. In connection with ¡,h.. "ppciutment of the president mini- sterial representative on the new educational ik-iennintd by roniert>fict>. the Hev. R. Jenkvn stated his views on the volun- tary "hool pointing out that he "'A' Auia- I'rqJ.\red to admit a ]X>1K-V of popular eontrol "I all State-aided schools provided teat the maaageM of the Church of l-ingland and Roman Catholic Schools would do the same. itear. )—A s the rosult of e, ballot taken of th> members of th "onference Mr. Lewis WiitMms, J.P., Cardiff, was elected lay rep? 8ant:Üive (tf the d is trie! on the special education eommittec. At the "Iwrnoon meeting a discus- 8ion tnok place on the question cf voluntary j 8"hools, with the result that a special resolution was pa*«ed generally afllrminar the education poiiey of the connexioual conference- It was resolved to hold the next synod at Swansea in May, and the meeting closed with a conversa-: tion upon the woi k of God in the district.

STREET LAMP EXPLODES. I A BOY TfcRRIBLY INJURED. A singular incident happened late on Tues- day night in St. John-street. Bethnal Green, London. A lad named George Fish, agtd ten, Wa" parsing a street lamp when suddenly a loud explosion took place ait itjs foot, gas having apparently escaped and been in 80me way fired. The boy, who was tkrribly injur<d, was removed to the hospital. So loud was the explosion that the fire brigade was called out.

I NATIONAL STEAMSHIP COMPANY. I THE PROPOSED TRANSFER. Tho poll of the National Steanvship Com. pany's shareholders taken at Liverpool on Tuesday on the directors' }>ro1'o.1 to trans- rer the company to a new company "howed 45,243 in favour and 13,834 against. This equalled 75 per cent., but as 35 per cent, Wan neoeesary the directors suggested they .might communicate with the sharooolden; who had not voted. SievfcTal shareholders thereupjoii protested, and the meeting broke up in con- fusion.

THE SAD DEATH OF A PEER. M an inquest held at Carlton Towers, York- sh ire, ou Tuesday afternoon nn the body cf Inrd B'xiumont no new information was elicited beyond the fact that tho barrel of the firun containing the loaded cartridge was at full cock when found. A verdict of "Aœi. dental death" wn returned. A special ser- vice was subsequently held in the ohapel at- tached to the Towers, and conducted by Hr. Riddle, Roman Catholic bishop of Notting- ham, a cousin of the deceased.

THNOAt' AFFJM'noNS AND HeAKJSBNKSS.— 8r_'8 Bronchi*! Trocbe8 Me mofi bem-tcitt for MMcm. M ?t?ttim of e.?h,, e.M? Br<mchiti? Astimw, orCMMrh. Ia NMttrm of lman; «jaj be carried m the ptM.? OeoUia M.SS.. SP?S«? !t))r wte. Of tn chuaM*. U Hd.pN ti48

LOCAL NEWS ITEMS. Frederick Llewelyn and) William Jones, "'0 young ¡aboureTt<, were charged before the Swan- sea magistrates on Tuesday with stealing a quantity of clothing trom a hed at Weig Fawr Colliery. Llew&!yn, who w" only inoirnuno-ted by Jones, was disc^iarged, and Jones was Ie- manded1. SMOKERS fiding Mild ToI>&œo turns their tcugues thouM rm<*ke Ar<her'» Gelien Returaa (reyiatered). Mejium favour. tuUy, matured. Fmi years in txmd before beiVe cut. 1,11312 An unsuccessful alibi Was set up by Henry Re. a tinworker, of Pouitardulaie, at Swansea County J)ett.y Se,Üoosq< Tuesday, who was charged- with entering :L train in motion i,d aiwaulnng the station master at Pontardulais. He called Dr. Griffttlus, Pontardulais, and other wifenetaes, but the magistrates tnought he was guilty. and fcned hiui 10s. and costs. NEW TurkUb B)UM. A)frti,t..?, 2>eatU, <»pea d.j ly l?di- Tuevduvt. Ab a special meeting of the !"th District Cowwil, held on Tuesday under the pi<e«idcn< y of Mr. A. S. G.?d. F,,Iw?,d O.,?? Jones, of Aberavoa, was appointed olerk of the works in connection with the 8kewen Reservoir, at a jsalary of £'2 per week. DOWN AND SON FOtt FtTUNl7«T»«fi —The largeov and C'hpest cabinet inxnufacturffrs by machinery in Wales. Imnwt.se stock to aelcct froia. Carriage f-hifl ou all olders .ibo\e £ 10. or del^r free in tbeir own van%. l1hl'"tr:tell Cat.a.\o;ueD .,c applica- ticlI.StealU Cabinet Workb. Hi",b..street. SWt.lt1e;8.. 1'1", 1\ jubrokeshiiv and Carmanthcnshire Otter Jlounds week accounted three otters witi, weights respectively 22^lb., 181b., and 24jlb. IAlrg-e fields each day accompanied the hounds, aud everybody was delighted with the week s sport. Mail Carls, Perambulator. Invalids'Chairs. All the Latest D.?i6.. for 1S95 i\t Spencere'a Domestic Machine Depot, St. John's Church-square, Cardiff, 3670 > The annual general meeting of the Pem broke Dock and Milford Raven Chamber of Com- merce wa.s held on Mondav evening, under tll pi'esidency of r. n. A. Jones Lloyd. Mr. J. H. Silcox was ejected president for the ensuing year. M",<;rg. J. H. Bowling (mayor) and 1 sr. H. R. Williams were ele< terf vice-presidents. Twenty members were tlien elected for the Y the executive council. MR FH31C0, Dtikf-street. Cardiff, begs to ifate that le ?till Pbot>>^rAp)ii ea'h Vi,.ii., t. ht<? Studio. At Tredegar Police-court on Tuesday Joseph Brown was connnittod to prison for two months, with hard labour, for leaving his wifo and dlild ciliaigeable to the Bedwellty Cnion. Tho cost of maintenance amounted to over 1;40. H& W TO TAKE OUT PATBHTS.—Comul S. W. Alien, Exchange, Cardiff. 36413 Before Mr. R. E. Spencer 3Hd Councillor F. J. Beavan at Ca-rditt Police-court ->n Tues- day Mary Jane Galliver, 31, aud Lilly D-vie.<, 20. were charged under a warrant with agist- ing Hi the management of a disordecly nouse at 39, Ihvi&!<trœt, on the 17th instv Mr. Arthur Reee defended.—Lilly was discharged, there being no evidence against her. The other woman was find 40s. and costs, or 21 days. SumL" BROS., &wunsea and Newport, for U.t photo^j-aphs 6744 A.t Cardiff Policocourt On Tuesday ild.)re :\1.. R. E. Spencer and Co-mcilioi F. J. B&tivau) Patrick Splau, 24, who had been up before nineteen tiIne: fur iMwious )tfule.s. wa" charged with dninken nee-? and obscenity in Halket-street, on the 16th inst., and with a*oa(ilt:ng PoliceK^onstable Phiope; in the execution of his duty.—Tlie officer said tho man. when arrested, struck him on the Hie.it, -Fined. 10". and costs*, or fourteen dayo. Ur. CHAPMAN'S VHOXOQRAPH8 are the t"vùllrit&. the^ do not fade. 27337 On Friday, J$eptemt>er 13, a well-attended meeting* wa.3 held at the ()ym.ru Fydd Rooms, Queen-stroet, C3r-mff, to consider the a<in.a- bility of establishing a branch of the National Union of Life Assurance Agents, me subject was ably introduced by 1r. A. Gardiner m a very forcible and OODJJHOn-sen8e speech.—Mr. Waimsley followed, and gave some very useful muta and serviceable mfonnation.-After several other hort speeches, it was unani- mously resolved that "We do requisition Ute executive council of the t.101!al Union of Life Assurance Agents to open a branch in Cardiff."—The requisition being signed, officers were elected. LINEN LAUNDERED, Curtains Cleaned, Carpts Beaten, Windows Cleaned, 1M Cross VD-U9 and Ladder Trucks to aJ) l?*ts daily.—Cardiff Steam Laundry, Carpet and Window Cleaning Company (Li.ii,?d ) Mmny-street, Cth?,y?. S?.d P..t- œrd 39609 -1 Long after midnight on Monday Mary Ann -Il?,,r, aged 46, was walking home.ward, along '"N orth :lorgall."tn><et, with something bulky under her apron. Police-con-table Rees fouaid1 she had concealed there two pairs of men s bootE. She could give llO satisfactory explanation how she came by Ihem. and aI, Cardiff Police-court Oft Tuesday morning (be- fore Mr. R. E. S»peneer and' Councillor F. J. Beavan) she w- chargcidi with ha/ving the supposed stolen boots in her possession.—The accused first admitted the offence, and then denied it.—The case was remanded for a week to And out the owner of the 'boots (whi,-è were not new) to make other inquiries. "Our American COU6in" Brand is allowed by connoisseurs to be the finest flavoured smokiDff Tobacco ever ûtrered w the Public In Tina and Packets only Cigarettes Lll30ij The first meeting of the creditors of Richard Bowen, builder, now of Old Mill, Llaavair Kil. geddin, but lately residing and trading at Usk, was held at the office of the Official Receiver, Newport, on Tuesday. The unsecured credi- tors were stated at £705 19s. 6id. the assets were put down at X472 10s. 2d., but at the meeting it was stated that they would preduce considerably leBs. Failure wag attrilmted to loss ou a contract to build two villas a.t Usk, and inability to obtain sums due upon such contract. He has been adjudicated a bankrupt. Nø resolutions were passed, and the Official Receiver remains trustee. About 40 men belonging to the 4th Mountain Battery Royal Artillery left Newport on Tues- day for Southampton, where they will embark for Quetta, India. Other batches are expected to leave shortly. John Deere, stoker on one of the engines running between Clydach and Craigylon in bringing down coals from the Merthyr Craigola Collieries, while jumping frem the engine on Tuesday morning fell across the line and a couple of trams passed over his leg. just below the knees. It is theught that one of the injured limbs willhave to be amputated. The Rhondda and Swansea Bay Railway Company purpose erecting new ofHces at Swan- sea, and t. this end have applied to the corpo- ration for pos8c6sion of the site between Mr. Morgan Tutton's "mces and Pier'street. The matter has so far pro,_?e.??d that the final word remains with the council. At Pontypool Police-court on Tuesday Alfred Atki.. and George H. Atkins, boys of t??l,. and ten. belonging to Abei-sychan, were charged with stealing a silver watch, the property of Edwin Harris, at New Inn. Having been convicted very recently the elder boy was ordered to be sent to a reformatory for five yoars, the other being ordered six strokes with a birch.-John Cox, a tramp, for stealing a pair of boots, value 8s. 6d., the property of William Charles, boot manufacturer, Pontypool, was sent to gaol for six weeks' hard lahour.-For destroying his clothing in the Pontypool Work- bou6e, Alf-d B.t,,?, a tr..p 'was committed for seven days' hard labour. At Cowbridge County Petty Sessions on Tues- J day Joseph Wallace, labourer, Cowbridge, was sent to prison for a month, with hard labour, for < stealing five fowls from a fowl-house, tbe pro- perty of Evan Thomas, at Llwynhelig Far.: Cowbridge, on the night of the 12th inst., and M.?th. Jones, ?id.w, was sent to pri:? for j a similar term for receiving the fowls, knowing them to be stolen. THe public works committee of the Barry District Council on Tuesday appointed a com- mittee to meet Mr. George Thomas, architect, Cardiff, with reference to an alleged ancmae h t:f h bib: at s&l;te:,c: Docks, by making footpath 8ft. wide instead of 10ft. It was reported that no applications had yet been made for hackney ca.rriage licences, and it was decided to issue notices to « the effect that if licences were not taken out by the middle of Octo b (?r proceeding Id b kendhe 012r:: ùl'rc¡;d:n1ca: with Mr. Brock, of Cadoxton, with reference to a charge by the secretary of the Navvies' Union that be only paid 5d. an hour to the workmen employed by bim, while the r.-gi.d -t?, was d On Tuesday evening Henry Vernon, of Beau- fort, while being employed plastering Salem Baptist Chapel, Blaina, fell from the scaffold and was killed instantaneously.

THE NEW VICAR OF LEEDS. The appointment to Vicarage of Leedi?, wicli i- i. th. gift f the First Lord of the Treasury, and which has already been announced in some quarters, has now received official confirmation. The newly- appointed vicar is the Rev. Edgar Charles Sumner Gibson. M.A., prebendary of Wells, and principal of Welle Theological College.

CRISIS IN BELFAST SHIP- I BUILDING TRADE. The Central News 8AJB the Belfast ship- builders decided on Tuesday to refuse the men's demand for an increase in wages.

VISITORS TO WESTON AM .1.??.ed that the "W08tem _iil" can be obtained from Mr. W. Lerer, 21, Be?ent-etreet: Mr. J?s LeYer, High-str?t. Mr Manning, -:8 :ft.reeit" l: Smith and Son <tt the ritUw? booketah. 3m5 I

THK HltEAT 0(3 UK VOLT CORNS.-U..d.)e. Uridine :—SOU furtber twtinoay. A ebeinw fntM -"Will y u ond me Mi;;? yMr Vin- li.? it ? t,,r y I eN pity f com Mutt ?tht ootour.b? oe of th.? WaM =" N- ;?ght to -.1d. his corns '"?' niU be bos awd "Viridim 11 Tb??-.& b. oem cured, tone of whom had -a-.d ir ao Sold in betttem U

IRADE REPORTS. SWANSEA. EXCHANGE, T-,W. 7'?e T;lz iron market 1B* flu?b,.Ikd a liAj. d -,h,, -,ek, but has left of fto-day vnti'* st)?M MMp.roM-nn.mi. tiom?'tte hfon,. ,i ftn?Ker, Ae ?..pn?ttte m every oMe Slowin? a ifreat HK-rease, -d as to U«- stocks, tfiere » M M'y inducement to ijK?TMst.. but the ill<'raa.ed (onsminitjoci ?U won (?M-t?e t?s incmm i^' The l>r;œ" of Iron and st» cv are irradiiaily ^j pfùV.nz. and tiie quotations triven be«w arJ fi'Jlv ivaiasecU there lieinu: a t*vs,sure for S !,wrj"" The notion of thu trad. ? <,?. '(¡bit Mah:r tjn? lia.ve beoome ajx??? to <over riv iruc-reased ('o of nr?? tion. bti? as re»!ar d s w-e and raw niate-'ial '1^1 ■■ dimwits ae rfairlv mainuun^L ■!»% re ma in 1}raot'JJv flip fame 9Jat UNU1. 1?. Iron.-('ow ?TM-r?n< M, u? ii: h b. Miidi-b.vl? Xo 3 39^ 11? 39,? 3d Ofompt: orh er mm?? ,n M?Mt' X?" H?n?tite ??rnm?. 50s bd, 50? ii<i (fw numbers fo? Cum'?and. KCt?td?j; „ warnl). M:dd.ler4*rroug0i liematite, <7s 6rf "T d.ll 1. LS 5. to £ 5 10s; 47?. 6d_ at u.<u:w extras, ro.t.t \\orks. Slieet iron. 25 15? to £ 6 5" f.o.t at work^. S'ool ?<L<.—HM?' <-t?ot.s. ?S 17. t* £ 4; )Üdü (Ltto, L4 10s t.?35 lo?,? f?.t. s-l^wra. angJ" (.nn(' ;l.-cwrljnc to &("t1on aud N1)t:r?1fK'3ItJOn. Htoel siieefe-, £ 5 15^. to a 5ts, witt) il,, extras for tlie higher caiiire^. Bessemer steel tin-plate bars, 1;3 18s io Si Siemen tin-plate bar. Best, £4 to 2. 6d-li d,?i?e,ed i- til, di?.1iA. ?.h, jex ^31 1>M wnt. T>n ^atAs.— M^k^v' r,uotouon* for heemw Kteal (ooke 9, 9d 10, M. Siemens loob Mi.?.) 10- to 10. 6d. <<-rn.? ? dl)Llb?e b, 20 C 18, 6d. 19, 6d.. 2k 6d. be?t ,?. ?. 0d to 1?. 9d ?<?d.;ae to Sm.i, ? b?' w?tf.M 6d M 1, per box 1- thM prmW Odd sizes, extras. All delivered m of Wale.* U",k Sw-tn-M caAh. I" 3 Mt? -f W??, t'OM?r.-?Ouh Ws. ?46 15s to ?<6 16, M. BW-I-. T". £65 7, 6d ? ?65 l? Spelter. E15 7s 6J to B15 & 3d, rw tj. srram received on '( 'h.3,n, J.aù.-E.n¡¡-¡¡,it £10 16, 3d to £10 16r M Sv\i.\us'h £ 10 15> to B10 16s 5d. i >nthivwite Coal.—c -;n, in^l-fcini/ »UI1PO. Ib t.o 12s; second nuaJi*. dItto, 0s to Id? bd: -rh, ? ry to gualitv ?.nd B?, 9d to 9, bd rul)blv culm, per ton. 3s 6d to 3,. 9d—-al"defc. vend f.o.b. ai-h in 30 day, 1100; 24 per oeni. 8te1U Cxx'Js.—Lanre, 9" to 9s 6d quali!" ditto, 8s to Ds; bunkers, acvordiag <iua!i;tv. 7? to 9.? m?i. 4. 3d ?' 4 9d  n? t? d< liverevl f.o.b. Sw:tn. cash 30 davs H* rn-r cent. lllLlIllllllmh Coali-Large o. 3 Rhonda 1°; to 30s 3d: through ooalc, 8.; 3d to 8, &I; siuall. 6s 3d to 6s ód: large _\0. 2 Hhc-ndds 3s 9d 9s 3d t.?-wh diT1o, 7. t.'t? 6d ,.4 ,i:t.to. 5" to 5. 6d ,DM' t?n. d.?M?red f.o b. ?-M. Ma. c-omi 30 days 1. 2y per cent. ( ?.?.— B<« foun d rv. 16s to 17?z fum.ot. 12s to 12^ 6d IrnI f" M duys. less 2i xx-v ctot. lJi ^nt fue,. 10, 3d to 10s 6d. Iron Ore-.—Tafnu (per avlnr, Benson, ui Co ). Ib: Rubio. 11> 3d to lis 6d \> Inn, "h p: ca^h 30 days. Pitwoori. 17. 6<1 to 1&, per ton into trucks, net cash 30 davs. BRITON FERRY. The fhippintf at Briton Ferry Dock was verr much brighter during tic past week thaai that of the previous one, senne largf* car6I of coal having been shipped bv Me*sr*>. Perdi and Co.. Cajduf, and Mr. }. }> N ea.th, wluls! the import trade wat also brighter a large quantity of copper ore ha\inp: been dia. charged for the Rio Tinto Omipanv, Cwmavon The output of pitf iron at the Briton Ferry Work., was as large as that of the previous est, and the prions were again higher by 6d per ton the quotations 46,9d f.o.b. The output of steel bars at the Briton Ferry Steelwork* and at the Albion reached the usual make. At the latter a new furnace is in contemplation, the demand for 8t<,<,1 bars in the loealitv being greater than the make. The number of boxes turned out by the 21 mills at the five tin-plats works in this dwtnøt Wag as large as møny of the previous weeks, the whole of the fin-shiag d..¡nrtment8 of the above works being aUo foBy -?upi?d. ?hil.t a good trade w- do.. u Qp Cap* Copper Works .?d a the B?,t-, Fq (?(.mica*! ?'ork(" ? rt <" e? LLANttLLY. Dulness and depression are still the prevail* mx features locally, and it is not ysl certain tlxat the lowest point has beeo reached. For a lone: time past all t.rad.. hue buffered, and the recent stoppage in the tin. plat" works ac-centuated hi, in a most marksj degree. The tin-plate strike is now over, but its effect* still remain, and there If; no pros- pect of an earlv improvcinmt. The Morfs Works- is now the only place, where- opwjjUoM are completely u8peI]de<I, but, if we are \0 believe tne tongue of rumour, an end will he brought to this period of idleness in the courso of a month or sa. At two of the loca] ;roa foundries things are in a bad way, the tDE8 working only half-time. There i. 1\0 dsoidsd movement in the anthracitv -1 trade. 7% oolliHie" in the Gw(.nd,th Vaney are going hr;kly, but no developments are taking plftce, OW;I\, it is yaid. to the lack d adeqn. shipping facilities at Llaflp.Hy. It, u iwiwii f that a local compaj>y is now e.gW In ntgo- tiating for the nur<.h- of the old workntg the Pwll. It is known that large quantity 1 o; »xjal is im worked here, and the prospect* it & re-opening are di_tin0tly bri Middles^joronf^i, steady bu. in. ha" Ixhi) done, wid the ea^in^r of warrsot prices had little inftl1enot' on quotations hore. No. S Cleveland pig was jjenerally quoted af 39s. aIIII nothing h..low was taken. Makers aN well off for orders, and are rather indifferent about s*J!« ing, while second hand" hold opt1!tn.;tie ^ew«. No. 1 Cleveland pig wid at 3% 6d, No. < foundry ?t 37s, and grey forge 36s. TIMVO w- -wd (1,-d for I' I Ln.ut. i?iR, IlIi,Nt !lumh"" realiting 47.. for this year's delivery. All four furnaces a.t. the Redcsf Ironworks are novk- in full operation. Coke for blast furnace purposes was firw at 12* 90 delivered here. The dent and was moderate r. h(-avv steel rails, and £4 net at works wsf quoted steel ship-platt\s Lb 5" and angles £5 at works, les. the i»ml discount. Bna- n..S,. in inislied1 iron improves very little, but more i" doing m ironfounding.

GAZETTE NEWS. LOCAL RBCBIVTNG ORDBRS. Henry P»<rbnm, of Middle-street. Chepatow, bakrr and giocer. Thomas Evans, formerly Pistvll Farm. Llan« van- Kilpeddin, now residing at Gwrydd Fanu, C>ATntillery, Monmouthshire, formerly fanner, now farm bailiff. FlhST MEETINGS UNDER COMPANIES ACTS. The Jrebatti Unok Company (LitoitectJ, Waterloo-street, Swan&ea; first meeting of crt-ditors and amtribut^ies, September 25, at noon, at the Official Receiver's, S. FIRST MEETINGS AND DATES OF PUBLIC EXAMINATION. Elizabeth Evans, trading as E">s tln Cos late Bridge Shop, Pentre. and Liverpool Houss, Trcorky. now 'fa.ff't"'fT8.O< Trclore<óÍ, formerly Cattle street, Treforest, Glajnorgar.siure, grooer; first meeting, September 24, at fcof High-street, "rtllyr Tydfil: public examina- tion. October 29, at the Court-house, Pontf* pridd. NOTICES OF DIVIDENDS. Aloert. !t]OI¡;rn.n Hussey. tmcung A. la., HUJ"y and Co., Rawden-place, Cardiff, eüØn. factor^ agent" and cwlliery storo merchant; supplementa,iv dividend 8s. 1M. it the £ pp.vabie at the Official Receiver's, Car- diff. .)wva)ea John Thomas, Globe House, New-rood* Porthca.wl, 1a.tlv 33, Mill-«treet, Pontypridd* watchmaker: first and final dividend 5s. 8d. « I the £ payable at the Official Receiver's, C. dIff. Bar'fMja Rrnin, of Pentre TVeharne-rooOai Laudore, Swauh^fi, givwer .nd UT(.o,en: funptt-x?ntat-v- dixndend 7 "d. in the £ » pty'M* at tJ-te Official Receiver's, SWaI1foi('"&. William H. B. Mwris, residing at. LansdowB* t<'irace and tradiiur at Caetle-street, both Swan- :a. metal broker and (OInmi88ion t: l'iupr plemelltarv dividend lid. in the :C, pavablt at the Official Receiver's, f'IwIlnFea. ADJUDICATIONS. Timothv Richards. Eagle I'\tlr>!v Storoelt C^ wmavon-road, A'von. Glanwrganshim grocer. l'ienrv Bigham, Middle-street, Chepstow. Monmouth. Iwker and orocer. ThomaH E, fon""r!v residing .r,d ""IT!. inl( on bmHn<??t Pi?tyll F-, HiMtTMf Kilpeddin, now residing at Gwrydd Farm, Cwiiitillery, both in Monmouthshire, formerly farmer, now farm bailiff.

LOCAL COMMISSIONS. f. The "Tendon Gazette" of Tuesday ooctsins thf following: WAR OFFICE, Tuesday. LIKE BATTAUOVS. t? The Me Brdl> (Pi- CO-?e'.  tenant C.- 1> Sht,? (ft- the 'A',qb B«^iEeoO to *?'?" A. C. E. Sooaonw*; dot'" September 18. VOLLVTEER RIVTZS. W. Volunteer Batfeakoti the Koyal Wriah F n VUharr. Charles Hall, Roval Welsh Tx*lx*% to be adjutant, vU* Captain R. n. W. DU-, -b-W period of sernce expiree; dated Septonher 16.

HALF-HOLIDAY TRIP TO BRISTOL. I A. will be seen by our a.dv"j'¡_eøt.1dIØJ8 j the mtloon steamer The MarehiwaeM will rOn spocial hw-holiday eMnnion to Bristol to-day (WM)ne«iay ) Is. 'Cadiff at 3^ p.m. M< 0%=) A 7.15 p?-. Bristol (.0umUrT.d at 7.16 p.m.