South Wales Echo

A SCHOONER ASHORE AT BARRY. Daring the gale which prevailed in the Bristol Channel on Thursday night, the schooner Katie, of Penzance, from Penzance for Porthcawl, ran ashore at Barry Island. The vessel, owing to the heavy weather, was unable to make Porth- cawl, and therefore was compelled to beat up channel. Whilst doing so, she got ashore. There appearing every probability that she would break up, the crew abandoned her, one man swimming asbore-and- the remainder saving them- selves by clambering along the bowsprit. Six hours later the schooner floated off on the rising tide, and drifted up channel, where she was picked up by the Cardiff tug Pioneer, and towed on to the West Mud, Cardiff, so much the worse for her misadventure that it is feared anyrattempt to repair her wiR be absolutely useless. In the course of Friday the crew came on to Cardiff from Barry, and afterwards left for their homes. The Katie is a vessel of about 112 tons net. Tregister, and was commanded by Captain Ley.

THE RHONDDA DOCTORS' DIS-I PUTE. Dr. Vachell, of Hafod, one of the parties in the above dispute, has just been appointed surgeon to the Ebbw Vale works. There were over 300 candidates for the post. The misunderstanding at the Coedcae collieries has been "hanging fite" for about three months-but must be settled in the course of this month. Our Hafod correspondent says that intense indignation exists on account of a number of Dr. Vachell's supporters having been obliged to seek work elsewhere. A document re- counting the history of the dispute has just been sent to the directors of the company. The reply is expected in a day or two.

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A Story of Collier Life, By R. T. CASSON. Author of Pitilip Llewellyn" "The Life and Adventures of a Social Wastrel," "Harry Seymour, æc. CHAPTER X.—JANE DAVIES KALLS IN LOVE. After a few weeks had passed, lie at Peny- graig resumed its usual aspect. Will Evans was an almost daily visitor at Mary's hum,, all,! speculation grew rife among the gossips of Peny- graig, especially among the softer sex, as to the probable date of the marriage. But Will, with the cordial agreement ot Mr Armitage and Lry. had no present intention of getting married; he wished to rise a little higher, and thus be certain of his ability to maintain Mary in comfort, before taking such a step. Jane Davies came back again, and resumed her dressmaking business. Her friends at Penygraig scarcely recognised her, she looked so ill and as a rival dressmaker declared, quite ten years older than when she went away. She certainly did look ill and careworn. She had lived in constant dread lest her brother pos- sessed, or should ferret out, some other piece of evidence which would conn, ct her with the at- tempted murder of Mary Armitage, which he might unwittingly divulge when under the in fluence of drink. But Dick came back in a very penitent mood. Miss Davies had not been home a fortnight when one night a timid knock came to the door, and on it being opened, a man, who could be nothing but a beggar, as Miss Davies thought, stood there. I have nothing to give. You must go to the Union at Pontypridd;" and she would have slammed the door. But Dick, knowing his sister's peculiarities, had his foot between the door and the jamb, and she opened it again with the intention of letting the vagabond have a piece of her mind. Don't you know me, Jane?" he whined. I'm starving l've walked all the way from Cardiff to-day, and had nothing to eat since I left there this morning," and he tried to force his way in. The workhouse ? That's the best place foi you. Don't fancy you're coming here to live on my earnings." "Take care, Jane! I'm nearly desperate! Don't make me quite, or I may go and tell the sergeant all I know about the old shaft affair." i or answer, Jane suddenly stamped on Dick's toes with all her force, and as be withdrew his foot, she shut the door. Dick was now in a quandary. Almost fainting with hunger, his clothes in tatters, and filthily dirty, for he had been tramping about for the pre- vious six weeks, he did not know what course to take. Whilst he was standing there considering how he could get into the house, the bedroom window opened. If I let you in, will you go to work?" asked Jane. Yes, if I can get it." "Then go round to the back door." Dick was there admitted, but not into the house. In the wash-house Jane bade him take off his dirty rags, aud wash himself in a big tub of hot water, then put on some old clothes he had left behind when ha left home. That done, she maÔ" him dig a hole in the garden, and bury his rugs. Not till then was Dick allowed to enter the house, and have supper. Next day his return to the village was known to everybody, and speculation was rife as to whether he would be prosecuted for his alleged complicity ill the attempt to tire the engine house. But he was not meddled with by the police, and Will Evans, being told that Dick Davies would work if he could get it, sent for him, and offered him a vacant stall in the colliery where Will was employed, and Dick went to work. But circum- stances occurred which in Jane's opinion rendered it expedient that he should find fresh lodgings. After the village had settled down again after the resumption of work, the new minister, Mr Jenkins, being imbued with a strong desire to benefit the people temporally as well as spiritu- ally, begun to take an interest in the youth of both sexes. He organised a night school, which tie taught himself for three evenings a week, and induced Mary to take charge of a girls' class for two other evenings, the classes being held in the school belonging to the chapel. Finding that many of the gYi-Is and young women were very ignorant of sewing, and had no idea whatever of making their own clothes, he called on Jane Davies, with the view of enlisting her services to teach sewing on one of the two evenings on which the girl"}' class was held. For some time past Jane Davies had bogun to think that she must many soon, if at all, nnd yet suitors ot any kind were totally wanting. Before the strike she seldom looked in vain for an escort home from chapel, or to a tea-uieeting, lecture, or concert, for Jane was always well dressed, and was not altogether bad looking. Besi lr s, it was commonly believed that she had some money saved, and there was more than one young artisan in the village would have enabled her to change her name had she been so minded. But since her return everything seemed changed. The people looked askance at her, for the idea was still pre. valent that she knew more about the fall of Mary Armitage down the old shaft than anybody else, and since Mary had proved herself such a heroine, in the eyes of-the whole village, Jane Davies was regarded with suspicicn and dislike. Now that Will Evans was the favoured suitor of Mary, the minister had no longer any chance in that quarter and as he showed no partiality for the other acknowledged beauty of Penygraig,'Lily Evans, Jane began to wonder, if she set about the affair in real earnest, whether she would have any chance of eventually becoming Mrs Jenkins. When, therefore, the minister called on her to enlist her aid in teaching sewing to the girls of Mary's evening class, Jane welcomed him with a cordiality which augured well for the success of his visit. Luckily for Jane she was having an early tea, and being warmly pressed to join her at the tea-table, he could not refuse. She bad been thinking of going to see a friend after tea, and therefore was quite presentable. Jane was a good cook, and legaled Mr Jenkins with home- made cakes, jam, and capital tea. Jane, all the time he was enjoying hor good things, was wondering what could be the object of his call, but he did not leave her long in doubt. You have no doubt heard, dear Miss Davies (how her heart thrilled oil hearing the adjective) that we have lately established an evening class for young girls. It is very distressing to find, as we have done, that very few of those attending the class can do anything whatever towards mak- ing their own clothes, and we wish, if possible, to start a sewing class. Will you be its teacher?" Jane Davies was somewhat disappointed, and also perplexed. If she took the sewing class in hand, would she not thereby be going in the way to undermine her own trade? If the girls of Peny- graig learns to make their own clothes, her occupation would be gone. But if she accepted the proposal ot Mr Jenkins, she would be thrown into his society, and it would be very strange if she did not succeed in getting him to propose, and then she would not need to follow her profession. Consider, dear Miss Davies, what an amount of real good you may be able to accomplish. The benefits you will bestow on the,future mothers of Penygraig will be almost incalculable." "But do you think, Mr Jenkins (she had al- most said dear Mr Jenkins, but was afraid he might not like it) that the girls will care to have me as their teacher?" IIOh, yes I have asked them, and they will .'gratefully accept your aid." Then I will do as you wish. When shall I commence?" replied Jane, with the best smile she could assume. "To-morrow evening, if convenient to you." There was a loud single knock at the door, and Jane ushered in her brother, black as a collier is when, returning from work, and also slightly the worse from the effect of sundry bluos of beer he had imbibed on the way home. Jane was terribly annoyed, but could not vent her ill-temper so long as Mr Jenkins stayed. She tried to coax Dick to go into the wash house and clean himself, but he was obstinate and refused. I suppose I'm not as good as your parson visitor," he shouted., If he doesn't like my com- pany he can go." Jane was thoroughly roused, and reckless as to thelpossible consequences, she "fired up." "This house is mine, not yours and on Satur- day you leave it, never to come back again. So long as you behaved yourself, I was willing to al- low you to stay here, but when you take upon your self airs as if you paid the rent, and insult my friends, it is quite time you left." Dick was silent, and quietly went into the wash house. He felt that he had put his foot in it." Mr Jenkins took his leave, and Jane was now at liberty to tell Dick what she really thought of hia impertinence. As he sat down to tea he said — I suppose you don't mean me to go,"sis?" But I do; so find fresh lodging as soon as you can." Jane went to the sewing class, and to her great delight found Mr Jenkins there. When the olass closed, he escorted her home, and made himself so very agreeable that she began to hqpe he might possibly be iu love with her. Dick being oat, she invited him in to supper, which consisted of rabbit pie, the result of one of Dick's poaching expeditions. (To be continued.)

YANKEE YARNS. THE VARIOUS ELEMENTS. "Wli at are the elements?' asked a Texas teacher of a pupil. "Air, tire, water, aud whiskey." Why do you call whiskey one of the elements?" "Because when Pa comes home full of whiskey, Ma says he is in his element." There is one element you have omitted entiiely. What other great element is there besides lire, air, and water?" "Idunuo." "Why, what do we stand on?" "Stockings." JOHNNY'S PI)CTY. Little Johnny Fizzletop has got an idea into his head from attending Sunday school, that he could get anything he' wants simply by praying for it. A few evenings ago while engaged in his devotions, Iia prayed for a base ball, a pony, a new suit of Sunday clothes, a shot Run, a quarter of a dollar and various other things which he needed. While Johnny was thus praying, his brother Tommy burst into tears, and said in an agonized voice:— "Mamma, please make Johnny stop. He is praying everything away from me." THE CASXiIBB KNEW THE TRICK. j At 8 o'clock last evening the dark wood trim- mings of a fashionable upp3r Broadway restaurant contrasted effectively as usual with the glitter of silver and glass and the fall of snowy napery as the usual crowd of diners regaled themselves over favourite dishes. Among them a quietly dressed, well-bred appearing man, with a dash of grey in his hair and Burnside whiskers, discussed his solitary meal with evident relish and appreciation of the chef's skill. He bad dispensed with the accepted overtures to a successful dinner, soup and fish, plunging at once into the piece de resist- ance, which in his case was a choice cut of porter- house of the requisite thickness and tenderness, deliciously broiled and most temptingly served. Same delectable cream hash potatoes came with it, a half dozen olives served as a relish, and for a sweet before his coffee the waiter had brought him a trifle of preserved ginger. Finally the account was modestly presented, a small fee deferentially received, and the waiter withdrew. The gentleman seemed in no hurry to finish his coffee and evening paper. He glanced casually at his bill when it was laid before him, but did not appear particularly impressed. At length he folded his journal, which he put in his pocket, took his hat and the slip of paper, and started for the door, via the desk where accounts are settled. The cashier faced him as be paused. Without a word he laid the check upon the desk. There was no money with it. What's this?" said the cashier, glancing up quickly. That is precisely what I should like to know." was the calm response. "Very well you shall then;" and the cashier came out from his place with a threatening air. Pay me$1 85 the amount of this check, or I'll have an officer after you. I'm on to that trick. It's old already. The man of the Burnsides at first drew himself haughtily up as if to resent an affront, but as rapidly subsided, and, counting out the change, hurriedly left the place. The affair had attracted no notice in the room, the writer seemingly being the only one who had observed anything irregular. The cashier caught his eye, and a moment later his question, "Yes, it was a game," he said, with a laugh, "but it didn't work. A doad Croton bug was impaled by a pin upon his bill. He intended I should believe he got it here in his food, and, in my mortification over such an occurrence, discount or remit altogether his account. I happened to hear of the dodge last week. It has been tried several time., lately, and successfully more than one, The high class restaurants are selected, for only in such is a fried Croton bug a dish that is never served. The thing is brgujht in the vest pocket, it is easy to endorse the fill with it, and the rest is left to the embarrassment of the cashier. This one didn't embarrass worth a cent." "Are you often swindled?" "No, swindling is about played out. It has become practically impossible. Watchfulness and distrust are increasing, aud the old idea of believ- ing a man honest until he is otherwise found out has given away to the exact reverse. Of course,' added the cynical cashier, "I refer only to this particular line of business."

THE CHURCH CONGRESS AND APTTISTS' MODELS.I Astounding Accusations. Female Artists Inculpated. I The concluding sitting of the Church Congress took place at Portsmouth on Friday. One of the most interesting papers read was a sweeping denunciation of nude models by a Royal Acade- mician, with terrible revelations respecting the methods pursued and their demoralising influence upon lady artists and sculptors. Mr JVC. Horsley, R.A., the gentleman in question, taking as his text the recent newspaper controversy as to the right or wrong of art representations of female nakedness, said: To put the case plainly from a Christian point of view, if pictures or statues of naked women are to be executed, living naked women must be employed as models but where is the justifica- tion in God's sight for those who induce women so to ignore their natural modesty and quench their sense of true shame as to expose their nakedness before men, and thus destroy all that is pure and lovely in their womanhood ? There are estimable men and admirable artists who are so imbued with what they deem-erroneously, as I shall presently venture to contend—" the exi- gencies of art," that they simply shrug their shoulders at such arguments as I am using, and pass the question by on the other side. There are others who affirm that if they employ fallen women as models a little additional degradation to them matters not. To such I commend the laying to heart the following story, related to me in my youth by an eye-wit- ness of the incident observed, and from the hearing of which I date my own deep convictions on the subject I am dealing- with. A wretched woman on the London streets, hearing that money was to be obtained by going to a Life Academy, but without too slightest notion of what would be required of her, presented herself at the school, and was told to sit down till she could be seen by the master. On his requiring her to take off her clothes she at first absolutely refused, but was bribed into consent with money. She was told to draw a curtain at the end of the room, and step on to the model's stage. On doing so, and finding herself suddenly under the glare of gaslight, naked, before forty or fifty students, the poor frightened creature threw up her arms, and with a wild shriek fell fainting on the floor. On recovering, she, uttering fearful language, dashed the money on the ground, huddled on her garments, and rushed from the place in a storm of passion, the outcome of the few remains of modesty she still possessed. I know of a young lady art-student calling upon an amateur artist whom she had met only once in society, and, under the influence of the madness I have spoken of, offered to sit to him naked, and .did so. I know of a young sculptress who re- quired a male model to sit to her day after day absolutely naked whilst she modelled a figure from him. And wore I to apeak of these as iso- lated cases of the dementia now afflicting some female students I should be jeered at. As shew- ing the unholy effect on character consequent on unwarrantable forms of study, I may mention the fact of a young 4adv, induced to draw from naked models, who said that she found the pursuit a most fascinating one, but becoming aware of its demoralising influence upon her own feminine nature, she gave up the work commenced and never resumed it." Speaking of Art Schools, Mr Horsley described the Slade School in London as the place where these pernicious modes of study first took their origin. At this school mere boys are allowed to draw from naked women. The conclusion arrived at by the author of the paper was that for educational reasons, combined with others of far higher consideration, employment of naked models should be abandoned in all art schools. Again, be insisted that this deplorable art-mania is far removed from the noble traditions of art, and needless for the pro- gress of modem art; and finally he called upon ministers of religion, parents and guardians, and men of public position to use their utmost in. fluence against it. The paper was loudly applauded throughout, and doubly so at its close, while subsequent speakers thanked Mr Horsley for the good be had rendered in bringing it under the notice of a Church Congress. The ganeral direction of the debate, hu.ever was towords ciucitixes and images, and as to these diverse opinions were expressed. Our clergyman pro- posed the boycotting of exbibitioIIII where the nude was exhibited.

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FACTS AND FANCIES. I A Knight Cap.—A helmet. A Loan-Sum Place.—A pawnbroker's office. The Product of the Still.—The deaf and dumb alphabet. Advice in Advance.—No strict vegetarian should eat kidney beans or marrowfat peas. Another New and Improved Peading.-Take care of the pennies and the pounds will take care of themselves. The Fisty State of the Drama.—Matthews used to say that he never knew good houses in Dublin but once, and then the people knocked down the check-taker and get in for nothing. A Nod's as Good as a Wink.—Scene—Distillery in Banffshire. Distiller to drouthy neighbour, after handing him a large glass of prime Glenlivet: "What do you think of the whiskey, Tammas?" Tammas I canna say that I was ever a judge o* the first gless, maister." Co.tt.For a sportsman, a shooting-coat; for a pedestrian, a walking-coat; for a henpecked husband, a house-coat; for an angler a tweed coat; for a diminutive person, a short coat for a hypocrite, a double-cfreasteu coat; for a toper, a tight "-fittihg coat; for a soldier, a coat of arms; for a painter a coat of many colours. A little girl has an uncle who has taught her how to open and shut his crush hat. The other evening how. ever he appeared with an ordinary silk one. Sud- denly lie saw the child coming, with his new silk hat wrinkled like au accordion. "Oh, uncle," she said, "this one is very hard I'vo had to sit on it; but I can't get it more than half shut." It does not seem to be know n what really passed in the House of Commons when O'Connell used thatcoaise expression which another Irish member, in a more refined age, has thought it clever to repro- duce. No sooner had the Liberator used the ex- pression "beastiy bellowing" than a cry of "Order!" came fi*>m all parts of the House. O'Connell asked what was objected to. The ad- jective was indicated by an almost unanimous shout. Very well," said O'Connell, I with- draw the adjective but, in doing so, I shall be permitted to remark that I know of no bellowing' which is not beastly." Warnings for Jokers.—On seeing a farm labourer astride a gate, never say he rides with a good style. Never call a turnpike-keeper the Colossus of roads. Never refer to a hedger as one who has a stiff stake in the bank, nor oall a belfry a court of a peal. Never speak of hedge carpenters pulling up pailings as two fellows fencing in a field. Never, in speaking of trees, joke about making a bough, or turning over a new leaf. A love of racing is not to be described as a matter of course, nor an angler as one who deserves the rod for taking such a line. Never allude to a man on a bridge as an arch fellow, or a man under a bridge as taking a place amongst his peers. Such jokes are considered somewhat antiquated. A.Delicacy of Civilisation.—To a. grand dinner, given the other day at Belgrade by an august persouage to some foreigners of distinction visit- ing the Servian capital, several members of "the Skuptschina or National Parliament, had been invited. One of the alien guests, a well-known French financier, happened to sit next to a Ser- vian M.P., and was considerably diverted by his quaint expedients for dealing with certain attri- iiE butes of civilisation obviously unfamiliar with him. Towards the conclusion of the feast the Frenchman selected a tooth-pick from a small tray lying near him, and politely passed the re- ceptacle on to his neighbour, who, however, pre- emptorily declined his offer, exclaiming, "No, Gospodin; I have already eaten two of the ac. cursed things, and I want no more 1"

ELECTORAL APPEAL BY PILOTS I The executive committee of the United Kingdom Pilots' Association have issued the following appeal:— TO THE ELECTORS OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND. Or jiitlemen,—At a moment when tiie constituencies are engaged in considering the claims of candidates of all shades of political opinion, we, who are a nou- political body—we pilots of tile United Kingdom, numbering in all ;ùJut 3,000 TnCil-VCIILIlre respectfully to at-pruach yo«v Wtfeh our grievances as sailors who have to ekrn d in privation and in peril. We earnestly request that you will take us by the hand and make our cause one of the obli- gations whose solemn promise of fultiimeut you will require of candidates before you honour them with your suffrages. We havo no wish to occupy your attention by a detailed list of the wrongs for which we ,-eek redress, it wilt be enough, we know, to win jum- sympathy and to assure to ourselves your generdus rigut hand of fellow, ship, if we briefly state that our calJimj is cruelly haras- sed by conditions which need not exut, and fretted and impoverished by circumstances which might be easily remedied, indeed, our vocation is nibnaced, and we who have spent a long and arduous apprenticeship to the sea, who have expended our slender means in seeking to enlarge our knowledge, and to b-metit the niarint-.r by a more educateu judgment and an im. proved machinery for approaching- bito at all times, may at any moment find our occupation taken from us for no better reason than that it is the wish of some shipowners to cheapen the navigation of their vessels in dangerous waters by legalised omission of the services of the pilot.. Of those services we venture to believe you have, gentle- men, a clear conception. ou know that, by our aid, vessels with their costly cargoes and innumerable precious lives, art, brought in safety through black nights and through intricate suoalj tu the ports they seek. You know that to the forecastle seaman, ren- dered anxious, aud even fearful, by thick weather and stormy winds, the heaving in sight of the pilot boat is a spectacle inmost as welcome to him as the first glimpse of the shores of his beloved country. You know that to tlio shipmaster, and to his officers, the coming of the pilot brings a sense of security, a. feeling that the vessel is in liands which will surely carry her in safety to her destination. Gentlemen, no fat~e pride shall hinder us from asserting our.elves as men by whose judgment, skill, and seamanship, ships and lives whose number cannot be estimated, freights whose value cannot be ap- praised, are annually preserve from those great perils of our home-waters to which vessels that venture to sail without our aid are contiuually ialling victims. We appeal to you as fellow men; but we appeal as men whose vocation necessarily keeps them sundered, from all association with tnose influences which tvery land-interest has it iu its power to keep touch of, and to a greater or lesser extent to exert to its own require- ments. We are, therefore, reduced, gentlemen and brother couctrymen, to repose our c:ise in your hands, with our earnest request that before accept- ing as satisfactory the replies which candidates may make to your questions, you wHi demand an answer from them in the afhrttiatile to this interroga- tory: Will you, should you be elected, vote ill favour of an inquiry into the gnevances of the pilots of the United Kingdom of Ureat -bntnin and Ireland ? Gentlemen, assured of your sympathy, as iiritous, with sailors, and more especially with that class of the seafaring community whose presence, as the ship nears land, the mariner aud the passenger alike welcome, we respectfully entrust our case to you, with full assurance that you will not forget us when the opportunity arises for serving us in the manner we have ventured to indicate. We are, Gentlemn, respectfully yours. Till: PILOTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM. United Kingdom Pilots Association, Bristol.

ROMAN CATHOLICS AND THE GENERAL ELECTION. Manifesto by Cardinal Manning. ) The Press Association has been favoured with the advance sheets of an article, contributed by Cardinal Manning to the Dublin JRevi?w, on How shall Catholics Vote At the Coming General Election ?" His Eminence thinks that little goodwill can be expected from Irish Catholics to the garrison or to Dublin Castle, or to the English Government, which for 300 years persecuted, pillaged, and oppressed them but he enforces fne duty on every Catholic to bear goodwill to the civil order, which is of Divine origin. The English Constitution is a Catholic inheritance, and depends on the Crown, Lords and Commons. Ai to dises- tablishment, Catholics would be glad by spiritual action to gather the British people into their fold, but they canuot unite with men believing little or nothing to destroy what remains of Christian be- lief in the country. His eminence urges that Catholic must strive, at whatever cost, to preserve England frolr. an irreligious system of education, and enforces the importance c, of the housing of the poor, a change in the land laws, and the enactment of local option. Of all these measures the saving of the Christian educa- tion of the people is the most vital, and demands the promptest treatment, and on the answer of candidates as to whether they will endeavour to place voluntary schools on an equality with board schools, and to appomt a royal commission to review the present state of education, the Catholic vote should be decided.

VIMDINE is A certain cure for Corns beware of imitations. Mdlle. Marie Mailer, Amster dam, writes:—" I bought a bottle of your genuine Viridine' some six months ago iu Paris, which cured me, and as I am a principal dancer, you know my feet rre my living. The bottle I bought did the service you recommended it, but I bought another one after. wards which wasjorged, and no good. As I want a bottle of genuine for a friend of mine, who is nearly mad with pain, will you, please send me ono direc t. —Sold only in bottles at Is, by po3t Is 2d, from J Monday, Chemist Cardiff, and all Chemists, JJQf

r RESULT OF EXCESSIVE RAIL- I WAY RATES. Removal of Large Iron and Steel Works to Newport. In every sense the most important removal of inland iron and steel works to the coast since the removal of Messrs CammeU and Co. from Shef- field to Workington has just been determined upon by an extensive Warwickshire concern whose works are in Shropshire. And the cause of the removal is the same-excessive railway rates. The firm is that of Messrs Nettlegolds, Limited, the celebrated iron, steel, wire rod, wire, screw, and hardware manufacturers, of Birmingham London, and"LiverpooI, and the works involved in the removal are t:w.r Castle Iron and Steel Works, Wellington, Salop. Messrs Nettlegolds' do a most extensive export business, and the railway freights on manufactured iron and steel to the ports are so burdensome that the company have resolved to no longer continue to send their manufactures over the railway lines. The London and North-Western, Great Western, and Midland Companies are the lines serving the district, and their rates are 9s 6d per ton to Liver- pool, 12s 6d to Hull, and 15s to London. Pro tests and applications for reductions have been all in vain, the companies declining to make any concessions whatever. This, in the face of increasing competition from iron and steel works already established on the seaboard, has deter- mined Messrs Nettlegolds upon the course which they have taken. They have now purchased an extensive site near to the river Usk, about five miles from Newport (Mon.), and will proceed with the erection of new works to take the place of their Castle Works at Wellington, which will be stopped as soon as the new works are finished, and be either offered for sale intact or dismantled. The latter course is, however, most likely sinoe it is not very probable that a pur chaser for so extensive an inland concern will be found. The removal is the more remarkable since the Castle Works have only been erected some 10 or 12 years by the present owners, and cost, it is stated, 280,000. In addition, £40,000 have been laid out upon the adjacent collieries which are held under short notice lease from the Duke of Cleveland. The Clapp and Griffiths steel process is in operation, and the products consist of steel bars, blooms, ingots, hoops, and billets, iron bars, tyres, nail-rods, wire-rods, &c. 500 or 600 iron-works bands, to say nothing of the collieries, will be displaced. The company will, by their removal, also save the carriage of pig iron and other raw materials from Wales. They estimate that their total saving on railway freights alone will be £ 15,000 annually.

DEPRESSION IN THE RHONDDA I AND ABERDARE VALLEYS. _I A correspondent states that the depression in the Rhondda districts is very severe. Many of the workmen only get two days work a week. This represents earnings of about 7; and out of this 4s 6d has probably to be paid for house rent. Some -f the people are said to have taken to eating grains. In the Aberdare district the depression is much felt, but it is not so marked as in the Rhondda. At Letty Shenkin Colliery it is said the miners worked only seven days during last month.

ROYAL RECOGNITION OF BRAVE I MINERS. The London Gazette announces that the Queen has been graciously pleased to confer the Albert Medal on the following persons for conspicuous gallantry on the occasion of the explosion at the Clifton Hall Colliery in June last Albert Medal of the first classThomas Worrail, under- looket; John Crook, manager, Agecroft Colliery. Second cliss:-Charles Parkinson, fireman; George Hijrson, fireman; Aaron Mauley, pit Carpenter; George Hindley, blacksmith. -J-.

THEROYALCOMMtSStONONTHE I DEPRESSION OF TRADE. i The Press Association is officially informed that the examination of the official witnesses by the Royal Commission on the depression of trade will be resumed next week, after which the Commis- sion propose to take evidence with regard to the iron trade. _———

LORD E. FITZMAURICE AND I PARLIAMENT. On Friday night a letter was read to the executive of the Liberal Association of the Blackfriars and Hutchesontown division of Glas- gow from Lord Edmond Fitzmaurice, formally resigning his candidature. His lordship stated that owing to the state of his health he was forced to give up parliamentary life, but he trusted that his retirement at this late period would not be detrimental to the interests of the Liberal party in the division.

THE DUKE OF NEWCASTLE AND I TORYISM. His Grace the Duke of Newcastle presided at an important Conservative gathering at Halds- wick, near Rcdford, Notts, on Friday night. Introducing the Conservative candidate, Mr Beckett Denison, his grace expressed tpe pleasure he felt in publicly identifying himself with the Con- servative cause. That cause he believed was the best to safeguard the interests of the empire, and of all classes within it. Upon the plalform were the Duchess of Newcastle and a distinguished company.

A "TURNCOAT" PEER. I Lord Brabourne attended a Conservative meet- ing at Devonport on Friday evening, and spoke in criticism of the foreign policy of the late Government. His lordship met with an uproarious reception from a number of Liberals who had obtained admission, being frequently assailed by cries of turncoat." He spoke for half an hour amid almost continuous noise, and at length the uproar became so great that be was unable to pro- ceed for a considerable time.

KILLED BY A BULL. I A farm labourer named Charles Bacon has met with a terrible death on a farm at Brookstreet, near Brentford. Disregarding a warning from his master, be entered a shed in which a savage bull was tied up. The animal turned upon him, pinned him to the wall, and gored his thigh and the lower part of his body in a frightful manner. The poor fellow managed to get free, and, bleeding profusely, he was conveyed to the Brentford Cottage Hospital, but died before that institution was reached.

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THE TAFF WEIR SCHEME. I Reply of the Cardiff Borough Engineer. The borough engineer of Cardiff, Mr Harpur, has drawn up a supplementary report for presentation to the corporation on the subject of the scheme for throwing a weir across the river Taff below the Penarth-road. It will be remembered that already there have been issued on this subject reports from Mr Brewer, the engineer to the scheme, Mr Arthur Williams, Mr Harpur (stating his reasons for objecting to the scheme), and a second report from Mr Brewer meeting Mr Harpur's objections. The present is the reply of the borough engineer to Mr Brewer's second report. Mr Harpur com- mences with a few words of personal explanation to the effect that ho has never been invited to attend any meetings of the promoters of tho scheme to meet Mr Brewer," as had been alleged, and that the statement that, in deliver- ing his former report, he had been the instrument of conveying the opinions of other persons is untrue. Mr Harpur consulted no one in preparing his report, but sought for himself the information which he laid before the council on August 10." After these remarks Mr Harpur deals in detail with the subject, and treats first of the geological formation of the ground. He maintains generally his contention as to the irregular character of the gravel stratum as opposed to Mr Brewer's opinion, and then says:— Mr Brewer says that by my own statement I have been searching for an outlet for water above high water mark, and have failed to find such an outlet. My report says nothing of the kind what it does say is, "1 have carefully examined the course of the River Taff down to and around the Cefn-y-Wrach Shoal at low witer, and have failed to find any trace of an out- let for the subsoil water of the lands above high water mark." Surely Mr Brewer can scarcely be of opinion that the course of the Hiver Taff down to and around the Cetn-y-Wrach Shoal at low water is situate at a level above high water mark. After traversing some other points raised, he puts the case thus To summarise Mr Brewer's arguments, they tend to show that (1) the direct fall of the gravel is to theriver Ely. (2) The river Ely, in consequence of its running in the level course of the gravel and being very slug- gish, affords indifferent facilities for the outlet of sub- soil drainage. (3) The subsoil of the district lying furthest from the river Ely would naturally aud effec- tually drain thereto. (1) The subsoil of the district lying nearest to the river Ely would not effectually drain thereto. I need scarcely point out the disparity of these conclusions. Having dealt with the question of subsoil, Mr Harpur turns to that affecting the levels and percolation. He repeats his statement that the top weir level will not be the top lake level, and notices the important alteration in the pro- posed weir level from 19'47 to 17'47 above ord- nance datum. He gives some instances of the highest tide's recorded, viz., at Pengam Bridge, Kumney, Mon., on October 17th, 1883, when it rose to 24'70 feet, it being then at the Old Sea Lock; Cardiff, 27 10. As to the effects of tides he adds :— Mr Williams gives you the level at the lowest part of the river embankment of Sophia Gardens as ¡¿4j or 24'70 feet above datum, and I may add that the lowest part of the river embankment of the Cardiff Arms Park is 25 "32 feet above datum both these levels are below what Mr Brewer gives as the high tide level, and consequently every tide rising to the height given by Mr Brewer must inevitably flow over the river embankment into the Sophia Gardens and Cardiff Anns Park, yet such a thing does not occur frum a tide unaccompanied by a flood, and even on the exiraordiuary occasion of 17th October, 1883, the tide at the Sophia Gardens only just reached the top of the embankment in the lowest spot. Had the tide risen to the extraordinary height It did at the Old Sea Lock, or even that given by Mr Brewer, the Sophia Gardens and Cathedral-road would have been inun- dated, a, they have been all several occasions from river floods. Facts speak for themselves, aud I think I need, therefore, add nothing further respecting high tilles at Cardiff bridge. 1 would here revei t to the remarks of Mr A. Wil- liams in reference to the level of water in excavations at Messrs Duncan's new buildings in Westgate-street, wiiich has been used as one of the strongest arguments against the theory of percolation. The excavations referred to were ullde on the site of the old river bed, and are distant from the present river bed in a direct line about 360, or by the route of the old river course about 600 yards. It is exceedingly pro- bable that the water in these excavations finds its way down the route of the old river course, and wouh, therefore, have to travel a distance of about 60:J yards from the present river bed before the excavations would be reached. The time which would be occupied ill the rise and fall of the highest tide from the moment it reached Cardiff-bridge until it receded therefrom would not exceed three hours, while the extreme height of the tide would only be maintained for a few minutes. The proces of percolation is naturally slow., and, there- lore, it is not reasonable to expect that the rise and fall of a tide could appreciably effect the level of the water at such a distance, but if the weir be constructed and the permanent level of the river water thereby raided, I feel sure the result will be felt at Messrs. Duncan's premises. The gist of Mr Harpur's contentions is thus that there would be percolation, and that notwith. standing the alteration in the proposed weir level. In regard to silting, Mr Harpur maintains that his former contentions are correct. He urges that the case of the Treforest Weir, cited by Mr Brewer, is not a fair one owing to the" circum- stauces of the formation." He comments on the fact that Mr-Brewer does not deal with the threo weirs nearest Cardiff, and adds that whereas Mr Brewer had stated that at Taff's Well weir he knew the water to be about 10ft deep, he (Mr Harpur) had carefully ascertained the depth, and found that it did not exceed 4ft. in ordinary times. He suggests that the other measurement was taken either at flood tides, or years ago, and that since then the weir may have silted up. Mr Harpur argues that silting does take place in the river and urges that there is silt opposite Cold- stream-terrace, Mr Brewer being wrong in thinking that this is merely washed from the one side of the river to the other and that since 1876 a deep pool against the western abutment of the old Cardiff bridge has been filled up, presumably by silting. As to Mr Brewer's statement that the level beneath Cardiff bridge is lower than formerly, Mr Harpur attributes this to the quantity of gravel which has been removed. He sums up his conclusions on this head as follows I have asserted my opinion that large quantities of oebris are brought down by every flood, and that while portions thereof are now deposited at different parts of the river, the construction of the intended weir will, decidedly impede its onward course, and cause a larger quantity to deposit above the weir, while the proposed culverts will not effect its entire removal to below the weir, and it is evident from Mr Williams's report that he is of the same opinion. He reiterates his opinions on the head of pollu- tion, and concludes his report with the following remarks as to floods:- It is not necessary that I should add much to my reply under this heading. Mr Brewer, however, states •' that, taking the height of ordinary floods as 25'80, and the roads as 26 00 feet above ordnance datunt,he cannot understand my theory of lands being flooded. Mr Brewer is here simply assuming something which is not accomplished. There is at present no guarantee that the landowners will form the roads and embankments to the height of 26'00 feet above datum at their own cost, and Mr Bre .ver dees not provide for the work in his estimate. The Great Western Railway Company have a frontage to the proDosed lake of 400 yards, anu what. ever other landowners may be prepared to do it cannot be expected that the Great Western Railway Company will spend their money in worKs simply for the benefit of Cardiff. I bad, therefore, no option but to take the embankments as they exist, but even supposing the formation of the roads was an accomplished fact, that would have left a margin of 24 inches only between the calculated top-flood level and the level of the proposed roads,and to say the least.the cianger of flooding would have been imminent. Mr Harpur's last word to the council throws out a suggestion that if the council are in doubt, he would be pleased to see the different reports referred to some eminent engineer who has bad large experience in works of thekind.

RECKLESS TRADING AT PONTY- PRIDD. At the Pontypridd County-court on Friday, Mr Rhys (Morgan and Rhys) appeared before his Honour, Judge Gwjlym Williams, on behalf of Mr David William Meredith, budder, &c., whose insolvency had been the subject of investigation £ reviously before Mr Registrar Spickett. Mr W. Daniel, Merthyr, the official receiver in bank- ruptcy, considered that the debtor's complica- tions had been brought on by rash and hazardous speculation. The debtor had not kept proper books in his business, and had given un- due preference to some creditors just prior to his bankruptcy. The debtor was examined, and his Honour finally intimated his complete acquiescence in tho official receiver's views as to the recklessleas of the debtor's trading, and gave full effect to that gentleman's recom- mendation. The debtor's discharge wouid be suspended for a month. He would have to pay the receiver one half of all his income over B150 a, year, till a 5s dividend was cleared, and he would also have to file an annual accouut of income. Michael Miersen, of 1 reforest, furniture dealer, was the next insolvent dealt with. Here, again, Mr Daniel reported recklessness in trading, &c., but there were qualifying circumstances which his Honour took into consideration. The certificate of discharge was, however, suspended for a month.

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THE BAPTIST UNION AND MR. DILLWYN, M.P. After our report of the final meeting of the Baptist Union was despatched, the following resolution was passed on the motion of the General Secretary (Ilev. S. H. Booth):—" The I Baptist Union cannot close its meetings without tendering Mr L. L. Dillwyn, M.P., its earnest sympathy with him in his enforced retirement from the conflicts in winch he has taken a lead* ing part, and expresses its prayerful hope that he may soon be enabled to resume his place ill the front rank of the army of progress, and live to see the disestablishment of the Church of England in Wales, and the effecting of other i much needed reforms alike social, political, aDd I ecclesiastical."

THE GENERAL ELECTION. Liberal Meeting at Chepstow. I A crowded and enthusiastic Liberal meeting was held on Friday night in the Welsh-street Congregational school room, Chepstow, to hear an address from Mr Joseph Howes, of Leeds. The chair was taken by Dr Yeates, of Chepstow. 110, said Government by the people for the people was a principle, and not a mere phrase, and b* held that local government ought to be based, upon that principle. The beginning of all government, was self-government; for he wb" cannot govern himself, his own family, and his own surroundings, had no rigb' to assume the responsibility of ruling other* Let them prepare for the duties of local govern- ment by self-education and by mutual instruction* Mr HOWKS criticised the speech delivered bf the Marquis of Salisbury at Newport. He coo" tended the speech was a clever attempt avoid the thorough discussion of any of tbo great questions to which the marquig referred and that in regard to Irelaudo the Tories had got themselves into most hopeless condition. If they denounced ldt Pariiell's suggestions they were fearful of losirt* the Irish vote if they supported them they wato sure to lose the support of an influential sectioll, of their own party. Hence their want had placed them between two stools, which wer* rapidly slipping from them, with the unavoidable result of bringing them to the ground. On the motion of Mr THOMAS SARGICAS*' seconded by Mr FRANCIS DAILS, the meeti"* expressed unabated confidence in Mr *• and the late Government, thanking them for their measure of reform, especially the extedsio" of the franchise, -and hoped they would be rr turned by a large majority. Conservative Meeting at ChepstoWJ On Friday night the Hon. John Plunkett. Conservative candidate for the Forest of De** division of Gloucestershire, addressed a meei at Jutshill House, near Chepstow. The chO was taken by Mr Godfrey Seys, J.P. 11

ELECTION INTELLIGENCE. CITY OF LONDON—The Conservative Agsocl tion of the City of London have selected the LofJ') Mayor (Sir R. N. Fowler) and the Right Hon..»j| G. Hubbard, two of the present ConservatiH members, to contest the two seats allotted v the city under the Redistribution Act. Theoti^j' present members are Alderman Cotton all a Alderman William Lawrence. < GAINSBOROUGH.—At an influential meeting. the electors of the Gainsborough Division of ilr colnshire, held on Friday afternoon, it was un»0^ mously resolved to invite Captain Denison contest the division in the Conservative at the general election. Captain Denison successfully contested North Notts at the election. THIRSKAND MALTON.—The executive coaO<% of the Liberal Association of the Thirsk Malton Division of the North Riding of Yorksb^ on Friday adopted, as a second candidate at t*L general election, Mr Edward Tour ton, of Up3 Castle, Thirak. Castle, Thirsk.

NO-RENT AGITATION IN l IRELAND. i On Thursday night the house of a named Desmond, situated near Dunmaui*6*') county Cork, was entered by a party of 80*^ t armed and disguised men, who demanded to f thp rent-book, xn order to ascertain Desmond had paid his rent. Having themselves that the rent was still unpaid, captain of the gang produced a small book, Desmond on bis knees, and made him under pain of death to pay no rent until aftef first sitting of the new Parliament. The outr^p | has caused much excitement in the district. j

A TORY BARONET AND MR. 1, CHAMBERLAIN. j Sir Frederick Milner, Bart., M.P., and CaP^j Legard, the Conservative candidates for *Jj| representation of York at the next election, commenced their campaign at a 1* meeting held on Friday night. Sir Frede&y Milner s address had reference chiefly to Chamberlain, who was described as unscrupt" i(} and mischievous. Sir Frederick said it Chamberlain, who was described as unscrupt) and mischievous. Sir Frederick said it RbO not be his fault if he did not open the eyeSjjf the people to tbe real character of the man..MI i should do his best to promote the interests o» Church, and encourage voluntary education.

THE GREAT FIRE IN CLERKEN" WELL. I The estimates formed of the damage oättsed r' the destructive fire which broke out in Char house-buildings have been greatly exagg.rotbif £ 1,000,000 was given on Thursday as the pfob*^ extent of the damage, but that sum ?.0it reduced to something like £ 250,000. Seventh large buildings were destroyed, aud about; tw v other houses in tho neighbourhood or less damage. ..1

PROVINCIALMAYORSINLONDONJ London was alive on Friday with proviB0. mayors and town clerks. They arrived in to* to celebrate the jnbilee of the Municipal Cor( tions Act. In tha evening a banquet was at the Freemason's Tavern, and afterwards a of took place at the Mansion Honse. The Cardiff (Mr A. Fulton) and the Town Clerk, the Mayor of Swansea and the Town Clerk j amongst those present. I

FATAL SHOOTING AOOIDEN1. i On Thursday morning William Last, years head gamekeeper to Colonel Lloyd, Ast'gtt ball, Shropshire, was shot dead by Mr Fits^f U Lloyd. Colonel Lloyd, his son, Mr F. „ nen» Last were shootiotf the Middleton estate, when Last, who got ova re" ) fence, was being followed by Mr Fita^a^ J- however, slipped, and bis apWmj;, the charge entered Last's head, pletely shattering it, death I;keia i tantanoollo, -9. IEW

A, STOCK-BROKER COMMITTE"' FOR TRIAL. At Exeter on Friday a stock and share br^^ and mining agent, named Harris, was comfD'' for trial for diefr;tti(Wrig a local building society the extent of £ 3,500. The defalcations spread over a period of eight years, escaped notice owing to a loose system of aud1 ——————————-

ANOTHER FOUR AT A BIRTH, < The wife of a dock labourer at Southainp^^l on Friday, gave birth to one boy and tn1J daughters. Three of the children are alive, o girl dying shortly after birth. j

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