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LONDON LETTER.
LONDON LETTER. Specially Wired. By Our Own Correspondent. LONDON, Monday Night. Political secrets are never kept more than a rather limited length of time. It thus happens that, although the Liberal Unionists did manage to maintain the resolution binding them to secrecy during Saturday, Sunday—a day sacred to political revelation-and Monday, have some- what loosened their tongues, and people have a vague, but 'at the same time a pretty accurate idea of what took place at the conclave ou Saturday. The general impression left is that things did not go very well with them, that there was great grumbling and many mourners, and that the party altogether was not a particularly happy family. The determination to keep things secret, and the absence of any definite resolution, are a clear proof that there was much dissension, for the want of a definite resolution. The feeling indeed is general that not only:the Unionists, but also the Government, are by no means in a happy frame of mind. The fight in committee gets more dogged every day, and the exposure of the Government policy is more damaging at every hour and with every speech. Then the independence of the two sections of the Unionists is a thing fraught with hourly-increasing peril. The results of the struggle in committee will serve to encourage the already stroug desire among the Liberals to fight the good fight with unflagging courage and persistent amendments. For this reason, the question of securing the con- stant attendance of members has become every day a more burning one. The Radicals are gradually coming to recognise that their place just now is in the House of Commons. As to the Irish party, I understand that at a private meet- ing to-day the names of all the members absent were gone over, and the reasons for their absence enquired into. The feeling displayed was that members should not only remain in town, but should remain in their place in the House all through this struggle that is to say, should not leave even to get dinner outside the House, unless by special permission of the whips. The blood of the country is up against coercion, and there is evinced from all parts a desire tor the presence of speakers. Unfortunately attendance at these meetings means absence from the House of Commons, and the peneral conclusion arrived at by both Liberal and Irish whips is, that attendance at meetings should be suspended for the moment, except on Saturdays, and that the whole force of the Home Rulers should be con- centrated on the mighty struggle in committee. This evening we bad another specimen of the liveliness-not to say the fierceness-with which the debates on the bill are certain to be characterised. Mr Healy proposed to leave out the words in the first clause that limited the inquiries, which that clause abolishes, to places which have been proclaimed. Belfast, and towns towns like that are rarely, if ever, proclaimed; and so Mr Healy wished to have inquiry into the brutalities perpetrated in the capital of Orangeism. Mr Gladstone backed up the sug- gestion of Mr Healy. Lord Randolph Churchill was imprudent enough to enter into the debate, and he protested against any comparison whatever between Belfast and the rest ef Ireland. This gave Mr Healy the opportunity he wanted, and be used it to bring once more before the attention of the House the flagitious part which the ex-Tory leader had played in arousing the sectarian animosity of the Orangemen. The scene was very lively. Indeed, the reply of Mr Healy was skilful and crushing. The amendment, however, was withdrawn on the suggestion of Mr Gladstone, there being a better opportunity of raising the question at a later day. So point after point of the Government bill is debated, amid no signs whatever of waning interest on the part of its opponents, and the faces of the members of the Government grow longer daily and more sad-eyed. The trial for libel to-day which Mr St. James Brenon has brought against Mr Ridgway, the publisher of the Black Pamphlet," is a spe- cimen of the manner in which the calumniators of the Liberals and Irish party are determined to conduct the defence of their false aud malicious attacks. Neither Mr Ridgway nor anybody else bad the courage to go into the box in defence of the libel, and the whole case was made to rest on the cross-examination of Mr Brenon. No attempt whatever was made seriously to connect him with the conspiracy of which he was charged with being a member, and the counsel for the defence took refuge in investigations into the private character and general career of Mr Brenon. I have not read a full account of the evidence, but I can very well gather from the summary in the evening papers what the inquiry was like. Mr Brenon, in his young day?, was one of the band of young men who were carried away in the maelstrom of Mr Swinburne's hymnals to lust, and accordingly published poetry of an extravagant, not to say of a morbid, form. He has been also a writer of general articles in newspapers which are called society journals, in which his pen was loose and rather unchaste. It was on these sins of his youth, poetical and prose, that Mr Brenon was examined, and when he had to confess to some of this indiscretion, the counsel for the defence, in a toue of assumed indignation and frenzy, demanded if such a man were entitled to claim damages for in- jury to his character. This carries out the forecast I was able to give you of the lines which actions for libel ara certain to take. Hera was a simple point whether Mr Brenon was or was not an Invincible, a dynamitard, a Fenian, There could not be the smallest doubt that he was not either. Yet the counsel for the libellers took the opportunity of raking up the whole past of his private character, although the questions asked had as much to do with the particular charge against him as they had with his opinions on the binomial theorem, or his emotions in the nursery. Mr Parnell was not in his 'place to- night, and there is a report that he will not be able to come over till next Thursday. He is, I believe, far from well, and he is trying to recruit himself in his native air. Though I don't think that he is seriously ill, it is a fact that bis health is not making that rapid progress towards recovery which his friends would desire. Hitherto he has shown great signs of rapid recuperation, but now, though be does not seem to get much better, he does not seem to get worse. The corporation are getting deeper and deeper into tliomud. Mr Bradlaugh had another onslaught upon them to-day with good result. He made the assertion that in spite of recent experiences, the corporation are spending money in getting up bogus petitions in favour of the re-imposition of the coal and wine dues, and Mr Bradlaugh obtained the appointment of a special committee to inquire into the matter. The contest at St. Austell is exciting a good deal of attention. The Liberal Unionists have the best candidate they could obtain, but the Giadstonians are equally happy. The fact of Mr McArthur being a member of the Wesleyan persuasion, and a good speaker, as well as a fchorough-going Liberal, is greatly in his favour. Great pressure is brought on members to go down and speak in the contest, but a difficulty arises in this matter owing to the desire of which I have already spoken to keep all the members with their noses to the grindstone. One of the many fallacies exploded in the course of the debate has been the assertion that Scotch law and administration give the right of inquiry which is claimed by the Government for Ireland. On Friday night, to the bewilderment of the whole House, Mr Anderson pricked this bladder. To-night, hoiYAver, Mi Elliot, 000 cf tbd-post- fanatic of the Unionists, repeated the fallacy, I whereupon there occurred a remarkable little scene. Mr Gladstone turned upon this gentleman, declaring he had no right to speak of himself as a representative of Scotch feeling, and that he had entirely misrepresented Scotch law. There was a wild cheer from the Liberal benches, and Mr Elliot looked as miserable) as anyone could have wished. At midnight a bolt came from the blue. The Closure was suddenly moved by Mr Smith on an amendment which had not been under debate for more than an hour and a half. A disgraceful scene followed. Mr Gladstone, on rising to vote against the Closure, was received with loud cheers from the Liberal and Irish benches. A burst of laughter, loud and brutal, came from the Tory benches, and louder than any of the whole base gang was Mr Balfour, the Chief Secretary for Ireland. I never saw a more disgusting spectacle.
INTERMEDIATE EDUCATION IN…
INTERMEDIATE EDUCATION IN WALES. f Meeting of Local Members. A meeting of the Liberal members for Wales and Monmouthshire was held in one of the com- mittee rooms of the House of Commons on Monday. Mr Henry Richard presided, and there were present Messrs Osborne Morgan, W. Rath- bone, T. E. Ellis, C. H. James, W. Fuller Mait- land, W. R. H. Powell, J. Roberts, J. Bryn Roberts, W. Bowen Rowlands, S. Smith, A. Williams, and Sir A. Stepney. The CHAIRMAN drew attention to certain of the provisions of Mr Kenyon's Intermediate Educa- tion Bill, and, after some conversation thereon, a sub-committee was appointed, consisting of Mr C. H. James, Mr T. E. Ellis, the chairman, and the secretaries (Messrs Rathbone and A. Williams), to prepare a careful abstract of the measure, and to submit the same-with a report as to the general tendency of the bill-to an early meeting of the committee. It was also de- cided that the following question to the First Lord of the Treasury should be put on the notice paper, in the name of Mr Richard, for next Thursday, viz.—"Whether the Intermediate Education Bill for Wales which has been introduced by the hon. member for the Denbigh boroughs has been introduced with the sanction or approval of her Majesty's Government and whether the pro- posal it contains for charging the sum of L300,000 on the Consolidated Fund has been made with any understanding that it will be favourably considered by her Majesty's Govern- ment."
THE AFFAIRS OF MR C. W.I INGRAM.
THE AFFAIRS OF MR C. W. I INGRAM. The Liabilities and Assets. I A summary of the debtor's statement of affairs in this estate shows the gross liabilities to amount to L42,080 17s 2d, whilst the available assets are only JB892 2., lid. The column giving the liabilities includes the following items L3,082 12s 3d for fully-secured creditors, L24,155 16s 2d on account of disputed contracts, JB315 on bills other than debtor's own acceptances, and JE287 13 7d for preferential creditors. The assets column contains an item of £ 8,117 lis Id as bad and doubtful debts, which are estimated to produce nothing. The failure is attributed to a sudden rise in the price of iron ore, for which the debtor was heavily under contract, caused by the operations for a monopoly on the part of other merchants also to advances in rates of freight, depreciation on timber and securities, bad debts, and general depression of trade. The following is a brief summary of the debtor's statement LIABILITIES. £ s. d. Unsecured creditors 14,239 11 9 Gross liabilities 42,080 17 2 ASSETS. £ s. d. Cash at bankers 669 S b Property estimated to produce 106 0 u Good buok debts 404 11 1 1,179 16 b Deduct preferent al creditors. 287 13 7 Available assets. 82 2 11 Deficiency 13,347 3 10 14,233 11 9
--SERIOUS CHARGE AGAINST A…
SERIOUS CHARGE AGAINST A CAPTAIN. At the Penarth police-court on Monday—before Messrs J. Ware, V. Trayes, E. Thomas, and General Lee—Captain Peters, of the Earl of Jersey, was charged with contravening section 292 of the Merchant Shipping Act, which pro vidad that every decked ship proceeding to sea from any place in the United Kingdom shall be provided with certain boats, and that they shall be provided with all the requisites so as to make them at all times ready for use." The ship in question sailed from Cardiff,and when in the South Atlantic an apprentice named Wood fell from the upper rigging into the sea. The lifeboat was got out, but was not, it was stated, properly equipped for the duties for which it was required. Thomas Morgan, A.B., deposed that he joined the vessel at Cardiff. Ho remembered the day when the apprentice Wood tumbled from the upper rigging into the sea. Witness was helping to get tiie lifeboat ready, when the carpenter said, Get some more oars from the starboard lifeboat." The men went into the lifeboat with the first oar, and witness handed them the second oar. When the boat was in the water alongside the vessel the men cslled out for a tiller. Cross- examined by Mr Stephens I did not see the tiller put into the boat before she left the ship. I never said before the Wreck Commissioners that I did. I heard the people ask for one, but do not know whether it was given or not. I did not see anything thrown in the boat. The order came upon us very suddenly, and everyone was doing his best to get the boat ready. —Charles Smith deposed that the boat had not enough oars when she left the ship, and had to return for more. Two oars were handed to her afterwards. When the boat left the ship she had not a tiller. and witness did not fee a mast or a sail in the boat.—David Thomas deposed that two oars were passed' from one boat to the other. There was no tiller to the rudder, and the boat had neither mast, sail, compass, water, nor provisions.—Mr Vachell said the boat was never teen afterwards.—Mr Stephens, for the defence, contended that the case had not been made out. It was perfectly ciear that when the boat left the ship she was fully equipped with oars. He also took legal objection to the summons. Mr Stephens said that the captain did everything he could to recover the boat, and cruised about for several days to find it, but without success. He held a Board of Trade medal for saving life at sea. The bench retired to consider their verdict, and upon their return Mr Ware said it was a very serious case, but from the evidence they heard they could not convict; but they couli not help expressing the opinion that the captain should have the boats exercised with, every week or fort- night, so thaj. in case of any emergency they would be fully prepared to meet it. The case was then dismissed.
A SCURVY-STRICKEN VESSEL.…
A SCURVY-STRICKEN VESSEL. I The Captain Fined at Penarth. I At the Penarth police-court on Mondn,v-before Mr James Ware, General Lee, Messrs V. Trayes and E. Thomas—Bartholomew Cremone, master of the British ship Don Enrique, lying in Penarth Dock, was charged at the instance of the Board of Trade with omitting to make entries in his official log-book on a voyage between Hong Kong and Havre of the illness of G. Jacobsou, a mem- ber of the crew. There were five other charges of a similar character laid against defendant. Mr Vachell represented the Board of Trade, and Mr T. H. Stephens appeared for defendant. Mr Vachell detailed the circumstances under which the defendant was charged, from which it appeared that scurvy had extensively prevailed on board during the voyage. One man named Emmett died and five others suffered from the disease, but uo entry had been made of any of the cases in the log.—Mr Stephens admitted the offences, and pleaded in extenuation that his client was suffering at the time from a fever, and it was owing to this the entries in the log had not been made. Mr Vachell thereupon said the Board of Trade would be satisfied it a fine were imposed in each case, they (the board) paying costs.-Acting on this suggestion, the beach fined defendant £1 in each of the six cases.
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I IN SELF DEFENCE. I
I IN SELF DEFENCE. I "And you solemnly affirm," said the judge, addressing au old negro who bad just been ar- raigned before the conrt," that you did not steal Mr Anderson's calf?" Dat's wbut I said once an' dat's whut Is'e gwine ter say ergin." "Yes, but the mere denial, in the face of the evidence which has been brought againt you, does cot satisfy the court." "Satisfies me, sab." No doubt of that, but you see you were not drawn up here merely to be given an opportunity of satisfying yoursef, but of giving the court a chance to satisfy itself. Mr Douglass, here," in- clining his head toward a witness, positively asserts that be saw you, with the carcass of a calf on your waggon, driving toward town." He mout, sah kain' say dat he didn' Mr Douglass also states." the judge continued. "that to his certain knowledge you did not own a calf; and, Mr Hawkins, owner of the calf, sol- emly swears that his calf disappeared about this time, that he found blood in his field apd that over in the woods he found a calf's head." "Doan 'spute dese facks, sah." Then you plead guilty?" Nn, sah I pleads innercent; innercent cz er lamb." The judge, a humane old gentleman, per- plexedly scratched lus head,. The negro con- tinued "Frum de law's stan'p'nt it do 'peer mightly like yer got me, but ich ain' de cafe. I'll jes' tell how de whole thing happened an' put er eend ter all dese beah charges what am powerful calculated ter make er man erpeer sorter dis- dishones'. Now dese heah is de zack facks in de case: "Tuther day I wuz gwine through Mr Hawkins' fiel', knowin' dat he wouldn'G kere ef I went terough dar ez lauug ez I kep' in de path, an' while I wuz er walking erlong, thinkin' erbout de success dat Brudder Phillipson had dun had 'mong de sinners at de bayou, I heard er awful fuss, an' lookin' er roun' I seed er great big ca'f makin' at me. Now. I neber did claim ter be er brabe man, darfore I didn' wanter tight; I'se er fat man, darfore didn' wanter run. Whut wuz I ter do? Stan' dar an let dat ca'f butt me inter er jPlly? Run erway wid de risk o'killin' merse'f, so I vvhupped out me knife an' says, says I, 'Look heah, ca'f, doan come at me ef yer pleases. I doan want no trouble wid yer.' But heah he come an' I pepped mer knife in ter de generman." Killed him in self-defence, eh ?" it, jedge; dat's it." All, hah, but why did you take him cut of the field ?" Wall, sah, I thought dat I would take do ca'f home, skin him, an' de naixt day take him over to Mr Hawkins' house and hab ergood laugh ober de erfair, 'ca'se I knowed dat he wa'n't de man ter hol' me 'sponsible fur takin' kere o' merself." But why did you leave the calf's head in the woods ?", "Wall, sah, I found it mighty troublesom ter drag de ca'f wid de head on, so I tuck it off know- in' da.t Mr Hawkins wa'n't de man to make er fuss erbout er little thing like er ca'f's head." 11 Yes, but the next day you were seen taking the calf to town." Yas, sab. Yer see, de naixt mawnin' when I started uber ter Mr Hawkins' house wid de ca'f on de wagin—" "Wait a minute. How is it that you could take the calf out of the field without any appli ances, but had to have a waggon to take the car- cass over to Mr Hawkins'house?" Wall, sah, I forgot ter tell yer dat 'bout de time de ca'f died mer ol'ees' son come erlong an* he'ped me wid it. Wall, sab, de naixt mawnin', when I started ober ter Mr Hawkins' bouse, de hoss whut wuz hitched ter de carry-all got skeered an' lit out through de woods. I couldn' stop him, an de fust thing I knowed he wuz er runnin' to- ward town, an' by de time I stopped de ole fool I wuz so near town dat I thought dat I'd go on an' buy some little stuff dat I had ter hab, so I went on." "But why did you sell the calf?" Dat's jes' whut I wuz gwine ter tell yer. Jes' ez I wuz erbout ter buy de stuff whut I needed so much I 'skivered dat I didn' hab no money wid me, so I sold de ca'f ter er pusson dat had 'peered ter take er mifirhty likin' ter him, knowin' dat Mr Hawkins wa'n'tde man ter git mad wid me'case I sorter sol' de ca'f ter git sutbin* dat I had ter hab." Yes, but when Mr Hawkins, meeting you the next day, charged you with killing his calf and selling it, you made a most positive denial." Yap, sali done it fur er joke. Me an'Mr Hawkins has been mightly in de habit o' jokin' wid each uder, an I knowed dat he w ''n't de man ter git mad at er little joke like dat. Now, jedge, habin' gin yer all dese heah 'portant facks, I thinks it is yer duty ter turn mear loose, tellin me dat I mustn't joke dat er way no mo'. It would be er shame ter sen' me out yander ter dat peni- tenchy, 'case dar's folks out dar dat I doan' want ter 'sociate wid. Whut church yer 'laung ter, jedze,? J eb' answer me dis, please." For many years a Methodist." "Dat's it, jedge, fur Christ died fur dat churct)." For many years a Methodist, but found that I could live better in the Baptist faith." Died fur dat church, 'case de Baptist wuz al. ready saved. I—" That's enough. Take him away." Widout—" Take him away." Ah, L'wd. dar ain't no demand fur truth an' lionestness no mo'. Man kam'e tight ergin er little thing like er ca'f widout gittiu' inter trouble. De L1.wd dun quit takin' kere o' His own folks."
ANOTHER PRIZE FIGHT INI SOUTH…
ANOTHER PRIZE FIGHT IN I SOUTH WALES. A Two Hours' Combat. I South Wales appears to be earning an un- enviable notoriety for pugilistic encounters. It is reported from Tredegar that a very determined fight for a wager took place on Sunday morning between Tredegar and Ebbw Vale. The com- batants, whose names are not supplied, appear to have fought for upwards of two hours, in the presence of spectators. They fell to the ground several times, only to rise again and renew the encounter with increased vigour, the result being I that both were severely punished. One of the men stood five feet eight inches, but his antagonist was much shorter. The latter was declared the winner after a very determined encounter. The fight took place within two miles of Tredegar and Ebbw Vale police-stations, but the police seem to have been quite ignorant of the affair.
SAVAGE ASSAULT ON A MOTHER…
SAVAGE ASSAULT ON A MOTHER I Committal of the Prisoner. At the Swinsea Police-court on Monday— before the Stipendiary and Mr Thoiras Hall- Henry Matthews, Bargeman's-row, was charged with unlawfully cutting and wounding Ann Matthews, his mother, on Saturday.—Prosecutrix, who appeared in the box with her head and hand bandaged, said her son bad been in lodgings since last Monday, but he returned on Saturday. On that night, between the hours of nine and ten, prisoner was sitting on a chair near the fire. She asked him why he had returned, and what he was doing there. Prisoner made no reply, but looked very savagely at her, and becoming afraid of him, she took a poker, which was lying on the fender, and intended to put it in a place of safety, where the prisoner would not be likely to get at it. As soon as prisoner saw her take the poker up he rushed madly at her, and, after a short struggle, took it from her, and struck her on the side of the left eye, inflicting a terrible wound. He then struck her on the index of the right finger. He also pushed the poker against her face, severely cutting her lip. As the effect of these blows she became insensible. Prisoner was drunk at the times.—Rees Matthews, prosecu- trix's son, bore out this story. Prisoner, when attacking his mother, had said, You I'll kill you.Dr. Nelson Jones, who had attended prosecutrix at the hospital, described the nature and extent of the wouuds, which were very severe. —Prisoner was committed for trial at the present assizes.
--REMARKABLE INCIDENT AT NEWPORT.
REMARKABLE INCIDENT AT NEWPORT. Considerable alarm was caused amongst the congregation which bad assembled on Sunday evening at St. Luke's Church, Newport, by the tall with a loud crash of a large piece of the plaster covering of one of the inner walls of the edifice. A cloud of dust was raised, and as may be well imagined the event created a painful sen- sation. It is a rather singular coincidence that when the fall took place, Archdeacon feruce, officiating clergyman, was commenting upon the deplorable state of many of the parish churches in the county, having chosen as his text the words, Upon this Rock will I build My Church." The archdeacon reassured his hearers, and at his sug- gestion many of them changed their seats.
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I ' YANKEE YARNS.
I YANKEE YARNS. MORE THAN HE COULD STAND. Featherly, who was making an evening call, had been hovering; between hope and despair for months, but had not the nerve to put the impor- tant question, when Bridget opened the door ane said Can I spake wid yez wan minute, plaze, Mis3 Ciara 1 "Certainly, Bridget. What is it?" Wud ye plaze tell me wat it'll be for the breakfast ? hOb, yes. Pray excuse me, Mr Featherly. I think, Bridget, we will have fried sweetbreads. Papa is very fond of them." How wull I cook 'em mum ?" "First wash them very carefully, Bridget, and dry with alinencloththenlardthemwithnarrowstrips offatporksetcloselytogetheruseforthispurposealard- ingneedlclaythes weetbreadsina clean hot trying pan which has been well buttered and cook to a tine crisp brownturningfrequentlyuntiltheporkiscrisp. That is all, Bridget." "Thank yez," said Bridget. Exit Bridget, leaving young Featherly in a state of tremendous excitement. "Miss Hendrickg," lie began, "Miss Clara- Clara-dear, dear Clara-will you—oh, will-you be-my wi-" But let us retire from this sacred scene." H PETEll's BEAR STOIiT. Vo anlnllles tnJk" repeated Peter. "Of course they does. The deucidest funniest thing happened here lust season, when I was in thb woods all alone, you ever heerd tell on." Now Peter liked to be coaxed, and so, after considerable urging, he went on as follows:— Of course you fellows that get all your larnin' out of books, and who believe nothing 'cept what you can explain, won't beiieve a word on't, but it is just as true as I'm sittin' on this ere stump, and don't you forgit it!" Well, as I was saying, I was here all alone, and one day sez I to myself, I b'iieve I'll go and pick me a pail of rosbris. Kosbris was tarnal thick in the openin'in the woods-it was along in August, so I took my pail and started off. Every- thing was going along monotouous like—I never did like pickin' berries-till I bad got the pail eenamost full, when I heered something coming through the bushes, and afore I'd had time to more than turn round, out popped a big sleek black bear. He'd bin a berrjin' too, and having got my wind jist came around to see who I might be. Well, as I hadn't no gun, and as he kept a cummin' I thought it were best for me get to out 'o there, but before doing so—knowing the fondness of the creeter for berries, and besides bein' aware of his great bump of curiosity-I set down the pail before takin' up the line of retreat. Not hearin' of him comin' arter me, I turned around when I'd got up a little hill, aud sure enough his nose was down in the berries, and a short job he was making of them, I can tell you. It wasn't long before he'd got the last of them, but uot bein' in the habit of eating from a pail the sweet juice that lined the tin had stuck to his cheeks, and so when he riz to go, the pail riz too, as putty a muzzle as you ever seed in your life. Now everybody knows how handy a bear is with his paw, and as he didn't like such an ornament for his face, and havin' no furder use for the pail, he riz his paw and gave it a slap, but, as bad luck would have it, the paw accidentally hit the pail a tunk and sent it back over his ears, and so held the thing on tighter than ever. I never laughed so in all my life, for sich a performance I'd never seen the likes of in all my mortal days. First one paw would come up and then the other then he'd whack it agin a tree, and then he'd plough a furrer in the grouud; but there the thing stuck tigher than ever. He was in for a new experience and no mistake. Whv didn't I go back to camp and git my gun and finish him?' Why, it beat all the cir- cusses you ever thought of, and do you suppose I'll spoil sech a show for a little bear meat and a summer pelt? Well, all of a sudden, while I was watcbin' the performance, off ha bolted like chain- shot. Now, bein' a little curious to know how he came out of the scrape, I took the trail and foliered him up arter a little. I found his home not far off on the mountains yonder. If you don't believe it I can show you his very den. It seems Bruin bad u wife and several small chillun dependent upon him for support, and when they seed him comin' in sich a plight they howled a dreadful howl. The old woman tried her best to pull off the pail, but to no purpose, so finally she made him hold his nose in the hot embers of her kitchen fire till he'd melted off the bottom of the pail, and afore I'd knowed it the whole thing had been shoved back over his ears, and so he was tricked out with a tin collar. But it was a curious sort of a collor for a bear to wear, for it read: 'Fifteen Pounds of Leaf Lard. Warranted Strictly Pure.' But Bruin's trouble had only just commenced. He, like all other folks, had an emeny, and ene- mies is allus wa'tin' for something to turn up to put us in their power. So this particular enemy actually had him arrested forsallll1 around under false colours. In vain his lawyer put in the plea. that the wearin' of the collar was an unintentional act, a thing that couldn't be helped. The lawyer on the other side claimed it was a clear case of fraud and misrepresentation, and agin the statute book for a bear to call himself 15 pounds of leaf lard, when there was nothing in- side his pelt corresponding to it but bear's ile And so they took him to prison, a great: deep tavern with a big boulder to the mouth on'c. But the strangest part of the story remains to be told, for as true as I'm sittin' on this ere stump, notwithstandin' all the guards they put over him, and the security of the prison, and the big boulder and all that, the very next dy he was out agliri, and nobody, not even the high sheriff of the hull region, dare lay a claw on him. How was that, Peter ? Please explain the mystery," came from all the listeners. "Why, that's easy enough," said Peter, with a wink in his eye. "He'd got bail, and they could'nt tech him no more !C. H. Gleason in Forest and Stream.
--The Dynamitards in America.
The Dynamitards in America. IMPORTANT DISCLOSURES IN LIVEBPOOL. It is stated upon the most reliable authority that developments of an extraordinary character may be expected shortly in regard to the opera- ations of the dynamite faction. The Liverpool police are now actively engaged in watching the movements of a number of persons who are in regular communication with the American dynamitards, and it is understood that they are in possession of information which will very shortly lead to arrests of a highly-important character, and to disclosures in the police courts of an exceptionally sensational nature. Some of the local "suspects" complain bitterly of the close watch which is kept upon their movements, but this no doubt is being done upon substantial grounds, and with the view of the police being able to act decisively when the time arrives. The Customs authorities are also keeping a strict sur- veillance upon all persons arriving from abroad, and upon all imported goods, with the object of detaining and carefully examining any baggage or packages of a suspicious nature.
STRANGE ADVENTURES OF A !…
STRANGE ADVENTURES OF A SHIPWRECKED CREW. The barque Firth of Forth (Captain Farquhar), from San Francisco to Victoria Docks, London, with a cargo of grain and canned goods, has landed in London two men, two chronometer?, and a chart-box from the sailing ship Dunnottar Castle, which was wrecked on a sunken reef in the Pacific in November last. Soon after the. Dunnottar Castle struck, the first mate and seven men took a boat and made for Honolulu, 2,000 miles distant, with the intention of obtaining means to return and take off the captain and remainder of the crew, who were standing by the wreck. After an adventurous voyage, extending over 52 days, the party landed at Honolulu, where the mate chartered a steamer and went back to the scene of the wreck. On their arrival there the shattered frame of the Dunnottar Castle was found, but no trace of the crew. Hoping that their companions had been taken off by a passing vessel, the officer ordered the steamer to proceed to San Francisco, where the missing men were found, having been rescued and taken into that port by an American ship. A young Scotchman, named Smiley, belonging to the Firth of Forth, was murdered and thrown into the sea while the vessel was loading in San Francisco. As the body was nearly stripped of its clothing it is supposed that robbery was the object of the crime.
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FACTS AND FANCIES. --o-
FACTS AND FANCIES. o- All other knowledge is hurtful to him who has not honesty and good nature. Good breeding shows itself most where to an ordinary eye it appears the least. There can be no study without time; and the mind must abide and dwell upon things, or be always a stranger to the inside of them. "Waiter, can you bring me a nice young chicken, smothered in onions?" "No sah; we doesn't kill em dat way, sah. We cuts off d'er heads." Mr Stayer: "Alas we make resolutions only to break them!" Miss Quick: Yes, very true. Now, I resolved to retire early nights and here it isjnearly eleven o'clock "Are you a Presbyterian ?," asked a lady of a little girl who was visiting at her house. "No," replied the droll child; "nor a Methodist nor a Baptist. I guess I must be an advertisement." A GHASTLY FOLLY.-A new Parisian folly is a mourning dinner. Twelve young ladies dressed in black eat with bone-handled knives, drink from skulls, and say not a word. The mourning is because they die. The silence is too much for them. THE UStiAL PRELIMINARIES.—A youug married woman proposed to go ou the stage. Very well," said her patient husband will you apply for a divorce before or after your first appearance?" "Icaunot tell, air," she said frankly, "until I select my co-respondent." lIE PITIED THE POOR YOUNG MAN.—Lord Rosebery, who married a wealthy Jewess of the Rothschild family, once took her to India with him. They attended a dinner in Calchester. A Rajah asked "And this Lord Rosebery of your great country-hat; he brought his wives with him?" S-sh exclaimed the duchess, blushing scarlet. That's Lady Rosebery over there, next the viceroy!" Tiie Oriental regarded Lady Rosebery for some moments and then remarked with a sigh "Poor young man I hope they allow him a nicer one at home A WOMAN ON A YACHT.—Housekeeping on board a yatht we find to be quite an interesting study. Champagne is one of its cardinal princi- ples. Many ot us do not drink it fearing head- ache, but it is always there," and we believe no yacht is considered to be properly ballasted with- out champagne. Various yacht owners have vari- ous superstitions, however, and it is said that the owner of the Mayflower never sails unless the white sloop is fully stocked with melons. Small wonder, however, that the owners of racing yachts need some creature comfort on board, for on racing days every bit of coal is put on shore to "lighten the ship," and cold collations are the order of the day. In some yachts even the cabin furniture is taken out durincr a race, and every bit of super- fluous weight is removed—boats, davits, the heaviest anchor, &c. No idlers are allowed on board either. If a guest is invited on a racing yacht in one of those close and exciting contests it is with the understanding that he is to help the crew, in order to make up tor his weight. In other words the crew is a Corinthian one everybody is at least expected to haul in on the main sheet." The forward part of a racing yacht's deck is a wilderness of ropes, although it is a very orderly wilderness, in which every foot of rope is carefully coiled and put in its own particular place. TWILIGHT IN VKNICE. 1 She stands in reverie near the Bridge of Sighs, A world of tenderness in her soft eyes, While, overhead, the blue fades in the skies. Like a sweet saint of old, so pure, so fair, With golden halo of her own bright hair, Her thoughts soar tar above this world of care. The echoing song of some gay gondolier, The coointr of the pigeons, hovering near, She does not seem to heed or even hear. Nor does she see the radiant West that glows On palace and on prison bathed in rose, Or note the murmuring of the tide that flows. Upon a small red Murray rest her eyes- At last, at last," triumphantly she cries, I'll cross it off-I'vo done the Bridge of Sighs -L. D. R., in Brooklyn Eagle.
I THE QUEEN'S JUBILEE.I
THE QUEEN'S JUBILEE. CARDIFF. On Monday evening a general meeting of the festivities committee was held at the Town-hall. The mayor occupied the chair, and there were present Councillors Trounce and Price, and Messrs Neate, Wood, Pomeroy, Pettigrew, Lock, Cooper, and Hancock.-A lengthy discussion took place as to the extent of the assistance which should be given to the friendly societies of the town. It was finally decided that the committee should assist them so far as to pay for standard bearers, and to provide what music was required. -Mr Hancock stated that he and Mr Trounce had canvassed the Docks for an hour and a half only, and they had already got j655, and they had no doubt that they could obtam ;CIOO.-Coun- cillor Trounce suggested as desirable a race of Channel tugs, which should be open to tligi from all the ports in the Bristol Channel. Such a race would doubtless arouse considerable interests amongst the pilotg.-A discussion followed, but nothing definite was come to with regard to the suggestion, which will be again considered. Proposed Beacon Fires. A circular letter has been addressed on behalf of the Hijrh Sheriff of Worcestershire to the High Sheriff of Monmouthshire and other counties suggesting the expediency of providing simul- taneous beacon fires on the hills throughout the West and Midland Counties jn the night of the 21st Juue next as an appropriate feature of the jubilee rejoicings. The circular also suggests the desirableness of firing simultaneous salvoes of rockets from the hills at 10 o'clock, and there- after at intervals of 10 minutes until 10.30, the tune being taken from Malvern. The Jubilee Ceremonials. The State ceremonials in connection with her Majesty's Jubilee, which have not yet been announced, will be as follows :-June 1st, state concert at Buckingham Palace June 2tb, state ball at Buckingham Palace 28th, state concert 29th, state garden party, both at Buckingham Palace. Possibly the date of the first concert may be altered to June 2nd.
ITHE CARDIGAN LARCENY CASE.…
THE CARDIGAN LARCENY CASE. At the Cardigan police-court on Monday— before Messrs Levi James, Lewis Evans, and W. Woodward — the four men, Hoastler, Clarke, Skeef, and Lewis were again brought up on a charge of having stolen two watches and various articles of jewellery from a lodging-house in the Strand, Cardigan, kept by a person named David Walters.. It will be remembered that the defendants are itinerant "jubilee sake" makers, and put up at the prosecutor's house during their stay at Cardigan. Hoastler, to whom the other men were assistants, was not arrested in the first instance, but he appeared in court at the previous hearing with a view of interceding on behalf of Lewis, who was said to be innocent. At the suggestion of the town clerk, however, Hoastler too was taken into custody, a silver watch belonging to prosecutor having been found concealed in his vehicle. The gold watch was found in a stream close to where prisoners were apprehended, aud the chain on the parapet of the bridge which spanned it. The prisoners Clarke and Skeef now pleaded guilty, and exonerated the others from all blame. Defen- dants Hcastler and Lewis were discharged. Each of the other prisoners was sentenced to four months' hard labour.
THE BISHOP OF LONDON ON 1…
THE BISHOP OF LONDON ON DRINK. "Better be Mahomedans than Christians." The Bishop of London presided on Monday night at the annual meeting of the National Temperance League at Exeter Hall, and de- nounced in the strongest terms the spread of imtemperance in our colonies and dependencies. It was a disgrace to thib nation that it should ha possible to say that in many parts of the world it were better that men should turn Mahomedans than Christians, because iu the former case they would be kept from the dreadful curse of intem- perance, which Christians did niJ.t hesitate to promote and encourage.
SALUTING THE FRENCH FLAG.
SALUTING THE FRENCH FLAG. Orders were specially issued yesterday to the Mediterranean squadron to salute the French flag on land on the occasion of the return of the Duke of Edinburgh to England to attend the Jubilee celebrations. His Royal Highness will touch at Marseilles on nis way home, and a s&Jutd will be fired there to the Freocli iUg.
lOUT-DOOR PASTIMES. I
lOUT-DOOR PASTIMES. I By an Old Stager. Here we are again. For full three weeks have I been resting on my oars, waiting, with Micawber-liKe faith, Tor "something to turn up," and even now, when I once more venture to get under weigh, preparatory to prosecuting what I trust may be a successful summer cruise, I cannot complain of being in any way overburdened with cargo in the shape of "copy," or material for manufacturing that precious commodity. Saturday, however, marked ttie opening, Ls:) far as Cardiff is concerned, of the summer season of outdoor games, and so, being desirous of gaining whatever advantage is obtainable; by starting with the flow of the tide, I get the anchor aboard and set sail. It will be observed that I have hoisted new colours for the trip, This is a step I have only taken after mature consideration. Past experience has warned me that if the boat is to keep running regularly through the summer, I must, perforce, widen the sphere of my operations. To confine myself purely and simply to athletic games or sports, means that the vessel must frequently lay up for want or cargo. As it is, under the new and- more widely embracing flag, I can, from time to time, take on" several recreative pastimes which, not being strictly "athletic" tn character, would have been otitofplaco had this alteration not bten effected. So naw, ladies and geratlemeii-I ill- clude the ladies because 1 happen to know that amongst my readers are no inconsiderable number of the sex—everything being ready for the start, let us with a wet sheet and a flowiug sea," and so on, ad lib. From one cause and another it was not found prac. ticable by the members of the Cardiff Cricket Club to open the season on Saturday, as they Had designed, by a match between elevens selected by the captain and vice-captain. Consequently a scratch practice game was got up in its stead. I have received a list of the ciub's engagements for tha summer, anti Had that while nothing scartling is contemplated, there is yet every prospect ct a. busy season. The fixtures for the first eleven include home and home matches with lhornbury. Fairwater, l.lwynypia, Gloucester, New- port, Swansea, Barry, and Weston, and a strong list of engagements for the second eleven is also on the card. Lindley, who proved such a tower of strength to the club last year, has again been secured as pro.essioiial. The Tafi Vale Cricket Club commenced the season in promis ng fashion on the same uay, staying at the wickets the whole afternoon in defiance of all that the best trundlers amongst their opponents-the University College—could do to dislodge them. Donovan, hitherto professional to the Cardiff Club, who has. transferred his services to the railway men, was responsible for 03 runs out of the Ib3 compiled by his side. Lovers of boating will be glad to hear that the Cardiff Amateur Rowing Club have commenced opera- tions for the season on the beautiful stretch of water under the sha-low of Llandaff Cathedral. I know of no more exhilarating and bracing exercise than rowing, as it br.ngs every part of the body into play. The boat-house is stocked with a good supply of boats, including fours, pairs, skitfs, and canoes. There i:' a capital dressing-room,and a good shower bath has been erected. It is the intention of the committee, I hear, to promote club races, which enables every member, whether he be an adept at the pastime or not, to stand all equal chance of bearing off a silver cup. Several of these races, held last season, were productive of some capital sport. Lovers of the "gentle" art of self- defence will find that their wants have been attended to, as a goodly supply of sets of gloves is provided. Mr A. U. Hybart, of iiomilly-cresceiit, Canton, is the hon. secretary, and will be pleased, I am sure, to receive names of those who wish to join the club. I may add that the subscription is absurdly low. taking into consideration the benefits to be derived from the pursuit of the pastime. On Saturday next the Cardiff Harlequins hold their first spring athletic meeting, on the ground at Grauge- town, under the lawsand rulesof the A.A.A. The meet- ing, 1 believe, is intended to be the precursor of many similar ventures to be held during the sum i er mouths, and as Carditf is very badly off in the matter of uthletii: gatherings,the Harlequins des rve every support. They will forgive me, however, if I express a little regret at the meagre character of the programme. This is made up of five events, three only oi which are op u, the others being confined to members, and therefore of no absorbing interest to the outside public. Tne open events, with which-outsiders are more uaturally con- cerned, promise to afford but little excitement. One of them—a 220 yards boys' race—is simply an event "cnu.ked away. Boys'races are all very well for fond parents, and "sisters and cou insattd aunts" to lookou at. but. unless I am hugely inUtaceu, people who love with a genuine love the cinder pa: h or i he grass track demand more exciting fare for their money. The other events, a 150 yards football race (in which each competitor must pick up and run with a football placed lb yards from his mark) and a football place and tirosi kicking competition would be all very well thrown into a more amoitiou, programme for the sake of variety, but constituting, as they do, the all in all— from the "outside" point of view, of course-I shouldn't wonder if they fail to arouse enthusiasm. The place and drop kicking competition i have spoken of is an open event, but it is hardly that, seeing that it is confined to residents of Cardiff and the district within a radius of six miles. Why, if a genuine com- petition was intended, over which one uriigtn work up something like a spark of interest, exclude the crack kickers from other towns! I dou't want it to be supposed that I am attempting to throw cold water over the meeting, because nothing is further from my thoughts. What I desire to impress upon the Harlequins' committee is simply what is being generally said ill local athletic circles, viz., that if they intend holding meetings penodicall), they will have to give the public something worth going to see, or else be prepared to drop money. What is wanted are not bastard football races, club handicaps, and football kicking coinpeti.ions— a little of which go a long way— but events of a character such as will bring out the best athletes in South Wales and the Wt sc of England. Football is all well enough in its way, but we get quite sufficient of that during the winter. Lst us uave genuine sprinting, running, jumping, and so forth, and it will be fouud that there is mouthy ill athletics, even in Cardiff. If rumour speaks truly, the prospects of the Cardiff Football team piomise next season to be of t,.e rosiest. Charley Arthur, it is said, will be available for service every Saturday, he being about to leave Carmarthen, and once more take up his abode in the AVelsb metro- polis. To have this sterling young three-quarter as a permanency would of itself greatly enhance the chances of the to tiu, which will besides gain considerably through having for yet another season the advantage of Douglas's aid. Up to lately it was feared that the latter intended on relinquishing the captaincy he has held with so much credit during the past season, to retire from active pursuit of the game, but I am glad to learn that he has now intimated his readiness to do battle for the blue and black for one more season before finally laying down his arms. Other reports point to L. C. Thonias, in his day one of the best forwards in Wales, emerging from retire- ment and finding a place in the team, and there is a far from remote possibility of Dai L-wis returning from America to his native town. "Dai," b the way, has lately been elected president of the Buffalo F.C. In a letter recently received from him he states that he is in splendid health—bigger and stronger than ever be was. and twice as tit." Only come back as you left us, Dai, and we shall receive you with open arms. Mahoney, who I am glad to say is now fully recovered fiom the effects of his accident at Newport, will, of course, be available—Cardiff cannot afford to lose him—and what about Hill 1 Ow ng to an injured ankle, the latter was unable to play for nearly the whole of last season. but he ought to be right by the autumn. Get Hill and Mahoney back into the team, let Dai Lewis and L. C. Th 'Uias return to the fold, and Cardiff will be able to place a pack of forwards in the field second to none in the principality and but few, if any, in the country. A queer story has reached me about the doings of a certain club in the North, which, if true, should be related to the English Rugby Union. The club in question, I hear, have been making overtures to a certain member of the Cardiff team—tor obvious reasons I refrain from giving names—with a Hew of inducing him to leave Wales and accept employ- ineiit" tip their way. The C-irciiflian, however, with commendable loyalty to his club, has turned a deaf ear to the voice of the charmer, and placed the letters he has received in the hands of his committee. I give this story with all reserve, since I have not had an opportunity of substantiating its details, but I would not be at all surprised to find that there is something iu it. The annual dinner of the Cardiff F.O. has been fixed to take place on Friday next at the Angel Hotel, and now everyone outside the committee is asking Why Friday 1" It is whispered that a number of the young bloods connected with the Newport F.C. mean to make ithot for some of the old members next season, unless the latter act advisedly and take a back seat. In other words the young'uns are of opinion that two or three of the seniors are played out, and they mean to te I them sü. Should the "ancients not fall in with their views, they talk of setting up a rival club. Well, they know their own business best. at all events they ought to, but I feel strongly impelled to say to the malcontents. Don't be too fast, young men." The decision come to by the members ot the Welsh Rugby Union not to fix a date with England for next year until the result of the conference at Liverpool ou Wednesday is known wiil commend itself to the cordial approval of the local football world. The posi- tion taken up by the English Union on the question of the establishment of an international board is so utterly preposterous that it would be in the last desrree inadvisable for the sister unions of Scotland, Ireland, and Wales to go on arranging matches with them until the whole matter has been satisfactorily settled. Stiould England refuse to join the bo:ird, the other union-, should stick to their guns and refuse to play her at all. Such a course, if adonted, would spcdily bring Messrs Rowland Iliil and Co. to their seiiacs. Another decision of the Wel-li Union which oticht to give every satisfaction was the abandonment oi a proposed match between South Wales and Blacklieatli. Why a picked South Wale-i team should be trotted out to do battle with a club which annually encounters such teams as the London Harlequins, Old Leysians, and others equally formidable I have never been able to unflerstand. The same remark applies to the Oxford match, which I hope will also be dropped, if, indeed, that course has not already been taken. If we can get. matches against the North or South of England, the Western Comities, Yorkshire, Lancashire, or, indeed, any flrst-class county,we jhall gain considerably by the new departure. A mixed team, made up from half-a-dozen different clubs, must always be at a disadvantage when pitted against a team the members of which invariably play together. Even though the latter may be the poorer iot iadmduaUJy, they at know cub oi&gr'a play, and are therefore better able to act In eombiJIS than their hastily-got-together opponents. j reason more than any other is attributable too that Sfouth Wales has failed every time, with on ception, again st Oxford, and that Blackbeatn been able to walk over ner. I will venture to that any of our best clubs could make a bettei than South Wales has ever done against eit r teao. Let Blackheath or Oxford try one of them, MXA see my assertion is not borne out.
r Sad Disaster at Maltao r
r Sad Disaster at Maltao r LOSS OF A GOVERNMENT l STEAMER, J Three Lives Lost. __ani I MALTA, Monday.—News was received N6I > the loss of H.M.S. Escort, a powerful steamer employed for some yeai-3 as a docky* tug, together with three lives. The Escort towing back to the harbour a target on H.M.S. Phaeton had been practising, and a3 evening was dark and hazy, it was with that any lights could be seen. About eight 111 t f evening she struck heavily on the Monscair ree .ft about five miles from Valetta Harbour, consequence of the heavy sea that was runJ)UI b was found impossible to board her, assistance put off from the shore. Next morD^ef she was found with the sea breaking clean her, and it was ascertained that the evr,inear. Lowden, and two Maltese labourers bad drowned durinff the night. Tiie rest of the were taken off and safely landed. A c°ar/\(j| inquiry into the cause of the disaster h»ti ordered.
REMOVAL OF ROSSINI'S BOD*…
REMOVAL OF ROSSINI'S BOD* TO ITALY. [KECTKtt'S TKLEUKAM.] j 1 ILOKKNCE, Monday.—The remains of }:uss'øi transported to Italy from the Paris Cemetery » Pere la Chaise, reached Florence at haif'PvJ: eight this evening. Representatives of the j Government, of the municipality of Florencei*1^ of the local authority of Pesoro, the birtliplaco the great composer, were waiting to receive the coffin, which was covered with garlands of and which was conveyed to a chapelle "asp established in the railway station, whence ic be removed to-morrow to the church of Croce, the Pantheon where lie interred mams of Michael Angelo and Gaiiieo. ceremony will be a most solemn one. The te tion of the remains, as they have been br°u^ from place to place in Italy, has been marked, striking manifestations of the popular veaer*'1 for the memory of Rossini.
!RUMOURED CABINET CHANGES…
RUMOURED CABINET CHANGES I The London correspondent of the Daily Post says Mr Hy. Matthews has faile<* j make the expected mark in Parliament, and as little secured from the public any recognition of his capacity as Home Sscre.t*^ Under these circumstauces, and more espec1*^ as Mr Matthews seems little to love parliainet' life, the belief is entertained that Lord iJalis" will hand him over to the Lord Chancellor, to if )j by him appointed to a judicial seat, whi.05 iol is better calculated to adorn than he i,s jf 1 Treasury bench. It would not be surprising-« when this vacancy in the Cabinet is cre»^' « another is made by the resignation of Lord Gf If The noble viscount does not want to go, aud P J suming upon the fact, that he is a peo Ith favourite of the Queen, lie clung to his offace great pertinacity, even when Lord Salisbury him, simultaneously with the late Lord leigh, "notice to quit." But even the mil Tories are becoming tired of Lord Cross, a y, before the summer is over the Indian Secret'* ship as well as the Home Secretaryship is l'j* to be vacant. Then will come the opportunitf^ Mr Chaplin, whose claims to Cabinet /Lf upon his own avowal, indisputable; aud 1 j may also come the turn of Lord y> Churchill, who, despite his one wayward av cn upon Mr Goschen, is much more eager to get" j to the Ministry than the bulk of the Misi3^ eager once more to have him. ——— ■■ n«————
AMUSEMENTS IN CARDIFF. I
AMUSEMENTS IN CARDIFF. I "ALONE IN LONDON AT THE CARDIFF Thl SATO I it Robert Buchanan's novels are noted for 1 iJV, strength aud dramatic force, but Robert Buc^y nan has done nothing so powerful as this I fine melodrama, which is worthy of a P. (1f amongst our best modern plays. It is f.u human interest, but its main strength lie*5 lU.jtiC characterisation and in a series of strong draB1' situations which keep the interest deepening it culminates in the most intense excitement* acting last night of Messrs Miller and Ell'*1 ac company was unexceptionable. Miss Louisa lay, who played a street arat), gave aportrait of Jenny Lee in her best days. Mr Vf}1 0i H. Brougham realises the author's conce ',io" the hero (John Biddleeombe) to the very life' gives a rendering of the part which is worth a long way to see. Mr Percy Bell, a very c' j„#l comedian, plays Jenkinson in an entirely or<Hj ja style, freo from the over-acting so often foU^jS similar parts. Miss Nelly Palmer, as Liz Bessie Foote, as Mrs Maloraj; and Mr y A McEwen, as Charlie, all deserve special ine'iti g^f host of minor parts are rendered with that deg^^a care that have been accustomed to ass'J^f/ with Mr Wilson Barrett's companies. 0t'* figure is in its place, and the stage uiaiiik ell'OP,ljo never for a moment at fault. Miss ijpj!" Manners clays the heroine Nan with deep and has evidently devoted much study part, which is one of the most trying know in melodrama. From the public PoJ view, Nan is always overshadowed by Tolit, A consequently it is difficult for Nan to il* Having now seen the piece twice in Card' can quite understand the professional Je which led up to the cames celebres of ,.|)li" Conover aad Roselle v. Buchanau. The .^ej] will doubtless understand it for themselves i/ ^jli visit the theatre this week, and the piece jS worth the visit. POOLERS JIYRIORAMA. I This well-known show, which during for the past few weeks iu Cardiff has attracted large aud delighted audi takes its departure on Saturday next»$! consequently those who have not hitherto ha"1 m opportunity of witnessing it or, having desire, as most people do, to see it again, s! no longer defer a visit to the circus. the beauties of the myrioroma itself, w .jj</ charming reproductions of many of the ■> famous sights and scenes on the face of the # its thrilling representation of the pouiP jf circumstance of war," euhanced as the latte.|j/ by some startling mechanical effects, the jj' contains other features which would alone c° tute a huge attraction. Chief among these be placed an astounding disapP^- ing" trick,, in comparison with the celebrated "vanishing lady" ,tiiw fades into insignificance, A large cabinet, on four legs, and which the audience are t mitted to carefully examine, is placed (Pil stage, a member of the company gets into » dcor is closed, and on beiner opened the str," or is found to be untenanted. Again the dxV|1il' closed, members of the audience jjiJ standing all round, and on baing "vanished" one is once more "on Two persons are then tfot rid the simple process of getting thein 1,1 r J cabinet and closing the door, only to reaPP it I the door being closed and opened again- neJ trick," of oour.-e, is an exceedingly fl* to those who kuow how it is done"—buj' the present not one of the many people i0uiiflj examined the cabinet has succeeded iu rt)iil« what, to -the uninitiated, appears to be ?te,ns astounding- illusion. Amongst the other i gjj^ur the remarkably strong programme mention be made of a clever veziti-iloquiti sketch. LEVINO's NEW HALL.. RESTIB* I Mr Dolph Levino a ever fresh and 1 I .^isao1 entertainment continues to Mr Levino has won golden opinions i". vvhlc aud he still main; aius the high reputatio he has built up for himself in Cardiff. •!lCIud',?r there will be a grand new c<unpaDy»1 Dutch Daly, V;d Simpson, and talles not to speak of Herr Jules Kellee and soldier in the world. soldier in the world.
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