The Western Mail

AMERICAN POLITICS. I Nkw YORK, Beit. ¡:7.-The New York Republican Convention has adopted reeolu. tious denouncing repudiation iu any form, demanding tho resumption of specie payment so that grocnbtcks may be couvertable into (oin on dernaid; opposing the Southern claims, and demanding free elections and equal riglitit fof the South. The New York Democratic Convention has reaffirmed the platform which it adoptej in 1877.

LOUD DL?FERIN AND THE I CANADIAN ORANGEMEN. Toronto, SEPT. 27.-Lord Dufferin, re- plying to a deputation from the Irish Pro- tOlltant Henovolent Society in this city, urged upon tliim tho tradication of ancient religious feuds.

NIAGARA FALLS. I Toronto, 81: PT. i.-Lord Dufferin, in the eoureo of a spwh made by him ye6terday, ai? he had wcontly proposed that Ontario awl bow York ebouls=o. sed that Ontario Mtional pMk at the Niagara F Ls, and that tl.r Uovemor of New York had received the 1 reposition ver) favourably.

Mil. HENRY RICHARD IN PARIS. Paris, SBrT. 27.-Mr. Henry Richard, M.P., prueidod to-day at the meeting of the I luloruutioual Poace Congress.

31II. LOWE ON I MTU SIALISM. The October number .( the ko,tnightij Revinw ,.)nt"m u ailUlo by the li4ht Hon. Itobert :JII t¡C:¡1 t. \omrir..¥rbt NlIia;7b ti11 general election w.ii be the most momentous f.e,l;n;: h1:' 000 =.n it ",il Iy down tho priucivfe8 on wbich ,.w.mon ""01 at. The Grill duty of t'ovornment, Mr. 1 own ohøervo8, is to act with the Higgle view of 'aming the greatest amount of h^pmess whioh t o condition of its existence admits of. Mr. iwo enters into a defenco of the Into administra- i.. and asks are %o to udhore to the policy :,1::h d b: Orh:htloent¡OaJ:;> 1"0 the Crimean war, or shall we eubetitnte ,I U called imperialism, which nioant the I -crti-jn of absolute torue over others. Mr. wo denounces the doctrine of imperialism as i "lnitous, impolitio, immoral, aud equivalent to 1""l>lJIIl'I1øeion of the weak by the strong, and the t .uuiph of powor over justice. Ho then reviews hi vore language the acts of tho lloverumout t' f iri'. during, and after the cougross, and con- • luden bv saying that this t.W of things must >t cunt iiiue, an d ?.Kht not when oonstitueuuitis ,uUlI.rd:ond tho real '.eu"e.

rill. FATAL tiki: IN UIK- J MINCHAM. I The IIdjdurnod iri|uest upon the four porsons • hi pirishid at the tiro in lliruiitigham last A-t, was resumed on V'ridny, when tho wayor a:.0 chairman of the watch committee gave b. once as to the clliciency of thefiroosrape. The r," iiniz of tho depositions of the luimsrous wit. i '"0« took tho greater part of the evening. litioi.al witnesses were called on behalf of Mr. J., nui~ u, who, it will be remembered, had been into custody on a charge of arson. Tho I'.iry lasted until ton o'clock, when it was ad. urt.cd until to-day (imtuiday). Great excito- in eiists as to tho probable verdict of the jury.

I J'i.ki on —A correspondent makes the following statement, which we publish under all rOllurvo it is rurrcutly reported here that Mr. William ^'•imee, solicitor, who has held the ofiioo of mayor '• vera! unies, aDd is this year ex-mayor, will oon. I. HI t!i,. bolO ugh in the liberal interest at the Lt 'S' vacancy. hlr. Uarueø, who has been sno- ot ■•I'll practitioner, has during tho last six yoars, '>■ nyor and ex-mayor, occupied a seat on tbo t lil(ll bench, has been a contaut attendant, uiade himself deservedly popular with a cou. rable portion of "the froo alld independent ■ tore of the ancient borough." Captain wl,- Morgan, who contested the Beat with •v.- UWynne Holford, has declared it noi to be his i: inntion to offer himself ayaiu.

li I'M. LOSS or A LIVERPOOL I I SHIP. I I l'El(fl.Ol' l'ùšiTiõ;" OF Till: CIU:W. I .'W. has just reached Lirerpool by the arrival t« of 21 of the crew, of the total wrock of the • v, rj<Ml ship Juliet. Tho Juliet was a fine iron > "(1 ? tons, cfned by Mr. J. C. ?wrin?f. l i"'r; ,kj 1, ..? left I.oudun with a Rener.1 V'v' '-be of May last, for Sau l-'rancisco. r- .k.,k i. th. morning of the 1st :ø(:f\;¡v: :Dn'lgt!o¡:;  ?'?''r.onooeot the ('ape Horn isl?d., and |'H' vessel had no 8OOr ItrnM than b. J to settle down, the rock having made a hole in her hull, and she filled in a few ■ tes afterwards. The crew, numbering L'ti 's, then proceeded to get out the boats, and th. apprentices *w washed away whdst "a: a¥tt\:to;ra:h:ù or "• led, but u,, fl-ted' and the "5 men F't from the wreck in &f.ty. AftM t?!? for thMe h"ur, \bev feU in with the nero rig Thetis, which took them on board and • veil the party to Monte Video. krolu thouos i cturued to Knglan.l by steamer.

I A l'UENCH TKAUKDY. & ,r,h.nt of Neuilly, naIII,1 Tarrand, oom. toiicide iu the 1-ue de Turin, 1'aris en inesday, after having attempted to murdsr a *vui*n with whom he had had relations I n;. iiuie t cfore. After tiring soveral shots of a at her, he turned the weapon ou himself, t, i: tVted a deep gash in his throat with a r: m.d finally threw himself from the window, "ift'.tLtve storm.

I1 '?\<. DHATH OP A j ?, U RKMENT OFFICIAL. moriiiiig the omuor*o offiN' for  Strict "f? to \tHIl.ptJ K "k' l, r,,i''11' office t" b.. P"CII¡U8 of i' il J tb, d--i b«ing a gentlsman tt??y ?? ? ? ;{. J.Ud: ''r. ?' ?thn< a V?'Y r?pootibte ?.? "?! t?ttion ? t I. I omo ofros, White. ";¡lQ à:I:' a ru L i ? ?'?"? «"Hemt!) hmi m :1:"w'Q ,t: '• v lt «"»<* ?' M'BU?.Un -m. C 'I: \() ,1ee.CInd ?' "?'<« h. mt?dhu. /J?f'a .? '"?"?'?"?. H.wM '?? ??'?' ll» » IHwl of blood, -«« u ?w??tj Injured. u died S_n

I Ii l At;\l\"ST t l\\l\£S'rER$' SECRETARY. •••: r ur\°? VriaV, M? > >r Mr- l'- v Mr. Walter '"r. l'f b. UI'I8d. 'ummoneJ. on the "ajiu « j t*rt "ran. ons of the t-.t. •' '■» 1rl?, v A: fr"dJy OO<'I..t, ,tIed ^«'t :i,Ui, of t £   *«*•••"•• for that he, between •-> «ToaiL w i"Uar3r' i.i ISN. l' i v «"j court. isiuf' « mow, and • "•T s^ iJ, t I"* U' 7*- lJ-. did unlaw. ) 1bh,.IJ &1'1 1ULw.¡\¡>I, t eatae oUierwise trviTullohh y ths rules also that, h.Ting ?'.?" "?'° "M? Md ?. tile a certain Wk and seal, tne l'»!! and *^»ty. he did unlawfully .-??b,? f"nJ ,< *PP<?? f ?, tbe 'II\lOtI. Al>d U, '?" ?'Mtract?byMr ??.? f?' ".? ?'*°? T? '??' ?TU?. • V. 'tf ?'raed. b7 mutual -t•• ■to ths ltthof OctoUr.

I THE EASTERN QUESTION. I AITAIHS IN AFGHANISTAN. ¡ According to a "Central News" telegram, there is very little donbt that all action in the Afghanistan affair will be left to the Indian Co. vernment, and the quoation of an immediate uiovement on Cabul and Candahar will be deter. niii,ed by the number! of men who can be got together on the frontier to strike a blow before the winter beta in. The ticceeaity of a prompt and vigorous initiative is folly recognised at the India Offioe, but the question will be tre-ted as one of the Indian fron. t, ,.d not of tb.f.re, 'fl policy of the ampi-. The 'd;<order* in S" ist-n gir.u rise to apprehension of a movement from Persia, but this is only an additional reason for a thorough and fin.1 .ettlewenl of our ?61&tions With the ruler of Cabul, whoever he may be, ?rid? tdTioet horn Bombay tt?te that ? tt.r<d papers dMwmte Lieat..OenenJ Crawford C bamberlain as the commander-in-chief of the army for Afghanistan. A Simla telegram of Friday's dateaays: Nawab Gholain Ilassetn Khan, special envoy sent by the Viceroy to Cabul, has returned to Peshawar, According to a telegram dated Simla, Thursday, 3,0(1 troops will be sent to reinforoe the Quettah garrison, and 4,000 men will be assembled at I hall, at the entranoe of the Khoorem Valley. A reserve cf C,000 will be oonoentrated at tsukkur. Lord Augustus Loftus, British AmbMMdor at St'Poterebarg, in passing through Berlin W M interview with Pnnce (iorMob?ot. It M beliered thtt the Af)fhMMt*a question wW not lead to My explanation between England and augis, he ?<M)-(<a? Mi- says the refusal of the Ameer of Cb.1 to admit Sir "OVII. Chamber- lain ana his e800rt into his oountry is almost equivalent to a declaration of war, yet it is diffi- cult to believe that tho occurrenoe oan bavebeea wboll UnexPeOW I)y the Indian Government. By the %ppointment of two natives of high rank the \ioeroyhM secured the attandanoo of two observant witness. at the ceremony of a formal and deliberate Lffrout ffered to hi. (iovemment, and to a oertaiu extent he h. increased the ob- ligation of re"ntin the in j ury. ligÂtl°thlnI:i pen comment upon the Afghan crisis. The Natwn wi.heø long tife, eood hettth. tnoeeM, Md prosperity to ths brave Ameer; may his oouncile be wise, his plane perfect, his arm mighty, and his ew?fd keen, to resist &DUDjU$t attwk that msy be made agamt hi.. The Jrxthman remarks that tbA Cabul war will be the c,i" of England's dMtil1Y. The Hag of Ireland -YI Ireland's opportarlit is now at hand. What iU tho Home Ralertd<*t Have they the patriotism &no 00 to turn the tlhw::tri.:daa to oo;:feao: i The National party PiU watch with keen interest events about to tBnlpire. The Wwtty ?M'! anticipat" a whirlwind of revolt, which at V. fortu. nate moment may make an end of the brand new empire of Hindostan,

AUSTRIA AND AFGHANISTAN. I The Daily A'mrs correspoodut at Bada Peith write. on Sept. 16 This morai!l"IPeøÛIT Lloyd bliabod a long and interesting letter from Pro- f"u ..Or Vamb?ry, the well-known Central Agimn tr.voll?r, com..ntig on Fglnd's Indian policy liuce lSU, White poiutine out the necessity of Kiiplaiid energetically resenting the inault offered to her a*)!, h< WMM AMtri?Hongttry to follow closely tbe turn of affairs in Alia, whioh must moot seriously affect in its consequences the ulti" mate solution of the Kasteru Question in hurope. Professor Vembcry regards on A-uglo-Runian war loll inevitable.

THE OCCUPATION OF BOSNIA I AND HERZEGOVINA. A Belgrade telegram of Thursday's date, says -lbe Auistrian. are ereoting extensive entrench. menta on the heights near fcemlin, and it is ex. pected that a considerable foroe will be oonoen- tmted in that town. Det"x of the oaptue of Novi Dc:e:d VC;YI:: that the town was not burnt by the Austrian bombard. ment, but that the suburb., which prinoip&Uy be- :dbt foreign merchants, were le: '>: plondN during 2-1 hours. The Iou i. eatistes at over illO.OOO.

MONTENEliHO. I The Timtf correspondent at Vienna, under date September :W, writes Acoording to intelligenoe frotu Cettinje, it would appear that fresh as. euraiicos have been received from Constantinople that the suggestions of the liorlin treaty with respect to Montenegro will bo fairlv carried out, For tbemoment the situation in Albania has de- layed the plan of acuou agreed upon, and the oom. wlA.y :Lts of Boaaue and Danilow hue rweived orders to evade as far as possible any encounter with the insurgents. Still, it would appear that in Cettin o there is no endeavour to conceal the danKer ?ibloh, by the gradual strengthening of the Albanians, may yet arise for Montenegro. The idea f ?imrmamout, therefore, is for tho pre- .eut abandoned.

THE IH ASIANS IN CENTRAL I ASIA. The BuMiM St, ?c?r?'.u? Jouraal of Friday îii' {'J:¡d:t:go:n:n27': in Hu?t-ianlurkettM, under dtM September 21 If K ulua were to be surrendered to China, Hassimu rule in the Kastern part of Contral Asia would be undermined. The western frontier is already half in the bands of Kngland and if Kuldja is givon up the operation. of tbo ltu..im. in that region will be attended with great ri.k.; EaaXra Turkestan would, in faot, no longor exist for us. The surrender of Kuldja to China would bo another triumph for Kngland, and the Manchus would hold their heads up still higher. In tiue, Iiuesian influence tin Central Asia would bo shaken. A •' Contral News telegram says ■. Chung Hw, military goyemor of '/cng k ing, who was dc?putel to visit Paris 80me vears ago, in oonuwtion with the Tientsin massacre, has boon appointed Chinese minister to Russia, and has already set out fur St. Petersburg, carrying with him most important despatches with referenoe to the Kash- gar difficulty-

SIR WILFRID LAWSON ON THE I AFGHANISTAN DIFFICULTY. 8¡\fI"ldDtr at a politiNÙ meeting in Carlisle on Friday night, and referriD to the Kastern policy of the Government, Sir Wilfrid Lawson alid:- If Lord Lytton sent the Cabul mission without knowing whether the Ameer was ready to receive it, it was the most foolish and reckless act any British statesman had ever done. If he had no intimation on the subject, he had subjected him- self recklessly to this insult I and, if that was the case, if the Cabinet did not recall him, they valued lightly as a feather the integrity of the Indian hiupire.

MURDEROUS ATTACK ON AN I ITALIAN MATE AT CARDIFF. At Cwdi/f poHoo-oou?t, on Friday, Giov=i B.Uata Kerari, "amim, was brought u in cus- t.d y ,h-g?d .ri,«w:d :e: Badaraoo, ?-te, on b-rd the lWiaa Seoondo II., the day prior. Mr. Blelloohdefended the prisoner. The evidence of the oomplainant was interpreted to the following effeotHe was a mate aboard the Heoondo B, an Italan ship, in Cardiff Docks. The scourrenoe took plaoe between 10 and 11 on the morning prior, in the bold of the ah' The prisoner was one ot the e,,w, ad stab td wit.e.9 in the tow with a knife. Witness had told him to go on with his work and not give z?u impudenoe. Poms _rda took p1&oo between the men. They edited eMh other "p*s," Md the witness .t,u,?k the prisoner with his got. The latter thm fell down, and getting up very quietly drew a knife from his pocket and stabbed the witness in the face. The prisoner now said it was not true. Afterwards he added that he would give him another if he could. ComplAi11aat,orou-eaamtned by Mr. lil?Uooh, said the oaptain was his brother. John Lane, marine btore "war saw what had :10r: )dr: .I'd Üa held each otb*r at am:. ,vugth for a minute, perhaps. Both were ex??ted and the prisoner pulled a k-ife Mt ot hM =edooeln: psmd it i.t.bi.l.fth-d. J-t-th.blw?.aab..tt. strike witness turned his head, as ho did uot like to see the blow. Afterwards he saw the wound on the met* a face, and the knife in the prisoner's hand. Crtso-examinad There bad been an altercation between the captain, who was on the b- with the prisoner, b- wa in the lower hold. The mate went to the prisouer in the lower hold, and pushed him. Dr, Ootavius Pratt saw the eoaplainanl on Thursday morning, between 10 and 11 o'olock. He had at that time an in. oieed wound extending from the lower part of the ear, and orm&Wg over towards the mlJuUI. U was an extensive wound, about three inches in length, aud some force must have been used. The knite bllllt have been very sharp. If it had gone a Iitl" deeper th. mAU would have died 011 the spot. Fortunately an important artery just eeeaped. Police-sergeant Telford said he foau d tbe knife produoed iD the prisonsr's pocket. The prisoner wae committed to the C¿1IIUr IØMioo8 I kJr trial.

I mATKmUK NKAlt LKAMlXli- TON. A shoeking fratricide occurred on Thursday night at Kirdingbary, a rural village some few .a; b:r,, I and Frederiok Fletcher, ot Broad well—had a drinkig, ad wwv -t.rn4 b-o with a -,o? p..ion n:tw:tl1 tb- b; ttr: ,,u?,r,.U.d, and Edwwd stabbed Frederiok so Bov.rely in tbe ana that bs died fmm hem t befor,e &"iot"oo w" clktaiu*L =w!TR years ) rederick, who is older, married, with wife nd thre* oU,Ireu, is in custody at Southam, ,L.Ved e;i::Uk;i his rQ=" bt prisolor it an engiat?drii?, employei at St?kson U.0 Works, aud d-?d ?- a bl&.kmidl An i?. quest will be held to-day iSaturday).

M'S1»EXSH»N OF A CAPTAIN'S CERTIFICATE. At a &ard of Tr?d<) i.,Iuiy at Hull on Fri?ty. ?.t'tui ?.tUMn W de"orth OtU.ot the @to.=- ?'p L.mtd.n. H.u. btd hM calotte tMpendtd '"t three muut? (nr ?Huwn? ha "NM1 to be strandtd 00 the "t ? jm?n? in Ju!v wt, 'blu th?' V-OW WM wrkd. Th. po?t. h- ?*'r. ) m<t<t his Ncdut in ""UIe the Lv" of hia leave £ » '?? '?" the ?" to I-ve tk.

I THE ABERCARN I EXPLOSION. I INADEQUACY OF THE RELIEF DISTRIBUTION. APPALLING CASES OF DISTRESS. A QUESTION FOR THE PUBLIC. I DONATION BY THE EARL OF BEACONSFIELD. I (rLOII oua 8FSCIAL COBBBSPONOINT.) ABELLCARN, Fuidit. Revisiting Aberoarn to-day in order personally to observe the work done by the local relief oom- mittec I have been --do paisfully aware of the amount of distress prevailing here, and of the inadequacy of the relief allowanoes which have been officially determined upon. The number of families entitled to reoeive relief is 135, com- prising, between widows and children, consider- ably over 500 persons. The rate of allowanoes is. as has already been stated, for widows 6s. each per week for the the eldest child, 2s. and for the remaining Is. Gd. each. The town is divided iato six districts, through which six batches of local oommittee men prooeeded to-day, calling at every house Where a subject for relief resided. When the work of distribution was com- pleted, it was found that, acting on the rates of allowances previously decided upon, a total sum of Jm lOa, 6d, had been distributed. I should mention that out of this sum two eL ceptional payments were made, one of £3 to a widow in oonsequenoe of the death of her ohild, and another of Al I Os. Od. on aooonnt of a birth. I speak of these as exceptional, simply in the sense that they were not ordinary relief payments. Snch allowanoes, however, form part of the ap- proved relief scheme. Now, lamentable and, considering the large amount of money subscribed towards the Aber. fund, surprising as the statement may appear, it is nevertheless true that an appalling amount of distress prevails in this locality. Houses were to-day visited by the relief committee. in which the women, not oomplainingly, not loudly and with a beggar's greedy anxiety, but with downoast looks, tearfully and humbly de. clared there was no bread at home for them and their Uttle ones. I aould give numerous inatenou, aa nprda which it would be at onoe self-evident to any man who knows the price of bread and the needs of the human stomach, that the pittanoe doled out by the relief oommittee is not enough to keep body and soul together. It would, to use a common expression, melt the heart of a stone to see the condition of several of the families how No writing of mine OlD even indicate the existing wretchedness, which may be infef red from the consideration of a few oases, whioh the imagina- tion may multiply, and then fail to oonoeive the actual extent of the prevailing distress. I pro. ceed to partioularisc acoonlingly. There is the case of Minam Colly, whose husband is, as tire saying Le, "in the pit." Hrs. Colly has four children, and reoeiTed therefore to.day for herself and them the sum of 12s. 6d. Deduct from this 5s. on aooonnt of rent, and allow la. for fuel, and it will be own that a week's food for five individu. ale has to be supplied out of the sum of 6s, Gd. At the time of the visit of the members of the relief committee to Mrs. Colly they found with her her daughter Jane Wilks, whose hnsband is also in the pit." Oh, it is lad beyond telling to see these widow oompanions in affliotion Itriy. ing to oonsole one another, more especially when, as in this case, they happen to be a mother and a daughter. An extremely painful oase is that of Ann Hodgee. Both her husband and a ton are among the slain. She has a fatherless group of six ohildren to provide for. Her allowance from the relief fund is 15s. 6d. Her rent amounts to 5s. a week allow the loweet possible sum of Is. for coal, as in the former oase, and you have an inftanoe of an attempt to rear a family of seven on 9s. (id. a week. Mrs. Hodges is a delioate woman, and during the visit of the members of the relief committee, oould not refrain from burst- ing into tears, and remarking 11 It will kill me! I fear I oannot bear it mnoh louger I" People must remember, when they oonsider these oases, that the subjects of relief are frequently highly sensitive women, who never in their lives, until now, knew what it was to receive oharitable assistance. By sobriety and thrift, they have been enabled, during the years of their married life, to make a comfortable home. They have been aocuBtomed to fairly goodolothintr and diet; their furniture is solid, neat in appearanoe, and well kept; their domestio surroundings on the whole attractive, if not picturesque. Hore is lOcale out of a dozen that I might mention. A woman has fire children her husband and two sons are in the pit." When they were alive the father's weekly wages amounted to 31s., one boy earned Sa. and the other 6s. a week. Forty-eight shillings therefore wont into this house regularly week by week. She now obtains from the relief fund an allowance of lis. Her rent, for I am speaking of an actual case, although agreeably with a request made me I withhold the name amounts to 5s. 6d. Allow for firing as before) and only think of the shifts to whioh the dis- tressed widow will be put to keep house and home together on Sia. Gd. a week. These are no extreme instances; they aro taken haphazard to show the oondition of the widows of Aberoarn at the present moment. It is true that in about 50 oases the families reside in the oottages of the oolliery company, who are not likely yet awhile at least to press for payment of rent; but in by far the most numerous instances the afflicted people reside in the dwellings of private houseowners, who, of oourse, require their rents regularly. No one will for a moment suggest that the sufferers by the Aberoarn explosion should expeot to be oomfortably pensioned for life. No one thinks of putting them beyond the need of tkat labour which their bands may find to do. Weak in body and afflicted in spirit as are the widows, helpless as are the children, there is not one among them who would not gladly own a shilling where the ohanoe offered. But that any should Wimt-that any should be absolutely without bread in the house--surely the thing is monstrous f The publio has subsoribed something like jKJO.OOO towards the Abercarn Fund, there is good reason to calculate on a further augmentation by about £ 10,000. And yet-acting, 1 am told, under the instructions of the Newport oommittee-the looal relief oommittee oan give a widow only 6s. a week to live upon, and the leaser sums already mentioned for the support of her children! Have not the publio a right to inter. fere here ? Ought it not—through the press, by publio protest, by delegated representatives, if neoessary, to interfere at onoe, emphatically and effioaoiously t Has the heart of Urett Britain been moved in vain iu behalf of the sufferers by the Aberoarn disaster f Is the wealth that has been ponred forth for the relief of the widow and the fatherless to remain a monumental pile telling indeed of British generosity, but comparatively valueless considered with reference to the indention of its givers ? For more than ever, when the grief is fresh, when the bread-winners are missed for the first time, when the mourning, not for wife alone, but for children also, has to be obtained, is charitable assistance most needed. If the money subsoribed would allow of no greater help being given than that which has been officially decided upon, there would be no room for adverse remarks. As it is, adverse remarks are nwas-not indeed by the snfrerillgpopulatioaol Aberoarn, but by those who areeye-nitasesas to the inadequaoy of the relief allotted to the unfortunate people. A a for these they bear their affliotion with heroic fortitude. Souls buffeted by exceptional sorrows have risen superior to them. There an mothers in Aberoarn who, in their love of thek ohildren, their readine" to wimnle others, their composure in grief, preeant striling lutaD0801rup.azWait7 of epirit. They remind one of even a higher type than that afforded by the yharairter 01 Mwina who, when it ia uked her, 11 husband, oountry- men, wealth, all gone from you, what remains ?" replies to Medea remains"—" niperett." Theirs is a Christian fortitude, a Christian resig- nation, a Christian magnanimity ot spirit. Truly it may be aaid- ate rouac aeaa wt.r <- Men ucifled li>e taaatiarl, tb« glad. The Mroug, the tu). and it eases to Doaabt e hate ranted 1-. and sorrow lAW b. A td when these slonater dizattwa occur, by Wa hundreds of wele are swept at one fell swoop I.8to eternity, it is found IIBOIIC the surviving relativea —among the humble widows of « Welah pit village—that in their caN religion taaimutee calamity to greatness." a HE MANSION HOJSK FUND. j The amount ot the Mansion House Belief had I 011 Friday night was 417,7W. The mas received during tte day included £ 10 from Lonl Besoons-I Arid,

I ESTABLISHMENT Ot A OABDIFF LICENSED VICTUALLERS' BELIKF FUND. U. k'?iday owning, & rai meeting c' the  V'ctntl ler*' Aasomauon WM ca*t?led %t the Queen's Hotel, for the parpoea of :r' 11 a:ri¿,etbalre" coUMry Mptoeiou fund. Mr. R. A. B"O, pro. -7.? Of the &Asociation. occupied the chair, ;t:D:t.hniJe ci\i Howl; ?'°- We". Borot?t Arm.! Mr. J. guth, Lntenon Hotd. Mr. ErMt.B? Hon: Mr C. Unetht, PeMrth DoctHotet; Mr. J. BMb<r, Clyde Arm.; Mr. J. WiUmmt, CrOM ?" Mr. °- Morru. Rapsm Hotel; Mr. PnUm, Locdot Tanrn; Mr. Oollio, Bridgwater ArtM.Mr.I?onMd.Dete of W; and Mr. J. Weaver, the -tIr7, The CHAtMt?N remarked that the subject upon which they were oalled together wu weU.knowa to them all Ule1 bad teeD it in the pubiio preee, and throughout the oountry, and there was a pro- f.-d feeling f sym atby with the 520 bereaved ?tdowe and children !<ft to lament the "a of their bread-wituen by the lamentable aeoident. He ?M enrethtt the UeeMed TiotntUMt _aid = sympathise feelingly with the eufferen by Mcht otiMMty. and he thought they eould not but do so in endetTonrtnt.m some t"Mbls for to MeMtre the misery #Ad d..titatio- which Q been occasioned. Tbe mayor and other PUU" in the town had taken MtiTe eteps to raise a f?d. and be tnought the liosnsod victuallers should also throw m their mita, (Hear, heM.) The hceMedTtotattUere were never backward in mat- ten of this kind, and they should make a good effort in Cardiff, &ad show that they were sym- pathising with such a deplorable ooourrenoe. Mr. E. J. BxzTn, Cttteheo Hotel, then pro- pcted t£ he following IWOlaûoD I "That it is the O¡>itúoD of this metmg that we, the UoeMed =sn of CMdHf. ongM not only to upreø our sorrow and "pothy for the bereavement of the 50.0 widows and children by the Abercarn Colliery explosion, but to assist with oar mite to <meTttte and M<M<e their a]--nholy mis- fortune, and, therefore, the minittee of this association urgently appeal to the membeM of this trade to assist the nufform by thit feMfui e'?tt, with their subscriptiom. Mr. Wm. pAYiva, in seoo&ding the reaolatin, said he had hoped that an ooeMion so lamentable would han oalled together such a number of the lioensed victuallers of the town that the room would be too m-11 to hold them. He re- gretted to see so few present, but few as they were, be was glad to find that they were ready to open their hearts and purses towards suffering humanity on an occasion which had not been equalled in that neighbourhood. Most heartily did he seoopd that resolution, and inasmuoh as there were 250 or 300 lioensed victuallers in the town, he wished it to be added to the resolution tbat the fund be advertised in the newspapers until a respectable sum oould be handed over to the mayor. It bad be= said at a reoent masUM of the Good T_plan that pubuosm seldom gave to My good object. Nowt&tthepreeent' o?or' to any ad ooonned he hoped the trade wotH do all it oould to show that the Good T_pIan not justified in making Mch a NmArIt. Bat ind ad ut of that he hoped Mch a 7&hoW WOold be ':e by the U%& 11 would for erer oloee the mouths of thoee who thought no one oould do good but themselves. The 00011- sion did not call for lpeeobee I the matter, great and awful as it was, appealed to their hearts and oonscienofs, and they must put their shoulder to the wheel in assisting to relieve the orphans and widows. He hoped the members of the trade would come forward and book up the preeident of the association, who directly lie was spoken to oalled the meeting. The resolution was o&Mod unanimously. Mr. WiLLiajf Davies suggeeted that boxes for tbe subscriptions of ?C pufflo should be placed by the licensed victuallers in their honmw, but thil suggestion did not And favour. th':butff::=d:lt:d be beet to keep to the .pe0i4o purpose of e<?biMhin< a hceMed ?MtMUert' fund, and let the pa?Ho Mt for themselves. After they had taken tbe initia- tive the trade in other towns would no donbt follow, and a large sum would be raised amongst the licensed victuallers themselves. It was further reeolved that the names and addresses of the subscribers should be published J. the local papers under the heading of The ':J, I.t:.t;ha:o:f BeUef Fund," and that all perMM engaged in the trade l,d, be asked to Mbeohbe. A vote of thanks to the chairman brought the meeting to a close. A sum of X15 was sub- scribed in the room.

CARDIFF. I 'YeMTepMMnMMMnOMMBgthtt on Sun- **y nMt 2,ocuons will be made at St. John' ,a,s t! =, m' "d the sobodl oliarobas throughout Ithe parish on behalf of tbe Abawn BeUef FQr.OD the same day, coUechont will &Uo be made at the Welsh chapel, London-square, in aid of the sufferers by the explosion at Aberoarn.

THE OABDIFF RELIEF FUND. I &monfK tbe mteat contributions which have been reoeind by Mr. 'TborpMh MCMtMy of the be. fMd. it ?00 from =. D Vzf the Eons, colliery proprietors. Persons who have not yet received a oollecting-book, Md dodre to have one, obtain the same of the hon. seontu7, at the town-olerk's office.

MERTHYB. I jEG3 5s. 6d. has been subscribed in connection with the relief movement started last Thursday night by the High Constable. The sum includes 4!10 10s. from the High Constable, Mr. David WtUiMnt; 410 10?. from Mr. C. H. James (who sent recently 452 10s. to the Newport fg?d) ?5 St. from MMM*. Jilettmd uw-p; X5 J8: from Mr. Frank James; AS 5s. from Mr. J. Plews; £ 5 from Dr. Davies, and X5 5a. from Mr. E. B. Evans.

FONTLOTTYN. I At toe iJotolehem Congregational Chapel, Pont- lottyn, on Thursday evening, a meeting was held I to eympathiBII with the sufferers by the late sad calamity at Abercarn. Amongst those preeent were the Revs. R. Herbert, A. Davies, T. Theo. bilie, J. H. Williams, Messrs. J. UeweUyn, D. P,organ, W. L. Wd"m?, W. PhiUipa, Imo Phillips, and oth<ni. It was resolved that iDM. muoh as the Bhymney Iron Company's men, and also the Powell Duffryn Pit men subeoribeat their respective pits, a collection be made by the trades- men of tho plaoe. Four districts were mapped lout and collectors named to wait on the different tr. d ea*e4and the subcribed X6 0d, Ud., whioh sum will be handed to Mr. J. Mathewa, the tre4?. laurer of tbe Hhymne fund.

LLANELLY. I On Friday evening a meeting, which had been oonvened by the chairman qf the board of health, Mr. John Beavan Phillips, was held in the Town- ball, Llanelly. The object of the meeting was to organise a systetnatio method of relieving the sufferers, by the Abercarn explosion, Mr. John Beavan Phillips oocupied the chair, and;about 30 persons were present. The Chain. stted that h,2 reoeivod & Utter from Mr. ChaAam W. gov" in which that gentleman OJipreaed bis inability to attend. The Rev. Mr. John, of Capel Ale, bad &Wo expressed by letter his agreement with the moTMMnt, but ?tatod that he WM obliged to v:: ;? town. .aT'= objwt of the meeting w? to assist the sufferers, and he did Dot know that he coBld "1 more than impress npcn the endienoe the ueoeWV of doing ao. P ips. Nuns*, and 8Í&.ofhadt80 ob u* of X5 towards the fund, and a gentleman h\d: hi. to be .= .d Mnt 5 MiMM. The Bn. C&non WiUiMM moved that oolleotions be made In all the churches and chapou in aid of tbe fund, and after a oo"der. able amount of conversation Mr. WUU="'o motion was agreed to. 8ennl other suggestions were made, and Mr. Robert "ezpr8884 hit wiUiMMee to subscribe ?5, bat aIW-. marks how Mr. B. J. HoweD, llrwm. HOWOUS IOliœtor, IWd other gentlemen, it W" ejTM?ed that tbe effect of the Bev. Mo. WW\amø'1 motion should not be disturbed, and the ohairman was appointed treasurer of the fund. liz, John Jennings, town-clerk, consented to act as secretary.

RHYMNEY. I As the result of the meeting of Monday night the oommittee are to be congratulated on tbe suo- oees attained in the amount of oolleotions received. The ocUectoM be" been TOZ7 eMFt*tto in duIir work, and the amount already reoeived by the tM-fM amounts to AM t9? Motived from the f.Uowig dep-t-to ft tb* lLiYasa Works and the town itself-Mmer&l a*Wtm?t, ?27 88. 3d.; and S- ?t8 13.. fOrM and MiUm. A159m.; en&eering, AU h. M. houm CwPmt*M Al 4.. wwghw% ? 7s. Cd.; muts and deeks A15 8a.; nocM town dMthct. ? 8t. 3d.: mid& 'J¡= ?10; Iowa district AS and PonUooyn ditthct ? u. 9&; making a 6ti a ?taa ift The adioarned meeting t*?k plm Frid- ht, t a Bohoolroom,&t which Mr.j,?&thows. the treasurer, pre4ided, and the alow, mini twg the &Ent@ of the works, &M other Mpttttnt*tiv« of the toc?itt were MMMt, all of whom felt h)tM?)?ttMa?ttbetM)tMMMMltMCetTtd. It WM ww understood that this <mn will agun be lupplemnt.d, as the prooods of the forthcoming ecneert wiU hwtntMfMMd to the Mme fnnd.tnd tbe colloofion WA& at Moriah Congreou onal CHAPOL 60 *at it ia Mtictptttd that Bo )«M th- ?HSO ..ûftt:t: to the reM of the sufferers. It was resolved, on the motion of Mr. Trump, so=dod by tbe Bev. T. T. Jones, That the amount ooUMt?d be U==Attd to the tnasurer of the.ral fund at Newport." The !tn. T. & Bdw?? also proposed the foUawWg resolution: "That this nmetin atto ly S?t? Tha:=ÛDJ macent r?IW fund in oannwtion with mining ??Uous m sionawneohm and th WtJ? The )tT. tenUenum, in proposing the resolm stated that. it was ted th" the r:> « eoel aim ousted to 132,000,000 toss aaaaally, aad if It. Id. car ton was contributed by the work- men, the large sum of A137 000 maukuy would be realised towarde tbis noble object, aDd this, supplemented by the OMtiibutkm of tbe em- ployers, together with, other subeariptions which might be received, would more tlmn double this siun, which he thought would be tHisinate to mtet every emergency. Other speak sis followed in the same strand, and the reeolation wpe passed unanimously aaiid loud ebeers. A vote of thanks to the oolleotore and others who had takes inter- est in the matter waa accorded at the oloae.

I THE ABERCARN COLLIERY I EXPLOSION. I « WESTERN MAIL" RELIEF FUND. I The m-r << 'ho W ?<? bu pttMn? m acknowledging the following eabsonpttone in Md of ttx fMMi for the n<x< oTthe t?iitM of th< ooUurs wbo lost their lues by ths reoent explo- I sion I J.V. D. IA*wdy.. rq., High sh-a f 100 0 0 I OtMtOrtM _?. 10e 0 0 ) L'(;1 jM*ey-.—?. M 0 0 .?.? ?00 ?ycrotTtUtnttf.J.Grttoty). )a 0 1 Mr. t- 0. o 0. 0 0 M. 0 vi-k- Cardiff tit PtotM? X?Mt? iM .?. Mesm. A. W. Cwpw Md Co.. Old 8w*ns«a 5 8 0 M?T??'S**s"' '?'' ?t. Tho- E<bMtMS°*Sut V.atr?.? A Co-bndgeso A Men<.?.?; ij:= X ?. ?_?CMboMU.U*t-?. < & I J. A. N o f n' 14'1 Mr. T. T.Moa?oy.attCtpo?e, Femht?tt 6 0 0 Mr. T. PrMhstoe,Tsal>7 6 0 0 Twi:a1S:j- < J. 8. OiMMa. EIq,. Ntwien Bou8e, _CowbnSitT Esq., Mswton House, user 5 0 ?ofhM o< the l.)MdM? and 0.- C? 5 0 0 OtcMtWMBttWtWottt 7 0 O-U-ftW -A Kwg- Pftk Cbuo-. 4 s i*  C?UM't?? '8?u!<?tdowB BaldiA«'I'8018 ?MMtH X.4 Employ6a 3 1 1 after Morning md Evw"g Slnioe,per CaptainTo>er. is 0 it«tft T)tompMe ? Sh8cIi: I 0 Messrs. ThB-App=o. V.4yggm 2 10 W. T. Old Brewery. awMx? ? lit MMr r. 19 B.Xb.. old B,y s?..Ns 3 2 6 I 9 2 8 Dr. ( hater, Teuby ^7.™ f s 0 Xr. W. & fttith. Duk, CMdM Work? W?tr?" Works 1 U • Co??<eS? tt $b. Rd LIoD, I ,lid BuhMribtd <B us ComMtoi?-toom. h b.8-h Hotel. Carmarthen 1 11 C MI. J. W. 1 5 0 tmtUmMeoUtctt?M.r.f?OowbtUt. t Mr. T. J. Morgan. Bom. I M? J:: fou'ëU;iüi: g Ht. P<?rtUChM)<?Nt*E.?? t Mr. D. W. JOAM L490mild Ho?". C8rdU1. 1 1 Mr. J. T?'' L"dff Yd, Crda 1 1 Mr. L b-Uld. BeUe V" HoMe. ".beer. 1 1 ê Mr. J. 0. OM«tU, &roud. Œo'8tenhire 1 • 0 Mr. Dvid IoU. 6, W.w.Mnaœ, t?? 0 AmiCM.— e IntJD ap Gwrpn l?Ue. Aboravon 1 0 Mf*.H')t-MM, Qotdem BtU. Attefettt? Sheffield 19 9 tmpt?<t of Mr. J. 1%.ms& The 'H?tyt* CMdM  0 u A S?mtttM? .?.?.?. 00 S Miae BioholLLlantwit M»jor < 11 0 Mr. John Q. Thomas, Bnrrj Post. 0 10 9 n .??J4 *'ft- K&???, CM?tt!'?? go S 6 W? B«*, o ey iU?)u. N?wpott, B.8.0. 0 10 0 Dewi Wyu 0 "7 0 10 0 Mr. J. Put", Cardifl o 10 0 Mr. 0. Traaputhen. CaDton ?..?. 0 10 0 Mr. J-kt. J?hu. 0 te 0 M? Tlo- wllliauis. HoteL Trehsrbert 0 10 0 Mr. G. Beward, architect, Cardill 0 M 0 1& B ..U\ercwr. 0 10 0 Mr, J. t?mnd.M.ChmTCh<t,.AttoMttt. 0 10 0 Mr. W. HowelJ, QoIjlm Colliery, Poatr- _P«>« — 9 10 0 Burns un-dV er 10s. me SS4 10 AMOUNT EXCHYED TBSTEKDAr. 8lr Ow. ecotrMd, WWiMu&oD" HaTerfordwest 10 0 0 th.W.?.?? WM&<SH<tUr'? ? BroeknoU 10 4 0 on= aoluow by Nz& "MaH«tt the Pljmeuth Hotel. Peuarth T. M?l. ols Jfr. OasWL CanUB 9 5 9 Mr. T. OriMths 0 S 9 01-o'g- Coal Com pear's TWnm<n,PmMth en MWMdtOB?t ? 0 S li-?7 I-.ue ,9 10 C. c uwy ? ? S S L. Brickie? 9 10 J. Jones 9 1 0 J::¡:. ?!! J. Keuj *o o' tt ca4lca'ä 7J 0 9 I 90 W.Morgaa 9 10 H. B*nM ..919 j-wmiMM 1 0 J. B.tlw .? ? e t 0 W. Has ? ? t 0 J. Keliy. seaior 0 19 H. HtUUny 9 J. 8IUœd 1 P. Hleksy „. 0 1 # Hiett* ? t M'?S"' ? W. Dala 0 w.uond 9 i 0 J. Hopkins .„ „, 0 1 J.H&fUtx 0 C.MtMhewt 0 1 0 J. DMiM ?1 C.HMtty ? ? ? E. BtmtMt t F. BM=burv 0 1 0 t?MMMcetTtdundett?. .? 0 5 3 -313 < Any inrtner suBsoripUon* sent to the omoe of this paper will be duly acknowledged in the columns of the Western Mail. From the above fund the sum of two hundred and aixtv-three pounds one shilling has been sent to Mr. C. Fond, tree surer of the losal relief fuiid, Abarearn; anA a further sum of seventy-one pounds five shillings and tanponae has been paid into the fund being raised by the Worshipful the Mayor of Cardiff.

DEATH OF AN EX-M.P. FOR I THE MONMOUTH BOROUGHS. The obituary eolnmn of Thursday's edition of the Times contained the name of a gentleman for- merly well-known in Parliamentary oiroles as an active and zealouap of Lord Melbourne's Ministry, Mr. Be James Blewitt, formerly of Llantarnam Abbey, Monmouthshire, who has Just passed away at the age of 79. The seoond son 61 Mt? MwMd Blewitt, of Llantarnam Abbey, and the fTe*t.tr<md*on of Sir Samuel Blowitt, 10000e time Master of the Skinners Com- pany and Sheriff of London, he w<M bom in the yeMlTM.MdwMedMted at B'?by School, 't early life he practised for some time as a solicitor, but retired in 1827, and kept his term at Linooln's- inn, with a view ot being oalled to the bar. It does not, hoii aver, appear that he was ever actually "called." In 1829 he established the Monmouthshire Merlin, which he edited for three years, but then relinquished it.* He was a magis- trate and deputy-lieutenant for Mdbmouthshire, and occasionally acted as chairman of the Mon. tnouthshire Quarter Sessions, He represented the Monmouthshire boroughs in the Liberal interest from 1847 down to April, 1802, when he retired from Parliamentary life.

THE FRENCH BANK NOTE FORGERS. The whole band of bank note forgera have been convicted. The prisoner Dombrowski (a relative of the Communard General of Umt name), who WM charged an "wm lioe in having lent money to t:: eIIte';= :ftibo:I proeecutor admitting no Proof of FuttykBowied? against him. Josel, 13., the ,Id. of the pMty, is a weU.Iookw- g man of thirt ::àb' dressed, and of good education. He has been a painter, M ver a awger and an &&.Or. He was liakn e oi ra (&t Ver, forgery For six Mtor. He WM. like Mo father, tM?cted to gambling, and, Wore t*Mn? to formry as a p-essiont all his money at Kon&oo. Fonu: years he bis brother, his mother, ?d their ?. =\¡Yed ro:ria ::u:e the forged bank notes, whioh the head clerk of the bank ?V?' &4 M"'MtiBe to at the leMt ,ü,ooø aterlin,. JOHph Ðarreau and hie mletr- lived ? a Dretty bouse at Conrberoie, under tbe :aJ = and Baroness Barreau-Laroobe, and one witness said they were much respected in the neighbourhood. Thev had agents who, for a commission, readily got the forged notes changed by email tradesmen in market towns. They might yet have been nndeteoted but for the impmdenoe of the youngest oonfederate, who went to change a note at the Grandee Magasins du Louvre, where there is a systematic sunreiilanoe at the oonnters. > Joseph Barreau was sentenced to penal servitude for life, his brother for fifteen years, the younger man for In years, and the women to various termed imprisonment.

AN INGENIOUS SWINDLE. I OBTAINING LOANS ON SHIM JEWELLERY. I 01- NUmbead, and Walter Leonard a<«M L. Walter, were b-.ht UP on remand for the 15th time at Belfast noUoa-oourt, on Friday, charged WiU htvux 0 tained AW by false pretences from WUUMt Dmmmoud, lately grocer in LiMr. o11, but now residing In Belt_t. It was deposed r MMenet tbat the prMoaet*. by nw"s of new*. p<tpertdTMtit<mmtt,pn)eni-ed toMu, dtpotttimz M Meohty ? ttt?e nu;n= ot 8Mh gold and .l1nr watches, each worth from 15s. to JOs. The opera- tioMMttnd over meW towns in Ec?.md)md ScoUMd. ThtpMOMMweMeotBmtttedfortn? at the next -iMI.

ELOPEMENT OF A NUN. I rho Italic mistin that a voung French Sister of Mercy, Mdile. It attaohed to the hoepital of the Santo Bpirito, in Home, has just sloped under romaatio circumstanoes. She entered the order of Saint Vinoezit de Paule are yeare o, at the age of fifteen, and at the oominenoement c€ August isst W" sent to tend the sick in the above. named hospital. Her youth and beauty soon attracted the attention oi the doctors; the Su becMM dinqmoted on M. tm: = b% lent 6 will= to the 00:: plimeata\oher, andh"m more than one cecMion to reprimand her. This onl" imtated the yonng nun, and oaused her to beooue dis- gusted with her life. I cannot remain here," the aid; I am resolved to reoover my liberty." About ten in the evening on Friday last the gate- keeper at the hospital was awakened by a woman dressed all in black who wished tu go out, show- ing a pass signed by the house doctor. He at lrst refused, as tbis WM not sufficient; but he allowed himself to be persuaded. A carriage had been waiting neer for an hoar and a half. The female, who was 110 othar than Sister K-, entered the vehicle, in which a male eompanico was already seated, and they were driven off mpidly. No traces bare yet bees obtained of tbe fugitives.

MISS BATJSMAN AT THE CARDIFF I PHILHARMONIC TUEATUH. I Ore of the most important theatrical engage- ments that has been made.1 the Cardiff Philhar- monic Theatre is annoanesd f-a out week by the proprietor, Mr. Jaekson. On Monday evening, tbe renowned actress, Miss Ptitrman. will eom- tMMt ? btW engagement, Md appmr fm U)t <r*t Wu be( CarduT andisom Pba mehtt of this leading artists are now 80 geaarally reoog- aimed. tb" to aww-w her appommm at aay a.t. i. it itu ,E-it to -a. <xowS audkmom Th»nriacipel puen podww VW be Leah, Mim Bmemm ? antow ii. ¡an ot tbe J8WÜ m?C? with uquüW- oese foe 500 nights ia London, tbe provium. and AtMd< "= WMMf. ow tide ";to .< wb" Is "-thw ot tbe MocMtM bivd by thM eminent artul" will likawiso be rftmted. Amongst thoee supporting MiaoBataaaan an Miss Virginia Francis, Mr. K H. Brooke, aad other sic gkt _a.bo.n of th? -30"m Company. A thcroa<hty owling peifonmno* may _el, be relied own.

PopTU* &Tz" INNS.-J"a unth's T,k PL- P- Bo. M7*. 0& p- a-; iba m-gb-. ?.?t T?t?* ?. M?? <S''tS??'? ?**M?w t baiee; s«cH>n saatile lot :?-. UZ == is GWNW% 181a"

THE THAMES DISASTER. The inqueet as to the oirsumstanoes connected with the diseeter to the Prinoeea Alioe -wm resumed at Woolwich on Friday. Chrietopher Dix, in further examination, stated that be had been a Trinity House pilot for three years. He had been once in charge of a ship when in a heavy snowstorm; she went ashore on the Goodwin Sands. His lioenoe as a waterman was suspended onoe because be want beyond a oertain diatanoe in the ri ver. For 35 years be had been a seafaring IMII, and at one time be was master of a Baltis vessel. The Princess Alios was not justified in going towards the south shore unices something was in her way. The Bywell Castle was never in her way. He ad. mitted that ha stopped the Bywell Castle too late, but he was not justified in stopping her eooner. There was plenty of room for the Prinoeet Aline to have passed the Bywell Castle CI8 either the north or south lid. of the river. Cornelius Simmonds, barge master, said be was lying abreast at the spot where the aocidant 00- ourred, with a dropped anchor, awaiting the return of his small boat from Woolwich. He saw the collision which ooonrred in oonsequeaoe of the Prinoeee Alice starboarding. Henry J. Bildinr, first mate of the Bywell Castle, said be only joined her a week before the ooUision. When it happened be was on the poop deok. The shook was hardly fblt on board. The crew did all they could to eave life. The oaptain, pilot, and all hands were perfectly sober. Witnees had never been on a trip in the Bywell Castle before. The look-out was a runner. He called attention to the red light of the Prinoeea Alioe, and was answered All right" from the bridge. William Brankaton, aeoond mate ot the Bywell Castle, corroborated the previous witness. He jumped on board the Prinoeea Alioe the moment the oolli- aion occurred, and assisted the people to oUmb the ropee. When the steamer sank he went down with a crowd of people, and on ooming to' the surfaoe climbed up a rope on to his own vsesel. Then be had a beat lowered, and with the assist- aaoe of two other men suooeeded in saving 14 lives. The ooroaer and jury oommended the oon. duot of the witness. The inquiry was adjourned till Tuesday next.

THE REMARKABLE SALVAGE FEAT. In referenoe to the paragraph whioh has been iu circulation to tbe rwmmt of the steamer UnMOt, of JiverpooL wbioh WM airuded on the rocks in the river Donro, near Oporto, it should have been stated tbat tbe whole of the operations with regard to raising the ship were, at the in. stanos of the underwriters, entrusted to the 1 ndependence Marine Salvage Company (Limited), of Liverpool an d Dover. The operations were conducted by Mr. Edwin Paul and Captain T. H. Lamb, from the salvage abip. The contract waa to niae the ship, temporarily repair m i t d-ooskir her, and deliver her into a Liverpool graving dock. This ooctcaot was fulfilled. This is the fourth steamer saved during the bat three months by the saass company. The last before the Munroe WM the SuUy, a Frenoh steamer at i,3oo t*=, W" on the 4th inst. went &share near S".u., "4 wu oompletely oovered with water ES?e OPMUons under the gupeHnteu&u;. of Mr. &bert FAT&rd, wm WM -n the 9th It. Tb IOW Mthootit* had eommenoed to take out part of tbe engines, and on the 13th the vessel was taken into Swansea Bay and docked the next day, having still on board 1,WO tons of iron ore.

PONTYPRIDD LITERARY INSTITUTION. PBOPObED ADOPTION OF THE I'BEE LIBRARIES' ACF. On Friday night a publlo meeting wu held in the long room of the Butchers' Arms, Pontypridd, for the purpose of re-establishing the Pontyprida literary Institute, which was 80 badly patronised that some twelve months ago it was decided to re- move the books to a private bouse, and let the institution bo broken apt In the abeenoe of Mr. Owilym Williams, Mr. ChaI, Bassett was voted to the chair. He read a letter from the learned stipendiary ma&trate, in which he expressed his deep regret at his iD. ability to attend an d added, I need newoely ::tlh. Ia::U, alld with tte object .y the meeUD?, <mdBh<tUbe glad to render any allie' 'oe within my power in its further&nm." Mr. j—isett briefly explained the object of the meeting, and he stated that the balanoe in band to the credit of the late institute was £ 2&. Mr. J. B. Prick, solicitor, Mid it was die- graceful to the town that the institute ha4 been red to beoome defunct. (Cheers.) He dwelt on the importanoool havingintbetownaoentreof intellectual culture. Pontypridd many yean aco, when the population were '=: fewer thM they are at present, bad a flourishing litersry institu- :l1a fhr:;el 11== in tel Md th; moved that it was deeirable to re_tablilb the institute. It was his opinion that it was desirable to avail themselves of tho provisions of the Free Libraries Act. (Cheers, and ome signs of disap- proval.) What was worth having was worth pay- in for. (Hear, hear. ) He dwelt on the immense us to W:i) ofHha:t a pnbtio tibrtry containing the higher class of literature. (Cheers.) Dr. Hlnter ISPid, all one of the founders of the defunct institute, he highly approved of the object of the meeting. When the old institute wae esianusnea tney securea jgiso rrogi an art union, but owing to neglect there was only .£:5 now in hand to the credit of the society. He sooonded the resolution. Mr. Coomuks referred to the rooms over Mr. Delano's shop, opposite the oom market L)lwe, as uf::bhofdr r'8OO( [: the rent mkod for the said room was X15 per year. He felt it was a dicgraoe to the town that it was without a free library. (Cheers.) Mr. H. S. Davieu had calculated that the cost of the free library would be 482 per year, incha. ding the rent-onam. di %fr. J. Edwakdb Pbice, referring to the PnbUo LibrMiet?ct, Mid that a majority of mt.oerl voting under the authority of the board of tyulera :g:thepbW1::e Act. °iu rate .hkh it would e.tsa would not exceed Id, in the A. Mr, H. I.L. Grovt.R objected to the adoption of the Free LibrMieB Act. Had they not plenty of rates ahvsdy to pay r It was abourd to adopt h:: n Act inte. -?dy'for such large centres as Manchester. He oonclnded by stating that he would subscribe 20s. per annum. (Cheers.) Mr. M. B. WtLUAMS held that the object of those wbo held the proliminm7 meetings, ?d who called tbat meeting, was to "mrt&in the feelings of the inhabitants, whether they would prooeed under the voluntary principle, or adopt the provisions of the Free Libraries Act. He concluded by moving tbat tbe subscrip- :;8 ::uo:co: M., Al :I: &=tlms the money to be paid in advanoe. 1 bis was seoonded by Mr. Jones Powell and carried. All subscribers are to have the same privilege. The meeting was further adjourned.

RAILWAY BRAKES. Major Marin din has reported to the Board of Trade on the circumstanoes of an aocident which occurred on the 23rd ult., at the Gloucester-road Station of the MetropoUt&c District RaUway, when a Noftk-Wentem train thatwoogoingw tbe Mansion House divided into two prt? ?'r to e'=:J:,t: he f: was due to the sudden soo&ratwn of the speed of the front section of the train when the engine brake was taken off, while the rear section of the train waa still braked. He states that for the real cause ot the accident it is not neoessary to look beyoad the nature of the bmkoe tttedto the train, and tbe manner in "hich the aN applied. Wbere tbe application of a po:=b'r"*applied. ,L ko to two different sections of the train ia. be says, de. ndont upon the will and ami7ftwn of two r'ff=ut Úldmdaw, it merel, require8 litile e.tre speed ad a Little more :?NTuul L'm litue app u t ion of the bmko than noal to tbe rear swuou only of the train to ensure such a jerk as will probably molt in the division of the train, the weakest connection being, of course, the one to give way; while on tbe other hand, ie the front be madde.T; PUE;A up before the nu socuou, the CÜ8oomlon to the passengers in the latter becuou would p-be,bly be o?aide,.ble. This -aide-t there- fore (smi- a a very good example cf the d,an. tage possessed b mmtinuous brakes, prowly o? =:ich°:U e t,y tMnti brtbt, and shows morwver that, more eepeeMy where the catm of the t)tBc cooesmi. =uick suvo, as OU tbO Mdtt%K)l4tLn lines, the as weU #A the comfort of me pwwewri would be increased by tbe adoption of such ;:oU;:r oontinuous braces, capable of being in- It.nt.nwvw applied to ere? tchtde ia the :D=tL ":& of the d1i. in the

WYE VALLEY RAILWAY I COMPANY. I The ordinary general meeting of shareholder* of tbis oompany waa held on Thursday, at Cannon- street HoW, Mr. W. Hawes, F.G.S., inthe chsir. The report stated that the traffic receipts for the half-year ended June W, bad been as sgainat £ ,78fc for the oorrempuc" perwl of 1877. The interest guaranteed by the Great Western Railway Company had been paid in aooordance with the avreeaent. The Chab8u, in ow?g the adoption of %be M?ort, Mid Aat for eocte years l;.=\8dra1dJsar- Fz-p=.tv, Zrz time tho Wye V Rail-:r, in OODjaDctwD wth the OCNA Waste= Btthn'y, ? o1I' op *oMe« .( tnde. Work. wn¡r th" 1,?. now I>.q m aad there w.,o jgn. 0 im¡'roT_t aad renewed activity. From June to lJtber, lYn, tbe tH? tho?ed an iaCIWM -C 11 Pw -L ¡ arm Deeember, It-ii, to June, ln"«, 20 per ont. a&4 from Jane, 1077, to June. M7b, 30 per oeat. C, prieg the trains of July, le77, with thoee of 1878, be found that in the latter year 18 addi- tional trans bd ron. and this as considered strong evidence of the increasing pros- perity of CLepstow. Some few works nmaimd to be *=pWAd to mM o?t dM scheme of the co"l, ks. he did aot do.bt, matters would *re core -tW-t-ly tI.- tAwT were at ,HaL Mr. Dalrymple os?.vld tbe m&Aws, which waa oarried I

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I CABDIFF. I fcT. John s Paeish—The harvwt thankv pMttMrTi.Mforth. b." parish I 6Md for :e:. Oetc4mr 2, at J..Ii ?d? hida, Otber 4. at St. Ad.G. BETIBIKO MEMBERS OF THK Tow? Council,"The following memben of the Cardiff Town Council retire by rotation 00 the lat of No_ber nMt -t?t Ward M?m. Rort Danes md John Canr. West Ward: M(.ttM =. (\=d ¥W. J:: w? Me- jh. LvwA and ? A. Stone. CaW. 11- T. V. Yorath and Thomas Williams I Roath: Messrs. Jobn Kvana and Alfred Thomas. The wbole of theIIe members will probably stand for re-election. Broadway Weslktan Chapel Anxi. vemubt,—The Bey. J. Smith gpenser. of Lon. don, is announced to preach at Koath on Sundav 1. the mcnuBt at Broadway, and in the eiu M R?ooth-?d Ch-ctL Mr. sponow, who ea?oys oonsidomble "¡:;t, :rMr :tl: been appoi- to Cape Town, Bath Ath<?. wbere HM<MJ!ot!itfhMeh is b" .t«?d. We beheTe this will be M< last weri- a En?tmnd High Tidis.-The equinoctial tides at Cardiff were of unusual height oa Friday morning and evening, the water on each cooaaion rising Mhicb aa 38ft. 5in. Large tracts of low-lying land along the river banks were inundatod. To-day (Satur- day) tbe tides will rise to a height of 38ft. Via., or tin. higher than on Friday. THi; Latest NOVRLTY.-To-&y (Saturday) about the most uiiiqus establishment that haa ever been started in Cardiff will be opened at Taigil-buildings, St. Mary-street. K tbe proprietor was desirous of adopting a motto for bis ptace of businrse, "Multum in parvo" rrjuld oertainlybe the most expressivs one he oould select, as pos- sibly there wull8nr. in this part of the oountry ao many oonvenienoea offered at one pmm of bnmM«. At the City H*u' Cutting sakon, wbick ?is MTMMd for the oomfort Md oonTentmot iDu uo upon MeUop&itbu principles, with a dMh at the Amsrioan style of speculation, a person mr M j ov a hot or oDId water bath (of 0I1 there :;l°ir: and seoond ptMttt ), have his hmk out md him head ab-p--d. ba boots *leaned and his oorns -t. army hi-sel in a new set out of dr?My <oodt, and p-mh-w bis cigar or smoking muftm. ;"im. act he has the chMCt now of going into an si6Rii;?? fMm which Ii8 may coins ont completely metamor- phosed. Artists in each of the above-mentioned profeesions are to be kept on the spot, and from the view of the arrangement of the premises it is evident that tbe proprietor has not promised more than heiatsnds to oarry out. S4& Boct.Mt, Dmal Bargwo6 eaposlts tU I>- fto" car" 11ft ot tIMUa «rom 6 -t.o Kr.Wai.na a<tMAt?,De*ttt Itar8M8. 081'1* *1 OUr" CuditI. Tavth boat 3a. to Ma. eaoh, At Ouisait Dajlt at the Globo Ketel. Aagal- strat, st 1JS. rrioe Is.

I NEWPORT. BALK OF fKOPlBTT "BAa CAERLEON. -on Friday Mr. Ceoree NichoU*. nf Bhttot, ctTmtd for orW two lota of Mcommodttton posture land, five minutes' walk from the Caerleon Station. Both lots an in the OOQ 01.111', W.Mo ",&tAWalewrent. Tbe&Alotoon. &6W 5 6a. Or. Mp. of t?d. It was started at k2?0 And Went up at £ 10 each bid to ?3M. at :;t. it ;O de: to I[t; a The _d lot ooMitted ot 10a. lr. 2'7p., e &A oIer being OW. It reached ZM, and WM knocked down to Mr. W. Prioe. There was a small attendanoe. The FATAL Accident IN Cobn-stbebt. -On frid?TMr. W. H. Brewer held M inquest at the Potra' A, C.trot, ou the bdy of EU*n Pulan" a You alld, ho was killed on :'ara;a.:ï!;c:r. tb< only witMM -¡Md. Be said about six p.m. on W.ft..d.yh.h,dtroU .=i= Ccm?Mtt at a rapid pm. A little Mt WM crOMhittMrnoM am of tbe ItNIt to tLeothw at the time, and aile was knocked down. The driver WM sitting sideways on the trolly, with his legs bulging over the wheel. In front was a Urge splsabboard whioh prevsutt4>him from seeing tbe little girl. Witness oonsioered the paoe was de- edly rowam, and described it as a ship sailing without any helm. Generally waggoaa were driven mnoh too fast down Corn-sheet, partiou. larly after leaving tho turning from Commeroial- street. In hh eagerness to t&ke up tbe child he :,ee almost knocked down. A fHend WM MM and grasped him by tbe oW I, or he did noii be- UeTehe ould have ousped being ntn over. The Coroner th lit them waa mmv in this event than n:;=h:t = ad dead it advi. sable to order p?t?mortem ex?inatiom Mr. K. Cook will makeil The inquiry was adjourned Ito 10 a.m. Um day (Saturday).

I SWANSEA. I NivKESiTY Extension Lectures.— The first of a eeriee of leoturee in oonnection with the University Extension "home was given at the :a\ of the n;üø:ti= of Sonth W<?, cu Thnrtdty evening, by Mr. B. U. Moulton, M.A., of CbrW'oCoUogo, Cambri?. Tbe whole of the lectures 'er the @maw we included in the title, "An Hittmic bm"oy of Kathth Literv? 'dn,"i:"t8IIfbM, L ton they are likely to be very interesting. The aim of the lectures will boio?iTetbirdt?ye view, all it were, of the whole field of Kngliah literature, with the distinct object of tracing that literature as a thing of growth, modified from time to time by the evests which had modified our history. Tbe attendance on Thursday night was large, -(I the fluency and ?nrgy with wh3ob Mr. -:t:r:¡ an:, :h:i most interesting. THE Swansea Free Lidbart.—The print& premmted bv Mr. Deffet Ymneis to the free "brsry committee have ben most attrwtive this week, the number who visited the rooms being over 300 per day. The remainder of the prints should be framed and hung an soon as possible. CBRMJCAL ScHOLABSHir.—TiW 8U00998 aUending the science 1, at tho Bojal Iali* tution is shown by the following facts :—I<ast Tear and the year bofom ?holanhii)a were won lv T. K. Williams and C. Dt?.e?* J?d 7? year Bertie Terrill has 8uooeeded in obt.ii.g -h- larsbip worth HOs. jn r woek, and tenable for nine months, in the chemical laboratory buoili Kiln. sington. W AI,TERS'.ROAIJ BATTIST CHArnr,.—A tea meeting and amateur entertainment, in aid .ftheb.ildi.gf..d.tthe e? IJptiat Chpol, was held at the M-?oh.U, on Th..dy. There was a IAg. attendance at the tea meeting, wbioh oommenoed at four o'clock, and the cutertaiu- ment was also successful. Successful EXAVINLTiom.-At the examination in arts of the Koyal College of Burgeons, Mr. D. Motpn, son of Mr. Jenkin Morgan, of Ynismedw (and a pupil of Pontardawe Collegiate School), passed in classics, mathe- IDiotic.. Knglish, I reach, history, geograj/hy, and was nertified competent to OODHnenoo his profes- sional studies. At tho same examination was "'ned Mr. Mhy< JonM. ton ot the Bev. Rhy* 3ones, of Blackwood. This younffgwtleman was phcopaily prepared by Mr. 8amueL Hm optional subjects were botany and zwlogy, Woo chemistry. To UxNTLxmziw.-Andwwn, AWeett, and Acdereen bet mo<t respoWnHy to draw attention to their new tweed vmtwpre" even?gate for the oomiug season warranted perfectly waterproof. These ooate are so like the ordinary elsth enr. _ta in style, sk"91 am Pttwu tht tbq o<m.ot be dMzt?"*< hem u-. Write for j?ttomt Md pnew to AD, Abbott, "d AB?ertM), in" rubber mMeftetar?t, 8" Tub W. Cohtims— Ladles fbotocrtphwi ID Welsh Costume | l>r«*a«a kvj'L. Modawafi chirgw.— 16 it. opposite Lt. R*l

I POLICE INTELLIGENCE. -1 REMOVAL Or LiCEN(-Pr.-At Cardiff police-court r-n Frid., (before Mr. K. o. JU)., Aldermen 11. llowen and T. Kvaas, and Mr. lieorge Birdj, all application was made by Mr. T. H. btophow, in behalf of Samuel Brcnton Williams to remove the lioeLic ol the 1=.dD<?I: t. .( I;dw. Caswtll, to the Temple liar. Ue htated that IMr, Caswell was &¡rr.JI" t;, thin course, tbe effect of which would be that there would I* olo psblio-house the lo?. but the lIle t; OOfd.¿ID,:e be a double-licensed iz..kad of a single-lioensod boUIe, Mr. Wlll- was the owner (.1 both places. The magistrates offered no obJ6<:Û(¡D, aud Mr, Stephen* was in. formed that th. magistrates would meet tbat day week to oontins tüe licence. An lA'coKkii.iiiLB Drinkakd.—Daniel Meredith, a deforuie^l youth, h-ss charged before the Cardiff magistrates, on t'ru1ay. With being drunk in the public stsuet. Detective James proved the case, and this time the incorri- gible felicw was fiued 1"(j cxiis, C/r in default seven days, with hard lat.<,or. aud. the conviction tv be registered. RoiuiEur ny A Loii'.EK—At Cardiff 1,(,4--u,t k,iy John A Johxuson, a y-.g 1u&D, waa charged with ateaJinn a quantity of jewellery belonging to John James, the landlord o( the Cape Hum Inn. 13?te.etrwt. JIve New- t," sa.d he romivod information on Monday last t?? :¡eC='Y:Ir(4U:JDIt1. i o? studs bad been tVAto f, tbe "Ii. l^ltneaa »t preher.ci' t-. prisoner U. the hotiHc, ano found \n& da"l in hut .¡'>I'. and u.rw pawn tickets relerang to the other property, aad a gold locket also f. Ld to be miaaing. 1bu Snsonsr a lierman, i- tL- employ ot Mr. J_ nmlln, and te had key which fitted tBe drawer, from which the things were said tu have been taken. Tba proaocuv r stated that ÙIe prisoner k?dgd ?. I- 1, II. flm ?J-.4 L" jewellery LL. Monday p, Ail tht tb. ncu .,1- b.1 pr,Auc*d belonged t? him. ?;lt, L" bad kept the rti?ite ID kwt d- I his bed-L.. I Le p,a-At now tog formally arb .rt.=:. I and be _t t. g-A for tour moi.Uis ?,Lb I ha/d Labour. 1>(¡" AT Lari.r.—At Cardif fpolif-e-court, on > i (LLy. be, 14 persona were ordered to j Liy coats for havinr allowed tiwa dogs to be at Ill-trkati.to A Horse.—At Cardiff II police 'xiurt, os Friday, a youth named (irimn was cbargvd by i'uiiue-ooDstanin Cartl^w wtth I ill-tr«a»ing "I: the afternoon A ,'>ept. 11). I he oftuer saw him kicking lbot horse for five minutes ou a road r.- the N. He j waa fiued 10s. and costs, or in defaait seven days' imprisonment. Carli.ems Drivim', in Newi-ort.—On Yri"y, Phili.p Cal«, of iiisLton, was suinounad !nl.. Driving. Sergeant 1'ratten -d ou Monday last the defendant drove down Com- mrrcia l -sueet La a '*reieaa 6a4 ] s,-t a pc-ny ?b?,h !in!e Wy ?a4 rdie. IL by k.-k-d v. \W V,.y, but be was &,4 hIt. 111. hurt. Wad"t W.. hard l'w. Gd. At"ALH?ATK).Mt-OKT—(jeM?WlJkm. avo aa* charged ou > rtday, ur,oer a warrant, wroh I assaulting AnD ".lrJOtlrr>e, lal.'1.a.Gy ..A the lld I Green ltD. IJB Moodsy II. wett to toe houas and behaved very bi«i.y. Mrs. Wsibouraa ordered him oat, and he wonla not leave. He struck her on the r.ont». Ti, was not the first time Jo. baa struck A month a bard labour.—VS n jam Ma/ge Dart, -t-Ar, was 'rd an¿'r. ?r?t fw ?mtjug bis wife I A'KjQ ttt?e l?rt. 11?7 bt? L- uurrioi !.bu. bt IattJ, t?.7 h?o h?? •epmUly. A few d?tt Mo West to a bad bouse in Potter's-parade, aud he knxiked ber dowu. iiosd Hie. tkL aad boaad aver is keep the -tn>rd 61--y waa ob" with _U.Ùlltr t^eorge FranCia. A in >st vialeat _111t had been committed, but the oomplainant wished to withdraw the chargo. 1'l.oe Bec.-h or. dered the care to go 011, and oomplainant said oa >Vedn<«day last he was as tbe Koyal 'ieorge, when "IIda1.t biukea cup, UM oootplatn- aut aaia that be defendsint! broke the ci';>, de- fendant made a violent attack 011 him, aad bruised him about ths head in a savage D>8AA8r. Com p lainant &id it ww f-m consideration f- IIJ=t:e fut be wiAW ad' Kined life, tid. or 11 dare.-Chwas lirunt. butcler, was summuDed for asaau.tiug William Kmmett bbea, on the 21st uut. Mr. i H. 1-lrwellyn ap)ieared for the rjciplainsm. aud Mr. Parker for the defendant. The facts were these —iihea is all agent for a butcher nsmsrt Poole, -d -4i6t. -d. f, tbs shipping. 0. ?-t- day tbe oomplainant went t. the Alexandra lk>ok d.y tb .c,. 2;: fr- tbe mptin d t-aw,, -A was follo.ed by tbe dataudant, who used ab"ve uput haft fist io his tam, and tbromoud =isr ? no mw wu I) have been bfwd Isst Mon- d-Y, but was f?rtttded by do(wamto' inwas to r¡. Aftr tbt tbe cta': IK- upon him again, and threatened to throw hull into the river. Dsfeadant was boud over to keep the peaoe. He waa rsry violent in ooart, and deal" lie would not be trod Dpoc by Mi?Oody. I)wW Kede WM charred .íÙl_ultin« hdmund Man ship on the 3ftb of Angast. Three men knocked him 4."m .A i..k=: )ie. was one f Um, ad p* out of tb..y .Ul -?, Henry Harper, ho was fi..d f., M.A,h?p at w t-, c?M by t? d<?M)dMt. Md aid )« k??k,4 tbe comp I- t t. pr,)twt Woa&at, Tb. itn,:e !21.t.du Dbskrtik.i Ht0« A SHU'—Cn 1riday. at Ntwp-. I)e" l?wl aad j.hu. N.Ay, sf,. llrtbucce (a board the ? .M. weM ehM?dwMt d-nlOh. Tbey len Cie &hip on Wednesday Mffbt, zd w<r< ?pM?MMted ?t tba redway ow .ight, linodw ff mbda7,.twiium Cheese m)tc WM -cøed fur iednom? UeaM B«d W '?'Mt. Mr. ".? appm" f- 1Wa. h %& out tht Chosen the wre? aDd Mr. I'-kOfILPPLW(orcmt.. The?w?dim?sk and oume VAUS& H t,homeoub-, the )Md. L.rd -t the Ak,.Wm = was and .Iltb&t the -bow%WghonA go on &i 01>1. Mr. l'vkor defended. Captain otothard 'Md bis b*r<}M, the 1;"D. ?" m UM Kewport do?& R-d MdMo«d; deaerted on Wednoeda* maht. Red WM -Ud -t- M* *? b. the dafou&%Lt on Toet?y 6a, -4 taM bum be W" an al?mntw,p and was to ?<? tbtbMqMt.dfW. U<t<t<Mt?M. to:. like 1M ship ?T< btt. IU Má DIM & to tt? the uam to MMU port." WitMtt t??t _dtbM Moody Nld be _t to t.M (I,. W- *t*uue. i-1kd to Um cW.-at two or .?r?t U?et?'oot ?TU?t?e *htp. A R-.i- -h.-m was n,abu?nsd. bat (W-d-t tid him ?t WM t<M lata tu m m tbs scboonar. If be did not no away ce ?tt to stay in t?t town until Utt ?A' had be t-?.- L gone. William Day, rigger, said bs was in dsfso- dMt < hn W*dM«?y n?t. w? B<? :m:u.: <Md m thf ht?ru? c< tU nntttt he w? going to ?mvc the a h 'p. I>gq?ud"t S" t- U«d. "Yoe U b.- to be -ry mMi or ye?'H RetaMched." Dtfwid&ut tfdviMd tun to to bMk to hit fthip m ahe wm good ship. The Ban in discussing tba oaae, said tbe defendant b*2 sa.ltni very ueai the wind. biKALiKo AT Newport. — CatbariM Iteardon, a young girl, and her mother Mary, we- -hwxed, the unt with stealing, aad the seoond with receiving a number of arUolee, the propeMv of Htn?y J. Atm?-«*«t. Police. o<m«*Me K?r, on Wd.-dy ,l,l t? yonnz ?r??oMr at U?boeM, -6 foncd ?l- h- I r..Dr!i>:=,at':Oibn:l=d: stole from a room upewu, Mrs. Jon.. a eealskic cap, and prisoner said ahe took it home to ber mother, and a red tie. On Thursday he Went to Mt? BtM?oc't bouse, ?t C-,Iom, an': uk" .I her d"ght- bad been home. She replied Yesterday week." Denied that the il had brought anythu^ home, but on searcluag the hot so he found the aea^kia cap produced between too bed and'. he wall. The mother than Mid My daughter did bring it here, and said it was throwing round tu house and lit. oo use. If I bad known It bad been of any use I would have mnde ber take it back. Mrs. Joaas said she engaged the yonng prisoner as a servaut a month ago, and had a giwd cliaractw with hsr. She identified the artioles proouoed. The .Ida, woman is the mother 0( ton hilam I and Mid .be kn". nothing about th? theft. T" Bench gave her the boumi of the doubt, and die- miabod im. In mMo* to the )tuL who m o?ty H y,*m old, Ph@ red to be &t&lDoo ouly oat day. After the aentenoe bad been delivered, the mother coolly naked for bar daughter s wsgee. She was told that bar daughter liad forfeited her Likordkrlikd AT NEWPORT. Mary l«wis, a wretobeo -looking wou.au, was clbari8d. kViday with ."lie.it.Í1'C prostitution ia Peniouvilla .n Wedneaday iubt. Thee p-om.. (?e n?<? L.,Y. by her. ':b. L-A labour.—Patrick < ummias, drunk and disorderly in CcIIDmerciahoad on Wedneedsy night, wss fined 101. tid. or 14 days,—l>enis Drisooll, drunk and inoapahle in Portland-street, lined ;>s.—Ueury ('- k a printer, was charged with bsggiug ia ii.?.%Upr?.d, &hLSA ptMcmt? t. leave tie town.—John Prioe, disorderly in Higk. street on Wedueeday nirbt. fiued ^s.—ChnaiiM lawin, Jane Smith, Margaret Kdwards, and Annie tioddard were summoned with being disorderly ia t rederick street, I'ill, on Wednesday night Th»y were "IW"UIW about aome men. and they called 1-h ?ttr (".I Ik??.;z P.?'. ,f glass were broken in the fight. Smith has left the town sinoe the ."ramon. issued. Lewis, l'>s lioddard, ltv and oosta; Kdwards. :M.tthe. Crowley, drunk and disorderly m King s-parade, fined 6s. • AT Hwansea I'oi.k e-cocbt, on Friday, James Mathewson, labourer, was charged with exposing "ill person iu Moont Pleasant. The evi. denoe v, Claca !onee showed tb.t the prisoner had behaved iu every indooent manner to hor. .L.tt gave information to )1,&. ( 51), and the defendant ran away, but ho waa afterwards apprehended by the constable. The J>t>¡:lll1l1C!lJ"NHJd priaoner t.k., imprisoa- nient ??tb 1,-d labour,—Mary Davies, .&a t.f dMTfDuttbte chMnter, WM 'htr? i')? !'<?n?. c<riMable CuteliRe ..d I'oiiot.eergoant Harnett -Ith druiikeuieea -d riotous conduct. Sha pleaded guilty to this aud a previoua ,<T0i,uel -*s -.W.-d t. th- moutba' iui|>rii^iumeot. 

LOCAL AUTHORITIES. AT A MeetiNi. of tho sanitary authority '.I tbt?MtbBrt?e.i?TtfBUctOB. hld *d?<? two ago 04 their "nioe, Cuiorford. the :*th _t,_ ? tbe i'tj?k H<?U) W?t?; Act.l?'. w?!* f? 1fI/i'!I< It d'er:' :) ship of Kaat J, and particularly in such dis- tricts aa kurd_,bil., wbere paraons did not connect with tbe main* -d take water on tk." premises, an d no whoh aome --pply ,»,u l d be ob- ?tt.«i according to the pMr? in tba &i?o? o4K*Um. as &uutority would pmvid* elandpipea in accordance with the *&M", ?J Ux, 'o-'c?KM would be charged as receiving LIM; supply an Lbo premises, MtkTHVK SCHOOL BOARD met on Fri. day, under the presidency of N r. u. T. cl8rk" J bo .('1.1 management and finance ouiiiim I resented formal reports, whic h wer adopted.— lbs (.bairman stated that Lord AUrdare had wuaented to deliver the science aad art prizes at M _IJ ?tmt as yet mabsed) cta.-ab. t-nder f(4 "I wA ?,?AL?mlaw ao- Ot'¡enr = f?- 1/:nJ' Williams, tendering h. r-W-t,- -emb. of the =,4 ù'Tc:n:UII'=II8r" Ih. P. Williams gave I.A?- ;zt ha woald pra- po*e a IIIO-.w at tbe neat. Vbll. Chairman trusted tbst a careful selscUon waali be madt,

STHADW ODWfi IMJAKO (W UEALTil. 11) 1 nday Uwo usual fortnightly ssee44^ 01 tiae htvve board was hAd -A Peat re Clambers; MI. Lewis Davies presided. A new ruad Me beaa (?JLNt@CtoDd from Ton ID the direction of ji"d, Hell instead (sf the old narrow parish road iu ihn san>e di,.i- I'b. -? ;,U has am hou? on -,L .,d? A t, -d t m us>xi iy Lk. pblw a -ourneyinK I^etween tbs Uhondda aad tbe Of more Valleys. It ?" .leaded by tLo 1-d w adopt Uis Mid road odor tt. )urb&otim .1 tb. It was sliced w pay the Y s%naytod we 1". < 0D,|ai,y '.Ui suin of Jii Vs. Cd. per aaaam tor each public lamp need in tbs district of the board. A deputatiou from the (lbapel of tada- penci Bts, aituated the lied cow, waited oa L- r-oard for tbe purpose 01 soliciting tbe board to lis a laa:.1>-t near their cba^el. TIu. "f the deputation -.d tliat they were a van a weak branch), and their church begged tic ooar-1 to grant their request aa a favou, 1 he < hair II said tbat the ooard bad nothing to 00 "¡ÙI "favours," Ti.1, duty ww .-Iiy to o?try ot* U< law. It WM, how!r? 4-.W {? plat* tbe public latsp on lbe lugfaway 1.1 aaoh t-oeition aa to throw tbe light up through a gull* towards iiermon, w h u. h u LLe ol the obaosl in .uestion.— Mr. Morgan Bees and Kr, Lvaa ) homas, i frwdamus, oompiainsd that Oaa waterway near his rseicWnou was too itnall. a flood occurred the water, wag became choked, aad the water rushed Inth tlie road and the adjacent hoaaea. It waa decided t/j make the neoessary iJn1 ia the did waterway,-it waa decided to oooatrmot In urina.« in the district, at a cost of abont UO. and tbe clerk was requested to advsrtseo to* t-,d-- to te?ty t?<m ??1 m their phtXt. -M <M d.-d" to t-I ooeMton?U? t?t <t<M,t? 01 th. gas sbp^ileO L tbe K" (?pacy w tbo boar&? I he teudcr ,"rh<Y;I V"" supply DowUis bi.. w. tot t&o YM?ytM?jf C&da at ,a. j?d. pa Um  tHl .1AJ1.t. I.o&i:' :3. J??fy Jl, tt?.-Tbt \;rk WM ia.W.& t.rtt?t M ttUn-Mt <M %&wW duArW& Mtt to te ,I.od W \he -I uwtmg, an bMm of '?t. r?M. f? U. ?<t M -"fbe. <M "tr-,td W t?wtu<: for n'-rhl-in for tb. <?tnct. ?d tbt .<??« w_ HtM?.K.t to "t ???ttntt for tM?

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LETTKK OF THE EMIIEROlt WILLIAM TO THE GERMAN vakliamext. HIUI, SEPT. 7. Evening.—The Em. reror Willi* seut th# following reply to tlio congratulatory addrow recently pre. ,?ntt<i to Lim by the Pedant and Vtee- ?d. of the German ParliamentThe wFr, which the President and Vice Preai- dents of the Beichstaff have addressed to me in the name of the representatives of the (ierman joeople do my heart good. They are in harmony with the sincere sympathy which IM beou fvoonled me from all circles of the Moved Fatherland, and by Germans from partm of the world. They increase my gratitude to God, who has graciously disposed everything for the good of the empire And the country. The gravity of the time is clear and tangible ti us all; we munt each in the measure of Ilill power igtrive to avert the dangers which threaten moral order and the safety of the State. The Bill which has been submitted to the Rrirhstag is intended to tind the way to this end. My firm trust accompanies the labours of an assembly to which, sprung as it lias from the choice of our nation, the whole of (iermany looks with hope.

GENERAL DISTRICT NEWS. Mabriaob Rejoicings atCowisbihoe. -An oeft-;on-I wrrespondnt vrritm Yonr ? count of th- rejokings in the 14r"t,? ?"? is a litoo inaommto aad n low. A.)w tbe I&diom who .:r.-= a:oth t:n:"tt:, Mrs. Monon.MtM P&MThomas, and the Mimo Kors should b; co moom have ben omitted. The marriage oeremony was performed by the lie*. C. O. Kdmondee, assisted by the Ivev. F. W. Kdmondee. The service was partly choral, ihe Psalm "lÑu Miaereatur" and byuui -1 to tune of :120. Hymns An- nt and Modern," were rendered by ÙJ8 Coworidge Choir. Miss I'arry Thomas pteeided very ably at the ergiln. After the aervioe a select oompany assembled at the residence of tbe vicar. Among tbe events of the day W" a t? t?t to the d?:b-j ohd d ren. ¿a7:: a Ma&v D;OO:hall. Pentre, baa be. ppitod assistant-mistress at ?to?tch Bnttt? School. Aukruabe Do; Show.—Mr. W II, Daviee, Commercial Uuttl, Cowbridgc, writes to say that the second prize fur greyhounds wao awarded lit tbe a bo re show bis dug ilbsoluttly, and oot divided as stated in our report. THE Mekhok Bciiwi. B<<abi> half- yearly Cnanual .lo8wmeut was ¡.r_t.eJ to the members last f ridy. The income was piaoed at Us., and the expenditure to '¿;14oy. lid., against k s, I w lis Ld. in the corresponding half- year; the liabilities amounted to £ ^,lV-> Oe. I I I.. apina\ .&.Ij n., lid. MR. W. T. hxxs, eon of the Rbv. W. Raw, vicar of Llanboidy, "assed the preliminary examination of the Jtoyb College of Surgeous uf I,vgl"d, arid .ae i,d ?ith and V: :i of beptember, leTS, and WM -?Zy ooiniaeodwl for his chemistry paper. Thk Hioh-cokbtabl* or Abbri>akk — Th. numerous friends cf Mr. l>*vid Jln/ e., high-constable of Aberdare, will be gratified to learn that his -if., Mrs. Hughes, has uuderroue very iucceasfsliy at Brompton Hospital, an operation for tbs dangerous facial fangax, fr jtu waich sbe has suSerea for months |«st. AT liuwwah Parish Church, the work of renovating aDd doitg up the tablstaaffiisu to the walls tha u.\o8rk¡r 01 the ediAoe has bssu carried out very sacoeaafully by h. W. Daviee, .4>wr, Tha fire tablets renovated are <n v emonorn of the law !Jr. liay, Ty Isba; Mr. K. DaYÍN, lyom; Mr. J. DaWa, <ilyn BhTtMty; Mr*. Margaret Davies, 'B«iwM L;nop -ad th- fit,. W.Was, a =: rector. The tablets are in black and etatuary marble, and of Grecian doeiga, rsry oijely executed. At tub Harvest Thank^ivisc; Saa. vn s, held in IVnarth Church, on Tuesday, the congregation mostert-J nearly 1.1 per8fJDa. The church was dccrafd with oom, fruit, and fiowsrs, and met Lave we seen it (lane with better stfect. The", was aD amount of artistic blending of colours, a&d chaste dee><rcs, very M'.1y to b.. ?h. f.,Z.l b .r?rA.. Im. follo*ir.r A t..k part the deeorations M=¡f¡1, r.. iU.: )In, Crc. Urs. Caake.i, X?. So(*r;s, the M?M* Maddji, the Ma- )!?w]. -,I IrI, Al,?.?d. -d lira West by n t. i N.s«.if gl tiower>, ;li f « b- are tu be *K-grstalated poG the Or". a.t tai.t. AT DI;J; iirs, Keai.i, oii Batorday and 8ur.day wI, barrest thanksgiving were heM, On hslurday U" wm a c^lt&rauoa of la* l'.o.y Communioa at :w, and a sermon W Welth I ty the &a Ja- rhumu.ol Britoo Ferry. In taasfternooa 1In. Cwyu gate her annual treat to tt-a day ani htr.csy with the children of tJIe Cottag* Homes, is nil aboal aIIoJ. After tea each ( the scholars waapreeented with usetal artielss, ohiefly clotking. The church was tastefully deoorated by Mrs. Gwyu, me. J. K. Mo r*. and.U.. J. N Moore, Longford. The 86moo. iD Irite of the _lber. weN well att"m, Ile ofiertorv, m-t?tmg! to Z, was handed to the Usindaff l'iooesau Church d. tension society. AT TKOKPRHIWH-WOH MISSION Ciii K'it, ID the parish of I'ontioctyn, a harvest Ù1&Dk.l.iJ,. serncv ?" held Tbu. 1be ",u-?h I" -Uy and t-W.Uy d?,td by IIrl, William Thomas, Mr.. Davies, and Mn Watkins. 1 be servioe, which was fully choral, was intoned by the Kev. T. TKeopbilue, riosr; tbe lreeona were read by the Re. A. Rowlands and W, J-- »ans, mmt"; and a most earnest -d twea -oL preachiJ by the Bev' A. C. I"thO.d rhe <±nn:h Å.w crowded, M"" lLb_IU_ ["Jod at the bK. moMmm, -d the h-, uDder the <tM< LodrWul, Li Mr. John BMTtM, *M? the .nth-. 1 will lift uc i.0 ?M" Theo?rt«rywMmM?o< the IT&D t!l:re' f: in ai,1 01 AT MA?Yc?MM?K on Thura"y 9van- infr ÙI8 members of the cricket olub brought tbeir first season to a close by dining together at the Angai Hotel, when Hoetcaa Kees provided an n. oelient sprwd in the areemUy room. Dr. W C. Imrim took th.h-, -d 1?. K. Pnh d F, Ole Y\O&oehair. 1,1,.y w" jom<? at the f..U" b-d I,)- hir. Mitb.L, Inne)'Ol, H<.c<.?i.hUI ?'?'. mM?M at UM &h<.auo? w-k.; *'■ Wuiiams, Mr. Bowen, Mr. Wigley, Mr 1. Morgan, Mr. '-?P* ?.. ? 4% u,,a ? UM members, ?° the '*°'ov' 01 the Cloth U* h)Ja! &cd ti- t."t. w- dr-k with the c?tomMT hMMr.. Th<-h?-mo.y.(?..?nin,w.? barxed ly vocal M.'?b?., wtueh WM.. r<?J.?  Mr Danes, Mr. vigley, Mr. U. J. buH. tbt Ch?nBtn M.? Vi-  ''?'' the put '?*? ?" d?b played five matches, two ?i whicb Ute, WùU; tboy L.t two, Md ? wM drawn. )dAkK'b ?"??"' MAnALFA.—ThuM. ? ?y. the :æthiD.t. (the Mouad Mmirerhtry of Hu. '?!'?"?' "? ?pp?t? for tbe MannntujaJ l thankssiving eervioes. There wae a aelebmtion of nOlY C*N- at eight LID MdfuUcboMiMtTrtOt? Mt? t..m.. wh?h ?. ..I! attend&& The mMMtt portion Jf the-noe were ?? "? renderedV^ *"d much n?dit i. d?* to th. cht?n.?.r. Mr. ?. HMimt?t. for Ui.? t-t- of efficiency to which he hM brMEbt IL ine novrers lor the decorations, whicb wm oon. fined to the chuoel and pulpit, were provided by I Mrs. Thomas, of the Heath, while the various I cereals were presented by Mr. Hardin#, of Monachty. Tbe collections, amounting **> i ti ware on behalf of the land being raised b, the mayor of Cardiff for the relief of the sufferers by the raoent explosion at Aberoarn. After the se rvice the oboir were entertained at supper by Mr. John Davies. AT Llanddetty, BRiecoNsniRic, iai tbanksciving eervioee for tbe ingathering of tbe 1Y:er= td on lost The chweb, M ow, had been ?eH pr*twy dowmted by the foUowuMf Wdia i—Mr* tnwfQrd, M? Cooper. Miss Downes, Kim JonN, tbe Ilw- WtHiMu (2), Absrolydaob: I Miss Watkins, Tvrnobedu-Mias uo" Min I Jones, lilanuuk: Itn, Dixon, aad L?w. moctb, -ma6 ?y t?e reot«, the BeY. J- Gt?th. and Messrs. MMC ..d D. R DtTie. Tho corn, fr1lit, and 60wp1'8 were roual, oon. tributed by members of tbe congregation. Tbe various k& vim were very Doolly arranged. DtTme "rvioe b<M Uw cbnMt. at 11 o'clock, which, Dot"itWt&udulg the unfavoumble state of the wmthw, WM well filled. The oeol WM read by -:e t?tTt. VM?mn TLonaA amd Gwme &D., 14-IMtt-k; and an eloquent sermon waa pnmohod bv the TtoM?Ttt<))tth,theR?.y?o?!? Ile amim WMfnUehMtt,u)dwMMOttdinfttywtUreB<'?Ki, Miss Jones prsaidinf witb her aoousotmed ability at the humewma. Tbe speoiw peblms and hyoM WM< suns with oorrmt3)on and precision. !c th< t :i::=w: oontmnedttT<?ybont ? Sc, whioh W*A CroWd6d OD tbs oo*%NM. The Bn. B-wt-. of chast (?U<?, ??Moon? intoned the eervioes and two excellent sermons were daHTerod by tbe Rt?. — P (English), Md D. K. JmkiM, g.:mr %X vioe also was a oboral one. Tbe offtrtories during the day amounted to Ab I Is. o!.td" which will be divided between the Brecon Uoatd of Lduca'.ioa and the County Infirmary. Intekksxino Pkssentations. On Thursday night a farewell gathering, preceded by a te. held at All.Saints' Schoolroom, Vinery, bill, r crest of Dean, on which occasion two in. tereeting presentations were made to the Bev. S. Kdaards, vicar of AU Saints', on his retirement from the living. ThflllUta oonsisted of a massive cak writing cabiaet, fitted with the neoeesary paraphanalia, and a ruree oontaining ifve guineas. A further preeentation, of a handsome too naddy of walnut wood, mounted with brass bands, Ac., was made to Mn. Kdwards, mother uf the ,i-. The ttt- wa« given by mem- b' of T:e ;e "e'cl, which hiris. Kdwards had for some time identified herself. Very recently the same lady was presented, by her t?bbtth school c)?M, witb a ?ieMmt memento, and Mmx Id wards wM U?o- wm proomt*d with a beautiful Chcrih service. At the publio meeting, Mr. Martin B. <?t.oon, of ?tth-i gill, p,.Wd ,?F -d -3 d (i, which acoompanied the presentation. The Vinar, in au interesting speeoh, acknowledged the tundneM of hie friellde. His mother followed, and spoks with striking earnest pathos in reciprocating all the kindly sentiments cipreesed. AT Thhi Li.AK, on Thursday e\'ooi, ho quarterly meeting of tbe United Widow and quart,er i 7 k'ard of tbe Tritftw. Nutygiu, and Kbymney diamoh was bpld umd- tb4 preei. d. r Mr, William B-w., of the tke'u- "ff., Trcd<?M. Mr ow- !?o<ffrt the w' Mry, <md dtiegatM repr<MBt4a)t ? tnd)f« also putCBt. Mr. Ibomu Edward., tho oldest member in the district, acted as deputy- best. Tho quarterly levies iLmouLtZf uty. jt.'l "s. Id.; eubscriptioE* from 11 lodges to total, £ 70 jLt. Id. Tbe payments to widows and orphans, whioh included two new cases !:If two Widows and three orphans from tLe Silurian Lodge, Amounted to £ 7J j, I other I payments, amounting to A3 4s. lod.. w neordorod to be made, which nave total narmant amunniinB to X7 J 7.. Id., .-d l,ft tl 1:18. W W-??(fo7d t t bp. ",(!dit (?f tbo fuud. 1 h" VIÙUO o{ tbe fund at prNcDt amounts to Kl (r_?i 4&. lOd. jtl.i.mtlof which II invested in Swansea Harbour Trust bonds at four par oent. !ev"1 of tbe blo"berl spoke strongly as to the other 1.! lodges licit having sent their fubsiriptions as resolved upon at the last meeting in June. When the secretary informed them that the dopmited in the Swansea Harbour Trust wuld not be touched for another eight years, it would be necessary to make an extra levy of ,> d aa tb, -tr?buti. at 7d. i- "wlDr w.?ld ..Iy Mtlite J: ii ld?, ?her?s. ?:, 7" Id wM r? quired. Ihe working trustee, I' l O H Owes ,,r 'I::idetr::db': to "Lh fli(io (?f trustee w the fund, owing to his inability through ill-hoalth to properly attend to tho duties o! tbe iwt-t fli(K., Mr, Fox lias per- formed tbo duties of trustee faithfully during tbe l?t 1J years, and great ,wt it up?. hearing 01 th e 't'p t-k.. by him. It w- resolved that his successor be appointed at the ricit quarterly meeting, the ierson selected to reside at I ro&glr. I'.l'.O.M. fcvans, (of timi Q"el1 Victoria Lvdre, Brynmawr, was nominated is chairman for the ensuing 1J months. It wss stated that several members of the Widow and Orphan Fund met with their aad death at the lave Aberoarn disaster; their oane will, it is antici- pated, tie brought forward at the I.ut meeting.