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A\ ITALIAN TRAIN THROWN OFF THE RAILS. TWO l'KIiSONS KTIXI'.n AND MANY INJURED. A "Kiuter's telegTm dated Nice, August 29, sjivs.—Last night a train proceeding to Nico ran off the rails between Agav and Troyas, owing to the malicious removal of rails for a distance of nve lIIetre., Tho stoker and driver were killed. and two gunrds and several passengers injured. i I

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COLLIERY ACCIDENT IX -\D. S('OTLA' THREE MEN KILLEn. A gow on Monday, and resulted in the death of John Itrooks, 74 years of age; James Mulligan, aged 21; and Alexander Jack, aged 20. They were working in No. 2 Pit of Messrs. Merry and Cnnningham, near Motherwell, when a large stone fell from tho roof upon them. A gang of men wiw immediately set to work to xlrieate the dead bodies, which were feafully mangled. A boy named Mengiss was severrly injured. Brooks and Jack I were IllHnil,(t

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HORRIBLE OUTRAGE AND CHILD MURDER. VIOLENT CONDUCTOF I ATTEMPT TO STRIKE A WITNESS. The prisoner Gough, who was adjudged guiltv of the outrage and wilful murder of the child, Kleanor Windle, at Brimington, near Chesterfield, by a coroner's jury on Friday, W;I.H on Monday brought before the countv bench at Chesterfield on the charge of wilful murder. No fresh evidence was given, tho only feature of notice beinj» tho examination of Miss Johnson, who at the pro- •linunary hearing swore positively to the itlentity of the prisoner as the man she saw with the child near her house. She would not now sw^ar that Gough was the man, not having seen him dig. tinctly. One important witness in giving evidence, ¡ and with the view of making it more clear, left the witness box and approached the prisoner,* who at once made a violent attempt to strike him, but was prevented by the polke-eonstablo who had cliarve (if Prisoner, who had nothing to say, was committed on the charge of W ilful murder to the next I'erby Assizes.

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THE DOTEREL COURT-MARTIAL. The Doterel inquiry was resumed on hoard the Royal Adelaide at Devonport on Monday. The evidence of Mr. Andrew Howe, foreman afloat, Mr. Jones. Mr. Charles G. Nit-holls. and Mr. Mm. James, foremen at Chatham Dockyard, was taken. lIIr. Jones stated that No. 29 bulkhead was a water-tight one, and that the floor of the magazine was of wood. Tho magazine was properlv venti- lated. Mr. Baird, carpenter of the Doterel, averred that No. 29 bulkhead was not water- tit:ht. and that the magazine was not ventilated. Mr. Walker, assistant-engineer of the Poterpl. described the explosion, and the Court adjourned until this (Tuesday) morning.

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When the Pre-Raphaelite ItrotlWhood scheme was originated in London in 1848, its four leadc.s were mere boys. Holman Hunt, Mr. Rossetti notes, was only twenty, Ros?etti himself was nineteen, Millais was eighteen, and Woolner was twenty-two. Mr. James Arthington.of Leeds,has informed the directors of tho Wesleyan Foreign Missionary Society that he will give rf2,000 a nuck-uaot ft fund for establishing Wesleyan missions in ( entrai Arriea along the line of the territories visited by 1 r. Livingstone and Mr. Stanley. DR," DM Josnu's LKINT-HROWV COD LIVF.R 0,, -1,, "tlng f)i!l'8'U' or Childrtn it* M.y .s ..?quJiM). C B i.t? D?p,?t, I.,p4?(!t?)r Gem-rnl Armv Hospitals, Superintendent LondonMedl M) <<). wrftti J )Mvc u?d Dr. d?Jnnzh'sL?ht. H) s3' Lreiï;91(::J.sh; St.HHt'ai?)?""?'t'"t'Men.m(.d.v.Mpw)?y tnthtWMtint:M.KLW9ofChi)drfn." Bold only tn capsuled Imperial Half-pints, 2s. 6d.; Pints, 4». 9d.; Quarts. 9s., l»v all chemists. Bol« Consignees,Ansar, r (ra.. 77. 8tnwd. Loudon.

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PRESIDENT GARFIELD. I —— ——- t THE IMPROVEMENT MAINTAINED. [YESTERDAY'S TEI.EORAMS.l I WASHINGTON, Monday, 8.30 8,m,-Tho Presi- dent's symptoms continue favourable. He slopt the greater part of the night and took nourish- ment. llin mind continues perfoctly clear. The following message WIIS received at the AVie York Herald office nt 4.50 on Monday after, noon The President's symptoms this morning con- tinue favourable. Yesterday he slept well, and great part of the night. At Intervats he took and retained nourishment. His mind is perfectly clear. Pulse, 100; temperature 9S5; respira- tion, 17." Tho following cablegram was received at the American Legation last night from Philadelphia:— "The President has had a good night, and is hav. ing a good tltty. At this hour (2 p.m.) his pulse is 103, showing a decrease from the forenoon. For many days past tho pulse has shown a decided increase. His respiration is normal. All other symptoms are reported by his surgeon to be favourable.—HI-AINE, Secretary." Tho following American Exchange cablegram, dated New York, 3 p.m., saysNews from Wash- ington continues hopeful. President improving; all hopeful; some confident. A Washington telegram, dated Monday, ♦ p.m., s'ys Tho President's condition continues favourable. The wound is doing \11, (lnd there has hen no fever to.day." I

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rii i, AVEATIIIIR AND TIIE CROPS. I Th 3fnrl' Lalit Fxpress of Monday 1Y :-Whrn every allowance has been nude for the beneficial influence of strong winds nnd bright sunshine, whieh generally obtained during Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, it would bo ignoring patent fnct.nnd evidence which has been forth- coming from all parts of the country to regard the past week as having br"ii<:h' ■ t lior than general disaster and ruin to the i'ir. i.-h harvest of 1881. A series of intermittent sM.-uia which commenced on Monday, culminated on Thursday in a thunder storm, which included in it newly the whole of the rnited Kingdom, and during which tho rainfall wta excessive. Wheats have sprouted more or less in all districts in which grain crops are outstand- ing. and in some cases to an almost unprecedented degree, whilst barleys, which are generally too short in straw to admit of tying, have received damage varying f\'01n a state of rottenness to mere discolouration, which will materially atTcct the malting properties and market value of the crop. This position of the harvest has materially affected the grain trade, and for wheat the basis of values is certainly 2s. higher everywhere at the close of the week. The value of grinding barley has re- ceived a cheek, being ruled by that of maize. Oats, beans, and peas are also at a standstill from the j same cause.

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THE STATE OF IRELAND. About 50 men of tho Emorgency Association arrived at Loughmask on Saturday night to cut Captain boycott's crops. They were escorted by police. Another Orange expedition consistingol twonty men has l,ft Dublin for tho South .I West. Notices have been p"9t,d near Halla threatening death to anY0ne 8avjn hay on a vacant farm be- longing to Lor,) ('!anmonis. On .Monday the delegates of the various branches of the National Land League of Ureat Britain met for the first time in convention at Newcastle, under the presidoncv of Mr. Justin M'Carthy, M.P. Upwards of 120 branches were repre- sented. Mr. Varnull was detained in Ireland. Thü whole day was devoted to rrviing tlw provisions of tho constitntion ot tlio Leagu, whkh had been drafted, and wern in forco until the assembly of the Convention. The rUI9 adopted pledged 'those joining the League to pay such subscriptions its that branch might determine upon-ls, at least per member to go to the League, and any balance beyond local expenses to be under the Clmlrul of tho executive. The League is to be governf <1 h a president, two treasurers, two secretin ies, and a committee of 50, 30 being al,inl'>,1 at tho meeting, and to have the power of electing the othor twenty. A resolution was passed expressing love and admiration for Michael IVvitt, the found,, of the Land League movement. A rcolution uf sympathy with Mr. A. M. Sullivan in his illness was also carried. Tlw meeting was con lined strictly to business.

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SOUTH WALES BANKRUPTCY I CASE. At the PristolCountv Court on Monday (before "I It '.j in Samuel Brown Wilchcll, Victoria House, IVitoomlw- street, Aberdare, and 12, High-street. Hereford, hont nnù shoe manufacturer, and Job Witchell, of U'vndham-strce!, ltridgend, transferred from tho Cardiff Countv Court, Mr. T. D, Sibler, wh" appeared for All-. (- i,orge Brown Witchell, asked that tho application might bo withdrawn. Mr. K. I). Clarke, the trustoe, expressed regret that he ^was not present on the first occaion. nnd explained the reason why certain invoices were not put into the handsof M'r. Brown (who appeared for the trustee), and that he was not made acquainted with them. His lionour thought that it would have occurred to anyono that thesn invoices were of the last importance in order Ihllt, it might bo seen whether tho goods which were the subject of tho inquiry had been exchanged between one brother and the ullwr, Mr. Clarke said tho invoices proved nothing but what they were readv to admit. The words which Mr. Brown made use of in saying that tho invoices were in favour of the debtor "meant nothing more Ihan that the trustee was ready t» admit his assertion. His Honour said he was quite sure that Mr. Clarke must be both willing and anxious to facilitate the ends of justice, more especially in what would be in favour of the debtor who gave up "II his books and papers to the trustee. Mr. Clarke: Certainly, 1 have proved that before- hand by avowing the r?imttnt.whoeamctomc in fonml /ian I )t i s, £ 5 on account of each estate in .(ti?(, divid,d I already et1;II was due to him. His Honour said the office of trusteo was an important one. an,1 gentlemen in the position of Ir, Clarke should sot a good example to others. Mr. Clarke: I feel all your Honour says. I can only "again express my regret that! was not here on the first occasion.. His Honour: It is evident that a mistake has been made, and it is satisfactory to havo it ex- plained. pli?i.?d. I to P",)?o !)!; "n°t the estate of Mtfi debtors was the" settled upon the terms inen- *'° Mrf Brown m?df an application on behalf of the t!'l! ::rI\eedntPm:l\ 1ebe:iI, I Bridgend occupied bv Job WitcheH. subject to the payment of rent due to the 24th of Juno last. The landlord, Mr. John Howell, agreed to the applica- tion. I tiis nonour directed that affidavits setting forth the circumstances should be made, nnd subject to these the application was granted.

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Mr. Barry Sullivan wi/1 leave England for Now York in October. The awards for slave captures, salvage, service, kc.t which have been distributed between the 1st of April, 1880, and the 31st of March, 1881,amount altogether to £ 9,524. These have been distributed lietween the officers and crews of her Majesty s ships London, Vestal, ulture, Daphne, and Jn order to prepare the wav for accepting tne handsome offer of Mr. W. of Kamham Park, to build a public library, stock it with books, and to provide for a custodian, as a gift to Newark, his nativo town, the burgesses of the borough on Saturday adopted the Libmril's Act.

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ITHE NATIONAL EISTEDD- FOD AT MERTHYR. I OPENING MEETING OF THE I OYABIRODORION SEOTION. INTRODUCTORY ADDRESS BY THE I ARCHDEACON OF LLANDAFF. DIPRTHYR, DIOIFDAY- The preparations for the National Eisteddfod, which commences to-morrow, are far from com- pleted, the bad weather having retarded the work. Indeed the Ponydarren Park just now is anything but an enticing and pleasant placo even for the most enthusiastic eisteddfod pupil. Happily, however, as I write, tho weather is cloaring up, and there is every promise Of favourable weather. Having regard to the state of the ground the committee yesterday afternoon wisely determined that the opening concert should be held in the Drill-liall, though the whole of the pavilion, together with tho paths thereto, will be boarded. Every train brings large numbers of visitors into the town, and there is every appea" ranee of its resources in tho matter of lodging accommodation being severely tested. The tent in which the eisteddfod is to be held Is an Immense one, erected by Mr, Wingfield, Glou- cester, the seatings and gallery being provided by Messrs. James Brothers, Cowbridgo. The tent at night, should the weather be propitious for hold- ing the later concerts there, will be lit up with six" Brush "electric lights. CYMMRODORION SECTIO. This evening tho Temperance-hall was crowded to excess by a most intelligent audience to hear the inaugural address of the president of the Cymmrodorion meetings, the Ven. Archdeacon of Llandaff, at the opening meeting of that society. On the platform, supporting the Ven. Archdeacon, were rr. C. n. James, M.P., Mr. Lewis Morris, Mr. T. Murchant Williams, London; Mr. W. E. Davies, London; Mr. Gwilym C. James, high-constablo, Merthyr; Mr. W. L. Daniel, Merthyr; Mr, Rees Lewis, Merthyr; the secretaries of the Cymmrjdorion Society, Messrs. William Davies (Mynorydd) W, Cadwaladr Davies, and others. Amongst those in tho body of the hall we noticed Nir. Frank Jamas, Mrs. James, and the Misses James, Mrs. Gwilym James, Dr. T.J. Webster, the Revs, J. Williams, T. Rees, and N. R. Williams, Messrs. )1, Ilosscr, Pontypridd (chaIrman or the eisteddfod committee); Downing Evans (Leon), Newport Thomas Williams, J.P.; David Evans, W. Meredith, D. Pliillips, J. W. James, E. P. Biddle, Evan Roberts, Edward Lumley, Charles Wilkins, Jonathan Reynolds (Nathan Dyfed), J. D. Wil. liams, Clwydfardd, Dy Myfyr, Hwfa Mon, Owilym Cowlvd, Glanffrwd, the Mayor of Denbigh, Iolo Trefaldwyn. Etias Wyn o Wyrfai, Cculanydd, &c. The Ven. PRESIDENT was warmly received upon appearing on the platform, and after a few moments' delay, rose and said It appears that the name or title of this section has occasioned some consternation among the very conservative sup. portors of the old Nittional Eisteddfod, and is i-e- garded by them with some degree of suspicion. They are inclined to look upon it its an innovation, unfavourable to the maintenance of the original character of the eisteddfod, and trenching upon its real objects. It will be my aim in this address to relieve the minds of these good men, and show that the operations of this section are in complete ba'-mon y with thoso which thoy I.i. to be the j;:i::àha:s? yhf:rtllJ\¡m to be the THE OBJECTS OF THE EISTEDDFOD. An" what are the objects of the National F.is. teddli ,J I think they may be fairly defined ns- "encouraging and cultivating tho poetry and Hterature of the Principality of Wales; searching for, arranging, and preserving the lileri .1 am. of I'tl; nation :i:Jnrf:t\ ';fr ite,' publish- iii of original works; fosterin the musical ? t?n ,1'e.ple 11?,.?i I o? jus?ifi?l in adding, "using every possible means of improving the intellectual, educational, and moral condition of the people" If the definition I have given is a correct one I trust that it will give double satisfaction, that it will satisfy those who look at us at a distance, and question the prudence of our work and labours; and satisfy also those to whom I have alrendy referred, who would guard the eisteddfod from the innovating influences of the" Cymmrodorion Section." This Cymmro- dorion Section, it is true, is a new branch of the National Eisteddfod. I am not aware that it has on any previous occasion appeared on its public announcements, and that it has been recog- nised by it as a part of its constitution, but if new in its present position, it is of very old and respec- table parentage, and has for more than a century been doing at a distance for Wales and Welshmen what we have been doing at home. It comes to- day to bo more closely united to us than it has hitherto been; it comes as a dismembered branch to be engrafted on the old stem; it comes to gain for itself, as well as to confer on us, improved strength. It comes to show that Welshmen, though separated by place and circumstances, are still OM-one in heart, one in sympathy with the nation's interests, one in desire for the nation's good. No existing branch has to be removed to make room for this. It is net intended that it should occupy the rightful place, or hinder the de- velopment of the old familinrofTshoots of this very ancient tree of home growth and of national in. terest it is, rather, brought to Murthyr Tydtil to- day to be placed where an opening presented itself, and this is done with the conviction that, instead of detracting from the beauty andthausefulnessof the old, time-worn, woather-beaten stem of Yr Eisteddfod," it will materially improve it, and en- list for it the sympathies of many who through prejudice, or ignorance, or, perhaps, want of taste. see no comeliness or beauty in it. Now I venture to think that neither these gentlemen who repre- sent ainonc us to-night this society, nor you who havc honoured them with your presence and are here to listen to their message, will object to a slight reference to the OKIOIN AND HISTOIIT or THE SOCIKTV. What 1 shall say on these subjects will be mainly taken from a work called "1' t'umm- rodor," published under their sanction, and em. bodying the transactions of the society, and edited by my old friend the lata vicar of Kotherhithe. There we learn that the origin of the society is lost in the" remoteness of the last century." There is no preserved minute record of its transactions in the cnrly part of its existence. Attempts have been macle to writo its early history; but for this no materials were available beyond those gleaned from its Constitutions," printed about 130 years ago. These "Constitutions" supply us with the names of those to whoso patriotism is due the establishment of tho "Cymmrodorion Society." Its birthplace is to be found in the great metropolis of this kingdom. Severed from their native enuntrv-and the severance of those early times meant much mom than itdoesnow-the foundors of the societ v retained their early associations, and, by the recoUection of them, were drawn more closely to each other, and fought for op p ortunities of U:l i:u:, 8¡;¿:,r ,,ftho:II,iaS their hearts grow fonder; tho language of their earlv lioino and hearths had to them a sweetness and a melody they had never before experienced; and one of their greatest "ratifications was the conversational use of it in their adopted English home. For interchange of tfor social gratifications, for mutual help and comfort, they frequently met; and, eventually, they formed themselves into a society, and to that society they gave the name of Y Cyinmrfldortoii Varr" The fragments we have uf the society's early dava are full of interest. The founders' names, to which we just now referred, are names familiar to us. They belong, not only to the past history of Wales, but, they are names winch, to the present day, have a deep place in the respect and esteem of Welshmen. The first president of the societv was Mr. Richard Morris a name that still lives in the person of II living poet of growing fame—the author of ono of the finest epic P." is in the English tongue. We arc told that this Mr. Richard Morris edited two editions of the Welsh Dible. Hi. brother, Lewis Morris, is mentioned as occupying a prominent place among the membersof the society. The well- known name of the ill-fated though richly talented Coronwv is there. He was appointed bard of the society, and composed 4 song cat?d "<?<Kty f?Mm?rtn. nr 01 ?M< brawd o', G,l/md4it/¡a. There is another composition of his caUod, c?.i"d i', Hql,r,h G,I,?dlith., o Gt? y ?"? lac i'r Hen oMw' q ?'"<* 6.?M'-?: Ar y m.fMr mesin- a? II" True sons of Wales, they loved music and song. It was of this (loron?y t?lat the poet of whom I have just now spoken in an elegiac poem published a few years ago says:- F.,t. the ancient tOIlU' Thou dids't atttin* thy lyre, thou h.? no choice To what f. measures thou should* I lit thy ?' But wl.rdi-3 numbers sweet And strong, T)??m?'??''ri''ac<:enHdeep, U Lt wed "BM th.,?ght, that m?ht not I"P. ,tI¡'de.:1:)'h, with clearer ,)I?e T 1, bar f had ? Two poets from one isle, The g-t?, t II.. t I lou g)i t, the l?." ??'??of'?)'n'a' In th<- rant! of'Mn? Learning nor I'anir avails i nought but the strong awMtiMpiMtion "hioh the ",pI <ou) know.. When It), <'M ,f hMVtn HM- wift I ag wo Ar.d nM?' th. .h i.yi 1,?,.I,.u bl?." MtMnttHfe'sd?rmni?. Heturninc to the Mcietyandits)ustory,wennd in later years among its presidents the name of Sir IV,itkin l?'illiainq it name that -till adorns its record? name that has a prominent nlace on tjw announcements of the National RiS- teddfod at Merthyr Tydfil. The loyal men of Merthvr TydifJ would havo been glad to have placed on those announcement* its the patron of the great festival of the nation from which lie borrows his highest title, in largest type, and in brightest colour, the name of tho Prince of ales. This they were not permitted to do. They have, however, on tljolr list of presidents, the name of tho Prince ii, Wales; and, doubtless, when this week he appears amoDg them, they will give him right royal welcome. We have more to learn of these Ulen from the fragmentary records within our reach. We are able to find out the objects thev hllrl in view in the formation of the society of which they were members. They are stated to be "The promotion of friendship and good under- standing among the people of Wafe who were their fellow citizens," N hy, mj friends. if tho message the present Cvnunrodorion I brin" with them to Merthyr Tydfil agrees with the original purposes of the founders of the society, if they art coming to,, promote friend- ship and good understanding among the people of j Wales," 1, for one, am prepared to give them the hand of fellowship, and to tell them that they are come on a very desirable mission-that they are coming to accomplish a noble and, perhaps, neces- sary work-to make the Welsh a united nation, a people among whom forbearance, and charity, and good understanding should dwell: in a word, to make one of our ancient mottoes a present living reality-" Calmllorth Galoll." These patriotic men were possessed, as we all are, of strong social in- stincts, and they naturally sought means of grati- fying them. They had their convivial gatherings, but we have no reason to suppose that these were marked with excesses, or conducted otherwise than with becoming decorum. We must, in form- in an estiinitig of these an,!iot Cymm- åoris, e;m' Of men the:niïent si¡a avoid the too common mistake of measuring the past b :bfes¿ft\¡1d of applying to their cue;to r? ?X b.b?. f iif. the -n?, which govern modern society. We have facilities for intercourse that our forefathers knew not of, and we must not be too ready to condemn habits and practices which, perhaps, with modern light thrown u pon tliem, are, if not reprehensible, better vidd tF?a,? upheld, but which, in tho days to which we are now referring, were well nigh a real necessity. Theirplutsof meeting were tho London Stone Tavern in Cannon-street and the Half Moon Tavern in Cheapside. Rules of a very strict character governed their conduct when they met for social intercourse. The placo of each member was assigned to him. No one could join the society unless he brought with him satisfactory proof of his respectability and soundness of character. Their constitution provided for their pro- ceedings at their monthly meetings. They were trulv loyal inen doubly loyal —loyal to their Sovoreign and to the Church of tho Realm; for their first expressed sentiments, or toast, was" Yr Rlwys a'r JSrenin," and I should add, loyal to the Principality .from which they sprang-the land of their birth and of their hearts' strongest affection, for when their current busi- ness was over their toast was, "Itehyd Tt/tcyxog Ct/mru, a llwy.ldiant i Myicywyaetli ('Ii1U'II.11 THEIlI RULES. I must not omit, mentioning another of the rules by which th"y wore governed. Any member who was g,?ilty f creating any unnecessary di? ;:Æ::trr rrr\: :J cdJteï: disputes which, to use their own words, were re- garded by them as "tho bane of civil society," that member was to bo admonished, and if friendly admonition proved insufficient, ho was turned out as a common disturber, and by gene\,l consent expolled tho society. Wh", my friends, in the mode in which they conducted their social gatherings we at this distant period havo an opportunity of learning proliuhlo lessons. Aro we free from indulging in unnecessary religious disputes I should not be altogether sorry if some such summary treatment its they used were available towards those in our own day, who wantonly disturb the peace of society, and for no worthy purpose rend the unity and destroy the harmony piieh should prevail among us. Ci?n- viviality, howJver, was only a secondary object with tho Cymmrodorion. W ii.%t wo find set forth as their primary functions were—the cultivation of their language, the publication (f valuable manuscripts, tho preservation of their antiquities, tbeexerciso of kindness-for thev were compelled q their rules to contribute to charitable purposes. Iliey wore naturally attached to their native tonguo, an believed that a careful study of it was not the mere gratification of taste, but a necessity, if their history, their usages, their con- stitutions, as the representatives of an ancient people, had to bo properly understood and accu- rately recorded. They were proud of their lan- guage, and rightly regarded it as a language that had suffered less than most languages from the changes which altered circumstances naturally produce. They pointed with pride to the fact that the Welsh language, f""m the Fifth Century, had continued very nearly tho same, and that the com- positions of such men WI Taliesin, the two Mer- ddins, Aneurin W.iwdrydd and JJywarch Hen, were perfectly intelligible to Welsh scholars of their own day. In the introduction which they published, showing the usefulness and necessity of such an association as theirs, they quote on this subject of language the words of the learned Dr. Wotton, and sinco at the timo of celebrating our great national festival wo arc allowed to indulge in rather extensive laudations of ourselves as a nation and of our language, I shall be pardoned if I reproduce the testimony of this learned historian. You," says he, addressing the Welsh people, have tho usages and constitutions oi your ances- tors still extant in your native wnguc. It argued a true lovo for your country to preserve such a record so long entire. France has no monuments left of its language before Julius Ctesar's time. The French must apply themselves to you, if they would know what tongue the old Gauls conversed in. Spain has little or nothing of her original tongue to boast of. The poor remains of the 01.1 Cautabric language are by no means comparable to your ancient stores." And then, with a fervour bv no means unjustifiable, these patriotic Cymm- rodorions add:—" Nor are these relative uses of the British language its only recommendation; it lias as much intrinsic merit as any living language whatsoever." "In the strength of its expres- sions it is inferior to none; in the harmony of its numbers, which admirably fits it for poetry, it, is superior to most; nor is it an inconsiderable proof of its copiousness and independency that, without the assistance of any foreign words, it fully expresses "II tho conceptions of tho mind; and which is a remarkable excellency peculiar to it, not commonly taken notice o.?, it is easily formed into compounds, which not only serve for signs of things, but are likewise expressive of their principal modes and essentinl properties. And their intrinsic excellences are put forward ae a presumptive proof that those ancient Britons were a polite and learned people; for if it is con- sidered how great an effort of the human mind it is to form a language, how rude and imperfect the first models of it generally are, and by what slow gradations it advances to perfection, it must be confessed to have been the work of great art and gonius to carry tho British language to such a dc?groo of beauty and exactness," THP. MAIN OBJECT OF THE SOCIETY. ITS DISTINGUISHED MEMUKRS. Among its later supporters were Gwrgant, Coervallwch, Talliaiarn, Cadvan, and other well- known Welshmen. In 1859 there was a society founded known its The Cambrian Society." The treasurer of the society was Mr. (now Sir) Hugh Owen, and amongst its prominent, members were Mr. WhaUev. Mr., Mr. Morgan Lloyd, Q. C M P., tho Rev. Mr. Jones, of Kotherhithe, Gohebydd, Alaw Goch, tho Rev. J. Mills. &c. In 1865 this society became defunct. Within the last few years the old Cymmrodorion Society lias been re- formed, and it now appears with new, aspirations and more extensive aims. Why, laRk, should wo withhold from these representatives our confi- dence ? Why refuso to give them credit for purity of motive and liigh aim. in the service Out they offor, and which we have wisely decided to accept They aro not strangers to liS. I just now spoke of names of past wfrthics-niiiivs not formotteii-uames which continue to be household words. I might mention names of living members of tho Society of "Y Cymmrodorion," names with which we are wont to associate true patriotism and noble deeds and high personal worth. For the last twenty years some of them have been closely identified with tho National Eisteddfod; have been earnest sympathisers with, and activo workers in, its nli- vancement. I cannot to-day refrain from giving prominence to tho name of OM of them. It is the name of him whom our gracious Sovereign has thought proper within the last few days signally to honour. No knight has more worthily won his spurs, or has had sword fastened to his girdle than Sir Hugh Owen. Ho lias been knighted on no bloody field, amid the sounds of war and the shrieks of (ho dying, but on the nOhle plain of unostentatious Christian philanthropy, and amid the plaudits of his approving fellow countrymen. Sir Hugh and )?is ntV:d.it,rkl1;lay i' bo s,:id with the National Eisteddfod—to connect with it t)m CynxnrodorMn Association. What is the particular wor k the? aim to Mconptii'h ? Wi??t the ends they hope to gain by being united to us? Their great wish, if I understand them rightly, is, by their lahlllrs to add to tho usefulness and stability of the old institution. I WHY UNION IS SOCCHT. Without changing or even interfering with its legitimate employment, without meddling with i? Itu.l bserva.,e, without touf))in? with what would be deemed by mnny unhallowed hands, ib'anciont ceremonies; without spoiling it of its "gorsedd"; without silencing its Corn "Gwlad"; without lowering its patriotic tones, or cooling Its ardour for Englyn," Pennill," or CAn, thev arc im p ressed with the belief that it ';nAr; "'P?I)rndu(,Irig more t. tical good to their fellow countrymen than it has hitherto done, and of becoming a more beneficial institution In tho land. They know, for they have often thomse?esMt. that when the Notional Eisteddfod is keeping its high days, nd gathering around its p. r "t., noblest and best of tho land, not merely the nob!htv of wealth and position, but niso the ibility of intellect and work when political, nnd party, and religious. yell, nnd social distinctions aro for the time laid aside—" tho eisteddfod is truly an assembly of the ptfopte; when its bards are under more powerful influences and are greater favourites tlinn on ordinary occasions of "J^ A wenwhen the tongues or its orators are more than usually eloquent; when the notes of Its cant orion 11 and ratntoresavi are more ml.- dious and powerful than when they are heard in Christian temple, village concert, or amid the hills and valleys of their homes-ttiat at such a time there is an inspimtion. too gcnera)!y of an :he;"1 hl\;r:í:rh tle. rdl¡fke s kept alive and mado to produce practical and abiding good. Some of us can speak with con- siderable experience on this mutter For a brief succession of days the soul of the nation is grctltly moved; thoughts that burn with zenl till the mind and heart of the assembled multitudes earnest desirt?? for the good of the old country are mndted; thMtiareprncMmedtobe of an u:;d k;I; but, alM' they do die—if they do not di? thev 1":nI; !u¡r ;;II-;t :,eYtleO nh¿ another eisteddfod; they, too, generally prove to be disappointing In their rMuth); they assume no practieaf shape they affect but too slightly the {oteth'ctual and educational condition ot th people, and hardly touch their moral and social state. The country does not, get from Yr Eisteddfod the benefit it sho aid., This is the common charge brought against it. Public opinion, though not always right, must not, be pooli poohed by us. In these practical days every institution is valued by Its worth. Support is given according to the real good it confers. THE AIM OF THE EISTEDDFOD. L I The questions we, as welsnmen, nave ro put w ourselves is this, Can the sphere of tho National Eisteddfod be widened ? Can we make it of greater servico to the country ? It possesses, we Snow, a power in Wales. Ridicule and e?ircum havo not been able to annihilate it, or even to lesson, to any considerable extent, the nation's attachment to it. In spite of everything of a dis- paraging nature that is said of it, the people of Wales still cling to Y, Eisteddfod. It gives the Welsh people the holiday they like, a holiday of the character of which they need not be ashamed -that offers nothing that will debase, or own lower human nature; nothing that prudential motives forbid, or morality need ba ?.?! d of: rather it supplies what leads to refinement of taste, to intellectual culture, and to innocent amusement. When Dafydd ab Edtnwnd was asked at the Car- marthen Eisteddfod, 1451, what tho object of an eisteddfod was, his answer was, liemombrance of the past, study of tho present, and judgment of the future." Ho added, It What is past cannot be mended. What is ?ust be as it is. What is to come may be improved. Wliat is past is present in the memory. The present is before out* eyoa—wo can only conjecture about tho future. It is too lato to improve the pat, but it might have been better. It is too late to improve the present, but it might have beon better; and as to tho future, we should endeavour to mako it better." And will it not he a mark of wisdom on the part of the present generation to work in the spirit of this definition, and make the eisteddfod as much as possible a better institution in the future-an instrument of real lasting good ? This has been the opinion fur some time of many of its most en- lightened supporters, and frequent attempts have been made to extend its intiuonce. The day has long passed when IV Eisteddfod can move in a narrow groove of selfishness or national exclusive- ness. Let "aesy liyd i'r Jaith GylllrCl<Y" be written on its banners, but let it not be forgotten that "Iaithy iSaeson" has become tho great vehicle of thought, of information, and of culture, and that we Welshmen daro not dispute it, or live in ignorance of it, if we would occupy our right place amongst the nationalities that compose tho great English nation. Tho old trammels that bound Yr Eisteddfod to the rigid past were broken ars a At the tl:cas;¡::jdfei: 185?ti?. -b;,rd? and orators then preent had under their consideration the question-whether it were possible to make arrangements by which the Eisteddfod might be made u 11101'0 permanent in its character and more useful in its operations." With the view of effecting this able men were instructed to prepare a "scheme," and to present it to the next eisteddfod. This was done at the Denbigh Eis- teddf?d, in 1860. A general coun it was named, tno8 the la&ïencrï Principality, and out of the general council a small working council was chosen. To these men the manage- ment of future Eisteddfodau was to be en- trusted. ri'li.y were to hold office for one er t the end of which others might be electej or tho old council re-elected. The opinion was then ex- pressed and favourably received that the eistedd- fod should be held "during alternate years in the northern and southern parts of the Principa- lity. This council met at Shrewsbury frequently during each rellr, und there received suggestions as to the subjects of prizes and the general opera- tion's of tho eisteddfod for the current year. Having bad the honour of presiding over this council for ten or moro years, I can bear testimony to their devotedness, their single- ness and honesty of pui-po?e, and their great anxiety to make the institution a power for good in the country. I have often referred wit% no small pride to these meetings. Almost every shade 1)1, political and religious opinion found its repre- sentative in that assembly, but no private opinion was ever seen to sway or even influence its pro- ceedings. We met as Welshmen, in compact brotherhood, determined to do all we could to make the eisteddfod the centre from which might emanate great benefit to the people. Of us it might hayo been said, Wele IMr dd<lio11U8 acmorhyfryd ywtrigo o frath/r i/nyhyd." We decided on measures of reform, hi?,, .-ee to have bden pubhcly in- :o:;t( Ü;ickr 'eeÏofup;c?s: There our purposes were frustrated by an acci- dent that happened to the building where we were to have met. I cannot pass by the mention of this eisteddfod without paying a tribute of respect to the memory of Alaw Goch (the father of our ,It ioti friend "tho (¿e Mf:),OfWfl 6.;i;l Of\nr; pursc, paid the h'.?, liabilities which had bLn incurred by the council. THE SOCIAL DFPARTXENT. 'I It was at Oirnarvon, in 1832, that the social department" was first tacked on tho eisteddfod pro- per. It there met with general approval, and secured for that eisteddfod a large amount of patronage, which, without it, could not have been obtained. Oil that occasion Lord Penrhyn, and others, publicly expressed their approval of it, and took part in its proceedings. The work of this department wag to offer prizes for essays bearing (m the social condition of the people of W.I??. These attracted many able writers, both male and female men and women thoroughly conversant with the home life and habits of the masses. Very valuable essays were sent in; some of them were afterwards published, but unfortunately published only in a magazine which had a very limited circulation, and which was issued at a price beyond the reach of the many. The subject of one of these essays was Hfnijtc ei ihjUinicfd ar Gi/mdeithas (Womnn, her Influence on Society.) Such is the intrinsic worth of this essay that it deserves a circulation that would carry it to every home in Wales. The sub- ject of another essay was: "Antddau Cymrufely maent, a:«' y dylent fod (The Homes of Wales; As they are and as tiiey should be.) This, like its sister essay, was vory ably written, and contained very valuable suggestions bearing on the comforts and the social and moral well-beinof the working cla"-<es; and had it been published in a tract form, and oxt"lI9ively circulated, wotild doubtless havo effected great good. There are reasons known to many of ti-A why this subject of "The Homes of the Working-classes" should com- mand our most earnest attention at the present time. Are we not agreed that they are not what they should be Y Tho same may be said of the home arrangements of the domestic servants in hundreds and thousands of Welsh farmhouses. The subject is a difficult and a delicate one but the highest interests of the people require that it should be boldly grappled with. It has to do with the morality of the nation. It addresses itself, not oniv to the occupants of those homos, but ,I.o with great form to those on whom the responsi- ¡: f¡,f.ft8ri:Yrtlei:: d:mts mainly rests. Who amongst us has not 1, nlIt the gi,ave cliarg" brought against tho morality of tho nation a few weeks a g o in a widely circulated newspaper, representing tho ,?eligi;us opinions of an important and power- ful body in tho Principality ? Who has not felt for the lionour and fair name of our young countrymen and countrywomen Exaggeration we know stamps tlios'' charges. There is in them. however, sufficient tmth to induce the patriot and the philanthropist to inquire into its cause and take measures for the removal of the evil that the writer of the article seems to have a morbid p)ea- sure in describing in terms of Viniustifiable 'I :,I,lg'I;rlVJ:ro, it might bo asked, is the relationship between the subjects of this charge and the work and operations of tho National Eisteddfod ? What has this to do with the subject we were just now referring to—" The Homes of the Working Classes?" It has mora than we havo hitherto properly appreciated. Tho moralist mav point, to the enormity of the offence, the tellcher of religion mav dwell on its sinfulness and conse- quences, and in language of strongest persuasion may appeal to his charge; but, littlo good can be done when such a social barrier stands between him and successful results. He knows that much of the evil he deplores has its source beyond his readl; that It lies where he is powerless, that it is to be found in tho ill- nrrllnged homes of tho groat inajority of tho Welsh people. In such a caso societv must raise its voice and demand to be hoard. The nil mustbo grappled with bv the combined force of religious teaching and social influence. And where can society better summon its forces than wlierk) its leading patriots meet. where they meet for the welfare of their "om patriots What more hecoming work for tho National Eisteddfod, the groat Wlo.1 of the tl?;,n to t?ke up hindrances of this character to the people's welfare and the people's advancement, and mako everv effort to remove them ? In dealing with such subjects we have to act unitedly if we would prosper; and though it may not bo pleasant to make the asser- tion, it nevertheless is true that there is 1\ stronger disposition to lay R8ide differences and co-iiperato for tho general good on the National Eisteddfod platform than on any other that tho country affords. How can we better show the sincerity of our patriotic professions than by the circulation of healthy literature, literature not supplied by thoso who merely theorise on tho evils to bo removed, hut supplied by the working men and women of Wales, who have learnt from ex- perience ",11.It they write, and are able to express their thoughts with a facility, a power, and a graco that no other people similarly pi icod can hardly imitate and few very seldom In mentioning thin as a part of tlifl work of the Cymmrodorion Association, I trust I am not going beyond their in- tontions. Their first uteps are properly marked with caution. Their programme this week points to the discussion of subjects of a general character, but pubjects that will greatly interest and educate the people. PROGRAMME OF THE CYMMRODORION. On Wednesday thero aro papers to be roan on » Coal and Collieries," on "The Home and Life of the Comer," and I find that my friend Sir Hugh Owen will thai day talk on thesubject of" '1 hrift, a subject that comes in very happv sequeaca to its predece?r, for it woul(i do the colliers anJ mim're of Glamorganshire and Monmouthshire no harm to :if::rI;(;: ::ni,.íI:li ,I.ded In this little word "thrift." On Friday Mr Fawc>tt-takes ?p tho sub ject of edu-tioi,. H? w!n? fK))owM) by ¡I: T. M. WiHiam.s, who will deal with what at this time possesses no common interest for Welshmen—"The Report of the Departmental Committee on Intermediate and ?JG!:It'. a:deÊerg ;:¡ su G -t. auch as Wasted Energy and Material in I)r. Huiiipidge 11 A -few I'Iiilologioil Notes." by Mr. Fd?Ards, of !?)a; Canada," by Mr. I'nrrv. and othen will follow. It is evident tl,t th, ?o is to be no 1,k end ?peakers. (trust th?tthe efforts put forth by the," good men will 1.? dulv apprept?tfd, and that the Cymmro- donon meeting, though held at an early hour, will be well attended I d[?so tlie?e remarks by thank- ing you for your great patience, and b?y,17drovin? tho Cymmrodorion present in the words of their own lard, Goronwy Owain Uwydd I ohwl, 8urw.Ueh. naw Dduw I'ch MwedJ. Dth .glnau da Lwythau Gwynedd, I D,?la. U,,LW D.Id, Rhad a erfyniwn i'r hydrwiw e,nedtl Bm'<:h Ttd<m Bi'ch Tidw 14 bddh y me Wyr yQWh Bmmau 9 Hinwedd. IO ch arfeddvd wveh wir fuddtol Br nef, fythol wyr na fl?th ;b MI an". Ddlwyd raaol, weddi d,-h. MewD loreh Brawdol, dlw.l?.?i Hy -yr d,,i.1 hlr y d'i..h Cvmru'n hoilol o Ddysg weddol *Lin olynol, a 1" I.-W-h. The Ven. President, at the conclusion of his ex- cellent address, was warmly cheered. Mr. C. H. JAMES, MP., then came forward, and also met with a most cordial reception. He &iid he had been requested to give a very hearty welcomo to their friends of the Cymmro= Societ- into Merthyr. (Applause.) He was quite sure that the Cymmrodorion met ion was merely in- tended to supplement the usefulness of the eis- teddfod. (Applause.) It was not all of them who were poets and musicians. (Laughter.) As a matter of fact he knew very little of poetrv- (renewed laughter)—or of music. lIe appreciated both, but it was the appreciation of ignorance and not of knowledge. (Laughter.) What they had heard tluit evening- was a fair specimen of what they were to have during the three or four days to come. It would be such a treat as few people in Merthyr had ever ex- perienced. (Cheers. ) It Seemed to him (tim r::k)\\vbeC,é, a:'h(k,:d w addressing' them that the Cymmrodorion Society was not exactly an it appeared. It appeared to be a sort of out.rowth of the eisteddfod, but ho considered it was a very necessary outgrowth, because, as it alwa's appeared to him, they- had in Wains an amazing amount of energy and an amazing amount of enthusiasm for any Welsh subjects, Those gentlemen of the Cymmrodorion Society wore trying, if possible, to devise aschme whereby the energy and enthusiasm of the Welsh should 00 put to some good work, so that in years to come, when a1l of those present were gone to their fathers, these good works should remain preserved and be seen. (Cheers.) Now, it appeared to him that that was what they w»>re attempting to do, and he (Mr. James) did not know a more desirable or necessary work than that something of this sort should be done. (Applause.) He had great pleasum, m one of the representatives of Merthyr —(cheers)—to thank the Cymmrodorion most heartily for coming amongst them; and he hoped that although tho weather at present was not so propitious as they should like, yet, n"twith- standing the angry skies and the heavv clouds, they had the warm hearts of Welshmen in Mer- thyr, and could give the members of the Cymmro- dorion Society a thorough and good welcome. (Chcer9. ) lIIr. RPEs LEWIS, who spoke Welsh, seconded the resolution. He wH& very glAd to be able to wel- u;n;ev. It7r:rrnIe tete tf 1! Cymmrodorion Society to Merthyr, because, as a warm hearted Welshman, he felt a bond of sym- pathy with men whose desire was to co-OpeN!e with them in supporting the old national institu- tion. It must not be thought, however, that Lon- don was the only place at which there were Cvmmrodorion, for there had been a local society b?aring that name in Merthyr, with the same sym- pMbies and the same object* as the hon. Society of Cymmi?dorion, and for that reason he felt a r.fe\ti d :I::ehoeheL!ào I friends on their visit to Merthyr. (Applause.) The re90!ntion was carried with acclamation. Mr. LRWIS MORRIS, who was received with most enthusiastic cheering, the whole audience rising, said he thought it very likely it gave the chairman more pleasure to put the resolution than it gave him to respond, not that he did not appreciate the welcome given them. but because he had not intended makingaspeech that night. He was going to make a tremendously long speech to-morrow (Tuesday). (Laughter.) lIe agreed with the definition given by the ven. nrehdeacon of the ob j ects of the Cymmrodorion Society. (Applause.) Nothing could be more concise and Ulmirible. He, however, wished to clear up any doubt that might exist, and wJt remark that hf wnTi leri2d that it ?;ii necessary to bring the society with which he was connected into closer sympathy with the eisteddfod, and for that purpose he suggested the advisability of devoting one of the afternoons of the eisteddfod I0thering to the purposes ot a Cymmrodorion. (Applause.) He thought there could be no doubt as to the wamth of the reception accorded to the society at Merthyr, and ho would be very glad to convey to Sir Hugh Owen-whose name could not he referred to on pl.,tf.r. without eliciting the applause it had that nigh t, ,d deservedly so, or he (the speaker) knew of no man who had spent the whole of a long life with greater benefit to Wales than Sir II. Owen-he would be very glad to convey to Sir Hugh the news of how his bantling, for it was more his than anyone else's, had bsen welcomed at MertJivr. The archdeacon had told them that there find been some form or section also called tho Cymmrodorion Section of the Eisteddfod- which had very good aims doubtless, and where papers wore read almost as interesting as those whieh they would hm, at the future meetings—if they would continue to attend, which he hoped they would-whicii had failed, had come to an end. It depended upon those present whether the Cymmrodorion Section was to be a success. They must come to the meeting, and not only listen, but must take part in the dis- cussions, and Welshmen were particularly good at speaking. Almost everv Welshman U,d speak with fluency. He (Mr. Morris ) ?;eh, tf;tnl;;itione(a (ig:;¡ he hoped they would come to the meetings, and do their best, and by so doing they would further the ob j ects they ha 'I in view. Let them take the eOob;h<;h:àaèl:e;;ir. L:) ta: glad to see they appr oved of what he had said. That subject would, d,)ubti"s, have been consi- dered long ago, and depend upon it a Bill passed, if the subject had been discussod at the Cvmmro- doriou section of the eisteddfod, so that their reo presentatives would know what the people wished in the matter. Then there was the question of education, which he hoped now was on the road to a solution, for he could not help sayfug that, doubt- less, the Government would do what wns good for them. There were great difficulties which the Departmental Committee, of which he was a member, had to contend with. At many of the meetings which they had had the persons were composed of people of one colour and all one way, and the difficulty was to firid out what was really rLNiiimi-whit the Nonconfor- mists and Church people wanted, so as to bring something out of the ch ios which might be some good. The whole thing was threshed out and an excellent report. prepared which would presently be issued. It would have. been more easy to com- pose it and deal with the whole matter years ago pif., as he had said, the matter had been discussed at. theCymmrodorion meetings, He thanked them most warmly for the way they had received the Cymmrodorion section. (Cheers.) Tho ARCHDEACON, in responding, said the older he grew the greater the desire he felt to see Welsh- men united as a nation. (Applause.) There were interests of the greatest importance to be main- tained—interests which would never he maintained without united action. For heaven's sake, for their own sake, for their country's sake, he asked them not to allow themsolves to be shaken by difficulties and divisions, and by the spirit of dis- sension, but rather try to revive the spirit of the old nation, which led them on in conquests and defence. Happily, it was no longer necessary to draw the sword or do bloody work. But he fer- vently exdaimú(J-IÆt that spirit rouse us to action, to lead us to bring about the best good of our country- and our people. (Loud cheers.) Before tlie meeting terminated, it was announced that the reading of Sir [1, Owen's paper on "Thrift" would be postponed until Friday; and Mr. T. Marchant Williams's, on The Higher Edu- cation Report," would be read on Wednesday in- stead. The meeting then terminated.

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KEEPING POWDER IN AN UN- REGISTERED PLACE AT POWLAIS. At the Iurthyr police-court on Monday (the Stipendiary on t!" bench) Mr. Evan Morgan e ni, ?ins, i?in r? onq,,r, U.i.n-t.,t, Dowlais, was summoned for an infringement of the Explosives Act, 1875, by keeping powder in an unregistered place. Superintendent Thomas on the 18th inst found in defendant's shop 121b9, of gunpowder and 2Jlbs of rock powder. Defendant then ad- .itt,,i that the place wm unreglsteredj and said that ho ?;. ignorant of the law on the matter. He had since registered tho place. The Stipendiary, having pointed out the danger of storing powder in an improper place, fined defendant 10. and costs.

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DEFICIENT WEIGHTS AND SCALES AT MERTHYR. On Monday, at the Merthvr police-court, the Stipendiary. (Mr. J. Bishop1) and Mr. Thomas Williams on the bench, the following tradesmen were fintot tha amounts stated for the undermen- ti.med offencesAnn Jones, Mary-street, Twvny- rodin. for having a Hb. weight five drachms light, 5s. and costs; David Jones, grocer, Union-street, Dowlais, for having t tir? light weights, one 41b. weight six driwhmt? one 21b. six (Imehms, and one lib. four drachms, ISs. and costs; Kbenewr E. Pri ce, chemist, Union-street, D'lwlais, for having two weights light, one 71b. six drachms, and one 41b. two ounces two draegms, 20.. and costa; Thomas Williams, grocer, Brecon-^lrfet, Dowlais, for having three weights light, one 71b. three drachms, one 41b. two drachms, and one 31b. It drachms, 50s. and costs; Elizabeth Charles, butcher, Caehairis, for having an unjust scale eleven drachms against the purchaser, 40s. and cn?tft; ThomM ThomM, grocer, Caeharris, for having two weights, one 71b. nve dr?hm? Ught, one 4)b.3t drch.. Hght, and a flour scale 1? ounces n?inM the porchMer. 50s. nndco?M; MnrthtFeviee, grocer, CftehMtK. one weight 21b. 41 drachms light. &8, and coats; Richard Williams, Church-row. Dowlais, two weight*, one 41b. five drachms light, and one 21b. two and a half drachms light, 5s. and costs; John Evans greengrocer, Whito'8tret. Dowh\i, one 11b "igl,i gtllr, ounces two drchm?, light, 15s. nd costs; Morgan HoweU., North-»treet,three wdghls, me mh. one ounca' two drachms ight, one 71b. two drachms light, and one 41b. two drachms light, 20s. and costs; John Jenkins,grocer, North- itt,2?t8 ¡1V;:id a Itr::r:; light, 51. and costs; KUt?bethWiXiamt, butcher, 119"tli,str?,t? Dowli., one 41h. three and 4 half drachms light, 6s. and costs; Benjamin Willhlms, butcher, Sand-street, a meat scale eight drachms against tho pur-\ cli?k?er, 20s.a?d costs; M;iry Davies, greengrocer, three weights, one 71?. four drac hms light, one 41b. e::mde: d)'Mhms, end oc?ZJb. ;td:h bs. and ?gtg; Thomas Evan., grooor, Mnry Ann-¡ street, !)owli., two weights, one 71b, three drachms Xght, and one 41b. two drachms light; Thos. 8- Evans, grocer, Elizabeth-street, Do'.v'.ais, one 71b. eight dm!hnis light, 6s. and COIIb. Wm. M"tthews, butcher, Victori?stiect. one meat "le nine dmelima against the purcha4er, 6s. and costs. Superintendent Thomas proved the ::ï :c; instance.

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Tho whole town council of Rocca Spinaretto have been sent to prison for varying terms for fraud. Among the notices of motion for next session hMded totheOerk of the House, of Commons on Saturday WM one in favour of allowing the phonetic system of writing to be lnt= '"to the Mtiontt Mhooh «f tremnd.

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I THE CHILD MURDER AT I SWANSEA. I PRISONER BEFORE THE MAGISTRATES. COMMITTED FOR WIL- FUL MURDER. At the Swansea police-court, on Monday, Joseph Boyes, railway policeman, was charged on remand with the murder of his child, Rosanna Lilian, aged two years and seven months. Mr. Jellicoe de- fended. The witnesses who gave evidence at the inquest were called, and repeated their statements. In the course of the evidence of Sergeant Davies Mr. Jellicce endeavoured to elicit from him some- thing with respect to wliat took place upon the delivery of the verdict of the coroner's jury, but Mr. Fowler objected, saying the present wns an independent inquiry. The witnoss was allowed to depose, however, that he saw a written document handed in to tho coroner by the foreman of the jury. Upon Captain Colquhoun announcing the close of the case for tho prosecution, Mr. Jellicoe asked for a remand. He said that at the coroner's inquiry a verdict, was returned which might be an important element In this matter, so far as his observations to the Bench were concerned, assuming that he had to deal with that verdict 118 it stood. At tlio present moment it was under consideration whether that inquisition should not be qu",hed, Proceedings were being taken, or were about to be taken in tho High Court of Justice, an d no assizes could be belf fr the county of Glamorgan till the latter end of October. -Ir. Fowler: I think "OU had better not refer to the proceedings for tlie reason I have stated; we reaHy cannot tako notice of them here—Mr. Jellicoe: Assuming a verdict of manslaughter had been rel urned, I should then confine my remarks to it, and ask you to commit the prisoner on that lesser charge, but assuming a verdict of wilful murder stands it would be useless for me to urge anv circumstances which in nw view of the matter would reduce the crime to manslaughter. Now, the case for the prosecution is closed, and ss it Ciinnot be in any way prejudiced by del",v, I would ask you to allow me an opportunity to have the inquisition inquired into bv the court above.- Mr Fowler: I reallv cannot do that; it would be quite improper for this bench to do such a thing. Ir. Jellicoe said then he must ask for a remand for another reason. It would be necessary, on the part of the defence, to have the prisoner examined as to his sanity; and he asked for a short remand in order that Ii" might produce medical witnesses, and l?.?e them bou ad over to appear at the assizes. Fed: the bench to remand the prisoner for a month, so that he might be seen by professional gentlemen from London.—Mr. Fowler said he had no objection to a remand for that purpose but it must not be longer than a week.—Mr. Jallicoe asked whether at the expiration of a woek the Bench would re- remand the man.—Mr. Fowler could not undertako to say that; it depended as to whether there would be grounds for it —Mr Jellicoe said lie was in this position-iiis client was a man of vory little means, and it would take time to procure the necessary funds to bring medical gentlemen from London Mr. Fowler replied that it would not be necessary to go to London, as there were two gentlemen in that county of great experience upor. quettions of sanity. After some other remarks, it appeared that a week's remand would not answer Nir. Jellicoe's purpose, and the prisoner was formally committed to the assizes, he stating, in reply to the customary question, that ho reserved his defence.— Mr. Bowen Rowlands has been retained to defend the prisoner at the uiizes.

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MR. J. MUIR AND THE MANCHESTER INTERNATIONAL HORTICULTURAL SHOW. At the Manchester International Horticultural Show we note with much pleasure that Mr. J. Muir (Margam Park) obtained a second place in the competition in the class for twenty kinds of vegetables, ten lots being staged. Am ?ng the :}esfl'el:rrt.: ::1,ijtf;dthi8 n:: Culverwell'sGiant Marrow Peas, Excelsior potatoes, Banbury Onions, Maltese Parsnips, Marvel Cabbage, lettuce, and Eclipse Cauliflowers. The gold medal for the finest collection of lemons, citrons, &c. (open to all countries), was awarded to Mr. J. Muir, the only exhibitor, who staged fruits and cut flowers of several varieties of Citrus Aurantium, C. Pampelmoose Limonum, C. Limetta, C. Bergamift, the Malta Orange, » a remarkably nice lot of eighteen varieties.

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MAJOR BOND AND THE BIRMING- HAM WATCH COMMITTEE. I At a special meeting of the Birmingham Watch Committee, on Saturday, a. letter was read from Major Bond, the chief superintendent of pilice, stating that he had hitherto misunderstood the meaning of the resolution of the committee which rcquir(? l 't?iat he should give notice to them nf any new proceeding in which he contemplated taking action He stated that he now acquiesced in the authority of the watch committee to make such an order, and that ho should submit himself to it with due 'o""ty' TI?e?n,umitte?p?,eed a resolu- tion "P '.in,, of the letter, a.id Hating that, in view Flh ,t..d position taken by Ma j or B.?nd, ihoIJ no i;e ge:ra¿orah to the previous resolution of the committee to call upon him to resign.

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THEATRE ROYAL, CARDIFF. I Last night, at the Theatre Royal,Cardilf, Messrs. Holt and Wilmot's "New Babylon" Company played Mr. Paul Meritt's sensational dram", ew Babylon," to a large and highly appreciative audience. T,:p Jay, which deals exclua, e y with :ife in London, is too ct;:r known to require any comment. As 3fdg, Mom,! Miss Leslie Lester acted with remarkable vigour and truth. Miss Louise Lionel was a most satisfactory Eunice, and Miss Amy Lionel threw wonderful force?nd variety into the part of the beautiful Bell Lorimtr. Her acting in t c scene with Vincent Vane (Mr. F. W. Macdonald) in Cremorne Gardens and at the Goodwood Races was specially remarkable for its subtlety and dramatic power. Miss Louise Manvers ..a ? most charming Dom Sparkt; so prim, s:Kt m:u.:krto°j.k¡:i (Mr. Arthur Weftesle\'), and so determined she never would again speak to the young reprobate after his escapade at Cremome. Mr. allesley is perfection in this character; his action is M per- fectly natural and unaffected. There are but few actors who when playing the part of an egregious milksop and goose can prevent their audience from being constantly reminded that it is only acting they are watching. From the smile on his ("ce and the "exquisite expression" of his eyes down to the smallest particulars Mr. Wellesley is John lamb in toto, and completely submerges hit own individuality under the per;Iity of pro- testing Dora's love, Miss Ro$C Dale, in her original character of Aunt C"az., dnervesaspecial commen- d?tion. Mr. A. M?ne is MMoentty dignified Hiram ifaWy, and Mr. B. Erlynne an efficient Jack /to).d«?. J'Y?Mm. the vcrbpM American de- fective, was well per?nitted by Mr. Dudley ;t' w'{:o": h:;er:I)'bor'9 I Yankee; and at other times exaggerates in a manner quite unneecmi-y, Mr. F. Colli.M?, The Sw'v", and Mr. Harrv Can$, Ezra ZaM??-. were entirelv admirable. ff we over want to take tea with the members of the Young Men's Christian Association we shall certainly seek the former as au wort, and if we ever wish to put something "on" we shall without question resort to the latter gentleman! The scenery is specially good, and the scenes on the Atlantic at the time of the collision; at "Cremorne Gardens," and The I Thames Embankment" are effective and beauti- ful. Next week the "Xew Babylon," Company will play for the first time in Cardiff the popular powerful drama," Forced from Home."

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The Wesleyan Thanksgiving Fund now amounts to £ 302,000, £13,000 short of the desired sum. Major Seth Pierce, of Cornwall, Cnn" the sole remaining representative of the class of 1806 at Yale, has justdied. He was nearly a hundred years old. Oeorge Heirv Parr, a harness maker, in Ken- sington, London, has been committed for trial on a charge of having, without provocation, stabbed a man named Huben in the throat, and afterwards attempted to commit suicide. Miss Duthie.of lre?lentedspark to 't:r::Ih r:?n:a;rr:e;: Jta Saturday by the donor. The park i9 about, fifty acres, and cost aliout £40.000, Sir William Collins, who was knighted by her M *a t at Holvrood, is th ?nior partner of the :hko obih':s f\tl fio.mi;;eLi: SQD8, and Co., of CIugo-. Mr. Jaines Dutchess, Metropolian police in- spector at the Koyal Arsenal, WOQlwich. who dia- .ppvnrod while on duty early on Frid?Y morning, has been discovered near Norwich, and on Sunday Inspector C ivell was sent to accompan x him back to Woolwich. A sudden aberration "f in tol?oa is the cause assigned for his extraordinary conduct. A Doomed One. Your future hushund seems very exacting; h* has b,-en etipulat" for all of things,' said n mother to hm daughter, who was on the point ot btitig -Never mind, mamma mji)ined the ,ff.(.tionatt girl, who was already dmmod for th wedding ? th.e are hl last w¡.h."

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NEWPORT. EXCCRSIOXS.—On Monday the Welsh Prince too a few ass,?gers. The London and 11(orth-W"U,o :ålhe: train for L;t WeswrD ? DEATH °OF AN OLD I.IVABITANT.-Mr. Th..mat Gregor" y, of the Bristol Eating-house, High-street, di!efor? Sunday after a long i)ine?. DEATH 01? SF.M?fT WARR —Thi» wEll-known officer did on Saturday. He came to Newport as drill-instructor to the Rifle Volunteers some year: ago, and was highly respected by tliem- He hat seen active service in the Indian Mutiny an( Crimean War. CLBKtOAt PROMOTION.—The Rev, E. C. Wienford brot her of the Vicar of St. Paul's, is about to removt from Newport to Nownham, Herefordshire, as th< vicar of that parish. The rev. gentleman h.n ;:rá valuabl* help to the last two years, REGISTRATION.—The number of claims to be phced upon the new renter of voteK for the borough of Newport as householders amounts to 65 an d the lodger claims 28, which include ten of thos? upon the regi?ter Mt year. The objections ara 79 on th# Parliamentary list, al¡36ojei: municipal. In the parish of St. WooHo. Ac Par liamentary claims are 149 touseholdem 60 new lodger, and 146 municipal. The objections are 94 Parliamentary three lodger, and 36 municipal. There are also three county objections. One feature of the objection ageems to be that the Liberals have made a crusade against all persons supposed to be aliens. Persons who have been entitled to vote for many years have, much to th xr surprise, been served with euch objections, and incline to resent such unnecessary annoyance. In several cnlM tlie parties have been naturalised for a teort of years, and in another the voter is enabled to prove an English descent for something like two wnturies. Doubtless the Liberal advisers will see their folly and withdraw their objections in time to avoid being mulct in the costs which will aeaumly follow a persistence in the policy adopted by them. 1NPIHMABT AND I)ign."ARY.-Nuinber of patients attended at the dispensary during the week ending Aug.27,284; number of visits paid to patients at their own homes during the week, 72; number of patienM in the infirmary during tin? week, 16. Surgeon for the week. Dr. Davies. — R H. Dowse, houe surdfreo?. Southern Di"trict,-umber of patienU during the week ending Aug. 27, 44; number of vUiU paid to patients during the week. MZ -R. Cooke, T?RI-CS. Eng., L.S.A. Lond., visiting surgeon, southern district.

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ABERSYCHAN. JI THE LATF IR. THOMAS LKWIS —Tne runerai oi the late Mr. Thomas Lewis (which is to be public) will take place to-morrow (Wedr-wlay). The cortiue will leave Longfleld House, Pontnewynydd, at half-past three 0 clock for Ebeneier Chapel, where the body will be Interred.

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MONMOUTH. BOARD OP CuAMIAM.—The usual lorM'gnuy meeting of U.e board wM h.)d on?turdty_ ^'hen Mr. S. «.o:nd pr?ided, and L:eut-Colonel James Davis occupied the vie-ch-il. The Ma$ter reported the number of inmates this week to be 148, against 141 in the previous week, and 141 in tho corresponding week ot It A; r. The number of vagrants relieved, 75; num- ber of imbeciles in tlie house, 18; children attending the workhouse school, 31; children undergoing industrial training, 6, The cheques signed for aut-reliel were M'c"?, !tfsw:= district, ?12?; TreUech fO\I.;ï; £57; Monmouth, J55; total, £234. The clerk pro tew (Mr. reported the oolan in the hands of the treasurer to be t948 18s. 5d There were two applications for the clerkship, VIE. Mr Thos. Robert Oakley, solicitor, of Monmouth, and Mr. Albert Stephens, Registrar of Birth. and Deaths, Coleford. On being put to the vote the former was elected by 30 votes against nine for Mr. Stephens. SUDDEN* DEATH.- loll's, Eaton, the wife of the ReV, Mr. Eatan, Wesleyan Minister, died suddenly on Saturday last. The rev. gentleman was on the eve of leaving his mini.trations of this town, and was to have preached his farewell sermon on Sun- day I.t, but the sudden death f his wife t»re- d''t, bUcsdd. 58 }8e It is thought that an inquest will not be held, the de- ceased having been medically attonded.

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SWANSEA. FCWEHAL OF THP. LATY. Mil, NILAS EVANS.-ins remains of the late Mr. Silas Evans were interred on Monday in the graveyard attached to Babell Chanel, Carmarthen-road. Notwithstanding the heavy rain which prevailed at tho hour fixed for IcaviM the residence of the decea?-d, ? very large number of people asapmbted an a)ohg atr\i of route. The funeml corteye, which contained about 30 carriages, left ManMt-street at 3.30, and ptMtd through Craddook-? reet. HMthtieid-etrMt. College- ;d1ítt:hh:¿le front of the h?rsceontinninj; the)x'dy were the member. of the Choral Society, of which deceased WM conductor, headed by an amalmø.led b&nd, co?istin g of members of the p(;Ii? band, th« town stintaOdem &c. ofwth po paved Dead H?rch In Saul," under the leadcrship of Mr. Clowes. The service, which ..s in Welsh. was conducted by the Rev. Edmund Edmunds. At the close the members of the Choral Society sang four verses of the hymn, Now the labourer's task is o'er," to music arranged by Mr. Jobn B. Richards, as a chorale, in the chapol. and the last verse, Earth to earth and dust to dust," at the grave. The coffin, which was of polished oak, bore a mediaeval plate, with the following inscrip- tion, Silas Evans (Cvnon), born 25th January, 1838. died 25th August, 1881." The funeral arrangements were ably earned out by Messrs. J. B. and W. W. Richards, Castle-street. The mayor has convened a public meeting, to be held on Thursday afternoon, to inaugurate tlie movement for a public subscription in aid of Mr. Evans's widow and orphans. NOTlc8-Th.. Premises lately occupied by Mr. Williams, Undertaker. JJnion-«tre«t,Bw*nttA, Reopened under new management. An ordert prouiptiv attended to.—J. Cr»bb«, M«img«r. CIIOPS. STEAKS, DISNKRS, ru AND (OFFKH the shortest n»tice, Clark'. Dining Booms. 15, Wlad-stiwt. "THE work that Mr. Chapman is now turoin, out, at his Studio In ni)<h)trc<!t.wl bear comi«i»n with any in the Kingdom."

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NEATH. LICEKSINO S)?tO')-Th<annu?U<n;;na[ mfM ?i?g for the district of Neath will be held ? the police,?,??t at ?lo?on a.m. on Friy J* thi, EATH UtMT F,?l.rbe date of holding this fair I- b,1t"?d M 'rhurtJ?y. September 9, and not as in (ormer years on September 12.

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PORT TALBOT. EAOIE HOTFI A?n R&MWAY RtmMMXM.. Rf)o (Oppotit tb ? li ) .11 P.Tf., t, h,- vetiienceof the pubW '-under new manaKement), with a choice selection of Wines, Spirits, and I",pp'. oet- ratd Ale,. &C. Luncheon Bar, Smoke Room, and I Private Sitting Rooms. Tea andOoffeealwsysnaUy.- D, JOHKS, Proprietor.

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BRIDGEND. 1>'«S*AL0IA —Ask your Chemi%t f,), Bevar.: I Specific. "It acts a c. -Propri". W. S*or £ » ?.9"?*.)?. *t!M

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:===- + KKWS SUMMARY. | I (;arli,,Id's cotiditi(,ii repotted [„• hi i t her improving. The Murk Lime says the rain of Ihf past week has brought ruin and disaster tu the British harvest of 1K81. contemporary states that Dr. Close, Dean p; Carlisle, has resigned his preferment. (iwin-j to the malicious removal of some rails botween Agay and Trovas, a train, pro- ctvdins; to Nhu, ran off the road. The ttoi.er and driver were killed, and several MSji-nirvrs inj ured. ?r Jt! )f<' (ireen, Q,C., Mr, R?-rt ?.?Y<-9, Nt,. J. It. %I Q.C., and Mr. H- jV'Kan.. have lieen appointwl aistallt-co1U- mjiHidneri under the h18 ],and Act. Vesterdfi.v th" Doiorel incjuiry was resumed on board the Moyal Adelaide, at Dtivonport. tfbet-videiiet, taken referred chietly to the veiitilstioii of t!:e JUIIl{lIlÍU", and was very con- llirtmii- Tin- Admiralty has instructed a Glasgow !1ipl,t1i1'¡il1 'irm to construct threecorvettes for service in the lloyal Navy. Thro- mer. were killed and a )>oy severely i-ijuivil vfs'.erday hy a fall from the roof at Ales vs. }!«vrv and Cunningham's pit, near jliithcru" Scotland. T!i- recept ion committee of theswansea (\>rp' ;n have accepted the tender of yt-ws. IVcott and Co., of London, for deco- a:¡r: an! ¡\Imllinatin the line of route at he forthcoming visit If the Prince and ?.???t'\Ya).?. Hie C.Mi'.nirodorioii Section of the Merthyr Rational Kisttiidfod was opened yester.lay, t.hrnArchdt'acunUrittitha.otXfath? deli- Vvr.'d the inaugural address. Th,' remain* of the late Mr. Silas Evans uvre irt. rred yesterday at Habell Chapel, 1/arirarthon-roatl. Swansea. The funeral was ipuMic one, and at thA pravo a chorale was nir.i 1,)" members of the Swansea Choral xk'it'ty. Vffenlay a meetim* of liceii,(?d victuallers HM9 held at Cardiff, for the purpose of coti- *id»Titi«r tiio position of the trade in relation to the Sundav Closing Act for Wales. At the half-yearly meeting of the proprie- tor< of the Newport Waterworks Company vesterJay. the directors recommended that iht irnaranteed iiiterest on the preference shares for the half-year ending June :i0 he Mid. ar;d thar a dividend of I per cput for ;he same period lie paid on the ordinary share i :.1P'tal of the company. Joseph lioves was, at the Swansea police- c urt yesterday, formally committed for trial to the assizes on the oharge of murdering his rh;1 I. '1 he prisoner reserved his defence. Th stipendiary magistrate at Swansea on Vie,day committed a draper's assistant, named Fral.k Price, of London, for trial on the charge of obtaining by false pretences a gold iv.iri h and chain and diamond ring, the pro- perty of Mr. K. 1'. Lloyd, a Carmarthenshire zt11¡!lt..msl. Ir. )-;I"an Ior.:an .lenldns, a Powlais iron- \1\l1:,c:"r. was lined by the Merthyrmagistrates, n:, Monday, fur keeping gunpowder in an un- le^.stered place. At Merthyr i of tradesmen were mulcted in tines ranging from os. to oOs. for having in their possession deficient we'ihts and tminst scales. At the Manchester International llorticnl- trr.d Show Mr. J. Muir. Margam Parl"ol>- tained a second place in the class for twenty of Vcirerat'les. kill fell in heavy showers through the r hole of yesterday, bllt. the weather cleared np towllrd night. The barometer is still ,vry low, th» reading at twelve p.m. being The forecast for to-day is:—Sonth- \1'1)" bree/es, moderate to fresh wet, un- settled.

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NIE KECEXT "WINDSOR PTEVIEIV. I C.rXERAti LY.?n?s- cKX?i'RE o? I I,OCAI, N*01,t'NTEEI',S. I TO TTIF Fl):TOP. S:r,—To nnvore who haa ever b<v*n connected with the 2nd Glamorgan Kiflp Volunteers the 7p,t (If Sir D. L(lns will caue T'O urpri3e. During tlv* few years that I served in the ranks of :e Cardif fRifles I have had to Mush at the entire lack of discipline among the officer* and mpn of t!i? hill corps. I have scen on the line of mar^h r.on-oc'mmissioned officers and men f:llljn nut b" ?fFee, an(I e? f:,Iii.g ),,t by pr(ir niTcTr? II,pkin""()n n? oMTiT^acpntly "9 if it wrre the mn1 rmturnHhinff in the world or the f¡(.lLl. officers and men jabbering like magpies; and in tmin. a happy-go-lucky rush f >r the best f1:1 ,C:. the cfVicors thrusfinj? out their heads tin' callirr on th'ir iron bv the familiar namps of •* Pi or "Shenkin toome in with them, as there ",a, v)!i,,ty of room. I have seen at their ranges ('•irngeompetitionpthemajornndthedrilf sergeant, < v.rs nrd men. sitting oJ at luncheon in the tent, (\].- by jowl, chaffing each other over the events cf thedav. I am only surprised thnt th^ lr\tt,alion WÇlt ttl1"n\1h the dav's m111œU1"r(l without any f r;, breach of discipline, which would have I r on it the punishment of dNbandment. Q r.cl; in dread of such « fivtrrtnnp* were niv old commies "f the 1st and 2n(i detachments that it w>c OTJIV r-t thn f.h)vfÎnth'b'\11'tht the commander rf ¡, was induced to send up a small f"n!in«ent. It was a bad dnv for thn old 10fh and 16tli wlien \orjt considering the different circumstancefl of the tf'wn ard hill corps, the War Oiffce insisted on a consolidation which hn« destroyed the t<pr>t rfe cn," of the one without raising the standard of the Nilir. No wonder the movement in Cardiff is languishing whon the stigma on the battalion now at'fhMtoaH whoWdongtoi* In the old dav«.before Hi v had lo<t their individuality, the CardiiT corps povld re^eivp nnd d verve the praise of the piilitarv f!i('pr. ",¡th whom thev at different t;ml" came In Captain Mnrtin, "r t'^e 10th. has nvr and ov r age in be<-n c-mplimented on the sm;t,-t- f1"" and discipline of his men and T am certain lii'V cannot be ,urpa.-rr! by any corps in the J'rifed Kingdom; -and I think tho «ame may I ,f tl,e 1,1 1611,. The contrast between the di-cipline and militarv bearing of these two (1, tvhment* and that of the remainder of the .,c,talinn is '0 "pat that it seems a thousand "iti.. that they do not form ft separate and inde- p» rd»Tt. eorpi of which the town would he proud; it wotj'd lie onlv bare justice, a'rd would lead to a The kattalion, with ir- 7.7 ('(1'np1nj(jo i now tno unwieldy, and the g.'ven Cardiff companies cmdd well bo p red. You would then see as snyirt ft little Cardiff battalion ns you could find in a day's march, and I daresay tie Id officers of experience could be found to take command. I onlv wish this could receive the earnest atten- tion ..i the nfRrer commanding the district, as although he knows how the different detach- ments dr;!l T question whether he has ever had the opportunity of observing their discipline and military carriage. I really do not believe that the companies outside of Cardiff could ever be brought to understand what is meant by a mib- tarv bearing; they learn how to drill, but they rtaitily have no notion of carrying themselves l;ko soldiers. I remember at an inspection nt Aber 'nian, when I was a very young \olunteer, the I talion being in line waiting tn receivethc, in. ringofficer. who was not yet due, the com- mand was given to lie down, when the whole of t'e c-mprrnie*, with the exception of the 10th and the 16th. ru,h.1 clear nwa-, up'setting men, women, and children in their wild stampede for the drinking booths. I leave your readers to im;:s<ine the lively time their officers had of it before they succeeded in bringing back their runaway sheep. Immediately after their return from Windsor I heard some ugly accounts of the behaviour round tho commissariat carts, but I forbear, and subscribe my-elf.- Your.. kc.f mscrruNK.

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Th Cilll P1'I' announces the formation of" new ¡ rV.b for members pf the. china null g1ass trades, ith the title of 11 Fr igil u Mr. Arthur Arnold, M.l\, has copernted to ad- < V "4s he I.ibL," I A, at Hirmmgham early in IVoember upon Iho (juestion of general Land Law reform. The effects of tho storm of Friday morning have hf'<»n felt verv severely, particularfy in t11{'outh •>•.«, w)wre the have logt from five tn thirty nets. Mop picking has already been commenced in f-me of the Kentish fields, and will become pretty VK iwrn] during the next fewdujs for tho early It i<t stated that the Sultan of Zair/Vimr h.n de- s!Mtched a mission to France with the object of 1 Mrclvising two men-of-war. Tho minion is cx- to arrive in a few days. A blue H<«> k containing much correspondence the f domestic slavery in th, next iceeting ,I V iriiament. FrjvnnSttndftV'mnrnim?nattf?ptwMni?e :o wu ck the h-aise of Mr. John Ford, wormwood ow-r maker, at Hloxwich, by exploding some sub- ")p))'.sn.)?-<jt<.t)e dynai' tl. t?,1,, c a, t'?-ittht. front door. Some damage was dnnH r" > th., t'\lildin¡c. hut no person w,, injured. £ 100 KKWAKD—They cure nil diseases of the :i i" ),. )»■* t'I. Mood, Hvt*r, rwrvt'. «IM! kidneys. And Jt.?'t.))? P¡J [. < oast- O¡..y will not .? r h, l?i,, l>:t.;tfI.U¡I'lJrOr iujudoU!I fouud ill tht'Ul-UOP I Jbi«er». itil ft.

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LATEST GENERAL NEWS. I a Nlr. Oirtcr, the representative of a London firm, htia been robbed ot a case of jewellery, value L2,000, in ltelfast. The Lord C'liiineellor has (irooeedod to Belnioro, retersliold, after visiting at Uelingbam Hull, SutMk. It ia feared a large ship has been burnt off the Orkney Islands, as largo quantities of wreckage are coming ashore, the timber being charred. A dividend at the rate of 2 per cent, per annum on the original.tock of theWaterfordand Limerick Railway Company was declared at the half-yearly meeting yesterday. A Glasgow shipbuilding firm liive received in- structions from the Admiralty to proceed with the construction of three corvettes forservico in her Majesty's navy, The renewal of licences of twelve Oxford pub- licans, scheduled for corrupt practices, was opposed yesterday by the local temperance union. The magistrates adjourned the hearing. The Kev. F. W, llolland, vicar of Evesham, and rural dean, died suddenly on Saturday on the Niessen, ncavThun. Switzerland, from heart disease. Mr. Holland was 43 years of age. In the sculling race between lihokman and Thoma. on the Thames yesterday, the latter led at the start, but Blackmail gradually rowed himdown and tmally won easily. The body of Surgeon-General Host, l:\te of the British Anne, was found in the Thames yesterday near Chisw ick by a w aterman namtd Lewis. De- ceased, who resided at Westbourne l'ark, lias been missing since the 25th inst. Tho body has been identified by tho deceased's son-in-law, Nlr. Alexander. Yesterday the Town-clerk of Macclesfield re- ceived a communication from the Lord Chancellor removing the following gentlemen from the com- mission of the peace for the borough:—Messrs. W. (', Urocklehurst (ex-member), Ueorgo Godwin, A. llordern, John Stringer, and Thomas Crew, scheduled by the Koyal Commissioners as guilty of bribery.

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FOREIGN IXTELLtGENCE. I,' The inhabitants of Susa, on the Tunisian fron- i tier, are seeking annexation to Trance. it is rumoured that Indians have captured the mining village of Eureka, in New Mcxko, killing j 70 person. It is belioved that the census returns of India will show a total population of a littlo over 250 millions. A statue of Joan of Arc was unveiled on Sunday at Orotov. M. Henri Martin, the historian, was am0t1 tho speakers. The Servian Government have closed the Servo- Albanian frontier against trade in cattle on ac- count of the prevalence of rinderpest in Albania. Two more Maltese have been murdered by the Arabs. The French troops havo been attacked by Arabs near Zaghouan, but no details have yet been received. According to trustworthy information, Ttiiue Hi«maick and I^r. Koruni, the new l'ishop of Trcve" have agreed upon the principles of a com- promise between the (iO\'èrnmnt and tho Koman Curn. An easterly y,l, g,,l on tho Southern At, I lantic Coast during Saturday and Sunday. Four persons were blown from the wharves at Charles- town and drowned. I CI¡al1gc are expected in the Egyptian Gowrn- ment, consequent on tho impending resignation of Ali Mubarch Pasha, the Minster of Public, Works. The Khedive will not leave for Cairo before next week. A*'Router's" tMe^rnm of Sunday's date Rays: A tire broke out at midnight in the village of St. Joan Raptist, Canada, and spread rapidly. No water was to h" procured, and twenty houses were des" troved l*forc thü tire was extinguished.

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THE CZAR OF RUSSIA. INTEKHSTLXO OKIiHMONY AT wixnsoi;. On Monday Sir Albert Woods, Garter King of Anns, visited St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, an,1 suspended the banner and regalia of the Emperor Alexander above the stan.of tho Knights of the Garter in the choir. The position chosen for the heraldic quartering* of hi. Imperial Majesty was between tlia regalia of the Duke of Suxe-Moiningen and tho King of Greece, on tho Princes'side of the chapel, the following being the translation of the Nonr.an-French inscription on the stall plate Of the very high, very power- ful, IInd very illustrious nvmarch, Alexander III., Emperor and Autocrat of all the liussias, Knight of the most noble Order of tho Garter Installation ceremonies were dispensed with by Letters Patent, dated the 2nd of April,1881. Sir Albert Woods at the same time removed the lIag and insignia of the lzile Karl of Beaconslield from the choir.

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A CARMARTHENSHIRE GENTLE- MAN AND HIS JEWELLERY. At tho Swansea police-court on Monday (Mr. Fowler, 1110 stipendiary, presiding,), a young man named Franl{ Price, described as a drp?r'. Bssis- tant, from Lon d on, t,li?tr d 'ti obtaining a :tl:\Ùd'I'I,e \itif\:idi:, I)" pretences ?t S,,?n,,a, the aloe bi.g the property of Mr. Edward Price Lloyd. of Carmar- thenshire. Miss Smith, a barmaid at the Kovega Restaurant, was the first witness. She said that on Wednesday h.st the prosecutor and visited the bar, and the prosecutor a.k,(ito tako chargo of the articles named. Mr. Lloyd and the prisoner left the bar together, but in about an hour the prisoner, who represented himself to be Nir, Lloyd's brother, re- turned, and said that his brother had sent him for the watch ttnd chain and ring. They were given him by Miss Smith, and the next morning he again visited tlw bar, .3-ig that he had not seen hi brother," but was then going out to look for him. Mr. Edward Price Llovd said he went into the Uovcga with the prisoner about eight o'clock in t h" ewning. He did not tell him to go and ask for tho watch, Lc., which he valued at £28. Detective Morris produced the ring, which ho had obtained from Ilk Kreedman, pawnbroker. Odord-street, SwansM, The watch and chain witness had received from Police-constable Jones, of Llangattock, where tho prisoner was given into his (witness's) custody on Sat urdav. Prisoner aid, u I was drunk or I would not have taken it. I should like to sec Mr. Lloyd to try to "tk it, far if it goes against me I shall lose my jnb. and it will be awkward." Prisoner, ihSp myj"b.anditwiHbGawkw.)rd." Prisoner. quarter Sf'S:;Îî)O!1.

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I CARDIFF. BAliK APPOINTMENT.—W* are informed that Ir, Churchman, the respected manager of the Bute Docks branch of the National Provincial Bank, will shortly leave Cardiff for London, he having b^eo appointed joint .n?.g,?r of the National Pro- vincial Bank in London. During Mr. Church- man's residence in Cardiff he him made m my friends, and he will leave Cardiff with the good wishes of a large circle of merchants and others with whom he has for many years had business connections. LAWS TKSVIS — On Saturday afternoon a match was plaved between Llandaff and Cardiff on the ground of the Cardiff Racquet and Tennis Club. The representatives of Cardiff gained an easy victory. TRAP ACCIDENT.—On Monday evening a trap belonging tj Mr. J. Cory, %?iindr?, beintf driven ihm¿aI by the ?ncii.,n, .,c-,np.ni,-l bv his wife and another person. When passing under the Rhymney Railway bridge the horse took fright, and dashed up the Newport-road at a fearful rate. The e fforts of the driver were of no avail, aij' l when near the Infirmary, the trap coming into contact with the pavement, the three occupants were thrown out on their faces, and the shafts were broken. The driver was wounded on the tort-head, his wife had a cut on her eve, and the second man wns very much bruised. they all re- paired to the Infirmary, when the woman's head was dressed. The horse was secured ip the mean- time, ACCIDENTS.—On Monday George Morgan, of Tyndall-stroet, was in the act of stepping into a patent fuel boat which was lying at the top of the East Bute Dock, when he slipped and broke his thigh. The unfortunate man was subsequently conveved to the Innrmary,-Thomas Davie. white walking inBute-road on Sunday night was knocked d'w" b a ??,b and b,? sustained severe in j uries to I ?;\i: d. H.' was k.: S;í: Qvick VOVAGF.—The steamer Rhondda, of the Edwards' Steamship Line, and trading betweton Cardiff and Smyrna, has just accomplUncd an ex- ceptionallv quick passage. She left Cardiff on Saturday, the 13th inst., and arrived at Smyrna on Friday, the 26th inst., at 6 a,m., thus doing the W.?Ve under thirteen days '?C?t? t?LE CLUB —On Saturday the Snider Rirte Competition, by member5 of the Cardiff Rme Club, for a ilver spoon, was b?,ld at the Mst Moors Ran"e. the distance bing 200, 500 and 600 ?yartis. Appended are the scores:- 200 YdJ, 600 Yds. 600 Yds. Tl. Corpora Hot? 33 30 M Pr.?t. Clark a —— 23 £ 77j P,iv.t,! -,S .20 ..76 (,nhnfr Prj?e 21 23 26. C.?.a? C. A. Hod? 2-J 24 M ? 4 :¡:h; o fá 22 .i C»rpor*l J. Koberta won the range prize at *<» and ooO (h. FirT vGs.-A choico and good selection cha, tit. J. W00õmall'S. 6. VTharton^freet. Cardiff. PHII.HAHMOXIC RESTAURANT.—Bill of rare Tuesday, Aug. 30.-Soups Gravy, Julienne, Vermicelli, Kitinew Victoria, ChesterttaU. Fish: Boiled Salmon and tetter &ue, Ft?d Fillets of Brill. Entntt, S?uteof Kidn'? and Mmhroon?. Mutton C tl,t., Be. forme, Curried Veal, Betf Olives. Joints Koast Beef, Roast Lamb, St*ak and Kidney Pie. Sweets. CARDIFF ARMS HOTEt.L Howell begs to inform ht<frfe,.d?Hd jM!Mn. that he has tk?,. the ?bvt Hotel during the b.ildi??g of th? new Ht.tL L. H would have much pleasure inshewmgthe Grand Mantel- biece, 207 yetno?J. before its remnva)MCyd)ft(,?te ,pirit.ofifl,tll--q-- ,y. C.IdL.?h.6d F.. CARRiAO?. & k?pp Iy Vto w.t?m,.n St. Jobn'"oquar.. 42J LEK AND CO,. 0, Crockherbtown, Cardiff, PortMit. L.u)J.wa)«!. and Mechan.ea' Photosphere Ffcturt *)t:ko:nt;t\o!rlgrapheu; 1'lct"r. ELu-tKtc LtoHT.—Photogmphs taken at the Fine Art Exhibition ?.Ov by EWrlo Li?ht, ?'° N' till Ten p m.-Atfred Freke. PhoMgMpher. 41401 D.NNW! D.KNtM! From 12.30 pm. t. 2.30 p.m. Lum-hwn at any times; weU-air d beds, At Black Li«n Motel, 81. Marr-«treet, C»rdlSf. 41144 A FACT !-Chas. Clark, Flshcr-street, Swansea wao eurM of Chrouio Bheunwtlsm wUh two boxea of Cam? OrfMMt a.)M. li?ine ? FittMn ?'nP' C)m Magg., Golden Cross, Sw n?. Of aU Cbemilu,