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Shocking Accident at Chepstow. KiLLED BY RUNAWAY TRUCKS, Oa Wednesday afternoon a shocking accident befel a Bridge Works employee named Win. Thomas, who resided in St. Ann's-street, Chep- stow. Messrs Edward F.nch and Co., Limited, have a railway siding which runs up an incline from the foundry yard to the railway station. On Wednesday morning four heavy twin trucks were hunted on to the siding to be unloaded. Three oi them were unloaded on the incline a short distance from the yard, and were kept in position by means of wood blocks placed under the wheels, the fourth truck being unloaded a little 'ower down, just below where the line curves into the yard. About 4 o'clock in the afternoon this truck was being drawn up to the points by a horse at the same time a train wa3 coming down the incline from the statiou to take trucks .way. When it came to the three truck3 for the purpose of coupling it bumped into them, forcing them over the blocks, causing them to start off down the incline before they could be made fast. When the runaway trucks came to the curve they dashed into the fourth truck. The force of the collision was such that the trucks left the metals, and one of them ran up against a pile of angle irons. Seeing the truck s running down the lme, the driver of the h^rse hastily detached it from the truck, and, together with some other work- men, made good his escape. Thomas, unfortu- natsly, could not get out of the way in time, and was struck by the fourth truck and knocked down across the angle irons, the wheel of the truck passing over his legs. He was immediately picked up and carried home on the works ambu- lance. Dr. Lawrence's assistant was sent for, and he found that Toomas's legs were so fright- fully injured t.hat lie at once amputated the right one And did ail he could for the sufferer, but his efforts were unavailing, and the unfortunate man j succumbed to his injuries about half-past twelve.

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i YANKEE YARNS. I A New Kind of Lozenge, 1 Mrs Briggson Harold, mother called in ab your office yesterday, and seeing some cough lozenges on your desk took several. To-day she is suffering dreadfully, and she thinks you meanb to poison her. Mr Briggson (the architect) Cough lozenges I Great Scott That was a box of samples of our I little mosaic tilings for hotel and office floors. I H U Decidedly a Lazy Man. ) I Talkin' about lazy men, said the mn wibh the gingerbread, 'bout the worst case I ever knowed was an old jfellow down in Arkansaw that alluz wore a kind of loop tied ia his whiskers." The grocer refused to ask why, but the man from Potato Creek came to the rescue with a What ftir To save 'im the trouble of liolditi' iip bi!§ pipV explained the man with the gingerbread. You see he would lift his pipe up to his mouth an' hook his thumb through the loop in his whiskers, an' then when be wanted to talk- yon know them lazy fellers is great gassers" —— I've kinder noticed that," said the grower, "right in th 3 here store." Great gassers an' when 1,e wanted to talk awb.ile, lie wasn't put to the trouble of lettll1 his pipe down, an' liftin' it back Into Lj. face agin, 'c:tUse he would just hitch his thumb in the loop, whiei1 I said before he had tied in his whiskers." Oiia lone, .ingle :1.nd solitary fly buzzed against the dingy window pane, its buzzing making an exact harmony in fifths with the snore of the man from Potato Creek, who was leaning limp against the cheese. He Wanted to Know. I Is this the piae.) where they answer ques- tions ?" asked the rough-looking man as he entered the little back room 1ll a newspaper ollic" There's a man on tlie stuff who makes a bluff at doing it," said the sporting editor, but be isn't in now." Of" well, maybe you'll do," said the stranger. We don't answer verbal queries," protested the sporting editor. Write your question out and "end it in," It isn't much of a question, and I thought It isti 11 t triuch of ,i qii,?stiort, and I th,)tiglit "Oh.Idun't know where the reference bO(lk" are," r Tiiey wOl1là¡,'1i do you any good, anyway," said the stranger. This n. hook question it's an up-to-date modern one. It's timely, you understand." Wei!, then, fira ahead. I may know some- thing about it." It's about tllP new woman I "Stop there cried the sporting editor. That's clear our, of the sporting department." No, It isn't," protested the stranger. "The bloomer girl belong* to that department along with bicycles, doesn't May be '-die does," replied ihe snorting editor. I hadn't thought <>f that. Go ahead." Well, you see, I'm a street car conductor." Y-s." And I want to know if the bloomer girl will get off tiie car backward, like' the But the sporting editor bad thwwn np both hands as an intimation that the problem was clear beyond him.

 FACTS AND FANCIES. l United workmen—those who are married. Marrying rich widows, like drinking bquor, is often done solely for the "effects." It is hstrd for a man with a dull pencil to write sharp things. Know thyself If get the requisite information, run "v :t" Shun idlen-ss it is the rust that attaches itself to the most brilliant mutals. Kleptomania is rated to be. by all odd, the I. most lucrative form of insanity. It is apt to stagger a man w'n«n he learns that tie can get a drink in a prohibition town. A man never knows the extent of his wife's patience till lie is sictas to be waited oil. I 0" BROADWAY.—Hayseed What buildiug is that; ?•—Smart New Yorker: That's a ten-story building. Can't you count ? VERY FRi-sii.-Cti r Is this fish fresh ?- "Fi-h Dealer Certainly it's been fresh for the I Ltft week or so. How much pleasnnter it would be to recall the happy days of our y<jto h if it didn't remind us so forcibly that we are growing old. Frcrxow Sut'FKREHS.—Tramp Please, s ir, I I h iveri'; eaten anything for tl-t-f,e man Poor fwllow like myself your lob must Le cast in a boarding house. A DKEADFUL SUSPICION. — I bad a beauti- iu1 dream last night. I dr.-amt that we were walking in a garden md I gave you a ki,- -Siie I Yes, but are you sure nobody saw it. A MYSTERY EXPLAINED.—New Clerk Why does the buSH l'aik so nervous and anxious when lie locks up the safe ?-Oir.i Clerk: He is afraid somebody will see that there is nothing in it. JcniciAii INCIIRCNUUTY. —Judge Do you acknowledge that you »rf> g>; itv of the chaige nude agjumfc you ?—Cu!"rit Whut's the use of u.y saYing" not guihy You are so suspicious you wouldn't believe me anyhow. HE "MIGHT HAVE SWOONED AWAY.—Jones You may say wuat you ph foe, but this c unoiy has never produced a greater Jr.<IIl than George Washington.—Smith Don't talk so loud. There is a little dude sitting right h hind us, and it might hurt his feelings to hear you talk that way. MAT!!I^JON[AT. TTSM. — Col. Yerger I hear you son is go!t)? to get mat't'ied.—J?d?e Peterby lYe', ha is to become a B :fdict. "W?y don't you make him wait until h° IS o'd?r and gets more sense ? Humph If he should get a sensible spoil he would not marry at ilT." WASTED PROOF.—Tommy (down in the street): Db, p, put yunr head out of the window a minute.—Pa (puttiug his bead out ot the window) What is it, Tommy ?—Tommy Nothing, <>xcrpt I have got a b-- with Johnny Jones that your bald place is bigger than his pa's 6aId place. SARCASTIC. — "Now, my friend, what will you do with all that money ?" said an old gentleman to a tramp to WhJlD he had JJIVWI a nickel.— Tramp (gazing at the coin) \VCI!, I guess I'll go to the races and bet some of it. If I lose I reckon I'll sp-v.,] the summer at Ashbury Park instead of going to Saratoga. WHOM TO Coxstr.T.—Doctor (to patient) What asi < yon ?—Patient Indeed, I don't know. I only know that I suffer. Whitt kind of life do you lead I work iike an ox, 1 eat like a wolf, I am as tired as a dog, and I .leê>p like a horse." "In that caSl I should ad vise you to consult a veterinary surgeon." At a Scotch Police Court an old woman—the solitary prisoner —was brought up before die pre- siding bailie. A., I am the oiy :n£>, yer lordship micht let me aff," she pleaded slyiy. I I \,a, Tibby," severely spoke the Bench, that will I no'. Jist because there's only you, 111 gie ye'fc as l et an' Strang as I'm ailooed by sta toot tc. dlle. I've been nearer gettin' a pair o' white gloves than ony magistrate that ever sat in this G1:1fl', an' wad har. haen them but for yer gettin' fou' an' fechfcin'. Forty days wi' hard labour, withoot the I cption o' a fine.

RAILWAY DISASTERS IN AMERICA. V MAC] 25 Injured. I NEW You. osday.— News has just reached here that ths "inland train from San Francisco left the metals a. Grants Station, New Mexico, yesterday evening. Twelve persons were reo ported to have been l >oed and 25 wounded, but no details of the affair i-I 1" -1 yet to Ccitti-al -Ye w s.- )

MOVEMENTS OF LOCAL VESSELS. I Rosslyn ftrvd Bilbao from Charente 8th I Raclyr arvd Castro from Brest 6th Charing Cross passed Perafor Constantinople 7dI WellfieUl left .V.vinemuude for Alue otii Alicia arvfl Kotka from Cronstadt 71b Newby passed Gibraltar for Kotterilam 7tb Crimdon itrvd Cronstadt from Tees 7t;, Ellen arvd Framo from OrnskoWsvik 7 h Ninian Stuart left Gibraltar for Car.lit? 7th JJowlais arvd Bayonne 7th Labarrousre arvd Nantes 7th Beignon left Huelva for Gia, grw 7th Volnge left st Vincent, Cape de Verds, for Hamburg 7th Camrose arvd SnndertandSth William Symington passed Constantinople for Gibral- tar 3th Lindisfarne left Cork for Newport 7th Earl of Rosebery left Bilbao for Cardiff 6th Portugalete left Bayonne for Newport 7th Collivaucl arvd Bilbao 7th Rhjimiey I rv(i Bordeaux 7th Merthyr left Bilbao for Middlesbrough 7th Aberdare left St Xazaire for Cainarinas 7tb Treherbert left Oran for Huelva 7tli "Westergate l«ft Bilbao for ST Nazaire 7th Goldcliffe left Oran for Huelva 8th Northgate passed Sagres for Venice 4th Eastgate arvd Taganrog from Smvrna 4th Westgate left Cape de Verds for Dainnire (Cuba) 8th Dora arvd Baltimore from New York- -h Caedmou arvd Braila from Genoa 7th

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l A HOLIDAY TRIP TO TOWN. I r The Adventures of six Parish The Adventures of Six Parish Councilors. I No. 9.—AT THE LAW COURTS. TUE ROYAL PALACE OF JUSTICE At breakfast on the following morning our friend. Mine Host, wore a perploxed look, as he opened his letters. \v hat is the matter ?" one of the party asked. I don't understand it at all," lie replied. "My daughter writes: 'I have received your telegram and duly posted you the 220 which you ashed for. I sent it under cover, as you requested, to the G..1dH! K.ys Hotel in the Strand. What did you ask your daughter to send the monoy to tho Golden Keys for ?" inquired Briggs, with some concern. li Bui; I never wrote to her about money at nil V' auswered Mine Hust. "I did not want a remittance, in fact." Did you write to her ?" demanded the school- master. Ye." I did. I posted the letter on Saturday afternoon. Where ?" \Veli. now, I recollect. Our Yankee friend offered to drop it into the box for me. He was j mail i n'( a letter for himself at the time, so ho took it." Whew It was a whitle from the wag. Well," I suggested, when Mr Mine Host goes to the Golden K"ys this morning, h.. will, no doubt, find the letter awaiting him. What do you say, gentlemen, if we meet him at the top of tiie Strand, at Charing cross Railway station ? ThiA pal1 having been agreed upon by us, and a time lix-d, ali tiie rest of the party determined to reacii the rendezvous by a roundabout route, taking the La w Courts on our way. WJ waiked along High Holborn to Chancery- :tiie in which thoroughfare our attention was first drawn to the gateway to J Lincoln's Inn, built in 1518. lb re," said the schoolmaster, "was a monu- ment of Oliver Cromwell ready made. It needed no memorial to upset Parliament, for Cromwell lived over this gateway for some years; and tradition, too, asserts that in the erection of the adjacent wall, Ben Jonson once worked as a bricklayer. We went through the archway and found our- selves in quiet quadrangles, with the chapel on the left, having cloisters beneath it, raising ib very curiously from the ground. | When a great lawyer dies," added the school- master to ouc stock of information, ''a memorial service is usually held m this chapel. It contains, by che way, some fine stained glass and excellent ¡ carvings. Yonder "-he continued, as we? emerged into an open sptCf, with trees ?'?d velveLY tawns, one of those ph-asant oases which are the marvel of the Metropolis—" yonder is the Banqueting Hall, just half a century old. It is the finest in London, next to Westminster HaIr, and il renowned for its oaken roof and screen, and for its fresco by Watts—'The Law Givers'—and Hogarth's painting, Ptitl before l .-iix.' Why do they call the place Lincoln's Inn ?" one of us asked. Because it was founded on the site of the residence of the Earl of Lincoln." We quitted the inn by an archway, with quaint ) law-book sellers'shop at the corners, and very j ancient and interesting they were but we could I not spare much time for them when the? Law Courts wore rifjhl facing us-a medley of brIck and Portland s'one. Tnis is the rear of the TAW Courts." explained the schoolmaster. li we want to get iulo ti; public galleries we shall have to pass rouial In the front, and I suggest that we do so by v -y cf Chancery-lane, for the new addition to fh^.lteord Otnee extends fmm t'p i''o'?; in etter-lane, and j i, I am told, a ve?y i ':ti'.? :ud structure, and should certainly be srer; We fully agreed with this view when the grey granite and Portland stone walls of the new wing towered above us in all their glory of newness, London smoke and blacks" not yet having dimmed the clean look which the structure has. If only London could he well washed, what a beautiful city it would be said Farmer Blunt. Tiiere are two opinions about that,"remarked the schoolmaster, Yesterday when we were at St. Paul's we were told that a proposal to well scour the west front of its deposit of soot had not been favourably received. You see, artists think the soot tones the stonework down." For all that, in my rambles I have noticed that many people possessing fine frontages do keep them well washed," commented Briggs. I say, Mr Schoolmaster," cried the wag, let us get back to our muttons. What is the Kecord Oliice for ?" It is the depositary of State papers and charters removed from Westminster Chapter House. Amongst its treasures is the Doomsday Book. If you care to visit it, you may do so any day except holidays, betweeu ten and four. It is free to the public. 1, Oh, I had rather hear a good case in the courts than pore over musty pipers," said the wag. What's on anything amusing, Mr Recorder ?" I see the newspayers are giving large reports of a society swindling trial. But we shall not Lave much chance of hearing that cause, I am thinking. We can but try," said the schoolmaster but supposing we divide our force. We shan't get in all five together." By this time we had turned from Chancery Lane to the right into Fleet-street, and walking towards the Strand, past the Griffin, we passed on our right an imposing banch of the Bank of England, buiitof granite, and specially intended for the convenience of the lawyers. Facing us was St. Clement's Danes Church, in a little island of greenery. "On this wine space fronting the law Courts," said the schoolmaster—" a space, by the way, which is not extensive enough to afford a really satisfactory view of Street's architecture—the Lord Mayor's Show on the 9th of November waits whilst the newly-elected chief magistrate enters the building and pays his respects to her Majesty's judges. When the procession is some- what mediaeval in its composition, it is rather curious to note men in armour and knights of the tournament regaling themselves on sandwiches and glasses of beer in admirable disregard of their fancy dress But come with nie before we enter the courts to the far end of the Refuge, and then glance back towards Fleet-street. Here we have the best view of the Pahvoe of Justice, don't you think ?" The eye lingered with pleasure upon the pic- turesque assemblage of turrets and towers, arcades and screens. But the wag was eager to hear how the society swindlers were getting along, and we did not stay very long in examining the broken sky-line and the details of the Gothic architecture presented to onr N iew. The public entrances to the courts are on the right and left of the main approach to the Great Hail. Attendants in uniform were at the bottom of the staircases leading to the corridors which give access to the galleries. Although we were early we found that the court in which the society swindle trial was in progress was crowded to excess, and lots of folk were waiting to take their turn in filling vacancies in the public gallery as soon as they should Wo left—Father Blunt and I-our friends to their fortune in other of the courts, which an attendant said were less likely to be thronged. The Lord Cfllef's "-one of the largest—and the Divorce Court, offering special attractions, were, however, as crowded as the first and in one only of the other courts was there anything of interest going on. It struck me that the oak fittings, now blacken. ing with time, the Gothic architecture, the bench, the jury box, the seats for Queen's Counsel and bar were all modelled on the same plan but it needed tl)e wigt anci gowns of the lawyers, the presence of the public, and, in short, the play actors in the piece, to make these courts really interesting, except from a purely architectual point, of view. Farmer Blnnt and I lost ourselves, and in our wanderings discovered ourselves outside the building. Let us go into the Great Hall," my com- panion said. We did so, no one interposing an objection, although I have since understood that during th3 law sittings people who have no business there are not permitted to enter its precincts. This Central Ilall impressed liq cliefly, I think, because of its height, which is 80it., as compared .with its breadth of 48ft. and length of 238ft. "It seems rather narrow," I said. And deserted," added the farmer. I can't see what it is used for, except as an approach to the witnesses' waiting-rooms. "If we want to get into the courts it is very evident we must go up the>e stairs, for the w.,tit,ng-r,-)oti)s seem to be under tiie courts. But an attendant presented himself. Where do you wish to ,,o ?" he said. Into one of the courts." Which one ?" Any one we are not particular." You ought to go out into the street, and then you will be able to get into the public gailenes, if there is room. Can't we go up this way ? Not while the Courts are sitting, and in vaca- tion come, you muse get an order from the super- intendent." Cannot we just have a peep upstairs 1" "Well," said the atteridenr,, our orders are very strict but to gentlemen like yourselves (thank'ee' sir) we can stretch a point. Just come up here, please." And, following our guide, we ascended some winding stairs and found that we had ascended to a floor intermediate between the witnesses' waiting-rooms on the ground and the public j galleries aloft. A long aisle opened before us and midway down it was an extraordinary scene. Wooden barriers had been erected to regulate the admission of barristers and others into a court-so gceat was the press. That"; No, 5, where the society swiudlers are being tried," explained the attendant. i But are not criminal cases tried at the Old Bailev ?" I it-ked. \V(.V, this ain't got so far as a criminal case. It's only an action for slander just yet but it's a developing—a developing, and it's a pity you can't hear Sir Edward in it he's grand in a case of this kind. Tii(,o ain't a better inaii in putting detail together at the Bur." What is thought of ;he new Chief Justice ?" The Lord Chief ? Very good, very good," replied tho ush:>r. patronismgly. He rather .'■utpiiSf"! n-he f'id. Russell, we used to say, -ti hand at cross-examination, but he ain't a good lawyer but I haven't heard as anybody has found fauit with his law yet— have you, gentlemen 2" We peeped into a court, through the double glass doors, and over the heads of many people, soma of them in wig and gown, and obviously barristers who were briefless. Wo had the grati- fication of catching a glimpse of the then silver- headed Solicitor-General, very alert and rosy, and. for a wonder, he was not sketching, and we were told that the dignified judges on the bench were men whose names are household words. But I must confess I did not see much in dettil, and hearing what was going on was out of the question. It was much more interesting to watch at a closer standpoint the interviews that were taking place in the shadowy corridor between council, solicitor, and client. Consultation rooms are, I saw, provided for this purpose, but conversations of brief duration appeared to be held in prefer- ence in the corridor, where a few seats are to be found in the alcoves. We certainly should not have discovered our way out of the Law Courts but for the placards on the walls with index fingers pointilig the direction to take. In threading the maze we stumbled across refreshment rooms and oyster bars in most unexpected places but at last we reached the open air again, and learned that we had missed our friends. Losing no time we went westwards. The Strand, excluding the theatres and restaurants, has not many buildings worthy of attention. The exceptions, of course, are Somerset House and King's College. Somerset House, the headquarters of the Inland Revenue, is seen. perhaps, to better advantage from the ri ver. In the Strand its walls rise too suddenly upon one. But I have not here to con- cern myself with its Italian architecture or the fact that Flaxman and many other sculptors of renown had a hand in ornamenting the building. At Somerset House, as everybody must know, the wills that have been proved are deposited and here, too, are kept tlio registers of births, deaths, and marriages entered since 1837, and which are open to search on payment of a fee of one shilling. in a hurried visit whicn we paia we went into a room in which, at a small table. each with a document before him, sat six or eight individuals, all of them under the scrutiny of an officer who occupied a more elevated position. "These, I suppose, are the will searchers?' whispered my companion, and I nodded. In another wing of the building, reached by passages resounding with the tread of many feet, we chanced to find a room across which a counter ran. Behind this counter sat two or three examiners. A string of folk entering the room kept them busy passing a succession of all sorts of documents which received more or less cursory inspection. I Here, for example, a young fellow presented a three years' agreement for a house. I How much ?" nonchalantly asked the examiner. I Sixpence," replied the owner of the document, and the clerk thereupon jotted down a note in the corner. Let us see what becomes of it," said the farmer. So we followed the young man along one passage and into another until we came to a room in which there were more counters, but wire- screened. Through a pigeon-hole the man pushed his agreement with a sixpence (no change was giveu, but it could be obtained at the opposite counter); and in a moment or two it was returned to him with a sixpenny stamp impressed in red upon the paper. The pigeon-holes were, I noticed, reserved for the receipts of documents to be stamped at varying val"es. Sixpence was the lowest charge for making any document legal. The sunlight quite hurt the eyes as we left the dimly illuminated regions of Somerset House to breathe the air once more in the approach to Waterloo Bridge, by which we re-entered the Strand. What a number of clean-shaven men we meet," remarked the farmer; and I had to explain to him that in the vicinity of the Strand were located most of the agents for securing to theatrical artistes engagements. The Strand, therefore, is always more or less promenaded by the "profession;" and some of the licensed houses in its bye-streets are recognised haunts of actors who are "resting." The best time to see the Strand in its theatrical aspect is on Saturday afternoons, when the matinees are held, or at eleven at night, when the theatres are emptying. Very elaborate arrange- ments have to be made by the police for the regulation of traffic, and no empty cab can pass along the thoroughfare after a stated hour, so that a cabman will sometimes ask a pedestrian to step into his hansom and take a free lift whereby the driver may get past the police cordon and enter Tom Tiddler's ground.

Universal Colliery Co. EMPLOYERS' LIABILITY CASE AT PONTYPRIDD, Stibstantial Damages. I At the Pontypridd County Court, on Thurs- day—before Jiidge Gwilym Williams-Evan Jones, sinker, brought an action against the Universal Colliery Company to recover ZCIOO compensation under the Employers' Liability Act for injuries suslained by him whilst engaged at the bottom of one of the defendants' new shaft3 Oil the morning of the 19cii December, about an hour before the end of the shift. The case is one of considerable importance to all persons con- cerned in colliery sinking operations. Mr S. T. Evans, M.P., appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr Harley Downs, barrister-at-law, represented the company. The proceedings ] lasted five hours. In his opening remarks Mr Evans stated that the colliery was at Senghenydd, in the Aber Valley, which is a large coalfield now being developed, and the shaft where the accident occurred had been sunk to a depth of between 200 and 3G0 yards. The sides of the new shaft had been walled from the top down to within about 16 yards of the bottom, and if he had been correctly instructed that was a considerable distance to leave without a wall to protect the sides. There were three shifts employed, and that in which the philltiff was engaged commenced or descended the shaft about 10 o'clock on the evening of the 18 h of December, and was to continue working until 6 o'clock on the following morning. At the eud of the previous shift blasting opera- tions had been conducted. about eight shots having been fired. The shift which had fired the shots having come out of the shaft, it was the duty of the leader of the ensuing shift to c-treftilly examine the sides of the pit before the next batch of workmen were let down. Evan Edwards, leader, or chargeman, or foremau, went dowu in the first bowk, which is the receptacle used 111 raising the debris. The square box and poles invariably used when a prjper examination was being made were not used on that occasion, and it was absolutely necessary to descend in such a box and to uso such instruments in order to detect any loose stones or unsatisfactory condition of the sides of the shaft, but that precaution was not adopted at all. The whole of the examination was made by Edwards, the leader of the shift, by means of the eye, or by merely looking on as the bowk was being lowered. The plaintiff 'went down with the third batch of men, or shortly after the first. A slight fall of small stones fell from the sides soon after hey had got down, aii(I -.t workman named Evan Jones was struck 011 the hand by a small piece of the debris. The plaintiff then remarked that the place should have been examined. Edwards, the leader, made no reply at all. The shift went on v. Di king, and at 5 o'clock, or an hour before the time to leave work, a large portion of the cleft rock became loose from the sides, about seven v ials from the bottom, falling upon the plaintiff. He sustained serious injuries, his foot being badly fractured and his left shoulder severely hurt. He was -ubsf.qaently confined to his bed for nine week, and for eight month nil to the present time he had been unable to follow his usual occupation. The defendants had not pro- vided special rules in accordance with the Mines Act All they had done was to put up a postnr [slating that "the leader of every shift of sinkers must carefully inspect the shaft before the men of the next shift commence to work." The learned counsel held that the defendants had been guilty of culpable negligence, and maintained that the sides of the shaft snould have been protected by a strong casing of timber. The detfndants had oniy put up patches of timbers hsra and there, fastened by cramps, instead of a proper casing and strong curbs. The side therefore gave way, causing the accident. But illnnedmtflly after the accident proper provision was made to safeguard the place. Plaintiff deposed that he had worked in the siiaft for 15 months, 18 men being engaged in his shift. He had heard eight shots g-oing- oft just after the previous shift got out of the pit, and o fore his shift went down. The first bowk contained the leader and seven workmen. Plaintiff was in the third batch tha was let down. While he was working in the sump at the bottom the cliff above gave way and fell npni him. He became insensible, and was afterwards picked up and carried home. He had never received a copy of special rules belonging to the colliery. Mr Downs interposed that the Mines Act did not specify there should be special rules provided ill ref.pvct to sinking operations. Mr S. T. Evans remarked that there should be special rules given to each workman and sent for approval to the Inspector of Mines. Witness (continuing) said he should bo able in a short time to resume his usual work. The bowks containing the workmen in descending were lowered at the usual late, and followed in rmceession as usual. He did not think the leader of the shift could have time to make an examina- tion of the shaft in going down. He was sure that the leader did not go down the pit between the time of the shot-firing and when the first bowk wa- lot down. Mr Downs in defence urged that the usual precaution had been taken, and that a careful examination, such as testing- the sides, would have occupied three hours, and consequently it was impracticable to conduct such an examina- tion during the intervals between the shifts. Mr David Thomas, mahager of the colliery, admitted that before a careful examination could have been made the bowk should have been removed from the shaft and replaced by the square box used for the purpose. That was not done. He, however, believed that tho state of tho ground could have been seen by electric light. Mr Downs contended that the leader of the shift was engaged to do manual laboar as well as looking after the men, and consequently, according to the Act, the defendants Were not resoonsiblu for any negbg°nce 011 bis part. Ills Honour remarked that 110 evidence to that effect had been tendered. The manager of the colliery (Mr D. Thomas) in cross-examination admitted that it was optional with the leader of the shift as to his performing manual labour. The leader directed tho men what to do. THE JUDGMENT. His Honour thougut that the plaintiff had I clearly established his case that there was negligence on the part of Win. Edwards, who was, in his opinion, in a position which made his employers liable for any negligence on his part, because ho was in tli@ position of an overlooker and not of a man who did manual labour. The plaintiff was entitled to compensation for the eight months he bad been unable to work, and he worked it out to £ 55 4J, which, with an honorarium of £ 10, would amount to -265 4s, Judgment for this arnouut was accordingly given, with o<i-ir.s.

EXTRAORDINARY FATALITY AT SWANSEA, A mysterious death was investigated by Mr Taltouid Strick, deputy-coroner, at Swansea 011 Thursday. On Saturday week a labourer named M'Grath returned from the Monmouth Militia, went on a drinking bout, and was ultimately found lying in Charles-street with his skull frac- tured, He was taken to the Workhouse, where he (lied a week later without regaining conscious- ness. It was alleged that a woman named Casey had pushed deceased down, but tho evidence showed that he fell heavily against a wall. M'Grath lay in Charles-street from Sunday after- noon till Monday noon, people thinking he was drunk. A verdict of Accidental death was returned.

ANOTHER BOATINU ACCIDENT. Three Lives Lost. The Press Association Dorchester corresponaenn telegraphs that a hocking boating diaster occurred on Thursday at West Luuswortb. A party of printers from Dorchester were there on their outing, and four of them hired a boat, which by some means capsized. Three, named Cox, Hazzard, aud Keech, all single young men, were drowned. I

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I The Welsh, Regiment. CAMPATPORTHCAWL, j FIELD DAY AT MARGAM PARK, j A Magnificent Spectacle. I I Under a broiling sun and over roads white with dust the two infantry brigades, com- posed of Regulars, Militia, and Volunteers, at present encamped on the breezy gorse- covered downs of Porthcawl, marched out on Thursday morning for the purpose of undergoing an informal inspection by, and march past before, the officer commanding the 41st Regimental District, Colonel Goldsmid, the affair having been arranged to take place in Margam Park. During the morning there was every promise not alone of a fine day, but of one of more than ordinary heat, for when the thin mists that obscured sea and land cleared away the sun came out with almost tropical heat. This, however, did not last very long, for the sky gradually became overcast, and in the late afternoon heavy and continuous rain fell. Happily, however, the break in the weather did not occur until the field exercises were over, and these were generally pronounced to be, from every point of view, a. magnificent success. The Severn Volunteer Brigade, consisting of the 1st V.B. Gloucester- shire Regiment and the 2nd and 3rd V.B.'s. Somersetshire Light Infantry, fell in about 9 o'clock and marched off for Margam by way of the downs. Ken-fig Burrows, and the common of the same name, thus taking much the more direct route, but the one that lay over a very stiff broken and sandy stretch of country. The Welsh Territorial Brigade, which, from the uniformity of the scarlet uniform worn by the three battalions constituting it, might be described as the red brigade," marched out of camp somewhere about the same hour but it followed the road that passes near Pyle, and thus covered a much greater distance— computed at seven miles. As the march was performed in the intense heat of the morning, and the tramping of so long a column stirred up clouds of dust, all ranks were tolerably blown and thirsty and white when they reached Margam Park. THOSF. REGIMENTAL PKTS. I Ihe Wi-Mi which commanded by I Colonel Quirk, D.S.O., as brigadier, main- tained the same order as during the manoeuvres on the previous day, tho rules as to seniority placing the 41st Regiment, on the right, the 3rd Battalion Welsh 011 tiie left, ar.d the 3rd V.B. Welsh in the centre. Besides Billy," the regimental pot of the 41st, the 3rd Battalion (Militia) enjoy the doubtful distinction of having a goat, a genuine Welsh mountaineer, with cream white coat, and rejoicing in the patriotic name of Taffy." These pets are all very well in theory, and they no doubt add an interest to the bat- talions that possess them when they ate seen trim and neat on the parade ground; but as a matter of fact they entail a deal of lookinsr after, and on the march are much of a nuisance to themselves and those entrusted with their care. Billy marched very bravely at the battalion's head a few yards out of the town, and then is quietly stowed away in bis travelling box on one of the baggage waggons. This infection of de- clining to walk has seized "Taffy" of the 3rd Battalion, who trots along bravely when the crowds of approving spectators have their eyes upon him, but cannot march far without giving out altogether. On the tramp from Porthcawl to Margam, he did the iirst mile or tWL) all riviit with :t lirtle per"wlsiulI, ami tactfnl treilllll'-nt from Drummer Cronk, his youthful caretaker. But the heat and the dust soon told on him, and when he was nearly iu a state of collapse he had to be put in the ambulance waggon; getting out just in time to tako his place with the band in the entrance to the park. Taffy was a gift to the battalion from the Queen, and he wears on his horns It large silvør phbe, with the following inscription: Taffy," presented to the 3rd Bat- talion Welsh Regiment by her Majesty the Queen, 1894." The plate was presen ted by Major W. Watts Oil promotion. TAKING UP POSITIONS. I Having to march by the shorter, if rougher, route, the Severn Brigade, which was com- manded by Colonel Met (men, of the 1st V. B. G!OHclst.er lte¡<ínH,r,t, as brigadier, reached the leafy shades of Margam Park some- time before the Welshmen. The iast-uamecl brio gade was much the stronger of the two, the Militia and Volunteer Battalions containing close upon a thousand of all ranks each. The disposi- 1;1011 of the Severn Voluntee.- ^b igade placed the 1st Gloucestershire on the vigor, the 2nd S anerset Liglit In fan try on the left, and the 3rd Somerset Light Infantry in the centre. Their dull uni- forms, with dark and severely plain facings, unrelieved hy any bit ot bright colour save in the case of the l<t Gloucester's band, were ill striking coiitr.ist to the district and far-showing scarlet and white of the Welsh Territorial Brigade. A position was taken up by the entire division on the left of the carriage drive leading from the eastern gate of the park to the residence, the red brigade forming the right of the line and the "grey" the left. The Severn Brigade entered the grounds by what is known as the Saw-mill Gate in column of fours right and front, the Welsh Brigado entering through the east gate in column of fours left and front. The line extended nearly a mile, but it was a trifle awkward for the divisional commander, Col. Patton, that the ground was uneven, and the view from the centr(i obstructed by trees. This necessi- tated his signalling by a wave of his cocked hat, the executive part of each command. Apart from the incouvenience thus caused to the general officer and his brigadiers, the park was one of the prettiest and most strikingly picturesque in which a review could be held, gentle slopes with well- wooded sides and summits rising from a wide valley on all sides, while here and there the grounds were dotted with ornamental waters and artificial bikes. Co'. Goldsmid intimated that it was one of the most charming spots in which lie had ever seen military operations conducted. A large and fashionable assembl iga of visitors witnessed the proceedings, a string of drags, wagonettes and smaller conveyances lining the drive, on the left of which the line was formed. Among the visitors were Mrs Goldsmid and Miss Coldsuud. THfi; INSPECTION. I All was in readiness something after midday, when the arrival of the inspecting officer was awaited. Colonel Quirk, the brigadier on the right, had as his A.IXC. Major Threshle, whiie Captain Lucas, of the was bis brigade major. Colonel C. II. Miers was brigade major to Colonel Methuen, and the oiffcers commanding the two Somersetshire Light Infantry Battalions were Co!. Biake, 2nd Battalion, and Col. Lang- worthy, 3rd Battalion. Col. Goldsmid wore the full uniform of a district commandant, and bis si aff consisted of Captain Smoaton, chief staff officer Mountain Bittery R. A., Newport Cap- tain Long, A.S.C., A.A.G.B. Lieut. A. WII. I i» ins, R.H.A. Lieut. Ley ton, Shropshire Yeomanry Cavalry aud Lieut. Carleton Smith, West Somersetshire Yeomanry Hussars, These officers 11l their heavily laced and varied uniforms made a group of striking brilliance, and one that must/have exercised a fascinating influence even upon the least emotional and uumartial advocate of "peace at any price." In Captain Smeaton's white solar to pee and puggaree, Capt, King- Hunter, who was present in tho uniform lie has always assumed since. the march began, has at length found someone to keephisown white foieign- scrvice helmet company. Lieut. Williams, in the striking dark blue and gold braid of the R.H.A., and Lieut. Ley ton, ill the dragoon uniform of the Shropshire Yeomanry Cctvalry-a uniform, by the way, which resembles that of the Carabineers—added variety and colour to che group standing behind Col. Goldsmid. Col. Patton had donned the staff uniform of a brigadier general, and Colonel Methuen also appeared in dark blue frock coat and plumed {cocked hat. Captain and Hon. Major Lord Aberdare acted as A.D.C. to Colonel Patfoti, aiid wore the regula- tion uniform, with cocked hat and cockade. As C:>lonel Goldsmid cantered on to the field he was received with a general salute, the line presenting arms, and the massed bauds, formed from tho Welsh Brigade, playing the Men of Harlech." Oa passing along to the Severn Brigade the inspeeting officer was similarly received. Colonel Goldsmid and his staff then rode up and down the entire div siou, minutely inspecting the ranks, first, of the thin red line on the right and then of the thin dark grey line on the left, afterwards passing to the bands, the cycling detachments, ambulance corps, and the general non.-combatant sections of the two brigades. Both regulars aud auxi liaries pre- sented a splendid and imposing appearance, though the preference in this direction must, with the merest justice, be accorded the Welsh brigade, whose scarlet uniforms give them an immense advantage for purposes of spectacular display over their comrades from the eastern shores cf the Bri:tol Chnllne1. THK MAROII PAST. The inspection being completed ?nd?'t ranks coming through it with Cf?dtt, the inspecting ofifcer and his staff ?:Uloped away to the bwn in front of Margam Abbey, where the march past was to take place, the saluting base being roped off, so that there was 110 risk of undue infciusion 011 the part of the spectators. A force of mounted police, under the command of Captain Lindsay (tho Chief Constable), also did good servico in keeping the p-irade ground clear. A long interval ensued, it apparently taking some considerable time to form the several battalions into C()Iti iii. During this protracted wait a large number of military and Volunteer officers congregated near the saluting base, among them being Col. Thompson, commanding the 13th Regimental District, who inspects the Somerset Light Infantry at Porthcawl this week, and Colonel Wright, R. A., besides the officers of tha 3rd V.B. South Wales Borderers. The period of waiting over, the massed bands of the Severn Brigade made their appearance, and striking up the inspiriting march called" Ninety-Five," were soon followed by the 2nd Somerset, Col. Patton and his A.D.C., Lord Aberdare, riding at their head. In their sand-coloured uniforms they looked a trifle »sbrcvnge to eyos accustomed only to the military red, but they marched steadily and with an even swing if with a rather short step. Next came the I 3rd Somersets, who wear a dark grey and black uniform. They marched well, and their dressing was good, but one or two companies showed a tendency to fall apart in the centre and to bulge in places. The 1st Gloucestershire followed, lookin neat find serviceable in their "invisible green" uniforms. They marched with a firm step and judged their distances well, but they had a suggestion of stiffness that was noticably absent from the regulars and Militia. The Severn Brigade was brought up with a large contingent of cyclists, stretcher-bearer companies, etc. NOW FOlt THE 41ST." Now for the 41st was the exclamation that ran from one to another among the crowd as the Welsh Brigade came into view. The splendid massed bands struck up the well-known march Ap Sheii], Iii," than which there can be none better save the" Bntlsh Grenadier" for troops to march past to. The 3rd Battalion (Militia) came first a very powerful body of men, strong in number, of good average size and admirably drilled. A large percentage of then:, of course, are old soldiers. It i to be rRgret ted that the MilitIa. headgear consists of Glengarry cap-- instead of helmets. This takes much from the fineness of their effect on an occasion like this. Their marching was excellent, time, distance, and dressing being alike nearly perfection. With their colours unfurled and their rifles at the infantry regulation "shoulder," which gives a much better appearance to a baHalion than does the rifle battalion shoulder," the nwn looked soldiers ot the best type to a man. Following Lhen came the 3rd V.B. Welsh, a iar?c ?nd well- organised battalion, with a good firm step, the b,,itti))c)n, ivith a gooct firm ,step, ttie their disiancM with ?-eat ?uoc?!ss. fu the matter of supernumeraries, such as Maxim gun detach- meut, signallers, ambulance corps, and the like this battalion is one of the best provided ill the service. Last of all came the old 41st, a rather small battalion it must be owned, but its glitter- ing bayonets and its ragged colours, through which a thousand bnllpts may have whizzed, coupled with the splendid marching per- formance of the men, drew hearty applause from the onlookers, and the general verdict was, "After all, there's nothing like a regular army those fellows cannot be beaten by any on this ground." And what the public held was perfectly true. ADDRESS FKOM COL. GOLDSMID. After cue march pasb the two brigades having retired to positions in the hollow below the abbey, Colonel Goldsmid addressed a few words to each, expressing the great pleasure of meet- in such a well-known brigade as the Severn. What lie saw of their manoeuvres on Wednesday a-6 K'-nlig convinced him how high their state of training and discipline were. One company thai he saw" took advantage of the military exgencies of che moment to wipe out t#o or three times its own strength on the opposite side by enfilading. As regarded the Welsli Brigade, he congratulated the Militia on their excellent behaviour during their training fIt Porthcawl. They bad raised immeasurably the estimation in which the Militia were held by the general public. The Volunteers he intimated that he would have the pleasure of inspecting again on Saturday, As to the 41st, his one ob- ject when he assumed the command of this district was to establish a touch between the territorial regiment and the, citizens and in- habitants generally of South Wales. This march of the 41st bid fair to crown his wishes with success. Not only from the public Press, but from many remarks made to him by friends he had met with, he perceived that the 41st had gained such a hold in the affections of the Welsh people now that they felc it to be their own regiment. Ile. hoped the men would never forget that day, as it was an historical one, seeing that that was the first time since the territorial system bad bden established that three branches of the military service, Regulars, Militia and Volunteers, of the one territorial brigade had stood shoulder to shoulder. It was therefore an event to be remembered. While the march past was an exceedingly creditable one, special praise is due to the 2nd Somersets and to the 1st and 3rd Battalions of the Welsh Regi- ment, the last two iti-trcliitig wonderfully well, LUNCHEON AT MAKGAM ABBEY. I Upon the conclusion of the march past the officers and a large company, numbering in all about 500, were entertained to luncheon in the orangery of Margam Abbey, which was (it,corated externally with the Welsh Regiment's motto, Mr James Muir, who has the eeneral control of the estate in the absence of Mr Knox, Miss Talbot's agent, directed the arrangements, which were necessarily on a very extensive scale. lie fulfilled his difficult and responsible task with a znal that never flagged in looking after the comfort of the guests. His management of the "flair generally-for upon JJJm came the responsi- bilityof marking out the parade ground—was entirely successful, while his affable manner and genial presence heightened the pleasure of the company. Miss Talbot is away from home in rather poor health and Mr Knox is in Switzer- land, but their abseuce was not in any way allowed to interfere with the arrangements for the review. Mr Walter Hunt, of the Queen's Hotel, Cardiff, purveyed the Juucheou with his cus- tomary efficiency.

SUICIDEOF Ad OU RNA LIST. I A well-known Birmingham jeweller, Howard Goldsmid, committed suicide in a train 011 Wed- nesday morning, while travelling from his home at R"dditch to business. A fellow traveller noticed deceased drop his newspaper and exhibit every sign of apoplectic seizure. When the train readied Selly Oak a doctor was called in, but Goldsmid dipd an hour afterwards. An inquest held yesterday showed tbat he died from poison which he evfdeutiy took 111 the train, using his newspaper as a screen. In the deceased's pocket was found but a half-penny in money, and evidense showed he had recently been troubled about business. Mr Goldsmid was for some years editor of the M'.dditch Herald, and, being a fluent speaker, took a distinguished part in local Liberal politics. About three years ago hIS father, who was a jewellers' factor in the city, was travelling in Manchester, wlfn a valuable sample bag was stolen, The loss proved too great to be borne and he blew his brains out. The son was but 28 years of age.

I NATIONAL BANK OF WALES. —- We are informed thur i petition has been filed by the liquidator of the National Bank of Wales i against the late inspector (Mr Wm. Jenkins), who is alleged to be indebted to the bank in a largo sum chiefly in respect of overdrawn accounts. The action has been taken in con- sequence of failure to make any arrangement with the debtor, who is said to have left tila country.

NEWVtCA? OF PONTYPRIDD. We learn that the lev. J. D. James, the vicar: of Llwynypia, has accepted the living of Ponty- pridd, which was rendered vacant recently by the acceptance of the living of St. Andrew's, Dinas Powis, by the vicar, the Rev. H. J. Williams. The new vicar will commence his duties at the latter end of September.

J Loss of the Yacht Scotia, j Resumed Inquiry at Cardiff. j The Board of Trade inquiry to the collisles rf between the s.s. Penzance, of ardiff, and the f yacht Scotia, of Plymouth, whereby two lives i were lost, was resumed at the Town Hall, Cardiff, on Thursday, before Mr T. W. Lewis, stipen- diary, and Captains Knox, R.N., Ward, and Culbngham, nautical assessors. Mr Waldrot appeared for the Board of Trade, Mr Arthut Lewis (instructed by Mr W. H. Puckridge) for the owners of the Scotia and the relatives of the late Col. Conway Gordon, and Mr H. Hobnac (instructed by Messrs Downing and Handcock* for the master and owners of the s.s. Penzance- 1 The examination of Joseph Wm. Newnbair was continued by Mr Arthur Lewi-, and tht witness stated that he had been in the emploj of the late Colonel Gordon on and off for about 15 years. The colonel was an experienced yachts* man. When he was picked up by the boat of the Penzance the colonel was lying on his face in the bow of the boat, and nothing was done to him to restore consciousness until lie was aboard the Penzance. This would be about four or five minutes. Witness did not remember what statement he made to the Receiver of Wrecks at Plymouth the next morning. When they were picked up by the boat the Penzance was about 150] yards away. At the time of thd collision j thtty could not see more than 70 to 80 feet around the yacht, owing to the demoness of the fog. Alfred Haisman, the master of the ss. Penzance, "tat.d that he bad held :t master's certificate since [ 1868. On the 24th of June, he left Antwerp for Cardiff, in ballast, with a crew of 19 hands all told. These included six A.B' or deck bands, and three of them were in each watch. He ( had no brandy or wine on board at the tunfi of the accident, and he did not think it necessary in a short voyage from Antwerp to Cardiff. He. however, intended to repl< nisli his stock at Cardiff. He had seen the yacht a few minutes after 2 o'clock, and she then i appeared to be distant about four or five miles. She was coming m the opposite direction to them. The weatheratthe time was clear, with occasional banks of fog. The Penzance was going full j speed, about 9 or 10 knots an hour. At la minutes or a quarter-past 2 he observed another I bank of fog rising up to the westward. The mate immediately ran forward to the bridge, and t a man was sent on the forecastle head to keep a look-out. The whistle was blown, and the engines put slow. The next he heard was that the engines were put full speed astern. He ran to the bridge, and he found they had collided with the yacht. Ropes were thrown, but they could not see anybody on board, and he thought the men were down below trying to repair the leak. In the meantime a boat had been launched, and the captain and owner of the yacht rescued. Efforts were made to revive Colonel Gordon, but without success.-Tlio inquiry was again ad- journed until to-day (Friday).

THE HAULIERS' DISPUTE NEAR MAESTEG. The dispute between the hauliers and ttn management of the Coenant Colliery, North Navigation, Maesteg, was amicably settled on Wednesday evening. It appears that the men had been on strike for the past week in conse. quencn of the management refusing to pay one of the hauliers for looking after the work of distributing the trams among the colliers, or. as it is technically termed, sharing the turn." The management, it was stated, alleged that the work could be done satisfactorily by the colliery officials, but eventually they agreed to the men's demand. A dispute also occurred at the same works owing to the employment of non-Union men. This was satisfactorily settled by the non-- Union men joining tho organisation.

FATAL|REVOLVER ACCIDENT I While two footmen and a coachman were examining a revolver at Brantingham Thorpe, about 12 miles from Hull, on Thursday, one 01 the foetmen pointed the weapon at Henry Wand by, the coachman, and pulled the trigger in fun. Tiie weapon went off, and the bullet lodgajJ In Wandby's brain, killing him instantly.